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If you were driving across the country, let's
say from Durban to Cape Town and
80 Percent of the time you were going in the
wrong direction – how long do you think it would
take you to get there?
Well, you likely wouldn't get there and if you
did might take you several years.
Now what if you did the same thing in your life?
What if 80 percent of the time you did the wrong
things, made the wrong choices, chose the
wrong goals, gave up on your desires – what
do you think would happen?
You probably would never succeed. You would
be pretty unhappy and you'd likely get frustrated,
disappointed and feel like giving up.
But that's what most people are doing throughout
their lives.
That's because 80 Percent of your thoughts and
beliefs are negative – they work against you, and
they don't help you in any way.
Most of the remaining 20 percent of your
thoughts (that are not negative) are routine thoughts,
the kind that focus on what you need to do, where
you need to go, how you're going to get there, what
you're going to eat, etc.
Very few of your thoughts (if any) actually help you
achieve your goals or help you improve your life.
That means most of your thoughts work against you,
they make your life difficult, they create more pain and
more struggle, they make you feel bad and they don't
allow you to succeed.
And it gets worse. As you get older, you have more and
more negative thoughts and they get stronger and stronger.
Those negative thoughts create more unhappiness, which
creates more negative energy, which creates more negative
It's a terrible cycle which needs to be broken and turned around.
Your thoughts become your beliefs.
Your beliefs are picked up by your subconscious mind and
the universe.
They create your life based on your thoughts and beliefs.
When most of your thoughts (80-Percent) are negative your
life will be negative.
- You'll be unhappy.
- You'll struggle to make ends meet, your relationships
will be painful,
- you'll lose confidence, you'll have more and more stress,
- you'll lose money, make the wrong choices, and
life will continue to get worse.
It doesn't have to be that way.
You don't have to keep all those negative thoughts and
negative beliefs.
You can turn things around.
You can change your thoughts and go from having 80-percent
negative thoughts to having 80-Percent positive thoughts.
Then you'll have positive beliefs.
Think about how great your life could be if you could even
got rid of half of your negative thoughts.
- You'll have more success, you'll make more money,
- you'll have more confidence, and you'll program yourself to
achieve greater success in all areas of your life.
- Now get rid of those negative thoughts and negative beliefs
by working with a proven system that guarantees your success
When your mind is filled with negative thoughts and
negative beliefs you'll keep giving your subconscious mind
and the law of attraction the wrong instructions.
They create your life based on what you believe and think.
If you're like most people, then 80-Percent of your thoughts
are negative. And that means life will keep getting harder and harder.
You need to get rid of those negative thoughts and negative beliefs.
If you think it's hard to make money
then you'll always have a hard time making money.
If you think it's difficult to get a job, you'll have difficulties
getting a job.
What you think is what you believe.
What you believe is what you get.
Take a look around you.
- Are you happy with life the way it is?
- Are you getting what you want in life?
- Are you enjoying life?
- Do you wake up with a lot of energy, feeling
fresh and ready to take on the world?
- Do you have the time to do the things you really want to do?
- Do you have enough money to pay your bills
and get the things you want and need?
If you said no to any of the above then you don't have your
subconscious and the law of attraction working for you.
They're not creating and bringing you what you want.
You're not giving them the right instructions.
You need to change your negative thoughts and negative beliefs.
The sooner you start, the sooner you'll turn things around.
Get rid of the negative thoughts and negative beliefs today
Remember – right now, at this time, most of your thoughts
are negative. And those negative thoughts create more
struggle and more pain.
Don't let it continue.
Take control of your thoughts and beliefs today
Wishing you tremendous success…
With Love


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Why Do We Need You?
The Opening Doors Program provides social, educational and employment assistance to people from asylum seeker and refugee backgrounds. By providing this support to clients you will be 'opening doors' to new opportunities for clients to develop personal independence within the community.
What Will You Be Doing?
Key areas of volunteering within this program are:
- Adult ESL and social support
- Student homework and social support
- Vocational classes
- Employment assistance
- Higher Education Working Party (assisting students to access higher education)
Who Will You Be Working With?
You will be supported in your role by the Volunteer Coordinator.
You will generally be matched with individuals or small groups from an asylum seeker or refugee background who are either adult or school aged. You may meet with your matched client(s) in the CARAD office, public area or home where appropriate to provide the necessary support.
What Skills, Experience and Personal Qualities Will You Need?
- Cross-cultural social skills
- Ability to work independently and maintain appropriate boundaries
- Access to transport
- Background or experience in education is beneficial
How Much Time Will It Take?
- 1-2 hours per week (plus travel time)
- Minimum 6 month commitment
Why Join Our Team?
You will be working one-one on (in most cases) with asylum seekers and refugees and will have the opportunity to have mutual learning and development while making a positive impact.
To be considered for this role you will need the following:
- Current 2017-18 CARAD Membership
- Attended an Information Session (if new volunteer)
- Completed the Building Bridges Training
- Submitted a CARAD Volunteer Application
- Valid Working with Children's Check
- Completed a National Police Check

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Admission: $15 / 22 Aug & 23 Aug / 1.00 AM to 1.45 AM / House of Glamour, Cathay Green
Known for its high energy, spontaneity and infamous chicken dance routine, rock jamboree band Tiramisu presents Moonage Daydream, an inter-disciplinary, pseudo cabaret showcase. Named after a David Bowie song, this "mini rock opera" features glam rock music at its best, accompanied by visual projections and contemporary dancers.
Formed in 1997, Tiramisu started out as a mere project which eventually became a serious addiction and regular fixture in local independent gig listings around Singapore and Malaysia. Inspiration of forming the band came after Rizman Putra (vocalist), who was working as a waiter in an Italian restaurant, gave away a few slices of tiramisu discreetly to Jeremy Sharma (guitars) and Keith Su (guitars), who were at the same time looking for a bands name, one of them eventually got choked on the cocoa powder and hence, Tiramisu was born.
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For the second year running, Armenian Street neighbours the Peranakan Museum and the Substation come together for an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary. Enjoy the unconventional combination of classic Peranakan music with the rustic digital beats from NADA, and joget in the street with the graceful kebaya women from GenerAsia.
NADA is a visual arts/sound project that explores the myth and synthetic history of a fabricated group of the same name focusing on the excavation of the golden era of Malay traditional and popular music that spanned from the 1960s to the 1980s. A concept developed by Rizman Putra and Safuan Johari, the duo blurs the line between fiction and reality by deconstructing popular Malay songs from the past and melding them back together like a newly-discovered treasure of long lost tapes that has aged with time.
The project made its debut as "A Nada Story", a mixed media installation and performance piece at Budi Daya Exhibition organized by the Malay Heritage Centre and held in conjunction with the Malay Culturefest 2014. In March 2015, NADA made a trip to Paris for a special exhibition held at Palais de Tokyo where they did an artist visitation stint to rerecord selected songs in French.


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Current business leader Paradise Poker was created in 1999 and at exactly the same time Dutch Boyd founded the controversial Poker Spot. Poker Spot was the first online gambling casino group to manage poker tournaments online and continued to do so until it was hit by a significant issue. Poker Spot was unable to take player deposits from its charge card associate. Players failed collect their these casino details winnings, as the funds were not transferred to Paradise Poker's system. The unreliability of Poker Spot's system eventually resulted in its fall after.
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His victory in the small tournament gave him a position on the World Series of Poker. Mr Moneymaker conquered 839 other online poker contestants and won the top prize of $2.5 million. That year's World Series of Poker tournament remains believed to be as the largest ever staged in its brief history.
Mr Moneymaker's inspiring Cinderella story attracted more beginners to learn online poker and the game enlarged to new territories in 2004.
Online training website pokertips.org offers easy to learn counsel on how best to play the sport. Earnings of online casino betting companies rocketed through the year, which also saw the entry of new players like Full Tilt Poker and Noble Poker. Sportingbet's acquisition of Paradise Poker also opened new doors given the newest owner's standing as a listed firm. Listing on the stock exchange has become an alternative for internet casinos to raise capital for expansion.
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Here Thar Be Monsters!
