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After a week at Rancho La Puerta, a wellness resort in Tecate, Baja, Mexico, we've found the seeds to a new sense of balance: a desire to eat healthy foods, drink more water, cut down on coffee, be more aware of our natural surroundings, work at a manageable pace and step up our exercise plans.
But half the joy of this beautiful place was a chance to enjoy one another's company throughout the day and make our health a priority, all at the same time.
Leading up to our week at Rancho La Puerta, Adam and I had both been feeling run down and overworked, living on a diet comprised largely of caffeine, wine, and occasionally epic meals. L.A.'s famous weather hadn't been consistent for months, and our skin had become waxy and pale. We'd recently adopted a young cat whose morning playtime wakes our dog, who then wakes me…every day at 5:30am. As for Adam, he hadn't gotten home before 8pm (if he was lucky) in about a month.
Clearly, a change was in order. Enter Rancho La Puerta.
Founded in 1940 by married couple Edmond and Deborah Szekely, RLP encourages a mind-body connection for complete health. Guests are encouraged to spend a Saturday-to-Saturday week indulging in:
-Organic, semi-vegetarian meals
-A wide variety of fitness classes from intense cardio to beginner's yoga
-Spectacular morning hikes at several levels of difficulty
-Dance classes that allow your inner freak flag to fly
-Art classes that encourage self-expression
-A full array of spa treatments and salon services
-A few types of meditation practice
-Presentations by relationship, beauty and wellness experts
-Movies, field trips and of course…raunchy bingo
There are all sorts of special weeks throughout the year, each with a different focus: couples, Bar Method, yoga, ta'i chi, swimming, and more.
Sounds amazing, right? Well, in honesty, it took me a day or so to get on Rancho La Puerta's wavelength.
I'd been excited about getting my morning sleep schedule back on track and hiking every day, but was bummed to find that the longest hikes here start in the dark and cold of 6am. My sunscreen wasn't up to that first shock of Mexico's afternoon sun, and I overdid it without even trying. The first 24 hours without caffeine were brutal, and meals heavy on fiber were intially, well, hard to stomach. My second night at RLP, I didn't so much go to bed as fall upon it and pass the heck out.
By noon on the third day, though, I felt like a Disney cartoon in stretchy pants, skipping 'round the grounds with a bluebird on my shoulder. It was as though I'd been exorcised of a toxic evil and woken up on a Pilates mat.
Adam fared well from the get-go. His vivid sunburn and vague no-coffee headache didn't keep him from jumping into a full array of high-energy cardio classes, and he'd met four new people by lunchtime. He'd originally decided he'd only stay until Tuesday, and I'd decided not to pressure him to stay for me; when his (thankfully) supportive clients insisted he wasn't needed back in L.A., he felt free to insist on the Ranch for himself.
Happily, Adam stayed on the entire week.
He was one of only a handful of men, as Rancho La Puerta is often thought of as a haven for women escaping their responsibilities to everyone but themselves. However, men have always been welcome here, and there were several other married couples on hand throughout the week: some in their thirties, some much older, some to give presentations, some to spend a little time together, some to lend each other support after a health shakeup.
One intrigued us most of all. The wife had come to the Ranch twice a year for the past 12 years, always with a girlfriend; this was the first time she'd ever invited her husband instead, to celebrate her birthday. It was a pleasure to see them enjoy one another's company and attend some classes and workshops together, but it turned out that the husband had initially worried that his male presence could bring potential aggression and a competitive vibe to his wife's happy place. He was relieved, though, to find not only other guys but also several classes that encouraged men (and women) to revel in their testosterone levels.
As for the wife, she seemed happy with her decision to share her getaway from her husband with her husband. At the party given on the last night of our stay, the couple headed out onto the dance floor, smiling; she'd been coming to Rancho la Puerta for a dozen years, and yet this was the first time she'd ever danced here.
Continued in
Finding Balance at Rancho La Puerta – Part Two
Adam and I were invited guests of Rancho La Puerta for a week, and received complimentary lodging, meals, classes, hikes, lectures and spa treatments.
A Saturday-to-Saturday stay at Rancho La Puerta generally costs between $2,800 US and $4,700 US (depending on room size and the season),
and includes lodging, food, classes, hikes, lectures, use of all facilities, and, if needed, transportation to and from San Diego Airport.
Cooking classes, private sessions and personal spa treatments are additional.
If you're excited about visiting Rancho La Puerta for yourselves,
please know that I've been authorized to offer you a $250 credit!
Feel free to either contact Rancho La Puerta directly and say you were referred by Travels With Two,
or leave a comment here with your email address and I'll send you a certificate.

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Inclusive Fintech 50 to drive financial inclusion
MetLife Foundation and Visa Inc., with global nonprofit Accion and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced a new initiative to recognize the top 50 early-stage fintechs contributing to financial inclusion around the globe. The "Inclusive Fintech 50" will culminate in a list of the most impactful, emerging fintechs that demonstrate the power of financial technology to expand access, usage and quality of financial services in advanced and emerging markets.
The initiative brings together four organizations driving investment and influence in technology and innovation for financial inclusion. The initiative will be implemented by MIX, the global data resource for socially responsible investors and businesses focused on inclusive finance.
"The migration to digital financial services improves the lives of individuals, supports stronger businesses and spurs economic progress and prosperity. Fintech companies are driving innovation, especially as it relates to un-served and underserved populations," said Marianne Mwaniki, Global Head of Social Impact at Visa Inc. "This initiative will help investors identify those high-potential companies and, in turn, help those companies attract the capital and knowledge they need to scale their business for maximum social impact."
Investors often cite difficulty in identifying prospective fintech investees, especially those contributing to inclusion, while financial service providers struggle to identify appropriate fintech partners. "Though capital is available to well-known and established fintechs, it's less so for the early-stage companies focused on financial inclusion," said Sarah Willis, Director of Financial Health at MetLife Foundation. "This effort will create visibility into a pipeline of inclusive fintechs that are reducing costs in delivery, improving the customer experience and ultimately creating an environment where low- to moderate-income people can build resilience, expand their economic opportunities and plan for the future."
The competition will assess fintechs across the following criteria: inclusiveness, business model innovation, scale potential, and traction. A panel of more than 20 industry experts from venture capital, fintech, banking and other sectors will review applicants and select the winners:
- Nejoud Al Mulaik, Director, Fintech Saudi
- Bindu Ananth, Chair & Trustee, Dvara Trust
- Ginger Baker, Head of Product, Financial Services, Facebook
- Dan Barker, Vice President, BlackRock
- Marla Blow, Founder & CEO, FS Card Inc.
- Marcelo Castellanos, Regional Industry Manager, IFC
- Nadine Chehade, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, CGAP
- Alejandro Del Bosque, Director, Banco Azteca
- Paul Edwards, Executive Chairman, Merryn Capital
- Bernhard Eikenberg, Fund Manager, Bamboo Capital Partners
- Sergio Furio, Founder & CEO, Creditas
- Nick Hughes, Founder & Strategy Director, M-KOPA
- Zennon Kapron, Founder & Director, Kapronasia
- Machal Karim, Executive of Development Impact, CDC Group
- Françoise Lamotte, SVP, Head of Digital, MetLife EMEA
- Rob Levy, VP Financial Health, CFSI
- M. Yasmina McCarty, Head of Mobile for Development, GSMA
- Amolo Ng'weno, CEO, BFA
- Ken Njoroge, CEO, Cellulant
- Tayo Oviosu, Founder & CEO, Paga
- Anju Patwardhan, Managing Director, Creditease
- Parag Rao, Country Head of Payments Business & Marketing, HDFC Bank Ltd
- Clinton Townsend, Director, Visa
- Zia Zaman, Chief Innovation Officer, MetLife Asia
- Gabriela Zapata Alvarez, Independent Consultant
Interested early-stage fintechs should apply between February 11 and March 8 by visiting inclusivefintech50.com. Winners will be announced in June 2019.


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The World Bank said Monday that the country could benefit from cheaper and more diversified electricity sources and could also save up to about $12 billion by reducing its contributions to global climate change.
It added that following the path of a low carbon emission would further lead to a more efficient operation of the oil and gas industry with discounted net benefits of about $7.5 billion.
