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East Timor – 2007
East Timor, one of the world's smallest nations, is also one of its poorest. Most of its 800,000 people depend for a living on subsistence farming and fishing and live outside the cash economy, with only about 25,000 receiving a regular wage, on average less than $200 a year.
There are potentially lucrative oil and gas reserves in the Timor Gap, an area lying in the sea between the island and Australia. The two nations signed a deal that will give east Timor $180m in annual oil and gas royalties over 20 years. Oil is regarded as the savior, offering the chance of a steady income stream to underpin the spending on education, health and skills training that East Timor desperately needs.


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This week I leapt into the present with acquisition of a smartphone. I am not a Luddite but it seemed the device was more of a luxury than a necessity, so I hesitated to make the investment. Would there be that many benefits to such "space age" technology?
After a few days of experimentation, I find it is becoming one of those "necessities" after all. I enjoy the many features that not only facilitate communication, but also ready access to music, photography, Internet access, and so on.
Acquiring new technologies can be challenging, not only for consumers but also for service providers as considerations of usefulness, potential adoption, resistance to change, and cost/benefit analysis all come into play.
"To boldly go where no man has gone before" with technology may require taking a risk. But avoidance of such amenities may also be risky as consumers may have unmet expectations, or you may deprive your operations of cost and time efficiencies.
Consider how you might strike a technological balance with this week's research findings. Do you see any trends where technological innovation might be advantageous?
Technology at warp speed
See how consumers feel about smartphone privacy issues in "Privacy and Data Management on Mobile Devices" by Pew Research: "More than half of mobile application users have uninstalled or avoided certain apps due to concerns about the way personal information is shared or collected by the app."
Plus, "57% of all app users have either uninstalled an app over concerns about having to share their personal information, or declined to install an app in the first place."
Privacy remains an important concern in reaching members through this channel.
Are QR codes already becoming old news? "Last year, QR codes were the go-to technology that marketers used to connect with tech-savvy consumers. While the medium is still a big force in mobile, augmented reality is increasingly making a name for itself and marketers are embracing all forms of technology to offer a new type of engagement," according to Mobile Marketer.
Meanwhile, "As mobile and local continue to collide, we're seeing lots of evidence that localized content boosts user engagement. That also translates to higher performance and monetization for mobile ads," according to a Search Engine Watch article, "Mobile & Local Join the Big Data Movement."
Is space really the final frontier? Social media is unexplored territory for some.
If you're considering the services of a social media consultant, see Fast Company's "7 Things Your Social Media Consultant Should Tell You." Among the tips:
· Social strategies should not conclude with creation of online communications;
· Consultants need to be able to produce and interpret quantifiable data; and
· Your website also needs to be a social platform.
Email is still relevant on our planet, so you'll want to know "How Is Email Changing in 2012."
Here again, mobile devices are making an impact: "The biggest change is in the influence of mobile. In May…16% of emails were read on a mobile device. In October, 2011 mobile was used to read 23% of emails…a conservative estimate is that one-third of all emails are (now) viewed on mobile."
This article explores the ongoing importance of this communication channel and suggests how marketers can incorporate email in accord with other available strategies.
To expand upon this thought, a survey outlined in "Consumer Email Behavior: The Impact of Relevance and Frequency" provides four strategies to "engage your audience in the inbox:"
· Segment your audience;
· Test often and make sure marketing mailings focus on goals;
· Target subscriber behavior; and
· "Leverage dynamic content."
All hands on deck
Captain James T. Kirk ran a tight Spaceship Enterprise, and it seemed all of his employees had good incomes and secure futures under his expert command. Unfortunately, employment opportunities and ensuing benefits may not be as ideal in our galaxy.
See "Education, Job Openings, and Unemployment in Metropolitan America" by Brookings. This study "aims to provide metro, state, and national policy makers with a better sense of the specific problems facing metropolitan labor markets."
Learn that "In the short-term, unemployment rates are unlikely to come down to their pre-recession levels without improvements in housing markets and consumer demand. Yet high educational attainment is essential for the health of metropolitan labor markets before, during, and after recessions. Educational attainment makes workers more employable, creates demand for complementary less educated workers, and facilitates entrepreneurship."
We discover that wage inequalities persist in "New Report: The Low-Wage Recover and Growing Inequality" by the National Employment Law Project. The recession has made an impact: "The good jobs deficit is now deeper than it was at the start of the century,"
Employment has grown 8.7% in lower-income positions, compared to a 6.6% hike for those earning higher wages. Mid-range earning occupations have decreased by 7.3%.
Retirement income is threatened also, as outlined by a Boston College study, "The Pension Coverage Problem in the Private Sector."
A mere 42% of private sector workers enjoy pension coverage in their present positions, resulting in two problems: more than one-third of households retire with only Social Security, and workers moving in and out of coverage make small gains in 401(k)s. This paper indicates that a new tier of retirement income is necessary for many to enjoy secure retirements.
Perhaps in our contemplations of technological innovations and implementations, we should embrace the nonemotional demeanor of Mr. Spock. Neither paranoia nor unbridled enthusiasm is prudent, but rather a calm examination of relevancy and acceptance of technological change and its potential benefits might lead to better outcomes.
I know that my own deliberate examinations of technological implementation have been quite effective as I incorporate lifestyle changes as a result, a very happy circumstance.
"Beam me up, Scotty!"
LORA BRAY is a research librarian in CUNA's business-to-business publishing department.

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In 2016, Fielders have been contracted to enhance the exterior of an internal-city residential undertaking in Adelaide, South Australia – reaching an ultra-modern end result. With summer upon us, most of us might be spending extra time outdoors our house than inside it. Your out of doors surroundings should be simply as comfy as the inside of your home Along with landscaping, including just a few improvements to your outdoor area can't solely make your yard more fulfilling, it may possibly truly enhance your own home's value.
MCS Improvements Part 9: Magazines and Newsprint I share about my increasing tolerance for VOCs from inks in newsprint and magazines… and how comfortable I was to be able to make a collage. I've to run to the native house improvements supply heart to pickup some crown molding.
Improvements to the south end of the high road had been carried out a few years in the past with money from the Mayor of London's Outer London fund, and since this fund had a wider scope, the bid additionally included cash for different improvements such as the shopfronts that had been jazzed up, and to help the event of the 'meals market' which was such a painful flop.
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Single-cell analysis benefits areas as diverse as medicine and food industry, by guiding treatment of heterogeneous tumors or improving bio-processes. However, exploring its full potential requires developing sensitive detection and manipulation methods. Droplets microfluidics (digital fluidics) contribute to these efforts by allowing researchers to digitalize samples and analyze a large number of cells independently in a short-time.