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Culture's Not For Yogurt Anymore
It is not easy building a world-class art and performance center, especially on the 11th, 12th and 13th floors of a city as densely packed as Jakarta, but I'm determined to do it because, damn it, creating and promoting beauty and harmony is the only way to beat the bastards.
I've gone on at length in this column about art and how it is like garlic to vampires when it comes to the PowersThatNeedTheirToastButtered (PTNTTB). Educating and elevating humanity is/will be the key to winning the Culture Wars.
Pick a random film from the 50s and another from this past year. Doesn't matter the genre or plot, and listen to the words. Runing them again and watch the pictures. Notice anything? The portrayal of humanity is ever coursening. People talk course, act course, think course. Dress has gone downhill. Manners have all but vanished. And this is how the PTNTTB expects us to act because animals are much easier to train when they are broken.
They don't want us to have high culture and art. They don't want us to elevate our minds and spirits. They just want unthinking animals that can push buttons and pull levers.
How do Warhol, Lichtenstein and Pollock compare to Rembrandt, Titian or Monet? How do Pearl Jam, Tin Idiots and Sex Pistols compare with Chopin, Handel or Mendelssohn? They are really trying to kill us spiritually by continually rubbing our souls in filth and denying us the ability to rise above baseness. They want to save god-like status for themselves while the rest of us happily serve their every whim (see Star Trek TOS: Plato's Stepchildren).
Speaking of art and Star Trek, have you noticed that it's kind of like the Bible? You can find an episode to illustrate just about any point you care to make.
Where was I? Oh, right...
It stands to reason that if the PTNTTB are so desperate to reduce humanity to little more than lap dogs, then the best/only way to fight back is to create beauty and educate ourselves. Right here in Indonesia, the PTNTTB are so paranoid and afraid of folks getting smart and out of hand that last year they cancelled all art and history classes in the public schools so they could stuff more religion down everyone's throats. And next year, since the public schools are determined to turn out idiots, then by golly all the private schools need to get rid of their language and computer classes so everyone is equally squalid and subservient.
Sad but true.
It's a real good sign of fascism when society (such as it is) is geared specifically to create one-trick ponies who are just smart enough to punch buttons, but could never challenge the folks in the board rooms.
Only problem is that whatever the rest of the world is becoming, so are the breeding products of the slimy PTNTTB. The...children for lack of a better term...of those useless blood-sucking would-be masters are just as slimy, dreary and vacuous as their "parents". More so. Look at Paris Hilton.
We're on our own. We have to read, to listen to fine music, to ponder philosophy, to appreciate good art, and to control to the greatest extent possible the quality of information that enters our souls.
Not only are the PTNTTB in terminal decline and soon unable to rescue even themselves, we are certainly not on their list of priorities.
If you are one of the few with the self-awareness to not only determine whether you have a mind and soul, but able to define and develop them, then run...don't walk...to the nearest gutenberg.org terminal and start packing your head with real, uplifting information.
You owe it to the future of the human race.
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We had a little pumpkin carving extravaganza at work leading up to the big day. Somehow, my team got on board with a jack-o-fetus. I drew it onto the pumpkin using some fetus silhouette clip art (can't wait to see the kinds of ads Google will start feeding me based on that day's search history) as a reference. I also got to scoop out the pumpkin guts, because it is seriously one of my favourite smells in the world…not pumpkin pie or pumpkin spice mind you, just that wet, earthy raw pumpkin goo smell. LOVE IT. No, this is not just a pregnant thing this is an everyday weirdo thing. It was then lovingly carved by my two teammates (while I paced in the waiting area) into the disturbing creation I now present:
As you can see, it was a little touch and go for a while when we realized that the umbilical cord was inadequate and the baby fell out shortly thereafter. We took the opportunity to do a little detail work and cleaning up around the edges before bracing him (or her) back in there with toothpicks.


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On June 7th, hundreds will gather in Baltimore to be among the first to see an exclusive screening of the much-anticipated international documentary The Illusionists. In addition to viewing the full-length film, event attendees will have a unique opportunity to ask questions and converse with a panel of experts including the film's director. Meet the panel members below and be sure to reserve your seat for the event.
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Panel Members:
Writer & Director of 'The Illusionists'
Elena Rossini is an Italian filmmaker and multimedia producer. Notable film projects include DOVE SEI TU, a feature-length narrative film set in between Milan, the documentary DIRECTION, and IDEAL WOMEN, an experimental short film juxtaposing beauty ideals in the art world vs. mass media, commissioned by ARTE Web and the Louvre Museum. In 2009, Elena launched a multimedia platform – No Country for Young Women – whose aim is to promote the visibility of professional women and to provide real role models for young girls from entrepreneurs to NASA engineers, illustrators, architects, filmmakers, non-profit directors, award-winning novelists, and more.
Since 2011 when The Illusionists was funded through a crowdfunding campaign, Elena has worked tirelessly as writer, producer, cinematographer and director. Elena is also a photographer and a blogger. Her photos and articles have appeared in Jezebel, indieWIRE, Adios Barbie and Gender Across Borders. Elena will travel from her home in Paris to be a part of this exclusive advance screening and panel discussion.
Thomas Maronick, JD, DBA
Professor of Marketing
Towson University
Dr. Maronick is a Professor of Marketing in the College of Business and Economics at Towson University in Towson, Maryland. He holds a BA in Philosophy from St. Thomas Seminary, an MBA from the University of Denver, and a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from the University of Kentucky with a major in Marketing. It also includes a JD from the University of Baltimore, School of Law. Dr. Marnonick is also an inactive member of the Maryland Bar. At Towson University he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in strategic marketing and marketing research and has also taught graduate and executive development courses in marketing, consumer behavior, and marketing research at a number of universities in the Baltimore and Washington DC area. In addition to his role as professor, Dr. Maronick's professional background includes serving as Director of the Office of Impact Evaluation in the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 1980 – 1997 where he served as the in-house marketing expert for all divisions of the Bureau, advising attorneys and senior management on marketing aspects of cases being considered or undertaken by Commission attorneys. Dr. Maronick was also responsible for the evaluation of research submitted by firms being investigated by the Commission and for the design and implementation of all consumer research undertaken by the Bureau during that period. Since leaving the Commission in 1997, Dr. Maronick has served as an expert witness in marketing-related cases and has testified in Federal and State courts. His areas of expertise include: marketing, deceptive advertising, public policy, research, and expert witness/litigation support.
Laura Sproch, PhD
Psychologist & Research Coordinator
The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt
Dr. Laura Sproch is a licensed clinical psychologist who serves as the Research Coordinator and outpatient individual, family, and group therapist at the Center for Eating Disorders. Currently, Dr. Sproch is initiating treatment outcome studies, managing quality improvement projects, and developing novel research projects in an effort to contribute to the field's understanding of effective eating disorder treatment methods. Dr. Sproch received her Ph.D. in Clinical/School Psychology from Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY where she completed her dissertation examining cognitive similarities between differential eating disorder diagnoses. Dr. Sproch originally joined the CED team in 2011 as a postdoctoral fellow on the inpatient and partial hospitalization units acting as a family, individual, and group therapist. She has also worked with adolescents and adults struggling with disordered eating at a variety of levels of care, including at Friends Hospital in Philadelphia, PA and 'Ai Pono: The Anorexia and Bulimia Center of Hawaii in Honolulu, HI. Her professional interests also include cognitive behavioral therapy, family-based treatment, behavioral modification, and school psychology.
Panel Moderator:
Steven Crawford, M.D.
The Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt
In addition to his leadership role at The Center for Eating Disorders, Dr. Steven Crawford serves as Assistant Chief of Psychiatry at St. Joseph Medical Center, University of Maryland and as an Associate Professor at The University of Maryland where he helps to train medical students on effective screening and care for individuals with eating disorders. As an extension of this commitment to professional training, Dr. Crawford also serves as Director for Eating Disorders fellowship at The Center for Eating Disorders. He is Past President of the Maryland Psychiatric Society and Chair for the Committee on Scientific Activity for MedChi. Dr. Crawford has participated in numerous research studies including NIMH federally funded research for an international collaborative study on the genetics of Anorexia Nervosa as well as the Family Therapy Treatment of Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa. His numerous publications include the chapter on Eating Disorders and Substance Use Disorders for the fifth edition of Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook. After more than 25 years of specializing in the field of eating disorder treatment, Dr. Crawford has become a trusted resource for his patients, colleagues and the community.
