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I would just like to say this post is in NO WAY insinuating I am a great engineer. I believe that no matter how much you know or think you know, there is always room for improvement and development. That being said these are some things I believe makes a technologist really stand out from the rest of the crowd.
This next post will be about the social aspect of being a great engineer. Being a part of the technology community is an essential a part of someone's career and growth within IT.
Social Networks
Social networks like twitter are a great place to network and connect with other "Like-minded" people. I'm not gonna lie its sounds kind of creepy when I say "Like-minded" but none the less twitter is a great place to get in touch with some amazing and very smart people. You will find some great bloggers like Duncan Epping ( @DuncanYB ), William Lam ( @lamw ) and Sean Thulin ( @Sthulin ).
You will find some great bloggers like Duncan Epping (@DuncanYB), William Lam (@lamw) and Sean Thulin (@Sthulin ), just to name a few. But twitter is also great for touch with the companies that create these awesome technologies. Vmware (@VMware), IBM (@ibm) Cisco (@Cisco) Dell EMC ( @DellEMC )
Technology forums Like VMTN and VMware Reddit are a plethora of information, i would strongly consider these as social forums you will see a lot of VExperts and VCDX's on both sites doling out information like they are making money. They are sites that you should take a look at.
It is important to connect with these people for a couple of reasons, the most obvious one is the networking aspect of our jobs. Networking is essential to gaining ground in your career, always having friends in a lot of different places is not only good if you get Laid off or looking for a career move, but is also good when looking for advice. Whether you want to reach out to these contacts for advice on a new product that might be a right fit for your environment or even better if you have an issue and your contact works for that company. The opportunities are endless when you have a great network of people at your side.
I guess the hardest part of this is finding those mentioned people. Some people will find this the hardest part of networking, is breaking the ice. In my experience, I have never had an issue at a local meeting or conference that I was pushed away for ease dropping on a technical conversation. Usually starting with a " Hey I overheard you talking about (Insert here)" usually is a pretty good ice breaker. Learning to carry on the conversation is key though and i would have to write a whole blog post on that topic. Becuase if you know me you will know that I can keep a conversation going and have no issues with talking to people i don't know, obviously sometimes to my detriment.
Honesty and confidence
The Last section i have for you tonight is the most important. What makes an engineer stick out is his/her ability to talk about technology with honesty and confidence. Knowing a product is one thing, a lot of people know one technology or another but very few can master that technology and live to tell the tale. Speaking honestly about your experiences is essential to being a great engineer. there is no other community out there that can smell bull shit like IT and most of the time they don't mind calling you on it. It takes a great engineer to say "I don't know" it proves that you are humble and understand that you won't have all the problems solved. But the ability to take that "I don't know" and make it into a learning experience is key. Being honest to yourself is the most important part. You may not have the answer to every question, but a great engineer knows where to find it.
Confidence is essential for anyone not only in IT but any industry. When you are confident in your beliefs people trust you. Confidence is one of those things that strikes comfort in the heart of people. When you go to a client or manager and say "I know the issues to the problem X,Y,Z, And these are the solutions." It gives them the perception that you knowing what you are doing, But also makes them feel like you have done this before, even if you haven't. Comfort from upper management or clients is how decisions get made and how things get fixed potentially. But remember the rule above. YOU MUST BE HONEST! If the task is out of your reach or if you don't have experience don't get into a corner you cannot get out of.
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natural fibers, rusty objects & windfall
Whoo Hoo,
a new assignment that was a hit!
A couple of weeks ago I posted about being inspired by the work of Alice Fox & India Flint.
So I asked my kiddos to put the two ideas together onto a tapestry woven base of all natural fibers.
And wella!!!
It worked and they loved all the processes and the results.
This was their second time to weave.
The first was in their Beginning year where they wove a 3-dimensional bird's nest.
This time I had them warp up a frame loom which they loved.
In fact,
junior Shreya Sheth liked it so much that she made two weavings.
When I brought them home for a gentle washing to full & soften up a bit,
my husband caught sight of them and was instantly smitten.
He wants one so he can use it for a guitar strap. :)
Maybe when I retire ha ha
And here they are now on display at the District Art Show.
Wish the picture was a bit better quality but the light is so bad where they are on display.
The Artists:
senior Liana Chie, juniors Jacqueline Yu & Shreya Sheth, seniors Antoniette Jabat, Hazel Cruz, William Kim, Kristine Luong, & Amber Wu

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text: Tea Time! Posted on November 21, 2016 by Mykaela Bordun - Updated March 13, 2017 During my free time I always want to make new things. And because I am interested in different kinds of tea, I wonder if I can make my one. I stumbled upon this video and this is the solution! food


text: Ok; you got me, of course this won't be the final thread on modes. However, this could answer many questions and greatly reduce the high volume of modal traffic that comes through General Instruction. I don't know if you've ever heard of the bassist Bunny Brunel, but he has a website that can help with modal confusion. His website has several lessons with sound clips, notation, and a video where he demonstrates and explains things. Go to http://www.cyberschoolofbass.com/lesson3/ to learn the major modes and one way to apply them in bassline construction. At first glance, it may look like another website showing more of the same information you've seen before. The video is where he ties the knowledge and the application together. Near the end of the video, Bunny creates a bass line using all of the notes in a given mode, then transposes that same bassline into the rest of the major modes. The "flavor" of the line changes a lot. It's a real eye/ear opener. I hope a lot of people are able to benefit from this website. Joe


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Scientists urged to flock together for sake of parrot
The survival of an Australian parrot on the brink of extinction hinges on the co-operation of scientists who have been engaged in bitter conflict, prompting an extraordinary request for the experts to work together "courteously and respectfully" to save the last 50 orange-bellied parrots in the wild.
The deadly beak and feather disease infected 19 of the 26 orange-bellied parrot chicks born in the south of Tasmania last summer, a disaster for the population ahead of its annual flight across Bass Strait to Victoria and South Australia.
Today Environment Minister Greg Hunt will respond to the crisis by announcing a $525,000 rescue package to scale up a captive breeding program for the bird, one of just two migratory parrot species in the world.
At the same time, the Abbott government's Threatened Species Commissioner Gregory Andrews will hold a workshop of orange-bellied parrot experts, threatened species scientists and representatives from Tasmania's Environment Department to examine ways to improve the bird's resilience to the disease and give it the best chance of long-term survival.
The workshop at Melbourne Zoo follows a period of prolonged tension inside and outside the Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment over strategies to save the parrot. The Australian has been told scientists who have previously refused to be in the same room have each agreed to attend today's meeting.
Some familiar with the stoush predict Mr Andrews will need all of the skills he developed in his last job as a diplomat with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for 23 years.
In his invitation to experts on both sides of the conflict, Mr Andrews urged civility for the sake of the parrot at today's all-day workshop.
"When there is a crisis among people who care passionately, it is easy for emotions or tempers to flare," Mr Andrews wrote.
"So I want to be very clear that working together collaboratively, courteously and respectfully will be essential at the meeting.
"I ask that everyone comes to the meeting in this spirit ... I know you will agree with me on this and am very confident that the parrot will get the best from us all."
Testing at Charles Sturt University has found with about 90 per cent certainty that the latest outbreak of beak and feather disease in orange-bellied parrots came from wild parrots with whom they share the forest in southwest Tasmania.
There is now likely to be a robust discussion among scientists about vaccination and the practice of cleaning nesting boxes and feeding tables in the wild.
Mr Hunt said the bird now had the unwanted status of the world's most endangered parrot, but it was a survivor and the Australian government was not going to give up on the species.


