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Are learners a source of energy and inspiration, or are you in a spiral of fatigue? Working with newcomers and helping them to learn can be highly satisfying. Many people would say that learners add vibrancy to a workforce and help people to keep up to date. A workplace lacking in new blood soon becomes stagnant.
Nevertheless, mentoring and supervising take time and energy. Perhaps instead of taking a coffee break you help a learner to fill in a part of their portfolio of evidence. Maybe you need to find time in your day to meet with a representative from the education provider. Perhaps your student is anxious about making mistakes and demands a lot of your attention. And what if you have a 'high-confidence, low-competence' student who you feel you can't entirely trust? These time and energy demands are all legitimate and important.
I've brought together a few useful ways of thinking about the pressures and rewards of mentoring. To support you to look after yourself, I discuss ideas around self-regulation, stress and trust in the workplace. 'Professional will' is an invaluable personal resource that can help carry you through the challenges.
- Do you sometimes sacrifice your own needs for food or recuperation, in order to complete tasks or maintain work relationships?
- Do you sometimes notice you are regulating your emotions and behaviour when you are heavily pressed? This might be when learners or colleagues challenge you directly. Or you might feel frustrated by lack of personal time.
Ensure there are sufficient opportunities for your mentors (and other staff too) to take breaks during a working day. Mentors may need some respite from mentoring over the longer term.
Mentors may need additional provision for emotional support during challenging periods.
- Does your mentee's livelihood depend on them achieving goals or outcomes under your supervision?
- Are there professional requirements for the standard of your mentoring?
- Is it difficult or time-consuming to obtain all the information you need about a mentee a) in order to support them to meet their objectives or b) to judge or assess the quality of their work?
- Do mentoring responsibilities threaten your ability to complete work in acceptable timescales, or make you feel emotionally exhausted?
It can take much effort to building a complete picture of a learner. The information you need might appear in fragments, over time, by consistently working with a student. Also, you might need to look in several different places to locate the records you need access to. Other people who can give you information may be difficult to contact. Fragmented information can emphasise a mentors' susceptibility to work-related stress. Also, job demands such as physical workload and time pressures can initiate a spiral of energy loss, making it increasingly difficult to engage productively in work.
Stress and fatigue can clearly create situations where you need to seek support in your workplace.
Be aware of any pressures associated with professional regulation to which your mentors may be subject.
Ask whether your mentors are finding it difficult to obtain all the necessary information about either their mentees or their learning and assessment needs.
Offer a sympathetic ear if a mentor appears to be challenged by job demands.
- Do you ever feel personally vulnerable when working closely alongside a learner?
- Do you ever feel protective towards your customers or service users when you are mentoring?
It helps if managers recognise the skills, attributes, commitment and vulnerability of mentors. Such open recognition, along with paying attention to mentors' well-being, has the additional potential to strengthen mentoring practice.
Consider how you might promote psychological safety in your organisation.
Professional will
- Are mentees a stimulus and source of inspiration that carries you forward as a mentor?
- How do you manage if the opposite happens?
- energy
- mastery
- concentration
- determination
- persistence
- initiative
- organisation
- caring
Employers and managers need to be prepared to facilitate an atmosphere that values, inspires and supports mentors. Take an active interest and make time to talk to mentors about their work. Try celebrating the work of your mentors in staff newsletters or through mentor awards.
Further reading
See also Ron Barnett's presentation 'Willing to be a Professional' Download presentation. Ron's conference page 2009


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You really can't go wrong with a head to toe black and white look. The color pallet is classic, while the playful patterns in the garments keep it young and modern. I love the cut of the top and how it opens in the back whenever I move. Another reason to love black and white, you have room to play around with colorful shoes. My pick was a pair of bright orange wedges that I slipped on after my walk on the beach.
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The three Directors of Farmscan Ag – Ian Giles, John Chalmers and Jason Stone – have over 60 years of industry experience between them, and are backed by an experienced team of professionals.
Being Australian and having strong ties to the farming community means customer feedback directly defi nes the quality and content of our products, and ensures they are perfectly suited to Australian and international farming needs.
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As Australia prepares for the arrival of the US behemoth, glüh – www.gluh.co - will provide a genuine differentiation to the business clients of MSPs at a time of transition for the industry, according to company co-founders Lorenzo Coppa and Andrew Rauber.
Chief Technology Officer Andrew Rauber said glüh was the "secret sauce" behind City Software, which itself had a long history of innovation in IT sales". Established in the early 90s, City Software grew to become Australia's largest independent IT resellers in the 2000's and had the fastest growth in 2010 CRN Fast50 for a company over 45M turnover.
"Glüh overcomes the resistance factors that make it difficult for MSPs to sell IT products, enabling benchmark speed, reliability and industry best operational efficiency. It's less effort; more profit," glüh co-founder Lorenzo Coppa said.
"Glüh simplifies IT product sales for MSPs – and their clients – with an integrated quoting, automated procurement and inventory and a customised online store based on the MSPs supplier product feeds."
"Glüh can be set up with just a few hours of your time. The inventory is always up-to-date according to your own supply rules and you – or your customers – can browse your own recommended products, compare products, price and features with the click of a mouse".
"It is no secret that MSPs have been wary about selling hardware; quoting can be time consuming; suppliers are constantly updating what's on offer; items are in and out of stock and it is hard for MSPs to be price competitive. Glüh enables an MSP to answer client product queries from any device in an instant – therefore an order can be placed immediately without the need for quoting in many instances.
"One client said "what normally takes 1-2 hours takes 2 minutes with glüh!"
"Many MSPs just don't have the resources or, to be honest, the desire to be sell IT hardware and software, preferring instead to focus on what they do best: providing managed IT services," he said.
"With a very effective search and intelligent linking of products like no other quoting system, glüh provides your clients with quick comparisons between products and comprehensive product information – including specs, manuals and images - with just one click.
"A few more mouse-clicks and glüh will take the order, automatically feeding it into ConnectWise or Xero, and initiate the procurement process.
"Glüh provides an opportunity for incremental product sales; "when clients can easily see IT products on offer, they buy more technology. When customers are on your website with any device, they'll buy more from you. Your clients buy from you and you hardly have to lift a finger. It really is that easy. We commit to delivering a very good return for your money with negligible risk."
Mr. Coppa said glüh will help MSPs "future proof" their businesses by enabling greater client engagement and keeping potential competitors out. "This really is an end-to-end system that allows MSPs to effortlessly add a whole new dimension to the services they offer clients. It is not over-selling it to say that this will completely revolutionise the way Australians do business."
About Glüh
Glüh provides MSP's with a fully automated, end-to-end sales, quoting, procurement and delivery system, enabling even the smallest to provide competitive shop front facilities to clients.
Businesses want to buy technology products from their IT service provider. Small to mid-sized businesses will buy more technology if they know what is available and it is easy to buy. Enterprise clients buy a significant number of smaller items; procurement managers love the glüh online portal!
Glüh enables a MSP to answer client product queries from any device in an instant; this is a cornerstone of client preference. Save your time and your clients time because often a product order will be taken right away without the usual quoting process. One client said "what normally takes 1-2 hours takes 2 minutes with glüh!" (See more: http://www.gluh.co/#testimonials)
The Glüh platform evolved over 26 years facilitating the success of the innovative City Software group, providing the company's backbone that consistently delivered 10,000 transactions per month with only 12 staff (customer-facing and procurement). There is no more efficient system than the processes embedded in glüh refined over a million transactions.
The team at Glüh are passionate about bringing their unique experience to hundreds of Australia's MSP's in a partnership to transform how businesses buy technology.
The combination of clever process, online merchandising knowhow and 26 years' industry experience adds a dimension to the smallest and the largest MSP for a broader engagement with their clients from SMB to enterprise.
Glüh offers a free 30-day trial with fully set up at no cost - including full integration to ConnectWise and Xero. Allow one to two hours of your time for configuration and training - which you will save in the first quote or two!
Call Glüh on 1800 00GLUH (1800 004584) or visit www.gluh.co to find out how your business and clients will benefit from Glüh.
