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Want to travel more but pay less? Here's how to enjoy the world's 12 ultimate travel experiences for less – and the low cost alternatives...
Luxury camp vs Swag
Sunset at Uluru is a lesson in chromatography – the mighty monolith's colours subtly merge, mix and morph from one minute to the next, a palette of red-orange-pink-purple against a deepening Outback sky. To watch it is magical; to eat and sleep out next to it, without the dusty bus-loads of tourist crowds, is something very special indeed. Longitude 131° is a cluster of 15 luxurious tents in the desert, all with private Uluru views. The camp even has a resident storyteller who'll share stories from the past around the fireside. While staying here, guests can even arrange to dine outside on gourmet grub, to the hum of a didgeridoo and a backdrop of Red Centre rocks under innumerable stars.
The cost: Longitude 131° costs A$2,200 (£1,490) pn, including meals, drinks and activities; the minimum stay in their camps is two nights.
Make it cheaper: You could take rooms at the nearby, and less exclusive, Sails in the Desert resort (as with Longitude 131°, it's also managed by Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia). Prices start from A$400 (£270) pn, including breakfast, though you lose the 'tenty' feel. A pitch in the resort's campground costs from A$36 (£24).
Camping is not allowed within Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, and much of the surrounding area is Aboriginal land, which may seem to pop your wallet-friendly Red Rock fantasies. However, there's still a lot of permissible wilderness, and many budget tours – typically three-day round-trips from Alice Springs, costing from around A$350 (£230) – will take in the Olgas, King's Canyon and sunset at the Rock, before driving to remote 'bush camps' each night. Facilities may be limited to a trowel and bucket, and your home will be a canvas swag – but what this iconic Aussie bedroll lacks in glamour, it makes up for in full-on, unimpeded Outback immersion.
Gorillas vs chimps
Tough, sweaty, strict, brief, brilliant, expensive, unforgettable – tracking the world's few remaining mountain gorillas in the central African jungle is all of these things and more. Such trips are possible in Rwanda, Uganda and the DRC, although the latter is currently off-limits due to political instability. The experience is similar in both Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda) and Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Uganda). In both countries, expert trackers lead small groups on a hike to a habituated gorilla group, which might take minutes or all day. Once you've found the primate family, you're allowed to spend just one awesome hour in their company.
The cost: The DRC is the cheapest place to buy a gorilla-tracking permit (US$400/£225), followed by Uganda (US$500/£320), then Rwanda (US$750/£475).
Make it cheaper: Permit prices are non-negotiable. Permits are cheaper in Uganda, although UK travellers require a visa (£25 in advance, US$50 on arrival) to visit, which isn't necessary for visiting Rwanda. Also, Volcanoes NP is more accessible than Bwindi.
Many would say that sitting a few metres from a back-scratching silverback and his tumbling offspring is properly priceless. But if you can't afford that, consider a close encounter with an even closer relative. Uganda offers several excellent opportunities for tracking chimpanzees. Permits are available for chimp-hikes in Queen Elizabeth NP, Kyambura Gorge, Kibale and Toro-Semliki, starting at just US$30/£20 for the latter – though better sightings are at Kibale (US$150/£96). Better still, splash out (US$220/£140) on Kibale's Chimpanzee Habituation Experience: although more costly, it allows you to accompany local researchers and spend a whole day with the primates, from their morning de-nesting (5.30am) to bedtime (7pm).
The Blue Train vs ShosholozaMeyl
The Blue Train is the most opulence-oozing way to travel between Pretoria and Cape Town. It has wood-panelled lounge-cars and a dining-car awash with crystal and white linen. It has Deluxe and Luxury cabins – both elegant, though the latter has a full-size bath. And it has butlers and dress codes and inclusive wine and cigars. Meanwhile, outside this lavish loco, super scenery slides by: the diamond-rush Kimberley, seemingly endless bushveld, the Great Karoo and, finally, magnificent Table Mountain itself.
The cost: The 27-hour Blue Train from Pretoria to Cape Town (or vice versa) costs from R12,280pp (£880), based on two sharing. This includes all meals, drinks and off-train excursions.
Make it cheaper: You can't – sadly, R12,280pp is the cost of the cheapest cabin in low season. Trips in high-season (1 September-15 November) cost from R15,155 (£1,085) in Deluxe, R16,505pp (£1,180) in Luxury.
