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Tuesday, July 17, 2007
"The love and effort put into Esperanto will not be lost," he answered, "but no one person can construct a Universal Language. It must be made by a Council representing all countries, and must contain words from different languages. It will be governed by the simplest rules, and there will be no exceptions; neither will there be gender, nor extra and silent letters. Everything indicated will have but one name. In Arabic there are hundreds of names for the camel! In the schools of each nation the mother tongue will be taught, as well as the revised Universal Language."
The same questioner said: "I have read much of Tolstoy and I see a parallel between his teachings and yours. In one of his books he speaks of the Enigma of Life, and describes how life is wasted in our endeavour to find the Key. But Tolstoy goes on to say: 'There is a man in Persia who holds the secret.'"
"Yes," said 'Abdu'l-Bahá, "I received a letter from Tolstoy, and in it he said that he wished to write a book upon Bahá'u'lláh."
Christ and Bahá'u'lláh
"There are no solitaries and no hermits among the Bahá'ís. Man must work with his fellows. Everyone should have some trade, or art or profession, be he rich or poor, and with this he must serve humanity. This service is acceptable as the highest form of worship."
The Change of Heart
When asked if he did not find the manners of the English rude and awkward, compared with those of the East, 'Abdu'l-Bahá said he had not felt this. As a nation increases in spirituality, the the manners become different.
'Abdu'l-Bahá laid great stress on Education. He said "The girl's education is of more importance today than the boy's, for she is the mother of the future race. It is the duty of all to look after the children. Those without children should, if possible, make themselves responsible for the education of a child."
The condition of the destitute in the country villages as well as in London impressed 'Abdu'l-Bahá greatly. In an earnest talk with the Rector of a Parish, 'Abdu'l-Bahá said: "I find England awake; there is spiritual life here. But your poor are so very poor! This should not be. On the one hand you have wealth, and great luxury; on the other hand men and women are living in the extremities of hunger and want. This great contrast of life is one of the blots on the civilization of this enlightened age.
"You must turn attention more earnestly to the betterment of the conditions of the poor. Do not be satisfied until each one with whom you are concerned is to you as a member of your family. Regard each one either as a father, or as a brother, or as a sister, or as a mother, or as a child. If you can attain to this, your difficulties will vanish, you will know what to do. This is the teaching of Bahá'u'lláh."
Inspired Messengers
When asked if it would be always necessary for prophets to come from time to time—"would not the world in the course of events through progress reach to a full realization of God?"—'Abdu'l-Bahá replied: "Mankind needs a universal motive power to quicken it. The inspired messenger who is directly assisted by the power of God brings about universal results. Bahá'u'lláh rose as a light in Persia and now that light is going out to the whole world."
"Is this what is meant by the Second Coming of Christ?" "Christ is an Expression of the Divine Reality, the Single Essence and Heavenly Entity, which hath no beginning or ending. It has appearance, arising, and manifestation and setting in each one of the Cycles."
Those who have been with 'Abdu'l-Bahá notice how, often, after speaking earnestly with people, he will suddenly turn and walk away to be alone. At such times no one follows him. On this occasion, when he finished speaking and went out through the orchard gate into the village, all were struck with his free and wonderful walk which has been described by one of our American friends as that of a shepherd or a king.
As he passed along the ragged children clustered about him by dozens, the boys saluting him as they had been taught in school, showing how instinctively they felt the greatness of his presence. Most noticeable was the silence of even the roughest men when 'Abdu'l-Bahá appeared. One poor tramp exclaimed "He is a good man," and added, "Ay, he's suffered!"
He took particular interest in the sick, crippled and poorly nourished children. Mothers carrying their little ones followed him, and a friend explained that this great visitor had come over the seas from the Holy Land where Jesus was born.
All day long people of every condition gathered about the gate for a chance of seeing him, and more than sixty drove or cycled to Vanners to see him, many wishing to question him on some special subject. Among them were the clergy of several denominations, a head master of a boys' public school, a member of Parliament, a doctor, a famous political writer, the vice-chancellor of a University, several journalists, a well known poet, and a magistrate from London.
He will long be remembered as he sat in the bow window in the afternoon sunshine, his arm round a very ragged but very happy little boy, who had come to ask 'Abdu'l-Bahá for sixpence for his money box and for his invalid mother, whilst round him in the room were gathered men and women discussing Education, Socialism, the first Reform Bill, and the relation of submarines and wireless telegraphy to the new era on which man is entering.
During the evening a young betrothed couple in the village, who had read some of the Bahá'í books, begged permission to come to him. They entered shyly, the man, led by the girl. 'Abdu'l-Bahá rose to greet them, and made them take a place in the circle. He talked earnestly to them upon the sacredness of marriage, the beauty of a real union, and the importance of the little child and its education. Before they left he blessed them, and touched their hair and foreheads with a Persian perfume.
The Power of God
'Abdu'l-Bahá turned with a look of great joy and said with an impressive gesture: "The bounty and power of God is limitless for each human soul. Consider what was the quickening power of the Christ when He was on earth. Look at His disciples! They were poor and uncultured men. Out of the rough fisherman He made the great Peter, and out of the poor village girl of Magdala He made one who is a power in all the world today. Many queens have reigned who are remembered by their dates in history, and nothing more is known of them. But Mary the Magdalene is greater than them all. It was she whose love strengthened the disciples when their faith was failing. What she did for the world cannot be measured. See what a divine power was enkindled in her by the power of God!"
Farewell words of 'Abdu'l-BaháO NOBLE friends and seekers for the Kingdom of God! About sixty years ago in the time when the fire of war was blazing among the nations of the world, and bloodshed was considered an honour to mankind; in a time when the carnage of thousands stained the earth; when children were rendered fatherless; when fathers were without sons and mothers were spent with weeping; when the darkness of inter-racial hatred and animosity seemed to envelope mankind and blot out the divine light; when the wafting of the holy breath of God seemed to be cut off—in that time Bahá'u'lláh rose like a shining star from the horizon of Persia, inspired with the message of Peace and of Brotherhood among men.
He brought the light of guidance to the world; He kindled the fire of love and revealed the great reality of the True Beloved. He sought to destroy the foundations of religious and racial prejudice and of political rivalry.
He likened the world of humanity to a tree, and all the nations to its branches and the people to its leaves, buds and fruits.
His mission was to change ignorant fanaticism into Universal love, to establish in the minds of His followers the basis of the unity of humanity and to bring about in practice the equality of mankind. He declared that all men were equal under the mercy and bounty of God.
Then was the door of the Kingdom set wide and the light of a new heaven on earth revealed unto seeing eyes.
Yet the whole Bahá'u'lláh's life was spent in the midst of great trial and cruel tyranny. In Persia He was thrown into prison, put into chains, and lived constantly under the menace of the sword. He was scorned and scourged.
When He was about thirty years old He was exiled to Baghdád, and from Baghdád to Constantinople, and from there to Adrianople and lastly to the prison of Akká.
Yet under chains and from His cell He succeeded in spreading His cause, and uplifting the banner of the oneness of humanity.
Now, God be praised, we see the light of Love shining in the East and in the West; and the tent of fellowship is raised in the midst of all the peoples for the drawing together of all hearts and souls.
The call of the Kingdom has been sounded, and the annunciation of the world's need for Universal Peace has enlightened the world's conscience.
My hope is that through the zeal and ardour of the pure of heart, the darkness of hatred and difference will be entirely abolished, and the light of love and unity shall shine; this world shall become a new world; things material shall become the mirror of the divine; human hearts shall meet and embrace each other; the whole world become as a man's native country and the different races be counted as one race.
Then disputes and differences will vanish, and the Divine Beloved be revealed on this earth.
As the East and the West are illumined by one sun, so all races, nations, and creeds shall be seen as the servants of the One God. The whole earth is one home, and all peoples, did they but know it, are bathed in the oneness of God's mercy. God created all. He gives sustenance to all. He guides and trains all under the shadow of his bounty. We must follow the example God Himself gives us, and do away with all disputations and quarrels.
Praise be to God! the signs of friendship are appearing, and as a proof of this I, today, coming from the East, have met in this London of the West with extreme kindness, regard and love, and I am deeply thankful and happy. I shall never forget this time I am spending with you.
Forty years I endured in a Turkish prison. Then in 1908 the Young Turks "Committee of Union and Progress" shook the gates of despotism and set all prisoners free, myself among them. I pray that blessing may be upon all who work for Union and Progress.
In the future untrue reports will be spread regarding Bahá'u'lláh in order to hinder the spread of Truth. I tell you this, that you may be awake and prepared.
I leave you with prayer that all the beauty of the Kingdom may be yours. In deep regret at our separation, I bid you good-bye.
The translation of the valedictory having been read by Professor Sadler, 'Abdu'l-Bahá closed the meeting by giving his blessing in undulating rhythmic tones.
By the time these lines appear 'Abdu'l-Bahá Abbás will have left our shores, but the memory of his gracious personality is a permanent possession. His influence will be felt for many days to come, and has already done much to promote that union of East and West for which many have long yearned.
