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Personal Mastery And Your Little ones
Personal Mastery And Your Little ones
Why is it critical to teach individual mastery to your kids?
Our kids nowadays are the next generation. Visit webaddress to explore when to look at this idea. They would be facing a future that could hold immense possibilities and possibilities. But even with this vibrant future waiting for them, there is also a sad future waiting, a future exactly where uncertainties and materialism can be prevalent. How can we prepare our youngsters to face this type of future.
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When teaching your young children about private mastery, do not teach them as if it is a lecture. It would be less powerful if you ask them to sit down and take down notes. Introduce the concepts steadily and in different methods. You can introduce it although talking more than dinner and family members activities. Kids would absorb them effortlessly given that they are integrated in their day-to-day lives and it becomes organic studying..


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Fox's O'Brien falsely defended Luttig as "taking issue with the administration" on enemy combatants
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On Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News Supreme Court analyst Tim O'Brien falsely claimed that 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge J. Michael Luttig had challenged the Bush administration's authority to detain so-called "enemy combatants" indefinitely, incommunicado, and without judicial review in a 2003 case. In fact, in Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, Luttig argued in a dissent that the majority ruling had not shown sufficient deference to the administration. He echoed the administration's position that even though Yaser Esam Hamdi is a U.S. citizen, the government need only present some "factual basis" for holding him as an enemy combatant and that Hamdi need not be allowed to challenge the veracity of the government's claims or present contrary evidence. In Hamdi's case, Luttig wrote that a simple statement from a government official detailing those facts would "likely" have sufficed.
Luttig's name is one being floated as a possible replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
On the July 1 edition of The O'Reilly Factor, O'Brien defended Luttig against charges "by some" that he is "too conservative" by falsely claiming that Luttig "was one of the judges who said that the White House exceeded its authority in its treatment of enemy combatants," apparently referring to Hamdi. But Luttig's July 9, 2003, dissent in Hamdi strongly supported the administration's argument that the court should employ an extremely deferential "some evidence" standard to rule on habeas corpus petitions -- i.e., claims that the government is imprisoning someone illegally -- from anyone detained as an "enemy combatant" by the military in the "war on terror."
U.S. forces in Afghanistan captured Hamdi in November 2001. Upon discovering that Hamdi was a U.S. citizen, the military transferred him to a naval brig in Virginia, where he was held incommunicado as an "enemy combatant." Hamdi's father challenged his detention in federal court [The Washington Post, 8/12/04, 8/13/04; O'Connor's plurality opinion in Hamdi].
Luttig criticized the 4th Circuit majority opinion for failing to decide the question of what evidentiary standard federal courts should apply when considering habeas petitions from U.S. citizens held as "enemy combatants. But, he explained, if the court had taken up this question, he probably would have decided that the government's proposed "some evidence" standard -- that the Pentagon merely be required to show some "factual basis" for detention as an enemy combatant, even if the prisoner has no opportunity to challenge it -- is the proper one. From Luttig's dissent:
I believe, as to the standard of review, that the government may be correct that ... "a court's proper role in a habeas proceeding such as this would be to confirm that there is a factual basis supporting the military's determination that a detainee is indeed an enemy combatant." ... That is, I believe that the President of the United States may well be entitled under the Constitution to receive from the Judiciary the deference afforded by a standard selected from those along this continuum, when, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by Article II of the Constitution, he designates a person as an enemy combatant against this Nation.
In Hamdi's case, Luttig suggested that a sworn affidavit from Michael H. Mobbs, special adviser to the undersecretary of defense for policy, would meet the standard he supports:
As to the application of the standard to the facts proffered by the government in support of the Executive's designation of Hamdi as an enemy combatant, I reserve ultimate judgment for the same reasons. I am prepared to say, however, that I would likely conclude, as argued by the United States, that the facts recited in Special Advisor Mobbs' affidavit, as to which there is not even hint of fabrication, are sufficient to satisfy the constitutionally appropriate standard for the President's designation of an enemy of the United States. ...
In addition to these declarations made under penalty of perjury by the appointed representative of the government, the President of the United States, through his Solicitor General, has represented to this court that in his judgment Hamdi is indeed an enemy combatant, detention of whom is warranted in the interests of national security. The panel's contrary holding notwithstanding, I suspect that more than this would be unnecessary to affirm the President's decision to designate Hamdi an enemy of the United States.
Ultimately, the U.S. Supreme Court did take up question of the proper evidentiary standard federal courts should use to rule on executive detentions of U.S. citizens and found that the administration's proposed "some evidence" standard, which Luttig supported, is unconstitutional. In O'Connor's plurality opinion in Hamdi, the court ruled:
At most, the Government argues, courts should review its determination that a citizen is an enemy combatant under a very deferential "some evidence" standard. Id., at 34 ("Under the some evidence standard, the focus is exclusively on the factual basis supplied by the Executive to support its own determination" (citing Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. Hill, 472 U. S. 445, 455-457 (1985) (explaining that the some evidence standard "does not require" a "weighing of the evidence," but rather calls for assessing "whether there is any evidence in the record that could support the conclusion")).
Because we conclude that due process demands some system for a citizen detainee to refute his classification, the proposed "some evidence" standard is inadequate. Any process in which the Executive's factual assertions go wholly unchallenged or are simply presumed correct without any opportunity for the alleged combatant to demonstrate otherwise falls constitutionally short.
Justices Anthony M. Kennedy and Stephen G. Breyer and Chief Justice William Rehnquist joined O'Connor's plurality, while Justice David H. Souter, joined by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, concurred with the passage quoted above in an opinion that concurred in part and dissented in part from the plurality. Justice Antonin Scalia's separate dissent, joined by Justice John Paul Stevens, went even further, insisting that Hamdi must be tried for war crimes in a U.S. civilian court or released. Only Justice Clarence Thomas followed Luttig in supporting the administration's position. The government released Hamdi in October 2004.
From the July 1 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor:
O'BRIEN: Michael Luttig -- it's an interesting kind of problem for Mr. Luttig. He's been on the court of appeals more than any of these other nominees -- potential nominees. He has a very long track record. So there's a lot to pick at, and it does cut both ways. Some of it is going to help him, some of it won't.
The fact is, we might remember, when being criticized by some as too conservative, he was one of the judges who said that the White House exceeded its authority in its treatment of enemy combatants once they were removed from the battlefield. So he has no problems taking issue with the administration on serious issues.
