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On this day died the holy father Abba Yarokla (Hieroclis), the thirteenth Archbishop of the city of Alexandria. The parents of this holy man were deniers of Christ, but after his birth they believed and were baptized with Christian baptism; before they believed they taught their son every kind of pagan philosophy and learning, and all their books, and after they believed they taught him Christian learning, and he learned by heart the Books of the Church and of the Apostles. After this Demetrius the archbishop made him a deacon, and then he made him a priest in the church of the city of Alexandria, and he protected and cared well for his flock, and fulfilled the work and the Law of the Church. When Abba Demetrius died [the bishops] chose this father, and made him Archbishop of the city of Alexandria, and he shepherded the flock of Christ well, and made them strong in the True Faith; and he converted many pagans and brought them into the Faith of Christ, and baptized them with Christian baptism; but he committed to Saint Dionysius the work of judging between believers. And Saint Yarokla (Hieroclis) taught them, and rebuked them, and converted the heretics and guided them until he brought them back and made them to enter the True Faith. And he sat upon the throne of Saint Mark the evangelist for thirteen years, and he died in peace. Salutation to the blessed Yarokla (Hieroclis).
And on this day also became martyrs the holy women Barbara and Juliana, and 'Anba Merena (Abba Marina), the righteous man. This holy woman Barbara was the daughter of a judge, who was exceedingly great in the palace, and he lived in the days of the infidel Diocletian; he came from the country of the East and his name was Dioscurus. And Dioscurus made for his daughter a strong palace so that no one should ever see her; and he commanded [the builders] to make two windows, which would open in the bathhouse, and they did so. And when Saint Barbara saw the two windows she commanded the builders to make a third window, [and they did so] and then she made over the bath, with the water in it, the sign of the Life-giving Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. When her father came into the dwelling he saw what the builders had done, and that they had transgressed his command. And he asked them about this, and they said unto him, "Thy daughter Barbara commanded us [to do] this and we did it." When he asked her, "Why hast thou done this?" she said unto him, "Know, O my father, that everything is completed in the Holy Trinity, and I have made three windows in the Name of the Holy Trinity. And this cross is a copy of the Cross-of our Lord Jesus Christ, wherein was the salvation of the whole world. Turn, O my father, from thy error, and worship thy God Who created thee," When her father heard these words he was wroth, he drew his sword and ran after her, but she fled from him; and there was a rock in front of her, and that rock split and she entered into it and was protected. And after this she returned and her father took her and handed her over to the governor, who tortured her severely. And there was there a certain woman whose name was Juliana, and she was looking at Saint Barbara when she was being tortured, and she wept for her. And our Lord Jesus Christ appeared to Saint Barbara and strengthened and comforted her. And after this her father commanded his men to cut off her head, and the head of Juliana, and they cut off the heads of both of them with the sword, and the two women received crowns of martyrdom in the kingdom of the heavens; and fire came down from heaven and burnt up her father and Marcianus, the governor. And the bath which Saint Barbara had made for herself in the bathhouse, and on which was the sign of the Cross, became a means of healing unto the sick, for all those who bathed therein were healed of their diseases. Then [certain believers] took the bodies of the holy martyrs and laid them in the church outside the city which is called Galalya; and the bodies of these holy women and martyrs are this day in the church of Saints 'Abuker and John the martyr in the city of Mesr (Cairo). Salutation to Barbara. Salutation to him that made strong her mind, namely 'Anba Merena.
And on this day also died the holy father Abba Samuel, Abbot of the monastery of Kalmon. This holy man was one of the men of the city of Dakreluba, in the country of Masil, in the north of Egypt; his parents were holy and pure, and they had no child except Samuel. His father was a priest called Silas, and he saw a vision one night. And a man with a shining face said unto him, "Needs must; and thy son shall become a true and excellent teacher of God all the days of his life." Now this Samuel was pure from his youth up, like Samuel the Prophet, and he was always thinking in his heart about the garb of the monastic life. One day he found the opportunity and went forth from his father to go to the desert of Scete, and as he was journeying along the road, the angel of the Lord, disguised as a monk, said unto him, "Whither goest thou?" And Abba Samuel said unto him, "I want to go to the monastery of Scete." And the angel who had appeared unto him in the form of a monk said unto him, "I am going there," and they traveled together until they arrived in the desert of Scete. And the angel of the Lord delivered him to a certain elder monk whose name was Agathon, and who dwelt in a cave, and was a very righteous man. And the angel of the Lord told Saint Abba Agathon about Abba Samuel, and he said unto him, "Receive Samuel with joy, and array him in the garb of the monastic life; for he shall be thy son in truth, and he shall strengthen thine old age, and thou shalt teach him all the rules of the monastic life." And when the angel had said this to Abba Agathon, he disappeared from him. And when Abba Samuel came Abba Agathon received him with great joy, and said unto him, "Good is thy coming to me, O Samuel, thou man of God, for God hath sent thee to me in mine old age." And forthwith he took him into the church with him, and he blessed the cloak made of cloth of hair, and the girdle, and the cap, and the garment of the monk, and put them on him, saying, "The God of the holy fathers, Abba Anthony and Abba Macarius, be with thee, my son Samuel, and be a helper unto thee in all thy tribulation." And Saint Abba Agathon taught Abba Samuel humility and silence, and he was saying always, "Forgive me, O my father, show me kindness and guide me." And he bowed before Abba Agathon and said unto him, "Remember me, O my holy and blessed father, so that God may make me to do His Will"; and Saint Abba Samuel learned from Abba Agathon all the path of spiritual monasticism, and Saint Abba Agathon assisted him in everything. And Abba Samuel lived with the elder Abba Agathon for three years, and he did everything, which he commanded him to do. Then Abba Agathon died, and Abba Samuel continued to fast for a week at a time, and to fight a great fight. And he was appointed priest in the church of Saint Abba Macarius in Scete. After a few days they brought the volume of Letters of Leo of Chalcedon to the desert, and one read them to him. And when the elder monks heard this they were exceedingly sorry, and Abba Samuel became zealous, with a great zeal of the Holy Spirit, and he rose up among all the men and seized that unclean volume, and rent it in pieces, saying, "Cursed is every one who shall change the Faith of the holy Fathers." And when the imperial envoy saw this he was filled with fury, and was exceedingly angry, and he commanded his men to beat the saint with rods of iron, and to hang him up by his arms, and to smite his face; and they did all these things and smote his face even as the envoy commanded. And whilst they were smiting his face one of his eyes was torn out, and then the emperor commanded them to drive him away from the monastery of Scete. And the angel of the Lord appeared unto Saint Abba Samuel and commanded him to depart and to dwell in the monastery of Kalmon; and he departed straightway and dwelt there, and he lived there a few days teaching all the men to be strong in the True Faith. And Makakaz, who was governor and Archbishop of the city of Alexandria, and of all the land of Egypt, heard the report of him, and he came to Saint Abba Samuel, and he beat him very severely and drove him out of the monastery, and the saint went and dwelt in the church in the desert of Kalmon. And in those days the pagan Barbarians came and took him away in order to send him to their own country, and he besought our Lord Jesus Christ to deliver him from them. And straightway they set him upon a camel, but that camel was unable to move at all, and then they beat him very severely; and they agreed to together to leave him, and they departed to their country. And Abba Samuel returned to Kalmon his monastery, and he lived there and devoted himself to asceticism and to the spiritual strife of the path of the monastic life. Then the Barbarians came a second time, and he was afraid of them, and he heard a voice, saying, "Fear not, O Samuel, but go into the church and hold no converse with them, and I will cause them not to see thee," and he remained thus. Then the pagan Barbarians arrived and went into the church with their swords drawn and grasped tightly in their hands, and they had their [other] weapons of war with them; and they cried out with outcries which were exceedingly terrifying. And the saint saw them committing sacrilege in the sanctuary, and he was unable to bear the sight of their audacity in the sanctuary, and spoke unto them, saying, "What are ye doing, O ye wicked heretics who have no Lord God to redeem you, according to the evil of your deeds?" And those pagans said unto him, "Dost thou remain here [and think] we cannot see thee?" And they seized him and tied him firmly to a pillar in the church, and they beat him very severely until he was will nigh dead; and when he was about to die they released him from his bonds and he fell upon his face on the ground and lay there like a dead man. Then the pagans dragged him out, and brought him to the place where the camels were, and they beat him on his head with their sandals, and they fastened him tightly on the back of a camel, but the camel would not move although they beat it severely; and Saint Abba Samuel wept bitter tears because of his pain. And the camel turned to him and said unto him with the voice of a man who talketh, "It is well that they beat thee. It was meet for thee to die because thou didst transgress the command of the Lord thy God Who told thee to hold thy peace and to speak not." When Saint Abba Samuel heard these words he wept bitter tears and said, "Verily I have sinned, but God is able to put away my transgression." And then the Barbarians took him to their own country. Now they had already carried away into captivity Abba John, Abbot of the desert of Scete, and Abba John and Abba Samuel met there and they comforted each other. And the master of Abba Samuel wished to force him to worship the sun, but he would not obey his command in any way. Then he tied the leg of Abba Samuel to the leg of a maiden with Satanic intent, and sent them out into the desert to attend to the camels. Now his master thought that Saint Abba Samuel would fall into sin with her, and that he would submit to everything which he told him; and Diabolus was the counselor of this man. And in all these things strength was increased in Saint Abba Samuel, and his heart was strong, and he remained thus until his master fell ill and was nigh to die; and Abba Samuel prayed over him and healed him of his sickness. And the report of him was noised abroad in that country, and whosoever was sick came to him, and he prayed over him, and anointed him with oil, and the sick man was healed of his sickness. When Abba Samuel's master saw this he marveled exceedingly, and bowed before him and said unto him, "Forgive me my sin which I committed against thee"; and he loved him greatly and he asked him, saying, "Tell me everything thou wishest, and I will perform it for thee." And Abba Samuel said unto him, "I wish to go back to my own country"; and straightway the pagan made ready many gifts, and he set him on his way in peace, and he departed, and the pagan sent messengers to go with him until he arrived at his monastery. And his sons gathered together about him, and they increased in number exceedingly until they became thousands. And our holy Lady Mary, the Virgin two-fold, the God-bearer, appeared unto him, and she said unto him, "This place shall be my abode for ever"; and from that day the pagans never came to the monastery of Saint Abba Samuel. And this father composed many discourses, and he prophesied concerning the coming of the Muslims, who are the children of Hagar, and their kingdom, and the tribulation which thou would inflict upon Christian folk in all countries. When the time for his departure from this fleeting world drew nigh, he gathered together his sons and he commanded them to be strong in the fear of God, and to perform His behests, and to fight for Him and for the True Faith until the last breath. Then he fell sick of a slight sickness, and he died in peace, and inherited the kingdom of the heavens. It is said concerning him that one of his sons died, and that when Saint Abba Samuel came to him, his soul returned to him and he rose up, and he told Abba Samuel and all the brethren how he had seen the punishment of sinners, and the repose of the righteous; and that brother turned and lay down, and died in peace. Salutation to Abba Samuel of Kalmon.
