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Thanks to everyone who donated either supplies or money to our August School Kit Drive! We collected 183 kits!! Wow! That is just spectacular. On September 12 we loaded the car up and drove the kits to Reedley California to the MCC West Coast offices. We were fortunate enough to get to see the piles of boxes ready to be shipped overseas. Every little bit counts! We then visited the MCC Quilt Showroom, and the Cafe. A wonderful quick trip, We, of course, made the promise to be back in a year, with even more kits!
Friday, July 24, 2015
School kit drive
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Last year, we collected 103 school kits for children in Syria.
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Global Heart will collect school kits for the month of August, through September 5th
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Go straight up without that twist crap
/ June 20, 2014
He needs to learn good form and everything else
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+HaloGTMaster Don't worry, right now I'm using light weight to build a
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That's good man you should've done that in the first place. But now in the
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+HaloGTMaster Will do. Thanks!
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I think thats more like a 5 rep maximum.
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well Its really heavy. plus maybe you can show vid. its better knowing than
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+Lezah Sin agreed!
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actually that's not to bad most people cant even do that with a fifty I can
at the time do 40 8 reps with better form but you can see its doing him
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Form is hella off
These are way too heavy for you dude. Yout twisting your body just to lift
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What a beast.
nice arms bro…keep pumping
Even if they weren't perfect curls, it's still pretty damn impressive. I'm
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I usually warm up with 30's and can end with 50's.
just subed
Weak I'm 170lbs and I can do those 10x at the same damn time
And ur a lot more cut then me
Ur wack do them at the same time this one and ur other video sucked
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Enjoy an exciting biking tour through the fascinating city of Santiago!
- Enhance your holiday with Hurtigruten in South America
- Guided biking tour of Santiago
- Mountain bike with 24 gears, helmet included
- Pedal through traditional neighborhood and parks
Experience Santiago de Chile by cycling through lovely parks and traditional neighbourhoods that offer a unique blend of architecture, cuisine, history, and culture. We will pedal along the Mapocho River, biking through the "linear" parks that make up the backbone of Santiago.
The unassuming charm of Santiago´s parks and historic buildings contrast with the bustle of the modern commercial districts. Enjoy a view of the simplicity of the barrios, and get a sense of the soul of this fascinating city.
Available on the following voyages in 2018/19:
Patagonia to Antarctica expedition - Southbound
Inca cultures and wildlife highlights of the Andean coast
Practcal information
- Booking code: CENSCL04
- Included: The price includes rental of a mountain bike (24 gears), helmet, a snack, English-speaking guide, transportation to/from hotel (approx. 09:30–15:00). This public tour operates one day before embarkation and one day after disembarkation and requires one or two extra nights in Santiago de Chile.
- Remarks: In case of rain, the trip will be cancelled. This tour requires a good level of fitness.
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94551 and Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
Three fundamentally different failure theories for homogeneous and isotropic materials are examined in both the ductile and brittle ranges of behavior. All three theories are calibrated by just two independent failure properties. These three are the Coulomb-Mohr form, the Drucker-Prager form, and a recently derived theory involving a quadratic representation along with a fracture restriction. The three theories are given a detailed comparison and evaluation. The Coulomb-Mohr form and the Drucker-Prager form are found to predict physically unrealistic behavior in some important cases. The present form meets the consistency requirements.
Stress states σ11 vs σ22=σ33 and σ11=σ33 vs σ22, C-M theory
Coulomb-Mohr failure form
Biaxial stress state failure, T∕C=1∕3
Stress states σ11 vs σ22=σ33 and σ11=σ33 vs σ22, D-P theory
Stress states σ11 vs σ22=σ33 and σ11=σ33 vs σ22, present theory
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The Home Design Phase
In order to establish an estimated cost for your dream home, and to determine whether it fits within your budget, you will need to decide upon a design. While you may begin with the sketch of a floor plan and a photo of an exterior that you like, you will need to get to a set of plans, also referred to as "prints," "blueprints," "architectural graphics," and "engineering graphics." You don't need every detail established in your first set of plans, but enough to convey your intent to your builder. At this stage, a typical set of plans will include a floor plan, drawings of the exterior of the home, called "elevations," and a generic foundation plan. It may also include rudimentary plumbing and electrical information and one or more drawings called "cross-sections" showing what your home would look like if it were sliced open, exposing the important structural details.
To convey the great breadth of design possibilities in our system, we'll examine three scenarios, from simple to custom.
Scenario 1
Pre-engineered home designs
With over 200 pre-engineered home designs, you may well find that one of them matches your dream exactly. Through this web site, you can search for individual plans that match certain criteria. You can also download one of our digital catalogues containing collections of homes organized by style and complexity. You will find everything from simple ranch homes to 1-1/2 story ("cape cod") homes to two-story homes. You will find homes for sprawling rural sites and narrow homes for urban infill. You will find designs in the colonial, Victorian, rustic and contemporary styles and more. Plan sets for these homes are available at no charge through your selected builder. Please note that they are protected by copyright.
Scenario 2
Pre-engineered home designs customized to your needs
Perhaps you like one of our pre-engineered designs, but need to make some changes so it will work in your community and on your building site or make some adjustments to truly personalize the design for your lifestyle. For a modest non-refundable engineering fee paid though your selected builder, we can modify a standard plan to reflect these adjustments, whether it's simply adding a window or door or increasing the size of one or more rooms, or even adding a room. We have also pre-engineered many optional design features such as cross-gables, dormers, bay windows and many more.
