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"Be who you are and be that well," that was the motto of Saint Francis de Sales who was both the patron of the Visitation Sisters whom we worked with and of the Saint Jane House where we stayed on the trip. These were some of the first words that we heard when we were greeted by our host Brian. They served as a backdrop to the rest of our trip, the people we would meet, and the experiences we would have. Whether it was Constance or Linda from Death to Life, a group for grieving mothers who lost sons to gang violence, sitting with us and sharing their life stories, or the Visitation Sisters having us over for brunch and giving us wind socket pins to always be with us, or the Ballestos family who did not know us at all but came over to the Saint Jane House for dinner and shared more about their flight from Venezuela due to the current regime and mass poverty, or Brian who shared his life story of living a relative life of luxury and moving to the north Minneapolis neighborhood to serve others and assist community leaders with their work. All these people shared their pain, struggles, joys, and hopes with us, complete strangers, because they cannot help but be completely genuine as they all embody that quote.
We were in turn inspired to try to both learn who we were in ourselves and to be more genuine with each other as a group. There were various experiences on the trip, such as, working with students at Ascension Academy, working with the kids after school at Hospitality House, and working with the horses at the Mercy Reigns Ranch. Each experience helped us to explore these themes of self-realization and how to be genuine.
We brought all of this together at our nightly reflections where we would review our day, talk about how we felt or what we thought about our experiences, and talk about social issues that related to the experiences, from racial redlining or immigration. All of this helped bring us closer as a group and slowly transformed us from a group of relative strangers with a shared pension for trying help others to a small family with shared experiences of service and meeting amazing people. For me personally, I know that I know who I am a little better and am trying to be a lot more genuine in my interactions with others.
Gregory Sweetland
Class of 2021
The SCSJ blogs are meant to be a place for Creighton students, faculty, staff, alumni/ae, and friends to reflect on their experiences with programs sponsored by the office or related to its mission. The views expressed in these reflections, and all other blogs found on or linked to from this website, are those of the individual authors and are not necessarily those of Creighton University, the Schlegel Center for Service and Justice (SCSJ), or any of the University's affiliates. The University and the SCSJ are not responsible for the actions, content, accuracy, or opinions expressed in these blogs.


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Students Wear Shirts in Protest of Trump in OC
Donald Trump has been the talk of Orange County this week.
A council woman in Anaheim wanted to ban the presidential nominee, but that didn't happen. Then he held a rally in Costa Mesa, but that left people injured and arrested.
And now in response to that rally, students at a high school are wearing 'Dump Trump" shirts.
The OC Reg reports that students at Newport Harbor High School were told not to wear any Trump attire, pro or against, to prevent bullying. But that didn't stop some students who decided to take a stand against the controversial GOP frontrunner.
After discussion, even the principal said he'd allow it.
For us at CalSchoolNews, we'll just continue to use the Drumpfinator Chrome extension to add giggles to the influx of Trump news we'll be expecting as we get closer to the June primary.

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Madhya Pradesh Patwari Recruitment Examination Held on January 10, 2018
Part A General Knowledge
1. From a geological viewpoint, which is the oldest terrain of Madhya Pradesh?
(a) Gondwana land
(b) Deccan plateau
(c) Bundelkhand region
(d) Eastern terrian
2. The Madhya Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation was founded in
(a) 1966
(b) 1965
(c) 1960
(d) 1972
3. Where is the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy-a training institution for officers of the Indian Forest Service located?
(a) Mussoorie
(b) Dheradun
(c) Coimbatore
(d) Burnihat
4. How many chapters or sections are there in the Bhagavad Gita?
(a) 12
(b) 14
(c) 16
(d) 18
5. Where exactly is the ancient town of Bagh?
(a) Near Gwalior
(b) Near Indore
(c) Near Bhopal
(d) Near Ujjain
6. 'Global Family Day' is celebrated on ……. of every year.
(a) January 1
(b) January15
(c) January 25
(d) January 6
7. Which community has sought refuge in India after fleeing widespread persecutions in Myanmar?
(a) Rohingyas
(b) Hutus
(c) Fulas
(d) IIjos
8. Who is the first and only Indian to compete in six Olympic Games?
(a) PT Usha
(b) Leander Paes
(c) Saina Nehwal
(d) Mikha Singh
9. In which year was Indian National Army (INA) Founded?
(a) 1857
(b) 1900
(c) 1942
(d) 1946
10. Which of the following is the largest fort in India?
(a) Chittorgarh Fort
(b) Golkonda Fort
(c) Agra Fort
(d) Aguada Fort
11. Vishal Sikka was in the news recently as he
(a) resigned from the post of CEO & MD of Infosys
(b) resigned as Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog
(c) joined WIPRO as MD and CEO
(d) took over as Chairman of Tata Group
12. Who among the following is not a recipient of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award?
(a) Suryakanth Tripathi Nirala
(b) G Shankara Kurup
(c) Ashapoorna Devi
(d) K. Shivram Karnath
13. The most important river island in Madhya Pradesh is :
(a) Kalbhairava
(b) Omkareshwar
(c) Wainganga
(d) Nauradehi
14. Which one of the following cities is known as 'City of Lakes' in Madhya Pradesh?
(a) Khajuraho
(b) Bhopal
(c) Indore
(d) Ujjain
15. What is Karvala in Shivpuri?
(a) Eco tourism centre
(b) Archaeological centre
(c) Rock paintings
(d) Muslik Art centre
16. Name the famous fort which is also known as Badal Mahal.
(a) Rahatgarh Fort
(b) Sanodha Fort
(c) Raheli Fort
(d) Karrapur Fort
17. Barahsingha, the State animal of Madhya Pradesh, is found in the
(a) Pench National Park
(b) Kanha National Park
(c) Ken Wildlife Sanctuary
(d) Bandhavgarh National Park
18. The comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) is appointed by the
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Lok Sabha
(d) Supreme Court
19. The famous Shakti Peeth in Datia is at
(a) Pitambara
(b) Neelambara
(c) Shewatambara
(d) Sheetambara
20. The founder of Chanderi, Raja Kirtipal, belonged of the ………. Dynasty.
(a) Chandel
(b) Pratihar
(c) Lodhi
(d) Khilji
Part B General Maths & General Aptitude
21. The difference in the ages of a father and son is 24 years now. If 5 years ago father's age was 3 times the age of son, then what is the son's age now?
(a) 17
(b) 18
(c) 19
(d) 20
22. If 3x4 – 12x2 + 18 = 0, then (x2 – 2)2 is equal to
(a) 6
(b) −2
(c) 2
(d) 10
23. The value of 95 × 3(−4) × 273 is
(a) 310
(b) 315
(c) 39
(d) 311
24. If then the value of x is :
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 1
25. How many litres of water will a vessel of length 20 cm, breadth 15 cm, and height 10 cm, contain?
(a) 3 L
(b) 4 L
(c) 5 L
(d) 1 L
26. (2x + 1) (3x + 4) + (1 – 2x) (3x + 4) = ?
(a) 6x – 8
(b) 6x + 8
(c) 6x
(d) 8 – 6x
27. What is the square of 0.5?
(a) 2.5
(b) 0.025
(c) 25
(d) 0.25
28. Find the average.
18, 56, 43, 26, 32
(a) 33
(b) 34
(c) 35
(d) 36
29. Teacher asks each student in her class to draw a rectangle with integer side lengths and a perimeter of 50 cm. All the students calculate the area of the rectangle they draw. What is the difference between the largest and smallest possible areas of the rectangles?
(a) 132
(b) 128
(c) 120
(d) 76
30. A boy goes to school with a speed of 2 km/h and returns with a speed of 3 km/h. if he takes 2 hours and 30 minutes to go to school and return, then what is the distance between his school and home?