The Bretton Woods institution said in its two new reports which were launched Monday in Abuja, that the Nigerian economy could be more climate resilient and less carbon-intensive without jeopardising its growth prospects.
The two publications titled: "Toward Climate-Resilient Development in Nigeria" and "Low-Carbon Development Opportunities for Nigeria" are the result of a two-year long collaboration between the World Bank and the Federal Government to address the challenges posed by climate change to the country.
It called for a unified effort at reducing human activities which contribute to climate change, some of which resulting in unprecedented temperatures, and other related environmental crisis.
Lead Environmental Economist and main author of the reports, Mr. Raffaello Cervigni said: "If not addressed on time, climate change will limit Nigeria's ability to achieve and sustain the goals set out in Vision 20: 2020."
According to him: "With concerted climate action, Nigeria can seize opportunities for increased cross-sectoral investments and policy reforms paving the way for climate-resilience, low-carbon growth."
The reports identified specific technologies and management practices that could be applied to key economic sectors, including agriculture and land use, water resources, oil and gas, power, and transport.
The studies further revealed that impacts of climate change could impair the prospects of Nigeria's ability to achieve its ambitions which are set out in the National Vision 20: 2020-to become one of the world's 20 largest economies by 2020.
Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who launched the reports said: "The 2012 floods in Nigeria were a stark reminder of the vulnerability of our communities, infrastructure and economy to climate-induced natural disasters.
"These studies will help inform decision-making across key sectors and levels of governments so that the economy becomes not only more productive but also more climate-resilient."
World Bank Director of Sustainable Development for the Africa Region, Mr. Jamal Saghir said: "Building a climate-resilient, low-carbon economy need not be at odds with growth. To assist sound policy-making and better assessment of trade-offs, these reports offer practical examples of win-win actions that Nigeria could consider adopting for achieving lasting development outcomes."
However, the report added that although reduction of carbon emission are technically viable, it would require extra financial incentives to be economically viable for the country.


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In this report, the major presentations and discussions at the Williams Foundation seminar on the requirements for fifth generation manoeuvre held on October 24, 2019 in Canberra, Australia are highlighted along with interviews conducted before, during and after the seminar as well.
The definition by Air Commodore Gordon of the Air Warfare Centre:
"The ability of our forces to dynamically adapt and respond in a contested environment to achieve the desired effect through multiple redundant paths. Remove one vector of attack and we rapidly manoeuvre to bring other capabilities to bear through agile control."
The Australians are working through how to generate more effective combat and diplomatic capabilities for crafting, building, shaping and operating an integrated force.
And the need for an integrated force built along the lines discussed at the Williams Foundation over the past six years, was highlighted by Vice Admiral David Johnston, Deputy Chief of the ADF at the recent Chief of the Australian Navy's Seapower Conference in held in Sydney at the beginning of October:
"It is only by being able to operate an integrated (distributed) force that we can have the kind of mass and scale able to operate with decisive effect in a crisis."
The need for such capabilities was highlighted by the significant presentation by Brendan Sargeant at the seminar where he addressed the major strategic shift facing Australia and why the kind of force transformation which the Williams Foundation seminars have highlighted are so crucial for Australia facing its future.
In the future there will be times when we need to act alone, or where we will need to exercise leadership.
We have not often had to do this in the past – The INTERFET operation in Timor, and RAMSI in the Solomon Islands are examples.
We are far more comfortable operating as part of a coalition led by others. It is perhaps an uncomfortable truth, but that has been a consistent feature of our strategic culture.
So I think our biggest challenge is not a technical or resource or even capability challenge – it is the enormous psychological step of recognising that in the world that we are entering we cannot assume that we have the support of others or that there will be others willing to lead when there is a crisis. We will need to exercise the leadership, and I think that is what we need to prepare for now.
To return to the title of this talk: if we want assured access for the ADF in the Asia Pacific, then we need to work towards a world that ensures that that access is useful and relevant to the sorts of crises that are likely to emerge.
I will leave one last proposition with you. Our assured access for the ADF in the Asia Pacific will be determined by our capacity to contribute to regional crisis management.
That contribution will on some occasions require that we lead.
The task now is to understand what this means and build that capacity.
In short, it is not just about the kinetic capabilities, but the ability to generate political, economic and diplomatic capabilities which could weave capabilities to do environment shaping within which the ADF could make its maximum contribution.
Direct download of the report:
And for an ebook version
or for a direct read of the e book version
Hi Intensity Operations and Sustaining Self Reliance - final report released by Robbin Laird, Second Line of Defense and Williams Foundation Fellow.
The latest Williams Seminar held in Canberra on April 11, 2019 focused on the strategic shift for Australia within the context of the evolving global situation.
Facing the rising challenge posed by the 21st century authoritarian states, and by the changing nature of alliances in the Pacific and in Europe, Australia needs to enhance its sovereign capabilities to operate within a regional or global crisis.
And this requires, Australia to have more capability to sustain its evolving integrated force and to do so in the service of the direct defense of Australia.
The Williams Foundation Seminar: The Requirements of High Intensity Warfare. Presentations are now available on the website.
On 21 March the Williams Foundation was proud to welcome Dr Robbin Laird as a Williams Foundation Fellow.
The Board thanks Dr Laird for his continued contribution to the core goal of the Williams Foundation; to promote the development and effective implementation of national security and defense policies as they impact on Australia's ability to generate air power appropriate to its unique geopolitical environment and values.
The Board and members of the Foundation greatly value the support Dr Laird has provided in the past and looks forward to continuing your involvement in future Williams Foundation programs.
For bios of our Research Fellows, AVM John Blackburn AO (Retd), Dr Alan Stephens and Dr Robbin Laird visit our webpage.
Also see link Second Line of Defence
Dr Robbin Laird
Second Line of Defense The Future of Electonic Warfare
Final Report: A New Approach and Attitude to Electronic Warfare in Australia
Robbin Laird
08/26/2017 – The Williams Seminars now for several years has been looking at the emergence and potential evolution of a fifth-generation combat force.
In effect, the recent seminar was a case study of the tron warfare piece of building an integrated force which can operate a variety of payloads in a diversity of conflict situations. …
After 26 years of continuous combat deployments, major combat operations, and surges, the United States Air Force's level of readiness is below the hollow force levels of the late 1970s. The effect has been to reduce an Air Force once capable of two simultaneous major regional conflicts to one that could effectively muster a win in one region at the cost of its remaining global combat capability. High-end, fourth-generation fighters, coupled with healthy sortie rates, flying time, and realistic training scenarios, made the latter half of the 1980s a model for readiness. An assessment of today's Air Force in each of those three areas reveals a marked decline in capability. Senior Air Force leaders need to convey the real level of readiness to Congress and the Trump Administration in a way that will get this service the funding and support that it needs to regain absolute air dominance.
Link to article here
Download report here
Dr Robbin Laird has released the final report from the Williams Foundation seminar on Force Integration held on 11 April 2017.
Designing the Integrated Force: The Australian Defense Force Repositions for the Next Phase of 21st Century Force Structure Development
04/27/2017 – If you do not set of the objective of trying to optimize combat capability and consider that shaping the joint effect as a key means to doing so, then the challenge is clear.
How do you get a strategic handle on where your force is moving to and how do you ensure that it is as effective, lethal and sustainable as possible?
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Ofertas Black Friday: Tips To Get the Most Out Of It
Every year, there's no doubt that you'll have a long list of things to shop for, only to find yourself in a predicament on how to buy them at the best rate possible. This makes it even more ideal for this type of people to make sure that they get their shopping gears on, when November hits and Black Friday comes. It doesn't' matter if you're searching for the best ofertas Black Friday El Salvador or other stellar deals offered in different countries and markets – the bottom line remains that you'll be able to get the best items at this time, with the best prices possible.
The advantages of Ofertas Black Friday or Offers in Black Friday is something that's apparent in anyone's eyes just from the best deals offered this time of the year and with this, despite not being a public holiday in many places, there are still countless people or even employees out there who makes sure to take the day-off at this date and exploit its deals. It is still important however, to make sure that you go out in the market with carefulness in every move, as there's still a possibility for you to get exploited by some devious shops. Read on below and learn some tips that will make sure you get the best ofertas black Friday deals in the market.
