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Lead Generation Specialist, Korea
Position Summary:
The Lead Generation Specialist is primarily responsible for prospecting, qualifying, and generating new sales leads to support the sales team in the Asia Pacific Japan region.
A successful Lead Generation Specialist will be highly motivated and will do what it takes to drive results, identify and develop new business prospects from multiple sources, including website research, cold calling, networking, and creative discovery and research. The job involves qualifying potential prospects and initiating interest and engagement in these leads. Calling and emailing potential leads involves approximately 50% of the time; accurate account documentation and maintenance involves approximately 20% of the time; account research and prospecting involves approximately 20% of the time; meetings, administrative support, and development involves approximately 10% of the time. The position is an internal position and requires minimal travel.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Monitor and meet service level agreements for the Lead to Order process
- Conduct weekly LTO reviews with sales
- Conduct targeted prospecting campaigns
- Develop new business via telephone and mass communication such as e-mail and social media
- Follow up on communication (e-mails and phone calls) and conduct research to identify potential prospects
- Review grant abstracts, creating and updating business prospects, linking leads to grants, as well as updating grant information
- Identify and research target accounts via mapping and list building
- Enhance and maintain accurate data and record keeping in the CRM
- Participate in complex, team selling efforts (with internal and external partners)
- Prospect beyond basic qualifications and develop and deploy unique execution strategies
- Qualify leads and sales
- Work directly with sales and marketing to drive revenue
All listed tasks and responsibilities are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional task and responsibilities.
Preferred Education:
- Must have a B.A. or B.S., preferably in a Science related field.
- Background must include at least 2 years of sales or customer facing experience.
Preferred Experience & Skills:
- 2+ years of sales or customer facing experience with the ability to develop an understanding of Illumina's technology, products and markets.
- Experience in tele-prospecting, building a leads data base and supporting sales is an advantage.
- Highly competent at understanding and following complex processes
- Detail orientated with a proven ability at managing data accuracy and enrichment
- Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)
- Professional and friendly phone persona with strong persuasion skills
- Work in multidisciplinary teams with the ability to lead through influence
- Self motivated, with a can do attitude
Illumina believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information.


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Discover Chile's staggering diversity on our extended Head to Toe Chile experience. You'll travel from the parched lunar landscapes of the Atacama Desert to the icy mountains of Patagonia, via cosmopolitan Santiago, the artists' city of Valparaíso and the wildlife-rich islands of the Strait of Magellan.
What makes this experience awesome:
Your adventure begins in Northern Chile, as you explore the otherworldly landscapes of the Atacama, where scalding geysers burst from the parched earth and huge volcanoes tower over the desert. You'll scale mountains encrusted with salt crystals and spend a night stargazing under some of the world's clearest skies. Enjoy breakfast whilst witnessing the famous El Tatio geyser field erupting at dawn, then soak in healing hot springs and sip cocktails as you watch the sun set over the dramatic Valley of the Moon.
Santiago, Chile's cosmopolitan capital, is likely to come as something of a shock after your time in the desert. Spend some time taking in everything this buzzing city has to offer before flying south to discover a dramatic coastline of plunging fjords, roiling waters and islands teeming with thousands of penguins. Then head high into the wilderness of Torres del Paine National Park. Vast glaciers, crystalline lakes and ice-encrusted peaks are the backdrop as you explore by boat and on foot, in a world where humans are outnumbered by guanacos, wild ancestors of the llama and the alpaca.
All holiday departures up to 30th June 2019 are part of our Pioneers Club promotion. Click here for more information about the Pioneers Club.
Upon arrival in Calama, you'll be transferred to your hotel in the dusty desert town of San Pedro de Atacama – 2,407m above sea level and gateway to the incredible, arid landscapes of the Atacama plateau. In the afternoon, you'll embark on a trip to the Cordillera de Sal, a vast mountain range dusted in white salt crystals. See the sweeping dunes of Death Valley before ending your first day in Chile by watching an unforgettable sunset among the sculptural sand formations of the Valley of the Moon, with a cocktail in hand.
Overnight in San Pedro
Classic - La Casa de Don Tomás
Premium - Altiplanico San Pedro Hotel
Deluxe - Cumbres San Pedro de Atacama Hotel
Meals included: None
Spend the day exploring the lunar-like mountains and plains of the region. Your first stop is the Gran Salar de Atacama, the largest salt flat in Chile, where flamingos perch in plate-glass lagoons. You'll break for lunch in Socaire, a tiny mining village with incredible views of the salt flat. Over a meal in a local house, you'll learn about the ancient traditions of the villagers, who still revere Pachamama, the Inca 'Mother Earth' goddess. Then it's on to the serene Altiplanic lagoons of Miscanti and Miñiques, 4,000m above sea level and backed by green and purple mountains. At this height, you feel incredibly close to the peaks and volcanoes that inspired ancient legends. After your tour, you will transferred back to your hotel for the night.
During your time in the Atacama, there's the chance to book an optional two-hour 'Big Bang' experience on any night, beginning at 9pm under an unpolluted sky lit up with stars (please see Extras tab). The region is renowned as one of the best places in the world to stargaze and, over the course of two hours, you'll learn more about the night sky from an incredibly knowledgeable guide who'll help you spot stars with your naked eye and by telescope, as well as tell you more about the Big Bang, life and the universe. You'll keep warm with a typically Chilean poncho and mug of hot chocolate, and you'll finish your evening with a photo taken with the star-studded sky as a backdrop. Transfers to and from the hotel are provided.
Meals included: Breakfast
It's an early start, as you make your way to the vast geyser field of El Tatio, 4,320m above sea level. Here, fumaroles soar up to 50m from huge craters backed by unique fauna and mesmerising mountain scenery. The geysers are at their most dramatic in the early morning, when you'll also see some of the region's captivating wildlife – llama-like vicunas, nandues (which resemble ostriches), and cute viscacha rodents. You'll savour a breakfast made and served at the geysers, then journey onwards to the Puritama Hot Springs, eight staggered natural pools packed with minerals, 3,475m above sea level. Navigate between them on wooden walkways through a rambling, rocky landscape: the water is a comforting 25-35 degrees. After your soak, you'll be transferred back to your hotel for the night.
After breakfast, you'll be transferred to Calama airport, ready for your onward flight to Santiago. Once you've landed, you'll take a private transfer to your hotel (30 minutes). Then get acquainted with Chile's complex capital with your private guide. Start on San Cristobal Hill, for knock-out views over the city from 800m up, before moving into its heart at the grand, colonial Plaza de Armas. From there, take in the cobbled streets and crumbling mansions of the old, colonial barrios before exploring Santiago's modern eastern suburbs. The rest of the day is yours to settle in. Be sure to leave some time for once - a traditional Chilean evening snack.
Overnight in Santiago
Classic - Hotel Novapark
Premium - Hotel Plaza San Francisco
Deluxe - The Singular Lastarria Hotel
Discover two not-to-be-missed coastal cities, on a drive from Santiago. Your private adventure takes you by car through the lush Curacaví and Casablanca Valleys, filled with vineyards, fruit plantations and forest reserves, towards lively Valparaíso. In this UNESCO World Heritage city, rainbow-hued homes climb the cliffs. The best way to explore is by foot, passing bright murals and funiculars that slope up steep alleys, as well as landmarks including grand Plaza Sotomayor and the busy, buzzy dockside of Prat Muelle.
Next, it's time for contrasting Viña del Mar ('Vineyard by the Sea'), a neatly-landscaped resort city that's popular with Chileans and packed with pristine parks. You'll visit some of these, as well as the skyscraper-topped seaside boulevard of Avenida del Peru, home to Chile's oldest hotel, the del Mar. Then it's time to return to Santiago for the night.
Transfer to Santiago Airport before flying south to a town that English sailors once called 'Sandy Point': Punta Arenas on the Strait of Magellan (3hrs 25mins). This rich cultural heritage of this city draws on the nationalities of its founders, who came from Croatia, Spain, Italy, Germany and England, as well as Chile. When you've checked into your hotel, you'll head out to admire the view to the Strait of Magellan from Mirador Hill, before driving to the Nao Victoria museum. Here, Charles Darwin's ship, the HMS Beagle, has been lovingly recreated, alongside one used by Shackleton and another by Fernando Magellan.
Overnight in Punta Arenas
Classic - Diego De Almagro Punta Arenas
Premium - Hotel Cabo de Hornos
Deluxe - Dreams Del Estrecho Hotel
See the Strait of Magellan's extraordinary wildlife, on a half-day boat trip to the Marta and Magdalena Islands. You'll circumnavigate Marta Island, where rare seabirds live alongside elephant seals, austral dolphins and more than 1,000 sea lions (landing is forbidden in order to protect the native species). Then make for the shore of Magdalena Island, to walk among its 150,000-strong penguin colony. On the boat back to the mainland, look out for the Overas Tonina (Commerson's dolphin), a rare black and white dolphin, found in only two places in the world. This trip is reliant on good weather. An alternative will be provided in bad conditions. End the day with a transfer to your hotel in Puerto Natales, the gateway to Torres del Paine (2hrs 50mins).
