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Bas Lavalaye of Achmea, a Netherlands-based member of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF), took part in a Technical Assistance assignment for the Development of Humane Action (DHAN) Foundation (India) through the ICMIF 5-5-5 Mutual Microinsurance Strategy earlier this year. In a new video from the ICMIF Communications Team, Bas has spoken about his time in India and how he found it to be a particularly enriching experience.
Bas, a Finance and Control Manager, visited DHAN Foundation’s offices in Madurai (India) for two weeks in April 2018 to conduct the assignment. The purpose of Bas’s trip was to assess the first year of the 5-5-5 Strategy project with the DHAN Foundation and then use the findings to update the business plan for the remaining four years of the project.
The project with the DHAN Foundation under the 5-5-5 Strategy was launched in April 2017 and aims to cover an additional 1.07 million people from low-income communities with its mutual life, health and livestock products over five years.
In the video Bas explains: “The reason I signed up was because it was a chance to develop my qualities as a finance professional. I was also very involved with the concept of sharing my knowledge and experience… and it’s not something we can do every day, help the poor of society. It’s been really rewarding.”
During the assignment, Bas visited a self-help group federation called Karumbalai Vattaram, where he met with policyholders to see first-hand the work of the life and health mutual insurance programme run through DHAN Foundation. Before returning to the Netherlands, Bas presented his findings and recommendations at the annual review meeting of the project. A new business plan has now been agreed as a result of the assignment.
Gayathri Sakthirajan, Chief Executive of People Mutuals, the insurance arm of the DHAN Foundation, said: “Bas’s support has helped us greatly. He was able to give us a different perspective on financial matters and suggest financial control mechanisms that we can put in place at different levels to make our Federations which are providing mutual insurance programmes as sustainable as possible.”
Providing technical assistance to a mutual microinsurance provider is a very worthwhile way of supporting the 5-5-5 Strategy, both for the provider and recipient organisations. Members of staff from ICMIF member organisations can be seconded to participate in a wide variety of assignments. Some examples of possible Technical Assistance assignments include helping with creating operational plans, business plan review, marketing and sales, product development and MIS review.
Carla van Aalderen (HR Consultant and Senior Advisor, Achmea) said: “Achmea values these Technical Assistance assignments for our employees as a great learning opportunity. In our experience so far employees have been challenged to broaden their perspective, adapt to a different culture and deliver value in situations that are new and unknown to them. It enhances flexibility and adaptability and gives them greater insight in business demands in other countries. The experience is often an accelerator in personal development as well as an experience of a lifetime.”
The ICMIF 5-5-5 Mutual Microinsurance Strategy is a five-year project based in five emerging markets (Colombia, India, Kenya, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka) which aims to provide five million previously uninsured households with insurance cover for the first time (equating to 25 million lives). The 5-5-5 Strategy will specifically assist with at least five of the United Nations 2020 Sustainable Development Goals, and is being directly supported by ICMIF member companies.
To find out more and discuss ways to support the DHAN Foundation project (either through financial or technical assistance), or a project in another of the five countries selected for the 5-5-5 Strategy, please contact Tina Blain, Resource Mobiliser at [email protected].
Watch the interview with Bas Lavalaye here.
Photo shows: Bas Lavalaye at the DHAN Foundation
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Astronomers have designed and trained a computer program which can classify tens of thousands of galaxies in just a few seconds, a task that usually takes months to accomplish.
In research published today, astrophysicists from Australia have used machine learning to speed up a process that is often done manually by astronomers and citizen scientists around the world.
“Galaxies come in different shapes and sizes” said lead author Mitchell Cavanagh, a PhD candidate based at The University of Western Australia node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR).
“Classifying the shapes of galaxies is an important step in understanding their formation and evolution, and can even shed light on the nature of the Universe itself.”
Mr Cavanagh said that with larger surveys of the sky happening all the time, astronomers are collecting too many galaxies to look at and classify on their own.
“We’re talking several million galaxies over the next few years. Sometimes citizen scientists are recruited to help classify galaxy shapes in projects like Galaxy Zoo, but this still takes time.”
This is where convolutional neural networks, or CNNs, come in. In today’s high-tech world, these kinds of computer programs are everywhere, used in everything from medical imaging, stock markets and data analytics, to how Netflix generates recommendations based on your viewing history.
In recent years, CNNs have begun to see wider adoption in astronomy. Most of the existing CNNs that astronomers use are binary – is this a spiral galaxy or not? – but this new CNN uses multiclass classification – is this an elliptical, lenticular, spiral, or irregular galaxy? – with more accuracy than the existing binary networks.
Mr Cavanagh said that machine learning is becoming more widespread in astronomy.
“The massive advantage of neural networks is speed. Survey images that would otherwise have taken months to be classified by humans can instead be classified in mere minutes.”
“Using a standard graphics card, we can classify 14,000 galaxies in less than 3 seconds.”
“These neural networks are not necessarily going to be better than people because they’re trained by people, but they’re getting close with more than 80% accuracy, and up to 97% when classifying between ellipticals and spirals.”
“If you place a group of astronomers into a room and ask them to classify a bunch of images, there will almost certainly be disagreements. This inherent uncertainty is the limiting factor in any AI model trained on labelled data.”
One great advantage of this new AI is that the researchers will be able to classify more than 100,000,000 galaxies at different distances (or redshifts) from Earth and in different environments (groups, clusters etc). This will help them understand how galaxies are being transformed over time, and why it might happen in particular environments.
The CNNs that Mr Cavanagh has developed aren’t just for astronomy. They can be repurposed for use in many other fields, as long as they have a large enough dataset to train with.
“CNNs will play an increasingly important role in the future of data processing, especially as fields like astronomy grapple with the challenges of big data,” he said.
‘Morphological classification of galaxies with deep learning: comparing 3-way and 4-way CNNs’, published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) on July 8th, 2021.
The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) is a joint venture between Curtin University and The University of Western Australia with support and funding from the State Government of Western Australia.
Galaxy Zoo is a crowdsourced astronomy project which invites people to assist in the morphological classification of large numbers of galaxies, and has been operating since 2017. This paper uses Galaxy Zoo images to help train the algorithm, but you can also sign up to take part in Galaxy Zoo citizen science yourself.
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The specialty beverage products are available in select regional retail outlets and online.
Kreider is located in Lancaster County, which has a long history of hemp production.
Chiques Creek Hemp Tea does not contain CBD or THC, as the FDA has not approved these additives for food and beverage use yet.
As regulations change, Kreider Farms may explore recipe alterations in the future.
"Since the recent passing of the Farm Bill, we are excited to see hemp being reintroduced to agriculture," said Khalee Kreider, Kreider Farms.
The three flavors are made from a blend of hemp seed oil and natural flavoring with no artificial sweeteners:
- Original Recipe showcases the earthy flavor of hemp.
- Passionfruit + Mint is a tropical blend.
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There are two versions of Alan:
- Alan 2 story files come in pairs; their file names end with the .acd and .dat extensions.
- Alan 3 story file names end with the .a3c extension.
Be aware that Alan 3 is not backwards compatible with Alan 2. This means that an Alan 3 interpreter will not run Alan 2 works. Alan 2 works require an older Alan 2 interpreter.
Pages in category "Alan works"
The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total.
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November 21, 2014 - Pedrobread
I wonder if being stupid is a requirement to be a manager at target
I work in san diego 2232 my store is one of those where everything goes wrong all the time but if theres a visit we are a perfect store, in fact my store is a “model store” but managers there are freakin retarded. Right now they’re hiring a bunch of seasonal people when theres no hours at all. Just yesterday the whole team (flow) was sent back home on a truck day after working 3 hours so after our first break we were all asked to clock out they only kept the same 5 people who stay all the time (kiss-ass people) and it really sucks for some people like me because I only work 9 hours this week 4.5 today and i was supposed to work 4.5 yesterday and i only worked 3 instead… How do they think we can survive working 9 hours a week??!?!
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Thomas Lubanga’s lawyers today told court that they would like to question a former prosecution witness about certain elements of his testimony, but prosecutors are opposed to the move. Mr. Lubanga faces the war crimes of conscripting, enlisting and using child soldiers in armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during 2002 and 2003.
Defense attorney Marc Desalliers said today that it would be important for the defense to continue to explore certain areas which were closed when ‘Witness 298’ testified “for understandable reasons because the witness was presented as living under very vulnerable conditions”.
Mr. Desalliers said: “The answer he gave with respect to his mother was a bit ambivalent. We would like that the material which has been presented so far should be reviewed…”
In opposing the defense application, prosecuting attorney Manoj Sachdeva argued that judges had in the past granted the right of parties that are not calling witnesses to interview the other parties’ witnesses, but this should be in advance of their testimonies. He argued further that there was no legal basis for the defense to now go back to ‘Witness 298’ at this stage.
Mr. Sachdeva added that prosecutors did not know what the defense wanted to get from interviewing the witness afresh. “They may be issues that could have been put to the witness in cross-examination at the time he testified. And secondly, as the chamber is aware, there are certain areas in relation to this witness which should be treated with extreme caution and I raise the issue in respect to the witness’s mother and in fact as the chamber is aware, questions on that regard were stopped at a particular time during the cross-examination for those very reasons – humanitarian reasons.”
It was not possible to know what ‘Witness 298’ said in his testimony, or who his mother was. The application by the defense to call this witness followed the testimony via video link by a Congolese woman who, according to the defense, was due to testify on Tuesday that although her son who testified as a prosecution witness told court that his mother was dead, she was, in fact, the mother to that witness. The Congolese woman gave all her testimony in closed session.
Presiding judge Adrian Fulford said there needed to be finality on this matter “because otherwise you could have a witness giving evidence and you could endlessly go back to him and her and try to improve on the questions which you put and the answers you received during the course of the evidence.”
He asked the defense to set out in writing the subject they wished to raise with the witness along with an explanation as to why it had become necessary to go back to ‘Witness 298’ for a further interview. The defense said they were satisfied with the judge’s counsel.
Meanwhile, the defense today opposed an application by International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors to hold a fresh interview with an upcoming defense witness.
Defense attorney Jean-Marie Biju-Duval said the Office of The Prosecutor (OTP) had already interviewed this witness who was referred to as ‘Witness 297’ for 16 and a half hours, so it was not necessary for prosecutors to conduct another lengthy questioning of this witness.
“Questioning the witness again a few days prior to his evidence, if that were to happen, would tantamount to witness proofing and that is something that the chamber has already prohibited,” said Mr. Biju-Duval.
He added, however, that the defense was agreeable to the idea of prosecutors having a short meeting at The Hague with the witness before he gives his testimony as has happened with some previous defense witnesses. Mr. Biju-Duval said the defense were not ready to travel to Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC, to attend the meeting which prosecutors were requesting with ‘Witness 297’.
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Homoeopathy, Clinical Verification, Damiana, Turnera aphrodisiaca
There is no direct reference of Homoeopathic medicines found useful in chronic cervicitis and cervical erosion available in the Homoeopathic literature. The nearest reference to chronic cervicitis is given as vaginitis, i.e. ‘Inflammation, vagina’ and that of cervical erosion as ‘Excoriation’ in Kent’s Repertory. Some of the medicines under these rubrics have been clinically used by the profession in the treatment of chronic cervicitis and cervical erosion with favourable results. So the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) undertook this study. Patients for this prospective study were drawn from the general OPD of different units under Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy viz. RRI (H) New Delhi, CRU (H), Shimla CRU (H), Imphal CRU (H), Varanasi, CRU (H), Tirupati during the period, 1987 to 2004. Even if there was lack of laboratory evaluation or availability of gynecologist, the results indicate a positive role of homoeopathic therapy in the clinical management of chronic cervicitis and cervical erosion.
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How to cite this article
CCRH C. Clinical evaluation of the homoeopathic medicines in chronic cervicitis and cervical erosion – A clinical study: A multicentric open clinical trial conducted by CCRH. Indian J Res Homoeopathy 2007;1(1):24-28. doi: 10.53945/2320-7094.1811
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“This is really the jolliest little place I ever was in. Now, wherever did you pick up those prints? Make the place look so home-like, they do. No wonder you’re so fond of it, Mole. Tell us all about it, and how you came to make it what it is.’……
Mole……. related, somewhat shyly at first, but with more freedom as he warmed to his subject, how this was planned, and how that was thought out, and how this was got through a windfall from an aunt, and that was a wonderful find and a bargain, and this other thing was bought out of laborious savings and a certain amount of `going without’.
But ere he [Moley] closed his eyes he let them wander round his old room, mellow in the glow of the firelight that played or rested on familiar and friendly things which had long been unconsciously a part of him, and now smilingly received him back …He saw clearly….how much it all meant to him, and the special value of some such anchorage in one’s existence. He did not at all want to abandon the new life ….. and he knew he must return to the larger stage. But it was good to think he had this to come back to; this place which was all his own, these things which were so glad to see him again and could always be counted upon for the same simple welcome.”
Dulce Domum: The Wind In The Willows
I couldn’t put it better myself….
Working as an interior designer and stylist, and unlike Moley’s way of decorating, I am used to projects and shoots being choreographed to finite detail. Hours of thought and precision from all involved are invested into these projects and shoots, that when it came to my own house the total opposite happened. I mean, yes OK the specifications were done rather loosely for the “fixed stuff”. I suppose the wallpaper guy had to know which room to wallpaper. The tiler had to know how high to tile. The decorator had to know what to paint where and the electrician had to know which light was going in which room. Apart from that, not a huge amount was specified, certainly no soft furnishings and we moved in with a few token beds, a table and a telly (I know, I know).
I have taken a leaf out of Mole’s book, as five years on the spaces are looking a little fuller from bits and bobs gleaned along the way. Local antique shops, reclamation yards, junk – er, sorry “vintage” stores….all draw me in so now I feel we are getting somewhere. It took three years to decide on drawing room curtains and as for the rug in there, another year or so. But it is worth waiting and not rushing, as the curating process that takes months, is actually cathartic, a bit like finishing a difficult essay. This process of curating ‘familiar and friendly things’, leads to that ‘anchorage’ that Mole feels, which I believe we humans need.
I was lucky enough to be asked if our home could be featured in March’s The English Home, so if you haven’t got your subscription copy, and the newsagents’ shelves are bare, please have a look below.
If you require any info on sourcing items featured, do let me know in the comments box below.
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Sept. 21, 1918
My Dear Girl:- It seems as though I would never get time to write you, although my mind has been on it all day. We had the usual Saturday morning inspection, and then drilled for a couple of hours, since which our time has been our own, but at 1.30 I had to line up and be relieved from the Guard duty of last Saturday, and then I hustled up in order to get a chance at the wash bench. I thought I would never get through. I washed my O.D. Shirt, pants, two pr. socks, 2 suits underwear, five handkerchiefs, towel, leggings, and some old rags that a fellow gave me when I first came here which I use to clean gun and dry my eating utensils, although knife, fork and spoon is all I have to look after now, as we eat from plates etc. in mess hall now. It rained yesterday evening and last night and this morning was as cold as thunder. The boys were jumping and running to get warmed up. I am still O.K. Rather got in the dumps Thursday, no particular reason, just got them, but I rallied quickly and am now as chipper as ever. Had another exam yesterday afternoon don’t know how I made it. I missed the seventh question I know. I enclose it so you can see how they run. The exams are not hard, if you had any time to get ready for them, but they pull an exam on you sometimes without any previous instruction to amount to anything. We have had four, two of them I wrote you the results. Will advise you when I get returns. Friday was a comparatively easy day, but the rest of the week was awfully hard, besides it was hot. I was a lather of sweat, but it does not seem to hurt me. I have never been galled since I came. I guess everybody has forgotten me, as outside of a letter from Merle on Monday and yours of Wednesday I have drawn blanks every mail. Saw the Argus this morning and see where some cuss is taking a shot at me. If you haven’t read it, get hold of the Argus. It is anonymous and I am not mentioned, but the inference is obvious. If you can find out who wrote it, I would like to know. Evidently it is some cuss whom my articles hit and hit hard. I didn’t get to write a letter for the Constitution but will try tomorrow. I will get the paper tonight I hope. I see the campaign is on for Liberty Loan and a parable for the 26th. Suppose you will get in on the job before it is over. Got through inspection this morning without getting any black marks. Some of the boys were denied passes and not allowed to go to town because they were not in shape, shoes not shined, handkerchief hanging out of pocket, dirty rifles, etc. Suppose I will get caught before long, as everytime you breathe, there is a regulation that may be broken. Have just brought in part of my washing. The underwear and shirt and pants are not dry and I am afraid they will not make it this evening as it is now 6.30. We had fifty men added to our company this week. They came from other camps and are men who have had the drill experience. We had to move again on this account, and worked it pretty neat to keep our bunch together. There were five of us in the tent, the sixth me. A boy named Cammon, from Cleveland, Ohio, having been discharged as physically unfit. They arrange us in squads of 8 men each by height, so we all agreed to step forward when they called 5 ft. 8 in. We did and got in line together and all got together but two of us. We traded them with the fellows in the adjoining tent and made it O.K. We are now down the Company street and Stoy is nearly to the end of it. There is a hill or grade to go up every time we fall in, but a small matter like that as ceased to bother us. Next week I do not believe will be so hard. The time will be taken up as fully but the physical part will not be so strenuous. I do not know what I weigh, but I do not seem to be getting much lighter now and I still have some fat on my short ribs. I don’t mind anything except bayonet drill and it is h- with big letters. I don’t show in it as well as I might, as I hold back a little and save myself. The officers, or some of them, in this practice, are absolutely heartless, and it is up to you to defend yourself. I wish some time, some of those bayonet fellows would fall into my hands. I would sure give them a full and complete dose of their own medicine. I haven’t seen the program yet, but the dope has it, that we have grenade throwing and horseback riding this week. Won’t I shine astride a prancing stud. I see by the Argus that Green was licked. I’ll bet he is sore on Wood and I. When he read my last in the Constitution, I’ll bet he cussed mighty “Campbellite” oaths. Let er rip.
The local paper says that it is going to be cold again to night and that last night was the coldest for this time of year since 1889. It was 48 degrees. I see where I sleep in my shirt tonight. Today has been lovely and when the hard drills are on some weather like this would be mighty welcome.
Next week we start in toward half the time here, and it will soon be over. We came the 20th and if we get through we will get out Dec. 15th. So while it seems in advance a long way off, it will soon pass for me, but you, poor kid, I would do a lot of thinking if I would allow myself too. If Carroll likes a cat so much, get him another one. I imagine the little soul is lonesome, because he was always at my heels, especially during the outdoor season. I had banked strongly on our beans and hope you will get some. If the rain lets up the late ones may do you some good. Keep up your spirits my beloved one, and you and I will pass many, many happy days together ere God’s will separates us. Get your coal in from some source. I don’t know when our pay roll will be ready, but we ought to know something about it in early October. I will advise you when, and then if allotment does not show up, get Arnold to go right after it through Washington, or get Wood to get Senator Lewis after it. That would probably be the best, as he could get quicker results.
With love, Manford.
There is a drawing at the bottom, entitled Buck shooting birds. It shows a boy shooting a shotgun at three birds.
There are no envelopes with these letters. The enclosure Manford mentions, of a question from one of his exams, is missing.
The Original Letter:
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06:35 CET, Sun and Moon at 12° Pisces with Jupiter, in cooperation with Uranus, Venus and Mars joining Pluto, Mercury joining Saturn
Sun and Moon 12° Pisces
Water, Yin, Mutable
Empathy, Peace, Acceptance, Unity
Illusion, Disorientation, Helplessness, Deception
Pisces: Feet, Immune System, Sensitivity, Spirituality
Crown Chakra, Meditation, Interconnectedness, Mediumship
Consciously keep healthy boundaries in place
Cosmic Mood: The urge to finsh and release. As a cycle is coming to it's end, there is still deep work to be done. Personal relationships as well as political power structures are under a lot of pressure. It can be extremely hard now to let go and release, but there's a promise of new hope, renewed faith. We are experiencing a transition between huge, historical cycles in an intense and compressed, even fated, way.
Pressure and Release
A new beginning for empathy, sensitivity, unity and interconnectedness. Creative, imaginative, limitless. We are more receptive and open which means there can be a sense of overwhelm. This can also be a time of chaos and desorientation, even disillusionment. But if we feel lost, there is a glimmer of hope, and our faith is about to be renewed. Even if we can't see it now, there is a saving grace.
Completion and new beginnings
The New Moon in Pisces always ushers in a phase to wind down, release, let things come to an end. When the Sun enters Aries at the Equinox, the astrological new year begins. Right now, we happen to be in a transformation between much bigger cycles. This should be a time to relax and meditate, but now, we might feel restless and anxious. There's an amount of intensity and relentlessness in the atmosphere that is completely alien to a Pisces Moon.
In the end, it's all about letting go and renewal, but letting go seems hard, if not impossible. We can be very compulsive now in what we do, and very possesive about what we love. Surpressed needs and passions, but also fear, resentment and anger is stirring, boiling up. Those feelings can best be expressed and transformed in a therapeutic setting, but movement dance and spontaneity as well as creative artistic expression can be a healthy outlet, too. Be aware that drugs and substances can be very tempting rigth now make the world disappear.Consciously chose a creative and construtive outlet, use your imagination, or immerse yourself in music and movies.
But this energy can be highly empowering, too, marking a rebirth of our attitude and assertion, renewing our self worth and self esteem, giving us strenght to stand up for what really matters. There can be a surge, a calling, a sense of real deep purpose. These days can be very passionate - in romantic relationships, we might experience a deep longing to really merge with the loved one and surrender the self. It can be difficult to maintain and respect boundaries now.
While we want to hold on extra tight, we might be pressured to let go. When we're about to face the void, there's a promise of hope coming in. There is a suggestion here that in surrendering and releasing, we make room for a constructive shift to happen. Simultanously, we are encouraged that in expressing our unique self, in embodying and sharing our dreams and visions, we can make a difference! There is fun to be had, every moment can be lived to the fullest, not all is dark and serious.
There can be a lot of intensity and overwhelm on many levels. We might feel smodderd in emotions or lost in fear. Whenever you can, try to step back, let all that noise stop for a moment, and see things from a more detached and rational perspective. If you can, meditate.
High pressure and hope
In the first days of March, an abandoned rocket is expected to hit the Moon. Right after joining the Sun, the Moon is heading towards Jupiter, which could be the saving grace. About two days later, she will be near Chiron, and deep wounding is possible...
The collective and political situation is just as volatile at the moment. Things long surpressed are erupting, breaking through the surface. Forces and desires are pretty much uncontrollable - and yet heading towards completion and release. Collectively, this is a metamorphosis taking place under a great amount of pressure. For some people this brings extreme experiences or deep crises, most of us will experience it through outer circumstances and the general state of the world.
Something's got to give - the question is: will it be experienced as a release or as escalation? Both ways are possible. It depends on how the energy is being used and how we perceive it.
What we are experiencing now is a reactivation of the highly disruptive and transformative aspects at the beginning of 2020, combined with the big renewal, also called reset, brought in at the winter solstice of 2020. This means, we are going through the ending and beginning of huge geopolitical and sociocultural cycles in a relatively very short amount of time, in a highly compressed way.
Where there is doubt and uncertainty, or even a full-blown crisis of faith, the upcoming weekend can show what's worth believing in. At least, some positive sides are emerging and there is a new sense of optimism. This is the signature of a new 'king' or savior: will there be a new kind of leader, a beacon of hope?
We can find a new perspective. This weekend brings a big impulse for growth and renewal. Honor the energies, if only in taking a few moments to visualize your ideal future, to plant a seed. Initiate new, hopefull projects. Build community. Call in the blessings.
There might be less clarity in the week that follows, but around March 12th, we can envision our dream very clearly. Pay attention to actual dreams, make room for magic to happen. This is a very special day for spiritual clarity, insiration, artistic creation and imagination.
In addition, it can give us another glimpse of what the upcoming Jupiter Neptune conjunction is going to bring.
Unfortunately, this does not mean that the current crisis will be over. But there are significant shifts in energy, and there is a promise of hope and faith renewed.
"To really release and let go, I need to trust and have faith"
This article is based on astrological interpretation. It is not to be taken as a recommendation or guideline of any kind. Moreover, this is non-personalized, general astrological information. Any implementation or use of this information is in your own responsibility and at your own risk.
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January 11th, 2021
After the events of the past several weeks and days, there is not much else to say except this simple prayer: “God, please help America through this difficult time”. I’m so distraught for our country, as I’m sure many of you are, also. Please, everyone, pray like you’ve never prayed before. Our freedom and our lives literally depend on it. God bless America.
Reminder: I’m at Monterrey Mexican Restaurant in Smyrna, GA this (and next) Thursday from 5:30 – 8PM. We are having a great time! Please come join us! There is a FB Monterrey BINGO Players page, also! See you soon!
There will be no BINGO on 12/24/20 and 12/31/20
All the best- Doug
January 11th, 1908
Puzzle of the Week:
To put together this week’s featured original art puzzle (by yours truly), click on the GAMES link in the menu or simply click on the pic above. Enjoy!
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Hi there. Started buying a few figures to fill in the gaps after rediscovering my childhood collection in my parents loft-exciting times! A lot has happened since I was a kid, so really new to all the variant and repro stuff and trying to learn as I go.
Recently bought a Rancor Keeper, no COO, LFL 1984. The seller stated that the hood and vibroblade are both originals but the weapon sinks when I test it. Can't find any info to say definatively that this would indicate a repro. Can anyone help? I have read the variant TIG section and it doesn't appear to be as light as the repro photographs there. But, also read a thread elsewhere which gave all original sinkers and it wasn't listed.
Apologies if this has been covered before. Thanks
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Stemmer Imaging can now offer the Boa Pro smart camera from Teledyne Dalsa, which utilises the Sherlock inspection software.
Key to the Boa Pro performance is the versatility of the Sherlock software, which offers machine vision system professionals extensive tools and capabilities for design, development, debugging, and user administration. Sherlock's extensive library of instructions, preprocessors and advanced algorithms can be combined in a variety of ways to solve simple or very demanding tasks. Maximum design flexibility is provided to allow users to customise algorithms, construct scripts and develop operator interfaces that best suit their factory environment.
Sherlock's rich range of capabilities include an extensive set of preprocessors that can be applied to a variable shape user-defined region of interest prior to analysis. A comprehensive range of measurement and analysis tools is complemented by advanced pattern recognition tools for object alignment and robot guidance, together with calibration correction facilities to convert pixels into real world co-ordinates. Other facilities include 1D and 2D code reading and verification and optical character recognition.
With a choice of sensor resolutions from VGA to 1,600 x 1,200 pixels, an ultra small form factor of 44 x 44 x 44mm and an industrial IP 67-rated housing, the Boa hardware platform is a compact, robust camera that can be mounted in the most demanding industrial environments. Ethernet and RS232 connectivity, discrete and expandable I/O and vision lighting control ensure simple factory integration.
The embedded software for the camera is setup via a local PC connection to Boa Pro using Ethernet for complete development flexibility. Once configured for runtime, the Ethernet link can be disconnected or used to communicate with other devices on the factory floor, such as PLCs, robots and HMIs.
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Euresys sees 29% growth in 2021, with 32% growth in Asia
Despite the health and consequential economic uncertainties inducing semiconductor supply chain disruptions, Euresys has remarkably managed, producing an overall turnover increase of 29% in 2021 to reach 20.3M€. That represents a growth of 32% in Asia, 10% in America and 32% in EMEA.
Machine Vision industry observers seem to agree on a prospective 7% per year increase of the industry over the next 4 to 6 years. The Machine Vision Industry started with the, now traditional, functions of inspection, recognition and robot guidance for handling and sorting. While these activities are now further generalized throughout more industries and applications than before, recent technological developments of high-speed/high resolution cameras, embedded edge computing, Deep Learning/Artificial Intelligence (AI), distributed and multi-dimensional inspection lead to new functionalities beyond the manufacturing in sectors as diverse as life science, health, entertainment and sports, and even banking and retail to mention a few.
Many trends to which, despite difficult pandemic circumstances and impact on the semiconductor worldwide supply chains, Euresys has pro-actively responded by building a diversified product mix (frame grabbers and machine vision software, as well as IP Cores offered by our subsidiary Sensor to Image) and investing wisely in an anticipated inventory.
Matching these trends, we continue to innovate with the launch of new products such as the expansion of the CoaXPress-over-Fiber compatibility to more camera makers, new 3D (Easy3DMatch) and DeepLearning/AI (EasyLocate) machine vision libraries and the porting of the eVision machine vision libraries to Linux.
We also penetrate new markets such as the quality inspection for the booming PV, OLED screens and battery film production as we are improving local support to our customers and distributors with the opening of a new office in Shenzhen (our second office in China).