(a) 6 km
(b) 5 km
(c) 4 km
(d) 3 km
31. Find the minimum number of straight lines required to make the given figure.
(a) 16
(b) 17
(c) 18
(d) 19
32. A train 300 m long passes a pole in 45 seconds. The time taken by the train to cross a 700 m long bridge is
(a) 1 min 45 sec
(b) 2 min
(c) 2 min 15 sec
(d) 2 min 30 sec
33. The difference between a number of two-digit and the number obtained by interchanging its 63. What is the difference between its digits?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8
34. Shyama prepares the model of a shopping complex using cardboard, in 4 days, working 6 hours per day at a stretch. But if she decided to finish it in 3 days, then how many more hours per day should she work?
(a) 2 h
(b) 4 h
(c) 6 h
(d) 8 h
35. If 10% of x is equal to 20% of y, then x : y is equal to
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 2 : 1
(c) 1 : 5
(d) 3 : 1
36. Which one of the following prime numbers while dividing 2176 leaves 9 as a remainder?
(a) 17
(b) 29
(c) 167
(d) 197
37. If 3x + 2 = 243, then what is the value of x ?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
38. The HCF of 384, 432 and 1200 is
(a) 36
(b) 24
(c) 48
(d) 64
39. 198 × 198 + 2012 + 2 × 198 × 201 = ?
(a) 145901
(b) 125901
(c) 159201
(d) None of these
40. Three persons, A, B and C invested Rs 3000, Rs 5000 and Rs 7000, respectively, to start a business. At the end of the year the profit is Rs 100000, out of which 25% goes for charity. By how much is B's share greater than A's share?
(a) Rs 20000
(b) Rs 10000
(c) Rs 5000
(d) None of these
Part C General Hindi
Part D Rural Economy and Panchayati Raj
61. Who appoints the Secretary of the Gram Panchayat?
(a) Gram Sabha
(b) Gram Panchayat
(c) State government
(d) Block Panchayat
62. Name the dairy in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh that is involved in training and milk procurement in large scale?
(a) Saujany
(b) Sahakar
(c) Sahayog
(d) Sahaj
63. Where is Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD) located?
(a) Lucknow
(b) Indore
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Pune
64. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana was introduced in 2000 by then Prime Minister
(a) Manmohan Singh
(b) IK Gujral
(c) Deve Gowda
(d) Atal Behari Vajpayee
65. What is the regulatory system adopted in PKVY to promote organic farming called?
(a) Participatory Guarantee System (PGS Certification)
(b) Organic Farming Group System
(c) Participatory Group System Certification
(d) Organic Participatory System
66. Which day has been declared as 'Balika Diwas (Girl Day)' By the Ministry of Women and Children Development?
(a) April 5, every year
(b) July 9, every year
(c) October 9, every year
(d) January 24, every year
67. Which of the following is not a technique in organic farming?
(a) Crop rotation
(b) Green manure composting
(c) use of chemical fertilizers
(d) Biological pest control
68. Social Audit Committee should be constituted at the level of
(a) Zilla Panchayath
(b) Janpad Panchayath
(c) Gram Panchayath
(d) Grama
69. Who is the secretary of Gram Panchayat?
(a) Sarpanch
(b) Gramsevak
(c) BDO
(d) CEO
70. What is the objective of ISOPAM scheme?
(a) Increase production of oilseeds and maize
(b) Providing mid day meals at schools
(c) Providing free health care to rural people
(d) Increase production of poultry
71. Which one of the following crops in Madhya Pradesh is not a Kharif crop?
(a) Soyabean
(b) Maize
(c) Sunflower
(d) Wheat
72. Which one of the following is a record of land cultivation?
(a) Jamabandi
(b) Khatauni
(c) Mukhataranama
(d) Panchnama
73. Name the viceroy who is known as Father of local self government in India.
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) Lord Cornwallis
(d) Lord Ripon
74. Which of the following is known as 'SAANJHI'?
(a) Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
(b) Swarna Jayanthi Gramin Rozgar Yojana
(c) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
(d) Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
75. What is GeoMGNREGA?
(a) Geo-tagging of assets created under MGNREGA
(b) Wishing long life to MGNREGA scheme
(c) Numbering done as per geology
(d) Tagging done by Reliance Company
76. Who should be the head of social Audit team of the Panchayat under MNREGS?
(a) A person from outside the ward where work is conducted
(b) Panchayat President
(c) Senior most person in the village
(d) Secretary of the Panchayat
77. The first official attempt to calculate National Income of India in 1949 was made by National Income Committee that was headed by
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) PC Mahalanobis
(c) VKRV Rao
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
78. As per NSSO, in 2011-12, the share of Agriculture in employment at the national level was approximately ……….. percentage
(a) 49
(b) 59
(c) 39
(d) 69
79. The 12th Five Year Plan targeted an average annual growth of ……….% in agriculture.
(a) 8
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) 2
80. The government of India announced the first ever National Agricultural Policy in the year
(a) 1989
(b) 1991
(c) 2015
(d) 2000
Part E Computer Knowledge
81. One byte is equal to ……… bits.
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8
82. Macros in MS Excel 2007 can be executed from which of the following menu?
(a) Data
(b) Insert
(c) Home
(d) View
83. A computer program that has the ability to copy itself from computer-to-computer and infect the machines is called
(a) Anti Virus
(b) Macro Virus
(c) Trojan Horse
(d) Worm
84. Which of the following file format notepad cannot open?
(a) AVI
(b) TXT
(c) LOG
(d) DAT
85. The default file extension of MS Excel is
(a) .xlr
(b) .exe
(c) .exl
(d) .xls
86. Where you will add the new e-mail id in your G-main account?
(a) Inbox
(b) Outbox
(c) Contact
(d) Sent mail
87. Which of the following is a wired type of internet connectivity?
(a) Cable Internet Access
(b) 3G or 4G
(c) WIMAX
(d) Wi-Fi
88. Which of the following is directly addressed by the CPU?
(a) Alternative memory b.
(b) Secondary memory
(c) Main memory
(d) Auxiliary memory
89. Which of the following option is not available in Paste Special dialog box in MS Excel 2007?
(a) Add
(b) Subtract
(c) Divide
(d) Font
90. How can you apply exactly the same formatting you did to another text in MS World 2007?
(a) Copy the text and paste in new location. Then type the new text again.
(b) Copy the text and click on Paste Special tool on new place.
(c) Select the text then click on Format Painter and select the new test.
(d) None of the above
91. A web address is also called as
(a) URL
(b) ULR
(c) LRU
(d) LUR
92. Exabyte (EB) is equivalent to :
(a) 260
(b) 270
(c) 250
(d) 280
93. A web site's front page is called
(a) Home page
(b) Main page
(c) Web page
(d) Any page
94. A …………. identifies a location or a selection of text that you name and identify for future reference.
(a) Page Number
(b) Header
(c) Bookmark
(d) Footer
95. A device that is used for making drawings, graphics and for menu selection is known as
(a) Keyboard
(b) Trackball
(c) Touch screen
(d) Light Pen
96. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device?
(a) Magnetic drum
(b) PROM
(c) Floppy disk
(d) All of these
97. How to view a cell comment in MS Excel?
(a) Click the edit comment command on the insert menu
(b) Click the display comment command on the window menu
(c) Position the mouse pointer over the cell
(d) Click the comment command on the vie menu
98. 'Winword.exe' is responsible to start
(a) MS Word
(b) MS Excel
(c) MS Power Point
(d) MS Access
99. The full form of TIFF is
(a) Tool Information File Formula
(b) Tagging Indian File Format
(c) Tagging Image For File
(d) Tagged Image File Format
100. What is the name of the drive where the primary operating systems reside?
(a) C Drive
(b) A Drive
(c) H Drive
(d) E Drive
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Srinagar: Incarcerated Hurriyat leader and Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) chairman, Shabir Shah has been, according to his family, arrested again by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a case related in the year 2017.