And on this day Saint Abba 'Esi and his sister Thecla became martyrs. This holy man was on of the men of the city Bedir in the West, in the district of 'Eshmunayn; and he had many goods and possessions in abundance, and estates and flocks and herds. He gave the hair of his flocks to the poor and needy, and he gave large alms to those who were in want; he feared God exceedingly, and his goods multiplied very greatly. His sister Thecla also feared God. The name of his father was Elias and the name of his mother was Mary. And they asked their son 'Esi, saying, "O our son, we want to have thee married during our lifetime, and to rejoice in thee before our death"; but he did not wish this by any means, and he said unto them, "Pray ye for me, O my blessed father and mother. Everything else which ye command me to do I will undertake gladly, but this thing I cannot do, and do not speak to me about it." And they left him alone and spoke no more to him about marriage, for they loved him very much. And then his father died, being eighty years of age, and in that same year Diocletian the infidel commanded that all the Christians should worship idols. And Saint Abba 'Esi went to the city of Alexandria to buy goods, and he had in that city a friend whose name was Paul, who was grievously sick, and Abba 'Esi remained with him until he recovered from his sickness. And in those days the Christian peoples suffered very great tribulation, and Abba 'Esi and Paul his friend used to buy good food and provisions and take them to the saints who were in the city of Alexandria, and they used likewise to visit frequently those who were shut up in prison in great tribulation for the sake of the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and comfort them. And these men used to minister unto them like slaves, and the saints prophesied to them, saying, "Assuredly ye shall received the crown of martyrdom." And in those days they brought Saint Victor, the son of Romanus, to the city of Alexandria. And when Abba 'Esi and Thecla his sister saw the jealousy of him which existed, now he had rejected the royalty of this fleeting world, Abba 'Esi drew nigh unto the governor. And confessed our Lord Jesus Christ. And the governor commanded his soldiers to torture him with severe tortures, and to beat him many times with whips. And they hacked off his limbs with hatchets, and they set lighted torches on his body, and they wound red-hot chains about his body, and they lighted a huge fire in the furnace of an oven, the flames whereof rose to a great height, and they cast Abba 'Esi into that fire. And he prayed, saying, "Thou didst deliver the Three Children from the fiery furnace, and Daniel from the jaws of the lions, O my Lord Jesus Christ, and thy martyr Victor from the flame in the furnace of the baths, O my Lord, help me and deliver me, and send thine angel to deliver me from this torture, for Thine is the glory for ever and ever Amen." And when he had said these words, behold Suri'el, the angel, came down from heaven, and he stood by the right hand of Abba 'Esi the virgin, and he said unto him, "Peace be unto thee, O righteous man, Abba 'Esi, fear not, for God is with thee, and He shall deliver thee from all thy tribulation." And straightway the fiery furnace became like cool dew, and the angel split asunder the walls of the furnace, and he seized the hand of Saint Abba 'Esi and brought him out there from, safe and uninjured. And straightway Saint Abba 'Esi went to the governor and cried out, saying, "Be ashamed, O governor, thou and thy infidel emperor, and thy filthy idols." And when the people saw Saint Abba 'Esi alive and uninjured they marveled exceedingly and cried out with one voice, saying, "We are Christians, and we believe in the God of Abba 'Esi," and the soldiers cut off their heads and they received crowns of martyrdom. Then the governor commanded them to take Saint Abba 'Esi to the prison house, and they did as the governor commanded. And the angel of the Lord appeared unto his sister Thecla, and commanded her to go to the city of Alexandria to visit her brother. And she rose up in the city of Antinoe and came to the river, and searched for a boat but could not find one, but a spirit boat appeared, and she embarked in it, and our holy Lady Mary, the two-fold Virgin, the God-bearer, was in that boat, and Elisabeth her kinswoman, and they comforted the sister of Abba 'Esi. And Elisabeth said unto her, "I had an only son, and they cut off his head wrongfully," and the other said unto her, "I had an only Son, and they crucified and slew Him through envy." Now Thecla did not know who they were, and she did not think that what had appeared unto her was merely a vision. And straightway she arrived in Alexandria, and then she knew that what had appeared unto her was a vision. And she asked questions about her brother Abba 'Esi, and they brought her to the prison, and she entered therein. And when she saw [him] she and he rejoiced with very great joy, and they agreed together to become martyrs. And when it was midnight Suri'el, the angel of the Lord, appeared unto Saint Abba 'Esi, and took him on his shining wings by the command of God and carried him up into heaven, and showed him the city of God, Jerusalem, which is in the heavens, and all the saints went forth to meet him and to salute him. And the angel also showed him the habitation of the righteous and the martyrs, who labored for the Name of Christ, and he saw Jerusalem, the Great City, whereof the greatness, and glory, and beauty, and the appearances of its spaces the tongue of man is unable to describe. The decorations thereof are of gold and silver and precious stones; in it is a light which is brighter than the sun a million times. And the angel of God took him and showed him an exceedingly great chamber wherein were three hundred pillars of marble, and the decorations of the chamber were of gold, and silver, and precious stones. And in that chamber were one hundred guards, and they were decorated and girded with girdles of gold, and each of them was five cubits in height, and the like of them existed not in the world. And he said unto the angel, "Who [built] this great chamber? For there is no man in the world who could build a chamber like unto this." And the angel said unto him, "O my brother, Abba 'Esi, if all the kings of the earth were to gather together, with all their wealth, they could not buy one of the pillars which is in this chamber", and as I looked, I marveled and I praised God. And I said unto the angel, "O my lord, unto whom doth this great, and beautiful, and glorious chamber belong?: And the angel said unto me, "All this hath been given unto Victor, the son of Romanus, the general, who rejected the sovereignty of this fleeting world, and all its delights, and who bore the cross of his death and who followed his Lord. Therefore did our Lord Jesus Christ give unto him this great and never-ending sovereignty instead of the sovereignty of this fleeting world." And I said unto him, "My lord, I wish thee to inform me what these thrones are, and what are these trees with the beautiful fruit, and what are these shining crowns?" And the angel answered and said unto me, "All this place is the rest and joy which God hath prepared for those who celebrate the commemoration of the holy martyrs upon the earth; hearken now that I may tell thee–Whosoever shall build a church in the names of the holy martyrs, or shall bury their bodies, or make an offering of the fruits of his labor on the day of their commemoration, or light a lamp, or feed the poor, or buy a book for their church, or write a book of the fight and martyrdom, or do good deeds on the day of the commemoration according to his ability, and even if a man cannot do these things and can only give a cup of cold water he shall not lose his reward, and his reward shall be in heaven, saith our Lord in the Holy Gospel. And when the man who hath been wont to celebrate the commemoration of one of the martyrs, or one of the righteous, dieth, that martyr or that righteous man shall come before our Lord Christ, and he shall say unto Him, 'O my Lord and God, give me this soul, for it was wont to celebrate my commemoration when upon earth'; and He will give that soul unto him straightway. And if that soul be that of a great sinner, a voice shall go forth from God, the Sustainer of the Universe, in the face of Michael, the archangel, saying, 'God, the Sustainer of the Universe, hath commanded, saying, "Let alone this soul, cast it to the martyr that he may make intercession for it, and let it be given unto him as a gift from the Lord God."' And they shall do unto that soul as God commanded, and it shall be given unto the martyr or unto the righteous man, and the martyr shall take it and carry it to his abode. And He will command that that soul shall be washed and arrayed in beautiful apparel, and made to sit upon one of the thrones which ye see, and crowned with an incorruptible crown; and it shall rejoice with all the saints and live for ever." After he had told me these things, that angel of light took me upon his wings and brought me into the prison house, and he saluted me and went up into heaven; and I marveled greatly at the great gift which God giveth unto those who fight for His holy Name. And in the morning the governor commanded his soldiers to bring him out of the prison house, and they brought him out, and his sister was with them. And he tortured them severely on the wheel, and with burnings with fire, and with iron nails, and they flayed their heads; but the Lord raised them up whole and uninjured. When the executioners were weary of torturing them, the governor handed them on to the governor of the city of Antinoe in Upper Egypt, so that he might send them away thither. When they had sailed for a period of twenty days, the boat stopped by the river bank, and the governor commanded his men to cut off the heads of the saints Abba 'Esi and Thecla his sister. And the saints rejoiced exceedingly, and they prayed, and after they had finished their prayer the soldiers cut off their heads with a sword, and they received crowns of martyrdom in the kingdom of the heavens. And God commanded a certain priest whose name was Abba 'Ori, from the city of Satnuf, to take their bodies, and to prepare them for burial with costly cloths and pure unguents, and to lay them in a pure place; and he hid them until the end of the persecution, and until a church could be built for them. Then they laid their bodies in it, and great signs and wonders took place through them; now the number of those who were martyred with them was four hundred and seven souls. Salutation to Abba 'Esi and to Thecla, and to the company of people who suffered with them.
