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I believe that every girl should have some basic self defense training. Yes, defeating a larger, stronger, male aggressor is a high bar to clear for a smaller girl, but it's not impossible - I've seen lots of trained women choke out bigger guys on the mat. The key word here is 'trained'. As in having spent many hours on the mat training, drilling and sparring. Now there are lots of self … [Read more...]
Seph Smith on Sambo, BJJ, and Performing Under Pressure
In this episode of The Strenuous Life Podcast I was thrilled to talk with the articulate and knowledgable Seph Smith. Seph is a prolific competitor, was awarded his BJJ black belt by UFC fighter Ryan Hall, and has a black belt in Combat Sambo. He has competed with and without the gi and in MMA as well. We covered many topics including How to train leglocks safely, Competing in … [Read more...]
Podcast Episode 131 – Kirik Jenness of The Underground Forum, the Fighter's Notebook and More
In this episode I have a great talk with Kirik Jenness who is mayor for life of the underground forum at http://mixedmartialarts.com, the author of The Fighter's Notebook, the official records keeper for mixed martial arts, and has "done every job in MMA except for being a ring girl." This man is one of the founding fathers of MMA in North America and had a TON to share! Here's just some of … [Read more...]
Adding New Techniques to Your BJJ Game
I once posted a cool new technique by a famous jiu-jitsu fighter on the Grapplearts Facebook Page. Within the hour I got a text from a purple belt friend of mine who wanted me to show him how to do this technique and start using it. I said sure, but I also advocated caution... I told him that it was going to take a LOT more time to incorporate this particular BJJ technique in to his game. … [Read more...]
New Strenuous Life Podcast Episode with 5 x BJJ World Champion Bernardo Faria
I've just released a KILLER new podcast episode with 5 x BJJ World Champion on my Strenuous Life Podcast. (This is episode 086 of the podcast for anyone keeping track.) In this episode we talk about Bernardo's 'kidnapping' in the Philippines two years ago His thoughts on the results of ADCC 2017 The toughest guys he has ever rolled with Whether you can get your BJJ black belt … [Read more...]
Are You Willing to Go Back to White Belt?
Most people training in the martial arts have a goal to achieve the mythical black belt. "When I finally wrap that black belt around my waist", the narrative goes, "THEN life will be good, my wife, kids and dog will all love me, and I'll never look stupid on the mats again." Ummmm, back up just a second... A good black belt frequently has to go back to being a white belt, and deliberately … [Read more...]
How to Choose a BJJ School to Train At
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Keep It Simple Stupid When Learning New Techniques
Have you heard of the acronym K.I.S.S? It stands for "Keep It Simple Stupid." (It was later made politically correct by changing it to "Keep It Short and Simple" but that never really caught on, especially me.) Anyway, K.I.S.S. is a good rule to live by when fighting, sparring and training. You want to simplify as much as possible and not try to keep track of too many things at … [Read more...]
Don't Be Afraid of Admitting that You Don't Know Everything
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How to Get Kicked Out of Your BJJ Club
by Jeff Meszaros So, you've been training at the same jiu-jitsu club for a while now and you've decided it's not for you. You've given it very careful consideration and concluded that it's time to move on to another club or quit altogether. But you don't want anyone to call you "a quitter" so instead of quitting, you've decided to take the high road and get kicked out. But how can you do … [Read more...]
Should You Compete in BJJ Tournaments?
I often get asked whether competition is essential to BJJ, and if you need to have competed to get promoted to black belt. (If you prefer to watch or listen to me talk about this this topic then just scroll to the bottom of this blog post and look for the video called "Do you need to compete to get your black belt"). The quick answers are: no, you don't necessarily need to compete. And no, … [Read more...]
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Black Belt Blindness, And Other Dangers….
A black belt is just a 2 inch wide piece of cloth, not a license to pontificate upon matters about which you are utterly ignorant. It's also doesn't give you the right to have people's unquestioning obedience. To get a legitimate black belt in BJJ requires more time, effort, and investment than a black belt in almost any other martial art. If someone has spent the blood, sweat and tears … [Read more...]
Podcast EP25: BJJ Beginner Tips Interview and Podcast
In this Grapplearts interview I talk to BJJ Black Belt Ritchie Yip, focusing on tips that BJJ beginners need to know. But sometimes the conversation goes a little off track! To listen to this conversation you could press play on the embedded audio player below, but then you might miss out on future episodes, wouldn't you? So the best thing to do is to subscribe to The Strenuous Life Podcast … [Read more...]
Why Don't More BJJ Students Ask Questions?
I know I've been lucky, but most of my martial arts instructors have encouraged questions. For example, my BJJ coach, Marcus Soares, is known for his killer conditioning sessions ('warmups,' he calls them...). But right after putting his class through hell he always starts the technical part of class by asking, "Are there any questions." He then takes time to answer each and every question, … [Read more...]
The Answer is Out There!
Let's say that you want to add a new technique - any technique - to your game. With new techniques there's always a ton of trial and error, struggle and effort, discouragement and tough times before it starts working reliably for you. But here's the thing: no matter what area of jiu-jitsu or submission grappling you're working on, I guarantee you that there's someone out there who has … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Improve Your BJJ Coaching
by guest author Brendan Hufford Tournaments are inherently stressful environments. There is always a lot of commotion, and unfortunately, there is also often a lot of disorganization. Assisting our students in navigating such an environment is an essential skill that separates a teacher from a coach. … [Read more...]
Marcus Soares, the Encylopedia of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
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Can You Actually Learn to Grapple from Youtube and Video Games?
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A 'Stupid' Armlock I Was Pretty Sure Would NEVER Work…
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All you need to read in the other general journalsBMJ 2012; 345 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e4632 (Published 11 July 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;345:e4632
Intermittent iron supplements may be enough for pregnant women
Few pregnant women enjoy taking daily iron supplements because they cause nausea and constipation. Supplements once or twice a week may work equally well, according to a meta-analysis of 18 randomised trials. Women who took intermittent supplements were no more likely to be anaemic at term than those who took the same supplements every day. In addition, they reported significantly fewer side effects (average relative risk 0.56, 95% CI 0.37 to 0.84). Taking supplements less often had no discernible effect on the risk of prematurity or low birth weight. Women in both groups had similar haemoglobin concentrations at term.
Most trials in the review compared daily with weekly or twice weekly supplements—usually iron or iron plus folic acid. All trials were conducted in developing countries, where daily iron supplements are recommended for most pregnant women. The trials were generally small, short term, unblinded, and limited by missing data. None was big enough to explore the effects of intermittent supplements on malaria, other infections in pregnancy, maternal or neonatal deaths, and congenital abnormalities. More work needs to be done, say the authors—future trials need to be bigger, better, and to follow up women and their babies for longer.
In the meantime, intermittent supplements are beginning to look like a feasible alternative to unpopular daily regimens. Women at low risk of anaemia could try this approach, but the authors urge others to wait for a more secure evidence base.
