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Self-management Training for Parents With Chronic Muscular Dystrophia (ZRM-CMD-P)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02641275
Recruitment Status : Withdrawn (We could not enrole or recruite enough participants.)
First Posted : December 29, 2015
Last Update Posted : August 19, 2019
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|Condition or disease
|Muscular Dystrophies
|Other: Structured self-management-training
|Not Applicable
The relentless progressive process of muscular dystrophy requires extraordinary medical, physical, and emotional care. As a consequences caring for a patient with a severe chronic illness has been associated with increased stress and diminished social, psychological and physical well-being in parents. According to Thompson et al. 57% of parents with Duchenne muscular dystrophy children have self-reported poor psychological adjustment and, even in comparison with parents of children with other burdens like cerebral palsy or renal diseases, muscular dystrophy was associated with a wider spectrum of problems and parental stress. Moreover, parents are shown to have significant stress by feelings of guilt and associated difficulty discussing death issues with their children.
However, despite the obvious need of support for parents only few and weak data exist regarding efficiency and efficacy of specific interventions supporting parental resilience and coping strategies. In practice, they are mostly limited to meetings of self-help groups and casual exchange between concerned parents, which is rather a problem-centered than proactive solution-focused approach. As a consequence, investigators see a great need for studies regarding more specific interventions supporting parents' self-management skills, coping strategies and competencies.
The present study evaluates the efficacy of a structured self-management training for parents of children with severe progressive muscular dystrophy compared to parents receiving treatment as usual (TAU). In addition, investigators measure established biomarkers of psychosocial stress, such as pro-inflammatory cytokines, which will be used to monitor physiological changes with assumed significance for parental health.
Participants will fill out online-questionnaires before, during and after self-management training. Training interventions will take place in Zurich as group sessions (10-20 participants per group). Investigators aim for a total of 60-80 participants. Parent-couples or single participants will be randomized in an intervention group (participants receiving self-management training) and a non-intervention group (participants continue with already established support). After one year parents from the non-intervention group will change into the intervention group with self- management training as well. Questionnaires focus on assessing parental strain and self- efficacy and will take 30-45minutes for each of four surveys. Validated biological markers such as cumulative cortisol levels in hair and pro-inflammatory cytokines in the blood will be collected before and after self-management trainings.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|0 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Supportive Care
|Official Title:
|Self-management Training for Parents With Chronic Muscular Dystrophia
|Study Start Date :
|January 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|December 2018
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|December 2019
Experimental: Intervention
Structured self-management-training (incl. systemic analysis, coaching, teaching) in 4 sessions.
Other: Structured self-management-training
Structured self-management-training (incl. systemic analysis, coaching, teaching) in 4 sessions
No Intervention: Control group
no intervention other than existing support (see exclusion criteria). However, intervention will be offered and studied secondary as well (after 1 1/2 year of no intervention).
- Action Orientation Questionnaire (HAKEMP) [ Time Frame: 1 1/2 year with control group ]Kuhl and co-workers introduced a special questionnaire (HAKEMP) to assess the tendency of people in concrete situations to revert to an action-oriented or state-oriented condition in 24 items.
- Self-efficacy: Thought control of action (SWE) [ Time Frame: 1 1/2 year with control group ]Quantify improved parental resilience and coping strategies facing chronic stress. Questionnaire developed by Jerusalem and Schwarzer, 1981, revised 1999 to test general self-efficacy in 10 items.
- Change in Experiencing and Behaviour post-intervention (VEV) [ Time Frame: 1 1/2 year with control group ]VEV is a questionnaire developed by Ziele and Kopf-Mehnert, 1978 to test post-intervention change in experiencing and behavior along with a retrospective life-event checklist and a self-rating questionnaire in 42 items. Other than previous questionnaires VEV will be applied only after intervention.
- Number of Participants With Sum of Abnormal Laboratory Values Concerning Biomarkers of psychosocial stress [ Time Frame: 1 1/2 year with control group ]Significant lower levels of biomarkers of psychosocial stress, i.e. pro-inflammatory cytokines, which can be used to monitor physiological changes with assumed significance for parental health: C-reactive Protein (hsCRP), Tumor-Necrose-Factor alpha (TNFα), Interleukin (IL)-1ß, IL-6, und Interferon Gamma (IFNγ). Items will be aggregated as a numerical factor which shows the difference of a measured value from a reference value . Abnormal laboratory values therefore will be used as a sum.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Older Adult
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Parents with at least one living child affected by chronic muscular dystrophy
Exclusion Criteria:
- Dying of a child during intervention and analysis.
- Severe/significant psychological disorder (in case of existing psychological support, participation should be agreed/supported by therapist, too)
- Recent or concomitant self-management training
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02641275
|Principal Investigator:
|Jürg C Streuli, MD PhD
|University Children's Hospital, Zurich
|Responsible Party:
|University Children's Hospital, Zurich
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT02641275 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
ZRM-CMD Parents
|First Posted:
|December 29, 2015 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|August 19, 2019
|Last Verified:
|August 2019
Parental stress
Muscular Dystrophies
Parental support
Muscular Dystrophies
Muscular Disorders, Atrophic
Muscular Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
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When life hands you lemons, the experts recommend making lemonade. However, after drinking so much lemonade, you will get tired of it. Living frugally is much like that. You scrimp and save for so long, and you begin to lose sight of the goal. One spending indiscretion can lead to two, then four, and you are reading the message everywhere: You Deserve It. Next thing you know, you've spent that hard-earned emergency fund, or you've gone shopping on the credit card. What you need is a way to re-ignite the passion you had for your initial goal, or it may be time to pick a different goal. Either way, let's get you back on track.Your Money: When a spending indiscretion leads to falling for the *You deserve it* message and you've used that credit card or emergency fund. It's time to re-ignite the passion for your goal, or it's time to change the goal. Click To Tweet
Some experts denounce budgets, and some call it a spending plan. I call it the key to knowing your costs, and where your money needs to go.
Print out statements for the last three months of every account you use. Include your:
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> savings accounts
>chequing accounts
>refillable gift cards.
You will also need a calendar or a planner. I use a planner, but any calendar with sufficient space will do. Happy Planners has a budget planner and regular planner pages, and Erin Condren Life Planners are great. Write down each and every transaction, pre-authorized withdrawals, paydays, etc. No matter how small, how insignificant, write it down.
Make a reference list of all reoccurring payments and bills. Don't forget rent, car payments, insurance, quarterly payments, annual subscriptions, etc. Write down the date(s) they are billed. Make note of what account or credit card they are deducted from, or if you have to manually pay those bills.
Review your list:
Note which ones are repetitive and not flexible and/or are essentials: rent, car payment, insurance, premiums, contracted payments, bank fees, etc. These payments will usually be the same amount each month. Call this GROUP A.
Note which ones are repetitive and flexible, and not essentials: subscription services, memberships, credit card payments, interest billed to balances, etc. Call this GROUP B.