And on this day also died Saint John of Damascus. This holy man was the son of Mansur, and he belonged to a great and honorable family in Damascus, and he was reared in the knowledge and fear of God. He studied and learned philosophy under his teacher Kuezma, a monk and a philosopher of Karili. When he had finished his studies Kuezma and Mansur, the father of John, agreed together, and he went to the monastery of Saint Mar Saba the martyr. When his father died he became scribe to the governor of the city, and he did not conceal from him his secret. In those days rose up Constantine, the son of Leo, the heretic and maker of war against pictures of the Godhead, and he troubled the churches. And this Saint John, although he held no office in the Church, sent letters to all the believers to strengthen them in the True Faith, and [he urged them] to bow down before holy pictures, and brought testimony from the Divine Books. And when the heretic emperor heard this he gnashed his teeth upon him, and he had a scribe brought, and he made him write a letter, copying the handwriting of John, and sent it to the governor of Damascus. And he made accusations against John, saying, "John who was with thee hath sent me this letter [urging me] to go to war with thee. and to lay waste and plunder thy city." And having heard these words the governor believed [them], and he cut off the right hand of Saint John wherewith he used to write. And taking his hand Saint John went to the picture (or image) of our Lady, the holy Virgin Mary, and he entreated her with many tears, saying, "O my Lady, hath not this thing happened unto me through contending for the worship of thy picture? Heal thou me now by thy prayer and by thy knowledge." And after he had slept a little our holy Lady the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, appeared unto him, and she made his hand to be as it had been formerly; and when he awoke he gave thanks to our holy Lady the Virgin Mary. And he went to the monastery of Mar Saba, and became a monk under the abbot, and the abbot handed him over to a spiritual elder to teach him the rules of the monastic life. And the elder said unto him, "O my son, do nothing with the learning which thou hast from outside, but learn to be silent"; and through the abundance of his humility John overcame his Satanic pride. And one day one of the elder monks died and he had a brother who asked John to write a funeral discourse and to weep for his brother. And John said unto him, "I am afraid of the command of the elder my teacher." And the brother said unto him, "It will not be known to anyone." And when the brother had made many entreaties to John, he wrote a funeral discourse for him, which made very sorrowful him that heard it. When his teacher heard of it he was wroth with John, and he drove him out of his abode, and John took refuge with the other elders. And when they had pressed the elder [to forgive John] he said unto them, "Can the latrine of the monks be purged of his doctrine?" When John heard this he did as he commanded, and that elder seeing the excellence of John received him with joy and brought him into his house. The our holy Lady, the Virgin Mary, the God-bearer, commanded the elder to forgive him. And John composed many Discourses, and these Discourses [are extant] to this day. And the Archbishop of Jerusalem made John a priest against his will, and he continued to fight for the retention of sacred pictures, and for the True Faith; and he reviled kings and governors until [he reached] a green old age. And when the time for his removal from this world arrived, he departed to Christ Whom he loved. Salutation to John of Damascus.
And on this day also died Yeres Kela, and 'Elkolonitos, and Eugenius the father of 'Anba Merina (Abba Marina).
Glory be to God Who is glorified in His Saints. Amen.


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Watch our step-by-step video for this recipe below
Why are they called Festival dumplings? I wish I knew. Perhaps someone can do a little digging and tell me the truth behind the name. All I know is that Festival is not something I grew up with. It wasn't until I returned to Jamaica for a visit that I found it was all the rage! Festival is street food at it's best and traditionally eaten on the beach alongside Escovitch Fish or the like. If you've never had it, it's basically a fried cornbread fritter or dumpling. Unlike traditional Jamaican Fried Dumplings, Festival is sweet, crisp on the outside and dense. Most earlier recipes were very heavy with equal amounts of flour and cornmeal. But nowadays you'll often find ones with just a hint of cornmeal. In my book that makes them too similar to regular dumplings. Instead, my recipe falls somewhere in the middle. It's not too sweet and not too heavy … I'll think you'll find to be just right!
1 1/2 cups all-purpose Flour
1/2 cup Cornmeal
3 Tbsp Sugar
1/2 tsp Salt
2 tsp Baking Powder
1 Egg, beaten
1/2 tsp Vanilla
Approx 1/2 cup cold Water
1 cup Cooking Oil
If you prefer a lighter a Festival dumpling: use 3 Tbsp of cornmeal instead and adjust the amount of water needed to bind the dough
1. Mix dry ingredients together
2. Add beaten egg and vanilla and mix gently until combined
3. A bit at a time, add water, kneading until dough holds together.
4. Knead dough until smooth and divide into 6 or more equal pieces; shape in long dumplings.
5. Heat cooking oil on High in deep frying pan and place the Festival Dumplings in the pan one at a time.
6. Reduce heat to Medium and turn Festival dumplings every few minutes until they are brown on all sides and are cooked through; they will expand as they cook.
Enjoy with Escovitch Fish, Ackee & Saltfish or whatever you like!

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Macbook's are one of the finest and top performing laptops out there,In fact Macbook Pro was named as the best hardware to use Windows.Apart from stylish look and build it also comes with variety of features that you can't expect from normal laptops.
One such unique feature is internet sharing.Yes you can use your Macbook as WiFi hotspot or tether to share internet with other gadgets like your Smart phone and tablet.In this article I will show you how to do it with Macbook Pro 13″ mid 2012 model which comes with Mac OSX 10.7.4.
1. Make sure that already got reliable internet connection either through Ethernet or Wireless mode.
2. From dock go to
System Preference >> Sharing (under Internet and Wireless)
3. Now click on "Internet sharing" option which will be second last option in left.(Dont tick it just click on the letters). In right you can see two options "Share your connection from" and "To computers using"
4. Set "Share your connection from" to your internet source.I have set it as "Ethernet" and Similarly set "To computers using" as "Wi-Fi".
5. Once done, tick the box besides "Internet Sharing" in right side.If you didn't enable Wifi then it ask to enable it and then ask to start it.
6. Thats it you have converted your Macbook as Wifi Hotspot.Once Internet sharing is started the Wifi symbol at top bar will be changed.(see screenshot below)
Now you can use Internet though Wifi using any device.
Drop your note below if you have any issues following above procedures.
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The Amsterdam
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In Amsterdam, the most bicycle friendly capital city in the world, most people travel by bike, much more than by car. The Amsterdam clock harkens back to a simpler style of life, one without exhaust fumes and people insulated inside their vehicles, away from the fresh air and nature. This attractive metal clock has a dark stain that shows its wear and rustic appeal, and the details tell another story from the front and back fenders to the chain and the spring suspension on the saddle. The innovative clock face reads likes an odometer, looks like a speedometer, and has the word "Journey" printed on it to remind us all that life is a journey, and what you do along your journey is more important than your final destination.
