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#23 "Concerning the Little Mouse, the Little Bird, and the Bratwurst"
Analysis and Commentary
by Lois Wilkins, PhD, APRN
Immediately this title recognizes a relationship exists between these three dissimilar characters. In addition, we know that the word "little," of course, refers to size but also can refer to innocence and youth. Beyond this, we also know with the use of the word "concerning" that perhaps something troublesome will arise or has arisen within their relationship. We also note from the title the lack of innocence of the Bratwurst: he is not referred to as "Little". By including the word "Concerning" in Hartman's translation, the subtleties are allowed to come through.
The Initial Paragraph:
We meet our threesome aware from the first sentence with the use of the phase, "fell into each other's company," that there was a lack of conscious intention in their being together. Yet, in such a seemingly haphazard beginning, they have been able to maintain a household, delegate duties according to individual skill sets, and live in peace and prosperity, as noted by the increase "in their holdings most admirably."
Our Fairy Tale opens with the an imbalance that alerts us to the need for the role to move toward a fourth character. This imbalance is shown in the fact that there are only three main characters. We know that the fourth must come from the feminine in order for wholeness to occur, since we have a masculine bird and a masculine bratwurst, with a feminine mouse. The shadow bird is feminine, because she is the shadow figure for Little Bird and, hence, is representing his feminine nature (anima).
The structure of wholeness, recognized as four-foldedness, is not present in the opening paragraph. For the careful reader aware or in pursuit of the psychology and universal significant in fairy tales, there is evidence of the need for consciousness to be increased. Therefore, alchemically and psychologically, a catalyst must emerge. We first note the haphazard (unconscious) manner in how the three came together and also, the caution assigned to the role of the Bratwurst (who "was supposed to cook"), contrasted by the roles of the mouse and the bird which are clearly stated. Added to the energy of concern, we now become aware that the direction for movement in the tale must be to find a fourth.
Dramatis Personae:
In this Fairy Tale, there are three main characters; the Little Mouse, the Little Bird, and the Bratwurst. Each has assigned roles for supporting the peaceful and prosperous household. Signifiant to these three characters is that the bird and the mouse are naturally occurring in everyday existence, but the Bratwurst is not.
The Little Mouse, whose skill set revolves around the Hestian principles of caring for the family by maintaining the hearth (lighting the fire), keeping order (setting the table), and securing the life force (carrying water), provides the feminine energies of the tale.
On the other hand, Little Bird provides the masculine energies of this tale. His work is to leave the home, fly into the forest and fetch wood. His work of going out into the world and returning to the home provides for the necessary expansion of the family unit. As such, even his return, with the challenge of each changing their assigned roles, brings about a movement away from the stagnation of which they had been unaware. Like Prometheus, stealing the fire from the Gods, Little Bird is constantly moving his family unit toward greater consciousness.
Bratwurst, a type of hot dog, illustrates by its phallic representation, the life force via the energy of the masculine—sexuality, temporary desire, and enthusiasm. In the tale, he flirts with the cooking pot, jumping/swimming in and out four times to flavor the broth. With this playful manner of flirtation, his influence is short-lived. Psychologically, we know early in the tale by his inauthentic role that his influence will be temporary. As the tale progresses, we learn of the destruction of Bratwurst when the dog eats him because of the "false papers," which provide evidence of his long-standing deception. Yet, even in his deception, he overtly provides a representation of the wholeness dynamic with the four times each day that he jumps in and out of the soup. His unconscious/innocence of what he provides for the threesome does end up costing him his life. as he has carried "false papers" which justified the dog in eating him.
Supporting Characters:
Additional characters necessary for moving the plot include the bird in the forest who provokes the Little Bird of the title, causing him to no longer be content. The instruction of this bird is of a shadow figure, bringing forth into consciousness, aspects of life for the Little Bird that he a never before encountered or considered for his existence. Our quest to find the fourth character is now complete. Attention can now be paid to the alchemical need for fire, for the heat to increase, so transformation can occur.
Now the other characters take their place in the tale. These are the woods, a dog, the cooking pot, the fire, the bucket and the well.
Parallels with Other Fairy Tales and Literature:
When not read alchemically, this tale is often experienced in a linear fashion, as seen in our illustrator, Cindy Hutchison's, comment: "Be happy with what you have, and use your skills wisely." Other common examples of the moral of the tale are: people living the good life are always seeking something better; watch out when taking on a new role; innocence/ignorance is not bliss.
Psychologically, we can benefit by recognizing, in other fairy tales and literature, the themes that are mirrored and therefore, amplify the universality of our tale. In all religious doctrines, from every corner of the world, there is a quest to return to the idyllic state of wholeness represented by a return to Eden, to paradise, or to nirvana, etc. What is similar in all such quests is the desire to return to the innocence of youth—a stress-free existence—with no illness, and a place where abundance is the norm.
Psychologically, an individual in such a state of perfection is not evolved. Until consciousness emerges with the awareness that the experience of life is not one -dimensional but multidimensional, the individual remains in a state of innocence. Instead of living life to its fullest, the person does not evolve. It is the spark of the Divine that produces the desire to search for more, when to the outside onlooker, everything is perfect. This desire that there must be more to life is what causes Little Bird to be receptive to the challenge from the more worldly bird, who some could say may be jealous of the contented and prosperous family. He is forced to see beyond the idyllic life that the three have been living. With the help of his shadow energy, Little Bird grows in consciousness. This seemingly disastrous outcome, all three of them losing their lives, is analogous to Eve's fall from grace in the Christian creation story. Both of these disastrous occurrences represent the metaphor of the life-death-life cycle, reflective of the evolution of consciousness. When this metaphor of evolution is explored, we discover the necessity for such disasters that facilitates evolving consciousness.
The two trees in the Garden of Eden are the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life. In this Christian myth, most of the attention has been in relationship to the fall from grace caused by Eve eating the apple from the Tree of Knowledge, which awakens awareness of evil as well as good. The Tree of Life has not received as much attention. The Tree of Life is a representation of the holographic movement into the both/and, contrasted with the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, which is stuck in only the either/or linearity of polarizations.
In some mythologies, the Tree of Life contains, within it, the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. This is important to our tale in confronting the significance of moving beyond polarizations, continuing to know that we never transcend polarizations completely. The process of alchemical movement required at the second stage—the tension of opposites—is equally necessary to the psychological process of individuation.
In our tale, as the threesome live an idyllic existence ignorant of the fullness of life, they are vulnerable to failures resulting from their innocence. They must—and do—die from the exclusive either/or existence and now can be resurrected into an opportunity for both/and lives more fully expressed (more consciously evolved).
The reader must remember that all fairy tales, at their core, illuminate different aspects of the evolutionary process of consciousness. To move into the both/and, we do not dissolve the either/or; we learn to grow through polarizations. This growth through, what Jung refers to as the tension of opposites, is what allows us to evolve. This will be demonstrated, as we look more deeply into the alchemical processes at work in this fairy tale.
Quotes from literature that are amplified:
Taking into account our illustrator's comments, we can see some of the most often recognized morals affiliated with this tale. Here are Cindy Hutchison's and a few other examples:
- Be happy with what you have and use your skills wisely…
- Know your place in the world and don't stray from it or bad things will happen…
- The grass is always greener on the other side…
- Stay in your own lane…
- To thine own self be true…
- Whoever has it too good, longs for new things!
The above provides an incomplete list of the some of the recognizable moral(s) found in this tale. By viewing the tale through the portal of symbolism and alchemy, we find more depth of meaning(s), showing direct support to the process of individuation.
The woods/forest represent a place of transformation where nature and spirit come together. Not surprisingly, we find our Shadow energy in the woods. Alchemically, this shadow bird is the catalyst for transformation potential.
The dog, being true to its nature as a protecter for the family unit, ate Bratwurst, explaining to Little Bird that he found false papers on him and, therefore, Bratwurst had to forfeit his life. Also, consummation (eating) represents the sacrament of communion, and the processes of ingestion, digestion, and the return to the prima materia. Water is an implied necessary basic element found in alchemy and in each of the above-listed processes. Aware of Bratwurst's deceit by his possession of false papers (a misrepresentation of the Self), the dog as a protector for the family unit fulfills his and Bratwurst's destiny. Bratwurst's deceit was taking on the false persona of a cook and playing with that role. By playing with the role of the cook, he was not living his authentic life. You will recall in the first paragraph of this tale, we became aware of the deceitful nature of Bratwurst when we learned he was "supposed" to cook.
In addition, the appearance of a dog in a tale reminds us of its mythological role in human mortality. We have from Greek mythology Cerberus (the five-headed dog) guarding the entrance to the underworld, from Egyptian mythology Anubis (the jackal-headed dog/God) as an underworld guide, and from the Native American belief that dogs influenced God in making humans mortal, rather than granting them immortality. Alchemically, this interaction between Bratwurst and the dog provides an example of the first stage in the alchemical process (the prima materia) which is represented by the color black.
The cooking pot is fueled/heated by both the wood brought by the Little Bird and the fire and water provided by the Little Mouse. In this manner, they unconsciously support the deception of Bratwurst as a "cook." Who, paradoxically, brings the number four, the number of wholeness, to the story with the times he jumps in and out of the broth. In addition, we have an image of the container which, from alchemy and from the psychological work of individuation, provides the boundaries necessary for the work of the transformation process. Now, we are aware of the energies of both the masculine (Little Bird) and the feminine (Little Mouse) as they provide necessary elements and balance. Once they take on the new unfamiliar roles, for which they are not suited, the balance is lost. As a result, Bratwurst has already lost his life to the dog. By jumping into the cooking pot, Little Mouse loses her hair, skin, and, therefore, her life. In the chaos that ensues, Little Bird falls into the well with the bucket and dies. This second stage, is recognized as the color white and symbolized by the vessel/cooking pot.
Fire can alert the astute reader to the fact that changes are forthcoming. Fire— represented by heat, embers, flame and blaze—can symbolize sexuality, procreation, and the alchemical element of sulfur. Fire, in its experience of combustion, requires air and heat. Literally, in our tale, the fire is fueled by the wood brought by Little Bird and stoked (air) by Little Mouse. Metaphorically, Little Bird brings the catalytic heat/flame into the family unit, when he accepts the challenge from his shadow bird, forcing a transformational chain of events. At the end of the tale, confusion results when Little Bird is not able to find the new cook (Little Mouse). In the chaos, he throws the wood about, which catches on fire and starts an un-contained blaze. The final image we have is of Little Bird drowning with the bucket in the well when he tries to get water to put out the blaze. This completes the life-death transformation process of all three main characters. The images here represent the third stage in the alchemical process, known as the fire heating up the contents in the vessel and recognized as the color yellow.
Just as fire has been evident from the beginning of the tale, so has the element of water. Water is both life giving and life taking. In our tale, Little Mouse, representing the feminine, meets her transformation/death in the waters of the cooking pot. Little Bird drowns by falling into the well with the bucket. The cooking pot, the bucket, and the well are all containers for water found in the tale. Water, by its nature, is mercurial as it can exist in many forms—solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.
The Numerology of the Fairy Tale:
Our tale begins with three characters, alerting us to the notion that a fourth character must emerge in order for wholeness to be manifest. As mentioned earlier, the number for wholeness, four, is overtly presented by the Bratwurst as he "coiled himself four times through the soup…"
Other examples of the numerology of our tale will be illuminated in the section on the alchemical processes represented.
The Colors in the Fairy Tale:
In our tale, "Concerning the Little Mouse, the Little Bird, and the Bratwurst," colors do not play a primary role. However, as with the numerology we will see the color representations of alchemical significance in the next section.
The Alchemical Processes found:
Jungian archetypes can be understood or conceptualized as "organs" of the Psyche. As such, how does the alchemical process support the evolution of consciousness and, therefore, individuation? Jung experienced the alchemical process as analogous to modern-day psychoanalysis. His associations to the four major processes of alchemy were to see nigredo as the Shadow, albedo referring to the anima and animus (contrasexual soul images), citrinitas as the wise old man (or woman) archetype, and rubedo as the Self archetype which has achieved wholeness.
We now enter into the discussion supporting alchemical significance in our tale. It is important to recognize the profound difficulty of presenting alchemical concepts in a linear fashion. Alchemy is multifaceted and holographic; therefore, one must keep in mind that the processes occur simultaneously. The Axiom of Maria Prophetissa— "One becomes two, two becomes three, and out of the third comes the one as the fourth"—is beneficial to recognize as a linear process within multifaceted-holographic experiences. This Axiom may be the most important revelation to grasp—the significance of alchemical symbolism in fairy tales and, therefore, in the psychological process of individuation. In fairy tales, as in individuation, it is important to be aware of both polarizations and transcendence.
What are the images found in our tale representing the stages of consciousness explored alchemically and how do they support an individuation journey?
Nigredo—Prima materia—Black: The shadow bird, in alerting Little Bird to the potential of living a different life, heralds the appearance of the dog. Remember the role of the dog in sniffing out the deception of the sausage. Both in our tale and in myths, most literally, what is eaten will be digested and as an end product of digestion, produce the compost for new growth/life. Excrement is referred to as the color black and containing all potential. In the beginning, there is the ONE—the prima materia—the beginning of the alchemical/individuation process.
Albedo—Vessel—White: The cooking pot is a container for the opposites to come together, and therefore, a new creation to emerge from their union. Alchemically, these opposites are recognized as the energies of the masculine and the feminine. We can now recognize the number TWO from our Axiom—setting up the feminine energy of Little Mouse and the masculine energies of Little Bird and Bratwurst.
Citrinitas—Heat—Yellow—Wisdom: The knowledge and energy to undergo and endure a transformational process is brought forward by the dynamic of fire. Fire that represents passion and desire, as well as, the fire that contains heat and burning flames of combustion, symbolize this process of individuation. In our tale, the desire to change and take on new roles is evident. Also, the flames that get out of control,cause the ultimate experience—death of Little Bird. Similarly, death for Little Mouse occurs when the container became contaminated by her ignorance (lack of wisdom). These events support the number THREE from our Axiom. The masculine (bird) and feminine (mouse) are combined with the catalyst of energy (fire and water), which supports a transformation.
Rubedo—Transformation—Red: Now all three characters have entered into the stage of death supporting the life-death-life (water) transformational structure of wholeness. The next stage will be a return to the One as demonstrated in the Maria Prophetissa's Axiom as "…and out of the third comes the one as the FOURTH." Having lost their innocence/life, the characters in our tale are now ready for the next stage of conscious evolution.
Spirituality in the Fairy Tale:
Spirituality is about finding a purpose or meaning to life, our threesome moved out of innocence in order to live life more fully—with consciousness, and ultimately with an awareness of the dynamic of co-creation.* Our threesome died to bring forward an opportunity to be resurrected into a new level of evolved consciousness and assistance in finding a life with meaning. By confronting the consequences of their death of ignorance, they now have returned to the prima materia, bringing into it a new dimension of conscious potential. Humanity grows in consciousness on the shoulders of those preceding us. Meaning flourishes within the opportunity of co-creation, rather than living a life of only innocence and ignorance.
*Co-creation is the process—within psyche, spirit, and matter—influencing the consciousness of both the individual and the Divine.
© 2019 Lois E. Wilkins, PhD, APRN