Note which ones are shopping: were they clothes, tech, games, fast food, bar night? Was it an all-encompassing trip to Walmart or Target? Where do you spend your money when it's not auto-deducted? Call this GROUP C.
Take the calendar for the next month (or two or more) and write in each pay day. Include all of your expected streams of income, and note them on the calendar. Make a note of how much the pay will be, if it's a regular amount, or where the pay is coming from, if it changes.
Take your list and write all the Group A items in your calendar. These are the expenses you know you will be paying, and you need to know when they are and exactly how much.
Look at Group B. Go through each one, and ask yourself if you still use, need or want it. Do you pay for two music services? Too many subscription boxes? What are you paying for? If you are not using it, or do not need it, cancel them.
For all the remaining Group B items, write it on the calendar.
Do not write anything from Group C on the calendar. You will need that list for later.
Calculate how much your expected expenses are for each week. Write that amount at the end of the week. Is this amount more or less than your pay intervals?
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Your expenses equal $1,608 for the month (rent, car payment, car insurance, tenant insurance, credit card minimums, cell phone, cable, internet, etc.). You are paid:
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This amount should come off the top of your pay. Anything left can then go to non-essentials and flexible costs, like debt reduction, investments, vacation, down payment to a house, etc. This goes back to the earlier question:
By calculating your expenses in advance, you will not be short. However, if you do not calculate it to be equal each pay period, make sure that you are not short one pay period, and under budget the next. This will make you feel out of control, and with an ever-need to catch up. Be proactive, and start planning towards your goal!
Congratulations! You have set up a very basic budget! You know your expenses, and you know how much money you need from each paycheque. You are on your way to achieving your goal.
Once a week, write down EVERY TRANSACTION in your calendar. You will want to do this for the following reasons:
> Take ownership of every dollar you spend. See it on the calendar. We will discuss this further, and you will need your data for that part.
> Watch for any fraudulent charges (unauthorized by you) and any bank errors.
>Make note of any automatic payments you may have forgotten to write down previously.
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Here we talk about relationships, Music, entertainment, get interviews from Artistes who are coming up in the Reggae and Gospel Music Industries. Advancing further you can suggest other topics we can talk about and so on. You will also see blogs from some of my friends to make this blog far more interesting than most blogs you have ever seen.
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Life - Parents are Very Important
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Having your parents in your life is a good thing. It's a great thing actually. As a child growing up, i have had fun times with my family. It was just me, my mom, my dad and my younger brother. Mom worked really hard as a secretary and my dad worked really hard as a construction worker.
Being the first child for my parents was hard on me as well as my parents. I was only a featus when they got married, so finiancial struggles existed, even though the economy was not as bad as it is now. As a result of this, both parents had to work to ensure their children were clothed and well fed. With both parents working, I mostly spent time with my aunts and uncles. It was fun even when my little brother came into the picture, because now i had someone to play with and relieve me of my lonely company.
When a child gets used to having a family around them to comfort, provide for, and cherish them, it actually makes the child feel more secure and stable. As a result of this, the absence of effective parenting and the presence of both parents in the life of a child will take a toll on the child.
My parents devorced when i was about 13 years old going into my second year of High School. Before the separation, they used to argue a lot and sometimes get physical. I can recall a time they had an argument, i was crying a lot, so i went to mom in the midst of the quarrel. Upon approaching my mother, i felt a stern grip on my arm followed by a hit in the mouth. I had to fold my lips to go to school because it was swollen. Now, I cannot express how i really felt, but my psychological reasoning was affected and i sunk into a state of depression. Leading up to the seperation of my parents, we (my brother and I) had to move from place to place with mom. After a while, My brother and I started living separately and I, for the most part had to struggle through High School and ensure my education.
Parents must be careful how your relationship is handle within the immediate family, especially in moments of heated arguments with your children present. The effects this may have on the child, depending on paren-child relations can have a long-lasting impression.
In conclussion, Parents play a very important role in the life of their child. And children play a very important role in their parents' lives. I respect my parents, despite the rocky roads we had to trod. #RealMedz #ShaynPrince
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The One You Love
There is this feeling one has when one knows they have found the perfect person to have and to hold. Can you imagine what it would be like, if you and that person going along with your lives and suddenly, your special love is no longer around? The feeling of heartbreak cannot be discribed. I cannot even begin to imagine what that would be like. Persons reading this blog though, may just have an experience similar to what i am talking about here.
I have been in a situation where, I met this girl and upon getting to know more about her, started to fall in love. She expressed herself with all her heart, her love to me. Never before in any of my previous relationships have i had such feelings for anyone. I had a feeling i couldn't and still cannot discribe. The details of our relationship cannot be disclosed, but, I know the connection we had was strong. unfortunately we broke up for about 3 years now and I can't seem to get over the fact. Even though I was reaching out to her with this unique feeling that still exist, I am beginning to think that whatever transpired closed her heart to my ongoing request to retrieve what we had going for 2 years.
Another situation caught me recently where another female was attracted to me and I to her, but somehow i could not relieve myself of the feelings that still exist from the previous relationship. It is important that you not go into any relationship if you still have feelings for your ex, because it will not turn out on your behalf for the next girl you get with. (A lesson for all my brothers out there in a similar situation.)
For those of you who have a partner you truly love and they cherish you. Try your best not to loose them over little things nor big things. That unique feeling can never be replaced by anyone at all. Love and care for the people who cherish you regardless of their past mistakes.
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Potiers, Henri Oudin, 1859.
8vo. (22x14cm), xlviii+520+206+xix pages. The text in Latin. A very clean, crisp copy, with only very slight marking. In a few places the text has been pointed with a few dots and short lines. Bound with a brown leather spine and black cloth covering the boards, the spine rubbed and the corners bumped, but the binding sound.
London, British Museum, 1899
34x24.5cm. Title page + 388 pages (however numbered in columns not pages). Slight creasing, but generally a very clean copy.
Bound in black cloth covered boards, worn but solid, the title in gilt on the spine. The cloth split along the front hinge and frayed with some loss, although the spine still firmly attached. The same problem with part of the rear hinge.
New Oscott, St. Marry's Seminary, 1971
1st edition. Paperback, in the original wrappers (24x18cm), xxii + 208 pages.
Internally crisp and clean. The wrappers solid, but with some light wear and marking, including a small piece missing at the top of the spine.
An interesting catalogue of Bibles and related books, from an important Roman Catholic library with useful annotations to the entries.
London, The Faith Press, 1930
The Greek text with a rendering in English.
12x9cm, (9)+160 pages, but the page numbers 1-155 used twice, with the English and Greek texts on facing pages given the same number. Clean internally, the cover worn but the book solid and secure.
Brescia (Brixia), Typis J.M. Rizzardi, 1758.
Small 8vo. (10.5x6cm), 512 pages. Some spotting, marking and fingering to the pages, generally a well used book. A little worming to the later half of the book, cutting into words but never, as far as I can see preventing them being read. The end papers also spotted, with a previous owner's inscription inside the front cover.


