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I have been saying since week one of registrations for the Water To Wine 5K Vineyard Run that this race was different. I have also been saying that the energy behind it is something pretty special. Now I have proof. Our "little" run and party at Chenault Vineyards has gotten the attention of some of the folks at Fox 56. They agree this a cool new event. They love that we are doing something to support and help build up the running community in Central KY, but also that we are doing it in a way that partners with outstanding charities to help fund them.
So this post is to hopefully get runners that haven't signed up to do so. Because during mid-April we will be doing a live on air interview for the Fox 56 Morning Edition. That interview will likely be the catalyst to send us over the top. That interview will likely help us to reach our max capacity for the event. Right now we still have plenty of room, but each passing day and each passing week we get closer and closer to our number. So just head on over to www.WaterToWineKy.com now and get registered.
That's not everything though, I have another goal for this post. If you are a business in Richmond or in Central KY that wants to get some exposure we need to talk. This race is being talked about ALOT! We are still in communication with a couple organizations about being a title sponsor for this event, but for now that spot is still open. If title sponsor sound too big we have several different levels of sponsorship for you to consider. Just contact me and we can get you the details. The best part is that we aren't stuck to the options that we have created. You think your company can add something fun and interesting to this event? We can work together and let your sponsorship be your business.
Most race sponsorships involve some social media announcements, T-Shirt recognition, and maybe a sign or banner at the event. People run and then they disappear. You don't have time to really interact with the people you are targeting. With the Water To Wine 5K Vineyard Run you get the after party to interact and impress. Race starts at 7:00, cash bar is open until 10:00, clean-up starts at 11:00. There will be hours of people hanging out and enjoying the atmosphere. That is what we can offer sponsors that you just can't get from normal races.
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What Wong didn't hold in her vivid memory she compiled into 12 volumes of resources, prices and estimates. "I'm very systematic and organized," says the designer, who creates 500 dress designs each of five seasons a year.
"There wasn't much time to devote to this," says Wong, who runs the business with her son, Josh Homann, 29, and Raabe. "I did it with stolen moments."
Having now built the Sue Wong label into a worldwide enterprise, she's exploring licensing deals to create designer furnishings.
"Sue has this innate desire to create three-dimensional items as her art," says artist and friend Jayme Odgers. "This house has brought her to a really high level. It's so her. She's a diva."
Many in Wong's inner circle, particularly Raabe, came to understand that the house isn't a vanity project but a new application of her fashion design abilities.

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KYIV, Feb. 10 – Ukraine's opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili says he is the victim of an international plot to "squeeze" him out of Ukraine following his vocal criticism of the country's president, Petro Poroshenko, The Guardian reported.
A court in Kyiv last week rejected Saakashvili's appeal for protection against possible extradition to Georgia, where he is ruled to have illegally pardoned in 2008 four police officers accused of murder. The Ukrainian court ruling came a month after a judge in Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, sentenced him to three years in jail in absentia.
Saakashvili, who ruled Georgia for nine years until 2013, denies the charges, and alleges that the extradition request and prison sentence were orchestrated jointly by Poroshenko and the former Georgian prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, a billionaire businessmen and political foe.
"The Georgian authorities never asked for my extradition when I was in America or in Europe," said Saakashvili, 50, during an interview at the offices of his Movement of New Forces opposition party in central Kyiv, a short walk from Ukraine's parliament. "They only did it when I returned to Ukraine because Poroshenko asked them to."
He alleged that the Kyiv court's decision to reject his appeal against extradition came after Ukraine had "begged" several European countries to take him. "The countries said: 'Yes, fine, we can take him, but he has to make a formal request.'"
The Ukrainian justice minister, Pavlo Petrenko, denies that the extradition proceedings against Saakashvili, who is currently stateless, are politically motivated.
Poroshenko, who was elected president in 2014 after a revolution that toppled Ukraine's Moscow-friendly leader, Viktor Yanukovych, appointed the fiery Georgian-born politician as the governor of the Black Sea region of Odessa in 2015.
But Saakashvili resigned as Odessa's governor in November 2016 in protest at what he said was ingrained high-level corruption and launched a campaign to oust Poroshenko. In July, Poroshenko stripped Saakashvili of his Ukrainian citizenship.
He was later arrested and charged with involvement in a Russian-backed plot to destabilize Ukraine, an accusation that Saakashvili, a longtime Kremlin critic, dismisses as politically motivated "lies". A judge in Kyiv rejected the prosecutor's arrest to place him under house arrest, however, ordering him instead to observe a nightly curfew that expired on Tuesday.
Although opinion polls indicated that Saakashvili was Ukraine's most popular politician during his governorship of Odessa, with approval ratings of over 40%, his ratings have slid to less than half that figure since his resignation. Poroshenko, who many Ukrainians say has betrayed the country's 2013-14 revolution, also has approval ratings of around 15%.
"It will be a big problem for the Georgian and the Ukrainian authorities if I am extradited," Saakashvili said. "There will be a huge outcry, huge protests in Ukraine. This is not just about me; this is about injustice. And Ukrainians hate injustice." (gd/ez)


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Mandalas are ancient religions, countries and peoples
The mandala known since ancient times as a unique gravelly ((from the Greek. γράφω — write -EMA) is a unit of written speech (in the alphabet — the letter eg. and . b, etc.; in non-alphabetic writing systems — syllabic sign, a hieroglyph, ideogram, etc.)), occurring at different times, in different countries and different nationalities. The most ancient graphemes, which appeared in the Paleolithic and the Neolithic, are Chevron (open triangle), the zigzag, the cross, and the mandala-a circle with dots and without them, and some others.
Celtica Mandala protection warriors:
It creates a focus for deep meditation. Includes not depicted visually in the center. He relies using the concentration figures and is a visualization of the obstacles to the attainment of the Centre.
Mandala has a chart of sacred art. It is present as an unconscious symbolism organize a certain space for the purpose of ornament or use and the mystical pursuit of the highest Association. The major components of balanced and concentric geometric shapes. Continue reading
The most interesting places in Mallorca
The most interesting places in Mallorca.
Mallorca is very developed in terms of tourism. Largely on the attractiveness of the island is influenced by its wonderful nature. Although the island itself and not the same large size, but there are a large number of natural national parks, more than forty nature reserves. Strikingly it combines sea, mountain rocks, trees, valleys and numerous coves with clear waters…
From the mountains of the Serra de Tramuntana, the highest point Puig Major- more than four thousand meters above sea level – open to classic mountain paintings. Here, in this mountainous part of the island, is a small beautiful town of Valldemossa, Deia and Soller. In the North of the island, except the mountain beauty, stretching for hundreds of miles, and also the superb beaches such as Port de Soller harbour Sa-Capable and Tuen. Continue reading
Cultural center at the old pier in the world
On the old pier in the English town of Southend has built a cultural center. Thinking through the nuances of design, designers have not forgotten about the birds living in the neighborhood.
In the town of Southend – on – sea (Essex, UK) is one of the longest and oldest piers in the world, survived several fires, shipwrecks two world wars and a number of reconstructions. It was built in the Victorian era, around 1830, but new buildings did not appear on the pier since 2000. In 2009 the Landscape Institute UK has announced a competition to design cultural centre, which was won by the group in the Bureau White Arkitekter, Sprunt and engineering company Price & Myers.