Although it may seem like a basic deal to do, one of the most overlooked step in shopping for ofertas Black Friday deals, is to make sure that the information they get is as accurate as possible. There would be countless stores in your area or even across the internet which will definitely offer diverse deals for varieties of items and in this case, it would be to your greatest advantage to make sure that you compare them all.
There ought to be store discounts as well on top of the Ofertas Black Friday and if the shop can confirm that combining these deals is possible, then you ought to take advantage of it immediately. Of course, make sure that the items you'll get in this type of combined discount are exactly what you need because if it is not, then taking it may not be as worth it as you think.
It may seem hard to keep track of discount as they change from time to time but, with your smart phone in hand, there's no doubt that this will be possible. You should make sure to keep keen attention to these changes that will happen, as there are some great offers out there that may span only for hours or so, and there's no doubt you'll be dismayed if you will not be able to take a hold of such a golden opportunity.
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The Oak Brook Park District is extending the closure of all Park District facilities through April 30. We will be monitoring the situation daily. Check www.obparks.org for updates.
The Oak Brook Park District boasts a first-class fitness and wellness facility with a wide variety of amenities, including three regulation size gymnasiums, a 5,000 sq. ft. fitness center, 1/8 mile indoor walking track, free towel service, and free Wi-Fi connection.
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Twitter Digest 2017 Week 39
Posted by PyBites on Sun 01 October 2017 in Digest • 2 min read
HACKTOBERFEST IS ON! Open source time!
#Hacktoberfest is back! 🍂 Support Open Source this October and earn a limited edition T-shirt 👕 Learn more:… https://t.co/Yoi0R28Gc5— DigitalOcean (@digitalocean) September 27, 2017
RT @hadleywickham: What do you think? https://t.co/hE0ocUTWYV— matt harrison (@__mharrison__) September 30, 2017
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A Guide to Instagramming with #Python for Data Analysis #KDN https://t.co/XoewiEywmO— KDnuggets (@kdnuggets) September 30, 2017
RT @twilio: Analyzing Messy Data Sentiment with Python and @NLTK_org https://t.co/FdIMxeHlue https://t.co/B302zMxiL3— Full Stack Python (@fullstackpython) September 25, 2017
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Species of Thailand
Eastern cattle egret
Thai: นกยางควาย, nok yaang kuay
Binomial name: Bubulcus ibis, Carolus Linnaeus, 1758
The cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard its two subspecies as full species, the western cattle egret and the eastern cattle egret. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century.
It is a white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. It nests in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. The nest is a platform of sticks in trees or shrubs. Cattle egrets exploit drier and open habitats more than other heron species. Their feeding habitats include seasonally inundated grasslands, pastures, farmlands, wetlands and rice paddies. They often accompany cattle or other large mammals, catching insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals. Some populations of the cattle egret are migratory and others show post-breeding dispersal.
The adult cattle egret has few predators, but birds or mammals may raid its nests, and chicks may be lost to starvation, calcium deficiency or disturbance from other large birds. This species maintains a special relationship with cattle, which extends to other large grazing mammals; wider human farming is believed to be a major cause of their suddenly expanded range. The cattle egret removes ticks and flies from cattle and consumes them. This benefits both species, but it has been implicated in the spread of tick-borne animal diseases.
The cattle egret was first described in 1758 by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae as Ardea ibis, but was moved to its current genus by Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1855. Its genus name Bubulcus is Latin for herdsman, referring, like the English name, to this species' association with cattle. Ibis is a Latin and Greek word which originally referred to another white wading bird, the sacred ibis.
The cattle egret has two geographical races which are sometimes classified as full species, the western cattle egret, B. ibis, and eastern cattle egret, B. coromandus. The two forms were split by McAllan and Bruce, but were regarded as conspecific by almost all other recent authors until the publication of the influential Birds of South Asia. The eastern subspecies B. (i.) coromandus, described by Pieter Boddaert in 1783, breeds in Asia and Australasia, and the western nominate form occupies the rest of the species range, including the Americas. Some authorities recognise a third Seychelles subspecies, B. i. seychellarum, which was first described by Finn Salomonsen in 1934.
Despite superficial similarities in appearance, the cattle egret is more closely related to the genus Ardea, which comprises the great or typical herons and the great egret (A. alba), than to the majority of species termed egrets in the genus Egretta. Rare cases of hybridization with little blue herons Egretta caerulea, little egrets Egretta garzetta and snowy egrets Egretta thula have been recorded.
The cattle egret is a stocky heron with an wingspan; it is long and weighs . It has a relatively short thick neck, a sturdy bill, and a hunched posture. The non-breeding adult has mainly white plumage, a yellow bill and greyish-yellow legs. During the breeding season, adults of the nominate western subspecies develop orange-buff plumes on the back, breast and crown, and the bill, legs and irises become bright red for a brief period prior to pairing. The sexes are similar, but the male is marginally larger and has slightly longer breeding plumes than the female; juvenile birds lack coloured plumes and have a black bill.
B. i. coromandus differs from the nominate subspecies in breeding plumage, when the buff colour on its head extends to the cheeks and throat, and the plumes are more golden in colour. This subspecies' bill and tarsus are longer on average than in B. i. ibis. B. i. seychellarum is smaller and shorter-winged than the other forms. It has white cheeks and throat, like B. i. ibis, but the nuptial plumes are golden, as with B. i. coromandus. Individuals with abnormally grey, melanistic plumages have been recorded.
The positioning of the egret's eyes allows for binocular vision during feeding, and physiological studies suggest that the species may be capable of crepuscular or nocturnal activity. Adapted to foraging on land, they have lost the ability possessed by their wetland relatives to accurately correct for light refraction by water.
This species gives a quiet, throaty rick-rack call at the breeding colony, but is otherwise largely silent.
Distribution and habitat
The cattle egret has undergone one of the most rapid and wide reaching natural expansions of any bird species. It was originally native to parts of Southern Spain and Portugal, tropical and subtropical Africa and humid tropical and subtropical Asia. In the end of the 19th century it began expanding its range into southern Africa, first breeding in the Cape Province in 1908. Cattle egrets were first sighted in the Americas on the boundary of Guiana and Suriname in 1877, having apparently flown across the Atlantic Ocean. It was not until the 1930s that the species is thought to have become established in that area.
The species first arrived in North America in 1941 (these early sightings were originally dismissed as escapees), bred in Florida in 1953, and spread rapidly, breeding for the first time in Canada in 1962. It is now commonly seen as far west as California. It was first recorded breeding in Cuba in 1957, in Costa Rica in 1958, and in Mexico in 1963, although it was probably established before that. In Europe, the species had historically declined in Spain and Portugal, but in the latter part of the 20th century it expanded back through the Iberian Peninsula, and then began to colonise other parts of Europe; southern France in 1958, northern France in 1981 and Italy in 1985. Breeding in the United Kingdom was recorded for the first time in 2008 only a year after an influx seen in the previous year. In 2008, cattle egrets were also reported as having moved into Ireland for the first time.
In Australia, the colonisation began in the 1940s, with the species establishing itself in the north and east of the continent. It began to regularly visit New Zealand in the 1960s. Since 1948 the cattle egret has been permanently resident in Israel. Prior to 1948 it was only a winter visitor.
The massive and rapid expansion of the cattle egret's range is due to its relationship with humans and their domesticated animals. Originally adapted to a commensal relationship with large browsing animals, it was easily able to switch to domesticated cattle and horses. As the keeping of livestock spread throughout the world, the cattle egret was able to occupy otherwise empty niches. Many populations of cattle egrets are highly migratory and dispersive, and this has helped the species' range expansion. The species has been seen as a vagrant in various sub-Antarctic islands, including South Georgia, Marion Island, the South Sandwich Islands and the South Orkney Islands. A small flock of eight birds was also seen in Fiji in 2008.
In addition to the natural expansion of its range, cattle egrets have been deliberately introduced into a few areas. The species was introduced to Hawaii in 1959, and to the Chagos Archipelago in 1955. Successful releases were also made in the Seychelles and Rodrigues, but attempts to introduce the species to Mauritius failed. Numerous birds were also released by Whipsnade Zoo in England, but the species was never established.
Although the cattle egret sometimes feeds in shallow water, unlike most herons it is typically found in fields and dry grassy habitats, reflecting its greater dietary reliance on terrestrial insects rather than aquatic prey.
