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Server count is one of the first things you will see VPN providers talking about. If it's not in the header, it is certainly mentioned somewhere on the Home page. While it's hard to argue with the sheer force of thousands of servers (which make it harder to geo-block services like Netflix or censor content in countries like China), sometimes it's the quality and actual server location that matters most. That's why we're here to give you our insights into the Private Internet Access server list, which will hopefully help you decide if this VPN suits your needs.
What is great about the Private Internet Access servers is that they are all dedicated, meaning they are not shared with any other service. This boosts security and performance. Not many VPN providers make this claim because virtual and cloud-based hosting is cheaper and can easily increase the total number of servers.
How big is the Private Internet Access server list?
The official Private Internet Access (or PIA, in short) server list has 3,100+ VPN and proxy servers in 52 locations across 33 countries. This number is one of the highest on the market. Apart from the overall leader NordVPN, which has more than 5,000, only TorGuard and CyberGhost boast similar numbers.
But as we've mentioned, plain server numbers do not always tell the whole story. For example, Astrill VPN has only a few hundred servers, but a significant portion of them is in Asia, making it the perfect VPN for this region. Another highly-rated service, Ivacy VPN, also has less than 500 but manages to stay on "Best of" lists because its servers are spread out over a wider area. PrivateVPN only has 100 servers, but they are in 57 different countries, which is almost two times more than PIA has.
So while the total number of PIA VPN servers is impressive, their location and country count leave one wondering whether the service is good across the whole globe.
The spread of the Private Internet Access server list
Even if you have thousands of servers and hundreds of locations covered, it doesn't matter if everything is concentrated on one continent, leaving other regions to suffer slower connections. PIA VPN has servers in 33 countries, while some of the top players operate in 60+. This and the lack of a world map on PIA's website may already give you the idea that the service is not evenly spread.
Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of the Private Internet Access server list resides in the Americas and Europe. The percentage itself (91%) is more in line with NordVPN than Astrill VPN (which is known for its spread in Asia). In contrast, PIA has only 2% of their servers in Asia, which is two times less than NordVPN. What is more, it doesn't have the Philippines on their list of countries, which is usually the cheapest place for MMA lovers in Asia to buy the UFC Pay-per-view, for example.
PIA's presence in the Middle East, Africa, and India region is even worse, only slightly exceeding 1% of the total. But this is the first region where PIA beats Astrill VPN, which has only 0.5%. Again, this doesn't necessarily translate into better speeds when using PIA. As a matter of fact, it almost certainly doesn't.
As for the Pacific and Oceania regions, 6% is a pretty good figure. In total there are 200 servers, more than in any other place not named North America or Europe.
To conclude, Private Internet Access server list is made to accommodate the needs of the Americas, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The Middle East, Africa, and India are also well-represented compared to competitors. Asia is the one big region that clearly lacks PIA's attention.
We must also warn that while more than 90% of Private Internet Access VPN's servers are in Europe and the Americas, South America is heavily under-represented. PIA admits there are only 20 servers in Brazil for the whole continent, all crammed in one location and given the task to perform.
Private Internet Access server speed
Having in mind the low number of locations, one should not expect good speeds from PIA outside North America or Europe. Here the speed should be fast enough to not complain about. Otherwise, PIA wouldn't have become a household name when the talk at the dinner table turns to VPNs. Yet again, a horde of users tends to overcrowd the servers, making them slower than they could and should be.
Our speed tests for the PIA review (280 Mbps base speed) have shown a speed drop-off of around 60% when connected to a PIA server in Europe (approx. 100 Mbps). In the US, the range extended from 75 Mbps to 130 Mbps, maintaining the same average speed. Australia remained at the top of the US range, and Japan proved PIA's issues with Asia (only 68 Mbps).
So while the total number of servers should be able to provide decent speeds across the globe, its the number of countries and servers that force PIA to shoot itself into its foot.
Private Internet Access servers and streaming
Just like with the above mentioned regular speed tests, PIA is good for streaming if you're in North America or Europe. In our Netflix test, we were able to unblock the US and Netherlands libraries. The speeds dropped significantly when we connected to the other side of the world, which means you also won't always be able to stream HD or UHD content using PIA. The best thing before deciding to buy is checking the speed with Netflix's own fast.com test. This should give you an idea what you can expect from the Private Internet Access server list.
Read more: Private Internet Access for Kodi
Private Internet Access servers and torrenting
Europeans and North Americans already know that torrenting with PIA is possible. Due to the speed drop, others usually stick with other options, one of which is to use no VPN at all. While we do not recommend torrenting in general, doing it without a VPN is a risk you must think through.
As for keeping yourself safe with PIA when torrenting, their no-logs policy should let you sleep well at night unless you allowed port forwarding and turned off DNS and IPv6 leak protection. While we understand that port forwarding can give you better downloading speeds and enable others to download from you, if you care about your privacy and anonymity, protection from leaks should be turned on at all times.


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Strategy consultant to assist on the preparation of an IM on site in Spain
- Project status
- • Cancelled
- Project start date
- Not specified
- Project posted
- 5 Feb 2016 10:59
- Project duration (approx.)
- 5.0 Weeks
- Budget (approx.)
- €750.4 / day
- Industry
- Consulting
- Area of expertise
- Strategy
- Consultant location
- On-site
- Languages
- Spanish (Essential)
Objectives and Key Deliverables
We are a private equity backed company looking seeking a new round of financing. We have a lot of the information to hand as well as a financial model in place but we need a consultant to assist us as we don't have enough internal bandwidth to finish the process.
The project which runs to 4-6 weeks and be split into:
1. Review data and challenge assumptions in financial model
2. Draw up IM:
a) Performance over past 2 years
b) Market outlook over the next 5 years
Our ideal consultant would have 5-8 years experience at a multinational management consultancy firm with experience in financial modelling.

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Hello there County! Happy Monday.
Well, February has arrived, and as we enter into the final few weeks of winter, we mark the first full week of our Winter Wellness Challenge. Best of luck to all those hearty souls who signed up to take part this year!
Speaking of wellness, the HRCE is hosting a first of its kind Wellness Fair on Tuesday, February 19th from 3:30 to 6:30pm at the Regional Center's offices at Spectacle Lake. The purpose will be to let all HRCE employees gather information on a wide variety of resources that are available to help individuals manage their overall personal wellness.
There are expected to be approximately 15-20 presenters there, including everything from Nordic Walking NS and Good Life Fitness to HRCE's Health and Abilities team and NSTU providers. This would be a great opportunity for members to not only learn about some services they may not be aware exist, but also potentially "scout" some great offerings that could perhaps be brought back to your schools at a later date, say during a professional development day.
Conversations around individual health are always valuable, of course, but at the same time we aware of added stress that has been placed on some teachers by UIT (Unassigned Instructional Time). I want to encourage members to continue to look for ways of exercising some professional judgment on how this time is used. If what you are currently being asked to do in schools is not working for your students (or if you are struggling) you are encouraged to propose an alternative to your administration. These may not automatically receive approval, but will hopefully start a much broader conversation around UIT in your school.
Finally, I would be ignoring the elephant in the room if I did not a spend a moment or two on our pension. The recent declarations from our Premier about this issue have obviously been upsetting to all NSTU members. As much as your NSTU leadership is attempting to work through this, it must be recognized that we all are impacted by this uncertainty. Comments like those made publicly by the Premier last week only serve to exacerbate feelings of under-appreciation, and cause stress levels to rise.
Thus, as much as we are trying to promote wellness among our members, we are keenly aware how much of what is causing stress is outside of their individual control. However, when it comes to being able to deal with that stress, looking after the wellness of not just yourself, but the people you work with, can go a long way.
We are once again in a bit of a tussle with our government. Now, more than ever, it is important that we continue to look out for each other.
Have a great week, and reach out if you have any questions or concerns.