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WebTrends Continues Reign as Market Share Leader for Web Analytics
Market Share Report from Leading Analyst Firm Establishes WebTrends #1 Ranking Based on Total Revenue for On Demand and License-Based Software Solutions
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According to an IDC report released last week, WebTrends, the leading provider of on-demand and software web analytics solutions and a business unit of NetIQ Corporation (NASDAQ: NTIQ), continues to lead the web analytics market by revenue. The report titled, "Worldwide Web Analytics Software Applications Forecast and Analysis, 2004-2008: 2004 Shares and Current Outlook," (IDC # 32917) ranks WebTrends #1 in worldwide web analytics market share by a wide margin.
WebTrends' strong market leadership position is a result of having large enterprise customer bases across both its software and On Demand web analytics solutions. Last quarter WebTrends achieved its highest quarterly bookings in the last four years and experienced record software maintenance renewals, building off of strong growth in Q1 FY 2005 when it doubled its year-over-year bookings for WebTrends® On Demand.
"WebTrends continues to lead the web analytics software market by revenue," said Robert Blumstein, Research Director for CRM Analytics and Marketing Applications at IDC. "This market is vital to successful ecommerce, and offering both on-premise and on-demand solutions positions WebTrends to take advantage of growth opportunities in both environments."
IDC also highlighted WebTrends search analytics and its recent acquisition of and integration with the WebPosition® Search Engine Optimization solution, as a logical and timely extension of web analytics. By leveraging WebTrends SmartReports™ for Microsoft® Excel®, marketers can quantify the relationship between organic and paid search positions, revenue and ROI within a single report, allowing them to focus on attaining the most profitable search positions.
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I just finished riding the Silver Comet and Chief Ladiga Trails. I drove down from Washington DC to ride it. I had a wonderful time riding since the weather was slightly hot, but not overwhelmingly so and my daughter accompanied me as a sag wagon, should I need one. Thanks to not having any rain or bike breakdowns, I rode the entire stretch from Smyrna to Anniston.
The only challenge on the trip occurs between Rockmart and Cedartown where the blogs and websites warn of some hilly terrain that can be tiring. Let me correct that impression. These are reclaimed highways designed for Chevys and Fords for 12 miles. There are a dozen hills of at least 1/2 mile that are, without Lance Armstrong's steroids, impossible to climb on your bike. It took me 2 and 1/2 hours to go about 7 miles. I walked my bike up half the hills and rested for 20 minutes each at the top of three of them. No one anywhere warns you sufficiently about this stretch. This is a conspicuous and dangerous riding section that the fine people in Georgia tend simply to not say a thing about. I almost died on this stretch. After my heart attack a year ago, I was not ready for this challenge, and I emailed my relatives immediately to sue the state for their conspicuous avoidance of a sufficient warning of this dangerous stretch.
My guess is that most of you already know this section exists because in my 2 and 1/2 hours only two other riders passed me. I suspect those of you from the area simply ride west from Cedartown instead of east and those in Rockmart merely head east (only) to avoid it. But those of us coming from out of state are trapped by this section without warning.
Did anyone else out there suffer from these misleading messages that fail to warn anyone of what tremendous difficulty is involved in this stretch of road (it's not a trail)?
posted Sep 15 2012 11:58AM
- RKM, Silver Spring, MD
An apt description of that stretch. The SCT is a meandering trail for the most part and is only of fairly moderate difficulty, however, and I have never made it a secret when telling others about it, that 12 miles, as noted above, is Difficult. Not for the big shot riders, of course, but for the average rider, which is about 98%, it's a test. Yes, many go west from Cedartown or east from Rockmart, that's the easier thing to do. I remember my travails the first time I did this stretch and while not walking I was certainly spinning. Also, this 12 miles is situated nearly in the 'middle' of the Anniston to Smyrna ride and is s big psychological hurdle for the average rider as they get nearer, and nearer, this stretch. It is enjoyable though, and makes the SCT more, er...'interesting'...:-)
Also, that stretch is out in the 'boondocks' so one will see relatively few riders along this area. I would always suggest a buddy if doing the full stretch from Symrna to Anniston, or simply through this 12 mile stretch.
posted Sep 24 2012 7:26AM
- SRR, Marietta, GA
Your description is the best of the Alps section of the SCT. We stopped to rest on one of the benches and scrawled by an obviously weary hand stated THIS PART SUX. Compared to most of the SCT how hilly is the Chief Ladiga trail.
posted Sep 30 2012 9:10PM
- David, Buford Ga
The Chief Ladiga is flat, flat, flat. Since it is entirely an old railway, very slight grades here and there. Going east, you won't hit a real grade until you get to Cedartown. Planning on riding the SCT from Cedartown to Dallas this weekend. Your description makes me a little nervous.
posted Nov 1 2012 1:05PM
- Steve H, Pelham, AL
Though I have not ridden it, a person is responsible for knowing what kind of condition he is in, and besides those kind of hurdles are part of the adventure. Try riding across "flat" Nebraska, with an incessant headwind.
posted Feb 18 2013 10:12PM
- renegadetenor, denver
The hilly portion is there as a detour because... that part of the old Silver Comet RR is still active with trains on it. So it's best to have a low gear of less than 36 gear inches(G.I.). See sheldonbrown.com
posted Dec 24 2013 8:59PM
- Richard C Beck, Conyers, GA
As a 52 year old beginner, I expect the worst, and hope for flat ground. When I rode down the hill, I wondered why there was a bench half way down, I was wrong, the bench was half way up, for a reason. I made the ride without stopping until I reached the top. I rested with the 20 year olds who were tired also. If you wish only for flat ground, get a stationary bike.
posted Dec 28 2013 6:59PM
- Davo, Menlo
You want flat ground, try riding the Cowboy Trail in northern Nebraska. (www.bikecowboytrail.com) You can ride from one county road to the next and it will show you what the whole trail is like. Warning: they have the Texas goathead sandburr and it is attracted to bicycle tires. It went through my Kevlar tires on my Burley trailer.
posted Feb 14 2014 12:35AM
- Gene, Indiana
Give me a break, sue because it was to hilly? I am 50 and road/walked it on my longboard skateboard in the 188 mile 3 day stage race that goes the whole length of the Chief Ladiga and the silver comit trail and back. Damn sue happy USA nothing should be a challenge/adventure. I say to you stay at home next time.
posted Apr 28 2014 3:36PM
- Ed skater, Sarasota
IF it took you 2 1/2 hours to go 7 miles due to the hill(s) then you might consider NOT riding at all and sticking to a gym or simply ride flat trails. The Washington & Old Dominion trail (in your area)has hills and dozens of crossings making it a challenge of sorts. I hate losing momentum while riding. I live in West Virginia where we have LOTS of hills.
posted Sep 17 2017 6:15PM
- Radmann, Inwood , WV
This I over Garbage Hill dumb ass. Dah go sue your own ignorant stupid ass for not researching data.
posted Sep 27 2017 2:45AM
- Anonymous
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A relative of hers, she would say, grew up in a modest household and married into one of similar means. Yet, whenever she got something she liked--no matter how small or seemingly insignificant--she would fall into prostration to God, sincerely thanking Him for his favors.
The punchline: Eventually, God blessed her and her family with so much it exceeded their wildest dreams.
Indeed, God has promised: ''If you are thankful I will surely give you more, but if you are ungrateful my punishment is terrible indeed." (Quran 14: 7)
Being grateful to God is an important duty that must be expressed through our heart (awe, humility, love), tongue (praise, glorification) and body parts (obedience). A truly thankful person (shakir in Arabic) is one who recognizes the blessings of God and uses these bounties for the purposes intended by Him.
God is especially pleased when His servants thank Him in the prostrating position, with humility, tears and their foreheads pressed to the earth. It is highly encouraged to perform a prostration of thanksgiving after every mandatory prayer, thanking God for the opportunity to complete the prayers as well as for all His other bounties.
To the angels witnessing such a prostrating soul God says: "I too must thank him as he has done, grant him prosperity by My grace and treat him with My great mercy on the Day of Judgment."
Ali, the husband of Fatima (one of the four perfect women) was among those most often seen prostrating in gratitude to God. The best of worship, he said, is "worship out of thanksgiving to Him."
Shy at first, Ali asked his cousin Prophet Muhammad (S) for Fatima's hand in marriage and his request was accepted. On the day of the wedding, Ali again proposed in front of witnesses but not before praising God and thanking Him profusely. As soon as the ceremony was complete, the first thing he and the Prophet (S) did was prostrate in gratitude to their Lord.
"God blesses us with blessings throughout our life," says scholar Hamza Sodagar. "The way we treat these blessings makes a difference whether [they] will persist or God will take them away from us. If we are thankful practically--not just in words--then God gives us more."
Thank God, we are finally witnessing a global awakening and movement to correct the injustices being committed around the world. In order to sustain this blessing, everyone must do their part to fight oppression and corruption wherever they live and in whichever form they find it.
Thirty years ago, Imam Khomeini, leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, said:
"It is hoped that women in the other Islamic countries will take lesson from the miraculous change that has occurred in the Iranian women as a result of the great Islamic revolution, and will strive to reform their society and bring freedom and independence to their countries."
That time has surely arrived. Let's use it before we lose it.