Sunday, July 08, 2007
'Abdu'l-Bahá: the Center of the Covenant
On November 29, 1921, ten thousand people--Jews, Christians, and Muslims from all persuasions and denominations--gathered on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land to mourn the passing of One who was eulogized as the essence of "Virtue and Wisdom, of Knowledge and Generosity."1 On that occasion, `Abdu'l-Bahá--Bahá'u'lláh's Son and chosen successor--was described by a Jewish leader as a "living example of self-sacrifice," by a Christian orator as One who led humanity to the "Way of Truth," and by a prominent Muslim leader as a "pillar of peace" and the embodiment of "glory and greatness."2 His funeral, according to a Western observer, brought together a great throng "sorrowing for His death, but rejoicing also for His life." 3
Throughout the Occident and the Orient, `Abdu'l-Bahá was known as an ambassador of peace, a champion of justice, and the leading exponent of a new Faith. Through a series of epoch-making travels across North America and Europe, `Abdu'l-Bahá--by word and example--proclaimed with persuasiveness and force the essential principles of His Father's religion. Affirming that "Love is the most great law" that is the foundation of "true civilization," and that the "supreme need of humanity is cooperation and reciprocity" among all its peoples, `Abdu'l-Bahá reached out to leaders and the meek alike, to every soul who crossed His path.4,5
An American commentator wrote,
He found a large and sympathetic audience waiting to greet Him personally and to receive from His own lips His loving and spiritual message.... Beyond the words spoken there was something indescribable in His personality that impressed profoundly all who came into His presence. The dome-like head, the patriarchal beard, the eyes that seemed to have looked beyond the reach of time and sense, the soft yet clearly penetrating voice, the translucent humility, the never failing love,--but above all, the sense of power mingled with gentleness that invested His whole being with a rare majesty of spiritual exaltation that both set Him apart, and yet brought Him near to the lowliest soul,--it was all this, and much more that can never be defined, that have left with His many ... friends, memories that are ineffaceable and unspeakably precious. 6
`Abdu'l-Bahá in Paris in 1912.
Yet, however magnetic His personality or penetrating His insights into the human condition, such characteristics cannot adequately capture `Abdu'l-Bahá's unique station in religious history. In the words of Bahá'u'lláh Himself, `Abdu'l-Bahá was the "Trust of God," "a shelter for all mankind," "the most great Favor," and God's "ancient and immutable Mystery."7 The Bahá'í writings further affirm that "in the person of `Abdu'l-Bahá the incompatible characteristics of a human nature and superhuman knowledge and perfection have been blended and are completely harmonized."8
The question of religious succession has been crucial to all faiths. Failure to resolve this question has inevitably led to acrimony and division. The ambiguity surrounding the true successors of Jesus and Muhammad, for example, led to differing interpretations of sacred scripture and deep discord within both Christianity and Islam. However, Bahá'u'lláh prevented schism and established an unassailable foundation for His Faith through the provision of His will and testament, entitled "The Book of My Covenant." He wrote: "When the ocean of My presence hath ebbed and the Book of My Revelation is ended, turn your faces toward Him Whom God hath purposed, Who hast branched from this Ancient Root. The object of this sacred verse is none other except the Most Mighty Branch [`Abdu'l-Bahá]."9
`Abdu'l-Bahá as a young man.
As the authorized interpreter of Bahá'u'lláh's teachings, `Abdu'l-Bahá became the "living mouth of the Book, the expounder of the Word."11 Without `Abdu'l-Bahá, the enormous creative power of Bahá'u'lláh's revelation could not have been transmitted to humanity, nor its import fully comprehended. He elucidated the teachings of His Father's Faith, amplified its doctrines, and delineated the central features of its administrative institutions. He was the unerring guide and architect of a rapidly expanding Bahá'í community. In addition, Bahá'u'lláh vested in `Abdu'l-Bahá "the virtues of perfection in personal and social behavior, that humanity may have an enduring model to emulate."12 As the perfect Exemplar of Bahá'u'lláh's teachings and the Pivot of His Covenant, `Abdu'l-Bahá became "the incorruptible medium for applying the Word to practical measures for the raising up of a new civilization." 13
In retrospect, it became clear that Bahá'u'lláh had carefully prepared `Abdu'l-Bahá to succeed Him. He was born on May 23, 1844, the very night that the Báb had declared the beginning of a new religious cycle in history. As a child, He suffered along with His Father during the persecutions against the Bábis. `Abdu'l-Bahá was eight years old when Bahá'u'lláh was first imprisoned for His role as a leading exponent and defender of the Bábi Faith. He accompanied Bahá'u'lláh throughout His long exile from Persia to the capital of the Ottoman empire, and ultimately, to Palestine. As He grew older, `Abdu'l-Bahá became His Father's closest companion and emerged as His deputy, shield, and principal representative to the political and religious leaders of the day. `Abdu'l-Bahá's extraordinary demonstration of leadership, knowledge, and service brought great prestige to the exiled Bahá'í community. He assumed His role as the Head of the Bahá'í Faith following Bahá'u'lláh's passing in May 1892.
In 1911, after more than four decades of imprisonment and suffering, `Abdu'l-Bahá journeyed to the West and presented with brilliant simplicity, to high and low alike, Bahá'u'lláh's prescription for the moral and spiritual renewal of society. This "Call of God," `Abdu'l-Bahá stated, "...breathed a new life into the body of mankind, and infused a new spirit into the whole creation. It is for this reason that the world hath been moved to its depths, and the hearts and consciences of men been quickened. Erelong the evidences of this regeneration will be revealed, and the fast asleep will be awakened."14
Among the vital truths that `Abdu'l-Bahá tirelessly proclaimed to leaders of thought as well as countless groups and masses at large were: "The independent search after truth, unfettered by superstition or tradition; the oneness of the entire human race, the pivotal principle and fundamental doctrine of the Faith; the basic unity of all religions; the condemnation of all forms of prejudice, whether religious, racial, class or national; the harmony which must exist between religion and science; the equality of men and women, the two wings on which the bird of humankind is able to soar; the introduction of compulsory education; the adoption of a universal auxiliary language; the abolition of the extremes of wealth and poverty; the institution of a world tribunal for the adjudication of disputes between nations; the exaltation of work, performed in the spirit of service, to the rank of worship; the glorification of justice as the ruling principle in human society, and of religion as a bulwark for the protection of all peoples and nations; and the establishment of a permanent and universal peace as the supreme goal of all mankind."15
`Abdu'l-Bahá in Germany, 1913.
My name is `Abdu'l-Bahá [literally, Servant of Baha]. My qualification is `Abdu'l-Bahá. My reality is `Abdu'l-Bahá. My praise is `Abdu'l-Bahá. Thraldom to the Blessed Perfection [Bahá'u'lláh] is my glorious and refulgent diadem, and servitude to all the human race my perpetual religion... No name, no title, no mention, no commendation have I, nor will ever have, except `Abdu'l-Bahá. This is my longing. This is my greatest yearning. This is my eternal life. This is my everlasting glory.17
Friday, June 22, 2007
January 4th, 1913
What a power is love!
It is the most wonderful, the greatest of all living powers.
Love gives life to the lifeless. Love lights a flame in the heart that is cold.
Love brings hope to the hopeless and gladdens the hearts of the sorrowful.
In the world of existence there is indeed no greater power than the power of love.
When the heart of man is aglow with the flame of love, he is ready to sacrifice all
even his life.
In the Gospel it is said God is love.
There are four kinds of love.
The first is the love that flows from God to man;
it consists of the inexhaustible graces,
the Divine effulgence and heavenly illumination.
Through this love the world of being receives life.
Through this love man is endowed with physical existence,
until, through the breath of the Holy Spirit
-- this same love--he receives eternal life
and becomes the image of the Living God.
This love is the origin of all the love in the world of creation.
The second is the love that flows from man to God.
This is faith, attraction to the Divine, enkindlement,
progress, entrance into the Kingdom of God,
receiving the Bounties of God, illumination with the lights of the Kingdom.
This love is the origin of all philanthropy;
this love causes the hearts of men to reflect the rays of the Sun of Reality.
The third is the love of God towards the Self or Identity of God.
This is the transfiguration of His Beauty, the reflection of Himself in the mirror of His Creation. This is the reality of love, the Ancient Love, the Eternal Love. Through one ray of this Love all other love exists.
The fourth is the love of man for man.
The love which exists between the hearts of believers is prompted by the ideal of the unity of spirits.
This love is attained through the knowledge of God, so that men see the Divine Love reflected in the heart. Each sees in the other the Beauty of God reflected in the soul, and finding this point of similarity, they are attracted to one another in love. This love will make all men the
waves of one sea, this love will make them all the stars of one heaven and the fruits of one tree. This love will bring the realization of true accord, the foundation of real unity.
But the love which sometimes exists between friends is not (true) love, because it is subject to transmutation;
this is merely fascination.
As the breeze blows, the slender trees yield. If the wind is in the East the tree leans to the West, and if the wind turns to the West the tree leans to the East.
This kind of love is originated by the accidental conditions of life.
This is not love, it is merely acquaintanceship; it is subject to change.
Today you will see two souls apparently in close friendship; tomorrow all this may be changed. Yesterday they were ready to die for one another,
today they shun one another's society!
This is not love; it is the yielding of the hearts to the accidents of life.
When that which has caused this `love' to exist passes, the love passes also;
this is not in reality love.
Love is only of the four kinds that I have explained.
(a) The love of God towards the identity of God. Christ has said God is Love.
(b) The love of God for His children--for His servants.