The master's project will comprise the development of a droplet sorter activated by dielectrophoresis (DEP). Unlike the designs currently available in the literature, the DEP electrodes and the microfluidic structures will be fabricated in-situ by photolithography. This could lead to stronger DEP force with lower required electric potential, reducing risks to damage samples. It will allow higher throughput, decreasing analysis time and cost.
The work will demand 40% time for electrical-fluidic Multiphysics modelling in COMSOL, 50% for lab work for device fabrication and testing and 10% for literature study and thesis writing. A multidisciplinary team at the Life Science Technology department at imec will support the thesis.
Skills to be learned: photolithography, microdevice metrology, DEP, COMSOL simulation.
Type of project: Thesis
Duration: 6-12 months
Required degree: Master of Engineering Technology, Master of Science, Master of Engineering Science, Master of Bioengineering
Required background: Biomedical engineering, Bioscience Engineering, Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Electromechanical engineering, Electrotechnics/Electrical Engineering, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, Physics
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Originally published in Red Earth Review
After a poem by Ryokan
Cut and burnt
by perceived
needs and desires,
I carry a blank
pad into the old woods.
Lichen a most patient
thing underfoot, the ancients
don't speak, don't listen.
And the speak and listen,
they not not speak,
not not listen
my breath touching
each one, each one
touches me back.
Past emptiness,
old man Linji once said
If you meet the Buddha, kill him.
Woodpecker rapping
a broken snag,
I take his point,
repeat with each awed step
no buddhas,
no no buddhas,
all buddhas
along this juicy trail
no matter the belief
I think I think.
Michael G. Smith is a very-early retired chemist whose poems are forthcoming or have been published in many literary journals. He has published three poetry books, No Small Things, The Dark is Different in Reverse, and The Dippers Do Their Part, co-authored with Laura Young from their residency at the Spring Creek Project's Shotpouch Cabin. He conducts workshops on the intersections of poetry, science, mathematics and Nature, and lives in Santa Fe, NM.


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I love alcohol inks as you know but the effects you get can vary by what you are painting on. I have found that the best alcohol ink substrates (the surfaces on which you work) are glossy and non-porous with Yupo paper being the substrate I use most often.
Yupo is a unique alternative to traditional papers. It's an incredibly durable stain-resistant non-absorbent synthetic paper that holds ink and watercolor with razor sharp precision. This extraordinary surface also resists tearing and buckling and it remains perfectly flat. Colors are brilliant and with most mediums such as watercolors they lift off completely if you want to start over. It is an extremely forgiving sheet! This synthetic paper made of 100% polypropylene offers a unique alternative to traditional art papers. As a watercolor paper it has the advantage of being non-absorbent so colors lie on top of its surface producing brilliant vibrant effects. When it comes to inks however usually you will not go back to the original whiteness of the paper but you will be able to start over if you're not happy with what you have created. If you need to retain the white of the Yupo it's a good idea to mask out those areas before applying the inks.
Once the inks have dried they can still be activated so if you want to create additional effects by spraying alcohol, more inks or lifting the inks with a paintbrush/sponge/cotton bud you can still do so. However this also means that your painting will be affected by things like cleaning sprays, glass cleaner and artist finishing sprays containing ketones or acetones. Heat will warp the paper and even humidity can activate the inks. Paintings may be sealed with something like Krylon Crystal Clear or a clear glossy enamel spray available from auto places like O'Reillys although I only seal substrates like glass or tile. Always allow the painting to dry thoroughly before applying sprays. I usually let them sit a couple of days before spraying but tend to frame the paintings behind glass and hang out of direct sunlight.
Ceramic tiles are my favourite surface to work on but are far more fragile when finished. Not only will they break if you drop them but the ink takes much much longer to "set" and you can easily wipe off your painting by accident if you are not careful. If you seal them using spray glosses they are NOT heat resistant so should never be used as coasters or trivets. If you want to use them functionally rather than hang them as art then it's best to use something like epoxy resin. I've had so much trouble sealing and framing tiles that much of the time I stick with Yupo.
Photo paper (the glossy side) can also be used but the inks do not flow as well and do not lift off the surface so easily. Some artists use the glossy side others use the non-glossy reverse side. There are some that work better than others and using photo paper can work out considerably cheaper than Yupo. I'm currently working on a few different types of photo paper so will post the review and recommendation here when I'm done.
Canvas: You can use canvases bare but I've had most success when I gesso them or coat them with a gloss medium. You'll need to use plenty of alcohol or blending solution to keep the inks moving but they really do not flow as well on this type of surface. However I've seen some amazing effects created on canvas and beautiful art.
Glass, aluminum, galvanized steel or plastic is good to work on and you can create lovely effects on objects like glass vases, clear Christmas ornaments, plates and even dominoes for jewellery. As with tiles it's always good to seal them well. If you work on glasses, mugs or plates I would definitely recommend that they are for display only.
Candles: I've created some pretty good patterns on candles too and once the inks have dried the alcohol has evaporated and they burn like regular plain wax candles.
Remember also that no matter what surface you work on any additional alcohol or ink will react with any layer you've already put down even if it's dry! So if you create a blue background then add red over the top you'll get red plus purple tinges, if you use yellow as a background blues will turn greener, reds more orange. Experiment so you get the best effects! No "inkcident" (Alcohol ink accident) is EVER wasted!
Once you've finished your painting you can always go back and create further effects by spraying, dropping or painting with additional alcohol or inks or add acrylic paint or non-alcohol based pens (e.g Micron). You can also use gel pens or alcohol based pens such as Copic to further define or enhance your paintings.
My advice? Play with all the different surfaces and just have fun creating lots of stunning art.


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What drives one to start their own company? Why would anyone drop the security of a steady job and risk everything? I can only speak for myself, but I don't think I'm alone in what makes me tick…
There's a multitude of reasons and particular situations that brought on the arrival of GSS, but I wanted to share (what I think to be) one of the common denominators that drives a person down the road less traveled. It all started earlier today when I thanked someone for calling me back. He chuckled and said isn't that what you would expect? It made me think.
When it comes time to make any type of purchase, no matter how large or small, a consumer should come to expect a few givens from the business. It's exactly like proofs (if…then…), if you recall your algebra. Or should I say, "If (A) you passed Mrs. Eslow's 10th grade geometry class, then (B) you better remember proofs!"
That being said…
If I'm the consumer eating a meal at a restaurant, purchasing a toy from a toy store, or contracting a retractable awning/screen/shutter from Garden State Shade, then there are expectations for the business in which I choose to patronize. That choice, or competition is inherently the basis for what makes a capitalist free-market economy. With contracting, I expect my contractor to be accessible, responsive, and prompt. Time is precious and we can't afford to waste it by waiting around all day. It's not too much to ask for a call back or to show up on time, is it? I'd like to know that they are knowledgeable, reasonable, and personable. I want to learn more about what I don't know from a specialist who understands my situation and knows how to solve my problem. I'm not looking to "be sold," I'm looking to buy. Be honest and straight up with me. If you can't help, don't pretend that you can or try to just for the fact of selling me something. Treat me like family because I'll be supporting yours with my patronage. Take time to do it the right way. Of course we all want the best price, but I'm also willing to pay a little more to make sure that the job gets done properly and lasts the way that it should. If you want my business, which is in essence earning my trust, is this too much to ask?
