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Where does all the money go?
Why am I so crappy with money? Is anyone else in the same boat? I get a paid a decent salary but yet never seem to be able to save anything. Not only can't I save money for some reason but I'm starting to feel inadequate compared to others my age who have families and houses.
Maybe it's genetic? I literally had to give my mother my credit card because I just can't be trusted. I am able to save a bit, it's certainly not what I would like to be saving. It's not like this is a new problem it's just really bothering me tonight for some reason. So what am I going to do? Good question…
For starters I took my saved credit card info off of Amazon and iTunes…here's hoping that will keep me off Amazon for awhile. I'm also avoiding Target like the plague, which if you know me is incredibly hard.
Part of me thinks I should attend a money management class or something but I figure I've got to get this part of me together. All day long I "preach" about making good decisions and here I am still figuring out how to really save money.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
xoxo Lindsay
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Hi Lindsay. found your blog today researching tips for a ski trip (thanks for a great post).
Money has been a big issue for me as well, this year has been the worst of my life by far! Best tip I can give that worked for me is a really detailed budget. List out all your expenses and then allocated your "play" money for the week, take it out in cash and leave cards at home. That with banning yourself from shopping works (mostly) for me. I found these two sites helpful too
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Hi Sophie, thanks so much for the comment! I will check out those sites!!View Comment


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November 27, 2007
By: by Larry Rulison, Times Union
ALBANY -- In a small physics lab on the uptown campus of the University at Albany, researchers are trying to develop a new type of solar-electric cell that will be cheaper -- and more flexible -- than a traditional solar cell made from silicon.
About 90 percent of solar cells are made from silicon. But there's a mad dash to make the cells from organic material to reduce the cost and foster wider acceptance of the technology.
The organic solar cells are made of alternatives to silicon such as polymers or plastics.
Solar, or photovoltaic, cells produce an electric current when exposed to light.
Organic materials are those derived from carbon, which is the building block of life. Silicon, made from sand, is the same semiconducting material that is used to make computer chips.
Silicon solar cells cost from $3 to $3.50 for each watt of electrical output they produce. Achieving the same electrical output costs just 40 cents using organic material.
"That's why there is the interest in organics," said Pradeep Haldar, a professor at UAlbany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering and director of the school's Energy and Environmental Technology Applications Center.
Haldar said his work on organic solar cells is being funded by NASA, which is seeking ways to make flexible solar cells that can be unfolded in space.
He believes organic solar cells won't replace silicon solar cells, but as the technology is perfected, the former will serve in niche applications such as powering computers for the military in the field or for putting solar cells on clothing or tents.
Haldar isn't the only one in the Capital Region searching for a better way to make solar cells. DayStar Technologies Inc. in Halfmoon is working to develop so-called "thin-film" cells made from a mixture of copper, indium, gallium and diselenide that are flexible like organic cells, but more expensive. It takes $2 worth of material to produce each watt of electrical output.
The downside of organic solar cells is their relative inefficiency. Polymer-based solar cells have an efficiency of less than 5 percent, while solar cells using single-crystalline silicon have an efficiency of nearly 25 percent. That means the polymer cells must cover an area five times the size of solar cells to produce the same amount of energy.
Organic solar cells also don't last as long as traditional solar cells.
"If you expose it to air, it degrades," Haldar said. "That's one of the biggest problems."
Haldar and his team of scientists are working to improve the longevity of organic solar cells by adding copper nanorods to the devices.
Another upstate New York researcher working on organic solar cells is George Malliaras, an associate professor in materials science and engineering at Cornell University in Ithaca who also is director of the school's nanoscale facility.
Malliaras says organic solar cells can be a lot cheaper than silicon solar cells because of the way they can be manufactured, in a roll-to-roll process similar to how a newspaper press works.
"That can bring down the cost substantially," Malliaras said Monday. "If you can produce electronics the same way you produce a newspaper, the costs will plummet."
Malliaras also is working on a new process that makes organic solar cells using a spray-on technique for applying the components of the cell.

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Play Aggro Online at Cooler Maths Games, which is an interesting action game. In this game, the imaginary story is about vegetables and fruits. There is a fight and you are controlling the movement of Vegetables. As a game player, your aim is to aim the fruits, aim and shoot. There are fewer chances in which you can do so. This game is only to learn the use of the mouse. If you have more time and want to play more educational or Science games, try Cubor game as well.
How to Play: You will play this game only with the mouse. However, there are instructions in-game also.


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Stolen Cash Isn't What You Need to Worry About These Days
One of the most frightening things that can happen is to find your wallet has been stolen. For many people, this notion is unthinkable because the items typically carried in a wallet are valuable and not always easily replaced. Additionally, in today's digital-centric world most everything relating to identity or finances are stored on various cards that are kept in the wallet (or purse).
This makes the items carried in today's wallets a very valuable commodity. Years ago it used to be people had to worry only about their money being taken if a wallet was stolen because, at the time, most thieves were primarily interested in stealing cash. This scenario is no longer the case. The little cash people tend to carry these days is not worth the effort - the thieves have more sinister things in mind - such as identity theft. They may use documentation directly or may sell to an organized crime ring.
Today's more sophisticated and savvy thieves are aware of the value of the cards, documents and other necessities people carry in their wallets. Many thieves will go to extravagant lengths to collect information to commit ID theft.
Due to this, if your wallet is stolen, there is a lot more than cash to worry about. In fact, while cash is valuable and it is a disappointment if it has been taken, at least the damage stops at the limited amount of cash carried. Realistically, it is the other missing valuables which should be more of a concern because the damage done can be significant, far-reaching and can disrupt a person's life, both personally and financially. It is often difficult to resolve ID theft once a victim.
Here are some valuable items in your wallet that thieves would love to get their hands on:
Credit Cards
Credit cards are the gateway for thieves to buy to their heart's content (or at least until they reach the credit limit or get caught first). With the high credit lines many creditors offer, if thieves get their hands on even a handful of cards, they can do significant levels of damage until they are caught.
The ease of using credit cards has also become a problem when cards have been lost or stolen. Since purchases can easily be made online and most stores only require a swipe with no signature check or ID verification, thieves can often make a lot of charges within the first several hours of a credit card being stolen. Fortunately, many banks these days have safeguards where they follow up quickly on "unusual" purchases so thieves are often stopped fast, however it is still a pain to deal with.
I.D. Cards
Identity theft is an attractive and lucrative endeavor for thieves, and the cards carried in your wallet are the gateway to assuming your identity. Many ID cards list valuable information for thieves such as a social security number, address or other sensitive information that they can use to either gain more personal information, steal an identity or access bank accounts.
Using cards, such as a driver's license, military I.D., employee I.D., or student I.D., new credit can be established, attempts to access to online accounts, try to get a replacement social security card, or a host of other illicit activities.
Once an identity thief gets the information he or she needs, the thief can begin committing fraudulent activities and crimes under your good name and, in the process, disassociate themselves with these illegal activities.
