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Receives IR signals from a handheld IR remote control and relays this signal to the audio/video equipment for operation from another room. The receiver has a non-skid base and is placed on a flat surface.
CFL friendly – allows installation in areas with compact fluorescent lighting.
Power: 12V DC 30mA max. | 2019-04-22T08:48:56 | http://pro2.com.au/652/allproducts/avaccessories/remoteextenders/pro1178a-surface-mount-ir-receiver/ |
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I had an infestation of little ants by my kitchen sink and was desperate! This recipe literally made the ants disappear within 24 hours. Not one seen after I set the bait!!
Warm up your water then stir in the borax and sugar.
Soak some cotton balls in it and stick on wax paper or a paper plate near the ants. Watch them swarm and never come back! | 2019-04-25T14:00:24 | https://www.craftymorning.com/3-ingredient-ant-killer-recipe/ |
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Given the close ties between the two countries, our Cyprus experts have produced this overview of Russia’s impending tax code amendments.
Russia’s “deoffshorisation” law - which introduces amendments to the Tax Code of the Russian Federation - comes into force from 1 January 2015. It should be noted, however, that the legislation still remains a work in progress and further amendments will likely be required during the course of 2015 to provide further clarifications on its provisions.
In a nutshell, deoffshorisation introduces four principal changes to Russian tax landscape; the basics of these new “concepts” are briefly covered below.
The law establishes a mechanism for Russia to tax the income of CFCs where such companies do not distribute their income to the benefit of Russian controlling entities. As per the law adopted, the definition of a CFC refers to companies which are controlled by individuals or legal entities that are Russian tax residents.
Control over the CFC shall be determined both by the ability of the controlling persons to exert influence on the decisions of the CFC with regards to the distribution of its profits and by their level of participation in the authorised capital of the company if more than 25%.
Also, in the case where the overall share of Russian tax residents in the company is more that 50%, then the level of participation in the company in order to determine a controlling person shall be reduced to 10%. It is important to note that the transition period which was previously set from 1 January 2015 until the end of 2017 has now been reduced. As such, a level of participation of 50% shall apply for the purposes of determining a controlling person up to the end of the year 2016.
The law also provides for a number of exceptions from taxation of certain categories of CFCs, including non-profit organisations, banks and insurance institutions, and companies from the Eurasian Economic Union.
The beneficial owner according to the law is a person who has an actual right to income or authority to dispose the income in question. If deemed to be a tax resident of Russia, foreign companies directly or indirectly controlled by Russian beneficial owners (individuals or companies) will be subject to tax on profits in Russia.
The introduction of the concept of beneficial ownership aims to reduce abuse of double tax treaties by structures and back-to-back arrangements circumventing Russian withholding tax.
The law extends the principle of effective management and control to foreign entities such that, if it is determined that a foreign entity is effectively managed and controlled from Russia, it will become subject to Russian corporate income tax. The place of effective management will be governed by specific rules set in Russian domestic law rather than international practice and principles.
The effective management and control is established by a combination of various criteria, with much weight given to record-keeping and record management in determining the place of residence.
Russian capital gains tax will apply to the disposal of shares in foreign companies if more than a half of value of such shares is attributed to real estate in Russia. It is worth noting that Russia has been working with other jurisdictions since 2007 to amend its double tax treaties and thus acquire the right to tax such disposals and prevent circumvention of Russian taxation simply by using two-tier offshore structures.
Such relevant amendments to the Russia-Cyprus double tax treaty will come into effect in 2017.
In view of the new law coming into force next year, foreign structures must prepare for changes without delay. Consider an analysis of management processes and an assessment of Russian tax residency risks, as well as development of related risk management strategies.
Inevitably a significant number of Russian-held international corporate groups will undergo revision of current structures to ensure compliance with the law; these will likely include structuring of joint ventures with Russian partners as well.
While it is very Russia-heavy, deoffshorisation will impact the Cyprus business community, too, due to the strong business ties between the two countries. Read more on doing business in Russia or Cyprus. | 2019-04-23T05:57:33 | https://www.tmf-group.com/en/news-insights/articles/2014/december/russian-entities-face-deoffshorisation-from-1-january/ |
Although the main focus of our five-day trip to Munich was visiting Crazy King Ludwig’s castle and experiencing the Christmas markets, we found time to get a “taste” of Munich and see some other interesting sights around the town centre.
Just down the street from our apartment was the Viktualienmarkt or Farmers Market, the oldest market in the city.
We were surprised to discover some pretty exotic fruit.
The New City Hall in Marienplatz. The Frauenkirsch or Cathedral of Our Lady is in the background with the green-topped towers.
Twice each day in the winter, the glockenspiel in the tower would go around to the delight of the gathered crowds.
We saw many pretty churches. St. Peter’s is the oldest.
Inside is the glass coffin bearing the skeleton of a bejeweled Saint Munditia. She is the patron saint of spinsters.
On a nearby side street was one of the most incredible churches we’ve ever seen. St. Johann-Nepomuk Church (“Asam Church”) was once the private church of the famous artists/brothers C.D. and E.Q. Asam. It ranks among the finest Rococo style churches in the world. To the left of the church is the home of E.Q. Asam.
Outside was a picture of Frank’s fav, Crazy King Ludwig, but that’s a whole other post!
My dad wanted me to connect with my 25% German heritage. Well, this is as close as I got! Even more connection to my brother Peter!
Munich had some lovely pedestrian streets with fabulous shopping.
And, of course, there were many good German restaurants!
German food is comfort food — goulash, spaetzle, wiener schnitzel, sausage — and there were many good restaurants in our area.
We were surprised by the abundance of bake shops and vendors selling fried donuts (schmalzkuchen), strudel and other sweet treats.
We were also surprised to see this tribute to a favorite Munich celebrity, Michael Jackson. It sits in front of the Bayerscher Hotel, which has no relationship to the King of Pop. What it does have is a 7th floor Polar Bar.
We went up there to warm up and . . .
caught some great views of the city.
Last, but not least, Munich is most famous for beer! And this is the most famous beer hall, Hofbrau Haus.
What’s more German than beer and a pretzel?
Another great city! Wonderful pictures and how ’bout those pretzels? | 2019-04-24T17:47:06 | https://traipsingtroubadours.wordpress.com/2017/12/21/munich/ |
Danoc wrote: Glad you're up and runnin. I can't see the pic.
I Started a youtube channel myself that is very centered around the MPC LIVE. I have some MPC LIVE tutorials as well and I also do a weekly vlog which documents my journey and education learning about music business online and selling beats.
Here's a video that is the first in a series called Beats @ Work, because this is pretty much the only time I find free to make beats during my day.
ralphyartis' wrote: I Started a youtube channel myself that is very centered around the MPC LIVE. I have some MPC LIVE tutorials as well and I also do a weekly vlog which documents my journey and education learning about music business online and selling beats.
You have one of the most dopest videos out this year. You're a real beat maker on that MPC. You're exciting and not boring and you know your ish!
ralphyartis' wrote: No Doubt. Thanks Danoc!
Suki Suki now. I got my X touch one baby!
X-Touch instead of the new Faderport?. The metering on it looks pretty cool. Let me know how you like it.
Peace Boom how are you?
Let me clearup something before its misconstrued.
Faderport V2 is not wack it will work great with the programs it proclaims, especially S1v4 and S1v3. I know for a fact it will not work with Reason not even the classic. So for me its lacking. I love to mix in Reason 10 because of the setup of the SSL mixer and the ease to deal with buses in a mix.
I'd rather work from the Alphatrack than the new Faderport v2.
Side by side comparison X Touch One is doper! Tell you the truth l didn't even know that thing existed until l did my research. Its my answer to the Alphatrack.
You can see your BPM on it and you can switch from BPM to time you can't do that wuth the new Faderport. It's built really well its not flimsy.
Its sleek design makes you look at it. The is not cheap either and moving up and down is smooth. Alphatrack had the wack fader button and it was cheap. How manybsungle faders have a level meter on it to see if you're clipping? The toggle knob is super sweet and again not cheap.
Bottom line us this XT1 was built to have you looking at it instead of the screen, Faderport is built to have you looking at the screen.
I can go on and on. I got blessed to get the right thing for myself. Now l can enjoy mixing and feel good doing it.
Video coming soon on this.
boomspot wrote: X-Touch instead of the new Faderport?. The metering on it looks pretty cool. Let me know how you like it.
Danoc wrote: You have one of the most dopest videos out this year. You're a real beat maker on that MPC. You're exciting and not boring and you know your ish!
Damn, thank you those are encouraging words Danoc!
Hey it is what is, you're dope!
Report on the XT1. I love it. It has made me happy. Very tactile and the precision of the fader is on point. I was missing that on the Alphatrack.
Is that iMPC on the iPad screen? Couldn't find info on the subject. Does iMPC work along side MPC 2.2 at all?
I think you had Logic going in another photo which I also use and will be mixing in. How are you using MPC 2.2, iMPC & Logic together? I'm primarily looking for the most comprehensive way to use my iPad as a 2nd screen while in the MPC software, but also exploring the possibilities.
Is that the Roland JV3080? If it is, I freakin love that machine. The Celtic Harps in that is my favorite Harps!
W. T. F. !!!! Dam . love the look but whooowe! To much wires and gear for me. How do you remember all that?
deathstarchris wrote: Comin' from the modular world. | 2019-04-23T02:00:53 | https://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=183345&start=720 |
Now that Halliburton is buyingBaker Hughes in order to make a run at Schlumberger , many investors are probably wondering which one of these two oil-field services companies is the better buy today. So we asked two of our energy contributors to lay out why one should be higher on your buy list than the other. Here's what they had to say.
HAL P/E Ratio (TTM) data by YCharts.
Because of Schlumberger'slarger size and scale, investors have traditionally paid a premium to own its stock. This irks Halliburton's senior management because their company's operational returns have been better than its larger peer, particularly over the past few years, as we see in this next slide.
Halliburton, thus, believes it deserves the premium valuation from investors. But it realizes that won't happen until it can rival Schlumberger in size. This is aprimary driverbehind the company's desire to merge with Baker Hughes: It feels the combination will provide it with synergies and new opportunities, as well as the scale it needs to demand a higher valuation multiple.
It's my belief that once the deal closes Halliburton will indeed begin to close itsvaluation gap with Schlumberger. Which is why I think its stock has the potential to outperform Schlumberger over the long term -- investors are not only getting a better value now, but also a company that should enjoy a much higher valuation in the future once the energy market settles down a bit. So if I had to choose between the two, I believe Halliburton is unquestionably the better buy now.
I'm not afraid to admit that Halliburton's stock might perform a little better than Schlumberger'sover the next year or so. Over that sort of time period, though, it's too much of a crap shoot to pick a clear winner.If looking to buy one of these companies and hold on to it for a long time, on the other hand, the following chart makes it hardto argue Halliburton is a better investment than Schlumberger.
HAL Total Return Price data by YCharts.
It isn't sheer coincidence that Schlumberger's stock has outperformed Halliburton's by close to four times over this decades-long time horizon. It comes down to a few key things.
Schlumberger runs a leaner operation.I'm going to act like a sports journalist and accuse Halliburton of juicing -- on debt, that is. Those higher return numbers from Halliburton (as seen in Matt's chart above)are in part because it has been running a higher debt leverage ratio, and it takes a higher level of working capital than Schlumbergerfor the company to generateearnings. This can help a company look better in the good times like these past few years, but it can also sink a company when the market goes south.
Schlumberger's revenue is tied to longer-term, higher-margin projects, such asdeepwater operations and international business, while Halliburton is much stronger in North America and in onshore shale drilling. While both of these sources of oil and gas are high cost and will likely decline, it takes far more time to wind downa deepwater project than to closea shale well, meaning the impacts of the production decline will be felt faster by Halliburton. Throw in Schlumberger's more technology-driven, less-commoditized services, and you get EBITDA margins 5 percentage points higher.
It's far too brazen to say Schlumberger's stockwill continue to crush Halliburton's as it has over the past several decades, but that 2.4% dividend yield (compared to Halliburton's 1.8% and Baker Hughes' 1.2%) certainly has helped. Bottom line, Schlumberger has had a higher valuation for a reason: it's just the better company.
The article Better Buy Now: Schlumberger vs. Halliburton originally appeared on Fool.com.
Matt DiLallo has no position in any stocks mentioned. Tyler Crowe has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Halliburton. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. | 2019-04-26T14:29:02 | https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/better-buy-now-schlumberger-vs-halliburton |
The teacher’s hand waltzed with the chalk on the board. The class was devoid of any sound, save for the tapping of the chalk. The teacher, a young woman perhaps in her mid-twenties, wore a white shirt and dark brown dress of simple design, almost a matching set to her neck-length brown hair. Her glasses gleamed from the sunbeam, which caused a student to think that she failed to notice his doodling in his book. Of course, that is what he thought.
The teacher tapped the chalk in her hand on the desk to catch the students’ attention. Her intention to catch the attention did not fail, but her intention to receive an answer failed. Seeing that the students had no idea what she wanted from them, the teacher spoke again.
The students clapped and cheered. The teacher snickered as she was reminded again that practical learning is always better than old-fashioned books-and-notes teaching. The teacher removed something from her belt and held it out to her students.
The teacher held out her hands facing upwards. She closed her eyes, and the red crystal in the center of her medium started to shine in crimson color. Then small droplets of water began to appear above her hands. As they continued to form, some of them began to converge in the center and form a larger orb, like how a snowball gathered shards of frost.
As soon as she spoke the word ‘Nemesis’, her expression began to change, turning excited, almost fanatic. Her usually-calm eyes started to glimmer and lose focus. The student who asked the question, who was apparently a transfer student, now understood why her fellows acted in such a way.
Thankfully, the students’ despair was short-lived. The bells of the school began to ring, and both the students and the teacher sighed, the first in relief and the second in disappointment.
Then a man who hardly looked like a teacher, and even less like a student, entered the classroom. He was wearing garments that seemed to belong to a traveler, save for the scarf that seemed a bit old and ragged compared to the other clothings he was wearing.
The teacher raised her voice as the students in the hallway buried her words with their own.
The teacher suddenly stopped and turned around.
A door stood in her way. She made her bag throw up to find the key. With the key in her hand she did not even bother to grab the rest of her belongings that rolled on the floor.
The teacher almost broke into her lab-office. A rather dull place, save for several shelves full of books and Binding crystals. Some had Nemesis in it.
The merchant protested at his sister, but she heeded to it just as much as she would to an empty rambling. She headed behind a curtain and when she emerged from behind it she was wearing a leather vest on top of cloth shirt and knee-length pants. She also opened her closet, took out a cloak and put it around her shoulders.
The merchant slapped his face with his palm. Taking that chance, the teacher snatched his rapier from his belt.
The teacher averted her gaze and sighed.
The teacher chuckled and quickly left her office. The merchant watched as she made a sharp turn around the corner and disappeared from sight. He trudged out of the office and, as he closed the door, saw the nameplate that read ‘Felicia Lilian Yujin’. He couldn’t help but let out a smile. His sister will never change. | 2019-04-24T22:15:11 | https://ntalesblog.wordpress.com/2016/07/26/chapter-1/ |
BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Thailand’s immigration police said Monday that a young Saudi woman who was stopped in Bangkok as she was trying to travel to Australia for asylum to escape alleged abuse by her family will not be sent anywhere against her wishes.
Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun remained barricaded in an airport hotel room while sending out desperate pleas for help over social media. The 18-year-old began posting on Twitter late Saturday after her passport was taken away when she arrived in the Thai capital on a flight from Kuwait. She has been appealing for aid from the United Nations refugee agency and anyone else who can help.
Earlier in the day, Thailand’s immigration police chief, Maj. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, said Alqunun’s father would arrive Monday night, and that officials would see if the young woman was willing to depart with him.
“As of now, she does not wish to go back and we will not force her. She won’t be sent anywhere tonight,” Surachate said at a news conference at the airport where Alqunun is stuck.
On Twitter, Alqunun wrote of being in “real danger” if forced to return to her family in Saudi Arabia, and has claimed in media interviews that she could be killed. She told the BBC that she had renounced Islam and is fearful of her father’s retaliation.
Her plight mirrors that of other Saudi women who in recent years have turned to social media to amplify their calls for help while trying to flee abusive families. Alqunun’s Twitter account has attracted tens of thousands of followers in less than 48 hours and her story has grabbed the attention of foreign governments and the U.N. refugee agency.
It also shows the limits of reforms being pushed by Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman as he struggles to repair damage to his reputation after the grisly killing three months ago of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in Istanbul.
A Thai court declined to issue an injunction against her being sent back to her parents in Kuwait, from where she began her journey. A family trip to Kuwait apparently allowed her to evade Saudi Arabia’s restrictions on travel.
Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director for Human Rights Watch, told The Associated Press that Thailand should give Alqunun back her passport and let her continue her journey to Australia.
Immigration police chief Surachate contradicted parts of Alqunun’s story, including her claim that she had an Australian visa. However, he did not show her passport.
Some opposition figures in Australia urged that country’s government to support Alqunun’s efforts.
“I implore the government to do everything they can to help bring this young woman to Australia to give her the opportunity for freedom,” said Australian Sen. Sarah Hanson Young.
Alqunun has said she was tricked into giving up her passport upon arrival in Bangkok by a man she has variously identified as a Kuwait Airways employee or a Saudi Embassy official. She said Saudi and Thai officials then told her she would be returned to Kuwait on Monday, where her father and brother are awaiting her.
While the Saudi Embassy in Thailand denies Saudi authorities are involved in attempts to stop Alqunun from traveling to Australia, the kingdom has in the past forcibly returned citizens home.
Batrawy reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Associated Press journalists Tassanee Vejpongsa and Kaweewit Kaewjinda in Bangkok and Sam McNeil in Sydney contributed to this report. | 2019-04-20T14:53:12 | http://www.theintelligencer.net/wire/?category=10024&ID=84801 |
Because they serve for life, justices are insulated from pressure groups and partisan politics.
Barring misconduct, or any other act that is considered egregious, they should serve until they retire or resign.
Since the Supreme Court sets the moral code for our country, justices should serve life terms. Infrequent changes in the court provide stability.
I think people get rigid in their thinking over time. Someone making the kind of decisions a Supreme Court judge makes should be more contem-porary-minded.
Dead wood needs to be pruned. We need fresh minds able to see the needs of society as they emerge.
pressure. What do you think?
Because this position is prestigious, it would be difficult to resign from, even if one were too ill to adequately complete its required duties. | 2019-04-26T12:01:36 | http://www.costcoconnection.com/connection/200511/?pg=20 |
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Portugal is observing three days of national mourning in honour of the Football star Eusébio who died on Sunday aged 71 in Lisbon.
The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to tighten its laws against shark-finning for the Asian trade – cutting off the fins of sharks while alive, and dumping the rest of the body in the sea.
    The incident renews attention to a by-product of the “Asian Centuryâ€: exponential economic growth in China and other countries of its region has put up incomes, and exacerbated demand for very rare, often bizarre animal products.
So says Laszlo Andor, the European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, in a commentary for May Day 2012.
It has been no ordinary day for celebration of trade union achievements and show of solidarity. | 2019-04-18T16:25:40 | http://www.euaustralia.com/category/portugal/?cat=16 |
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LITTLE ROCK � Pushing for the implementation of a federal law that he didn't support and adjusting to a General Assembly controlled by his rival party, Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe may not drive the agenda in his last regular legislative session. The term-limited Democrat seems determined to at least drive the debate.
LITTLE ROCK � Pushing for the implementation of a federal law that he didn�t support and adjusting to a General Assembly controlled by his rival party, Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe may not drive the agenda in his last regular legislative session. The term-limited Democrat seems determined to at least drive the debate.
Beebe used his last State of the State address to urge lawmakers to support expanding the state�s Medicaid eligibility under the federal health-care law � a measure he once said he would have voted against had he been in Congress.
He did it before a House and Senate now controlled by Republicans who campaigned against the expansion and other parts of the federal overhaul that some derisively call �Obamacare.� At the same time, Beebe insisted the Legislature where he served 20 years hadn�t changed even after the GOP took it over for the first time in 138 years.
�My instincts tell me that this session will not be that different for either of us,� Beebe said.
Beebe�s prediction and the vows from the Republican leaders of both chambers to set aside party labels will be put to the test in the coming weeks as lawmakers tackle the proposed Medicaid expansion and a shortfall in the program.
The session is already unlike any other Beebe has faced since taking office in 2007. His push to complete a reduction of the grocery tax � his signature campaign promise � could be overshadowed by the debate over Medicaid expansion. It�s an issue that landed in lawmakers� laps after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal health-care law. In the same ruling, justices said it was up to states to decide whether to accept the expansion.
At least one of the fights over Medicaid appears easier. Beebe told lawmakers that the expected $138 million shortfall in the state�s Medicaid program had become more manageable after costs in the program had seen its slowest growth in 25 years.
Department of Human Services officials say the program�s cost to the state so far this fiscal year is $21 million less than expected, which means they�ll avoid cuts to nursing home care proposed to help alleviate the deficit. But Beebe warned that the shortfall won�t be completely painless.
�There are no easy cuts to make around the margins,� he said.
