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Many of my more creative endeavors have led to some excellent opportunities over the past 15-20 years, and the most recent was my selection as an Apple Distinguished Educator. I'm a member of the ADE class of 2015 and I got to spend a week with Apple down in Miami, developing my skills and ideas for some innovative uses of technology in the classroom and community. This led to a major project, which was a partnership with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to develop a digital textbook for teaching science and history in the K-12 classroom. The book focuses on the state parks of Georgia, so I have had the opportunity to travel all over the state, visiting parks, shooting video, taking photos, and working with park personnel. The book
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All year long, but particularly now and all through the blustery Fall and Winter, we are up to our armpits in Pendleton orders. We have seen every single colorway plaid, button and cut style imaginable. When I first came on the Monster Vintage good ship, I was told that since the company has been pumping these out, in many of the same patterns, for over 100 years, rendering them impossible to decade-date. With a lovely new hire on board who questioned this, I was prompted to call the Pendleton headquarters and get to the bottom of the vintage wool mystery.
Turns out to be factual – the nice representative I spoke with on the phone confirmed the difficulty in pin-pointing Pendletons. The company has been using many of the same patterns for the last 150 years. That's a long time. Especially when your production numbers reach into the hundreds of thousands each year. So, alas, we continue to title all these woolen beauties as simply, "vintage".
Below, a few of their most popular models, which include the Board shirts and Sir Pendleton lines. Following, as is my method of operation, are a few selections from our site. And boss man just got back from an epic picking journey – all I saw were brief flashes of wool plaid but rest assured there will be lots of new (vintage) picks to purchase on the website soon. Very soon.


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On Aug. 19, 2007, a joint survey by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency revealed that Arctic ice was melting at a far quicker rate than anticipated. What's particularly alarming about this discovery is that the United Nations' scientific models anticipated that the ice levels measured by the Japanese team would not be reached until after 2040 -- and possibly not until 2050.
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A researcher at the Colorado Center for Astrodynamics said that Arctic ice is melting at previously unseen rates [source: Science Daily]. The melting has caused coastal ice in parts of Canada and Alaska to become quite brittle. That ice easily breaks away in large chunks (a process known as calving) and melts in the open ocean. There's also less sea ice in the Arctic Ocean
because ice has floated into the Atlantic Ocean. The previous record low for Arctic sea ice was recorded on Aug. 15, 2005, though scientists said there was a high probability that the record would be breached in 2007.
The Arctic saw another milestone in the summer of 2007. In August, the Northwest Passage had almost no floating ice. It was the first time the Passage had been completely open to shipping since people started keeping records in 1972. Scientists say that the lack of ice represents clear proof that the planet is warming. The now-open sea lane means that someone could sail from New York to Korea without encountering any ice, though bad weather is always possible. In comparison, the first explorer to navigate the Northwest Passage successfully, Roald Amundsen, took three years to get through the waterway's thick ice.
Sea ice is measured primarily through three methods: microwave scanners on orbiting satellites, buoys and observation platforms. The latter two are generally equipped with several types of measuring devices. Scientists focus their measurements on the extent of sea ice, rather than the thickness, since it's easier for satellites to measure extent. When examining sea ice, scientists look at the minimum and maximum extent, thickness, environmental conditions and changes in the melting season. The Arctic sea ice melting season usually lasts from March to the middle of September.
This record pace of Arctic ice melt has scientists concerned about rising sea levels, diminished habitats for polar bears and other animals and an impending rush for fossil fuels in the region. Increased traffic through the Northwest Passage and the Northeast Passage (which runs by Siberia) may increase pollution in the area.
Ice re-forms during winter, but due to warmer waters the amount of re-formed ice appears to be decreasing. Ice that was previously considered "permanent" is now melting. That leaves an ever-decreasing base of ice at the beginning of each melting season.
Sea ice plays an important role in keeping temperatures down around the world. Whereas sea ice reflects 80 percent of sunlight back into the atmosphere, ocean water absorbs 90 percent of sunlight [source: National Snow and Ice Data Center]. As melting ice exposes more ocean to direct sunlight, scientists expect water temperatures to rise, accelerating the ice melt.
On the next page, we'll take a look at more consequences of melting Arctic ice, including the rush to claim the seabed and the valuable energy stores underneath it.
Consequences of Melting Arctic Ice
The opening of the Northwest Passage and melting of Arctic ice has allowed access to parts of the Arctic Ocean and the seabed that have been blocked for centuries. Consequently, several countries are trying to lay claim to parts of the newly opened Arctic in hopes of getting at some of the oil and natural gas reserves that are buried under the ocean floor. Experts estimate that 25 percent of the world's remaining fossil fuel reserves lies under the Arctic seabed [source: Guardian Unlimited]. Commentator Jeremy Rifkin noted with irony that it's the burning of fossil fuels and the subsequent rise of global temperatures that has made it possible to access these long-blocked stores of oil and gas [source: Houston Chronicle].
The 1982 Law of the Sea Treaty gives countries an economic zone extending 200 miles from their coasts, and it's under the provisions of this treaty that some countries are trying to lay claim to parts of the Arctic. In August 2007, Russia planted a flag on the Arctic seabed, following a claim that part of the ocean floor is an extension of their country's continental shelf. Canada, Norway and Denmark (via Greenland) are making similar claims. The United States and Canada still dispute who has the right to claim the Northwest Passage while both Denmark and Canada claim sovereignty over Hans Island.
Some commentators say that a new oil rush is underway that will further imperil the region's delicate environment. Despite the controversy, Russia and Canada, in particular, appear to be aggressively pursuing their claims in the region. Russia is expanding its drilling operations in the waters off Siberia. Canada is spending several billion dollars to add a deep-water seaport and new patrol ships to their Arctic territory. Canada's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, said that "Canada's position is that we intend our position in the Arctic area" [source: CanWest News Service].
Scientists call this rush for fossil fuels and the melting of permafrost in Siberia and other areas a "ticking time bomb" [source: Houston Chronicle]. If Siberia's vast permafrost continues to melt, massive amounts of methane, now trapped beneath the ice, may be released. Methane is a highly potent greenhouse gas, more than 20 times stronger than carbon dioxide. Scientists fear that the release of so much methane may initiate a sort of feedback loop, wherein methane release increases the rate of global warming, in turn spurring more permafrost melt and more methane release [source: Houston Chronicle].
One of the more visible effects of Arctic ice melt is the calving of large pieces of ice from glaciers and ice shelves. In 2005, the Ayles Ice Island, a 30-square mile chunk of ice, broke away from Canada's Ayles Ice Shelf and began drifting through the Arctic. Some people worried that the ice island would crash into Alaskan oil rigs in the Beaufort Sea, but as of late August 2007, it was stuck in a channel in the Canadian High Arctic, 300 miles from its original location.
For more information about the Arctic ice melt -- and to learn about what's happening to ice in Antarctica -- please check out the links on the next page.
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- "FAQ Sea Ice: Arctic Sea Ice News Fall 2007." National Snow and Ice Data Center. http://nsidc.org/news/press/2007_seaiceminimum/20070810_faq.html
- "Polar ice melting rapidly." UPI. Science Daily. Aug. 18, 2007. http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20070818-00302000-bc-us-arctic.xml
- "Total area of sea ice in Arctic Ocean smallest since observations started." Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Aug. 16, 2007. http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2007/08/20070816_arctic_e.html
- Boswell, Randy. "Northwest Passage in unprecedented ice melt, experts report." CanWest News Service. Aug. 28, 2007. http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=3bf042a8-3bad-4728-90f3-dd58cda33244&k=44943
- Cain, Fraser. "Arctic Ice Will Shrink to 2050 Projections… This Summer." Universe Today. Aug. 17, 2007. http://www.universetoday.com/2007/08/17/arctic-ice-coverage-will-shrink-to-2050-projections-this-summer/
- Fouche, Gwladys. "North-West Passage is now plain sailing." Guardian Unlimited. Aug. 28, 2007. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/aug/28/climatechange.internationalnews?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront
- Rifkin, Jeremy. "The 'ticking time bomb' under melting ice in Arctic." Houston Chronicle. Aug. 19, 2007. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/5067097.html
- Shukman, David. "Vast ice island stuck in Arctic." BBC News. Aug. 31, 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6970824.stm


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A viral video shows a priest in a clerical collar shaking his head in disagreement as Clinton says, 'We're going to defend a woman's right to make her own health care decisions. We're going to defend Planned Parenthood.'
