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HUGO LLORIS reckons Paul Pogba has shown England just how good he is once and for all.
Pogba has struggled to convince people he is worth a world-record £90m since joining Manchester United from Juventus last summer.
But Pogba had the last laugh on his critics with an all-action performance on Tuesday night.
The midfielder was a revelation from start to finish and Tottenham keeper Lloris is convinced the doubters have been made to look foolish.
The France skipper said: “Maybe he had some things to prove, because he belongs to one of the best clubs in the world.
“He plays in the Premier League and he has to show his level. But he was fantastic as a midfielder, he helped the team a lot to manage the ball.
Didier Deschamps’s men handed out a footballing lesson to the Three Lions to remind people they are now one of the most exciting young teams in world football.
But the Tottenham star fired a warning to the rest ahead of next summer’s World Cup in Russia by admitting France are just getting started and will get even better.
He added: “It’s true that offensively we have some talented players, who can make the difference, and they can help the team a lot.
“But the talent is not enough. You need to work, to work hard as a team, individually too, especially at this level.
“We need to improve as a team, because when there will be some pressure in an important game, we need to be able to get the possession of the ball better, to be stronger too and to manage the rhythm of the game.
“We have a lot of players who are very unpredictable, because in one versus one they can make the difference, they have the pace to accelerate the game and that’s one skill for our national team.
“But that’s not enough to be very competitive and to have ambition to win trophies. But it’s true that it can help the team. | 2019-04-21T10:07:59Z | https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/622355/Hugo-Lloris-Paul-Pogba-France-v-England-Manchester-United-News-Tottenham-News |
The slow growth of the nation’s economy over the past decade has posed challenges for police agencies in maintaining their operational effectiveness. City leaders were obligated in 2008 to make cuts in areas of their police agencies that they felt would make the least impact on those agencies’ ability to respond to calls for service. Agencies started cutting salaries, staffing and budgets to meet the significant losses in tax revenues and the reduction of federal grants.
Various types of programs were eliminated from police agencies across the country. Programs such as DARE, bike patrol, motor units, aviation units and others sustained significant cuts or even elimination. SWAT teams were not immune to this phenomenon, and some police agencies downsized or even eliminated their tactical units. That sent tactical commanders searching for viable options to present to their chiefs and city leaders so that they could maintain their current readiness.
During my career on SWAT I served on regional swat teams, a city SWAT team and even a hybrid metro team comprising several large tactical SWAT teams. Each of these teams had its unique advantages and disadvantages. However, for the smaller agency struggling to meet its payroll, a regional SWAT team may be your answer in this economy of little growth and minimal federal funding.
A regional SWAT team often includes several police agencies within its organization. These departments will donate officers and equipment to the regional team, providing a large pool of people and resources that the smaller agency would not have available.
The biggest advantage from a team commander’s perspective is that the talent on a regional team in many cases can be significantly greater than a team from a smaller agency. More than half of the police agencies in this country have fewer than 50 full-time sworn officers in their ranks, and a police agency with 50 full-time cops would find it very difficult to field a properly outfitted SWAT team with the appropriate number of team members.
If seven police agencies have around 30-50 total cops in their departments and each selects three of its best officers to lend to a regional team, then the regional team now has 21 tactical operators. Conversely, if those same agencies had their own 21-man SWAT teams, they would likely struggle to find 21 capable and willing cops among their relatively small pools of officers who can operate at the high standards that every tactical team should be held to.
That’s not to say that small agencies don’t have great SWAT teams. I have worked with and trained some very high-speed tactical teams that come from small agencies. My experience has been that these teams don’t lower their standards to allow for the chief’s cousin to play SWAT. The team commanders will train and outfit their small teams with the same high standards that every team is expected to meet.
Developing a regional SWAT team starts with a host agency that can house and be the primary lead for the development and ongoing maintenance of the regional team. Then all of the participating agencies are identified and the command structure is selected and put in place. The command structure doesn’t necessarily come from the host agency. The team commander and the team leaders should be selected for their qualifications, experience and their ability to lead. These leaders will now have the painful task of developing the regional SWAT team’s policy and procedures.
The most important components of developing a regional SWAT team are its policy and procedures, along with its operating standards. I speak from experience, as I was tasked to develop my agency’s policy and procedures when we left a regional team to start our city team.
Later in life I was also a part of developing the metro SWAT team’s policy and procedures. What I found is that allowing input from as many qualified people as possible promotes great policy. Also, utilizing professional and government resources will help guide you to a solid policy.
The policy and procedures should outline operating rules, guidelines, team structure, call out procedures, training requirements, physical standards, selection criteria and sanctioned equipment, to name a few. There are a lot of team commanders out there (and some near you), so don’t be shy to ask these leaders for help, suggestions and a copy of their agency’s policy and procedures to use as a baseline.
I recommend reviewing at least three local SWAT teams’ policies and at least one SWAT team policy from a large agency. This is a sure way to get a solid foundation and a good start. The policy and procedures will now need to be reviewed by each police agency’s chief and city attorney to get their final approval before you move forward.
Now that the SWAT team commander, team leaders and the policy and procedures are in place, it’s time to select the team members. It’s my opinion that the team commander and team leaders be allowed to select the candidates they feel suit their team’s needs. They should be allowed to conduct an oral board to interview the prospective candidates and review their resumes. Interview at least three times the number of officers you need.
For example, if a police agency will be contributing three officers to the regional SWAT team, the chief should send 10 potential candidates to the oral board so that the top three officers can be selected. The chief should send only officer candidates that he or she pre-approves and allow freedom of selection by the oral board. Some agencies may even conduct physical fitness tests as a part of their selection requirements.
Keep in mind that if your officers are represented by a union, get the union’s input and approval of the process in advance to avoid a potential grievance.
Training is the priority once the team is in place. Equipment must be purchased for the officers who don’t come from an existing SWAT team.
Training the team is just as important as developing the policy and procedures, particularly because the team will most likely get experienced SWAT cops from various agencies trained from different perspectives. There is no one master document containing training goals and objectives for all SWAT instructors to utilize in their SWAT training.
There are as many different philosophies on the proper way to clear an objective as there are weapon choices. I prefer that the experienced leadership develop at least a 40-hour basic SWAT officer course followed by a 40-hour advanced SWAT officer course. I also suggest that this course be sanctioned by a professional entity. I always had the state agency that sanctions police training to approve and sanction the course. This is a small price to pay when you are sitting in a federal courtroom explaining the legitimacy of your SWAT cops’ training.
There are also plenty of professional outfits that you can hire to provide the training, and it’s a much easier process, but it can be expensive. I prefer to conduct the initial basic and advanced SWAT courses myself so that I can get a real feel for the officers and the team’s strengths and weaknesses. That allows me to make the necessary corrections on the spot. However, I always sent my SWAT cops to various tactical schools as continuing education. When they returned, they would provide the team a block of training on the good and bad points of that course so that we could all grow from the experience.
At this point it’s time to report to the chiefs that the regional SWAT team is operational. I liked to put on a dog-and-pony show for the brass and city leaders. A well-planned and rehearsed demonstration/training scenario, complete with a sniper-initiated assault, an explosive breach and hostage rescue utilizing all of your equipment such as armored cars, smoke and flashbangs, tends to provide a little confidence in their investment and decision.
With the right planning and preparation, multiple agencies can come together to serve the wider community effectively. | 2019-04-23T09:56:04Z | https://www.policeone.com/swat/articles/221012006-How-to-stand-up-a-regional-SWAT-team/ |
Was reflecting on the nuances of the word "service" and how it has evolved for me. If you were to ask me in my early teens, service meant to "serve for ones country" in the armed forces. Qualities like sacrifice, respect, camaraderie, and discipline were displayed in the media and I wanted to embody them. Now, service means to surrender to the present moment. A quote to illustrate, "the greatest gift you can give someone is your presence."
The passage reminded me of a quote by Lao Tzu, "nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." | 2019-04-20T05:11:03Z | http://www.awakin.org/read/index.php?op=auth&mid=b2 |
Once upon a time I loved Mondays. They felt like fresh starts, new beginnings and promised excitement. Now it’s more like game day, “let’s go” time. Get out there mama and try not to get killed while you’re at it! But I am DETERMINED to keep the beginning of the week positive. I feel that if you can create a great start to your week, it just sets the tone for everything that follows.
WAKE UP BEFORE YOUR KIDS: This one is probably the toughest for me. I love to sleep in. But if I don’t wake up before the girls then I’m forced awake by little hands grabbing my face and whispering “mama, I’m hungry” in my ear. And you know if I don’t react, she repeats, and repeats until she feels helpless and starts crying. Not a fun way to wake up. Immediately I’m irritated at her for the day. So wake up first. Allow yourself to settle into the day. Me and Daniel have started reading our scriptures together in the mornings now, and it’s been a game changer.
MAKE A SCHEDULE: This doesn’t have to be a Robo-mom schedule by any means. Just have some sort of routine on whatever level that works best for you and your people. Have a day you go on a fun outing, a day you play with a friend, a day to run errands with mom. And be sure to have an in-home routine too. For us, our meal times, and nap times have been huge.
DO SOMETHING FOR YOU EVERYDAY: This one is sooo important. If you don’t take an hour or two a day just for yourself you will go crazy! Now this one is easy to go overboard with. Don’t allow it to turn into hours of you time where you are putting your wants before your child’s needs. But find a balance. It is ok to turn off their show, put them in quiet time so that you can watch one thing that doesn’t get nursery rhymes stuck in your head. Or put on a show after chores so you can go read a book.
GET OUTSIDE: We are creatures designed to be in nature. Not under fluorescent lighting and artificial air 24/7. Even if it’s just 20 minutes. Make a smoothie and go sit outside while the little people play. Go for a short or long walk. Just don’t keep yourself (or them) cooped up. It makes us cranky.
TAKE A PHONE BREAK: Won’t go into too much detail. But multiple studies have proved that increase in social media activity increases the risk of suicide and decreases happiness. The full article HERE if you want to check it out (more than anything this is good info to have for your children’s sake if they have phones). I find that nothing gets accomplished by sitting on my couch scrolling through instagram and inadvertently comparing myself to other people, while the real little people in my life are walking around the room playing by themselves. | 2019-04-25T07:08:29Z | http://thejoifullife.com/2018/02/05/5-mom-survival-tips-getting-through-the-week-with-little-ones/ |
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In this bulletin, we describe the misdirection employed by top leaders of the University in their effort to salvage the appointment to the board of trustees of a long-time supporter of pro-abortion organizations and what this sorry episode means in the struggle for the soul of the University.
SOUTH BEND, IN —While the resignation of Roxanne Martino from the Notre Dame Board of Directors is welcome indeed, this deeply troubling episode raises questions of the utmost importance about the leadership and future course of the University.
After all, were it not for the ever more incriminating successive disclosures of support by Ms. Martino of pro-abortion organizations, she would still be involved in setting policy for the school. And had the shifting and increasingly implausible explanations given by the Board Chairman, Richard Notebaert, and adopted by Father John Jenkins succeeded in quelling the protests, she would still be in place.
The “blame the messenger” Notre Dame public relations press release announcing Ms. Martino’s resignation is both illuminating and discouraging.
First, the University cannot even bring itself to concede that EMILY’s List and theIllinois Personal PAC are in fact pro-choice. Rather, in unusually placid and accommodating words, the University says these organizations only “characterize themselves as pro-choice,” as in “he says he is Christian.” Is the suggestion that Ms. Martino just did not believe these organizations’ own pro-choice “characterization”?
Much more importantly, there is not the faintest hint by either Mr. Notebaert or Ms. Martino that her actions bore upon her qualifications for the Board.
Mr. Notebaert seems clearly to be saying that Ms. Martino’s association with pro-abortion organizations is fully in harmony with the mission of this Catholic university. Unhappily, this is of a piece with Mr. Notebaert’s actions, joined in by Father Jenkins, throughout this scandalous episode.
In this bulletin we trace the unfolding of events from the time of Ms. Martino’s election. They raise questions that demand answers respecting how Board members are selected, their qualifications, the vetting process, full disclosure to those who elect the members, candor by the Chairman in informing the Board and candor by the President in responding to alumni, and the diminishing role of the Order.
We also furnish Fr. Wilson Miscamble’s courageous and compelling address during the recent Sycamore Trust meeting at Notre Dame in which he laid waste to this appointment and described how it has undermined the University’s tepid effort to undo the damage caused by its honoring of President Obama.
Our bulletin is considerably longer than usual. We ask both your patience and your attention. The matter is of large importance.
As we recounted earlier (Just Stop Talking and Notre Dame Fellows Elect Pro-Abortion Trustee), shortly after the election of Ms. Martino there emerged escalating reports of her long, regular, and substantial support of EMILY’s List, an organization with the sole mission of “electing pro-choice Democratic women to office.” EMILY’s List, as we reported, is one of the most powerful pro-abortion organizations in the country. The list of pro-choice candidates it has helped elect is a rogue’s gallery of enemies of the Church on the defining moral issue of the day.
First, the Cardinal Newman Society disclosed that Ms. Martino had contributed $16,150 to EMILY’s List between 2005 and 2008.
Next, Sycamore Trust reported that Ms. Martino’s contributions had been much larger — $27,150 — over a much longer period and were in fact current. Ms. Martino began contributing to EMILY’s List in 1998 and began major giving in 2005. In 2006 she contributed $4,900, almost the $5000legal limit, and from 2007 through 2010 she gave the full $5,000 each year. Her most recent $5000 contribution for 2010 was made last December 23rd.
Bill McGurn (ND ’80), a prominent Wall Street Journal columnist and former high public servant, played a major role in unveiling the repeated efforts by Mr. Notebaert, joined in by Father Jenkins, to screen these contributions from the Board and alumni.
She has through the years contributed to organizations that provide a wide range of important services and support to women. She did not realize, however, that several of these organizations also take a pro-choice position.
What does it say about his judgment as board chairman. And what does it say about his view of the intelligence of the Notre Dame board that he would put out something so dissembling?
In his second article, Notre Dame and Emily’s List, Mr. McGurn turned his attention to Father Jenkins. He reported that Father Jenkins had simply copied Mr. Notebaert’s explanation in response to questions from alumni. Moreover, copies of some of these exchanges that we have in our possession confirm that the inquiries were explicitly, and only, about EMILY’s List.
Then came the most damaging admission, this from Mr. Notebaert whom the University called into service to respond to Mr. McGurn’s pressing the University for an example of “important services” provided by EMILY’s List unrelated to abortion.
There was no effort to plead ignorance or mistake. The dissimulation in offering a bogus explanation — one that appeared to cover EMILY’s List but did not — was evidently intentional.
At this point the question of judgment goes far beyond Martino. What does it say about Notre Dame’s chairman of the board and its priest-president that they would send out the dissembling emails they have?
Forced to say something at last about EMILY’s List, Mr. Notebaert declared without visible means of support simply that Ms. Martino “was unaware” of what EMILY’s List did. This would be a risible claim for any literate person in his or her right senses. For a CEO of a company charged with handling some $8 billion in assets it is surreal.
Finally, in his June 3rd report, Mr. McGurn revealed that “over roughly the same period Ms. Martino gave to another group solely dedicated to advancing abortion rights, the Illinois State Personal PAC.” “Like EMILY’s List,” he wrote, “this group makes no secret of its agenda, stating up front across the top of its home page: “Vital to Electing a Pro-Choice Illinois.” But it does not stop there. It promotes abortion by directing women to abortion providers and advising teenagers how to obtain abortions without parental consent.
The record of contributions discloses that in 2008 Ms. Martino donated $3,500 to this organization, which means she contributed $8,500 in that single year to organizations with the sole mission of electing pro-choice candidates to public office and promoting abortion. In 2007 the total was $6,300.
Very hard to see how a woman who gives so repeatedly to two different single issue prochoice groups is not…well…prochoice. Every bit of new information, however, suggests that the bigger issue here is not Ms. Martino but the University itself: specifically, the chairman and the president and how forthcoming they are being with the truth.
Mr. McGurn is hardly alone. Pro-choice commentators have lamented Ms. Martino’s resignation, but we have found none of any stripe who have credited the tortured explanations advanced in her defense.
At Sycamore Trust’s June 4th breakfast meeting, Fr. Wilson Miscamble, C.S.C. — the founder and president of the Notre Dame chapter of Faculty for Life and member of the national organization’s board of directors, a former chair of the History Department, a former rector of Moreau Seminary, award-winning author and gifted teacher — spoke with courage and candor about the waning Catholic identity of the University and specifically addressed the Martino episode.
We cannot do justice to this remarkable address here. It should be required reading for all who love Notre Dame. We earnestly press the full text upon you now.
that the main pro-life efforts on campus continue to be those pushed by the students in Notre Dame Right to Life and by those faculty most closely associated with the Center for Ethics and Culture, certain terrific folk in the Law School, and the Faculty for Life group.
“Speaking for myself,” Father Miscamble said, “I would say the central administration did what they felt was required but little more.” And the Martino case, he said, indicates there is not the “desire and commitment” to do more.
In many ways this matter is more important than the Obama fiasco for what it means about the future direction of Notre Dame and for what it tells us about those who lead our university.
George Weigel has reported that a meeting between Bishop Kevin Rhoades and Fr. Jenkins immediately preceded Ms. Martino’s resignation. Bishop Rhoades’s dedication to Ex Corde Ecclesiae is well known. One may wonder whether Mr. Notebaert’s insistence that Ms. Martino is “just the sort of person we want on our board” notwithstanding her long engagement with pro-choice organizations is a mark of his and Bishop Rhoades’ opposing views of what sort of university Notre Dame should be.
As with the much belated settlement of the ND 88 cases, the resignation of Ms. Martino under pressure is plainly designed to cut the University’s losses. The hope is that the Board and the Fellows and alumni and the public will just forget what has happened.
One would think that the priests and at least one bishop on the Notre Dame board should be demanding some hard answers here. This is a big story…and the Notre Dame community deserves a full and complete accounting…of what Notre Dame’s top officials knew about this, and when they knew it.
And one would think the members of the Board would be asking the same questions. On any corporate board the sort of obfuscation engaged in here by Mr. Notebaert would not be entertained. Just what sort of a Board is Notre Dame’s? Who runs this place anyway? | 2019-04-19T20:46:07Z | https://sycamoretrust.org/beating-around-the-bush/ |
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Maintenance Pack 14 for NX 10.0.3 is now available on the Siemens PLM Download Server.
NX 10.0.3 MP14 is an accumulation of fixes built for installation on top of Windows 64-Bit and Linux 64-Bit images of NX 10.0.3.
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Would a moderator contact the responsible group to fix the GTAC page?
You should be able to access the site now. | 2019-04-25T10:28:19Z | https://community.plm.automation.siemens.com/t5/NX-Design-Forum/NX-10-0-3-Maintenance-Pack-14-Announcement/td-p/399946 |
Worshiping together is part of what makes the Belmont community what it is. Our week does not begin on Monday, but on Sunday, when we worship together with other members of the Body of Christ. At Belmont, we also have numerous opportunities for worship on campus each week.