The steeper challenge for Beebe will be the Medicaid expansion, which will require the support of at least 75 House members and 27 senators. It was already a longshot when Democrats controlled both chambers, and Republicans now hold 51 of the 100 House seats and 21 of the 35 Senate seats.
Aware of those odds, Beebe pitched the expansion as a chance to help low-income Arkansans while at the same time helping rural hospitals that have to shoulder the cost of uninsured patients and making the state more attractive to business prospects.
He also pleaded with lawmakers to not use the expansion debate as a way to send Washington a message about federal spending.
Beebe�s argument may encourage supporters of the expansion who are preparing to aggressively lobby legislators over the issue, but swaying over a skeptical GOP-led General Assembly is another matter.
While Lamoureux and other Republicans are looking to Washington for answers on whether such a compromise is possible, Beebe made it clear he�s looking there for a different reason. | 2019-04-21T06:16:21 | https://www.swtimes.com/sections/news/politics/ap-analysis-beebe-driving-debate-not-agenda.html |
The surname "Dahlhaus" is not included in the US Census Bureau's ranking of surnames with 100 or more people. Since fewer than 100 people with this surname were included in the 2000 Census, it is relatively uncommon.
Histopolis currently has 3 grave(s) with the surname "Dahlhaus".
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The surname "Dahlhaus" has a Soundex code of D420. The following 356 surname(s) may sound similar to "Dahlhaus" since they share the same Soundex code. | 2019-04-25T13:56:49 | http://www.histopolis.com/Surname/Dahlhaus |
Kristen Klucas brings her experience working with clients and media from the former Wichita magazine where she honed her account and client service skills by balancing her business prowess and graphic design skills to help bring client’s ideas and visions to fruition.
Kristen graduated with honors from Kansas State University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communications. She supplemented her education working in the public information office at KSU’s Division of Continuing Education and with an internship with Platinum Broadcasting.
At Start-Thinking Kristen utilizes her writing, speaking, production and new media skills to engage each client in results-oriented and dynamic communication solutions. She strives to identify and fulfill the client’s goals in an efficient, thorough and creative manner. | 2019-04-20T12:37:28 | http://start-thinking.com/kristen-klucas |
About 15 years ago (it’s been so long, I’m not really sure exactly when it started), I began noticing the time on digital clocks at 11 minutes after the hour. It was so uncanny as it kept happening – to the point where I mentioned it to friends and family. No one took it seriously, but since it became an almost hourly ritual, I decided to use that minute to just kind of relax, unwind from whatever stress might be occurring (though this is not something I always do anymore). As time passed, I did become oddly attached to the number “11” (eg, setting my bedroom clock 11 minutes fast; setting my alarm to 11 after the hour; consciously setting the microwave to 1:11, instead of just one minute; purchasing $20.11 of gasoline instead of 20; and on and on). And, believe me, when I notice a clock at 11:11, I am actually somewhat elated (though sometimes it’s just amusing that it happened again).
I did wonder whether there may be some significance, but never pursued it. Until today, when I ‘googled’ “11:11” and was amazed at how many sites came up. Nothing in particular prompted me to search today - just a momentary internet break from work.
Anyway, all this is true. I have no idea what it means to me…but I do consistently see the number 11 – especially on clocks. Sometimes I think I’ve biologically wired myself to look at the clock at 11 after. Whatever it is, I am very intrigued that anyone else has experienced anything like this. I just thought it was my own little eccentricity.
I too constantly see the number 11.11 on my digital clock and when i do it freaks me out.I think for most of my adult life, as far as I can remember I have seen this number and it always scares me and I don't know why. (I am 40 now). I told my husband how much it scares me and he just laughed.I get the feeling that maybe it will be the time of my death, don't ask me to explain that feeling but I just do, very weird eh. Just thought i would share this with you as I have read many of the stories on your site and can totally relate to these people. I never worry about any other numbers but when I see 11.11 I turn away from the clock and don't look back until I think it has changed.
with me to let me know "everything is ok" ( I have gone through some major changes recently). After reading your articles and other ones I have come to believe it means something more than that. A side note, I also see the number 12:12, 1:11 and 4:44 on a regular basis, just about every time I look at a clock it reads one of these number combinations only when I am at home, because thats where that digital clocks are.
Could you give me some more insight into this, reading all these articles has just made me confused as to what this all means, I realize its something spiritual or other dimentional but I am unsure what exactly it means, I am the only one of the people I know that experiences this and nothing major has happened to me, it just started after I began to delve into the idea of the 3-d reality being created in our minds and such, maybe that has something to do with it?
they are related to being a lightworker.
i came across your email on this message board because i was researching the number 11. For months and months I have been seeing the number 11 EVERYWHERE! every time I look at the clock it is either 1:11..2:11..3:11...etc. Also i will randomly look up at a house while driving and there will be a number 11 in the address. And even weirder... I was born at 11:11 am. This number has to mean something to me and i was hoping to find some answers and thought maybe you could help. If you can tell me more about this number and why i keep seeing it, please email me back.
I visited your website and read the things that people wrote. For a little over a week now I have been experiencing this 11:11 phenomenon. I thought it was coincidence at first, but it is really starting to scare me. I feel like it is a warning. I had a feeling similar to what one person wrote...like it was going to be my time of death or something.
I thought I was borderline schizophrenic or something. Then, when I typed 11:11 into the search engine (not expecting to find anything) and saw more than one site referring to this, a shiver went through my entire body.
I wasn't paying attention to the time a couple of nights ago, and was out in my garage smoking a cigarette, when I heard a loud noise like a thud inside of my house....I thought it sounded like one of my children fell out of bed or something....When I rushed in...of course there on the clock was 11:11.
I have had other strong spiritual experiences. I wouldn't admit this to many people, but in the past I have seen demons on occasions. As well as angels.
:11 but don't really want to be up then either, in case something is going to happen...If that makes any sense.
I live in Perth , Australia and I have been seeing 11.11 on digital clocks for over a year. I literally found out within the last weeks of months of its meaning. I still do not totally understand. I found out the significance of this number is there is a connection to the Spirit World. I would love for them to open to me to give me the meaning. I am happy to pass along messages or to acknowledge their presence if that is what they want from me. I guess my question is they are contacting me, how do I communicate with them?
I was stunned to find out it had a meaning. I thought everything was coincidental… I have been commenting for a long while now to friends and relatives that I am seeing this number.
My son plays the guitar in a band and they r starting to get noticed and i was telling him about reading about the significance of this number in an angel book. When i told him this he said he sees this no. all the time ,on clocks car reg gig dates. I have told him it is a positive experience and to tune in as i am.
about this interesting and connected situation among people all over the world.
it would be, staring me in the face.
I made no special connection with it, except that it was a coincidence. Perhaps there is more to it than I thoght.
recollection of my time before birth. For several years, I channeled 3 spirit guides.
It would greatly intersest me to find out if others have had similar experiences.
Thank you for posting so much on this decidedly different topic.
I have been running some numbers on Hurricane Katrina.
I am in search of the CNN or MSNBC or FOXNEWS footage that shows the 5 point star forming in the eye of Katrina as it moves up the gulf. That was a scary sight to see happen!
Maybe you can add other details to what I have started.
146 or 614 or 641 anyway you look at it... it adds up to 11.
Hi. My name is Kristi and I would like to add my name to the list of people who has experienced 1111. I notice other sequences such as 333 and 911 often. I'm also interested in any research that has been done on the subject, or if a common link has been found connecting us all.
Im not sure how to post in the site I was reading on about 111, 11:11, a bit busy right now, but I thought I would send this. I have been experiencing 2:22 for a LONG time.....incredibly so...and other repdigit numbers. 222.49 is a cosmologic number in that it relates to the angle necessary to create the 'golden mean' within a circle. You can go to wikipedia and research the number 222.
cyclic nature of life. 222 and some of its properties relate to all kinds of things in life, from the phases of the moon, to the orbit of planets. I have been researching it for some time.
it was summer, I than took my break for experimentation to see how many times this number will appear to me, now where I leve school is a two month break.
I have seen 11:11 for over two years now... at first, it seemed it was just in my mind that almost every day.. sometimes both times.. or even more than that.. I'd see 11:11... It has been unbeleivable true for me in the past few months... It is almost as if I know exactly when it's 11:11 regardless of wether I've seen the clock recently or not...I was skeptical.. but i am 100% positive I see this time wayy too much for it to be a coincidence. I want to know what the means.. I've read your site.. but still am puzzeled as to what to think about it?
The ironic thing is I am writing you this after seeing it tonight... I see it every day... I think twice I saw 11:11 three times in a day.. both of the normal times.. and completly randomly on a clock that was set way off from the right time... Another instance was after an emotional high... I was pumped to go and do something but had mixed feelings at the same time.. and when i got into my car... 11:11 peered back at me.. I was so shocked I had to find out what was going on.. this email may be rambled and jambled... but I am baffled as to how I see this time so often!!!!!!!!!!
I came across to your web-page and was amazed after reading all the 11 presented. I truly believe in the power of "11" however, I further believed for its purpose that until now no one knew except for the one who is give wisdom. I came accross to this formula of fusing numbers and ended up writing a book that maybe, will attrack more readers if we join hands together. I am working with my book alone (with no help or any connection at all) and I self-published my book under lulu.com. It is all about "7's", "6's" and all the "11's" that you missed. Everything are back-up with computations and facts that can pinpoint the fulfillments of the scriptures.
Below is the link and on lulu web-page, there is a preview of my book showing random pages explaining how I came up with all of these numbers.
Nice article about the significance of 11 on your website. I'd appreciate your thoughts on my particular situation.
My name is Kris K_____. K is the 11th letter of the alphabet, therefore my initials are 11:11.
There are 11 letters in my name.
I was born on 2/11/55. Obviously, there is the 11 and 55 is 11 x 5.
2 + 11+1955 = 33, 3 times 11, and a very significant number in Freemasonry.
I was born in Long Beach, CA, roughly 33 degrees N latitude.
OMG. I've been seeing 11:11 since the middle of this year. It was starting to freak me out, especially when i was working on the computer one night and the screen went funny, i looked at the time on my phone and it was 11:11. The other freaky time was when i deliberatley missed looking at the time at 11:11, get this thou, i walked into a cafe and bought a soft drink, as i looked down to twist the lid off the expiry date was staring straight at me. It read Expires 11:11. I couldn't believe it. I see 11:11 on my phone and on the car alot but also started seeing 10:10 and 01:01 alot.
Okay, I have been experiencing this for about 3 years now. I have racked my brain in any attempts to understand this strange phenomenon....welll when I finally went to the internet about 1 1/2 years before, and I don't know if I know anymore than a bunch of misinformation???? than I did before I sought some sort of information about 11:11, 1:11, 2:22, 3:33, 4:44, 5:55???
I also thought I was the only person dwelling on this 11:11 time. I was born at 11:11 pm,so I thought I merely only noticed the clock at this time because of this. I thought it was like buying a car, you only notice there are so many like yours when you own one. It's hard to explain. I don't know when it started but it has been stronger at times than others. It seemes through the worst of times it is more apparent. Like a plague that won't go away. I have had alot of turmoil in the past(Many people have had worse things in their lives, I'm sure) and now I am the happiest I ever thought I would be. I have'nt noticed 11:11 for some time now. I've even looked for it and it has not been there. Now I think to myself,how did I get here? I was looking at web sites that had nothing to do with this. This worries me a little because 11:11 never came to me during a good time. I don't know if it is true at all or if this has any baring on anything, but I've heard that 11:11 is considered the "witching hour". I like the other meaning about beings of light that other people are saying ,but for some reason I just don't feel it.
Don't know if you're still going with the 11:11 phenomenon, but here are some interesting tidbts.
the feet on the ground and have some evidence before going off to "Hale Bopp".
we were told. What time is the funeral we asked. 11:11 am was the reply. What???
What's with the 11:11 funeral? 11:11 was a special number between Mother and Son.
A couples years later I am reading an article in "Wired Magazine".
Check out the link to the article, rather lengthy but I encourage to read start to finish. Just about dropped the magazine in the jacuzzi.
Here today 12-1-06 am reading Oliver North's new book "The Assassins"
gotta read it. Almost dropped the book in the jacuzzi.
Worked at an airline flight arrivals at 11:11am and would see 11:11 all the time for numbers.
scientist to see what country is consistently in the current events.
Bottom line: John 3:16, 3:36, 5:24 etc. etc.
I trust the 11:11 event was a success.
We receive many e-mails from people experiencing 11:11 (and other number) coincidences. The reason is that we are ranked high in searches for the subject, and because we have quite a lot of information about these matters on our site. We have studied the subject, along with related fields, such as dreams and crop circles, for over sixteen years.
I think it is important that people share their ideas. The final answers may not be entirely here yet.
I have been responding to those who contact us with an e-mail with links and information about the subject. Usually I add special information for each person. For your information, I am placing the basic e-mail below.
I have included information about music frequencies and the relation to DNA healing.
The 11:11 is clearly a grand scale worldwide phenomenon.
Some experience the 11:11 as a warning of something negative. Others see it as positive changes ahead. Many say it is a "wake up call." It seems like it is an individualized thing. Therefore, I would not advise people to follow anything anybody else says. What you feel and experience is probably most important.
My personal guess is that it is often about changes, which may have a stressful part, followed by a more positive circumstance.
I also agree with the "wake up call" idea. It seems that the unconscious mind has been in an evolutionary process. It is learning to leave guideposts for us in the form of coincidences, especially the number types. I think the idea is to start us on quests to find the answers and meanings. Eventually, many will find that information is coming from the dream/spirit world about a big change coming. The ideas may or may not become manifest. The symbolic messages come in many forms, including crop circles, UFO/ET events, inspired artistic material, symbolic events, and most importantly, dreams.
The various puzzle pieces will start to form larger pictures. It is likely that the process will change beliefs, which will bring on the changes. I do not know how much of this is "true," but that is my theory. I think it is important to keep in mind that beliefs do not have to be "true" in order to cause change.
Personally, I hope to help find the nature of the messages. Then, I can make the choice to believe them or not.
The idea I had about the two suns was that it shows the duality balance ahead, in the symbolic form of Venus growing in size to equal the sun.
The Star of David is an important star/sun/ symbol. The dream-coincidence material suggests that it relates to the sixth sphere of the Tree of Life, Tipharet. The "Seed of Life" is a symbol for that sphere during the time cycle in the lower three chakra levels. Tipharet represent the fourth chakra, the Heart. The Seed of Life opens like a flower-aperture, to reveal the Star of David inside, with the twelve-petal flower outside, the traditional symbol of the Heart chakra. See the links below, in the Reference section.
A lot of information has come about a DNA "repair," or healing, or something of that nature. Part of the information has to do with "Solfeggio Frequencies." The primary healing frequency involves a central "C" note of 528 cycles per second. One of the other frequencies is 396. These numbers are on the "Music Wheel" mentioned above. I did not know about the Solfeggio Frequencies when I developed the wheel, which is based on the earlier work of others.
Note that the above numbers are part of the ancient system. The number 528 relates to 5280 feet in a mile. The number 396 relates to 3960 miles, the radius of the Earth. The diameter of the Earth can be expressed as (11 + 11) x 360 = 7920 miles. The word Gematria means measuring the Earth.
Note how the same numbers appear repositioned.
Artists of all kinds are the modern day equivalent to the shamen of the past. They brought ideas from the dream realm in the form of music, art, dance, and stories. If successful, the people would say, "Yes, we have been dreaming that too." Scholars say that this served as a source of change, helping the tribes adjust to changes in circumstances.
In these times of "future shock" rapid change, we need our shamen artists more than ever.
I think it is significant that the at Mayan calendar ends at 11:11 AM on December 21, 2012. Some say this is the "end of time," or even "Doomsday." Others think it is just the end of a time cycle, and that another will begin. My 16 + years of study leads me to agree about the end of a grand cycle and the start of a new one, which will be very positive in the long run.
It has lots of information about 11:11, and other numbers, such as the triplets (111, 222, etc.). Theories about the possible meaning are given, along with many links.
One of the findings is based on lock 288 and key 156 = 444, and one-fourth of those values (72 + 39 = 111). This clearly connects directly with the work of a leading scientist, Professor D. G. Leahy. This is solid evidence that these "wake-up" numbers are about the nature of creation itself.
Some of the most important information is coming to people in dreams. I will be reporting the information as it comes.
I dont know if youll get this as i just found your email address from 1996.
looked at the phone it changed to 11.12. Damn.
I just looked up these numbers on the internet because... I see them all the time! I comment to my wife about it weekly... Oh... look what time it is.. 11:11 .. because, I always just seem to see the clock at this time!!!! I walked past the thermostat in my hall last night after I laid my daughter down for the night and.. yes.. it was exactly 11:11 ... and I was surprised but.. I didn't say anything.. And now tonight, I just got finished writing some questions on the photographers forum of which I am a part.. and.. guess what time it was.. YEP.. 11:11 ... It's crazy.. I just KNOW someone is trying to tell me something!
In the 70's my friends and I found this really large empty round spool, the kind of spool they use for installing high power cables and so forth. We rolled is to my home and painted the whole thing black and then with every color paint you could imagine we just started writing or drawing everything that came to mind. We drew the 11:11 repeatedly. That was 30 years ago.
For 30 years I have been aware of the 11:11, it is ever so present in my life. I see it everywhere. even my twins were born on the 11th day of August (11,11) two!
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News is just breaking that human remains have been found in a bog in Co. Meath that may be those of 23-year-old Brendan Megraw who was abducted from the Twinbrook area of south-west Belfast in April 1978 and whose body has been missing for some thirty-six years.
The IRA has admitted abducting and killing him and have claimed that he was a member of the British Army’s, Military Reaction Force. The MRF, as it was more popularly known, was an early undercover military unit which both patrolled Belfast in civilian cars – sometimes opening fire on alleged targets – and recruited double agents in Loyalist and Republican paramilitary groups, christened ‘Freds’.
The MRF was believed to be the brainchild of British Army commander Brigadier Frank Kitson and modeled on counter gangs he set up during the Mau-Mau uprising in Kenya, some of whose members were disaffected Mau Mau activists.
The group was the target of a spectacular counter intelligence operation masterminded by Gerry Adams in 1972 which ultimately led to the MRF’s disbandment and replacement. A forensics intelligence operation mounted by the MRF and using a cut price laundry service in West Belfast called the Four Square Laundry was discovered by the IRA which in October 1972 ambushed a laundry van in Twinbrook, killing one British soldier. IRA claims to have killed other agents, some in a massage parlor in North Belfast, were denied by the British.
The MRF was disbanded in May 1973 and replaced by a squad called the Special Reconnaissance Unit (SRU) but neither it nor its successor, 14th Int, ran agents as the MRF had. That limitation was corrected when the Force Research Unit (notorious for running UDA intelligence chief Brian Nelson and IRA spy catcher Freddie Scappaticci) was set up in the late 1970’s.
The fact that the MRF had ceased to exist four years before Brendan Megraw was abducted and disappeared raises the obvious question: if the allegation of MRF membership was true why had it taken the IRA so long to track him down?
One other unanswered question is why the IRA chose to disappear Brendan Megraw rather than publicise something the IRA would normally claim as a coup by leaving his body in a public place. What was the IRA trying to hide when it decided to disappear his body? It is worth noting that Megraw was twenty-three when the IRA killed him so he was just 17 or 18 years old when, allegedly, he was in the MRF. What damage could a 17/18year-old do to the IRA?
Mystery also surrounds the mechanics of Brendan Megraw’s disappearance. Prior to the establishment of the IRA’s Internal Security Unit, tracking down informers and double agents was a somewhat haphazard business with the initiative often resting with individual intelligence officers. Creating the Internal Security Unit was supposed to centralise and rationalise the whole job of spycatching but it is not clear whether it was functioning as such in 1978.
The spycatching unit was part of a widespread re-organisation of the IRA plotted and planned in the internment cages of Long Kesh and led by the triumverate of Gerry Adams, Ivor Bell and Brendan Hughes. The changes were given a boost with Adams’ and then Bell’s release from Long Kesh in 1977 and their elevation to the Army Council and to key posts on GHQ. The process accelerated when Gerry Adams succeeded Seamus Twomey as Chief of Staff in December 1977 but in February 1978 he was arrested and held for a year on remand in the wake of the La Mon firebombing.
Adams was succeeded by Martin McGuinness who was Chief of Staff when Brendan Megraw was abducted and then buried in a secret grave in April 1978.
Normal IRA protocol for the killing and disposition of victims dictated that final approval of the sentence handed down came from “GHQ”, i.e. from the Chief of Staff. In the cases of the early and first disappeared victims the local decision, i.e. by Belfast Brigade in the cases of Joe Lynskey, Seamus Wright, Kevin McKee and Jean McConville, to consign the victims to secret graves was normally endorsed by “GHQ”.
That raises an intriguing question about Brendan Megraw’s disappearance. Was the same protocol followed in the decision to hide his remains in a Co. Meath bog? Martin McGuinness was Chief of Staff when he was abducted so what role, if any, did Northern Ireland’s current deputy First Minister play in the disappearance of Brendan Megraw?