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Dan Hannebery made the jump to elite status in 2016 but has found the going tough this season. After averaging 116pts between Rds3-10, Hanners has hit the ton just twice in his last eight games with a high score of 105. Can you afford to carry him through the SC-Finals?
Jeremy Cameron averaged 96pts over the first fourteen Rounds of the season and was set to leap into the Top6 FWDs for the year. Injury has set in with Cameron missing two games recently and now ruled out for the Rd20 clash with Melbourne. In his last three appearances Cameron has averaged just 70pts. Is it time to move him on?
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Why ADHD Drugs Can Be Highly Addictive…Part IIWhen psychiatric drugs are taken long-term,most patients become dependent.Habit forming ADHD drugs can cause anxiety,seizures...
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25-year-old professional cyclist, Jordan Cheyne, has won the third annual L'Alpe de Grand Blanc, breaking the existing race record with his time of one hour, 48 minutes and 10 seconds – 12 minutes faster than last year's winner. A total of 205 riders took part in today's ride, including 82-year-old co-founder of Big White Ski Resort, Cliff Serwa. Cliff rode alongside his granddaughter Kelsey Serwa, Olympic silver medalist and X-Games champion. Kelsey Serwa is a Swagman Brand Ambassador….loyal Swagman user of the Race Ready and Rincon SUP Carrier!
Race winner Jordan is a Kelowna local and member of the Jelly Belly Professional Cycling team who moved to Big White just two weeks ago.
"This was my first time competing in the L'Alpe de Grand Blanc, but I've probably ridden this road about 50 times for training," Jordan, member of the Jelly Belly Professional Cycling team, said. "I know every inch – but it doesn't make it any easier!"
52-year-old Marg Fedyna was the first female to cross the finish line, clocking in at two hours, 12 minutes and 22 seconds. Marg was also the first female finisher in last year's L'Alpe de Grand Blanc road ride.
In true Tour de France tradition, Jordan and Marg won Polka Dot Jerseys, plaques and cash prizes; they also won the King and Queen of the Mountain competition for the fastest man and woman to complete the Black Mountain section of the course, each taking home a Swagman bike rack.
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- John Wilkie is the Swagman kitted rider in the image (local superman can see through bodies, with some assistance of xray and nuclear medicine at Penticton Regional Hospital).
- Jordan Cheyne crossing the finish line
- Ladies winners (L-R) Marg Fedyna (1st), Alesha Miller (2nd), Annie Bergen (3rd)
- The top three male winners with the Loose Moose: (L-R) Brandon Jones (third place), Manny Fehlmann (second place), Jordan Cheyne (first place)
- (L – R) Cliff Serwa, Kelsey Serwa, Trevor Hanna and Graham Pierce at the start line. Graham Pierce (WineMaker at Black Hills Estate Winery), where Swagman assisted in their Black Hills Estate Ride weekend!
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elebrating 35 years in business, Glick/Boehm & Associates, Inc., an architectural, interior design and planning firm, has found success in designing exceptional buildings with a personal touch.
"We want to add value for our clients," says Myles Glick, founding principal. "We consider how people will feel utilizing different design options, how they will move through the spaces."
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Three principal architects on staff, Myles Glick, Gary Boehm and Shawn Mellin, have combined over 100 years of experience. Commercial projects span all types of buildings: schools, restaurants, offices, churches, government buildings and more. Currently under construction is the Beach Club Hotel at Charleston Harbor Resort & Marina.
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Some district attorneys make $40,000 more than the attorney general.
Other state employees may earn more than their boss, the governor.
In the weeks following the upcoming state election, a special commission plans to release a report and series of recommendations regarding salaries and compensation for elected officials.
"Our intent is to help the public understand where we stand in regard to other states," said commission chairman Ira Jackson, dean of the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at UMass Boston.
The advisory commission, Jackson said, will study salaries of the governor, other constitutional officers and state legislators, then compare them to compensation in other states' governments, as well as the private and non-profit sectors.
Jackson said he was personally surprised to see some other public employees earn a higher salary than the governor, who is making $151,800 for 2014. Similarly, some district attorneys make $40,000 more than the attorney general's $130,582 salary, he said.
"It does seem anomalous," he said.
The commission will also examine the mechanism the state uses to make adjustments to legislators' pay. Massachusetts adopted a constitutional amendment in 1998 that raises or lowers state lawmakers' base salaries according to biannual fluctuations in the median household income.
Any change in the practice would require a new constitutional amendment.
"The commission is a very good idea," said state Sen. Jamie Eldridge, an Acton Democrat. "It's important to have a commission with public hearings and to hear from other stakeholders from the private sector to analyze what the pay should be. I'm looking forward to their recommendations."
With the economy taking a downturn, legislators were forced to take a $1,100 pay cut in 2013.
Barbara Anderson, executive director of Citizens for Limited Taxation, criticized the special advisory committee and questioned why it was formed.
"It can only be because for the first time they didn't get their pay increase," she said. "We had a formula that seems to be working just fine. Now suddenly this formula isn't such a good idea anymore? This is outrageous."
Jackson said the commission has "no forgone conclusions and no preconceived notions" about recommendations it may make.
Massachusetts state legislators, with a base salary of $60,033, are the sixth-highest paid in the country. Some states, such as New Hampshire, use a citizen-legislator model, in which lawmakers earn a small stipend and generally work part-time. California, on the other hand, has a full-time legislature and pays its lawmakers more than $90,000.
The base salary doesn't tell the complete story.
On top of their base salaries, Massachusetts legislators earn thousands more in various stipends. More than four in 10 lawmakers earn stipends for holding leadership positions. The House speaker and Senate president each earn a $35,000 stipend, while the House and Senate chairmen of the Ways and Means Committee earn an additional $22,500. Assistant leaders, division chairs and some ranking members earn $15,000 stipends. Remaining committee chairmen receive a $7,500 stipend.
Additionally, all members can receive a $7,200 stipend for office expenses and per diems ranging from $10 to $100 depending on how far they live from Boston. Many lawmakers elect to forgo their per diems.
Public employees are also eligible for health, vision, dental and life insurance.
In 2014 state Rep. James Arciero, a Westford Democrat who serves Littleton, Westford and Chelmsford, earned $54,303, according to Massachusetts Open Checkbook, an online site that details state spending. Arciero's previous year's earnings were $67,279. Eldridge, who serves Littleton, earned $60,361 as compared to $74,779 in 2013. State Sen. Eileen Donoghue, a Lowell Democrat serving Westford, earned the same as Eldridge in both 2013 and 2014.
Any legislator who lives more than 50 miles away from the Statehouse is also eligible to claim a special deduction on his or her federal taxes. They can get a deduction for living expenses for each legislative day. The deduction is based on the federal per diem for Massachusetts, which changes seasonally and ranges from $229 to $308 per day.
Jackson said the commission hopes to issue its report by Thanksgiving, but said it may not be finished until December.
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When it comes to decorating your poolside lounge, plastic folding chairs just won't cut it. Instead of '80s-style furniture, which was mostly brightly colored and disposable looking, today's poolside lounges are comfortable, sturdy, and stylish.