This week, a few situations served as friendly reminders as to how and why GSS was created.
–I've spent well over 10 hours on the phone, had two service calls, and finally after 6 weeks my internet, TV, and phone are working at an "acceptable" level. 95% of that time was an utter waste for both parties!
–Later that day, Garden State Shade is seeking to purchase service of another company. After contacting the service company our voicemail was left unreturned for three days. One of the things we did in those 72 hours was find another responsive and accessible service provider.
The second unacceptable scenario described above played out another three times this week alone as we sought out companies to contract for their services. These are the things that make us tick! The sickening situations will never occur with Garden State Shade. Admittedly we are a shady company with some shady people, but above all we are honest. Founded on professionalism and efficiency, we respect your time and welcome the opportunity to earn your trust.
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Gov. Nathan Deal on Thursday toured some of the areas hardest hit by the remnants of Hurricane Irma as the state grappled with the enormous recovery — and mounting cost — of cleaning up from the monstrous storm.
The governor surveyed felled trees and blocked roads in North Georgia's mountains, visited flooded areas and wrecked docks on the state's coast, and flew over metro Atlanta suburbs debilitated by the damage.
He told reporters at a stop in Cornelia that the storm "virtually covered the entire state and affected virtually every county," and he warned of a slow cleanup process ahead. And he announced that the state will be providing tax relief to Irma's victims in Georgia.
"Everybody at every level of government is doing everything they can," Deal said.
There's no estimate yet on the cost of the cleanup, but state officials have already appealed to the federal government for financial help. Federal authorities declared a state of emergency in Georgia before the storm, and Deal asked for post-storm assistance after Irma pounded the state.
"We have made all of those requests for federal assistance," Deal said, "and I think we'll see very favorable responses."
The full force of Irma slammed into Georgia on Monday, killing at least two people and knocking out power to more than 1.2 million people. Downed trees and flooding cut off scores of roads throughout the state and left parts of the coast swamped by seawater.
The state also gave taxpayers victimized by Irma a reprieve from some filing deadlines. Residents who make quarterly tax payments have until Jan. 31 to make payments instead of September deadlines. And those who filed for an extension on 2016 returns have until Jan. 31 instead of Oct. 16.
In every corner of the state, Georgians took another step toward recovering from Irma's wrath. Utility crews pushed to restore electricity to blacked-out homes, neighbors helped neighbors clear roads and anxious parents waited for word on whether their kids' schools would be open.
Days after the storm hit, parts of Georgia's coast looked like a scene from a disaster movie.
In Glynn County, residents who slowly returned home through newly opened borders struggled with live wires and trees that covered roads. Half of Georgia Power's customers in the area were still without power by midday Thursday, and docks along the coast were smashed to smithereens.
The county's overtaxed sewer system was so strained that the local utility asked residents to stop using water for the time being.
Farther north on Tybee Island, residents continued the painstaking process of repairing damaged homes. Jay Altman, who has lived on the Atlantic coast most of his life, is used to strong tropical storms and hurricanes — but didn't expect them along Georgia's shores.
"Never has there been water inside this house," said Altman, who rents a home and has neither flood nor renter's insurance. He's hoping for help from the federal government, but he's not sure what to expect.
"That's the price you pay for living in paradise," he said.
The governor offered some welcome news to stressed-out officials on Georgia's coast. Typically, the state and local authorities each pay about 12.5 percent of the cost of cleaning up the debris from storms. The federal government pays the rest.
But because the low-lying coastal counties have been hit by a double-whammy of storms in the past year — some residents had only just repaired the damage that Hurricane Matthew caused in October — Deal said the state will pick up the locals' tab.
And state officials remained confident that more help from the federal government was on the way. Homer Bryson, the head of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, said six federal disaster crews will start assessing the cost of the damage Friday.
Meanwhile, stretches of Georgia roads were choked with drivers from Florida who had fled to the north last week seeking shelter from the storm. They faced frustrating gridlock, fuel shortages and nagging worries about how their homes and neighborhoods fared as they made their way back home.
It took Melinda Melendez more than nine hours to slog through gridlock traffic from Valdosta back to her home in Fort Myers on Wednesday — a trip that usually takes about half that time.
After rolling by a litany of billboards that "looked like the Incredible Hulk punched holes in them," she and her husband and three young daughters arrived home to find they had electricity — and no damage — at their second-story condo.
But they have neighbors who can't take off their hurricane shutters because they can't power a drill.
"I just couldn't imagine no air conditioning," she said. "It's like cooking in a little oven."
In Georgia, most local officials praised the state's emergency response. Asked about lessons learned from the storm, Deal said state officials have learned to be more prepared — and to have more humility.
"For the longest time, we were able to say that we had not had a hurricane come on shore in the state of Georgia in over 100 years, which was true," he said. "We probably shouldn't have bragged that much about it."
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HOUSTON (MarketWatch) -- Chesapeake Energy Corp. CHK, -3.22% Chief Executive Aubrey McClendon said Friday that the company believes its acreage above the Utica Shale formation in eastern Ohio, 1.25 million acres the company has quietly pieced together over the last year and a half, is worth $15 billion to $20 billion.
"That's a big number to share but we believe we understand the hydrocarbon potential under our acreage and we also know a fair amount about how to create and extract value from a play such as this," McClendon told investors during a conference call to discuss the company's second-quarter earnings. "The Utica should emerge as a key driver in the future growth of U.S. energy supplies, especially in natural gas liquids."
Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake reported earnings of $510 million, or 68 cents a share, compared with a prior-year profit of $255 million, or 37 cents a share. Excluding mark-to-market and other impacts, adjusted earnings rose to 76 cents from 75 cents. Revenue jumped 65% to $3.32 billion on higher production and rising oil and gas prices.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected a per-share profit of 72 cents on revenue of $2.77 billion.
In order to contend with rising oilfield service costs and ramp up drilling in Ohio, Chesapeake said it will boost spending by $1 billion over the next two years to between $6 billion and $6.5 billion annually.
McClendon said Chesapeake, which is drilling into the Utica with five rigs, plans to add three more rigs by the end of the year and eventually have as many as 40 drilling in eastern Ohio by the end of 2014.
Chesapeake has spent between $1.5 billion and $2 billion on leasing property in eastern Ohio and continues to add parcels, McClendon said. The acreage will exceed the $15 billion to $20 billion range once more of it is developed into producing oil fields, but that is its value now as Chesapeake shops it to potential joint venture partners.
