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In a memo sent Thursday, Ballmer called on Microsoft's 50,000 employees worldwide to improve relations with customers through a renewed focus on value and integrity. "Customers expect us to hit a very high bar in terms of product and support quality, delivering on our commitments, and providing excellent customer-focused decision making," he wrote.
Ballmer also said Microsoft will add a new board member. "While we like having a small board of directors that is very agile and effective, we will add a member from outside the U.S. to continue to broaden the diversity of the board."
The memo comes as Microsoft winds down its fiscal year, which ends June 30, and as the tech industry stands watch for freshening winds to lead it out of economic doldrums.
In the last 12 months, the software colossus came close to putting an end to its long-running antitrust battles, only to see a renewed push by a number of state attorneys general, with final decisions yet to be made. It also launched a new version of its bread-and-butter operating system software, Windows XP, and took steps--some forward, some back--in its quest to redefine itself as a provider of software via subscriptions rather than as stand-alone applications.
Ballmer reiterated a familar theme in the 2,700-word memo--in essence, a revamping of the company's mission statement--as he emphasized the importance of Windows as a beacon for the industry. He cited Longhorn--the code name of the next major version of Windows, due sometime in 2004--as an important platform for leadership and business.
"We have decided to line up significant innovation in most businesses around big platform innovations--Longhorn will prove the value clearly," Ballmer wrote.
Ballmer made clear that Microsoft had already taken a more aggressive stance in leading technology innovation with Windows.
"We have given business leaders a mandate and resources to fund new customer scenarios in all parts of the business," he wrote. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates "is spending significant time on this as well as on platform innovation."
Ballmer sent the memo to Microsoft's employees following a retreat he'd spent with other top managers. A refocused mission statement evolved from the retreat, which Ballmer conveyed to Microsoft's employees through the memo.
Software + services = satisfaction?
"Simply put, our mission is to enable people and businesses throughout the world to realize their full potential," he wrote. "Today, we use software to help people get there. Over time, this will evolve to be a combination of software and software services."
Microsoft is spearheading its shift to software services with an initiative called .Net. In the future, Microsoft wants to sell software as a service, such as through subscriptions.
Throughout the e-mail memo, Ballmer repeated the importance of Microsoft's taking responsibility for driving future technology innovations and improving the quality of the company's business conduct.
"But our mission is not just about building great technology. It's also about who we are as a company and as individuals, how we manage our business internally, and how we think about and work with partners and customers," Ballmer wrote.
Ballmer's memo came the same day that Microsoft issued the first beta of an important Windows XP update that addresses changes mandated by a November settlement between Microsoft, the Justice Department (DOJ) and nine of 18 states. Microsoft and nine other states, which continued the litigation, return to court on June 19.
In the memo, Ballmer told employees that a settlement would mean more than just changes to Microsoft's business or technology practices.
"Our pending settlement with the DOJ adds new responsibilities that we must deliver on. We are committed to working with the DOJ and other government agencies to ensure the settlement is a success and that our relationship is positive and constructive going forward," Ballmer wrote.
Improving government relations has certainly been a top Microsoft priority since the settlement. In a March interview with CNET News.com, Microsoft incoming general counsel Brad Smith said one of the company's top priorities is to build a more constructive, less controversial relationship with government officials.
Referring to Microsoft's four-year antitrust struggle with federal and state governments, Ballmer expressed empathy toward the many employees he said feel a "disconnect" between the way they see themselves and they way they have been portrayed.
Priority list
Ballmer set a number of priorities for Microsoft, as he did in a December 2000 memo, following a profit warning by the company. To achieve these priorities, he laid out goals for stiffer reviews of employees, products and businesses.
"Trustworthy Computing and broad customer connection are particular hot buttons for me," Ballmer wrote. "I will take the product quality initiative and customer and partner loyalty work now underway as direct responsibilities."
People. Employees should lead the industry by example. "We need people who have their own strong personal values, as well as those necessary to be successful at Microsoft," Ballmer wrote. He emphasized the importance of "integrity and honesty," accountability, and "passion for customers, partners, and technology."
Excellence. "Excellence must be at the core of everything we do and is central to everything we value," Ballmer wrote. He called for high standards for employees, products, and customer and partner relationships.
Security. Ballmer echoed the Trustworthy Computing voiced at the start of the year by Gates, who told employees that making Microsoft products more secure should take precedence over adding new features.
"As a company and as individuals, we will earn trust every day not only through our products, but also through our responsiveness and accountability to customers and the degree to which we make high-quality decisions with customer issues in mind," Ballmer wrote.
Customers and innovation. "We have an enormous opportunity to harness innovation in a manner that enables our platform--Windows and .Net--to better help customers realize their potential," he wrote.
Transcendance. The company has to go beyond the PC revolution by "enabling people to do new things. Microsoft can no longer focus narrowly on the PC or desktop software. Our mission requires that we do excellent work in a broader set of areas to help customers and to enable the company to grow."
Microsoft will look to new ways to extend existing products, incubate new ones, or acquire companies or products from others, as it did with FrontPage, HotMail and Great Plains. "Most of our new product efforts will start with a small team of very talented people inside Microsoft who have end-to-end customer scenarios in mind like Tablet PC," Ballmer wrote.
A global outlook. Microsoft must be "a company with a diverse work force. This diversity must take account of race, gender, nationality and every other aspect if we are really going to enable all peoples to realize their potential," Ballmer said.


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Before I tell you why multiple web hosts is a good idea I would like to remind everybody that today is the deadline for ensuring that your blog / website is mobile friendly. I've written two posts about this the first showed how I believed FlexSqueeze2 was better than other mobile friendly blogs. The second post showed how I easily made my websites mobile friendly using FlexSqueeze2. Both posts had videos showing how I performed these tasks.
Having Multiple Web Hosts Good For SEO
Some of you may not know this but I use more than one web host to host my blogs and websites. I do this for the following reasons.
- Multiple Domains can put too much stress on your server. Although most web hosts advertise that you can have as many domains as you want with your hosting package this is not entirely true. Especially if those domains host blogs. Have you ever had your host take your blog offline because you were using too much of their resources? Imagine if you had several blogs all with the one host?
- Multiple domains on multiple web hosts is better for your SEO. I originally thought linking between my blogs while hosting with one web host was a good thing. Apparently not because Google knows you own all those blogs and so does not give those links as much value as links coming from external hosting accounts.
- Having multiple web hosts is also a sound investment. It's so much better than having all your eggs in one basket. This is because having your host go down takes all your sites with it.
Who Are My Multiple Web Hosts
- This blog used to be hosted on Blue Host but it got to be too big for a shared hosting account. After a lot of research I moved it to InMotion Hosting a VPS hosting account. I also host The Gifts Guru, Where Bloggers Meet and EzeSportsbetting.com with them. To date they've been exceptional and I've had no issues with them
- I use Green Geeks to host Get Online Lottery and A Loving Memorial. Read all about this 'green' web hosting service in my Blogging Green To Save The Environment post.
- I use Host Gator for my Buy Online Lotto Tickets site.
- Next in line for my list of multiple web hosts is Web Hosting Pad. They've been trouble free and I use them to host Cool Blog Links, Top Software Online and Top Sexual Aids.
- I also use Host Gator for my Load of Bullshit blog, Scenic Adelaide and Photos2Blog. This is a completely different account than the one that hosts the Buy Online Lotto Tickets blog
- Finally, to complete the list of my multiple web hosts I use Lunar Pages. I;ve used these guys for years and have no complaints at all. I use them to host The Elusive Pot Of Gold which has Well Blog Me linked to it. Then there is Blogsire which has my blog BlogSire and Sbizztech attached to it.
Note, Lunar Pages has a special where you can save 15% on all shared hosting by using the following voucher aff15off.
Well, that's it. Now you know the web hosts I use and why I use multiple web hosts.
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Russian Silver > Russian 17th Century Silver Charka
A Russian late 17th-century silver charka. The circular body richly decorated with alternating open lobes and lobes with stylized floral and foliate designs. The shaped flat handle further adorned with a double-headed eagle against a field of floral and foliate designs and a stippled ground. Apparently unmarked. Diameter: 6 in. (15.2 cm); length including handle 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm). Weight: 166 grams.