Poor vaccine coverage hampers polio eradication in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Wild-type polio virus is still circulating in southern Afghanistan and in some regions of Pakistan, and a study reports that the incidence of polio has gone up recently in these regions despite the introduction of better vaccines. Not enough children are being vaccinated, say the authors. They blame armed conflict …
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I received this e-mail from Mark Tulbert on Jan. 31, 2019
A Sad Day in Raleigh
Our good friend, inspiration, and eminent arts visionary Lee Hansley died of heart failure today, January 30, 2019, in North Carolina Heart and Vascular Hospital in Raleigh, NC. Lee had been hospitalized for more than three weeks and, after noble efforts by patient and caregivers alike, he died peacefully in the early afternoon.
Let us all be thankful that so many came together to support Lee, his gallery and his passion for making our homes and our communities better places to live and learn by bringing art into our everyday lives.
Thank you so much for your role in the success of Lee Hansley Gallery and the satisfaction of its owner who, you must admit, was one of a kind. We will all miss him.
Lee Hansley Gallery will be open through March 1, 2019. Lee's personal art and the gallery furnishings will be auctioned in a few months by Leland Little Auctions. Information about a memorial service will be forthcoming.
For inquiries please contact Lee Hansley Gallery at:
Telephone: 919/828-7557
1053 E. Whitaker Mill Rd. Raleigh, NC 27604
I did not know Lee Hansley, I only met him once many years ago when I was delivering papers to galleries in Raleigh when we first started Carolina Arts in 1997. That's when his gallery was in the Capital Club Building in downtown Raleigh. I remember that meeting due to the exchange of comments we had. I had dropped off a stack of papers on the gallery's front desk that Hansley was sitting at, did a quick look around the gallery, and then headed out as I had many more deliveries to make. As I left he said tell Tom Starland thanks for his effort in promoting the visual arts in the Carolinas. I said thanks back and he asked if I was Tom Starland and I said I was. He then asked, "Why are you delivering these papers?" I explained that there was no one else to do it and I like seeing the galleries where they are going. I then asked if he was Lee Hansley and he replied – "I see what you mean".
Throughout the years, I had a hard time getting the galleries and art spaces in Raleigh to send us info about their exhibits being offered there and that was the case with the Lee Hansley Gallery. Many times when they did post info about exhibits on their website, by the time I saw it our deadline had passed. In our February issue I did find current info about what they would be showing – it was "Hobson Pittman (1899-1972) and His Contemporaries" on view through Mar. 6, 2019 (the gallery will now close on Mar. 1). We even had an image to go with the gallery listing. Then after our Feb. issue was put together I see a notice that the gallery would be closing due to Lee Hansley's health and a few days later as we're launching that issue we receive the e-mail from Mark Tulbert that Hansley had died.
Many galleries in the Carolinas are owned and run by pretty much one person, some will have a few helpers, but most are dependant on one person. If that one person no longer wants to be a gallery owner, has a problem with their health, or runs into financial troubles – that gallery with go with them. So my message to artists and art lovers is – be grateful – very grateful to those folks who are running art galleries in the Carolinas. In many cases they are on the edge of being gone any day without your support.


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I did a much better job of asset allocation yesterday. I decided ease off a bit and see how my energy held up thru the class. I guess the thing that I backed off the most on was my vinyasa. I just did the old lolasana lift then flopped back down and rolled forward to my knees and jumped back from there. I had been really trying to get more lift and to get my feet thru. I was never in danger of succeeding but I was trying to get as far as I could each time. Not doing that at all yesterday seemed to have made a big difference. I felt fairly energetic, even at the end. When I would try to do the vinyasa back, it never seemed that strenuous. If that is what was making me more tired, I guess the effort to try it expended more than I realized. I'll have to play around with it a bit to see if that's really what it was that made me more tired this week.
Since Tim is out of town, we once again had a less crowded than usual class. There were tons of people I had never seen before though. I wasn't close to any of them though so I didn't get much of a chance to rubberneck. I'm doing a lot less of that lately. Without really trying to do so, I've become more internally focused in my practices. I am still fairly undisciplined about maintaining the ideal rhythm of breaths. I still waste a fair amount of time wiping sweat, adjusting myself etc. I am usually one of the last ones actually entering a posture. In spite of that, my focus on what I'm doing when in the postures is much better. As a result of paying more attention to how I feel internally and less on how the gumby girl next to me is doing, a lot of my postures have been improving. While I still regress if I don't practice, it almost feels like my baseline range of motion is steadily moving forwards. What I call stiff now, I would have been fairly happy with last year.
Somebody made a comment on the EZBoard Ashtanga bulletin board that I really identified with. Someone was quoted as saying that they viewed each pose they did in their practice as a preparation for the pose that they were currently working on, in that case it was Kapotasana. I have been working on that same pose and as a result have evolved a similar perspective about my preceding practice. Even when I'm only doing first series, it's always with the background thought of, "If I do this part better, or that aspect better, it may help me get my shoulders farther or my groins to stretch more." I used to just do the standing sequence without a whole lot of attention, just did it to get on to the rest of the first series. Now I pay a lot more attention and give more effort in all of those poses, especially the Surya Namaskaras. I've gradually come to recognize that I'll develop more with conscious attention and effort than I will by just going along and letting it happen as it may. Only took me three years to reach that conclusion. I'm slow, but trainable.
In Sunday's class, I felt reasonably loose. I had practiced in one class or another the three preceding days. Despite that, I was surprised to find that my Supta Kurmasana was worse than usual. I could bind my hands but not as far as previously and it took more effort to hold the bind. Where I used to come out of this pose just exhausted from the effort, lately I have been able to do it with more ease and steadiness. Not easy, just easier. Yesterday for some reason was a pull back. Nothing else in the class seemed to be worse than usual, even Kurmasana went fine, so I couldn't figure out what was different about that one. On the brighter side, I did get up from Urdhva Dhanurasana. I felt like I could do it on the fourth one (we did two sets of three) but I decided to try and get more depth on that one and come up on the fifth and sixth. I should have gone up on the fourth. I still felt strong then. I was starting to tire a bit by number five. I started up but only made it off the ground a few inches. That's been the pattern for me. I almost get it on one try and then I usually can get it the next time up. I did make it up on the last one, with my usual lack of form. I just need to get up more regularly so I can start fine tuning what I need to do to not make people around me scurry for cover for fear that I'm going to topple over in their direction. Not being exhausted going into the backbends helped a lot mentally.
I felt more up beat after Sunday's class than I had in the classes earlier in the week. I think keeping the energy at a more even keel through the class helped there too. I'll have to explore the whole balance of energy use in my next few classes. I've got three chances at Mysore this week. After that, I'm off to Mt. Shasta for a week of second series. I've never done full second series twice in a row, so a week of it should be interesting. For that matter, I've only done first series for six days in a row three or four times ever.