In addition, the Nashville area offers a diverse array of church communities to choose from. Below is a list of some of the many churches in our city. | 2019-04-20T22:21:28Z | http://belmont.edu/university-ministries/churches.html |
A young woman steals her way down darkened passages in Korogocho — one of Kenya’s largest slums. Crime, prostitution and drug use are rampant in the locality where a quarter of a million people reside and the young woman’s eyes dart around erratically on the lookout for danger.
It should be one of the happiest days of her life — she is pregnant and has just gone into labor. She is also one of the fortunate few that can afford to go to hospital. Some women face a homebirth where, instead of medical equipment, they must make do with cotton wool and razorblades. But the journey to hospital leaves her vulnerable to opportunistic assault.
For Aggrey Otieno, a human rights activist, this scenario is exactly what he is trying to prevent. A facilitator of social change, he has dedicated his life to improving the living conditions — especially for women and children — in the Kenyan slum where he spent his childhood. | 2019-04-21T01:03:49Z | https://nextbillion.net/news/birth-advice-by-text-message-phone-medicine-saving-lives-in-kenya/ |
Shade may be a killer phenomenon for a solar system so it needs to be away from shade as much as possible. This also depends upon the tilt and your location, for example, in a place like Florida it may not be a serious issue but for a New Jersey solar installation shade is nothing other than a killer.
Most reputable solar installation companies consider this phenomenon right from the start. During the site survey, they let the homeowner know if any shade is going to impact the solar array installation using satellite maps or onsite shading analysis tools.
If there is any shade impact over the proposed solar solution, the solar installation company may ask the homeowner if they are open to the tree work, before proceeding to the further steps. Solar companies usually have partnerships with tree service companies for any such work involved.
Some of the solar financing companies allow for associated tasks such as tree work to be covered under their financing programs.
Most home solar systems in NJ will remain in positive cash flow after any such additional tree work; thanks to the New Jersey solar incentives program.
Green Power Energy recommends at least 80% solar access to solar panels for an optimum performance. The tree shading at any site can be checked with a device called a “Suneye” which takes a fish eye lens view of the trees and shows the results as percentage of the shading impact. It is similar in function with the other online programs such as “Aurora” which utilizes high resolution satellite images to check for shading.
Apart from the initial steps to avoid shade, there are some other methods which can be used to minimize the effect of shading such as using bypass diodes. The solar panel’s efficiency which can be affected by shade on a particular solar cell can be minimized by using bypass diodes between the solar cells of the same panel.
Another method may be to use ground installed solar panels if your roof is under any shade impact.
One method is to use a string inverter which has Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) capability for string connected inverters. Most of the modern high end inverters come with this built-in feature. This feature enables the inverter to provide the maximum output possible under any shaded scenario.
Using micro inverters or power optimizers is also a good way to minimize the shading effect as these inverters usually work on panel by panel level and provide independent output from each of them. This may minimize the effect of the shading on a few solar panels whereas power output from the other panels still remains unaffected. This setup offers increased efficiency with minimal added cost.
Owners of home solar systems in NJ who have any query regarding the solar system viability or any shading impact involved should simply turn to their solar company for any assistance in this matter. Most of these companies will provide a free cost analysis report for their domestic or business clients to qualify the solar system along with a shading analysis. | 2019-04-23T22:41:00Z | https://greenpowerenergy.com/what-effects-does-shade-have-on-your-solar-panels/ |
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Broadway Avenue in Trench, Telford consists predominantly of semi-detached houses. Properties on Broadway Avenue typically have values around £150,000 - £200,000, ranging upwards of £200,000 for larger semi-detached houses.
Map showing Broadway Avenue in Telford. | 2019-04-20T20:27:50Z | https://www.telfordonline.co.uk/house-prices/Broadway_Avenue--Trench/ |
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Imagine that you’re in an elevator minding your own business when a top-level executive with the influence to jumpstart your career walks in and says hello. You have no more than the time it takes to reach the exec’s destination to introduce yourself and why you’re important to the company’s future. That’s the idea behind an elevator pitch.
Whether you’re a student or an experienced professional, a solid elevator pitch can help you make the most of professional networking events. It can also help you to shine during that crucial “tell me about yourself” section of a job interview.
Your pitch should be a short, succinct introduction to who you are, what you’ve done, and maybe even where you see yourself in the future. You want to make it memorable, but it’s important to stay true to your personal style. If you have a personal story that illustrates your passion for an industry or a company, feel free to share it. But don’t force it. Hiring managers will know when you’re being genuine and when you’re faking.
At the end of the day, an elevator pitch is about leaving someone with the impression that their time will be well spent getting to know you better. A lot of people think that they’ll just wing it – after all, it’s just a self-introduction, they tell themselves. Yet, the reality is that the better prepared you are, the better your chances of success.
Mastering your elevator pitch can take time, but the potential payoff makes it worth the effort. These tips should help you craft a compelling pitch.
By definition, an elevator pitch should be brief. For networking purposes, a 30-second pitch should suffice. But some situations, such as the start of a job interview, may merit a self-introduction that takes a minute or two and includes additional details. Therefore, it helps to have a short and long version ready.
Like a resume, an elevator pitch should be tailored to your target audience. Let’s say you’re a data analyst trying to make the transition into a marketing role. Your interviewer will likely be less interested in the inner workings of your data models than how your analysis impacted the goals of the sales and marketing team. Keep this in mind when you craft your pitch.
Chances are not every interviewer will set you up to run through your pitch from start to finish. Many will start off with the classic “Tell me about yourself…” prompt, in which case you probably won’t have to deviate from your script. Others might start off by asking, “What made you decide to apply to this role?” or “What can you do for us?”. In this case, you can still utilize the core components of your pitch, but you’ll need to adjust the presentation on the fly to sync up with your interviewer.
Your elevator pitch should provide an overview of who you are and what you’ve done. Don’t try to cover everything. You want to make it memorable. You want to highlight some of your accomplishments. But leave room for follow-up questions.
Telling you to script out your pitch and to deliver it naturally may seem like contradictory advice, but it’s not. Pitching yourself, especially in the context of a job interview, can be stressful. The idea is to practice your pitch until you know it inside and out. Knowing you’re well-prepared will help you relax, especially when confronted by a high-stress situation. It will also let you deliver your pitch in a calm and collected manner.
The following is an example of a longer-form elevator pitch – the type that you might use to introduce yourself at a job interview. Again, you should feel free to make your elevator pitch your own, and let your personality show through.
Currently, I am a business analyst that acts as a consultant to internal clients.
In this role, I determine research goals with stakeholders across organization, work with internal and external datasets, construct databases and models, and present relevant findings and recommendations to executive-level colleagues.
I was instrumental in automating and streamlining many of our workflows, which earned me a promotion last year. But I am probably most proud of my success in supplying our sales team with great insights – my research was used to make critical changes to the sales process, leading to a revenue uplift of more than 15%.
Prior to this position, I worked as a business analyst for an educational software company, where I used CRM data to generate recommendations for business process improvements.
My educational background is in business, and I focused many of my classes on acquiring the quantitative skills needed to be a successful analyst.
With more than three years of experience under my belt, I’m seeking to apply my quantitative and qualitative analysis skills to a more strategic position. I’ve had a lot of success working with both internal and external clients, which is I believe that the role of associate consultant is a great match for me. | 2019-04-21T00:36:32Z | http://www.loanlab.co/perfecting-your-pitch-how-to-write-an-elevator-pitch/ |
After making a bad decision by selecting him in thefirst place, Indian selectors made a worse decision by dropping Saurav Ganguly after just a two-test trial. He never justified his position in the squad, to me. But after he was inducted, he should have been given a fair chance to produce results. It won't be surprising if Ganguly makes another comeback for the test series against Pakistan. | 2019-04-21T02:35:50Z | http://thewillowtalk.blogspot.com/2005/12/ganguly-dropped-by-india.html |
There is no doubt about the fact that the boom truck being a multi-faceted resource. It is a best diesel truck which can easily be configured into various varieties of diesel trucks, each of them having a special usage. The main objective is to lift heavy objects and materials to specified heights, without ladder usage.
There are many workers who come in contact with electric hazards in their day to day life. The danger is augmented when non-electric workers who are not trained need to face these kinds of situations. The non-electric workers are not trained to avoid hazards that may possibly take place.
Cities as well as towns face many problems while providing services to citizens. People want good quality roads and clean environment around them. To fulfill all these needs, there should be some kind of machine or helping hand from the local government.
When one wishes to move from one place to another with a lot of goods and luggage, the best solution is to go for moving diesel trucks available on rent, especially the one of the best diesel truck – Hertz moving truck.
There are a very few cars that are as respected as the Jeep Commando , known as the Jeepster Commando, when it was launched. The car was first introduced in 1966 by Kaiser Motors.
Due to the vast development of infrastructure facilities all over the world, many people have overcome the problems of mobility. Businessmen always require a tough vehicle to transfer goods from one place to another. Hence, they make use of custom new and used jeeps (like a Jeep Wagoneer, CJ, Jeep Cherokee and many others) to achieve this purpose. | 2019-04-21T01:13:45Z | http://uscarguide.net/page/5/ |
Real Korean mink blankets are made in South Korea, the title is just not one other advertising ploy. The thought and manufacturing of the mink cloth was began in China and Korea and the title has caught. The material is acrylic, man-made and has no animal merchandise in it.
Mink blankets are famous for his or her imaginative motifs and vibrant designs. In style motifs embody animals, akin to Tigers, Lions and Wolves. All kinds of themes can be found nevertheless and you can find that the blanket can set the atmosphere of your bed room. The theme of your bed room might be set and centered across the motif on the blanket. The blanket may also help to create the ambiance within the room.
Mink blankets are very simple to take care of. In contrast to pure fibers, Mink blankets are machine-washable offered the wash cycle is mild. Hanging on a line will dry them. The blankets might be ironed if wanted however care should be taken as the material can react badly to robust warmth. Utilizing a protecting fabric that dampens the warmth is one of the best ways to strategy ironing.
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Mink blankets are the imaginative second cousin of the extra conventional wool and cotton blankets. For somebody in search of a novel fashion of their bed room, mink blankets are value investigating. | 2019-04-25T08:19:01Z | http://kuweittonline.com/mink-blankets-5-issues-you-do-not-know-about-these-luxurious-blankets/ |
There has never been a better time to shoot green screen. With today’s cameras, computers and software, breathtaking visual effects are within reach of anyone’s budget. However, with great power can come great stupidity, it helps to know what is valuable when you are shooting or compositing green screen. You never know when a little information can save a lot of time and expense.
Big Budget Green Screen Disaster Movies and How to Avoid Them.
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Wardrobe Malfunctions – How Clothes Wreck and Objects Wreck Havoc. | 2019-04-21T10:31:18Z | https://moviola.com/webinar/shooting-and-compositing-green-screen/ |
3-D-printed organs, needle-free injectors, and inhalable insulin -- these three disruptive medical innovations that are being brought to the market respectively by Organovo, Antares Pharma, and MannKind.
In the world of business, disruption is the agent of change. Companies that get too comfortable with their market dominance often grow too large and complacent, allowing younger and hungrier competitors to introduce innovative new products that render their business models obsolete.
In recent years, Apple disrupted the entire PC and cell phone markets with its iOS devices. In the health-care industry, that same disruptive effect can be spotted in three companies that possess potentially game-changing technologies -- Organovo (NASDAQ:ONVO), Antares Pharma (NASDAQ:ATRS), and MannKind (NASDAQ:56400P706).
Let's take a closer look at these three companies, and the companies that could be affected by their medical innovations.
Will 3-D-printed organs render waiting lists obsolete?
Organovo uses 3-D printers to print human tissues. Although the idea of using its 3-D printers to eventually print out human organs has captured the media's attention, let's not get ahead of ourselves yet.
Organovo's 3D printer. Source: 3dprinter.net.
Organovo's first marketed product will be a 3-D-printed liver assay for toxicology, which is superior to the traditional 2-D cell cultures used by the pharmaceutical industry during clinical studies. Organovo claims that its 3-D-printed liver assays can retain key liver functions for up to 40 days and can be tested on with multiple doses of the same drug -- two key advantages that 2-D cell cultures lack.
By testing drugs more thoroughly on 3-D liver assays during preclinical trials, pharmaceutical companies are less likely to fail during phase 3 trials because of unforeseen liver toxicity in test patients. According to CEO Keith Murphy, 25% of the failed or withdrawn drugs between 1990 and 2010 were due to liver toxicity that wasn't initially predicted during earlier clinical studies.
Organovo expects to launch its 3-D-printed liver assays by late 2014. However, it hasn't provided a long-term timetable for actual 3-D organ printing, although a full-sized printed liver would be the next obvious step.
At this point, Organovo is still a very speculative bet on a technology that could eventually render organ transplants obsolete. Last quarter, the company generated less than $0.1 million in revenue -- a 95% plunge from the $0.5 million it reported a year earlier. Its revenue consists entirely of collaboration revenues.
Nevertheless, investors are still giving Organovo the benefit of the doubt, and shares have rallied more than 300% over the past 12 months.
For patients who hate needles, Antares' reusable needle-free injectors could be worth a look. Antares' Vision injectors use a mechanical spring to push a drug out of a syringe at high speed, moving it through the thin folds of the skin and into the fatty tissue underneath.
One of Antares' needle-free injectors. Source: Medgadget.com.
Antares showcased this technology with needle-free insulin injectors until 2009, when it stopped selling the product to new U.S. customers. Since then, Antares has generated the majority of its revenue from sales of pre-filled injectors to Teva Pharmaceutical (NYSE:TEVA), Actavis, and Ferring.
Teva and Ferring are the biggest buyers of Antares' needle-free injectors. Teva currently uses them for the 5 mg dose of the human growth hormone Tev-Tropin, and Ferring uses them for the 4 mg and 10 mg doses of the human growth hormones Zomajet 2 Vision and Vision X.
Although Antares' technology is impressive and could disrupt sales of traditional needles from larger companies such as Sanofi and Baxter International, the company still hasn't attracted much attention as a viable investment. Last quarter, Antares' revenue dipped 3% year over year to $5.5 million, and it remains unprofitable.
Antares' big hope for the future is Otrexup, its auto-injectable version of a generic arthritis and psoriasis drug, methotrexate, which was approved in October. Antares believes that patients who get methotrexate injections at a clinic will prefer an auto-injected version they can use at home. The company estimates that Otrexup could generate peak annual sales of $100 million to $200 million -- not a bad boost for a company that generated only $22.6 million in revenue last year.
Will MannKind's inhalable insulin disrupt the insulin industry?
On the topic of needle-free solutions, we should also look at MannKind, the last company standing in the market for inhalable insulin.
There was a time when Big Pharma was obsessed with producing inhalable insulin, since most diabetes patients should prefer an inhaler over a needle. Unfortunately, when Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) released the first inhalable insulin product, Exubera, in 2006, that dream quickly fell apart. Exubera required a massive inhaler, used a confusing, non-linear dosage pattern, and cost more than regular injected insulin.
In the end, Pfizer discontinued Exubera less than a year later and took a $2.8 billion writedown on the disaster. Seeing Pfizer's failure, other hopeful partnerships such as Aradigm/Novo Nordisk and Alkermes/Eli Lilly soon dissolved as well.
MannKind's Afrezza. Source: Company website.
MannKind, however, stood its ground. Even after two FDA rejections, the company is still convinced that its inhalable insulin, Afrezza -- which uses a smaller inhaler, has a linear dosage pattern, and uses a faster-acting insulin analog than Exubera's human insulin -- still has a chance to become a blockbuster treatment. Afrezza also appears to cause fewer respiratory problems than Exubera.
If MannKind succeeds, Afrezza could eventually generate annual peak sales of $2 billion and take a bite out of the injected insulin market dominated by Novo, Sanofi, and Lilly. MannKind resubmitted a new drug application for Afrezza in October, which means a possible approval could come some time next year.
Organovo, Antares, and MannKind all represent disruptive medical innovations that you can invest in today.
However, investing in a product before it is launched -- such as Organovo's 3-D-printed liver assays and MannKind's Afrezza -- can be risky, so do your due diligence on these companies first. Meanwhile, Antares looks stale as a growth investment, but its products could definitely mean less tears for kids getting their shots at the doctor's office.
In closing, dear readers -- what other disruptive medical innovations do you think will alter the course of the health-care industry over the next decade? Please share your ideas in the comments section below!
Where Will Organovo Holdings, Inc. Be in 5 Years? | 2019-04-24T02:57:23Z | https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/12/03/3-disruptive-medical-innovations-you-can-invest-in.aspx |
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In an ideal world, getting a divorce would merely involve two people agreeing to continue their lives apart without any need for divorce attorneys or court battles. Unfortunately, divorces are often highly complex and involve several issues that must be handled carefully in order to ensure that your rights are protected and that you can leave your marriage in the best position possible.
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Listowel Emmets would also like to extend their deepest sympathies to the Foran family Bedford Listowel, on the recent death of Pat, to his wife Marie, and extended family. Ar dheis dé go raibh a anam dilis.
Listowel Emmets GAA Club Social is on in the Listowel Arms Hotel on Saturday 22nd February at 7.30 P.M. Tickets are limited so be sure to book in advance from Club Officers. Club Secretary Norah Browne can be contacted at 087-9955291.
The Listowel Emmets Ladies awards night will take place this Sunday February 23rd in the clubhouse beginning at 5.00pm for under age teams from 2013.
The younger members of our club will receive a participatory medal. The U12’s receive their North Kerry League Development Final medal, U14’s their North Kerry League Division 1 medal and the U16’s North Kerry Division 1 medal.
The Senior team will receive their North Kerry League medal at the Emmets Social this Saturday February 22nd.
Anyone who wishes to register their child can do so at the awards night from 6.00pm. Club membership is open to girls from all age groups under 8 to adult.
2014 Registration Fees : Under 8–10 € 20, Under 12-18 €50, Adult Players €65.
Emmets ABC Club will reopen on Saturday 1st March at the Boys School Hall Listowel from 12 noon - 1pm. The ABC club is open to both Boys and Girls born in 2008 and 2007. This is a great way for Kids to meet new friends and learn to be part of a team while learning the basics of Gaelic football. Coaches for this year will be Brian Scanlan, Sean O'Connell and Meghan Galvin. Registration is €10 per child. We hope to see you all in the Boys School Hall on Sat 1st March.
The Coiste na nÓg awards night takes place in the clubhouse on Friday 28th February.
Our juvenile registration night will take place on Monday 3rd March. | 2019-04-20T22:33:33Z | http://listowelemmets.kerry.gaa.ie/club-news-1/emmetsnotes17thfebruary2014 |
I preferred not to say it out loud – and, besides, we had instructions to remain quiet.
I joined a delegation from the France-Kurdistan Solidarity Association which carried out a mission of observation of the presidential and legislative elections in Turkey on June 24. Same as in 2015, the group chose Mardin as its base, a very beautiful town in Turkish Kurdistan, not far from the Syrian border. Half of the group (in which I was) went today to Nusaybin, the other half to Kiziltepe, two towns located on the border, which were administered by the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) and which are now, like dozens of others, under the control of the State after the dismissal and arrest of their mayors and co-mayors.