Social Security Number/Social Insurance Number
Government-issued numbers should never be carried in wallets because of the high risks associated with the number falling into the wrong hands. However, some people do carry their Social Security Number (SSN - in the United States) or their Social Insurance (SIN - in Canada) numbers with them. This is rarely, if ever, a good idea because if a thief nabs that number, he or she can do a lot of damage to you. Officials and security experts recommend people memorize their numbers and lock the card away in a safe place. However, old habits die hard and many people still carry these IDs in their wallets/purses.
Health Insurance Card
Private insurance, military health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid or any other issued card to be used for obtaining access to health care often contain a lot of information. In the United States where private insurance is used, fortunately, most insurance companies are limiting personal information and de-linking Social Security numbers from the accounts, instead navigating to randomly assigned account numbers. However, even despite this, there are still some cards that contain a lot of personal information which thieves will find appealing.
ATM Card
While the ATM card itself is perhaps useless without the pin to grab cash, if enough other information is in your wallet, a thief now knows which bank you use and has your account number and may find savvy ways to change a PIN. Armed with other personal details, a lot of financial damage can be done.
Prior to the arrival of plastic, people tended to carry about their checkbooks so they were prepared when they wanted to make a purchase and did not have cash on them. Old habits die hard and many people do still carry a few checks, if not their entire checkbook, on their persons or in their wallets. Thieves love this. Figure checks have a lot of personally identifiable information printed on them, such as:
- Full names
- Addresses (and sometimes phone numbers)
- Bank account and routing numbers
Experts today often recommend only carrying the number of checks you'll know you need. And if you don't need checks, keep them at home.
Other Items Thieves Love
Other items of value to consider are car registration cards, bank statements, utility bill stubs or other receipts that may be stuck into a wallet. Basically, anything that lists personal information can be an identity risk to owners and valuable to thieves. I've made it a habit to shred everything from junk mail to grocery receipts if credit or discount cards are used. Thieves often use many social engineering tactics to get what they want and even the smallest detail can provide that tidbit they may need to fool someone at a business into sharing personal information who has the key to what the thieves are really looking to steal.
Many of us take for granted the value on these everyday items because they are used as second nature and often not given a thought. While many of these items are necessary to carry, lock up what you do not need on your person, shred unnecessary documents that are no longer needed and to be aware of the items currently in your wallet/purse so in the event it is stolen, you can quickly avoid identity theft and take steps to minimize the potential damage done.
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I blog with a little help from my Zemanta
This week I started using Zemanta, a firefox plugin that boast:
Simple point & click enrichment of your blog posts (and emails). In real-time, while you type. We suggest tags, links, photos, and related articles. You save time and aspirin
At first glance, my thoughts were that this was just another way for a company to give me a small amount of help for adding a list of links for their benefit to my blog, but being the trusting soul I am, I decided to give it a try.
My first blog post with Zemanta, I wasn't completely impressed, since I know html and always create all my post in html instead of visual mode, I thought adding an images to my post wasn't that big of a deal, but as I started typing more to the post, even more relevant images started to show.. ok 1 point for Z!
Next adding related articles to my post is a plus, I had wanted to do this long ago with another service that had come out but they were (at that time) only offering this to larger blogs. Yes, I could do a search and find related articles but this saves a lot of time.. 2 points!
At this point I saved and posted the post, thinking the plugin was ok, but not sure I'd use it a lot, but that would soon change. As I was editing my post I noticed the Links section of Zemanta, talk about a time saver, it finds keywords within your post and gives you choices of different links to point those keywords to. All these links and related articles links can be opened in a new window so you know exactly where you're pointing your visitors.
The last part of Zemanta that I use are the tags, I had been tagging my post but noticed the tags weren't showing on my new theme. I realized that my theme didn't show tags, but by adding the wordpress plugin "WP tags to Technorati" the plugin auto showed all the tags on my site without me changing code within my theme.
With the above listed content, options of adding your own images and related articles from friends rss feeds and all the upcoming options (like Zemanta in email) that they are adding, I see Zemanta as a useful tool for any blogger no matter the size of their blog.
(BTW, last i checked there is a difference between the firefox plugin and the wordpress plugin, The Firefox plugin has more options and Links, I disabled the wordpress plugin)
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Autodesk Inventor 2015 Essentials Plus
Autodesk Inventor 2015 Essentials Plus provides the foundation for a hands-on course that covers basic and advanced Autodesk Inventor features used to create, edit, document, and print parts and assemblies. You learn about part and assembly modeling through real-world exercises.
Autodesk Inventor 2015 Essentials Plus demonstrates critical CAD concepts, from basic sketching and modeling through advanced modeling techniques, as it equips you with the skills to master this powerful professional tool. The book walks you through every component of the software, including the user interface, toolbars, dialogue boxes, sketch tools, drawing views, assembly modeling, and more. Its unique modular organization puts key information at your fingertips, while step-by-step tutorials make it an ideal resource for self-learning. Packed with vivid illustrations and practical exercises that emphasize modern-day applications, Autodesk Inventor 2015 Essentials Plus will prepare you for work in the real world.
Each chapter is organized into four sections. Objectives, which describe the content and learning objectives; topic coverage, which presents a concise review of the topic; exercises, which present the workflow for a specific command or process through illustrated step-by-step instructions; and finally a checking your skills section, which tests your understanding of the material.
Who Should Use This Manual?
The manual is designed to be used in instructor-led courses, although you may also find it helpful as a self-paced learning tool. It is recommended that you have a working knowledge of Microsoft Windows as well as a working knowledge of mechanical design principles.
Table of Contents
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At Threadgill, Ryan & Associates, P.C., we guide our clients through a full range of tax planning and preparation decisions with strategies that minimize your tax liabilities, maximize your cash flow and keep you on track to your financial goals. Our expertise, experience, analysis and thorough research allow us to optimize financial opportunities to be found in existing as well as recently altered tax laws. We are knowledgeable and up to date on the tax laws and can make sense of your receipts, bills and notices.
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Congratulations go to our excellent Brazilian artist Carlos Araujo who has just had an illustration accepted for the American Illustration 29 annual. His bold graphic style is so eye catching and always stands out in the crowd! Well done Carlos, and we are sure there are many more great artworks to come.
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Friday, 12 November 2010
Alison Jay collection
Wonderful children's illustrator, Alison Jay, has recently had some of her popular books made into a beautiful 'Nursery Collection' of 'My First Board Books' for Templar publishing. Exquisitely housed in a lovely box, the books are 'Alphabet', 'Words', 'Counting' and 'Colour' and are the perfect set for teaching the little ones' basic words in a lavishly illustrated way.
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Fred Van Deelen new map work
One of our most versatile artists, Fred Van Deelen, has recently been adding to his huge collection of map work with these beautiful black and white illustrations for Portman's 'Smart Company' magazine. As always, Fred's attention to detail is astonishing and really make the cities come alive.
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Wednesday, 10 November 2010
Jun-Gu Noh award nomination!
Congratulations to our fantastic Korean artist Jun-Gu Noh whose illustrations for I Magazine's feature 'The Consumerisation of IT' have been nominated for 'Best Use of Illustration' at the APA awards. The winner will be announced on 24th November.
