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Gibbous ♉ Taurus Previous main lunar phase is the First Quarter before 5 days on 22 November 2020 at 04:45. Moon rises in the afternoon and sets after midnight to early morning. It is visible to the southeast in early evening and it is up for most of the night. Moon is passing first ∠4° of ♉ Taurus tropical zodiac sector. Lunar disc appears visually 9.6% narrower than solar disc. Moon and Sun apparent angular diameters are ∠1768" and ∠1945". Next Full Moon is the Beaver Moon of November 2020 after 2 days on 30 November 2020 at 09:30. There is medium ocean tide on this date. Sun and Moon gravitational forces are not aligned, but meet at very acute angle, so their combined tidal force is moderate. The Moon is 12 days young. Earth's natural satellite is moving from the first to the middle part of current synodic month. This is lunation 258 of Meeus index or 1211 from Brown series. Length of current 258 lunation is 29 days, 11 hours and 9 minutes. It is 1 hour and 35 minutes shorter than next lunation 259 length. Length of current synodic month is 1 hour and 35 minutes shorter than the mean length of synodic month, but it is still 4 hours and 34 minutes longer, compared to 21st century shortest. This New Moon true anomaly is ∠12.4°. At beginning of next synodic month true anomaly will be ∠30.1°. The length of upcoming synodic months will keep increasing since the true anomaly gets closer to the value of New Moon at point of apogee (∠180°). Moon is reaching point of apogee on this date at 00:29, this is 12 days after last perigee on 14 November 2020 at 11:48 in ♏ Scorpio. Lunar orbit is starting to get closer, while the Moon is moving inward the Earth for 15 days ahead, until it will get to the point of next perigee on 12 December 2020 at 20:42 in ♏ Scorpio. This apogee Moon is 405 891 km (252 209 mi) away from Earth. It is 483 km farther than the mean apogee distance, but it is still 818 km closer than the farthest apogee of 21st century. 10 days after its descending node on 17 November 2020 at 00:07 in ♐ Sagittarius, the Moon is following the southern part of its orbit for the next 3 days, until it will cross the ecliptic from South to North in ascending node on 1 December 2020 at 07:46 in ♊ Gemini. 23 days after beginning of current draconic month in ♊ Gemini, the Moon is moving from the second to the final part of it. 9 days after previous South standstill on 18 November 2020 at 11:27 in ♑ Capricorn, when Moon has reached southern declination of ∠-24.856°. Next 5 days the lunar orbit moves northward to face North declination of ∠24.882° in the next northern standstill on 3 December 2020 at 01:22 in ♋ Cancer. After 2 days on 30 November 2020 at 09:30 in ♊ Gemini, the Moon will be in Full Moon geocentric opposition with the Sun and this alignment forms next Sun-Earth-Moon syzygy.

The mysteries and beauty of the deep ocean are things that few humans actually get to see and experience. Not only is there a lack of light the further down you go, but you also need oxygen to survive. The oxygen is required because you simply cannot hold your breath long enough to go down and see things before needing to pop back up again. Beyond the oxygen, there is much to consider when thinking about SCUBA diving. The word “SCUBA” is an acronym for “Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.” If the deep ocean has always enchanted you, you should become SCUBA certified. We will tell you how. 1. Do you qualify The first question you have to ask yourself is whether you are actually able to become certified. You have to be at least 12 years of age as well as being in excellent health and physically active. You should have a doctor conduct a physical and give you approval before going any further. Any underlying health issue could be the difference between life and death in the water. Furthermore, you need to already have some swimming abilities. If you cannot back float for 10 minutes or easily swim a minimum of 200 yards, you are not at a good fitness level to begin your SCUBA certification process. 2. Find a certified instructor Having a friend or relative teach you SCUBA is not going to cut it. There are so many risk factors to consider when diving that you really need someone who is qualified to teach SCUBA. Most places that have a body of water nearby should have some kind of SCUBA training program available. This will also mean ensuring that there is somewhere to actually train you, like a pool. There will be liability forms you should fill out that let you know that you are responsible for your endeavor. In order to make sure that a liability never comes to pass, you should study outside of your class. Read up on SCUBA as well as safety tips to ensure that your SCUBA experience is not a tragic one. 3. Check out the costs You should find out how much classes, certification, and equipment are going to cost you before getting started. You cannot cut corners with anything, so you have to have the full funds available to get going. Some classes will include SCUBA gear while others do not, so check out what the class instructor says you need to have before you begin training. It doesn’t matter what body of water you are planning to dive in, you will need to train before setting off on a SCUBA adventure. Practicing will help you learn how to control your body in the water as well as help you understand how your gear all works. 5. Take the test In order to actually become certified, you will have to complete some certification dives that verify that you are safe in the water and competent enough to know what it is you are supposed to be doing. If you cannot pass the certification dives, you will not get your certification. You will not be able to receive oxygen tanks or rent any equipment you need if you cannot verify that you successfully passed the SCUBA certification test. The bottom line is that there are no shortcuts in the process of becoming a certified SCUBA diver. Every step is essential to not just your ability to dive, but in the actual certification process. SCUBA can be a dangerous activity if you do not know what you are doing. If you have any comments then please drop us a message on our Outdoor Revival Facebook page If you have a good story to tell or blog let us know about it on our FB page, we’re also happy for article or review submissions, we’d love to hear from you. We live in a beautiful world, get out there and enjoy it. Outdoor Revival – Reconnecting us all with the Outdoors.

The Health Benefits Of Coconut Oil Welcome! Coconuts are a topic which has spread all over Sri Lanka dramatically due to the increase of prices. As we know we Sri Lankans use coconut for most of the food we eat. For food like Milk rice, Pol rotti and for curries like Dhal curry, Chicken curry, Pumpkin curry and the Sri Lankan famous sambol the Coconut sambol. So by reading this we can see most of the food we eat coconut is needed as mentioned before. From the benefits we can take from coconut, Coconut Oil is one of the main benefits we can think of or come through. As we talk of coconut oil, it is not only used for cooking various food items but also as nutrition for the hair. Coconut Oil strengthens our hair root and also makes it soft as most of the women likes. So as you know we mainly knew only main types of benefits of coconut oil such as when cooking food or as nutrition for the hair. There are also other main benefits of Coconut oil as explained below. 1) Oil for the wellness of your body As we all know Oil is not good for your body. You may have heard this; most of the adults, teachers, or even friends may tell you that oil isn’t good, because it contains a lot of fat and no one would like to be fat. But this is wrong, everybody who told that oil is bad as mentioned before does not about what contains they must have just suggested because oil contains fat. Oil contains only a limited amount of fat which may be partially true to what everyone who said oil is bad for your body. So as this limited fat is not good for your body you also need it, so in order to consume the limited fat needed for your body eating small amounts of oily food is okay, but it doesn’t mean to eat oily food always for your wellness of the body. 2) For strong hair I think most of you may have known that oil is good for your hair. Yes it is true your hair gets strengthened by applying oil. Nutrition is something we all need for our body, so as our body needs it our own hair need nutrition, so in order to give the nutrition needed for your hair applying of oil is the best and the smartest way for it being natural, and you would be able to have the strong and a beautiful hair you have ever dreamed of. 3) To maintain the wetness of your skin Guessing, most of you must have not known than oil is a good remedy for your skin as it’s a good remedy for your hair. Most of us men and women (mostly women) spend most of the time of the day in the Spa in order to maintain our beauty and also sometimes for the wetness of our skin, you may also be applies different kinds of natural oils and creams too. So without spending money on fancy natural creams oil is the best remedy in order to maintain the wetness of your skin. 4) For food digestion So as most people we like eating different kind of foods and desserts, in order to taste them enjoy eating it. So when we eat something digestion food is a process that happens in every living thing. Sometimes you may feel very when uncomfortable when the process of food digestion is been done, this is because of lack of oil in the foods you eat. So as a solution adding oil to your food is a good way to reduce the uncomfortableness, because the oil makes the digestion faster and easier. 5) In order to make you thin So as mentioned first, as anybody would say oil would make you fat, but hearing this may make you a bit surprised or so. So how does coconut oil make you thin, you might be guessing, it’s due to the coconut oil which has the ability to control your hunger so you would not go hungry easily and you would not need to eat all the time. So this would not only think but would be a help to get a slim body the way you would like. Organic Coconut Oil for Hair Made from 100% Pure Coconuts, Perfect Coconut Oil for Skin, Hair and Face – 500 Gram Tub Coconut oil stimulates hair growth by penetrating deep into the hair follicle and cortex, the coconut oil is then able to bind the proteins making it healthier and less prone to damage Rubbing coconut oil into the scalp and hair moisturises, improves blood flow and reduces dandruff allowing the scalp to breathe whilst increasing the vital flow of oxygen to the scalp and hair strand High in essential vitamins such as vitamin E, vitamin K and iron crucial for the body to be able to produce new hair follicles. These vitamins and minerals have the combined effect of increasing blood flow to the capillaries as well as providing strength to hair proteins Naissance Refined Coconut Oil 500g Certified Organic 100% Pure 100% pure and Certified organic by Soil Association Ideal for moisturising your skin and conditioning your hair Helps to keep your skin soft and supple without being greasy

Keep Away From These Home Enhancement PitfallsMaking repairs or improvements to your family home can be a scary undertaking if you don't have much experience in doing it. This article will take you through some of the more important things to consider and tips to make the whole process easier. Sit back and soak in some knowledge. Sealing up holes or cracks in your home can prevent unwanted bugs and reduce cooling and heating bills at the same time. Use caulk to seal up window frames, baseboards and any other areas where you see gaps. As the caulk dries, it creates an almost impenetrable barrier against bugs; it also locks in cool and hot air. When you are fixing up your real estate, don't waste money buying commercially made primer paint. Go to your local home improvement store and buy several cans of the paint that they mixed that someone did not like. Have them pour it all into a larger bucket and mix it to a medium shade of gray. 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Leave Bathroom Remodel Chanhassen for about half an hour and go back and thoroughly rinse your tub out. If you can afford it, go with natural materials in your home. Choosing genuine materials such as fine wood, stone and ceramic are usually much preferable to the man-made counterparts. They're better looking and also a lot more durable. Even if natural materials are expensive, in the end they will be cheaper since synthetics will need replacing a lot more. Be flexible with your time. While you may expect a project to be done in a few weeks, you may need to plan in advance for it to take a bit longer. Life can sometimes get in the way of project completion, so spare yourself from disappointment, by giving a little leeway. To fix a small hole in your drywall, try using a baking soda based toothpaste. navigate to this web-site need to do is put a small amount of toothpaste in the hole, and scrape out any extra using a putty knife. After the toothpaste dries, add a new coat of paint to render the hole completely invisible. With any new home improvement project you need to consider what the savings are going to be from doing the renovation. Sometimes you have to spend money to save money. The new appliances are highly energy efficient, so choose the right ones that will save you in the long run. Consider putting extra insulation in the attic to save on heating and cooling. Remember, tape is usually a temporary fix! Taping something can be handy to do in a pinch, but tape will degrade and or tear over time. Don't let an old project come back to haunt you! Do the project right when you have some time. The only time that tape is a solution to a problem is during electrical work, when you can use electric tape to insulate the wiring from water (and even then heat-shrink strips are a better choice). Having new windows installed in your home can be very beneficial. Old windows often do not have a tight seal and allow heat and air to escape, causing an increase in your monthly electric bill. Double pane, vinyl windows are a great choice. Not only do they make your home more energy efficient, but they are easy to clean and increase your home's value. Installing a breakfast bar can divide your kitchen and dining or family room without a cramped feeling. The open space provided by a combined kitchen and family room can make any home feel larger; however, it can also make it difficult to treat the rooms as separate spaces, especially regarding décor. A breakfast bar can serve as a functional divider that separates the rooms without closing them off. Amongst all the other home improvements you need to create a rental suite, put a separate entrance above all else. You will appreciate it when your renters don't bump into you as you're trying to get your groceries inside the house, and they will give you a higher rent amount for the privilege. As you have seen in the above tips, there is a lot of knowledge you can acquire before you start a home improvement job and it's this knowledge that can help you with improving your home properly. Do everything you must to find out what you need to complete your jobs correctly and safely. Hopefully you will enjoy the next project.

Monday, 19 May 2008 A quote from Obama In his campaign in the state of Oregon, US presidential candidate Barack Obama, has stated that: "We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK..." This statement strikes at the heart of the Worlds problem: rampant consumerism, the unequal distribution of resources and most importantly of all, the attitude towards this. The attitude which in the developing world just revolves around 'not caring' and short term thinking.The World has a real energy crisis and it may be that Obama has realized this. To say this out loud is the only responsible thing to do, I have to admit, he's got guts! I sincerely hope he is not committing political suicide with his remarks. Still the problem is much more widespread than the articles in the media present it. I'm referring to the energy problem and peak-oil. The Oil Drum has a good article by prof. François Cellier on the ties between population growth, world economics and energy demand. Other intereting articles can be found here and a video here.

The DesignThere are two air shafts each going out towards the North and the South direction in both King’s and Queen’s chamber. While, the King’s Chamber shafts go all the way to the external surface of the pyramid, out in the open, the Queen’ Chamber shafts are blocked some distance from the external surface. One of the reasons given is that the Queen’s Chamber was initially going to be the where Khufu would be interred but when the plan was changed to move the burial to what is the King’s Chamber, the shafts were blocked and their openings at the Queen’s Chamber were closed and sealed. Transparent view of Khufu's pyramid from SouthEast. ( CC BY-SA 3.0 )The shafts in the Queen’s Chamber have been up for much speculation. In 1992, an exploratory expedition into the shafts of the Queen’s Chamber was conducted by German engineer Rudolf Gatenbrink via a robotic explorer named after the ancient Egyptian god of war “Wepwawet” or alternatively called “Upuaut”. The robotic explorer found a number of artificial items in the Queen’s Chamber northern shaft such as a hexagonal iron rod with threaded end, indicating it was more recent in history, perhaps left behind by discoverers of the shafts Dixon and others. Other items found were a green grappling hook, a small grey green stone ball and a broken off piece of square wooden slat. Wepwawet giving scepters to Seti I, found at Temple of Seti I. Wepwawet is often depicted as a bluish or grayish haired wolf or jackal to avoid confusion with Anubis. (Roland Unger / CC BY-SA 3.0 ) The MeasurementsThe openings of the shafts in the Queen’s Chamber have the same measurements with regards to height and depth of 21 by 21 centimeters or 8.4 inches by 8.4 inches. Flinders Petrie determined the angles of the northern and the southern shaft, using a goniometer, with northern shaft having a mean angle of 37 ° 28’ and that of the southern shaft having a mean angle 38 ° 28’. The northern shaft runs 190 centimeters or 76 inches horizontally before it turns upwards, similarly the southern shaft runs for 200 centimeters or 80 inches horizontally before turning up. The southern shaft goes up to 208.66 feet and is blocked by a limestone slate fitted with copper handles on both obverse and reverse sides with a confirmed thickness of 60 mm. “The floors of the shafts are made of flat limestone blocks, the thicknesses of which are unknown. The walls and ceilings are formed by sections of inverted u-blocks that resemble upside down gutters. Although it is uncertain what the blocks above and below the shafts look like, the shafts run at a sloping angle through the horizontal layers of the pyramid, so it is believed that the u-blocks and basal blocks rest under and on blocks that are wedge-shaped.” Opening to the King’s Chamber shaft. Morton Edgar, 1910. ( Public Domain )Almost a decade after the ambitious “Upuaut” rover project, in 2002, the much hyped “Pyramid Rover” sojourn took place. Unlike the Upuaut rover, the Pyramid Rover was equipped with a drill bit and a camera. After a laborious climb of about 45 minutes, the rendezvous between the rover the limestone slab happened. This whole program was being broadcast live across the world with audience sitting in front of their televisions, waiting with bated breath, while the rover drilled a hole in the limestone slab. Once this was done, the camera was inserted and all that was to be seen was a recess blocked by another slab of unknown proportion and thickness. While the audience were disappointed, for the experts, the seemingly uninteresting view was encouraging. The Queen chamber’s northern shaft was also explored for the first time and it was reported “The ‘door’ appears to be identical to the one in the southern shaft that was already known. The doors are equidistant (65 meters/208 feet) from the queen's chamber. It is the third such block discovered within the shafts of the pyramid.” - The Great Pyramid of Giza as a monument of creation - Part 1: Earth - Mathematical Encoding in the Great Pyramid - Giza, The Time Keeper of the Ages: Alignments, Measurements, and Moon Cycles Gantenbrink’s Door. ( Image Source )It discovered that the fractures on the roof of the shaft ran above the limestone plate and to the other side behind it. The camera also photographed some quarry marks left behind by workmen, “that have not been seen for 4500 years.” The PurposeEver since the shafts were cleared of debris and the shafts in the Queen’s Chamber were discovered, claims as to the very nature and purpose of the shafts have remained dubious at best. Unfortunately, no contemporary text or evidence exists from the Khufu’s time that could explain this architectural anomaly. Like many other features in the great pyramid have baffled archaeologists, architects and engineers, the shafts continue mete out the same treatment to anyone who tries to study and interpret their function, symbolism and purpose. - Queens Pyramids and the Zep Tepi: Primary Planning During the Apex of the Golden Age - Ritual Chambers of the Andes: Used in Secret, Near Death Simulations - 36,400 BC: The Historical time of the Zep Tepi Theory Then there are hundreds of other theories that make fantastic claims fantastic claims of shafts being conduits of power plant, a nuclear generator or an alien construction, a riddle set in stone. Until we discover an edict, a piece of papyrus that could explain the reason behind the shafts, the all theories about their purpose shall remain valid opinions of the experts and it is quite certain we may never be able to get to know their true purpose. Top Image: Great Pyramid of Giza in the rays of the sun. ( CC BY-SA 3.0 )

