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Eye Surgical treatment
Eye Surgical treatment has actually become a mainstream technique of vision modification, as well as this article will clarify the advantages as well as negative aspects of 3 different approaches being used to the medical consumer.
Lasik Eye Surgery
LASIK is the acronym for Laser-Assisted Sitting Keratomileusis as well as is an eye surgical system which completely remedies vision by eliminating a slim layer of the cornea. This treatment functions best on individuals with moderate to high degrees of nearsightedness (nearsightedness), reduced to moderate degrees of hyperopia (farsightedness) as well as astigmatism associated with nearsightedness, and also who have thick corneas. It is the most popular surgical vision modification approach.
Individuals with normal eye sight see objects plainly since pictures are brought right into a right centerpiece by the cornea as well as lens of the eye. Preferably, the cornea's curvature is equally matched to its size in a typical eye. People with astigmatism, myopia or hyperopia have actually off-and-on shaped corneas, so the objects seen are not focused appropriately. LASIK changes corneal form by precise elimination of corneal tissue, and by doing so remedies the eyes' focusing power.
There are, nevertheless, threats to LASIK eye surgery.
There is a remote chance of total loss of vision. If this happens, it is usually since the person had a pre-existing problem which must have prevented the surgical procedure to begin with, such as maternity, cataracts, joint inflammation, diabetes, glaucoma, or lupus. People with big pupils are likewise poor prospects for LASIK. Dry eye syndrome will be exacerbated by this treatment.
A couple of people whine that they completely see "ghost" photos, have actually blurred vision, lessened comparison and also poor night vision. When LASIK wased initially introduced, 5% of people had post-operative issues; however, improvements in the procedure have triggered this price to go down to less than 1% if LASIK is carried out by competent specialists and people are correctly evaluated prior to surgical procedure. If troubles do happen, they could frequently be resoved by a retreatment.
FDA has accepted LASIK laser eye surgical treatment because 1998. While there are a lot of pleased clients, there are however no long term studies about its effects. Understand the constraints and the dangers of LASIK eye surgery prior to you sigh for the treatment.
Though less popular, these little implants could enhance vision in patients with moderate to moderate myopia without the risk of permanent eye damages intrinsic in the cells removal method of LASIK. Intacs are semi-circular disks implanted in the cornea which extend it to assume a flatter form. Though somewhat much less specific compared to LASIK, they are removeable as well as exchangeable, so if the individual has an unexpected over- or under-correction, the implant can be removed and also an additional of a different dimension inserted to get the preferred improvement. The implants are located beside the cornea, so the main visual location is entirely undamaged as well as undamaged, and also the stamina of the cornea is undiminished, making it a better choice for pilots as well as those who engage in get in touch with sports where eye injury is a possibility.
Intacs are unsuitable for severe nearsightedness and also more than small astigmatism (1.00 diopters), as the cornea can just be stretched up until now. If the Intacs are gotten rid of, vision returns to its preoperative degree. Apart from vision correction, Intacs are likewise utilized to treat keratoconus.
Intacs are FDA accepted and Ten Years research studies have actually revealed no significant problems with Intacs and also very few patient grievances; however, due to the fact that the procedure takes more training than LASIK, there are fewer eye surgery clinics offering it. Nevertheless, the Intacs site gives a listing of specialists in each state, too a couple of in Canada, Europe and Mexico.
Due to the fact that many people do not wish to run the risk of LASIK as well as Intacs could not help those with severe vision issues, intraocular lens implants (IOL) are a new option approved by the FDA in 2004 to remedy moderate to serious nearsightedness. The Craftsmen lens, manufactured by Ophtec, resembles the kind of lens implant made use of to recover vision complying with cataract eye surgical procedure.
The brand-new discover here IOL, called the Craftsmen, is meant for just patients that have 2.5 diopters or less of astigmatism.
The fabricated lens does not replace the natural lens, however is placed in front of it. The main trouble discovered with the dental implant was the steady loss of endothelial cells in the corneas of patients that obtained the implants. The endothelium is a layer of cells that line the undersurface of the cornea and are vital in keeping the cornea clear. A three-year study showed a constant constant loss of endothelial cells of 1.8 percent a year. At this moment, no person can predict whether this loss will certainly continue at the exact same price forever, or even its impact on corneal function.
To decrease long-term impacts of the gadget on the corneal endothelium, the FDA is calling for that the brand-new lenses be labelled to define that they should only be dental implanted in clients whose corneal endothelial cells are thick adequate to hold up against minor cell loss.
Extra major issues were few: retinal detachment (0.6%), cataract development (0.6%), and also corneal swelling (0.4%). The FDA is calling for Ophtec to carry out a five-year follow-up survey of its implant individuals to much better examine the post-surgical occurrence of cataract advancement, retinal detachment and also other ocular conditions.
The Craftsmen lens is planned to be an my review here irreversible implant.Though it could be gotten rid of surgically, vision could not constantly return to what it was prior to getting the lens. Since it does not impact astigmatism, individuals with this issue might still need glasses.


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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Need to Read #24: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Title: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Author: Perry Moore
Book blurb: The ultimate visual companion and keepsake to the making of the stunning fantasy film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe based on the beloved children's classic by C.S. Lewis.
C.S. Lewis wrote the classic children's series over 50 years ago, and the amazing land of Narnia is finally coming to the big screen. This beautiful book captures the creative energy behind this film and offers the official inside story on how the magic was made.
Includes selections from the script, still shots from the film, photos of the production, an introduction and stories throughout from the producer, Perry Moore, reflections and anecdotes from cast and crew, and much more.
By going beyond the usual soundbites which make up traditional 'Making Of' books, this insider's account allows for the real personality of the project and its people to shine through its pages.
Quick endorsement: Movie guides with lots of pictures are one of my favorite things, and this is the best one I've found for any movie. The only movie it covers, however, is LWW. If you are a Narnia fan, this book is an absolute must!
Link to review: http://austenitis.blogspot.com/2010/12/official-illustrated-movie-companion.html
**Note: $7.98 is a great price. I paid at least $20 for mine! I don't regret that...but would have preferred this. ;)
Posted by Charity U at approximately 8:00 AM
In this post: 31 Books You Need to Read, photography, The Lion The Witch And the Wardrobe
3 comments:
- Liddy said...
I love this book!! I also have the Prince Caspian movie companion too. Too bad they didn't make one for The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
- January 24, 2013 at 3:51 PM
- Charity U said...
Liddy, I do enjoy the PC one, but chose this one...I've always liked it just a tad better. The writing and information about the characters I prefer. :) But the PC one is great too! I was SO disappointed that they didn't do a VDT one. :( BUT. I have lately been enjoying the visual guide to Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Have you seen/did you enjoy that film? If so, definitely check out the guide with Gandalf on the front. :)
- January 24, 2013 at 5:36 PM
- Alyianna Baggins said...
My sister has this. I agree, it's VERY good - and I do wish the LOTR visual guide by Brian Sibley was this good.
- May 30, 2013 at 9:39 AM
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As any artist who has ever worked a show will tell you, it can be an emotional roller coaster. The "fun" starts long before the show as you frantically try to get enough pieces made before the event. Then, as it approaches, you begin to question: do I have enough merchandise...do I have TOO much merchandise...are my prices too high...too low...will I even sell anything?
All those questions were answered, and I am happy to say that as an artist, my participation in Halloween and Vine was one of the best exhibiting experiences I have ever had.
More than 200 people were lined up before the doors opened at 9am. Some folks were there at 5:30 am!!!! Talk about determination! And believe me, these folks are determined! When the doors opened, the customers rushed past my table in search of their favorite artists; William Bezek, Nicol Sayer, Jack Roads.... It was like a feeding frenzy at many of these wonderful artist's tables. It was at least 10 minutes before anyone came to my table. And what a long 10 minutes that was. All those feelings of doubt kick in...I don't belong here...my work is just not good enough...maybe my stuff is just too "cute" for these collectors....
But then, it hit!!!! I had a customer, and then another, and then another. Before long, I had a line of people in front of my table holding 2 or 3 pieces each waiting to make their purchases! While I answered questions and made the sales, my partner Marty was frantically wrapping and bagging the purchases. For a solid hour and a half, everything was a blur of credit cards, receipts and bubble wrap! When the dust settled and I was finally able to take a breath, I realized that all those initial fears and doubts were unfounded.
Halloween and Vine is truly the quintessential collector's art show on the West Coast, and what an honor it was to be a part of it. The chance to show my work and the chance to meet some of my favorite artists (and exhibit amongst them!) was a dream come true.
I would like to thank all my collectors and friends who came out to see me. And a big thank you everyone who supported my art with your purchases and your words of encouragement. Just wait until you see what I have in store for Halloween and Vine 2011!