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Optometrist - Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan
Role summary
We are one of the leading Optical Groups in the UK and worldwide. Our passion is to deliver outstanding patient care, combined with sound dispensing advice and product recommendations that best suit individual customer needs. In additional to the highest quality equipment, we aim to provide both our store staff and our customers with an excellent overall environment. We are seeking a qualified Optometrist for our store in Merthyr-Tydfil in Wales.
As an Optometrist you will be responsible for:
Your Objectives
- Carrying out eye examinations in accordance with Company procedures and NHS regulations
- Pre-testing and field screening is accurately, safely and efficiently completed
- Ensuring that any referral letters are written and dispatched promptly
- Ensuring that all customers have a clear understanding of dispensing options for their prescription. Advise customers on appropriate eyecare options, including suitability for contact lenses and current promotions
- Ensuring that each customer receives a consistent quality 3-way handover
- Adopting a flexible approach to seeing 'walk in' patients
- Maintaining patient records to the professional standards required by the company
- Maintaining cleanliness of consulting room and contact lens areas
- Carrying out contact lens fitting and aftercare as required
- Providing insertion / removal instruction to patients as required
- Attending and participating in team meetings.
- Maintaining up-to-date clinical and professional knowledge.
- Performing any other duties as may from time to time be reasonably requested by the senior optometrist
About the Role
- To be highly professional in the test room, and work with the store team to deliver the highest clinical and customer service standards, meeting both patient needs and achieving business objectives
Qualifications Required
Bachelors Degree in Optometry
Registration with the GOC
For more information or to apply, please contact Connor Willingham at Specsavers Recruitment Services on 01566 771 881 or email email@example.com.


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"Can you help me find a place called Ruggles, the bar?" asked Jenny from New Zealand.
I shrugged, then pointed down the street. The narrow cobblestone alleys were overflowing with thousands of people, crammed into the cafés, bars and shops, and many just sat on the pavement.
During the festival, most of the bars remove their doors entirely, since they don't close at all for eight straight days.
Squeezed into one bar, I overheard a guy with a "proper" British manner say, "These Spaniards are simply crazy. I like it." The cramped streets boomed as all manner of sound bounced off the ancient cobblestones.
Hungry now, I found some fresh pollo y frites (chicken and fries) at a tiny café. It was dreadfully hot, and the food was greasy, spicy, messy — delicious. I ventured back to the main square and ended up at the Iruña bar, one of Hemingway's renowned haunts.
The place was packed with history, laughter and booze. Upstairs I bought a "Special Kas" — some secret tangy mix that included copious amounts of gin. That did it. I danced with a pretty blonde, then thought I saw bulls flying toward the ceiling, singing some song that reverberated in the back of my head. Reality and a dream state were now intermingling.
Stumbling back through the folding crowds, a sign said it was 102 degrees Fahrenheit (39 C) — hot. A nap at the hotel was in order. A park loomed in my foreground and I decided to rest there for a moment. As soon as I hit the grass, I was out — cold.
I slept in the park for over two hours, with my passport, money and camera lying at my feet, unprotected in the open summer sun. Fortunately, no one touched anything. I got up, groggy but somewhat refreshed.
The festival draws over a million and a half visitors and it's an accepted tradition that vast numbers sleep in the city parks. And people were sleeping everywhere, just like me.
I stopped for a couple cups of coffee, then sashayed back to the hotel, sweaty, grass-stained and full of life. The bulls would begin running early the next morning.
Somewhere between dream and nightmare, I awoke at 5:30 a.m., and again barreled through the throngs into old Pamplona. I found my way to Santo Domingo Street, the first portion of the Run and camped out.
I encountered some American guys: one from Texas, one from New York, two from Los Angeles and another from Atlanta. Two English guys and a huge grizzled man from Jamaica rounded out our little party on the street.
There were lots of people here already — this being Sunday, the biggest day when thousands of people accompany the effigy of Saint Fermín along the streets — the day I had been warned never to run.
"Many drunks, tourists, and just too many people," said my knowledgeable Spanish sources.
Yet here I was with countless other fools, drunks and testosterone-addled specimens. There were a few women, but it appeared 99 percent men.
I listened to all sorts of stories and rumors about what would, and would not happen during the Run. People made bets, and some read their newspapers, with backs to the walls, anticipatory sweat forming on upper lips.
The police made periodic sweeps pulling out the truly inebriated, those with backpacks, large cameras or other hindrances.
The time had finally arrived. The second fireworks blast went off signaling that the bulls were in the street; now people ran in a frenzy. I ran too. Why not? They seemed to know what they were doing, or perhaps it was simply irresistible fear.
I ran hard in step with the guy in front of me, while I felt someone running up my back. I vaguely heard the roar of the crowd and a looming thunder, looked over my shoulder, and there they were.
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Big life events will sometimes spur you on to drastic life changes. I had my first taste of that when I had kidney stones. Not just any kidney stones-but the biggest that my Urologist had ever seen (go big or go home, right??:) ) I've had women that have experienced labor and kidney stones tell me that they would take labor any day over the pain of a kidney stone. Now that is saying something! My experience with the stones was intense and I knew that I didn't want to have to ever have them again. Statistics say that over 50% of people that get kidney stones once will get them again within 6 months. That statistic made me look at making some serious changes in my diet. First change that I made was upping my water intake. I had always been a water drinker and only a water drinker however, my doctor told me to get at least 100 ounces a day or more. Done. My second change was a more serious one. In studying kidney stones I found a direct link between too much animal protein and stones. I had always been finicky about meat-not ever wanting to touch it while raw and especially not eating anything that is still on a bone. I decided to adopt of vegetarian diet for a few weeks and see what happened. It agreed with me in every way and it has now been 3 years since I have eaten any meat. This is an eating plan that I will continue on with for the rest of my life. I won't go too much into my beliefs on meat because I know that people have really strong belief systems on eating it-both for and against. I will say if you are even the least bit curious about vegetarianism the book Eating Animals by Jonathan Safram Foer is an excellent place to start. If you are like me each book that you read will lead you on to another, and after you have thoroughly researched it you will become even more resolute in your conviction.
Now, in our home you have the vegetarian and you have my husband who jokingly calls himself a meat-a-tarian. As much as I would like to convince him otherwise he will never, ever fully give up meat. When another huge life changing event happened called a cancer diagnosis that changed everything. I started researching links between cancer and meat consumption. Research is unwavering in the reality that there is a link to meat eating and cancer. For those of you that think that I am going to completely bash and be anti-meat-hang with me because that is not what I am saying. It isn't so much of eating meat in and of itself. The 2 biggest issues with meat consumption is #1 how much of it we eat and #2 how most meat is raised and slaughtered these days. America is one of the richest countries in the world. America also has some of the highest cancer rates in the world. At one point in time meat was considered a luxury-now it is considered almost a necessity. Because of our prosperity as a nation people have come to expect meat at every meal and some even think a meal is not complete without it. But even our hand dandy food pyramid says that you should only be eating 2-3 ounces of meat a day. That is about the size of a deck of cards. Most American's eat more than that amount of meat in one meal alone. This over-consumption of animal protein is really difficult for our body to process not to mention artery clogging. It also brings me to point #2 which is how these animals are being raised. Many people don't care about how they treat animals on these factory farms and that is your choice. But what we should care about, at the very least, is how these animals are being raised. Our population is increasing and so is the demand for meat. Because of that our meat is being pumped full of anti-biotics and hormones in order to keep it as healthy as possible in its terrible living conditions, as well as making the animal grow as quickly as possible. All of the things that have been pumped into these animals are then what we eat when we eat the animal and none would argue that any of those things are good for us to consume. A tedious book-but highly informative none the less-is The China Study by Thomas M. Campbell. It takes a look into the American diet compared to that of the Chinese and how our disease rates are compared to theirs. It was pretty fascinating because when you look at the facts on paper you can't deny the correlation between our health and what we eat.