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Chiptune isn't always my thing. It's a genre that I don't totally love, because it's often too indistinguishable from itself and there's usually something about it that just doesn't connect for me. With the advancement in production techniques available, Brooklyn's Maxo though is one guy who's tunes more often then not, hit a chord with me. Sinistarr took Maxo's "Honeybell" and delivered a version that I've now had on repeat the last day though. It's not straight chiptune, though, as Sinistarr mixes a tad of Wave Racer style into the mix before making this into a fun-frenzied footwork cut complete with all the shimmering bells and whistles you might expect. I have to admit though, I'm a bit of a sadboy right now because I can't DL this and put it on my iPod. At least there's a mobile SoundCloud app!
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We went to Maunakea for seeing sunset and hundreds of stars, but it was cloudy and sadly, we couldn't see any stars at the night. But on the other day, we had a chance to see stars during swimming. Swimming at night is very relaxing and we loved it. The hotel we stayed at was Fairmont Orchid Hawaii, and the place was pretty nice. We met sea turtles at the beach there. Although the the room is not reasonable, and they even charge us $17 parking fee, I think it's a good place to stay at.
View from hotel room
Hotel beach
Breakfast with a birdy
On the way to Hilo
At Akaka Falls
Hapuna Beach
Hotel beach
The day we swam with dolphins!
It was my first time to go to Hawaii, and we didn't go to Oahu which was good as a result. The big island was surrounded by nature and animals. If you are not so interested in shopping during your trip to Hawaii, then you will appreciate choosing The Big island.
We enjoyed so much. I think we will visit again when we have kids someday:)


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We worked with Apple to create a solution that benefited our mutual customers. The SkyDrive app for iOS is slightly different than other SkyDrive apps in that people interested in buying additional storage will do so via the web versus in the app.
Back in December we heard reports, later confirmed by Microsoft, that Apple was delaying updates to its SkyDrive iOS app. The delays were apparently over a dispute regarding whether or not Apple should receive its usual 30% cut for additional storage that users purchased through the app.
While there is no word yet on exactly how Microsoft and Apple resolved the issue, Microsoft announced today on its Windows SkyDrive blog that a new update is available for the iOS app via iTunes starting today.
Version 3.0 of the app, the first update to SkyDrive for iOS since June, brings support for iPhone 5 and iPad mini, a revamped user experience, enhancements to photo features such as the ability to download full res photos to iPad and iPhone, and much more: expand full story


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Fun Fact Number 7: Low Blood Sugar Levels can cause arguments and aggression between a couple. According to a ohio state university study, Either the male or female, if they are hungry they can be not pleasant. So the solution is to eat something first before you start talking about something serious.
"In a 21-day study, researchers found that levels of blood glucose in married people, measured each night, predicted how angry they would be with their spouse that evening. At the end of the 21 days, people who had generally lower levels of glucose were willing to blast their spouses with unpleasant noises at a higher volume and for a longer time than those who had higher glucose levels.
The study shows how one simple, often overlooked factor – hunger caused by low levels of blood glucose – may play a role in marital arguments, confrontations and possibly even some domestic violence, said Brad Bushman, lead author of the study and professor of communication and psychology at The Ohio State University. Blood glucose levels can be brought up most quickly by eating carbohydrates or sugary foods. "People can relate to this idea that when they get hungry, they get cranky," Bushman said."
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Just sharing an image taken with the Nikon 16-35mm f4 VRII lens at 16mm. I had to dust it off since I have not used it in a year or so. (shame on me).
D800E with Nikon 16-35mm f4 VR @ 16mm, f6.3, 1/400, ISO 100
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Regions become outposts of new anti-terror system
The first two levels, blue (increased) and yellow (high) will be introduced and lifted by governors as heads of local anti-terror committees, NAC chief Andrey Przezdomskyi said on Thursday.
"They will now have far more responsibility as their key task is preventing a terror threat," he explained, adding that all means should be used for this.
He also said that governors will have to coordinate their actions with local departments of the Federal Security Service.
The critical red level is set by the National Antiterrorist Committee and head of the Federal Security Service.
The new rules were signed into law by then President Dmitry Medvedev, and do not imply any additional limitations apart from those already stipulated in Russian legislation, Przezdomskyi, noted. Each level of terror threat means expansion of authorities of law-enforcing bodies. For example, under the blue level, they are empowered to undertake technical check in public places. The yellow level also implies more checks of passengers at airports and railway stations, as well as in areas close to suspected terrorists' targets. The red level leads to strengthening of passport control on the border.
He also pointed out that even the first level of terror threat can only be introduced after a thorough check and only in the situation when security services and law enforcers have exhausted their means.