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Local president of Bajrang Dal Jiten Singh and another person sustained injuries when three unidentified gunmen opened fire on them at the party's office in Mandalia area in Brajrajnagar town in Odisha's Jharsuguda district this afternoon.
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Hi I feel so inept. I started lesson 3 and I folded and ironed the fabric as it says. Then I fold it again crosswise with cut sides together. Is that wrong? I then go to lesson 4 and it says fold selvage edges together, then it says fold again so the fabric is 11" wide. Does that mean I folded it wrong in lesson 3? I though crosswise meant to put the cut ends together? So now in lesson 4 I unfolded and matched selvage to fold? Is this correct?ReplyDelete
Don't feel inept - I'm a very visual learner. The second fold would be selvages to the creaseline you ironed. I've found that it helps to see if my torn edges are aligned and I did find in cutting last night that it was easier to cut the 11ish inches than the 22ish - less ruler wiggling - though it does take more ironing up front. The step you took in Lesson 4 is the one to take in Lesson 3.ReplyDelete
The nice thing I'm finding at this stage of learning is that the worst I can do to myself is have to re-iron or rip out a seam...
I'm hoping I become more comfortable with the pressing portion of the preparation. Right now I feel a bit klutzy with the iron.
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Since 2013 we have raised over £50,000 for S.A.L.V.E. from this great event and over £150,000 for a variety of other great causes!
With your help we can raise even more in 2019!
Entries available now:
September 20th and 21st 2019
You have the choice of five different distances and difficulties: 10km, 25km, 50km, 75km or 100km. Its a race against the clock in the stunning rugged scenery of the Peak District National Park.
Back before Dark: 10km (target to get back before dark)
Copper challenge: 25km (target to finish under 9 hours)
Bronze challenge: 50km (target to finish in under 12 hours)
Silver challenge: 75km (target to finish in under 24 hours)
Gold Ultra challenge: 100km (target to finish in under 24 hours)
The event is circular and starts and finishes in Hathersage, which is easily accessible from Manchester or Sheffield by train and bus, as well as having parking.
If you have any questions about this event please get in touch: firstname.lastname@example.com
You are encouraged to enter as a team of 2-4 people, however solo competitors are allowed if they can show their navigation experience or are willing to attend a navigation training course in advance of the event.
Friends and family are very welcome to come and support you along the way.
Whats Included:
- Fully qualified, professional Mountain Leaders supporting the event and your safety.
- A fundraising guide and sponsor forms on and offline if you choose to be sponsored.
- A pre-walk registration and briefing.
- A scenic and challenging route and maps.
- Drinks and snacks from our friendly checkpoints on the way round.
- A goodie bag at the end including an event t-shirt.
- Photos of you participating in the event.
Entering this event costs between £19 – £69 to cover all the costs associated with running the event (depending on which challenge you choose). Then it's up to you if you would prefer to raise sponsorship or to give a charity donation (of your choice) on top of this to help to raise money for S.A.L.V.E.
Entries available now
So why not challenge yourself and change children lives in the process?
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Indian and pioneer history hidden in plain sight
|Ed Lanham (left) and Don Wells explore sites along Line Creek in Coweta County, where mill dams were constructed in the early 1800s. Photo by Jerry Peterson
Mountain Stewards
By Don Wells
Understanding the history of the Creek Indian in Georgia is seldom a high priority in today's world. We often pass right by a historical site and don't even know it. However, if we study the names of the streams and rivers in Georgia, we find many of them have Creek Indian names. In fact, much of the Creek Indian history, as well as that of the pioneers who followed them, is in plain view.
The area south of Atlanta was Creek Indian Territory. For hundreds of years, the Creek Indian Confederacy, composed of Upper Creek Indians (mostly in Alabama) and Lower Creek Indians in Georgia, occupied these lands all the way south to Florida.
While their villages were located mainly along the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers in Georgia and other rivers in Alabama, the Creek Indians traveled to all parts of these states to hunt and fish. Trails connected their villages to hunting and fishing grounds, and some of the major trails were used for trading with pioneer settlers in Colonial Georgia and along the eastern coastal plains of South Carolina.
Beginning in 1805 and continuing through 1827, pioneers and the United States government continued to push for more lands. The Creek Indians ceded their lands between the rivers; by 1827, they lost the last of their land between the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers. After that treaty was signed, they moved into Alabama.
As each section of Georgia land was relinquished, it was surveyed and distributed to citizens of the state via lottery. These surveys, while not always the most informative, in some cases provide information pertaining to the location of Indian trails and village sites.
Since 2007, the Mountain Stewards and its partners have used various resources to locate and map Indian trails and sites. More recently, our mapping team has been working in the area of middle Georgia. During the past few months, we located and visited several Indian village sites in Stewart and Chattahoochee counties and located old Indian trails in Coweta and Fayette counties.
The 1821 Treaty with the Creek Indians ceded the lands between the Ocmulgee and Flint rivers. Fayette County was formed from those lands and became the frontier between Georgia and the Creek Indians for six years. Line Creek, today's boundary between Fayette and Coweta counties was considered the western branch of the Flint River.
William McIntosh, chief of the Lower Creek Indians, owned several properties before the Creek lands were ceded. He built a major trading trail from the Ocmulgee River to Alabama that ran through the lower part of Fayette County and into Coweta County. Branching off this main trail was another, smaller Creek Indian trail – later called King Road – that went southwest toward Columbus, Ga. This trail became a major wagon and stagecoach road during the mid-1800s. Sections of both these trails have been found and mapped to compare their physical locations to the locations extracted from old survey maps.
To the north of the main McIntosh Trail, going west from about where Peachtree City is today, was another trail called the Upper McIntosh Trail that crossed Line Creek and headed toward Bullsboro, Ga (now Newnan) and beyond.
It was near this trail-crossing point that Alexander Ware, a general in the Georgia militia, built two water-powered mills on the creek. He also built a store on the west side of the creek in Coweta County, which was formed in 1827. Alexander Ware's store became a post office in frontier Georgia and a placename until the area was renamed Kedron in 1839.
The mapping team searched the east side of Line Creek from about Route 54 south for more than a mile. This land is now a nature area. Both mill sites were found, which consisted of rock dams built to raise the water level to power the mills. One of the main trails crossing the creek dating before 1800 was also found.
A search of the western side of Line Creek turned up Alexander Ware's store (previously found by Ed Lanham and others) on the old trail, as well as the home site of John and Susanna Wynn, who settled in the area in 1841. After Ware died, the Wynns bought the store. The rock dams from the mill sites on the western side of Line Creek were also visited to confirm their existence.


