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Family Pigeons, Doves (Columbidae)
White-eared Brown-dove (Phapitreron leucotis)
Columba leucotis
Temminck, 1823,
Manila, Luzon, Philippine Islands.
Hitherto considered the nominate subspecies of a widespread polytypic species, but, in light of a recent review#R and further assessment of the morphological evidence, P. leucotis, P. nigrorum and P. brevirostris are here separated at species level on the following grounds. P. nigrorum differs from P. leucotis in its buffy (not vinous-russet) throat (1); buffy (not white) subcilial streak (2); brownish-grey (not pale grey) forecrown shading to greenish (not bronzy-russet) hindcrown and greener, less pinkish mantle and neck-sides (2); and smaller size (effect size for wing 2.02, score 2). It differs from P. brevirostris in its buffy (not whitish) throat (1); buffy (not white) subcilial streak (2); brownish-grey (not strong buffy-white) forecrown shading to greenish (not pinkish) hindcrown and greener, much less pinkish mantle and neck sides, weaker metallic blue centre of mantle (3); and larger size (effect size for tail 1.84, score 1). P. brevirostris differs from P. leucotis in its buffy-whitish (not vinous-russet) throat (2); strong buffy-white (not pale grey) forecrown (1); strong pink (not bronzy-russet) on hindneck, pinker tinge on neck sides and breast, with stronger metallic blue centre of mantle (2); and shorter bill (effect size 3.07, score 2). Monotypic.
N Philippines: Luzon, Polillo, Alabat, Catanduanes, Lubang, Verde, Mindoro and Marinduque.
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I have completed my 200 hours Yoga Teacher Training with Arhanta Yoga this week and I'm extremely grateful for the experiences and the achievements I have made during the intensive course.
As some of you have already followed my journey on instagram, you may have noticed that it has been a very transforming time for me.
During the 4 weeks I have earned so much more than just a certificate saying "you're allowed to teach yoga anywhere in the world now". It was an experience with a lot of ups, but also downs, opening my eyes in many ways and revealed
Due to the fully packed daily schedule, I didn't have time to sit down and write a blog post. I was rather busy with studying and dealing with myself. Therefore, I'm more than happy to finally share my first impressions.
In the following I'm going to explain how my everyday life looked like during the 26 days of being in an ashram to become a yoga teacher. Take your time, it's a little longer than expected, but definitely worth the read :-).
Thanks for being part of my journey. I will share more (perceptions, emotions, struggles, learnings) about the course in the next days.
What is a Yoga Teacher Training?
I did a 200 hour Hatha Yoga (classical yoga) intensive course in Khajuraho, India. I was trained in asana (yoga postures), how to teach hatha yoga (teaching skills), meditation, pranayama, anatomy, yoga & vedic philosophy, basics in ayurveda, how to build up a yoga business, and chanting.
What is Arhanta Yoga?
A company from the Netherlands offering 4 yoga courses a year in India :-).
Arhanta also means mastering the 5 senses.
What is an ashram? And how does Arhanta Yoga put it into practice?
In India in ancient times, the tradition was for students to live, work and study with their teacher. This is called the Gurukula system ('guru' meaning teacher; 'kula' is family).
The Arhanta Yoga Teacher Training Course follows the same ancient model.
The course is an intensive four weeks program.
Please remember 100% attendance is essential for the successful completion of the course.
This is a practical as well as experiential course; theory gives you understanding to practice, and practice gives meaning to theory. (taken from the Arhanta manual)
How does the ashram look like?
The ashram is somewhere in nowhere. There are guards 24/7. It's very quiet. It might seem like a prison as there are small fences around the big "campus", but it's more than safe and definitely extremely beautiful. Let me show you some pictures:
Where did you sleep?
I shared a double room for 26 days with someone I've never met before and it worked out perfectly. Everything is basic and minimalistic. Pictures will show more:
What was special about this place concerning the structure?
Definitely the rules. In case you're interested, go ahead:
What was your daily schedule?
Okay, let's get started.
5:15 h – 5:45 h Wake up
Getting ready, doing oil pulling with coconut oil, getting dressed in our uniform, making the bed (at least for the first 3 weeks, I tried really hard to keep this as a habit, but hmm…), brushing teeth, grabbing my yoga mat & meditation cushion and head out for the small hall to be IN TIME.
Side note: in time in an ashram means, if you're not in the room 15 minutes before the class starts, you're already late.
6:00 h – 7:00 h Meditation & Breathing Exercises
For all the yogis this means starting with Kapal Bhati, Anolum Vilom, etc. At some point bumble bee was introduced to us, so we also had a little entertainment here. Also, we were introduced to different pranayamas.
For all non yogis: We were taught different breathing exercises and started with short meditations. We were told that by the end of the class we could sit still for 25 minutes without moving. In the beginning inconceivable, in the end a normal routine.
7:15 h – 7:45 h Breakfast
In complete silence. Always warm, unsweetened breakfast with 2 bananas and tea.
The time in between breakfast and the first lecture was mostly used for further studying.
8:45 h – 11:15 h Lecture: How To Teach
In this class we were taught how to teach asanas and warm up exercises. Therefore, we learned the methodology and techniques to teach and and correct asanas. Also, we were taught important aspects, such as environment settings in a class (mat settings, music; yes or no, how to welcome a student, etc.).
In the first week it was basically only sitting in the classroom, listen, and make looooots of notes. The second week started with teaching our first class. Every day it got more difficult. First, you only give instructions. Then you also have to watch the timing (very important in yoga!). Then you have to correct your students. Then you have to give Sanskrit names to all poses (i.e. sun salutation is surya namaskar).
Side note: Sanskrit is a language of ancient India. All yoga scripts are written in Sanskrit.
And finally, you have to teach 90 minutes in perfect sequencing. That's the exact moment when you feel ready to teach and you're excited to take the exam to officially become a yoga teacher.
11:30 h – 12:00 h Lunch
In complete silence. Food with a little spices, rotti, and herbs plus a salad.
12:00 h – 12:45 h Karma Yoga
Selfless duty is one part of yoga. According to Swami Sivananda: "… Karma yoga is essentiell for building concentration and will-power. Service purifies the mind and makes us realize the oneness of all."
Side note: Swami Sivananda was a Hindu spiritual teacher and a proponent of Yoga and Vedanta.
Together with 6 other people, I was responsible to clean the small hall in which we had almost all lectures. Other students cleaned the pathways, took pictures (as we were not allowed), did gardening, were responsible for ensuring the attendance, etc.
13:00 h – 14:45 h Lecture: Yoga Philosophy / Anatomy
The main lecture explains the vedic principles, philosophical knowledge of yoga and important facts about anatomy.
15:00 h – 17:00 h Class: Asana (Yoga)
This class was a perfect opportunity to improve the own asana practice. We learned how to do advanced yoga postures, as well as variations of asanas.
17:15 h – 17:45 h Dinner
During dinner we were allowed to talk. For dessert we always had some fruits.
