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DOL Extends Minimum Wage and Overtime Requirements to Most Home Care Employees
On October 1, 2013, the Department of Labor published its Final Rule, made effective January 1, 2015, eliminating the application of the "companionship exemption" to employees employed by home care agencies and other companies. Consequently, the minimum wage and overtime protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) have been extended to approximately 1.9 million more home care employees in the United States.
In 1974, Congress extended the protections of FLSA to "domestic service" employees, but exempted from the Act's minimum wage and overtime provisions those domestic service employees who provided "companionship services," which consisted of most home health aides, personal support aides and certified nursing assistants, so long as those employees did not spend more than 20 percent of their time performing general household work nor any services which required advanced medical training, such as that of a registered nurse. Also exempted from the Act's overtime provision were domestic service employees who reside in the household in which they provide services. However, with the Final Rule, third party employers of companionship service employees may no longer avail themselves of the exemption, even where there is a joint employment relationship between the agency and the individual or member of the family or household using the services.
The Final Rule also narrows the definition of "companionship services" in the situation where the home care worker is employed solely by the individual, household or family receiving the services. Specifically, only employees who provide "fellowship and protection" (as defined by the Final Rule) for an elderly person or person with an illness, injury or disability continue to be exempted. Performance of medically related tasks during the workweek results in loss of the exemption, so that such employees are entitled to minimum wage and overtime pay.
Connecticut's minimum wage and overtime laws are applicable to employees in domestic service employment as defined in the FLSA, and are currently not enforced as to employees who are exempt under the FLSA's companionship exemption. The changes to the FLSA's companionship exemption may result in a change to Connecticut's wage and hour law. We will continue to monitor this issue and provide updates as developments warrant.
Home health care agencies and other companies will need to ensure that the impacted home health care employees are paid at or above the minimum wage for each hour worked, as well as the overtime rate for all hours actively worked in excess of 40 in a given workweek. Employers should also ensure that such employees are paid for includable travel and waiting time between patient visits as required by the FLSA to ensure working time is properly recorded.


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The ISO 20121:2012 international standard was first launched at the 2012 London Olympics. Its innovative design aims to improve sustainability in event management through the reduction of costs, carbon emissions and waste. It also offers a platform to help event organizers identify potentially negative social, economic and environmental impacts resulting from events.
"This new accreditation will give SIC another advantage to appeal to environmentally-conscious clients and partners who prioritise sustainability in their events, and will elevate our circuit premises as a venue of choice. We are proud to be the first Malaysian company to be awarded the ISO 20121:2012 Sustainable Events Management System certification by BSI Malaysia. This is an important milestone for us as a multi-faceted events venue and I would like to thank the team for their dedication in making this possible," said Razlan Razali, Chief Executive Officer of Sepang International Circuit.
SIC also holds OHSAS 18001:2007 certification for occupational health and safety management systems and ISO 9001:2008 certification for quality management systems.
In related news, Sepang circuit, in partnership with the MAM (Motorsports Association of Malaysia), organized the inaugural SIC-MAM Malaysia Motorsports Awards to honor Malaysia's motorsports personnel. In all, there were 8 competitive award categories which celebrated the achievement of drivers, riders and teams that performed exceptionally in 2016. The top awards of the night were presented to the Best Driver and Rider of the Year. (See the complete list above)
The awards also recognized contributions from the media and marks the debut of the Malaysia Motorsports Hall of Fame. Themed 'The Beginning of Motorsports in Malaysia, the Hall of Fame celebrated the greatest names in Malaysian motorsports across all two-wheel and four wheel categories.

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The joy of Christmas and the celebration of a New Year brings a fresh start, new goals and big plans for 2018. The gifts and parties are all behind us, the bills are paid (mostly) and it's starting to settle down just a little bit. So it's a great time to lay out a plan…
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So you've decided to travel to Hawaii. And best of all, stay at Disney's Aulani Resort in Ko'Olina. Great choice because Disney's Aulani Resort is nothing short of amazing. But what else can you do while on Oahu? Is it possible to do a single island vacation and have enough to do ? The answer is absolutely…
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Lindsey Ell's Car Got Broken Into!
Somebody broke into LINDSAY ELL's rental car while she was at a writing session in L.A. She posted a photo of herself at the airport looking pretty bummed.
She wrote, "My full backpack got stolen. My wallet. Lost about $5,000 of gear. Still have my guitars. The only part I'm really sad about is losing song and picture files that were on my hard drive and I hadn't backed up yet."
The only bright side is that people heard about it and reached out pretty quickly. Someone even arranged for her to pick out a new backpack.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343435.post2285449787290198475..comments2018-03-17T03:09:37.052-04:00Comments on Overstuffed: My Apologies, Mr. TaxmanLara Neveshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343435.post-63912030268077862392010-04-17T19:52:23.404-04:002010-04-17T19:52:23.404-04:00Oof, ouch. We filed ours two months ago, but whene...Oof, ouch. We filed ours two months ago, but whenever we owe money we wait until the last minute to send the check (hey, why give them our money early, right?). Well, I almost forgot this year, and just barely got it postmarked in time.

Next year I'm sending payment right away!Chandlerhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343435.post-30783062347872131842010-04-17T14:30:58.934-04:002010-04-17T14:30:58.934-04:00what is it about us procrastinating on taxes! i th...what is it about us procrastinating on taxes! i thought if we had our business accountant take over our personal taxes that i wouldn't have the "wait-till-last-minute" problem this year. not true. he did our taxes on 3/8 and we got money back but then he had to file an addendum and needed us to come pick up paper work and sign it and mail it in - which i did not get around to doing until 4/15...haha. my more accountant! darn taxes - ew.Rachellehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343435.post-49679020715359862012010-04-17T12:15:29.897-04:002010-04-17T12:15:29.897-04:00I. Would. Die. FYII.
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FYIHilaryhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343435.post-27747549879807197692010-04-16T18:56:37.625-04:002010-04-16T18:56:37.625-04:00oh dear! Sweet Sophia! I would have died...I fel...oh dear! Sweet Sophia! I would have died...I felt like I did when I wrote the big fat check to both federal and state yesterday too! Hmm which utility should I put off for a few weeks.....thank goodness I ended up paying someone else to do mine...I just don't trust myself I guess.....Linda Higginshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343435.post-60614085837166030402010-04-16T17:07:38.616-04:002010-04-16T17:07:38.616-04:00Oh, I am absolutely sick for you. Sick! Good luck...Oh, I am absolutely sick for you. Sick! Good luck.Bradenhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343435.post-2649619159233671002010-04-16T15:19:31.546-04:002010-04-16T15:19:31.546-04:00Oh man that really stinks! So sorry. I hope you ...Oh man that really stinks! So sorry. I hope you can find it or figure out the information you need soon. Good Luck!Sherriehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343435.post-87015255475404128202010-04-16T12:57:04.255-04:002010-04-16T12:57:04.255-04:00Oh, that's awful!! But, I am sure am glad we w...Oh, that's awful!!
But, I am sure am glad we were the lucky recipients of your earlier tax refund!Anne-Mariehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343435.post-44983438913950474632010-04-16T10:17:44.663-04:002010-04-16T10:17:44.663-04:00Oh how stressful! Bummer! You deserve a break this...Oh how stressful! Bummer! You deserve a break this weekend!Cathy M~(checkitoff)https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343435.post-55028649730356932462010-04-16T04:04:04.890-04:002010-04-16T04:04:04.890-04:00Ny youngest and my grandkids, who were 5, 4, and 2...Ny youngest and my grandkids, who were 5, 4, and 2 at the time one day happened over by the computer and messed with the keyboard and deleted EVERything! So we know a whiz, but not a free one, and hundreds of dollars later, we had back ALL of our pictures from the previous 5 years or so, and many missing documents. So I really really know how horrible it is...Loralee and the gang...https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343435.post-12483212125472013652010-04-16T02:29:46.782-04:002010-04-16T02:29:46.782-04:00That is so unfair! You were ready to go! You did...That is so unfair! You were ready to go! You did NOT procrastinate, and yet you get the procrastinators punishment. Ugh. I hope you find it somehow and don't have to do it again.LisAwayhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343435.post-71137031857601051652010-04-16T01:28:25.184-04:002010-04-16T01:28:25.184-04:00It's 11:27 and I just e-filed. Well. I e-fil...It's 11:27 and I just e-filed. Well. I e-filed my extension. I'm just lucky because I don't think I owe anything...

