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For the past couple of weeks Cameron and Ethan have been wanting to see the Bee movie. They have even been quoting the movie even without previously ever viewing the show! Because John and I are far too lazy to actually go rent the movie, we have been watching to see if it came on pay-per-view. Today is the day! I ordered the movie and then went to announce their good fortune!
"What's the V movie?"
"No, the Bee movie. Remember you wanted to see it?"
"I don't care anymore!"
"Yeah, Cameron slammed me against the wall!"
"Well, he talked to me!"
Talk about bursting the Mommy bubble. I thought I had done a good thing! Well, we will pass on the movie and have a lesson on Beeing grateful!


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The alchemist watches from Al-Fayoum as the caravan arrives. The village around Al-Fayoum buzzes with excitement, but the alchemist has seen many people come and go so he pays no attention. Omens have made the alchemist aware that someone traveling with the caravan will learn from him, and the alchemist wonders how capable his new apprentice will be.
Al-Fayoum, a desert oasis, amazes Santiago. The place appears larger than many Spanish towns. Curious children crowd the caravan and women accost the caravan's merchants. The camel driver tells Santiago that they are safe in Al-Fayoum. Warring tribes avoid it because mostly women and children inhabit the place. The caravan leader explains that the group will remain in Al-Fayoum until the war ends, and that they must hand over their arms and stay in tents with locals and fellow travelers. Santiago sleeps in a tent with five other young men his age. The next morning, he regales his roommates with stories of his life as a shepherd in Spain, but the Englishman interrupts him to ask for help finding the alchemist.
The pair searches all day for the alchemist's tent without luck. Santiago asks an old man about the alchemist, and the old man replies that even tribal chieftains can't meet with him. Santiago decides to ask one more person before giving up, and approaches a young woman at a well. As soon as he sees her, he falls deeply in love with her. The girl introduces herself as Fatima, and explains that the alchemist communicates with desert spirits and lives in the south of Al-Fayoum. The Englishman disappears to pursue the alchemist and Fatima leaves after getting water. Santiago remains where he stands, love-struck.
The next day, Santiago returns to the well, hoping to see Fatima again. He finds the Englishman there as well. The Englishman explains he waited all day for the alchemist. When the alchemist finally arrived, the Englishman asked how to turn lead into gold. The alchemist only responded that he must "go and try." The Englishman feels annoyed to get such vague instructions after his long journey, but he resolves to try.
Fatima arrives after the Englishman leaves, and Santiago tells her he loves her. As the war drags on and the caravan remains in Al-Fayoum, Santiago meets Fatima at the well every day. Santiago tells Fatima about his Personal Legend which leads him to the pyramids, but he says he wants to stay in Al-Fayoum with her. One day, Fatima tells Santiago that she has been waiting for him her entire life, but insists that he continue on to Egypt after the war to pursue his Personal Legend. She says if they are meant to be together, they will meet again.
After this conversation, Santiago seeks out the Englishman and discovers he has built a furnace. The Englishman explains that he has abandoned his fear of failure and will attempt the Master Work.

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The Inns of Banff is located on Banff Avenue, away from all the hustle and bustle of downtown but just 20 minutes walking distance to the city center. While this hotel excels in superior customer service, it still maintains its small town charm, which always seems to draw customers back year after year. The Inn offers a variety of accommodations, from hotel rooms to condos, and even a few cottages. The hotel has 3 restaurants on site, an indoor pool and sauna, and complimentary parking and wireless internet. Renovations starting Fall 2019 expect to complete 2022.
Enjoy a panoramic view, plentiful sunshine, and a natural setting within vintage modernist architecture at the Juniper Hotel in Banff. Located along the wildlife corridor, the mountains rise straight up from the back door and downtown Banff is only minutes away. The hotel's woodland setting and striking views of three iconic mountain ranges provides a National Park atmosphere. Experience handcrafted cuisine using the finest and freshest ingredients in the Bistro & Lounge. Relax in the outdoor hot tub or next to the fire pits. On-site you will find interpretive displays and artwork of the areas culture and heritage, as well as woodland walking trails, bike rentals, hiking maps and activity planning services. This boutique hotel features 52 guest rooms, many with balconies or patio walk-outs. Guestrooms are all equipped with an air cooling system, mini fridges, coffeemakers and iron & ironing boards. Wireless internet access is complimentary hotel-wide. Offering personalized local hospitality; explore a peaceful place away from the crowds.
The Moose Hotel & Suites is designed with mountain elegance in mind, with warm, rich, natural materials. Located a one-minute walk from the heart of downtown Banff, the Moose Hotel & Suites features 174 air-conditioned guests rooms, with a combination of 1 and 2 bedroom suites and hotel rooms. Amenities include the Meadow Spa & Pools with 10 treatment rooms and private outdoor hot pool, an indoor swimming pool, sauna and exercise room, and two spectacular rooftop hot pools with views of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Dining is available at Pacini Italian Restaurant, featuring gourmet Italian food with unique and authentic flavors and a warm and friendly ambiance.
In the heart of Banff, the Mount Royal Hotel offers 133, comfortably appointed and recently renovated guest rooms. All rooms have air-conditioning, cable television, coffee maker, alarm clock, in-room electronic safe and iron/board. At Tony Roma's Restaurant, enjoy breakfast, lunch or dinner while admiring some of the beautiful mountains of the Canadian Rockies. Or, enjoy a drink in the newly renovated Tony Roma's lounge offering a cozy fireplace and flat screen television. Toque Canadian Pub, inspired by all things Canadian, is the perfect place to socialize with friends, catch a game or play a game, and make yourself at home. Taste your way through the menu, from mouth-watering traditional poutine to Canadian-inspired dishes from across the country.
Welcome to the warmth and elegance of the Post Hotel. The innkeepers for more than twenty years, André and George Schwarz, and their friendly staff will ensure that you experience the finest in comfort and cuisine. An exquisite combination of warmth and elegance is the winning combination at this hotel. Ski storage in lobby.
The Rimrock Hotel is casually elegant and offers simply breathtaking views from all rooms of rugged, snow-capped peaks and lush, tree-filled alpine valleys. Relax at the Rimrock and enjoy the indoor pools, fitness facility, and complimentary transit service to-and-from downtown Banff on the Town of Banff's ROAM buses. Concierge service is available for specific individual needs and convenient shopping right in the resort.
The 346 spacious rooms, including 21 guest suites, in the Rimrock are truly beautiful. The rooms offer cable television with On-Command media centre, mini-fridge, individually controlled heat/ac, hair dryer, 2 telephones with voicemail, data ports, working desk, iron and board, radio with alarm, coffee maker and 24 hour room service. Along with all the luxurious comforts in your room there are also many other convenient services located in the hotel for your enjoyment.
Explore the small resort town of Banff with its rich history, breathtaking scenery and outdoor activities from the Royal Canadian Lodge. Nestled in the heart of town, our resort lodge provides a perfect location for a ski vacation. Spacious guestrooms feature Canadian Maple furnishings, large bathrooms and cozy Sanctuary beds. Relax in our indoor mineral pool and hot tub or unwind with an après ski cocktail in our lounge. Dinner in our Evergreen Restaurant features the best of regional Canadian ingredients.Additional guestroom amenities include bath robes, mini-fridge, flat screen TV, WIFI, in-room safe, air conditioning, complimentary coffee/tea and all rooms are non-smoking. Some guestrooms have a fireplace. (Surcharge applicable). Underground secure parking and valet parking available (additional charge.)
This stylish mountain retreat provides spacious vacation accommodations alongside resort amenities amid the majestic Canadian Rocky Mountains.Suites at Solara Resort & Spa provide a luxury lodge ambiance that redefines the typical mountain retreat. All 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom suites feature spa inspired bathrooms, full gourmet kitchens with granite counter-tops, custom cabinetry and state-of-the-art stainless steel appliances. High-end details include cozy fireplaces, flat-screen televisions, imported cork flooring, hand-crafted natural wood, stone, leather and metal elements and over-sized windows that bathe the space in natural light.Indulge in pampering spa treatments at our full-service spa facility or hit the state-of-the-art fitness centre for a great workout with cardio machines and weight equipment.
According to readers of Ski Canada magazine Sunshine Mountain Lodge is "The perfect foil for Canada's Best Snow is Canada's best rooms with a view. "
Nestled high in the Canadian Rockies in Canada's oldest and most famous national park, this eco-boutique hotel delivers extraordinary luxury and is surrounded by breathtaking scenery. Accessed only by Gondola, the Sunshine Mountain Lodge is the only ski-in, ski-out hotel in the Banff and Lake Louise National Parks. It offers casual and fine dining, the area's largest hot tub, and family-friendly activities. Additionally, the new West Wing offers rooms with in-floor heating, jetted tubs, large, flat-screen LCD TVs. Other amenities include complimentary Wi-Fi for guests, basic and high-performance equipment rentals, five onsite restaurants to choose from and a café, a gym and a plethora of organized activities and events, including snowshoe tours.
Sunshine Village's high-speed eight-passenger gondola, which runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday-Thursday and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, whisks guests from the base area parking lot up to the village in just 17 minutes. For non-skiers or non-snowboarders, gondola-only tickets are available.
Sunshine Village is located in Banff National Park, just an hour and a half from Calgary, Alberta. Getting there from the Calgary International Airport is a snap by car or coach. Calgary International Airport is served by non-stop flights from major cities throughout the world including London, Frankfurt, Dallas, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Houston, San Francisco, Denver and Salt Lake City.
Featuring newly renovated 72 cozy condo units and 24 superior suites, Tunnel Mountain Resort has everything you need for a perfect Banff vacation. For a home-away-from-home experience, the renovated condominiums offer modern full kitchens and wood-burning fireplaces, while the suites feature kitchenettes.


