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This documentary presents the wild life of the Carpathian animals.
Because of their instinct of survival and other mysteries of their life, the wild animals are incredible
Copyright © : Stelian B.
This documentary was filmed in the natural habitat, in the woods.
It is very difficult to see them and more difficult to film, because these herbivores are living in deep
One of the spectacles of the nature is the bellowing concert, an unique concert that can be listened
during the autumn in the Carpathian Mountains of Romania.
We hope that other people too will preserve, protect and respect the nature and the animals.


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I'm driving to a fire, momma.
I hear there's a fire on the mountain, momma.
That's where I'm headed. Bare foot, pressing the gas
to the floor. I've been headed up that way for a while.
Toward the light. The glow. Since I heard
you and daddy whispering how there ain't nothing
out past as far as I can see.
Funny thing, though.
You can see a little better with every little step.
Every play mile. And I'm burning a road out for my own
way up the hill, to the very top, with my eyes and ears.
Have been since you set the signal fires alight
In my heart. In my hands. Mostly in feet.
Ever remember doing that? Right when I was born?
I know I was born in this house. I still see it.
I catch versions of lives mirrored back in the flames
of a bonfire some men joked and drank around
while I struggled free from your belly, momma.
I smelled smoke.
I have ever since. We all have.
That same ground is dark with autumns of brush burnings.
With newspapers and bills. Leaves and tobacco spit.
Old toys. The black mud below is heavy spellbound
and I have a pocket full of it to take with me
over the ridge. The mud's full of light and heat.
I hear there's fire all over the mountain, father. Up
where all the answers are etched in boulders.
Who spends all that time up there carving wisdom
into such stubborn earth?
Some kind of angels?
Do they write with lighting? Is that how the fires started?
And will they wait for me to make it up there?
I want to meet them. I always have. But I'm moving slowly.
I ain't going there to put any fire out, sister.
I'm taking my own. What I've hidden under our bed
these years. What's been long out of control in this heart, unsung.
Waterless. What's warmed our little room on cold nights.
When I add my own to lightning you'll know I made it.
You'll know I'm up and can see over
where we're never supposed to have gone.
Look hard and you'll see me waving back only to you.
You'll hear it happen, too. I promise.
There's fire in the sky, little dead brother in the ground.
But you know that. You've played in air since leaving us.
I've felt you swing by giggling.
Whispering, You're it.
I'm taking you with me, if you'll go.
Pack your airy things, light and sparkly like I glance you
sometimes in the branches, and sit with me.
We have lighting to create, flame to transport,
and fire to seek:
the other side of a dark ridge to discover.
Larry D. Thacker. Johnson City, Tennessee.
Call and Response is a photo-literary exploration devoted to the relationship between photographs and words. Using photographs from the Looking at Appalachia project, writers are encouraged to respond narratively to a single image in 1,000 words or less. We hope to use this platform to expand our community and encourage collaboration between photographers and writers. Learn more about how to submit here.

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Hello Everyone!
Yikes! It has been a long time since I've posted here. This is just going to be just a short catch-up. I had my hip replacement for almost two years ago now. It will be a while yet before I can start belly dancing. I'm still having some balance issues but the doctors are confident that I shall be fully functional in time. My hand has healed up nicely and I'm working on playing my sagat (sagatot?). I'm still in Greece working with the WHO. I have been spending most of my time trying to learn Greek -- and get laughed at a lot but in a friendly way. Most here are pleased to no end that I'm trying and give me a lot of help.
There has been romance in the air for me although Theo and I have to sort a lot of things out before we can think of marriage. I don't want to rush things either -- I really want to feel him out thoroughly before saying "yes" to anything.
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Irish travel software firm signs Brazilian deal
Irish travel software firm Datalex has announced an agreement with Multiplus, a Brazilian loyalty coalition network, to deliver its digital commerce platform in support of the Multiplus loyalty marketplace.
The signing was initially announced at the time of Datalex's full-year results on March 23rd, but the identity of the customer was not released.
Multiplus, which has over 19 million members that can accrue and redeem points from over 300 partner retailers, including airlines affiliated to the oneworld alliance, Booking.com, and Airbnb, will use Datalex's platform to deliver a more synchronised and personalised experience across all channels including online, mobile and call centre.
It will also improve data collection and intelligence.
Commenting on the announcement, Datalex CEO Aidan Brogan described Multiplus as a "major player" in the loyalty space.
"This multi-year, multi-million-dollar deal opens up the global loyalty sector for Datalex. Multiplus's decision to choose Datalex confirms our position as a leader in global digital travel and loyalty commerce."
Last year Datalex, who's clients include airlines such as Aer Lingus, Lufthansa, JetBlue and Virgin Australia, reported a jump in profits of 31pc to $7.1m (€5.7m) as the firm benefited from increased business from airlines around the world.
Revenue at the firm in which billionaire financier Dermot Desmond is a major shareholder, was 15pc higher at $64m (€51.8m). Its adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (ebitda) - Datalex's most important financial metric - was 16pc higher at $14.2m (€11.4m).
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Equipment for the home
As one of the country's leading home healthcare equipment suppliers, Essex Equipment Services offers a wide selection of specialist items to support home mobility and safety.
Requesting items of equipment
If you need equipment, a referral will be made by a health or social care professional who will contact the Equipment Service.
If you need to contact social care to discuss your needs, contact Essex County Council on 0345 603 7630 or visit www.essex.gov.uk
Return equipment
If you need to contact us about returning an item of equipment, please complete our online form to return an item.
Broken equipment
If you need to contact us about broken or damaged equipment, please give us a call on 03330 135 438.
With over 101,000 pieces of home healthcare equipment that have been delivered to customers and installed by our technicians, last year alone we supported over 50,000 customers across Essex, all from our extensive warehousing facility in Witham.
Our assessment technicians can work with you to identify areas in your home where you might need additional support. This can be things like hand rails to help you move around more freely, chair height adjustments, concrete half steps or even more complex assistance requirements such as bath lifts. We'll work with you to identify problematic areas and then work towards solving those. Often; the equipment we carry on board can be fitted there and then while we're completing the assessment. If it can't be, we can organise a return trip or refer you to the appropriate service who will come and install the equipment in your home.
Our range of telecare equipment, including personal alarms and sensors, will give you that extra bit of confidence about living at home independently, ensuring that help can be alerted when you need it, with monitoring equipment linked to your family or neighbours should anything be required.
To find out more
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We'll source the best quality
For robust flavour, spices will be roasted and freshly ground. In addition to best-in-class ingredients, we'll source the best quality, often hard-to-find herbs.
For robust flavour, spices will be roasted and freshly ground. In addition to best-in-class ingredients, we'll source the best quality, often hard-to-find herbs.
And, nothing goes to waste, or loses its freshness. Just open the box, enjoy cooking, then sit around a table with your favourite people – and enjoy.
John Colyer of Hove
The cooking instructions were very easy to follow and the numbered spices a great help in when and where to introduce them into the preparation of the end meal. The quality of the ingredients were of a high quality and very fresh. This is a first class product and i highly recommend it as a meal that is easily prepared in your own kitchen and in so doing can become a very social evening with family or friends.
Ruth Reynolds of Brighton
It felt like having a gift delivered when my Kari Club box arrived. It was packaged and presented beautifully. I found the instructions really easy to follow and also found the online video very helpful. The meal itself was absolutely delicious. The flavours and fresh ingredients were a wonderful combination. The portion was very generous too, despite my boyfriend's hearty appetite there was still plenty left over for another meal the next day.
Mamaji ChickenMarch
Mamaji chicken is an interpretation of my mum's dish that she used to cook when we were kids. Boneless chicken thigh made with fresh spices, cashew nut puree and roasted fenugreek. Cooked with a beautiful sweet potato and carrot thoran, cumin and bayleaf basmati rice and wholemeal chapati's ..Awesome
Baingan Bharta [Vegan option]April
Smoked aubergine crush. A dish originating from the Punjab. One of my favourite all time vegetarian dishes. A beautiful smoked aubergine with simple spices and mixed with creamy yoghurt. We are cooking this with a fragrant onion pea pulao and a zingy parsnip thoran, finished with of course our lovely home made chapati's.
Patra ni MacchiMay
A truly stunning fish dish from the Parsi's in Gujarat. Fish in a coriander mint chutney marinade and then wrapped in a banana leaf. Traditionally served at weddings. This is a lovely elegant dish. We are cooking this with Aloo subzi, green bean thoran and a fresh mint raita. Not every dish has to be […]
Malai MurghJune
Malai Murgh basically means creamy chicken. There are many many variations of this recipe usually including yoghurt, cream and cheese. Ive opted for a simple yoghurt version but there's a twist…. Im always looking for interesting adaptations and this recipe uses a tea, yes tea! This marinade uses freshly roasted garam masalas and a fantastic […]
Mushroom Subzi [Vegan]July
Indian cuisine has always been a champion of vegetarian food. This recipe box offers a fantastic vegan and gluten free offering but still packs a lot of flavour. The use of "charmagaz" roasted melon seeds to make your cream works really well with the mixed mushrooms. Accompanied by gram flour pancakes. You will also get […]
Nariyali JhingaAugust
South india showcases some amazing seafood dishes. A classic example of juicy king prawns in a coconut, coriander, fennel seed & curry leaf sauce. Served with a delicious plantain thoran, coconut rice & kalonji roti. Fragrant, light and so tasty that you will be dreaming of the backwaters of Kerala.
Pork Belly VindalooSeptember
This amazing dish heralds from the Portuguese, contrary to popular belief "Vindaloo" is not a "blow your head off" type of dish. Vindaloo actually originates from vin d'alho Meaning meat [mostly pork] in wine and garlic which has since been substituted for vinegar by the Indian Goan cooks. We used to make a variation of […]
Tadka Dall [Vegan option]October
I am hugely excited by the dish i have prepared for you! For me, proper tadka dall is a necessity for your skills in indian cooking. In indian cooking you may hear the term thali, this means dish or many dishes. this box is like a mini thali. In the past i've seen many offerings […]
Seabass PollichatuNovember
Pollichatu has a great following in the south and here is my version. You would traditionally use more spicing to marinade the fish but I prefer to keep the marinade simple. A wonderful elegant fish dish, quick to prepare and a light dish for discerning tastebuds. A light affair with a twist of Kalonji which goes well […]
Lamb ChettinadDecember
Indian cuisine would not be complete without showcasing a succulent lamb dish, and there are so many to choose from. I have chosen a delicious recipe originating from the Chettinad region of South India. One of the distinctive spices in chettinad cooking is stone flower, unusual and fragrant! You will see this spice in action […]
Butternut Kofta [Vegan]January
Kofta plays a huge part in indian vegetarian culture. there are many styles and i've gone for something a little different. Traditionally the kofta's would be deep fried but to make it healthier our kofta's are roasted in the oven. Married with an elegant garlic & tomato sauce, a cabbage & cashew thoran along with […]
Macher JholFebruary
An amazing seafood dish to finish the 12th recipe! A year of some amazing favourites. Here "Macher meaning fish and "Jhol" meaning stew. Traditionally a spicy affair and hailing from the region of West Bengal. Speak to anyone but one thing is for sure, the people of Bengal LOVE their fish! This is my adaptation of […]
Why not try The Kari Club for yourself and see what the fuss is all about?