When one is dealing with Northern Ireland’s past, these are the sort of questions that will be asked and must be answered. But don’t hold your breath! | 2019-04-20T22:50:43 | https://thebrokenelbow.com/2014/10/01/the-disappearance-of-brendan-megraw/ |
Super moist, homemade Chocolate Cupcakes with Milk Chocolate Buttercream Frosting and topped with SPRINKLES!
These chocolate cupcakes are simply delicious, nothing fancy about them. Just a simple, super moist, and tender chocolate flavored cupcake topped with a creamy, milk chocolate buttercream frosting. And of course, a ton of chocolate SPRINKLES!
I have used this chocolate cupcake recipe as my base for my overloaded Chocolate Oreo Cupcakes, and my Twix Cupcakes which would be the perfect cupcake to make with all the candy you or your kids will get from Trick or Treating next week. And if your still looking for a Halloween treat to bring to your Halloween party next week, then these chocolate cupcakes are perfect top with Halloween SPRINKLES!
✔ Don’t be alarmed by how THICK the cupcake batter is, it’s suppose to be THICK. That’s what makes these chocolate cupcakes the BEST!
✔ To fill the cupcake liners, I used a 3 Tablespoon cookie scoop and I put TWO “cookie scoops” of chocolate cupcake batter into each cupcake liner.
✔ For the milk chocolate buttercream frosting, I bought the XL Hershey’s Milk Chocolate candy bar which is 4.4 ounces but if you can’t find the XL Hershey’s Milk Chocolate candy bar you can buy 4 (1.55 oz.) regular sized Hershey’s Milk Chocolate candy bars.
* Click here to see the step-by-step on how to make the Milk Chocolate Buttercream Frosting!
STEP 7: Place milk chocolate candy bar into small bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds intervals, stirring after each interval until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Set aside and allow to cool.
STEP 8: Using an electric or stand mixer, cream together butter and powdered sugar together until light and fluffy, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
STEP 9: Add heavy whipping cream and vanilla extract, and mix until combined. Fold in milk chocolate until fully incorporated into frosting.
STEP 10: Frost cupcakes using a piping bag or knife. Top with SPRINKLES and enjoy!
*Store cupcakes in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
And next make my Chocolate Oreo Cupcakes!
Can’t wait to try these! Could I use yogurt in place of sour cream?
Oh my goodness … these cupcakes are so easy and so perfectly delicious. I just made them for my weekly trivia team donation for this evening. I’m sure they will be a hit. we’ve just tried one plain and warm. PERFECTION, this will be my new go to chocolate cupcake recipe. Thanks so much for sharing.
Love the look of that frosting! Wish I had one right now!
Your images of these chocolate cupcakes have definitely made me hungry! Great recipe… they look SO delicious!
Girl, I need you to teach me how to make the perfect cupcake!! Amazing!
I am SO down with any cupcakes that have bittersweet chocolate in the recipe. These looks so rich and delicious!
Totally classic and love the sprinkles for the cute factor!
You can’t go wrong with chocolate cake, chocolate frosting and chocolate sprinkles!! YUM!! | 2019-04-18T19:16:45 | https://deliciouslysprinkled.com/chocolate-cupcakes-with-milk-chocolate-buttercream-frosting/ |
This Instant Pot Creamy Chicken Tacos recipe is one for the books! Chicken is so quick to make in the Instant Pot, and this recipe combines just a few staple ingredients to make a delicious taco filling perfect for hard shells, soft shells, nachos, burritos, enchiladas and more!
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Your littlest helpers will look adorable in this classic, colorful apron. The “Pretty Little Apron” has a fully adjustable strap & a convenient front pocket. You can Jazz up your apron by adding some embroidery designs, crocheted flowers, or appliqués. Despite its name, this apron is perfect for little boys, too! This pattern includes photographs and color-coded instructions.
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TITLE: Licensed Mental Health Therapist – Fluency in Vietnamese, Mandarin or Cantonese required. DEPARTMENT: Behavioral Health Program SUPERVISOR: Therapy Associates Program Supervisor PURPOSE: To provide culturally competent and clinically effective counseling and psychotherapy services to clients of ACRS’ Private Practice Program (PPP) seeking mental health counseling. Performs services in compliance with agency policies and with contract and regulatory standards and requirement. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS 1. Utilizes simple and advanced psychotherapeutic treatment methods to assess and treat individuals presenting with wide range of mental health and/or psychosocial disorders in individual, couples, family and group settings. This may include but is not limited to: helping client develop insight in to themselves, their relationships and their lives; providing psychological education regarding communication skills, anger management skills, and social skills; guiding clients in the development of skills and strategies to cope with their problems. 2. Conducts comprehensive psychological diagnostic assessment addressing numerous life domains utilizing interviews, support system, available clinical records, observations and possibly tests. Develops and implements collaborative comprehensive treatment plan with clearly identified goals. Modifies treatment plan as needed to reflect changes in client's status and progress. Ongoing evaluation of effectiveness of treatment plan and modalities in making progress towards identified goals. Modifies plan and modality as appropriate. 3. Prepares and maintains all required treatment records and reports. Maintains confidentiality of records. Adheres to program standards for documentation. Complies with administrative documentation and fee collection protocols. 4. Collaborates with other treatment providers as needed to ensure appropriate care for client. Collaborate with other stakeholders appropriate in client care including but not limited to family, probation officers, schools and court. Provides counseling and psychological education to family members to assist them in understanding, managing and supporting client. 5. Provides crisis intervention as needed. Provides back up when case coverage is needed. 6. Attends and utilizes individual, group supervision and consultation meetings.
Master's or doctoral degree in social work or social/behavioral science; AND licensure to provide mental health counseling in the State of Washington; AND • Minimum three years post-graduate degree experience providing direct services to clients with mental illness. • Therapists working with youth must meet WA State criteria to be Youth Mental Health Specialist • Training and experience in various theoretical orientations including but not limited to family systems, psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral therapy. • Knowledge of clinical and cultural competence treating APA population required. • Knowledge and understanding of: characteristics of mental and emotional illness; current social/economic problems; clinical interview techniques; individual and group behavior; and simple and advanced treatment methods. • Ability to: work as a team member with professional and support staff; analyze and draw conclusions from case records; apply casework principles to individual situations; and exercise judgment and organize multiple tasks. • Fluency in Vietnamese, Mandarin or Cantonese required. Additional Requirements: Ability to treat adults, couples and families.Ability to work independently. Flexibility and willingness to expand knowledge and clinical skills. Willingness and ability to work evenings and weekends as needed based on client needs. | 2019-04-20T18:24:30 | https://www.counselingwashington.com/Listing/1755/ |
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The good news is that your boss is excited about eLearning. The not-so-good news? He’s really excited about eLearning. He wants you to put together a complete training program for the engineering teams. Of course, the salespeople need their own training modules. Oh, and maybe something for the support staff would be nice, too. While you try to rein in his enthusiasm, you wonder where you’re going to find the time – or the resources – to handle this enormous project.
In comes outsourcing, galloping white knight style to your rescue. eLearning lends itself especially well to outsourcing so you can focus on your core competencies while vendors like us here at Expand take care of non-essential business processes and capabilities.
This is the main reason firms consider outsourcing. The vendor pays attention to the core tasks of your training function, and provides high quality training modules and service. In the meantime, you can focus on your organization and its business.
You reduce fixed costs by letting a firm with eLearning expertise do the work. Ideally, you should outsource to a firm that has eLearning development as its core business, which means that it is well set up to deliver eLearning products.
You can “hire” a team of 5 or 50 people to put together your training needs without actually hiring (or firing) it. Need to fast-track a project, or have multiple training projects? No problem. A professional eLearning firm can add more people as necessary, and take them off the project once it has been completed.
A reliable firm with eLearning expertise should have innovative products and services. You don’t have to rely on your internal team to come up with solutions, but can rely on your vendor.
Now that we’ve got you excited, here’s more good news. Find out how you can minimize training budgets, maximize your results and create amazing custom eLearning solutions for your team. | 2019-04-22T19:09:12 | https://www.expandshare.com/blog/why-it-pays-to-outsource-your-custom-elearning |
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After a crippling injury, Sir Aric is reassigned to the prince's royal guard. Matthew seems to be the usual bratty type, but once Aric looks deeper, he realizes there's more there than just a pretty face.
Shanna's father once made a pact with a demon. After a miscast spell, she finds out just what that contract entails.
All right, the scavenger hunt is underway. All month long, authors from Purple Sword, Whimsical Publications, and Astraea Press are celebrating their releases with character interviews. In order to enter to win great prizes, you must email our publicist, Robyn, at promorobyn@gmail.com. She will send you a list of participating authors as well as the questions you will need to answer in order to be eligible to win. Good luck!
ATTENTION ALL READERS: Who wants to join in some scavenger hunt mayhem and fun for the month of May? Learn more about your favorite authors, their work and their wonderful characters in our Character Interview Blog Bash! Great prizes to be won, as well! Please email Robyn at promorobyn@gmail.com if you would like to participate and she will put you on a contestant list!
My books are all published through Purple Sword, which is a wonderful publisher, with a great selection of books to choose from. Now you can keep up with all the latest news from Purple Sword by becoming a blog follower: http://pspreleases.blogspot.com/?zx=23678a80cd0b4832. Or become a friend on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Purple-Sword-Publications/107420692619430?sk=wall.
Tied to a Demon has been nominated for its second award, this time for Siren Book Reviews' Best of 2010. Go vote for it in the paranormal romance category. Voting is open through Feb. 1st, plus every voter gets entered into a drawing to win free e-books.
After a month and a half without, I finally have internet again! Yay! I use internet for so much of my writing process that going without proved very difficult.
I wanted to share my first review for The Prince's Knight. It received four angels from Fallen Angel Reviews. "Watching Aric and Matthew's relationship grow and their need to protect each other was beautiful." Visit FAR to read the rest of the review.
I apologize for the lack of updates lately. While it may seem like I fell off the face of the Earth, that is not the case. I've recently moved and I don't have internet service yet, so my online access is limited, and probably will be throughout the rest of December. This makes it hard for me to work on my writing, since I utilize internet so much during the entire process. Sadly, due to the move, I haven't been able to work on any of my projects, so the book I hoped to finish in time for a Christmas release will have to be pushed back until next Christmas. But I still plan on finishing that up before working on anything else, otherwise procrastrination will strike again.
Some news: Tied to a Demon is featured as a Great Read on a fellow author's site: www.charleneawilson.com/great-reads/. I will also be a Highlighted Author on her site on December 20th. I'll be blogging about my love of writing and how Tied to a Demon came to be.
I love October. Fall is officially underway, and the countdown to Halloween has begun, which means a full month of paranormal activity! To celebrate, I'm joining LASR's Halloween Scavenger Hunt, in which one lucky winner will receive a free copy of Tied to a Demon. The contest will run on the last two days of the month, and entering is super easy. Just find the graphic that I've already hidden on my website. Visit LASR's site for all the details.
Manic Readers has reviewed Tied to a Demon. "Tied to a Demon is a fun, magical read." Read the entire review.
Royal Guard Book 1: The Prince's Knight is now available! A spoiled prince learns what it means to love when a crippled knight enters his life. Check out all the info, plus read an excerpt here.
Tied to a Demon has been reviewed by Romance Junkies. "Rachel D. Thompson creates delightful characters." Read the full review.
Just a reminder: LASR's contest is still going on. They're giving away three Nooks at the end of the month. Visit LASR for all the details. And check out the two-day chat they're hosting at the end of the month.
Lots going on this month. As some of you may know, Long and Short Romance Reviews kicked off its 3-year anniversary Aug. 2nd with the start of a month-long scavenger hunt. Prizes include 3 brand new, shiny Nooks. I'm a participating author, so find the hidden Nook on my site, and then visit LASR to enter for a chance to win. There are lots of participating authors, and lots of chances to be a winner.
I've also signed a contract for my latest book: Royal Guard Book 1: The Prince's Knight. No doubt you've noticed the brand new cover art to the right. Intriguing, no?
Thought I'd also share some books I recently read and enjoyed. Let's see...Just finished reading Tanya Huff's Summon the Keeper. A bit hard to keep up with in places, but definitely worth reading. She creates characters like no one else, though this series isn't quite up to par with her Quarters novels, or the Smoke series. I won a copy of V ...is for Vampire by Adele Griffin through a giveaway at Goodreads. Definitely marketed for teens, or maybe even pre-teens, but still a fun, enjoyable read. I also like mentioning obscure authors, those not backed by a big publishing house. In this case, I picked up the first three books of a series called Deviations by Elissa Malcohn, available for free at Smashwords. This series is definitely not for the faint of heart (as it involves cannibalism), but it was a wonderful story, with lots of insight, as well as character and world-building. For a self-published book, it was also well edited. The only thing I disliked about all three books were the endings, as they didn't really bring closer to anything, but just kind of ended abruptly. Each time I got to the end, I kept clicking the next button, thinking there had to be more. Still, these books are definitely worth a read, especially for the price.
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death, or the fact of being dead the accidental or inadvertent losing of something dropped, misplaced, stolen, etc.
Trauma an experience that produces psychological injury or pain.
Attachment an emotional bond between an infant or toddler and primary caregiver, a strong bond being vital for the childs normal behavioral and social development.
Brain StemRegulates breathing, heart rate, etc. Most basic functions to maintain life. Forms very early in utero.
AmygdalaEmotion Center; Fight, Flight, or Freeze. Where we feel fear or pleasure. Present in utero and at birth.
HippocampusShort-term memory. Helps regulate the Amygdala. Develops by age 5.
Orbitofrontal CortexSocial/Emotional Control Center. Works w/ Hippocampus to regulate Amygdala. Develops by age 25.
Why Is Attachment Important? Our ability to regulate our own emotions is dependent on our first experiences with co-regulation.
Our behaviors are tied to our emotions. We behave to soothe negative emotions or increase positive emotions.
Emotional regulation is a skill we must have in order to behave in positive and pro-social ways.
The brain will either become strong with ability to hold soothing memories, or it will be deficient to manage necessary life tasks.
All of these milestones are important and when successfully navigated, we feel belonging and are more emotionally healthy.
Since all of us have had some level of difficulty, there is some level of trauma in all of us.
Attachment helps grow our brains ability to handle loss.
3 Ways Our Emotional Regulation System Becomes Damaged We can have struggles because we never built a proper brain structure for co and self emotional regulation, due to traumatic care.
We can have genetic predispositions towards conditions like anxiety, depression, etc.
We can suffer later insults to the previously intact emotional regulation system due to loss and the resulting crippling grief.
We see the need for more than just Cognitive approaches, since we are dealing with internal states that are deeply dependent on lower brain structures.
Sympathetic system activated: Acceleration of autonomic nervous system response increased heart rate and blood pressure, increased blood flow to large muscles, etc.
Lessons from Poly-Vagal Theory According to Poly-vagal theory: trauma, loss, or other stressful events can really mess with our autonomic states, and therefore our behaviors follow in response to try and modulate those autonomic states.
Our digestive system along with other internal organs are also affected by our stress.
People who have suffered trauma or who never really developed a healthy emotional regulation system have a more difficult time regulating with the ventral vagal nerve, and may swing back and forth from Hyper Arousal or Hypo Arousal or may get stuck on either side.
Staying in the window of tolerance is adaptive and helpful for our emotional and physical health.
The idea is to help a person stay in the window of tolerance through connectedness, relationship, soothing and they will be optimally repairing the grief from the losses they experience.
The Effects of Traumatic Losses The earlier the traumatic loss the more profound the effects may be.
Major losses, even if it is a loss of trust in a safe world, can be seen as disruptions in the development of a healthy brains ability to regulate the emotions.
When others do try and help it may not be as easily recognized as helpful.
The Effects of Traumatic Losses Losses can happen at any stage in our lives. We are deeply affected by the loss of what we once organized our ability to regulate our emotions on.
Think about how a person has to readjust at the loss of a parent. Without a healthy functioning emotional regulation system there is more reliance throughout the life span on substances or other instant gratification means.
Applications for Treatment Effective treatment for losses should focus on the very same pattern that helped us feel safe and soothed from the beginning: Our attachment relationships.
We can not ignore the underlying losses that clients are experiencing.
A Substitute for Attachment? Is it any wonder that one of the highest risk times for substance abuse is with the loss or feared loss of close interpersonal relationships?
With so much hurt on the line, should we even form attachments? If we never do, we never form the true capacity for emotional regulation and are forced to regulate from substance to substance or from instant gratification to instant gratification.
Ever searching and never feeling true satisfaction.
One possible explanation could be that women seem to have stronger social networks.
We cannot change anything unless we first accept it. Condemnation doesnt liberate, it oppresses.
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Feb 7, 2019 - (4:00pm) The various forecast models have begun to converge on the most likely scenario for the next 48 hours of weather, and more snow is on the way starting Friday, February 8, early-mid afternoon.
Because it will be falling on much colder roads than this Monday’s event, it will stick quickly. By Saturday afternoon, most forecasts expect up to 6" accumulation, perhaps even more in isolated areas.
The City has prepared heavily for this event: plow crews are well supplied with fuel and materials, equipment is being double-checked, and work teams will be switching back onto 24-hour shifts Friday morning through the weekend.
Extra police, fire, and public works crews are scheduled, and the City will open its Emergency Operations Center Friday afternoon to handle heavier call volumes and coordinate the response. The City is also in close contact with the MI School District.
For snow/ice/sand service requests, please use the City's online portal, MI-Connect, or download the app to submit via a smartphone. This pushes the information directly into the workflow queue for our Public Works field crews -- an online map also shows whether anyone else has already requested service at the same location. View plow routes here. During the peak of the storm, the City will be focused on plowing.
On Friday (Feb 8), Republic Services will visit ALL MI neighborhoods to make one last attempt to collect excess garbage & recycling until the main snowstorm hits. Residents may also set out doubles next week on their regular day (weather-permitting) at no extra charge.
Many meetings and events for next week have been canceled and are being rescheduled – check the City’s calendar to view a complete list. In particular, the annual Mercer Island Youth and Family Services Foundation fundraiser breakfast (planned for Wednesday, February 13) has been rescheduled to Wednesday, March 6.
More frequent updates are posted to the City’s social media outlets. | 2019-04-18T17:49:47 | http://mercergov.org/News.asp?NewsID=2393 |
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Markets differ and customers often need differing product and service variants. That increases complexity – for production and installation and also for procurement and storage.
That is where complexity management comes to the fore. It aims to utilize standards in the company-internal value chain for as long as possible. Ideally, variants are created as a final step. To do so, the product structure must be defined correctly.
Production technologies and therefore the required machine pool is defined by the envisaged batch sizes. The higher that number, the more capital-intensive the production facility. The experts on RWTH Aachen Campus are highly experienced in configuring machine parks.
Factory planning is more than just the outer shell – it is also the layout of the production facility. The experts in Aachen work with the developer team on the creation of individual series production solutions in accordance with the lean production method.
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There’s a new book by French economist Thomas Piketty, called “Capital in the Twenty-First Century,” that supposedly identifies the Achilles’ Heel of the market economy.
Piketty argues that the rate of return to capital is higher than the economy-wide growth rate and that this will lead to untenable inequality as the rich grab a larger and larger share of the pie.
The solution, he claims, is confiscatory tax rates.
Garett Jones of George Mason University has a very good review that casts doubt on Piketty’s hypothesis, but I also think Margaret Thatcher pre-debunked (if I’m allowed to make up a word) Piketty in this classic video from the House of Commons.
Simply stated, if you care about those with lower incomes, your goal should be faster growth.
If the economy is more prosperous, that means a rising tide that will lift all boats.
Piketty’s class-warfare prescription, by contrast, almost certainly will hurt the poor because of anemic growth, largely because higher tax rates will discourage productive behavior and exacerbate the tax code’s bias against saving and investment.
This means less capital and there should be no doubt about the strong link between the capital stock and worker compensation.
But I sometimes worry that this type of analysis sounds too theoretical for a lot of people and that perhaps it would be helpful to offer some tangible real-world evidence.
So it is quite fortuitous that I’m currently in Lithuania as part of the Free Market Road Show and that one of the participants is John Charalambakis, who teaches at the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky.
In discussing the importance of economic growth, he explained that Singapore and Jamaica were economically similar in the early 1960s and then asked why they are so different today.
I have to admit that I was skeptical. I know Singapore is much richer today, but was it actually the case that it had the same level of per-capita GDP as Jamaica as recently as 50 years ago?
So I looked at the long-run data and John was exactly right. Take a look at this chart and you’ll understand why rapid growth caused by free markets is so vastly superior to the stagnation caused by statism.
I also included the world average for per-capita GDP so you can see that Singapore easily out-paced a lot of nations, not just Jamaica.
P.S. Keith Hennessey of the Hoover Institution writes that it makes more sense to think of the economy as a garden rather than a pie.
The pie metaphor for the economy is misleading and damaging, especially if you place a high priority on economic growth. …because dividing a pie is zero-sum, the flawed metaphor assumes that if one person’s slice grows larger, it comes at the expense of others. The inapt metaphor and its accompanying flawed logic lead one to conclude that when rich people have a larger share of a bigger economy, they do so “at the expense of” others lower on the income scale. …A flower garden is a better metaphor for looking at economic growth and income distribution. A flower’s growth depends on the individual characteristics of that type of flower and that particular seed. …the rapid growth of a sunflower at one end of the garden largely does not come at the expense of a struggling tulip at the other end. The sunflower may have advantages the tulip does not, even unfair ones, but the fast-growing sunflower is not “taking growth” from the slow-growing tulip. Flowers will grow at different rates for a variety of different reasons. Policymakers should focus their energies on absolute growth rates rather than relative ones.