• About the Glüh product: http://www.gluh.co/#product
• Glüh supplier and system integrations: http://www.gluh.co/#partners
• Pricing http://www.gluh.co/#pricing
• Try Glüh for FREE http://www.gluh.co/signup
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How about Lois Lerner pleading the 5th Amendment about 20 times in front of Congress? How about that for a "smidgeon?" Remember, pleading the 5th is to avoid incriminating yourself under oath.
There's more than that. From the Washington Times:
Republicans said 24 conservative groups were asked for their donor lists. The IRS initially told Congress that those lists were destroyed, but when they went through their files they discovered three lists that weren't destroyed.So, even though the IRS lied about the lists being destroyed, even the 3 lists remaining pointed to significant politically-based persecution of citizens.
Rep. Dave Camp, Michigan Republican and chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, asked the IRS to review the names on those lists to see whether any had been audited. The IRS reported back that 10 percent were audited — substantially higher than the average rate of 1 percent of average Americans who are audited each year.
Also consider that our corrupt DOJ, under the horrible Eric Holder, appointed a political donor Barbara Bosserman to head up the investigation of the IRS. That's bullshit too and constitutes a big dollop of corruption out of this inept and corrupt administration. The government policing itself is enough of a challenge, but then putting a political crony in charge of that investigation makes it a farce. The lazy, complicit, intellectually-challenged, pro-Obama media failing to report this fact is another travesty and farce.
I can't emphasize enough about the seriousness of highly politicized administrations like Nixon's and Obama's using government agencies such as the IRS as a tool of political retribution and repression. It's what you expect from China or Russia or Venezuela -- not the US. Although the individual mandate and penalties have basically fallen apart thanks to Obama himself, this point is even more true when the IRS is designated as the enforcement agency for ObamaCare. What happens when you publicly disagree with this or any administration, and you need a heart transplant? Maybe it's no transplant for you??
Get the government out of the medical and health insurance industry -- it can only mean trouble ahead! No "smidgeon of corruption" -- My ass!!


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They first opened the doors to The Food Gallery in April 2006 and have gained a loyal following of customers who, like them, demand the best in uncomplicated, fresh (and wherever possible, local) food.
The Food Gallery's client�le are discerning people who know a proper cup of coffee when they come across one - and many of them have travelled far and wide to get one at our place.
In November 2010, they took the plunge and moved four doors away to much larger premises (as they were bulging at the seams with so many discerning customers). This new home has many more seats (about 30) plus seating on the pavement - when the weather's nice!
Despite the current gloom and doom, we are very delighted to say that more and more customers seem to have found us - and we continue to be very busy. Bob said recently, "We're so very lucky to have such nice customers."
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Client Work
Jeff has represented clients in a wide range of matters, including international investment disputes, maritime boundary disputes, contract disputes, business torts, intellectual property litigation, complex consumer class actions, False Claims Act investigations and litigation, and government investigations. His representative cases include:
Complex Litigation
- Represented various oil and gas companies in connection with a variety of matters —including regulatory actions, breach of contract claims, and tort claims.
- Defended a California-based winery against multi-district litigation in both federal and state court in connection with numerous class action claims for, among other things, false advertising, violation of California Proposition 65, and violation of the California Consumers Legal Remedies Act.
- Defended multiple California motorcycle dealerships against various class action claims in separate lawsuits related to "hang tags."
- Defended a California retailer against various class action claims.
- Represented a California-based hedge fund in various litigation and commercial counseling matters.
- Defended a sportswear company and 15 national retailers in federal trademark infringement trial. The case settled during trial.
- Defended a piping manufacturer against false advertising and business tort claims.
Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
- Represented a sovereign in an investment dispute related to its agricultural industry before an ICSID tribunal.
- Represented a sovereign in an energy dispute before a SIAC tribunal.
- Represented a sovereign in an energy dispute before a PCA tribunal.
- Represented an international construction company in an international dispute subject to AAA arbitration.
- Represented a California-based oil company in a contract dispute subject to AAA arbitration.
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- Advised a sovereign in connection with a maritime boundary dispute before a UNCLOS special chamber.
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- Represented and advised a municipality in connection with a False Claims Act investigation and litigation.
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- Represented and advised a private individual in connection with his removal from the Zimbabwe Sanctions List.
- Discovered a scheme to defraud an international client. Managed the client's investigation of the scheme and coordinated with US authorities to ensure the apprehension and prosecution of the perpetrator, who was ordered to pay restitution and is now incarcerated in a US federal prison.
Previous Work
Before joining Arent Fox, Jeff was an attorney at a large international law firm. He also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Michael W. Mosman in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
Jeff also has extensive experience studying campaigns and elections. He previously worked at the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy. The Center conducted numerous national studies of Congressional, Senatorial, and Presidential elections.
Publications, Presentations & Recognitions
Jeff's presentations and publications include:
- "USMCA Has Serious Implications for Investor-State Dispute Settlement and Arbitration," Daily Journal, November 7, 2018
- "Protecting Your Assets Abroad," Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, September 14, 2016.
- "Protecting Your Company's Investments Abroad," 2016 Taiwan-US Investment Conference, Los Angeles, CA, May 28, 2016
- "Vindicating the Judicial Process Through Contempt Proceedings," Los Angeles Lawyer, April 2012.
- "False Claims and ITAR – A Lethal Combination," Law360, February 2011.
- "The Effects of Campaign Volume on Public Confidence in Elections," Southern Political Science Association annual meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 5-9, 2005.
- "Being in the Crosshairs: The Impact on Public Confidence in Elections and Democracy of High Levels of Party and Interest Group Spending," Southern Political Science Association annual meeting, New Orleans, LA, January 8-10, 2004.
- "Bringing the Outside In: The Study of Outside Money in Congressional Campaigns," Vox Pop Newsletter of Political Organizations and Parties, Vol. 23, Issue 1 (2004), pp. 1-3.
- "Enough Already: The Impact of Noncandidate Spending on Voters," Northeastern Political Science Association annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 6-8, 2003.
Jeff has been listed among the "Top 40 Under 40" lawyers in California by the Daily Journal and recognized as a "rising star" by Super Lawyers magazine.
During law school, Jeff was the editor-in-chief of the Southern California Law Review (Volume 80) and received the Edward and Eleanor Shattuck Award for significant contributions to the University of Southern California Law School. Also, upon completing his undergraduate studies, Jeff was selected as the political science department valedictorian at Brigham Young University.
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Snail Skincare - How does the magic happen?May 10, 2016
Snail Secretion on your Face??? The serum I have been using has actually impressed me. One Facebook friend thought I was joking when i first mentioned it and thought I maybe should talk about it on This Morning which actually isn't a bad idea because it is pretty good. Within the glam gold bottle is a thick, clear liquid that you use morning and night. Whilst is actually quite thick and may be snail like, it simply sinks into the skin leaving no residue that I often find with facial oils.. Read more from Natalie Trice on her blog www.justbecauseilove.co.uk


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Our house came with a wireless doorbell, which sadly has gone to that Great Electronics Recycling Depot in the sky. What to do?
I recalled reading somewhere that the Amazon Dash button is capable of being repurposed via a hack. (By the way, the first button is basically free).
"Amazon Dash Button is a Wi-Fi connected device that reorders your favorite product with the press of a button. Each Dash Button is paired with a product of your choice, which is selected during the set-up process. When you're running low, simply press Dash Button—ensuring you never run out of your essentials again."
The hack involves starting up a .bat (batch) file that "watches" for your button push, then runs any other .bat or .exe file on your PC that you have selected, rather than ordering an Amazon product.
Since I was able to create a batch file that activates our X10 chime module, we now have a free wireless doorbell!
(At least we will, once I get a more up-to-date router that can reserve IP addresses by hardware address… Done, 12/2017.)
(Click above photos to enlarge. Label by Brother P-touch Label Maker.)
The Dash button hack:
The Readme file for the Amazon Dash Button Hack at GitHub has the full procedure and free software for the hack.
My supplemental notes:
Download the latest version of the software, which is in .zip format. Unzip it into a folder on your PC (I put it into C:\DashButton).