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Forfatterhuset Kindergarten opened in 2014 although work continues on the landscape of the street immediately around the school. It was designed by the architectural practice COBE and is in on the north side of De Gamles By buildings in a square that is open on the north-east side to Sjællandsgade. The buildings around mainly date from about 1900 and were originally built for a hospital for the elderly. The new nursery school is in a striking and novel form but picks up the deep red brick colour of the earlier buildings.
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Do you have yarn and knitting needles, crochet hooks and started projects? Is there fabric in stacks and garments that need mending?Perhaps they are in a corner somewhere … forgotten … but you wish you could finish them. Oh … I used to knit!
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Ron Agostini
Agostini on Golf: Modesto-area pro tells his own "Arnie" story
If you ever followed a round of golf with Arnold Palmer, you understand the man's magnetism.
At some point during the day, he would make a point to look you square in the eye and often add a wink or a nod. There are reasons why he is one of the most acclaimed people in all of sports – and one of the most successful, on and off the course – and his relationship with his fans explains why he is called "The King."
In that spirit, The Golf Channel premiered "Arnie & Me" last month. It's a documentary of homemade movies, personal anecdotes and memories submitted by the fans, athletes and celebrities who still revere him.
I'm sure many local fans have their own "Arnie" stories to tell. One of those fans is George Buzzini Jr., 74, an area PGA pro for 55 years. He has served as the head professional at everywhere from Manteca Park to Stockton Country Club and, as you might expect, loves all things golf.
Buzzini, semi-retired after years of work at Jack Tone Golf in Ripon, owns the book, "How To Play The Old Course," a how-to on playing the famed St. Andrew's links in Scotland. It was written by two great golf men – architect Desmond Muirhead and caddie James "Tip" Anderson.
That book forms the hub of Buzzini's own Arnie story.
Like many passionate golfers, he made his pilgrimage to St. Andrew's, often called the home of golf, in 2001. One night at a bar-restaurant near the ageless course, he was introduced to Anderson, who was having a beer with friends. Buzzini didn't need a golf historian for background.
Anderson, arguably the most famous caddie in the history of St. Andrew's, carried Palmer's bag at the British Open for 30 years. That included Palmer's victories at Birkdale in 1961 and Troon in '62. He also toted for Tony Lema's win in 1964 at the Old Course when Palmer couldn't make the trip.
All this rushed through Buzzini's head when he saw Anderson in 2001, about three years before the caddie's death at 71.
"I introduced myself and asked him if I could have his autograph," Buzzini said.
"Did you buy my book, laddie?" Anderson asked.
With that, Buzzini rushed across the street, bought the book and returned. Anderson gladly signed it, and Buzzini vowed, "If I ever meet Mr. Palmer, I'll ask him to sign the book, too."
A year later at the Skins Game at Wailea (Maui), Buzzini had his chance. Palmer was warming up for his round on the practice range when Buzzini, Anderson's book in hand, worked up the guts to approach The King. When Buzzini showed Palmer the book, the deal was done.
"Oh my God, that's Tip!" Palmer said. He soon signed the book, but the meeting was not finished.
"Don't you want a picture, too?" Palmer asked. Buzzini, without fainting on the spot, complied. If you run into Buzzini at the Jack Tone clubhouse, he'll display the book, the photo and the treasured autographs.
"Outside of the things I've done in the game, the meetings with those two men are the highlights of my career," Buzzini said. "Mr. Palmer could not have been more gracious."
There might be another thrill on the way. Buzzini and his son Tim will make their first trip to the Masters next week and will watch the final two rounds in person.
The Shag Bag – The Central Catholic High School boys were one of six teams to qualify for the CIF State Championships last spring. That super season apparently was not a fluke. The Raiders shot a 178, an average of 1-under 35, during a recent match at Dryden Park. ... Atwater's Shane Watts won a three-man playoff to take the boys first flight last month during a Junior Tour of Northern California tournament at Stockton CC. Watts shot 78 and 78 before he won the playoff.
Holes-in-one – Larry Robinson, Modesto, 131-yard second at Del Rio CC (River), 8-iron. ... Sienna Starck, Ripon (a member of the Cal State East Bay golf team), 130-yard 13th at Hiddenbrooke, Vallejo, 9-iron. ... Pat Gilbreath, Oakdale, 122-yard 12th at Oakdale CC, 7-wood. ... Dorothy Bettencourt, Gustine, 130-yard seventh at St. Stanislaus, 6-wood. ... Elliot Lograsso, Ripon, 151-yard 16th at Jack Tone Golf, Ripon, 7-iron. ... Lawrence Campiotti, Tracy, 90-yard fourth at Jack Tone, pitching wedge.
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Tempe police are asking the public's help in tracking down a 47-year-old man who was last seen yesterday morning before going for a walk on a canal path.
Jeff Allen Ahlers, 47, of Tempe, was last seen around 6 a.m. yesterday as he left his house in the 4800 block of South La Rosa Drive for his morning walk.
Ahlers, Tempe police say, never returned home.
Tempe police Sergeant Steve Carbajal tells New Times Ahlers often walked along canal paths near his home and that there was nothing out of the ordinary about his behavior before his disappearance.
Carbajal says Ahlers has a good relationship with his family and spent his time doing volunteer work with his wife, which Carbajal says was also going well.
With nothing in his personal life seeming to be out of the ordinary, Carbajal says it is not typical for Ahlers to vanish without telling anyone.
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Police don't suspect foul play at the moment but want to be sure he didn't accidentally fall in the canal or suffer any other type of accident.
Ahlers was last seen wearing khaki shorts, a blue polo shirt, and black/white tennis shoes.
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RAKlife Guatemala 2015 is now complete! Our major RAK's in Guatemala were finishing a school building for the small fishing village of El Paredon and visiting the children of the Guatemala City dump. Watch our video diary below to hear RAKlife founder Matt talk about what we did on the ground in Guatemala.
Some of the highlights from our trip to Guatemala:
We had such an amazing experience throughout our entire time in Guatemala. Cannot wait to return to this country soon and continue to grow our relationships with all the incredible people we met here!
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New GPS/GLONASS Base Station installed on UC Berkeley campus. Happy geo-locationing!/
California Surveying and Drafting recently installed a GPS/GLONASS base station antenna on McCone Hall and to reciprocate they're allowing Berkeley researchers to use the real-time correction signal for free. This could be useful for anyone doing research in California with access to a mapping-grade or survey-grade GNSS unit such as a Trimble Geoexplorer. You'll need to tether your Trimble to a strong 3G/4G wifi signal (for example from your cell phone) so this approach will only work in regions with cellular reception.
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Robin Williams' death has shocked and upset many people recently. And rightfully so. It's so sad to lose anybody - but especially sad when you discover somebody was amazingly distraught that they felt their only course of action was to end their own life.
This is not something I would typically post about on this blog. However, it is a topic that is near and dear to my heart; a topic I feel is brushed under the rug far too often.
I am amazed at the atrocious comments I have seen regarding suicide in the last two weeks. To say that somebody who commits suicide doesn't "really love you as much as you thought they did", or didn't feel enough "love and/or joy" from others in their life, or didn't have a grand enough spiritual strength within themselves is horrid. Not only is it disrespectful of a person whom is no longer living, it is also disrespectful to their families and loved ones.
If you are experiencing thoughts of suicide, or simply feel that you need somebody to talk to, PLEASE take a quick moment to call 1-800-273-8255 (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline). There is always somebody to lend a listening ear and there is always another choice to make. You are not alone. Suicide is not the answer.


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Inexpensive raw apple cider vinegar and easy to make from apple scraps.