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Dental Handpiece Repairs - Australia wide
Warranty and Conditions
FIRST DENTAL employs the highest quality high speed dental bearings available in the world. Our technicians are fully trained and experienced in all aspects of dental handpiece repair. Our aim is to offer you the best quality, most professional and cost effective dental handpiece repair service in Australia.
Warranty is 60 days from invoice date, unless otherwise stated, and covers faulty materials/workmanship ONLY. Instruments must be maintained (cleaned & lubricated). Warranty applies only to items repaired by First Dental. Warranty is not applicable until payment is made in full. Please Note: It is the senders responsibility to insure goods sent to us. All outward postage is insured by First Dental.
Under ideal maintenance conditions together with precision dental handpiece repair, the bearings should last 550-600 autoclave cycles. (Most dental handpiece manufacturers provide only a 90 day warranty on turbines in new handpieces.) Because of today's harsher conditions where handpieces must be autoclaved between each patient it is even more important that diligent maintenance routines are enforced in the surgery. It is our policy to return all parts replaced during the dental handpiece repair (where possible) as evidence of replacement, and they may give you some indication of how the instrument was maintained.
Bearing failure within three months of replacement is an indication of there being a severe problem in use or maintenance or both.
Just like your car engine, without oil in the sump, the engine will seize. So too will your dental handpiece. No matter how high the quality of parts used, the same principle applies, no lubrication (or insufficient lubrication) equals almost immediate failure of bearings.
Bearing manufacturers stipulate, "It is absolutely essential that bearings are properly lubricated at every autoclave cycle, preferably before and after, this ensures an expected life of 2,000 cycles*."
It can be very obvious when the bearings are examined what the cause is, and while we wish to maintain a good relationship with you as our customer, our prices are not inflated to cover replacement due to poor maintenance.
FIRST DENTAL therefore cannot be held to our warranty when it is suspected that these maintenance procedures are not being followed or operator fault is the cause of failure.
FIRST DENTAL therefore reserves the right to withdraw our warranty where we believe failure is caused by operator fault rather than materials and/or workmanship.
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Care in Midstream
A caring environment that lets older adults live graciously, safely and with on-site care.
– Open from March 2018 –
Main Services
Residents have 24/7 access to professional and skilled care by a multi-disciplinary team, including medical support. Strong emphasis is placed on resident participation and the involvement of family and friends in a variety of weekly group and interactive activities. Residents will also be able to attend church services and any outside social events.
Services unique to Midstream
Residents enjoy access to web-based communications to stay in touch with family members and friends from anywhere in the world. Loved ones see residents via live video streaming as they participate in programs, and monitor their health status. Care is doctor managed. Access to paramedic 24/7.


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[ YWCA Magnolia Residence present $620 check to Centennial Victory Caravan, Los Angeles, California, February 28, 1955]
Rafu Shimpo
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Toyo Miyatake Studio
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Los Angeles, Calif.,
February 28, 1955
Photograph by Toyo Miyatake Studio, Gift of the Alan Miyatake Family
1 negative : b&w; ; 4 x 5 in.
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) Magnolia Residence presents a $620 check to the Centennial Victory Caravan for the YWCA Centennial fund in front of Magnolia Residence in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, February 28, 1955. Eleven Caucasian and Japanese American women in coats and fur wraps stand on the steps leading to entrance under a sign, "Y.W.C.A. Magnolia Residence." Four women hold pennants, " 100th Birthday" and "YWCA Centennial." They are identified (left to right): front row, Mrs. George Takeyama, Mrs. Frederic P. Schrader, Mrs. Kenzo Sugino, president of the Magnolia Residence Committee, Mrs. Samuel Nagata; second row, Mrs. Sadayo Kodani (2nd) and Mrs. William Rosenblatt, Los Angeles YWCA Centennial fund chairman (3rd).
Typed on original negative envelope: Magnolia Y.M.C.A. Presents $620.00 to Contennial Victory Caravan.
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from materials in this collection must be submitted to the Collections Management & Access Unit at the Japanese American National Museum (email@example.com).