It will cost you from R560 (£40) to ride a Shosholoza Meyl train from Johannesburg to Cape Town. The service doesn't quite extend to Pretoria, just north of Jo'burg, but otherwise it follows the Blue Train's route to an inch. That's the same grand veld views, with at least £840 change. Shosholoza Meyl is arguably more interesting, too: the cabins (two or four berth) are a little more plasticky and meals in the restaurant car aren't included in the fare, but you're far more likely to meet regular South Africans – who, like you, can't afford the Blue. Oh, and you don't have to dress for dinner.
Ryokan vs Minshuku
Though they come in varied shapes (and prices), most ryokan will fulfil your basic Japanese hotel fantasy. The interiors of these traditional inns are usually wooden, with sliding shoji screens, futon mattresses and tatami-mat floors. Service is impeccable and discreet; food – served in-room, by waitresses in kimonos – is delicious, exquisite and almost too pretty to eat. While you're there, it's shoes off and yukata robe on, to laze on your little terrace or maybe take a dip in the on-site onsen (hotspring baths).
The cost: Ryokan prices vary sharply. A top-end establishment with high-quality food and rooms with private onsen could cost ¥100,000 (£670) pppn. Simpler options cost between ¥12,000-20,000 (£77-128) pppn.
Make it cheaper: Stay in a lower-end ryokan. Also, many include breakfast and dinner in their rates; it may be possible to save by choosing a ryokan that doesn't and eat elsewhere instead.
If a ryokan is a slick boutique hotel, a minshuku is a good, honest B&B. Smaller, simpler and family-run, minshuku still offer an authentic Oriental feel – beds will be futons on the floor, paper screens are common – but there will be no staff to serve you tea in tiny cups, bathing facilities will be shared, and likely no one will speak English. Meals are less fussy too, the emphasis being on good homecooked Japanese dishes rather than creating an edible work of art. But, for a friendly, informal feel, and a good cash saving – minshuku cost around ¥6,000-9,000 (£40-60) pppn – they're hard to beat.
Hurtigruten Voyage vs Geiranger Ferry
Norway's west coast is notched by over 1,000 fabulous fjords, best seen and snuck into by boat. Luckily, the Hurtigruten ('fast route') fleet has been plying this serrated shore for 120 years. There are year-round daily departures on the 2,400km voyage from Bergen, in the south, to Arctic Kirkenes. En route you sail by Art Nouveau Ålesund, the Seven Sisters Mountains and the charming fishing huts of the Lofoten Islands. You also experience life aboard a working ship: this is no simple cruiser – locals use it as a vital lifeline to get between these remote, spectacular ports.
The cost: A one-way, seven-day midnight-sun sail from Bergen to Kirkenes (or vice versa – sailing south is slightly cheaper) in June-August costs from £1,738pp (based on two sharing an inside twin cabin); outside cabins cost from £2,007pp, suites considerably more.
Make it cheaper: Sail off-season – the lead-in fare for a January-March departure (good timing for northern lights) is £1,179pp. If you book for 2014 by the end of September there are discounts of up to 25%.
If you don't have the time or budget to sail the length of Norway, opt for a mini-taster instead. UNESCO-listed Geiranger is the Taj Mahal of Norwegian fjords, its dramatic sides splattered by lofty waterfalls and dotted with abandoned farmsteads. From 20 June to 20 August, a ferry links Geiranger and Valldal, charging just NOK230 (£25) for 2 hours and 15 minutes of magnificent – if all-too-brief – fjord floating.
Cruise ship vs Felucca
Travellers have been cruising the Nile since the 19th-century: it was simply the way to see the best of Egypt, from its ancient relics to its rural life. Little has changed – the Nile remains the country's lifeblood – though the boats have speeded up a bit. The most iconic way to cruise now is like those early tourists, aboard a replica dahabiya. These sailed houseboats offer old-school glamour as well as floating you by sites such as the Temple of Philae, Aswan and Luxor. Being smaller, too, they don't need to dock alongside all the big cruise ships, and shore excursions are a less crowded affair.
The cost: A dahabiya cruise costs around US$175 (£112) pppn, including food and excursions.
Make it cheaper: There are simpler cruise ships on the Nile. A cabin on a basic motor vessel can cost from US$40-50 (£25-30) pppn; fancier ships with spas and pools will cost US$200 (£130)pppn-plus.