As the pressure on supply (prices and lead-times) continues to grow before an expected easing in the second half of 2022, Euresys continues to diversify sourcing by adding new third party suppliers and redesigning existing products to allow for more second-source components.
Finally, two years after moving into new facilities, Euresys has already planned for further expansion by acquiring the rights on contiguous real estate. The addition of the new real estate represents an increase of 78%, allowing for longer term growth. Caring for the energy transition, the existing facility has been fitted with 150 sqm of photovoltaic panels, partially offsetting its consumption and contributing to feed the 16 EV charging stations installed on the parking.
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Improve your workplace safety with the use of OSHA style Danger - Liquid Petroleum Gas safety signs available in an assortment of materials including adhesive, plastic and aluminum with several sizes to meet your specific safety identification requirements.
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WV Press News Sharing
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) announced Monday that it recovered the liver from the oldest recorded organ donor in United States history, as confirmed by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). The recipient of this incredible gift, a woman in her 60s, is doing well.
CORE is incredibly proud to have been able to make this historic organ donation possible.
The monumental gift came from 95-year-old Cecil F. Lockhart of Welch, W.Va., reaffirming CORE’s internal mantra and commitment to honor “every donor, every time.” The mantra captures the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award-winning organization’s commitment to Saving and Healing as many lives as possible within its service area spanning western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Chemung County, New York.
“CORE is incredibly proud to have been able to make this historic organ donation possible,” said Susan Stuart, CORE president & CEO. “This landmark in the field of transplantation is just another example of CORE’s pioneering legacy and commitment to innovation, which, over the last 40 years, has given 6,000 people in the United States the opportunity to save more than 15,000 others as organ donors.”
Cecil’s family said he was moved to become an organ donor following the death of his son, Stanley, in 2010, after which Stanley healed the lives of 75 people through tissue donation and restored sight to two others through cornea donation. Cecil is survived by Helen Cline Lockhart, his “best girl” and loving wife of 75 years, his daughter, Sharon White, and his son, Brian Lockhart, as well as three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
“He was a generous person when he was alive, and we are filled with pride and hope knowing that, even after a long, happy life, he is able to continue that legacy of generosity,” Cecil’s daughter, Sharon White, said. “When my brother was a donor after he passed away a few years ago, it helped my dad to heal. And today, knowing his life is continuing through others really is helping us through our grief too.”
Cecil was born in Short Pole, W.Va. in 1926, the sixth of seven children. He was a proud coal miner working the mines in West Virginia for more than 50 years. Cecil served as a corporal in the United States Army during World War II.
According to Bill White, Cecil’s son-in-law, Cecil was very proud to be a veteran: “Just as he fought for our country’s freedom 75 years ago in World War II, he would be proud to know that he’s fighting for someone else today, as an organ donor.” Bill said that at Cecil’s funeral, which included full military honors, the family asked everyone to register as an organ donor to honor Cecil’s memory.
More than 30% of all deceased organ donors in the United States since 1988 have been age 50 or older, according to UNOS data. And it’s a trend that’s rising. So far in 2021, 39% of all U.S. deceased organ donors have been age 50 or older. That’s up more than 8% from just 20 years ago. Seven percent of deceased organ donors since 1988 have been age 65 or older. In the last 20 years, 17 people over age 90 have died and become organ donors in the United States, with the first instance occurring in 2001.
The record-breaking donation in West Virginia remarkably took place during Older Americans Month, which is observed in the United States every May to acknowledge the contributions of past and current older persons to the country. UNOS Chief Medical Officer David Klassen said that Cecil’s contribution is indeed significant – and one that each and every American has the power to achieve as well by registering as a donor.
“Too often, people mistakenly believe there is an age limit associated with being an organ donor,” said Klassen. “The truth is, no one is ever too old or too young to give the gift of life. Every potential donor is evaluated on a case-by-case basis at the time of their death to determine which organs and tissue are suitable for donation. Cecil’s generous and historic gift is a perfect example of that.”
According to his family, “Cecil was kind and loving. He greeted everyone with a huge smile, a kind word and a big hug. He will be missed.” They say that in addition to being an adoring Paw-Paw to his great grandchildren, he was an animal lover and leaves behind many “special friends” including four birds, Fred, Caesar, Heckle and Jekyll; two dogs, Cephas and Molly; and a cat, Casper.
In addition to this latest record broken under CORE, the organization also achieved a record-breaking year for organ donation in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia in 2020. Still, the need for donors remains critical. Every 10 minutes, someone is added to the national transplant waiting list. More than 107,000 people are currently waiting for a life-saving organ transplant in the United States, with nearly 2,500 waiting in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia alone. Yet, only half of Pennsylvanians and a third of West Virginians are registered as organ donors.
One person can save the lives of eight by donating organs and heal the lives of 75 through tissue donation. Anyone can sign up to be a donor, regardless of age or medical history. Register as an organ, tissue and cornea donor today at registerme.org/core.
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An accident in your brand-new car can be heartbreaking. And when the accident happens to your car that still has a temporary registration number can be all the more worrisome. It could bring a lot of questions and confusion to your mind. So, if you are wondering if you can get car insurance with a temporary registration number, read on. We may have some good news for you.
When it comes to purchasing term insurance, it is always better to do it early in life since the premium rates are low. However, life is unpredictable, and it is never too late to secure your family's financial future. If you are 50 or older and have not yet purchased a term life insurance, you may be wondering if it is too late. The answer is no; it is never too late to buy term insurance.
New Delhi: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) Tuesday said it has approved the proposed combination involving the acquisition by Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd of certain additional shareholding of HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Ltd and HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.
Mumbai: ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has relaxed the claim settlement process for the families impacted by the Odisha train accident, a press release said on Tuesday.
Mumbai: Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance has implemented special provisions to address the needs of its policyholders affected by the tragic train accident in Odisha.
Mumbai: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has directed insurance companies to proactively initiate the settlement of claims for the victims of the Odisha train tragedy, The Economic Times (ET) reported.
Kolkata: Private general insurance player Future Generali India Insurance Company Ltd Thursday announced the launch of its new health insurance product – D.I.Y HEALTH – to offer flexibility and freedom to choose the coverage as per the customer's needs.
Bajaj Allianz Life has declared a bonus of Rs 1,201 crores for its participating policyholders, which includes a regular reversionary bonus of Rs. 872 crores and a Terminal & Cash bonus of Rs. 329 crores.
New Delhi: Financial services company Religare Enterprises Ltd (REL) has signed a Share Purchase Agreement for the proposed acquisition of insurance web aggregator MyInsuranceClub (MIC) from iGear Holdings Private Limited, a part of The Indian Express Group, according to a company statement.
Term insurance is an often overlooked yet essential component of a comprehensive financial plan. It provides low-cost, high-coverage protection for individuals and families for a specified duration.
Life insurance is a modern-day necessity. As they say, life is always unpredictable and uncertain. Hence, safeguarding your family's financial future is necessary for mental peace and stability. Investing in life insurance is thus a no-brainer. However, life insurance is not just about coverage or some added benefits that may accrue in the case of certain types of policies. Did you know you get tax advantages on your life insurance plans? Here's taking a closer look at the same.
Financial well-being is a basic life necessity. With life being uncertain, your sudden demise can bring your family’s financial well-being to a standstill. Term insurance plans will secure your family’s financial future despite your absence. Term insurance has become one of the basic necessities of life.
Kolkata: Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance today announced a new participating product called Flexi Savings Plan which offers an innovative optional feature called Accrual of Survival Benefit.
Kolkata: PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited (PNB MetLife) has announced a bonus of Rs 594 crore for all eligible policyholders of participating products for FY22.
Introduction Shiva, a 30-year-old happily working in a renowned multinational company. While working in the office, one morning, he gets a stroke and meets with an untimely death. As Shiva was the family's sole bread-earner, they entered a dark phase of their life post his death. But, fortunately he had a group life insurance that helped his family sail through the dire times.
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“Don’t you know anything about my Abu, he asked and fainted down”
It was fine morning of October with Autumn widening its arms to put more leaves down, to dry up lips and put cracks on faces, to make people realize that there is an end to everything, and also to the dreams which people often sing for, and thus bring death to almost every thing breathing. However, this year, I wanted to talk to autumn,I so wanted to say that “This year all living beings in Kashmir have been already cut down, paralyzed and even anesthetized, please”. I normally would sit outside and put my gaze to a little tree in the premises of my house, its leaves fell one after other, the tyrant autumn left nothing undone to undress the tree, make the tree feel that power is supreme and it can make everything dance to its tunes, but I would hear the tree crying perhaps for the leaves falling apart from it, it however wouldn’t astonish me for the aches of this separation were already known to me. With cages outside and barricades put all along the road, it didn’t though seem a road anymore but signified the struggles of life to get to some safe side in Kashmir. I however wanted this tree to hear, only to reduce its pain that; people are torn here with pain in every heart, that birds no more fly in sky, there is but no road for people to walk on, the thoughts are controlled and mouths are sealed. This morning back to my bed however I had woke up perhaps with same lazy energy and with no visible work to do, I thought of Sleeping again before getting out of bed. Who would have thought that the fixed and inflicted line up of living in Kashmir after abrogation of Article 370 would change this day (even if only for me to an over emotional reaction) I looked upon newspaper, read normal course headlines with today’s being “Clampdown enters 69th day”. Clampdown, it meant; no cellular phone connectivity, no landlines, no mobile internet, no broadband services. We were thrown into early Stone Age with only difference of fire, fire in our hearts, eyes, and minds and even in thoughts. The fire didn’t burn anything other than our bodies, the ashes weren’t visible deep pain was, life here has been same all away. Time is not precious here, the people aren’t worth anything, they can’t be productive, and it’s futile both ways for people to think other way, past two decades in the valley made us learn that. They throw you into Stone Age in the name of development.
A day before clampdown, in otherwise hot summer, a cold breeze ran down my spine when my friend from North Kashmir called me down to South Kashmir and said it might be his last call to me and asked for forgiveness. I remained dead stuck like corpse lies just before it’s taken in coffin, with pale face and dry throat it all killed inside. I was scared, with hands shivering I opened window pane to see people running in lanes like the ghosts were after them, to stock pile everything for months due to the fear of no one getting back to normal course of life any sooner. I couldn’t say anything back to my friend on call and heard him last saying “ we will meet again, promise me, we will meet again ? ”, I felt he was crying for everything ahead was uncertain now, uncertain was life and so were the conditions where he wanted me to make a promise with him, a promise that we will meet. My heart gave me courage to imagine for fighting against all odds and keeping my word to meet him, before I could say it to him, cellular networks were down. I couldn’t complete my words but a breeze flew and passed by my face, I replied in air to him hoping against all odds that the waves might reach him and make our promise intact. I looked down and gazed at tree in the lawn, its leaves were no dancing with breeze, perhaps the breeze whispered it to leaves that gloom is coming over to take all life away and in the middle of moonlight night, a dark phase has started. The moon looked down and burst out in laughter at the promise I made to my friend for the moon had known it all over years and decades that people in Kashmir were always deceived by promises.
It no more was same this time, Life came to a standstill. The sky seemed no brighter any day, the clouds would gather in sky but it won’t rain any day. Everything looked dull, dead and decayed. I longed for my friend very impatiently; with hope to see him again I singed songs on his name to the tree in my lawn. It listened to my words though they were scattered. The loneliness in longing made me realize how hard it is to live with a mere hope, for hope is an incurable malady. However, I wasn’t alone in this longing, my neighbors son was outside Kashmir, a B-tech student, “I have no money, want to come home” last he said, before cellular connectivity was down, clampdown was imposed. Every day, his mother would stare the gate of her house, a broken wooden gate with one side open, perhaps or her son who might come someday. She would stare it for hours, with hands supporting her face she looked all along on it. I remember once her son was playing football, he hit the same weak wooden gate and broke it with his kick. The gate was never fixed, perhaps, it too was longing for him to come and give it final kick to death. However, with ample time only to pass, it though seemed to never pass I looked upon houses in my neighborhood, these fine high buildings seemed no longer exciting; the walls seemed losing their color, gates of houses no longer opened, imprisoned in house, she stood in her garden looking at her dress. A bride to be next week just after clampdown knew nothing about her marriage. She was in her mid 30s, tall, fair perhaps pale now due to pain, her anxiety made her laugh in depression. She was laughing at her fate, perhaps at everything and even at her mehndi (henna)added hands. She too was in longing, a painful longing for her marriage. The time however didn’t pass easily, with all this pain around, it was like being trapped in a maelstrom, I thought that I was someone else, someplace else. Sometimes someone would notice me, look at me, and I would be ashamed to be caught so deep inside my day dreams’ i missed my friend.
However, the days would slowly pass with no change in the normal course of life, I some how one day looked at the pictures of my friend. With grief in my heart I never knew that any separation would be this hard, like a moth dies in love with fire my heart knew no other wounds than the last given by his separation. I had him as my companion; my fragile shoulder’s never felt so heavy for this love of friendship was something charismatic. A month so passed with one more month, life looked with same gloom and one fine evening I ached in my heart suddenly, I thought of my friend for every timeI would feel unease I would think of him and pray for his safety. I remembered how his Abu (father), the other person in his only two member family, used to make us laugh. My friend loved me a lot after him; his Abu meant world for him and world meant his Abu. I had a strange relation with his Abu, he would tell me stories with moist eyes every time, first time I met him he called me son and I was a third family member now.
These thoughts made me restless and with more unease in my heart, I decided to visit my friend next morning. I left from home and reached his house braving all odds and hurdles. I had a plan to surprise him, but excitement didn’t let me wait at the door of his house and I entered directly to find him in kitchen, the usual place where he would be to cook food. I caught him by surprise and we both laughed with moist eyes. I hugged him and felt like I was embraced by heaven’s child. I kept my promise I said, I kept my promise. He looked back into my eyes with joy and tears like pearls came out of his eyes, he was earlier strong, bold but I sensed he was this time broken. I couldn’t figure out what was wrong with him, a healthy strong person had turned very fragile, dark circles around and fire in his eyes. He was no more energetic, no more cheerful; he looked calm as a sea and mute as a fish. The joy of meeting him however got over me and I hugged him again.
I asked about Abu with excitement in my voice, “Don’t you know anything about Abu, he asked and fainted down, Abu passed away one month before, he said. It shook my soul, I couldn’t move, I couldn’t breathe and I couldn’t talk. I had not been with my friend when he needed me most;I had left him all alone. Yes, the siege separated us, it tore us apart. I couldn’t help my friend;I have lived in guilt there after. But, who do I ask for all the pain my friend has bore all alone. Our loved one’s always remained helpless in difficult times of their lives, we can blame and so rightly the illegal sieges put every time, had there been cellular Connectivity, if not anything, I would have listened to my friends heart and grief.
And perhaps, that’s why the moon was laughing at my promise for I didn’t meet my friend when he needed me the most.
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The leading open source database provider mySQL is the most prominent gainer of analyst focus this month. The firm has been recently acquired by Sun Microsystems and has now announced a new data protection and backup recovery solution to boost its presence in the enterprise market. The gain of 10 positions also means that mySQL is now listed in the top 25 Software firms this month.
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It is thanks to structures that we can feel safe in the world we inhabit. Behind the construction of a building, for example, there is a whole science behind it that allows it to prevail over time, withstanding weight and climatic onslaughts. If your interest is in civil engineering or architecture, our collection of books on structures in PDF format will fit you like a glove.
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In a fast changing social setup, the stress levels and work pressures are high among working professionals which in turn are affecting marital relationships and the situation of those working in the IT industry seems to be no different. Many IT professionals are looking at the institution of marriage as a contract or just an arrangement that can be altered according to one's convenience. To address this much discussed and important topic, a one day seminar was organized by the Rotary Club of Pune Gandhibhavan on pre-marital and post-marital issues with a special spotlight on people connected with the IT industry. The Club has organized many such seminars in the last four years with many significant social issues brought into perspective. A major focus at this seminar was on the social, legal and economic perspectives of pre-marital and post-marital issues and guest speakers were invited to guide the participants to maintain healthy relationships with their spouses which in turn will lead to a happy, healthy and balanced society.
In tune with the festive mood of Christmas and New Year, the annual get together of InfoBridge on 26th December 2008 added joy to the celebrations. This was the event everyone was looking forward to, it provided the best stage to end the year with a bang!
After refreshing everyone with a quick breakfast, the event began with the Saraswati pooja and the lighting of the lamp by Kanchan Gauri. Roopa welcomed everyone with a great spirit. With a presentation on the Growth and Future plans of InfoBridge, Kanchan highlighted the importance of development through positive thinking. It was an absolute treat to hear Sangeeta singing the Christmas carol 'O Holy Night', describing the night when Christ was born. Her melodious voice rang loud and clear in the conference room. Chetan's presentation on how to reduce wireless spending, amidst a lot of technical jargon and software lingo, was very informational and interesting.
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Static Guarding is a way to help secure things. It can involve guards on access points, the watching of equipment or valuables as part of loss prevention, and crowd control events like concerts. What makes static guarding so great? The key ingredient in this type of security workforce is certain personality types for clients’ needs (specific skills).
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SAI Global and InfoSec Institute Announce Strategic Partnership
November 15, 2018
Combining Integrated Risk Management (IRM) software with security awareness and training, two industry-recognized leaders come together to address the human element of digital risk
SAI Global, a recognized leader of Integrated Risk Management (IRM) solutions and InfoSec Institute, the leading provider of information security education and workforce security awareness solutions, today announced a strategic partnership linking InfoSec Institute’s Infosec IQ training platform with SAI Global’s SAI360 software for a modern approach to detecting and reducing digital risk.
Digital risk poses a nefarious and dangerous threat to brand reputations and organizational resilience. With email providing the entry point for 91% of global cyberattacks1, a sustainable information security and data privacy risk management program needs to empower employees and third-party vendors to detect, avoid and report security risks and phishing attacks.
According to a recent Forrester report2, “Human mistakes can render even the most sophisticated technical security controls useless. However, you can reduce the inherent vulnerability of your workforce and even turn staff into a strong security asset.” The report continues, “The objective of security training is to embed desired security behaviors into the muscle memory of the organization, so that employees perform them in a consistent and reliable manner.”
Through SAI Global’s partnership with InfoSec Institute, organizations can access a library of 1,000+ phishing simulations and more than 800 interactive online and offline learning experiences. Phishing simulations give employees the opportunity to encounter risk in a safe space, while companion security awareness and training content develops and reinforces positive security behaviors and habits. Integration with SAI360’s Digital Risk software and vulnerability assessments helps organizations identify risk and phish-susceptible individuals, rapidly deploy supplemental training and policies, and build a security culture.
“Bringing an integrated risk management approach to security training connects the unpredictability of risk with the ability to advance confidently,” said Peter Granat, SAI Global CEO. “Linking an unparalleled library of security training, effective phishing simulations and policy management software enables organizations to embed a strong culture of ethics and compliance, which is the foundation of a robust risk management program. We are pleased with this latest partnership with InfoSec Institute, further enriching the value we deliver our customers with SAI360, the market leading software for integrated risk management and ethics & compliance learning.”
“Empowering employees with the knowledge and confidence to recognize and report suspicious emails and other security-related activities significantly bolsters an organization’s ability to mitigate digital risk,” said Jack Koziol, InfoSec Institute CEO. “Through our partnership with SAI Global and integration of our security solutions, we look forward to helping clients strengthen their resiliency against phishing and other cyberattacks.”
Visit www.saiglobal.com/infosec to learn more.
1 Source: Get One Step Ahead of Email Threats, FireEye, January-June 2018.
2 Source: Harden Your Human Firewall, Forrester Research, Inc., Feb 2, 2018.
About SAI Global
SAI Global helps organizations proactively manage risk to create trust and achieve business excellence, growth, and sustainability. Our integrated risk management solutions are a combination of leading capabilities, services and advisory offerings that operate across the entire risk lifecycle allowing businesses to focus elsewhere. Together, these tools and knowledge enable clients to develop an integrated view of risk. To see our tools in action, request a free demo.
We have global reach with locations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific. For more information visit www.saiglobal.com.
About InfoSec Institute
InfoSec Institute fortifies organizations and their employees against security threats with award-winning security and privacy education. Recognizing cybersecurity is everyone’s job, we provide skills development and certification training for IT and security professionals while building the entire workforce’s security aptitude with awareness training and phishing simulations. Recognized as a Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Security Awareness Computer-Based Training, InfoSec Institute is also a Training Industry “Top 20 IT Training Company” and the Security Training & Education Program Gold Winner in Info Security Products Guide’s Global Excellence Awards.
Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice distinctions are determined by the subjective opinions of individual end-user customers based on their own experiences, the number of published reviews on Gartner Peer Insights, and overall ratings for a given vendor in the market, as further described here, and are not intended in any way to represent the views of Gartner or its affiliates.
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Norman Vincent Peale: Apostle of Self-Esteem
The Father Of Positive-Thinking - Self-Esteemism
The Power Of God Within All Men
Influenced By A Liberal Education
Tickling The Ears Of An Apostate Generation
Peale And The Evangelical World
Peale’s Theological Modernism, Religious Syncretism, And Universalism
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Guideposts Magazine… "Christian" or New Age?
Guideposts Magazine …"Christian" Or New Age?
Norman Vincent Peale: Apostle of Self-Esteem
Way of Life Literature’s Fundamental Baptist Information Service
Norman Vincent Peale died on Christmas Eve, 1993, at the age of 95. He was one of the most popular preachers of the twentieth century. His famous book The Power of Positive Thinking has sold almost 20 million copies in 41 languages. It was on the United States best-seller list for a full year following its publication in 1952 and has been in print continuously ever since. Peale pastored the Marble Collegiate Church, a Reformed Church in America congregation in New York City, from 1932 until 1984. At the time of his retirement the church had 5,000 members, and tourists lined up around the block to hear Peale preach. For 54 years Peale’s weekly radio program, The Art of Living, was broadcast on NBC. His sermons were mailed to 750,000 people a month. His popular Guidepost magazine has a circulation of more than 4.5 million, the largest for any religious publication. His life was the subject of a 1964 movie, One Man’s Way.
THE FATHER OF POSITIVE-THINKING SELF-ESTEEMISM
Peale the father of the positive-thinking, self-esteem gospel, an unholy mixture of humanistic psychology, eastern religion, and the Bible that has almost taken over the Christian world and has even made deep inroads into fundamentalist churches.
In 1937 Peale and psychiatrist Smiley Blanton established a counseling clinic in the basement of the Marble Collegiate Church. Blanton had undergone extended analysis by Freud in Vienna in 1929, 1935, 1936, and 1937. The clinic was described as having “a theoretical base that was Jungian, with strong evidence of neo- and post-Freudianism” (Carol V.R. George, God’s Salesman: Norman Vincent Peale and the Power of Positive Thinking, Oxford, 1993, p. 90).
In 1951 the clinic became known as the American Foundation for Religion and Psychiatry, and in 1972 it merged with the Academy of Religion and Mental Health to form the Institutes of Religion and Health (IRH). Peale remained affiliated with the IRH as president of the board and chief fund raiser.
In 1952 Peale published his famous book on positive thinking, becoming the father of a wretched syncretistic doctrine that has flooded Christianity. Robert Schuller, pastor of the Crystal Cathedral in California, has patterned his ministry after Peale and has been called “the Norman Vincent Peale of the West.” Schuller is also in the Reformed Church in America.
Peale also was a promoter of the idea of “positive imaging” which has become popular in many charismatic circles. Peale’s latter years were dedicated particularly to giving motivational talks to secular businesses. He was paid fees of $5,000 to $10,000 by companies who were seeking his services to help them make more money by his positive confession methodologies.
For example, a group of Merrill Lynch real estate associates gave Peale a standing ovation after he told them this:
“There is a deep tendency in human nature ultimately to become precisely what you visualize yourself as being. If you see yourself as tense and nervous and frustrated, if that is your image of yourself, that assuredly is what you will be. If you see yourself as inferior in any way, and you hold that image in your conscious mind, it will presently by the process of intellectual osmosis sink into the unconscious, and you will be what you visualize.
“If, on the contrary, you see yourself as organized, controlled, studious, a thinker, a worker, believing in your talent and ability and yourself, over a period of time, that is what you will become.
“Now, you may believe that this is all theoretical. But I believe, and I’ve tested it out in so many cases that I’m sure of its validity, that if a person has a business and images that business at a certain level and fights off his doubts ... it will come out that way--all because of the power of the positive image” (Jeanne Pugh, “The Eternal Optimist,” St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, Religion Section, June 8, 1985).
This is a New Age doctrine and practice. Man, allegedly, has the power within himself, or the ability to tap into a higher power within himself, to accomplish whatever he desires by learning how to visualize it into reality.
In his 1987 book Positive Imaging, Peale said:
“Imaging consists of vividly picturing in your conscious mind, a desired goal or objective, and holding that image until it sinks into your unconscious mind, where IT RELEASES GREAT, UNTAPPED ENERGIES” (p. 7).
“There is a powerful and mysterious force in human nature that is capable of bringing about dramatic improvement in our lives. It is a kind of mental engineering... So powerful is the imaging effect on thought and performance that a long-held visualization of an objective or goal can become determinative. ...In imaging, one does not merely think about a hoped-for goal; one ‘sees’ or visualizes it with tremendous intensity, reinforced by prayer. Imaging is a kind of LASER BEAM OF THE IMAGINATION, A SHAFT OF MENTAL ENERGY in which the desired goal of outcome is pictured so vividly by the conscious mind that the unconscious mind accepts it and is activated by it. THIS RELEASES POWERFUL INTERNAL FORCES that can bring about astonishing changes...” (pp. 9, 10).
Peale gives dozens of testimonies of people who used positive imaging and visualization to heal diseases, build large corporations, obtain business promotions, improve marriages, pay off debts, create a more healthy personality, build large churches, you name it. Peale describes how that he used imaging techniques in his second church when the attendance was low:
“I visualized that pew full, and all the other pews full, and the church filled to capacity. I held that image in my mind. ... And the day came when the image became a reality” (p. 25).
He tells of a woman who went to a pastor distraught about her husband. He was irritable, full of tension, unable to progress in his business, sleepless. The pastor, John Ellis Large, author of God is Able and a man that Peale describes as “a former colleague of mine,” asked her what time of the night her husband slept the most soundly. She replied that “by five o’clock in the morning he is in deep sleep.” He then gave her the following advice:
“At five o’clock every morning you get up and sit by your husband and pray for him. Believe that God is there by your husband’s side, actually present with you and with him. IMAGE YOUR HUSBAND AS A WHOLE MAN--happy, controlled, organized and well. Hold that thought intensely. Think of your prayers as reaching his unconscious mind. At that time in the morning his conscious mind is not resisting and YOU CAN GET AN IDEA INTO HIS UNCONSCIOUS. Visualize him as kindly, cooperative, happy, creative and enthusiastic” (p. 37).
You guessed it. After practicing this visualization technique for several weeks the man’s personality allegedly changed and he got a promotion!
This is not biblical praying. It is occultic. To pray to God and ask Him to do something is one thing, but to try to create something by visualizing it and “speaking into” another person’s unconscious mind and forcing it into reality through “holding the image,” is occultic and is entertaining demons unawares. More on visualization
Peale advised the members of his congregation:
“When you leave the church, visualize Him walking out with you, strong, compassionate, protective, understanding” (p. 38).
Observe that the God that Peale taught people to imagine is not holy and is not to be feared.
THE POWER OF GOD WITHIN ALL MEN
Peale taught people that they could tap into the power of God within, and he said this indiscriminately to everyone and made no important distinction between the saved and the lost. I have never read a clear statement in Peale’s books of how to be born again in a biblical fashion, yet Jesus Christ solemnly said: “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3).
In the introduction to the book Discovering the Power of Positive Thinking, Peale’s daughter, Ruth Stafford, says:
“[My father’s] faith led him to the conviction that GOD HAD PLACED A PORTION OF HIS POWER IN ALL OF US. My father reasoned, if this was the case, then each of us was capable of doing great things. ... The overall message of Discovering the Power of Positive Thinking is simply this: If you believe that THE POWER OF GOD WITHIN YOU is equal to any of life’s difficulties, then a rewarding life will be yours. This belief inspired the bestseller, The Power of Positive Thinking” (pp. 5, 6).
This is a universalistic view that man is not estranged from God and has God living within him. It is akin to the New Age doctrine of human divinity.
As could be expected, Peale’s own testimony of salvation was not clear. He claimed to have had a number of “conversion” experiences. When he was a boy, Peale’s father instructed him to pray for renewed faith and trust in God and “to get converted” once again. The doctrine of the once-for-all new birth was muddled by this type of teaching. Peale claimed to have had another conversion experience in England in 1934. He said he “prayed aloud, confessing his weaknesses and surrendering himself to the Lord,” and immediately he felt “warm all over” (George, p. 82). Peale also described conversions during a Graham crusade in 1957 and while watching Rex Humbard on television.
