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Contrary to much advise, I went ahead and went public with my cause in 2014. I was only seeking information on my mother's case because I knew she was a patient of the Allen Memorial hospital under Dr. Ewan Cameron. Then I discovered MK
Ultra Girl photo and decided to KEEP going public with that as well. Then a photo that looks like my dad popped up on line and I am public with that as well.
The BIGGEST BIG NEWS is that after an agonizing length of time, that actually started with my first written letter to the government in 1998, I received confirmation from the Allen Memorial that my mother was indeed a patient there. I knew it, but I needed this acknowledgment. More than that, I wanted to know the secrets; the diagnoses; the treatments.
Now I have some of the questions answered but more are raised. However, overall, this is a moment to celebrate from the perspective of the survivor movement and the campaigns that I have waged since I went on line with this. #ReleaseTheRecords is something we should all be pressing for. So many people collapse into apathy and make blanket generalizations about the futility of doing what I am doing. Well, EFF THAT!
What I am doing is WORKING!
Please, others in Canada, there is nothing stopping you from forming like we are to get justice, to heal what is left of your families. They are still coming for every one of us.
Start writing your own reports. Start going over your own records. Start putting the pieces together.
My life is the evidence. I am the most targeted individual in Canada. Really. I am also the most feared. Which is better than dead.
All the military bases that had these experiments going on.
All the mental hospitals ACROSS Canada.
All the orphanages.
All the university hospitals.
BRING THEM DOWN! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? WHY ARE YOU pointing at me as your pathetic excuse to not act like a decent human being?
SHAME on the crazy people who accuse me of their own malfeasance!
New Bitchute Channel: I decided to host all the video versions of Truth to Power Hour on Bitchute.
Badassador General V gets the video version as well to run on his channels: TruthTainmentTV
I will also syndicate both versions to anyone who is interested to run on their networks. OSTO space is running my audio version on his networks too.
I unravel the mystery of being a generational target of deep state funded covert mkultra, brainwashing, secret military operations, secret space program, secret frequency tapping projects that are being uncovered today by 1000's of revivors who are remembering these bizarre situations. Always involving drugging and torture, the cult behind these operations is finally being exposed, mainly by the victims.
Identifying as a spiritual being, I recall many events on the other side in lucid dreams and spontaneous remote viewing. I am your worst nightmare AND your greatest blessing.
Since 2013, I have gone public with my search for answers on the internet. During that time, I have found a video clip of my mother being electroshocked by Dr. Ewan Cameron, a picture of myself as the famous girl lying on the stretcher with a chin cup, meta tagged, MK Ultra Girl and a likely photo of my
father as a young man during his "nervous breakdown" in the late 40's with a Joseph Mengele looking figure beside him.
The tragic outcomes for myself and my family betray many secrets that are still lurking on both sides of the family but hint strongly towards abuse and cult activity.
I personally surmounted many functional difficulties to pursue dreams that turned out to be programmes but taught me much about being a highly effective person in public. I spent years as a top selling salesperson and self employed aerial photographer. I was nurturing endless outer futilities. That is all that was. It is BS. All programmes.
Now my work focuses on my disclosure. My art sites are up but I am taking a break from being a self employed photographer this year. I am pursuing legal remedies for my personal history of malfeasance against myself and my family. I am also collecting an early pension with part time work influencing public policy on the side. Your support helps me to grow and focus on the master plan of media domination and reversing disinformation and expanding exploratory dialogue btwn survivors and the collective.
I will offend everyone. So don't try to discredit me. actually go ahead. I don't give a crap. I have been holding back. survivor testimony is still way too real for the internet. people tell me true crime. yet no one is doing anything about it. the barrel of monkey show you see on media has not stitched up to me or any of the survivor testimonies I am aware of. so its another cover, yet I agree with the direction, but don't for a minute think that I will be satisfied with that circus. I am the most offensive ruthless warrior and the most desired love goddess. its all in the ultra dimensions but that is what the circus is not ready for. divine timing I guess. It is not just about being in the SSP or being sexually groomed. (btw, I was not a victim to any of those programs, too many people learned the hard way). It is about me repenting and taking EVERYTHING with me. so go ahead and accuse me of bringing about the end of the world. it is happening anyway. I will throw all the worlds wealth in the ocean of time myself before my spirit flies. and eff the rest of you. I will do it alone.
I am still slow on my own disclosure. playing it very safe, but EFF that. there is no time and it is all MK. however, it is dangerous. to others, not me. I am both the worst enemy and the greatest love. Release the KRAKEN!


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Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet (NTNU)
Kunstakademiet i Trondheim
On Tuesday October 15th, there will be a technical course on how to use the laser cutter, by Odd Joar and Eivind.
The course will be in two parts: First a theory part for everybody, starting at 09:00 in Kunstarken.
Afterwards we will do practical work on the laser cutter, in smaller groups, two students at a time.
You do not have to sign up in advance.
Kunstakademiet i Trondheim
Norwegian University of Technology and Science (NTNU)
N-7491 Trondheim
Visiting address:
Innherredsveien 7 (Industribygget)
Contact form
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Tel. +47 73 59 79 00
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During one of my trips to Prague I spent two nights at the lovely Lindner Hotel Prague Castle.
The Lindner is an elegant and upscale hotel with a great location.
Steps away is the Strahov Monastery. The Prague Castle is five minutes away on foot.
At the Lindner Hotel you'll have everything needed for a comfortable and enjoyable stay.
In this post I want to share my review of the Lindner Hotel Prague Castle.
Sharing my experience will give you guys a better idea of what to expect!
Let's jump right it into it…
Staying at The Lindner Hotel Prague Castle
The Lindner Hotel Prague Castle is part of the Lindner chain of hotels.
This is a family owned hotel company based out of Germany. The chain has more than 30 hotels throughout Europe.
Although it's part of a hotel chain the Lindner Hotel retains its unique charm.
Entering the property leads you through a covered passageway into a sprawling courtyard. Here guests are rewarded with incredible views of the monastery and surrounding scenery.
The hotel was once part of the monastery. The former stables would have been located in the current lobby area.
Prague is a very busy city and it's always full of tourists but as soon as the door shut behind you as you enter the hotel all of the problems of city life melt away and you're left with a traditional design and luxurious interior that immediately puts you at ease.
A Review of the Lindner Hotel Prague Castle
Check-In and Interior
Outside of the entrance to the hotel lobby is a sprawling courtyard. Instead of dealing with busy sidewalk to reach the hotel you can peacefully make your way to the building while admiring the monastery.
Don't forget to stop and catch your breath in the quiet courtyard.
In the center of the courtyard you'll find benches where you can relax after a long day of exploring the city. You can enjoy some fresh air before heading back to your room.
The lobby has maintained its historic layout.
The vaulted ceilings and arched passageway allude to its rich history.
The entirety of the lobby is well-lit, thanks to the large windows that let in plenty of natural lighting.
Comfortable seating is available throughout the lobby space.
There is also a selection of different pieces of artwork including paintings, sculptures, and small statues.
The check-in process was quick and straightforward.
After a conversation with the concierge it was time to check out the hotel room.
The Room (Double Room with Courtyard View)
On the way to the room I couldn't help but notice that the hallways were also very well lit again thanks to the many windows that let in plenty of natural light and overall I was quite pleased with the minimalist yet tastefully designed interior of the hotel.
When I made it to my room and opened the door I was quite pleased with the overall layout and space of the room and the only immediate drawback that I noticed was the very small window.
With the rest of the hotel being so bright I was actually quite surprised by the small window in the room and although there was a courtyard view where I could see the monastery off in the distance I was still unimpressed with the tiny window space that didn't let in too much light at all.
The main living space consisted of a small couch, coffee table, desk and a large bed along with plenty of options for storage.
Having a full size desk is always a good thing especially for those working online or travel bloggers like myself and both my girlfriend and I really appreciated having the small couch to use to relax on after a long day of exploring.
The bed was quite comfortable and thanks to the small window I was able to get plenty of sleep since there was no natural light being let into the room early in the morning.
The room also came equipped with an air conditioner so I was able to stay quite cool despite the unusual late-summer heat that Prague was experiencing so close to October.
I did notice quite a few wall outlets for charging electronics although I think they could have been better placed for easier access.
Overall, the room featured a very traditional design with classical style colors, lighting, and a very traditional wall motif right above the bed.
The Bathroom
I found the bathroom to be surprisingly spacious and especially modern compared to the rest of the traditionally designed hotel interior.
Equipped with both a dedicated bathtub and a separate stand up shower the bathroom took on an otherwise standard layout and was definitely a reasonable size for one or two people to use for a short-term stay.
