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Monday, July 7, 2008
The Contrariness of Being
I woke up this morning to silence. The fan I keep near the bed for the single purpose of making noise, was quiet. The whole house was quiet. Nothing moved, whirred, chimed or rustled. Silence. Silence makes me nervous. I crept from the bed and went into the kitchen and flipped on the light. Nothing. I went to the sink and turned on the tap. Nothing. I looked at the cable box, it was dark and daunting. No power. NO POWER! All I could think was "how am I going to get my morning news fix, my morning coffee fix and most importantly, my morning blog fix?" I find that I am an addict of electrical power. Without it I am helpless. There is no camp stove outside to prepare a pot of that wonderful wake up brew to which I can absolutely not function without. And then I heard myself say it. I tried to call it back, but my throat refused to suck in air and call back the words...I saw them hanging in front of my face, mocking me with their intent...and then my ears heard what my mouth had dared to utter...
"Damned rain!"
35 comments:
- Unknown said...
Hi Sandi,
Trying to catch up with my blog reading. I'm way behind. LOL I cannotlive without my electricity. Not having my morning coffee would send me over the edge, not to mention checking email and all of the blogs. Glad you got your juice back up and running. Hey stay cool.
- July 7, 2008 at 10:46 AM
- Unknown said...
Okay, this is what happens when I multi task. I meant to say stay cool in this heat. LOL I was doing too many things on my computer at once. Have a good day Sandi!!
- July 7, 2008 at 11:17 AM
- Carol said...
Oh that was scarey...no power...silence! No morning fix...jeeps. What did you do?
Rain, rain and more rain...we have not had a summer really...but I guess my marrows will be happy!
Carol xx
- July 7, 2008 at 11:52 AM
- Donna said...
LOLHahahaha....Boy, I can identify with this story!!! Happy day sweetie!!hughugs
- July 7, 2008 at 1:37 PM
- Lee said...
LOL And into each and every life a little rain must fall. :) I keep the power company's emergency number on my cell phone. Can't tell you how many times I've used it but it has sure come in handy.
Congratulations on the rain. We've been having it too. Yay! Temperatures in the 80's during the day and low 70's to high 60's at night! Almost doesn't feel like summer. Or maybe it feels like summer should feel.
- July 7, 2008 at 1:41 PM
- Akelamalu said...
You want rain, we want sun!
- July 7, 2008 at 3:09 PM
That serene pic you painted about you and Uncle mac on the front porch is what I dream about everyday. So special.
Our pastor's fav words are Jesus didn't have electricity yet he changed the human race lol. Funny I think about that each time I think I need something i don't have to function.
- July 7, 2008 at 3:51 PM
- ancient one said...
We are still wanting some more rain.. got just a little last night... we need a couple of days worth of slow easy rain. Don't need anything to take the electricity out, though..LOL
- July 7, 2008 at 5:31 PM
That was a perfectly lovely blog post!
I can identify with the panic at finding you're without power, though I do love silence. I rarely have the TV or radio, or music on. I'm content to sit with only the tap-tap of the keys to keep me company ... but there you have it, without the internet, I'm lost!
- July 7, 2008 at 5:41 PM
- Aunt Julie said...
We've been suffering from storms and power-outages as well. It's fun with the kids the first couple of times, but it does get old, doesn't it? BTW, I'm hosting a Giveaway, starting tomorrow--please drop on by!
- July 7, 2008 at 5:51 PM
- Jeanne said...
LOL never satisfied are we? Glad you got some of the much needed rain. I think we'll feel the same way when the humidity finally leaves us and we can take a good deep breath.
- July 7, 2008 at 6:58 PM
- Diva's Thoughts said...
LOL! The way you wrote this post was very funny. lol
I absolutely can not function with out electricity. I hate when to power goes out at home for any period of time.
- July 7, 2008 at 7:01 PM
- ~Kristen~ said...
Hi Sandi!
I just came here from my friend Terri's blog and I love it! Your blog is fabulous! I hope to visit often!!!
- July 7, 2008 at 8:21 PM
- Lib said...
I love it when the rain hits the roof.We too use a fan for noise.:o)
Glad your electric is back on!:o)
Hope you have agreat wk.
- July 7, 2008 at 9:54 PM
- Judy said...
I'm glad for your rain! My sister in south Texas also had rain over the weekend...after a long dry spell. We'd gladly share a little of our over-abundant rain with you!
- July 7, 2008 at 10:35 PM
- Kappa no He said...
I am with Akemalu. We are in the midst of the rainy season and I sooooo want to see a sunbeam. Just one. Maybe two.
Glad your power came back on though!
- July 8, 2008 at 2:57 AM
- Everything Stops for Tea said...
If you want rain chick, we can provide.... we have lots here to spare!
- July 8, 2008 at 4:53 AM
- Mary said...
Sorry about the no power but the rain must be so good You could come back to England and have plenty although the sun is shinning here at present!!!!
- July 8, 2008 at 6:43 AM
- Tara said...
Hi Sandi
But youe ARE turned back on, thank goodness. Like you, I need my leectric-the computer, the morning tea...really, I just can't even think of hacking the camping thing!!
- July 8, 2008 at 7:37 AM
- Jeni said...
Boy, I agree completely - no electricity means no coffee which means very slow, rather antagonistic mood and also, no tv, no computer and terrible withdrawal involved then from three addiction factors! Misery loves company - looks like you've found a lot of company in this bit of misery, didn't you? Peace!
- July 8, 2008 at 8:21 AM
- Jules~ said...
I am smiling and giggling with you. How many times I have been in that same spot. Like it and love it all at the same time. Sorry you missed out on all of your morning 'fixes'.
- July 8, 2008 at 10:55 AM
- Christine Boles said...
Yeah, dontchahateit when blessings are mixed?
- July 8, 2008 at 12:22 PM
- Cath said...
Sandi you write so poetically! I just absorb your words. Thank you so much for all your visits and lovely comments at my site - I will eventually tidy up my sidebar and remember to get you on it!
- July 8, 2008 at 12:37 PM
- Adla said...
I get a panic attack everytime the electricity goes off after a real heavy rain. So dependant on electricity I feel GUILTY being a girl scout so I TOTALLY RELATE Sandi:)
This sounds contradicting but I do like the sound of rain and it's after smell.
Oh you don't always get what you like do you :)
chat soon, Adla
- July 8, 2008 at 10:41 PM
- Lori said...
LOL!!! we had a huge storm today and lost power briefly...whew!!! it was a close one...
- July 8, 2008 at 10:44 PM
- Lavinia said...
Oh!!!! I feel the same way....we've had a waterlogged June and July may well be shaping up in the same direction....
I *hate* when the power goes out...luckily it only lasts a few minutes...but to face a whole day of it....oh dear....
I hope your power is back on for good!!
- July 9, 2008 at 12:03 AM
- Mary Isabella and Kiley too! said...
Sometimes when the lights go out I can of feel like I am on a new and exciting adventure,especially if our Granddaughter is here. We light candles and tell stories. It is kinda fun....Love....Mary
- July 9, 2008 at 12:53 AM
- Gone Back South said...
Lovely description of how wonderful rain can be. It's pouring here at the moment!
- July 9, 2008 at 9:12 AM
- Unknown said...
Hi Sandi.. miss you!! Had to drop in before Autumn wakes up.
Sorry about your power outage :(
- July 9, 2008 at 9:25 AM
- Jodie Adams said...
You have me laughing. I too am insane when the power goes out. It's just not a good time. Love reading your post, they always make me smile. Love ya!!
- July 10, 2008 at 10:27 AM
- Mima said...
You are dying for rain, and we are dying for sunshine, we are having a truly miserable summer, not quite the worst on record, but still horrid! Sorry to hear that your power went out, like you I would be lost without power - well for a start there would be no way to sit me up in bed!!