Without doubt, lateen-sailed felucca are the most authentic way to navigate the Nile, floating at the whim of the wind and mooring up at empty riverbanks. They also make for a great option for travelling on a budget: you'll likely pay around US$10-12 (£6-8)pppn. Feluccas are a bit on the basic side, offering nothing but a deck (for communal sleeping); there are no bathrooms or cabins. But if you're happy to face a few privations and aren't in a hurry, this is the best (and cheapest) taste of real Egyptian river living.
Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania vs Mt Kenya, Kenya
Kilimanjaro is king of the hiking world. For the non-technical trekker, there is no greater prize than to pose, exhausted but elated, next to THAT sign: 'Congratulations! You Are Now At 5,895m, Africa's Highest Point'. There are better, far more beautiful peaks to conquer, but Kili offers a uniquely alluring mix of imposing physical presence, manageable challenge and statistical prowess (continent's loftiest, biggest free-standing mountain... etc). But it's also an expensive thing to climb – and getting more so. From July 2013 Tanzania National Parks is increasing the conservation, camping and other fees for tackling Kilimanjaro.
The cost: Conservation fees are rising from US$60 (£38) to US$70 (£45) per day; other mandatory fees include those for camping/huts (US$50/60 [£32/38] pppn), mountain rescue (US$20 [£13]) and porters/guides (TNZ10,000 [£4] per porter/guide). A five-day dash (not recommended) up the hutted Marangu route costs US$610 (£390) in fees alone – that's without food, crew wages, transfers or equipment.
Make it cheaper: Don't. Scrimping on a Kilimanjaro climb means spending fewer days on the mountain, which means less time to acclimatise, which means less chance of success – false economy.
Mount Kenya is Africa's also-ran. The continent's second-highest peak (5,199m) is still a big challenge, but it doesn't seem to evoke the same excitement in travelling trekkers as big bro Kilimanjaro. Which is a shame, as it's a great climb, with equally oddball plants, great volcanic scenery, higher chances of spotting wildlife (especially on the lush lower slopes) and fewer other trekkers. The climbing costs are also lower – park fees (including camping) cost US$220/270/320 [£140/170/205] for four/five/six-day packages. Plus, being a less formidable obstacle, you don't need to spend as many days on the mountain. In an ideal world? Do both. Mount Kenya is a great acclimatiser for climbing Kilimanjaro itself.
Boat vs Clifftops
There's something almost spiritual about watching a whale. Indeed, few remain unmoved if they're lucky enough to spot one of these timeless creatures of the deep rear into the human world – playful yet stately, huge yet benign. Hermanus, on the south coast of South Africa's Western Cape, is one of the best places in the world to see them. From early June to early December large numbers of southern rights come into the town's Walker Bay to breed; humpback and Bryde's whales, African penguins, Cape fur seals and dolphins also like it here. Regular trips head out from Hermanus; strict regulations require boats to stay at least 50m away from the whales, but southern rights are curious creatures, often approaching for a closer look.
The cost: A two- to three-hour boat trip from Hermanus costs around R600-900 (£43-64). Whale watching by Cessna plane is also available; a 30-minute flight costs from around R2,640 (£188) for up to three passengers.
Make it cheaper: Hit the water in a kayak instead; two-hour guided trips cost around R300 (£21). Note, kayaks are not permitted within 300m of a whale, but intimate encounters with Cape fur seals and seabirds are common.
The beauty of Hermanus is the proximity of its cetaceans. Fond of Walker Bay's shallow, safe and sandy waters, the visiting whales come close to land. This allows for excellent – and free – shore-based whale-watching, and trails along the fringing clifftops can provide fine views of their breeching, tail-flicking antics; hotspots include Gearings Point and the Old Harbour. The world's only 'whale-crier' makes life easier, too: every day, 10am-4pm, June to December, a man with a kelp horn does his rounds around Hermanus, sounding a different blast depending on where the whales are spotted.
Cruise ship vs Ferries
The Amazon offers cruising at its most literally wild – surrounding this vast watercourse are swathes and swathes (and swathes) of forest, teeming with critters of all colours and sizes. Boat travel is the only way to access impenetrable thickets, monkey-swung trees and lively tributaries. It also means you're immersed in the jungle: in its heat, its vivacity, its deafening chorus. Many tourist boats ply the waters. The best choices are the smaller vessels that can squeeze down narrower channels, dock at more ports and get closer to all the action. Even better is a boat with a bit of class; for example, the MV Tucano is a traditional three-storey riverboat with just nine wood-panelled cabins, plus a spacious saloon and expert guides to point out the creatures lurking beyond.