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Nadine is Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Cultural History at Liverpool John Moores University. Her research covers the literary and cultural histories of women, gender, and feminism from the nineteenth century through to the present day. She is currently completing a monograph on the Victorian widow (Liverpool University Press, 2019), and is leading War Widows' Stories, a participatory arts and oral history project on war widows in Britain.


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Marketing You: Do Prospects Trust You?
I had a couple of experiences this week that I wanted to write about but struggled with how to tie them into one subject. Then I attended a Bay Area Consultants' Networking (BACN) meeting and had the pleasure of hearing Jeff Slayter and Kane Minkus speak about the "7 Attributes of Highly Successful Consultants". One attribute they talked about is Congruency and how, as business owners being congruent in our actions is essential for getting prospects to trust us enough to want to buy from us.
Do Your Actions Match Your Words?
Congruency is about matching. And in terms of marketing and business success it's about our words matching our actions and behaviors. We've all heard that only about 7% of communication is the words that we speak, so the rest is how we say it (tone), our facial expressions, eye contact, how we sit or stand (i.e.: whether or not we fidget (I'm guilty of this one) or stand or sit solidly), and dozens of other physical actions.
So now, armed with this new re-learned term – "congruency" – I can share with you my experiences and let you decide – do these business owners display a sense of trust? Are they exhibiting congruency?
1. I was at a local restaurant with an entrepreneur who sells water filtrations devices for your home. His marketing strategy is to enlighten people about the dangers of city water: it's full of chemicals and contaminants that cause a plethora of horrible diseases and it's completely horrible and unhealthy and we'd be better off drinking lead paint than unfiltered city water. I noticed that during our meeting he drank 2 cups of coffee and half a glass of water – tap water. Hmmmm, how bad is our city water again??? I felt like offering him a bite of my Phthalates –rich handbag to wash it all down.
2. I received an email from another local entrepreneur who claims to be an internet marketing expert. The intent of the email was to ask if I'd give feedback on an upcoming ezine he's publishing about how to use internet marketing to grow our businesses and make more money. A few details about the email: a) it was addressed to "dear friend"; b) the first line of the email read, "you are receiving this because we met at a networking event, we've done business together, or have partnered in some way; c) and the kicker – every single recipient of this email was listed in the "To" field- so much for privacy! As a marketer I was embarrassed for this person. This email broke every rule of effective email marketing.
3. Another business owner stood in front of a group of about 50 consultants to announce an upcoming social media class. She said, "Our next class starts in June. There is a waiting list, but we have a few seats left." Wait a minute… if you have a waiting list, how can there be seats left? Well, this incongruence happened to be by yours truly. 🙂 And what I said isn't what I meant and I'm sure that little inconsistency came across as dishonest to some.
Trust = Consisitency
So, what's my point? My point is that besides being entrepreneurs, businesses and brands, we're human. And being human, we're full of inconsistencies and contradictions; some are minor blunders, slips of the tongue, some are a bit more deliberate and manageable.
These experiences, the lesson on congruency and my own lack of it really got me thinking: how often am I sending the wrong message to prospects and customers? When are my actions not matching my words? I'm taking a hard look at how I interact with prospects and customers to make sure my integrity, passion and honest desire to help is what is conveyed, not only in everything I say but more importantly, in everything IDO.
Where are your incongruence's? Have you noticed them in others and if so, what kind of impression did it leave on you about their credibility?
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After writing earlier articles on Cambodia, I learned how the Mekong River is the life and livelihood of millions of Southeast Asians. I received the assignment to write "The Mekong River: Who Owns the Water?" as one of the greatest rivers in the world and examine how the countries along the Mekong all seek to harness its power and resulting wealth for their own use. Dams, climate change, and deforestation along the river all threaten the use, health and access to the water by millions of people, many the poorest in the world.
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February, 2017, The Greatest Rivers of the World, FACES magazine
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What to expect
Arrival and registration is from 8.30am. The Migrant Woman Conference 2016 will promptly begin at 9.15am and will finish by 5.20pm followed by a wine and networking reception. You can expect 10 professional speakers and guests to deliver motivational speeches. Members of the Migrant Woman Conference 2016 team will be wearing red t-shirts and will be available to assist you.
The standard tickets include a non-designated seat in the main conference hall, with tea or coffee during the mid morning break and the end of day wine reception, with ample opportunities to network during the day. Food and refreshments will be available to purchase.
VIP tickets include reserved seating near the front, morning and afternoon tea or coffee and a fork buffet lunch with the speakers and members of the Migrant Woman Award 2016 judging panel, the end of the day wine reception, plus some great bonuses.
The final afternoon session will conclude at 4.30pm with the Migrant Woman of the Year Award 2016 followed by a charity auction and raffle and then the wine and networking reception at 5.20pm. Please see the schedule page for more details.
Making the most of your day
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Bend Your Knees to Ease Your Issues
21 Days to a Spiritual Turning Point
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In her quest to have a more meaningful spiritual relationship with God through His Son Jesus Christ, Savitri Scott made the choice to look deeper into Gods Word to find Him and have daily conversations with Him. The result has been irrefutable evidence of the power and significance of prayer in the life of a Christian, along with inexplicable peace, joy, and reassurance.
Sometimes lifes issues convince us to move away from God, rather than toward Him, but that is not what He intended for His children. This twenty-one-day devotional uses ordinary life situations and affirms through prayer and Scripture how God inspires and directs us to confront those situations. It demonstrates the sufficiency and privilege of prayer, and non-condemningly assures of Gods declaration of love and promise of forgiveness and salvation through His Son Jesus Christ.
Centered on daily prayer and Scripture, this book endorses Gods Word to enliven a stronger and deeper relationship with our Creator and Father. Let the readings become a personal tool to spiritually stimulate and jumpstart continual, personal, spiritual intimacy with God. Seek personal, intimate time with God for a more personal and intimate relationship with Him.


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Gadora has happily been off-line lately. Out of the country, actually. Just returned from Istanbul, not Constantinople*, where I spent a splendid week with the family.
Beforehand I'd hurried through the packing, sure to include only the most essential wardrobe elements: slouchy Frye boots, sensible-but-saucy walking shoes, 2 leggings, lots of lightweight sweaters and tops for layering and a Harajuku Lovers cross-shoulder bag. I was certain to buy a mess of stuff at the famous Grand Bazaar. On the quickie layover in Chicago, where I caught up with a dear friend, I remembered I'd neglected to pack a journal. I wouldn't survive the 10 1/2 hour journey across the Atlantic with Sudoku alone! After perusing a few shoppes in bustling Geneva, Gadora decided to make her own.
It would boast no lines. I'd be doodling in it, after all. We found it at the local Walgreens, but it was lacking any style. My friend had a recent style-guide with a suitable cover, and allowed me to commandeer it for the project. Tape, I'll need tape. And scissors. Easy enough, though she'd just moved into her new digs.