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Grade Post Policies transfers the concept of assignment-wide "muting" to the level of individual submissions for the assignment. Instead of muting or unmuting all submissions at once, instructors can make grades visible to individual sections of a course one by one, or hide previously posted grades if needed.
An assignment's behavior is determined by its posting policy:
- Automatic posting: Grades or comments an instructor leaves on a submission are automatically made visible to the student, although they may be hidden later. This policy is the default policy for non-anonymous, non-moderated assignments (and matches Canvas's current behavior).
- Manual posting: Feedback left by an instructor must be "posted" to be visible to the student, which matches Canvas's current behavior for muted assignments. Anonymous or moderated assignments must be manually posted, while non-anonymous, non-moderated assignments may optionally be set to manual posting.
An assignment's posting policy may be changed via the Grade Posting Policy item in the assignment header column menu, with the restriction that anonymous and moderated assignments' post policies cannot be changed. A global post policy for the course may also be set from the Gradebook settings menu; when enabled, the selected policy applies to all assignments within the course (excluding, as noted above, anonymous and moderated assignments) as well as assignments created in the future.
From an individual assignment column menu, grades can be posted or hidden. An instructor may choose to post or hide grades for all students at once (equivalent to the current mute/unmute functionality) or for specific sections. Additionally, posting may be limited specifically to graded students within the selected sections.
Visual Updates
As part of these changes, the Muted icon has been updated to an Eye icon, indicating that a manual posting policy has been applied to the assignment. If submissions exist that have been graded but not yet posted (whether the post policy is manual or automatic), a solid Eye icon will display. When all graded submissions have been posted for an assignment, the Eye icon will change to an outlined icon.
The icon itself is not removed from the heading unless the grade post policy for an assignment is changed to automatic. However, if a manual posting policy is changed to automatic and the assignment has outstanding grades that have not been posted, the Eye icon persists until all grades have been posted.
These icon changes also apply to SpeedGrader. Clicking the Eye icon displays a menu that allows the grader to post or hide grades. However, the Eye icon will include a slash if any submissions are graded but not yet posted.
Additionally, both the submission tray in New Gradebook and the SpeedGrader sidebar indicate grades that have not been posted with a Hidden label.
API Changes
The following behaviors affect courses that have enabled the New Gradebook:
- The muted attribute on an assignment should no longer indicate whether the grades for an assignment have been made visible to students. The muted attribute is deprecated—please reference posted_at as soon as possible.
- The muted attribute will instead return true if any submission for the assignment has not been posted, and false if all submissions have been posted.
- To determine whether an individual submission is posted, check the posted_at attribute. This will return the date that the submission was posted to the student, or nil if it has not been posted (or was posted but has since been hidden).
- The post_manually attribute (a boolean) indicates whether the assignment has been set to enable manual posting of grades.
- Currently, this can be set using the GraphQL endpoint setAssignmentPostPolicy.
New GraphQL Endpoints
Post Policies is supported via the GraphQL API. The following endpoints are supported for Post Policies:
- setCoursePostPolicy
- Sets the post policy for the specified course and applies the new policy to all eligible assignments.
- setAssignmentPostPolicy
- Sets the post policy for the specified assignment.
- postAssignmentGrades
- Posts grades (either all students or only graded students) for the specified assignment.
- postAssignmentGradesBySection
- Posts grades (either all students or only graded students) for the specified assignment in the specified sections.
- hideAssignmentGrades
- Hides all grades for the specified assignment.
- hideAssignmentGradesBySection
- Hides all grades for the specified assignment in the specified sections.


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Places to stay in Gibsons Landing, British Columbia
We currently have 12 accommodations in and around Gibsons Landing with other regional listings available for B&B's, Motels, RV parks, Hotels and other properties. You can filter listings by the available types:
Gibsons Landing is a scenic seaside village on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia located on the shores of Howe Sound beneath stunning vistas of the coastal mountains. Local dining options include Smitty's Oyster House, Cod Fathers, Leo's Tapas & Grill Greek Cuisine, and Waterfront Restaurant.
Wondering where to stay? The region is mainly known for Cottage or Rental style accommodations. If you are travelling in the area, Gibsons Landing is located close to Buccaneer Bay, Balfour Creek, Ouillet Creek, Newcastle Island and M (Yahoo) Creek.
Looking for somewhere to eat? Locate Gibsons Landing dining.
Not the town you are looking for? Try our Town Search, or use the Advanced Google Search above.
Other local Gibsons Landing information and places to visit.
- Longitude: -123°30'18.043
- Latitude: 49°24'0.9791
Things to see and do
Gibsons Cinema
Located at 909 Gibsons Way Rr 8. Gibsons Cinema, movie theatre in Gibsons, British Columbia.
North Shore Bowl
Located at 141 3rd Street West. Open since 1961, this family oriented establishment has been owned and operated by 3 time Canadian Bowling Champion Richard Grubb since 1983. We have 16 lanes to host leagues, glowbowling, bumper bowling, ball ramps, a party room which also glows, video games and snacks.
Spirit Gallery
Located at 6408 Bay Street. Spirit Gallery, established in 1991, is a warm and welcoming art gallery and gift shop featuring Northwest Coast Native Art of British Columbia. Within the Gallery you will discover a diverse and impressive collection of Contemporary and Traditional art and design, which includes jewellery, masks, stone, sculpture, prints and originals, clothing and unique gifts.
Nearby towns
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Is this like another 500 Days of Kristin? Is it a test? Am I just going to have to scroll past a pic of Danzig every day? That's actually not the worst thing. He gives really great rock 'n roll scowl and hair.
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We are an import company based out of Turkey. We are looking forward to import white spirit distillation unit. Product Specifications : Distillation Unit for Refinery of White Spirit Condition : New Collection Volume : 10-15 MT daily Voltage : 220V/50HZ Certification : CE, ISO Application : Distillation Quantity Required : 1 set Shipment Term : CIF Destination Port : Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Payment Terms : L/C Looking for Suppliers from : Worldwide Regards Contact : Ashraf Bahnasy
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text: Emancipation Proclamation 914 words 4 pages Show More The emancipation proclamation was an order signed by president Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War in attempt to abolish slavery in the ten rebellion states in the confederacy. The order took effect on January 1, 1863 in attempts to free more than 3.5 million slaves in the confederate area where they rebelled against the Union, and to maintain apprehended freedom between the newly freed slaves and the federal government and military. This was a turning point in the Civil war as Abraham lincoln changed the focal point of the war from secession to slavery, which the South [Jefferson Davis] didn't want to occur, in fear of losing foreign allies, such as anti-slavery Great Britain. The North really increased their chances of …show more content… The fifth article, "The Emancipation Proclamation in England" is from Tory Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine. The article speaks of the act as a "monstrous, reckless, devilish project" that will not succeed. However, it is agreed that the emancipation is a turning point for the North in the war. It is argued that the emancipation proclamation will turn the confederate half of the continent into a living hell by, quoting the article, "letting loose upon their hearths and homes the lust and savagery of four million negroes." The article ends by stating that this war will stand in history as the most horrific and wicked. Lastly, the sixth article, "English Working Classes Cheer (1863) from a liberal and member of the parliament, Richard Cobden expresses his approval of the emancipation proclamation as he discussed England's anti- slavery feeling that has grown since the announcement of the president's emancipation proclamation policy. He speaks on the people of England's desire for personal freedom as they supported public meetings on the subject. Cobden clarifies England's support and favor with the North versus the South as he stated, "If an attempt were made by the government in any way to commit us to the South, a