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Baby It's Cold Outside – But Inside Your Bathroom It's Nice & Warm!
During the winter months, it's often cold, snowy and a bit gloomy outside, meaning that most people are spending extra time inside. Just because it's cold outside doesn't mean that it needs to be cold inside! We're going to share a bunch of great upgrades that you can add to your bathroom to help make you feel nice and cozy during the winter months.
A Sauna
Have extra space in your bathroom? Why not add a small sauna! While it could be used all year round if you are feeling a bit congested or stressed it is also the perfect addition to help you through the cold dark winter months! While saunas are more commonly found in countries like Sweden they are becoming increasingly more popular in the United States.
A Steam Shower
This might be a big-ticket upgrade but we can promise that you won't be disappointed. Adding a steam shower to your bathroom not only helps to keep you warm in the winter but it can also help to improve circulation, help to improve your skin's tone and clarity, make breathing easier, and help you to relax and release stress.
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Add A Tub That Retains Heat
If you are planning on adding a bathtub to your bathroom make sure to consider what it's made of before purchasing. Materials like copper, brass, volcanic limestone and soapstone retain heat and will help to keep that hot bathwater warm longer while you enjoy a long soak.
A Fireplace
Adding a fireplace to your bathroom will add a feeling of luxury in addition to some warmth. Imaging enjoying a nice long bath in the middle of winter – relaxing in your nice big tub, listening to the fireplace while reading a book or drinking a glass of wine! What better way to spend a cold winter night?
Heated Floors
During the winter your bathroom floors are probably a bit chilly and the last thing you want to do is get out of a nice warm shower and step onto freezing cold floors that send chills and goosebumps through your body! The perfect solution is to add heated floors! Special coils can be installed under your tile flooring and can be controlled with the flick of a switch. You can utilize them during the winter months and then leave them off during the summer months. Heated floors will keep your feet feeling nice and warm – especially in the winter! In fact, you might want to start spending even more time in the bathroom during the winter months.
Towel Warmers
You've just taken a nice warm shower or bath, you step out on to your nice heated floor and then wrap yourself up in your bath towel. If you are feeling nice and warm the last thing you want to do is wrap yourself in a cold towel so we suggest spending a little extra to get a towel warmer.
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Heated Toilet Seats
Finally, your bathroom wouldn't be complete without heated toilet seats! No one wants to sit down on an ice-cold seat when you head to the bathroom. Adding heated toilet seats is inexpensive and easy to do and we promise that it will make a world of difference in your winter bathroom experience.
If you'd like to start planning your bathroom remodel, so that you have your bathroom prepared for next winter, contact our team today to get a free consultation!