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Plants winter annuals, (not or rarely subacaulescent). Stems (not inflated into crown), ascending or subdecumbent, (0.5-)1-3(-4) dm. Basal leaves rosulate; petiole 1-2.5 cm; blade margins 2-pinnatisect, 4-8 cm; lobes 4-11 on each side, (smaller than terminal); apical segment linear to oblong or ovate, 1-6 × 0.5-2.5 mm, margins entire. Cauline leaves (and bracts) similar to basal, smaller distally. Fruiting pedicels: some from basal leaf axils, (10-)20-40(-50) mm. Flowers: sepals spreading, oblong, 4-6(-7) × 1.5-2.5 mm, apex appendage developed, 0.5-0.8 mm; petals spatulate, 4-7 × 2.5-4 mm, apex rounded or emarginate; median filament pairs 3-4 mm, not dilated basally; anthers ovate, 1-1.5 mm; gynophore 1-3 mm. Fruits globose or, rarely, obovoid, terete, 0.8-1.5 cm × 8-14 mm, (not fleshy, papery), base usually obtuse, rarely cuneate, apex obtuse; valves obscurely reticulate-veined; replum not flattened; septum complete; ovules 8-14 per ovary; style 1-2(-3) mm, not flattened basally. Seeds 4-5 mm diam.; wing 1-1.5 mm. 2n = 24.
Flowering Mar-Apr. Dry lake beds, draws, moist swales, prairie plateaus, playa lakes, buffalo wallows; 0-1100 m; Tex.
Selenia jonesii is endemic to six counties in the western Edwards Plateau. Variety obovata is reduced herein to synonymy because the alleged difference in fruit shape does not hold; it appears to be an artifact of pressing inflated fruit.
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After a couple of years in China, I have managed to meet a good number of entrepreneurs and business people sourcing goods from Chinese suppliers. I've also read plenty of posts from fellow bloggers providing negotiation tips and often narrating horror stories (and I've also shared tips and written horror stories myself!)
Last week I was chatting with somebody who is heading a representative office that helps source a number of goods to its headquarter. I soon realized this person was a satisfied buyer who surely had lots of horror stories to tell but was far from bitter about suppliers. That made me think about the people I've met that could be (quite simplistically) described as "happy buyers". They all have some common characteristics.
What I'm about to write may not hold true for everybody, but I've come to realized that the "happy buyers" I've met share the following approach to business:
1. "Happy Buyers" are into building long term relationships
a) They happen to be genuinely looking for "win-win" situations because they want (and more importantly need) long term suppliers.
b) They focus on strengthening the relationship because they are aware that not having big purchase orders they need to leverage on the relationship- and with that objective in mind, they make sure that they visit their suppliers very often… because in China things don't get done by fax.
2. "Happy Buyers" approach price negotiation very professionally
a) They understand their suppliers cost structure (how much goes into labor, materials cost…), and
b) They track commodity prices that are involved in their products
So, when a supplier comes back saying "I need to increase the price" they can:
a) Assess if there is a valid reason behind the request
b) Estimate what would be the fair cost impact
c) Objectively decide if they should give in (in future orders… not for this one!)
… All of which will positively help the long term relationship and both sides satisfaction.
And, of course, there are some other very basic things in common like having the right tools in places (contracts, good quality control…)… but for the purpose of this post I wanted to focus on the two I've mentioned above.
I know there will still be a lot of bad experiences out there (even when you have ticked all the above/ and even suffered by those same people I talk about)… but I am just describing what satisfied buyers that I've met have in common.
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An old friend of mine from New York called the other day. Her daughter was getting married and she was calling local bakeries for quotes on wedding cake. They started at $12-$15 per slice.
"What's reasonable?" she asked.
That's a good question. We currently charge $4.50 per slice for wedding cake, but this is Alabama. Overhead and labor are less, and the market will not support two-digit wedding cake prices. I wish I could charge $12 per slice, but we are at the top of the market already, so we make do.
A few years ago we were setting up a stacked wedding cake at a hotel. The wedding planner was there watching, making sure the cake was "perfect." It was a four tier cake that served about 170. The bride had ordered and paid for the cake but her planner knew how much she had spent.
"Eight hundred dollars for some flour and sugar? I wish I had your job."
I was in shock but held my tongue. I had nothing to gain by responding. But this is what I wanted to say...
Flour and sugar are not expensive, but it takes more than flour and sugar to make a wedding cake. It takes time, skills and resources. First we spend a couple of hours planning and meeting with the bride to design the cake. Then we have to train our employees to bake cakes and make fillings and buttercream icing, to be sure the cake tastes as good as it looks. Then we train them to ice and decorate. There is cake architecture involved, to be sure the cake is straight and sturdy. Then you need the right tools. You probably have no idea what a large commercial mixer costs, or where to buy the specialty products and equipment that go into our creations.
It usually takes several hours to ice and decorate a wedding cake.
And finally, at least two people go on each wedding delivery to set up the cake at the venue. Which means two more people have to be working at the shop while the delivery crew is out.
We also make lots of stacked and carved cakes for other celebrations. Customers often come in with photos of creations they have seen on The Food Network, or on the Internet.
"How much will it cost to do this cake?"
It is never something simple because you can get that at Wal-Mart.
Stacked and carved cakes generally average between $2.50 and $3.00 per serving at Mary's. These cakes are for birthdays and showers, and get picked up at the shop. So if you want a cake that serves 30-40 guests, you will be spending at least $75-$100.
To put this into perspective, The Pink Cake Box (located in New Jersey, but with lots of photos on their website) charges a minimum of $250 for a "celebration cake." The photo of the pink stacked cake with the cupcake on top (right) is from the Pink Cake Box website.
Charm City Cakes (the bakery in Ace of Cakes) has a minimum price of $1000. The bird cake on the left is from Charm City Cakes. There is a lot of detail on those birds!
These are MINIMUMS. Most of the cakes you see on TV and the Internet cost a lot more than that!
So if you just want a $20 cake, please go to Wal-Mart. When you want something truly special, call us. We are happy to quote a price on any cake design for any occasion, to serve any number of guests.


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My daughter is working on her "My Style" badge for American Heritage Girls and she asked my phone, "Siri, what is the definition of modesty?"
Confession: I'm glad she asked my phone before she asked me. I wasn't quite sure how to explain it. It's a term that gets tossed around a lot, more to girls than to boys, and definitely in religious circles. But whenever it was brought up to me, it was always used to bring me shame and condemnation no matter how hard I tried to do what is right.
Last thing I want is to butcher this with her, she's so sweet and innocent!
So we walked through it step by step. She's an auditory learner (a fact I'd be wise to remember when I'm dumb enough give her multiplication flash cards… Duh.), so conversation helps her to learn and process information. Here's what we discussed:
- It starts with being "unassuming", or in other words, not drawing attention to ourselves as more special or hyped up than we really are. So it has a quality of humility to it. It's like the ranks on a soldier's uniform; it's totally appropriate for the captain to wear captain's uniform, but it's a disgrace for someone of low rank (or worse, as has been seen before, someone who is not enlisted) to wear the captain's rank. It's appropriate to dress for the job or rank we have earned – or in her case, wear her American Heritage Girls uniform with all her badges. That would not be considered immodest.
- It means we are showing a limited, moderate, or small amounts of ourselves. I told her that just because we may have the money or the good looks to wear certain things doesn't mean we necessarily should. We even brought up Victoria's Secret Models (we were surprised with their New Year's Fashion show on the television of a Dairy Queen dinner date once) and we talked about how even though these women looked great, it wasn't exactly modest to show so much of their nakedness on national TV. We give people limited amounts of ourselves not just physically, but also to some degree emotionally and financially too.
- It means we behave and dress as is appropriate for the occassion, using these as a way to honor others above ourselves. We talked about different outfits she wears during the week for different things. Although a one piece bathing suit is perfectly modest for swimming, it's entirely inappropriate for church on Sunday mornings! So being proper and decent also has to do with discerning the occassion. It's why people don't wear flashy colors at funerals, but flowery and bright colors are appropriate for weddings. It's why tight capris and a tank top are perfectly fine for yoga or running in the summer heat, but she really doesn't need to wear form fitting clothes like that to co-op or Kid's World at church.
I think this is all withing the realm of possibility for her – not legalistic, which kills your spirit, but not rebellious either (which kills your soul). It was imperative with me, in this conversation with my 9 year old girl, that we addressed modesty without at all addressing sex.
It's nauseating to me how hyper-sexualized everything is to a younger and younger audience. And while the feminist in me says, "I'm not going to repress my daughter because some perv might be oogling her!" The maternal instinct in me says, "I don't want to give a perv anything to look at!" We don't need to bring sex up to talk about the length of her skirt because modesty is so much more than the avoidance of sexual temptation in the first place.
I always try to approach every subject with my kids through the heart of God's Word, as best I understand it. I don't want to restrict them in frustration; I want them to willingly make God-honoring choices.
How would you describe modesty to a young girl?