Migration and movements
Some populations of cattle egrets are migratory, others are dispersive, and distinguishing between the two can be difficult for this species. In many areas populations can be both sedentary and migratory. In the northern hemisphere, migration is from cooler climes to warmer areas, but cattle egrets nesting in Australia migrate to cooler Tasmania and New Zealand in the winter and return in the spring. Migration in western Africa is in response to rainfall, and in South America migrating birds travel south of their breeding range in the non-breeding season. Populations in southern India appear to show local migrations in response to the monsoons. They move north from Kerala after September. During winter, many birds have been seen flying at night with flocks of Indian pond herons (Ardeola grayii) on the south-eastern coast of India and a winter influx has also been noted in Sri Lanka.
Young birds are known to disperse up to 5, 000 km from their breeding area. Flocks may fly vast distances and have been seen over seas and oceans including in the middle of the Atlantic.
This species has a large range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10000000 km2. Its global population estimated to be 3.8–6.7 million individuals. For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern. On the other hand, the expansion and establishment of the species over large ranges has led it to be classed as an invasive species (although little, if any impact has been noted yet).
The cattle egret nests in colonies, which are often, but not always, found around bodies of water. The colonies are usually found in woodlands near lakes or rivers, in swamps, or on small inland or coastal islands, and are sometimes shared with other wetland birds, such as herons, egrets, ibises and cormorants. The breeding season varies within South Asia. Nesting in northern India begins with the onset of monsoons in May. The breeding season in Australia is November to early January, with one brood laid per season. The North American breeding season lasts from April to October. In the Seychelles, the breeding season of the subspecies B.i. seychellarum is April to October.
The male displays in a tree in the colony, using a range of ritualised behaviours such as shaking a twig and sky-pointing (raising his bill vertically upwards), and the pair forms over three or four days. A new mate is chosen in each season and when re-nesting following nest failure. The nest is a small untidy platform of sticks in a tree or shrub constructed by both parents. Sticks are collected by the male and arranged by the female, and stick-stealing is rife. The clutch size can be anywhere from one to five eggs, although three or four is most common. The pale bluish-white eggs are oval-shaped and measure . Incubation lasts around 23 days, with both sexes sharing incubation duties. The chicks are partly covered with down at hatching, but are not capable of fending for themselves; they become capable of regulating their temperature at 9–12 days and are fully feathered in 13–21 days. They begin to leave the nest and climb around at 2 weeks, fledge at 30 days and become independent at around the 45th day.
The cattle egret engages in low levels of brood parasitism, and there are a few instances of cattle egret eggs being laid in the nests of snowy egrets and little blue herons, although these eggs seldom hatch. There is also evidence of low levels of intraspecific brood parasitism, with females laying eggs in the nests of other cattle egrets. As much as 30% extra-pair copulations have been noted.
The dominant factor in nesting mortality is starvation. Sibling rivalry can be intense, and in South Africa third and fourth chicks inevitably starve. In the dryer habitats with fewer amphibians the diet may lack sufficient vertebrate content and may cause bone abnormalities in growing chicks due to calcium deficiency. In Barbados, nests were sometimes raided by vervet monkeys, and a study in Florida reported the fish crow and black rat as other possible nest raiders. The same study attributed some nestling mortality to brown pelicans nesting in the vicinity, which accidentally, but frequently, dislodged nests or caused nestlings to fall. In Australia, Torresian crows, wedge-tailed eagles and white-bellied sea eagles take eggs or young, and tick infestation and viral infections may also be causes of mortality.
The cattle egret feeds on a wide range of prey, particularly insects, especially grasshoppers, crickets, flies (adults and maggots), and moths, as well as spiders, frogs, and earthworms. In a rare instance they have been observed foraging along the branches of a banyan tree for ripe figs. The species is usually found with cattle and other large grazing and browsing animals, and catches small creatures disturbed by the mammals. Studies have shown that cattle egret foraging success is much higher when foraging near a large animal than when feeding singly. When foraging with cattle, it has been shown to be 3.6 times more successful in capturing prey than when foraging alone. Its performance is similar when it follows farm machinery, but it is forced to move more. In urban situations cattle egrets have also been observed foraging in peculiar situations like railway lines.
A cattle egret will weakly defend the area around a grazing animal against others of the same species, but if the area is swamped by egrets it will give up and continue foraging elsewhere. Where numerous large animals are present, cattle egrets selectively forage around species that move at around 5–15 steps per minute, avoiding faster and slower moving herds; in Africa, cattle egrets selectively forage behind plains zebras, waterbuck, blue wildebeest and Cape buffalo. Dominant birds feed nearest to the host, and obtain more food.
The cattle egret may also show versatility in its diet. On islands with seabird colonies, it will prey on the eggs and chicks of terns and other seabirds. During migration it has also been reported to eat exhausted migrating landbirds. Birds of the Seychelles race also indulge in some kleptoparasitism, chasing the chicks of sooty terns and forcing them to disgorge food.
Relationship with humans
A conspicuous species, the cattle egret has attracted many common names. These mostly relate to its habit of following cattle and other large animals, and it is known variously as cow crane, cow bird or cow heron, or even elephant bird, rhinoceros egret. Its Arabic name, abu qerdan, means "father of ticks", a name derived from the huge number of parasites such as avian ticks found in its breeding colonies.
The cattle egret is a popular bird with cattle ranchers for its perceived role as a biocontrol of cattle parasites such as ticks and flies. A study in Australia found that cattle egrets reduced the number of flies that bothered cattle by pecking them directly off the skin. It was the benefit to stock that prompted ranchers and the Hawaiian Board of Agriculture and Forestry to release the species in Hawaii.
Not all interactions between humans and cattle egrets are beneficial. The cattle egret can be a safety hazard to aircraft due to its habit of feeding in large groups in the grassy verges of airports, and it has been implicated in the spread of animal infections such as heartwater, infectious bursal disease and possibly Newcastle disease.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Ardeidae
- Genus
- Bubulcus
- Species
- Bubulcus ibis
Common names
- Thai: นกยางควาย, nok yaang kuay
- Ardea ibis ibis, Les Christidis & Walter E. Boles (2008)
- Ardeola ibis ibis, Douglas F. Stotz et al. (1996)
- Ardea ibis ibis, Les Christidis & Walter E. Boles (1994)
- Buphus coromandus, Pieter Boddaert (1783)
- Cancroma coromanda, Pieter Boddaert (1783)
- Ardea ibis, Carolus Linnaeus (1758)
- Ardeola ibis, Carolus Linnaeus (1758)
- Egretta ibis, Carolus Linnaeus (1758)
- Lepterodatis ibis, Carolus Linnaeus (1758)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
- Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram
- Ao Manao-Khao Tanyong National Park
- Ao Phang-Nga National Park
- Ban Chang District, Rayong
- Ban Laem District, Phetchaburi
- Ban Lat District, Phetchaburi
- Ban Lueam District, Nakhon Ratchasima
- Ban Phai District, Khon Kaen
- Ban Phraek District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
- Ban Sang District, Prachinburi
- Bang Ban District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
- Bang Kruai District, Nonthaburi
- Bang Lamung District, Chonburi
- Bang Len District, Nakhon Pathom
- Bang Pa In District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
- Bang Pahan District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
- Bang Pakong District, Chachoengsao
- Bang Phra Non-hunting Area
- Bang Pu Recreation Centre