Is my husband ever going to give up meat? No matter how much I beg him-even knowing what he knows-he will still not give up meat. What was our compromise? The first one was Joel only eating meat that is hormone and antiobiotic free as well as grass-fed. That was the very first change that we made shortly after he was diagnosed. An exciting thing that we did was join the Oklahoma Food Co-Op. You pay a one-time membership fee (around $50) to join and are then given access to all of the amazing farms that are in our great state. We place an order every 3rd Thursday of the month. The co-op then goes to all of the farms around the state and picks up all of the goodies that we order. They deliver to a pre-determined location 5 minutes from our house and we pick it up every 4th Thursday of the month. Some things are a little bit more expensive than your local grocery store but some are comparable. We feel like it is in investment we make to our health. The honey is amazingly sweet, the homemade whole-wheat bread is divine, the veggies are all organic-large and crunchy and (Joel says) that the meat is yummy as well. It gives me relief that if Joel is going to be eating meat he is eating it in the purest form possible and it is also wonderful to know that we aren't eating nasty pesticide chemicals in our veggies. It is better tasting food, better for you, and we are even supporting local area farmers-it is a win win all around. For more information on the co-op here is the link:
After his cancer diagnosis Joel and I have delved into a lot of research about food and how it affects your body. 2 documentaries were extremely illuminating to us-Food Inc. and Food Matters. Each of these documentaries investigates the link between what goes inside our bodies to cancer and other disease. I highly recommend both of these if you are interested in making some changes in your eating. It is astounding to me with all of the doctor's we have met with this year-not one of them has ever mentioned nutrition in relation to our health yet if you think about it-it just makes sense.
Another compromise that Joel has made is he now tries to go vegetarian for at least 2 days a week. Whenever I cook dinner (hopefully 3 nights a week-ha ha) I only cook vegetarian. There are lots of meals you can make without meat that are still extremely yummy-black bean quesadillas, veggie chili, home-made veggie pizzas, and whole-wheat spaghetti with marinara to name a few. A wonderful movement that started recently called Meatless Monday aims not to make the whole world go vegetarian-but more so striving to consume less meat in our lives-started with giving up meat every Monday. One day a week is doable for most and there are health benefits for giving up meat for just that one day. They have a website with easy and delicious meal ideas-here is the link:
There is a life-changing book that I read in regards to cancer and nutrition called Crazy, Sexy, Cancer by Kris Carr. Kris was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Instead of going home and waiting to die she decided to fight back-with nutrition. It is now several years later and her cancer has completely stopped growing and stabilized. This isn't because of any medicines she took but rather in changing her nutrition. Her eating ideas are rather radical and not for everyone-as she recommends going totally vegan-but there are a lot of interested things regarding nutrition that she challenges you on. Another thing she talks about is eating more raw foods as well as fruits and veggies. An idea that she mentions in the book, which I now do regularly, is juicing. I start my morning every morning with a huge bottle of organic fruits and veggie juice.
In one week I consume a 1 pound bag of spinach, 5 cucumbers, 7 pears, 7 apples 21 stalks of celery, 21 large carrots, and 7 broccoli stalks-all organic. I am a huge fan of this drink and I drink it every single morning. The juicer that I bought is a Breville and it was $80 on Amazon. If I can't find the veggies in season at my co-op I buy fresh organic veggies, in bulk no less, at Sam's Club. Another thing I have become a fan of is wheatgrass and spirulina. I get both of these in powder form and drink it in a small cup of organic apple juice every morning. They help to boost energy your immune system as well as having anti-aging and a plethora of other health benefits. I normally get sick once or twice a year but this year with Joel doing chemo and having low blood counts, it was especially crucial for me to stay healthy. I took my vitamins and wheat grass religiously this year and never once encountered any type of major sickness.
Of course everyone also knows how important it is to stay away from processed foods-eat 100% whole wheat as much as possible-and Ezekiel Bread is even better! Also-cancer feeds on sugar so that is something we are both trying to cut out as much as possible. Anything from the earth, as in fruits and veggies, are the best things that you can be eating.
And lastly, I never realized how much of an emotional eater I was until this year. I use food as a comfort far too often and there were many instances this year where I used it to comfort myself. A new book out called Made to Crave by Lysa TerKeurst really made me take a second look into how I was responding to times of desperation by using food in ways that I shouldn't. I am STILL trying to work off the extra weight from this year. If emotional eating is an issue that you deal with I couldn't recommend this book highly enough.
I know this was a long one and thank you for reading! I don't claim to be an expert-just a dork who reads a lot and all of the research has brought me to the same conclusion. Cancer was a life-changing event for us both and really made us look at food in a new way. Its purpose is to fuel our body. Abuse food and we are abusing our health plain and simple. If you have ever had cancer you want to do everything in your power to make sure you never have it again. For us a big step in that direction has been changing our food habits. Knowledge is power so I invite you to check this stuff out for yourself. And of course if you have any questions, let me know. I'd love to tell you more :)
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Loose Teeth and the Tooth Fairy
Did you know, children usually lose their teeth between 6 and 13 years of age as they are pushed out by the adult teeth emerging underneath?
Losing teeth is an exciting part of childhood and can also be a great opportunity to talk about oral health with your child. Maybe the tooth fairy needs healthy teeth for her pearly white castle? Remember everyone should floss and brush twice a day, after breakfast and before bedtime, for at least two minutes each time.
There are so many great ideas for how to make the tooth fairy real for your child, from tiny handwritten notes covered in sparkles, to tooth fairy-sized bookshelf doors, check out our "Tooth Fairy Support" Board on Pinterest for our latest favorite tooth fairy ideas!
Getting to the Root of Child Anxiety
Did you know parental anxiety is one of the biggest factors in anxiety in children? Going to the dentist can be a scary thing, even for children who have been coming to the dentist since infancy. All of our dental staff have special training in helping anxious children feel secure and have tools and treats for during and after the dental appointment to help kids feel comfortable.
However, studies have shown that one of the best predictors of how a child will react to the dental chair is the parent's level of anxiety. A parent who reacts to a needle by grabbing their child's hand may be inadvertently sending the message that something bad is about to happen, while a parent who remains calm and talks happily and consistently to the child throughout the appointment, sends the message that there is nothing to be scared of. Taking the time to visit the website and talk to the dental staff in advance of the visit, can help you know what to expect so you exude confidence and help keep your child smiling throughout the appointment!
What are Sealants?
Did you know sealants can help protect your child's teeth during their most cavity-prone years? Teeth are shaped with grooves and pitted surfaces that can sometimes be too deep to access with brushing alone. Sealants coat these teeth with a protective barrier that "seals out" food and bacteria so they don't get down into the pitted surfaces and cause decay. Most dental insurance companies cover this procedure, but remember, sealants only help reduce the risk of cavities in these deep fissures, you will still need to brush and floss to keep the rest of your tooth happy and healthy!


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Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
QuintoAndar is a technology company that enables a seamless rental experience from discovery to closing. Through the intensive use of technology and design, we are redesigning the entire rental process, from one end to the other, to allow the kind of customer experience that we wish for ourselves. As a result, we are creating a new business model that is unique in the whole world and that will revolutionize the real estate industry.Technology and design are core components of our DNA. Our team works very very hard, with cutting edge technology and design practices, to invent web and mobile tools that are first of their kinds in the whole world.
🔹Meet the team: Software Engineering🔹
At QuintoAndar you will:
- Work with a top-notch team that uses the best practices and best tools.
- Learn a lot.
- Be part of a high-impact project that will affect many people's lives.
- Have autonomy to make decisions with no endless meetings or bikeshedding.
- Work in an informal environment and horizontal hierarchy.
Site Reliability Engineer responsibilities at QuintoAndar
QuintoAndar is looking for engineers to join our SRE team who can help us design, build and maintain our services. You will partner with other engineering teams to help them make our services more performant, scalable and reliable. Among your tasks you'll look for bottlenecks and propose ways to fix them, provision infrastructure in the cloud, develop tools to improve engineering teams' performance and to automate workflows.
SRE/DevOps responsibilities at QuintoAndar:
- Design, build and maintain infrastructure through reusable code and tooling.
- Create solutions to continuously improve scalability, performance and security of our platform.
- Interact with other engineering teams to help them improve availability, reliability and resilience of our infrastructure and systems.
- Use your analytical skills to help engineering teams debug and fix issues.
- Spread DevOps best practices across the company.
Language and location
We are a Portuguese speaking company. This is written in English because 1) we value diversity and thus welcome foreign candidates, and 2) if you are Brazilian you need to be fluent in English in order to learn the most from the rest of the world.
Our office is in Sao Paulo, at Av Paulista, near 'metrô Consolação'.
About our selection process:
It usually takes around 20 days (from your applying to the end) and follows this steps:
1. Application Screening
2. Technical Online Challenge
3. Phone interview with Recruiters
4. Interview with Engineering Team + Reference Check
5. Offer
Important: Our recruitment process starts at the application form! If you really wish be a part of our team, endeavor to do well at this stage of the process. We analyze all the candidates individually. Yes, we do read all applications and we'll reply even to those who won't follow the process.