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This beautifully converted Grade II Listed Victorian wharf warehouse is the fashionable location for our services offices at London Bridge, Hays Lane. The flexible office space has a 1 large meeting room (Lily) seating 10 delegates. The centre also has a comfortable business lounge. Facilities available include, secure business-grade Wi-Fi, document printing and copying. Rooms are set up with presentation tools such as flipchart, whiteboard, markers and projector if needed and refreshments are available. The centre also benefits from 24 hour CCTV monitoring and disabled facilities.
London Bridge is fast becoming a fashionable new focus for London and next door to the offices is Hay's Galleria with its array of exciting shopping, bars and restaurants. Located between London City Hall and Southwark Cathedral, on the southern Thames Path, the development benefits from panoramic views over the City of London from the riverside. The centre is a short walk from London Bridge Station, a major commuter hub for the South East and Kent. The tube stations London Bridge, Monument and Cannon Street are all a short walk away. Access via car is from M1 JCT 1, M11 JCT 4 and M4 JCT 1 and parking is available at Tower Hill and London Bridge, which is a short walk away.


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Great News! Hope in Patience is coming from WestSide Books, October 2010!0 Comments Published by Beth Fehlbaum, Author on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 8:57 PM.
I am absolutely thrilled to announce that WestSide Books, an independent publisher specializing in Young Adult fiction, has acquired Hope in Patience. I look forward to a long and fruitful partnership with Evelyn Fazio, editor extraordinaire at WestSide.
Hope in Patience will be released October, 2010!
Courage in Patience, the book that started Ashley Nicole Asher's recovery from childhood sexual abuse, is still available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, through private sellers. I am hopeful that at some point, Courage in Patience will be republished so that it will be widely available, too.
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5 ways riding a fixie will make you a better cyclist
Going fixie can transform you and here's how
There's training and then there's taking a radical approach to get radical results. Rather than train on the same bike and the same roads in the same spare hour that you always do, why not get fixed? Riding a fixed gear will make you a stronger and better cyclist.
A few winters ago, I added a fixie to my bike stable as a hassle-free commuting steed. People's reaction to it ranged from concerned curiosity: "So how exactly do you stop?", to almost aggressive dismissal of my sanity: "That's just stupid, dangerous and irresponsible!" However, the more I rode it, the more I loved it.
I'm not going to get all pseudo-spiritual and harp on about the seamless connection of man and machine making for a meditative experience and transcending mere transportation. What I loved was the fact that it was ripping my legs to shreds every time I rode it. It gave me leg speed I'd only previously dreamed of and tapped power from muscles I'd never previously used on a bike.
I started doing 2-3 hour rides on it, seeking rolling hills and taking masochistic pleasure in the pain I was able to inflict on myself. Come the end of the winter, I was a transformed rider, smashing previous personal bests and riding mates off my wheel with ease.
So, how can going fixie transform you?
1. Fixed disciplines your cadence/pedal stroke
A smooth fast cadence is the most efficient way to ride. On the flat and slight downhills a fixed forces you to spin your legs and develop the fast and even pedal stroke that the French refer to as 'souplesse'.
On steeper descents your legs will learn to spin at super-high speeds, laying excellent foundations for developing the capacity for a truly great sprint — just look at Mark Cavendish's average leg speed in any of his Tour de France stage wins.
2. Fixed addresses your top-end grunt
Hitting a rise, there's no option to shift down so you have to push yourself out of your comfort zone and power up the hill. Without the bailout of gears, every muscle involved in cycling will be recruited, strengthening not only your legs but also your backside, core and even upper body.
3. Fixed develops your speed and strength
Aside from developing physical strength, it'll teach you that an amazing number of climbs can be dealt with in this way giving you higher average speeds and a devastating attacking option.
Some longer climbs on a fixed do turn into full-on, out-of-the-saddle honks, but these will build pure cycling-specific strength in a way that no gym training can match.
4. Fixed puts you in a coast-free zone
Once you start riding a fixed you'll be amazed at how much time you used to spend free wheeling. Aside from the obvious downhills, coasting into your drive, rolling up to traffic lights and catching a sneaky breather cresting climbs are all times when you are out riding but doing nothing.
With a fixed you have to earn every kilometre, making it one of the most time-effective ways to train. When I first got my fixed I found an hour's ride on it trashed me whereas the same ride on a geared bike would barely be a warm-up.
5. Fixed hones your riding skills
Riding a fixed hones your riding instincts and anticipation skills. I found riding in London on the fixed, my 'near-miss count' went down to almost zero as it made me more focused on my riding.
My ability to look ahead, assess the viability of gaps in traffic and my balance all improved as I challenged myself to ride without having to dab down with my feet. I learned to trackstand which, apart from looking a picture of poise at traffic lights, is a pretty useful skill to possess.
If you want to get fast, get fixed.