Chesapeake plans to sell a stake in the property during the fourth quarter.
The Utica, a deeply buried rock formation, lies below parts of eight states, from Tennessee to New York, as well as parts of Canada. Oil companies, however, have concentrated their leasing and exploration efforts in eastern Ohio, which they believe will yield more valuable oil and natural gas liquids.
While McClendon decline to detail the results from the 15 Utica wells it's drilled so far, he said the activity that will come there should lift an Ohio work force that has suffered for years as manufacturers flee the Rust Belt. Abundant water, needed to hydraulically fracture shale formations, easy transport by rail, highway and river, and a large base of industrial workers make the Utica more attractive and potentially more profitable than many other recent shale discoveries, McClendon said.
"We think that our activity can help rejuvenate this area and we're quite pleased with the size of the work force and the quality of the work force," he said. "This is pretty much the most ideal place in America for a new play."
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With the Dow hovering around 10,000 again, you may be interested in what I have on my watch list.
Medtronic (MDT)
A leader in the industry of medical equipment yet is trading at 1998 prices. Became interested after reading Vitaly Katsenelson's latest article rebutting Barron's. I was very close to buying a position this morning but had to wait to go through some finer details.
Typical of medical instrument companies, MDT has huge margins. Gross margin is over 80%, operating margin is still maintained at 30% and the net margin is just under 20% with the average net margin over 10 years being 19%.
Barron's sees MDT's debt as a problem, and to be honest, it has been rising. The TTM debt to equity is at 96% which means for every $1 of equity there is $1 of debt. However, FCF to total debt is about 26% TTM, FCF to short term debt is 135% and FCF to long term debt is 50%. In other words, MDT generates plenty of FCF to cover all of its debt without having to take any loans.
MDT is trading at a multiple of 10 but should really be trading at about 13-14 compared to its peers. This puts the estimated value in the range of $40-44. DCF also comes out to around $45-50. Historical consistency makes it easier to value and the Benjamin Graham formula gives a value of around $45 as well.
John B Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS)
A company that came up in one of my value screens. JBSS is a commodity business selling nuts and a net margin of 1.2% last year reflects the competitiveness of the industry. What makes JBSS worth keeping on the watchlist is that the company has been focusing on reducing debt and driving profitability to the bottom line.
There was a period from 2006 to 2009 where short term debt had doubled but the company has been aggressively paying back both short term and long term debt to reduce interest expense and strengthening its balance sheet. This has helped the company go from negative owner earnings to positive territory again.
You can see the improvement in operations by following each criteria of the Piotroski score. The current TTM Piotroski F score stands at 8.
Valuation wise, JBSS isn't exactly in value territory. With a 0% growth rate and 12% discount rate, the DCF based on an owner earnings of $16.7m comes out to be $12.
Food Technology Service (VIFL)
Value Uncovered beat me in writing about VIFL and since VIFL is still a stock on my watchlist, I will direct you to the VIFL analysis.
Duckwall Alco Stores (DUCK)
Duckwall Alco is a small company operating small retail stores in towns. The company has very low volume and fits the NCAV category of investments. I.e. its current assets are greater than its total liabilities. DUCK, being a store operator, expect a lot of its assets to be in inventory. The NCAV comes out to be around $18 and the current price of just under $14 offers about a 25% margin of safety.
Although DUCK is a net net, it doesn't have a consistent history of losses. Capex was higher than normal during 2009, but it was due to a growth strategy of new store openings. I still don't expect much in the way of growth and it is likely that DUCK will stay in the NCAV category without much recognition or exposure. As much as I would like to apply a DCF valuation, the FCF numbers are inconsistent so it would be best to rely on valuation based on assets.
Sales is consistent which shows that if management can get costs down and operate the company smoothly, DUCK has a chance of breaking out of the NCAV region. The only problem is that most companies can't do this.
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"The time to relax is when you don't have time for it." ~Attributed to both Jim Goodwin and Sydney J. Harris
Relieve Your Holiday Stress
Christmas is known as a time of peace…and shopping lists, extended family, and kids home from school. Ever feel like you need a vacation from all the Christmas vacation? Here are some tips to help relieve a little holiday stress.
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Pampering with Peppermint
Make your home a place of peace and serenity this Christmas season by setting aside a day during to make a home day spa for yourself. Check out these recipes for homemade face masks and scrub using festive peppermint.
Peppermint Lip Scrub
One pot for storage
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon caster sugar
Peppermint oil (about 1/4 tsp)
Almond oil/Vitamin E oil (about 1/4 tsp)
Glass bowl (for mixing)
Mix the sugar and oils.
Dab a small amount onto lips and rub together to gently exfoliate.
You can then lick off the scrub or wipe off with a cloth. This product can be stored at room temperature.
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Peppermint Foot Scrub
1 cup of Epsom salt
1/2 cup of cold water
2 drops of peppermint essential oil
Combine Epsom salt and peppermint oil.
Add water gradually. The mass should resemble a paste. It shouldn't be too soft or too hard.
Rub feet and soles in circular motion.
Rinse off with warm water.
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Peppermint Face Tea Toner
1 cup water
Peppermint tea bag
Boil water and steep peppermint tea bag for 10 minutes.
Remove tea bag and let cool.
Apply liquid to face and neck with cotton ball or pad.
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A Conservative-led council is preparing a fightback against new wind farm developments.
Amid a growing backlash against onshore wind turbines among countryside campaigners, Lincolnshire County Council is to vote this week on new guidance introducing a presumption against allowing any more to be built.
The authority's Tory leader Martin Hill said he did not want the county to be covered by a "forest of the things".
"We have got them in Lincolnshire, we are not saying we are not going to have any more, but we feel we have already got 75 big turbines – we are talking about big things above 130 metres high, the latest ones the sort of size of the London Eye," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
"We have already got 75, there are several hundred in the pipeline, and really, as representing Lincolnshire, I don't think we want the whole county to be covered by a forest of the things."
The council is to issue a position statement saying that new wind farms should not be built within six miles of villages comprising more than 10 homes.
The county authority does not have control of planning issues, which is handled by the district councils.
But Mr Hill said he expected the district councils and other authorities – including the Government – to "take into account" the view of the elected county councillors.
Prime Minister David Cameron is committed to the use of wind as the UK seeks to move to cleaner energy sources.
But Mr Hill said: "I'm quite sceptical about the efficacy of wind farms in particular because once you look at the science behind it I'm afraid it doesn't really stack up."


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By A.R. Kahler
304 pages | March 8th 2016 | Simon Pulse
Islington Arts Academy is not an average high school. Nestled in the forests of Michigan, surrounded by trees and nature and virtually no evidence of civilization, it is an oasis for those looking to get away. Perfect for a student like Kaira Winters, who wants nothing more than to put her past behind her and focus on the present…and her looming graduation, just a few months away.