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In memory of William Peter Rylands, Baronet of Thelwall
Head of the firm for fifty years.
23rd October1868 - 22nd December 1948
"In industry and business, in public service and social duty, his good faith and ability were proved and known "
"I learn two things: My duty towards God and my duty towards my neighbour.!


text: NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Advanced Micro Devices AMD, +2.33% was downgraded by Lehman Bros. to equal weight from overweight, citing concerns over rising competition. Analyst Tim Luke also cut his stock price target to $35 from $39, his 2006 earnings estimate to $1.43 a share from $1.49 and his 2007 forecast to $1.63 a share from $1.73. "Following recent checks in Asia and out commentary from last week, we are continuing to see evidence of fierce competitive actions and average selling price pressure combined with moderate demand trends in the PC market," Luke said. The stock was last unchanged at $33.16 vs. a 0.6% gain in the Philadelphia exchange Semiconductor Index SOX, +0.67%.


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ICHM 2022: 16. International Conference on Hospitality Marketing
April 29-30, 2022 in Jerusalem, Israel
The International Research Conference Aims and Objectives
The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. With its high quality, it provides an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers.
ICHM 2022: 16. International Conference on Hospitality Marketing aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Hospitality Marketing. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Hospitality Marketing
Call for Contributions
Prospective authors are kindly encouraged to contribute to and help shape the conference through submissions of their research abstracts, papers and e-posters. Also, high quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Hospitality Marketing are cordially invited for presentation at the conference. The conference solicits contributions of abstracts, papers and e-posters that address themes and topics of the conference, including figures, tables and references of novel research materials.
Guidelines for Authors
Please ensure your submission meets the conference's strict guidelines for accepting scholarly papers. Downloadable versions of the check list for Full-Text Papers and Abstract Papers.
Please refer to the Paper Submission Guideline, Abstract Submission Guideline and Author Information before submitting your paper.
Conference Proceedings
All submitted conference papers will be blind peer reviewed by three competent reviewers. The peer-reviewed conference proceedings are indexed in the Open Science Index, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, Zenedo, OpenAIRE, BASE, WorldCAT, Sherpa/RoMEO, and other index databases. Impact Factor Indicators.
Special Journal Issues
ICHM 2022 has teamed up with the Special Journal Issue on Hospitality Marketing. A number of selected high-impact full text papers will also be considered for the special journal issues. All submitted papers will have the opportunity to be considered for this Special Journal Issue. The paper selection will be carried out during the peer review process as well as at the conference presentation stage. Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication. The final decision for paper selection will be made based on peer review reports by the Guest Editors and the Editor-in-Chief jointly. Selected full-text papers will be published online free of charge.
Conference Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities
The Conference offers the opportunity to become a conference sponsor or exhibitor. To participate as a sponsor or exhibitor, please download and complete the Conference Sponsorship Request Form.
Application Forms
Selected Papers
Adoption and Diffusion of E-Government Services in India: The Impact of User Demographics and Service Quality
Sayantan Khanra, Rojers P. Joseph
Applying WILSERV in Measuring Visitor Satisfaction at Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre (SORC)
A. H. Hendry, H. S. Mogindol
Determinants of Conference Service Quality as Perceived by International Attendees
Shiva Hashemi, Azizan Marzuki, S. Kiumarsi
Reframing Service Sector Privatisation Quality Conception with the Theory of Deferred Action
Mukunda Bastola, Frank Nyame-Asiamah
The Relationship between Human Values and Service Quality with the Mediating Role of Motivation: A Quantitative Study on Malaysian Commercial Banks
Kuppusamy Singaravelloo, Zahra Kamiab
Service Quality and Consumer Behavior on Metered Taxi Services
Nattapong Techarattanased
Using Lean Six-Sigma in the Improvement of Service Quality at Aviation Industry: Case Study at the Departure Area in KKIA
T. M. Al Muhareb, J. Graham-Jones
A Study on Evaluation of E-Government Service Quality
Nguyen Manh Hien
A Conceptual Framework on Review of E-Service Quality in Banking Industry
Vivek Agrawal, Vikas Tripathi, Nitin Seth
Scale Development for Measuring E-Service Quality in Banking
Vivek Agrawal,Vikas Tripathi, Nitin Seth
Determinants of Service Quality on Thai Passengers' Repeated Purchase of Domestic Flight Service with Thai Airways International
Nattapong Techarattanased
Thai Halal Products Brand Tips
Pibool Waijittragum
Brand Identity Creation for Thai Halal Brands
Pibool Waijittragum
Marketing Planning Strategy to Promote Family Agro-Tourism: A Case Study of Bang Nam Phueng Community Prapradeang District, Samutprakarn Province
Sasitorn Chetanont, Benjaporn Yamjameung
Analysis of Key Factors for Formation of Strategic Alliances in Liner Shipping Company: Service Quality Perspective on Asia/Europe Route after Global Economic Crisis
Sheng Teng Huang, Shigeru Yoshida
Hospitality marketing management
The functions of marketing
Hospitality services marketing
Service quality
Service trends
Customer satisfaction
Behavior of hospitality consumers
Consumer decision-making model
Consumer problem solving processes
Market segmentation and positioning
Marketing planning and information
Developing a marketing plan
Information systems for marketing decisions
Developing new products and services
Marketing channels
Electronic commerce
Marketing strategies
Needs, behavior and demographics
Promotion and advertising
Safety and security of foreign tourists
Product design, distribution, promotion and pricing
E-travel marketing
Industry trends
Travel agents and sites
|Abstracts/Full-Text Paper Submission Deadline
|November 15, 2021
|Notification of Acceptance/Rejection
|November 30, 2021
|Final Paper (Camera Ready) Submission & Early Bird Registration Deadline
|March 29, 2022
|Conference Dates
|April 29-30, 2022
|Rajani Jain
|National Institute of Fashion Technology, IN
|Chenini Abderrahim
|University of Ghardaia, DZ
|Sayantan Khanra
|Indian Institute of Management Rohtak, India
|Seyedeh Marzieh Hashemi
|University of Science Malaysia (USM), Malaysia
|Tareq Almuhareb
|Plymouth University, United Kingdom
|Manh Hien Nguyen
|Waseda University, Japan
|Beata Mrugalska
|Poznan University of Technology, PL
|Taghreed Abusalim
|University of Wollongong, AE
|Daniela Nechita
|"Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, RO
|Nader Gharibnavaz
|Islamic Azad University, IR
|soud almahamid
|Al Hussein Bin Talal University, JO
|Frank Pan
|Tajen University, TW
|Participation Type
|Early Registration Fees
|Registration Fees
|Non-Student Oral/Poster Presenter Registration
|€ 450
|€ 500
|Student Oral/Poster Presenter Registration
|€ 350
|€ 400
|Listener Registration
|€ 250
|€ 300
|Additional Paper Publication
|€ 100
All conference materials and services will be delivered digitally to the participant with the online conference management system. Conference registration includes the following digital materials and services:
- e-certificates [for Authors: Certificate of Attendance and Presentation; for Listeners: Certificate of Attendance; for Chairs: Certificate of Attendance and Appreciation; for Presenters: Certificate of Best Presentation (if conferred based appraisal)]
- e-program
- e-book
- e-name badge
- e-receipt
- e-presentation
Presentation Types:
- Physical presentation is an oral conferencing presentation that is made using digital technology including embedded digital elements ( texts, tables, graphs, or videos ) for PowerPoint sharing.
- Digital presentation is a digital conferencing presentation that is made using digital technology including embedded digital elements ( texts, tables, graphs, or videos ) for PowerPoint sharing.
Early Bird Registration
Early Bird registration is valid until 2022-03-29 23:59:59
Online Credit Card Processing
Online payment option available for author
and listener delegates.
Conference participants can make online credit card payments for conference registration fees.
Other Events
April 2020 in Jerusalem
- Event Code: 20IL04ICHM
- Abstract/Full-Text Paper Submission: January 30, 2020
- Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: February 13, 2020
- Final Paper and Early Bird Registration: March 29, 2020
- Conference Date: April 27-28, 2020
April 2021 in Jerusalem
- Event Code: 21IL04ICHM
- Abstract/Full-Text Paper Submission: January 30, 2020
- Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: February 13, 2020
- Final Paper and Early Bird Registration: March 29, 2021
- Conference Date: April 29-30, 2021