The cost: A five-day cruise aboard the MV Tucano costs around US$1,800 (£1,150).
Make it cheaper: Manaus-based Amazon Clipper has both a 'traditional' and 'premium' fleet, catering to cruisers of differing budgets. It offers shorter cruises too: its three-day Amazon sail costs from US$667 (£425).
Buy a hammock and brace yourself – tracing the Amazon by public riverboats is not an experience for the faint of heart, but it's a full-on adventure for a fraction of the cost. No one boat runs the entire river course from source to mouth (which would take weeks). Try a section: say, the three-or-so day sail between Tabatinga, on Brazil's border with Colombia and Peru, to Manaus. These ferries have few cabins (costing around R$800, £240); better, buy a hammock space (R$200/ £65) from the ferry docks and get to the boat eight hours before departure to secure a decent stringing spot – the upper deck, away from the toilets and kitchen is best. Then lay back and let the cry of the howler monkeys, the babble of your fellow passengers and the rhythm of the water rock you to sleep.
Antarctica vs Punta Tombo
The rules may state that tourists mustn't get closer than 5m to a penguin – but no one has ever told the penguins that. Many a lucky South Seas cruiser has found themselves not only over-awed by the sound, stench and sheer size of an Antarctic penguin colony, but overjoyed that the inquisitive birds seem to want to say hello. Sailing to the pristine White Continent offers the chance to wander amid an avian multitude, from 100,000-strong gaggles of king penguins (best seen on the island of South Georgia) to masses of macaronis, Adélies, emperors and chinstraps too.
The cost: A ten-night cruise from Ushuaia to the Antarctic Peninsula costs from around £3,000. Longer cruises that visit South Georgia cost upwards of around £5,000.
Make it cheaper: You could risk travelling directly to Ushuaia to try to bag a last-minute bargain; this may require a lengthy stay in the port city. Deals and availability are more likely to be found at the beginning and end of the cruise season (November, February-March); December-January are peak months.
Granted, the rocky reserve at Punta Tombo doesn't have much by way of penguin variety, but it does have up to 200,000 pairs of one type, the cute and compact Magellanic. And, helpfully, it's a little easier and cheaper to access than Antarctica. Punta Tombo, on Argentina's Pacific coast, is 170km south of Puerto Madryn, which is around 1,400km from Buenos Aires – a long way, but on good roads. From late September to March, Magellanics flock here to nest and breed; December-January is the best time to see the chicks. Visitors to the reserve (entrance roughly US$20/£13) must stick to the trails and boardwalks, but these still allow close encounters with the birds.
Stonehenge vs Avebury
Stonehenge is impressive. This ancient ring dates back to around 3,000 BC, and some of its monoliths were dragged 240km from Wales. However, its should-be-mystical atmosphere is somewhat tainted by the adjacent A303, and the unfriendly fence which means that, with a regular ticket, you can't get in among the stones themselves. For that, book English Heritage Stone Circle Access (available April-September), which allows admittance to the circle in a pre-designated slot outside of regular opening hours.
The cost: Regular admittance costs £8 (EH members: free); Stone Circle Access costs £16.30 (EH: £13) and must be pre-booked.
Make it cheaper: The Stonehenge World Heritage Site is far more extensive than the circle. To avoid the entrance fee, take a (free) hike around the surrounding landscape instead. Wander down the 2.5km bank-and-ditch Avenue and visit the burial mounds of King Barrow Ridge and the enclosure of the Greater Cursus.
That Avebury gets ignored over showier Stonehenge is a tourism conundrum. Not quite as neat and tidy, perhaps, but the ancient stone circle that part-encompasses this Wiltshire village is one of the biggest in the world. Better still, you can wander right in it, day or night – for free. Standing amid the rocks, you better appreciate the effort behind their erection. Also, the circle is only one of a scatter of treasures that makes up this Neolithic theme park. Walk around nearby Silbury Hill, into West Kennet Long Barrow and along West Kennet Avenue to get a better feel for the whole ancient landscape.