- Bang Saphan Noi District, Prachuap Khiri Khan
- Bangkok Province
- Borabue District, Maha Sarakham
- Bueng Boraped Non-hunting Area
- Bueng Khong Long Non-hunting Area
- Chae Son National Park
- Chaiya District, Surat Thani
- Chaiyo District, Ang Thong
- Chaloem Phra Kiat District, Saraburi
- Chaloem Phrakiat Thai Prachan National Park
- Chatturat District, Chaiyaphum
- Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai
- Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
- Chiang Khong District, Chiang Rai
- Chiang Saen District, Chiang Rai
- Doi Inthanon National Park
- Doi Lo District, Chiang Mai
- Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park
- Doi Saket District, Chiang Mai
- Doi Tao District, Chiang Mai
- Fang District, Chiang Mai
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
- Hat Noppharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park
- Hat Wanakon National Park
- Hat Yai District, Songkhla
- Hua Hin District, Prachuap Khiri Khan
- Huai Chorakhe Mak Reservoir Non-hunting Area
- Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary
- Huai Krachao District, Kanchanaburi
- Huai Talat Reservoir Non-hunting Area
- In Buri District, Sing Buri
- Kabin Buri District, Prachinburi
- Kaeng Khoi District, Saraburi
- Kaeng Krachan District, Phetchaburi
- Kaeng Krachan National Park
- Kamphaeng Saen District, Nakhon Pathom
- Kantharawichai District, Maha Sarakham
- Khanom District, Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Khao Chong
- Khao Dinsor (Chumphon Raptor Center)
- Khao Khiao - Khao Chomphu Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Kradong Forest Park
- Khao Laem National Park
- Khao Lak - Lam Ru National Park
- Khao Luang National Park
- Khao Nam Khang National Park
- Khao Nan National Park
- Khao Nang Panthurat Forest Park
- Khao Phra - Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Pra Wihan National Park
- Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park
- Khao Soi Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Sok National Park
- Khao Yai National Park
- Khao Yoi District, Phetchaburi
- Khlong Lan National Park
- Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani
- Khok Sung District, Sa Kaeo
- Khon San District, Chaiyaphum
- Khuan Khanun District, Phatthalung
- Khun Chae National Park
- Khun Korn Forest Park
- Khura Buri District, Phang Nga
- Klaeng District, Rayong
- Ko Lanta National Park
- Ko Phra Thong
- Ko Samui District, Surat Thani
- Ko Tao
- Kui Buri National Park
- Kumphawapi District, Udon Thani
- Kut Thing Non-hunting Area
- Laem Pak Bia
- Laem Son National Park
- Lam Nam Kok National Park
- Lan Sak District, Uthai Thani
- Mae Ai District, Chiang Mai
- Mae Mo District, Lampang
- Mae Ping National Park
- Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai
- Mae Taeng District, Chiang Mai
- Mae Tha, Lampang District, Lampang
- Mae Wong National Park
- Muak Lek District, Saraburi
- Mueang Buriram District, Buriram
- Mueang Chachoengsao District, Chachoengsao
- Mueang Chaiyaphum District, Chaiyaphum
- Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai
- Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai
- Mueang Chonburi District, Chonburi
- Mueang Chumphon District, Chumphon
- Mueang Kalasin District, Kalasin
- Mueang Kanchanaburi District, Kanchanaburi
- Mueang Khon Kaen District, Khon Kaen
- Mueang Krabi District, Krabi
- Mueang Lampang District, Lampang
- Mueang Lamphun District, Lamphun
- Mueang Lopburi District, Lopburi
- Mueang Maha Sarakham District, Maha Sarakham
- Mueang Nakhon Nayok District, Nakhon Nayok
- Mueang Nakhon Pathom District, Nakhon Pathom
- Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima District, Nakhon Ratchasima
- Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat District, Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Mueang Nan District, Nan
- Mueang Nong Khai District, Nong Khai
- Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi
- Mueang Pathum Thani District, Pathum Thani
- Mueang Pattani District, Pattani
- Mueang Phang Nga District, Phang Nga
- Mueang Phatthalung District, Phatthalung
- Mueang Phayao District, Phayao
- Mueang Phetchabun District, Phetchabun
- Mueang Phetchaburi District, Phetchaburi
- Mueang Phichit District, Phichit
- Mueang Phitsanulok District, Phitsanulok
- Mueang Phuket District, Phuket
- Mueang Ratchaburi District, Ratchaburi
- Mueang Rayong District, Rayong
- Mueang Sa Kaeo District, Sa Kaeo
- Mueang Samut Sakhon District, Samut Sakhon
- Mueang Samut Songkhram District, Samut Songkhram
- Mueang Satun District, Satun
- Mueang Songkhla District, Songkhla
- Mueang Sukhothai District, Sukhothai
- Mueang Suphanburi District, Suphan Buri
- Mueang Surat Thani District, Surat Thani
- Mueang Tak District, Tak
- Mueang Uttaradit District, Uttaradit
- Nam Nao National Park
- Nam Phong National Park
- Namtok Sam Lan National Park
- Non Sang District, Nong Bua Lamphu
- Nong Bong Khai Non-hunting Area
- Nong Prue District, Kanchanaburi
- Nong Song Hong District, Khon Kaen
- Nong Suea District, Pathum Thani
- Nong Thung Thong Non-hunting Area
- Nong Ya Plong District, Phetchaburi
- Nong Yai Area Development Project Under Royal Init
- Omkoi Wildlife Sanctuary
- Pa Sak Chonlasit Dam Non-hunting Area
- Pai District, Mae Hong Son
- Pak Chong District, Nakhon Ratchasima
- Pak Kret District, Nonthaburi
- Pak Phanang District, Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Pak Phli District, Nakhon Nayok
- Pak Thale
- Pak Tho District, Ratchaburi
- Pak Thong Chai District, Nakhon Ratchasima
- Pang Sila Thong District, Kamphaeng Phet
- Pathio District, Chumphon
- Pha Daeng National Park
- Pha Nam Yoi Forest Park
- Pha Taem National Park
- Phan District, Chiang Rai
- Phanat Nikhom District, Chonburi
- Phatthana Nikhom District, Lopburi
- Phayuha Khiri District, Nakhon Sawan
- Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
- Phra Phrom District, Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Phu Foi Lom National Park
- Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park
- Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary
- Phu Kradueng National Park
- Phu Suan Sai National Park
- Phunphin District, Surat Thani
- Phutthamonthon District, Nakhon Pathom
- Pran Buri District, Prachuap Khiri Khan
- Pran Buri Forest Park
- Ramkhamhaeng National Park
- Ratchasan District, Chachoengsao
- Rattanaburi District, Surin
- Rattanawapi District, Nong Khai
- Sai Noi District, Nonthaburi
- Sai Yok District, Kanchanaburi
- Sakaerat Environmental Research Station
- Salak Pra Wildlife Sanctuary
- Salawin National Park
- Samut Prakan Province
- San Kala Khiri National Park
- San Sai District, Chiang Mai
- Sanam Bin Reservoir Non-hunting Area
- Sanam Chai Khet District, Chachoengsao
- Sathing Phra District, Songkhla
- Sattahip District, Chonburi
- Satuek District, Buriram
- Sawi District, Chumphon
- Si Maha Phot District, Prachinburi
- Si Racha District, Chonburi
- Si Satchanalai District, Sukhothai
- Sikao District, Trang
- Similan Islands
- Sirinat National Park
- Sri Nakarin Dam National Park
- Sri Phang-nga National Park
- Su-ngai Kolok District, Narathiwat
- Sung Men District, Phrae
- Surin Islands
- Takua Pa District, Phang Nga
- Taphan Hin District, Phichit
- Tha Chana District, Surat Thani
- Tha Chang District, Sing Buri
- Tha Sala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Tha Takiap District, Chachoengsao
- Tha Wung District, Lopburi
- Tha Yang District, Phetchaburi
- Thai Mueang District, Phang Nga
- Thalang District, Phuket
- Thale Ban National Park
- Thale Noi Non-hunting Area
- Tham Pratun Non-hunting Area
- Than Sadet - Koh Pha-Ngan National Park
- Thanyaburi District, Pathum Thani
- Thao Kosa Forest Park
- Thap Lan National Park
- Thawat Buri District, Roi Et
- Thong Pha Phum National Park
- Wang Chan District, Rayong
- Wang Nam Yen District, Sa Kaeo
- Wang Noi District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
- Wat Phai Lom & Wat Ampu Wararam Non-hunting Area
- Watthana Nakhon District, Sa Kaeo
- Wiang Chai District, Chiang Rai
- Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai
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I would really appreciate it if someone could tell me anything about this military uniform. Thanks so much for any help!
Any other info you have about the photo, such as where and when it was taken (even if it's only a decade and country)? – Steve Bird Oct 15 '19 at 19:51
Sorry, but I don't know many particulars but I appreciate your help. I'm assuming it's German, Russian, or Polish (during the Polish-Soviet war) based on my family heritage – Andrea W Oct 15 '19 at 20:02
@ThomasBy Thanks so much! – Andrea W Oct 15 '19 at 20:22
1Have a look at this question about polish uniforms: history.stackexchange.com/questions/53980/… – Mark Johnson Oct 15 '19 at 20:51
It seems to be Polish.