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40 Warana Street, Noosa Heads
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Ideal, Entry Level Noosa Heads HomeEveryone dreams of owning a home in Noosa Heads yet can't always find the right property. 40 Warana Street is your answer. This is an exciting opportunity that home buyers must take the time to consider thoroughly.
Presented to the market partially renovated, this home is located in one of Noosa Heads most sought after residential pockets. An ideal property for a young family to grow into, or for the busy out-of-town buyer as a weekend getaway.
Warm and comfortable, on offer are 3 spacious bedrooms with built in robes, 2 bathrooms (en-suite to the master bedroom), 2 living areas (one on each level) and a brand new designer kitchen perfect for preparing family meals. Additionally, there is a double lock up garage with extra storage space available.
Outside, we are excited to offer endless opportunities for you, the new owner, to add value to this beautiful home with the simplest of works.
Further features include; split-system heating and cooling, polished timber floors, double automatic garage doors and established gardens.
All within a short stroll to the thriving Noosa Junction shopping precinct, offering a wide variety of cafes, bars and restaurants. Spend your weekends walking through the National Park or visiting the Noosa Farmers Market and make the Noosa lifestyle yours today.
Agent Contacts
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Hi all, I am having some trouble using Errai Security in my app. I have read the docs and added the maven dependencies following the sample code, but when I run the app in dev mode (mvn clean gwt:run) I notices some undesirable behaviors in my app and the console output shows several errors especially a disconnect / reconnect error and NoClassDefFoundError for org.jboss.errai.marshalling.server.MappingContextSingleton. I have some output here http://ur1.ca/i7de0
Hello Charles,
Try changing the dependencies that you mentioned to the following: http://ur1.ca/i7edk
Let me know if this works for you.
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I am an award winning Graphic Designer based in Milton Keynes, UK. Currently Lead Graphic Designer at Ridgeback Bikes with experience in branding, print, web design, animation and photography. Previously working with clients that include Cambridge School of Arts, Wideopen Magazine and Yellow Bourbon Coffee Roasters. Fair weather cyclist, outdoor adventurist, beer drinker, movie geek and lover of dogs.
Graduate from Anglia Ruskin University
BA (Hons) Graphic Design, 2013
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Is it just me and my aging phone/computer or do you get these too? You get an email, usually from a mailing list, and the message line will read "This message has no content." Alrighty then. An empty email! Into the trash bin you go!
At least the disclosure is honest. I think most of the stuff we listen to or read today could be describe as having no content. Ditto for much of the stuff we even say….it has no content. I can't think of a better way to illustrate this than to look to social media.
We parrot memes and platitudes back and forth and when we feel like we're not being heard, we just turn up the volume (and the vitriol). The irony is, we are all wired for connection, for community and yes, communication. We need it now more than ever. The real stuff.
If you find yourself increasing your volume and playing to an empty house, maybe it's time to add some content.


text: Neoprene things by Alexandra Cassaniti are pretty cool. I like the bra in blue best. I never really surfed much, even though I am partial to getting around on boards and I lived on the beachfront in Santa Cruz for years. Maybe if I get one of these neoprene sets, I'll have no choice but to take up surfing.


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Success is not always found where we expect it.I've had this blog for over a year now, and the fear of being less than perfect has kept it in a pristine state of inactivity.But … [Read more...]
Thessaloniki, Greece
Hit up the market like a local today. I can't wait to write about all the weird things I saw. I'm talking pig heads people!Creating a website is hard work! So much information coming in that I want to share that my head is going to explode. What do you think of these section titles?How to Eat Gotta Do What to DrinkFeeling blessed to be around close friends while processing all this stuff.Italy comes next and that's where the hard work begins!But first I'm headed out for for some of Greece's bangin baklava . . . girl's … [Read more...]


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Eric Merola is an internationally award-winning documentary filmmaker.
For the last decade Eric has directed and produced four documentaries exploring disruptive scientific technologies in the space of medical research.
Merola's first documentary, Burzynski: Cancer Is Serious Business (2010) was an international success seen by tens of millions of people worldwide. This project was also presented on Netflix, PBS, The Documentary Channel, and various international television outlets.
The positive reception of the Burzynski story led Merola to produce its sequel, Burzynski: Cancer Is Serious Business, Part II (2013).
Merola's third documentary, Second Opinion: Laetrile At Sloan-Kettering (2014) tells the story of Ralph W. Moss, PhD, who blew the whistle on the successful laetrile studies conducted for 5 years at Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City in the 1970s.
Today, Eric Merola is most passionate about "fetal stem cell therapy", where he has spent the last 4 years researching and releasing his most recent documentary, The God Cells: A Fetal Stem Cell Journey (2017-present). Merola continues to follow new patients who seek fetal stem cell treatment and share their stories.
Merola feels that "fetal stem cells" could be the most disruptive technology he's discovered in the medical research space, potentially replacing nearly every pharmaceutical medication on the market.
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Whatever amount you come up with for the price of your book, remember that advertising expense will usually take 50% to 60% of your selling price if you are to promote your book properly and get into the mass market. This only leaves 40% to 50% of the sales proceeds for all your other expenses and a reasonable profit for your efforts. And don't forget "all other expenses" include not only the cost of typesetting, printing, mailing and other direct expenses, but also includes numerous variable and indirect expenses; such as auto, depreciation, insurance, and all the other "general overhead", even if you only work part-time from your home. Then you must have enough left over to "pay yourself" a reasonable draw for your time, effort and risk!
Failure to understand the "Mathematics of Mail Order" is the basic reason most people do not succeed when trying to sell books by mail.
One of the most important points to learn about mail-order mathematics is just exactly where your break-even point is. This varies drastically depending on the total units produced and sold. The more units sold the less the cost per unit. In other words, the more you sell the more flexible you can be in pricing your product.
Never price a publication at less than total cost, just to increase sales, unless you have computed correctly that the increased sales will reduce you unit cost sufficiently to overcome any potential loss.
On the other side of the "coin", if the price of your publications is too high, you could be in a worse position than if selling for only half the price. Maybe a price reduction of 50% will get you 500% more sales thus lowering your variable costs per unit sufficiently. The loser is immediately turned into a blockbuster! Only tests will tell!
The all-time best selling product in the mail order industry is the simple two to three page "How To Succeed" reports such as this one. Most of the time these reports are priced at $2 each and offered as series or packages of reports.
Have you ever heard the expression, "everyone has a book in them that's trying to get out?" What does this really mean? Not everyone writes books, do they?
Everybody wants to be a writer - to write best-selling books - and to become famous as well as rich.
When I started out as a freelance writer the market for such services was a bit different than today. Most freelance writing then was "on spec" - you wrote something, a story or an article, then peddled it.
This is the "real" Money Maker in the Mail Order business - the basic "How To" Report. It's something anyone can produce, and with all the proper ingredients at the right time, you can become independently wealthy!
Writing and publishing a successful newsletter is perhaps the most competitive of all the different areas of mail order and direct marketing.
According to Howard Penn Hudson, publisher of The Newsletter of Newsletters, "there are at least 100,000 professional and amateur newsletters in the United States--some estimate as many as 500,000--and they are read by millions of people."
One of the easiest ways to make money in the Mail Order Business is to sell information research papers, or folios, to opportunity seekers.
Everyone in any business, especially mail order, needs printing. But being a printer takes huge, expensive printing presses, long hours and messy work, right? WRONG! YOU can make money without the mess and expense by being a PRINTING BROKER.
Your novel sits unfinished, waiting for a burst of inspiration to send it out to be typewriter and right to the top of the best seller lists, right? You are not alone. Thousands of would-be writers are waiting as well.


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Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer
Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
Dr. Lowenberg-DeBoer has 30 years of worldwide experience in agricultural research, teaching, outreach and administration. His research focuses on the economics of agricultural technology. He has published 82 articles in refereed journals, two books and chapters in seven other books. He is a pioneer in the use of spatial regression in analysis of crop sensor data with published work in this area from the U.S., Argentina and South Africa. He is PI for the Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage (PICS) project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
In 2012 he was made a Chevalier of the National Order by the government of Burkina Faso for his work improving food security in the country in PICS. From 1997 to 2007 he was West Africa facilitator for the USAID Bean/Cowpea Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP) working to build multidisciplinary teams and supervising CRSP social science research and outreach in that region. From 1988 to 1992 he served as economist and team leader of a USAID funded institution building project in Niger. From 1992 to 1994 he was campus coordinator for the Agricultural Research and Training Support (ARTS) project in Burkina Faso. He brings to his research, teaching, outreach and administration a perspective gained through private sector experience as a farmer and journalist.