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MONUMENT, Colo. - Deputies say a 17-year-old was hit by a train early Saturday morning at the tracks near Mitchell and Front in Monument.
"When I got in there were police vehicles kind of going around the area," said Aaron Arthur, who works nearby. "Normally in the area, it's pretty quiet around here."
It wasn't quiet on Saturday around 1 a.m. Deputies got a call about a person who was hurt, near the tracks. They say he was conscious and taken to a local hospital.
"We do not have an update of his condition," said Sgt. Joe Roybal, from the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. "The last update was he was dealing with surgery."
Deputies say they aren't revealing who the victim is because he is under 18.
But Friday night, high schoolers celebrated a dance at a barn just a few yards from the train tracks. Neighbors worry one of those attendees might've been hurt.
"I'm just, I'm hoping it's nobody I know," said Persephanie Tremblay, who also works in the area. "I hope that everything comes out for the better, and this child, or whoever it is, is okay."
Deputies say they don't know if there is a connection between the incident and the dance, but that they will look into it. They say they are interviewing a few witnesses and that they've spoken to train personnel.
Deputies are not releasing any more details about their investigation.


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Coming from a guy who does majority of his work handrawn, this is really well done. You have a great eye for anatomy and the shading is also really awesome. Only bad thing I can say about it is that the upperlip was washed out a little bit and the lines on the wieghts could have been blended out by using the gradient a bit more. other than that really good job
yeah! i did a new version, and fixed that details better. Thanks for the appreciations
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if so it seems. Several friends have told me something similar, but I did some modifications. You can see it on this link http://rozhvector.deviantart.com/art/WII-FIT-TRAINER-379191737
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That's an interesting render. For one thing, it looks like you've got a good eye for anatomy. I rarely see people who use computer programs to produce results that're this good. The only thing that I am curious about, though, is the grey skin tones. What is the significance of that?
thanks for your appreciation. This illustration is a character in Nintendo Wii, and those are their colors, although I think a bit saturated with shadows
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Good post/good advice
This is a discussion on Just some thoughts from an old guy within the Defensive Carry & Tactical Training forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; The majority of this post was taken from a response that I sent to a fellow member of DC who I have busted his chops ...
The majority of this post was taken from a response that I sent to a fellow member of DC who I have busted his chops pretty hard lately to me for good reason.
For whatever reason I wanted to post it here with some additions and maybe everyone can add a thought or two as it goes along.
Keep in mind this is not an apology or changing my stance on anything I still stand by what I have said.
For many of us on this forum we live, work and breathe from different ends of the spectrum so it is not surprising that we butt heads on matters.
I did not attend college other than an LPN program many years ago but I am far from being without knowledge.
I have never been to New York City but, I am well traveled in the world.
I have never met or seen in person the President of the United States while he was in office but I am proud to say that I have met, worked and drank with members of the 22 SAS Regiment, USSF and retired Officers and Sgt. Majors of the British Army's Gurkha Regiment and other members of the Armed Forces and Police Departments from places such as UK, New Zealand, Canada, Korea, Australia, Netherlands and many others.
The statement that follows I am saying from one human being to another with all the seriousness that I can muster.
Please take your head out of the sand and open your eyes to the real world.
This is not the television or the latest issue of Guns & Ammo telling you what to do in a lethal encounter.
There are people out there who will hurt you and your family.
I have been in uniform and carrying a gun in one way shape or another in the armpits of the city to the deserts of the middle east for over 30 years. I have seen what one human being can do to another just because they want to not for any reason just because they want to. For nothing more than kicks and giggles.
This post is not about what I or any other person on this forum has done as far as training, gunfights, knife-fights or schoolyard brawls. There are members on this forum from the military and police that have more experience than I do.
All you have to do is open your eyes and ears and listen.
This post is about the simple fact that the act of carrying a firearm for self defense may include the taking of another persons life and you have to be prepared physically and mentally to do that which includes training for the event and making sure your skills and equipment are up to the task.
This is not about OC, CC, what caliber, which firearm or holster it is about your attitude in regards to carrying and using your firearm.
Yes there are BG's who you yell "BOO!" at and they will run.
Yes, sometimes the sight of a firearm may make them flee for their safety BUT it may also piss them off to the point that they will hurt you.
All it takes is one dedicated individual to end your life if you are not prepared for him.
Remember a firearm of any type in it's simplest form is the ultimate pain compliance tool but what hurts me may not effect you in the same way. You either have to hurt a person so much to where he no longer wishes to play or mechanically break him so he can't play anymore.
I will be 50 this month and my body after years of wearing body armor, weapons, worn out patrol cars, riding on the canvas seats of helicopters, jeeps, MRAP's, HUMVEES, and numerous living creatures some of which I do not think God intended to be ridden, is not in the shape it used to be.
Don't get me wrong I can hold my own but as far as a physical confrontation I would probably be more likely to use a weapon of some sort than duke it out with someone.
If you are going to carry a gun for a self protection you must first have the skills to use it, the will to use it and the temperament to use it because the BG already has all of those.
He is not worried about legal ramifications or what the latest gun magazine or video presents on what is supposed to happen.
He just knows that he wants what you have and will do whatever it takes to get it. There is no "flip-chart" for these situations and there never really can be simply because we are all human and each have free will to end any scenario a number of different ways.
A simple way to put this, You as a Husband, Wife, Mother, Father, or Uncle would do anything or perform any act up to and including taken another life to protect your loved one from harm.
You would not however do anything or perform any act up to and including taking of another human life to protect your television from being stolen, at least I hope not.
The thing is some members of the "criminal element" due to alcohol, drugs, mental disease, or other defect just plain "don't care" & would do anything or commit any act up to and including killing/maiming you or your loved ones for that same television.
That is today's reality that you must prepare for.
You have got to learn to fight with a firearm not just shoot it.
It truly can make the difference between life and death.
You can punch holes in paper all day but if you don't train for "real world" confrontations it will not do you a bit of good.
"A first rate man with a third rate gun is far better than the other way around". The gun is a tool, you are the craftsman that makes it work. There are those who say "if I had to do it, I could" yet they never go out and train to do it. Don't let stupid be your mindset. Harryball 2013
Good post/good advice
Helpful hints on pushing back and strengthening the 2A:
Well... that deserves a two thumbs up.