In an interview with religious news writer John Sherrill, Peale testified:
“I have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as my personal Savior. I mean that I believe my sins are forgiven by the atoning work of grace on the cross. ... Now I’ll tell you something else. ... I personally love and understand this way of stating the Christian gospel. But I am absolutely and thoroughly convinced that it is my mission never to use this language in trying to communicate with the audience that God has given me” (Christianity Today, June 21, 1993).
One problem with this testimony is that Peale had the habit of redefining biblical terms. What did he mean atoning work, by grace, by the cross?
Second, as we will see, Christ worshipped a false christ of his own imagination, and it is impossible to be saved by a false christ.
Third, the fact that Peale said God did not call him to express the gospel this way shows his rebellion to the Word of God. There are not multiple ways of stating the gospel! There is only one way, the Bible way. Any other way of stating the gospel is a false gospel and is cursed of God. The “atoning work of the grace of the cross” is exactly how the Bible describes salvation, and those are the types of terms we should use, as well.
We don’t know what Peale’s spiritual condition was when he died, and we hope that he was born again, but if Peale had been truly converted, we believe the Holy Spirit would have brought him to repentance for his modernistic, New Age thinking. “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth...” (John 16:13).
INFLUENCED BY A LIBERAL EDUCATION
Peale was reared in a Methodist home, the son of a Methodist preacher. Though we do not know how sound his father’s faith was, we do know that his parents encouraged him to attend schools which were hotbeds of liberalism. Peale’s modernism was nurtured at liberal Methodist schools--Ohio Wesleyan University and Boston University School of Theology. In a sympathetic biography, God’s Salesman, author Carol V.R. George devotes an entire chapter to “Learning the Lessons of Liberalism.” George describes Peale’s education:
“... he was guided by his professor of English literature, William E. Smyser, to works by Emerson and the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius for a sympathetic unfolding of the power of the individual mind. ... Peale’s discovery of James and EMERSON, and to a lesser extent Marcus Aurelius, acquired in the atmosphere of romantic idealism that seemed to flourish on the Methodist campus, EVENTUALLY BECAME PART OF HIS MENTAL EQUIPMENT AND THEN A LIFETIME FASCINATION. He would soon encounter the EMERSON OF TRANSCENDENTALISM again in seminary as a shaping force in liberal theology. ...
“Peale’s course of study at seminary was therefore a mixture of theology, philosophy, and social science, of THE MYSTICISM OF PERSONALISM and the activism and ethics of the social gospel. ... it became another means for nurturing A METAPHYSICAL SUBJECTIVISM that had been planted in his religious outlook in his earlier days....
“When he left seminary he described himself as a liberal ... in any conflict with fundamentalists his spontaneous reaction was to side with the modernists” (George, pp. 36-37, 49- 52).
These remarks are very telling. Peale’s faith was mystical and metaphysical. This is New Age. He was powerfully influenced by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson was a Unitarian minister who fashioned a religious philosophy that attempted to synthesize pagan religions such as Hinduism, Confucianism, and Zoroastrianism, with Christianity. He held to such heresies and pagan doctrines as the fatherhood of God, the divinity of man, the unity of religions, and man is one with God and has no need of an atonement.
See Roots of Evil: While the majority of people may be unable to define New Thought, hundreds of thousands are increasingly becoming influenced by it, since it is the cornerstone for most of the formulas for happy and successful living. Reduced it to it’s essentials, New Thought very simply believes that your thoughts play a crucial role in the kind of life you experience. It is unlikely that many Christians are aware of the common roots of some popular beliefs in the church and the New Thought beliefs without. From Clement Stone’s Positive Mental Attitude to Robert Schuller’s Possibility Thinking and Oral Roberts’ seed-faith principles, they all stem from common sources.
In his 1841 essay “The Over-Soul,” Emerson wrote: “... within man is the soul of the whole; the wise silence; the universal beauty, to which every part and particle is equally related; the eternal One. ... there is no bar or wall in the soul where man, the effect, ceases, and God, the cause, begins” (Emerson, The Over-Soul). Thus, Emerson taught that man’s soul is God and God is man’s soul.
(e) In his message to the Phi Beta Kappa society at Harvard in 1837, entitled “The American Scholar,” Emerson exhorted scholars to free themselves of tradition (such as the Bible) and to maintain a “self-trust.”
This is pure New Age heresy.
Parents who send their children to liberal schools and who stay in denominations which allow room for modernists and who continue to support the denominational institutions by their tithes and offerings should not be surprised when their children become apostate or at least weakened in faith.
TICKLING THE EARS OF AN APOSTATE GENERATION
Peale’s first pastorate after graduation from seminary was at the King’s Highway Methodist Church in Brooklyn, New York. His populistic, positive message gain instant acclaim: “In the three years he was at King’s Highway, between 1924 and 1927, the church experienced phenomenal growth, increasing from just over a hundred members when he arrived to nearly 900 when he left...” (George, p. 56).
Peale’s biographer notes, “His message was already assuming the contours it would retain; it was a theologically liberal, inspirational talk that emphasized the transforming result of a relationship with Jesus and with the church” (George, p. 57).
The problem was that Peale’s Jesus was the not the Jesus of the Bible, but the Jesus of his own creation. Peale’s Jesus was a Jesus that did not condemn sin; a Jesus that was not born of a virgin; a Jesus that was not the eternal God; a Jesus that did not die and shed His blood for man’s sin.
Peale used the fundamentalist’s vocabulary, but he used the modernist’s dictionary. This is why so many were deceived by the man. Peale’s god was not the God of the Bible, but the god of self. His faith was not faith in the Jesus Christ of the Bible, but faith in faith. His gospel was not the gospel of repentance from sin and faith in the blood of Jesus Christ, but a gospel of self-esteem, self-help, and self-recovery.
PEALE AND THE EVANGELICAL WORLD
In the 1950s Peale was labeled a heretic by the evangelical world. For example, an article in Christianity Today, November 11, 1957, said, “Peale speaks much of faith, but it is not faith in God, but ‘faith in faith,’ which means in your capacities. ... This is neither religion, moralism, or anything more than self-help baptized with a sprinkling of devout-plus-medical phrases. For those who believe in the God of Scripture, the reality of vitality of good and evil, and the grace of God unto salvation, there is nothing here but the frenzy of a guilty life and the misery of creeping death.”
The May 1, 1955, issue of United Evangelical Action, noted with wise and courageous insight:
“Unless one is deeply discerning it will not be noticed that Peale has caricatured God, ignored sin and its needed repentance. Norman Vincent Peale’s philosophy is so high-sounding, so full of secondary gospel truth, that millions of his patrons fail to see that the basic redemptive truth of the gospel is completely ignored. Unless one is deeply discerning it will not be noticed that Peale has caricatured God, ignored sin and its needed repentance. Peale presents a very convenient God who is a sort of ‘glorified bellboy.’”
See Sin and Repentance
As the years passed, Peale did not change but evangelicalism did. Peale remained the same heretic he always was, while evangelicalism became increasingly apostate and blind so that in recent decades Peale has been widely hailed as a man of God.
Billy Graham helped raise Peale’s status in the evangelical world by inviting him to give the benediction at a crusade in New York in 1956. At a National Council of Churches luncheon on December 6, 1966, Graham said,
“I don’t know anyone who has done more for the kingdom of God than Norman and Ruth Peale, or have meant any more in my life--the encouragement they have given me” (Hayes Minnick, Bible for Today publication #565, p. 28). More on Billy Graham
Peale’s wife, Ruth, was a member of the Board of Managers of the American Bible Society (ABS). Peale addressed the 171st annual meeting of the American Bible Society in New York on May 14, 1987. In the announcement for this event, the ABS described Peale as “an author who has inspired millions of his fellow human beings the world over to think ‘positively,’ an uplifting radio and TV personality, and for more than 60 years, a preacher of the Gospel of Christ truly filled with the Holy Spirit” (Christian News, Feb. 16, 1987).
In 1988, Eternity magazine, which has a stated goal of helping “believers in America and elsewhere develop a genuinely Christian mindset,” was taken over by Peale’s Foundation for Christian Living. Well-known evangelical leader James M. Boice, editor of Eternity, wrote a glowing report of the merger which he entitled “An Exciting Milestone.” Boice gave no warning about Peale’s modernism. (By the end of that year, Eternity had ceased to exist.)
The National Religious Broadcasters presented Peale with an Award of Merit.
Eric Fellman, one-time editor of Moody Monthly, resigned in 1985 to become editor-in-chief of Peale’s Foundation for Christian Living, and Moody continued to print articles by Fellman.
Fuller Theological Seminary offers a Norman Vincent Peale Scholarship in recognition of the supposed “outstanding ministry” of this apostate (The Fundamentalist Digest, Sept.-Oct. 1992).
In a review of a biography on Peale, Christianity Today said this of the positive thinker. Observe how dramatically the thinking of Christianity Today had changed since 1957:
“Norman Vincent Peale is a devout Christian, who injected vitality into a church that was losing touch with ordinary Americans - with the salesmen and housewives and schoolteachers who found him so inspirational. Peale spoke their language, much as televangelists and megachurch pastors who followed him have done. But did he pay too high a price to connect?” (Christianity Today, June 21, 1993, pp. 35-36).
This is the typical new-evangelical hallmark of tiptoeing around the hard issues. Unwilling to come out negatively against heresy, Christianity Today merely throws out a mild question for its readers to answer themselves rather than make a plain statement that Peale was an apostate.
Many were deceived by Peale’s winsomeness and his use of Bible terminology. Guideposts magazine goes into the homes of many Bible-believing Christians who are unaware of Peale’s heresies and who do not have pastors brave enough or well-informed enough to warn plainly of heretics. None of the popular Christian publications are willing to lift a voice of clear warning today of the Peales and Schullers and Chos of our time.
PEALE’S THEOLOGICAL MODERNISM, RELIGIOUS SYNCRETISM, AND UNIVERSALISM
Though Peale rarely spoke in clear theological terms, he did on occasion openly deny the Christian faith. In an interview with Phil Donahue in 1984, Peale said: “It’s not necessary to be born again. You have your way to God; I have mine. I found eternal peace in a Shinto shrine. ... I’ve been to the Shinto shrines, and God is everywhere.” Donahue exclaimed, “But you’re a Christian minister; you’re supposed to tell me that Christ is the Way and the Truth and the Life, aren’t you?” Peale replied, “Christ is one of the ways! God is everywhere.” Peale told Donahue that when he got to “the Pearly Gates”, “St. Peter” would say, “I like Phil Donahue; let him in!” Mr. Peale gave comfort to some in the audience who believed that “just so we think good thoughts” and “just so we do good, we believe we’ll get to heaven” (Hugh Pyle, Sword of the Lord, Dec. 14, 1984).
[Also See The Case For Christianity
It is tragically true that few of those who believe 'all spiritual beliefs are valid paths to God" seem to have made an in depth study of various religions to see if their claims are based on fact, or fairy dust. There is far more evidence in favor of the Bible being true, than there is for any of the other 'holy books' like the Qur’an, the Bhagavad-Gita, the writings of Confucius, or the Book of Mormon. This evidence includes it's humanly impossible authorship, it's candor about the faults and failings of it's main characters, fulfilled prophecy, and it's archaeological and scientific accuracy... none of which are seen in the books of other religions. inclusivistic language. But down underneath it believes that the only way is to deny there is an only way. ]
Peale was a Mason and served as Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of New York City and Imperial Grand Chaplain of the Shrine. On September 30, 1991, he was inducted into the Scottish Rite Hall of Honor, and his oil portrait hangs in the House of the Washington D.C. Temple (The Berean Call, Oct. 1992).
In an article that appeared in the Masonic Scottish Rite Journal in February 1993, Peale said:
“My grandfather was a Mason for 50 years, my father for 50 years, and I have been a Mason for over 60 years. This means my tie with Freemasonry extends back to 1869 when my grandfather joined the Masons. ... Freemasonry does not promote any one religious creed. All Masons believe in the Deity without reservation. However, Masonry makes no demands as to how a member thinks of the Great Architect of the Universe. ... men of different religions meet in fellowship and brotherhood under the fatherhood of God.”
This is a true description of Masonry, of course, but it is strictly contrary to Christ’s exclusive claims as the only way to God and the only Savior (John 14:6; Acts 4:12), and flies in the face of such Bible demands as 2 Corinthians 6:14-18:
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? ... Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.”
Freemasons celebrate Ruth Peale’s birthday
The Scottish Rite Journal [online] published by the Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of the Southern Jurisdiction, USA carried an article on December 2002 on a ‘Current Interest’ page. Under the heading Peale Anniversaries Celebrated, it said…
“On September 20, 2002, Grand Commander C. Fred Kleinknecht, 33°, and his wife, Gene, were pleased to join a large assemblage of special guests celebrating the 96th birthday of Ruth Stafford Peale and the 50th anniversary of Illustrious Norman Vincent Peale's famous book The Power of Positive Thinking… celebrated actor James Earl Jones, as the evening's keynote speaker, enhanced his eloquent comments by reading excerpts from The Power of Positive Thinking; and the award-winning violinist Stephen Clapp gave a richly deserved tribute to Ruth Stafford Peale, Co-Founder and Chairman of Guideposts, a ministry of inspirational products and services developed from the belief that people's lives can be improved, strengthened, and deepened through applied spiritual faith. Mrs. Peale was instrumental in launching Guideposts magazine in 1945, and she also arranged for publication of her husband's sermons in an innovative program that grew into the world-renowned Peale Center for Christian Living.
In 1987, recognizing his lifelong support of Freemasonry and American values, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, 33°, received the Grand Cross, the highest honor that can be bestowed by the Supreme Council, 33°. In 1992, Dr. Peale's portrait was received into the Scottish Rite Hall of Honor in the House of the Temple” [Source]
In A Life Of Faith And Love Remembering Norman Vincent Peale, Ruth Stafford Peale said of her husband
Being a Freemason was an important part of the life of Norman Vincent Peale, and the Scottish Rite meant a great deal to him. He passed away on December 24, 1993, but I am keeping his message flowing out through both Peale Center and Guideposts magazine. [http://beyond-the-illusion.com/files/Occult/Masonry/scottish_rite_journal-0995.txt] [See Article on Freemasonry]
In a July 22, 1983, interview with USA Today, Peale was asked, “Do you think herpes and AIDS is God’s punishment of homosexuals and the promiscuous?” Peale responded, “I don’t believe God spends his time revenging himself on people. These things come about because of scientific methodology. God is too big to spend his time in revenge.” [See The Wrath of God ]
In the same interview Peale said, “The church should be in the forefront of everything that is related to human welfare because the church is supposed to be the spiritual home of mankind and it ought to take care of all of God’s children.”
In an interview with Modern Maturity magazine, December-January 1975-76, Peale was asked if people are inherently good or bad. He replied:
“They are inherently good--the bad reactions aren’t basic. Every human being is a child of God and has more good in him than evil--but circumstances and associates can step up the bad and reduce the good. I’ve got great faith in the essential fairness and decency--you may say goodness--of the human being.”
In the same interview Peale said regarding Christ, “I like to describe him as ... the nearest thing to God...”
See Was Jesus God? on THIS Page
In 1980 Peale attended a dinner honoring the 85th birthday of Spencer Kimball, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--the Mormons. See Section on Mormonism
Peale endorsed the use of New Age occultic automatic writing: Speaking of Jane Palzere and Anna Brown, co-authors of The Jesus Letters, which professes to be the product of automatic writing under the inspiration of Jesus Christ, Peale said: “What a wonderful gift to all of us from you is your book, The Jesus Letters ... You will bless many by this truly inspired book. ... It little matters if these writings come from Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus of Jane [Jane Palzere] they are all the same consciousness and that consciousness is God. I am a part of God, and Jane and Anna are part of that same God” (advertisement for The Jesus Letters and Your Healing Spirit).
The advertisement quoted above gives this information about the automatic writing recommended by Peale:
“Initial contact from the entity was made with Palzere on February 3, 1978, when she was sitting at her desk in Newington, Connecticut writing a philosophy of healing for a course she was taking. `My hand began to write “You will be the channel for the writing of a book,”‘ she explains. From then on, one message came each day. Palzere reports that `they would be preceded by a tremor in my hand, would come without hesitation and would end when the message was completed.’“
In this strange book the supposed Jesus channeled by Palzere and Brown says, “God does not see evil; He sees only souls at different levels of awareness.”
Of this unscriptural nonsense, Peale gave the following frightful testimony:
“I found myself fascinated, deeply moved and having the feeling that he [the ‘Jesus’ of The Jesus Letters] was also speaking to me as I read” (Ibid.).
Peale was deeply moved by the New Age teaching of a demon masquerading as Jesus.
Guideposts Magazine… "Christian" or New Age?
Biblical Discernment Ministries
In 1945, Norman Vincent Peale and his wife started Guideposts magazine; its circulation now tops 5 million, the largest of any religious magazine. In the "Welcome to Guideposts!: Guideposts Subscriber Service Directory" (2/92), we are told that Guideposts contains every month "true stories and step-by-step articles that point the way to a richer and fuller life." And "if you want extra help for spiritual growth ... you can find it in inspirational books available from Guideposts by favorite authors like James Dobson [religious humanist/behavioristic psychologist], Marjorie Holmes ["Biblical" romantic novelist], and Norman Vincent Peale [New Ager and founder/publisher of Guideposts]!" (See below for a description of an article typical of one that Guideposts would consider as pointing the reader to "a richer and fuller life.")
Besides the regular monthly Guideposts magazine, the organization offers a prayer request phone line (10,000 calls yearly); a special edition of Guideposts for the visually impaired (350,000 circulation); free issues of Guideposts to non-profit organizations (250,000 circulation); a daily inspirational message phone line available in 27 metropolitan areas; a daily devotional booklet called Daily Guideposts; and Guideposts for Kids, a bimonthly publication featuring stories, puzzles, trivia, and comics.
- In "About Your Subscription to Guideposts" (1/96), we are again told that Guideposts' purpose is "to inspire you toward richer, fuller lives." New subscribers were also sent Guideposts' Fall/Holiday book catalog. Among the numerous psychologically-oriented offerings were Carder, Cloud, Townsend's, et al. best-selling book on so-called repressed memories, Secrets of Your Family Tree: Forgiving Our Parents, Forgiving Ourselves (p. 7); Norman Vincent Peale's New Age prayer book, Prayer Can Change Your Life (p. 9); and Minirth, Meier, and Hemfelt's codependency manual, Love Is A Choice: Recovery for Codependent Relationships (p. 18).
Norman Vincent Peale is perhaps the most widely read author of "positive thinking" and of the role of the "subconscious/unconscious" mind. By the time Peale wrote The Positive Power of Jesus Christ in 1980, he had already influenced millions through 24 books, Guideposts magazine, and Plus: The Magazine of Positive Thinking. One does not have to look far to discover the true source of Peale's theology. Peale once wrote the foreword to a psychic's book. He has also endorsed The Jesus Letters, written by two Connecticut women who claim to have made contact with a communicating entity self-identified as Jesus of Nazareth. Peale said of this occultic automatic writing: "It little matters if these writings come from Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus of Jane [co-author Jane Palzere], they are all the same consciousness and that consciousness is God. I am a part of God, and Jane [is] part of that same God."
Some people think that Guideposts magazine has only harmless, innocuous stories that make you feel good. That this is not the case can be illustrated by the December 1988 issue of Guideposts. This issue contained an article that not only explained visualization as a technique for healing (when, in actuality, it is an occult practice that can lead to demonic contact), but also offered a different gospel as an answer for the question as to whether there can be assurance of going to heaven. More on visualization
In the story "The Promise," the writer shares that she uses "positive mental imagery to help clients find healing." Of one patient we read, "Gloria and I experimented with various meditations and visualizations that would help her envision God's love and healing being released into her life. Inviting a healing image into the mind can have a powerful effect on the body and Gloria and I kept searching for the one just right for her." By using a "wing-horse meditation," Gloria would "travel to the imaginative garden to meet the reality of Christ's presence" who gives her "living water." As the story continues, Gloria's condition worsens, but she assures the writer that "When I die, I'm going to be your best guardian angel, Nikki. I'll still be around; you'll see."
Gloria does die, but the crux of the story is the struggle of the writer, trying to find assurance of heaven and life after death. That assurance comes the morning following Gloria's death. Nikki has an experience of being visited by "my friend Gloria" and then finds out that her son was visited as well. The writer concludes her story with the statement, "I still marvel at the glimpse of another reality which God granted Colin and me that Christmas. I only know I found the assurance I had longed for all my life -- that death is merely a portal into another dimension, a heavenly dimension which brims with beauty and life and the radiant presence of Christ." (Reported in the CIB Bulletin.)
- Guideposts has for years published through Guideposts magazine and various book offerings speculative stories about miracle-working angels. This has now been formalized with a new magazine, Angels on Earth. Guideposts promos this bimonthly magazine as follows:
"Come and meet angels on earth sense their mysterious presence feel their benevolent influences experience the brilliant light of their angelic glory. Our newest family member ANGELS ON EARTH magazine presents stories of angels and angelic people on earth in a profoundly mysterious way; yet, radiates faith-affirming hope. Let us bring you the stories of the miracles they perform, and the lives they touch. Welcome their presence into your own life today." ("About Your Subscription to Guideposts" brochure, 1/96.)
- With new subscriptions to Guideposts, subscribers are sent an 11-page booklet titled, "Guideposts Magazine Presents Norman Vincent Peale: Expect a Miracle -- Make Miracles Happen" (1974 by Guideposts Associates, Inc., sent with new subscription, 2/92 & 1/96). The following quotes are a clear indication of the New Age/occultism still being passed-off by Guideposts and its supporters: (Underlined emphases below are added.)
- Guideposts is a monthly magazine of true inspirational stories, telling how men and women of all religious faiths are overcoming the everyday problems of modern living and finding new happiness in their personal and business lives through the power of their beliefs.
- the miracle principle ... learn its secret and how to put it into practice. ... Expect a miracle -- make miracles happen.
- Always think of the best. Never think of the worst. And if the worst invades your consciousness, think of it in terms of how to make it the best. What you think habitually will tend to happen.. What we send out mentally and spiritually will return to us. We become what we are in our thoughts.
- Read the dictionary and you will find that a miracle is defined as some great and wonderful quality that can be brought to pass.
- The great people of the world are miracle makers.
- 62nd Psalm: "Wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from Him." Expect great things from God and you will receive great things from God. This is the basic principle known as the miracle principle.
- How then, can one go about expecting miracles and causing miracles to happen? The No. 1 thing is to have a tremendous faith, a deep faith, a faith that is so positively strong that it rises above doubt. ... if you train yourself to have faith in depth, it will release an astonishing power in your life to produce miracles.
- Get your faith strengthened and you will see miracles happening. Indeed you will experience miracles.
- There is another factor necessary in expecting miracles. You must get off the wrongness beam and on to the rightness beam. We cannot expect miracles or wonderful things to happen when we ourselves are wrong -- when we are acting wrong, thinking wrong and when we are motivated by a wrong psychology.
- So when you become right within yourself, you will find yourself turning on miracles. ... You Can If You Think You Can.
- Isn't it wonderful that in one flashing moment of self-realization you can see yourself! I see that I've been my own worst enemy. I've been thinking wrong. I've been acting wrong. Therefore, everything has been going wrong. But now I see organized. Boy, with the help of the Lord, isn't life going to be great for me!"
- experience proved again that when a person really gets aboard spiritual power and moves away from his weak, defeated self, things -- wonderful things -- really begin to happen. ... a radiant, tremendous, victorious spirit -- a creator of miracles.
- that same wonderful thing can happen to anybody else who really will try for it. ... When Almighty God created you, He built into you the miracle principle. The question is, have you encouraged this miracle principle to emerge in action, to make you the great person you have the potential to be?
- The human being is far greater than he thinks he is.
- If this capacity to expand is built into a cow and into a hen, do you mean to tell me it isn't built into you also? Not to lay an egg -- I don't say that -- but to produce out of yourself wonderful things. Almighty God has crowded miracles into you. Why not let them come fourth, and live?
- The Bible is full of miracles. ... Expect a miracle -- make miracles happen by believing in God, by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, by believing in your country and by believing in yourself. Always remember you are packed full of potential miracles put there by One who knows you better than anyone -- the good God, the Creator who made you.
A Short Ps
The following are excerpts from watchman.org’s article on Peale..
On March 28, 1980, Dr. Peale was the featured speaker at an 85th birthday dinner honoring Mormon prophet speaker Spencer W. Kimball. The official Mormon newspaper reported that Brigham Young University bestowed an honorary degree on Dr. Peale (Church News, February 9, 1980, p. 11).
Dave Hunt in The Seduction of Christianity documents on Page 152 that Peale was the guest on The Phil Donahue Show and "denied the necessity to be born again," (Transcript, October 23, 1984). Also Peale called the virgin birth `some theological idea' of no importance to salvation (Family Weekly, April 15, 1984, Cover Story).
In Guideposts one regularly finds cover stories and articles by people who do not profess Christianity, but relate how they overcame difficulties through some dependence of God. He has featured Ed Asner, New Age leaning Martin Sheen and Dr. George Ritchie as well as Mormon Dale Murphy.
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Iowa State's Nutrition and Wellness Research Center, located primarily in the Research Park, will undergo changes next month intended to increase operation efficiencies. The center's programmatic components, such as community outreach efforts and symposiums, will be discontinued. And when the three-year terms of faculty co-directors Mike Spurlock (food science and human nutrition) and Greg Welk (kinesiology) end on May 16, the center will be managed by the FSHN department, in collaboration with the kinesiology department.
Spurlock and Welk will continue their individual research activities.
The focus of the 6-year-old center will shift to providing space and state-of-the-art equipment that facilitate health, nutrition and activity-related research by faculty in the College of Human Sciences. Faculty members will continue to pursue funding opportunities with corporations, foundations, government agencies and other sources to support their work.
Assistant scientist Jeanne Stewart, who is located on site, will continue to assist researchers conducting work at the center.
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Senators received an update on the early impact of student retention efforts during fall semester at the Faculty Senate's Jan. 24 meeting.
Student success and retention is one of President Wendy Wintersteen's nine jump-start projects for the 2022-31 strategic plan. The three-year project received $1.5 million to increase graduation rates and help students at risk of leaving Iowa State, including those who are first generation, multicultural and are significantly impacted by the pandemic.
The Academic Success Center (ASC) received $150,000 for supplemental instruction and tutoring. Colleges also received $150,000 to expand tutoring and help rooms, especially for classes with high D, F and withdrawal rates, said Andrea Wheeler, faculty fellow for student success in the office of the senior vice president and provost.
ASC director Adriana Gonzalez-Elliott said money was used to increase the number of undergraduate tutors by improving pay to $15 an hour. Supplemental instructors also were added to a 100-level economics and math course at the midpoint of the semester. Students who attended the supplemental instruction sessions in the economics course had an average grade of 3.02 compared to 2.73 for those who did not. In the math course, the difference was 2.84 to 2.58.
Since becoming ASC director in the fall, Gonzalez-Elliott increased the size of tutoring groups from five to eight for high-demand courses. The center also partners with colleges to assist in help room trainings and developed the academic success navigator.
"It is an intake unit," Gonzalez-Elliott said. "I hope it alleviates the burden on campus to know the ins and outs of our services. The only expectation is for anyone meeting with a student who is unsure of what they need or where to begin, they can be referred here. It provides an individualized approach to connect students to resources at the center and across campus."
Wheeler also provided numerous examples of efforts at the college level that included peer-mentoring, tutoring and matching funds to increase support. She said a working group made up of unit directors, advisors and faculty has been formed to implement initiatives and help develop retention plans across campus.
Associate provost for academic programs Ann Marie VanDerZanden spoke about the increased use of artificial intelligence, specifically ChatGPT, by students and how faculty may choose to address it. ChatGPT, the latest example of artificial intelligence (AI) capable of producing human-like text, can be used to write papers, develop art and write computer code among other tasks. It is different from previous chatbots because it can answer questions without being explicitly told the answer using its own intellect.
"It is the latest example of artificial intelligence that is not only impacting higher ed, but essentially every sector we can think of," she said.
VanDerZanden said a group has been formed with members from across campus to develop a document to aid faculty that includes syllabus recommendations.
"It would tell the students when AI is strictly prohibited, when AI might be allowed with attribution, when AI is encouraged with some tasks and when it might be something you incorporate in your pedagogy," she said.
VanDerZanden said faculty will be provided with a list of the most recent technology used to detect when AI is used, but cautioned that the information becomes outdated almost as fast as it is developed.
To prevent student use of AI, faculty may consider how they test students' knowledge. Oral exams, debates or, in an extreme case, returning to handwritten blue book exams.
"Don't hide from it and let the students know you are aware of it," she said.