Dr Bilquees Shah, wife of Shabir Shah, said that NIA Deputy Superintendent called her today morning and informed her that they have arrested her husband in a case RC 10, 2017.
She said that Shah has been sent to the judicial remand till Jun 13.
"I told the officer that how they can arrest my husband when he is already in Tihar Jail. Shah was brought to NIA court today when he had no hearing as his hearing is scheduled on June 16," she said.
Shah has been in Tihar Jail after Enforcement Directorate arrested him last year. Several other Hurriyat leaders are in NIA custody as well and have been imprisoned in Tihar Jail on charges of allegedly "funding and supporting protests and militancy in Kashmir".
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Doing business in China has become more difficult over the past year for 49% of members, a four-percentage point decrease from 2019 – a marginal improvement.
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To use the app, you first need to signup and then shop around. It enables you to redeem gift cards of G2A and you can also change the currency to the desired one. It also provides you with notifications about weekly sales, epic sales, hot premiers of products, and exclusive offers.
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Diving headfirst into 2020, the band have teased the final single 'Imaginary' from there highly anticipated EP 'Maybe Someday'. A haze of dreamy guitars and thumping heartbeats punctuate 'Imaginary' through its gentle build up to a wash of colour and reverb through its chorus. The song is the perfect sonic maneuver in the aftermath of previous singles,
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Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy yesterday described the Goods and Services Tax (GST) as the 'biggest madness' of the 21st century and called for radical reforms like abolishing income tax to achieve 10% growth rate to make the country an economic superpower by 2030.
He said the country has to do something radical given the last one year of economic crisis.
The BJP leader exuded confidence that by 2030 India will become the most developed country and challenge the US, but said for this the country will have to grow at 10% per annum.
He was delivering a talk on "India: An Economic Superpower by 2030", organised in Hyderabad by the Pragna Bharati.
Referring to GST, he said: "This is so complicated that nobody understands which form to fill or where they want it to be uploaded. Somebody came from Barmer in Rajasthan. He said we don't have electricity, how can we upload. I said upload it on your head and go to the prime minister and tell him," Swamy said.
Stating that shortage of demand is the problem currently faced by the country, Swamy called for putting money in the hands of people so that they can spend and create the demand to keep the economic cycle moving.
The Rajya Sabha MP said that India can become an economic superpower by implementing some economic reforms.
"If you want 10% growth rate, the investment rate to the GDP should be 37% and 3.7% should be your efficiency factor and not 5% as it is today. Efficiency in use of capital should be the objective," he said.
For improving the efficiency, he called for fighting corruption. "I will abolish income tax because it is a source of corruption."
Swami also called for rewarding those who invest. "Don't terrorise the investors," he said, while terming GST as the biggest madness of the 21st century.
He also called for conferring the country's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, on former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao for the reforms he introduced during his tenure.
He noted that there had been no improvement in the reforms brought by Rao.
Pointing out that the growth rate between 1947 and 1990 was a mere 3.5%, he blamed India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for this, and said he adopted the Soviet model of economy which had failed even in the Soviet Union.
Stressing the need for reforms and for focus on macro-economics, Swamy also made certain remarks while referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"I tell the PM that Ujwala, free gas distribution, startup... all this is micro-economics. What you need is macro-economics to get the engine of the economy moving. Abolish income tax. The rate of savings will go up and along with what you get from abroad, the rate of investment will rise and the growth rate will go up.
"My regret is that I am unable to persuade the PM to think like me," Swami said and hoped that when all other methods fail, the prime minister would adopt his method.
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3 Strategies for answering 'why should we hire you?'
How do you answer the question, 'Why should we hire you?' What more can you tell the interviewer about yourself? Here is your opportunity to talk about traits that you haven't highlighted yet - enthusiasm, confidence, commitment and more. Discover the professional way to do so.
I couldn't help but overhear the animated conversation, between what seemed like, a group of young graduates, seated at the table adjacent to mine, at the restaurant. They were discussing probable questions that interviewers ask job aspirants.
"Why should we hire you?" was the last audible question I heard them discuss before I turned my attention to the food and conversation at my table.
Why should we hire you?
As a soft skill trainer, I have interacted with employees from different fields and have had some of them narrate harrowing anecdotes of their job interviews. I have had people speak of questions that stumped them, and of questions that they were clearly intimidated by.
"Why should the company hire you?" is quite a straight forward question, nonetheless it's also regarded as a difficult to answer, question. Well, it is for most people.
However, I feel otherwise. Thank your lucky stars if you get asked that question. It gives you the perfect platform to sell yourself, to demonstrate your knowledge, experience and skill sets, to the prospective employer. Grab the opportunity and market yourself as the best contender for the position. The trick, of course, lies in the way you do it.
Your response should be convincing, and structured around three aspects, namely:
Look at the question as an opportune opening that allows you to outline why you are perfect for the position. It gives you an opportunity to highlight your skills and demonstrate how your beliefs and attitude are aligned with that of the company culture, and everything else that you might think to be relevant, to the position.
Package yourself and make yourself irresistible. Sell yourself such that those on the interview panel want you on their team. The following strategies will help you cover your bases. So, here is your contingency plan.
The Interconnection
You are aware of your strong points – your knowledge, skill sets, enthusiasm and experience etc. Your job is to convince the interview panel that your attributes are suited for the position. Therefore, a way to attack the question would be by responding to it, in a way that shows you to be the perfect candidate, for the role.
Before doing that you need to establish the panel's expectations – the qualities they desire in a candidate. Identify those and accentuate your qualities, so that they can relate to them. Basically, you want to demonstrate that you have the skills and the enthusiasm to take on the position. You don't want to sound smug, hence you can also add that you are more than willing to be mentored and to learning new skills.
It's important that you talk about yourself too. In the end, it's both you and the employer who will benefit, if you are hired. An insight about yourself will give the panel reasons to believe in you. Illustrate what drives you, your passion and commitment. They need to see that spark in you – something other than your basic qualification.
I termed this section 'the interconnection', and the approach as you can see revolves around making the right connections. It's like joining the dots to see the larger picture, but in this case, it's to push the right buttons.
The Expert
"Why should we hire you (over everyone else)?" Chances of one of the panelists, posing this question to you, are quite high. This usually happens towards the end of the interview, by which time you'd have unveiled all your skills and special abilities. There's probably not much left to share.
It's not wise to repeat everything that you've already told the panel. So, how do you deal with this 'googly' that they throw at you! Be aware that their intention is not to put you in a tight spot, instead, they want to know a bit more about you.
Hence, a good thing would be to display what you have to offer that the other candidates perhaps do not. Assuming, of course, that you are contending for a position, that equally qualified candidates are vying for. At this point, a good approach would be to highlight your zeal.
Remember, to market yourself in a competitive world, it is crucial to establish that you are the best. To do that, demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the business and that you are the right fit. This requires preparedness, for which you will need to do some groundwork on the company (before the interview), so you can speak of those elements, as you highlight your own personal investment.
Speaking of your knowledge of the company serves a definite purpose. You demonstrate enthusiasm, you establish your commitment and you come across as someone who would be easy to train for the position.
A lot of company data is compiled on company websites, and you can gather critical information, and use the same to articulate yourself. The 'About Us' page of every company is a virtual goldmine – it highlights the company's mission and core values. Take for example "committed to excellence" or "committed to customer satisfaction". Match your own values to align with the company's principles to reveal how you can be an asset to the company.