It was a very short stay, only three days, but it allowed the eight people of the delegation to make important and warm meetings with local leaders or HDP activists. The group’s discretion made it possible to avoid inconveniences (detention, arrest, confiscation of passports, expulsions), which other delegations suffered.
We just spent an evening watching the results of the votes. Both disappointing and encouraging results for democracy in Turkey.
Disappointing : Erdogan is re-elected, there will be no second round, and therefore the constitutional reform adopted by referendum in April 2017 will be implemented, which will considerably extend the presidential powers. This re-election will give legitimacy to a regime that is tending towards dictatorship. I invite you to take a look at the article in which I analysed the worrying features of this referendum, which will be applied in the coming days. It is a victory for Erdogan, who allowed himself the luxury of making a statement on television although the counting was not finished. At this very moment, his supporters are marching in the streets of Mardin, triumphantly, as probably throughout all Turkey.
Nevertheless, we have strong reasons to hope and be confident in Turkey’s democratic forces. Muharrem Ince, candidate of the old Kemalist party CHP, got more than 30% of the votes. This man was still a stranger a few months ago, and his relative success illustrates a deep desire for change in the population. But the CHP is an old party that has always been very conservative on sensitive issues.
But above all, Selahattin Demirtas, leader of the HDP, imprisoned since November 2016, obtained more than 8% of the votes, while his party was unable to campaign, and even though he was excluded from the media. 8% of the votes, which makes him the third candidate, despite him being isolated in a cell in the prison of Edirne, at the Bulgarian border, 1700 km from Kurdistan, with the possibility to address the electorate only by a few phone calls… Under such conditions, this result is an achievement.
And then, the HDP party managed to get through the “threshold” of the 10% of votes required – at the national level – to obtain parliamentary representation. It scored over 11%, giving it 66 seats in parliament, making it the third largest political force in the country.
Of course, this is a fragile result if we remember 2015. On the 7th of June 2015, the HDP had been so successful (80 deputies) that the government chose to delay forming a government, exceeding the legal deadline, which allowed Erdogan to cancel the election, in all legal terms, and to call new elections in November, and the campaign then took place in disastrous conditions – as for the one we have just experienced.
These results, obtained in spite of enormous difficulties (attacks against the candidates and the party’s offices and, for this last campaign, elections held under the conditions of the state of emergency), prove that the base which supports the HDP is solid, that the desire for democracy is strong, that the democrats of Turkey are not impressed by violence and threats.
In the coming days, after my return to France, I will describe these few dense days spent in Mardin, Nusaybin and Istanbul. | 2019-04-20T20:32:04Z | http://www.kedistan.net/2018/07/01/etienne-copeaux-letter-from-mardin/ |
Success with 500 bonus points/night to deny housekeeping?
Your Choice! Twice now, both stays on points with paid nights, we have not received the 500 bonus points per night for declining housekeeping. The first, by posting door tag. At the second, it was noted on check-in (and accrued with tag on our door). At check-out, both hotels agreed that the points were due and would post. It's been 2 weeks for the second hotel stay with no bonus posting. Will need to call hotels to follow-up.
I thought points for declining service were for SPG not Marriott? Please let us know where you stayed that offered points instead of housekeeping service? Did you have to ask for it at the front desk or was it a card in your room?
Some Marriott properties offer this, but it’s not as widespread as with SPG. They usually have signs or placards in the room or bathroom!
j&c, I've leveraged this at multiple Marriott properties quite successfully for extra points. Regrettably, I can't offer an explanation as to why it worked for me, and not for you. I didn't do anything differently. I put the door hanger out before 2 AM as it says, and the points showed up after departure.
arizonatag, Marriott proper is all over this - let's not kid ourselves though, it isn't to save the environment, it's to cut costs. Housekeeping staff, washing towels and linens, more coffee and tea, etc... are all operating expenses that are curbed when you opt for $5.00 worth of points. I've seen this at Marriott, JW, Courtyard and others. I have seen several select service properties where this is still not offered. Perhaps that's the difference? As for SPG, I've experienced this benefit at the Westin in Nashville, the Sheraton in Dallas among others. Of course, you triple your points transferring them back from Starwood, as the 500 points a night becomes 1500 in your Marriott account.
Great summary nationwide . I have had a few experiences where I met the requirements and no points, or only one nights points, got posted. An email to the community managers set things straight in a couple of days, since I didn't get a response to my customer support form.
Agree its about saving money. I usually will skip a day followed by housekeeping then skip a day. Even though I don't leave a mess, I typically will double my housekeeping tip the day after skipping, since it is more work after two days.
It's always worked for me. The points should post at the same time as the rest of the points for the stay in the "extra points" category.
To choose it, I normally check-in using the Marriott App and select it on there. Failing that, or sometimes as well as that, I mention it at reception when I arrive.
I have used the extra points for declining housekeeping service many times. Usually it is posted within a week or two. However, on two occasions, I had to call the hotels and tell them it wasn't posted. They immediately faxed the info and within 2 days it was posted. I waited 3-4 wk before I called. I was told that sometimes it takes 2 weeks so I gave them the extra time. It shouldn't have to take that long but a phone call usually clears it all up.
I typically don't stay long enough in one place for it to be an option, as @nationwide notes, and when I do I seem to have a 50% hit rate. I might get the points, I might not. I also admit that I forget to check sometimes and so should revise that comment to "when I think to check, I get points for forgoing housekeeping about 50% of the time."
100% success - I've had a couple hotels calculate the points awarded incorrectly (I always verify how many points they calculate for this at the desk on check-out), but it is adjusted before I leave the hotel. The points have always been awarded when the stay is credited, which has been almost like clockwork 2 days after checkout, since about last summer. | 2019-04-23T20:50:50Z | https://insiders.marriott.com/thread/53616 |
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Please come join me. I will be using the Kristen Feola’s guide. I used it last year and was quite pleased with it. Kristen’s guide is more than a cookbook. It has devotions, fasting facts, and meal plans to help you along on your fasting journey. Here’s a great 8+minute video that explains a bit about fasting.
I realize it may not fit your schedule or diet restrictions, but please prayerfully consider joining me. Remember, the Lord invites us to draw close to him. We can count on his promise in Matthew 5:6 … Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
This entry was posted in experiences, Faith, God, miracles, relationship with Christ, Uncategorized and tagged Balance, Christianity, Cooking, Faith, fasting, Health. Bookmark the permalink. | 2019-04-24T02:07:06Z | https://robinluftig.com/2014/12/17/welcome-2015-in-a-healthy-way/ |
Kids birthday parties can always be a little intense. There are several kids, cake, and there has to be a constant form of entertainment. If you want to avoid coming up with an array of activities for your child and his or her friends, then check out Hot Ground Gym®. We have been voted as the best birthday party in the Chicagoland area. We’ll help create a birthday party that you and your child will remember for the rest of their life. If you want to take advantage of a unique facility for a birthday party, then we’re the kids birthday party venue for you.
Does your child love American Ninja Warrior? We can help create the ultimate birthday party spot by incorporating the skills that are on American Ninja Warrior. By throwing a birthday party at Hot Ground Gym, your child will have a unique birthday that blends fun and fitness. When you choose our facility for your kid’s birthday party, you can expect a party package that’s 90 minutes long. Our facility is safe and your child will be with an experienced instructor. We have a guided obstacle course that includes everything from monkey bars to canvas nets.
In the first portion of the birthday party, we will go through the safety rules as well as focus on team competition, critical thinking drills, and team building. Even if your child has never seen American Ninja Warrior, everything is high energy and it will definitely help to work off the excess cake and other birthday treats.
Once we’ve gone through the guided obstacle course, then there is cake and presents to be enjoyed. What’s even neater for your birthday girl or boy is that we have an optional samurai sword or a military saber that the cake can be cut with. What’s more enjoyable than cutting a cake with such an impressive instrument?
What’s beneficial about having your birthday party with Hot Ground Gym is that we are an active birthday party. That means you won’t have to worry about cake getting on different furniture in your home and you definitely don’t need to worry about what you’re going to do with a bunch of kids for an entire afternoon. Instead, you get to enjoy seeing your child turn a year older while our instructors take over the private birthday event.
What’s neat about having your birthday here is that your child is will enjoy a great time while also learning something and getting fit. By building on teamwork and cooperation while enjoying spending time with friends and family, your child will unknowingly be getting fit and learning lifelong skills. In addition, who can resist a cake cutting ceremony with a real samurai sword or military saber? When you choose our facility for your kids birthday party, your child will love the experience and they’ll get a week of Junior Boots™ kids fitness training at our gym.
If your child is turning a year older, then take the time to contact Hot Ground Gym to start planning the perfect kids birthday party. | 2019-04-21T08:08:47Z | https://www.hotgroundgym.com/blog/kids-birthday-parties/celebrate-your-childs-birthday-at-hot-ground-gym/ |
Over time, it has occurred to me that my photo files, however unintentionally, appear to be listing, laden with the weight of water. From the days when I’d try all means to catch whatever would bite, I’ve always spent quality time around water, in a boat or on a beach or simply at an overlook. I’ve spent many a day navigating the rivers, lakes and ponds near my home in Central New Hampshire. I’ve cruised down the Cape Cod Canal and around the islands off the New England coast. I’ve built sand castles with my kids and grandkids, and brought them tubing and water skiing. I've swum in the Bay of Pigs and the coastal waters of Costa Rica, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
Perhaps the most memorable of days was when I was fishing by myself on Belgrade Lake in Maine on a beautifully warm day at the end of fall. The colors around me were spectacular. The warm breeze started to pick up a bit and for more than an hour, as sunset approached, I watched the last of the rainbow of leaves blow through the air and settle on the surface, joyfully giving themselves up as an encore to the whole of autumn. Floating leaves all around, soon to sink or freeze. There’s hardly another place I’d rather be. The waters shown in this exhibit attracted me like a magnet, as if I was dowsing for a respite. | 2019-04-19T06:51:58Z | https://jayfitzpatrick.smugmug.com/WaterWays |
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One of our local pubs asked if we could come up with a design for a t-shirt for their staff to wear during the upcoming World Cup. Despite the fact that we aren’t actually English we thought it only fair to come up with a design. The logo on the back is an adapted version of the World Cup logo which, obviously, features a white horse. | 2019-04-20T03:04:31Z | http://www.id-iom.com/art/id-iom-england-shirt-sort-of/ |
This past Saturday night, Darmani Rock remained perfect by stopping Pedro Julio Rodriguez in round four of a scheduled eight-round heavyweight fight that headlined a seven-bout card at The 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.
The action-packed card was promoted by Hard Hitting Promotions.
Rock focused on the body early-on. In round four, Rock landed a hard right to the body, and left hook that sent Rodriguez to the canvas. Rodriguez got to his knees, and that was it as he took the ten-count at 27 seconds.
Rock, 275.5 lbs of Philadelphia is now 13-0 with eight knockouts. Rodriguez of Miami falls to 23-6.
Good looking prospect Jeremy Cuevas won a six-round unanimous decision over Jerome Rodriguez in a lightweight bout.
Cuevas was cut from around his left eye in the third round from an accidental headbutt. In was the right eye of Rodriguez that started leaking blood in the same round. Cuevas started putting his dazzling combinations together, but Rodriguez showed a good chin.
This was a solid learning experience for the 22 year-old Cuevas, as he fought an experienced foe and worked through adversity by having the cut.
In the end, Cuevas won by scores of 60-54 and 59-55 twice to raise his perfect mark to 11-0. Rodriguez of Trenton, New Jersey falls to 7-10-3.
Branden Pizarro stopped veteran Justin Johnson in round two of their scheduled six-round junior welterweight bout.
Pizarro dropped Johnson three times in round two, and the bout was stopped at 2:21.
Pizarro, 141.2 lbs of Philadelphia, PA is now 12-1 with six knockouts. Johnson, 141.5 lbs of Pittsburgh is 6-19-6.
Gadwin Rosa needed just 41 seconds to destroy Aldimar Silva in a scheduled six-round super featherweight bout.
Rosa scored two knockdowns, and the bout was stopped.
Rosa, 130.5 lbs of Ocala, FL is 8-0 with seven knockouts. Silva, 128.1 lbs of Sao Paulo, BRA is 21-14.
Christian Tapia stopped Hector Marengo in round two of their scheduled four-round lightweight bout.
Tapia dropped Marengo in round two with a right hand. Marengo did not beat the count at 2:02.
Tapia, 133.3 lbs of Coamo, PR is 6-0 with five knockouts. Marengo, 134.5 lbs of Arecibo, PR is 7-14-4.
Benny Sinakin won a four-round unanimous decision over Alex Lara in a light heavyweight bout.
At the end of round three, Sinakin dropped Lara with a left hook.
Sinakin, 172.8 lbs of Philadelphia, PA won by scores of 40-35 on all cards and is now 1-0. Lara, 173.6 lbs of Manhattan, NY is 1-1.
Marcos Suarez and Israel Suarez battled to a four-round majority draw in a lightweight clash.
In round one, Marcos Suarez suffered a cut on his forehead.
Marcos Suarez took a card 40-36 while that was overruled by two even cards at 38-38.
Marcos Suarez, 133.3 lbs of Bronx, NY is 5-0-2. Israel Suarez, 134.5 lbs of Luquillo, PR is 4-6-3. | 2019-04-18T16:28:07Z | https://www.worldboxingnews.net/2018/10/09/darmani-rock-stays-undefeated-fourth-round-ko/ |
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Don’t miss date night. Make it a habit. Make it your highlight of the week! | 2019-04-25T20:30:36Z | https://www.strengtheningmarriage.com/its-date-night/ |
Congratulations to Raffles Boys and Girls! Well done!
DS is very happy to get into his 1st choice CCA.
To all Year 1, may all of you get your 1st choice CCA!
Hi, starting this week I can’t drop my son at the lower sec gate, any idea why is this so? Thanks.
mamamiya wrote: Anyone knows when will transit link issue the new ez link card for secondary schools?
My son got it in Feb.
A level result will be released tomorrow , will it? How can check the RI result?
Any updates for 'A' level result?
tsh0202 wrote: Any updates for 'A' level result?
1 A total of 1190 students at Raffles Institution (RI) sat for the 2018 GCE ‘A’ Level Examinations. This number comprises students from the six-year Raffles Programme (RP), as well as students admitted at Year 5 (JC 1) via the Direct School Admission (DSA) and Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE).
2 The class of 2018 continues to embody the Rafflesian spirit of excellence, achieving a stellar set of results at the 2018 A-Level examinations.
3 98% of students achieved three H2 passes, with a pass in General Paper or Knowledge & Inquiry.
4 52% of students offering four H2 subjects scored distinctions in all four subjects. 63% of students scored three H2 distinctions in their content-based subjects. In addition, 200 students achieved distinctions in all subjects offered, including H3 subjects.
5 368 students achieved a perfect University Admissions Score (UAS) of 90.
6 The class of 2018 achieved exceptional performances across the various H2 subjects with 6 in 10 students scoring Distinctions in Economics, 7 in 10 students scoring Distinctions in Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Knowledge and Inquiry, Mathematics, Physics and History. 9 in 10 students scored Distinctions for Literature in English. Rafflesians continue to excel at the General Paper, with 57% of students scoring distinctions.
7 Our students continue to excel with 536 students attaining at least 6 Distinctions, 286 students attaining at least 7 Distinctions, 78 students attaining at least 8 Distinctions, and 6 students attaining 9 Distinctions.
8 We congratulate the Class of 2018 on their outstanding all-round achievements. We also express our deepest thanks to our teachers, staff, parents, alumni and the RI Board of Governors. Their dedication and unwavering support enables RI to continue its tradition of excellence and service to the nation. We are confident that the Class of 2018 will continue their pursuit of excellence and make a positive impact on their community.
May I know where do most RI boys go for chinese tuition? Is HCL bishan branch good? | 2019-04-22T08:57:41Z | https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=39&p=1898093 |
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Escape Games Challenge 090 is point and click type new escape game for android from Escape Gamez. Imagine a situation that you got trapped inside a forest house. There is no one to help you to get come outside that wooden house. Now its your brilliance that is going to help you. This could happen only if you have the eagerness. As you are the person of problem solving nature, surely you will take out the objects needed to solve the puzzles. Play escape games and have fun. | 2019-04-20T04:44:50Z | http://www.thepopularapps.com/apps/escape-games-challenge-090 |
As I’m writing this blog entry, my four-year-old is just waking up and playing with her Peter Rabbit plush doll. Peter Rabbit is all she has been talking about this week and sharing with everyone who will listen that she saw the Peter Rabbit movie and even met him! We were invited to see the film before it comes out in theaters on February 9th and I’m excited to see it again! This movie is worth me paying to go see it for a second time. It was funny, family-friendly and jammed packed with furry cuteness.
PETER RABBIT™, the mischievous and adventurous hero who has captivated generations of readers, now takes on the starring role of his own irreverent, contemporary comedy with attitude. In the film, Peter‘s feud with Mr. McGregor (Domhnall Gleeson) escalates to greater heights than ever before as they rival for the affections of the warm-hearted animal lover who lives next door (Rose Byrne). James Corden voices the character of Peter with playful spirit and wild charm, with Margot Robbie, Elizabeth Debicki, and Daisy Ridley performing the voice roles of the triplets, Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail.
Because kids can be as mischievous as Peter Rabbit, I decided to use all of the activities in store for us as simple life lessons for my daughter.
She had the opportunity to see the movie first! This was a teachable moment and I couldn’t stress enough to her that she is lucky and should appreciate these special opportunities.
She was able to pick out her own Peter Rabbit inspired outfit. Peter Rabbit rocks a cool denim jacket in the movie but she wanted to go classic and picked out a light blue velvet top and blue pants. Always be yourself! She liked it and was comfortable and that’s what matters the most.
She attended the press conference and was able to listen first-hand to the voice actors. I thought this was great opportunity to teach her about different careers.
She and her sister were given the opportunity to Build their very own Peter Rabbit at Build-A- Bear. In my opinion, this is a special occasion type of activity and it should be appreciated. Once we got home she picked out two toys from her collection to give away.
I never take for granted the opportunities that come with creating content for my blog. It’s a lot of hard work, takes dedication and with that comes fun opportunities that we may have not otherwise been able to participate in. My daughters need to know that. Thank you Peter Rabbit for making this a week full of teachable moments!
Peter Rabbit is out in theaters on February 9th.
Can’t wait to see it with the girls! | 2019-04-24T10:36:09Z | https://la-mamacita.com/teachable-moments-with-peter-rabbit/?replytocom=447 |
In the three years of the Megawati presidency, there was an explosive growth in the number of political prisoners. Up to 2,000 political prisoners are now serving sentences all over the country, from Sabang to Merauke. Following the downfall of the dictator Suharto in May 1998, a fresh wind blew and more than 230 political prisoners were released in a series of presidential amnesties during the Habibie and Wahid presidencies.