'We're going to defend marriage equality and end discrimination against LGBT Americans,' she continues. 'And we're going to take on the gun lobby.'
The clergyman, who confirmed he is a Roman Catholic priest in New Hampshire but did not wish for his name to be revealed, told The Blaze that he disagreed with Clinton's views on abortion..."
In his Encyclical Letter Redemptoris Missio (The Mission of the Redeemer), Pope John Paul II said that, "The Church proposes; she imposes nothing." (No. 39). Such was the teaching of Vatican II: "The Church strictly forbids forcing anyone to embrace the faith, or alluring or enticing people by worrisome wiles. By the same token, she also strongly insists on this right, that no one be frightened away from the faith by unjust vexations on the part of others." (Ad Gentes, No. 13). And Dignitatis Humanae, No. 10 teaches that: "It is one of the major tenets of Catholic doctrine that man's response to God in faith must be free: no one therefore is to be forced to embrace the Christian faith against his own will. This doctrine is contained in the word of God and it was constantly proclaimed by the Fathers of the Church. The act of faith is of its very nature a free act. Man, redeemed by Christ the Savior and through Christ Jesus called to be God's adopted son, cannot give his adherence to God revealing Himself unless, under the drawing of the Father, he offers to God the reasonable and free submission of faith. It is therefore completely in accord with the nature of faith that in matters religious every manner of coercion on the part of men should be excluded. In consequence, the principle of religious freedom makes no small contribution to the creation of an environment in which men can without hindrance be invited to the Christian faith, embrace it of their own free will, and profess it effectively in their whole manner of life."
But while the Church respects freedom of conscience and shuns any form of coercion, our Holy Father reminds us that, "We are building a dictatorship of relativism that does not recognize anything as definitive and whose ultimate goal consists solely of one's own ego and desires.
We, however, have a different goal: the Son of God, the true man. He is the measure of true humanism. An "adult" faith is not a faith that follows the trends of fashion and the latest novelty; a mature adult faith is deeply rooted in friendship with Christ. It is this friendship that opens us up to all that is good and gives us a criterion by which to distinguish the true from the false, and deceit from truth."
This dictatorship of relativism seeks to impose its immoral agenda on Christians in the name of "tolerance." But this "tolerance" is a sham. It is simply an attempt to make an idol out of a false conception of freedom. Again, our Holy Father explains that, "..what clearly stands behind the modern era's radical demand for freedom is the promise: You will be like God...The implicit goal of all modern freedom movements is, in the end, to be like a god, dependent on nothing and nobody, with one's own freedom not restricted by anyone else's...The primeval error of such a radically developed desire for freedom lies in the idea of a divinity that is conceived as being purely egotistical. The god thus conceived of is, not God, but an idol, indeed, the image of what the Christian tradition would call the devil, the anti-god, because therein lies the radical opposite of the true God: the true God is, of his own nature, being-for (Father), being-from (Son), and being-with (Holy Spirit). Yet man is in the image of God precisely because the being-for , from, and with constitute the basic anthropological shape. Whenever people try to free themselves from this, they are moving, not toward divinity, but toward dehumanizing, toward the destruction of being itself through the destruction of truth. The Jacobin variant of the idea of liberation...is a rebellion against being human in itself, rebellion against truth, and that is why it leads people - as Sartre percipiently observed - into a self-contradictory existence that we call hell. It has thus become fairly clear that freedom is linked to a yardstick, the yardstick of reality - to truth*. Freedom to destroy oneself or to destroy others is not freedom but a diabolical parody. The freedom of man is a shared freedom, freedom in a coexistence of other freedoms, which are mutually limiting and thus mutually supportive: freedom must be measured according to what I am, what we are - otherwise it abolishes itself."
In the name of "tolerance," the New World Order seeks to impose its rebellion from truth on all. It will not tolerate any dissent, any disagreement. Coercion is an acceptable tool in a dictatorship. Soon, the New Order will use violence to achieve its goals and not just coercion and propaganda. In the end, every dictatorship must rely on violence in its vain attempt to hold onto power.
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Edward Malone, a reporter for the Daily Gazette, goes to his news editor, McArdle, to procure a dangerous and adventurous mission in order to impress the woman he loves, Gladys Hungerton. He is sent to interview Professor George Edward Challenger,MoreEdward Malone, a reporter for the Daily Gazette, goes to his news editor, McArdle, to procure a dangerous and adventurous mission in order to impress the woman he loves, Gladys Hungerton. He is sent to interview Professor George Edward Challenger, who has assaulted four or five other journalists, to determine if his claims about his trip to South America are true.
After assaulting Malone, Challenger reveals his discovery of dinosaurs in South America. Having been ridiculed for years, he invites Malone on a trip to prove his story, along with Professor Summerlee and Lord John Roxton, an adventurer who knows the Amazon and several years prior to the events of the book helped end slavery by robber barons in South America. They reach the plateau with the aid of Indian guides, who are superstitiously scared of the area. One of these Indians, Gomez, is the brother of a man that Roxton killed the last time he was in South America.
When the expedition manages to get onto the plateau, Gomez destroys their bridge, trapping them. Their devoted negro Zambo remains at the base, but is unable to prevent the rest of the Indians from leaving.Deciding to investigate the lost world, they are attacked by pterodactyls in a swamp, and Roxton finds some blue clay in which he takes a great interest.
After exploring the plateau and having some adventures in which the expedition narrowly escapes being killed by dinosaurs, Challenger, Summerlee, and Roxton are captured by a race of ape-men. While in the ape-mens village, they find out that there is also a tribe of humans (calling themselves Accala) inhabiting the other side of the plateau, with whom the ape-men (called Doda by the Accala) are at war.
Roxton manages to escape and team up with Malone to mount a rescue. They arrive just in time to prevent the execution of one of the professors and several other humans, including a young man who turns out to be a prince of sorts among the Accala. The rescued Accala then take the party to their tribe.
With the help of the expeditions firepower, the Accala defeat the ape-men, taking control of the whole plateau.
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General anesthetics produce widespread neurodegeneration in the developing nervous system of animal models that are associated with subsequent neurocognitive deficits
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Steps To Take Regarding Windows Of A Building
If you happen to be someone that is responsible for a building, there will be a lot of things that you can do in taking care of the building. It is up to you to focus on the right steps to take and know how you can make ideal use out of the building. There are various aspects of the building that would require your attention. You should direct your attention towards all these matters and know what can be done regarding each aspect. Among the various parts that are there in any building, the windows that are there, would take a significant place.There are many reasons as to why windows happen to be important for buildings. They bring in light and ventilation to the buildings. But that is not all. When you have a look at many of the modern buildings that are there, you will see that their windows can contribute towards the appearance of the building as well. Due to these reasons, you should know the steps that can be taken regarding the windows of a building.Want to know more about the steps to take regarding windows of a building? Read below to find out!
Tint the windows
One of the best things that you can take regarding the windows of a building, will be tinting the windows. There are various advantages that can be obtained through tinting. It will help you control the flow of light into the building, and it will also help you avoid the building heating up in an unnecessary manner. However, you need to understand that different types of windows in different buildings have to be tinted in different ways. As an example, the manner in which you tint windows in a commercial building will be much different to how you should carry out house window tinting.In any case, it will be useful to find tinting service providers that are well-capable of fulfilling your tinting needs. As an example, if you wish to tint your office windows, you should go for well-reputed commercial window tinting services.
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Usage of curtains and blinds will be another useful thing that can be done regarding the windows in a building. This will help you define the interior look of the premises further. The modern market has a variety of blinds and curtains, and you should make proper choices regarding them.
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Wildfire training for volunteers to be offered in Yaphank
A 25-acre parcel of vacant Suffolk County land in Yaphank will become the site of a dedicated training ground to teach volunteer firefighters how to drive brush trucks, and safely and effectively battle wildfires.
County Executive Steve Bellone made the announcement Monday, just days after the third anniversary of the Ridge-Manorville wildfire that burned more than 1,123 acres. The blaze injured three firefighters, drew more than 100 departments and led to thousands of evacuations.
"We continue to be vulnerable to massive wildfires that have the potential to be catastrophic," he said, standing in front of a large brush truck used to penetrate deep into fire zones to extinguish flames. "We've already received alerts from the National Weather Service warning for the potential for brush fires this season."
The threat spans the Island. Monday, more than 200 firefighters from more than 15 fire departments in Nassau County rushed to battle a brush fire that a Nassau fire official said was started accidentally about 3:45 p.m. as landscapers mowed weeds at a Gold Coast property in Manhasset. The fire, which burned about 3 acres of brush, was brought under control about 7 p.m., and all the hot spots were doused at around 9 p.m., said Michael Uttaro, Nassau assistant chief fire marshal.