- July 10, 2008 at 12:09 PM
- Sandy Kessler said...
as you know there was no rain that caused my fire Sunday night , maybe an earlier rain- however I'm without tvs anything. Computing in some strange other mode and yes we have become addicts but there is something so peaceful in its melody. I wrote a poem and will post it sometime ..For me in this heat, its always extra blessed. I did not say that during 3 hurricanes
- July 10, 2008 at 1:13 PM
- Vee said...
Love this essay...love the craftmanship of it and the way the words flow.
- July 10, 2008 at 10:24 PM
- Jamie Dawn said...
Uh-oh! Your lesson here was well taught and well learned. I can't stand being without power or water. I need those modern conveniences!
If we have a drought and then get some rain, I will try and not curse the rain after it comes.
I will learn this lesson in advance.
- July 11, 2008 at 4:07 PM
- NeereAnDear said...
Sandi I think we should elect Mac VICE PRES since he helped me with my zucchini
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"With a lot of work and a lot of people organised, you can do almost anything," Glenn said.
Earlier Monday, Nasa had surprised Glenn with the kind of anniversary gift only a space agency can give, enabling him to speak live with the International Space Station from a stage at Ohio State University.
Sitting on stage with Nasa Administrator Charles Bolden, he chatted with three space station crew members about space research and Nasa's future. Commander Dan Burbank appeared by video link, flanked by two flight engineers floating in the zero-gravity environment, and said the crew was delighted to help commemorate Glenn's momentous trip.
"Fifty years ago today, Friendship 7 was orbiting planet Earth, and that helped in a very big way, paved the way for America to become a space power, and to go to the moon, and to do the things that we're doing right now on the International Space Station," Burbank said.
Glenn had a light-hearted but educational exchange with the crew, asking them about the types and number of experiments on board – more than 100, they said – and explaining to his gravity-bound audience of more than 200 people that, for example, a candle burns differently in space than on Earth.
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Mr Glenn took the humour in stride, replying: "That's exactly what I thought I was going to get assigned to."
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Why can't I hold on to a man?
Emily Jupp used a new online service to ask her ex-boyfriends why they split up -- with surprising results'He did feel the same, Elinor -- for weeks and weeks he felt it. I know he did, and nothing but the blackest art employed against me can have done it, I was as dear to him as my own soul could wish."
The words spoken by Sense and Sensibility's Marianne Dashwood in Jane Austen's novel are just as relevant today as they were 200 years ago in expressing the confusion many of us have felt after being dumped with little or no explanation.
If Marianne was a) not fictional and b) alive today, she could seek solace in searching her e-reader for self-help books, scrutinise her ex's Facebook page for coded insights into his feelings, or, from this year, turn to the website wotwentwrong.com, which claims to offer a "socially acceptable" way to find out why past relationships have failed.
It works by sending a questionnaire asking about the reasons for the break-up to your ex-partner or a one-time date, essentially giving them the power to criticise the relationship and you.
In the month since it launched, the site has had 50,000 visitors.
Its creator, Audrey Melnik, says it's useful for people looking to move on.
"Many people are scared to find out what went wrong, but when they do they are relieved that it's not their worst fears," she explains.
I am not good at relationships. At the age of 28, a number of my friends are settled, yet I haven't ever even got to the cohabiting stage.
Perhaps it's because my relationships have been, at worst, a sly form of psychological warfare in which each party attempts to undermine and ultimately destroy the other, and at best, moderately dysfunctional.
Fun though this is, it might be time to confront the horrifying concept that the reason I can't manage to have a proper grown-up relationship is that it's not them, it's me.
So I've used Melnik's website to contact my exes and ask them what went wrong.
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If you're on the receiving end of the "feedback request" you get an email saying, "so-and-so is hoping to understand what went wrong with your dates".
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I'm sceptical; can you really work out the reasons for a palimpsest of relationship failures using a few tick-boxes? I swallow my pride, send off some requests, and wait.
The first to reply is Peter*, my ex-boyfriend from school, who I'm still friends with. Nervously, I click the link to his response.
He has ticked "I don't feel like I'm a priority" and written, "I think the theme of priority fits in with the change of life we were going through. We were teenagers."
Then there is a separate message, "My mind is firmly trained on the laughs we had," and a long list of ticked attributes, designed to cushion the blow of the feedback, such as, "you are creative", "you are funny" and so on.
So far, so good. On a high, I send out some more requests that I'd been putting off because I was worried the answers might be more brutal than Peter's.
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But even so, is your ex really the best authority on why things didn't work?
Susan J Elliott, the author of the blog Getting Past Your Past and the book Getting Past Your Breakup: How to Turn a Devastating Loss Into the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You says, "Asking your ex what was wrong is actually the opposite of what I recommend. Closure is something that has to come from inside you."
But what if you obsess over a break-up and you can't move on?
"You have to train your mind. Say to yourself: 'I'll think about it for 20 minutes and then call a friend or go for a walk.'
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Jay is the next to reply and it's not pleasant reading. We were together for eight months in a volatile relationship.
Jay has ticked "inflexible", and "not flexible enough" and also "too inconsiderate".
He hasn't written anything to explain, but there is an automatically generated advice box saying: "Perhaps you've read one of the many dating books that encourages you to be b**chy if you want your guy to stick around . . . but it has more to do with standing up for yourself and refusing to put up with BS than it does with being selfish, unkind, thoughtless or rude."
I spend the next few days trying to demonstrate my flexibility and considerate nature to workmates, friends and anyone who'll put up with it. Jay has hit a nerve.
Victoria Alexander, the programme leader of the MSc in therapeutic counselling at the University of Greenwich, makes me feel slightly better.
"If your ex has said you are inflexible, that's your ex's perspective. Perhaps he or she was highly controlling," she suggests.
"Any relationship advice that's one-sided and supports one person's judgment over another feels rather unhelpful.
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So this journey into the past might actually do me more harm than good. But I plough on.
Another reply says I'm inflexible! This time from a guy I went on a few dates with years ago. He got together with someone else, whom he is now about to marry.
"I was looking for 'too flexible' but it wasn't listed," he writes and follows up with a Facebook message, "By the way, I wasn't asked to rate you with numbers. Too obvious to say I'd give you one?"
I'm quite relieved he didn't take it too seriously, but it didn't resolve my curiosity about him.
On Twitter, I ask about other people's reasons for breaking up, and get a deluge of replies -- everything from "too tall" to the eye-wateringly honest: "It was because the way you licked your lips during sex made me want to be sick" and the downright worrying: "I'm just grateful I didn't have a pet bunny!"
I'm beginning to see that there isn't anything I can do to make myself into an ideal girlfriend.
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An email from a Twitter follower sums it up: "The reason I gave was the usual, 'It's not you, it's me'," he writes, "the actual reason was -- I needed you for companionship until somebody more suitable came along. And now the right person has come along: if I don't take this opportunity now, I know I'll regret it."
I suppose I knew it wasn't working in each of those relationships -- and the reasons why don't ultimately matter.
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*Some names have been changed
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BY Sarah Lai Stirland | Tuesday, July 17 2012
The city of Baltimore is getting a new chief technology officer next week. Chris Tonjes is starting Monday after more than five years as the Chief Information Officer for the Washington, D.C. public library system.
Tonjes succeeds Rico Singleton, who resigned in February after an audit in New York alleged that he sought a job for his girlfriend at security software company McAfee after it signed a lucrative contract with New York State.
While at the public library system, Tonjes oversaw digital inclusion programs that trained low-income DC residents on how to use computers. He also implemented broadband access to the Internet throughout the city's libraries, and created a library app.
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake launched an open data initiative in Baltimore last February with a data portal powered by Socrata. But there's been little further movement on that front, notes Dave Troy, a local tech entrepreneur.
