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Health staff strike is deferred too late to avoid many patients missing out on their treatment
Many waiting list patients will lose out on much-needed surgery or diagnostic procedures today as the last-minute deferral yesterday of the planned strike by 10,000 hospital support workers came too late.
The worst hit are patients who had planned to travel long distances and were due to be admitted overnight for surgery today but were told earlier yesterday their procedures were cancelled for safety reasons.
Among those affected are patients who were due orthopaedic surgery in Merlin Park Hospital, Galway, and were travelling from as far away as Wexford.
Siptu and the HSE will return to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) this morning in a bid to broker a deal in the €20m pay dispute after the union received reassurances yesterday that there was a basis to resume talks.
Hospitals were facing chaos as a hidden army of support workers, including porters, healthcare assistants, domestic cleaners and chefs, were due to take to the picket line at 8am for the 24-hour work stoppage.
Earlier yesterday the HSE said planned surgery, some outpatient clinics, catering services for patients, as well as diagnostic scope procedures, would be affected as strike action forced hospitals to wind down services to minimise risk.
The workers are seeking pay rises of between €1,500 and €3,000 which they say they are due following a job evaluation scheme.
However, the Department of Public Expenditure wants the payment to be put on hold until 2021. This led to the collapse of talks at the WRC earlier this week.
Siptu official Paul Bell said yesterday evening: "The Government must honour its obligations to health workers and not squander this opportunity."
He warned the threatened next round of work stoppages, due to begin next Tuesday, had not been called off.
The dispute leaves Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe facing another payout.
He said: "The Public Service Pay Agreement is in place, that is budgeted for. We need to protect the agreement, there is a wide variety of competing claims.
"There is an agreement in place that I am determined to protect."
The HSE's failure to prevent the dispute going to the 11th hour, only months after the nurses' strike, left many doctors frustrated yesterday.
Fergus Byrne, an orthopaedic surgeon in Galway, said: "This could have been avoided if they had engaged with the unions and honoured the agreement."
The HSE said: "Hospitals will endeavour to reinstate services and appointments in so far as possible and will contact patients directly to advise of any appointments and procedures that can proceed."
The University of Limerick Hospitals Group said that "with a small number of exceptions, all outpatient appointments and elective procedures will now go ahead as planned".
Most patients whose appointments or procedures were cancelled were contacted and rescheduled.
But a small number of patients due for oscilloscopes today will not go ahead because the deferral did not allow time to make necessary preparations.
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A world heritage site declared by UNESCO, Oaxaca's architecture, the riches of its cultural traditions, the wide variety of its gastronomy, and its soft temperate climate makes it the perfect choice for an educational as well as a relaxed destination.
All the major tourist attractions are a stone throw from our properties. The Santo Domingo complex, Basilica of the Soledad, Institute of Graphic Arts are just a few attractions which are within 15-25 minutes walking distance. The tourist street, Alcala, which runs from Santo Domingo to the zocolo, is a mere 1/4-mile away.
The Oaxaca Intl. airport is about 20 minutes away by vehicle from downtown. From the airport the collectivos are readily available to assist and charge between 60 Pesos to 120 pesos depending on property location. A trip to the airport from downtown in one of our 2 taxis is 120 Pesos. The city's first-class bus station is located in the downtown area and cost 35 Pesos by taxi to any of our properties
We can assure you that our vacation rentals are clean and in perfect working order upon arrival. If in the event something does occur, we are fast to respond to whatever problem may arise. Your host resides onsite or just a phone call away.
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The infamous local indoor-outdoor market, La Mercado de Merced, is just a short walk away with its wonderful fruits, vegetables, breads and dairy and least not forget the arm-loads of fresh flowers. Our location also provides convenient access to many Spanish language schools, two of which are right in our neighborhood.
Oaxaca offers an extraordinary array of concerts, live theater, lectures and famous art institutes. Classes are offered in painting, sculpture, weaving, dance, photography, and ceramics to name a few. There is a wonderful English language library nearby with a very large collection of books in English.
Rent with confidence knowing that you are located in a secure setting with the owners residing on the same property with over 25 years hosting gest. With both of our furnished apartments we handle the details, including utilities, furniture, kitchen supplies and more -- so you can keep on track and focus on your priorities.
All of our rentals are turn-key and only need for you to enter and enjoy. The price of your rental includes all utilities as well as WiFi. Our rentals are located in secure, quiet location, within walking distance to the Zocalo. We will try to make your stay in Oaxaca one that you will remember by providing a quality and secure place to come home to.
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Twenty minute walk to the Zocolo
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Overall: Kep1er View is a Korean TV Show (2021). Kep1er View cast: Kim Chae Hyun, Bahiyyih, Choi Yu Jin. Kep1er View Release Date: 2 December 2021. Kep1er View Episodes: 10.
Kep1er View Detail
TV Show: Kep1er View (2021)
Network: Mnet
Main Stars: Kim Chae Hyun, Bahiyyih, Choi Yu Jin
Genres: Show
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
Release Date: 2 December 2021
Season: 1
Aired On: Thursday
Episodes: 10
Also Known As: Kepeulleobyu, 케플러뷰, Kep1er View 2021
Kep1er View Synopsis and Plot Summary
Debut truth show for Kep1er, a lady institution fashioned through the Mnet survival show, 'Girls Planet 999'.
Kep1er View Cast
Kim Chae Hyun as Main Host
Bahiyyih as Main Host
Choi Yu Jin as Main Host
Kim Da Yeon as Main Host
Seo Young Eun as Main Host
Kang Ye Seo as Main Host
Ezaki Hikaru as Main Host
Sakamoto Mashiro as Main Host
Shen Xiao Ting as Main Host
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You're sitting at your kitchen table sorting through several — or dozens — of letters of request or even full proposals for funding. They all fit your focus area. They all seem like good organizations. But you can't fund them all. How do you make a good decision? In a previous entry I noted that crafting a set of decision-making criteria would enable you to make better, more effective choices. Once you've done that, you can read each appeal with those criteria in mind. You value people learning to help themselves? Then look for an organization offering proven training programs with clear pathways out of poverty. You want to help kids be successful in school and in college? Consider how long an organization tracks its clients and how it determines success. Make sure that the students aren't sent off to college only with great fanfare but also with on-going support. You believe in evidence-based activities? Search for success indicators that indicate the organization uses evidence-based practices. You get the idea. Financial statements: There are other things to look for to help you identify the strong from the teetering nonprofit. Many people think that strong necessarily means lean and mean. That's not always the case. Running a mission-driven organization by leaning too heavily on the backs of its employees doesn't mean it's better than an organization that actually pays its workers a living wage. If you want the nonprofits you support to help people out of poverty, don't insist that its workers — including its executive director — be eligible for food stamps.