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In the backyard of this perfectly New England shingle-style home, was there any color scheme but red, white and blue? The crisp white trim on these navy cushions elevate them from simple to special. Paired with red towels, the result is perfectly patriotic.
Classic Black & White
The clean lines of these wicker chairs with white cushions set a clean, minimalist tone in the grass beside the pool. Black and white striped bolster pillows add a classic, elegant touch.
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These daybed-style lounge chairs seem like they're designed for a full-on poolside nap session. The headboard section is wide enough for hurricane lamps–a festive touch when the sun sets.
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Broad white umbrellas shade these two sets of wrought iron lounge chairs, which are paired with cocktail-read side tables. Topped with pool-hued striped pillows, the result is both playful and sophisticated.
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Geometric garden stools are positioned between this row of wicker lounge chairs with white cushions. The one blue stool keeps the otherwise all-white look from feeling too formal.
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F5 Networks CEO John McAdam has joined the board of Tableau Software, the fast-growing Seattle data visualization company. The appointment — the third to Tableau's board this year — may signal that the 9-year-old company is prepping for a 2013 initial public offering. (Tableau was one of five that I suggested could make the IPO leap this year).
McAdam has led F5 for the past 12 years, taking the company over the $1 billion revenue mark this year.
"Tableau's management team has created a culture of innovation that has resulted in revolutionary products with tremendous flexibility and ease of use," said McAdam in a release. "It's a rare breed of company that has the opportunity to make a real difference in a huge global market. I look forward to helping."
Earlier this year, Tableau named Brooke Seawell, who serves on the boards of Informatica Corporation and NVIDIA, and Ren Jurgensen, a former director at Isilon Systems and Varolii, to the board. Tableau has posted eight consecutive years of record sales, with sales expected to top $100 million this year. That sales growth, coupled with the recent board appointments, has made Tableau a strong candidate for an IPO.
In fact, at the Evergreen Venture Capital Association's annual dinner last night, several of the attendees mentioned Talbeau as a possible IPO candidate for 2013.
Earlier this year Tableau CEO Christian Chabot said that the company has a very simple mission.
"We believe there is a really big opportunity to see and understand data, and that's it. It is that simple," he said. "In fact, we think making it easy for people to see and understand data — like the kind of data that is in spreadsheets and databases and files — we believe that is a unsolved problem in modern computer science, much like Web search was before the advent of Google."
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I found out that this type of scarf is called a BAKTUS SCARF
Its really easy - all the rows are knit
You have some short rows and that's about it!
(if you dont want to knit, but like the finished product, it, and more, are available on http://louisefelice.com )
# 5 US needles (3.74 mm)
Fine yarn works the best but you can use up to double knitting or worsted weight. If you use the thicker yarn I would also use larger needles - go up by one size at least
YO: yarn over,
ssk: slip one stitch, knit one stitch, pass slipped stitch over
K: knit
I bought 2 balls of yarn and started the decreases when i finished the 1st ball.
You can make a longer or smaller scarf using the 2 ball method and not measuring
If you want the same effect, but use a thicker yarn, I would omit the ruffles - ie leave out rows 2 and 5 for a sharper angle or just knit without the short rows)
Cast on 10 sts
Row 1. Knit
Row 2. (short row) Knit 7, put yarn in front of needle, slip one, turn, knit 8, turn
Row 3 knit
Row 4 Knit
Row 5 - like row 2
Row 6: k 8, YO, knit till end.
Repeat these 6 rows until you have about 70 sts (or used half your yarn!)
Now the decreases start:
Row 1: knit
Row 2:(short row) Knit 7, put yarn in front of needle, slip one, turn, knit 8, turn
Row 3: Knit
Row 4: Knit
Row 5: like row 2
Row 6: K7, ssk, YO, ssk, knit to end
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8 Best Places to Visit in Jaipur
Jaipur, also known as Pink City, is the capital of Rajasthan. It is the 10th most populas city in India and also one of the top visited tourist places near Delhi. It is one of the popular places to visit in India and one among the renowed tourist places in Rajasthan.
Jaipur, also known as the Pink City, is the capital of Rajasthan state, the cultural capital of India. Along with Delhi and Agra, Jaipur forms the Golden Triangle of India Tourism and it also serves as a gateway to other tourist destinations in Rajasthan such as Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Udaipur. With its vibrant colours, culture and the city's historic monuments that boast of its glorious past, chivalry and valour of Rajput kings, Jaipur has become one of the top tourist destinations in India for both national and international tourists. Let us uncover some of the best places to visit in Jaipur here for a memorable journey.
Amer Fort
Amer Fort or Amber Fort is one of the most impressive forts of Rajasthan and also one of the prime places to visit as part of Jaipur Tour Packages. Built by Raja Man Singh I, the architecture of Amer Fort is influenced by both Hindu and Muslim styles. Overlooking the beautiful Maota Lake, the fort was built using red sandstone. Known for its ornamented pillars and delicate mosaic work in Diwan-e-Khas, splendid ivory and sandalwood work in Sukh Niwas, elegant frescoes and fascinating latticed work in the Ganesh Pol or a spell binding glass work in the Sheesh Mahal, Amer Fort is incomparable as far as the artistic skills of the artisans and designers of the Rajput era.
City Palace
City Palace is one of the most elegant and one of the most popular Tourist Places in Jaipur. Built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the City Palace reflects Rajput, Mughal and European architectural styles. This beautiful palace complex comprising numerous edifices, vast courtyards and attractive gardens, is a souvenir of the magnificent history. Surrounded by huge walls, the most noticeable structures in the City Palace complex are the Chandra Mahal, Mubarak Mahal, Maharani's Palace, Sri Govind Dev Temple and the City Palace Museum.Most of the palace is the residence of the descendants of the former rulers of Jaipur, only the ground floor is allowed for visitors where the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum is located.
Albert Hall Museum
Albert Hall Museum, also called as Government Central Museum, is one of the oldest museums in the state of Rajasthan and among the famous Jaipur Tourist Places. It was built by Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II during the visit of the Prince of Wales, Albert Edward to Jaipur in 1876 and was completed in 1887. With its beautifully elaborate domes and carved arches constructed from inlaid sand stone, this museum houses 19,000 historic objects and has various collections like metal ware, ivory work, lacquer work, jewellery, textiles, pottery carved wooden objects, arms and weapons, clay models, sculptures, educational, scientific and zoological objects, tribal costumes, ceramics, oil and miniature paintings, inlay work, musical instruments, clocks and marble statues.
Hawa Mahal
Often referred as the Palace of the Winds, Hawa Mahal is the iconic landmark of Jaipur and one of the popular places to experience Jaipur Tourism. Built by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh in 1799, the palace was designed in the form of the crown of Krishna by Lal Chand Ustad. Constructed in Rajputana architectural style with red and pink sandstone, Hawa Mahal is an architectural masterpiece with over 900 windows or jharokhas decorated with intricate latticework. The main intention of the lattice was to allow royal ladies to observe day to day life in the street below without being seen. The most unique feature about the palace is the fact that at all times a light breeze passes through it.