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We're closing in on September and another month of free games for Xbox One users. Yes Games With Gold has returned and the lineup of free games has been revealed.
Throughout September all Xbox Live Gold members will be able to snatch up the titles shown below free of charge, so waste no time downloading them onto your console.
You can still pick up last month's free game before the 1st of September. We suggest you pick up Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes now in anticipation of upcoming release Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, due out on the 1st of September.
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Georgia Burgess Sings Who's Loving You
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A lot of people would love to win it big and become the next superstar. Unfortunately, not everyone has the talent. Even those who have the talent will go up against huge odds before they can reach their dreams. For some of them, being given the opportunity to try is enough.
For one contestant, though, her unassuming disposition and appearance belie the power of her voice. When she went on stage, no one could have known the kind of voice she possessed. Her performance blew everyone away and amazed the judges.
When Georgia Burgess stepped on stage for the X Factor UK auditions, she looked like your ordinary millennial. The judges had mild looks on their faces, but they weren't expecting anything grand. After all, Georgia was just dressed in a black top and a striped pair of pants.
Georgia herself looked a bit nervous and unsure. She only smiled when a few people from the audience cheered and howled. When the music started, she bopped her head and moved her arm and the stadium grew silent.
But then she belted out the first note of The Jackson 5's "Who's Loving You", and infamous judge Simon Cowell couldn't believe his eyes -- and ears! His head snapped up, and he sat staring at her, blinking owlishly. Another judge hung his jaw as he watched Georgia pacing on the stage, belting out high notes as if it was nothing.
The crowd went wild. They cheered and took out their phones to snap pictures and take videos of her. Some people in the audience couldn't even believe how good Georgia was. There were stunned looks on their faces. Towards the end of her performance the judges gave her all smiles.
When she finished singing, this time, it was her jaw that dropped. All four judges of the competition gave her a standing ovation. She covered her mouth in shock, and she was teary-eyed when she looked at the audience. Her hands were even trembling as she took in the supportive crowd.
The twenty-year-old never imagined she would receive such a reaction from the audience and the judges. But Georgia isn't a stranger to performing on stage. According to The Sun, she has performed at several music fests and has even shared the stage with artists like Dua Lipa, Ed Sheeran, and Little Mix, among others.
What a lot of people don't know about her is that she has represented the United Kingdom before...in karate competitions. Not only does she have a powerful voice, she also has a black belt in martial arts!
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On this episode of Talking Metal, Mark Strigl speaks with Michael Angelo Batio about the newly reformed Nitro. Topics include Lamb Of God, Chris Adler, Jim Gillette, Josh Wilbur, Nitro's new album, NAMM, Brian Tichy, the MAB String Dampener, his instructional videos and much more. The chat with Michael starts 13mins 20 secs into the podcast.
Quotes from the interview:
On Chris Adler – "He's a member of Nitro now."
On Nitro's new musical direction – "Jim has a great death metal voice that he didn't have back then and he's going to be singing, there is going to be singing and there's going to be super heavy death sounds. / To categorize what we are doing, if you think part Lamb Of God, a very small part that nods to the past <of Nitro> only because Jim is singing first and the music is super, super aggressive. I am using all 7 strings on the guitar. It's mean. It's really mean."
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Test Preparation Tips
To do well on tests you must first learn the material, and then review it before the test. These are techniques to better understand your material:
- Take good notes in your class lectures and textbooks
See the Guides on Taking notes in Lectures
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- Review your notes soon after class/lecture
- Review notes briefly before the next class
- Schedule some time at the end of the week for a longer review
- Take good notes
about as your teacher tells you what will be on the test
- Organize your notes, texts, and assignments
according to what will be on the test
- Estimate the hours you'll need to review materials
- Draw up a schedule
that blocks units of time and material
- Test yourself on the material
- Finish your studying the day before the exam
Anticipating Test Content
Pay particular attention to any study guides
that the instructor hands out in class before the exam, or even at the beginning of the course! For example: key points, particular chapters or parts of chapters, handouts, etc.
Ask the instructor what to anticipate on the test
if he/she does not volunteer the information
Pay particular attention--just prior to the exam--
to points the instructor brings up during class lectures
Generate a list of possible questions
you would ask if you were making the exam, then see if you can answer the questions
Review previous tests
graded by the instructor
Confer with other students
to predict what will be on the test
Pay particular attention to clues
that indicate an instructor might test for a particular idea, as when an instructor:
- says something more than once
- writes material on the board
- pauses to review notes
- asks questions of the class
- says, "This will be on the test!"
Review Tools for Tests
- Create study checklists
Identify all of the material that you will be tested on-- list notes, formulas, ideas, and text assignments you are accountable for.
This checklist will enable you to break your studying into organized, manageable chunks, which should allow for a comprehensive review plan with minimal anxiety
- Create summary notes and "maps"
Briefly map out (see mapping) the important ideas of the course and the relationships of these ideas. Summary notes should display lists and hierarchies of ideas.
Creativity and a visual framework will help you recall these ideas.
- Record your notes
and significant portions of text on audio tapes so you can review material with a walk-man.
Having a tape of important information will enable you to study while walking or relaxing in a nonacademic environment
- Create flashcards
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Flashcards will enable you to test your ability to not only recognize important information, but also your ability to retrieve information from scratch


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Grow with Google – My take on it
I took some time to do the IT course "Grow with Google – IT Support Specialist Certificate". It wasn't as much to learn things as to prove to myself that I knew a thing or two about IT. The course as I expected was easy in many areas, but it did start proving difficult because it covers such a broad range of areas. There were also topics discussed like CIDR format which I was intrigued by only to find I already knew exactly what it was, I just didn't realize it had a special name. I learned terminology and some of the background inter-workings of things that I didn't previously know so it was definitely nice to have some supplemental training on topics I've already been exposed to.
I'd recommend it for most people, especially those that have some beginning knowledge in IT already. Some of the first courses that took me next to no time to complete like the system administration stuff, I felt would be hard for someone that had never been involved with Linux or Windows. However, I went straight to the labs and skipped over material, so I can't make an official opinion of it.


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Your typical conservative Republican, at least the male of the species, likes to imagine himself as something of a 21st century cowboy, a rugged libertarian individualist, striding like an entrepreneurial John Wayne across the free and open landscape that is the wild west. It is the conservative myth of today's capitalist economy, an economy founded on a long history of the private enterprise that built this great country from scratch. More often than not, it was despite the interference of an incompetent, inefficient and lazy government that could never do anything right (pay no attention to the fact that the same folks call the generally well run socialistic 9/11/fire and police department system when they need help right now). It is appropriate to bear in mind that the current GOP Presidential ticket that spent much of the latest convention going through the usual Republican routine of condemning large, activist government consists of two westerners.
The free marketeers are as hypocritical as they are historically ignorant ideologues. Instead of whining and complaining about the government, they should get down on their knees and thank the Feds for putting the USA together piece by piece from sea to shining sea over the last two centuries plus. If not for massive effort by big government, America would be a far smaller land rather than the global powerhouse it is today.
