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Every week, we share the shortcuts, workspaces and productivity tips of our favourite experts. Today you'll go behind the scenes with me. I'm Patrick, and this is how I pretend to work.
Location: Los Angeles Current Gig: Full-time writer, and part-time food and beverage consultant (for a small fee, I'll come eat all of your food and drink all of your drink) One word that best describes how you work: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Current mobile device: iPhone 5s (still haven't updated since the last time I did this) Current computer: 2015 Dell XPS 13 with Windows 10 (no touchscreen)
What apps, software or tools can't you live without?
Feedly, Spotify, Square Cash, Twitter (@mr_patrickallan), GIMP, Celtx, Google Docs Suite, Post-It notes, a notepad and a nice pen.
What's your best time-saving shortcut or life hack?
Two things:
First, if I feel like I can do something at the time I think of it, I do it. It's nice to make to-do lists, but at a certain point you have to stop planning and just do it. If it's something I don't want to do, I tell myself to stop being a whiny little bitch and do it. And maybe make a promise to myself that if I get that work done, I can take a break to read Kotaku or pick a lolly from the lolly bowl.
Second, I make "tomorrow lists". You can't get everything done in one day. Well, you can, but you'd be miserable — and screw that. I write on a post-it note what I need to get done the next day so I can download it out of my brain and not think about it all night during my free time.
What's your favourite to-do list manager?
Post-it notes! All day erryday.
Also my handy Mead, 3 Subject, College Ruled, Spiral Notebook that always has a Pilot G2 attached. Always pen. Pencil is for maths, sketching and for those who have little confidence in what they write.
What's your workspace setup like?
Lately I've been trying to avoid cabin fever by walking to a nearby coffee shop and doing some work there. Yes, sometimes I'm one of those people. It simulates a commute, gets me some physical activity and keeps me away from all of my wonderful distractions at home.
Besides your phone and computer, what gadget can't you live without and why?
Honestly, I could live just fine without most of my gadgets. However, I am quite fond of my iPad (even though it's pretty old now), my $12 IKEA French press and my Fitbit Charge HR has actually helped me quite a bit with my exercise goals (at the very least it got me excited to run more). I stopped using my Kindle for books because I missed the way books felt in my hands. I find I actually read more when I can see the physical book sitting on my shelf or nightstand.
What everyday thing are you better at than everyone else? What's your secret?
Communicating and connecting with people. I know how to hold a conversation, make people feel heard and express myself clearly. I know how to be polite and, dare I say, charismatic with just about anyone, even if I don't like them much. My secret? A little empathy and acceptance. Imagine what makes everyone tick, what they're feeling and what a day is like in their shoes. Then immediately accept them as another person that's just trying to do their best and do what they believe is right. Ask them about themselves, make them an expert and actually give a shit about what they're saying.
What do you listen to while you work? Got a favourite playlist?
I would be lost without Spotify. Indie pop for driving/walking around. Hip hop or EDM while I'm running/working out. Classics and '80s pop while I'm doing chores/busy work. Folk and soft indie for relaxing times. Chill electronica (usually without words) while I'm writing, or good ol' fashioned silence. Here's my current work playlist:
I'm also a huge fan of working with ambient sounds. Noisli is my go-to for babbling brooks and thunderstorms.
What are you currently reading?
I've been on a serial killer kick ever since I heard about Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio teaming up to tell the story about H.H. Holmes, so I'm currently reading The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson and Scott Bonn's Why We Love Serial Killers.
On a more work-related level, I'm reading Roy Peter Clark's How to Write Short, and I recently finished Stephen King's On Writing.
I'm also reading 14 by Peter Clines and going through all of the Star Wars RPG books from Fantasy Flight because I'll be GMing a game for my friends soon.
How do you recharge?
A long walk. I have a hard time sitting still so I practice walking meditation to clear my head, get some exercise, and think my way through whichever existential crisis I'm battling with that day.
What's your sleep routine like?
I'm a night owl and practically force myself to sleep every night. By force I mean some combination of wearing myself out during the day with exercise, reading, listening to soothing ambient sounds (I like train sounds and frogs for some reason) and maybe even taking some melatonin.
I'm usually up by 7:00am, but it takes an alarm clock that's set up across the room and a back-up alarm on my phone. Also coffee. I've gotten good at hopping out of bed, turning off my alarm, and crawling back under my covers with my eyes closed. I'm very interested in trying a sunrise alarm to see if that helps.
Fill in the blank: I'd love to see _________ answer these same questions.
Martin Scorsese, David Bowie, Vince Gilligan, Harrison Ford, Ray Bradbury, Chief Winnemucca, Mark Twain and Marcus Aurelius.
What's the best advice you've ever received?
Stoic philosophy is my favourite source for advice and life lessons, especially Marcus Aurelius's Meditations. I particularly like anything that suggests life's hardships can be conquered with a little mind over matter. Here's a brief taste:
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realise this, and you will find strength.
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.
I think Meditations should be required reading in schools. If you haven't read it yet, go grab yourself a free copy.
Is there anything else you'd like to add that might be interesting to readers and fans?
I help produce and play in a Dungeons & Dragons based YouTube series called THRESHOLD. Check it out if you like tabletop RPGs. Also, a big thanks to anyone who has watched me and my friends pretend to be dwarves, elves and the occasional bird-person.
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Salo, Oberon and NumberWorks have each been recognized for their philanthropic efforts by the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce as 2010 Minnesota Keystone Program Participants. Each firm gave at least five percent of their pre-tax earnings back to the local community this year.
EVERY day, millions of American workers do something dangerous to their health: they sit down.
Salo was featured on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer in a segment about the benefits of movement in the workplace.
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An experienced finance, accounting and industry services professional has been named Managing Director of Salo Project, effective immediately. Jeff Otos, MBA, will provide Salo Project's growing client base with the seasoned interim financial professionals needed to execute key projects within organizations.
Hiring Trends and Tips for Spring 2010
Hiring appears to be on the upswing here and in other metropolitan areas. Here are tips for your job search this Spring.
In an announcement today, Salo, LLC said it has named Minneapolis executive Ann Ruschy to lead its human resources affiliate company, Oberon, LLC, effective immediately.
Salo launches LawgicSearch LLC to provide innovative attorney search solutions to Twin Cities' corporate law departments
In a strategic move in these challenging times, Salo is again leveraging its deep understanding of the Twin Cities' business environment and launching a new firm called LawgicSearch. The new company will focus exclusively on attorney search, delivering customized staffing solutions to corporate law departments in need of experienced and specialized in-house counsel.
The founders of Salo have decided to expand to the corporate law market, a new segment for its employee-placement services.
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Rafting is an adventure down the river with strong currents and rapids that challenge, with a raft ride. There's no other supplies for the trip in addition to controlling the paddle. Therefore rafting cohesiveness between participants is crucial.
In Bali there are many rafting rides with various grade that indicates the level of difficulty and much challenge along the path traversed. In Bali, the highest level of a vehicle owned by rafting at Telaga Waja river. In here grade reach grade IV.
Here are some favorite rafting tourist places in Bali
- Unda River in Klungkung had grade III with a path length of 9 km and takes about 1.5 hours, the price for the package Unda river rafting in the amounting Rp300000.
- Ayung River in Badung had grade II and III with a path length of 11 miles and takes about 1 hour, price for rafting package at Ayung river from Rp300000.
- Telaga Waja in Karang Asem had grade IV with trajectory 12.5 km long and takes about 2.5 hours, the price for a pack rafting at Telaga Waja ranging from Rp350000.
The price listed above is the price for local travelers. Usually, the price of the service providers already provide shuttle service between the hotel where you stay. Later in the location you will receive a welcome drink, a waterproof bag to protect important items such as cameras, buffet dishes, towels, dressing and bathroom, as well as insurance with coverage up to U.S. $ 50,000.