However, during the time Megawati was president, there was a serious backlash, with repressive legislation being used extensively against a variety of 'dissidents'. Government critics, including labour and political activists as well as journalists, were put on trial. But the vast majority of prisoners were Acehnese accused of being involved in GAM activities.
A considerable number of Papuans and Malukans are also serving long sentences . Some have been found guilty of nothing more than hoisting a flag or attending peaceful political meetings.
Monitoring and updating human rights conditions in Aceh have become virtually impossible. The handful of human rights lawyers still functioning in the province complain about the difficulty of meeting their clients at a time when a very large number of people are being processed in the courts. According to the most up-to-date information (October 2004) we have been able to acquire, some 1,777 'GAM suspects' have been tried and sentenced, including fifty-two women. The vast majority are being held in Aceh but twenty-two prisoners have been transferred to the notorious Tanjung Gusta camp in Medan, North Sumatra. This is a very isolated prison camp.
Due to the intolerable conditions persisting in Aceh, regular monitoring of the conditions of the prisoners is virtually impossible. This includes the supply of food and medicinal support from outside, as well as the possibility for relatives to make regular visits. Many prisoners are suffering from the traumatic after-effects of injuries inflicted during torture sessions which would be greatly helped by regular counselling.
More than eighty per cent of the defendants were not assisted by defence lawyers. The trials were completed in record time and more often than not, the only evidence produced was the confession made by the accused which in most cases was extracted by means of torture [see also TAPOL Bulletin No 175, March/April 2004].
There are prisoners in virtually every prison in Aceh. However, since the beginning of 2004, a large number have been transferred to twenty-six prisons located in all parts of Java. Those transferred are all serving sentences of at least three years. [See also 'Horrendous abuses persist in Aceh'].
The transfer of prisoners to places thousands of kilometres from home is contrary to the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners which also stipulates that family members should be informed of the transfer. In the vast majority of cases, the prisoners were transferred without relatives being told anything in advance.
Since the beginning of 2004, altogether 487 prisoners have been transferred from Aceh to Java, in three waves. On 24 January, 143 prisoners were moved to prisons mostly in Central Java . Some ended up in the infamous prison island Nusa Kambangan. Then a batch of 170 people was moved on 17 May to prisons in East Java and on 26 August, another 174 prisoners were sent to prisons in West Java, bringing the total to 487.
Practically all the political prisoners were tried on charges of 'makar' (rebellion against the state) which places them in a very special category, subjecting them to particularly restrictive conditions. The transferred Acehnese prisoners are not allowed to mix with other prisoners and for the first four to six weeks they are kept in strict isolation. The authorities claim that this is necessary so that they can undergo special guidance [pembinaan] or indoctrination.
The October issue of the monthly magazine, Aceh Kita is devoted to reporting about the impact of martial law on women. [See also http://www.acehkita.com]. One article discusses the case of Salbiah who was tried in Calang district court, and is now serving an 18-year sentence in Lhok Nga Prison, where she is being held together with another fifty-one women.
Now only 18 years old, the unfortunate Salbiah has been sentenced to 18 years. She was branded by the authorities as Panglima Inong Balee [commander of the Women's Corps], a special unit within GAM consisting solely of women.
Her case is one of many grotesque travesties of justice in Aceh. Salbiah's real name is Elit Baleno. Her family is from Demak in Central Java; they moved to Aceh about ten years ago as transmigrants. Salbiah grew up in a village called Teunom in Aceh Jaya district. As she has always lived among her Javanese compatriots, never mixing with local people, she doesn't speak a word of Acehnese and insists that she has never been involved in politics.
Earlier this year, she found a job in the capital Banda Aceh, helping to run a canteen. In March she received a letter from the village asking her to return home because her mother had fallen ill. Unfortunately for Salbiah, on the way home, a special force consisting of soldiers and policemen were conducting sweeping operations. Sweeping is the term used for checking the identities of travellers at check-points.
One of the security officers said that he recognised the photo on her identity card: 'This is the Inong Balee commander of Gajah Keng, a subdistrict of Teunom', he claimed. As a result, Salbiah was taken to the local police station in Meulaboh, West Aceh.
From then on, things went from bad to worse. She was taken to several places for interrogation and finally arrived at Lamno in Aceh Jaya. She was forced to take off all her clothes and was beaten. Then, she was forced to sign the investigation report. The same procedure was repeated in Calang and later at the police station in Meulaboh, West Aceh.
At the end of March, she was brought to court and put on trial without the help of a defence lawyer. It was only then that her parents discovered that their daughter was being held in captivity. The prosecution demanded 20 years but the judge sentenced her to 18 years.
Salbiah cannot understand why she is in jail and serving such a heavy sentence. Such is the nature of things at present in Aceh that her only chance of release is by means of a presidential amnesty.
A report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) in September this year contains a harrowing account of the use of torture against political prisoners by the police and military [see separate article]. The methods used include electric shocks, burning with cigarettes, beating, threats and intimidation.
HRW's findings have been confirmed by the Aceh Working Group (AWG) a coalition of civil society organisations based in Jakarta. They undertook investigations limited to conditions in three prisons in Aceh and Jawa. AWG spokesperson Henrie (PBHI) said at a press conference held early in October that they had recorded seventy-one cases of torture, before and after trial. The perpetrators were security officers (brimob/special police, army, marine and SGI/intelligence officers) as well as prison guards and members of militia units. The group drew attention to the unlawful methods used during interrogation. They discovered that many detainees had been forced to make confessions. In some cases, the interrogation report signed by the defendant had been written by an intelligence officer.AWG also mentioned 37 cases of extortion of the families of the detainees.
Diwan (45) (not his real name) was detained for two months at a police station in Aceh. He was accused of being a member of GAM and was arrested soon after martial law was declared.
His arrest was much more like a kidnap. For six days Diwan disappeared and the family became desperate in their search to find him. During his detention he saw many cases of torture, which in some cases had fatal results. Three prisoners disappeared while he was in captivity. The first, M. Noer Basyah was taken from his cell. He was told that he was being taken somewhere to be photographed but he never returned. The second one was Yuslizar who was also taken from his cell never to return. Syahril, the third man, also disappeared. It was subsequently claimed that he had died in cross fire.
Another prisoner, Ali Akbar, was heavily tortured but survived the first bout, after which he was hospitalised. But he later underwent another bout of torture and died as a result.
Diwan also endured heavy torture and was hit by a heavy piece of wood. His hearing is now badly impaired. According to a report in Aceh Kita, he said that he had been subjected to the ikan louhan method, when torturers assault the prisoner by hitting the face. Ikan Louhan is a bloated, ugly looking fish. This method is often used before the interrogation session begins, a kind of 'softening up process', when the face is badly hit. He witnesses many kinds of torture and considers himself lucky to have survived. His interrogation report was fabricated from beginning to end, written by an intelligence officer from the SGI, the special intelligence unit.
In our next issue, we will include further information about the situation of political prisoners and report on a campaign calling for the release of political prisoners now being held in a number of places apart from Aceh, including West Papua and Maluku.
On 7 September, the Indonesian House of Representatives passed a long-awaited Law on the Commission on Truth and Reconciliation ('the Truth Commission'). Human rights advocates are questioning whether this will be a significant step in the search for the truth about past rights abuses and whether it will satisfy victims' needs for justice, or whether it will simply reinforce impunity in the same way as Indonesia's ad hoc human rights court on East Timor.
It is important to acknowledge that despite the relative success of this year's parliamentary and presidential elections, Indonesia is undergoing a fragile transition from dictatorship to democracy. Improving respect for human rights and the rule of law is a long-term process in a country which has emerged from decades of authoritarianism. Allowance must be made for this in assessing the likely impact of transitional justice initiatives such as the Truth Commission.
Transitional justice has many interrelated dimensions, which vary according to the country context. It normally involves the search for the truth about past abuses; the punishment of perpetrators; legal and institutional reform; the provision of restitution and rehabilitation for victims; reconciliation; and a move towards increased official protection and promotion of human rights.
For progress to be made, comprehensive strategies are required. They must address the need for: increased political commitment to the rule of law; a reduction in the power and influence of the military and its greater accountability to civilian authorities; the adoption of appropriate new laws and regulations; the improvement of the capacity and technical competence of judges and legal personnel; the eradication of judicial corruption; and the strengthening of civil society organisations, especially those involved in legal and human rights advocacy.
The need for justice is particularly acute in Aceh and West Papua. However, it is unlikely that progress will be made if the government continues to use repressive policies which deny space for credible investigations and prosecutions into past abuses.
So far the Indonesian government appears to have adopted a piecemeal approach to transitional justice. This is evident from the experience of the aptly named ad hoc human rights courts for East Timor and Tanjung Priok. This approach does not augur well for the Truth Commission.
The flaws in the trials conducted by the ad hoc court for East Timor have been well documented. The main reasons for their failure were the lack of political will at the highest level and the influence of the military on the outcome of the proceedings. Particular problems arose in relation to the lack of independence and competence of prosecutors - epitomised by a prosecution request for the acquittal of one of the main suspects, Adam Damiri - and the inadequacy of protection for victims and witnesses.
Ominously for the Truth Commission one of the main features of the trials was the way in which the prosecution and defence comprehensively distorted the truth of what happened in East Timor. The violence was falsely portrayed as resulting from a struggle between two violent East Timorese factions in which the Indonesian security forces were essentially bystanders. Primary blame was directed at the UN.
The Tanjung Priok trials have also been criticised for continuing the cycle of impunity for perpetrators of rights violations [see separate item].
Unsurprisingly, during the initial debates on the Truth Commission Law, the military/police faction in parliament objected to provisions designed to reveal the truth about past violations. A spokesman for the faction suggested that 'the nation bury all hatchets in the past along with the truth, otherwise it would lead to a greater cycle of conflict' ['Military Objects to 'Truth'', Jakarta Post, 11 May 2004].
At best, the Truth Commission can be only one of several transitional justice mechanisms. If complementary mechanisms, such as the ad hoc human rights courts, are ineffective, the Truth Commission is unlikely to succeed. And impunity, instead of being ended, will be further strengthened.
The idea of a Truth Commission was initiated by the administration of former president Wahid. It was provided for in Law 26/2000 on Human Rights Courts, the law under which the ad hoc courts for East Timor and Tanjung Priok were established. Law 26/2000 states that the 'resolution of gross violations of human rights occurring prior to the coming into force of this Act may be undertaken by a Truth and Reconciliation Commission' (Art 47(1)). Many human rights advocates hope that one of the Commissions first tasks will be to expose the truth about one of the last century's most heinous crimes - the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of leftwing suspects following the rise to power of former president Suharto in 1965.
The Truth Commission was neglected by the Megawati administration until this year and it will now be a major test of the political commitment to transitional justice of the new administration under Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Unfortunately, Yudhoyono's administration will have to deal with a Truth Commission Law which is seriously flawed. It has been criticised in Indonesia because it 'leans too heavily towards the possibility of pardoning past perpetrators of human rights violations, and not enough toward rehabilitating and compensating their victims' ['Towards reconciliation', Jakarta Post editorial, 8 September].
The Law is concerned only with gross violations of human rights as defined by Law 26/2000, namely genocide and crimes against humanity. There are particular problems with the provisions which deal with the possibility of amnesties for the perpetrators of such crimes. Articles 28 and 29 provide that in circumstances where the perpetrator and victim have agreed to reconcile, the Commission must issue a recommendation to the President to grant an amnesty. If the perpetrator admits wrongdoing but the victims or their relatives refuse to forgive him or her, the Commission can recommend whether or not an amnesty should be granted. If the perpetrator denies wrongdoing, he or she foregoes the right to an amnesty and the case will be referred to an ad hoc human rights court for trial.
Arguably, the Law should not include any provision for amnesty since it is concerned with crimes of such gravity that the appropriate course is for suspects to be tried in a court of law. A recent report by the UN Secretary-General, The rule of law and transitional justice in conflict and post-conflict societies [S/2004/616], explicitly rejected any 'endorsement of amnesty for genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity'.
The provision for a perpetrator who denies wrongdoing to be referred to an ad hoc court could offend the principle that criminal laws (in this case Law 26/2000) should not be applied retroactively. However, the same problem was overcome by the ad hoc court for East Timor on the basis that the crimes in question (perpetrated in 1999) were crimes under international law at the time they were committed.
The new law's approach to reparation is anomalous and unlikely to provide adequate restorative justice to victims. Article 27 states that compensation or rehabilitation can be ordered only if the perpetrator is granted an amnesty. It is not clear what is supposed to happen in other cases although reparation can be ordered under Law 26/2000 for cases referred to an ad hoc human rights court. A government regulation on compensation, restitution and rehabilitation was issued under Law 26/2000 but was rushed through on the day before the start of the East Timor trials. It is not yet clear how it will work in practice. A similar regulation will presumably be required for the Truth Commission. Amongst other things, it will have to clarify the extent to which the government is obliged to provide reparation [for an analysis of the right to reparation as applied in Indonesia, see Justice for victims should include right to reparation, Jakarta Post, 8 September 2004].
The record of other Truth and Reconciliation Commissions around the world, particularly those in South America, is not altogether encouraging. Certainly, it is clear from past experience that there can be no reconciliation without justice. The Commission on Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor is regarded as a good initiative but there is concern that the Government of East Timor will be reluctant to implement what it considers to be politically sensitive recommendations when the Commission reports in the next few months. Furthermore, it does not and cannot address the paramount issue of securing accountability for serious crimes. This remains a major concern for Indonesia.
Things have changed markedly since the fall of the dictatorship in 1998. Nevertheless, old political forces are still trying hard to turn the clock back. Freedom of speech, for example, is one of the major political achievements since 1998, to much dismay in some circles. Four-star General Hendropriyono is a striking example of somebody who refuses to accept present-day political freedoms.
General Hendropriyono is more than just one of many middle-of the-road retired generals. During the Megawati presidency, he was head of BIN (Badan Intelijen Negara, National Security Agency), the main intelligence body in the country. Hendropriyono has such a close relationship with the Megawati family that he joined her party, PDI-P, in return for which he got the job as intelligence supremo.
In the past few months Hendropriyono has been particularly busy harassing two key advocates in Indonesian civil society, Indro Cahyono, former student leader and currently coordinator of SKEPHI, a leading environmental NGO, and Hendardi, the very vocal chair and spokesperson for many years of PBHI, one of the main human rights NGOs in Indonesia.
Both men have recently been taken to court by Hendropriyono for allegedly publicly defaming and destroying his good name. In both cases, Hendropriyono has demanded Rp. 10 billion compensation and an order for the two to publish half-page apologies in the press for five days running in the three main dailies: Kompas, Jakarta Post and Media Indonesia.
Hendropriyono has an abominable track record as an army officer and has been widely condemned by human rights groups, in Indonesia and abroad. He is widely known as the 'Butcher of Lampung', in connection with an incident going back 15 years when he ordered a raid on a Muslim community in Lampung, South Sumatra. As the local commander at the time, he organised hundreds of troops to launch a massive attack, backed by helicopters and Brimob, the Police special forces. Hundreds of villagers died in the massacre and so far there has been no attempt to make anyone accountable for the crime. Meanwhile, his military career had soared by leaps and bounds.
He is known as a good communicator, a typical example of key army officers in those days. Overconfident about their leading role in society and shamelessly meddling in major political matters. He became an important public figure when he was appointed commander of the Jakarta military command (1993-1994), one of the most prestigious posts in the army, and became part of the Jakarta jet-set. Hendropriyono is known to be very ambitious and he has never made a secret of his ambitions.
His military career was phenomenal and typical of other military high flyers of those days. He possesses a Kopassus (red berets) background combined with a variety of posts in the intelligence branch. In the eighties Kopassus officers were excessively represented at the top of the army.
In the late eighties he became the intelligence chief of Kopassus and later moved upwards to serve as one of the directors of BAIS, the military intelligence body. Hendropriyono belongs to the generation of top-ranking officers who combined military positions with business connections. He is a wealthy man and likes to put in an appearance when important happenings take place. He has also established a successful lawyers' office, winning many clients from the business community. Along with all these activities, he is also chair of the National Boxing Association and more recently of the Indonesian Judo Association.
In the heyday of the Megawati reign, key military figures like General Hari Sabarno and General Hendropriyono planned to boost co-ordination between the intelligence agencies and upgrade the position of BIN.
In the post-Suharto days, the police gained more power and took charge of intelligence work such as investigating the Bali bombing and the Marriott Hotel explosion, with good results, obtaining considerable assistance from police officers from the UK, the US, Japan and Australia.
This support for the police has provoked a lot of jealousy. BIN's place in the jungle of intelligence bodies has not been clarified. The ministry of defence has its own intelligence unit and the three wings of the armed forces, (the army, navy and air force) all have their own groups. Special units like Kopassus have kept their own intelligence units.
The police force was officially separated from the armed forces in 2002 and has an own intelligence unit. The entire discussion about the overhaul of intelligence agencies has become a burning issue because of the security threat placed in the global war against terrorism.
Hendropriyono has always regarded his job as BIN chief as being comparable to the national security advisor to the White House, ready with advice for the president at a moment's notice. Megawati upgraded the position of head of BIN to a ministerial post.
Hendropriyono also wanted BIN to retain its operational functions, so as to be able to arrest people and launch operations when needed. It all sounds like the old police state of Indonesia in the seventies.
But in the meantime, the political constellation has changed and Hendropriyono has lost his job after the installation of the new cabinet. The four star general is without a job but will likely find ways to remain an active player in the power politics of Jakarta.
Indro Cahyono's track record of criticising the military goes back to 1978 when he was put on trial because of his active opposition role in the student movement. His defence plea was called Dibawah Sepatu Lars (Under the Jackboot) which was acknowledged as being the most substantial writing on the disastrous role of the military since the birth of the Indonesian republic in 1945.
He has retained this staunch anti-military tradition and is often interviewed and quoted by the press. In a recent interview, he criticised the way Sidney Jones, the ICG (International Crisis Group) director, was kicked out of the country. It is a public secret that Hendropriyono, as chief of BIN, had much to do with her deportation. Indro was interviewed by Radio Netherlands in the summer and some time later, Hendropriyono struck back with his anti-defamation case. He also demanded the confiscation of Indro's house and land. In the meantime Indro and his family had to face many acts of intimidation. His house in Bekasi has frequently been visited by suspicious individuals, making strange demands, such as wanting interviews or saying they are going to measure the property. In late August, Indro received a letter from the District court in Bekasi with more information relating to the confiscation of his property. The case is still continuing.
Hendardi also criticised Hendropriyono in public and went so far as to demand that he should step down as intelligence chief because of the poor quality of his performance.
Several terrorist incidents have occurred lately in Jakarta, such as the bombing of the KPU (Elections Commission) office and the bomb in Kuningan, in front of the Australian embassy. In the last few years Jakarta has been hit by several serious terrorist attacks but so far BIN has failed to come forward with a single clue.
