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Insurance companies have been operating in the country for decades,serving the needs of all and sundry. Top 10 of Malaysia looks at some of the country's leading life and general insurers (presented in no particular order).
Great Eastern Life Assurance (Malaysia) Berhad
The company's tagline, 'Life is Great!' aptly reflects its ambition for continuous growth. Great Eastern currently employs more than 21,000 agents and has 21 operational branches in the country alone. Today, Great Eastern benefits from a wide network across South-East Asia – one which covers neighboring countries: Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia as well as China and Vietnam. It is also the largest life insurance company in Singapore. This company is already over 100 years old , survive two world war, economic crisis, and still stronger till today. The Company was certified by the Malaysia Book of Records in 1998 as the "Oldest & Largest Life Insurer" in Malaysia.
With more than a century of experience and solid financial foundation, as of 31 December 2011, Great Eastern has over RM53.7 billion in assets, over 2.9 million policies in force and a network of 17,000 agents nationwide, according to statistic 2011 by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) see here .
Great Eastern is a wholly owned subsidiary of Great Eastern Holdings Limited (GEH) and its parent company is Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited (OCBC). Great Eastern is licensed under the Insurance Act and regulated by Bank Negara Malaysia.
American International Assurance (AIA) Berhad
AIA Berhad is the largest independent listed pan-Asia life insurance group in the world. In Malaysia, the insurer boasts a network of 23 branches and markets a portfolio of life insurance products via a multi-distribution system.
Allianz Life Insurance Malaysia Berhad
Allianz Life Insurance Malaysia Berhad (Allianz Life) offers a comprehensive range of life and health insurance and investment-linked products. Allianz Life has been recorded as one of the fastest growing life insurers in Malaysia and continues to show strong growth with RM621.6 million in GWP for the first six months of 2012, increasing by 12.5% since last year.
Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad
Prudential Assurance Malaysia Berhad (PAMB) is part of Prudential plc of the United Kingdom and was established in Malaysia in 1924.Currently it has the backing of some1,300 employees and over 13,000 agents and wealth planners to offer its full range of financial solutions through 43 branches nationwide
Mayban Life Assurance Berhad
Mayban Life Assurance Berhad(Mayban Life) is the life insurance subsidiary of Maybank which started operations in 1993. The absence of an agency force sets Mayban Life apart from the rest. Its products are not distributed by life agents,but by trained specialists located in Maybank branches throughout Malaysia. Mayban Life customises its life insurance schemes exclusively for Malaysians from all walks of life and that incudes financial planning for children's education, retirement,protection and investment schemes.
Tokio Marine Life Insurance Malaysia Berhad
Tokio Marine Life is the preferred life insurer with over 130 years of global experience and over 60 years of local presence in delivering solid propositions to their customers through its products and services.Tokio Marine Life is a member of Tokio Marine and Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd, the oldest and largest non-life insurance company in Japan with more than17,000 employees, 46,000 agents and operates in 446 cities over 39 countries* worldwide. It is has a credit rating** of AA- by Standard & Poor's, Aa3 by Moody's and A++ by A.M. Best.
Zurich Insurance Malaysia Berhad
Zurich Insurance Malaysia Berhad was born when Zurich Insurance Group acquired Malaysian Assurance Alliance Berhad from MAA Holdings in 2011. Acquiring a wealth of talent, the company is powered by an employee base of more than 1,000 people, excluding 4,500 life agents and 3,000 general insurance agents.
Manulife Malaysia
Manulife Malaysia has long enjoyed a presence in Malaysia,albeit under different names.Having first been established as a branch of Bahamas-based British American Insurance Co, it went on to become British American(Malaysia) Insurance Berhad and later, John Hancock Life Insurance Berhad before becoming Manulife Malaysia as it is known today.Currently, the company serves its customers through its 1,900 agents and 50 branches spread across the Peninsular and East Malaysia.
Hong Leong Assurance Berhad
Hong Leong Assurance Berhad (HLA) has been operating in Malaysia as a general insurance company under the name, Malaysia Pacific Insurance Berhad in 1972 but only added the life insurance business into its range of products and services a year later. HLA today is one of Malaysia's leading domestic brands for financial planning and protection solutions, specialising in Life Insurance products and services
Kurnia Insurans (Malaysia) Berhad
Kurnia Insurans has grown to become one of the leading general insurers in the country and region. A part from having a well-recognised brand, a solid foot holdin the motor insurance sector and gross premiums exceeding the RM1 billionmark, Kurnia Insurans also features an impressive network which consists of a workforce of 1,200 employees and 30 branches across Malaysia. The company also runs operations in neighbouring Thailand and Indonesia.
Allianz General Insurance Company (Malaysia)
Berhad Allianz General Insurance Company (Malaysia) Berhad ("Allianz General") is the leading general insurer in Malaysia and has a broad spectrum of services in personal lines; small to medium enterprise business and large industrial risks. Allianz General recorded RM852.5million in GWP for the first six months of 2012. This is an increase by 14.2% as compared to RM746.7 million in 2011.
Etiqa Insurance Berhad
Etiqa Insurance Berhad was the result of the merger between Malaysia National Insurance (MNI) Berhad and Takaful Nasional Sdn Berhad.Functioning as the insurance and Takaful arm of Maybank Group. Etiqa Insurance Berhad today is the longest Takaful operator in Malaysia with a 2,000-strong employee force and is a true multi-channel distributor of insurance and Takaful products via its 23,000 agency force, 30 Insurance and Takaful branches, more than 450 Maybank branches, ATMs andother third-party banks, providing full accessibility and total convenience to customers
MSIG Insurance (Malaysia) Berhad
MSIG, a member of MS&AD Insurance Group is a subsidiary of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group.MSIG has become one of the largest general insurers in Malaysia with a nationwide network of 20 branches. It has a multi-channel distribution network established in partnerships with agents,brokers, motor franchise, local and Japanese corporate clients as well as partnership programmes with financial institutions.