It all started back in the mid 1700s when a young George Washington – without any authorization -- managed to spark what we label the French and Indian War featured in the Daniel Day-Lewis flick The Last of the Mohicans, a global conflict that killed off a million people. During what is more broadly called the Seven Years War the British Crown promised their Indian allies that their lands west of the Appalachians would be protected from incursions by the east coast colonists. The enforcement of the ban infuriated the said colonists -- including Washington who had property in the hinterlands – inspiring them to issue the Declaration of Independence that among other items condemned the King for the depredations of the "savages." The Rebels formed a government that freed up the lands east of the Mississippi by gathering and distributing the funds needed to defeat Britain, tremendously expanding the size of the new nation beyond the original colonies. Then, in 1803, a Napoleon who among other things needed hard cash offered the Louisiana Territory to Thomas Jefferson's government for a cool $23 million. A fantastic bargain even then, this was still far beyond the means of private investors so the government ponied up the funds, doubling the size of the country. Almost all this land was, therefore, directly federally owned, to heck with what the true owners thought about it. The members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition who explored the newly acquired real estate were not private entrepreneurs seeking riches, they were government employees sent to do a recon job. Later the same government dispatched the forces that booted the Spaniards out of Florida. The Federales also paid for the army that forced Mexico to sell a third of its territory for $15 million (serious consideration was given to absorbing the entire country -- which would have eliminated most of today's immigration issues). The same taxpayer funded army then suppressed the natives that continued to object to the conquest of their realms. Traveling from coast to coast was an arduous, months long journey by walking, in a wagon, or around the Horn by slow ship. There was no way that capital could produce the monies to solve the problem by laying down a transcontinental railroad, so the government subsidized the project; the rail interests kept going back to Congress for more funds to complete the rail link. To speed up settlement of the territories the Federal Government gave away its land to settlers via the Homestead Act. Meanwhile the Russians offered another deal too sweet to pass up- Alaska for just over 7 million. Again the taxpayers paid the bill. Same for the AlCan highway that connects it to the lower 48. Who came up with the funds for the interstate highway complex that connects the western states to one another and the rest of the country? It was the Republican Eisenhower administration that began that megaproject. The airports and passenger rail are also subsidized. Who paid for those dams and other works that water the arid west? Mainly, it was the Feds, largely through the Army Corps of Engineers.
The Amerolibertarians living in Montana, Arizona, Kansas, California et al. do not get it. They do not understand, or choose not to understand, that if not for the Federal government they love to hate they would not be able to live in Montana, Arizona, Kansas and California in the first place. If not for massive government action and intervention the USA would be a modest nation consisting of the original 13 states. This is literally true. Imagine if the Continental government had not opened the space west of Appalachia by defeating the British. What if the libertarian Jefferson had turned down the Louisiana Territory in accord with his opinion that the purchase violated the Constitution? Or, what if the US Army had not entered Mexico City to compel our southern neighbor to sell California, Arizona and New Mexico? What if US military forces had not backed the anti-native coup that brought Hawaii into the fold? For over two centuries the central government has been instrumental in laying the foundations of the American colossus that has provided the environment that free enterprise needed in its parallel effort to make this country into a nation of exceptional wealth.
But now that the nation is complete and economic conservatism returned to its rightful place as the dominant American paradigm, surely the advocates of private enterprise will put a stop to the Federal pork, at least that directed to the red states whose right wing politicians and populations are far too principled to accept monies extracted from the pockets of the harried American taxpayer? That's a good one. The Republican Reign of the Bush II years has left no doubt they were just kidding when they promised the American people to cut spending and reduce the size of the federal government in Washington, DC. As principled practitioners of the godly procapitalist Prosperity Christianity, conservatives could be counted upon to finally put an end to the big government pork earmarks and programs handed out by the corrupt, secular, liberal Democrats. We now know that the problem the right had with pork was not that it existed per se, but that the Democrats controlled most of it. Once the right achieved the glorious power they so long craved they immediately set about bellying up to the Federal trough to slop up as much taxpayer swill as they could ladle up and carry back home. The number of K street lobbyists ballooned under the aegis of the Bush II-Cheney administration and the Tom Delay Congress.
If you want to learn more of this conservative project to deconstruct the government while stripping it of as much lucre as possible, it is detailed by Thomas Frank in What's the Matter With Kansas and The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule.
Let's take a look at Alaska. It is a classic Republican Red western state where the bulk of the populace loves to denounce big government while it sends to Washington representatives and senators -- epitomized by the odious Ted Stevens -- to then send as much money as possible back to the one state that remains a true frontier. This effort is so cynically intense that those who dare challenge the scam are viciously attacked, as Stevens did on the Senate floor when his "bridge to nowhere" was exposed.
Now we have Sarah Palin. After a few years of fiscal poverty for her town of a few thousand, Wasilla, the "outside the Beltway reformer" mayor hired a high powered DC lobby firm that helped funnel into Alaska a remarkable $27 million in federal earmarks, including 15 million for a rail project. One can be excused for wondering if the libertarian residents happily trashed the distant city inside the beltway as they cashed its checks. After Palin became governor she was all for the notorious bridge until Congress told her no -- her repeated claim that she just said no to Congress is a lie -- and she kept the couple hundred million. As the Repub veep pick Palin is lauded by the party as opposing earmarks on conservative principle. When opponents then criticized her for her hand-in-the-federal-till ways her defenders contend she is just looking out for her constituency. Exactly.
To expose just how two faced Alaska conservatives and the highly-popular-up-there-Palin are, consider this. Palin battled the oil interests to boost the annual oil revenues check that is sent out to each citizen of the state to $1200. You cannot get a better example of big government writ large. Few would not agree that applying the screws to the oil industry was a good idea, but Palin's move has been criticized because it means spending less state funds on assorted projects. How is this to be made up for? Simple. The governor sent a 70 page memo outlining some $200 million of 2009 funding requests to Stevens in Washington. In other words, small government advocates elevated state support for the state population while extracting yet more dollars from American taxpayers.
There is nothing new about this scheme; Alaska has always received far more monies from the federal coffers than it has sent back. There is, as it happens, an interesting argument for why this is appropriate. The idea is that because so much land is owned by the Feds – they paid for it back in 1867 – the people up there should be correspondingly compensated. I do not know whether this makes sense or not, but the issue I am addressing is how many Americans disingenuously bite the federal hand that is feeding them?
Alaska is just the tip of the iceberg of cynical right wing opportunism; it is a nationwide problem. One of Ameroconservatism's dirty big secrets is that the anti-government red states as a whole receive more funds from the central government than their predominantly Republican taxpayers pay into the system, leaving the blue states at the short end of the fiscal stick. The right wingers are snickering into their sleeves.