"Everyone's hopeful that this is a chance to reboot," he says. He characterized Singleton's efforts as "sporadic at best."
Tonjes is stepping into a politically-charged situation at his new job. A Baltimore Sun editorial recently criticized the Mayor's office for a lack of transparency in a deal with a local consulting firm that saddled the administration with expensive VOIP phones that could have been purchased more cheaply. The city's Inspector General is reportedly investigating the situation.
Troy also wonders what's going to happen to the chief data officer position that was created under Singleton's tenure. The hiring of Lillian Buie for the position mystified the local tech community because she appeared to be a marketing person, reported the Baltimore Brew in March. The Brew is an independent online news outlet covering local issues.
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Grant Support: The Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for ESRD Study is supported by grant R01-HS-08365 from the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, and by grant R01 DK59616 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Dr. Kinchen was supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, and Dr. Powe (grant K24DK02643) and Dr. Klag (by grant K24DK02856) received grants from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
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Analysis and interpretation of the data: K.S. Kinchen, R. Brookmeyer, A.S. Levey, N.R. Powe.
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Care for chronic renal failure involves management of complications and preparation for possible dialysis. Patients often are not evaluated by nephrologists in a timely manner.
To identify factors associated with late evaluation by a nephrologist and to assess whether late evaluation is associated with worse survival once patients develop end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
National prospective cohort study.
81 dialysis facilities throughout the United States.
828 patients with new-onset ESRD.
Time from first evaluation by a nephrologist to initiation of dialysis, classified as late (<4 months), intermediate (4 to 12 months), or early (>12 months); rate of death, from initiation of dialysis to an average of 2.2 years of follow-up; and demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics.
After adjustment for potential confounders, late evaluation was more common among black men than white men (44.8% vs. 24.5%; P < 0.05), uninsured patients than insured patients (56.7% vs. 29.0%; P < 0.05) and patients with severe comorbid disease than those with mild comorbid disease (35.0% vs. 23.0%; P < 0.05). Compared with patients who had early evaluation, the risk for death was greater among patients evaluated late and was graded (hazard ratio, 1.3 [95% CI, 0.87 to 2.06] for patients with intermediate evaluation and 1.8 [CI, 1.21 to 2.61] for those with late evaluation) after adjustment for dialysis method, demographic characteristics, and socioeconomic status in Cox proportional-hazards regression analysis. After additional adjustment for such factors as the presence and severity of comorbid conditions, the association remained graded (hazard ratio, 1.2 [CI, 0.73 to 1.82] for patients evaluated at an intermediate point and 1.6 [CI, 1.04 to 2.39] for those evaluated late).
Late evaluation of patients with chronic renal failure by a nephrologist is associated with greater burden and severity of comorbid disease, black ethnicity, lack of health insurance, and shorter duration of survival.
Kinchen KS, Sadler J, Fink N, et al. The Timing of Specialist Evaluation in Chronic Kidney Disease and Mortality. Ann Intern Med. 2002;137:479–486. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-137-6-200209170-00007
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The Bay Islands of Honduras are a popular tropical Caribbean vacation destination. The islands of Guanaja, Roatan, and Utila all offer an idyllic tropical escape from the stress and chaos of everyday life back home. As a Caribbean destination, the Bay Islands follow a fairly normal pattern of high season and low season based on holidays and weather in North America and Europe. Low season in the Bay Islands is an ideal time to visit, we'll tell you why...
When is Low Season in the Bay Islands?
Low season in the Bay Islands is basically the summer and autumn months, with a few exceptions around major events and the end of school. Summertime is generally slower for the Caribbean region because it is also hurricane season. Luckily for the Bay Islands, our location keeps us fairly well protected during hurricane season, so we typically do not have to worry about direct hits.
What to Do During Low Season
When we say low season, that doesn't mean all tourism stops on the islands. Rather, low season is simply less busy than the winter months over the holidays. Because we are less busy, many hotels and vacation rentals will offer discounts to entice visitors to come, and many activity providers will be more flexible with scheduling, so you don't have to fret about booking everything in advance.
Low season in the Bay Islands is the ideal time to visit because you will get to enjoy our beautiful islands with fewer other tourists around. Relax on a tranquil beach, enjoy a quiet meal at a local restaurant, and truly disconnect from the stress back home.
Low season is the best time to come to the Bay Islands and get to know those of us who live here. Take advantage of this opportunity to chat with the people you meet and learn more about our beautiful islands!
This is also the best time to try all kinds of activities. With fewer other tourists vying for slots at popular activities, you'll have more time to enjoy yourself and perhaps even be offered extra time for free! When there isn't a long line waiting behind you, you might be able to spend those extra few minutes cuddling a monkey or kissing a dolphin. Talk about priceless memories!
Why Visit During Low Season
Low season in the Bay Islands offers you the perfect opportunity to save money while having a more relaxing vacation.
If you love a particular hotel or resort, or if a specific vacation rental has caught your eye, be sure to subscribe to the newsletters for those companies and follow all their social media channels. During low season, you're more likely to find last-minute deals and major discounts for accommodations that you won't want to miss!
Visiting the Bay Islands during low season also means you're less likely to get rainy weather. The rainy season matches high season for the Bay Islands, with our winter months bringing the most rain to keep our islands lush.
During low season, we experience more heat and humidity, but that's easily handled with a quick jump into the refreshing Caribbean Sea!


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At Meredith, we refer to the occupational dimension of wellness as the academic/career dimension of wellness. This dimension prepares you for pursuing your dreams through academics and career planning.
Academic/career wellness is learning to seek the information and support you need in order to gain personal satisfaction and find enrichment in your life through study and work.
Focus on the Intentional
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A huge part of preparing to pursue your dreams is to explore all of the possibilities available to you. Whether you are choosing a major, graduate school, or career path, Meredith has programs to help.
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DOMAIN Reflection and learning
This domain outlines the kind of insight, self-reflective professional practice and learning necessary for mental health professionals to provide high-quality recovery-oriented mental health care. This domain also addresses the need for feedback from people accessing the service and their significant others to inform ongoing service improvement.
Core principles
High-quality mental health care requires ongoing critical reflection and continuous learning. Lived expertise based on people's experiences of mental illness and recovery is a valuable resource utilised in the delivery of high-quality mental health care.
Key capabilities
Mental health professionals
Good practice
- Reflect on whether professional practice is aligned with a recovery approach.
- Use professional supervision, support, mentoring and debriefing to examine one's own approach and the degree to which one's practice is recovery-oriented.
- Undertake professional development led by people with lived experience.
- Undertake regular team-based reviews of work to discuss emergent difficulties and showcase progress.
- Reflect on one's own values, development needs and limitations.
Good leadership
- Ensure a range of opportunities for people with lived experience to provide leadership in service planning, delivery and improvement.
- Ensure a range of opportunities for people with lived experience to provide leadership in professional development activities such as recovery training and supervision.
- Use feedback from people accessing services and their significant others to inform quality improvement.
- Model a willingness to seek advice, support and ideas from others.
- Model an approach and a culture of enquiry, hope, innovation and reflection.
- Embrace opportunities for innovations.
- Regularly review whether the service provided is recovery oriented.
- Lead service-based research.
- Seek peer supervision.
- Create and utilise opportunities for learning and ensure the service culture values learning.
- Ensure the involvement of consumer and carer consultants in team-based case reviews or clinical reviews.
- Ensure that people with lived experience sit on service governance structures.
- Promote peer workforce and co-design.
- Incorporate a recovery orientation into recruitment processes; understanding the capabilities required to practice in line with a recovery approach and working competently with people from diverse backgrounds might be conditions of staff recruitment.