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Americans accept Obama's Syrian concerns, still unsure about action
Sept. 11 - Americans express mixed sentiments about Syrian action in the wake of President Obama's announcement that he is pursuing a diplomatic response to Syria even as he attempted to rally support for the option of military action. Deborah Gembara reports.
President's Obama's pledge to pursue a diplomatic response to Syria, even as he urged Americans to support the option of military force, is yielding similarly muddled responses on the streets of Washington. SOUNDBITE: Gwen Williamson, Washington, D.C. Resident saying: "I think a strike is necessary. However, when you do not have the American public behind you it makes it very difficult to support this idea." Few seemed to doubt the President's claims about the Syrian government's use of chemical weapons. What role the U.S. should play is less clear. SOUNDBITE:Washington D.C. area resident Michelle Whilen saying: "I think one of the concerns of the American people is what are the after effects of going into Syria even if there are no boots on the ground. I've been to the Holocaust museum, you can't just let that stand and do nothing, but America is in a spot right now where we want our country to improve --- jobs --- everybody wants no war, but at what cost to humans." SOUNDBITE: Unidentified Man saying: "Well, at first I was kind of, you know, kind of skeptical about going into Syria, but after watching his speech I kind of realized that, you know, we've got to put a stop to this because if this country can have gas (Syria) then the next country feel that they can have gas, and the next country, and then the whole thing about the gas and chemicals will just be off the table. Then every country will just be willy-nilly with the gas." The President has asked Congress to delay a vote on authorizing military action while Washington explores a Russian proposal for Syria to place its chemical weapons under international control. SOUNDBITE: Jerome Robinson, Washington, D.C. resident saying: "His (Obama's) hands were tied, but he did the right thing by going to Congress and bringing the American people in and bringing Congress in to make a decision on that." Forced to back down amid polls showing little American support for a strike on Syria, the President pointed to what he says were "encouraging signs" in response to the threat of military action.


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According to the 2000
Census, the population of Flagstaff is 52,894 with a median
household income of $48,427. The median home value is $161,000 with
almost 47% of the homes seasonally occupied. The city is surrounded
by several highly urbanized subdivisions, including Doney Park,
Timberline, Fernwood, Fort Valley, Kachina Village, Mountainaire
and Forest Highlands.
In June 1996, lightening ignited the Hochderffer Fire
that burned 16,115 acres. During the same time period the Horseshoe
Fire burned 8,650 acres. The fires served as the turning point in
the community for addressing wildfire risk. According to Assistant
Fire Chief Jim Wheeler, "Having fires on the edge of the city
and fires within the city limits, the community was essentially
panic stricken." Since that time, Wheeler believes they have
been able to expose the two great lies, that every tree is good
and every fire is bad. "Neither one of them is true, but that's
been thought for generations."
Changing attitudes within the community have been
one of the real successes for Flagstaff. The Flagstaff Fire Department
Fuel Management Officer (FMO) Paul Summerfelt reflects, "Prior
to 1996, it was wrong to cut a tree and who in their right mind
would set a fire? Well, next spring [2004] within the city we will
cut our one millionth tree. We now light more fires than we put
out." Today, cutting trees and setting fires are so common
in Flagstaff that people do not question either practice.
While the Flagstaff
Fire Department has been key in changing attitudes, other
efforts have complemented these activities. In 1996 while
the Fire Department was embarking on the paradigm shift about
trees and fire, a coalition formed with leadership from the
the Grand
Canyon Trust, the City of Flagstaff and Northern
Arizona University. This multi-lateral effort became the
Flagstaff Forest Partnership (GFFP). The GFFP is dedicated
to testing and adapting new approaches to restoring forest
ecosystem health in the forests surrounding Flagstaff. The
GFFP is a major asset to the community and has been very successful
in pioneering new techniques and approaches to ecosystem restoration.
According to Summerfelt one of the reasons for Flagstaff's
success has been the involvement of a major university with
the scientific and academic credentialing that comes with
the university. "The people there are national leaders
at restoration work. So there's a lot of attention focused
here. I think it just adds a legitimacy to this whole effort
that only the university with their standing in this involvement
could bring."
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World Bulletin / News Desk
Pope Francis on Wednesday banished a German Roman Catholic prelate known as the "luxury bishop" for spending 31 million euros ($42.70 million) of Church funds on his residence at a time when the pontiff is stressing austerity.
In a highly unusual move, Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst of Limburg was ordered to leave his diocese while an investigation and audit into cost over-runs is held.
A Vatican statement said the bishop, who met the pope on Monday to discuss the scandal in theGerman Church, "was currently not in a position to carry out his episcopal ministry". It said he should stay outside his diocese "for a period," and that it would be administered in his absence by a vicar-general.
The issue has proven a major embarrassment for the pope, who has called for a more austere Church that sides with the poor and has told bishops not to live "like princes".
Francis has also promised to clean up the murky finances of the Vatican's own bank and has set up a commission to advise him on whether it should be restructured or even closed.
The German media has dubbed Tebartz-van Elst "the luxury bishop" after an initial audit of his spending, ordered after a Vatican monitor visited Limburg last month, revealed the project cost at least 31 million euros - six times more than planned.
Tebartz-van Elst, whose baroque style has appeared more in line with the conservative model of Roman Catholicism projected by retired German-born Pope Benedict, has also been accused by German magistrates of lying under oath about a first-class flight to visit poverty programmes inIndia.
German media, citing official documents, said the residence had been fitted with a free-standing bath that cost 15,000 euros, a conference table that cost 25,000 euros and a private chapel for 2.9 million euros.
The pope's decision on the fate of Tebartz-van Elst was unusual because it appeared to leave him in limbo, falling somewhere between a suspension and outright dismissal.
This was apparently to buy time for the Vatican and German Church leaders to review the situation in the troubled diocese along with its broader ramifications.
The "luxury bishop" story has been front-page news in Germany for weeks, deeply embarrassing a Church enjoying an upswing thanks to Pope Francis's popularity after years of criticism for hiding sexual abuse cases among clergy.
Tebartz-van Elst, 53, is 22 years away from official retirement age in the Church and his saga represents an extraordinary management quandary for the Vatican.
Even if he eventually steps down from the diocese of Limburg, he would retain the title and rank of bishop, meaning the Vatican would have to find another post for him somewhere.
Last week, while the Vatican and the German Church were in crisis mode over the Limburg case, Tebartz-van Elst was kept waiting for eight days in Rome before the pope received him.
Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, head of the German bishops' conference, who met the pope last week to discuss the Limburg scandal, had urged Tebartz-van Elst to examine his conscience over the crisis he caused in the German Church.
The scandal has also put pressure on German bishops for more financial transparency in the entire Church in their country, forcing them to scrap centuries of secrecy over the reporting the value of their private endowments.
Germany's church tax, collected by the state and handed over to the churches, raised 5.2 billion euros for the Catholics and 4.6 billion euros for Protestants in 2012, making them major economic actors at home and abroad.
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We offer a reliable service for the collection of scrap vehicles in Little Mill, Kent. Got an old scrap car then you will still be expected to keep the vehicle taxed if your vehicle is still on the road, even if you are not actually driving the vehicle. Don't give a company money to tow away your car. We can collect your vehicle free of charge in Little Mill!
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Do take a look at all our activities' pages and see if there's something you might like to come and join in or recommend to a friend or neighbour.
As a church, we always try to remain active in providing opportunities for people to get involved. A question we are occasionally asked, is 'What's your motive for putting events on?' What a great question! Put simply, we put events on for people to be able to engage with 'church' in a way that they enjoy and feel comfortable with. We've come to know Jesus and want others to have the opportunity to be introduced to Him. People may not want to and that's ok by us – we can't make people do anything and would never want to. We don't want to be a church that shoves views down people's throats, but one that respects others' views while inviting them to consider a relationship with God.