(c) The love of man for God and
(d) the love of man for man.
These four kinds of love originate from God.
These are rays from the Sun of Reality; these are the Breathings of the Holy Spirit; these are the Signs of the Reality.
Paris talk
Question.--In the Bible it is said that God breathed the spirit into the body of man. What is the meaning of this verse?
Answer.--Know that proceeding is of two kinds: the proceeding and appearance through emanation, and the proceeding and appearance through manifestation. The proceeding through emanation is like the coming forth of the action from the actor, of the writing from the writer. Now the writing emanates from the writer, and the discourse emanates from the speaker, and in the same way the human spirit emanates from God. It is not that it manifests God--that is to say, no part has been detached from the Divine Reality to enter the body of man. No, as the discourse emanates from the speaker, the spirit appears in the body of man.
But the proceeding through manifestation is the manifestation of the reality of a thing in other forms, like the coming forth of this tree from the seed of the tree, or the coming forth of the flower from the seed of the flower, for it is the seed itself which appears in the form of the branches, leaves and flowers. This is called the proceeding through manifestation. The spirits of men, with reference to God, have dependence through emanation, just as the discourse proceeds from the speaker and the writing from the writer--that is to say, the speaker himself does not become the discourse, nor does the writer himself become the writing; no, rather they have the proceeding of emanation. The speaker has perfect ability and power, and the discourse emanates from him, as the action does from the actor. The Real Speaker, the Essence of Unity, has always been in one condition, which neither changes nor alters, has neither transformation nor vicissitude. He is the Eternal, the Immortal. Therefore, the proceeding of the human spirits from God is through emanation. When it is said in the Bible that God breathed His spirit into man, this spirit is that which, like the discourse, emanates from the Real Speaker, taking effect in the reality of man.
But the proceeding through manifestation (if by this is meant the divine appearance, and not division into parts), we have said, is the proceeding and the appearance of the Holy Spirit and the Word, which is from God. As it is said in the Gospel of John, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God"; [John 1:1.] then the Holy Spirit and the Word are the appearance of God. The Spirit and the Word mean the divine perfections that appeared in the Reality of Christ, and these perfections were with God; so the sun manifests all its glory in the mirror. For the Word does not signify the body of Christ, no, but the divine perfections manifested in Him. For Christ was like a clear mirror which was facing the Sun of Reality; and the perfections of the Sun of Reality--that is to say, its light and heat--were visible and apparent in this mirror. If we look into the mirror, we see the sun, and we say, "It is the sun." Therefore, the Word and the Holy Spirit, which signify the perfections of God, are the divine appearance. This is the meaning of the verse in the Gospel which says: "The Word was with God, and the Word was God"; [John 1:1.] for the divine perfections are not different from the Essence of Oneness. The perfections of Christ are called the Word because all the beings are in the condition of letters, and one letter has not a complete meaning, while the perfections of Christ have the power of the word because a complete meaning can be inferred from a word. As the Reality of Christ was the manifestation of the divine perfections, therefore, it was like the word. Why? because He is the sum of perfect meanings. This is why He is called the Word.
And know that the proceeding of the Word and the Holy Spirit from God, which is the proceeding and appearance of manifestation, must not be understood to mean that the Reality of Divinity had been divided into parts, or multiplied, or that it had descended from the exaltation of holiness and purity. God forbid! If a pure, fine mirror faces the sun, the light and heat, the form and the image of the sun will be resplendent in it with such manifestation that if a beholder says of the sun, which is brilliant and visible in the mirror, "This is the sun," it is true. Nevertheless, the mirror is the mirror, and the sun is the sun. The One Sun, even if it appears in numerous mirrors, is one. This state is neither abiding nor entering, neither commingling nor descending; for entering, abiding, descending, issuing forth and commingling are the necessities and characteristics of bodies, not of spirits; then how much less do they belong to the sanctified and pure Reality of God. God is exempt from all that is not in accordance with His purity and His exalted and sublime sanctity.
The Sun of Reality, as we have said, has always been in one condition; it has no change, no alteration, no transformation and no vicissitude. It is eternal and everlasting. But the Holy Reality of the Word of God is in the condition of the pure, fine and shining mirror; the heat, the light, the image and likeness--that is to say, the perfections of the Sun of Reality--appear in it. That is why Christ says in the Gospel, "The Father is in the Son"--that is to say, the Sun of Reality appears in the mirror. [Cf. John 14:11; 17:21.] Praise be to the One Who shone upon this Holy Reality, Who is sanctified among the beings!
Question.--After the body is put aside and the spirit has obtained freedom, in what way will the rational soul exist? Let us suppose that the souls who are assisted by the bounty of the Holy Spirit attain to true existence and eternal life. But what becomes of the rational souls--that is to say, the veiled spirits? ["Veiled spirits" here signify rational souls, souls not possessing the spirit of faith. Cf. "Soul, Spirit and Mind," p. 208.]
Answer.--Some think that the body is the substance and exists by itself, and that the spirit is accidental and depends upon the substance of the body, although, on the contrary, the rational soul is the substance, and the body depends upon it. If the accident--that is to say, the body--be destroyed, the substance, the spirit, remains.
Second, the rational soul, meaning the human spirit, does not descend into the body--that is to say, it does not enter it, for descent and entrance are characteristics of bodies, and the rational soul is exempt from this. The spirit never entered this body, so in quitting it, it will not be in need of an abiding-place: no, the spirit is connected with the body, as this light is with this mirror. When the mirror is clear and perfect, the light of the lamp will be apparent in it, and when the mirror becomes covered with dust or breaks, the light will disappear.
The rational soul--that is to say, the human spirit-- has neither entered this body nor existed through it; so after the disintegration of the composition of the body, how should it be in need of a substance through which it may exist? On the contrary, the rational soul is the substance through which the body exists. The personality of the rational soul is from its beginning; it is not due to the instrumentality of the body, but the state and the personality of the rational soul may be strengthened in this world; it will make progress and will attain to the degrees of perfection, or it will remain in the lowest abyss of ignorance, veiled and deprived from beholding the signs of God.
Question.--Through what means will the spirit of man--that is to say, the rational soul--after departing from this mortal world, make progress?
Answer.--The progress of man's spirit in the divine world, after the severance of its connection with the body of dust, is through the bounty and grace of the Lord alone, or through the intercession and the sincere prayers of other human souls, or through the charities and important good works which are performed in its name.
Question.--What is the condition of children who die before attaining the age of discretion or before the appointed time of birth?
Answer.--These infants are under the shadow of the favor of God; and as they have not committed any sin and are not soiled with the impurities of the world of nature, they are the centers of the manifestation of bounty, and the Eye of Compassion will be turned upon them.
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Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS), on behalf of the Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors (DCDSS) and the Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women (DCSYW), invited organisations to participate in a survey on their experience of the Human Services Quality Framework (HSQF) and how they think it could be improved.
The purpose of the survey was to gain feedback regarding current resources and support, the benefits and challenges of implementing the HSQF and how HSQF could be improved in the future. The survey could be completed anonymously or organisations could opt to provide their name and contact details.
There were 99 respondents to the 2018 survey. The survey received a larger than expected response and provided meaningful data relating to the implementation of HSQF.
Feedback from the survey suggests significant positive outcomes have been achieved through the implementation of the HSQF. It is also clear that there are improvement opportunities to ensure that HSQF continues to fulfil its promise to provide a workable continuous improvement framework for Queensland community services.

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I need some time
In this phenomenal jungle
That we call life
"Leave, leave,leave" by Moses
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Turkey has been facing economic challenges with the sovereign currency declining rapidly in 2019. During these tumultuous times, cryptocurrency remains the only viable way to move money out from the effect of inflation.
The Eleventh Development Plan 2019-2023 in Turkey has proposed the formation of Blockchain-based central bank money. Reportedly, the Commission also planned to encourage the securitization of assets in the banks. After Venezuela, which has introduced a currency backed by its Oil reserve – 'petro,' this will be the first cryptocurrency backed by a Federal Central Bank.
Dovey Wan, Crypto-analyst and trader tweeted,
Turkish Central bank rushing into the CBDC [Central Bank Digital Currency] game …
The Country will also look to establish stronger Financial ties in Europe with monetary funds, international payments systems, and new tax systems. The country is advocating the digitalization of lease certificates, stock portfolios, and product deeds as well.
Reportedly, about than 18% of the Turkish citizens own cryptocurrencies. According to CoinLib, the volume of the influx of money from Turkey in cryptocurrencies is about 50% of that in the UK.
Moreover, apart from the economic power-houses like USD, EUR, YEN, YUAN and British Pound, Turkish Lira and South African Won were to only two other currencies in the top.
Hence, while the Government will try to push its cryptocurrency, it would not be any different than the Turkish Lira. The Venezuelan Government is facing a similar problem as the Government is trying to promote 'petro' adoption, the citizens are preferring Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash [BCH], Dash and Litecoin [LTC] for making payments and investments.
Furthermore, the rising interest of cryptocurrencies in Turkey seems to have influenced the Government. However, if the citizens continue to hold cryptocurrencies, the Government will be forced to review their policies again.
Jan Dehn, the head of research at Ashmore, recently told the media that the Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan has risked the economy into an economic collapse similar to those in Latin countries. The expert suggested nationalization of the private sector and Capital Control as the solution.