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Déda|Producing is the name for Déda's sister company, created in 2009 to facilitate and generate commercial activity through a range of work including festivals, touring and projects.
Déda|Producing has an outdoor arts focus - producing work for festivals and outdoor events.
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Our extensive Dance Development and Learning Programme takes place in a variety of community and education settings throughout Derby City and the whole East Midlands.
Déda is a creative centre for Dance, Contemporary Circus and Outdoor Work – located in the heart of Derby and connecting locally, nationally and internationally.
Nearly 50 classes a week for people of all ages and abilities.
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Déda|Producing produces work for festivals, touring and projects.
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Child obesity rate is 'likely to double'
AUSTRALIA'S obesity epidemic is reaching crisis point and the number of overweight children will rise to 60 per cent within 30 years unless the Government invests billions, according to a health expert.
Kevin Norton, professor of exercise science at Sport Knowledge Australia, accused state and federal governments of failing to stem rising obesity rates, which could cripple the national health system.
In the first study to look at the weight of Australian children over the last century, researchers found that obesity rates jumped from 4 per cent in 1901 to more than 30 per cent in 2003.
The study found that in 30 years' time the number of overweight or obese children will double, matching the current rate of adult obesity.
Professor Norton likened the seriousness of the problem to that of climate change and said failure to act now could have devastating consequences.
"We are going to need new money — in the same way we've done with the climate change issue — for interventions to tackle the problem," he said. "If we're going to have an impact we'll need hundreds of millions, if not billions … because we're running out of money and the health-care costs can't continue."
The report, published in the International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, took in data from 41 studies since 1901 that weighed 500,000 Australian children aged five to 15.
The figures reveal a low, steady rate of obesity until the 1970s when the rate increased.
Professor Norton said the spike coincided with a decline in physical education in schools, and called for compulsory classes from year 1 to year 12.
"It's got to be put in the same bracket as maths and English and reading and writing skills. If we do national testing for that surely we should educate our kids about their health through physical activity and nutrition programs in schools," he said.
"Last year's estimates of direct financial costs placed the obesity epidemic throughout Australia at somewhere around $3.5 billion."
The Age revealed last year that Australia has the fastest growing rate of childhood obesity in the world.
Professor Norton described recent Government prevention measures — such as a ban on soft drinks in Victorian state schools — as little more than "tinkering".
Professor Norton said policies such as adding half a cent per litre to the price of petrol could generate enough money to put one physical education teacher into every school in Australia for a year.
■Health specialists will meet food industry representatives today to develop proposals for reducing the volume of trans fats consumed by Australians. The initiative is intended to allay consumers' and doctors' concerns about the hydrogenated vegetable oils.


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A compact mechanical keyboard; is it something that interests you? Today we are looking at the Cmstorm Quickfire TK mechanical keyboard.
This is a compact keyboard that is a little different; for example it does not have the usual arrow keys. The question is; is this a product that can successfully compete with the other mechanical keyboards on the market? Let's find out!
About CMstorm:
Read more on their website about the company, http://www.cmstorm.com/en/statics/about/
Model Number SGK-4020-GKCR1(Red switch)
SGK-4020-GKCM1(Brown switch)
SGK-4020-GKCL1(Blue switch)
Key Switch
Cherry MX Blue/ Brown/ Red
ABS, grip coated, removable
Keycap Puller
Yes, ring-puller
All keys backlit, 5 Levels, 3 Modes(Breathing, WASD or full backlight);
Red switch key has red backlight, Blue switch key has blue backlight and Brown switch has white backlight
Key Rollover
NKRO (windows only)
Polling Rate
1000 Hz /1 ms
USB 2.0 full speed
USB cable
1.8m, braided, gold plated, removable
544 g/1.2 lbs
The Product:
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Since I recieved this keyboard quite early on in the marketing of it our sample had a box that was not done yet. Unforutnetly it has been several weeks since I recieved this keyboard because I have had several reviews to do before this one.
Anyways, it was nicely packed and inside I found a USB cable and a key cap remover so you can clean behind your keys.


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Annual Report and Your Child
The Department of Education sets basic requirements for assessing your child and reporting to you. These are called statutory arrangements and they include the Annual Report which you will receive by 30th June, whichever year group your child is in.
The Annual Report will give you information about your child's progress during the year and identify any areas for improvement.
What if my child has special educational needs?
Most children with special educational needs will receive an Annual Report similar to the one outlined above.
If your child has specific learning disability (SLD) or profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) they may be reported on using different headings.


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It's great to have a go-to look for all your employees to wear when your company hosts corporate functions. Century Marketing provides a solution for all your corporate apparel needs in Kansas City. Corporate apparel button-downs are perfect for all company events, trade shows, restaurants, and a variety of other business uses.
If you are a business that requires uniforms for your employees, these are a perfect option for you. We have men's, women's, or unisex options available in cotton or a cotton and polyester blend. Most are machine-washable and stain-resistant making them perfect for an office or restaurant use. Your employees will save time and money by not having to dry clean their uniforms!
Each style of corporate button-downs offers a wide assortment of colors to choose from. Some options even include pockets, which are great for waiters and waitress. Once you have your style of corporate apparel button-downs picked out, don't forget to embroider your company's logo or your employee's name.


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Read Debra Martins new book: Proof of Miracles
Written by - Julie Beischel, PhD, Director of Research at the Windbridge Research Center:
"As a Windbridge Certified Research Medium, Debra is a member of an elite team of mediums who were screened and vetted using peer-reviewed scientific methods. Since 2008, she has volunteered her time to research and her active participation in numerous studies has allowed us to make important discoveries about mediumship."
Listen to Debra Martin talk about her mediumship and how she takes it to a higher level in her healing sessions. In 2012 Debra was sick and dying. It was on 1-21-12 when she had an amazing Near Death Experience along with an Out-of-Body Experience and her life has never been the same. Her mediumship was taken to another level along with receiving the gift of healing. Since that time Debra has been working as a Spiritual Healer. Debra has performed many healings worldwide giving people hope, healing and miracles. To schedule a healing session with Debra please click here.
Hope for Today...Where there is Hope there is life. To request a prayer visit Debra Martin's Prayer page @ www.facebook.com/DebraMartinsPrayerPage
Jeff and Lynn Hollahan's son went missing in Frankfurt, Germany. Lynn contacted Debra to connect with the Other Side in hopes to get the guidance she needed to find her missing son. Debra used her mediumship abilities to connect with the Other Side and came up with an unexpected answer for Lynn. Please watch this video to witness how Debra trusted the words that came through even if they didn't make sense, as she knew this information was coming from Spirit and not coming from her. It's a miraculous story even when the outcome isn't what any of them had hope for. For Lynn and Jeff this was a life changing event that shifted their lives forever and gave them the belief's they have today.
Debra combines her mediumship and healing abilities in her reading sessions. She calls her mediumship; mediumship on steroids. She has taken her readings to another level by combining her ability to see what other issues that a person may be struggling with emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually. Helping people eliminate these issues which helps them live a healthy and happier life. A reading will last approximately 1 hour (could go over). This would not be a healing session it would be a healing on a smaller scale combined with a reading. If Debra picks up on any issues that a person my be struggling with she would spend approximately 10 minutes during the reading session on doing a healing. To schedule a reading with Debra click here.
Exciting New Events
Proof of Miracles: True Stories of Hope and Healing
Proof of Miracles share profound true stories of hope and healing. These written accounts go beyond our dimension and understanding, showing us that our greatest challenges and apparent failures can lead to incredible accomplishments and triumphs. Debra takes people to places that most people think are unattainable. Her inspirational life story demonstrates how experiences such as suicide, the loss of loved ones, divorce, and near death experiences transformed her into the healer and medium she is today.
These healing testimonials in this book are undeniable, showing evidence that miracles do happen.
