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On the same night that filmmakers from around the country flood to Sarasota for that certain other festival, students of Manatee County will take over the Manatee Performing Arts Center for Film Rush, an annual exhibition of short films produced by grade school students. The event, coordinated by the Manatee Association for Media in Education, will premier the works in one of the Bradenton community's biggest venues.
Film Rush is open to all student filmmakers from kindergarten through 12th grade. The films, raining from one to seven minutes long, will be judged by Manatee County School Board members, school administrators, staff from the Bradenton Herald and volunteers from the community. The films will compete in categories including drama, music video, animation and documentary, with winners eligible to continue to regional and state competitions; the Film Rush is a Jim Harbin Student Media Festival.
Organizers say the event will open students to the arts and give a channel for self-expression. "With video as a medium to communicate, Manatee County students are truly inspired to learn, dream and achieve," reads a Film Rush release.
The event begins Friday, April 10, at 6pm.
Click here to see photos from last year's event.


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As promised, here is one last summer recipe – roasted okra. That's about all we're growing here in our organic garden that we can make a substantial side dish out of at this point in the season. Not to feel hopeless after all our South Florida weather events this past month, we are about ready for some serious fall planting over the next several weeks!
Meanwhile, we will enjoy our long-producing okra, which just loves our lingering summer heat. Having discovered the method of roasting it a few years back, it is a go-to recipe when a fast, fail-safe and delicious way to use it is needed. This is such a no-fuss method; we don't even bother to trim it up after the stems are removed. That way we can eat it as finger food if we like, just pick it up by the end and bite into this savory treat (and discard the tops). Another nice thing about roasting okra is that it's much quicker than roasting other veggies; in 12 minutes or so it's done. Be careful when you take it out of the oven – it's such a great snack that chances are your family will devour it before your meal is served – no kidding!
Collard greens are a nutritious vegetable that can continue to grow into the hot Florida summer. Two advantages that collards have over many other greens is that they are super easy to clean, and there is minimal shrinkage – so you don't have to pick (or buy) a boatload to get a dish of fresh cooked greens.
Cooking and baking with brown butter is becoming more and more popular – for good reason. Its nutty flavor and the richness it adds to dishes is very unique. As far as collard greens go, brown butter is a delicious, healthy alternative to the long stewing-in-ham-hock-"pot likker"-method (that, don't get me wrong, I do enjoy!). I was surprised to hear my husband strongly request this brown butter recipe when I brought some collards home the other day, I didn't know it was his favorite way to eat them.
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Android Team LeadApply now Job ID R62593 Updated date 02/20/2019 Location Vienna, Virginia
At Capital One, we're building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We are succeeding because they are succeeding.
Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.
Are you an experienced software engineer who thrives leading a vibrant, innovative and collaborative team? Do you want to work for a tech company that experiments and innovates to create breakthrough customer experiences, bringing simplicity and humanity to banking?
Our team supports millions of users by building cutting edge native apps and internal SDKs. For one of our apps we were a launch partner with FourSquare's Pilgrim SDK, the first US bank to launch native contactless payments on Android, and we were proud to be rated as the best finance app by a US bank!
We love open source, automated testing and continuous integration. We currently use Kotlin, Java, Dagger 2, Lifecycle Components, Rx, Espresso, Coroutines, and many more. :-) We aim for a Clean architecture, using patterns like MVVM, MVI and Repository.
You will be joining a team that enjoys learning new things and sharing our knowledge with the wider Android community.
More than half of our team has presented at public developer conferences:
We also presented at DCKotlin, Droidcon Boston, AnDevCon DC, Android Summit, and more. :-)
We open sourced Easy Screenshots for Android Instrumentation Tests.
Many of our team also enjoy blogging: handstandsam, daj, manuelvicnt, ZakTaccardi, pribble88, nickcapurso.
Ideal candidates will have a strong understanding of object-oriented design, automated testing, and open source libraries. We want a leader to encourage and inspire our amazing team.
At Capital One, you'll be part of a big group of makers, breakers, doers and disruptors, who love to solve real problems and meet real customer needs at scale. We want you to ask "what if?" and "why?"
As a tech lead, you'll guide your team through the hurdles of shipping enterprise grade software to production. As a people manager, you'll help shape the minds and careers of your team. As an intellectually curious engineer, you'll experiment with how to make your team more efficient while teaching yourself new technologies. As a Capital One employee, you'll enjoy the benefits of stability and constant training opportunities - internally and externally.
Lead and mentor a team of passionate software engineers
Design and deliver awesome SDKs and apps to millions of users
Drive best practice for automation, continuous integration and continuous delivery
Partner with our product, design and business counterparts to shape the requirements and roadmap
Partner with our architects on API and system design
Contribute to inner and open source projects
Learn new things, share best practices and improve processes
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Bachelor's Degree or military experience
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At least 2 years of experience in people management
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At least 4 years of mobile development for native Android applications
At least 3 years of experience in Agile
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At least 2 years of experience developing and supporting an app in one of the Android markets (Google Play, Amazon App Store, etc.)
At least 1 year of experience giving presentations on software engineering to developers
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"Religious allegory has become a part of the fabric of reality. And living in that reality helps millions of people cope and be better people." "But it appears their reality is false?" "No more false than that of a mathematical cryptographer who believes in the imaginary number 'i' because it helps her break codes."
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Welcome to Liberty Foods
Our main focus is, and always has been, to be at our best in the store and out in the community.
In order to help us serve you best, we are introducing this website as a place to share what's happening in the store with our weekly specials, introduction of new products, our work in supporting the community, and an updated careers section for those interested in potentially joining the Liberty Foods family.
A good staff is the core of any business. We take this to heart whenever we do any hiring and look for a few specific things in all of our staff.
We look to hire people who are >community
We don't believe in micromanaging. We hire experts and give them the leeway to bring in their own ideas and leadership. When you give people the responsibility and freedom to run their departments as they see fit, it usually results in innovation and an attention detail that can't come from the top down.
Basically, we look for people who care about their community and who possess a great deal of initiative. If that sounds like you, we'd love to invite you to join the Liberty Foods family.
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Hi, Firstly what a great and informative site.
My question is:
For years (approx.7) I have regularly had a pain and swelling on the left buttock (inner). It has always corrected it self. But recently, the swelling got worse and large and i went to the doctors who diagnosed it as a peri anal abscess. Why after years would it turn into an abscess when it has always gone away on its own? I had to go into hospital on this occasion to have it drained. Also, is it associated with HIV or Aids?
Thanks for your help.
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Perianal abscesses are not part of HIV disease. You were lucky previously, when the abscess apparently resolved on its own, and less lucky this time around.
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Can Thrush be transmitted
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It has been a while that I posted my last blog. Since then, I wrapped up my work at Otra Cosa, travelled a bit in the South of Peru and returned to the UK. So, after an extremely busy past month, I really want to jot down what I found so fantastic in Peru and gather some of my nicest experiences in the blog.
Therefore, here is my second post on some remarkable moments I had in Huanchaco.
Let's start with that special day when we decorated some cookies with the colours of the Peruvian flag (with condensed milk for white part and strawberry jam for the red) at Mundo de Niños. The kids liked it a lot and we also had the opportunity to talk about national holiday Fiestas Patrias, celebrating the anniversary of Peru's independence from Spain. Here is Jhan happily showing his cookie to me.
When a Peruvian lady prepared organic chocolate mousse for me at the beach.
When I arrived to our poetry event to the skate ramp and met a little girl whose name was Cristina. She was overly enthusiastic about the fact that we are having the same name and stayed around me half of the event. She introduced me to her little sister Tati, a sweet four-year-old. I also met a couple of other lovely girls and felt that this attention and kindness I got from them in that little time makes up the space left empty by the boys at Mundo de Niños. Here is a picture of my friend Julia with some of those cute girls.
When my friends come to celebrate with me when I got the job at British Red Cross. We were treating ourselves with cakes and smoothies at the best café in town, Chocolate Café. It was just a cool afternoon.
When we spent half a day with two of my friends at the fruit and vegetable market (Mercado Hermelinda) in Trujillo. We had a delicious lunch with lots of locals around us at a very traditional food stand, photographed various exciting fruits from the jungle, did some good bargaining and tried amazing juices. Below, you can see some of the exciting fruits and crazy colourful toys we found:).