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Honey Donuts in Deep Cove gets titanic shoutout from Kate Winslet
Peering with intensity into a camera on the paparazzi-lined red carpet at the Toronto Film Festival, Kate Winslet had something very important to tell the world.
"I pine for Honey's Donuts in Deep Cove. I pine for Honey's Donuts in Deep Cove," the Titanic star repeated for emphasis.
Physically Winslet was attending the premiere of The Mountain Between Us, the mountain survival movie she filmed with Idris Elba in British Columbia last year, but her mind was in the scenic North Vancouver enclave enjoying a donut.
Winslet, an Oscar winner and seven time nominee, was asked if she enjoyed working in Vancouver. She insisted she loves our city, but her voice — and her eyes — indicated her feelings for Honey Donuts & Goodies went so much beyond love.
Ashak Saferali, who has owned and operated the Deep Cove destination with his wife Ashifa for 22 years, appreciated the shout out from one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood history.
"That was such an amazing endorsement," said Saferali.
"We get so many movie stars and so many stars come in and we want to give them the space and privacy … because they are constantly bombarded by the paparazzi and stuff. When they come in we treat them like normal people."
Other stars served in the little North Vancouver donut shop over the years include Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Garner, Tim Allen and Victoria Principal.
Saferali says Honey Donuts has become a destination of choice for stars working in Hollywood North.
"Anybody that comes in here we treat really well. We take interest in them … and the word of mouth grows," he said.
When asked if he would name a donut after Winslet, Saferali said he would consider it.
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Eating My Way Through Austin Texas/
I travelled to Austin Texas recently, the land of music and food, where people like to keep things weird. I was forewarned that my visit would be filled with live music, open mic nights, and delicious food, from food trucks and of course the health food mecca itself, the original Whole Foods Market. My best friend requested my banana strawberry oatmeal, so of course I had to deliver! And man did it come out tasty!
My first few days were a bit chilly and cold, but before the rain set in, I managed to fit in a hike on the Greenbelt. An urban natural area away from the busy city, that provided a bit of peace and quiet.
From here my hunger set in and food adventure commenced. Let me just say, vegan-friendly spots were not hard to find, and many restaurants offered gluten-free and vegan options, so I felt right at home.
The first place I visited was called Casa De Luz "House of Light," and man do they know how to ignite a light in your soul with their balancing macrobiotic food. The short walk on the pathway through the tranquil landscape filed with bamboo shoots, and butterfly art pieces hanging from trees on the war to the restaurant only prepared you for the quiet and relaxing self-service experience at Casa De Luz. For $12, you receive a soup, salad, and entree, as well as filtered electrolyte water, and cleansing iced and hot teas. Yeah all this for $12, I wasn't in New York City anymore… The best part about this place were the fresh flavor. The soup of the day was a sweet potato and tamari soup, and the salad was lettuce with what tasted like a tahini dressing. The main was simple, and my favorite part were the beans, they were cooked perfectly!
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Naturally, you need something sweet for dessert. Well my friend knew about this vegan ice cream place called Sweet Ritual, and the location we went to was actually connected to a juice and smoothie place, both of my favorite things combined! Can I move in?
After trying almost every flavor they had, I decided on a scoop of the peanut butter chocolate and the mint chip. What was great about their ice creams was that they were all made with different bases and categorized as such; coconut milk, peanut butter, cashew, or almond based. There was a variety of flavors and nothing was overpowered by the base of the ice cream. The flavors were rich and creamy, just like ice cream should be. What I loved about their mint chip was that they made it green with spirulina, for added superfood goodness..I mean come on..who could feel bad about indulging in that!? So I dove in head first and ordered a scoop of each, and proceeded to go back to Sweet Ritual twice more throughout my trip. Hey, Austin got warm ok?! A girl needs to cool off…and ice cream thats vegan, say no more!
Well I was in Austin, the land of Whole Foods, where the health food mecca came from. There was no way I was going to miss an opportunity to visit. I was like a kid in a candy store, didn't know which way to turn or look, and wanted absolutely everything. Especially when I made my way over to the salad bar/juice bar/stir fry/just about anything you could ever want to eat stations. Now thats when confusion and panic set in, "Do I want the pho, curry, salad, a mixture of things?!?! What should I get?!?" After walking and walking around the food stations to absorb all my options, I decided to go for a variety of things at the salad bar with a fresh green juice on the side. Although, I wish I had enough room in my belly to have tried it all! I've never seen so many options inside of one Whole foods before. Everything was fresh, full, and met all the Whole Food standards of healthy delicious food.
One cute thing I loved, was upon entering the store they had a free fruit stand for kids! I mean what a way to promote health and provide kids with a fun snack while shopping. I thought to myself, "hey, I'm a kid at heart, can I have one?" hehe. Only a thought though guys…I of course left all the fruit there for the kids. ;-)
I also went to a local farmers market nearby where I was staying. Farmers market hold my heart. Especially ones filled with homemade kombucha, pesto, sauces, Indian food, gluten free baked goods and fresh fruits and veggies galore! This one did not disappoint, and it was a beautiful sunny day! Perfect weather for wandering through food stands, and eyeing everyones cute puppy dogs. Too bad they weren't giving any of those away!
The friend who I was staying with also hosted a potluck dinner party where everyone brought a dish. I decided to make two, because when else will I have an excuse to make a few recipes I've been wanting to make for a while. I think you all know by know my obsession with peanut butter, so I was practically obligated to make a peanut butter recipe, and I chose Kris Carr's no bake peanut butter cup pie recipe. I also made a rainbow coleslaw with raw mayonnaise recipe from Fully Raw Kristina's website. Because you gotta balance the peanut butter pie out, right? Both were a hit, but I have to say the peanut butter won the cake [no pun intended ;-)].
What I really loved about grocery shopping in Austin, were the prices! Everything was so cheap, compared to New York City prices! If only I could bring those prices back to NYC with me, just today I almost bought 2 organic peppers for $7, thats $3.50 each! I mean..really New York.
I saved the best for last, and this says a lot, me being a sweets girl and all. But mexican food holds my heart, especially mexican done right. The Vegan Nom serves up vegan taco creations, sure to make your taste buds wanting more, even when your stomach disagrees. I'm still dreaming about these tacos, and am currently salivating thinking about them! I am telling you now, hands down, best mexican food of my life, and for a foodie this means a lot. So if you live in Austin, Texas, get your booty out of your chair and drive over to this food truck now! You will not regret it, and please remember to thank me after your first bite. I ordered the Grilled Avocado Reale, because who doesn't love avocado? And the Bean Diablo both on a corn tortilla accompanied with their homemade spicy and flavor filled hot sauces, I could just eat those straight! Is that crazy!? No, thats just how CRAZY good their food was. All of this heavenly deliciousness stowed away in a food truck..
We did more than just eat though, we found a great yoga studio, called Practice Yoga and went to a bunch of great classes, with fun music and inspiring and motivating teachers. FYI its donation based yoga, SCORE! I'm happy to say I've continued practicing yoga every day since returning to NYC and I'm loving it. The relaxation, breathing techniques, and stretching. I want to be super flexible like I sued to be when I was little, so thats my goal, and man, yoga is tougher than it looks! If you're a yoga fan and have a wanderlust soul like me, you should look into attending Anzan, a yoga and meditation retreat I'll be co-hosting this April 2015 in one of the most beautiful places to visit in the world, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.
My last morning in Austin we went to Juiceland, the juice and smoothie bar attached to Sweet Ritual. And I of course ordered a peanut butter smoothie with almond milk, dates, goji berries, and cocao nibs. It was delicious! Probably one of the best smoothies I've had outside of my kitchen!
Austin was a great city filled with young creative people, a plethora of bars and restaurants, and talented musicians. Didn't hurt that the weather is spot on during the winter either. I'll be back Austin, I'll be back...


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Diane Abbott joined the Labour leadership contest yesterday, saying there were too many "middle-aged males" in the contest.
The left-winger said all the other candidates were "policy wonks" and "men in their 40s who played football together".
Ms Abbott insisted: "That's too narrow a section of the party. We risk losing touch with women. We risk losing touch with where our supporters are.