The marble countertop on the sink and the tiled walls gave it a very luxurious feel and I really appreciated the small details along the edge of the tiles and featured in the center of the tiles throughout the bathroom space.
While there were amenities provided such as shampoo and body lotion I was quite surprised to find that rather than using a dedicated soap bar the hotel opted to use push pumps with an unnamed soap instead.
I found this very unusual and this did not fit in at all with the otherwise luxurious and classy style of the rest of the hotel.
The Details
Depending on the type of room you choose you can find rates for the Lindner Hotel Prague Castle starting at around.
Not all of the rates include breakfast so be sure to find a rate that includes it if you're interested in eating at the hotel.
Given the location and quality of the hotel I find this price to be quite reasonable and it offers plenty of value compared to the other accommodation in the city.
As always, I recommend booking as soon as you have confirmed your travel dates so you're able to take advantage of the best possible rates and avoid any issues with room availability.
One of the best things about the hotel is its location.
Not only is it steps away from the Strahov Monastery but it's also a short 10-minute walk to the Prague castle and the popular tram line 22 stops right out front of the hotel so you're able to reach all of the main sites in the city very quickly.
Also nearby to the hotel you'll find a selection of restaurants, cafes, bars and small shops and while it's not centrally located in the old town it does offer a peaceful and quiet area where you don't have to worry too much about the hordes of tourists or loud partiers.
The hotel breakfast was very well done and I would definitely recommend booking a rate that comes with breakfast included to be able to take advantage of a hearty early morning meal before heading out to explore the city.
At breakfast a selection of both hot and cold food items were available to choose from as well as a selection of coffee and juices.
For the hot food items you're able to choose from a selection of eggs, cooked meat like sausage or bacon, vegetables, and there's even the possibility to enjoy a freshly cooked waffle.
The cold items included such things as cereals, juices, sliced meats, yogurt, pastries, and a selection of different fresh breads with jam and butter to choose from.
Breakfast is held in the hotel restaurant and there's plenty of seating to choose from although I would still recommend arriving as early as possible so that you can take advantage of the biggest selection as well as avoid the bulk of the people arriving to eat.
Having just left the Pentahotel where I had an issue with the internet I was worried that the Lindner Hotel was also going to have for internet considering it was a traditional hotel and I assume it targeted an older demographic.
Thankfully, I was quite wrong in my assumptions and at the hotel I was able to enjoy a reliable Wi-Fi connection and speeds that were high enough to upload photos and stream online videos.
There is also a premium connection that you can order at the hotel although I found the basic connection to be more than suitable enough for my needs.
Parking and Accessibility
While I didn't drive to the hotel I did notice that there was parking right out front inside the courtyard although I believe it's quite expensive at a cost of 25 EUR per day.
The courtyard parking appeared to be quite secure and if I was leaving my car there I wouldn't worry at all about its safety throughout the night.
As for accessibility, it's extremely easy to reach the hotel using public transit or by taking an Uber from the airport, train station or bus station depending on where you arriving from.
Some of the main sites nearby such as the monastery and the Prague Castle are easily accessible on foot and for anything else there is this tram line 22 that stops right out front of the hotel and can be reached in less than 2 minutes walking.
Final Verdict
Overall, I found the Lindner Hotel Prague Castle to be one of the best hotels in Prague that I've ever stayed at.
I would compare it in quality and comfort to the 5-star Hotel Savoy just down the street and I would argue that you receive a lot more value at the Lindner.
The location is great for exploring the city, especially if you want to explore the castle early in the day or late at night when there are aren't any around, and it's very accessible as well so there's never any problems when it comes to getting around or reaching the hotel.
I would definitely recommend checking out the Lindner Hotel Prague Castle if you're looking for a comfortable and enjoyable place to stay in Prague that's far from all of the tourist crowds but still close enough that everything can be easily reached without much effort.
More Information
- Hotel website
- TripAdvisor
- HotelsCombined (pricing and availability)
- Day Trips from Prague


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Today, the WNDYR team is delighted to announce our new partnership with Widen as Widen's full-service integration deployment partner.
The WNDYR team will provide comprehensive integration deployment services for Widen's digital asset management (DAM) customers and our partnership will improve the speed, quality, and variety of martech integrations available to Widen customers.
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WNDYR is a professional services company that manages software deployments, implementations, and integrations for leading technology companies such as Workfront and Wrike. Well-versed in Widen's platform, WNDYR's team is equipped to implement martech stacks using DAM as the central content repository.
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Themed Historic Tour
September 14, 2019 @ 8:00 am
The Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum will be holding a 2nd Street Walking Tour Saturday, September 14th from 9-11am. The tour will feature the history of 2nd Street, once the hub of Crested Butte. This stretch of pavement tells stories of bars, brothels, coal-men, and jailbirds. Meet at the corner of 4th and Elk Ave. Space is limited. $15 for members and $20 for non-members. Register by calling the Museum at 970-349-1880 or visiting our website at www.crestedbuttemuseum.com.
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Unduplicating prox_pass in nginx location blocks
It's just annoying if you don't even do cursory googling to figure out if it's correct to lock it in the first place when it's that old and already answered with a correct tag.
And by cursory googling I mean this was literally the second result on Google for "nginx language".


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Pest infestation is a cause of worry to one and all. Not only do we feel disgusting when we see cockroaches, lizards, or any pests enjoy themselves in our home, it also terrifies us because it can pave the way to various health issues.
Most of us do try to control pests using various over-the-counter products but if the infestation is beyond control such products will be of no use. In such a situation, you need the help of a professional pest control company. If you are now wondering how to choose pest control services then the below-given tips will prove immensely helpful.
If you know of someone, friend, family, or even a neighbor, who recently has opted for pest control service then you can take recommendations from them. Ask them what kind of services were they offered, were they thorough professionals, how much did they charge, and were they satisfied with the services.
If you did not get any recommendations, no worries, you can search the internet for the best pest control companies in your area, and then shortlist a few of them.
Once you have a shortlist ready, you next need to find out if they are certified and insured. If you want great quality services then this is very important. The certification shows that the company you are planning to hire can indeed solve the pest problem effectively.
The insurance is also essential as it tells you the company will be responsible if any accident happens when they are completing their job. You need to keep this in mind that companies that are certified and insured are known to offer good quality services.
While searching for a pest control service you should keep in mind the type of pests that are bothering you. There are companies that specialize in eliminating particular types of pests and if you are aware of the kind of infestation then such companies will prove to be more helpful to you. However, if you are not sure, then you need to follow the other tips in this list and opt for a generally good company.
It is also important to find out how long the company has been in existence and how much experience do they have. More the experience the better will be the type of service you get to enjoy. With their experience, they know how to control different infestation problem and what kind of services to provide so that the problem is handled in the best way and in the least possible time.
If you find everything about a particular company good and their price quote meets your budget then instead of straightaway signing the bond you need to check their online reviews. This will give you a chance to understand the experience of others and then decide if that is what you too are looking for.
If you have discovered the problem of pests you should handle the situation without delay or else the problem will only keep growing. Follow the tips and hire the best pest control services, let them complete their job, and then enjoy the peace of mind knowing that your home is free of pests, and you are completely safe.


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Rikers CO wounded after inmate tosses garbage can at his head
CO John Peloso needed at least five staples to close the wound he received while responding to an inmate disruption
By Graham Rayman and Reuven Blau
New York Daily News
NEW YORK — A city jail officer's head was cut by an inmate who tossed a garbage can at him during a melee on Rikers Island.
Correction Officer John Peloso needed at least five staples to close the wound on top of his head, photos obtained by the Daily News show.
Peloso was part of a so-called probe team called in to quell a disruption inside the Robert N. Davoren Center on Rikers on Sunday at approximately 4 p.m., internal Correction Department records show.
He was attacked by inmate Jashey Little, who tossed a garbage can at his face, the department's initial review says.
Little, 18, is in jail facing murder charges and several other offenses, records show.
He allegedly fatally stabbed Juninho Juste during a fight on March 6 inside a starewell of the Sugar Hill Project building.
Little told police that "he cut me while I was stabbing him," according to the criminal complaint.
He will likely be hit with added criminal charges for the alleged attack against Peloso, said Correction Department spokesman Jason Kersten.
The incident was captured on surveillance video.
The union representing city correction officers did not immediately respond to a request seeking comment.
Elias Husamudeen, president of the Correction Officers' Benevolent Association, has previously slammed the de Blasio administration for failing to do more to protect officers.