We've got our fingers crossed!
We've got our fingers crossed!
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Wednesday, 3 November 2010
NEW ARTIST: Nino Maljevic
A warm welcome to our newest signing Nino Maljevic! Serbian artist Nino is both illustrator and animator, and after studying in Belgrade and Florence, Italy, he has continued to work in the industry ever since. His sharp graphics combine with a real sense of fun, giving him wide appeal in the children's market. Nino has illustrated several children's books and magazines, and we think there'll be many more to come!
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Carlos Araujo in Communication Arts!
Amazing illustrator Carlos Araujo has recently been featured in Communication Arts online 'fresh' section, celebrating the best contemporary artists working today. With his unique style and quirky take on the World, Carlos shines. Check out the article here to view his wonderful work and to hear what he has to say about his career:
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A couple months ago, I put up a survey on our church's website, asking the question, "What do you think is the most confusing and/or frustrating thing that Jesus ever did or said?"
We received some pretty fascinating responses, and I took the most frequently-asked questions from that survey and turned them into a sermon series called "Jesus Must Be Crazy." We just wrapped up the series this past Sunday, and I cannot tell you how much fun it was.
(Yes I can. It was a lot of fun.)
One of the best parts about being a pastor is that I get to go out learn a bunch of stuff and then come back to my friends at Collective Church and tell them what I learned. It's pretty great. And this series was a big stretch for me, because it forced me to start thinking about a few passages I had never preached about or even heard anybody else preach about. Several of the passages we dealt with have been largely ignored in most churches because they are confusing or scary or frustrating, which I suppose is why so many people wanted to talk about them in the first place.
I once heard a great preacher challenge a room full of preachers by saying, "You need to know if you're trying to answer questions that nobody is asking." What he meant was that sometimes preachers just talk about the stuff that they've always talked about or they deliver boring sermons every single week because they are trying to engage topics and ideas that have grown stale in the minds of their listeners.
That really stuck with me. I've heard lots of boring sermons in my life, and I could look at each of those sermons and tell you why I found them so uninteresting (the typical reasons tend to be overuse of churchy jargon, lack of a central point, and total disinterest in the people who are listening), but I had never really considered that one of the main problems might be that the preachers were trying to answer questions that nobody was asking.
I've written a lot about the nature of preaching and the things I've learned and am still learning about it. Whenever I go back and listen to my sermons, I can hear dozens of ways that I could be better than I am. That's the nature of any art form; you have to keep working, and you have to try and be better today than you were yesterday. But one of the greatest challenges of this whole thing has less to do with style and delivery and more to do with how we engage the subject matter. It's the question, "Am I trying to answer questions that nobody is asking?"
And so, as an exercise in answering the right questions, I did this series. It was a very demanding series that cost me countless hours of research and fact-checking, but it was worth it. I'm sure I'll do something like this again at some point. In fact, more than once I have preached a series based on a specific request from a church member. Why not? It's fun, and it forces me to get outside my own head and experiences and to think about what other people are dealing with. Plus, as I'm doing the research, it's pretty fun to discover something mind-blowing and then to think, "Oh man, that one guy who requested this topic is going to love this!"
So here's to curiosity and to asking questions alongside one another.
Oh, and here's the series:
Part 1: "I Have Come to Bring the Sword"
Part 2: "The So-Called Unforgivable Sin"
Part 5: "Why Have You Forsaken Me?"


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With the recent delivery of the 19th A330-200F to Colombian operator Tampa Cargo, a look at the A330-200F backlog shows that 30 units remain to be delivered. However, a closer look shows that 17 of those units may not be delivered, or at least not delivered as freighters, which puts the theoretical backlog closer to 13.
Intrepid Aviation ordered 20 A330-200Fs in 2007, but none have been delivered and many positions have been switched to the A330-200 and A330-300 passenger variants due to a healthier demand for those types. Intrepid now has nine A330-200Fs left on order. If this trend continues, it's entirely possible Intrepid will take delivery of few or even none of the A330s in freighter form. But in the end, Airbus is probably not terribly concerned with what variant of A330 a customer buys - after all, revenue is revenue.
Up next is OH-Avion LLC which has eight A330-200Fs on order. The order was originally placed in 2007 by Avion Aircraft Trading with four of the aircraft destined for Icelandair. That deal never materialized and new end users for the aircraft, if any, have yet to be announced.
This leaves 13 A330-200Fs left to be delivered: BOC Aviation/Qatar Airways (1), Avianca/Tampa Cargo (2), Etihad Airways (2), Synergy Aerospace (3), MNG (3) and THY (2). Based on Airbus' 2012 production rate for the A330-200F, all orders are expected to be fulfilled by 2014 if more orders are not secured. While Airbus would certainly like a bigger piece of the widebody freighter pie and secure more orders, however, the A330 production line will stay busy with the continued demand for passenger variants.


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Waiting For Akman
A fictional exploration of the events recorded in Exodus 11-12
Embracing the Enemy
The sweat stung his eyes. Even though he sat in the shade of their outcrop, the heat of the day bore down on him, seeking to drive him away. Back to where he belonged. And even though this land was all he had ever known, a far off land called for him with every beat of his heart. This was true of all his people. They did not belong here.
Jakob blinked the sweat from his eyes as he peered down the dusty trail.
He was waiting for Akman.
Jakob absent-mindedly swept away small stones from around his feet, quickly forming a neat, clear surface around him. It came second-nature to him now. This had been the first job he remembered being instructed in. Unsure just how old he had been when he first accompanied his father to the pits, Jakob tried to remember how many rainy seasons had passed since that first trip.
Seven or eight, he thought to himself, so maybe I was about three or four. This was the normal age for boys to accompany their father, dusting the earth of sticks and stones to form a clean surface on which the bricks could be formed. As the years passed and his strength grew, Jakob was given other small tasks, running messages for those who brought the straw, tending the sick or wounded, or cleaning out the moulds and stacking them to be used again. Jakob could remember his father's strong back gleaming in the bright light of the Nile Delta, straining as he laboured in the clay pits of Egypt. His father was a strong man. A proud man. A man who was not only skilled in the art of forming bricks but who also knew the worth of building strategic relationships.
Jakob's musings were broken by the sound of undergrowth being disturbed behind him. His breath caught. He should not be this close to the house. Tensed, and bracing himself for the sting of a rod across his back, Jakob turned slowly, expecting to see the looming figure of a guard. Instead, his breath rushed from his lungs as he saw the old ewe stripping the few leaves remaining from a nearby bush. He quickly scanned in each direction to be sure, doing a quick head-count as he went. Good, his little flock was all close by, and no-one could be seen in any direction.
Jakob stretched his legs as he strained his neck around the side of the rock. It was not unusual to wait a long time for Akman, he too needed to be careful who saw him walk this way.