Do you think that Turkey will be able to regain Capital Control with the Central Bank cryptocurrency? Please share your views with us.
Disclaimer The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the authors and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of CoinGape. Do your market research before investing in cryptocurrencies. The author or publication does not hold any responsibility for your personal financial loss.
Nivesh from Engineering Background is a full-time Crypto Analyst at Coingape. He is an atheist who believes in love and cultural diversity. He believes that Cryptocurrency is a necessity to deter corruption. He holds small amounts of cryptocurrencies. Faith and fear are two sides of the same coin. Follow him on Twitter at @nivishoes or mail him at nivesh(at)coingape.com


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For our penultimate blog of the year we asked all our staff and volunteers for their working highlights of 2016.
In a momentous year for the National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art Peter Jensen, the Chairman of the Home of Horseracing Trust and Chairman of the British Sporting Art Trust, said:
"It was my honour, together with Chris Garibaldi (Director), to escort Her Majesty the Queen, during her tour of our new, wonderful National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art, on our Official Opening day, 3rd November 2016. It was a fantastic day and the weather was perfect, with a clear blue sky. The atmosphere was absolutely terrific and all the Members of our Team and all our Supporters, created a marvellous and warm environment for the opening. The Queen unveiled the stone plaque, which is now hanging proudly opposite the reception, in the new National Horseracing Museum.
"Buckingham Palace wrote to Chris Garibaldi, following the opening and in the letter it stated "Her Majesty was touched by the warmth of the reception she received and enjoyed the visit tremendously". It was an absolutely wonderful day, following eleven years of fundraising, planning, designing, building and installing. Everyone involved should be very proud".
Newmarket local John Walker said, "As a volunteer, my highlight of the year was the privilege of being invited to attend the official opening".
Marketing and Audience Development Officer Ami Cosgrave concurred saying "The Queen's visit was a fantastic day – I was one of the lucky ones who got to follow her with the Royal rota of press! You could tell that she thoroughly enjoyed the day".
She also recalls fondly the soft opening, on Monday 19 September. "Watching Peter Jensen buying the first two tickets, he had been working on the project for 11 years!"
Commercial Director Liz Wilkinson agreed with Ami and was also impressed by the overwhelmingly positive reaction of visitors to the Heritage Centre".
In a fantastic twelve months Peter Jensen remembered that "The first "hang" in the Fred Packard Museum and Galleries of British Sporting Art, exceeded even my high expectations. There are nine rooms of World Class Sporting Art from the BSAT collection, the Tate's collection and various loans from Galleries, Museums and Homes throughout the Country. Palace House is now an environment of history,class,enjoyment and calm. A perfect way to spend a day for everyone and especially for art and history aficionados. All involved in this terrific Gallery should be very satisfied with what has been created".
The highlight for Wenda Harris our Visitor Services Team Leader was "seeing the Queen in person, certainly something I never thought would happen to me!"
Two key people who have worked tirelessly on the development have been Curator and Deputy Director, Graham Snelling and Assistant Curator Alan Grundy.
Graham's highlight was the ultimate opening of the Heritage Centre. "After 25 years at the Museum to see such a project completed gives me immense pride and satisfaction after years of work. It is a great tribute to all concerned and is a fitting home for the heritage of horseracing. The Heritage Centre has gained interest from all over the world and now displays a collection of international significance which puts Newmarket well and truly as a destination to visit"
Meanwhile Alan, said "From the outset I wanted the new museum to highlight the unique nature of the Thoroughbred to visitors. I love watching people marvel at the Inside the Racing Machine projection which I believe is the centrepiece of the museum which the rest of it revolves around. A fantastic creation by Briony Jackson and Spiral Productions".
Part of the Science Learning and Participation Officer Briony Jackson's role was putting together the Sporting Glory Gallery. Briony's highlight was filming Frankel adding
"It was a pleasure to work with the team at Banstead Manor and Frankel was such a pro, we got the perfect shot, the sun even shone!"
Conservation Officer Juliane Ovenden's highlight was "seeing the displays come to life after I completed the conservation of all the objects required and we installed them into their cases in the Heritage Centre. It has been a fantastic, albeit busy year and I feel very privileged to have worked on some amazing objects from racing history such as the Salisbury Charter, Fred Archer's Coffee Pot, Frank Buckle's Saddle and Frankie Dettori's Magnificent Seven silks.
I still get a thrill walking through the new galleries seeing all the hard work of the museum team finally coming to fruition".
Juliane was supported by our volunteers, who are proudly led by Community Engagement & Volunteering Manager, Hazel Courtley who remarked
"The highlight of 2016 for me is the fact that over 100 people volunteered to help us move to the new Heritage Centre and to get up and running and open to visitors. They cleaned, catalogued and packed over 10,000 objects and are now welcoming visitors, helping in the shop and looking after the horses. We are really lucky to have such a fantastic group of people who are great ambassadors for Palace House".
The enthusiasm shown by our volunteers is captured from the thoughts of Lucy Clarke.
"I love meeting visitors to the museum and I want them to get the best experience from their trip. It's a big site; it took me at least six circuits before I could comfortably find my way around! I want to ensure new visitors don't miss gems like the Trophy room.
"Visitors should know that they can chat to any of the volunteers or staff to get more out of their trip. My most memorable visits have been because the staff or volunteers have shared snippets of fascinating information about the displays, paintings and exhibitions.
"I feel very proud to volunteer at the National Heritage Centre. I love the mix of the old and the new and the history brought to life with hi-tech. My favourite part is the Kings Yard and Rothschild Yard and the Clare Balding interviews in the Trophy room".
One of those volunteers, Pauline Newson relished being shown how to clean a frame of a Stubbs painting and "I dined on it for months".
Our Education Officer, Gabrielle Bell's highlight came during the Dubai Future Champions Education Week Project, which saw the whole of Newmarket Academy's year 8 (approximately 120 students) take part in a week long programme of activities about the racing industry, its heritage and its impact on the town.
"I was with a group as they watched a demonstration from the farrier near the Rothschild Yard. He shaped the hot metal, explaining his actions as he went along, then cooled the finished shoe and handed it to the students to pass around. It was then that I witnessed a special moment: one student held it up to her nose and breathed in."Oooh it smells interesting," she exclaimed…..and there it was- a perfect illustration of why we are here. In this time of technology and futuristic interaction, nothing allows you to experience the authenticity of the senses- whether it is the aroma of the farriery process or the ringing of the hammer on hot metal as the sound dances around the yard- in the same way as actually being there!
…and that is our strength. It was a perfect moment".
Two members of staff who always seem to be on the premises, dawn until dusk, are the Operations team of Manager Nick Kelly and his assistant Jon Snaith, a mainstay of the museum for many years.
Jon, the former jockey is known for his gardening skills and seeing the King's Yard lawns he tenders so carefully feature on the cover of Golding of Newmarket's winter brochure was a special moment for him.
Meanwhile, new team member Nick's, chosen highlight was starting his journey with the National Heritage centre. "Apart from the challenges of starting a new job there has been the pleasure of meeting so many fantastic people".
Finally, Liz Wilkinson was excited about the return of horses, for the first time since autumn 1985, to the Rothschild yard as part of Retraining of Racehorses charity. Joe Grimwade, the Yard and Public Engagement Manager went further to say "my highlight was the Newmarket Open Weekend in mid September when we had six horses in the yard, which included 3 Group 1 winners on the Flat and 2 Grade 1 National Hunt winners".
I hope you have enjoyed the first half of our highlights blog. Next week we will feature, the special days from the turf in 2016 for our staff and volunteers.
A Happy New Year to you all.
We would like to thank Juddmonte for allowing us to use the photo of Frankel.


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Explain the froth floatation process?
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Froth Flotation ProcessOre contains rocky impurities which are needed to be separated before processing. This process is called concentration of ore. The principle of froth flotation process is that sulphide ores are preferentially wetted by the pine oil, whereas the gangue particles are wetted by the water. In this process, a suspension of a powdered ore is made with water. In this process, a suspension of a powdered ore is made with water.Collectors like pine oil, fatty acids and xanthates are added to it. Froth stabilizers like cresols, aniline stabilize the froth. The minerals particles become wet by oils while gangue particles by water. The mixture is agitated with the help of mechanical stirrer by passing blast of air. The froth is formed which is lighter and skimmed off. The froth is dried for recovery of the ore particles.
Froath flotation processCrushed ore is vigorously agitated by a blast of air with water and a little pine oil.If ore contains sulphides like Pbs,ZnS,CuFeS2 then these sulphides are wetted by pine oil forming the froath on the surface which is skimmed off.Sand and other rocky materials remains at the bottom of the tank.
Froth flotation is a process for selectively separating hydrophobic materials from hydrophilic. This is used in mineral processing, paper recycling and waste-water treatment industries. Historically this was first used in the mining industry, where it was one of the great enabling technologies of the 20th century.
Ore particles are wetted by pine oil while gangue particles by water so froth caused due to compressed air causes the ore particles to float to the surface while gangue is settled at the bottom.