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How to Choose the Best Grazing Muzzle for Your Pony
A common saying among those that own Chincoteague Ponies is that they can get fat on a cement slab. Which pretty much means they can get overweight just by looking at grass!
It's true that they are easy keepers, but they also love to eat in excess. Too much grass is not a good thing, and can cause laminitis among other issues.
Over the years of owning Chincoteauge ponies we've tried many methods to manage their weight during the months when the grass is very lush (which in our area can even be early spring and late into the fall). I thought it would be helpful to compile a list of all the different types of muzzles, along with their pros and cons, that we have tried over the years to help limit their grass intake.
Disclaimer: this is not a sponsored post, but it does contain some affiliate links. We are not biased towards any particular muzzles, and only chose the ones that work best for our ponies.
- inexpensive
- comes with an attached halter with velcro breakaway
- mid-height sides for the ponies that like to escape
- will stay on with added attachments for ponies that easily get out of muzzles
- "just" fits inside of Nelson automatic waterers
- several sizes available
- causes rubs with extended wear
- less breathability
- horses wear through the hole faster since plastic is thinner
- velcro on halter eventually wears out and needs to be taped
- inexpensive
- comes with attached halter with velcro breakaway
- extra high sides for ponies that like to escape
- will stay on with added attachments for ponies that easily get out of muzzles
- "just" fits inside of Nelson automatic waterers
- fun pink color (if you like pink)
- causes rubs with extended wear
- less breathability
- horses wear through the hole faster since plastic is thinner
- velcro on halter eventually wears out and needs to be taped
- Stronger plastic that appears to last much longer than other styles
- Holes can be customized for more or less access to grass
- can be molded to fit your horses' unique shape
- Breathable design adds more air-flow
- several sizes available
- Expensive (but would likely last longer)
- difficult to mold (need hot water)
- we've had problems with horses that are really good at escaping getting these caught on things and even stuck in their mouths
- Have to purchase your own halter to attach it to
- does not fit inside Nelson automatic waterers
- can cause really bad rubs if not adjusted properly
- inexpensive
- has large breathing holes for extra comfort
- base is a mid-weight plastic that will last a little longer than the Shires or Best Friends muzzle
- shorter sides for improved airflow
- will stay on with added attachments for ponies that easily get out of muzzles
- "just" fits inside of Nelson automatic waterers
- can be purchased with or without attached halter
- short sides make it easy for ponies to escape (adding an attachment to the front can prevent this)
- causes rubs with extended wear
- not as many sizes available
Greenguard USA Grazing Muzzle:
- Stronger plastic that appears to last much longer than other styles
- Breathable design adds more air-flow
- several sizes available
- Loose fitting design adds comfort for horse
- Designed with more holes to give horse the feeling they aren't being limited on grass
- expensive
- need to purchase a halter to go with it
- will cause rubs with extended wear and if not sized properly
- scooping sides are not ideal for ponies that can easily slip muzzles
- more holes give access to more grass
Tips and Tricks we've learned:
- Accessories for Ponies that Like to escape: check out our handy guide for how we add attachments to all our muzzles for the ponies that like to get out of them (ahem, Minnow)
- Rotating muzzles to eliminate rubs: there isn't a single muzzle out there that isn't going to rub your horse. When they're wearing something all the time it's going to rub them. We've found that by having 2 muzzles per pony and rotating between styles our ponies tend to get far less rubs, and stay happier in the long run.
- Add Padding: some of our ponies are more prone to rubbing, so we closely monitor which muzzles are hitting them where and have a stash of sheepskin and other accessories we duct tape onto the muzzles in these spots.
- Giving them time in a dry lot with little hay: no horse wants to wear a muzzle 24/7, so giving them a break in a stall or in a dry lot with token amount of hay keeps them happy. Our ponies spend their days in their stalls with access to a dry lot during the summer months.
What do we recommend?
After testing pretty much every muzzle on the market, we have picked out ones that work best for each of our ponies. Here's our recommendations:
Minnow – our pony that can (and has) slipped every single muzzle we've tried on him. It's a constant battle, but switching them up on him seems to do the trick. He wears the Best Friends Muzzle & the Tough 1 Muzzle currently.
Blitz – less inclined to slip a muzzle, and a pony that gets worked enough that sometimes he doesn't have to wear his as often. He wears: Greenguard USA Muzzle & Best Friends Muzzle currently.
Boomer – he's pretty tolerant of the muzzles, but every once in a while decides to slip them. He wears: Greenguard USA Muzzle & Best Friends Muzzle currently.
Know of any muzzles we haven't tried yet? Send your recommendations our way, we love to hear about new products on the market!
Grazing Muzzle to Keep Ponies Happy
Disclaimer: This post is brought to you by Greenguard USA and does contain some affiliate links. All opinions are my own and I only share products I think you and your horses will love.
If your ponies are anything like our ponies, then you probably struggle with keeping them at the ideal weight and protecting them from laminitis during the summer months when the grass is extra lush. Thanks to our new friends over at Greenguard USA our boys were able to test out one of the newest muzzles for horses on the market, the Greenguard Grazing Muzzle.
The Greenguard's patented basket style muzzle comes with breakable (for safety) buckles which you can attach to your own halter. It's also recommended to tape them in place with duct tape once you have them adjusted properly to keep it from sliding around.
Blitz (on the left) tested out the horse size (he's 14.1 hands tall) and Boomerang (on the right) tested out the cob size (he's 13.3 hands tall). We found that with these muzzles it's better to have them roomier, and Boomerang probably would have been a bit more comfortable in a horse size as well (also to prevent rubbing). We did eventually add some sheepskin padding to Boomer's halter and the back of the muzzle to prevent rubs, which helped. It's nearly impossible to prevent any and all rubs when your horse has to wear a muzzle – it's just the nature of the beast! We've also found that rotating muzzle styles every few weeks helps to keep the rubs at bay.
As you can see in this shot of Blitz, the Greenguard muzzle fits loosely around your horses' nose giving them more room to chew and makes breathing much easier (and cooler too!).
Other muzzles we have tried the ponies wear through the bottom pretty quickly.
The Greenguard muzzle is a much stronger/sturdier plastic which appears like it would likely last a lot longer than some of the traditional styles you might be used to seeing. I also noticed that overnight the traditional style muzzles tended to collect much more dirt and debris than the Greenguard ones, which seems like it would be a lot more comfortable to your horse.
All our horses have automatic (Nelson) waterers in their pastures, and during the summer we always make sure to give them a trough to drink from as well.
Once we found Boomerang (wearing a more standard style muzzle) caught on the automatic waterer, so it's always a good idea to give your horse a trough if they are wearing a muzzle. The Greenguard muzzles don't really fit inside the openings of the automatic waterers, so it's especially important to make sure your horse has access to water.
We compared the Greenguard muzzle to one of the more traditional styles of muzzle to see how much grass our ponies were getting. As you can see the muzzle on the left allows the grass to pop up through one hole in the center, while the Greenguard muzzle on the right has a less amount of grass pop up in several different openings. We felt the Greenguard muzzle made the ponies move their mouths around more to get the grass which kept them busier, and intern happier about the fact that they had to wear a muzzle at all!
Even with the boy's silly antics we haven't noticed them trying to escape wearing the Greenguard muzzles at all. We haven't tried it on our resident escapee pony, Minnow, who has gotten out of every single muzzle ever (even with our added "pony proof" gear). He seems to do better with a muzzle that has higher sides and we didn't want to risk him slipping this one and having a problem.
The Greenguard Grazing Muzzle can be purchased on Amazon and comes in mini, cob, and horse sizes. (P.S. buddy Ammo the Dachshund couldn't help himself and photobombed every single video I tried to shoot of the boys grazing, but he's awfully cute isn't he!)
Thanks for Greenguard for letting us test out their great muzzle on our boys!
Maintaining Ringbone: Minnow gets new X-rays
Those of you that have followed our ponies' journey from the beginning may remember that our little Minnow has battled with Ringbone since 2008. Ringbone is essentially a form of equine arthritis, a bone growth in the pastern or coffin joint of a horse. And because in a lot of cases people choose to euthanize a horse with Ringbone (because there is no cure), I have decided to document Minnow's journey in pain management in the hopes that it might help someone else battling Ringbone in their horse.
Earlier this year we noticed that he seemed to be more lame on his right front (his initial diagnosis and treatment has always been for his left front), so we decided to have him re-xrayed since it's been 2 years since we last had him checked.
Here's the shot of his left front, 2 years after being injected with Ethyl Alcohol to help the joint fuse faster:
Here's what it looked like the day we had it injected:
As you can see the joint still is not completely fused, but it's a lot closer, and it's actually straightened out some. Which I think has attributed to him being more comfortable on it.
So let's take a look at the right front, the one that has started to bother him more recently:
It's hard to tell, but there is some white shading around the pastern joint, and indication that Minnow is at the beginning stages of high ringbone in his right front pastern as well. Our vet consulted with New Bolton Animal Hospital, and determined it's still too early to inject with Ethyl Alcohol for it to be effective. The fact that he's also developing this in his other leg further proves that in his particular case it was more genetic than anything. It makes me feel better to know, no matter what I would have done, he would have developed ringbone anyway due to his confirmation.
But not to worry, Minnow is still doing well (he's super Minnow after all)! And here's how we're managing pain today for him:
Minnow is currently taking 1/2 a pill of 57mg of Previcox daily as well as a scoop of GLS joint supplement. Once starting the Previcox we noticed an improvement in Minnow's pain. He seems much more comfortable and we even noticed an improvement in his limp (on both legs).
If you'd like to check out our previous attempts to help Minnow with his Ringbone diagnosis, you can read more here:
Maintaining Ringbone: Minnow's Trip to New Bolton
Maintaining Ringbone: Minnow tries Ground Control Shoes
Maintaining Ringbone: Minnow gets injected with Ethyl Alcohol
Maintaining Ringbone: Minnow tries GLS
If you have a story to share about your horse and Ringbone, we'd love to hear about it! Post a comment on this blog post, or share it on our Facebook wall.
Minnow visits the Ryerss Farm For Aged Equines
Last weekend Painting Pony visited the Ryerss Farm for their annual Family Fun Day.
Ryerss is a non-profit in Chester County, Pennsylvania that cares for aged, and abused or injured horses by providing a home where they can spend their golden years out to pasture. The horses at Ryerss are never worked, go to auction or are used for experiments. They simply spend their days grazing and enjoying life with their friends on the farm.
Painting Pony has been big supporters of Ryerss since the very beginning, and it's one of the charity organizations that we donate a percentage of our sales to each year.
In fact, when I was a kid our local 4-H club used to visit Ryerss every year to groom the old horses on the farm. So it was fun to go back with my own "aged equine" (Minnow is 21 this year) and help to raise money for their farm.
Both Minnow and Ammo the Dachshund drew big crowds during each of our performances throughout the day. Minnow painted 3 original works of art, which are now available for purchase in our online shop.
"Where the Grass is Greener" by Chincoteague Minnow
"Brushstrokes" by Chincoteague Minnow
"You Have My Heart" by Chincoteague Minnow
Both Ammo and Minnow had a blast showing off some of their favorite tricks for everyone. Below is a collection of photos from our day at Ryerss ….
For even more fun, make sure you check out the video on Instagram, and you can read Ammo's recap of the day on his blog!
Don't forget to check out the newest work by Minnow in our online shop! Your purchases help to support animal rescues and charity groups.
–Kyley & The Painting Ponies
Maintaining Ringbone: Minnow tries GLS
If you have followed along at all with Minnow's journey with high ringbone, then you know over the years we have tried many different things to manage his pain. His diagnosis back in 2008 was career ending for him, but he's gone on to have a full and loved life as a trick pony. He's very special to me and I would do anything to make sure he's comfortable and happy for as long as I can.
Our previous attempts to help Minnow can be read about here:
Maintaining Ringbone: Minnow's Trip to New Bolton
Maintaining Ringbone: Minnow tries Ground Control Shoes
Maintaining Ringbone: Minnow gets injected with Ethyl Alcohol
Since it's been nearly 2 years since Minnow was injected with Ethyl Alcohol to help fuse his joint I thought it was time for a little update on him. Recently we decided to put him on the supplement, GLS Powder.
We had noticed some improvement in a few other horses with arthritis on our farm and decided to give it a try. And after a few weeks of being on it we did notice he was walking much better than he had been.
Here is a few old videos of Minnow before he was injected with the Ethyl Alcohol, and after his injection:
And here he is just a few weeks ago after being on GLS for a few weeks:
It's a small change, but he does seem to be more comfortable and we've even seen him bucking and running more in the pasture. So for now we will continue to keep him on the GLS Powder and hopefully in time his joint will fuse completely and we can only hope he can then be pain free!
P.S. Minnow has turned 20 this year…here's to another 10 years with him!