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Your own home design
What if you already have a design and it isn't similar to any of our standard plans? We are among a small group of elite manufacturers who have the ability to build precisely to plans developed by others. We routinely work with plans from design services and can interact directly with professional architects. We may even be able to turn your own rough sketch into reality. Not every design can be cost effectively built in a factory. We have to divide any design into individual sections that can be safely transported from our factory to your home site, and for some designs that cannot be accomplished. We can tell you relatively quickly and without obligation on your part, if we don't think it makes economic sense for us to build your home. However, don't jump to conclusions. Ask us, because we have many ways to approach a design, and we may have suggestions about how to make some changes that render the design compatible with our methods. For a truly custom design, we need to develop a preliminary set of plans "from scratch." Working with your selected builder, we will provide you with a quote for a non-refundable engineering fee to develop the plans. Sometimes, at this stage we are able to work directly with the plans developed by an architect, particularly if we have had the opportunity to brief the architect early in the design process.


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The best golfexperience in Sweden
Play two renowned golf courses and get a golf experience second to none. You play a challenging round of golf at Sand GC, eat a delicious dinner, and live in a unique setting on Hook Manor, south of Jönköping and then play at Hook Manor Park or Forest Path.
- Greenfee at Sands GC
- Three course dinner at Hooks Herrgård (buffet w 26-32)
- Lodging at Hooks Herrgård, doubleroom
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- Greenfee at Hooks Herrgård
- Three course dinner at Hooks Herrgård (buffet w 26-32)
- Lodging at Hooks Herrgård, doubleroom
- Breakfast
- Greenfee at Hooks Herrgård
Price 4 470 SEK per person
Additional for a singleroom 400 SEK
Tonight`s meny
Our chefs prepare a delicious three course meal with natural ingredients of the highest quality. Tonight's menu is predetermined, so let us know of any allergies in advance. In this way, we have a greater opportunity to cook something special for you.
Wine package
We believe that wine is an important part of the dinner, because the wine enhances flavors. Our sommelier recommends wines for the evening's menu, prepare your pleasure with the pre-order our wine package. In the evening's wine package includes: a glass to the entree, a glass filling with the main course and a glass of dessert. Price from 335 SEK
Hook's Herrgårds facilities:
Golf, gym, canoes, rowing boats, outdoor swimmingpool (at summertime), sauna and jacuzzi. You can also visit our spa, price from 300 SEK.
Sand Golf Club
by Arthur Hills & Steve Forrest Jönköping, Sweden
One of the world's most famous golf course architect firms visited Jönköping in autumn 2003. They were looking for a place with clean sandy soil to have the ultimate conditions to build a golf course of world class quality! When they found this unique sand covered realized the possibilities of creating something that this part of Europe unprecedented. An inland links course with the best ingredients from Ireland and Scotland. The course offers a real challenge with spectacular holes and perhaps Sweden's best greens. The reward after the round waiting in the magnificent clubhouse restaurant.
The U.S. Golf Digest's ranking of the top 100 courses outside the U.S., Sandvik is one of only two Swedish golf courses that are on the list and is ranked as the world's 82nd best course.


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The ACoS (Advertising Cost of Sale) is a key metric used to measure performance of your Amazon Sponsored Products campaigns. ACoS indicates the ratio of ad spend to targeted sales and is calculated like this:
ACoS = ad spend ÷ sales
Here's an example:
If a campaign has generated $254 in sales with an expenditure of $63 over a certain period of time, then the ACoS = 63 / 254 = 25%. In other words, you're spending a quarter on ads to make one dollar of sales with that ad campaign.
Use Amazon ACoS to measure profitability
Many sellers use ACoS to determine the success of their ad campaigns. The difficulty in this, however, is defining the right target value for an ACoS – because the ACoS alone doesn't say anything about how profitable a campaign really is. In order to determine whether a certain ACoS is good or bad, you'll need to take the entire cost structure of your product into account.
Determine your break even ACoS
As a seller, you won't incur a loss on sponsored product campaigns as long as you spend less than your profit margin on advertisement. The profit margin is the amount you make after all costs (that is, the cost of production and shipping as well as general costs such as employee salaries, storage costs, etc.) and fees (Amazon fees & possibly FBA fees) are subtracted from the selling price.
This is what the cost structure of a private label product might look like:
In the example above, the net profit margin is 22%. As long as you don't spend more than 22% on ads to promote this product, you won't lose money. In regard to ACoS, that means that you shouldn't exceed an ACoS of 22% in order to remain profitable. This is the break-even ACoS.
Break even ACoS vs. Target ACoS
Break-even ACoS isn't necessarily the number you want to use for orientation as a seller on Amazon, because the goal isn't to make zero profit with an ad campaign (except if you want to boost your organic rankings by generating as many sales as possible, see more below). You should therefore clearly define which net profit margin you'd like to have after ad spend in order to determine its target ACoS.
To make this easier, we've made another example below for you below.
How to determine target ACoS for your ad campaign:
In this example, you have a margin of 22% before subtracting ad spend, so that your break-even ACoS is exactly 22%. If you'd like to make a profit margin of at least 10% after subtracting advertisement costs, then your campaigns should reach a maximum of 12% for a target ACoS. If you're able to optimize your campaigns down to a target ACoS of 12% or less, then you're making the profit margin you've targeted.
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LANCING Football Club suffered their third successive defeat on Tuesday when they lost at St Francis, which leaves them with just one win in their last eight league games.
In the fifth minute, Pat Rose's shot took a deflection to loop over Lancing's youth keeper Dan Neale, deputising for the unavailable Joel Harding, to give the home side the lead.
A superb cross with the outside of the boot by Rangers' Tom Barnes left Josh Perry a free header and he dispatched comfortably nine minutes later, but Lancing came up with a swift reply just two minutes after that.
Right-back George Fenton did well to force Rob Gordon into a save and Dan Turner scored from the rebound.
Under-strength Lancing still had some familiar names in the line-up, including Whitehawk's Paul Armstrong, making his debut in a bid to get some match fitness.
It was fairly competitive although Rangers looked the more dangerous and Branden Fugl had a couple of good chances in the last eight minutes of the first half.