Or, if he isn’t correct, it’s because the garden analogy doesn’t go far enough. If my neighbor is akin to a fast-growing sunflower, that presumably creates more wealth that will benefit me and the other tulips of the world.
In other words, I’m more likely to get richer if my neighbor gets richer.
But if you like the “pie” approach, then this pizza graphic is very appropriate because it gets across the message that the pie isn’t fixed in size.
P.P.S. For more on the inequality vs. growth issue, here’s my PBS debate.
P.P.P.S. The indispensable Tim Carney addresses the relationship between growth and inequality in this post.
P.P.P.P.S. Last but not least, here’s a post with some very sage analysis by George Will, Ronald Bailey, and Scott Winship.
In other words, Mr. Bishop, your solution is to slow down productivity gains? Bring improvement to a halt? If we improve too much, there won’t be any jobs available for all of the workers? Maybe we could do something to restrict the supply of workers – should we institute state controls on how many workers we are allowed to produce?
This brings to mind a story I heard about Milton Friedman visiting a construction project in India. He noticed very little heavy equipment in use, with most of the digging being done by men with shovels. So, he asked the construction supervisor about it, who responded that this was a “jobs” project and that if they used heavy equipment, many jobs would be lost. To that, Mr. Friedman replied that he should then take away the shovels and give all of the workers spoons to dig with.
I’m really hoping Mr. Dan will respond. I don’t have the economics background to provide a learned response, but there is something about your comment on productivity – that the ever-increasing productivity will result in “simply no longer require[ing] all currently available labor to remain at full productivity” – that just does not ring true to me. It seems to me that as productivity increases in one area, labor will naturally be diverted to other areas, with that process of resource reallocation repeating itself indefinitely. You seem to believe there is some sort of broad-scale productivity ceiling beyond which we cannot go. I’m not convinced that exists.
You are only looking at the numerator! There is obviously some benefit to everyone owing to economic growth resulting from increasing productivity and productive returns to capital. But your story, and moral, takes an enormous misstep in overlooking the ongoing structural transformation in the relationship of labor to capital. Capitalism has been astonishingly successful in fulfilling its (narrow) promise. The system has produced and distributed more goods and services of higher quality to more people at lower cost than anyone might have imagined. And therein lies the root of the problem. Increases in efficiency and productivity are driving the marginal cost of pretty much everything toward zero. With every new technological innovation we increase the productivity both of labor and of capital. We simply no longer require all currently available labor to remain at full productivity. The divergence between the size of the growing (potential) labor force, and the declining demand for labor relative to any measure of output will continue just as surely as innovation will continue. As we become more and more productive and efficient, we will consume less and less labor. This MAY be good if you are a capitalist, but it is clearly not good if you are a laborer.
You casually misconstrue income per worker as related to (or even the proxy for) wages (or mean/median wages). Income per worker will continue to rise as capital becomes increasingly efficient and productive, AND as the number of workers employed per unit of output declines. (The numerator goes up while the denominator goes down.) This may be very nice for general accounts, but is very bad both for people who work for a living, and for those who would like to be working. Over time, as has been observed by so many others, both aggregate and proportionate returns to capital will increase, while they will decrease for labor. Income disparities will grow not only not only between labor and capital, but between the laboring and the unemployed.
To combat this so as to maintain both society and the republic, we can either perpetually transfer wealth and income from the productive to the non-productive, and pay people not to work, much as we now pay people not to farm, and so on, or we must figure out how to put a great many people to work by consuming “something else.” (Preferably something that demands high labor inputs.) Since the innumerable successes of capital and “the market” have effectively satiated many of us in terms of private material goods, it seems likely that we may have to look to significant expansion of the public realm in which to create the markets needed to consume surplus labor.
I agree with Picketty that the fundamentals for further inequality rises are present in today’s globalized world. This is simply because the benefit offered by exceptional people in today’s world can reach billions in short order. In other words, the benefit that exceptional people provide in today’s ever globalizing world has greatly increased. Since the benefit offered by exceptional individuals is now greatly magnified, it only makes sense that their personal rewards be equally magnified, leading to greater inequalities.
The voter-lemming groups that leave this reality — and the steeper effort-reward curves it implies — unadulterated will prosper in an ever more unequal but ever more absolutely prosperous environment. Those electorates that try to go against this reality by flattening the effort-reward curve will develop along more modest growth trendlines and thus inevitably compound their nations into decline.
This will be the main mode in which successful societies will break away from the not so successful ones in the next few decades. Like in all evolution, most branches dead-end. Few will be spared and define the successful dominant surviving branch. For the last two centuries America has been that branch, the America that has now finally decided to culturally converge to the rest of the world. That is why Americans are in for a rude awakening, poised to experience decline, as their growth decelerates to a more European 1-2% trendline while the world as a whole continues its 4% ascent, drowning the once lucky Americans into mediocrity.
The American voter-lemmings who once left the effort-reward curves unadulterated by have now joined the rest of the world along a more socialist path, will see their prosperity ride along a lower growth trendline and eventually compound their once enviable standard of living into the rising worldwide average.
Can we copy the rest of the world? Can we decline? “Yes we can!” Of course! Not only you can, but it is the absolutely natural thing to do. The siren song of an easier, more distributed communal prosperity is always popular. How do you suppose so many other nations declined?
Yes, but we can redistribute that 17-20% trickle into our salaries…. and we will stop growing since nobody will have any motivation to do anything exceptional — not the least of, exceptional enough to outcompete most other companies worldwide. But a 17-20% immediate redistribution today is worth 5% compounding growth into perpetuity. Isn’t it? Is my arithmetic wrong?
“Trickle down” is an appropriate metaphor for capitalism, but it’s the capitalist that gets the trickle.
When starting a company it is the capitalist that temporarily loses money invested. It goes out to the new workers hired and his suppliers. In the pre-production phase, the capitalist loses seed capital while others win. There is no guarantee that he will ever get his money back.
If the company seems to be successful, profits are reinvested, while workers and suppliers continue to receive earned income.
When growth begins to level off, workers and suppliers still receive most of the revenues. In the normal company salaries are 4-5 times profits. Out of those profits only a minor percentage is paid in dividends.
Better in the Venezuelan 2nd from the top quintile than the Singaporean 2nd from the bottom quintile! It’s all relative. When you are surrounded exclusively by other poor people, you just FEEL better. Those who refuse to understand this fact must be made to understand it, or just live with it. After all, “Yes we can”, so what choice do they have?
The real Achilles heel is that the Fed treats wage growth as inflation. Their “dual mandate” has become a double standard. Ever since we broke the monetary system in 71, the definition of inflation changed from a decline in the value of the dollar (against commodities, gold) to an increase in an arbitrarily constructed lagging index. After getting the cause and effect of the 70’s backwards, then to “get ahead of the curve,” the academic economists at the Fed settle on wages as a “leading indicator” because labor is an input cost to everything.
As a result, income growth for the bottom 90% is flat…FOR FORTY YEARS!. This is the only true problem we face, everything else (spending, deficit, debt, obamacare, entitlement solvency, popularity of socialism among youngsters, etc) is a symptom.
I submit that we will never again see sustained across the board prosperity as long as we continue to allow the Fed to treat wage growth as inflation. | 2019-04-23T16:45:24 | https://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2014/04/29/a-case-study-of-why-growth-trumps-inequality/ |
Sidmouth Town manager Richard Pears will be back in the Town dugout for tomorrow’s trip to St Martins having missed the past three games whilst away on holiday.
In his absence the side has been looked after by assistant managers Kevin Tooze and Gary Carpenter and the Vikings have done well, taking four points from two games and making progress in the Walter C Parsons Funeral Directors Cup.
He continued: “That said, when the whistle goes you simply have to get on with your work and we did that well and scored some decent goals. Mind you, we were much improved in the second half.
“You are never ‘totally happy’ as a coach and a manager unless your side has had one of those extraordinary 90 minutes and that was not the case in this game for, at 2-0 up, we did have a period when we ‘switched off’ and allowed Liverton to gain strength – and bag a couple of goals – but for me, the outcome of the contest was never going to be in doubt.
Last Saturday there was more of the same from Town as they set up a League Cup second round tie at home to Axminster Town after their 3-2 win at Alphington in a match that was not as close as the finals score suggests.
Speaking about the three cup ties on successive October Saturdays, Tooze says: “There’s no doubt that the big one and the one that will draw all the attention is the FA Vase tie at Cadbury Heath.
“It’s testament to the squad we have put together that they are going into October looking to make progress in three different cup competitions on three Saturdays in a row. We also have some tough league games to negotiate, but the simple fact is that life at Sidmouth Town right now is very good. | 2019-04-26T10:26:54 | https://www.sidmouthherald.co.uk/sport/football/town-assistant-boss-speaks-about-a-very-good-week-s-work-from-the-vikings-1-5714613 |
This article is part of my Entreprenerd: Marketing for Programmers book, which you can read online for free.
This is the thinking person’s guide to conversion optimisation. Instead of listing 998 disconnected, free-floating tips, this essay packages up the field into 11, high-level strategic themes. The idea is that you’ll leave this article with a solid mental framework for thinking about, analysing, and coming up with your own conversion optimisations.
This is written for e-commerce companies, SAAS businesses, and even the neighbourhood dentist.
Every stage of a conversion funnel has some leakage (40% of traffic seep away here; another 22% dips out there…). Website owners invest untold energies into patching up these leaks so that even more leads reach the end of the funnel and convert.
But no stage of a conversion funnel will ever be completely sealed against leakage, and, for this reason, the most efficient possible modification to a funnel is usually to rip out entire stages.
Amazon’s one-click order feature seems to be motivated by similar considerations; it must surely count as the ultimate exercise in minimising funnel length.
There exist conversion steps that customers pass through even though these steps don’t correspond to individual pages on your website.
Perhaps the most commonplace example of this is the confirmation email click required by some websites to finalise new user account registrations. This step is a 10-ton conversion dampener.
Another (more subtle) dampener would be the very presence of a coupon box on a checkout page. This box alerts the potential customer to the possible existence of discount codes and invites them to leave your website and google for coupon codes, or subscribe to your mailing list and wait until a discount becomes available. In both cases, this distraction might cause you to bleed leads and lose sales.
Yet another conversion dampener in this category is asking a lead for information not normally held in memory—e.g. passport numbers, VAT numbers, scans of documents, or credit card limits. This information demand compels anyone without a reference at hand to drop out of your funnel. If at all possible, ask for such information after the sale has been completed.
Funnel length is not just measured by the number of distinct pages; after all, even a one-page funnel can be exhaustingly long. Each additional field that needs to be filled in counts as an extra step in your funnel, regardless of whether this additional field shows up on the same or a different page. Do you really need to ask the customer how they heard about your website? Do you really need to ask them to upload a document that they probably won’t have at hand right now?
The more form fields you add within a funnel, the more you risk losing your potential customer. This suggests that, when optimising your funnel, you ought to remove any fields that aren’t totally necessary, or least make as many fields as humanly possible into optional ones. You can always ask for this information after the lead has converted into a paying customer.
There are all sorts of things you can do to make your form fields less onerous.
Then there are autofill fields: If someone enters their street name, you should populate their ZIP code without the user having to type anything. Indeed, maybe you can even prevent the need to type in ZIP codes at all, at least when you’re able to detect it from their browser’s geolocation. As well as all this, you should always autofill any form fields with any existing data you have about that user, saving them the need to type again.
The third measure in reducing painfulness of form fields is making your input validations more forgiving. You really shouldn’t be rejecting people’s credit card numbers or phone numbers just because there were hyphens or spaces in places you didn’t expect. Take a little time to write validation code that’s a little more accepting of your customers’ input. There’s no point in having a bouncer so strict that no one gets into to your club anymore.
Many websites collaborate with third-party web services which require the customer be sent away to the third party’s website at some point during the sales funnel. A common example would be Paypal briefly sending customers off to Paypal.com for credit card payments. These off-site service providers add a number of steps to the sales funnels, so it’s important that these extra steps be reckoned when calculating total funnel lengths. Thus, when choosing third-party software service providers, carefully consider the number of steps they insert into your conversion funnels. It might well be a better idea to choose a service provider that charges double or even triple as much, so long as they remove a step of your sales funnel and thereby improve overall conversion rates.
Professors Iyengar and Lepper found through their experiments that people are more likely to buy products (jams or chocolates, in their case) when presented with a small number of choices (6 items) compared to when presented with more options (24 or 30 items).3 By extension, stocking excessive numbers of similar products on your website can also hamper conversion rates. I hypothesise that this is because having additional products introduces an implicit extra step in your conversion funnel: the comparison stage. Potential customers who are straining to tell the difference between many almost indistinguishable products may suffer a bout of choice overload that could poison an otherwise sure-fire sale. Remove this comparison stage by stocking less items.
Once you’ve trimmed down your funnel length, it’s time to start thinking about the order in which you display the various retained stages.
Much like difficult family relations, certain stages of your conversion funnel are here to stay—regardless of your feelings towards them. Whether it’s the need to ask for credit card details before payment, scans of passports for government-mandated identity verification, usernames and passwords for account creation, or log-in details for a connected Twitter account, these annoying stages often serve to scare potential leads off the path to conversion.
As a website owner, you don’t realistically have the option to banish these steps outright, but you can shuffle them about so that they rear their annoying heads only when their corrosive effect on conversion rates is minimised. Just as the waiter presents the restaurant bill only after giving you a free shot of mango schnapps, it may be more prudent to ask your customer for payment details after they’ve scheduled a hairdresser, masseur, or cleaner to arrive this afternoon. Relieved that their desired service is already on its way and afraid of having to go through the whole process again on some other website, the customer will be motivated to endure the pain of entering in credit card details.
Observation 1: The further you stray away from that which is well-worn in the world of web architecture, the more you should expect trouble and expense with implementation.
Here is one of many examples: Most websites use “batteries-included” libraries for managing their login and logout functionality instead of building their own solutions from scratch. This saves days or even weeks of development time. But these libraries, being standardised, assume typical, everyday website flows (e.g., the user creates a user account before having access to special features or being allowed to pay). Generally speaking, these libraries are unsuitable for alternative website flows (e.g., ones which delay user account creation until the last possible moment). If you wish to keep using the standard account management libraries, you’ll need to resort to custom hacks like the creation of zombie user accounts that must later be awoken. But all this customisation causes development time and bug incidences to balloon.
Observation 2: The more your architecture allows a user to postpone inputting information, the more you should expect problems attributable to this information being missing.
Some software companies have adopted what at first seem like outlandishly long conversion funnels. Central to their strategy is a free demo approach, which involves an inversion of the normal business sequence of paying today and receiving tomorrow. Their funnel sequence goes like this: “Create your account today, enjoy our service for the next 30 days free of charge, then begin paying monthly, but only if you want to continue using us.” The power of this “free demo” approach is that the user becomes gradually dependent on the service, having grown accustomed to the interface, trained their employees, integrated the software with the rest of their toolkit, and generated a history of data sitting within the platform. Assuming that the software works reasonably well, inertia all but guarantees that the user won’t swap the supplier for another when the bills eventually start arriving. The effort involved in switching becomes too high to justify.
Next time you are shopping on Amazon, pay attention to how their website sheds navigation menus as you tunnel deeper down their conversion funnel. The reasoning behind this practice is that every clickable link, photo, or button is a potential distraction that can potentially divert a lead away from buying something. This distraction happens in the dullest of ways—for example, someone finishes typing their address in the second-to-last stage of the sales funnel and then decides, out of curiosity, to click the link to the “team” page before paying. Once on the team page, this lead reads that the company’s CEO used to play in a punk band, so off the lead goes off to search for the CEO’s old band on Spotify. Swoosh—the lead has left the site and will probably never return to complete their purchase. There’s something almost cartoonlike in these precautions: If we leave a big red button in the middle of this airplane control panel, someone will inevitably succumb to their curiosity and slam it down.
Since the dawn of the web, internet marketers have loved pop-ups and overlays. The reason why couldn’t be simpler: They work.5 I mention them here because I would venture to guess that a significant part of the reason why pop-ups are so effective is that they reduce the number of clickables on screen and focus attention on some singular goal, such as handing over your email address for a mailing list.
Wording strongly influences conversion rates. Although finding the best variations takes time, the journey can be sped up by focusing on trying out radically different ideas as opposed to slight variations on what currently works best. The retailer selling shoe polish for the business executive shouldn’t limit their search for the best product ad after pitting eight mildly different catch phrases about perfectly polished shoes against one another; instead, this retailer should test marketing messages corresponding to radically different themes: business success, confidence and status boost, style, convenience when travelling on airplanes, ease of application, ecological friendliness, or money saved by prolonging a shoe’s life.
Calls-to-action are your on-page copy superstars. These are the tiny phrases of imperative-mood language contained within or next to your form buttons and funnel continuation links. Despite their potential to elevate conversion rates, calls-to-action are all too often overlooked by internet marketers who instead leave them set to their ugly defaults. But this is unwise. Asking website members to “join now” conjures up images of a religious cult recruitment drive, and unless you’re in the business of sadomasochism, you probably shouldn’t be asking customers to “submit”. Rather than these uncreative and uncompelling defaults, your calls-to-action should remind the lead of the benefit you promise to provide (e.g., “Remember Everything” (Evernote, a note taking and syncing service), “Start Selling Today” (Square, a credit card processing solution) or “Start Meeting People Today” (OKCupid, a dating website).
I’d like to draw a distinction between copy changes that merely play with words and copy changes that have far-reaching consequences for how you do business. For instance, suppose you modify copy so as to promise the customer “refunds for life”. To honour this promise, you’d better have the technical capacity to refund money months or years later, the administrative capacity to update your accounts (otherwise you may be taxed on money you didn’t make), and the website features to prevent further delivery of your service to a refunded customer. Even though your copywriter only needed to add the three words “refunds for life” to the webpage, the assumptions behind these words could require months of changes tallied in terms of new features, modified workflows, and retrained staff. Not all words are cheap.
It won’t exactly be ground breaking news to you that images are one of the most important elements to experiment with when optimising for conversions.
As a general rule, the more immersive the image, the better. Images with a 360-degree spin feature were found by DueMaternity.com to give a conversion lift of 27%.7 Larger product images were found by car manufacturer Hyundai to improve conversions by 62% compared to thumbnails.8 On a similar basis, having an image zoom feature is likely to improve conversion rates, as does having additional images depicting your products from various angles or used in differing contexts.
The choice of image matters too, especially since the usual raison d’être of an image is to transmit a carefully chosen marketing message. Web hosting company Hawk Host was able to more than double their conversion rate by swapping a photo of a globe for a photo of a giant padlock. This change helped them to visually emphasise their company’s focus on security.10 Another example comes from Apple: They advertise their laptops with photos depicting them being slid into envelopes, showing us just how tiny their computers are.
Another effective use of image is to demonstrate how a product looks while being put to use. This helps the potential customer imagine how the product being advertised could deliver to them the benefit they desire.
Another advantage of using photos of people in your copywriting is that their facial expressions and postures communicate emotions. This can help you to conjure up feelings of comfort, happiness, and more in the hearts of your leads.
The most successful conversion optimisation I ever instituted in my business came from a change that took all of half an hour to implement: I raised the prices by 20%. As I did this, I feared that enraged customers would throw a virtual brick through my shop front, refuse to pay the increased price, and decry our greed in every internet forum there is. In fact, nothing of the sort happened. The number of sales stayed exactly the same, causing profits to increase by the 20% that I had raised the prices by. I won’t deny that occasional customers (say five per year) contact us to say that our prices are too high. But these protestations aside, our prices don’t seem to inhibit actual buying behaviour. Customers continue to convert at practically the same rate at our higher price point. Indeed, some of the very same people who complained about our price increase nevertheless went on to purchase our products.
I cannot stress how big a difference raising your prices can make. This one tiny change might dwarf all the gains you achieve through every other business activity in the next year.
Increasing the amount you charge for a product is just one way of tweaking pricing. But there are other, more creative ways, to increase profitability by experimenting with new billing models. An acquaintance running a digital mapping service for cyclists used to charge his customers a monthly fee for access to all the maps in his system. He dramatically increased revenue by switching his billing model such that customers would instead buy maps of smaller regions. The customers would then “own” these maps forever instead of paying for them with a monthly fee. The typical customer likes the idea of buying to keep, and, moreover, most people have a deeply ingrained instinct to complete collections, with the consequence for my acquaintance that many of his customers bought every map in his system, regardless of whether they would ever use them.
All things equal, money now is better than the same money later. For that reason, it’s good business to give discounts to customers buying a year’s worth of service in advance (as compared to customers buying your service one month at a time). When you bill monthly, the customer may change their mind at any point and switch to a competitor. Had you billed yearly, the customer might have stuck around long enough to become so invested in and hooked on your product that they would no longer consider switching once the next billing cycle comes around. In addition, revenue booked now—as opposed to later—can be used to build new features or to woo new investors. Therefore, it’s worth experimenting with extended billing cycles as part of your conversion optimisation efforts.