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Team-based science is focus of new clinician scholars program
Harold Shapiro
When the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) ended its longstanding Clinical Scholars program last year, it was a loss not only for the Yale community but for the city of New Haven as well. Since the program's inception more than 40 years ago, scholars have worked on projects designed to address health inequities and improve health care throughout the city. The more than 160 Yale scholars who have graduated from the program since 1974 have had a strong impact on New Haven through community-based research that assessed a range of topics, including the availability of healthy foods in a New Haven neighborhood without a supermarket, HIV/AIDS status, gun violence, immigrant and refugee health, and access to health care for the homeless.
"I've never been part of a training program that is blessed with so much loyalty, appreciation, and dedication among the alumni, the faculty, and the institutional and community partners," said Cary P. Gross, M.D., professor of medicine and co-director of the RWJF program at Yale. "That is why we simply had to find a way to continue training the next generation of scholars who will lead our efforts to improve the health care system and enhance the health of individual patients, our communities, and the nation."
Though RWJF decided last year to stop funding the clinical scholars program, the four host sites‒the University of California, Los Angeles; the University of Michigan; the University of Pennsylvania; and Yale‒took up the mantle to begin a new independent fellowship in a spirit similar to that of the original program.
"Forging ahead was an unspoken mandate," said Gross, as the four sites decided that the work of the program is not yet complete. "When we discussed the challenge with leadership at Yale, the question was never whether to continue training scholars; it was how to do it. Dean [Robert J.] Alpern has been incredibly supportive." The new National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP) will share many features with the original program, but the consortium made key changes in order to adapt to a new element of the changing health care landscape‒an increased emphasis on team-based approaches to research as well as clinical care. As a result, the NCSP will train doctoral-level nurse-scientists side by side with physicians.
In clinical practice, such team-based approaches as patient-centered medical homes are increasingly common, and they bring together physicians, nurses, physician associates, and others to collaborate with patients in making decisions about care. "Team-based care is a common and effective part of our health care system," said Gross, who is leading the planning of the NCSP at Yale. The decision to include nurse-scholars in the NCSP builds upon the interdisciplinary framework of the RWJF program, which trained physicians from various specialties together, including internists, surgeons, pediatricians, and others.
"No profession can do it all themselves, and we each have important roles to play in the delivery of health care across the health continuum," said Margaret Grey, Dr.P.H., M.S.W. '76, who recently retired as dean of the Yale School of Nursing. "The more we educate people in silos‒whether for clinical practice, or clinical research, or health services research‒the less likely it is that they will work collaboratively when they get out in the real world." In addition, she noted, postdoctoral training slots for nurses are limited, and the NCSP will provide a much-needed avenue for nurses who seek to combine clinical work with research.
The new two-year program will select approximately five physician- and nurse-scholars per year to complete coursework together at Yale, sharing mentors from across the professions. NCSP scholars will lead their own policy-relevant research projects, guided by faculty and community partners. They will also learn the value of collaboration as they participate as team members in their peers' projects.
Scholars will be encouraged to translate their research discoveries into real-world change by working with community partners, health care providers, or government agencies to ensure that they are asking questions that are important to stakeholders and that the results of their studies will have an impact. Scholars will build upon collaborations that have grown with the existing clinical scholars program, which has included such partners as the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Columbus House, Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services, Project Access of New Haven, and New Haven Family Alliance, among others. "One of the hallmark features of the scholars program has been the link between scholarship and action," said Gross. "We place a great emphasis on teaching scholars not just how to do research but also how to instill change, working either from within the health care system or from outside the system."
While the NCSP is aimed at early-career, post-training physician- and nurse-scientists, the trend toward interprofessional education, or IPE, increasingly appears at all levels of medical education. The Liaison Committee on Medical Education, an accreditation body, has established a new standard that requires medical schools to include collaborative education as part of their core curricula. At Yale, when the School of Medicine redesigned its curriculum, Eve R. Colson, M.D., professor of pediatrics, joined with colleagues from the School of Nursing and the Physician Associate Program to add an IPE component to the course she leads, the Longitudinal Clinical Experience. That program places medical students in community-based clinical settings from their first days of medical school. Now, first-year nursing and physician associate students are also included, said Colson.
Having the NCSP at Yale will contribute to IPE's goal of collaboration, Colson said, by providing students with role models for how to work together across professions. "How many hours does a basketball team practice together before they play a game?" said Colson. "Whereas in medicine, all of us who take care of patients, we don't really practice together. We just play the game."
Gross said the four-member consortium is eager to get started on the NCSP, which will accept up to 25 scholars across all sites for the program's first cohort in 2016, with the hope that new institutions will subsequently join the founding sites. "It was really exciting to see how the leadership at the four university sites really banded together," Gross said, "and realized that the whole would be greater than the sum of our parts if we continued to work together. This really shows that the benefits of working in teams applies to large universities, just as it applies to individual clinicians and researchers."


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In this one-day workshop I led at the V&A Museum this weekend, participants created some wonderful tunnel books, inspired by engravings in the V&A's Collection.
We were given an introductory talk by the Collection's Curator on the V&A's new acquisition of tunnel books (otherwise known as 'paper peepshows').
If you're interested in making paper peepshows or learning about their history, there is a great resource book available from the V&A shop titled 'Paper Peepshows'.
Or for more information on the collection, go to https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/paper-peepshows
'Moor Claimed', Engraving by Norma Morgan in the V&A Collection
19th Century Engraving
'A Cottage in a Cornfield' Print by John Constable in the V&A Collection
(Below) A selection of particpant's watercolour drawn, accordian-folding books with three cut-out panels.


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Kriegshund is a Electro/Industrial one man project from Serbia.
Project was founded in 2010. During 2011 first songs and videos are published as a announcement of the debut album ''Kriegsbericht'' that was finally released on Dec 2011.
Growing up in a conflict affected area during the war in ex Yugoslavia one name stood above all the others for this project from the beginning and that was - Kriegshund. It's a German word and it means ''War Dog''. Kriegshund is not about any political ideology. Kriegshund is a musical retrospective of the human society in general and its self-destructive tendencies.