You'll be in a strong position if you acquaint yourself about the company. Prepration is the key. You may question how any of this could help you ace the interview. The objective is for you to apply all of that knowledge and respond in a convincing manner. You are at the interview because you want that job. All the other shortlisted individuals are there for the same reason. Your goal is to back it up in a positive way, and you can do that by knowing what you are talking about. You show the panel that you know what the company does, or what their expectations are, and show them how you can deliver.
The company could be diversifying and expanding its business. It could be setting up new plants. Use these bits of information to respond to the question. Speak of how you can be part of all that and help the company.
Come to the rescue
Frequently, companies hire fresh graduates because they are short-staffed or because they think of them as fresh minds with new ideas and interests. These positions start at the lower rung of the ladder, and I'm sure you are aware of that.
The company might also be looking for a candidate who can fill in for others – work with different teams and not be given a steady portfolio at the office. You'll know when that is the case because the job description would not be precise.
Becoming flustered is the last thing you want to do at this point. Get into the driver's seat and straight to the point. Communicate how you can step in and smoothen the company's problems, and that you'd prove to be of an advantage to them. Emphasise on the future, as it will demonstrate your dynamism – you'll come across as a go-getter, you'll strike to them as a team player, ready to take on the responsibilities.
Make a mental note of these strategies, so when you're at an interview and you are faced with this trick question, you'll know how to prove yourself, by going for the kill.
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You will prepare an audiovisual sales presentation that is supported by creative sales promotions as you assume the role of the new marketing associate for U Drive Transport.
The car sharing business has grown in popularity throughout the world in densely populated major city centers. Over the past few years, U Drive Transport Company has dominated the United States marketplace as a premier car sharing business. You have recently accepted a job with U Drive Transport as a marketing associate to help the company expand into the global marketing environment. To familiarize yourself with the car s haring business, visit the websites of competitors of U Drive Transport:
● Research "car sharing" on the Internet and research two competitors in this industry.
As the new marketing associate for U Drive Transport, you have been tasked with preparing a prerecorded presentation to train new account managers and sales representatives on the features and benefits of the U Drive Transport product offering. Additionally, you must provide training on the seven steps (slides #4
–10) of the personal selling process located in your text (Chapter 17) and in the steps below.
Follow the directions for executing this Assignment.
Make sure you either have a built-in microphone in your computer or a headset with working microphone in order to able to complete this audio visual presentation Assignment.
Directions for Executing this Assignment:
Watch the Video on U Drive Transport: Click Here
Choose whichever software program you prefer to create your audio visual presentation.
You may use PowerPoint with audio if you so choose
Review the following document: Explaining a process
Prepare a 10 slide sales training presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint, providing perspectives on the following topics to train new account managers and sales representatives:
Slide 1: Overview of the U Drive Transport brand
Slide 2: Three features and benefits of the U Drive Transport product offering
Slide 3: Introduction to the U Drive Transport Personal Selling Approach (Decide on Traditional or Relationship Selling and explain)
Slide 4: Step 1 in the personal selling process: Generating Leads
Slide 5: Step 2 in the personal selling process: Qualifying Leads
Slide 6: Step 3 in the personal selling process: Approaching the Customer and Probing Needs
Slide 7: Step 4 in the personal selling process: Developing and Proposing Solutions
Slide 8: Step 5 in the personal selling process: Handling Objections
Slide 9: Step 6 in the personal selling process: Closing the Sale
Slide 10: Step 7 in the personal selling process: Following Up
If using PowerPoint add your audio explanation. You can access simple instructions here.
Submit your PowerPoint audio visual presentation to the Unit 9 Dropbox for grading.
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U Drive Transport Brand
U Drive Transport Brand Overview
• UDT is based in Chicago
• Carl and Jenna, brother and sister started it in June
• Expanded to locations in 20 main city centers
• hires 500 people across the nation
• Still growing.
Benefits and Features
• Three benefits and features:
• Environmental friendly and economical vehicles
• Rented with no or little advance
• From public transportation, the kiosk stations are a 2 block
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Brand ambassador programs are the new internships. Companies have started using brand ambassadors at college campuses, tech events, and other places where their customers spend their time. More than just recruiters, or promo guys, brand ambassadors utilize one of the most powerful marketing tool known to man- word of mouth.
We know how that works. Someone buys a product and recommends it to a friend. Who then recommends it to another, until everyone is wearing the same t-shirt. With brand ambassadors, you choose the ones who already LOVE your product. Think about how many Apple fanatics salivate over the new iPhone, regardless of what it may be lacking, and go about telling others why they love iPhones. Here's how having a brand ambassador can help increase your brand awareness.
The Love is There.
A brand ambassador is basically a fanboy. They get excited over every thing that your company talks about and that is good for you. Your social media calendar is filled with the when to post and what to post out there. When it comes to brand ambassadors, they are the ones sharing your content with others. This helps widening your reach not just to your fans, but also to those who may only know about your product through your ambassador.
They use their love to bring others to a realization of how awesome your company is doing.
Brand Ambassador Make Great Volunteers
Events and marketing go hand in hand. However, there is nothing worst than being at a big conference and only having one person at the booth handing out candy. Brand Ambassadors often participate in the same events as your company. This means that they will already be there. This means that because they love your product, they will sport it.
For example, a company that is selling silicone rings at a sports convention could provide their followers the new color they are pushing out. The company's target audience is right there, but they may not know about all what you do. By having an ambassador walk around with your product can spark conversations that can lead to a deal.
Great Scouts
Brand ambassadors are great at giving your company the feedback you need because they are your consumer. You are basically being handed a what it takes to get a sale off me card. Not only that, but they are very vocal about what the competition is brewing.
As a 'thank you,' you could release some spoilers about your product to the Scouts.
Your Content is Here.
Use the brand ambassadors excitement by having them write blogs, or post pictures on Instagram or Twitter. Content is a great way to drive traffic to any site. By letting the your brand ambassadors write about what they love about your company is a great way to gain more traction and sell, sell, sell!
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text: Guess which smartphone brand is the most preferred in the Philippines 2nd Opinion September 2, 2019 News, Tech A report by Canalys showed a map of the most preferred smartphone brands in South East Asia. Smartphone giant Oppo takes the lead in the Philippines, currently taking up 28% of the market share while Samsung takes 19% and Vivo follows with 17% for the second quarter of 2019. The report also stated that SEA achieved the most growth in Asia, and Greater China. In quarter 2 o 2019, Oppo shipped 7.3 million units in SEA alone, close to Samsung's 7.7 million units record. "We are humbled by this achievement given that we just came into the country just 5 years ago. As innovation is at the core of the OPPO brand, we value the importance of being able to provide only the best smartphones that will enable the Filipinos to move forward to achieve their goals. We promise that this is just the beginning as we're fully committed to continue bringing the best smartphones we can offer to the Filipino people," shared by Zen Han, OPPO Philippines Vice President for Channel Sales. Recently, IHS Markit also released its list of the world's top smartphone makers for the Q2 of 2019 where Oppo overtakes US-owned Apple to the 3rd spot joining the ranks of smartphone giants Samsung and Huawei which occupies the first and second spots respectively.


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I ascribe a good deal of significance to the last time Cecil Cooper stepped onto the field as Astros manager.
The moment was in Milwaukee, where Cooper played a key role in helping the Brewers make it to Last Call for the first and only time in franchise history. But that's not why I find it significant.
It was what he did when he went out there.