Suffolk County, its Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services, and the Central Pine Barrens Joint Planning and Policy Commission partnered to make the training available.
"Our firefighters will be taught how to use this specialized equipment in order to properly and efficiently contain and extinguish wildfires, saving our land, saving our property and, most importantly, saving lives," Bellone said.
The training parcel, owned by the county, lies just south of the Suffolk County Fire Academy. Firefighters will get classroom training at the academy and hands-on training in driving the trucks. The classes will be given by instructors from the New York Wildfire and Incident Management Academy, an initiative of the Pine Barrens Commission.
Suffolk has 10,000 volunteer firefighters. Each will be eligible for the training, to focus on fire weather, fire behavior and other wildfire-specific topics, commission executive director John Pavacic said.
"This, for the first time, will give us a permanent location," said Peter Scully, regional director of the state Department of Environmental Conservation and chairman of the Central Pine Barrens Commission.
While fire departments with brush trucks train how to use them, there has been no formalized wildfire training, said John Jordan Sr., deputy commissioner of Suffolk's Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services. "The training will now be more realistic and much better," he said.
Jay Egan, a firefighter for 42 years and a member of the Fire Chiefs' Council of Suffolk County, said the brush truck training will help protect taxpayers and the county.
"The quicker we can get to any fire scene, the deeper we can get into any wooded area and the more efficiently we put that fire out; it's a win-win for everybody involved," he said.
The Ridge-Manorville fire was fueled by high winds and dry conditions. It was the worst fire since the 1995 Sunrise fire that burned more than 5,000 acres in the pine barrens.
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Well, it's back to the drawing board. I stopped taking Adderall XR about three days ago. It increases my naturally high level of irritability to hypersensitive levels. Poor Craig has survived me in the last month of the term with the drug in my system and it's been hell for both of us. Enough is enough. I need to write an e-mail to Dr. Thompson, my psychiatrist and see what he says. Hopefully he may have some ideas between now and when we meet in roughly two weeks.<
So the drug's gone, I'm tired, I think a little less clearly and the fog is rolling back in. It's not that it ever rolled out—that will never happen again—but now it's thick again.
Sorry to whine so much. I'll write something interesting soon. But probably I won't write as much as I have been. Fuck it all.


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Bharat Petroleum follows a structured process for determining organisational goals and objectives and the plans to achieve them. HR Initiatives at BPCL begin with a five year dream plan that is further broken down into annual plans. The organisation then prepares business plans to achieve the objectives. These goals and objectives are tabulated in the form of Balanced Score Cards (BSC) and are monitored from time to time.
All senior leaders including HR leaders have been trained and certified in performance counselling techniques that are in line with the global trends. This ensures that Bharat Petroleum creates an integrated work environment that supports and enhances performance and skill development of every employee. Senior leaders in the organisation take regular feedback from employees regarding various issues through dipstick surveys and discussion forums.
Bharat Petroleum has various HR initiatives for employees to continually applaud and encourage individual as well as group performance. Regular appraisals are geared toward identifying, rewarding and encouraging employees who excel. Additionally, at Bharat Petroleum, training needs are identified and earmarked and employee goals are also streamlined to promote career growth. Performance targets which are mutually beneficial to individuals and the company are also clearly identified and worked on.
At Bharat Petroleum, talent management and leadership are given due importance. The company has launched programmes that help identify talented individuals within the organisation and take active steps towards nurturing their talent.
Bharat Petroleum launched the project 'CALIBER', which was aimed at creating an organised means to asses, identify and develop existing talent in the organisation. Following this initiative, middle and senior level managers underwent a complete, all inclusive assessment process which was followed by a detailed review, integrated feedback and enrichment plans. The project was well received by this tier of management and the process was then scaled to include all members of the BPCL family.
Following this, project 'ASCEND' was developed to provide multi-rater assessment, multiple level personnel review, integrated feedback and individual plans for employee engagement and skill development at Bharat Petroleum. This was, in turn, also linked to other HR processes to develop detailed career plans and also used for determining appraisals and promotions. This created a clear, cohesive and transparent system by which the employees could clearly see their progress and allowed better definition of employee goals in line with organisational growth. The 'ASCEND' model at Bharat Petroleum uses three main parameters to assess individual performance - ability, aspiration and performance engagement.
This detailed process is in place for middle and senior level professionals in the organisational tree. For junior levels there are additional distinctive assessment tools known as the Growth Factor Index (GFI).
Bharat Petroleum has a number of state-of-the art methods for learning and development that are highly experiential and constantly challenge employees to test and work on their strengths. Through these, the company has created a learning paradigm for line managers. This organisational initiative has led to strategic alignment of learning and development initiatives centre focussed on creating a 'leadership pipeline'.
The continuous learning initiatives are developed in union with established premier institutions to offer individuals distinctive custom training programs suited to their organisational goals and growth.
Apart from this, there are different experiential learning modules that have been developed at Bharat Petroleum:
Mercurix – Bharat Petroleum holds an annual story telling event aimed at enhancing leadership abilities by using a compelling story or narrative as an inspirational tool. It offers employees an opportunity to exhibit their skills to inspire and motivate other personnel to effectively build morale and also promotes a valued organisational culture among the personnel at Bharat Petroleum.
Socratix – Bharat Petroleum strongly believes in employee engagement and enrichment and in this regard conducts case study events that evaluate thinking and strategic execution skills in employees. These events provide the participants with an opportunity to develop their analytical skills based on detailed competitive case studies conducted at Bharat Petroleum.
'Continuous innovation' is a core value. The organisation inculcates, promotes and rewards creative initiatives at the work place. They have in place clear structures to identify and encourage ideas that encourage innovation and resourcefulness across the organisation through prestigious awards. This is vied for by all their business units and employees and has promoted numerous worthwhile contributions to organisational growth through state-of-the-art practices that are connected to employees' individual areas of work.
Bharat Petroleum has an open door policy which encourages employees across the organisation to raise apt questions about matters of organisational interest and concern to the C&MD through open interactions such as 'Let's Talk ' and 'Tea with C & MD'. This open interaction also serves to enable Bharat Petroleum to detect the pulse of the organisation and helps them seek the opinions of employees on areas that need attention and focus. Through these initiatives, the company has successfully devised and implemented five and seven year plans which have promoted exceptional team performance across the organisation.
Bharat Petroleum is continually engaged in developing internal teams of coaches who are certified and able to build and foster cohesiveness within the team. These individuals are also brand ambassadors for various HR initiatives conducted throughout the company.
This forum is for HR leaders in Bharat Petroleum to collectively present their innovative views and ideas to audiences based on various areas of interest. The subject matters vary widely and the speaker at the event has the freedom to choose what to present. In such events, the content and presentation skills are evaluated. The quick feedback process provides immense scope for growth and improvement.
Constant improvement, a key initiative at Bharat Petroleum, is achieved through constant review and improvement of existing business processes and work systems. A number of globally renowned initiatives in this space involving members of top management, and taking steps such as paying attention to customers' wants, training and empowering employees, emphasising safety and environmental performance have been applied at Bharat Petroleum. Through these initiatives, processes are assessed and and customers concerns are addressed regularly.
Quality circles have resulted in improvement at the grass root level. A total of 28 quality circles including employees across various designations have benefitted the organisation across regional offices, refineries and major locations. These quality circles have allowed the employees to discuss their problems and come up with concrete solutions for betterment at Bharat Petroleum.
Bharat Petroleum's Mumbai refinery has utilised the globally renowned Six Sigma as a crucial tool for quality improvement processes. The Mumbai refinery holds a unique and enviable distinction of having over 332 Six Sigma certified and trained staff. Members of this 'Six Sigma Club' have conducted 120 quality improvement projects focused on reduction of costs and defects, improvement in output/production, increase in customer satisfaction and safety and reduce time variables leading to huge profits and cost savings for the company. The teams at Bharat Petroleum have won numerous national and international accolades for their valuable contribution towards improving the processes.
5S Bharat Petroleum is actively taking steps to adopt the 5S method across their offices and refineries. The organisation is ensuring that the method is imbibed into the organisational culture through complete involvement and engagement of all the employees. Even though it is a huge challenge to implement this method across an organization as large as Bharat Petroleum, the organisation has reached the pilot phase for implementing 5S in their refineries and across their regional offices.
Bharat Petroleum welcomes employee feedback and suggestions.