Tips to Play Rafting
- Before you start playing rafting, you will be pants, jacket, and helmet safety by managers. Always buttoned and tie all the equipment properly.
- After take equipment, by the instructor who will accompany, you will be given an explanation of the basic rafting, how to hold the paddle, how to float technique that plunge into the water, how to hold a dance at the rapids safety while difficult, and a special code that will be used by the instructor who will act as a captain when you're in action. At that time, the instructor will inform you about the path length and travel time will be spent. Always pay attention to the direction of the instructor.
- During the rafting, be calm. Always listen to every captain command.
- When passing through rapids that spooky or when experiencing waves, feel free to shout it out loud.
- If there are obstacles that make you terrified and then want to pee, just do it. No one knows your pants wet with river water or urine.


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MATCH REPORT (11/22/2019) - Larry Howard done well in the recent club match fished at the bungalows. With the river still up and coloured, a dozen regulars braved the conditions to contest for the A.C.A cup. Larry managed to hook two Carp during the match, one which he could do nothing with and the other was this lovely 10lb … Continue reading MATCH REPORT
CATCH REPORT (11/22/2019) - The NEW LAGOON continues to fish well, even with the drop in water and air temperature. Venue bailiff Bill, had a busy day last week, catching several Tench between 4lb and 6lb. Other members have also enjoyed the brilliant Tench fishing on offer. Roach to over 1lb continue to show and plenty of small Carp to … Continue reading CATCH REPORT
CATCH REPORT (11/22/2019) - Austin Battell endured a tough day on Weirwood Resevoir recently with boat companions Jason Craven and Neal Rogers. Using the dropshot method and testing some new lures, fish were hard to come by but from the seven fish caught, this lovely Perch of 3lb 5oz was the pick of the bunch.
CATCH REPORT (11/22/2019) - Barden Lake regulars Warren and club bailiff Phil Hollens spent plenty of hours over a couple of days, raking dead weed from their swims to make it easier for landing fish. It well and truly paid off for both of them with Phil bagging the first fish which was a stocked fish less than two years ago which … Continue reading CATCH REPORT
LONGFIELD LAKE WORK PARTY – SUNDAY 1st DECEMBER – meet at Café in the Park at 8.00am (11/20/2019) - We will be holding a work party on Longfield Lake on Sunday 1st December, meeting at 8.00am at the Café in the Park, Haysden Country Park. It will be mainly swim clearing and access improvement. We have some exciting new plans for this wonderful piece of water.
Another new swim for Barden Lake (8/6/2019) - The bailiffs on Barden Lake have created another fine swim in the Willow Bay area. The old 'Secret' swim has been closed during the summer months and this new safer 'Secret' swim will be open all year round. This will carry the halfway casting rule, as do the other swims in Willow Bay. The old … Continue reading Another new swim for Barden Lake
Phil Hollens with another fine capture (8/6/2019) - Society bailiff Phil Hollens continued his run of fine fish with this latest capture at 40lb 13oz.
Carp are on the munch (7/30/2019) - Phil Hollens and Michael Mcmahon have been amongst the fish recently with these fine captures. Phil with the Brute at 38lb 4oz and Michael with a 37lb 5oz and a 24lb 4oz. Well done fellas.
Junior has fantastic day on the New Lagoon (7/30/2019) - Young Alex Stokes enjoyed a red letter day with his dad Gareth on the New Lagoon recently, catching 30 Tench to 4lb 10oz and eight Carp to around 5lb. Alex caught all his fish on the float and using sweetcorn as bait. Well done Alex.
9lb Barbel caught in Society match (7/30/2019) - In one of our recent Society matches, Match Secretary Martyn Hill, hooked and landed a stunning 9lb Barbel using legered flavoured luncheon meat. Martyn caught the fish fairly early in the match and hoped to follow it up with another. The fishing was a little tough due to the running coloured water and unfortunately Martyn was unable to … Continue reading 9lb Barbel caught in Society match
Huge Crucian From the Old Ballast Pit (6/19/2019) - Regular club match angler Roger Trask fished a Wednesday Classic last week on the Old Ballast Pit and caught a very big Crucian which weighed in at 5lb 2oz. Roger initially didn't realise the magnitude of his catch until the word got round to the rest of the match anglers. The weather was atrocious, so … Continue reading Huge Crucian From the Old Ballast Pit
Large Rudd at the New Lagoon (6/19/2019) - Venue regular, Jason Craven got amongst the quality Rudd recently, bagging a nice 2lb specimen
Weirwood Predators (5/23/2019) - A warm sunny day afloat on Weirwood turned into a very productive day for Austin Battell recently. Using the Westin W3 8ft Dropshot rod, Austin caught 4 nice Pike to nearly 12lb and several nice Perch to 2lb 6oz. The Westin Shadteez and Crayfish patterns were the best lures on the day.
Another New Lagoon Big Tench takes a prize. (5/23/2019) - Jason Craven's 8lb 8oz Tench from the New Lagoon won him the monthly Pallatrax prize in the May edition of the Freshwater Informer. Well done Jason, a selection of the latest range of Pallatrax hooks are on the way to you.
PB Tench from the New Lagoon (5/23/2019) - Venue regular Roger Fermor had a cracking session on the New Lagoon recently. Roger caught several nice fish, including Carp, Bream, Roach, Rudd and Tench, with this stunning 8lb 8oz specimen topping the day and giving Roger a new PB.
Barden Lake Pike (5/23/2019) - Last season's specimen Pike winner Ian Seamer got off to a flyer in trying to retain his title. Using deadbait on Barden Lake, Ian landed this long and nice looking Pike which weighed 15lb.
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PAIRS MATCH – Hartlake Down – 3rd March 2019 (3/5/2019) - This season's Pairs match was a close run affair all the way to the whistle. The winners were top individual Peter Hole and partner Roger Trask with a combined weight of 11lb 13oz. In second spot were Mick Smith and Larry Howard with 5lb 10oz and in third spot were Stuart Cottingham and Martyn Hill with … Continue reading PAIRS MATCH – Hartlake Down – 3rd March 2019
WINTER PEG DOWN – Sportsground – 17th February 2019 (3/5/2019) - This was a bit of a tough day for getting any respectable weights together as a dozen of our regular matchmen found out. Mick Smith drew the Golden Peg and subsequently took the honours with a match winning weight of 4lb 6oz plus Mick netted the Golden Peg kitty of £140. In second spot with 3lb … Continue reading WINTER PEG DOWN – Sportsground – 17th February 2019
CHEESEMAN CUP – SWANMEAD – 10th February 2019 (2/10/2019) - Due to the terrible river conditions caused by the recent downfalls of heavy constant rain, only 4 members braved a visit to Swanmead. Lee Wakeman followed up his win last week with another well earned one this week. Lee managed 8lb 10oz to comfortably beat Martyn Hill's 2lb which took 2nd spot and Roger Trask took … Continue reading CHEESEMAN CUP – SWANMEAD – 10th February 2019
HOUGHTON CUP 6 – CEMEX -3rd February 2019 (2/10/2019) - This was the penultimate leg of this years Houghton Cup which has been hotly contested between Colin Fowler and Tony Crossley. The catches in this match were mainly made up of Chub with the biggest being around 3lb which was caught by match winner Lee Wakeman. Lee finished up with a respectable total of 10lb … Continue reading HOUGHTON CUP 6 – CEMEX -3rd February 2019
PIKE MATCH – HAYSDEN COUNTRY PARK – 27th January 2019 – 13 fished (1/31/2019) - The annual club Pike match seems to get more popular each year, as we had 13 competitors this year. There have been several big fish capture reports recently, so everyone was hoping for something a bit special. Austin Battell got lucky and drew number 1 out of the hat and headed down wind into one … Continue reading PIKE MATCH – HAYSDEN COUNTRY PARK – 27th January 2019 – 13 fished
CATCH REPORT – CANNON BRIDGE (1/31/2019) - Club match regular, Tony Crossley braved the freezing conditions on the upper Cannon Bridge section and was rewarded with this fine 5lb 2oz Chub. There have not been many decent Chub captures of late but we are sure this fish will take some beating for the annual Specimen Chub Cup. Well done Tony.