18:00 h – 18:45 h Wifi/ spare time
The only time during the day which allowed you to take some time off. I mostly took a (cold) shower, checked if internet was available, listened to some music, had nice conversations or just relaxed for 45 mins.
19:00 h – 19:30 h Evening program / self study
The evening program was not daily, but they always changed the program. So sometimes we did chanting (singing), sometimes we had another lecture (about life topics or ayurveda), sometimes we had a yoga nidra class (sleeping yoga), and most of the time we studied :-).
19:30 h – 20:00 h Tea
A little time to have nice and meaningful conversations.
20:00 h – 21:30 h study time
There was a lot to study. However, I never felt like I HAD to do it. It was more like I WANT to do it. So it was not a force to study at all. Though, I must say it took a lot of discipline as our brain was already working for 14 hours by that time. It was never easy, but it was worth the effort.
21:30 h Lights out = sleeping
Mind and body were definitely tired after the above described days. No struggle to fall asleep at all! Also, knowing that the alarm is going to ring at 5:15 am again made you want to sleep as soon as possible.
Sunday = day off
The only day we could take a break from our strict schedule. Mostly we used the opportunity to go to Khajuraho town to eat (a looot), buy nuts (as sweets were prohibited at the ashram), or get a relaxing massage at the health temple.
Again, I'm more than grateful that I had the opportunity to stay at this special place for a month. It's a place where a lot of transformation took place.
I'm going to share more very soon. In case you have any questions, ask! I can highly recommend this course (and its absolutely passionate teachers) if you're interested in learning more about yoga and the philosophy.

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Begelton played nine games for the Stamps and had 22 catches for 304 yards and one touchdown as well as two special-teams tackles. The Lamar University product had NFL tryouts with the Atlanta Falcons and Oakland Raiders before signing with Calgary.
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Introducing Carl Jørn who'll be showing us some oldies but goodies (which I'll most likely hate :-)):
Ivan is playing crappy guitar and I am afraid that he'll start singing within the next hour. Yesterday I got kicked out of an imiginary high school band but I will appear on the next ONBC single when they introduce their new dirtrock image to the world. Since I am an old bitter man and haven't heard of 95% of the bands at this years festival I will be posting some of the stuff I know something about. Terribly unhip, but quality stuff all the way. ..
yes... he started singing, more wine please. NOW.
Hello. First up. The coolest band on earth intil February 1994:
(editor's note: I remember living with CJ and doing the dishes on Saturdays while listening to music. Mostly "Screamadelica", but sometimes Manic Street Preachers too. I didn't like it then, and I still don't).
Why noone liked this band is a huge mystery to me. They might overdo the tacky casio rythmbox, but if you can summon the strength and actually listen to the lyrics there is loads to discover:
(editor's note: not quite a mystery to me :-)) (guest writers note. He never summoned the strength...wimp):
Just because you're a good person, have our empathy and deserve this
(editor's note: I actually like this one!)
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Sunday, June 29, 2008
Video, video...
Funky stuff from our trip:
And it's been a lazy Sunday, but now I'm off to watch the finals and have a beer or two.
And it's been a lazy Sunday, but now I'm off to watch the finals and have a beer or two.
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Saturday, June 21, 2008
Hell yeah, the Netherlands are out, thank the lord. And if Italy can't win, which they probably can't, then please let it be Russia. Oh, and because I really dislike Dutch players, here's the best game ever:-):
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Friday, June 20, 2008
Recording, meetings and football...
Rather eventful week. Firstly, the recording weekend was amazing. We recorded a noisy bubblegum-pop song (the drums and one of the guitars recorded outside) and a most beautiful/corny latino-indie anthem. And we went to the beach, ate fish, drank beer and wine and generally just had fun. Pictures + a video to come soonish :-).
And on Monday I met Somedayashtrays-Sara and Simon from Zvook Mescalin for a beer at Café Runddelen. And yesterday we recorded some.
AND ITALY! Yes, they're in the next round (where, unfortunately, without Gattuso and Pirlo I'm afraid they'll get smashed by Spain, but then again Toni owes a goal or 16 :-)).
And on Monday I met Somedayashtrays-Sara and Simon from Zvook Mescalin for a beer at Café Runddelen. And yesterday we recorded some.
AND ITALY! Yes, they're in the next round (where, unfortunately, without Gattuso and Pirlo I'm afraid they'll get smashed by Spain, but then again Toni owes a goal or 16 :-)).
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Something's finally going my way in the Championships! And tomorrow we're going to Helgenæs (whereever the hell that is) to record. And this is what I really like about the British media; articles as this one. And starting to look forward to Roskilde (I think this will be great):
Especially since Ms. John Soda in 2006 was absolutely amazing!
Especially since Ms. John Soda in 2006 was absolutely amazing!
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
In the country...
Finally got over the weekend. And we're going to the countryside on Friday to record, drink beer and record some more. And aaaaargh, hate the European Championships already, goddammit, I want Donadoni out of office and a more efficient team on the field. And I miss Cannavaro! And Totti!:
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Sunday, June 8, 2008
Vesterbro Festival etc. etc.
Busy weekend. But highlights: finally meeting Morten from Hits in the car :-) / Cody (the best band in Denmark, if you ask me, goddamn, it's beautiful!) / and I rather enjoyed Bodebrixen too / arranging the first session with Simon from Zvook Mescalin for our new italo disco / shoegaze / whatever band / The Zvook concert was incredibly cool as well / Oh, and Line from Monkey Cup Dress will be singing some in our new and not yet named band too (and what I saw of them was cool, but I got some nasty hiccups, so I went home and slept) / Tremolo Beer Gut at Kaffe & Vinyl was also very nice (and the DJ played "Der Goldene Reiter", so everything was just just peachy) / And DJ'ing at Ideal bar was fun, when we started at 11 there was litterally 0 there, but at 2 the place was packed, and I actually managed to get people to dance to this song:
And now, Germany-Poland, white wine and SLEEP!!!
And now, Germany-Poland, white wine and SLEEP!!!
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Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Not quite xmas...
But the fact that Mogwai will be playing Roskilde reminded me of a trip to Amsterdam in 1999. It included a long bus trip with a rather cute girl, lots of beer, a punk party in an abandoned hospital and eating herring on toast. And buying this (in the original EP version):
Damn, I'm looking forward to Roskilde!
Damn, I'm looking forward to Roskilde!
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"In 2001 I bought a few envelopes containing negatives at a flea market in Barcelona, Spain," writes Tom Sponheim. "When I got back to the US, I scanned the negatives and discovered that the photos were taken by a very talented photographer."
Tom issued a request: "Can you help me identify the people in the photos and the name of the photographer?"
Tom's search paid dividends.
Begoña Fernández found Tom's Facebook page on which the album is featured and got to work. She identified the school in some of the images. Looking through the archives at the Agrupació Fotográfica de Catalunya (AFC), Begoña found a photo from Tom's collection in a 1962 article on the IV Provincial Photography Contest. Captioned Fervor (below), the picture of a woman deep in prayer had claimed fourth place in a 1961 competition. The photographer was Milagros Caturla.