Sage advice from someone who's been there and lived to speak about it. Nice post tacman605!
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"The gun is the great equalizer... For it is the gun, that allows the meek to repel the monsters; Whom are bigger, stronger and without conscience, prey on those who without one, would surely perish."
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Proves intelligence comes from experience not schooling. Great post! Nice to see that common sense is still alive as well.
I carry to protect myself and my loved ones from the BG's. Not to solve societies problems. That said: if more carried the deterrent would only have a positive overall effect on those problems.
A good reminder of the real world, and the mindset needed to survive.
Nice wakeup call...
tacman605, thanks for the post!:
Probably a good time to suggest some real world reading...the two books sitting on my computer table as I type...I've skimmed both, but now I've been reading the first: "on killing", and "ON COMBAT", both by LTC Dave Grossman.
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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[QUOTE=tacman605;1981114Don't get me wrong I can hold my own but as far as a physical confrontation I would probably be more likely to use a weapon of some sort than duke it out with someone.[/QUOTE]
"God did not make all men equal. Smith and Wesson did."
Story that sticks out in my mind the most is that a girl (18-21? I forget) was shot by her boyfriend five times with a .45. She walked herself to a pay phone, calls an ambulance, sits down on a bus stop bench and waits for the EMTs to arrive. She lived.
Similarly, and I think located near that story in the book, was a female police officer just gets home, is shot in her heart and maintains the where-with-all to draw, fire, and kill her attacker. She also lived.
you said it with a whole bunch more words
and that helps more people to understand the deeper meanings behind the 3 little words.
your gun is a tool, you are what determines how it is used....
and if you have not made up your mind that it can be a weapon--than how will it come to be that you use it
as such should the need arise?
as well as the tool being kept primed, so to must your mind.
and none of this will work when called upon if the body is not skilled also.
good thoughts tachman.
You plug 'em, I plant 'em
...kid can't read at 17 (Garcia/Hunter 1985)
Lack of preparation on your part does not necessarily constitute an emergency on mine
Whoever the fellow member is, they should take heed. Most folks pay for this kind of information and knowledge. Good post tacman...
Don"t let stupid be your skill set....
And Shepards we shall be, for Thee, my Lord, for Thee,
Power hath descended forth from Thy hand, So that our feet may swiftly carry out thy command,
And we shall flow a river forth to Thee, And teeming with souls shall it ever be,
Thanks tacman605....I think this should be a sticky...
Magazine <> clip - know the difference
martyr is a fancy name for crappy fighter
You have never lived until you have almost died. For those that have fought for it, life has a special flavor the protected will never know
Thanks for the responses. Now if he will listen.
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Linda Greene
You've heard it before: "I-69 is not a done deal." A panel of five activists presented ample evidence bolstering that statement at Green Drinks at the Upland Brewery banquet hall on April 27.
Chris Doran, from the I-69 Accountability Project, moderated. The panel was made up of Jody Madeira, whom Doran introduced as a "pissed-off" homeowner and IU law professor; Christine Glaser, an environmental economist; Tim Maloney, from the Hoosier Environmental Council (HEC); Tom Tokarski, from Citizens for Appropriate Rural Roads (CARR); and Sam Allison, Monroe County council member.
"Justice delayed is justice denied." -- William E. Gladstone, British statesman and prime minister, 1809-1898
About 1 million women, according to the Cancer Prevention Coalition (preventcancer.com), work in industries that expose them to more than 50 carcinogens linked to breast cancer.
But it doesn't have to be that way. In a large number of cases, cancer is preventable. This fact applies especially to carcinogenic (cancer-causing) chemicals in the workplace.
"At least one in every 10 cancers – and probably many more – is the result of preventable, predictable workplace exposures," according to Occupational Cancer/Zero Cancer: Union Guide to Prevention.
Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance is a book about the power struggle between humans and nonhuman animals in captivity. Only when humans succeed in dominating the animals totally – sometimes by killing them -- does this struggle end.
But according to Jason Hribal, author of the book, the animals fight back.
"[T]rough my research," Hribal writes, "the resistance became ever more evident. Captive animals escaped their cages. They attacked their keepers. They refused to perform. They refused to reproduce. The resistance itself could be organized."
With regard to nuclear reactors, Don Lichtenberg operates on the principle that "if things can go wrong, they will -- though not often."
On March 31, Lichtenberg, professor emeritus of theoretical nuclear physics at Indiana University, spoke at the Monroe County Public Library on lessons on nuclear power that the United States can learn from the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan.
This year's Midwest Peace and Justice Summit, the seventh annual, bristled with ideas for social justice activists. It took place March 26 on the IUPUI campus in Indianapolis and was sponsored by the IUPUI chapter of Students for a Democratic Society.
The all-day, free summit began with a plenary session on grassroots organizing: from the Middle East to the Midwest, by two state activists, Omar Atia, president of Bridge, and Allison Luthe, community activist with Central Indiana Jobs with Justice, with Carl Davidson, a long-time activist and writer from western Pennsylvania, moderating.
Many people apply lawn chemicals on their properties to achieve the much-touted gorgeous, green, weed-free lawn. Lawn chemicals, however, can be deadly.
"The entire U.S. population is exposed on a daily basis to numerous agricultural chemicals, some of which are used in residential and commercial landscaping," according to the latest edition of a report called Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now, by the President's Cancer Panel.
Coal is the No. 1 single cause of global warming, and a student environmental movement has arisen around it. IU students have their own vigorous IU Coal-Free Campaign, which targets the university's coal-fired power plant. Lauren Kastner, an IU sophomore and Ernie Pyle Scholar in the IU School of Journalism, is the president of Coal-Free IU and talks about the campaign below.
LG: Tell me what the IU Coal-Free IU Campaign is about.
LK: Coal-free IU is a Sierra Club-sponsored campaign. The Sierra Club is the largest environmental organization in the country. In 2009 the Sierra Club and the Sierra Students Coalition launched a campaign called "Beyond Coal." It's a national campaign that's taking place in communities and on college campuses, and Coal-Free IU is one of those campuses.
IU's dependent on electricity that's generated by coal that we purchase off the grid from Duke Energy. We want to see the university switch from this outdated and dirty technology to clean, renewable technology, like experiments with biomass or solar or wind or another renewable that will sustain our campus, and of course conservation is a huge part of our effort as well.