Then connect a new, unpaired Amazon Dash Button to your home wifi network. A smartphone Amazon app is needed to do this. First make sure to update the Amazon app to the most recent version. Subprocedure at Instructables; do Steps 1 and 2 only.
Next, I found that "pushing the button you wish to pair repeatedly" per the Readme file's Normal Usage Instructions didn't work that well for me.
You can skip directly to the "If you already know the IP of your button" section for testing if you do the following:
- Open up a browser on a PC directly connected to your wireless router and type in "http://192.168.1.1" (or whatever the correct IP address is for your particular router's make and model) to access the router's management GUI.
- You will be asked to enter both a username and password. Typically, they are both "admin" if you haven't changed it previously. Check your manual.
- Find the "DHCP Clients Table" (on my Linksys router, it's under Status/Local Network). Look at it or take a screenshot.
- Push your Dash Button, then refresh the DHCP table and compare. You should see a new "Generic Amazon" device along with its IP address and its MAC address.
- Copy down the IP address (e.g., 192.168.1.105) and the associated hardware (MAC) address (e.g., AB:78:BF:8C:9D:19).
OR (easier):
- Download the free Fing app to your smartphone. When you hit the app's refresh button, it shows a list of all your locally-connected network devices.
- Push your Dash Button, then immediately refresh Fing. You should see listed a new "Generic Amazon" device with its IP address and its MAC address.
- Copy them down.
- Try again if at first you don't succeed.
It's fine to use the IP address from the above for testing in the "If you already know the IP of your button" section of the Readme page, but it needs to not change over time. To accomplish this, go into your router's GUI as mentioned above, and reserve an IP address for your button. This is where you use the button's MAC address you noted above. Look through your router's GUI menu to find where to reserve the IP address by MAC address.
My permanent batch file to execute the hack is named "DashButton.bat". This is needed if you want the hack to run every time you reboot. Here is the text contained in it:
start /min C:\DashButton\AmazonButton_v4.0.exe 192.168.1.10 C:\Users\User\Desktop\doorbell.bat "Comment: place this file in Startup."
- Leave out the "start /min" text for testing. (Minimizes the command prompt window.)
- Replace "192.168.1.10" with your button's IP address, and the full path of the .bat file with the location of your own .bat file.
- Change the comment to something meaningful to you, or just delete it.
- Be sure the quote marks are the straight up and down kind ("dumb") not the curly type ("smart").
(I show below how to create the doorbell.bat. You can use any other executable file on your PC for testing, or just to do a different action at a push of the button.)
- Double-click DashButton.bat to activate the hack.
- Push your Dash button.
- If the doorbell batch file (or the file you selected) is executed, then your DashButton.bat is working.
- Put a copy of it into your PC's Startup folder. That way, when Windows is rebooted, the it will be executed during Startup.
The batch file to use with the Dash button hack:
You can use any batch or .exe file you have, but I wanted to activate our X10 Chime module.
I mentioned in the previous post that we already have an X10 home automation system, including a CM15A USB Transceiver Module plugged into our desktop Windows PC.
With the CM15A and free AHSDK software in place, any of our X10 devices (including our Chime module) can be activated over our local network.
My doorbell.bat file has this text in it:
start /d "C:\Program Files (x86)\AHSDK\bin" ahcmd.exe sendplc A9 on
- The folder with my ahcmd.exe executable file is C:\Program Files (x86)\AHSDK\bin. Our Chime module is at X10 address A9 (house code A, unit code 9).
- Adjust your batch file text to match the location of your ahcmd.exe and the module you want to activate.
- Again, be sure the quote marks are "dumb", not "smart".
So a new wireless doorbell at zero additional cost.


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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Today's snowstorm is fading fast, hours earlier than original predictions it could continue through the night and leave a bigger mess for the morning.
As of around 6 p.m., the storm has shifted to the east, said John Mayers, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Cleveland.
The shift east blunted the hit to Cleveland and many of its suburbs, though heavy snowfall continues in Lake and Ashtabula counties, as well as in Pennsylvania and New York.
The weather service had measured only about 4 inches of snow by late this afternoon.
"Things are winding down in terms of snow and wind in Ohio," said Mayers. "Initially, all the signs showed that we'd probably be dealing with a storm that packed a bit more of a punch. From time to time, that doesn't always pan out. This is an example of that."
Mayers predicted snow showers off and on through the night, with occasional patches of heavier snowfall. He expected no big changes in winds or termperatures.
Nevertheless, it was a day of full of snow-related events:
4:40 p.m.: The Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library will close at 5 p.m. today - four hours early - because of the weather.
4:36 p.m.: The Lorain County Sheriff's Office has declared a Level 1 snow emergency for the county. That means roadways are hazardous and motorists should drive with extreme care.
4:12: The hashtag #CLEsnow continues trending on Twitter as social media folks debate whether the snow storm is fun, frustrating or a blizzard or just media hype.
3:54 p.m.: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport has canceled about 100 flights today.
2:58 p.m.: The National Weather Service office at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport has measured more than 2 inches of snow so far.
2:53 p.m.: Cleveland will get 5 to 9 inches of snow by sundown, according to the National Weather Service. Another 3 to 5 inches are expected overnight.
2:35 p.m.: The Cleveland Museum of Art is closing at 3 p.m. because of the snow pouring down.
2:09 p.m.: Akron has issued a snow ban for all city streets.
2:03 p.m.: In case you're feeling nostalgic for the blizzards of winters past, check out The Plain Dealer's 30th anniversary coverage of the "White Hurricane" of 1978.
1 p.m.: Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson encourages businesses to send employees home now, while Cuyahoga County is sending its workers home at 1:30 p.m.
12:19 p.m.: John Horton, who writes The Plain Dealer's Road Rant column, reports that I-90 westbound is a parking lot. On his way to the newsroom, Horton is stopped near Ohio 306, and says that about every half-mile, a car has spun off the expressway.
11:45 a.m.: ODOT with your plows so bright....The Ohio Department of Transportation is adding bright green flashing lights to its plows this winter in hopes making them stand out and reduce the number of drivers who rear-end them.
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Before the snow started to fly,
and half-off Christmas decorations at Legacy Village in Lyndhurst.
11:15 a.m.
The long-expected storm has finally hit the city of Cleveland: Thick, driving snow is falling downtown, in the Flats and along the shore of Lake Erie.
11:07 a.m.
: The Ohio Department of Transportation
reports that it has 80 crews working 12-hour shifts on roads in Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga Counties.
ODOT issued the following tips:
· KNO B4 U GO: Before leaving home, find out about driving conditions by going to ODOT's premier website www.BuckeyeTraffic.org. Also, follow ODOT on Facebook and Twitter.
· Know Your Limits: Safe drivers know the weather and their limits. Leave plenty of time to reach your destination safely.
· Don't Crowd the Plow: Give snowplows room to work. Don't tailgate or try to pass. Snowplows travel well below the posted speed limit.
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The weather is beginning to turn in the Akron area, at least based on
(Fixed. Thanks to commenter)
Meanwhile, Accuweather is reporting "thundersnow" in southern Ohio, among other meteorological madness.
10:25 a.m.: Webcams are a great way to see the pending storm without actually being in the storm -- which really isn't a storm here yet, but stay tuned.
Here' one near Medina, where the driving looks pretty foul.
And this one is in Loudonville, south and east of the previous one.
Finally, this high-quality view of downtown Cleveland isn't showing anything except a gray sky.
9:40 a.m. It may not look like a blizzard yet, but National Weather Service meteorologist Martin Thompson says the high winds that are coming with this storm is going to make today a difficult one
"Right now, the low pressure is sitting in Middle Tennessee, but there is precipitation out ahead of it -- and the high winds -- that we're going to be getting that's going to make it difficult," Thompson said.
The storm is bringing in moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, he said -- but is also wide enough that it may be drawing in moisture from the East Coast in the end.
"The best thing about this system, though, is that it's going to be a quick one -- in and out in a day or so."
8:57 a.m. : The weather service had issued a winter storm warning for all of northern Ohio from 7 a.m. Wednesday to 7 a.m. Thursday.