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Month End Report
$5.4 Million to Crime Victims
Costs & Fines To Expanded Hours
The Costs & Fines unit of the York County Clerk of Courts office is open from 7am to 5pm, Monday through Friday. There is a drop box in the Costs & Fines lobby area which is available 24/7.
Please note: Entry to the Judicial Center after hours will require admittance from the Sheriff's department. Please push the button on the grey box located to the left of the front entry doors.


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Most people need a home loan to get the dwelling of their dreams. It is the one form of debt that financial experts typically do not frown upon.
However, there are times when it makes sense to pay off your home loan early.
Reducing the time it takes to retire your mortgage may be to your advantage if you want to free up monthly income for other purposes. What follows are seven examples of when it pays to pay off a mortgage ahead of schedule.
1. You're tired of paying interest to a lender
Lenders earn money by collecting interest on loans. That means the longer it takes to pay off your home loan, the greater the profit your lender will realize.
Let's say you bought a home five years ago for $300,000 using a 30-year, fixed-rate loan at 4.5 percent interest. Your monthly house payment is $1,520, but if you add in another $572 each month you can pay off the debt in 15 years instead of 25.
You'll probably need to make short-term financial sacrifices to come up with the extra cash. But it will be worth it in the long run, as it will save you nearly $80,000 in interest charges
That's more than enough to pay for a spectacular mortgage-burning party to celebrate your financial freedom.
2. The weight of your mortgage payments is causing you stress
Taking on a home loan is a major commitment. It means you must come up with a monthly payment for up to three decades, no matter what other financial challenges you may face.
"People definitely suffer from lots of different kinds of financial stress, and your debt and mortgage is a big part of that," says John Bodrozic, co-founder of HomeZada, a digital home management platform.
If you miss payments, your home might go into foreclosure, putting your investment at risk. If worrying about paying the mortgage keeps you up at night, end the agony by coming up with a new payment plan that retires the debt early.
3. You want to free up monthly income for retirement
A home loan typically is the largest single financial obligation that people face. Many homeowners strive to pay off their mortgage before reaching retirement age. That way, they can reduce monthly expenses before they quit their jobs and begin living on fixed incomes.
Paying off a 30-year mortgage before retirement can be a challenge. The reward is that you'll have more disposable income in old age.
"It's important to have few monthly bills so you can enjoy your retirement and do all the things you wanted to do when you retired," says Randall Yates, founder and CEO of The Lenders Network, an online lending marketplace.
4. You're planning to put your kids through college
If you have children who will attend college before you pay off your home loan, you may face an unmanageable financial burden.
Average tuition and fees for the 2017-18 school year was $9,970 for in-state students at four-year public colleges, and $34,740 at four-year private schools, according to the College Board.
Paying off your home loan early will give you more flexibility to address these costs.
5. You want to gain access to your home's full equity
One of the great things about paying off a home loan early is that it gives you the financial security of having access to your home's full equity, the market value of your property. That means you'll have a ready source of cash if you need to address unexpected expenses.
"If you're ever in a tough spot you can always get a home equity loan and access most of your home's value," Yates says.
Just remember that tapping into home equity isn't free. It requires to you take out a loan that will need to be repaid.
6. You want the freedom to explore new opportunities
When you're making payments on a home, it limits your ability to explore career opportunities. Giving up a dependable, steady job to try a new profession or return to school to learn new skills can be a risky venture.
If you can pay off your home loan early, you'll have fewer financial obligations and more freedom to pursue your dreams. These might include starting a business or embarking on a new career.
Once your loan is paid off, you get "a double win," says Bodrozic. Your monthly expenses will drop and your home will become a financial asset you can draw on.
7. You're not comfortable carrying a large debt
For people who are averse to debt, owning a home free and clear is a benefit that can't be measured in dollars and cents.
Holding the title to your own dwelling can bring you a sense of security and peace of mind. You'll know that even if you suffer a financial setback, the home will be yours. Because residential real estate typically appreciates in value over time, paying off a home loan early is a sound long-term investment.
Once you pay off the mortgage, "you'll have thousands of dollars each year that you can use for vacations, paying off credit card debt, or investing to build wealth," Yates says.
Have you paid off your mortgage? Let us know how it worked out for you by commenting below or on our Facebook page.