But there are questions that can be answered by reviewing financial statements. Does the nonprofit have funds in reserve at the end of the year? A six month operating reserve is a wonderful thing for any business or nonprofit. Besides allowing the organization to operate without constantly worrying about cash flow, a reserve also lets nonprofits jump at opportunities and be nimble in reaction to events that affect their work. Is the nonprofit's source of income somewhat varied? If they rely largely on one large grant, what happens if that funder — government or private — decides differently? (You may, of course, determine that you want to help the nonprofit diversify its funding sources and provide them a grant to do so. You could provide a matching grant for new sources of support or funds to hire a development director or consultant to help them update their strategic plan.) Besides looking at the funding, reserve balance and staffing (do remember that most nonprofits are not manufacturing widgets, so their biggest cost will almost always be staffing), scan for reasonableness. Does it seem like they can actually deliver a program on that program's budget? If you have financial statements that include previous years' numbers, are you seeing a stable picture or one of growth? A plan: Every nonprofit should have a plan to guide its work. It can be a strategic plan (as long as it operationalizes its vision, goals and objectives), a work plan, or an operations plan. But it needs to be something that isn't just sitting on a shelf but is used as a map to guide and a place to record course corrections. Ask for a copy. If they don't have one? That tells you something. Plays well with others: If you see no evidence of a nonprofit collaborating with others in the same or related fields, ask why. There may not be many others to work with in smaller communities. But in large ones, overlapping missions can be harmful toward achieving success, unless everyone on the playground knows who else is there and what their particular strength and niche are. Coalitions provide stronger voices and coordinated services help more people. Leadership: What do you think of the Executive Director? How long have they been in the position? Sadly, the average tenure of a nonprofit Executive Director is only 3 years. If you've worked in any business or organization, you know that a strong leader is imperative, and such turnover a great challenge to every nonprofit. Many come to their roles without formal training but a passion for the work. They play multiple roles within the organization and are always overworked. Does something about the ED grab you? Do you get excited speaking with them? Do they seem to have a firm grasp on the obstacles facing their organization? There are donors — and business investors — who place their bet on the person rather than the organization, and if they pick wisely, are not disappointed. In addition, look over the board list. Do you know or know of any of them? Their leadership is equally important to the CEO's. Evaluation: Hook back around to the plan. How does the nonprofit know they've implemented the plan successfully? Do they have at least some measurable goals they track? Do they make mid-course corrections because of what they learn? Do they talk to the people they serve? I suggest that you ask three questions of a nonprofit you are considering re-funding:
Of course there are many other things you can look for to identify strong nonprofit organizations. And the larger the gift, the more due diligence you may wish to perform. (Conversely, the smaller the gift, the less you should require of the nonprofit.) But if you find evidence of a steady, if not strong financial status, a plan of action, a collaborative tendency, a willingness to evaluate and learn from mistakes, and strong leadership, you would do well to support that nonprofit and to aid it in its mission. —Julia 11/2/2017 05:22:26 pm
Your advice to find a nonprofit that works well with others in order to make sure they're able to provide stronger and more coordinated services to help people is a great idea. In order to do this, you'd probably want to research the different companies online and look into how they work. Checking out their official website as well as the websites of those they work with would probably help you learn more about their services in order to get the information you need to determine if you want to support them.
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I like that you mentioned that a large number of non-profits receive most of their revenue in one short period of time. Some friends of mine are starting up a non-profit, which I know nothing about so I've been looking into it. Thanks for the information-I'll be sure to pass it along to them and hope it helps!
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Richard Dicker Discusses the Recent Events in Nigeria.
Associate Counsel for Human Rights Watch, Richard Dicker. He'll discuss the situation in Nigeria. Last week poet, playwright and minority rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa was sentenced to death and killed, along with eight other men. Saro-Wiwa lead the "Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People," a movement to help the impoverished Ogoni. They had been fighting for rights to petroleum reserves and compensation for environmental damage by Shell Oil Company, a lead oil operator in the country. The deaths have been condemned by many world leaders. (Interview by Marty Moss-Coane)
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Christ In Me
August 4, 2019 Preacher: Randy Smith Series: Christ In ...
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11–17
Christ In Me
2 Corinthians 5:11–17
Sunday, August 4, 2019
Pastor Randy Smith
As we continue our summer series entitled, "Christ In," this morning I would like to examine, as the title indicates, "Christ in Me." Often we refer to this as our "Identity in Christ."
Two weeks ago, Kayla and I were enjoying our final day in New Mexico. We were hiking in the mountains looking for a natural hot spring we heard about. While there we ran into a nice family with four children from Oklahoma on the same mission. We found the hot spring and I started filming. Conversation with the parents naturally led to the YouTube channel. The children had been quiet until they heard those words. The first utterance from the young boy was, "How many subscribers do you have?" In his mind, that number would validate my channel and potentially my worth as a human being. Obviously the bigger the number the more the youngster would "worship me." And the temptation was there for me to desire to appear successful in his eyes.
When I was younger, the magical question was, "Oh you lift weights, how much can you bench press?" Now that I am older the question is, "Oh you are a pastor, what is the size of your church"
How much do we want the approval of other people? How much do we want to be "successful" in the things that are oftentimes meaningless in the eyes of God? Does God care how much I can bench press? Additionally, will my family love me more if the church attendance grows by 10% this year? In wanting the praise and approval of man, are we settling for the superficial and often ignoring what matters the most, what really should mark our character, what really should ultimately determine our identity?
According to the dictionary, our identity is "the set of characteristics that somebody recognizes as belonging uniquely to himself or herself and constituting his or her individual personality for life."
Without overthinking the question, what is your identity? Who are you? All of you have some form of an answer.
- Is it based on what you enjoy doing? Gardening, Baseball, Surfing, Dancing, Drawing.
- Is it based on how you look? Underweight/Overweight, Short/Tall, Black/Brown/White.
- Is it based on your occupation? Businessman, Stay-at-Home Mom, Teacher, Musician.
- Is it based on your accomplishments? Graduate Degree, Sports awards, Financial Success, Straight A's.
- Is it based on your station in life? Grandparent, Great-grandparent, Child, Parent, Middle-Aged, Teenager.
- Is it based on your health? Former Addict, Diabetic, Cancer Survivor, Vegan.
- Is it based on your personality? Introverted, Depressed, Talkative, Witty, Stubborn.
Possibly your identity is not based on what you think about yourself, but entirely by what others think about you. In other words, we think we are who what we think others think we are.
Almost all people, even within the church, identify themselves in the manner I mentioned earlier. In one sense there is nothing wrong with it. It is what makes us unique. It is how God has providentially directed our lives. However, when stake everything on these attributes, we run into very significant problems.
- It's superficial. Is a homosexual man's greatest identity as they are taught the fact that he enjoys being with other men? Is that the extent of this individual's worth?
- It's temporary. Most likely you will not always have that vocation. Just look at the folks that found their identity in their jobs and then wander aimlessly throughout their retirement years not knowing who they are. As your circumstances change your identity will change.
- It's never satisfying. If you identity is in the things you do, you will naturally try to keep doing more of it to affirm and increase your identity. If the size of your home is your identity, you will continually desire a bigger home in an endless trap of comparison and boasting.
- And it's uncertain. When we find ourselves in the opinions of others, we will be man-pleasers to get them to say what we want to hear. And since we cannot program people, there is no guarantee they will do as we desire. Thus we'll no longer love people, but continually manipulate people for our own selfish gains to hear their praise.
When we seek to find our identity, our core value, in the things of this world, we will always feel empty, insufficient, unworthy and insecure on one end or proud, boastful, smug and self-righteous on the other end. Basically, as we see with most people, there is no satisfaction on either side of the equation.
A bold disclaimer before we begin. This message is addressed to Christians. The new identity that I want to talk about, one that brings satisfaction and joy and peace, is only one that God can give through Christ. It is not about turning to what is inside of us – what we think about ourselves or what others think about us. It is about God changing our hearts and bestowing upon us amazing promises from His Word when we trust Christ by faith. Therefore< it is about ignoring our feelings and the opinion of the world and accepting what God has to say about us. This is about what God does to us. This is about how He now defines us. And since He is God, there is no greater verdict when it comes to our true reality.
It's the classic "do" verses "who." You see, we gain God's acceptance not because of what we do, but rather who He is and what He says we are in Christ.
It begins with 2 Corinthians 5:17. "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come."
You are "new creation." You are re-made by God, born again! This does not mean you entirely lose who you are. Rather it means you now have a heart that has been recreated and you find your true self in Him. In this sense, the old self is gone. Listen to how Paul put it in Galatians 2:20, "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me."
So it is perfectly fine to define your personality and interests and goals and vocation and ethnicity, but we must understand they are not what give us ultimate value. They are important. They make us unique from other people. But they do not ultimately define who we are. They are temporary. God's promises are eternal. They are superficial. God's promises are deep.
Therefore in order to appreciate who you really are and bring God honor by gratefully accepting what He has done, let's take a few minutes (before he head to the Lord's Table) to look at who you ultimately are from His perspective.
Let's see what God defines us from His Word. Turn to Ephesians 1, beginning in verse 3.