Overnight in Puerto Natales
Classic - If Hotel
Premium - Costaustralis Hotel
Deluxe - The Singular Patagonia
Explore the incredible landscapes of the Torres del Paine National Park, a protected area of Patagonian mountains, glaciers and lakes, which spans 700 square miles. After an early start, the hour-long drive towards the jade green Nordenskjold Lake will take you past lagoons and lush pastures where wild flocks of guanacos (llama) can be seen. From Nordenskjold Lake, walk to the Salto Grande waterfall and a viewpoint offering photogenic vistas over the Paine range. Then you'll continue higher into the mountains by car, stopping to tramp across to Pingo River and catch your first glimpse of icebergs, followed by the dramatic Grey Glacier.
Take a boat trip past fishing cormorants, gliding condors and basking sea lions en route to the Balmaceda Glacier and the mountain of the same name, which soars to 6,675 feet. Then make an hour-long hike around the Tempanos lagoon, wandering through dense forest towards the immense Serrano glacier, before returning to your vessel and heading back to Puerto Natales to disembark.
After breakfast, make the journey back to Punta Arenas airport (3 hours) for your return flight (not included).
Overall meals included: 9 Breakfasts
You will get a choice of hotel options for the duration of your experience:
Classic ★★★
Classic hotels provide mid-range accommodation (minimum three-star rated), with comfortable rooms and private facilities. We've selected these hotels based on positive client feedback.
Premium ★★★★
Premium hotels are typically upper mid range (usually four star), with more amenities than our classic choices. They all have comfortable rooms with private facilities and have received good client feedback.
Deluxe ★★★★★
Deluxe hotels are luxury hotels with excellent facilities and service, usually categorised as 4.5 or 5 star. Clients rate them extremely highly.
When booking an experience, please remember that the hotel category you select is for the whole tour. Please note that the actual hotel selection will be driven by availability at time of booking.
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What to pack: hiking boots; sun cream; swimsuit; warm layers
If you would like to extend your experience and spend 3 days relaxing on the beach, check out our Head to Toe Chile here!
To check out all our Chile's trips, click here!
Typical return Economy flights from London cost around £1000 per person and take approximately 22 hours outbound, 22 hours inbound depending on exact flight configurations and layover times.
For this particular experience, we have found that the best option is normally to book a multi-stop flight from London - Calama - Punta Arenas - London.
Experience start point: Calama (CJC). Arrive by 12pm on first day of tour. If travelling internationally we suggest arriving earlier to acclimatise to the altitude before the trip starts.
End point: Punta Arenas (PUQ). Suggested departure time: after 4pm.
All tour departures up to 30th June 2019 are part of our Pioneers Club promotion. Click here for more information about the Pioneers Club.
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Many of our experiences have optional features available at an added cost. Please see below for available extras for this experience. Please continue to checkout to select any optional extras and to see pricing information.
To customise your experience, you can select any of theses extras at an additional cost during the basket stage.
Starts at 9pm for 2 hours. The region is renowned as one of the best places in the world to stargaze and you'll learn more about the night sky from a knowledgeable guide who'll help you spot stars with your naked eye and by telescope, as well as tell you more about the Big Bang, life and the universe. You'll keep warm with a typically Chilean poncho and mug of hot hocolate, and you'll finish your evening with a photo. Hotel transfers included.
Visit the tallest skyscraper in South America for incredible views across Santiago and the soaring Andes mountains beyond the city. The 360-degree vistas are especially impressive at night, when Santiago's lights make vast scribbles across the city.
Go on an unforgettable excursion for half a day to witness the prestigious Bulnes Fort and Punta Arena.
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Feeling somewhat more rational. Love Rae. Chatting with her is comforting. Anyways, not back for much 'cause I don't feel like doing a lot of talking. Just wanted to do Seven on Sunday. So, seven favorite soundtracks (not including score albums).
1. Moulin Rouge v.1
2. The Commitments
3. Forrest Gump
4. Moulin Rouge v.2
5. Pulp Fiction
6. The Blue Brothers
7. Vanilla Sky
Off to sleep. This day has been emotionally exhausting.
So tired and so depressed right now. Spent the weekend at my aunt's with the kids, which is not the depressing part. Actually had a lot of fun with them, as usual. Came home today in a happy mood, only slightly tired from the twins having woken me up early this morning. Dawn was sitting on her bed in my room so I greeted her, then went to the kitchen and asked my mom if Midnight was around. Mom just looked at me and said "Sit down." I knew right then. I asked if she was dead, and my mom said yes. Have spent the day crying and will probably do a lot more. She was such a wonderful cat and I loved her so much. She was hit by a car yesterday afternoon, probably on her way home because Mom says it was just starting to rain. Dad buried her in the backyard with the flowers. Mom gave me her collar to keep. I just keep hearing her loud meow (she had such a wonderfully obnoxious meow) in my head and realizing that I'm never going to hear it again.
Midnight had incredibly soft fur and would purr as loud as possible while sitting in my lap. She had extremely sharp claws and had a habit of digging them into my leg whenever she was happy. She was queen of the cats. For Midnight, everything had to be done her way. She was very independent, but she also loved being with us. She loved to take over our chairs. The computer chair in the living room was one of her favorites and she would frequently sleep there while we were watching TV. Ocassionally she'd wake up and start yapping her head off, about who knows what. Dad and I always said she was telling us about her dreams. It really did sound like that. She hated having her picture taken. While Dawn is very photogenic and doesn't care how many pictures I take of her, Midnight ran at the sight of the camera. Had to catch her unawares to get a nice picture of something other than her behind going away from me. I hate talking about her in the past tense. It doesn't feel right. I miss her so much.
Whoo... making it just in time before Sunday is over. 'Cause you know I have to do Seven on Sunday for Rae. This week it's my favorites bands:
1. The Beatles
2. Dave Matthews Band
5. The Who
6. Pink Floyd
7. Fleetwood Mac
There we go. Rae should be happy. ;o)
Had a very boring day. Spent the whole time finishing PHP stuff for Much Ado and Flights of Angel. All done and uploaded. Yippee! Quite happy about that.
Can't remember if I mentioned this before, but Kristina is now helping me run Flights of Angel. Because she seriously rocks. Don't know what I'd do without her. So, thank you for everything, chica.
X-Files was so depressing tonight. *Note - if you haven't seen the ep and don't want to be spoiled, skip to the next paragraph.* I was looking forward to a nice, fun episode (even though the promos were all doom-y) with the Lone Gunmen, but the promos ended up being right. Yup, they went ahead and killed the Lone Gunmen. All three of them. So depressing. I love those guys. But overall, it was a fairly good episode. Loved seeing Jimmy again. Did anyone else watch the Lone Gunmen show and enjoy it? Or was I the only one? Just wondering if anyone else is out there. Hmmm.
Alrighties... time to stop rambling and veg some more. Too tired from sitting in front of the computer all day to do anymore work. Toodles.
I am quite ecstatic right now, as I just found out this morning that Baz Luhrmann's production of "La Bohème" is coming to San Francisco for it's only US preview before heading to Broadway. Yay! Must get tickets as soon as I can. There's NO way I'm missing that. Seriously. It's Baz and Puccini. How can that not be amazing? Woot woot! (Yes, I am literally jumping up and down with happiness).
La la la. What else? Was going to tell the goggle story, but Rae beat me to it. *Pout pout* C'est la vie.
Need to get tickets for the Shakespeare Festival soon. Really hoping Tu Lan can go. If she can't, I'll have to try to find someone else to drag with me 'cause Mom doesn't want to go this year. The problem is that it's kind of expensive. Paying for tickets to 3 or 4 plays, plus hotel and food adds up to a bit. And no one else is as obsessive about going as I am.
Can't remember sharing this before, so I'll do it now. The adorable puppy to the left is Shasta, Bryan and Eileen's new dog. Yes, she is a pitbull. But a total sweetie and very cute. Bryan's been bringing her over quite a bit and I think Mom has become very attached to her. I love her, but am, and will remain forever, a cat person. Dad is the same. I think Mom is a bit more of a dog person because she's never really been big on the cats. She doesn't mind them, but she doesn't adore them like Dad and I do. Bryan is most definitely a dog person. No doubt about that.