On August 27, 2010, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke gave the world the first news about QE2. (See my post, “Bernanke in the Hole”, http://seekingalpha.com/article/222704-bernanke-in-the-hole.) His explanation left something to be desired. I had just made the comment: "The Federal Reserve has two basic problems right now. First, those running the Fed don’t know what they are doing. Second, they are doing a terrible job explaining this to the world. Never have I seen such confusion in such an important institution. Never have I seen such inadequate leadership. We have experienced the end of the Fed’s exit strategy, the effort undertaken by the Fed to reduce the size of the Fed’s balance sheet. The exit strategy was designed to reduce the massive amounts of reserves pumped into the financial system by the Fed so that a period of hyper-inflation would not result. That exit strategy saw the Fed’s balance sheet grow by $331 billion over the twelve-month period the “exit” strategy was in place. Excess reserves held by the banking system rose by 38% during the same time period. (Details here.)" Things really haven’t improved. Guess what again? The Fed is now going to hold a press conference on a regular basis, four times each year after selected meetings of the Fed’s Open Market Committee, the committee that sets monetary policy for the nation. The purpose of these press conferences? To explain monetary policy to the nation and to make things “more clear” about what the Federal Reserve is trying to do. This, to me, would be really funny if the Fed did not have such a crucial role to play in our lives. Why don’t we just let Alvin and the Chipmunks sing four times a year after meetings of the Fed’s Open Market Committee? Why does the banking system need $1.4 trillion in excess reserves? In August 2010, the banking system averaged a little more than $1.0 trillion in excess reserves. So, excess reserves have gone up about $400 billion. Since August 25, 2010, two days before Bernanke’s Jackson Hole speech, the Fed has added a net of $520 billion of Treasury securities to its Treasury securities portfolio. The Fed’s portfolios of Federal Agency issues and Mortgage-backed securities has declined by $183 billion. Thus, the Fed has added a “net” of $337 billion to its “total” securities holdings since just before the speech. This compares with the proposed “net” increase in Treasury purchases of $600 Overall, “Reserve balances with Federal Reserve Banks”, a proxy for excess reserves in the commercial banking system, has increased by $358 billion over this time period to $1.4 trillion. So, operationally, the Federal Reserve has done exactly what it said it would do. By the end of June, therefore, excess reserves in the banking system should be between $1.6 and $1.7 trillion. And, bank loans? Usually when the Fed puts reserves into the banking system, bank loans increase. Loan and leases at commercial banks in the United States has declined by roughly $130 billion during from the time from August to the early March. Although Commercial and Industrial (business) loans have increased slightly (about $18 billion), Real Estate loans have dropped precipitously by almost $95 billion. Consumer loans have also decreased by a little more than $65 billion. In the real estate area, the big drop has been in commercial real estate loans which fell by almost $75 billion. Revolving home equity loans declined by another $20 billion with residential loans remaining roughly constant on bank balance sheets. Again, one can ask the question, why does the banking system need $1.4 trillion (going to $1.7 trillion?) in excess reserves? In explaining the reasoning for “throwing so much spaghetti against the wall” we are told that the Fed is acting in this way to spur on economic growth. Are four more press conferences per year going to throw any more light on the rationale for these Fed actions than we already have? Let me just reiterate something I said in the early blog post: “Never have I seen such confusion in such an important institution. Never have I seen such inadequate leadership.” My take on the story? See my March 24 post, “Banking and Real Estate Loans: the Problems are Still There” (http://seekingalpha.com/article/259867-banking-and-real-estate-the-problems-are-still-there). I believe that the banking statistics presented above capture a part of this story. I am not sure it justifies a banking system with $1.7 trillion of excess reserves. But, then, maybe those banks smaller than the 25 biggest banks in the country are more insolvent than I believe they are. But, the Fed isn’t telling us this and four more press conferences a year is not going to shine, in my mind, any more light on the issue.

Yesterday I posted about the effect of tax and transfer programs on poverty reduction across 34 OECD countries. Across the OECD, transfer programs play a massive role in reducing poverty, a bigger role than perhaps any other factor. I put together this animation to hopefully illustrate even more clearly the amount of poverty being reduced by transfers. Before you start the animation, the dots are lined up according to pre-transfer poverty rates. The bluer the dot is, the less pre-transfer poverty there is. The redder the dot is, the more pre-transfer poverty there is. When you click play, the dots move towards the right in accordance with the amount of poverty being reduced by transfers. The dots eventually wind up at the post-transfer poverty rate (vertical axis) and at the amount of poverty reduced by transfers (horizontal axis). The poverty rate being tracked here comes from the late-2000s OECD data, and the poverty line is set at 40% of a country’s median income. Unfortunately, the timeline is labeled as going from 1900 to 1901. That is due to a software limitation which does not allow non-date labels. The 1900 number is pre-transfer, and the 1901 number is post-transfer. You can click on the top right to see line graphs and bar graphs of the same data. The bar graph animation is interesting if you click a few of the countries in the box on the right to track. You can see where the country ranks in pre-transfer poverty rates, and then you can see where the country ranks post-transfers. The animation seems to show that countries with low poverty primarily get that way through tax and transfer programs. That does not necessarily mean it is the only way to get there, but it is certainly a proven way to do so.

The Barotse Question is embodied in the restoration of the Barotseland Agreement. Today, it merits interrogation as to the validity of the nature of influences that determine when “a sense of Lozi nationhood” arouses demands of self-rule as presumed to be proclaimed in the Agreement. Clearly, a dichotomous citizenry has always emerged in post-colonial States in Africa. There is the citizenry whose sense of belonging to the new State is subsumed more by their allegiance to the traditionally and culturally defined nationhood. And there is the citizenry whose sense of belonging to the new State is subsumed more by a sense of socio-economic and political inclusion. In Zambia, the former are mostly the rural populations who live in areas where traditional authority is still the dominant governance authority with respect to livelihood entitlements. And, the latter are the urban populations who live in areas where statutory authority defining the State is dominant. In a democracy like Zambia there is an assumption that both ends of this citizenry dichotomy have controlling influence on the decisions and affairs of government, and that there will be equitable and equal socio-economic development. To which end, dissent to a sense of belonging to a State premised on a sense of socio-economic and political exclusion (or marginalisation) should not arise. Yet, in the Barotse Question it has! The Barotse Question calls upon us to accept that in pre-colonial times only a few of our ethnic groups had politically centralised chieftainships with developed bureaucracies. Lozis have always had a sense of Lozi national consciousness. The re-emergence of the Barotse Question today is politically claimed to be because of a sense of socio-economic and political exclusion (or marginalisation). That Western province is the poorest and least developed province in Zambia, is not a subject of debate. But, it should also be acknowledged that all rural Zambia has comparatively been neglected for sometime in our country’s development history, is also not a subject of debate. There is an evident rural-urban dichotomy relative to the social-economic status the country’s population. In short, rural Zambia has always been short-changed! The question then is why is this so, if we hold valid the assumption that “access to positions of political and administrative power is important for competing social groups in that it provides them with visible recognition, a ‘say’ in decision making and control over government resources”. In this respect, can it be assumed that rural populations are under represented in our democratic governance representative framework? Or can it be assumed that inequities in governance representation at the national level have produced inequalities at the regional levels? On the contrary, governance representative indices by regional and or ethnic groupings in periods of the years 1964 to 2008 do not show significant ethnic marginalisation, though variances are observable. Governance representation in Zambia has been void of inequities likely to cause ethnic dissent in the dominant ethnic groups. This has been a result of Kenneth Kaunda’s policy of ‘tribal balancing’, and its continuance. The objective facts of this representativeness is a trend that is not commensurate with the obtaining poverty levels in rural Zambia, as most ethnical groups have had relatively equitable representativeness, and yet the evident results of this equitable representativeness is abject poverty for most of the populations in rural Zambia. Therefore, it is clear that in Zambia, equality at the ‘political elite level’ has produced inequalities at the regional level. To which end, the assumption that “leaders with access to positions of state power will tend to redistribute to their ‘own’ social groups”, as the mainstream argue on the case of poverty in Western province is sophism. In addition, that the re-emergence of the Barotse Question is because of a sense of socio-economic and political exclusion (or marginalisation), is merely a travesty of reason. The Barotse Question should be rationalised by the sense of belonging to a historically and colonially recognised traditionally defined nationhood, and the consequent Lozi national consciousness. Admittedly, the Barotse Question has over the years been used as a tool for a more representative national governance mode. Thus, a see-saw semblance of Barotse sentiments is evident whenever Lozis feel marginalised. It should be understood that, the critical elements of the Barotseland Agreement of May, 1964 are a definition of the terms under which the Litunga of Barotseland assented to Barotseland protectorate’s merger with Northern Rhodesia protectorate to create the new nation-State called Zambia. Dominant of which are the continued protection and respect by the government of Zambia of the obligations and rights contained in treaties and concessions between the British government and Barotseland, and that the “customary law of Barotseland shall be the principal local authority for the government and administration of Barotseland”, and that the Litunga of Barotseland, acting after consultation with his Council, shall be authorised and empowered to make laws for Barotseland in relation to the matters that include the Litungaship; the Barotse Government; local government land; forests; traditional and customary matters relating to Barotseland alone; the institution at present known as the Barotse native treasury; and local taxation. Thus, the Barotseland Agreement manifests a superfluity of governance paradigms. These are: (a) Quest for self-rule as evidenced in the affirmation of asserting protection and respect by the government of Zambia of the obligations and rights contained in treaties and concessions between the British government and Barotseland protectorate, which duly recognised that Barotseland was an autonomous colonised nation within another colonised nation; (b) Monarchic form of governance where kingship is duly asserted as evidenced in the Agreement’s affirmation that the “customary law of Barotseland shall be the principal local authority for the government and administration of Barotseland”, and that the Litunga of Barotseland, acting after consultation with his Council, shall be authorised and empowered to make laws for Barotseland, evidences recognition of a monarchic form of governance as kingship is duly asserted. Due recognition should however be made that Barotseland had over time developed an inclusive form of traditional governance, despite royal heredity being supreme to the subjects; and, (c) Federalism, as the Agreement also provides the government of Zambia sovereignty over Barotseland on the administration of justice; the public service; fiscal responsibility, administration and economic development of Barotseland; and leasehold land administration. The Agreement thus recognises Barotseland’s quasi-sovereignty of self-rule and preservation of a monarchic governance system. But, the delegation of powers to the central government over certain matters in Barotseland provides a dichotomy of governance. This dichotomy is self-rule within a monarchy; and, federalism. In short, the character of the State of Zambia that should have evolved out of the Barotseland Agreement is a federal state. In this respect, an attempt should be made to understand the quest for self-rule in this context. In any case, for traditionalists, the sense of belonging to a historically and colonially recognised traditionally defined nationhood, and the consequent Lozi national consciousness, dates far beyond the Frank Lochner Treaty of 1890. Further, the Barotse Question’s perseverance is sustained by the dichotomous nature of political governance in Zambia, which is rooted in the country’s State-building process. The country’s political governance has evolved from a pendulum of polarity between traditionalists and nation-State building advocates or what have been termed nationalists. There always have been the traditionalists and the nationalists, and this has historically being more pronounced in Western province, than in any other province in Zambia. Whereas the traditionalists sought to preserve their customary and or traditional authority over their subjects within an independent State, the nationalists (mostly urban subjects) favoured the creation of a more cohesive State that recognised boundaries of colonial domination of peoples with similar aspirations, traditions and culture. Consequently, the resulting political governance has been one of political and public service elitism, which has not served the socio-economic interests of most of the populations in rural Zambia that still live under traditional modes of governance. In retrospect, the Barotse Question is not ashes of history, nor is it an inane emotional attachment to historical romanticism. Its re-emergence, can in part, be attributable to the usurpation of the traditionalists autonomy and privilege during the country’s State-building process. Therefore, it is here argued that the Barotse Question provides a governance re-think. This is based on the fact that: (a) The country’s political and public service elites have not substantively equitably determined development entitlements; and that, (b) There is no elite bargaining based on social group or regional representation. The Barotse Question lends credence to the fact that historical events shape inter-regional relations within a centralised State. The Barotse Question provides the State of Zambia the opportunity for a non-dichotomous governance system, which can integrate traditional and customary governance frameworks under which the majority of the rural populations exist. A governance re-think premised on the Barotse Question is simply an affirmation of the need for equitably determined development entitlements, and elite bargaining based on social group or regional representation. After all, every region has its own history, traditions and culture, in addition to peculiar political, social and economic problems. In conclusion, the derivative political governance paradigm from the Barotse Question is federalism with its consequent self-rule for the regions. Federalism is a reconciliatory political governance structure that recognises historic, traditional and cultural diversity. It is a governance paradigm that can provide government space for statutory institutionalisation of traditional and customary authority, which is inarguably integral to the Barotse Question. Federalism provides equitable local and central political and administrative representation, which is critical for populations characterised by historic, traditional and cultural diversity. The Barotse Question is a product of the rural poverty vis-à-vis political governance representation disconnect evident in Zambia. It is not a parody for political opportunism! Endnote: Edited version of Re-Examining the Argument for the Restoration of the Barotseland Agreement Article 7., Financial Responsibility, The Government of the Republic of Zambia shall have the same general responsibility for providing financial support for the administration and economic development of Barotseland as it has for other parts of the Republic and shall ensure that, in discharge of this responsibility, Barotseland is treated fairly and equitably in relation to other parts of the Republic.