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Job Description
haku is a state-of-the-art technology platform that powers successful events. We enable event organizers of all sizes with powerful tools to plan, organize, promote, and execute their events. Some of our current clients are The Miami Dolphins, The Philadelphia Eagles, The Chicago Marathon, Mercedes Benz Corporate Run, Go Pro Mountain games, etc.
What you'll do:
- Work collaboratively with small and nimble development teams on new features and product offerings
- Focus on developing elegant solutions to complex problems with the ability to present ideas, expectations, and information in a concise, well-organized way to others
- Rapidly become owners of significant features in the product - we like accountability and stewardship, and new engineers are quickly brought up to speed on owning important things
- Use best practices at every stage of the development cycle: emphasis on good test coverage, peer code review, continuous integration, and rapid deployment
What you bring to the role:
- Excellent HTML, CSS and JavaScript skills
- Experience with Ruby/Ruby on Rails, Python or other scripting languages
- Experience building internal and external APIs and RESTful web services
- Familiarity with front-end frameworks like Backbone, Ember or Angular
- Familiarity with Node.js or the ability to get great at it in a couple of weeks
- Proven ability to work with a team to find creative solutions, release rapidly and ship elegant, customer-centric applications
- Passion for good design, solid test coverage, and quality code
- Ownership of the codebase. Work to continually improve code quality, and get bugs fixed and deployed
- Ability to adapt to an agile team and love the process of continues improvement
Perks and Compensation:
- Incredible work environment and awesome team to work with
- Ground floor opportunity with one of Miami's hottest startups
- Benefits Package (Health and Dental Insurance Available)
- Computer Engineering or comparable BS or MS degree required


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text: Summer in the Northwest is too awesome! Hopefully everyone has a chance to head out to the coast this summer to have a fantastic time and take fun photos like William and Tran did for their pre-wedding portraits. Beaches, balloons, purple flower fields, and a "palace", how much more fun could we pack in one day?


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|The Eber Ward sits in 140 feet of water on the Lake Michigan side of the Straits of Mackinac. The ship is a highlight of the Straits of Mackinac Shipwreck Preserve.
|Andy Morrison shoots a self portrait as he swims with the fishes at Gilboa, Ohio.
|Andy Morrison
There's an understood theory amongst photojournalists that we all need personal photo stories/projects/hobbies to help keep us motivated.
Some choose long-story documentaries, while others like Instagram.
Whatever it is, our own personal photo projects help us escape from the drudgery of daily assignments. Our own projects also allows us to control our content; allows us to follow our hearts; inspires us to shoot topics that interests us all the time.
For this month's Q&A, I spotlighted Toledo Blade photojournalist Andy Morrison, who is gaining quite an impressive reputation for shooting ship wrecks in the Great Lakes.
I've always been impressed with his nature photography, but it's his diving photography that really fascinates me... maybe because diving into the depths of pitch black water scares the hell out of me!
He recently had a Toledo Blade magazine page dedicated to a recent ice dive in Lake Erie. This photo page, published March 2, prompted me to ask Andy the following questions:
Q: How and when did you get into underwater photography?
Q: How and when did you get into underwater photography?
A: I was certified to dive in 2000, and wanted a hobby away from my daily job as a photojournalist. I quickly realized I needed a camera to show friends all the cool things I was seeing underwater. Diving helped me discover I'm not comfortable being without a camera no matter where I am. I had my first story published in 2006 and have been a regular contributor to diving magazines since. I mostly work with a writing partner but have written some of my own stories.
Q: What led you to specialize in ship wreck photography around the Great Lakes?
|Divers explore the Dunderberg, 155' deep in Lake Huron near Harbor Beach, MI.
Q: Is there a different shooting philosophy to underwater storytelling compared to top side (above water) photography?
A: Yes and no. I'm still trying to tell a story, but it's often much harder to tell. I can't shoot reactively as much as I do topside. The water makes all of my movements in slow motion. At 200 feet I may only have 15 to 20 minutes to explore and get my shots, whereas at 30 feet I could have more than an hour. Either way, my time is limited by my air supply and decompression factors. So there is much more planning involved with my dive buddy. But generally I try to shoot overalls, portraits and details like I do for any assignment.
Q: Have you ever been injured or nearly harmed on a dive?
A: I suffered a decompression-related illness after a dive in Lake Huron once that required three treatments in a re-compression chamber in Detroit. I did a total of 17 1/2 hours in the chamber over the course of three days. It's something I hope I never have to do again. We traced the cause to an overexertion post-dive from moving my gear from the boat, so I'm pretty careful now what I do after I dive.
Q: What kind of equipment do you use?
A: I use Canon DSLR cameras in a Subal housing with multiple Ikelite strobes and various other items for shooting. As a technical rated diver, meaning I sometimes do mixed-gas diving with required decompression, my gear is suited for that. My standard life support is a drysuit, double 95 cubic inch tanks, Dive Rite backplate and wing for buoyancy and Poseidon regulators to deliver my breathing gas. It's an expensive hobby, no doubt.
Q: What advice do you have for people who want to get into this underwater niche?
|Andy and his camera equipment in Key Largo, Fla. (Photo by Tim Grollimund)
Q: I've seen some of your diving photos, and I have to admit that the darkness, silence and claustrophobic conditions were terrifying. How do you handle it?
A: It all goes back to training. I train in the conditions I dive in so I get used to it. And I don't dive in conditions where I'm not relatively comfortable with the situation. I've had scary moments but I always revert back to my mantra - "if I'm breathing I'm okay." Our water is dark and cold compared to tropical locations, so Great Lakes divers tend to be comfortable diving anywhere in the world. The reverse is not always true. If you go to Mexico, for example, and boat captains learn you are a Great Lakes diver, they realize you probably know what you are doing.
I tend to be a bit claustrophobic, but usually in large crowds where the nois,e as much as anything else, makes me want to bug out. The silence underwater is my favorite part. It's just me and the sound of my breathing. It's very Zen-like and relaxing. It's the quietest place on earth and I crave that silence. In fact, I hear from a lot of divers who claim to be claustrophobic that they don't feel that way underwater.
View Andy's website at http://www.andymorrisonphotography.com/