You may apply if you:
- Have some knowledge in at least one script language (Python or Bash)
- Know Linux/Unix systems and network tools
- Have implemented or maintained a Continuous Delivery/Integration Pipeline (e.g. Drone, Jenkins, Travis CI, Spinnaker, GoCD)
- Have experience with Docker containers
- Have experience with IaaS services provider (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure)
We might like you even better if you:
- Know Infrastructure as Code software (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Chef, Puppet)
- Have some knowledge of Kafka and Zookeeper
- Have strong knowledge of Databases (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, Datomic, MongoDB)
- Have developed Microservices with Python, NodeJS, Java or Golang
- Have experience with container orchestration (e.g. Mesos, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, Rancher)
Working here is cool AND you get the following:
- Competitive salary package;
- Meal allowance ("ticket refeição and/or ticket alimentação");
- Fuel or public transportation allowance;
- Good health plan;
- Dental plan;
- Life insurance;
- Children Allowance (Daycare);
- Subsidy to sports practicing (Gympass);
- This position offers relocation package for people who would have to move to Sao Paulo;
- Free beer every Friday;
- Very fun, collaborative, and fast-paced work environment - full of smart and ambitious people (know more in this video).
We are a company that values diversity and inclusion. All our current openings are to people with disabilities. If you are PWD and want to join us, register your CV in our resume database for future positions by clicking here.


text: Theatre Please note this event has already taken place and you are viewing an archived page of the Lakeside website.For a list of current events, exhibitions and workshops, please click on 'What's On' in the menu above CANDOCO DANCE COMPANY PRESENT THIS PERFORMANCE TOOK PLACE IN 2009 Are you feeling dangerous today? Join us in a chaotic, wild, seriously funny piece about love and loss. Somewhere between sex and death, love and lies is the still centre. Play witness to E4 series 'Skins' choreographer Hofesh Shechter's dynamic exploration of the 'perfect human' - a wild ride full of intense and powerful movement. Candoco Dance Company is the leading contemporary dance company of disabled and non-disabled dancers. For ages 16+. Contains strong language and scenes of a mature nature.


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Buy Property on Costa del Sol with Us
Finally, you are at that stage in your life where you can buy a property in Spain; however where do you start?
Finding the Right Real Estate Agent on Costa del Sol
Statistics show that over 90% of property purchasers in Spain find their Real Estate Agent on the internet. The power of the World Wide Web for business now is immense; however be cautious because with a flashy web design and clever wording you can pretty much be anyone. We implore you to please do your research when looking for the best real estate agency in Spain. Ensure that they have well established office premises, fixed landlines and not just a mobile phone, and at the very least Spanish speaking members within the team; because you cannot conduct the complex business of buying a property in Marbella without speaking the local language.
So the next question is why choose KMS Property when buying a property on Costa del Sol?
- We are proud members, and a fully approved REAS accredited agency
- We have wonderful established offices in the heart of San Pedro Alcántara which are staffed at all times in office hours by Spanish speaking members of staff.
- We are very well known along the coast and with select fellow agents with whom over the years we have built solid collaborations with enabling us to offer clients not only our properties, but properties offered by other agents.
- We take our business responsibilities very seriously and are a fully DIA complaint real estate agent and fully adhere with the latest laws relating to the property industry
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Elkwood Arts Custom Project: PA Wilds Conservation Shop at Kinzua Bridge State Park
The PA Wilds Conservation Shop at Kinzua Bridge State Park opens August 1st, and Elkwood Arts has been busy preparing the initial hardwood storage crates and shelves for display areas within the shop.
Check out some of our progress photos and video. You can see how different this type of wood turns out depending on the type of finish applied.
If you're looking for something to do this summer, be sure to visit Kinzua Bridge State Park, check out the PA Wilds Conservation Shop, and support local businesses and artisans in the PA Wilds.


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Bullseye Bone Bead Lanyard
Bullseye Bone Bead Lanyard
Bone Bead Lanyards
The Bone Bead is a time honored tradition in Africa of both adornment and trade. The history of these beads is deep in tradition, they have been traded for centuries between tribes as items of currency or cerimony. First carried by Will on his personal blade in Africa he now offers the same iconic adornment found on the limited edition Cholera Mk1 knife.
These are handmade in Africa out of natural bone and are sourced personally by Will himself. Each one is a bit different than the next but the general color and design remain the same. Offered in several patterns colors in limited numbers only as they are difficult to source and produce.
Each bead is first selected then hand scrapped by our team before we stabilize them. The interior of the bead is filled with the same urethane that is used to hold critical components together on the Space Shuttle (Will is a bit goofey like that). Then mated with several silver beads and tied with genuine USA 550 cord.
Offered in Red or Black lanyard per style.
Patterns Include: BullsEye (natural & brown) Brown Speckled (natural & brown) Natural Bleached White
Please Note: These are made from natural materials and my variy in shape and size. The beads themselves are Product of Africa.


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Village chiefs receiving computers sent by FoS
Photos of the arrival of the 8 computers for the Village Chiefs (Chefe do Suco) of Babulo, Betano, Daisua, Holarua, Groto, Rotuto, Tutuluro, and Letefoho.
Antoninho brought the computers from Dili to the Youth Centre in Same, and the Chiefs came to the Youth Centre to receive them.
The Chiefs are very happy with the computers and send thanks (the Chiefs are similar to village Mayors).
Youth Centre book project
The Same Youth Centre has produced 600 copies of a new book they say they have written and illustrated themselves 'Rai ne'be mak ai –horis la iha' = Land without plants.
It is about young people replanting bare land with trees etc to make it beautiful. It includes multiplication tables at the back plus simple addition and subtraction. They will distribute this to schools shortly.
Friends of Same supported Same Youth Centre (CEFOBOM) to make books for primary schools in Same (photos of children with books)
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The Baby Blessing That Almost Wasn'tSunday, April 30th, 2006
Today was the day we scheduled to bless Lego. Brinestone talked to the bishop a few weeks ago and asked if today would be okay because her family would be in town to take her brother and sister back to Colorado. He said that'd be fine, and I, never having been a father before, assumed that this was all that needed to be done.
So the day came, and her family and mine were all packed into two rows near the front of the chapel. Before sacrament, the thought entered my head that I might want to remind the bishop that today was the day just to be safe, but then the so-called rational part of my brain said, "Hey, he's the bishop. Of course he remembered."
But then the sacrament came and went, and the second counsellor was barreling right along introducing the rest of the program—they had forgotten the blessing. I panicked and started looking around frantically for advice. Should I start waving my arms to catch his attention? I couldn't just give up; several people had driven over five hundred miles to be there.
Thankfully my mom handed me a small notepad and a pen so that I could write the bishop a note. I calmly scribbled something about how we had planned on doing the blessing today and how family had come from out of state and how I was sorry that I hadn't reminded him or anything. By this point, though, it was well into the first talk, so I had to sit and wait until it was over to try to get the note to him. The only thing worse than abruptly walking up onto the stand during sacrament meeting is abruptly walking up onto the stand during a talk.
So I waited and waited and missed most of the first talk because my mind was somewhere else. I passed the note to my brother-in-law, who was sitting at the end of the row, because I was wedged firmly in the middle and wanted to make as small a scene as possible. After the talk was over, he moseyed on up to the stand, handed the bishop the note, and moseyed back to his seat. The second speaker looked a little confused to see someone coming up to the stand just as he was getting up to speak, but he figured everything was okay and kept going. The bishop made eye contact with me, nodded, and mouthed okay.
After the second speaker, the bishop got up to announce that there would be a slight change of program: we'd be skipping the rest hymn and having our baby blessing instead because they had forgot to include it on the program. The blessing itself went without a hitch, and the bishop apologized to me afterwards that they had forgot about the blessing. Apparently the problem is that I never got the appropriate paperwork beforehand, so the bishop didn't have it before sacrament to remind him. Oh well. All's well that ends well, as my father-in-law said. I guess I'll just have to make sure to remember that for baby #2.