Chartis Malaysia Insurance Berhad
Chartis Malaysia Insurance Berhad's presence in Malaysia can be traced back to the 1920 in Kuala Lumpur and it became a locally incorporated Malaysian insurance company in 2008. Today, the company provides its services to businesses and individuals via its 16 offices nationwide making use of a network of more than 3,000 professional agents, brokers and staff. It is part of the Chartis Group, one of the world's leading general insurers that serves more than 70 million clients worldwide and has one of the industry's most extensive range of products and services, deep claims expertise and excellent financial strength.
Berjaya Sompo Insurance
Berhad Berjaya Sompo Insurance Berhad,previously known as Berjaya General Insurance Berhad, beganits operations in Malaysia in 1974. It became known as Berjaya Sompo Insurance Berhad after Sompo Japan Insurance Inc – Japan'ssecond largest insurance company– purchased a 30% equity stake inthe company from Berjaya Capital Berhad. Sompo Japan Insurance Inc has 41 offices and subsidiaries in 27 countries. Currently, Berjaya Sompo has a network of 22 offices in Malaysia providing a wealth of experience and expertise to policyholders.
Uni.Asia General Insurance Berhad
Uni.Asia General Insurance Berhad was the brainchild of a strategic partnership between DRB-HICOM Berhad and United Overseas Bank Group. DRB-HICOM is one of the largest integrated groups in Malaysia and has contributed significantly to the region's industrialisation.The United Overseas Bank (UOB) Group was founded in 1935 and United Overseas Bank (Malaysia)Berhad was incorporated in 1993.It is a subsidiary of United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB), a leading bankin Singapore with an international network comprising 385 offices in18 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Western Europe and North America. It is their mission to see Uni.Asia General grow into a leading force in the general insurance industry.
AmG Insurance Berhad
Formerly part of the composite insurance (life and general) operation of AmBank Group, AmG Insurance Berhad is a general insurer which carries the Am Assurance brand. It leverages on an extensive distribution network which consists of the AmBank Group's 190 bank branches, 19 AmAssurance branches plus 2,900 agents who provide the services forthe insurer's one million policy holders.
MCIS Zurich Insurance Berhad
The merger between MCIS Insurance and Zurich Malaysia a decade ago culminated in a strategic and synergic amal gamation that is complemented by decades of local knowledge and strong global links. Currently, MCIS Zurich boasts a total of 400,000 policy holders in the country and has assets in excess of RM3 billion with a solid record for good corporate governance.
AXA Affin General Insurance Berhad
Born of a joint venture between AXA Group and Affin Holdings Berhad – the former being a long-serving leader in the local finance services industry – AXA Affin General Insurance Berhad has earned its keep as one of Malaysia's most profitable insurance providers. The company employs 3,000 agents and 700 employees, spread across 21 branches nationwide to serve its 300,000 policy holders. It also provides services in formulating comprehensive plans specially designed for SME businesses as well as providing insurance services in specialist fields such as Marine and Trade Credit Insurance.
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The Miami Dolphins' total of two yards on 14 rushes in Monday night's 22-19 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks like it was borrowed from a Trent Richardson box score.
Down a pair of starting offensive linemen because of the Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martin scandal, the Dolphins managed a paltry 0.14 yards per carry with no room to run against a Buccaneers front seven led by All-Pro candidates Gerald McCoy and Lavonte David. It was the most futile rushing effort in franchise history.
This hardly is a new phenomenon for the ground "attack" of coach Joe Philbin and offensive coordinator Mike Sherman. The Dolphins have been held under 25 rushing yards three times in nine games. Even the Baltimore Ravens are pointing and laughing.
For as much hot water as Philbin is in for his dysfunctional locker room, it might just be the failure of his offense that places his job in jeopardy.
In 25 games as head coach of the Dolphins, Philbin has managed 28 points just once. For comparison's sake, first-year Bears coach Marc Trestman averages 28.8 points per game.
After a grisly, mistake-filled loss to the NFL's last winless team, Philbin is leapfrogging a suddenly popular Greg Schiano in the hot-seat watch.
Here's what else we learned in Monday's game:
1. Ryan Tannehill turned in another in a string of uneven performances. Although he completed a career-best 12 consecutive passes to bring the Dolphins back from a 15-0 deficit, he also missed throws and is understandably losing faith in his porous offensive line.
2. Recently promoted to slot receiver following Brandon Gibson's season-ending injury, Rishard Matthews became the first player in Dolphins history with 11 receptions and two touchdown catches in a game. A favorite of NFL Films senior producer Greg Cosell coming out of Nevada, Matthews is emerging as Tannehill's most reliable target due to his physicality in traffic and run-after-catch ability.
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3. David became a household name when his late-hit penalty led to a last-second Jets victory in the season opener, but he entered the game as the only player in the NFL with at least 70 tackles and five sacks. The second-year star added to his All-Pro resume with a second-quarter safety on Daniel Thomas. David has been the best 4-3 outside linebacker in the league, just as McCoy has been the preeminent three-technique defensive tackle.