The U.S. military, especially the CIA, is relying increasingly on unmanned aerial vehicles, or "drones," to conduct both surveillance and bombing in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq. Indiana is home to multiple sites of manufacturing, testing and support of drones and drone technology. Purdue University is involved, as are several Indiana companies.
In Bloomington at 7 p.m. on March 2, Quigley will outline those Indiana connections and the legal and moral concerns over aerial robotic attacks. He will also discuss the growing resistance to drone warfare. The talk will take place in room 1B of the public library, and its title is, "Indiana Drones: Robotic Warfare in the Heartland."
The "green scare" is in full swing, with COINTELPRO-style targeting of environmental and animal rights activists. The green scare, according to the Center for Constitutional Rights, is "the repression of environmental activists by designating them as terrorists."
The challenge for activists is to peacefully protest and avoid criminalization of their dissent. Nowhere is that situation more evident than in the case of two I-69 protestors, Hugh Farrell and Gina "Tiga" Wertz. After a nonviolent protest Wertz was charged with intimidation, a class A misdemeanor, two counts; conversion (unauthorized use of someone else's property), a class A misdemeanor, two counts; and corrupt business influence (racketeering), a class C felony. Her bond was set at $10,000.
At last – the idea that most cancer is caused by environmental factors is becoming mainstream.
A report by the President's Cancer Panel, Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now was published in April 2010 This latest annual report, for 2008–2009, was written by Suzanne H. Reuben for the cancer panel and published by the National Cancer Institute.


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By Sebastian H. Brousseau, LLB, BSc.
Updated in January 2013.
Documents of all types are a fact of our lives. Licenses, permits, certificates, and a whole slew of other papers are needed for nearly anything these days. These documents are necessary in order to do the things people want to do. There are some very specific documents that are not legally recognized between different countries. These would be marriage, divorce, birth, and death certificates are not legally recognized, and in order for these documents to be considered valid across international boundaries they must be LEGALIZED. To LEGALIZE is NOT the same as to NOTARIZE but similar. For notarization, click this text on Thai notaries.
According to Wikipedia, "Legalization is the process of authenticating a legal document so a foreign country's legal system will recognize it as valid and with full legal effect."
In Thailand the process of legalization for marriage, divorce, birth, and death certificates is quite straightforward when done properly. Any failure to comply with all that the government of Thailand requires results in needless headaches and wasted time. To avoid that, here is presented the step by step procedure for document legalization in The Kingdom Of Thailand.
First, and always the most important, HAVE THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT. Nothing can be done without an original document. Whatever document it may be, the original is taken to the embassy of its orginal. If it is a Canadian marriage, it has to go at the Canadian embassy. If it is a Dutch birth certificate, it has to go to the Netherlands embassy.
In there, the embassy they will produce a copy which will bear a stamp of the embassy stating that it is a "CERTIFIED TRUE COPY OF THE ORIGINAL". This stamp must include the date, a signature from a senior official at the embassy, and the official stamp of the embassy. This first step can be done using the Power of Attorney for some countries, but not all. For instance, a Canadian can send his passport to the Canadian embassy through a third party with a power of attorney to make a certified true copy of an original. But the American embassy in Bangkok does not allow it and the holder of the passport must go himself or herself at the embassy.
It is important that anyone wishing to use Power of Attorney to obtain a Certified True Copy must first contact their embassy to verify if this is permissible or not.
After the embassy has produced a copy as certified true, and it includes all the stamps and signatures, the second step is get the certified true copy translated into Thai. There are many businesses offering translation services for these exact situations. The newly translated document of the Certified True Copy must bear a stamp stating that the document is a CERTIFIED CORRECT TRANSLATION along with a signature. One important thing to remember is that Thailand only deals with documents in Thai or English. Therefore, IF THE ORGINAL DOCUMENT TO BE LEGALIZED IS NOT IN ENGLISH IT MUST BE TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH AS WELL AS THAI. Should there be a situation of urgency and translation needs to be done as soon as possible, Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has person waiting there to complete rush translations just outside their offices.
Now with the Certified True Copy of the original document and the Certified Correct Translation document it is time to head to Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This is the address of the MFA for legalization, in Chang Wattana, not far from immigration offices of Bangkok.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Legalization Division
Inside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs both the Certified true copy from the embassy and the certified true translation copy are submitted to an officer for approval. The standard price to legalize a document at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is 200 baht per document. There is also an express service which is double the price when documents need to be legalized before noon. Once an officer has reviewed the docents and found everything to be in order their will stamp both documents on the back-side of the page. On the certified true copy, this stamp MUST be in English and on the certified correct translation it MUST be in Thai. As well as having been signed by an official at the ministry and the Official Stamp for the Seal of Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This document is Legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Thailand.
When both documents have the correct stamps and signatures from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and 200 baht has been paid for each page submitted, the process of legalization is complete and the document is thereby recognized as a legally binding document in The Kingdom of Thailand.
This an example of Canadian passport translated and legalized. They will put the Thai translation in front of the certified true copy of your Embassy. In one upper corner, one stamp of the MFA will appear. The Embassy stamp is completely translated in Thai and the translation is certified.
This is the famous stamp of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Thailand. It normally appears on the back of your document, but can also appear on the front.
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Location Breakfast
Compared to Sept 2010 with change of management 1. food is still excellent 2. staff hospitality and efficiency still excellent 3. It was easier this time to make booking on-line 4. a newspaper was available Compared to Sept 2010 with change of management 1. phone in room did not seem to work 2. fewer channels on tv 3. could no longer get internet in room -many people had to use laptops in bar or restaurant area instead of their room 4. water in shower not as hot 5. heating in bar/restaurant limited
The bathroom was small but good. Breakfast was excellent. The room was extremely small, the bed could have been more comfortable, the blanket and bedspread old and worn. Would have liked a duvet.
Nice hotel in good location A bit expensive and noisey at night
Lovely period features. At ease with its natural sorroundings. Lovely watercolurs hanging on the walls. First class service. I am beginning to run out of superlatives. In all my travels in the uk and abroad, this is easily the finest hotel I have ever stayed in. The three stars do not do justice to its quality None whatsoever. I would, however, liked to have access to the internet.