Bharat Petroleum strongly believes in providing for the well-being of all members of the organisation. To this effect, the company has in place a 'Periodic Health Check-up Scheme'. This is aimed at creating an atmosphere of corporate wellness and paves the way toward ensuring:
Mandatory health check-ups are in place for all personnel at Bharat Petroleum at periodic intervals.
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Today is the first day of the annual Press Tour organized by the HISWA Holland Yachting. 13 International journalist are visiting the premises of the Dutch shipyards.
Exclusively for the journalist the HISWA Holland Yachting Group and here members have created a special tour for the upcoming days. Today was the start in Vlissingen at the yard of Amels Holland wit a tour on the 'GAME CHANGER'. GAME CHANGER is DAMEN's latest 70-metre Yacht Support vessel (227 ft) with fully certified helideck and heli hangar. Available in time for the 2017 summer season, GAME CHANGER is a fantastic showcase of the Yacht Support solution. It is the fourth Yacht Support vessel in the 70-metre segment following the delivery of INTREPID, '6711' and GARÇON.


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THE QUEEN IS DEADThe Immortal Empire #2
by Kate Locke
When her brother Val gets in over his head in an investigation of Half-Blood disappearances and goes missing himself, it's up to Xandra, newly crowned Goblin Queen, to get him back and bring the atrocities to light. Xandra must frequent the seediest parts of London, while also coping with what she is, the political factions vying for her favor, and the all too-close scrutiny of Queen Victoria, who wants her head. Add this to a being a suspect in a murder investigation, a werewolf boyfriend with demands of his own, and a mother hell bent on destroying the monarchy, and Xandra barely knows which way is up. One thing she does know is that she's already lost one sibling, she's not about to lose another.
Xandra Varden is the newly crowned Goblin Queen of England. But her complicated life is by no means over.
There are the political factions vying for her favor, and the all too-close scrutiny of Queen Victoria, who for some reason wants her head. Not to mention her werewolf boyfriend with demands of his own, and a mother hell bent on destroying the monarchy. Now she's the suspect in a murder investigation --- and Xandra barely knows which way is up.
What she does know is that nothing lasts forever---and immortality isn't all its cracked up to be.
Kate Locke continues to dazzle readers with her spunky, fierce heroine, Xandra Varden. The Immortal Empire series began with God Save the Queen where Locke introduced readers to an alternate world where England is still under the rule of Queen Victoria, and she's not human. In fact she's one of the plagued, supernaturals with the blood of werewolves, vampires, or goblins. Xandra learned shocking truths that changed her view of her family and of the Aristocracy, the people she believed, as a half-blood, she was born to protect. Now that Xandra knows that she is actually a fully plagued goblin, she has to choose whether she'll officially accept their crown or walk away from it all.
The Queen is Dead is just as fascinating and fantastically cool as God Save the Queen! As readers are guided deeper into Xandra's world the more intricate it seems. There are many secret plots afoot and Xandra stumbles upon them as she searches for her missing brother. Val was investigating the disappearances of half-bloods from Freak Show, but taken when he came too close to the truth. It takes all of Xandra's resources, which included enlisting the help of her goblins, to wade through the deceptions put forth by the Aristocracy.
After the death of Xandra's younger sister, Dede, life hasn't gone back to normal. Xandra has separated from her brother and sister, living alone in a mostly human neighborhood. Even there she's targeted by the Human League and the press; the public is afraid of the Queen of Goblins. The one constant in a life in which normal is no longer definitively defined is Vex MacLaughlin, but even Xandra's burgeoning relationship could be pushed past its limits. Vex's wolves are pushing for a political alliance with the goblins. Even Xandra's mother, Juliet, is pushing for an alliance with her faction of rebels. Xandra's mother is another aspect of The Queen is Dead that makes it even more intriguing. Since discovering that her mother is not only alive, but she's the leader of traitors to the Crown, she hasn't quite recovered from the shock. Xandra is someone who would protect another to the death, just for the fact that they're blood related, but she doesn't quite have that mentality when it comes to her mother. I thought it was sad that Xandra doesn't have the strongest relationship with either of her parents, but it doesn't change how powerful or thoughtful she is. She's one of those characters that make you believe she's more than the figment of a brilliant author's imagination, a character you could could on to have your back when life gets too rough.
I love the direction this series is going. Locke knows how to keep you interested in a world that's so different from our own with great characterization and suspenseful storytelling. When I think of the Immortal Empire series I think of fantasy with a edgy twist and an unpredictability that keeps shocking and intriguing me. I am waiting in strained patience for Long Live the Queen!
*Book provided via publisher in exchange for an honest review*
Publication Date: February 5, 2013
Publisher: Orbit Books
Pages/Format: 352; Hardcover, ebook
"The queen is dead. Long live the queen." ~ Vex MacLaughlin, The Queen is Dead
Publication Date: February 5, 2013
Publisher: Orbit Books
Pages/Format: 352; Hardcover, ebook
"The queen is dead. Long live the queen." ~ Vex MacLaughlin, The Queen is Dead


text: STATEMENT FROM LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY REACTION JUST ADDED! Lawrence North played for the semi-state championship against Bedford North Lawrence at Bedford Indiana last Saturday. Lawrence North's girls basketball team just happens to be all-Black. The Bedford/North Lawrence Team is all white. When Lawrence North fans and team arrived at the gym they were greeted by some Bedford students dressed in gorilla suits. That's right in 2014 in Southern Indiana, a display of outrageous bigotry was shown by some students at the school. According to a posting on Facebook, Lawrence North officials asked Bedford/North Lawrence Officials to have the students remove the gorilla suits. They did not. Lawrence North girls lost the game, but neither they nor their fans lost their cool or composure. In the face of such disrespect they kept their self respect, cool and composure. No word on whether Lawrence North or the Lawrence Township Schools have complained to the IHSAA which prides itself on insisting on good sportsmanship from both payers and fans at high school sporting events in Indiana. The Bedford/North Lawrence girls are coached by Indiana basketball legend Damon Bailey. He should have immediately put a stop to the foolishness and demanded those Bedford students remove the offending costumes. Meanwhile, late Wednesday aftenoon, the Indianapolis Star reports that the IHSAA is launching an investigation into the incident. Meanwhile, Lawrence Township Superintendent Dr. Shawn Smith commented on the incident in a sattement to AM1310 The Light. The Statement Says : "In consideration of the magnitude of a state semi-final basketball game between the state's two top ranked teams, the Lawrence North community felt that they were at a disadvantage to contest the game on the home court of our opponent. In addition to this difficulty, there were peripheral incidents that added to an unpleasant experience for our students and fans while at Bedford North Lawrence High School. We believe most, if not all, of these problems could have been avoided had the game been held at a neutral site. As one of over four hundred member schools of the Indiana High School Athletic Association, we have taken steps to address our concerns. We will be meeting with our elected IHSAA board members later this month to work in concert with them on arriving at reasonable solutions to insure such unfortunate situations do not occur again and that games of this magnitude are contested on a level field of play. We appreciate the efforts of school officials at Bedford-North Lawrence, and have had productive conversations with them since the semi-state game. We are very proud of our girls' basketball team's accomplishments this year and look forward to another successful season next year." A big shout out to the Girls Basketball Team at Lawrence North and to the Fans that traveled to Bedford for their courage under fire and keeping their professionalism and compose in the face out stupidity and racism. Click the Arrow to Hear Community Reaction on Afternoons with Amos to the Incident. Runs 21 Minutes ©2014 WTLC/Radio One.


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This is great! I remember the steep learning curve trying to figure out all these little tips & tricks when I first got started. :) One more tip when grouping -- I love using CTRL+A to very quickly select all objects. Makes grouping a cinch!!ReplyDelete
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and Control G for group...thanks for the tip and thanks for dropping by, Amy!Delete
I love your Tech Tip! Very easy directions to follow for creating cute banners and buttons. Thanks for linking up!ReplyDelete
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Formigas needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 146 designs submitted by 41 freelance designers.
Formigas GbR
We make iPhone Apps that help people organize their lottery participations.
iPhone application icon for our new EuroMillions application.
We want a beautiful icon that stands out.
It must be clear for people that this is an EuroMillions application!
EuroMillions is a lottery that is played in 9 European countries with jackpots reaching more than 180M euros. Players have to select 5 numbers from a pool of 50 and 2 stars from a pool of 11.
Please do a quick Google search to get more information about EuroMillions.
See the attached screenshots to get an idea about the look of the app.