Over the last year, there was a 9.5% increase in serious injuries caused by assaults on staff.
The city no longer puts inmates 21 and under like Little in solitary confinement. Research has shown that 23 hour a day isolation has a major effect on inmates' mental health, especially teens.
Little turned 18 years old a few months this summer before the city began placing 16-and 17-year old inmates out of city jails into a new Bronx juvenile detention center.


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Jason Athanas
Jason is owner and president of Autobahn. He started Autobahn Performance Inc. in 1992 when he purchased the company from Bill Beserick. The name was changed from Autobarn (where Jason was an employee) to Autobahn Performance Inc.
Jason started his automotive carreer learning Automotive as a minor at Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, Massachussetts where he majored in engineering. He also attended University Of Massachusetts Lowell, and Broward Community College in Florida.
Most of Jason's learning and experience came from hands on and apprentice experiences. He went to work for his uncle John Zaraledis, owner of J&R Foreign Cars of Lowell Massachusets, at the age of 15. J&R Foreign Cars specializes in VW, Audi, Mercedes, BMW and most other foreign manufacturers. John and his original partner Roger Cartwright had many years of dealership experience and passed along their knowledge to Jason.
Jason got his first car, a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS 396 "Big Block", at the age of 14. He worked on and repaired the vehicle night and day until it was in such good condition that when he got his drivers license, the day he turned 15 1/2 (as the state of Massachussetts would allow), he did not want to use it as a daily driver. He bought a 1985 Chevy 4×4 K20 pickup truck to use as daily transportation to keep the Camaro garaged and out of the northern winters. Almost 25 years later he still has the Camaro! Growing up in Tyngsboro Massachusetts, on Scribner Hill Rd. Jason worked on his vehicles, friends vehicles, neighbors vehicles and relatives vehicles.
Racing has always been in Jason's schedule. He has been working on race cars since 1986 when he was 16 years old. His good friend Michael Mazur and Michael's father Mike Sr. owned a Super Modified racecar that was driven by great drivers such as Benley Warren, Doug Hevron and Eddie West. Jason was just a helper at the time but learned about racing at tracks like Star Speedway (now called All-Star Speedway) Hudson Speedway in Hudson, NH, Oswego Speedway in Oswego, NY, and Sundusky Speedway in Ohio.
Jason is currently and has been the crew chief on a Super Late Model series car that has run sucessfully throughout Florida and the southeast since 1993. He has worked with several drivers but has been with Jonny Kay and the A-Best Forklift team most of the time. Together they have been Triple Crown champions, Hooters Cup champions, S.A.R.A. champions, and have won races at most of the tracks in Florida. The team recently acquired a Nascar Modified racecar, and plans on racing at many more locations and events.
Ice Hockey is one of Jason's favorite pastimes. He plays on two teams at Pines Ice Arena in Pembroke Pines Florida. His Hurricanes (formerly the Sharks) team finished in first place in their division in the winter 2008/2009 season. He has been playing on the Sharks team for over 10 years. The Hurricanes have a game every Monday night. Jason and a few friends started a team in a higher division in 2003, named the Hawks. The Hawks were league Champions in the 2007 season.


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Measuring the ROI of a Good Customer Experience
A man was visiting his farmer friend one weekend, and as the two of them sat in rocking chairs on the front porch the visitor couldn't help but notice a pig hobbling around the barnyard with a wooden leg. How remarkable! So, he asked his host, what's the story on that pig with a wooden leg there?
Oh, the farmer replied, that's my pig Winslow. Winslow is one terrific pig. We had a barn fire about a year ago and believe it or not, Winslow went into the barn and dragged my two-year-old son Jimmy out by the scruff of his neck. Probably saved Jimmy's life.
So, the visitor surmised. Winslow must have injured his leg in the fire?
No, the farmer said, but when you have something that good, you only want to eat it a little at a time.
A lot of businesses today are generating their profits by eating their own customers a little at a time. Response rates continue to decline generally, across all forms of outbound marketing, while customers themselves feel less and less loyal to the brands they deal with, so their lifetime values are declining, as well. Why?
It's really very simple. The overwhelming majority of businesses measure their financial success based on current sales and costs, while customers are focused on the customer experience they anticipate.
But the ROI of delivering a frictionless customer experience isn't reflected in a company's current-period sales. When a customer has a frictionless customer experience she becomes more likely to buy the brand again and more likely to tell others about the brand, and the cash effect of these benefits won't be realized until some financial period in the future. They represent an increase in the customer's current lifetime value, but not in her current purchasing.
The problem is that there is an inherent conflict – a tradeoff – between a customer's current-period purchases and her lifetime value. For one thing, successive outbound marketing campaigns will inevitably suffer from diminishing returns, as the most likely customers buy first, so the population of remaining customers becomes less and less likely to buy. But in addition, the more aggressively a business tries to promote its current sales, the more resistant its customers will become, perhaps even feeling pressured and losing trust in the marketer's motives.
Most companies don't have analytics systems refined and ambitious enough to estimate the magnitude of an increase in a customer's lifetime value, so they ignore it altogether. Instead, they focus solely on the dollars-and-cents involved in this quarter's transactions. They are laboring under the ridiculous idea that the more easily measured something is, the more important it must be.
The result is that businesses are still, even after the financial crisis, obsessed with short-term results. In sales and marketing terms, it means they are simply eating their own customers, a little at a time.
If your business is operating this way, here are a few things you can do to deal with the problem:
- Improve your customer analytics function, to ensure that average customer lifetime value is regularly measured (at least quarterly, if not daily) for a variety of different customer segments.
- Then track changes in lifetime value over time, in order to understand the actual financial value created by improvements or changes in the delivered customer experience. (Use test-and-control mechanisms to try to eliminate, as far as possible, non-relevant factors.)
- Introduce some non-financial metrics of success, in addition to the financial metrics of sales revenue, costs, and profits. NPS, customer satisfaction scores, and other voice-of-customer metrics can be correlated with changes in customer lifetime values, and over time this will give you a useful "shortcut" for estimating the real ROI of improvements in the customer experience.
- Be sure to get the CEO's commitment to these efforts, as well as explaining the program to shareholders. Otherwise, these kinds of metrics will get thrown out again the very first time your company's short-term results decline.
If you continue to focus entirely on current-period financial results, you will be gradually depleting the customer lifetime values available to your business. And you really don't want to be in the business of eating your own customers, a little at a time.


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Past Projects - Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
- Year: 2005
- Country: Jordan
- Client: Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources
- Client type: Government
- Commodity: Oil Shale
- Work type: Feasibility Study
CMA's work included advising the government on mining and mineral sector policy, institutional restructuring and updating legal and fiscal frameworks for the development of the natural resources industries.
In 2005 the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) asked CMA to suggest how Jordan's significant oil shale resources could be developed. CMA's recommendations led to the MEMR developing a strategy, supported by the Government of Jordan and the Natural Resources Authority (NRA), of open bidding for oil shale bearing ground, which came into effect in 2006.Return to list of past projects
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The posters usually have the numbers to call in case one is interested in the house or plot of land.
Why are Ugandans increasingly employing property agents?
It is because agents find easily find buyers. They find buyers through adverts or buy the property themselves and add it to those they already own for sale. Agents usually work for a commission of 10% of the sale price. Those in prime locations, pin posters on trees or electric poles to advertise particular properties.
The posters usually have the numbers to call in case one is interested in the house or plot of land.
What is the advantage of selling my property without an agent?
One of the benefits of selling your property without an agent is the chance to make financial saving through not having to pay commission to an agent.
Property owners should consider this if they are to sell their properties within the shortest time. But if you decide that you want to sell your property without the assistance of an agent, you will need to do quite a bit of homework before you start.
How can I target buyers?
Marketing is important. It is important to market your property to the people who have the resources. Spread the word and you will find those willing to buy.
There are several ways of doing this, you can place an advert in the New Vision classified pages or place a signpost near your property.
Is a seller expected to negotiate prices?
Having good negotiating skills is important. This is because it is hard to find someone willing to buy at the advertised price without asking for a discount.
Before entering into negotiations with a buyer, make sure you have decided on the lowest price that can still earn you profit. To negotiate effectively, you should be able to explain how you arrived at the price you are selling and explain to the buyer intrinsic advantages of buying that property.
In case I want to sell my property at sh50m what should be the agent's commission?
If you are to sell your property at sh50m, the agent earns sh5m. Sometimes, even before deciding the amount you would want from the item, the agents head off chasing for buyers.
Although these people do a lot of work looking for buyers, one can sell his or her property without employing the services of an agent.