Or they were. The right went so overboard with graft and corruption that they actually managed to shock even their hypocritical selves. Even worse for their cause, they have turned the American majority against them. The situation is so bad that at the St. Paul convention the candidates had to expend a good part of their rhetoric denouncing their own party while claiming that the same party was best suited to clean up the situation it had made. The problem for the right is that this cycle of unintentional self mutilation was and always will be inevitable. You see, conservatives have a big problem they will never be able to overcome. They are human beings. Really, they are. Republican leaders, lead by McCain and Palin, are promising that if American will just give good old American conservatism yet another chance they will -- chastened by their failings during the Bush II years -- get it right next time around.
McCain may desire some level of reform, but he will not be able to overcome the larger trend. If conservatives return to power the majority will not be able to help themselves from returning to the government money trough. It's just too tempting. Most in positions of power cannot resist accumulating additional power and wealth by gaming the system to their short term advantage. Conservative voters are the enablers, the bulk of them want their leaders and representatives to play the double game like the Alaska supporters of the still popular Ted Stevens and the inhabitants of Wasilla.
Nor is the long term Republican project to wreck government workable. The main reason is that the dysfunctional results of conservative rule make a lot of voters mad. Remember what happened to the Republican reputation after Katrina, and where it is now with the economy damaged by the latest de-regulation fueled economic bubble?
Truth be told, most Americans actually like big government -- that's why social security, which conservatives still and always will dream of eliminating, is the third rail of national politics. Karl Rove's scheme to play the political margins to build a permanent Republican majority was as naïve as it was doomed because it contained so many fatal contradictions. It was bound to blow up in the party's face.


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of Fetal Hydonephrosis
The detection of congenital uropathies in the fetus has
been made possible by recent technologic advancements in
the field of maternal fetal ultrasonography. The discovery of in
utero hydronephrosis, in turn,
has had a major influence on the practice of pediatric
urology. With increasing frequency in recent years, we as pediatric
urologists have been called upon to evaluate fetal ultrasonographic
findings and to advise prospective parents of expected
outcomes in the unborn with hydronephrosis. With increasing
regularity we see anxious to-be-parents in our waiting rooms
alongside our pediatric
patients with reports and ultrasound imaging studies in
hand, eager to discuss the findings. Most
commonly, fetal sonography has been obtained to assess
fetal maturity (Table 1), but other indications have
included persistent breech presentation, smaller or larger
than expected uterine size, history of hydronephrosis
or other developmental anomalies in a sibling, and elevated
maternal alpha-fetal protein. While
prenatal ultrasound screening is routine in some countries,
it is not a uniform practice in our society;
its use, however, is becoming more wide spread.
Fetal hydronephrosis, or dilatation of
the urinary collecting system, is the most
commonly detected abnormality identified in the developing fetus (Table 2).
Currently, the main benefit of neonatal detection of hydronephrosis is early post-natal diagnosis and the prevention of
post-natal infection and possible future renal
damage (Table 3). Continuously, criteria are being developed and refined for predicting the need for post-natal
surgery to correct prenatally diagnosed hydronephrosis.
This task is especially challenging in cases
where no specific indications for maternal fetal ultrasonography existed, and where the newborn appears perfectly
healthy with no other indications to suggest benefit in surgical
Rarely, prenatal intervention may be appropriate in highly
selective cases to bypass the obstructed urinary
tract in-utero with the hope of preventing progressive
renal and pulmonary impairment. While technical feasibility of in-utero
surgery has been demonstrated, limited human experience provides
insufficient information to advocate such treatment with
great enthusiasm (Figure
Analysis of several
unselected series shows the overall incidence of
congenital fetal hydronephrosis detected
by routine maternal fetal ultrasonography to be about 0.15 percent. Nearly 50 percent of detected sonographic lesions represent anomalies
involving the genitourinary tract, and it is reasonable to
conclude that this incidence would be higher in series including
high-risk pregnancies. Unilateral hydronephrosis is more frequent
than bilateral. Supravesicle obstruction (e.g. Ureteral Pelvic Junction [UPJ]
obstruction) is more common than
infravesicle obstruction (e.g. posterior urethral valves) (Figure
2). The incidence of
false positive and negative rates continue to decrease with
experience and technical refinements, ranging from 10-25 percent in the past. It is
extremely important to recognize
that the detection of hydronephrosis in-utero
is not synonymous with urinary
tract obstruction (Table 4). Dilation may be detected with such conditions as high-grade unilateral or bilateral vesicoureteral reflux, prune
belly syndrome, or
"physiologic" hydronephrosis, to name a few, without necessarily signifying the
presence of any significant renal functional abnormalities One
must, therefore, assess several features together to arrive at the
most reasonable etiology for hydronephrosis.
Currently, the majority of
pediatric urologists feel very strongly that
prenatal intervention for congenital hydronephrosis
is necessary or advisable only in a very select group of patients.
The reports from centers with the most experience with in-utero
intervention are constantly being refined. As the body of
evidence accumulates, the long-term
results in morbidity, survival,
and the risks to mother and the fetus, are further
defined. This experience should serve as a benchmark for the
development of guidelines to be followed in the future.
The collection and
dissemination of such important
information has served as the impetus for the
development of organizations such as the Society for Fetal Urology (SFU). By sharing data and maintaining dialogue among pediatric
urologists, perinatologists,
pediatric radiologists, and neonatologists, we
hope to better define the indications for a
successful outcome (Table 5). While institutional
variations exist, we find a methodical approach
such as our algorithm can provide a guide in this difficult arena.
In general, we consider prenatal intervention in a setting of an
otherwise "healthy" fetus with progressive,
bilateral hydronephrosis or in a solitary
kidney, with adequate renal function (as measured
by many indices), presence of oligohydramnious
but without overt evidence for renal dysplasia,
normal karyotype, and without other severe
anomalies. Such decisions are made giving due consideration to the social, moral, ethical and legal issues that
surround each case.
The most common situation we face is that of unilateral hydronephrosis which seldom causes
pulmonary or systemic
complications. Bilateral hydronephrosis
without oligohydramnious, pulmonary
dysfunction or other associated congenital anomalies are seen less
frequently. In such situations, we advise periodic ultrasonic
examinations in-utero while allowing pregnancy to progress without
In addition to increasing hydronephrosis, if oligohydramnious
develops under observation and favorable renal function
is present, following thorough assessment of all parameters,
consideration for early delivery may be given as a means to
protect the kidneys and, possibly, the lungs. Otherwise, following
delivery, low-dose prophylactic antibiotics should be prescribed if there is significant
dilatation of the collecting systems, in
uncircumcised males, and in females to avert the possibility of
infection. Sonographic examination may be carried out prior to
discharge from the hospital or, electively, after the first few
days of life. We obtain voiding cystourethrogram and a follow-up ultrasound a few weeks later. If warranted, a lasix,
augmented Mag-Ill renogram is obtained at about
4 weeks of age (in a full-term baby) to
complete the evaluation for obstruction or refluxing lesions (Table 6). The decision to continue
prophylactic therapy, obtain follow-up
studies, or recommend surgical treatment rests upon the findings
of these anatomic and functional
studies. When obstructive uropathy is present, early relief
optimizes the chance for renal recuperation,
maturation, and growth. Equivocal findings
demand reasonable periodic re-evaluation
tailored to each individual, to avoid the development
of renal damage.