While Jakob's memory was not clear about the early days at the clay pits, he remembered as though it were yesterday when he had first met Akman. It was three years ago, just a few months before the first rains. Jakob's father had been assigned to the property of a great lord of this region, one who, as was often mentioned, had access to the property of the Pharaoh himself. It was not unusual for his father to be re-assigned just before the rainy season. Jakob's father was renowned for his ability to craft bricks in a fashion that could withstand even the heaviest storms, and many sought his work to prepare their homes for the season ahead of them. Jakob had seen many lavish homes, most of which contained additional properties to house livestock. At not quite twelve years old, Jakob would wonder why a camel or donkey would need a shelter that dwarfed his own home, which housed his Father and Mother, along with himself and his younger brother.
The day that Jakob met Akman was such a day as this. Never had Jakob seen such wealth flaunted for all to see. Even slaves here were dressed in finer cloth than he had ever seen before. The grounds of the compound were lush and green, and Jakob could see the canal that watered these grounds entering through the high wall on the east side, undoubtedly connected to one of the many waterways that found their life in the great river that ran through the heart of Egypt. From that day to this, Jakob had only seen their new master three times, yet each time had seared hatred into his heart. Their master was a cruel and fearsome man. Many bore the marks of his indiscriminate punishment, meted out with no restraint. And while he seldom swung the whip on his slaves in person, it was said that his eldest son was not spared the cruel sting of his father's wrath.
It had been on a warm evening, as the light of day slipped over the horizon, that Jakob first saw Akman. A battered young boy, a thorn in the sole of his father's sandal, Akman had sought refuge outside the walls of his family compound. It was no place special really, just a slight depression in an otherwise flat landscape. It was against the very rock that Jakob now leant against that he had first seen Akman, dirty tears drying on his face, red welts crossing his shoulders and arms. It was here, in a lonely and broken place, that two very different worlds converged, and a brotherhood was born.
As Jakob waited for Akman, he recalled the many times he had done this since that day. He recalled the laughter and the tears. He remembered the questions they asked in order to understand, and the stories they told one another in an attempt to escape the walls that hemmed them in.
Now, again, he was waiting for Akman.
They had not seen each other for many weeks. Things were different now. The world as Jakob had known it was changing. As he reflected on what was happening to his world, Jakob watched the newest addition to his little flock pick itself nimbly around the rocks that littered the earth. Father had warned him to not get too close to the flock, but this one was different. The offspring of their finest ewe and strongest ram, the little lamb was noticeable from the moment of its birth. Perfect in every way, Jakob had taken a special interest in this little one. Travellers and merchants had told of places where Jehovah covered the earth in dazzling white, a colder substance than Jakob could even imagine. In honour of these stories, his little lamb had been named 'Snow'. Every one of his little flock had names, and each would come to him if he called, but Snow was different. Snow would turn to him at the sound of his voice; would find shelter in his shadow during the heat of the day. Snow would make a great breeding ram one day, it was a lamb like this that could make a flock strong, bringing wealth to its owner.
Jakob smiled as he whispered Snow's name, watching his little lamb turn and run to him. Placing his hand on the lamb's head, he felt Snow press into him as if he too appreciated the friendship.
Jakob cared for all his father's sheep.
But he loved this little lamb.
Jakob's head whipped up to gaze down the path. Akman limped toward him, obviously with some discomfort, but with a smile on his face. Jakob's face creased at his Egyptian friend, who was not too proud to address him in his own language.
"Shalom" came his reply.
Two boys from two worlds embraced.
"Have you been waiting long?"
"Since yesterday" teased Jakob, punching his friend in the arm, and then immediately wishing he hadn't, as he saw pain arc across his friends face.
"I'm sorry Akman! Are they nearly healed?"
Akman raised his tunic to reveal festering scabs that still marked his body.
"They are getting better, though if someone punches one...", and with that he swung an arm, smiling at Jakob.
Akman looked weak.
Things had been hard for the Egyptians lately. Akman's family had not been spared.
Jakob took some bread from his little bag, broke it and passed it to Akman.
They sat together in comfortable silence as they ate.
"Tell me more of this man, Moses. Have you seen him yet?"
"My Father has", replied Jakob, "Father says he is sent by God."
"Which one?", Akman questioned.
"Father says there is only one God, and that He does not live in a river or the sun or moon; that He fills the whole earth and the heavens, that He is known by the name, 'YAHWEH'"
"What does that mean?"
Jakob simply shrugged his shoulders. There were many things he heard his father speak of that were difficult to understand. He glanced again at the sores that still inflicted his friend. He remembered seeing darkness stretching over the land. He recalled the great river running red.
"I don't know. But I think it means He is powerful."
The two boys continued to sit quietly as they finished their meagre meal. When the conversation continued, there was no mention of gods or plagues. If you had passed by that place, you would simply see two young boys playing like any two boys anywhere in the world. Stones were thrown. First to see who could throw the farthest, then to see who could hit a small rock balanced precariously on another. Jakob was by far the better arm of the two, but would try to encourage his friend by not winning too quickly or easily. The game ended when Snow wandered dangerously close to the 'landing zone' and Jakob feared his friend's accuracy may prove fatal for his little lamb.
As the boys shared a few drops of water from a small skin Akman had brought with him, they laughed as they enjoyed the shade produced from the dropping sun. Their time was drawing to a close. Akman would soon be missed. Jakob had responsibilities to attend to.
They sat quietly together once again.
"Do you know what will happen next?"
Jakob had no reply.
He did not know what was happening. He could not warn his friend.
In a matter of months, Egypt had been all but brought to her knees. Jakob heard rumours of a great journey, that his family would join the others and return home.
He wondered what that was - where that was.
Jakob looked at his friend. He thought of Akman's father, and all the others like him in this harsh land. He saw again the pride that burned in their eyes, even after all had been lost. He wondered if the Pharaoh would ever let his people just walk into the desert; would ever just let this 'slave nation' simply wander away.
Again there was silence between them.
"My father will be looking for me soon", and as Akman spoke, Jakob could hear his voice tighten with fear. "He is taking me up the great river to seek out other markets, to replace the livestock we lost. We will be gone for the remainder of this week I think."
Will you be home for the full moon festival?"
"I think so. We never miss it. Father is an important official and he will want to be seen by the people."
"Then I will wait for you right here, the day after the full moon."
Jakob carefully embraced his friend.
"Remember, I will be waiting for you."
He waited till he could see Akman no more before calling his little flock. Checking that Snow was close by, he turned for home.
Onions and Garlic
Jakob sipped the thin watery broth that sat before him. The aroma of onions and garlic filled his nostrils, the same as it did every night. His stomach turned. He took another sip.
Though his memory of this evening ritual had no beginning, something else was different tonight.
Jakob glanced to the corner of their cramped living quarters. As was normally the case, his younger brother lay sleeping on a rough mat, wrapped in strips of rag his mother had collected over the years.
His father's weathered face bowed slightly over his bowl, his eyes tired, but lit with a proud flicker.
Jakob's eyes continued to travel the room, searching, probing to see what was different about this otherwise ordinary night. Then from the corner of his vision, he saw his mother's eyes flit nervously between his father and he.
Jakob held his breath.
His heart beat seemed to echo from the walls back at him.
His mind raced, Have I been sold? he thought. Am I to leave my father's house?