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Today shopping in Varanasi is a lovely experience, as its clamoring markets had shops offer the best of ornaments, trinkets, and different things not to be missed. Amongst the most famous purchases, Silk weaving is maybe the most well-known specialty of Varanasi and Banarasi silk sarees shape a crucial part of an Indian lady of the hour's trousseau. Other shopping attractions of Varanasi incorporate the hand-hitched rugs of Mirzapur, musical instruments, the 'khatta-meet' and the popular betel leaf that is viewed as a strength of the place.
Godowlia Market is one of the biggest and busiest markets in Varanasi arranged in maheshpur not a long way from the well known Kashi sanctuary. The market road is over overflowed with cycles,Godowlia is bordered on both sides by littler shops and squat structures offering everything from day by day family unit things to outfit adornments, equipment, shawls, fine silk, armlets, brocade textures, zari work, readymade pieces of clothing, dabs, and shoes. Strikingly, one can likewise purchase and offer shares.
Vishwanath Lane is another famous market in Varanasi littler than Godowlia Market. Swarmed and flanked with shops on both sides, the market is commanded by famous slender road of the city. Individuals visit here for purchasing religious things, brilliant bangles, different knickknacks, decent printed textures, wonderful Banarasi sarees, and substantially more. There are numerous littler toy shops in the market. You should visit these for the assortment of small-scale wooden toys. Most outside travelers love to visit the market to purchase claim to fame products made by nearby artisans.
Thatheri Bazaar is well-known market broadly renowned for religious artifacts made in Copper and metal. The market is likewise famous for silks and brocades, you're shopping list in Varanasi is inadequate without getting different antiquities decorated with stone trim work. Likewise, you can purchase the best of minakari gems. Varanasi is figured for its phenomenal silk weaving and treasure sarees. In any case, there are numerous several things you should purchase from here including copperware, dirt toys, carefully assembled rugs, and uncommon betel leaf (Banaras ka Paan) utilized customarily to welcome visitors as a part of the Varanasi culture.
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Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Introduces Cold Brew Tea Ice Blended Drinks
In June, the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf introduced two new limited-edition first ever cold brew iced teas: Mango Sunrise Ice Blended Tea, and Raspberry Sunset Ice Blended Tea, which were announced in a company press release.
- Mango Sunrise Ice Blended Tea is a blend of brisk cold brewed tea layered with vanilla and tropical mango and then topped with whipped cream and mango syrup.
- Raspberry Sunset Ice Blended Tea is brisk cold brew tea mixed with vanilla and raspberry flavors and finished off with a topping of whipped cream and a drizzle of raspberry syrup.
Both beverages are lovely summertime treats.
"The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf was the first global retailer to offer cold brew tea," said Nurit Raich, senior director of product innovation, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. "We are proud to build on our history of breakthrough beverages. Our first-ever Cold Brew Ice Blended Teas will send your taste buds right into summer with tropical sweet flavors, combined with crisp, refreshing tea."
The teas will be available for purchase through August 27.
Starbucks Offers 3 New Tea Lemonades
Global coffee and tea retailer Starbucks has just added three Teavana tea lemonades to its menu, reported Popsugar. The three new flavors are: Blueberry Black Tea Lemonade, Guava White Tea Lemonade, and Peach Green Tea Lemonade.
- Teavana Blueberry Black Tea Lemonade combines Teavana black iced tea with lemonade and blueberry flavored fruit juice. Then, a hint of liquid cane sugar is added for sweetness and the beverage is shaken with ice.
- Teavana Guava White Tea Lemonade is a blend of Teavana White Iced Tea, lemonade and a guava-flavored juice blend. Liquid cane sugar adds sweetness. Then the drink is chilled with ice and shaken.
- Teavana Peach Green Tea Lemonade begins with green iced tea, then lemonade is added along with a peach-flavored juice blend. A touch of liquid cane sugar is added and then it is shaken with ice.
Unlike some of Starbuck's other coffee beverages, which can contain upwards of 400 calories, these refreshing tea lemonades all contain 130 calories or less.


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Check out this checklist into how to kick-start your college and career plans: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/sites/default/files/college-prep-checklist.pdf. Now's the time to explore them:
My Next Move
Partnered with the US Department of Labor, My Next Move is an easy to navigate site. You can approach your career search by key words, industry groups, or by your interest and abilities.
MyPath Careers
MyPath Careers is a totally relevant (and a little irreverent!) website geared to Oregon teens, where you can explore careers, to education and training, and learn about job opportunities. It's interactive, integrated and hooks-up directly with everyone: • explore 250+ career profiles by interest, salary, education and industry • view 450+ videos and photo diaries of real people talking about their work and giving advice • learn about required experience and education and where to go to school • use links to Career Pathways Roadmaps for Oregon Community College programs • find additional resources for financial aid, mentoring, internships and more.
And now… for your month-by-month plan:
This is your year to concentrate on academic preparation and continue to develop basic skills and co-curricular interests. (That's a fancy way of saying you'll want to stay strong academically AND develop skills through clubs, volunteering, and other outside-of-school opportunities and experiences.)
- Be sure to take NCAA-approved courses if you want to play sports in college.
- Start the year out strong academically. If you haven't already done so, develop study habits that make passing your proficiencies easier: take notes during class and review them before the class meets again (click here for ideas about how to take notes that work for YOU), read and re-read course materials, ask your teacher for help if you don't understand something, take advantage of after and in-school tutoring, form study groups, and get in the habit of doing at least one thing each night to prepare for your classes the next school day. If you need help, seek it out before things feel overwhelming.
- Sign up, if you have not done so already, for co-curricular activities that interest you. The level of involvement and accomplishment is most important, not the number of activities.
- Keep a record of your co-curricular involvement, volunteer work, and employment (all year).
- Take PSAT.
- Make sure you are "on top" of your academic work. If necessary, meet with your teacher for additional help.
- Save your best work in academic courses and the arts for your academic portfolio (all year).
- Keep studying!
- Volunteer-a great way to identify your interests and to develop skills.
- It is never too early to start researching colleges and universities. Visit the College & Career Center to browse through literature and guidebooks or surf the Web and check out college and university home pages.
- Join ASPIRE to meet with a mentor who can help you navigate your future.
- Ask your counselor or teachers about AP testing to see if you're ready to take AP classes or sign up for the AP exam.
- Check out some of the many on-line resources to help you in the college admission and financial aid processes. There are many linked from this website, and you can get more information from Jessica in the C&CC.
- See Jessica in the C&CC with college and career questions.
- Continue to research career options and consider possible college majors that will help you achieve your career goals.
- Plan now for wise use of your summer. Consider taking a summer course or participating in a special program (e.g., for prospective engineers or journalists or for those interested in theater or music) at a local college or community college. Consider working or volunteering.
- If you work, save some of your earnings for college.
- During the summer, you may want to sign up for a PSAT/SAT prep course, use computer software, or do the practice tests in books designed to familiarize you with standardized tests.
- Continue to visit college campuses, so you can get an idea of what you might want to study, and what kind of a school will feel most comfortable to you.
- Make your summer productive. Continue reading to increase your vocabulary.
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Former Navy SEAL Joel Lambert is the star of the Discovery Channel's Lone Target TV Show. The show is recognized as a most adult 'hide and seek' game ever assembled. The Lone Target is a rough adventure competition that pits 10-year Navy SEAL veteran Joel Lambert against elite military and law enforcement special operations forces tracking teams. The teams which are involved in the show also include the U.S. Army's Phantom Recon unit, the Straz Graniczna border guard in Poland and many others. The South African International Anti-Poaching Foundation, the Philippines Army Scout Rangers, an elite anti-drug force from Panama, and also a National Police SWAT unit from South Korea also took part in the competition.
The game starts off when ex-Navy Joel Lambert is left into unfamiliar dangerous terrain with a basic survival kit and water. Through time, he uses various diversionary tactics and attempts to evade capture by each one of those elite forces for 48 hours. The show Lone Target was aired in 224 countries on Discovery Channel under the title Manhunt, since February 2014. So as you may imagine, there was a lot of national pride on the line for these teams who conduct a search.
Joel Lambert is a combat veteran of the United States Navy SEAL Teams, where, among many other things, he became EXPERT in basic and advanced SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance & Escape) skills, urban evasion, fieldcraft, tracking, counter-tracking, booby traps, and all the rest of the tricks and techniques he uses to evade capture on his Discovery Channel show titled LONE TARGET in the US and MANHUNT in the rest of the world.