Alright... before I run off to do some real work, the Friday Five:
1. What's your favorite TV show and why? Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Did anyone think I would answer differently? And why? Well, duh. It's witty, it's intelligent, it's entertaining, it's action-packed, it's poignant, it's heartwrenching, it's hilarious. The actors are all amazing, the writers are some of the best in the business. You just can't get any better than BtVS.
2. Who is your favorite television star? Oh lord. That's kind of tough. I love a lot of actors, but if I had to pick favorites, I guess I'd say Alexis Denisof and Gillian Anderson. David Duchovny as well, if he was still on The X-Files regularly.
3. What was your favorite TV show as a child? How young are we talking? I can't remember watching a lot of TV when I was young, but I always adored Sesame Street and The Muppet Show.
4. What show do you think should have been cancelled by now? X-Files. Well, not canceled, but it should have ended gracefully two years ago. Ah well. Can't have everything, can we?
5. What new show do you hope escapes the axe this season? I think 24 is the only one of the new shows I watch that hasn't been renewed. Though I heard it's close to be renewed, so yay for that!
Well, I spent the majority of today on the computer. Quite sad. Working on converting Much Ado to PHP (and after that, Flights of Angel) and it's taking forever. Have to change all the subpages to work with it. But I keep telling myself that after this, I'll never have to fiddle with the subpages to change the layout or menu. So yay for that. Will all be worth it. Right now it's just taking ages.
La la la. Watching random things on TV... E! has what I assume is a rerun of Last Call with Carson Daly. Conan O'Brien is on and it's quite funny. Cute story about a college age Conan picking up Bill Cosby in a station wagon. Hehehe. Hope Rae has seen it. LOL. Carson just gave Conan a small guitar... very cute... Conan is threatening to wear a Hawaiian shirt and play it like a ukulele.
Started fiddling with a new layout for this blog last night. Yup, I'm a dork. Not planning to use it for a while though 'cause I'm still very attached to Olivia. But there's something in waiting. Unless I think of something even better and use that instead. Wouldn't put it past me. I'm weird that way.
Getting sleepy, so I shall sign off with the Seven on Sunday. My 7 favorite books. And may I say, that was incredibly hard. I had to eliminate books I adore just to get it down to 7. Not fair. So, in no particular order, except for the first one:
1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
2. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
4. Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
5. A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L'Engle
6. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
7. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Loads of honorable mentions, including: Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Tales of the City series by Armistead Maupin, everything else by Madeleine L'Engle, A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute, Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Bridget Jones's Diary and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding, The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, The Stand by Stephen King, and The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. Did I mention that I love books?
I think I should just convert this to a place where I post caps of hot guys all day long. Wouldn't that be fun? Alright, I'm kidding... I wouldn't do that. Already have Clandestine. But for today, at least, I must share Brad Pitt in "Seven." Sigh sigh. Love that movie, and him in it.
There we go. Much better.
Soooo... work is back to being a sauna. Really not fun. They keep coming out to fix the thermostat, then it breaks or goes wonky or something, and it's steaming. So crappy. Eric and I were dying today. It's practically impossible to shelve in the adult and children's stacks because they're so stuffy and humid. However, we did have a meeting today with the library supervisor... he finally came by to meet with the staff and we all complained about it. So hopefully something will be done. Though I'm not getting my hopes up because he didn't seem like an action-taking kind of person. Sigh sigh.
Started surfing random X-Files sites the other night. Have been watching old conspiracy episodes for the past couple months because of the finale coming up in May. Love that show. But it also depresses me to see how much it has changed. Take the last new episode for instance ("Improbable" - which was written and directed by Chris Carter). It wasn't as bad as some of the others, but it wasn't even close to what the show used to be. At least it had some humor though. Burt Reynolds was quite entertaining. The show has seriously been lacking in that since Mulder left. Anyways, it just seems like they have no idea where the show is going these days. They've lost control of the story and even the non-conspiracy episodes seem to have a poor sense of direction. Ah well. At least I have the old episodes. Love the show in that respect. Can't wait for the Lone Gunmen episode this month... I enjoyed the Lone Gunmen show and was quite disappointed it was canceled. But now I get Jimmy back. So yay for that. And David is coming back. Thank goodness for that.
Alrighties... must go do some actual work and stop rambling about The X-Files. Later later.
I am so comletely bored. Really have nothing productive to say, other than to state that Hugh Jackman is quite a hottie.
Watched Swordfish tonight. Not a bad movie. Not a great one either, but it was entertaining. Useless enough way to spend my evening, right?
I just can't seem to find enough time for all my sites lately. Have seriously been considering giving a couple fanlistings away. Hmm hmm. But I love them all. Definitely keeping any Buffy/Angel related ones. And Funny Guy too. 'Cause I love Jon too much. I adore Muppet Love, but it's getting to be a bit of work. And Best of What's Around too. Really would like to keep Dream a Little Dream, but I just don't know. So, any takers? E-mail me if you're interested and we'll see what happens. I'm not promising to give them up... just want to see what type of response I get.
I think the past week drained all enthusiasm from me. I literally can't think of anything to blog about. Quite pathetic. Was just so tiring working so many hours. Not used to it, I guess.
Alright, before I truly bore everyone to death, I'm just going to go and leave you with Seven on Sunday 'cause I can't think of anything else. My seven favorite movies:
1. Casablanca
2. Gone With the Wind
3. Star Wars Trilogy
4. Moulin Rouge
5. The Matrix
6. Shakespeare in Love
7. It Happened One Night
Rae says I'm cheating with the Star Wars Trilogy, but oh well. I love those movies all together. They work as a set. Honorable mentions go to Breakfast at Tiffany's, Dark City, L.A. Confidential, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Dogma, Labyrinth, A Fish Called Wanda, and Schindler's List.
And now, I'm off to attempt to be productive, but will probably end up vegging. Yay me!


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You probably know, texting or using your phone while driving is dangerous, but using hands-free devices is also risky when you're behind the wheel.
Driving fatalities experienced an increase in the first six months of 2016 when compared to the previous year, and safety experts attributed much of the increase to distracted driving.
Las Vegas auto lawyers at Greenman, Goldberg, Raby and Martinez explain more about the dangers of hands-free devices:
Nevada's law governing hand-held devices
Many drivers are guilty of talking on the phone, checking a website, or texting while behind the wheel. That's why Nevada and other states have made it illegal to use hand-held devices while driving. If you want to legally use your phone while driving in these states, you'll need to use hands-free headsets or Bluetooth technology.
It's easy to make the mistake of thinking if your hands are on the wheel and not on your phone, you're driving safely. However, distracted driving occurs even while using hands-free technology.
Why hands-free is dangerous
Cognitive distraction. Even though your hands are on the wheel, your mind is partially on the conversation you're having or the task you're trying to perform. You have suppressed activity in the areas of the brain you need to drive safely.
A decreased reaction time. Your ability to react quickly to events on the road is decreased even when you're using hands-free technology. If you need to swerve to avoid a hazard or stop quickly to avoid a car or pedestrian in front of you, you may not be able to do so if your reaction time is decreased.
A false sense of security. If you're using a hands-free device, you're more likely to think you're driving safer than if your hands were on your phone. Studies show the risk is about the same whether you're handling your device or using hands-free.
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Physical literacy is foundational to health and development in early childhood
Dr. John Cairney
In a previous blog I discussed the importance of physical literacy in helping to acquire the building blocks of movement at a young age. In this entry, I discuss why we are increasingly coming to realize that physical literacy is not just essential for healthy active living, but that it is actually foundational to overall health and development.
As parents, we want our children to be healthy, to do well in school, to be liked by their peers, etc. It is reasonable to ask then, is physical literacy only about lifelong participation in physical activity? The answer is no, in part because of the growing body of evidence that physical activity itself is positively associated with a wide array of physical, mental and social outcomes including academic performance. Simply put, the more physically active your child is, the better he/she will do in school, and the healthier he/she will be. On this basis alone, if physical literacy is necessary for lifelong physical activity, then it is also essential for the health and well-being of your child. While this is true for all children, youth and adults, there are other connections we can make, specific to key developmental periods.
The early years, which we typically define as the period from birth to six years of age, is a critical period of child development, owing to the rapid changes in growth and development, both physically and in relation to brain development, that occur during this period. With regard to this period, I have argued physical literacy is not just about the development of fundamental motor skills, confidence, competence and enjoyment of movement, the development of physical literacy is inextricably linked to other aspects of development including cognitive or brain development. These connections are rooted in our understanding of the linkages between areas of the brain that are associated with both movement or motor control (which is linked to a part of the brain called the cerebellum) and what neuroscientists and psychologists call executive functioning (which is another part of the brain called the pre-frontal cortex). Executive function refers to mental abilities that are essential for learning, and for us to think and act in a complex world. In other words, there are direct connections between movement (motor skill) and the development of language, thinking and reasoning.