But the past has a way of returning when least expected.
Kaira knows that what happened before, at her old school, wasn't normal. She knows that what happened to her ex-boyfriend wasn't natural. But she refuses to believe that the recent death on campus, the one that left everyone on edge, has anything to do with her. She refuses to believe that she could be at fault again.
But just as the past always returns, the truth can never stay hidden for long.
Even if Kaira didn't cause the first death at Islington, or the second, or the third, she has the ability to find out who did. She has the obligation to stop whatever is coming to campus. To end the darkness that is falling with the same snow that once blanketed the woods in beauty.
But to embrace this power—to relinquish herself to the ancient entity that has been lurking in the corners of her mind–is to let go of her humanity…and Kaira doesn't know how far she can go before she loses herself completely.
As the story begins to take off triggers start to drudge up a dark past that Kaira is trying to forget, and soon enough a suicide epidemic begins to take over the campus. She knows that something is not right, and it might just have to do with her. She has to lean on her friends to begin to come to grips with what it happening around her. It is a bit difficult to have a protagonist with so many secrets because I found at parts, the story grew tangled and somewhat confusing.
Something I did love was the mythology angle. Norse mythology at that. I love all things mythological and you can practically draw me into any supernatural aspect that involves it.
One thing I can honestly say I was not a fan of was how much information was withheld from the reader until the end. Instead of going along with the mystery and getting to sort of figure it out along with the characters, everything is thrown together in an explanation near the end. I wasn't a fan of that, I would have much preferred a gradual reveal.
The ending has certainly ensured I will be reading the second book, if not just to find out what is going to happen. I liked this book, but I didn't love it as much as I had hoped. It was very much an introductory book, I am hoping the second will see more action.
I want to thank Simon Shuster Canada for an ARC of this book.
Alex is many things, but first and foremost, he's a Sagittarius.
In the past few years, he's taught circus in Amsterdam and Madrid, gotten madly lost in the Scottish wilderness, drummed with Norse shamans, and received his Masters in creative writing from Glasgow University. And that's the abbreviated list.
He is the author of many things, including THE IMMORTAL CIRCUS, THE PALE QUEEN, THE HUNTED, and RAVENBORN (yes, all series, because his brain doesn't condense).
When he's not writing or climbing in the rafters, he's probably outside, staring at the clouds. And seeing as he now resides in Seattle, there are clouds aplenty.
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As experienced marathoner Nadia embarks on her biggest challenge yet, a 100-kilometre ultrarun, her thoughts turn to her maternal grandmother, who emigrated to the Netherlands in the early 1950s as a young widow, escaping Czechoslovakia in the aftermath of a Communist coup d'etat. As Nadia struggles with unexpected obstacles in the longest race of her life, the parallels with her grandmother become clearer. However, Nadia also realizes that Oma, now 94, has been tested far more than her granddaughter likely ever will.
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A writer will do anything to avoid the act of writing, William Zinsser wrote in his classic On Writing Well. To improve as writers we have to hone our skills by putting words on the page, consistently. The 33 exercises in this book will help you do just that. In the process, you will produce a draft for your own book and decide to complete that other manuscript you have been wrestling with. A Work in Progress: Exercises in Writing started as a personal challenge that helped me win the struggle with my first book Running Shoes Are a Girl's Best Friend. Combining advice and encouragement from my favourite books on writing I committed to producing 2000 words a day for 10 consecutive days. I wrote for quantity and found the result had potential quality. This is my third book. Let's get started on yours!
One poem, titled "Believe", was chosen for an anthology of verse Island Mists, published by the Poetry Institute of Canada in January 2011.
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Purpose: Evaluate the polynomial fit by RATE_FIT to determine the number of counts (if any) to attribute to the long-term enhancement. LTE does the following: 1) integrates the fitted polynomial to find the total number of cosmic background plus LTE counts in the observation, 2) finds the minimum in the fitted polynomial, and 3) finds the number of counts in the fitted polynomial in the excess over the minimum value. This excess is interpreted as the minimum value for the LTE contribution to the image and will be subtracted from the image.
File Input:
1) Observation data set fits files - xxx_EVENTRATES.FITS for German or US data, xxx_ANC.FITS for RDF data.
2) Other fixed input - valid_times.dat. This is a file containing a modified version of valid_times_all.dat, the output of program VALID_TIMES. The user can apply additional time-selection criteria such as the exclusion of intense periods of scattered solar X-ray or auroral contamination. This must be the same time selection as used with the programs CAST_DATA, CAST_EXP, CAST_PART, and TILT.
Interactive Input:
1) Observation control - the eight or fewer character string listed above as xxx.
2) Data format control - 1 for German data, 2 for US data, 3 for RDF data.
3) Time offset and polynomial coefficients - The values of T0 and I0-I4 listed in the output of program RATE_FIT.
Screen Output:
Exposure time, total counts, and net counts. The value net counts is used in the program CAST_SSX as the long-term enhancement counts for casting into sky coordinates. The value total counts is the integral of the polynomial fit to the light curve, not the total number of observed counts. It does not include particle background or scattered solar X-ray counts.


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"… The problem with these kinds of optimistic figures about the enthusiasm for social enterprise is not that they're incorrect – as far as I know, they are correct – but that there's a misalignment between what they mean and they arguments that they're used to make …" – my latest mythbuster for The Guardian's Social Enterprise Network.
2 responses to "Mythbusting: lots people want to start a social enterprise"
Thanks David for highlighting the challenge of obtaining reliable data on the extent of interest in social entrepreneurship. The Guardian article is closed for comments already so I hope you don't mind me posting here instead.
UnLtd would be the first to acknowledge that not all nascent social entrepreneurial activity as recorded by GEM will lead to the establishment and survival of viable social enterprises. We define social entrepreneurs as people who have the determination and commitment to change the world around them – not all of whom choose to do so through a social enterprise. As you say, there is an inevitable gap between people stating an intention to start a social enterprise and actually doing so, which the RBS Tracker usefully seeks to unpack. And not all social enterprise start-ups survive and go on to thrive. It's not just about starting, it's about starting well.
Cliff's point that specialist social entrepreneurship support agencies such as UnLtd are only currently able to reach about 2000 people directly each year was a recognition of the need for alternative ways to deliver quality support to where it's needed. We're increasingly focusing on helping others to deliver support rather than doing it ourselves. For example, we're exploring the potential of existing social entrepreneurs to provide peer-to-peer support. We've been working with 56 higher education institutions and 27 further education institutions to help them to find, fund and support social entrepreneurs within their staff and student bodies. We're engaging with local authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships on how they can unleash the entrepreneurial energies of residents to meet the needs of their local communities. Our Star People programme is working with community organisations to reach out to social entrepreneurs in the 150 Big Local areas – many of whom would have been unlikely to come directly to UnLtd for support. Interestingly, this work is identifying social entrepreneurs in the sort of numbers which suggest that the 250,000 estimate may not be far off the mark – and it is helping people to shift from intention to action.