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Ximian, based in Boston, is one of the new generation of software companies entering the market with Open Source Software (OSS) products. In particular Ximian so far is known for a GUI interface for the Linux operating system, based on the Gnome standard. Gnome is the GUI, windows-like, user interface which is needed before office applications can mature to make Linux a competitor to Windows on a desktop or domestic PC. There is a lot of interest in this software from academics and developers, but there are very few commercial examples of Linux on the desktop, despite its growing dominance of the PC servers. It will be interesting to see how the facilities of Gnome stand up to comparison with the new Windows XP GUI. It is actually important because the big future markets, China and India for example, are already committed to Linux and not Windows (it has something to do with cost!), and they will possibly be a major source of applications in the future.
Interesting though this is, Microsoft are not going to loose any sleep over Ximian at this stage. But the OSS movement has been incensed by recent Microsoft activity aimed at controlling the impact of OSS. This they have done by announcing the "shared source" strategy as part of their .NET strategy, claiming to let selected customers have access to the source code of their products. This is something I just can't understand at all. Why would any company want to plow through millions of lines of code of the typical Microsoft operating systems or applications? Microsoft are well known for shipping unreliable software and the thought of maintaining a modified version is horrifying! If something special is needed, and I am never sure that it should be, then Open Source is the only way forward. In any case Microsoft still retain intellectual rights and a future based on Microsoft's shared source concept is the thing nightmares are made of.
The bulk of companies and individuals involved with OSS have made their thoughts about Microsoft well known and I have to agree with them (I can't help but laugh at Microsoft's description of OSS as a virus, which is a bit rich coming from the company which is plagued by endless breaks in the security and reliability of its own products; Windows is the hackers dream, not OSS. Their claim that OSS halts innovation is pathetic; Microsoft's monopoly had strangled innovation until OSS appeared). But Ximian have taken another stand. They are supporting the Microsoft model for the future, i.e. .NET, by developing an OSS product which will implement Microsoft compatibility, code named Mono. This is a two-edged sword. On one hand it means that .NET compatible applications can be ported to other operating systems beside Windows. On the other hand it gives the stamp of approval to Microsoft's Internet control.
The key advantage of this project is to enable the use of Microsoft's development tools to develop Linux, et al applications. The Microsoft development tools are good, except for the continuing use of that Pascal bastard child, Visual Basic. In particular the new language, C#, looks good, even though we would all have benefited from having just the one new language, Java. Most new .NET applications will be developed in C#.
It is good to see an example of how OSS is already bringing some imagination and creativity back into the IT world. Nevertheless it still a tall order to create a product which is truly compatible with the Microsoft standard, in particular all the problems that surround the use of libraries. All new development tools use libraries of routines. Some are simple, some are embedded, some are dynamically linked, etc. The libraries are sometimes part of the development kit, sometimes part of the run-time, and so on. It is a very complex state of affairs which is difficult to control. As an example many of the crashes so common in Windows stem from memory leaks in the standard libraries, which must raise doubts about the ability to produce reliable cloned products. I wish them luck though.


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Published date: May 17, 2018
1965 Dodge Dart 270 Station Wagon
6 cyl.Auto. runs and drives
newer fuel tank,fuel line,brake lines,master cylinder,
floor pan,wiring
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Magico Kizomba
( 5 Votes)
Beginner / Intermediate
Janice Khoo (MY) & Jennifer Choo Sue Chin (MY) March 2019
Magico by Mika Mendes
Intro: 4x8
Set 1: Right, Close Step, Left, ¼R close step , 1/8R diagonal, Cross Rock Side, Cross Rock, Back Rock
1-2&3Step RF to R, Close LF next to RF, Step RF in place, Step LF to L (move your hips on 2&) 12:00
4&51/8R Close RF next to LF, 1/8R Step LF in place, 1/8R Stepping RF to R diagonal fwd (move your hips on 4&) 4:30
6&7Rock LF over RF, Recover on RF, Step LF to L squaring back to 3:00 3:00
8&1Rock RF over LF, Recover on LF, Rock RF back 1:30
Set 2: Recover, Salida, R chasse, Scissors Cross with Hip Roll
2Recover on LF 1:30
3-4Step RF fwd and execute a ¼R with LF next to RF, Cross LF over RF 4:30
5&6Step RF to R, Close LF next to RF, Step RF to R and begin to rotate hips from L to R CCW 3:00
7-8Finish rotating hips CCW and close LF next to RF, Cross RF over LF 1:30
Set 3: ¾R spiral with hitch , Fwd Shuffle, Fwd Coaster, Back Coaster, Rock Recover ¼L
1¼R Stepping LF back and continue to execute another ½R hitching R knee slightly 12:00
2&3Step RF fwd, Lock LF behind RF, Step RF fwd 12:00
4&5Step LF fwd, Close RF next to LF, Step LF back (move your hips on &5) 12:00
6&7Step RF back, Close LF next to RF, Step RF fwd (move your hips on &7) 12:00
8&1Rock LF fwd, Recover on RF, ¼L Press LF to L and pop shoulder to L 9:00
Set 4: Shoulder/Ribcage pops, L sailor, Behind Side Cross, Body Roll
2&3Pop shoulder to R, Pop shoulder to L, Pop shoulder to R while dragging LF towards RF 9:00
4&5Step LF behind RF, Step RF to R, Step LF to L 9:00
6&Step RF behind LF, Step LF to L 9:00
7-8Cross RF over LF and begin body roll from up to down over two counts and weight ending on LF 9:00
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Below are some tea-related events happening in and around Denver, Colo., during the month of June 2013.
If you know of any events not listed here or if you see an error in a listing, please contact the author, Suzanne Klein, through her blog, Tea Foodie [by Zanitea].
Teddy Bear Tea
Hosted every Tuesday, your little one enjoys circle time with former Preschool teacher, Carole Alvarez, and tea server Leslie. Participate in stories and music & movement followed by sip & snack time. This is where your child gets to experience our famous Gummy Bear iced Herbal Blend and Matt's Famous gourmet rice krispie treats, while snuggling up next to their favorite teddy/toy!
iN-TEA – 2440 W. Main Street, Littleton
Cost: $2
Tuesdays, June 4, 11, 18 and 25, 10:00 a.m.
Tea Flights
Curious about the world of tea? Want to expand the horizons of your tea tastebuds? Join us on Wednesday for our Tea Flights! Each week, you can taste five samples of five different teas, including Indian, Japanese, Herbal and more. And, we'll give you a Passport so you can check off each Flight you've embarked on!
iN-TEA – 2440 W. Main Street, Littleton
Cost: $8.99
Wednesdays, June 5, 12, 19 and 26, all day
Japanese Tea Ceremony
For centuries, the tea ceremony has been considered the epitome of Japanese life, based on harmony, respect, purity, tranquility and elegant simplicity. Come experience the real thing – a traditional ceremony inside our authentic Japanese Tea House in Shofu-En, the Japanese Garden.
Denver Botanic Gardens – 1007 York Street, Denver
Cost: $25 member, $30 non-member
Saturdays and Sundays, June 8, 9, 22, 23, 10:00 a.m. to Noon
Margaret vs. Molly Cream Tea
Do you know the difference between Margaret Brown and Molly Brown? Join us for this unique opportunity to see Margaret and Molly battle it out in the ultimate showdown of fact vs. fiction!
Molly Brown House Museum – 1340 Pennsylvania Street, Denver
Cost: $25/person
Sunday, June 9, 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.
You might also be interested in:
Discovering Tea on the Titanic at the Molly Brown House Museum
Birds & Bees Teas births a line of herbal teas for Denver mamas
Denver Tea Room helps Women's Bean Project whip up a new scone mix