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Following their 124-run win in Cape Town, Virat Kohli-led Team India have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the 6-match ODI series against South Africa. As both the teams get ready to travel to Johannesburg for the 4th ODI on 10th February (Saturday), we take a look at the Predicted 11 line-ups for both teams.
The visitors have dominated every department in ODI cricket till now, with Virat Kohli being the highest scorer in the series with 318 runs, while Yuzvendra Chahal being the most lethal bowler with 11 wickets, including a five-wicket haul in the 2nd ODI.
South Africa, on the other hand, have struggled hugely to deal with the absence of De Kock, Du Plessis and most importantly AB de Villiers. However, the good news for them is that De Villiers should be fit and match-ready for the 4th ODI. His return couldn't have earlier for the team, who have barely been able to tackle the spin web that Chahal and Kuldeep have spun around them till now.
With the series still not completely in the bag, it is unlikely that Kohli will make any changes to his playing eleven, even though some players are very obviously struggling for form. South Africa, who introduced 2 newcomers in the 3rd ODI will need to shuffle their team around in order to fit the incoming De Villiers.
Here is India & South Africa's Predicted 11 for the 4th ODI:
India Predicted 11
Rohit Sharma
It would be fair to say that Rohit Sharma has not enjoyed the best of tours till now, having scored just over 100 runs combined in test and ODI series. However, his prolific form in 2017, will convince the team management to continue with him even in foreign conditions where he has clearly struggled. If the Mumbai Indians captain was to be dropped, the management will need to do big shuffle around to give the side balance, which isn't ideal right now.
Shikhar Dhawan
Having scored 162 runs in the 3 ODI's so far at an impressive strike-rate of 109.46, Dhawan is in really good form. His partnership with Kohli in the 3rd ODI proved hugely crucial as none of the other Indian batsmen could get over the 15 run mark. The Delhi opener is one of the few players, who is guaranteed a spot on the team in all the 3 formats.
Virat Kohli
The ICC player of the year for the year 2017, Virat Kohli is arguably in the form of his life. The 29-year-old was the highest run-scorer in the test series and has continued into the ODI series in the same vein of form. With 2 hundreds to his name already in the series, Kohli is slowing inching towards that 49-century mark set by the great Sachin Tendulkar.
Ajinkya Rahane
The number 4 spot currently occupied by Ajinkya Rahane seems to be the only point for contention prior to the 2019 World Cup. However, Rahane has looked quite comfortable at that position in this series. He scored crucial 79 runs in the 1st ODI, helping his captain chase down South Africa's target of 270.
Kedar Jadhav
If Ravi Shashtri and Kohli can find an able replacement for Jadhav, they might be tempted to change this around. But in the current situation with no back up players, the Maharashtra player has managed to hold on to a place in the playing XI, even though his contribution to the team has been close to nothing. The 32-year-old will need to start finding his touch, his stay in the team could be cut short.
MS Dhoni
It was just another day at the office for MS Dhoni as he became the 1st Indian and only the 4th player in the world to inflict over 400 dismissals in ODI cricket. The former Indian captain, however, is clearly struggling with his batting form, and might need a change in his batting position before the next year's World Cup to bring the best out of him.
Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya is another player who has been a huge disappointment on his tour albeit his 1st innings in the 1st test match. The all-rounder has bowled 20 overs in the ODI series without picking up a single wicket and has scored just 17 runs. The 24-year-old will need to figure out his game plan as soon as possible especially in foreign conditions if he wants to secure his place in the Indian team.
Yuzvendra Chahal
The highest wicket-taker in the ODI series, Chahal has been in sensational form alongside his spin bowling partner Kuldeep Yadav. The former Indian chess player is probably the main reason why India has been so dominant till now. The team will definitely be needing his services for the 4th ODI, following which he can be given a rest in order to fit the other squad players.
Kuldeep Yadav
With Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav has managed to form a lethal spin partnership. Both these players have become accustomed to bowling in tandem. The 23-year-old has picked up 10 wickets till now in the series including a crucial 4 wicket-haul in the 3rd ODI.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
After a superb test series, Bhuvneshwar is struggling a bit to find his rhythm especially with all his other bowling partners doing extremely well. The SRH seamer gives the team a very good batting option in the lower-order, however, the team management will be hoping that he can return to his best in terms of his bowling as that will be a huge weapon for Kohli to use in the remaining ODI's
Jasprit Bumrah
With the spinners doing so well in the series, the Indian seamers have had to take a back seat. However, Bumrah has still managed to pick 4 wickets at a very tidy economy rate. Probably the best death over bowler in the world, Bumrah will be India's most vital weapon when they take the field in the 2019 World Cup.
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Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram (c), AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir and Andile Phehlukwayo.
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As I'm posting this, dear hubby is laying in bed in our London hotel snacking on a Cadbury chocolate bar and watching "Telly". We're extremely, extremely exhausted from a very long plane trip and train ride into London from Gatwick Airport. Our little escapade started Saturday afternoon:
Picked up by Niagara Airbus at 3:20 and made Pearson International in time to check our luggage and grab supper at Swiss Chalet. We then headed over to the boarding terminal to wait for our flight, which was pretty much right on time.
The flight over, naturally was exhausting, as neither Nat nor I can sleep on planes. Nat grabbed the headphones I saved from our last plane trip back in 2003 and watched the movie "Water For The Elephant". Being about a circus during the Depression he enjoyed the story while I listened to some podcasts on the old iPad. We managed to kill a few hours but the balance was really tough.
As an aside story – Nat managed to have a young woman in front of him that had striking long black hair. Every now and again she would grab the long back lengths and do the old "wrap it up with an elastic" thing. The first attempt we both had to laugh as it reminded us of Fred Flintstone's daughter, Bam Bam, with the bone at the top of her hair. The black hair was shaped like a bone with straggly ends hanging all around – and all we could see was the "bone" bobbing around now and again every time she moved her head. The second attempt a couple hours later looked like a messy peacock with its feathers spread out. At least it gave Nat and I something to giggle about.
As Nat had an aisle seat, I sat between him and a young Japanese lad – hip, cool and cute – with laptop in his backpack and very cool headphones. He listened to his music and then slept the rest of the journey. We, too, had a bit of a giggle, as the Asian man to the left of him was traveling with a blanket in a bag. After fumbling with his luggage and dropping a case that almost hit my Japanese friend, he grabbed his eye shades, pulled out his blanket, pulled it over his head and down to his feet. If anyone walked by we both could have sworn there was a dead man sitting in that seat. The blanket was laid out that perfectly!!
With a long plane ride finished, we headed over to the train depot to catch the train into London. Another long and educating experience of which we both do not wish to repeat. The first train we were to catch was so jammed packed with commuters and travelers they looked like sardines in a huge can laying on its side. After asking one of the attendants about another train, he directed us over to the next platform, which required us to go back up the escalator (for a second time) with four pieces of luggage, walk back across the train station, back down another escalator to another platform. This train wasn't as bad, but Nat still had to stand by the doors to watch our luggage, while I grabbed one of the few seats left in our car. Another 35 minute trip into London and we arrived in one piece.
We now had to determine where our hotel was and how we would get there. Trying to get our bearings at Victoria Station, tired, aching and thirsty, we wandered around the station for almost an hour, dodging and weaving in-between Londoners, travelers and other Brits in town for the weekend. We finally found a nice young man that directed us to where we wanted to go, but being at the wrong end of the Station it was going to take us a little longer to get there than usual. And so we began our trek of which was suppose to take us about 15 minutes, but ended up being about 30. Every now and again we had to stop – my hip was really bothering me, Nat's back and neck were aching from pulling two pieces of luggage, while I pulled the carry-on. Somehow, somewhere we made it!!
As with all of our trips, something else has to go wrong and this was no exception. We arrived at the hotel about 2 to 3 hours before check-in, but after explaining what we had been through and where we were from, the Manager told us to rest our weary bones on the sofas in the front lobby and he told his staff to make up and clean our room ASAP. While resting and waiting for our room, the Manager gave us brochures we could look over for possible things to see and do during our stay. We couldn't have asked for friendlier service, all of which was very much appreciated.
After finally checking into our rooms we flopped onto the bed and fell asleep. With a couple hours of rest under our belts, we woke up long enough to don shoes and wallet and take a walk down the street to one of the shops for drinks and snacks. Still tired but not hungry we wanted enough food and drink to hold us over until breakfast.
As I'm doing this posting, Nat is nestled under the covers and watching a very funny game show featuring famous British footballers (soccer players). Even I have to laugh, these guys are a riot when it comes to guessing other sports figures. I have to admit, I'm looking forward to seeing a few of Britain's best television shows while we're here.
I'm now signing off, Nat's now sound asleep on his pillow with arms crossed and a half-eaten Cadbury chocolate bar resting on his lap. I'm now going to join him, so goodnight and sweet dreams!!