3 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us
Apart from God choosing and calling you to Himself, you would still be rejecting Him. You have been personally chosen by God for Himself. It is nothing based on your merit, but rather His sovereign grace. You are chosen.
in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless
You are also "holy and blameless." You and I are still sinners, hopefully growing more like Christ progressively. The perfect identity of Jesus was transferred to your account. In the eyes of God, you are as righteous as Christ – fully accepted and justified as "holy and blameless."
before Him. In love
You are "loved" by God. Let that one sink in!
5 He predestined us to adoption
It would be great if God forgave us, but kept us His slaves. Here verse 5 says we have been adopted into His family. He is our "Abba Father." As Tim Keller once said, "The only person who dares to wake-up a king at 3:00 in the morning for a glass of water is his child."
as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, 6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. 7 In Him we have redemption
We were in slavery to sin awaiting the just wages of sin in hell. However, God paid the ransom through Christ's death and redeemed us.
through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses,
Our debt against Him has been paid. According to the grace lavished upon us we are fully forgiven.
according to the riches of His grace."
So according to this brief snapshot from Ephesians 1 alone, if you are in Christ you are chosen, loved, adopted, redeemed and forgiven by God and seen as holy and blameless. That is your identity in Christ. I'll take that over winning a Super Bowl!
Want more? Look at Ephesians chapter 2, beginning in verse 1. What a great chapter for the contrasts.
1 "And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
You were a spiritual corpse with a sinful nature.
2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world,
You followed and were imprisoned by the God-hating culture of this age.
according to the prince of the power of the air,
You were led by the Devil.
of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. 3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh,
Your anti-God desires drove your existence.
indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath,
You were under His righteous judgment and commendation awaiting an eternity apart from His presence.
even as the rest. 4 But God [the new you recreated by God!], being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive
God regenerated your heart, gave you the mind of Christ and the Holy Spirit. You are born again.
together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him
We are secure with God as if we are already in heaven.
in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus."
Beloved, continually review who you were and who you are now! That's hope and true joy!
So many other places to turn. Let me give you one more section of Scripture. Take a look at 1 Peter, chapter 2, verses 9-10.
9 "You are a chosen race,
The God's who needs nothing has chosen to chose you. You want to play the "race card" – you are part of God's chosen race! This is our true race and the solution for all "race issues" in the church.
a royal
You are of royal blood. Your Father is the King and you are joint heirs with Christ. Do children of the King worry about what some guy says about him on Facebook?
Unlike the priests of the Old Testament, whom one at best could directly approach God one time each year, you have around the clock access to His throne without any human intermediator. You can approach God with boldness and confidence with your smallest concerns.
a holy nation,
As I already said, you are positionally set-apart declared by God to share entirely in Christ's holiness. Positionally God declares you to be a saint.
a people for God's own possession,
You belong ultimately to God. He desires to use you for the noblest purposes of declaring His glory.
so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God;
You are no longer on Satan's team living in a world subject to destruction. You are now identified with God and He is not ashamed to call you among His very own.
you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy."
So as we close, let me ask you some questions for personal reflection:
- Am I a Christian redeemed by Jesus Christ who is my Lord andSavior?
- Am I finding my worth in external circumstances or God's truth?
- Have I given control of my life to God or someone else I am trying to impress?
- Do I allow the words of others to sink deeper into my heart than the words of God?
- Is my identity rooted in the worship of idols or is it rooted in the worship of Christ? We become what we worship. In whose image am I growing more?
- Is God's opinion the highest standard and the only verdict that ultimately matters to me?
- Is my self-image shaped by the media, experiences, feelings, relationships or culture? Or do I understand who I really am in Christ based on God's promises from His Word?
- Is it my desire to tell others about Christ increasingly because the more I understand who I am in Christ, the more delight I have to make known who He is through my words and actions?
- Have I discovered God's identity for me? Is it now a committed choice?
- Am I continually examining where I am defining my true identity? If it is not in Scripture am I repenting? "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect" (Rom. 12:2).
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Home Buyers Devalued By Familiarity
Home Buyers Devalued By Familiarity
Buyers who expect to spend more than the market value of a home should be skeptical of recent news about real estate in this country. While the market looks to be in a down turn and inventory continues to shrink, the endless headlines about the recovery are likely making home buyers uneasy.
Here are a few recent highlights:
– Freddie Mac chief economist Ray Arsal Sano says "Home buying may not be booming, but for those who still want to buy … interest rates are still relatively low."
– The National Association of Realtors says that recent foreclosures show "signs of stability" and that "more new households are likely to enter the real estate market in 2008."
Castleek Young, Austin architect and co-lections of premier real estate developers across the country and the world say he is surprised by home buyers' reactions to the news. Mr. Castleconk predicts that home buying will be down in the year. He says:
"While this recovery is happening at a very slow pace in terms of growth overall, it is happening at a sharp slowdown. The biggest impact will be seen in inventory levels, with homebuilders' Pullback creating very significant reductions in inventory levels across the U.S."
Home builders are feeling the pain of this slowdown too. The National Association of Home Builders says resale of existing homes dropped 21 percent in October from a year ago when 7.7 million homes were created, an 18 percent drop from the summer of 2007.
The National Association of Realtors projects home sales will be down 1.7 percent in 2008, a fifth of the projected total sales increase from last year. The National Association of Realtors Project is based on existing sales and assumes builders build at their previous rate.
Home buyers who used to be able to buy with little to no money down are now finding that credit tightening has made it increasingly difficult for them to meet the demand for mortgages.
Large builders of new homes now are reporting record losses because some of their borrowers can no longer meet their mortgage obligations. The largest home builder in the suburbs, Meritage Homes, posted a loss of almost 43 percent in its fourth quarter, the biggest since the group started reporting accurate figures in 1995. 이혼 전문 변호사
The construction industry's advantages — including low interest rates and historically high home prices — may now be dude in tights. It's not much help for people trying to get a loan or save their home from foreclosure. Many borrowers of the past simply were better off refinancing into a lower interest rate and moving out.
But for the folks who haven't been able to meet their mortgage obligations, the less painful option is to simply walk away and let the lender foreclose. Banks won't be negotiating unless you have significant assets that could be turned into cash.
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Idaho Department of Lands Achievements for FY21
Monday December 6, 2021(Boise) – Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) had many positive achievements made possible because of its dedicated employees. Those achievements can be seen in IDL's FY21 Annual Report.
Employees met Idaho's constitutional mandate to maximize endowment land revenue with a record $84.5 million distributed to endowment beneficiaries. IDL planted about 2 million seedlings, harvested 302 million board feet of timber, provided 2,160 forest practice notifications and 1,278 inspections.
Making these achievements even more remarkable is the fact they occurred in a year of catastrophic wildfires.
"Our achievements are only possible because of the hard work and dedication of each agency employee," said IDL Director Dustin Miller. "This was especially true when the unprecedented fire season hit this past year, staff from all fields and specialties stepped up to assist any way they were able."
IDL protects 6.3 million acres of private and state lands from wildfire. This year fire conditions were worse than when the "Big Burn" of 1910 devastated more than 3 million acres in northern Idaho and western Montana. Limited fire resources presented additional challenges and IDL called for a statewide Fire Emergency Declaration.
"We worked together to align state resources to support aggressive but safe wildfire suppression, which included declaring an emergency and calling up the National Guard to assist where possible," said Governor Brad Little. "I'm proud of the firefighting efforts of IDL. Despite a nationwide shortage of resources and fighting more than 400 fires, they held 88-percent of fires to 10 acres or less."
To help stay a step ahead of future wildfires, employees surveyed 951,786 acres for gypsy moth infestation and another 95,838 acres for Douglas-fir tussock moth.
IDL also provided 1,512 private landowners forestry training in 56 sessions. Addressing forest health issues across ownership boundaries is crucial for wildfire prevention.
The agency also acquired 73 miles of road easements which increases the financial productivity of isolated parcels of endowment land, in turn increasing funding for public schools and other beneficiaries. Employees managed 2,150 leases that generated $7.3 million for the beneficiaries; 1,112 of these leases allowed ranchers to graze 260,239 AUMs on endowment rangeland. IDL issued 542 encroachment permits on public trust land, bringing the statewide total 10,578.