Hendardi has expressed the opinion that intelligence performance has been weak, unprofessional and like a lame duck. As in the old days, it still focuses on observing and monitoring groups in society like NGOs, student groups and people who concentrate on analysing the situation in Indonesia such as Sidney Jones.
Hendropriyono gave the same reaction to this as he has done with the case against Indro, demanding the confiscation of Hendardi's house in Cipete. The case continues.
On 20 October, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, popularly known as SBY, a retired army general, was inaugurated as Indonesia's 6th President. This followed the first direct presidential election in which more than 60 percent voted for SBY. In the first round in June, SBY achieved a majority but not enough to avoid a runoff. Throughout, opinion polls gave SBY a convincing edge over the incumbent, President Megawati. As the first directly-elected president, SBY can lay claim to being the first 'people's' president. His legitimacy is unprecedented as compared with his five predecessors.
Indonesia held three elections this year, all of which took place under relatively peaceful conditions. The third election on 20 September was by far the easiest; it was the second round of the presidential election with only two candidates. As a huge archipelago with 13,000 islands, organising an election in Indonesia is a logistical nightmare; it takes weeks before the result can be announced. But only hours after the polling booths closed and the counting started, it was clear that SBY was the winner.
SBY is the 6th President since the birth of the republic in 1945. While the majority of voters are optimistic about how he will handle complex economic, political and legal problems, his job will be a tough one. Indonesia remains economically 'the sick man of Asia' with abysmal economic growth, a widening gap between rich and poor and double-digit unemployment.
While small groups within civil society campaigned against his candidacy because of his background as a retired army officer, the majority saw SBY as new figure in Indonesian politics, taking heart from his track record in recent years when he was a cabinet minister.
In his public appearances, he came across more as a civilian than a military man. In three television debates with Megawati, he emerged as the superior politician with a clearer vision of how to handle state affairs.
SBY's career as a politician has been short and tumultuous, characterised by ups and downs. But in hindsight, it gave him the popularity needed to run successfully for president. His career as a politician started when President Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) appointed him minister for mining and energy in 2000 This was a crucial post as oil and natural gas are Indonesia's main sources of foreign exchange. Gus Dur's presidency was volatile. In just eighteen months, he carried out many cabinet reshuffles. Early on, SBY shifted from the mining ministry to become Coordinating Minister for Politics and Security (Menko Polkam).
At the height of the power struggle during Gus Dur's presidency, he refused to support a decree issued by Gus Dur on 28 May 2001 for firm measures to be taken to rescue the presidency. He was sacked by Gus Dur but a few weeks later, on 25 July, the MPR (People's Consultative Congress) found a pretext to impeach Gus Dur.
Megawati became president and SBY decided to run for vice-president against two heavyweights Hamzah Haz, chair of PPP, one of the main Muslim parties, and Akbar Tandjung chair of Golkar, the main secular party and former political vehicle of the dictator Suharto.
SBY failed because he lacked the backing of a political party. A few months later, in September 2001, the Partai Demokrat (PD), his political vehicle, was established. At about the same time, he received a call from President Megawati asking him to take back his job as Menko Polkam, which he accepted.
His time as Menko Polkam was fraught with problems. Regional conflicts were at their peak; along with widespread unrest in Aceh and West Papua there were local conflicts in Poso and Maluku. On top of this, he had to deal with several acts of terrorism, the bomb blast in Bali which killed around 200 people, and the bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Jakarta. It is more than likely that these problems strengthened his resolve to run for the highest job while Megawati failed to make serious efforts to tackle these problems.
SBY's ambition to run for the presidency soon became a public secret. Ads appeared in the press promoting SBY as the future president, souring his relationship with Megawati. By late 2003, Megawati was excluding him from key cabinet sessions. Their relationship fell to zero with communications being conducted by letters or through go-betweens. Megawati's husband, the influential Taufiq Kiemas, openly supported his wife and attacked SBY, calling him 'childish'. This arguably gave him more popularity as the 'underdog', always popular with voters. On 11 March 2004, he resigned from Megawati's cabinet and successful ran for the presidency.
Megawati's campaign in the second round was little short of disastrous. Her party, the PDI-P, Indonesia's second largest party entered a coalition with Golkar, Indonesia's largest party. The two parties held a big majority in parliament, and their leaders firmly believed that this coalition would attract the majority of votes. But as it turned out, the electorate voted massively for SBY. It was clear that party allegiance played little role; voters were voting for personalities. SBY's popularity soared as the public and the press sided with the 'victim'.
In many ways, SBY personifies the kind of army officer now at the top of TNI, the Indonesian army. In the early days, army recruits came from all levels of society, mostly from the grassroots but since the seventies, there has been a gradual shift. The prominent role of the army in society has affected the class origins of its new cadets.
Officers have gradually become a caste of their own. Through inter-marriage and as the sons of senior officers who follow in the footsteps of their fathers, many highly-placed officers are related to each other. SBY's father was in the army, serving as a first lieutenant while his father-in-law is the infamous Major-General Sarwo Edhie, who played a brutal role in the bloody killings of tens of thousands of innocent peasants in the red drive of 1965 in Central Java. His eldest son is a graduate from the Military Academy and holds the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. There are similar family ties between many high-ranking officers.
In many ways, SBY can be said to have an almost perfect military background. As a cadet, he was one of the brightest, graduating from the Academy in 1973 at the top of his class. He was soon sent abroad for further training and took three courses in the US (Airborne and Ranger Course, Fort Benning, 1976; Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Fort Benning, 1982-1983; Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, 1990-1991). He attended a Jyngle Warfare School in Panama in 1983. He also underwent training in Belgium and Germany (Anti-Tank Weapon Course, 1984) as well as in the UK while serving as commander of the UN Peace Keeping Force in Bosnia in 1995-1996.
Not much has been reported about his combat duties or his involvement in serious human rights violations. He served three times in East Timor which, in those days, was a necessary step in one's military career. He took part in Operasi Seroja in 1976-1977 (for the pacification of East Timor), in Operasi Tuntas in 1979-1980 (for the eradication of the resistance) and so-called mopping-up operations in East Timor in 1986-1988.
Also little has been said about his role when he was army chief-of-staff in the Jakarta military command in 1996 during the attack on the headquarters of the PDI, which was chaired by Megawati. Even less is known about his role during the violence that erupted in East Timor in 1998-1999, at which time he was chief-of-staff for territorial affairs (from 9 November 1998 till October 1999) which continued until international forces stepped in.
By the time of the downfall of Suharto in May 1998, SBY had joined the ranks of more liberal-minded officers, which included people like Agus Wirahadikusumah, Agus Widjoyo and Saurip Kadi.
SBY made many promises during the presidential election so people now expect deeds, not words. He promised to fight corruption and to pay special attention to the conflicts in Aceh and West Papua. He also warned of the 'spectre of terrorism' still haunting Indonesia. Regarding his human rights agenda, see our letter to the new government. SBY has promised to deal with burning issues regarding the armed forces. He speaks optimistically about the TNI adjusting itself in the process of democracy. There are three burning issues relating to internal reform within the TNI.
The first is the army's involvement in business, the second is the territorial command structure of the army and thirdly is the ending of impunity. Civilian presidents like Habibie, Gus Dur and Megawati were not able (or unwilling) to handle these issues. It remains to be seen whether a retired general has the necessary political will and influence to deal with them.
Aceh will be the best place to judge whether the incoming government is any different from previous regimes in Indonesia. One of the biggest challenges for the government of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is to resolve the conflict in Aceh peacefully. The way he approaches resolution of the almost 30-year conflict in Aceh will show whether he is indeed different.
Not long after the election, Yudhoyono met an audience of teachers. He promised to work to settle the conflict by peaceful means, saying: "Let us not just go ahead with the military operation" (AP, 22 September 2004). However, he has shown considerable ambiguity. He also stated that the country must remain united and that there could be no compromise on this, as well as stating that the conflict must be resolved in a fair manner, and as peacefully as possible.
His statement clearly aimed to show that the Aceh problem is on his priority list. On several other occasions, he promised to create a more peaceful Aceh. However, Aceh is a place where actions are infinitely more important than words. In the past many Indonesian politicians have made numerous promises about Aceh while rarely, if ever, doing anything to deliver on them. In Megawati's acceptance speech after her election to the presidency, the new leader wept in public and promised that no blood would fall in Aceh during her time in office. Contrary to these tears and promises, the situation in Aceh was allowed to deteriorate until she declared martial law in May 2003. Similar commitments for a better Aceh were also made by Abdurrahman Wahid. He made even grander promises, favouring a referendum for the Acehnese people. Needless to say this never happened.
So history has taught us caution in expecting new presidents to deliver on their promises. Will Yudhoyono's words of peace be put into practice in Aceh? This has to happen. There are no other viable long-term options available to Jakarta for resolving the conflict in Aceh. Equally, the Acehnese have little confidence that Jakarta can generate the political will necessary to bring about change and a positive, peaceful future in Aceh. This is an opportunity for the new president to demonstrate his presidential ability, by proving that he is more effective than any previous Indonesian leadership.
These realities of the conflict provide a number of opportunities for SBY, as Yudhoyono is also called, to start improving the situation in Aceh. His much-touted legitimacy, as the country's first directly-elected president, provides him with a powerful platform from which to pursue peace. Re-engaging in dialogue with GAM, and giving the non-combatant population space at the negotiating table will always be hugely unpopular for nationalistic Indonesia but SBY's unique position may mean he can take this path to a peaceful solution.
SBY needs to assess the current military approach immediately. The new government should evaluate the administration of martial law from May 2003 to May 2004, as well as monitoring and reviewing the events of the civil emergency administration to date. It is imperative that an impartial assessment is made of how these military operations were conducted and how many civilians have been killed. SBY should also immediately respond to rampaging human rights violations allegedly perpetrated by government troops, as described in the report by Indonesia's own human rights commission, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch [see separate article].
When the military operations got underway last year, the military stated that their operations were targeting five thousand members and supporters of GAM. Yet by the end of martial law, the military claimed to have killed over two thousand, arrested over two thousand and acknowledged the surrender of over one thousand (Jakarta Post, 24 May 2004). Even though this meets the military's own target figures civil emergency status was nonetheless imposed. Some five to ten people a day have been killed under this new civil status. The new Indonesian government needs to tell us who they are. Are they really all GAM, as claimed by the military?
The government should show its commitment to a new and productive approach in Aceh by allowing access to the province. Independent rights groups that are currently not allowed in can make credible assessments of the human rights situation in Aceh. Aceh should also be accessible to Indonesian and foreign journalists.
The other critical way to move forward in Aceh requires the new government to lay out their strategy for a viable, credible peace process. The president has stated, on many occasions that he would like to see the situation in Aceh improve. What is not clear yet is what actions he will be taking to bring about this improvement. On the contrary, he continues to cling to ambiguous commitments. It is imperative for him to show the Acehnese that he really does want to bring peace and positive change to Aceh. | 2019-04-20T00:44:41Z | http://www.tapol.org/bulletin/177-november-2004 |
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Peter said that what he appreciates most at work is the way they treat him like a regular person.
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What I think would be very cool is if GetGoing became more of lifestyle brand like Airbnb. I'd really like getting points for travelling with them and if I could earn points elsewhere to use on their website, it'll be really nice. I'd also like if they could bring back standby flights, where you'd get a notification that one of the places you'd like to see is available on the same day and then you'd just fly off because adventure called. Another use case is if you have a week of free time (let's say in between jobs) and would like to go anywhere as long as it's cheap and interesting, you'd use this service to get away.
The US market is a bit tricky because unlike Europe you can't just fly for 2 hours and have an awesome getaway. In general it should be a blessing to adventurous travellers who want to save some money too. Compare this with how GermanWings does it and it's low pricing. | 2019-04-20T15:18:43Z | https://www.taigeair.com/powerful-tool-for-leisure-travellers-to-save-money-getgoing-com |
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we napped our Sundays away?
I stay myself with flagons of domestic pilsner.
terriers snorting sleep on paw-painted pillows.
I let myself join them in animal rest.
I think of peeling it all away.
Les Kay’s poetry has recently appeared in a variety of literary journals including Whiskey Island, Sugar House Review, Stoneboat, Menacing Hedge, Third Wednesday, Santa Clara Review, Stirring: A Literary Collection, The White Review, and elsewhere. He holds a PhD from the University of Cincinnati’s Creative Writing program. | 2019-04-20T15:06:24Z | http://www.yespoetry.com/news/les-kay |
My favorite spring symphony. And yes, they DID stop peeping shortly after I stopped talking. Ornery little frogs.
Do you have spring peepers where you live?
Sarah, I loved hearing your voice. ❤ Your expression was the cutest thing when they stopped. We have tree frogs that start singing in the evening. We will find them stuck on our house windows sometimes. Is that the same thing? Maybe a little different?
I think they’re different . . . but related! Peepers are so TINY you can’t find them. And believe me, I’ve tried.
BTW: they start and stop peeping based on the temperature fluxuations.
That’s what I was thinking. They started up again once it cooled off more that evening.
I know what you mean about not hearing them anymore! And then, some nights, I think I hear them and it’s only my imagination! Love the links to other night sounds . . .
Robins trilling is the sign I look for as spring truly arriving. Jeepers creepers those peepers are keepers though.
We had an influx of EARLY robins in February, but I think they scooted back to warmer climes!
We probably aren’t warmer, but we are certainly appreciative. | 2019-04-19T14:54:58Z | https://sarahloudinthomas.com/2018/03/29/appalachian-thursday-spring-peepers/ |
You're Scrumptious! Happy Valentine's Day Card for Daughter: Daughters are as sweet as candy! Treat your amazing daughter to a scrumptious Valentine's Day card this year. Make her feel truly loved with sprinkles and hearts and all the warm fuzzies her heart can hold! This pretty pink Valentine's Day card will delight your daughter. The sweet Valentine's Day message will make your daughter's day extra special. On this day of love, who better to send a Valentine to then your amazing daughter? | 2019-04-25T16:15:42Z | https://quotesoftheday.net/love/valentines-day-quotes-youre-scrumptious-happy-valentines-day-card-for-daughter-daughters-a/ |
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In today’s schools students, I believe, are being taught the essential curriculum. These “essential influenced curriculum” includes English, mathematics, science, history, foreign languages and geography. These subjects are deemed as necessary for students to complete upon graduation. This way students have the essential knowledge needed to deal with situations and ideas that may arise in their future. Currently there are several approaches to curriculum development. Curricula may be subject-center or student centered.
Teacher may choose to use the direct instruction model. This model “emphasizes well-developed and carefully planned lessons designed around small learning increments and clearly defined and prescribed teacher tasks (Ornstein, et al.) .” These direct instruction lessons are often scripted. The teacher leads the lesson which is then followed with the students practicing the lesson and then immediate teacher feedback. This type of instructional method is often found in schools suffering under NCLB. Outside sources may help schools to develop a curriculum focusing on direct instruction in order to make sure the students are learning what they need to be learning in order to pass the SOL or any other standardized test. Non-direct instruction is often the type of instruction that you will see if inquiry-based learning is prominent. Through inquiry-based learning students are able to construct a response from what they were able to gather without the scripted lesson of the teacher.
As a future history teacher I will be using student-centered approach to curriculum in order to make sure that all my students are engaged throughout the learning process. History can often be thought of as boring and drawn-out. It’s important for me to change the idea of a history class in my student’s mind. Instead of sitting and listening to a scripted lesson from the textbook, I want to be able to have my students interact with myself and each other through jigsaw activities, learning centers and technology. In order for my students to do their very best I need to make sure that I am following the subject curriculum developed by the school and department head , especially if my class has a SOL at the end of the year. I would use to my advantage, the department head and administrators for any questions that I might have.
Ornstein, A., Levine, D., & Gutek, G. (2011). Foundations of education. (11 ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. | 2019-04-24T01:53:27Z | http://hyoung914.umwblogs.org/tag/development/ |
MIB Band | Christmas Packages for YOU!
The Christmas party preparation is in full swing! We are busy in the office and looking forward to all these wonderful events we are working on coming to life.
In true Christmas spirit, we want to give those of you a little present….the present of making your party planning life a lot easier! So we have teamed up with our event supplier friends to put together the following packages. These packages are great for if you already have a venue in place, however if you need a venue too, take a look at our packages that include venues with availability.
Imagine…… your guests arrive to the sweet sound of the Christmas Duo, performing Christmas songs in their own unique and beautiful arrangements. As they are serenaded by the band over your drinks reception, our Close Up Magician works the room, ‘wowing’ all your guests! You also have the option to choose between Make Up Artists – who can transform your guests as they arrive (great for those coming straight from work!) or do some fancy face or body painting, or you can choose our Balloonatics, who will equally wow your guests with their amazing balloon creations.
During your dinner the Magician and Balloonatics will continue to amaze your guests in-between courses. We will provide our Ultimate Playlist, using one of our pre-made playlists (which we can decide on with you) we will keep the vibe up. After dinner, the Selfie Mirror will be available for all those poseurs to get their Xmas snaps in, and the MIB 3 Piece (3 Vocalists and backing tracks) will perform some party hits to get your guests dancing.
This steps up from the previous package, to include professional staging, a DJ as well as the MIB 5 piece party band.
This gives you all of the above, and so much more! Your guests are greeted by Christmas Elf Waitresses as they arrive, again hearing the sweet tones of The Christmas Duo as they enjoy their first drinks, and being wowed by the Close Up Magician. As they head into their meal, the MIB Jazz Quartet are playing providing the most sophisticated of atmospheres! Over the meal, your guests will get quite the surprise as 2 of the waiters burst out into song, backed by the MIB band, who are now playing adrenaline filling songs that are prepping your guests for what is coming later. After dinner, the MIB Band will take to the stage to party until the early hours, the Selfie Mirror will be out for your guests to strike those poses, and body and face painting will be available.
All of the above packages are tweakable to suit your event, so please do get in touch with us to discuss further. | 2019-04-18T14:17:37Z | http://www.mibband.com/christmaspackages/ |
The lifeless body below is of Jean de Dieu Musafili, a worker of S.B.S and a resident of Kigali.
The lifeless body below is of Jean de Dieu Musafili, a worker of S.B.S and a resident of Kigali. His body was discovered on 28th/10/18 with marks of strangulation on his neck. According to his friends, his wallet was still intact in his pocket and nothing removed from it – including money. Therefore, a robbery should be ruled out.
He left his house on Saturday, never called any one and didn’t return home that night something which he doesn’t do, only for his body to be discovered on the Sunday, 4/10/18.
According to his friends, of recently he has been receiving threatening calls from unknown people. Obviously he would report the issues to the police, and the police would promise to investigate. According to friends, the deceased didn’t have any single problem with anyone. They suspect, may be, he may have said a wrong word(s) that may have hard a political connotation(s).
At the moment, all Rwandans know who threatens citizens in the country. Currently, we all know the only people/institution allowed to take lives of the citizens.
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Remove familial objection: A couples can remove the familial objection from their love marriage with the help of love marriage specialist in Kapurthala. Love marriage specialist in Kapurthala give such spells which make a person to make parents agree for the love marriage.