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1. Breath deeply.
Deep breathing activates the body's relaxation response instead of the fight-or-flight response.
2. Slowly expose yourself to the things you are afraid of.
"Exposure therapy" involves gradually getting more comfortable with anything from public speaking to petting a dog, and it can improve the way you relate to your fears.
3. Recognise when you are succumbing to "misplaced" anxiety.
Fear about one thing in your life can spill over into other parts of your life. Try to decide whether your fears have anything to do with the experience at hand.
4. Work out
Exercise helps you calm down by releasing endorphins, boosting your immune system, and increasing body temperature.
5. Reframe anxiety as excitement.
One study found that people who interpreted their physical arousal as excitement instead of nerves were better public speakers and karaoke singers.
6. Look at the big picture
Make a list of things that are troubling you and an equally long list of the things going well. It helps prevent you from just thinking about the negatives.
7. Recognise that at the moment you are doing okay.
Our survival instincts make us constantly fearful, protecting us from ever completely letting our guard down. Understand that your brain is telling you something bad may happen in the future - but not right now.
8. Trivialise tasks.
Try to always think of yourself as playing if something goes wrong, you can just try again or try it in some other way
9. Affirm your core values.
Before a challenging situation, think about a core value - like family or career success - and then write about why it is important to you. It will help you remember what you as an individual have to bring to the table.
10. Help others
Hold a door open or help your kid with their schoolwork. When people help others, they experience less of the negative emotions that stressful events usually trigger in them
11. Drink coffee regularly
A study on mice suggests that coffee can help us deal with stressful situations.
12. Practice mindfulness mediation
Train your brain to focus on present instead of anxieties about the future or regrets about the past. The practice can help you manage anxiety, depression, and pain
13. Talk to yourself
In one study, students who used the pronoun "you" or their own name, instead of "I", before a public-speaking exercise were more successful.
14. Embrace the potential advantages of stress
Psychologists say that stress can be a sign that your life is meaningful. Plus, thinking about the positive effects of stress can improve your physiological response to a challenging situation.


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(Which Was the Third Of Three Plans That He Used Over the Years to Try to Treat the Ultimate Sickness)
When patients are sick, many physicians take the time to discuss both the source of their sickness and the treatment plan being offered in order to inspire the patients to stick with the plan in all its details. The same is required for effective treatment of the Ultimate Sickness.
Maharaj said time and again that the treatment for the Ultimate Sickness was really so very simple. What he did not say is that the Ultimate Sickness is an illness or disease (dis-ease) or condition which is simple in its nature.
Once it was clear to him that the Ultimate Sickness is not a too-little-dogma illness or a spiritual malady and that it is instead a mental condition, then it was also clear that the mind had indeed become a very complicated and complex and dysfunctional part of the brain; therefore, the mind had become capable of generating a very complicated and complex and dysfunctional mode of abiding throughout the relative existence.
Regular visitors to this site understand - as Maharaj came to understand - that the complicated and complex and dysfunctional modern-day mode of abiding throughout the relative existence differs astronomically from the simple mode of functioning among the pre-mind humans.
Yes, there was a pre-mind period in humankind's history, something that only a few humans nowadays are aware of.
This has been offered in the past:
While almost every child usually arrives with a brain, no child arrives with a mind at all. In fact, it was not until the human brain evolved from its original one cup size to its present 3-1/2 cup size that any human ever had a mind, that is, ever had areas of the brain where information could be stored and from which information could be retrieved.
Maharaj eventually began to focus on the fact that the mind was originally "an asset" for humanity throughout the relative existence to the degree that it helped perpetuate the species.
After language developed and was followed by parental and community programming of the mind, conditioning of the mind, acculturating of the minds, domesticating of the mind, brainwashing of the mind, and indoctrinating of the mind, the mind would become humankind's greatest liability in terms of blocking clear seeing, clear thinking, the ability to differentiate between a lie vs. truth and fact, the ability for wisdom to manifest, and - therefore - the ability to be unhindered and unimpeded by the symptoms of the Ultimate Sickness (which Maharaj identified as "ignorance, stupidity, and insanity") and which now obstruct humanity's earlier lucidity and simplicity.
Maharaj came to see that the state of humanity which unfolded under the auspices of a one-cup-sized brain was simpler because that was a pre-concept, pre-conditioning, pre-beliefs, non-dual, zero-concepts, no-mind state; thus, he also saw that the solution to humans' problems was simple, namely,
But how could that possibly be simple? By understanding that the mind was originally nothing more than a repository or storehouse for facts which made life simpler by setting the stage for coming up with logical conclusions by way of syllogistic reasoning, such as:
a. "Our neighbor Ickrack fell off a cliff";
b. "It broke him into pieces and took away whatever allows us to walk and talk and function";
c. "Let us avoid falling off cliffs."
So syllogisms are made up of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion, but any conclusions reached can only as valid as the premises on which they are based. Once humans began coming up with and storing and passing on all sorts of BS (that is, concepts and ideas and notions and thoughts and perceptions and impressions and theories and views and myths and superstitions, a.k.a., "nonsensical beliefs"), the mind was no longer a trustworthy repository or storehouse of facts which could be used to generate logical conclusions but instead became more like a mental cesspool or dung heap or compost.
Thus, after nonsense and "ignorance and stupidity and insanity" began to prevail, the syllogisms which human began coming up with resulted in widespread beliefs in bogus conclusions, distortions, delusions and lies. After that, the syllogisms which humans dreamed up and used led to false conclusions which became widespread beliefs when passed down from authority figures to their offspring and the masses. For example,
a. "Lo, I say unto you that I am the high priest, appointed by the gods to guide you";
b. "Verily, I say to you that there are gods and goddesses in other worlds who control everything that happens in this world, and we can make those gods either pleased or angry, and right now the rain god is displeased with us and is withholding rain for our crops, and he wants a sacrifice, and what makes an angry male pleased if not sex with a virgin, and since I am the gods' representative on earth, I shall have sex with a virgin, and then we will offer her as a sacrifice and will cut out her beating heart and I will drink her blood and eat her body and then we will pass it among us and all share in eating body and drinking blood and that will henceforth be an act we'll call 'communing with the Rain god' and then;
c. he will either be pleased and give us rain or he will want us to keep doing our drink-the-blood-and-eat-the-body communion service until we finally get rain."
a. "I feel like hell this morning because I went out to have one drink with the fellows but - as always - I triggered something and ended up drinking ten drinks instead;"
b. "Now it's finally five o'clock and I'm feeling better and the fellows want me to join them for a drink";
c. "I'm going to go have one drink and this time, for the first time, I'm going to be able to stick to that plan."
a. "Some tell me that I lost my job because of globalization and because of advances in robotic technology and because of the proliferation of multi-national corporations and because of the fact that cheaper labor is available elsewhere and because expanding markets overseas are inspiring companies to manufacture their goods where the buyers are and because of a host of other reasons";
b. "But a man tells me that I lost my job because of immigrants, so I'm not going to relocate or retrain in order be employable but am going to accept his explanation";
c. "I will now hate all immigrants and harass them and attack them because they are the reason I'm unemployed."
a. "I married a man who is, like me, 'A Christian'";
b. "Before, in order to 'exist," I only needed 'A Husband' to be 'A Wife' and 'A Christian Man' to be 'A Christian Wife'";
c. "Now that I see myself as 'A Super Christian' and as 'A Super Wife," and in order to 'exist,' I must have 'A Super Husband' and 'A Super Christian' as a spouse, so I must leave this man who in only 'A Husband' and 'A Christian' but who is not 'A Super Husband' and who is not 'A Super Christian Man'."
In all of those cases, a personality / persona is assigned or assumed before the totally faulty, totally illogical conclusions can be reached:
There is "The All-Knowing, God-on-Earth Priest"; there are "The Unquestioning Followers of the Priest" and there are "The Unquestioning Parents Who Are Willing to Sacrifice a Daughter for the Good of the Community";
there is the "Not Really an Alcoholic, I-Can-Actually-Handle-It Guy"; there is "The Super Christian" and "The Super Spouse"; and on and on and on.
At the root of personality assumption is a mind that has been filled with nonsense which is willing to accept false identities assigned by the culture and to accept false identities assumed by persons as actual identities.
Many thousands of years ago in the Far East, certain of the wiser people living in that land were warning of the consequences of the assumption of false identities.
More than 2000 years ago, a group of people calling themselves "The Essenes" warned against the consequences of humans manifesting as authentics but being transformed into counterfeit replicas who subsequently need to find a "path" that will lead them to an understanding of their original, authentic condition.
Up until about 2400 years ago, a man called Socrates was offering some non-dual messages in his philosophical talks in Greece. (Killed)
Up until 2000 years ago, there was a man named Yeshu'a - called "Jesus" - who warned that "Dual-minded persons are unstable in all ways." (Killed)
Up until 400 year ago, there was a writer called "Shakespeare" who invited persons to reject their culture's nonsense and return to authenticity, advising "to thy own self be true." (Criticized by the church)
Up until 150 years ago, there was a man called "Thoreau" who was offering a message which suggested the same and who invited persons to return to a manner of abiding naturally. (Jailed)
Up until about 70 years ago, a man called "Gandhi" was teaching that anger is the enemy of non-violence and that pride is the monster that eats up the peace. (Assassinated)
Up until about 50 years ago, a man called "M. L. King, Jr." was preaching non-violence, the Oneness, and peace. (Assassinated)
Up until 35 years ago, there was one called "Maharaj" who was recommending that the same "path" mentioned by the Essenes and many of his fellow countrymen and women should be followed. (Eventually scorned by many in the religious and spiritual community)
Up until a few years ago, a man called "Mandela" was calling for equal treatment for all and racial harmony and peace. (Jailed)
Note that truth-tellers throughout many ages and all around the globe - from Greece to the Middle East to the U.K. to the U.S. to the Far East - have historically been chastised, scorned, cast out, or killed.
Thus, the historical record makes clear that what the masses love on a near-universal basis are (1) their counterfeit, replica selves and (2) their distortions and (3) the lies they believe and (4) their unreal dreams and illusions and (5) the cesspool-like or dung heap-like or compost-like content of their minds. By contrast, what they hate on a near-universal basis: truth and reality.
Thus Maharaj guesstimated that only a few persons at any given moment on planet earth will truly find the means to be freed from the liability of living under the influence of a mind that is more like a cesspool or a dung heap or a compost pile than by the human mind's original "asset" nature.
For the clear seer, it is simple to see the roots of humanity's problems; for all that are willing to abandon being driven by the nonsense which they have been taught and learned, the solution is simple; for the egotistical who are attached to their false identities and the content of their minds, being freed from the symptoms of the Ultimate Sickness is not ever likely to happen.
Nevertheless, that has no effect on the fact that a treatment plan is available which can, in many cases, bring relief from the symptoms of the Ultimate Sickness.
To be continued.
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Carrollton Area Network
has invited Mrs. Marcia St. Martin and her S&WB of New Orleans Team
to present to the community their SELA and other capital projects to the Carrollton Community.
This Community Meeting is on Monday July 16, 2012 at 6:30PM
in the Sanctuary of Central St. Matthews United Church of Christ,
1333 South Carrollton (corner of Willow and South Carrollton).
The Community Meeting is an event for all residents in the Carrollton Area and residents of South Claiborne Avenue. This is an informational and discussion event.