I'm SO SORRY. I HATE figuring out taxes. Doing them twice? That would be way way way worse than doing them once, which is bad enough.Kerrihttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343435.post-66219646570430305092010-04-16T01:26:20.813-04:002010-04-16T01:26:20.813-04:00I HATE tax time. I hope I did ours right. :(I HATE tax time. I hope I did ours right. :(Kazzyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343435.post-58045207899139437442010-04-16T01:22:48.740-04:002010-04-16T01:22:48.740-04:00Ouch! Tax time in general sucks rocks but even mor...Ouch! Tax time in general sucks rocks but even more so when issues crop up. =[ Hope it gets straightened out soon!L.T. Elliothttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343435.post-83703071145908118962010-04-16T01:03:12.057-04:002010-04-16T01:03:12.057-04:00Thank heavens for extensions!!! Computers are a f...Thank heavens for extensions!!!

Computers are a funny thing. We put such important things on them, and then one day....click. It's had enough.

Enjoy tomorrow!Small Househttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343435.post-45511916925534208782010-04-16T01:02:19.161-04:002010-04-16T01:02:19.161-04:00I am so sorry.I am so sorry.Andreahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343435.post-83702299220424817582010-04-16T01:00:21.790-04:002010-04-16T01:00:21.790-04:00A few weeks ago I was so upset because I realized ...A few weeks ago I was so upset because I realized our entire 2008 budget was missing from our computer. I knew I hadn't backed it up, and I knew that I needed the information for tax purposes (it's a long story). Thankfully, I had never deleted the recycle bin stuff and I happened to find it. But I had some computer geniuses tell me they could find it on my computer, even if it had been "permanently" deleted. Do you have any computer genius friends or family? Good luck to you!!Erinhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343435.post-31022825100279538642010-04-16T00:10:50.554-04:002010-04-16T00:10:50.554-04:00I will never forget the year (I was 21) my Mom mad...I will never forget the year (I was 21) my Mom made me dig through our dumpster (industrial dumpster from the roping arena full of nasty beer cans and chew cans) because, I accidentally through out her taxes while I was cleaning the kitchen. Every year someone has to bring up the remember when Crystal story...! Yes I learned long ago print...print again...and file right away! or else you might live to regret it!Crystal Eldredgehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343435.post-53120357884261724702010-04-15T23:46:44.951-04:002010-04-15T23:46:44.951-04:00We use Tax Act Online. And pay the nominal fee f...We use Tax Act Online. And pay the nominal fee for them so save it in their database for 3 or 4 years. And don't print. Now that I said it, next year I'll wish I did! Thank goodness for extensions. And good luck finding your info.Annahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12343435.post-10149781535950883132010-04-15T23:25:45.128-04:002010-04-15T23:25:45.128-04:00Oh, man. I am so sorry. I would seriously start cr...Oh, man. I am so sorry. I would seriously start crying. Like a tiny little girl.Kristina P.https://email@example.com