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Elevate your cocktail game by crafting homemade, seasonal bitters.
Traditionally added to such classic drinks as an Old Fashioned or Manhattan, bitters are a concentrated, aromatic flavoring element—crafted from botanicals, spices, or fruits—that provides a cocktail with a little extra oomph. Casey Carr, the bar director at Lafayette's Batch and Brine, says he "geeks out" and makes his own bitters using seasonal ingredients to create the perfect sip. Here, Carr offers his take on citrus-infused bitters that are guaranteed to kick your drink up a notch.
Chamomile–Citrus Bitters
Yields approximately 5 ounces.
- Peels from 3–4 fresh lemons
- 1 bottle 40-proof vodka
- 4–6 ounces dried orange peel
- 4 ounces coriander seeds
- 1 bottle Everclear
- 2 chamomile tea bags
- 1 cup cane sugar
- 1 cup water
Get three 8–12-ounce mason jars. In jar No. 1, submerge lemon peels in vodka; seal and label. In jar No. 2, submerge dried orange peels and coriander seeds in Everclear (or other high-proof grain alcohol); seal and label. In jar No. 3, submerge tea bags in Everclear; seal and label. Store jars in a cool, dark place for the allotted amount of time: jar No. 1 for two weeks; jar No. 2 for five days; jar No. 3 for two days.
At the end of each time frame, strain contents into another container to separate infusing ingredients from liquid before pouring the liquid back into its original, labeled jar.
Combine sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a light simmer until sugar is completely dissolved and the mixture is clear. Remove simple syrup from heat. Once cool, store in an airtight container.
After all liquids are infused, combine 2½ ounces from jar No. 1; 1 ounce from jar No. 2; 1 ounce from jar No. 3; and ½ ounce of simple syrup in another container. Over a separate container, place 2–3 coffee filters inside a funnel, then pour mixture through them. This may take some time, but once liquid has strained through, the bitters are ready for use.


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By Emma Pickett, IBCLC
I've got a lot to say about breastfeeding and parenting. Some might be new but a lot of it will be old. In fact that should be spelt as ooooooold. Stone Age old. Pre-Stone Age old. But it has to said anyway. If I sneak it out during the X-factor live show maybe not many people will notice.
We need the science bit.
Mammals comfortably split into four groups in terms of their parenting styles. These parenting styles are directly reflected in the constitution of their milk – fat and protein and carbohydrate levels vary dramatically among mammals. Guinea pig: fat levels can be 46%. Human milk: pretty stable at less than 5%.
We've got the cache mammals who hide their young away somewhere hopefully inaccessible from hungry coyotes and potter off and look for food and presumably do other useful things for up to 12 hours. These mammals need to have milk rich in fat and protein and these youngsters are left to fend for themselves. And at birth, the newborn mammal is relatively mature. Think rabbit. You don't see rabbits hitching a ride on mum's back. But – hang on – what's a rabbit going off and doing for up to 12 hours at a time? Let's not dwell on that bit. They're cache mammals.
I think you can imagine where I'm going with this.
Nest animals will feed about every 4 hours (wolves, dogs, cats). The more immature young will huddle in their group and need to feed more frequently than a cache mammal.
Follow animals feed about every 2 hours. Cows and giraffes are again reasonably mature at birth. They are capable of keeping up.
And carry animals feed virtually continually. Feeds will often be clustered and intervals might be quite short. Fat content of milk is extremely low (apes, marsupials, us).
In terms of maturity, these carry newborns are as about as dependent as it gets. Without close bodily contact with parents, respiration rate and oxygenation rate, heart rate, growth, stress hormone levels – this stuff doesn't start to look good.
When it comes to the maturity thing, we are spectacularly rubbish. And you can blame a battle we've been fighting for hundreds of thousands of years: human pelvis shape vs. human brain size. Our brain is enormous and our skull reflects that. But – oooops – we seem to like walking upright and that produces a problem. We need a neat upturned pelvis that holds our weight and gives us nice straight legs. Any more extreme than what we currently have would not be ideal for the easiest birth experience. So nature holds back a bit and we might give birth to a relatively huge-brained baby but brain development is still nothing compared to what it will be. The brain is still barely only a quarter of its adult size. By aged 2, it's about 80% of its adult size. We do a heck of a lot of our development outside the womb.
Just as little squirmy pink kangaroos are born and wriggle into their mother's pouch and stay put for as long as they can get away with, so our newborns need us profoundly.
No, this doesn't mean they need a nutrition fix and then get wrapped up and put back in their moses basket across the room again for several hours. You'll have caught the bit where we're not wolves or wild cats.
And nor should we be pulling our hair out if they're not sleeping through the night for a 12-hour stint at 2 months. Not rabbits either.
…know that frequent feeding and a baby "that just won't go down" is the norm. The baby that feeds and settles but wakes and becomes unhappy when placed on a cold non-human surface is the norm.
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The past year was a productive one for fundraising. With technology always changing the way we accept donations and spread the word about our fundraising efforts, we didn't slow down all year.
But right now, it's time to take a breath. So finish your annual fund campaign thank-you letters, update your followers with your year-end fundraising statistics, and reflect on the past year.
We can learn a lot from looking back — not just about where we've been, but how we got there and where we're headed next.
Here are five remarkably successful fundraising strategies that paid off in the last year:
Ready to take a trip down memory lane to get inspired for the next year's fundraising efforts? Let's go!
1. Integrating fundraising software.
The more isn't always the merrier. In the past, nonprofits have loaded up on too many software solutions at once because they all offered something different.
Of course, running your nonprofit becomes difficult if different aspects of your daily operations don't work together. For example, if your CRM doesn't integrate with your event management software, which won't connect with your marketing software, then it's hard to send invitations for your next event to your major donors.
Last year was the year that nonprofit software companies and nonprofits both moved significantly toward integration and consolidation when developing and purchasing fundraising software.
If you're thinking you need to jump on this strategy for this year, here are some common features you should decide if you need before purchasing all-in-one software:
Chances are, you won't need some of these features. Make sure you figure out what you actually do need before you start looking. Your budget will thank you!
Takeaway: By implementing more all-inclusive software solutions, nonprofits have been able to streamline their fundraising strategy. Be discerning when looking at features you want for your own all-in-one solution!
Social media use continues to become more widespread with every that year passes. Nonprofits have always known that one-time social media pushes like #GivingTuesday pay off, but how else could they harness the power of social media on a more regular basis?
One form of fundraising that thrives on social media is crowdfunding.
There are many explanations for crowdfunding and social media's love affair:
To see how reach, design, and content work together to create an outstanding, social-friendly crowdfunding campaign page, head over to Fundly's top 20 successful crowdfunding campaigns that met or exceeded their goals!
The power of crowdfunding is obvious during times of widespread political activism and disaster relief — both of which we saw plenty of last year. But it doesn't take a national movement to make a crowdfunding campaign work.
Whatever cause you're supporting, it might be time to give crowdfunding a try this year. Take a look at your supporters' social networks to see if your organization could feasibly sustain this type of campaign.
Takeaway: Crowdfunding is a highly successful form of fundraising in the social media age. Take a page from highly successful crowdfunding campaigns to see how you should organize your own!
Smartphones have only become more popular every year, and that trend is unlikely to slow down soon. They're so widespread that we're now banking, making grocery lists, and storing our boarding passes on our mobile devices. It seems like everything is moving to mobile.
In response, nonprofits have become better at leveraging this smartphone ubiquity in their fundraising efforts by implementing mobile giving.
It might not seem like mobile giving would be any different than online giving — or mailing in a check, for that matter. The donations all end up in the same place, right?
But mobile giving is highly successful, for a few key reasons:
At its core, mobile giving is a convenient and accessible decision for nonprofits as well as their donors.
Plus, by developing mobile-friendly ways to donate, nonprofits are showing their donors that they respect their time and effort.
Takeaway: Mobile giving is an effective way to take advantage of every opportunity for donations and to show donors you care enough to make donating easy for them.
Staff members at nonprofits have had more on their plates than ever this past year. You've probably noticed that not everyone could pick up little tasks they've helped out with before and still do their jobs well.
You could do less, but you want to grow and support your cause in every way you can! So what do you do?
Smart nonprofits recognized the gap and filled it by outsourcing some of their most intensive work to an expert: a fundraising consultant.
A fundraising consultant can take the following off your plate:
Fundraising consultants can be short-term or long-term partners depending on what you need.
If you're a large nonprofit ready to kick off a huge capital campaign, maybe you just need an extra pair of hands to help with the organization. Smaller or younger nonprofits might need embedded staffing or leadership training as they tackle their first big projects.
One of the best ways to find a reliable fundraising consultant it to consult other nonprofits similar to yours or reputable online resources.
If a fundraising consultant sounds like a good solution for your organization, check out DonorSearch's guide to the top 10 fundraising consultants for nonprofits to find the perfect one for you.
Takeaway: To ensure that your fundraising is done right even when your staff has a lot going on, hiring a fundraising consultant is a popular solution. A fundraising consultant can shoulder many of the tasks that keep you away from the rest of your job!
Corporate giving has always been a staple of nonprofit fundraising. Between matching gift programs, volunteer grants, and sponsorships, major donations can come from companies partnering with nonprofits.
It's really no surprise that corporate giving plays such a significant role in fundraising. Nonprofits benefit from the resources companies have to offer, and companies benefit from being associated with a charitable cause.
Though companies have long partnered with nonprofits, this past year, corporate giving got more creative.
We aren't kidding! Check out these two creative examples of corporate giving from the past year:
Perhaps it's the effect of social media and the positive publicity feel-good viral content can lend to a business. Maybe it's donors getting bored with traditional programs. Or maybe companies really are just getting more creative!
Looking forward to the new year, try looking up companies with a history of traditional corporate giving and sending a more creative proposal their way. Support your proposal with the success of Lyft, Marriott, and other creative corporate partners.
Takeaway: Corporate giving programs are getting more creative as they become more popular. The next time you reach out for a corporate sponsorship, don't be shy to ask for something a little different.
Last year had a lot to offer the fundraising world. We hope that you'll take the strategies discussed here and look for ways to keep the trend going for your own organization this year!