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Oh, I am not complaining. I love adobo. The aroma, texture and characteristically Pinoy flavor it has makes it the ultimate accompaniment to rice. For me, adobo is soul food, Pinoy style. According to Wikipedia, "Adobo is a common and very popular dish in the Philippines; indeed it is considered a national dish. Typically made from pork or chicken or a combination of both, it is slowly cooked in soy sauce, vinegar, crushed garlic, bay leaf, and black peppercorns, and often browned in the oven or pan-fried afterwards to get the desirable crisped edges. This dish originates from the northern region of the Philippines. It is commonly packed for Filipino mountaineers and travelers. Its relatively long shelf-life is due to one of its primary ingredients, vinegar, which inhibits the growth of bacteria." (Read more, here.)
The ease with how you can prepare this dish and the simplicity of the ingredients only add to its popularity. In my house, for example, aside of course for the usual craving for adobo, if we can't think of anything else to prepare for lunch, we cook adobo. Every Filipino family, I think has their own special adobo recipe. Here's how we make it in ours:
Food Notebook's Chicken Adobo
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
2 tablespoons minced ginger
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 whole chicken, cut up into pieces (adobo cut)
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 cup vinegar
3 bay leaves
juice of 3 calamansi (Philippine lemon)
1 tablespoon pepper corns
Saute garlic in oil. When garlic starts to turn brown, add onion and ginger. Add chicken pieces and fry chicken on both sides just until it turns brown. Add soy sauce, vinegar, calamansi juice, peppercorns and bay leaves. Bring to a boil then reduce heat. Simmer for 30-40 minutes.


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LogicKeyboard Bluetooth Mini Keyboard
Laura Rodriguez
I am excited to share with you a brand new product from LogicKeyboard. The LogicKeyboard company are known for their innovative keyboard designs for the Visually Impaired; but this is their first mini Bluetooth keyboard for the Mac. This keyboard also works with an iPhone and iPad. For those individuals looking for a tactile keyboard this may be their solution. This keyboard displays letters that are easy to see and locate. Please spread the word about this exciting new piece of technology. If someone is interested in getting a hands on experience please have them contact me directly to set up a training session. Email email@example.com or call (206) 204-1695.
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I did this technique years ago when I created multiple Christmas Cards -- like say 200 cards in 2005! LOL Perhaps it was the "I'm not making that many Christmas Cards again" but I forgot about this absolutely amazing, time saving technique.
If you followed Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of Christmas this year, Tag #2 used this technique. YAY!! I re-discovered it AND have been enjoying it ever since -- so much so, I needed to show the gals!
Why make your own ink pad? Well, if you are making oodles of cards for an event or an occasion and love the look of multi-coloured stamped images this is the way to go. Cut N Dry Felt is an 8.5x11 version of the felt that Ranger uses in their ink pads. Simply cut to the size of your favourite stamp and stamp (with Archival Ink) on the felt side of the product. Then colour (on the lines) in your favourite coordinating Distress Ink Colours -- like this:
Then align your stamp over your new ink pad and ink it :).... Now you're ready to stamp it out.
Look at the detail you can create with different shades of ink.... and you can get 40 - 50 impressions just like it!!!!!
Now, remember that Distress Ink reacts with water. Want a custom ink pad for your watercolour effects? Do the steps above but before you stamp it, give it a little water spritz with a mini mister.... voila... a gorgeous watercolour image!!
I made one with the new Paperbag Studio Stamps that I just got in the studio! OMG... I am in love with these stamp sheets -- but that's a blog for another day *smile*
I used the HOME Set.... and picked out the image ironically called "Emily" (my daughter's name) (She's the one on the top right). And created some watercolour images of it.... THEN....Got out the beeswax and put together a card featuring the image. -- Yes, a soft, thin beeswax finish. I LOVE THIS CARD!!!!
I guess that's it for now. Thanks for a wonderful TOMC month ladies -- I hope you enjoyed the technique as much as I did. hummmm.... me thinks I need to make a video *smile*
Have a creative day!