"The other candidates would make good leaders of the Labour Party but they all look the same. We cannot be offering a slate of candidates who all look the same. The party is much more diverse than that."
Ms Abbott joins a crowded field of David and Ed Miliband, Ed Balls, Andy Burnham and John McDonnell. Her decision came as Labour extended the deadline for candidates to get the support of 33 MPs, needed to run, from May 27 to June 9.
Cambridge graduate Ms Abbott, 57, who became Britain's first black woman MP in 1987, said she was running to make sure there was a "voice of the left" in the contest.
She rejected suggestions she had been damaged by sending her son to a fee-paying school.
Ms Abbott said: "I have brought up children on my own and know the realities and difficult choices you have to make as a woman.
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Western blot analysis of extracts from HeLa and NIH/3T3 cells, untreated or chloroquine-treated (50 μM, overnight), using LC3A (D50G8) XP® Rabbit mAb.
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human glioblastoma multiforme using LC3A (D50G8) XP® Rabbit mAb.
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded human colon carcinoma using LC3A (D50G8) XP® Rabbit mAb (left) or
Rabbit (DA1E) mAb IgG XP® Isotype Control #3900 (right).
Immunohistochemical analysis of paraffin-embedded HeLa cell pellets, control (left) or choloroquine-treated (right), using LC3A (D50G8) XP® Rabbit mAb.
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Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA, 50% glycerol and less than 0.02% sodium azide. Store at –20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.
For western blots, incubate membrane with diluted primary antibody in 5% w/v BSA, 1X TBS, 0.1% Tween® 20 at 4°C with gentle shaking, overnight.
NOTE: Please refer to primary antibody datasheet or product webpage for recommended antibody dilution.
From sample preparation to detection, the reagents you need for your Western Blot are now in one convenient kit: #12957 Western Blotting Application Solutions Kit
NOTE: Prepare solutions with reverse osmosis deionized (RODI) or equivalent grade water.
Load 20 µl onto SDS-PAGE gel (10 cm x 10 cm).
NOTE: Loading of prestained molecular weight markers (#13953, 5 µl/lane) to verify electrotransfer and biotinylated protein ladder (#7727, 10 µl/lane) to determine molecular weights are recommended.
NOTE: Volumes are for 10 cm x 10 cm (100 cm2) of membrane; for different sized membranes, adjust volumes accordingly.
* Avoid repeated exposure to skin.
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Reprobing of an existing membrane is a convenient means to immunoblot for multiple proteins independently when only a limited amount of sample is available. It should be noted that for the best possible results a fresh blot is always recommended. Reprobing can be a valuable method but with each reprobing of a blot there is potential for increased background signal. Additionally, it is recommended that you verify the removal of the first antibody complex prior to reprobing so that signal attributed to binding of the new antibody is not leftover signal from the first immunoblotting experiment. This can be done by re-exposing the blot to ECL reagents and making sure there is no signal prior to adding the next primary antibody.
NOTE: Prepare solutions with reverse osmosis deionized (RODI) or equivalently purified water.
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NOTE: Prepare solutions with reverse osmosis deionized (RODI) or equivalent grade water.
NOTE: Do not allow slides to dry at any time during this procedure.
For Citrate: Heat slides in a microwave submersed in 1X citrate unmasking solution until boiling is initiated; follow with 10 min at a sub-boiling temperature (95°-98°C). Cool slides on bench top for 30 min.
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LC3A (D50G8) XP® Rabbit mAb detects endogenous levels of total LC3A protein. This antibody may also react with LC3B.Species Reactivity:
Human, Mouse, RatSpecies predicted to react based on 100% sequence homology:
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Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to residues near the amino terminus of human LC3A.
Autophagy is a catabolic process for the autophagosomic-lysosomal degradation of bulk cytoplasmic contents (1,2). Autophagy is generally activated by conditions of nutrient deprivation, but it has also been associated with a number of physiological processes including development, differentiation, neurodegenerative diseases, infection, and cancer (3). Autophagy marker Light Chain 3 (LC3) was originally identified as a subunit of microtubule-associated proteins 1A and 1B (termed MAP1LC3) (4) and subsequently found to contain similarity to the yeast protein Apg8/Aut7/Cvt5 critical for autophagy (5). Three human LC3 isoforms (LC3A, LC3B, and LC3C) undergo post-translational modifications during autophagy (6-9). Cleavage of LC3 at the carboxy terminus immediately following synthesis yields the cytosolic LC3-I form. During autophagy, LC3-I is converted to LC3-II through lipidation by a ubiquitin-like system involving Atg7 and Atg3 that allows for LC3 to become associated with autophagic vesicles (6-10). The presence of LC3 in autophagosomes and the conversion of LC3 to the lower migrating form, LC3-II, have been used as indicators of autophagy (11).
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With the release of Spring 4.2 version, Three new classes have been introduced to handle Requests Asynchronously of the Servlet Thread. Which are;
ResponseBodyEmitter enables to send DeferredResult with a compatible HttpMessageConverter. Results can be emitted from threads which are not necessarily the Servlet Request Thread of the Servlet Container.
SseEmitter is used to send Server Sent Events to the Client. Server Sent Events has a fixed format and the response type for the result will be text/event-stream.
StreamingResponseBody is used to send raw unformatted data such as bytes to the client asynchronously of the Servlet Thread.
ResponseBodyEmitter and SseEmitter has a method named complete to mark its completion and StreamingResponseBody will complete when there is no more data to send.
All three options will be keeping alive a connection to the endpoint until the end of the request.
StreamingResponseBody is particularly useful for streaming large files such as Media Files as writing of the bytes to the Response's OutputStream will be done asynchronously. StreamingResponseBody has a writeTo(OutputStream os) call back method which needs to be overridden inorder to support streaming.
I wrote a small Spring Boot Application to showcase the StreamingResponseBody capabilities in terms of Streaming large files. The application source code can be found at www.github.com/shazin/itube. Below is a screen shot of the application.
In order to send the Video files streaming to the Projekktor player in the web page following code snippet is used.
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One hundred text messages she can read and write
April 9, 2012
The noise was deafening. I had asked a simple question — "How has the WAI programme changed your life?" — and everyone had an answer. I didn't know what to focus on. Spoons clinked in tea glasses and the women never stopped talking. They said it was like they were imprisoned with no one to listen to their stories. One of them begged to me to tell me her tale, and when she started talking, another woman interrupted her to insist I listen to hers.
I had come to this learning centre, run by Mercy Corps' Women's Awareness and Inclusion (WAI) programme, to learn how literacy is impacting Iraqi women. Funded by USAID through our Community Action Programme (CAP), there are currently 5,000 women enrolled in WAI classes at 88 centers across Southern Iraq.
Through my work as a mobiliser for CAP, I see the multitude of challenges faced by women in Southern Iraq everyday. Women are often denied their rights, and even more frequently, don't even know what they are. My colleague, Venus, suggested I visit a literacy centre to truly see the difference Mercy Corps is making in the lives of women here.
So we went to Al-Khdir district in the south of Al-Muthana province and discovered how many stories there were to be told.
A 50-year-old woman said, "At last, I could write my sons' names." Another women told me, "Now, I can teach my little kids without help from my neighbour." A house wife declared, "My husband will not claim that I am illiterate anymore."
Minute after minute, the classroom filled with tears, sadness and happiness mingled. A woman shouted, "My life was meaningless before this day, and I lived without dignity!''
Amid the overlapping voices, a teenager sitting in the corner stole my attention. She never talked, but looked at me with innocent eyes and a face like the shy moon. It seemed to me she was hiding a deep secret she wanted to get out.
At the end of the day I had a notebook full of impassioned stories, but I felt there was one I was missing. The teenager had watched us all day, but our attempts to talk with her were for naught.
After we thanked all the women for their cooperation and the students started to leave the classroom, this teenager lingered. It turns out her name is Awatif. She first heard of the literacy centers in 2010 and wanted to attend, but knew that her brother would refuse. A year went by, and one day, during Eid (the holiday that marks the end of Ramadan), her brother found her crying in the kitchen.