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Maxim Group raised its price target for Galena Biopharma (NASDAQ:GALE) to $4 from $1, saying the company has multiple programs moving forward, including NeuVax. The stock was quoted at $2.90 in afternoon trading on Dec. 2.
"2016 has been a year for data analysis and laying out the path forward," writes analyst Jason McCarthy. "We expect these programs to make progress in 2017, providing catalysts for the stock."
Galena also has two poster presentations at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium on Dec. 6 to 10.
NeuVax in breast and gastric cancer and GALE-301, targeting folate-binding protein in ovarian/endometrial cancers, have the potential to maintain cancer "survivorship," which continues to rise as therapeutic options advance, Mr. McCarthy said.
NeuVax generates HER2 targeting T-cells, which while not successful as a monotherapy, is currently the subject of two ongoing studies in combination with Herceptin: a Phase 2b study with 300 patients and a Phase 2 study with 100 patients.
In addition, two Phase 2 studies – one in gastric cancer and one in ductal carcinoma in situ, the most common type of non-invasive breast cancer, with MD Anderson – should initiate soon, he added.


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Date: 2004-05-26
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Animals by Emma Jane Unsworth
26th Jun 2014
Best friends Laura and Tyler live together in every sense of the word: peeling each other off sticky dancefloors at 6am, returning home, concocting sausage-pasta-and-ketchup sharpeners and heading out to snort tequila slammers through straws again.
The slight snag is Laura's fiancé , Jim, a recently-teetotalled concert pianist, whose efforts to mould his would-be-wife into respectability are starting to grate.
Emma Jane Unsworth is funny: there's no escaping it, and so much of this crackles off the page with a wonderfully ferocious energy. Animals is relentless in its sharp one-liners, its attention to the details of too many hangovers, and the sense of being observed by disapproving eyes makes for an intense, if claustrophobic read.
"Hadn't I fallen for his fixedness," Laura asks herself of Jim, "his pin-like regard, as I'd sprayed around that scruffy bar like a Catherine wheel come off a fence?"
Unsworth is funny: there's no escaping it, and so much of this crackles off the page with a wonderfully ferocious energy. Animals is relentless in its sharp one-liners... and the sense of being observed by disapproving eyes makes for an intense, if claustrophobic read.The internal battle to leave the party, or outstay her welcome with Tyler is well-drawn, particularly in those sobering moments when old friends start to judge their lifestyle.
Tyler's sister, "who'd once accidentally set her own pubes ablaze standing naked on a candlelit dinner table," now married with a baby, seems to poke her head nervously round the door of Laura and Tyler's benders and retreat, confused and hurt.
Unsworth perfectly captures the quiet sameness of these encounters, in houses oozing "a forced eccentricity that had dismally mutated into conformity."
There's a palpable, hawk-like examination of sexual double standards, particularly for women who hit the night hard and refuse to see this as the tabloids so often do: a female-centric problem, spurred by the desire to control women's bodies and own them.
Laura's voice is strongest when she's engaging with these issues: commenting on a recent boy-band revival, which saw many booze-addled women admitted to hospital.
She is constantly questioning, and her wasted over-education is conveyed more here than in her private reflections: "Do you think A&E was any busier that night than after the football match at Old Trafford? No. It wasn't. I checked. Tyler and I both checked, because this shit matters to us."
The problem with Animals is pacing. Unsworth's first novel, Hungry, the Stars and Everything, was tight and demanding: it smacked its hands down on the table and insisted an audience.
The two books are similar in their focus on addiction – for people, food, drink, drugs – yet the characters were fuller first time round, less stock.
Laura is presented too subtly for readers to get a deeper sense of who she is and what she wants. The multiple scenes where one casual drink becomes an all-nighter need trimming, and the ending is weaker because of this, providing a scant, hinted-at resolution.
It's well, well worth a read for the razor-sharpness of its humour alone, but packs fewer punches through lack of character development. Of course, in a novel focusing on loss – of control, old friendship, ambition – this may well be the sad point.
"Where were my allies? My sad captains? Those moon sick girls I drank with over long winters behind the bowling alleys, driven there in cars we didn't know. Those times when we were all strangers and everything was so far away but all we needed to do was run towards it. I had not grown much. I had not reached anywhere. I was still running. When I wasn't lying down."


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- Published: 22 September 2017
The below op-ed from State Senator Toi Hutchinson (D - Chicago Heights) appeared in the Kankakee Daily Journal.
Click on the graphic or click below to read the entire article.
Imagine waking up one morning and receiving news that the one thing that would enable you to work or go to school was going to be taken away.
That was the reality for thousands of Illinois parents two years ago when the governor drastically cut eligibility to the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). In one fell swoop, the governor eliminated access to safe and affordable child care for parents across the state.
I remember the almost immediate influx of calls and emails from child care providers both in my district and throughout the state who were worried about keeping their doors open through the end of the year. I also remember the unique set of circumstances the General Assembly was experiencing at the time, as it marked the beginning stages of an epic and historic budget impasse that no one could have convinced me at the time would go on as long as it did.
After marathon negotiations that lasted over three days, the governor had agreed to restore some of his cuts with a full restoration to come once a budget agreement was in place. On Monday, through a late afternoon press release with no fanfare, we received word that CCAP eligibility would be fully restored.
While I am fully supportive of the governor's policy decision, I can't help but feel saddened by this announcement. In the biggest political battle this state has ever seen, the smallest pawns were used for political gain. Under the cover of darkness with a single key stroke, people lost their jobs, child care centers closed, and parents had to place their children in questionable environments because they had nowhere else to go.
There isn't one legislator in Springfield who believes child care is a partisan issue. Republicans and Democrats alike hail CCAP as a way to empower working families, offering a hand-up and not a hand-out and ensuring more people can work and obtain the training they need to become productive members of our society.
Before the governor's cuts, Illinois had the one of the highest quality child care programs in the country. How do we ensure CCAP is once again a nationally-recognized program for families?
Families and child care providers alike need stability and the assurance that the state will never again make drastic and immediate cuts based on political whims.


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NMC: IELTS and OET
The NMC have announced the acceptance of an alternative English language test to IELTS being, Occupational English Test (OET). This alternative exam (in four sections) is entirely relevant to ''nursing'', however please be aware that OET is NOT accepted for Immigration. You can find more details below.
To be sponsored to work in the UK you need to achieve EITHER:
- IELTS score of 7 for reading, listening and speaking and 6.5 in writing + CBT
English requirements both for Immigration and NMC
STEP 1- Immigration
You can prove your knowledge of English for immigration by either:
- Passing an approved English language test – see here.