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Hi Civilians,
My all time cult favourite, 'Big Trouble in Little China' is a fantasy-action film that is funny, collaborative and a mixture of genres. Kurt Russell plays a truck driver called Jack Burton, who gets caught in a bizarre conflict in San Francisco's Chinatown. An ancient Chinese prince and Chinatown crimelord has kidnapped a beautiful green-eyed woman, who is the fiancee to Jack's best friend. Jack must help his friend rescue the girl before the evil Lo Pan uses her to break the ancient curse that keeps him a fleshless and immortal spirit.
This film infuses martial arts films, old action / adventure films and Chinese mythology to give us a tale that is a mind f*** in imagination. "Big Trouble in Little China," was released in 1986 to mixed reviews, but failed to be that big blockbuster film for 20th century fox. Despite an ironic lead performance by Kurt Russell as an sudo action hero who coins the phrase 'all talk and no action' and the big budget BTILC turned out to be a box office disappointment but further on down the years has become a huge cult hit and personally one of by most loved films to date.
Arrow video has now the pleasure to bring this cult film to UK bluray and trust me ... Arrow video does it justice!! BTILC had that grainy look (as it was filmed in the 1980's) and the restoration needed to be better than the American bluray release because that release kept all of the grain thus making you think why they had even bothered with it. With that in mind arrow has produced this bluray in a pristine image, less to no grain and going by the steel box they have spared no expense. The blacks are blacks and the pixels are dynamically sharp and shows major depth... Even the visual effects don't look dated and that's what you want from our beloved technology, a better transfer than the DVD. This bluray shows the world that arrow video have indeed spent time and money restoring this masterpiece producing the best digital representation of the film, better that our US counterparts it is amazing how we can now convert an film and have it look better and have less grain that the actual company that produced the film.
The English DTS-HD Master 5.1 has clarity, depth and sonically is engulfing (much like a 3D film at the IMAX). The surrounds move more information around the action sequences but matches the visual effects when it comes to sound placement. Included is a new 5.1 isolated score which is surprisingly good but I don't know who would bother.
The supplements appear to some what duplicate the american bluray with a Carpenter/Russell commentary, the isolated score, deleted scenes, extended ending, vintage featurette, various interviews with Carpenter and Russell, trailers, TV Spots and booklet featuring new writing on the film by John Kenneth Muir, author of The Films of John Carpenter, a re-print of an article on the effects of the film from American Cinematographer, illustrated with archive stills and posters
The film is amazing (I would say that!). The mixture of genres, the amazing script, the inclusion of martial arts and the nostalgic Sunday night feel of it all makes me wanna shout out to everyone ... GO AND BUY THIS! but don't just take my word for it, go an research it and you will find out that this is a cult hit and will remain in our hearts as a film that included so many genres and got away with it. After watching you want it to be longer, you want there to have s sequel and you want jack Burton to be the hero all of which will not happen!


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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's protracted nuclear safety crisis has begun to cast doubts over its pledge of ambitious carbon emissions cuts by the end of the decade, which will rely heavily on plans to boost nuclear power generation.
While Tokyo has not said explicitly that it would consider backing away from its 2020 target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels, the scrapping of at least four reactors at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant and public wariness of new reactor projects could force a greater reliance on fossil fuels than policymakers had anticipated.
The first hints of a possible review of Tokyo's carbon cutting goals emerged in comments from bureaucrats and policymakers over the past few days.
"It is true that our reduction target will be affected significantly," Vice Environment Minister Hideki Minamikawa was quoted by the Yomiuri newspaper as telling reporters in Bangkok on Sunday.
"The target year and the size of the reduction will be up for review."
Senior officials from the ruling Democratic Party of Japan were more circumspect, although they did not rule out a rethink of existing nuclear policy and the 2020 emissions target.
"At the moment, we have not decided whether to review the target and we are not at a stage where we can make a decision," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano, the number-two official in Japan's cabinet, said on Monday.
Edano said the government still needed to get a handle on the overall impact of the nuclear crisis on a variety of industries and policies, including climate change.
Katsuya Okada, the party's secretary general, told a separate news conference on Monday that it may be necessary to review the 2020 target, given its heavy reliance on nuclear energy, but the government should not rush to any conclusions while it is still dealing with an emergency.
The environment ministry's scenarios for achieving 25 percent carbon reduction are all based on a government plan to add nine new commercial nuclear reactors by 2020 to the 54 currently in operation.
More than three weeks after a devastating earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan knocked out power sources and cooling systems at Tokyo Electric Power Co's Fukushima Daiichi plant, engineers are still struggling to cool down reactors and spent fuel pools and to contain radiation leaks.
Quake and tsunami damage and high radiation levels have forced a shutdown of the entire Fukushima complex, whose two plants and 10 reactors account for one-fifth of Japan's total nuclear capacity, while spurring the government to impose extra safety measures against a similar disaster.
Several of Japan's 10 nuclear power producers have delayed the restart of reactors taken down for maintenance, to implement additional short-term steps to bolster safety.
Some have also tentatively halted preparations for building new reactors but no plans have been formally altered, while senior government officials have talked of an energy policy review that could include promoting renewables.
Japan's carbon target for 2020 is now closely linked to its post-Fukushima energy policy, and nothing will be clear until the government, the power companies and the public decide on the future of nuclear power, said Akihiro Sawa, executive senior fellow at the 21st Century Public Policy Institute.
Complicating the issue is the prospect of power shortages in the summer, when traditionally heavy demand for air-conditioning could force rolling blackouts in the Tokyo area and deliver a severe blow to Japan's economic heartland.
"People have now realized the importance of stable energy supplies," Sawa said. "The government should start with the supply and demand outlook for energy and assess how that would affect its low-carbon policy. The government cannot review climate policy in isolation."
Tokyo Electric estimates it will be able to supply 46,500 megawatts of power by summer, after bringing some damaged and mothballed thermal power plants back online, but this would still be nearly 10,000 MW short of estimated peak demand, despite extensive conservation efforts since the quake.
Electricity demand in areas served by Tokyo Electric fell 9.2 percent in March from a year earlier, according to Reuters calculations from industry data released on Monday by the Electric Power System Council of Japan.
Tokyo Electric, which accounts for about one-third of Japan's total power consumption, resorted to rolling blackouts last month after the quake.
Nationwide, Japan's power demand fell 2.6 percent in March from a year earlier, marking the first decline in 16 months.
The government, keen to avoid the blow that blackouts could deliver to industries from autos to aluminum, is considering regulatory steps to make it easier for firms to curb power use.
These may include allowing industries to coordinate plant operating hours, to prevent concentration of power use in peak periods, which could require exceptions in enforcement of the antimonopoly law by the Japan Fair Trade Commission.
Land use restrictions that prevent setting up power generators at certain factory sites may also be waived, while labor and building maintenance rules may be eased to allow cutbacks in air-conditioner use.
The government aims to compile the measures by the end of April and implement them by July, when the summer peak season starts, a trade ministry official said.
Additional reporting by Yoko Nishikawa and Linda Sieg; Editing by Edmund Klamann


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NightHawk fans, you did it! WOW! We were blown away by the huge success of the inaugural Tuscan Pig Roast last weekend! To all of you who came out to laugh, drink, and feast in the cold rain – THANK YOU! Wasn't that incredible? We couldn't believe how much fun it was to get together in the worst weather of the month.
The parking lot was full, bellies were satisfied, and the wine was flowing, making good times and treasured memories for all the hearty wine-lovers who attended. It's hard to imagine a better day at the winery. Chef Josh's creations were more than something special… they warmed our hearts.
Speaking of warming, now is the perfect season to cozy up with a glass of wine in two areas of our property that transform into something magical this time of year. We open our fireplace room to guests so that people can enjoy a bottle together in a comfy space with a rustic feel. We also wrap our sun porch in protective sheeting and bring out the warmers so that you don't have to sit by the fire pit outside (even though that's really great too!)
Thanks to your turnout, Chef Josh will be making an encore appearance this weekend, Saturday November 18. Mark your calendars and come out for his inspired farm-to-fork food!
This is also the last weekend of the season for live music. Laura Lisbeth plays original, heartfelt folk-pop at 2 pm. There should be a lot of her fans out in attendance. It's going to be a great weekend in the country-- music, food, friends and wine!
We warm you inside and out with a special treat -- our seasonal offering of German Glö-wine in the tasting room. Buy a glass from us, (love it!) and then take home a bottle of our wine to create your own batch for friends and family! This drink makes the season great and it's also a great excuse to use an umlaut (those little dots over the 'o'.)