She told him that she had received many text messages from her friends and sisters for the holiday, but that she couldn't read them. When she asked her sister-in-law for help, the woman had insulted her and taunted her as illiterate. Finally, her brother agreed to let her attend literacy classes.
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Radio Appearances
BBC Radio 4 'The Battles That Won Our Freedoms'
8 January 2019 'Freedom from Unlawful Detention'
BBC Radio 4 'In Our Time'
14 June 2018 Montesquieu.
BBC Radio 4 'Making History'
24 July 2017 Contributor to a feature on the Northumbrian Enlightenment.
14 July 2015 Studio guest discussing Thomas Spence, the 1745 Jacobite Siege of Carlisle, and the seventeenth-century poltergeist known as The Tidworth Drummer.
5 October 2010 Interviewed for a feature on the French plans to invade Britain in the late eighteenth century.
BBC Radio 3 'Ideas the British Version' One of several talking heads on an episode of this series concerned with Montesquieu and the separation of powers. First broadcast October 2009, repeated July 2010.
recent Lectures
'The Transformation of the Concept of Popular Sovereignty in Early-Modern Europe', The Academy, organised by the Institute of Ideas, 21 July 2018.
'The English origins of modern democracy', Newcastle University Insights Public Lecture Series, 3 May 2018.
'The Republican Theorist as Royal Servant: James Harrington's Civil War', James H. Burns Memorial Lecture, St Andrews Institute of Intellectual History, 13 September 2016.
'Democracy Before "The Age of the Democratic Revolution', Keynote Lecture at the Early Modern Intellectual History Conference, Newcastle University, 18-19 July, 2015.
'"Springing from the double head of Monarchy and Democracy": The Persistence of Monarchical Republicanism and the Rise of Democracy in Seventeenth and Eighteenth-Century Britain and France', delivered at the Franco-British History seminar at the Sorbonne, Paris, on 21 March 2013.
other public engagement activities
Battle of Ideas - What is... Democracy?
On 29 October 2017 I joined a panel at the Battle of Ideas exploring the question 'What is... Democracy?'. The Battle of Ideas is organised by the Institute of Ideas and held annually at the Barbican Centre in London. The express aim of this event is to encourage free debate on topics of current political interest. In my session (which can be seen here) I sought to bring an historical angle to the question What is Democracy? and to explore what solutions history might provide as we face what many see as a current crisis of democracy.
This year I have been one of the researchers contributing to this fantastic project, which is part of the Freedom City 2017 celebrations that are being staged to celebrate Newcastle University's awarding of an honorary degree to Martin Luther King 50 years ago this year. The strips centred on my research areas, which have been brilliantly illustrated by Terry Wiley, feature the Leveller John Lilburne and the eighteenth-century radical Thomas Spence, both of whom were born in the North East.
Inspiring Archives: A Story of the Civil War in the North East of England
In 2016-17 I was the History academic on this multi-disciplinary, Heritage Lottery funded, project to engage local Year 8 pupils with the events of the English Civil War as they impacted on our region.


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Derbalan Shuffle: Deck-Building Roleplaying Game
Derbalan Shuffle is a fun roleplaying game that uses cards to represent your spells and abilities. It's made of candied awesomeness.
Derbalan Shuffle: Deck-Building Roleplaying Game
Derbalan Shuffle is a fun roleplaying game that uses cards to represent your spells and abilities. It's made of candied awesomeness.
Derbalan Shuffle is a deck-building roleplaying game made of candied awesomeness! Your abilities are listed on cards that you draw, and you can customize the the deck you draw from to suit your character and your tactical desires.
Maybe you'll be a Cat Burglar, specializing in theft, deception, and stockpiling cool items. Maybe you prefer to be an elementalist and master the three elements of reality: rock, paper, and scissors.
My name is Cameron Miller. I've made roleplaying games for almost a decade. Many of them were bad, some of them were decent, and I've finally got one that's awesome: Derbalan Shuffle. It's time to publish it and I need your help to do that. I've written out most of the game materials and formatted them, and all I need to do now is pay an artist to supply me with more of the wonderful artwork you see on this page. That artist is Jarod Marchand.
Jarod is a fantastic visual artist. I've worked with him on a previous game and he was my first pick for this project. This game will be twice as awesome with him behind it. He's fired up about the project, but I want to make sure he actually gets paid. Which I would do if I had money. I've already gotten some freebies from Jarod. But once this Kickstarter funds, I'll pay him and he'll finish the art. And then the most awesome game the world has ever seen will be unleashed!
How awesome can it be, you ask? Here's some of the finished cards:
And Now Some Hypothetically Asked Questions (HAQ's)
What's a Deck-Building Roleplaying Game?
A roleplaying game is an interactive story experience. Dungeons and Dragons is the most famous roleplaying game. Deck-building games like Magic: The Gathering and the Pokémon Trading Card Game let you strategically create decks with cards that give you minions or powers to you beat your opponent. In this game, you roleplay your character whose abilities are written on the cards you choose for your character. And unlike most deck-building games, each pack or set you buy is complete, so you know exactly what's in each pack.
Why Are You Only Asking for $2,000?
I can do all the writing and formatting myself. I only need to pay Jarod, and then another $50 or so to cover expenses.
Why Not Just Invest Your Own Money if It's Just $2,000?
I'm poor.
Can You Use More than $2,000?
Oh, yes! Any overfunding can quickly be turned into expansions. I have plenty of stretch goals I can do. In addition to the core classes I could add the Cosplayer, who dresses as allies or fallen foes to unlock their abilities; the Mastermind, whose brilliant strategies reshape the battlefield; the Rockstar, whose magical songs assist allies or hinder foes; the trickster ninja, whose pranks bring honor to her and dishonor to her foes; the high mage, who uses natural herbs on spiritual quests; or the spooky mage, master of curses and necromancy. Add to that extra loot cards, monsters, and adventurer cards and this game could be huge.
How Sure Are You That You Can Complete This Game?
I could not be more sure. The game will have 180 unique cards in it, of which over 2/3 are already written and formatted. Several dozen of those already have artwork attached to them as well. The manual is 90% finished and only needs final editing. The game has already gone through playtesting to work out any bugs with the rules. I suppose the game could be halted by sudden asteroid impact or rebel insurrection, but I think I could still work around difficulties like that.
Risks and challenges
This project is low-risk. I've never known Jarod Marchand to flake out on a project, but I suppose there's a first time for everything. Or he could suddenly be devoured by rabid squirrels. If something like that happens, I'd have to find a new artist, and that could cause delays. If someone actually funds at one of my upper-tier rewards I might have a heart attack and die, and the backer money would have to be refunded. It's print on demand publishing through the game crafter, a reputable company. Should the company be destroyed by ninjas I can work with another card maker.
And yes, this is my first Kickstarter. I realize that means it's a bit harder for me to earn your trust. But I also realize that if I mess this up my reputation on Kickstarter is shot. That's why I'm going with a smaller project that I've done a lot of work on so I do everything I can to make sure I fulfill all my promises if not exceed them. I take my word seriously, and so when I say I will follow through on this I mean it.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
Funding period
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Set Transparency Preferences in Photoshop Elements 12
Using the Transparency settings in Photoshop Elements requires an understanding of how Elements represents transparency. Imagine painting a portrait on a piece of clear acetate. The area you paint is opaque, and the area surrounding the portrait is transparent — invisible, in other words.
To display transparency in Elements, you need a method to make transparent areas visible. To accomplish that task, open the Transparency preferences and make choices for displaying transparency in your 2D Elements environment. Transparency becomes especially important when you start working with layers. The Transparency preferences are shown in the figure.
The Transparency preferences settings available to you include
Grid Size: The grid you see in the image in the upper-right corner of the Transparency preferences pane displays the default settings for the grid size and color. You can change the grid size to None, Small, Medium, or Large.
Grid Colors: From the drop-down menu, you can choose from preset colors to display the transparency.
First transparency background color: Click the swatch if you want to make a custom color choice for one set of the pattern squares.
Second transparency background color: Click the second color swatch if you'd like to choose a custom color for the second set of pattern squares.