Begoña Fernández reveals more of her investigation in an article from 24/03/2017. A photograph collector and shopper at Barcelona's Els Encants flea, Begoña came upon Tom's find via friends who alerted her to the photos.
She quickly identified the school as Carmen Tronchoni, known locally as Els Tres Pins. A search for the school in old newspapers turned up a November 4 1961 article in La Vanguardia. It told of a photography contest. But she could find no word on the winners. Begoña went to the archives of the Agrupació Fotográfica de Catalunya. There, in the AFC's March 1962 magazine, she spotted "Fervor", Milagros Caturla's winning entry.
Milagros Caturla Soriano was born in Barcelona on March 9, 1920, the seventh of ten children. She qualified as a teacher in 1940, but did not work as such. She studied dressmaking and ran a dressmaker's shop at her parents' home.
On October 26, 1957, she became a member of the AFC.
She died single and without children on March 28, 2008 in Sant Cugat del Vallés.
The woman who kept a darkroom in her Barcelona flat, left behind another legacy, a set of images that show her talent for putting people at ease and capturing a fleeting moment. Her photographs are sublime.
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Geopolitical, trade tensions fuel Singapore's safe haven status
Banks report brisk second quarter despite country's economic slowdown as wealth management business helps drive growth
With no end in sight to the ongoing social unrest in Hong Kong, Trump intransigence in the US-China trade talks, and the UK heading for a Boris Johnson-led no deal Brexit, more assets could find their way to Southeast Asia's wealth management hub.
For the second quarter of this year, Singapore's economy put in a lackluster performance, raising fears that the trio of local lenders will face a challenging business environment in the second half of the year. But the robust wealth management segment looks set to withstand the turbulence.
Singaporean banks DBS, OCBC and UOB topped analysts' estimates following their respective second quarter results. Despite the domestic slowdown, all three claim that their earnings diversity and strong capital resources will bolster them for the challenges ahead.
DBS group reported a net profit of S$1.6 billion (US$1.16 billion) for the three-month period up to June 30, a lift of 17% compared to S$1.37 billion for the same period a year earlier.
DBS' consumer banking and wealth management's first-half total income rose 15% from a year ago to a new high of S$3.17 billion.
Income for the wealth management customer segment rose 17% to a new high of S$1.56 billion while assets under management expanded 8% to S$234 billion.
DBS calculates its wealth figures by including the mass affluent offering known as Treasures, together with its high net worth and ultra-high net worth Treasures Private Client and Private Bank business units.
OCBC reported a 6% rise in net profit after tax to a new high of S$2.45 billion for the first half of 2019.
For the second quarter ended June 30, net profit increased 1% to S$1.22 billion from S$1.21 billion for the same period a year ago.
The group's overall income from wealth management activities, comprising income from insurance, private banking, asset management, stockbroking and other wealth management products, rose 12% to S$1.67 billion, from S$1.49 billion a year ago.
The wealth management franchise contributed 32% to the group's total income compared with 31% in the first half of 2018.
Assets under management at Bank of Singapore increased 9% year-on-year, underpinned by continued net new money inflows, to a new high of US$111 billion (S$151 billion) as of June 30.
The smallest of the three banks UOB posted an 8 percent year-on-year growth in net profit of S$1.17 billion for its second quarter.
UOB does not provide a detailed breakdown specific to its wealth management unit including it instead under the umbrella of its group retail unit.
According to the bank group, retail registered 7% income growth to S$2.07 billion. Income from high affluent customers increased 9% year-on-year. While assets under management of this segment expanded by 9% to S$118 billion, of which close to 60% was from overseas customers across UOB's network of wealth management centres in Southeast Asia.
Yet while assets under management are swelling, revenues are not expected to necessarily track them as wealthy clients adopt a wait-and-see posture or hunker down until geopolitical issues abate. And that is unlikely to be a short-term position.
However, building bigger asset bases is a positive for the "local" banks and Singapore as a wealth hub servicing wealthy clients. The buildup may be coming at a price to the larger international banks or the smaller boutique private banks.
Conversely of course, international wealth managers who can book assets in several global finance hubs are also potential beneficiaries of the anxiety now hanging over Hong Kong.
However, all three CEOs of Singapore's banks have stated publicly that they have yet to see strong evidence of an upsurge of inflows of capital from Hong Kong.
While their domestic business matures, all three Singapore banks have used the past couple of years to diversify their wealth management catchment area.
Addressing the media in Singapore last week, OCBC chief Samuel Tsien emphasized that the Bank of Singapore, OCBC's private banking arm, is now a fully-fledged international wealth management business and not purely an Asian-focused business.
In April this year, his bank launched a Luxembourg-based wealth management subsidiary and a London branch aimed at ultra-high net worth individuals in Europe. This followed an expansion of its operations in the Middle East.
Tsien also said that with the bank in a strong cash position, any business opportunities that matched the bank's aims in core business and core countries would be considered.
Bank of Singapore was formed after OCBC snapped up ING's Asian Private Banking business in 2009 for US$1.5 billion.
In 2016 Bank of Singapore acquired the Asian business units of Barclays Wealth and has continued to grow its international coverage.
Likewise the city state's largest lender DBS, while emphasizing organic growth is its preference, has bulked up on assets through acquiring international wealth units.
In 2014, DBS bought the Asian private banking business of Societe Generale in Singapore and Hong Kong, as well as selected parts of its trust business.
This was followed by the acquisition of ANZ's wealth management and retail banking business in five markets in Singapore, Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan and Indonesia in 2018.
UOB meanwhile has adopted a different strategy from its counterparts for its wealth management push, preferring to go for organic regional growth.
The bank, which is also calculating on more growth from its ASEAN markets, is utilizing its SME and commercial banking units to cross-sell investment products to existing customers.
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"My name is Diane from _[couldn't make it out]_, a dating service for single people. Would you be interested in hearing more about our services?"
"Uhm. I'm married."
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"Nope. My wife's married, too."
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The strangest thing is that the call was made to my _cellular_ phone.


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From the day we are born, our thought patterns are shaped by the people around us. In the early years it's our parents. As we grow it is life experiences and the people we meet. No matter who or what has influenced us, society and its standards have influenced them.
Every day we are bombarded with opinions and expectations. Positive affirmations are the usual reward for living up to societal standards. Step out of the normal life progression that society has deemed right, and negative opinions are offered freely.
By default, then, going with the flow is the easiest path to follow.
While there are some people that do live by the "beat of their own drum", most people fall into the trap of just going with the flow. We fall in line and we don't question it. It tends to look something like this:
We graduate from high school and do one of three things: We either go to college, go to the military or we go to work.
Along the way you're going to meet that special someone and fall in love, get married, and have a family.
As the kids get older, at some point around age 45, you're going to look up and say "Retirement is only 20 years away. I can do this. I can make it."
At age 65 hopefully you still have your health. You may have 10 good years of freedom left to do the things you always wanted to do.
By age 75, most people start slowing down drastically. They find that retirement isn't the fun and active adventure working on the bucket list they had pictured, but a much slower paced lifestyle. They turn on the television or sit at home waiting for the next visit from their grandchildren, whenever that may be.