The City of Amsterdam certainly knows how to make the journey more pleasant. With over 400 kilometers of bike paths, called Fietspad, you can ride your bicycle anywhere on a dedicated trail that's separate from roads and footpaths. In fact, over 60% of trips in Amsterdam are made by bike.
Show that you understand the importance of the journey with The Amsterdam table clock. Measuring 21.25 inches long by 13 inches high by 4.3 inches deep, The Amsterdam fits nicely into any decor in your house. Or if you know someone who is an avid cyclist or someone more interested in the journey than the destination, give The Amsterdam clock as a token of celebrating life's splendid journey.
- 21.25-in length x 13-in height x 4.3-in width
- Designed & Crafted By The Barrel Shack


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More Tin Pan Alley Woes
When will it no longer be necessary to write posts about how Tin Pan Alley is endangered, I wonder?
I first wrote about the uncertain future of the stretch of old buildings on W. 28th Street—the historical home of the American Songbook—in 2008, when it looked like the former homes of myriad music publishing houses would be levels in favor of apartment towers. The media coverage that ensued and the economic crash of late 2008 helped save the buildings then. But the (still!) un-landmarked structures they're never been quite out of danger. Every year, it seems, a new threat arises.


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By MJ Rosenberg
It is amusing watching the usual suspects — including those in the Obama administration — announce their opposition to the United Nations resolution that would grant the Palestinians their long-sought state.
Some of the opposition comes from the lobby and its congressional cutouts who are dedicated to preserving the status quo (i.e., the occupation). The Obama administration surely has a far more nuanced position but is terrified at the prospect of challenging the lobby as it faces a tough re-election campaign.
In any case, the United States looks utterly helpless. The Palestinians no longer view President Obama as an honest broker. Having watched him back down after every attempt to bring Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to the peace table, they view Obama as no different from his most recent predecessor.
As for the Israeli leadership, it openly disrespects the president. Netanyahu, like most bullies, is only impressed by those who bully him right back. Obama's repeated capitulations win him no points with Netanyahu, who believed from day one that Obama could be rolled. He has been proven right while his many dovish critics at home — who insisted that there would be a price to be paid for disrespecting the United States — look like Nervous Nellies.
It is the United States that is paying the price, not Israel.
Look at how the Obama administration is handling the upcoming U.N. vote. This week, in a last ditch attempt to avert a U.N. vote, the administration dispatched Dennis Ross, the National Security Council official in charge of Arab-Israeli affairs, to the region, along with David Hale, who is filling in as Special Envoy to the region following the resignation (in disgust) of George Mitchell.
Hale is a respected foreign policy professional, but both Palestinians and Israelis know that Ross is the guy who matters. He is also the official responsible for the administration's failure to make any headway on Israel-Palestinian issues since coming to office.
That is not because Ross is inept; he isn't. But he is a true-blue supporter of right-wing Israeli policies, best known for, between government jobs, having led AIPAC's own think tank, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
More than any administration official since Elliot Abrams — in the George W. Bush administration — Ross believes that the United States must never publicly differ with the Israeli government about anything. (Apparently it was Ross who devised Vice President Biden's pledge that there must be "no daylight, no daylight" between Israeli and U.S. policies.
Dispatching Ross to talk to Palestinians and Israelis about the U.N. vote demonstrates that the administration is just going through the motions on Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy. After all, the Palestinians don't trust Ross at all and the Israelis know that he is fully on their side. Ross brings nothing new to the table and certainly nothing to induce the Palestinians to forego their statehood initiative.
If the United States was dedicated to advancing diplomacy rather than reassuring the lobby, it would pressure Netanyahu to return to negotiations based on the '67 lines (as has been the case with all previous negotiations), with a settlement freeze as a form of earnest money. In return, the Palestinians would drop its U.N. initiative. Unfortunately, that won't happen because the lobby (and its friend, Dennis Ross) will not permit pressure on Israel, just on the Palestinians — who have been warned that if they go ahead with the vote, they will lose U.S. aid.
So it looks like there will be a U.N. vote and the United States will be among the few nations in the world to vote "no." Not even Mahmoud Abbas' repeated assurance that his first act following the vote will be to open negotiations with Israel will have an impact on the U.S. position. No, we will stand with Netanyahu even though internationally the perception that the U.S. and Israel are joined at the hip is the last thing any president wants.
But let's not give up hope. This weekend is the 10th anniversary of 9/11, a particularly inauspicious time for the Obama administration to look like Netanyahu's puppet.
This is not to say that the terrorists who would love to strike America again are seriously concerned about the Palestinians. They aren't. But America's seeming hostility to the Palestinians and our "no daylight" alliance with Israel gives them a convenient pretense to commit terrorism. And it gives the vast majority of the people in the Middle East, who are fighting against both Al-Qaeda and their Western-backed dictators, further reason to question our motivations in the region.
The Palestinian issue is the one issue on which all Muslims are united. No matter whether they are Saudis or Iranians, Indonesians or Afghans, the one issue that brings Muslims together is the belief that the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the blockade of Gaza are terrible wrongs, supported by the United States. (Muslims aren't the only ones who feel this way, as will be demonstrated by the overwhelming vote for the Palestinian statehood resolution that the U.S. and Israel will stand virtually alone in opposing.)
The Obama administration should keep that in mind when it decides how it will handle the vote. Promoting the two-state solution, starting with a vote FOR a Palestinian state at the U.N., is not only the moral thing to do — just as it was when the U.S. supported Israel's statehood at the U.N. in 1947 — but it is also the right thing to do from the standpoint of America's security. For Israel's sake, for the Palestinians', and for our own, the President should tell the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. to vote "yes."


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Tehran claims it received photographs of restricted Israeli areas from downed drone
Israel has dismissed Iran's repeated assertions that UAV was able transmit pictures in real time
Iran has in its possession photographs of restricted Israeli military bases, thanks to the drone that Israel destroyed over the northern Negev in early October, an Iranian parliamentarian claimed Monday.
Defense committee chairman Esmail Kowsari said the drone, likely launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon, took pictures of sensitive areas before being shot down over the Yatir forest, Iran's Mehr news reported, citing an interview with the Al-Alam news outlet.
Israeli officials have said the drone was rudimentary and could not transmit pictures in real time. The UAV was shot down after reportedly skirting Israel's coast and moving inland over Gaza and southern Israel.
Iranians claim the drone was made with technology garnered from the downing of an American UAV over Iran last year, and could not only transmit pictures, but managed to fly over restricted airspace and photograph it.
"These aircraft transmit their pictures online, and right now we possess pictures of restricted areas," Kowsari reportedly said.
On Sunday, Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said that the drone was not the most advanced unmanned aerial vehicle that Iran possesses.
The claim was dismissed by Jerusalem.
Brig. Gen. (res) Asaf Agmon, the managing director of the Fisher Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies, said that Iran could not have developed any new technology based on the downed American Sentinel UAV.
"There is no connection whatsoever between what fell over there and the technology they possess," he said. "The two are as distant as east and west."
Agmon, a former pilot and base commander, characterized Iran's current UAV technology as on par "with the technology that existed during the late 1980s, at best."
He dismissed out of hand the notion the notion that the UAV that penetrated Israeli airspace on October 6 had, as claimed, been able to send footage back to its senders.
"They didn't get anything out of it. No information," he said, noting that its flight course was determined in advance by a list of coordinates.
Other Israeli officials have also said the drone was too rudimentary to collect any intelligence unavailable on the Internet.


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Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday, three Palestinians in Doura town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped two children in the Old City of Jerusalem, local sources have reported. The sources said that two brothers identified as Ahmad and Nihad Ali Talahma, in addition to Sameeh Hasan Talahma, from Khasra town, southwest of Hebron, were kidnapped by the army in the nearby town of Doura.
Soldiers also installed several roadblocks at main roads in Zeef area, and between the towns of Yatta and As-Samoa', south of Hebron, and in Yaqeen area, east of Hebron, stopped and searched dozens of vehicles and interrogated the residents.
In Jerusalem, soldiers and policemen kidnapped two children of the "Orphans School" in the Old City, under the pretext that beat a settler on Wednesday. The two have been identified as Mohammad Maz'aro, 13, and Hamza Abu Diab, 13.
Twelve of their schoolmates have been kidnapped on Wednesday, and were moved to an interrogation facility.
Earlier on Thursday, soldiers invaded Ya'bod town, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped five Palestinians.
Soldiers also invaded several areas in the occupied West Bank, and searched a dozens of homes causing property damage.
The arrests and invasions are the latest among ongoing and escalating Israeli violations against the Palestinian people and their property in the occupied West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.