Sensing his sudden discomfort, Jakob's mother spoke quietly, but suddenly.
"You must tell the boy."
His father simply nodded, then took another sip.
Onions and garlic.
Thin soup.
"I have been to see Moses."
"While you were tending the sheep this afternoon. He called a meeting of the family heads. I was selected to go. I heard him speak with my own ears. There will be one more plague."
Jakob's mind raced.
One more plague? What could it be?
How much worse could it get? Would Akman be alright?
"Did Moses say what it would be?"
His father's eyes lifted briefly from his broth to glance at Jakob's mother, then quickly returned to where they had gazed. His mother's eyes turned down, glistening wet in the flickering light of the single candle that lit their meagre room.
"Jakob, you will need to select a lamb from the flock, the best we have. It will need to be without blemish. Do you understand? This is very important. It must be spotless. Do you have such a lamb?"
"Yes father, I have Snow."
"Good. Tomorrow is the tenth day of the month, you must set it aside then. Tend to it carefully. Ensure it is not harmed. It can live in here with us. For now, it will be as part of our family."
"For how long, father?"
Jakob's father's eyes lifted briefly to meet his own; they shone with unfamiliar wetness.
"Four days. It will live with us four days."
Crimson Stain
All was quiet now.
Just before dawn was his favourite time of the day. His imagination roamed the hills and valleys of some far off place that called to him in deep and soulful tones, ignoring the pressing realities of clay-pits, singing rods that bit and tore, plagues and forbidden friends.
Jakob shifted on his thin mat, adjusting the pressure on his side, hoping he hadn't disturbed the young lamb. Snow had taken to sleeping close by Him through the night, finding comfort in his warmth as he adjusted to life away from his mother and the unusual surroundings of the house.
Jakob's hand rested gently on Snow's head. The soft warmth, now so familiar to him, spoke to him of connection and friendship. It reminded him of the cycle of life and the purpose of existence. It heralded a message that even in the harshest realities of suffering, comfort can be known.
Tonight the plague would come.
If his father knew of this plague, he had not told Jakob what was to come. Instead, each day he checked that Jakob was caring well for the little lamb. He had forbidden Jakob to fulfill his usual duties, demanding that he remain in careful watch over Snow; reminding him constantly of the necessity that this little lamb be kept perfect. "Spotless", he would say, "Without blemish". Jakob wondered at the tone of desperation in his father's voice.
He thought too of his mother, and while he had never doubted his mother's love for him, he noted the increased show of affection toward him, where stealing a glance toward her, he saw the anguished longing in her eyes.
Jakob wondered about the plague. What was coming?
Jakob counted the nights that had passed since he had last seen his friend. The full moon festival was tonight. Tomorrow he would once again see his friend.
The sounds of the waking household drifted through the thin curtain that hung loosely beside his mat, signaling the end of his solitary wandering and marking the beginning of his labours. Snow lifted his head, no longer afraid of the strange household noises that once made him run for cover, turning his eyes toward his master he stood quickly to his feet. Jakob gently ran his fingers through Snow's woolen coat and felt the lamb press warmly back into his hand. With one last playful tussle, Jakob strode out into the day.
"Is the lamb with you?", came his father's thick morning voice.
"Yes father - Why are you not at the pits, you are normally gone before I rise?"
"I will never go to the pits again. The guards are still weak and fearful, they will not come. Besides, I have much to do today, much to prepare."
"Prepare? Prepare for what?"
"A feast - tonight we will feast. Then after we have feasted, we will throw ourselves upon the mercy of the God of our Fathers."
Jakob had heard of feasts. Akman had told him of the great banquets held in his father's house, of meat and fruits, of sweet loaves of bread and spiced wine. Jakob had often dreamed of them as he sat with his family sipping his watery broth made with onions and garlic.
A feast!
Had some great fortune befallen them? Had his father won the favour of an Egyptian lord?
Where was the food? What meat would they eat?
Jakob tried to recall when he had last eaten meat. Scattered fragments of distant memories blew through his mind.
He shook his head. What did it matter?
What a tale he would have to tell Akman tomorrow. The joy of telling him would make waiting all the more bearable.
Jakob busied himself for a good portion of the day. Between the chores his father set for him and tending to Snow, the day had almost spent itself before Jakob had had a chance to consider the words of his father that morning.
'...we will throw ourselves upon the mercy of the God of our Fathers.'
Jakob wondered what those words meant. Jakob had never heard of Akman's gods having mercy.
What sort of god was the God of our Fathers?
As the afternoon shadows drew longer across the scarred land of the once-mighty Egypt, Jakob found work to do that put him close by his father, who had been busily collecting their few belonging and binding them together in a fashion Jakob had seen the caravanners doing in the marketplace.
"Father… has Moses told you of the plague?"
"Did he tell you what would happen?"
Jakob's father turned to face him, his busy hands now still except for a slight tremor.
"Come, walk with me a while. Bring the lamb."
Father and son walked in silence for a while, and quietly, just a step behind them, walked a small white lamb. They found a cool place to sit in the fading light of the afternoon just near the smooth flat rock Jakob's mother used to grind the grain.
After a few minutes of quiet thoughtfulness, Jakob's father spoke.
"Tonight, the final plague will be poured out across our lands. All the others we have been spared from. YAHWEH in His mercy shielded us from His wrath as He struck our captors. But tonight will be different. Tonight, a Destroyer from the throne room of the heavens will be unleashed - he will bring his sickle and reap a harvest of death and destruction like this land has never seen."
Here his father paused and looked hard into Jakob's face, "All this land, my son, even ours."
Jakob could not breath. His chest seemed unable to move.
How could this be? We have always been spared the plagues. How can we escape such a judgement?
As he watched the final light of the sun strike the distant hills, Jakob saw his mother walking out to meet them. In one hand, she held her largest bowl, the one she used to make their evening broth, in the other she carried a knife.
Snow pressed his head into Jakob's hand. Once again he felt the comfort of his soft wool and the warmth of this little lamb's friendship.
As he found his voice he asked, "Father, are we all to die? Is that why we will feast tonight?"
"One day we shall all pass from this earth, but tonight, the Destroyer only comes for one from each family. My son, tonight he comes for you - for every first-born across these lands."
Though the air was still warm, Jakob felt suddenly cold. Death had reached out its fingers and gripped his young heart. Through tears, he could see the Destroyer, filling the doorway of heaven, sitting atop a great pale horse. But as terror racked his body he heard his father quickly speak again.
"Son, be still. Our God has made a way. Though the thief comes to destroy, by God's mercy and grace, he will pass over us this night. Our God has made a way."
As his mother soothed his fears and wiped his tears, Jakob watched as his father carefully picked up the little lamb. As he tenderly held it, he spoke softly, "Son, someone must die tonight - it has been decreed - but tonight, another will die in your place."
For the first time in Jakob's life, he saw tears stream untamed down his father's face. And though the lamb showed no sign of fear or struggled in any way, Jakob reached out his trembling hand and placed it on his little friend's head.
As a crimson stain spread onto the stone in the growing darkness of the evening, a boy and his father wept together.