Galapagos Islands vs Isla de la Plata
The Galápagos Islands offer wildlife-watching at its most intimate and wonderfully weird. Cruise this Darwin-inspiring archipelago, 1,000km off the Ecuadorean mainland, and you'll find unearthly volcanic islands a-tumble with fearless creatures that will nibble your flippers, invade your personal space and generally flabber your gast. Of course, uniqueness isn't cheap, but there are animals here you won't see anywhere else (marine iguanas, Darwin's finches, Galápagos tortoises), and others you'll never see so close, doing things – snorting, cavorting, courting, evolving – you can barely believe.
The cost: For a lower-end week-long Galápagos cruise, expect to pay from US$1,000 (£638) plus flights from the mainland (around £270 with TAME) and park-entry fee (US$100/£64); however, cost is an indicator of quality and high end expeditions cost US$1,500-3,500 (£960-2,235).
Make it cheaper: Shorter cruises are possible, but will dramatically impinge on your experience. Those with time and flexibility could fly to Quito and scour local travel agencies for last-minute deals. For potentially even better deals, fly to the Galápagos and check out the agencies in Puerto Ayora.
Isla de la Plata, a tiny scrubby isle just 35km off mainland Ecuador, is known as the 'poor man's Galápagos'. There's not the same multi-island magic here, but a day-trip from Puerto Lopez – usually including a 90-minute boat crossing, island stroll, birdwatching, snorkelling, lunch and return sail – costs US$30-45. Plata's 'Galápagos-lite' experiences include up-close encounters with three types of boobies (blue-footed, red-footed, Nazca), plus sightings of frigatebirds and waved albatross (breeding season: April-October), snorkelling with sea lions and the possibility of spotting humpback whales, which swim by June-September.
Camping: We know it gets you closer to nature, but who would have ever thought that camping could be described as 'boutique', 'luxury' or 'cool'? Camping has never been trendier with yurts, camping pods and safari tents all on offer. For UK options check out coolcamping.co.uk. And if 'glamping' isn't your thing, check out Wanderlust magazine editor Phoebe Smith's book Extreme Sleeps (Summersdale, £9) for inspiration on some wild sleeps.
Hostels: Think hostels are all about students and dorms? Well think again. There's been a huge growth in hostels with private rooms and en-suites, and some even have swimming pools, private cinemas or their own cafes and bars. Even a 'luxury' hostel will usually be better value than a budget hotel, will offer good value or free activities and tours, and will be social and friendly. Take a look at HostelWorld or Hostelling International.
Hospitality exchange networks: There are several of these networks of hosts and travellers offering and seeking accommodation. Servas is the granddaddy of them all, set up in 1949 as a non-profit organisation to promote world peace. Travellers must go through an interview process before being accepted. It tends to attract a more mature, educated type – typically retired teachers and professionals. The internet has allowed a number of other hospitality exchange sites to set up. Although they don't have the interviews and formal structure of Servas, they usually encourage comments and recommendations by both travellers and hosts. Couchsurfing is probably the best known of these, and has the most extensive profiles; it holds events too.
Rental / Private accommodation: Renting usually works out cheaper than a hotel, and there's been a growth in people renting out their own homes when they are away – airbnb.com offer rooms for rent in people's homes, as well as more standard self-catering options. HouseTrip has a range of properties that you can rent for one night upwards, and point out that "You can help fund your own trip by renting out your home while you're away."
Campus Accommodation: Want a bargain in the peak holiday periods? During the academic holidays many universities have rooms that can be rented. This can be a particularly cheap way of staying in UK cities such as London, Edinburgh and Oxford. Take a look at university-rooms.com.
Housesitting: Responsible and an animal lover? Then house-sitting could be the option for you. While not all house-sits involve pets, many do. TrustedHousesitters.com have all sorts of opportunities ranging from looking after alpacas in Somerset, through a two-week stay in Brooklyn, New York, going up to a year looking after a house and dog in Costa Rica.
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Technology is changing everyday and you will need to have the right support people to support the technology. We deal with technology in our everyday life, from the smart phones to the cars we drive. These days you will not be able to walk into a store without seeing some type of technology. As technology becomes more and more advanced you will need the right support for it. With the expanse of technology most companies out source their technology support. If you are experiencing an issue with your device and dial their 24/7 365 day support you may get a support person from a different country. You still will be able to find local support. You can always look on your smart phone and search for IT support Green Bay WI and multiple search results will point you in the correct direction.
Since most companies will try to out source their IT support department you may experience a issue with the support person. Sometimes if the support person is in a different country you may experience a language issue. If the technology is for some device in your home, the IT support person may not know the area you are from and not really understand the issue you are having. Many factors can arise with technology support. When you call IT support, hopefully the company spent their resources in staffing a good technology department.