Any changes you make in the Transparency settings are dynamically updated in the large preview in the upper right.


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Holy Eucharist w/ Choir
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October 13, 2019 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
This longer service is attended by the majority of parishioners. Rite II liturgy is used, with a formal processional, organ and choir. The Gospel and the Prayers of the People are read in both English and Spanish. Afterward, a traditional coffee hour is served on the lawn. The Parish hall is used for the Coffee hour if we have inclement weather (rarely) or there is a special occasion.


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Last Minute Gift Ideas
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Goats have been a favorite gift over the years - but the chicks are so cute too! There are 7 gifts priced under $20 - so don't feel like you have to spend a ton to help someone in need. You also have the option to purchase a "share" of a larger item if that's of greater appeal to you.
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soles4souls' mission is to get shoes to people who need shoes - can you imagine not having a pair of shoes and being forced to go barefoot? Over 300 million people around the world don't have shoes and are forced to walk around unsafe and in potentially life-threatening conditions. Wow! Blows my mind!
We all also have tons of local charities & angel tree projects going on around us if you'd prefer to keep your dollars closer to home...so if you still have shopping to do, take a minute and do some shopping that will make a difference...Merry Christmas!


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Listed here are PhD students in the Faculty whose dissertations include substantial jurisprudential/philosophical components. Some of the dissertations are entirely philosophical, whereas others draw significantly upon philosophical insights in the course of argumentation about various legal doctrines.
John Adenitire is a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge (Fitzwilliam College). In his doctoral thesis, John examines the moral basis and the legal limits of a right to exemption from legal obligations for conscientious objectors. His research interests include legal, moral and political philosophy, human rights law and theory, constitutional law and theory, and comparative public law. John obtained an MJur degree from Durham Law School and an LLB from the Law School of the University of Birmingham. He is a qualified solicitor (non practising) and has worked as a researcher at the Commission on a Bill of Rights, the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law and UCL's Constitution Unit. He was also a Visiting Lecturer in Public Law at the Law School of the University of Birmingham.
Faculty profile: http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/research-students/john-adenitire/77668
Nicolas Alfonsi is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge (Pembroke College). He received an MJur (distinction) from Oxford University and an LLM degree from Harvard Law School. He also read law as an undergraduate at Paris II Pantheon-Assas. His primary research interest is in philosophy of law, specifically on the relationship between jurisprudence and legal practice. His thesis examines Ronald Dworkin's first anti-archimedean argument in Justice in Robes, according to which our positions about the nature of law always commit us to certain substantive legal standpoints. Part I seeks to develop Dworkin's point by discussing the real-life example of Brown v. Board of Education. Part II examines Dworkin's contention that Hart believed in the legal neutrality of his study of the concept of law. It asserts that Dworkin's reading is plausible on its face since Hart's general philosophical outlook was close to that of his colleague Richard Hare, who explicitly said that his analysis of the concept of morality did not commit him to any substantive moral position. Parts III and IV argue, however, that there is a room for an alternative interpretation of Hart. To use Dworkin's terminology, we have reason to think that Hart is not a neutral archimedean but an austere one. Though Hart wants to observe legal practice from an external viewpoint, he does not deny that his jurisprudence impinges on the way we are to concretely approach, as lawyers, hard cases: what we say at the external philosophical level, about the very nature of law, is supposed to commit us, if we are to maintain logical consistency, to act and think in certain ways as jurists, in our day-to-day practice. This thesis finally argues that the idea of an external jurisprudence having internal implications within ordinary legal discourse is sustainable.
Faculty profile: http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/research-students/na-alfonsi/5315
Ya Lan Chang is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge (Magdalene College). Her doctoral thesis examines a communitarian conception of, and approach to, human rights with a focus on Singapore. Her research interests include theories of human rights and human rights law; political, legal and moral philosophy; constitutional law and theory; comparative constitutional and human rights law; human rights in Asia; and international human rights. She holds an LLM from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and an LLB from the National University of Singapore.
Faculty profile: http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/research-students/y-l-chang/77862
Raffael N. Fasel is a PhD in Law candidate at the University of Cambridge (Sidney Sussex College). In his doctoral thesis, Raffael examines the methodology, foundations, and application of legal rights. His research interests include jurisprudence, animal rights, human rights, constitutional law, public international law, and moral philosophy. Raffael obtained an LLM degree from Yale Law School, an MA in Philosophy from University College London, and a Bachelor and Master of Law (utriusque juris) degree from the University of Fribourg.
Faculty profile: http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/research-students/rn-fasel/77852
Michael Foran is a Ph.D. candidate at the Cambridge Law Faculty and Trinity Hall. He received an LL.B. from Trinity College Dublin and an M.Sc. in Law and Anthropology from the London School of Economics and Political Science. His thesis explores the concept of equality as it manifests in law, whether these manifestations are in conflict with each other at a philosophical level, and if so, how best to resolve that conflict. He is also more generally interested in legal theory, medico-legal issues, the interaction between law and culture, and the interaction between law and religion.
Faculty profile: https://www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/research-students/m-p-foran/77914
Valentin Jeutner is a PhD Candidate at the Cambridge Law Faculty and Gonville and Caius College. Previously, he read law at Oxford University (BA Jurisprudence) and studied towards an LLM at Georgetown University. His thesis argues that irreconcilable conflicts between norms of public international law are at times best conceptualised as legal dilemmas. Against this background the thesis aims to identify the meaning and consequences of legal dilemmas, to distil their legal function within the sphere of international law, and to trigger serious theoretical and practical investigations into the conditions that lead to legal dilemmas. Specific issues the thesis considers include how a legal dilemma should be defined (particularly in contradistinction to moral dilemmas), whether the contemporary international legal order allows for irreconcilable norm conflicts, and how such conflicts should be decided. The arguments of the thesis will be illustrated with references to potentially dilemmatic aspects of the regulation of nuclear weapons and international transboundary water resources.
Faculty profile: http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/research-students/valentin-jeutner/5209
Jyr-Jong Lin is a PhD candidate in law at the University of Cambridge (Clare College). He received an LL.B.and an LL.M. from National Taiwan University. His primary research interest is in philosophy of law, specifically issues relating to the normativity of law, authority, reasons for action, and the normativity of rationality. He is currently working on his doctoral dissertation, in which he examines different accounts of legal normativity in the Hartian tradition of Jurisprudence and aims to develop a more elaborate one.
Joshua Neoh is a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Law of the University of Cambridge (Gonville and Caius College). His doctoral dissertation examines the relationship between law, love and freedom in the jurisprudence of Paul. He holds an LLB from the Australian National University, and an LLM from Yale Law School.
Faculty profile: http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/research-students/joshua-neoh/77785
Rajiv Shah is a PhD candidate in the Law Faculty at Cambridge University (Downing College). He received a B.S. in Mathematics from Warwick University and a B.A. in Law and the LLM degree from Cambridge. His research is in the philosophy of restitution: "The common law of restitution has changed a lot during the past 150 years. The principle of unjust enrichment has replaced the fictitious notion of an implied contract. This has led, throughout the common law world, to substantive changes in the law. The thesis will argue that whilst almost all commentators use the term unjust enrichment there is not much consensus on what it means and on how it operates. For some it is merely a descriptive principle useful for the purposes of legal taxonomy. For others it is a moral principle that justifies the imposition of liability. The thesis will argue that there is no general principle of unjust enrichment that justifies the imposition of liability. Rather there are a number of discrete moral principles which justify the imposition of liability in certain instances. Whilst those instances can be described as falling under the category of "unjust enrichment", that principle does not have the general justificatory potential that is commonly thought."