This process is mainly used to concentration low grade sulphide ore. Finally powdered ore is suspended in water, taken in a tank. To the suspention, oils like pine oil or olive oil is added. Frothing agent like sodium ethyl xanthate is also added. Froth is formed when the suspention is agitated by bubbling air through it. Ore particles adhere to froth and the gangue particles settle down at the bottom of the tank. Froath is stabilized by adding collectors Examples =copper pyrites ,iron pyrites
Generally sulphides ores are concentrated by this method. For tis perpose fluming oil like phyne etc are added with the mixture. Sulphide ores are wideted by the oils and can form forth. Gang particles are wideted by waterand settle down at the tank. If two types of sulphide ores is present in the main ores than deprasum is used..it reacts with ones ore and proceed solible complex and other sulphide ore comes out as forth
it is used to concentration of sulphide ore. In this method the ore is m8xed with water about 1% pine oil and small quantity of soaps. The resulting solution is agitated by passing air under pressure. A froth is formed which carries away ore part and the gangue are left behind.Function of collector is to increase in the binding force between ore particles and air bubbles. The floating material can be remove mechanically.
Froth Flotation:This method employs a mixture of water and pine oil which is made to froth in a tank to separate sulphide ores. The differences in the wetting properties of the ore and gangue particles separate them. Only sulphide ores are concentrated by froath floatation process because pine oil selectively wets the sulphide ore and hence brings it to the froth.
Ores are concentrated by froth floatation. In this process, a suspension or a slurry of the powdered ore is made with water. A rotating paddle is used to agitate the suspension and air is drawn into the suspension in presence of pine oil. As a result froth is formed which carries the mineral particles. To this slurry, froth collectors and stabilizers are added. Collectors (eg. pine oil, fatty acid, xanthate etc) enhance non-wettability of the mineral particles. Froth stabilizers (eg. cresols, aniline) stabilize the froth. The mineral particles become wet by oils while gangue particles become wet by water. The froth is light and skimmed off. The ore particles are then obtained from the froth.
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Today I am very excited to announce something that I think y'all have been waiting for!
Last November, I received this kit from Paper Pumpkin that I wasn't able to use because we don't celebrate Christmas. The actual kit itself hasn't even been opened yet. It has the entire craft set, a stamp set, and ink.
And then today I received this kit in the mail too. It has two inkpads, a stamp set, and the craft set. I won't be able to use either one so I'm going to give both of them away!
(also i'm really sorry about these pictures – the lighting was so bad!!)
I love these Paper Pumpkin kits so much and they're perfect for last minute cards! I think y'all will love them too
This time, there can be two winners, so make sure you go and enter!
- First, you must live in either the US or Canada.
- Fill out the below contact form and tell me what your creative outlet is for one entry. Also, in the subject, put "orange" if you want the first box and "blue" if you want the second box.
- Subscribe to my email list for an additional entry (I don't have a box thingy yet, so you'll just have to use the contact form.)
- Refer a friend to get 2 more entries.
- You have one week to enter!
Hopefully that wasn't too confusing 😉 The contact form is right below.
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Four Infusions to Cleanse Your Body
Horsetail infusion is very effective in preventing colds. It's also digestive and has diuretic properties, so it helps reduce water retention. Discover other infusions to cleanse your body here!
You may accumulate toxins in your body due to several reasons. However, to cleanse and rid your body of all harmful waste, you can drink some infusions with amazing properties.
Infusions to Cleanse Your Body
In order to achieve a natural and proper cleanse, you can use various diuretic and digestive medicinal plants. In this article, we'll talk about these plants that are perfect choices to cleanse your body.
You can consume them for up to three weeks. In addition, you can substitute the coffee or hot chocolate you drink for breakfast with these infusions.
These infusions are rich in antioxidants. You prepare them with a tablespoon of medicinal plants in a cup of boiling water. You have to let them steeo for five to ten minutes.
See also: How to Cleanse Your Lymphatic System: 5 Plant-Based Solutions
A Cleansing Horsetail Infusion
Horsetail has powerful diuretic effects.
Overall, horsetail is a medicinal plant with many cleansing properties. It can be combined with peppermint, licorice, anise, mint, and fennel.
Remember that you should combine the ingredients in equal parts to get an infusion that can be very effective in clearing your lungs of phlegm and mucus. Furthermore, it can even help facilitate digestion.
A Thyme Infusion to Cleanse Your Body
Thyme restores liver function and has respiratory effects.
This infusion is especially recommended for people with poor digestion and those who suffer from nervousness. Also, thyme helps improve the functioning of the gallbladder and liver. It's also a great source of antioxidants.
- To prepare this infusion, combine equal parts of thyme, lemon balm, linden blossom, and angelica in a cup of boiling water.
- Then, cover the infusion and let steep for about ten minutes.
- After, drink it.
You'll be interested in: Cleanse Your Pancreas with These 5 Natural Remedies
A Cleansing Strawberry Leaf Infusion
Strawberry leaf infusions contain a lot of antioxidants. This infusion is an excellent diuretic and has antioxidant properties.
After all, strawberry leaves can help when the toxins that accumulate in the body cause certain disorders such as high uric acid levels or gout.
- To make this infusion, combine equal parts of mint leaves, blueberry leaves, coltsfoot leaves, and strawberry leaves.
- You should drink one cup a day.
An Elderberry Cleansing Infusion
Elderberry improves digestion and has a calming effect.
Its infusion has diuretic properties and cleanses your body. Thus, elderberry is widely used in natural cleansing treatments. For this purpose, you can combine it with certain plants that help improve digestion and calm your nerves.
- Combine equal parts of elderflower, green anise, chamomile, sage leaves, and scabious leaves.
- Prepare it in the same way as the ones we mentioned above. However, unlike the strawberry leaf cleansing infusion, you can drink this infusion two to three times a day.
We hope you enjoy these infusions to cleanse your body! They're highly diuretic and packed with antioxidants. Remember to include them in your diet but don't overdo it.
However, they should be part of a healthy lifestyle. Under no circumstances should they replace any medication prescribed by your doctor.


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The June 2016 issue of Visual Merchandising and Store Design (VMSD) magazine features a two-page spread on the new Quiznos Grill flagship location.
The design for the fast-casual concept was completed in collaboration with Quiznos' national branding agency, Tesser, and very talented team members Carmen Schechinger and Sarah Zales.
The new restaurant includes a grill top and a fryer as opposed to the conveyor ovens seen in the chain's core brand. The design also employs a fun lighting scheme, custom millwork, and top-of-the-line kitchen equipment.
In addition to designing the space, Elsy provided permitting, assistance with space planning, finish detailing, kitchen equipment coordination, and full construction documents.
So the next time you find yourself in Denver's Golden Triangle, stop by 1147 Broadway Street to take a peek at what VMSD calls "Mile High Style".
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Category Archives: Angry White Middle Aged White Men
Chuck (Grassley) called my mom……
All Above the Fold
It's easy to pick upon the vulnerable and the weak, who are disproportionately women, children, and persons with disabilities. It's so cheap, tacky, and tawdry that only a leader like Conquistador Loot-and-Pillage Donald J. Trump could stoop that low.
For our convenience, the New York Times puts it all above today's front-page fold.
All we can do is document the horrors in his dismantling health care, in blaming the Dominicans for hurricanes or for not controlling climates, and in re-urbanizing drug addiction that started in the suburbs.
And finally, we can also ascribe this leadership to another faceless collective culprit — the 50 white men who live in a 50-mile radius of San Francisco, who try to control even more of our lives as their algorithms impact our society, our politics, and our economies.
There is not much room for hope when the vulnerable lie between the leadership of Trump and the techno-testosterone-y-geeks who do not just see people as targets to prey upon but target all people by dehumanizing them as 0's and 1's.
Bodies in Thought
Why do we study a woman's every move? Some women can speak, and some women cannot speak. Or if these women dare to speak when they shouldn't, we see how they say nothing. Their generic bland words convey a static form of silence.
Husband by their side, they shake their heads in agreement, as all the while their bodies are screaming no. Their bodies betray their words, undercutting their veracity.
Picture Mommy on the steps of her house, smiling to her 3-year-old son who is frightened by the noise of his father's rising anger, indicative of pending violence. She's says Daddy's not mad, Mommy's okay. She smiles. But the terror behind her smile reveals her lie. She convinces no one, and her son associates smiles with lies and terror.
I had a teacher like this, the only teacher I remember from elementary school. Mr. T smiled and spoke softly when he was mad, and he would hurl abusive insults at anyone who disturbed classroom peace. Whereas I can't remember one of the "yellers," as we called the female teachers who expressed their anger. Expressing their anger was direct. No mixed-up signals, no ambiguous social cues. Unpleasant . . . it was true.
The most an abused woman can do is sneakily shout for help. Melania certainly did with her highly interpreted wrist-flick rejection of Trump. You have to watch it 5 or 6 times, but it's there.
And of course there is the infamous happy/sad façade or the creepy or skin-crawling meme of Melania at her husband's 2017 Inauguration. No mistaking that face.
Whether it is Melania's wrist or her quick frown-of-relief smile we all see, what we see is real, albeit subjective.
Crazy counternarratives can be spun, for sure. These narratives will be heard in captions by those in their part of the polarized political valley. But these narratives will be twisted and counterintuitive. Bodies are visceral. Bodies express feeling more freely than words. The difference between recoiling and rejecting someone's spontaneous touch is immense. We don't need words to know something strange is going on. The movement requires explanation. The movement is significant.
So if politics includes bodies in movement, not just words, how can we read American Political Thought that does not cover bodies of thought, but only words — let alone published words from eras when white men with property had a monopoly?