Enjoy the recipe, and don't forget that wine is always cheaper by the case. Prosit!
4 cups apple cider
1 bottle red or white wine
1/4 cup honey
2 cinnamon sticks
1 orange, zested and juiced
4 whole cloves
3 whole star anise
4 oranges, peeled (optional garnish)
In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients except garnish. Bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Pour into mugs, add orange peel to each (optional) and serve.


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I met Terry for the first time at Selin's cooking class in Kadiköy a month earlier. We exchanged numbers and stayed in touch during my nearly two months in Istanbul. Terry is beautiful and interesting and adventurous. She grew up in Istanbul; her family even had a summer house on one of the Princess Islands. When she was very young her parents decided to move the family to Mexico City on what I like to imagine was a whim. This sudden desire for exciting transformations must be a family thing, as I happen to find Terry during another major life transition, which I fully appreciate because I happen to be in the throws of one myself.
Terry is responsible for introducing me to the wonderful Turkish breakfast at Ada Kahvalti, on Büyükada, the largest of the Princes' Islands. (Büyük means big. Ada means island. When I put these things together I am very pleased with myself.)
Four of the nine islands, interchangeably and collectively called the Princess, Princes', or Prences Islands, are the prime weekend vacation spots for the Istanbulu. These islands feel like remnants of another time, seemingly isolated and notably charming. There are no cars on the islands. People walk, bike, or take horse-drawn carriages called phaeton. Ada Kahvalti, a ten minute walk from the ferry, is in the front yard of a home, on a tree-lined street with other such homes. I walk up and down Akdemir Sokak (sokak means street) many times before I finally find the hanging sign hidden behind the bougainvillea.
The Ada Kahvalti breakfast is not on the table all at once. It wouldn't fit. The owner brings anything she chooses in rounds. Small dishes arranged beautifully on the table. One with green olives, another with black olives and a delicate lemon wedge. The deep-red muhammara, a roasted red pepper walnut dip and staple in many Middle Eastern countries, is slightly tangy and topped with a few crumbled walnuts. A plate of fresh cherry tomatoes, chopped with parsley arrives, with just a hint of olive oil and lemon, followed by sliced cucumbers with those wonderful little curly green peppers native to the region that I have yet to find in the states; clearly handpicked and locally-sourced. There is a selection of cheeses from various parts of the country, including the subtly tangy çökelek, a crumbly whey cheese, here with red and green peppers, that makes me appreciate the limited time I have in this city. Quartered medium-boiled farm eggs topped with chopped parsley and what tastes like paprika. An assortment of fresh breads and pastries including sliced baguette, simit, and pogača. A requested addition of the quintessential menemen, eggs lightly scrambled atop a steamy tomato pepper stew, here with slices of sujuk, a spiced semi-cured meat. I prefer my eggs pouched, not scrambled, in the stew, the way my father taught me, and so am pleased when the deep yellow yolk is still clearly visible. Of course, there is my personal favorite Turkish breakfast must-have, the bal kaymak, a type of thick clotted cream sitting in a pool of honey. And, of course, the uniquely flavored and textured homemade preserves, of which I can't seem to get enough: one is rose with lemon and bergamot; the other, watermelon rind.
Yes, watermelon rind preserves. Terry and I struggle to place the flavor, and when we ask the owner she gives us an adorably sassy smile.
At thirty, I've surely tasted so many peculiar flavors that it must be rare to be so startled, and by something that looks and feels like a basic marmalade. Yet, here I am, confronted with a taste unlike anything I've ever had before. This sparks one of those trite deeply personal inspirations: there is so much life out there.
Back in the states, lovingly perusing my copy of Nawal Nasrallah's Delights from the Garden of Eden, I come across an Iraqi version of the Watermelon Rind Preserves. Apparently this is a THING. And, upon questioning, my parents are fully aware, having failed to mention this to their children. "There's some in the fridge. It's your father's favorite."
Iraqi Watermelon Rind Preserves
adapted from Nawal Nasrallah
2 lbs watermelon rind (1 large watermelon)
(removed of the red flesh and firm green outer peel!)
(cut rind into strips about 1" x 2")
3 cups sugar
½ cup honey
juice and zest of half a lemon
4 cardamom pods, whole
1. Place strips of watermelon rind in an appropriately sized pot, cover with cold water.
2. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer, about 30 minutes. Drain and keep about 3 cups of liquid. Set aside.
3. In a heavy lidded pot: dissolve sugar in the watermelon rind liquid.
4. Add honey, lemon zest, and cardamom. Bring to a boil.
5. Add drained rind. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer, about 30 minutes.
6. Set aside, cover, and let cool overnight.
7. Next day: boil again over medium until thick, about 30 minutes.
8. Add lemon juice, a few minutes. It's done when it keeps a thick and chunky texture.
9. Cool completely. Refrigerate. Keeps a long time.
10. Serve with geymar/kaymak/clotted cream!


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Cool shadow!
Verse for Today: Monday, May 14, 2012
Psalms 63:7 – Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.
It is very difficult to imagine that a person can find comfort in a desert. But the experience of David speaks to us about the rest and the comfort God gave him when he was running through the desert for fear of his enemies. David was running for life because King Saul and the enemies of Israel were following him. He was opposed because of jealousy and competition. David was found a moral and graceful threat to those around him. They couldn't appreciate the way God was using him as a blessing to others. They didn't understand that he was part of God's plan for them and their country. He had already saved God's people from the enemy countries and the threat of Goliath. But without any valid reason, he was chased by all who became his enemies. David was forced to stay in forests, caves and even in deserts to escape the attacks of the enemy. He had his share of despair and fear. But in times of trouble and apprehension, David trusted in the God of Israel who spread His wings over David and gave him courage, faith and confidence to keep going. David had to overcome opposition by faith and trust in the Lord each and every moment of his days of isolation and fear. He could go to the presence of God even while he was in the desert. He could enjoy peace and rest in a desert which was the greatest blessing he enjoyed during those days of turmoil. Under the shadow of the wings of the Lord, David enjoyed spiritual blessings which were sufficient to strengthen him to handle all his unfavourable circumstances. The God of David is alive today and He will sustain all His children who go through deserts in their lives under His wings of protection, provision and peace.
Dear friend, are you going through the heat and the roasted sandy storms of a desert in your life? Are you fearfully running for life when you are chased by the enemy of your soul by using people who are close to you? If you are loosing confidence in life, you are reminded by the Lord today that even in the desert, you have the wings of the Lord above you. His wings are your shelter of love, peace and power. His wings give you a cover from the enemies and enhance your confidence, peace and rest. All your weariness in life will be taken away by the coolness of the shadow of the wings of the Lord. Under His wings, you will find solace for your heart near to the heart of God. He will keep your heart from fear and anxiety. He will fill you with His love and peace and will carry your cares and burdens. He will keep you under His wings until He changes your situation. One of these days, He will subdue all your enemies under His feet as in the case of David. You will enjoy His deliverance as in the case of Daniel, Gideon and Joshua. His wings of protection will be upon you as it was for Jeremiah, Peter, Paul and other disciples. You are guaranteed a comforting sojourn through the wilderness because you will be always under the wings of the Almighty. You can cast all your cares upon Him and relax. Today you are reassured by the Lord to make you dwell under His wings with spiritual nourishment, emotional fulfillment and physical protection. It is a life of faith and fellowship with the Lord your God even when the whole world challenges your faith and the power of God over you.
Psalms 91:4 – He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
Thought for Today
The desert experience is worth the trouble when considering it as an opportunity to enjoy the cool shadow under the wings of the Lord.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The Men's Eagles Sevens completed pool play at HSBC Canada Sevens with a flawless 3-0 record following a 29-5 defeat of Australia Saturday.
Two tries apiece for Perry Baker and Maka Unufe as well as Danny Barrett's second of the day capped the Eagles' total Day One try-scoring efforts at BC Place Stadium at 19. Mike Friday's squad's Cup Quarterfinal against Argentina is scheduled to kick off at 2:30 p.m. ET Sunday, with the live stream available to viewers in the United States on World Rugby's Sevens Series website.