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Throwers 10 Exercise Program
1. Diagonal Pattern D2 Extension / Flexion
2. External / Internal Rotation at 0 to 90 degree Abduction
3. Shoulder Abduction to 90 degrees
4. Scaption Internal Rotation
5. Prone Horizontal Abduction
6. Press-ups
7. Prone Rowing
8. Push Ups
9. Elbow Flexion / Extensions
10.Wrist Extension / Flexion Supination / Pronation
The throwers 10 program is designed to exercise the major muscles necessary for throwing. The programs goal is to be an organized and concise exercise program. In addition, all exercises included are specific to the thrower and are designed to improve strength, power, and endurance of the shoulder complex musculature.
1. Diagonal Pattern D2 Extension / Flexion
Extension… involved hand will grip tubing handle overhead and out to the side.
Pull tubing down and across your body to the opposite side of your leg. During the motion lead with your thumb.
Straight Arm
Flexion… Gripping tubing handle in hand of involved arm. Begin with arm out from side 45 degrees and palm facing backward, after turning palm forward, proceed to flex elbow and bring arm up and over uninvolved shoulder. Turn palm down and reverse to take arm to starting position. Exercise should be performed in controlled manner.
2. External / Internal Rotation at 0 to 90 degree Abduction
External Rotation at 0 degrees Abduction… Stand with involved elbow fixed at side, elbow at 90 degrees and involved arm across front of body. Grip tubing handle while the other end of the tubing in fixed to a stationary object. Pull out with arm, keep in elbow at side. Return tubing slowly and in a controlled manner.
Internal Rotation at 0 degrees Abduction… Standing with elbow at side, fixed at 90 degrees and should be rotated out. Grip tubing handle while other end of tubing is fixed to a stationary object. Pull arm across body, keeping elbow at side. Return tubing slowly and controlled.
External Rotation at 90 degree Abduction… Stand with shoulder abducted 90 degrees and elbow flexed at 90 degrees. Grip tubing handle while the other end is fixed straight ahead, slightly lower than the shoulder. Keeping shoulder abducted, rotate the shoulder back, keeping elbow at 90 degrees. Return tubing and hand to starting position.
Internal Rotation at 90 degrees abduction… Stand with shoulder abducted to 90 degrees externally rotated 90 degrees and elbow bent 90 degrees. Keeping shoulder abducted, rotate shoulder toward, keeping elbow bent at 90 degrees. Return tubing and hand to starting position.
3. Shoulder Abduction to 90 degrees
Start with arm at side, elbow straight, and palm against side. Raise arm to the side, palm down, until arm reaches 90 degrees (shoulder level) Hold 2 seconds and then lower slowly.
4. Scaption Internal Rotation
Scaption, Internal / Rotation… Stand with elbow straight and thumb up. Raise arm to shoulder level at 30 degree angle in front of body. Do not go above shoulder height. Hold 2 seconds and lower slowly.
5. Prone Horizontal Abduction
Prone Horizontal Abduction (Neutral)… Lie on a table, face down, with involved arm hanging straight to the floor, palm facing down. Raise arm out to side parallel to floor. Hold 2 seconds and lower slowly.
Probe Horizontal Abduction (Full external rotation, 100 degrees abduction)… Lie on table, face down, with involved arm hanging straight to the floor, thumb rotated up. (Hitch hiker position) Raise arm out to the side slightly in front of shoulder, parallel to the floor. Hold for 2 seconds and lower slowly
6. Press-ups
Seated on a chair or table, Place both hands firmly on the side of the chair or table, palm down and fingers pointed outward. Hands should be placed equal with the shoulders. Slowly push downward through the hands to elevate your body. Hold the elevated position for 2 seconds and lower slowly.
7. Prone Rowing
Lying on your stomach, with your involved arm hanging over the side of a table, dumbbell in hand and elbow straight. Slowly raise arm, bending elbow and bring dumbbell as high as possible. Hold at the top for 2 seconds, then slowly lower.
8. Push Ups
Push Ups… Start in the down position, place hands no more than shoulder width apart. Push up as high as possible, rolling shoulders forward after elbows are straight. Start with a push up into the wall, then gradually progress to table top and eventually to the floor as tolerable.
9. Elbow Flexion / Extensions
Elbow Flexion… Standing with arm against side and palm facing inward, bend elbow upward turning palm up as you progress. Hold for 2 seconds and lower slowly.
Elbow Extension… (Abduction) Raise involved
arm overhead, provide support at elbow from
uninvolved hand. Straighten arm overhead.
Hold 2 seconds then lower slowly.
10. Wrist Extension
Wrist Extension… Supporting the forearm and
With palm facing downward, raise weight in
hand as far as possible. Hold 2 seconds, then
lower slowly.
Wrist Flexion… Supporting the forearm and with
palm facing upward, lower a weight in hand as far
as possible, then curl it up as high as possible, then
curl it up as high as possible. Hold for 2 seconds
and lower slowly.
Wrist Supination…
With forearm supported on table with wrist in
neutral position, use a weight or hammer to roll
wrist to the palm up position. Hold 2 seconds and
return to starting position.
Wrist Pronation…
Forearm should be supported on a table with the
wrist in neutral position. Using a weight or hammer, roll wrist to the palm down position. Hold 2 seconds and
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As we check out different methods for oil removal and concrete cleaning in Barton Arkansas, bear in mind that there are lots of products that make the claim including degreasers, solvents, acids, cleaning agents, liquid solutions and waterless dry concrete cleaners. Amongst numerous of these item categories, both hazardous and environmentally friendly alternatives are offered. In addition to products, there are numerous services offered by companies including power washing, steam cleaning and acid washing.
Have you been on-line lately investigating this topic? YouTube includes numerous house remedies suggesting scrubbing and all sorts of insane concepts like utilizing Coca-Cola and a blow torch! There is always the option of replacing the oil stained concrete, which obviously, totally corrects the issue however is extremely costly.
Why is it crucial to get rid of the oil from your concrete anyhow? Well, for openers, an oil stain is ugly! A lot of people do not desire a black stain in front of their home, workplace or cluttering the regional car park. Secondly, when not gotten rid of oil produces an ecological hazard. Every time it rains, oil diminishes the storm drain. Storm drains empty into rivers and streams; the EPA is especially delicate about contaminating rivers, streams, lakes and oceans. If the issue is excessive, the EPA has broad authority to distribute expensive fines. They will also legally impose a remediation strategy, one where you will need to mortgage your house or business or offer your kids to finance. The EPA does not mess around!
Many of us actually do appreciate the environment We do not desire to pollute the world we live in. We do not wish to see oil slicks on the water while fishing for that 24 inch lake trout or in the stream you are treking along. We do not delight in seeing plants pass away from contamination in the soil. We care that the underground aquifers are kept excellent and safe. Photos of oil covered birds and sea life conjure up interest and emotion from the majority of all of us. We wish to leave a clean world for our kids and grandchildren.
There are various causes for the unsightly oil spots we see every day here in Barton AR. Vehicles, trucks, tractors trains and building equipment leakage numerous contaminates including engine oil, hydraulic fluid, brake fluid, transmission fluid, axle grease, radiator fluid, fuel, diesel, ethanol, alcohol based fuels and lube oil. It is typical for garbage trucks to blow a hydraulic line, leaving a 200 yard black line down the road during the escape, after very first spraying a little on your driveway. Fixed devices at commercial facilities utilize lube oils, mineral oils and hydraulic fluids that from time to time leakage or gush out in huge quantities.
When it comes to the various oil spill and oil stain treatments, there are pros and cons to each, though mostly cons. As we jump in to the concrete oil stain remover world, let's spend a long time looking at these pros and cons for the most typical items and techniques.
Detergents and Degreasers – Just do not deal with oil discolorations.
If you have tried cleaning agent and degreaser based cleaners to eliminate oil stains from concrete, you understand that they may do away with "some" of the oil or grease. However, the deep soaked in oil continues to be when you're done, due to the permeable nature of concrete. And, the stain returns the next time it rains! No matter how much you scrub with a cleaning agent or degreaser, you will never get rid of the oil and grease that has soaked into the pores of your concrete driveway. In addition, degreasers as a rule are not ecologically safe and can not be safely or legitimately cleaned down a storm drain. If you are captured by the Barton or state authorities, you will remain in difficulty.
Acid– Unsafe and ruins concrete.
Acid-based chemicals are NOT SAFE! If breathed, acid vapors can activate serious lung damage and an instant journey to the health center. In some places, consisting of Barton, they might even be difficult to buy. Wearing personal protective gear is essential. Thick rubber gloves, eye defense or full facial protection and durable ventilation are all required preventative measures to avoid the risks of working with acid. Acids also gnaw at the concrete surface triggering damage that can not be fixed. A bleached-out looking area is typically the outcome of utilizing acid in the attempt to eliminate an oil stain. And, it goes without saying that acid-based cleaners are not especially good for the environment; you do not want residual acid to diminish the storm drain! The local authorities are not especially kind with a wrongdoer of acid polluting the environment.
We have actually tested numerous items from huge box shops like Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart as well as from vehicle shops.
Without discussing names, a popular type of product offers under different brand names and usually comes in a 32 oz. bottle for between $9 and $20. Contained in the jug is a thick liquid that you put on a concrete oil stain and then let dry. The product is advertised to raise or pull the oil out of the concrete, leaving behind a stain complimentary area. In all our attempts, we have never ever seen a item like this take a stain totally away. To be fair, in some cases the stain is lightened, but none the less, oil spots remain after the procedure.
Power Washing– Expensive and does not meet environmental policies in the majority of cases.
Power washing is commonly used in attempts to remove oils discolorations from concrete, though in a lot of municipalities, regulations remain in location versus power cleaning oils and fuels without recording and throwing away ALL the contaminated water generated while doing so. It most locations in the United States, it is illegal to power wash oil into a storm drain. This has the tendency to be a 3am activity for some who want not to be caught. High end ( pricey) power washing devices exist which contain and eliminate all the water during the process, conference ecological policies, nevertheless a problem still exist – power cleaning can not get rid of the oil from deep in the pores of the concrete. With the best detergent and very hot water, you might eliminate some or most of the oil stain from the top surface of the concrete, but with the next rain storm, the oil stain returns as water pushes oil approximately the surface area once more. If you wish to entirely get rid of an oil stain on concrete, power cleaning does refrain from doing the job.
The results of attempting to eliminate an oil stain from concrete with a steam cleaner resemble power cleaning. You might see some favorable results initially; however, steam cleaning can not clean oil from deep in the pores of the concrete.
Just like power cleaning, rain gradually will cause the oil to creep up to the concrete surface area. Also, as with power washing, environmental regulations need that ALL the waste water from the steam cleaning procedure be contained, collected and thrown away according to local regulations referring to polluted water disposal. The majority of people and companies are not ready to pay the expensive cost for this job to be done properly, specifically if oil stains remain and/or return later.
YouTube Home Remedies– Most techniques are troublesome and ineffective.
We have seen many videos claiming to contain the key of concrete oil stain remediation. One includes shaking up Coca-Cola, a harmful activity in itself, using and scrubbing with a wire brush. To start with, it is untidy and lots of work. Second of all, in our attempts it did not minimize the stain. Another video reveals a fellow making use of a blow torch to burn out an oil stain from concrete pavers. When we tried this, the concrete was left charred and awful. If you have a stain bigger than one square foot approximately, the process is really cumbersome and time consuming. In our experience it was a difficult procedure with frustrating results. The summary of this area, all the YouTube house solutions we attempted did not get rid of an oil stain; they were mainly messy, needing scrubbing, scrubbing and more scrubbing.
Cost effective products that remove oil stain on driveways
Absorbent Products— Great for pulling up the majority of the oil, however will not eliminate a stain.
Kitty litter and items like Oil Dry do a great job of taking in up spilled oils and fuels. For a fresh spill, it is extremely advised that you utilize an absorbent item as soon as possible to absorb the spilled oil and consist of the size of the affected area. If you are hoping that an absorbent item will likewise get rid of the stain, sadly you will be dissatisfied. We enjoyed a YouTube video revealing a young male grind an Oil Dry like item into a concrete stain making use of a brick. In the video it sure appeared to take the stain away. When testing this, initially the location looked better. After 3 weeks passed however, together with several rain events, the stain emerged once more in all its glory. The absorbent item had just masked over the stained area when it was ground in, however not got rid of the stain.
Dry Powder Concrete Cleaners— This really worked!
The previous couple of years we have actually seen here in Barton an emerging group of "waterless concrete cleaner" or "dry concrete cleaner" products including bacteria that eat up an oil stain. The procedure is not overnight, however it is by far the most appealing option to the vexing issue of oil spots in concrete. There are a handful of dry concrete cleaners available in this category. In testing, however, they are NOT all equal. Some of them did not work at all, in smelling the product they seemed to be more chemical in composition. The concept with this type of product is to take germs discovered in nature; microorganisms that have been found to have an appetite for oil, then focus the germs into a dry powder, use the powder to an oil stain, and then enjoy week by week as the germs eat up the oil and disappear the stain. The biology of his process is extremely intriguing. The germs take in the oil, converting it to carbon dioxide and water, and through that natural process the stain goes away.
One item we checked declared to have the greatest concentration of these germs, as much as 6X more than anybody else. The item also claimed to be 100 % natural and 100 % ecologically friendly. We were amazed! About 30 days after using the item, we could not find any trace of the original oil stain. And, months later the stain has actually not returned. These products do seem to have some sensitivity to temperature– they do not manage an extra hot Summer day extremely well; heat kills the germs if the concrete reaches about 140 degrees. This might not be an issue in Barton AR for you. Also the germs do not work when temperatures drop near freezing. For those that reside in Phillips County, this might provide a issue in the winter season. Regular moisture is necessary after an area has actually been dealt with, otherwise the germs work exceptionally gradually. In all our screening, if you do not require a stain to be gone in 24 hours, this is the only kind of item that in fact takes an oil stain totally away! Patience is a virtue, right?
Oil Stain Removal for Asphalt
We have found that getting rid of an oil stain from asphalt is more tough than with concrete. Hydraulic fluid appears to be the most typical type of oil spilled on asphalt. Simply think of all the trash trucks, building and farm devices with hydraulic lines vulnerable to a rupture– this takes place far too often on streets everywhere. Hydraulic fluid, engine oil, gas, diesel, grease, transmission fluid, brake fluid— all these kinds of petroleum substances if left on asphalt for extremely long will actually destroy the surface area of the asphalt. Once the damage has occurred there is nothing that can be done besides fixing or changing that area of asphalt. The secret to oil stain removal on asphalt is to take in the oil quickly with an absorbent item then treat the stain not long after. Do not let it sit there for weeks!
The advantages and disadvantages of asphalt cleaning methods are mainly the like with concrete. Power cleaning not only has disadvantages as described earlier, however can likewise be too extreme for asphalt. It will actually get rid of surface area layers if you are not mindful. The only stain eliminating strategy or product we found to be effective was a dry asphalt cleaner powder. This came from the exact same business that sold the dry concrete cleaner; they easily had an asphalt version of the item. The oil stain removal process took longer, but it worked– the stain was completely gone a little over a month later and did not return.
First, I have to say that severe a number of chemical sensitivity is a short-term I have to claim that serious a number of chemical level of sensitivity is a short-term problem. I consistently assumed it was irreversible which my life was visiting be this living hell till I recognized that I might improve. I believed allergic reactions generally were irreversible, however I am below to tell you they are temporary. In the meanwhile, there are methods to deal. Obtain a truly good air purifier for your residence ... one with coconut shell carbon. Basic carbon is petroleum based and also has the tendency to exacerbate chemical level of sensitivities. You could even get one for your vehicle. Try not to drive in rush hour and also remain back from other cars' tailpipes.