In summary, perinatal urology has become an
important aspect of pediatric urologic practice. In-utero ultrasonography has made possible the
early detection and evaluation
of fetal hydronephrosis. It is most important to recognize that
fetal hydronephrosis is not synonymous with congenital obstructive
uropathy. Therefore, all efforts should be made to differentiate
the many facets of fetal hydronephrosis with the goal of
preventing on-going renal damage with minimal morbidity and risks to the
mother and the fetus.
Direct inquiries to: Drs. Aliabadi, Wolpert and Reinberg, Pediatric Surgical Associates,
Section of Urology, 2545 Chicago
Avenue South, Suite 104, Minneapolis, MN 55404; telephone
612/813-8000 or 800/992-6983. Or Childrens Center for
Pediatric Urology, 612/813-6262 or
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There is also a spray foam layer on top of the gel-infused memory foam layer to add extra softness and comfort to the mattress.
Luxury Latex Layer
Latex is well known for its pain reduction & prevention abilities. As latex is a resilient material, it can support sleepers without placing unnecessary pressure on the hips and shoulders. It is known to provide a better night's sleep due to the motion isolation properties, making it barely noticeable when your partner rolls over in bed.
The naturally hypoallergenic, 100% premium latex layer will provide a luxuriously comfortable experience ensuring additional cushioning and better ventilation due to the use of highly breathable, hygienic materials. Not only will you enjoy the blissful comfort, you'll also love the longevity of the product - on average a latex mattress will maintain its comfort for 10-12 years, compared to only 2-7 years using a regular spring mattress.
Pocket Spring System
When buying a mattress, the key to comfort and support is the underlying pocket spring system. The Luxo Pomona features a 5-zone support structure, covering the head, shoulder, lumbar & hips, knee and lower leg zones, limiting the amount of movement across the mattress and assisting to reduce partner disturbance. The medium firmness of the Pomona mattress makes it just right, as it is neither too springy or firm. The Luxo Pomona features 13 luxurious layers of high grade materials in addition to the thick pocket spring system providing maximum comfort and relaxation.
Extra Comfort
Luxuriously constructed of 14 high-grade layers, the extra thick Euro mattress top quilting consists of multiple layers of padding to give you extra comfort. The latex and spring system provides you with extra support to ensure you have a good night's sleep. Our 32cm thick Pomona's pocket spring system comes with advanced 6-turn coils means each row is individually wrapped to ensure that each functions independently without the interference of the next, supporting the 5 zones of your body.
Compact Delivery
The compact vacuum packaging technology allows the Luxo mattress to be available for delivery Australia-Wide at a competitive price! You will receive the mattress in a handy compacted box for easy handling and transport, after unpacking, the strong re-enforced edge mattress will expand and return to its original shape in only a short time! Choose the Luxo Pomona and you'll happily enjoy our 30 Day Money Back Guarantee, Transit Insurance & 10 Year Limited Warranty all included!
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Just before this year comes to a close, we have published the Release Candidate version of F-Secure E-mail and Server Security 9.20. You can find the build and releases notes at the Beta site (http://beta.f-secure.com ) or Partner Portal (https://partnerportal.f-secure.com/en_GB/partners ).
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By: ENS Economic Bureau | New Delhi | Updated: January 13, 2018 7:40:17 am
Industrial output for November jumped to a 25-month high of 8.4 per cent, buoyed by higher output growth in manufacturing, consumer non-durables and infrastructure/construction goods sectors. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) had grown at 2 per cent in October 2017, while it grew by 5.1 per cent in November 2016.
Retail inflation surged to a 17-month high of 5.21 per cent in December, led by a surge in food and housing prices, data released Friday by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed. Food inflation, as measured by Consumer Food Price Index, rose to 4.96 per cent in December from 4.35 per cent the previous month.
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Turquoise Dinner Plates, Large Rustic Dinnerware, Handmade Ceramic Plate, Pottery Dinnerware, Blue Plates Set, Boho Dishes
Item details
Make every day special with rustic pottery dinnerware of the "Breaking Waves" collection.
Natural Simple Functional handmade dishes.
Each plate is hand-built of natural speckled clay (using slab technique) and glazed with a lead-free food-safe glaze
The rim and bottoms are left unglazed to show off the natural and rustic beauty of the stoneware clay and for the contrast with the shiny glaze. Just like the sea and sand.
Each plate is hand signed (VIB) and kiln fired at a high temperature of 1200°C (stoneware).
* Color - Turquoise. Also available in Light Blue, Green or White
* Microwave, oven and dishwasher safe.
* Plate diameter approx- 10-10.5" (25.5-26.5 cm) diameter.
* This listing is for ONE plate.
* Please choose colors and quantity during check out.
* It takes 2-3 weeks to prepare and ship.
* Due to the handmade process each ceramic piece is a little different but just as beautiful.
For more ceramic plates: https://etsy.me/2OxsToB
See other ceramics in my shop - https://www.etsy.com/shop/VIBceramics.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
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Tel Aviv, Israel
All items are packed with extra care to ensure their safe arrival, being fragile and shipped from Israel.
When ordering more than one item, please let me know in a "message to seller" if you would like them packed in separate boxes, as I tend to combine them in one box otherwise.
If you want your order delivered to someone else as a gift, please let me know.
Also - I will gladly add a message from you in a card for the receiver at no extra cost.
Please contact us for more information!
מע"מ -
המחירים הנקובים אינם כוללים מע"מ (בשל מגבלות המערכת).
יש להוסיף מע"מ על ביצוע רכישה בארץ (הפקת חשבונית נפרדת על התוספת).
סליחה על אי הנוחות ותודה על ההבנה.
Note to buyers in Israel:
The price quoted does not include 17% VAT required by law (due to limitations of the system) After the purchase and your approval, a separate invoice will be sent for an additional 17%.
Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your understanding.
משלוח -
מחירי השילוח הנקובים הם ל"חבילה מסניף לסניף", ומבוססים על מידע מדואר ישראל.
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אשמח לספק מידע נוסף בעברית.
ניתן ליצור עמי קשר טלפוני ל 052-6868665 או בכתב email@example.com.
I knead & flatten clay using a rolling pin. I measure, cut & shape each piece by hand (slab technique).
After drying the fragile clay pieces go into a 1st kiln-firing that makes them strong (Bisque).
In my designs I use lead-free food-safe glazes, leaving the outside unglazed for a rustic style, that combines the natural clay Matt color with the shiny glaze.