This drawing I found shows a uniform that has more accessories, and this may lead to confusion. I assume your photo pictures a young private with low or no grades.
Another picture of a Polish soldier clearly shows similar numbers on the collar: https://ar.pinterest.com/pin/510173464030294530/?nic=1


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I admit to feeling a bit lost this past weekend.
On Saturday at the Muse, several friends told me of their experiences with the Manuscript Mart. Weeks in advance they'd sent in 20 pages of their manuscripts to either an agent or editor from some of the most exclusive agencies and publishing houses – 20 pages to be vetted by the best in the business. The reports back from my friends were glowing: each had a request (though not everyone does), one of whom I overheard being talked about later by editors paired off in a corner. Oh, the buzz.
Later that morning, I ran into a woman, Liz Kahrs, who's regularly attended our Grub Street South workshops. She's the kind of woman who makes an impression – the good kind – laid-back with an easy-going charm. She had news. An excerpt of her novel was picked up by Huffington Post. Naturally I read it once I arrived home. It's good, something to be proud of, with clever phrasing that immediately calls to mind crisp imagery. Quite a coup.
Oh, and you should have seen Lynne shine on the marketing panel! Sitting alongside author Hank Phillippi Ryan, as well as the director of publicity at Da Capo Press and PR goddess Lissa Warren, assistant director of publicity at Houghton Mifflin Taryn Roeder, and president of Newman Communications David Ratner, Lynne offered the perspective of an author's responsibility to both her in-house publicist and to her book. It was a side of her, the masterful public persona, I'd not yet seen. Gracious and utterly impressive.
Sunday was much of the same. Scott Heim told me he'd made it over the hump with his revisions – I'd been worried since we last spoke in October. He appeared despondent then, as if he couldn't live up to the expectations that follow an astonishing debut. But this past weekend, his face was clear, nearly serene, he was pleased with the work he'd done. "We Disappear" is due out in February. Another success, no doubt.
Along the way, everyone asked the same dreaded question of me, "How's the book coming?" To be sure, they were simply being polite, but I had no answers for them. Worse, none for myself.
When we sat down to brunch on Sunday, despondency swelled within me. How could it not? Over there was Michael Lowenthal, right there Pauline Chen, Michael Mezzo straight ahead, and oh dear God, I'd sat at the wrong table, because across from me was the conference keynote speaker, Charles Baxter. I was indeed lost.
After a second cup of coffee, Charles Baxter took to the podium and gripping either side, announced the title of his speech, "Losers." When he began to speak, sharing his own sense of inadequacy and alienation, I realized it's impossible to be lost when so many others are on the same journey, stumbling over the same obstacles of doubt and desire. Here was the master, and now he was reducing himself to comparisons of the likes of me.
When he finished, I waited until the others had their say and then approached. The only words that could find their way past the catch in my throat were thank you, as if I were a child who'd been separated from the hand that guided me through the crowd of unknowns and he the kind man who steered me back.
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The Privatization of Hazard Mitigation: A Case Study of the Creation and Implementation of a Federal Program
Date of Award
Summer 8-6-2013
Degree Type
Degree Name
Degree Program
Urban Studies
School of Urban Planning and Regional Studies
Major Professor
Shirley Laska
Second Advisor
John Kiefer
Third Advisor
Monica Farris
Fourth Advisor
Vern Baxter
Fifth Advisor
David Gladstone
This dissertation explores the role of the private and public sectors in hazard mitigation, an important part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) performance requirements from the Stafford Act. Hazard mitigation is the effort to reduce societal impacts from natural disasters by reducing their risk to people, property and infrastructure; before hazards occur. The goal of the work is to contribute to the literature examining the national trend towards privatization and reliance on the free market economy for the provision of government social services, through such public management movements as the "New Public Management" (NPM) of the 1980s and the general efficiency movement that encompasses a greater market orientation in public government and an increase in the use of private sector contractors as an alternative to public provision (Boston 1996).
The primary question which this dissertation seeks to answer is: How has the provision of hazard mitigation services by the private sector come to be the norm and what have been the consequences. Due to the broad nature of the question and the lack of previous research, this dissertation will utilize a mixed methods approach with the goal of gaining a broad understanding of the privatization of the hazard mitigation sector in its various manifestations. The approach consists of one case study, broken down into two time periods: hazard mitigation prior to the passage of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, and hazard mitigation following the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. The case study is based primarily upon a series of interviews and includes several imbedded cases. They will be contextualized within an overall description of hazard mitigation focusing on the history and the context of the relevant federal legislation.
The University of New Orleans and its agents retain the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible this dissertation or thesis in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. The author retains all other ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis or dissertation.
Recommended Citation
Jerolleman, Alessandra, "The Privatization of Hazard Mitigation: A Case Study of the Creation and Implementation of a Federal Program" (2013). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1692.
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During the month of August, children collect gifts for a select group of North American missionaries. The missionaries use these items to replenish ministry supplies, purchase items for ministry centers and minister to people in their communities who need to hear about Jesus.
Follow these steps to help the children in your church get involved in Christmas in August 2019:
1. Select a missionary or missionaries from the list. Remember that all of these missionaries are looking forward to receiving gifts from GA, RA and CA groups.
2. Send a copy of the August "Family Missions Focus" home with each child. Include a list of the items your group is collecting for Christmas in August 2019.
3. Gather and pack the items your group collects. Consider placing items that could leak inside ziplock bags. Do not wrap the items. Include only the items requested. Include only new items. Pray together that God will use the items to help people learn about Jesus.
4. Label the outside of the package with a list of the contents. This will help missionaries sort through packages more quickly.
5. Mail your package to the missionary at the address listed. Include a self-addressed, stamped postcard for the missionary to acknowledge receipt of your gifts. Also, give the missionary your email address. Explain to children that the missionaries may receive hundreds of packages and may not have time to respond to each group individually.
It's also a great idea to recognize children's participation with the Christmas in August badge/patch!
Robert E. Arnold, Ed.D.
Chaplain Service (125)
VA Central Iowa Health Care System
3600 30th Street
Des Moines, IA 50310-5753
Robert E. Arnold, Ed.D., is a chaplain at the VA Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. In his role as a chaplain, he provides not only pastoral care to patients but also education and counseling in the midst of assessing and addressing patients' problems in life.
Chaplain Arnold's primary duties are to provide spiritual care to hospitalized patients. Many of these veterans are homeless or without sufficient family support in their lives. They find comfort in having the presence of chaplains for spiritual care while they are in the hospital.
Kale Booher
Lifepoint Church
800 West Central Ave
Suite C
Delaware, OH 43015
Kale Booher and his family planted Lifepoint Church in Delaware three years ago on Easter Sunday. Since then, God has grown their church to over 400 people. Lifepoint has baptized more than 40 people to date, and has seen hundreds join small groups, serve on Sunday mornings, and take steps in faith.
Lifepoint Church is located in a quickly growing city of over 40,000 people, and the county is one of the fastest growing counties in the state of Ohio. The people at Lifepoint come from the city, the suburbs, and all around the country. The church is dedicated to teaching the Bible, drawing life from God, and pointing others to Him. Your Christmas in August gifts will serve the more than 100 children who are a part of the Lifepoint Kids (LPK) ministry every Sunday morning. Through LPK, the church seeks to teach children that God loves and made them and that Jesus wants to be their friend forever. Kale Booher and Lifepoint say, "We cannot say thank you enough!"
Nehemiah Cole
1430 Merritt Blvd
Apt. 207
Baltimore, MD 21222
or P.O. Box 25698
Baltimore, MD 21224
Nehemiah Cole, his wife Rose, and their three children planted Agape Praise Fellowship in September 2016. Agape Praise's ministry focuses on reaching internationals, students, Muslims, and locals. People of many nations are a part of the church, and worship songs are sung in English, French, and sometimes other languages. People from the church are present in local high schools and middle schools as they mentor and plant seeds of faith among students every week. They also hold church for senior adults in a nursing home once a month.
The people of Agape Praise are passionate for Jesus and desperate to see many lost souls in Baltimore come to accept Jesus in their lives. Your Christmas in August gifts will be a blessing to their ministry in schools, with Muslims, in nursing homes, and with international refugee families. The Coles and Agape Praise say, "Thank you so much for all the prayers and support. May God bless you all."