Solves caste and cultural issues: There are many people those who solve the caste and cultural issues that comes into the love marriage. Parents object for the love marriage because of these reasons also. Thus love marriage specialist in Kapurthala solves every such kind of problem of the couples.
Kundali matching: Many love marriages also not happen because the kundali of both the couples do not match. But especially for Hindu parents’ kundali matching matters a lot. Thus if there is any kind of the problem in the kundali matching a couple should consult love marriage specialist in Kapurthala and create the yoga of love marriage. | 2019-04-20T08:57:33Z | http://www.astrojdshastri.com/love-marriage-specialist-in-kapurthala.php |
PONCHATOULA, La - It's the world's biggest strawberry party.
That's where you can shoot the hoops and win some prizes.
And WGNO News with a Twist features guy Wild Bill Wood is there LIVE riding the rides and playing the games at the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival in Ponchatoula, Louisiana.
It was quite a delicious time for Wild Bill and all the friends he bumped into.
This was year the 48th year for the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival where everybody, as you can see, had a "berry" good time.
And of course with an endless supply of great strawberries.
Wild Bill and WGNO News with a Twist were LIVE at 5pm and 6pm on Friday. | 2019-04-21T04:24:46Z | https://wgno.com/2019/04/17/shoot-the-hoops-at-ponchatoula-strawberry-festival/ |
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When standardized health care answers do not solve problems, it takes creative, innovative responses to be successful.
Innovative Health Care is a company dedicated to finding and developing these types of solutions. Based on a clinical, evidence-based approach to problem-solving, Innovative Health Care is unique in its success story.
Stuart J. Yoffe, M.D. has been involved with jail medical care for over twelve years. He has established health care programs in the following county jails: Washington, Waller, Burleson and Milam. At each jail, one major goal was to integrate the health care service team with the jail security staff. He has achieved this by an educational program and by reinforcing the benefits to each department . “What Jail Staff Needs to Know about the Jail Medical System” is a compilation of lectures provided by Dr. Yoffe along with responses to commonly posed questions about specific medical conditions from the Security Staff.
Stuart J. Yoffe, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Speaker at Sheriff’s Association Meeting 2009.
Dr. Yoffe is a board certified pediatrician with specialty training in allergy and immunology, who thirty years ago worked with nurse practitioners, physician assistants and who had in his office an audiologist, speech pathologist, part-time nutritionist and part- time psychologist. This was in the 1970s and 1980s. Innovative is not a new word to him.
Recipient of one of five national Education Certificates from the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2010.
Georgia LaPointe Yoffe is an educator. With a Master’s Degree in English, she has served as a school teacher and administrator. Her specific interest is high risk children. Based on a wealth of experience, her well-conceived project of a teen parenting program serves as a model for successful development of young parents through education and direction.
"What County Jail Staff Needs to Know about the Jail Medical Care System--Basic Course"
"What County Jail Staff Needs to Know about the Jail Medical Care System--An Advanced Course"
"What County Jail Staff Needs to Know about the Psychiatric Care System."
Without beating around the bush, if you are spending an inordinate amount of money on the health care for your inmates or you do not feel you are getting your money’s worth, then Stuart J. Yoffe, M.D. is available for short or long term consultations to modify your system. Fees are determined by what the individual jail wishes to accomplish and by the length of time needed to accomplish the task.
The first nine years as Medical Director for the Washington County Jail, Dr. Yoffe saved the county over $1,000,000 increasing the efficiency of health care in the system.
Although specific numbers are not available, health care costs have been considerably reduced in Milam, Burleson and Waller County Jail Programs also.
"I can say that Dr. Yoffe has been very effective as a consultant with his recommendations and their implementation. In the past 16 months, HCJ has considerably increased its ability to control expenditures. I can strongly recommend Dr. Yoffe as a consultant in the field of County Jail Medicine."
To provide educationally appropriate medical information to correctional staff to improve general medical knowledge.
To create a more confident correctional staff member when required to deal with inmate medical problems.
To promote better sense of joint purpose between correctional staff and medical staff.
To supply educationally appropriate level of medical information to correctional staff so that communication between the two teams is at the highest level.
All courses will be automatically graded and the results will be sent to the individual jail purchasing the course and the participant for accreditation purposes. This is why sign in information is so important to us.
If you wish to take this course personally or for your staff, you will be asked to provide a credit card number for payment, the name of the organization, the state and county in which it is located, the number of participants wishing to take the course and the email of the participant and organization (its representative) for grade presentation.
You will be asked to supply the mailing address of the organization for certificate presentation.
Once payment is provided via credit card (Visa,Mastercard), you will be issued a code for each participant and that code will be good for a two- year period during which time the test can be accessed. At the end of the two-year period or when question #120 is answered, the score will be provided to both the participant and the organization (its representative).
Link to sign up for this course.
There is a pre-test before each section of information.
The pre-tests are not scored, but instead they are guides to what information is considered valuable. Every individual will automatically receive a grade of P or U on their pre-test, but that grade does not count.
The post-tests are scored and a score sheet will be provided to you/your jail after all the tests are finished. Your tests will be scored at the end of each lesson.
Read the information carefully, but because this is an open-book program, you will be allowed to use the educational information while taking the test.
Test Explanation continued... Your tests will be scored at the end of each section. 70% or more correctly answered is Pass. Read the information carefully, but this is an open-book program, and so you will be allowed to use the educational information while taking the test. You can have access to your test results only when you finish the entire program. You will not be allowed to return to the educational information once you finish the 10th test (question #100).
61 pages chocked full of information for nurses, medical assistants and even jail physicians. Every jail should have this book as a reference.
If desiring to purchase this booklet, email your order to sgyoffe@sbcglobal.net or call 979 277 2094. | 2019-04-25T10:24:09Z | http://innovative-healthcare.com/inmate.html |
How Do I Obtain a First Certificate of Title?
All land is registered and a Certificate of Title issued in accordance with the Registration of Titles Chapter 56:50 of 1990 and Chapter 56:51 of 1990 of the Revised Laws of Dominica. Certificates of Title are issued in duplicate by the Registrar of Titles according to the provisions of the Acts mentioned above. The Certificates of Title are registered by placing one duplicate in order of its date in the current volume of the register. The other duplicate is handed over to the registered proprietor who must produce the same whenever he/she desires to transfer or otherwise deal with the land.
A request giving the details of the land, duly signed and dated by the applicant and witnessed by a Solicitor, Notary Public (if signed outside of Dominica) or by an independent person.
Three (3) survey plans signed by a Licensed Surveyor stating the information of the land to be registered and accompanied by a Surveyor's Affidavit verifying the plans.
Common Affidavit signed, dated and sworn to by the Applicant and his/her Solicitor giving the details of the land.
One (1) affidavit signed dated and sworn to by the Applicant giving the history of the land and his/her right to the land.
Two (2) supporting affidavits from other persons who have knowledge of the land and the right of the Applicant to the land.
Supporting documents (i.e. Deeds, Probate, Receipt, Death Certificate, Valuation etc) which could further establish the right of the Applicant to the land.
Abstract of Title (i.e. a list of affidavit and supporting documents).
Schedule (i.e. the advertisement for title which is advertised in the newspaper).
Two (2) title forms with the relevant information pertaining of the Applicant and the land to be registered.
Before documents can be presented at the Registry for processing, all the relevant fees must be paid at the Treasury. The fees payable are 1% Judicial fee and 1% Assurance fee on the value of the land. Documents to be presented to the cashier at the Treasury are the Request and one (1) title form.
Nos. (i) – (ix) are then presented at the Registry by entering documents, stating date and time in the presentation book.
After presentation a copy of the schedule must be advertised in two (2) consecutive issues of any newspaper for the benefit of persons who may have an interest in the land and wish to object to the issue.
A Notice stating that an application has been presented at the Registry must be served on the adjacent occupiers (i.e.) the persons who own land bounding with the Applicant e.g. on the North, South boundaries etc.). This is done as means of information, so that they are aware of the registration, that the plan presented is a true and corrected reflection of the area claimed and that their rights are not being affected. If the adjacent occupier has an objection, then he/she is entitled to place Caveat (i.e. the legal document stopping the registration) against the application.
If the parties involved are unable to settle the dispute, then the Caveat is heard before a Judge in chambers.
Two (2) copies of the advertisement in the newspaper and an Affidavit of Service (i.e. a document sworn to by the person who served the adjacent occupiers) are presented at the Registry.
At the expiration of six (6) weeks after the advertisement in the newspaper or service on the adjacent occupiers (whichever is the later), the documents are vetted for correctness and placed before the Judge for the Judge's Flat (i.e. the approval to issue).
When the Judge's Flat has been given, the relevant stamps and information are placed on the two (2) title forms and two (2) surveys plans and placed before the Registrar/Deputy Registrar for signing. After documents have been signed, the plans are attached to the title forms. One Certificate of Title is given to the Registered Proprietor/Applicant and the other is kept at the Registry. | 2019-04-23T10:47:17Z | http://dominica.gov.dm/services/land-ownership-and-development/how-do-i-obtain-a-first-certificate-of-title |
Call us cuckoo, but we’ve just found a working timepiece made from printed paper! This amazing cuckoo clock from Hellopetie is made with quarz-clockwork, printed paper, foam board and natural glue. Unbelievably resourceful and super fun, this fantastic feature will liven up any wall.
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Outta this world! Happy Birthday, Geoffrey!
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TiJohn, or Little John, is the older brother to Rose. He has been in the home since 2011. John smiles all the time. He is close friends with many of the older boys, and when it is time to work, John will be working right in the middle of everything, silently taking everything in. He may not dominate with a big personality, but his quiet and humble spirit will overtake you the moment he smiles at you. | 2019-04-26T14:48:00Z | http://mountainfaithmission.com/portfolio/tijohn-phariscat-tee-john/ |
E94070W is a surface-mount wide beam punchy flood light with a 60 degree beam angle primarily designed for energy-saving up lighting of trees. Apollo has an adjustable stirrup bracket for mounting on walls or an optional ground spike. The lens has "through-flow" slots to allow water to flow off the lens even if pointed directly upward or fitted with a glare shield. It uses a 70 watt single-ended metal halide lamp and polished reflector to project a 60 degree symmetric circular beam for up lighting larger trees: the central 60 degree beam is ideal for up lighting from beneath and is complemented by peripheral light spread for coverage of canopies. Where the shape of the tree falls within a 40-60 degree arc, use E94070W to cover up to 15m high, subject to density & colour of canopy & structure: perception of brightness varies between different people. If the tree has a wider spread, especially over 10m, use 1 or more E94070W 60 degree spotlights for a fuller effect. Use 150w models for larger trees or where the trees are further from the viewpoint to compensate for the distance. Where the outer canopy is dense and the inner canopy & structure is more open, up light the central trunk & branches with one Apollo 36 degree spotlight and position other Apollo spotlights to illuminate the outer canopy. Look up through the tree you propose to light - if you can see up through the branches, then light will penetrate the canopy and structure as well. If not, use up lights to light the tree externally. Lighting large trees is a black art: test the position of up lights with a temporary wiring set-up before final installation. Lighting of trees with very open canopy may be brighter than desired - consider Apollo 35 35w metal halide spotlights or Elipta halogen spotlights with Powersaver 50w lamps as a lower power alternative. This advice is for general guidance and subject to branch & canopy structure and foliage density, colour & translucence.
Ceramic type CDMTC70 70 watt single-ended 3000K warm white metal halide lamp for is recommended for long lamp life and colour stability for purple/red/yellow/green foliage trees. HQITC35K4 white lamp gives cooler lighting effect suitable for trees with blue/grey foliage such as some pines and cedars. The lamps can not be switched on and of in rapid succession, they need time to warm up and cool down. ORDER LAMPS SEPARATELY. | 2019-04-25T16:51:00Z | http://www.exteriorlightsuk.co.uk/product/apollo-70w-metal-halide-wide-spot |
Professional family in Chicago seeks full time nanny for their two children, a preschooler and a toddler, to begin January.
Hours are Monday through Friday, 12:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. There is some flexibility to start and end earlier on one or two days depending on coordinating schedules with other full time nanny. It is important that the nanny be very flexible and on call for the family.
Nanny must drive and have a clean driving record; additionally, nanny must be able to supply a vehicle with room for two car seats. Family would reimburse for mileage for job related use of car.
Competitive salary ($20 to $22/hour), including sick/personal days; paid holidays; and paid vacation.
Nanny should be honest; kind and loving; patient; intelligent; flexible; able to take children to school, activities and play dates; able to take a role in therapeutic, educational and personal development of the children.
Should be able to adapt to the schedule and the routine of the household; additionally, should be able to work closely, efficiently and effectively with other full time nanny.
Very desirable to have a person with a background in early elementary education.
Responsibilities include taking toddler to and from activities taking preschooler to and from school, activities and play dates; preparing healthy meals and feeding; getting both children ready in the mornings and putting both children to bed; giving the children baths; doing children’s laundry, making children’s beds and keeping children’s rooms and play area tidy; reading books to children.
Additional responsibilities include shopping for children’s clothing and supplies; housework, such as cleaning up after meals and work; children’s laundry.
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One of the most promising and direct applications of the IoT is probably the "construction" of an appropriate environment for Industry 4.0. Thanks to connectivity and monitoring, this could help make more efficient industry a reality, industry that is capable of anticipating problems and solving them before they even occur. How will the Internet of Things help us do this?
As we said, the IoT is one of the cornerstones of Industry 4.0. Why? The answer is quite simple: everything is due to real connectivity. The fourth Industrial Revolution, also called smart industry, involves a profound change in the organization of production. This organization will rely more on the smart automation of processes, and we automatically require connectivity in order to coordinate and move this whole system.
Through the network offered by the Internet of Things, it is possible to interconnect assembly lines, monitoring systems, and control or emergency systems, for example. The connected sensors provide a vast amount of information that will be collected through analysis techniques and artificial intelligence, resulting in automatic control for industrial processes, which translates into efficiency, quality and cost reduction.
In 2016, spending by the industry in IoT was estimated to reach 737 billion dollars. The investment will grow to 1.29 trillion dollars in 2020, according to experts from the sector, which augurs interesting growth. But how will this investment be reflected in industrial processes? Predictive maintenance and the industrial application of self-maintenance will be two of the main focal points.
As we improve our knowledge of machine learning and artificial intelligence, we are able to detect more complex events, including machine failures due to wear or tear. With specialized sensors, the machinery is able to predict the depletion of a material or the substantial loss of a part’s integrity. In this way, a connected sensor can alert technicians that something is close to breaking down so they can take the appropriate measures as quickly as possible.
In this way, machinery management can be automated, and an operating protocol can even be organised if a failure is expected, so accidents or downtime in the production chain can be avoided and the required efficiency can be maintained at all times. This also saves on repair costs, resources and time. Self-repair and self-maintenance may even be automatically organised one day.
If we can program a production line to detect its faults, we can also programme it to keep running smoothly. This is the premise underpinning the SelSus project at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA. They are developing a technology capable of preventing breakdowns and downtime in their machinery so that production can be organized automatically. The possibility of self-repair is also part of that project.
To do this, they are working on total machinery monitoring techniques. Embedded sensors and other devices connected to the IoT are essential in doing this. With them in place, if a sensor fails, for example, the machinery is able to operate in a "safe mode" while waiting for the repair (which can be automatic, through a line of support robots, or managed by a human technician). As the firm’s experts indicate, Bayesian networks are the key point in developing their self-repairing lines.
Using this type of mathematical model, the likelihood of certain types of events can be calculated. Thus, projects such as SelSus not only rely on sensors but also use predictive mathematical models that complete the forecasts. Nonetheless, creating a machine capable of self-repair still has a series of drawbacks that need to be solved.
One of the biggest challenges is to analyze the massive amount of data coming from all the sources that connect the IoT. Fortunately, Big Data analysis techniques are advancing by leaps and bounds. The ability to work with a huge amount of data, together with artificial intelligence and the ability to monitor the entire production line in real time, are the three backbones of Industry 4.0, a concept in which machines repair themselves without anyone’s help thanks to the IoT. | 2019-04-25T21:03:34Z | https://iot.telefonica.com/blog/industrial-iot-will-give-us-self-repairing-machines |
Okay, hear me out. You’ve probably seen these videos on YouTube a million times — “How to Make Your Footage Look Cinematic,” and the video is basically some dude sitting in front of the camera for 14 minutes telling you to shoot at magic hour. Well, that’s great and everything, but thank goodness we have channels like SonduckFilm that get right to the point with actual advice and materials to help you out. In his latest tutorials, he actually takes some of our old freebies and applies them to footage. Let’s take a look at what you can expect when you download these free elements.
So, as you can see Josh (Sonduck) drags the clip over his footage and scales it up to fit the screen. Once you have the clip where you want it, change the blend mode to “Screen” — or “Overlay,” or whatever you’d like (it doesn’t matter if you’re in Premiere or After Effects). Because you’re dealing with a “light” element, you can play with the blend mode to fit whatever mood or aesthetic you want.
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Nobody loves fog like Todd. It’s kind of weird; you can see how happy he gets here. But, as long as he keeps giving us these fire freebie packs, I’m not complaining. Josh throws one of these 4K clips over his moody nighttime clip and adjusts the blend mode as before. However, this time the fog is a little too intense, so he goes to Effect > Color Correction > Curves and brings it down to a more manageable level. It’s as easy as that!
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Light leaks are the unsung heroes of post-production. They can instantly turn a boring transition into something dreamy and filmic. Josh throws our Light Leak freebie pack over a bright, happy scene and sets the blend mode to “Screen.” Again, you can choose whichever blend mode you like.
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Particles are little bit trickier. It’s hard to composite realistic-looking particles into your shot, but Josh shows us a few tricks with his video. First you can add a bit of Noise to the shot. Then once you’ve done this, go to Effect > Camera Lens Blur, which will just blend the particles a little bit better. We don’t offer any free particles packs, but we do have a giant pack of over 150 4K particle effects over on RocketStock. The pack is called “Collider,” and it’s truly insane how much you get with it. Check it out here.
And honestly the volumetric light pack has dust elements inside it. So, you can always use those elements as well.
Lens flares will never go out of style. There, I said it. I know a lot of people (and famous directors) overuse them, but used appropriately and minimally, they can still pack a punch. Josh explains that you need a shot with your light source leaking in from one side of the frame. That way the lens flare makes sense in the shot (practicals work best for this). So add the clip, set the blend mode to “Add,” then play with the position, scale, and opacity of the flare.
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Hey guys Great Idea BUT I think the Links tah other selling sites like eBay is very misleading. Like on your alls page sayin a certain car is 999 bucks and when you click on it you’re linked to eBay and the 999 is a starting bid with the reserve not met. Kinduh a turn off, you need to keep your sites integrity.
you know, when i first saw about this on the news, i was really excited, but, every vehicle i click on, is a direct link to ebay motors, and the “price” on this site, is nothing more than a starting bid on ebay.
if i wanted to shop on ebay, i can do that without wasting time here.
great idea tho, just didnt think someone would come along so soon and f%$k every thing up like they did. i would really like to say that i will keep coming back, but i cant, and wont…you may ask “why?”…i shall answer…i can go to ebay without wasting time here, that’s why.
thanks for the comments guys we actually bought our car off an ebay auction from this site thats why we wanted to do the road trip, to prove it is possible.