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Harrop gets 'green guru' accolade
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UK: Marshalls' Group marketing director Chris Harrop has been named 'Green Guru Manufacturer' by Building magazine.
Mr Harrop, credited as being the driving force behind Marshalls' sustainability agenda, he was nominated and won the Green Guru Manufacturer award by public vote.
Under his direction, Marshalls has carbon labelled over 2000 domestic and commercial paving products with the Carbon Trust's official scheme and achieved Wildlife Trust biodiversity benchmarks for two sites.
Since becoming the first company in the hard landscaping industry to belong to the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), Marshalls has been working in India to raise awareness of child labour issues in quarries and putting in place award-winning ethical supply chain management programmes.
Last month, Marshalls demonstrated its sustainability credentials by launching Fairstone, claimed to be the UK's first fairly-traded Indian sandstone.


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RC Hospital & Clinics offers a Personal Emergency Response System called VoiceCare. Emergency assistance is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. VoiceCare allows people with medical challenges to live confidently and independently while reassuring family, friends and caregivers that help is available at the press of a button.
Who is VoiceCare for?
People who:
- Have been discharged from the hospital
- Have long-term health conditions such as heart disease or COPD
- Are of any age living alone
- Are older and have limited mobility
- Are caring for someone in their home
- Have mental, physical or sensory impairments
VoiceCare Features
- Activator button water resistant, can be worn in shower or bath, don't immerse it for longer than 30 minutes
- Average call answer time under 60 seconds – 99% satisfaction rating
- Installed and coordinated by Renville County Hospital and Clinics staff
- Automatic payment plan available
- Long term back up battery in case of power outage
- Range of service = 390 feet
- High Output speaker
- Extra sensitive microphone
How does VoiceCare work?
Subscribers wear an activator button on a lanyard, wristband, or belt clip. This button should be pushed at the first sign of trouble. A signal is then sent to our 24-hour emergency response center where trained operators can access your details on their computer screen. Even if you cannot speak, operators know who you are and where you are.
Subscribers list 3 people who are willing to check on them in case of an emergency. Operators call these responders in the order you designate. If no one is reached, law enforcement is called to check on the subscriber. They will in turn dispatch an ambulance if needed.


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This Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO) training course is an intensive two day workshop on one of the most critical roles defined by the world's most popular Agile framework: Scrum.
We use highly immersive adult learning techniques such as visual modelling, simulations, role-plays and 'Training from the Back of the Room' activities to enable self-directed learning and enhanced retention.
This course is organised and run using Scrum as a management framework. This allows for feedback and flexibility as well as experiencing Scrum in action throughout the course.
The Product Owner role is critical to maximising Return on Investment from agile product development / projects and is one of the most challenging yet rewarding of the agile roles. As the voice of the customer to the delivery team, a Product Owner needs to be able to work effectively not only with end users and other stakeholders but with the team on a daily basis.
This course provides guidance and practical tools for fulfilling the function of Product Ownership using the Scrum framework and a complimentary set of the most widely used Agile techniques including:
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- User Stories,
- Story Mapping,
- Minimum Viable Product (MVP) management,
- Techniques for soliciting customer/stakeholder input on priorities,
- Product Backlog management,
- Rolling Release management, and
- Release Burndown with scope tracking.
Learning Outcomes
You will learn:
- The importance of iteration, learning and risk management in product development.
- What Scrum is and how a Product Owner works in this environment.
- What a Product Owner does and what it takes to perform the role well.
- How to create a shared vision.
- How to create and maintain a healthy Product Backlog.
- How to manage a Release to a successful outcome using agile techniques.
- Two full days training with a highly experienced agile practitioner.
- A printed course workbook.
- Full catering during the course including morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.
- Certification as a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) for participants who pass the post-course Certification Test taken online with the Scrum Alliance.
- 2 years of membership with the Scrum Alliance.
- A letter of course completion that may be submitted to your employer and/or a professional body (PMI, ACS or similar) for PDUs (available on request).
To register one or more participants for this course, simply select the "BOOK NOW" button at the top right of this page and complete the registration via our secure booking system.
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Christ said, in this world you will have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. Trials, and even suffering, are part of this world, however, what's important is how we behave when they come our way.
Today on THE VICTORIOUS LIFE, Pastor David Crespo picks up in the book of first Peter, receiving instruction on Godly behavior during times of trial and suffering.1 Peter 1:1-2
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Chancel repair liability has been a thorny issue for conveyancers, home owners and home buyers for many years. The issue also applies to commercial property. It centres on the liability of a small number of owners of properties in certain localities to pay for the repair and maintenance of their local Anglican parish church. Having caused uncertainty in the property market the issue needed resolving.
In 2002 Parliament set out to remove the uncertainty by setting a deadline of 12th October 2013 for the churches to protect their interest at the Land Registry against affected properties. The issue hit the headlines this time last year as the media reported on stories of Land Registry notices and blighted property in the run up to the widely publicised deadline.
So one year on where do we stand? Unfortunately the position does not seem to be as clear cut as might have been hoped
The position now seems to be this:
if an interest has been noted on the title of a property prior to the deadline then that property will have a potential liability in the event of the church enforcing. If however an interest has not been noted on the title of a property prior to the deadline then an opportunity for the Church to register a liability still exists unless the property has changed hands full market value and this transfer has been registered at the Land Registry. In this sense the deadline was a misnomer. It is for this reason that we are still advising clients to obtain indemnity insurance to cover themselves unless and until the property has been sold at full market value post 12th October 2013 In addition, any party receiving a property post the deadline by gift, undervalue transaction, inheritance or divorce could still be liable as this will not qualify as full market value so indemnity insurance would seem prudent
If you have any queries on this or any other property issue then please do not hesitate to contact one of our Conveyancing team