The IDL FY21 Annual Report can be found at https://www.idl.idaho.gov/about-us/. The fiscal year for IDL is from July 1- June 30.


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nGenius Packet Flow Switches Deliver New Capabilities for Service Assurance and Cybersecurity
WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2016-- NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ:NTCT), a leading provider of business assurance – a powerful combination of service assurance, cybersecurity, and business intelligence solutions – today announced capabilities in its nGenius® Packet Flow Switches (PFS) that deliver deeper packet visibility. nGenius PFS enable customers to continuously monitor and secure real-time traffic across all business services, regardless of underlying protocols, in both physical and virtual environments. By seamlessly integrating the nGenius PFS with the nGeniusONE® Service Assurance platform, customers benefit from a solution that reveals additional packet details, thus extracting more intelligence from the traffic flow. With expanded security capabilities such as hybrid port mode, organizations gain additional flexibility that ease transitions from passive to active security deployments. nGenius PFS enable unified visibility for both service assurance and cybersecurity, as part of a business assurance solution that reduces performance and security risks.
"The ongoing innovations that NETSCOUT is building in their nGenius Packet Flow Switches address the needs for deeper packet visibility and security with our customers," said John Carson, managing director, Phoenix Datacom, a leading UK-based reseller and integrator of network-based testing, analysis and security solutions to major telecommunications service providers, government agencies and enterprises. "With NETSCOUT, we can help customers see more in their networks, and secure their infrastructure to deliver a complete business assurance solution."
"Unified packet visibility solves the problem of disparate monitoring infrastructures for service assurance and network security that lead to operational inefficiency and risk," said Zeus Kerravala, founder and principal analyst, ZK Research. "The steps that NETSCOUT has taken with the integration of its cybersecurity, service assurance and packet visibility capabilities are critical in helping organizations gain deeper packet visibility and obtain a holistic view of their infrastructure and services."
According to the Network Monitoring Report (2016) from IHS Technology, NETSCOUT leads the service provider segment for network monitoring switches, complementing its strong position in the enterprise market. NETSCOUT packet flow switches fortify and advance such leadership with additional new capabilities that create deep visibility into packet flows, so monitoring tools can see more from the network. These new capabilities leverage internal development initiatives along with integration of key features and functionality acquired as part of the Company's last year's acquisition of the Danaher Communications Business. nGenius Packet Flow Switches provide service assurance through capabilities such as:
Business assurance solutions must also reduce risk and streamline operations. nGenius Packet Flow Switches help organizations deploy inline security without worry, through security-optimized capabilities such as:
L7 application-level functionality health checks, nGenius Packet Flow Switches ensure the security application or device is functioning as expected. Positive and negative health checks can be performed as frequently as every 100ms, ensuring that security systems function correctly; thus reducing time to detect security system failure. Used in combination in triggers, health checks enable automatic high-availability and fail over, to simplify operations and reduce security risk.
The new nGenius Packet Flow Switches capabilities provide deeper packet visibility while optimizing packets from the network to the monitoring tools and security systems. Additional integration with the nGeniusONE Service Assurance platform means organizations can deploy a business assurance solution that mitigates performance and security risks. Learn more about how nGenius Packet Flow Switches enable unified visibility for service assurance and security here.
About NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC.
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT) is a leading provider of business assurance – a powerful combination of service assurance, cybersecurity, and business intelligence solutions – for today's most demanding service provider, enterprise and government networks. NETSCOUT's Adaptive Service Intelligence (ASI) technology continuously monitors the service delivery environment to identify performance issues and provides insight into network-based security threats, helping teams to quickly resolve issues that can cause business disruptions or impact user experience. NETSCOUT delivers unmatched service visibility and protects the digital infrastructure that supports our connected world. To learn more, visit www.netscout.com or follow @NETSCOUT on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.
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Read the following passages. What does Peter say in these texts about the importance of both government and church leadership, and how Christians should respond to both? How should his words be applied to our situations today, regardless of where we live
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Fox CS, Bonaca MA, Ryan JJ, et al. A randomized trial of social media from Circulation. Circulation e-pub November 18, 2014
(doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.013509/-/DC1)
In order to determine whether social media exposure to original articles improves article impact metrics, the authors conducted a randomized trial of social media with a focus on short-term impact. Articles from Circulation were randomly assigned to be promoted through the official journal's social media accounts (Facebook and Twitter feeds). The results showed that this social media strategy did not increase the number of times an article was viewed.


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Open czech course – Summer 2020 – 8. Housing
Dear clients,
We would like to invite you to the first lesson of the OPEN CZECH COURSE with the topic "Housing".
How to find an apartment or house rental? How to furnish an apartment? And what does an hour husband do?
The course is open to anyone who is on level A2 or B1 or higher.
The lesson takes place on Wednesday on AUGUST 26 from 10:00 to 12:30.
Registration for the lecture will take place 12th of August at 20:00 on this page.
Next lectures:
2/9 (Wednesday, 10:00-12:30): Theme according to students
8/9 (Tuesday, 10:00-12:30) Art, literature and culture: We will talk about art, movies, books. What kind of Czech writers do you know? And what kind of Czech films or fairy tales do you like?
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How to Successfully build a skincare routine using Whitenicious Products
build a skincare routine using natural ingredients that work together to lighten and improve the appearance of the skin.
The first step to effectively build a skincare routine is to exfoliate the skin to remove dead skin cells and dirt from the pores. Regular exfoliation helps to prevent clogged pores and blackheads as well as whiteheads and acne. Exfoliating also helps to keep the skin clear and smooth by removing dry patches and wrinkles.


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Many women have experienced the infamous PMS (Pre-menstrual syndrome) along with some crazy cravings for carbs or sugary foods. One possible explanation for this timely and carb-specific type of craving is that estrogen levels start to decrease during the Luteal Phase (which occurs before our periods), affecting the production of serotonin, the "feel-good" hormone. A woman might start to feel "blue," and the brain might signal an attempt to raise serotonin - and that can be done by increasing the desire to eat carbs.
Why carbs?
Carbohydrates cause the release of insulin, which promotes amino acid absorption and raises tryptophan (a serotonin precursor) in the blood.
So yes, there is a physiological explanation for why we crave chips and ice cream when we're feeling down and not a piece of chicken breast.
Now, let's talk about perimenopause and cravings.
Unfortunately, your cravings might increase during perimenopause. It may have to do with hormone levels, just like during PMS. However, there may be a combination of other factors that can most commonly happen during the perimenopausal years of a woman's life. These are: lack of sleep, mood swings, and stress.
Some behaviors can also contribute to an increased risk of cravings or binge eating, such as:
skipping breakfast, not eating enough protein during the day, and/or not eating enough calories in general.
Basically, different possible scenarios can lead to cravings.
So if you're perimenopausal, there are a few things you can do to decrease your chances of falling into the "craving trap."
Here are some:
Please don't do restrictive diets during perimenopause. Or menopause. Or at any other time of your life, but especially when your hormones are out of whack. The body is already going through a lot of stress, and adding another one on top - is just a terrible idea. If you don't eat enough, your body will find a way to signal it needs food. And hunger is craving in disguise.
Ensure you have an adequate protein intake throughout the day: 20-30g at breakfast, 10-20g for snacks, 20-30g for lunch and dinner. Make them a good, natural source, not a protein bar. Balancing your protein intake during the day will prolong the digestion of foods and increase your satiety, making you less prone to bingeing behaviors.
Instead of going for those salty pita chips or that bag of Oreos, try having high fiber foods instead, such as popcorn, whole-grain tortilla chips, Fig Newtons, energy balls (usually made with dates, nuts, seeds), yogurt & granola, trail mix, bananas, and other fruits or whole-grain toast with peanut butter and jelly are a few examples of carbs that will give you energy without any crash in your blood sugar.