I’m a fan of bundling, which is when you package a bunch of products together into a discounted collection. Although the margin on each bundled item drops because of the discounting, the average sale size increases thanks to customers now buying three items instead of just one. When done right, this increase in total revenue should more than offset the reduced margin, spelling increased overall profits. If you want to really boost bundle sales, try making the constituent products massively overpriced when bought separately. Although this will sabotage sales of the unbundled products, it will boost sales of the bundle by making it seem like comparatively great value.
Businesses which have corporations or public entities as part of their customer base may consider pricing schemes which capture exponential value from these large and wealthy entities. The typical software service provider has a linear pricing system, one that scales with usage (such as “$5 for each team member” or “$20 per server per month”). These service providers would therefore charge a corporation with 1000 team members the same amount of money as they would 1000 personal team-of-one customers. By contrast, a service provider billing with an exponential value pricing scheme would charge corporations exponentially more by creating special “enterprise” plans. These plans contain features that large corporations must have, be that for regulatory reasons, security reasons, tax efficiency reasons, data ownership reasons, branding reasons (e.g., white-labelling), or integration assistance reasons. Under such a scheme, the software provider would instead charge the corporation with 1000 team members five times as much as they would charge 1000 individuals. The higher price charged to corporations could even be used to subsidise the costs of individual accounts.
Sometimes, changing your price tag or your billing model is too daunting a task to undertake. In these situations, there’s always the possibility of opting for a merely cosmetic change, such as reframing the current price. Service providers who bill monthly could deemphasise their month charge (e.g., £30 per month) and instead draw attention to their lower amortised daily cost (e.g., £1 per day) or the average price per item (e.g., £0.33 per episode watched, assuming the average user streams three shows per night).
So far, we’ve shown how you can dress up your price in more attractive monetary terms; there’s also the possibility to frame your price in terms of non-monetary benefits, such as the number of hours of work saved or the number of server downtime incidents avoided.
Sprinkled through your codebase and business processes are variables determining durations of time. These represent things like how long your software waits before sending a discount to people who abandoned their carts, how many seconds it waits before displaying a pop-up to website visitors, how many days it gives away as part of a free demo before throwing up a paywall, how many times per month it emails the people on your mailing list, or on what date it switches on the holiday advertising campaigns. The online marketer concerned with conversion optimisation should be prepared to tweak these timings.
Time influences conversion optimisation in another respect: Sluggish website response times stifle conversion rates. Thus, a “quick win” comes to those who monitor their website logs (or New Relic/Google Analytics reports) for abnormally slow pages (e.g., those with response times > 200ms) and focus on making these pages snappy again.
Just because you, the author of your website, are intimately aware of every word on your website, doesn’t mean that a random visitor will be. The average person probably spends mere seconds on your website before they move on. It is the job of your visual design to hook passers-by into your world before these precious seconds are up.
The visual design of copy elements—such as their relative size, placement, spacing, or colour—matters. A headline in font size 48 at the top of the screen is going to receive dramatically more attention than your 6th bullet-point out of 10, rendered in font size 11 and submerged deep below the fold. This implies that moving different messages into and out of your design’s visual spotlight will affect your conversion rates. Rotating your existing pieces of copy to new positions on your website can potentially be as effective in improving conversion rates as coming up with brand new elements.
As well as an element’s font size or positioning above the webpage fold, there are various other visual cues and tricks that a marketer can employ in drawing attention. One is simple visual contrast. If you happen to have one paragraph of text on your webpage contained within a box with a coloured background, visitors will be more likely to see it and therefore to read its text, if only for the simple reason that it contrasts with all the other boxes on the page which are set against white backgrounds.
In fact, this brings us to a more general point: Movement is a sure-fire route to salience. One example of this idea in practice is how some e-commerce websites pop up a customer service representative chat bubble after 20 seconds of browsing. Another example would be “Please subscribe to our mailing list” bars that appear over a website’s header or footer after you move the mouse in a certain way. Yet another example is the updating of an on-site notification counter to indicate that a new message has arrived, as in Facebook or Twitter. Another example again would be the sudden appearance of a breaking news story at the top of a newspaper website’s homepage. In all these cases, the sudden change to the website visuals steals away your attention.
Another way to draw attention to your desired goals is by using directional cues, such as the cheesy-looking hand-drawn arrow depicted above. Classier marketers can achieve this same effect with subtlety, for example by inserting a picture of someone whose eyes are gazing directly at an important button, or by having a picture of an animal (e.g., a squirrel or a lizard) whose head is pointing towards the critical sales message.
The study of how outcomes can be influenced by the way choices are presented is known as choice architecture. And, as you can guess, this field can be applied to conversion optimisation.
I feel a little cheeky suggesting new features as a conversion optimisation tactic. Conversion optimisation is supposed to be about quick wins, whereas building new features involves actual work. But even taking this effort into account, the jump in sales that could follow the addition of a feature highly valued by your customer base could make all the toil in the world worthwhile.
Deciding what new feature to promise needn’t require any creative genius—a change as banal as adding an additional payment option can suffice for a revenue gain that would be the envy of many companies. For example, some customers would never pay with Paypal because of a lack of support in their country or its unattractive currency exchange rates. At the same time, other customers, calmed by Paypal’s internationally recognised brand name and many years in business, would not trust any provider except Paypal. As such, a change as simple as wiring up another payment option can cure many a conversion optimisation ill. A/B tests enable you to discover these efficiencies without the hassle of actually building them.
This point seems like it should only be a tiny factor, yet it can make all the difference in the world when fixing a leaky conversion funnel. As of time of writing (2016), traffic visiting from mobiles phones converts at less than a third the rate of regular traffic. That means that sometimes the fix to a rubbish conversion rate is as simple as flipping a switch in AdWords / Facebook Ads and requesting that they only send you desktop/laptop traffic. To get more detail on the specific conversion rate differentials for tablet vs mobile, Android vs iOS, etc., check out Smart Insight’s guide to e-commerce conversion rates.
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Beginner’s Guide to Conversion Rate Optimization: deals with the pros and cons of multivariate testing, the statistical side I left out. | 2019-04-26T14:42:50 | https://www.jackkinsella.ie/articles/the-conversion-surgeon-a-guide-to-conversion-rate-optimization |
One picking up speed say?
Already finished solving One picking up speed say?? Go back and see the other questions for Crossword Champ Pro July 20 2018 Answers. | 2019-04-26T08:18:53 | http://dailyanswers.net/one-picking-up-speed-say-crossword-champ/ |
SILVER SPRING, MD – February 9, 2016 – It’s corporate recess for adults. And, it pays many ‘dividends.’ That’s the philosophy of a Canadian company that is just as committed to its employees’ physical fitness as it is to producing and selling its product.
Twice a day, the 85 employees of the John Brooks Company in Mississauga, Ontario have 15-minute fitness breaks: at 10:00 am and 3:00 pm. During these breaks, many employees go outside for a brisk walk, some go for a run, others walk up and down the indoor stairwells, and a few do calisthenics and stretch. This has been the company policy for four years. The company also subsidizes health club memberships for its employees. The results of the employee fitness breaks are stunning. As a result of this focus on fitness, there’s less absenteeism at work, better employee morale, and no increase on money spent on health care claims in four years.
Another big benefit to employee fitness is financial: the John Brooks Company’s bottom line. A Benefits Canada study states that companies are reporting a savings that range from $2 to nearly $7 per person for every dollar invested in workplace wellness.
“Exercising regularly -- three or more times per week -- will, on average, raise weekly earnings nearly 7 percent for men and 12 percent for women,” says Vasilios Kosteas, a Cleveland State University economics professor.
A recent Mashable story outlined the efforts of seven companies – Fitbit, Houston Methodist, Google, Motley Fool, Earth Friendly Products, Zappos, and Draper, Inc. – which are focused on creating a culture in the workplace which is fitness-focused.
At Las Vegas, Nevada-based Zappos, the company is fully committed to employee wellness and fitness. According to Kelly Maher, the wellness coordinator at Zappos, if an employee wants to compete in a road race (5K, 10K, triathlon, half marathon, etc.), then Zappos will reimburse that employee for the registration fee. There’s also a gym located at the office which employees have complimentary access to 24 hours a day. The company also fully endorses Recess Tuesday, where employees are encouraged to get up from their desks, mingle with other company employees in the company plaza, and play volleyball, basketball, or play some tetherball. According to Maher, this helps open up communication lines with other people in the company. It’s worth noting that Recess Tuesday is now happening every day. And, once a quarter, the company pays for wellness adventures where a small group of employees from different departments will go for daylong excursions/trips, which encourages stronger lines of communication and efficiency in the office.
Not surprisingly, Under Armour is one company that encourages its employees to practice what it preaches. The Baltimore, Maryland-based company has its own gym on site, aptly named the Under Armour Performance Center, a 10,000-square-foot fitness facility. Employee memberships to the Performance Center are subsidized by Under Armour. The general public is allowed to join the gym, too, but, there is a waiting list. Also, just outside the company headquarters, there’s a mock football field which is decorated with the Under Armour logo. This outdoor fitness venue is often utilized just before the work day and immediately after the work day.
Another sports company, Baden Sports (Renton, WA), is aware of the importance of fitness in the workplace as its employees are encouraged to take walks during their lunch hour on a nearby public trail.
And, the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (Silver Spring, MD) provides its employees with a monthly subsidy to pay for their employees’ health club/gym memberships. | 2019-04-23T12:05:59 | http://www.phitamerica.org/News_Archive/Workplace_Fitness.htm |
Classroom- based workshops and field-based walk-abouts are offered to members with charges only made to recoup the fees of any external workshop leader and the expense of room rental.
Proposed portrait workshop led by photographer and model Graham Currey, who runs what he calls ‘A G. Brodie Day’.
G. Brodie is Graham’s model name and he does many characters including Peaky Blinders, Gangster, 1940’s military, US 101st Airborne, Davy Crockett, Grapes of Wrath, Wyatt Earp, Victorian, French Resistance and many more.
As much of this workshop would be outside, most images would be taken using natural light however Graham will bring some lights to use if the location suits it. | 2019-04-20T07:15:51 | https://chesterps.org/our-workshops/ |
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Ib Kofod Larsen for Selig in walnut finish with medium gray wool upholstery.
Note the dramatic spear like armrests and the triangular back spindles. This is Danish modern design at its absolute best.
This pair is about as good as you could ask for when it comes to vintage furniture. Excellent vintage condition with only minor markings. Much less wear than virtually all other Larsen chairs you will find on the market. Check out the pics for how beautiful this set is. One chair retains the original Selig badge. | 2019-04-26T02:19:55 | http://midandmod.com/pair-of-ib-kofod-larsen-lounge-chairs |
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Continue to drive for your life in Road of Fury 2 game now! The game is finally back bringing more challenges and fierce actions to you. The number of wicked madmen who are trying to get rid of you is on the rise. So try to make a great use of a spray and pray machine gun equipped on your vehicle to shoot down and make your way through a bunch of bad adversaries. You need to perform the actions as fast as possible as you try to aim and shoot them down. Let’s see if you can get to the finish zone safe and sound or not! Wish you luck! | 2019-04-24T18:56:07 | http://www.miniclipunblocked.com/racing/road-of-fury-2.html |
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Do you have an iPhone ? Droid? Blackberry? Then I think you'll want to check out the WeReward app from IZEA. From what I hear there are all kinds of apps for these phones, but this is one app that can actually make you some money. It sounds like a lot of fun. There are tasks to complete and places to go, and a lot of them are probably things you're doing anyway. So why not earn a little money while you're doing it?
To get started you just need to download WeReward for iPhone from iTunes, link it to one of your social networks like facebook or twitter, and then you can start earning points. Each point is worth a penny, and there are a lot of opportunites to earn points with over 15,000,000 businesses in WeReward. When you accumulate 1,000 points ($10.00), you can cash out your points through PayPal! Sounds easy, right? Last time I mentioned this my brother said he downloaded the app and would let me know how it's been working for him. I haven't heard from him (and I haven't asked, either) so I'm just going to assume that he's been having so much fun completing tasks, checking in around town, and earning points/money that he just hasn't had time to get back to me.
If I ever get a fancy phone, I'll definitely try it. Right now you can get the app for iPhone and WeReward for Android, and the Blackberry app should be available later this month. Check out WeReward.com and watch the video for more information on how it works, and be sure to let me know if you get the app on your phone and how you like it. Oh, and you can refer your friends, too, and you'll get 10% of the points they earn - so you'll want to be the first of your friends to join. At least I would.
Well, to be honest, I haven't been able to do much with it. I don't have phone service on my iPhone, which means that I don't have internet access everywhere I go. The apps requires internet access, but I think it would do well to offer an offline mode as this seriously limits my ability to actually use the app.
The biggest problem though (since I could find a fair amount of free wi-fi spots) is that after one of the app updates it simply will not load. It just shows the splash screen and then goes back to the main screen on the iPhone. Unfortunately they have not bothered to fix this. Many other people have mentioned this problem in reviews on iTunes, but they must not care.
If they ever manage to get the app working again, I would be happy to go back to trying to earn points again, but for now I don't even attempt to use it anymore. | 2019-04-21T00:38:04 | https://www.alwaysbcmom.com/2010/08/be-rewarded-with-wereward.html |
Accidents happen and people are often injured as a result. Ideally, the person or organization who is at fault would agree to provide compensation to cover medical expenses, loss of wages and other impacts of the accident. However, the court system is filled with cases in which those who are at fault refuse to take responsibility. In such cases, hiring a personal injury solicitor is the most effective way to ensure compensation is awarded and received. | 2019-04-21T14:05:20 | http://www.sunset-manor.com/about-us/ |
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Two banknotes issued by private banks in Ipswich around 200 years ago are on display at the Museum in High Street after being bought by the Borough Council.
The first is a £1 note issued by Ralph Holden, Sanders & Co dated 10thJanuary 1807. This note was the subject of a court case at the Old Bailey in London in July of that year when it was alleged it was a forgery, as Ralph Holden did not actually exist. Remarkably, the two defendants were found not guilty as the banknote was “issued in the ordinary course of trade”.
The other is a very rare unused £10 note of Bacon, Cobbold, Rodwell, Dunningham and Cobbold dated 1820. This is of particular interest because of its association with the Cobbold family, bankers and brewers of Ipswich.
The Council acquired these banknotes at an auction at Spink in London using money from a bequest.
Entry to the Museum is free. The Museum is open from Tuesdays to Saturdays, 10am to 5pm. | 2019-04-23T10:26:49 | http://www.ipswich24.co.uk/2013/07/29/rare-ipswich-banknotes-on-display-at-museum/ |
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Unlike other recent meetings, which had taken place in her bedroom, the two of them stared at each other over the vast oak expanse of Iolanthe’s desk, in the office of the Colonial Governor. It was a room designed to impress and intimidate. The ceiling was more than twenty feet high and the entire south wall was made up of large windows that looked out over the now expansive city. The opposite wall was filled with two large world maps. One featured Brechalon, the rest of Sumir, and the western hemisphere, while the other featured Birmisia, the entirety of Mallon, and the east. She leaned back in the leather-clad chair and pressed her fingertips together. His chair was within arms reach of the globe, so large that it took two people to turn it on its axis.
“Anything that concerns you is of concern to me,” he said.
Saba took a deep breath and slowly let it out. He stood slowly up.
“Nothing ends until I say it does,” said Iolanthe.
“You just did.” He turned and started the long walk to the door. The trip across the deep red carpet seemed like a journey of a fortnight, like a journey that would never end. He expected at any moment to be stopped with a word or to be called back, but he wasn’t. He put his hand on the knob, turned it, and a second later was in the outer office, next to Mrs. Wardlaw’s desk.
And he knew at that moment that he would never be with Iolanthe again—never be in her bed again. He had loved her as long as he could remember. In fact, his earliest memory was of loving her. But he would never have her again. He would never touch her and feel her purr into his neck. He would never taste her lips again.
“What’s that, Chief?” asked Mrs. Wardlaw from behind a file folder. | 2019-04-24T22:02:24 | https://wesleyallison.com/2018/04/22/a-plague-of-wizards-chapter-fourteen-excerpt/ |
the solar panel man is coming tomorrow and this time i believe him because he was quite adament. we also managed to pick up the tile sample from the tile shop and then take it into the kitchen shop to try it against the proposed colours of the kitchen cupboards. a good morning all in all we got back home in time for the electricity to have been put back on, the electricity company was doing some work somewhere, we were warned before hand, pepe was using a generator which was very noisy. he had to go and get it last night after our hot mince pies and mulled wine night in the bar.
when i got home i tried my hand at making an oval table top out of the old wardrobe that was in the garage.
so with any luck next year Bruno will come round in Jan to knock out the old fire place, the first 2 weeks of Feb the kitchen should be going in, some time around then we will be getting solar powered hot water put in if its not too expensive and then once that is all done the door will be knocked through onto the balcony and we will have a new floor put down ( hopefully some time in the spring because a hole in the wall would be a bit to cold at the moment) , so i had better get some work to help pay. once all that is done i can start painting the living room and new kitchen.
talking off money i rang up the tax man yesterday and im sure he said i will not have to pay any tax next year infact they owe me money.
will we need more wood?
didnt work today due to the wind, its that windy, we dont need wind we need rain, there are villages all over catalonia without water, our water has been switched off most of the day, so i have painted the shutters in the living room instead. i just noticed while i was watering the lemon tree, and drawing up some water from the well just incase we still dont have any water in the house, that i missed a bit.
we should be off to Figueres later on, moira wants to chase up the people that said they would get us a sample of stone for the floors, and to get some more paper for her work.
We’ve just been to a Sardana, its a local dance, apparently a very social dance more complicated then it looks as the dancers keep time by counting the steps, its also very funny to watch as the older generation of the village shuffle about in a big circle, some of them were quite light on there feet, Moira was nearly wetting herself which was naughty as it was a very serious thing. the music was quite good, a brass band, looking very serious. we are going back later as there will be a concert to listen to.
Natalie and Andy where here yesterday, they got here the afternoon before and after some cava we went to the cafe colon. we took advantage of people that like to walk and went up to the castle above Sant pere de rodes, it was beautiful you could see for miles, there is the most amazing monestry there, we didnt bother going in, but it was quite a sight when you turned the last sharp corner and there was this enormous statuesque building pretty much hanging from the cliffs. we then went down via Port de selva and then to Llanca for lunch, then we went along a bit on the coast road and went for another walk to a nice little bay that we new off. Andy strolled off and found an octopuss in one of the rock pools it wasnt the brightest of creatures you dont come up and say hello if you are an octopuss in a country that loves to eat octopuss, it was pretty impressive though how it changed colour to match in with the rocks bellow it.
we had a lovely day and topped it of by lunch in the hotel, i finaly tried there goats cheese salad and i wasnt dissapointed.
ive just tried spraying one of the shutters with paint rather then painting it with a brush, im not sure its that much quicker as you need to do a few more coats and as there is water in the paint to thin it it takes a lot longer to dry, and if you over do it, it drips all other the place and thats not including having to mask the whole window of with news paper as the spray gun shoots paint everywhere. maybe i will go back to the brush, its just a nuiscance that you have to keep washing the brush after every use.
i saw a snake trying to eat a ghecko this morning, it was only a little snake, about arms length, if you are using the arm of a cat as a measure and ignore the fact that cats dont have arms. it had wrapped itself round the ghecko to try and stop the ghecko running away. jesus and i took a couple of photos of the action on our mobiles then left the snake to get on with its buisness.
ive forgotten to mention the christmas lights are on in Garriguella, thats Gar as in car, roll the rrs, the i sounds a bit like an e then you say the gue with the toungue pulled to the back of the mouth then flick the tongue back to the front again to pronounce the 2 lls, jesus has been trying to teach me to pronounce it properly.
fife has been to the vets and has now got her medication, i have a sneeking suspision the vet speaks english fluently but she wasnt letting on.
much to Moiras horror i was using a chainsaw for pretty much all of yesterday, i havent told her about the snake yet.
the preserving lemons havent gone green yet, which is good.
what have we done today? i had to ring the vet because fife has cystitis that went ok and we are taking her to figueres tomorrow because our vet is on holiday and the nice vet lady told us, as fife was still eating and doing some wee (peepee in spanish) aslong as we kept giving her water she should be ok till tomorrow, she seems happy enough. we also went for a walk along grifeu beach, on the way back we bumped into a couple taking there pig for a walk along the shore, it was a pot bellied pig and seemingly very well trained, add that to watching a cow eating a sandwich on a beach as things we will probably never see again. its so lovelly at this time of year as we have pretty much the whole beach to ourselves.
we went to Girona yesterday for christmas shopping there is a big shopping centre out off town that you pass on the way to the airport, we got a few things as presents and a few things for us, naturaly. im getting used to this having to drive every where mallarky.
the ladies in the shop asked me how my job of work was going with jesus this morning. | 2019-04-24T16:01:52 | http://www.rosesandbuttercups.com/?m=200712 |
Insight Early Learning is excited to announce a new centre in Perth, in Kelmscott. The centre will open in January 2020, subject to regulatory approval.