He dallied too long on the first occasion, but was then unlucky to be inches wide after a surging run through the middle.
There was still little in it after the break but Lancers had a strong penalty appeal for handball turned down on the hour and St Francis immediately broke and made it 3-1. Brannon O'Neill's strike beat Neale low to his right to virtually settle the issue.
After that, Rangers could have had more than just another Perry header on 65 minutes which took it to 4-1.
The goal came from Charlie Pitcher's corner and made it five in two games for Perry, who had mustered only two in the previous nine games.
Lancing boss Martin Gander said: "It wasn't a 4-1 game, but it's no good feeling sorry for ourselves. Little things which went for us last season aren't going for us this season.
"We should have had a chance to go level at 2-2 when their player handled a shot in the penalty area and they then go straight down the other end and go 3-1 ahead."


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Why Work With a Career Coach
Have you hit way too many roadblocks in your career search? Are you ready to make an industry change but you're not sure how to do it smoothly? It may be time to consider working with a career coach.
Career Coaching Benefits
Ask anyone who has worked with one and they will tell you that at the end of their coaching sessions, they were able to:
- Assess their own talents and abilities
- Clearly define their career goals
- Develop an action plan for managing their career
- Stay in tune with the job market
- Be more self-aware
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Club Alpe Water Margin bringing Chocolaty flavour in the every Saturdays with Hip-Hop,RnB,Dancehall,Garage,Basement,Afrobeat,Club Hits and Many more.Start from 9pm to 3am.Don't forget to have your chocolate to remember the night.
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Free entry B4 10pm.
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RAHWAY–As part of its 10th annual United Way fundraising campaign, Infineum USA L.P. partnered with the United Way of Greater Union County for a special project, the construction and donation of a playhouse to a local day care center.
In addition to the yearly fundraising and outreach activities, employees at Infineum made the 2008 campaign extra special by designing, building, decorating and donating a playhouse to the Rahway Day Care Center. The work was all completed on site by employee volunteers who gave up their lunch time and stayed late after work to build the structure.


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UPSC Recruitment 2017 | Apply Online for 390 National Defence Acadamy Posts @ upsconline.nic.in
Union Public Service Examination Notification 2017 - 390 NDA Posts | Apply Online at upsconline.nic.in
UPSC Examination Recruitment Notification 2017 : Union Public Service Commission ha Recently Published New Notification UPSC 390 National Defence Acadamy Examination Notification . Filing the vacancies for last date to apply online 30 June 2017 .All Candidates can apply online application through Official website www.upsconline.nic.in and alljobalert.in .
Other Details for Union Public Service Commission Recruitment Notification 2017 are Education and Qualification , application fee , salary details , selection procedure , How to Apply ext....for more details to know about the job Notification can see the below ......
About Union Public Service Commission
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC;is India's central agency authorised to conduct the Civil Services Examination, Engineering Services Examination, Combined Medical Services Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination, National Defence Academy Examination, Naval Academy Examination, Special Class Railway Apprentice, Indian Forest Service examination, Indian Economic Service examination, Indian Statistical Service examination, Combined Geoscientist and Geologist Examination, and Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant Commandant) examination.
Overview of the UPSC National Defence Acadamy Examination Notification 2017
|Vacancy Name
|National Defence Academy and Indian Naval Academy Examination 2017
|390 Posts
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|Job Location
|Across India
|Last Date To Apply
Eligibility Criteria for UPSC National Defence Acadamy Examination Recruitment Notification 2017
For Army wing of NDA: Candidates should have passed class 12 with 10+2 pattern of school education or equivalent examination conducted by a State Education Board or a University
For Air Force and Naval Wings of National Defence Academy and for the 10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme at the Indian Naval Academy: Candidates must have passed class 12 of the 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent with Physics and Mathematics conducted by State Education Board or a University. Candidates who are appearing in the Class 12 under 10+2 pattern of School Education or equivalent examination can also apply for this examination.
Age Limit for Union Public Service Commission Recruitment Notification 2017
Only unmarried male candidates born not earlier than 02nd January, 1999 and not later than 1st January, 2002 are eligible. The date of birth accepted by the Commission is that entered in the Matriculation or Secondary School Leaving Certificate or in a certificate recognised by an Indian University as equivalent to Matriculation or in an extract from a Register of Matriculates maintained by a University which must be certified by the proper authority of the University or in the Higher Secondary or an equivalent examination certificates.
These certificates are required to be submitted only after the declaration of the result of the written part of the examination. No other document relating to age like horoscopes, affidavits, birth extracts from Municipal Corporation, service records and the like will be accepted. The expression Matriculation/Higher Secondary Examination Certificate in this part of the instruction includes the alternative certificates mentioned above.
NOTE 1 : Candidates should note that only the date of birth as recorded in the Matriculation/Higher Secondary Examination Certificate available or an equivalent certificate on the date of submission of applications will be accepted by the Commission and no subsequent request for its change will be considered or granted.
NOTE 2 : Candidates should also note that once a date of birth has been claimed by them and entered in the records of the Commission for the purpose of admission to an Examination, no change will be allowed subsequently or at any subsequent examination on any ground whatsoever.
Application Fee for UPSC Recruitment Notification 2017
₹ 100/- either by depositing the money in any Branch of SBI by cash, or by using net banking facility of State Bank of India/ State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur/State Bank of Hyderabad/ State Bank of Mysore/ State Bank of Patiala/ State Bank of Travancore or by using Visa/ MasterCard/ Rupay Credit/ Debit Card. The fee exempted for SC/ST candidates/ Sons of JCOs/ NCOs/ ORs.
Selection Procedure for UPSC NDA Recruitment Notification 2017
Written Examination (Aptitude Test and Intelligence Test) and Interview
How to Apply Online UPSC NDA 2 Application Form 2017:
- Candidates should have read all the instruction before applying.
- Now go to the above website.