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Guy Thompson is a Premiership rugby player with 100 caps for Wasps (and 24 tries), and is soon to be a Leicester Tiger. Guy's route to the premiership is quite unconventional – he didn't get there through the typical academy route, instead he played his way up the leagues as you will hear. Guy recently shared Wasps highest honour with James Haskell and Danny Cipriani – the Ivor Montlake award for special services to Wasps Rugby – presented to them by legend Lawrence Dallaglio. In the podcast Guy cites this as one of the highlights of his career as well as receiving man of the match (and scoring a try) away against Toulon.
In this podcast we cover Guy's background, how he rose to the premiership, what it takes to make a successful sportsperson, and other areas.
As promised in the podcast here is a link to Guy's very impressive highlights.
Hope you enjoy the podcast, if you do please share it. As always if listening in browser click to play in new window. Otherwise find it in all the usual places: Apple Podcast, Youtube, or any Android podcast app.
Find guy on Instagram: @guythompson87
And Twitter: @guythompson87


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Want to meet women who are making a difference in the agriculture industry? Come to the 4th annual Women Changing the Face of Agriculture Conference on March 7, 2014 at John Wood Community College...More
The Illinois Corn Growers Association held its annual meeting today, during which it honored several people for their work to support corn farmers. The ICGA annual meeting was held just ahead of...More
Earlier this month, the EPA announced their proposed rule which would decrease the ethanol volume obligation from 14.4 billion gallons to around 13 billion gallons. Farmers and stakeholders will...More
Chad Pregracke, founder of the non-profit organization Living Lands & Waters that cleans up the Mississippi River and other U.S. waterways, was named the 2013 CNN Hero of the Year. Over the past...More
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released a new study on October 30 showing a decrease in nitrate levels in the Illinois River between 2000 and 2010, marking the first significant decline...More
Online registration and housing reservations for the 2014 Commodity Classic, taking place in San Antonio, Tex., opened yesterday morning. Hotel space is limited and rooms will book fast, so don't...More
The seventh fueling station to offer E15 opens new pumps and announces E15 for sale tomorrow during a ribbon cutting event in Rochelle, IL. The Petro Travel Plaza, 900 Petro Road, Rochelle will...More
The 1996 "Freedom to Farm" bill changed the face of farm programs when it "decoupled" farm payments from what farmers actually plant. This was a huge benefit in the eyes of Illinois corn farmers,...More
In the wake of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's announcement to reduce the amount of corn-based ethanol gasoline manufacturers and retailers must sell in 2014, Illinois family farmers...More
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A story released today bashes ethanol and blames the renewable fuel for a negative effect on the environment. To read the Associated Press story as published in the Huffington Post, click...More
The National Corn Growers Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and the American Soybean Association announce a new collaborative venture that joins two leading industry trade...More
Today's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts a record 13,989 million bushel corn yield in 2013. A significant...More
An innovative partnership between the Illinois Council on Best Management Practices, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation-Conservation Partners and the City of Springfield's City Water, Power and...More
Current corn prices are lower than break-even prices and could be expected to remain that way for a while, says Dr. Gary Schnitkey of the University of Illinois. Schnitkey released an excellent...More
Critics of renewable fuel (chiefly the oil industry) love to claim that growing our own fuel means higher food prices for American consumers. They're dead wrong, and there's still a lot of...More
The National Corn Growers Association and BASF Corporation will again award five $1,000 scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in an agriculture-related...More
More than 70 percent of the Top 20 bestselling cars as identified by Edmunds/AOL Auto have been explicitly approved by automakers to use E15 in 2014 models. This includes all Ford, GM and...More


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- For the NEET-PG 2019 examination that was conducted between 5th and 13th of December 2016, it was announced that candidates could apply online from 26th to 31st October 2016.
- Similarly, candidates can apply online in the following years as well in the month of October.
- When applying, candidates are allowed to choose the examination centre, and they can also choose the date, and the allocation will be done on first come first serve basis.
- To register, candidates will have to visit www.nbe.edu.in, and they should click the register for NEET PG link.
- In general, the registration will take around 15 minutes of time.
- The process will begin with creating a profile, the completing the application, the scheduling the exam and finally pay for the exam.
- Before starting the registration process, candidates are recommended to keep all the information like credit card/debit card number, internship details, and educational history ready.
- Also, before beginning the registration process, candidates are recommended to have a valid Email Id.
- On the opening page of the registration process, candidates will have to enter the captcha they see on the screen to make sure that they are humans.
- Then, they should create their profile, then they should create the login details, then they should provide additional contact information. After providing these details, they will have to click on the save and continue button. Then come to the image and digital signature uploading page.
- Then, they should apply for NEET, where they should provide their personal information, educational background and then should upload their photo ID and MCI/SMC certificate copy. Then comes the declaration page and if there are any errors in the application, it will be shown for the applicant to make corrections.
- Then, the exam should be scheduled, and the venue should be selected by the applicant.
- Then, they should make payment of application fee online.
Application Fee:
- The exam fee is Rs.3750 for General/OBC candidates, while it is Rs.2750 for SC/ST/PWD applicants.
- When applying as soon as the candidate reaches the payment section, he/she should choose the appropriate payment option and should fill up the required details.
- Once all the details required are entered, the 'make payment button' should be clicked, upon which they will get a payment authorization.
- On successful payment authorization, the profile of the applicant will be registered, and he/she will get the admit card within 24 hours.
- When scheduling the examination, candidates should keep their payment details ready.
- To reserve the seat and the time selected, the transaction should be completed within 30 minutes.
How to pay the Application Fee?
- The application fee should be paid online through credit/debit card issued by banks in India.
- Payment of application fee can also be made through net banking.
Confirmation Page:
- Once the payment is made and once all the information is entered correctly, the applicants will be redirected to the welcome page again.
- Here, they should see the confirmation page to make sure that the details they have entered are correct.
- If they find that some changes are to be done, they should choose the edit profile or edit application button to make the necessary changes.
- The editing of the profile will be allowed only until the end of October.