Pleasant friendly staff. In bathroom a failed bulb over mirror, and the shower curtain rail was becoming unfixed. Generally the room was too hot despite turning the radiators down.--- but better that than too cold!
the food was quite good room needed updating......staff did not seem to be customer orientated
location , atmosphere , Bed covers torn grubby advertised view of river scaffolding in way we were not informed about that when we booked
room warm no soap in room room in poor state in need of update so called hot water just warm . milk in room out of date have stayed in lot better for less
The staff were very helpful. The common areas (restaurant, bar and reception) were quite plush using the character of the place well. Breakfast was very good. No crisps at the bar! Room the room had a cheap / old feel to it. Walls were really thin, bed squeaked if you moved in it. Artex on the ceiling and the corridors smelt a bit musty
Fantastic staff and lovely hot english breakfast!!
Really nice, better than we expected, in fact we are house hunting so are going to stay there again next week. None
Friendly, good service, good value for money. None
Supportive staff with accommodating attitude Hinge on door to immediately adjoining room, which was suspended on the outside of our room wall in dire need of lubrication - the sqeaking from the hinge when the door was opened and closed (at least 4 times in the middle of the night) was amplified by the 'sound box' amplification effect of the hingebeing directly attached to our room wall. A quick application of wd40 should suffice!
Really good location and superb value.The breakfast was very good and the staff most helpful.
The breakfast and the location put in converted outbuildings, just OK, towels were fraid, room only just clean, no parking - greeted by not friendly person to say car park full, only 5 spaces!
Staff were excellent and made the stay very friendly and informal None
Room was very spacious,clean and fresh looking I feel that the beds could have been of a better quality - a bit more comfortable and the headboards banged on the wal everytime i turned over which woke me up.
Comfortable room, excellent breakfast As above but defintely abit too noisy for me to stay again although definitely go there for beers/meal etc
comfort and friendliness. decor a bit jaded in bedrooms
The friendly atmosphere and and good quality breakfast.
polite staff. Hotel and area very picturesque. Noisy as there was a wedding going on. Music could be heard everywhere in the hotel and the bass could be heard in our room.
Excellent hotel, could not believe the size of our room or should I say suite. Very olde worlde which we do love, four poster bed (very romantic), large bathroom,little hamper with tea/coffee etc inside! The suite had everything we could wish for and more. Only bad point I can really say is that the televisions need to be more modern and slightly bigger as it was hard to view the tv from the four poster bed, but was it a problem...NO Not at all.
the authenticity of the venue & made to feel very welcome somewhat slow service for both evening meal & breakfst
Good price - very comfy bed
The old worlde feel about the building and yet easy to park car there and just a couple of miles down the road the town of Sudbury None
very large comfortable room
Very good for the price
a very comfortable stay. good food, good position The drink prices were very high
The whole experience from booking to saying goodbye couldn't have been better. The staff were all so friendly and accomadating,oh and the food....wow! Only that we had to leave!
comfort,cleanliness and personal service. Excelent home cooked breakfast with local produce
Restaurant and room very comfortable. Bathroom good size. Owner and staff very friendly. Food delicious. Restaurant and room spotlessly clean. Tea & coffee facilities more than adequate.
I received a very good welcome on arrival. Staff were attentive and courteous. Rooms and setting very pleasant. Breakfast excellent
The friendliness, the food, the room were all excellent. We really enjoyed our stay and intend going back. Definitely no complaints
Overall impression, very clean, good order. Staff very friendly & helpful despite family health concerns.Food very good. Requested a twin room. Told on arrival this was not available. Double bed offered was a little small for Grandmother & Granddaughter.
The staff were very friendly and helpful, the room spotlessly clean and the food - well absolutely delicious. We had a very relaxing break. No
The warm welcome from the owner. The spacious and comfortable bedroom with wi-fi if required. Extras like a cafetiere and bottled water. The delicious breakfast cooked by the owner/chef. Maybe a personal preference but the bathroom had a corner jacuzzi bath and I would have preferred a large walk-in shower.
the food was very good.the service was excellent .Would stay there again.
our en-suite room was huge with fantastic windows and with a great view of the market area. the bathroom could do with a wee bit of titivating e.g.no towel rail,bath was o.k. but there was more than enough room for a shower which would have been handy.
It was clean Sunday am breakfast served too early 7-8am
very nice full english and helpful staff the toilet not being ensuite was a bit of a minus for the hotel but it is shared between 2/3 rooms only.. and the car park was hard to find in the one- way system !!
Central to town, good full english breakfast, comfortable and value for money. Unsuitable for elderly or disabled, no lift and stairs are steep. A bit noisy at night because over a public house. In market square, so be aware stalls are set up in the morning outside the hotel as early as 6am.
The staff were friendly and helpful. the breakfast was cooked lovely and the pub itself was very nice. The room was extremely basic and plain looking without even a little table to put the tea making facilities on, they were on the floor. and some childrens old shoes in the wardrobe !! All the doors into our room, the corridor and toilet creaked badly - needed greasing.
After being made aware of delay in arrival to the hotel a quick phone call to inform a late arrival the staff arranged that the night porter would book me and my colleague in when we could make it. We subsequently arrived at midnight and were made welcome with the availability of a drink to wind down prior to going to bed. Excellent service. Bath shower fitting old and difficult to use. Modernisation needed.
Made to feel very welcome, went there for a family wedding, very kindly made us dinner so we didnt have to go out as weather was wet!, overall a good booking
Room very spacious, newly refurbished, clean. Hotel staff (owners?) friendly. Corridors in midst of decoration. Neither mirror in bedroom/bathroom had a light over or near it, so for shaving, makeup, etc, lighting was inadequate. Corridor light shone into room all night through glass over door which needs to be blacked out. The only soap dispenser in bathroom was over bath (none near handbasin). Water pressure of shower (over bath) was too low - to prevent water on floor? - fit a screen.
Food v good. Room not so with a rather primitive shower/washroom
Very nice welcome, easy booking and departure, god bedroom (See bathroom comments in bad points) Shower, toilet and washbasin all in a single shower cubical. It all worked very well but after a shower you get wet feet when going to loo / cleaning teeth etc. Breakfast only very average, not very well cooked.
Close to town. On arrival, shown to room which was still occupied. Upgraded (downgraded) to another room which was below rooms above. Floor squeaked all night. Could hear people above talking. Breakfast warm. Do not know how it got 3 stars.