The warning extends as far west as Toledo and as far south as Mansfield. The storm is expected to leave 10 to 14 inches in some areas.
The storm m system that dumped snow and sleet on the nation's midsection and unleashed damaging tornadoes around the Deep South has begun punching its way toward the Northeast, slowing holiday travel.
Post-Christmas travelers braced for a second day of flight delays and cancellations, a day after rare winter twisters damaged numerous homes in Louisiana and Alabama. The vast storm system stretching across numerous states has been blamed for three deaths and several injuries though no one was killed outright in the tornadoes. The storms also left more than 100,000 without power for a time, darkening Christmas celebrations.
Drenching rainstorms rumbled across Georgia early today without causing any apparent damages. But Georgia Power officials said thousands lost power in the state as the storm system moved on toward the Carolinas, taking aim at the heavily populated Eastern seaboard.
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My usual mode of operation is to work on one idea at a time. If it is good enough I switch to something else. Actually I might switch because the other idea look more fun. That kept the project alive for quite a while but
you never get out of beta this way. I am going to focus on a 1.0. Good and stable enough. I trimmed the list of features and bugs down to manageable set. The idea is to produce a usable diff program with 1.0. Merge support comes later.
- Quick Response
Instead of showing a progress bar before showing the end result stroy should show a result as fast as possible and improve the diffs in the background.
- Better Change Info
The idea to use background colors to inform about diffs reaches is limits when there are more than 1 changes made to a file. The info will be displayed as a series of icons.
- Thinning
Using stroy on large directories it is easy to forget which diffs you looked already and which not. If you can mark the checked diffs and get rid of them that should help.
- Minimal Crossplatform support
As long as stroy is developed on OSX this platform will always be a step ahead but stroy should work to some degree on windows and linux.
- Localization
Spanish and German localization to a level that you can work with stroy. The help files might come later.
- Bugs
Eventually the 1.0 work should be only bug fixing.
The plan is to shoot for 1 or 2 releases with more features and one with only bug fixes.
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Kanjani8's event tour "Kanjani8 Recital Manatsu no Orera wa Tsumi na Yatsu" will start in July. The group held a similar tour last summer titled "Kanjani8 Recital Omae no Heart wo Tsukandaru!". For this tour, they are scheduled to hold a total of 21 shows in 7 locations, including Okinawa, Tokushima, and Wakayama.Prior to this tour, Kanjani8 will release a new single sometime in July. More details on this will be revealed soon, so stay tuned


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Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?
Film: Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge?
Star Cast: Ajay Devgn, Konkona Sen Sharma, Paresh Rawal, Satish Kaushik, Akhilendra Mishra, Sanjay Mishra
Screenplay: Robin Bhatt, Ashwini Dhir, Tushar Hiranandani
Music: Pritam
Lyrics: Irshad Kamil
Editor: Dharmendra Sharma
Choreography: Raju Khan
Cinematography: Aseem Bajaj
Direction: Ashwini Dhir
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures India
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes
Rating: 3/5
A more of a leer and simpler kind of drama by Ashwini Dhir, Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge is quite different from all the frenzied laugh acts that have been trying to make its audiences laugh recently in Bollywood. The movie does not even try to convince you that life is full of smiles and laughter, where as it just goes on creating condition where in you feel the warmth and smile off with a known eccentricity of the decipherable situations.
Inspired by the comedy entries of Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee's cinemas in 1980's, Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge is a light hearted entertainer resting on three main characters, Munmun, Puneet and Chachaji. Munmun (Konkona Sen Sharma) and Puneet (Ajay Devgan), a married couple, who are living happily in Mumbai till a distant relative, Chachaji (Paresh Rawal) drops off, from a far off village, into their house without informing. The visitor overstays his welcome and hence, the couple starts getting incensed and begins to plan out different ways to speed up his departure.
Though the movie may not be completely fulfilling, but it has got a sure shot old-world charm that one certainly misses out in the cinemas of today. The surprising part is that the devotional factor has smartly been infused inside the screenplay and the audiences, especially the traditional Indian ones, will love the way the different sanskaars, Chachaji inculcates into Puneet and Munmun's son. But somewhere the writing moves off into unwanted areas that could have been avoided easily, especially, the raid at the hotel then the cop scene, and later the hiring of the services of a Bhai to get rid of Chachaji from their home. Also, the repeat telecast of Chachaji breaking the wind looks funny but then due to the repetition becomes an overdose.
Regarding the performances, all were good. Ajay Devgan has performed his part most persuasively, Konkona Sen Sharma is completely natural and spontaneous throughout the movie and Paresh Rawal is truly superb in his act as Atithi and has stolen out every scene from the other actors. Sanjay Mishra, Akhilendra Mishra, Mukesh Tiwari and Viju Khote were also good in their role, and Satish Kaushik shines out, especially in the part where he apologizes to Ajay. No doubt the dialogues by Ashwani Dhir are excellent and the cinematography by Aseem Bajaj is truly first class.
Truly cunning, smart and softly funny, the movie is a worth watch. Bring its DVD home to have more fun.


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Prime Minister's Questions is held every Wednesday at noon while the House of Commons is sitting
PRIME Minister's Questions is the weekly grilling of the PM by MPs in the House of Commons.
Jeremy Corbyn and other opponents of the Government attempt to use the session to pile the pressure on the PM. Here's how it all works.
What day and time is Prime Minister's Question Time?
Prime Minister's Questions is held every Wednesday at noon while the House of Commons is sitting.
During this time the PM will spend around half an hour answering questions from MPs.
The first formalised structure of PMQs was two 15 minute sessions on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.
This was changed by Tony Blair shortly after he took office in 1997 to one half hour session on Wednesdays.
Why do MPs stand up for PMQs?
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Many of the questions have been pre-booked, but there are still supplementary slots up for grabs.
The first question is normally asked by a government MP who will ask the PM if "she/he will list his/her engagements for the day?"
That is usually met with the response: "This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. In addition to my duties in the House, I shall have further such meetings later today."
This is then followed by six questions from the Leader of the Opposition and then two from the leader of the third largest party.
Other MPs can then also ask questions of the PM.
Is there a live stream?
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A letter from Fear...
Dear Beloved,
It's your old friend Fear here. I wish to speak on behalf of my brothers and sisters Anxiety, Terror, Panic, Nervous, Apprehensive, Worry and Chicken Shit.
I'm writing to tell you that I LOVE YOU and I am in full support of your life, your dreams and your happiness. I know it may seem difficult to believe but if you hear me out, it may transform your life forever!
You have been told to conquer me, overcome me and avoid me at all costs. It seems that somewhere along the way you were told that I am your enemy. This is not true.
Truth is....fear... yes I... am your ally and one of your most essential superpowers. It seems society has told you that I am what prevents you from moving towards your dreams. In fact, the opposite is true. The times that you are unable to fully appreciate the moment and you are unable to move forward towards your dreams is because you have been unwilling to welcome me, to breathe into me, to feel me fully, to embrace me and to hear the message that I bring.
By trying to rid yourself of me, numb me, medicate me, suppress me and resist me, you have tried to rid yourself of the joy of the moment and the joy of being alive. Silly isn't it? So let's learn to be buddies again, shall we? Because you deserve to live life fully!
Now let's get clear on who I am, just to make sure you see me in my truest light. I am the primal response that you feel in your body when you 'believe' that you or some-one you love are in danger or are unsafe. I am the hormonal and neuro-chemical response initiated in the brain that allows you to act quickly and respond efficiently to danger... to run like a cheeta or fight like a lion for your survival. I am a powerful force that will keep you alive in a life threatening situation. See how essential I am! Who told you that I was your enemy? What hog hoosie whollup! The problem is not me (fear itself), it is YOUR perception of danger, safety and threat!
In these current times, it is very rare for your life and your safety to be immediately threatened. There are very few ferocious animals, murderers or terrorists roaming the streets. (Although if you watch the news and read the papers you may have been fooled to think they are in plague proportions) They do exist but your other valuable friend and superpower, instinct will let you know when a real danger is present. If there is no danger present, Instinct will tell you that everything is ok.