We have also added fixed price listings from around the web to the site, as well as the ability to list your car for sale – for free!
Chris, Great job on marketing aspect and good luck with your project.
You need to find an another source for your content. You should not depend only on ebay affiliate program. | 2019-04-19T20:47:57Z | https://www.carsforagrand.com/road-trip/2009/04/20/end-of-the-line-miami-beach-fl/ |
1970 Husqvarna 400 Cross, made famous in Bruce Brown's seminal motorcycle movie, "On Any Sunday." This bike was displayed at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum in Pickerington, Ohio, as part of the "Malcolm!" exhibit.
Husqvarna, the legendary make that ruled AMA Racing off-road competition throughout the 1970s and 1980s, has recently made a full-throttle return to national championship contention. This July 9-11, the iconic brand will celebrate its heritage and build toward its future as the Marque of the Year at the 19th annual AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days.
Recognized as the world's largest gathering of vintage motorcycle enthusiasts, AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days attracts tens of thousands of fans of all ages, eras and brands. The event takes place at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Ticket information is available at MidOhio.com.
"Arguably the most dominant off-road racing brand in the United States for a generation of racers, Husqvarna has recently returned full force to AMA Racing national competition,'' said Tigra Tsujikawa, AMA special events and marketing manager. "We're pleased to showcase both Husqvarna's history and the company's renewed investment in motorcycling's present and future at this year's AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days."
"Husqvarna Motorcycles is delighted to be the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days Marque of the Year for 2010," said Husqvarna Motorcycles North America President Mark Brady. "Launching the new decade with this prestigious recognition is indeed an honor. Everyone at Husqvarna Motorcycles is very much aware of the great history of the brand, and we are determined to bring back the glory days.
"We believe that developing a closer relationship with the AMA is an important part of growing and protecting the rights of every rider in America," Brady added.
As part of Husqvarna's participation in AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, fans will be able to get up close and personal with the Husqvarna's moto-history, from its genesis in Sweden in the early 1900s to the high-tech off-road, motocross and dual-sport bikes the company sells and races today.
In addition, every year an individual with ties to the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days Marque of the Year is selected as Grand Marshal for the event. The 2010 Grand Marshal will be announced shortly.
Although many U.S. riders first became familiar with Husqvarna in the early 1960s, the company had been selling motorcycles since 1903 when it fitted Husqvarna frames with engines from makers such as FN and Moto-Reve. In 1920 Husqvarna began building its own engine, a 550cc four-stroke 50-degree side-valve V-twin. Another early milestone was the legendary "Svartkvarna," built in 1946. It was a lightweight, reliable two-stroke that could endure hard use with minimal maintenance. The machine established a reputation that would define the Husqvarna marque for decades to follow.
By the early 1960s the two-stroke revolution had yet to reach the United States. U.S. riders were still tackling the woods and deserts on converted Harley-Davidsons, Triumphs and BSAs. It was about this time that a man named Edison Dye, now a member of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, took a motorcycle tour of Europe during which he became instantly enthralled with the European sport of motocross, and a new breed of lightweight two-stroke bikes favored by its competitors.
A few years later, Dye put a Husqvarna motocross bike in the hands of a young American rider named Malcolm Smith for evaluation. Smith, also an AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer, gave the bike a thumbs up. This persuaded Dye to become the U.S., Husqvarna importer in 1966. As part of a marketing campaign Dye organized visits to the U.S., by the reigning Swedish world motocross champion Torsten Hallman, who also has since taken a seat in the Hall of Fame. Not only did Dye sell Husqvarna motorcycles but he also introduced a new style of motorcycle racing to America.
While educational displays and seminars at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days will focus on Husqvarna's rich history, the machines also will be among the many brands that amateur racers will test on the racetrack in the multiple racing disciplines that are part of the weekend's competition schedule.
In addition to vintage and post-vintage competition in motocross, trials, hare scrambles, roadracing and dirt track, AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days features North America's largest motorcycle swap meet. Also on tap: bike shows, demo rides of current production bikes, motorcycling seminars, stunt shows, the new product Manufacturers' Midway, and club corrals featuring marque and regional clubs.
Proceeds from AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days benefit the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum. The goal of the AMA Hall of Fame, located on the campus of the American Motorcyclist Association in Pickerington, Ohio, is to honor the distinguished men and women whose competitive spirit, passion, vision and entrepreneurship have played a vital role in shaping the sport, lifestyle and business of motorcycling. For more information, call (614) 856-2222, or visit the Museum's website at MotorcycleMuseum.org.
For more information about AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2009, visit AMAVintageMotorcycleDays.com. | 2019-04-22T07:10:11Z | https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/black-side-down-vintage-motorcycle-days-2010 |
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I am all about taking chances and exploring new adventures. Anything that is scary and new sounds exciting and fun to me. Yesterday was the first time I have ever been surfing and it was nothing short of scary, fun, tough and exhilarating!
The sun came up on a beautiful Thursday morning, and as I took my morning walk with my puppies I could feel the warmth from the sun, and I knew that it was going to be a fantastic day for the beach. With the cooler packed full of water and containers of pre-portioned healthy meals I was ready for the day. We went out to the Barbers Point White Plains Beach in Kapolei where they had a place we could rent surfboards. Within our group of friends there were both experienced and new surfers and there was a variety of boards for us to try. Being new to surfing I was very open to hearing any sort of advice and tips I could get from people who had grown up surfing. They told me that for my first time it was best to get a big board. The board was 10 feet long and super buoyant.
Starting out we practiced paddling out and “popping up” on the board in the sand on the beach. We got a quick run down of the dos and don’ts of surfing. Let me tell you, there is a lot more to it than it looks like. One of the things I was most nervous about was, “learning the rules of the road.” Since it is a massive ocean rather than a clearly marked two lane road, I wanted to make sure I wasn’t being dangerous or getting in peoples way. For the most part I wasn’t nervous but when I had the leash on my ankle and the board in my hand it got real. With one deep breath in and out it was time to go. Walking into the ocean and getting positioned on the board we started to paddle out. The waves looked so much larger when I was actually in the water. Breaking over the first wave and paddling out I could feel my adrenaline rushing through me.
We got out to a far enough distance and turned our boards around. Now I was in position ad was ready for the big wave in the distance that was on its way. For my first attempt, one of the experienced surfers was there holding my board talking me through it. He gave me verbal instructions to start paddling as the wave was approaching and just at the right moment gave my board a push. Trying to remember everything I had learned in 5 minutes, I jumped up and rode my first wave almost all the way back to the shore. I was excited and shocked at the same time that I had actually done it and on my first try! I paddled back out and the experienced surfer teased me and said, “ Great job, but I gave you a push so that doesn’t count.” Now that I had a feel for what to do it was time to try again on my own this time. With a mixture of completely wiping out and some great successful rides I ended up catching 3 more big waves and multiple “body boarding” attempts.
Some intense board rash on my legs, a coral cut on my foot and some new tan lines later it was time to call it a day. I didn’t realize how much of an amazing workout it was until I was carrying my board back up the beach. I was so busy having a blast that I didn’t even think about the calories I had blasted through during my adventure. Since we will be closing on our house soon and living near that beach I can definitely see this being a new morning routine. Getting some exercise, a tan and having fun each morning sounds like a great perk to living in such an amazing paradise!
Go out and try something NEW and have an amazing weekend! | 2019-04-23T20:20:39Z | https://jessicaparsellbikinipro.weebly.com/blog/surfing-more-than-the-web |
Sydney Thunder have regained the services of three Test players, with coach Shane Bond relishing the unexpected return of Pat Cummins.
Pat Cummins continues to reap the rewards of a dominant Test series against Sri Lanka, earning the right to skip a planned rest period and instead boost Sydney Thunder's hopes of an unlikely Big Bash League finals berth.
But the right-armer, a proud product of Penrith in Sydney's west, has been given the green light to play the Thunder's clash with Hobart in Canberra on Saturday.
Cummins delivered only 51.4 overs in Australia's clinical 2-0 series win that featured only seven days of play.
"We didn't expect to have Pat at all. It's a real bonus for us, that's the benefit of a couple of shorter Tests," Thunder coach Shane Bond told AAP.
"Everyone's pumped to have him back. He obviously adds some serious firepower ... we've all watched him bowl like a genius.
"There's nothing like taking the field with some of the best players in the world. It's a real confidence booster for everyone."
Bond, the former New Zealand quick who played 18 Tests and 82 ODIs in a stop-start career that was marred by back injuries, can't wait to work closely with Cummins.
"I was part of England's set-up in the Ashes last summer, when he was a stand-out bowler," Bond said.
"I can certainly relate to him, having had long periods out with ongoing problems. The lucky thing is Patty started so young, he'll still have a long and successful career.
"He's a bloody good bloke. Had a tough run, worked his arse off and is getting rewards for that perseverance."
Bond also heaped praise on Khawaja, who played a pivotal role in Thunder's 2015-16 BBL title and is now in the mix to be part of Australia's World Cup defence.
"He's been a quality white-ball player for a long time," he said.
"You look at his stats. It's sort of surprised us a little bit, that he hasn't had a go recently in the Australian T20 team." | 2019-04-22T00:39:41Z | https://www.racingandsports.com.au/en/sports-cricket/cummins-is-thunders-unexpected-bbl-boost-story-473606 |
Twenty world debuts are being touted by organizers of next month's Los Angeles auto show.
What a difference a date makes.
Every January for years, press conferences for the L.A. show ended literally hours before Detroit's press events kicked off. L.A. played second fiddle to Motown's show.
The result was Los Angeles got a handful of world debuts. Plus, the news value of those debuts sometimes wasn't worth the time and cost of a trip to L.A. A world debut sometimes amounted to a sporty version of an existing vehicle. The best production vehicles and concepts were destined for the Detroit show.
But after years of prodding by auto executives and journalists, a few years ago show organizers finally admitted that the only way L.A. would become a major attraction on the show circuit would require a new time frame. Additionally, auto executives and journalists were tired of racing to Detroit.
Now, L.A. is targeting November for its annual event.
The result? Automakers are lining up to schedule significant world debuts. Press conferences are scheduled Nov. 17-18. The event is open to the public Nov. 19-28.
Additionally, Honda will introduce an electric vehicle concept, and Nissan will unveil a sedan concept called the Ellure.
Honda also will reveal a plug-in hybrid platform showcasing the next-generation of Honda hybrid technology.
In real estate, it's location, location, location.
For auto shows, it's timing, timing, timing. L.A. found the right time frame to boost the show's prominence. | 2019-04-23T10:32:11Z | https://www.autonews.com/article/20101027/BLOG06/101029863/la-auto-show-muscles-in-with-significant-world-debuts |
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Can a Micrologic Series B trip unit be changed or replaced?
Can a Micrologic series B (or older) trip unit on a legacy breaker be replaced, changed, or upgraded in the field?
The SE trip units can be changed by Field Services (see Supplemental Digest for availability).
The ground fault function cannot be added to or deleted from an SE breaker.
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Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1897) (aka. St Therese of the Child Jesus/ Sainte Thérèse de Lisieux) is Doctor of the Catholic church, which means that her life and writings are considered particularly important for Catholics. She is also called the Little Flower of Jesus. She lived in France as a nun, and died at 24 from tuberculosis. Mother Teresa chose her name in honor of her.
This page was last changed on 9 March 2015, at 11:49. | 2019-04-20T22:26:24Z | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_of_Lisieux |
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Tom Engelhardt, author of Shadow Government, discusses why the enormous US intelligence apparatus is rewarded for its repeated failures.
Questioning the official narrative to 911 is very common amongst the libertarian base. However these two want to mock and ridicule people who hold that position. Is this to pander to mainstream conservatives? Why would you attack your base? It makes me wonder, maybe that is why libertarians fail so badly at being effective in the political arena, your too busy stabbing your friends in the back.
Q. How do you make Scott Horton sound like Bill O’Reilly? | 2019-04-23T22:18:31Z | https://scotthorton.org/interviews/100314-tom-engelhardt/ |
If you are a resident in South Australia, membership is through the School Library Association of South Australia that is a Member Association of the Australian School Library Association Inc. If you are a member of a Member Association you are also a member of the Australian School Library Association Inc.
Membership is for a calendar year from January to December.
Discounted registration rate for professional learning.
Opportunity to apply for the ASLA awards program according to the identified nomination criteria.
One electronic copy of each edition of the national journal, ACCESS.
Membership rates for ASLA professional resource materials and publications.
Opportunity to contribute to the strategic activities of the association through Project Teams.
Contributing to national education submissions and advocacy activities.
Discounted registration rate for professional learning for three members of staff.
One login to the Members’ Section of the web portal and discussion list. | 2019-04-21T04:32:06Z | https://asla.org.au/membership/forgot-password.aspx |
If you are part of a big business and haven't sprung the $995 for Bit.ly's Enterprise account, this may be a reason to do so. Bit.ly is now offering a new analytics dashboard that allows you to see where your links are going on a per-story basis. This is helpful to see what articles are drawing readers to your website, and if your information is being passed around the Internet. Tracking helps you improve your numbers.
You can see a breakdown of Bit.ly's Enterprise system here. | 2019-04-18T18:52:25Z | http://unicatis.com/blog/2010/7/28/bitlys-gone-pro.html |
At this stage, the company needs a strong board, supplemented with exceptional and experienced non-family members, to guide it to higher levels of success.
Most boards of founder-led and second-generation family companies are made up of the CEO's family or friends. These board members, though they are trustworthy and have a vested interest in seeing that the business thrives, are often unwilling to rock the boat by asking tough questions. Assembling the most effective board for a growing company requires a more strategic approach.
If your board members are reluctant to challenge you, you will miss out on the company-changing revelations that often arise out of lively debates. If your board is made up of people who just want to please you, your company will suffer.
One of the biggest and most common mistakes made by family business leaders looking to create or augment a board is aiming too low. The most common reason given for not seeking out CEOs of highly successful companies as board candidates is, "I never thought we could attract somebody of that caliber."
Remember, not asking is not getting! Before you begin your search, build a profile of a superstar you'd love to see on your board.
1. Financial acumen. A superstar board member with an aptitude for financial analysis will be able to get to the heart of most business challenges quickly. Look for someone who thoroughly understands balance sheets, profit-and-loss statements, business ratios, true gross margin, potential tax implications, depreciation and any other area that is important to your business's success.
2. Gravitas. Accomplished board members who are outside the family circle command respect and can serve as mentors and sounding boards. Their perspective can be invaluable when it comes to grooming the next generation of family members.
3. Leadership. When considering prospective board members, be sure to assess whether they have the potential to serve as board chair or as an interim executive in the company. Ask yourself, "Can this person lead? Does he or she have experience managing a diverse group of high-performing executives?"
4. Diversity. A board whose members have a wide range of skills and experience can help you see things from different perspectives. A board that is diverse in terms of gender and ethnicity can help you attract a wider range of customers. In addition, your board should include members who are well versed in key areas such as global operations, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning and innovation.
• Develop a Board Position Description (BPD). Unlike a typical job description for a management position, the BPD includes a history of the company and bios of other directors in addition to a list of board functions and desired qualifications.
• Identify the gaps on your current board so you can find the right people to fill them. For example, if the average age of your board members is over 65, seek out younger candidates. If all of your current directors hail from the same vicinity, look for candidates from other areas of the country, or the world.
• Do you want to expand internationally? Increase innovation? Look for board members who have already achieved those goals. If they've "been there, done that," it's a good sign they'll be able to help see you through it.
• Expand your network beyond your circle of acquaintances and business contacts to identify as many solid prospects as possible. Social media sites like LinkedIn can be helpful here. This is also where a board search firm can add value.
• Don't give up! Typically, to find one person who is interested, qualified and a good fit, you will need to reach out in earnest to at least 20 people.
• Demonstrate that you're serious. Don't send a midlevel manager to interview top-tier candidates. Interviews should be conducted by the chairman, the CEO or a lead family member, to signal that you are serious about recruiting a high-level board member.
• Offer appropriate compensation. Executives of this caliber don't serve on boards for the money. Even so, the compensation you offer must be fair and commensurate with the level of engagement you expect from your directors. Review your board compensation every few years to ensure it remains competitive.
• Lay your cards on the table. In addition to a providing a complete Board Position Description, give candidates detailed information on financials, corporate strategy and current operations. The more they understand your company, the easier it will be for them to envision how they fit in.
• Engage in multiple conversations. To select the best possible candidate, you need more information than you can glean from just a single conversation over coffee. Introduce top prospects to other board members, key family members and senior managers. Give them a comprehensive tour of the company facilities.
• Be transparent. Be clear about the rewards and the challenges of serving on your board. That will demonstrate that you value honesty and will help ensure there will be no surprises.
The good news is that high-level candidates are out there. They have the expertise to help you achieve your mission, and they're interested in serving your board. Your task is to find them.
James J. Zuehlke is the principal of Cardinal Board Services (www.cardinalboardservices.com). | 2019-04-22T04:46:27Z | http://www.privatecompanydirector.com/features/look-beyond-your-personal-network-recruit-top-level-board-members |
Fr. Daniel J, McNamara, Ph.D. will be one of the instructors of Ateneo de Davao University's Aerospace Engineering program, a first in the country.
The Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) in Davao City is introducing a Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, ahead of Philippine government plans to develop a space industry and attract space-related investments to Mindanao.
The degree program, the first ever in the country, is starting this semester, according to Fr, Daniel J, McNamara, Ph.D., AdDU’s physics coordinator.
He explained the idea arose from the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) proposal to set up a space facility in Mindanao in the next two years as part of the National Space Promotion, Awareness, and Capabilities Enhancement (SPACE) Development Program.
Under the leadership of Filipino astrophysicist Dr. Rogel Mari Sese, the program aims to put in craft a 10-year plan to promote space development in the Philippines and make the country competitive in space-related investments.
Mindanao is a strategic location for a space-related ventures. “The closer you are to the equator, the less energy and expense is required to launch something into space,” explained McNamara, who has a Ph.D. in Astro-Geophysics from the University of Colorado in the United States. “Basically, you don’t need to spend as much to launch something into the air”.
The Earth’s natural rotation on its axis offers an additional boost for rockets to achieve escape velocity. The opportunity for a more optimal launch near the equator makes Southeast Asian an ideal location for satellite launches.
“But the Philippines is lagging behind. All ASEAN nations have a space agency in some way, shape or form, except us,” said McNamara.
DOST would need an academic institution to understand and apply aerospace concepts. AdDU thus introduced the degree to meet DOST’s emerging demand for skilled and trained space engineers, placing McNamara as aerospace coordinator.
The Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) is one of the top engineering schools in Mindanao. Seen in photo are Mechanical Engineering students in a workshop.
Drones and airplanes help planners to view things from the air but they barely provide the whole picture. With smallsats, however, they see the entire archipelago.