Thirst is sometimes confused with hunger. So that's in itself is a reason to drink your water. Also, hydration helps our bodies to function properly, in many different ways, from keeping a healthy digestive system to naturally "detoxifying" our bodies - without the need for expensive charcoal drinks!
There is evidence from studies that most people who skip breakfast will overeat later during the day. Suppose you add the factors previously discussed, like hormone imbalances, lack of sleep, etc. In that case, you increase the chances for cravings or out-of-control binges later that day by skipping breakfast.
Studies have also shown this: people who don't sleep the night before tend to overeat the next day. When the circadian rhythm is disrupted, the lack of energy will trigger the body to seek fast energy through foods. When you know you didn't sleep well, try to be extra aware, and yes, try to rest if you can, taking a short nap. Try not to compensate with high caffeinated drinks or foods high in simple carbs that will just make you temporarily energetic. Follow the previous recommendations and try to get your sleep on track.
Track your periods (if you still have them) and your symptoms, including cravings, to see if you see any patterns. You may find that cravings increase during a particular time of the month or because you were stressed out about something that day. Be your own investigator – that's the key to knowing what is happening in your body.
Most important of all:
Remember to be gentle to yourself. If you get out of control with your cravings, just take it as it is, without making a big deal about it.
Don't reprimand yourself; these things happen to other women.
Breathe deep and try to get a good night of sleep so you feel better for the next day.
You've got this Fearless Femme.


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A society contains individuals and groups having different characters and developmental status. But mutual understanding and co-operation are necessary among them. No one can alone produce all the things.
Resources for energy are to be renewable to govern the theorem of limits of production. Deendayalji says, we should receive as much resources from nature as it can renew in its natural process. Nature however, is neglected though it is a single unique factory of renewable resources. In this framework of nature, we must cognize the necessity of limits on production. Constraints are the rational policy. Man cannot produce without the help of nature which supplies material resources and man operates on them. To him, the economists should consider ethical, cultural values along with material goals and constraints are to be exercised on consumption. The limits on available natural resources and, therefore, the limits on production system have been explained earlier. This is conceptualised in 'restraints on consumption' by Deendayalji. He suggested that economics should study spiritual goals along with material goals.
While pointing out the defects of Western principles like socialism, democracy etc. Punditji has mentioned some points. The principle of progress through conflict is one among them. This is not acceptable one because individual is to be basically loving, co-operating, service oriented, tolerant and disciplined. For progress we have to take these as basic principles and a base for our analysis of human activity.
It is discernible that Bharateeya cultural heritage is a treasure house to the world in this respect. Bharat is a country which has thousands of years of heritage.
The 'Mundkopanishad' emphasises equally the refining and processing of external nature's energies, through the physical sciences, and internal human energies, through the sciences of 'adhyatma-vidya', the science of man in depth. So in Bharateeya perspective there are three dimensions of development as far as an individual and society are concerned – physical, mental and spiritual. As per Purushardha in our philosophy (four values in human life—Dharma, Artha, Kaam, Moksha) both Artha and Karma can be attained by following the principle of Dharma. The spiritual growth of an individual is determined with his/her moral awareness and capacity to love and to be loved to other human beings and living beings. Like every individual all the families and nations have their own personality in the form of tradition, heritage practices etc. In our culture individual is the central point consciousness of what 'I' am, grows successfully, travelling outward. This sort of development is possible only for those individuals who work for the four Purusharthas (Objectives in life). This goes on till the whole universe is reached. It ends in a big circle which represents the universal soul, who is all-pervasive. This is the heart of the philosophy of integral humanism. The track is to be infant-parents and sisters-friends-society—nation—and universe. This is the broad and deep concept in Bharateeya philosophy.
It could be found in an analysis of the different dimensions of social life from the family, as a basic unit of social life, which is a definite biological grouping having spiritual bond. When this group expanded to society, clan, tribe, and nation the biological bond becomes less and less, while spiritual bond expresses itself as ethical awareness and social feelings. It is this awareness and feelings that are the determinants of achievements of individuals in the form of civilisation, development, etc.. If science and politics make for progress and development in the natural and social environments, there must be spirituality to make man adequate to development. When vast powers are placed in the hands of man, there must be ample powers generated in his heart through moral and spiritual discipline of the whole personality. It is always individual-in-society and society-for-individuals. Deendayalji was much concerned about what he called 'Samashti Dharma' which means Dharma of society'. This includes things like natural tendencies, the rules and regulations do's and don'ts necessary for the smooth running of the society. A society contains individuals and groups having different characters and developmental status. But mutual understanding and co-operation are necessary among them. The same spirit is to be reflected in both social and political life. Because no one can alone produce all the things which are needs for life. A farmer produces corn but his needs for cloth are supplied by the weaver. So life depends on this give and take. With a view to develop cooperation and to avoid any perversions, some rules and conventions are made and certain qualities are nurtured in the citizens and these constitute the 'Samashti Dharma'.
Dr Umadevi S (The writer is Associate Professor in Political Science, Sanatana Dharma College, Alappuzha)


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Nice to see that FWW has opened up their digital plans collection for free to unlimited members. However, it was striking to me that out of 34 plan contributors, exactly 1 is a woman. Can't FWW do better than that?
user-7022764 | | #1
Maybe not 97% but it is a male dominated trade. Other trades and crafts are different. Enjoy the talents presented here. Does it really matter what the authors gender is?
user7596380 | | #33
How do you know what the "Gender Preferences" of the contributors are? Are you an "Un-Woke Cis-Fem"? [He asks, Tongue-In-Cheekily.] Look, I'm certain there must be men who attend sewing bees, but as a percentage I'd venture a guess it's a rather low number. There are a growing number of women participating in what have, in the past [where I come from] been considered "Male Dominated Professions, Crafts and Hobbies. Thankfully, "The Times", as Robert Zimmerman noted, "They Are a'Changin'". What I don't want to see are "Quotas", as they are an artifice built on external immutable qualities that have absolutely nothing to do with the task at hand. Look in Taunton's, The Toolbox Book, for some sterling examples of crafted objects that fully deserve to be included because of how they were made, not because of the gender, or sex of the maker. Never, ever, make the mistake of expecting people to love and admire your work for anything other than the quality of your work. Anything else is pandering and yet an other egregious example of the bigotry of low expectations.
user-7624188 | | #40
Yeah! I want to see more toaster ovens represented in FW! It is disgusting. Some sort of toaster oven bias, FW?!
user7596380 | | #41
Actually, a toaster oven is the preferred tool used by John Wilson in his book, Making Wood Tools, 2nd Ed., for annealing the blades he makes out of 01 tool steel.
_mj_ | | #4
I believe new contributors have to contact FW, not the other way around. Opening free subscriber access to the plans might be considered a doing a "better job" for us all.
There is hope, my niece recently started woodworking and is setting up a shop in her garage! As soon as the world settles down she'll be in my shop for some tips.
john_c2 | | #7
I've had that happen a couple of times, but it's rare. The norm is over 55, male, and white.
I see some differences in areas of interest though. I've seen a majority of spots in woodturning classes filled by women. It might be, in small part, by the much greater frequency of women turners, both online and in magazines.
And the lack of turning articles makes it harder for Fine Woodworking.
user7596380 | | #34
LOL! Y'mean it ain't, "Whoa Nelly!" - or a fancy small cup of java? Dang.
DRBWWing | | #9
Here we go again. I've looked at probably 100's of FWW articles and that question never ONCE crossed my mind.
Why are so many people so focused on this stuff & always looking for a hidden agenda? Does anyone ask why the NBA & NFL are overwhelmingly black men?
God forbid, that somehow men are inherently drawn to it more than women!
Besides, you're not supposed to point out anyone's gender nowadays, right?
jfsksa | | #10
Wow, and I thought that today's enlightened attitude was all about personal choice, that people could be who they wanted to be and do what they want to do. I prefer to focus on the design, not the author.
I've always thought that woodworking was very similar to sewing. You pick a design, decide what material to use, cut it up, reassemble and you have something pretty and useful. No way this should be a male or female thing. It seems that it is, though, and that's OK. People should do what they want to do.
ysu65 | | #12
When I saw the headline I was taken aback. I am 100% male (X and Y) and do wood stuff so do question the 97% number.