Both teams had qualified for the Cup knockout rounds following two Pool C games. The Eagles opened in the scoring in both of theirs, and did so against Australia in the first minute of play. From the restart win, Folau Niua drew a defender towards the wing to open a hole for Baker. The speedster cut inside the sweeper for a 60-meter run to the posts.
Niua won a penalty for his work at the breakdown in the fourth minute to set up a midfield lineout. Captain Madison Hughes kicked the ball for Baker to chase from the 10 and the ball bounced into the winger's arms for a 12-0 lead.
Australia tried its own hand at a grubber attempt in the sixth minute, only for Niua to collect at the U.S. 22. The ball was cycled to the opposite wing for Barrett, who stepped around one defender and fended a second to score from 80 meters. Barrett's 51st career try brought the halftime score to 17-0.
Point differential is also a factor in the a HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series standings, the reason Australia - level on points with the Eagles in fifth - is ranked ahead of the U.S. Friday urged his team to continue its attacking play at halftime, and inserted a fresh-legged Maka Unufe for Martin Iosefo. The impact was immediate, as Unufe brought down Niua's second-half restart untouched and beat the entire defense to the posts for a 24-0 score.
Unufe slapped the ensuing restart to the ground for Australian hands before Hughes won a penalty on a potential break. The Eagles won their 10th-minute lineout at midfield before Unufe split two defenders to score the team's fifth try, 29-0.
The reserves kept Australia scoreless until the final play of the game. Australia's last possession was assisted by the Eagles' penalty troubles, which resulted in Lachie Anderson holding onto the ball through a Ben Pinkelman tackle to score in the corner.
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The 29-5 victory keeps the U.S. at the top of Pool C at Canada Sevens. The Cup Quarterfinal matchup against Pool B's No. 2, Argentina, will kick off Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET. Viewers in the United States can access World Rugby's live stream from Vancouver on its Sevens Series website.
Men's Eagles Sevens | v. Australia
1. Pat Blair
2. Ben Pinkelman
3. Danny Barrett
4. Matai Leuta
5. Walt Elder
6. Andrew Durutalo
7. Folau Niua
8. Maka Unufe
9. Stephen Tomasin
10. Madison Hughes (C)
11. Perry Baker
12. Martin Iosefo
13. Malon Al-Jiboori
Australia | v. USA
1. Henry Hutchison
2. Liam McNamara
3. Simon Kennewell
4. Alex Gibbon
5. James Stannard
6. Tate McDermott
7. Tim Anstee
8. Tom Lucas
9. Ed Jenkins
10. Nick Malouf
11. Brandon Quinn
12. Lachie Anderson
13. Mick Adams
Men's Eagles Sevens | 29
Tries: Baker (2), Barrett, Unufe (2)
Conversions: Hughes (2)
Australia | 5
Tries: Anderson
Conversions: N/A
Men's Eagles Sevens | HSBC Canada Sevens
v. Japan - W 52-0
v. France - W 31-19
v. Australia - W 29-5
Cup QF v. Argentina - Sunday, March 12 @ 2:30 p.m. ET


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Perhaps one day as the business grows, my excitement will fade when a new store begins to carry Manning Canning products but somehow I doubt it. I literally just dropped off my first order to Grilltime Gourmet Meat Shop at 62 Laird Drive.
I was introduced to Andy (owner) through Peter Visima (so thank you Peter) and I remember the first time I walked through the door's at Grilltime I was overwhelmed by all of the delicious smells coming off their grill. Andy's big smile and warm welcome made me feel more like I was in his home than in his meat shop and we chatted like we were long time friends.
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RIP – Stan Lee December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018
Stan Lee was an American comic-book writer, editor, and publisher, who was executive vice president and publisher of Marvel Comics.
Stan was born in New York City, to Celia (Solomon) and Jack Lieber, a dress cutter. His parents were Romanian Jewish immigrants. Lee co-created Spider-Man, the Hulk, Doctor Strange, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Daredevil, Thor, the X-Men, and many other fictional characters, introducing a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. In addition, he challenged the comics' industry's censorship organization, the Comics Code Authority, indirectly leading to it updating its policies. Lee subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
He had cameo appearances in many Marvel film and television projects, with many yet to come, posthumously. A few of these appearances are self-aware and sometimes reference Lee's involvement in the creation of certain characters.
On 16 July 2017, Lee was named a Disney Legend, a hall of fame program that recognizes individuals who have made an extraordinary and integral contribution to The Walt Disney Company.
Stan was married to Joan Lee for almost 70 years, until her death. The couple had two children. Joan died on July 6, 2017. Stan died on November 12, 2018, in LA.
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Productivity Discovery Behind the Wheel of My Civic Hybrid/
My 2013 Honda Civic Hybrid has no pickup. It likes to hydroplane on roads hardly slicked by a drizzle. And it has very few bells and whistles. But it was dirt cheap. And it gets me where I need to go. And I rarely need to stop for gas to fill up its 11 gallon tank. And this past week, it beat a shiny blue BMW to the same destination.
Now, don't get me wrong; I wasn't speeding. In fact, it took me a while to get to a steady speed. But a wonderful thing happened down a long stretch of road: as I drove along, traffic lights kept changing from red to green. And, while luxury racecars in other lanes shifted gears to accelerate, I was already humming along. My epiphany occurred when I turned into a strip mall parking lot, followed by the aforementioned BMW that I had passed miles back.
The lesson is not that slow and steady wins the race, though that may be true. The lesson is: when there are fewer red lights and less traffic, you reach your destination more quickly, no matter the quality of the car. This, of course, is the purpose of highways, but unanticipated traffic and road conditions mess things up. In the very near future, automation will likely allow for the elimination of traffic lights, but we are beholden to them for now. I know very few things about cars or engineering, but I know this: when you remove friction--red lights, traffic, accidents, potholes--your journey is smooth sailing.
Productivity in business works this way, too. The hardest part of getting a project done is sitting down to do it, ramping up, and working without interruption. The red lights in the workplace are rampant: colleagues who want to chat, the ringing cell phone, Slack channels, the "ding" of an incoming email, scheduled meetings, someone calls in sick and the calendar needs to be rearranged. If only we could have only green lights in the workplace...
When setting up a workspace or a workflow, the less friction there is, the smoother the ride. Friction begins with sifting through choices. Sometimes, we can eliminate friction simply by eliminating choices that really shouldn't matter in our day-to-day. When we do exert brainpower on those choices, we can find ourselves stressed or knee-deep in unintended consequences. On August 28, 2014, while speaking about sober foreign matters, Barack Obama wore a tan suit and broke the Internet. The media went crazy because of his tan suit. But there was, in fact, one semi-legitimate reason for the mass online freakout: as Time Magazine pointed out in a column actually entitled, "In Defense of Barack Obama's Tan Suit":
The larger problem lies in the expectations that Obama had previously created. In [a] 2012 Vanity Fair profile, Michael Lewis quotes Obama saying the following: "You'll see I wear only gray or blue suits… I'm trying to pare down decisions. I don't want to make decisions about what I'm eating or wearing. Because I have too many other decisions to make."
Obama was correct in eliminating the friction of choosing suits and publicly discussing it. Fast Company published an article called, "Always Wear the Same Suit: Obama's Presidential Productivity Secrets." When you do decide to remove roadblocks to productivity, own that decision and do not give in to temptation. Every choice has a countervailing tradeoff. When Obama decided to limit his suit choices (the type of choice also reflected in Steve Jobs' insistence on black turtlenecks and jeans), he gave up spontaneity and creativity. And it was a point of no return.
Okay, so we're not the president, and our stoplights are more mundane. Let's say, you decide to eliminate daily group meetings with your team. This is something supported by titans of entrepreneurship such as Richard Branson and Tim Ferriss. And the humorist Dave Barry is quoted as saying, "If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be 'meetings.'" You should expect pushback. You should expect cries of "How can we be on the same page without meetings?!" But it would be worse to give in and wear "a tan suit." If you return to daily meetings, the meetings will become even more unproductive, because people secretly respect choices that cut down roadblocks.
Besides cutting out meetings, what else can we do to turn those stop lights into go lights? It can be a system-wide change like the one made by Marie Forleo, founder of marketing mastery course B-School. Marie gives the entire staff of her online empire a two-week summer vacation; it may be the smartest move she has made in a vast sea of smart moves. Sure, there is no revenue to be made, no product to be marketed for two weeks in August, but, then again, there are no shifts to cover, no routines to forego, no stress of remembering who is doing what.