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Wooden Heart, inspired by a piece of driftwood I found on the beach years ago in the shape of a human heart. This is the last music video to be released from Dearestly, and coincidentally, the last song on the record. With new things ahead, I'm happy to finally be able to share this piece of art with you.Read More
t's always humbling to hear other people sing covers of my songs, but walking into a school gymnasium and hearing 300 kids singing Brave Face took that feeling to a whole new level. Their sweet innocence and the purity of all their voices together singing about how they can do anything they put their mind to, was so humbling, so inspiring, so fulfilling.Read More
Five years ago I released my first studio album, Over Land and Sea, recorded at the Vanguard Room in Lakeland, FL with Aaron Marsh back in 2011. During the writing and recording process I had no idea that this album would kickstart my music career and open up so many opportunities in the five years following. It was truly a dream come true, and has led me on quite the journey. To celebrate Over Land and Sea's fifth birthday, I thought I'd dig into the archives and share some of the highlights from the past five years.Read More


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Last month we had the pleasure of working with a couple dear friends of ours on their big day! Its not everyday we get to shoot our friends and family, so when we do its extra special!!
The bride and groom couldn't be cuter, both are filled with so much love and joy when they are around each other you cant help but laugh and smile along side them! The entire day was gorgeous, beautiful weather, amazing guests, and of course a glowing bride and groom! The brides overall look was very vintage glamour, and it fit her perfectly!! The groom looked stunning in his navy blue suit, and we love having those deep rich colors that really POP!!
The invites were designed by the grooms sister who went to school for design, using some of their engagement photos! Such a cute and simple idea!
The couple was able to use the bride's vintage car for the day of the wedding who they had previously sold to a family friend. This car was not only the brides when she was in high school, but her mom's before her!! Such a great piece of history, and so fun that they were able to use it the day of!
Of course we couldn't resist using the playground as a backdrop since the groom is a body builder... his guys and his best ma'am totally jumped on board! ;) Then... those socks! Such a fun gift for each of the groomsmen, and what a great unique touch!
The decor in the venue was gorgeous, with gold and navy blue the space had such an amazing deep and vibrant feel, the whole space was warm and welcoming! Then around the whole space they had old vintage mirrors and frames that all had different quotes and phrases that they loved.
Such a sweet ceremony, he cried... she cried... heck, we almost cried!! The vows were perfectly put together, and well read, and they even had one of their best friends marry them! If you ask us... we say YES to writing your own vows, of course it sounds daunting and nerve wracking but in the end its such a great way to share your love with your guests and make them understand a little more about your story!
...oh and this sign, was carved by the brides dad, and her sister flipped it once they had their first kiss to have it say "Mr. & Mrs. Carter" !! Amazing!
This was such a fun filled night, with great toasts, amazing music, and tons of dancing... not to forget the father/daughter surprise La Bamba dance!! Such a great couple, great company, and a gorgeous wedding!
People always ask us why we do weddings... it's because we get to enjoy so many amazing people, personalities, and are welcomed into such an intimate and important day for these couples. We love that we are able to share this day with them and capture all of these incredible moments for them to cherish!! Cheers to happily ever after, am I right?!


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It initially began as the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's "Newman Club" in 1906.
Today, the club has developed into a much larger organization, and provided sacraments, ministries and programs to over twenty-seven hundred Catholic students this year alone, students who may otherwise cease practicing their faith.
In 1960, land was purchased near the University and the previous facility constructed, creating the Newman Center - St. Thomas Aquinas Church. The building served our staff and students well for over fifty years. Yet, having outgrown the original facility, the beautiful, new Newman Center - St. Thomas Aquinas Church was constructed in 2015. It is an inspiring addition to the Diocese of Lincoln, the University of Nebraska campus and an investment in the spiritual lives of our students for generations to come.
Since its founding, four previous pastors have served the Newman Center through their leadership, foresight and holiness. The Newman Center's current pastor, Father Robert Matya, was assigned by the Bishop of Lincoln in 1997. In addition to serving as pastor at St. Thomas Aquinas Church and chaplain at the Newman Center, Father Matya integrates his role as Vocations Director for the Diocese of Lincoln into the broader mission of the Catholic campus ministries at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
During the fall of 1998, Father Matya launched a partnership with FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students), a national Catholic evangelization program, which placed four missionaries at the Newman Center to assist in the leadership formation of students and to facilitate a weekly student Bible study program. FOCUS now staffs ten full-time missionaries at the UNL Newman Center. These missionaries help to facilitate 53 weekly Bible studies involving over three hundred college students. As a result of the program's success, FOCUS has hired over 130 graduating seniors from the UNL Newman Center to serve as missionaries on 100+ college campuses across the world. In this way, the spiritual fruit and evangelistic zeal that is springing forth from the UNL Newman Center is not simply benefiting families and parishes across Nebraska, but truly around the globe!
During the fall of 2006, the Newman Center's Leadership Council was created, drawing a diverse group of Catholic leaders together, including the Bishop of Lincoln and university administrators, as well as representation from each of Nebraska's three Catholic dioceses. Student leaders who serve on the Leadership Council also provide a diversity of perspectives, while gaining valuable board experience.
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Some of the loose change in our purses or pockets will soon have the iconic image of Lord Kitchener's handlebar moustache and pointing finger. The Royal Mint chose his picture for the £2 coin commemorating the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War.
At the same time Michael Gove, the secretary of state for education, has called for a more positive appraisal World War One in the school history curriculum. As the anniversary approaches we seem intent on taking sides rather than being open to learning from the past.
Six weeks ago, on the first Sunday of Advent, I was preaching in the French town of Reims and began to question my own view of World War One. The Protestant church in Reims was rebuilt after having been completely destroyed by German bombs during the 'great war for civilisation'. I realised how much my own approach to the war fought on French, Belgian and Eastern European soil was formed not by Blackadder but by British poets, writers and novelists. Experiencing in person and not only on a map, just how far into France the German advance had reached made me think again.
One of my grandfathers fought in the Great War. He was already 24 in 1914 and must have been a student or trainee lawyer at the time that he enlisted or was conscripted. I know almost nothing about where he fought. There is some vague family memory of him being decorated for his war service, but it was the long-term aftermath of the war, the inability to make a lasting and meaningful peace internationally and at home that affected his life story much more. I do know enough of my grandfather's story to say that the buckle on his military belt was embossed with the words "God with us", though it was written in German: "Gott mit uns", because he was born in Danzig, in what was then Prussia and is now Poland.
A convert to Christianity, my grandfather had four Jewish grandparents. Despite having served his country when it needed him, he was put in a concentration camp for six weeks following the Nazi's Kristallnacht "night of broken glass" in November 1938. He was fortunate that some feisty people in Britain were willing to put their names to immigration papers in 1939 for each of the four members of the family – one person who signed was a Quaker, another was an evangelical Anglican, another a socialist lawyer.
Reparations against Germany following the war were vengeful, reflecting the reparations and humiliation France experienced at the end of the Franco-Prussian war in 1870. Only after the horrors of World War Two did some kind of understanding emerge that the only coinage that has real value in the aftermath of war is rebuilding: institutions, countries and communities.
War is always somehow fascinating, yet utterly appalling. In its wake comes instability, revolutions and mass displacement of peoples. Yet we continue to hear arguments about how it is 'inevitable' or 'just'. The scale of it is often too much to take in, strange details stick in our mind. For me it's that two out of five adult British males at the time were not fit enough to serve in the army and the reminder that many of the men who died for their country did not even have the right to vote, since full adult male suffrage was achieved only in 1918.
So I wonder does it really honour those who fought and died a hundred years ago to say 'we were right'? Surely war is almost always the sign of something being wrong, of a failure: of democracy, of diplomacy, of community, of the economy … The 1914-18 war plunged large swathes of Europe into revolution, regime-change and the redrawing of borders. Will we have the humility and generosity in our remembering to reappraise what 'we' got wrong?
Recently I met a Syrian friend. She watches from a far country as her family is repeatedly displaced within the country.It is desperate. And yet she said to me: "I do not want to say or do anything now that will not help reconciliation and peace in the future." Holding on to that kind of hope for tomorrow requires a very determined kind of courage.
In my purse I have currency from countries I regularly travel between: euros, pounds and Swiss francs, lots of coins. Whether it is Caesar's head or Kitchener's on the coins, I am called to follow the God of Jesus Christ. To set my feet on the path of peace I need the moral courage to remember the past in new ways. To heal memories. Who knows, it may even help make the future possible.
Jane Stranz is the ecumenical officer for the Protestant Federation of France