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Last year, we conducted our first State of Original Research for Marketing with BuzzSumo to understand if and how marketers are publishing original research. At that time, we discovered about half of marketers were using research and were generally feeling confident but had an opportunity to do more. This year, we wanted to explore year-over-year […]Read More
The most important question you must ask yourself before you begin your research project is this: "How do I want this research to impact my business?" This may seem like "check-the-box" kind of question, but there are real implications based on your answer. If you have limited time or budget, your top goal for your […]Read More
Here are two things that may surprise you about original research: You may not need to gate your findings. You may not want to create a PDF of the findings. Original research takes a lot of time to do well — and you want to get the most from that investment. While your mind may […]Read More
Last week, Scott Fenstermaker, the VP of Marketing at PowerPost asked me, "Why is original research an opportunity for marketers today? Why is this something they should prioritize when they already have so much on their plate?" In that moment, I realized I often talk about research as an "untapped opportunity" for marketers, but this […]Read More
If you have ever tried to publish your own survey-based research, chances are you can appreciate this recent sentiment from @StoriesWithGill: Well, "more people" (aka me) are trying to do it, but it's bloody hard! For ex., there is this freelancer survey I'm trying to get answers for (https://t.co/59qcBdl1lx). Takes literally 1 minute. 2 days […]Read More
When we launched Mantis, we knew anecdotally that publishing original research is a great opportunity for marketers, but we wondered: Can we back it up with data? We had seen several studies pointing to the effectiveness of research, but as marketing evolves quickly and so much has changed in the last year, we wanted to […]Read More
Our Ultimate Guide has been updated for 2019! New this year, you'll also receive template that walks you through the strategy presented in the guide as well as a checklist of questions to consider when deciding on your survey tool. Download the guide and toolkit (no form required) As fellow content marketers, we feel your […]Read More
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As of YAML version 2.2, the framework is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License (CC-BY 2.0). As an alternative for the use of the framework, there are two paid subscription models.


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On Tuesday, October 2, 2012, college and high school radio stations around the world came together to celebrate College Radio Day. This is a special day that takes place once each year to help raise awareness of college and high school radio stations. It encourages people who aren't aware or don't normally listen to do so on this day in hopes that they become regular listeners.
Millersville University's own college radio station, WIXQ, was one of the 550 stations that participated in this year's College Radio Day. Shannon Sisson, WIXQ station manager, gave her thoughts on the day, "I think college radio is so important to not just students, but to everyone. WIXQ has changed my life, and this day is an awesome way to show how college radio stations from all over the world can come together for one day to honor something that means so much to us."
WIXQ had a special day of events planned to honor College Radio Day. Some of their events included live performances from local bands, a special show line-up, CD giveaways and discounted WIXQ shirts. The members of WIXQ have been preparing for the international holiday for some time and "watching it come together has been a great feeling," shared Sisson.
Listeners can tune into 91.7 FM or go to the link on www.wixq.com to support WIXQ and College Radio Day. Another way to support the national movement of the day is to buy a digital copy of the College Radio Day Album which was released on the second of October. The proceeds from the album sales went to a nonprofit fund for college and high school radio stations.
Sisson had a final statement about the importance of college radio: "It's really important to all of us at WIXQ and we would love to have support from fellow students, so please listen!"


text: During last couple of weeks, I think hundreds of people asked me about the differences between the latest Shark Rotator models. They are called the Powered Lift-Away series, and because there are around 15 different models, people tend to get confused. Thus I've spent my weekend building a chart which contains all there is to know about the following models: NV650, NV650W, NV651, NV652, NV680, NV681, NV682, NV683, NV750W, NV751, NV752, NV753, NV755, NV760 and UV795. The NV650W and the NV652 were basically upgraded to the NV750W and respectively NV752 due to some minor wand problems. Here's the chart: What you need to know is that all … [Read more...]


text: For her role as "Cece" on NEW GIRL, Hannah Simone won the TEEN CHOICE 2012 Award for Choice TV Breakout Star: Female. In addition to her starring role on NEW GIRL, Simone hosted FOX's competition series, "Kicking & Screaming." Last summer, Simone was seen in the feature comedy "Band Aid," written and directed by and starring Zoe Lister-Jones. She also appeared in writer/director Taran Killam's action-comedy feature, "Killing Gunther," opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cobie Smulders and Allison Tolman. Additionally, she starred in and executive-produced the 2017 feature film "Miss India America." The film won the Comcast Narrative Award at the Center for Asian American Media Festival. Simone's additional credits include the independent feature "Folk Hero & Funny Guy," opposite Alex Karpovsky and Melanie Lynskey, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival; "Flock of Dudes," starring opposite Chris D'Elia and Skylar Astin; and Spike Lee's "Oldboy," opposite Josh Brolin and Samuel L. Jackson. Simone also starred in "H+," a digital series produced by Bryan Singer. Born in London, Simone grew up living abroad and participating in local theater productions in Saudi Arabia, India, Greece and Canada. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of British Columbia, where she majored in international relations and political science, before going on to work as a human rights and refugee officer with the United Nations in London. She has a master's degree from Ryerson University in radio, film and television. She resides in Los Angeles.