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Cycling has been the go-to sport for many people around the world for a long time now. Not only does it capture the fun and passion of travel but it also combines the health benefits of daily exercise and the tryst with nature. Although cycling trips have been conventionally trivialized around the world, it has recently been gaining importance over the years. It has now become a worldwide sensation with an increasing number of groups, conventions, trip planners, websites, and blogs. Cycling trips in India were restricted and rather stiff in the past.
Know about How Cycling Became Popular in India
However, people today have accepted it with growing fervor and enthusiasm. Cycling trips in India have become essentially common with various groups organizing trips around the entire country covering several terrains.
5 Incredible Cycling Trips in India That You Can Plan
With the growing popularity, here are a few locations you can consider while planning your next road trip.
1. The Back Roads of Kerala
Kerala, popularly known as "God's own country", is adorned by the backwaters, tropical forests, and stretches of spice plantations.
The cycling trip on the beautiful back roads of Kerala can begin in Kochi and the trail follows Periyar River, Munnar, Alleppey and ends in Kochi again.
The breath-taking ambiance adds on to the entire experience of cycling through the roads. You can pick between joining popular travel groups and experiencing the bliss of solitude.Most groups that take the cycling road trips include hiking through Periyar National Park and a ride through the famous plantations across the route. The average time to complete this trip is 14-15 days costing you about Rs.4500-5000, which includes all the expenses of the travel.
Most groups that take the cycling road trips include hiking through Periyar National Park and a ride through the famous plantations across the route. The average time to complete this trip is 14-15 days costing you about Rs.4500-5000, which includes all the expenses of the travel.
2. The Tea Trails of Sikkim
Sikkim rests comfortably in the Himalayan ranges, promising the best view of the mountain to the traveler.
However, Sikkim's appeal is more than just aesthetic in nature. The culture, food and the locals enrich your entire experience refreshing your perspective on life and everything else in between. This cycling trip includes the entire landscape of Sikkim with diverse terrains. Be prepared to experience the rocky and steep mountain passes and the comfort of the valleys.
The trip begins at Bagdogra and follows the tea trails of Gangtok, Siliguri, and Kalimpong before bringing you back to Bagdogra.
It takes approximately 10-12 days to experience the sheer beauty of the landscape. The travel groups help you explore the tea plantations and monasteries along the way. The price varies largely, according to different groups, ranging from Rs.6000-14000.
3. The Himalayan Trip
This trip begins in Delhi and follows all the way up to Leh before touring back to Delhi through a different route.
The Himalayan cycle tour is the longest and the hardest, owing to the rocky terrain, but at the same time, it is also one of the most beautiful experiences for an avid cyclist. On the way, you cover the landscapes of Himachal Pradesh and Srinagar before you progress into the spectacular scenes of Leh.
You can cycle through the Himalayan mountain passes with the mighty ranges in the background.
The cycling trip can cost you around Rs.30,000-50,000 requiring about 10 days out of your schedule, helping you experience the magic of the cold mountains. Brush up real good on your cycling skills before planning this trip because this is one the most difficult routes in the country.
4. Mysore to Goa
The trip begins at Mysore and progresses towards Hassan, Chikamagalur, Lokavalli, Banavasi, Gokarna before finally reaching Goa.
Goa is the go-to party destination in India, especially for the youth. However, in the midst of all the party, Goa houses the most remarkable scenic beauty consisting of waterfalls, beaches, and just simply roads. Goa is one of the most beautiful locations of the Indian sub-continent.
The tour from Mysore to Goa captures the most epic locations allowing you to fall in love with nature all over again. Chikamagalur and Gokarna are famous for their waterfalls and the green stretches of land. This trip requires around 8-10 days with varying costs.
Mysore to Goa is one of the most favorable trips for the solo-cyclist.
While you're on your way, remember to stop and explore the historical exquisiteness of Mysore before heading out on the incredible journey.
5. The Rural South
The rural landscapes in South India offer you an astonishing blend of culture, history, and scenic beauty.
This cycling trip begins and ends in Kochi, covering the rural roads across the southern states. The major attractions include the fort of Kochi, bird watching in Thattekad Forest, cycling across the backwaters of Kerala and the dusty village roads.
Other than the obvious landscape, the daily life of the villagers and an insight into the culture of the southern villages that vary contrastingly across the states definitely spice up your trip further.
The trip takes around 8-10 ddays andhe trails vary depending on the tour guide. The entire trip will cost you around Rs.8000-9500 depending on the route you take and the agency you pick.
Other than these, you can also consider cycling trips from Rameshwaram to Chennai, from Shillong to Cheranpunjee and Bagdora to Kabi. Cycling trips, whether in groups or solo, can be one of the most life-altering experiences in an individual's life. While planning your trips, make sure you decide and gather all the facts in advance, especially if you're traveling alone. Perform a thorough research on the traveling agency if you're going with a group. Over all, don't forget to enjoy and have the best time of your life.
These were the top 5 cycling trips in India to plan for . But if you're looking to tackle one of the mountainous routes, check out our article on 8 Tips For Uphill Cycling .
If you're thinking of buying a bike to travel to any of these places, you should read up about the things to keep in mind while buying a cycle in India
Get set and explore these cycling trips in India!


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The rains are falling.
Tides are changing.
A stone has been tossed and the ripples have been sent.
The question now, will I withstand the rain? Will my ripple meet the ocean? Will I change the tide?
I'm holding on to what I love = Teaching = she's holding on to me
When the rain came, it washed us out to sea.
I'm holding what I love, she's holding on to me.
I feel like I have been inundated with a flood of information and demands for change. As it pours down it blurs the lines of what I once deemed best practice. As all objects do, they stand steadfast against the currents and erosive powers of the water. But as fate always has it, the water slowly chips away and weakens the footings. The sand beneath my feet is being lapped away. If I am going to keep my head above the water, I need to change my practices, especially in the area of digital literacies.
At times I feel like I have almost drowned myself in frustrations of "what now?" and "how am I supposed to do that?" However, as the sand quickly slipped away I began to tread. I have kept my head above the water holding on to what I love the most. I love my students, I love to teach. I hold on to the need to equip them with the skills they will need to survive THEIR future swells.
As such,
It's no surprise it brought me to my knees.
You're never really ready,
you're ready as can be.
How frustrating it is! Having the desire and understanding that change needs to be made but not knowing where to begin, or thinking that you're not knowledgeable enough, trained or supported enough to take the risk.
And yet….
also deep down knowing that there will never be the exact right time, or the perfect amount of training. To wait for another moment in time is ridiculous. Knowing that at the rate things change, right now, you truly are as ready as you're ever going to be.
And so, as
the sun was coming up we were sifting through the sand.
Looking for the pieces of our broken plans.
I reflect on my project and the waves of inquiry come crashing down on the shores of my understanding.
My inquiry project: to explore how I can incorporate meaningful and intentional uses of technology to increase motivation and engagement amongst emergent grade one writers that demonstrate a diverse set of learning needs.
I chose this as my inquiry project as I had been approved in June for a SET-BC innovative classroom based project trying to do just that – engage and motivate emergent grade one writers. iPads were put on loan and the first step towards making the necessary changes around digital literacy was made.
The timing couldn't have been better.
So I thought.
Caught up in a riptide I began to sink.
The iPads have yet to show up!
Time to decide.
Continue to swim with the current even though it is going away from the beach. Or stop kicking and give in.
My legs are getting tired, but they haven't stopped yet.
As I look at the broken pieces of my plan, I have found my crutch. A crutch I have noticed many of us who fear change hold on to. Limited resources.
My readings have shown me that there are many countries without any resources. Surely, I can achieve something with LIMITED.
Its gonna take a while, we're gonna get it back.
We gotta carry on darling, we were built to last.
Water always chooses the path of least resistance. I do not. I am built to last. My goal is built to last. It is going to take some time to navigate the waters and find comfort in them. Not to mention catch my breath after all this kicking.
However, through my networks, and our networks WE ARE going to get it back (sense of control and direction).
In the meantime, I remember that,
changing tides, baby thats the hardest part of life.
hold me tight, and we will move as one in the changing tides.
If we support each other and take the risks in putting ourselves out there. We will begin to move with the change instead of being pulled under by the tides.
theres no doubt the beauty that we see,
following the path so much older than we.
Lovers built it with their hands, walked it with their feet,
above the raging waters and the darkness underneath.
Though I am finding the change difficult I support the literature in that it emphasizes the use of technology in the classroom. I also reflect on the changes my colleagues and profession has endured long before I was deposited in this ocean. Through networks, and risk taking we are always able to find the beauty that makes the struggle worth it in the end. There are always going to be things we cannot control and it is important to seek outwardly to find ways to best enhance the things that you can.
I am going to hold tight!
I am determined to seek and develop networks to help me move as one.
Together it is my hope that instead of floating and moving with the tides, we will be the force that changes the tide.
All it takes is one drop, one ripple…
Let the tides change.