The Astros trailed 6-0 with three outs to go, and Cooper made that slow walk to fetch his third pitcher of the inning. Instead of leaving Tim Byrdak in for suck-it-up duty, he called on Sammy Gervacio for the third straight game and fifth in the six-game road trip.
It was a final weird move in a two-year series of them. Cooper was fired not just for the x's and o's, and the coverage in your morning paper and on our Astros page will discuss plenty of the behind-the-scenes causes.
But trying as hard as I can not to cross the line that divides analysis from piling on, here's my take on Cooper's game management, the things that we can see from the press box and you from the stands and living rooms.
My biggest complaint about Cooper's strategy in his first year in office was how liberal he was as a base stealer on behalf of his club. He either green-lighted or didn't red light players who had absolutely no business going.
To me, the nonchalance about sending runners and strict adherence to his mantra of aggressiveness demonstrated a lack of understanding of the true values of outs and extra bases, overvaluing the latter and undervaluing the former.
He seems to have gotten better this year. That Michael Bourn is on base more will naturally make the percentage go up, but there are fewer head-scratchers on the bases this year. (At least on steals. There were plenty of head-scratchers elsewhere on the bases.)
Where I think he hurt the team, literally and figuratively, this year was in bullpen management, which brings me back to the Gervacio item.
Cooper very often used a variant on the talking point win today's game and then worry about tomorrow, and I never really thought he could really believe that in a 162-game sport until I think about his bullpen use.
Cooper was very reliant on his best middle reliever, Chris Sampson, who got worn down and had to have his workload seriously reduced in the minors. Then it was Alberto Arias, who picked up the slack and not necessarily relatedly was injured.
Other injuries and the fact that the Astros didn't win a lot of games were probably the only thing that saved LaTroy Hawkins and Jose Valverde.
In Yankees circles earlier this decade, this was known as the "Circle of Trust" effect, wearing down certain arms because of a lack of trust of others.
Part of the wearing out had to do with short outings from the starters, and I thought some of that was the manage-for-today philosophy. I'm not going to take exception to every 4-5 inning start when the hurler was struggling, but I thought there were a few in the beginning of the season, especially involving Wandy Rodriguez, when it would have been more beneficial to leave him in than to further wear down the pen.
Putting in Gervacio to keep the Brewers from kicking the extra point on their touchdown lead struck me as another example of managing for today, and this time there was no tomorrow.
As for the lineup, I don't have much to argue with there, and I think reactions to batting orders are often overblown. I would have liked to see more young players in the lineup the last few weeks, but we've been over that many times.
I will give Cooper a lot of credit for sticking with Michael Bourn last year when some were in favor of his relegation to pinch-runner/defensive replacement. His patience with Bourn could be paying off long after Cooper's firing.
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The Astros page has the news, analysis and reactions to Cooper's firing.
In the blogosphere, Richard Justice asks what took so long and discusses the importance of the decision to come while suggesting a choice. Jose de Jesus Ortiz says the front office should take the fall for this bad team too. FanBlogger Chip Bailey wonders if an earlier firing would have made this team competitive.
For your listening pleasure, we have the raw audio of Justice's candid conversations with Drayton McLane and with Lance Berkman.
In photographs, we have key moments Cooper's career, we have Ortiz's list of potential replacements and we have shots from Dave Clark's debut in a loss to the Cardinals.
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The Western Boone Junior High Cross Country teams raced at the Terre Haute Savings Bank Invitational on Saturday. Running on a nationally recognized course in mid-day heat and with a strong field of runners, the boys team finished 9th of 11 teams and the girls finished 5th of 8 teams.
Even though neither team had all of their tops runners at their best, several personal records (PRs) were achieved in all races. For the Lady Stars, this started with the team's top runner Bailey Haag, who finished in 13:20 (16th place). Also having great PR runs were Bethany Martin (15:05 – 42nd), Charlotte Stucky (15:25 – 46th), Brooklyn Boss (16:23 – 56th), Bailey Keyes (17:06 – 60th), Charity Shelton (18:28 – 70th), Katherine Mateika (20:23 – 73rd), and Summer McCormick (22:28 – 77th in JV race). As a team, the girls improved by just over 11 minutes.
Just like Haag, the Stars' boys team had their top runner, Lane Hardee, have a fabulous meet by running a PR of 11:23 allowing him to receive the only medal of the day finishing in 7th place. Other tremendous efforts proved PR worthy for the team. Those runners were Luke LaGrange (13:04 – 61st), Carter Hanna (13:28 – 66th), Dragan Sherwin (17:45 – 88th), and Keaton Deane (22:13 – 92nd). Two other Star runners had strong runs narrowly missing their PR times – Collin Washburn (12:30 – 42nd) and Landyn Hardee (13:43 – 67th).
The Stars' next race is at home against the Speedway Sparkplugs on Tuesday starting at 5:00 pm.


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OAKLAND, Calif. — The story of hundreds of workers seeking a union at a California almond processing plant is increasingly being heard around the state and around the world.
Faced with their employer's union-busting efforts, the workers are seeking a neutrality agreement and a card-check system to determine their wishes concerning the union.
On July 28, workers from Blue Diamond Growers' almond plant in Sacramento joined supporters from unions including longshore, port and transit workers at the Port of Oakland headquarters of international shipping giant American President Lines. APL, the largest ocean carrier of Blue Diamond almonds, ships thousands of tons a year.
A similar group gathered at APL's Los Angeles offices. Each called on APL to urge Blue Diamond to respect its workers' right to organize.
In Tokyo, members of the All Japan Dock Workers' and Seamen's unions held a coordinated solidarity action.
The date held special significance, for the workers seek to join the International Longshore and Warehouse Union's Local 17, and July 28 marked the 105th anniversary of the birth of legendary ILWU founder Harry Bridges.
As Oakland workers waited for their representatives to return from APL's office, they spoke about their working conditions. Alma Orozco, a sorter for 30 years, said some of the mostly older women workers must do their jobs bent over a narrow belt in very cramped quarters. When areas of the plant are fumigated, she said, ventilation is inadequate and workers are sickened by the smell. Some departments are hot, she said, and some lines are unsafe. Dust and noise are common.
Orozco said it "took years" for the sorters and packers, many of whom have decades of service, to reach the present $11 an hour pay scale. "The cost of living ran over us," she said.
Since the struggle to organize began, she said, "I feel uncomfortable going into the plant anymore. I feel stressed out because they may fire us at any time."
"They think workers should accept crumbs and be satisfied," added 32-year worker Michael Olivera.
The workers have been trying to join the union for two years. During that time they have suffered management-led "captive audience" meetings, harassment and threats to close or move the plant. Four union supporters were fired, with two rehired on order of a National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge. Blue Diamond has been found guilty of over 20 federal labor law violations.
In recent weeks the workers have fanned out across California's Central Valley, ILWU International Organizer Agustin Ramirez said in a telephone interview.
At the offices of the Merced Union High School District Board, on which a Blue Diamond board member serves, almond workers were joined by some 25 members of the California School Employees Association, all wearing their union shirts.
Similar actions have taken place in Modesto, Chico, Colusa and elsewhere, and more are planned in coming weeks.
The international side of the campaign involves the International Transport Workers' Federation, International Dock Workers' Council and the International Union of Food Workers. In November and again in April and May, they helped spread the message to Blue Diamond distributors in India, South Korea, Japan, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere.
Last spring, for example, the All Japan Seamen's Union wrote to Blue Diamond's Tokyo office that "the publicity surrounding the contentious labor situation [in Sacramento] is not helpful to Blue Diamond's image here in Japan or around the world."