Or, you can choose to restructure your entire approach to your daily schedule. Paul Graham, the founder of Y Combinator wrote an extraordinary essay delineating the differences between large time blocks and small time blocks, based on a "Manager's Schedule" vs. a "Maker's Schedule": set aside short time chunks (with padding) to attend to quick tasks that need to be done quickly, but set aside many hours to achieve maximum creative results.
"There are two types of schedule, which I'll call the manager's schedule and the maker's schedule. The manager's schedule is for bosses. It's embodied in the traditional appointment book, with each day cut into one hour intervals. You can block off several hours for a single task if you need to, but by default you change what you're doing every hour. When you use time that way, it's merely a practical problem to meet with someone. Find an open slot in your schedule, book them, and you're done... But there's another way of using time that's common among people who make things, like programmers and writers. They generally prefer to use time in units of half a day at least. You can't write or program well in units of an hour. That's barely enough time to get started."
Still, you can do the little things that can cut out the friction. Put a "Do Not Disturb" sign on your door, and close the blinds. Put your phone in airplane mode for an hour or two. Or mix a lot of work with a fair amount of pleasure, as Simone de Beauvoir liked to do:
"...[I]n general I dislike starting the day. I first have tea and then, at about ten o'clock, I get under way and work until one. Then I see my friends and after that, at five o'clock, I go back to work and continue until nine."
Don't think the little things matter? Even the tiniest of obstacles can get the most effective person off his game. Do you remember the "Midge Game" between the Yankees and the Indians? In the 2007 AL playoffs, the Bronx Bombers were riding high on the hot hand of their rookie setup sensation Joba Chamberlain. Until this game, Joba seemed to be the second coming of, well, his closer Mariano Rivera. But then the craziest thing happened: Jacobs Field was biblically attacked by a swarm of harmless tiny flying "midges." Unnerved, Joba swatted and swatted. He was sprayed with repellant. And he threw two wild pitches that led to the eventual loss to the Indians. These bugs didn't bite, but they did something almost as bad: they distracted.
As for me and my Honda Civic, I appreciate what it does for me and what it is, but also what it isn't. It isn't an SUV; I have no room in my car for children other than my own. Therefore, I'm not carpooling. It doesn't fill up for gas very often, so I have more time to spend with my family instead of getting gas. It doesn't have the odd shape of a Prius or the fancy T of a Tesla, so I don't have to be ostentatious in my environmentalism. And, after I've started it up, its battery recharges when it reaches a steady pace.
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I have tried really hard to chronicle my migration to the desert. But, every time I started to write about one or another aspect of my move, the blogs were depressing me, and if they were depressing me I can only imagine how fast the reader would run away from them.
Other than to say I will try to add a little humor to my plight, and I will try, this is proving to be a real test of my theories of life becoming smaller. You will begin to read about my attempts to adjust to life in a lovely gate guarded golf community, poor me, but for now I have found my first little touch of levity here in paradise! The mean girls……
My husband and I went to the pool/physical therapy unit the other morning and I overheard a conversation going on in the pool, something about, sleeping with a bar of soap in your bed to cure leg cramps. Well, I said to myself that sounds promising considering my husband has moaned about those from time to time. I've always chalked his complaints up to too much exercise, as I choose to believe that too much exercise, can cause all kinds of physical problems. Setting up my defense for no exercise at all.
Anyway, back to Lindsay Lohan and company. I jumped into the pool and swam over to ask about this miracle cure, which by the way works, and they gave me the info. Any soap but Dove, do not wet, place it anywhere in the bed and presto leg cramps gone. Something to do with sodium I think, try it. We had a brief conversation and they went back to their little circle, I really did not think about it until later in the day and when I realized it was just like high school.
Were any of you ever the new girl in high school? I went through that five times. I attended five high schools in four years and aside from the obvious curriculum problems I was the new girl five times. I will give some thought to naming the schools, if I can make someone out there feel bad about ignoring me back in 1958. The worst of the relocations would be when my family moved from Los Angeles to Westchester County, New York and for the first month none of the girls would speak to me. I chose to believe it was because in those days California seemed a bit exotic to Easterners or that I was such a beauty that they were jealous. In reality maybe they just didn't like me or I was a bit standoffish, However, what ever the reason I walked to school every morning with two delightful twin boys, Alan and Howie Feuer, to this day I still remember their names. That's a miracle because I am beginning to forget the names of my close friends.
After the longest month of my life the girls began to accept me and all was good until I moved again 18 months later. But, that feeling swept back over me the other day at the pool. It was as if I was fifteen all over again, clutching my books to my chest and scurrying along the halls with my head down. I marvel at how a feeling can come right back, as though it were yesterday. A very wise person once explained to me that our feelings are similar to a bunch of grapes and if you touch one they all start to jiggle.
Maybe I have been lucky, or oblivious, but this is the first time I've had that feeling in forever, so my question would be, do we revert back to adolescence as we age? And while I am asking, how does one handle the mean girls? Any suggestions, do I just go back and try again or go to the other clubhouse and start from scratch?
In writing this blog I decided to look up each of my high schools and discovered, much to my amazement that all but one are still standing in their original incarnation. Scary considering they were old when I was young so I think I will use those pictures in another blog about my colorful high school years and I will name names!


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The Nog
I always hated eggnog. Growing up, I could think of nothing worse to choke down in the name of Christmas spirit. Except fruitcake. My mom loves it (she also loves fruitcake, WTH), and would get it from the store every year and be the only one drinking it whilst professionally ignoring the faces of horror that my brothers and I had perfected solely in honor of the yearly nog. Mom gave zero f***s. When I got old enough to realize that YOU COULD PUT ALCOHOL IN THAT, my attitude changed a bit. Because, let's be honest, you could put alcohol in puddle water and I'd probably be like: this Foraged Rain Cocktail is soooo complex and earthy, you guuuuuys.
But you know what? Everything changed the day I tried homemade eggnog.
Homemade nog is so profoundly different and astronomically better than store bought that, IMO, they shouldn't even be called the same thing. But also: homemade eggnog with homemade eggs. I MEAN COME ON. It's almost safe to say that I got chickens just so I could make fresh eggnog. Completely true story.
Let's be honest: people are scared of raw eggs. But listen, you guys...if there was ever a reason to add alcohol to your drink, this is it. Safety first. Aside from the fact that alcohol helps kill off the bad things (if you put enough in) you just need to be smart about your eggs--make sure they are clean, make sure they are fresh, make sure they don't look or smell funny. Or get pasteurized eggs from the store. Or cook the base. Just saddle up and quit being a wimp (if you have a doctor's note, you are excused from being called a wimp). Once you try it, you'll never go back. JOIN ME........
And then there's the whole thing about aged eggnog. When you put enough of the alcohols in the nogs, you can actually let it brew for WEEKS in the fridge and it takes it up so many notches in flavor and texture. Here's a great article on all that.
So...let's nog, shall we? This is a recipe I did for BHG.com (7 Cocktails that Pair with Classic Christmas Movies), and hopefully you can tell by the mug what movie it goes with.
Makes roughly a punch bowl's worth.
6 fresh whole eggs
1 cup sugar
2 cups whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
1-1/2 cups brandy
30 drops cardamom bitters
grated cardamom and nutmeg to garnish
Start by separating your eggs: yolks in a medium mixing bowl, whites in another. Cover and refrigerate the whites. Whisk together the yolks and the sugar until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Whisk in milk, cream, brandy, and bitters until thoroughly combined. Cover and refrigerate mixture 1 to 24 hours (with enough alcohol in it, eggnog can be left in an airtight container to age for several weeks, which will create a thicker, richer beverage. If you are skipping the alcohol, homemade nog must be used within 24 hours).
Before serving, whisk egg whites (if you've aged your nog, you'll need fresh egg whites) until they form stiff peaks. Carefully fold the egg whites into the nog mixture. Serve immediately, dusting the foam on each individual glass of nog with grated cardamom and nutmeg. If you don't want to go to all the trouble of making homemade eggnog, just add the brandy and bitters to store-bought--and also, you're dead to me.
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A political leader of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; one of the Founding Fathers. Adams was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was the second president, from 1797 to 1801, after George Washington. Washington and Adams were the only presidents from the Federalist party. Adams's presidency was marked by diplomatic challenges, in which he avoided war with France. The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed while he was president.
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