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|Is President Bush ahead by 13 points, as one poll suggested last week, or is the race a dead heat? The experts don't seem to know, and one can sympathize, given the chaotic nature of polling these days, but casual observers and those following the race for the presidency have to be totally confused by this point.
It does seem clear that while Sen. John KerryJohn Forbes KerryWarren taps longtime aide as 2020 campaign manager In Virginia, due process should count more than blind team support Trump will give State of Union to sea of opponents MORE failed to get the "bounce" he needed from his convention, Bush did get one from the show his people put on in New York.
The question is whether his "bounce" explains the lead some say he now enjoys or whether something else is happening. The answer is that he did accomplish what he needed to accomplish in New York and is running against an opponent who just doesn't seem to be able to get his act together.
Having said this, it would be foolish and inaccurate to assume Bush enjoys anything approaching a double-digit lead at this point. The nation remains fairly evenly divided, and while it is possible that the thus-far ineptly run Kerry campaign will lose by a bigger margin than some expect, no one should bet on that happening.
The polls are all over the place for a variety of reasons. Polling is getting more and more difficult because it is harder in today's world for pollsters to draw a reliably random sample with literally millions of Americans using cellular rather than regular phones and more than ever refusing to cooperate with pollsters who do manage to reach them.
These problems have, of course, been widely reported, as pollsters and those who rely on their work whine about the difficulty of getting really accurate results or try to explain why one poll differs so much from another taken during roughly the same time period and seeking answers to virtually identical questions.
What most of us who pore over the results of every poll that appears often fail to realize is that political and other surveys are only scientific to a point. Any student of public-opinion research can theoretically draw a random sample, but such a sample isn't particularly useful in gauging how people who will actually vote on Election Day feel or will act.
To get this information, the pollster has to look at the demographic and partisan makeup of the sample drawn to see how it stacks up against the actual electorate.
Thus, if the sample contains too many more Republicans, women or minorities than the electorate, the pollster usually adjusts by weighting the opinions of some respondents differently than others or goes back and tries to adjust for the differences in other ways.
Sometimes this works, and sometimes it doesn't.
But that's only part of the problem. The real problems come when pollsters try to "screen" for "likely" voters, those who we can be pretty sure will vote Nov. 2. There is no scientific way to do this, so pollsters look to history by seeking respondents who have voted in past elections, rely on the respondents' expressed intention, and use guesswork.
It is the guesswork that is a problem. The pollster has to develop a screen that takes into account the nature of the campaign, the intensity on each side and the relative motivation of different demographic and other groups in the electorate. It's easy to guess wrong at this point, and being wrong can make a huge difference.
This year, both parties are mounting get-out-the-vote efforts unlike any we have seen. If one of the parties does better than the other in dragging its voters out on Election Day, the outcome could differ substantially from predictions and the candidate behind on the eve of the election could win. Other external events not associated with the campaigns themselves could also affect this.
Everyone involved on both sides assumes Florida, for example, will be almost as close as it was four years ago, and each side has worked to put together a ground army in that crucial state to deliver on Election Day. Their troops, however, have just managed to survive a series of horrendous hurricanes that have disrupted everything in crucial parts of the state. Both campaigns must now wonder whether people they have been counting on who have been traumatized by what's gone on down there will perform as they've hoped.
The answers to these questions cannot be answered by Gallup or any other pollster.
What a combined look at the polls and the other evidence we have indicates is that this is a close race and will be decided by the people who actually turn out Nov. 2.
It's trite to observe, as politicians who find themselves behind are wont to do, that the only real poll that matters is the one in which people vote on Election Day, but this year that couldn't be truer.
|Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union, is a managing associate with Carmen Group, a D.C.-based governmental-affairs firm (www.carmengrouplobbying.com).
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It usually happens in February. I get the urge to make a quilt using wild and crazy colors and/or a wild and crazy pattern. I eagerly await the emergence of Spring flowers. It seems to take forever. Every single year. I am an impatient resident of winter. It isn't that I don't appreciate the beauty of winter — I do! But by the time February rolls around, my eyes are feeling deprived of color and of sun.
One of my favorite "Spring" poems is this one:
Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
I am about a few decades older that the person in this poem. I most likely don't have even 50 more springs to see the branches "hung with snow" — with those lovely white and fragrant blooms.
I certainly plan to enjoy each and every spring (and every moment of every day!) for all the years I have left to live.
I love taking photographs of flowers.
I love all kinds of flower, but I seem to gravitate to roses, spring blooms and to day lilies.
I even take pictures of flowers in vases and pots that I happen to have at home.
I took a few pics of the potted hyacinths and tulips I bought this week (Valentine gifts for my two teenagers).
Here are some of my favorites from other seasons and times (all taken by me):
I just found these beautifully inspiring Big Blooms by Paul Lange today. Please follow the link to see Lange's photographs. It is worth a look.
As a prominent fashion photographer for 25 years, Paul Lange has had his photographs featured in such publications as Vogue, Glamour and Elle. It was only eight years ago that he decided to make the switch to Fine Art photography, using the skills he had acquired in fashion to create his own original series. Big Blooms, which was started back in 2007, is a series that gives us a fresh new appreciation for flowers. He calls it Big Blooms because his photos of the flowers are blown up or as he says, "thrown out of scale." With every single portrait, he takes into account lighting, line, form and composition, using the same approach he's used in portraiture or fashion.
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"Even as I look, and even as I see, I am changing what is there." Sally Potter, The Gold Diggers
Oh yes, a new collection from Salt coming this May with a generous sprinkling of events (London, Bristol, Brighton, and beyond!) to be announced soon. It's not available to pre-order yet, but you can whet your appetite with a sample pdf of the opening poems.