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Loveliest of Treesby A.E. HousmanLoveliest of trees, the cherry nowIs hung with bloom along the bough,And stands about the woodland rideWearing white for Eastertide.Now of my threescore years and ten,Twenty will not come again.And take from seventy springs a score,That only leaves me fifty more.And since to look at things in bloomFifty springs are little room,About the woodland I will goTo see the cherry hung with snow.
Were you in rapture? I know. I know. You should see me do it IN PERSON! (Actually, I'm certain I'll be too wimpy to recite it for you.)
Here is my other party entertainment option:
Could Have Been Worseby Bill DoddsMy friends have not seen London;They've never been to France.But yesterday at recess,They saw my underpants!I kicked a ball, my skirt flew up,And I know what they all saw.The girls all stared and blushed and laughed,The boys said, "Oo la la!"I've thought a lot about it,And this conclusion I have drawn:I'm embarrassed that they saw them,But I'm glad I had them on.
What's your vote on my party entertainment? Do YOU have a poem handy?


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Franklin Road Baptist Church
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
"Christ is our Message….The Bible is Our Text"
Vacation Bible School
Date: Sunday, June 11, 2017 - Thursday, June 15, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Location: FRBC
VBS this year will be Sunday June 11th through Thursday, June 15th from 6:00 pm till 8:15 pm. This is for ages 3 years old through 8th grade. Our theme this year is "Operation Arctic". Registration forms are available on the bulletin board. Please invite your family and friends to join us!Previous Page


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This morning before work I got the process started by setting white beans to soak in a bowl of water so that by the time I got home in the afternoon I could start actually cooking. I drained the beans and simmered them for about an hour in vegetable stock over low heat.
I slivered Savoy cabbage, rinsed it thoroughly, and steamed it for about 10 minutes in a pan, and then set it aside to use later in the recipe.
In the bottom of my stock pot, I sauteed a huge minced garlic clove, minced pancetta, and chopped parsley and onion in olive oil. I left these for about 15 minutes on low heat, and they smelled heavenly.
Once they had softened I added the rest of my vegetables, which were all diced. You can pretty much use whatever you have in your fridge for this portion of the recipe. I used: 1 butternut squash (peeled), 2 stalks of celery, 1 small green zucchini, 2 small yellow zucchini, 2 red potatoes (peeled), and 4 Roma tomatoes (peeled.) I added more veggie broth and simmered this for about 30 minutes, until the vegetables had become tender.
I poured the beans as well as their cooking liquid into the stock pot and added the cabbage, arborio rice, and salt and pepper.
The soup cooked for about another 20 minutes and then was served with parmesan sprinkled on the top.
This was really good -- I added a little more salt and pepper to mine but then ate a huge bowl of it. I made the whole recipe (I normally halve all recipes) so we each have some for lunch tomorrow set aside and the rest is in the freezer for a rainy day.
With this we ate Cheesy Potato Herb Bread, which also came from my CSA box but was baked by Great Harvest Bread Company. It was light and fluffy and a nice addition to the soup.
I had also received some really spicy poblano peppers and wasn't sure what to do with them. Since I already had pancetta for the soup, I made Bacon Cream Cheese Jalapeno Peppers following the recipe exactly except, of course, that mine were actually Pancetta Cream Cheese Poblano Peppers. These were delicious. We worried that they would be too spicy since the peppers were ridiculously hot, but they weren't. They were perfect.
onion -- $1.15 (only used half)
pancetta -- $4.99 (only used a few slices)
squash -- $3.14
zucchini -- $2.36
potatoes -- $1.57
tomatoes -- $1.57
Total Cost of Mediterranean Vegetable Soup: $14.78


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It is quite problematic to deal with trash. However, it is essential to know how to treat them properly. Otherwise, there are so many health-related issues that you definitely do not want to experience. Moreover, when it comes to environmental consideration towards cleanliness because of domestic garbage, it is necessary to be responsible for what happens in the surrounding area. That is why you should consider a great way to deal with trash. One of the best procedure for doing that is by using food garbage disposal. As the name suggests, it is a great tool which you can rely on for achieving the best environmental protection system for throwing the garbage.
Best Food Garbage Disposal
It is undeniable that you definitely need a machine that can do the job. However, it is important to know that domestic waste cannot be completely treated using the garbage disposal. Take one example of the waste because of old furniture that cannot be used anymore. It also can be electronic waste which definitely cannot be thrown away to the standard garbage disposal. Most of the time, the disposal is only for some trashes that can be cut into very small pieces. That includes foods, paper, hair, and many other small and delicate materials.
Though many items can be shredded, disposing of all of that trash is not an easy task even for the machine itself. The disposal machine which is usually installed under the kitchen set is typically only designed to shred foods and their ingredients. That is how disposing foods play. If you are wondering more about the disposing system, you should check the website called http://www.howtogarbagedisposal.com since there are so many interesting info's related to the garbage that you should consider. That also includes how to properly waste either industrial or domestic waste without issue.


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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 432572
xorg-x11-fonts-75dpi package corrupts fonts in grace, lesstif
Last modified: 2008-12-04 15:54:02 EST
Description of problem:
when package 'xorg-x11-fonts-75dpi.noarch' is installed fonts do not work in
grace (grace-5.1.21-4.fc8), which maybe a conflict with lesstif
(lesstif-0.95.0-20.fc8). All other xorg-x11-fonts-* work fine
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
100%, tried multiple times trying to track down specific package
Steps to Reproduce:
1. xmgrace
2. <view working fonts>
3. sudo yum install xorg-x11-fonts-75dpi
4. xmgrace
5. <view broken fonts; all characters are empty boxes>
6. sudo yum remove xorg-x11-fonts-75dpi
7. xmgrace
8. <view working fonts>
Actual results:
view broken fonts; all characters are empty boxes
Expected results:
view working fonts
Additional info:
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Looks like a dupicate of Bug 454944. Reopen if it is not the case.
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Another end of the season softball cake. My friend has me come up with a different cake each season for her daughter's softball team. This season the team was the City Champ for their level. The cakes are french vanilla and chocolate with buttercream icing. The bat's texture was made using gel coloring and a toothpick. I craved the glove using my hand as a guide. Then I made a hole for the ball cupcake.
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XXXII Indio Powwow
By Dulce Balandran
Fri, Nov. 29 – Sun, Dec. 1
After you've feasted on turkey and battled the crazy "Black Friday" shoppers, how about heading over to a powwow for a fun end to your Thanksgiving weekend? The Fantasy Springs Resort Casino will host the 32nd Annual Indio Powwow. This colorful celebration will bring together tribes from all across the United States and Canada. Historically, these gatherings were a social event for Native American tribes to come together to trade and honor their brave warriors, as well as an opportunity to thank Mother Nature for a plentiful harvest. However, this powwow is for native and non-native people alike—everyone is welcome to dance, shop and feast on traditional Native American foods. There will be traditional favorites such as fried bread and meats prepared over an open flame, as well as modern food carts. Feel free to get your holiday shopping done, with various vendors for Native American art, weavings and jewelry. Watch the Bird singers and the Grand Entry as all the dancers make a procession that will wind around the arena. This dance competition is equated with the Olympics for many tribes, as is it their prime opportunity to show off their skill and athleticism. There will even be an opportunity for non-Natives to join along and dance to along with the Natives to the beats of the drums. Admission is free, so anyone is welcome to join the festivities and share this special Native American tradition.
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84-245 Indio Springs Dr., Indio, (800) 827-2946. www.FantasySpringsResort.com.