Nahargarh Fort
Standing on the edge of Aravalli Hills, Nahargarh Fort is one of the best historical places to visit in Jaipur. Originally called as Sudarshangarh Fort, the fort was built in 1734 by Sawai Jai Singh II and is known for its extended wall that connects it to Jaigarh Fort. The fort represents Indo-European architecture and there are many well preserved structures inside the fort. Madhavendra Bhavan is a beautiful hall designed with intricate murals and is the main attraction in the fort complex. Situated high up on the Aravalli hills, it is famous for its enchanting sunset views and looks stunningly beautiful at night when it's lit up.
Birla Mandir
Located at the foot of the Moti Dungri Hill, Birla Mandir is one of the most popular religious places in Jaipur. The temple, built in white marble, is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi. Also known as Lakshmi Narayan Temple, the exteriors of the temple are carved with beautiful sculptures based on mythological themes, while the interiors have a large marble panel portraying mythological events. Surrounded by lush green gardens, the temple looks stunning, when it is brightly lit in the night.
Jal Mahal
Jal Mahal is situated right in the middle of the Man Sagar Lake, flanked by the majestic Nahargarh Hills in Jaipur. Built in 18th century by Sawai Madho Singh I, it was constructed for serving the purpose of a summer resort for his family and guests. Built using red sandstone, the palace stands bright with five floors and is considered to be one of the most beautiful architectural palaces. The palace gives you ample opportunities to spot flamingos and various other species of migratory birds in winter. The palace looks spellbinding in the evenings when the entire structure is immersed in flood lights. Tourists can book boat rides to visit the palace but only the terrace garden is allowed to be accessed by the visitors.
Jantar Mantar
Built in 1738 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, Jantar Mantar is another famous places to visit in Jaipur. Holding the status of UNESCO World Heritage site, it is considered to be one of the largest observatories and features the world's biggest sundial 'Samrat Yantra'. Jantar Mantar is famous for its intriguing sculptures and structures, made of stone and brass based on the astronomical design principles of Hindu texts of astrology and modern science.
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Syria has handed over information about its chemical arsenal to a U.N.-backed weapons watchdog, meeting the first deadline of an ambitious disarmament operation that averted the threat of Western air strikes.
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said on Saturday it had "received the expected disclosure" from Damascus, 24 hours after saying it had been given a partial document from Syrian authorities.
It said it was reviewing the information, handed over after President Bashar al-Assad agreed to destroy Syria's chemical weapons in the wake of a sarin gas strike in Damascus's suburbs last month – the world's deadliest chemical attack in 25 years.
Washington blamed Assad's forces for the attack, which it said killed more than 1,400 people. Assad blamed rebels battling to overthrow him, saying it made no sense for his forces to use chemical weapons when they were gaining the upper hand and while U.N. chemical inspectors were staying in central Damascus.
The timetable for disarmament was laid down by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov a week ago in Geneva when they set aside sharp differences over Syria to address the chemical weapons issue.
Their plan set a Saturday deadline for Syria to give a full account of the weapons it possesses. Security experts say it has about 1,000 metric tons of mustard gas, VX and sarin – the nerve gas U.N. inspectors found had been used in the August 21 attack.
The U.S. State Department said on Friday, after the OPCW announced Syria's initial declaration, that it was studying the material. "An accurate list is vital to ensure the effective implementation," spokeswoman Marie Harf said.
Once the OPCW executive has voted to follow the Lavrov-Kerry plan in a meeting expected early next week, the Security Council is due to give its endorsement of the arrangements – marking a rare consensus after two years of East-West deadlock over Syria.
However, the two powers are divided over how to ensure compliance with the accord. U.S. President Barack Obama has warned that he is still prepared to attack Syria, even without a U.N. mandate, if Assad reneges on the deal.
Russia, which says it is not clear who was behind the August 21 attack and has a veto in the Security Council, opposes attempts by Western powers to write in an explicit and immediate threat of penalties under what are known as Chapter VII powers.
It wants to discuss ways of forcing Syrian compliance only in the event that Damascus fails to cooperate.
But a senior Russian official suggested on Saturday that if there were clear indications that Assad were not committed to handing over chemical weapons, Moscow may stop supporting him.
"I'm talking theoretically and hypothetically, but if we became sure that Assad is cheating, we could change our position," said Sergei Ivanov, chief of staff for President Vladimir Putin.
Ivanov said it would take two to three months to decide how long it would take to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons, a task that the Kerry-Lavrov agreement aims to complete by mid-2014.
The accord has been welcomed internationally because of its potential to remove a toxic arsenal from Syria's battlefield and possibly revive international efforts to press for a political solution to the civil war.
But it has done nothing in the short term to stem fighting with conventional weapons, which has killed more than 100,000 people, according to the United Nations.
Rebel forces, some of whom accused the West of betrayal when Obama stepped back from air strikes against Assad's forces three weeks ago, seized several villages south of Aleppo on Saturday.
Their offensive was the latest effort to cut Assad's supply lines to Syria's biggest city, preventing reinforcements by road from Damascus to the south.
Video posted on the Internet showed rebels from the Tawhid brigade firing from a tank and a truck-mounted machine gun at army positions near the Sheikh Said suburb south of Aleppo.
Further south, in Hama province, soldiers and pro-Assad militiamen killed at least 15 people, including a woman and two children, in the Sunni Muslim village of Sheikh Hadid, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
The British-based group, which monitors violence in Syria through a network of activists and medical and security sources, said the killings followed attacks by rebels on military checkpoints in the area over the previous two days.
It said 26 people – 16 soldiers and 10 members of the pro-Assad National Defence Force – were killed when rebels attacked a nearby checkpoint on Thursday. There was also fighting in the village of Jalma, two miles south of Sheikh Hadid, on Friday, it said.
Syria's civil war, which grew out of a 2011 uprising against four decades of Assad family rule, pits mainly Sunni Muslim rebels against a president whose Alawite faith is an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam.
The war has divided the Middle East along sectarian lines, with Shi'ite Iran and Shi'ite fighters from Iraq as well as Lebanon's Hezbollah backing Assad. Sunni Muslim rulers in Turkey and the Gulf support the rebels, who have been joined by Sunni Islamist fighters from across the region.
The opposition Syrian National Coalition rejected an offer by Iran's president Hassan Rouhani to help start talks with the Syrian government, saying Tehran could not mediate while providing political, economic, and military support to Assad.
"If serious, the Iranian government would withdraw its military experts and extremist fighters from Syria before embarking on dialogue proposals," it said in a statement.
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(Excerpted from Chapter 20: 911: Big Oil & Their Bankers…)
Days after 911 SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt, who was later forced to resign over his pathetic response to a series of corporate scandals, appeared on CNN to reveal a pattern of unusually heavy volumes of short selling of both airline and insurance stocks in the week prior to 911.
Pitt vowed to track these trades down, speculating that al Qaeda may have been involved. It was the last time anyone in the Bush Administration mentioned it.