The breakfast was lovely, and staff went out there way to resolve our room allocation after a misunderstanding. No
A very pleasant place to stay, just of the main road. My room was warm and comfortable. The eals were very good.
nice spacious room close to town centre close to places we wanted to visit. The walls in the rooms paper thin could here the next room as though they were sat in our room and have no doubt they could here us even at a whisper we were there three nights the beds were not made at all and had the same towels for the whole three days we were out of room every day at 9-30 on our tours so they could not blame that for no room service ok for a couple of days woulnt want to stop longer.
Friendly, helpful staff. Good and reasonably priced evening meal available.
Excellent food, good decor , helpful staff
I liked the walled garden and the food was of a high quality We had one robe, one bath sheet but there were two of us! The person who showed us to our room noted this fact but did nothing to rectify it - although this is a very small thing to comment on!
What a suoer hotel. Truly relaxing, great food, dinner and breakfast. Friendly helpful staff. Geat views. A must if you are in the area.
Great location. Lots of character
everything, particularly the staff
very comfortable room/bathroom - with space the bar furniture could do with being reorganised
the service was excellent , the hotel comfortable and well placed and the food was good
This is not a hotel but a busy noisy bar and restaurant. Anyone wanting a quiet weekend should be warned not to book. A rock concert on the green was not known about by the staff and should also have been warned about. Traffic noise. Hot stuffy room with local drunks outside until 12pm.Pictures suggest idyllic rural setting. Reality on edge off two roads. The booking system for breakfast and paper did not seem to work.
Fantastic food - especially the 3 course breakfast Room was modern and clean - particularly liked the bathroom
The staff were extremely approachable, friendly, kind and nothing was too much trouble. Thr room was spacious and clean. There was a relaxed and calm atmosphere to the hotel and especially the room. Very stylish decor which included classy and tasteful furniture. The food was exceptional. I have sat here for almost an hour and I can honestly say I can't find a fault with the hotel, room, food, staff or location.
lovely sheets comfy beds; pleasant patient accommodating staff good English breakfast; let us in at 12 non on request thank you guest information in the room about breakfast time how to get in late at night etc would have been helpful ; a bedside lamp for each bed would have been helpful there was only one for one bed
very small shower with poor water pressure
the room was clean warm and spacious. food was good as was the menu. did not stay long enough.
Good restaurant. Nice bathroom (recently refurbished) Cleanliness and d�cor condition of room very poor. Far too hot, couldn't turn down radiator.
Breakfast and room both very good Lunch menu was not available on request
Was very happy with the accomodation and the breakfast was really nice.staff were very friendly and helpful. Room 11 at the george and the dragon,long melford had the word 'murder' etched into the back of the door and the right had sash window would not close.....may be something you would like to address.
From the moment we arrived we felt very welcolm.The standard of service and value for money was excellent and we would certainly visit again. Nothing
Good location, friendly staff, good breakfast. The rooms were bland and lacked character. The prices were also a bit high.
The staff were friendly and helpful The room smelled damp and the bathroom could have done with being refurbished.
Great breakfasts! Some of the other guests on the first night were badly behaved, but this is no reflection on the accomadation


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By Nicole Mordant and Euan Rocha
VANCOUVER/TORONTO, March 9 (Reuters) - Private equity firms are going underground.
In the past, they have largely shunned mining acquisitions, as the volatility of commodities prices and cash flow made it difficult to structure leveraged deals. Those concerns are on the wane.
Bankers, deal lawyers and some of the firms are predicting a flurry of such transactions around the world this year, mainly in the $50 million to $800 million range, with the possibility of one or two substantially larger deals.
The prospect of cash-rich private equity players buying into the potentially lucrative but risky mining sector, lured by cheap valuations, has been talked about for the past two years. Those predictions turned out to be more sizzle than steak.
Things have changed, in part because private equity firms, whose money comes from big investors such as pension funds, university endowments and charitable trusts, have had more time to come to grips with the mining sector. A handful of new mining-focused shops with in-house expertise has sprung up. And in some cases, bankers and industry insiders say mining companies may have few options.
An extended freeze in capital markets has left many small and mid-sized miners starved of cash and willing to consider a marriage of convenience with private equity firms, who need to put massive amounts of unspent capital to work.
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This story is disturbing on a number of levels. Why are our teenagers so devoid of morals that they would beat and murder an innocent man? They deserve to be tried as adults and spend a long time in prison.
What the heck is ethnic intimidation? What namby pamby legislature passed such a stupid law?
If Ramirez did not come here illegally, breaking our laws, violating our sovereignty, and stealing the advantage of all the greatness of America he would be alive today. I wonder if he was ever arrested and ICE was not notified or he was not properly deported.


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Update 10:45 a.m.
OK, so no big problems in the morning commute (save the Caltrain fatality). Officials agree that everything went relatively smoothly.
On BART this morning shortly after 8 a.m., Nik from Berkeley looked at the crowd on the train and said it wasn't the worst he'd seen, although "definitely more crowded than usual." He's been commuting on BART for the last year and a half. He said the most crowded he had seen BART was "probably the championship parade for the San Francisco Giants." Today, he said, "you can still fit people on board."
Update 8:34 a.m.
Caltrain says trains are being single-tracked at reduced speeds.
Update 8:15 a.m.
Caltrain has stopped service on the SB 210 train in Palo Alto because of a pedestrian fatality. Train NB 221 is holding at San Antonio. Train SB 320 is holding at Palo Alto. Expect major delays.
Update Thursday Aug. 29, 7:15 a.m.:
Southbound I-880 is a mess near San Leandro, from 98th Avenue down to East Lewelling Boulevard, with heavy stop-and-go traffic and at least one accident. See how the freeways and bridges are moving right now.
On the 6:45 ferry from Alameda to San Francisco, however, there was plenty of room.
Traffic at 6:45 a.m. is moving well, though the alternate bridges are crowded. ABC7 News reports that it's taking about half an hour to cross the San Mateo Bridge. BART ridership is expected to be 30 percent higher than usual today. Start early if you have to get across the bay – take a look at our guide to get you from here to there.


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ABS drain leaks
I just installed a washing machine hookup and drain at my girlfriend's apartment.
All went well with the water hookups, t-ing off the copper lines.