The former Navy SEAL Joel Lambert became a specialist in blending into his environment from his years in service. He has become known as the men who survived a mission that sounded almost as harrowing. He battled out impossible odds when was entrapped by Taliban forces on a clandestine mission. This TV show in comparison to that seems like a piece of cake.
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The sociology of crime and deviance
Understand key concepts in the study of crime and deviance.
1.1 Analyse key sociological concepts in the study of crime and deviance
A crime is an illegal demonstration that is punishable by law (Nelken, 2006). Examples of these are burglary, fraud and shoplifting. Therefore, a crime is legally defined (Helfgott, 2008). Historical and culturally diverse proof implies that what is classed as criminal can change after some time and shift between cultures (Helfgott, 2008). A good example of this, is recreational drugs, such as cocaine were not illegal in the late nineteenth century but holds a hefty punishment for possession now (Anon, 2018). The law isn't always fair but is continually changing and evolving. Laws change with differences in social norms and values. Being gay was seen as wrong and thought to have been a mental illness (Brent and Lewis, 2013). However, people's attitudes change in society throughout generations, but it takes a while for the law to catch up. "Deviance is behaviour that is recognised as violated expected rules and norms" (Andersen and Taylor, 2008). Some crimes can be both deviant and criminal. All societies execute social control, the direction and implementation of norms. Social control can be characterized comprehensively as an organised plan proposed to change individuals' behaviour (Evans, 2013). The fundamental objective of social control is to keep up social order, a game plan of practices and behaviours on which society's individuals base their day by day lives (Evans, 2013).
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1.2 Discuss the objectivity of official crime statistics
A set of statistics produced from information accumulated by the government, the police, the courts or other authority associations (Brym and Lie, 2010). Official statistics can be utilised to compare different sorts of crime and how figures change in various years (Brym and Lie, 2010). Often utilised as secondary data in social research. If a crime is watched and recognized as a crime, the police might be notified (Brym and Lie, 2010). Be that as it may, if the crime has not been recognized it can't be disclosed to the police and therefore can't be incorporated into official statistics. Numerous crimes happen but they go unrecorded (Slideshare.net, 2018). There are many reasons as to why not all victims choose to report their crimes (Slideshare.net, 2018). Examples of this are; the victim may be too scared of the consequence, they could be embarrassed, they may be being black mailed, the victim suffered no loss or even that they are a criminal themselves and trying to keep a low profile (Slideshare.net, 2018). You also have crimes that are dealt with by a penalty rather than a prosecution, benefit fraud being one (Slideshare.net, 2018). A British crime survey is a tool used annually, to measure the number of crime within England and Wales, this is done by asking members of the public about their personal experiences with crime (Sociologyindex.com, 2018). It fails to include thefts from shops, or fraud along with victimless crimes. Self-report surveys are used to encourage the general public to admit to crimes they have committed but were not caught (Sociologyindex.com, 2018). With all surveys there is a risk that people may lie, however the bonus is it may well expose the hidden figure of crime. Regardless of victim surveys being unnamed it appears that individuals still want to under-report sexual offenses. A risk you have is also the victim's memory may be biased if they hold a grudge for example, so the crime may be deceptive (Sociologyindex.com, 2018).
Understand different explanations for the social distribution of crime.
2.1 Analyse current data on the social distribution of crime with reference to at least two social factors and 2.2 evaluate different explanations for these statistics
Studies that captured rising poverty in the 1980s and early 1990s, found that violent and property crime were connected with complete and relative deprivation and economic inequality (Kawachi et al, 1999; Kennedy et al, 1998; Messner, 1989). Social class is always difficult to define and is measured by wealth, education, living area and family background. There is a distinct correlation between the type of crime and social and class.In Canada, Walter et al (2003) found that crime rates are higher and residents are more likely to be victims of crime in public housing estates than in middle or upper class areas crimes involving violence such as theft from a property are usually committed by the working class (Chapman, 2004). The middle class tend to commit fraud and money laundering, whereas the majority of upper class crimes involve environmental crimes (Chapman, 2004). Marxist view on crime and deviance is that defects within social order are to blame. The say labour exploitation results in working class crime. Suggesting theft is an example of exploitation, which is a political act of the working class against the capitalist class (the wealthy) (Chapman, 2004). The ruling class proceed to break laws with exemption of punishment, whereas the subject classes will be punished. In capitalism societies crime will continue as a result of supporting inequality, class conflict and corrective law will extend in inequality and exploitation (Chapman, 2004). Chambliss argues acts that are characterised as criminal only when it's in the interest of the ruling class (Chapman, 2004). Marxists have been criticized for believing that a Communist system could be the resolution to eliminate crime. Box argues definition of crime does not reflect behaviours that potentially cause us the majority of harm and injury. Marxist argue that white collar crimes are abandoned by society as they are both probable to be done by the capitalist class or its agents (Chapman, 2004).
Ethnicity – Interactionist theory
The interactionist theory doesn't presume lawbreakers are dissimilar from those who are law biding citizens. They propose the majority of people perpetrate deviance and criminal acts, however only a small minority are captured and labelled as disgraceful (Walklate, 2009). They suggest the priority ought to be put on understanding the response and meaning of deviance as opposed to the reasons for the initial act (Walklate, 2009). Howard Becker approach to the labelling theory was, "Deviancy is not a quality of the act a person commits but rather a consequence of the application by others of rules and sanctions to an 'offender' (Walklate, 2009). Deviant behaviour is behaviour that people so label. (Becker, 2014). Becker's opinion was the moment a label was allocated to an individual it might then largely define and shape a person's position within society as deviant, resulting in a deviant career to follow (Books.lardbucket.org, 2018).
The British crime survey statistics inform us that, in 2013/2014 it was acknowledged that increased numbers of stop and searches were carried out on black ethnicities (Minister of justice, 2018), four and half times more than the white ethnicity. Mixed ethnicity being twice as likely and Asian ethnicity one and a half times more likely for stop and searches (Minister of justice, 2018). As a consequence, more black and mixed group arrests took place than any other ethnicity group (Minister of justice, 2018). In comparison to other ethnicity group, the black and mixed ethnic groups arrest rates per 1,000 individuals were nearly three and two times higher (Minister of justice, 2018). This would also explain why rates of prosecution and sentencing relating to the black ethnic group were three times higher compared to the white group (Minister of justice, 2018). It is disputed that the above results are biased, police officers are presuming the black ethnicity are more possible to offend than other groups and therefore reinforcing the labels (Minister of justice, 2018). The interactionist approach perceives that crime and deviance is socially established by agencies of social control. The media is a forceful agency of social control which add to the perception of crime (Carrabine, Iganski, Lee, 2004). The labelling theory is hard to prove as we don't know how deviant the individual was before there label (Carrabine, Iganski, Lee, 2004). Some acts will constantly be refereed to as deviant whether they are labelled or not such as murder. A criticism of the labelling theory is they are seen be ignoring the origin of the deviance (Carrabine, Iganski, Lee, 2004).
Understand sociological explanations for deviant subcultures
3.1 Analyse at least two explanations for deviant subcultures.
The Structural-functional theories emphasis is on the role of culture,along the lines of Durkheim's collective conscience, in providing rules for living. When cultural norms are relatively clear-cut and consistent with the structure of statuses and roles in the society, deviance rates will be low. There is less concern with accounting for whether an individual will or will not become deviant than with rates Merton of deviance among collectivises, one of them being the Anomie Theory.
The strain theory was developed by Merton who tried to work within the functionalist understanding and therefore explored anomie. He concluded that when, for whatever reason, a person can't achieve their 'goals' through socially approved means then they will try other ways to do so which can lead to crime. He identified a number of different behaviors relating to Conformity, whereby people conform to both the means and goals of society. Innovation where a person accepts the goals of society but uses different means to get the goals this means the criminal part. Ritualism is where the means used by the individual, but the goal is lost. Rebellion, where both social means and goals are rejected. The criticism of this theory is Valier suggests that society does not have common goals and that there are in fact a range of goals that people aim for at any one time.
Subcultural theories build upon the work of Merton. They say that deviance is the result of individuals conforming to the values and norms of a social group to which they belong, if you belong to a social group whose norms differ from those of the main society then you will become a deviant.
Cohen said lower-working-class boys want to achieve the success which is valued by mainstream culture. But due to educational failure and the dead-end jobs that result from this they have little chance of achieving these goals. This results in status frustration; the boys are at the bottom of the social structure and have little chance of gaining a higher status in society. This is similar to Merton's theory, however Cohen said that instead of turning to crime as Merton said, they reject the norms and values of mainstream society and instead turn to the norms and values of a delinquent subculture. In this subculture the boys can achieve success because the social group has different norms and values from the rest of society. Within this culture a high value is placed upon criminal acts such as stealing and vandalism which are condemned by mainstream society.