For some that path leads to a happy, fulfilling life. The falling in love and having a family and experiencing your children growing up are certainly filled with excitement. Then around 45 more of our focus turns towards retirement, the time and freedom to do what we want to do. We assume that to be 65. Our financial advisors, accountants, and our friends and family readily reinforce that assumption.
Too often we are limited in life because of assumptions.
For others, like myself, we want to find time and freedom sooner than the "assumed" age.
Listen, there are forces that push against you retiring early.
There will be naysayers around you that will have a hard time thinking outside of societal norms and will be quick to offer their pessimistic view.
Not to mention… the government doesn't want you retiring earlier because they want you working so that you can pay taxes, keep contributing to social security, and be so busy at work that you're not paying attention to what they are up to. Financial institutions are not helping either. I worked as a financial advisor for 24 years and not one time in my career did any firm or manager say to me "Let's help people get retired earlier." Investment firms want you working until you're 65 because the more you work, the more money you save. The more you save, the more you have available for them to invest. The more you have them invest, the more profits are generated by these firms for themselves. That's their business model.
So, if you're not going to get any assistance on retiring early from the government, financial institutions, or society, it's up to you to start thinking differently.
First of all, you have to start thinking independently and for yourself. You're going to fight an uphill battle in your brain. For the last 40 to 50 years, we've been conditioned to think retirement is at 65 or 70 years old and beyond. You've been told that you have to have a million dollars in order to retire. It's up to you to break this mindset and explore the possibilities of retiring early.
Secondly, you've lived your life taking the straight road. Perhaps it's time to start making some left and right turns.
You have one chance at life. This is it.
Listen, I grew up in a funeral home and death can happen at any age. I know my time is running out and so is yours. Start your adventure today.
Don't let your life experiences and the opinions of others and your conditioned brain hold you back from getting your freedom earlier. Break through and explore the possibilities of seizing your freedom.
I'm not saying that everyone can retire early today. However, if you start exploring it now, and put together some strategy, there is a good chance you can at least shave off several years from what you have set in your mind as your planned retirement date.
Free your mind to seize your freedom.
It all starts in the six inches between your ears.
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Diane Keaton?[edit]
The article about Diane Keaton states that she was raised as a Methodist, and became agnostic/atheist. It has no indication that she was ever Catholic. Shouldn't that entry be removed from the list? 18.104.22.168 02:50, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
William Donovan[edit]
William Donovan, Medal of Honor recipient and head of the World War II Office of Strategic Services should be added to this list. His Catholic faith was a prominent element in both his upbringing and adult life and he was recognized for service to the Vatican. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.108.40.206 (talk) 20:48, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
Deletion of this category[edit]
The vast majority of articles listed here and in the Catholic sub-categories give no source for religious practice or belief as an adult; many articles under these categories do not mention religion in the text at all. This is a contravention of basic wikipedia policy on sourcing, Wikipedia:Citing sources. It also goes against WP:BLP.
BLP also states "Categories regarding religious beliefs ... should not be used unless the subject has publicly self-identified with the belief ... in question; and the subject's beliefs ... are relevant to his notable activities or public life, according to reliable published sources." The personal faith of 99% of the people in this category is not notable in their public activities. I therefore would strongly urge deletion of these inaccurate categories that deeply compromises Wikipedia's attempts at factual representation. Span (talk) 05:33, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
- It is ambiguous what you are asking for. If you are encouraging the removal of the category from the articles where sufficient documentation is missing I very much concur, however, if you want the category itself to be deleted I think you are attacking the problem in the wrong manner. __meco (talk) 07:22, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
I don't think Span is asking for deletion of the category, although he/she can clarify as needed. I am slowly removing the instances of categories in articles in which there is no sourcing or inadequate sourcing that the person self-identifies with Catholicism as an adult. My personal opinion (and this is certainly debatable) is that there is no clear line between whether some public figures are notable for their faith. WP:V and WP:RS generally are clear about sourcing a person's Catholicism, but WP:BLPCAT gives very little description about what is "relevant to his notable activities". My view is that often will have to be decided on a case-by-case basis. Public figures, such as movie stars, sometimes are public about their beliefs (not just religious). For example Sean Penn is categorized under "American anti-Iraq War activists" and justifiably so in my opinion. I don't think we have to restrict the Catholic category to people who are known only for their association with Catholicism, such as clergy. My opinion is that is far too restrictive. But I'm curious what others think. Thanks. Cresix (talk) 16:19, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
- I agree with Span that this category "compromises Wikipedia's attempts at factual representation". Some of the designations of Catholics seem to be based on their being a graduate of a Catholic school, even though many Catholic-school graduates are not Catholic. One option would be to retain the category, but limits its members to people who self-identify as a Catholic, based on cited sources. For example, many baptized Catholics later stop practicing Catholicism and no longer dentify themselves as "Catholic". Eagle4000 (talk) 17:24, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
- That's already the case, as stated in WP:BLPCAT, which is why I'm removing the cat from articles with no sourcing that the person self-identifies as Catholic as an adult. I think the point of disagreement is how notable the person's Catholicism needs to be (such as Brooke Shields). Cresix (talk) 17:39, 10 October 2010 (UTC)
There are several points here. Of the many thousands of articles under Catholic and other religious categories and sub-categories, virtually none have any sourcing. Those that do - usually because they were challenged on it - give references for a religious upbringing, not adult practice. Of evidence for adult religious practice (when pressed) sources are often found religious magazines like The Watchtower or from non RS sites such as blogs.
In addition, almost none of the cases of religious reference in the articles are up held by WP:BLPCAT which states "Categories regarding religious beliefs and sexual orientation should not be used unless the subject has publicly self-identified with the belief or orientation in question; and the subject's beliefs or sexual orientation are relevant to their notable activities or public life, according to reliable published sources." The default position of Wikipedia is clearly not to not add this info in respect of individual's privacy unless there is clear public relevance (which there very rarely is). What we are stating to see a spate of additions like this "Gruffudd's parents are committed Christians" and this: "the Braxton children were raised in a strict religious household". It seems clear that there are editors out there on a mission to add religious categories come what may.
I am not necessarily suggesting category deletion. I am saying that we have a situation where 99% of these articles are either miscategorised and misusing religious information under BLPCAT. This seems to me to throw significant doubt on the efficacy of the category / categories themselves. It is representing, wholesale, inaccurate information. I don't think a case by case wade through each article will address this flaw. Span (talk) 00:49, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
- I certainly agree that there is a very serious problem with appropriate sourcing. I've removed hundreds myself (sometimes with some good faith resistance until I point out WP:BLPCAT), and probably will remove hundreds more over the next few months. And I agree that many of the examples are utterly absurd; apparently some editors have added the category based solely on whether someone attended Catholic school, or are good friends with a Catholic priest, or even if their last name sounds Italian.