Waiting for Akman
No sweat stung his eyes this time, it was still too early for the heat of the day to torment him.
He was not hiding behind his rock, he had no fear now.
He had faced the Destroyer. He had heard him at the threshold, had seen the lintels tremble. And while he had spent most of the night without sleep, he had not been afraid. The Destroyer would not enter - could not enter - he was restrained.
Jakob recalled the crimson stain on the killing stone. He saw now the same stain darkening on the frames of his door.
He heard again the words of Moses as his father whispered them through the darkness of the night, "YAHWEH will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to enter your house to strike you", over and over he whispered these words through the long hours, gripping Jakob tightly as if to shield him. But there was no need. The blood of the lamb had stood over me, Jakob thought to himself. The blood of the lamb was my shield and defender; it had spoken a more powerful word than death's sting.
Jakob held a light staff. His father's flock stood close by him as if expectant of the journey that lay before them, all except the lamb he loved, the lamb that had died in his place.
Tears once again found a home in his eyes, this time welling up in gratitude for the sacrifice, and thankfulness to God for His mercy.
Jakob blinked the water from his eyes as he peered down the dusty trail.
The only signs of life were the distant cries of countless mothers grieving.
His father beckoned from the hill above him, they were the last family to leave.
Jakob was still waiting for Akman.


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Happy Father's Day, in advance for the US, or belated if you are in Denmark.
My dad didn't drink much alcohol, after becoming a family man. I honestly don't think he shied away from alcohol in his younger days, but that's a whole different story. When we had family gatherings my dad would drink one stout mixed with a sweet lemon soda. It actually tasted quite good, the sweetness went great with the bitterness of the dark beer.
To celebrate Father's Day, and remembering my own dad, I'm making Stout Ice cream. This sweet creamy ice cream has a lot of caramel flavors with a bitter note in the end. It pairs perfectly with fresh summer berries. I know it sounds weird to have beer and ice cream, but it really works.
Makes about a pint - Somehow some of the ice cream always disappear on the way from the machine to the freezer.
- 1 (ml) stout, I used a Guinness Extra Stout
- 5 egg yolks
- 125 g sugar, less if you use a sweet stout
- 400 ml heavy whipping cream
- 200 ml whole milk
Bring the stout to a boil, reduce heat and let it simmer until you have a syrup. Let the syrup cool completely.
Pour half of the cream into a metal bowl placed in a larger bowl of ice, set aside.
Warm milk, and 100 g sugar in a medium saucepan until scalding. Make sure the sugar is dissolved completely.
In another bowl, whisk egg yolks with 25 g sugar until light and fluffy. Slowly pour the warm milk into the egg yolks, while whisking constantly, then scrape the warmed egg yolks back into the saucepan, and heat the mixture over medium heat, until it thickens, about 1-2 minutes. Stir constantly in this process and make sure to scrape the bottom of the saucepan, DON'T LET IT COME TO A BOIL.
Pour the egg/milk mixture into the cold cream through a sift.
Cool the custard in refrigerator.
Pour the custard into an ice cream maker and freeze it according to manufacturers instructions.
Freeze the ice cream in the freezer a couple of hours before serving. Serve the stout ice cream with fresh fruit.


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Red Velvet Cushion with Embroidery
This lovely oblong cushion/pillow is made from vintage red velvet - which always says Christmas to me. Many years ago I attended a machine embroidery course and made a charming abstract sample piece that, to be honest has sat in a drawer for 10 years as I just didn't know what to do with it.
I came across it the other day and finally decided that it would look much nicer on a cushion than tucked away inside a drawer.
The red velvet background compliments the textured silks and wool in the embroidery and it is finished off with a decorative braid in green & red for a Christmas feel.
An exclusive textile piece for the vintage inspired interior.
Hidden zip fastener for easy removal of the cushion cover.
Top quality duck feather insert. 100% cotton cover ~ also made in Britain.
Dry clean only.
Size: 17" x 13" oblong
Delivery: Ready for immediate posting by First Class Mail.


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Cross Country Chase
Written by Jason Sims
January 19, 2019
For Immediate Release:
Motorcycle Cannonball and Legends Motorcycle Museum present:
The Cross Country Chase
Sturgis, SD-January 21, 2019- On Friday, September 6, 2019, a group of approximately 100-adventerous souls on antique motorcycles will take America's two-lanes by storm and the world is invited to cheer on the excitement.
The Cross Country Chase, America's newest antique motorcycle touring challenge, is brought to you by the tried-n-true crew at the Motorcycle Cannonball in partnership with Legends Motorcycle Museum. This down-n-dirty endurance run will prove out the "who's who" of antique motorcycling. Not only will the winner be crowned a "Legend" and have bragging rights for life after successfully completing the arduous run, but as a bonus, a cash prize will also be awarded. The cross-country challenge is for riders over 18, motorcycles manufactured between 1930-1948, and will be an extreme test of endurance, speed, navigation, and knowledge.
Endurance: Riders and machines will have to travel an average of 250-350 miles per day over an 8-day period while enduring mental and physical exhaustion, extreme cold and heat, various elevation changes, and the unpredictable elements of Mother Nature. Riders will tackle The Cross Country Chase on their own; no support crews of any kind will be allowed during the event. Participants will have to anticipate what is vital for the entire duration: all tools, parts, and luggage must be packed on their motorcycles. It's just you, your motorcycle, and some of the best 2 lane roads of North America.
Speed: Riders and machines will be challenged to complete stages in a timed fashion, which will require maintaining required speeds, making strategically planned stops while managing time throughout the day in order to check in to the final daily checkpoint at the required time.
Navigation: Riders are required to successfully navigate the 8-day, 2,500+ mile course without going off course or getting lost. The Chase will provide riders with a navigation map daily that provides turn-by-turn instructions based on mileage.
Knowledge: Riders will be take a 100-question test covering aspects of American motorcycling history and will count towards the rider's final score.
Age: 18 and older
Current motorcycle license, registration and insurance are required. If you think you and your machine are cut out for this intense adventure, submit your application at www.themotorcyclechase.com
2018 Motorcycle Cannonball with Tom Banks
Written by Jason Sims
January 18, 2019
Follow along as Antique Motorcycle enthusiast Tom Banks from Pennsylvania talks about his experience on the 2018 Motorcycle Cannonball in which he rode a 1920 Harley Davidson motorcycle from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon
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About Great Canadian
Great Canadian Holidays & Coaches, founded in 1984 and known for being Ontario's largest motor coach and tour operator, opened the doors to Great Canadian Fleet Services in 2011. With our years of mechanical maintenance experience on our own fleet of luxury motor coaches, it was a natural transition to start working on customer-owned trucks, trailers, buses and other vehicles.
At our 81,000 square foot facility in Kitchener, we provide our clients with superior customer service wit ha professional team of experienced truck/trailer, motor coach and auto technicians.
We can assist you with all your vehicle needs big or small, contact us for details!
To learn more about other areas of the Great Canadian Group, please visit the links below.