Cold snap makes the fishing tough (1/31/2019) - Neal Rodgers managed to catch this nice Perch from the boat at Weirwood recently. It was a tough day with Easterly winds and a water temperature of 4.7 degrees. Not many bites but this was the best fish of the day at 2lb 11oz..
HOUGHTON CUP GOES TO THE WIRE – ROUND 5 – HARTLAKE UP – 13th January 2019 (1/16/2019) - This season's Houghton Cup will be decided in the last round of matches. Round 5 was a very close affair with the current top 2 both framing on the day. Colin Fowler and Tony Crossley could not have made it any closer as Colin took the honours with 7lb 15oz and Tony took second place with … Continue reading HOUGHTON CUP GOES TO THE WIRE – ROUND 5 – HARTLAKE UP – 13th January 2019
CHRISTMAS MATCH RESULT – BUNGALOWS – 9th December 2018 (1/16/2019) - 15 anglers ventured out for this popular yearly gathering. Although the river had been up and coloured leading up to this one, 14 of the competitors managed to register on the scales. Taking the honours in top spot was Match Secretary Martyn Hill with 13lb 12oz which consisted of two Bream, the best one weighing … Continue reading CHRISTMAS MATCH RESULT – BUNGALOWS – 9th December 2018
Barden Pike Fishing (12/6/2018) - The Pike fishing has begun to pick up of late on Barden Lake, with some good upper double figure fish being reported. Lure anglers have done well recently as the water has stayed clear and the weed has now died back which makes it easier to fish with sinking or floating lures. Lots of Jacks have … Continue reading Barden Pike Fishing
RECENT CATCHES (8/6/2018) - Jason Craven 2lb 12oz Roach – New Lagoon Austin Battell 3lb 4oz Perch – Weirwood Austin Battell 26lb of Roach & Rudd Ben Groombridge – Tench – New Lagoon Neal Rogers – 2lb+ Perch – Weirwood Aaron McGinty – Tench – New Lagoon Jason Craven – 10lb+ Bream – Barden Lake Roger Fermor – Carp – New Lagoon Lisa Bedford – … Continue reading RECENT CATCHES
PICTURE OF THE MONTH – JULY (8/6/2018) - July's picture of the month award goes to Jason Craven for this shot of his 32lb+ Carp from Weirwood Resevoir.
PICTURE OF THE MONTH – JUNE (8/6/2018) - Picture of the month award for June goes to Lee Wakeman with this shot of his match winning bag of Bream from the New Cut.
OPEN DAY- NEW LAGOON – SATURDAY 18th AUGUST from 10.00am (7/30/2018) - The Society will be holding an Open Day on the New Lagoon on Saturday 18th August from 10.00am – everyone is welcome with fishing tuition provided, equipment also provided and a barbecue with soft drinks available on the day. Membership applications can also be taken on the day. Come along as a family and enjoy … Continue reading OPEN DAY- NEW LAGOON – SATURDAY 18th AUGUST from 10.00am
TO ALL MEMBERS (1/17/2018) - Any member that wishes to put a catch report/pictures in to me by Sunday evening, I shall add it to our monthly write up in the Freshwater Informer. Some details of catch would be helpful and you can contact me via our Facebook page. Regards, Austin.
WORK PARTY – SUNDAY 14th JANUARY – OLD BALLAST PIT (1/9/2018) - All members please note that the Old Ballast Pit will be closed this Sunday, 14th January as there is a work party booked and tree work will be carried out. Any overnighters must be away from the lake by 8.ooam Sunday morning.
WEEDCUTTING DATES – BARDEN & BALLAST PIT (1/9/2018) - We have booked Weedcutting Services for two days on Barden Lake to clear and remove the dead weed in both bays. This will happen on Tuesday 23rd and Wednesday 24th January. Please be aware that both bays will be closed for fishing on both days and nights. Any members wishing to help out in barrowing the … Continue reading WEEDCUTTING DATES – BARDEN & BALLAST PIT
REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS (1/9/2018) - Please note, all members must carry their photo i.d card and their membership card at all times whilst fishing any of our Society waters. If you do not have both in your possession at the time of being asked by a club bailiff, then you will be asked to leave the water.
APOLOGIES FOR DELAY IN UPDATING WEBSITE (1/4/2018) - We would just like to apologise for the delay in updating the website. We are currently inputting all the latest information on Match results, Match Championship Standings and Houghton Cup Standings. We are currently up to 1st October for standings and the rest of the info will be up to date by 8th January with all … Continue reading APOLOGIES FOR DELAY IN UPDATING WEBSITE
BARDEN LAKE PRODUCES IT'S 1st 50lb CARP (6/11/2017) - The Society are pleased to announce that Barden Lake has produced it's first 50lb Carp which is known to the regulars as "The Classic". This fish was caught by Shaun Hutchinson and was backed up by another 2 forties and all coming in an 8 hour spell. Well done Shaun and may it be the … Continue reading BARDEN LAKE PRODUCES IT'S 1st 50lb CARP
OPEN DAY – SATURDAY 3rd JUNE (6/11/2017) - The Society held an Open Day on the recently created New Lagoon. It was well attended with a steady flow of visitors throughout the day. We had a barbecue which was managed by our very own Larry Howard, also on display was a six foot observatory fish tank which was kindly loaned to us by the … Continue reading OPEN DAY – SATURDAY 3rd JUNE
SOCIETY CLOTHING (6/11/2017) - We have introduced some quality embroidered clothing to our Society recently and it has been very popular, especially the caps, T-shirts, Polo shirts, coats and Hoodies. Anyone interested in purchasing any of the pictured items, please call Austin on 07974488040.
A.G.M & Prizegiving 2017 (6/11/2017) - Our A.G.M was well attended again this year, with nearly all of the regular match anglers present and a few of the specimen hunters. There was a fantastic buffet put on by Tony Hyland and his wife and plenty of raffle prizes to be won. Our usual impressive collection of Society trophies were was on display … Continue reading A.G.M & Prizegiving 2017


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Last week I was lucky enough to be invited to speak with my new friend Paul McFarlane at HRATV. Our presentation was an Agree/Disagree style, where we discussed social media in human resources and employee relations. Paul, being a very skilled attorney, had as much to say about social media as I did.
In real life, Paul and I probably agree much more than we disagree, but it was fun to poke holes in each others theories and show our audience the depth of consideration that social media in the workplace requires.
What surprised me was how many of the companies represented still do not use social media in any way. Some of their staff is using it as individuals, but it seemed (by my very unscientific show of hands poll) that few firms have policies and practices in place.
As I mulled this over, I asked my communications friends online if resistance to social media was still an issue at the corporate level. My friend Colleen Steinman had a great response:
I've worked with folks who are deathly afraid of social media and will trot out every single incident of people who have been "Dooced" (although they don't use that term).
There are some very real legal reasons not to use it either, mostly having to do with public records requests, open governance rules, and similiar issues. Case law has not been established for many financial institutions or for political campaign postings requirements. These concerns are very real, although I think they can be addressed with some good policy decisions and case law will follow. Based on my experiences in Florida where the Sunshine Laws were interpreted by the previous attorney general to include all social media posts. That meant we (state government PIOs) had to be able to keep — indefinitely — all posts, all replies, all comments and all retweets, along with date and time issued and by whom. At any point, we had to be able to provide anyone who asked for all posts/tweets/comments on specific topics or by date.