On a more serious note I think woodworking traditionally required a lot of strength to manually resaw, hammer mortices, and lug large chunks of wood around. Now with a lot of power tools, some of the previous manual work should no longer be a deterrent. There are some large and heavy projects that might deter some women (slab bench, 114 lbs, 96" x 48" x 1" oak table top) but the vast majority of projects are within the capabilities of many women. Plus the shop would be a lot cleaner.
ysu65 | | #18
Actually, I am ahead of the curve here. My next door neighbor, Samantha who was around 14 or so wanted to build a small table for her room. Red oak, M & T apron to legs joints. I did the table saw stuff, she did the jointer. planer, mortise machine and chisel touch up, band saw, glue up, trim rout the edges, sanding, and finishing. All under very careful observation. She did a great job!
BTW, my wife does not understand that cutting wood creates dust. "You are not taking anyone out there, are you!! Ugh"
_snl_ | | #24
As a young boy, my real start in woodworking began in 1969 in high school shop class. There were only one or two girls who dared take a technical class (wood, electrical, automotive, drafting etc) due to the stigma attached to it. Sadly, not that many years after I graduated the schools started discontinuing these classes for some strange short-sighted reason that the trades were a declining and/or a less desirable career choice. It makes me wonder if this has hindered more women being able to enter the trade. However, I have been encouraged by magazines like FWW featuring more articles from women. Makes me think that the times, and attitudes, are changing (albeit not fast enough). I have a son and a daughter and it is my daughter who will not hesitate to tackle a technical project at her home, be it home repairs or making stuff. The existing woodworking population can continue to encourage more people to take up this very satisfying craft by removing any and all barriers to entry that may exist. BTW - really nice table Samantha. Keep up the good work.
user7596380 | | #37
Well, "690", mine sort o' began in Jr. High in '57. Seems like the Educational Elites made a career choice for everyone along about then and decided everyone was destined to be white-collar pencil pushers and we'd import (by hook or by crook) everyone else they thought we'd need to do those things they deemed below them. I'll give you two quotes that about sums it up: "However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results." --Sir Winston Churchill, British prime minister
"In 100 years we have gone from teaching Latin and Greek in high school to teaching Remedial English in college." -Joseph Sobran -
killernewfie | | #31
The outrage is ridiculous. Our entire society is going to outrage itself into omelets failure.
user7596380 | | #36
Oh Oh. That last sentence, "Plus the shop would be a lot cleaner", will get you put in the dog house as a sexist reference, '65. (Heh, heh, heh, heh, come to think of it, so was mine.)
elmaduro | | #14
It's all voluntary isn't it? The first female commercial pilot was hired in 1977 and despite that door being opened since then, 4% of the workforce is female. The recruiting and outreach the industry has engaged in is admirable. Yet, the numbers don't change. Should there be forced quotas to satisfy optics?
As the great Tage Hepplwhite Krenov once said: Be judged by the quality of your work, rather than by the color of your gender.
thebardowl | | #20
Evaluating the sex of contributors of woodworking plans to FWW, and then extrapolating from that to any firm, specific conclusion about what proportion of woodworkers are male or female is a basic error in analysis.
The group examined is not random. It accumulated over time, in response to a host of factors that may well have, regardless of intent, skewed the population in any number of ways. For instance, one could look at that group, determine what proportion of them actually make a living at woodworking, and then ask, "Is it true that 78% of woodworkers make a living as professional woodworkers?"
Having said this, I strongly suspect that most would agree, just based on experience, that the overwhelming majority of woodworkers (say, >75%) are male, and white. Is such a state of affairs desirable?
Answering this question meaningfully and appropriately isn't nearly so easy as many make it out to be. How are we to define "desirable" in this context? Must the definition take into account the costs (tangible and intangible) of pushing things toward "desirable"? Who defines "desirable"? Do we actually desire a world in which one-half of woodworkers are women? Or is it more important that the world be one in which women wanting to be woodworkers have as many and as good opportunities to take that path as do men? Are we to be equally concerned about the disproportionate sex ratios amongst quilters, sewing guilds, and flower arrangers? To what extent should a desire to ensure "equal opportunities" be allowed to mandate "equal participation"?
My own thought on the matter is simple, and generally non-coercive: Woodworkers and their guilds, clubs, etc. should, in general, be open to all. Men. Women. Every race. Right-handers. Left-handers. Bald, bearded, pony tails, afros, mullets, and dreadlocks. Advertise that such is the case, and act accordingly. Then let individuals decide what they want to do with their spare time and disposable income.
dewoldt | | #21
My dad was a renaissance man- woodworker, builder, motor head, explorer- and as an only child I went along for the ride. I started helping in the shop as a pre-teen and then learned to use the tools as I got older. Funny thing though- he would never let me use the table saw. I taught myself after I started acquiring my own tools and bought my first table saw. And I started taking classes to build my skills but also to learn to use the tools the right way so that I didn't have any mishaps. In the classes I met women who were also interested in woodworking along with many male instructors who were glad to share their knowledge to all who attended. In the last several years I see many more women sharing woodworking videos on YouTube which is promising. We're here and thriving- so we just need to put our projects out there to be published.
thebardowl | | #23
Sounds like a pretty cool growing-up story.
FWIW, my father was reluctant to let me use the table saw, too, though the absolute prohibition ceased when I graduated college and joined the Navy.
Glad to hear your take on things. Hope you continue to have great experiences, whether it be in the shop or elsewhere.
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sclause | | #26
I don't see any barriers to women getting into woodworking. I often see daughters helping in YouTube videos too. I must admit that in thinking about my grandchildren (they live too far away to visit my shop) and if they will ever have an interest in woodworking I think of my grandsons. I guess my brain is wired that way. Don't get me wrong, If my granddaughter showed even a spark of interest I would be at her side to encourage her. In that thought above I now think all my grandchildren now.
kudzupatch | | #30
When everyone stops feeding the Troll.
steambent | | #28
I never even pay attention to who the authors are, as I am looking at the content. I don't know why it matters. If you are discouraged to be part of a small group, find some courage and press on. If you want to be a contributor, contact FWW.
Personally, this is a hobby for me and I enjoy learning and reading about the projects and tips. I don't care what the race, gender, or orientation of the author is any more than I care about their height, weight, or shoe size. The best contributors should be highlighted.
Far more men are woodworkers than women. Should it matter? If you enjoy it, nobody is holding you back!
john_c2 | | #32
Almost everywhere I go and the things I do, people look like me. It's a fairly self sustaining system. It's also very limiting. We may not think so, but it is that very homogenous nature that becomes a barrier.
I don't think it's intentional, and no one intends it to be exclusionary. But, it is. If anyone reading this can't imagine how it can be intimidating and feel unwelcoming, I'd have to say you lack imagination.
I've see the way most men act in classes with women, and its different. Without a doubt. They feel they are being helpful, but it's often perceived in a condescending way. Paternalistic. It's not helpful.
I'm not saying anyone is being malicious. But before dismissing the matter completely, try to consider the other point of view. The more we can expand the craft and draw more and diverse woodworkers, we'll all be better off.
user7596380 | | #38
Thank you for "Mansplaining", Lucy. (Heh, heh, heh, heh.)
user-7624188 | | #39
Please. For the love of god. Spew your politics somewhere else. I come here to escape the crap and lunacy of our society. Wood working is the one and only solace I have.
rob_ss | | #43
This is very interesting, despite the hatred of politics, so I will keep the thread going a little longer.
If you listen to the latest STL, you will hear Ben and the guys (sic) discussing the builders with whom they would like to have a beer. All are male. Essentially the editorial team pick from people they know first, and that creates a natural bias towards males as a source for articles and projects.