- Then click on NDA Application Form.
- Fill all the information with relevant details at the required place.
- The information should be valid regarding the Personal and Academic Qualification.
- Candidates have needed to give the valid email id which will be used for further contact.
- The scanned recent photograph and signature should be uploaded at the required place.
- Then candidates have to pay the application fee of Rs.100/- through Online Mode by using Credit or Debit Card.
- Then click on submit button and you can take a printout for your own record.
Important Date For UPSC Recruitment Notification 2017
Last Date to Apply: 30/6/2017


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So yesterday was my return to the gym after my 6+ week sebatical, I say 6+ because I don't even want to admit to myself just how long it has been. I have had my excuses, I mean reasons, as to why I haven't gone (house, weather, sicknesses, work, etc.) but lets face it... I didn't want to and it didn't take all that much convincing!
Anyway, so back to yesterday... my excuses had run out, and even though it was raining, I went. It was like a walk of shame, I hadn't seen any of these people in months, I mean weeks and then I had to put on my dreaded workout clothes. Now you have to see this was one of my main motivating factors... I feel like I am getting fluffy and I will not stand for it!! So, back to the gym... I change and almost break a sweat. It is so humid in there I already feel gross! This isn't going to be pretty! I will be sweating like a whore in church in under two minutes I just know it!
I walk into the gym and pick my poison... the black oliptical that backs up to the window, not the mirror. There I can see everyone in the gym and no one can see my ass bouncing away and the only negative is that the only shows on are The People's Court, ESPN, and the music video channel but I can handle it.
Three and a half minutes into my "workout" I spot a familiar face. No, I say to myself... not a chance. I keep chugging along. Then it hits me... Holy Shit! I think it is the bartender/ teacher, Son of a b...!! Now, not only am I highly out of shape but now I have to keep going... I can't stop, it is may pride on the line and if that really is him... he is looking a little fluffy (fluffier than I feel and much more than I remember... good for him for getting to the gym)!!! I resort to the stripper music on the iPod to keep me going... this isn't going to go well. Focus MB, FOCUS!! 18min into it "Hot gym guy" walks in. Ok, that is a good distraction! I keep going but I can feel the burn!! Thank God no one can hear the things going on in my head, then everyone would know just how crazy I am! PEDAL BACKWARD flashes on the oliptical... Ok, reverse it and I get back into the groove. George Michael's "Freedom" comes on the video channel. I switch my headphones and I am jammin out. If I was alone I would have been totally rockin' it! Did I mention the ammount of eye candy there yesterday? Apparently spring brings out the best... a couple of crew cuts and fine arms where were they all winter, and also all of those pretty co-eds, ugh, nicely tanned and perfect hair who only wear lip gloss... you wait till you are older, looks will only take you so far! Sorry, bitter detour! Anyway, I take a sip of water at the same time loosing my groove and almost bust ass. It is official... I will never be smooth or cool, why me?? Finally I am done, time to head upstairs to kill myself with crunches. I avoid the bartender... he is tuned into his tunes, I wouldn't want to disturb him.
I go upstairs and realize, I am about to die. I casually look down and notice that the bartender is walking out. Thank God, I can leave and take my out of shape, sweaty self home. No, no, NO!! Here he come up the steps. UGH! Back to it MB! I resort to stretching, it is the closest thing to laying down I can handle and there is an old man hogging the sit-up bench. Now on to leg lifts and then I am done! I fufilled my duties and I am done. I grab my stuff and go!
On my way to go and pick up Bug, I actually feel bad for not saying anything to the bartender. At least a friendly hey would have been nice. Lets face it I may be a lot of things but rude is not (mainly) one of them.
Fastforward to later that night... I do (one of) the most impersonal things... I text the bartender. "Hey stranger! Odd question, were you @ Merritt today? I wasn't sure if it was you or I would've said hey!" And he replies... "Good to hear from you. Nope, that would have been really embarrassing!" No shit, it would have been and all that over nothing! Oh well, such is my life!
A buddy of mine said it once... "Why is it that the things you think you hear are always funnier than what it really was?" Well here is my twist... Why is it the things you think you see are always crazier than what they really are?
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Gym adventures....
So yesterday was my return to the gym after my 6+ week sebatical, I say 6+ because I don't even want to admit to myself just how long it has been. I have had my excuses, I mean reasons, as to why I haven't gone (house, weather, sicknesses, work, etc.) but lets face it... I didn't want to and it didn't take all that much convincing!
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- Anonymous said...
I Love it.. Sad thing i can count the many many times i have gone up to people with full excitment only to realize i don't know them from atom.. ha ha ha..l. Rosie
- April 29, 2008 at 5:41 PM
- Michele said...
So true...so true....
I think it is the woman's mind, always working in some form or fashion. It just usually isn't working in a manner conducive to wearing skin tight workout wear in front of "hot gym guys".
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Admit it.
You have a planner. And you LIKE it.
You may actually LOVE it.
Whether it's a paper calendar, a system on the frig, or on your iphone...
you've got one.
Today on Smart Mom Monday, we're sending you to MothercraftCoaching.com to look at this great blog post! It's a great review of some fab planners - for the paper and digital folks alike!


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Congressional Democrats have tapped former Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear to give the response to President Trump's first address to a joint session of Congress next week.
Astrid Silva, a DREAMer from Nevada will give a Spanish-language response.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi revealed the speakers in a joint statement on Friday.
The choice signals that Democrats will use the response to defend the Affordable Care Act, which Republicans are bent on repealing.
Beshear, who served as governor from 2007 to 2015, was an Obamacare supporter. ACA advocates often point to his state as a model for successful implementation of the law. Beshear also expanded Medicaid in the state.
"American families desperately need our president to put his full attention on creating opportunity and good-paying jobs and preserving their right to affordable health care and a quality education," former Gov. Beshear said. "Real leaders don't spread derision and division they build partnerships and offer solutions instead of ideology and blame."