But most important: Be creative!! Other EuroMillions apps just use plain and boring Stars or Balls. We would like something more creative.
You also don't necessarily have to use the same colors as in the screenshots!
Again: Be creative!
It's an iPhone app so we need the icon in different resolutions:
If possible we would also like to get the .PSD / .AI files of the winning entry.
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Topic: Sizzle (05/02/13)
- TITLE: Fault Line
By Carolyn Ancell
It had begun in joy. She had been then (and still was) a liturgical dancer who expressed her prayer in movement. She was a professional, having written two books and many articles on sacred dance, taught and performed throughout the United States and Australia. At first, he had been one of her students. The joy and common endeavor had led to friendship, then marriage. Shortly after the marriage, however, he became involved with a group of people who believed they received private revelations of spiritual truth directly from St. Joseph. One of the things that St. Joseph soon uttered was, "Stop your pagan dancing in the aisles."
Ralph first stopped dancing himself; then asked Moll to stop. She felt her work to be gift from God, and a task given to her by God to bring people to offer their whole being to the Lord--body, mind, and spirit--in a living sacrifice of praise and worship. Should she stop out of obedience to Ralph, her husband? She sought the advice of clergy and friends; and she took the matter constantly to the Lord in prayer. The answer to her prayer and seeking was always the same: the work serves the Lord; the work glorifies God. What was she to do?
Soon Ralph began leaving pamphlets on the kitchen counter, with notes attached: "you are on a path to the fires of hell" and "you will be sorry when you die."
She began to doubt and question her own sanity and spirituality. Was she going to sizzle forever in hell for doing what she felt the Lord was calling her to? Friends counseled her that what Ralph was doing was emotional abuse, that she should seek a divorce. But divorce was not something she would ever consider. She had promised "for better or for worse," and she remembered that her mother always said, "Honey, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade."
Fifteen long years passed. She was making the best of it. The abuse continued (if it was't about the liturgical dance, it was about her church work, or her friends, or her family), but she hardly heard it anymore.
Then one day, Ralph asked if she would file for a divorce from him! He was giving up on her, he had found another woman, but he did not think his family would approve of his filing for divorce. She had made lemonade for so long, it actually took awhile for her to make sense of it all.
Finally she did file. She was the villain. His family shook accusing fingers at her. She was deeply grateful for the quiet support of her friends. Now, today, she was driving to the courthouse to finalize everything. She was startled when she walked into the courtroom how much it looked like the little church of her youth with its dark burnished wooden pew-like seats, and a kind-looking fellow in a black robe presiding up front.
The deed was accomplished in seconds. No sounds or smells of hell-fire sizzling the ends of her hair. No screams of anguish pulsing in her eardrums. No sense of abandonment by God. Rather, the smell of roses greeted her as she walked out and down the courthouse steps into the cool late morning air. A gentle breeze seemed to lift and carry her. Clouds in her mind began to lift as well. God loved both Ralph and her; they had both tried in their own ways to make the marriage work; but his words and actions had been abusive and destructive. Now, apart, maybe they could both find healing and peace.
Driving past their old tiny apartment, Moll noticed that the trucks and heavy equipment had accomplished their work. The apartment was gone. All that remained was fresh fertile ground.
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Review by Christopher Coleman
A honeymoon in Kaui? That would likely fit the bill for many of us as something we might call "a perfect getaway." What's not to like? The unfathomable blue of the ocean, lush, tropical flora and fawna, cool sea breezes, your new spouse all aglow with honeymoonness; wandering, shape-shifting, psychopathic killers. Ok. That last one might ruin things just a little bit. Well this is the basic plot of director David Twohy's latest project so aptly titled, A PERFECT GETAWAY. Twohy is perhaps best known for two projects: PITCH BLACK and its sequel, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK. While the one became a cult hit, the latter tripped over itself in it's desire to flesh out the larger world introduced in the first film. In both cases, composer GRAEME REVELL was selected by David Twohy to deliver his usual blend of the orchestral and the electronic. Of late, it seems that Revell has opted for television-scoring gigs with series like ELEVENTH HOUR and DARK BLUE. Perhaps Revell's busy schedule opened the door for long-time assistant composer/programmer, BORIS ELKIS to take on the full composing reigns for A PERFECT GETAWAY instead.
David Twohy's late-Summer entry tried ever-so-hard to stir things up at the cineplex, by delivering a thriller that jostled the brain as much as the stomach. You see. There have been some mysterious deaths on this beautiful island and we are taken on a journey of finding out not only who the culprits are, but what has lead them down this dark and disturbing path. A PERFECT GETAWAY is essentially a whodunit, or better, a "who'sdoinit?" that makes an effort to "big-twist" unsuspecting audiences. Ah. Nothing is ever as it seems...even in a place as beautiful as Hawaii. Perhaps Mr. Rourke and Tatoo retired there after their Fantasy Island days, but just couldn't help themselves to a little nostalgic-fantasy-twisting. The sad thing is that Twohy attempts to subtly lay down clues as to the twist that is to come, the film's title itself being among them, but even the most general of audiences pick up on such hints and, by the time the twist actually makes it to the screen, are sitting there, like a catcher waiting on the break of a curve ball. We, the audience, have fully anticipated the whole thing from very early on. While beginning as a beautiful, postcard, A PERFECT GETAWAY devolves into the battle-royal version of Survivor by it's conclusion. Of course this progression of story is closely followed by the film's score, thus giving composer BORIS ELKIS a good opportunity to provide music that equally evolves...or devolves.


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At Continental Boarding in Charlotte, NC, we understand your pet is special to you as they are an extension of your family. We are proud to be the preferred boarding facility of Indian Land Animal Hospital. The staff at Continental interacts with your pet throughout the day talking, petting, walking and playing. They also offer optional play sessions or Playcare to provide even more attention and interaction. Overall, we want you to feel completely comfortable while your furry friend is in our care.
We offer all the amenities your pet needs. Each one of guests have their own room for sleeping, eating, relaxing and a private exercise area. Both areas have raised bedding to rest on, while our inside rooms are climate controlled for their optimal comfort. Meanwhile, the outside play area is shaded so everyone can enjoy plenty of daytime activities. For our more active pets, we have extensive play areas or doggie daycare.
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If you struggle with anxiety and figuring out God's will for your life – today's topic is for you!
Wally from The Wally Show sheds some light on this first thing you need to know about Jesus. He shares how a strange career move changed the way he sees God's will and any problem you may face today.
Read (from the New Living Translation)
This series is going to walk you through the life of Jesus and the entire book of Luke. We'll focus on one excerpt each day, but encourage you to read the whole chapter to get to know Jesus even better!
In today's reading (Luke 1,) you'll see the totally unexpected way Jesus entered the world. For the people involved, it seemed totally out of control. He didn't come in the shape of a triumphant king, wiping out all enemies of God's people. He came in humble and kind of bizarre way… and it was totally on purpose.
Luke 1:26-38
In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David. Gabriel appeared to her and said, "Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!"
Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean. "Don't be afraid, Mary," the angel told her, "for you have found favor with God! You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!"
Mary asked the angel, "But how can this happen? I am a virgin."
The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God. What's more, your relative Elizabeth has become pregnant in her old age! People used to say she was barren, but she has conceived a son and is now in her sixth month. For the word of God will never fail."
Mary responded, "I am the Lord's servant. May everything you have said about me come true." And then the angel left her.
Note: If you've read the Bible before, you may notice there are no chapter or verse marks in today's reading. We got this idea from the Immerse Bible. They've taken the entire story of Jesus and stripped it of all distractions – this way it's a more relaxed read. Like you're reading a beautiful story. You should check it out!


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Postcard Series: Andrea Lavinthal
Postcard Series: Andrea Lavinthal Loves Switching Hotels to Break Up Her Trip!
Beauty & Style Director at People Magazine
Travel- hate it, love it? Hate the process, love the end result. For starters, packing a suitcase makes me mental. It takes me like two days to get it done and I still end up with too many of one thing and not enough of another. And let's be honest, airports and planes can be pretty miserable these days. That said, once I've arrived at my destination and have my first glass of wine, I'm a happy camper.
It's not a vacation unless... I'm eating a quesadilla for lunch with my toes in the sand or I'm having a cocktail in the middle of the afternoon on a weekday.
Planes, trains, or automobiles? I love a road trip. My boyfriend and I just did the drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco in a rented Mustang convertible (of course). We stopped in Santa Barbara, Cambria, Big Sur, and Carmel. It was incredible.