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Exclusive: Miriam O'Callaghan: 'Garth's If Tomorrow Never Comes reminds me of my late sister'
Miriam O'Callaghan said the only reason she got through the 'tough times' in her life is because she's made of 'strong stuff'.
The popular broadcaster and mum-of-eight said 'the dark times' after the loss of her sister Anne and the breakdown of her marriage in 1995 made her appreciate the good things in life.
"People say if you've known the dark times, the tough times in life, you can appreciate the good times, I think that is quite true," she said in an interview with Sunday Independent's Barry Egan.
"If you had a big loss early in life like I did with my sister Anne who I adored, nothing is ever quite the same.
"Sadly their life is stolen from them," Miriam continued, "but my life improved because I realised what matters in life and not to sweat the small things.
"You can ask anyone in Ireland how they get through tough times – you have to be strong. My father came from a small farm outside Castleisland in Co Kerry and we are made of strong stuff, I have lots of his DNA in me."
Miriam said she loves country singer Garth Brooks because of personal reasons and the memories his song 'If Tomorrow Never Comes' holds for her.
"When Anne died in February of 1995, that song was playing non-stop on Irish radio.
"I'd often drive in my car and Anne could be in the car in front of me, I knew she wasn't going to be in this world for very long and it would make me cry.
"So I love him for a very personal reason and because he reminds me of my sister."
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Following an independent report that confirmed the existence of a state-supported Russian doping program at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided days before the games began, to allow Russian athletes to take part in these summer Olympic games.
This came after a decision to ban the Russian track and field athletes was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Last weekend, the International Paralympic Committee banned Russia from participating in the upcoming 2016 Paralympic Games for allegedly violating international doping rules.
Let's recap:
The Russian doping scandal and investigation began back in May when Russia's former anti-doping director, Grigory Rodchenkov, told The New York Times that he had been ordered by state officials of the ministry of sport, tourism and youth policy to suppress evidence of performance-enhancing drug use by the Russian Olympians at the 2014 Sochi Games.
Rodchenkov explained how he developed the perfect anabolic steroid cocktail that allowed Russian athletes to recover quickly from their competitions so they would stay in peak shape during their Olympic run. Alcohol was used to speed up the absorption of the steroids. Rodchenkov went on to say how athletes were instructed to stockpile clean urine for months so they could be swapped for dirty samples at the lab – through a hand-sized hole in the wall – in the middle of the night.
(OK, this is SO going to be made into a movie – and I want Sorkin to write it!)
As of now, the Russian track and field team will be barred from competing in Rio. Consequently, IOC rejected a bid from Russian runner and whistleblower, Yulia Stepanov, to compete as a neutral athlete.
The committee has left the decision as to whether Russian athletes can take part in individual sports up to international governing federations. The IOC has demanded that Russians athletes provide proof of a positive anti-doping test. Currently, 118 competitors of the 389 Russian team have been banned.
Call me a cynic, but I never believed the IOC would take such a bold step and ban an entire nation from competing – especially one as prominent in international sports as Russia. Plus, I'm betting there is fear of #PutinBackLash.
Would it be fair to penalize an entire delegation of athletes for the faults of a few? My first thought is no, it's not fair. But then when I consider the possibility (and probability) it was state-sponsored, and the decision to cheat allegedly came from top government officials, then I say yes, they all should pay. Medals-over-morals ain't going to fly…
So why are ALL the Paralympic athletes banned? Because the Paralympics aren't as prestigious?
What do you think about the Russian doping scandal? I'd love to hear. It's an interesting topic of conversation for the dinner table….that's for sure. #SportBits … a little bit of info is all you need.