Colleen and I share a background in government affairs, so our viewpoint in that area is similar. The regulations and potential legal ramifications are huge and I understand why public organizations are proceeding with caution.
What I do not understand is why private companies are still hesitating. If you have insights, I would love to hear them.
PS. For now, I'll share my Jules Rules for Social Media in the workplace, but am looking forward to feedback.
1. HR can and should work with communications to lead the charge to set the social media "rules of engagement" within organizations.
2. HR can and should work with communications to teach the C-suite how to lead enterprise social media engagement for their organizations.
3. HR can and should work with communications lead the charge on addressing potential landmines that organizations need to be aware of when it comes to social media.
4. HR can and should work be leaders in understanding how this communications revolution affects the workplace and the work of HR professionals.


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Sacred Texts
Sermons to be Taken From The Story of Abraham and Others Mentioned With Him
The most apparent of all is from throwing Abraham in the fire and breaking the idols, Nimrod threw him into the fire to let him back from his religion, but since his faith was strong against all odds and never shaken, he did not care about anything, nor about any torture that meant to let him disbelieve, and for such a deed (breaking the idols) from the friend of God, their corners were shaken and the beards of their youngs had been white, and by this deed the Throne of the Exalted became filled with happiness and mountains been amazed and proud and close angels did bend in a sign of respect, and the whole universe smiled to him, for he is alone in the face of a tyrant that does not believe in the judgement day and all the creatures are afraid of him, so one could do such a thing except someone that is in deep faith into God and does not see any goal in this life except to obey his Lord even in the hardest moments, and He is the One that will bring victory to him, and for this He made the fire to be coolness and peace thus he was not touched by it, and when he was thrown into the fire Gabriel (PUH) met him in the air while he was falling and said to him: need anything? So he answered: to you no, but to my Lord yes, so he was saved from their evil and fire by his own faith in his Lord.
He broke their idols and made them into pieces except the biggest of them for a sermon and we've explained it and so the king was not brave enough to kill him, and Abraham was alone without anyone to bring him victory, but only God saved him and ordered him to travel out of their lands, and if anyone meditated in this he would find this amazing thing is only because he (Abraham) believed in his Lord, and by his faith he despised the fire, meditate in these honorable situations which have the sermons for the nations and generations for the coming days and times.
Abraham was guided by intuition to the faith, and born with faith being side by side to him, as been told by our prophet (PUH): every child is born with intuition but his parents may make him a christian or a jew. So the faith of Abraham had never been corrupted, and he grew up seeking and getting inspired for the clues of unification by the traces of the One, so he guided himself to the Creator by His creation, and to the Eternal
by what is mortal. Then he looked to this human that was created out of nothing while he worships something he made by his own hands, then he (Abraham) gradually tried to make them conclude the truth and stop worshipping the idols, then he looked at the planets and they were with him and said: they worth worshipping more than woods and other stuff that are made by our own hands, and when planets disappeared and he knew that they were created as well he said:
Lo! I have turned my face toward Him Who created the heavens and the earth, as one by nature upright, and I am not of the idolaters(Al-An`âm:79).
So Abraham (PUH) did not deny their gods from the first glance, but he made them gradually admit that these are not gods since they don't have feelings or senses, then he tested their gods one after the other by many ways that would be enough for them to stop worshipping them, and he showed how their gods were unable to do a thing and how they do not deserve to be gods.
Yes, and Abraham (PUH) was patient with a great patience, and not in a hurry to call all the creatures to know the Creator, and this is obvious in his answer to his father Azar when he said to him:
If thou cease not, I shall surely stone thee. Depart from me a long while!(Mariam:46), so Abraham answered:
Peace be unto thee! I shall ask forgiveness of my Lord for thee. Lo! He was ever gracious unto me(Mariam:47), and in other holy phrase:
And forgive my father. Lo! he is of those who err(Al-Shuàrâ':86) and so on. It is true what some historians said about this matter, when they said: it is true that when a truthful belief gets deep into the soul and the heart then it will occupy the mind of the man and own his heart. The revolution of Abraham (PUH) against the idols and its worshipping was not only talkative revolution but also a practical one, and so he made their idols into pieces except the biggest one and made this deed as a way to argue with them until he made them into silence, so they came to treat him hard and threw him into the fire, but she was coolness and peaceful upon him. Then he thanked God for saving him and never kept a single way that he did not take to call for the righteous path and he was indeed as been told by God:
That is Our argument. We gave it unto Abraham against his folk(Al-An`âm:83), and he was arguing with the tyrant, Nimrod, with carelessness toward his power until he made him shame of hisself and prove him wrong, so God said:
Bethink thee of him who had an argument with Abraham about his Lord, because Allah had given him the kingdom; how, when Abraham said: My Lord is He Who giveth life and causeth death, he answered: I give life and cause death. Abraham said: Lo! Allah causeth the sun to rise in the East, so do thou cause it to come up from the West. Thus was the disbeliever abashed. And Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk(Al-Baqarah:258).
Then presenting his only son Ishmael to be slain as God ordered him in his dream is the ultimate clue for his faith in God, and he prepared everything
to give his only son as a gift until God ransomed him with a great victim. He (Abraham) was also a man of diginity and purity, and he never asked someone else except God and never refused anyone came to him for a purpose, and he was a man of hospitality and was the first to command for hospitality, and used to prostrate a lot on the ground for God only, and used to pray a lot for Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad (PUH), and in some speeches that God did not consider Abraham as a friend except for feeding people and praying at night while people are sleeping, and he was a man of jealousy as well and whenever he goes out he locks the door behind him and took his keys, and for many good virtues and deeds that Abraham had, he was given the title of friend of God.
As reported from Al-Sâdiq (PUH) that he said: Abraham once had a hard time so he went to his people but they were in a condition of a drought so he went back as he came, and when he was close to his home he came down from his ass and filled his bag of sands just to calm down his wife Sarah, so when he went inside he took off the bag down from his ass then Sarah came and opened it and found it was full of flour and so she made some bread and then she said to Abraham (PUH): finish your pray and come eat, so he said to her: from where did you get this? She answered: from the flour in that bag, so then Abraham lifted his head towards the sky and said: I testify that you are the Friend. It is more probable that God had Abraham as a slave before He makes him a prophet, and made him a prophet before He make him a messenger, and made him a messenger before He makes him a friend and had him as a friend before He makes hima leader, so when God gathered all these characterestics for him He told him:
Lo! I have appointed thee a leader for mankind, so then said Abraham:
And of my offspring? He answered:
My covenant includeth not wrong-doers. This story had been mentioned before and been explained for its purposes, and for the high place of Abraham in faith, and for his love to know things deeply, he asked God to show him how He ressurects
the dead to make his heart more faithful by looking at what humans do not believe in except by looking at. Quran had described his request, so God said:
And when Abraham said (unto his Lord): My Lord! Show me how Thou givest life to the dead, He said: Dost thou not believe ? Abraham said: Yea, but (I ask) in order that my heart may be at ease. (His Lord) said: Take four of the birds and cause them to incline unto thee, then place a part of them on each hill, then call them, they will come to thee in haste, and know that Allah is Mighty, Wise(Al-Baqarah:260). What is apparent from the holy phrase is what we mentioned before about the love of knowing things deeply, and so the answer came to him to distribute the parts of four birds on certain hills and not every hill on earth, and the interpretation of such phrase can be only attributed to the prophet and his Household (PUT).