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Social media is where the majority of millennials and older adults spend their free time. Whether it is to get in touch with old friends, find the perfect job, browse for attractive pictures, or share one's opinions, there is a social media app for everything! Businesses have started using these platforms for promoting their products and services to take advantage of people's growing reliance and fondness for the same. Though social media marketing is beneficial for businesses of all kinds, there are specific rules that business owners and marketers need to keep in mind to make their own strategies work. Here are some tips to get you started!
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A well-executed social media campaign can give your brand the initial impetus it needs. However, to keep the momentum going, you would have to come up with creative strategies that will establish your authority on that particular platform. You would need to be consistent with your content and posting habits.
Alignment with the overall marketing strategy
Though social media is one of the prominent pillars of marketing, it is not the only avenue that you should try. You need to create a healthy mix of traditional branding, online marketing, and social media promotion to get the desired outcome. You may try outdoor ads, television ads, print ads, email marketing, POS ads and others. Ignoring other marketing avenues and focusing only on social media may cost you dearly. If you have a limited budget, you may try the free alternatives, but it is imperative that you try different things.
Working with other teams
In most established companies, you will find a separate team that exclusively handles social media marketing, while other teams take care of brand positioning and customer segmentation and so on. All these different teams might not be able to work at the same physical location, but it is imperative that they all participate in any specific campaign.
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Compared to traditional marketing, a social media campaign is much cheaper. Abandoning a conventional ad campaign mid-way through implementation can lead to significant losses. However, social media offers the flexibility to rethink a particular strategy or campaign midway without having to pay a fortune. Social media marketing managers can, therefore, afford to keep an open mind and be willing to shift gears midway when an error is apparent.
There are several social media marketing platforms that a new business can try out. As per the experts at https://gramblast.com/, every platform has its unique features and advantages to offer. However, not all platforms will be useful to all kinds of businesses. What may work for someone may not yield favorable results for another. Therefore, it is safe to start with the ones that are the most popular such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Let us examine these to help you understand which is the most suitable for you.
The most significant advantage of using Facebook is that it imposes few limitations when it comes to the length of posts or the types of content. You can post text, graphics, pictures, and videos as per your requirement. Brands can even target specific demographic categories based on the specifics of their products and services. This way, they have a better chance of reaching their target customers. As a dedicated brand manager, you can also use the sophisticated analytics capabilities of Facebook to get real-time feedback on how your campaign is doing. On the flip side, the average age of the Facebook user is over 35. So, if your brand is targeting teens or tweens, you might be missing the mark.
Since Twitter is an excellent tool for users to voice their opinions, brands often prefer to use this app to highlight positive views from real users. The microblogging site also makes your brand visible to industry experts whose opinions and connections are valuable. Many brands prefer Twitter because it allows them to respond to queries and complaints from users directly. However, the primary complaint that most users had about this platform was the 140-character limit, which has now been partly addressed with a 280-character limit.
Although it is termed as a social media platform, it is more of a professional network that is used by people mostly for industry networking and job searches. However, because of its professional outlook, it seems more natural for a brand to be promoting itself on this app. The potential downside of LinkedIn is twofold. First of all, only people who are looking to advance their careers would go there, so you might not find too many youngsters there. Secondly, the cost of LinkedIn advertising is a bit prohibitive.
Of all the social platforms mentioned above, Instagram is the most popular one among millennials. The massive user base of this photo-sharing app mainly comprises of teens and young adults. So, if the brand you are promoting has anything to do with fashion, music, sports, food or any other product or service that the younger generation not only uses a lot but also has opinions on, Instagram will be perfect for you.
Just like Facebook, its parent company, Instagram allows and encourages targeting of feeds instead of spraying everything everywhere. The use of pictures is a useful feature that enables brands to highlight their product features more creatively through engaging visuals. However, placing a direct call to action might be a little tricky on Instagram.
In general, the usage of social media can be beneficial, provided you manage to address a few key points. However, when it comes to choosing a specific social media vehicle, you need to understand the respective strengths and weaknesses and decide according to the character of the brand you are trying to promote.
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Human Capital Investments
So, while uncovering the results of my data, what became clear was the impact of the human capital investment to success of IT projects. Specifically, human capital challenges revolve around the following: having dedicated IT staff, using contractors effectively, staff expertise with IT and staff time. Having dedicated IT staff appears to occur in an organization, but the key finding was that challenge these organizations have had in finding the right person. When those interviewed reflected, they realized that either an IT person is focused on the hardware and networking or the programming and database development, but it is not easy to find both. One organization's COO hired three different individuals and took 10 years before finding the right IT staff person. She found that it was important to find an individual who enjoys people, is process oriented, and is a good problem solver, traits which are difficult to find in one individual.
Another challenge is related to using contractors effectively in IT project implementation. The finding show that there is a clear distinction between how organizations use contractors and their size. Small and mid-sized organizations use contractors to provide tactical implementation of IT projects typically without guidance or support of organizational staff. Large sized organizations use contractors to as strategic partners working in collaboration with the internal IT staff. These organizations all struggle and work hard to find those contractors that they can trust.
Staff expertise is another challenge related to the human capital investment. The COO's IT skills as well as general staff skills are critical to success of IT implementation and planning. The COO plays a key role with bridging the tactical side of IT projects to the strategic vision of the organization. These individuals need to have IT training along with the ability to be strategic in their thinking to ensure successful IT implementation in the organization. None of the COOs that I interviewed had any informal or formal training. The IT position was more or less handed to them when their were first hired because of their ability to multitask well. Also, regarding general staff, none of the organizations offered continuing education for the staff. Training was more ad-hoc or offered only when the person first joined the organization. Additionally, some have noted finding it challenging to use the IT skills of staff, particularly related to the younger employees coming to the organizations.
Finally, lack of staff time is really a very large barrier for these organizations. There are three main areas of focus in this area, staff training, project management and information management. These barriers relate to lack of time available or provided to staff. Rather than going into detail here, check out the Staff Time post for more information.


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PUTRAJAYA, Dec 6 2018 : Former CIMB Islamic advisor Datuk Noripah Kamso has been appointed the new Chairman of Bank Rakyat.
The appointment, with immediate effect, was announced by Entrepreneur Development Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Yusof in a statement today.
Noripah was also the former Chief Executive Officer of CIMB-Principal Islamic Asset Management Sdn Bhd.
She replaces Tan Sri Shukry Mohd Salleh who was removed on Nov 26 due to his involvement in the original audit report of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
Mohd Redzuan said Noripah is a member of board of BIMB Investment Management Bhd and Top Glove Corporation Bhd, and was Chairman of the Islamic Finance Industry Council, Malaysia US Chamber of Commerce based in Washington DC.
She was also former President of the Malaysian Futures Brokers Association (MFBA).
Mohd Redzuan also announced the appointment of the Secretary General of the ministry, Wan Suraya Wan Mohd Radzi, as a member of the board of Bank Rakyat with immediate effect.
He said the appointment of the other new members of the Bank Rakyat board would be announced as soon as it was finalised. – Bernama


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Full product cost/
Full product cost refers to the assignment of both direct costs and indirect costs to a product. This means that direct materials, direct labor, and overhead are included in the cost. Full product cost is needed for two reasons, which are:
The cost of inventory that is stated on the balance sheet must include all three costs, as required by the major accounting frameworks.
The full product cost is used as the basis for setting long-term product prices, so that all possible costs will be recovered through product sales.
The full product cost may be ignored when setting short-term incremental prices. In this case, only variable costs are used to set a threshold for the lowest price that may be charged.
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Job type:
£30,000 TO £50,000 + (D.O.E.) Plus Car Allowance, Bonus & Other Benefits
Andrew Kingsley
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Andrew Kingsley
Are you a General Practice Surveyor with Compulsory Purchase experience? Would you relish the opportunity to work for one of the market leading teams within this specialist sector, advising on major infrastructure projects including HS2, town centre redevelopment and regeneration schemes?
Joining an established and highly experienced team, you will be acting for a wide range of clients including residential owners' occupiers and investors, local regional and national commercial occupiers, and local authorities and developers. Utilising a diverse range of skills including valuation and negotiation, this is a role which provides variety, an opportunity to challenge yourself and the chance to build on relationships with other professionals. You will be involved in the site assembly process and compulsory purchase projects from conception through order promotion to taking possession and negotiating compensation.
- Prepare compensation assessments and advice to clients
- Advise on the compulsory purchase process and timescales
- Undertake negotiations with or on behalf of clients
- Provide clear strategic advice to claimants and Scheme Promoters
- Prepare compensation budgets
- Undertake land assembly on behalf of acquiring authorities and developers
- Work with other professionals including planners, solicitors, and accountants within a multi-disciple team
- Assist with Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) and Public Inquiry preparation
The successful candidate will be a Chartered Surveyor and must possess and/or can demonstrate:
- Experience within Compulsory Purchase
- Strong numeracy and report-writing skills
- Good presentation skills
- Numerate and analytical
- Good communication and negotiation skills
- Problem solving / 'Can-do' attitude
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic
- Competitive Salary, depending on experience
- Car Allowance
- Achievable Bonus Structure
- Company Benefits
- Excellent potential of career progression with a NW market leader
To apply for this position, please contact Andrew Kingsley on 0161 393 9889 or email a copy of your latest CV to firstname.lastname@example.com quoting the position and reference for this role.
Kingsley is a niche leading recruitment consultancy, specialising in the Property & Legal Sectors and our consultants are highly experienced in their specialist sectors. We recruit across the UK, so if you are looking for your next move, call us now for a confidential chat on 0161 393 9889