In these subcultures the individual who lacked respect in mainstream society can gain it by committing crimes such as vandalism and truancy. As these crimes reward the individual with respect there is not always the need for a monetary value to commit a crime, so the subcultural perspective explains why people commit non-utilitarian crimes.
Cloward and Ohlin developed Cohen's theory. They said that there are three different types of subcultures that young people might enter; criminal subcultures, conflict subcultures and retreatist subcultures.
Criminal subcultures emerge in areas where alot of organised adult crime, there are criminal role models for young people, and they learn how to commit criminal acts. In these subcultures the young people can climb up the professional criminal ladder by committing more crimes. These subcultures are normally concerned with utilitarian crimes, which yield financial reward.
Conflict subcultures tend to emerge in areas where there is little organised adult crime, so instead of learning how to commit serious monetary crimes the young people instead focus on gaining respect through gang violence.
Retreatist subcultures are for young people who have even failed in the criminal subcultures, these people are 'double failures'. They tend to retreat to drugs and alcohol abuse to deal with the fact that they have been rejected from other subcultures.
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Those in need of mental health support and in need of CBT education
Those who have a mental health condition and are aware of CBT
Supporters of CBT
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Policy makers, influencers and government
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The launch of BEACON featured four animated videos focusing on sensitive mental health issues told through the experiences of four different consumers. These videos were paired with a national PR campaign which captured multiple interviews and articles published during Mental Health Awareness week in October. We also managed a paid and unpaid social media program which ran over three months. We also supported this launch by creating the BEACON website, as well as creating a speaker and sponsorship plan.


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September 26, 1908: First day of operation of the chlorination facility at Boonton Reservoir for Jersey City, NJ. This was the first continuous use of chlorine in the U.S. for drinking water disinfection. Dr. John L. Leal was responsible for this breakthrough in public health. A more complete description of his contribution is covered in my blog safedrinkingwaterdotcom.September 26, 1855: The St. James Board of Commissioners of Paving voted 10 to 2 to reopen the Broad Street pump at the urging of local residents. Dr. John Snow had prevailed upon them a year earlier to remove the pump handle after he presented his evidence that cholera deaths were geographically clustered around the well site.
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They're baaaaa-ck!*
Brooklyn's Backyard celebrated the grand return of its four cloven-footed weed munchers on May 10, when a herd of goats who the Prospect Park Alliance hired to snack the summer away on grass, weeds, and even poison ivy returned to Prospect Park.
The furry weed whackers are highly effective, non-toxic, and always come to work on time, according to Prospect Park Alliance Forestry Technician Alexandra Kerr.
"The goats, they're pretty productive," Kerr said. "That's why we brought them back this year."
Last year, the alliance hired a whopping eight goats to munch on unwanted plant stuff, and the four-legged lawn mowers proved so effective, park managers sent them back to the farm for fear they'd start gnawing on more attractive leafy greens the park would rather keep undigested, according to Kerr.
This year, they decided on hiring roughly half the number of seasonal laborers, including a New Zealand kiko goat named Max — who stands out thanks to his black coat and curly horns — and three Swiss Tauernsheck goats named Unicorn, Swirl, and Cinnamon.
Max is the only goat returning from last year's job, and he's also the most active in trying to escape the goat's hilly enclosure in the Vale of Kashmere, said Kerr, who hinted that he may coming up with a plan to break out.
"He's the one brushing up while we open the gate, and I think he's studying how we put the fences together," she said.
Max is also very affectionate, according to Kerr, although she said her favorite is the other man of the herd, Unicorn.
"Max is definitely the one who comes up to me more, but I really like Unicorn," she said. "He's very sweet and docile."
The goats will munch away on weeds in the Vale of Kashmere for a few weeks, before park managers send them over to Lookout Hill, where they'll continue their important mission of filling their 16 bellies — each goat has four — with undesirable plants.
Meanwhile, park workers will be shoring up the hill at Vale of Kashmere against erosion, as they plant more-welcome species of shrubs and ground cover as part of a federally funded restoration project.
It's unclear exactly how long the goats will be in the park, and while Kerr suspects they'll be there until September, their stay is dependent in part on how hungry they are and how quickly they chew through Prospect Park's less welcome plants.
Of course, not all goat grazing stories end well. In 2014, animals used to clear unwanted green in Dumbo where loaded into a butcher's van and sent to their doom.
The Prospect Park Alliance is inviting park patrons to get up close and personal with their four-legged employees at Prospect's Lefferts Historic House [452 Flatbush Ave. near Ocean Avenue in Prospect Park] May 21, 1–4 pm. Free.
*Yes, we understand they are goat and not sheep. But we figured we could get away with it.


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Sep 27, 2018Market data is more than a four-letter word
Whether you manage a farmers' market, on-farm market or a large public market, the questions remain the same. "What does the public want? Why do they shop at my market? Why don't they shop at my market? Do I have the right product mix?"
Coming up with the answers without any real information is taking a shot in the dark. Most of the time it's done by trial and error and it can be a while before we know if the adjustments we've made to our market are successful or not. If we're not successful, it can be costly.
I find that most markets collect little or no data about who shops at their markets.
Every retail outlet we patronize collects information about us whether we know it or not. Every time I go to the grocery store and purchase something, I get a receipt and a coupon for the item I just purchased in the hope that when I need that item again I will get it at that store.
Most of us don't have the capacity for that kind of sophisticated customer retention model but there is a low-cost tool we can use that was developed by Oregon State University called the Rapid Market Assessment. You can find it here.
The Rapid Market Assessment consists of a tally counter and several flip charts. With the tally counter we can do hourly customer counts. You don't need to have someone stand there all day counting every single person coming into the market. Instead, pick a point in the hour, say at quarter past each hour the market is open, and count every person coming into the market for 15 minutes. Take that count figure, multiply it by four and you will roughly have the number of shoppers that came into the market for that hour.
Along with customer count, you will do a dot survey. Take your flip charts and put a question you want to ask your customers at the top of each page such as "How often do you shop at the market?" or "How much do you usually spend?" or "What do usually purchase?" For each question, you will have a range of answers.
For the question "what do you usually purchase?" you might have answers like fruit and vegetables, meat, poultry, bread, dairy and the customers will place a dot on the answer that is most appropriate for them. It does require that someone be at the dot survey to get your customers to do it, but it isn't difficult. Believe it or not, people love to put dots on things!
It's much better than someone approaching you with a clipboard and asking questions. Too many questions can deter folks from taking the survey. I like to use approximately four questions.
At the end of the day, we will have some information that can help us make some decisions such as how many people shopped at the market that day and what they spend their money on or how much do they usually spend.
I recommend that markets do this activity at least once a year. Markets and communities are always changing. What was successful for us five years ago may not be so successful in the future. The only way we know that is to have a way of collecting data.
Whether you use the Rapid Market Assessment tool or some other tool, you will have some information that will help make your market be more successful.
– Brian Moyer, FGN Columnist
Top Photo: Along with customer count, you should conduct a dot survey. Take your flip charts and put a question you want to ask your customers at the top of each page. Photo: Brian Moyer


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A boss is a powerful enemy that the player usually fights at the end of a zone. In SRB2, the third act of each zone (e.g. Greenflower Zone Act 3) generally features Eggman as a boss. Nearly all the official bosses take eight hits to defeat, and will usually make an Egg Capsule appear in the map upon being defeated. Many custom level packs follow this format. However, SRB2 currently includes only six unique bosses: Egg Mobile, Egg Slimer, Sea Egg, Egg Colosseum, Metal Sonic and Brak Eggman. For this reason, people may want to create their own custom bosses to avoid using the standard SRB2 bosses frequently. This article provides information that may be useful when creating a custom boss.
Bosses in SRB2
SRB2 currently contains seven bosses, plus an old scrapped boss that can still be used in custom maps:
- Thing type 200: Egg Mobile
- Thing type 201: Egg Slimer
- Thing type 202: Sea Egg
- Thing type 203: Egg Colosseum
- Thing type 204: Fang
- Thing type 206: Brak Eggman (Old)
- Thing type 208: Metal Sonic (Battle)
- Thing type 209: Brak Eggman
The third act of each zone consists of a fight against one of these bosses. The player has to avoid their attacks and try to damage them through some kind of weak spot. After five hits, the boss will enter its pinch phase or panic mode and switch to a different attack pattern. After three more hits, it will be defeated and flee, usually leaving behind an Egg Capsule that the player can open to release trapped flickies and end the level.