Rahul Parsa (finance) was voted the next president-elect. He will take office in May, when president Jon Perkins (accounting) passes the gavel to president-elect Sarah Bennett-George (apparel, events and hospitality management).
Tim Bigelow (electrical and computer engineering) was elected chair of the resource policies and allocations council. He will serve as chair for the remainder of the spring semester, replacing Mikesch Muecke (architecture), who resigned his senate seat Dec. 31. Another election will be held later this spring to elect a new chair.
A bachelor's degree in agricultural communication in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The 128-credit major prepares graduates to communicate science, policy and technology in ag production to numerous audiences.
A professional master of business administration in the Ivy College of Business. The part-time graduate program is aimed at working adults and features a hybrid format with weekly in-person classes at the Capital Square Des Moines campus. Electives can be taken in Ames, Des Moines or online.
An asynchronous online master of accounting analytics in the Ivy College of Business. It prepares students for professional certification or licensure. This first-of-its-kind master in the state takes two semesters for full-time students and four for part-time.
- Numerous changes to the degree planning policy for majors, minors and certificates. Key changes include eliminating the required 30 additional credits above the degree or major requiring the most credits, with exceptions for the Business and Engineering colleges, and modifying the makeup and eligibility of credits for minors and certificates.
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It wasn’t on my list of “100 Things To Do Before I Die,” but the other day I had an opportunity to be at the center of a scene that I never suspected would happen: I wielded larger-than-life scissors as part of a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The symbolic moment came inside the office of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
The organziation offers the ribbon-cutting moment to all new members, with the photograph appearing in a local newspaper and helping promote not only the new member, but the chamber itself.
And the moment was fun, to be sure–especially when I managed not to injure myself or anyone else.
But what most impressed me was the well-coordinated nature of the event.
The chamber has “Ambassadors” (you can see them in the video above) that accompany chamber director John Quigley (front row, far right) in sharing various pieces of information about the workings of the group as well as opportunities for newcomers to become more involved.
All in all, it was a thoroughly impressive gesture, and speaks volumes about the energy, enthusiasm and commitment of this ship that Quigley helms with humor and determination.
Beforehand, through my dealings with staff members like Betsy D’Onofrio and two networking events, I had been struck by the group’s professionalism. Now I am motivated more than ever to meet and exceed its stellar standards.
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Tuesday, September 4, 2001
12:03 PM EST | Brad Custer
The revolution is coming.
That simple line was enough to peak my interest about the upcoming title, Red Faction, from Graphsim Entertainment.
Lose yourself in a captivating story that takes place during a revolution on Mars.
With the new engine you have the unprecedented ability to blast through environments, blowing holes in walls and making rubble of anything that gets in your way.
During MWNY this past July I had a chance to get a quick glimpse of Red Faction in action.
For those of you that still really haven't seen the game in action, trust me when I say this, it's going to be worth the wait. :)
Yep, it's Tuesday.
As most of you are aware yesterday was Labor Day and I took the day as a holiday and enjoyed the day painting my bedroom and having a cookout in the evening.
It was a much needed break from the every day stress I deal with.
So, it may be a day late, but it's definitely worth the wait.
This week's desktop was a request made by our own Michael Eilers.
I knew that I wanted it to be mainly red in color and to incorporate a sci-fi feel to it.
With a little research on the web I was able to produce several pieces of art to create this week's desktop titled, "Miners Unite".
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it. :)
Next week I'll return to the normal Monday schedule.
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August 1 – Football has won another battle in the fight against illegal streaming of matches in the UK, with Sky Television having won a court order allowing them to enforce blocking of illegally streamed content.
The new blocking order requires UK online platforms to prevent unauthorised access to streams from the broadcaster’s linear channels.
This means Sky will have the authority to take down individual pirate sites during specific times. When the source of the illegal stream is identified via IP addresses or dedicated servers, they are then provided to internet service providers (ISPs) who are now legally obliged to block access to these locations on their networks.
The UK has seen a rise in recent years in the use of internet TV media boxes that facilitate illegal streaming. The boxes come preloaded with software enabling the streaming channels from around the world.
The Premier League has had a court-backed blocking order in place for the past four season. For Sky the blocking order means it can bring illegal streams down of a wider range of content, including other football content, that is being pirated from their channels.
Last season, the Premier League’s UK blocking order stopped or removed more than 600,000 illegal live streams.
In late May, five men were convicted for running illegal streams of Premier League football. The gang, who made over £7 million from the enterprise (they were charging £10 per month for the service), were sentenced to a combined 30 years in prison, including an 11-year sentence for the ringleader, Mark Gould.
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The High Priestly Prayer
As we continue to get closer to the cross, we see what is often referred to as The High Priestly Prayer of Jesus. In this beautiful prayer, Jesus prays for Himself and the glory of the Father, for the disciples, and even for us as Christians that would come later.
In the Old Testament, a priest was needed to intercede for the people. In this prayer, Jesus intercedes for His disciples and for us as well. And in His death, Jesus would rip the veil of the temple and give us as His people direct access to the Father.
Jesus changed everything for us. Ephesians 2:13 explains it this way,
"But now in Christ Jesus you who were once far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ."
We were so far from God and so broken by our sin. There was nothing that we could do to earn His love, but then came Jesus. He became our great High Priest. He brought us near and put us in Christ.
This prayer is one of the most beautiful in all of the Bible, and it gives us a sweet glimpse of the heart of our Savior. At the start of the prayer, Jesus identified that His ministry on Earth was complete. He had done what He had come to do. The Greek word where Jesus says that He has "accomplished the work" is nearly the same word that would later be translated as "It is finished." Jesus had done everything He had come to do, and now He would finish the work of our redemption.
We can take comfort in reading this prayer as a glimpse of our Savior's heart for us. He loves us. He loves us too much for us to just take the easy way. He wants the way that is best for us, and that points this world to the Lord. But He does not leave us alone. He will be with us every step of the way. He is the One that journeyed to the cross for us, and He will journey this life with us.
Just as Ephesians 2:13 explains, "But now in Christ Jesus you who were once far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ" Jesus changed everything for us! What change has He made in your life?
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We all remember Penny Marshall as the energetic star of the iconic ’70s TV sitcom, Laverne & Shirley. As the nasal-voiced, good-natured Laverne, she was young and full of life.
But when she died on December 18 at the age of 75 her body had been destroyed by a deadly epidemic that is sweeping America and other countries. She died of complications from type 2 diabetes.
Millions of others are headed for the same fate. Some 29.1 million people in the U.S. have type 2 diabetes, also known as adult-onset diabetes. Research shows 1 out of 3 adults has prediabetes. That means they will likely get the full-blown disease.1
The results are often tragic…
The World Health Organization estimates that half of people with type 2 diabetes will die of heart disease. Usually this means they pass away after having a heart attack or stroke.2
Diabetes also causes nerve damage that can lead to leg amputations, kidney problems, blindness, depression, and other serious health issues.
A recent study called type 2 diabetes “the biggest epidemic of the 21st century.” About 3.2 million people die from it worldwide every year.
But not all the news is bad. Type 2 diabetes is completely reversible.3
Researchers say the scourge of type 2 diabetes is largely due to the Western diet and sedentary lifestyles. Eating high-carb, processed foods and getting little exercise causes weight gain. This in turn leads to the blood sugar spikes that characterize diabetes.
2 Ways to Beat the Diabetes Epidemic
There are two basic steps you can take to stop type 2 diabetes…
- Get active: This will help your body use insulin. It will also help you lose weight. Start with slow, short walks. Gradually increase your speed and duration over the course of a couple of weeks.Check your blood sugar often as you exercise. Doctors suggest having a snack on hand in case your blood sugar drops.4
- Eat clean and low-carb. This means eliminating sugar and simple carbohydrates such as white bread, rice, and pasta. Don’t eat sweetened cereals and fruit-flavored yogurts.Avoid natural sugars that are supposed to be better for you. They’re not. These include fruit juices. Don’t drink sugar-laden soft drinks. They contain fructose, which is strongly associated with insulin resistance. They raise your risk of diabetes-related illnesses such as fatty liver disease.Make a habit of checking food labels… sugar is in a lot of processed foods. It’s usually best to avoid them altogether.5 6
Instead, eat fruits such as berries and citrus. Eat non-starchy vegetables such as greens, artichokes, broccoli, and beets. Make your diet heavy on proteins from organic poultry, beef, and pork, and wild-caught fish. And eat healthy fats from nuts, avocados, and extra-virgin olive oil.
A recent study at Newcastle and Glasgow Universities in the UK found that the steps above can reverse type 2 diabetes even in patients who’ve had it for many years.7
It takes commitment to change your diet and to exercise. But Professor Roy Taylor, lead author of the study, said patients who find the willpower are often able to throw away their diabetes medications.
“These findings are very exciting,” he said. “They could revolutionize the way type 2 diabetes is treated.”
While still in her 60s, Penny Marshall was diagnosed with lung cancer that had spread to her brain. But she went into remission and continued working.
The tragedy is that the disease that took her life is far more treatable than the one she beat.
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Introduction: Thai Curry With Cilantro and Cashews
A friend of mine emailed me this recipe to try because of my love of cilantro and cashews. It is without a doubt the first recipe I have seen that utilizes both. It is a mild Thai-style green curry sauce, mainly because only the oldest and I enjoy spicy hot foods. You can easily kick this one up a notch by using more ginger and adding a dose of cayenne powder or your favorite jolokia peppers. It goes great with shrimp, chicken tenders, or even chicken wings and comes together very simply.
If you are interested in roasting your own cashews for this recipe, please check out my Instructable - Roasting Cashews and Peanuts.
- 1/3 cup organic plain yogurt
- 3/4 cup roasted unsalted Cashews
- 1/2 tsp of ginger powder or one 1/4" slice of fresh peeled ginger
- 1 tsp curry powder (I get mine custom blended locally)
- 1 tbsp organic honey
- 1/4 cup (packed) fresh organic cilantro
- A Cuizen*
*This is not a large volume recipe, so using your blender or food processor may be overkill. You will likely yield a cup of sauce.
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Step 1: Blend Ginger and Cashews
Blend the ginger and cashews until smooth. We aren't looking for paste here, just a uniform and fine grind.
Step 2: ...and the Rest
Now add the yogurt, honey, curry, and cilantro and blend until smooth. Enjoy!
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For over 25 years, we have been providing expert Unit4 Business World (Agresso) ERP services and solutions to organisations across the world.
During this time, we have formed strong relationships with many, and as a result, have become the Unit4 partner of choice for a huge number when it comes to Unit4 Business World (Agresso) ERP expertise.
So naturally, we were delighted to recently be invited to the independent Raven Intel review platform by Unit4 to showcase our customers’ thoughts on our recent project work.
So far, we are delighted to have received 18 five star reviews from our customers, making us the Unit4 partner with the most five star reviews on the platform, and justifying our belief that we deliver industry leading Unit4 Business World (Agresso) ERP services and solutions to our customers.
A selection of our reviews are available below, with the full collection available via the Raven platform:
” I would highly recommend Integra Associates. They are extremely professional. The consultants we used were probably the best I have dealt with over the last 20 years on this large European roll out.
The partner (Integra Associates) was excellent. We had constant communication at hand and felt we were in safe hands. It was very much an atmosphere of partnership and not transactional in the slightest
The Field Force module needed customisation to work the way we wanted it to work. Integra Associates was very good at this with a quick turnaround time on enhancements.
Integra is an excellent support partner. They are reliable and efficient and their consultants fit into our team.
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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WHISTLEBLOWING: ENCOURAGING ETHICAL REPORTING
Whistleblowing is a critical component of corporate ethics, and whistleblower training is an essential aspect of any effective ethics program. Whistleblower training programs aim to educate employees on what constitutes reportable conduct, how to speak up, and the importance of anti-retaliation measures. However, encouraging employees to report unethical behavior can be challenging, and understanding the psychology of whistleblowing is key to promoting ethical reporting.
IMPORTANCE OF ANTI-BRIBERY AND ANTI CORRUPTION TRAINING
In today’s global business environment, anti-bribery and anti-corruption (ABAC) compliance is more critical than ever. The legal consequences of bribery and corruption are severe, with significant fines, reputational damage, and potential imprisonment for individuals involved. Organizations, therefore, need to ensure that their employees understand the risks associated with bribery and corruption and the importance of compliance.
CHALLENGES IN CORPORATE WHISTLEBLOWING
Corporate whistleblowing has become an essential aspect of corporate governance and compliance. However, despite the existence of whistleblower hotlines, which are supposed to provide employees with a safe and anonymous channel to report wrongdoing, corporate whistleblowers face several challenges.
Code of Ethical Business Conduct as a Guide
A code of ethical business conduct is a set of guidelines that outlines the values, principles, and standards that guide an organization’s behavior. The purpose of a code of ethical business conduct is to ensure that employees understand what is expected of them and to provide a framework for ethical decision-making.
Why is Information Security Training Essential
In today’s technology-driven world, information security has become an essential aspect of every organization. As companies rely more on digital systems and data storage, the risk of data breaches and cyber-attacks has significantly increased. Information security training modules are becoming increasingly popular as a way to keep company confidential information safe.
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Hangover Cooper side table is beautiful cozy side table . This side table fit in a modern interior!
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Oak Black sky, Oak Pure Matt, Oak Toscane Antic, Oak Wengé
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Ukraine Day 981: LIVE UPDATES BELOW.
Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here.
- READ OUR SPECIAL REPORT:
The Ukrainian military claims that Russia-backed forces conducted 40 attacks yesterday in the Donbass.
According to this morning’s ATO Press Center report, Russia-backed forces used heavy artillery and mortars extensively near Mariupol, Gorlovka and Avdeyevka.
Positions in the Avdeyevka industrial park, northeast of separatist-held Donetsk city, were reportedly shelled with both 120 mm mortars and 122 mm artillery.
120 and 82 mm mortars were, the report claims, used in atttacks on positions near Shirokino, east of Mariupol.
That Russia-backed forces are using heavy artillery in this area was confirmed by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) who reported yesterday that their observers had documented 122 mm shell craters in the government-controlled village of Talakovka, just outside Mariupol:
On 23 October, a Ukrainian Armed Forces officer from the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC) led the SMM to three impact sites in government-controlled Talakivka (90km south of Donetsk). The first impact site was located in a field on the north-eastern side of the village. The SMM observed that at the second impact site, there was damage to the main gas pipeline and two civilian houses approximately 6m from the impact site. The gas pipeline had large shrapnel holes and both houses had broken window panes. The third impact site was located between a road and a residential house, and the SMM observed shrapnel damage to a nearby gas pipeline and the house, and noted that wires of a nearby electrical pylon were severed. The SMM assessed that all three craters were caused by 122mm artillery round impacts fired from an east-south-easterly direction.
Meanwhile 82 mm mortars and anti-aircraft artillery were reportedly used near Pavlopol, northeast of Mariupol, and Krasngorovka and Maryinka, west of Donetsk.
To the north and east of separatist-held Gorlovka, the military reports that 120 mm mortars, grenade launchers and machine guns were used in attacks near Zaytsevo and Luganskoye.
In the Lugansk region, 82 mm mortars were reportedly used in attacks near Novoaleksandrovka and Stanitsa Luganskaya.
Colonel Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, announced at noon today that six Ukrainian soldiers had been wounded yesterday.
However Lysenko made no mention of the fatality reported yesterday by the Azov Regiment of the Ukrainian National Guard.
According to Lysenko, five of the soldiers were wounded by enemy fire – three of them in Maryinka alone — while the sixth was injured by an explosive device in Vodyanoye, east of Mariupol.
In addition, the governor of the Lugansk region Yuriy Harbuz, reported today that one Ukrainian soldier had been wounded in Stanitsa Luganskaya as a result of enemy fire.
As with the Azov casualty, Lysenko made no mention of this.
Meanwhile Eduard Basurin, deputy commander of the armed forces of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR), claimed that one Russia-backed fighter had been killed and another wounded by Ukrainian fire within the last 24 hours.
Basurin also claimed that a civilian had been wounded by Ukrainian shelling in the Trudovskiye neighbourhood of western Donetsk, just east of Maryinka.
Mikhail Tolstykh, aka Givi, the commander of the Russia-backed Somali Battalion, has denied reports that he is fleeing Donetsk.
Yesterday saw reports that Tolstykh was selling up properties in Donetsk and Makeyevka, and was preparing to flee to the breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria.
But Russia’s state-owned RT network reported last night that Tolstykh had denied this by phone, saying that he had no conflict with the head of the ‘DNR,’ Aleksandr Zakharchenko, and would remain in command of his unit.
A cache of emails, purportedly hacked from the account of Vladislav Surkov, one of President Vladimir Putin’s most important advisers, has been released by Ukrainian activists.
Of the files released so far, all of the emails are from Surkov’s inbox only, covering the period from September 24, 2013, to November 25, 2014.
Surkov has a dark, enigmatic history of managing political opposition within Russia by means of front groups and provocations, and is also accused by the Ukrainian Security Services of managing the separatist leadership in the Donbass.
In February last year, the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) released a document they claimed had been drafted by Surkov as a memo for the separatist leaders.
Surkov was placed on the United States’ and European Union’s sanctions lists in March, 2014, due to his role in the annexation of Crimea.
Therefore these emails could, if real, be of great interest to observers of the Ukrainian conflict.
But there is a strong possibility that such a leak could be a ‘limited hangout’ – the partial release of sensitive information in order to hide more significant details.
Given Surkov’s history as a master manipulator, it could even be possible that he himself could have deliberately orchestrated the deliberate leaking of a selected cache of emails to (potentially unwitting) activists.
Ukraine’s InformNapalm investigative blog reports that the files were obtained by hackers from four different Ukrainian groups – CyberHunta, FalconsFlame, RUH8 and Trinity. It is certainly feasible that one member or contact of these groups could have been passed the data or the means to access it by someone from within Surkov’s office.
The Interpreter is currently analysing the content of the cache and will report any findings in due course.
— Pierre Vaux
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Nowadays, news of data breaches and high-profile cyber attacks are almost a daily occurrence. In fact, according to Gemalto’s Breach Level Index, there are a staggering 5,153,266 data records that get lost or stolen every day. So now is the best time to invest in cutting-edge cybersecurity tools. We’ve rounded up some of the best learning bundles and software that will provide maximum cyber protection and teach you everything you need to know about online security. Read on!
When it comes to cybersecurity, you can never be too protected. You have to be equipped with various tools and programs to be guaranteed of fool-proof online encryption. The Cyber Security Bundle offers six different data security software that will keep prying eyes away from your sensitive data. Featuring the most-trusted cybersecurity programs like Panda Internet Security, CloudApp Pro, and Sticky Password, this bundle is packed with everything you need to safeguard your digital self.
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When someone like Mark Zuckerberg covers his webcams, you just know how much a tiny camera can expose and endanger you. Sticking a post-it just isn’t enough, you have to be extra cautious and find ways to keep your computer extremely secure. Camera Guard 2 Pro tracks and blocks all programs that try to access your webcam, preventing any unwanted access by hackers or government officials. It also features Deep Detective™ technology, which adds an extra layer of security to critical system areas of your device, shielding it against ransomware attacks.
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OPTIONSXPRESS Investing Platform Review
OptionsXpress.com investing platform (and trading) is an online trading service that started in 2000. It allows investors to trade stocks, options, commodity futures, index futures and bonds using a single account.
Investing IQ’s official OptionsXpress review:
OptionsXpress also gives investors and traders access to tools to enable them to assess risk, develop and investment strategy, and safely test their trading skills with a virtual trading account. OptionsXpress is a member of Securities Investor Protection Corporation, so your money is secure, even if the trading company goes bust.
Setting up an OptionsXpress account is quick and easy, taking around 10 minutes. Cash accounts need no minimum deposit. A margin account needs a deposit of $2,000 or more. The online interface is clear and easy to navigate. OptionsXpress also offer the ability to trade while on the move, using a smartphone.
Users can use a broad range of up to date online information to educate themselves about trading. There are also free webinars for those who prefer to learn in an interactive environment. Trading tools include a step-by-step training guide; the ability to search stock based on your specified criteria; a strategy planner; a trade calculator; and streamed quotes.
Fees and Commissions
OptionsXpress.com charges per trade and their prices are very competitive. They don’t charge an annual fee, or any fees if users stop trading for a while and their account becomes inactive.
Users of OptionsXpress like the ease with which they can set up an account and start trading. Inexperienced traders particularly like the live chat feature where they could have their trading questions answered quickly, and for free. There is also telephone and email support available. Users also liked how the trading price became lower the more often they traded, with the lower pricing structure starting from their tenth trade per quarter.
The main drawback for users of OptionsXpress is the inability to make trades on foreign exchanges.
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Ever since prehistoric times, people have been fascinated by gold and gold alloys. The gold symbol has become synonymous with wealth and power.
Countries around the world use gold reserves as the ultimate resource to hold up their economies. The more gold a nation has, the stronger its currency is on the global markets.
However, how much do you know about gold? This article will explore the entire history, facts, and properties of this precious metal, from the gold symbol to its importance in industry and the global economy. Read on to find out more!
What Is Gold?
Belonging to the family of noble metals of the periodic table, gold is a lustrous metal that is very valuable in terms of its uses and the gold price. Its atomic symbol is Au, and it is well known for being a very un-reactive element when mixed with other elements or compounds.
In its purest form, gold is a very soft metal, which has to be alloyed with other metals to make it harder and more robust. However, it has many other attractive properties that make it valuable, in particular its color, brightness, and the fact that it is easily malleable into many shapes; a property valued in the jewelry and minting industries.
No other metal on earth has such as rich history as that of gold (silver is a far-off second). When it comes to metals that have shaped civilizations, gold is the undisputed king of all metals.
History of Gold Metal – The Shining Dawn
According to archeological research, the discovery of gold can be traced back to at least 3000 BC. That is an astonishing 5000 years ago. Ever since that time, many of the civilizations that we know today have risen and fallen because of gold.
Some important historical figures, such as King Croesus, are forever linked with the history of gold due to how much they sought it. Throughout history, people have driven themselves to the point of death in search of gold. The chemistry branch of Alchemy was devoted to the study of ways to convert other metals into gold. Present-day scientists know that is impossible, but such is the value of gold!
The name of gold itself is an Anglo-Saxon word, although its symbol, Au, is derived from its name in Latin, Aurum.
Back then, the only gold that was used was that which could be easily found in alluvial deposits. However, it was the Egyptians who were credited with being the first civilization to start the mining of gold.
In 2000BC underground gold, reserves were accessed for the first time using primitive mining methods developed in ancient Egypt. Since then, as technology has advanced, various methods of detecting and mining gold have been developed to allow humans to access deeper and more remote gold reserves.
It was not until 640 BC that crudely shaped gold coins alloyed with silver began to circulate, initially in the Kingdom of Lydia and then in other parts of the world. However, it was King Croesus who finally authorized the minting and circulation of pure gold coins. The rest, as they say, is history.
Facts and Properties of Gold
What it is about gold that makes men go crazy trying to possess it? Even now, after so many millennia, gold is still one of the most valuable metals in the world. From its perpetual presence on the commodity exchange platforms, such as the New York Mercantile Exchange, to its importance to the Federal Reserve Banks of every government on the planet, knowing the facts about gold is worthwhile.
Quick Facts About Gold
Gold is one of the most precious metals to be found anywhere on Earth. Its value is derived from its rarity, with the metal not found in the majority of places on the planet. Many forms of investments are based on gold reserves.
It has always been an important part of currency valuation and has also found use in the jewelry, medical, technological, and industrial fields, where it is used to make industrial catalysts.
The Periodic Table
The gold symbol, Au, is found in block D, group 11, and period six of the periodic table. This makes it a noble metal, characterized by its low reactivity to other elements and compounds.
The Troy Ounce
The easiest and most common way to measure gold is by using the troy ounce. One troy ounce of gold is equivalent to 28.3495 grams, the unit of measurement used in other parts of the world.
Today, one troy ounce of gold is worth about $1,664 on the commodity exchange market. This value rises and falls continuously during the day, but in terms of price stability, gold is still one of the most preferred investment options.
Atomic Number and Other Data
The following are some of the important chemical properties of gold:
- Atomic number – 79
- Atomic weight – 196.96657
- Melting point – 1,063 °C (1,945 °F)
- Boiling point – 2,966 °C (5,371 °F)
- Specific gravity – 19.3 at 20 °C (68 °F)
- Oxidation states – +1, +3
- Electron configuration – [Xe]4f145d106s1
Occurrence in Nature
Gold is one of the few elements that occurs in their natural states in nature. In most cases, it is found as alluvial deposits, or as veins underground. This makes the mining process a lot easier and as a result, the metal is mined in many places throughout the world.
Each year, about 1500 tons of gold are mined across the world, not counting artisanal miners whose records are not easy to validate. Almost two-thirds of the entire gold mined on the planet comes from South Africa alone! Russia is the second largest supplier of gold.
Another natural source of gold is sea water, which contains a low concentration of gold deposits. However, even though this is a large amount of gold overall, so far all attempts to reclaim this gold have not been successful.
Supply and Risk
Surprisingly, the biggest supplier of gold is not South Africa, as one would assume given that they mine the most amount of the precious metal. No, that honor belongs to China, which is probably due to their huge economy which takes up a lot of the world’s gold. Australia and the USA are the next two biggest producers of gold.
The risk associated with gold reserves is very low when it comes to the likelihood that they will lose their value. However, because it is such a high-value item, gold always carries a huge risk of theft. This is why it is advisable to store gold in trusted depositories or banks, rather than at home.
Are There Any Toxic Effects of Gold?
Gold is a very un-reactive element, which means it is not considered a toxic substance to humans. However, the use of hazardous chemicals, such as mercury, to separate gold from its ores makes the mining process very dangerous to the health of artisanal miners, who have been known to develop arthritis, cancer, and other serious illnesses.
Types of Gold
As we said, gold can be found in its natural state throughout nature. However, when it comes to its use, gold is usually converted into many forms. The following are three common types of gold that you should know:
Here we are referring to gold bullion. This is gold that is found in its purest form, which is usually close to 99.9% in purity. In most cases, this is the type of gold purity that is required when making investments. Gold reserves, such as those kept by the Federal Reserve Bank, usually contain gold bullion bars of the highest purity.
Gold leaf is another form of gold that is widely known. In this form, pure gold is hammered into very thin sheets that have a variety of uses, such as gilding ornamental designs, lettering, and edgings on paper, wood, ceramics, glass, textiles, and metal.
Throughout history, gold leaf was sometimes eaten because people believed it had some healing properties.
By far, one of the most abundant forms of gold is gold coins. There are so many different types of gold coins that are made by various countries across the world. Ever since the first coins were minted by King Croesus, gold coins have been used as a form of currency by many civilizations in history.
These days, you will hardly find pure gold coins being used as currency. However, countries still mint large amounts of gold coins which people can then purchase as investment opportunities.
An example is the American Eagle Gold Coin which is minted in the US or the Gold Maple Leaf Coins of Canada. These coins contain a purity of at least 99.9% of gold and allow people to invest their money in a metal that is resilient to inflation and has an ever-increasing value.
What Determines the Gold Price?
The price of gold is one that everyone in the global economy is always keeping a close eye on. It is usually determined by the supply chain. The rarity of gold is what makes it so valuable, so the less of it there is, the higher its price on the open market.
Various things can happen in the mining industry to impact the price of gold. An example is if there is strike action from the miners across South Africa it would severely affect the amount of gold being produced. This would suddenly push the price of gold up.
Other issues, such as political conflict and freak weather conditions can also negatively affect the mining process and push the value of gold higher than normal. However, historically, gold has always been able to weather such issues very well which makes it very attractive to investors.
What Does the World Gold Council Do?
The World Gold Council is a large body that oversees all aspects of the gold trade, from mining to minting. It was created in 1987 and is based on three core values, which are:
- Improving trust
- Improving access
- Improving understanding
It is responsible for making sure that all the gold that is used in the global industry is mined using ethical and sustainable methods.
Many criminal elements have made a home in the gold industry, and it is up to the WDC to make sure that gold from these individuals is excluded from the international market.
Investing in gold has become one of the most popular ways for individuals to safeguard their investments. There are many ways to invest in gold, such as:
Buying Gold Coins
The most direct route is to simply purchase gold coins from gold dealers or other approved gold trading companies. There are many gold coins available on the market, so you would need to be very knowledgeable about the coins. If you blindly try to buy gold coins, you will risk being scammed.
Commodity Exchange Trading
Another option is to trade gold on public commodity exchange platforms. Here, you do not need to ever worry about handling the physical gold. All you will do is trade gold based on the current gold price.
If you give yourself time to learn, trading gold on the commodity exchange can be a very profitable endeavor. However, this also carries its risks, which is why you will need to make sure you find a reliable broker to assist you.