The technology in today's world looks so different from 10,20 or even 30 years ago. When I was attending junior high school, we didn't have cell phones. You needed to have a pager or have a answering machine. You would have to return that person's call at a later time. It's not like today where everything is instant. The internet which went live on August 6, 1991 is a big reason for that. We use the internet everyday in today's world. The internet is used at work, schools, hospitals and etc. Technology has made everything so convenient for us. We can shop and purchase items from the comfort of our homes. Online shopping is such a popular trend, that it's putting large department stores out of business. Stores that we grew up with 10 or 20 years ago have closed down. The US statistics has shown a increase in e-commerce sales. In 2016 it was listed at 390 million and the same report shows a upward trend to 700 million by 2023. Technology is not slowing down and with new forms of technology such as AI (Artificial intelligence) and Augmented reality, technology will only be changing and getting more advanced. There is technology that can be used to for self driving cars, genetics, medicines, and basic functions in today's society. Technology will continue to grow and get better and faster. I ask myself, what will the future look like? Will we see a future like the Science Fiction shows and movies or could technology lead to a more destructive world. Technology is not always used for good and in the wrong hands, technology can be dangerous.


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The Rise of Trailer
Okay, so the title for this column isn't the best, but it's gotta fit in with the newly announced title to the final episode in the Star Wars saga: The Rise of Skywalker. Like The Last Jedi, there's a whole lot to unpack in those four words, and since JJ Abrams and the cast of the movie aren't going to spoil it for us, we're just gonna have to get ourselves all worked up trying to figure out just what the hell it means. Read the rest of this entry


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The growing quantity and sophistication of automotive electronics, particularly in safety-critical systems is driving higher quality and reliability requirements than ever. Not shipping defective parts has evolved from important to imperative.
To address quality and reliability requirements, automotive IC makers are adopting new quality standards such as ISO 26262 and IEC 61508. Adhering to these standards, in turn, calls for some key updates to traditional design-for-test (DFT) methodologies. Among the updates are two new test methodologies that will become indispensable for safety-critical automotive electronics: cell-aware automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) and hybrid ATPG/logic built-in self-test (BIST).
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The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) and the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) are presenting the One Health Interprofessional Education Webinar on Tuesday, September 27 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Eastern. This webinar will present case studies available for use by instructors from a variety of health professions. The curriculum is the product of a partnership formed in 2015 between APTR, the Health People Curriculum Task Force, and the AAVMC.
The case studies represent the work of researchers in veterinary medicine, human medicine, public health and other health professions on topics that range from lead poisoning to emerging diseases such as Chikungunyavirus. One Health is the collaborative effort of multiple disciplines – working locally, nationally, and globally – to attain optimal health for people, animals and our environment. The One Health initiative focuses attention on the importance of the connections between human health, animal health, and ecosystem health.
Emerging infectious disease threats, as well as growing awareness about the dangers of antimicrobial resistance and the positive benefits of human-animal interactions are bringing One Health concepts to the attention of many educators in the health professions. This webinar will highlight this initiative and four case study authors will present their work.
Link to One Health Case Studies: www.aavmc.org/One-Health/Case-Studies.aspx
To register for the webinar: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4908098237579740420


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Saturday, March 6, 2010
How to explain the concept of "tomorrow" to someone who is not yet 2 years old?
The whole of today, Elyssa has been asking to go for her Gymboree class. I kept telling her that she has to wait until tomorrow. She accepted my answers but then will ask again after another hour or so.
So this evening, I tried a simple explanation. Something along the lines of : "Your class is tomorrow. Tonight, after you drink your milk and then you sleep, and then when you wake up in the morning, it will be tomorrow and then you can go for your Gymboree"
The outcome??? What she immediately did was to climb on her bed, loudly declaring "Eh-lee-sa sleep now", then closed her eyes for 2 seconds, then happily announced "Wake up already. Go Gymboree", with a big grin on her face.
oKAYYYYY......... I definitely need to improve my explanation skills !!!
8 comments:
- Health Freak said...
Elyssa looks so cute here! Baby C is also another one who just loves to kai kai. The moment she wakes up until night, she will pester us to bring her kai kai. She does not even want to wear her house clothes anymore now, she only wants kai kai clothes!