According to the Herzliyah International Policy Institute- an Israeli anti-terrorism organization- the ringleader in shorting these stocks was Deutsche Bank Alex Brown. An article in Barons later corroborated this fact. American and United Airlines and the reinsurance giants who covered the WTC- Munich RE, Swiss RE and the French Axa- were specifically targeted. On September 10th- a day before the attacks- the put/call ratios on these stocks was unprecedented. A put is a futures option that bets on a stock's decline, while a call is a futures option that bets that the stock will go up.
On September 10, 2001 at the Chicago Board Options Exchange there were 4,516 puts on American Airlines to only 748 calls. United Airlines was targeted for 4,744 puts as opposed to 396 calls. The numbers on the reinsurance companies were similarly lopsided. By far the biggest trader of the put options was Deutsche Bank Alex Brown- the US trading arm of Deutsche Bank- which bought traditional Eight Families wealth repository and largest Four Horsemen shareholder Banker's Trust in 1999 to become the world's largest bank with $882 billion in assets.
In 2001 Sen. Carl Levin's (D-MI) Banking Committee fingered Banker's Trust as a major player in drug money laundering. On August 28th, just two weeks before 911, Deutsche Bank executive Kevin Ingram pled guilty to laundering heroin proceeds and arranging US weapons sales to parties in Pakistan and Afghanistan. A June 15, 2001 New York Post article said Osama bin Laden was the likely buyer. Kevin Ingram is a close friend of Clinton Treasury Secretary and Goldman Sachs insider Robert Rubin- now a board member at Citigroup. Ingram had worked at both Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers. Banker's Trust purchased the fast-growing Alex Brown investment bank in 1997 before the two were merged into Deutsche Bank.
Alex Brown took its name from founder A. B. "Buzzy" Krongard, who served as chairman until the 1997 Banker's Trust buyout. Krongard is now the #3 man at CIA. On September 15th- four days after 911- the New York Times reported that Deutsche Bank Global Private Banking Chairman Mayo Shattuck III had suddenly resigned. Mohammed Atta and two other alleged hijackers had accounts at the Deutsche Bank Hamburg headquarters.
There were reports that bin Laden's family had just taken a large stake in Deutsche Bank, with help from Carlyle Group financial adviser George Bush Sr. The bin Laden's had $2 million invested in Carlyle Group. They also held big stakes in Microsoft and Boeing; and had extensive business dealings with Citigroup, GE, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and Fremont Group- recently spun-off by Bechtel.
Within twenty days of 911, Deutsche Bank had hired away- and thus effectively silenced- SEC lead investigator Richard Walker, whose main task had been to delve into the mysterious shorting of airline and insurance stocks prior to 911. The bank also had ties to the Enron LJM and Chewco partnerships. Enron too hired away SEC officials, while recruiting heavily from CIA to staff its global security operations. Some speculate that the vast pool of money that disappeared into the Enron abyss may have been a slush fund for 911 short-trade profiteering, or even for the false flag operation itself.
The Four Horsemen- now majority-owned by Deutsche Bank via the Banker's Trust buyout- got their desired US military presence in Central Asia courtesy of 911. With the US occupation of Afghanistan and new US bases popping up all across Central Asia, Big Oil's Caspian Sea bonanza would now sport US taxpayer-funded armed guards. BP Amoco director Zbigniew Brzezinski's 1997 book The Grand Chessboard… called Central Asia the key to global power and singled out Uzbekistan as the key nation in Central Asia.
Once the US began bombing Afghanistan under the pretext of going after bin Laden, no country received more visits from US officials than did Uzbekistan, which is ruled by former Communists whose government had been "softened up" by years of CIA/al Qaeda Pink Plan destabilization. All that came to a sudden halt on 911. The US established a forward military base in Uzbekistan as well as bases in Pakistan, Kyrgistan and Tajikistan.
There are plans for additional bases in the region including another larger US base in Uzbekistan. In January 2002 after the government of former Unocal negotiator Hamid Kharzai had been installed in Kabul, Unocal executive Zalmay Khalilzad was appointed Bush envoy to Afghanistan. [912] The first item on the Karzai/Khalilzad agenda was to revive the Unocal-led Centgas effort to build a Four Horsemen gas pipeline from Dauletabad, Turkmenistan across Afghanistan to the Indian Ocean Port of Karachi, where a US Naval Base was planned on the land earlier given to the Sultan of Oman.
The $400 billion a year global drug trade- long a major economic engine of Eight Families wealth- surged after 911. The Taliban cracked down on opium production in 1999- a move that helped seal their fate. A November 21, 2001 article in the London Independent was titled "Opium Farmers Rejoice at the Defeat of the Taliban". On November 25th the Independent ran another piece titled "Victorious Warlords Set to Open the Opium Floodgates". The article describes how US-allied Afghan warlords- following their rout of the Taliban- set about encouraging Afghan peasants to plant "as much opium as possible". Asia Times Online reported that the US sprang convicted drug lord Ayub Afridi from jail to help organize a CIA cadre of $200,000/year hired Afghan thugs, who were ordering opium production revved up.
Their plan seems to have worked. On January 4, 2002 the Christian Science Monitor reported an explosion in south Florida heroin and cocaine traffic not seen since the contra/mujahadeen heyday of the 1980's. Was it a coincidence that Columbian military forces and their oligarchy chiefs who run that country's drug trade launched a major offensive against FARC in February 2002? Were they too now using the cover of war to move cocaine into south Florida? By 2005 Afghan opium production was off the charts.
As Egyptian-born scholar and head of the Senegal-based Forum Tiers Monde Samir Amin stated, "…we cannot help noticing that the events of 911 occurred at precisely the right moment to permit the US to install itself in petroleum-rich Central Asia, a region well-situated to allow yet another turn of the geo-strategic vice which the West has clamped around Russia, China and India. This has been the openly proclaimed strategic objective of the US for over ten years. Saddam Hussein has served well as justification for permanent US military installations in the Gulf. Osama bin Laden could well do the same for US policy in Central Asia. One cannot exclude the hypothesis that the CIA and its faithful ally Mossad may have been involved in some way."[913]
Amin's suspicions are confirmed by Internet reports that 20,000 body bags were suddenly delivered by the Department of Defense to Floyd Benet Field in Queens three weeks before 911. A US Navy serviceman stationed on an aircraft carrier phoned his family prior to 911 to alert them of "something big" about to happen in a major US city. He also told his family that the aircraft carrier was being diverted from its previous mission and was headed to the US East Coast to prepare for this incident. [914]
Dean Henderson is the author of five books: Big Oil & Their Bankers in the Persian Gulf: Four Horsemen, Eight Families & Their Global Intelligence, Narcotics & Terror Network, The Grateful Unrich: Revolution in 50 Countries, Das Kartell der Federal Reserve, Stickin' it to the Matrix & The Federal Reserve Cartel. You can subscribe free to his weekly Left Hook column @www.hendersonlefthook.wordpress.com


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By REBECA KUROPATWA When one considers the sheer numbers of intellectually disabled people in the general population – estimated at about three percent – it is not hard to see what a monumental challenge it is to find a place for each one of these individuals. This is hard enough on its own, but even more so when seeking a place that will preserve one's Jewish identity.