Blythe Fowler
6655 S New Haven Ave
Tulsa, OK 74136
Blythe Fowler works with women incarcerated with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections who are participating in work training programs prior to community reentry. These women are seeking certifications in the pet grooming and pet care field.
Blythe meets with the women twice a week for devotionals and Bible lessons. Each participant receives a journal for their notes and to process their thoughts. Some ask for additional journals as their personal work and recovery progresses. Upon completion of the program, the women receive certification in various areas of grooming and can be placed in jobs. Upon release from prison, they are employed or employable and are able to earn a living and contribute to a better life for themselves and their families.
Kirk Kirkland
Revive City Church
151 W 4th Street
Box 24
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Revive City Church loves to reach out to the people in their community! They throw block parties and also offer Vacation Bible School and sports camps for children. Walmart and Gordon Food Services gift cards will help them prepare for all of these fun events. Whenever people accept Jesus as their Savior or when the church is involved in outreach, they give away gift Bibles. The church also has a van that transports people to and from church each week. The gas station gift cards will help them with their gas expenses as they offer this transport service to people in their community.
Chaplain Jan Kragness
14802 Poor Farm Road
Johnston City, IL 62951
Jan Kragness is a chaplain who serves as a volunteer missionary with Southern Baptist Disaster Relief and Illinois Campers on Mission. She is also a community service chaplain in her home area for needs such as child evangelism and ministering to people who are underprivileged and who are hurting.
Many items made by Campers on Mission are given out by Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, such as "As You Go Bears," which are handmade bears with the plan of salvation attached to them, and "Salvation Dolls," which have a broken heart and sad face on one side and a smiling face on the other with a salvation necklace attached. They also give out Bibles. Jan says, "I would love to have you be a part of our ministry. Thank you for supporting us."
Chaplain Joseph Miller
3684 Charleston Highway
Orangeburg, SC 29115
Joseph Miller is a volunteer community service chaplain who is currently traveling with his family. Although their home is in South Carolina, they plug into ministries in every town and state they end up in. In the last three years, they have lived in New Mexico, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and of course their home state of South Carolina. Joseph works in prisons, jails, and senior facilities, as well as with people who are homeless.
Joseph and his family give bags containing underwear, socks, and toothbrushes and toothpaste to people who are homeless. The bags have Scriptures and devotionals attached to them. All of the items on the list are used for small groups, to minister to people who are homeless, and to help Joseph as he continues his seminary education.
Omar Vargas
7690 NW 14th St
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024
Real Church ministers in three languages: English, Spanish, and Portuguese. The community surrounding the church is very diverse, both culturally and financially. One of the greatest partnerships the church has made is with a neighboring school. This past Christmas, the church blessed the school with bikes, backpacks, food, and school supplies. Many of the children are from low-income homes; some are even homeless. Real Church desires to use gift cards to purchase books, Bibles, and school supplies for this ministry. They also want to bless the teachers with Starbucks gift cards!


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Monday, 9 July 2012
The Climate Change Scam.
6 comments:
- george9 July 2012 at 10:17
Yes, I wonder what happened to the promise of 'long hot and dry summers' that the global warming scammers promised us.ReplyDelete
We should be able to sue them for the money wasted on bbq's and summer clothing.
This is a good film about the 7/7 false flag op and is the latest update..
Those promises have left M&S with millions of pounds of unsold T-shirts, George.Delete
- Get Smart9 July 2012 at 12:23
Look at this even the dead can't escape..ReplyDelete
"A Melbourne family who claim they were slugged an extra $55 "carbon tax charge" when burying a relative were told "even the dead don't escape the carbon tax"" Their PM got a huge pay-rise before she introduced her new carbon tax or should I say carbon tax scam.Replies
I thought the carbon resulting from decomposition would cover the tax!Delete
One good big volcanic bang or a handful of good sized ones in series and we all freeze. Apart from that, in the period 1310 to 1320 wasn't there a run of very wet summers with storms that wrecked economies and caused political disasters?ReplyDeleteReplies
I believe a nuclear test was carried our in North Korea just before the Japanese earthquake, Demetrius.Delete


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- Fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Boston University Medical Center and Boston City Hospital, 1994-1995
- Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Vascular/Interventional Radiology, American Board of Radiology, 1996
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Cancer Clinical Research Unit (CCRU), Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
- Radiofrequency ablation of liver, kidney, lung, and bone tumors
- Embolotherapy, including bland hepatic artery embolization and chemoembolization
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Natural Language Processing of Radiology Reports in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma to Predict Radiology Resource Utilization.
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Outcomes of Radiofrequency Ablation as First-Line Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma less than 3 cm in Potentially Transplantable Patients.
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Retrospective Single-Arm Cohort Study of Patients with Hepatocellular Adenomas Treated with Percutaneous Thermal Ablation.
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Liver Transplantation is Equally Effective as a Salvage Therapy for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence Following Radiofrequency Ablation or Liver Resection with Curative Intent.
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A history of the company that founded Bury St Edmunds Cattle Markets and which may have helped solve the identity of Jack the Ripper, will be displayed at Moyse's Hall Museum this month.
Henry Lacy Scott founded his auctioneer business in 1869 and started up a Cattle Market five years later. Over the years the business diversified and became Lacy Scott and Knight.
The popular Cattle Market survived the swine fever outbreak of the 1920s and fowl plague in the 1960s but the Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis outbreak of the 1990s saw that particular side of the business dwindle and the last Cattle Market in Bury St Edmunds was held in 1998.
Now 21-year-on, its history will be celebrated at Moyse's Hall Museum later this month to mark 150-years of Lacy Scott and Knight.
Cllr Joanna Rayner, Cabinet Member for Leisure and Culture at St Edmundsbury Borough Council said: "For over 100 years the Cattle Market was part of the town's history. Many people remember coming to town to see the animals with fondness today. Lacy Scott and Knight are a key part of that story and we look forward to celebrating their 150 year history at Moyse's Hall Museum."
Ed Crichton, partner at Lacy Scott and Knight said: "In our 150th anniversary year, we are pleased to announce a mini-display charting our company history at Moyse's Hall Museum. It will include items donated to the museum by the Lacy Scott family, photographs of the last cattle market held in the town, information and highlights from our 150 years as auctioneers, and a stunning medieval stirrup ring which the museum has acquired through a charitable donation by Lacy Scott and Knight."
The exhibition will also feature the Victorian gavel and other personal items that belonged to Henry Lacy Scott, old photographs, sale catalogues and a silver trophy presented to Walton Burrell in 1882 for Best Ox.
Not all the items are about the Cattle Market – a digital history of the company includes the sale of the Bury St Edmunds workhouse in College Street in 1884, as well as its sale of a blood stained Victorian shawl in 2007. That shawl was said to have belonged to ripper victim Catherine Eddowes. Seven years after the sale its buyer released a book claiming that DNA testing of the shawl had revealed that the Ripper's true identity as Aaron Kosminski, one of the chief police suspects at the time.
The Lacy Scott and Knight display will be on at the museum from 13 March to 11 April. For more information visit www.moyseshall.org
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Year: Interior 2010, Vehicle 2001-2003
Engine: 3.5 litres, 6 cylinder
Transmission: Automatic
Fuel: Petrol - Unleaded 95-98 Octane
Fuel Tank: 70 litres
Fuel Consumption: 10-15 litres per 100km (approx)
Power Supply: 12v Dual Battery System
4x seatbelts
2x double beds - bench seats that convert and a penthouse roof pod
Dual battery system
50 litre fridge (12v)
Air conditioning in the front drivers cab
Gas cooker
Sink with 25 litre water tank
Interior lights (12v)
CD player and radio (iPod/ aux input)
ABS and power steering
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Main bed: 1.79m x 1.23m
Roof bed: 2.30m x 1.17m
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The man who is reviewing Aviva's operations in Ireland is known to be a ruthless cost-cutter who previously sought up to 1,800 redundancies at the company's UK operations.
Fifty-year-old Igal Mayer took over as head of Aviva Europe in January this year. He will now determine whether more than 500 of the 2,000 jobs in Dublin will be axed.