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Awareness: The Social Misjustice of Prostitution
"We say that slavery has vanished from European civilization, but this is not true.
Slavery still exists, but now it applies only to women and its name is prostitution."
Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
Drug abuse, violence, coercion, and disease.
These are not exactly working conditions that summons one to aspire to a career in prostitution; yet, there is never a shortage of new candidates entering the "world's oldest profession". This beckons the question:
Why does someone use their bodies to trade sex for money,
When all the evidence of this lifestyle proves it as being dangerous and life-threatening?
The pimp's only aim is to make money off the sex trade of women.
In her book "The Prostitution of Sexuality", Kathleen Barry describes how the pimp targets women who are vulnerable enough to create an emotional dependency. Once contact is made, the pimp must:
first ensure the woman is influenced by the enticement of substantial financial gain; and then,
she must learn to shed any moral objections to prostitution work.
Bill Shackleton in his book "Protecting Prostitutes" wrote,
"A pimp would use an effective and orderly method of gaining the services of women. He would first display affection and generosity, and then carefully move to establish a sexual relationship".
During this stage of recruitment, the woman has never been a prostitute prior to the relationship; and therefore, she needs to learn previous unknown behaviors.
In progressive steps, the pimp:
rewards her by telling her she is special and beautiful,
she has worth, and
he can help her overcome her difficulties.
Until she becomes skilled and exhibits the changed behaviour he requires, he would increasingly reward her until he gains her trust and cooperation.
Annette and Graham Scambler discovered that for the prostitute, the most pervasive form of enticement is financial gain. When she is living the "lifestyle:
the payoff is immediate,
payday is every day she is willing to work, and Immediacy becomes a way of life.
When the pimp has the prostitute under this control, he ensures Positive Reinforcement is employed through the constant and immediate rewards of getting paid for services rendered. Free from their poverty lifestyle, he understands she will like having money in her pocket at all times – and for so little effort.
As the relationship develops,
the pimp becomes the prostitute's father, lover, and friend.
In her book "Of Vice and Women: Shades of Prostitution" Margaretha Järvinen describes how she must work very hard to earn his respect, his love, and to keep him achieving the best in material possessions.
At this point, the pimp understands that he has her under his control. The pimp no longer needs to provide continuous immediate rewards using positive reinforcement because the prostitute is already performing; rather, he changes his tactics:
the pimp would reward her intermittently so she can then work even harder to achieve his financial goals, and
he rewards her just often enough continue the improving performance of developing into a productive object for him and to keep her satisfied.
The pimp reaches a point where he will use Punishment to maintain control over the prostitute.
He wants her to learn that he is the boss, and she is subservient to him.
He realizes that just punishing her will eventually not bring the desired result he wants (which is obedience) because she will just rebel and move on or become aggressive with him and cause him problems. Instead, he will use punishment infrequently, and use it in conjunction with other types of rewarding reinforcement.
Prostitutes have to earn the respect of the pimp.
The pimp knows his success is dependent on fuelling two emotions in a woman:
love and
To many women,
the lifestyle can be socially fulfilling and psychologically addicting.
By the time women are ready to leave prostitution, they realize that what they have accumulated as a result of their financial dream amounted to little but:
a collection of arrest records,
a blur of experiences, and
a path of abandonment by those they cared about.
The woman has come to the realization there is no rewards left in the trade.
When this time comes, the woman has come to this realization: there are no rewards to be won; therefore, no reason to continue the behavior.
From the beginning to the end of a prostitute's career,
it is clear the relationship of dependence between the woman and the pimp.
He is always in control, and for the most part is always the one with the power. He uses every conditioning principle to manipulate the woman into changing her behavior so he can gain maximum benefit for himself alone.
Although the main goal for both parties is to make as much money as possible, his investment in the woman pales in comparison to the cost to her mind and body.
Victor Hugo called prostitution slavery.
His words are no less valid today as they were two centuries ago.
Awareness: TOP 10 Lies We Tell Ourselves
We all know how life is – full of constant changes and challenges, responsibilities, and a faster speed of activities. And it can be enough to drive us crazy because sometimes we just can't keep up with it.
.Eventually, we have to choose – to choose if we are just going to throw up our arms and give in to the rats winning the race, or get whatever I can and let others find their own way, or maybe continue working towards fulfilling the urge of our personal essence even if it requires sacrifice?
For a lot of people (given the state of the world today), I think we just end up making excuses for not doing something, or continue to put it off.
Sadly, what is sacrificed first and most often is the very things that would make our life better. You know, the secret hobbies, the book, song, or community project that you know would be a great contribution not only to yourself (through self-expression), but also to the recipients of your work.
Below is the Top Ten Lies we tell ourselves and qualify them as legitimate reasons to continue the same old path wish and hope would change.
10 – I am going to die someday – way off in the distant future.
Does this gives me excuses to not get started on the things I want to do?
9 – I have total control over my life; and if I don't, I can.
"I've got it all handled." Hmmmmmm.
.8 – Life is supposed to be fair.
We're told over and over the opposite. What am I to expect?
7 – Only the strongest or smartest succeed.
Well, I'm neither … so, help me find a rock to crawl under.
6 – Money is the ultimate root of the world's evil.
… and who wants to be evil, right?
5 – I need money to make money.
If I want to make money, does that mean I am evil?
4 – It only happens to other people.
There are a lot of messed up people out there, right?
3 – It's someone else's fault.
They have all the money, looks, strength, and control (and luck). Don't they?
2 – I am not worthy (or deserving, or I am bad, etc)
When I was 6, I …
When I was 10, I …
When I was 14, I …
When I was 19, I …
… and on, and on, and on …
1 – I'm OK! Really!!!
I'm just having a bad hair day.
(Ya, right!)
How many of the above lies have You used to not be an expression of yourself?
Values & Beliefs: How Do We Make Decisions? – pt 1
Have you ever noticed that the longer we travel along this journey called life, there are moments from our past we can now distinguish as significant turning points in the direction our path leads.
In hindsight, I get the sense that we can see crystal clear how such seemingly meaningless events and its ensuing decisions can significantly alter not only our focus, but also the created thoughts and meanings otherwise leading to different possible life-altering actions and results.
Except for the time I heard the Backstreet Boys' angelic voices when I was rushed to ICU for my heart surgery, no trumpets or violins are heard to tempt the moment, no kind of aural sign to put the instant in perspective – just a somewhat nondescript decision to do 'this' instead of 'that'. Those quiet moments, without fanfare or forewarning. Yet, as we become aware of those defining moments; we etch them in our mind for future references. (This is where my "Meaning-Making Machine" takes over.)
We generally tend not to give much thought to our many decisions we make, don't you think? And here's where I think we get ourselves into trouble – not always a bad trouble, but a trouble none the less.
So, now I am faced with a lot of questions that may challenge my current value/belief system I hold so dearly and strongly to my heart. Some things I now pose is:
1. What does this say about fate or destiny? Does it negate these?
2. Is there anything we can do about it?
3. Can we benefit from knowing about this?
4. So what?
In this post, I first want to look at the "so what" because it may help me/us understand the answers to the others.
We make thousands of decisions a day – from deciding to turn left or right at a corner to deciding whether to pee now or hold it for later. For the most part, these are small decisions that make little or no difference in our everyday efforts.
Still, these decisions are based on our priority goal of that moment.
So, sometimes subconsciously through habit of pre-defined thought and action, or trust, or because you are fulfilling your goal, we decide which way to turn on the street because you have to buy something before you can get home to pee.
Therefore, we decide to hold our bladder. You see, quite trivial and seemingly meaningless (sounds funny, huh?); yet they are based on what and how we make all of our decisions. Yes – the small ones and the BIG ONES!
If we consider that we don't pay attention (having awareness) to own decision-making process, we can lose the power to make better and healthier decisions, and then miss out on making those decisions that further our life in a positive way.
To be continued …
Awareness: Youth & Poverty in Toronto
Twenty years ago, Child Poverty was declared as a goal to be eliminated. While much has been said, not much has been done. Child poverty is more prevalent today than it ever has been.
In Canada, 50% of children still live in poverty; and food banks – a temporary measure – still thrives to help keep families fed.
Homelessness has become a major issue with youth. Toronto proposed an action plan to deal with this proble;, but again, priorities shift (government to cut investing in youth and business not giving youth a fair deal). The statistics from several social service agencies still bear it's urgency:
girls are younger than boys when homeless,
there is an increase of drug abuse with over ½ of both boys and girls addicted (to deal with their problems).
Prostitution is a way for girls to survive, and
Theft is the major crime for boys.
Aside from this, at-risk youth in general is a major concern. With an unemployment rate of 20% among youth, it is not surprising anger has risen as a venting opportunity leading to more than double the number of youth gangs in the past 10 years. The government is trying desperately to catch up and save these individuals by implement a few different programs.
What are some of the recurring problems that still make it an issue?
Are young people blocked from achieving goals?
Are they are deprived of opportunities employment and education needs?
Do they tend to be profiled in the media and other institutions in a negative light?
This conditioning can lower opportunities.
There are some possible factors that influence these issues:
Youth are struggling with their own personal identity on who they want to become to fully express themselves,
Young people are caught between two worlds (child and adulthood) as they start accepting responsibility,
they are often at odds as to how and who they should be in society as it is often portrayed in media in many misleading and confusing ways, and
Youth are often poor.
Poverty is the major contributor to these issues.
Yet, as we see the politically conservative mindset flood us with a wave of slash and burn opportunities working against young people, (after all, we are in a recession), the poverty reduction strategy by various levels of governments appear to forget about their moral and ethical commitments (for which they were elected) and put this on the back burner.
Sadly, this doesn't bring us one step closer to resolving the terrible situations youth have to face today.
Can we realistically expect any substantial change to really take place?
10 Reasons NOT to Marry in Royalty
Life changes when one decides to marry up into royalty!
We've seen what happened to England's Diana.
I've decided to write a Top Ten warning list for anybody considering this route. Don't say you weren't forewarned! (Not in any particular order of importance.)
1 – Paparazzi know more about your life than you do.
2 – You need a key to your own bathroom.
3 – You can't wear your bathrobe and wander about the house.
4 – You can't pawn any possessions in case of hard times.
5 – You can't sneak off for a quickie.
6 – Food fights are out of the question.
7 – Everyone wants a baby more than you do.
8 – You have to like the in-laws.
9 – She has to wear those gaudy hats.
10 – There's more than one tunnel in Paris.
Values & Beliefs: Humanism As A Religion?
I read an article on the American Humanist Association blog "Brainstormin" about God coming to Earth and finally showing himself to humankind.
I was really confused how the conversation centred around
how atheists and believers (religious people) would have quite a go.
I didn't quite understand all the rukus about someone else's beliefs – especially since we Humanists tend to not bother with those kind of problems and just love people regardless. Anyway, the following is my response to the article (and some other people's comments):
As a recent self-discovered Humanist, I am confused. I am (and always have forever been) a lover of people – regardless of who they are. I almost get a sense there is a bigger question (with very interesting answers) this article brings that may need to be addressed – if we truly are Humanists.
Keep in mind that, as mentioned, I recently discovered my philosophical leanings towards Humanism; so I may raise a very basic 'tenet' of Humanism. For the past 30 years, I had always considered myself exclusively an Existentialist (without knowing it) operating in the world as a lapsed Catholic using all the good parts of Christianity without believing the magic. I have worked in several industries, including government and the military; and I always found myself coming back to social and human services.
My most recent college studies as a community developer, I found Humanism; and I realized I had a philosophy with which I could identify and consider part of my 'belief system'. And what made Humanism even better was the implicit understanding that we love and believe in each other as human beings – regardless of our personal foibles, problems, and ways of expressing ourselves.
The more I am cognitively aware of my Humanistic practices in my everyday doings and beings, the more I realize how difficult it is to live the philosophy. I sometimes have a private chuckle to myself when I make the comparison between Christianity and Humanism in my daily activities. When I am doing something easy (such as being friendly to someone I want to speak with), I congratulate myself for my Humanism and openness with others. When it is a difficult decision (such as choosing not to speak with someone because they have a shady past), I catalogue it under my former Christianity because I could easily excuse it for some kind of reason – any reason that sounds plausible intellectually.
Yet, in my Humanism, I feel empty.
I have come to understand that as a Humanist, we love people. Regardless of ugliness of humanity we are fed every day (media, entertainment, etc) and conditioned to accept as the default behaviour of people as a whole, I always thought we moved beyond the noise of civilization and stayed focused on what mattered – people and life and living and loving – without conditions.
So please forgive my ignorance for the following questions:
Why are we concerned with "what" others believe in?
Wouldn't it be more fruitful and in line with our Humanism to try and understand what it is about the magic of religion that have them believe in the unbelievable?
When I think about the above scenario, my first thought is "so what?". I am not going to go gaga over a spiritual being who has a reputation of being all powerful and loving yet lets the world go to hell. If anything, I would question his motives. My second thought would be to try and figure out how to persuade him/her (if in human form) to cure the human physical illnesses of the world as the first priority. The pain and suffering of cancers, etc are truly 'ungod-like' and sinister.
The next, and most important thought I would have, is to be in dialogue with God to have her/him convince the world of how organized religion has ruined his/her intentions in giving us this 'love moral'. The God would convince the world that S/he is actually a Humanist and used that philosophy as the blueprint and purpose of all Humanity from the outset
S/he would have to convince the world that when religion became organized (because the founding leaders discovered the power of belief), it became bastardized. As soon as the human frailty, paternalism, and powerlessness emerging civilizations got added, the goals and results of their teachings became part of the problem of civilization – not the solution. Hence, we have different religions that all purport to have the answers with 'their' solutions. Sad, isn't it?
As I said above, religion IS a Humanism.
Only when it is used as a religious practice does it become skewed because it takes the focus away from loving and praising all there is that another human can offer to focusing on worshipping ancient objects and metaphors that were meant for teaching purposes only.
I stay away from religion as a belief system, but it doesn't mean I stay away from the people who worship Gods. Heck, I sing in a church choir (and not even from the denomination of my past) for the sole purpose of singing. I don't participate in the service. I just love singing. I like the people because they love singing too.