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Like most GNOME applications, GNOME itself is highly configurable. You can configure GNOME's panel, its main menu, and its overall appearance and function. The following sections briefly show you how.
You can add a launcher to the GNOME panel. Clicking on a launcher launches a predetermined application. To add a new launcher applet, right click on the panel and select Add New Launcher from the pop-up menu. The Create Launcher Applet dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 6.10.
Figure 6-10. Creating a launcher applet
You can specify a name for the launcher, a comment, and the command that GNOME executes to launch the application. GNOME will automatically provide a default icon, but you can specify the icon of your choice by clicking the Icon button.
If an application is already on the main menu, you can quickly create a launcher for it. Simply right click on the application's menu item and select Add This Launcher To Panel from the pop-up menu.
If your panel contains many launchers, it may become crowded and confusing. To remedy this, you can create one or more drawers, like that shown in Figure 6.11. Drawers act like menus; you click on a drawer to open it and view the launchers it contains. Clicking an open drawer closes it and removes its contents from sight.
Figure 6-11. A drawer
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Lately I've been discussing emergence and self-organization. Turns out the BBC created an entire hour-long program on the subject. It's entitled The Secret Life Of Chaos. Nice! You can watch it below.
Month: July 2011
Faithfulness In Relationships
In a recent post entitled All Attractive Men Are Scum?, I complained about a news article's claim that a man's capability to commit to a relationship is genetically determined. I argued that the studies in the article fail to take into account the environment, and that a person's character shouldn't be judged until you actually get to know them. But to tell the truth, I was a bit disingenuous and didn't state that there's also some interesting evidence building up indicating a large degree of truth to what was being said. Unfortunately, my own personal bias was getting in the way. I don't personally like the conclusions some of this evidence seems to suggest, as it doesn't line up with my view of the world. As a man, I like to believe it's my choice whether or not I commit to a relationship, and I can choose my own values. But considering I try to be intellectually honest at all times, I found myself lying in bed with a deep sense of guilt. I stared up at my bookshelf at all my neuroscience books and thought to myself, "Do I tell them about the prairie and meadow voles?" After a fifteen minute deliberation while eating a bowl of Raisin Bran, I decided I would share with you the evidence I was previous withholding. So, here goes.
If you travel to the heartland of the United States and walk through the grasslands, you'll come across two species of adorable creatures – prairie and meadow voles.
Aren't they cute? I think so. So, why in the world are we talking about voles? Scientists noticed that while both species of voles are very closely related genetically, prairie voles are monogamous, completely dedicated to one partner, while meadow voles are not. Prairie voles live with their spouses in the same nest, are both actively involved in raising their young, and the males will passionately defend their spouse and children from harm. Meadow voles on the other hand, their males live in their own bachelor pads. They knock up the women and then run off, and even the women only care for their young briefly before letting them fend for themselves in the world. How could two closely related species exhibit such different reproductive and parenting behaviors?
The scientists captured the little guys and took a close look at their brains. They eventually found out that the only real difference between them was the concentrations of oxytocin and vasopressin receptors. It's experiment time! First they injected the faithful, loving prairie voles with drugs which inhibited the vasopressin receptors. The once devout husbands soon lost interest in their wives and exhibited the promiscuous behavior of meadow voles. If the unfaithful meadow voles were injected with extra doses of vasopressin, they quickly bonded with their sexual partners and became monogamous family men, like the prairie voles. You can also turn the flighty meadow vole females into good caring mothers by injecting them with oxytocin.
Wow. I don't think I really need to say much else. We all want to believe we can choose who we are, and the values which we hold, but do we really? Quite a question, isn't it? Could it be that us human men are driven by the same factors? Are some men born with more vasopressin receptors in their brains, causing their level of commitment to their partners? Is the same true for females? Is a woman's dedication to her spouse and children dictated by the number of oxytocin receptors in her brain? The neuroscience textbook I'm reading concludes with the following:
The vole story is a fascinating example of how brain chemicals can regulate critical behaviors. However, by now you are undoubtedly wondering: Does this have anything to do with human relationships, faithfulness, and love? We have only incomplete facts. There is some evidence from primates that vasopressin and oxytocin levels vary with sexual arousal, and that oxytocin facilitates nurturing behavior in females and sexual assertiveness in some males. It has also been found in human fMRI experiments that regions of the brain dense with oxytocin and vasopressin receptors are activated when mothers look at photographs of their own children but not when they look at photographs of the children of their friends.
Are oxytocin and vasopressin important for romantic and parental love in people? Maybe. It's too soon to tell.
Source: Neuroscience: Exploring The Brain, Third Edition, pgs 546-547
I think we can all safely conclude that this is an important issue which needs to be investigated further. Fortunately, or unfortunately, we humans are more complex than the voles, so it's not all about just vasopressin and oxytocin, though they're both critical.
To further illustrate this concept of brain chemistry determining our morality, think about the drug ecstasy. If you take it, your conscious state is sent into euphoria, you develop a very strong feeling of intimacy with others, everything becomes "one", and all fears and anxieties go away. Isn't it interesting that these are the same factors spiritual gurus talk about? Letting go of fear, seeing the interconnectedness of everything, self-acceptance, forgiving others, developing emotional intimacy, and so on. Before ecstasy was made illegal, research was done on it and neuroscientists summarized its therapeutic effects.
"Three neurobiological mechanisms for the therapeutic effects of MDMA have been suggested: "1) MDMA increases oxytocin levels, which may strengthen the therapeutic alliance; 2) MDMA increases ventromedial prefrontal activity and decreases amygdala activity, which may improve emotional regulation and decrease avoidance, and 3) MDMA increases norepinephrine release and circulating cortisol levels, which may facilitate emotional engagement and enhance extinction of learned fear associations."
– Source, Wikipedia
Studying what drugs do to people's brains is one of the most fascinating things things to research. Now don't go off and start taking ecstasy; it's a dangerous drug and has some nasty side effects. I think that meditation, focusing on various peaceful ideas, and other mental imagery causes various vibrations in our neural networks, which stimulate and activate these chemicals, altering our conscious states. It's not random that all these things correlate with one another – forgiveness, oneness, intimacy, and so forth.
Along this same idea, one evening I was having dinner with a Christian financial planner because we were working together on a software project. He started sharing his religious ideas and told me how he believed that when he went to heaven and stood before God, all of his fears would be washed away, he'd become one with everything, his sins would be forgiven, and that he'd be surrounded by love and goodness. Does that sound familiar? It's the same thing! Give him some ecstasy and he'd have the same experience. What's he's really wanting is a different state of brain chemicals. There's no need for anything supernatural, only a deeper awareness of science and how his brain works.
This is a good place to bring up the environment. Notice that ecstasy decreases amygdala activity, which is our center for fear. The world is a rough place, and we form mental associations which fire off those fear centers, ruining our conscious state of peace and security. We all know that if a person has suffered one traumatic experience after another, it has strong effects on their personality. We also know that some people are able to more easily bounce back from such experiences. I think it's ultimately the combination of native brain chemistry and the associations we develop throughout our lives, which dictate our conscious states. Some people's brains are more inclined to kindness, intimacy, oneness, and so forth, than others, probably based on the density of vasopressin, oxytocin, and some other types of receptors and chemicals.
I've had those types of questions on my mind for years now. One question I've been deeply wondering about is whether or not these sorts of receptors can atrophy from lack of use, or become disconnected from other brain areas. Everything else in my body seems to wither away if it's not used. If I don't exercise, my muscles deteriorate. Knowledge I don't use, I forget. The brain can also rewire itself, reallocating neurons to different functions. Can you become more emotional and loving by actively taking part in those sorts of activities, and less so if you rarely have the experiences? Or is it hard wired?
We're now rapidly moving beyond my level of neuroscience knowledge. I would have to dedicate myself more fully to neuroscience if I was to more deeply understand the interplay of all these brain chemicals, so I better stop now.
Society's beliefs about personal responsibility, values, and what dictates our behavior are being overturned by this sort of science. Our greatest moral teachers tell us to love one another, as if it's something we do by willpower alone. We praise a person who has been married for a lifetime, and condemn those who have never deeply committed themselves. But let me ask you this: What if that inner empathy to love your spouse (or anyone else for that matter), which is so passionately espoused by gurus and sages, is really dictated by brain chemistry? What if the degree of passion a person is capable of exhibiting is dictated by these same chemical receptors? What then? And even more intriguing, will we later be able to alter ourselves with targeted drugs, and nanobots, and make ourselves into perfectly loving human beings? I like the idea that it's just chemicals and brain receptors because if that's the case, we can always invent devices to change our brains.
Ramblings About Video Games
Don't ask me why, but today I was in the mood to search Youtube for clips of some of my favorite games from my childhood. Where shall we begin?
Day of the Tentacle:
Now there's a classic for you. You play the role of Bernard, an intrepid computer nerd who is forced by dire circumstances to save the world from the evil disembodied purple tentacle, who, after drinking industrial waste from Dr. Ed's basement laboratory, turns into an evil genius bent on world domination. The mad professor builds you a time machine out of three porta potties, sending you and your friends to different eras in time to save the world. This is one of the most creative games you'll ever play. It's old school, but if you ask me, the graphics still look great. Laverne's face is priceless! Look into those eyes! Hay Baby! I remember buying it right when it came out and playing it on my old 486 66 computer. *pushes up nerd glasses* This was back in 1993, so it's been quite a while. I was only ten years old at the time so I wasn't old enough to drive, but my older brother took me to Walmart to get it. This game came out on MS-DOS! This was before Windows ladies and gentleman. You had to type in commands to get a game going. That's hardcore!
Or how about Sam & Max Hit The Road? This was another puzzle game. I don't even know how to describe this game. You play the role of a freelance detective who gets involved in a rather bizarre plot. You're accompanied by your sidekick, Max, who is a deranged rabbit prone to violence and wild swearing.
That cat at the end is spectacular. "Hey there little fella!" *Scratchy voice*, "You talking to me!" And do you notice the pigeons boozing it up on the ledge of the liquor store? When I was with my brother the other day, I saw that they offered new Sam & Max games on the PS3 and also PC. I just figured out about them a few days ago, and plan to buy them.
It's hard for me to say which Final Fantasy is my favorite, but Final Fantasy VI is way up there. Does anyone remember Shadow, the mysterious ninja who joins your group several times throughout the storyline? He rarely spoke, and seemed to live in his own world. You only begin to learn about his tragic past when he suffers from nightmares as you sleep in the inns.
You can see he's a man with some inner demons. He's forced to leave his best friend on the ground, on the verge of death, and is haunted by it the rest of his life. At some point he was involved with an unnamed woman, but leaves her, wondering when his past life might catch up to him. He doesn't want to get her involved. He's is one of the deepest characters in the entire series.
Even at the game's closing, you can see that he hasn't come to terms with his friend's death. He feels such a deep guilt for everything that happened, and hopes for the day he reunites with Baram once again.
Or take Final Fantasy VIII. This scene has to bring back some memories?
Rinoa was really something. Playing this game as a teenager, I always thought she was dreamy.
I don't want to get too much into this, but the Final Fantasy series has gone downhill. I've been a huge fan since my early childhood, so I buy every new release, but I've been rather disappointed over the past years. I remember buying Final Fantasy X-2 from the store one evening and there was a cute girl at the register. I thought, "Oh great. Figures." Imagine being a guy and having to buy a game with this cover.
The girl giggled, rung it up, and then told me how her roommate had bought this game, hated it, and left the DVD on the floor to be mangled by her dog and eventually scratched into inoperability. Now it was nothing more than a soda holder. I said, "It's that bad?" She laughed, "Oh, I've never played it." It was humiliating and I left thinking, "This better be good." I fired up my PS2 and saw this for the game's opening.
"What can I do for you. What can I do for you. I … can't… hear… you…" Oh God, what had I gotten myself into? What had happened to my series? I wept to myself, quietly, all alone in my living room. The series used to have epic characters, such as Shadow, Cloud, and Auron. Now I was to play through the game as three scantily clad teenage babes. "Look at me, I'm cute and fun! Weeeeee! Let's save the world and my boyfriend!" My older brother walked in on me playing this game one afternoon and said, "What the hell is this? The babe trio?" To go through this game, I had to endure losing my brother's respect.
Imagine hanging out with the guys and they're like,
The Guys: "Dude, is that the new Final Fantasy?"
Me: "Uh, yeah, I guess."
The Guys: "Let's play it. How far are you?"
Me: "Suit yourself."
Then we play for an hour or so and come to this scene.
Look at those alien thingies waving their arms in the background like, "Wooohooo. Cuuuttteeee giiirrrlllsss!" I still can't believe I played this game for like eighty hours to beat it. Was it dedication to the series? Was it so I can proudly say, "Yeah man, I've beaten every Final Fantasy." I don't know. Was it worth it? I don't know. Just listen to that music in the hot spring scene.
Emergence And Self-Organization
Do you ever find yourself thinking that the world is set on some course? I often reflect on my life and feel that I'm sailing on a small raft down a rapidly flowing river. While I can somewhat steer the raft to the left and to the right, avoiding major obstacles downstream, overall I feel like I'm being carried someplace completely outside of my own control.
To give you a few examples, I think about aging. I'm getting older each and every day, and I have no control over it. I see myself in the mirror each morning and am noticing aging setting in. I think about society at large and how I'm subject to forces far beyond my control. Forces in Washington D.C., Wall Street, the educational system, the corporations, and so on, largely dictate what my life is and what struggles I experience. That's not to say I can't fight it, but if everyone around me is voting in stupid politicians, who are implementing stupid policies, I have to endure the consequences. If they waste all of our money on wars and bailing out fat cats on Wall Street, I have to live with the fact that our infrastructure is falling apart. I have to pay my share of taxes which go toward interest payments on a debt which was run up on fruitless endeavors. I have to drive down the road filled with pot-holes and make the best of whatever situation I'm in. I have to suffer as I watch more and more families fall into poverty, whether it's from medical bills, job loss, or rampant inflation. Though I have some power, I'm almost entirely dependent on this "flow" which we call society.
I've always been fascinated by this "flow". Take the economy for instance. It is pretty much a free for all — unkind and unforgiving, with every man and woman for themselves. Everyone's competing for everything. They compete for homes. They compete for cars. They compete for jobs. They compete for mates. Everyone's trying to advance and often beat one another senseless in the process. I see so much pain and suffering that I find myself deeply depressed reflecting on it.
But reflecting on this chaotic conflict, I notice that society isn't random. The world isn't anarchic, which is what you'd initially guess. There are patterns to the madness. There's a flow pattern. There's trends. There's cycles. There's ups and downs. You'd never guess that such a system would lead to any sort of structure, but it does. And even stranger, nobody ever designed it. Everybody else is just like me, immersed in this system, competing with everyone else, primarily concerned with self-interest, and amazingly a social order emerges. It's incredible.
But what is this emergent order, looking at it from a deeper perspective? Here's where things get really interesting. This concept of "emergence" runs very deep. It's much deeper than human society. This same sort of process is happening at every level of reality, from elementary particles to the deepest depths of the cosmos.
Let's begin by defining what emergence is. We can quickly summarize it by saying that when dealing with emergent properties, the whole is more than the sum of its parts. This is a very profound idea so let's take a bit of time to explain it with an example.
Many thinkers believe consciousness is an emergent process. What does that mean? Imagine Pierre-Simon Laplace's demon. If you're not aware of his demon, it was a thought experiment he performed in 1814. It involves a hypothetical entity that knows the position and momentum of each and every particle of the universe, and can therefore fully predict all of time, past, present, and future by using the laws of physics. Now imagine Laplace's demon and the neurons in your brain. If consciousness is an emergent process created by the organization of neurons in your brain, even if the demon could predict every little electrical pulse, and the position and firing of each and every neuron, that does not mean it could predict you eventually becoming conscious. Consciousness is a new thing which comes into existence when the neurons organize into that pattern, but it's above and beyond the neurons themselves. It's more than the sum of the neurons. A new property emerges — that brain is conscious. This form of emergence is called "strong" emergence.
Let's go even deeper. All the matter in the universe is an emergent process, though this is a case of "weak" emergence. You start with random quantum fluctuations, you have inflation, and you get the universe. This process organizes into elementary particles, which then come together into atoms. The atoms then spread off into space, are compressed into stars by gravity, which then manufacture the higher elements up to iron, and even heavier elements are created when the star explodes in a supernova. Then the star guts float off into space and gravity pulls them together into new stars and solar systems. There is no designer or organizer. All the matter of our universe was "created" by a self-organized, emergent process. What physicists call classical mechanics is just the limiting case of quantum mechanics applied to to large enough masses. When you look at matter at a small scale, it's different stuff than the "macroscopic" world we live in. It's this fuzzy, cloud-like indeterminate stuff governed by the uncertainty principle, but it clumps together into matter and becomes the stuff of our observable universe.
Now these atoms start self-organizing, first into planets, and then into life. The laws of chemistry, which is the science behind how the atoms combine together, leads us to a new emergent property — living cells. For example, we have the spontaneous folding of proteins. We have the formation of lipid membranes, and so on. This is a new emergent property unlike the atoms by themselves. They self-organize into cellular components and then into individuals cells and more complex living creatures.
Next we get into the field of biology. We start to have ecosystems and all sorts of life-forms which are evolving based on natural selection and random mutations. Predators evolve hunting the prey and both evolve nervous systems which give them an awareness of the world around them in order to survive and reproduce. This evolution of nervous systems eventually leads to a new emergent property, consciousness, which we have already discussed.
Now us conscious sentient beings, including many animals, are all living together on the Earth. If you examine the life of these organisms in detail, you see all sorts of emergent behaviors and patterns. Whether it be an colony of termites building a giant mound, a flock of birds flying in harmony, or a school of fish moving as one, they all behave as if they have a leader, but no one ant, bird, or fish knows the big picture! There's no orchestrator leading them, yet they all combine together, following their instincts, flowing in organized patterns.
In the case of us humans, we start organizing into tribes and communities, and as everyone knows, the individual behaves much different when placed in the context of society. The world starts to change as we organize into larger and larger communities. A new emergent thing comes into existence — society and culture.
This is one of the central themes behind Friedrich Hayek's work. If you don't know, he was a nobel laureate economist. He researched societies and cultures, and he saw that their organization evolved and that these changes take place by ordered processes. These observations are what drew me to his work because he ties them with all aspects of society, our morals, our language, their roots in nature and our instincts, how money, trade, and economic markets function, etc. That's not to say this order is beautiful. It's ultimately rooted in the same bases as nature and the animal kingdom. Everything is eating everything else, chewing on one another while they're still alive, poisoning each other, deceiving one another, and impaling one another with razor sharp claws. There's starvation, parasites, tape-worms, and more misery than I care to mention. About the only real virtue nature's "invisible hand" seems to have is it's efficient with resources. It has a brutal garbage collection system, weeding out the weak and unnecessary by letting them starve, bleed to death, or be eaten alive if they're born with any defects. In nature, there's random mutations and variation in each new generation, and if they have what it takes to survive in their environment, they're able to survive, find food, and reproduce. As for the rest, they die of starvation, disease, and so on.
As society evolves, we begin to change our ways, going from wandering hunters/gatherers to farmers. As trade develops, we have the division of labor and people skilled in all kinds of different fields. New variations of existence are being created and new things are emerging which didn't exist before. Today, the changes taking place are primarily ideas. These ideas had to be stored outside of our human mind, so we invented writing. Originally we wrote in clay, but later we moved to paper, and now computers.
It's also important to note an interesting trend. More and more of our cognition is being outsourced into the external environment. The "dead" stuff of our world is becoming intelligent and alive. That's what nanotechnology will eventually lead to.
It seems that a new sort of thing is emerging as our societies around the world connect — a global mind. This "mind" is now in its rudimentary stages, and we refer to it as the internet. It's storing our thoughts and broadcasting them to various areas of the new extended "body". It will also likely later control our machine intelligence systems and control robotic sentinels and all the technology embedded around us. I refer to it like it's a single entity, but it will be a tightly connected network of machines serving collective goals.
If you read all the newspapers, they're telling us we're moving into the age of intelligent machines. Computer chips are going to be embedded in everything and AI is going to be everywhere. Your toothbrush will warn you if you're brushing too hard, aisles in shopping centers will be able to create holographic guides to walk you through the store, and your car will drive itself. There's fierce debate concerning what this all means for the future of human species and our place in the world. Will we eventually displaced entirely by the machines? Will we have to integrate with them? And if so, what does that mean? If you seriously think about it, it almost seems as if we are evolving into something new, but I have no idea what it is. Some of my previous posts speculated into this transition.
I posed a thought experiment where a trans-human takes over the world and starts to restructure it. When I wrote that, my main concern was what intelligence is, how that related to the individual, and what happens when we integrate with the machines. I don't understand what happens to individuality and I think we'll need to rethink it. All of those who integrate together will emerge into a new organism of some sort, which I don't understand. Many brilliant men around the world speculate that these machines will take over the Earth and be in some sense conscious. A new super-species will emerge which will be completely connected with one another, all wired into a super-brain with all knowledge. The Earth's materials may be converted into some sort of nano-technology, the planet itself becoming a new sort of emergent organism.
Everything has been self-organizing into more complex structures. Maybe the Earth will organize into a new structure, and then later the entire galaxy. I say the Earth will become a new organism because our technology will reach a point where we preserve it. If an asteroid is coming in, our technology will shoot it down before it strikes the surface. Our cities are like a skin for the planet, which self-repair if damaged. Our roads, subways, and trains are like veins transporting materials to and fro. I recently watched a video on the Edge website where a professor was talking about research he was doing related to urban development. Their research was showing how cities resemble living creatures. It was fascinating.
Hopefully now you guys understand what I'm talking about when I refer to being immersed in a "flow". This is the river I was talking about. This self-organization of society and the world is taking place and I don't know how to think about it. I feel it's inevitable. The more I fight it, I'll just die in poverty and misery. If I go with it, building the technology which makes it happen, and contribute toward a society which flows in this direction, things go well for me, and for all of us, it seems. We get better technology for healthcare, better homes, more living opportunities, neater technologies, cool video games, and so on and so forth. But ultimately, just look at the technology and think of its implications. Something is evolving before our very eyes. What do you guys think?