The building has an area of 376 sq m is very different from the Victorian buildings of Southend. It is intended to connect the city to the coastal zone. Fearing flooding, the authors of the project decided to raise the building to the Foundation 1.5 the level of the pier. Continue reading


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Here at Satchells we act for both private and institutional landlords, offering a wide range of properties from studio flats to large detached houses.
We offer the complete letting service, which includes initial appraisal and marketing advice. To provide effective coverage and reach the maximum number of potential buyers or tenants, we advertise a full list of available properties in all our prominently located offices.
Our aim is to provide a service tailored to each client, from tenant finding only through to full property management.
This service is suited to experienced landlords with the time and resources to deal with the issues that inevitably arise from letting a property. Issues for consideration when letting a property can include:
The service of notices is critically important to preserve your rights and regain possession of the property at the appropriate time. If you live overseas, you must by law provide a UK address at which notices can be served.
The responsibilities of a landlord can be daunting. The property needs to be well maintained, with problems resolved quickly and efficiently.
If you live out of the area, do not have the time to deal with day-to-day issues, or simply want to 'keep your distance' from the tenant, this service is tailored to suit your needs.
We look after everything. We have built up good working relationships with a variety of experienced contractors, offering a prompt service on preferential terms.
If you are resident overseas we can help set up a reference with Inland Revenue to avoid paying tax on the full rent at the basic rate.
Working in conjunction with our sales and financial services departments, we can advise on the purchase of suitable properties to buy and arrange the mortgage for you.
Over the years we have expanded and have a number of offices located in prominent town centre locations along the A1 corridor, right into north London.
As soon as you instruct Satchells for a sale or letting, your property will become available across our multiple platforms, including advertisement in all our offices. This is to ensure maximum exposure.
Maximising the number of people informed about your property improves the chances of a sale or letting. Here at Satchells, we use the latest techniques to ensure your property is given the best possible exposure. These include:
Full details of your property will appear on our high profile website and major web portals, including onthemarket.com and rightmove.co.uk, which are supported by national TV advertising.
Internet advertising creates the opportunity for people worldwide to have the ability to view your property. We can enhance your online profile with floor plans, and virtual tours, as well as monitoring how many people have viewed the details.
We create high-quality particulars that are designed to impress and encourage viewings. These will be digitally produced in a variety of formats with colour photographs and floor plans (if appropriate).
Our years of experience and wide range of marketing collateral ensures we reach the highest possible number of potential tenants.
We can create a bespoke package to suit your individual requirements. When a letting is agreed, we will work with you to help try and resolve any problems that may arise and try to get tenants moved in within your desired time frame.
Please note: Market appraisals for pre-sales purposes are free of charge. Satchells reserves the right to charge clients for non-sales related appraisals, for example, for probate or asset valuations.
For more information about our services, or for advice on selling or letting your home, please contact our negotiators in your local branch.
Established in 1922, we have been trading for more than 90 years and pride ourselves in offering friendly advice and delivering a high level of customer service.
As an established estate agent, we have developed our marketing and advertising techniques to ensure maximum exposure of your property and thereby secure a buyer or tenant.


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Ever wondered why the our alphabet looks they way it does? In this wonderful animation by Prof. Robert Fradkin (the animation may be by Charlie Seljos for Dr. Fradkin), you can watch how the alphabet has evolved over time from Phoenician characters to what we use today. Letters transform, flip, and move to different places. It's fascinating. Prof. Robert Fradkin offers other evolving alphabets (and you can find out more about this work).
The current results of evolution.
Thanks to Bill Ruhsam of Talking Traffic (and my husband) for passing this on to me via a post on Chart Porn on this.
Prof. Robert Fradkin, "Evolution of Alphabets."
Prof. Robert Fradkin, "The evolution of the Latin character set." http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~rfradkin/latin.html
Bill Ruhsam. "Talking Traffic." http://www.talkingtraffic.org


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Engine deceleration and automatic flameout:
When the engine is released, the accelerator pedal is released or the vehicle automatically stalls when the vehicle is running. The fundamental reason is that when the engine runs from non-idle to idle speed, the idle speed is not stable, so the vehicle immediately stalls. Specific reasons for the accelerator pedal failure; crankshaft position sensor and the camshaft sensor signal is not synchronized; fuel pressure failure; control unit signal error; fuel injection timing is not correct. Should focus on checking from non-idle to idle when the numerical changes.


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Tonite Lets All Make Love In London
A Film by Peter Whitehead
Johnny Cash
The Original Sun Albums - 1957 - 1964
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Time Zone
Small Faces
Itchycoo Park (Picture Disc)
Kevin Ayers
Champagne And Valium (7" single)
Jerry Lee Lewis
Down The Road With Jerry Lee
Carl Perkins
Put Your Cat Clothes On
Townes Van Zandt
Texas Rain
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94 East (featuring Prince)
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'Take a listen and it's easy to hear why Townes Van Zandt is now referred to as the late great Townes van Zandt' CLASSIC ROCK4CD set containing the seven albums Townes Van Zandt recorded for the Poppy and Tomato labels between 1968 and 1973 plus live tracks and rarities.
Since his death at the age of 52 in 1997, the reputation and popularity of Townes Van Zandt has grown greater by the day. He left behind a musical legacy of beautifully crafted songs and a legion of ever growing grateful admirers.
This deluxe 4-CD compact box set features all Van Zandt's studio recordings released by the Poppy and Tomato labels during his most creative period, including the classic tracks 'Pancho and Lefty', 'If I Needed You' and the 1973 live set 'Live At The Old Quarter'.
This clam-box edition of the set also contains a 36-page booklet which includes a detailed biography.
Disc One
- For The Sake Of The Song
- Tecumseh Valley
- Many A Fine Lady
- Quicksilver Daydreams Of Maria
- Waitin' Around To Die
- I'll Be Here In The Morning
- Sad Cinderella
- The Velvet Voices
- All Your Young Servants
- Talkin' Karate Blues
- Sixteen Summers, Fifteen Falls
- Be Here To Love Me
- Kathleen
- She Came And She Touched Me
- Like A Summer Thursday
- Our Mother The Mountain
- Second Lover's Song
- St. John The Gambler
- Tecumseh
- Snake Mountain Blues
- My Proud Mountains
- Why She's Acting This Way.
Disc Two
- For The Sake Of The Song
- Columbine
- Waitin' Around To Die
- Don't Take It Too Bad
- Colorado Girl
- Lungs
- I'll Be Here In The Morning
- Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel
- (Quicksilver Daydreams Of) Maria
- None But The Rain
- Delta Momma Blues
- Only Him Or Me
- Turnstyled, Junkpiled
- Tower Song
- Come Tomorrow
- Brand New Companion
- Where I Lead Me
- Rake
- Nothin'
Disc Three
- Two Hands
- You Are Not Needed Now
- Greensboro Woman
- Highway Kind
- Standin'
- No Deal
- To Live Is To Fly
- When He Offers His Hand
- Mr.Mudd And Mr. Gold
- Blue Ridge Mountains
- High, Low And In Between
- No Lonesome Tune
- Sad Cinderella
- German Mustard (A Clapalong)
- Don't Let The Sunshine Fool Ya'
- Honky Tonkin'
- Snow Don't Fall
- Fraulein
- Pancho And Lefty
- If I Needed You
- Silver Ships Of Andilar
- Heavenly Houseboat Blues.