Brak Eggman is the only official boss that takes more than eight hits to defeat.
Of the seven functional bosses in SRB2, the Egg Mobile and Brak Eggman are the only bosses that can simply be placed on a map and will function as intended. The Egg Slimer additionally needs an Axis on the map that it can rotate around. Metal Sonic (Battle) requires Metal Sonic Gather Points to be placed on the map in order to use his energy ball attacks. The gather points also determine where Metal Sonic gathers energy balls from for these attacks. Both the Sea Egg and Brak Eggman (Old) need waypoints to guide their movement through the level. See the Boss Waypoint article for a guide on how to set these up. All bosses except Brak Eggman will rise to the level's ceiling upon being defeated; however, a Boss Escape Point can be placed on the map or outside its boundaries for the boss to flee to instead.
For all bosses, there are two ways to make them end the level: Checking the Ambush flag on boss Thing will cause the level to end immediately after defeating the boss. More commonly, an Egg Capsule will be placed on the map that rises after the boss is defeated and allows the player to end the level. See the Egg Capsule tutorial for an explanation of how to set this up. All bosses in SRB2's official levels raise an Egg Capsule when defeated, with the exception of Brak Eggman in Egg Rock Core Zone, who ends the level immediately after being defeated instead.
Custom bosses
Custom bosses can be created through use of SOC and/or Lua. For a custom Object to become a boss, it needs to have the
MF_BOSS flag checked. This will allow the Object to have a boss thinker – most of the official bosses are given specialized thinkers for themselves to use only, but custom bosses by default are given a relatively blank thinker (see feature list below) allowing for more freedom to modify its behavior via SOC than in previous versions of SRB2. (Previously, all custom bosses would automatically run
A_Boss1Chase whenever they were in their
SpawnState, effectively forcing them to be clones of the Egg Mobile.)
Default features given for custom boss Objects:
- If the current state is about to go to
MF2_FRETis removed from the Object's flags; this disables the temporary invincibility given when the boss is damaged.
- If the Object's current target isn't damageable or doesn't exist, it will find a new player to target and play the sound determined by
SeeSoundif one is found. However, if the boss has been defeated, the sound played is instead determined by
- If the Object's state is currently
MissileState, the Object will automatically face its target. This will not occur if the boss's health is at the value of
Damageor below.
Optionally, Lua can be used to add to this thinker or completely replace it, using the BossThinker hook.
Other points to consider when making a custom boss:
- By default when a boss is damaged, the custom boss is given
MF2_FRET, giving it temporary invincibility and makes the boss flash. If the default custom boss thinker is being overwritten by Lua, the new one should at some point remove
MF2_FRETso the boss can be damaged by the player.
- Most bosses include special attacks or behavior only for pinch phase or panic mode, typically given when the boss's health has been reduced to the value of
Damageor lower. Custom bosses do not alter their behavior much for pinch phase by default, allowing for freedom to choose what to do during this phase of the boss battle.
- Some of the official bosses alter their behavior gradually as they lose health, such as increasing their speed or changing their selection of attacks, regardless of whether they are in pinch phase or not. This is not actually required for custom bosses, though if added correctly can add to a player's experience of the boss battle.
- When a boss Object is defeated, it will go into its
DeathStateand the player who defeated it will receive a score of 1000 points (Brak Eggman (Old) awards 1000 points to all players in the map). However, the action
A_BossDeathis needed for the boss to do anything after dying, such as raising the capsule or fleeing. (See the article for
A_BossDeathfor more information).
Object properties
The majority of the Object properties have some form of use for a boss Object – the uses for each of these are detailed here:
SpawnState: The boss's spawnstate. This is typically used to remove
MF2_FRET, removing the temporary invincibility given after being damaged.
SeeState: unused
PainState: The boss goes to this state if it has been hit and still has health points left.
MeleeState: If
A_Boss1Chaseis used, the boss calls either this or
MissileStatewhen it is ready to attack (except in pinch phase).
MissileState: If
A_Boss1Chaseis used, the boss calls either this or
MeleeStatewhen it is ready to attack (except in pinch phase).
DeathState: The boss goes to this state if it has no health left. Most bosses call
A_BossScreamin this state and onwards to spawn explosions, with
A_BossDeathbeing used to finish the death sequence.
XDeathState: If
A_BossDeathis used, the boss will go into this state while fleeing (except in Mario mode).
RaiseState: If
A_Boss1Chaseis used when the boss is in pinch phase, it will call this state when it is ready to attack.
SeeSound: When the boss spots a player, this sound is played.
AttackSound: unused
DeathSound: If
A_BossScreamis used, this sound is played to accompany the spawned explosions.
ActiveSound: If
A_SkullAttackis used, this is used as the dashing sound.
Other attributes
SpawnHealth: Sets the boss's initial health points. Most bosses set this to 8, although Brak Eggman sets this to 12.
ReactionTime: Sets the boss's initial reaction time, which for
A_Boss1Chasecontrols how long it takes for the boss to execute an attack. While chasing the player, the boss will continually decrease its reaction time until it hits 0, after which it will use an attack. After this the boss's reaction time will be reset to this value for the next attack.
PainChance: unused
Speed: Actions such as
A_Boss2Chaseuse this to set the speed at which the boss chases the player.
Mass: Sets the number of the sound to be played when the boss is defeated and flees.
Damage: Used by most boss thinkers to determine the starting number of health points left to use the boss's pinch phase behavior at; e.g.
A_Boss1Chaseuses this to start using
RaiseStatefor its attacks instead of
MissileState. Most bosses set this to 3.
- See also: Actions#Boss thinkers
There are a large number of actions that are either designed to be used by bosses or behave differently from their normal behavior when used by bosses. These are listed here:
These actions are general-purpose actions, or are used by multiple of the bosses included in SRB2:
A_BossJetFume: Can be used to spawn Egg Mobile-style jet fumes, a Sea Egg-style propeller, a Metal Sonic-style jet fume, or an Eggscalibur-style jet flame. This action should only be used once if used at all, as every use of it will spawn new jet fumes; this is best done when the boss is first spawned.
A_BossFireShot: A specialized firing attack that allows the Egg Mobile (in previous versions of SRB2) and the Sea Egg to fire missiles from specific positions relative to themselves. This is rarely useful for custom bosses unless they have the same proportions as the Egg Mobile or the Sea Egg.
A_SkullAttack: A standard dashing attack; however, exclusively to the Egg Mobile and custom bosses, this will spawn a ghost trail of the boss. It is also used as part of the Egg Mobile's pain animation, making the boss fly away from the player before they have a chance to hit it again. Only the Egg Mobile can actually dash straight through the player, however; any other Object will stop as soon as they collide with another Object.
A_BossZoom: An action similarly built to
A_SkullAttack, with a controllable speed but without options to modify flight direction – this was an action originally intended for the Egg Mobile, but was never used.
A_SuperFireShot: These actions work the same as they would for normal Objects, except that the reaction time will remain unchanged – this is so the boss thinker can handle the reaction time itself directly.
A_BossScream: When a boss is defeated, this action may be used to spawn explosions around the boss during a death animation – all of the bosses included in SRB2, except for Brak Eggman and Brak Eggman (Old) use this.
A_BossDeath: A specialized action for boss post-death behavior that, by default, makes bosses fly to the nearest Boss Escape Point (or upwards if none are found), raise the Egg Capsule (using sector tags 680–682) and switch to their
XDeathStatefor fleeing. This behavior differs for some bosses, and can even be customised using the BossDeath Lua hook. If the boss has the flag
MF2_BOSSNOTRAPchecked (which can be set by checking the Special flag on the boss's map Thing), the boss will automatically end the level instead of raising the Egg Capsule. Note that when there are other bosses still alive on the map, the boss will not raise the Egg Capsule nor end the level, but will still flee.
These actions are largely specialized to be used by these bosses only, though in some cases can be freely used for custom boss behavior:
- Egg Mobile
A_Boss1Chase: The basic chasing behavior and thinker used by the Egg Mobile. Also includes the ability to select an attack from
RaiseStatedepending on the situation (see article for more details).
A_Boss1Laser: The Egg Mobile's laser attack thinker – when used,
MF2_FIRINGis turned on and the action is made to call itself again for the rest of the current state's duration.
A_FocusTarget: Used by the Egg Mobile's laser to move towards the target player.
A_Boss1Spikeballs: Used to spawn each of the Egg Mobile's spikeballs (once per use of the action) during pinch phase.