Silva was born in Mexico and came to the U.S. with her parents when she was 5 years old. She is the co-founder of Dream Big Vegas which advocates for other "dreamers" who were brought to the U.S. as children.
She also spoke at the Democratic National Convention and President Obama mentioned her story when he announced his executive action to defer deportation for "dreamers" in 2014.
"While President Trump unleashes a cruel deportation dragnet on hard-working immigrant families, Astrid Silva personifies the values that have always made America strong," Pelosi said in the joint statement. "We are honored to have her represent Congressional Democrats in the Spanish language response."


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Sonoma Preview: January 2019 New Releases
As is our custom, the Sonoma Preview highlights wines that are just entering the market now, in January, typically a very busy time for new releases. Readers will find much to like this year, including a number of stunning 2017s that show the vintage was much better and far more consistent for Burgundian varieties in Sonoma than it was for Bordeaux varieties in Napa Valley.
The B. A. Thieriot Vineyard in Occidental's Taylor Lane District
I will have more thoughts when I publish my full report on Sonoma in a few weeks. For now, let me just relay some of what I learned on my most recent trip to the region. Perhaps most importantly is an observation shared by many winemakers that 2017 was the first year in some time that saw a return to the normal temperature relationships that exist from ridge to ridge, starting from the westernmost part of Sonoma and moving inland. Heat spikes in April, June and September played a role in shaping the wines, but were not anywhere as severe as they were in Napa Valley. Based on what I have tasted so far, 2017 is a positively brilliant vintage for Sonoma's Chardonnays, Pinot Noirs and Syrahs.
We will be posting more reviews to this article in the coming days and weeks. All of the wines in this article were tasted in January 2019.
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Sonoma & Napa Valley Supplement 2018, Antonio Galloni, July 2018
Sonoma's Stellar 2016s, Antonio Galloni, April 2018
Sonoma Preview: January 2018 New Releases, Antonio Galloni, January 2018
Napa and Sonoma: The 2017 Summer Update, Antonio Galloni, August 2017


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Sachin S Parekh is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERCM advising clients on Comprehensive Financial Planning, Retirement Planning, Tax Planning & Estate Planning issues. He has earned the CFPCM designation from the Financial Planning Standard Board India.
CFP certification is the highest professional designation that can be given to a financial planner. It is the most prestigious and internationally accepted qualification, recognized and respected by the global financial community, rated as Gold Standard by Wall Street Journal.
No matter how much wealth the client may have, the financial planning process covers the same six steps.
What Can We Offer?
What's the best investment you can make? Stocks, Mutual Funds, Property, Gold, Fixed Deposits or Insurance?
At Save N Protect Financial Planners, we think the best investment you can make is your Financial Plan itself.Understanding your goals:
Typically, we begin by discussing your / your family's personal goals such as retirement, taxes, higher studies funding, asset purchases, debt management and insurance. This information will be captured and used as a reference in creating your personalised Financial Plan.
Creating A Financial Plan that works – for you:
The objective and outcome is a Financial Plan that works towards accomplishing your/your family's goals, which is to be implemented and monitored over the years.
Our integrated strategy will help you weigh and decide on the best fit for investments, tax planning, and insurance in a comprehensive plan that evaluates income, cash flow, debt reduction, insurance, employee benefits, tax planning, and other financial elements.
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Our planning process has no hidden agendas - we will not push you to buy products. Comprehensive Financial Planning is fee-only and independent. Our plans are customized in every respect and can address almost any financial goal or situation.
Since we are not attached to any company or bank, we do not have any targets to meet or please Senior Management. This itself is a big plus (If you have dealt with bank wealth managers, relationship managers etc., you will already know this!).
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You will be dealing with us for anything to do with finance. Relationship managers etc. change jobs and you are passed on like a hot potato. Insurance Agents vanish, without a trace. Now, that would be all history.
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I have been blogging on my mind but I was not able to transcribe this into writing until today. It's amazing how the feeling is extracted freshly from the heart and mind when one is expressing how awesome and rewarding it is to work for our Lord Jesus.
Enough digressing, allow me to share my thoughts on the success of the past two concert tours. Note that when I borrowed the term "Tale of the Tape", I didn't say Olongapo "vs." Cavite. I used "and". It's because the Kingdom of God grows by addition, not by comparison. With all gladness, let's appreciate the below table:
Results showed lots of 7's, huh? Coincidentally,(or was it more likely planned by God?) the morning of May 1 before I.D.O.4.and the Technical Production group hurried to Cavite, we were all ears on the topic preached by Bishop Luis R. Santos during the Sunday Service held at Cuneta Astrodome. The preaching was entitled "Level 7". Does number matter? Nah, but it's nice to know the numbers because this way, we're counting our blessings…and when we count, bear in mind that one soul is worth more than the entire world. To back this up, I recall this verse from the Bible which says: "there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."
Yes, I'm smiling and nodding while realizing these things. The experience from these tours, starting from the weird movies we watched on board along NLEX and SCTEX, including the dinner near the beach of Subic where the food disappeared in a blink of an eye (parang rapture) and the funny photo shoots were just some of the details I could share. The concert was not without its technical difficulties though. Jesus has heard the muted songs and shouts of praise and had seen the dance offering despite insufficient reddish lights. We know this for a fact because He worked gracefully on the hearts of the guests. How could He not when there is such thirst for His presence? There was a random family who attended the Olongapo concert "by chance". They saw a promotional streamer, searched I.D.O.4. in YouTube, attended the concert and the rest is a salvation story. In Cavite, one of our videographers witnessed how several wiped their tears even when the concert has barely started. The hearts were already moved by the VTR concert introduction during the portion where Admin. Leslie Santos said: "He pulled me up" (a clip from the 2004 concert).