During early childhood, when a child practices a motor skill, they are building and strengthening neural connections that prepare them for lifelong learning and well-being. When you also consider the emotional, behavioural and social dimensions of physical literacy – competence, confidence and fun (which lead to positive things like increased self-esteem) physical literacy is also connected to positive social and emotional development as well.
So, why isn't physical literacy a core part of all early childhood programs? I think part of the reason is that the connections between physical literacy, physical activity and brain development are not widely known outside of research. As parents, we should be insisting that our children have structured and unstructured opportunities to develop physical literacy. Much like we recognize that literacy (language and reading) and numeracy (mathematics) are core components of education that will prepare our children for success now and in the future, we must view physical literacy on the same grounds. After all, movement is essential to our existence. We experience the world not as dis-embodied spirits, but as embodied beings. Ignoring physical literacy is to ignore, with great peril I would add, a core dimension of our humanity.


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It is easier to predict next week's weather than it is to guess the price of cryptocurrencies. While advanced scientific tools are available to accurately assess a storm's possible path, or the specific time thunderstorms would occur, cryptocurrencies belong to a world of their own. The volatility of cryptocurrencies is influenced by numerous market forces. Though such forces are seemingly difficult to pin down, one can propose an intelligent guess where a digital currency is going by observing specific market patterns, as well as human and social behaviour. One need not be a genius in finance to get rich via cryptocurrency. An efficient crypto-trading mindset is acquired through experiential trial and error. After all, cryptocurrency is not an exact science. However, the below factors serve as a suitable gauge to determine the rise and fall of a given digital currency.
Public perception
While tweets, whether authentic or fake, can have an influence on the stock market, the same dynamic can be seen in cryptocurrencies. Public perception can have a significant effect on a digital currency's cost. People who believe in a coin's value would highly likely help such a coin maintain or increase its price. The same dynamic applies when people believe that a coin has little worth, as that same coin will either be immediately sold or not bought at all. The process of buying or selling has an impact on a coin's price. For instance, when public perception was rife that Bitcoin's price was to rise, people bought it in droves – consequently causing Bitcoin's value to further increase. When its price did increase and people started selling it, its cost was pegged at 3,000.
Public perception is similarly influenced by the media. Essentially, if mainstream news releases a report on Bitcoin's impending price increase, the surge of investors purchasing Bitcoin would consequently cause its price to shoot up. If mainstream news releases a negative report on Bitcoin, public perception would be just as negative and thus cause its price to fall. The fear elicited due to a potential decrease in Bitcoin's value would compel people to sell their digital coins to avoid losing their hard-earned money.
Government regulation
The price of cryptocurrency is also influenced by government regulation. As cryptocurrency's popularity and rates rose, governments in different parts of the world struggled to make sense of, if not regulate, the industry. The purpose of government's regulation was to collect tax revenues from this emerging market while also protecting its vulnerable investors.
Early this year, China's ban on local cryptocurrency exchanges and ICOs resulted to a plunge in the price of crypto. Similarly, South Korea issued rules that ushered in the beginning of its government's crackdown on local virtual currency exchanges – the result of which saw the price of Bitcoin fall by 18%.
The United States, via its independent agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission, have recently required cryptocurrency exchanges to register with the organization – the effect of which made Bitcoin's price fall to $9,500 (from $11,500) in a mere four days.
Supply and demand
The simple logic of supply and demand is one of the most critical factors that affect cryptocurrency price. This basic economic rule states that if there are few coins to go around, supply is limited. But if demand for it continually increases, its price naturally increases. While major traders exert little influence on cryptocurrencies with a high market capitalization, most traders are said to have the ability to influence a cryptocurrency's cost based on the total estimate they have on a given digital currency's price tendencies.


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Dear Friend of Radio Liberty,
"The battle over the Alabama Ten Commandments monument is not about a monument and not about politics. . . . On this point federal judge Myron Thompson . . . and I are in perfect agreement. This case is about one issue: 'Can the state acknowledge God?' These are the precise words used by Judge Thompson in his closing arguments before the court."
Chief Justice Roy Moore: August 25, 2003 [1]
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;. . . ."
First Amendment, U.S. Constitution [2]
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
Tenth Amendment, U.S. Constitution [3]
"It has long been my opinion, and I have never shrunk from its expression . . . that the germ of dissolution of our federal government is in the Constitution of our Federal Judiciary;. . . .
Master Thoughts of Thomas Jefferson [4]
"Human societies, like human beings, live by faith and die when faith dies. Religion and freedom are indivisible. Without freedom the soul dies."
Whittaker Chambers [5]
"For you now it remains to rival what they have done and, knowing the secret of happiness to be freedom and the secret of freedom a brave heart, not idly to stand aside from the enemy's onset."
Thucydides: Funeral Oration of Pericles [6]
Fifty years ago almost everyone considered the United States a Christian country. The first official document written in North America was the Mayflower Compact; it acknowledged the Pilgrim's reliance on God. Governor Bradford wrote about their struggle and their faith. The first Thanksgiving was held to express the Pilgrim's gratitude to God for His blessing; since then the holiday has reflected the gratitude of the American people for God's bounty. Successive waves of settlers came to America to escape religious persecution and worship God as they saw fit. Harvard University was established to train ministers to preach the Gospel. The Great Awakening of 1740 laid the foundation for the American Revolution. From the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence which proclaims, "all men are created equal, and endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights," to the closing sentence of Article VII of the U.S. Constitution which refers to "the Year of our Lord," Christianity shaped the formation of our country. Fifty-three of the fifty-five men who signed the Declaration of Independence were Christians. Fifty-one of the fifty-five men who wrote the Constitution were Evangelical Christians; two others were Catholic. President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln wrote about America's reliance on God, and every U.S. President has placed his hand on a Bible at his inauguration. The Treaty of Paris, signed in 1783, and the treaty with Russia, signed in 1789, mentioned the "Trinity." Congress enacted the "Northwest Ordinance" in 1789 which proclaimed:
"Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government, the preservation of liberty and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall be forever encouraged in this State." [7]
Some States required public officials to sign an affidavit stating they were Christians, several States had an official Christian religion. [8] Many State Supreme Court decisions were based on the fact that the United States was a Christian nation, and in Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States (1892) the U.S. Supreme Court declared the United States was a Christian nation because:
"This is historically true. From the discovery of this continent to the present hour, there is a single voice making this affirmation. . . . These are not individual sayings, declarations of private persons; they are organic utterances; they speak the voice of the entire people. . . . These, and many other matters which might be noticed, add a volume of unofficial declarations to the mass of organic utterances that this is a Christian nation." [9]
The Continental Congress opened sessions with prayer; the U.S. Senate and Congress open sessions with prayer. IN GOD WE TRUST was placed on American coins in the mid-1800s, and printed on our currency in the 1900s. The Pledge of Allegiance refers to "one nation under God," and the U. S. Supreme Court opens with the statement:
"God save the United States and this Honorable Court." [10]
The Alabama Supreme Court opens with a similar proclamation:
"God save the State and this Honorable Court." [11]
Every U.S. President has mentioned God in his inaugural address, many have declared days of public fasting and prayer, yet Judge Roy Moore was removed from the Alabama Supreme Court because he contends, "The State has the right to acknowledge God." [12]
Why did both the Conservative and Liberal wings of the Establishment-controlled media demonize Judge Moore? Why did Christian spokesmen like J. Sekulow, chief counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice, Richard Land, President of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, and David Limbaugh, who wrote a book about Christian persecution, condemn him? [13]
Judge Moore summarized his position in an article published by The Wall Street Journal on August 25, 2003. The editorial staff of the "conservative" Wall Street Journal vilified Judge Moore the following day. Judge Moore stated:
"The battle over the Alabama Ten Commandments monument is not about a monument and not about politics. . . . On this point federal judge Myron Thompson, who ordered the monument's removal, and I are in perfect agreement. This case is about one issue: 'Can the state acknowledge God?' These are the precise words used by Judge Thompson in his closing arguments before the court. 'Today, I argue for the rule of law, and against any unilateral declaration of a judge to ban the acknowledgement of God in the public sector." [14]
The controlled media didn't tell the American people what happened at the Judicial Inquiry Commission hearing that removed Judge Moore from the Alabama Supreme Court, so I obtained a copy of the transcript, and reproduced part of it below.