4. Darrelle Revis earned a decisive victory over Mike Wallace in their one-on-one matchup, providing a reminder of why he's one of the most complete cornerbacks in the league. Wallace did toast Revis down the sideline early in the game, only to watch Ryan Tannehill's pass sail out of bounds. Outside of that play, Wallace couldn't handle Revis' physicality.
5. Sixth-round rookie Mike James was off to another impressive start, rushing five times for 41 yards on the opening drive before going down with a fractured ankle. Brian Leonard and Bobby Rainey carried the offense the rest of the way, as the Bucs became the third consecutive team to rush for at least 150 yards on a reeling Dolphins defense.
6. Vincent Jackson is finding out how hard it is to produce week-in and week-out with subpar quarterback play against double and even triple coverage. That said, he's laid a few eggs in his second season with the Bucs. He was guilty of lazy route running in addition to a horrendous two-play stretch in the third quarter. There's nothing stopping Jackson from a bounce-back 2014 season if the Bucs surround him with more talent.
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Urban Decay Loose Pigments Review, Photos, Swatches
Urban Decay Loose Pigments Review, Photos, Swatches
A few weeks ago, I purchased all of the Loose Pigments available on HauteLook, which was twelve, and it seems to be all that are (at least, currently) in existence. They were $5, so they were such a steal, I couldn't resist…
Loose Pigments are just that – loose eyeshadow or loose color. Urban Decay's tend to be finely milled, so they're soft, easy to blend, and apply smoothly. They all look and work better when used wet or with a slightly adhesive base like MAC's Mixing Medium.
- Asphyxia is a pop of light fuchsia-pink with iridescent fuchsia sheen.
- Baked is a metallic copper bronze with a high sheen.
- Goddess is a smoldering black base with flashy teal flecks strewn through it. This one had a little more tendency to fall out, even when used wet, compared to the others.
- Graffiti is a medium grassy green. It didn't seem to go on quite as bold or pigmented as I would have liked.
- Gunmetal is a silvered dark gray.
- Protest is a dark forest green base with flecks of silver shimmer. It has the same texture as Goddess.
- Rockstar is a darkened purple with an electric violet edge and shimmer.
- Shag is a gilded bronze with a metallic flash. Works pretty well dry, even though I'd still use these wet at all times!
- Shattered is a brightened aqua-blue with a frost finish. This one worked really well wet — very pigmented and intense.
- Smog is a darkened bronze with a copper edge.
- X is a peachy-melon with a gilded gold metallic finish.
- Yeyo is a shimmery white with a very frosty finish. I found the texture of this one to be the weirdest–a little chunky–so it didn't apply as smoothly as I would have liked.
One of the reasons I'm not a huge advocate for these loose shades is that Urban Decay as all these shades available in eyeshadow-form, which are often easier to work with and more practical (easier to travel with). The other reason is they're pretty expensive as compared to MAC Pigments — you only get 0.04 oz. for $20 (MAC is 0.15 oz. for $19.50). The packaging is just okay — a lot of the pigment sticks to the applicator and the edges of the applicator, so it can be pretty messy. I think I prefer the open-jar format of most loose color in comparison.
If you can nab these on sale, I think they're totally worth it. (Hello, $5 each? More than worth it!) I don't think I'd fork over $20 for these–might as well just buy the eyeshadow version (0.05 oz. for $17.50!). I believe Protest and Rockstar may be the only ones that don't have eyeshadow counterparts. While the product is good, the value of these is poor and the packaging bulky (considering how little you get), plus wasteful–I found myself cleaning up a ton of pigment that fell off the brush just getting it in and out of the jar.
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Recommendation: These are nice shades of loose pigments, if you don't mind paying the price.
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So, I don't know if I told you all, but in the beginning of December I moved to West Hollywood. I moved into this really quaint village that right in the middle of West Hollywood. I fell in love with the mystic look of the village. Every time I come home I feel like I'm entering secret land, lol. Anyhoo... these were taken in my village.
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FOX Business: Capitalism Lives Here
The blue-chip average was down slightly Thursday, but it was set to cap January with its best annual kick off in close to a quarter century.
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Today's Markets
As of 3:00 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 25 points, or 0.18%, to 13884, the S&P 500 declined 1.9 points, or 0.12%, to 1500 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 2 points, or 0.06%, to 3144.
The Dow has surged 6.2% this year, while the S&P 500 has rallied 5.3%. Both indexes are within striking distance of their record highs. It's been the best January on a percent basis for the Dow since 1989 and for the S&P since 1997. However, while Wall Street has celebrated, this week's batch of economic data has been lackluster.
The economy unexpectedly contracted slightly in the fourth quarter for the first time since 2009, and the Federal Reserve noted in its policy decision Wednesday that the economy had "paused" recently. Economists broadly expect the growth rate to pick up again in the current quarter, but the reports still speak to the fragility of the world's leading economy. At the same time, a report from payroll processor ADP showed the private sector adding considerably more jobs than expected in January.
"Economic activity numbers are providing reasons for both hope and caution," analysts at Barclays wrote in a note to clients.
New data released on Thursday were mixed.
U.S. personal income rose 2.6% in December from November, outpacing estimates of an 0.8% gain. The increase was the largest since December 2004, with the U.S. Commerce Department attributing the rise to special dividends and bonus payments in anticipation of tax changes. U.S. consumer spending rose 0.2%, slightly shy of the 0.3% expected.
The Labor Department said new claims for unemployment benefits rose to 368,000 last week from 330,000 the week prior. Claims were expected to rise to 350,000.