The mission of salvation being completed by I.D.O.4.through this concert tour will continue to resonate. Share the experience with us as we climb our way up North on May 20, 2011, 5:30 p.m. at Baguio Convention Center! Cool!


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Poker, a card-game that requires you to actively think about every move you make - a fun and enjoyable game for all ages. You can play it alone or with friends and family.
Poker is played with one deck of cards of which the jokers are removed. Two cards are dealt to every player each round. The 2 cards you get are the ones that will help you to win or lose. After every player has seen his or her 2 cards the betting starts. The terms 'big blind' and 'small blind' are important here. The 'big blind' has to bet x amount even if he doesn't want to play the cards
dealt. The 'small blind' has to play 0.5 x the amount the 'big blind' has to play. However the 'small blind' has to increase the amount to the same as that of the other players in order to play. But he or she can also choose not to play and the amount lost will be smaller than the big blind. Every other player can decide to 'call' (play) or 'fold' (not play) during this time.
When everyone has agreed to an amount to see the 'flop' which is the first three cards the dealer will flip the cards open. Now you can decide whether you want to continue, but remember every player is allowed to bet or raise/re-raise a bet. After the 'flop' the dealer will deal another card which every player can see: 'The turn'. After 'The turn' there is one last card to be dealt this card is called 'The river'. There are some good guides to poker online - but the basic rules are not only funny, but also rather easy to learn.
Now that you know the basic rules of the game, how can you win? It's quite simple, the combination created with your two cards and the other five cards on the board should be higher than that of all the other players playing their 'hand'. The possible combinations are:
1. A pair: two matching cards e.g. 5♠ and 5♣
2. Two of a kind: two pairs e.g. 5♠ ,5♣,6♠ and 6♣
3. Three of a kind: three matching cards e.g. 5♠, 5♣ and 5♥
4. Carré/Four of a kind: Four matching cards e.g. 5♠, 5♣ and 5♥
5. Straight: five cards in a row e.g 2,3,4,5,6 or 5,6,7,8,9
6. Flush: five cards with the same symbol
7. Full house: Three of a kind and a pair at the same time
8. Four of a kind: four matching cards e.g. 5♠, 5♣, 5♥ and 5♦
9. Straight Flush: A straight and a Flush at the same time
10. Royal Flush: High street and Flush e.g. 10♦, J♦, Q♦, K♦ and A♦
Apart from winning money and having fun, playing poker has some more benefits to it. As you are sometimes forced to make big decisions in a short amount of time your decision making skills will improve. Some call poker a 'brain trainer' they say it helps improve brain functionality however this might differ from person to person. And now that you know all about poker you can go and try it out yourself!


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This paper was laid before Parliament in response to a legislative requirement or as a return to an address and was ordered to be printed by the House of Commons.
British Forces Post Office ceased its agency status on 1 April 2007, its services are now part of Defence Equipment & Support.
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The U.S. Labor Department will report another batch of dismal productivity numbers Wednesday. It's already in the numbers – near zero growth in economic output and expanding payrolls in the first quarter meant more workers producing few more goods and services. Productivity contracted at a 2.2% annual rate in the fourth quarter and appears to have done something like that again in the first. In the past quarter century, back-to-back productivity contractions have only happened twice before – once in 2006 and once in 1993.


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Election Results from Quarterly Meeting - Saturday, June 27
Posted almost 4 years ago by Michelle Baldwin
At the Saturday Quarterly Meeting, co-presidents were nominated and elected.
Dr. Michelle Baldwin and Dr. Jessica Stanfill were elected as our new Co-Presidents.
Chris Byrer will continue to serve as Vice-President and Betty Roe will continue to serve as Treasurer. Thank you to Chris and Betty for their continued service to WTNPA!
Michelle, Jessica, Chris and Betty all look forward to the coming year and events that will promote the role of NPs in the health of our communities and state! Feel free to contact any of us with suggestions to improve our organization!
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The FTA-ABS test is used to detect antibodies to the bacteria Treponema pallidum, which causes syphilis.
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When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain. Others feel only a prick or stinging. Afterward, there may be some throbbing or a slight bruise. This soon goes away.
This test is done routinely to confirm whether a positive screening test for syphilis (either VDRL or RPR) means you have a current syphilis infection.
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Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Some labs use different measurements or test different samples. Talk to your health care provider about the meaning of your specific test results.
A positive FTA-ABS is often a sign of a syphilis infection. This test result will remain positive for life even if syphilis has been adequately treated. Therefore, it cannot be used to monitor the treatment of syphilis or determine that you have active syphilis.
Other illnesses, such as yaws and pinta (two other kinds of skin diseases), may also result in positive FTA-ABS results. Sometimes, there can be a false-positive result, most often in women with lupus.
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Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight, but may include:
Chernecky CC, Berger BJ. Fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorbed double-stain (FTA-Abs DS) test - serum. In: Chernecky CC, Berger BJ, eds. Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures. 6th ed. St Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders; 2013:533-534.
Radolf JD, Tramont EC, Salazar JC. Syphilis (Treponema pallidum). In: Bennett JE, Dolin R, Blaser MJ, eds. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, Updated Edition. 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2015:chap 239.
US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Bibbins-Domingo K, Grossman DC, et al. Screening for syphilis infection in nonpregnant adults and adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. JAMA. 2016;315(21):2321-2327. PMID: 27272583 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27272583.


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Sea Dragon Energy has entered into a farm-out agreement with IPR Energy Resources for a 45 per cent participating interest at the South Disouq Concession, located in Egypt's Nile Delta
The South Disouq concession comprises 1,275 sq km of acreage in the Nile Delta and is expected to contain significant gas potential. It is located within the prolific Abu Madi-Baltim trend, which currently contains 10 discoveries, containing 178.3bn cu/m of gas and 100mn barrels of oil.