Located conveniently on Albany Highway, a few hundred meters from the Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital, Insight Early Learning Kelmscott is perfectly situated for both area residents as well as commuters.
The imaginative architects at iWolff Atelier and the landscape specialists at Site Image have designed a beautiful learning environment. The light-filled centre will be wrapped around lovely old-growth trees and set amongst a lush organic farm. In addition, the centre will feature a line of bespoke furniture that is designed specifically to complement the Insight education philosophy.
The centre will incorporate a vibrant agriculture program with vegetable gardens, fruit trees, and farm animals, supporting children's natural curiosity and their understanding of life cycles, nature, and the seasons. Incorporating farm-to-table nutrition supports not just the health of our children, but also encourages their interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths) learning. | 2019-04-18T13:18:36 | https://www.insightearlylearning.com.au/locations/kelmscott |
The Society has put together a programme of family history classes which go beyond the usual birth, marriage and death information. The schedule has now been updated (see below). As already mentioned, the classes will be held mostly on a monthly basis at our Family History Centre at 15 Victoria Terrace and will cost £10 each.
3 November Maritime: John Stevenson, our resident expert on all things maritime, can help if you have a query on anything regarding the Royal or Merchant Navy. This will be in the form of a workshop, so come along with your questions and research so far.
1 December Emigrants: With so many ancestors emigrating to the far flung corners of the British Commonwealth and beyond, this is an important part of Scottish family history. Ken Nisbet can help you find the best sources of information to help you trace their whereabouts.
12 January Census: The censuses are an invaluable source of information - giving details such as places of birth, occupations, etc. Ken Nisbet can show how they can be best used by family historians.
2 February Scottish Handwriting: Just when you think it's great because you have researched your family back into the 18th Century, you suddenly find the writing on the OPRs changes and you can't read it! Kirsty Stewart, who was involved in setting up the Scottish Handwriting website, will give a talk on how to decipher it.
16 February Beginners: This class is just what it says -for beginners.
The lecturer will be Ken Nisbet who has many years of experience in researching family history.
2 March Taxation Records: Joy Dodd will give a talk on how these records can help with your research.
6 April Military Records: Our resident expert on all things military - Ken Nisbet - will give a talk about military records - where to find them, how to interpret them, etc.
4 May Land Records: Did your ancestors own property? Then this class can help you find out how to source such information. The speaker for this class will be Gregory Lauder-Frost.
1 June Beginners: with Ken Nisbet - another class as per above.
Irish Origins, part of Origins.net, has announced a new complete run of Thom's Irish Almanac and Official Directory for Dublin on its site from 1844-1870, with a considerable amount of new directory and almanac material to be uploaded in the near future for the city, covering the period from 1636-1900. In total there will be 176 editions online when the collection is complete. This will includes a substantial amount of editions of The Gentleman and Citizen's Almanack (Watson's) and The English Registry and Wilson's Dublin Directory from 1729-1844.
For more on what is quite a major development for the site, visit www.origins.net/help/aboutio-dublindirs.aspx.
There is also a 20% discount on offer just now for Hallowe'en - just use the code Hall2012 (expires midnight November 7th 2012).
The writer takes to the theme about there being nothing special about "being Irish", and cites the failure of the certificate as evidence that no-one around the world is interested - however, she also applies this to the prospects for The Gathering event next year (www.thegatheringireland.com). On that I would perhaps part ways with her analysis. A worthless bit of paper simply designed to cynically raise money by exploiting a diaspora is not quite the same thing as organising a national hooley to re-establish connections with that diaspora. So on the Certificate of Irish Heritage, I've always had my thumbs down on that one - but on The Gathering, I'm going to wish that one the best of luck!
Not a hundred per cent sure this will be quite up there with the Titanic Museum on the tourist agenda...!
Need a genealogy book for a Christmas prezzie?!
Cue the tenuous link to Christmas...!
NB: The above two go beyond the basics in the respective areas of church and land records - the websites have detailed descriptions of the contents. If on interest, best to order quick to beat the postal rush!
Also available in ebook formats via Amazon Kindle and iTunes. The true story of the unsolved murder of my three times great grandmother in Perthshire, 1866, the longest unsolved cold case still on the books of the UK's modern police forces.
Hopefully something there might be of interest!
We have added over 44,000 individuals to our marriage records for Worcestershire. This brings our total to over 94,000 individuals, with years ranging from 1501-1961.
On Friday, we will be releasing over 8 million records to our Death Transcripts - this brings the total to over 21 million records!
We have added over 25,000 individuals to our Parish Record Transcripts for Worcestershire in partnership with Malvern Family History Society, expanding our coverage and bringing the total to over 1 million records. With years ranging from 1544-1891.
Just a quick plug for my next Pharos hosted Scottish course, which will start this Friday 2nd November - the first lesson will go out then, though the first online chat session will be a week or so after.
The follow up course, Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the Old Parish Registers is where the fun really, really begins - it's for the next stage of your research and comes with added "oomph", with history, social context, Scottish law and more. Scottish poor law, burgh administration records, the system of Scottish feudalism that affected land transactions and property inheritance, and much more - this short course really shows why Scottish research is in so many ways completely different to the rest of the UK and the British Isles. If you are doing a one-name study, researching your own tree, even researching someone else's tree, this course will significantly develop your skills as a researcher and your understanding of Scottish genealogical areas for study.
There's still some availability on the next course, however, which costs £45.99, and which will run over 5 weeks - letting you finish in plenty of time to get your Christmas shopping and to do the Christmas bashes! Although it is preferred that you have done the first course, it is still possible to sign up to the second course not having done so, on the assumption you are up to speed with the issues covered in the initial course (you can see what was covered on the Pharos website). A lesson is sent out at the start of each week, we have a weekly online chat for an hour to discuss issues raised, and a dedicated discussion forum to further thrash out issues and concepts - and you'll get me to offer occasional bits of advice into your own ancestral problems along the way!
For further details see www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=302 - hopefully see a few of you there!
Linkinhorne History and Community Archive has been granted £9400 by the Heritage Lottery Fund to locate the whereabouts of the Manor of Rillaton, close to the village of Rilla Mill in East Cornwall. The funds will help volunteers to visit the National Archives at Kew and the Duchy of Cornwall Archive in London for further research.
There's a bit more about the lawsuits that have been filed against Ancestry.com, following the proposed sale of the company to London based Permira Advisers LLP, at www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/provo/shareholders-sue-ancestry-com-over-buyout/article_0c7ee199-a45a-566d-ae7a-aff10ae4b041.html. This includes a response from an Ancestry spokesperson, which might be of interest.
The National Archives at Kew (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) has placed the Westminster Government's copy of the recently signed Edinburgh Agreement between it and the Scottish Government on display at the facility, along with one of the pens that was used to sign it. The archive has the story at http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/779.htm.
Back in January I blogged some time back about the possible implications of Scottish independence on genealogists, including some thoughts on TNA and its role in terms of records involving Scotland, comparing it to similar events in the past with Ireland and Australia. The post is on my Walking in Eternity blog at http://walkingineternity.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/scottish-independence.html, which may be of interest.
Almost everybody has ancestors and family who fought in the two world wars. This three-week course will help you find out about their service whether they spent their time in a cookhouse at Catterick or, in Winston Churchill’s words” at the sharp end”.
We look at online resources available from The National Archives, the commercial data providers, and those maintained by enthusiasts. Offline, we examine original records at Kew and consider resources available at the Imperial War Museum and other military museums across Britain, as well as how best to use these records. Women’s war service records are included and records for men from the Dominions who came to the aid of the Mother Country during both world wars. This course will answer your questions about: service records, where to find them and how to interpret them; medal records, including how to discover more about why they were awarded; casualty records, including researching how and why a man lost his life and also operational records, which give you a good idea of a man’s career in the services.
Two of the three weeks will be spent looking at the major resources for the First World War and suggesting alternatives where there are gaps in the records. The last lesson will concentrate on the Second World War, where there are many records which are rarely used by family historians. For both conflicts research strategies will be offered, together with tips to speed your research along.
One of the things about blogging is that you never quite know who might be reading your posts!
Following my story yesterday on the appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner that ruled against Glasgow City Council's handling of a Freedom of Information request by a gentleman to obtain details of people buried within lairs at the Eastern Necropolis in Glasgow (see http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/glasgow-city-council-loses-foi-appeal.html), I have had an email this morning from none other than the Scottish Information Commissioner's office, offering more information.
As mentioned yesterday, the ruling may act to some extent as a precedent, but each request will be decided on its own merit. But God loves a trier and all that - and nothing ventured, nothing gained!
UPDATE: I've had an email from another reader to say that he has been advised by the Mitchell Library that Glasgow City Council's Cemeteries and Crematorium department's records for the Eastern Necropolis are at the Mitchell, currently being digitised. Once done, as announced they will be made available to the public in due course - my understanding is on ScotlandsPeople, and it won't just be the Eastern Necropolis! However, it is also my understanding that any FOI request made prior to such an arrangement being put in place must still be complied with by the council as a statutory obligation until such an arrangement is published, though I am open to correction on that. So even if it might be awkward for a body to do so, and may even take a bit longer than normal, there should still be no cost if applied for prior to this, and if the FOI request cannot be rejected.
I have also had another experience with FOI legislation in the past with the NHSIC in England, just prior to this (and which actually inspired the PRONI application). When Guy Etchells publicised a couple of years ago that he had secured a judgement from the English Info Commissioner's Office on the 1939 National ID Register, he publicly advised that the NHSIC, which held the information, was going to put into place a publication scheme that would undoubtedly charge once up and running. Until then, they were still obliged to provide the info for free under FOI obligations if applied for. I did just that and managed to get a copy of my grandfather's cousins details from St Albans from the register at no cost. If I had waited another month it would have cost £42, as they then implemented a formal procedure to do so, but it cost me nothing more than a few minutes of time to apply using the FOI process.
So, not necessarily advocating you do so - these records will be going online in due course, and at a damned site cheaper I would imagine than £62! - but at least a bit of food for thought which may be of interest concerning other record types from other bodies that may not be on the point of being released and not covered by a formal publication scheme.
Although I am a member of the Scottish Local History Forum (www.slhf.org), I was unfortunately unable to attend its conference last Friday in Perth entitled For Reliefe of the Pure and Impotent, as I am still getting over a hospital operation I had last Monday in Greenock. However, Edinburgh based genealogist Kirsty Wilkinson was thankfully in attendance, and has produced a great summary of the day's proceedings on her blog at http://professionaldescendant.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/scottish-local-history-forum-conference.html.
Just to add - one of the great attractions of the Forum is its superb periodical Scottish Local History. Well worth the membership fee for that alone!
I've just read a story on Linda Elliott's Mad About Genealogy blog concerning a free offer from Cassini Historical Maps - if you pay postage, and live in the UK, you can claim a free large format map covering part of England, Wales or the Isle of Man (choose from one of 3 series).
UPDATE: I've just successfully ordered a map of the Bootle area near Liverpool from the 1920s - once an order is complete you will be offered the chance to purchase from a further range of downloadable maps at a 50% discount at www.ancestry-maps.com.
A genealogy-based workshop entitled Roots Tourism: Potential and Opportunities is to be held in the Drummond Hotel, Ballykelly, on Thursday 8th November 2012 from 6.00-9.00pm. The speakers will include William Roulston of the Ulster Historical Foundation, Dr Paddy Fitzgerald of the Mellon Centre for Migration Studies, and Robert Forrest, Forrest Research Services.
I've been asked by Northern Irish based Brian Watson to give a plug to a Family Ulster Research Tour planned for March 20th-27th 2013. Details are available at www.familyulster.com/Ancestral_Tour_Irish_Ancestors_Belfast_Northern_Ireland.aspx.
The tour costs £830, but does seem to pack in a lot, with visits to PRONI, the Tower Museum in Derry and the Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh amongst some of the highlights, as well as other tours across Ulster.
The festival programme for the second Previously... Scotland's History Festival has been published online at www.historyfest.co.uk/events/ with various talks and events taking place from November 13th-30th 2012.
I've received the following from Sheila Duffy of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society (www.gwsfhs.org.uk), who has herself received it from one of the society's members (thanks to both). It concerns a decision made by the Scottish Information Commissioner in March 2012, and so events may have been superseded since then (perhaps via appeal).
In September 2010 John McKnight requested information from Glasgow City Council concerning two burials within Glasgow's Eastern Necropolis, essentially asking for details of who was buried in a lair there. The council stated that to perform a search would cost £62. The alternatives were to use search facilities at the Mitchell Library, Glasgow or at New Register House, Edinburgh. Unsatisfied, John McKnight resubmitted his application as a request under the Freedom of Information Scotland Act (FOISA), but was turned down by the Council. The request was unsuccessfully appealed and then sent to the Information Commissioner for adjudication.
In her decision, the Information Commissioner ruled that the council had failed to prove that it could block the FOISA request through various lines of argument. For example, New Register House does not have any burials information for the cemetery, and the Mitchell Library only holds records from 1847-1918, with the info only publicly available on 6 very poorly photographed and unindexed microfilms (I know how bad they are, I've tried to use them myself!). The application specified no time scale, so this was clearly inadequate also. The FOI exemptions quoted by the Council also did not apply in this case.
The Commissioner finds that Glasgow City Council (the Council) failed to comply with Part 1 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) in responding to the information request made by Mr McKnight. By incorrectly withholding the information in terms of sections 25(1) and 33(1)(b) of FOISA, the Council failed to comply with section 1(1) of FOISA.
The Commissioner also finds that the Council failed to respond to Mr McKnight’s requirement for review within the timescale specified in section 21(1) of FOISA. The Commissioner does not require the Council to take any action in respect of this failure, in response to Mr McKnight’s application.
It has been suggested that it might be worth getting FOISA applications in on the basis of using this as a precedent, though do bear in mind if you choose to do so that the Information Commissioner does advise that "she will decide each case on an individual basis". I am also unclear as to whether this has been appealed by the council and if there has been any follow up.
A new heritage engineering museum and visitor attraction is being constructed by the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland at Whitehead, near Carrickfergus. The facility will be opened next year. The RPSI is the only operator of mainline steam trains in Ireland, with operations at both Whitehead and Dublin.
The Europeana 1914-1918 Family History Roadshow will be visiting Banbury Museum on November 3rd, following up on their recent successes in both Dublin and Preston in asking the public to bring along mementoes of their families' involvement in the Great War.
For further details read the ITV story at www.itv.com/news/meridian/2012-10-28/bring-us-your-ww1-artefacts/.
The next meeting of the Scottish Genealogy Network will be at 2pm on November 3rd (next Saturday) at The George pub on Main Street, Largs.
If you are working professionally within the field of Scottish genealogy or an associated discipline (archivist, tutor, etc), feel free to come along! No admission costs, just a chance to meet once a month with others working in the industry to discuss latest developments, matters of common interest, and more.
A new blog will also be launched in the next couple of weeks or so for the group, with some further details. In the meantime, if you would like to come along, please drop me a note at christopherpaton @ tiscali.co.uk - hopefully see you there!
Fun and games with Ancestry.com - it looks like the company is now being sued by some of its shareholders in Michigan and Delaware, unhappy at the sale price to London based Permira.
IARC has developed a customised half-day school series for those with a keen interest in genealogy. Our first series is entitled ‘An Introduction to Genealogy’ and will familiarise you all the basic sources needed to begin your ancestry research. It is for those at beginner's level.
Participants will be introduced family history sources available online. You will become familiar with concepts of online searching, source retrieval, and how to download material. During each session participants will also be given the opportunity to apply the skills learned using IARC’s computer facilities and subscriptions.
Sessions will be held once a month from 10am—12.30pm (dates below) and participants will be provided with annotated handouts and source guides for all topics covered.
Cost for the full programme of 6 sessions is €190.00.
FamilySearch has a new collection entitled England, Kent, Land Tax Assessments, 1689-1832. There are 89,160 images available to browse, but only at an LDS family history centre.
Similarly another collection entitled England, Northumberland, Miscellaneous Records,1570-2005 has either been updated or made newly available on October 25th. It too must be consulted at a family history centre, with images that can be browsed only - details at https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/England,_Northumberland,_Miscellaneous_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records). Despite the title, some records are included for parts of Cumberland and Durham.
This Sunday BBC2 is giving us another chance to see its excellent Timewatch programme titled 'Codebreakers: Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes', giving overdue recognition to the brilliance of Bill Tutte and Tommy Flowers.
A documentary that reveals the secret story behind one of the greatest intellectual feats of World War II, a feat that gave birth to the digital age. In 1943, a 24-year-old maths student and a GPO engineer combined to hack into Hitler's personal super-code machine - not Enigma but an even tougher system, which he called his 'secrets writer'. Their break turned the Battle of Kursk, powered the D-day landings and orchestrated the end of the conflict in Europe. But it was also to be used during the Cold War - which meant both men's achievements were hushed up and never officially recognised.
The latest podcast from the National Archives at Kew is entitled Keeping it in the family: professional dynasties in 19th century England and can be accessed http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/keeping-it-in-the-family-professional-dynasties-in-19th-century-england/ or downloaded from iTunes. It is just under forty minutes long and looks at the expansion of the professional classes in the 19th century, distinct from the commercial middle class of the same period.
The National Archives at Kew (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) and the Federation of Family History Societies (www.ffhs.org.uk) have both announced that they are working jointly to transcribe and digitise the surviving conscription appeals records for Middlesex from the First World War held in the archive under MH47 - particularly useful for identifying conscientious objectors and their reasons for refusing to enlist. Most records were destroyed, but the Middlesex records were kept as an example of the record type. The full announcement is at http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/778.htm with further details on the project accessible at http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/conscription-appeals/.
It should be noted that additional records from this class have also survived for Scotland, and are kept at the National Records of Scotland (www.nrscotland.gov.uk), covering March 1916-October 1918 for the areas of Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Borders. These are held in Edinburgh under HH30 and in November 2008 were also being digitised and catalogued (as announced on my old Scottish GENES blog - see http://scottishancestry.blogspot.co.uk/2008/11/first-world-war-scottish-military.html). I have not consulted them, but presume they are now available on the Virtual Volumes system there, though I am open to correction on that! Examples of the Scottish records types, which I assume will be similar to their English counterparts, can be found at www.nas.gov.uk/about/081103.asp - as with England, the rest of the records were destroyed by order of the Government in 1921.
It should be noted that TNA at Kew also has a research guide entitled Looking for records of conscientious objectors at http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/conscientiousobjectors.htm.
The NAS also hold a register of cases heard by the Appeal Tribunal for Fife and Kinross giving the case number (1-1,242) the applicant's name, address and occupation, the local tribunal from which they were appealing, and the decision. This can be found at SC20/82/1.
Other samples to have survived are the Middlesex Appeal Tribunal papers, held by The National Archives, Kew, and the Cardiganshire Appeal Tribunal papers, held by The National Library of Wales along with some chance survivals for other English counties which exist in certain local archives (e.g. Northamptonshire and Staffordshire).
Discovering the changes and meaning of family names has always been of interest to family historians, however some of the definitions in surname dictionaries are often woefully inadequate or inaccessible for most people. The Surname Handbook looks the rectify this situation by providing an authoritative overview and useful guide on the subject, showing you how you can trace the history of your surname.
Taking you through the available resources online and offline, this new title from renowned genealogist Debbie Kennett allows you to understand the origins, meanings, evolutions, frequency and even the distribution of your surname. Utilising extensive internet sources in an easy to understand way, The Surnames Handbook shows you how the study of surnames is an easier proposition than ever before.
· The first non-academic and easy-to-use guide on surnames and genetics, showing you how to use the latest techniques.
· Chapters include the classification of surnames, surname mapping, surname frequency, and surname origins, alongside detailed appendices of useful resources.
· Discusses new developments in genetic genealogy that are advancing our knowledge and understanding of surnames.
· From the author of DNA & Social Networking.
Debbie Kennett, an editor and genealogist, is well known internationally as being at the cutting-edge of family history research. She organises two projects at Family Tree DNA (largest, US-based international testing group) and writes for many Family History magazines. She runs social media for Guild of One-Name Studies. Her first book on DNA and Social Media for family historians is published by THP.
The Charity Schools of St Andrew, Holborn, were supported by private benefactions and subscriptions. This list of the subscribers, for 1833, gives their names and addresses and the amount of their subscription. Apart from a handful of life subscribers, who had paid a substantial lump sum, the payments were annual. The lefthand column shows the year at which their subscriptions commenced. Full names are given in some cases, but often christian names are omitted or indicated only by initials. The addresses include house numbers in many instances. Those who had served the office of Steward are indicated by a dagger.
The list of patrons and subscribers to 'The Last Lays of the Last of the Three Dibdins: containing Fifty New Songs, Poems, &c. and One Hundred and Fifty Selections from his Published and Unpublished Productions. By T. Dibdin', published in 1833, gives surnames, and usually, but not always, initials: and indicates where more than one copy has been bought.
The returns of prisoners imprisoned in Durham County Gaol and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Gaol for contempt of court give full name; when committed; by what authority; cause of committal; and date of discharge.
The matriculation roll for Durham University is arranged college by college, unattached, home students and college of medicine. Full names are given, surname first. Michaelmas term 1917, Epiphany and Easter terms 1918.