On a recent trip to India, I visited with two brothers who are boldly living on mission with Jesus. They come from a high caste Hindu family. Over the noise of the crowded streets just outside their family home, the younger brother shared with me about how angry he was when his older brother became a follower of Jesus. But soon after, the younger brother had an encounter that changed him as well. It happened one night when he was lying in bed and couldn’t fall asleep. He sensed a presence in the room. He could feel the weight of another person on the mattress, someone sitting on the edge of his bed. Then the person stood up and walked around the bed to face him. As he opened his eyes, the younger brother saw Jesus, standing in front of him, full of light and glory. Immediately, he bowed down in worship and asked Jesus for forgiveness. The result of that encounter was a deep peace in his life and a clarity that Jesus was God. Within months, these two brothers had led dozens of families in their neighborhood to Christ. They also attracted the attention of devout Hindus. On many occasions, a mob would form outside their home when new Christ followers came to pray. The threats of violence grew as did the size of the mob. Eventually, local Hindus hired a leader from a respected temple to confront these young men. When the Hindu leader, or Swami, came to their home, the brothers immediately invited him inside as people continued to yell and protest outside. But when the Swami heard the Gospel, he told the brothers simply, “This is the path of salvation. Stay with it.” The local Hindus were furious and called in the police. After the police broke up the demonstration, they launched a one-year investigation into the activities of the brothers. But instead of finding fault with the brothers, the police decided to provide the church with legal registration! Jesus said that he would build his Church. Last Christmas, these brothers hosted a local outreach event in their community and 2500 of their neighbors attended. Our workers have been walking alongside these brothers for several years now and are seeing how the peace of Jesus is bringing transformation. As the witness of this church extends into other communities, there are many more opportunities to partner. Jesus often proclaimed “peace be with you” as he talked with his disciples and others. His very presence was peace. In places like this where the Gospel is opposed and conflict is prevalent, the peace of Jesus is greatly needed. In India’s far north, amid ongoing political and religious conflicts, people are finding the peace of Jesus. Mohammed is a young man who was tired of war and became more and more interested in peacemaking. One day, in his father’s restaurant, Mohammed heard the Gospel from one of his father’s customers and decided to follow Jesus. Later, when his father found his Bible, Mohammed was beaten and his Bible was thrown into the river. The man who led Mohammed to Christ was then arrested and put into jail. On my recent trip, I was able to meet that man just after he was released from prison. However, he never mentioned his time in prison, he only wanted to talk about Jesus! In the story of Gideon (Judges 6-7), God’s name is revealed as Jehovah Shalom – the Lord is Peace. In the face of Midianite raiders, family and community idolatry, economic impoverishment and personal fear, Gideon had a revelation of God as Peace (Judges 6:23-24). It wasn’t the absence of conflict, but rather the presence of God in the midst of conflict that brought peace. What kind of peace? The peace that comes when we destroy our idols, surrender our fears and obey God. I recently heard the story of a young Burmese church leader who reminded me of Gideon. He was working in a factory in Thailand when he heard the Gospel and came to faith in Jesus. The team that led him to Christ and discipled him then offered to help him return to his home village to share what Christ had done for him. Like Gideon, this young man feared for his life. He was from a remote part of Myanmar which is known for its violence and conflict. However, in the face of fear, he chose to go with the team. In an effort to build bridges into this community, the team decided to ask the local mayor if they could host an eye clinic in the village. The eye glasses they brought with them are a unique invention with prescriptions that can be custom fitted by a lay person on the spot for a couple of dollars. The clinic and the new eyeglasses were a huge hit! The local mayor was so grateful, he invited the team to conduct a Christmas outreach while they were in the village and many people responded to the Gospel. Ten new believers requested baptism and a church was planted. In the midst of conflict, a witness to peace is now present. His name is Jesus. Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid” (John 14:27). Jesus gives peace to us in the midst of a world full of trouble. Sometimes, his call upon our lives creates even more trouble! Are we prepared to live that kind of peace witness? In this edition of Witness, we’re focusing again on the radical peace that comes from knowing Jesus. My prayer is that you would be encouraged to live a bold, clear and peace-filled life on mission with Jesus wherever you are. Peace be with you!

Y O U C A N G O H O M E A G A I N - - - - In a recent announcement, researchers at the University of Arizona confirmed, via DNA tests of hundreds of Palestinian and Israeli men, that Abraham was indeed the progenitor of the Palestinian and Israeli peoples, as is claimed in the Bible. Some recent incidents following this groundbreaking research: In Jerusalem, Ari K., visited the home of Solomon W., bringing him a set of pewter candlesticks purchased at Pottery Barn. Solomon, who had previously shouted death threats at Ari, embraced him with the vigor of dear relative. In New York, Kitty Pilgrim placed a call to Tel Aviv Car Service for an upcoming trip from JFK Airport to Portland, Oregon, to visit her mother-in-law. She gets along with her much better now, having discovered a mutual interest in Patricia Cornwall. Until recently, Kitty had been afraid to patronize Tel Aviv, thinking mistakenly it was owned by Serbs and might be the target of UN Bombing. In rural Illinois, Jeff S. and Michael Q. took to calling their friend Kevin M. derogatory names for Jews behind his back. To his face, they continue to call him Shrimp, a nickname they have used for several years. Everywhere around the world, there was music playing, dancers swaying. There was dancing in the street.

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On top of logistics, today many children have food allergies or are following special diets. It can’t be fun for them to watch the rest of the class indulge while they eat the gluten-free, vegan snack their parents have provided. There is also a good case to be made for less sugar in our children’s diets. So, perhaps it is time to let go of the class birthday treat and find a fun alternative. Here are a few ideas: Class Birthday Book I Instead of treats, the child brings a special book to add to the class library. The child or the teacher writes who gave the book and what birthday he or she is celebrating on the inside front cover. The child or teacher reads the book to the class (or a favorite part if it is a chapter book). Class Birthday Book II Each child in the class makes a page for the birthday child’s Birthday Book. A page consists of a picture and a positive statement about the birthday child – something that is admired or appreciated. The birthday child makes the cover. The teacher makes a page, too, and all the pages are bound in a special book for the birthday child to take home. Birthday child gets to choose a game for the whole class to play. For older children the birthday child could lead the game if he or she chooses. The birthday child may invite family members to eat with him or her. If possible, there is a special birthday lunch table. The special table could have a table cloth and a vase of flowers to make it a little more special. Another variation is to let the birthday child eat at the birthday table with friends of his or her choice, possibly from other classes. Almost everyone can eat plain popcorn, and it is still a treat. Maybe not as good as cupcakes but still fun. You could have a couple helpers pop some in an air popper at recess and then have it as a birthday treat. You can find more birthday ideas at the Birthday Linky Party at Sunny Days in Second Grade!

The serious , the satirical & the somewhere inbetween ! Very true - Fadel Soliman often uses that as part of his presentations to non-Muslims; adding Mother Theresa as well. Basically, if the some of the best women in Western eyes - Mary and Mother Theresa - wore a head covering, how can they demonise it the way they do?I think the bigger issue here is secularism and atheism - which don't want recognise ANY religious symbols / want to exclude them from public life (although it seems Islamic symbols are more targeted than those over other religions). For atheists, this argument means nothing because they don't care. The fact that other religious symbols are 'banned' as an after thought or to make the proposed legislation seem more 'equal'is obvious however it is clearly part of the wider 'war on terror'(read Islam) and the polarisation of Islam as unacceptable and incompatible with western uncivilisation. Post a Comment

This is not good news. Jones is currently a director of Chevron Oil. He also heads of the Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy - a group lobbying on energy issues in DC and described by the Grist as “part of the Republican machine, dominated by -- and lobbying fiercely for the interests of -- Big Oil, Big Auto, Big Pharma, and other such Bigs.” As their president, Jones has made a number of troubling blog postings calling for the repeal of restrictions of off-shore drilling, scaled up oil sands development, coal extraction, coal-to-liquids, nuclear energy, and waiving various environmental protections. When he is National Security Adviser to Obama, Jones will be in a powerful position to make these environmental roll-backs happen. Have a look at this recent post General Jones made on the importance of scaling up production of dirty oil from the Alberta tar sands: “We must continue to invest jointly in the technologies that will allow us to use oil sands and oil shale in an environmentally responsible way. It is estimated that by 2030, production from Canadian oil sands will reach 3.6 million barrels a day. This represents a promising new source of energy at a time when many existing oil fields are in decline. An important step for the United States to take is the repeal of Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act, which prevents the federal government from utilizing non-traditional fuel sources, such as oil shale, for its vehicles and aircrafts.” General Jones goes on to tout the virtues of carbon capture and storage as a way to have our oily cake and eat it too: “We must work together to increase investments in carbon capture and sequestration technologies to ensure its viability for harnessing the coal and oil sands that our countries have in abundance. Technologies such as carbon capture and sequestration offer the potential to meet energy demands while promoting environmental stewardship.” This sunny evaluation is spite of a secret Alberta government memo showing that decision makers have known since at least the spring of 2008 that carbon capture at the tar sands on a meaningful scale remains impossible. This of course has not stopped politicians from telling the public exactly the opposite. General Jones also holds forth on the a series of other issues that will be music to the ears of the oil, nuke and coal industries: - Permanently end the moratorium on exploration and production of America’s oil and natural gas resources. - Expand the federal Loan Guarantee Program to increase the construction of emission-free nuclear power plants. - Increase federal investments in clean coal technology to $20 billion over ten years, with half coming from the federal government and half from the private sector through a small fee on fossil-based utilities.Will Obama will bring “real change” to DC? We'll be watching closely.

Mobile spying software applications are widely used in all around the world with different purposes but mainly due to the security reasons. People take the advantage of these kinds of applications so manage the leaking of confidential information, observing their kids whether they are performing actions which may result in with getting trouble and so on. Mobile spying applications provide many features for the users such as monitoring text messages, checking the pictures send and received, one of these features is tracking. Most of the mobile applications are aware of where the device is are but it is impossible to check them from a remote location. Imagine that you lost your phone while you were in a club but you did not realized it until you get a cab to reach home. It is late in the night and you need to set your alarm to get up early but you realize that your phone is not with you. Most of the times there are nothing to do to get your phone back since you do not even remember where you lost it or where you may lose it. However thanks the applications such as mobile spying applications it will be really easy to check the route that your phone traveled in a specific time. You can easily contact with the law enforcements and show the proof that applications provide for you in terms of tracking of your phone so that you may have a chance to get your phone back as soon as possible.

Host: How does drinking affect a teenager? Judith Welles Cousins: Drinking affects a teenager and drug use in general affects a teenager in a number of ways. One is, it affects their ability to make sound decisions because it affects that part of the brain, particularly, that has to do with judgment and planning and organizing, so what's called the prefrontal cortex where -- if that's not functioning really well, if that's impaired in some way and alcohol and drugs impair that part of the brain, then that's going to create a situation where teens will be more impulse, will be making less thoughtful decisions. It also affects learning, it affects memory. Alcohol and drug use affect learning and affects memory. It also affects a teenager's ability to develop what's really important when you are a teenager is to develop the ability to have good social interactions because one of the things that we do when we learn how to get along with other people is we take cues from other people and if a teenager is drinking and or using other drugs, that ability gets impaired. It's not as acute, it's not as clear. Also, one of the things that's difficult for all of us, but particularly for teenagers is learning how to manage, learning how to deal with feelings that they don't like, like anger or shame or embarrassment and while drinking and using can help sort of cover that over and make us feel better temporarily, it really impairs a teenager's ability to learn how to do those things and so they enter into adulthood and with some areas where they are not confident. 1

Possibly because it’s Black History Month (US/Canada), I’m seeing a burst of Facebook discussions among my black friends on that old favourite: why do black communities underperform others? Various economic, education and health metrics still demonstrate large gaps between black and other populations, and inevitably people wonder why. The old white supremacist explanation – that black people are simply biologically inferior – has gradually faded from grace in recent decades, although this idea is often still hinted at. Discussion among black people tends to swing between blaming others (it’s caused by racism/colonialism/the aftermath of slavery/etc.) and blaming themselves (why don’t black people invest in each other like Indians and Jews seem to do?) Meanwhile, many white liberals tend to blame racism and colonialism while simultaneously showing an almost colonial lack of faith in black societies to sort out problems for themselves. It appears to me though that the truth is better, and the outlook more optimistic than any of these viewpoints might consider. I admit that I long supported the “white guilt” viewpoint. The Caribbean Londoners I grew up with undoubtedly suffered greatly from racism and police brutality. They also lagged far behind white people in educational achievement and economic success. There was an obvious correlation between race and disadvantage; many people (me included) therefore assumed that one was the cause of the other. But of course, assuming causation from correlation is the oldest mistake in the book. It was my own black friends who helped set me straight on this, pointing out that they had escaped council estates, made careers and raised stable families, despite experiencing persistent racism. From their micro-perspective, the difference was clear: those whose families valued literacy and education succeeded. Those who came from families that placed little value on education did not. The disparities between different racial groups should cast doubt on the idea that racism causes communities to fail. In the 1930s, Jews faced immense prejudice. They were also mostly economic migrants, and lacked capital. And yet many – including both of my grandfathers – opened businesses and moved out of the East End ghetto into the suburbs. The Caribbean immigrants who began arriving in the late-1940s did not follow the same pattern of success as the Jews. But the East African Asians who fled Uganda in the 1970s did. The Pakistanis who came later did not do so well. But the West Africans who came in the 1980s and 1990s did better. What kind of “racism” is so selective? When Indian and Chinese children do better in school than whites, but Pakistanis and Bengalis do worse, how can anti-Asian racism be blamed? And now, West Africans (mostly from Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone) outperform white children but children originating in the Caribbean do not. How can this be explained by anti-black racism? In short, it can’t. I attended the “blackest” school in the UK, where around 75% of the kids were first or second generation immigrants from the Caribbean. While some of the Caribbean migrants had come from educated, middle class homes, the majority didn’t. Many of my school friends left school with scant literacy and no qualifications. Many of their parents too were semi-literate, having come from rural island communities to take up work as bus conductors. Today, I still have friends in their 40s and 50s who have limited literacy. This generation of black Londoners faced savage racism in the 1970s and 1980s, especially from the police; they also were excluded, by their lack of qualifications, from universities and well paid jobs. It was easy to combine the two things in folklore: to say that Babylon (the Rastafarian word for the white power structure) would never offer opportunities to black people. This was easy to believe. I believed this. To add to the confusion, black British people compared their position to that of black Americans and South Africans. This was deeply inaccurate; Britain never had racial segregation laws or traditions to overturn. The racism may have been superficially similar, but the political reality was incomparable. But when, starting in the 1990s, many West African immigrants breezed into universities and professional jobs, it became clear that this racial model of British society was wrong. I had to question my own beliefs, forged among the afro-centric viewpoints I absorbed in my teens. When a Nigerian friend graduated as an accountant and invited me to her awards ceremony, I saw a new British reality. Expecting to see a line-up dominated by Jews and Indians, I instead saw Chinese, Nigerian and Ghanaian graduates collecting their certificates. So does the black British community have a problem? The question is meaningless. There is no coherent black community. Grouping people together based on their skin colour is nonsensical, and indicates a racist world view. The key deciding factor in a person’s economic success in the UK is their level of literacy and education. It turns out that working class black people originating from the Caribbean have far more in common, economically, with white British people than they do with those of West African origin. The same applies to those immigrants from rural Pakistan versus those from urban India. This doesn’t mean there isn’t a problem with racism – this is still alive and well, and the rise of UKIP reveals a strong xenophobic streak in British society. For black parents wondering how to give their children the greatest chance of success, the answer is the same as for any other parent: teach them to read and write young, to behave at school, and to develop a thirst for lifelong learning. And most of all, tell them that the colour of their skin is no excuse for failure.