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Restaurant: Buffet restaurant with live-cooking stations and outside terrace. Beach and specialty restaurant: Lunch barbecue, evening meals with varying menus (extra charge), afternoon snack bar. Bars: Pool and beach bar.
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I have visited Aldiana Hotel beginning of September, food was amazing, big variety of choices and also very interesting theme nights. The restaurant had everything. I am amazed how an all inclusive...
It's ok, for the money you pay. They try there best and I appreciate there effort. The beach is not good. They have to work on it, the sand is muddy ( black ) . This is a place for different...
Probably the most amazing vacation we have spent as a family ever. A real club with a lot of things to do and see. Perfect rooms, amazing beach. Service personnel is always helpful and friendly...
"My experience at Melbourne Park was awesome! I had a great coach and just being on the courts where the Australian Open players train was an amazing and surreal experience. Thank you so much for helping me with my reservations. It was an awesome holiday experience and I will highly recommend it to my tennis friends!"
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Herbs & Essential Oils
Therapeutic Uses
About Kathy
Anti-pyretic / Fever
A Thera
Anti-pyretic / Fever
Anti-pyretic herbs may aid in reducing fever.
Recipes to Help with Fever
Blog Articles
The listings of research below represents a compilation of scientific articles found on the topic, with a very brief overview description of each article/study. This compilation of research articles does not necessarily imply that there are adequate results to demonstrate safe and/or effective human use of any herb listed.
Umashanker, M., & Shruti, S. (2011). Traditional Indian herbal medicine used as antipyretic, antiulcer, anti-diabetic and anticancer: A review.
(4), 1152-1159.
Extracts of
Piper interruptum
Piper chaba
have anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic activities in laboratory animals.
From: Sireeratawong, S., Itharat, A., Lerdvuthisopon, N., Piyabhan, P., Khonsung, P., Boonraeng, S., & Jaijoy, K. (2012). Anti-Inflammatory, Analgesic, and Antipyretic Activities of the Ethanol Extract of Piper interruptum Opiz. and Piper chaba Linn.
ISRN pharmacology
Gingerol and shogaol from
Z. officinale
demonstrated sedative, antipyretic, analgesic, gastric relaxant, and anti-tussive activity.
From: SUEKAWA, M., ISHIGE, A., YUASA, K., SUDO, K., ABURADA, M., & HOSOYA, E. (1984). Pharmacological studies on Ginger. I. Pharmacological actions of pungent constituents,(6)-gingerol and (6)-shogaol.
Journal of pharmacobio-dynamics
(11), 836-848.
This mega-analysis discussed the research on the therapeutic actions of bergamot.
Modern medicine utilizes the plant as an antiseptic and antibacterial. Human studies have demonstrated the aroma to be anxiolytic and help with insomnia. Italian folk remedies rely on the plant to reduce fever, and as an anti-parasite, antiseptic, antimicrobial, antifungal, and antibacterial. It has been used by Italian people to treat skin, oral, respiratory, urinary, and vaginal infections.
From: Navarra, M., Mannucci, C., Delbò, M., & Calapai, G. (2015). Citrus bergamia essential oil: from basic research to clinical application. Frontiers in pharmacology, 6, 36.
Lemongrass has been commonly used as a folk remedy to reduce fever.
From: Natural Medicines (2018). Lemongrass Monograph. Retrieved in July, 2016. Retrieved from www.naturalmedicines.com
Compiled by: Kathy Sadowski
Updated: 4/19/19
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Pirelli's calendars are known for a lot of different things. It's known for scantily clad models while a team of makeup artists and photographers stand behind the scenes waiting for touch ups and extra beautifying.
Not that there's anything wrong with beautifying, but "The Cal," as it's called in the fashion industry. Despite its attempts at artful sexiness within the fashion world, it still tends to sexualize the female body.
The 2016 calendar is changing things up, making the calendar look a lot different than it has ever before. Where there were once models, are now women like Tavi Gevinson, Serena Williams and Amy Schumer. Pirelli even hired famed photographer, Annie Leibovitz. Leibovitz chose the thirteen actresses, filmmakers, artists, finance executives, and—yes, models to be on the famed calendar.
Annie wanted to changed things up this year, saying:
"I started to think about the roles that women play, women who have achieved something. I wanted to make a classic set of portraits. I thought that the women should look strong but natural and I decided to keep it a very simple exercise of shooting in the studio. This calendar is so completely different. It is a departure. The idea was not to have any pretense in these pictures and be very straightforward."
It's a far cry from the usual calendar, and I'm definitely excited to check it out.