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Thank you for considering us in the marketing of your home. We bring over
15 years of experience to you. There have been many changes to our industry, but the Sellers goal has never changed. If you are like most sellers, you want to SELL your house for the most amount of MONEY, in the shortest amount of TIME and Pay the smallest amount of commission!
If this is true, please read on….
We have discovered that there are THREE key reasons why any home will or will not sell. There are called the THREE P'S!
v Price – The number one reason why a house will or will not sell is price! We will show you what buyers have been willing to pay for homes similar to yours. Most buyers will have a mortgage, so we will discuss what the appraiser will write about your home. Is it a buyers or sellers market? Are prices going up? What is your time frame? We will discuss it in detail.
v Product – Every home becomes a product the moment a For Sale sign is place on the lawn. We will help you stage your home so that it shows its best. It is hard to be objective when it's your own home. Let us help you shine from the beginning.
v Promotion – We will show you how we will expose your home to the widest group of buyers in the marketplace. A variety of sources will be used to promote your home, from 2 multiple listing services, to print ads, to a strong internet presence.
Selling a home is always a TEAM effort. There are many players and just like a good baseball team or football team you need a good manager to bring it all together. We are successful in helping people to assess their needs and reach there goals quickly. We want to help you Sell your house quickly and Net the most amount of money!
In order to better understand your needs and goals, please take a few minutes to review this packet of information and fill out the information. It will save us time so that we can focus on you and your situation.
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Dedicated to their community, as well as their profession and family, Tricia and Pete continually give back. Tricia works extensively with her Church (St. Francis de Sales) as a "Minister of Care" and a Bereavement Minister, assisting those who are sick and dying. They are members of the National Alliance of the Mentally Ill; Tricia co-chaired a fundraiser designed to support a program for the employment of individuals with psychiatric disabilities. They are proud sponsors of Children's Miracle Network, a charitable organization benefiting seriously ill children. Pete is a Twelve Time Marathon Runner, finishing in the top 25%. If he's not running a race, you'll usually spot him on the course, encouraging the other runners.
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You must have heard a lot about paleo diet and don't have a clue to what it means or you don't completely understand it yet. This post will show you the basics of paleo diet and how you can begin your journey to paleo dieting if you want to.
What is Paleo Diet?
Obviously, there's more to paleo diet but this is a guide for beginners so I'll only include the essentials you need to know about paleo diet.
Paleo diet is basically a kind of dieting that involves you eating like a cave person.
That sounds kinda iffy… let me try again.
Paleo diet is when you eat only the foods that a caveperson can hunt or gather to eat. Like meat, fish, nuts and other kinds of foods that the caveman ate.
Your cereal, candy and other meal types that didn't exist in the caveman times must go.
Below is an image from thepaleodiet.com that contains the kinds of foods you can eat on a paleo diet and the types of food you can't eat.
If you noticed, the meals on the right that you can eat are things like grass-produced foods, meat, essential oils, nuts and seeds and eggs.
And the image went further to give you ideas for your breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
You don't have to eat what has been given verbatim, it should serve as an idea so you can mix it up and not eat the same thing everyday for the rest of your life… that's if you don't wish to go paleo forever.
Is This Another Fad?
The wonderful thing about the paleo diet is that it is not a fad or marketing ploy to get you to spend your money. It has actually been tested and tried for thousands of years by people without technology or McDonalds.
For you to be on a basic paleo diet without you even noticing, expel these foods from your life:
Grains, sugar and processed foods.
Benefits of Paleo Diet
If you have taken some time to look at the lives of the early man then you will notice that they were very fit and also energetic… plus they hardly, or in some cases, never fall ill.
So you want to know the benefits of paleo diet?
Here it is:
1. You Will be Energetic
Since paleo dieting requires you to eat the kind of food your body needs the most, you get more energy to do other stuff.
2. You Rarely Fall Ill
Because of the type of food you eat, you will rarely fall ill. This is as a result of the healthy meals found in nature that you eat.
Most processed foods become acidic in your body and since there is no balance of alkali in your body, you fall ill; and since the paleo diet is alkali in nature, it means you rarely, or maybe never fall ill.
This is why you rarely see a vegetarian fall ill.
3. Get a toned, fit body and feel more sexual
Because you don't eat fast foods and other processed foods, your paleo diet will give you the kind of body the opposite sex will love and the kind of body the same sex would like to have. Also giving the male a low calorie diet that helps improve their erectile dysfunction and testosterone levels, giving him a boost just like with the new line of Bathmate pumps for male visible measurement scale size, increasing their confidence and with the adding of a good diet improve every aspect of their sex drive.
4. Live a long Life
The cavemen usually lived long and normally die of natural causes unless a woolly mammoth ate him up.
But in this day and age where man is the master predator, you can live to be a hundred on paleo diet and don't need help from anyone to walk, eat or wipe yourself.
You don't have to go full caveman to be on paleo diet. Ease yourself into it.
I hope this post has shown you the basics of a paleo diet if you are considering it.
Please let me know in the comment section below if this post has helped you in understanding the basics of a this diet better.
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This seminar was originally presented at Metatopia 2013 in Morristown NJ.
D052: "Legalese: Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents" presented by Justin Jacobson & Jason Pitre. It's all about protecting yourself. Where and when do these legal concepts apply, and what do you need to do to make sure you're covered without spending a fortune unnecessarily?


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Changing workforces presents new challenges for HR managers
With a younger new group of job seekers, often known as the Millenials or Generation Y, now entering the job market, human resources (HR) managers will have to adopt new approaches to recruit and retain the staff of the future, according to Mark Gray, head of specialist HR technology and marketing firm Graylink. Not only does the new generation of employees have a different view of the world, but they also do things very differently, and this will reshape the work environment, Gray says. The impact will be exacerbated by the fact that an ageing population worldwide means that companies will lose large numbers of experienced workers within the next few years. He cites the findings of RHR International, a US executive and organisational development firm, which reported that over half of the American companies they surveyed expect to lose 50% of their senior managers by 2010.
This trend will also impact on South Africa as the skills shortage turns the talent hunt global, with resources at home dwindling, says Gray. UK recruitment consultancy Joslin Rowe, for example, reported in its Financial Service Employment Index: September 2007 that financial services companies in London are on the hunt for South African professionals, who are in high demand because of the quality of their education, their work ethic and the similarity between the business cultures of the two countries, he says.
Gray believes that because of these trends, the search for talented employees will continue to become tougher, and South African HR managers will have to use imaginative, cutting-edge methods if they want to attract, retain and motivate the next generation of workers. HR managers need to understand this generation to relate to them in a meaningful way, he says.
Generation Y, also known as the digital generation or the entitlement generation, is a very different breed from the Baby Boomers " those born between 1946 and 1964 – who have dominated the workplace until now. Disenchanted by the old paradigm of employee loyalty because of workplace trends towards consistent downsizing, rightsizing and retrenchments, they are not easily attracted and retained, says Gray. According to the US Department of Labour™s Employee tenure in 2006 report, the average 25 to 34-year-old employee keeps their current job for only 2.9 years.
He adds that, unlike the Baby Boomers who would have given almost anything for a top-paying spot at a big-name firm, younger employees are more interested in what companies can do to help them lead a more purposeful and meaningful life.
This is reflected in the findings of a recent volunteer impact survey carried out by Deloitte & Touche USA, which showed that 18 to 26-year-olds would prefer to work for companies that give them opportunities to contribute their talents to non-profit organisations. This generation expects to make a difference. They give of themselves and they want their employers to help them contribute as well, said Stan Smith, national director of Next Generation Initiatives at Deloitte & Touche USA. Companies that facilitate meaningful community involvement opportunities for their people will be very attractive employers.
This thinking is in line with the work/life balance that Generation Y employees " those born between 1977 and 1994, representing over 70 million people in the US " want to achieve and believe they deserve, having been brought up in a world in which they were told that they could have it all. As spending time with family and friends is important to younger workers, companies may increasingly have to consider benefits such as flexible work schedules and longer holidays to attract and retain the services of high-calibre staff, says Gray.
Surveys also show that Generation Y employees expect more rapid career advancement and better pay than older workers, and are more likely to move on if their goals are not quickly realised. They seek challenging work, and try to find ways of working better and faster, rather than spend long hours behind their desks, as their parents did. Generally more highly educated than previous generations of workers, they constantly seek to expand their skills and value opportunities for ongoing learning in the workplace through activities such as mentorship and coaching.
There are many differences between the attitudes, values and work ethic of the different generations that will now find themselves working side by side in the workplace. A critical difference is the way in which they communicate. Growing up in a world of rapid technological advancement, with more access to electronic equipment such as computers and cell phones, 25 to 34-year-olds have embraced mobility, accounting for 36% of South Africa™s online population and owning about half of the country™s cell phones, Gray says.
This generation increasingly consumes news through a collection of websites on their laptops, cellphones and iPods. As the media becomes more fragmented, media planning has become more complex, and it is difficult to speak to the right candidates using only traditional advertising methods, says Gray. He points out that a common misconception among HR managers is that companies need to reach as many candidates as possible but, in fact, using the most appropriate channels and devices to get the right message across to the right audience can substantially increase a company™s hit rate.
Technology has created many new opportunities for targeted recruitment via new media channels, he says. It can also improve recruitment efficiencies and reduce costs by automating the management of manual processes, such as managing job applications. For example, an external careers website that we implemented for SABMiller enables the company to filter, screen, manage applications and engage with a large volume of job seekers in seven different languages across Africa, Europe, the UK, Central and South America each month.
Graylink provides recruitment technology and marketing solutions built on international best practice and has amassed extension experience through direct involvement with client in global markets, he says. The company also spends a lot of time tracking and analysing global trends.
Gray says that to stay in the game HR managers now need to develop a level of comfort with technology and marketing practices. One way of up-skilling fast is to hire consultants. Another is to integrate a new generation of more internet-savvy practitioners into the organisation.
One thing is clear. The basic approach to recruitment is changing, and for recruiters and employers who want to source, recruit and retain the best talent, doing nothing is not an option, nor is mildly incremental improvement. It™s a challenging new world out there for HR managers.