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The food we eat gives our bodies the "information" and materials they need to function properly. If we don't get the right information, our metabolic processes suffer and our health declines.
If we get too much food, or food that gives our bodies the wrong instructions, we can become overweight, undernourished, and at risk for the development of diseases and conditions, such as arthritis, diabetes, and heart disease.
In short, what we eat is central to our health. Consider that in light of Webster's definition of medicine: "The science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure of disease."
Food acts as medicine–to maintain, prevent, and treat disease.
What does food do in our bodies?
The nutrients in food enable the cells in our bodies to perform their necessary functions. This quote from a popular textbook describes how the nutrients in food are essential for our physical functioning.
"Nutrients are the nourishing substances in food that are essential for the growth, development and maintenance of body functions. Essential meaning that if a nutrient is not present, aspects of function and therefore human health decline. When nutrient intake does not regularly meet the nutrient needs dictated by the cell activity, the metabolic processes slow down or even stop."
In other words, nutrients give our bodies instructions about how to function. In this sense, food can be seen as a source of "information" for the body.
Thinking about food in this way gives us a view of nutrition that goes beyond calories or grams, good foods or bad foods. This view leads us to focus on foods we should include rather than foods to exclude.
Instead of viewing food as the enemy, we look to food as a way to create health and reduce disease by helping the body maintain function.
Examples of the Roles Nutrients Play
Here are some examples of nutrients essential for specific body functions. These nutrients provide "information" so the body can complete the necessary processes. (Note: This is a simplification for illustrative purposes. There are no doubt many more substances involved in all of these processes, including trace minerals and co-factors.)
Immune function: vitamin A, vitamin E, zinc, folic acid, vitamin B-6, riboflavin, magnesium, selenium, vitamin C
Nerve impulses: sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B6, folic acid, B-12, copper, vitamin C
Tissue repair and formation: vitamin A, vitamin E, copper, riboflavin, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin C
Metabolism: potassium, thiamin, niacin, vitamin B6, magnesium, riboflavin, folic acid, vitamin C
Note that magnesium is needed for all of the functions listed above. Let's take a closer look at magnesium as "information."
What is magnesium?
Magnesium is a mineral found in whole grain, wheat germ, nuts, and seeds (especially pumpkin seeds), soybeans, tofu, chocolate, dark-green vegetables, legumes, yogurt, and other dairy products. However, the amount of magnesium in any magnesium-rich food is influenced by the soil content in which the food was grown. In many commercial farms, magnesium has been depleted from the soil.
Functions of magnesium:
Needed for healthy bones
Involved in nerve transmission
Initiates muscle release
Activates energy synthesis
Promotes healthy blood vessels
Inhibits platelet aggregation
Lowers blood pressure
Increases HDL cholesterol
Involved in temperature regulation
Helps control blood sugar
Promotes wound healing
Enhances immune function
If a person did not get enough magnesium over a period of time, these functions would decline. The magnesium insufficiency might manifest as the following:
Blood pressure issues, such as hypertension
Spasming of a muscle, such as an arrhythmia in the heart, a muscle cramp in a leg, or a spastic colon
Eating magnesium-rich foods or supplementing with magnesium would provide the information needed to restore function and reduce risk.
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Fit Tip Thursday: The Three-Minute Total Body Stretch Routine
Of the five components of fitness: cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body composition, flexibility is often the one people tend to leave out of their fitness routines. A big reason why is all the conflicting information out there about stretching. What to do, when to do it, and if stretching is even necessary at all, are all questions that are still hotly debated.
What is true is that we lose flexibility as we age and when our muscles and joints do not work through their optimal range of motion, dysfunction and musculoskeletal issues can arise. These problems can manifest themselves as chronic pain, injuries, or a combination of the two.
Most people realize they should engage in some form of stretching but are unsure about what exactly to do. Here is a simple three-minute stretching routine that is a great addition to your current overall fitness program:
Performing just a few minutes of basic stretches a few times a week can work wonders at maintaining our flexibility and quality of life. Research indicates that it is best to perform these stretches when the muscles have been warmed up through increased blood flow, so a great time to do them is right after cardiovascular exercise.
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Yumark helps the creatives discover the possibilities of T3 at Pure Digital Show.
Yumark and T3 Systems partnered up for this show to help the creatives in the print industry to expand on the service offerings. The T3 solutions were originally developed to help print houses and graphics companies to create innovative display frameworks to match their prints and digital displays. With the adaptability of the frameworks' mounting capabilities it allows for a variety of graphic types to be used on the same display.
The brief for the project was therefore to design a multifaceted display that would effectively showcase all the possibilities that the T3 solutions provides to the creatives and how they could be implemented and adapted for their various design projects.
The L- shaped stand design consisted of a 4-metre T3 Frame fabric back wall which was covered by another T3 Frame wall mounted with angled clear Perspex and printed rigid panels that were fixed using a magnetic tape and steel finishing. It also featured a 3-metre high and 2.5 -metre wide T3 Litebox and a T3 Affinity retail section. Three display counters showcased the various graphic capabilities. The counter served as demonstrations for clients to be able to experience the ease and speed of assembly T3 displays as well as the versatility of attaching graphics.
The team at Yumark and T3 Systems worked hand in hand to make sure that this stand design would provide the event staff with the most effective demonstration and conversation points. Due to the digital nature of the show, a 3D animation was created to fully showcase the assembly process of the stand as well as how to add digital media to a T3 stand.
The installation of the exhibition stand was completed by a team of 3 people in 3 hours without the use of tools or levers at any point of the construction. In this time the team was able to assemble all of the structures, mount graphics and configure lighting.
Once the show was finished a team of 3 was able to dismantle and pack up the entire stand in 1.5 hours. The profiles and extrusions are then able to be reconfigured and used in other projects down the line further promoting T3's eco-friendly and cost-effective benefits.
This was the first time that Pure Digital took place, so we had a massive opportunity to show visitors just what T3 is possible of. The stand we created did just that, the response we had from people visiting the stand was fantastic. We even had people from other halls and shows coming to see our stand. Yumark and T3 spent a lot of time making sure that the stand was a simple but very versatile design.Aad Verboom Managing Director


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"Nothing in this deal is built on trust. Nothing." – Jean Carré, June 27, 2015
Nor should they.
"Because of this deal, we will, for the first time, be in a position to verify all of these commitments. That means this deal is not built on trust; it is built on verification. Inspectors will have 24/7 access to Iran's key nuclear facilities." – Barack Hussein Obama, July 13, 2015
Well, he never said WHOSE inspectors did he? Oh wait, yes he did:
Because of this deal, inspectors will also be able to access any suspicious location. Put simply, the organization responsible for the inspections, the IAEA, will have access where necessary, when necessary. That arrangement is permanent. And the IAEA has also reached an agreement with Iran to get access that it needs to complete its investigation into the possible military dimensions of Iran's past nuclear research.– AP
So I guess we're okay with the IAEA's deal with the mullahs to let them inspect the facilities themselves.
Iran announces it's new nuclear inspection team led by former president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iran, in an unusual arrangement, will be allowed to use its own experts to inspect a site it allegedly used to develop nuclear arms under a secret agreement with the U.N. agency that normally carries out such work, according to a document seen by The Associated Press. – AP
Because it appears that Big Guy and Jean Carré, agreed to this arrangement:
(snip) The United States and the five other world powers that signed the Iran nuclear deal were not party to this agreement but were briefed on it by the IAEA and endorsed it as part of the larger package. Without divulging its contents, the Obama administration has described the document as nothing more than a routine technical arrangement between Iran and the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency on the particulars of inspecting the site. – AP
Unusual? Well maybe a little…
The agreement diverges from normal inspection procedures between the IAEA and a member country by essentially ceding the agency's investigative authority to Iran. It allows Tehran to employ its own experts and equipment in the search for evidence for activities that it has consistently denied — trying to develop nuclear weapons...– AP
Isn't that a little like – oh, I don't know – letting Hillary and her staff review her emails for
incriminating work-related documents?
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I've been hooked on the challenges by Instagram app user, #applified, where an original photo is posted and other users are to edit with smart phone apps and repost the photo on Instagram. Since a new original photo is posted every day, I'm not lacking in images to use to practice using my iPhone apps - just lacking in time! I thought I'd share some with you. I'll post the original and the edit I did. Here are the originals of the image above:
Original Photo (by #applified) Original by Me (iPhone)
For the rest of my edits I'll show my version first and then the original:
Original Photo (by #applified)
Original Photo (by #applified)
It's a Pink, Pink, Pink Flamingo World (edit by sallyt)
Original Photo (by #applified)
For this image, I used my edited image and edited it again in another app:
Flamingo Tiny Planet (Edit of my photo edit above)
Boat in the Moonlight (Edit by sallyt)
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Another fun edit using the same original photo:
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Chroma makes fixed and sticky containers that you can style as the page scrolls.