Using the tools at the beginning of each chapter Debra's hope is that you come to this conclusion, "My miracle is but a breath away"!
To purchase the book through Amazon, click here.
Debra Martin Solves A Murder:
Television producers frequently call upon Debra for her unique ability to connect with the deceased. Sometimes the media call to consult on for a missing persons case. Other times they want a scientific demonstration of mediumship. Then there was the time Debra solved a murder.
A producer had arranged a mediumship session. The only information Debra received prior to the reading was that the client, Marita, wanted to connect with her deceased aunt. The information that came fourth was startling.
The murderer Debra described was arrested and confessed to murdering Marita's Aunt. He is now serving 20 years in the Peru jail. You can read this astonishing story in her soon to be released book; Soul to Soul…True stories of evidential communication from loved ones in Heaven.
Debra's murder story went International when it made the front cover of the Psychic News magazine that is published out of the UK and then gets distributed in all Barnes & Nobles worldwide.
Soul to Soul tells a story of how a murder victim provides her family with clues to catch her killer. A grieving brother is comforted by messages from his loved one. A family receives surprising news about an unexpected addition. Debra Martin has a natural ability to connect with the spirits of those we love who have passed on. She has helped countless people navigate the path of their grief and guides them through stages of healing. She forges immediate and unbreakable bonds both with the spirit world and those who desire confirmation that their family members are at peace.These true stories of afterlife communication expose our hopes and fears in ways that are shocking but healing. What happens during a reading will stay with you forever.
To purchase the book through Amazon, click here.
Direct Connect to God introduces a profound healing technique created by Debra and Sheri's with God's guidance. This unique technique has provided healing, miracles, and spiritual sustenance to many around the world. Direct Connect to God is intended to empower and motivate the readers
with evidence of a Higher Power that we are all part of and that resides within each of us.
God as all powerful is not a new concept; the novelty of the approach here, rather, is the clarity with which God's message is channeled through the authors and then shared with the reader. This occurs through firsthand accounts by people who have undergone healings with Debra and Sheri. The actual direct communication from God during the healing sessions has been transcribed verbatim, without editing or alterations, allowing the reader access to the knowledge experienced by the authors and the people who received healings. Perhaps most notably, this includes a firsthand account by renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Eben Alexander, author of Proof of Heaven, a New York Times' bestseller. Direct Connect to God gives the reader a front row seat to these extraordinary healing sessions allowing the stories of healing to, in turn, heal the reader as well. Debra and Sheri'sintention for Direct Connect to God is for the reader to feel God's love through His simple yet profound messages.
To purchase the book through Amazon, click here.
Debra's first book, Believe Beyond Seeing, is not only an autobiography of how she learned to embrace her gift, but provides a glimpse into her readings, her beliefs, her code of ethics, and her views about life and death. Believe Beyond Seeing has received positive reviews from within the industry as well as from clients.
To purchase this book for $18.95 through Amazon, click here.
In addition this book can be downloaded as an e-book through Amazon.com.
Debra suggests that you read her book prior to any event or reading so that you have a clear understanding of her and her work.
Debra's first children's book, Me and My Angels is now available. This book, a treat for children of all ages, portrays how a child can always call upon her angels, how they are always by her side to protect and love her, and how they are there to help especially when she feels sad, scared, or even alone. Me and My Angels is beautifully illustrated and reminds us to remember what we are grateful for each day.
To purchase the book through Amazon, click here.
Debra feels Me and My Angels makes a great gift, so she included a "To and From" page that can be filled out by the gift giver.
To follow Debra Martin on Facebook, click here.
To learn more about Debra, click here.
To learn more about healings, click here.
To learn more about a reading, click here.
To read an excerpt of her book Believe Beyond Seeing, click here.
To contact Debra, click here.
Hope for Today…Where there is Hope there is life. To request a prayer visit Debra Martin's Prayer page @ www.facebook.com/DebraMartinsPrayerPage


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French high-performance luxury automobiles manufacturer
Bugatti is a French supercar company currently owned by Volkswagen. They made cars all the way back in the early 1900s. They made cars such as the Bugatti Veyron. Unlike the regular Veyron, with 300 produced, there are only 20 supersport versions, which currently holds the record for world's fastest car. All Bugattis have a 16-cylinder engine and all cost between $1.8 million to $2.2 million (not counting the extras).


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Bernard Baumohl is chief global economist at The Economic Outlook Group. He is well known for being ahead of the curve in assessing the direction of the U.S. and world economy. His ability to correctly predict the economy's path was recognized by the Wall Street Journal, which ranked Mr. Baumohl the most accurate economic forecaster for 2018.
Mr. Baumohl began his career as an analyst with the Council on Foreign Relations, a think tank specializing in international affairs and national security. He later served as an economist at European American Bank with responsibilities to monitor the global economy and develop forecasts. Mr. Baumohl was also an award-winning economics reporter with TIME magazine who covered the White House, Federal Reserve and Wall Street.
A sought out international speaker, he frequently makes keynote presentations before conferences, workshops and legislatures on the latest economic and geopolitical outlook. In additional to his current post as chief global economist, Mr. Baumohl is on the faculty of the New York Institute of Finance, where he conducts seminars on how forward-looking economic indicators can help business leaders better foresee turning points in the economy. He has also previously lectured at NYU and Florida Gulf Coast University.
Mr. Baumohl is a member of the monthly Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Panel and his projections on the economy and geopolitical trends are frequently cited in the New York Times, Washington Post, Business Week, Financial Times, and on National Public Radio. He also served as a regular commentator on TV's Nightly Business Report.
Mr. Baumohl is author of The Secrets of Economic Indicators: Hidden Clues to Future Economic Trends and Investment Opportunities (Pearson Education). The best-selling book is in its 3rd edition and has been translated into several languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and German.
He is also a recipient of the John Hancock Award for Excellence in Financial Journalism, and is a member of the National Association for Business Economics and the American Economic Association. Mr. Baumohl holds an M.A. from Columbia University's School of International Affairs.
What is the outlook for the US and international economy?
Using both facts and humor, Mr. Baumohl lays out the opportunities and risks ahead for the U.S. and international economy. His talks cover the following themes: What is the outlook for consumer and business spending, jobs, inflation, interest rates and the dollar? What is the likely endgame in the US - China trade war? What are the implications for the global economy? To what extent will the 2020 US presidential election impact business activity? What are the main economic and geopolitical threats ahead? Most important of all, what actions can companies take to protect themselves against such disruptive events?
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Rarely have business leaders and investors confronted so much uncertainty about the future. Simply put, we live in a crisis-prone global economy. There is political paralysis in Washington, economic distress in Europe, dangerous conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, and rising tensions in Asia. You can almost hear the geopolitical pot boiling furiously. Yet the sobering fact is corporate managers and investors still need to make decisions --- and be able to justify them. Mr. Baumohl tackles all the key issues: Which shocks are most likely to erupt in the future? What implications will they have for the economy? How can you protect your business with so many global storms brewing?
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Katrina Brees paraded around Wall Street Tuesday in a white marching band costume and white furry boots, pulling a tricycle transformed into a sculpture of a pink unicorn. She drove all the way from New Orleans to help with the Occupy Wall Street protests, "to lift spirits and lend support," she said, resting her hand on the unicorn's head.
An artist and dance troupe leader driving 1,300 miles to protest what she sees as corporate greed is quite a display of populist anger. So what does Brees think about Bank of America's recent announcement to charge customers $5 a month to make debit card purchases, which has generated similar feelings of outrage across the country?
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She hadn't heard about it.
"Why should I care?" Brees said.
Others say the fee is a topic of discussion, but it hasn't exactly become a major rallying cry among protesters.