There are no bodies in thought. Yet bodies moving in emotional reaction can be pegged as triggers.
Fox's Ailes Is Better at Chasing . . .
Here's a picture that won't surprise you. By picture, I mean read the lawsuit. A sample: "I think you and I should have had a sexual relationship a long time ago and then you would have been good and better and I would have been good and better."
What I mean by "better" is more effective in hiring, targeting, harassing, and then firing their loyal women announcers (who undoubtedly don't believe in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, protecting them from discrimination, until it "suits" them).
Chris Christie's Revenge – Angry White Males without their Doughnuts
I saw something exceptional yesterday.
Not since I was in Switzerland — on my way to Unterwasser — have I seen an all-white, male, middle-aged road crew. And I saw it in New Jersey, no less — not just New Jersey, but the Plainfields. North Plainfield, Plainfield, and Watchung are divided by Highway 22. It's hard to find the bridge over the highway that literally separates wealthy Watchung from the largely poor, demographically diverse Plainfields (South Plainfield is more prosperous).
Together, North Plainfield and Plainfield are about three-quarters non-white, and Watchung is the mirror opposite — three-quarters white. Or put it this way, South Plainfield and Watchung have T R U M P signs in their front yards, whereas the Plainfields do not (with the exception again, of South Plainfield)
The Plainfields' poverty rate seems unremarkable without putting it in statewide context. New Jersey is the wealthiest state in the nation; it beats Connecticut. Yet in this wealthy state are some of the poorest cities in the nation, including Camden and Plainfield. In Plainfield, even the building where Planned Parenthood is housed is marked "for sale."
Plainfield, what is more, is home to a historic Quaker house museum and a Unitarian congregation, with the relatively new kid on the block, so to speak, being one of the many physical homes across the nation of #BlackLivesMatter.
Why does it matter that the municipal work crew I saw was all white, middle-aged men? Because as jobs diminish and municipal public-works jobs are even more difficult to find, connections, favors, and favoritism must matter even more.
So this got me thinking, why all of a sudden are municipal public-works road jobs (possibly; this is an unfounded social science hypothesis, after all, an observation) going to what is demographically categorized as, or the embodiment of, Trump supporters? Or put more plainly, why all the signs in the border town South Plainfield –- even the wealthy Watchung did not have that many T- R- U- M -P* signs.
*The spaced out letters work well we all have vision problems in middle age. The lettering reads like a general practitioner's eye-exam.


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Chicco sport Stroller Urban - 2015 collection
Chicco sport stroller Urban
The Chicco sport stroller Urban provides a versatile usage and convinces through a maximum of comfort. The special feature: the seat unit is convertible into a spacious carrycot with only a few hand motions. Thereby you and your sunshine may enjoy driving enjoyment already from the birth.
The anodized aluminum-frame is equipped with a four-fold telescope push-handle so that the height can perfectly be adapted. The swiveling front wheels offer maneuverability. Depending on your requirements and the road surface they can be locked. Together folded the sport stroller becomes very compact and is simply stow able. The shopping basket has a lot of space for the most essential utensils.
For a little nap in between is the backrest adjustable with only one hand. The five-point-safety belt and the detachable safety bar protect your darling from falling out or standing up. Thanks to the adjustable footrest your honey is given a perfect sitting and reclining comfort. Depending on your desire you can decide reversing the seat unit forwards directed or against driving direction.
In combination with the Chicco "Color package" (not included in delivery) the sport stroller can be completed because this package contains a convertible canopy, a leg-cover, a seat-reducer and belt-pads.
The delivery also includes a rain cover and a soft mattress for the usage of the carrycot-version.
Product details:
- modern innovative design
- anodized aluminum frame
- four-fold telescope push-handle
- detachable padded front safety bar
- one-hand operation of the backrest
- adjustable footrest
- seat unit can be used forwards directed and against driving direction
- sport seat unit convertible into a carrycot
- separate available: "Color package" (convertible canopy, leg-cover, seat-reducer
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Dominic Burgess
Dominic Burgess was born and raised in Stoke-on-Trent, England. He was awarded a scholarship at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) in London, where he studied for three years. Public ALRA productions included "The end of the Food Chain", "The Art of Success" and "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?".
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Club DJ for your Bar or Venue
Currently, I am a resident at Putney Pies in London, Freddie Rocks at Pikes Ibiza and Es-Vive Ibiza and also play regularly at Guards Polo Club and the Groucho Club in Soho. I have also done a few private parties for the owner of Fabric in london.
"Thanks for making it a cracking party, music was spot on, loads of neighbours round the area loved the tunes"
Cameron Leslie – Director of Fabric (Private Party)
Music is my passion, I listen to all sorts and do not have a closed ear to new or old styles and play all over the world from Ibiza to Bali
They loved you! Got great feedback. Thanks for your great services fine sir!
Lisa Loud – Rat Bar 26 Leake Street (under Waterloo Station) London
Some people say I play dance music….I like to say that I play music that makes people dance. Have a listen to some recent mixes of mine on Mixcloud http://www.mixcloud.com/paullinney50
"Hi Paul Thanks for the great variety of tunes you played during our stay at Es Vive – Ibiza"
"Big Thanks to the DJ Paul Linney who played a brilliant set tonight. Big thanks to everyone who came and loved the music and danced from the start to close."
Rusty Egan (Viasge – Blitz Club) – Groucho Club Soho
I have worked with clubs such as Fabric and McQueen in London and am just at home in front of 100 or 10,000 people.
You can also hear me on Beach Radio along with the likes of Todd Terry, Alex Cruz, Graeme Park and Roger Sanchez, I have a bi- weekly slot.
I have also played on Mambo radio with my sets being broadcast at Cafe Mambo in Ibiza.
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National Television Awards After Party – O2 Arena
I was invited to DJ at the National Television Awards After Party at the O2 Arena along with my good friend Rusty Egan from Visage. This was a long day but a lot of fun. I got to the venue at 1.30 and took about half an hour to clear security with my van
Pikes Ibiza – Freddie Rocks Party
Back for it's 9th summer, we see Freddie Rocks at Pikes as an annual party that truly puts the 'fun' in fundraising, as international and local DJs, Ibiza residents, holidaymakers and the entire Pikes family all come together to make a contribution to the foundation while honouring our late great hero in a way
David Bowie's birthday
To celebrate David Bowie's birthday Boy George wanted to do a night of new interesting music with electro-pop three piece We Are Brando at Scala in London with their dark dance-orientated sound. George went under his alter-ego The Twin. The music was a mixture of new wave, new disco and electro and the crowd flamboyant
Halloween Disco – Fairy Tales gone wrong
Halloween Disco - Following on from the successful Essence Parties of the past it was decided to add a disco room. I was approached to play the warm-up and a main slot on the night as well as install the 10,000 watt sound system, lighting and graphics. In addition to this, I also was asked
Beach Radio
Beach Radio along with the likes of Todd Terry, Alex Cruz and Roger Sanchez, I have a bi- weekly slot at Beach radio. This is up and coming radio station giving you the very best in Lounge, Deep, Vocal, Chill & Jackin House music, but as you can see from the people who have shows
The Show Must Go On – Pikes Ibiza
Freddie Rocks THE SHOW MUST GO ON! (Pikes blog on a recent event I was DJ at in Ibiza) STOP PRESS................................ THIS EVENT WON the best one-off event in Ibiza 2108 https://www.white-ibiza.com/2018-best-of-ibiza-readers-choice-awards/ As most of our friends, family, guests, visitors and readers already know, Freddie Mercury means a lot to us here at Pikes. His
The Vault – Putney Pies London
I next play at Putney Pies on Friday 28th Feb 2020 The Vault is the under-belly of Putney Pies in London. It is a great venue for a night out you can book a table and have your fill of the amazing pies and then dance the rest of the night away to some
Ibiza birthday
Ibiza birthday - these are the best especially when you have all your friends with you. For this years party 100 of us took over Es-Vive in Ibiza for a party that was based on fun in the sun. The first night of celebrations was at Hi (former Space) where we had stage passes
Queens Cup Polo After Party – Club 1 Ascot
This was the first Big Polo After Party of the season and it was really well attended, with all the booths sold out in Club 1. The promoter had not used this venue for a while, and they came up trumps on the day and helped us put on a great night of music
If you are looking for reliability and a Club DJ that really cares about each and every gig then you have come to the right place. In addition, I will help with promoting any night I play at on my Facebook, Twitter and Google plus pages. Over the years I have played alongside some great DJs such as Brandon Block, DJ Fresh, Alex P, Lisa Loud, Andy Manston, The Hoxton Whores, Jazzie B, John Beach, MC Luck & DJ Neat and Rusty Egan with Steve Norman from Spandau Ballet on Sax. More recently, I have play alongside Groove Armada, Philip George and Sigala. At Club 1 in Ascot I can be found playing at the Polo After Parties
Here I am down to play a Glitterbox 80's style set at Bisoux Lounge in Esher where Ibiza DJ's of the likes of Guy Dangelo, Sammy Porter and Ocean Beach resident Tom Crane all play. I have already been booked to play in Ibiza Zanzibar and Cyprus for 2018. Here I am with Tom Crane and Andy Baxter in Ibiza and in the booth at Pikes with Rusty Egan at Freddy Rocks which one best one off Party in Ibiza 2017 and again in 2018. This year, I have been booked to play twice a month at Es-Vive in Ibiza and am a regular at McQueen in Shoreditch.