- March 6, 2010 at 10:32 PM
- LittleLamb said...
oh..u can show her the clock. u said when the little finger reach "this time", then its yr class. so u can expect her to look at the clock the whole day..heheeh
- March 7, 2010 at 12:19 PM
- Merryn said...
lil lamb makes so much sense there.. i will show ethan the sky outside.. tell her it needs to be dark to sleep then when she wakes up the next day, it's tomorrow.. :D
- March 7, 2010 at 10:49 PM
- Kristie said...
so funny leh this girl ;)
- March 8, 2010 at 1:20 AM
- Mummy Gwen said...
She is so cute with her remarks..haha.
- March 8, 2010 at 11:29 PM
- the little prince said...
I use the same explanation like after the day getting dark, get into sleep then tomorrow,,,he then said now dark dark even though is day time!! Pengsan!
- March 9, 2010 at 1:37 AM
- Irene said...
haha she so cute! good ideas here, show the clock, show the sky. hehe! might work for Elyssa too :)
- March 9, 2010 at 6:13 PM
- 2ma said...
elyssa is smart!!! do share with us on "tomorrow" once you figure out an answer for elyssa ya
- March 11, 2010 at 7:58 AM


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This route travels between Princess Anne and Crisfield. Notable stops include Princess Anne Transfer Point, Crisfield High School and Somers Cove.
Designated Flag Stops are as follows:
Kings Creek Market/ Wilson Landing
Revell's Neck Rd.
Somerset County Health Dept. on Sign Post Rd. - Westover
Lover's Lane
Marion Sarah Peyton School
Puff's Place
*Please call ahead for flag stop service. Even though designated, flag stops locations do no guarantee service. For assured pick-up, use transit stops with listed scheduled service times for this route.


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A Largo homeowner's sewer backed up while they were away on vacation. This particular home in Largo has a water softener installed on their incoming water lines. A water softener will go into regeneration mode on a set schedule to ensure the water supplying the Largo home is treated properly. The waste water from the regeneration cycle is then discharged into the city sewer line. Since the sewer line was clogged, this waste water backed up and eventually overflowed a toilet on the property. This sewage leak continued for over 12 days until it was noticed. As you can see in the pictures below, sewage can do a lot of damage to a property and its contents. If leaking water is not cleaned up in a timely fashion, mold growth will occur.
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Are you looking for a way to volunteer in our community, lend a helping hand or a supportive smile? Well here's your chance! The Manasota Track Club knows we couldn't be as successful as we are without our volunteers and we want to show our appreciation for all you do!
With memberships over 700 and over a dozen events throughout the community every year, we decided it was time to show appreciation and give credit to those we couldn't do any of this without, our volunteers! These are the wonderful people that volunteer to be race directors, show up early to set up, man the water stations, record time cards at the finish line, post the results and countless other duties that make it possible for our racing events and club to run so smoothly! Our volunteers are the strength and core of our club and we thank each and every one of you!
Our volunteer program tracks all of our member's volunteer hours over the course of our calendar year. Points will be awarded after each event depending on the role each volunteer holds. Points are explained and listed below. Points will be tracked and updated regularly on our website. Our top tier volunteers also receive a beautiful "VOLUNTEER GIFT."
Each year, before our awards banquet, a committee will also select the "Volunteer of the Year"! This person will not necessarily have the "most" volunteer points accumulated, but definitely have made a strong contribution and presence in our club and throughout the community.
Here are the details of the Volunteer Award Program:
If you see points posted for an event that you worked and you were not given credit, please click here.
- Points will be accumulated throughout the calendar year
- Only MTC members are eligible for volunteer awards
- Volunteer points will be updated on the website after each event
- Awards will be presented at the dinner/dance, January 2020
Points will be awarded, per event, to MTC member volunteers according to the following positions:
- Board Member with additional duties : 15 points
- MTC Race Consultant: 10 points
- Board Member: 10 points
- BBR Race Director: 10 points
- BBR or other Committee Chair: 5 points
- Race Volunteer: 1 point
- Miscellaneous Support: Points as appropriate
We look forward to hearing from you and helping to buid our volunteer base even stronger in 2019!!!
If you would like to volunteer for MTC events click here.
To view the current points totals click here.
MTC Race Consultants & Team Leaders:
Please send your volunteer list here.