Phytotoxicity of Revus Top on Concord grapes Editor’s note: This article is from the archives of the MSU Crop Advisory Team Alerts. Check the label of any pesticide referenced to ensure your use is included. Recent applications of the new fungicide Revus Top (mandipropamid and difenoconazole) have led to phytotoxicity symptoms on Concord grapes in New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Symptoms were not seen on Niagara or any other grapes. Based on previous trials with Revus Top on Concord grapes, which did not indicate any problems, this is an unexpected and worrisome development. Phytotoxicity symptoms appeared like brown necrotic areas (fingers) between the vines, much like an oil burn. The reason for the phytotoxicity symptoms is not clear, but applications were mostly made during hot weather (high 80’s and low 90’s). In addition, tank-mix partners, including foliar fertilizers and/or oil-based insecticides may have played a role. Applications of the same tank-mixes to Niagara grapes showed no symptoms. We know that Concord grapes are more sensitive to certain fungicides (e.g., Flint, Pristine) than Niagara grapes. The other factor that may have played a role is that rapidly growing plant tissues have a thinner wax layer than slow-growing shoots and leaves. This could have also made the leaves more sensitive. At this point, growers should stop making applications of Revus Top to Concord grapes until further notice. The product can still be applied to other grapes, including Niagara and other grape varieties. A residue tolerance is still in effect as well, so there is no problem with harvesting the grapes.

Recently I had the privilege of attending a presentation at the Yale Club in New York City to hear a report on the project that seeks to ascertain what it means to live a well-lived life. At the heart of this program is an interdisciplinary course, which is taught by a theologian, an American historian, and a philosopher. I was impressed with the faculty and students in this program, especially their eagerness to probe the great religious traditions, philosophers, and the University’s own evolving mission statements. The course moved the quest beyond choosing a profession for what it pays to what constitutes a life worth living. It is the most important question. One student asked: “Is it ok to talk about God in here?” As I listened, I was even more persuaded that Christianity has deep wisdom to offer on this topic of a well-lived life. It is at the heart of the biblical teaching, and the best of our theological heritage stresses this pursuit. Psalm 90:12 instructs to “number our days that we may gain hearts of wisdom.” Another translation says; “teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart.” We do want to have just the right amount—of days and dollars! The Psalmist is not speaking about the countdown to retirement, however; the writer is encouraging us to sift the seasons of our lives in the light of God’s faithful provision. It is interesting that this is the only Psalm attributed to Moses, which invites us to read it in the context of his faithful dependence upon God. It is his prayer, and we can learn from it. Perhaps more than any other character in the Hebrew Bible, Moses has engaged in persistent “holy whining” that moves God; his sheer stubbornness and fidelity are the materials God uses to fashion a people. Our lives and our allotted time are gifts from God; our limitations are not punishment, and transience should not cause despair. It is our refusal to live within limits that is our original sin, according to Bonhoeffer. Most of us have looked back on epochs in our lives and wondered why we did not recognize the inherent goodness of that time; numbering our days can lessen that regret in the present. Craddock cautions us to make sure not to miss the best parts of our lives. I recently read the account in Christian Century of the death of Tony Robinson’s sister. She knew that she had four tasks to do as she was dying: to tend to her worldly affairs; to make amends, receiving and extending forgiveness; to seek peace with God; and to say goodbye, to hear and to speak last words. It struck me that this was guidance for the living, not just the dying. We are always carrying in our bodies the life and death of Jesus Christ, which transforms our days into precious markers of life. The only constant of our lives is that God reigns, and thus we can live day by day in trust and hope, knowing that our efforts are not simply fleeting and futile. It is God’s care and mindfulness of us that makes life worth living. If we ask, God will grant a mind wise enough to sort out the days, with their events, responsibilities, and opportunities; God will grant the gift of discernment, which is more than the result of human endeavor and must be taught by God’s Spirit. In John 10, Jesus declares that his mission was to grant abundant life, and many of us like to claim this verse in a very personal way, which is understandable. Yet, this is hard to comprehend when the world’s goods and opportunities seem so unevenly distributed. Surely Jesus did not mean abundance was meant for just a few, and it is our urgent responsibility to think about “the destination of goods,” as the recent papal encyclical implores. The poor have a claim on us—as social mortgage—and we are called to give according to their need, not our desire. Surely there is abundance beyond material resources—love of beauty, thickness of family relationships, expressions of empathy that quell social aggression, and generous hospitality. These cannot be monetized in a simple financial calculus; they are expressions of life given over to the Gospel. This is the kind of life Jesus grants. I would imagine that as we reflect on our own lives, we realize that it would not be recognizable unless we had followed the path God placed before you, and the road emerged as we walked on it, as Moltmann puts it. Now the calling is for us to live in an exemplary way for those who follow, demonstrating what a heart of wisdom looks like. I like how Dave Jolly thinks about this: The heart cannot be taught [simply] in a classroom intellectually, to students mechanically taking notes. . . . Good, wise hearts are obtained through lifetimes of diligent effort to dig deeply within and heal lifetimes of scars. . . . [You can’t . . . email it or tweet it.] The wise person, [the abundant person], goes on setting an example of caring and perseverance. What a wise person teaches in the smallest part of what they give. The totality of their life, of the way they go about it in the smallest details, is what gets transmitted. That is our task, to keep on pursuing a well-lived life—not simply for our own sake, but for all those who watch and need the encouragement a faithful life can provide. We also need to pay attention to those further on the path, for we are unfinished persons. As we learn what God’s abundance is, we can leave our common home better for all who follow. So teach us to number our days that we may gain hearts of wisdom. Amen. Molly T. Marshall

Therefore the court that is addressing the case may need to interpret a law as it was previously done by a superior court or other equal courts in a similar case.... Hofstra Law ReviewPublished since 1973, "the Review has earned and maintained a reputation as a professional and well-regarded journal." Full coverage by both Westlaw and LEXIS. A "law review fulfilling the need to improve communication between legal and medical professionals." Contains articles and case notes, health law court decisions and book reviews. The doctrine of precedent or ‘stare descisi’ is a principle or operation of law which allows the establishment of case law or common law, whereby the decision of a previous case establishes a precedent on which similar future cases can be decided. Current precedents and court decisions appear to have reached a compromise in he matter of invocations before government bodies. The consensus is that such invocations do not constitute private speech, which is fully protected. They seem to agree that it is acceptable to mention "" in generic prayers recited during invocations. But it is not permissible to mention a specific God or religion by name. So one can appeal for the protection of "" in the generic sense. But one is not permitted to mention the name of Yahweh, , Krishna, Diana, or any of the who have been worshiped by followers of different religions. This would seem to violate the third principle listed above: the promotion of religion above secularism. But it appears that the courts and legislative bodies do not consider this to have a significantly serious impact to warrant being declared unconstitutional. Perhaps in the future, when the percentage of American adults who do not believe in the existence of a supreme deity increases, this point will become more critical. 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Several British cellists have had their quirky way with the piece but only two, Steven Isserlis and Natalie Clein, added contemporary edge. The road is wide open for a new cellist to claim ownership of the Elgar and for a long stretch of Paul Watkins’s fresh performance on Chandos I was prepared to be persuaded that he might be the one. The ever-thoughtful pianist plays two books of Ligeti Etudes either side of Beethoven’s final sonata, the opus 111. It works – just. Ligeti’s skittish riffs pave a polite path for the massive C-minor cragface and, quite wittily, take us back down. Denk’s fingers know no fear. The soprano's efforts to broaden her repertoire in recent years may have placed some strain in the voice. "Natalie Dessay never wanted to be a French 'teakettle soprano,' says Philadelphia Inquirer critic and Dessay fan David Patrick Stearns, referring to the small, nasal, very high sound typical of the "French school" of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. "She did not want the French sound and she did want an international career with an international repertoire—and she has pursued specific vocal training to achieve that." Stearns points out that Dessay made a few recordings early in her career which do present that Gallic timbre, a sound quite different from the one she now displays as Zerbinetta and Olympia—the sound that made her a worldwide star. "In broadening her repertoire and cultivating the voice to go with that, it's possible that she has... In this new release for Harmonia Mundi, German baritone Matthias Goernepresents us with two gems of Bach’s cantata repertoire, with the texts ofboth BWV 56 and 82 exploring one’s sense of hope in death. Goerneadeptly interprets the paradoxical combination of hope and despair thatunderpins these works, deploying a graceful lyricism alongside a richer, darkerbass register. La traviata sempre libera dessay natalie. Von in Allgemein veröffentlicht 28. Februar 2017 0 Kommentare. Essay, review Rating: 94 of 100 based on 130 votes. The piece consists of piano interludes worked around a recitation of Lord Tennyson's dramatic poem about two lads and a girl in a Scottish fishing village. Philip loves Annie, who marries orphan Enoch, who gets lost at sea. Philip marries desolate Annie, Enoch returns, sees them happy, disappears. Strauss gives each character a credible leitmotiv, but there is not enough in the tale to sustain a musical drama. Ax makes the most of thin gruel and Star-Trek actor Patrick Stewart recites with classical elegance; it's all bravely done and rather beautiful but the piece palls fatally on second listening. The filler is a nice set of early Strauss piano pieces. Mieczyslaw Weinberg (1919-1996) would have been mightily surprised at the attention that is turning his way these days. In the 1980s, as the Soviet Union fell apart, he let slip a regret that his work ‘belongs in the attic’ because it ‘cannot correspond to current fashion.’ A Hitler refugee and close friend of Dmitri Shostakovich, Weinberg wrote music that was tonal, rhythmic and melodically rich. He wrote too much – 27 symphonies, 17 string quartets, countless concertos. Finding a path into Weinberg is not easy. His opera The Passenger, now on the world circuit, divides critics and audiences alike. Where to begin? is the big question with Weinberg. Recent releases provide some strong tips. There are two powerful reasons to rush out and buy this CD. One is that no soprano in two generations has sung Debussy with such idiomatic charm, unforced power and casual, off-the-shoulder elegance as the effulgent Natalie Dessay. The other is the record cover, a design that breaks all recent rules of record marketing and takes you back to the Art Nouveau world in which these songs were written. It has a certain je ne sais quoi. There may be one or two extra reasons, and I’ll get to them if time and space permit. But first, Miss Dessay who made her name internationally as an irresistible comedienne in Italian, French and German opera. It is eight years, reportedly, since she last gave a solo recital and she has never troubled to make a solo record with piano. She describes herself as actress first, singer second – a comedienne, in the French sense of the word. Viktor Ullmann (1898-1944) is known for the music he composed in Terezin camp, before he was murdered in Auschwitz. It includes three piano sonatas, nos 5-7, that are kept deliberately simple and expressive for his camp audience yet still convey the ideas of his mentor, Schoenberg and Haba. Lala Isakova interprets with high skill and deep sympathy. Francis Poulenc, ‘part-monk, part-thug’ (in a friend’s estimation) never holds one pose for very long. His flickering attention span challenges players and listeners alike, especially in the sonatas for solo instrument and piano that comprise the first of these two discs. It takes a truly thoughtful oboist or flautist to make their sonatas sound heaven-sent. Members of the London Conchord Ensemble, accompanied by Julian Milford on piano, cannot be faulted for effort or expression. Occasionally, the line of argument is either too pretentious or just not strong enough to sustain the listener’s undivided interest. These sonatas need to be taken in single doses. A child finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year, Briggs has grown into a thoughtful, determinedly old-fashioned interpreters of the core classics. Her account of the op 110 sonata is rooted unfashionably in the world of Mozart and Haydn. The 32 Variations in C minor are even more conservatively conceived. Yet, unflashy as her playing might seem, there is no mistaking the passion.

*Scoring is available for 20-nt type II sgRNAs. See Doench et al., 2014 for details. High scores may indicate more potent sgRNAs. However, some potent sgRNAs have scores < 0.1 and a number of successful sgRNAs had scores between 0.1 and 0.2. Therefore, potential experimental utility and subsequent experimental verification should guide the choice of sgRNAs. Off-target analysis parameters: GT-Scan: No restrictions on PAM sequence or target length. Adjust the target rule on the submission form.Cas-OFFinder: Length should be 20bp for SpCas9 (PAM = 'NGG'), 18bp for StCas9 (PAM = 'NNAGAAW'), and 24bp for NmCas9 (PAM = 'NNNNGMTT'). CRISPR MultiTargeter was developed by Sergey Prykhozhij at the IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University. The design of the logo and the buttons was by Vinothkumar Rajan. The latest update was on the 5th of January 2015.

This section might be a focus for this sight. The AI as mentor, new devices and such will make learning music much more effective. There is a lot more to come here, but just checking out the below will tell you it is a whole new world: AI and machine learning will make everyone a musician WIRED went to the Sónar+D showcase to find out about the latest musical innovations

“My father was born into war,” begins this remarkable saga in Alisse Waterston’s intimate ethnography, a story that is also twentieth century social history. This is an anthropologist’s vivid account of her father’s journey across continents, countries, cultures, languages, generations—and wars. It is a daughter’s moving portrait of a charming, funny, wounded, and difficult man, his relationships with those he loved, and his most sacred of beliefs. And it is a scholar’s reflection on the dramatic forces of history, the experience of exile and immigration, the legacies of culture, and the enduring power of memory. “This is perhaps the most honest project I’ve done in anthropology in terms of ‘knowing’ my subject and ‘representing’ my subject matter. I used rich and multiple sources—a passport, a letter, old tapes and new, books, memories. I worked with what remained—pulling apart, rearranging, preserving, even tearing in some places—to tell a story and a history that are at once separate and together. ” — Alisse Waterston Find out more about My Father’s Wars by exploring the unique features in the Story Companion.

Mus: A Basque Card Game Combining aspects of poker with the strategy of chess, team play with multiple rounds using the signs to partners as well. This Basque card game is a lot of fun for men and women of all ages. You too can learn to play mus for your own club tournaments. NABO Mus Chairperson: Origins of the Game There are varied origin theories for the game of Mus, but what is certain is that Mus has been played for at least 200 years. Historical documents make reference to it as a "noble game of cards." Most investigators agree that it is of Spanish origin (although one source credited its origin to the former Austria-Hungarian Empire). The main argument, however, is where in Spain did it originate? Some credit the Basque country as its birthplace, while others maintain it came from the Spanish region of Castile. Both these areas have a high number of players. The main argument in favor of Basque Country origin are the words used in the game that are of Basque origin (e.g., Hordago, Hamarrekoa ...). If the game would have originated in Castile, why would they have imported Basque words into the vocabulary if not because the game itself came from the Basque Country? From its origins to the present changes have continued, and the game is played differently depending on the community. So in some places the game is played straight up with 4 kings and 4 aces, while elsewhere the twos become aces, and the threes become kings. There is also variety in the signs used to signal your partner about your hand.

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Another important B vitamin that is found in XFactor is Folate. Folate has been shown to be important for cell growth and metabolism. WebMD says that it has been shown that there are plenty of Americans that are deficient in Folate. Folate and Folic Acid supplements are common for pregnant women and for women who are trying to conceive. Folate “reduces the risk for birth defects of a baby’s brain and spine -- spina bifida and anencephaly -- by 50% to 70%” says WebMD. The same article also relates that Folate can also lower the risk of preeclampsia and early labor. It is commonly recommended that any woman at childbearing age should take a multivitamin or a Folate supplement, because they can help protect against birth defects that may form before a woman knows she’s pregnant. Folate can be used as a measure to treat and prevent deficiencies that can cause types of anemia and other problems as well. When trying to treat these deficiencies it is recommended to use Folate along with Vitamin B12, another vitamin in XFactor.