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While we wait for the Blacksmith to calm down, the Logan has been fishing very well. The streamer bite has been consistent. Both Sculpin and bait fish patterns have been getting fish. Zoo Cougars, Barely Legals, Butt Monkeys, and Dungeons are all great choices. We have been using a variety of colors and sizes. single hook, articulated (double and triple hook). Yellow, brown/natural, olive, and black have been great colors to throw at them. Overcast days, yellow seems to be a great option. Black has been working very well on clear, sunny days. The retrieve is not aggressive, we have been going at a moderate pace. A dead drift is a great retrieve for those soft pockets across the river. With the higher water from runoff, targeting fish is very important. look for those soft pockets where fish can ambush prey or relax while the river brings the food to them. Pockets can be long runs or the size of a shoe box. Throw those streamers and hang on!
Nymphing has been excellent as well. Our go to is the trusty/deadly San Juan worm followed up with a Hares Ear. We drop our Hares Ear 16-18 inches below our point fly (San Juan Worm). One split shot weight in between the two has been the sweet spot. Pheasant tail and copper johns have been working well. We also have seen Skwala stone flies hanging out under rocks. If you are not getting hits, remember depth is very important. Keep experimenting with weights or indicator height to get those flies in the depth the fish will take them.
Now for dry flies, its almost that time of year! We had luck last weekend ( April 22, 2017) with Blue Wing Olives and Royal Chubbies. At the start of the day, I did throw a Chubby Chernobyl to mimic the Skwala stone flies we have seen. I had two Browns come look at it but no takers. Probably fisherman error….next time I will fool them! The Blue Wing Olive and Royal Chubby were getting fish to rise. Keep an eye out for May flies and fish rising. I did see a Cutthroat come completely out of the water for a fly. Most of the fish we did see taking dries, were sipping them. I had a Blue Wing Olive as my top/point fly followed by the Royal Chubby about 16 inches down. I would try those, emerger patters, and big hoppers! The hopper dropper is also a great option. Use a hopper followed by a nymph (Hares Ear, Pheasant Tail, Copper John, etc.) and cover it all!
The Logan River is running high/swift but still wadable. The fishing has been very good, just target those fish. Look for those May Flies and Skwalas flying around. If you dont see those, throw some nymphs at them. Or just throw some big ugly streamers at them!
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Logging in to Facebook this morning, I noticed that you can now comment on individual Mini-Feed items. The comments stay on the mini-feed (minimized until you click on the '1 comment' (or whatever number) link) and then cascade out.
This is obviously one of the reasons for which Facebook now requires the Mini-Feed not be minimized…but will people start using this 'mini wall' to comment on friends' items instead of the wall? And why would they choose to do this?
It also seems straange that a comment on a note in the mini-feed is not added to the note itself, which could lead to confusion down the line.
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According to some Yemeni local news, US and Israel are directly involved in the war on Yemen. Locals say that the fighter jets attacking to Yemenis belong to US and Israeli military air force but flags of Saudi or other coalition countries are pasted on the fighter jets in order to hide that dirty fact. It is clear that US or Israel will never confess their dirty plan just as they deny any of their terror acts. Yemen has a key strategic importance for the Arab allies of Israel and US, so they do not want a regime that will not be a puppet for Israel and US in the region. When all sneaky plots of US and Israel in the region are thought, the question comes to minds is: "WHY NOT?"