The manufacturing sector in the U.S. Midwest picked up steam in January. The Institute for Supply-Management-Chicago's PMI gauge jumped to 55.6 from 50, easily beating expectations of 50.5. The more closely-watched national ISM report is slated for release on Friday. Also Friday, will be the all-important monthly employment report from the Labor Department.
In corporate news, United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) posted an adjusted quarterly profit that missed expectations, but the economic bellwether's revenues topped expectations.
Energy futures were broadly lower. The benchmark U.S. oil contract fell 20 cents, or 0.2%, to $97.74 a barrel. Wholesale New York Harbor gasoline dipped 0.5% to $3.024 a gallon. In metals, gold dipped $8.10, or 0.49%, to $1,674 a troy ounce.
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The Euro Stoxx 50 slumped 0.73% to 2712, the English FTSE 100 dipped 0.49% to 6293 and the German DAX slipped 0.32% to 7788.
In Asia, the Japanese Nikkei 225 rose 0.22% to 11139 and the Chinese Hang Seng fell 0.39% to 23730.


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A Beautiful Voice:
Elisabeth Tova Bailey's
By Craig Maupin at www.cfidsreport.com
"Childhood pneumonia, college mononucleosis --those were nothing compared to this... I spiral into a deep darkness... I cannot come back up; I cannot reach my body". With those words, and an experience familiar to those who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), Elisabeth Tova Bailey's The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating begins.
Bailey's poetic prose is more than an account of illness, it is also the remarkable natural history of a individual snail. It is an account of change, of survival, and of adaptation. When a friend brings her a snail from the woodlands nearby, the small gift opens a novel world -- and a mysterious life -- that before went unnoticed. Confined to her bed, Bailey observes the snail as it explores, seeks shelter, gives birth, and relates to its miniature world. Within its flower pot or terrarium, the snail becomes a companion and a catalyst for new questions and exploration.
The author compiles a rich body of knowledge about snails, blending scientific knowledge with literary accounts. The snail's world, though often unnoticed, is rich and fascinating. For instance, a snail's brain has between 50,000 and 100,000 giant neurons. Snails find their way through their world much like Helen Keller, relying on smell and touch. They use their slime as a Teflon highway, a surface to enable effortless and silent locomotion. The snail's world, though foreign, is amazingly intricate and unique.
After experiencing years of full life of working, gardening, sailing, and hiking, the author's new life with chronic fatigue syndrome was as undesired as it was foreign. She describes life with CFS vividly. Orthostatic intolerance limits movement and isolates: "Offices, stores, galleries, libraries and movie theaters are not made for horizontal people". Post-exertional costs are incurred for routine activities once taken for granted. She writes that "holding and reading a book for any length of time involved levels of strength and concentration that were beyond me".
Realizing her snail is similarly confined, the author takes interest in the environment that she provides for it. A woodland terrarium is prepared for the snail, a place for the snail to explore and live comfortably. Yet, a reader wonders: Is a bed, a table, some white walls, and a water pitcher a stimulating environment for a human? The author herself speaks of being "trapped inside a stark, white box", unable to fully enjoy a window, hear pleasing sounds, or enjoy sunlight. Just as the snail requires stimulation in its environment, so, too, does she.
Before she was ill, Bailey was not very aware of what a snail's world was like; it seemed small and inconsequential. CFS is equally inconspicuous to the healthy public. The author recalls those who found her "disappearance from work and social circles inexplicable." Like snails in the woodlands, she also becomes invisible: "I was simply homebound, like a snail pulled into its shell. But being homebound in the human world is a sort of vanishing."
Snails lack many senses. Their vision is poor, and they cannot hear. As if to make up for the missing senses, snails develop other senses, such as an acute sense of smell. As CFS creates severe physical and mental exhaustion, the mind seeks imagination and contemplation. The author remarks, "When the body is rendered useless, the mind still runs like a bloodhound along well-worn trails".
The mind creates new trails as well. As authentic proof of those trails, chronic fatigue syndrome has produced its share of skilled authors. Hillary Johnson's Osler's Web and Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit are substantiation of this lineage of powerful pens. In my home, both these books sit on a bookshelf. When I see these books, I am reminded of courage, of survival, and of the human spirit. Elisabeth Tova Bailey's The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating now rests beside their works, in a growing corner -- my a Hall of Fame of CFS authors.
Bailey speaks of survival as spurred by a "specific focus.. a hope balanced on the edge of possibility". Possibility and hope are fuels that help those with chronic fatigue syndrome survive. Possibility and hope also conspire to create powerful prose. And Elisabeth Tova Bailey's book is powerful prose, a masterpiece of natural history that cuts through disease, environmental concerns, and sociological questions to find a uniquely beautiful voice.
Sound of a Wild Snail Eating can be purchased from Amazon.com.
Elisabeth Tova Bailey's website is www.elisabethtovabailey.net.
The author and Algonquin Publishers will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of the book to The Whittemore Peterson Institute in Reno NV.


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by Constance Garcia-Barrio
Mt. Airy musician Lynn Mather lives halfway down a block blessed with old trees, yet she also dwells at a crossroad where methods from different cultures help her live lightly on the earth.
Mather, who gave up her car five years ago, gets around on a light-weight Taiwanese bike. She has ultra-efficient German appliances. An African guest felt at home when he saw Mather saving ashes from her fireplace. "At home we use them to polish porcelain," he told her. Mather uses them to enrich her garden's soil and melt ice on the sidewalk in winter.