Opening a Gold IRA
Lastly, you can divert a portion of your retirement saving toward a gold IRA. This option has many benefits in terms of taxes and being protected from inflation. These days, with the economy being so unstable, and inflation running rampant, a lot of people are opening gold IRAs as a safety precaution. Visit this page to find our top recommended gold IRA companies.
Now that you know all there is about gold, it is time to decide how that information is going to help you. If you had never considered investing in gold before, that should change. There are simply too many benefits in gold investments for you to ignore. If you want to safeguard your future, consider buying gold as one of the best options you will ever make.
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40 odd GB of Adobe source code & 2.5M Account holders credit cards have been found on the internet, that’s pretty poor information security. It was discovered by Krebbs a blogger & security expert not announced by Adobe themselves who had known for 4 weeks prior that something had happened.
So what could a criminal do with that little lot?
Adobe costs a small fortune and calls home to validate so with the source code you could remove that requirement and sell the product on the black market
Fraud & Identity Theft
Adobe accounts have Credit Cards and User identification details. Some of which were encrypted (card numbers) the rest of which not so much. Obviously beware the phishing around the change of password for your account type. Also How often do you use the same user name/email/password across multiple sites? It doesn’t help if Gmail thinks it’s spam!
Adobe products have always been a bit of a security issue. Poisoning a PDF is a VERY popular way to compromise a PC.
With the source code a hacker will know how to subvert any inbuilt security checks. Sure a hacker could use a fuzzer & debug the program, but looking at the source is so much easier.
They may also have had away with some of the root signing and certification keys, this means that exploits that could have been picked up by malware or antivirus scanners will see valid signed document/program/code from a trusted certificate and ignore it.
I’d have left some form of backdoor into Adobe and I’m sure they will have. This will spread the fear through the internal IT & development infrastructure at Adobe so I’m not holding my breath for Adobe Acrobat XII to be released any time soon.
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You shut down your computer because of a problempop-up every time Mac boots? You’re asked if you want to open the applications that were open when you shut down? This is a common bug of the early macOS Ventura stages?
You Shut Down Your Computer Because Of A Problem Error
This issue has been reported by Mateo on our macOS Ventura Public Beta 3 review page:
“You shut down your computer… error shows up on the screen every time I start my Mac.”
We’ve found similar reports on Reddit.
For some users the pop-up occurs daily after every boot, no matter if macOS Ventura shuts down normally without any crashes.
It shows up right after the user signs in.
You can click Open to bring back the applications that were open when you shut down. Else, click Cancel and start fresh.
How To Fix You Shut Down Your Computer Error on Mac
The error message isn’t new, it’s been showing up throughout various macOS versions. Nevertheless, it’s meant to pop-up when Mac crashes and reboots unexpectedly or when it’s shut down incorrectly.
The fact that ‘You shut down your computer because of a problem’ shows up after every boot, could signal that there are some background processes that get stuck and they’re improperly killed when you power off the computer or it enters sleep mode.
We’ve seen many reports for the
powerd process using up to 100% CPU in these early stages of macOS Ventura. New features (like Send Mail later), that haven’t been fine tuned enough, in the Mail app could cause these issues.
- Before shutting down Mac open the Activity Monitor (cmd + Space and search for it).
- Look for processes that use an usual amount of CPU. Select it by clicking on its name.
- Use the ‘x’ to Quit or Force Quit the process.
- Now, go ahead and shut down or restart Mac.
Does the you shut down your computer because of a problem pop-up still show up when you turn it back On?
How To Disable You Shut Down Your Computer Warning
- 1. Open Finder on Mac.(cmd + Space and search for it).
- 2. Click Go, in the top menu bar.
- 3. Now, Go to Folder….
- 4. Type
/Library/Logsand hit Return.
- 5. Double-click DiagnosticReports.
- 6. Click on Search, in the top-right corner of the window, and type
- 7. Find a file that’s named
Sleep Wake Failure_[date].diag. Right-click on it.
- 8. Use the Move to Trash option.
Fact: That’s it! Now Shut Down… your Mac, wait a bit and press the Power button to turn it back On. Does the
You shut down your computer warning still show up?
This macOS Ventura glitch should be fixed in the upcoming updates. Do you have a better solution? Share it in the comments.
Related: Experiencing macOS Ventura WiFi issues? Here is how to fix them!
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Women should seize opportunities and dare to step out of their comfort zone, to go far in the field of business, especially in the form of digitization.
Various social media platforms can now be a springboard for them to use and engage with their content.
The president of the Ikon Women’s Club of Malaysia (KWIM), Datuk Normaziah Shiekh Mohamed said ‘content’ or content on social media is important in ensuring that it reaches the target group.
She explained that shyness or worrying about public acceptance needs to be thrown away, because it sometimes limits the potential of entrepreneurs.
“Indeed, the feedback I have found is that many women are interested in doing business using social media but are not skilled at it.
“She only knows how to look at Facebook and others but doesn’t know how to create content, that’s important… and that’s what we teach in the four-day programme here.
“We teach them on how to talk to customers, to sell products on social media and that’s why you have to have the knowledge to approach customers,” she added.
Normaziah said this in a press conference after the inauguration of the Digital Women Transformation: Effective Techniques for Attracting Customers on Social Media programme, at Taman Meru Multipurpose Hall on Thursday.
Also present were The Mayor of Ipoh, Dato’ Rumaizi Baharin @ Md Daud and Councillor of Ipoh City Council (MBI), Puteri Holijah Muhamad Rali.
A total of 100 participants are involved in the programme, lasting four days, starting from 22 to 25 September.
The programme was organised in collaboration with MBI, the Ikon Malaysia Women’s Club, the Perak State Entrepreneur Secretariat and the Women’s Development Department.
In the meantime, she also admitted that many are still shy to come forward to promote their respective products aggressively.
“Yes, it’s true, today we met the participants and it was found after getting to know them, that almost half of the participants are really shy to go forward.
“Nevertheless, we faced a similar situation in Johor recently, so at the end of the programme we also taught the participants to build self-confidence.
“We finally got a positive result, with contestants who are brave and skilled at doing ‘live’ on social media.
“Actually the constraint they face is the fear of being criticised, because as we know, this platform often opens up room for criticism. But I advise them to be brave in order to advance business,” she said.
Meanwhile, Rumaizi said that one of the things that are a constraint for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is promotion and product placement.
He also said that branding and digitization will bring many benefits to the participants, especially women.
“MBI can help in terms of studio, radio and TV,” he said.
by Rosli Mansor
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On the first day of 2017, we are sending our best wishes to all of our dear friends all over the world. It has been a pleasure getting to know you this year. We hope that 2017 brings all of us peace, success and joy.
As our New Year wish we hope to be right here for you with better services. We look forward to being available to our travel-lover friends and shape the future of traveling to our country with new Iran tours, more adventurous destinations in unexplored villages, deserts and mountains of Iran and more seasonal offers on our luxury tours. We hope to be a small part in making 2017 a more colorful one for you.
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The 19-year-old posed for photographers alongside her co-star Sean Penn for the film premiere of “This Must Be the Place”.
The Dublin teenager plays a goth teenager in the crime thriller alongside her father’s pal Sean Penn and Talking Heads singer David Byrne.
Sean Penn’s Dublin-based movie wows at the Canne Film Festival
Sean Penn’s Dublin-based ‘This Must be the Place’ headed for Cannes
Bono's daughter, Eve, to star in movie with Sean Penn
Penn played the protective father figure on the red carpet, staying close by his young co-stars side during the event.
Eve looked blushing in a black and pink Chanel ensemble paired with Miu Miu heels. The teenager’s boyfriend, One Tree Hill actor James Lafferty also jetted into the south of France to join his Dublin beauty for the occasion.
This Must Be the Place” which was partly filmed in Dublin last year, made its international debut at Cannes film festival this past weekend,
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Author and Irish American history expert Terry Golway says that despite Tammany Hall's reputation as an all-powerful and corrupt political machine in the 19th Century its leaders delivered much-needed social services, found jobs for the unemployed, and defended the poor.
Golway, the author of the forthcoming book "Machine Made: Tammany Hall and the Creation of Modern American Politics," says in a New York Times Op/Ed there's more to Tammany Hall's story than corruption.
Golway writes that while many private charities in the early 20th century were dividing the poor into those who were worthy and unworthy of help, Tammany resisted imposing "an evangelical Anglo-Protestant morality on the Catholics and Jews who made up the bulk of New York’s poor." He says that many Tammany leaders were descended from survivors of the potato famine and did not seek to investigate the claims of those who needed assistance.
He writes,"One of the machine’s legendary scoundrels, 'Big Tim' Sullivan, explained how he approached those who sought a free meal in his clubhouse: 'I never ask a hungry man about his past. I feed him not because he is good, but because he needs food.
"For generations of immigrants and their children in Manhattan, the face of government was the face of the local Tammany ward heeler. And it was a friendly face. This was something entirely new for Russian Jews, Southern Italians and, to be sure, the Irish who dominated the machine. Their experience with politics in the old country was not quite so amiable." Golway writes.
"For Tammany, power rested on voter turnout. And turnout was a function of relentless outreach and tireless service. The legendary Tammany leader George Washington Plunkitt – the man who coined the phrase “honest graft” – met with constituents and lesser Tammany officials in his district several times a week to find out who was happy with Tammany’s services and who required some special attention.
"Another notable Tammany district leader who worked his way up from poverty, Jeremiah T. Mahoney, once insisted that he and other Tammany colleagues never forgot the dire circumstances of their impoverished childhoods amid the splendor of late 19th-century Manhattan. Those memories, he argued, led Tammany to support progressive reforms like workers’ compensation, the beginning of minimum-wage laws, the federal income tax, public pensions for widows and children, greater government regulation of the workplace and private property, and other laws that helped set the stage for the New Deal in the 1930s. The Tammany machine’s two greatest advocates for social reform were Mahoney’s law partner, Senator Robert F. Wagner, and the four-time governor Alfred E. Smith."
Golway admits that many Tammany figures, including Sullivan, were corrupt, but, he says, "...it’s hard not to detect more than a little bigotry in the rhetoric of the machine’s foes. Andrew D. White, president of Cornell University and one of the late 19th century’s most-celebrated reformers, once complained that under Tammany and its imitators, a 'crowd of illiterate peasants, freshly raked from Irish bogs, or Bohemian mines, or Italian robber nests,' exercised 'virtual control' over New York and other cities packed with immigrants."
"Indeed they did, thanks to Tammany’s embrace of an early form of multiculturalism. Tammany’s Irish leaders were quick to incorporate Jews into their clubhouses (Herbert Lehman, the first Jew elected governor of New York, was vice chairman of Tammany’s finance committee in the mid-1920s), and while it was hardly ahead of its times on race relations, it encouraged black participation at a time when fellow Democrats in the South suppressed voting rights."
Golway admits that Tammany Hall was guilty of many offenses, but he concludes saying that "those flaws should not overshadow Tammany’s undoubted virtues. The machine succeeded not simply because it could round up votes. It succeeded because it was unafraid of the grunt work of retail politics and because it rarely lost touch with its voters."
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Republic of Indonesia
It is also a member of all the IsDB Group Entities.
Indonesia is the largest archipelago-state in the world comprising 17,508 islands, about 6,000 of which are inhabited. It shares borders with Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and East Timur. It has a population of 262 million (2017) making it the world's 4th most populous country and the largest Muslim country by population. It is the world's 16th largest economy in terms of nominal GDP (US$1,015 billion in 2017); the world's 8th largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity; the largest OIC economy; the largest economy in Southeast Asia; and a member of the G-20. The country has around 300 ethnic groups speaking more than 600 languages. Bahasa Indonesia is the official language of the country.
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It’s important for kids to know even small acts can make a difference. Volunteering teaches this lesson and builds caring and empathy in children from an early age. Even toddlers are capable of learning about compassion and community responsibility through volunteering.
Finding the Age Appropriate Volunteering Activities
Choosing the right volunteer opportunities for kids helps keep them invested in charitable activities. Start by calling your local volunteer center. Describe your own interests and your kids’ ages, and ask the center for some volunteering suggestions. You can also contact church or religious centers, local nursing homes, food banks, and animal shelters.
Preparing Children for Volunteering
Once you decide how your family is going to volunteer, sit down with the kids and explain what you’ll be doing and why. Be enthusiastic, and present volunteering as fun as well as the right thing to do. (This is important. Even adults are more likely to honor volunteering commitments if they enjoy what they’re doing.)
Kids will have questions, of course. Answer them as honestly as possible. For instance, if kids want to know why the family will be volunteering at a nursing home, explain you’ll be helping keep older people like Grandma and Grandpa company. Emphasize why the volunteering is important—you’re helping make sure the old folks don’t get lonely, or you’re helping keep the park clean so everyone can enjoy it.
Volunteering Opportunities for Kids
Below are just some of the many volunteering opportunities your kids can get involved with. They include:
- Animal Shelters: animal shelters offer plenty of volunteer opportunities for kids. For kids, this often means playing with puppies and kittens, which helps socialize the animals and makes them more likely to get adopted. You can also foster animals in your home, or volunteer at local animal sanctuaries.
- Armed Forces Care Packages: several online organizations help volunteers send care packages to members of the armed forces. When you’re deployed, a package of home-baked cookies and a thank-you drawing from a child can be a real morale boost. Packages can also include small items like playing cards, tooth brushes, and toiletries.
- Charity Walks: nonprofits often hold walks to raise awareness and funds. Family and friends can sponsor kids for the walk, and you’re all getting active as a family.
- Clean Ups: adopt a local park, monument, or your own neighborhood and keep it clean. Be sure to wear gloves and supervise kids closely so they don’t pick up anything harmful.
- Deliver Meals: have kids help you deliver meals and a little companionship to the elderly or disabled in your community,
- Food Drives: have kids pick a nonperishable food item every time you go to the grocery store, and donate the food when you have a bag or two full. This activity offers a chance to talk about healthy food choices.
- Hospital Boxes: kids can decorate shoeboxes and fill then with games, coloring books, stickers, and small toys for kids in your local hospital. Dollar stores are great hunting grounds for box contents.
- Make Friends with a Developmentally-Disabled Adult: call local residential centers for the mentally disabled and ask them if they have residents you can visit. The center should be able to guide you towards residents who interact well with children.
- Nursing Homes: kids can play games, sing, or just talk to elderly residents, either in groups or by focusing on one special “grand friend.”
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Outlet Repair & Installation Services
Whether you’re installing new appliances or remodeling your home, you may need to repair or install new electrical switches or outlets. Modern electrical outlets provide flexible, safe, and reliable power delivery.
At iTech Electric, we provide efficient electrical switches and outlet services to homeowners and businesses. We make sure your home is equipped with the right electric receptacles to ensure that your home is safe. We’ve developed a strong relationship with our clients because they know we put their needs first.
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Wiltshire Healthy Schools is a Wiltshire Council project supporting schools to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people, based primarily in schools.
We designed and built the first version of the site in 2011, so by 2019 it was due for an update and overhaul. The site is constantly updated with resources and training for schools and information about the scheme's core themes.
The website also includes a Mental Health e-learning mini-site and an Audit system where schools can login and record their progress against criteria then submit for Awards.
Wiltshire Healthy Schools said "the project has been seamless and run like clockwork. We now have a fully functioning website and are delighted with the end result."
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In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Frederick Motz granted Microsoft’s motion to dismiss a case first brought by Novell in 2004.
“Although Novell presented evidence from which a jury could have found that Microsoft engaged in aggressive conduct, perhaps to monopolize or attempt to monopolize the applications market, it did not present evidence sufficient for a jury to find that Microsoft committed any acts that violated in maintaining its monopoly in the operating systems market,” Motz stated in the ruling.
Novell has appealed the case several times, most recently last year in the U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City, Utah, which resulted in December in a hung jury. That was when Microsoft filed a motion under Rule 50 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to dismiss the case.
In its suit, Novell claimed Microsoft had intentionally withheld important Windows 95 APIs (application programming interfaces) prior to the launch of the operating system, causing Novell to lose time preparing its office suite for the new OS. As a result, Novell argued, Novell’s office suite could not be released in time for Windows 95 and the company lost crucial market share to Microsoft’s own office software.
Bill Gates, CEO of Microsoft during the release of Windows 95, countered last year in testimony that Novell just did not prepare quickly enough for the rollout of Windows 95.
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Do a search on the Web. There are a lot of websites that provide inexpensive all inclusive packages to Puerto Vallarta. The options of those travel packages vary, so take your time selecting. Keep them heat on their subsequent journey to the deer stand, soccer game, climbing journey, or some other cold wintery night time with a few hand warmers. three sizes can be found providing as much as 20 hours of heat.
Beginning originally The spectacle of rugged coastline, breathtaking forests, waterfalls and cliffs, mixed with considerable wildlife and a wealth of actions on supply supplies households with the perfect of Australia’s wildlife travel experiences and adventure outdoors. There are incredible ski destinations all over the world that may delight each beginner and more advanced skiers. To your next vacation, think about an thrilling ski trip at a high ski vacation vacation spot.
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From Bondi you need to do the Bondi to Coogee coastal stroll. It takes you proper alongside the cliff edge and the views are stunning. It’s a bit hilly and there are steps in places so pick a great time of the day to do this stroll. Stop off at Bronte Beach. Now this is a Sydney seashore that the locals love. It is smaller than Bondi, usually full of locals and has an amazing green space behind for ball games and there is BBQ services too. The small strip of cafes here are pretty. Swell at the end is essentially the most upmarket and good for a deal with. Jennies and the Bogey Hole are more value for cash and do great breakfasts.
When the weather is sunny and heat it isn’t a problem to get your dog serious about a protracted stroll. However, throughout autumn and winter it can be a real drawback to get your dog motivated to go out for a stroll. Sometimes canine homeowners favor to stay residence in rainy and chilly weather as effectively. In this case treadmill generally is a excellent means out!
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Not far removed from the design of a skateboard or surfboard, the snowboard is designed to dash down a snow covered slope. In contrast to skiing, this sport entails utilizing a chunk of apparatus that looks like a brief huge ski. Snowboarders’ boots are mounted in flexible bindings which might be barely perpendicular to the board, rather than going through forward as in a pair of skis.
For instance, there are larger tents that can be occupied by 4 or extra individuals. These are usually a traditional dome shape construction. The benefit of this kind of tent is that it supplies an enormous floor house and is very sturdy to face up to wind, rain and even simply the moving round contained in the tent.
Occasional Desk – This will get the job performed in order for you something which can complement the design of your own home as it will probably act like an adjunct. Occasional tables are mainly created for use as an extra table for special occasions, because the name implies.
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Vivek Ignatius Pereira
18 - 21 August 2021
About the artist
Raised by travellers, the artist has always been exposed to cultures and ideals far beyond what he knew to be the norm.Growing up his influences range from Portugal to Mozambique, these experiences have helped shape the artist he is today.
He is proud to come from Goa a land so rich in natural beauty and always aim to stimulate the mind with all that he has seen, both at home and on his travels. He adds new drawings to his sketchbook constantly seeing and experiencing all this world has to offer and these feed into his work as it expands from the simplest ideas.Teaching art to individuals with learning disabilities ,having workshops with children from rural backgrounds without access to art institutions. These workshops provide the communities with opportunities that transcend art institutions to adopt art as a life skill.Merging eastern and western ideologies as he tackle the issues of immigration, society and climate change.
Alongside this, he addresses ideas of power, love and the human condition through scripture in the hope that all who view it will find some solace in art, as he has.
I am a multi-disciplinary artist combining eastern and western traditions of art to produce thought provoking work that make us re-evaluate our responsibilities towards society, environment and ourselves. Having been raised in India, living, travelling and exhibiting my work in different parts of the world has given me a more complete view on social norms that dictate our thoughts and actions. My conceptual activist style has been developed using imagery from the media, my own experiences, sketchbooks that contain life drawings, peculiar objects which feed into my work as I juxtapose compositions. After painting lightly with drips and almost transparent watercolour like consistency I build on multifaceted layers of paint leaving empty spots to place the khadi cloth sometimes even writing on that area. Khadi is an eco-friendly symbol of communal unity, economic freedom, self reliance during the Indian independence movement. This eco-friendly cloth is embedded on the canvas after painting. Having been inspired by the bas reliefs after revisiting the Louvre museum in Paris the convexed area of khadi cloth is now used to draw the viewer into specific areas of detail. The initial layers of oil paint are finally repainted with additional coats to reconstruct the work.
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This is the second in an ongoing series summarizing the findings in a recent white paper published by the President of Jackson Physician Search, Tony Stajduhar. To read “Physician Recruitment: The Cost to Hire and Return on Investment” in its entirety, find it here.
In our first white paper summary, we highlighted how much vacancies are costing healthcare organizations. Now, let’s focus on how much it costs you to recruit and fill those physician vacancies. As if healthcare organizations don’t lose enough revenue by having lingering vacancies in their physician ranks, having an inefficient recruitment process not only wastes time and money, it also keeps the vacancy open longer.
In thinking about your organization’s recruitment process answer this simple two-part question, ‘Are we measuring key recruitment metrics, and if so, are we acting on the data?’ If you answered no to either of the above, then your recruitment process is in dire need of attention. Here are a few key indicators you should be measuring:
- Time to Fill – Team Satisfaction Scores
- # of Interviews to Hire
- # of New and Returning Patients
- Acceptance Rate percentage
- Three- and Five-year retention rates
- Physician Satisfaction Scores
Benchmarking your recruitment process from top to bottom allows you to reveal inefficiencies and make the necessary corrections for improvement. No matter how successful your recruitment process may have been in the past, as times change and the candidate profiles change, what worked yesterday doesn’t necessarily work today.
A recent survey found that 95% of physicians want to receive job information by email, but the volume of contacts they receive are watering down the effectiveness of solicitation. Over 39% of physicians report multiple job solicitations each week. Compounding the issue is that doctors are finding that they are receiving relevant information less than 10% of the time. It is critical for organizations to do a deeper dive into creating targeted emails that resonate with the recipients. Refining the email content to be more relevant can be achieved if you are collecting the data and acting upon the results.
An effective way to engage physicians who may be interested in a career move, is through social media, as a surprising 87% of physicians between the ages of 26 and 55 are using social media platforms. The key for savvy healthcare organizations is to attract passive candidates by producing fresh, interesting content that sets you apart from your competitors. If physicians are drawn to your content because it piques their interest, you are essentially recruiting them before they even know it.
If you feel that your recruitment process is suffering from the same old, same old and your vacancies aren’t being filled in a reasonable timeframe, it may be time for a total recruitment makeover. Check out our ‘Guide to Developing a Strategic Physician Recruitment Plan’, or contact a Jackson Physician Search recruitment professional today.
President of Jackson Physician Search, Tony Stajduhar, gives insight into how vacancies and recruiting can quickly become costly. If you’re looking to optimize your ROI when it…
According to a 2018 Association of Physician Recruiters’ (ASPR) survey, 40% of physician vacancies in 2017 went unfilled. The largest …
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As rare as a boat accident can be, it may leave you disabled or leave your loved one deceased. You are allowed to get compensation for boat accidents under Florida personal injury laws. The Jacksonville Personal Injury Attorney Law Firm is one of the leading firms in Jacksonville that can help you seek compensation if you are involved in a boat accident. We also represent clients who are seeking compensation for injuries resulting from a bicycle, auto, railroad accident among others.
An Overview of Boat Accidents
The FWC (Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) recently released a report covering boat accidents in Florida. The report suggested that failure to maintain a water vessel and operator negligence were the leading contributors to the accidents. While 714 boat accidents were reported in 2016, this figure increased by 52 in 2017. About 81 percent of the victims did not have a life jacket on them at the time of the accident.
As boat accidents continue to make the news in Florida, authorities are putting in place boat safety policies. The FWC, to be particular, reviews, analyzes and compiles boating accident data for the state of Florida. Furthermore, Florida’s personal injury laws shed light on ways to seek compensation for accidents such as boat accidents.
Laws Governing Boating Activities
Florida Statute 327.46 encourages the establishment of boating-restricted areas to protect public safety. The statute also suggests that the restrictions help mitigate hazardous water levels or currents, boating accidents, traffic congestion, and other navigational hazards. Counties and municipalities in Florida have the jurisdiction to establish the areas based on ordinances. The boating-restricted areas can be set 300 to 500 feet from a confluence of water bodies or fuel dispensers and pumps.
The Florida DHSMV (Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles) has jurisdiction over boating activities occurring in the state of Florida. FLHSMV encourages security and safety in various transportation means through education, enforcement, and service. The DHSMV mandates boat owners in Florida to have their vessels registered and titled. The registration and titling help protect the owners against irresponsible actions initiated by other vessel operators.
According to the DHSMV, most boat accidents occur due to people's carelessness and inability to operate a vessel safely. It merely takes less than a second when you are not attending to a boat to cause an accident. Here are the tips the FLHSMV recommends to protect you and your passengers from boat accidents.
Remember to have your kill switch lanyard on you at all times to avoid getting cut by the propeller getting thrown off of your boat
Always be alert for danger and scan for any possibilities
Develop a habit that allows you to have a life jacket on you every time you are cruising over a water body
Ensure your passengers can operate your water vessel in case a sudden occurrence happens to you
Taking alcohol/drugs can slow your reflexes especially when you want to operate a boat
In the event a boat accident occurs, the operator should (without delay) speak about the matter with various authorities. They include the police chief of the respective municipality and the sheriff of the respective county. You should also contact Florida’s Division of Law Enforcement of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Boat Accidents Occurring as a Result of Fleeing a Law Enforcement Officer
Pursuant to Florida Statute 843.18, it is unlawful for a boat operator to flee or attempt to elude a law enforcement officer in Florida. Though the operator may be trying to avoid any interactions with an officer, he or she may encounter a boat accident in the process of fleeing when asked to stop. Even if you are injured in the process, you may be liable for causing the accident.
Florida Statutes on Making Injury Claims for Boating Accidents
Florida’s comparative fault law (FL Statute 768.81) allows you to pursue a products liability action against a manufacturer. You can base the civil action on nuisance, breach of warranty, negligence or strict liability for damages caused by the manufacturer on your boat. The damages may have occurred during the design, manufacture or assembly of the vessel. Your goal to pursue a product liability action is to seek compensation for injuries caused by a defective product.
What are the Major Causes of Boat Accidents in Florida?
While boat accidents may lead to fatalities, the severity of the fatalities depends on their causes. Among the common causes of boat accidents in Florida are negligence and machine failure. Discussed below are these factors in details.
A hole in your boat may let in water and gradually make the boat to sink. The hole may be in the form of a crack that developed due to over-tightening the plastic fittings on your boat. One way to prevent a boat from sinking is by using brass through-hulls, which are less prone to cracking. An anti-sinking insurance policy may also get you compensated when your boat accident stems from sinking.
Though boat races may seem fun and entertaining, they are occasionally dangerous. Your boat may collide with a rock while you are in the process of racing it. Being clueless about the state of the water body in which you are racing may increase your likelihood of getting involved in a boat accident. The FWC encourages boat riders to slow down, stay sober and keep watch when engaging in recreational boat riding.
Running Out of Gas
Boats, unlike cars, do not have gas stations established at the course of water bodies. Burning up too much fuel or miscalculating your bearing may make your boat run out of gas. The fuel may also run out after you cruised or fished longer than planned. It would help if you calculated the amount of fuel your boat needs and add extra gallons for a safety margin.
The means you choose to handle an overboard tumble will determine whether you can recover from the accident. An overboard tumble may make you drown or expose you to dangerous water creatures. Since you will not be floating with your face up, it is wise to wear a life jacket to help turn you over. You may also find it difficult catching up with your boat after the tumble if you were riding alone.
A boat is likely to experience mechanical failure when it has electrical troubles. The electrical problems, which include a faulty boat engine and a defective battery, may prevent the boat motor from starting. Investing in an absorbed-glass mat battery, which requires no maintenance, may help you avoid mechanical failures. You can also spare yourself the troubles by carrying a backup flashlight to act as a signal when your boat is stuck.
Though there are rare, boat fires are likely to occur due to fuel leaks or spills. You can avoid them by having double-clamped fuel lines and spark-protected mechanical systems installed in your boat. Taking at least five minutes to run the bilge bower before starting the boat’s engine can help prevent sudden fire eruptions. Other safety measures include having fire extinguishers abroad and having your vessel inspected regularly.
Lack of Proper Safety Gear
Majority of boaters tend to neglect the importance of wearing or using safety gears while cruising on deep waters. Failing to wear a life jacket when riding a boat may put you at greater injury risks. Choose the right size of safety gear and encourage your passengers to use one. Your boat's anchors, backup propulsion, lights, and flares should also be working correctly before cruising.