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Duration: 3 days
Price: £225
Book with:
Annie Swarbrick
at Quirky Workshops at Greystoke Craft Garden (formerly Cycle Cafe)
About the Course
A 3 day stone letter carving (and relief) workshop with expert Pip Hall suitable for beginners as well as those with experience. Pip is one of the favoured letter carving tutors for the Lettering Arts Trust, and is a renowned letter carver and tutor. She taught here regularly several years ago and we are delighted she is returning to Greystoke to take another of her wonderful courses.
To sustain your carving you'll be treated to lovely 2 course Aga lunches, home baking and fresh coffees/teas. A perfect compliment to your slice of fresh air and downtime in which to lose yourself whilst learning from another 'master' of stone carving.
Pip will guide you through the various processes involved and help you develop your ideas before putting pencil to paper or stone. Over the three full days working under her watchful eye, you will be guided through the world of the stone carver, working on lettering or a relief carving piece, sculpting your design in stone. Students may work outside either in their own space in the sunshine or under cover if drizzly. Alternatively the well lit downstairs studio will be available - an old stone barn which is an unheated space. You will keep warm as you will generate plenty of heat!
Taking place in the environs of the walled Cycle Cafe Tea Garden, the course provides both absorption and relaxation - fresh air and absorption, ideal for anyone with enthusiasm and a little patience...Use of tools and etc. included. Spaces are limited- please see our website to book your place. Or contact us using the link above.
If booking with a CraftCourses voucher for part or all of the course fee, please fill in the contact form above. Your voucher code must be provided at the point of booking.
What's included in the price?
Welcome drinks : fresh coffee & home made biscuits, a lovely 2 course Aga lunch served in our farmhouse kitchen or outside in the Greystoke Cycle Cafe Tea Garden as soon as it's warm enough. To finish off the day, a freshly made Cream Tea (including Aga-baked scones, cream and jam).
There may be a small extra charge for stone provided by Pip - or bring your own piece if you wish and she will deem its suitability for carving.
Our days are considered special treats; many come back time and time again and often combine it with a short break to the Lake District.
We have been hosting and organising 'Quirky Workshops' since 2005 from our friendly family run Cycle Cafe Tea Garden on the northern fringes of the Lake District. All our tutors are carefully hand selected experts and professionals and many considered as leading nationally in their field.
Dear Pip,
We both wanted to say a big thank you for the wonderful weekend we spent with you, beginning to learn how to letter carve.
We had a really great time despite the achy muscles and heads crammed to bursting with new knowledge. Neither of us realised just how physically tiring it would be and I certainly hadn't banked on brain overload by day three!
You've definitely turned us into fledgling carvers, keen to do more, so internet purchases will be made in the next few days, if not this evening. It was certainly a very different journey home, with lettering and stone leaping out at us from every angle. Thank you so much.
Sally p - - #24388
Thanks Pip and Annie from us both for such an inspiring course in stone letter carving. Your teaching was excellent - we're so pleased with our pieces and what a great group and perfect setting; the food was a real treat too. After my house name I feel inspired to carry on and have a go at something else, maybe like the relief carving that Dave did. I might try that - if I manage to I will send you a photo!
With thanks again, Cath.
Cath J - - #23181
This craft course provider has been awarded Platinum status for receiving 50 or more 5 star ratings from previous students.
The Students' Choice award ensures that course providers get recognised for their efforts in the teaching and practice of UK craft.
They also allow tutors to gain valuable feedback on their courses and for new students to find the course that's right for them.