Disc Four
- Loretta
- No Place To Fall
- Flyin' Shoes
- Who Do You Love
- When She Don't Need Me
- Dollar Bill Blues
- Rex's Blues
- Pueblo Waltz
- Brother Flower
- Snake Song
- At My Window
- Buckskin Stallion Blues
- The Spider Song
- Upon My Soul
- Two Girls
- Fraternity Blues
- White Freight Liner Blues
- Talking Thunderbird Blues
- Nine Pound Hammer
- Chauffeur's Blues
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Greece and another can kicking exercise
Grexit News Updates
Good Afternoon Traders,
Well, what a shock! The Greeks and Eurozone have almost come to an agreement. Did we expect anything else other than a can-kicking exercise? Significant hurdles still need to be overcome before the deal is finalised and what's more, the negotiations over debt restructuring, which have been put off again, may yet prompt a Grexit. There is, of course, a debate over whether Grexit News Updates would be positive or negative for the euro itself.
At some point, the politicians will have to take their heads out of the sand and deal with it.
Will Greece agree to the new plan on Thursday now, they've basically had to barter to survive with the banks closed for two weeks? Or Will they leave the eurozone altogether?
I suspect Greece will go with the new plan out of fear. They've had a look at what life outside the eurozone would look like over the past two weeks; I imagine it hasn't been pretty hence why Tripas has folded accepting tougher conditions that were previously negotiated
Greece's government owes for 323 billion euros. 75% of that goes to foreign creditors.
Germany holds the most Greek debt at 92 billion euro.
The others hold less.
France holds 70.3 billion.
Italy 61.5 billion.
And Spain just 42.3 billion.
If Greece defaults, that money is largely or totally gone!
Is there light at the end of the tunnel?
Grexit Forex Analysis
I would say it's almost certain they will agree on Thursday and we should at least for a short while be able to refocus on monetary policy and growth divergences between the US, Eurozone and other countries, such as the weakness in safe haven currencies like the Yen and swiss franc.
With the only event holding the euro above 1.1000 now removed, I fully expect Euro to be at parity in the next few months. That's a 1000 pip move.
We have huge economic divergences between the Eurozone and US. Plus the Greece issue has not been fixed and will most certainly resurface in the time which will naturally be priced into the market.
So there we have it finally a Greek resolution, hardly, but at least a rest bite for a while, before it resurfaces further down the line.
On a more positive note, I hope you managed to catch our Trade of the Day video demonstrating the Major resistance and Major support levels accuracy. Please see our youtube page or trade of the day on our Platinum Trading Systems website.
Kindest regards
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Mrs. Sinclair invites The RHOK readers today to share their weirdest ever home remedies. Of course many of these remedies have been passed down from generations to generations and who knows, maybe some of us had some great horse doctors in our families. It is funny though, she and I were both on Twitter one night and I knew she had just recovered from a fever blister and of course I was beginning to get one. So, I thought I would be funny and gross and asked her if she knew any other cures except for ear wax and Abreva! She said dump the Abreva and go for the ear wax! Seriously, she knew that one? Then we must do a RHOK post on this! So here are my other cure all's!
1. Peanut Butter gets Bubble Gum out of Hair!
2. Whiskey, Lemon Juice, Diet Dr. Pepper and Honey, just a tsp of all cures a cough! (yes, my parents did this on me as a child and I turned out fine, if anyone tries this on a child at home don't tell. P.S. I honestly haven't tried it yet!!)
3. Put tobacco on a insect sting, especially a wasp or bee. -just heard this one!
4. If you have an ingrown toenail, put a piece of floss or thread under the nail.
5. For a stye in the eye, rub a gold ring on it! I think its supposed to be 14K or more!
6. Natural tan- baby oil and iodine (I miss this one)
7. Best hair highlights- lemon juice
8. To cure a zit fast, put toothpaste on it.
9. For stubborn tooth removals, tie a string around it and slam the door- OUCH! Or try pliers!
10. My DH worked w/ a man named Fred Packam who had a cure all- Alka Seltzer, even for car engines! He was in the car business for 40+ years!
These are just a few that I know of, I am sure there are many others that I know of and have forgotten. Make sure you link up at The RHOK and read everyone else's!


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Temperature Control packaging Containers Biomedical Cooler Box and refrigerator for Vaccines specimen of Transportation
Brand Name:PolarBag
Model Number:HTLL7B67Y
Place of Origin:Fujian, China (Mainland)
material:cooler bag+VPU foam+cold source
cold source:ice brick or Ice Gel
cold life:keep 2 to 8°C for more than 48 hours
outer size:310*310*310mm
inner size:230*230*230mm
empty capacity:12L
Item:cold chain container
Product Details
Temperature Control packaging Containers Biomedical Cooler Box and refrigerator for Vaccines specimen Transportation
Specifications of Cooler Box and refrigerator for Vaccines specimen Transportation
|Usable Cold Space Capacity/Dimensions:
|6.86 litres/190*190*190mm
|Empty Capacity/Internal Dimensions:
|12 litres/230*230*230mm
|Weight Empty/Incu.HTBH PCM packs:
|External Dimensions:
|External Cover:
|Polyester 1680D, 8mm Foam, with Aluminised PE/2mm PE Foam inner., with fabric hinge and #10 zip fastener closing
|Shipping box:
|PVC Board outer cover
|VPU Insulation:
|6 x 20mm VIP Boards, K=0.0025 W/m.k(at centre of panel), embeded in 6 x 40mm PU closed cell rigid Foam interlocking PVC Board sandwich panels(patented) forming the structure and lid of the box.
|VPU panel Thermal Conductivity:
|0.0043 W/m.k(centre + 4 corners)
|VPU panel Thermal Resistivity(R):
|VPU Panel Density:
|Lid Type:
|Plug type VPU panel, Zipped cover closing flap with fabric hinge
|PCM, HTBH-215/6pcs.215*215*20mm, 510grams
|Shipping Carton Dimensions:
|330*330*640mm(2 pcs.)
|Cold life from Close of Lid to 8°C:
|Test at 30°C-53hours 20 mins.(PCM+5°C)
2 Application of cooler box for vaccine transportation
Cold Chain Bags and Boxes, specially designed to hold temperatures within essential safe temperature limits without electricity during transport or use for:
Biopharmaceutical, Life Science and other Medical Products
IVD products and biological specimens
National Health Service,WHO,UNICEF, Blood & Tissue Transplant Agencies
Selected fresh food, drink and dairy products
1.3 Notes of cooler box for vaccine transportation:
When not using your Cold Chain Box, store your sealed HT Ice Bricks and water filled Ice Packs in the freezer - then they will be ready for using just when you want them.
For longest cold life, make sure that the temperature of the contents to be loaded into the Cold Chain Box is below 8oC.
Constructure of Cooler Box and refrigerator for Vaccines specimen Transportation
2.1 VPU insulated shipper box
shipper box=5 * panels + assembly tape + lid
●Light Weight.
●System-R Value= XX.XX
●Longer Holding Times.
●More Stable Temperatures.
●Larger Controlled Temperature Space.