Intoxication, caused by the consumption of either drugs or alcohol, may slow your reflexes and cloud your judgment when riding a boat. While onboard parties are common, the designated boat operator should stay sober. Operating a water vessel while intoxicated may make you avoid obstacles and tumble over water without even knowing.
Failure to be on the Lookout
A boat operator should always be on the lookout to any obstacles or troubles that may lead to a boat accident. Most boaters allege not seeing a boat crash coming when involved in one. Failing to lookout for aggravating accident factors may provide a cause for weakening your compensation claim.
Ignoring the Weather Conditions
Dedicated marine radios or weather radios help update boaters on the current weather conditions. Today, you can even use your smartphone or tablet to check weather updates. Being vigilant about these updates can help you schedule a boat ride when it is convenient. Ignoring them can increase your likelihood of experiencing difficulties when finding your way home due to storms.
For you to qualify as a boat operator, you must have certain skills, knowledge, and experience. Without this expertise, you cannot know how to navigate the obstacles that come up in boat riding. The FWC requires all boaters to have boater education and be compliant with the Florida boat laws. Boat operators should also obtain the Boating Safety Education ID.
Improper Boat Loading
Allowing too many passengers or heavy cargo on your vessel may prevent the vessel from moving through the water with ease. You will also find the boat difficult to steer. An overloaded boat can easily sink since its maximum carrying capacity has been exceeded. It would help if you observed the carrying capacity requirements of a boat when using it.
Types of Boat Accidents in Florida
The types of boats people use when spending time on water may determine the circumstances leading to boat accidents. Different kinds of water vessels are designed to handle different water depths and be operated in different speed settings. Choosing the right boat for your intended activity is the first step to observing boat safety. Explained below are the common types of boating accidents, which we (Jacksonville Personal Injury Attorney) believe call for compensation claims:
Jet Ski Accidents
Jet skis are among the most commonly used recreational water vessels. Despite their popularity, they may expose you to tragic consequences when you disregard basic safety rules. They are usually a result of lack of experience, adverse water/weather conditions and lack of coordination. Wearing protective gear when skiing can reduce your likelihood of getting injured.
Party Boat Accidents
The State of Florida is known for attracting partiers from different parts of the country and the world. Patrons who choose to have fun on party boats may be at risk of boat accidents. The accident may occur when a drunk passenger falls overboard, or an intoxicated operator causes a collision. Other causative factors include negligence on the part of the operator, passengers or owners. Compensation claims for injuries from a party boat accident depend on the severity of the injury.
Dock and Marina Accidents
While most boating accidents occur offshore, others tend to occur on the shore. Longshoremen, dockworkers and other technicians present at docks or marinas may be injured when in onshore boat accidents. They are also entitled to obtaining compensation for any injuries experienced.
Pontoon Boat Accidents
Pontoon boats, which are ideal for relaxing on a water body, are susceptible to accidents. Though they are not designed for speed like other water vessels, they may expose you to various accidents. They include run-over accidents, propeller accidents or drownings. Failure to observe pontoon safety rules, drug/alcohol use and lack of training may contribute to pontoon boat accidents.
Fishing and Shrimping Boat Accidents
At Jacksonville Personal Injury Attorney, we admire and respect the work of men and women who make a living out of operating shrimping and fishing boats. Just like other workers, these individuals deserve safe working environments. Boat owners can prevent fishing and shrimping boat accidents by having the boats maintained and operated properly. A boat crewperson can seek damages for lost earning capacity or medical expenses when injured as result of unseaworthiness of the vessel or owner negligence.
Without the proper experience and training, you will find it difficult to safely operate a yacht even if you spent thousands of dollars buying it. A yacht accident may result in different kinds of injuries or the death of the operator or passengers. Failure to observe the navigational rules, failure to maintain the yacht and speeding are among the factors that cause yacht accidents.
Passenger Boat Accidents
While most boat passengers enjoy time spend over water, others are not fortunate to have this experience. They may be denied this luxury by injuries experienced in a passenger boat accident. Liability for a passenger boat accident lies on the boat operator or owner depending on the root of negligence. The injured passengers can individually or collectively seek compensation for the injuries suffered.
Kayaking and Canoeing Accidents
Kayaking involves moving across a water body with a double-bladed paddle while canoeing involves using a single-bladed paddle to do the same. Both activities are usually practiced as part of ecotourism, fishing or recreational water sports. Since kayaks and canoes are lighter than other boats, they can easily tumble overexposing you to injuries. With the right gear and training, it is possible to avoid kayaking and canoeing accidents.
What Types of Injuries Can You Experience as a Result of a Boat Accident?
Whether you are a boat passenger or an operator, different parts of your body need to be coordinated when a boat is in motion. A sudden boat crush may make your body to lose balance and start drowning. You may even get hit by another boat or an obstacle along a water path. As complex as the injuries can be, here is how you can categorize them.
Spinal Cord Injuries
Operators of fishing and recreational boats are likely to suffer life-threatening spinal cord injuries brought by boat accidents. A single fall from a boat or collision with another object may lead to serious spinal injuries. With an injured spine, you may suffer full or partial paralysis. You will also lose your ability to perform physical activities either temporarily or permanently.
Though you may have fire extinguishers in place, it may be difficult to control fires and explosions of a greater multitude. Sustaining severe burns from a boat accident will make you deal with disability, scarring, and pain. You may also suffer PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) while trying to forget the events that led to the accident. Severe burns can last a lifetime and affect almost all aspects of your life.
When your boat collides with another one or hits a static obstacle, you and your passengers may suffer bone fractures. A severely broken bone may result in you being disabled for the rest of your life. You may lose your previous ability to earn wages or engage in physical activities. Your hope for being compensated for the broken bones is to have us (Jacksonville Personal Injury Attorney) work on your case.
A boat that crashes while traveling at high speed may leave you suffering catastrophic head injuries. At first, you may experience slight headaches or discomfort due to the accident. The injury may worsen and require medical attention when you lose consciousness.
Lacerations and Amputations
A rotating propeller may get you seriously injured when you move too close to it. The propeller, which comprises sharp blades, can slice through your body and result in deep lacerations. You will end up needing extensive treatment and care for the wounds.
You may get your body part amputated by getting too close to a motor or propeller. Your body parts may also be lost from a collision involving your boat and another boat. Body parts that are susceptible to lacerations and amputations include the hand, finger, foot or arm.
How to File an Injury Claim for a Boat Accident in Florida
Florida’s statute of limitations offers four years in which you can file a claim for a boat accident. The filing period is reduced to three years if your claim is against the government. After this period passes, a Florida court will most likely deny your claim. During the process, here are some of the activities to do:
Seek Medical Attention
The most important thing to do when you are injured in a boat accident is to get medical attention. Remember to keep the treatment records safe since they will be needed when seeking compensation. A friend or family member can help you do so depending on the type of injuries you suffered during the boat accident.
Write a Demand Letter Addressed to the Insurance Company
Through the help of your personal injury lawyer, draft a demand letter and have it submitted to the insurance firm. The letter must include details related to your injuries such as proof of lost wages, medical bills and receipts. You should also state in the letter a demand for settlement and the specific time limit the insurer should respond.
What Determines Whether the Injury Claim Proceeds to Trial?
You should expect certain outcomes when sending the demand letter to the insurer. The insurance firm may either decide to offer an immediate settlement offer or refuse to make the settlement. If the insurer does not agree with your claim, it would be best if you file a lawsuit against them. Most insurance companies prefer settling injury claims before trial to save the expenses of a trial.
The process of reaching an injury settlement for a boat accident may take weeks, months or years. Predicting how long a case may take may be difficult until you receive an award of damages or a settlement. The timing may depend on the complexity of the case, amount of damages, severity of injuries, case load in a jurisdiction and your willingness to settle. It would help if you engage a personal injury attorney to get the compensation you deserve.
Seek Help Filing an Injury Claim for a Boat Accident From a Lawyer Near Me
As you or your loved one recover from an injury brought by a boat accident, it would be wise to speak to a personal injury lawyer. At Jacksonville Personal Injury Attorney, our goal is to enable you to pursue a lawsuit for the injuries or losses suffered. Our services cater to the needs of Jacksonville, Florida residents. Call our Jacksonville Personal Injury Attorney today at 904-800-7557 to let us understand your situation.
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5131 Main Street
Onekama, MI, 49675
Single Family Residence
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Built in 1930
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Downtown Onekama on Main St (M22) on Portage Lake side near M22 Grill.
Possibilities Abound w this PORTAGE LAKE WATERFRONT Home! Amazing LAKE VIEWS fm Upper Balcony Deck w 50 feet of Lake Frontage! Currently an income-producing Duplex w Upper & Lower Units & separate utilities. Easily converted back to a full Single Family Residence or live in one & rent out the other to pay for your expenses or use as GUEST QUARTERS for your friends, family & Lake Home visitors! 4 bedroom, 2 baths, 2 kitchens, 2 living rooms newly remodeled, while preserving original wood features inc a beautiful, built-in Kitchen Hutch! Watch LAKE MICHIGAN SUNSETS from the CHARMING CUPOLA w Panoramic Views of the Rolling Hills surrounding PORTAGE LAKE! BONUS 1200 SF POLE BARN for your Boat & Lake Toys! With all the Downtown Amenities, you have all needed for Finest in LAKE LIVING!
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Keep it classic, but add your personal touch. These Mens Reebok shoes have the smooth leather feel that you love and add subtle details to show your style. The full rubber cupsole cushions every step, so all you have to worry about is picking the right jeans or dress to match.
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Sankeien Garden 三溪園
An Explosion of Beauty
At the heart of Yokohama, a cosmopolitan city where East meets West, the traditional Sankeien Garden bursts with a beauty that can only be described as typically Japanese.
After enjoying the charm of the Western houses in the Yamate district, and tasting some Chinese specialties in Chinatown, it is almost surprising to find that in this city marked by foreign influences, a site of traditional Japanese aesthetics can also be found.
Opened in 1906, the Sankeien Garden was once the property of the rich silk merchant Tomitaro Hara.
But this park of nearly 175 000 m² as we see it today is the result of careful restoration. After suffering the throes of World War II, Sankeien was partially destroyed. In 1953, the foundation Sankeien Hoshōkai took charge of restoring the entire site.
In the garden, the many historic buildings - pieces from the personal collection of Tomitaro Hara - are in perfect keeping with the ponds, bridges, and rocks used for reproducing a natural environment. Among them, a pagoda from Kyoto dating back to 1457, the main residence of Kakushokaku.
Throughout the year, Sankeien hosts various flower shows and attracts a good number of visitors during the flowering of the cherry blossoms.
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So many festivals, only so many days you can get off work … There will probably also only be so much cash in your fest-fund, so why not choose this year’s event based on how much bang you’ll get for your buck?
New research has let us compare the cost of popular festival tickets with the price of seeing all their acts one by one. Picking right could see you save up to a considerable £4214.40.
Creamfields is the cream of the crop when it comes to giving you your money’s worth. Getting to see headliners such as Calvin Harris, Avicci, and Jamie Jones will set you back £220, but the cost of seeing all the festival’s acts independently would add up to a whopping £4434.40.
Bestival’s headliners include The Cure, Major Lazer, and Fatboy Slim. Tickets come in at just £190, which is even more impressive seeing as the cost of seeing each act alone would be an estimated £2114.76.
Glastonbury is one of the most famous festivals in the world, bringing acts such as Adele, Coldplay, and Muse. It couldn’t get much better, and seeing all of those performers alone would cost a cool £2003.76 compared to just £228 for a Glasto pass.
Black Sabbath headlined at this year’s Download Festival, with other acts including Iron Maiden, Korn and Deftones. The cost of the festival was set at £205, but the cost of seeing all acts apart would be £1963.42.
Reading and Leeds
Reading and Leeds are two of the best around, with a ticket to either setting you back £213. If that sounds like a lot, keep in mind that seeing all the acts separately would cost £1707.71.
T in the Park
Buying a T in the Park ticket will mean digging into your wallet for £194. You’ll get to see acts such as The Stone Roses, Disclosure, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and all acts together would have cost £1624.93.
Headliners for Latitude 2016 include Disclosure, Biffy Clyro, and Fall Out Boy. You can either pay £205.50 to see them all at the fest or shell out £1184 to see them all separately.
V Fest comes in at the bottom of our list, though acts do include notables such as Rihanna and Tinie Tempah. Tickets start at £189, and you’d pay £1031.63 to see them all.
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From the natural waterholes in the Red Centre and caravans of Camels (yes, camels!) to the sprawling wetlands of Kakadu and Litchfield National Parks, Australia’s Northern Territory has more diverse landscapes to explore than most countries in the world. For those who are looking for a spiritual adventure that offers stunning landscapes, incredible food and hours of stargazing, the Northern Territory is a destination with so much to see and even more to do.
Many are often intimidated by the thought of travelling deep into the Outback, but with some careful pre-planning and research, we guarantee that your trip to the NT will be one that you remember for the rest of your days! Today, we share our top 7 tips for travelling to – and navigation through – the Northern Territory, so sit back, relax and keep on reading to find out more.
Explore It All (But Not At Once)
Realistically, most of us only have a few weeks to spare when it comes to holidays. Unless you’re someone who is looking to backpack through the vast continent that we call Australia, chances are you won’t be able to explore the Northern Territory in its entirety. Afterall, with so many sights to see and things to do, it would be impossible to truly immerse yourself in everything the NT has to offer in a short period of time. This is why we highly encourage you to explore it all, but not at once.
Pick one area to explore, and do it exceptionally well – whether that be stargazing in the Red Centre desert, swimming at the Buley Rock Pools in Darwin (be sure to have a look at Darwin package deals for some great offers) or meeting with local Aboriginal artists to learn more about their craft and history. There are so many great experiences in each of these locations, so take your time and don’t rush these moments.
Start Your Day Early
One thing to consider is that the Northern Territory often sees daily temperatures soar above 30 degrees celsius, even in the Winter time. If you’re not a fan of the sweltering heat, the best way to explore the Northern Territory in comfort is to start your day early. This is especially important if you’re travelling with young kids or the elderly who may fade too quickly in the heat.
Aside from escaping the midday heat, another benefit of being an early riser is that you’ll be able to catch every spectacular sunrise that the land has to offer – and trust us when we say you’ll be blown away. Moral of the story? Get up early in order to ensure that you’re able to see and do everything you want before the heat makes it too tiring and unpleasant!
You May Not Have Reception
We live in a world that is ruled by technology, and not having reception is the ultimate nightmare for many people. However, it is important to remember that one of the best parts of exploring the Northern Territory may actually be the lack of mobile phone reception. Not being able to waste time on electronic devices will really allow you to immerse yourself in the experience, unwind and get away from the daily stresses of modern life.
If you are a little worried or uneasy about not being able to reach out to anyone in the middle of the outback (understandably so), we highly recommend you consider hiring or purchasing a satellite phone. Several satellite-phone hire companies have phones available for hire in Darwin and Alice Springs, but be sure to do your research in order to find out what kind of coverage you can expect.
Prepare For Long Drives
One thing to keep in mind is that there are often long stretches of road between tourist attractions, petrol stations and camping sites. Never underestimate how long it may take to travel around the Northern Territory, so plan your trip and carry supplies such as toiletries, snacks and water with you every time. We also recommend that travellers avoid driving at night, simply because it is safer for both you and the local wildlife.
Always Prioritise Comfort
Whether you’re exploring national parks, camping or simply enjoying a bushwalk in nature, dressing for comfort and protecting yourself from the elements is non-negotiable. This means wearing comfortable clothes and walking/running shoes, loading up on sunscreen, putting your hat on and of course, ensuring that you are always well hydrated. Most importantly, don’t forget your fly net (also known as a head net) – trust us when we say this is one thing you’re going to need during your explorations. You may feel a bit silly the first time you wear one, but will quickly get over that once you see others spending a majority of their time swatting flies away.
Experience Local Cuisine
The Northern Territory is known mainly for its glorious sights, but don’t let that distract you from the amazing local cuisine that you’ll find in the area. From indigenous bush foods to freshly caught seafood, the best meals you’ll find in the Northern Territory are are often served at pubs, markets, and bakeries. Be sure to buy a few jars of amazing Kakadu Plum jam to take home with you, and don’t forget to tuck in to local Mud Crab, Crocodile and freshly caught Barramundi.
For those who are interested in cooking, you could even sign up for a local bush foods cooking class/demonstration that will teach you everything you need to know about the unique and amazing NT culinary history.
Respect Aboriginal Culture
The Northern Territory is home to numerous sacred and spiritual sites that have sustained the livelihood of Aboriginal Australians for tens of thousands of years. As such, it is so incredibly important that explorers and travellers understand and respect local culture. For example, climbing the Uluru is forbidden due to the spiritual significance of the sight.
To learn more about sacred sites in the Northern Territory, be sure to visit the Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority website. By acknowledging the NT’s deep cultural value, you can help to protect it and walk away having had an enriched and respectful experience.
And there you have it – 7 tips that are sure to prove useful in your travels around the Northern Territory. With the vast number of iconic natural treasures, ancient Aboriginal culture, birds, wildlife and dramatic landscapes, there are few things in this world that are as breathtaking as Australia’s Northern Territory.
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Love conquers all — or does it? In Charles Dennis’s lively, romantic psychological thriller, Clare loves Harris, her husband, or maybe Edwin; Harris loves maybe Clare or maybe Leah, who may or may not be real; Leah loves Shimon, but they’re caught in a time trap. Then there’s Barbara, who’s about to marry Gordon, but she seems to be the alter ego of Leah …
The cover illustration, a Chagalesque portrait of a bride and groom, sets the mood for this modern-day tale filled with humor, colorful characters, whimsy, fantasy, and, yes, love. Harris Strider, a psychologist, an ordinary, harmless — but perhaps a bit pompous — nobody, is asked to confirm the sanity of shallow socialite Barbara, who has been having memory lapses. During these episodes, she is observed behaving strangly. As her wedding date looms, is she a jittery bride-to-be, a multiple personality, possessed by the spirit of Leah Littman, a bride who died one hundred years ago — or is she just plain crazy?
As Dr. Strider attempts to unravel her psyche, he is drawn into a miasma of fantasy, Kabbalah, migrating souls, history, and deception. No one is who they seem to be, or only who they seem. Not even himself. He is warned, several times, by friends, colleagues, strangers, and even family, to drop the matter. But he becomes obsessed with Leah, or rather, his fantasy of her, endangering his marriage, his medical practice, respect, friendship, and even his sanity.
There is a strange, charismatic figure, the Magiker Rebbe, who operated in the Pale of Settlement one hundred years ago. Six barren women mysteriously conceived after he ‘treated’ them(!). Other wonders are also credited to him. An old journal comes into Dr. Strider’s hands that updates the Magiker’s history, and illuminates the present.
Music resounds throughout the story: the chanting prayers, the virtual or imaginary orchestra that Edwin conducts, the opera that the journal’s translator wants to write about the Magiker.
Harris Strider is called upon to right an ancient wrong: he succeeds, almost in spite of himself. But he’s only the catalyst.
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The United States Government today officially declared itself “neutral” in the war that broke out this morning when the Arab states launched an all-out land and air war against Israel.
State Department spokesman Robert McCloskey announced that “our position is neutral in thought, word and deed.” All American military and other aid programs to the Middle East, he said, had been brought “urgently under review.” American policy on the war, he asserted, was to “try to steer an even-handed course.” Asked if the United States would remain neutral no matter how the war developed, he said, “that is our effort.”
The Department spokesman said he did not know if the United States had abandoned its efforts to get the signatures of the maritime nations to a declaration affirming that the Gulf of Akaba and Strait of Tiran were international waterways in which all nations had transit rights. The State Department’s surprising declaration followed an earlier statement from the White House asserting that responsibility for the start of the fighting was “not clear.” The statement appealed to both sides for a cease-fire.
White House spokesman George Christian said that the United States had been “deeply distressed to learn that large-scale fighting had broken out in the Middle East, an eventuality we had sought to prevent.” His statement noted that “each side has accused the other of launching aggression” and asserted that “at this time, the facts are not clear but we do know that the tragic consequences will flow from the needless and destructive struggle if the fighting does not cease immediately.”
The White House statement added that “the United States will devote all its energies to bring about an end to the fighting and a new beginning of programs to assure the peace and development of the entire area.” It noted that the United Nations Security Council had been, called into urgent session and revealed that Secretary of State Rusk and Secretary of Defense McNamara had been asked to brief Senate and House leaders on the situation.
Ambassadors of all Arab States Summoned by State Department
In a broad diplomatic move to halt the Middle East conflagration, all Arab state ambassadors in Washington were called to an urgent meeting at the State Department with Eugene V. Rostow, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, and were requested to accept a cease-fire. According to Dr. Mostafa Kamel, the Egyptian envoy, Mr. Rostow promised a “new look” at the whole Middle East if the Arabs helped restore peace. Later, Mr. Rostow received the Israeli charge d’affaires, Ephraim Evron, at Mr. Rostow’s request, for a 30-minute conference.
The State Department issued orders today banning all travel by American citizens to Israel and 13 Moslem states. Exception was made for persons whose travel is examined and found in the national interest of the United States. All other passports have been declared invalid for travel to Israel and the Moslem states. American citizens in Israel and the Arab states have been advised to leave at once unless their presence is necessitated by U.S. Government interests.
The Defense Department announced that no action orders had been given to the United States Sixth Fleet, now in the Eastern Mediterranean, and denied reports that planes from Sixth Fleet carriers had been flown to Israeli airfields. The Department said “all such reports are erroneous. All the Sixth Fleet aircraft are and have been several hundred miles away from the area of conflict.” It was indicated that the Sixth Fleet was avoiding the immediate war zone.
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The Federal Constitution designates Islam as the official religion, and Islam is also the official religion of all seven of the constituent emirates of the federal union. The Federal Constitution also provides for the freedom to exercise religious worship in accordance with established customs, provided that it does not conflict with public policy or violate public morals, and the Government generally respects this right in practice and does not interfere with the private practice of religion; however, it controls virtually all Sunni mosques, prohibits proselytizing, and restricts the freedom of assembly and association, thereby greatly limiting the ability of religious groups without dedicated religious buildings to worship and conduct business. The Government permits de facto recognition of a small number of Christian denominations through the issuance of land use permits to build and operate churches,
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Section I. Religious Demography
The country's total land area is 32,300 square miles, and its population is approximately 3.1 million. More than 80 percent of the population are noncitizens. Virtually all of the country's citizens are Muslims, with approximately 85 percent followers of Sunni Islam and the remaining 15 percent followers of Shi'a Islam. Foreigners are predominantly from South and Southeast Asia, although there are a substantial number of professionals from the Middle East, Europe, and North America. Although no official figures are available, local observers estimate that approximately 55 percent of the foreign population are Muslim, 25 percent are Hindu, 10 percent are Christian, 5 percent are Buddhist, and 5 percent (most of whom reside in Dubai and Abu Dhabi) are a mixture of other faiths, including Parsi, Baha'i, and Sikh.
Although the Government does not permit foreign missionaries to proselytize, they have performed nontraditional humanitarian missionary work since before the country's independence in 1971. In 1960 Christian missionaries opened a maternity hospital in Abu Dhabi Emirate; the hospital continues to operate. Missionaries also operate a maternity hospital in Fujeirah Emirate. An International Bible Society representative in Al-Ain distributes bibles and other religious material to Christian religious groups here.
There are no available statistics on the number of atheists.
Section II: Status of Religious Freedom
The Federal Constitution designates Islam as the official religion, and Islam is also the official religion of all seven of the individual emirates in the federal union. The Federal Constitution also provides for the freedom to exercise religious worship in accordance with established customs, provided that it does not conflict with public policy or violate public morals, and the Government generally respects this right in practice; however, it controls virtually all Sunni mosques, prohibits proselytizing, and restricts the freedom of assembly and association, thereby greatly limiting the ability of religious groups without dedicated religious buildings to worship and conduct business. The Government permits de facto recognition of a small number of Christian denominations through the issuance of land use permits for the construction and operation of churches. The Government funds or subsidizes virtually all Sunni mosques and employs all Sunni imams. The Government also distributes guidance on religious sermons and monitors for political content sermons delivered in all mosques, whether Sunni or Shi'a; however, except in Dubai, it does not appoint the imams in the country's Shi'a mosques.
Virtually all Sunni mosques are government funded or subsidized; approximately 5 percent of Sunni mosques are entirely private, and several large mosques have large private endowments.
The Shi'a minority, which is concentrated in the northern emirates, is free to worship and maintain its own mosques. All Shi'a mosques are considered private and receive no funds from the Government. Shi'a Muslims in Dubai may pursue Shi'a family law cases through a special Shi'a council rather than the Shari'a courts.
The Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs, and Awqaf operates as the central federal regulatory authority for Muslim imams and mosques. There is no such authority for the recognition and regulation of non-Muslim religions, and no licensing or registration requirements.
The Government follows a policy of tolerance towards non-Muslim religions and, in practice, interferes very little in the religious activities of non-Muslims. Apparent differences in the treatment of Muslim and non-Muslim groups often have their origin in the dichotomy between citizens and noncitizens rather than religious difference.
As the state religion, Islam is favored over other religions and conversion to Islam is looked upon favorably. A list of Muslim converts is published annually. Prisoners who convert to Islam often receive a reduction in their sentence. Anecdotal evidence reveals that private sources often provide converts to Islam with monetary payments and job offers.
Muslim religious holidays are granted status as national holidays, namely, Waqfa, Eid Al-Adha, the Islamic New Year, the Prophet's Birthday, Ascension Day, and Eid Al-Fitr. There are no reports that these holidays negatively impact other religious groups because of their religious affiliation. However, all residents and visitors are required by law during Ramadan to respect and abide by some of the behavior restrictions imposed on Muslims, and are forbidden publicly to eat, drink, or smoke during fasting hours.
The principal religious advisor to Abu Dhabi Emirate's Ruler regularly represents the country at ecumenical conferences and events in other countries. In 1999 Dubai Emirate established a center for the promotion of cultural understanding aimed at expanding contact and interchange between citizens and resident foreigners. One of the center's goals is to expose foreigners to aspects of the indigenous culture, including Islam.
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The Federal Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs, and Awqaf distributes weekly guidance to both Sunni imams and Shi'a sheikhs regarding religious sermons and ensures that clergy do not deviate frequently or significantly from approved topics in their sermons. All Sunni imams are employees of either the Federal Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs, and Awqaf or of individual emirate ministries. Except in Dubai, where the Department of Islamic Affairs and Endowments controls in all mosques the appointment of preachers and the conduct of their work, the Government does not appoint sheikhs for Shi'a mosques.
There does not appear to be a formalized method for granting religious groups official status. Rather, the ruling families may grant access to land and permission to build a church thereon. Since not all religious groups have land-use grants with churches built thereon, several unrelated Christian congregations are required to share common facilities. Even so, because Islam considers Christianity to be one of the three monotheistic religions, facilities for Christian congregations are far greater in number and size than those for non-Christian and non-Muslim groups, despite the fact that Christians represent less than a quarter of non-Muslim foreigners.
Some non-Muslims are permitted to practice their religion freely in religious compounds built on land grants from the local rulers. In such cases, a religious group leader requests from the local ruler a grant of land (title to which remains with the ruler) and permission to build a church thereon. Religious groups without land grants and churches built thereon are limited in their ability to assemble for worship and to conduct business, butare allowed to worship on the compounds of other religious groups if permitted by such religious groups to do so. Discreet, off-compound private and public gatherings are not targeted or disrupted by the police or other security forces.
Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah have approximately 20 Christian church buildings built on land donated by the ruling families of the emirates in which they are located. Three emirates are home to Catholic primary and secondary schools, and in 2001 the Catholic Church received permission to establish a secondary school in Fujeirah.
In 1999 land was designated in Ras Al-Khaymah Emirate for the construction of a new Catholic church, but the church has not yet received permission to open, even though construction was completed in 2000. In early 2001, ground was broken in Jebel Ali for the construction of several churches on a parcel of land donated by the Government of Dubai to four Protestant congregations and a Catholic congregation. The Catholic church opened in November 2001. In May 2001, the Crown Prince of Dubai authorized the construction of a Greek Orthodox church on donated land.
Abu Dhabi and Dubai Emirates have donated land for Christian cemeteries, and Abu Dhabi has donated land for a Bah'ai cemetery. The Dubai Government permits one Hindu temple and two Sikh temples to operate. There are no such temples elsewhere in the country. There are no Buddhist temples; however, Buddhists, along with Hindus and Sikhs in cities without temples, conduct religious ceremonies in private homes without interference. There are only two operating cremation facilities and associated cemeteries for the large Hindu community, one in Dubai and one in Sharjah. Official permission must be obtained for their use in every instance, posing a hardship for the large Hindu community.