Under the terms of the agreement, IPR Energy Resources will carry the cost of the first phase commitment well, pay US$1.9mn of the signature bonus, fund its proportionate share of the remaining work programme and have the option to operate the commitment well.
Paul Welch, CEO of Sea Dragon Energy, said, "This agreement is an important milestone for the development of the South Disouq concession, which in itself is a key asset for the Company, representing significant exploration upside potential in an area the Sea Dragon management team have had proven success.
"The farm-out will also provide Sea Dragon with the financial flexibility to continue to develop and invest resources across our wider Egyptian asset base. We look forward to working with IPR to explore for the significant potential within this concession."
This agreement, however, is subject to final approval by the regulatory authorities in Egypt. Post-approval, Sea Dragon Energy will have a 55 per cent interest in the concession, with IPR Energy Resources holding the remaining 45 per cent. Sea Dragon Energy will continue to be the operator.
IPR Energy Resources is a privately held company based in USA with exploration and production assets in Egypt, USA, and Pakistan. It has been active in Egypt for over 30 years and currently has operations and equity interests in six concessions. It also has a global upstream consulting business and an oil field services division in Egypt.
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Easter 2019 – I'm Back!
8 hours ago
What's free time? Haha!
Does 5 minutes on blogger count?
Enjoy YOUR free time. If I get some, I'm thinking sleep sounds good.
I agree with Gail!! I can't remember the last time I truly had free time. I have to schedule in time to catch up on the DVR. That's just sad. :o) Hope you enjoy your weekend!
Hope you were able to enjoy your weekend and complete your list! :)
I just discovered your blog and as I am reading through your first few posts... I am like: "me too. ME too. ME TOO!" haha I finally had to comment about the list making. I finally had to buy a notebook to organize my lists! :)


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I decided to do a quick blog story from Sunday thru Thursday for Thanksgiving. This story was a previous free-release short story which I expanded.
After a disastrous Thanksgiving a few years ago, Landon knows his partner, Maxwell, is determined to overwrite those memories with a fabulous, polished, and perfect Thanksgiving meal for their combined families. He didn't expect the overboard shopping, extensive planning, and crazy decorating to go along with his stressed-out lover. It's on the day where they realize, the holiday was far more than a fabulous meal, it was about thanks for having love, family, and acceptance.
Chapter 1
Sunday, November 24
This big deal of creating the perfect Thanksgiving dinner for family came around because of a disastrous attempt over three years ago. Instead of a beautiful golden turkey, it was a blackened smoking disaster the entire family called Turkey Jerky.
Maxwell could never let go or forget about the humiliation, the laughter, and teasing both of their families did throughout the evening. It had been the first time their families got together for a big holiday since they moved in together.
Max was damn determined to outdo the Turkey Jerky disaster.
Normally an excellent cook, Max wanted to put his best stuff forward and invited, well, ordered, the family to their place for the Thanksgiving holiday. Other members couldn't make it for one reason or another, so the total was twelve. They could handle twelve.
Having to wait for their paychecks, Landon Travers leaned against the handle of the cart in the middle of a bustling grocery store the Sunday before the holiday. He followed his partner up and down various aisles. He wanted to drop in front of their big-screen TV and catch up on the latest episode of Once Upon a Time. He had a man-crush on both the dashing Prince Charming and the mysterious Captain Hook. Max indulged him with his fantasy crushes by handing over the remote.
Instead of getting ready for Once, he was yanked from the comfy cushion. Max stalked out of the kitchen, a notebook in his hand, keys dangling from fingers, and announcing they were going shopping. Groaning since he wouldn't be able to scoot out of the mission, Landon made sure the show was scheduled for the DVR before he followed.
Now they were moving through the aisles, passing other folks, as Max moved his finger across several pages of lists and recipes to collect everything he needed for his masterpiece Thanksgiving dinner.
There was already a large frozen bird taking space in the cart. It was a big fat one to feed everyone.
"You do know this sucker will need several days to thaw in the fridge," Landon reminded him. "There's no room in the fridge."
"Yes, there is. I cleaned out the fridge yesterday to make room for everything."
"Where are we going next?"
"What aisle are we in?"
"Aisle 4. Oils and Shortening."
"Go down it."
"Looking for what?"
"Mustard and vinegar." He took time to figure out which whole grain mustard he wanted to fit his recipes. He moved down to the shelves of different vinegar.
"Save money and get the store brand," Landon pleaded. "It tastes the same."
Max lifted an eyebrow.
With a sigh, Max chose a smaller bottle of the brand apple cider vinegar and added it to the cart. "Happy? If it doesn't come out right, it's your fault."
"I know. Blame me," Landon said. "Next aisle."
"Ahh, I need this one. It has spices and baking stuff. Go down this one," Max said, pointing to the next one. "I have several items from here." Max hummed to himself while he decided between several types of spices. He selected a few jars and added them to the mix.
"Don't we have those?"
"I need fresh. I can't use old spices." He moved to select three types of sugars, molasses, honey, several cans of pumpkin puree, and flour. He added both baking soda and powder.
"They're dried."
"They still expire. I'm gonna put fresh ones inside the bird."
"Are you going to shove your fist inside the bid's cavity?"
Max turned and lifted an eyebrow.
Landon flushed at how his words might be twisted by his lover and partner. Not that they went so far as fisting because… umm... OW! Yeah, no, not going that far.
"Never mind," he mumbled.
"Okay then. Back to business," Max said returning to his list, marking things off with a pen. He stopped at the dried fruit and nuts and chose bags of cranberries and pecans.
"How much are you making beyond the bird?"
"Several different dishes since not everyone will eat everything. I wanted a variety for everyone to enjoy."
"It means we spend more money."
"It means it'll be a more enjoyable dinner with our families and we can handle the expense. I made sure with the budget. I also have coupons," Max said, turning to stare at Landon.