However, if you are listening only to your thoughts that have been fed with all sorts of beliefs from society and mainstream media, you may choose to 'believe' you are in danger, even though reality and your instincts have told you that you are safe and everything is ok.
When you believe that everyday experiences are a threat, you will experience me on a regular basis. I guess this could get a bit annoying and tiring for you. For that I am sorry. But I am programmed to respond according to your beliefs..... so YOU are my master and I am your beloved servant.
It is not my fault that you have over used me, I was just doing what I was told. It seems that some of the things that you fear (call me for often) is change, the unknown, making a 'mistake', and your own brilliance. (All of the things that need to be embraced for you to reach your dreams and awaken!!!) Strange how you humans fear these great things. When I worked for animals they only used me for their survival! Hehe!
I suggest that you read the tips below that Courtney has put together for you (she is very clever but she forgets to embrace me sometimes too! Haha!). Over time you will awaken to the truth that I... fear... am your beloved servant. Joy, love, peace, bliss and freedom will be eternally yours when you do.
Yours Faithfully
Tips on how to be bosom buddies with fear.
I'd love to hear your comments on fear and if you feel to please share this message with your tribe.
29/5/2013 07:02:18 am
Thank you so much! This is exactly what I needed to hear right now. Perfect timing! xoxo
29/5/2013 11:21:56 pm
You're welcome Jennifer! Kiss fear on the cheek! Ha! x
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At this site we maintain a list of the 5000 Largest Known Primes which is updated hourly. This list is the most important databases at The Prime Pages: a collection of research, records and results all about prime numbers. This page summarizes our information about one of these primes.
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Description:23801# + 1
Verification status (*):Proven
Official Comment:Primorial
Unofficial Comments:This prime has 1 user comment below.
Proof-code(s): (*):C : Caldwell, Cruncher
Decimal Digits:10273 (log10 is 10272.2025326827)
Rank (*):74388 (digit rank is 3)
Entrance Rank (*):53
Currently on list? (*):short
Last modified:12/1/1993
Database id:17298
Status Flags:none
Score (*):32.5233 (normalized score 0)
There are certain forms classed as
archivable: these prime may (at times)
remain on this list even if they do not make
the Top 5000 proper. Such primes are tracked with archival
Primorial (archivable *)
Prime on list: yes, rank 8
Subcategory: "Primorial"
(archival tag id 194239, tag last modified 2012-03-01 18:50:06)
User comments are allowed to convey mathematical information about this number, how it was proven prime.... See our guidelines and restrictions.
Chris Caldwell writes
(11 Sep 2014):
For more information see [Caldwell95].
The Top 5000 Primes is a list for proven primes only. In order to maintain the
integrity of this list, we seek to verify the primality of all submissions.
We are currently unable to check all proofs (ECPP, KP, ...), but we will at least trial
divide and PRP
check every entry before it is included in the list.
machineLinux PII 200
notesPFGW Version 20020311.x86_Dev (Alpha software, 'caveat utilitor') Running N-1 test using base 2 Primality testing 23801#+1 [N-1, Brillhart-Lehmer-Selfridge] Calling Brillhart-Lehmer-Selfridge with factored part 33.36% 23801#+1 is prime! (2114.860000 seconds)
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On Frontpage: The interesting thing is that it's not Federal, it is privately owned, and we list the owners on this page. The Original Constitution for the United States stated that the Congress was to mint the money and set the value of the printed money in the United States.
But in 1913 the Federal Reserve Act was passed and changed, or tried to change the original Constitution.
This act passed the authority to create money from congress over to the PRIVATE consortium of banks collectively known as the Federal Reserve Bank.
Before the passage of the federal reserve act, Congress could print it's own treasury notes (paper money) and use these money to pay for the cost of running the government.
After the passage of this act, in 1913, the CONGRESS HAVE TO BORROW THE MONEY from the privately owned Federal Reserve Bank, at an interest rate (%) !
So United States Government LOST control of their own currency in the year 1913.
When the credits and the American currency, aint in the Governments control, then who is?
To be quick with an answer: It is dangerous and it's a bubble that can break. More about this on this page, but a wise TIP are :
-Take Government control of the American (US) currency, before the bubble breaks! Read further if you are interested in this, below.
The Federal Reserve Bank , which is privately owned, can order the U.S. Treasury [which is the Government] to print a determined amount of Federal Reserve Notes and have the U.S. Mint deliver them for only the cost of printing, which is just but, a small fraction of the real (face) value of the notes. So far.
These Federal Reserve Notes are then lent into circulation by lending them either to congress or to the Federal Reserve Member banks.
Some economists point out that money lent into existence are be IMPOSSIBLE to pay back
-Because only the principal (initial needed capital) was lent out, and released into circulation, but the principal plus interest has to be paid back to this private bank cartel.
Let's say that the American Government needs money, but, as of today, but because of a stupidity in 1913, are not allowed to print their own money. The control is somewhere else.
So the PRIVATE Federal Reserve Bank orders the Government (the Treasury) to print the money, and lends the American Government $ 1 billion US dollars.
These money has to be payed back with (for example) 10 % interest rate within a timeframe. This number figures act just as an example now for you to understand now. In reality, it could be 3,8636052 % but 10% is easier to calculate with and understand.
So tell me;
-Where should the extra $ 100 million dollars at 10% interest rate, of the loaned 1 billion dollars, that the Government need to be payed back come from?
1. From earlier loaned money? Which are less than all the money into circulation?
2. By taking a new loan on the interest rate debt?
3. Or from plundering other nations of their values and natural resources?
Sorry, but, ALL 3 ANSWERS ABOVE ARE CORRECT!
(And the number 3 answer is why the United States are hated by some parts of the global population).
Which leads to why for example the World Trade Center got bombed. The US are using some countries to make themselves rich.
The RAW materials can be mined or harvested cheap in some countries, where you can own their nations own assets, which then can be sold to other industrial nations with a great or huge profit as a return. We don't like to discuss the moral or ethics here.
Let's continue with the privately owned Federal Reserve Bank instead.
The Federal Reserve Bank is very secretive about who it's owning banks or shareholders are.
It has been determined that the "class A" stock in the Federal Reserve Bank are held by the following private institutions:
The Remaining Stock is held by the Chemical Trust and the Rockefeller Trust.
These stockholders hold Federal Government Obligations which amount to over $5 Trillion Dollars
-Which, well over and above it, at least so to say, equals or succeeds the U.S. National Debt!
-Their annual profits from the American (US.) Governments interest payments are well above over $200 Billion dollars per year in profits.!
For this cartel of private banks, with the illusive name, FEDERAL Reserve Bank. But it aint federal, like for example, the FBI : Federal Bureau of Investigation, where federal means 'government controlled institution'.
We will write about the Marshal deal with France later.
There are legal experts that strongly maintain that the Federal Reserve Act is unconstitutional and therefore unlawful/not legal at any point or at all.
Some of the questions raised are whether the Congress really has the Constitutional power to pass a simple act, or does the people have too vote for this act to pass(?), which delegates its original power to coin the money or issue all the dollar paper money, and also whether the Federal Reserve is a Cartel of private banks (also called a banking cartel), which it really is, and also about that it's internal structure are truly non-transparent both to the public as well as to the officials working in the US government or even in the Congress itself.
Since bank notes, originally, were just receipts for, (or a note that said) how much gold you had saved in the bank, the value of notes at that time, in circulation, matched the amount of gold stored by the holders in the banks.
For economies to grow, more money needs to be in circulation. So how to accomplish that? Well,
-Banks simply print more bank notes—regardless how much gold they actually have in their storage or in reserve (!)
This is called "fractional reserve banking," because the gold reserve, is just a fraction of the value of the notes that are printed into circulation.
It's a really good way for scrutiny banks and their owners to literally make money out of nothing.
And all those (notes) money has to be PAID BACK with % interest rate, and those money aint existing (are not printed), so you can't repay the loan! EVER!
To continue with the fractional reserve banking:
After the "made-up" money has been lent out - real money in circulation has to be payed back with hard work and sweat from the man who borrowed the money.
Although the lent out money were just made up / invented without any securities like gold or any other raw materials, they continue to mint and fabricate these fantasy money!