While Mather draws on approaches from other places, her eco-consciousness is home grown. Born in Lexington, Massachusetts, and a direct descendant of Puritan clergyman Richard Mather, author of "Journal to New England" (published in 1635), Lynn Mather grew up in Maine, Connecticut and western Massachusetts. "In Kittery Point, Maine, my sister Diane and I used to play in the woods behind the house," said Mather, 69. "I liked to pretend that I was lost and had to survive on simple resources." (Richard Mather was honored on a 1998 stamp from the U.S. Postal Service.)
Mather also gained a keen appreciation of water in childhood. "We had a well, and sometimes the water was low. My mother always emphasized that water was precious," said Mather, who has three rain barrels. Her parents, both raised during the Depression, also stressed the value of saving and conserving.
Mather majored in music at Barnard College and moved to Philadelphia in 1968. Her son, internationally known jazz drummer Ari Hoenig, was raised in Mt. Airy. "Ari reports to me on green practices abroad, especially appreciating those in Scandinavian countries, and he likes the practically free bike service in Paris."
Mather became a familiar face on the local music scene as a teacher and performer, but much of her energy now goes into protecting the environment. In 2011 Mather launched "A Tour and Tales of Green Home Practices: some simple, some old-fashioned, some bizarre, some revolutionary" to share stories of her own green practices. She hopes participants will offer their earth-sparing techniques in response.
Guests receive intriguing pre-tour instructions. "I ask people to bring socks or slippers and a mug for beverages," Mather said. "Participants leave their shoes at the door so that they don't track in dirt. That means less mopping or vacuuming, which saves not just electricity, but my personal energy."
Having one's own mug helps conserve water. If a host provides mugs or cups, they're often part of a set and look alike. Guests may become confused about whose mug is whose, and may get another cup to avoid using someone else's. "You end up washing more dishes and using more water," said Mather, who runs her dishwasher only about once a month.
Mather extends the bring-your-own principle to restaurants and shopping trips. She always carries her light-weight bamboo dishes and a small utensil called a spork, one end of which is a spoon while the other is a fork. "Suppose we were responsible for our own eating ware all the time, whether at home or abroad," she said. "Imagine the reduction in trash and costs of energy that would result!"
In addition, she brings her own bags and containers to Weaver's Way so that the co-op doesn't have to supply them. "There's less waste," Mather said. "Glenn Bergman, the general manager, urges shoppers to bring their own containers, but it hasn't caught on yet. Fewer bags and boxes would go to recycling or landfills."
Applying conservation to cooking has brought new flavors to Mather's kitchen. Ceviche, a seafood dish popular in Ecuador, Peru and other coastal countries for centuries, is perfect for summers here, she pointed out. "You marinate seafood in lemon or lime juice and salt, which 'cooks' the fish. You have a meal without turning on the stove and heating up the kitchen."
Mather's massaged kale salad spares the environment, yet packs in nutrition. "You massage kale leaves vigorously for about three minutes," she said. "This breaks down, or 'cooks,' the firm tissues of the kale leaves, but the kale remains a lovely green with more bulk than it would have after preparing it with heat."
Simple practices like soaking beans, grains and dried fruit reduces the cooking time or makes it unnecessary, Mather noted. She favors pressure cookers for the same reason. "It cooks brown rice in one third of the time and lentils in half the time," she said.
Using less fossil fuel doesn't have to mean a monastic life. The blinds at Mather's windows, made of a cream-colored honeycomb fabric, add warmth in winter, coolness in summer, and esthetic pleasure year round. The birch tree out front and the cherry tree by the kitchen window offer shade. "They're my air conditioning" — and beauty.
Other energy savers have their sensual side. Pressure cookers preserve more flavor, Mather finds. Even avoiding clothes dryers has sensory perks. "I like the scent of clothes dried in the open air," Mather said, "and there's enjoyment in the physical activity of folding the clothes. It comes down to using the energy from the sun in a direct way or using it indirectly through fossil fuels that run the dryer."
Mather's plans to host "A Tour and Tales of Green Home Practices" in October. For more information, email her at email@example.com.


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2013 CMA Awards Nominations – Surprises and Snubs
One can't blame the casual country music fan for looking at the nomination leaders for the 2013 CMA Awards and asking, "Who?"
Kacey Musgraves is a talented rising star, but her two singles ('Merry Go 'Round' and 'Blowin' Smoke') didn't exactly saturate radio. Other songs she's written have, however, meaning no matter how many of the six nods she wins, expect the 25-year-old to get a lot of screen time on Nov. 6.
Taylor Swift also scored six nominations -- no surprise there. She's a perennial Entertainer of the Year nominee, but voters seem hesitant to allow more than one woman into this exclusive group. Carrie Underwood's fans are boiling mad following the 2013 CMA Awards nominees announcement, and with good reason. A case could be made that the 'Blown Away' singer could replace any of the five, although there isn't one that stands out as particularly vulnerable. It'd have been nice to see this category expanded to include six artists (like was done for Vocal Duo of the Year), but it seems the votes from Round 2 of balloting didn't necessitate it. More on that in a bit.
George Strait is a pleasant surprise in the Entertainer of the Year category in 2013. The King of Country hasn't been as omnipresent as the other four he's facing for the honor, but few who wonder if his recent touring announcements helped his cause will stand up to object his inclusion. Luke Bryan is a new EOY nominee. After a big win at the ACM Awards in April, that is not surprising or unmerited.