●Rectangular shape-convenient to load,stack and transfer, with no wasted shipping space.
●Full size removable lid,easy access to cold space for refrigerant and payload.
●Easy to clean before and after use
2.2 Protective outer cover
The Outer Cover:
●Protect the Shipper box from accidental damage, and damage from being dragged across a rough floor.
●Provides webbing handles to lift/carry the box
●Provides the means of securely closing the lid of the shipper.
Cover Materials:
●Outer fabric-polyester, 1680Dd , 0.32mm.
●Inner lining-aluminised PE, laminated to 2.0 mm PE foam.
●Foam Filler-Flesible Closed Cell PE foam, 8.0mm.
●Piping and handles-polyester webbing.
●Zip fastener-Nylon, NO.10
2.3 PCM Refrigerants for PolarBox VPU
PolarBox PCM(Phase Change Material)Packs are:
●Moulded from HDPE, contain PCM, and are fully sealed.
●Only suitable for use with PolarBox VPU products.
●Designed to fit against the box walls, and use chamfers on each edge to lock the packs in place.
●Fragile when solid -Do Not Drop and Handle with care.
●Color Code, and marked with each Phase Change Tempterature.
Pink: + 5deg., +18deg., +35deg.,
Blue: 0deg.
Green: -5deg., -10deg., -25deg.,
●The correct Phase Change Point is approximately half way between the temperature limits specified(eg. If the limits specified are +2deg. to +8deg., select a Phase Change Point of +5deg.).
Assembly Process of Cooler Box and refrigerator for Vaccines specimen Transportation
Put interlocking PCM into VPU
Add outer cover
Carton Packing
Precondiction PCM forCooler Box and refrigerator for Vaccines specimen Transportation
● Check the ambient conditions("Hot"means exposure to temperatures over +18°C for long periods,and "cold" means exposure to temperatures below +18°C for long periods).
● Place the PCM Packs flat in the refrigerator, or freezer or in room temperature, allowing a free of air over them.
●Select and precondition according to the Table.
●Pack out the PolarBox at a controlled room temperature, preferably about +18°C
PCM Conditioning Table
● Preconditioning is essential to prepare the PCM to absorb the maximum thermal energy during Phase Change.
●This is important to achieve maximum life at a controlled temperature.
Test example of Cooler Box and refrigerator for Vaccines specimen Transportation
Available Cooler Box and refrigerator for Vaccines specimen Transportation
OEM or offering suitable Cooler Box and refrigerator for Vaccines specimen Transportation
What is the payload?
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What is the weight of a single payload?
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What is the conutry of import, and the port of Entry?
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What labelling is required on the outside of the PolarBox? Who will supply the artwork?
Is there a requirement for documentation to be carried inside the box? If so does it need to be in a sealed pouch?
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Answers to these questions will allow us to offer PolarBox to the exact requirments of yours.
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What causes clinical depression? Major Clinical Depression Information
by Ask a Healer
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Question on alternative health care and emotional healing: I came across your site and I just had to ask this question. Depression is such a common phenomenon. There are some depressions that are mild to moderate, and others that are considered major and clinical. The type of depression I want to ask you about is this latter - major clinical depression. What could cause this severe level of depression, and what can be done to help it or heal it?
Healing Facilitation Response: Yes, you are correct that depression is a common phenomenon although simple depression is not usually debilitating. A temporary bout with simple depression is something most people have gone thru at some point in their lives. Depression only becomes a health threat when it lingers too long or becomes so severe that quality of life suffers or ability to function occurs.
The mental health industry has classified several different levels of depression, including depression that results from lack of sunshine, a condition known as Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD. Typically, SAD affects people during the winter months and especially in places in the world where sunlight is greatly diminished during the winter months. Light therapy has been helpful for those suffering with Seasonal Affective Disorder. Other types of depression include major clinical depression, which is also called major depressive disorder, psychotic depression, hormonal depression / menopausal depression, postpartum depression (affects new mothers) and psychotic depression. Learn more about Psychotic Depression
What is Clinical Depression?
You may receive a diagnosis of clinical depression if experience any combination of the symptoms of depression occur to the degree that they singificantly interfere with your ability to function in day to day life. Clinical depression may become as life-threatening a condition as cancer or heart disease. If you are experiencing feelings of depression so severe as to include thoughts of dying or of killing yourself, please seek professional help. When symptoms of depression reach levels that endanger the life of the person, either through suicidal thoughts or attempts or just depression to the point that the person can no longer carry out their day to day functions, it is called clinical depression. Learn more about Clinical Depression
Once a diagnosis of major clinical depression has been given, the standard western medicine treatment will definitely include prescription drugs. Additionally, if it is assessed that your depression may be severe enough to endanger your well-being or the well-being of others, you may be advised to enter a facility for treatment. While I do not personally believe in reliance on anti-depressants long-term, I realize there are times when short-term use may be helpful, if monitored by a caring mental health professional. If you feel you may have more than just normal depression, and might be clinically depressed, please consider a mental health evaluation from a qualfied professional.
Please note that my own approach to addressing physical, emotional and mental challenges includes spiritual components which may or may not not resonate with you. Do what is best for yourself, of course.
Part 2: What is depression - symptoms of depression
Part 3: What causes depression
Part 4: My Personal Battles with depression
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Canal Winchester City Council voted unanimously last week to reverse a planning and zoning commission decision and deny permission for Ohio Mulch to move forward with developing a vacant former Wendy's location on Winchester-Cemetery Road.
Canal Winchester City Council voted unanimously last week to reverse a planning and zoning commission decision and deny permission for Ohio Mulch to move forward with developing a vacant former Wendy�s location on Winchester-Cemetery Road.
�We haven�t 100 percent given up on the Wendy�s, but we�re looking at other options, including sites on the border of Columbus and Canal Winchester which could benefit Columbus for jobs but still provide a close location for Canal,� Ohio Mulch owner Jim Weber said Monday.
He said almost all of the comments at council�s Nov. 21 meeting compared a Kurtz Brothers commercial mulch facility in Groveport with his small retail facility and he doesn�t believe that is an apples-to-apples comparison.
Nearly 25 residents filled Town Hall Nov. 21 in support of an appeal to the planning commission�s vote, which was filed by resident Shirley Meuser, who owns a business on Clint Drive. According to the appeal, signed by 30 residents, Meuser was concerned that Ohio Mulch would generate excessive odors, noise from Bobcat operations and large-truck traffic, would be a fire hazard and would have a negative impact on plans for future growth of Canal Winchester.
�I�m very concerned about what�s going in,� Meuser said. �It�s always been my understanding that where the Wendy�s location is, is a beautiful area for welcoming people into Canal Winchester and I recognize that with the mulch business, with open bins of mulch, we aren�t going to attract an upscale restaurant or something that Canal Winchester really wants to have.�
According to city documents and the draft site development plan for the former restaurant, a conditional-use variance to allow open displays of materials would have permitted Ohio Mulch to maintain three open mulch containers and store landscaping and nursery items in the existing parking lot area.
The planning and zoning commission approved the variance on Aug. 22, under the condition that the use is compatible and appropriate for the area and would not adversely affect traffic or the public welfare.
�We�re using landscaping and solid wood fencing to completely screen our property,� Ohio Mulch legal representative Jeffrey Brown said. �The development pattern in this area is commercial and our development plan is commercial, so we think we are compatible with the area.