Checked bags or carry on? Depends on the trip. I prefer to carry on when I can.
Travel beauty- bare or elaborate? Somewhere in the middle. I can go minimum with makeup, but unless it's a super-short trip, I always pack my own travel shampoo and conditioner, plus one or two styling products and my curling iron.
In general my beauty routine is... On the simple side, except I won't leave the house without curling my lashes.
I must pack ______ when traveling? Tons of reading material, an oversize scarf that doubles as a lightweight blanket and Kind bars because I like to snack.
Best travel tip? Switch hotels if you're staying in a large city or expansive region like Napa Valley. I like to do a resort with a spa for the first part of the trip and a smaller, boutique hotel for the second. It's fun to change it up and experience different types of properties.
Upon arrival at my destination... I take a long walk to check out the area.
Favorite travel spot? As much as I love to travel to an exotic beach, my favorite vacations have all been within the U.S. My top pick is Austin, TX.
What are your 3 must see/do things in this city?
Stay at the Four Seasons
Eat tons of barbecue
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From Abigail Smith Adams to Cotton Tufts, 25 May 1798
Philadelphia May 25 1798
My Dear Sir
I received yesterday your kind Letter of May 12th and was rejoiced to learn that you had recoverd from your late indisposition So far as to be able to ride out. have you ever tried the use of Calomel for your complaint or Bleading? this climate is not So Subject to disorders of the lungs and Breast as ours but much more so to other inflamitory complaints which call for speedy aid. We have had Some very Hot weather, which has been Succeded by three weeks of dry & cold in <
[. . .]> which the Grass and Grain have Sufferd, but for two days past we have had plentifull Showers which I hope will restore it in on Some measure. as yet we hear nothing of any remarkable Sickness, but I expect the fever will come in the usual Season for it is with that, as with our foreign Enemy. the people appear loth to take rigorous measures tho they have every reason to believe that the one will enter our houses & the other our harbours. the Representitives in Congress do not keep pace with the Sentiments of the people without. in the Senate they are pretty Strong but there are there Six members always wrong Sometimes 8. the two virginians would not be persuaded to do right, even tho one rose from the Dead to warn them. every wise and firm measure, is opposed by them. they talk and talk consuming time and when beat of upon one ground, they will take an other & if they were in the pay and Service of France, they could not more Strictly adhere to her. I know you will be glad to learn that your old Friend Goodhue is as firm as a Rock, and as honest as a good Heart and pure intentions can make him. Such oppositions frets him. he always comes to See us in the Same familiar manner that you would, and is realy a very valuable Member. no man has the real good of his Country more at heart. he frequently inquires affectionatly after mr Cranch & you,. when you come to look at the House: that is much more equally divided. the Anti party tho Struck dumb at first by the disclosure of the dispatches & instructions, have rallied again, & persue with equal industery the Same measures. they always hang to gether, and tho Some of them think and talk differently, they dare not vote against their party. it is not So with the Federalists for amongst them are Some timid men, who tho honest dare not assume the decisive tone, & act with vigor: whilst three of our ships the Frigate the Ganges & the Hamburgh packet now calld the Deleware are now mand and ready for Sea waiting only for Congress to pass a Bill to render them usefull when they are out. A motion is made to postpone the consideration of it till the 2d of June whilst the coast is Swarming with French privateers, and even our coasters are in danger. It is true it was rejected, but I mention it to Show that those who would do good always have the evil present with them in the persons of the Antis—and you know how disheartning it is, to be fetterd when every Limb and Nerve Should be in full exertion. There is an other thing which disarms the Federalists. I mean the unaccountable Stay of our Envoys in France. Whilst it furnishes arguments to those who would not care a Stiver if they were hangd it obstructs the Arm of the Executive, and weakens the real Friends of the Country.
If addresses would defend our Country it will be well fortified. They however contain such pledges and assurences and that in the most Solem and decisive language as gives us reason to belive that our Countrymen will not be backward to defend their Rights and Liberties. It gives the President a great additional Share of writing. Tho not more than one in 5 have yet been publishd, there have enough appeard to manifest the Spirit of the people. I think no State in the union have manifested a more perfect confidence in the wisdom and integrity of the Executive and more warm and affectionate personal attachment, than the addressess from North Carolina a State which has but one Federal Member in Congress and he has been uniformly so from the beginning against all his colleagues. There is a very striking address from the Govr. and officers of N Jersey, but your Boston papers are so small they cannot print a 20th part of them. I hope they will all be collected and printed in a vol'm. It is a remarkable Fact in the French Revolution that with swearing hatered to Royalty; and Friendship to Republicks. They should proceed to the total destruction and dismembement of every Republick whilst as yet every Royal Government, their own excepted, stands. I hope and trust that Great Britain will be able to with stand them. In that Kingdom there is yet some virtue, Liberty and integrity, publick Spirit and Energy. Poor Switzerland! alass where are the William Tells of the present day?
I have almost filld my paper with politicks and left but little Room for my private affairs. I transmitted by the last post inclosed to Mrs. Cranch a Hundred dollors. I will send you in June what further you may want. I have a paper in the house which was formerly purchasd for one of my Rooms. I think it will do for the Library. It is a red [. . .] paper and is in the Garret in a coach Box I think. You will excersise your own judgment as to the hire of help upon the place.
Your question respecting my sons property I cannot answer as his buisness was all left in the Hands of Dr. Welch, but I rather think he had realizd his property, that is he ownd a share in the Theatre, which he has lost. He has some Shares in the cannals. That with his House is I believe all he ownd in Boston, but I fear he has intrusted some in N York which has not been conducted with the discretion in the disposition of it, which it ought to have been. I hinted something of the kind to him, and recommended to your trust whatever in future he might have, but I believe he will not find more than a bare Support in future. Berlin is more expensive than Holland: and I am sure he cannot save any thing. I will here if possible and I now want the President to place some in your Hands which I know we may Spair, beside what I squeze from my monthly allowence.
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47 Robert Kagan & Victoria Nuland
Senior fellow, Brookings Institution; assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs
Victoria Nuland and Robert Kagan fell in love "talking about democracy and the role of America in the world" on one of their first dates. It's a shared passion that hasn't faded over time.
It was just two years ago that President Obama was gushing to aides about an essay that Kagan, a historian and author, wrote about the myth of American decline—a theme Obama echoed in his State of the Union that January. This year, Kagan's sprawling New Republic essay, "Superpowers Don't Get to Retire," insisted on America's enduring responsibility to shape the world order—and issued a direct challenge to a president who has summarized his own foreign-policy doctrine with a minimalist "don't-do-stupid-shit" directive. Obama promptly invited Kagan in for a West Wing consult, but it was also clear that Kagan had helped rouse the president's Republican critics, who have been increasingly adopting Kagan's argument that just because it's been a decade of wearying war in Iraq and Afghanistan doesn't mean America can roll up its superpower carpet and stay home when new crises, from Iraq to Russia to Syria, beckon.
Nuland, overseeing European and Eurasian Affairs at the State Department, has been a strong advocate of the engaged approach her husband favors as a crisis with Russia has unfolded on her diplomatic turf this year. The point was made, rather sensationally, in February, when a leaked audio recording of her F-bomb-laden diatribe about the fecklessness of the European Union, which she accused of not exactly playing a constructive role trying to end the growing conflict in Ukraine, appeared on the Internet. Nuland, a career Foreign Service officer, has been an impassioned advocate for democracy-building in Eastern Europe, and while she got pushback from European counterparts over her "fuck the EU" comment, the United States has been leading the effort to impose sanctions on Russia since President Vladimir Putin seized Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula and waged a proxy war in the country's east—dragging a reluctant Europe along pretty much every step of the way.
Nuland and Kagan's argument for an assertive America might be unpopular in a country wary of military engagement in far-flung corners of the world, but with the likes of Putin and Al Qaeda still on the hunt, 2014 has shaped up to be a test of the stay-at-home doctrine.


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Makes enough for 6 adults
- 6 slices french bread, big enough to fit your cookie cutter, 1 inch slices
- 3 eggs
- ¼ cup milk
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon Grand Marnier *optional but delicious!
- pinch salt
- 3 Tablespoons mascarpone cheese
- 3 Tablespoons pecans, chopped
- pure maple syrup
- butter
- Pre-heat your oven to 325 degrees.
- In a medium bowl whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, brown sugar, grand marnier and salt.
- Heat a griddle over medium heat and butter the griddle.
- Cut out bunny shaped pieces from the sliced french bread.
- Dip each bunny cut out in the egg mixture and place on the hot griddle.