"I talk to people about it 60 or 70 times a day," says Daniel Levine, 22, a protester who was manning an information desk. "But I don't know if anybody's doing anything about it."
It would seem a happy happenstance. Just as a group of protesters is beginning to gain international media attention to its anti-corporate agenda by occupying a park in the middle of the Wall Street financial district, Bank of America announced it would begin charging people a fee to use their own money.
Comments on Credit.com and other financial news websites were almost uniformly negative, with many people saying they would close their Bank of America accounts immediately. Even President Obama criticized the move, saying it may merit action by federal regulators.
This is precisely the kind of moment for which most nascent activist organizations pray. For at least a few brief days, the roving eye of the 24-hour news cycle is fixed on the same issue bringing the protesters together: Populist anger at Wall Street.
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But because Occupy Wall Street is such a diverse gathering, with a purposefully decentralized structure and no official spokesperson, it could be argued that the protesters are doing something that one rarely sees in our media savvy era: They're letting a big news event slip right by.
"I haven't heard anybody talking about it," said Sara, 25, a volunteer at Occupy Wall Street who declined to give her last name. "Maybe you should go talk to the community outreach committee or the direct action committee. Maybe they're working on it."
We couldn't find the direct action committee's table, which supposedly is located somewhere in Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan, tucked in amongst the media table, the protesters sleeping under plastic tarps on blow-up mattresses, the drop-off station for donated food, the drumming circle, the phalanx of New York City police officers, and the hundreds of people generally milling around the park on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon.
We did find the outreach committee's area, where a volunteer named Brian Harris was busy stretching a grey tarp over the table while carrying on conversations with five different people at once.
"No, we haven't been talking about it," Harris said. "My sole focus is getting ready for a march tomorrow."
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So I had a short business trip to Singapore. As usual I also make a run at the model shops to see the goodies. There's really nothing like being able to just go to a shop and leisurely look at the model kits and supplies. Even better is that these shops are all walking distance from my hotel. Here's a short write-up of each and what I got there:
The M Workshop (MWS)
91 Bencoolen St. Sunshine Plaza #01-58 Singapore – Website
This is the one I always make sure I hit as MWS has the most eclectic mix of kits. Bernard and Julian are also very friendly and offer honest opinions of the stuff they carry. Most of the kits are also unsealed so you can ogle at the parts within. Nice. In particular they carry A&K interactive, Lifecolor and Vallejo though not all of the latter line. I usually try MWS first for anything I want before heading to other shops.
Hobby Kulture (Closed as of 31 July 2016)
3 Coleman Street #04-23 Singapore – Website
Kulture is pretty much the continuation of Achtung Hobby which was my go-to/hangout modeling shop when I was based in Singapore in the early 2000s. The guys have continued the tradition of bringing in a huge variety of new and classic kits every shipment. We are talking about kits so old the decals have yellowed though. Also following the Achtung tradition is that all the kits are unsealed and they won't give you the stink eye if all you do is spend the whole visit just opening and looking at kits.
I am friends with some of the guys there and I usually end up spending a few hours chatting there. Alas this isn't a full-time venture for them so the shop has very irregular and short hours. I've also heard they are closing for good soon. Pity.
I hoarded:
Art Friend
Blk 231 Bain Street, Bras Basah Complex #03-33, Singapore 180231 – Website
This is the defacto shop for art supplies. One could get lost just looking at all the stuff they stock. Its a stop for me every time even if I'm not looking for anything in particular. Now that I'm into figure modeling, there are more things that interest me here. Incidentally Art Friend is the only supplier I know for X-acto products in Singapore.
Blk 231 Bain Street, Bras Basah Complex #04-35, Singapore – Website
This is a smaller shop across from art friend where i found some small balsa blocks that i think will work very well for small individual figures.
Battle Bunker
201 Victoria Street, Bugis+ #03-16/17 , Singapore – Website
This is my first visit here since I've never used to be interested much in Warhammer 40k. They carry the whole Games Workshop and Citadel Paint line. Half of the shop are also set up for board gaming which is pretty cool. I also spotted Star Wars and even Talisman, a board game I used to play as a kid. Luckily they don't carry Corvus Belli's Infinity line. It would have been dangerous on my wallet haha. Slightly annoying is that most of the stuff on display don't have price tags. The guy at the counter claims that their price tagging machine was broken. Interestingly, the stuff at the Funan the IT Mall branch also don't have price tags. Hmm…
No I didn"t really hoard kits but pretty much yes for everything else haha. Most of these are probably available in Jakarta but are more likely spread out over multiple shops across the huge city. Probably available online too but I'd rather be able to see what I want to buy beforehand.
A good and large haul indeed. Luckily all of them are pretty small eh?
Don't buy from battle bunker especially without the price tags. They are known to be dodgy. Go visit a better shop like Paradigm Infinitum or Gamersaurusrex.


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Saturday, October 28, 2017
Lower Green, Saluda NC
Class II Whitewater
Coordinator: Wolfgang Buchmaier
Join us for a paddle on the beautiful Lower Green River in Saluda, North Carolina. This is a fun stretch of fairly constant class 1-2 Whitewater, not to difficult but few boring flat water stretches. It is a perfect river for beginners with some experience an class 2 whitewater and intermediate boater who want to take it easy. For more details see http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/1081/ and http://www.boatingbeta.com/runs/greenlower.htm. I assume the high water from the heavy rain on Monday, October 23, 2017 should have receded, however, the flow might still be higher than usual.
Participants should be comfortable in Class II whitewater and have proper equipment for the conditions: Whitewater Boat, PFD, helmets, & Whistle required. The water and temps could already be cold, so dress accordingly. Bring plenty of fluids for hydration, snacks, and any safety equipment that you are trained to use.
This is a dam release river, so we will coordinate with the dam release schedule. We will meet in Columbia at the Harbison Home Depot for carpooling @ time to coincide with the water release schedule, presumably around 9am. Time to the put-in is approximately 2 hours. It will take approximately 30 minutes to set shuttle so that we will likely get on the water around 12 am (based on a 9am start time in Columbia). The float typically lasts around 2.5 hours but with a lunch break and plenty of time to play in the wave I expect the fun to last at least 4 hours. So with changing loading the boats and retrieving the cars we should be on our way back to Columbia around 4:30 pm. On the way back, some of us will likely stop for dinner.


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I'm reading through a number theory text and the following equivalence is used in a proof. It looks kind of like a binomial expansion, but not. I don't understand why this is true.
$a^n - 1= (a-1)(a^{n-1}+a^{n-2}+ \cdots + 1)$
For the record, I can multiply. I'm curious to know why generally this is true, and how you get from $a^n -1$ to the above.
Okay, really what I'm asking, is how do you uncollapse a geometric series? Since that's what the right side of the equation is right? Is there a general method to do this?


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Prominent social networking site Facebook has come up with an interesting feature. Facebook will suggest the topic for updating your status hereafter. It want the users to update their status regularly. If the user doesn't have any idea about the topic for posting the status, then Facebook will automatically suggest few posts, where the recommendations may vary, depending on the user's activity in the networking site.
A new option 'Suggested Topics' can be seen in the status column in the updated version of Facebook. These topics may include subjects like #LovingDay, #NationalPeanutButterCookieDay and #WorldBikeNakedDay etc. This feature will make it more user friendly.


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How to Make Chai (Kenyan Tea)
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Oftentimes when we go to local eateries,ordering tea means getting served with a tray that includes a mug of hot water, some milk on the side, and a tea bag.It's much easier for cafés to do it this way, instead of pouring out real tea that's stored in a thermos.However, instant tea is not as satisfying as chai made from scratch at home. There's no better tea than that made at home.The recipe is similar to the Indian way of making chai, except that Kenyans don't use spices in their tea. Much of the East African culture like language (Kiswahili) and cuisine (chapati, pilau, biryani, chai) was influenced by Middle East and India, due to the lucrative and centuries-long Oriental slave trade that begun in the 7th Century.