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Schizophrenia Home > Versacloz Dosage
With Versacloz, dosage recommendations will depend on how you respond to the medication, other medical conditions you may have, and various other considerations. The initial amount for treating schizophrenia is usually 25 mg taken twice a day. If you tolerate the medicine well, your healthcare provider will slowly increase this, up to a maximum of 900 mg a day.
The dose of Versacloz™ (clozapine oral suspension) your healthcare provider recommends will vary, depending on a number of factors, including:
- How you respond to the medication
- Other medical conditions you may have
- Other medications you are taking.
As is always the case, do not adjust your dosage unless your healthcare provider specifically tells you to do so.
The recommended initial dose of Versacloz for the treatment of schizophrenia is usually 25 mg taken once or twice a day. This is just a starting dose. If you tolerate the medication, your healthcare provider will slowly increase this amount to the usual effective dose of 300 mg to 450 mg per day, usually within two weeks.
Doses are normally increased by 25 mg to 50 mg each day, or 100 mg once or twice a week. Versacloz must be started at a low amount and increased slowly to minimize the risk for dangerously low blood pressure, heart rate, and fainting.
Some people may need to be treated with higher amounts. The maximum recommended Versacloz dose is 900 mg a day, taken in two doses.
People taking certain other medications will need to be treated with lower Versacloz doses (see Versacloz Drug Interactions). People with kidney or liver disease may also need lower amounts.
Versacloz can cause dangerously low levels of white blood cells (agranulocytosis). In order to take the drug, you will need a blood test to check the number of white blood cells in your body prior to starting Versacloz, and periodically throughout treatment.
If you need to stop taking Versacloz, your healthcare provider will slowly decrease your dosage over a period of one to two weeks. You should not stop taking this medication suddenly unless your healthcare provider tells you to do so.
If you do need to abruptly stop treatment, which could happen if you are experiencing potentially dangerous Versacloz side effects, your healthcare provider will need to monitor you closely for potentially serious symptoms that can occur if this drug is stopped too quickly. Such symptoms may include:


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Middle East Technical University - Northern Cyprus Campus
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Office: R-216
E-mail : sabah metu.edu.tr
Phone: 2933
Fax: 2999
Selected Publications
International Journal Papers (2011-Present):
· Sabah C., and Roskos H. G., "Numerical and experimental investigation of fishnet-based metamaterial in a X-band waveguide", Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol. 44, 255101, 2011.
· Sabah C., "Multiband planar metamaterials", Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 53, pp. 2255–2258, 2011.
· Sabah C., Thomson M. D., Meng F. Z., Tzanova S., and Roskos H. G., "Terahertz propagation properties of free-standing woven-steel-mesh metamaterials: Pass-bands and signatures of abnormal group velocities", Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 110, 064902, 2011.
· Sabah C., and Roskos H. G., "Design of a terahertz polarization rotator based on a periodic sequence of chiral-metamaterial and dielectric slabs", Progress In Electromagnetics Research, vol. 124, pp. 301-314, 2012.
· Sabah C., and Roskos H. G., "Effect of the Metallization on the Resonances of THz Fishnet Metamaterials", Journal of the European Optical Society - Rapid publications, vol. 7, 12005, 2012.
· Hasar U. C., Barroso J. J., Ertugrul M., Sabah C., and Cavusoglu B., "Application of a useful uncertainty analysis as a metric tool for assessing the performance of electromagnetic properties retrieval methods of bianisotropic metamaterials", Progress In Electromagnetics Research, vol. 128, pp. 365-380, 2012.
· Hasar U. C., Barroso J. J., Sabah C., and Kaya Y., "Resolving phase ambiguity in the inverse problem of reflection-only measurement methods", Progress In Electromagnetics Research, vol. 129, pp. 405-420, 2012.
· Hasar U. C., Barroso J. J., Sabah C., Ozbek I. Y., Kaya Y., Dal D., and Aydin T., "Retrieval of effective electromagnetic parameters of isotropic metamaterials using reference-plane invariant expressions", Progress In Electromagnetics Research, vol. 132, pp. 425-441, 2012.
· Sabah C., and Roskos H. G., "Dual-band polarization-independent sub-terahertz fishnet metamaterial", Current Applied Physics, vol. 12, pp. 443-450, 2012.
· Sabah C., "Multi-Resonant Metamaterial Design Based On Concentric V-Shaped Magnetic Resonators", Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, vol. 26, pp. 1105-1115, 2012.
· Sabah C., "Electric and magnetic excitations in anisotropic broadside-coupled triangular-split-ring resonators", Applied Physics A – Materials Science & Processing, vol. 108, pp. 457-463, 2012.
· Sabah C., "Multiband Metamaterials Based on Multiple Concentric Open-Ring Resonators Topology", IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, vol. 19, 8500808, 2013.
· Sabah C., Urbani F., and Uckun S., "Bloch impedance analysis for a left handed transmission line", Journal of Electrical Engineering, vol. 63, pp.310-315, 2012.
· Sabah C., "Microwave response of octagon-shaped parallel plates: Low-loss metamaterial", Optics Communications, vol. 285, pp. 4549-4552, 2012.
· Sabah C., and Roskos H. G., "Terahertz sensing application by using planar split-ring-resonator structures", Microsystem Technologies, vol. 18, pp. 2071-2076, 2012.
· Hasar U. C., Barroso J. J., Sabah C., Kaya Y. and Ertugrul M., "Differential uncertainty analysis for evaluating the accuracy of S-parameter retrieval methods for electromagnetic properties of metamaterial slabs", Optics Express, vol. 20, pp. 29002-29022, 2012.
· Yilmaz A. and Sabah C., "Diamond-shaped hole array in double-layer metal sheets for negative index of refraction", Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, vol. 27, pp. 413-420, 2013.
· Sabah C. and Urbani F., "Experimental analysis of Λ-shaped magnetic resonator for mu-negative metamaterials", Optics Communications, vol. 294 pp. 409-413, 2013.
· Sabah C., and Roskos H. G., "Broadside-Coupled Triangular Split-Ring-Resonators for Terahertz Sensing", European Physical Journal - Applied Physics, vol. 61, 30402, 2013.
· Rustemli S., Dincer F., Unal E., Karaaslan M., and Sabah C., "The analysis on sun tracking and cooling systems for photovoltaic panels," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 22, pp. 598-603, 2013.
· Sabah C., Tastan H. T., Dincer F., Delihacioglu K., Karaaslan M., and Unal E., "Transmission tunneling through the multilayer double-negative and double-positive slabs," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, vol. 138, pp. 293-306, 2013.
· Hasar U. C., Barroso J. J., Sabah C., Kaya Y., and Ertugrul M., "Stepwise technique for accurate and unique retrieval of electromagnetic properties of bianisotropic metamaterials," Journal of the Optical Society of America B, vol. 30, pp. 1058-1068, 2013.
· Dincer F., Sabah C., Karaaslan M., Unal E., Bakir M., and Erdiven U., "Asymmetric transmission of linearly polarized waves and dynamically wave rotation using chiral metamaterial," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, vol. 140, pp. 227-239, 2013.
· Dincer F., Karaaslan M., Unal E., and Sabah C., "Dual-band polarization independent metamaterial absorber based on omega resoanator and octa-star strip configuration," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, vol. 141, pp. 219-231, 2013.
· Delihacioglu K., Sabah C., Karaaslan M., and Unal E., "Zigzag metallic conductors as frequency selective surfaces," IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, vol. 7, pp. 722-728, 2013.
Conference Papers and Presentations (2010-Present):
· Sabah C., Meng F., Tzanova S., Thomson M., and Roskos H. G., "THz Pulse Propagation through Woven-Steel-Mesh Metamaterials", 35th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and THz Waves, Rome, Italy, September 2010, IEEE IRMMW-THz 2010 Proceedings.
· Sabah C., Yilmaz A., and Roskos H. G., "Computer Based Algorithm to Design Metamaterials", 13th International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory, Kyiv, Ukraine, September 2010, IEEE MMET 2010 Proceedings.
· Sabah C. and Roskos H. G., "Investigation of electric and magnetic response properties of novel Δ- and Λ-type resonators at microwave frequencies," Fourth International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics (Metamaterials 2010), Karlsruhe, Germany, September 2010, Metamaterials 2010 Proceeding.
· Sabah, C., Thomson, M. D., Meng, F. Z., Roskos, H. G., "Terahertz propagation through free-standing woven-steel-mesh metamaterials," 2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), Baltimore, MD, USA, May 2011, IEEE Conference Proceeding.
· Sabah, C. and Roskos, H. G., "Terahertz polarization rotator consists of chiral metamaterial and dielectric slabs," 36th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), Houston, TX, USA, October 2011, IEEE Conference Proceeding.
· Sabah, C. and Roskos, H. G., "Dual-band polarization-independent fishnet metamaterial for terahertz frequency range," 36th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), Houston, TX, USA, October 2011, IEEE Conference Proceeding.
· Sabah, C., Thomson, M. D., Meng, F. Z., Roskos, H. G., "Wire-cloth-mesh metamaterials for GHz and THz frequency regime," XXXth URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey, August 2011, IEEE Conference Proceeding.
· Sabah, C. and Roskos, H. G., "Periodic array of chiral metamaterial-dielectric slabs for the application as terahertz polarization rotator," XXXth URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey, August 2011, IEEE Conference Proceeding.
· Sabah C., and Yilmaz A., "Diamond-Shaped Hole Array as a Fishnet Metamaterial for Negative Refraction," Microwave and Radio Electronics Week 2013, Pardubice, Czech Republic, April 2013.
· Sabah C., Dincer F., Karaaslan M., and Unal E., "Perfect Metamaterial Absorber with Polarization and Incident Angle Independency," EMC Türkiye 2013, Istanbul, Turkey, September 2013.