Alabama Governor Fob James supported Judge Moore's contention that the Federal government had no right to remove the Ten Commandments monument from the Supreme Court building in Mobile, Alabama. Governor James selected William Pryor as his Attorney General because Pryor promised to defend Judge Moore against the charges brought by the ACLU. When Pryor became Attorney General, he became Judge Moore's attorney, consulted with his defense team, and supported Judge Moore's position until President Bush nominated Pryor for an appointment to the 11th District Court. The Democrats filibustered Pryor's appointment, so he reneged on his promise to Governor James, ignored the fact that he was Judge Moore's attorney, and convened a kangaroo court to remove Judge Moore from the Alabama Supreme Court. During the mock "trial" Pryor asked Judge Moore to read his statement before Judge Myron Thompson's District Court. [15] Judge Moore stated:
"I am upholding my oath. I have nothing to apologize for. I'm upholding the First Amend- ment. I am upholding the Constitution of Alabama, and we were too ashamed to acknowledge God. When we let a federal judge come in and tell us: - call it the 'Rule of Law,' that we can't acknowledge God as the Justice System says we must, as the Constitution says we must, then we have got a problem. I did what I did all the way through, not from what you read in the papers, not from what you imagine about politics or religion or forcing my beliefs on somebody else. I did what I did because I upheld my oath, and that's what I did. So, I have no apologies for it. I would do it again. I didn't say I would defy the court order. I said I wouldn't move the monument, and I didn't move the monument, which you can take that as you will. But, you know, I think you have to have respect for the Court, but I also have respect enough for the Court to tell them when they have no jurisdiction in this matter under the Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, which declares that 'The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.' In other words, the establishment of the Justice System doesn't belong with the federal government in Alabama. One more: But in any event, I respect you guys and ladies - and that's my statement. If you have no question - if you have a question, I will be glad to answer it. . . ."
At that point Attorney General Pryor asked Judge Moore:
Question: And you stand by that testimony -
Answer: Yes, sir.
Question: - Mr. Chief Justice? And - And your understanding is that the federal court ordered - ordered that you could not acknowledge God: isn't that right?
Answer: Yes.
Question: And if you resume your duties as Chief Justice after this proceeding, you will continue to acknowledge God as you have testified that you would today -
Answer: That's right.
Question: - no matter what any other official says?
Answer: Absolutely. Without - let me clarify that. Without an acknowledgment of God, I cannot do my duties. I must acknowledge God. It says so in the Constitution of Alabama. It says so in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. It says so in everything I have read. So -
Question: The only point I am trying to clarify, Mr. Chief Justice, is not why, but only that, in fact, if you do resume your duties as Chief Justice, you will continue to do that without regard to what any other official says; isn't that right?
Answer: Well, I'll do the same thing this Court did with starting of prayer; that's an acknowledgment of God. Now, we did the same say thing that justices do when they place their hand on the Bible and say, "So help me God." It's an acknowledgment of God. The Alabama Supreme Court opens with, "God save the State, and this Honorable Court." It's an acknowledgment of God. In my opinions, which I have written many opinions, acknowledging God is the source - a moral source of our law. I think you must - " [16]
Why can't public officials acknowledge God? American schools opened classes with prayer for 160 years; copies of the Ten Commandments were displayed in classrooms for 180 years. What happened? Why are we forsaking our Christian heritage? Who is behind the effort to convert our Republic into a secular Democracy?
Fifty-three of the fifty-five men who wrote the Constitution were Christians; they wanted States and local communities to promote Christianity, not the Federal government, so they enacted the First Amendment which states:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;. . . ." [17]
The First Amendment restricted Federal officials, not State officials. Since the Founding Fathers feared some future tyrant would distort the meaning of the First Amendment, they added the Tenth Amendment which states:
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." [18]
Thomas Jefferson feared centralization of power because he knew that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely [everyone]. He wrote:
"It has long been my opinion, and I have never shrunk from its expression . . . that the germ of dissolution of our federal government is in the Constitution of our Federal Judiciary; an irresponsible body (for impeachment is scarcely a scare crow), working like gravity by night and by day, gaining a little today, and a little tomorrow, and advancing its noiseless step like a thief, over the field of jurisdiction, until all shall be usurped from the States, and the government of all be consolidated into one. To this I am opposed; because, when all government, domestic and foreign, in little as in great things, shall be drawn to Washington as the centre of all power, it will render powerless the checks of one government on another, and will become as venal and oppressive as the government from which we separated. . . ." [19]
Who is behind the current effort to centralize power in Washington D.C., and destroy our Christian heritage? The problem began in 1933 when Franklin Delano Roosevelt became president. FDR believed the nation needed a strong leader, so he endorsed the National Recovery Act (NRA) which allowed Federal officials to regulate agriculture, industry, and private property. Benito Mussolini introduced similar legislation in Italy several years earlier. Congress enacted the NRA, but the U.S. Supreme Court declared the Act unconstitutional, and blocked implementation. President Roosevelt was furious. He attacked the "the nine old men" on the Supreme Court, and announced he was going to "pack the Court" with new Justices who supported his agenda. A wave of indignation swept the country because the American people realized President Roosevelt was jeopardizing our system of "checks and balances." Public outrage forced President Roosevelt to abandon his plan to pack the Court, but he didn't abandon his plan to control it. [20] FDR was a 32nd degree Mason. During the years that followed he replaced Justices who retired with Lodge members willing to reinterpret the Constitution, and undermine Christianity. President Roosevelt appointed Hugo Black, Stanley Reed, William O. Douglas, James Byrnes, and Robert Jackson to the Supreme Court. By 1941 Masons held a 5 to 4 majority. FDR appointed Wiley Rutledge in 1943, and Harold Burton in 1945. Vice-President Harry Truman was a 33rd degree Mason. When he became president in 1945, he appointed Fred Vinson, Tom Clark, and Sherman Minton to the Court. [21] President Eisenhower owed his rapid advancement in the military to FDR, George Catlett Marshall, and other Masons, so "Ike" appointed Earl Warren to the Court in 1953, and Potter Stewart in 1958. As a result, the Brotherhood dominated the U.S. Supreme Court from 1941 to 1971 with majorities ranging from 5 to 4 (1941-1946, 1969-1971) to 8 to 1 (1949-1956). During those years the Brotherhood "gutted" the Constitution, centralized power in Washington, D.C., and removed God and prayer from public schools. Why? Because the Lodge worships a different god. Paul Fisher's book, Behind the Lodge Door, describes what happened:
"Indeed, between 1941-1971 the Supreme Court was dominated by Masons in ratios ranging from 5 to 4 (1941-1946; 1969-1971) to 8 to 1 (1949-1956). During that 30-year period, the Court erected "a wall" separating things religious from things secular. It was an epoch when prayer and Bible reading were deracinated from public education and when decision after decision succeeded in prohibiting any State financial assistance to religious schools."
"Despite the facade of prominent national personalities who are boasted of by the Craft, as well as parades, circuses and hospitals, Masons have succeeded in having their religion dominate American society." [22]
Many people were disturbed by the Court's decisions. The Conference of State Chief Justices met in August 1958, and adopted a Resolution which asked the U.S. Supreme Court to "exercise judicial restraint." The vote was thirty-six to eight. The Resolution declared:
"It has long been an American boast that we have a government of laws and not of men. We believe that any study of recent decisions of the Supreme Court will raise at least considerable doubt as to the validity of that boast." [23]
Thurgood Marshall was the last acknowledged Mason to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, but every current Justice who has voted to undermine our Constitution was appointed by a Masonic president, by a president associated with Masonry, or a member of a similar esoteric organization.
Most people don't understand Masonry. Indeed, most Masons don't understand their Craft. Albert Pike discussed how they deceive recruits on page 104 of his book, Morals and Dogma. [24]
"Masonry, like all the Religions, all the Mysteries, Hermeticism and Alchemy, conceals its secrets from all except the Adepts and Sages, or the Elect, and uses false explanations and misinterpretations of its symbols to mislead those who deserve only to be misled; to conceal the Truth, which it calls Light, from them, and to draw them away from it. Truth is not for those who are unworthy or unable to receive it, or would pervert it.
Albert Pike wrote on page 819:
"The Blue Degrees are but the outer court or portico of the Temple. Part of the symbols are displayed there to the Initiate, but he is intentionally misled by false interpretations. It is not intended that he shall understand them; but it is intended that he shall imagine he understands them. Their true explication is reserved for the Adepts, the Princes of Masonry."
Their goal, as stated on page 842, is to:
". . . make them the masters of all inferior things and of all errant spirits; that is to say, will make them the Arbiters and Kings of the World."