They (the Household) (PUH) said what is in general meant that God ordered Abraham to slay four kinds of birds: a peacock, an eagle, a cock and a duck. The peacock is meant to be the ornaments of this life, and the eagle is meant to be the long hope, and the duck is meant to be caution, and the cock is meant to be the lust, so the total meaning that God desired and He knows better, that if you want to be with Me then cut out these four things, and if any of these were in one's heart then he is never with Me. This interpretation had been told in different ways but the general meaning is the same, for the knowledge of things in deep is something that only God can do and He is far from the human thought about Himself.
Maybe it is thought that God could make him able to understand such matter, the answer would be yes, but maybe the thing that prevents that is the inability of creature and not God, as it is in the case of letting a camel into the needle's eye, so the fact of resurrection is one of the facts that can not be sensed by the human beings' senses, but only some of its reason can be sensed like killing, burning, medicine, food..etc, and for this matter there is an investigation by itself. Abraham slain the birdsand distributed their parts over the hills then he called them back and they came together again and combined as they were before slaying them by the commandments of God, for He is who resurrect bones after beingrotted away. Some scholars said: Abraham wanted to know this by eyes after he knew it by heart. Another reason was mentioned for this request is that was after the argument of Nimrod with him about resurrection when Nimrod said: I give life and death, and so then he released a prisoner and killed another, then Abraham said: this is not giving life (resurrection), so then Nimrod warned him and threatened him if God did not resurrect for him the dead, so then he requested from God to resurrect them and God told him what to do to let Nimrod know that and for this he said "
in order that my heart may be at ease."
For the patience of Ishmael ben Abraham (PUT) troubles come so small, and he was so patient and no one was like him in his patience, he was driven away from his family and homeland when he was a child, and no one was with him except his pureified mother Hagar, and he opened his eyes and did not find anyone to keep him a company from his relatives except his mother Hagar, and found himself alone in a land without plants or buildings or animals
except of the beasts and insects for a while, until God drove by His mercy some of His creation that were different from them and they were the tribe of Jorhom and the Giants, and so Hagar said when Abraham brought her and wanted to leave at once: you left us in a land that has no water or plants or a living thing, God ordered you so? So he said: yes, so she said: if God ordered you so then we not lost and He shall take care of us.
Ishmael the only that was born for his mother and father and the stranger from his family and homeland been told then by his father in a surprise:
I have seen in a dream that I must sacrifice thee. So look, what thinkest thou ? He said: O my father! Do that which thou art commanded. Allah willing, thou shalt find me of the steadfast, and that was when he was not yet a man, but he answered without complaining, and what a patience could a child have except for him, and kids have long hopes in this life, but Ishmael presented himself to be slain with a complete acceptance, and so no one like him from the generation that is like him or from the people before, and such a deed issued by him (PUH) is something holy and great, so then Ishmael is the sincere servant of God the one that made his life for God, and we can not imagine a soul purer than his nor someone closer to God more than him and no creature did good to his parents more than Ishmael did, the one that gave himself for sacrifice, when his fatherlaid himon his side witha knife in his hand over his neck, then Gabriel flipped it by a commandment of God and ransomed him with a great victim, and this story has its pains in the heart of the believers, and its main character deserves every word of beauty, because being patient for troubles is not something that everyone can do, [then comes a line that seems to have printing mistakes].
Isaac and Lot, both of them were in stand and ready to serve God without complaining, with patience and thanks to God and such characteristics now are rare in people, and the stories of Lot points out how much generous he was with hospitality to both neighbours and guests, and he struggled against the disbelievers to keep their harm away, for they used to attack the guests and defame him and take his money away, and Lot used to protect them (guests) and wanr them against the treatment of his people and he faced many harms from them (his people) and none were there to protect him among them, and the most harmful person to him was his wife for she was an eye for her people over her husband, and she was a disbeliever and did notbelieve in God and for this god destroyed her with them, so Lot was a man of great faith and how come not that to be and he is a generous prophet, and he travelled with his uncle Abraham from the land of Iraq to the lands of Shem leaving his homeland and his family and his tribe for the sake of his religion and got far away from his people. God said:
And Lot believed him, and said: Lo! I am a fugitive unto my Lord(Al-`Ankabut:26) and this is the last thing we would like to mention about the stories of Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac and Lot, and peace may be upon our prophet and his Household (PUT) and thanks be to God alone.
Next: Jacob and Joseph (PUT)


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Staffing Manager
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Job Number: 30183
Employment Type: Full Time Associate
Position Title: MC Staffing Manager
External Description:
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The death of an 8-month child last week has sparked a local investigation into Tacoma's Mary Bridge Children's Hospital. As reported in The Olympian, this death involved a young daughter swallowing prescription medication. Authorities will are waiting the return of a toxicology test to more conclusively explain the cause of death.
Strangely this was the third young child killed in the area. The week before, a newborn was killed in route to Children's Hospital after a medical mistake. A hospital staff member erroneously administered medication to the young child without any doctor's orders. That medication error caused the infant's death.
Two days after that tragedy, an 8 month old child died at the same hospital following an overdose of calcium chloride. An investigation into that particular accident led to the conclusion that it was an "adverse event," meaning that the mistake should have been prevented.
As this string of terrible child deaths shows vividly, when dealing with young bodies, medication mistakes often have tragic consequences. The protective systems of the body are yet to be fully developed in these young infants, meaning that inappropriate drugs or inappropriate doses of drugs entering these bodies can wreak much more damage than if given to an adult or even an older child.
Our Chicago medical malpractice lawyers at Levin & Perconti understand these risks all too well. Our legal team has dealt with many instances of medication problems that have had deadly consequences. Our medical malpractice attorneys have also worked frequently on errors involving infants and young children. We work hard to ensure that the legal rights of the families that have been traumatized by these preventable mistakes are protected.


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Join fellow ambulance and other pre-hospital emergency workers from all over the world to share experience and document situations of violence in a four-week digital course starting on 3 October 2016. Applicants will be invited to join pre-course orientation activities 26–30 September 2016.
Apply by 2 october 2016
- Call for applications: #Ambulance! digital course (3–28 October 2016)
- En Español (PDF en español)
- In Deutsch (PDF in Deutsch)
- In arabic (PDF in arabic)
- En français (PDF en français)
- Click here to apply for this course…
Ambulance and other pre-hospital emergency care workers have different ways of doing their jobs. But they can all face violence, even in peaceful settings.
Global groups represent patients, doctors, medical students, nurses, pharmacists and military medics.
But the voices of emergency health crews are seldom heard. Despite the serious effects of violence, there is little available to deal with it.
The knowledge and experience of emergency health crews themselves need to be heard.
The course is free of charge and there is no cost to be paid by participants.
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Save the dates
- Applications will be accepted until 2 October. You are strongly encouraged to apply no later than 25 September.
- During the week of 26–30 September 2016, applicants will be invited to attend an online briefing and orientation.
- The course starts 3 October and ends 28 October 2016.
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What you will gain
- Take part in a global effort to protect ambulance and other emergency health workers.
- Widen your grasp of pre-hospital emergency care, beyond your local context.
- Share problems and, with peers from all over the world, learn how to solve them.
- Learn how to apply good practice in your own country and setting.
- Work with your peers to create a case study on your experience.
- Partners, such as IFRC and the Norwegian Red Cross may invite you to take part in global work to help protect ambulance and other emergency health workers.
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Who should enroll
If you work or have worked in an ambulance or other emergency health crew, in peace or war, we urge you to join.
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Who is offering this course and why
The Norwegian Red Cross (NorCross) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) are members of the core group of the Community of Action for Ambulance and Prehospital Emergency Care Providers in Risk Situations. The Community of Action is a network of experts and other relevant actors interested in improving the operational security in violent situations, in order to better access people in need of emergency medical assistance. The course has been developed in partnership with the Geneva Learning Foundation.