The 2nd kiln-firing is at a high temperature of 1200°C, for stoneware durable ceramic ware, that are microwave, oven & dishwasher safe.
Yeah! Finely ready!
Opening the kiln is always exciting "How did it come out?
Each item is unique with its own character & beauty.
Like my mother used to say: "Patience pays!"
1. Click Check out with PayPal and you'll be redirected to PayPal. Instead of choosing to pay with your PayPal account, select Pay with Debit or Credit Card.
2. You'll be prompted to fill in your billing and credit card information.
3. Enter your email address so PayPal can send you a receipt.
4. Click Continue to return to Etsy. Your payment isn't sent until you click the Submit order on Etsy.
If you need any help please contact me!
wendytmann13 Nov 26, 20195 out of 5 starsJust GORGEOUS plates!!!
The color is stunning with such a rustic beauty! Quality is second to none.
I've done a lot of searching and don't believe you could find anything even close...
I am a very happy repeat customer..
The items are perfectly packaged for a safe trip...great customer service!!!
MANY THANKS!!!Ceramic Plates - Large Salad Plates SET of 6 plates, SIX Rustic Ceramic Handmade Plates of the "Breaking Waves" Collection
Naomi Neiman Nov 25, 20195 out of 5 starsWow. Just in time for Thanksgiving! Can't wait to give thanks this year dining off of these stunningly magnificent dishes! Imagine being mesmerized by the incredible Mediterranean Sea blue surfaces of these plates while feasting on a glorious hot Thanksgiving meal with loved ones. Thank you VERED! You have outdone yourself! Sending you all my admiration and delight with your gorgeous creations! Oh, and on a down to earth note, the dishes were not only expertly wrapped, they were beautifully wrapped. Everything arrived quickly, and smoothly in perfect condition!Farmhouse Dinnerware Set - Rustic Handmade Ceramic Set for One Person (5-pieces) of the "Breaking Waves" Collection
I am satisfied with the color of bowl.
Also, I feel like sand and it reminds me of restaurant near beach.
The owner was kind and it shipped on time too.Ceramic Salad Plates, Pottery Dessert Plate, Ceramic Plates of the "Breaking Waves" Collection
I am satisfied with the color of bowl.
Also, I feel like sand and it reminds me of restaurant near beach.
The owner was kind and it shipped on time too.Turquoise Ceramic Bowl, Pasta Bowl, Soup Bowl, Cereal Bowl, Salad Bowl, Pottery Bowl of "Breaking Waves" Collection
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An effective motivational speaker will challenge, inspire and transform your conference audience.
Motivational speakers typically have a great story, but to create lasting impact they must also connect story to the audience's situation, and offer strategies to develop mind-sets and behaviors for success.
Singapore Motivational Speaker – Andrew Bryant
Based in Singapore, Motivational Speaker, Andrew Bryant, speaks globally at all types of conferences and events.
Having worked in the conferencing and events industry for quite some time, claims of 'engaging' and 'cutting edge content' from professional speakers can end up to be nothing more than rhetoric. Not so with Andrew! Commanding the stage for start to finish, filling the room with energy, all whilst imparting practical strategies and tools for our senior business audience, Andrew really set the tone for our 3 day show and made a big impact on our audience."
Natalie Williams, Program Director SSON
'Joining the dots backwards' – Andrew Bryant's life has always been about how human beings can be more effective. Qualified in the U.K as a Physiotherapist & Acupuncturist he worked with athletes, helping them heal and to get into peak condition. Realizing that winning was not only physical, but mental & spiritual too, he studied psychology, linguistics, neuro-semantics and hypnosis. After successfully helping individuals & teams to perform, he was invited to coach leaders & leadership teams to high-performance. This resulted in him developing his Self Leadership methodology which delivers Transformation, Ownership and Impact.
With Dr. Ana Kazan, he wrote the book Self Leadership – "How to be a more Successful, Efficient and Effective Leader from the Inside Out (McGraw-Hill 2012)" and the 'straight-to-the-point' motivational guide, "Self Leadership – 12 Powerful Mindsets to Win in Life & Business."
With deep knowledge of change and transformation, based on 20-years of experience and research, Andrew can customize a motivational keynote speech that will inspire and inform.
As a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) and TEDx veteran, Andrew is a high-energy, master story-teller, who knows how to engage an audience with, humorous or poignant, real-life anecdotes and mind-set shifting perspectives. He is a Past President of Asia Professional Speakers – Singapore, and is active in mentoring the next-generation of motivational speakers.
Andrew is active in promoting female leaders, and speaks on Executive Presence for the Women in Leadership Program at Singapore Management University. Andrew has signed the pledge to not appear on all-male conference panel. Andrew is strongly committed to Corporate Social Responsibility, and work with at-risk teenagers as part of a CSR initiative with UBS.
Satisfied clients have engaged Andrew Bryant for plenary sessions or workshops to; inspire sales people, help staff navigate change, develop influence or innovation, and to facilitate leaders to create winning cultures
Invited to speak in 20+ countries on 4 continents with 100.000+ people inspired, Andrew's vision is to inspire 2 Million Self-leaders by 2020.
Importantly, Andrew's speeches, or workshops, include practical tools, strategies and follow-up materials.
Impact & Influence with Self Leadership
Self Leaders influence themselves to achieve their own objectives and also make any team more effective & productive. Self Leaders work daily on their Self-Awareness, Self-Confidence and Self-Efficacy (Self-belief). Self Leaders are therefore more Intentional, Influential and create Impact. Organizations and Communities need more Self Leaders to take ownership and create joint accountability, resulting in making positive change.
Successful Companies need Effective Leaders,
And Effective Leaders develop Self Leadership
Self Leadership is developed from self-awareness, self-confidence and self-efficacy. Self-leaders have Intention, Influence and therefore Impact.
If the function of leadership is to develop more leaders rather than just followers, then Self Leadership is that solution to the problem.
As well as being a motivational speaker, Andrew Bryant has written two books on the topic of Self Leadership and has coached 1000's to be more successful in life and career by taking personal responsibility and public accountability.
Creating and Leading Cultures
A Self-Driven Culture occurs when individuals have taken ownership, and behave in ways that drive the groups shared intention. Self-driven cultures support innovation and creativity as well as are more adaptable to change and disruption.
Speaker Topics
Andrew is a 'high content' motivational speaker who craft his message for maximum impact. Popular motivational speeches include:
- "Lead from the Inside Out"
- "Self-leadership as a Strategy for Success"
- "Leadership – the Shadow you Cast"
- "Self-motivation for Sales Mastery"
Topics are constantly being developed and can be customized to your conference or event requirements.
Conference Keynote Speaker
If you are looking for a motivational speaker for your next conference, whether in Singapore or anywhere in the world, consider the audience engagement. By having a motivational speaker who communicates to the audience, "how they can take control of their own motivation" – you ensure that you will get rave reviews and a lasting impact.
Still not sure?