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Pitching her son as the next chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, BJP leader and Union minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday said that her son Varun Gandhi can lead the state towards development.
Maneka's projection of her son and Lok Sabha member from Sultanpur Varun Gandhi as a potential chief ministerial candidate of Uttar Pradesh has not gone down well with some senior BJP leaders from the state. BJP's state unit president Laxmikant Bajpai said that the comments made by Maneka were her personal view.
"The Samajwadi Party government is stalling development work in this area. Mulayam Singh Yadav is punishing people for electing the BJP. It would have been better if we had a BJP government in the state. Then we would have got development work done with full authority. It would have been even better if Varun Gandhi led that government in the state," Gandhi had said at a public gathering in her constituency Pilibhit.
Bajpai responded saying: "It is too early to talk about such things," Bajpai said on Monday, referring to the state polls slated for 2017. Only the top leadership of the party will decide on such issues whether to have a CM candidate or not." Varun is the youngest general secretary to be appointed by the BJP.
Meanwhile, some reports claimed on Monday that Congress may appoint Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as the party's in-charge of UP in order to revive the fortune of the party in the state. The Congress had won just two Lok Sabha seats out of 80 in the recently concluded General Elections.
Political observers maintain that the appointment of Priyanka may force BJP to give a senior post to Varun in order to neutralize the Gandhi factor.