By Mabvuto Banda CHIKWAWA, Malawi, March 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Deadly floods in Malawi robbed Fanny Josamu of her husband last year and now drought threatens her two children with starvation. For weeks, Josamu has relied on unripened watermelons and vegetables to keep her small family alive in Chikwawa, one of the most disaster-prone areas in southern Malawi. "When they eat the children collapse because it's not tasty and they can't eat enough," the 22-year-old fretted. "If we don't get any help after this food finishes, our children are going to die," Josamu said as she collected a bag of maize, cooking oil and legumes being handed out by World Vision, one of a clutch of aid groups responding to an emergency that has left 2.8 million Malawians hungry. Almost 16 million in Southern Africa face hunger this year because of drought exacerbated by an El Nino weather pattern, but Malawi is the worst-hit country with about 17 percent of its population affected. Prices for maize, the nation's staple crop, are already more than 60 percent above the 3-year average for this time of the year, making it increasingly difficult for many people to buy food, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says. Last week, the government raised fuel prices partly in response to the kwacha's weakness against the U.S. dollar. But the move is likely to push up prices for maize even more. According to WFP, Malawi faces the highest inflation rate in the region at 23.5 percent and its kwacha currency is on average 170 percent higher than its exchange rate against the U.S. dollar compared to the same period last year. Across Majete National Park another community living in the same district as Josamu have barely recovered from last year's torrential rains which caused Malawi to declare half the country a disaster zone as 340,000 people were forced from their homes. Chief Fombe said the floods ruined the land, covering it with sand. "But even if we had land today, this scorching heat would have made it impossible for us and killed every crop," he said with a shrug. Many of his people are suffering. Looking frail and lost, 91-year-old Temesi Chiwala said she cannot remember the last time families survived on watermelons. "I have never seen what I am seeing today," she said as her daughter-in-law prepared their first and last meal of the day. The Famine Early Warning Systems Network has said it estimates that without additional imports, supplies of subsidised maize would run out in March, about one month before the next harvest is expected to begin. Even though Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe told parliament last month that 30,000 tonnes of maize would be imported from neighbouring Zambia and 50,000 from Tanzania, aid workers expect humanitarian needs to run high for some time. WFP said that although climate models suggest El Nino - a warming of sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific - would fade by June, its impact would be felt for up to two years. "El Nino events have historically always been followed by a strong La Nina," WFP said in a report on Tuesday. "In the Southern Africa region, this means flooding, which is as bad for production as drought, and could affect the region well into 2017." U.S. government weather forecaster, the Climate Prediction Center (CPC), said on Thursday it sees a near 50 percent chance La Nina could develop later this year. Typically less damaging than El Nino, La Nina is characterised by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. (Reporting by Mabvuto Banda; Editing by Katie Nguyen; Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, women's rights, trafficking, property rights and climate change. Visit http://news.trust.org to see more stories.) Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

By Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) – Newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad said on Wednesday the United States would like to see Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Liu Xiaobo treated elsewhere for cancer, and that the two countries must work together on human rights. Liu, 61, was jailed for 11 years in 2009 for “inciting subversion of state power” after he helped write a petition known as “Charter 08” calling for sweeping political reforms. He is being treated in a hospital in the northern city of Shenyang for late-stage liver cancer after he was granted medical parole, his lawyer told Reuters on Monday. Branstad said his heart went out to Liu and his wife, Liu Xia, who has been under effective house arrest since her husband won the peace prize. “We Americans would like to see him have the opportunity for treatment elsewhere if that could be of help,” Branstad said in his first remarks to journalists in Beijing since he was confirmed in May as President Donald Trump’s top representative to China. “And because of the relationship I have with both President Xi and President Trump, I hope I can be a go-between that can help address some of these challenging issues in the future,” he said outside the ambassador’s residence in leafy central Beijing after arriving earlier on Tuesday. Branstad, a former Iowa governor, has been described by Beijing as an “old friend” of China. He hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping, then a county-level Communist Party leader, in Iowa in 1985, and again in 2012 when Xi was vice president. Liu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2010 for his activism in promoting human rights in China, which responded by freezing diplomatic ties with Norway. They normalized ties last December. The prison bureau of Liaoning province said on Monday that Liu was being treated by eight “well-known tumour experts”, but Western politicians and rights activists have voiced concern about the quality of treatment. A video of Liu Xia crying and talking about her husband’s condition was shared online late on Monday, saying doctors could not perform radiotherapy or chemotherapy. A source close to the family said Liu was being treated using targeted therapy and that he and his wife wanted to return to Beijing for treatment but authorities rejected their request. The U.S. Embassy called for Liu’s release on Tuesday but declined to comment on whether it was speaking with China about him being transferred to the United States for treatment. The embassy said its main focus was that Liu be “released on his own recognizance”. Patrick Poon, a researcher at Amnesty International, told Reuters late on Tuesday that he had been authorized by several people close to the family to say that Liu Xia had told Chinese authorities she wants her husband to receive medical treatment abroad. Chinese state-run newspaper the Global Times, published by the official People’s Daily, said there was a precedent for prisoners on medical parole to be allowed overseas for treatment, but that as a Nobel Laureate Liu “could motivate more Western public opinion attacks against China than other dissidents”. “If he is willing to go abroad, that is perhaps partly out of the despair he feels from being marginalized by Chinese society and constitutional order,” the newspaper said. China has acknowledged problems of mistreatment in the criminal justice system in the past and has repeatedly vowed to crack down to address them. It has also said other countries should not use individual cases to interfere in China’s internal affairs. “Liu Xiaobo is a Chinese citizen. Why should there be discussions with other countries about the issue of a Chinese citizen who is serving his sentence?” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told reporters at a regular briefing when asked about Branstad’s remarks. Lu said he believed the ambassador was “very clear about his duties” to increase mutual understanding and political trust. (This story corrects translation of ministry spokesman’s comments in penultimate paragraph to “serving his sentence” not “in a bad way”) (Reporting by Michael Martina; Additional reporting by Venus Wu in Hong Kong and Ben Blanchard in Beijing; Editing by Paul Tait)

When it comes to the number 33, the reader may possibly think of the freemasons, that secretive society with it's current roots set firmly in Kilwinning, Scotland, and it's "Mother Lodge Zero" - 33 being the generally accepted number of levels one can ascend in the craft (although there are others). The image above is from top-mason, Albert Pike's, Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry; one can see the 33, a crown, a double headed eagle (phoenix), a sun-rayed triangle or pyramid and the Latin phrase "Ordo ab chao" - order from chaos. When it comes to Walt Disney, the reader may possibly think of children's cartoons. However, if they had read last Sunday's mail on line, then they could perhaps gain a different understanding. The linked article tells of how within California's Disneyland there is a "secretive" club, Club 33, which takes it's name from it's address, 33 Royal Street. Some say - Fritz Springmeier on Disney - that the truth of Walt is far from palatable, although whether or not he was a freemason is unconfirmed, maybe, like Pike, he just liked numbers or royalty; or maybe both. Going back to the eagle though, three stories this week caught my ornithological eye - indeed if Walt "were" a conspiracy theorist, he might have made a genuine heart-warming movie based on this post. The first was from Scotland - Inverness - where a John Mackay had his head "ripped open" by a "beast's talons" - the beast (hopefully, one never knows) in this instance not Aleister Crowley, somehow risen from Boleskin House, nor necrophiliac Savile from Glencoe, but rather an eagle owl. Poor John was leaving Inverness Masonic Club. (here). The second involved the Pope, unfortunately not in Scotland, but rather over at Club Vatican where one of the pair of doves of peace he released to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day was savaged by a ""seagull", probably of the species Larus argentatus. The images below show the bird being mauled, along with the Pope, balcony style, in the company of a pair of children. (here). The third was Andy Murray, the Scots born survivor of the Dunblane massacre, carried out by freemason and known child-tamperer, Thomas Hamilton, and perhaps others, perhaps in some sort of occult blood sacrifice. I touched on Andy and the Dionysus / Sean Connery / Andy's mum / Manchester United (Red Devil's) Scottish manager, Alex Ferguson / wine quaffing / 911 aspect here but that's not the story. Andy was playing in Oz in the 2013 final when apparently a feather fell from the heavens, upset his concentration, and lost him the match. From the mail on line : "Down it came like a voodoo omen, floating from the skies like malevolent thistledown, the tiny white feather that actually did bring the thistle down.". Have a wee look at Dunblane and "numbers". On 11th April 996, Lord Cullen - Knight of the Thistle, conductor of both this enquiry and indeed the Lockerbie one (name source of Lockerbie - Norse trickster god, Loki's, village - Megrahi "born" April Fool's Day) allegedly received an anonymous letter, alleging freemasonic involvement and asking Cullen to state his persuasion in regard to the crafty ones. From the Scotsman, 2005 : "A handwritten note, apparently written by court staff after consulting with Lord Cullen, is marked "verbal response" and dated 18 April. It says "taken aback by the letter" and "not a Freemason, never has been". (Note the "has") In a statement given to Central Scotland Police in June 1996, an unnamed Grand Lodge of Scotland leader said he was aware of press speculation that Hamilton was a Mason, but said he did not think this was true as it "would have come to light immediately after the Dunblane incident Light (and dark/resultant shadows) have been mentioned in recent posts. See The Sperminator. On 11th April 1996 the school gymnasium - alleged scene of the "massacre" - was demolished. Let's look at more "happenings" on 11th April King William (Billy) of (Protestant) Orange and his Stuart (Catholic) wife, Mary, become joint sovereigns of the UK. (Later the King orders the Glencoe massace - see Jimmy Savile /blood sacrifices, see previous posts) Prince Willliam get's "his" RAF wings. The "alleged" "Stone of Destiny" is returned to Arbroath Abbey in 1951, after repatriation from Westminster the previous year's Christmas Day. The 101'st day of the year. It's black and white, there is hope. wiki - Morals and Dogma

Ag secretary candidate offers new vision for Iowa agriculture By Ken Roseboro Organic farmer Francis Thicke emphasizes on-farm energy and local food production Francis Thicke sees challenges ahead for agriculture in Iowa, one of the most important farming states in the US, and he wants to do something about it. That’s why he is running as a Democratic candidate for Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture. “Iowa agriculture will need to change if it is to thrive in these challenging times,” Thicke says. In particular, Thicke sees erosion of Iowa’s fertile soils, water quality problems from the proliferation of confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs), escalating prices for fossil fuels, and increasing monopolies among agribusinesses that are reducing farmer income. While he sees challenges, Thicke also sees solutions. These include on-farm energy production such as farm-scale wind turbines and perennial crop production for biofuels, alternative livestock production systems to CAFOs, and increased biodiversity. Local food production Thick sees local food production as another solution, and this is an area he is highly qualified to promote. Thicke and his wife, Susan, own Radiance Dairy, an 80-cow, grass-based, certified organic dairy in Fairfield, Iowa. They have a processing plant on their farm, which processes about 2,400 gallons of milk per week. The plant produces bottled milk, cheese, and yogurt, which Thicke markets through grocery stores and restaurants in their local community. All milk products are sold within four miles of Thicke’s farm. “I think we will see a dramatic growth in community-based food systems in coming years,” Thicke says. “These will provide fresher, safer, and more secure food supplies for local consumers, protect natural resources, and contribute to the prosperity and renewal of rural communities.” Thicke wants to reactivate the Iowa Food Policy Council, which aimed to promote local food production and connect Iowa high schools and colleges to farmers who can supply fruits, vegetables, and other food crops. Beyond his farming experience, Thicke’s other credentials make him a highly qualified candidate. He has an M.S. in soil science and a Ph.D. in agronomy, with a soil fertility specialty. He worked at the US Department of Agriculture serving as the National Program Leader for Soil Science for the USDA-Extension Service. Thicke has also received many awards and honors, including the 2009 Spencer Award for Sustainable Agriculture from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Thicke says the biggest challenge facing agriculture is its dependence on fossil fuels with its price volatility. “We are making ethanol for cars driving on highways, but have done virtually nothing to secure the energy future of Iowa agriculture,” he says. As secretary of agriculture, Thicke would call for a moratorium on public funding of ethanol plants and invest the funds in on-farm energy sources. One source is heating biomass to produce combustible fuel in a process known as pyrolysis. Thicke says native Iowa prairie grasses, wood, or even garbage can be used. A key advantage to pyrolysis is that, unlike ethanol production, it can be done in small-scale production facilities that could be distributed throughout Iowa’s rural areas. An added benefit of using prairie grasses is that they could help to preserve Iowa’s precious soil resources. Prairie grasses have deep roots that help to build soils, and farmers could grow them on a small area of their farms. Thicke also supports wind energy but favors mid-size wind turbines on farms as opposed to large-scale wind farms owned by out-of-state utility companies. CAFOs and GMOs In recent years, Iowa has seen the proliferation of hog and chicken CAFOs, which pose threats to water quality due to large volumes of manure and to human health as the recent half-billion egg recall from two Iowa farms demonstrated. Thicke wants to see local control over CAFOs and tighter regulations, including better air quality standards to protect rural residents. With regard to increasing concentration in agriculture, Thicke says, “We need some Teddy Roosevelt-type trust busting” to break up the growing corporate monopolies in seed and livestock markets. Thicke favors mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods and “farmer protection acts” to protect farmers from “adventitious” contamination from GM crops that causes economic damages. To get his message out, Thicke has been traveling extensively from one end of Iowa to another, speaking at colleges, county fairs, Farm Bureau meetings, parades, Democratic candidate events, and house parties. The reception has been positive. “I’ve gotten great responses to the issues we are talking about,” he says. Thicke also recently authored a book, “A New Vision for Iowa Food and Agriculture” that lays out his proposals for a more sustainable and profitable agriculture. Thicke says his message is timely and needed—now. “Change is coming and it can be done in an orderly fashion or be default. The best way to predict the future is to create it.” (Copyright The Organic & Non-GMO Report, October 2010) - Cloning & Cloned Foods - Consumer Attitudes - GMO Contamination - GMO Contamination of Organic Foods - GMO Health Risks - GMO Environmental Risks - GM Food Labeling and Regulations - GMO News - Negative Impacts of Industrial Agriculture - Non-GMO Animal Feed - Non-GMO Company Profiles - Non-GMO Farmer Profiles - Non-GMO Ingredients - Non-GMO Initiatives - Non-GMO Market News - Non-GMO Plant Breeding - Non-GMO Project - Organic/Sustainable Farming - Organic Farming and Food Benefits - rBGH-Free Milk News - Traceability/Identity Preservation

FAST PACED PUZZLE PLATFORMING A Little Red Ball (ALRB) is a minimalistic 3D puzzle platformer that mixes elements from mobile games like the classic Bounce game for Nokia and modern runners like Chameleon Run by Hyperbolic Magnetism. In ALRB you have to lead a ball through hazardous levels by jumping and dashing. With fast paced gameplay, increasingly difficult levels and a range of possible routes to take, ALRB is a game dependent on skill, precision, and split second decision making! Genre: Puzzle platformer Engine: Unreal Engine 4 Development time: On & off from November 2016 ALRB is a small project that I’m creating on the side to practice my development skills. I’m creating all graphical assets and do all of the scripting myself, using Blender 3D for models, Photoshop for particle sprites and Unreal Engine 4 for scripting and materials. It’s planned to be released for PC in November 2017, and I hope to port it to Android after that. THE DESIGN PROCESS When I started with ALRB, I had thought of how runners and platformers on mobile seldom uses more than a jump mechanic. I wanted to change that up, and started thinking about incorporating dashes into the runner/platformer standard. At first, I started making the game a 2D platformer, and created a prototype in a few days. However, I felt that 3D was easier to work with and switched to that. I declared early on that what I wanted to achieve was a fast paced, twitchy runner/platformer which was reliant on split second decision making, and so the game has evolved to support and enforce that goal. MOVEMENT & DASHING The dashes, and the control of these and how they combine with jumping, are the core mechanic of the game. The ball has an automatic, constant forward movement, that is updated on tick. CLICK TO VIEW FORWARD MOVEMENT BLUEPRINT The jumping is a simple double jump, and allows the player to make the first jump in air (e.g. when falling off a platform). The player can then dash 3 times while in air, before needing to land to regain the dashes. CLICK TO VIEW INPUT BLUEPRINT The dash functions works differently for the Up dash and the Forward dash. The Up dash uses a basic Launch Character function which overrides velocity, to give a nice flow. But the Forward dash needs to be unaffected by gravity, in order to give the player more control and let them approximate where the dash will take them in a clear way. Therefore, I lerp the Ball actor location through the length of the dash, and use a custom event to stop the lerp in case the player dies. I stop the dash on death in order to prevent glitches and bugs on death. CLICK HERE TO VIEW DASH FUNCTIONS BLUEPRINT PICK-UPS & RESPAWNING In order to create a simple and easy-to-expand pick up system, I created a PickUpSpawner that is the object that is placed in the level. It holds the spawning and respawning logic for the Pick Ups. The different Pick Ups are represented in a Pick Up enumerator that is publicly accessible, so that one can easily change which type of pick up a Pick Up Spawner should spawn. The Pick Ups are separate Blueprint Actors that hold their own functions. At BeginPlay, the PickUpSpawner checks which pick up enum has been entered, and spawns that pick up and then sets it as its current pick up. When the player dies, the player controller searches through all the Pick Up Spawners through a ForEachLoop, and fires the Respawn on Death function in each, which checks if their current pick up is valid (if it has been picked up and destroyed or not) and if it isn’t valid, it spawns a new one. CLICK TO VIEW SPAWN & RESPAWN PICK UP FUNCTIONS

Not just girls who are dressing inappropriately In response to “Girls Dressing Too Revealing?” and “School Clothes,” I am a student at AAK Middle School in Potsdam, and I often see “too revealing” clothing at school. However, I would like to point out that it is not only girls that do it. I often see boys at school wearing tank tops with their armpit hair showing, tight shorts, or no shirt at all. My school does have a dress code, and I see just as many boys disobeying it as girls. So please realize that boys are just as “revealing” as girls and just as likely to show off their bodies.