�This is a limited operation,� he said. �We aren�t making mulch here. We�re just selling product.�
Madison Township Assistant Fire Chief Robert Bates expressed concerns about the storage of mulch.
�We�re not here to support or not support the appeal. We�re here to share information in the viewpoint of the fire department,� Bates said. �The major issue with mulch is the problem of spontaneous combustion. I�ve seen fires in mulch piles and there are things in the fire code that help us to limit that chance.
�These pile sizes fall below our fire code,� he said. �We�d want a fire lane of 20 feet between each pile. We would not want loose bulk mulch in bins because we�ve found the most effective way to put out a mulch fire is to separate the pile, so we�d want 360-degree access to the pile.�
Weber said he has not had a fire in the 28 years he has owned the company. He also said Ohio Mulch has not had any zoning violations or upset neighbors at any of its 21 other locations.
Brown said during the Nov. 21 council meeting that many of the complaints were about a large facility that actually processes mulch.
�The complaints are about storage facilities that have over 2,000 truckloads a day,� he said. �The fire at the Kurtz Brothers facility was where they process mulch. It is a big facility, not a retail facility like this.
�We would be happy to work with the fire department,� Brown added. �We have 21 facilities and various locations look different because Weber has always been open to what every city likes things to look like.�
City council went into executive session at the end of the Nov. 21 meeting with Mayor Michael Ebert, planning and zoning administrator Andrew Dutton and legal counsel before returning to vote unanimously to revoke the previously approved conditional use application.
�I think we�d like to see Ohio Mulch come into Canal Winchester, but the opinion tonight is that this is not the right location,� Ebert said.


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Edwards et al v. Accredited Home Lenders, Inc. et al
|Sharron Edwards and Jonathan Edwards
|Lender's First Choice of Alabama, Inc., Accredited Home Lenders, Inc. and United General Title Insurance Company
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|October 31, 2011
|189 Order for plaintiffs to file a joint report regarding status as set out. ( Status Report due by 11/22/2011.). Signed by Judge Kristi K. DuBose on 10/31/2011. (cmj)
|May 4, 2009
|177 ORDER granting in part 165 Motion to Intervene by Floyd and Barbara Jones. The Joneses' shall file their complaint in intervention, as set out, on or before 5/12/09. Signed by Judge Kristi K. DuBose on 5/4/09. (cmj)
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|176 ORDER dismissing as moot 131 Motion to Certify Class, with leave to re-file once the court rules on the pending motion to intervene.. Signed by Judge Kristi K. DuBose on 3/4/09. (cmj)
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|174 ORDER granting 173 Motion for Leave to File surreply to the intervenor's reply to Accredited's response to the mmotion to intervene. Defendant shall file its surreply on or before 2/25/09 and this matter will be taken under submission on 2/26/09.. Signed by Judge Kristi K. DuBose on 2/13/09. (cmj)
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|170 ORDER granting 168 Motion for Leave to File; granting 169 Motion for Leave to File. Plaintiffs shall file their short reply briefs on or before 2/4/09. Signed by Judge Kristi K. DuBose on 1/30/09. (cmj)
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|163 ORDER granting 161 Motion to Amend briefing schedule. Defendant Accredited is ORDERED to respond only to the plaintiffs supplemental briefing on or before January 15, 2009. Defendants response to plaintiffs motion for class certification shall be due thirty (30) days after the Courts decision on the supplemental briefing,should a response be necessary. Signed by Judge Kristi K. DuBose on 12/24/08. (cmj)
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Why Yellow Sapphire Is Called Gemstone Of Fortune
The sterling looking yellow sapphire gemstone is termed to be one of the most auspicious gemstones in the history of all gemstones which exists in the world.
The gemstone is termed auspicious and benevolent due to the fact that the yellow sapphire associated with one of the most dominating and powerful planet Jupiter.
It is being contemplated about the dominating Jupiter that this planet has been rewarded with the reputation of "teacher" among all the available planets. The Jupiter symbolizes the luck, financial strength, wisdom, marital bliss and physical strength.
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The yellow sapphire gemstone is also called the "Gemstone of Fortune". Thus, all the natives who have been suffering from bad luck must adopt this stone.
The Jupiter blessed gemstone yellow sapphire is one of the most benign gemstones. It means that the yellow sapphire can be worn by all individual because the stone does not impact negatively in major cases.
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What is the conventional treatment for ear infections?
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The vacation paradise first holiday region in the Zillertal comprises 12 idyllic villages, each with its own lovely character that guarantee unforgettable family holidays in the Zillertal.
In winter , the first holiday region in the Zillertal offers the skiing areas of Hochfügen- Hochzillertal and Spieljoch that are well known and particularly popular among families. With perfectly prepared runs, well-groomed cross-country trails and the snow-covered dream scenery, neither ambitious skiers and snowboarders, nor active sports-lovers could wish for more.
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With the unceasing pursuit of New San Jose Builders, Inc. (NSJBI) to continue building homes and uplifting lives, it was second nature for its people to follow suit – to live by the values of what the brand represents, to help realize the vision that the organization wants to accomplish, and to buy into the credo that the company has laid out for its people.
And it is because of this fact why it was so easy for the company to honor and acknowledge its strong employee base just recently in celebration of their 31st anniversary, thanking them for being a part in helping the organization become what it is today.
Thirty one years ago after it was established, with a mission to be the company that will deliver first-rate homes that meet the lifestyle and necessities of every Filipino family, the New San Jose Builders, Inc. has remained to its commitment. Since then, year after year, the company has been surprising and surpassing the expectations of Filipinos with its modern and contemporary approach to building homes and uplifting lives.
Under the leadership of Dr. Jose L. Acuzar at the helm as Chairman, Dr. Isagani Germar as Co-Chairman and Engr. Cesar Sanqui as President, NSJBI, has earned a track record of innovating pioneer projects. It has created a wide array of choices and methods in purchasing properties in only the best locations across the metro. Thus, through the years, NSJBI has come up with a robust portfolio of service and recreational facilities, transport infrastructure, sustainable townships and prime residential condominiums.
Staying true to New San Jose Builders' mission to give every Filipino their own liveable home that they all can be proud to have, NSJBI employees were instrumental in helping the company realize the dream of having every Filipino own their own space that they all can retreat to. With some of its people staying with the company for five to ten years or more, each and every single one of these individuals became the building blocks in creating a name that the average Filipino can count on.
NSJBI's properties today can be found all over key locations in Metro Manila. NSJBI-built and -owned residential properties in Quezon City include Victoria Towers, Victoria Tower D, and Victoria Stations 1 and 2 – which are located in the EDSA-Timog Avenue-Scout area, along with Victoria de Morato. In Manila, there is Victoria de Manila I and Victoria de Manila II right at the heart of Taft Avenue. Victoria de Makati is along Ayala Avenue in Makati City, Fort Victoria is in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, and Isabelle de Valenzuela along MacArthur Highway in Valenzuela.
Leading to NSJBI's momentous 31st year are historic achievements. First was the acquisition of the Manuel L. Quezon University (MLQU) on October 2014. Since then, NSJBI has joined every Filipino student in achieving a better life through education with the repair and upgrading of MLQU's facilities as well as its curriculum.