This is of course usually used for menus, but you can drop anything you like into Chroma. The slide up comment and social bar on this page is made with Chroma, as are all the menu containers on the BigWhiteDuck website.
Chroma can also control the elements within a menu. You may have noticed on the home page for this site that the menu bar background and items except the hamburger are hidden when the page loads. They then smoothly appear as you scroll down past the header image. This keeps the initial image clean and does not detract from its impact. Another solution would have been to simply use a sticky menu below the image. This is fine but it would require scrolling to navigate. but by just showing the hamburger component, visitors can instantly navigate.
Chroma began life as ScrollUp Pro about 18 months ago. With the advent of Stacks 3 child stack, it was suddenly possible to easily define multiple styles and settings for a menu. ScrollUp and SlideUp relied on just two states, when fixed (or scrolled) and when not fixed.
Chroma allows you to define unlimited styles, sizes and menu controls, all of which can be triggered from either scroll detection or using markers on your page.
Markers are the big game changer for Chroma compared to the previous stacks.
Markers allow complete and precise control of style changes, regardless of the device or page size. There is no more guessing and compromising as is the case with percentages, markers make it very simple to co-ordinate everything exactly.
Chroma has all the features of ScrollUp, SlideUp and Pin in one convenient to use package. It is slicker, leaner and more powerful in every way.
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Slide Away add an extra zone above your menu and can slide away on demand, just leaving the main navigation. This also works well with the site navigation as the slide away content, leaving the in-page navigation visible.
Chroma is also ButtonBar ready and has some new positioning settings to really unleash the potential of ButtonBar and other menu layouts. If you want sticky on desktop and fixed on mobile, static on desktop but fixed on mobile or almost any other combination then Chroma will do it with a simple change of its settings.
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According to a recent Deloitte study on human capital, after surveying more than 11,000 business owners, that 77% rated "citizenship and social impact" as critical or essential. One of the most effective ways of improving a company's reputation as a socially responsible organization is through Skills-Based Volunteering as it addresses both social impact and positive company branding at the same time.
What is Skills-Based Volunteering?
Skills-Based Volunteering is about matching the right person with right skills to the right project. Based on a company's program criteria, volunteers can choose to use their professional or personal or talents to work individually or in groups on project sizes and lengths in local to international organizations of their choosing. Skills-Based Volunteering creates a structure that focuses on the value of the volunteers time ensuring that it is used to create the most impact.
Skills-Based Volunteer projects help provide professional expertise to nonprofits who might not be able to afford such services. For example, if any of your employees have strong financial management skills, they would be able to assist in planning events for the nonprofit that fit their strict budget. These volunteer programs can also be implemented in different models to fit the structure and strategy of the company. For example, a company can place employees on a team with set roles and responsibilities or designate approved or compensated leave of absence time to volunteer.
There are many benefits to implementing a Skills-Based Volunteering program. Here are few examples.
Elevated employee engagement
Gallup's 2017 poll of Americans reported that 70% of workers aren't engaged or actively disengaged. Many problems arise from low employee engagement including poor performance, low morale, and lack of initiative to help build the organization and its culture. However, the most glaring issue that arises from low engagement is employee turnover. And not only is turnover a perpetrator of low morale, it can also lead to significant financial losses. Losing a single employee earning $50,000 annually can cost a company from 20% to 49% of their annual salary due to ongoing training investments, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
It's not all doom and gloom though. The rise of employee giving programs have not only benefited companies and their philanthropic impact, but it also strengthens employee engagement and fosters a healthy internal culture. they found that 94% of employees surveyed believed volunteerism was a positive element in their work lives, according to research conducted by True Impact.
Positive brand reputation
Skills-based volunteerism and strategic/effective/holistic corporate citizenship are gaining more attention to improve a company's reputation as a socially responsible enterprise. Research shows that Skills-Based Volunteering enhances talent recruitment, especially among Millennials, who make up 35% of the workforce. By looking inward and fostering a healthy internal/corporate/organizational culture, employees will speak highly of where they work with their peers. Based on a 2014 study conducted by The University of Georgia, researchers found that employees who volunteered "gave more time and effort to their jobs, were more willing to help out their colleagues, talked more positively about their companies and were less likely to waste time on the job." When employees are engaged, they provide one of the most impactful forms of brand storytelling: word of mouth.
Expanded employee skills
For employees, volunteering creates a creative change of pace in their daily work, and it also empowers them to build and develop their professional and personal skills. When their skills are applied to volunteering, they are having time real-world experiences and devoted to developing 'hard skills' (technical, development, strategy, etc.) and 'soft skills' (leadership, communication, etc.) that can also deliver increased value within the company. Skills-Based Volunteering enhances organizational leadership, communication, and decision-making skills that can create advancement opportunities for employees within the company as well.
Financially (speaking), Skills-Based Volunteering presents some benefits here as well. Companies spend $1,798 per employee per hour when employees are away from their desks and in training. According to a 2014 survey conducted by the Association for Talent Development, Skills-Based Volunteering leverages volunteering hours as an opportunity to support professional development outside of an employee's regular duties.
SmartSimple's Employee Giving platform is an all-in-one solution that simplifies every step of your company's unique Skills-Based Volunteering program. Drive employee engagement and ease time-consuming logistics in every facet of your employee volunteer initiatives with automated communications. Create intuitive and personalized portals for all your employees and program administrators with robust track and reporting tools to confidently give you a 360° view of your volunteer programs hours and community impact.


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Should I Play on the Stock Exchange?
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No!!! Unless you are not working and can sit there and analyse...when to go in and when to pull out! Otherwise, it's a losing game... Don't gamble with it.ReplyDelete
You have a point there. Playing in the stock exchange requires a lot of time, effort and guts.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 20, 2011 at 1:32 PM
the returns of stock exchange for minute investments, i mean not by the hundreds of thousands, are not that attractively inviting considering the effort of getting "preoccupied". constant monitoring, thinking and risks plus sensationalizing. the stock market is not a substitute for income in terms of minor investments. i mean you could get an additional job or something and still have greater compensation. if you're not after profit, then go ahead by all means.ReplyDelete
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About CASA First
Our Mission
The mission of CASA, First Judicial District is to support and promote court-appointed volunteer advocacy so that abused and neglected children in foster care from Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, and Los Alamos Counties can be safe, have a permanent home, and thrive
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CASA First envisions a safe, positive, and loving future for all children in our community
What We Do
Every child deserves to be safe, loved and have hope for a bright future, and our maltreated children deserve the same care.
CASA First (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of the New Mexico First Judicial District believes every child who has been abused or neglected deserves to have a dedicated advocate speaking up for their best interest in court, at school and in our community.
To accomplish this, CASA First educates and empowers diverse community volunteers who ensure each foster child's needs remain a priority in an over-burdened child welfare system.
When the state steps in to protect a child's safety because the people responsible for protecting them have not, a judge appoints a trained CASA volunteer to make independent and informed recommendations and help the judge decide what is best for the child.
For children who have been abused or neglected, CASA means having a home instead of feeling lost, and being a priority instead of feeling invisible.
Children with CASA volunteers are more likely to end up with their families and, according to National CASA, more likely to receive therapy, health care and education and do better in school, and less likely to be bounced from one place to another or get stuck in long-term foster care.
CASA's vision is to provide a volunteer advocate for every child in need in our community. In 2018, over 170 foster children in Santa Fe, Los Alamos and Rio Arriba were matched with CASA volunteers.
For volunteers, CASA is a life-changing experience that makes our community a better place. CASA volunteers come from every walk of life. What they have in common is a commitment to improving children's lives, a willingness to learn, and open minds towards life experiences different from their own.
Before they begin their work, volunteers complete an interview, background checks and 30 hours of intensive training and courtroom observation.
After being sworn in by a judge, a volunteer is appointed to a child or family of children and spends an average of 10-15 hours a month, for at least a year, advocating for these children. The volunteer gets to know the child while also gathering information from the child's family, teachers, doctors, care-givers and anyone else involved in the child's life.
Judges highly value CASA's recommendations, which help them make informed decisions in the child's best interest.


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Cycling holidays in Lower Saxony and North-Rhine Westphalia
North-Rhein Westphalia and Lower Saxony in the north-west and west of Germany are very varied in terms of their countryside. Nestled between the North Sea, Emsland, Weserbergland, Harz and Wendland, Lower Saxony offers a network of cycle paths of some 11,000 kilometres - a great opportunity to get to know the area. It's the same in North-Rhine Westphalia. Between the lowlands of the Lower Rhine, Cologne Bay, Rothaar mountains and Teutoburg Forest, 13,800 kilometres of cycle paths await you! One thing's for sure - a cycling holiday in Lower Saxony and North-Rhine Westphalia promises a varied tour, no matter whether you prefer a leisurely or sporty trip, on your own or with your family - on the Rhine, in Münsterland, at the North Sea or in East Frisia, along the Weser or on Lüneburg Heath.