Get out!! .... Doughnuts that are actually GOOD for you?? Can it be? These baked babies are full of antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids, protein and fiber. Gather these ingredients... * 3/4 cup of oat flour * 1/4 cup of chia seeds * 1/4 cup of hemp seeds * 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder * 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt * 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon * 1/4 to 1/3 cup of pure maple syrup...depending on your sweetness preference :) * 1/3 cup of nut milk (I used cashew milk.) * 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract Score yourself a doughnut baking pan...if you can :) I bought a Wilton doughnut pan at Meijer. You can always use a muffin pan instead... but they look mighty cute doughnut-style! Here are the directions... 1. Preheat your oven to 300 degrees. 2. Lightly grease your doughnut pan with coconut oil. 3. In a medium bowl, combine your oat flour, seeds, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. 4. Add in the nut milk, maple syrup, vanilla...and stir until combined. Do not be concerned if the batter is somewhat runny. 5. Fill the doughnut pan with the batter...filling each cavity to the top. (I transferred the batter into a measuring cup for easy pouring.) 6. Bake the doughnuts for 22 to 26 minutes...until they are firm and an inserted toothpick comes out clean. (Mine took 21 minutes.) 7. Cool the doughnuts in the pan for 10 minutes... and then invert the pan onto a cooling rack. *a drizzle of honey *a spread of nut butter *a dip in chocolate hazelnut spread *a dollop of jam But honestly...they are great on their own :) This recipe was adapted from... The Oh She Glows Cookbook by Angela Liddon

we started with and a cause. Our founder, Muffy Mead-Ferro, knew her whole family would be healthier if they ate less sugar and fewer carbs. But as the primary grocery shopper, it was hard to find prepared foods that weren’t full of sugar and carbs. And let’s face it, we need prepared foods to live this nutty life we live. We’re on the run sometimes! Especially in the morning, right? So she started baking. Tasting. Researching. And baking some more. Eventually what came out of the oven was a new company: nush. we're still passionate about it. The more we read and the more we know about how our bodies work, the more committed we are to helping people get off the sugar-and-carb roller coaster. And it is a roller-coaster! Have you ever noticed when you have one chocolate chip cookie, all you want is 10 more? That’s partly because your blood sugar is spiked, and then crashes, and the quickest way to prop it up again is more sugar. Meanwhile, you’re growing a huge colony of sugar-loving microbes in your gut that are also demanding more sugar. We think it’s time to turn this train around! nush has made it easy to snack without sugar In a hurry? Need something to grab with your morning drink? Don’t grab a muffin! Thanks to nush cakes, you can choose something better. Something yummy. Something that won’t make you crave sugar the rest of the day.

An Archaeological Survey for the Edward David Estates Project in Matagorda County Texas Brazos Valley Research Associates (BVRA) conducted an archaeological survey at two construction sites (areas A and B) along the coast in Matagorda County, Texas. When completed, Area A (42 acres) will contain a boat canal and lots to be sold as house sites. Thirteen acres in Area B (20 acres) will be converted into wetlands as a “trade off” for a wetlands area that will be destroyed through construction of the 42-acre tract. The northern two-thirds of the 42-acre tract had been scraped to clay and cleared of vegetation prior to this study, and some construction had already begun. The 20-acre tract, planned for conversion to a wetlands area was covered with grass. A 100% Pedestrian Survey was conducted on both tracts, and the subsurface of each area was examined through shovel testing and backhoe trenching. Although oyster shell was observed on the surface in three areas of the 42-acre tract, no prehistoric artifacts were present. It is hypothesized that some of the shell was originally associated with a road culvert in the northeast corner of the tract. The remaining areas of shell are interpreted as natural occurrences. According to local informants, a barn and corral were once present in the northeast corner of Tract A. These features were constructed over 50 years ago, but have been demolished and burned. Therefore, they could not be evaluated. The only information regarding this historic site was found in the scattered surface debris and through a personal communication with a former resident of the area. Although a historic site may have been present in the 42-acre tract, no cultural resources remain that are significant. No evidence of a prehistoric or historic site was found in Tract B. It is, therefore, recommended that construction be allowed to proceed as planned. No artifacts were collected. archaeological reports for Texas archeological reports for Texas Matagorda County, Texas Brazos Valley Research Associates Moore, William (2015). An Archaeological Survey for the Edward David Estates Project in Matagorda County Texas. Available electronically from

Oil Mist Lubrication For The Petrochemical Industry Oil Mist lubrication has been shown to be a very effective method for reducing maintenance costs by minimizing lubrication related bearing failures. What oil mist is, how it works, and typical results from its application is explained. A properly designed and operated oil mist system is normally not detrimental to the environment. Towne, Charles A. (1994). Oil Mist Lubrication For The Petrochemical Industry. Turbomachinery Laboratories, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University. Available electronically from

But, indeed, the dictum that truth always triumphs over persecution, is one of those pleasant falsehoods which men repeat after one another till they pass into commonplaces, but which all experience refutes. History teems with instances of truth put down by persecution. If not suppressed forever, it may be thrown back for centuries. [...] It is a piece of idle sentimentality that truth, merely as truth, has any inherent power denied to error, of prevailing against the dungeon and the stake. Men are not more zealous for truth than they often are for error, and a sufficient application of legal or even of social penalties will generally succeed in stopping the propagation of either. The real advantage which truth has, consists in this, that when an opinion is true, it may be extinguished once, twice, or many times, but in the course of ages there will generally be found persons to rediscover it, until some one of its reappearances falls on a time when from favourable circumstances it escapes persecution until it has made such head as to withstand all subsequent attempts to suppress it. (On Liberty, Chapter Two).Quite right. The truth, being recognisable as true, will pop up again and again, and be suppressed again and again, until a favourable accident allows it to prevail and flourish. It is a piece of Wikipedia nonsense that the magic pixie-dust of 'crowdsourcing' will instantly drive out falsehood and all error. The crowd is often wrong. It is often right, of course, but even then it can rarely be bothered to go to Wikipedia to correct the error. Only the obsessive and the insane are likely to do that, and the truth is mostly lost on those. Sunday, June 20, 2010 The Fragility of Truth Still musing on Wikipedia, I am revisiting Mill's On Liberty which has a fascinating insight into the nature of truth:

What do the words ‘yes’ and ‘no’ mean? Well, I can explain how their meanings add up. If I add the word ‘yes’ to the question ‘is it raining’ I get something with the same meaning as the assertion ‘it is raining’ “Is it raining? – yes” = ‘it is raining’ Similarly adding the word ‘no’ to the same question gives the corresponding denial: “Is it raining? – no” = ‘it is not raining’ Does this shed any light on the question about negation and the principles of contradiction and excluded middle? I think so. For I suggested that one who questions either of these principles hasn’t really understood the meaning (or rather, the use) of words like ‘not’. Certainly, one who thinks that both ‘yes’ and ‘no’ are simultaneous replies to the same question, hasn’t understood the meaning of these interjections. For example, suppose someone utters ‘no’ then ‘yes’ in close succession. “Is it raining? – no… yes” = ‘it is raining’ We would naturally take him or her to have changed their mind. I.e. At the time of uttering ‘no’ they were saying it was not raining, and then retracted it by uttering ‘yes’. That deals with the principle of contradiction, namely is that it is impossible meaningfully to assert and deny the same thing. As for excluded middle, that follows from the fact that nothing else apart from ‘yes’ and ‘no’ counts as a reply to a question. Note that ‘not sure’ is not a relevant reply, for it is really the reply ‘no’ to the question ‘are you sure that it is raining?’, rather to the question 'is it raining?'. I.e. "Is it raining? - not sure" = "are you sure it is raining? - no" = "I am not sure it is raining" Failing to answer is failing to answer. Bullshitting is also failing to answer the question, but by means of asserting all sorts of other irrelevant things, or just outright nonsense.

While heated debates on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) is going on throughout the world, I contacted Southern Action on Genetic Engineering (SAGE), Convenors Ramachandra and PV Satheesh to know more about it. Here are the excerpts: What exactly are GMO and GM Foods? Any organism whose basic genetic structure, DNA, has been artificially altered is known as GMO or Genetically Modified Organism or sometimes Genetically Engineered (GE) organisms. The technology allows selected individual genes to be transferred from one organism to another as also between non-related species. Genetic Engineering artificially forces genetic material between species. This completely alters the genetic make up of the host organism thereby destroying its biological integrity. The method used is to force a selected gene [a virus or a bacteria] into the DNA of the host plant [tomato, brinjal or rice] using a 'gene gun' or through bacterial infection. To quote a few examples: Inactivated Hepatitis or Cholera viruses are transferred into a banana plant which then produce bananas which are edible vaccines. Similarly a silkworm gene is introduced into a grape seed to protect grapevines from a disease called Pierce’s disease. Unlike Hybrids where plants from same family are used [wheat to wheat], GE technology allows genes of plants to be implanted with animals, insects and bacteria to produce what the detractors of the technology call a Frankenstein food. While scientists developing GMO foods claim such methods increase crop yields, provide resistance against pests, enhance nutritional qualities in foods and so on, these have been proved false by opposing scientists, environmentalists and farmers organizations all over the world. How to identify GMO Food ? In foreign countries, there are small detection kits that consumers can carry and detect and they have enacted laws to display GM Foods on separate shelves in shops and Supermarkets along with a prominent sign to display that it contains GM ingredients. In India, GE products are not allowed officially to be sold in the market and there is no permission to import it. But there are suspicions that they are sold clandestinely. The most suspect products are the imported Soyabean and Corn products. As we don’t have an effective regulatory mechanism to screen GE foods, Indian consumers are forced to eat them unknowingly. Hence, in India a law should be enforced to label GM food items which helps buyers to know what they are eating and a different structure should be constituted for consent vigilance. One GMO Food detection kit has been found by SAGE Convenor Satheesh. How to avoid consuming GM Foods ? Several European countries have already banned GM Foods and in India as far now only Bt Cotton is grown and experiments is going on about another 25 foods items. Developed countries publicize the produces their failed products over developing countries as a trial and error basis. Consumer should not buy any imported foods that contain corn, soybean, potato or tomato. These food have a high probability of being genetically engineered and since no company provides this information on the label there is no way of knowing for sure if the imported food contains GM ingredients are not. Therefore the safest route is to avoid such foods. Amidst advanced technology why so much of opposition? When proponents of GE crops claim that they withstand pest attacks they are showing only one side of the story. The most famous of these claims in India is that of Bt Cotton which is a cotton crop into which the gene of a soil bacteria called Bacillus Thurengisis has been forced. The Bt gene produces the Bt toxin which is produced from every part of the Bt cotton plant. Though as a result the most dreaded cotton pest, Helicoverpa Armigera, is contained, a sudden spurt in the attack of other pests like Aphids is observed. We from the Deccan Development Society have ourselves done continuous research on hundreds of Bt cotton fields in AP for the last nine years and found that the soil in which Bt cotton was gown gradually turns turns toxic. In 2003 this was about 2 per cent of the soil on which Bt cotton was grown, but by 2007 it had grown to 40 per cent, a 20 fold increase. Thousands of animals which grazed on Bt cotton fields started dying. People who had worked on Bt cotton fields were complaining of skin allergies and breathing disorders. Small and marginal farmers who cultivated Bt cotton in drylands suffered crop failures forcing several of them to commit suicide. Therefore the negative dimensions of the Bt cotton were so many that a large number of farmers had desparately tried to stop growing it. But by then all non Bt cotton had been withdrawn from the market by the Bt seed syndicate, as such farmers were forced to reluctantly continue growing Bt cotton. Several countries have already enacted laws to display GM Foods on separate shelves in shops and Supermarkets along with a prominent sign to display that it contains GM ingredients. Will it be implemented here? The contention here is that if the producers and sellers of GE crops feel that they are safe to be consumed by human beings and animals, let them label their produces that these are Genetically Engineered. Just the way organically grown foods are labeled as Organic, since that helps buyers to know what they are eating. But the GE industry has fought this practice tooth and nail as they fear that once consumers know that a produce is GE they might refuse to eat it. This is held out against the GE industry that if they are so confident of the safety of their produce why then should they oppose to its labeling? In India, GE products are not allowed officially to be sold in the market. But there are suspicions that they are sold clandestinely. The most suspect products are the imported Soyabean and Corn products. Soyabean oils imported from abroad are used in popular food chains. As we don’t have an effective regulatory mechanism to screen GE foods, Indian consumers are forced to eat them unknowingly. What is the present research status on the dangers of growing and consuming GM Foods. There are several scientists who have studied and documented many harmful effects of consuming GE foods. In a seminal book titled, 'Genetic Roulette', one Prof Jeffrey Smith working with more than 30 scientists around the world, has documented 65 health risks caused by consuming GM foods. His studies have documented several cases of toxic or allergic-type reactions in humans who grow and frequently come in contact with them, as also livestock falling sick and becoming sterile when they consumed such plants. Genetic contamination of other plants around these fields is the greatest threat, which is quite dangerous because genetic pollution cannot be reversed. Even organically grown crops can be affected if a GE crop is grown in its vicinity. Organic farmers in Seskachwan, a region of Canada have sued agrobiotech corporations for growing GE crops and polluting their crops. Recently farmers here in Mysore went on a strike urging authorities to provide long staple varieties of Bt cotton seeds. How this sudden change was possible? As illustrated earlier, Bt cotton has been a false messiah for farmers. The farmers are desperate to grow cotton because of the sudden increase in the market price. The non Bt cotton seeds have been more or less withdrawn by seed companies from the market since they can sell Bt seeds at higher rates and make fatter profits. That was the main reason for farmers’ demand for Bt cotton seeds. Besides they still have not experienced the negative effects of Bt cotton, which begins to show after 3 to 5 years of its cultivation. In countries such as Indonesia and South Africa farmers who have been growing Bt cotton for over a decade are now incurring heavy losses because of soil erosion. It is the similar case with thousands of small farmers in Andhra Pradesh. They have all been caught in a web of deception and manipulation. How to identify in market which vegetable grown using GM technology There is no technology in India to do this. A Bt Brinjal or a Bt Cotton does not appear different from its non GE counterpart for sight. In Europe, where there is the highest consumer opposition to genetically engineered products, there are small detection kits that consumers can carry and detect which of the products has been infected by GE and which has not been. This device has not yet been made available in India. The USA which is the largest consumer of GE foods is also a nation known for the highest obesity among its population. There are many evidences to say that nearly 25% of children in USA suffer from diabetes, BP, Autism. Many thinkers and scientists want serious research to see whether this is related to consumption of GE foods. But since large research funds are with biotech corporations, they are hardly interested to look into this area. The governments are too beholden to biotech corporations for their electoral funds, national incomes and employment generation etc. Hence they are not ready to fund research to uncover truth. That is why much of the world is kept ignorant about the dangers of GE foods. Will there be a legislation to conduct field trials and use GM Foods by the Centre, noting so many advantages it has? Alarmed by the strong opposition from farmers groups, scientists and environmentalists against the introduction of GE crops in the country, the Centre withdrew its plans of introducing GE Brinjal in the market with the result progressive environment ministers such as Jairam Ramesh. Eminent scientists such as Dr P M Bhargava and Dr Vijayan have been able to lead an enlightened debate on the issue and have argued that until India is capable of establishing its own reliable world standard bio-safety assessment systems, it should not allow field trials. Enact laws to label on food items which are Genetically Engineered The Southern Action on Genetic Engineering (SAGE) campaign to make 'Mysore Heritage City – GMO Free city' continues. In the same, an interaction programme on 'harmful effects of consuming GE foods and how its prevention' was held at Kala Suruchi on Sunday. SAGE District Convenor Ramachandra and Science Teacher Satish hold the interaction. Satish said that any organism whose basic genetic structure, DNA, has been artificially altered is known as GMO. In an unnatural way the technology allows selected individual genes to be transferred from one organism into another and also between non-related species. He says, this technology completely alters the genetic make up of the host organism destroying its biological integrity. The method used is to force a selected gene (virus or bacteria) into the DNA of the host plant (tomato, brinjal or rice) using a 'gene gun' or through bacterial infection. 'Proponents and scientists developing GMO foods claim growing crop using such method increase crop yields, provide resistance against pests, enhance nutritional qualities in foods and so on, these have been proved false by opposing scientists, environmentalists and farmers organizations all over the world,' he added. Citing the example of BT Cotton he said that in India for Bt Cotton gene of a soil bacteria called Bacillus Thurengisis has been forced and the Bt gene produces the toxin from every part of the Bt cotton plant and the soil too turns toxic. Ramachandra said that people who had worked on Bt cotton fields will have several cases of toxic or skin allergies and breathing disorders. When animals and inspects consume this they too die and even organically grown crops can be affected if a GE crop is grown in its vicinity. Our policies are dictated by powers, Stating our policies are dictated by powers, Ramachandra said that according to Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill, if the people spread or give any wrong information against GMO food, he will be jailed for three months and fine of Rs 1 lakh will be imposed and hence, most of the people are afraid to raise their voice. Stating its need of the hour consumer should demand government to ban GMO food and to embrace organic foods, he said when compared to other countries our country should take at least care and morality to safeguard people. Media play major role in creating awareness about GMO, but unfortunately some of them are lagging behind, Satish alleged. Power point presentation of Science Writer Nagesh Hegade about GN Crops ; Threat or Boon' and film 'Poison on the Platter' was screened on the occasion to create awareness among masses about GMO foods.