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Out of Prison #2...Literally
This morning I left my house just in time to make it to Sparrow's Nest. I had fifteen minutes to speed walk into the office. As I was leaving I contemplated going past the Wat to see if, by some miracle, Paulee and Lisa had gotten out of jail and were there. Another motivation was that Lisa and Paulee's older brother was supposed to meet me on Tuesday morning so that we could take him to an NGO that works with guys his age. He wasn't there Tuesday and nobody could tell me where he was. Although I felt as if I had no hope in seeing Paulee, Lisa, or their older brother I felt God speak to me. God told me to go and check. I have done this before, felt like God telling me to walk over there and then they were not there. When Songkum and her mother were in jail I went about every morning to see if they were there, and my hopes continued to dwindle as days and days went by without seeing them. I knew I had to trust God just like I did with Songkum, because one of those days she was there again. So this morning I walked towards the Wat just to check.
There was no sign of Lisa, Paulee, or their brother. I decided not to get discouraged. Every time I interact with the street people, my relationship with them grows; I kept that as a positive note as I turned and walked away. As I went down the street I ran into another group of street people that I see regularly. There was a boy with them that I always invite and he always turns me down. I invited him again and this time he told his grandma that he wanted to go. So off we went. Or so I thought. When I turned around he was gone. He has done this before and I am not going to force a child to come if they do not want to. So I kept walking, ran into Nita one of our regulars and began to walk hand in hand with her. As Nita and I turned the corner the little boy was behind us. He had changed his mind after all. Nita and I walked and practiced the English she had been learning and the boy stayed a safe five feet behind.
About half way to Sparrow's Nest I looked up and what do I see? Lisa and Paulee collecting trash with their grandmother. I was so happy to see them. I think I screamed and probably scared them. Their grandmother handed them to me and began to walk away and then the crying began. Here I am standing with Nita by my side, two half necked girls crying and trying to flail out of my arms, and the little boy just looking at me in horror. The grandmother decided to walk with us, praise the Lord, and the crying subsided...till she left again. (The picture is of the Paulee, Lisa, and the boy sleeping after baths and lunch.)
The walk home was just as interesting. It included me and a double baby stroller with three half necked Khmer kids crammed in it. Needless to say I got laughed at and pointed at frequently, which I think I am getting used to. After I dropped them off Jesse and I sat and practiced Khmer with some of the parents. We had our language book and we made simple sentences such as, what is your name, where do you come from, do you like rice. We stayed for about twenty minutes and it was worth every minute. They were so generous listening and trying to help us. Even after I said the F word a handful of times, they stuck with it and taught me how to say help without cussing!
Thank you everyone who has been reading and praying for the kids. I am so happy Lisa and Paulee are out of the jail. Continue to pray for their safety. Also please pray for the boy. I do not have time to share his story with you tonight, but pray that he will continue to come to Sparrow's Nest. Lastly, please pray for Jesse and I. We have had some rough days and we need God's strength and wisdom in times like these.