- Water
- Whole milk
- For extra flavour, take spice/seasoning such as Tropical Heat's Tea Masala (ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves, cardamon, black pepper and nutmeg)
1Mix the water and milk into the pot. For each cup of milk, match it with a cup of water i.e. one cup of milk, one cup of water. Should you prefer to have a thinner percentage of milk, you can simply adjust the ratio to 1 part milk and 2 parts water.[1]
- If you want that "kick" in your tea, you will add a small serving of tea masala to infuse with the mixture at this first stage.[2]
2Set it up on the stove and bring the mixture to a boil. Some folks add sugar/sweetener to the boiling mix before serving. However, if you have a guest who does not take sugar, you may want to hold off on adding it.[3]
- Also, this is the point where "nylon" is created – nylon is the boiled mixture of water and milk that can be used to make hot chocolate or instant coffee/tea.
3Turn off the heat before the mixture boils over the pot.
4Add a spoonful of tea leaves and stir to mix it all around. At my house, we would rather do this rather than let the tea leaves boil together with the nylon because it can make the tea too strong.[4]
5Cover the pot and wait 3-5 minutes.
6Filter into a thermos, teapot or jug using a tea strainer/sieve.[5]
7Pour into a cup, add sweetener and enjoy your chai![6]
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QuestionHow many does this serve?Community AnswerIt really depends on the amount of liquid you serve and how big/small your glasses/cups are.
QuestionHow do I make the best chai?Community AnswerI have found simple chai to be the best chai. I use milk and a bit of water. Add some crushed cardamom and some crushed ginger, and boil all of them. Serve with a bit of sugar.
- Take it together with a loaf of bread.
Things You'll Need
- Cooking pot/sufuria
- Tea strainer/sieve
- ↑ https://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/easy-chai-tea-recipe
- ↑ https://www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/masala-tea-chai/
- ↑ http://allthingskenyan.com/countries/kenya/chai-recipe
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff5_l3MAaUU
- ↑ https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/homemade-chai-201226
- ↑ https://withopeneyes.net/quick-kenyan-chai-tea/
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Identification Division. Program-ID. TST1 . Environment Division. Configuration Section. Source-computer. IBM-AS400. Object-computer. IBM-AS400. Data Division. Working-storage Section. EXEC SQL INCLUDE SQLCA END-EXEC. 77 apFound pic s9(18) binary. 01 HOST-VARS. 05 iCnt pic s9(18) binary. 05 iTot pic s9(5) comp. 05 minFile pic x(10). 05 maxFile pic x(10). Procedure Division. 00-Main-driver. EXEC SQL SELECT COUNT(*), SUM(APNKYF), MIN(APFILE), MAX(APFILE) INTO :HOST-VARS FROM ACCPTH END-EXEC. EXEC SQL SELECT COUNT(*) INTO :apFound FROM ACCPTH WHERE APFILE = :minFile END-EXEC. goback. 00-Main-driver-exit. exit.The first SELECT INTO pulls summary values into a data structure. It's guaranteed to return a single row. The second SELECT INTO is also coded to return at most a single row. It returns a COUNT() of how many rows match the APFILE value returned from the first SELECT INTO. In your case, you could test for a match against your desired MEMBNO value. Note that any program variable name in the SQL must begin with a colon -- ":". The ACCPTH file is one that I created with DSPFD TYPE(*ACCPTH) to an outfile for testing. Tom
AND EMPDOB = CASE WHEN LNK-VAR2 <> 0 THEN LNK-VAR2 ELSE EMPDOB ENDYou don't need CASE for that. Just use a simple test:
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AFM 2014 Round 1 Race ReportRound one at Buttonwillow Raceway promised to be an exciting challenge for me long before I even showed up at the race track.
Challenge OneAFM, NSConference announced their dates: March 17th through March 19th. For those of you who do not know me, I do not miss NSConference, ever. Whether I am speaking or not, I am at NSConference. This year I was a speaker. I decided to make this work. This involved flying to England on Saturday, March 15th, speaking at the conference on March 18th, flying home on March 19th, driving to Buttonwillow on March 20th to practice on the 21st and race on the 22nd. On paper that sounds fine right?
Jet leg is an evil demon. I knew it was going to be a factor this round but I simply had no time for it. Therefore, for the entire trip I forced myself onto the "local" schedule. Waking up at 6:00 am no matter what timezone I was in and refusing to take a nap, go to sleep early, etc. I had to make it work.


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Vantage point: Sky's the limit for aerial-obtained data
By Stephanie Jacques
Looking at problems from a different angle can provide the perspective needed to find solutions. Kansas State University researchers are employing this strategy by using unmanned aircraft systems, or small UAS, to gather important data needed to address some of the world's most pressing problems, including UAS safety, nuisance species and air composition.
K-State researchers also are at looking at how to improve data fusion: the integration of aerial data — including satellites and UAS — to make information more useful.
"UAS enables us to approach data collection in new ways," said Andrea Meyer, research program manager at the Applied Aviation Research Center at Kansas State University Polytechnic in Salina, where data fusion is a key research area. "With advances in coding and software, the aerial data from UAS — usually in high resolution — can be combined with more traditional sources, such as satellite imagery, to help make data more influential and practical. Automating that process is key to managing data more effectively and efficiently."
A ray of light
The federal government is among the entities looking for more efficient and reliable methods to collect and analyze data relating to climate.
Through a National Science Foundation grant, Matthew Berg, K-State associate professor of physics, is working on a method to image aerosol particles using UAS. By mounting a miniature mobile laser lab on an unmanned aerial vehicle, Berg may be able to collect holographic images of free-floating aerosol particles in the atmosphere. This may help climate scientists better understand the composition of the atmosphere and if atmospheric particles have the potential to reflect or absorb heat.
"Identifying free-floating particles from light-scattering methods was largely guesswork before, unless you had a sphere," Berg said. "Now, we get objective size and shape measurements with a quick, contact-free light-scattering method that we can put on an instrument and fly around in the air."
Berg has already tested the process in the lab using intersecting green and red lasers. The lasers flash for 30 nanoseconds at a time, illuminating the light scattering from the particle and producing a hologram that can be captured by a camera. Not only will this process help identify what is in the air as it is flying through the air, but with further development, it could have the potential to detect airborne biological weapons.
Clearing the airway
UAS operation safety is of growing importance. On average, the Federal Aviation Administration receives around 1,000 non-hobby unmanned aircraft systems registrations every week. Based on registration trends, the FAA estimates that 420,000 small commercial UAS will be sharing the national airspace by 2021, up from 42,000 in 2016. Along with this increase is further development of UAS technology for commercial purposes, such as quicker delivery of packages or lifesaving search and rescue.
Even with the FAA's first set of rules specifically for UAS flight in national airspace — Code of Federal Regulations Part 107 — UAS flight is still more restricted than manned aircraft, Meyer said. The Applied Aviation Research Center is leading the way on safety with two projects as part of the FAA's Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence, or ASSURE, to create industry standards for how all aspects of the unmanned aircraft system work together before flight and for continued flight as the industry progresses.
"Many of today's manned aviation regulations were created because of catastrophic accidents," said Trevor Witt, UAS pilot and data analyst for the center. "The FAA is trying to be proactive and maintain safety with UAS regulations but in a way that it still benefits the economy."
Both safety projects at the center use the current regulations for manned aircraft as a baseline but adjust for the unique aspects of the entire system: the vehicle, the control station, the data link, the software and even a human operator.