I’m often asked “What is a Charitable Purpose Foundation?” & “How Can I Use a Charitable Foundation as part of an Offshore Corporate Structuring Plan?” Any discussion about Charitable Purpose Foundations must necessarily begin with an examination of What is a Purpose Foundation? A Purpose Foundation (like its forerunner the Purpose Trust) is one set up, not to benefit specific natural persons or corporate entities, but rather to raise funds for and/or to carry out some form of specific (usually Philanthropic or Charitable) Purpose. Historically any Purpose Trust or Foundation set up to achieve a Purpose other than a Charitable Purpose has been held by the Common Law Courts to be unenforceable. However of late some jurisdictions have passed laws specifically allowing for the establishment of a Foundation which is established to carry on a specific Purpose, Charitable or otherwise. An example of a non-charitable purpose Foundation would include a Foundation which is established to maintain the Founder’s collection of antique automobiles, or perhaps one for the purpose of constructing a home for the maintenance and care of his/her cats and dogs and all their offspring. In the Common Law world a Trust (ie the forerunner and close cousin of the Foundation) must have beneficiaries whose identity can be established with certainty. If the identity, or method of determination, of the ultimate beneficiaries of a Trust is so vague that neither the Trustee nor a Court could readily determine whether any given individual at any time was or was not a beneficiary, the Trust would be unenforceable under Common Law and therefore, invalid, unless, of course, its purpose was charitable. Historically, a Charitable Trust, although it may have no named beneficiaries, could be enforced by the local Attorney General. In the foregoing examples, however, certainly neither the antique automobiles nor the cats and dogs could sue the Trustee to enforce the Trust, and none of them is capable of having a Personal Representative. Interestingly one jurisdiction (ie Seychelles) has specifically catered in its Foundations Law for any attempt by a foreign Court to declare a (non-Charitable) Purpose Foundation invalid by including a provision in its law which says that “Notwithstanding a provision of a written law or of a written law of any other country, a Foundation, other than a Foundation with beneficiaries being beneficiaries in terms of section 59, shall be a Foundation established to carry on a specific Purpose”. That being said if your heart is set on establishing a Purpose Foundation and your aim is to fly under the radar or to claim tax deductibility for any “donations” made to the Foundation the wiser choice would be to establish your Foundation as a Charitable Purpose Foundation. Certainly such a Foundation would be far more likely to survive a legal a challenge such as those which have historically struck down Non-Charitable Purpose Trusts in the Common Law Courts. In a Charitable Purpose Foundation the objects of the Foundation must be set out in the Charter (that is the document which is publicly filed giving birth to the Foundation). Here is an example of such objects: (a) To provide assistance and relief for children in ill-health; (b) To raise funds for, and to financially assist, children in ill-health; (c) To promote the health and wellbeing of children, including promotion of the provision of proper health care and treatment for children; (d) To make distributions to non-U.S. entities and institutions that are organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes and which further the purposes referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) above. When used in combination with a Tax Free Offshore Company (ie where the Foundation is set up to hold the shares of the Company) a Purpose Foundation can assist you to do tax effective business abroad without you having to declare yourself (or your family members) to be, at law, the underlying beneficial owners of your Offshore Company. This affords one unparalleled Tax Deferral and Asset Protection opportunities. The law of your home state can impact on your reporting requirements. Hence it would be wise to seek local legal and tax advice before committing to establish a Purpose Foundation.

Each day we bring you one stunning little glimpse of history in the form of a historical photograph. Enjoy! An interesting photo. Perhaps easier to view since the Inuits killed for sustenance and probably did not waste a bit of their kill.-Anne K. Whale oil was used to burn in lamps before electric lights were on the scene. Now we're being chastised for using coal, petroleum and water to make electrical power. Whalebone was used in ladies' corsets and for many other things for which plastics are used today. Now we're being chastised for using plastic. Can't win. Of course, sperm whale vomit, better known as ambergris, is highly valued even today for manufacturing perfumes, little cost to the whale. All of nature's resources could sustain people if used and renewed judiciously and responsibly. Where that falls down and where resources are squandered to the point of extinction is in the phenomenon of human greed, the desire to get rich rather than the desire/need to subsist even comfortably. I couldn't agree more. This has been a tough week, though it's a part of history we do need to know about. Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.

The business world is always changing. One of the most recent changes in business is the use of social media as a marketing tool. Using Social Media in Business is an instructor-led course that is six weeks in length, covering a total of 24 hours. Students in this course will learn the basics of social media for marketing, creating leads, communicating with customers and gaining techniques for new methods of operation. The course covers the most popular social media platforms. Students study Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Google+. Even those students who are familiar with these social media outlets will learn secrets that are only known to professional users. Along with sales and marketing techniques, students learn how to use analytical tools to track the success of their social media campaigns. Students will study social media automation for content marketing. Business owners and managers who use automation without first studying it may make irreparable mistakes. This course shows students the most common mistakes made with social media automation along with pros and cons of using automation apps and programs. There are no prerequisites for this course. Students do not need to a have an understanding of social media platforms prior to the beginning of the course as they will be covered in-depth in each unit. Students must have a computer with internet and email capabilities.

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It’s International Women’s day, which is awesome but at the same time begs the question why in 2016 we still need a day to celebrate Women? is there are day we celebrate men? Shane my business partner loves asking when when it will be Ok for him to start a middle aged white male club? I kinda get some of his points but….. Fact is it’s 2016 and we still have a range of inequality and rights issues in the world, women are one segment who faces prejudice. The concept of an International Women’s day is curious, I am off to a movie viewing tonight Code: Debugging the Gender Gap which looks amazing and will be a theatre filled with fabulous women in Tech. At the same time I find myself scratching my head about a number of things on the topic of Women. Here are three such Head Scratchers: Head Scratcher #1 – criticism of successful women Bronnie who works for OptimalPeople as our Contracts Administrator and Event Manager has a fabulous hobby – she is a pilot and flying instructor. Leading up to today – International Women’s Day – the local news media wrote a lovely piece on Bronnie and 3 fellow pilots, all women, all achieving amazing things in the male dominated aviation industry. I am very proud and bravo to Bronnie and her colleagues. One quote from the article provides perspective on what a minority these 4 women are in the aviation industry: According to the International Society of Women Airline Pilots, in 2015 there were 30,000 commercial pilots worldwide, of which 4000 were female and 450 were female captains. The perplexing element of this was the comments people wrote against the article. As Taylor Swift tells us the Haters gonna hate no matter what, the extent to which people commented that women generally are – seeking special treatment, positive discrimination, Female privilege in action and mention of quota’s all really surprised me. How has the promotion of encouraging women into non-traditional roles and industries, a culture of women can do anything (if you are my age you will have grown up with the “girls can do anything campaign”) and celebrating the positive achievement of fellow human beings – male or female – have turned into a such negative discussion? Head scratcher #2 – men who preach to women on women’s issues Through my support of startups, advocacy and liaison roles, not to mention as a business owner, I meet Loads of people. A new trend I have experienced recently is Men who feel the need to preach to me about gender equality issues facing women. Most don’t proffer solutions preferring to share their often newfound realisation just-in-case I didn’t know! those who do have solutions think they have cracked it (I have to stop now or this rant will never end). My usual reaction to this kind of lecture is – How Dare He – how dare this man sit there and lecture me on how hard it is to return to the workforce as a woman, on a complete lack of flexible working environments for women, on how terribly all employers (blanket statement there) treat women, on how hard it is to be a working mother, be promoted, be successful blah blah blah. I returned to the workforce once, I am a flexible employer of working mothers, I was even a working mother once, I fought for pay equality and promotions once-upon-a-time and I feel successful so why do I need to hear that I am not? Then I find myself wondering – Why does this man consider this is news to me? or is it all new to him? and he therefore assumes news to everyone? even the very people he is describing? Agh! You might scoff but this scenario is getting more and more common. On the positive side this means men in the workforce are becoming enlightened as to the challenges women face. They just need to learn when and how to channel their enthusiasm now. Headscratcher #3 – STEM vs STEAM debate When I went to senior secondary school I was the only girl at Nelson College for Boys in Workshop Engineering, and one of 10 in Physics class. These I now know were STEM subjects and while the majority of Nelson Girls took languages, cooking, sewing, typing and other more Arts aligned subjects there were still a few of us hanging out in the Science, Engineering and Mathematics departments. The whole STEM debate is well versed in media, western countries are focusing on bringing girls into STEM based curriculums and making roles in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics more attractive – or an attractive option – career paths for girls and roles for women. What I don’t get is why a relatively well documented issue which has gained momentum of voice and activity is being confused by creating other acronyms? like STEAM (adding Arts) or STEMM (adding Music) or STREAM (adding Reading and Arts). To me this is all missing the point, girls love to read, are attracted to Arts curriculum and creative jobs so why should we move from a focus on changing the landscape with regards STEM subjects by adding Reading, Arts, Music back into the effort? Head scratchers aside it is international women’s day today, very awesome to celebrate. Here are some articles celebrating the achievements of women published today: - An extract from the History of New Zealand Women - Successful Scottish Women - Successful New Zealand Women - On the Silicon Valley Gender Divide (scroll through you get to there) - Meet the 10 Coolest Women in Space - A perspective balance – Women who won’t be celebrating International Women’s day “I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.” (Virginia Woolfe). Lovely quote, often misquoted. Vic.

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Alex Heffron, from Mountain Hall Farm (Jersey micro-dairy), is speaking at ORFC 2018, on Thursday 4 January, 18:00-19:00 at Turl Street Kitchen: Big, small or not at all? The future of milk and dairy From time-to-time dairying is forced into change. During the 19th century, due to the establishment of a rail network dairy farms became more easily connected to towns which led to a growth in the production and sale of fresh milk. The regions without rail links continued to focus on cheese and to this day remain strongholds of British cheese. We could even go all the way back to the 14th century and the period following the Black Death when much arable land was converted to pasture, subsequently leading to a growth within dairy farming – both cow’s and sheep’s milk. As with all farming dairy must adapt to a range of diverse factors. Judging by the current decline in the number of dairy farms across Britain in the last 20 years we are going through another such change. The question is; how will dairy farmers respond? On one end of the scale some decide to double-down and increase the size of their herds, aiming to produce milk more ‘efficiently’ and benefit from economies of scale. At the other end of the scale some, most likely those without a family farm, are turning to micro-dairying; small herds, focusing on quality over quantity and selling direct.Some choose to process the milk into e.g. cheese, whereas some, like my wife and I, choose to sell as raw milk. Relatively low start-up costs and the manageability of a small herd for people with no farming background makes this an attractive option for many and it seems there is a mini-growth going on nationally with more micro-dairies springing up all the time. To me it’s the ‘romantic revolution’ because it goes back to the way dairy farming always was until the industrialisation of food production. Cows known intimately by name and personality, a close relationship between producer and consumer, focus on traditional breeds, low input and cows out on pasture. At a time when milk is becoming increasingly derogatively known as ‘white water’ (even dairy farmers I’ve spoken to refer to it as such, when discussing the processed milk that reaches the supermarket) the return to a high-quality, unhomogenised and possibly unpasteurised milk is able to beat the trend of a downturn in milk consumption. There is a lot of debate within the wider dairy industry about this downturn in milk consumption, particularly amongst young people, and all sorts of factors blamed but I’ve not yet heard anyone mention the flavour of milk. Perhaps we now assume that milk just tastes like milk? If like me you were brought up on skimmed or semi-skimmed milk, quite simply why would you desire milk in your diet? Repeatedly customers say to us they buy our milk because they love the rich flavour of unhomogenised, 100% pasture-fed, Jersey raw milk.People are quite often shocked by the depth of flavour. The milk from our cow Ruby, who produces the milk with the highest butter-fat (7.5%), is the milk that is snatched from the shelf first. I think it’s an interesting insight into just how commoditised and standardised milk has become that no-one within the wider dairy industry has considered that the flavour of milk might just be why less people are drinking it. When you sell direct to your customer flavour is paramount. We’re asking them to pay a little bit extra, so we have to make that worth it. But it’s not just the flavour. People love coming to see our cows munching on pasture with their calves suckling and being able to give the girls a scratch. We sell the milk, thanks to the genius idea of Christine Page of Smiling Tree Farm, with the name of the cow the milk came from on the bottle. All of our customers seem to love this. And this isn’t a cynical marketing ploy like supermarkets do when they brand their beef with the name of a fictitious farm. It’s genuine and people know that. That’s why it works. I’m not suggesting the only answer to the current dairy crisis is micro-dairying. I’m not saying it’s superior to other systems. I’m saying it’s a different way and one that particularly works for new entrants to farming like my wife and I. And who knows maybe the seditious idea that larger dairies could actually downsize and make more money isn’t entirely implausible? Micro-dairying, without subsidy, can be a profitable, fulfilling farming enterprise that can support a decent living and way of life. Romanticism and realism combined – who can argue against that? If you’re interested in learning more about the practicalities of micro-dairying then come along to the session at this year’s Oxford Real Farming Conference – learn more here.