For the drain, I wound up redoing the drain under the sink with a Y and T and connecting the washing machine drain through the wall just past the sink trap. This was my only option as it was the only exposed drain to work with, and everything else was cast iron.
First I had a leak in the middle (where I had connected the two drains at the very end), wound up chopping it out and redoing it, then somehow by fixing that I must've cracked a threaded bit at the end. I chopped out the end, put on a new piece (this time without cranking it down with a wrench, but I did use lots of pipe dope), and now that leaks again.
To redo this means literally ripping everything out to the pipe above the sink trap and redoing it all, because there is virtually no exposed pipe to work with, just glued fittings.
It's a 1.5" female threaded bit that goes onto male threads that are reduced from a larger cast iron pipe I don't want to mess with.
Anyway, the leak is so small that I may just leave it it, or goop it or something.
Is this the kind of leak that eventually will clog itself? Or will it get worse? Should I redo it?
I've never seen a leak fix itself. I'd redo it.
Any time I see the terms "chop" or "goop" used in relation to plumbing repairs
it makes me cringe. Time to call your local pro.
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Hi out there!
I have a problem with Mathematica output.
I want to write output to a file so that it finally looks like a table
which can be imported by Stanford Graphics. The file should look like
1 2 3 4 5
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always five expressions with a Blank in between, then the next line.
Do[Write[outfile, a[p],b[p],c[p],d[p],e[p]],{p,1,20}] I can`t get a
blank in between the expressions. I tried to convert each line to a
string with StringForm and ToString, but then I get " at beginning and
end of each line.
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CNN Heroes: An All Star Tribute Draws Big Names
It was an exciting scene at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles last night (December 2), as CNN held their "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute."
"Glee" star Jane Lynch showed up for the shindig, looking sharp in a black suit as she smiled for the cameras in the arrivals area. She was joined by the adorable Miranda Cosgrove who looked lovely in a black dress with a bright red lip.
Also on the guest list were Josh Duhamel, 50 Cent, and Phillip Phillips as CNN highlighted their yearly honorees.
Anderson Cooper was in the house, as were Viola Davis, Jenna Fischer, and Rainn Wilson, among many other Tinseltown figures.


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How do I view pictures with this?
2 Attachment(s)
I have this piece that I've been told has pictures on it. Does it plug into the computer tower somewhere? Does it get plugged into a digital camera somewhere?
Yes, plug it into a USB port
yup, pop it open and plug it into the USB port that will be found on the front or back (or sometimes both) of your tower.
then open 'My Computer' and it creates a drive letter of it's own, (usually named 'Removable Disk'.)
The pictures may be copied/printed/etc. from there.
Thanks. I'll give it a try right now.
Thanks for all your help. It worked! Never would have figured it out on my own, though. I was thinking that the piece would fit into my camera somehow.
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Perfect Eating
As introduced by the New Essenes, the crux of any issue can be found in what the Path of XPR reveals as the 8th chakra (the mouth chakra). Some 2000 years ago, Jesus offered that it is not what goes into your mouth, but what goes out of your mouth that defiles you. Although it is absolutely correct that an infortunate word will create a significant amount of suffering, the foods in Jesus' time did not include GMOs, nor were they loaded with pesticides or chemicals. Moreover, there has been an increase in our propensity for greed, gluttony and excess, a devolution clearly that stresses our psychic and physical digestive systems.
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Individual career orientation in school: "Schau rein! – Die Woche der offenen Unternehmen Sachsen"
Starting out in professional life is a big thing for every young man and woman. To make a successful start, it's important to know which direction to head in schools and business, working together, can be instrumental in making this path clear. By combining daily lessons with practical guidance and information about various professions, pupils are given the knowledge they need to make an informed decision about their professional future.
The "Schau rein! - Die Woche der offenen Unternehmen Sachsen" initiative, which means "Take a look - Open Business Week in Saxony", aims to combine such practical insights with academic learning.
This occupational orientation project helps pupils from 7th grade on, to individually visit businesses and take a look at what working there would mean to them, while also giving companies a chance to get to meet the next generation work-force .
The goals:
Our main goal was to manage statewide public relations for this initiative and to make it theinitiative in Saxony. This meant communicating with all partners: teachers, companies, parents, sponsors and of course, the media. "Schau rein!" was designed to become an inherent part of occupational orientation in Saxony and an annual event for all schools and enterprises. Furthermore it was our goal to distinguish "Schau rein!" from other, similar projects and to increase the number of participants (schools, pupils, enterprises).
The pioneer communications approach:
For the governmental department of Economy, Technology, Transportation in Saxony (SMWA), pioneer communications developed and implemented a rigorous, structured and statewide communication strategy. This included specific measures to directly address the dialogue groups, basic materials and info sheets, an online press center at www.schau-rein-sachsen.de and massive processing of content for the web platform. pioneer communications regularly addressed the media in Saxony as well as some nationwide publications. The website acted as the central information hub for teachers, businesses and pupils.
A particular focus was placed on the mobility of the "Schau rein!" event, as the distinguishing factor between this and similar projects. To make sure each pupil could get to the right business, we worked with all the transportation services in Saxony. The result was that each pupil could reach a business location with ease, for free during the "Schau rein!" event.
We used the media available in buses, trams and trains to communicate this asset - with information folders, posters and even short films in public transportation such as cable cars in Leipzig, Chemnitz and Dresden. pioneer communications also communicated the free ticket in press releases and in talks with teachers.
The result:
Thanks to the statewide PR campaign, "Schau rein!" has now become an integral part of Saxony's occupational orientation in schools as well as in businesses. The project is unique in Germany and it is a great way to get a feel for a future job or career prospect. At the same time, it's a perfect way for businesses to get to know future specialists who are specifically interested in their enterprise and/or employment opportunities.
The thorough PR strategy and all the different measures were very well received by the media: From October 2009 to July 2010 we've seen roundabout 76 articles about the project in 33 different print publications, over 200 online reports on 152 different online platforms and various TV- and radio-features.


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Can a fuel company refuse to deliver heating fuel in the heart of winter?
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I live in a small town with only 2 propane companies. We rent a tank from one of the companies which is now refusing to deliver to us based on being too busy and it taking more time to deliver to our house. The other fuel company has a policy that they do not fill other companies fuel tanks. We are caught in a Catch 22 here. How are we to keep our house from freezing and keeping our kids fed? We have mostly propane appliances, cook stove, hot water heater, heating units.