Then on August 19, 2016 coinciding with the 138th birth anniversary of the late President Manuel L. Quezon, commemorated its expansion in Quezon City. Dubbed "Quezon is Home", the event features MLQU's symbolic move to continue its legacy from Quiapo, Manila, to Quezon City with the unveiling of the late president's portrait done by National Artist in Painting Fernando Amorsolo.
The next important event was the topping-off ceremony of its newest condominium sports complex rising at the heart of Quezon City: the Victoria Sports Tower, a high-rise residential condominium situated right beside the GMA Kamuning MRT station along EDSA. Victoria Sports Tower not only offers high-class residential apartments with convenient access to some of Quezon City's most popular night spots, but also state-of-the-art sports facilities designed to attract the fitness-minded, both young and old.
Together with its people, New San Jose Builders will continue to build on the legacy that they built, a legacy designed to give Filipinos a liveable space that they can call their own in order for them to live comfortably in the fast-paced environment that we have today.
From letting people discover a world of new possibilities with Isabelle de Valenzuela, to letting everyone live a celebrity lifestyle in the urban jungles of a brave new world with Victoria de Malate, Victoria de Morato, and Victoria de Manila, just to name a few, New San Jose Builders will not slow down in providing every Filipino an address that they can find solace in, an amiable and affordable space that everyone would be proud and happy to have.
NSJBI President Engr. Ceasar Sanqui said it best, "I am proud to celebrate our accomplishments. It is true that if we work hard, malayo ang ating mararating."
"Masaya ako at naging bahagi tayong lahat ng selebrasyon na ito." NSJBI Co-Chairman Dr. Isagani Germar said. "Ipagpatuloy natin kung anuman ang nasimulan at siguradong makakamit natin ang tagumpay. "
The company, together with the strength of its people, will be relentless in its mission to shelter the rest of the nation. With the organization's determination – combined by the support of its strong employee base, it will only be a matter of time before the entire country can say yes to New San Jose!


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Excellent achievement is honoured at King's Lynn college
Published: 14:30, 27 June 2017
Students and staff from the College of West Anglia dressed to impress at Alive Corn Exchange on Wednesday to celebrate academic and personal achievement at the annual awards ceremony.
Those in attendance were recognised for their hard work and commitment in numerous subject areas and special awards were given for personal accomplishments and work in the community.
CWA's own higher education programmes saw more than 150 students graduate from Anglia Ruskin University validated programmes, across a range of disciplines.
Pictured above, from left, are Ross Bennington, Annabel Homewood and Summer Roberts.
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It starts with one factor which may have prevented you from reading this today.
How many emails did you get today? How many texts? Maybe you haven't noticed the exponential increase anymore; you're just trying to keep up. If you told an earlier version of yourself from ten years ago just how many emails and texts you handle each day, your younger self would likely be scared. If not, telling s/he how prevalent social media has become in your life might do the trick. Funny how some things intended to make our lives easier has, instead, made it more complicated.
This may not apply to you: some of us have a knack for juggling asynchronous communication (the younger the better, it seems). But I'm sure I could find something else, because it's just one example of what we are all struggling with: change.
When we take a step back, it's overwhelming. Today's technology is in tomorrow's recycling bin. Platforms and industries appear and disappear overnight. Social, political, and economic upheavals are an endless parade of news headlines. Social norms are in an extreme state of flux. Belief systems are being turned upside down. Group-think is on the rise, as some factions are at threat of coming to blows (if they haven't already). The list goes on.
Each of these things is nearly universal in impact, but the impact on each person is different. One aspect of that impact is attributable to the uniqueness of each of us, such as the aforementioned correlation of digital communication and one's age.
Another aspect of that impact is attributable to the sum of our challenges and how those challenges interconnect with each other. If you have children, you know this: how is Johnny's experience with digital communication different from your experience growing up? If Johnny experiences shaming through an incident captured and distributed on social media, how is that experience going to impact your view on digital communication?
The last part involves the impact of change upon you as you have dramatically changed. You keep changing, and you can't stop changing, because change isn't stopping; it's accelerating. Digital communication may have presented a challenge to you yesterday, and it may still be a challenge to you today, but the nature of the challenge today is not the same as yesterday. Any current struggles you may have with email or text likely involve volume and disparity of platforms, rather than how to use it.
Even those who have a pretty good handle on all of these changes ("in the zone", as they apply such techniques as mindfulness) know someone who is struggling. If you're reading this (instead of scanning; a common coping technique), you are likely one of those trying to help many people within this sea of change. Is it any wonder mental health problems are on the rise? It's hard work handling all of this change. It's not enough to have the strength to swim with the current; you need the strength for two or more. Even the best among us, whom are setting the trends and redefining the rules in response to these challenges, are more akin to explorers rather than navigators.
For organizational leaders, this broad perspective gives rise to key questions addressed throughout this essay:
- What are the variables we are not taking into account when seeking improvement throughout our organization?
- How can we take these variables into account when those variables, in turn, are also continually changing?
- How can we apply the subsequent enlargement of our collective perspective into actionable processes and solutions which benefit our followers and improve organizational performance?
The answers to these questions are not going to be found through an expert, a manual, or some new theory. All of these sources might be useful in understanding the problem and devising solutions, but there is one source of expertise consistently overlooked while seeking answers: your followers.
I know this because I'm a social worker.
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We are perhaps the most misunderstood profession.
When you enter a Master's in Social Work (MSW) program without an undergraduate in the field (BSW), a one year boot camp is required (and from here forward, "worker" will refer to someone with a graduate degree in social work). My introductory course was taught by a sage. You know the kind of person I'm talking about: those who teach out of a wisdom drawn from decades of experience. Every good leader has one, and could always use more.
"What is social work?" We all had an answer, bright and astute students that we were. To each answer we gave, our wise professor provided a rebuttal he received in his career when giving a similar answer. By the end of the first hour, we realized nobody had a satisfactory answer, including our professor. If there is a defining adjective to all we do, it is "ambiguity". We learn to embrace it.
The difficulty in understanding workers is rooted in the mistaken correlation between us and what we do. School social-workers are associated with children, clinical social-workers with mental illness, and so on. So, when someone meets us and sees what we do, they associate social-work with that population. "Oh, social-workers help families."
What often corrects this view (but often only partially) is when you meet us in another context: public relations, ambassadors, ombudsmen, community activists, or arbitrators. It is perhaps the most versatile graduate degree available.
How? Our versatility is due to our perspective.
There are three parts to that perspective, regardless of who we work with, or where you find us: the identified client, the environment, and the intervention. Allow me to unpack each of those.
The identified client can be an individual, a family unit, or an entire segment of the overall population. Properly identifying the client is the key to effective work. Let's say I'm a clinical therapist working with autistic children, and one of my clients is an autistic child named Sally. I might engage in weekly play-therapy sessions with Sally (the intervention; discussed below) but my work with Sally will likely extend beyond this intervention. It will likely include coaching Sally's parents on challenges unique to Sally, and speaking to the general community about the needs of autistic children because solving these needs indirectly benefits Sally. By keeping the focus on Sally and her needs as the identified client, social workers avoid the inevitable scope creep from engaging with such an enlarged perspective.