So the US government loans actual 'fantasy' money from private bankers - that they later have to pay back with interest. Money that don't exist and that they can't print.
Can this bubble crack or fall?
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After reading this page, you now know some of the true reasons behind why USA is so rich compared with other countries today.
Would you like to know how much money they invent per day?
-Check these figures and $ numbers below.
Debt to the Penny for 09/06/2016
den 7 september 2016 22:15
Debt Held by the Public: 14,109,707,852,390.37
Intragovernmental Holdings: 5,364,233,593,707.95
Total Public Debt Outstanding: 19,473,941,446,098.32
Debt to the Penny for 09/07/2016
den 8 september 2016 22:15
Debt Held by the Public: 14,111,278,792,640.16
Intragovernmental Holdings: 5,368,212,692,018.97
Total Public Debt Outstanding: 19,479,491,484,659.13
Debt to the Penny for 09/08/2016
den 9 september 2016 22:15
Debt Held by the Public: 14,112,595,306,798.40
Intragovernmental Holdings: 5,369,490,964,535.42
Total Public Debt Outstanding: 19,482,086,271,333.82
Debt to the Penny for 09/09/2016
den 12 september 2016 22:15
Debt Held by the Public: 14,112,568,886,679.61
Intragovernmental Holdings: 5,370,125,502,326.89
Total Public Debt Outstanding: 19,482,694,389,006.50
Debt to the Penny for 09/12/2016
den 13 september 2016 22:15
Debt Held by the Public: 14,111,755,978,422.80
Intragovernmental Holdings: 5,372,904,648,342.72
Total Public Debt Outstanding: 19,484,660,626,765.52
The difference between 482 and 484 above is $ 2 BILLION DOLLARS !
Will this bubble hold?
The United States does not have big enough gold reserve to keep the dollar valued as it is now, except by lying about the amount!
Fractional reserve banking... The gold reserve, is just a fraction of the $ value of the notes that are printed into circulation.
Return here later to see this post / article updated.
And now we can add that since Trump took over as President, the dollar has dropped 9 %.


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(This was last years)
However there were a lot of dietary issues that came up within the past year. My son is no eggs and I am no dairy, and unfortunately my hubby LOVES sweets...especially cake. I've always made him a cake or something like that on his birthday and I wasn't going to stop this year.
Oddly enough, my aunt texted me a recipe my mother gave her over 35 years ago for a chocolate cake that has no eggs or dairy (WEIRD I KNOW). And, for all of you Gluten Free people, you can easily substitute the flour.
The cake is actually very good, as you can see it is much thicker than normal cake, but its really moist and rich. For this particular cake I actually doubled the recipe to get 4 - 9"layers instead of the 2 layers. Remember, I am not a professional baker but I have learned a few tricks along the way!
Ingredients for the cake (we will talk icing later)
- 3 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 6 tbs cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2/3 tsp salt
- 2 tbs vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups cold water
- 2/3 cup oil
Sift flour and combine all dry ingredients. In a separate mixing bowl mix together all liquid ingredients. Using electric mixer slowly add dry ingredients to liquid. Mix for about 5 minutes or until well blended. Pour into cake pans, only pouring about half full (I used 2 9 " pans twice) and bake for 30 minutes. Let cool in cake pan for about 20 minutes then using knife release cake from pan and let cool on parchment paper covered cooling racks.
And now the Vegan Icing......
- 2 sticks vegan butter, at room temperature
- 1 package confectioners sugar (powdered sugar)
- 2 tbs vanilla
- 1/4 c almond milk
(You will need at least 3 or 4 batches of this, don't make them all at once. Only make in between while your icing is setting)
The key to icing is starting at room temperature, whether you are using regular or vegan butter. You must use an electric mixer it will be your BFF for this recipe. Place both sticks of vegan butter in your mixing bowl and mix the butter only for about 5 minutes. You butter will become lighter and much fluffier.
Next, SLOWLY add in the powdered sugar. Add a little, mix until well blended. Add a little, mix until well blended and so on, until all is mixed. You might not even need to use the entire package of powdered sugar depending on which brand you purchase. Your butter mixture should will increase in volume and the icing will become much harder.
Add the vanilla and almond milk and mix. At this point this is all your preference. Add more milk to make icing softer and add more powdered sugar to thicken.
(NOTE: To make chocolate Icing you will just add a few scoops of cocoa powder and add milk and powdered sugar based on icing thickness preference)
Once the vanilla and milk is mixed well. Mix on medium speed for an additional 5 minutes to make your icing a little more fluffy for spreading or piping. Adding milk or powdered sugar as needed. You will know when its finished when your spatula can easily scoop the icing and the icing stays attached to the spatula while upside down without dropping or falling.
To Frost Your Cake:
The easiest way is to use a rotating cake plate and a cardboard cake bottom. Place some parchment paper on top of the cardboard for easy transfer. You don't necessarily need pastry tools, you can use a dull knife however....I used these guys.
(This entire first section I actually do a day ahead of time.)
Start with your bottom layer and add icing as thick as you would like in between each layer. once complete then cover the entire cake in frosting. The goal of this first later is to even out any un-level areas and make sure the layers are set. Smooth out as much as possible, and place in refrigerator over night.
And on to the second layer...notice how the icing just sticks without falling. The goal is to get everything as smooth as possible. I added this and one other layer of frosting. For each layer, I put the cake back into the fridge for 30 minutes each.
3rd and Final Layer. Place in the refrigerator for an additional 30 minutes and add any additional piping when set.
I added some cocoa powder and a little bit of black food coloring to give the piped icing the grey color.
I used a piping back and small circle tip for my writing, but you can just use a sandwich baggie and cut the corner.
Once again using my rotating cake wheel, I started at the bottom and just wrote "Happy Birthday Kyle" and adding more writing as I go. Luckily it worked out that none of my words ended unfinished.
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For the top I just wrote my same note but covering as much of the top as possible.
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Water: The Riches of Clare
Eel Spear
There are two types of eel spear: one which impales the eel between blunt prongs and another which holds it by pinching the eel's body and snagging its skin so that it cannot slip out.
The different approaches are significant since a skewered eel will die and need to be cleaned, salted and possibly smoked before it is sold. Conversely, snagged eels can be released, packed in baskets and sent to market live and sold fresh.
Pictured is an example of a three pronged eel spear used in County Clare.
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Armor in Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition is used to improve protection against physical attacks. Various types of armor can be found throughout the game via random loots, Boss-drops, Quest-Rewards or even Crafting
Different types of armor affect your Armor Rating differently. These values can be observed from your "Character Sheet". The amount of protection is dependant on your Armor Rating and the Resistances you have to elemental attacks. These values taken together as a whole determine your defensive capability against a given attack. Various items can be used to improve these values and minimise the damage taken from enemy attacks. For more information, see the Defenses page.
Armor Rating
Your Armor Rating determines how much non-magical damage your armor absorbs. The formula below shows the calculation Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition makes to determine the proportion of damage blocked from an incoming attack. The armor rating can be improved using items, the Armor Specialist ability and other abilities like Leadership.
Proportion Blocked = Armor Rating / ((4.5 * (1 + Attacker Level)) + Armor Rating)
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No matter what type of business you run, you need to take back control. If you're spending time answering phones or you have employees answering phones when there are other tasks you need to handle, it's time to stop the madness.
A phone call is a huge distraction. When you're focused on an important task, in an important meeting or just need to avoid being bothered, a phone call can be the worst thing that ever happened. Here's how you can eliminate the distraction and get back to focused work.
Why is Focused Work so Important?
Entrepreneurs are always looking for ways to get more productivity out of their days. Many would like to extend the days to 30 hours instead of 24, but this simply isn't possible. However, you can become more productive during the hours you work.
Many studies have been done on the eight-hour work day and they have all proven the same thing. Workers simply are not fully productive for all eight hours. This goes for the lower level employees and even CEOs.
When you work more than eight hours, the productivity drops even more. Most business owners can accomplish everything they need to accomplish in about half of the time they actually spend working. However, they have to become laser focused and eliminate distractions.