The biggest shock on this year's list may be the lack of turnover in the artist-based categories. "Round up the usual suspects," the voters have shouted -- although once again, it's difficult to argue any aren't deserving. That's the thing fans often forget. There can only be five in each category (usually), so who are you going to omit?
The Male Vocalist and Vocal Group categories are exactly the same as they were in 2012. Vocal Duo is the same, with Florida Georgia Line added to make six. Swap Musgraves for Martina McBride and you have 2012's cast of Female Vocalist nominees.
Not nominated for any awards: Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney and Toby Keith. Country music's next generation of men truly has arrived, as only George Strait and Keith Urban were up for the same awards five years ago. The superstars have turned over, with bright young stars like Chris Young, Jake Owen and Hunter Hayes (who also has zero nominations) ready to step up over the next half decade.
As for the women, it's not clear who will be included in the next batch of superstars. This is what Luke Bryan was talking about when he lamented how difficult it is for women in country music. Superstars are superstars, but the lesser-known female artists have a much steeper climb ahead of them than their male counterparts.
All of this makes Musgraves' potential haul even more surprising. Voters have embraced her quickly, and they've done it for her music, because she's not yet "everywhere." Even those who know who she is have to listen to 'Same Trailer Different Park' to find out who she is. In unison, voters have broken away from old habits, leaving McBride, Sara Evans and Kellie Pickler on the outside looking in.
One final point: Often a fan wonders why their favorite song wasn't included in the CMA Awards nominations, or how a seemingly dated song like 'Cruise' can be included. Lee Brice is up for the New Artist of the Year award again, which seems preposterous. Jog over to the CMA Awards website for detailed criteria for each award. It's wonderfully descriptive -- albeit a bit convoluted for anyone not in the business of making music. Indeed, Brice is eligible, even though he's on his ninth single.
It's not clear why six nominees were allowed in the Vocal Duo and Music Video of the Year categories in 2013. There must have been a tie.


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Two days after IUCN's President called on the world's corporate executives to seat environmental leaders on every board of directors, critics at the World Conservation Congress countered that environmental leaders must urgently learn and adopt business management approaches, otherwise the conservation movement will continue to "fail" to achieve the impacts it has been seeking for decades.
Among those approaches are: motivating people through incentives, investing in watersheds to pay dividends, leveraging liquid assets for long term growth, ensuring shareholders in the environment own and vote on their resources, encouraging widespread transparent collaboration, and managing change as an opportunity rather than a crisis.
"Only the people who swim in the rivers can truly change its flow" argued Dr McCormick, Prof Emeritus at Clemson University and author of "Managerial Economics", warning that the conservation movement has not fully engaged the local stakeholders who hold success in their hands.
"The only species we can manage is our own," said Dr. Ger Bergkamp, Director General of the World Water Council. "Facing the menace of radical climate change, conservation leaders need to stop counting birds and start counting dividends that nature can pay the people who live in it."
Global trends show increasing environmental and economic difficulties as a result of the many competing pressures on our water resources.This has come at a severe environmental cost: half of the world's wetlands have disappeared, rivers and watersheds have run dry, growing numbers of freshwater fish are endangered. The need for change in the way we manage water is therefore profound and urgent.
At the speed and scale needed, what approaches should be taken to change people and their choices? Different answers imply different strategies for water management in a world where ecosystems increasingly compete with economic priorities.
"IUCN's Water and Nature Initiative has proven its strategy of implementing ecosystem-based management and stakeholder participation to deliver concrete results over the past 7 years" said Mark Smith, Head of the IUCN Water Programme. "The challenge of change in water management and conservation is great but often misunderstood. To save river basins, wetlands, and species, our world needs to change, that we know. The environment is not the problem, water is not the problem, people are the problem. In water management and conservation, our fundamental challenge therefore is how can we get people to change?"
Dr William Jackson, IUCN Deputy Director General, concluded that "we like to believe that we are managing the resource- the protected area, the climate, the biodiversity, the endangered species habitat etc. – when in reality the only dynamic we can really, honestly 'manage' is human nature."


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It's possible the latest and fourth case of BSE in the United States is a natural but extremely rare occurrence.
Guy Longeragan, an epidemiologist and food safety expert at Texas Tech University, said Tuesday afternoon that the "atypical" form of BSE with which this California dairy cow was diagnosed "could be a spontaneous and extremely rare event, usually in older animals."
The case was diagnosed with what he called a protein fingerprint, similar to a DNA analysis.
Of the four BSE cases in this country, only the first one in 2003 was "classical" or typical BSE, which Longeragan said is known to be spread only through feed. The next two cases, discovered in 2005 and 2006, were both atypical cases and both were in beef cattle.
So little is known about the atypical form of BSE that its origin is a mystery and there appears to be no scientific trail to follow, he said. BSE has never shown to be contagious to other animals in either form.
Worldwide there have been 180,000 cases of classical BSE but only just over 60 atypical cases.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control confirms this in its explanation of typical and atypical BSE. CDC reports that scientists in the UK in 2007 first suggested atypical BSE may be a distinct strain of prion disease, which is a protein. Unlike typical BSE, cases of atypical BSE may have risen spontaneously (although transmission through feed or the environment cannot be ruled out). The agency says French data support that theory about it being a sporadic disease.
Longeragan explained USDA will trace the latest infected cow to its origin and then investigate herd mates and related cattle going forward to the present, as has been done with all other cases.
He repeatedly stressed this event shows how effective are the monitoring systems USDA and other agencies have put in place.