Unfortunately, this challenge falls largely on the shoulders of parents of the individuals in need.
While Winnipeg is one of the more fortunate places that offers homes and support to adults with intellectual disabilities in the community - Shalom Residences – the demand is much greater then can currently be accommodated.
Parents need to apply for government subsidy and support as soon as the children are diagnosed with a disability, as service at Shalom Residences is funded by the Manitoba Provincial Government's Department of Family Services.
"The percentage for general estimates hasn't changed," said Nancy Hughes, executive director of Shalom Residences, an organization that provides homes and support to adults with intellectual disabilities in Winnipeg. "But, it is possible that there are more people being identified on the autism/asperger's spectrum, so it may be higher than it used to be."
Shalom Residences only serves 33 people, with some living in group living and others residing independently in their own apartments, as well as three others who have received funding approval and are waiting for proper accommodation.
Before Shalom Residences opened their first home in 1980, Jewish people with intellectual disabilities lived with their families, in an institution, or within other organizations.
Manitoba is one of the last provinces that still operates an institution, The Manitoba Developmental Center in Portage la Prairie, and, in Hughes' view, "Manitoba is behind."
"From about 1970 forward, there's been much more of a focus on people living in their home community and being included in regular community, as opposed to living in congregated, segregated settings.
"The province's Family Services covers the funding that we receive for providing the housing, staffing, food, and so on. So, [an individual/family's] financial standing doesn't affect whether they get services."
Once the province decides to provide funding to an individual - the funding it has built into its budget, Hughes said there has never been a problem with them continuing funding once they have initially agreed.
"There's been an increase in funding for people with disabilities over the past 10 to15 years, but the need is still great," said Hughes. "There's still a lot of waiting."
To save on public funds, the province works with each family to minimize the support they need and typically only places individuals in homes when the situation becomes urgent.
"Supported Independent Living [SIL] is something new for people who are independent enough to live in an apartment by themselves without 24-hour staffing," said Hughes. "We support eight people in our apartment-living program. That works well for those people and, over the years, that's freed up some spots in the residences for people who need the 24-hour support.
"We help people make sure they are registered with community living and that they make their best case to the government about why their loved one needs to be funded. So, we have helped people lobby to get funding."
For anyone seeking a place for their loved one, Hughes stresses the importance of continually lobbing and keeping in touch with the front line community service worker.
There are about 100 organizations in the province that provide services to adults with intellectual disabilities. Some of these are residential homes, others are day programs, or supported employment, and then there are some organizations that offer both.
One of the day programs is Gaining Resources Our Way (GROW), founded by Karyn Lazareck. Although is in not Jewish-specific, Jewish values exist throughout the organization.
"We facilitate teaching individual's life skills for living in the community," said Sandy Sheegl, GROW's program director. "Our focus is mainly to be teaching life skills for those who want to participate more actively in the community and, to some degree, have the capacity to do so.
"The program is very goal-focused, very teaching-based. Participants and their families pick goals to work towards, like learning to make grilled cheese, getting yourself up and ready in the morning, doing laundry, grocery shopping, and meal planning.
"We have three individuals independent in the community. When I say that, they are living in their own places, not in group homes. But, they do have some community support around them."
They meet with staff twice a week and go over budgeting. "We have systems set up where they enter what they are spending and keep on budget, meal planning for the week, grocery shopping...They review their schedules, what they need when they get somewhere."
Sheegl understands first-hand the frustration parents feel and the difficulties they face, as she is the mother of a 24-year-old son with autism who still lives at home. "Every individual is different," said Sheegl. "Capabilities on the onset of a diagnosis certainly impact the outcomes.
"Capability is one thing, motivation is another and family support is another. It encompasses all those things. These are key things that can promote an individual towards independence and success."
Families need to contact their case workers early on and ensure they know what they want for their son or daughter. "There are lots of cases where individuals who are 30, 40, or 50 are still living with family," said Sheegl. "And then people end up in crisis, which is not the best case scenario.
"Maybe the Jewish community does need to get more involved in supporting a specific campaign where some real deficits exist for people in Jewish families in terms of housing."


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Fashion and jewellery accessories are some very common soft points for any girl. But from an entrepreneur perspective this could be a great opportunity in which creativity and business value both can leap great results. On similar lines, Bluestone.com is incepted as India's first exclusive online brand that sells jewellery inspired by international designs. The platform is designed to appeal people with unique tastes. One of the first companies to serve the online evolved consumer, Bluestone aims at revolutionizing the Jewellery and Lifestyle e-commerce scene in India.
Blustone.com is co-founded by entrepreneurs, Vidya Nataraj & Gaurav Singh Kushwaha. The venture is backed by Accel Partners, a VC fund, which has invested in many world-class internet giants like Facebook and Flipkart.com, along with Silicon Valley Bank and serial entrepreneur, Meena Ganesh, CEO & MD of Pearson Education Services.
Bluestone.com provides a wide range of chic and trendy pieces spread across earrings, finger rings, pendants and bracelets. The platform aims to bring together timeless Jewellery that's meticulously crafted with the right blend of age-old mystique and elegant modern touches. Bluestone.com offers its customers jewellery certified by independent international laboratories like International Gemological Institute (IGI) and HKD.
Vidya brings a decade of diverse experience in strategy, operations, sourcing and finance. Before Co-Founding Bluestone.com, she was a Senior Strategy Consultant at Pricewaterhouse Coopers in India covering the Pharmaceuticals, Automobile and Retail sectors. An IIT Graduate, Gaurav has been a serial entrepreneur. Before starting Bluestone.com he was CEO and co-founder of Chapak.com.
Huge investments have gone into creating a very exclusive user-interface technology and dedicated customer care services. Bluestone.com is giving high impetus on customer friendly policy. To give comfort to the buyer, platform gives Money-Back Guarantee and upto 12 months EMI option with zero interest charges. Going forward, there is also going to be substantial education available online and access to user feedbacks and product reviews that will empower the customer in making the right choice.
"BlueStone.com is India's first exclusive and aspirational online brand for fine jewellery and accessories aiming to give a new dimension to jewellery shopping. We are catering to the trendy and evolved Indian consumer by providing access to a large variety of carefully selected international designs by jewellery experts coupled with excellent craftsmanship, quality and shopping convenience on a trusted platform." said Vidya Nataraj, founder, BlueStone.com.
Meena Ganesh, who is one of the top women executives in India and a promoter of BlueStone, added, "BlueStone.com empowers working women who can now find great contemporary designs, affordable fashion and trusted jewellery at the convenience of their work or home. I am proud to be associated with BlueStone and sure that women will find excellent jewellery at the site and will love it as much as I do."