Creating an industry standard for how all these aspects work together is important for continued safety as the industry progresses, Meyer said. The partnership with the FAA also has given the center opportunities to pitch safety plans for some of the regulations, like flying at night, so researchers can collect different types of data for research projects.
A honeysuckle in the haystack
In fall 2016, Witt worked with Ryan Armbrust, forest health and conservation forester at the Kansas Forest Service, an independent agency within K-State Research and Extension, to come up with software protocol to identify an invasive and aggressive plant species. Native to Asia, bush honeysuckle suppresses root regeneration in nearby plants and produces berries that are like junk food for birds. The plant is widespread in Kansas.
"The goal with this project was to use known locations of bush honeysuckle to 'train' software so that it could find other concentrations of bush honeysuckle," Witt said.
After Armbrust confirmed a few ground locations, the team modified a digital camera to block red light and capture near-infrared light, which is invisible to human eyes. They attached the camera to a manned aircraft and flew over Hutchinson, Lawrence, Manhattan, Topeka and Wichita in search of the plant's unique light reflection signature.
"Bush honeysuckle will stay green through early December," Armbrust said. "That's a competitive advantage because it can shade out a lot of its competition, but it also means we can use its strength against it."
Since the researchers were evaluating entire cities at a time and FAA regulations prevent flying unmanned vehicles over people, Witt flew a Cessna 172 for the beta testing of the software. The camera, which took photos at 12 centimeters per pixel, can also be attached to an unmanned aircraft for smaller sections of land such as a park. The software automatically maps the location of the invasive species so people can spray or remove the plant.
"Having this kind of information may provide an opportunity for some partners to more effectively and strategically manage this invasive plant, and for them, this could be a big advantage over the old anecdotal efforts to understand where the plant is and where treatment should be concentrated," Armbrust said.
Knowledge is power
As the only U.S. partner in a three-year project with the Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre in Australia, Brian McCornack, K-State associate professor of entomology, is working with his Australian counterparts to develop an interactive knowledge tree that will help end users decide if current UAS platforms and sensor technologies are worth the investment for managing invasive species.
As a case study for the knowledge tree, McCornack is using UAS to identify sugarcane aphid infestations in grain sorghum — a high-energy grain known for its remarkable drought tolerance and variety of uses in human and animal nutrition. Kansas has historically led the nation in grain sorghum production acres, but according to McCornack, the sugarcane aphid has caused drastic production declines.
"There are estimates of 30-40 percent reduction in sorghum acres planted in Kansas since the addition of sugarcane aphid to the landscape, which affects the farmer's bottom line," McCornack said. "This is why early detection and effective pest surveillance programs are vital to Kansas agriculture."
McCornack said the invasive insect can cause a 70-80 percent yield reduction in sorghum if it is not caught in time, and costs $15-$20 an acre to treat and manage plus time scouting fields for the pest. The use of small UAS shows promise in helping target early infestations by covering a larger amount of ground in a short period of time.
Sugarcane aphids may be small — about 1.5 millimeters — but they come in masses to suck sap out of sorghum plants. They secrete honeydew droplets on the plant's leaves, causing a black, sooty mold to grow on them. This condition can be easily seen in images from UAS flown just above the canopy. With Witt's assistance, McCornack can get an aerial perspective of the pest, which could potentially change how a crop field is sampled for infestations and disease.
"UAS provides immediate value to help crop scouts identify problem areas in a sorghum field by providing a new perspective, or vantage point, instead of just what is viewable from eye level as they walk through the field," Witt said. "They can possibly catch a problem before it gets too big."
This case study is just one example that McCornack is using to build the knowledge tree. Since the technology is constantly advancing, the knowledge tree will help the agriculture industry decide if the technology has enough immediate benefit or if plant biosecurity programs should continue to wait until UAS has the proper sensor technologies, more tools or more automation.
"We want others to learn about the process that we went through using the diverse case studies we have explored, from fields to forested areas to vineyards," McCornack said. "UAS technologies have quickly evolved in ways we didn't anticipate. We feel our interactive knowledge tree will help frame some of the key questions people need to ask before they invest in the technology."
UAS may not be able to provide automatic prescriptions or solutions to today's agricultural production problems yet, but researchers, farmers and consultants are finding innovative ways to make the technology's extra perspective useful and informative, McCornack said.


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Usually our outpatient clinics operate through an appointment system. However, walk-in patients are also taken. To avoid inconvenience and delays it is advisable to guide the patients on the system and options.
Any patient visiting the hospital for the first time, with an appointment, through the Emergency or as walk-in patient needs to register.
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- Location cyprus, limassol
- Industry for the position Information Technology and Services
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Job Description
Our client, an innovative communications company based in Lim
assol, is looking to hire a motivated individual in the role of Technical Support Officer who will be monitoring and maintaining a wide variety of products and solutions. Tasks can include diagnosing software/hardware technical problems, configuring different systems to suit customers' requirements, provisioning and being as efficient as possible in your resolution times. This is a critical and a very important role to the company, because as a Technical Support Officer he/she will represent the organization and be the direct point of contact for customers, during critical moments. Training will be provided on the products which is expected to take up to three months.
- To provide support to the Company's core products & services
- Working with customers to identify problems and advising and/or guiding on the solution
- Logging and keeping records of queries using the ITSM software
- Updating the ITSM Knowledge Base, where the customers can have the option to solve problems themselves
- Analysing cases to identify common trends and underlying problems
- Understanding of the equipment/solution that is being used by the customer
- Liaising with other departments, such as Operations regarding attendance requirements
- 24/7 shift work to provide technical support upon request from the customers at any time (shift patterns between colleagues will take place)
Skills and experience:
- Experience in the Electronics/IT Sector
- The ability to assess and modify your own approach when speaking to customers
- The ability to deal with difficult calls whereby the caller may not have English as a first language
- Logical thinker and the ability to work alone
- The ability to provide good analysis, sometimes at a short notice, due to the urgency of each requirement from the customers
- Knowledge of MS Windows and networking. Linux an advantage
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent record keeping
- Excellent knowledge of the English language both verbal and written, any other languages will be considered as an advantage.
As a Technical Support Officer, your typical hours will be 37 – 40 hours a week, working to a 24/7 shift pattern. You will be flexible and have no issues working a shift over a weekend and/or public holidays. This will be alternated amongst your team.


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The present Playa del Carmen is relatively new development, so most of the structures you will find here are also new. The variety of architecture in the city varies greatly, though at the west of Quinta Avenida and in other developing areas, the look and feel adopts many elements of traditional building. They are characterize by a very relaxed style using rustic clapboard walls, rough-hewn wood, and thatched roofs. This design results in a very laidback atmosphere. Some structures have even hooks on the thatched cottages (cabañas) for people to hang their hammocks.
But in Playacar and areas along the coast, well-appointed buildings dominate. These areas are brimming with swanky hotels, stylish restaurants, and huge all-inclusive resorts. You will see an eclectic range of architectural styles that range from classic to modern and to the sybaritic. This part of Playa del Carmen also houses chic neo-classic buildings and beautiful Mediterranean-style structures.
Of course, there are also the ruins of the Mayan civilization, which still reflects the grandeur of the ancient civilization. They stand as a class of their own. Chichen Itza, houses a large concentration of Mayan ruins. You will find here the main temple of El Castillo, well-known because of the autumnal and vernal equinoxes. The sunlight bathing the western part of the main stairway of the pyramid is a sight to behold. It gives the illusion of a serpent's body that moves lithely down the structure until it joins with the serpent head stone carving at the bottom.
Tulum, while not as grand as Chichen Itza, is still an imposing site. It is the smallest but also the most scenic Mayan site. Coba is a less known, but impressive site. It is rather large, having the tallest temple (140 feet) in the northern Yucatan as its major attraction. You can climb the remarkable temple steps and have a superb view of the surrounding lakes and jungle.