"This is really an animal health issue and not a human health issue," added Colin Woodall, vice president for governmental affairs for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
Longeragan said, "This is an isolated event."
Woodall said NCBA and USDA have already been talking to U.S. trading partners and so far there has been no negative response from those export markets.
Longeragan outlined the many forms of protection the food system and human health system have put in place to protect the public from BSE:
- USDA import prohibition of infected cattle.
- Food and Drug Administration's ruminant meat and bone meal feeding ban.
- USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service requires the removal of "specified risk materials" such as spinal cord from carcasses.
- FDA and the Centers for Disease Control ban people who were residents of the UK during the time of the BSE outbreak from donating blood.
- USDA inspects all carcasses multiple times.
- USDA surveillance program tracks and tests 700,000 at risk animals, ongoing.
- International export restrictions agree to control and destroy all such diseased cattle and parts from such cattle.


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When The Words Don't Come
With the advent of the internet, blogging, and social networking, much of humanity now has the ability to share their thoughts and feelings almost instantly. That is not news to most of us.
On a humorous and slightly sarcastic note, someone wrote, "Just because you have an internet connection doesn't mean that you have anything important to say". I suppose "important" is in the mind of the writer, and not always the reader. I'll leave that statement alone.
I find myself in a season of life where the words are not coming easily or clearly. There are different kinds of concerns on different fronts. There is instability from the human perspective. I am wondering about the future of certain people and not sure what to think or say.
I am purposely not going into details to try to explain things, because sometimes the words just don't come. I am learning not to be bothered by that. If you know me, you may know some of what I am talking about, but I am not really looking for people to understand me. Please don't feel that you need to respond.
It is a strange sensation for us humans to feel things very deeply, but not be able to clearly understand those feelings, or be able to communicate them. If we are fortunate enough to gain some clarity of thought, we then have the challenge of trying to express clearly what we are thinking, and then having the right person to share those thoughts with.
When we are struggling with the issues of life, though there can be people that are sympathetic, some dear people actually make life a bit harder for us. They try too hard to fix things. They give off the cuff advice without thinking. They offer up a quick "prayer of faith" that is more confusing than healing. We can appreciate such intentions, but sometimes we find that we avoid such help.


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Murray's big chanceChris Wilkinson January 13, 2012
All eyes will be on defending champion Novak Djokovic as the 2012 season hits top gear at the Australian Open.
Djokovic enjoyed a quite stunning season in 2011, but I don't think he can emulate his achievements this year. There will be a huge amount of pressure on him - he has so many points to defend and to maintain the level he produced for the majority of last season will be very difficult.
Rafael Nadal is struggling, and although he claims his shoulder is in "perfect condition", he is very low on confidence at the moment. Roger Federer is always in with a shout at the grand slams, but he has also had a bit of a back problem. He rarely pulls out of tournaments so it must have been cause for concern to withdraw from the Qatar Open last week.
Federer ended the year on a high, winning titles in Basel, Paris and the ATP World Tour Finals in London, and he showed he can still beat the best players in the world. But as he has got older his aura has gone. Once upon a time he used to walk onto the court and he would have won the match before he had even hit a ball, but these days other players know they can beat him.
The longer he goes without winning a slam - it is two years since he won his last - the tougher it will be for him to win another one. But having said that Pete Sampras went more than two years between his last Wimbledon victory in 2000 and his final US Open win in 2002.
I really think it could be Andy Murray's time. With Djokovic under pressure to defend his title, Nadal struggling with a shoulder problem and Federer facing a fight to end his grand slam drought, Murray could be on course to make it third time lucky in Melbourne. He has reached the final for the last two years, and obviously enjoys playing Down Under.
He won his first title of the year in Brisbane last week and will take a lot of confidence from that. Murray will be hoping the appointment of Ivan Lendl will give him the extra boost he needs to win his first slam. While you can't expect Lendl to work his magic straight away, there is the psychological boost that having a new coach brings.
Like Murray, Jo Wilfried Tsonga goes into the Australian Open on the back of a tournament victory and I think 2012 could be the year the Frenchman wins his first slam. His game came on leaps and bounds last year. He has started coming to the net a lot more and it seems to be paying off. As he gets older he seems to understand his game better - and he has shown that he is capable of playing some amazing tennis. He ended 2011 on a high, reaching the final in Paris and also at the O2, and that will have given him a lot of confidence.
Winning a title before a slam is always a big boost, and he has pedigree at the Australian Open - he reached the final back in 2008, knocking out some big names on the way. Looking beyond the top guys, Milos Raonic is one to look out for. This time last year, he had failed to qualify for the Chennai Open - just 12 months later he won the title. Having never won a grand slam match, Raonic came through qualifying to reach the fourth round last year - falling to David Ferrer. He was the first qualifier to reach the fourth round of a grand slam since 1999.
Juan Martin del Potro didn't burst back onto the scene in 2011, but having been ranked outside the world's top 250 this time last year, he is now ranked at No. 11 and he will be a real danger. All the top guys will be hoping to avoid Delpo.
I don't think David Ferrer or Tomas Berdych are serious contenders. Ferrer's game isn't big enough to win a slam and Berdych is too inconsistent. Gael Monfils certainly has the talent, but he struggles to keep his focus. If he has a good couple of weeks he will go far, but he is mentally fragile - his head is all over the place.