As I've stated, however, I believe there is a gray areas regarding whether a person's self-identified faith is notable for that person. I don't think there are clear balck-and-white distinctions in some cases. That, of course, is just my opinion, and it is an opinion for anyone who comments here because WP:BLPCAT provides almost no guidance on that issue. It may be a worthwhile endeavor to try to hammer out some more specific guidelines for this issue at the talk page for WP:BLP. I suspect your 99% figure is probably an overestimate, although I have no idea what the actual percentage would be. Thanks. Cresix (talk) 01:08, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
I agree 99% is too high an estimation. Perhaps one of the issues here is that editors are not used to giving sources for categories. The other seems to be that some get very heated about defending the Catholic constituency and see it as an attack on their religion. They then enter into a crusade. Cresix, is it proving successful to remove categories from articles one by one? Do they not just pop back up on the article like burnt toast? Maybe I'm missing something. I agree WP:BLPCAT needs more clarification. Best wishes Span (talk) 00:28, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
- So far not many have popped back up, and the great majority that have were made by editors who fully understood after I gave them a detailed explanation. I have created my own template (not a warning template, just a message) for explaining this to editors who restore the category, which has helped things to go quite smoothly. I think many of the improperly sourced categories were added long ago, then some of the crusaders drop out and others drop in. I hope (and think) over time we will get a handle on this problem, but it will take time, especially if we go beyond the Catholic category and work on other denominations or religions. Cresix (talk) 00:53, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
Eugene McCarthy[edit]
I don't think Eugene McCarthy died as a Catholic. I think that he's buried in an Episcopal cemetary and I think he converted to Episcopalianism.2602:30A:2C52:C170:7D75:C42F:69FA:5D8E (talk) 18:07, 4 June 2016 (UTC)


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Currently the Order MRR and Order Quantity objects do not exist together in any report type, you have to run both those report types singularly and then export to Excel and do a Vlookup to get the data in one table, which is a huge pain. We have business cases where we often want to look at these together - for example we want to know not only that someone downgrades $100 in MRR but also see that the downgrade was for 2 units. We report on both units gained/lost as well as revenue gained/lost and in pretty much all of our reporting need these two things together. Seems like it would be easy for you to pull these into one report type as the data is all there already, you just need a report that includes both objects. ... View more
Status: Under Consideration Submitted on 01-28-2016 11:07 PM Submitted by Zuora-Support on 01-28-2016 11:07 PM
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Background We're a freemium SaaS business. Our business model offers a free version of our product with restrictions on performance, and our users can upgrade to one of four plans for more performance. We find that our customers regularly switch between higher and lower priced plans, sometimes more than once per month. What do we need? Basic SaaS reporting: Committed Monthly Recurring Revenue (or Net MRR) New MRR MRR Churn Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) (forecast) Average Revenue Per Account (ARPA) (incl. free) Average Revenue Per Paying User (ARPPU) Delta invoiced minus paid amounts (failed payments) Payment fees & refunds There are lots of canned reports in Zuora, which strangely almost all do not apply to us. Unfortunately, after being in contact with Zuora Support several times it turns out that most of this reporting is currently hard or impossible to do. Which is surprising, as we operate on a proven business model, so I'm sure we're not the only service out there using Zuora for (freemium) SaaS reporting. Proposal We propose to implement the following: Saas (freemium) reports, as listed above, out of the box A place in documentation for best practices from other (freemium) SaaS businesses using Zuora Could Product Management please comment on this ASAP? We're blocked on doing decent tracking for our business until this is resolved. Some sources: http://snip.ly/KoC7#https://chartmogul.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Ultimate-SaaS-Metrics-Cheat-Sheet-v1.1.pdf http://www.bvp.com/sites/default/files/bvps_10_laws_of_cloud_saas_winter_2010_release.pdf http://www.forentrepreneurs.com/saas-metrics/ http://www.forentrepreneurs.com/saas-metrics-2/ http://www.forentrepreneurs.com/saas-metrics-2-definitions/ http://www.forentrepreneurs.com/saas-dashboard/ http://www.forentrepreneurs.com/designing-startup-metrics-to-drive-successful-behavior/ https://docs.google.com/a/c9.io/spreadsheets/d/1XQDzoustLJkvJ2Uk0cGpXzWJbRhPWApyxu6e3Zs7ZXg/edit#gid=1074312018 https://opstarts.com/blog/tilting-a-smidge-understanding-the-numbers/ ... View more
Status: Coming Soon Submitted on 01-13-2016 11:26 AM Submitted by Zuora-Support on 01-13-2016 11:26 AM
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Status: New Idea Submitted on 05-23-2017 09:35 AM Submitted by vgibilisco on 05-23-2017 09:35 AM
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Status: Coming Soon Submitted on 01-13-2016 11:26 AM Submitted by Zuora-Support on 01-13-2016 11:26 AM
Feature Request: Include Discounts in MRR report and as a field in Data Sources Reference Number: DE7412/PMT-393 Business Need: Some customers are trying to build KPI reports and Discounts should be included in those reports, however, in Zuora MRR report, there is no Discounts included and there is no Discounts field in Data Sources, so customers cannot export the data about Discounts. Now they are asking for the ability to include Discounts in those reports. ... View more
Hello! I often run reports to check for erreurs... and usually everything goes fine, and hence the reports just come empty. When errors do occur, the report lists the items I should double check or fix. Today, there's no way NOT to send empty reports... which in my situation would be useful... That's would be a good addition I believe, a checkbox 'Only send if no empty' r something similar... Thanx! -e ... View more
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Status: Under Consideration Submitted on 08-24-2016 03:00 PM Submitted by ashimshock on 08-24-2016 03:00 PM
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THE UN Office for Outer Space Affairs has chosen India as the host country for a space centre for the Asia-Pacific region. India was chosen over Malaysia, Thailand, Pakistan, China and Sri Lanka, countries, all of which had bid for the centre. India views the UN's decision as an acknowledgment of its prowess in space science and technology.
The centre will coordinate regional space technology programmes. It will also set up educational and research programmes in remote sensing, satellite communications, atmospheric sciences and meteorology.
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Around the world, a new year is welcomed with noise! Chinese drums, with drumsticks painted red for luck, highlight the U.S. Postal Service's 2014 Year of the Horse stamp, seventh in the Celebrating Lunar New Year series. The Year of the Horse begins on January 31, 2014, and ends on February 18, 2015.
Across many cultures, in the United States as elsewhere, the Lunar New Year is celebrated in various ways, often with parades and parties. Firecrackers are traditionally used to scare off evil spirits and welcome this time of renewed hope for the future. Lucky foods are eaten — kumquats, given as gifts. Festive lanterns, colored red for luck are common decorations at Lunar New Year celebrations, where they are frequently hung in rows.
The date of issue of this stamp will be declared soon by USPS. The stamp is so beautiful, a nice collectible item for all.
The Year of the Horse stamp is being issued as a Forever® stamp in self-adhesive sheets of 12. Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail® one-ounce rate.
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Date of Issue : October 1, 2013
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The winners of the PR Daily Media Relations Awards
These brands and agencies make working with the media look easy—even though you know it's anything but simple.
Pitching the media is no easy task—if it was easy, companies wouldn't hire PR departments and firms to do it.