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HALB Fireside Chat with Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Chairman of Global Corporate and Investment Banking, Purna Saggurti
Join HALB for a lunch talk with Purna Saggurti, Bank of America Merrill Lynch's chairman of Global Corporate and Investment Banking. Mr. Saggurti will be discussing a range of topics, centered around his deal-making experience. Non-pizza lunch will be served!More Event Details »
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Traphagen Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series–Alison Sander JD/MBA '86 Cancelled
The Traphagen Distinguished Alumni Speakers Series invites noted Law School alumni back to campus to speak informally about their careers with students in small settings, usually over lunch. All events are free of charge, open to Law School students and generally run an hour.More Event Details »
Homeless Courts – A Conversation with Judge Sragow
We will have a conversation with The Honorable Roanne Sragow, who presides over Middlesex County's Homeless Court in Cambridge. We will discuss the operations as well as the vision for the court and how it compares to other models that specialty courts and homeless courts in general could embody.More Event Details »
Life in Law: Guest Speaker Series: David Hoffman Esq.
Do you sometimes wish you could hear how accomplished attorneys and legal professionals have imagined and shaped their careers? How did they cope with the practical and personal decisions as aspiring law professionals? How have others found jobs that speak to their ideals and vision when the next steps toward finding those positions were not […]More Event Details »
Revisiting "Reliance Interests" in Casey: Does "Relying" on Abortion for Equality Actually Serve Women's Equality?
The Federalist Society and Law Students for Life welcome Erika Bachiochi, Visiting Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center for a lecture on abortion and reliance interests. Open Q&A will follow the lecture, and Oasis wraps will be served.More Event Details »
Summer International Travel Information Session
The Summer International Travel Information Session provides health & safety information, as well as networking opportunities for HLS students traveling abroad this summer. Attendance is mandatory for students traveling with HLS funding, and strongly encouraged for other students traveling abroad. Lunch will be served. RSVP to indicate which session you will attend (Note: an additional […]More Event Details »
[NEW LOCATION] A More Perfect Internet: Promoting Digital Civility and Combating Cyber-Violence
Featuring Arturo J. Carrillo is Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 12:00 pm Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University 23 Everett Street, Second Floor, conference room RSVP required to attend in person Event will be live webcast at 12:00 pm This event is be […]More Event Details »
HIALSA's Final Lunch Talk of the Year: International Arbitration in Autumn by Professor Park
Professor William (Rusty) Park is a world-renowned arbitrator and Professor of Law at Boston University. Topic: In the final HIALSA lunch talk of the year, Professor Park will address the topic of International Arbitration in Autumn; he will discuss recent developments in the field and whether International Arbitration has reached "autumn," a state of vital […]More Event Details »
Becoming Ungovernable: Liberation as Process and Destination
Inspired by a recent wave of activism, Unbound plans to host a panel of artists and activists for a discussion of expression, collective action, and left-factionalism. Panelists: D. Watkins (Salon, University of Baltimore), Monique Nguyen (Matahari Women Workers' Center), Lisa Owens (City Life/Vida Urbana). Moderated by Ben Levin. Lunch provided.More Event Details »
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Human Rights: Ethics, trauma and self-awareness
A talk about well-being and resilience in the human rights field. Brazilian Lunch Provided. Lucia Nader is a human rights and civil society organizations expert. She is currently a visiting scholar at with the Institute for Latin American Studies, at Columbia University, in New York.More Event Details »
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Running For Office with Michelle Wu
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A Human Rights Lawyer's Path in the Field of Corporate Accountability – Coffee chat with Human Rights Watch
Please join HuB for a coffee chat with Komala Ramachandra (JD10), Senior Researcher in the Business and Human Rights Division of Human Rights Watch (HRW). Ever since graduating from Harvard Law School in 2010, Ms. Ramachandra has worked on issues of Business and Human Rights. Prior to joining HRW, she was a staff attorney and […]More Event Details »
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Foley & Lardner Panel: Litigation vs. Corporate Law: What's Right for You?
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BLSA's End of the Year Banquet
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"Disturbing the Peace" Film Screening and Discussion
A film screening and discussion with Stephen Apkon, Co-Director, Disturbing the Peace Moderated by Professor James Sebenius, Harvard Business School Free and open to the public; refreshments will be provided. "Disturbing the Peace" follows former enemy combatants – including Israeli soldiers from elite units of the Israel Defense Forces and Palestinian rebel fighters – as […]More Event Details »
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Harvard Law School Criminal Justice Institute Presents Trailblazer Lecture Series
This annual lecture event is designed to honor and learn from persons who have made a significant impact in the area of criminal justice. This year's Trailblazer is Ms. Raheemah Abdulaleem ('01), Senior Associate General Counsel in the Executive Office of the President, The White House; Chair of KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights; […]More Event Details »
The Women's Law Association – 2017 Shatter Awards
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Cloze test is a variation of the sentence completion test. The candidates are required to make a choice from the multiple alternatives for each word blanked out, not in a sentence but in a passage. Thus, this test evaluates the candidate's vocabulary power and their ability to judge the overall meaning of a passage even when some words are missing.
A passage consists of sentences which are logically
related to one another. Therefore, first of all, read the whole passage, get a rough idea of its contents and keep them in your mind as a background. Concentrate on this background to find clues.
Tips For Cloze Test
1.If you know the answer, immediately tick it. No technique is to be adopted. The whole process will work in a flash.
2.When you are not sure of the answer, make the right choice through the process of elimination.
Step 1:
Judge if any of them does not fit into the structure (eliminate).
Step 2:
Judge if any of them does not fit in with the meaning (eliminate).
Step 3:
Between/among the remaining apply your awareness of the common usage or nuances of words.
Step 4:
Try to find out a clue in the sentence or in a sentence preceding or succeeding it.Sometimes the clue is hidden many sentences away.
Step 5:
If the final choice has not been reached even now, apply the method of reasoning to hit the target.
See the chart below:
Elimination Technique---->Alternatives--->Step 1 – Structure--->Step 2 – Meaning--->Step 3-Common Usage Or Nuances--->Step 4- Clues Step 5- Reasoning-->Target or Correct choice
The skin's worst enemy is the sun. If you avoid ..1.. you can ..2.. to prolong the young and ..3.. skin. The sun ..4.. deprive the skin of ..5.. hastening the appearance of ..6..lines and wrinkles that ..7.. is all about . It is ..8.. responsible for many skin ..9.. likepigmentation, discoloration, freckles and ..10.. skin cancer, So, protect the skin with a sunscreen and moisturize it daily.
(A) Extra Exposure To The Sun (B)
Much (C) Additional (D) Excessive
(A) Aid (B) Help (C) Assist (D) Make
(A) Handsomeness Of The (B) Luxury (C) Beauty (D) Suppleness
(A) Can (B) May (C) Shall (D) Will
(A) Water (B) Dampness
(C) Wetness (D)Moisture
(A) These (B) Those (C) Some (D) Certain
(A) Growing (B) Increasing (C) Even (D) Mellowing
(A) Also (B) Besides (C) Even (D) Possibly
(A) Itches (B) Illness (C)Questions (D) Problems
(A) A Certainly (B) Even (C) Some (D) Certain
Hints and Explanation
1.A.Much, additional and excessive are eliminated at Step 1 because they do not fit in the structure. Extra exposure to the sun is the right answer.
2.B. All alternatives pass through Step1 and 2.
Make is eliminated at Step 3 as it is not in common use. Now let us check the nuances. Assist means there is somebody whom
you are assisting. Here, there is none. Aid means you are given something to help other that also does not apply.
Help is thus the correct choice.
3. A. Luxury, beauty and suppleness are eliminated at Step 1 as they do not fit in the structure in the absence of a preposition.
Handsomeness of the is thus the correct choice
4. A. May is eliminated at Step 2, because may indicates 'permission' or 'possibility'. This is not in turn with the meaning. Shall and will are eliminated by common usage.
'Will' shows a general sense which is not required here. Shall
means 'must' when used with a third person. This is not the meaning required here. Can shows capacity and this fits with the meaning.
5. D. All pass through Steps 1 and 2. Water, dampness and
Wetness are eliminated at Step 3 as they are
not in common usage with the word 'skin'. Moisture
is thus the correct choice. There is a clue also in the last sentence in the word 'moisturize'.
6. D. These and those are eliminated at Steps1 and they do not fit in the structure. These and those indicate that there is a noun before which is referred to. There is no such indication earlier.
Some indicates vagueness and is thus eliminated at Step 2.
Certain means 'of a particular kind'. This meaning fits here and thus certain is the correct choice.
7. C. All alternatives pass through Steps1 and 2.
Growing, increasing and mellowing are eliminated at Step3.
Growing shows development.
Increasing shows rise. Mellowing shows ripening of a fruit in common use and enrichment in its nuance. All these do not fit with the meaning in the sentence or the passage. Thus ageing is the correct choice.
8. A. Besides is eliminated at Step 1, as it does not fit into the structure. Possibly shows certain vagueness. Even shows special emphasis. Both of them do not fit with the meaning. Also
is thus the correct answer.
9.D. All alternatives pass by Step 1. Itches, illness and questions do not fit with the meaning and are thus eliminated at Step 2. Problem is thus the right choice.
10. B. Certain and some do not fit in the structure and thus are eliminated at Step 1. Certainly suggests 'surety' and thus does not fit with the meaning. It is eliminated at Step 2.
Even is thus the correct choice.
Countries which do not have a very well developed machine tool industry can never ..1.. to be even a first grade ..2.. and economic power, much less a global industrial player. This is known from the ..3.. of countries like Germany, USA, Japan,
Switzerland and so on. When at the end of the second World War, Japan wanted to become an industrial power, the ..4.. step she took was to ..5.. a machine tool industry. She decided to be ..6.. and not depend on ..7.. industrial nations. This was ..8.. in the long term rather than going in for the ..9.. advantage of importing machine tools. Similarly, India also established a machine tool industry ..10.. after Independence to foster its fledgling industry.
(A) Aspire (B) Manifest (C
) Agree (D) Prosper (E) Pursue
(A) Political (B) Industrial (C) Military (D) Progressive(E) Rich
(A) Feeling (B) Perceptions (C) Plans (D) Experiences
(E) Establishment
(A) Important (B) Useful (C) Economic (D) Wise (E) First
(A) Developed (B) Nurture (C) Introduce (D) Admit (E) Establish
(A) Revolutionary (B) Industrious(C) Self-Sufficient (D) Systematic (E)
(A) European (B) Developed (C) Neighbouring (D) Technical (E)
(A) Planned (B) Decided (C) Tried (D)Beneficial (E)
(A) Temporary (B) Exceptional (C) Easy (D) Fast (E) Financial
(A) Days (B) Months (C) I
mmediately (D) Years (E) Much
Hints and Explanation
1.A. Manifest, agree, prosper and pursue are all eliminated at Step 2 because they do not match with the meaning. Aspire is thus the right choice.
2.B. All alternatives pass Steps 1 and 2 At Step 3, the term
industrialbecomes a choice because industrial and economic
go together in common usage. There is a clue also in the word
industrial player.
3.D. At Step 3, feelings, perceptions and plane are eliminated at Step 2 itself because it is common knowledge and also in common usage. Establishment is eliminated at Step2 itself because it does not go with the meaning and we have
Experience as the right answer.
4.E. All alternatives except first do not match with the meaning, this becomes clear when you read the sentence a little carefully
. This word gives force and real meaning to the sentence. Thus
First is the right choice.
5.E. Nurture and admit are eliminated at Step 2 because they do not make any meaning. The clue is in the word first. We nurture a thing which is already there. Admit is out of context. Out of
develop, introduce and establish, establish is the right choice because normally an industry is established. Common usage and inference confirm this choice.
6.C. The clue is in the context and also in the neighbouring word
depend. Thus all alternatives except self-sufficient are eliminated at Step 4.Reasoning also confirms this choice.
7.B. The word depend again provides us with a definite clue because one depends on only developed nations. Thus at Step 4, all other alternatives like European, neighbouring, technical and
Foreign are eliminated.
8.D. The context of the passage now gives sufficient clues. Planned is eliminated at Step 1 at as it does not fit into the structure. Achieved is eliminated at Step 2 because it does not go with the meaning. Beneficial is the right choice be
cause the expression in the long term matches with it.
9.A. Exceptional, easy, fast and financial are eliminated at Step 2 because the clue is in the word long term before and advantage
after the gap. In common usage also long term is matched by
10.C. Days and months and also years are eliminated because there is no definite information given in the passage. Much
is contradictory in meaning and thus is eliminated at Step 2. The only choice left is immediately and this matches with the meaning.
Every professional requires its members to keep up with the latest changes in the field. Doctors, for example, keep up 1) _ _ _ _ the latest medical breakthroughs by attending 2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and reading medical journals. If 3) _ _ _ work as a professional peace officer, 4) _ _ _ too must keep up with the 5) _ _ _ _ _ _ news in your field. A serious 6) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , therefore, is expected to know some 7) _ _ the challenges peace officers face in 8) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ their communities.
9) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ up with the latest changes in 10) _ _ _ enforcement can be done by reading 11) _ _ _ _ _ _ related journals as well as newspapers, 12) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ local ones. For instance, you may 13) _ _ _ _ that there have been numerous methamphetamine 14) _ _ _ _ _ at the local high school, and 15) _ _ _ _ _ _ administrators are working closely with law 16) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ agencies to eradicate this problem. Having 17) _ _ _ _ this community related issue, you would 18) _ _ in a good position to discuss 19) _ _ _ _ specific problem during the interview and 20) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ suggest some well thought out solutions. This might impress the raters and increase your interview rating.
Cloze Test Answers:
1. with
2. seminars
3. you
4. you
5. latest
6. candidate
7. of
8. serving
9. Keeping
10. law
11. police
12. particularly
13. read
14. sales
15. school
16. enforcement
17. read
18. be
19. this
20. perhaps
Police officers frequently find themselves in unpredictable circumstances that require them to be ready at a moment's notice. Being flexible or adaptable is 1) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for survival. An officer who is 2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ or rigid in his or her 3) _ _ _ _ _ or behavior will not be able 4) _ _ change quickly enough to survive unfamiliar 5) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, rendering him or her ineffective to 6) _ _ _ _ good decisions.
7) _ _ _ _ factor is closely related to problem 8) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ because solving problems requires you to 9) _ _ flexible in the way you think. 10) _ _ _ _ _ _ _, unlike problem solving, flexibility is a 11) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ trait and not a measure of 12) _ _ _ _ _ _ ability. For example, an officer who 13) _ _ inflexible by being intolerant against a 14) _ _ _ _ _ or class of citizens may act 15) _ _ a prejudicial way towards those citizens.
Since this 16) _ _ _ _ _ _ measures a personality trait, it may 17) _ _ difficult for you to understand the 18) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. However, we will go over some 19) _ _ _ _ _ _ questions relating to this factor in 20) _ _ _ sample questions and strategies section to help you get a better understanding of it.
Answers For Cloze Test:
1. essential
2. inflexible
3. views
4. to
5. circumstances
6. make
7. This
8. solving
9. be
10. However
11. personality
12. mental
13. is
14. group
15. in
16. factor
17. be
18. requirements
19. common
20. the
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
1-3 p.m.
1:41:30 – 1:58:30
The Department of Justice threatens legal action against Florida for its voter purge
The state of Florida has drawn a line in the sand about its right to purge its voter rolls, but the Department of Justice appears to have no qualms about crossing it. On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott (R) went on record with Fox News, defending Florida's controversial new program of citizenship verification. "We found individuals that are registered to vote that don't have a right to vote, noncitizens, and they voted. I have a job to do to defend the right of legitimate voters," said Scott. Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez begs to differ; on May 31st the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division sent Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner a warning letter: the purge was taking place too close to Florida's primary, in contradiction to federal law. When Florida refused to back down, the Civil Rights Division sent a second letter (dated June 11, 2012) informing the Detzner of the Department's plans to initiate "an enforcement action" against Florida in federal court. "One of Congress's concerns in enacting the provisions of the [Voting Rights Act] and [National Voter Registration Act], and one of the Department's concerns in enforcing federal law as enacted by Congress, is ensuring that state efforts to find and purge ineligible persons from voter registration lists do not endanger the ability of eligible U.S. citizens to register to vote and maintain their voter registration status," wrote Perez. "The federal statutes that the Department has called to Florida's attention here are longstanding requirements of which the State is certainly aware."
Both sides argue they are protecting voters' rights – which case do you think has the stronger argument?
2:21:30 – 2:39
Singing the blues with inmates of Louisiana's Angola maximum security prison
Canadian blues singer Rita Chiarelli had been making pilgrimages to the cradle of the blues in the Mississippi when she learned about the Louisiana State Penitentiary – commonly known as Angola prison. Angola is legendary for harsh conditions… blues and folk legend known as Leadbelly did time in Angola, and he wasn't the only blues musician to do so. Chiarelli was preparing for a concert at Angola when she was struck by the quality and gravitas of the musicians spending time behind bars at the facility. After a set of concerts at Angola she decided that rather than simply entertain the inmates, she would lead a concert during which she would play with musicians who were serving time. Country legend Johnny Cash performed many concerts at prisons like Folsom and San Quentin during his storied career, but never played with the convicts. How did Chiarelli manage to step over that line and convince prison authorities that this would be beneficial for inmates? What kind of rehabilitation can music provide to people who wind up behind bars? Is blues music still the music of the oppressed?
Rita Chiarelli "cha-REH-lee", Canada's "Goddess of the Blues" has released eight albums since 1992; the focus of the new documentary "Music From the Big House"
2:41:30 – 2:58:30
A lesson on what it means to be a feminist, from someone born after 1990
What does the word feminism mean to a thirteen year old?? One might guess that today's teenagers hold a lot of misconceptions about the definition, including that feminism equates with "hairy armpits" or "man-haters," but the reality is that the both the word and the movement lack a tangible presence for the 11 – 18 year old set. High schooler Julie Zeilinger, who grew up in Pepper Pike, Ohio, felt this lack. After completing a research project on women who choose to abort their female children, Zeilinger took on the label "feminist" and went looking for support from schoolmates. She found very little. Worse, as she began to reach out to places like the National Organization of Women or to read blogs like Feministing, she felt equally alone and underrepresented. So Zeilinger started her own site, TheFBomb.org, especially for teenagers. Zeilinger was recently named one of the "Eight Most Influential Bloggers under 21" by Women's Day, as well as one of the "40 Bloggers Who Really Count," by the Times of London. Zeilinger joins Patt today to talk about her experiences, as well as her new book, "A Little F'd Up: Why Feminism In Not A Dirty Word." Do you consider yourself a feminist? What does the word mean to you? If you have a son or daughter, how do you explain it to him or her?
Julie Zeilinger, founder of the blog The F Bomb and author of "A Little F'd Up: Why Feminism is Not a Dirty Word" (2012)
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Like most long-established comic book characters, Green Lantern Hal Jordan has had his origin story re-imagined by countless writers over the years, each putting their own mark on how the cocky test pilot became the ring-wielding hero of Space Sector 2814. Sure, the fundamental elements remained the same in each incarnation of Hal's origin (he's given the ring by a dying alien, trained by Sinestro, etc), but it's the ways in which the stories are tweaked that often makes or breaks an origin story.
In 2008, DC Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns retold Hal's beginnings as a Green Lantern in "Secret Origin," a seven-issue arc that established the character's continuity in the modern age. Two years later, the actor bringing Hal to life on the big screen told MTV News that it was that particular comic that informed his take on the character and his superhero origin.
"Geoff Johns is it," said Ryan Reynolds when asked if any particular arcs or creators inspired the film. "His 'Secret Origins' book is what I use as the bible for this."
In Toronto to promote his new film "Buried," Reynolds said it was that very same comic on which he modeled his version of Hal Jordan.
"It's an easy thing to reference because it's an origin story as well," he said, "so that was the [source material] I stuck to."
While Johns has long been one of the primary architects of the DC Comics universe, it's in his new role as Chief Creative Officer for the company that has seen him taking an even more active role in the various properties making the transition to the big- and small-screen worlds. During this year's Comic-Con in San Diego, Johns was the first panelist introduced at the "Green Lantern" panel, with much of the cast and crew later heaping praise on his involvement with the project.
"Green Lantern" is currently scheduled to hit theaters in June 2011.
Is "Secret Origin" the right story to tell in the "Green Lantern" movie? Let us know what you think in the comment section or on Twitter! You can also follow me, Splash Page editor Rick Marshall, on Twitter!