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DeMar DeRozan Is Mean
Yes, you've seen this play all over TV and the Internet since last night. You might actually be tired of it by now, but please allow me to reiterate:
What DeMar DeRozan did to Tyrus Thomas ain't right. In fact it's just wrong.
I know that some of you guys fancy yourselves as superb athletes and good shot blockers, but please allow me to give a little bit of friendly advice.
1. If he jumps before you, you're probably going to get dunked on.
2. If your defensive rotation is even the slightest bit late, you're going to get dunked on.
3. If he cocks the ball waaaay back, he's going to absorb the body contact and draw the foul. And you're going to get dunked on.
Few players are exempt from these rules, Shaq being the most notable of them. Even the most prolific shot blockers get crammed on fairly often (e.g. Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo). If you're an average NBA talent like Thomas, just pretend you're rotating over and get there too late to contest the dunk. Then look confused and blame another player for not doing their job. You'll still likely be in the poster, but you won't be the poster.
I tried to tell you guys that DeRozan was going to catch a few people this year. But Tyrus just didn't listen, did he?
One more time for the road:
You may now resume your regularly scheduled NBA season.


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(A Gluten-Free recipe)
One of the "diets" I have used as a reference in creating CSID appropriate recipes is the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. I cannot stress enough how the understanding of what happens to undigested carbohydrates has helped me in choosing foods for my family.
A few months ago, when I got back on track with eating and cooking sugar-free and grain-free, I purchased the recipe book Healing Foods by Sandra Ramacher. On her "flog" she lists school lunch ideas along with recipes. Not all the SCD foods are low enough in sugar and starch for Group A, and some of Group C. As a parent, I know it can be daunting to filter through recipes to determine what is or is not okay for your child. Once you are used to skimming labels and recipes, adjusting ingredients can become quite simple.
For now, I wanted to share the crepe recipe inspired by the one posted to the Healing Foods flog that can be used for breakfast, snacks or lunches. As usual, if you have it, provide Sucraid prior to every meal and snack in the case of hidden sucrose. You may need to sub fructose for honey if recommended by your child's dietician.
*(Group A, B, or C use with Sucraid recipe)
Yield: 6 4-inch crepes
4 eggs
2 teaspoons melted butter
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2/3 cup coconut milk (check that there is no added starches or sugars if using canned)
1 teaspoon honey or 2 teaspoons fructose
2 tablespoons organic coconut flour*
Sour cream and Simply Fruit jam or fresh raspberries (S)
1. Blend together all ingredients in food processor or blender until smooth.
2. Using about two tablespoons of batter, cook crepes individually with a dab of butter on a skillet set to medium heat.
3. Spread one teaspoon sour cream and one teaspoon jam or mashed berries and roll. Serve warm.
Lunch option: Use plain crepes as wraps. Some "filling" possibilities include cream cheese, cranberry and turkey; tuna with thinly sliced cucumbers; sour cream with fresh spinach and strawberry slices; peanut butter and Simply Fruit jam (Group C, Sucraid needed); almond butter with drizzled honey (Group B or C, maybe A with Sucraid)


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I've always disliked the color purple — to the point of inexplicably telling my mom when I was a kid that certain shades of the color "give me a headache." But now, I'm proudly purple if anyone asks.
FARGO—Tim McGreery hasn't seen prices this low for pulse crops in 12 years. Peas, he said, are down 25 percent, lentils 40 percent and chickpeas 50 percent. McGreery, chief executive officer of the USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council, based in Moscow, Idaho, said tariffs in India and China—formerly the two top international destinations for U.S. pulse crops—are "definitely having an impact."
WASHINGTON — Producers who have raised soybeans, wheat, corn, sorghum, cotton, pork and dairy found out on Aug. 27 how much of the $12 billion trade compensation package they will receive. But many in agriculture would prefer a strong market to a government check. "It's nice to get a little money, make a little cash flow happen," said Nancy Johnson, executive director of the North Dakota Soybean Growers Association. "Everybody is appreciative of a payment; everybody is kind of wishing the payments would go away."
FAULKTON, S.D — Drivers heading west on U.S. Highway 212 into this north central South Dakota town this summer have found themselves gawking in amazement at the image of the back of a small boy in jeans and a T-shirt on the Agtegra elevator. The image shows every wrinkle of fabric, every strand of hair and the softness of a child's form, as if a giant black-and-white photo had been pasted to the side of the towering structure. Aussie Dave even has joked about starting a pool on when the first crash will be.
REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. — The pouring rain on the first day of Minnesota Farmfest didn't keep people from pouring through the gates of the annual event that draws thousands to learn about what's new in agriculture. John Hendel, director of event sales for Farmfest, said the event, in its 37th year, has been held for 25 years at the Gilfillan Estate near Redwood Falls, Minn.
FARGO, N.D. — Many Upper Midwest wheat farmers have been hoping that good-looking wheat fields will produce record or near-record yields this year. The results of a widely watched annual tour indicate that won't happen. Spring wheat will yield an average of 41.1 bushels per acre this year, up from 38.1 bushels per acre in drought-ravaged 2017 but down substantially from estimated per-acre yields in 2012 to 2016, including the record 49.9 bushels per acre in 2014, according to results of the Wheat Quality Council's hard red spring wheat and durum tour.
"It's really, really a small percentage that are doing it right." I saw that quote while perusing Twitter. The speaker, apparently, was actress Natalie Portman on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, talking about animal agriculture in June. It's disheartening, of course, for those of us involved in raising livestock to see people believe we aren't "doing it right." It's more disheartening when it seems unlikely that either of the people involved in the conversation has ever spent the night doctoring a sick calf or rushed an old cow to the veterinarian.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., says the kind of bipartisan, across-the-board support the U.S. Senate's version of the farm bill received doesn't happen often. "That doesn't happen for anything but basketball resolutions," she says. "The vote ... shows the rest of the world that America has the backs of our rural communities."
BISMARCK, N.D. — The word "alumni" when invoked regarding FFA alumni groups seems to indicate a gathering of former members of the agriculture education group. Perhaps a fraternity of sorts. But that's not the point at all. "A local alumni group would be comparable to a sports booster club," says Aaron Anderson, ag ed supervisor for North Dakota Career and Technical Education. The use of alumni in the name of the groups, Anderson says, can be a bit misleading. "It's just anyone who is interested in supporting agricultural education and FFA," he clarifies.
FARGO—Michelle Rook will join AgweekTV as anchor, effective April 30, 2018. Rook has worked for Agweek as a freelance television and magazine reporter since 2016.