The environment is a broad term for the setting where the identified client exists. Continuing with our example, it is not enough for me to understand the individual, familial, and communal needs of an autistic child: I also have to understand the interactions (and associated challenges) between the child and their peers, their school, their community, and society at large. All of us affect, and are effected by, our environments. To not fully understand the environment of the individual is to not fully understand the individual.
The intervention is simply the desired goal of the work. In this case, the intervention could be improving Sally's performance in school while advocating for her special needs in the classroom, or coaching her on the expectations associated with her first job while perhaps helping her employer to understand and accommodate her special needs.
In sum, our perspective includes breaking down the sum of the problem into individual parts, identifying those parts including those not being taken into account, understanding each part, and analyzing the relationships between the parts while maintaining a holistic perspective. It is both a deductive and inductive process, with the social worker moving back and forth between processes until a new sum is derived. When this is done, solutions naturally present themselves.
Take out the term "autistic", substitute any label you choose, and you'll begin to see the versatility in this approach. "psychotic", "teenager", "homeless", "veteran", "employee", "manager", "follower", "leader". The list and possibilities are practically endless.
I picked the example of an autistic child to exemplify the strength of our perspective: I have never worked with autistic children. Nevertheless, if I had too (something which happens in many nonprofits), the strength of our professional perspective would allow me to quickly acquire the relevant information to assist Sally.
With that said, my needs analysis, along with the subsequent information and knowledge I gain from that analysis, would only represent half of everything I need to genuinely assist Sally.
The other half would come from the expert. Who is the expert on what it is like to be an autistic child? Sally. Who is the expert on raising an autistic child? Sally's parents. Who are the experts on autistic needs in the greater community? Those who are either autistic, or those directly supporting someone autistic.
My role is not to tell Sally how to function better as an autistic child: my role is to help Sally discover this for herself, through such interventions as validating her feelings regarding her challenges, encouraging her to try something new, or helping her to understand why some people react to her the way they do.
I wouldn't presume to tell Sally's parents how to parent Sally either. My role might include increasing their understanding through sharing research on autistic children (and translating as needed), or to assist in planning for potential challenges as their child grows older, or to simply listen to them rant as another "thoughtless" person interacts with their child.
If I'm working within the community (environment) of an autistic child to improve awareness and support for autistic children (an intervention), I'm seeking to raise the collective voices of the children and parents, facilitating communication and translation for those who are not experts in autism.
Our competency is found in our perspective. We marinate in our perspective. Success is often identified when our client no longer needs us. It can be a thankless profession at times, and we embrace that too.
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Let's substitute the word "follower" for "autistic" as a way towards bringing the problem and solution together into focus.
Take a moment and inventory the challenges you are confronted with right now. No matter the challenges, you can separate them into distinctive categories. Some are personal (an illness, something new to learn, a fear to overcome, a weakness in character needing strengthening), some are interpersonal (a family illness, an under-performing employee, a communication challenge within a department), and others are external challenges you may have to mitigate for (a natural disaster, a new competitor, a dip in the stock market). Further stratify these challenges as you see fit: the important thing to note here is that, regardless of your challenges, they are all interrelated. News of a new illness has the potential to effect your performance in every area of your life.
As a leader, you are adept at handling the myriad of challenges you face. This doesn't mean you do it alone: you have mentors, teachers, and peers to assist you in gaining insight and devising solutions, and you have followers who implement your strategy. You know that a leader is only as strong as their support network. Nevertheless, you have a large hand to play in your success, and you are compensated accordingly.
However, in my observation, some of our greatest strengths can also be our greatest weaknesses.
From time to time, leaders lament that their followers don't understand the challenges they face as a leader. Many of the complaints and suggestions from followers demonstrates a lack of understanding regarding the breadth and depth of these challenges, even if well-intentioned. If your followers did understand, the complaints would diminish and the quality of suggestions would improve. Yet, finding the time to facilitate this increase in understanding is increasingly problematic. It's the proverbial rock and a hard place.
Your followers would likely say the same about you. Yes, you understand their challenges at a cognitive level, but you often lack the perspective of wrestling with those challenges in daily experience. B.F. Skinner once said "education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten." What transforms learning into education? Experience. As a leader, the choices you make in applying what you learned to your experience are often the opportunity costs hampering your understanding of their development as a follower, and visa-versa.
Who is helping your followers to disentangle and navigate all of the various personal and career challenges (i.e., the variables), both individually and collectively, from the perspective of what is best for your organization, including its mission, goals, and values?
To put it more simply, who are their mentors, teachers, and peers?
If you are a CEO or business owner who guided your organization from the beginning, the initial answer was "you". Your vision, insight, creativity, and ability to manage change and conflict were directly applied in one-to-one, or one-to-some, relationships. Your ability to do this is why you are successful, but your success is now creating additional layers of stratification between you, your leadership, and a growing army of followers. This is especially true for the leader who rose to their position from the bottom rungs of the ladder: yes, that perspective is a strength, but how long ago was the experience at those bottom rungs?
Who is coaching and mentoring them now?
That up-and-coming star in your organization? That wise manager with ample amounts of experience? Such people are vital in every organization for the wealth of talent and insight they bring. However, unless your entire organization is amply stocked with these individuals, it's a haphazard approach to rely on those people for assisting all of your followers, because their skills in addressing these challenges is likely not their primary role. A more focused solution is required.
Human Resources? Not likely, and this is not a criticism. Do a Google search for the phrase "HR is not your friend" and you'll see what I mean. Lots of negative narratives interlaced with analysis, all of which points to a simple paradox: the identified client for HR is the organization as a single entity, not the individuals who comprise that entity. To put it another way, HR's core mission creates a natural bias towards the organization, and away from the individuals comprising that organization.
This singular point of reference accounts for the vast majority of negative experiences employees have with HR. Although there are some HR professionals who excel at understanding the paradox between organizational needs and employee development, it is always a difficult position at best, and there never seems to be enough time for working on employee development in contrast to organizational needs. At worst is an HR department zealously pursuing organizational needs at the expense of their employees, a counter-intuitive approach often causing harm to organizational culture and inclusivity. Even if your HR professional is adept at straddling this line, the majority of your employees have a previous negative experience with HR and have learned not to bring their problems to HR as a result. You can't fix what you don't see.
Outsourcing? Sounds reasonable on the surface, and there is a plethora of options out there, anything from consultants, to workshops, to organizations, to life coaches and therapists (including EAP), all of which are potentially part of the solution (and should be utilized whenever feasible). However, in my previous experience as a clinical therapist, I can point to a key weakness in this approach: the only source of data for helping the client likely begins, and ends, with that client.
If the client (your follower) had complete clarity and understanding of what their struggles were, they likely wouldn't have been in my office. The client's perception of the problem (often the critical component left untapped in devising an organizational strategy) is addressed without the context of the environment where the perception was formed. Although counseling professionals are skilled detectives in assessing the problem, no approach compares, either as efficiently or as effectively, to observing the client in the context of their environment. Whenever a counseling professional gets a chance to make gains on the client's perspective through direct observation of that client in their environment, they often jump at it. This lack of perspective accounts for many of the failures in tangibly improving the mental health and/or overall functioning for many mental health clients.