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Two brothers say they still hope to find six family members missing since the Grenfell Tower fire.
Crotone manager Davide Nicola cycles length of Italy after team avoids relegation
A Serie A manager completes a 1,300 km bike ride across the length of Italy following a bet he made with his players if they avoided relegation.
Football transfer gossip: Ronaldo, De Gea, Donnarumma, Sandro, Bakayoko, Verratti
Cristiano Ronaldo tells agent to get him back to Man Utd, De Gea to be involved in a cash-plus-player deal, plus more.
Otto Warmbier Might Trigger Change Of U.S. N. Korea Policy
Pyongyang's brutalization of a student can push the U.S. toward tougher approaches against the Kim regime.
Audi's A5 and S5 Sportback: A performance-minded detour from the SUV
SEATTLE—When introducing its sportback successor to the A4, Audi minced no words about its intended consumer target: the frequent car updater who is this close to switching to an SUV.
After a few hours' drive in two flavors of this upgrade, the 2018 A5 and S5 Sportback, I was inclined to agree. If you want a luxury car with the length and carrying capacity of a boat, but not the sense that you need maritime credentials to steer it, then Audi's new sportbacks might be enough to stop you from buying into America's fastest-growing car-purchase sector.
0-60mph in a heartbeat—with room to spare
That niche is important to mind here, because unlike last year's A4 sedan, Audi is not offering a sub-$40,000 option for these models. The 2018 A5 Sportback will set you back nothing short of $42,600, while its beefier S5 sibling, whose upgrades includes a 3.0L engine and S Sport Suspension, starts at $54,400.
US coalition downs Syrian army plane in Raqqa
The US military said it acted in self-defence after the Damascus regime dropped bombs.
Katy Perry's 'Witness' Debuts At No. 1
The pop star's singles aren't performing well, but her album is still on top.


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Easter Seals-Goodwill NRM Production Supervisor in Idaho Falls, Idaho
Production Supervisor
Tracking Code
Job Description
Position Summary:
Supervises Production activities to ensure that goals are met. Will serve, at times, as "Supervisor in Charge" of entire facility. Responsible for assuring a high level of guest and donor service. Must ensure that Easter Seals-Goodwill policies and procedures are uniformly enforced and followed. Cross training required in all aspects of Goodwill. Performs duties according to the established Best Practices of ESGW NRM. Duties include, but are not limited to:
Conducts or assists with regular staff meetings that improve communication with staff such as daily tool box talks and/or monthly production department meetings
Monitor potential safety hazards, reports them and helps correct them
Balance activities to include Management by Walking Around and personally participating in the physical work of the production department
The core focus of the Production Supervisor is the textiles department
Acts as a Production Driver - inspires, motivates, coaches, trains, monitors, and or schedules the production team
Conduct price evaluation and tally exercises to ensure that 20/60/20 textile pricing is in place
Conduct pulls review to determine why did it not sell? Take actions, as needed, to correct deficiencies
Communicate daily with the textile team regarding floor walk allocations
Conduct daily recycling review in textile department
Review production results on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis
Monitor staff productivity to established standards/goals and take appropriate actions to correct deficiencies
Items to monitor:
Time and number of GUMS (cages) sorted by each associate
Quality of product on the rails
Pricing of the textile merchandise
Rack Rolling time for each associate
Document the number of items on each rail by tallying
Conduct coaching conversations, as needed, to address deficiencies. Work with managers to request additional actions if/when coaching is not affecting the required result.
Work with Managers to review monthly S&P results and take appropriate actions to correct any deficiencies in pricing or output
Takes appropriate actions to ensure that store meets production goals
Ensure production and donation areas are organized and clean
Ensures timely and accurate completion of paperwork and electronic "forms" in areas which are required of all supervisors and/or in any areas that have been specifically assigned by manager including those related to HR, Safety/Asset Protection and Accounting
Completes administrative tasks, which include; accurate daily/weekly/monthly reporting; opening and closing procedures, cash management, and stock on hand reporting
May assist with completion of performance logs, and/or performance evaluations
Required Skills
Sensitive to guest needs and wishes.
Ability to work effectively with people with disabilities or other special needs preferred.
Must have computer experience and be competent in internet use and a variety of computer software applications.
Must have strong interpersonal, communication, monetary, organizational and decision making skills.
Must be able to read, write and speak the English language in order to communicate with staff and guests.
Applicant must pass background check.
Physical Requirements:
Ability to move independently or with reasonable accommodation within the facility and community.
Applicant must be physically and mentally able to perform all requirements of the job.
Able to lift and carry 20-100 pounds with team lifting or mechanical assistance
Able to stand, stoop, bend, or carry for extended periods
Able to go up and down steps
Able to stand and walk entire shift.
Tolerance of extreme changes in temperature and humidity
Must be able to work flexible hours, evenings, and weekends or longer shifts if needed.
May be required to work more than 40 hours per week
Required Experience
High School/Equivalent
0-2 years previous experience
Easter Seals-Goodwill offers a comprehensive & competitive benefits package including:
Medical, Vision, Dental and AFLAC Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan + up to 4% contribution
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Short Term Medical (STM)
Education Assistance
Flexible Spending + Health Savings Accounts
Voluntary Term Life Insurance
Extensive Wellness Program
10 % Discount on ESGW Services
20% Discount at Goodwill Stores
Easter Seals-Goodwill is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from the disabled, minorities, women, and veterans of the U.S. armed services. ESGW will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
Job Location
Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States
Position Type