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not all paradise in paradise
Tonight marks exactly 1 week since I left South Caicos and the most amazing three months of my life. Now to catch up on festivities from those last weeks in the Caribbean since I know my blogging kind of fell off a cliff.
..Starting with when I got sick. So the whole semester people had been getting strange diseases and skin irritations, a combination of our active-and-in-the-water schedule and not being used to such a hot climate. I had been lucky enough to skip out on these problems and had enjoyed skin that was even more moisturized than at home since the weather was so humid! All until a few weeks into November, when I got a suspiciously large blister/irritation on my leg and after one day I knew it wasn't just a weird bug bite. I knew Chloe had gotten something similar and then waited a week or two before going to the doctor and the blisters spread all over her legs-- and I did NOT want that to happen so I talked to the student affairs manager to get to the doctor as soon as possible. My friend Leah had been having eye problems and so Molly took the two of us together one day before final exams. So. It even though I hated that I had to go to the doctor on my study abroad, it was actually a REALLY good experience and eye-opener for me... it was so clear that this is a developing country and the funding, equipment, and care available is SO much lower than we have. The clinic is a nondescript white building at the edge of town and the waiting room consists of airport-terminal seating and a TV showing some dark movie clearly not kid-centered. Everything is sterile white and the walls are covered with posters in many languages, mostly about not discriminating against people with AIDS/HIV or how to wash your hands or how to prevent the flu. It was very clear that AIDS/HIV is a big issue in this country. There are no appointments at the clinic; you just sign in and then wait (however long) for the doctor to see you. Leah and I waited an hour and a half before we got called back by the nurse, dressed in very 1990s-looking white "scrubs" (with a scalloped hem), who took our weight, blood pressure, and blood sugar. It was nothing like a doctor in the states where you would be in a private room with the door shut and the nurse would be writing on your own chart, not a common list of all patients' information. We were then sent on our way--with fingers still bleeding from the finger prick, no bandaids here--to the hall where more chairs were set up to wait. The doctor then called people one at a time into her office where she sat at her wooden desk and the patient sat in a folding chair. I probably talked to her for under 2 minutes: she asked about my symptoms, looked at my knee, and wrote a prescription. Not surprisingly, the TINY "pharmacy"-room in the front did not have my or Leah's prescriptions and so we had to get them sent over from Provo. Again, interesting how the system works: we called our antibiotics over to the pharmacy and they sent them to the dock in Provo so they would come to South on the 4 o'clock ferry.
I really do feel for the doctor, as she is one of 5 doctors for the whole country of the Turks & Caicos, and so she must carry her phone 24/7 and respond to every call she gets because it may be life or death and she is the only qualified professional. I wouldn't want my whole life to be on call!
Anyway, that was anticlimactic and my knee healed within a week. Leah, on the other hand, had a very bad case of pink eye so she could hardly open her eyes. She was instructed not to dive, read, write, or do anything that would strain her eyes--which was slightly difficult because it was finals and finals-studying time. She ended up taking them late, but still it influenced her activities much more than my "disease". This was mid-November and we were all running a bit low on energy and sleep, so it was no surprise when one of the interns picked up pink eye as well and then the next week someone got the flu.
I had been "healed" and healthy for probably only 2 days when guess what... I got the flu. Joy!! I haven't gotten the flu in YEARS and it was not pleasant to have the experience...ESPECIALLY in this environment. It hit at midnight one night after finals were over and I felt terrible all night and got probably 30 minutes of sleep. My roommates knew it was serious when they found me on the bathroom floor in the morning: let me tell you, you would NEVER even sit on the bathroom floor unless it was a dire emergency because that place was GROSS-- cockroaches, ants, beetles, hair, sand, and anything else you can imagine. Since we are always in and out of there after snorkels and dives, it never stays clean and we somewhat stopped trying. So yeah, that was a serious low point and I didn't really eat for the next two days; even after that I was a bit scarred from that experience so I stayed away from rice and beans (bad memories).
There was a slight cycling of that bug through the center, but most people just didn't feel good but didn't actually throw up, and didn't have it as long as I did. I got dizzy walking around for a good 3 days afterwards and couldn't eat real food for at least that long as well.
CLEARLY, my immune system was absolutely zip at this point because next I got the cold bug! This was around the last weekend I had on South, I had went through the sore throat--stuffed nose--congestion--cough--runny nose cycle for a few days (and missed some dives, which was a serious bummer, but I joined in on the snorkel group's trips and they were amazing as well. I did rejoin my dive group for our last dive and it took forever to clear my ears and get down to just 40 feet but I really wanted to go;). And to top it off, I woke up on the last Monday with an irritated eye so I had to wear my glasses for the last week. By that point I was telling people I needed to get home so I would stop getting all the germs! I was sure a broken leg was next!
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"Sinner though he may be, Donald Trump is this generation's incarnation of John Bunyan's pilgrim, writes David P. Goldman. Like a character from Sinclair Lewis or Frank Capra, he stands as a lone wolf ready to avenge the injustices of globalization"
The protagonists of American popular culture are outsiders with scant patience for authority. The Western heroes invented by Zane Grey and Louis L'Amour and portrayed by William S. Hart or John Wayne, and their urban cousins – the private detectives of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler – play loose with the law and play dirty with the opposition, but they have an inviolable inner code. They don't betray their friends and they don't exploit the weak. They don't aspire to entry into the elites, and they don't apologize for their vulgarity. They come in comic form, for example Huckleberry Finn, or nastily serious, like William Munny in Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven, or a bit of both in Hammett's wise-cracking angel of vengeance, the Continental Op." . . .
. . . A three-star general who won't be bullied by his superiors into lying for political reasons is a moral and intellectual giant next to the mandarins of the Central Intelligence Agency, who got virtually everything wrong during the past twenty years. Give Gen. Flynn time to settle into his job. He has brought some very bright people into senior staff positions, and in my prediction will be far more effective than Condoleezza Rice during the Bush 43 administration – not to mention the miserable Susan Rice, whose appointment as National Security Advisor was a bad joke." . . .