Non-Muslim religious groups do not receive funds from the Government. However, those with land grants are not charged rental payments, and some of the churches constructed on land grants were donated by the local ruling families. Also, the Sharjah government waives payment of utilities for churches because they are religious buildings. Non-Muslim groups are permitted to raise money from among their congregants and to receive financial support from abroad. Christian churches are permitted to advertise in the press certain church functions, such as memorial services.
The conversion of Muslims to other religions is regarded with extreme antipathy; therefore, the Government prohibits non-Muslims from proselytizing or distributing religious literature under penalty of criminal prosecution and imprisonment. In March 2001, Dubai police arrested four visiting noncitizens for violating laws barring non-Muslims from proselytizing because they distributed Christian religious materials, including videos and CD-ROMS, on a public street. One of those arrested was detained for less than a week. Authorities held the passports of those arrested during the investigation. They were able to move freely about Dubai but not permitted to leave the city. The charges against the noncitizens were dropped on April 8, 2001, and they left the country on April 9.
The authorities have threatened to revoke the residence permits of persons suspected of missionary activities. In addition customs authorities have questioned the entry of large quantities of religious materials (such as Bibles and hymnals) that they deemed in excess of the normal requirements of existing congregations, although in most instances the items have been permitted entry. Customs authorities reportedly are less likely to question the importation of Christian religious items than non-Muslim, non-Christian religious items, although in virtually all instances importation of the material in question eventually has been permitted.
Immigration authorities routinely ask foreigners to declare their religious affiliation, however, the Government does not collect or analyze this information, and religious affiliation is not a factor in the issuance or renewal of visas or residence permits. In late 2001, Abu Dhabi inquired about religious affiliation in its first municipality-wide census.
Non-Muslims are tried for criminal offenses in Shari'a courts. However, they may receive civil penalties at the discretion of the judge. Shari'a penalties imposed on non-Muslims also may be overturned or modified by a higher court.
Family law for Muslims is governed by Shari'a and the local Shari'a courts. Muslim men may marry non-Muslim women; however, Muslim women are not permitted to marry non-Muslim men unless the men convert to Islam. Because Islam does not consider the marriage between a non-Muslim man and a Muslim woman valid, both are subject to arrest, trial, and imprisonment on grounds of fornication. Shari'a, according to the Maliki school of jurisprudence, also is applied in cases of divorce. Women are granted custody of female children until they reach the age of maturity and are granted temporary custody of male children until they reach the age of 12. If the mother is deemed unfit, custody reverts to the next able female relative on the mother's side. Shari'a permits polygyny.
Islamic studies are mandatory in public schools (schools supported by the Federal Government for primarily citizen children) and in private schools for Muslim children. Religious instruction in non-Muslim religions is not permitted in schools. However, religious groups conduct religious instruction for their members on their religious compounds.
There were no reports of religious detainees or prisoners.
Forced Religious Conversion
There were no reports of forced religious conversion, including of minor U.S. citizens who had been abducted or illegally removed from the United States, or of the refusal to allow such citizens to be returned to the United States.
Improvements and Positive Developments in Respect for Religious Freedom
Three new permits for access to land and permission to build were extended to Christian churches in major cities during the period covered by this report. In April 2002, the Al-Ain municipality government authorized a land grant to the Anglican Church. In early 2002, the Fujeirah government authorized land grants for the construction of an Indian Orthodox Church and a Catholic Church. A Catholic church, Dubai Emirate's second, opened in Jebel Ali in November 2001. Also during the period covered by the report, the Catholic Church received permission to establish a secondary school in Fujeirah.
Section III. Societal Attitudes
While citizens regard the country as a Muslim nation that should respect Muslim religious sensibilities on matters such as public consumption of alcohol, proper dress, and proper public comportment, society also places a high value on respect for privacy and on Islamic traditions of tolerance, particularly with respect to forms of Christianity. Modest casual attire for men and women generally is permitted in most emirates and facilities frequented by foreigners. Many hotels, stores, and other businesses patronized by both citizens and foreigners are permitted to sell alcohol and pork to non-Muslims, and to acknowledge non-Muslim holidays such as Christmas, Easter, and Diwali (although such displays generally are not permitted during the month of Ramadan). Citizens occasionally express concern regarding the influence on society of the cultures of the country's foreign majority. However, in general citizens are familiar with foreign societies and believe that they are able to best limit unwanted foreign influence by supporting and strengthening indigenous cultural traditions. Slightly less tolerant attitudes by citizens toward non-Muslim and non-Christian faiths reflect both traditional Islamic views of these religions and the fact that Hindus and Buddhists in the country are overwhelmingly less educated, less affluent, and work in less desirable occupations.
Section IV. U.S. Government Policy
The U. S. Government discusses religious freedom issues with the Government in the context of its overall dialog and policy of promoting human rights.
In early 1998, the Ambassador sent a letter to the Government of Dubai emirate in support of the request of three Protestant congregations for expanded facilities in Dubai, and later raised the issue in official meetings with Dubai emirate leaders. In response to these requests--and with the support of the U.S. and UK Embassies--Dubai emirate donated land for these facilities and granted permission for their construction. While originally three churches were proposed, the Dubai municipality instructed that the number of churches to be built on the site increase from three to seven. In early 2001, ground was broken for the construction of several churches on the site. In early 2001, the U.S. Ambassador sent a letter to the government of the Dubai emirate in support of the request of the Greek Orthodox congregation for the construction of a church in Dubai; the request was quickly approved by the Crown Prince of Dubai. The Ambassador and other embassy personnel have participated regularly in ceremonies marking the opening or expansion of religious facilities, and embassy officers meet on occasion with Muslims, Christians, and representatives of other religious faiths.
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In today’s digital age, more and more people are using mobile devices like tablets and smartphones to access the internet. As more consumers are using these devices to shop for products and services, it’s important that businesses utilize responsive web design. With responsive web design, your website can reconfigure its content and images to fit the screen of any electronic device. When customers are viewing your website on a mobile phone, they will have the same flexibility and user experience as someone using a desktop. Here’s why all businesses should apply responsive web design to their website.
Tablet and smartphone sales continue to rise, so you can expect your website to receive more of its traffic from these devices. As previously described, a responsive website adjusts it content and images to fit the screen size of any device. With responsive web design, a website is easily accessible from any kind of electronic device.
Enhanced User Experience
The increased accessibility brought on by responsive web design leads me to this next point. Because responsive websites adjust to any electronic device, your customers won’t have to struggle with making your website’s text and images fit their screen. On unresponsive websites, users have to zoom or shrink the content and pictures, making it difficult and inconvenient for them to read and navigate the site. This experience will frustrate customers and cause them to leave a site to move onto a competitor’s site. Responsive web design will prevent this and decrease the website’s bounce rate. With your website automatically adjusting to the user’s screen, he/she will have a successful experience on your website and most likely buy your product or service.
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Responsive web design is recommended by Google because it allows companies to use one URL for all devices. You won’t need to spend more time and money to create a different URL for mobile devices. When you wish to update your website, simply update it on one platform to update them all. This not only makes your website easier to manage but also it benefits your SEO campaign. If you had separate sites for smartphones and tablets, you’d need to run separate SEO campaigns for each device. Instead responsive web design allows you to optimize your content and keywords using one URL. It also makes your content more shareable on social media networks because it can be easily read from any device.
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Debbie & Alex - Low Wood Bay - Windermere
Originally from the Isle of Man, Debbie and Alex chose to say their vows at the Low Wood Bay Windermere hotel. The hotel enjoys one of the most spectacular lake shore settings in The Lakes with one of the finest views across the Windermere. With the stunning Lake District fells forming a beautiful backdrop to the hotel, its a truly magnificent wedding venue.
This amazing couple are just pure fun. We met before the wedding day as Debbie had just completed a rather large run in Liverpool earlier that day, crazy lady! As we spoke it was clear that these guys were honest and down to earth. What you see is what you get. They had a simple idea in mind, to have friends and family enjoy the day and night to the best of their abilities. we weren't let down.
During our amazing wedding breakfast we all partook in a competition singing to Disney songs while they played in the background. The winner got a bottle of Fizz to share. Myself and my helpful second photographer were sat down with a rather entertaining table of guests, little did we know what we were getting ourselves in for!
Our tables song was "Under the sea" from the little mermaid. As a table though, we wanted the win. we don't have time for second place. watching other tables making props we knew that singing alone wasn't good enough for us! We needed actions and we needed a sea. Craftily getting a table cloth from near by members of staff we quickly made a plan. our song arrived and the actions started. two people wither side making a pretend sea with a special guest lobster and people diving onto the floor it was a spectacle to be seen.
A lot more happened on this magical day, like a stunning hour long cruise around Windermere while the groom and best man gave speeches. Or when everyone (and almost myself) were in tears as beautiful hand written vows were exchanged. We also all enjoyed watching this couple bust some moves on the dance floor to Everlong by The Foo Fighters shortly followed by everyone dancing the night away.
Have a ratch through some highlights from the day below and enjoy Debbie & Alex's wedding at Low Wood Bay Windermere.
If you fancy contacting me about your wedding then please do as I would love to document your wedding day!
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Sorry for my English. It's not perfect!
1) If your friend has a visa "temporary visitor" in Japan (usually 15days to 90days visa), he will be able to use Japanrail pass. Please ask him to see this JR group website. There is a photo of immigration stamps. If he got another stamp, he will not be able to use Japanrail pass I'm afraid.
2) Are you going to Nagoya? It's my hometown!
Well, if you get japanrail pass, you can use bullet train to Nagoya. It will take about 1.5 hours. However, you won't be able to use the fastest bullet trains are called "Nozomi" and "Mizuho"
For more information, please check links below.
a: You can use japanrail pass straight away from Narita airport to Nagoya. You need to activate your japanrail pass in a JR ticket office. There are a couple of ticket offices in Narita airport. http://www.japanrailpass.net/eng/en009.html
Take Narita express (run by JR) to Tokyo station then take bullet train to Nagoya.
b: You can also use bullet train to Osaka and Kyoto from Nagoya station. Both places are really quick from Nagoya if you use bullet train. Less than 1 hour but it would be better to check last bullet train to Nagoya if you are planing to come back in same day. (around 9pm)
Other suggestions are
* Takayama: It will take about two hours from Nagoya.
Access: Take train is called "Limited Express WIDE VIEW HIDA" You only need your japanrail pass.
Nara: it was the first capital in Japan. it will take 2 to 3 hours from Nagoya. It is depends on the local lines.
Access: Take bullet train from Nagoya to Kyoto. Then take JR Miyakoji Rapid or other JR Nara local lines to Nara station. You only need Japan rail pass.
Kumano kodo: it is one of world heritages in Japan. If you plan to visit here, I recommend to stay in Kumano. Probably day trip is difficult.
Access: Take JR WIDE VIEW NANKI from Nagoya station to owase. After that, it is actually depends on you. Kumano kodo is an ancient walking route. You need to decide the starting point.
Ise shrine/ Ise jingu (Personally I would love to recommend this shrine than Kyoto! It is the biggest shrine in Japan. Seafood in this area is great! Prawns are big and you can have Japanese lobster "Ise Ebi")
Access: Take JR Rapid MIE from Nagoya station to ISE SHI/ ISE City. There is only a JR train per hour.
If you want to see Lavender, Hokkaido (Big island in North) is the best.
4) As you intend to travel for around 3 weeks, lets look at the 21 day rail pass as a guide first. The 21 day rail pass is ¥57,700, so you will need to spend at least that in individual tickets for it to be worth while. Here are the legs you are sure about:
- Narita airport terminal 1 > Tokyo: ¥2740, (62mins, 79km)
- Tokyo > Nagoya: ¥10380, (127mins, 366km)
- Nagoya > Kyoto: ¥5240, (37mins, 147km)
- Kyoto > Nagoya: ¥5240, (51mins, 147km)
- Nagoya > Osaka: ¥5980, (66mins, 190km)
- Osaka > Nagoya: ¥5980, (66mins, 190km)
- Nagoya > Tokyo: ¥10380, (107mins, 366km)
- Tokyo > Narita airport terminal 1: ¥2740, (58mins, 79km)
TOTAL: ¥48,680 for 8 legs
This means that you will need to spend at least ¥9020 in other trips to make a 21 day rail pass worthwhile. Many of the suggestions above will take you over this and will make a 21 day rail pass worthwhile.
A 14 day rail pass, at ¥45,100 will not cover your trips from Nagoya to Narita. As the trip from Nagoya to Narita is ¥13,120, you will have to pay a minimum of ¥58,220 if you go for this option, ¥570 more than a 21day pass! (14 day pass plus travel to Narita from Nagoya), and will also have to make extra trips to make the 14 day pass worthwhile.
A 7 day rail pass will only make sense if you aim to base yourself in Tokyo after the first week, as the costs of transport will become very high after the 7 days have elapsed. Also you will be rushing to fit everything in the first week. If you have time on your side I don't recommend this option.
Hope this helps!
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My VeeamON 2023 Experience
Reflections on My First VeeamON
Attending my first VeeamON was an exhilarating experience that exceeded all my expectations. The event provided a fantastic opportunity to meet people in person, many of whom I had previously interacted with online. It was a whirlwind of amazing conversations, insightful sessions, and memorable moments that left me feeling inspired and motivated. I also can’t believe I spoke in front of 1500 people! The cherry on the cake was being interviewed and featured in a Brazilian online forum. The headline is “Veeam evangelist, Brazilian Julia Morgado inspires women who want to change careers” I loved the article and recommend you to read it (just translate it on google - right click with your mouse and click translate to English).
Connecting with Cloud Enthusiasts:
One of the most exciting aspects of VeeamON was the chance to engage with fellow cloud enthusiasts. The event facilitated meaningful conversations that delved into various cloud-related topics. As someone who frequently shares content about the cloud, it was heartening to see the genuine interest and curiosity from attendees. There was one track just for cloud sessions and the ones I attended were pretty full. Numerous individuals approached me to discuss their cloud journey and seek advice on navigating the complexities of cloud adoption. It was evident that many organizations are actively considering or already are in the process of migrating their workloads to the cloud.
Sharing Knowledge and Insights:
I had the privilege of delivering three talks at VeeamON, all related to the cloud. The first talk, “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Cloud Communities,” was a panel discussion alongside Kelsey Teske (Cloud Product Marketing at Veeam) and Jon Myer (cloud expert and a fellow AWS Community Builder). We explored the power of cloud communities and how they contribute to knowledge sharing, collaboration, and professional growth. The session sparked engaging conversations and provided attendees with practical insights for leveraging cloud communities to their advantage.
The second session, “A Quick Start Guide to AWS, Azure & Google Cloud Backup,” was a collaborative effort with my wonderful manager, Rick Vanover. We discussed the importance of seamless data protection in the cloud and highlighted Veeam’s robust backup solutions tailored for AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. It was heartening to witness the enthusiastic response, with a high number of registrations and attendees eager to learn more about cloud backup options. Many individuals were pleasantly surprised to discover the breadth and depth of Veeam’s cloud backup capabilities.
Finally I delivered a 2 (yes, you read T-W-O) minute demo at the general session, in the main stage, in front of everyone (1500 people)! I had prepared ahead and practices several times my demo but when I got up there my mind went blank. I just went with my instincts and said what I knew. People came to congratulate me so I guess I didn’t do bad job after all.
Veeam’s Commitment to Educate and Empower Women:
What struck me during VeeamON was the company’s unwavering commitment to educate and empower women in their journey. The CTO, Danny Allan announced a new initiative to empower and enhance female talent. This initiative offers 150 women the opportunity to receive free VMCE (Veeam Certified Engineer) training and certification, demonstrating Veeam’s commitment to bridge the gender gap and foster a more diverse and inclusive industry. If you’re a women I encourage your to participate.
My first VeeamON experience was unforgettable, filled with remarkable interactions, enlightening discussions, and an overarching sense of community. Engaging with fellow cloud enthusiasts and sharing knowledge about cloud backup solutions was immensely rewarding.
Disclaimer: This blog post reflects my personal experience and opinions at VeeamON and does not represent official statements from Veeam.
If you liked this article, go follow me on Twitter (where I share my tech journey) daily, connect with me on on LinkedIn, check out my IG, and make sure to subscribe to my Youtube channel for more amazing content!!
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This is a new product from Juliette's Kitchen. This herbal ecstatic elixir is designed to connect people to their bliss. This product comes in a miron glass bottle to preserve its integrity. Miron glass protects from sunlight.
Contains approx 30 servings
Ingredients: 40% alcohol, blue lotus, mugwort, hawthorn berries, cacao,horny goat weed, maple syrup
Not suitable when pregrant or breastfeeding. If on any medication or suffering with any health care conditions always check with a health care professional before taking
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Great Britain 1867 10d pale red brown Plate 1, SG113
Great Britain 1867 10d pale red brown Plate 1, SG113.
A very fine used left hand wing margin block of four lettered 'GI-HJ', neatly cancelled by superb Bedford circular date stamps for 'OC.2.1872'. Lovely pale shade.
A very fine and scarce positional multiple of this attractive Queen Victoria surface printed stamp.
The 10d value was introduced for prepayment of postage to India, Mauritius and Australia via Marseilles. The rate was changed in 1870 meaning there was little demand for the 10d stamp and it was withdrawn in 1877.
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This silver timer sits on a sturdy, attractive rosewood stand, painted black for a nice contrast. 18th Century industrial design, collectible because of its combined historical and practical value with an aged patina and distressed stand. This timer can be used to hold the cremains of your loved one. Heavy for its size and beautifully constructed this hourglass will last for years to come.
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I am very happy with the Hourglass. Customer service was so helpful as I placed the order. The ashes will probably not flow, but it will be perfect on the shelf.
The customer services was absolutely 2nd to none as I had several queries (living in the UK) but when my order arrived I was absolutely
blown away with the beauty of the product & my mum now stands proud on our mantel piece and is such a talking point.
As the Victorian cotton and woolen mills closed throughout the industrial North of England and Scotland over the last 40 years the antique wooden bobbins and shuttles left behind have been transformed...
LIMITED INVENTORY Made from recycled industrial artifacts from the the early 1960s, this 1 minute hourglass is a beautiful and unique piece! Quick Overview Made from recycled industrial artifacts from the...
LIMITED INVENTORY Made from recycled industrial artifacts from the the early 1960s, this 10 minute hourglass is a beautiful and unique piece! Justhourglasses.com exclusive. Quick Overview Made from recycled industrial...
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Free and confidential consultation with an experienced attorney at the Phillips Law Firm.
Injury or trauma to the back or neck can cause debilitating pain even if the injury does not involve the nerves. As a back or neck injury can also lead to permanent disability, it will be very important to accurately determine the extent and cause of the incident.
Injury to the back or neck can commonly occur in job related accidents, slip and falls and motor vehicle accidents. When considering a claim for this type of injury, it is important to remember that symptoms may appear months or even years after the injury occurred. Back and neck injuries can be extremely difficult to treat and can significantly interfere with a victim’s ability to work, sleep, and perform regular daily activities.
Phillips Law Firm Can Handle Your Back Injury Claim
Back injuries are some of the most common and debilitating personal injuries. A large portion of people who suffer a serious back injury say that the problems persist and, depending on the severity, the injury can result in a life long struggle with chronic pain. The experienced lawyers at Phillips Law Firm will help you seek proper compensation for your back injury. Please contact us today if you or someone you loved has suffered a back injury. We are available 24/7 and consultations are always free.
Back Injuries in Washington State
What Are The Types of Back Injuries?
Discs are a soft buffer between the vertebrae. Slipped discs (spondylolisthesis) are a common work injury among workers who sit for long periods at a computer as well as workers who do a lot of lifting. The disc bulges out towards the spinal cord through the circle of connective tissue causing serious pain and discomfort. A car accident or even sudden movement could also trigger this type of back injury.
The disc ruptures and a portion of the spinal disc pushes outward. The nerves can become pinched causing tremendous pain when moved. This takes a long time to heal and can only be done with ample bed rest. It can also require specialized strength training depending on the vertebrae effected.
This is a twisting injury in the lower back where the ligaments tear or detach causing a tremendous amount of pain and immobility for a long period. This can require a tremendous amount of physical rehabilitation and may require surgery.
Sciatica is injury to the lower back that effects the sciatic nerve, which is the main nerve from the spine that controls leg function and sensation. A sciatic nerve injury can cause temporary paralysis or loss of use of the legs and requires intensive physical therapy to recover.
Facet Joint Problems
Vertebrae have three main points of movement: the intervertebral disc and the two facet joints. Vertebrae can fuse after an accident, eliminating the joint all together and seriously restricting range of motion.
Broken vertebrae is a broken back. The proper healing process is painful and uncomfortable as the victim wears a back brace and is restricted to bed rest. Doctors recommend that the victim discontinue potentially hazardous work activities for the remainder of their professional life.
Spinal Cord Injury
The spinal cord is a giant nerve running the length of the spine. An injury to this nerve is a serious concern for all back injury patients as they wait for swelling that may be affecting the function of the spinal cord to subside. A back injury could very well reveal a more drastic problem. Please monitor your injury closely.
What Causes Back Injuries?
Repetitive Motion injuries
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Boise Idaho automobile accident – School bus crash kills teenager
Legal news for Idaho automobile accident attorneys. A head-on crash with a school bus killed a high school senior.
Idaho State Police alerts automobile accident lawyers- A Caldwell High School senior was killed in a school bus crash.
Boise, ID—A high school senior was killed after a head-on collision with a Vallivue School District bus. The fatal crash happened on Wednesday morning, September 23, 2009 around 7:42 a.m., at Indiana Avenue south of Ustick Road, as reported by The Idaho Press-Tribune.
According to Idaho State Police a Caldwell High School senior identified as Shawn Heckathorn, 17, was traveling southbound on Indiana Avenue when his GMC Sonoma crossed the centerline and into oncoming traffic. The GMC then slammed head-on into a northbound school bus driven by Chandra White, 28, of Nampa, which was transporting 40 students to school. Reportedly, none of the 40 students traveling on the school bus were injured in the wreck. Heckathorn was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by responding emergency medical services (EMS) crews. Heckathorn was wearing a seatbelt and the air bag did deploy, according to police officials. The school bus was reportedly transporting the students to Jefferson Charter School when the collision occurred. Another school bus arrived at the scene of the crash to take the students the rest of the way to school. Idaho State Police officials are conducting a full investigation into the fatal two-vehicle crash.
Legal News Reporter: Nicole Howley-Legal news for Idaho automobile accident lawyers.
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John Marshall seniors create locker mural as senior project
(ABC 6 News) – A group of John Marshall seniors came together to leave a lasting impression on their school by painting a mural on the lockers.
The students have been working on this in their free time after school since December and finished the project a few weeks ago. They say they wanted to strike a balance between the books students will read in the curriculum and books they can read on their own. Books on the mural range from "To Kill a Mockingbird" to "The Great Gatsby."
"It’s kind of nice having such a wide range of books to look at. I feel like it kind of reflects JM’s diversity and when you’re doing large pieces like this you want the community to see themselves reflected in that," senior Amina Sheriff said.
The seniors said this was a great bonding experience with their peers and they hope to leave behind a legacy.
"Just the process of actually doing it was super fulfilling. Like it’s something that I’d recommend for any high school student but especially seniors to kind of have something that feels like you’re giving a little bit back to the school after soaking in so much for like 12, 13, 15 years," senior Xander Fuhrer, who organized the project, said.
Senior Manal Assoula, who also worked on the project, hopes this inspires future students to paint more lockers, especially the senior classes to come.
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Hello! My name is Kaiah. I live in Colorado with my husband, Ryan, and I am a graphic designer and illustrator.
My passion is to bring joy and beauty into the lives of others through joyous, colorful, and bright designs that spark inspiration and bring peace. I would love to work with you, so feel free to contact me via the contact form below or DM me on instagram!
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Greeting cards ship only to the US and Canada
Whether you’re looking for greeting cards for a holiday, a birthday, or any other occasion, this is the right place for you. Choose individual greeting cards or carefully selected sets of locally printed cards!
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Chennai: Tamil author and professor Perumal Murugan, who gave up writing after he was hounded by Hindu fundamentalist and caste groups, would join the faculty of the Presidency College in Chennai today. His wife, a member of the Tamil faculty, would join Queen Mary’s College in the city. Both had sought transfer, fearing for their life in their hometown of Namakal, where they used to teach at the government college.
Hindu groups and caste outfits in Namakal had protested and even observed a bandh last month against Perumal Murugan’s novel, Madhorubhagan, saying it showed their women and their temple in bad light. The novel had been published in 2010, and has also been translated in English, as One Part Woman.
The story revolves around an ancient tradition that allowed childless women to have sex outside marriage, in the hope of bearing a child.
The author had apologised and explained that it was a work of fiction. Sources close to Mr Murugan have said the police, who had arranged peace meetings with protesters, reportedly coerced him to sign an allegedly illegal agreement withdrawing the book.
They looked at it only “as a law and order issue and they were bent to quell it by hook or crook even if it means compromising fundamental rights” says a close friend of the author.
Peeved, Perumal Murugan announced, “The writer in me is dead,” and withdrew all his writings.
The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has moved the Madras High Court seeking a direction to quash the agreement the Namakkal police reportedly made Perumal Murugan sign. The court is set to hear the case on the February 24. “The excuse of law and order cannot be an excuse to barter away fundamental rights because the fundamental rights cannot be the domain or cannot be the subject of compromises. Mobs, today control free speech and expression and governments, instead of their obligation to protect fundamental rights, actually side with the people who break the law,” says PUCL general secretary V Suresh.
Authors and writers have appealed to Mr Murugan to resume writing. But people close to him say he’s determined and it’s too early now to expect a change of heart.
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Financial Affairs Directorate is the department responsible for maintaining and managing the financial affairs of our university and recording these transactions in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Our directorate prepares an annual forecast budget for the university's revenues and expenses, compares budget execution on a monthly basis, and monitors and reports on all financial transactions. Draws up the necessary legal declarations, and ensures that they are declared and paid. Use the University's expenditure budget funds in an appropriate, cost-effective, and efficient manner in accordance with plans and programs. Conduct procurement and in-kind service transactions within the framework of laws and guidelines. The objective of our directorate is to improve the quality of services provided by using and controlling the University's existing resources in a transparent, efficient, and effective manner. AREA OF RESPONSIBILITIES Managing the accounting, finance, and budget of our university. Preparation of financial statements (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, etc.). Making collection and payment transactions. Recording income and expenses according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Executing the necessary legal declarations and payments. Collection of tuition fees and carrying out invoicing procedures. Implementation of budget operations. Carrying out the accounting processes of R&D projects. Realization of personnel per diem allowance transactions. Carrying out the purchasing and stock management procedures of our university. Planning the procurement of necessary services, tools, equipment, fixtures, and machinery equipment within legal limits and implementing efficient procurement procedures. Carrying out market research for the products to be purchased. Managing construction works and related installation, production, building, supply, transport, repair and installation works, and similar architectural works. Preparation of tender dossier and contract drafts for the tendered purchases planned to be made. Recording all stages of the procurement process and keeping all relevant documents together with the tender dossier. As a result of purchasing, controlling the received invoices, and delivering them to the relevant units. Checking the purchased materials with delivery notes or invoices. Classifying and storing the materials that are checked/inspected according to their type and quality. Ensuring that the materials to be offered for consumption and use are delivered to the relevant persons. On-site control of the materials in use, recording, and realization of commitment procedures. Organizing the necessary arrangements and making updates in the commodity and logistics warehouses. To perform the procedures for the scrapping of the fixtures that are not in use any longer.
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Christmas is a time of good-will and happiness.
And while crimes happen all the time, all over the world, at Christmas it feels worse to hear about people that have been victims of crime, or those who commit them.
Kent has its own string of crimes committed at Christmas and we've taken five of the most serious, memorable, and recent incidents which led to prosecutions.
The time in which they happened ranges from as long as 27 years ago.
The most recent took place on Christmas day, nearly two years ago.
Let's hope Kent's Christmas this year is happy and crime-free.
Cannabis decorated Christmas tree
Ian Richards was sentenced to 18 months in prison after a police raid at his home in December 2010 discovered a life-sized Christmas tree was not all it seemed.
The tree was a 5 ft tall cannabis plant that had even been decorated in baubles to disguise it.
Officers also found a “sophisticated hydroponic factory” in his house.
When questioned by officers he had claimed the haul was for his own personal use, but police said the factory had the potential to produce a large quantity of the illegal Class B drug.
Richards, formerly of Attlee Avenue in Aylesham, was 46 at the time of his sentencing at Canterbury Crown Court in the following December 2011.
Christmas day rapist tried to flee to Romania
Tudor Tofoi was jailed for 18 years after what was described as a “violent and brutal rape” of a woman on Christmas Day 2014 in Dover.
A jury at Canterbury Crown Court heard how Tofoi, formerly of High Street, Dover, had stalked his female victim who had been out for a drink, before grabbing her and pulling her into an alleyway in Pencester Court.