BlueStone.com boasts a wide repertoire of exclusive jewellery & accessories in an array of gemstones and metals that are difficult to find in conventional jewellery stores and particularly so in Tier II and III cities. Branded jewellery market is small in India and the unorganized market comes with its own problems of quality and purity; BlueStone.com overcomes this by providing international third-party laboratory certification of all its products. It also offers an attractive 30-day money-back guarantee to reinforce confidence and trust.


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We just finished these lovely Halloween pictures today. I don't really like doing "holiday" art during art class unless I can tie in some solid art concepts. (That's why I sometimes do the fun crafty afterschool classes.) For this project, the kindergartners learned a few art vocabulary words:
the outline or general shape of something... a dark image outlined against a lighter background.
Warm Colors
|the yellows and reds of the color spectrum, associated with fire, heat, sun, and warmer temperatures;
|Reds, oranges, and yellows are warm colors.
Step 1: Talk about the difference between warm and cool colors. Paint backgrounds with tempera paints using warm colors: reds, oranges, yellows.
Step 2: During the next class period, pass out black and white paper and black markers. Show the students how to cut out silhouettes of spooky things. Brainstorm some things they can include in their pictures. Use black markers to add extra details.
|(I think the person on the right might be holding a chainsaw!)
|Simple, yet expressive.
|This girl spent awhile cutting the fringe for the shutters on the house.
|This girl reminded the class that ghosts aren't white, they are INVISIBLE! (hence the sketchy lines of the ghost)
There is also THIS super fun spooky silhouette project I saw on Pinterest. Googly EYES!!


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Iran Finally Ditched the Dollar: Here's Why It Matters*
By Alice Salles
Following President Donald Trump's ban on travellers from seven predominantly Muslim countries, the Iranian government announced it would stop using the U.S. dollar "as its currency of choice in its financial and foreign exchange reports," the local Financial Tribune reported.
Iran governor Valiollah Seif's central bank announced the decision in a television interview on January 29. The change will take effect on March 21, and it will impact all official financial and foreign exchange reports.
"Iran's difficulties [in dealing] with the dollar," Seif said,
"were in place from the time of the primary sanctions and this trend is continuing," but when it comes to other currencies, he added, "we face no limitations."
In a piece published by Forbes, Dominic Dudley contends that this move is significant "in the light of the recent 'Muslim ban'" announced by Trump. Iran nationals were added to the order issued by the current U.S. administration, which prompted the Iranian government to vow to stop issuing visas to U.S. citizens.
Dudley notes that since 1975, "no Americans have been killed in terrorist attacks in the U.S. by the citizens of the countries included in the ban," while countries such as Saudi Arabia — "home of 15 of the 19 terrorists involved in the 9/11 attacks" — were left out of the list of prohibited countries.
Despite the country's decision to halt the use of the U.S. dollar as its base currency for exchange with other nations, Iran's top export is oil. In the global markets, oil is mainly purchased and sold in U.S. dollars. This fiscal year, Iran is expected to earn $41 billion from oil sales, with countries like the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and China as their top clients. It's still uncertain how the country will manage to switch currencies without relying on the American currency. The shift, Dudley notes, "will add a degree of currency risk and volatility and is likely to complicate matters for the authorities."
This matters because predominantly Muslim countries left out of the "Muslim ban" include Saudi Arabia, one of the world's top oil exporters.
In the 1970s, the Arab nation struck a deal with U.S. President Richard Nixon establishing an alliance that would maintain the dollar as the standard oil exchange currency in exchange for military support from America. The use of the dollar as a standard currency for oil exchange was accepted by Saudi Arabia and the remaining block of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which include Iran and 11 other Middle Eastern, African, and South American countries.
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Jewish Members of Trump Administration Might Explain a Few Things*
Only 3 Countries Left Without a ROTHSCHILD Central Bank!*
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Hello people! I've moved from b2evolution to WordPress as i think its a better blogging system. (Although both have their strong points!)
When i started Monkey Review it was with a friend to get free tickets for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. That was incredibly unsuccessful and we reviewed a total of 0 shows! Although we did manage to blag tickets to Eurobeat the Musical by asking every person with flyers for free tickets at The Pleasance Bar in Edinburgh whilst drinking cheap lager! Then it was a Joomla website which was a little too much work.
I decided to moved it to a blogging system, when i had started to use the site as a place for great stuff i found on the net, and i was swayed by b2evolutions lovely built in statistics. I liked b2evolution but i had one problem. The problem was when found a video of a someone covering The Final Countdown on the Kazookeylele! This was incredibly popular (having over 200,000 hits!) and crashed my website and the server.
Why did this happen? well nothing was cached and the site was rebuilt on each request. My website just couldn't handle all these hits and so melted.
I asked my host what happened and they said that i was using too much of the cpu….. i optimised my sql tables and cleared the session logs.
It still kept on crashing… there was no super cache style plugin for b2evo so i could do nothing.
This along with the fact that i'm too lazy to write a theme for my website myself means that i've moved the website to a wordpress installation!
It wasn't an easy process and a lot of data had to be transferred by hand (my php scripting is a bit rusty) but i've finally completed it and this is the result!
Hope you like it.


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Starting in Hyde Park and taking in some of the most famous and finest landmarks of London, this picturesque half marathon will take you through four of the capital's eight stunning Royal Parks – Hyde Park, Green Park, St James's Park and Kensington Gardens. This is one race that is not to be missed!
Runners Need is proud to announce that it is once again the official retailer of The Royal Parks Half Marathon for 2018. Visit our run experts at one of our 37 stores nationwide, who will be on hand to offer expert advice on all apparel, nutrition and accessories that you will need in training for your half marathon, as well as tips on half marathon training plans. We look forward to seeing you in-store!
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So do you guys know any Zulkifli Zainon (Bob)? Last time I heard he used to work in a restaurant near to The Mines. It sucks when friends were separated, isn't it?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if I'm not mistaken that there is one hadith which generally means as follow :
"If two muslims get into a fight with each other and they end up didn't speak to each other, they will have to break the silence on the third day or face the wrath of Allah"
Now I'm not going to analyze the hidden meaning of the hadith because that will require special knowledge like "Sanat" etc. I'm only interested in highlighting the beauty of Islam clearly embedded in it.
Can we all agree that for us to get into a fight or argument, it must be because of something we truly believe in? Obviously once we believe in something, we will defend it to the end. Islam apparently had anticipated this and lay down the ground rule that by the third day, both must say hi to each other irregardless of the different opinion. Both then will put aside their difference and reconcile solely for the greater purpose which is "Keredhaan Allah".
Now isn't that just beautiful?
What fascinates me most is not the fact those two be friends again. But the way Islam teaches us that greater purpose MUST always be "Keredhaan Allah". We will always have different opinion on things. And if we are going to fight any person who oppose our stand, it will be "World of Warcraft" all day long. Very tiring.
So what if the other person didn't know about the hadith, YOU DO and you've done your part. Congratulation!! That is not an easy thing to do and you've done it.
Hm.. listen, listen, the world is more peaceful now, don't you think?One day of peace after two days of war is not so bad right? right? 🙂
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