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Together with the Val Rosandra Natural Reserve we celebrate today the national Tree Day. The group went for a stroll through woods and meadows up to Mount Goli, when it comes back we end the trip with the olive oil tasting.
Here we are near the Pralnica, ancient public lavatory in the village of Grocana Grozzana, the most eastern corner of Trieste's province.


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Archive for the 'Police Misconduct' Category
Man handcuffed by cops after he gave rough sleeper £1 wins £5,000 payout from forceMonday, July 13th, 2015
A student who was handcuffed by police after stopping to hand a homeless man £1 has won thousands off the the force for unlawful detention.
To read the full article please click the link below:
£13k Legal Action Would Have Been Abandoned if Police Officer Had Said 'Sorry'Tuesday, February 24th, 2015
WATCH: Moment Merseyside Police officer forces handcuffed man's face onto custody deskTuesday, February 24th, 2015
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/watch-moment-merseyside-police-officer-8651556 (more…)
Complaints System OverviewTuesday, January 13th, 2015
Adam Quick outlines the police complaints system.
Merseyside Police Quarterly FiguresMonday, January 12th, 2015
Period: April – September 2014.
Adam Quick is a civil advisor and Trainee Solicitor who specialises in Actions against the Police. – See more at: http://www.ipcc.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Merseyside_Q2%201415.pdf
For some time I have been concerned about the way complaints are handled in England and Wales.
Congratulations to Joanne Maher now a full solicitor!Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
James Murray Solicitors are known historically as being a firm that invests heavily in training the Solicitors of tomorrow.
Joanne Maher is one such Solicitor who has recently qualified with the firm. (more…)
Putting the Testing of Drunk Drivers on Camera Results in More Justice and Less CostSaturday, February 4th, 2012
CCTVs recording in police station Intoximeter rooms will save 1,000s of pounds of police time, court time and help justice. (more…)
Do police pay money to hide their wrongdoings?Saturday, February 4th, 2012
South Wales police settled more than £10,000 in damages to an insurance worker who was wrongfully prosecuted and claimed he was assaulted. The the damages figure is being kept secret, and that there are no reported criminal charges against the officers. (more…)
Stop and Search of black youthsThursday, January 5th, 2012
Corrupt police trial collapses – with more corruption?Friday, December 2nd, 2011
The Times Headline
"The ability of the criminal justice system to investigate its own failings was under attack yesterday after the collapse of Britain's biggest police corruption trial."


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How do I make a card transfer?
I just recently combined five of my gift cards into one and I thought I would walk yall through on how to do it for yourselves.
Also, know that you actually need to enter the number next to Account: on the back of the card.
Guests staying at any one of three Disney hotels at the. Theyre widely available, online at m, at the parks or at popular retailers throughout the country. . It is quick, easy and free to do this and will allow you to see and manage the balances on each of your gift cards.Once the balances are transferred you can delete the zero balanced cards off the site and enter in 4 more (the 5th spot will hold your primary card where your balances are being transferred to).This has been a wonderful vacation-saver for me, and I cant stress enough the importance utilizing your free m account.In other words, which card you want all the other values to be transferred.Disneyland, resort have the ability to charge to their room account with market reaction to obama win their Key to the World Card, and they will also need to pay their balance with a Disney Gift Card before reaching the charge limit for their resort, or before the last night.
So if you have more than 5 card balances to be transferred, then you will need to do this process in batches.
You can do this in multiple trips, or you can do it all in one trip.
First head over.A new screen will pop up double checking that you want to transfer the balance from your secondary card to your primary.If you would like to use a Disney Gift Card as a form of payment, please let your.Next, you will need to scratch off the silver stuff on the back of your card in order to get the full Account Number and the Security Code.MagicBand to charge to your room, but you would like to pay off your room balance with a Disney Gift Card, it is important to do so before either of these events happen.One way of doing so is to purchase Disney Gift Cards periodically, save them in your m account, and then putting them in a safe place until the start of your vacation.Since the cards can be used to pay off Disney vacation packages, many people are catching on to the gift card discounts available through point and loyalty schemes or when buying them in bulk, often meaning that gift cards can be purchased for under face value.Key to the World Travel agent know.Its no wonder as they offer a versatile alternative to using cash and credit cards when paying for your Disney purchases.