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How do you like your eggs in the morning? I like mine as a patch! Make sure every day is sunny side up with this smiling little chap! With his yellow yolky face brightening your day, you're guaranteed an egg-cellent day! (Apologies for the pun, but we're not even that sorry.)
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It's Never a Dull Moment at the Urban Shady Pines
Its a personal storytelling podcast, where in uber short micro-episodes, I talk about and try to figure out the role reversal that happens between adult children and their aging parents. If you want to laugh, cry, commiserate, and know that you are not alone on your caregiver journey, please subscribe, listen and share this podcast on Google Play, Stitcher and iTunes. We all need all the compassionate comedy we can get.
P.S. I do a humor talk called Parenting Your Parents: Six Tips for Caregivers - When Your Empty Nest Smells Like Bengay & Mothballs. It's perfect for companies and organizations that have employees and members who are dealing with the work/life balance of caring for aging parents. Invite me to speak to your group. email@example.com.


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Yellow Flowers
Beautiful yellow flowers
Winter in Mauritius
Mauritius has a tropical climate. There are only two seasons here – summer and winter. Summer is from November to April and winter is from May to October.
Walking through crunchy leaves which are turning into glorious shades of red and gold – isnt't it spirit-lifting? I believe it's due partly to the fabulous shades of the leaves. All the colours of winter (autumn, or fall) are warm, cheerful tones, and they help lift depression and cheer one up.
These colours bring to mind lots of images – the flames in a real log fire, thoughts of warmer weather and peaches and cream. Many subtle blends of these colourings work well together and they can be amongst the prettiest of flower arrangements.
The range of flowers, fresh and otherwise, available in these peachy tones is maybe not quite as large as that of other shades, such as pink or yellow, however there exists loads from which to choose. A vase contaning nothing but leaves, in various shades of red, gold and green, would look wonderful, the only disadvantage being the speed with which they sometimes drop. Glycerined leaves are very pretty as well, especially beech leaves, which turn a marvellous coppery colour. Berries, leaves and other seasonal offerings can make a splendid collection in a casual setting.
So, next winter, don't forget to collect the pretty leaves and make a beautiful arrangement.
Impact of flowers
If there is one thing that has a great impact on us it's definitely flowers. Yes, Flowers. Don't we all love flowers? The easiest way to cheer up a grey day is by buying a bunch of flowers. You think your house is dull? Why not cheer it up with a beautiful flower arrangement? Flowers inside a house is like bringing the garden inside – which is an old tradition playing a very very important role in home decoration.
Even if almost any mix or combination of flowers is just lovely, may it be wild or from the garden, the impact which this has can be even greater if these flowers are chosen in a careful way based on their colour and shape and style.
It is obvious that growing flowers in the garden, if you do have one, is a cheap way of obtaining flowers for your home. However, fresh flowers are readily available today, they are sold almost everywhere.
Silk flowers, dried flowers are bought easily from department stores and shops, not to forget the florists'.
I personally don't like wild flowers in the house. Oh, I do love them. They are so, so, so beautiful. They should be enjoyed when we visit the countryside. This is their place, this is where they look best. Let us just leave them there for the next flower lover to enjoy.
My passions… in my own words
My passions. Anyone who knows me knows about my passions – or at least a few of 'em.
They range from crime & courts, murder stories/movies, plants/flowers/nature and gardening to books (again books relating to murder stories, crime & courts) and my dog. It doesn't mean I'm not going to talk about other things. You might indeed be surprised.
Anyway, here is the home page of this blog. I hope to be able to write regularly and passionately. I would of course love to hear what you have to say about my posts; I therefore invite you to send your comments here and your pictures by email. You can write in English, French or Creole.
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Simple script (attached) to download a ZIP file from Microsoft and unzip to the C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules directory which appears to be a protected folder as manually doing so prompts with a 'Destination Folder Access Denied' window with "You'll need to provide administrator permission to copy to this folder" despite being an administrator on the box. I have also tried to run under credentials - did not work.
Log file shows: "Zip commands run - C:\######\PSWindowsUpdate.zip extracted to C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules" but no folder/files are written. Anybody have an idea for a fix/workaround for this?
All - I was able to extract to the Working Directory and then Robocopy them to the target without an issue. Not really a fix but it works.
Hello TIm,
There's probably a better way than this, but you could try the following:
Add a step:
ExecutePowershellCommand64bitUser with the below as argument
Set-Content c:\kworking\a.ps1 -value 'Expand-Archive c:\kworking\PSWindowsUpdate.zip -DestinationPath c:\windows\system32\' -Force
The above creates a file called a.ps1 inside the c:\kworking folder.
Then add another step:
ExecutePowershellCommand64bitSystem with the below as argument
start-process powershell -verb runas -argument 'c:\kworking\a.ps1'
Which will start powershell as administrator and let you be able to run the a.ps1 script we created before expanding the zip file unto c:\windows\system32
You can delete a.ps1 afterward.
Look at the zip file properties - is it blocked?
If so, download it to VSA and unblock it, then push the file from VSA and try.
We generally avoid direct downloads to Windows because the alternate channel blocking causes issues for automation.
I should clarify - the zip file contains PowerShell scripts that then need to be imported so that you can then manipulate Windows Update (Refer to the site: gallery.technet.microsoft.com/.../2d191bcd-3308-4edd-9de2-88dff796b0bc)
@gbarnas Not blocked - I can unzip contents to the Working Directory and am beginning the idea of dropping there before sending them to the target location.
Alessandro Di Marco - I need to import them once they are in the correct location.
Just an FYI, but we avoid using the "Working Directory" for anything temporary. We create a subfolder for each "project" in the TEMP folder, push files there and write logs there as well, when appropriate. When the process is complete, we can clean up by recursively deleting the folder we created. Same for ZIPs - they download to Temp\Project_XX and unzip to aa subfolder there - its usually easy to copy/move them to the right place.
It's really about "housekeeping". When we work with MSPs to establish good automation practices, we always have to pick through the Working Directory and figure out what stays and what goes. Our practice is to create a tools folder to hold scripts and executables and a logs folder to hold logs from those tools in the Working Directory, and place configuration files directly in the Working Directory. All related config files have the same prefix in their name so its easy to remove them all and start clean. While these tools may be updated regularly, they are considered "permanent" and reside in the working directory structure.


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Good Life, Good Death
- By: Gelek Rimpoche, The Dalai Lama - foreword, Gini Alhadeff, and others
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
Who are we? Where did we come from? Where are we going? How do we get there? Many have asked these questions, and many have attempted to answer them. But there is another question Good Life, Good Death asks us to contemplate: How does the idea of life after death affect how we live our lives? Gelek Rimpoche tells stories of the mystical Tibet he lived in, as well as the contemporary America he became a citizen of, and shares the wisdom of the great masters. He asks us to open our minds and see if we can entertain a bigger picture of life after life, even for a moment.
Good Life, Good Death
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 04-16-19
- Language: English
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