Six game-changing ideas for the future of UK farming policy. On Monday 20 March, the Soil Association launched a new report, setting out six proposals for domestic agricultural policy after the UK leaves the EU. These are game-changing ideas that have the potential to transform farming and land use at the scale and pace required to meet multiple challenges - from tackling climate change and nature degradation to supporting rural livelihoods and improving public health. Every farming practice we talk about here already happens on the ground in the UK, but is currently the exception rather than the norm. Our proposals are: - a national agroforestry strategy - investing in soil - a tipping point for organic - a good life for farm animals - support for farmer innovation - making the most of public procurement There is a growing consensus on some of the key principles that should underlie new policy: - We need to maintain high environmental and farm animal welfare standards. - Public money should pay for public goods such as clean water, farmland wildlife, carbon storage and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. - Government should maintain the overall annual farm payment budget of around £3.2 billion. - We need a joined up approach that looks at land in the round – farming, forestry, water, wilderness – taking account of public health, food poverty and international development. - Policies must work for farmers and growers, and help them move towards sustainable business models. - We need a renewed focus on supply chains to improve resilience, farmer incomes, and environmental sustainability. - Public participation in debate and decisions on the future of farming is critical. What we really need now are some game-changing ideas – ideas that have the potential to transform the UK’s farming and land use on the scale and pace required.

Love encompasses a variety of different emotional and mental states, typically strongly and positively experienced, ranging from the deepest interpersonal affection to the simplest pleasurean example of this range of meanings is that the love of a mother differs from the love of a spouse differs from the love of food. Our mission here at selfless love adoption is to provide the highest level of service, compassion, and support throughout the adoption process. In an age of self-affirmation and self-assertion, selfless love can appear as a threat to the lover's personal well-being this perception jars with the biblical promise that we gain our life through losing it and therefore calls for a theological response. What is love love is unconditional selflessness but that is a truth we couldn't safely admit until we could explain our seemingly-unloving human condition. Selfless love means putting the needs, desires, and sometimes, the wants of the person you love ahead of your own it also means making hard choices. On this particular day, rhonda byrne's secret scrolls got me thinking: from the secret daily teachings love is the highest power we possess to be in complete harmony with the law of attraction the more love we feel the greater our power the more selfless love we feel, the more unfathomable our power. Selfless love shows how meditation can help us realize that we don't love—we are love gentle, elegant, and radically inspiring, selfless love presents a holistic, experiential meditative path that enables us to see beyond our preconceived notions of identity, spirituality, and humanity. Selfless love, including original music, lyrics, sheet music, mp3, guitar chords, midi, nwc files. See 'selfless love' instances in the king james version (kjv. Love is a deep emotion some think it is about caring for someone, some think it is pure obsession about someone, some think its selfish and you must get everything what you want from the person. The gospel coalition is a fellowship of evangelical churches deeply committed to renewing our faith in the gospel of christ. Bible verses about selfless love philippians 2:3-10 esv / 71 helpful votes helpful not helpful do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends and we have known and believed the love that god has to us god is love and he that dwells in love dwells in god, and god in him. Thomas hardy's fifty-seven chapter pastoral novel, far from the madding crowd, endeavors to catalog love identifying all of its varied forms in. Selfless love 2,563 likes 5 talking about this but god demonstrates his own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, christ died for us. Selfless love foundation is dedicated to transforming the lives of current and former foster youth through awareness and strategic partnerships. Theme song of the celebrated fourth world meeting of the families, manila, philippines, january 25-26, 2003 the song is performed by jamie rivera, a pop sin. Brain scans of people who meditate show neurological boundaries between two types of love: romantic and selfless. Bible verses about selfless love selfless love bible verses in the king james version (kjv) about selfless love. Jesus teaches the disciples that truly following him means loving each other with selfless love what is the defining characteristic of a true christian. 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If your love is only a will to possess, it's not love ―thích nhất hạnh selflessness is an important key to marriage, friendships, and relationships it is also an essential key to happiness and fulfillment. Selfless love is prepared to sacrifice and selfless is love is that when other person's happiness is more than yours what does selfless love mean you can understand well what does selfless love meaning she is only 12 years old little girl. The latest tweets from selfless love fdn (@selflesslovefdn) selfless love fdn is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to enriching and transforming the lives of current and former foster youth #fosteringchange florida, usa. Amazoncom: selfless love: beyond the boundaries of self and other (9781614290759): ellen jikai birx: books. Selfish or selfless hereby perceive we the love of god, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Fill out the form to view requested Case Study The History of Easter Bunny tells us of the evolution of religion and symbolism that happens over centuries. A folklore figure and symbol, the Easter Bunny is depicted as a rabbit that delivers Easter eggs. This folklore creature originated among German Lutherans, first portrayed as a hare which judged children on their “good” and “bad” behavior at the start of the Easter season. The legend tells that this bunny carries colored eggs in his basket and has similarities to Santa Claus, as they both bring gifts to kids the night before the celebrated holiday. The custom was first mentioned in a German book about Easter eggs in 1682, mentioning the Easter Hare and the tradition of delivering Easter eggs for the children. It has been said that the reason the hare was chosen for delivering Easter eggs due to the religious popularity of the animal. Being a hermaphrodite, the hare was able to reproduce without losing its virginity, and so it was linked to the Virgin Mary. Since birds lay eggs and rabbits and hares give birth to large litters in the early spring, these became symbols of rising fertility. Orthodox churches have a custom of abstaining from eggs during the fast of Lent. The only way to keep them from being wasted was to boil or roast this eggs and keep them until after lent was over. These eggs were said to have been decorated as part of the celebration. It was also a part of German culture to boil the eggs with flowers to change their color. The idea of the egg-giving hare went to the US in the 18th Century. Protestant German immigrants in the Pennsylvania Dutch area told their children about the hare. According to the legend, only good children received gifts of colored eggs in the nests that they made in their caps and bonnets before Easter.

What matters is this: when you believe something is good, but it keeps producing bad fruit, it creates an irreconcilable problem. You’re always looking to square that circle, always trying to find a way to spin straw into gold.What I generally encourage such struggling individuals to do is to insulate themselves a bit from the "culture wars" being waged within the Church right now, to sequester themselves within the serene walls of Catholic tradition and immerse themselves in the writings of the saints or Church fathers. It can be a real tonic. One's personal spiritual life, or that of one's family, can be no less rich and satisfying than that of Catholics who lived at any other time in history. The foundation of the Church remains unmovable, because it is Jesus Christ Himself. But just as Cardinal Newman once said that "to go deep into history is to cease to be Protestant," so I would say that in times such as ours "to go deep into history is to escape our present turmoil." At least, it is to put everything in proper perspective. This is not a matter of simply escaping the present by delving into the past. Rather, it is like digging beneath the present confusion to find that the foundation of the Church still intact -- and the Church Triumphant very much alive, a "cloud of witnesses" watching on as the Church Militant runs its race (or fights its battles). A year before I went to World Youth Day, I fell to my knees in my little rural parish and asked God to help me to keep my faith in a Catholicism that “doesn’t act like it believes what it says it believes.” He answered that prayer, leading me not just to Denver to see how bad things were up close and personal, but through a labyrinthine maze of experiences that ultimately led me out from the tiny stream of Catholicism I had known, and into the ocean of Catholic Tradition. ... It is long past time that we abandon the idea of a need to “correctly implement” the council. Its documents, at times orthodox, at other times vague or even apparently contradictory to previous teachings, were designed with flaws capable of being exploited. Its genius is that it cannot be summarily condemned as a compendium of heretical ideas; it would be more true to say that it is a collection of half-formed or ill-stated ones — mixed with enough assertions of authentic Catholic teaching to give the whole enterprise credibility. Remember: a thing needn’t be completely corrupt to present a problem. A house built on sand is still a house – at least until it weakens enough to collapse. The post-conciliar experiment is now rapidly approaching that point. [Hat tip to JM]

Difference Between Android Pay and Apple Pay The main difference between Android Pay and Apple Pay is that the Apple Pay is only able to support a few high-end devices whereas Android Pay is able to support a variety of devices, including budget phones. Android Pay and Apple pay are used in making wireless payment with the use of mobile phones. These two payments are supported by Android and iOS. Apple pay was the first to be announced in September 2014. It was announced with iPhone 6. The Google version of the mobile payment was announced at I/O 2015 after originally being mentioned in March of 2015. Android Pay is now available in the US and will be made available in other countries as well in the recent future. But this could take a while as the competition for this space has not heated up. The security features of the mobile payment systems will have major concerns since a great amount of money is involved with the transactions that take place on this systems; if the security features fail, this payment method will turn out to be a failure The bank and Google have a different way of providing the user with the transaction when compared with the standard contactless method. Android Pay uses NFC technology in order to communicate with the terminal as with Apple Pay. NFC is known as Near-field communication which is a wireless standard used is in smartphones and tablets. In the past, NFC was used mainly for pairing Bluetooth-based wireless devices; it was only recently that it began to be used for payment purposes. In the UK, Apple Pay and Android Pay are supported in places that have contactless payments. Android Pay is able to operate well on the online side of things as well with in-store transactions. The online payment system is strong due to the availability of Google Wallet for a long time. There are also many companies which accept Android Pay like Uber, Travelocity and Domino’s, which further strengthen the payment scheme. Android device is supported on any device which supports Android Kit Kat 4.4 or newer versions; it is also supported by devices that have NFC. Due to this reason, it is able to support a variety of device including budget ones. If the security features are not up to the mark when mobile payments are being made, key information can be leaked. Actually, the process of the mobile payment is done by creating a virtual card which puts an extra level of protection. Another layer of protection has been added with fingerprint authentication. Apple pay is supported by iPhone 6 and iPhone 6S Plus. For the time being, it is only supported in the USA and the UK, but it has the potential to expand all over the world soon. iPhone 5S users can also make use of the Apple pay feature by combining it with an Apple Watch. The transaction is done by creating a virtual card which does not contain any actual bank details. Therefore, there will be no security issues with the transaction. The user has to register with Apple Pay, and the amount will be removed from the account for the purchase involved. The NFC features are used to communicate with the terminal. This feature has been available with Android and Window for many years, but it was only recently that Apple was able to add it to iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Apple Pay, like Android pay, has restrictions on use for now because it is limited to the country which the user lives in. But it is able to be used in over 700,000 stores in the US and this number is growing still. Apple pay also comes with the ability to be integrated into company applications to make it more user-friendly and secure. There are only a few phones that have the capability to support Apple Pay, but this is mainly due to technical issues. NFC is only found on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, which is why these are the only phones that support Apple Pay and come with the NFC chip. iPad Air 2 also comes with the NFC chip but does not have the necessary peripherals to support the payment option. The Apple iPad is able to support in-app Apple Pay although direct terminal support in not available. One of the major worries when doing mobile payments is when key information like card data can be leaked into an unauthorized person’s hands. The mobile payment is further protected thanks to fingerprint authentication which provides an extra layer of protection. Difference Between Android Pay and Apple Pay Android Pay: Android Pay was launched on September 2015. Apple Pay: Apple Pay was launched on September 2014. Android Pay: This is available on all Android 4.4 and above and NFC supported phones. Apple Pay: This is available with iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Android Pay: As of now, Android Pay is available in the US. Apple Pay: As of now, Apple Pay is available in the US and the UK. Android Pay vs Apple Pay – Summary The main similarity between Android Pay and Apple Pay is that both mobile payment methods use NFC for payments. When they both come near an NFC terminal, both payment modes start automatically. Unlike Samsung Pay, these payment methods don’t work with traditional terminals. Both are equally matched in many aspects, and there is no clear winner between the two. Both come armed with similar security features and technology. Android Pay may have some advantage as it is able to support many phones when compared with Apple Pay. Apple pay is only able to support recent high-end phones iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus.

The insurance industry has never been associated with cutting-edge technology. The conservative ethos of this sector is in stark contrast to the self-consciously avant-garde role assumed by Silicon Valley. So when UK insurance giant Aviva throws its hat into the digital ring with gusto, it is a sign that something significant is afoot. As the company’s chief digital officer, Andrew Brem, indicates, Aviva is not just trying to implement a digital strategy—it is changing the way in which an insurance company sees itself. “From a digital point of view, the insurance industry is years behind other consumer industries. Our customers are highly digital in the rest of their lives, but when they turn to financial services, they see a sector that is ten years behind retail and e-commerce.” Indeed, he says, for inspiration Aviva is looking towards retailers such as the UK’s Argos, which has integrated online, telephone and text communications as well as physical stores. It may traditionally have been a conservative industry, but insurers have plenty of what many consider to be the core ingredient of any digital initiative: data. Mr Brem wants the insurance industry to look at data as a resource to be exploited. “I am astounded by the amount of proprietary data we have but do not use,” he says. Specifically, the company holds a lot of information about the lives of its customers that might not normally be accessible to them. “People are interested in data about themselves,” Mr Brem explains. “We know a lot about every property, about threats such as flood risk, subsidence or burglary. My idea is to expose all of this to the consumer. Consumers are surprisingly interested in that kind of data.” He sees these data as the catalyst for changing Aviva’s relationship with its customers, by which he means encouraging clients to see insurance itself in a more dynamic and, frankly, a more interesting light. Working in The Garage As he speaks, Mr Brem is walking around London’s Hoxton Square, using an app on his mobile phone to count the number of steps he takes in a day. This is just the kind of information that could be linked to an insurance product, thereby allowing Aviva to offer fit and healthy clients a lower premium. Hoxton is a fashionable London district favoured by technology start-ups. It is here that Aviva has chosen to locate The Garage, a digital hub that encourages collaboration between Aviva’s commercial arm and web designers more used to creating trendy apps than online insurance policies. The Garage is a space that allows Aviva to think differently from its usual corporate environments, Mr Brem explains. “It feels totally different from other insurance offi ces, it is more like a school science laboratory where we can learn from things that do not work. The approach is to motivate people there, to be creative.” That creative thinking has a well-defined business objective: deepening Aviva’s customer relationships. Insurance is a distress purchase and customers usually only interact with their providers once things have gone wrong. That is hardly the occasion to start cross-selling other products. Mr Brem wants to Aviva to engage with its customers before they have a reason to claim against their policy. This requires a much closer relationship with the client base than insurance companies have enjoyed in the past, but the advent of a digital world makes it possible and affordable. The main vehicle for this closer relationship is the company’s MyAviva portal. The core purpose of the portal is to show customers all of their car, home and medical insurance policies in one place, and from any device. But the company is exploring ways to make the portal more useful and more engaging. For example, stories about the premiership rugby fixtures that Aviva sponsors are published there, in the hope of making the experience more entertaining. Taking a cue from the popular and opinionated TripAdvisor travel website, Aviva has also created an online review forum, where customers are invited to discuss the company’s products and services. The attraction for contributors is that frank and critical opinions are encouraged. Aviva hopes that by opening itself up to critical voices it can establish an open relationship with its customer base. Not unusually, many of Mr Brem’s digital experiments are developed with an eye to improving his company’s engagement with millennials, who present insurers with a specific problem. “They do not think about protecting their belongings or saving for the future,” he explains. “But we can use digital to create businesses aimed at them.” This may involve entirely new routes to market. In China, for example, insurance is sold via social media, Mr Brem notes, and consumers have been known to buy insurance as a gift. This is proof, he adds, that entirely different perspectives on insurance products can be fostered by digital innovation. So far, the most tangible manifestation of Aviva’s new digital thinking is AvivaDrive. This is an app that uses a smartphone’s GPS location-tracking function to measure acceleration, braking and cornering to create an individual driver profile. A proportion of users get a discount—up to 20% on car insurance for those who score highly as safe drivers. AvivaDrive is part of the “Nudge” philosophy of using small incentives to encourage desired behaviour, in this case better driving, Mr Brem says. AvivaDrive has been downloaded 500,000 times in 18 months. This initiative reveals a shift in the insurer’s mindset, from simply aggregating risk across its customers’ policies to actively influencing customer behaviour. That shift is yet another testament to the significance that digital technology has to the insurance sector.

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