The Army List for October 1946 lists the 4300 officers of the Royal Corps of Signals by rank and seniority (i.e., the date from which their particular rank was to be reckoned). The names are given as surnames and initials. The many temporary commissions bestowing brevet or higher rank are listed in italics, with date, together with any decorations. In front of the surnames three abbreviations may occur: a bold R, meaning released to unemployment; a crossed-swords symbol for meritorious war service; and a pilcrow, for service without pay and allowances. There are separate sections for retired officers temporarily re-employed, the Territorial Army, and Regular Army Emergency Commissions (including African Colonial, Caribbean, Egypt and Palestine forces), Supplementary Reserve Category B.
Why be a family history society?
The Guild of One-Name Studies and the Federation of Family History Societies will be jointly hosting a seminar entitled Why be a Society in the 21st Century? at Heritage Motor Centre, Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire CV35 0BJ on Saturday 1st December 2012, 10am.
The National Archives of Ireland (www.nationalarchives.ie) will be closed next Monday 29th October due to a bank holiday in the Republic of Ireland, and again on Thursday 1st November until 2pm (no reason given).
The National Archives at Kew (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) has released some early Cold War material from MI5 for the period from 1945-1953, including diary material from Guy Liddell, its Deputy Director General at the time.
The National Archives of Ireland (www.nationalarchives.ie) has added a series of documents relating to the recent Troubles in Ireland to the University of Ulster's Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN) project. The additions complement records previously supplied by PRONI in Belfast, and can be viewed on a new subsite at http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/nai/.
Tickets for the WDYTYA Live event will be going on sale from Wednesday November 7th 2012. For further details keep an eye on the website at www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.com - the full talks programme should also be going onto the site imminently.
At the event I'll also be helping Bob and Liz Blatchford out at the Family and Local History Handbook stall, where the second Irish edition will be going on sale in the UK for the first time - and fingers crossed I may even have another wee book of my own ready in time and available at the event!
"The show centres on O’Dowd’s character Tom Chadwick who is going through a bit of a rough time after being fired from his job and breaking up with his girlfriend. After inheriting a box from a Great Aunt he had never met, he embarks on a journey to discover his roots."
The announcement also adds additional casting information, and suggests the eight part 'mockumentary' series is likely to air on BBC2.
The Westminster Government has launched a new website called GOV.UK, apparently to replace the previous Direct.gov website. Audrey Collins has blogged about the new site at http://thefamilyrecorder.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/welcome-to-govuksimpler-clearer-faster.html, with details on how it can help locate records of civil registration etc.
I've just had a look, and whilst it does work, and does contain info you'll need, it could not look more bland if it tried - you can never have enough white space on a page really... It looks like one of those sites you go to when an old website has been taken down and the domain name has been put up for sale. The site is primarily of use for English and Welsh research, with Audrey highlighting several failings in her post concerning how it deals with Scotland and Northern Ireland.
At the end of last year and the beginning of this year, Brightsolid cancelled two online family history magazines that it had been publishing for three years. Discover my Past Scotland ran for 39 issues, whilst its younger sibling, Discover my Past England, ran for 24 editions.
With the exception of the first two issues of the Scottish title, I had the pleasure to write the monthly news and book reviews columns for both titles for the duration of their run, and contributed many articles on all sorts of subjects, as did other genies based in both countries, working to editor Hilary Bowman.
The titles have both been cancelled, but the magazines themselves can still be purchased online at www.discovermypast.co.uk. Although the site is apparently offering Discover my Past England at "a special rate" of £2.50 per issue - so special that it was actually sold at that exact rate when it was in production! - there is a more genuine offer for back issues of Discover my Past Scotland, in that you can now download all 39 issues in PDF format for a fee of just £15 in total (instead of the £97.50 that the 39 issues previously cost at £2.50 each).
Those of us who worked on the title - both titles - were very proud of what we achieved, and there's some great stuff in each edition. Discover my Past Scotland was the first UK based online genealogy magazine, perhaps just a little too ahead of its time when launched at a time when tablet computers had yet to catch on in Britain. Its articles still stand up to this day, so if you fancy a wee treat, Scotland's only ever monthly genealogy magazine awaits in a wee bundle for just a few quid!
Please note that on Wednesday 7th November 2012, Surrey History Centre will be CLOSED until 12.00 noon. This closure is due to a staff meeting. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you.
The Family History Partnership is relaunching its website at www.familyhistorypartnership.co.uk and as a consequence the site is currently not offering details of titles available for sale. It should be up and running in a few days according to the new home page.
If you want to test it out when it is back up and running, my book Researching Scottish Family History should be available there for the bargain price of £7.95!
FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk) has released baptism records for St Dunstan, Stepney - 10,051 records for the period 1697-1704, and 10,034 records for the period 1704-1712.
Spaces are still available for the third Unlock the Past (www.unlockthepast.com.au) History and Genealogy cruise which takes place next February 10th-19th 2013, sailing from Sydney - Noumea - Fiji - Sydney. If you're at a loose end early next year and haven't done a genealogy cruise before, I can vouch for their brilliance, having been on the last one! There are on board conference facilities, great destinations and lots of expertise - ah go on!
NB: My experiences on the last cruise will be made available in the second Australian and New Zealand History and Genealogy book, coming soon (see http://www.unlockthepast.com.au/australian-new-zealand-history-genealogy)!
On Friday 9th November 2012 at 1pm, Ian Montgomery will be giving a talk in PRONI entitled “Buried at Canada Farm: tracing First World War soldiers”. The talk is open to everybody and takes as its starting point the Burial Return of five soldiers from 16th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles (2nd County Down Volunteers) who were killed on 17 April 1918 and buried at Canada Farm Cemetery near Elzendammestraat in Belgium.
Those who attend the talk will be able to pick up hints on how to research and obtain more information on men who served in the First World War.
This is just a quick note to announce that I have submitted the text for my next book, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet, to publisher Pen and Sword. The book is a follow up to a previous work, Tracing Your Family History on the Internet, which dealt with family history resources for the UK, and should be out early next year at some stage, though the date has still to be confirmed.
Although the first book included some resources for Northern Ireland, the new book deals with the whole of Ireland, and has been a heck of a lot of fun to write. It includes many resources you may have never come across before, lots of useful tips, detailed explanations on many record types and much more. I've discovered a lot from writing it that I will be putting to use, and I hope it will help with your own research in due course!
More details when I get them on publication - in the meantime, Tracing Your Family History on the Internet is still available from www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tracing-Your-Family-History-on-the-Internet/p/2974/ - enjoy!
UPDATE: Spoke with publisher earlier - we're hoping to try to get the book available early next year, so we'll be making a big effort in the next few weeks to get it proofed, paginated etc - more news soon....!
It is the tenth Royal Institution of South Wales local history book fair this forthcoming Saturday 27th October at Swansea Museum, with the event running from 10am to 4pm.
Please note that ‘The Arts in the Archives’ talk will now be given on Thursday 25th October at 1pm at PRONI.
If you plan to visit us that day, why not also stay for the 6:30pm talk, 400 Years of Urban History by Janice Holmes, featuring as part of our ‘Exploring Urban History’ lecture series.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this alteration.
Members of North West Kent Family History Society (www.nwkfhs.org.uk) will be at Bromley Central Library on Saturday 27th October to help at a family history drop in session. No need to book, turn up for free genealogical advice!
The TV series Find My Past is to return for a second run on Tuesday 30th October at 9pm on the Yesterday channel, available on Freeview channel 19, Sky 537 and Virgin Media 203. Five episodes will be shown prior to Christmas - these are Dambusters, Gunpowder Plot, Tutankhamun, Great Fire of London, and Christmas Truce - and five more in the new year. Chris Hollins continues to present.
Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) may have just been sold for gazillions, but it's business as usual on the records front. Th site has just added Browse only copies of the New South Wales Police Gazette from 1854-1930, which may well be useful if your ancestors emigrated to Oz.
Following weeks of speculation, Ancestry.com is finally to be sold for $1.6 billion to a European private equity firm called Permira. The company will continue to be headquartered in Utah, USA.
The winners of the English Heritage Angel Awards, founded last year by Andrew Lloyd Webber to celebrate the efforts of local people in rescuing their heritage, were announced at a gala ceremony in London’s West End today (Monday 22 October). The award scheme is run by English Heritage and inspired by its Heritage at Risk Register.
The ceremony, held at The Palace Theatre, was hosted by TV presenter Clare Balding, with Graham Norton, Philip Mould, Culture Minister Ed Vaizey, Melvyn Bragg and Charles Moore presenting the awards.
Andrew Lloyd Webber chaired the judging panel which comprised Simon Thurley, Chief Executive of English Heritage, author and broadcaster Melvyn Bragg, Charles Moore of the Telegraph, historian Bettany Hughes and the Bishop of London, the Right Revd Richard Chartres.
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An unforgettable stay by the Potomac River awaits 9 guests at this upscale Heathesville home! Tucked into the woods along Hull Creek and featuring a private dock, the 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath vacation rental boasts 3,900 square feet of space designed for rest and relaxation. When you're not admiring the view from the floor-to-ceiling windows or large furnished deck, spend a relaxing day out in one of the provided kayaks of your coastal paradise, just 2 hours from Richmond and 2.5 hours from D.C.!
From the moment you arrive at the house, the 2-story great room with the wall of windows will immediately captivate you. In the center, the stone fireplace adds the perfect accent to the glossy wood beam details and old-fashioned leather seating.
Hardwood floors extend through the open-concept living area, connecting seamlessly to the gourmet, fully equipped kitchen, Complete with granite counters and stainless steel appliances, this elegant cooking space is sure to please the chef in your group.
Prepare for adventures ahead with a home-cooked breakfast at the 8-person table in the sun-soaked dining nook. Spend the day swimming, out paddling Hull Creek and the Potomac River with one of the provided kayaks, or try your hand at crabbing while visiting this 'Rivah' home.
When you return home, relax with a movie on the flat-screen TV in the expansive great room or the other cozy living area downstairs. If you'd rather unwind outside, kick back on the wicker seating on the deck, or venture out to the rustic bench overlooking the water.
As the stars come out, take the spiral staircase up to the tower to find your favorite constellation with the telescope. Each of the 4 bedrooms and the futon just below the telescope loft promise rejuvenating sleep so you can do it all again the next day!
This idyllic waterfront 'Rivah' home allows for excellent fishing, kayaking and swimming right in front of the house! Belle Isle State Park is a great place to kayak, as well as spot wildlife varying from eagles and osprey to pelicans and hummingbirds.
Make the 26-mile trip to The Dog and Oyster Vineyard for an idyllic afternoon of local vintages and fine dining at the restaurant that specializes in oysters! Bush Mill Stream Natual Area Preserve offers hiking through forests and wetlands and is a popular picnic spot.
Any wine lovers will want to continue their tasting adventures along one of the Virginia Wine Trails! Virginia is home to over 300 wineries and dozens of wine trails that all offer tasty local wines and breathtaking views.
Book your ferry tickets to Smith Island and Tangier Island, both of which are located in the Chesapeake. While on Smith Island, try their famous cake and sample some fresh Maryland crab cakes. You can also dine on delicious fresh seafood at one of the island restaurants including Hilda Crockett's Chesapeake House and Fisherman's Corner Restaurant!
Be sure to take a day to visit the quaint towns of Reedville and Kilmarnock! These 2 historic towns are home to a variety of wineries, restaurants, shops, and year-round festivals!
- Prime Heathsville location on Hull Creek near the Potomac River! Area attractions include The Dog and Oyster Vineyard and a variety of other wineries. Smith Island, Belle Isle State Park, the towns of Kilmarnock and Reedville are a short drive away and the home is less than 2 hours from Richmond and 3 hours from Washington D.C.!
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Great pictures Mr Kenyon! I love the one of me leaping over the finishing line!
I loved that video Mr. Kenyon! I loved the pictures of the kids jumping over the finishing line it was kind of funny. I loved the video.
Thank you Jessica, and thanks for all your fantastic comments on our blog this year!
That looks like a lot of fun! My class just did Cross Country, but it wasn't nearly as fun as that would've been! | 2019-04-25T06:03:53 | http://ashclassgreenfields.blogspot.com/2012/07/y56-sports-day-2012.html |
Anyways, I saw this idea online and couldn’t help but try…maybe it’s just the pyro in me that was curious? Either way- i was shocked by this experiment and was excited to share of it’s great success! Clementine Candles!
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January is actually the worst time of year to go on a detox or a juice feast, in a northern European climate at least. Generally, I believe juice feasts are a brilliant idea, and a few naturopathic techniques like enemas and liver flushes are always helpful. But, like eating at midnight, pushing your body through an extreme detox regime anytime between November-February is best only done when you feel you really have to. And you're not so likely to get the results you're looking for, as your body doesn't want to let go. Winter is the time for holding on - we are being deprived of light and heat - our bodies need to store. Much better to work with the body and wait until after the March equinox when everything starts to come to life again. If you come out of Christmas wanting a cleanse, now's the time to do the research and stock up on goods and equipment, so you're fully prepared when the Spring energies start to rise.
If you want to feel really good on raw over the winter, give your body what it wants. Lots of healthy fats for insulation and calories, lots of spices to heat you from within, and lots of warmed foods and drinks.
Flaxseeds are good, as flax holds light - flaxseed oils and flaxseed crackers.
Medicinal teas and warm milks to nurture and strengthen the organs.
Warm, spicy soups and sauces, especially ones using root vegetables. Heat them gently using a porringer or double saucepan. Use plenty of garlic, chilli, red onion, and ginger. Technically, food is raw until it reaches 42 deg C, which is relatively warm - not hot, not cold, just warm. | 2019-04-19T11:20:20 | https://www.rawliving.eu/raw-recipes/winter-warmers-recipe-ideas/ |
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Like SLA, SLS systems can produce complex structures uses laser technology. However, the materials are very different.
Selective Laser Sintering is an additive manufacturing process. The machine builds up layer upon layer of the 3D model, starting with the bottom layer. After some hours have passed, the model is finished.
The material used is a one-part or two-part powder, which can be a metal, plastic, ceramic, or glass. The build tray sits inside a vat of the powder and a laser system aims at specific points on the tray to fuse together the appropriate sections for each layer. The particles are either fully melted or only partially melted to fuse together and to the previous layer. After each layer is finished, the tray drops so that the machine can begin the next layer.
One great benefit of SLS is that is does not require support structures to support overhanging features during printing. This is because the bed of powder supports the model at all times. Most 3D printing processes require some form of support material, which adds to the cost and cleanup time. | 2019-04-22T16:47:42 | http://www.rapidprototypingservices.com/technology/sls.php |
Tuesday, at an event for Eva Scrivo’s new book (more on that in the paper next week) the gracious host gave out goodie bags that included macarons from Cours La Reine. I saved my little, yellow sandwich-cookie for when I deserved it. And today, after two huge mail bins and a gazillion e-mails, I bit into the petite confection. In between the crispy, light shell was a burst of sweet, tangy passionfruit ganache and ooh la la, heaven!
I had to track down the creator of this deliciousness immediately. (Confession: Having taken one macaron making class, I fancy myself something of a connoisseur and had never heard of Cours La Reine.) Turns out the owner, Taryn Garcia, spent the last year in France studying the art of Parisian macarons. Then in September, she launched her business selling macs in divine flavors such as Caramel Fleur de Sel and Pomegranate + Pur Caraibe Dark. And she informed me that this Sunday is Macaron Day NYC.
Organized by François Payard, chef and owner of François Payard Bakery in New York, and based on Jour du Macaron in Paris, created by the famous la Maison Pierre Hermé, bakeries across the city will give out free macarons!!! All you have to do is go to a participating location and say you’re there for Macaron Day NY. I’m already mapping out my course for Sunday. Heaven awaits! | 2019-04-23T12:37:21 | https://www.metro.us/lifestyle/let-them-eat-macarons/tmWkcp---f3kbWLkoqT2l2 |
I was in the mood to wear something a little more masculine than usual when I put this outfit together. I usually love wearing skirts and dresses as you can probably tell ;)! I still wanted to maintain some feminine elements, so I added a pink collared shirt under my sheer black top. And viola! Goal accomplished! Sorta! | 2019-04-21T16:35:14 | http://www.sharinaone.com/new-blog-2/2015/6/27/y54uvx8h8z9281fj2h9cybt2ebch3i |
[CONT](VC):Trigger effects revealed by your drive check gets +5000 for [Power] increase.
[AUTO](VC):When it attacks, COST [Soul Blast (1) grade 3 & discard five cards from your hand], and this unit gets drive +3 until end of that battle. Discarding cards from your hand for this cost is reduced for each rear-guard with "Magus" in its card name in your front row.
[ACT](Hand):If your vanguard is "Incandescent Lion, Blond Ezel", COST [Counter Blast (1)], and ride this card as [Stand].
[AUTO](VC):When it attacks, if “Incandescent Lion, Blonde Ezel” is in your soul, COST [Counter Blast (1)], until end of that battle, this unit gets [Power]+15000/[Critical]+1, and your opponent cannot call sentinels from his or her hand.
[AUTO](VC):When it is attacked by your opponent's vanguard, COST [Counter Blast (1) & retire two rear-guards], and this unit cannot be hit until end of that battle.
[AUTO](VC)1/Turn:When your rear-guard is returned to your hand during your turn, COST [Soul Blast (1) grade 3], draw a card, call three cards from your hand to (RC), and they get [Power]+5000 until end of turn.
[AUTO](VC)1/Turn:When it attacks a vanguard, COST [Counter Blast (1)], choose a rear-guard in your opponent's front row, and bind it. COST [Discard the same number of cards from your hand as the number of your opponent's rear-guards], at the end of that battle, [Stand] this unit, and it gets [Power]+5000/drive-1 until end of turn.
[CONT](VC):All of your "Blaster Blade" on (RC) or (GC) get [Power]+10000/[Shield]+5000.
[AUTO](VC):When placed, COST [Counter Blast (1) & Soul Blast (1)], return a "Blaster Blade" from your drop zone to your hand, until end of turn, this unit gets [Power]+15000, and if a card with "Alfred" in its card name is in your soul, [Critical]+1.
[AUTO](RC):When placed from hand, you may call a "Knight of Friendship, Kay" from your hand to (RC). If you called, draw a card.
[CONT](RC):During the battle it is boosted by "Knight of Friendship, Kay", this unit gets [Power]+3000.
[AUTO](RC):When placed from hand, COST [Counter Blast (1)], search your deck for up to one "Knight of Loyalty, Bedivere", call it to (RC), and shuffle your deck.
[CONT](RC):During the battle it boosted "Knight of Loyalty, Bedivere", this unit gets [Power]+3000.
[AUTO](VC):When rode from a grade 2, draw a card.
[ACT](VC)1/Turn:COST [Counter Blast (1) & Soul Blast (1) grade 3], draw two cards, discard any number of cards with "Witch" in their card names from your hand, and for each card discarded, you get one Imaginary Gift: Protect.
[CONT](VC):If you have one or less cards in your hand, all of your rear-guards cannot be attacked, nor retired by your opponent's card abilities.
[AUTO](VC):When placed, COST [Counter Blast (1)], look at three cards from the top of your deck, call a card from among them to (RC), put the rest on the bottom of your deck in any order, and six of your units get [Power]+3000 until end of turn. | 2019-04-23T19:57:24 | https://www.bigorbitcards.co.uk/cardfight-vanguard/v-bt03-miyaji-academy-cardfight-club/ |
(r)evolve was the ausglass conference held in Canberra, Australia, 26-29 Janaury 2017. Ausglass is the principal body promoting contemporary glass in Australia. The conference brought together Australian and international glass artists, educators, collectors, enthusiasts and industry representatives in a program of presentations, demonstrations, workshops and exhibitions that focused on the conference themes: create, sustain and evolve. | 2019-04-21T18:03:01 | http://ausglass2017revolve.com/ |
Sure, everyone is raving about what we’ll hear from Sony and Microsoft during this year’s E3, and rightfully so, but let’s not forget about all of the developers who’ll be capitalizing on the event’s attention. With Square Enix’s line-up reveal still in our rear-view mirrors, developer Platinum Games—the minds behind the popular Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and Bayonetta—have begun teasing their plans for E3.
It’s no secret that Bayonetta 2 is currently in production, nor has PG been shy about The Wonderful 101, so we’re sure to get some juicy details on the two. However, Platinum also has the come-from-behind Vanquish under their current-gen belt, so we certainly can’t rule out an abrupt next-gen IP announcement. | 2019-04-18T14:26:51 | http://news.cheatcc.com/Article.aspx?PostID=391109 |
It’s that time of year again! The classroom will be full of chaotic fun and excited children, but for all the excitement and anticipation in the lead up to the big day, it can be a stressful time for teachers and teaching assistants.
Being a TA ranks as being one of the most satisfying careers available, (in fact in a recent survey 89% of people working in education say they love their job as opposed to the 59% of average workers). But if that end-of-term exhaustion is setting in, here’s your guide to surviving in the classroom until Christmas.
Yes, we mean Christmas. The very mention of the word can whip a group of small children into a frenzy and their concentration for the lesson at hand will be long gone. It’s best to avoid saying the C word in the classroom for as long as possible to get you through the early days of December!