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Norwegian Cruise Line
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Eastwick for Violin Memory
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KC Projects, LLC for Slice Pizza & Brew
M Booth for Unilever
RF|Binder for BAND-AID Brand
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Spirit AeroSystems
Honorable Mentions:
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MWW for Nikon, Inc.
Honorable Mentions:
Ad-diction for Autogermana MINI
Nemours Children's Hospital
Katz & Associates for The California Office of Traffic Safety
LoJack Corporation
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USA Swimming
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Thornton Communications for Proffitt-Dixon Partners
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Bankrate, Inc.
Donath Business & Media
Genesis and Peppercomm Strategic Communications for Steelcase
Northwestern Mutual
Wood Group
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Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Luna Media Group for World AIDS Institute and Timothy Ray Brown Foundation
Peel District School Board
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Riley Children's Foundation
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Cisco Systems
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Hanson Dodge Creative
Honorable Mentions:
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Hilton Hotels & Resorts
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National Restaurant Association
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MWW for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Sports Illustrated
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RF|Binder for BAND-AID Brand
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Vantage Communications for Life360
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Crosby-Volmer International Communications and CoreLogic Spatial Solutions
DuPont Pioneer
Edmonton Police Service
Goodwill Industries International
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Hilton Hotels & Resorts
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MWW for Nikon Inc.
Northwestern Mutual
RF|Binder for JOHNSON'S Baby Brand
The Nature Conservancy
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M Booth for The National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express
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Strategic America for Wendy's
Union Pacific Railroad
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It is universally known that YouTube is a portal where one can upload and find 4K contents that can keep him/her occupied. However, truly 4K resolution videos are still quite limited (or short of source), to say nothing of 4K movies. YouTube has failed to be counted as a genuine 4K movie site by far, since it has no full-length 4K movies available.
Are there any sites to watch or download 4K UHD movies? Exist there any 4K movie sites? Let's cut to the chase. Yes, there do. We already have about 200 4K blockbuster videos online, on different 4K-enabled film sites of the globe. Let's see on which sites we can watch and get 4K movies in full length.
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1. 4K Movie Site - Netflix
Netflix is the first stop for movie buffs in search of ultra definition contents. In July 2015, Netflix announced 14 new shows and films and revealed a launch schedule for upcoming 4K movies through to the end of 2016, including:
July 31, 2015: shows: Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp,
December 2015: A Very Murray Christmas, 'Docu-Comedy' Specials
March 2016: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend
Till the end of 2015, Netflix has swept into 9 4K movies and 4K TV shows at low 16 mbps bit rate.
Recommended 4K Movies and TV Shows on Netflix
• World War Z
• Daredevil
Availability and Price:
Netflix charges $11.99 a month for watching Ultra HD videos, the first month being free. You need an upgrade to the Premium Netflix plan, which is currently more per month than the standard plan.
Requirements: Built-in apps on your TV, a Roku 4, Nvidia Shield, Amazon Fire TV (latest model) or Tivo Bolt.
Note: Not all Netflix devices and apps allow 4k streaming. For free 4K movie streaming, you need to download a free Airplay-enabled app on your PC or Mac named 5KPlayer.
2. 4K Movie Site - Amazon Prime Instant Video
Not similar to Netflix, however, Amazon Prime Instant Video is only open to U.S citizens who are on the hunt for ultra-sharp videos. From 8 to 33 4K movies in total, together with some original Series and Shows, the selections in Amazon are growing at a faster pace than that in Netflix, and more upcoming native 4K productions are unveiled. They're also accumulating quite a collection of third party 4K movies and shows. It has plenty of 4K video in both paid and free varieties.
Recommended 4K Movies and TV Shows on Amazon Prime Instant Video
• Funny Girl
• Alpha House
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Amazon Instant Video: Purchase & Rental options of Amazon enable you to rent or buy movies for streaming or download. As with the subscription streaming options, they will use bandwidth to deliver your content to you. Once again, the bit rates are not as high as you'll find with physical media. So there comes a different thing called Amazon Instant Video, with 70 4K movies now, including Men in Black 3, Amazing Spider-Man 2, and American Hustle. Each of the 4K movies in Amazon costs $19.99 and up.
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Recommended 4K Movies and TV Shows on M-Go:
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• X-Men Days of Future Past
• The Wolverine
• Life of Pi
• Die Hard
Availability and Price:
It costs you at least $1 to rent a movie and $1.99 to rent a single episode of show on M-Go. Alternatively, you can buy a movie for $20 to $30. Plus, you need to pay $399 for a Samsung DVR player.
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Recommended 4K Movies and TV Shows on Ultraflix:
• RoboCop (1987)
• The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
• Interstellar
• IP Man
• Fargo
• Rocky
• World's Fastest Indian
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UltraFlix only charges for a small rental fee, and even the premium videos only cost $9.99 to rent. And through the app, some of the movies are free.
There are other channels you can get 4K UHD content, for example, through 4K content service (some with subscription to exclusive TV providers), namely, Comcast, Xfinity UHD APP, DirectTV, Dish 4K Joey, Sony FMP-X10 4K Media Player and Samsung UHD Video Pack.
YouTube scopes out with several free 4K videos, say, 10 Incredible 4K (Ultra HD) Videos, Eye of the Storm 4K Ultra HD, Awakening | New Zealand 4K/UHD, Tears of Steel - Sci-fi Short Film 4K HD and GoPro HERO4: The Adventure of Life in 4K.
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Rakuten TV has been carefully selected as the service for off-net transactional customers to continue enjoying their previously purchased films and TV programmes. The base, which is largely made up of customers who do not take TalkTalk broadband and TV, will be automatically moved to Rakuten TV. Off-net transactional users will be able to watch their purchased content through Rakuten TV where available and can purchase new content in 4K HDR across a number of compatible Smart TVs.
TalkTalk will continue to offer a great TV service to its broadband and TV subscribers who remain unaffected*. As such, customers will still be able to access all of their existing purchased content via their TalkTalk TV set top box, or through the TalkTalk TV app online, on iOS and Android enabled devices.
Customers affected will be contacted by TalkTalk TV ahead of their migration to Rakuten TV.
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TalkTalk launched its TV offering in 2012 and it quickly became Britain's fastest growing TV service. To date around 1.3 million customers, over a third of all TalkTalk homes, take TV from the value for money provider. As a result of a number of high profile content deals, TalkTalk TV viewers have access to both Sky Sports and BT Sport, Netflix, hit HBO shows such as Westworld Game of Thrones and blockbuster movies to rent and own from all major studios. www.talktalk.co.uk
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Are you wondering what the difference is between bipolar and bipolar depression disorder? If you are, then you are reading the right article. It provides very helpful facts about both of these conditions to help you make the right decision and get help.
You might start disliking yourself without any reason when you suffer from bipolar depression disorder. It is similar to basic bipolar disorder in that regard, as well as with respect to the sleeping problems that start to occur. However, it is critical that you do not confuse one for another because they are not the same.