Selection of Clubs and venues DJ'd at
Pikes – Ibiza
Es-Vive – Ibiza
Sands – Ibiza
The Beach – Ibiza
Can Gall – Ibiza
Beach Star – Ibiza
Experience Bar – Ibiza
Coral Rock – Zanzibar
Kuta – Lombok, Indonesia
Gili Air – Bali, Indonesia
Senggigi – Lombok Indonesia
W-Fest – Belgium
Castella di Petrata – Assisi, Italy
The Ministry – MOS London
Mcqueen – Shoreditch, London
View from the Shard – London
Cafe de Paris – London
O2 – London
Hyde Park – London
Hush – Mayfair, London
Groucho Club – Soho, London
Copperbox Olympic Stadium – Stratford, London
Excel Centre – Docklands, London
Union Street Cafe – London
Aures – London
Evolution – London
Rat Bar 26 Leake Street (under Waterloo Station) London
93 Feet East – Shoreditch, London
Mables – Covent Garden, London
Broadway House – Fulham, London
Ricoh Arena – Coventry
Purple Turtle – Reading
Club 1 – Ascot
Chertsey Lock – Chertsey
Corn Stores – Reading
Guards Polo Club – Windsor
Royal County of Berkshire Club – Ascot
Cirencester Polo Club – Cirencester
Mantra -Windsor
Studio -15 Windsor
Rocksalt -Ascot
Rocksalt -Esher
Noir -Weybridge
Soiree – Staines
Hush – Mayfair, london
The Whitehouse – Clapham
Jagz – Ascot
Apres – Bracknell
Bisoux Lounge – Esher
Here is a link to some recent playlists:
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Lovely ladies need not apply to this section. This is a growing collection of temptresses, poisoners, murderers, witches, beldames, and dragons. These women are considered the worst of the fairer species. Some have earned the title of "wicked woman," while others have been maligned and defamed through history. Vamp or victim? You decide.


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Spring 2017 Salon Series
The Department of Performance Studies presents the Spring 2017 Salon Series!
To continue the spirit of PRAXIS, The Salon Series is a Spring workshop series for students to lead interactive seminars within the Performance Studies community.
This week's Salon Series features Goldie Arnold (MA'17), Patricia Gomes (MA '17) & Annie Seminara (BA '17).
Goldie Arnold will present her lecture "The Substance of Style: Dynasty, Shoulder-Pads, & the Interpellation of Women Into the Neoliberal Workforce." In this talk, Goldie will dissect the original broadcast of Dynasty and its role in women's lives. Taking cues from Félix Guattari's ideas of subjectivation, she contends that the shift in structure of the Soap Opera into primetime television facilitated and encouraged women to enter the workforce.
Patrica Gomes will present her newest work titled, "Vertigo and Double Dutch: The Ephemeral Geographies of Black Girlhood." This lecture address the game of double-dutch and Valerie Thomas's theory of vertigo to understand the sudden disorienting feelings of diaspora as necessitating new forms of movement to learn to pass through such movements of vertigo.
Annie Seminara will present a workshop titled, "PS Action: A Performance Studies Reading of Contemporary Direct Action Movements." PS Action will explore the relationship between direct political action and theoretical questions within the field of performance studies, with a particular focus on New York-based movements. The workshop will take the form of a seminar with open discussion and working groups. Making use of videos of the events, we will situate our analysis of actions like Swipe it Forward, A Day Without Immigrants, and the JFK protest within discussions about the performance strategies these actions might be utilizing.


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Founded in 1939, Art's Famous Chili Dog Stand is a South LA staple, and a mecca for those wanting one of owner Art Elkind's decadent dogs. Elkind claims to have invented the chili dog; in its original iteration, the stand sold hot dogs, chili, tamales and more separately, until one fateful day when Elkind decided to spoon some leftover chili onto a hot dog. The rest is history—today, people flock to the simple stand on Florence Ave for its namesake, no frills dish. Art's maintains its old-school vibes in every way—remember to bring cash, since they don't accept cards here.
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Continuing Competence Framework Document
"This Process Framework provides a methodology to evaluate the role and importance of continuing competence within an organization's certification program based on these three parameters." - Utilizing a Process Framework to Build an Effective Continuing Competence Program for Certification © ICE 2015
In 2013, ICE had a unique opportunity to consider the future of credible, valuable, and meaningful continuing competence programs through its Continuing Competence Framework project. With the funding and support of our Research & Development (R&D) contributors and the hard work of the Continuing Competence Working Group, ICE is pleased to release this ongoing project as its latest member exclusive: Utilizing a Process Framework to Build an Effective Continuing Competence Program for Certification.
Whether you are looking to select, build, or revise your continuing competence program, ICE has gathered suggested assessment measures in this Process Framework document for organizations that wish to explore the relevance of their continuing competence programs to the credibility of their certification credential.
The intended next step is for ICE to build a toolkit with this framework document and other tools to assist organizations in thinking innovatively when building (or rebuilding) rigorous continuing competence programs.
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The gym clothing industry is flourishing surprisingly all over the world. And the change has now started occurring in Australia as well. Therefore, you'd now find a wide range of advanced gym clothing in different stores in Australia.
The industry is currently in the initial steps to the new trends may take some time to enter Australia. However, we've created a list of advanced clothing trends that are currently taking place in Australia. And we hope that you'd definitely experience a change in your overall performance after getting these clothes.
We've collected this information with the help of gymclothing.com.au and we assure you that you'd find plenty of trendy clothes there. So, without any further ado, let's take a look at the advanced gym clothes that are building a new trend in Australia.
Leopard Bike Shorts
The Leopard bike shorts are designed for both men and women. These shorts are basically known as bike shorts but they can also be used for other gym exercises. These shorts easily fit your body and they make it easier for you to perform different exercises in the gym. So, if you want to feel comfortable and relaxed while performing different exercises, these shorts are going to be the right choice for you.
The shorts are currently available in a few stores only but you can easily find them online as there are plenty of online stores that are selling these shorts at an affordable rate.
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Zip Bra is stretchable enough to provide an extreme level of comfort to the women. These bras are available in different designs and shapes. And you can easily find a zip bra in your nearby stores because a number of companies are producing these bras at different levels. If you need instant help, you may take a visit to gymclothing.com.au to find the right bra for your body.
Net Leggings
Net Leggings are an ideal option for women that want to look sexy and hot during their gym workout. These leggings add a stylish look to your personality and they also help in boosting your performance. The leggings are available in different styles and shapes. And you can easily find the right match based on your needs.
These gym clothes are growing in popularity and they have proved to be very helpful in boosting the overall performance of athletes. So, you must consider purchasing the right gym clothes based on your preferences.


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I am always looking for fun ways to teach Jelly Bean during everyday tasks. Some teaching moments are as simple as letting her smell the spices I am using to flavor dinner, and other situations turn into elaborate games and songs. The alphabet soup game is somewhere in between.
Ellie has the foam letters that stick on the side of the tub. She started out playing with them by just sticking them in her mouth, and I would entertain myself by spelling out words on the side of the tub. To further my amusement, I began sticking letters onto my daughter (mother of the year, right). When this started, I made up the alphabet soup song (I often make up silly songs about what we are doing). "Alphabet soup, alphabet soup, alphabet soup, it sticks on yooouuuuu. Sticky letters stick on you. Alphabet soup is fun to dooooo."
After reading about Montessori sandpaper letters, I had the idea to start introducing Jelly Bean to the phonetic sounds of each letter. Montessori suggests teaching children the sound a letter makes instead of the name of the letter to help get a jump on reading. Ellie is too young to match items to letters, such as in this article where I first learned of sandpaper letters, but getting her to repeat a sound feels like a huge success!
Since baby girl is only 14 months old, I only introduce a few constants that I think she should be able to pronounce and work on those for a few weeks. I started with M, D, B, C, and G. I picked these letters because her favorite words are Momma, Dada, ball, and Gaga. I would slap the foam letter on the side of the tub, trace the letter with my finger, and repeatedly make the phonetic sound of the letter.
Ellie figured out how to stick the letters on the walls of the tub, so when she successfully put a letter up, I would say, "You did it!" Then I would trace the letter with my finger and make the phonetic sound. She started repeating the sounds, which I encouraged. Because she is so young, I get really excited when she repeats the sound. I also encourage her to feel the letter. The foam letters have a criss-cross pattern on the front which mimics the rough texture of the Montessori sandpaper letters.
After about two weeks, she plucked up a C and started making the appropriate sound. I was stunned and immediately started celebrating. She was so pleased with herself that she would only make the C sound for the next 20 minutes. I'm pretty sure it was a coincidence, but I am going to pretend that she actually recognized the C (because she is so darn smart)!
I am convinced if I continue repeating the phonetic sounds, Ellie will learn the various sounds and be able to read with ease. For now, the alphabet soup game is a fun way to learn during bath time.


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Chaos is a mild understatement for what this custom hot pink low top retro Jordan 11s became. I split this custom Kel Kelz releases into two separate articles because it's necessary as an ARTrepreneur that my brand is represented honestly. I am an entrepreneur first, and an artist second – both best simultaneously. I say that, like that, and in that order because when it allz come down to it, nobody cares how creative you are if your business is not in order.