This summer, union delegations to South Korea and Japan have helped spread the message. Ramirez said he and 36-year Blue Diamond worker Gene Esparza found solidarity with their struggle, too, when they participated in an AFL-CIO delegation to Seoul in solidarity with South Korean union federations opposing the impending Korea-U.S. Trade Agreement. While there, he said, they spoke with key brokers and clients, and told the Korean unions of their struggle.
For information on upcoming California actions, contact Agustin Ramirez at (916) 606-4681.


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The streets of Melbourne are deserted because residents stay at home to slow down the spread of the corona virus
Incredible photos have captured the desolate streets of Melbourne as the city goes through a second block in an attempt to stem the spread of the corona virus.
The whole of Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire are under phase three restrictions for six weeks after Community broadcasts of COVID-19 in Victoria have skyrocketed in recent weeks.
By rearranging the locking measures, people can only leave their home for four essential purposes: groceries, daily exercise, giving or receiving care, and going to school or work.
Due to strict sanctions, the normally crowded CBD streets are eerily deserted, as residents followed Prime Minister Daniel Andrews' advice and stayed home as the second wave of the pandemic grows across the state.
The iconic Hosier Lane, Bourke Street shopping street and Flinders Street Station were all devoid of human activity on Sunday morning.
A lone pedestrian crosses the road on Bourke Street in Melbourne CBD on Sunday during phase three closure measures
Bourke Street has been reduced from a once bustling urban environment to a desolate landscape when Melbourne residents stayed at home to stop the spread of the corona virus
People can only leave their home for four essential purposes: groceries, daily exercise, to give or receive care, and to go to school or work. In the photo: a lonely man with a face mask crosses Bourke Street with shopping bags on Sunday
Melbourne's Flinders Street Station is completely devoid of any human activity on Sunday as Victoria registered 278 new cases of coronavirus
Street art on Hosier Lane saw no pedestrians on Sunday, as locals followed Prime Minister Daniel Andrews' advice and stayed home
Victoria registered 278 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday – a seventh consecutive day of triple increases, with the national death toll reaching 108 after a man died in his seventies.
Queensland, on the other hand, which only reopened its borders last Friday after more than three months, reported another day without new cases on Sunday. Three people are currently fighting COVID-19.
NSW, the largest state in Australia, registered five new cases until 8pm on Saturday, but authorities are concerned about the transfer by the community, especially a cluster from a Sydney pub.
An 18-year-old employee was confirmed as the sixth case in The Crossroads Hotel cluster, which led to the NSW chief health officer significantly expanding the self-isolation advice to all people visiting from July 3-10.
"Without using the obvious pun, we are certainly at a crossroads in NSW," Prime Minister Gladys Berejiklian told reporters.
She said NSW had the option to oppose the community transfer or follow the Victoria road, therefore the number of flights from abroad would be limited and returning travelers would be charged for hotel quarantine.
Melbourne's Collins Street with no traffic and pedestrians while residents stay away to stop the second wave of coronavirus
A lone pedestrian wearing a protective face mask crosses the footpath outside Flinders Street Station on Sunday morning
Residents stay at home to prevent Victoria's second wave of coronavirus outbreaks from spreading further across the country. Pictured: an empty Hosier Lane in Melbourne
Victoria: 3,560
New South Wales: 3474
Queensland: 1,070
Western Australia: 634
South Australia: 443
Tasmania: 228
Australian Capital Territory: 113
Northern Territory: 30
"What we need to do is protect our citizens and place resources where they are most needed, and that is in community tracing. I want our health officials to be focused on what they are good at. '
Prime Minister Andrews reiterated the need to follow lockdown rules in metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell region to curb the spread of the virus.
"This is no ordinary Sunday. The next six weeks are no ordinary winter, " he told reporters in Melbourne on Sunday.
"We all have to play our part, we cannot ignore the conditions we face. Nobody wanted to be in this position, but here we are. '
The 278 COVID-19 cases on Sunday followed at 216 on Saturday and a record 288 infections on Friday. The state registered more than 1,000 cases in the past week.
Aside from the state's woes, 11 of the cases are linked to Brunswick Private Hospital, eight to Alfred Hospital and two to Box Hill Hospital.
Eleven people also tested positive in a single aged care home.
Mr. Andrews also confirmed preparations for year 10 students in the closed areas of the Melbourne metropolis and Mitchell will return to online learning from July 20 to at least August 19.
"We can't have the best share of 700,000 students, as well as parents who move to and from school and move through the community, as if there is no closure," he said.
The national cabinet decided on Friday to halve the number of inbound international flights to reduce the pressure on hotel quarantine systems and force returning Australians to pay for their hotel quarantine.
A lone pedestrian walks past closed businesses and closed shops on Center Place in Melbourne on Sunday morning
A woman wearing a protective face mask waits for a tram on Bourke Street on Sunday during phase three foreclosure measures
"We think this is fair," Berejiklian told reporters in Sydney.
Residents of Australia abroad have had three or four months to think about what they want to do. What we need to do is protect our citizens and place resources where they are most needed, and that's in community tracing. '
Labor leader Anthony Albanese supports the national cabinet's decision to halve the number of inbound international flights, but hopes that no one will endanger its health by delaying a return to Australia due to quarantine costs.
"I am sure governments will apply a common sense principle there," he told the Sunday Agenda Sky Agenda program.
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Asaad, Mohammad Ali and Ismail, Mohammad and Md. Tahir, Mahmood and Huseien, Ghasan Fahim and Raja, Pandian Bothi and Asmara, Yuli Panca (2018) Enhanced corrosion resistance of reinforced concrete: role of emerging eco-friendly Elaeis guineensis/silver nanoparticles inhibitor. Construction and Building Materials, 188 . pp. 555-568. ISSN 0950-0618
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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) doped palm oil leaf (Elaeis guineensis/EG) extracts (EG/AgNPs) were prepared as novel, non-toxic, and eco-friendly corrosion inhibitor; which were incorporated in cement composite and examined against reinforcement steel corrosion in natural seawater. Standard corrosion monitoring techniques including linear polarization resistance (LPR), potentiodynamic polarisation, half-cell potential (HCP) and electrical resistivity were used to screen corrosion inhibition potential of EG/AgNPs enabled steel reinforced concrete after exposing them weekly to wet and dry cycles in seawater. Besides, the microstructural, morphological, thermal and elemental properties of such concrete at 365 days of exposure were determined. The microstructures of powder of EG/AgNPs inhibitor, pre- and post-treated concrete (powder and small pieces) as well as the steel reinforcement surface were analysed. Incorporation of 5% green EG/AgNPs inhibitor into the steel reinforced concrete revealed enhanced corrosion resistance, where a protective thin barrier was developed over the steel reinforced surface. This improvement was attributed to the formation of extra calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) gel in the concrete and thereby blocked the concrete pores. The maximum inhibition efficiency was recorded to be as much as 94.74%. It is established that these green EG/AgNPs has prospective for optimum corrosion inhibiting treatment to achieve durable concrete structures.
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Turns Kotti CMS into a private content administration area
Project description
This plugin turns Kotti CMS into a private content administration area. Basically kotti_backend let you achieve the same goals described here (Kotti CMS intranet).