Your mind becomes the home of all kinds of negative thoughts, which often include suicidal thoughts, when the disease you are suffering from is bipolar depression disorder. It is easy for you at this point to think it is actually bipolar type of disorder manifesting itself, but then the mania never quite comes.
When you have a kind of bipolar-disorder in which you rarely experience the manic phase of the condition, you may not be suffering from bipolar disorder at all. Experienced psychologists and psychiatrists will likely diagnose you instead for bipolar depression disorder, and put you on a different kind of medication.
You may not want to jump to conclusions about the type of illness you suffer from when you find yourself depressed so all the time. It is a common enough condition with all kinds of manifestations and treatments too. But you do want to keep your eye out for the bipolar depression disorder form of it. I hear it can be quite misleading.
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oh man this family! i absolutely love this family fun session in san jose! we headed out to one of their favorite hiking trails in south san jose to capture their family fun and love.
and stay tuned for part two which includes bringing in their typical family fun nights of cookies and game night to our session!
Photos by Kim E is a Bay Area photographer that specializes in fun and unique sessions. If you're interested in a family, maternity and newborn session that's creative and caters to the uniqueness of your family and are located in the Bay Area/San Jose area – take a LOOK AROUND and let's CONNECT!


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Mulberry Way
Project Description
This large Victorian end-of-terrace house was converted into 4 flats for a developer – external works were required to create additional car parking to the rear. A dormer loft conversion and rear extension were also constructed to provide sufficient floorspace.
The project was a commercial endeavour and therefore the build specification was standard throughout. The rear extension provided the space required to accommodate two ground-floor flats whilst the loft conversion facilitated a self-contained one-bed flat.
The client has subsequently instructed us to undertake further projects since the completion of Mulberry Way.


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About the Organization Tower Health is a strong, regional, integrated healthcare provider/payer system that offers leading-edge, compassionate healthcare and wellness services to a population of 2.5 million people. Together, our six hospitals and other entities provide a full range of medical care from prevention, screenings & education; to the latest clinical services and surgeries available; to rehabilitation. We also offer wellness programs & public health services that ensure our communities are the healthiest they can be. Our caring, highly trained physicians and staff are committed to patient safety and patient satisfaction.With more than 11,000 team members, Tower Health includes Reading Hospital, a teaching hospital based in West Reading; Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville; Chestnut Hill Hospital, a teaching hospital in Philadelphia; Jennersville Hospital in West Grove; Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville; and Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown. We also operate Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing & Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences, & we have a comprehensive physician network. Collaboration across Tower Health enables our hospitals, providers, leadership & staff to leverage best practices across the health system. Our hospitals have received national recognition for advanced care in areas such as neurosurgery and stroke, cardiac & vascular surgery, trauma, hematology & oncology. Reading HealthPlex, which opened at Reading Hospital in October 2016, combines state-of-the-art technology and world-class design to make the HealthPlex one of the most sophisticated surgical centers & inpatient facilities in the region.At Tower Health, we have a rich history of providing high-quality, cost-effective care in the communities we serve. As the healthcare industry continues to change, one thing remains steadfast: Tower Healths commitment to Advancing Health, Transforming Lives
The Telemetry Technician shall be responsible for observing electrocardiograms of monitored patients; noting and documenting rate and rhythm, and notifying registered nurse immediately of changes to ensure appropriate follow-up and/or intervention
Provides cardiac monitor observation.Prepares documentation related to the care of cardiac monitored patients.Maintains awareness of rhythm/rate changes, documents a rhythm strip at time of change.Notifies registered nurse immediately of changes in the heart rate or rhythm, and notes the time that the nurse was made aware.Mounts follow-up strip after intervention completedDuring code situation, continuously documents ECG code strips and mounts all appropriate strips at the conclusion of the codeNotes activity/symptoms on rhythm stripMounts and identifies any recorded strip including patient name, room number, PR interval, QRS width, QT interval, lead placement, signature and title.Never leaves the monitor area unattendedPerforms all other duties and responsibilities as necessary
Education: Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
Experience: Two years of experience in a hospital or medically related environment preferred.
Licenses/Certificates: AHA BLS certification required. Telemetry Certification Course or equivalent experience preferred. If no previous course, successful completion of telemetry course required.
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Spicebox is owned and operated by Marynika Lozowska. She has 9 years marketing and digital experience leveraging both creative and analytical skills to deliver exciting marketing and advertising campaigns.
She recently worked at one of the top Digital & Branding Agencies in Canada in the role of Digital Director. Since then, she has recently relocated to San Diego and continues to provide digital marketing services to her clients.
Spicebox was born out of what we love what we do. We are passionate about the digital landscape and are excited about finding small and big business digital solutions for our clients.
We don't shy away from a challenge and just want to produce good work. We are new to San Diego and are expanding our team. Our work is done locally and through an extensive and close network of professionals who we work with when needed.
Want to see some work samples from our past experience? Check out some of it here.
Our Values
What we're made of:
Business Objective
To create work we enjoy & to help clients succeed.
Work Ethic
Do work we can be proud of. Build good business karma.
Nothing is easy. Work hard.
"Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day." – Jim Rohn
"Marynika is a rare find in the world of business. She is bright, passionate, personable, dedicated and hard working. During the time that Marynika has worked for Pulp, she has completely changed the business for the better and I will always be grateful what she has done for my company."
Kelly Mellings (Co-Founder & Art Director of Pulp Studios Inc.)
"Marynika is a pleasure to work with. She is prompt, respectful, direct, and honoring in all she does. If I had it my way I would have Marynika on my team for the duration of my career. Loyal, dedicated, passionate, resourceful, organized and steadfast, she will be a boon to any organization she endeavours to work with. If you have the opportunity to collaborate with her or bring her onto your team, take it, you will be thankful you did."
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MONASTEROLO Irene, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Climate Economics and Finance
More Info
Welthandelsplatz 1/D5/level 3
1020 Vienna, Austria
Research Interest
Climate change impact on the growth-finance-inequality nexus
Indicators of financial portfolios' exposure to carbon stranded assets
Climate stress test of the financial system and macro-financial networks
Alignment of development banks' flows to the 1.5 degrees target and the Sustainable Development Goals
Stock-Flow Consistent Agent Based and System Dynamics models
Distributive effects of green monetary policies and green sovereign bonds
Climate change adaptation through the food-water-energy nexus
Role of quality of governance on EU funds absorption and citizens' perception
Current Projects
"Perception and Evaluation of Regional and Cohesion policies by Europeans and Identification with the Values of Europe" (PERCEIVE), H2020-REFLECTIVE-3-2015. Project coordinator: University of Bologna (IT). http://www.perceiveproject.eu/
"United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)-European Commission (EC) initiative "Building capacities for increased public investment in integrated climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction: 2012 – 2015: final program evaluation".
"Green bonds: the missing link between finance and sustainability". Collaborative international research project.
Recent Publications
Battiston S., Mandel A, Monasterolo I., Schuetze F. & G. Visentin (2016). A Climate stress-test of the EU financial system. Nature Climate Change, forthcoming.