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"Write it in your heart that every day is the best day in the year" -Ralph Waldo Emerson As the year ends, my days in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is also nearing to an end. It was a wonderful 32 years! Thank you! Year 2018 was a year of traveling … emotional turmoil of losing
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Photo credit: Edge Suarez AirbnB – stands for airbed and breakfast, but that was then …today you can actually rent the whole place and make your own breakfast. 🙂 I heard about airbnb from my two sons, the first time I was going to visit them in Los Angeles. It's cheaper than hotel and it
I took this picture on my recent trip to Polynesian Culture Centre in the Islands of Hawaii. Although every village in the Island had shown their culture through dancing, this three Samoa dancers took my attention because of their vibrant energy while dancing. Trio ©Copyrights protected
What's a holiday in Honolulu without visiting the world-famous Waikiki beach! This the most vibrant, populated gathering of all tourist around the world. We walk along the avenue where mostly of high-end designer stores lined up and finally we found Oakley store where we can customised my bro sunglasses :-). I was tempted to
In response to The Daily Post's weekly photo challenge: "Treat." My recent trip to Hawaii is a real treat of the year for me 🙂
In response to The Daily Post's weekly photo challenge: "Careful." Iphone shot of leaving Honolulu International Airport to Los Angeles airport to King Abdulaziz International Airport.
In response to The Daily Post's weekly photo challenge: "Ephemeral." Clouds to Honolulu International Airport


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The birth of God's son, Jesus, is such a great picture of the vast character of God. You've got to smile. Consider the dichotomy at the birth of Christ. The King of Kings, born in a stable, without the fanfare and celebration of family and friends. Angels announced Jesus' birth - not to the Jewish leaders or the politically powerful, but rather to shepherds who were tending their sheep. The announcement wasn't made in the middle of the day, but in the dark of night when most people were asleep.
He is a God who came to this world humbly, yet He was and is the Almighty, Holy God. He was born in the simple surroundings of a stable, yet angels sang at his birth. He is


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Methods of Disulfide-Bonded Protein ExpressionReturn to Disulfide-Bonded Protein Expression
There are several options for expressing proteins that require disulfide bonding for proper folding and function. The E. coli strain SHuffle® has been genetically engineered for the cytoplasmic production of disulfide bonded proteins. Genetic deletion of the two (glutaredoxin and thioredoxin) reducing pathways in E. coli has resulted in a mutant strain with diminished capacity to reduce proteins and an increased capacity to oxidize cytoplasmically expressed proteins. Additionally, these cells have been engineered to express the disulfide bond isomerase DsbC in the cytoplasm, further enhancing the capacity and fidelity of disulfide bond formation in this host.
It is also possible to use eukaryotic protein secretion or cell-free expression strategies to achieve proper disulfide bonding of proteins. For example, secretion of a target protein into the oxidative ER environment of yeast, mammalian or insect cells will permit a nascent protein the opportunity to fold and to have access to PDI. Cell-free strategies can also be employed using systems like PURExpress® with Disulfide Bond Enhancer (NEB #E6820) that contains components that improve in vitro formation of disulfide bonds.


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Edible Undies
Expand the circle of fun with edible underwear for men.
Edible underwear for him! We all know about the bra but introducing the underwear into a goodie bag is going to turn the humor up a notch. Fully edible, fruit roll up style with ties on the sides to keep them up when worn. Many customers wonder what edible undies look like when worn so we placed them on our mannequin for you. The consensus is they don't look overly attractive, but that's not the point. The general idea is to create a good laugh when originally given as a gift but just in case you wanted to wear them for some kinky occasion, now you know exactly what they look like!
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David C. Kessler 70, Luther Acres resident, enjoyed biking, boating and dancing
David C. Kessler, 70, of Lancaster, died Friday, March 14, 2014 at Luther Acres following a yearlong battle with lymphoma.
He was the husband of the late Jean Fram Kessler who died in 2010. Born in Battle Creek, Mich., he was the son of the late Carl and Dorothy Bechtel Kessler.
David was an estimator in the building trade industry and most recently worked for Armstrong World Industries Inc. He was a member of the Conestoga Country Club, Lancaster Bicycle Club and enjoyed biking, boating and dancing.
Surviving are two sisters, Kathleen A. wife of Kent Gardner of Landisville, and Carole L. wife of David Ehemann of Arnold, Md.; a brother, James R. husband of Bonnie Kessler of Lancaster; and his partner, Karen Drawbaugh, of Wyomissing.
Services were held March 18 at Kearney A. Snyder Funeral Home, Lancaster, with the Rev. Edward A. Dickel officiating. Interment will be private and held at the convenience of the family in Conestoga Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 314 Good Drive, Lancaster, PA17603 or to the American Heart Association, 610 Community Way, Lancaster, PA17603.
To offer condolences to the family, visit KASnyderfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Kearney A. Snyder Funeral Home, Lancaster.