"You clipped coupons?"
"I did every Sunday for several weeks and searched online for more to get ready."
Grumbling, Landon banged his forehead on the cart's handle. He saw Max's shoes appear next to his on the floor and glanced up. Max leaned in and pecked a kiss on his lips. They heard muttering to one side.
Both turned to see a little old lady shaking her head and muttering more things.
"Sorry, honey, but he's all mine and I enjoy him whenever I wish," Max called out in a loud, almost obnoxious tone as Landon tried not to swallow his tongue.
"What the…"
Max whacked his back several times. "Better, honey pie?"
"Sure. Sugar lips?"
Laughing, Max danced ahead of him, adding more swing in his tight hips as led them through the next several aisles until they entered the dairy area.
"Are you getting food for the rest of our meals?"
"A little bit, but we'll order in."
Landon grumbled. He wasn't a complete fan of take-out, neither was his stomach. He was a sensitive guy when it came to food, so there.
"I don't want to get all bloated and stuff from take-out." Landon rubbed his flat stomach at the thought of the pain.
Max sighed and shook his head. "We'll get some of those frozen meals in a bag. How about that and you can be in charge of those dinners?"
"Do you trust me in your precious kitchen?"
"As long as you don't go near the bird and fixings, you can use it."
"Umm. Why would I?"
Max shrugged. "I'm making sure nothing happens to dinner."
"I wouldn't dare try to sabotage things." Landon pressed a hand over his heart, pouted, and created a sad-puppy eye look with his brown eyes.
"Don't! Not the puppy eyes!" Max held up his hands as he talked in a teasing fashion.
Landon gave him several kissy face looks and pushed the cart ahead. "Damn, this is getting heavy. Stupid damn bird."
"Don't make fun of Tom Turkey. You'll hurt his feelings." Max followed, flipping a page in his notebook after ticking off several items.
"You didn't say it."
"Yup. Be nice to the bird."
Landon bumped his head several times against the handle. "What's next on the list?"
"We head back to the produce section."
"Why didn't we do it first?"
"I don't want to bruise them."
As Landon turned the cart around, Max stopped him with a hand.
"You're our wine expert. I need three bottles."
"I need two to drink with the meal and one to cook with unless we need more bottles."
"Perhaps we should up the number for the meal."
"Good idea. Find a nice pinot noir and muscat for the meal. I need a dry white wine for the recipes. Also, if you can find it, a good bourbon."
"For a recipe."
"Okay. Meet you in produce?"
Max nodded, kissed his cheek, and pushed the cart away.
It took him longer than he wanted to select the bottles, finding one of those carry boxes to place them in, and get out of the crowded area. Keeping the bottles close, Landon went across the store to the produce section. Thanks to Max's height, he located the bright shock of honey curls and followed it. Max was intent on choosing from bags of fresh herbs.
"Hey, handsome," Landon said.
Max turned and smiled. "How did you do?"
"Good. They had several ones on sale I liked. How are you doing?"
"Almost done," Max said.
Landon placed the box on the top level of the cart and braced himself against the handle.
Max dropped the last few items and checked his list. "We're good. Off to the checkout area. Don't cringe or cry at the total."
"I promise."
After another hour, they returned home, lugged the dozen plus reusable bags in their home, and placed around the kitchen. Landon kicked off his shoes by the door and face-planted on the sofa.
"It wasn't that bad," Max said, still cheerful and full of energy as he dove into the hard task of organizing all the items.
"Is this holiday over yet?"
"Wake me when it's over," Landon muttered, covering his head with a pillow to try and block the sounds of his partner laughing. It was going to be a long long week.
(To Be Continued)


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Please find below the D.O. letter written by National Literacy Mission Literacy, Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development to Ministry of Rural Development on implementation of the Saakshar Bharat Programme in SAGY Gram Panchayats.
D.O. F.9/9/2014-NLM I (Part)
Dated 7th Dec, 2015
Please refer to your D.O. No. K-11033/27/2015-SAGY dated. 13.11.15 addressed to Shri J Alam, Joint Secretary, MHRD, enclosing a list of 630 projects of Gram Panchayats, identified under SAGY, which are pending in various States.
2. Out of 630 projects, 20 relate to adult literacy programme in various States (including one in Punjab). It may be stated that a Saakshar Bharat programme is already being implemented in 26 States and 1 UT of the country for promotion of adult literacy. Out of 410 eligible low female literacy /LWA districts in these States/UT, Saakshar Bharat programme is already operational in 397 districts. Incidentally, Punjab has not taken up implementation of this programme. Under this programme around 1.5 lakh AECs,hae since been setup in equal number of Gram Panchayats for implementation of this programme which is being jointly funded by the Center/State Govts. The programme is being implemented by State Literacy Mission Authorities with District/Block/GP level management committees at each level.
3. After launch of SAGY, it has already been decided that on going adult education activities in Adarsh Grams located in Saakshar Bharat Districts be accelerated to achieve 100% literacy in these Grams by 31st March 2016. Hon'ble HRM had addressed letters to Chief Ministers of all Saakshar Bharat States to extend cooperation in this regard.. Further, the State Govts. and SLMAs have already been advised to undertake a focused strategy for Adarsh Grams in Saakshar Bharat districts of their States. The matter is being periodically discussed/reviewed with the States Besides, the agencies like State Resource Centers and Jan Shikshan Santhans, which are funded by NLMA for promotion of adult education/vocational activities, are also taking active part of supplement the efforts of SLMAs in these Adarsh Grams.
4. As all the above State/NLMA agencies are already engaged in the process of accelerating adult education activities in Adarsh Grams and they have been funded for these activities, I would suggest that you may kindly advise the SAGY GPs of Saakshar Bharat States to coordinate with concerned field agencies of their SLMAs for their requirements pertaining to adult literacy programme.
Your sincerely
(Y S K Seshu Kumar)