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There is no shortage of information out from CUPE National, CUPE BC, North Central Labour Council and other union sources. Not everyone wants to spend the time reading all the various articles and for awhile on our website only articles that would be of interest to the local were posted. We stopped that as it was felt no one was interested in the articles.
Recently though there has been feedback that the selection of articles and summarizing them in one place, was valued. As such various CUPE articles will once again be featured on our website. Besides appearing on the main page, they are also archived under the "Union News" tab of our website in a variety of categories. As time goes forward we will once again have a good repository of articles.


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2014 Peacebuilders Camp
Peacebuilders Graduation!
From Erica Schoon, Program Director… I've been in awe this week of the transformations happening within and between campers and of their own self awareness of how much that transformation has meant to them. This process culminates on the last day when we go through closing activities, reflect on the week, and conduct our closing … Continue reading
Breaking down stereotypes
At home during the year I live a pretty quiet little life, so I often find myself sitting and savoring the bustle, noise, activity, and energy of camp. I love the orchestrated chaos. This week has had so much laughter and sports and music and dancing and singing and silliness. I can't count the times … Continue reading
A transformative week
On the first day of camp during one of our get-to-know-you games, one camper voiced approval for the death penalty and made some comments about how people who kill somebody should get killed for it. It was a typical camp moment with voices of various perspectives shouting out. Yesterday was the day we were focused … Continue reading
Camp is a safe space
This group of campers has been remarkable. It's an odd mix of young people to have in a room together, and I wasn't sure how it would play out this week. So far the eclectic backgrounds have only added to the group dynamic. One big thing I've noticed this week is how big a deal … Continue reading
Guest Post: My Conscience Leads Me
From Tabatha Holley, Peacebuilders Camp Counselor… During my second week as a counselor for Peacebuilders Camp, the campers discussed the article which reads "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion." Throughout the day, campers maturely discussed decisions that their individual conscience influenced them to make. At one point, campers were asked … Continue reading
Guest Post: Tracy Newton of Koinonia Farm
Since our campers have been working on mural-style art projects, we've been thinking a lot about art and it's role in peacemaking. Tracy Newton, an intern at Koinonia, has brought her artistic skills to Koinonia. She created a tree mural on the ceiling of the Koinonia coffee house and has been doing (and selling it … Continue reading
Meet our 13-14 year old Peacebuilders!
The 13-14 year olds have arrived, and our second session of campers is meshing well. We've got some very knowledgeable campers, some great athletes, and wonderful personalities. Today we enjoyed getting to know each other as well as Koinonia Farm and getting an introduction to the human rights we'll be talking about this week. Our … Continue reading
The Peacebuilders tree is complete!
We pushed it to the very last day, but some dedicated campers made it happen. The tree is finished! Every night at Peacebuilders Camp during closing circle, it is our tradition to ask campers what peacebuilders they learned about that day — whether from a book they read off the book table, one of our … Continue reading
Who has access to the arts?
At Peacebuilders Camp, many of our conversations follow a similar pattern. Campers discuss a particular human right, what groups of people are often denied access to that right and why, and how we can increase everyone's access to that particular right. This year we followed that same pattern of analysis during a full day analyzing … Continue reading
Guest Post: Art & Peacebuilding
From Freedom Rodriguez, Peacebuilders Camp Counselor… Once again art and creativity prove to be a great way to stir the imagination, teach, and inspire. Being a counselor at Peacebuilders Camp for only four days has already given me such a wonderful opportunity to learn and help grow the confidence and identity of young campers learning … Continue reading


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Doctor Doom wanted to get revenge on Spider-Man, who had rejected his alliance offer.[1] Wanting to find Spider-Man, Doom built the Spider-Finder, a hand-held device receiving the impulses that spiders and spider-related beings gave off. That allowed Doom to scan the whole city, looking for the strongest impulses within the range, until he could find Spider-Man even if the latter was not wearing his disguise.[1][2]
The device led Doom to the position of Spider-Man, in his civilian clothes as Peter Parker. In close vicinity, however, was Parker's classmate Eugene "Flash" Thompson, disguised as Spider-Man to play a prank on Parker. This led to Doom mistakenly believing that Thompson was the real Spider-Man. Doom easily kidnapped Thompson, releasing him only later when the Fantastic Four tracked him to his lair.[1] Doom left the spider-finder in the lair, where it apparently remained for years.[2]
Item name revealed in Machines of Doom.
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Give the Gift of Love with Krochet Kids - and FreshJess!/
FJ fave Krochet Kids is bringing back their highly successful "Give the Gift of Love" holiday campaign. At this time last year, the Kids employed a group of 10 women in Uganda, but thanks to continuous support they've now given jobs to 87 women through their programs. Their goal for the campaign is to sell 10,000 hats thru the month of December.
It's been awesome to see Krochet Kids grow from a small Spokane operation to a California warehouse that stocks hats, tees and accessories in the likes of PacSun and Nordstrom. In just a year!
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Local Farmers' Markets
Local farmers' markets offer a wide variety of high quality agricultural commodities including: fresh fruits and vegetables, cut flowers, herbs and potted plants, and baked goods and honey, just to name a few. Plan to visit these markets often for a fun and convenient way to buy tasty, nutritious food for you and your family.[ Last Updated: 02-Sep-2008 | Hits: 830 | Reader Comments Report Problem


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Neurontin is used for treating seizures associated with epilepsy
Neurontin is an effective drug for treating seizures linked with epilepsy for adults and also for children who are at least 12 years of age. It is also used against nerve pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia and also against nerve pains caused by herpes zoster.
An anti-epileptic medication, Neurontin works by affecting the chemicals and nerves that are involved in the cause of seizures.
The drug is not prescribed for every one. Well, you have to discuss with your doctor about all your medical history and if you have kidney, liver and heart diseases before he prescribes the drug. Neurontin is also not good for pregnant women and also who are about to become pregnant and for breast-feeding mothers. The drug is rated FDA pregnancy category C, which means it can be harmful to the foetus. As the drug is found in the breast milk, it is better to discuss with the doctor the complications of using the drug while breast-feeding.
The drug is also known to interact with some medications and so you have to tell your doctor if you are under any other medication.
One important thing that has to be kept in kind is that the drug should not be stopped suddenly. Even if you feel relived from the seizures, you have to stop taking the drug only after taking your doctor's advice or there is a chance for the seizures to come back.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Zyrtec treats cold and allergy symptoms like sneezing, itching, watery eyes and runny nose. The drug is also prescribed to prevent the symptoms of hay fever and also to treat swelling and itching caused by chronic urticaria. Zyrtec is an antihistamine that works by reducing the production of histamine, a natural chemical in the body that
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Synthroid treats hypothyroidism and also goitre developed by cancer, hormone imbalances, radiation treatment or surgery. Synthroid should be taken in the morning about half an hour before eating anything. Take the drug with full glass of water. When you are on Synthroid medication, never deviate from your prescription. Always follow the direction of your doctor. Never
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Al Amana Centre has been historically part of the work of the Reformed Church in America. While continuing to link strongly with RCA, it has been recognized that the work being done by Al Amana Centre is much wider. Al Amana Centre is ecumenically-minded organization which brings together Christians from various backgrounds to work together for interfaith dialogue and peace building. Both the staff and the board of the organization is ecumenical. The Executive Director of the organization is Lutheran and Chairperson of the Board is Anglican. Both Associate Director as well as number of board members are members in the Reformed Church in America. Board and staff consist of Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican as well as Reformed Christians.