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Human Rights Day CelebrationDec 14, 2014
UNDP underlines protection of Human Rights
By Pajhwok Report Dec 10, 2014 - 14:31
KABUL (Pajhwok): In observation of the Human Rights Day, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday hosted a daylong event featuring speeches on human rights achievements in Afghanistan, and an entertaining and informative debate on the preservation of human rights in the country.
The event took place in partnership with the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission at the Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University, a statement from the UNDP said.
The event was conducted together with the students from Kabul University, the statement added. The UNDP and its government partners took the opportunity to shed light on progress made in safeguarding human rights for ordinary Afghans.
"Adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948, the Universal Declaration continues to be an inspiration to us all in our efforts towards achieving universal enjoyment of human rights," said Ms. Marta Ruedas, UNDP Country director in Afghanistan.
She said: "Through our Justice for Human Rights in Afghanistan project, UNDP works with the Afghan Ministry of Justice and the civil society to strengthen the legal framework for human rights in Afghanistan and raise people's awareness about their rights and how to access justice."
The debate, facilitated by Kabul Debate Club in British Parliamentary Style, brought together two opposing teams to discuss a human rights situation in Afghanistan in the presence of over 150 students from Kabul University.
"Today's occasion is of utmost importance because it demonstrates the commitment of the national and international community to upholding, respecting and promoting human rights," said, Sayed Yousuf Halem, acting minister of justice.
The UNDP's Justice and Human Rights in Afghanistan (JHRA) project works with the Ministry of Justice and other partners to support and facilitate the implementation of the Afghan National Priority Plans on Justice and Human Rights across the country.
Source: Pajhwok Afghan News
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- Afghan Paper
Radio Stations (Dari and Pashto):
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And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate… ~ Taylor Swift
A few minutes ago, I walked into my kitchen and imploded a bit. My shoulders hunched, I cupped my hands over my face, and I let out a hefty sigh.
I just cleaned this shit!
(In all honesty, a friend just helped me clean this shit which makes the vile reality of my messiness even more difficult to bear.)
I am exhausted. After a day at a job that is stressful yet no longer fulfilling, between an hour of driving, an hour of my son's martial arts class, and an hour of homework, I fixed dinner tonight. I have a small galley kitchen that looks "lived in" with even a few dirty dishes strewn about. And, by "lived in," I mean lived in by trolls who can't seem to distinguish the difference between a corner and a toilet.
Cue the familiar paralyzing overwhelm and that ever-ready inner critic who is always eager to dub me a complete loser.
I am terribly hard on myself. I've tried that whole talk-to-the-little-girl-that-still-lives-inside-you song and dance, but I have never completely bought in. Logically, I know that a few dirty dishes don't make me a failure, but the go-to track on my cerebral turntable shrieks about inadequacy. Somehow, my sense of self is all tied up in this keeping up, and lately I feel that I absolutely cannot keep up. Hence the friend doing my dishes. Hence the head in hands. Hence the return to this blog to spit out a healing post.
I suppose the reality is that I could keep up if I truly wanted to keep up. If living in an immaculate abode was really that important to me, then I would make the time or exert the energy to clean up after myself. Because it is clearly not a priority, I should be able to let it go. But, I don't clean up and I don't let it go. Instead, I berate myself because berating myself is as much a deep-ingrained habit as leaving laundry on the floor.
But, this track has improved. Or, at least my ability to lift the needle out of the record's harsh groove has increased. Generally the bouts of "I am not worth it" don't last nearly as long.
Recently, for example, I came home to find that someone had been in my apartment. That meant either a burglar or the quarterly inspection. I wasn't sure which seemed more frightening. There were dirty undies on the floor. I hadn't put all of my groceries away. There was a pan of congealed hamburger grease on the stove. And, I feel like I am minimizing. Yes, someone had seen my mess at its worst, and it was, indeed, the maintenance man.
A year ago, this raw exposure would have sent me into a week-long depression with more than a twinge of paranoia. Yes, it is true that I have yet to invite him back in to fix the broken handle on the upstairs toilet, but I am able to lift the blinds. I only occasionally wait for him to turn the corner out of sight before I make a dash for the apartment door. I am able, little by little, to accept that I am a both a worthwhile individual and, at times, a complete slob.
Still, I have been imposing a tremendous amount of pressure on myself. I feel like I have been, as of late, walking barefoot on the slippery rocks of comparing my insides to other people's outsides. This is particularly true when it comes to my ability to "keep up" as a parent. I am a divorced parent with equal shared custody and, I'll be honest, the transition between all out freedom to single momming is tough on me. I have never dealt well with drastic change and the week on, week off cycle often leaves me spinning.
And, lately, there have been voices—both external and internal—that have challenged me to up my game. With these voices preaching at me, perhaps even picking at me, I have also been challenged to stand in my power. I've had to convince myself that I am doing the best I can with the tools I have at hand. I am not a perfect parent, and the mirage of perfect parenting—though it sometimes tempts the dry mouth of my self-deprecation—is only that, a mirage. When asked why I can't teach myself to be neat now that I am an adult, or why I don't socialize my only child more, I must, perhaps, take heed but also need to be gentle with myself. There is always room for growth, but I don't believe that the flowers of growth are likely to bud when I am wallowing in self-pity.
In the past, the lessons learned from challenging experiences in my life have come in hindsight. I was so engulfed in my suffering that I could rarely feel my personal and spiritual bones stretching. Lately, however, my eyes seem to be open, at least in part, to the lessons as I am learning them. It seems, in my sobriety, that I am beginning to see life through my new bifocal lenses and am able to ask myself about what I might glean from even a backward compliment let alone a difficult decision or problematic situation. Like tending to my apartment, I need to step back and reevaluate my priorities as a woman and a parent. But, I also need to silence the critical babble, especially when I feel like I am, indeed, doing what is right by me or by my child.
So, ample opportunities for positive expansion prevail! I will schedule time to toss dirty undies into the washer. (I should say, because I am embarrassed that I even admitted to the congealed grease, that it was only from the night before, and the undies were tossed in a mad rush to get out the door.) I will schedule time to take my son on more playdates. But, I will also foster an inner dialogue that promotes both change and serenity. I will love myself, deeply and completely. I am, as you are, an amazing human being, despite my daily bouts of imperfection.


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As my followers know, I like the personal touch. That's why I was happy to receive a "voice-card" from my seven year old niece and nephew (which is featured at the top of this blog entry) in honor of Twelfth Night. If you'd like to "hear" this card please click on this link to take you to where the recording can be found in my Vimeo gallery.
To me, recordable cards, although I've yet to create them, are an indicator that the need for a personal touch in communication is on the rise, so why not send a card that reaches someone for the twelfth night.
"In most churches the Epiphany is the climax of the Christmas/Advent Season and the Twelve Days of Christmas, which are counted from the evening of December Twenty-Fifth until the morning of January Sixth, which is the Twelfth Day," Dennis Bratcher writes."In following this older custom of counting the days beginning at sundown, the evening of January Fifth is the Twelfth Night. This is an occasion for feasting in some cultures, including the baking of a special King's Cake as part of the festivities of Epiphany."
Throughout the world, wherever Epiphany is celebrated on January the sixth, there is often a parade for commemorating Epiphany and the Feast of the Three King;, and tomorrow in New York City that parade will be on Fifth Avenue in East Harlem, as mentioned in a previous post.
The end of the Christmas Season has not arrived even — though the Rockefeller Christmas Tree's lights were outed on January Second. The end of the Christmas season, for many New Yorkers, is the third Sunday after Christmas, which will be January Ninth. However, some Russian cultures will celebrate on January the Nineteenth, in honor of their Orthodox roots, and some Europeans will celebrate until the Feast of the Presentation, which occurs on February the Second.
I am aware of the celebrations of many occasions, as most of my readers and clients know, because I design cards that are about more than communication — invitations that preserve a moment in time and event program covers that enhance an event.
In accordance with Thomas Mallon (author of Yours Ever, People and Their Letters which I've written about in posts that you can find by clicking here and here),I will concede on The Morn of this Twelfth Night, that "lest we over-romanticize (card sending), letter writing, we should remember that it could sometimes be considered a drudgery. On January 14, 1958, C.S. Lewis reminded one of his correspondents, a bit churlishly, that his letter was to her the eighth one he'd already written that day, and at the end of the following year, he asked the same woman to join him in a pact that 'if we are both alive next year, whenever we write to one another it shall not be Christmas time. that period is becoming a sort of nightmare to me — it means endless quill-driving."
It is true, dear reader, the sending and receiving of correspondence can become a "drudgery," but hopefully the joy it brings to others is worth the effort. After all, the entertainer, Dean Martin, was known for ending every television episode with " . . . keep those cards and letters coming . . . " .
I encourage all of you to do what Mr. Dean Martin proposed in years gone by —keep sending cards and letters — and I promise to keep the high standards I've set for creating my cards, invitations, and event program covers. I look forward to sharing them with you.
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