He was given a 15 year custodial sentence for the attack, having previously attempted to flee to Romania but running out of money by the time he reached Belgium.
He eventually returned for trial after being persuaded by his mother.
George Cornel Hirjanu
Hirjanu was eventually sentenced for 18 years as part of the same investigation which led to the arrest and imprisonment of Tudor Tofoi.
Along with his accomplice, Hirjanu fled the country after an appeal was posted on the internet which he realised was looking for him.
Unlike Tofoi, Hirjanu managed to make it as far as his home country of Romania before he was eventually hunted down and arrested on an International Arrest Warrant.
Hirjanu was jailed for 13 years and three months for the attack.
Hit and run crossing crash
Jamie Burchell-Reeves had no licence, no insurance, and had only taken seven driving lessons when he killed Liam Rogerson in a hit and run crash in Greenhithe last Christmas Eve (2016).
The 23-year-old, of Wakefield Road, Greenhithe, was jailed for four and a half years for the incident, which saw his 28-year-old victim pronounced dead at the scene.
Burchell-Reeves had been driving with his girlfriend, who owned the vehicle, in the car having been on a trip to Bluewater when he hit his victim on a pedestrian crossing at Crossways Boulevard.
Given an extra 12 years in jail in March 2012 on top of a life sentence from June 2004 imposed for a series of rapes around London.
The 63-year-old from Appledore raped one victim in Forest Hill on Christmas Day 27 years ago. She died in 2006.
After Imiela was convicted of that crime, the jury was then told he was known as the M25 rapist, having carried out eight violent sex attacks during 2001 and 2002, some 14 years after the Forest Hill rape.
The former railway worker’s attacks in 2001 began on November 15 when he abducted and raped a ten-year-old girl in Ashford. The crime saw the start of a major investigation costing £2.1million.
Imiela carried out more sex attacks in Surrey, London, Hertfordshire and Birmingham. He was arrested on a motorway in Kent weeks later and convicted of the crimes in March 2004.
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I’ve posted before on installing the SunPCI drivers on Solaris 10 but skipped a few steps. Sites to download the drivers are limited, but if you Google for the exact file name, you can find some locations, search for SUNWspci3.tar.Z
Unzip the file with:
The untar with:
tar xf SUNWspci_13.tar
The SunPCI card in my Ultra60 is a 1.3 card, not 3, so be careful which package you download. Available options seem to be SUNWspci_13, SUNWspci2, SUNWspci3
Once you’ve untar’ed, run in the same folder:
pkgadd -d .
(not as I said before to cd into the untar’d folder). At this point you should be able to follow the rest of the steps in the previous post.
I’m reinstalling and setting up Solaris 10 on this box since I spent some time installing FreeBSD and then Solaris 8, and decided Solaris 10 was actually the better option, so I’m going that to that again (Solaris 8 I couldn’t get to install).
At some point I must have mounted a shared drive on my NAS to copy files to/from this box, so I’ll also take a look at getting that going again (I don’t think I took any notes), I could have used ftp. Will see what works.
The CD-ROM drive in the Sun Ultra 60 that I recently picked up from ebay lasted long enough to get an initial install of Solaris 10 installed, and then the tray refused to stay closed. I picked up a replacement used DVD drive from www.anysystem.com
It came with free plastic ducks. Yay!
One thing I’ve noticed is that used retro computer gear is often shipped with far more care and with better packing than new gear – good job on the packing anysystem.com:
Here’s a side view of what the Sun Service Manual for the Sun Ultra 60 calls the ‘Removable Media Assembly’, or RMA:
Here’s the front view before removing the face plate:
The front plate is removed by squeezing the left and right sides then it pops off. Remove the screws seen here on the front left and right:
… and then the whole RMA section slides out:
Undo the 2 screws on the left and right of the CD-ROM drive, remove the cables at the back and then slide it out of the assembly. Here’s the CD drive out, and the new DVD drive inserted:
RMA pushed back into place and front plate re-attached. Done!
I picked up a “new” (new old stock most likely since I don’t think these chips are still manufactured, and haven’t been for 10+ years) NVRAM timekeeper chip since the one in the Sun Ultra 60 I picked up cheap on ebay was dead. Luckily it seems to still have charge and is keeping the host id and mac address values between power off/on, so that’s great.
To reprogram the hostid and mac address that are stored in the NVRAM memory, following the guide here which seems to be the definite source for reprogramming Sun NVRAMs, I used the following steps to reconfigure the new chip. The value of 80 on line 2 is the machine type for Ultra models:
1 0 mkp 80 1 mkp 8 2 mkp 0 3 mkp 20 4 mkp c0 5 mkp ff 6 mkp ee 7 mkp 0 8 mkp 0 9 mkp 0 a mkp 0 b mkp c0 c mkp ff d mkp ee e mkp 0 f 0 do i idprom@ xor loop f mkp
The odd thing now is I’m running into this issue that I didn’t see before:
I’m not going to type in all this text so it’s searchable, but here’s the text for almost the same error (same issue, different version of Solaris perhaps?) :
Hardware watchdog enabled svc.configd: smf(5) database integrity check of: /etc/svc/repository.db failed. The database might be damaged or a media error might have prevented it from being verified. Additional information useful to your service provider is in: /etc/svc/volatile/db_errors The system will not be able to boot until you have restored a working database. svc.startd(1M) will provide a sulogin(1M) prompt for recovery purposes. The command: /lib/svc/bin/restore_repository can be run to restore a backup version of your repository. See http://sun.com/msg/SMF-8000-MY for more information. Requesting System Maintenance Mode svc.configd exited with status 102 (database initialization failure)
If I could get to a single user logon prompt then I could follow these instructions to repair, but the above error is just looping continuously, so I’m unable to do the repair.
When I first installed Solaris 10 from CDs, I got through the first couple of disks and then the cd drive would just eject any disk inserted, and won’t stay closed. I managed to complete the install by copying across ISO disk images and completing the install from those.
Since I can’t get a physical install cd to stay in the drive, I’m not sure I can boot recovery, so I’m kinda stuck. I think it’s time to pick up a replacement cdrom drive (might as well get a dvd drive) otherwise I’m kinda stuck in the water with this machine at this point.
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Sometimes, when you are sure that you are all alone but still hearing the signs of footsteps, then this can be pretty unsettling.
But don’t worry; you are not the only one who has experienced this feeling.
There may be various reasons for this phenomenon. Some people believe that it is a spectral indicator.
It is also possible that your house is haunted and ghosts are visiting it if you can hear some weird sounds along with the feeling of footsteps.
Maybe the noise is coming outside your home.
Sometimes when we’re living in apartments, many people are living in that, and maybe someone is walking or doing his daily chores, and you’re thinking that there is something wrong.
The sound can also come from outside your home, like from the street and the next door.
But still, the concern is that, in any of the cases, you’re feeling disturbed and unpleasant.
So what can be done?
All you need to do is stay at ease.
This article will let you know the spiritual meaning of hearing footsteps at night.
If this is the topic of your interest, then give it a read.
What Does It Mean When You Hear Footsteps At Night?
Many people hear footsteps during the night, and it is a multifaceted and enigmatic experience.
Many people have different experiences regarding it, and it varies according to the beliefs of people.
One often feels so scared thinking that weird things are happening.
On the other hand, some people think that it is a sign of spirituality and that angels are protecting them.
Still, many others think that they are nothing special about it and it is merely a noise either due to climatic conditions or somebody actually moving in the next door.
If you want to understand the meaning of hearing footsteps at night, then you first need to think about your own beliefs and feelings and then decide accordingly what is it actually.
Because many of these superstitions lack any technical support.
Maybe the universe is trying to speak to you or give you a message in this way.
Moreover, maybe your spiritual self is trying to explore something.
You need to look at everything in life.
Think of it all multiple ways and then conclude from the bigger picture.
This will assist you to solve this puzzle and put the picture together.
Did you hear your name called in a dream? See the meaning.
Spiritual Meanings of Hearing Footsteps At Night
One has to always accept that life doesn’t always bring good things to us.
Good and bad are equal parts of life.
In the same way, hearing footsteps at night is both a sign of good and bad things equally.
The spiritual significance of hearing footsteps at night varies according to everyone’s belief system and culture.
Here are the ten spiritual meanings of hearing footsteps at night:
1- Sign of Guardian Angels:
There are times when we are going to make some critical decisions, and you need someone who can tell you that you are making a right or wrong decision.
Hearing footsteps at night can be an indicator of the presence of the guardians’s angels.
It is perceived that hearing footsteps at night shows that guardian angels are watching you and protecting you from making wrong decisions.
These sublime beings are considered to be a support system in tough times, and that is the reason their footsteps give the acuity of their presence.
2- Visits of the Ancestral Spirits:
In many cultures, the presence of footsteps at night is associated with the spirits of the departed souls.
These ancestral spirits are believed to be the guides who make sure to give their guidance to the descendants.
Moreover, this also fosters the link between the living and the departed.
3- A Message of love
In the era where everyone is busy in the machine life and has no time for their loved ones, what if you receive extra love in one way or another?
Imagine you’re receiving some strange and unexplained sound in the darkness of the night.
It is quite possible that your loved ones who have passed away are trying to send you lovely reminders.
If you’re not anxious about these footsteps, this is only because you have created some comfort zone with them.
But if you don’t feel good with these footsteps, these are not the departed souls.
If you want to understand it more deeply, check how these sounds affect your emotional side.
4- The Universe’s celestial messages:
Some people believe that these footsteps are sending messages from God.
These footprints also serve as a reminder or invitation to give attention to one’s journey in life.
5- Patience reminder:
If anyone hears slower footsteps at night, it is considered that he is patient in all the proceedings of his life.
This patience is not easy, and if one has it means he is ready to accept everything in life with an open heart.
If you hear footsteps at night, it is always your reminder for patience.
Always try to adopt this behavior and ask others for it.
6- Sign of Progress
You may have wondered how footsteps are linked to making progress, but yes, it is believed so.
Hearing faster footsteps is an indicator of progress.
This reveals that all your goals are fine, and you are on the road to remarkable success.
Sometimes, this gesture also serves as a sign of motivation and courage.
These footsteps serve as an alarm to tell you that you’re doing well regarding financial and personal while.
If you hear these you just be happy that your efforts are not futile.
7- New opportunities are on the way
If you hear footsteps along with the sound of knocking on doors, the good things are on the way.
Many new opportunities are on the way to welcome you.
This is the good news, and you must be happy if you hear this because your luck is now working for you.
There are many chances, like you may get a new job, a promotion at your current job, or imagine you are getting your love of life.
You must adopt a positive attitude to avail yourself of these opportunities.
8- Link with Past
In spirituality, hearing footsteps at night is linked with past happenings.
These footsteps are believed to be a reminder of any unsolved issue regarding business or relationships.
Moreover, hearing footsteps at night serves as a reminder to address the personal self for healing and betterment.
9- Gesture of Spiritual awareness
Hearing footsteps at night is also considered to be a sign of spiritualism.
This shows that a person is on the way toward spiritual transformation and is eager to have more knowledge.
Moreover, this serves as a gesture that one has a clear life purpose.
10- Security from Negative Energies
It is also considered that hearing footsteps at night is a sign of security from all types of positive energies.
In such a scenario, a spiritual being protects the individual as a shield from negative vibes.
It has been proved that these interpretations are immersed in the various belief systems and are not for everyone.
If you’re experiencing anything like these, seek the assistance of a spiritual leader at once.
Why did I hear footsteps in my house?
Hearing footsteps in your house can be pretty unsettling, and it is because of various reasons.
These audible noises are natural sometimes.
It can be due to various reasons like changing the temperature of movement of tiny creatures.
To clarify it, it is suggested to investigate the source of these footsteps.
What does it mean to hear footsteps on your roof?
People are wondering about this experience of hearing footsteps on the roof.
It is believed that it is for various reasons and varies according to cultural beliefs and personal experience.
In some cultures, it is also believed that hearing footsteps is something linked with supernatural creatures or the presence of spirits.
Anyone experiencing these footprints must investigate all possible logical explanations, like the presence of animals or environmental factors like wind pressure or any falling objects.
Spiritual Meaning Of Hearing Footsteps At 3 Am
It is believed in many cultures that three to four o’clock in the morning is considered ‘witching hour’ or ‘devil’s hour.’
This time frame is acknowledged when supernatural creations are in power.
If you are experiencing these footsteps during this specific time, it may show that some type of paranormal activity is in swing.
This idea of witching or devil hour dates back to the 1500s, when the catholic church held grave concerns for witches.
So, if you’ve ever experienced these footsteps, there may be a scenario of witches.
What does the word footsteps mean in the Bible?
In terms of the Bible, the word footsteps is believed to be considered as any individual’s
life journey, like an individual’s life, the ways they adopt, and their way of spending life.
It is not linked with someone’s walking style or anything else.
Instead, it represents anybody’s deeds, decisions and links to the belief system.
How can I interpret the footsteps I hear at night?
To sum up, the meaning of hearing footsteps at night varies according to the people’s beliefs.
Many people consider it a sign of good luck.
Others think it is a sign of progress.
In many communities, it is believed to be a sign of love notes from the departed souls.
Others believe that it is something like paranormal activity
There is no fixed rule regarding it. And it varies according to the beliefs of people.
Is it dangerous to hear footsteps at night?
Not not at all.
Hearing footsteps at night is not dangerous.
Some people believe that it is linked to the presence of ghosts, but it is not so really.
Most of the studies believe that it is the sign of an angel.
If you are experiencing footprints, it shows that your angels are present to safeguard you.
The studies from Christianity also support it as a sign of angels’ presence for your safety in the house.
So what you should do?
Simply face everything you are avoiding, and you’ll feel good.
Always keep in mind that procrastination is the downfall of all of us.
This one thing does much harm to us as compared to the good.
Hearing footsteps at night is considered to be a good sign in spirituality.
Always see the big picture because it makes things more clear.
This is the only way you can get to know about the reality.
What should I do?
All of you to stay at ease.
Don’t be so panicky if you feel footprints in your house.
There is nothing much to be worried about.
Train your mind so that you take this thing in your comfort zone.
The actual meaning of hearing footsteps at night is complex.
It can be the gestures of love from your departed one or the sign of fear and anxiousness.
But now studies show that these are messages of caution.
Moreover, anyone experiencing these footsteps will have a healthier relationship and workspace.
So, welcome this new experience with open arms.
I hope this article has cleared all your doubts.
Still, if you’ve any queries, feel free to ask in the comments section.
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K H N International Business Limited has been delivering sustainable profit growth while building a solid business foundation amidst a challenging operating environment. My mission is to extend this trajectory into the future and turn the K H N International Business Limited into an one of the leading company in Bangladesh.
We continue to face new challenges in our business environment; due to covid-19, we are not doing business in this year— everything is not goning on full swing.
We are living in a difficult and uncertain time around the world, as we face the spread of COVID-19.
The physical and mental health and well-being of everyone is our top priority, as we aim to operate as normally as possible.
Although our business may be not closed for now, we are very much open. Now, more than ever, we are trying to provide political research programmes.
We are a digital-first, open publisher and will continue to be available for you throughout this public crisis.
With my very best wishes !
K H N Secretariat
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WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER ROOT CANAL TREATMENT
We first have to get rid of the notion that root canal treatments are painful; technology has advanced way beyond that time when procedures had to be painful. The procedure is about 95% successful and saved teeth can sometimes last a lifetime when well taken care of. This procedure is usually done when the tooth becomes cracked, infected or decayed and in order to save it, the dentist offers to repair it by removing the nerves and pulp from inside the tooth and replacing it with a sterile rubber-like substance known as ‘gutta percha’. After a suitable interval, the tooth is closed permanently and an artificial crown fitted on top of it to increase its life.
The root canal treatment (RCT) is also known as an endodontic treatment and becomes necessary when the center of the tooth which is called the pulp, becomes infected or inflamed; the presence of a large cavity could also damage the tooth’s roots sufficiently to warrant a root canal procedure.
During the procedure, the dentist first makes the area around the tooth numb before creating an opening in the crown of the tooth. The procedure involves drilling through the tooth’s outer layers of enamel and dentine to reach the soft tissue within called the pulp. The pulp is where the blood vessels and nerves are found and this is what is removed and the inside of the tooth cleaned and sealed, thereby effectively killing the tooth; what this means is that there will be no more feeling in the tooth.
If this procedure isn’t done, the infection might spread further, leading to abscess formations. An abscess is a pus-filled pocket at the base of the tooth’s roots. Aside from the abscess, the infection can also spread to the bones around the root of the tooth; it can also induce inflammation and swelling around the cheeks, chin, neck or head.
While the procedure is still in progression and the permanent filling hasn’t yet been placed along with the crown, you would do well to avoid chewing from that side of the mouth. It will also reduce chances of a re-infection or prevent the tooth from fracturing as it is still under repair.
Recovery from an RCT usually takes about 3 days to about 2 weeks before the pain completely subsides. Usually, mild over-the-counter pain killers are sufficient to control the pain of normal tissue inflammation and patients can resume their normal activities within a day or so. A few precautions to be observed after an RCT include avoiding chewing hard foods with the affected tooth, quitting smoking and chewing tobacco and observing good oral hygiene.
A side-effect of RCT is that the tooth doesn’t have its original strength and can be prone to fractures when over-stressed. The tooth may also become slightly discoloured, but this can be bleached off. In very rare cases, the tooth may become re-infected or the RCT may fail..
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On July 25, the Bayreuth Festival opened with a new production of "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg". The Swiss conductor Philippe Jordan was in charge of the musical direction. The production was directed by Barrie Kosky, artistic director and chief director of the Komische Oper Berlin.
Before and after the opera and during the one-hour intermissions, music journalist and Wagner expert Axel Brüggemann hosted the four-hour program "Bayreuth - The Show," live from the Grüner Hügel.
The longtime Bayreuth connoisseur reports from the red carpet. He discussed Richard Wagner, his music and his life with prominent guests and the artists. He also took a look behind the scenes of the world-famous festival and showed it from a completely unorthodox perspective.
Brüggemann welcomed musician and presenter Ina Müller, singer Jasper, comedians Thomas Hermanns and Wigald Boning, soccer expert and opera fan Fritz von Thurn und Taxis, Dr. Sven Friedrich, director of the Richard Wagner Museum Bayreuth, as well as singers René Pape, Stefan Vinke, Nadine Weissmann and Camilla Nylund, who performed in various Bayreuth Festival productions this summer.
After the end of the live opera broadcast, Bayreuth's mayor Brigitte Merk-Erbe and participants in the new "Meistersinger" production joined Brüggemann in the studio: director Barrie Kosky and singers Anette Schwanewilms, Klaus Florian Vogt, Michael Volle and Johannes Martin Kränzle.
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M3 35mm Knurled Standoff can be used for connecting rod, pulling rod or the top column, play the role of connecting or extending nut.
Replace your damaged or stock plastic stand offs with these durable M3 35mm knurled standoffs.
- Brand: Suleve
- Model: M3AR3
- Thread diameter: 3mm (M3)
- Outer diameter: 6mm
- Length: 35mm
- Material: Anodized aluminum alloy 6061
- Colour: Purple, red, black, pink, silver, grey, blue, gold
- Knurled textured design, lightweight, strong hardness, secure
- 10x aluminum alloy M3 standoffs
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The Discovery Centre is not available as an interactive space at the present time due to health and safety restrictions related to COVID-19. Please join us instead for a private children's education program, a guided indoor museum tour, or a guided outdoor walking tour.
Come experience the refurbished Discovery Centre, an interactive space dedicated to children and learning. All new hands-on activities highlighting science, engineering, math and technology will spark the fascination of children and adults alike.
Welcome to the Discovery Centre: Make Science work for you!
Come experience the refurbished Discovery Centre, an interactive space dedicated to children and learning. All new hands-on activities highlighting science, engineering, math and technology will spark the fascination of children and adults alike. For teachers: all activities have been designed with curriculum-based learning connections.
Explore the Discovery Centre’s exciting new learning stations:
Wall of Invention: What can you make?
What can be more exciting than our amazing magnetic wall? Let your imagination and creativity run wild as you use build paths to move your ball across the wall. What direction will it go? How fast can you move it? Does the ball’s weight make a difference? How likely is it that your ball will follow the same path? (3 years and up)
The Dark Room: What do you see?
How does light affect your life? How does coloured light affect what you see? Enter the dark room and learn more… (4 years and up).
The Power of Simple Machines! Can you build it?
Build a simple machine out of Lego! Video and printed illustrated instructions will help you to complete a finished product. Or use your imagination to construct your own creation (4 years and up).
Activity Boxes: Solve it! Discover it! Explain it! Explore it! Observe it! Feel it!
Pick up one of our “science in a box” interactive kits and learn about such topics as structures and mechanisms, numbers, geometry, problem solving, life systems, and matter and energy. Activities are age-specific (18 months and up).
Gordon C. Leitch Discovery Centre is dedicated to the family of Gordon C. Leitch...
who funded the creation of the original space, established in 2002. In the words of his daughter, the late Jane Bayly, “Gordon C. Leitch was a self-educated, determined, young man who founded a shipping company [Upper Great Lakes Shipping Inc.] in the midst of the great depression of the 1930s. He was well liked and loved to give opportunities for advancement, especially to children.”
We acknowledge funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (2004) and the PumpHouse Museum volunteers who developed the original Discovery Centre concept.
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Show Your Contents
You should use the area round your kitchen cupboards to retailer something you wish to show. Place seldom used or ornamental issues on the highest of your cupboards and bear in mind to maintain them dusted. For those who’d wish to deal with the container, then place smaller gadgets in baskets, crates, or bowls to go well with the fashion of your kitchen transform. Recipe books also can sit on prime of cupboards or on a nook shelf on the aspect. For those who really feel that your cupboards are taking on your design, then break them up by putting in open storage or glass-front cupboards in a single part. Its contents could be downlit to subtly improve your show and create visible texture in your cabinetry. Open storage can match into any nook or cranny, higher using all accessible space for storing and bringing persona to your kitchen transform.
Put money into a freestanding cupboard to suit into an ungainly area. If you wish to inject some character into your kitchen design, strive repurposing a bit of furnishings like a bookcase or hutch. It might match into an alcove or area beside a window and provide you with further storage. A cart is a handy resolution that you need to use for storing drinks or preserving fruit and veg in, for instance. Make it an adjunct by together with a classic bar cart that may be saved in your walk-in pantry or utility room and wheeled out if you find yourself entertaining. Your kitchen island, whereas not cell, is separate out of your wall cupboards so you can emphasize this by going for a special colour or countertop materials. A second island, to serve a special goal, provides twice the storage and workspace you probably have the room in your kitchen design footprint.
A Storage Hero
A pantry is an actual hero in relation to decluttering a kitchen design. A walk-in pantry is the final word in group and comfort, however should you don’t have area for a separate pantry, you possibly can emulate this storage inside your major kitchen format. Place a countertop storage unit behind bifold or pull-down doorways in the identical fashion as your kitchen cupboards. This countertop pantry provides easy accessibility throughout meals prep and shops every part away neatly. Embrace slender pantry pull outs and spice storage in awkward areas on the finish of an island or in a spot between your major cupboards and a wall or fridge. These extremely purposeful storage options allow you to make the most of each sq. inch of your kitchen design to create storage proper the place you want it.
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Actually the BEST vegetarian chili! Loaded with candy potato, zucchini, beans + a lot taste! So hearty, so good.
I promise you. That is really the perfect meatless vegetarian chili recipe ever. Loaded with so many veggies, two totally different sorts of beans, and simply sufficient spice to knock your socks off.
Plus, leftovers style even higher the subsequent day, and it freezes so so effectively.
When able to serve, high together with your favourite toppings: bitter cream, diced avocado, diced purple onion, cilantro leaves, tortilla chips and/or crusty bread.
So hearty, so so good.
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 medium candy onion, diced
- 1 small poblano pepper, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons floor cumin
- 1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano
- 2 (14.5-ounce) cans diced tomatoes
- 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (15-ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 4 cups vegetable inventory
- Kosher salt and freshly floor black pepper, to style
- 1 small candy potato, peeled and diced
- 1 medium zucchini, diced
- ¼ cup chopped contemporary cilantro leaves
Warmth canola oil in a big stockpot or Dutch oven over medium warmth.
Add onion and poblano, and cook dinner, stirring often, till tender, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in garlic, chili powder, cumin and oregano till aromatic, about 1 minute.
Stir in diced tomatoes, black beans, kidney beans and vegetable inventory; season with salt and pepper, to style. Convey to a boil; scale back warmth and simmer, partially lined, till flavors have blended, about 15-20 minutes.
Stir in candy potato and zucchini, and cook dinner till tender, about 10-Quarter-hour. Stir in cilantro; season with salt and pepper, to style.*
*TO FREEZE: Let cool fully; portion into plastic freezer luggage in particular person servings, squeezing out any extra air earlier than sealing. Lay the baggage flat in a single layer within the freezer (this can assist them freeze shortly). To reheat, thaw in a single day within the fridge, reheating over low warmth, stirring often, till heated by means of.
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- This event has passed.
Confluence Health Adaptive Cycling Program
September 23 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
The Confluence Health Adaptive Cycling Program will be hosting a free community event on Saturday, September 23 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at 155 North Worthen Street (which is the parking lot at the end of the pedestrian bridge, a couple blocks north of Pybus Public Market). This event is open to everyone in the community with a physical, cognitive, or sensory impairment to come try an adaptive bike such as a handcycle, trike, or tandem. There will be a variety of bikes available for ages 5 to 105+! No appointments or reservations are needed, and people of all riding abilities are welcome and encouraged to stop by. Bikes are available on a first-come first-served basis and participants can ride the bikes at their leisure at any time during event hours. If you would like more information about this event or about the adaptive cycling program please contact Erin at erin.keeley@confluencehealth.
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Yes, there’s meditation and exercise to help us clear our mind and be happier, but have you tried this:
RUBBING YOUR EARS — Ear reflexology involves stimulating the pressure points on the ear connected with various parts of our body. This works with our negative emotions, too. Massaging the outer rings of each ear might boost your mood.
TELL YOURSELF YOU’RE ‘GETTING BUSY’ MORE THAN YOUR NEIGHBORS — Recent research found those having sex two to three times per month were 33% happier than those who aren’t. They became even happier knowing their frequency was even more than their peers.
BECOME A PHYSICAL THERAPIST — Physical therapists love their jobs the most, according to a few studies. Or become a firefighter, which came in second on the list.
PLAY VIDEO GAMES — 67 percent of gamers reported playing a video game decreased their depression and increased their well-being and social functioning. This is the case even for gamers in their 70s.
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In GMF ELCM Fund L.P. et al v. ELCM HCRE GP LLC et al, C.A. No. 2018-0840-SG (Del. Ch. August 7, 2019), the Delaware Court of Chancery granted a petition for dissolution of a Delaware limited partnership, ELCM Healthcare Real Estate Fund LP (the “Fund”), because the principal of the general partner, Andrew White, was unwilling or unable to conduct the business of the Fund to fulfill the purpose set forth in its limited partnership agreement.Read More
In, In re: Geneius Biotechnology, Inc., C.A. No. 2017-0297-TMR (Del. Ch. Dec. 8, 2017), the Delaware Court of Chancery denied a minority stockholder’s petition for the appointment of a neutral third-party receiver under Section 291 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) because the petitioner minority stockholder failed to prove, by clear and convincing evidence, that Geneius Biotechnology, Inc. (“Geneius”) was insolvent. The court held that Section 291 actions are not to be used as a method of resolving business strategy disputes between stockholders and management.
By Scott Waxman and Anthony L Yerry
In Jagodzinski v. Silicon Valley Innovation Company, LLC, Christian Jagodzinski, a unitholder in Silicon Valley Innovation Company, LLC (“SVIC”), fueled by personal disputes with Bram Portnoy, the receiver of SVIC, brought a motion to terminate the court-appointed receivership over SVIC or, alternatively, to reduce the receiver’s pay. Setting aside the personal disputes between Portnoy and Jagodzinski, the Delaware Court of Chancery ruled that Jagodzinski failed to make a sufficient showing to justify terminating the receivership but held that the 10% contingency portion of Portnoy’s fees are to be based off of the net, instead of the gross, recovery of the receivership.
In 2000, Jagodzinski invested $1 million in SVIC, which was an incubator for other startup technology companies. After about four years of allegedly successful investments, SVIC stopped sending reports to the equity holders. Jagodzinski unsuccessfully attempted to contact SVIC and investigate the state of the company’s affairs. Eventually on February 18, 2011, Jagodzinski initiated a books and records action against SVIC in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The then manager of SVIC refused to cooperate with the court, and the court appointed Portnoy as a limited receiver of SVIC with the specific task of collecting the books and records of the SVIC.
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