- Cook for 3 minutes (or until brown) and flip and repeat on the other side, then place on a baking sheet, keep in the oven until ready to serve (no longer than 20 minutes).
- When ready to serve, warm mascarpone in the microwave for 10-15 seconds.
- Drizzle mascarpone, nuts and maple syrup over the french toast and serve.


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Discover the world's largest island in this travel guide to
As strange as it may sound, Greenland really strikes you like a place that you'd be rushing to visit for your
holidays with its other-worldly beauty and unique culture set to the icy backdrops and mixed cultures of Danish and
Inuit. So why is it that you only hear about a place such as this now? Where has it been all this time? Surely
Greenland is a thing of beauty.
Of course, like any other destination, Greenland has its ups and downs
when it comes to the logistic side of the story, although if anything, it's worth every second put into planning
such a daunting trip for you and your family.
What sets Greenland apart is the almost non-existent road travel system; let that sink in. Greenland is the world's largest non-continental island, and it certainly shows. Due to the
nature of the topography and climate, the majority of travel is done by boats or in some cases, helicopters or
small planes that go up and down the islands. What this means for potential visitors is that in order to travel
around and see all there is to see on the island, you're going to need to plan this trip in advance.
The sum of affording to travel around and rent cottages on a place as remote as this can be hefty, but like
we've mentioned, for most, it's a once in a lifetime experience, so imagine how your family would feel if you told
them you plan on taking them to see the famous Aurora Borealis up close? That spark in their eyes is all you need to start
planning the trip itself.
A good start to the trip would be visiting the capital of Greenland, Nuuk. The reason to start from the capital and work your way towards
less populated parts of the island is because it's the most modern and civilized part of Greenland with its city
blocks, traffic and usual rush. It might be a good idea to visit this mountain city first off and then ask
around the town on what to see next. Of course, for those faint of heart or families looking for a more relaxing
trip, staying in Nuuk is just as great as traversing the island. The vast difference in architecture and history
when compared to more civilized European counterparts is staggering and will surely keep you occupied for days
on end.
Funnily enough, the smallest town in Greenland is also the biggest tourist attraction of the island: the
town of Ilulissat is a home to the most colorful architecture you'll ever come across,
with each house's roof being differently colored and the town harbor serving as an iceberg pass, offering a
peculiar insight into the everyday life of the locals.
It is UNESCO protected which means that it's known globally for its natural heritage and that's what bumped it
up the list of the most visited small towns in the world, and the locals feel that; more and more the town is
riddled with shops and souvenir stands with traditional Greenland gifts and accessories for all your tourist needs.
The colorful city of Ilulissat is a wonderful place to visit with your family simply due to the fact that there's
nothing else like it in the world.
Whatever you end up deciding, your family will love you for it. Greenland with its Greenland holiday experts is a wonderful, one of a kind experience into a world that doesn't
exist in modern day and age, and even though it may take a while to get the money together to cover the
expenses, know that it will be worth every penny.
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The friendliness of Karen made the stay beautiful.
We totally enjoyed our stay at Shearwater Resort in Caloundra. There are plenty of restaurants, shops and takeaways close by as well as easy access to the beach and kids activities. The room quality, layout and position was excellent. We will stay again I hope.


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Mary - posted on 07/09/2010 ( 18 moms have responded )
For those that formula feed (although it might be applicable to those that bf), have you transitioned your little one over to whole milk yet? I see a lot of convos about weening from the bottle and I'm wondering if you're putting formula/bm in the sippy or whole milk? I thought that babies were supposed to stay on formula/bm until 1 year, but now I'm wondering if I should start moving my little 11 mos old girl over to whole milk. She's a pro at the sippy, but she does still suck down her bottles of formula too.


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Do you want to have real relationships that are not fake? That last beyond seasons, that bring people standing with you in the good times and the bad? The kind that are standing with you at the bedside when a loved one has cancer, the ones that are walking with you through a season of pain, the birth of a new child or grandchild, and the family birthday parties, to funerals and times of refreshing? The enemy of our souls has attacked families and relationships since the beginning of time as we know it. If we want to live in real relationships–we have to return to God's ways and use His Word as our plumb line.
The only way we come to the Father God is through the Son Jesus Christ–through being born-again, a real heart transformation–not just knowing about God–but a real relationship with Him through spending time in His Presence.
There are some conversations that cannot be sent via text or on social media. The only way to have genuine connections with people is to sit face-to-face with each other and listen with your heart (without trying to figure out what you are going to say in response) and take time to talk to each other.
Satan wants to be God. He imitates and counterfeits. Satan hates God and he hates believers. He speaks against the Most High and wears out the Saints. (Daniel 7:25 Take time to read the entire chapter). Satan knows his time is short and he wants to take as many with him as he can to hell. Don't miss heaven by 18 inches–the distance between the head and the heart. The text that must be our plumb line is the Word of God–not what people see on all forms of social media. We must be born-again!
With a nation torn apart at the seams, we can be the change in our sphere of influence. We can return to the "ancient path"…return to God in repentance and genuinely connect with Him and people. We can take time to show we care. While there is still time, we must repent and return to God.
If you have gotten too busy with life, hectic schedules, or maybe in a season of pleasure and comfort, and lost the art of genuine conversation with people that used to matter to you, there is a heart problem. Heart problems can lead to death. Pull back and take a good look at your own life today. We will all stand before God and give account for how we live. We can't worship God and mistreat people at the same time. I pray the Holy Spirit comforts you right now, convicts you of any sin, and leads you in the right path of genuine heart connection and transformation. Without transformed hearts–there is no repentance or genuine connection with God.
Make sure you are genuinely connected!
HIS love and mine,
A LEAP OF FAITH (25 Days At The Mercy Seat)….this book will keep you turning the pages through the power and love of God on display in practical ways and in His resurrection power.
GOD'S PRICELESS TREASURE (How To Overcome Challenges, Be Transformed, And Know Your Purpose)
THE MIDNIGHT HOUR (Will America Turn Back To God?)….
Available on Amazon, www.starministriesinc.com and other distributors
Needing divine direction? We all do! Every person is dealing with something that they need help, advice, or wisdom.
Be serious about your personal commitment to God and leave everything else alone. Literally put God first in your life. Acknowledge the Lord in all your ways, lean not to your own own understanding and He will direct your path. Keep your spirit in agreement with His Spirit by living in agreement with His Word. When you do, Jesus will gradually lift you up to a place of perfect submission to His Father's will–where you ignore the enemy and pay no attention to anything else.
If God says it, that settles it. We must choose to cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh. It is a daily choice.
Ask yourself these questions: Am I allowing the mind of Christ to be formed in me (See Philippians 2:5)? Choose to maintain and inner vigilance to submit to God above all else.
Is God having His way in my life–and are other people beginning to see God in my life more and more?
You keep yourself cleansed in your daily walk by spending time in God's Word. Read the Bible — it is basic instructions before leaving earth. Our natural life is transformed into spiritual life by obedience to the Holy Spirit and God's Word. Spending time in God's Word and thinking on eternal things will position you to hear God. Live a life of faith, fully knowing you are being led by God. You will find and experience the greatest love relationship you have ever had when you love and know the One who is leading.
It is a life of faith–not of reason and understanding. A life of faith is a daily experience of hearing God, knowing He is leading you, and the day-in and day-out life of walking without fainting or giving up; fully surrendered and dependent upon Him. (See Isaiah 40:31).
His love and mine,
Deborah Starczewski
God is on the move. Just when the enemy thinks he has gotten away with anything–suddenly, he is caught in his own web of destruction. Satan entered the heart of Judas and betrayed Jesus–but the blood of Jesus was salvation for all mankind. Don't give up in the waiting on whatever YOU are facing or walking through! If you are sick, cry out and call on Jehovah Rapha –GOD OUR HEALER. If you need provision, cry out to Jehovah Jireh-GOD our provider. If you feel surrounded with despair, cry out to GOD Jehovah Sabaoth–"THE LORD OF HOSTS"….angels are on the way! The spoken Word of GOD cannot return void! Stop praying weak prayers. Get in the WORD OF GOD and get the WORD OF GOD in you. Let His Word wash over you! Prayers that rise up out of the Word of God and are soaked in the WORD move heaven to earth. Thank GOD for Jesus and the Mercy Seat…where the blood flows from Heaven to earth for ALL who will cry out to Jesus.
Rest in His goodness! His Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path…Psalm 119:105. The LORD watches over His Word. The LORD watches over those who do what is right, and he hears their prayers (Psalm 34:15).