- Having an academic qualification that was taught in English and is recognised by UK NARIC as being equivalent to a UK bachelor's degree, master's degree or PhD. For more information see here.
- Have a UK bachelor's degree, master's degree or PhD taught in the UK
See guidance for immigration here.
You can meet the NMC English level requirements by either passing:
- English Language Test System (IELTS) – score of 7 in reading, listening and speaking and 6.5 in writing, for more information see here.
- Occupational English Test (OET) – score of B across all sections, for more information see here.
See this guidance for NMC requirements.
STEP 3 – NMC – Test of Competence part 1 (CBT)
When your English requirements have been met, next you register with the NMC and complete an eligibility assessment which is a self-assessment declaring that you meet all the requirements to join the NMC register.
- Once you have passed the eligibility assessment you will be able to sit your CBT
- When you have passed your CBT we can then sponsor you to work in the UK
See NMC registration requirements.
Computer Based Test
Once the eligibility assessment is passed, you will be asked to sit the first part of the test of competence. This will be a
computer-based test (CBT) of theoretical practice-based knowledge. The test format will be multiple choice and can be taken in test centres around the world. Applicants will need to contact Pearson Vue, the test provider, to book and pay for their test. View here for more information. You can also view our CBT study guide here.
Once in the UK
Once you have passed your CBT we can start the visa application and arrange a start date with you. When you arrive
in the UK you will be required to book the second part of your assessment. This is a practical examination called an OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination). This will act out scenarios which nurses are likely to encounter when they assess, plan, carry out and evaluate care.
You can take the OSCE in the following places (speak to us about booking on to a course):
- Oxford Brookes University. Note, this University has two locations for the test, Oxford and Swindon. You will not know which location until the test is booked, as it is based on availability. You can find out more information on their website here.
- University of Northampton. You can find out more information here.
- Ulster University. You can find out more information here.
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Births corrected
The latest Demographic Statistics to June 2015 showed that the Australian population increased by +317,000 in the year to June 2015, up from +316,000 in the year to March.
Although this will no doubt be reported as a "rebound", the reality is that the past six months of figures that were obviously under-cooked as I noted here some months ago, with births in New South Wales and Victoria materially understated due to changes in data collection systems and a backlog in processing the figures.
Lo and behold, births in the June quarter were reported as being more than 22 per cent higher than in the three months to December, while there may still be come "catch up" to come in the next quarter of figures too.
The rolling annual births versus deaths data over the long run shows that, despite a recent mini-surge in births, natural increase in the Australian population will not be the main contributor to population growth going forward as the number of deaths continues to creep steadily higher.
Population drivers
Setting aside the glitch in the births data, a more sober assessment of the figures shows that net overseas migration, which is the real driver of shifts in population growth, at the end of March was still tracking at about 15 per cent lower than one year ago.
The latest government forecasts predict that net overseas migration is now rising again, and will continue to do so the remainder of the decade, driven largely by increased student visa grants.
The latest government forecasts predict that net overseas migration is now rising again, and will continue to do so the remainder of the decade, driven largely by increased student visa grants.
At the national level, therefore, population growth is tracking at just under +80,000 persons per quarter, or +1.4 per cent per annum, even if it seems likely that the headline figure slowed a bit further from here in the September quarter.
In rolling annual terms population growth is tracking at +317,000, which is well below the December 2008 peak of +460,000, a spike that was partly driven by a surge in international students.
Notably international student migration is now forecast to increase very sharply again following a detailed review of visa processes.
Overall the data implies that the Australian population will pass 24 million in the first quarter of 2016.
The figures suggest that the larger cities, particularly Sydney and Melbourne, will continue to experience very strong population growth, but in aggregate population growth across regional Australia and in the smaller capital cities is slowing quite sharply.
Next up, I'll look at the state level figures and trends.


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By S. Standish We have a cold snap this year, and topping it off with sicknesses, we seem to be housebound quite a few days. Here is a great list that can give you some ideas of what you can do with your kidlets on those snow days that will help break up the long … Continue reading Over 70 Things to Do on Snow Days
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50 Things to Do During SPRING when Kids say "I'm SOOOOOOO Bored!"
Written by S. Standish, Co-owner Try It Kids INC., Teacher, Phys Ed Specialist, Mom of 3 Boys It doesn't matter what the age or stage yourself/your child/your grandpa, we can all use help to find awesome activities to keep our kids/selves busy and engaged. If coming up with a chore list, isn't making them happy … Continue reading 50 Things to Do During SPRING when Kids say "I'm SOOOOOOO Bored!"
Beginner Football Games – Geared to Newbies/Young Children
Football is a hard sport to get some children into. Here are some games that will hopefully help with interest levels.....:) Any type of game encourage kids' play with a football theme. The following are three kid-tested games to play with kids at school, during recess or on the home field prepping for Super Bowl Sunday. Let us … Continue reading Beginner Football Games – Geared to Newbies/Young Children
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Manufactured from sturdy 1/8″ aluminum plate, this kit promises to stand watch over your cemetery for a long time. His movement rides on a 3 inch steel lazy Susan bearing assembly and the drive arm features a nylon roller for low friction. The included PWM speed controller allows you to adjust his speed to exactly where you want it.
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We designed this kit to allow you to build your own custom animated prop without all of the hassle of chasing down a bunch of parts. With minimal care, this kit should last you a very long time. Should it ever need repair, most of the parts can be sourced locally. We will also provide support and parts for any kit that we sell.
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The thing I love most about the personal finance community is that people generally tend to seek personal growth. Personal finance aficionado's tend to be driven, look for ways to challenge themselves and stay outside of their comfort zone.
In the past two years I:
- did and Executive MBA , while working full-time
- switched to a new job, with a better long-term outlook, but lower short-term pay, and waaaaay more hours (I know, who does a dumb thing like that ?)
- started blogging
I'm super stoked and sometimes I feel like I want to jump out of excitement. I'm behaving like a kid in a candy store. But nothing of value comes easy. I've experienced this every single day for the past two years. I am extremely happy and fortunate. But I get tired too.
The ugly side of staying outside of the comfort zone
Living outside your comfort zone is not peachy, it is not always fun. Because if it were, everyone would do it. No, it is tiring, you feel like a stranger and you sometimes feel just stupid.
The hours are long, the work requires focus and everything is new. So even the simplest of tasks takes a lot of time from me.
2. I feel like a stranger
I spent 10 years in a company where I knew everything and everyone, but I knew that I started to outgrow my role. Instead of reclining my sea, I decided to jump ship. I was too young to start getting comfortable. I switched industries, profession and I am starting all over again. That's okay , because i do not believe in a linear career model, where you spend 40 years climbing the corporate ladder and hoping your manager tosses you a promotion here and there. Now I'm the newbie on the block again.