These are private companies? If they are, then you can enforce an existing contract or agreement with one--for example, if the tank rental agreement provides the company "will" or "shall" fill the tank when empty or on a certain date as long as you're current on your obligations. If they won't do this voluntarily, you could sue them if necessary for what's called "injunctive relief"--a court order they do what they have agreed to.
However, all you can do with private companies is enforce any existing obligations or contracts. You can't otherwise force someone to do business with you. For example, you cannot make the 2nd company will the first companies tank.
Other options: rent a tank from #2 to get the propane. If you have an agreement with company # 1 that the company breaches, sue them later for monetary compensation.
Or contact some charitable or government agency that deals with heating emergencies annd see if they can help you.


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By Maureen West
AT TABLE TO TABLE, an Iowa City antihunger charity, Bob Andrlik leads a staff
of only three other people who
are often busy working on the
charity's programs.
So when he must write the organization's grant proposals or
its newsletters, annual reports,
or anything else going out to the
public, he often turns to volunteers to read behind him.
They help to get his writing
just right, he says.
One volunteer who has a way
with words advises him specifically on grant proposals. Mr.
Andrlik credits her suggestions for a community-founda-tion grant that the charity gets
every year now that varies between $5,000 and $10,000.
"For many online [grant ap-plications], you can't insert pho-tos to help make your case,"Mr. Andrlik notes. "You haveto have data and passages thatappeal to the heart working inconcert."Demand for strong writingskills among nonprofit employ-ees is growing as Facebook,Twitter, blogs, and online com-munications take a role along-side the traditional news releas-es, fundraising appeals, and an-nual reports.
"Writing can't be siloed with
one communications person
anymore," says Jamie Millard,
who manages communications
at the Charities Review Council, a nonprofit watchdog group
in St. Paul.
Writers Wanted
But many nonprofit workers
don't have the skills they need
to succeed, say experts.
Some need remedial writing
help, says Dalya Massachi, author of Writing to Make a Difference.
She says bosses shouldn't assume that even college graduates can write at a professional
level because so few institutions
teach grammar or the critical
thinking processes that go into
good writing.
"Many nonprofit professionals haven't had that training
but can get it easily from books,
online, or more formally," says
Ms. Massachi, of Oakland, Calif., who has spent two decades
helping nonprofits craft grant
proposals and handle other
writing projects.
Fortunately, she adds, many
nonprofit organizations or associations and colleges offer continuing-education classes that
can help people learn to write
strong grant proposals or produce better social-media contents.
Nonprofit employees who aredeeply involved in creating writ-ten communications should con-sider such training, says Kris-tin Dunstan, vice president formarketing and communicationsat the Community Foundationfor Greater Atlanta.
Everyday Language
Sometimes writing lessons
can come from unexpected places.
For example, Mr. Andrlik, of
Table to Table, who took cre-ative-writing classes in college,
says detective fiction has taught
him the power of tension and
suspense, which he tries to incorporate into his writing on behalf of his charity.
While he doesn't exactly
channel Raymond Chandler
in his nonprofit-related writing, Mr. Andrlik uses his storyteller's knack for connecting to
what different members of an
audience care about, whether
in a grant proposal or a speech
about Table to Table, which distributes unsold food from bakeries, supermarkets, restaurants,
and elsewhere to soup kitchens
and other places that feed the
For some potential donors, the
hot button is not wasting food.
For others, it is the crisis moment of being there when people need help. After the Eastern
Iowa floods in 2008, his fund-
Jamie Millard, of the Charities Review Council, says reading short fiction has helped
inspire her to craft concise, compelling blog entries.
raising appeal was, in part,"Life can be upended when youleast expect it.""The floods were a sharedexperience for the community,and we tapped into what peoplecared about," Mr. Andrlik says."From a storytelling point ofview, we already had an emo-tional connection, and we addedthe personal."Claire Meyerhoff, a commu-nications consultant in Alex-andria, Va., who specializes infundraising, suggests payingattention to any writing thatdraws you in, even if it's just anadvertisement or a magazinearticle.
"If you find yourself entranced, then ask yourself:
What is making you want to
keep reading?" she says.
The answer, more often than
not, is going to be conversational, jargon-free writing, Ms. Meyerhoff says.
Nonprofit communication
is usually larded with jargon
phrases like "capacity building"
and "impacting," she says, but
they convey nothing extra for
all their baggage.
"It's better to just say in everyday language what you
mean," says Ms. Meyerhoff.
And it's better to say it
every day, say experts. Frequent
practice can help all writers improve.
Since last May, Dawn Svenson Holland, president of Flash-Point Fundraising, a consultancy in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has
used the free writing Web site,
750words.com, which encourages daily writing.
She writes on any topic that
comes into her head, but it often morphs into writing she can
use for work. "It has definitely
helped me get unstuck when
I was doing proposals or case
statements," says Ms. Svenson
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The act of writing will help you remember good ideas, Ms.
Massachi says.
Have one real reader in mind, such as a particular relative or
a neighbor, says Claire Meyerhoff, a communications consultant in Alexandria, Va., who specializes in fundraising. Write
as if you are speaking to that person. If, say, a family member
helped you with a down payment on a car, you wouldn't write
that person a note saying, "Together we found the funds to
purchase. ..." Just say thanks for the specific way the person
Strike a conversational tone and avoid jargon. "Impacting
youth is like double jargon," notes Ms. Meyerhoff. If something affects kids, simply say it affects kids.
It's boring and a quick way to lose their attention. Organizations do spend a lot of time recapping their missions even to
people who are longtime supporters, Ms. Meyerhoff notes.
Encourage the eye to move down the page by avoiding block
after block of plain text. In addition to small graphics or photos, you can break up paragraphs by using bold sentences,
bullet points, and highlighted quotes, says Jamie Millard of
the Charities Review Council, a nonprofit watchdog group in
St. Paul.
When writing for online media, don't copy and paste the title
of an article and then just add the link, Ms. Millard says. Instead, take the time to write from your organization's perspective to introduce the link. This will signal to your followers that
a real person took the time to share a thoughtful resource.
Nearly everything you write can be shorter. If you can read
something in 30 seconds or less, says Ms. Meyerhoff, you
have a readable story for social media. —Maureen West
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