I always say the women's draw is wide open, but this year it will be a case of who can stay fit. Caroline Wozniacki is the latest to suffer an injury scare - Venus Williams and Andrea Petkovic are out; Kim Clijsters and Maria Sharapova are walking wounded. Having played so little over the last year, Serena Williams is an unknown quantity, but she is always a threat - regardless of fitness she is capable of overpowering most of her rivals. She may come unstuck against someone like Kvitova who was one of the best players on the WTA Tour last year.
Having won the WTA Championships and the Fed Cup at the end of last season, she will be high on confidence. She won all four of her singles matches at the Hopman Cup last week and will be tough to beat. I don't think Wozniacki has a chance of winning, and Kvitova has the chance to overtake her as world No. 1 in Melbourne. I think it is good for the women's game to have a changing of the guard at the top of the rankings, and to have someone leading the way who has won a slam.
Beyond that, Li Na has done well in Melbourne in the past - she has struggled since winning the French Open but has done well in Sydney this week. Sam Stosur has struggled since her US Open victory, and she never plays well in Melbourne - the pressure of being home favourites seems to get to her. Last year we had three first-time grand slam winners, but I think we could see the likes of Stosur, Li and Kvitova winning again this year.
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Cape Coral has made the list of Best Mid-Sized Cities To Move To by the online Movoto Blog.
Two towns each from Texas, Florida and Kansas made the top 10 list.
Frisco (Texas) tops the list followed by No. 2 McKinney (Texas). Florida's Pembroke Pines and Cape Coral rank No. 4 and 5, respectively.
"It means a lot," said Gloria Tate of Cape Coral's Raso Realty and a former city council member. "It lets people know that this is a good place to look. It shows that the city has cleaned up on the exterior with volunteers cleaning up and even the city is cleaning up. Besides, the real estate industry has recovered to some extent."
For the purpose of the ranking, mid-sized cities ranged from 128,000 to 205,000 in population (101st to 200th most populous cities). According to the blog, mid-sized cities are some of the very best untapped resources for people looking to move, expand their careers, further their children's education or simply a change of scenery.
"When people come into the agency looking for a place, there are three things that top the list of desire," said Tate. "They are looking for overall cleanliness, good schools and a safe community. Cape Coral tops the list in all this categories and you can add our waterfront environment and some of the best beaches in the area."
Some of the criteria the blog considered when ranking the cities included the number of homes for sale per capita; cost of living index; unemployment rate; median household income; crime rate and school quality.
Do polls really matter?
"People do see them," said Tate, who was aware of the poll results when contacted. "It's just like when Cape Coral made No. 1 on the most foreclosures list. People pay attention."
Tate said it's not unusual for clients to mention any number of polls when they are shopping to buy property here.
"One guy said it was cold up north and for $55,000 he could buy a property to live here for the winter," said Tate. "It's very exciting to show those people what's available and we have a great deal to offer."
The blog listed 50 cities and their ranking, and Cape Coral as having a population of 161,248. Using the rating criteria, Cape Coral ranked No. 1 in number of homes for sale; No. 25 in cost of living; No. 38 in unemployment; No. 52 in household income; No. 7 in crime rating; and No. 11 in quality education in order to arrive at its overall top five ranking.
Here's the top 10 list: 1. Frisco (Texas); 2. McKinney (Texas); 3. Cary (N.C.); 4. Pembroke Pines (Fla.); 5. Cape Coral (Fla.); 6. Cedar Rapids, (Iowa); 7. Overland Park (Kan.); 8,. Sioux Falls (N.D.); 9. Naperville (Ill.); 10. Olathe (Kan.).
If you want to see more on the blog go to www.movoto.com/blog/top-ten/the-best-mid-sized-cities-to-move-to/?fb_action_ids=10202742297104819&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=.Up84Ufh_4fk.like&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5B190876944437554%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22og.likes%22%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%22.Up84Ufh_4fk.like%22%5D


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Sorry, this training is over. Please check the SCHEDULE tab in our WORKSHOPS page for upcoming workshops.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Mini Workshop - AM Session
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Jersey City, NJ
HCCC Culinary Arts Institute
161 Newkirk Street
Workshop presented by Jennifer Fisahn, BCBA (read bio)
Registration fee: $25.00
For many children with autism, functional communication skills can be limited, defective, or even non-existent. Some children have not yet learned that interacting and communicating with others can be fun, reinforcing, or valuable. The ability to request (mand) effectively for items, objects, and actions can lead to more meaningful social initiations and interactions, as well as a reduction in frustration and problem behavior. The presenter will demonstrate, through use of video, how the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA), can be applied effectively to teach a child to request (mand) vocally.
After completing this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Define verbal behavior.
- Distinguish between and select examples of the basic functions of language (verbal operants).
- Explain why it is important to teach a child to request (mand) for things he/she wants.
- Implement the correct procedures to teach a child to request.
- Expand a child's language skills by teaching them to request other items and actions needed to obtain their existing reinforcers.


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UPS CEO Disappointed by TNT Express Failure, but 'We're Moving On'
UPS Chairman and CEO Scott Davis took a moment today to lament the failure of the shipping giant's largest ever acquisition attempt.
Speaking on his quarterly conference call, Davis wasted no time before getting to the difficult topic of TNT Express, which UPS formally withdrew yesterday.
"It would be an understatement to say we're disappointed by the decision of the European commission to block the acquisition," Davis said. "UPS essentially put all hands on deck to get this deal done over the last year. I'd like to thank the many UPSers around the world who worked tirelessly on this project."
He said he viewed the transaction as a "compelling platform" and said the deal "consumed a lot of internal resources" that now can return to other work, including key customer relationships
"We are moving on," he said.