With so many fun and exciting activities going on throughout December, like special assemblies, choir performances, and of course the traditional Christmas play (and rehearsal time), your usual classroom schedule can go well and truly out the window if you don’t help to keep the teacher's plans on track.
You can really help to keep the whole class calm by using all the skills you’ve learned throughout your time as a TA, like getting the children to line up calmly and quietly before heading out to a special assembly; this helps keep a lid on the Christmas craziness!
Make sure you run through any special classroom events for the week ahead with the classroom teacher, so you can both plan how you will support each other and keep order in the classroom during all the festive fun.
Note – these days every classroom has a wonderful mix of children from all walks of life, so be mindful of any pupils who do not celebrate Christmas and prepare some activities for them to join in a way that will make them feel comfortable and included.
The Christmas spirit gets us all eventually so every now and then, don’t fight the fun and just go with it! The students are obviously excited, and you must be too at the thought of all of that lovely time off, it’s one of the perks of a being a teaching assistant right!?
Christmas is a magical time of year for the little ones and you get to enjoy that special time with them, so every now and then, why not indulge in a little winter fun with them. Perhaps you could plan a PJ day and make everyone a hot chocolate while you watch a fun Christmas film, read them a Christmas story or put on your favourite Christmas songs and have a break time boogie! There are plenty of ways to enjoy the magic of Christmas without things getting too crazy. Plus, it’s a great way for you to relax and have fun too!
December means that the classroom will start to look like the Art Attack set and there will be glitter, PVA glue, coloured card and stationary everywhere!
It’s time to get crafty with the kids while still being able to help them with the important things they’ll need to learn as part of the curriculum. Why not try activities like writing a letter to Santa in their English lessons, or just simply have a little fun and let them make mum and dad a beautiful Christmas card.
Whatever comes your way this month, try and keep in mind how lucky you are to be in such a rewarding career that you love. How many people can say they spent an afternoon at work baking Christmas cookies or colouring in with 20 of your favourite people in your pyjamas?!
There aren’t many jobs out there as amazing as yours so even though things can get a little hectic this time of year, involve yourself in some of the fun and remember that a lovely relaxing break is on the way!
If you are interested in finding out more about this fulfilling career, read this next! | 2019-04-19T11:22:51 | https://www.thetrainingroom.com/blog/education-and-training/december-2018/how-to-survive-in-the-classroom-until-christmas |
Beaten Rhymes and Strife: The Instinctive Travels of A Tribe Called Colonized - iMWiL!
A documentary film about the legendary rap group A Tribe Called Quest should be a very big deal. A film about them should be as wide-ranging as this collective of talent. And the film should be as powerful as the time and culture that produced them. Most importantly, it should educate and inspire its audiences as did the group themselves. Instead its just another film that mirrors so much of what remains wrong in general; the story of truly dope Black people produced by a far less dope White one and, of course, now owned by Sony whose music wing currently assures that nothing like A Tribe Called Quest ever again even approaches a radio broadcast or video screen. Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest is a film for its times capturing the low end of a theory that has been so ravaged by marauders at midnight that its rhymes are beaten and stripped of their content like, as you’ve no doubt guessed, a wallet left in El Segundo.
What should be colossally ironic is that the film comes from Michael Rapaport whose film career has as kind of bookends the underground interracial love affair of Zebrahead (1992) and the most appropriate portrayal of the super-wigger television executive in Spike Lee’s Bamboozled (2000). Its this role that seems to be best representative, the White boy who assumes himself to be more authentically Black than Black can be and who, like Quentin Tarantino in another of Lee’s films Girl 6 (1996), can make the quintessential Black movie; or at least the quintessential movie about a seminal Black rap group. And it is just another reminder of how little power the colonized have over themselves, their art or their image.
A Tribe Called Quest deserve better. Never mind that the film may indeed be a low budget affair, it felt more like watching a student’s final film exam, or the film of someone with privilege and access who just one day picks up the closest thing resembling a camera and says, “Hey! I want to make a movie about my favorite band!” They have only ended up just recently, and seemingly, to have reconciled struggles over the group’s on-screen depiction and the all-important money splits. In a now famous email front man Q-Tip received by mistake and then read live on MTV executives openly looked to deny the band producer credits and equal pay. But worse of all is that after more than two decades in the game and legendary status the band’s inability to control its image and the financial and social capital they generate leaves us with what is ultimately a flippant approach to a group, to a time, to a cultural expression that today so desperately needs some thoughtful reflection. The film encourages no deeper appreciation for the legends and no deeper understanding of why so few today who are like them could become as big as they once were.
For instance, the film only quickly passes by the political and cultural shifts of the late 1980s into the 90s never fully developing that context out of which A Tribe emerged. The group members are never shown on camera responding in-depth to those shifts and their involvement in them. Through direction their encouraged responses to the dashikis they once wore were dismissively described as the off-brand move of nerds. Maybe, but in a rare Dutch television documentary on the group from the 1990s currently posted to the website of DJ Premier these very same men discuss that time as one of revolutionary political and cultural shifts building off of movements in the streets and universities to reclaim an African past and to build a more radical future.
Or how is it that you make a documentary about the group who to this day has one of the most memorable and referenced anti-industry lines in rap music history and they are not asked to discuss, nor is any investigation made into, “industry rule number 4080, record company people are shady…”? In fact, quite the opposite. Record exec Barry Weiss is so warmly involved in the film that he is even granted free run to haphazardly opine on the personality flaws of Tribe front man Q-Tip. No. Instead it is far sexier and marketable to Sony’s audience to focus the film on the internal beef between group mates and to waste other opportunities to interview legends like De La Soul by having them only to quickly comment on the demise of their fellow Native Tongues.
So the group that made songs named after Steve Biko and asked “What’s a Black nation without Black unity?” has its answer in a film made about them; a community without control and without proper honor. But shoot, its almost that time anyway, so if you want a truly good documentary on hip-hop, go back to last year’s release from Dream Hampton on the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement and Black August.
True, the doc could have addressed industry rule number 4080, the tribe’s foundation of black unity, and the ideology of the native tongues but I have learned that docs, books, etc., are the voice and vision of one individual’s perspective which in this case ironically and even some will say disturbingly is from a white guy. But he has his own personal narrative on the tribe just like most fans. Although Rappaport dismissed what could have been some truly insightful topics, I will not be overly critical of the doc primarily because any artist or fan from that movement, had an opportunity to pick up a camera and do the same. Would it have hit mainstream theaters maybe or maybe not probably the latter. But I can recall as a budding doc film student in Chicago at a screening for the weather underground I was the first to ask the filmmaker why he did not include more of the perspectives of leaders from the black panther party, since TWU, based their movement on the principles of the BPP. Actually, I was pretty offended by the lack of BPPs voice on TWU in the film. My understanding was the majority of BPP members did not respect TWU. The director’s response to my question was “If you want to have BPP’s perspective on the weather underground I encourage you to make that movie.” You know what he was right. So I grabbed a camera and shot my own film, not on the BPP/TWU debate, but on a topic that meant something to me. I suggest black people do the same. If you don’t want Rappaport or any other person who appears to be mainstream giving voice to our narrative then I implore brothers and sisters to shoot their own film and give it their voice. Two decades have passed and not one black person and their are thousands if not millions of us who loved the tribe, they were the soundtrack of our lives, yet who among us has picked up a camera to give them the proper honor? The greater question beyond your critique is why did it take someone else to do something that we could have and should have done for ourselves? | 2019-04-21T12:39:19 | https://imixwhatilike.org/2011/07/27/beaten-rhymes-and-strife-the-instinctive-travels-of-a-tribe-called-colonized/ |
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ARDMORE, Pa. -- The stinger in Tiger's elbow might be a bit of bother for Woods as we swing onto the weekend at the U.S. Open -- although he's not telling -- but the rest of the field needs to be concerned about his putter. When Woods was the full Tiger, he made more 12-foot par saves than any great golfer that every played this game. The putter was the ultimate eraser for Woods, the mistake eliminator that allowed him to attack pins. In Friday's bear of a second round, when Merion GC slapped down the field, Woods made a bunch of those saves that enabled him to shoot an even-par 70, several strokes under the course average, and put him at three over par, very much in contention going to the weekend. "Yeah, I played well," Woods said in an interview that fell well short of being expansive or insightful, especially when it regarded his physical condition. "I just made a couple of mistakes out there today, but I really played well. Maybe I could have gotten one or two more out of it, but it was a pretty good day."
Certainly he did miss a couple of makeable birdie putts and hit a few loose shots, but he fought gamely. Through 27 holes, Woods was four over par and flirting with the cut line. He then birdied two of the next three holes and appeared poised to push himself onto the first page of the leader board. But a poor approach shot on No. 7 from 149 yards that ended in the left rough was followed by a grimace and a shake of his left arm -- the arm he tweaked in Thursday's first round.
Related: U.S. Open marquee group struggles at Merion In a series of questions that made it seem like Woods was stalling until he could be read his Miranda rights, he offered precious little insight into his injury. Asked when he first hurt his arm, Woods said: "A few weeks ago." Asked if it was feeling better or worse than after his first round, he said: "Well, it is what it is." Asked how he hurt himself, he said: "Playing golf at The Players." Asked when at The Players the injury occurred, he said: "One of the rounds." Asked if this weren't the U.S. Open if he'd still be playing given his elbow, he said: "Yes." Well, I'm glad we got that all cleared up. Woods, who more than a few players have referred to as "Oscar" because of his dramatics over injuries, can now add the left wrist-elbow-shoulder or earlobe to his left knee and both Achilles tendons as damaged parts of his body.
Related: Tiger's performance anxiety Let's get back to those par putts that maintained momentum. The first important one came on No. 5, the 13th hole of his second round. After he "stuck in the ground a little 6-iron, but thought I hit a really good pitch" that ended up 15 feet short, he made the putt. "Five was a nice putt," Woods said. "It was good to get one up the hill. Then after the bogey on No. 7, Tiger rolled in a 12-footer to save par on No. 8. What for a lot of players would have been three bogeys in four holes -- see Luke Donald who made five in six holes on the front nine in finishing 36 holes at even par -- was for Woods only one bogey. That's what wins tournaments for you. "It's hard with the wind and the pin locations," Woods said about Friday's course set-up. "They're really tough. We didn't think they were going to be as severe as they are. A lot of guys are missing putts and blowing them by the holes and of that nature because obviously it would be a little more difficult trying to protect par."
Related: Merion A Pushover? Puh-lease Woods, who is 14 for 15 in major championships with at least a share of the lead going to the final round but has never won a major coming from behind, was asked how he will handle the weekend. "Just keep grinding," he said. "You just don't ever know what the winning score is going to be. You don't know if the guys are going to come back. We have a long way to go, and these conditions aren't going to get any easier. They're going to get more difficult. As the fairway starts drying out, the ball is going to pick up mud, and you're going to get bad breaks." Then he closed things out by going back to his best John Wayne monosyllabic imitation. Asked if he liked his chances given where he is after two rounds, he said: "Yes sir." Asked if he believed the USGA when it said the U.S. Open is not about the winning score, he said: "No." And with that he rode off into the Pennsylvania night, presumably to ice his left wrist-elbow-shoulder or earlobe, which he hurt somewhere between May 9 and 12 doing something related to the game of golf. Got it. Yup. | 2019-04-24T04:23:00 | https://www.golfdigest.com/story/an-ailing-woods-doesnt-reveal-much-even-as-his-game-says-ple |
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Availability to travel nationally, and internationally occasionally.
A and B driving license with own vehicles, car and motorcycle.
Advanced level. Long experience in international residences: attendance to several summer courses (Wales and Edinburgh) and I also worked 4 months in the United Kingdom (London). I am studying in language school for certifying.
I colaborate very close with local animal shelter.
Great amateur photographer and astronomer: board member of AstroCieza, http://astrocieza.com/.
I have participated in half marathons, I move by bike every day, among others.
I love travelling abroad to discover new places, people and ways for living. Great motorcyclist. | 2019-04-25T02:53:54 | https://www.doyoubuzz.com/jesus-morales-morcillo |
The name Naledi comes from the Sotho tribe in Southern Africa and means beautiful star. In addition to US based designers this collection features designers from the developing world so that Naledi might become a design beacon; a guiding light for designers just as the stars in the night have guided many a traveler since the beginning of time.
Some of the greatest developments in music and the arts have come from the unlikeliest of places. Even though it may go un-noticed the truth is, that there is a world of diversity and talent that is producing work outside of the traditional design centers of the world that is both striking and refreshing. This collection gives voice to those designers.
We hope you will enjoy the diversity of their work as much as their talent inspired us. | 2019-04-22T15:04:17 | https://www.schneidersjewelers.com/product-category/designers/naledi-collection/ |
Another lucky shot from the storm on 6/20/2010. From the same storm as Charge, Power Plant, Bolt, and Fork.
Edit: Thanks to everyone who has viewed and faved this picture. I greatly appreciate it.
Edit (8/25/10): I edited the original picture, reduced noise twice and adjusted the color to bring out the more natural appearance of the environment.
Hmmm, where were these taken? The area looks like an area I know in AZ that is amazing for lightning photography.
All my lightning shots are taken where I live, in Tecumseh, KS. Thanks for viewing!
Thank you very much. I still have a lot to learn.
There's always more to learn. But just because you don't know it all doesn't mean you can't do amazing things with a camera.
WOW, WOW, WOW!! Bravo! Great Capture!
with pleasure! I <3 lightning and storm shots!
You have wonderful shots of lightning, and these are way better than mine. Anywho awesome shots. I had to fave them all.
I'm glad you like it. Thanks for the fave.
your welcome on all the faves Great photography.
Thanks very much; I'm glad you like it.
oh my god, you are very fortunate to be able to get this!
Thanks very much, and thanks for faving.
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“I could live there,” I stated as we were walking down Avenida Paulista.
I can see why Feng found my statement strange. We were coming from Rio de Janeiro, a city objectively more beautiful and more fun than São Paulo. Yet, I wouldn’t live in Rio. Mind you, I wouldn’t live in Brazil, period. I love the country as a traveller but I don’t get the culture and I think fitting in would be difficult.
But if I had the choice, I’d pick São Paulo over Rio de Janeiro.
There is something oddly fascinating about a city of 12 million people—over 21 million for the Região Metropolitana de São Paulo. I mean, imagine all the friends you could make! All the interesting people! All the streets to explore!
But deep down, I think I like São Paulo because the city is the not-so-pretty grunge kid with a quirky, artsy and rebellious soul, moody like the unreliable weather. Rio de Janeiro is the bimbo, the cheerleader—objectively pretty but rather shallow and predictable. And of course, I was that very average-looking grungy kid. Sampa, I’m you. I ain’t pretty but I can be fun.
In São Paulo, the atmosphere is very different from Rio. You won’t see people wearing Havaianas and beach clothes—the local uniform is traditional business attire or anything that makes a fashion statement—goth, grunge, skater boy, etc. Paulistas take music seriously and there are entire malls, like the Gallery of Rock, dedicated to heavy metal and rock music. We bought Mark a Nirvana t-shirt, the same as mine.
The city is a giant concrete jungle but it’s surprisingly breezy and not as oppressing as you could think. It ain’t polished and pretty, though—picture graffiti, bars on windows, dirty sidewalks … it looks rough, it probably is a bit too. But if you love urban environments, you’re in heaven.
I would have appreciated São Paulo better if it hadn’t been the very last stop of the trip. We were tired and I was sad. Surprisingly, Feng was sad to leave as well—he usually handles the going-back-home part of travelling better than me.
“It’s funny, I don’t think we’ve ever seen what normal São Paulo looks like,” I noted on Monday, as we were walking to Centro. In 2002, we spent a day there during Carnival and the streets were empty. Last year, we were there around New Year and all businesses were closed. And this time, we were in the middle of the four-day Carnival holiday. The city was fairly quiet, although it depended on the neighbourhood. Rua Ausgusta, the bar and bloco-gathering street was packed and all the businesses were open. On Paulista, it was business as usual in the several shopping malls on the avenue but banks and businesses were mostly closed. Centro was quiet too, except around the market area—always packed—and Little Tokyo, at Libertade.
I don’t know much about Japanese culture but the Asian feel in the neighbourhood felt very familiar—the smell, the food, the characters reminded me of China, a country that has been part of my life for two decades now.
On the last day, we played with time like with an elastic band—the afternoon went by slowly as we were pretending it was just another travelling day, then we rushed to the airport, then time slowed down again as we waited for boarding passes, customs, security, etc. The sun set and we changed to our winter clothes in the bathroom. My jeans stuck to my sweaty and dusty legs. I waited to put my hoodie on. I don’t like to layer up and wear warm clothes. I’m a jeans-shorts-and-tank-top girl.
Our flight was at 9:35 p.m. so we had an entire day ahead of us. We checked out, walked on Paulista, visited the art museum (free on Tuesdays!), then we ran into a big bloco on Rua Augusta just as we were about to go eat in a small restaurant I had picked—Japanese meat-and-rice bowls, which is pretty much local food in São Paulo, home of the biggest Little Tokyo. The bloco marched by the fast-food joint as we were eating, hundreds of thousands of people holding bottles and wearing costumes. We didn’t try to make conversation, we just watched the parade.
One last walk around the block, one last ice cream, one last can of Coke and we picked up the bags at the hotel.
I sat down in the courtyard as Mark was nagging me—he had been awful all day, probably because he picked up our stress and didn’t sleep well with all the party going on.
“Yeah.” in São Paulo but I don’t. I live in Ottawa. Mark finally masters O Canada, I can’t teach him a new national anthem.
I’m still sad. I’ll get over it.
Very interesting experience in Brazil. I feel more or less like you. Being Brazilian, I’m not sure I could live here again, but I love being here with all the craziness. Go figure! Anyway, I’m almost back to Ottawa as well. Au revoir Brazil!
What aspect of Brazilian culture make you a true Brazilian and what would make you a foreigner in your birth country?
I’m always on time for any appointments, that makes me a weird person in Brazil hehe.
On the other side, my favorite drink is caipirinha, I hate the cold weather, I love the Brazilian music and dance and I can definitely be more flexible than Canadians (with the famous “jeitinho brasileiro”), such things make me Brazilian.
Good luck with the trip, I was stuck in Toronto last time I tried to get to Ottawa. Let’s see next week.
I’m strangely a little sad too– I enjoyed living vicariously through your travels!
Apparently, there is going to be one more non-exotic stop before Ottawa: we are stuck in Toronto!
Was just thinking about you and about your trip that must be ending… Good luck coming home!!
I enjoyed following you around Brazil a lot. I feel now that I’ve got a hint of what is urban Brazil. And I’ll never get over some of the beaches pictures.
Oh, landing in Ottawa was tough… but not because of what we left behind, because the damn plane did NOT land in Ottawa! 😆 Story to come. Anyway, now we are back.
Is Brazil on your travel list, now?
I’ll start with something easier, like Guatemala maybe?
I wouldn’t say Guate is easier but it’s certainly less urban. Awesome place too.
And for some reason I’ve felt like I would love to go back to Brasil, and have sometimes day dreamt about living there. Maybe because my brother did on and off for a few years and I lived there rather than just visited? | 2019-04-23T00:05:35 | https://correresmidestino.com/sao-paulo-dont-cry/ |
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The forecast age groups of the Moreland City Council is a function of the current age of the population (people aging each year, being born and dying) as well as the age of people migrating into and out of the area. This in turn is driven by location (fringe, city centre, regional or rural) the existing housing stock (separate dwellings, medium or high density), the amount and type of new residential development (same as existing stock, or diversifying) and where the area is in a cycle of change. We call this the area’s residential role and function. You can learn more about this in the section household and suburb life cycles.
In 2016, the dominant age structure for persons in the Moreland City Council was ages 25 to 29 , which accounted for 11.5% of the total persons.
The largest increase in persons between 2016 and 2026 is forecast to be in ages 35 to 39 , which is expected to increase by 5,138 and account for 9.3% of the total persons.
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I’ve wanted to write this post for a long time, however, I just haven’t gotten around to it. Over the years, clients and others I’ve talked to have been reluctant in initial conversations about long-term care planning to consider the purchase of long-term care insurance (LTCI) because they thought that Medicare will take care of them.
Let’s put it this way, if you’re part of this school of thought, you experience a long-term care event, and you don’t have LTCI, you’re in for a big surprise. A large part of the problem is that most people don’t know what constitutes a “long-term care event,” let alone how this compares to what Medicare will cover.
The six ADL’s include bathing, dressing, eating, continence, toileting, and transferring.
Will Medicare provide benefits for either of these two situations? It’s not likely, and, if there’s coverage, it will be limited as far as number of days, dollar amount, and type of coverage.
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Brian Barker is the author of three books of poetry, Vanishing Acts (SIU Press, 2019), The Black Ocean (SIU Press, 2011), and The Animal Gospels (Tupelo Press, 2006). His poems have appeared in such journals as Poetry, The Gettysburg Review, American Poetry Review, TriQuarterly, The Washington Post, Indiana Review, The Cincinnati Review, Blackbird, and Pleiades. He teaches at the University of Colorado Denver, where he is a poetry editor of Copper Nickel. Learn more at www.brianbarker.net.
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