Course team
This course will be led by global experts and senior practitioners from the core group of the Community of Action for ambulance and pre-hospital emergency care providers.
How the course will work
What you will get to do over four weeks
- Create a short case study about the security issues that you have faced.
- Give feedback on case studies from other other people.
- Share tools, good practices, and lessons learned.
- Revise your case study, using what you have learned.
You will need to complete each week's tasks by the end of the week. You should plan to:
- spend at least 3-4 hours per week on course work during four weeks (at least 30-45 minutes per working day)
- take part in a weekly, 30-minute online discussion every Thursday.
If you are not fluent in English or in using digital tools you should allow an extra 1-2 hours per week.
|Live discussion groups
|Time req.
|26–30 Sept.
|29 Sept.
|1–2 hours
|Week 1
|3–7 Oct.
|6 Oct.
|3–4 hours
|Week 2
|10–14 Oct.
|13 Oct.
|3–4 hours
|Week 3
|17–21 Oct.
|20 Oct.
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|Week 4
|24–28 Oct.
|27 Oct.
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Weekly discussion groups
We expect you to take part in one of two Thursday discussion groups for 30 minutes each week. We will record these for those who cannot take part.
These groups will meet for the first time on Thursday 29nd September 2016 at 7h00 and 20h00 Geneva (UTC+2).
The groups will then meet on 6, 13, 20, and 27 October.
Use these links to verify the time for the weekly discussion groups in your own time zone:
- Discussion group A (Asia Pacific)
- Discussion group B (Western Europe, Africa, MENA, Americas)
Prerequisites and requirements
- Information technology: You will need a reliable Internet connection and a computer that is less than five years old. You will need one of these browsers: Safari, Firefox, or Chrome.
- Languages: The course language will be English. You will need "upper-intermediate" level of reading skills in English. What does this mean? If you can read this course announcement on your own, then you should be OK. Groups of ten or more may propose to develop case studies in their own language, subject to approval by the course team.
Support will be provided by the course team in English using e-mail, Skype, Whatsapp, and in the course community itself.
We will invite you to share your own resources. Some of the course will be based on these two publications:
- Best practice for Ambulance Services in Risk Situations: Outcome of workshops co-hosted by the Colombian Red Cross and the Lebanese Red Cross, with the participation of twelve National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (PDF)
- Ambulance and Pre-Hospital Services in Risk Situations (PDF)
The course is free of charge. There is no cost to be paid by participants.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) will issue a Certificate of Participation to all who finish the course.
What will happen to the case studies
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This little dish actually came about largely from my need to use up some cauliflower and spinach and is pretty much a made up affair. However, the use of coconut milk and the particular spice blend do suggest both curry and Bali, hence the name…
The Ingredients
- medium Shrimp;
- 4 cups Baby Spinach leaves;
- 2 cups Cauliflower florets;
- ½ cup finely chopped Onion;
- 2 cups Thick Coconut Milk;
- 1 tbsp. Coriander Seed;
- 1 tsp. Fennel Seed;
- 1 ½ tsp. Turmeric;
- 1/3 tsp. Cardamom powder;
- 1 tsp. Salt;
- 1 tsp. each Garlic and Ginger Paste;
- 3 tbsp. Sambal Oelek;
- 3 tbsp. Butter.
First, grind the Coriander and Fennel Seeds and blend with the Turmeric, Cardamom powder and Salt.
Blanch the spinach in boiling salted water for 20 or 30 seconds and then plunge into cold water to arrest the cooking. Next, squeeze the leaves as hard as possible to expel excess water and then chop coarsely;
Heat the butter in a pan over moderate heat and sweat the onions. When they have softened, add the dry spice blend, along with the garlic and ginger, and cook for a minute or so longer.
Now add the cauliflower and coconut milk and simmer over low heat until the florets are tender. If your coconut milk is quite thin, you may wish too cook down over high heat until it has the consistency of a very thick chowder.
Add the shrimp and the Sambal Oelek and cook until the shrimp are fully done and a nice pink.
Finally, stir in the spinach and as soon as this is heated through, transfer to a dish and serve.


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I remember when it finally hit me.
Sitting at a Mexican restaurant eating lunch, with a twenty-something aged man named Dan (no, not my husband, Daniel). Me, only 17. There's a baby car seat sitting at the table with us; my little Alli is only weeks old.
He's telling me how good of a mom I am. How would he really know?
A few nights before, we had sat up all night long. Alli laying next to me on the sofa at my friends house- all of us as high as could be. Who knows when we had slept last. I had met him there, at my friends house. She thought he would be a great "fit".
He was nice. You would never guess. Responsible adult by day, drug addict by night.
I was nice. You would never guess. Responsible momma by day, drug addict by night.
At lunch that day, both of us dressed our best, wearing our "responsible look" he says to me- "So, you do drugs, huh?"
What? I do what? Oh, that sounds bad.
"Well, I… I… I... wouldn't put it that way. I mean, I just do the one kind, well… maybe two."
That day, it hit me. I had never thought of it that way. I know it seems strange. But when we're caught up in something we like, something that makes us feel good- we don't always know we're caught, do we?
I sit with women each week on Wednesday afternoons. They come in. Grey stripes, neon orange slip on sandals, worn eyes. They usually didn't know.
They were caught. And more than one way. They were caught living a life that had them fooled. They were caught doing something I've done countless times. They were caught doing something someone all of us know and love does. Drugs, DUI, past due fines, stealing, fighting, abuse. The list goes on and on.
There they are- Alone. Lonely. Dirty. Ashamed. Some, ready for change- others ready to resume life as it was. All in desperate need of a saviors love. Someone in their life saw it just like Dan did that day. Someone knew what they were caught up in. I guess we always see what others are caught up in though, don't we? We just don't always see what we're caught up in ourselves.
This is the beauty of Jesus. The way he makes us new.
I still crave it from time to time. The rush of doing a line. The endless days, getting everything done- never being tired. Just because you surrender your heart to Jesus doesn't mean you don't still struggle with those old ties of pleasure. The difference is- he is now your strength, your rock to help you conquer those desires. Even now, I can hear a song from that time in my life and all of those emotions come back. I can see a person here in my little town and I am brought back to all of the secrets we shared. And just like that- Jesus has to save me all over again.
This is the beauty of being caught up in his unending love. To think, he loves me. Me, the way he does. He knows my heart, my desires, my struggles, and he still loves me. He's always loving me through evil thoughts, painful desires, judgmental attitude; and self – righteous 'christian' pride. He loves me through all the things in get caught up in. Time and time again. And each time- the story of his grace gets bigger and my struggle gets smaller. Each time, I'm redeemed all.over.again.
What amazing grace.
"But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life." Titus 3: 4-7 NIV
Surrendering daily,
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Make way for a presidential baby! Jenna Bush Hager appeared on the _Today _show this morning and debuted her baby bump. The overjoyed parents-to-be have kept Jenna's pregnancy a secret but now, the bumps out! Admitting to some first-time mom nerves, Jenna told _Today _hosts that, "We're so excited and nervous about it ... I'm a first-time mom, but it's something I've always wanted."
Her little bundle is expected to make his or her arrival this spring and it will be the first for Jenna and her husband, Henry Hager. The couple married at her parents' Texas ranch back on May 10, 2008 and since then, Jenna admits, her parents — former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura — have hinted that they'd like a granddaughter or grandson. Last year Jenna told People magazine that, "I just have a cat, to my parents' dismay...My dad saw my husband's boss at a conference, and he said to stop paying my husband until we produce children." Bet grandma and grandpa are more than excited to have a little one on the way!
Congratulations to the happy couple and the grandparents-to-be!