Does your stomach need filling after a day in the saddle? The cuisine in Lower Saxony offers a whole host of rustic dishes. Try some curly kale with Pinkel (the local sausage), tarte of eel and lamb chops or as a dessert, the local Rote Grütze of berries. The Westphalian people like a hearty meal too. Meat dishes such as Rheinische Sauerbraten or Pfefferpotthast (beef) are typical regional cuisine. The unchallenged basic foodstuff here is beer! For example "Kölsch" from Cologne or Altbier from Düsseldorf.Show more Show less
On a cycling holiday in North-Rhine Westphalia there's no getting past the Rhine. One of the most beautiful cycle paths is along the Middle Rhine. Starting in Rhineland-Palatinate - in Mainz, this section of the Rhine is the most eventful section. Passing the legendary Drachenfels of the Seven Mountains range, you cycle to the cathedral town of Cologne.
Further in a north-easterly direction of the Rhine, you arrive in Münsterland. On the Pättkes, as the Münsterland people lovingly call their cycle paths, you can pedal at your own pace through lovely parkland, unspoiled forest and moorland and past castles and farms. The bike town of Münster is great and you have to visit the historic old town, Lamberti Church and St. Paulus Cathedral. Also Zwillbrocker Venn with its colony of black-headed gulls or the impressive Lembeck moated castle.
East of Münsterland, at the foot of Teutoburg Forest is where the River Ems springs. Follow the course of the river to the North Sea. Experience the idyllic Ems, as it grows from a simple spring into a stately river. The cycle path takes you alongside the Ems, following a very profile profile, to Münster, passing marsh and moorland at Meppen and then Papenburg, known for its Meyer dockyard. The maritime influence of the North Sea becomes gradually more noticeable and takes you to the seafaring town of Emden. On a cycling holiday in North-Rhine Westphalia and Lower Saxony, discover the Hase River too! It also starts in Teutoburg Forest, winds its way through Osnabrücker Land, through countryside characterised by lovely orchards and rose bushes and the extensive water meadows.
Unique in Germany is the fen area here - an area made arable through colonisation. It charms visitors with its unique moor and marshland. Our fen route along the Ems and the sea cove at Dollart doesn't only take you into southern East Frisia, but also into neighbouring Holland. Enjoy the nature in this tranquil part of the country. Sprinkled with waterways, pretty farmhouses, drawbridges and windmills.
Familiarise yourself with the quirks of Frisia best right here. Cycle to East Frisia and enjoy the expanse of green countryside as well as the maritime flair of this romantic corner of the earth. Admire the stripy lighthouses, watch the coming and going of the boats at sea and the ebb and flow of the tide over a rather nice cup of tea.
Where Werra and Fulda meet in Hannoversch Münden in Lower Saxony, there begins the Weser. The idyll of the hilly Weserbergland with its pretty towns of timber-framed houses, its palaces and castles meets the expanse of the North German flatlands, onwards from Minden. The countryside here is shaped by its marshland, heaths and moors. On our tour to the North Sea, visit the pied piper's town of Hamelin with its buildings that date back to the Weser renaissance, Jordansprudel fountain in Bag-Oeynhausen, Bremen's Schnoor quarter and the Havenwelten in Bremerhaven.
North east of the Weser, the Elbe takes on its final spurt to the North Sea. In "Alte Land", nestled between Hamburg, Buxtehude and Stade you can get to know Germany's biggest fruit-growing region - with hardly a hill in sight. The highest things you have to cycle up in Alte Land are the dikes. A cycling holiday in Alte Land is perfect for switching off and simply enjoying the day as it comes. Always with a breeze in your hair and always with the river Elbe in sight.
The purple bloom of heather and the local Heidschnücke sheep are two good reasons to cycle through Lüneburg Heath. Discover the town that gave the heath its name. It's located on the Ilmenau and beckons with Wilseder Hill, Pietzmoor, Totengrund which, when shrouded in mist, has a very special atmosphere. Don't forget to also see the towns of Celle and Uelzen.Show more Show less


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I am not a Luddite. I recognize that the internet has revolutionized communication, business, commerce, politics, entertainment, culture and many other aspects of our world. But, like any new technology, it too is fraught with problems. This list details the negative consequences of the Internet. I have tried to order them based on severity.
It is difficult to establish if the internet has caused our confidential data to become more vulnerable. Someone could just as easily steal your mail and banking information from your mailbox, as he or she could hack into your computer through the internet. Nonetheless, with more and more people imputing financial, personal, professional and medical information on line, it seems likely that we are at a greater risk.
Who was that woman you were with in that photo I saw on Facebook? I'll google her name and see what comes up.
The internet has stripped away a tremendous level of our privacy. Audio recordings, images and texts can be posted and distributed by anyone without much legal recourse, especially if it is posted anonymously. The recent Wikileak's debacle has shown that no one, no matter how high profile, is protected from the all seeing internet.
Some may say this is a curse while others claim it to be a blessing.
The internet has become a cesspool-like breeding ground for viruses, worms, trojan horses and spyware. These viruses and malware cause unlimited damage to businesses in killing time, utilizing personal and wasting resources.
In 2009, a worm known as Conficker infected the French navy, the UK Ministry of Defence, the Royal navy, the unified armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany, as well as several hospitals and businesses across Europe.
It has been estimated that the most expensive worm to date is MyDoom, that spread in 2004. Some claim that it caused $35 billion in worldwide damage.
An online sexual predator uses social networking websites and chat rooms to target vulnerable, and often underage, individuals. Predators will sometimes use false identification and attempt to lure victims to reveal personal information and to meet them in person.
The NBC show 'To Catch a Predator' created and recorded sting operations that lured online predators.
Addictions obviously existed before the internet. There are, however, some addictions that have become unique with the creation of the internet. According to the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery website (ironic), studies have shown that an increasing number of people worldwide have become addicted to online activities such as gaming, gambling and browsing.
In 2002, Elizabeth Wooley founded On-Line Gamers Anonymous (OLGA) in response to her son Shawn, who committed suicide while playing the online game EverQuest.
Do you want to send me some money to help with my legal battle with the Nigerian government? If I win, there is a multi-billion dollar settlement and you will be handsomely compensated… No…Well, apparently thousands of people worldwide fall victim to internet fraud, losing hundreds of millions of dollars.
There are dozens of variations to these scams all involving the mass distribution of emails. Some emails ask for charitable donations for a tragic event, such as the earthquake in Haiti, while others attempt to link you to counterfeit bank websites (phishing). It is assumed that internet fraud will become a growing industry as the baby-boomers age and we become more reliant on internet money transfers.
From holocaust denial, to outlandish scare tactics, to conspiracy theories, to downright slander, the internet has allowed anyone with a computer to write virtually whatever they want and distribute it to everyone.
While the true impact of misinformation can never be measured, we can look at a few examples to see how powerful a threat this can be. In early 2000, fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger came under attack, when chain emails began circulating that he made a racist comment on 'Oprah' and that people should boycott his clothing line. Despite the fact that Hilfiger did not appear on Oprah, or make any such remarks, the emails persisted. In 2007, he appeared on Oprah because the situation had become so dire, to refute the remarks. I am sure this type of misinformation cost his business money, as well as attacked his integrity.
The Cyber-Black Market is a market where illegal items are traded or sold. I know what you might be thinking – pirated music, software, movies, and television shows. Although these do cause financial harm to the entertainment and software industries, I would not necessarily title copyright infringement as a plague.
The Cyber Black Market is much more nefarious then one might expect. Endangered animals, animal remains, human sex trafficking and weapons are all traded online. A 2005 BBC report claimed that items such as live baby chimpanzees, tortoise shells and rhino horns were exchanging hands online. Even popular trading sites such as Craigslist have been avenues for human sex trafficking. Read Malika Saada Saar's, the executive director of the Rebecca Project for Human Rights' article 'Craig, Please Listen to Us' about the impact on Cyber Black Market victims.
Chat rooms, message boards, and social networking websites created a new venue for bullies to abuse their victims. The bullies can simply hide behind the veil of their computer screens and even remain anonymous, while tormenting their victims.
Imagine personal secrets, gossip, or slanderous comments that degrade you, being distributed to all of your peers. Or, imagine being bombarded with hateful messages and threats on a daily basis. This is what victims of cyber-bullying and harassment endure.
Cyber-bullying was brought to the media's international attention when 13 year old American Megan Meier hung herself in her parent's closet after she was being bullied online. The investigation revealed that Lori Evans, the parent of one of Megan's former friends, had created a fake MySpace account that had sent the harassing messages to Megan.
The abuse and exploitation of children is an abhorrent act that physically and emotionally scars innocent lives. Children, even younger than two years of age, have been horrifically abused for the sick gratification of others. Unfortunately, if there is a demand for this type of material, some people will lower themselves to create the supply.