Howarth C., Monasterolo I. (2016). Understanding barriers to decision making in the energy-food-water nexus: The added value of interdisciplinary approaches. Environmental Science & Policy Journal, Volume 61, July 2016, Pages 53–60.
Monasterolo, I., Pasqualino, R., Janetos, A.C. and Jones, A. (2016). Sustainable and Inclusive Food Systems through the Lenses of a Complex System Thinking Approach - A Bibliometric Review. Agriculture, 6(3), p.44.
Monasterolo, I., Raberto, M. (2016). No Contest: Green versus Brown Subsidies under TTIP trade agreement. In Issues in Brief, The Pardee Center Series, Sept. 2016.
Pasqualino R., Jones AW., Monasterolo I., Phillips A. (2015). Understanding Global Systems Today—A Calibration of the World3-03 Model between 1995 and 2012. Sustainability. 2015; 7(8):9864-9889.


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"When you go home, pray and ask God to send us the right person for the job. We need someone who…"
It wasn't surprising that I tuned out the supposed requirements for our latest job opening. Our committee chair had one notion, which I lovingly called our comfort zone. I was pretty sure we needed something new. But without a clear sign, aka a burning bush, I wasn't going to speak up. Maybe the something new was my desire and not God's.
Because of this uncertainty, I prayed but not quite as directed.
"Lord, take us where you would have us go. And, since I'm not sure where that is just yet, please send us the person who will point the way. Not my will, but thy will, Lord."
We went through applications and more applications. Today, I can't tell you the number. I've blanked it out, but it was well over 100. There were a number of comfort zone candidates, none of whom felt right. There were also a number that would yank us right out of that comfort zone if I could get any of them past the committee chair.
The reality was that I was on the hiring committee for a reason. I'm stubborn. Really, really stubborn. And more than a tiny bit outspoken. I was there to counteract another strong personality, but I wasn't going to argue without reason and none of these candidates spoke to me.
Until one did. The funny thing was that this candidate wasn't anyone's first choice, but we all felt drawn to his application. And that worried me. It screamed comfort zone. Had I been completely and totally off base about what we needed in a candidate?
Yet, we all agreed and for a committee as varied as ours to all be drawn to the same person, that spoke volumes. The committee loved the candidate. The congregation did too. When we hired him, he said that he wouldn't make any changes for at least 6 months because he needed to see how things worked. The comfort zone people sighed in relief.
It wasn't until a few months after we hired him that he said something that snapped my head around. "I know you've never done this before, but I feel compelled to suggest…"
God had found the perfect person for the job. He came from within our comfort zone but he was just as comfortable looking beyond it.
When I think about it, this prayer makes me shiver because truly I love my comfort zone even when I know it's time to step out.
"Lord, take us where you would have us go. Not my will, but thy will, Lord."


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This beautifully designed and elegantly furnished two bedroom apartment can house six guests comfortably. The 100 square meters, spacious apartment is located on the Piazza di Campitelli in Rome on the second floor of a building with an elevator. The amenities if offers are A/C, Balcony, Dishwasher, Dryer, Internet, Lift, Microwave, Oven, Street View, Terrace, Toaster, TV, Washing Machine, WIFI, etc.
Living room: The spacious living room with windows has a sofa bed which can sleep two guests, TV, desk, book shelves and dining area with dining table and chairs.
Bedroom one: The lovely bedroom with windows has a double bed, closet, book shelves and a table.
Bedroom two: The second bedroom with windows features two single beds, closet and ample storage area.
Terrace: The third room is on the upper floor which can be reached with spiral staircases and opens on to the terrace featuring additional living area, modern kitchen and wooden-beam ceilings.
Kitchen: The kitchen is fully furnished and equipped with cutleries, crockeries, utensils and cooking appliances.
Bathroom one: The neatly done bathroom is fully furnished and equipped with wash basin, shower.
Bathroom two: The neatly done bathroom is fully furnished and equipped with wash basin, shower, bathtub and toilet.
Bathroom Three : The neatly done bathroom is fully furnished and equipped with wash basin, shower.
The nearest metro station from the apartment is Colosseo. There are many restaurants, shops, markets, pubs, bars and cafes around the apartment. It is near to and within walking distance to Capitoline Hill and Piazza Venezia.
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Readers will be rooting for Twinkle to see her feelings for what they are from the very first chapter and for her to find a way to get out of her shell without becoming someone who she isn't. Don't miss it! Read more →
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Blog Tour: But Then I Came Back by Estelle Laure + Mini Interview
Buy But Then I Came Back Regular price: $18.58 ($24.99 CDN) Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers / Raincoast Books Format: Hardcover Reviewer: Melissa on April 6, 2017 Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars "Something does exist. I saw. It's a place. Like this but different." "Okay, so let's say we do reach her, that something like that is… Read more →
Gena / Finn by Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson & Interview
Whether you're part of one or multiple fandoms, whether you write, read, or steer clear of fanfic, you have to give this one a try. Seriously. Moreover, like my fave book by Hannah Moskowitz, Gone, Gone, Gone, there is a big emotional aspect to Gena / Finn. If you want a punch in the feels, then you don't want to miss this unique, contemporary YA novel. Read more →
Not After Everything by Michelle Levy
Not After Everything is a realistic depiction of the type of grief that a teen boy would experience if his mother committed suicide as well as the way it affects other people in the community. Michelle Levy doesn't tie everything up in a perfect bow because that's not the way life after suicide works, but it can get more hopeful, so she gives readers and Tyler the possibility to hope in a dark time, the joy of laughter during a period of sadness, and the opportunity for a rich and full life despite the "what ifs" and "whys" that might never go away completely. Read more →


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On Monday 29th Feb I decided to use some leftover food for my breakfast.
I had a bit of uncooked spinach, and a half of an already baked sweet potato, which I did not wish to waste
I sautéed the spinach and sweet potato in a bit of Olive oil, and thus has a "waste not, want not breakfast". It was good.
I tried the same trick again today, Tuesday 1st.March. This time my plan was to use up a bit of left-over spinach salad, supplemented with a hard-boiled egg. "Waste not, want not".
I took the spinach salad in its glass bowl from my fridge, and placed it on top of the oven. (So foolish!!)
I put some water in a saucepan to boil the egg.
I turned on my oven burner to cook the egg.
Sad to say I had made a grave mistake.
For I had turned on the wrong burner.
Instead of boiling an egg I had heated the glass bowl which contained the remnants of salad.
Said glass bowl exploded from the intense heat - scattering shards of glass and bits of salad all over the kitchen. DREADFUL!
I should have been more careful or attentive!
It took me half and hour to clean up the mess. I know that wee bits of glass will emerge from "wherever" in the coming weeks.
BUT it could have been worse. Not a single shard of glass exploded into my body.
AS IF THAT WERE NOT ENOUGH I managed to knock a glass tumbler to the floor at the home of my friend Ben later in the the day.
Once again my carelessness resulted in the "scattering of glass shards".
It's been a "glass-astrophic day",
Here's a nice wee photo' which I took from my screened in porch just before sunset today.