The Brotherhood has undermined the U.S. Constitution, centralized power in Washington, D.C., and destroyed the Christian foundation of our nation. They seek the Novo Ordo Seclorum, a secular world, inscribed on the back of the dollar bill. Whittaker Chambers understood the relationship between religion and freedom. He wrote:
"Human societies, like human beings, live by faith and die when faith dies. Religion and freedom are indivisible. Without freedom, the soul dies." [25]
Men have fought for liberty since the dawn of civilization, but usually replaced one tyrant with another. The American Revolution was different. The U.S. Constitution provided unparalleled freedom for over 150 years; it failed when Adepts seized control over our Supreme Court, and the public forgot that freedom comes from God. Our enemies plan to use religion to enslave us. They've infiltrated our seminaries, and distorted the nature of God. Over 350,000 Protestant leaders and church leaders have attended seminars on the "purpose driven church." Dr. Robert Klenck's new video, Diaprax and the Church, exposes the occult nature of the movement. If you purchase a copy, you are allowed to make and pass out copies to others. Radio Liberty offers another new video, Megiddo: The March to Armageddon. It features Dave Hunt, William Still, Caryl Matrisciana, and David Bay. The video exposes the occult organizations we have talked about, and gives an excellent historical progression toward the new world order. I believe Meggido is the best video available on the subject. Both productions can be purchased through our 800-544-8927 number.
Thanks to the efforts of our listeners, new people are listening to Radio Liberty broadcasts every day. Please continue circulating our newsletter, telling others about our programs, and directing them to our web site, www.radioliberty.com.
Men and women have faced similar situations in the past. When Athens was about to be attacked 2400 years ago, a leader addressed the populace. Thucydides described his plea. When you read "Athens," think "America":
"Fix your eyes on the greatness of Athens as you have it before you day by day, fall in love with her, and when you feel her great, remember that this greatness was won by men with courage, with knowledge of their duty, and with a sense of honor in action. . . . So they gave their bodies to the commonwealth and received, each for his own memory, praise that will never die, and with it the grandest of all sepulchers, not that in which their mortal bones are laid, but a home in the minds of men, where their glory remains fresh to stir to speech or action as the occasion comes by. For the whole earth is the sepulcher of famous men; and their story is not graven only on stone over their native earth, but lives on far away, without visible symbol, woven into the stuff of other men's lives. For you now it remains to rival what they have done and, knowing the secret of happiness to be freedom and the secret of freedom a brave heart, not idly to stand aside from the enemy's onset." [26]
Judge Roy Moore is a brave man, but I fear he doesn't understand the "dark, spiritual forces" aligned against him. Some Christian and conservative leaders understand what is happening, but refuse to address the subject because they fear they will be criticized, and lose support. We must identify and expose our enemy; he is the Prince of this World, and his supporters are found in secret and esoteric organizations. To succeed, we must put on the whole armor of God so we can stand against the wiles of the Devil and, above all, to stand.
Thank you for your faithful support, and your prayers.
Yours in Christ,
Stanley Monteith
1. Roy Moore, "Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore," The Wall Street Journal, August 25, 2003, p. A10.
2. The First Amendment, U.S. Constitution.
3. The Tenth Amendment, U.S. Constitution.
4. Thomas Jefferson, Master Thoughts of Thomas Jefferson, published by the Bar of the State of New York, 1907, p. 139.
5. Whittaker Chambers, Straight Talk, March 9, 2000, p.1.
6. Thucydides, "Funeral Oration of Pericles," Familiar Quotations, Little, Brown & Co, Boston, 1980, p. 81.
7. David Barton, Original Intent, WallBuilder Press, Aledo TX, 1997, p. 42.
8. Ibid., pp. 49-74.
9. Ibid., pp. 50-51.
10. Personal communication with Colonel Ron Ray.
11. www.visionforumministries.org/sections/hotcon/ht/interposition/2003-11-18_ transc....
12. William Federer, American Quotations CD, available from Radio Liberty.
13. Julia Duin, "Ruling divides evangelical Christians," The Washington Times, August 27, 2003, p. A1.
14. Roy Moore, op. cit.
15. Dick Bott and Doug Phillips, The Complete Story: Court Trial of Judge Roy Moore, November 14, 2003 audio tape. Available from Bott Radio Network, 10550 Barkley, Suite 108, Overland Park, KS, 66212.
16. www.visionforumministries.org, op. cit.
17. First Amendment, op. cit.
18. Tenth Amendment, op. cit.
19. Thomas Jefferson, op. cit.
20. Rosalie M. Gordon, Nine Men Against America, Devin-Adair, New York, 1960, pp. 9-25.
21. www.bessel.org/sctfmy.htm
22. Paul Fisher, Behind The Lodge Door, 1988, 1994, Tan Books, Rockford, IL, p. 244.
23. Rosalie M. Gordon, op. cit., p. 146.
24. Albert Pike, Morals and Dogma of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, 1872.
25. Whittaker Chambers, op. cit.
26. Thucydides, op. cit.


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In the annals of manly pursuits, herb gardening must occupy a spot between gin rummy and the mysteries of Agatha Christie. I happen to like both of those things, which is only to say that the main reason I haven't yet mentioned my herb garden is that it resides in a different plot from my vegetables. It's a small trapezoidal patch at the top of the driveway, outside the kitchen window, and it doubles as an active cruising ground for gray squirrels, mourning doves, grackles, and the odd hairy woodpecker or nuthatch.
A month ago at the St. Paul Farmers' Market, I gathered as many $2 and $3 herb pots as I could fit in a pair of baskets. There was dill, tarragon, oregano, basil, mint, cilantro, and a plant or two I have now forgotten and which I'll have to identify by scent or taste. I've also transplanted my daughter's Passover parsley, which she grew from seed in nursery school, and a few Czech pepper plants that I started myself. It's a modest assemblage, but I'm investing it with bigger ambitions: helping me to break my addiction to salt. (Fortunately, there is not a salt mine situated at the farmers' market.)
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Gardening Resources
The New York Times offers a list of resources for people who are pointing their green thumbs outdoors and tending their gardens.
I can't explain why I chose to segregate the herbs from the vegetables—as if I were separating the boys from the men. In fact, it occurred to me that I didn't know the botanical difference between an herb and a vegetable. Apparently, my confusion has deep roots in American kitchen gardening.
"For the first immigrants– the colonists–who came here in the 17th century, every plant around them was an herb," says John Forti, the curator of historic landscapes at Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. "The term vegetable didn't even come into common use until the 18th century."
To the colonists, an herb was any useful plant, be it for food, medicine, textiles, construction materials, or tools. Within a century, they'd shipped more than 170 so-called "herb" seeds to the New World. Lavender, Mr. Forti says, could be worn as a perfume or spread into drawers to repel bedbugs. Hyssop functioned as an expectorate; spinach, eaten in enough volume, doubled as a laxative.
"A lot of the early writing would say, 'Let your food be your medicine and let your medicine be your food,'" Mr. Forti says. "That predates the colonial era and it's repeated over and over. One line from the colonial era is that 'The cook is half a physician.'
Most Americans stuck to this kind of peasant diet—and its underlying philosophy–well into the modern era. It's only "the language keeps changing," Mr. Forti notes. "In the 19th century, people say, 'It's better to pay the grocer than the doctor.' By World War II, they're saying, 'Grow vitamins out your back door.'"
More recent vegetable arrivals, such as the tomato, were also valued for their medicinal properties. (Tomatoes were thought to shed intestinal worms and aid in digestion.) The pharmaceutical industry quickly concocted tomato pills, Mr. Forti says, which in some places overtook the tomato itself in popularity. This situation led to the comic spectacle of a grandstander planting himself on the town hall steps of Salem, Mass., and gobbling an entire bushel of tomatoes to prove their edibility.
Mr. Forti emphasizes that such unpleasant measures are not necessary for the contemporary gardener to take advantage of her greenery. In fact, he hearkens back to the older definition of the herb as a functional plant–"Half or the things that people were eating historically," he says "we think of as weeds today"—and looks at his own home gardens opportunistically. Mr. Forti's plantings cover almost an acre, and surround his saltbox house above the Piscataqua River. (He admits that he bought the place, in large part, because of a handsome old hydrangea in the yard.) "Make a cordial, make a tea, make a salad," he says. "Every plant is useful if even just for aesthetic purposes. If it's beautiful, that's useful."


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The London Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) started its second year with the clear objective of consolidating all the experiences and advice acquired during its inaugural year. The main objective, though, will be to continue providing the services requested by its members such as presentations, seminars, and social events. For all this to take place, the committee is again engaged in finding additional sponsorship and top professionals to conduct the events. We will also continue to extend the ELP to as many technical disciplines as possible and to target nonengineers as well. Initial conversation took place last year with the objective of starting joint activities with some other professional societies in London and to continue targeting young professionals in the London area.