- Egg Slimer
A_Boss2Chase: Egg Slimer's main thinker, for moving in a circle around an Axis and spraying goop around itself.
A_Boss2Pogo: Egg Slimer's pinch phase thinker, for pogoing around spraying goop around itself.
A_Boss2PogoSFX: Old pogoing thrust behavior used by the Egg Slimer in previous versions of SRB2.
A_Boss2PogoTarget: New pogoing thrust behavior used by the Egg Slimer from v2.1 onwards.
A_Boss2TakeDamage: Egg Slimer-specific pain-invincibility handler; prevents the boss from being damaged again for a limited time.
- Sea Egg
A_Boss3Path: Used by the fake Sea Egg clones to behave similarly to the Sea Egg itself, but taking into account where the Sea Egg itself is actually located.
A_Boss3TakeDamage: Sea Egg's pain-invincibility handler; allows it to start moving along the paths of boss waypoints again.
- Egg Colosseum
A_Boss4Raise: Used by the Egg Colosseum to signal when to raise the cage surrounding it.
A_Boss4Reverse: Used by the Egg Colosseum to signal when to reverse the direction its spikeball arms spin around it.
A_Boss4SpeedUp: Used by the Egg Colosseum to signal when to increase the speed its spikeball arms spin around it.
- Brak Eggman (Old)
A_Boss7Chase: Modified
A_Chasefor Brak Eggman.
A_Boss7FireMissiles: Fires four missiles of a set type from around the actor's middle. Used by Brak Eggman to fire grabbable missiles at the player.
A_GoopSplat: Used by Brak Eggman's goop missiles to force the player to be immobilized when they land on the ground.
- Brak Eggman
A_BrakChase: Modified
A_Chasefor Brak Eggman; movement speed and attacks depend on the actor's health.
A_BrakFireShot: Makes the actor shoot an Object at its target, offset to match where Brak Eggman's gun is.
A_BrakLobShot: A specialized version of
A_LobShot. The actor lobs an Object at the floor a third of the way towards the target, assuming it will bounce the rest of the way.
A_NapalmScatter: Scatters a number of projectiles around in a circle; intended for use with Objects that are affected by gravity.
A_VileAttack: Instantly hurts the actor's target if it is in the actor's line of sight. Used as part of Brak Eggman's sniping attack.
A_VileFire: Thinker for Brak Eggman's targeting reticule. Keeps the actor in front of its tracer, unless its target cannot see it. Optionally draws a line directly to the actor's target.
A_VileTarget: Spawns an Object directly on the actor's target and sets this Object as the actor's tracer. Used as part of Brak Eggman's sniping attack.
Object flags
Apart from the
MF_BOSS flag itself,
MF_SPECIAL and
MF_SHOOTABLE are generally also needed to be checked for boss Objects;
MF_SPECIAL enables the player to harm the boss or be harmed themselves by touching the boss, and
MF_SHOOTABLE allows the boss to be harmed/killed by something, whether or not it is the player.
A number of other flags may be given to a boss Object by one of the various actions associated with it:
MF_NOCLIPHEIGHT: The default behavior of
A_BossDeathgives these flags to the boss, to allow itself to fly out of the level boundaries when fleeing.
MF2_BOSSFLEE: The default behavior of
A_BossDeathalso gives this flag to the boss if there is a Boss Escape Point to flee to. This flag allows the boss to fly in the direction of its target Boss Escape Point.
MF2_BOSSNOTRAP: If the boss's map Thing has the Special flag set, this flag is given to the boss. If it is set,
A_BossDeathwill end the level automatically instead of raising an Egg Capsule.
MF2_FRET: Given to bosses when they have been hurt – this flag stops the player from being able to harm the boss and makes all black (palette color #31) in the boss's sprite flash white to signify it has been hit. For Metal Sonic a dark blue (palette color #239) is the flashing color, and for Brak Eggman the whole sprite flashes white. This flag is automatically removed when returning to the
MF2_JUSTATTACKED: This flag is given by
A_Boss1Chasewhen the boss uses any of its attacks. This prevents the use of an attack for the next usage of
A_Boss1Chase, instead sending the boss in a new direction.
MF2_SKULLFLY: When a boss uses
A_SkullAttack, it is given this flag, which in turn allows it to spawn ghosts of itself.
|Object types
|Enemy • Boss • Pushable • Spring • Monitor • NiGHTS power-up • Projectile • Ambient sound effect
|Player • Shields • Flickies • Overlay
|Related links
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Two little words can cause more anguish than virtually any others in the English language. Michael Clarke finds help is at hand for those who are having trouble saying 'I'm gay'
Coming out is a risky business which can have disorientating effects on relatives, friends, neighbours and colleagues. Despite many undoubted improvements during the last two or three decades, homosexuals in Britain are still not considered worthy of equal rights and protection, as the illogical and unenforceable Section 28 of the Local Government Act alone makes clear.
All these books acknowledge that homophobia is still widespread, its pernicious effects at work in the family, school, church, military and parliament, and so deeply internalised by many non-heterosexuals that some endure tormented lives filled with self-loathing.
Homophobia is so pivotal an issue for the American, Michelangelo Signorile, that he suggests it is best thought of as a contagious, if ultimately curable, disease. Step 2 in his 14-point guide to outing oneself is focused on recognising and overcoming self-loathing.
Homophobia is a recurrent issue, too, for Terry Sanderson, who parallels its symptoms, like increased heart-rate, trembling, and anxiety, with other phobias in his consistently sympathetic account. For Sanderson, prejudice is an even more difficult thing to eradicate, and he identifies the three most resistant types as the orthodox religious believer, the deeply conservative and the macho-man. Denting their prejudice on a personal, emotional level, as could happen when a loved-one comes out, is the only hope.
Positive thinking and acting are promoted by Signorile and Sanderson. Whatever the obstacles, however great the pain or length of time it takes, they are convinced that ultimately coming out is better for all. Although they approach the issue from different directions, they agree on the importance of demystifying, enlightening and opening up routes of communication through personal contacts and wider social networks, as well as adopting a cautious, one-step-at-a-time approach. Achieving empathy with those considered to be a threat is an essential stage in the move towards reconciliation. Strategies for achieving this are the spine of both Outing Yourself and A Stranger in the Family, although Signorile offers a more clear-cut model for outing yourself to yourself, as well as the wider world.
Sequence and timing depend upon individual circumstances but, like Sanderson, during periods of great stress and anxiety, he suggests therapeutic exercises to help sustain the momentum. With a much more reactive position to deal with, Sanderson is appropriately concerned to steer those in a state of shock through the multiple stages of anger, disbelief, revulsion, rejection, blame and, in the case of death from Aids, to a more reasonable, informed acceptance.
Signorile and Sanderson use the opinions of therapists, counsellors and researchers to interpret and extend the personal statements. What is more remarkable, is the degree to which both demand reflective behaviour from both sides of the equation. While Signorile exhorts gays to "summon the courage and patience to deal with [homophobia]", reminding them that in coming out they are telling others "something that they are not prepared for", Sanderson advises against panic, suggesting you "talk endlessly to your son or daughter about what it is like to be a gay person" and recommends that "coming out to your family friends as the parent of a gay child may be stressful, but it helps in many ways".
That Signorile and Sanderson manage this difficult task with humour is to be welcomed, whether it is the former assuring us that "There are no confirmed cases of heart failure induced by disclosure of a child's homosexuality", or the latter quoting Isherwood's lampoon on the strong motherweak father explanation for male homosexuality. "If my mother was responsible for it, I am grateful". But it is not always intended. For English readers, the game of Monopoly is inappropriately recalled when Signorile advises, "Go to Step 8 should your parents discover you are gay for themselves". A more serious limitation is the fact that all the support agencies and many of the books he refers readers to are unavailable here. Worse still is Signorile's apparent minimising of ethnic and religious factors. Sanderson spends several pages discrediting Christian bigotry in both the white and black communities of Britain but deals only perfunctorily with problems among Jews and Asians.
If you are the mother, father or even teacher of someone who has just come out, Joy Dickens' book could prove invaluable. After more than 10 years running Parents' Friend and its subsidiary PASTELS (Partners and Spouses' Telephone Support) and the mother of a non-heterosexual child herself, she is in a good position to know. Her anthology of letters written by parents of gay, lesbian and bisexual children is a moving and persuasive account on its own but it is her commentary that contributes significantly to the overall coherence of the book.
All these books use personal statements to reassure readers that whatever their reactions, however well or badly they are coping, they are not alone and can benefit from the experiences of others.


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