Staff were told his review of the Irish operations is expected in October at the earliest although details may come sooner as the news of the potential big job losses has now been made public. Aviva refused to comment on the likely job cuts yesterday. The company has said it is committed to the Irish market, but staff have been concerned for several months about the company's future prospects in Dublin.
The former head of its Irish operations, Stuart Purdy, left the group earlier this year and a number of other senior executives have since also departed.
All insurance companies here have seen business levels fall in response to the difficult economic conditions. Aviva, which is one of the biggest players and the most high profile following its €40m sponsorship deal with the Aviva stadium over the next 10 years, has also been significantly affected.
The pressure on job numbers in Dublin also comes as a result of Aviva's decision to move its European HQ from Ireland to London. About 250 of Aviva's 2,000 staff are believed to work in the European division headed by Mr Mayer who is based in London.
Mr Mayer replaced Andrea Moneta in a management re-shuffle this year with analysts suggesting Mr Moneta had created a structure in Dublin that was too large and was slowing down the decision-making progress.
Mr Mayer, who has been with Aviva for more than 20 years, is described as someone who gets results.
Within the industry he is known as a divisive figure who implemented a swingeing cost- cutting programme at Norwich Union, axing thousands of jobs over two years.
As well as huge job cuts, his plan included centralising many of its functions into seven centres across the UK that provided back office and other administrative services to customers.
His plan transformed that business into a hugely profitable operation for Aviva and he is now expected to streamline its entire European operations that account for 50pc of the group's business, to achieve similar results.
It is possible that his review will include integrating the Irish business more closely with the UK operations, taking functions out of Dublin and into some of the customer-service centres he established there in recent years.
Just how many job losses this might involve will depend on the number of staff Aviva believes it needs at a minimum to deal with its customers here.
Mr Mayer has held a number of senior roles at Aviva including a stint in Canada. In the UK, he oversaw the rebranding of Norwich Union to Aviva in 2009 that saw some of the world's most famous faces including Bruce Willis, Ringo Staff and Elle Macpherson, endorse the brand.
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Rudolph Steiner via Ven. Sujato, Ellie Askew, Dhr. Seven, Wisdom Quarterly
|The Seven Apocalyptic Seals as drawn by Rudolf Steiner in his edition of The Apocalypse of St. John (1907). These seals were also inscribed in the Goetheanum in Switzerland (wiki).
|Steiner 1892 (etch/Otto Fröhlich)
The founder of Anthroposophy, German philosopher Rudolf Steiner, eventually realized:
"Patience attracts the treasures of higher knowledge; impatience repels them. In the higher regions of existence, nothing can be achieved by haste and unrest. Above all things, desire and craving must be silenced, for these are qualities from which all higher knowledge quietly withdraws." So meditate.


text: I wondered what the new Alison Krauss & Union Station would change their sound like in the wake of her collaboration with Rock God Robert Plant that netted the duo, and producer T Bone Burnett, 5 Grammys including Album of the Year and platinum status for Raising Sand. The answer from the sound of their first self-titled single from their upcoming Paper Airplane (4/12) appears to be not much. I guess after you've won 26 Grammys and sold millions of albums you don't try and fix what isn't broken. The video has a Grapes of Wrath-era look that fits the sound the band has cultivated over their 21 years in existence. But like the stiletto shoes that accompany Krauss' simple gabardine dress there is a contemporary slant to their unique bland of bluegrass. I am willing to say that few can match Krauss in the vox department.


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If you use Dropbox to store all your photos taken using your iPhone and iPad and as of now you do it manually by using the Dropbox App for iPad even though it supports bulk upload, with iCloud you now get this sync automatically done for you. Moreover you need this because iCloud is limited to 1000 Photos for 30 days ...Read More »
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Why not to use same Apple id with iCloud which you share with your family
iCloud is personal while Apple Store is not. If you have shared one email account with your family you know what I mean if not read along. The basic difference between iCloud Account and App Store Account ( Or the Apple Id ) iCloud Account on your iPhone or iPad allows you to sync your personal data right from Email, ...Read More »
Recover Deleted Apps on iPad / iPhone using WiFi Sync or App Store
Many iDevice users had chaos right after the upgrade where they found all their app gone and started bashing out Apple but if one would have seen the iTunes messages and warnings just before upgrading to iOS5, you would never had done so. Cant blame it, we were all excited and we know how blindly most of us click on ...Read More »
Apple makes it easy to ReDownload Purchased app on iPad and iPhone
Caught in surprise but it seems App Store app on iPad have added another column called as Purchased which is in between Categories and Updates section. In fact this option is available for Books and Music As well. When you select this section you can see list of apps which you have bought from App Store. What is even more ...Read More »
iPad Starter Guide for a Windows User ( Specially a First time Apple User )
My Brother in Law got a new iPad 2 and had sent across a couple of queries which I am answering through this post. Keeping in mind that he uses Windows and this is First Apple product he is using, I am writing this guide for any iPad starter which will be helpful for anybody riding the same boat.. Below ...Read More »
Battery Go helps you decide what you can do with left battery charge on your iPad / iPhone
When you running out of battery on your iPad or iPhone and you have nothing to do, it becomes difficult to decide if you can play game for next few hours or its better to listen to music or watch audio. Though most of us fall for what we like to do but if you know you will not able ...Read More »
Video : How to Restart / Reset / Turn Off your Slow iPad
It so happened today on my iPad that any application I launched closed after a couple of seconds of running. It was happening with all iPad Games, Safari Browser and even the App Store. I had no idea what should I be doing as iPad doesn't have a restart option somewhere in the iOS which I can use and what was strange ...Read More »
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How to make iTunes adopt to your iPad / iPhone Apps Layout
One of the biggest problem with syncing apps with iTunes is that it doesn't accept your layout of your iPad or iPhone by default. When you click on Sync Apps it warns that it will remove all the apps from your iPad and sync what is there in iTunes. This is completely opposite, as most of the time you download ...Read More »
iPad to get Virtual Desktop Like feature
I remember discussing features of iPad with few friends and concept of Virtual Desktop or multiple screen was an interesting idea and Apple has filed a patent for that, as Patently Apple Reports. Looking at it, the first impression Set of Tiles having live preview of the apps running This should act more as another screen on top of other which can ...Read More »
How to add pdf files to iBooks from your computer ( iPad )
Apple is very strict when it comes to add files from external sources, you should be using iTunes for every file you want to sync but then not all of us wants to do it that way. Coming to PDF files, if you are using iBooks for organizing all your e-books you can keep in sync the pdf files on ...Read More »
Ditch Safari on iPad for Google Mobile App
Google Apps for iPad in its recent updated changed from just being an app to a complete ( almost ) browser with added benefit to search with your voice, using your Google account and use Google Search with auto complete like you do on your desktop. Now when I compare this with safari, Google Mobile app Search with voice and ...Read More »


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[ETUDE HOUSE] Zero Sebum Drying Powder - 6g (New)
- $5.46 $3.28
- Brand: ETUDE HOUSE
- Product Code: etude_905
- Product Weight: 41 g
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Zero Sebum Drying Powder - 6g (New)
No sebum powder, contains 80% mineral
that makes skin look clear and matte
without clumps.
[How to use]
After applying basic skincare products
or makeup, gently apply on areas with
excessive sebum in a tapping motion.
- Condition : New
- Contents : 6g (New)
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Date on the product can be EITHER the manufactured date OR the expiration date.
If you see the Korean word "제조," then it is the manufactured date.
If you see the Korean word "까지," then it is the expiration date.


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- Protective. glare-reducing solution
- Durable tinted plastic visor extender
- Attaches to most visors
- Flip up or flip down as needed
- Relief from glaring sun and reflective surfaces
- Enjoy an unobstructed view of the road
- Vehicle accessory makes a great gift
- Perfect for the elderly and shorter drivers
11¾"L x 1½"W x 7"
The Glare Vis'r Sun Shield Visor provides relief from the gleaming sunset and glittering snow.
Eliminates those blinding moments with the Glare Vis'r Sun Shield that provides relief from the sun and reflective surfaces. Just snap it on to your visor and flip it down to enjoy a shielding but unobstructed view of the road.
Perfect for the elderly, people with light sensitivity and drivers of short stature.
11¾"L x 1½"W x 7"H
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