Two major distractions happen every day for most business owners: phone calls and emails. Emails are easy to eliminate, as you can just shut down the program you use for email and take away the distraction. Phone calls are a bit more difficult as you cannot just turn your phone off and send everybody to voicemail.
Shutting Down the Phone Without Losing Business
Taking control of your work day will lead to many great things, such as more time for family, hobbies and other things you are missing out on by working too much. One of the best ways to take control of your work day is by shutting down your phone.
This may sound crazy, as you will certainly lose business if your customers cannot get ahold of you when they need to. However, you can shut your phone down without losing any business when you hire a virtual receptionist. With a virtual receptionist, you won't be interrupted and your customers will all get excellent service when they call.
There are several things a virtual receptionist can do for you to help you take control of your work day. They will schedule appointments, take orders, answer general inquiries, handle some customer service and, most importantly, take away your need to answer every phone call.
With a virtual receptionist, you don't have to take a phone call unless you want to. You can instruct them to forward specific calls to your or hold all calls until further notice. This allows you to get more work done and take control of your work day.
What Does a Controlled Work Day Look Like?
When you eliminate distractions and become laser focused on the task at hand, you have control of your work day. No longer do you need to work 12+ hours a day to make your business run. If you're used to short nights and long work days, it's time to get used to a balance of work and life.
A controlled work day will give you more time away from the office, which will actually make you more productive when you are at the office. Studies have shown that entrepreneurs are more productive when they take two full days off per week and they work less than 10 hours per day. When they work 6 hours per day, 5 days a week, they are the most productive and the happiest.
It's no secret, just about every business owner needs more time off, longer breaks and more time with their family and friends. A virtual receptionist is just one major step in the direction of a controlled work day. Eliminating the distraction of phone calls during focused work time will help you get more done in less time.
When we become distracted, we don't accomplish as much. Losing focus for even a second causes your mind to have to refocus, which costs you precious time If this happens every time you receive a new email or a new phone call, you may be losing two or three hours of time every single day. Imagine how much happier you would be if those two or three hours a day were spent away from the office with people you love.
Hiring a virtual receptionist will allow you to rescue lost time and eliminate distractions. If you want to take back control of your work day, hire a virtual receptionist to handle all of your incoming phone calls.


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Scotch Plains Library Car Crash
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Unexpected Visitor...The Scotch Plains Public Library sustained some structural damage last Saturday morning after this Lincoln Town Car crashed into the side wall of the building. The motorist, a resident of Scotch Plains, was not injured. She told police the accident occurred when the gas pedal became stuck. Library Director Norbert Bernstein said it was fortunate that the library was closed at the time, because the section of the building where the accident occurred is normally busy with library patrons eager to peruse new books which are displayed there.
Womans Car Damages Glass Wall At Scotch Plains Public Library
By SUZETTE STALKER
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A woman lost control of her car last Saturday morning and struck a glass wall at the Scotch Plains Public Library on Bartle Avenue, damaging the wall and two brick support structures, according to police. The motorist was not seriously injured and the library was closed at the time of the accident.
Captain Joseph Protasiewicz of the Scotch Plains Police Department confirmed that a 1989 Lincoln Town Car driven by Mary Loh, 72, of Scotch Plains, struck the east side of the building at 11:03 a.m. She told police that the gas pedal had stuck and she lost control of the vehicle, according to Captain Protasiewicz.
The captain said authorities were alerted to the accident by a police officer who was working traffic duty nearby. He said the Scotch Plains Rescue Squad responded to the scene to check on the condition of the motorist, who he described as "shaken up" but not injured. She was not issued any citations in connection with the accident, Captain Protasiewicz said.
"Fortunately, were closed on Saturdays and Sundays during July and August," remarked Library Director Norbert Bernstein. "If people had been here, there could have been some injuries."
He said the damaged wall is in the section where the latest fiction and non-fiction books are displayed for five months after their arrival. During other times of the year, the area typically would have been busy with library patrons on a Saturday morning, Mr. Bernstein said.
He remarked that "it broke my heart" to see the damage, which he anticipated will cost several thousand dollars and take "a month or two to repair." While he does not believe the building will be fully repaired by the opening of the new school year in September, he said he feels the incident will not have a significant impact on business at the library.
Mr. Bernstein reported that the shelves in the damaged section can still be used to display books.
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Diabetes is a chronic disease in which food is not properly absorbed in the body to be used as energy. This results in high levels of sugar in the blood. During the normal process of digestion, food is consumed and broken down into small sugar particles called glucose. The glucose enters the blood stream and is moved into the body's cells, where it can be used as energy. Insulin is a hormone that is produced by the pancreas. People with diabetes have too little insulin production, their body is unable to use insulin properly (insulin resistance), or both. This does not allow glucose to be moved into the body's cells, which results high levels of glucose in the bloodstream.
The objective of nutrition therapy is to help people with diabetes learn how to make appropriate food choices that will have a positive impact on blood glucose, lipid levels and blood pressure. Once made, these choices can help diabetes achieve optimum metabolic control that may delay or prevent diabetes related complications and improve overall health.
The goals of medical nutrition therapy are achieve or maintained normal or close to normal blood glucose level, lipid and lipoprotein profile and blood pressure. The American Diabetic Association develops the nutrition care process.
This the frame works for the delivery of medical nutrition therapy.
Nutrition Care process consist of following elements-
1. Nutrition assessment
2. Nutrition diagnosis
3. Nutrition intervention
4. Nutrition monitoring and evaluation
The nutrition assessment is the initial step in developing an individualized nutrition education and meal plan. it is the critical step because the treatment and counseling is entirely depend on this assessment much of the information can be gleaned from medical record while other information should be option from the patient and his family.
The first part of the nutrition assessment is obtained from medical record and analysis of the data.
- Height and weight
- Desirable body weight
- Daily energy need and BMI
- Medical and weight history
- Laboratory values
- Current level of diabetes control
The second part of the assessment also serves to establish a rapport between the person and the health care provider. It allows to learn the interventions that may be most acceptable to the person being counselled. This assessment should whenever possible done with person directly and relying on family members to give the information.
The first step in the assessment of the body weight is the determination of desirable body weight. There are many different methods of assessing an individual body weight. The common method is described below
Formula to calculate desirable body weight
For Men: Ht in Cms – 100
For women: Ht in Cms -105
The second is the determination of BMI. This the number calculated from a person's weight and height. BMI provides a reliable indicator for most people and iS used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems. (see the table below). It is a indicator of the weight status of a person. It can be calculated as follows:
BMI= Weight (in kgs).
(Height in meters)2
|< 18.5
|Normal weight
|18.5 – 22.9
|23 – 24.9
|> 25
The third is to determination of body shape. Body shape has been found to be an important when predicting person risk of cardiovascular disease and metabolic condition. Abdominal fat is an important risk masker for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. The waist hip ratio can be used classify people either pear or apple shaped. Refer book 101. People with pear shaped body have a low WHR and are at a low risk of cardiovascular complications compare a people with apple shaped body. Generally female have pear shaped body and male have apple shaped body. WHR is also called abdominal gluteal ratio (AGR).
|Wait to Hip Ratio
|Health Risk based on WHR
|0.95 or below
|0.80 or below
|Low Risk
|0.96 to 1.0
|0.81 – 0.85
|Moderate Risk
|1.0 +
|0.85 +
|High Risk
A balanced diet is defined as one that contains variety of food from both the micronutrient and macronutrients group. Macronutrients known as such because the body needs more of this included proteins, carbohydrates and fats. These nutrients are
- Oxidized in the body to provide energy
- Needed for reproduction
- Essential for cell repair and growth
Micronutrient – required in smaller amount – included vitamins and minerals.
Adequate fluid are also essential for bodily function. The component of a balanced diet differs according to age, gender, physical activity etc.
Once the nutritional assessment has been completed the health care should have enough information to determine the nutritional status and needs of the person with diabetes. This will help to determine the specific eating eating behaviors that need to be modified.
The person with diabetes and the health care provider can work together to change goals in area of nutrition and eating habits and priorities them. Goals should be realistic; patient centered and may be both short- term and long term.