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Potions List Virtual Villagers 3: The Secret City Potions List Guide to puzzles and tips and tricks: Many thanks to squawky, sfrose, and arnie from LDW Forums for putting together a very helpful guide to the VV3 puzzles: Some tips and hints: -- Make sure to plant your first seed right away (drop an adult villager - but not a nursing mom - on the seed near the lift). That seed may be a mango, papaya, or banana (random chance). -- The lift is useful for placing an adult and being able find them in the same place a few seconds later. (i.e. for getting the couples you want for making babies.) Other places are the waterfalls and bath (when complete.) The villagers will stay in that location for several seconds before wandering off to work or play. -- When your adults are collecting objects (keys, firewood, etc.), they may drop them if interrupted by a celebration or if you click on them. The item will then "warp" back to where it was found originally. -- The (collectable) tablet pieces will start to appear near the rubble when the rubble clearing project has gotten started with at least 2%. The six herbs (your villagers will "see" these herbs when you fly them over): -- The Cactus is located just above the Science area.
-- The Black Orchid is on the edge of the grassy area below the orchard
-- The Rose is located on the right edge of the orchard, below the hanging thing
-- The Tiger Lily is partway up the path to the door (orange flower on right)
-- The Berry (Magic) or Pitcher Plant (Nature) is located to the left of the alchemy lab, where the kids go when nature calls. These plants only appear when you have purchased Level 2 in your faction.
Puzzle 1 - The First Chief. Drop all your villagers on the robes in the amphitheater: any villager except nursing moms can become chief. If you can't find your chief right away, wait until the moms no longer have babies and drop them on the robe. (You will need to repeat this process each time the chief dies.)
Puzzle 2 - The Bee Hive. First, light the fire (collect wood and dry grass in the firepit, then light the fire). Then drop an adult villager on the burned out torches near the hive. He/she will return the torch to the hive and calm the bees so you can collect honey.
Puzzle 3 - The Alchemy Lab. You will need an Adept Scientist (or more than one). Scattered around the village (random locations) are 2
colored pots (red or yellow with white stripes), a brown pot, a gray bowl with spoons, and a short spear (orange-brown handle with gray blade). Drop your scientist(s) on each item and they will return it to the lab - if they drop the item before reaching the lab, it will warp back to where you found it originally. Returning all five items solves the puzzle.
Puzzle 4 - The Roster of the Dead. At the far right of the map (use keyboard shortcut '3' to get there) is a grassy area - at the upper right of this area is a big leafy bush. Have your villagers remove these leaves, which uncovers the roster of the dead (they will gain building skill; trained builders can accomplish this faster). Puzzle 5 - Weather Dancing. You will need Level 2 Leadership, a tribal chief, and 3 Adept Farmers. First, drop the chief on your lit fire. He/she will begin weather dancing. Then drop the farmers on the fire, and they will join in. You will know they are successful when sparkles appear over their heads and under their feet. Puzzle 6 - The Lift. You will need 3 Adept Builders and Level 2 Restoration. Once you have purchased the tech, drop your 3 builders on the "strange machine" in the orchard. Make sure their action line reads "repairing the lift". If you have done this correctly, the lift will be repaired. Puzzle 7 - The Rubble. You will need Level 2 Restoration. Drop a villager (preferably a builder) on the pile of rocks at the bottom of the map. He/she will clear away the rocks, gaining building skill (builders will accomplish this task faster). Puzzle 8 - The Ancient Bath. You will need to have completed Puzzle 3 and have a Master Builder. Drop your builder on the "chalkboard" in the alchemy lab (he/she will "see" it if you fly them over the lab) - he/she will create the the plans for the bath. Drop your builders on the bath to complete the project.
Puzzle 9 - The Statue. You will need Level 3 Restoration, Level 3 Leadership, a tribal chief, a Master Builder, and a completed bath (solved Puzzle 8). Drop the Master Builder on the chalkboard (which will be blank after the bath is completed), and he/she will draw up plans for the statue. Drag an adult villager (not a nursing mom) up the path to the door until he/she "Sees a good place to anchor the statue" -- this villager is more likely to be successful if he/she has some building skill. That villager will then build scaffolding to help anchor the statue. Your chief must direct work on the statue, so drop him/her on the statue to begin this process - if the chief stops directing work, then progress will halt until you return the chief to his/her duties. Once the chief is directing, you can then drop builders on the statue to help "pushing the statue". The villagers must push the statue up the path towards the door - this will take several hours (you can click on the statue to bring up a timer in the status bar that will help you determine how long is left - but this time depends on how many builders you have working on the project and may increase if builders leave the project). Your builders may occasionally complain that "there is no more room to help out" - only a limited number of builders can work on the statue at any given time. Puzzle 10 - The Orchard. You should plant your first seed as soon as the game starts: this first seed is located next to the ruined lift: drop one of your adult villagers on this seed and he/she will plant it. To gather the next two seeds, you will need to have completed Puzzle 6 (The Lift). As soon as a rain storm starts, place an adult villager (but not a nursing mom) on the lift (his/her action line should read "Standing on the Lift") Leave the villager there until the lift reaches its highest point, when a seed will fall from the tree above. Drop the villager on the seed to plant it. You will need to plant a total of 3 seeds (the original plus two from the lift) to complete the orchard - the puzzle will be completed once all three trees have become mature (and start producing fruit - it takes about 8 hours on 'normal' speed for the tree to mature). Additional seeds (beyond the first three) will not be planted, but will instead be placed in the food bin. (Note: If you have trouble getting to the lift before it starts to go up, you may wish to pause the game with the spacebar when you see the rain start before finding a villager. You will need to unpause the game to see their status line to make sure they are properly placed.) Puzzle 11 - Banishing the Sharks. You will need to have completed Puzzle 3 and have at least Level 2 in your chosen faction, Nature or Magic. For NATURE: collect the following herbs for a potion: 2 X Black Orchid, 1 x Pitcher Plant. For MAGIC: collect the following herbs for a potion: 2 X Rose, 1 x Berry. Have an adult villager (not a nursing mother) drink the potion. He/she will take a vial to the ocean. How the sharks are actually dealt with depends on the faction chosen (the nature potion is a shark repellant, the magic potion "charms" the sharks so they won't bother the villagers). Puzzle 12 - Aromatherapy. You will need to have completed Puzzle 8, have Level 3 Medicine, and a Master Doctor. Drop your Master Doctor in the completed bath. He/she will fill the bowls around the bath with Lotus plants ("doing aromatherapy"). Then drop a Master Doctor on the fire to light the burners and finish the puzzle. Puzzle 13 - The Ash Key. Later in the game (after at least one fire cycle - 10 hours on fast speed), you will notice sparkles around the fire. Let your fire go out (do not replenish it with firewood) - a diamond will appear in the ashes. The diamond will be too hot to pick up initially (it was in a fire, don't forget). To cool the key, drop adult villagers on the rightmost of the two waterfalls (where they go to drink and do laundry). They will gather water and drop it on the key. They will need to do this several times (8-10, at least) to make the diamond cool enough to touch - your villagers won't repeat this task on their own, so you will have to make them do it by dropping them on the waterfall. When the villagers no longer bring water to the fire (they'll revert to drinking from the
waterfall when you drop them on it), drop a villager on the key - they will take it to the door and solve the puzzle. You will need to repeat this step if they drop the key before reaching the door. Puzzle 14 - The Hanging Key. You will need to have solved Puzzle 3. Collect the following herbs for a potion: Cactus, Rose, Lotus. Make the potion and have villager (other than a nursing mom) drink it. That villager should feel "light and springy!". Drop them near the pink diamond (the hanging thing) just above the Rose plant - their status line should read "trying to reach the key". They will jump up, collect the key, and place it in the door. If they drop the key before reaching the door, you will have to resolve this puzzle.
Puzzle 15 - The Clam Key. You will need to have solved Puzzle 9. Once the statue is completed, a pearl will appear. Have a Master Builder pick up the pearl - he/she will take it to the waterfall to be "finished", then a master scientist needs to pick it up and polish it, then have the tribal chief pick up the finished blue pearl: the chief will use the pearl to get the key from the giant clam and will then put the key in the door. (As with the other key puzzles, you may have to repeat parts of the puzzle if the key is dropped before it gets to the door). Puzzle 16 - The Sun Dial. You will need to have solved Puzzles 13, 14, and 15. Once all three keys are in the door, the sun dial room will be revealed. Drop a villager on the sun dial until it reaches the position at the furthest left (there are three locations for the sun dial). When a beam of sunlight hits the sun dial, ghostly figures will appear in the room. Drop a villager on those ghosts and the mystery of the secret city will be revealed!