According to the US Department of Justice, the distribution of child pornography was almost "completely eradicated" in the mid 1980s. Obviously the creation and success of the internet has reversed this position. Today, child pornography is a multi-billion dollar industry and, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, is one of the fastest growing internet industries. In fact, the NCMEC claims that "20% of all pornography on the internet involves children."
The relative ease of transferring images with digital cameras, the ability to anonymously communicate and exchange money, as well as distribute to mass numbers has caused child pornography to balloon to virtually unstoppable proportions.


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"To perceive the true nature of existence was one reason for the performing a vision quest; after four days of fasting alone in a high rock, in the great silence and solitude of earth, one is bound to discover that what was thought of as a separate self is not separate from the trees, the rocks, the hawk, the insect peoples, that beyond the senses lies a different plane of consciousness in which all is related, simultaneous, and one." ― Peter Mathiesen, "Native Earth"
The Call of Nature
Nature surrounds us but we don't see it. It talks to us but we don't hear it. It radiates with joy and withdraws in fear but we don't feel it. We have cut yourselves off from nature but don't know it. Without nature we are not whole. The reality is our everyday lives have separated us from the natural world and it is showing. When you isolate a highly intelligent animal, such as a monkey or an Orca, from its natural environment it experiences depression and may exhibit pathological behavior. I believe many of the problems in our modern world are symptoms of our isolation from nature.
"Prize the natural spaces and shorelines most of all, because once they're gone, with rare exceptions they're gone forever. In our bones we need the natural curves of hills, the scent of chaparral, the whisper of pines, the possibility of wildness. We require these patches of nature for our mental health and our spiritual resilience." ― Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
If you look deep in your heart you know this is true. When we go outside we are renewed, the energy of the natural world restores us. For those of us that work or play in the natural world we feel it. That's one reason we do what we do. But the truth is we only feel a trickle of what is possible. To truly experience the full force of nature you need to let it all go, you need to escape from your daily routine, your fast-paced life and busy mind, abandon your worldly possessions. You need to separate yourself from civilization and surround yourself with nature and just be. Simply exist and be present with an open heart, mind and soul.
This was a part of the vision quest of native Americans. A ritual where individuals sought places of solitude, who fasted for days seeking a vision to help their people. A rite of passage. Today I and many others conduct similar rituals to cleanse our body and soul and reconnect with nature. We call it the Nature Fast.
Like the ancient rituals it mirrors the trail to the sacred mountain. To climb to the top, look down and ask what if? Who am I? Deep in your heart you know whether you want to make that journey. Perhaps you feel the ancient stirring in your soul and you know your time has come. You must go into the wilderness, to the heart of nature, must feel the essence of Mother Earth, be humbled under Father Sky, and seek vision, understanding and strength. Your very survival may depend on it. I believe this is true for everyone at some point in their lives.
Steve Foster and Meredith Little (1984) describe the process in their book, The Trail to the Sacred Mountain:
[While fasting and being alone] "the individual lives in a sensitized state of bodily awareness and feels the connection he / she shares with the elements and living things of the natural world. Bodily states of emptiness and weakness often give rise to emotions and fears concerning personal survival on many levels. The body / psyche responds to the challenge and furnishes the individual with unexpected sources of strength and vitality. . . . This knowledge is enriched by the wisdom of the collective unconscious and is the basis for the recognition of our physical / spiritual place on Grandmother Earth (p. 6)."
The Nature Fast
For many years I have conducted the ritual of hiking into the wilderness for three days of fasting and solitude — a Nature Fast — a way to cleanse both the body and the mind. Doing nothing but existing, opening myself up to the world around me, to the possibilities that might come. I wanted to listen to my inner voice, reconnect with who I am and where I am going. To do that I needed to separate myself, both physically and mentally, from the world. Nature serves that purpose. It is not an easy journey to make.
One of most powerful experiences from those trips is the slowing of time and the clarity of my connections to nature. With nothing to do — no preparing, eating, or cleaning — time slowed to a crawl and the active mind slowed down, the internal voices became quiet. Sitting next to a stream, or by the ocean, the sounds of the world became crystal clear, providing a revelation of the acoustic harmony of nature. As I sat still for hours, days, creatures approached me and made their noises, sang their songs. I remember their sounds vividly, their bright chatter a chorus against the backdrop of wind blowing through the mountains, the rustling of trees, lightning and thunder in the sky, and waves crashing on the beach.
To conduct my nature fasts I have journeyed with my close friend Mark Hixon to remote places in the California Channel Islands, to the Cascade mountains, the Oregon coastal range, and the Olympic coast. Once there we separate and go our own ways. Alone, fasting, time slowed; the days and nights lasted for an eternity; more importantly my mind became quiet. Gone was the constant buzz of thoughts, the confusing jumble of conflicting memories, ideas, and anxieties. I was alone with myself and nature, nothing more. This was my goal.
It was from nature's energy that I received my gifts, clarity about my life and the future. Sometimes it was the power of the physical world (from my journal on Santa Cruz Island in 2001):
As I faced the south, out towards Santa Rosa Island and the open ocean, a large set of waves came in and broke. Thus, I connected with my dream of many years ago standing on that jetty facing the ocean, my friends at my back, diving under the waves to face the unknown. The force of the ocean and my fear of large waves from surfing embodies my fear. My challenge is to face my fear, to face the unknown. To go where I need to go. This moment embodies the whole of my life. Perhaps this is why I study the ocean — my love for its power and awe simultaneously causes fear and wonder, strength and courage.
And at another site and year it was from the energy of living things (from the Olympic Coast, 2004):
I have grown fond of a Douglas Fir tree near my tent. The tree has been unrooted by the surf and is leaning into the sea, it only has branches on one side and its roots are exposed. It is wounded but beautiful. It stands out but yet moves in the wind with all the other trees, singing their songs. It may be close to death but it is strong and magnificent. I have connected with this tree although I have heard no words. I have slept sound and peacefully here near its branches.
And sometimes it was simply the incredible beauty of nature untouched by humans, the serenity of something raw and pure (from the Oregon Cascades, 2010):
The wind came alive last night like a screaming giant. I could hear it far off, roaring through the crags of the mountains, crying through the trees, hear it moving down towards me, feel it on my face. Ominous, powerful, yet clearly a part of this place — its music, a symphony. The night was long and wild. It lasted forever and I was very cold. The wind let up as the sun rose and it suddenly became impossibly quiet. This place is imprinted on my mind. So clean, pure, endless and peaceful. I want to absorb the peacefulness of the place, bring it back with me.
The Return
And then, suddenly, after what seems like an eternity, it is over and I am back in the "civilized world." As I descend from the mountain I realize the world I re-enter is much more dangerous, threatening, and malicious than my solitude in nature. My challenge is to remember what I have learned and carry it with me. Keep the energy of nature in my soul and in my body. Stay forever changed. My goal is to live my life as best I can with purpose and direction. As Walt Whitman once said:
Not I, not anyone else, can travel that road for you,
You must travel it for yourself.
It is not far, it is within reach,
Perhaps you have been on it since you were born and did not know,
Perhaps it is everywhere on water and on land.
You are also asking me questions and I hear you,
I answer that I cannot answer, you must find out for yourself.
Godspeed, my friend. Your life and the world's future may depends on it.
- Why (some) men are Idiots (this blog): discusses the shadow and collective unconscious
- The Trail to the Sacred Mountain: A Vision Fast Handbook for Adults
- School of Lost Borders (a school which offers vision fasts and great resources for them)


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Car insurance is necessary for drivers in Washington, as well as 47 other states. There are jurisdiction-specific requirements that dictate the minimum amount of coverage you must obtain.
However, according to the Wall Street Journal, the minimum required coverage may not be sufficient. To determine what is sufficient, it may be helpful for you to understand the different types of coverages that your policy may include.
Comprehensive versus collision
Comprehensive coverage includes loss or damage to your vehicle unrelated to an accident. Theft would be one example. Collision coverage, on the other hand, only covers repairs to your vehicle after an accident.
Uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage
Ordinarily, if another driver crashes into you, his or her insurance policy will reimburse you for damages to your person and property. Unfortunately, however, not everyone obeys the requirement to obtain insurance, and others fail to secure sufficient coverage. Uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage serves to protect you and cover your damages in such a circumstance.
Property damage liability
If you are at fault for an accident, this coverage will reimburse the other driver for damages to his or her vehicle. It may also cover any other property that was in the car at the time.
Bodily injury liability
Similar to property damage liability, this coverage goes to cover medical expenses for people hurt in an accident in which you are at fault.
Personal injury protection
Regardless of who is at fault, personal injury protection will cover medical expenses for you and any passengers in your vehicle injured in a car accident. In Washington, PIP coverage is optional, but no-fault states often require it.
The information in this article is not intended as legal advice but provided for educational purposes only.