What kotti_backend does:
- define and load a new private_workflow. If you are installing kotti_backend on an existing Kotti installation you'll need to call kotti-reset-workflow yourinifile.ini --purge-existing (be extremely careful because all your published contents will be converted to the private state)
- apply the above workflow to File and Image (they are workflowless by default)
- set a default fallback permission to all views
- override the default populator with a custom ACL (no allow view for everyone)
Development happens at https://github.com/Kotti/kotti_backend
To enable the extension in your Kotti site, activate the configurator:
kotti.configurators = kotti_backend.kotti_configure kotti.use_workflow = kotti_backend:workflows/private_workflow.zcml
If you are going to install kotti_backend on an already existing site you'll need to reset the workflow: read the docs and backup first. See Kotti security
If you are going to use kotti_backend with kotti_frontend (public website decoupled from the private content administration area), you can add the following additional options in order to see a "Goto frontend" action in your edit links:
kotti_backend.goto_frontend = 1 # the script_name (by default /cms) will be wiped out kotti_backend.not_publishable_types = TYPENAME
or if you want have a custom url for your frontend you can specify a custom frontend url:
kotti_backend.frontend_url = http://cms.yourproject.com # or if you have a custom frontend url you can specify it
- kotti_backend.goto_frontend adds a "Goto frontend" action in your edit links pointing to the public website
- kotti_backend.not_publishable_types alters the default "goto frontend" link pointing to the first publishable parent. This is useful if you are using not directly publishable contents like portles or action links you don't want expose on the frontend. See kotti_boxes or kotti_actions.
- kotti_backend.frontend_url let you use a custom frontend url
Contributions to kotti_backend are highly welcome. Just clone its Github repository and submit your contributions as pull requests.
0.2.0 (2015-07-08)
- Add optional "Goto frontend" edit links on backend
0.1.4 (2015-07-02)
- Add more tests
- Add optional pyramid.includes setting kotti_backend.views.override_root_view`. Include it if you want to override the root with the @@contents view
0.1.3 (2015-06-25)
- Add important note on README
0.1.2 (2015-06-25)
- Add support for third party plugins with decoupled frontend (public view permission pview)
0.1.1 (2015-06-25)
- No more automatic override for kotti.use_workflow ini setting. Now you have to add kotti.use_workflow = kotti_backend:workflows/private_workflow.zcml
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- Create package with pcreate -s kotti kotti_backend.
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So it's come to this: my own phone has started to send me threatening messages.
They feel like notes from a hostage-taker, really — except the hostage they have taken is me!
"You are almost out of data," my phone tells me. "You have 10% remaining with 0 days left."
I don't even see what the problem is, here. It sounds like I've cut it just about right, with one gallon of gas left in the tank when I pull in to this month's finish line. So I don't even understand why it's complaining.
Worse — any competent hostage-taker's note will tell you what you're supposed to do for them. Not so, with these.
"Get unlimited data on America's best network, Verizon," it goes on. So I should switch to Verizon? But wait, I'm on Verizon already! It makes no sense! I bow my head, accepting this harassment as one more indignity, a confounding part of life in this new electronic wilderness that there seems to be no way of avoiding.
Then, one day, one of my sons was visiting when one of these messages came in. "See?" I cried, waving the offending thing in his face. "This is the kind of abuse I get!"
"Mom, I get them too! We all do!"
"Why ever would they bother you?" I wanted to know.
"Maybe because we're all on the same plan?"
I was dumbstruck. "You mean, it might be the result of something you're doing? Or your brother? And not about me at all?"
Exasperated, he said, "Oh, mom. You're hopeless."
But on the contrary — that conversation finally brought me a sliver of hope! Because up until that moment, I had assumed it was just one more baffling aspect of having to live with things invisible.
I have dealt with plenty of invisible things in my life — germs; cooties; zoning regulations. But I prefer when there is some way, eventually, to make visible what you are talking about.
I'm thinking of how the invisible ink on a piece of paper finally shows up when you warm it over a candle… until it catches fire and you have to drop the whole mess into the sink.
Or the way they taught us about magnetism when I was a kid. The teacher hands you a bar magnet, with ends marked North and South, then gives you another, also marked North and South — and the North and South ends glom together, whereas North and North push each other apart.
The teacher says this is because of an invisible force called magnetism. Your entire class insists, "No! It's just cooties!"
But then… the teacher puts a stiff piece of paper over a magnet and shakes a bunch of small dark particles onto it. They are iron filings, she tells you, and they clump up to show the bands of a magnetic field.
"Cool!" you all say. And this is, ultimately, why you believe in magnetism. At least, it's why I do.
But there's no similar such thing for "Data," whatever that may be.
There isn't even any way to predict where you'll have decent phone reception. Most of the time, it is a complete mystery to me why my phone works in some locations, but not others.
The closest I have ever come to understand it was in a hospital, of all places, while visiting a friend.
Hospitals are notoriously un-fond of cell phones. I think they've turned most areas into dead zones just because they're tired of telling us to turn the darned things off.
But when I was walking around the corridors with my friend, keeping her mind off her new knees with my gift of non-stop chatter, we would sometimes turn a corner and come upon a clump of doctors, all hunched desperately over their phones.
"The phones — they're working here!" my friend yelped. I pulled mine out and sure enough, she was right.
But there was no other way to know where this might happen, except by bumping into one of those clumps.
"I've got it!" I shouted to my friend. "These people are the iron filings!"
Of course, everyone looked at me a little funny — including my friend, who really should have known what I was like by then — but I'll make allowances because she was in pain.
So now I "get" that there is such a thing as cell service, whether it's visible or not.
But this data thing? It's an invisible bridge too far. I'll just have to continue shaking my fist and ignoring the hostage messages until my service clogs up and stops working altogether.
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Four months of closed schools in the middle of an academic year has left an entire generation of Kashmiri students in the lurch although there are some scattered efforts at makeshift community schools.
By Athar Parvaiz*, Srinagar
"I had never thought that our studies would come to a standstill all of a sudden one day." This is how Mohammad Shaheen, a student of 10th standard aiming to excel in the board exams, responded when asked about the long interruption in his schooling this year.
Students in Kashmir have not been to school for the past four months and the education department is yet to decide whether annual examinations should be held at the end of this academic year or not.
What's currently happening in Kashmir is not without precedent—miscreants also burned down schools after the armed turmoil in the state started in 1989.
"If we don't go to school and don't have our exams conducted, what can we achieve in our life?" Shaheen asked. He studies in north Kashmir's Kupwara Public School, but has not seen his school in all these months.
Since 8 July, Kashmir has been gripped by political turmoil. The killing of a young militant triggered massive protests, which were followed by several weeks of strict curfews and a massive communication shutdown by the government. It has resulted in complete disturbance of all spheres of life. The education sector suffered some of the worst effects of the current phase of political turmoil, much as it has been in other such periods of tumult since 1989, when the armed conflict in Kashmir started.
Burning schools
Another worry for Shaheen and other students in far off villages is that their schools, besides remaining shut for months, are facing the threat of getting burnt down. Well over two dozen schools have already been torched in the past three months.
"Those who have torched our school won't achieve anything except hell," said Mohammad Rayees, an 11th standard student whose higher secondary school in Bugam-Kulgam in south Kashmir was burnt down last month. Despite the burning down of his school, though, he remains intent on pursuing his ambitions. "Almost every student wants to become a doctor or an engineer. But I want to become a social scientist," Rayees said.
According to Kashmir's education department, 26 schools, where more than 5000 students were enrolled, have been torched so far across the Kashmir region. But these incidents, as also hundreds of such cases during the initial years of armed conflict in Kashmir in 1990s, continue to remain shrouded in mystery with most of them attributed to "unidentified persons" or "miscreants."
For Kashmir's school education director, Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, the torching of schools is something that his directorate can do little about except appealing to people to help safeguarding them and hoping that the police will bring to book those responsible. "These are our national assets and they belong to the entire society. I would go to the extent of saying that they should be protected more than the masjids (mosques)," Bhat told VillageSquare.in.
A 28-member civil society group last week issued a statement in which they urged the government to play a positive role in normalizing the situation in Kashmir, where the education as well as the economy at large have been deeply damaged in the past months. "[The] education sector (our lifeline) has suffered much damage and we can ill afford any further harm to it. The need of the hour is to have it back on rails," the statement said.