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ET Now: The news is out in the open. Every brokerage has done numbers on how steel companies would benefit and which steel company would benefit the most. But brokerages are not sure how much steel companies can really pass on in terms of a price hike. What is your assessment?
Ravi Uppal: There will be some correction in prices but it is not certain how fast this can be done. It is something which has to be done progressively. We want to make sure that the price increases enough to support the steel industry that have been going through huge stress in the last 18 months. We need to make sure that the Indian steel industry revives because that is in the long-term interest of the Indian economy.
ET Now: Will it be 10 per cent, 15 per cent or a 20 per cent minimum because according to our numbers, the gap now could be as high as about $80 to $90 per tonne?
Ravi Uppal: It is very difficult to tell right now. There has to be a price correction. There are no two opinions about it because the industry was forced to sell the products at less than their cost, they were not able to recover their full, variable costs. So, there has to be a correction in a realistic way. We also have to keep the interest of our customers in mind and so it is a balancing act. We have to come into the market and progressively make the necessary corrections.
ET Now: Would you nonetheless say that this is definitely a step in the right direction?
Ravi Uppal: There are no two opinions. This step is now overdue. As I said, the prices have been falling for the last 18 months starting from September 2014 and the prices came to a level that the industry was not able to sustain itself. Some of the countries including China and Korea were simply dumping their materials. In China, demand has come down by 150 million tonnes in the last 18 months. They wanted to maintain their production level and so they started dumping steel in all the markets and India was a victim. The imports for India grew by more than 52 per cent in the first six months and if you analyse the rates that we have witnessed in the first six months, India would end up importing something like 15 million tonnes of steel which is more than the production capacity of any of the mega units we have here. Therefore, it had an adverse impact on the Indian market. The Indian market is growing at 4-5 per cent but any growth but the benefit was not going to Indian manufacturers. It was all taken by imports.
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Today we woke up and got on the bus back to the ferry. We stopped in Kirkwall to see St Magnus Cathedral.
Next we stopped at the beach again.
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We soon arrived at the Falls of Shin where watched salmon jump.
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As I mentioned earlier, due to not being able to justify paying ever hiking blog host prices (I have a feeling some bloggers maybe lay low when this happens and re-up when the cheaper prices become available again?). I don't know, but for me I decided it seemed a bit of a vicious cycle. I didn't want to have to stress about every year or two. It was maybe a bit over-eager/naive of me as such a newbie blogger to get into the whole buying a domain business, but hey ho, live and learn.
And as fate would have it, unfortunately Deep Greens and Blues was not available with the blogspot address. Someone blogged once several years ago with the name and so it is forever lost to me it would seem. I mean, I could be a Deep Greens And Blues (plus a number), but that isn't ideal either. I half considered keeping my old blog title with the new address but that just doesn't look/seem right either.
Which on one level, nightmare. I'd become attached to the name, but also it meant thinking up a new one. And after about fifty random attempts of other things I tried, the simple, possibly un-dazzling "Steff in Scotland" seemed the best I could do for now. I was always hesitant to have my name in my blog, I've never been someone who was madly in love with my name or anything. But I know from reading other blogs that if someone's name is in the title I do tend to immediately place/remember the blogger a bit quicker.
I did have a scroll of Bloglovin' blog names for inspiration, but I find it hard to commit to any one word to describe my blog (especially not being a niche blog). I mean I sometimes blog about films/t.v., but to put "Film Geek" in the title would maybe be misleading - same for beauty, expat stuff, writing, etc. And I just generally find it hard to commit to words to describe me, I find coming up with screen names impossible, and so a blog was like a hundred times harder. So many blogs have pretty, fluffy names, clever names, etc. But well, I was jet lagged and time was ticking!
My new blog name, while perhaps over-literal (but alliterative!), is possibly a better reflection of me, where I'm at, today. I came up with Deep Greens and Blues in a moment of New England homesickness, so it's not particularly descriptive of anything to do with what I actually do in my little blogging world.
As would be expected the worst part has been dealing with dead links to my old blog address where possible - I just gave up on my old Pinterest board and am starting from scratch. I've deleted most recent tweets and re-directed Google+, and midway through I was almost ready to cave and buy my old address back - but then I would just be back in that vicious cycle of getting the "rent" raised every year.
So I'm sticking with this one, for awhile anyway! I think most bloggers go through this at some point, I guess it's a sort of right of passage? I technically passed my one year blog-iversary in October, but I didn't move to Blogger until December so I think I will save my "birthday" celebrations until then! Thanks for bearing with me anyway :-)
OH! - While I was on vacation a guest blog I wrote went up on writer Terry Tyler's blog, she asked for contributions from writers from all of the different star signs, so I was really thrilled she picked my piece on being a Capricorn writer, it was a bit of fun for me anyway! She has posts of many of the different signs up now from other writers so go check your sign out too if you are into that kind of thing (I was a hippy for Halloween (easiest costume ever) and am kind of secretly into some New Age stuff without fully committing to it either!)
The post is here for anyone interested: http://terrytyler59.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/the-z-files-blogger-steffany-capricorn.html


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Essex Financial Group Newsletter - January 2019
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January 15, 2019
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November 20, 2018
Coal Mine Retail Center is a 122,446 sf grocery-anchored retail center located in Littleton, CO. The property was most recently renovated in 1988 and major tenants include King Soopers, ACE Hardware, Goodwill, and US Bank. Prompted by a recent lease extension by the grocery store tenant at a higher rental rate, the Borrower wanted to re-finance the current debt on the property to lock in a competitive interest rate for a longer term. The prior debt on the property matured in 2023, therefore, the refinance triggered a prepayment penalty. In addition to sourcing quotes from both life insurance companies and CMBS lenders, Essex was able to strategize with the existing...
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