There is benefit however in diversity and I feel that publishers have a duty to reflect that where they can. As John_C2 points out, "Almost everywhere I go and the things I do, people look like me." - this is very important. If all we see are bearded older white males then there is a problem - beards aside, they are all of a particular bent in terms of woodworking choices and styles and so their work will naturally appeal most to that demographic. As they tend to have most of the money this is not an immediate problem, but older white guys are also dying sooner than younger females, so for sustainability of a publication, being able to attract new readers is A Good Thing.
It is also good for the rest of us, as with more people in the hobby we get more innovation and greater economies of scale.
In order to maintain and attract new demographics, we need to show people who are more diverse doing woodwork. I for one should be pleased if FWW had a quota to include at least one article per issue that was written by someone other than a white male.
killernewfie | | #47
So in your mind quotas are the solution to what's not actually a problem except for people who probably have no interest in woodworking but just use it as another issue to jump on.
rob_ss | | #49
It is one way to achieve the effect desired.
If you think about it, there is no harm in it. It's not as if it's about who represents you in Government or anything, just a fair suggestion to try to publish more work from those who might bring an alternative perspective to the craft.
Everyone wins this way.
The only way you lose with making an effort to be more inclusive is if in doing so you exclude better work or include junk. I think the editorial team is more than capable of identifying quality work.
It might be reasonable to ask how many different contributors have contributed to the magazine in the last 3-5 years and then see how many were new as compared with the 3-5 years before that.
It's not that the established contributors are less than brilliant, simply that they are not particularly representative of the whole of woodworking in Connecticut, never mind the USA or, dare I say it, the wider world around.
user-6480500 | | #46
I would agree to the proactive. I also agree in accepting people for who they are. The publisher has all ways stated this is a readers based magazine. I have and will all ways look at the labor, skill and craftmanship/artistry of all the authors/contributors of Fine Woodworking. It is important to me Fine Woodworking maintains the highest standards from its contributors no mater what their demographics.
lat_axe | | #51
Post-modern societies have gone mad of late - meaning that the various human delusions about what's real and imaginary; what's morally better or worse; and crazy beliefs about which are the effects that make what causes ..... have all become a vast churn of inchoate alternatives that deny each others legitimacy. We now have vast tomes of "alternative facts"; and alternative mass media channels to purvey them.
This is the problem, really. Our societies have been fragmented into various post-modern tribes, manufactured and whipped-up by various axe-grinding mass media organs, often defined and led by pyschopaths with the most bizarre agendas albeit always inclusive of making themselves lots of money & power. The most ludicrous mass media jabberwockery is now the stuff that forms most of post-modern human "minds".
Many in forums such as this have long ago abandoned any attempt to inform themselves from their own personal experiences, in favour of installing these various and contrary mad mass media tropes familiar to us all these days. Many people simply spout the mantras and cliches taken from their culture-wars little blue or red book of dogmas. It's become impossible to hold a conversation in most places that doesn't degenerate almost immediately into a string of huffs and puffs derived from this style of bigotry-belief or that.
Personally I prefer the attitude that John_C2 and Rob_SS display in this particular post: tolerance of "the other" in recognition of the value of seeing and learning from multiple perspectives on the same subject (woodwork, in this case). Of course, they've been immediately labelled and condemned as some sort of representatives of culture war "enemies" beloved of the bigoted and the intolerant. I always wonder what it is that's made such intolerant fulminators ripe for the mass media mess that's found a welcoming home in their hot wee heads.Lataxe
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Citi Chief Executive Jane Fraser said Citi Group, the global banking conglomerate, Citigroup is consolidating its business with India, China, and 11 other retail markets. Fraser said that the company does not have enough resources left in these countries to face competition. In this way, Citigroup will not be able to provide banking facilities to customers from a total of 13 countries. The group says that it will focus on capital management after consolidating banking business from these 13 countries. Citigroup will now focus on Singapore, Hong Kong, London and UAE in the global consumer banking business.
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Global banking group Citigroup has decided to consolidate its consumer banking business from 12 major countries including India, China. This is believed to be the biggest setback in the banking sector amid the increasing cases of Corona. But it is a big shock for the company to consolidate business from China and India, because these countries have about 25 percent of the world's population. Fraser took over as CEO of the company in March 2021 itself.
He says that instead of retail banking, there is much better potential in wealth management. Most of the 13 countries from which Citigroup has consolidated its business are Asian countries. Citigroup's global consumer business stood at $ 6.5 billion at the end of 2020. It had 224 retail branches and had deposits of $ 123.9 billion.
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"Darling, I love the stories you make up for me in bed, they really bring me off but I'd also love for you to go out one night and well, have another man. If you brought a guy home that would be even better."
"It's not going to happen honey, I promised myself and I promised you that yours was the last new cock I would ever have. After I had been taken by three men in quick succession in my late teens I was worried I was turning into the slut my mother was, so I set myself a limit of nine and no more. You're number nine so you are the last."
Disappointed but not surprised I let the matter drop and contented myself with the confessions from past relationships she had been in and with the fiction she had become a mistress of.
The years ticked by. I had reached an age where her tales became a necessary part of our lovemaking, I was reliant on the verbal stimulation of her stories and of course the images they conjured in my mind. She always seemed to orgasm more when her stories were based on the reality of her experiences before she got with me. This was especially the case when she was relating how she had cheated on her fifth boyfriend and how she did things with the guy she was cheating with that she refused her then boyfriend.
So that is where we are now, or rather it is where we were. Three days ago we boarded the Britannia in Southampton for a Med cruise. Yesterday, as we sat in Brodies Bar a dark-skinned guy, slightly older than ourselves, came across and said "Hello Elizabeth."
Never have I seen my wife colour up so fast or blush so deep a shade of red.
"You remember me then Liz?" said this well built but fit looking stranger in his velvet baritone voice, "I hope so because I have never forgotten you. Is this your husband? I'm Mike" he said offering me his hand to shake. The tone of his voice and the firmness of the handshake were his, probably unconscious, way of showing that he was the alpha male here.
Before I knew what I was doing I said, "Mike? You must be the guy Liz cheated on her boyfriend with years ago."
Liz shot me a look that I interpreted as "Shut up" and "Why did you say that?"
I shot her one back that I hoped she'd realise meant "You never told me he was black."
Liz shrugged a "You never asked."
Mike took hold of Liz's hand and pulled her to him, closer than was necessary, and kissed her on the cheeks. It didn't escape my notice that in keeping hold of her hand between their bodies he was effectively rubbing her nipples with the back of his hand. Liz wasn't making a fuss about it, in fact she had developed a glow about her.
He sat down next to Liz. I may as well have been elsewhere. They virtually ignored me as they caught up, telling each other about their lives since the had last met. Whenever he deigned to include escort bursa me in the conversation he had Liz's hand in his or he had his hand on her thigh. When he had started touching her leg in was fleeting and near her knee. A drink or two later and he could almost have stroked her crotch with his little finger. He was daring me to say something without actually saying so.
Mike was charming and amusing, though not as amusing as Liz was finding him. At one point she laughed so hard she spilled some of her tequila sunrise on her rather twee blouse and on her calf length skirt. She giggled and said, "I better put these to soak or they might stain."
She came back from our cabin in a change of clothes or rather a change of style, a low cut top and an above the knee skirt. I reminded Liz that we were due at the theatre to watch the resident comedian.
"Think I'll stay here darling but if you still want to go I'm sure Mike'll keep me company."
I decided to stay with them. My feelings were all over the place. I was, at the same time, hoping she was going to take Mike to our cabin and hoping she wanted me to take her to our cabin instead to get the obvious lust out of her system. I wanted to tell Mike to fuck off but also wanted him to fuck Liz. My cock was as rigid as it had been in years seeing her flirt like she was doing with Mike. Being torn and in turmoil inadequately described my situation.
"Be a love and go get my cardigan from the cabin darling" Liz said through a smile. I did as I was told. When I got back to the bar Liz and Mike were nowhere to be seen. For the next hour I searched the ship to no avail, checking our cabin regularly. I ate alone at our table in the restaurant hoping she would join me. She didn't.