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|American baseball player and coach
|Baseball player
|13 October 1888
|22 December 1960
John James Onslow (October 13, 1888 – December 22, 1960) was an American player, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball.
At age 60, Onslow became one of the oldest rookie managers in MLB annals when he was named skipper of the Chicago White Sox in the fall of 1948, succeeding Hall of Fame pitcher Ted Lyons. Onslow managed the South Siders for the entire 1949 season, finishing sixth in the American League with a 63–91 record. But he could not get along with his boss, Chisox general manager Frank Lane, and clashed with players and the media. After a poor start in 1950, when the White Sox dropped 22 of their first 30 contests, Onslow was replaced by one of his coaches, Red Corriden. His career record as a manager: 71 wins, 113 defeats (.386).
Born in Scottdale, Pennsylvania, Onslow played 36 games as a major league catcher for the 1912 Detroit Tigers and 1917 New York Giants, batting .169, but was a popular baseball figure as a longtime coach for a number of teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26), Washington Senators (1927), St. Louis Cardinals (1928), Philadelphia Phillies (1931–32) and Boston Red Sox (1934). In addition, he scouted for the White Sox and Boston Braves for several years and held a similar job with the Red Sox when he died, at 72, in Concord, Massachusetts, from a heart attack in 1960. To people around the game, Onslow was known as one of the most garrulous raconteurs of his day.
Onslow also managed minor league clubs for six seasons. His Memphis Chicks won 92 games in 1948, finishing second in the Southern Association, prompting his promotion to manager of the parent White Sox. Onslow's younger brother, Eddie, also played Major League Baseball and managed in the minor leagues.


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76/78 Upper Ground
South Bank
Greater London
United Kingdom
Tel: 0207 202 3000
Website: http://www.ibm.com/uk-en
About IBM
At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. To lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems.
You'll be challenged and supported to achieve everything you want in your career. And you'll find everything you need to build the kind of career you want. But it's up to you how it goes. You'll be the one in charge, putting forward your ideas, taking on responsibilities and making choices about how you get the job done.
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Is your email marketing GDPR-ready?
On May 25th 2018, the long-awaited, landmark GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) legislation comes into force across the EU, changing how organisations handle the privacy of EU citizens personal data in an increasingly data-driven world.
The new law effectively states that you need to obtain express permission from someone to process their information, i.e. they need to be opted in to your email marketing in order for you to email them. This legislation is not to be taken lightly; the ICO has the power to fine companies up to 4% of their GDP and they fully intend to crack down on non-compliancy.
This legislation has been in the workings for a number of years, but the deadline is very much looming and if you haven't sorted your existing email lists by the 25th May, we are afraid it will be too late!
Uh oh - this sounds pretty terrifying....
Is this a bad thing? Well, some organisations with huge email distribution lists consisting of mostly-bought data might have a bit of a problem. But for organisations who send genuinely awesome email campaigns to a list of email addresses who have expressly opted in to your marketing list, you don't really have much to worry about!
Despite the initial teething pain of becoming GDPR-compliant, we actually see this as quite a bold but positive change for email marketing! This deadline is forcing everyone to take an honest look at their email lists, be honest about their intentions, provide an opportunity for subscribers to get the hell outta there if they wish and then forever more, to send genuinely awesome emails campaigns.
What will your email marketing be left with? A list of people who have shown an actual genuine interest in hearing from you and a refreshing layer of reciprocated trust. Nice!
What do I need to do to be GDPR compliant?
Firstly, if you have an email marketing list which contains any email addresses not expressly opted-in (nope - pre-ticked boxes don't count, nor do emails collected through online transactions), you will no longer be able to email them after May 25th - so now is the time!!
You need to get as many people on that list to specifically subscribe to your mailing list. Create an opt-in/subscribe page through your email marketing software which very clearly states what you plan to do with their data, create a irrefutably compelling reason to subscribe, and email your list to ask them to re-subscribe. That might seem weird, but don't worry - EVERYONE is doing it!
But what if I am left with no-one?
Well it would probably be a sign that no-one was actually reading your emails anyway - sorry. Let's start again and aim to maximise the email subscription opportunities.
Do you have an active social media presence? Put an email signup form on your social media bios and remind people to sign-up with the occasional post.
If you're going to focus hard on your email sign-up prompts then you need to make sure it's god dam enticing! You are asking people to opt-in to receive email communication from you - why should they!? Are your emails that good? Do you offer them a good reason to sign up?
Email newsletter signup boxes should be available on your website and they should be easy to find, opt-in and opt-out. If you don't utilise the opportunity your website provides then you have very little chance of growing that list.
Key GDPR compliancy prompts
- Say goodbye to pre-ticked boxes (someone tell Ryan Air)
- No more silent opt-ins when someone makes a purchase or uses your service (unless it's vital to the service)
- If you are going to share the email address with a "third party", each third party must now be individually identified.
- You'll need to keep evidence that you have received express consent, including proof that the user knew exactly what they were signing up for.
- Unsubscribe options needs to be easy and accessible
On the subject of unsubscribe, you might want to set up an email preferences page to discourage total unsubscribes. Perhaps you have one email list but you send four varieties of campaigns - do you want this user to blanket unsubscribe from all of them? Or do you want to give them the option to opt back in to one of those campaigns which is actually quite relevant to them? Giving users a preference page can sometimes save you from a total unsubscribe.
What else goes GDPR include?
We have only discussed email marketing because we get asked about this a lot, but the new GDPR legislation is relevant to ALL data privacy and that goes beyond email marketing. The GDPR website refers to "personal data" as any information related to a natural person of 'data subject', that can be used to directly or indirectly identify that person. It can be anything from a name, a photo, an email address, bank details, posts on social networking sites, medical information, or a computer IP address.
We have only dealt with one element of personal data in this blog post and clearly there are also huge changes which need to take affect such as website cookies, user profiles and even how we handle our CRM's and sales data.
If you are unsure how the new GDPR legislation will affect you, get in touch or visit the GDPR website.


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The Eric Lugosch Abbey ten string!
I always loved the sound of a twelve string guitar; however, it seemed to limit the type of repertoire I could play. I wanted to be able to play single note melodies without muddying the double and octave strings, and yet still retain the sound of a 12 string. So I followed through with my idea and purchased a 1967 B12/25 Gibson and proceeded to alter it. I decided to use single high E and B strings and unison wound G strings instead of the typical octave G. I was happy with the results. Melodies and voicings you couldn't normally articulate on a twelve string were now possible while retaining that rich 12 string sound.
Played and recorded with this guitar for many years and then one day approached Kevin Ryan with my humble experiment. Kevin was blown away with the idea! Over the next two years we discussed the idea together and Kevin came up with a truly unique and graceful design integrating ten strings into the headstock. Kevin is now offering as a model in his collection.
I am now the proud owner of an EL10: The Eric Lugosch Abbey ten string...Wow!
I am in the process of recording with this superb guitar. It's opened up a new horizon for me. Truly the best of both worlds.
Thank you, Kevin, for all your work and for making me another remarkable instrument!