Don't miss our first CROSS TOUR conference, November 9-10 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Concord, NC, Friday night 6:30PM-9:30Pm and Saturday 9AM-5PM. You don't want to miss this conference. For tickets, go to Dr. Deborah Starczewski facebook page and scroll down to events: CROSS TOUR for tickets and more information. All tickets non-refundable. God bless you!
Deborah Starczewski
Books by Dr. Deborah Starczewski
GOD'S PRICELESS TREASURE (How To Overcome Challenges, Be Transformed and Know Your Purpose)…learn how to move from drama to destiny, from pain to purpose, from a mess to a message, and from trials to triumph through turning to Jesus Christ. Published by Charisma Creation House Press – 2011.
A LEAP OF FAITH (25 Days At The Mercy Seat)….you won't be able to put this book down. An amazing account of God's divine intervention and how the Holy Spirit leads anyone who will turn aside to listen.
THE MIDNIGHT HOUR (Will America Turn Back To God?) A must read for all.
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NSF. For GSS Ecosystem Change chapter 6. Excerpt: An extensive study of global habitat fragmentation--the division of habitats into smaller and more isolated patches--points to major trouble for the world's ecosystems. The study shows that 70 percent of existing forest lands are within a half-mile of forest edges, where encroaching urban, suburban and agricultural influences can cause harmful effects such as losses of plant and animal species. ..."The results are stark," said Doug Levey, program director in NSF's Division of Environmental Biology and a co-author of the paper. "No matter the place, habitat or species, habitat fragmentation has large effects, which grow worse over time." ..."It's no secret that the world's forests are shrinking, so we asked about the effects of this habitat loss and fragmentation on the remaining forests," said Nick Haddad, a biologist at North Carolina State University and corresponding author of the paper. "The results were astounding," he said. "Nearly 20 percent of the world's remaining forests are the distance of a football field--or about 100 meters--away from forest edges. Seventy percent of forest lands are within a half-mile of forest edges. That means almost no forests can really be considered wilderness." ..."The initial effects were unsurprising," Haddad said. "But I was blown away by the fact that these negative effects became even more negative with time. Some results showed a 50 percent or higher decline in plant and animal species over an average of just 20 years. ...Haddad points to some possible ways of mitigating the effects of fragmentation: conserving and maintaining larger areas of habitat; using landscape corridors, or connected fragments that are effective in maintaining higher biodiversity and better ecosystem function; increasing agricultural efficiency; and focusing on urban design efficiencies. "Ultimately, habitat fragmentation has harmful effects that will also hurt people," said Haddad. "This study is a wake-up call to how much we're affecting ecosystems--including areas we think we're conserving."... http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=134468&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1.
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2013 Congregation Beth Shalom Softball Team
Come Join the Men's Club for the 2014 season of our North Shore Inter-Synaogue 12" Softball league. We need players and cheerleaders, so please participate by either joining the team or coming to the games to cheer us on! Our schedule can be found here. For additional information, please contact Scott Rogoff at [email protected]


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Clara Shih
Clara Shih
CEO and founder, Hearsay Systems Inc.
In the mid-2000s, Clara Shih developed an application that helps businesses manage and develop insights from social media connections. The financial industry took notice.
"Financial advisers and financial firms begged us to create a compliant version," she said.
As a result, Ms. Shih became the founding CEO of Hearsay Social in 2009. The company has recently rebranded itself as Hearsay Systems Inc. and it provides additional services for developing compliant websites and compliant text messaging.
"Advisers were viewing social media as a regulatory problem, but we saw it as a business opportunity," Ms. Shih said. "On a basic level, we enabled them to establish a digital presence on any channel. We were able to connect the dots and give them a 360-degree view of their clients and what matters to them."
The application has been adopted by about 150,000 users in 22 countries, primarily from wirehouses and large broker-dealers, she said.
Ms. Shih, 34, earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science at Stanford University. She also earned a master's in internet studies at the University of Oxford.
Her creative thinking doesn't stop at her company. Ms. Shih has been on the Starbucks Corp. board of directors since December 2011, and she also works to empower young women through her involvement with Girls Inc. She serves as a mentor, donor, guest speaker and organizational adviser.
"Girls are the world's most untapped resource and undervalued community," she said.
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Best Kept Secret gave us a One Night Stand 😉
It doesn't matter if you're 16 years old or 70 years old, Best Kept Secret will sure make you groove to their music one way or the other. The Bangalore based band known for their unique style of music which hints on Rock, Disco, Blues, Pop and a whole lotta of Electronica, recently took to stage to entice their fans at Hard Rock Cafe, Bangalore.
They make us dance and scream, jump and sing. Hardwired to entertain they sure did surprise us by singing some of their originals.
"We like twisting stuff you've heard before and writing songs you haven't."
says the band lead singer and heart throb Behram Siganporia.
Needless to say the crown swayed and rejoiced to their music like never before with sing alongs and call and responses. They are sure to take stage sooner than you think, so if you missed this one, fret not, the famous four will be back again to have you dance, sing, scream and jump.
Some of their other note worthy performances includes TCS World 10k Marathon 2013 and 2014, Bengaluru International Midnight Marathon 2012, 2013, 2014, IPL After Parties 2012, 2013 and 2014, Royal Challenger's Bangalore Party along with South African Captain AB Deviliers and Bangalore Derby 2014.


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Financial Reports: How to Read the Statement of Cash Flows for Financing Activities
Companies can't always raise all the cash they need from their day-to-day operations. Financing activities listed on financial reports are another means of generating cash. Any cash raised through activities that don't include day-to-day operations appears in the financing section of the statement of cash flows.
Issuing stock
When a company first sells its shares of stock, it shows the money it raises in the financing section of the statement of cash flows. The first time a company sells shares of stock to the general public, this sale is called an initial public offering. Whenever a company decides to sell additional shares to raise capital, all additional sales of stock are called secondary public offerings.
Usually, when companies decide to do a secondary public offering, they do so to raise cash for a specific project or group of projects that they can't fund by ongoing operations.
The financial department must determine whether it wants to raise funds for these new projects by borrowing money (new debt) or by issuing stock (new equity). If the company already has a great deal of debt and finds that borrowing more is difficult, it may try to sell additional shares to cover the shortfall.
Buying back stock
Sometimes you see a line item in the financing section indicating that a company has bought back its stock. Most often, companies that announce a stock buyback are trying to accomplish one of two goals:
Increase the market price of their stock. (If companies buy back their stock, fewer shares remain on the market, thus raising the value of shares still available for purchase.)
Meet internal obligations regarding employee stock options, which guarantee employees the opportunity to buy shares of stock at a price that's usually below the price outsiders must pay for the stock.
Sometimes a company buys back stock with the intention of going private. In this case, company executives and the board of directors decide that they no longer want to operate under the watchful eyes of investors and the government. Instead, they prefer to operate under a veil of privacy and not to have to worry about satisfying so many company outsiders.
For many firms, an announcement that they're buying back stock is an indication that they're doing well financially and that the executives believe in their company's growth prospects for the future. Because buybacks reduce the number of outstanding shares, a company can make its per-share numbers look better even though a fundamental change hasn't occurred in the business's operations.
If you see a big jump in earnings per share, look for an indication of stock buyback in the financing activities section of the statement of cash flows.
Whenever a company pays dividends, it shows the amount paid to shareholders in the financing activities section. Companies aren't required to pay dividends each year, but they rarely stop paying dividends after the shareholders have gotten used to their dividend checks.
If a company retrenches on its decision to pay dividends, the market price of the stock is sure to tumble. The company's decision not to pay dividends after paying them in the previous quarter or previous year usually indicates that it's having problems, and it raises a huge red flag on Wall Street.
New debt
When a company borrows money for the long term, this new debt also appears in the financing activities section. This type of new debt includes the issuance of bonds, notes, or other forms of long-term financing, such as a mortgage on a building.
When you read the statement of cash flows and see that the company has taken on new debt, be sure to look for explanations in the management's discussion and analysis and the notes to the financial statements about how the company is using this debt.
Paying off debt
Debt payoff is usually a good sign, often indicating that the company is doing well. However, it may also be an indication that the company is simply rolling over existing debt into another type of debt instrument.
If you see that the company paid off one debt and took on another debt that costs about the same amount of money, it likely indicates that the firm simply refinanced the original debt. Ideally, that refinancing involves lowering the company's interest expenses. Look for a full explanation of the debt payoff in the notes to the financial statements.