Another critical point that will be pursued and implemented this new year is the concept of champions (encouraged by 2005 SPE President Giovanni Paccaloni) in some of the universities in London. Young professionals in the ELP should commit to transfer their knowledge and experiences to students and new graduates. Aspects of knowledge and experience that can be shared include how to "pass" assessment centers, life abroad, what it is like to be on site, how we have benefited from SPE, the importance of creating a diverse network (multidisciplinary and multicultural), how to write an SPE paper, and the experience of presenting at large conferences. These events will potentially be included within the student chapter's program, and the ELP will aim to include a couple of sessions per academic year with a format tailored to students' needs. This ties in well with one of our missions: To retain talented individuals within the industry and attract new ones.
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Special to South Florida Times
MIAMI — It is said that you can never know where you're going until you know how far you've come. Just ask Harry Belafonte. Singer, actor, producer, United Nations Children's Fund Goodwill Ambassador and outspoken activist, he once called President George W. Bush a "tyrant" and a "terrorist."
Belafonte popularized Carib-bean music in the 1950s – mainly calypso – to pave the way for such entertainers as Bob Marley to bring their socially conscious music to the world. His musical influences endure today with rapper Pitbull's hit song Shake Senora, which pays homage to Belafonte's song Jump in the Line.
In Belafonte's memoir, My Song (currently on bookshelves), he gives a detailed account of his 84 years, from his mother Millie's humble beginnings as a Jamaican immigrant to his current charitable works. The 443-page memoir brought Mr. Belafonte to Miami Dade College's Miami Book Fair International Nov. 15. Before the event he chatted with South Florida Times about his book and his views.
How long did it take you to write your memoir?
The physical writing of the book itself took two years and the research took a lifetime. I made a documentary film on HBO, called Sing Your Song. I decided that I can tell the story in more detail as a memoir. So, I used the film as a teaser to awaken people's appetites to the subject matter.
In your memoir, you discuss a lot of people who were connected to the mob, as well as secret meetings. Do you fear any backlash?
(Laughs heartily) No. I fear no backlash. I fear no reprisals, except from those who differ with me politically. Sometimes, with some of those people, I wish it was the Mafia. They would be more humane.
You worked with Dr. Martin Luther King during the Civil Rights Movement. Did you attend the unveiling of his memorial?
I didn't go to the ceremony, because I didn't like the companies that made our lives hell. (Some of the sponsors of the memorial are General Motors, Proctor & Gamble, Disney, Ford, Coca Cola, GE, JP Morgan & Chase, Exxon Mobil, and McDonald's). During the time that Dr. King lived, they had segregation, blacklists, and fought the labor workers. Now they're sitting there with their names stamped on everything in the great memory of this great American, whom they tried to destroy. But, it is a monument in our country. So, I have every intent of taking my grandchildren and I'll explain it to them.
After fighting so hard for blacks to have the right to vote, does it irk you that so many young blacks still don't vote?
It irks me that blacks and whites don't vote. Blacks, especially, should first understand what an important gift they have and treat it in a more dignified and strategic way.
We have not been able to select the leaders to represent us by more than just their color. Because we have a lot of black people in the Congressional Black Caucus and most of them are ground down doing nothing. I've been around on Wall Street, with these young people, making the kind of noise they should be making as we did in the days of the (Civil Rights) Movement. None of these leaders have stepped into the forefront to try to stimulate this current economic revolution. And, that is a clear example of how they have failed.
Do you think young African-Americans of to-day are open to learning?
I don't think access to education and the learning process has been made easily accessible to people who live the state of upheaval that black people
experience. If you have schools that are shutting down, teachers that are being dismissed, and programs that are being cut out, education doesn't become a very attractive place to reside. How do you expect kids to learn in that environment?
Do you think racism still exists today?
Um, yes. Haven't you noticed? Racism has been here since the Pilgrim Fathers hit this continent and it has never gone away. The nation as a whole refuses to recognize that it exists and refuses to debate it honorably. It's not addressed in our schools, histories, or curriculum. It's not being discussed in forums where methodology can be used to end the practice of racism.
How do you feel about Immigration Reform today?
We are desperately in need of it. We are a land of immigrants, literally, the mosaic that makes this place work. Our richness as a nation comes from the fact that we have such diversity. Without it who would we be? Probably a continent filled with joyous Native Americans that have never heard of a white man.
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Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology (MITT) is the only provincial institution with a unique hybrid mandate to offer senior years technical education while simultaneously offering post-secondary certificates and diplomas to a range of learners.
Architecture49 was the prime consultant for MITT's Multi-Campus Site Master Plan which included a space inventory assessment of over 155,000 sq. ft. on four campuses, functional program assessment, overview of existing buildings and facilities, future space projection requirements (completed by Educational Consulting Services), strategic visioning and phasing implementation, and a master plan report complete with comprehensive analysis and graphic renderings. The report will serve as a guideline for future developments.


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The last time I went out of state I found myself in the wonderful city of Philadelphia. I went in winter so the weather was great and the snow was falling while I was there making it a really amazing sight to see and be a part of. My wife and I flew out there to visit some family for the Christmas season it was really a wonderful time for all of us. We never get to see all of the family except for when we come up to visit them for the holidays so we are always sure to have a good time when we see them. We helped out the family with all the cooking for the big dinner that we had planned. We had a big spread with all the trimmings and then some! We turned on the football games and enjoyed some holiday traditions that are always fun. Philadelphia is a very unique city with a lot to offer and many great attractions to keep you and your loved ones entertained. We make it a priority to see one new attraction every time that we go to Philly and last time we saw an Eagles game live. It was a great experience because they have an amazing team that always does a great job on the field so it was a blast to get to enjoy that in person.
While visiting the lovely city of Philadelphia if you need a rental car I recommend that you get one through Budget. It is a great company that has unbeatable rates and award winning customer service. You will have a wide variety of choices when it come to what type of car you wish to rent. I recommend Budget for a variety of reasons. You will feel like you are cared about and your safety is their priority when you do business with them. I recommend that you do all that you can in order to do business with them. Every time I go to book a rental car I look no further than Budget and I this for several reasons. They are a reliable company with many great awards for doing all that they can to make their customer happy.
Nestled near the Pennsylvania and New Jersey boarder, Philadelphia has a lot of history behind it. Being on a major water way has helped the city grow into what it is today and you will not be disappointed when you find out just how amazing the site is and how many great people there are as well. Commerce sprang out from being nestled on the water from it's inception and helped trade move westward from the east coast making Philadelphia a major power house in the industrial revolution. So visit some of the historic ware houses and machine shops that are there to pay homage to the past and help educate us for the future. Philly is a really great city that has some deep roots and you won't want to miss out on what it has to teach us all.
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text: Launched in fall 2014, Britt Sisseck is a women's ready-to-wear collection, specialised in women's high end shirts and blouses, that finds confidence in contrasts of masculine and feminine, strength and softness, structure and fluidity, classic and modern. Each piece proposes a fresh balance of opposing elements, while embodying a signature sensuality and ease. Britt Sisseck does not conform to particular seasons and each blouse is designed for timeless relevance.


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The "About Fedora" menu item in the Desktop menu in GNOME appears to have no
translations, neither for the title nor for its description/tooltip.
The result is a prominent untranslated menu item in what may be an otherwise
more or less perfectly translated environment.
The title and description in the corresponding about-fedora desktop file should
be marked for translation, and efforts should be made so that Fedora translators
can translate it.
I bet this one was missed because it came in via an unusual vector.
What package is About Fedora supplied by again? It should be translated with
the GNOME strings.
I _don't_ think this is relevant to the release notes, but it quite possibly is
a package that is or should be owned by the Documentation Project.
Paul is Cc:'d as the person most likely to understand what and where.
Paul - do we need a new module in /cvs/docs?
Sorry, I forgot that we had resolved the where issue recently.
This does live in the release-notes module. We are planning on making that a
stand-alone package and _not_ part of the fedora-release package.
However, this raises a big issue. Currently, the Documentation Project is not
integrated with the Translation Project. While the rest of the strings in the
entire distro are available for translation using the normal Translation Project
tools and processes, the fedora-release module is _not_. This means our list of
potential translators is reduced from >1000 on fedora-trans-list to <20 on
For the FC5 release we failed to get our one important module (release-notes)
into the translation toolchain. We have to set a goal of ensuring that this
module is translated with the rest of the distro strings *no matter what it takes*.
The file(s) involved are now in a separate package.
Blocking the relnotes tracker bug.
The file was translated as of FC6, although we'd always welcome more coverage.
This is contained in the "about-fedora" module in the Translation system.


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Sunday Roast
Join us every Sunday from midday when we will be delighting you with a range of mouth-watering roasts including 21 Day aged West country roast beef, Lemon and thyme half roasted chicken, Red pepper, lentil and carrot nut roast and Slow roasted pork loin - there's no better way to wrap up your weekend
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Studying in London but don't want to blow the budget on a night out? We've got just the thing!