Faculty profile: http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/research-students/rajiv-shah/3839
Stefan Theil is a PhD candidate in law. His primary research interests are in International Law, Human Rights Law, European Union Law, Constitutional theory and German public law. He has previously completed translation work in the field of legal philosophy and was recently involved in a research project on the Social State principle in German constitutional law. He holds a degree in law from the University of Bayreuth (Germany) and a master's degree in law from University College London (LLM). The central proposition of his thesis is that a commitment to the civil and political rights of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) entails the protection of basic environmental requirements for a healthy human life (to which he refers collectively as the 'environmental minimum'). Following a comprehensive analysis of the case law, he proposes that there is significant potential for a more 'green' reading of the ECHR. He develops his argument by exploring the concepts of human rights and environmental protection that inform his approach. Crucially, human rights neither demand absolute priority over other considerations, nor do they entail complete statements of justice. With this in mind, the 'environmental minimum' provides a framework to determine at which point an environmental threat to human health amounts to a human rights violation. However, the 'environmental minimum' does not seek to enforce, or authoritatively postulate any specific threshold values. As long as states regulate and enforce some environmental protection standard, the 'environmental minimum' will be satisfied.
Faculty profile: http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/people/research-students/stefan-theil/6578


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As promised, we're back with our first official installment of the #CareerNow series! This week, our millennial expert – Joan Kuhl – will be teaching us about the power of Executive Presence. After you've finished reading, be sure to check out the #Passion2Action podcast series for additional information and advice.
Let's get started!
Executive Presence. Have you heard of it? If you haven't, you've probably seen it without even realizing.
Picture this: someone walks into a room and they just own it. Their style, their mannerisms, their entire way of being has an instant effect. You feel an immediate respect and some amount of awe toward them. They command attention and win over everyone that is present – they have that IT factor.
The Center for Talent Innovation calls this it-factor Executive Presence (EP). You can find people with Executive Presence everywhere – in your 8am class, a student club gathering, an off-campus event. The good news is that YOU can learn to exude it too! Sure…some people might just have it, but chances are, they worked really hard to achieve this way of being.
Many have referred to Executive Presence as the secret ingredient to career success! For that exact reason, we're here to teach you the basics of EP and how it will help advance your career. Let's start by breaking it down into three parts: communication, appearance, and gravitas.
Part 1: Communication
It's important to be easy to talk to in a professional environment. Communication is not just what you say, but how you say it – so it's important to be conversational and receptive to an open dialogue. You want to make sure you come across as a person that listens and values others' opinions.
Additionally, it's important to be succinct…especially when speaking to a larger group. By being clear and concise, you'll indicate you really know your subject matter and that you're not here to waste time. The easiest way to do this? Go in over prepared so you can get right to the point and answer any questions as they come through.
Part 2: Appearance
You don't need to look like a supermodel or dress like James Bond to exude Executive Presence. However, it is very important to look well-groomed, put together, and confident with your look. It's key that you feel comfortable with your ensemble, so it doesn't take away from your confidence! Keep in mind the "3 P's" – Poised, Polished, and Presentable.
Dress not to distract, but to appropriately fit with the culture where you want to make a strong first impression.
Part 3: Gravitas
Gravitas is, perhaps, the hardest of the three to nail down. It refers to a certain level of dignity, presence, or influence that a person gives off. It means you are able to own your place in the room, speak up, and be heard with confidence. It also can refer to having grace under fire – remaining calm, cool, and collected even when there are many reasons to stress out. People that exude this characteristic are often leaders, as they are able to take action and lead despite feeling uncertainty. They can manage multiple challenges without spreading stress or anxiety to the group.
Feeling inspired? Want even more information about Executive Presence? Check out the #Passion2Action podcast series! Our partners at Why Millennials Matter will be sharing tons of great information here each week, covering of all the most important career-focused topics. Tune in and tweet us your thoughts or questions, just tag them #CareerNow!
In the meantime, check out our recent posts from the Career Now series!
#Passion2Action | ACTION ITEM: The IT of EP
Put your learnings into practice! Check out this exclusive action item from our Why Millennials Matter partners.
- Identify 2-3 people that exude Executive Presence. (These can be actors, politicians, professors family members, philanthropists, etc…)
- What was the situation and how did they handle it?
- What attributes and/or behaviors did they demonstrate that you can practice on? (Their smile, posture, eye contact, pace of speech, volume of voice, use of language, etc…?)
- Think about an upcoming event or project coming up that stresses you out. If you don't have one, look on the events calendar at your career center and pick out a few networking or alumni event to attend! Ask Yourself: How can I best prepare yourself? What do I need to do in order to exude Executive Presence? COMMUNICATION: How will you communicate & introduce yourself? APPEARANCE: What outfit will you wear? GRAVITAS: How will you exude gravitas?
Remember: Exuding Executive Presence is a skill that requires practice. Let us know how it goes!
Recommended Reading: Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success by Sylvia Ann Hewlett


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Rating agencies like Standard & Poor's expect for Indonesia's banks that their loan book (hence their profitability) will be hit again by rising loan loss provisions as:
- Special Mentioned Loans (SML's) for financially struggling companies are expected to rise to 6-8% in 2016 (5.9% in 2015)
- Non-Performing Loans (NPL's) to rise to 3-4% in 2016 (2.7% in 2015)
As a consequence Indonesian banks are in general very reluctant to grow their loan book further at the moment - even for financially acceptable companies - which means that many Indonesian companies face now a severe credit crunch.
PRIME Consultancy is supporting European manufacturers by arranging financing for their Indonesian buyers via Export Credit Agency (ECA) financing schemes. Being able to offer an offshore funding alternative is therefore a valuable sales argument for our clients. Precondition is that the Indonesian buyers are financially sound and most of the equipment is manufactured in an European country.
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You Owe Yourself Success
Let's take a moment to go back down memory lane. Think about your earliest memories of going to school. Maybe someone sent you with a packed lunch and helped you get dressed. They might have even assured you that you'd do well and they were proud of you. Someone very important made sure they put you on a bus or dropped you off at school, so you could succeed.
They knew that one day you'd do something great.
So what are you waiting for?
Maybe you've already done something great. Maybe you're reading this as the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, or maybe you've already got millions in the bank. No matter where you are in life there is always room to grow and succeed further.
There's no such thing as a finish line in life. You must press forward towards greatness each day, as if you intend to live forever.
Payback Time
One could argue that it's time to pay back those people who poured into your development all those years. The ones who sent you to school, taught you, babysat you, tutored you, and quite possibly paid for you college. It's doubtful, however, that they actually expect anything in return. The likely scenario is that these people would satisfied with merely seeing you as a functioning, self-sustaining adult.
The only person who will ever want to see you be successful without measure, to see you overachieving at ridiculous levels is…..drum roll….
See here's the logic. You put in time in school, the study, the hours. You put in the hours of practice and learned your current skills. You drive yourself to work everyday and pay your bills. The only person who has lived your life is you. From infancy to this very moment, you've had a front row seat to all your best and worst moments. It's time to get inspired and push for that next level.
You owe it to yourself to capitalize on all the time you've put in over the years. Why waste another day just meeting your basic obligations? Put in as much energy as you can.
If you can be explosive in your efforts for a short period of time, let's say a year, you can maximize your life and position yourself for financial and professional breakthrough.
Today, don't just be great at what you do. Dominate your space and be so excellent that you set the standard for others who follow.


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At last the summer term is here and the lovely weather has meant the children have been able to spend longer outside, exploring the environment and extending their physical activities.
We will be visiting the common this term to explore the plants and minibeasts that can be found there and in July will be going to Ashridge for a class trip that includes den building and bug hunting.
We will be talking about weddings and will use the Royal Wedding as a stimulus for a number of activities; writing invitations, acting out a wedding service and finding out about the different elements of a wedding. The children will also have the opportunity of baking their own cupcakes.
We are looking forward to learning about a number of abstract artists; Piet Mondrian, Wassily Kadinsky, Jackson Pollock and Georges Seurat who developed the art of Pontillism. The children will create their own original pieces of art and these will be presented in one of our Friday Family Collective Worships.
This is the final term before the children's attainment has to be published to the local authority so we will be filling in any gaps in the children's learning and understanding and supporting them to ensure they reach their full potential.
As our thoughts turn to the end of the school year and the transition into Year 1, I will be working closely with Mrs Rhodes to support the children to settle and adapt to their new environment when they leave Oak Class and join Sycamore in September.
As always, please feel free to come and speak to me if you have any questions or concerns.
Mrs S Dryden