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5 key takeaways from Cybersecurity Act of 2015
When President Barack Obama signed The Cybersecurity Act of 2015, which was included in the federal omnibus government spending package, the legislation included nine pages of healthcare-related cybersecurity measures.
While these definitions lay out the necessary processes to instate a real plan for the future of healthcare security, a lot of work needs to be done for this to be accomplished.
"Over the past several years, major cyberattacks have dominated the headlines and dramatically raised public awareness of online security," U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Thomas J. Donohue said in a prepared statement. "This legislation is our best chance yet to help address this economic and national security priority in a meaningful way and help prevent further attacks," he added.
Within the 2009-page document, signed into law on Dec. 18, are five key points related to the healthcare industry.
1. Obama signed a two-year delay on the 40 percent excise tax on employer-sponsored, high-cost insurance plans, also called the Cadillac Tax. It changed the effective date from 2018 to 2020. Originally non-tax deductible, the bill has made it possible for employers to pay to make it so.
2. Department of Health and Human Services must submit a report assessing HHS and the healthcare industry's preparedness on cybersecurity threat responses to multiple congressional committees within a year of the bill's enactment. HHS also needs to select a leader to head cybersecurity initiatives and detail methods for addressing threats across the health divisions.
3. A taskforce must be formed within 90 days of enactment by HHS, Homeland Security and the National Institute of Standards and Technology leaders, agencies, experts and stakeholders. The group will analyze actions and safeguards in place in other industries, while assessing private healthcare challenges. It will also be tasked with determining EHR and interoperability issues.
4. Agencies must continue to educate stakeholders to improve preparedness, while creating a blueprint for sharing defensive measures and cyber threat indicators between the government and other entities and establish consensus-based voluntary best practices between the agencies to improve security and reduce cyber threats.
5. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act protects the liability of private sector entities when sharing and receiving cyber threat information. It also establishes the personal data that needs to be removed before data sharing can occur and how quickly individuals must be notified their information was shared.


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Gold consolidated its position as a safe haven asset and advanced further in Asian trade Tuesday after fears of another recession in three years hit markets.
Spot gold rose as high as $1669 an ounce in early trade before eased to $1665.41 an ounce at 12.30 p.m Singapore time while US Gold for December delivery was seen trading at $1668.02 after hitting a high of $1674.4 an ounce in early trade.
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Teaching quantitative data analysis methods to social sciences students is a challenge. Students usually do not enjoy studying quantitative methods– they often see them as scary, irrelevant and boring. Many fail because of the lack of an engagement with the module. However, as our experiences from teaching a quantitative research methods module to second year undergraduate students in sociology and criminology at University of Salford suggests, this challenge can be successfully addressed by introducing a real-life data analysis as an assessment for this module.
In 2016/2017 we drew on an existing long-term collaboration with the Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation (GMCVO) to bring a new and innovative real data analysis project to the quantitative methods classroom. As part of their QRM module at Salford, students had to complete a data analysis assessment using real data collected by GM TalentMatch team as part of their Big-Lottery funded project on young unemployed people. The research carried out by the students looked to identify whether volunteering had an impact for young people with a number of barriers to employment in their journey to work. The teaching team, Daiga Kamerāde and Sara Grace, helped to identity the specific questions that the GM TM team wanted to answer using the data and then translated them into assessment tasks for students. The students had to answer these questions using the data made available to them and had to produce a professionally prepared research report. After all reports were marked by the teaching team, the best of them, with permission from the students, were shared with the GM TM team. To celebrate this collaboration students received certificates of achievement from the GM TM team in a special awards ceremony.
Students clearly enjoyed participating in this project. One of the students, Steph Hevingham, in the awards ceremony said:
"It felt really good to work on real data from a real charity. There's a real sense of achievement for us as students because we have analysed data and our findings are going to be used by the charity to see where this approach works. We have all got a sense of satisfaction knowing that the results of the research will help to change people's lives by influencing policy and practice in the future''
Other students also noted that this assessment helped them to understand the real uses of quantitative data, to become more informed users of research evidence and most importantly, to change their prejudices against 'numbers and quants'.
The real life data analysis assessment was also very positively perceived by our industry partners. Katherine Bird, senior project officer at Greater Manchester Talent Match, said:
"The relationship we have built with the university during the research has been brilliant. We were so impressed by all of the students' dedication to the research and we are pleased that we are able to reward them for their hard work. We look forward to further collaboration which will in turn benefit young people across Greater Manchester."
The teaching team will be continuing to work with the programme and other partners to identify where we can carry out further research.