We welcome the fantastic student community in Colindale and beyond to invite you to join us every Monday night for some mouth-watering food and a well earned drink! Fosters / Kronenbourg / glass of house white wine (175ml) plus The 'Beaufort' Burger with cheese, ale onions, shredded lettuce, ketchup, mayo, pickles and fries for only £15!


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|The 2013 Djibouti Egyptian Vulture Team
Our team included: Ahmed Hamadou (seated), (standing left to right) Houssein Rayaleh, Mike McGrady, Eleyeh Abdillahi and Ali Darrar. Ahmed is a local Afar and served as our guide. Hossein is the director of Djibouti Nature, a wildlife conservation NGO. Mike is an avian ecologist with International Avian Research. Eleyeh is a volunteer and has received training on monitoring Egyptian vultures at a workshop in Ethiopia, supported by European funding and the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds. Ali is a vice principal at a school in Atta, a town about 40 km west of Djibouti city.


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Recycled Miniatures: A Little Something From Next to Nothing
When I was a kid, I didn't necessarily make a lot of miniatures. I appropriated them. I observed that rectangular magnets removed from the refrigerator and turned onto their underside looked like pans of brownies. Domed pencil sharpeners could make a passable pet carrier. The pegs from a Lite Brite set could masquerade as bottled beverages and (inspired by Stuart Little) be referred to as 'sarsaparilla'.
Onward to adulthood and more appropriate pastimes. But then...
About the time I graduated from college, I discovered a book called Making Dolls' House Furniture by Patricia King. Here was a woman making dollhouse furnishings from random little household objects -- and showing them at shows. I discovered that miniatures were not solely for 1) children or 2) the bourgeois.
Soon after, I made a miniature shelf from a piece of molding from a broken picture frame. I stuck it to the wall above my real-life shelf. I put some items on it and under it. I made the beginnings of a little room there on my shelf.
Images by the author except where otherwise noted
An Upcycled Dollhouse Counter
The old wood jewelry box was given to me by my aunt when I was still a child. It served as a miniature chest of drawers, or bureau. Many years later, I got the idea of placing it backwards and upside-down and turning into a kitchen counter. I painted it to match the kitchen items I had, and glued tiny glass tiles to what is now the top. It fit perfectly into the space I wanted it.
The vase is the top from a trial size bottle of conditioner or other toiletry. The little cake (sold as part of an embellishment kit) is sitting on a piece that broke off of a drum-shaped Christmas ornament. (If you click on the thumbnail, you get a behind-the-scenes look.)
Miniature Tiles
Miniature tiles can be handy for turning things like wooden blocks and jewelry boxes into counters and architectural details.
This looks like the brand I have. They're easy to work with. You can glue them right side up or upside down to create different looks.
Miniature School Furnishings
Mount Rainier Primary -- a very tiny school -- is in a bit of disarray at the moment. But here are a couple of the furnishings. Some of the items, you might guess, are cut from a teaching catalog. The blue plastic on the pocket charts was cut from a slightly crumpled three-ring pencil holder. (You can see it in the background).
Miniature Bed Covering
The covering on this miniature bed may qualify, on two accounts, as a miniature made from recycled items. I made the quilt square, but it wasn't intended as a covering for a dollhouse bed. I was planning on making a quilt. That was a lot of years ago! The quilt didn't happen, but the quilt block found a home.
The floral material was bought. The solid dusty rose fabric, though, was cut from a pair of pants. The pants had tapestry belt buckle loops -- the makings of miniature pillows.
Books on Making Dollhouse Furniture Furniture - By Patricia King
Here is the book that put me back on the path to miniature making (plus two others by the same author). I notice that, while the books about bathroom and kitchen furniture have five star ratings, the general dollhouse furniture book is lower. Hmm...
A couple thoughts: 1) People are apt to like the book better if it's the thing they are actually looking for. The title doesn't necessarily clue you in to what you'll find inside. These aren't furnishings that fit in a modern house. They're mostly Victorian -- and a rather over-the-top Victorian at that! They aren't photo-realistic, but they are realistic enough for people to ooh and aah and be confounded you made it.
If this isn't the era, or look, you're going for, you probably won't actually carry out the step-by-step projects. I didn't -- but I did learn a lot from it. One lesson was to look beyond the surface color -- if you stick a lot of unrelated objects together and then paint them, they're more likely to look like they belong together.
Bathroom items aren't so readily available in the dollar store -- so this book may prove inspiring.!
Objects to Make Minis From
Here is a look at some of the things that can be promising for making recycled miniatures. Some are found objects. I have had that too-big cloisonne bracelet for years, and haven't managed to find or fashion anything the right size and shape to make a table. A friend gave me an idea. He is using pourable varnish to make decorative tiles to display pressed flowers. A miniature tabletop could easily be created by pouring.
About some of the other items: Miniaturists generally tell people to save jewelry findings, but they seldom mention pencil sharpener components. Is it because fewer people have them? Pencil sharpeners come in some nifty shapes. The one makes me think of a small kitchen appliance like a bread machine. It would have to be repainted, of course. Unfortunately, it's too big for 1:12 scale, and my nieces don't have Barbies.
I can imagine the other sharpener dome as a fish tank. It sits flush against the wall. (And speaking of 'flush', imagine it painted white...)
A Friend in the Tool Department - Miniature Drill
If you're working with a lot of found objects, your priorities may be different when it comes to tools. But chances are, before too long you'll want some! You'll find charms that would look just lovely in a miniature setting, but that have... well, whatever you call those little loopy things that you hang charms by. You'll want to be able to clip wire.
You'll find things that could be assembled if only you could drill some holes in them. You'll want to make than single crystal earring into a crystal doorknob or turn other bitty earrings into door knockers or drawer pulls.
Making holes has been a challenge, and waylaid some projects. I am not about to get a Dremel tool. I rather fancy this little manual drill.
More Easy to Make Recycled Miniatures
Here are some tutorials for simple minis, using items you very likely do have in a drawer somewhere.
- Hair Roller Dish Rack
My goodness, that hair roller did make a convincing dish rack.
- Chairs
Once upon a time, I made a little occasional table from a champagne stopper. Since I don't drink the stuff, I don't come by the little stoppers often. Too bad, there's a lot than can be done with them.
- Several Household Items from Found Objects
Here are tutorials for several convincing little accessories for a child's dollhouse.
Any Items You Recognize?
Here is a miniaturist to be aware of. Many of the items in the miniature setting are purchased and some are made from scratch. But if you look closely, you tend to find some upcycled or appropriated little objects.
I noticed the little bead creating the vase, and the scrapbook embellishments on the wall. I am curious about the items used to create the chair. That wouldn't be duck tape, would it?
I believe the metal pitcher here is actually a bought piece, but little playing pieces from Monopoly sets and other games can be incorporated into miniature settings.
Among the treasures here, we find a lost earring, a bitty candle... Some items have been repainted.
Common Household Items and What They Become
- Bottle caps become pie pans.
- The white liners inside some lids (Sobo?) become plates.
- Lids from small or sample-sized toiletries become canisters or pots for potted plants.
- Pizza toppers become small tables or (when stacked) shelving units.
- Beads become perfume bottles, ornaments, or vases.
- Caps (from small markers or small glue containers) become cups. Components used in electrical work may serve in this capacity as well.
- Single earrings become drawer pulls, door knockers, or door knobs.
- The center portion of a ballpoint pen becomes a tin/ metal can (which can be used to store miniature pencils or paint brushes).
- Hooks (from hook-and-eye sets) become clothing hooks. They can be attached to strips of balsa.
Storing Tiny Treasures
Bitty found objects don't necessarily take up a lot of space, but they can overrun a place if not organized. I don't have this storage system, but I rather fancy it. You can keep most of the items covered while you work with a few. The cases are rather pretty and can be hung on a hook or stored in plain view on a shelf.
Plus... the right storage makes recyclable tidbits look less like trash and more like the little treasures they are.
Any Little Thoughts to Share?
Bery inspiring maam,I think I am in right place in a right time!!
Awesome, you are a genious & talented. This is inspiring.
This would be a great way to teach kids about repurposing and recycling on the "small scale." Neat!
What great creative fun for children. I can see them seeking out things all over the house and turning them into functional pieces.
Love these ideas. I keep all sorts of tiny things for years and eventually often use them in my artwork.
I love any crafts or creative ventures that repurpose, reimagine, reinvent, renew, or recycle common items. Nice to know we don't have to be constrained by age. If it is fun, enjoyable, or stimulating, I say go for it. Congrats on making the reel! Nicely done.