I'm greatly appreciative for the support that I receive from my family on my artistic journey to greatness. My family on top of word of mouth from others is a powerful magnet, and since it takes an extremely hardworking person to attain such respect, I will not allow someone to mess that up because they are out with ill intentions. What matters are the outlets for my art, I wreak of passion, and it's worth addressing if someone wants to disrupt the greatness set for ONE in Emilien.
XULA taught that us that the customer is not always right, and they will always operate in their own best interests. This specific customer operated in a way proving that he had ill intentions – and I have proof through messages how he was poisonous the entire process.
In short, the customer set up a meeting, I get there, they didn't answer any calls, but later sent a text to waste my time saying that they forget and were headed out of town. When people are serious, their actions prove it. The customer and I already had exchanged information prior to through mutual parties, so one day a pair of shoes pops up randomly. With the tech of tracking numbers, the customer sent a text, and then he sent a picture of what he wanted the shoes to look like. Fine, so I told him the price, and I let him know that I'll begin as soon as he sends his payment. Everything continues to go downhill from here. So numerous times he lied about sending money, so he then made his shoes not a priority to me, because I will not be bullied by bad business.
Finally, the money comes one random day then messages me saying that he needed the shoes a few days later. This customer again is trying to dictate how I need to operate, when in fact, other customers are now before him. This customer began to be more than a headache, because I redid the shoe more than once as can be seen by the photos, he began to take things online as if I stole his shoes, and sending threatening messages from emails, to social media, through other people, and various numbers. At the end of the day, only this customer knows why he did what he did, but I do know that he could've kept that snack money and wasted someone else's time.
Maybe I was way too passionate about this issue because of the mutual party between the customer and I, or even that I already limited who I did orders for as I set up ONE in Emilien sufficiently – I'm not sure. Overall, anything I learned from my ARTrepreneur experiences, the process is to accept the growth, and level up from it. 😉 My point is that I am going to protect my passion, protect my brand, and give all of my customers special treatment while delivering products above their expectations, because my customers deserve consistency and the very best of ONE in Emilien from the very start of your ORDER.
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saw this gorg photo of Rachelle Le.. favv..ree..er.. on the cover of Modern Dog over at NewMoonMovie.org. it's her rescue dog, Honey, who happens to have a boyfriend named Mr. Pickles!
of COURSE, kstew has a pet wolf – or some wolf-dog-hybrid. here she is back in 2006 with Oz. More recent pics over at coolspotters.com where you can see Oz hangin around in LA.
Nikki Reed and her dog with their homey "Sage Dill" walking around in LaLaLand – what kind of weird alias is that?
"Hi, I'm Basil Oregano."
And last, but certainly not least, is a blast from the past of RoBear wishing his dog Patty a Happy Valentines Day. i couldn't find pics of Patty anywhere, but it's a west highland terrier. 2cute.


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Crystal Mason, resident of the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, has been sentenced to five years in prison for casting an illegal ballot in the 2016 election.
An election worker assisted Mason in filling out a good-faith provisional ballot after Mason discovered her name was not on the voter roll.
Although Mason was convicted of felony tax fraud, she claims that she was not informed of the suspension of her right to vote, despite reportedly having signed a document disclosing that information.
In the state of Texas, voting illegally is a second-degree felony charge with a penalty of up to 20 years in prison. Mason's case was prosecuted in Tarrant County, which saw a Mexican national sentenced to eight years in prison over illegal voting charges last year.
Although this is a fairly clear-cut case — even if Mason didn't know she wasn't allowed to vote, she still signed the affidavit stating she was not a convicted felon, which is patently false — it sheds light on a systemic issue faced by millions in the U.S.; systematic voter disenfranchisement.
What is voter disenfranchisement?
Disenfranchisement is the process by which an individual's or a group's right to vote is revoked or actively inhibited.
What this means is that there are laws throughout state in the U.S. that systematically prevent and/or strip away people's right to vote depending on the circumstances.
These laws vary by state, but one of the most common specifically targets those convicted of a felony charge.
The only states to guarantee the right to vote to felons are Maine and Vermont, with every other state having implemented some degree of law that prevents felons from casting ballots. Only 14 states provide for the automatic restoration of felons' voting rights upon release from prison.
Texas has a strong history of voter disenfranchisement, having implemented poll taxes and the "white primary" during the period following Reconstruction.
Furthermore, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last year that Texas lawmakers had in fact discriminated against minority voters by enacting a strict voter ID law in 2011, opening up the possibility that Texas could be placed under federal election oversight.
As of 2016, the state of Texas had 495,928 voters disenfranchised as a result of a felony convictions, which is 2.45% of the voting population.
But the problem extends well beyond the Lone Star State.
Florida, the state with the highest rates of felon voter disenfranchisement, has revoked the right to vote for 10.43% of its voting-age population.
In the U.S. overall, rates of felon disenfranchisement have risen almost exponentially since the late 1990's.
And the exclusion of felon voters is not the only form of disenfranchisement.
After the Supreme Court voted to invalidate Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act in the Shelby County v. Holder case, allowing primarily Southern states to change their election laws without federal approval, laws inhibiting the right to vote began popping up like spring daisies.
These laws range from requiring Voter ID, to limiting mail-in ballots, to reducing or even eliminating the early voting period. To see an interactive map of states with new voting restrictions as of the last election, click here.
By and large, these types of laws are implemented in states where the conservative party is experiencing a decline in their electoral base, meaning that these laws are a clear attempt to maintain power through racial and socioeconomic targeting.
This can be seen in the statistic that one in 13 voting-age African Americans is disenfranchised, or 7.4% — that's more than four times the rate for non-African Americans.
Six of the 14 states that implemented new restrictive voting laws in 2016 were those previously covered by Section 5.
As of 2016, approximately 6.1 million people in the U.S. have been disenfranchised due to a felony conviction, an increase of 250,000 people since 2010.
All of this data shows that the conservative forces in our local, state, and federal governments are actively working to eliminate or suppress the votes of minority groups and those individuals whose personal politics are at odds with the conservative agenda.
Whether Mason may or may not be guilty of intentionally casting an illegal ballot is really beside the point.
What matters is that an American citizen is receiving five years of prison time for casting a ballot in good faith, and that her imprisonment will further impact her ability to vote in the future.
What matters is that the United States — 'the land of the free' — is still one of the most restrictive nations in the world when it comes to the right to vote for convicted criminals.
And, more than anything, what matters is that our courts have so far done nothing but aid and abet the conservative agenda to further restrict voting.


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Stephan King is the king of the horror genre. He is one of those authors who can make fictions filled with fantasy, suspense, mysteries, scientific facts, and supernatural powers. Many of Stephen King's books have made into Hollywood movies. He has a huge fan following who love to… Read more"Stephen King is here to warm your hearts with his latest book 'Elevation'"
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Till 2016 I never kept track of how many books I should read, what all the books I have finished, what should be my next read etc. I had to travel for almost 4 hours (Back & Forth) in my company cab so the time was enough to enjoy… Read more"My 2018 Goodreads Reading Challenge"
Books by Dan Brown: Featuring Robert Langdon
When a friend of mine insisted me to read "Angels and Demons" I was less excited. Reasons were; I never read any of the Dan Brown books, and I imagined my own story based on the title. I wanted to try Dan Brown since my friend praised the book a… Read more"Books by Dan Brown: Featuring Robert Langdon"
Insights of BECOMING Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama has proved herself once again. After successfully completing her 10 years tenure as 'First Lady', Michelle Obama is becoming more and more. Michelle Obama is intelligent, loves humor, kind, beautiful and confident. She was the First 'African-American First Lady'. She is married to Barack Obama, who was… Read more"Insights of BECOMING Michelle Obama"


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The SOLAS Container Weight Verification Requirement
The Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) will enforce the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) compliance process from July 1, 2016. Shippers will thus be made responsible for the verification of the packed container's weight and containers will not load if the documentation requirements are not honored.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) along with representatives from the industry have defined specific rules as part of the SOLAS Convention. The objective of the VGM requirement is to obtain an accurate weight of packed containers prior to loading of containers on ships, enabling the terminal operator to prepare a vessel stowage plan. The monitoring of the VGM rules will be the responsibility of the local government authorities.
How does VGM work
- The Shipper named in the Bills of Lading is responsible for providing the VGM to the carrier in a reasonable time prior to vessel loading.
- The VGM will include cargo weight inclusive of packaging and material used to secure the cargo along with the tare weight of the container.
- The Carrier then relays the VGM to the terminal operator.
- The Scale used for weighing the containers has to be certified in accordance to national Rules.
- Carriers will not load containers without
We are working along with our partners to have processes and standards established and in place well before the new rule takes effect.For more information, go to the World Shipping Council website:


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Jobs in Zulfikarabad Development Authority (ZDA)
Karachi (Friday, December 26, 2014) – Zulfiqar Abad Development Authority (ZDA) is working on new mega city of Zulfiqar Abad near Thatha and Karachi.
It has required services of Executive/Private Secretary with Monthly Salary package of Rs. 40000 to rs. 65000.
Last Date to Send Application Form = January 9, 2015 (15 days from date of pub. of ad.)
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