Other sources? Family and friends are biased in the exact opposite as HR is biased towards the organization (often creating further intrapersonal, or even interpersonal, conflict for that follower). Religious or other personal development sources may be good at teaching principles, but are often poor in assisting members to integrate these principles into their lives. Perhaps most importantly, the ad-hoc nature of personal growth and development resources creates an opportunity for less than qualified individuals, many of whom make the problem worse.
One solution not discussed yet: the rise of the Chief People Officer, or CPO. To be clear, a CPO's role and associated challenges is often broader than the solutions proposed in this essay. However, the core offering of a CPO to your organization, such as being an ambassador and communicator of the organization's vision and mission, improving interpersonal and intrapersonal functioning, analysis and clarification of roles, establishing feedback channels for data collection, and development of organizational leaders, are all a part of the toolbox of many graduate-level social workers.
When I read the wisdom of leading CPOs, I hear the soul of a social worker. The following illustrates the overlap.
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How would a worker (MSW) approach the challenge of improving organizational effectiveness?
Identifying the client is always the first step. Some reading this would say "the employee" while others would say "the organization". Each of these answers would likely be the recipient of the worker's services, but neither of these would truly be the client.
The client is the CEO or business owner (along with his/her executive leadership), or the CPO (a strategy is already in place). This has only recently become possible.
The rise of the "mindfulness revolution" in the business world has correlated with a long overdue awakening within leadership as to the out-sized role business plays in answering some of society's deepest problems. This revolution has given rise to simple questions with no easy answers. "How can I steer my organization towards goals which better society as a whole but are still profitable?" "How do I obtain more buy-in from my organization towards this broader vision?" "What do my employees and managers need to better align with these goals, and to execute organizational objectives in service of these goals?"
Many leaders have learned that the best path forward is to put their followers first, focusing on their needs as a way to better meet the needs of customers and improve profitability. This insight and perspective is in alignment with both the social work code of ethics and our practices. Social workers operate by a set of principles which include "help people in need and address social problems", "challenge social injustice" (i.e., "equality of opportunity"), "inherent dignity and worth of the person", "importance of human relationships", "integrity" and "competence".
The intrinsic motivation, vision, and strategy of the leader must align with the worker's ethical practice for any proposed strategy to be effective. A worker could never communicate a vision and strategy not in keeping with the best interests of people, nor encourage people to align with a vision and strategy that is exploitative in nature. Conversely from an effectiveness standpoint, the data and analysis acquired by a worker has the potential to challenge the leader's commitment to making people the priority. That which we place as a priority in our lives is always severely tested for our level of commitment.
If the leader is committed to a people-oriented vision, then everything flows naturally from here. The environment is the organization. The intervention is the strategy for improving organizational effectiveness. The strategy would include many components already familiar to business leaders. As mentioned earlier, some components of that strategy are better analyzed from an executive level (a key argument for hiring a CPO). The following is an outline of the strategic components related to the skill set of a worker.
A Needs analysis is always first. In an organization, this starts with a deductive analysis of that organization, including a comprehensive analysis of the industry challenges and trends; the organizational mission, values, and goals; the organizational chart, including roles and responsibilities in relationship to organizational objectives; history of the organization, along with key milestones in development; and executive interviews for their unique perspective on these items.
Armed with this information, the next step is an inductive analysis, consisting of one-to-one conversations with individuals at all levels of the organization and across all functional areas. If the initial deductive analysis is the sketch, then the inductive analysis is the color to that sketch. However, a proper needs analysis involving people goes far beyond surveys into employee satisfaction.
As every social-science researcher knows, to truly dig into the root of any problem involving people, quantitative data must be welded to qualitative data. It's not enough to collect survey responses and compile that data for statistical analysis, nor is it enough to include a few questions requiring a sentence or two in response. The researcher also has to capture poignant statements and narratives which sufficiently illustrate the problem. In other words, the answers to qualitative questions requires a conversation, allowing the individual to describe what they see, hear, and experience.
Capturing this subjective element requires a strategy with two critical parts:
- Confidentiality – the aim is to understand both individual and organizational challenges from the standpoint of those affected by them. Due to factors discussed previously, many employees would be fearful to speak openly and honestly about those problems without fear of reprisal from one's managers or from the organization, whether founded or not. If the strategic approach does not take into account this fear, it will fail to adequately capture all relevant data.
- Psychologically safe environment – closely associated with confidentiality, the employee must feel safe that the information they share will not be utilized to harm that employee. Besides assurance of confidentiality, this requires an interviewer to be skilled in such skills as affirmation and encouragement, unconditional positive regard for the individual, knowledge of core challenges experienced by that employee in relation to their industry and other cultural factors, versatility in recognizing resistance, persuasive skills for overcoming resistance, and assessment skills leading to questions not previously asked, among many others.
In each conversation, the subjective assessment of the elements derived from the deductive analysis is recorded for future analysis. While collecting this data and information, the worker is staying attentive to unidentified challenges not addressed in the deductive analysis, which can be either individual or systemic in nature. The worker categorizes these challenges into themes, such as talent and knowledge base, cultural sensitivity, on-boarding and training processes, interpersonal effectiveness and team building, and leadership development (with potentially other examples based on the deductive analysis).
As one of my clients, a former mechanic, used to say: that's a lot of wrench work.
The compiled data from these two approaches is separated into systemic challenges and individual challenges. Systemic challenges are presented to leadership for discussion and strategic analysis, with the worker standing-by to provide suggestions for improvement or additional clarification (and will likely see many innovative solutions based on their professional perspective). Such solutions could include training workshops for addressing a particular challenge shared by many within the organization, or partnering with outside resources regarding those same challenges, improving or devising an organizational policy with follower input, or improving processes based on the new data and knowledge gained from the analysis.
While systemic challenges are analyzed and discussed among organizational leadership, the worker begins addressing individual challenges identified during the analysis. This is another area where workers are well-suited, as social workers are trained in methods and tactics for having difficult conversations with people regarding personal problems.
One example might include assisting an individual employee with a personal problem to identify resources, engage with those resources, and craft a plan for personal improvement which takes all of the employee's challenges and concerns into account. Another example could include mediating a troublesome work relationship between an employee and a manager. Still another example might be coaching a dysfunctional department on better interpersonal communication through attending departmental meetings and proposing more effective methods for communicating ideas and challenges. Yet another example might be assisting an employee to explore their motivations and passions for the work they do, and helping that employee to weld that to organizational goals.
The examples are as varied as there are people, and the solutions are nearly as varied as well. What is vitally important for the reader to understand is that the challenges and associated solutions are not, in themselves, the answer to the problems. Rather, it is the methods used to include everyone in the process which is the ultimate solution for all challenges within an organization. When the true needs of people are collected in their entirety, the solutions often present themselves. When the entire organization believes, based on experience, that they can have a role in solving many of these challenges, they will become more forthright with their solutions, sometimes even enacting solutions without prompting when appropriate.
Social workers strive to obtain and maintain a perspective which is of the most benefit to the most people. The goal of the social worker is not to be an enabler, but rather to empower individuals and communities to analyze their own needs and create their own solutions which work for all of those involved. It is the optimal organizational effectiveness because it includes everyone in working towards a solution.
In closing, I envision a day coming soon in which every organization large enough to support one has a social worker or equivalent as a part of their staff. It is the next step in improving our effectiveness and addressing the challenges of a modern world.