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Fathom Events and GKIDS are excited to bring the subtitled premiere of Masaaki Yuasa's The Night is Short, Walk on Girl, to select movie theaters nationwide on August 21 and 22. From the visionary Director of Mind Game and Adventure Time's Food Chain, The Night is Short, Walk on Girl, is a comedy about one epic night in Kyoto. As a group of teens go out for a night on the town, a sophomore known only as "The Girl with Black Hair" experiences a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife... all the while unaware of the romantic longings of Senpai, a fellow student who has been creating increasingly fantastic and contrived reasons to run into her, in an effort to win her heart.
Director: Masaaki Yuasa
Writer: Makoto Ueda
Cast: Gen Hoshino, Kana Hanazawa, Hiroshi Kamiya, Ryûji Akiyama and Yûko Kaida
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If you been paying attention, Baltimore has been in the grip of an epidemic of violence going on two-plus years now. If you look closely at the crime statistics, you'll see that there was an increase in the rate of homicides per day starting around March or April of 2015. The riots/uprising/call-it-what-you-will that happened at the end of April were,…
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What Do I Tell My Child?
The podcast This American Life had a very interesting episode the other day. It was called "Fear and Loathing in Homer and Rockville." The podcast dealt with the topic of immigration when immigration had nothing to do with the problem perceived by the subjects of the podcast. Or, rather, immigration was seen as the cause of the problems being seen by…
Hail to the Bees
When I was a child, I was always afraid of bees and other insects. You can thank the fire ants in Chihuahua for that. They always managed to sting me in the summers that I spent there running around with my cousins. Grandpa would compound the hurt by adding merthiolate (thimerosal and alcohol, basically) to all the stings. Those stings were horrible, and I came to believe that the stings from any insect were bad especially for me. That was only confirmed in college, when I got stung by a wasp and broke out in really bad hives all over. (I should really carry an epinephrine syringe.)
One summer, my uncle decided that he was going to raise bees. He had three hives, and he got a lot of honey from them. In order to encourage me to lose my fear of insects, dad told me to go see how my uncle got the honey. As I approached him as he smoked the beehive, a swarm of bees came at me. I freaked out and ran away.
Now that I'm older, I understand that honeybees will pretty much leave you alone if you leave them alone. They only attack to protect the hive. Africanized honeybees are said to be more aggressive towards people near the swarm, but I've seen them out and about and haven't noticed them chasing me or anything like that. Then again, I haven't run into a swarm.
I went to a sunflower field in Maryland today. The Washington Post recently announced that the sunflowers were in full bloom, so a ton of people had the same idea I had. Still, with some good depth-of-field management and the right angles, I managed to not take too many pictures of people and a lot of pictures of sunflowers. (The full album is on my Flickr page by clicking here.)
It shouldn't be a secret to you that bees are in trouble, and we need them for our food supply. As I walked among the flowers today, I had a lot of bees and bumblebees flying around me, and a couple of them landed. None stung me, and I didn't hear anyone complain from being stung. I did wonder, however, if I was the only one there worried about the future of the bees. (I'm sure I wasn't.)
So I've planted my own sunflowers in the backyard right around July 4th. They should be blooming by mid-August, just in time to meet The Child. Hopefully, lots of bees will take advantage of them and pollinate other plants nearby. I see that my neighbors have a lot of vegetable gardens going, but not a lot of flowers for bees. So maybe they will also benefit?
Anyway, here are some more pictures from today, and I hope you too will consider helping out the bees in any way you can.
Imagine This, but with Guns…
One of the most common counter-arguments from people who oppose any form of gun control is that people will kill people with other "tools" if guns are not around. They'll say that guns are just "tools" and that it's the "bad" person holding the gun who has a say in whether or not someone will get killed with a gun.…
Epidemiological Podcast S0E2: The Weight of the Evidence
On today's podcast, I talk to you about a recent tragedy in our family and how it helped me understand anti-vaccine parents a little more. Not completely, but just enough to realize that there is very little in the way of a debate that one can have with them.
See, When people who don't believe that vaccines save lives tell you that there is no evidence that vaccines are safe, they're either misinformed or lying. On the flip side, when they tell you that there is evidence that vaccines cause autism, they're either misinformed or lying again. There is plenty of evidence for both arguments out there, but only one set of "studies" pass the biological plausibility test (not to say anything about ethics).
However, because an injury (perceived or real) to a child triggers such a deep-seeded, primal reaction, it's hard to be logical or reasonable. When parents see autism as death (when it's not), their search for answers becomes chaotic and full of inferences that are misguided. Anti-vaccine people looking to make a buck take advantage of that, and then we're off to the races on trying to stop further harm, encourage critical thinking, and have an actual debate based on facts.
In about 33 minutes, I tell you about the different kinds of studies out there, and I explain to you why we cannot do a vaccinated vs. unvaccinated study like the antivaxxers want, but we've done plenty of vaccinated vs. unvaccinated studies in an ethical and scientific way.
Good Night, Good Dog
Callisto, the wonderful dog we adopted seven years ago, passed away peacefully after a short battle with disease. She leaves a dog-shaped hole in our hearts as she was very much our daughter. My wife and I wished she could have stuck around to meet the baby, but the universe has a funny way of balancing equations. One life leaves…
Patriotism and Such
Did I ever tell you the story of my grade school years in Mexico? I was in school there for kindergarten, first, second and third grade. Then I did one year in El Paso, Texas, and then it was back to Juarez, Chihuahua, for fifth grade. By sixth grade, we got our permanent residence and moved permanently to El Paso.…
Epidemiological Podcast S0E1: The Perfect Epidemiological Surveillance System
Today, I thought I'd share with you a 15-minute presentation I gave in Mexico City last about two weeks ago. It was on a paper I wrote based off a previous blog post. I talk about what I imagine to be the perfect system for keeping track of the population's health… That is, if money, technology, laws, and ethical considerations were not in the way of such things.
Yes, I'm giving the podcast a season and names. The first season runs from now until the end of the year and will be season zero, along with previous episodes. Kind of like "the lost season" if you will. Then, starting in 2018, I'll have a first season of six podcasts with pre-planned topics and a little more preparation. You guys deserve it… And it's a good way to be just creative enough to be doing something but not too busy to forget about the dissertation (which should be almost done when 2017 ends and 2018 begins).
Putting things in focus
Once in a while, you need to just focus and see the beautiful things out there.
The laws that you are going to break
The immigration debate has been front and center in my life for almost all of it. There are many people in my extended family who came to the United States illegally, or they came legally and overstayed their visas. They build lives here, living under the radar or with fake documents, and their children are Americans who do not enjoy…


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ATHENS, FEB. 21– Georgia Organics honored two of the state's foremost leaders of the good food movement at its 18th Annual Conference and Expo— University of Georgia Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator Julia Gaskin and Eric Wagoner, who developed the Locally Grown online purchasing platform.
Gaskin was presented with the Georgia Organics Land Steward Award for her work as a soil scientist and champion of sustainable agriculture in the halls of academia and in fields across Georgia. Her work with UGA's Cooperative Extension Service has been a particular boon for growers who want to use organic methods, and she's developed workshops on everything from conservation tillage systems to small farm food safety. During her tenure at UGA, the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences started its first Certificate Program in Organic Agriculture.
"Julia has been the college's strongest supporter of sustainable agriculture," said Dr. Scott Angle, Dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. "Because of her efforts, the college has made great strides in recognizing that agriculture comes in all shapes and sizes. We are a much different college compared to 20 years ago thanks to the efforts of Julia Gaskin."
Gaskin is also the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Model State Co-Coordinator for Georgia, and she leads the Georgia Sustainable Agriculture Consortium. She is also a former board member of Georgia Organics.
The Georgia Organics Land Steward Award honors an individual who has contributed greatly to the organic movement in Georgia; on the farm through environmentally friendly production, and off the farm, through leadership, education, and outreach.
Wagoner was honored with the Barbara Petit Pollinator Award for creating LocallyGrown.net, an online local produce marketplace and has become a national model for connecting growers to consumers and building community around local food. The LocallyGrown.net system emulates aspects of traditional farmers markets— customers buy local produce directly from farmers at prices set by the grower—while helping farmers expand their operations online.
Wagoner, a long-time resident of Athens, started LocallyGrown.net there in 2002, and in 2007 it expanded to 10 service areas across the country, including three more in Georgia. Currently, the Locally Grown network has expanded to 116 chapters in Georgia and 526 across the country.
"No other person has facilitated revenues for farmers and connected consumers with local produce quite like Eric Wagoner," said Georgia Organics Executive Director Alice Rolls. "He is truly Mr. Farm to Fork."
Wagoner has connected an incredible amount of consumers with local produce, and the result has been significant revenue for farmers. Last year, Georgia shoppers bought more than $1.2 million of local produce through locallygrown.net, and nationwide that figure is just shy of $3 million in grower-to-consumer sales.
The Barbara Petit Pollinator Award honors an individual or organization for outstanding community leadership in Georgia's sustainable farming and food movement. The award acknowledges exceptional success in advancing Georgia Organics' mission by spreading—pollinating—the movement throughout community life, such as the food industry, faith communities, public agencies, schools, and institutions. The award is named after Barbara Petit, a committed leader, culinary professional, and organizer who served as President of Georgia Organics from 2003-2009.
Both awards were presented Feb. 21 at the conference's climatic event, the Farmers Feast, a meal prepared by the state's best chefs featuring organically raised meats and produce from Georgia and the Southeast.