Al Amana Centre works also as the Secretariat for Gulf Churches Fellowship (GCF). GCF will gather for the purpose of growing in relationship with each other identifying areas of shared ministry and concern and joining together for mutual support in communicating with governments. More information about GCF can be found from their website gulfchurches.org
People identifying as Christian, Muslim or Hindu comprise ~71% of the world's population, but even in today's age of global connectedness misunderstandings between these religions abound. Movies, T.V., news outlets, and social media help to reinforce stereotypes about cultures, religions, and regions of the world that are largely unfounded and often harmful to peaceful cohabitation of the plant we all call home.
While time consuming and requiring financial resources, face to face interactions and immersions in to other cultures are some of the best ways to help people correct misunderstandings about each other, learn about religious beliefs and practices, and correct false cultural stereotypes.
Building on Al Amana Centre's history, relationship, and partnership with the Omani people and government we are happy to provide space and guidance to individuals and groups who wish to come to Oman and experience Arab culture, engage in mutual interreligious understanding, self-exploration of one's own faith.
Al Amana's experienced staff will work with you, your group, church, school, or organization to create a program that will meet your needs.
While we can host programs anywhere from one day to two weeks, we usually recommend 8-10 days as an efficient way to balance time and cost while still reaping benefits of being immersed in the local culture.
Programs can include:
Costs: Costs vary depending on type of program, length of stay, accommodation, and group size. Generally, an eight to ten-day program for 8-10 people staying at Al Amana Centre cost $2000-$2500 USD per person. This includes all in country costs, i.e. lodging, food, in country transportation, fees, instruction, airport pickup.
The College Semester in Oman is a 16-credit undergraduate-level study abroad program in Oman with a focus on Muslim-Christian relations and dialogue. The courses offered include:
The Al Amana Centre is located in the old section of Muscat near the traditional souq. This offers students the chance to experience Omani culture and to practice their Arabic language skills. Included in this semester are trips throughout Oman to experience firsthand its beauty, culture and heritage.
The College Semester in Oman is provided in partnership with Northwestern College in Iowa during the spring semester (late January-early May.) Students from Universities and Colleges other than Northwestern are welcome to apply.
For more information on this program and to apply see: http://www.nwciowa.edu/study-abroad/oman-semester and https://my.nwciowa.edu/ICS/Academic/Global_Education/NWC's_Oman_Semester.jnz
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Being forced to step outside your comfort zone and take on a new perspective can help you think about something in a new way. This isn't particularly earth-shattering news, of course, but there is an easy way to foster this kind of thinking and get staff to take a new stance.
Often, it seems like the same people in an organization consistently take on the same role; perhaps the COO's practicality and financial mindset mean she is always concerned about funding and tends to nix ideas early on, while the Director of Strategy's optimism translates to seeing a lot of potential in every new program idea. We all fall into patterns like this, where every new idea seems infeasible (or wonderful) and we can't help but play devil's advocate (or cheerleader) at every meeting.
To keep conversations fresh and staff engaged, it can be helpful to take on new roles. In Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats, he suggests ways to provide different perspectives on a challenging topic. By assigning each person at a meeting (or each phase of a meeting) a different "hat", it is possible to ensure deliberate discussion around the challenge – and how people are reacting emotionally, objectively, critically, or in other ways. Each hat has a different set of guiding questions to consider, from what information do we have or need, to how do I feel about this idea, and what could go wrong?
Based on these Six Hats, we recently facilitated a client meeting with our own adapted set of seven hats: the Analyst, Opposer, Advocate, Feeler, Connector, Questioner and Joker. Every attendee was assigned a role – and many were deliberately given roles outside their comfort zone. For example, the CEO, who admits she is often critical of new ideas, assigned herself as Advocate so she would be sure to focus on the positive side of things. We gave each attendee a little sign on a popsicle stick, with their role on one side and the questions for them to consider on the other, to continually prompt them and guide their thinking. Holding a physical sign also served as a safety blanket, allowing people to justify viewpoints that may have been out of character for them.
At the start of the meeting, some comments felt a bit canned as people tried to embody their roles ("This idea feels great", "We don't have the money!"), but soon, conversation became richer as attendees became comfortable with their hats. Additionally, while some people might have deferred to more senior staff at a typical meeting, the hats allowed everyone to take on a new voice and personality. There was no need to feel nervous about being critical (in the role of Analyst or Opposer), or to feel judged for supporting something simply because it felt right (as a Feeler). Ultimately, people moved around, in and out of their hats, and there was meaningful conversation with a balance of critical and positive feedback.
If you're looking to shake up a meeting or make it more fun, try assigning your own hats to help foster interesting and creative conversation. Here are ours:
- Analyst: Is this feasible? What does our data tell us about this idea? What does logical reasoning tell us?
- Opposer: Why would this not work? What is wrong with this idea? What have we not considered?
- Advocate: Why is this a good idea? How could this work?
- Feeler: How does this idea feel? What is my gut reaction? How would it feel to our staff, Board, funders…?
- Connector: How might these different ideas connect? Where are the places of consensus in our discussion? Where do we seem to be converging?
- Questioner: What questions does this raise for me? What should we be asking ourselves?
- Joker: How can humor be used to illustrate my thoughts? Can humor or sarcasm be useful to help evaluate these ideas?


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Bosses Struggle With Time Management, Too
If there's one thing executives lack, it's time. And many of them, it turns out, aren't happy with how they're managing this limited resource.
In an online survey of nearly 1,400 senior executives — including 668 CEOs and 557 other C-level execs — just 52% said they were spending their time in a way that matched their companies' strategic priorities.
Respondents were further divided in their satisfaction of how they utilized their time at work: 32% said they were somewhat or very dissatisfied, 48% were somewhat satisfied, and only 9% were highly satisfied. The rest said they were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, or did not know. The study will be released Monday by consulting firm McKinsey & Co.
When compared with the highly satisfied group, executives who were dissatisfied exhibited remarkably similar time-use habits, which McKinsey grouped into four categories:
"Online junkies" spent on average 38% of their time using email or voicemail, leaving little time for personal interaction.
"Schmoozers," represented well by CEOs and sales directors, interacted heavily with external stakeholders like clients and customers, at the risk of neglecting their own employees.
Meanwhile, "cheerleaders," often C-suite executives, spent a big chunk of their schedules meeting and managing employees, but considerably less time with outsiders.
"Firefighters," usually general managers, were often preoccupied with resolving short-term and unexpected issues.
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Ripped jeans - Primark (similar here)
Hi guys, I wore this outfit when I was in France( forgot the city I was in at that time) going for a stroll with my family and this is what I wore. I went for a very casual look that was hot summer appropriate.
Thank you for reading and I'll see you guys in my next post bye!