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We have decided to make the site freeleech when the donations reach 100% till the end of the month. If we manage to hit 133% we will make the site freeleech and double up. This will happen every month we hit those targets.
Please note due to all the recent out of pocket expenses over the last few months any surplus will be kept for emergencies so we are not hit so hard with financial problems. The donations counter will be reset to $0 each month so we can set the freeleech and double up to the site when it reaches 100% and 133% respectively.
If all goes well for a few months and we can anticipate paying for both emergencies and out of pocket expenses that may arise, we will look into adding some new features to the site. Once again thank you all for saving CN and helping keep this place both alive and expanding!
EDIT: You are now able to see your cash per hour when you hover over your cash amount in your profile pages or the Quick Panel
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Hello friends! S/V Delancey is on the move! Here's what we've been up to since departing Antigua.
After a sunny afternoons motor in glassy seas, we arrived at Deshaies, Guadeloupe. Our cruising guide calls Deshaies (pronounced Days-ay) "a picturesque fishing village" with 30 moorings for visiting boats and we can attest that both of these things are in fact true. Unfortunately, most of the moorings were occupied by empty, resident boats, leaving the remaining 60 or so boats to anchor in the deep harbor. After a couple failed attempts to set the anchor in the grassy bottom, we finally caught in 40 feet of water with 160 feet of our available 200 feet of chain, and settled in for the night.
The next morning we awoke to find that a wind shift had put us uncomfortably close to a neighbor boat. Seeing a vacant spot cleared by an early riser, we again upped anchor and relocated. Once set, we buzzed the dinghy into town to check in with customs and explore. Guadeloupe, like all French islands, makes the official process very easy. In each port town, at least one local business keeps a self-service computer for clearing in and out. Cruisers enter their boat and passenger information into an online form, print it, and hand it to the store cashier. The cashier stamps it (perhaps checking passport numbers, perhaps not), takes their two Euro fee, and hand you your clearance.
Clearance out of the way, we strolled around to get the lay of the town. In addition to replenishing our supply of baguettes, we were quietly keeping an eye out for familiar sights. For Deshaies is the real-life stand-in for the fictitious town of Honoré of the equally fictitious island of Saint Marie in the charming (and deeply undemanding) BBC television show "Death in Paradise", a combination fish-out-of-water and closed-door-murder detective show on what must be the most life-threating island in the Caribbean (think a tropical "Murder She Wrote").
Shortly after settling in the unglazed window seat of a café with a glass of rosé, I noticed fellow cruiser Deb of S/V Expedition frantically making her way down the main street, peering into shops and restaurants. Once I caught her eye she lurched determinedly toward the opening, announcing, "You're dragging!" I threw a 10 Euro bill toward the waiter, caught (my) Deb stepping out of a shop, and made for the dink. We found the boat, stern tied to a navigation buoy by two French guys using their dinghy to fend Delancey off their moored catamaran. We climbed on board and started the engine, took back the stern line, and passed the guys a bottle of wine in thanks. We reanchored, dinked back to apologize to the French owner of the catamaran (who was understandably put out after fending off our boat for a couple hours) and returned to Delancey, now in 50 feet of water, to obsessively watch our swing relative to our neighbors.
That evening, we hosted Aussies Deb and Scott of S/V Expedition, as well as a single hander neighbor, over for sundowners. Although the company and conversation were enjoyable, and the town still largely unexplored, we'd decided that resetting our anchor six times in two days was enough and that it was time to move on.
The next morning found us on the move, ever southward. On the way, we could see Monserrat's still-active volcano issuing a constant plume, its sulfur smell identifiable 30 miles to windward.
We completed the short, 20-mile hop by lunchtime anchoring in a bay between Pigeon Island and the shore. We snorkeled the nearby reef and dined at one of the Creole-food restaurant shacks lining the beach, joined by many vacationing French.
While waking to morning coffee, a neighbor rowed over to invite us for sundowners. It turns out that we were one of three increasingly-rare US-flagged boats in the anchorage. In this way, we spent a pleasant evening sharing stories with Jannika and Graham of S/V Leela (currently in their third "on" phase of a six-months-on-six-months-off cruise down from New Hampshire) and ocean-crossing singlehander Mark of S/V Passage. At some point in the evening, Jannika looked up and caught her breath. In a trip made up largely of beautiful sunsets, we all agreed that this one was remarkable.
Farewells and fair winds all around, we next stopped at Iles Les Saintes, a tiny archipelago off the southern coast of Guadeloupe. To quickly characterize Les Saintes: If you live in Guadeloupe, Les Saintes is where you go for your vacation. Deb had been concerned that we arrive here by today, as she wanted us to be somewhere special for my 50th birthday the next day. "Look around! How could we make this more special?" I asked. Deb, accepting the unintended challenge, summoned her best telephone French (no helpful hand gestures), and made reservations for both a fancy restaurant and a (gasp!) hotel.
After a decadent celebration including steak frites and proper showers, we hiked up to the fort (there's always a fort) for a final view of this paradise-within-paradise, then we were off.
Another blessedly brief sail took us to a whole new country, Dominica. As we motored into its northern harbor, Portsmouth, we got our first taste of the southern islands: boatmen. Boatmen, or Yacht Helpers (or other less pleasant names) are local guys in long brightly-colored wooden boats with giant outboards who zoom out to meet visiting yachts as they enter the bay. They act as all-purpose concierges, helping to moor, sell fruit and ice, take garbage, and arrange tours. By tradition, once you establish contact with one Boatman, you are his for the duration of your stay. Before we even entered Prince Rupert Bay a yellow-and-red boat sped toward us. In this way we met Lawrence Roberts, far better known as Lawrence of Arabia. After exchanging offshore pleasantries, he radioed to a compatriot to help us onto a mooring and pointed us to the customs office.
Readers from the east coast of the US may chuckle, "Who needs help grabbing a mooring? I do it all the time by myself." So do we. The difference here is that the moorings are usually provided with only the tiniest buoy, a low ring, and no pennant, making catching one from the deck, if not impossible, at least very difficult. This arrangement insures continued employment of the boatmen. Why not just anchor, you ask? The bays in these volcanic islands get very deep very quickly (e.g.: 40-to-200 foot vertical drops aren't unusual), while the more tenable spots are filled with moorings (see employment-insurance, above). No matter: the moorings only cost $30 EC (The Eastern Caribbean dollar, used in former British islands; $1 US = $2.67 EC) and the boatmen are going to approach you at anchor anyway. Just go with it.
I should note that Portsmouth has what I'm told is one of the best Yacht Helper systems in the Caribbean. Realizing that their previously ruthless competition, with multiple boats hanging off the gunwales of yachts in the middle of anchoring maneuvers and fights breaking out over who had a proper claim was driving away visitors, the boatmen of Portsmouth set up a business organization, PAYS (Portsmouth Association of Yacht Services). PAYS runs security for the harbor, maintains the moorings, provides a water-buoy for offshore refilling, enforces professional standards, and regulates fees. I'm happy to report that our experience was excellent. Even the non-PAYS-affiliated guys paddling up on surfboards to sell fruit (and anything else) were fine and easily took no for an answer when we didn't have any needs (although who doesn't need more tropical fruit?). My understanding is that things get less regulated as one travels south. We'll see.
Dominica is not as touristed as the previous islands we've visited and is thus not quite as focused on invented novelty and making visitors feel as if they never left home. As a preferable alternative, the volcanic, rainforested island offers spectacular examples of natural beauty. Taking full advantage of our local assistance, we hired Lawrence to arrange some inland tours for us.
The first was a tour of the Indian River, a shallow winding waterway whose shores teem with life. Trees emerge from a tangle of roots to form a vaulted ceiling over the river. Tropical plants burst with color at every turn. Crabs, fish, and birds go about their business all around. For environmental reasons, the use of outboards is prohibited, so our breathing and the quiet plash of Lawrence's oars was often the only sound not provided by the forest.
Saturday was market day so we returned to town to load up on locally-grown carrots, cabbage, ginger, onions, lettuce, potatoes, and tomatoes.
We approached one vendor with a table of plastic baggies, each filled with red star-like blooms. Deb asked and was told that it was sorrel. The vendor explained that it was steeped in boiling water with a little fresh ginger to make a drink. Confused, we purchased a bag. Back on the boat, a little internet research explained that Caribbean sorrel is a flower, distinct from the familiar North American herb. Deb filled pot with water and got to it.
After turning the water a pleasing scarlet, she strained the liquid and gave it a taste: watery, with a slight astringent note. She boiled it down a bit and tried again: sour. She added sugar and simmered it some more: palatable, but not something we'll be searching out in future. Lovely color though.
After our successful Indian River tour, we again engaged Lawrence to arrange a tour further inland to the Syndicate Rainforest and Milton Falls. Lawrence hooked us up with minivan driver Slim, who expertly barreled up and down rutted narrow switchback tracks to get us places we never would have found on our own.
We finally said goodbye to Lawrence, casting off early in the morning for a longish sail to our next destination. Our intention was to pass Roseau, the Dominican capital at the south end of the island, and drive straight on to Martinique. Once past Scott's Head at the southern tip, we, with only a single-reefed main flying, were knocked over by 30 knot winds on our beam. After an hour, spilling most of our wind, we decided to call an audible and turn back for Roseau. I'm certain that there are many many sailors (I suspect that Deb is one of them) for whom the above conditions sound like a great day out; a five-hour sleigh ride on our beam ends, rail awash, all the way to Martinique (Whoo hoo!). These sailors are better than me. I am not proud.
The following morning we set out for a second try, experienced the exact same conditions, and turned tail again back to our mooring. We spent the day with hatches closed and the cockpit enclosure curtains fully deployed against the hourly rain, reading and checking forecasts for the next weather window.
One interesting discovery we've made since leaving St. Thomas is how fairly easy it is to stay connected with back home. Sprint, our cellphone provider, has an agreement with Digicell, which serves all of the Leeward and Windward islands. At each new country, we've had good (but expensive) voice and slow (but unlimited) data service. On the one hand, this has allowed us to keep in touch with our folks back home. On the other, it gives us instant access to the same daily outrages you're seeing every day. If we're not careful, we can (and do) find ourselves lost in our phones, oblivious to the beauty and experiences around us.
With this in mind, and a couple stationary days while the weather moderates, we resolved to go explore Roseau.
The capital of and largest city in Dominica, Roseau has a pleasant botanical garden. Inside, we climbed to the peak of Morne Bruce Garrison, one of many British cannon and signal stations protecting the lee (west) coast of Dominica in their wars with the French.
We wandered around the garden, fauna guidebook from the forestry service in hand.
The current forecast looks good for a moderate-to-brisk passage in the morning. By tomorrow afternoon we should have crossed from the Leewards to the Windward and back to France (well, Martinique). La troisième fois, c'est un charme!