3. Stupid.
I started blogging a couple of weeks ago. Don't be fooled by the articles that portray this as something easy. Believe me, setting up a half decent blog does not take twenty minutes. There are still some things I havent' figured out yet. But I've learnt more about the internet and it's possibilities in the past three weeks, than my entire life before. And that alone is worth the entire experience. Who cares if this does not work. I will fail fast and fail often and I'll embrace the learning curve.
The good side of staying outside of the comfort zone
But luckily there the benefits to getting out of your comfort zone that do not take long to manifest
1. Sense of control
More than ever, I have my whole shit together (Gang Starr)
Whether it is the blog, my new job or other endeavors I'm trying out currently, I feel like I am taking control of the steering wheel in my life. Best feeling i had in years
2. Learning
The number one skill in the job market of the future will be your ability to learn. The job you are studying for will no longer exist in 20 years. The skill you are trying to master will be irrelevant in the job market over 15 years. I'm learning and I'm improving. Whether it is about finance, work or life.
3. Making progress
It takes some time for results to materialize. But things are starting to click. I crossed the 100 k euro net worth barrier two months ago, my career is heading where I want it and life is simply good.
I have been out of my comfort zone for a couple of months, and I know I am going to stay there for a long long time. But I must say, I am having so much fun. It is worth all the trouble and pain. Because I know that I getting a bit better, stronger and faster.
I can't begin to express my gratitude to this community that keeps challenging me and keeps me focused on my end game. Much thanks!
What about you?
How have you been doing lately? How are you staying outside of your comfort zone and how much time do you spend there? What are you working on and who keeps you inspired? Feel free to drop a comment.


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A third student has taken his own life at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). A freshman, Matthew L. Nehring, 18, was from Colorado. He apparently committed suicide early Sunday. L. Rafael Reif, the MIT president, sent an email to the school. There will be a communal gathering Tuesday in the Memorial Lobby of Building 10 at 6 p.m.
Police in Cambridge responded to a "sudden death" call at about 1:40 a.m. from the campus police. The spokesperson for Cambridge police, Jeremy Warnick, said in a statement that, "Nehring's death followed the apparent suicides of two other students who committed suicide in September." Austin Travis, 26, was a chemistry graduate student who died September 3, and Phoebe Wang, a mechanical engineering sophomore who died 20 days later on September 23.
Sunday afternoon there was a dorm meeting, that included representatives from MIT Student Support Services and MIT Mental Health, chaplains, graduate resident tutors and Chancellor Cynthia A. Barnhart PhD. They gathered to encourage students to talk about the suicide, the loss of a friend, depression, and stress. There are a multitude of things that can create suicidal idealizations, even lack of sleep.
Since 2014, two others have committed suicide at MIT, a graduate student and a professor. MIT has one of the nation's most complete counseling programs. There have been some improvements following a series of suicides the past several decades. These are the people that know if your thoughts of suicide warrant more help than they can give you.
Elizabeth Shin committed suicide in 2000. Elizabeth's parents sued the university, claiming that the school did not do enough to protect her. The lawsuit was settled in 2006.
There is currently another lawsuit that was filed in 2011. Han Duy Nguyen, a 25-year-old doctoral student, who committed suicide when he jumped to his death in 2009. His family also sued two professors and an associate dean.
MIT President Reif encouraged students to get help, to reach out and get psychological services. Just contact MIT's Mental Health Services. It is not easy to do, but it will save a life. President Reif also called on everyone to look out for one another, pay attention to others. A smile, a kind word can make a difference. He reminded the students that they are a community.
If one is considering suicide, even for just a second, tell someone. It only takes a one second reaction to follow through with that suicidal ideation. More people understand what is going on than one might realize. Everyone has bills, homework, teachers they cannot stand, things they cannot seem to understand. There is heartbreak, and death and disparity. Beyond all of that though, there are blue skies, blooming flowers, newborn babies, the laughter of children. If people would just stop, when they are stressed or tired, but overwhelmed, just stop. Look around and see what is there to see, smell, and hear. This moment is but a moment and it will end. Suicide is forever.
Tomorrow is a new day, with new challenges and new dreams and new ideas. Tomorrow one can change the world, but for today just "be," do not move, just breathe slowly and take it all in. Take in the goodness, soak it up, then blow out the bad. It is gone for now. What needs to be dealt with, will be dealt with, but not alone and not right now. Right now experience life from within. Suicide, like that which happened at MIT, is not the answer.
By Jeanette Smith
The Boston Globe
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The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have continually worked together to increase the capacity of local health departments (LHDs) to prepare for radiation emergencies and to increase LHD awareness and access to tools, strategies, and other resources related to local public health and radiation preparedness. During 2017-2018, both the CRC eTool and the RadResponder Population Monitoring Module were released to help jurisdictions with population monitoring data management. Population monitoring is the process of identifying, screening, and monitoring people for exposure to radiation or contamination with radioactive materials. To conduct population monitoring, jurisdictions often stand up sites known as community reception centers (CRCs).
Over the past year, NACCHO supported the execution of three functional exercises that captured time-motion and throughput data, in addition to developing and evaluating electronic systems and resources that can be leveraged by health departments to conduct population monitoring data management activities. With the information learned from these functional exercises, NACCHO and CDC created a report detailing how to incorporate electronic data management tools into population monitoring planning and exercises. In addition, NACCHO also released a Community Reception Center (CRC) exercise toolkit supplement which contains guidance and templates for incorporating an assessment of CRC timing/throughput and use of electronic data management systems during CRC exercises.
Report: Incorporating Electronic Resources into Population Monitoring Planning
This report highlights practices and resources to help state and local health departments incorporate electronic population monitoring data management systems into their radiation preparedness planning and exercises. This report details the unique features of both the CDC CRC eTool and the RadResponder Population Monitoring Module. The CRC eTool can be used to collect, analyze, visualize, and transfer individual-level radiation population monitoring data collected from CRCs. The RadResponder Population Monitoring Module allows for the management and visualization of aggregate population monitoring data and CRC facility data from across a jurisdiction or region. The report also includes ways to build these electronic systems into local response plans, exercise considerations, in addition to some useful pointers and stories of best practices from local health departments who successfully implemented the electronic systems into their CRC Exercise.
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In 2017, the CDC released the Community Reception Center (CRC) Drill Toolkit. This toolkit provided guidance and multiple templates that any county or jurisdiction could adapt in order to conduct an operations-based CRC exercise. The toolkit included guidance on venue selection, scenario narratives, participants' handbooks, exercise evaluation guides, and additional exercise resources. The NACCHO Community Reception Center Exercise Toolkit – Timing and Technology Supplement provides additional guidance and templates that can be adapted to exercise the full range of CRC operations and includes modified versions of the documents for the use of electronic systems such as the CRC eTool and RadResponder. In addition, the drill toolkit provides additional information for the exercising jurisdiction to capture timing data as a means to estimate hourly CRC throughput.
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