This step involves the planning and implementation of educational activities and counseling needed to modify the person's nutritional eating habits or behaviors. The implementation will involve the selection of a meal planning method based on nutritional assessment and patient centered goals. The health care provider at this step in the process also include being a counselor and cope with its effects.
There are 5 common methods of meal planning uses for people with diabetes. Each one is described below:
The Food pyramid is a visual that helps explain the kinds and amount of food that should be eaten. The base of the pyramid consists of the foods that should be eaten more frequently. As one goes up the side of the pyramid, the person eat fewer servings of the foods indicated, eating the least amounts of the foods at the top of the pyramid. The foods at the top of the pyramid tend to be calorie dense and should be eaten sparingly.
The cereal group forms the base of the pyramid and a large portion of the meal consists of foods taken from this group of foods. Each serving in the cereal group contains 15g of carbohydrates, 3g of proteins, a trace of fat and gives about 80 calories. The maximum number of servings per day should come from foods in this group preferably those made with whole grains.
This comes above the base of the pyramid and these are rich in essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidant and fiber. Each serving in this group contains 5g of carbohydrates, 2g of proteins and provide approximately 28 calories.
Each serving in this group contains 12g of carbohydrates, 6g of proteins and 1g of fat and provides approximately 80 calories. Each serving in the group is about 25 g by weight if uncooked and about 1 cup cooked( thin, watery) or 1/2 cup cooked (thick).
Each serving of skim milk and skim milk based foods contains 12 g of carbohydrate, 8 g of protein, and provides 80 calories. Each serving of whole milk and whole milk based foods contains 12 g of carbohydrate, 8 g of protein, provides 8 g of fat and provides 150 calories.
This food groups comes near the apex of the Indian food pyramid. Each serving in this group contains 15g of carbohydrates and provides 60 calories.
This group comes at the apex of the Indian food pyramid. Items in this group should be used sparingly. Each serving in the fats and oils group contains 5 g of fat and provides 45 calories.
One serving is a teaspoon of cooking oil. Even sugar rich products come under this category s both at concentrated sources of energy. Only a small amount of food from this group is necessary for a well balanced meal.
The exact number of servings from each group depends on the person's diabetes goals, nutritional requirements, lifestyle and good preferences.
Bran can be added to wheat atta(1 teaspoon to 100g) to make nourishing chapattis
Use brown rice , it has more flavour and fibre then white rice
Blended atta can also be used( 7kg wheat +1.5kg barley +1.5 kg soybean +1/2kg channa)
Use of white bread , naan, roomali roti and other maida preparations should be limited.
Fruits and vegetables
Choose fresh fruits and vegetables
Enjoy whole fruits than rather than juices
Use herbs and spices. Season foods with cinnamon, cloves and bay leaves
Limit dried fruits as they are a concentrated source of carbohydrate and calories.
Use skimmed milk or double toned instead of whole milk for making tea, coffee, puddings etc.
Look for low fat yoghurt and cheese.
Meat/ pulses
Use egg whites instead of whole eggs. Two egg whites can replace one whole egg.
Select more chicken and fish based dishes over mutton, pork and beef.
Use low fat spreads such as cottage cheese full skimmed milk or fat free fruit preserves instead of butter cheese or mayonnaise.
|Suggested Intake of Food Groups
|6 servings per day
|2 servings per day
|3 servings per day
|2 servings per day
|Dairy products
|2-3 servings per day
|Meat & its products
|1-2 servings per day (preferably fish or chicken as second choice)
|Fats & Oils
|< 3 teaspoons per day
|Some recommendation allowed to 10% of daily calories from sucrose
The Plate Method
- Avoid all sugar in drinks. Drink Diet Soda, Crystal Light, or Flavored Water.
- Do not add sugar, honey or brown sugar. Use Equal, Splenda or Sweet n Low.
- Eat 3 balanced meals a day, 4-5 hours apart.
- Add a protein food to your snack.
- Eat low fat to protect your heart; eat less fried foods, fast foods.
- Eat less salt to help with blood pressure; less fast food and packaged foods
Carbohydrate is fuel for our body. You need to eat some at each meal and snack.
Carbohydrate turns to sugar or glucose in our bloodstream.
Carbohydrate is found in sweets, snacks, milk, fruit, starch and starchy veggies.
One serving = 15 grams of Carbohydrate.
Men can have 4-5 Carbohydrate servings per meal.
Women can have 3-4 Carbohydrate servings per meal
Snacks can have between 1-2 Carbohydrates.
It is difficult sometimes to measure foods and know exactly the quantity of food that is being consumed. People can use their hands to estimate the correct portion size of food that they should eat.
The signal system is a useful aid to educate large numbers of people. The signal system is based on traffic light system
|Red Zone
|Yellow Zone
|Green Zone
|This food rich in fat an in refined carbohydrates/ sugars and have high glycemic index or are low in fiber. They should be eaten in very limited quantities.
|This food should be eaten in a moderation since they may have high glycemic index, are low in fiber content, or have moderate amount of fat
|This food is healthy choices because they have low glycemic index, are high in fiber content and low in fat. However, foods in the green zone should only be eaten in the recommended amount
There has been a growing interest in the role played by dietary fibres in the management of diabetes. Fibres are shown to –
- Reduce the rise of blood glucose level following a meal
- Stabilize the post-prandial swings in the blood glucose levels
- Decrease the serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels
- Make people feel full after a meal so that they may eat less
Fibres can be classified into
- Soluble Fibres
- Insoluble Fibres
Soluble Fibre is highly viscous and may delay the gastric empting of ingested foods into the small intestine resulting in a sensation of fullness and slowing the raise of blood glucose after a meal.
Insoluble Fibre retains water, resulting in softer and bulkier stools and increases fecal bulk.
The recommendation intake for total fibre in foods is 38 g per day for men and 25 g per day for woman.
Fat is a concentrated source of energy. 1 gm of fat provides 9 calories of energy. It is an essential nutrient and plays several vital roles:
- Provides oil for the skin
- Regulates body functions by forming hormones
- Insulates and protects internal organs
- Carries fat-soluble vitamins throughout the body
- Helps repair damaged tissue and helps to fight infections.
The energy derived total fat intake for an individual should be between 15-20% of the total energy intake. A people with diabetes have an increased risk of atherosclerosis control of fact intake becomes more vital.
Important distinctions are made between the different types of fat in the diet. They are:
- Polyunsaturated fats: They help to reduce LDL cholesterol and also lowers level of HDL cholesterol. Eg. Safflower oil, sunflower oil and corn oil.
- Saturate fats: They can significantly raise the blood cholesterol levels, especially the level of LDL cholesterol. Eg. Red meats, butter, cheese, ghee, whole milk, cream, lard.
- Trans -fatty acids: They lower HDL cholesterol and raise LDL cholesterol. Baked products, biscuits and cakes.
- Mono unsaturated fats: They should generally be preferred as they enhance cardio-vascular health and help lower LDL cholesterol. Olive oil, canola oil, groundnut oil, rape seed oil, mustard oil and sesame oil.
There is another kind of fat called essential fatty acids. These unsaturated fats, including Omega-3 & Omega -6 fats, make the cell membrane more flexible, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and reduce mortality from heart disease. They are also required for the production of certain hormones that are essential for blood clotting, blood pressure control, eye and brain function.
Cold water fish such as salmon, oily fish, soya bean oil, rape seed oil, sesame oil, wheat, bajra, black gram, cow pea, chick pea, rajmah, soya, green leafy, fenugreek, mustard, walnut, flaxseed are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-6 fatty acids are found in grains such as corn, along with corn oil, safflower oil, sun flower oil, soya bean oil, cotton seed oil and in the meat of animals that have been fattened or grain.
Proteins are an important constituent of tissues and cells in the body. 1 gm of protein provide 4 calories of energy. They have different functions such as:
- Provide the body with energy
- Supply the body with building material for growth and repair.
- Reduction of hormones, antibodies, enzymes and tissues.
Proteins are broken down into amino acids – the building blocks of body tissue. Amino acids that cannot be synthesized in the body and are supplied in the diet are called essential amino acids. Proteins come from both animal and plant sources. Animal sources