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This opportunity does not come without the conscious effort from the business owner, they need to ensure that their business will be trusted and thus will be able to fulfill its commitment to the public.
Available non-cash merchant processing options are:
• Major credit cards
• PIN-secured and signature debit
• Tele-check
• Electronic benefits transfer
• Gift cards or purchasing cards
If your business can process payments in a variety of formats, then you are on your way to becoming successful in your business endeavor long term.
The Internet offers an abundance of information on setting up your merchant processing account. We recommend that you shop around before you finally selecting a merchant processing account that will assist you in processing customer credit card payments easily and ensure that your business will be able to grow efficiently.
In the past, businesses have limited themselves to accepting payments the traditional way; they only accept checks and cash. This has limited their growth. The onset of Internet based Merchant Processing has helped merchants grow their businesses as they never thought possible.
When you finally set up your merchant processing account and are now open to payment processing in all forms, you need to go back to the basics. Check how wide you are advertising and marketing your products.
Being able to link to as many websites other than your own will help you advertise your products well. Affiliate programs may also be helpful. In the cyber world, the more affiliates you have, the more you will gain from this modern way of marketing. Because you already have the capability of processing payments through your merchant account, you need to ensure that your business and your products reach as many Internet users as possible.
To help your business grow fast, you therefore need to establish a merchant processing account and start accepting credit card and other non-cash transactions on-line.


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Whether you're changing companies or moving into a new role with the same employer, including job promotions, 'new kid on the block' feelings are highly likely. Yet job transitions are an ideal opportunity to bolster and reinvent our personal brand – to re-assess and build on our professional strengths, skills and areas of expertise. Particularly when such changes are founded on steady, positive acceptance of the need to grow and evolve how we think and perform within our role.
Some tips to consider when starting out in a new role, to ensure a smooth and constructive initiation, are as follows:
Leave your baggage at the door: The old adage that first impressions count is highly relevant when you're in the initial stages of a job change. No matter how stressful or negative your experiences were in your former role, don't bring these with you into your next role. Instead, convey proactivity, objectivity and a willingness to learn on the job as soon as you walk through that new door of opportunity.
Expect doubts and niggles: No job is going to feel immediately 'right' the moment you step into it, so accept those newcomer 'can I do this' feelings and try to positively outride and override them. Furthermore, employers often talk up a role as much as the interviewee has talked up their capabilities, so don't be too surprised if some elements of the role diverge from your initial expectations.
Set expectations and boundaries: From your first day in your new role, start setting ground-rules on what your colleagues can expect from you, and what you'd prefer they don't expect from you. Ask plenty of questions to fully understand the scope of your role. Accept and learn from your rookie mistakes – keep notes on your findings including the corresponding guidance from others.
Take your time getting to know others: Make the effort to get to know your colleagues by name – retain as many names as you can from the outset. Avoid office gossip and politics from the get-go, and trust your own private judgement and instincts when working out how those around you tick. Also, promote yourself as a team player – listen, collaborate and learn from those around you, and consider taking on a mentor.
Avoid trying to reinvent the broken wheel: It's highly beneficial to spend time analysing what's been attempted by your predecessors, to both learn from such efforts and to avoid wasting time trying something that has already proven to be ineffective. Also ensure any innovations and/or improvements you're considering introducing to the organisation align with the overall business strategy and objectives. Set your own personal goals and monitor how you progress – self-acknowledge and list your accomplishments for future reference.
There's no doubt that a job change can be both daunting and emotionally-draining, but if you're accepting of the initial hiccups and have a strategy in place to help you ride out any doubts or issues, your assimilation into a new role is far likely to be less stressful. Embrace being the 'new kid on the block' and use this time to extend on your knowledge and expertise, to the benefit of both your own personal brand and the company you're working for.
Sarah Cronin Consulting has extensive experience in collaborating and consulting with clients throughout their job transitions. From devising job-winning career documentation, to providing interview training and job search coaching, professionalism and career enhancement are the primary objectives. Contact us if you're considering changing jobs and would like to find out more.Tags: career development, careers, job search


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Christmas Decorations – Xmas Decorating Ideas
iOS Universal Lifestyle
Warning: Extremely Useful App!
No the Angel Star does not go on the bottom of the tree and no you can't use garden gnomes and leprechauns! If you are suffering from amnesia or have been living under a rock then this is the perfect app to remind you that 'tis the season to be jolly!
Get this app to get in touch with your decorative side. Christmas Decoration Tips is sure to give you brilliant ideas to brighten up the holiday season for your near and dear ones!
* Attractive user interface for easy exploring.
* Shake and generate
* Mark your top choices as Favorite.
* Share your favorites through email or sms
* More apps/games are available on "more" section.
What's New
+ Compatible with iOS 10
+ Compatible with new iOS devices
+ Solved few small bugs


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The Fruitfly Mac malware has decades-old code, but has been conducting surveillance attacks for over two years without detection. Expert Nick Lewis explains how it works. Continue Reading
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A Gmail phishing attack brought users to fake login pages designed to look like Google's. Expert Nick Lewis explains how users can prevent similar phishing attacks. Continue Reading
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A HummingBad malware variant, HummingWhale, was discovered being spread through 20 apps on the Google Play Store. Expert Nick Lewis explains the malware's new features. Continue Reading
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The Heartbleed flaw still impacts almost 200,000 services connected to the internet. Expert Nick Lewis explains why these services remain unpatched and vulnerable. Continue Reading
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Thousands of MongoDB configurations were hijacked due to poor authentication practices. Expert Nick Lewis explains how organizations can properly configure their implementations. Continue Reading
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HTTPS interception tools help protect websites, but they can also hurt TLS security. Expert Judith Myerson explains how this works and what enterprises can do about it. Continue Reading
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Router vulnerabilities in over 20 Linksys models expose user data to attackers. Expert Judith Myerson explains how the flaws work and how to protect against them. Continue Reading
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Better DevOps application lifecycle management can help protect cryptographic and digital keys. Expert Judith Myerson explains the right approaches to secure DevOps. Continue Reading
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Hacks on a car's diagnostic dongle can completely take over the vehicle and even shut off the engine. Expert Judith Myerson explains how this works and how to prevent it from happening. Continue Reading
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Attackers found a way to use Microsoft Application Verifier to hijack security products, like antivirus tools. Expert Judith Myerson explains how it's done and what to do to stop it. Continue Reading
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A flaw in the open source graphics library libpng enabling denial-of-service attacks was discovered. Expert Michael Cobb explains how the vulnerability works. Continue Reading
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Flaws in the Apple Notify function and iTunes can enable attackers to inject malicious script into the application side. Expert Michael Cobb explains how these vulnerabilities work. Continue Reading
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Facebook's Delegated Recovery aims to replace knowledge-based authentication with third-party account verification. Expert Michael Cobb explains how this protocol works. Continue Reading
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An Adobe Acrobat extension was automatically installed onto users' Chrome browsers during an update. Expert Michael Cobb explains the problems that existed with the extension. Continue Reading
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Cisco's WebEx extension flaw was patched to prevent remote code execution from all but WebEx sites. Expert Michael Cobb explains how this flaw could still introduce risk to users. Continue Reading


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Mission and History
The United Way of Cayuga County is committed to improving lives in our community by advancing the common good and addressing the underlying causes of problems. United Way is dedicated to community involvement and focused on creating long-lasting changes that will positively affect today, tomorrow and generations to come.
United Way conducts an annual campaign to raise dollars for agency partner programs through all sectors of the community including Local Foundations, Major Firms, Small Business, Professionals, Human Services, Public Services, SEFA, Education, Community, County South and County North. As their fiduciary responsibility, the Fund Distribution/Agency Relations Committee consisting of trained volunteers, recommends the proposed funded program allocations to the Board of Directors for approval. Recommendations for funded program allocations are based on in-depth needs assessment, agency interviews and measureable outcomes.