McNamara said that the Manila Observatory, where he was executive director for more than 10 years, works with big satellites operated by French, Russian and US agencies. However, the data is not theirs. With smallsats, “we are moving towards another level – producing our own data. We have very good engineers. How about we make our own smallsat?"
There are three components of aerospace development that can attract potential investments.
First is building satellites. Putting a smallsat together requires the right materials. McNamara aims to push for locally sourced materials, sharing that Dr. Sese had already shown him a model airplane that uses abaca and single layer carbon fiber.
Second is launching satellites. Launching will require massive amounts of energy and an appropriate facility to bring a smallsat into space. “We are talking about possibly extracting fuel from local materials such as crops and vegetation, which has already been done to a certain extent,” says McNamara. They are also considering building a launch facility in Mati, Davao Oriental.
Third, space weathering. This relates to the technology needed to keep a smallsat in space. Monetizing in some way the data gathered from the smallsat can help make its use sustainable.
Even if the aerospace engineering degree is still in its very first semester, the momentum of company sponsorship and future employment for graduates has already begun.
McNamara said he has met with a team from European aerospace company Airbus who expressed an interest in supporting AdDU’s aerospace engineering program.
"They came here to the Philippines and we talked about the future of this program. One of their scientists is coming over this October to look further at the program’s possibilities. Airbus is very supportive. They even immediately offered to take one of our students abroad on a scholarship, but we weren’t yet set up to send someone to France,” he said.
The company nonetheless is backing part of the 15 scholarships Ateneo is offering to program students.
With a keen interest from global aerospace companies, AdDU is focused on producing quality and globally competitive engineers. "First, we have to teach our students the science and technology behind aerospace,” says McNamara.
McNamara is confident the new degree program will succeed. Not only has the course been met with great enthusiasm from students and parents, AdDU is well equipped to pioneer the program in the country. The university has been a training ground for students who performed well in engineering board exams.
“That’s why we were confident that we could actually put something together and get support,” he said.
The foundation of aerospace engineering training consists of mechanical, civil, electrical and chemical engineering concepts. In addition, the program includes Technopreneurship 101 to teach students innovation, management, strategic planning and competition in technology. | 2019-04-20T01:15:39Z | https://www.entrepreneur.com.ph/run-and-grow/ateneo-de-davao-launches-aerospace-engineering-program-as-ph-seeks-satellite-launch-ventures-for-mindanao-a1843-20181011-lfrm |
This loose leaves maocha is the same material with our 2005 (2015) Chawangpu Bulang Shan Old Tree Xiao Bing 200g we pressed in 2015 and which is sold out already.
This tea was found in winter 2014/2015 in friend´s warehouse in Menghai where was stored since 2005 when they moved their tea stock from one warehouse to another.
Clean but tropical storage change the taste very nice. Large strong leaves with fat buds.
Smooth, sweet aged woody and ripe fruit taste, slightly very comfortable bitterness, fast huigan. | 2019-04-20T22:23:36Z | https://www.chawangshop.com/pu-erh-tea/2005-bulang-shan-old-tree-aged-raw-maocha.html |
WESTERN Australia’s CBH Group has this week reported a surplus before rebates of $128 million for the year to 30 September 2018, driven by strong contributions from its operations and marketing and trading divisions.
The year saw investment in CBH Group’s supply chain across Western Australia more than doubled, and increased competitiveness for WA growers with a $4-per-tonne reduction in storage and handling fees.
CBH passed on $95m of the rebate, or up to $10.50/t, to its grower members, which left the cooperative with a net profit after tax of $33m.
Revenue for its financial year rose 9 per cent to $3.8 billion, driven by significantly higher year-on-year grain prices and a slightly higher tonnage traded by CBH Marketing and Trading.
This was partially offset by lower grain-handling and freight revenue.
Chief executive officer Jimmy Wilson said the group’s surplus was a good result from the business, which had focused during the year on improving services for growers, as well as reducing costs.
“The full-year results confirm that our transformation is progressing well and that CBH can continue to deliver low-cost outbound costs and good marketing and trading results for growers,” Mr Wilson said.
In the year to 30 September 2018, CBH invested $212m in network capital and maintenance.
This was spent on the building of an additional 650,000t of permanent storage in the network, the construction of 1.1 million tonnes (Mt) of emergency storage, 24 throughput-enhancement projects, and ongoing maintenance at key sites.
Mr Wilson said the Operations as well as the Marketing and Trading business units each contributed strongly to the group surplus, with operations reporting a $91m surplus, and marketing and trading a $51m surplus.
“Our Operations division performed well during the year, with the efficient receival of 13.3Mt of grain, 96pc of which was received at the top 100 sites in the network,” Mr Wilson said.
Mr Wilson said CBH’s Marketing and Trading division had an “outstanding” year, returning an increased portion of its surplus to growers.
The division delivered a record rebate of $7/t, or $48m overall, to the growers which used its services in the year to September 2018, while the operations division’s rebate of $3.50/t was paid to growers using the bulk-handling network.
The maximum available $10.50/t rebate is the second-highest returned to growers in CBH history, behind only $12.75/t for 2016-17.
CBH Group said it supplied around 200 customers in more than 30 countries, and was developing markets in Bangladesh, Iraq, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand and The Philippines.
The marketing and trading division reported continued growth for CBH Fertiliser, with tonnes sold increasing 45pc to 90,000t in the year to 30 September, and significant sales growth delivering a profit of $300,000.
Mr Wilson said CBH’s investments had a mixed year.
Interflour is CBH’s joint venture with Indonesia’s Salim Group, and owns and operates flour mills in Southeast Asia and Turkey, and the Intermalt plant in Vietnam.
Mr Wilson said Interflour’s recently commissioned processing facilities have not been generating expected profits, and Interflour reported its first loss since CBH acquired its interest in 2005, prior to the commencement of a plan to return the business to profitability.
Mr Wilson said CBH was well positioned, and would keep its focus on finding efficiencies within the supply chain as it continued to deliver its Network Strategy.
“We remain committed to reducing paddock-to-port costs for our growers, and working towards our goal of removing ongoing costs of more than $100m from the business. | 2019-04-20T22:48:17Z | https://www.graincentral.com/news/growers-get-95m-rebate-from-cbh-group-in-year-to-sept/ |
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Market State 2 (28 trading days) - Long-term: Bullish; Short-term: Neutral-Bearish: Market State 2 typically follows Market State 1. Most MS 2 periods occur during a normal Bull market correction. Market State 2 will end by shifting back to Market State 1 following an advance in value.
The rotation, back and forth, between Market States 1 and 2 will occur about 80% of the time. The price will tend to trace out a stair step pattern of higher highs, followed by higher lows, followed by higher highs.
In other words, most shifts to Market State 2 will begin during a market decline and will end during an advance. Most Market State 2 price patterns will look similar to the letters V or W.
IMPORTANT POINT TO NOTE: The above sequence will hold true as long as our volatility indicators remain positive (Bullish). When our volatility indicators turn from a low volatile Bullish reading, then Market State 2 will shift to a less Bullish, Neutral or even Bearish Market State environment. Low and/or decreasing volatility is a primary characteristic of a Bull market.
Canterbury Volatility Index is at CVI 61. Last week saw a 3 point decline, from CVI 64, from the previous week. A CVI below 75 is considered to be a low risk environment.
Our overbought/oversold indicator closed Friday at 93% overbought (short term Bearish). A reading of 95% is considered to be an "extreme level.” According to my friend David Vomund, recently named 2013 "Market Timer of the Year” by Timer Digest, his stocks-only Advance Decline Line is moving in line with the S&P 500. If the S&P 500 reaches a new high, then it is very likely that the Advance Decline Line will also reach its high. That does not occur when a major market top is forming.
Each Market State 2 environment is similar but slightly different. The current MS 2 was preceded by Market State 1, typical. The shift from MS 1 to MS 2 was a little different from the norm. For example, there was an early shift to Market State 2 after only 14 days in Market State 1. In addition, the shift to MS 2 followed only a -1.57% pull-back from the S&P 500 all time high. To put this into perspective, the typical risk in Market State 1 will experience about a -2% to -4% before moving to Market State 2.
A normal Market State 2 correction is typically in the -4% to -8% ranges. In the current case, we did see a normal MS 2 Bull market correction of -5.76% that ended on 2/03. Most of the decline occurred following two wild and wooly days; a -2.09% drop on 1/24 and -2.33% that marked the bottom on February 3rd.
It is normal to see one or two outlier trading days in the 2% range when volatility is at an extremely low level. The market’s volatility, Canterbury Volatility Index (CVI), registered its lowest level in seven years on 1/10 at CVI 46.
The S&P 500 moved back up +5.42% from the low. Interestingly it only took a -1.57% decline to shift from MS 1 to MS 2. On the other hand, a +5.42% has not been enough of an advance to shift back to Market State 1 even though the market is now "extremely” overbought.
Bottom Line: Last week, I discussed the rotation in leadership toward the more defensive market sectors and Alternative market classes that could benefit from a short term stock market pullback. It will be difficult for large-cap stocks to go much higher from here without a normal correction or a sideways consolidation period. The Portfolio Thermostat’s algorithms will continue to adjust to match the existing market environment. The Portfolio Thermostat model remains in a long term Bull Market. All current ETF holdings are classified as either an outright Buy or a Hold.
The portfolio’s assets are allocated to each of the two Groups and then used to purchase the strongest ETFs within each Group. Every ETF in the Portfolio Thermostat universe is assigned a "Security State” ranking that represents a Buy, Sell, or Hold rating. New purchases are determined by choosing the ETF with the highest Security State ranking. An ETF is sold when its Security State ranking changes to a Sell or when a shift in the Market State requires an adjustment in the percentage allocation of the two Groups. The number of holdings and the size of each holding are determined by the existing Market State and the subsequent Group percentage allocation. | 2019-04-24T12:36:12Z | https://www.canterburygroup.com/Portfolio-Thermostat-Market-Sta.html |
I have never seen a no-hitter. Not in person and not on television. So when I heard that Hiroki Kuroda had put down every hitter he'd faced through five innings, I turned on the game. I figured that as soon as I started watching, the Braves would get a hit. But he put them down in order in the sixth and then he got Chipper Jones to weakly ground out to end a perfect seventh and I started to wonder. Blake DeWitt made a brilliant play on a bunt attempt by Gregor Blanco to lead off the seventh and that's when it started to feel like it might be really happening.
This was the first time that I'd seen Kuroda pitch. All I really knew about him is that the Dodgers paid a pretty good price for him to pitch for them and he hadn't really lived up to the hype. Looking at his stats, though, he hasn't pitched all that poorly. Going into the night he was 4-6 with a 3.59 ERA.
Kuroda has good "stuff" - his fastball touched 95 and he also threw a nice sinker at 88-89 and a slider in the mid 80's. As would be expected, he was hitting his spots almost without fail. He wasn't striking out a ton of guys, just six through seven innings, but he wasn't giving up any solid contact, either.
Mark Teixeira led off the eighth inning and... I still haven't seen a no-hitter. Teixeira ripped a double down the right field line, ending the perfect game and no-hitter. The Dodgers ended up winning the game 3-0 and Kuroda finished off a masterful complete game one-hitter. | 2019-04-21T22:45:53Z | http://watchingthegame.blogspot.com/2008/07/watched-braves-dodgers.html |
QUICK JUMP: Contestants Pageant Information How to compete in Rainbow Universe Pageants Promotion 2019?
Rainbow Universe Pageants is an inner beauty pageant system for boys and girls ages 7-24 founded by National Director Cicely Majeed. This pageant system offers an opportunity for youth to compete for prizes such as sashes, crowns, tiaras, trophies, personal pampering, goodie bags and scholarships. This competition opens doors for media exposure, career opportunities, community connections, sponsorships, and scholarships. Our pre-pageant workshops give youth room to grow emotionally, mentally, spiritually and physically. We also have a Brainy Gals/Guys membership program that provides job and career preparation, groups, clubs, life skills, brain training, education and college preparation.
Many youth are plagued with low self-esteem, second-guessing themselves, and settling for far less than they are worth. With the world so focused on external beauty, I wanted to turn that around and focus on inner beauty. I created this pageant system to give girls and boys tools that will give them power over their emotions, challenge them to try new things, enhance their self-esteem and build their confidence. | 2019-04-21T01:14:50Z | https://www.pageantplanet.com/directory/pageant/rainbow-universe-pageants-promotion-2019 |
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Sign up is simple. Just log in to Virtual Branch and head to the eStatement tab. Or, you can give us a call at (800) 453-3913. | 2019-04-18T22:28:59Z | https://www.ne-fcu.org/products-services/services/estatements.html |
Current Page: Home > Tips > How to convert MP4 to MP3 music?
How to convert MP4 to MP3 music?
MP4 format videos are widely used on the Internet or media devices. However, many audio players still only can play MP3 format. How to extract MP3 music from MP4 format video? This guide shows you how to do such conversion using 4Media MP4 to MP3 Converter. This tool helps you convert MP4 to MP3 with great ease and super fast speed. No more complicated operations, just 2 steps to complete the conversion.
Download 4Media MP4 to MP3 Converter and launch the software. Now, let's start the conversion.
Click the "Add" button to add the MP4 video you want to convert to MP3.
No need to set output format anymore, the software has set the MP3 format as default format to most ease your conversion. Just click the green "convert" button to start converting the checked videos.
If you need, you can change the default destination for target MP3 files. Furthermore, set audio quality, channels (mono or stereo) in the right setting panel.
In just a minute or so, you will see all conversion are finished as the MP4 to MP3 converting software auto-detects your CPU and provides you the highest conversion speed. And now you can click the "Open" button to check the target MP3 files conveniently. Enjoy the live on your MP3 player now! | 2019-04-25T20:08:21Z | http://www.mp4converter.net/tips/how-to-convert-mp4-to-mp3-format.html |
No, but I'm an expert on peoples' hidden homosexual feelings.
And photocreeping. Which will come in handy in the future, no doubt.
No I'm pretty sure that one is you NS. I always knew you had feelings for Crooked and Riu.
And just a thing for dicks in general.
Sweaty, swinging balls smacking his face.
So an actual on topic post, for the first time in fo-evah.
Video of the day. I watched the whole thing, despite its redundancy.
Crooked wrote: So an actual on topic post, for the first time in fo-evah.
...Is this some new death metal single or something?
That was sorta sad actually.
Jesus motherfuckin' Screaming Shithole of the day.
Crooked wrote: Jesus motherfuckin' Screaming Shithole of the day.
"I'm wearing 3D glasses so your applebottom pops out at me."
LOL that guy in the middle!
I don't get it, what's a double faced card?
Also, I want that game now.
Blah, I don't have the time to actually play it right now. I think I'll add it To my list.
My Informational Video on Sound of the Day: This informational video of sound that you should all watch because it is really fascinating.
Some of it can get confusing if you don't have a basic understanding of music though.
Middle C is the note C closest to the center of the piano.
A=440 is a way of tuning instruments. It means that the A near the center of a piano has a frequency of 440 Hertz (or, the string vibrates 440 times per second when struck). | 2019-04-24T14:53:41Z | http://turnabouthug.forumotion.net/t475p125-blank-of-the-day |
8 performers in white lab coats walk through the audience and towards hospital tables with surgical instruments. They slowly bandage the heads of eachother and themselves until they cannot see or move easily.
The three walls surrounding the performance space show three different projections of the same woman vanishing or appearing as the exposure levels change on the videos. Fading to black or burning out to white the woman's face keeps materialising or being effaced in different stages of concealment. Occasionally the woman's image is intercut with objects and abstract patterns which resemble the brain or bodily organs. | 2019-04-21T18:02:28Z | https://kyoland.com/1_24 |
Do You Need a Potty Break?
Take a Step Back and Breathe Before Embarking on Another Potty Training Attempt.
You might consider taking a potty break if you are stressed out and frustrated with potty training that just isn’t going anywhere. Many parents will relate potty training stories of going through the motions of showing kids the potty, allowing them to observe others using the toilet, allowing them to roam about with underpants, and so on. At the end of it all, their toddler is no closer to being potty trained than they were before.
You can’t control your negative reactions to potty training accidents.
There is little or no progress with the potty training.
You tried several methods and things are just getting worse.
There are other stressful circumstances (new baby, moving) in your life.
The suggestion at this stage in the game is to allow your child, and your self, to take a potty break. Yes, that's right, a break from all the potty training they've been getting.
As a parent with a toddler, potty training is as much a learning experience for you as it is for your little darling. You learn a lot about the personality of your youngster, and you also learn tons of patience! But somewhere in the mix, you may end up getting frustrated with potty training because things don’t seem to be happening as you expected.
And that’s ok – take a step back and breathe.
Taking a break from potty training means allowing your child to roam in diapers with no expectation that they will use a potty. Just be very neutral when changing the diapers, don’t over react to the mess and try create a ritual. Have your child wash his /her hands after the diaper change. If they are old enough they should participate in the clean up, dress-up and bring you a new diapers.
Put potty training on maintenance mode - scale back the efforts to bare minimum that you know you can handle. Ready potty training books, model, talk about it, keep the potty in view – But don’t expect any potty training success or attempt to get our child to interact with it in any way.
How Long Should a Potty Break Last?
As long as you need, but don’t wait until your child is old enough to order a potty himself on Amazon. Usually two to 4 weeks is a reasonable time. Make sure you gained some distance from your frustration and that there are no stressful events coming your way.
Won’t a Potty Break Result in Regression and Having to Start Over?
We won’t lie to you, yes it might. But not necessarily - especially if you keep some potty training activities around, like the reading and talking about it we mentioned above. Assess the situation, only you know if a vacation from potty training is the right answer for you. Alternatively, see if any one else can take over for a while, a parent or parent-in-law? Your partner?
And before you start - determine if the signs of potty training readiness are evident with your little darling. Some say that toddlers just are not ready until they are ready.
Once you decide it’s time to end the potty vacation – make an action plan. Check out our how to start potty training, signs of readiness, review the methods section of our potty training toddler website and see if there is anything that you have not tried before that might now be a good fit.
Remember that your child isn’t a robot; toddlers are like all other human beings who go through different stages of development. It's not something that can be forced upon a child until they're good and ready!
Make potty training fun again. Use humor to maintain potty awareness during your break from potty training. Many toddlers find the books listed below hilarious. | 2019-04-25T05:47:29Z | http://www.pottytrainlulu.com/potty-break.html |
Visit PCI for our February Open House!
Thinking of a career in healthcare? Our February 16th Open House is the perfect time to check out PCI! | 2019-04-23T00:11:27Z | https://pci.edu/pci-open-house-feb-16/ |
If you can’t believe in the Resurrection, that’s totally fair.
But the idea that the message of the Resurrection is somehow strengthened if it’s a figurative Resurrection is absurd.
I mean, the message of the Resurrection is victory over death. I’m pretty sure a literal victory is, like, more victorious-er. | 2019-04-24T02:09:49Z | http://www.thehousestudio.com/like-victorious-er/ |
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