Throwback to the 1990s
What's currently happening in Kashmir is not without precedent—reports of miscreants burning down schools used to appear in newspapers every day, soon after the armed turmoil in the state started in 1989. Then too, education was collateral damage.
[Schools] are our national assets... I would go to the extent of saying that they should be protected more than the masjids (mosques). Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, Kashmir's school education director
A study carried out in 1994 by a four-member committee from New Delhi, headed by the social policy analyst Joseph Gathia, noted, "Children were the biggest victims of violence in Kashmir." The Gathia Committee report had made some startling observations. According to that report, more than 400 schools were gutted during the turmoil in the first four years of armed conflict while more than 60% children in the 10-14 age group deprived of education because of the violence in the environment.
It had further revealed that a large number of rural school buildings had been occupied by the paramilitary forces. In the mid-1990s, the number of school buildings under the occupation of army, was in hundreds. According to records available in the education department, 47 school buildings in different parts of the valley were under the occupation of security forces till as late as 2007.
In terms of damage caused to the educational infrastructure during the 1990s, the districts of Anantnag and Pulwama in south Kashmir were the worst affected. As per official records, out of a total of 714 school buildings that were gutted, mostly during the 1990s, as many as 161 and 146 belonged to Anantnag and Pulwama districts respectively. The third highest number of gutted school buildings was in district Kupwara, where 124 schools were set afire. In Baramulla district this number was 102, in Budgam 92; in Srinagar, 87 buildings were destroyed.
Education volunteers
This time people are trying to find alternate ways. If 10-year-old Adeeba of Kumar Mohalla in Zainakote-Kashmir had not found some new friends in the newly set up community school in her locality, her life would have been far bleaker.
Adeeba has been fortunate to find a place in a community school where kids seem to be enjoying themselves under the great care of an enthusiastic bunch of volunteers. "At my new (community) school, I have some new friends now," Adeeba said.
The community school in Zainakote was set up by volunteers weeks after the security situation worsened in Kashmir. Such schools have been established by volunteers in other parts of Kashmir as well, but their number could be just around 150 or so in the entire Kashmir region. There are no official estimates.
Community schools have been established by volunteers... but their number could be just around 150 or so in the entire Kashmir region. There are no official estimates.
Sajjad Ahmad Sofi, a young businessman, said that when curfew continued for over four weeks and there were no signs of the situation getting better, he decided that he could make a difference in his locality of about 2000 families. "I consulted some 14 well-educated youth of the locality who I knew closely and asked them if they could help. All of them liked the idea and came forward quite enthusiastically," Sofi told VillageSquare.in.
"After that we approached the management of the local madrassa. They held a meeting and decided to allow us to use the space of the madrassa. Later, when we fell short of space, the local mosque provided some blankets while some well-meaning citizens contributed money for other requirements."
According to Sofi, students from well-off families were not that much affected since their parents had managed private tuition for them. "It was the poor students who had nothing to fall back on. That is why I was so keen on starting the community school."
Ghulam Ahmad, a parent, said that all the parents of the locality are grateful for the efforts put in by the educated youth in the locality to set up the community school. "This is really commendable. If they had not thought of doing something for the poor, where could we go?" Ahmad said.
Some names have been changed to protect identities.
*Athar Parvaiz is a Srinagar-based journalist.
This article was first published on VillageSquare.in, a public-interest communications platform focused on rural India.


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Asian Tribune is published by E-LANKA MEDIA(PVT)Ltd. Vol. 20 No. 112
By Ramu Sharma - Syndicate Features
During the middle of last month (April) a four-year-old boy named Budhia Singh ran from Puri to Bhubaneswar, a distance of 65 kilometres, in a little over seven hours and, as reports go, entered the Limca Book of Records. Both the written and visual media in India went ga-ga over the performance. Nobody mentioned whether the boy, who is from a very poor family, received any money for the performance. It is also not known whether his coach, a martial law expert, was honoured for the boy's feat.
Responding to current reports of escalating violence by the Burmese (Myanmar) ruling military junta against thousands of ethnic minority Kayin (Karen) villagers, The Burma UN Service Office and global humanitarian agency Church World Service (CWS) will present a briefing Tuesday May 16 at the United Nations.
The United Nations Development Programme [UNDP] will formally hand over material and financial assistance worth Rs.7.5 Million, to 62 selected Community Based Organizations (CBOs) in the Hambantota District today.
The publication of this year's annual Sunday Times "Rich List†records the enormous enrichment of a tiny layer at the very apex of British society. The rich are now so much wealthier than ever before that the Time raised the threshold for entry to the list by a further £10 million since 2005, to a record £60 million.
By Our Colombo Correspondent
A special police investigation has been ordered into the killing of eight civilians, the members of an extended family in Kayts, Jaffna Saturday night. A special investigation is underway to get the correct picture of the whole incident. We will bring the killers to justice,†a senior Defence Ministry official told the Asian Tribune. The Navy, which controls the islands, has denied the involvement, despite allegations by local civilians of a possible Navy involvement.
By Dr. Richard L. Benkin
One has to feel sorry for Bangladesh's leaders these days. Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and her Ministers have set an ambitious agenda for themselves. They have made strides in press freedom, women's status, minority rights, and judicial reforms; and know that they have to continue progress in those areas. Corruption remains a problem for their country, which they must root out. And the Prime Minister and others have gone out of their way to mend previously fractured relationships with some of Bangladesh's neighbors.
By Sunil C. Perera - Reporting from Colombo
Principal Research Scientist on Space Applications of the Arthur C. Clerk Institute Dr. Chandana Jayaratne says the periodic comet Schawassmann- Wachmann 3 could be observed in the early morning skies from 14 to 17th of this month. The position of the two fragmented comet is 30 degrees towards the north.
Amidst the deepening gloom, mostly the outcome of the confrontational politics and petty political interests, there have been glimmers of hope as well in the horizon. While the gloom has been magnified by a highly prejudiced media, the hopes have been overlooked. Unless the politicians learn to subordinate petty self-interest to that of the country's, they will continue to be a drag on the citizens. A 6.5 per cent GDP growth rate in the current FY as prognosticated by ADB should cheer up the nation. The growth, one of the biggest in recent memory, has been recorded in spite of the steep hike in the prices of fuels, confrontational politics and frequent power outages.
By Quintus Perera
The Accelerated Employment Services (AES) programme is a Tsunami response programme to accelerate the delivery of integrated labour market services in the areas of employment promotion, short term training and incentives to employers for creating employment opportunities.
Kuwait has lifted their 3-year-old restriction from recruiting Bangladeshi workers as well agreed to supply oil on 'deferred payment' at 'favorable prices' to cushion the country's fuel budget against crunch in the wake of price spirals on the international market. The assurance came from the Kuwaiti Prime Minister, Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, during official talks with the Prime Minister, Khaleda Zia, in Kuwait. With the withdrawal of the embargo from recruiting, not only workers but also semi-skilled and highly skilled professionals like doctors, nurses and engineers could get jobs in that country. At present some 250,000 Bangladeshis are working in Kuwait.
Bangladesh has been preparing its grounds for justifying its claim over the un-delineated maritime boundary, into which neighboring India and Myanmar have reportedly encroached and started initial preparations for hydrocarbon exploration, according to officials at the foreign ministry.Despite India and Myanmar's 'encroachment' into Bangladesh's territorial waters, Dhaka has opted for going for the third round bidding for hydrocarbon exploration in deep water in its claimed 200 nautical miles of territorial water in the Bay of Bengal.
Sri Lanka - Colombo
India - New Delhi