United Way of Cayuga County is a nonprofit organization serving Cayuga County. Each United Way operates autonomously, with their own local Board of Directors.
Our Mission
To improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our community
The United Way was founded in Denver, Colorado, in 1887. Church leaders began the Charity Organization Society which coordinated services and fund raising for 22 agencies. The first fund raising efforts raised $21,700. Multiple Community Chest organizations joined the American Association for Community Organizations in 1918. The number of Community Chest organizations increased from 39 to 353 between 1919 and 1929, and surpassed 1,000 by 1948. By 1963, and after several name changes, the term United Way was adopted. Today, there are over 1,400 United Way organizations reporting over $4.2 billion in contributions worldwide.


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The Absence Request form (available from the school office or can be found at the bottom of this page) should be completed by parents/carers when requesting term time absence from school for their child, regardless of whether the absence is for a holiday, or any other reason. Also, all requests for absence should be evidenced based, e.g. medical appointment cards, letters from employers etc.
The Local Authority, through the school's Educational Welfare Officer, also regularly checks the attendance of all children at school and will investigate cases of absence when a child is away for more than an average of one day a fortnight, whether the absence is authorised or not. Please be also be aware that checks are made by the Educational Welfare Officer if your child is regularly late for school.
When deciding whether to allow term time leave, for any reason, the school will consider:
The Government changed their policy regarding school attendance and new legal regulations came into force from September 2013. This means that holidays from school in term time have been removed from the regulations and therefore Headteachers are no longer allowed to authorise absence from school unless it is due to exceptional circumstances. Schools have received specific guidance from the Department for Education which lists reasons that are or are not acceptable.
The law does not grant parents an automatic right to take their child out of school during term time. If the request is for an absence in term time you must have Parental Responsibility and be the parent with whom the child normally lives. Permission must be sought in advance and must be for exceptional circumstances. If you do not have Parental Responsibility and/or normally live with the child you must seek the consent of the parent who does and that person should complete this form. Schools will only consider requests from that parent and absences will only be authorised in exceptional circumstances.
If the school refuses your request and the child is still taken out of school, this will be recorded as an unauthorised absence and may make you liable to a fine of £60 per parent per child.
During the Summer Term, all children take part in end of year assessments. Those children in Year 2 and Year 6 take part in National Assessment Tests and tasks known as SATs. Because of the importance of these tests, we strongly advise parents not to book holidays in April or May as we will not be able to grant approval in these instances. Your co-operation in this would be greatly appreciated.


text: Stefania Rinaldi was the first woman to appear in 2002 on the conductors podium of the Naples Teatro San Carlo. Successful in the Donatella Flick conducting competition in London and a finalist in the European Community competition of the Fondazione Franco Capuana, she completed her studies in conducting at the Santa Cecilia Conservatorio in Rome, continuing at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, studying symphonic and operatic repertoire, with Gianluigi Gelmetti, Myung-Whun Chung, Yuri Temirkanov and Ilya Musin, and receiving special mentions, study scholarships, and prizes, including the Rotary Prize. She also studied contemporary music with Franco Donatoni. Engagements in Italy and appearances in Australia have been followed by work with the Rome Orchestra Opera Musica and further concerts at the San Carlo. She is a professor at the Conservatorio Domenico Cimarosa in Avellino.


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I'm two months in to my Iterate project and I thought I would do a quick update of where I stand. This is a big week for me. I'm writing this, my 50th blog post of the year, which is already nearly twice the output of any the five years I've had this site. That's kind of worth celebrating, right?
The goal was 24 books in 12 months and I'm happy to say that I'm on track. I've finished four books in January and February – Brian Glazier's "A Curious Mind," "Impule" by Dr. David Lewis, "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield and "Wired to Care" by Dev Patniak. I've learned about curiosity, the mechanics of impulse, the resistance we face as writers, creators and doers and how empathy can overcome business challenges. Up next? I'm reading a Goosebumps book and diving into "The Design of Everyday Things" by Don Norman.
If I stay on track, I will finish my first novel of the year Friday. However, much to my surprise, I will finish my second novel of the year Monday. This puts me almost two months ahead of schedule, which I didn't see coming. I've skipped a few days writing, but have found my 1,000 words or 30 minutes a day habit of writing to be grounding. Writing isn't work right now, it's escape and that was the desired effect of the project.
Tomorrow morning, I will get up run my very first 5K. I never would have thought it possible, certainly not seven weeks ago when I was struggling to run for 90 seconds without passing out. But I'm there and I feel, well, proud. It's been drudgery at times, electric at others, but overall, I'm pleased. I still haven't stepped on a scale and won't, but I feel better. My pants fit better and I find myself looking forward to leashing up Penny and heading out into the crisp morning air. That's a win.
I'm 50% of the way through Spanish and Duolingo keeps me grounded. I've yet to miss a day and, as of this morning, I'm on a 62 day streak of at least ten minutes a day. It's fun. It's like a game. A couple weeks ago, I picked up a copy of Modern Latina, a free newspaper given away at a local Mexican restaurant. I was able to get through it, even if I didn't completely understand everything. That's progress. I have almost no confidence in speech, but I'm getting better at reading and hearing Spanish every day.
I haven't missed a day. Even if it's done at the last moment, I've managed to get a journal entry on paper every day this year. It's helped me focus. It's helped me set priorities. It has become the thing that gets me going for the day.
Fifty posts in 62 days. A friend recently pointed out that, if I don't stick with it, it will become mathematically impossible for me to hit my goal of 300 posts in a year. And, true, I have missed a few days, but I can still make it. Stick with me. I'll get there.
If there's been anywhere that I've fallen down, it's been here. I've done just two of the four interviews I should have done by now, but I'm refocusing and hope to catch up. I'll get my 24 by the time the ball drops on 2016. It's just been harder to find the time than I thought. I'm readjusting my plan and will get caught up over the next couple of months.
That's where I stand. Seven big goals and I'm about 80% on track. I knew this would be hard when I started. That was the point. I wanted to push myself to do something hard. And I wanted to do it through consistency, through iteration. Every day, I work a little bit toward achieving big things. It's possible. In fact, the only way to take on big things is to do it a little bit at a time.
What are you working on? I'd love to know. Contact me at craig(at)craigheimbuch(dot)com. We're in this together.


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For many years. our Bankruptcy practice has included Newdale, NC. We like doing something we are good at, and we like the outcomes for our clients. Over the years, we have saved many houses from foreclosure, stopped many repossessions, and have taken the burden of unpaid debts off of many people who simply can't pay. Almost all of our clients are in bankruptcy court due to no fault of their own: there has been a sickness, job layoff, divorce, death in the family or some other event that could happen to anyone, but which ruins our clients financially. Our Constitution provides for a bankruptcy law because the framers knew that giving people a fresh start was important to a good economy.
One thing we like about bankruptcy law is that, unlike any other area of law practice, we can tell our clients that if they give us good information, they can be assured that the result will be the one they have been promised. The process is meant to be as straightforward as possible, because we know that our clients are anxious about how things will go.
The Bankruptcy Court meets in Asheville for the western part of the state, so many of our clients come from communities such as Marion, Murphy, Hendersonville, Robbinsville, etc. It means we get to know people from all over the mountains, which is something that we enjoy.
Bankruptcy is not the best choice for everyone, and in many cases, we can find ways to avoid bankruptcy while dealing with our client's debt problems. The best first step is to simply come see us so we can discuss your options in bankruptcy court. We want people to feel free to meet with us, so there is no charge for the initial consultation.