Midnight came and she finally walks into our cabin and her first words both cut me and excited me, "I've done what you wanted all those years ago". She stepped out of her panties and threw them to me. Wet and sticky, reeking of sex, they evaporated the argument I was about to start with her. She walked over to where I was sitting and lifted her skirt. Mike's cum was still meandering down her thigh. I traced it up to her gaping cunt, four of my fingers slipped easily into her. Liz sighed, closed her eyes and said "Reclaim me darling, while I tell you all about it. Afterwards I'll tell you what the rest of the cruise will look like."
We climbed into bed. I climbed between her legs. She had never felt so wet or so loose. I was barely touching the sides of her cunt but the almost constant erection I'd had since before they had disappeared had left my cock very sensitive. Liz squeezed her pussy muscles once and I added my cum to Mike's. Liz slid down the bed and licked my flaccid manhood. She looked up at me, smiled and told me she was loving bursa merkez eskort the taste of Mike's thick, creamy cum coating my cock and added "Am I forgiven?"
"It was Mike's idea to get rid of you for a few minutes so that he could ask me to go to bed with him. He asked if you'd want to watch. I asked why he thought you might. He said your body language and your reactions to him were classic cuckold signs. I said you probably would but told him I wanted him alone so he took me to his cabin.
Mike asked me if I was sure about what we were going to do. I answered him by undoing the buttons on my blouse. He reached around and unhooked my bra. I shrugged the blouse off and Mike pulled my bra down my arms. Before I knew it my skirt was on the floor and I was stood before him wearing only my panties.
Mike took his shirt off. He took me in his muscular arms. The coarse hair of Mike's chest did their magic on my nipples as we kissed. His right hand snaked its way into my panties, through my bush and one finger at a time Mike parted my pussy lips and slid them into me.
I didn't need any foreplay, just being with Mike had made me wet but he took his time with me. I hadn't realised how much I had missed Mike's thick cock and the way it stretched me exposing my clit to the roughness of his tightly coiled pubes.
Mike picked me up as though carrying me across the threshold and lay me on the bed. He told me how much he needed me using the profanities he would use in the past to excite the younger me. My panties were soon on the floor. As he was thrusting deep into me he was telling me how much he liked using my cunt, his words darling, because I was so willing to please him and because of how I moved under him. In short, he was telling me that I was a great fuck with a tight cunt.
Now and then Mike would stop thrusting, his cock would twitch in me, it was one such pulse of him manhood that took me over the edge. As soon as he sensed my climax he fucked me hard with all the intensity and vigour I remembered so well. I was still in my plateau phase after coming when his orgasm started. His spurting cum hit the top of my pussy with what felt like and explosion, it triggered another for me. Fucking you darling has made me forget the ecstasies an experienced lover with a rigid cock can trigger."
I was hard again so Liz stopped teasing me with her tongue. She lay next to me on the bed. She told me to feed her. I didn't know what she meant. Liz fingered herself then licked the goo off her finger. Again Liz told me to feed her. My middle finger went in deep and was rewarded with a dopple of Mike's cum. It had to be his, it had far too much substance for it to be mine. Low sperm counts don't make for thick cream. I dangled my finger over bursa sınırsız escort her open mouth, Mike's jism oozed slowly from it. Liz's top lip stopped its fall. Our eyes locked. Liz licked it slowly as it trickled into her mouth. I kept feeding Liz Mike's cum until it was only her juices coming out on my finger.
Liz was enjoying herself and was finding that she liked to humiliate me, "He's so much more of a man than you are darling and the contrast in our skin tones really really turns me on. Mike's cum was the first I had ever tasted way back when I was cheating with him. Compared with your weak stuff his is like nectar."
That's the first time Liz ever gave me a reason for not letting me cum in her mouth even though she let most of her previous lovers and in her pretend tales she invariably told me about men shooting down her throat.
"Mike sent you a gift darling. It's in that bag over there. Be an angel and get it for me."
I pulled a box of three condoms, medium, from the bag.
"Yes, that's it. Mike says that's your ration for the rest of the cruise. I'm moving to his cabin in the morning. He doesn't want your muck in me when he fucks me but he'll let you use them, and me, between now and when we disembark. Don't start! You've wanted me to have another man for years, I'm doing this for you but it's my rules we're playing by."
Obviously Mike was making the rules. I don't like the rules but if I have any hopes of Liz doing anything like this again I have to agree like the cuckold submissive I want to be. Liz asked if I wanted to use one my rations. I suggested she blow me, she told me she would but it would be with me wearing a condom. More in hope than expectation I gestured a handjob. She let me know that if she did it for me I'd have to wear a condom but if I jerked myself it wouldn't. I was desperate to hear more about the rest of the time she'd spent today with Mike so I said I'd fuck her instead and tore open the wrapper.
"Pardon me wimp, you don't tell me you want to fuck me, you beg me to allow you to make love to me."
Not knowing how serious Liz was I entered into the spirit of things, "Please darling, I really need release and I need you to tell me more about what your real man with his big black cock. I am your worthless cuckold husband and I humbly beg you to let me use the first of my ration from Mike", and with that I rolled the rubber on and climbed between Liz's thighs.
She put her lips to my ear and in her sluttiest voice whispered "I went down on Mike to lick the last of his cum and to worship his cock as we chatted about how we had pushed our bounderies when I was cheating with him. Mike soon recovered and had me get on my hands and knees on the edge of the bed. I was well lubricated from that first fuck so his dick went in up to the hilt without any resistance…. oh dear darling did that thought make you fill your condom?"
Liz didn't even moan that I had once again lost my load before she was even getting warmed up, she rolled over and fell asleep. Her mutterings in the night told me she was dreaming of Mike….
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Roasted Delicata Squash and Burrata
"Thanksgiving will soon be here! Many of us have treasured recipes we wait all year long to enjoy at Thanksgiving. This is a new idea for an appetizer that is as easy as can be to prepare and that won't spoil appetites for the main meal. Roasted Delicata Squash and Burrata is a recipe I recently found and could not wait to try. I loved it and had to stop myself or it would have become dinner! It's delicious and makes a very appealing looking appetizer. Perfect for Thanksgiving or any other time."
– Carolyn
Prep time 30 minutes
Cook time 45 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 150 per serving
- 2 Delicata Squash
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- Salt & Pepper
- Burrata Cheese ball
- Balsamic Glaze
- Pomegranate arils
- Fresh Basil leaves
- Assorted Crackers
- Set out a platter or large plate. Drain liquid off the Burrata Cheese ball and gently pat dry with a paper towel. This cheese is best served at room temperature so let it sit out on your platter until squash is roasted.
- Turn oven on at 400 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Rinse Delicata Squash with water and pat dry. Cut ends off and slice straight down through the squash from top to bottom.
- With a spoon, scrape out all the seeds and stringy membranes. Cut the squash into half moon slices about 1/2 inch wide.
- Pour 1 Tablespoon of olive oil onto parchment paper and brush it all around. Place the squash slices on parchment and pour the rest of the olive oil on the tops of slices. Make sure that each slice is coated with olive oil on both sides. This helps with the caramelization and browning.
- Sprinkle Salt and Pepper onto squash to your taste.
- Place baking sheet in oven and roast 25 minutes then flip the slices and roast for 20 minutes more. You just want to see a nice bit of browning on the squash. Everyone's oven is different so time could be a bit less or more.
- Assemble: Arrange roasted squash slices all around the Burrata Cheese Ball and drizzle as much Balsamic Glaze as you would like. Sprinkle on Pomegranate arils and ribbons of fresh Basil leaves. Serve with crackers.
- Delicata Squash is a winter squash that comes in smaller shapes which is much easier to handle. It has a thinner skin that can be eaten and has a sweet, earthy taste.
- The roasted squash can be served at room temperature. This appetizer is even more delicious as a leftover.
- This recipe can easily be adjusted for size.
- Many other kinds of cheese and dried cranberries would work nicely here, also, but the Burrata is amazing!
- To save time, the squash could easily be cut and ready to go a day or two before roasting.
If you try this recipe, let me know what you think by leaving a comment below. I would love to hear from you!