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Celebrate the Greenbelt with the Oshawa Generals
$5,000 - September 21, 2009
The Foundation for Building Sustainable Communities (FBSC) coordinates a "Greenbelt Night" with the Oshawa Generals, harnessing the hockey spirit in Durham Region to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Greenbelt. In a fun, friendly setting, the event provides an opportunity to educate the public about the benefits of the Greenbelt.
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Wight & Company Adds Vice President, Director of Transportation Planning
Apr 8, 2016
Wight & Company, a leading Design & Delivery firm, is pleased to announce that transportation industry professional James T. Czarnecky, AICP, has joined the firm as its Vice President, Director of Transportation Planning. Czarnecky will lead Wight & Company's Transportation Planning Division and Transit and Rail Practice in Chicago. He brings 25 years of transportation planning and engineering expertise to his new role, including extensive project management experience as a specialist in the development and delivery of practical multimodal solutions.
Czarnecky began his career with a focus on civil and highway engineering projects. While earning his Master's degree in Planning, he shifted his career to transit planning. Prior to joining the team at Wight & Company, Czarnecky served as Deputy Program Manager – Planning for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) while with the program management oversight team. He led the program management for Jeffery Jump, Chicago's first "Bus Rapid Transit" project, and served as project manager for the early planning phase of CTA's North Red and Purple Line Modernization Vision Study. Czarnecky has led transit initiatives for major municipalities across the country, developing solutions for light rail, commuter rail, high-speed rail, streetcar and bus rapid transit systems. Wight & Company's growing Transit and Rail Practice has also led several assignments for the CTA, including the Red Line Extension/Environmental Impact Study and the Chicago Lakefront Corridor Analysis.
"Jim brings an impressive record of transportation planning and implementation to our team," said Pete Mesha, Group President/Transportation and Infrastructure for Wight & Company. "He is nationally recognized for developing exceptional solutions for our public transportation clients."
Czarnecky is a nationally certified planner through the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). He is a member of the American Planning Association (APA), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), where he serves on the Policy and Planning Committee and on the Major Capital Investment Planning Subcommittee. Czarnecky earned his Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design from Columbus College of Art and Design and his Master's degree in Community Planning with a specialization in Transportation Planning from the University of Cincinnati.


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KEMOSABE is about what's right. Question everything. Assume nothing with the belief that if brands aren't INCH-WIDE / MILE-DEEP, then they're not functioning at full throttle. Combining both their experience with influential key partners that stretch the boundaries, together KEMOSABE share, explore and discover far beyond the constraints of the many traditionally stubborn walled agencies that we know today.
We sat down with founder and strategy director Irv Irving, to talk about his no bullshit approach to the marketing industry and why scaling up for the sake of it is not an option.
Hey Ian, can you introduce yourself to us?
Hi, I'm Irv I am the founder and strategy director for the creative agency Kemosabe, we have offices in London, New York, and Amsterdam, I'm a happily married father of two beautiful children and live in South East London, I have been in the marketing industry for approx. 25 years and I love my job.
Can you take us through your journey as to how you arrived at where you are now?
Wow, this is a long story so one will try to do a fast breakdown, military, lived on a beach, sold mobile phones, worked in music promo video production, moved into corporate film, then into corporate live events, festival development and sponsorship and then marketing and advertising.
What was the incentive behind launching Kemosabe?
To do great work on our terms and work with clients that respect what we do, to run our business our way and to have fun along the way.
Why do you think that if brands aren't INCH-WIDE & MILE-DEEP, then they're not functioning at full throttle?
I wouldn't term this full throttle because if you're going too fast its inevitable you will miss something along the way, this is why inch wide as the start point to any of our strategies is so important, we did deep into every brief and work long and hard to ensure that we deliver a top-line strategy that is so tight and on point that it can live in any communication medium and channel and has a lifespan that ensures value for money and longevity… Mile deep.
How would you say you are operating far beyond the constraints of a traditional walled full-service creative agency?
We have built the agency foundations on mixed disciplines and expertise from a multitude of communications disciplines, from events, film, advertising, social media, and design. However, we do not proclaim to have all of the answers under one roof, hence the faithful friends side of our business approach, we have built a very successful business model on the premise of true collaboration, we have team members who run their own independent businesses and skillsets we do not, these 'faithful friends' help us to deliver on point every time.
Why is this different? Well, there are many out there who say they collaborate but the truth is that many out there just rape and pillage so-called "partners" for their ideas and then dress them as their own.
Who does the team involve at Kemosabe?
The team operates on an everyone is equal and great ideas can come from anywhere methodology.
What does the company structure look like?
Flat, we are all equal, we work as one unit and this includes the relationship with our partners, there is no hierarchy.
What important factors did you consider when looking at the scalability of your business model?
We run a very tight and lean P&L we do not scale up for scale-up sake, so many agencies scale up their business way too fast it's like they believe the more staff you have the bigger the reputation but this is deeply flawed and often ends in having to make emotional decisions that can affect people's lives.
We run a very tight ship, lean and mean we collaborate, we hire when we have proof of longevity, we use a fantastic freelance roster and we also have an incredible graduate and internship programme that to this date has proven to deliver the business with some incredible young talent.
Where can you see your self within the next 3-5 years?
Doing exactly the same as I am doing now, I am very content with the way things are and it's enjoyable so what more does one need.
How are you planning to expand Kemosabe?
There are no actual plans for expansion of kemosabe only to go where our clients need us, we now have representation in New York and looking for new office space, we have a team in Amsterdam and at this moment in time these are the only developments we are focusing on for the Kemosabe agency, however we have just launched a new "attention agency" called Socialgram London which we also have an incubator brand called 'the house of moguls' that has launched a number of consumer products such as a Vodka, a nutritional health supplements brand and a digital training academy launching soon.
Can you tell us what areas you have struggled in professionally as an entrepreneur?
Trust, there are so many assholes in business and the hardest part of the journey is trust.
Have you ever had a mentor? If so how has this benefitted you to grow?
No, I've never had the pleasure of meeting anyone who inspired me enough so it's been trial and error and lots of mistakes and hard lessons learned.
What outlets do use to market Kemosabe?
Word of mouth, LinkedIn, and Instagram
Which methods are you using to build your own network?
Face to face conversations, talking to strangers and staying faithful to my clients.
What would you like to see changed for millennials in business?
I'm not the right person to ask this question, I have no interest in millennials nor do I believe in demographic profiling people by their date of birth, it's a deeply flawed approach to understanding human behaviours.
What is the best piece of advice you have received to date?
Trust no one.
What is the number 1 critical lesson you have learned in your career so far?
Trust no one.
How do you create an evenly balanced work and personal life?
By having a very understanding wife, two great business partners and making sure that I switch everything off when I finish work.
The highlight of your career so far?
I have had many, many career highlights with groundbreaking creative projects, but to be honest my highlights are my wife and kids and the life my career has given us as a family.
What gives you ultimate career satisfaction?
A happy client.
Which other leading entrepreneurs and pioneering game changers do you also admire and why?
Elon Musk, he just says fuck it and does it no matter what anyone thinks, if he fails he learns and cracks on.
How would you say you are intending to use your voice to educate others in the world of marketing?
I am a public speaker and guest lecturer at a number of universities and I also mentor next generation in business and career, so I will continue this.
What is a good article or book you have read recently?
Human magazine online at issue is a great publication that looks at the clash of modern business and culture.
What does your Podcast playlist look like?
I don't have one.
How do you measure your terms of success?
By happy clients and continual briefs.
What does #BEYOUROWN Man mean to you?
It's a fantastic way to share experience and voice to those looking for inspiration and advice.
Lastly, what is next for you and Kemosabe?
Continue and have fun.
Twitter: @mrianirving @wearekemosabe
Instagram: @mrianirving @wearekemosabe
Website: https://wearekemosabe.com


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