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Ellen Brown is a lawyer by profession, a Greenbacker by confession, and a fan of Adolph Hitler's economics by consistency.
She is quite open about her support for National Socialism's economics, as I shall demonstrate. What is depressing is this: she is getting a respectful hearing in Tea Party circles. Her book, The Web of Debt (2006), is widely cited on the World Wide Web. As of early October, 2010, a Google search for "Ellen Brown" and "Web of Debt" generated close to 600,000 hits. This is huge.
Here is a tactical problem. For two generations, conservatives have been shouted down by the Left with this accusation: "Fascist!" Ellen Brown is now making this accusation plausible. Yet the great irony is this: Ellen Brown is a Leftist. There is nothing even remotely free market or conservative about The Web of Debt. It is a call for a Federally funded welfare state. She praises the New Deal. She praises John Maynard Keynes. She has only one objection to their recommended programs: governments borrowed money to fund them. She wants a welfare state that is funded entirely by paper money printed by Congress. She is about as conservative as Nancy Pelosi.
How could her ideas be getting a hearing in Tea Party circles? It's a long story. Let me summarize it.
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Some people say they get peace of mind; some say, they get their wishes fulfilled; some say, they get their problems solved; few say they can come out of their "insecure feeling" zone; everyone has their own reasons to go to the doors of almighty and pray. It looks terribly strange to the atheists, for sitting and praying and believing in something that doesn't exist.
Do you believe in God? Have you faced a situation where, you felt there was no way out and the only way was to pray? Do miracles happen all by themselves or they are the results of intense prayers? There will be a question bank around this matter but answers can only be mere speculations. End of the day, I believe, it is up to the individuals, and it should be respected by each other.


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Journal of Burma Studies - Volume 8
"The Coming of the âFuture King: Burmese Minlaung Expectations Before and During the Second World War"
Susanne Prager
Throughout the history of Burma we come across rebellions often led by so-called âfuture kings,â minlaungs. In western historiography, minlaung-movements are usually attributed to the pre-colonial past, whereas rebellions and movements occurring during the British colonial period are conceived of as proto-nationalist in character and thus an indication of the westernizing process. In this article, the notion of minlaung and concomitant ideas about rebellion and the magical-spiritual forces involved are explained against the backdrop of Burmese-Buddhist culture. It is further shown how these ideas persisted and gained momentum before and during World War II and how they affected the western educated nationalists, especially Aung San whose political actions fit into the cultural pattern of the career of a minlaung.
"Conqueror of Kings: Burmaâs Student Leader"
Megan Clymer and Min Ko Naing
During the democracy uprising in 1988, Paw Oo Htun, whose nom de guerre, Min Ko Naing, means Conqueror of Kings, emerged as one of the movementâs most prominent student leaders. Together with other student leaders, he revived the umbrella studentsâ organization the All Burma Federation of Student Unions. Today, while serving out a twenty year prison sentence, Min Ko Naing remains a symbol of the Burmese student movement. In this essay, interviews with close friends and student colleagues help document his story.
"The Self-conscious Censor: Censorship in Burma under the British 1900â1939"
Emma Larkin
It is often assumed that censorship was not used to any great degree by British authorities in Burma. Yet, by looking at the way the British colonial government reacted to a variety of media including traditional Burmese drama, western blockbuster movies, and Burmese political pamphlets agitating against colonial rule, it is possible to see that censorship was very much a part of the British administration. British authorities censored pamphlets, books, dramas, and movies not only to contain political thought contrary to colonialism, but also to control the image of British officials as seen in the eyes of the Burmese.


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Bloomberg: Obama Plans $42 Billion Cut in War Costs With Iraq, Afghan Troop Reduction
The Obama administration's plan to reduce the number of U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan will cut the Pentagon's war budget by $42 billion — a 26 percent decrease from this year's level, according to government officials.
The proposed $117 billion for fiscal year 2012, which begins Oct. 1, would be the lowest expenditure for the wars since fiscal 2005.
The drop from the Pentagon's fiscal 2011 war-spending request of $159 billion reflects President Barack Obama's plan to reduce troop levels in the war zones and stricter White House rules on what costs can be included in the war budget, said the officials, who asked that their names not be used because the budget has not been formally released.
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Obama Coattails in Alaska?
A Democratic-funded poll out of Alaska suggests that Barack Obama's pledge to expand the traditional Electoral College playing field this fall may well find fertile soil in places that haven't seen a competitive presidential race in decades.
John McCain leads Obama 44 percent to 42 percent in Alaska, with Libertarian nominee Bob Barr taking 3 percent, according to the Global Strategy Group survey, which was conducted for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and obtained by The Fix.
(For Senate junkies out there, the poll also showed Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, the likely Democratic nominee, ahead of GOP Sen. Ted Stevens.)
Those numbers are startling on their face and all the more stunning when considering recent presidential elections in the Last Frontier. In 2004, President George W. Bush won 61 percent in Alaska compared with just 35.5 percent for John Kerry. Four years earlier, Bush won 59 percent to 28 percent over Al Gore. The Fix, no math major, was able to divine that the average percentage of the Alaska vote for the Democratic presidential nominee in the last two elections was 31.6 percent.
The last Democratic presidential candidate to win the state was Lyndon Johnson in 1964, who crushed Barry Goldwater 66 percent to 34 percent. Since then, the best showing was Hubert Humphrey 43 percent showing in 1968. No Democrat since then has broken 36 percent of the vote.
Is it possible then -- given that mountain of contrary evidence -- to believe that Obama can carry Alaska in the fall?
Probably not. But Obama's ability to remain within shouting distance in a place like Alaska means other down-ballot Democrats -- Begich in particular -- won't have to run 25 points ahead of their party's presidential nominee in order to win in the fall.
Back in 2004, as Bush was winning the state by 26 points, newly appointed Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) was in a extremely tight race with former governor Tony Knowles. Despite myriad problems with the campaign -- including the shadow of her unpopular father who also happened to be the state's governor -- Murkowski beat Knowles 48.6 percent to 45.5 percent.
Anyone familiar with that race acknowledges that without the Bush-Kerry matchup at the top of the ticket, Knowles might well have won. As it was, he overperformed the Democratic presidential nominee by ten points but still came up short.
This new poll out of Alaska suggests that Begich won't have such a drag from the top of the ticket this time around. And while the poll is particularly relevant to the Last Frontier, there are any number of other Senate races where Obama's strength (even if he ultimately loses) could have a major impact.
In Mississippi, for example, where former governor Ronnie Musgrove (D) is challenging appointed Sen. Roger Wicker (R), if Obama can run somewhere in the mid-40s, he makes Musgrove's task far easier. By comparison, Kerry took 39.8 percent of the vote in the Magnolia State in 2004, and Gore received 40.7 percent in 2000.
Louisiana is another state where a strong Obama -- somewhere in the mid-to-upper 40s -- could do wonders for Sen. Mary Landrieu's (D) chances at reelection.
This is the first time since Landrieu won her seat in 1996 that she will have to run in a presidential year, and past history suggests it could complicate her chances. Kerry took just 42 percent of the vote in the state in 2004, and Gore 45 percent four years earlier. Given that Landrieu has never won with more than 52 percent of the vote, Obama's ability to keep it close in the Bayou State could well be the difference between her winning and her losing.
Keep an eye on how Obama runs in hypothetical general election matchups with McCain in states like Alaska, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina and Kansas -- all of which will play host to Senate race of varying levels of competitiveness.
Rarely in politics is a narrow loss as good as a win, but if Obama can keep McCain from running up the score in these Republican-friendly states he may well do a world of good for the down-ballot candidates seeking Senate and House posts.
Chris Cillizza
June 18, 2008; 2:33 PM ET
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