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I've fallen behind on the past month and a half of attended concerts. Here's a brief synopsis of each, in mildly coherent jibberish:
Concert #23 Liberty Fest, Smith Hill, Providence, July 4
Viennagram were musically like John Spencer Blues Explosion and their stage antics were similar to Man Man and they got fireworks thrown at them and it was triumphant cuz their lead singer was dressed up like Uncle Sam and acted like Willy Wonka and I don't remember anyone else I saw because Viennagram over-shadowed them with their pizzazz.
Concert #24 The Flaming Lips with Matt and Kim at Lupos, Providence July 6
First time I saw the Lips they sucked cuz At War with the Mystics is such an atrocity. Plus they were over-shadowed by Mission of Burma and Yo La Tengo. This time they ruled. The music from Embryonics pairs better with their intense stage show than that last diarrhea album, Wayne Coyne is still kinda obnoxious, Matt and Kim are really fucking energetic about being annoying, and my friend Joe blogged about it more in depth here.
Here is Wayne Coyne trying to crush my head with his bubble:
Concert #25 – Armageddon Presents… AS220, Providence, July 15
Dios Mio, Lifers, Voetsek, Soul Control
I enjoyed Dios Mio the most because they were from Milwaukee and the lead singer looked like Sean Penn circa Ridgemont High and they were the most enjoyable hardcore band I've seen in quite a while dudes.
Concert #26 – Whartscape
I've already explained almost all of that, ya dingis.
Concert #27 – No Babies, Orange Coax, Nervous Systems, Bellows Building 16, July 29, Providence
No Babies and Orange Coax = 2 No Wave lovin' bands = like the yellin' and the saxophone and the jumpin and the Contortions and just listen to No New York a couple times and you'll catch my drift. Nervous Systems played music. Bellows, this was my second favorite set I've seen them play out of three.
Concert #28 – Newport Folk Fest August 1
Aw crap I have a bunch to say about this. I'll revisit this someday…
Concert #29 – Cacaw, Siouxcity Pete and the Beggars, Weeping Wounds, Cave Girls 8/3 at The 201, Providence
Cacaw had two women in the band that looked like these annoying girls I went to college with except they rocked out harder than thirty-seven Geodudes fighting twenty Onixes in a battle for rock-hard supremacy. Aka they melted my face with their rifts and sponge-bathed my brain with their energy and made me forget all the morons I met in college for a half hour, an almost impossible feat.
Concert #30 – Foo Fest @ AS220, August 14, Providence
What Cheer? Brigade and Big Nazo created a dance pit of out all the weirdo families in Providence and it was sorta miraculous anyone survived the important violence.
Javelin then captured that energy and churned out a fantastic fucking set and I danced harder than ten guinea pigs at a rodeo.
War Paint had The Pope introduce them. And then I forgot they were playing woops!
ESG were ridiculously old and reminded me of the hip hop version of the Young Marble Giants. The drummer wore a Frosted Flakes racing shirt and kept my booty a-shakin'.
Megasus had the worst sound ever, tough luck, but Brian Gibson is a pretty good drummer and they were good when I could actually hear the singer and half the instruments as opposed to like the guitar and the drums and that's it. I pogoed around the mosh pit for about thirty seconds and took another five minutes to catch my breath.


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Can we all agree that no one really knows what a "Gypsy" is? When you get right down to it, gypsies are really just unemployed people who like to travel and have no real home. It's really just Chic Homelessness. That brings up another point, we had better not be including "Gypsies" in homeless counts!
Anyway, it was reported this week that a "Gypsy" family has been arrested for stealing better than $3M worth of electronics across the country. My problem with this is, don't gypsies generally shun modern society and technology? No? I don't know, sounds like these gypsies have been watching AmishMafia and decided, "Hey, if THEY can do modern stuff, so can we!" Apparently, 3-4 members of this family were based (using that word lightly) in Chicago. #StayClassyChicago
I don't know, maybe the rest of us should band together and form an Amish Gypsy club and make the big time like these nose-to-the-grindstone workers!


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RED BUD, Ill. - "I go out and take cars," said Jim Ford, co-owner of Illini Asset Recovery.
From who?
"From people who don't pay," he said.
Repo man Ford wears his company name on his back - and his heart on his sleeve.
"I've been shot at, ran over, just about everything you can imagine," he said. "I haven't been stabbed yet."
There's not a place on the map Ford hasn't traveled to repossess somebody's car for a bank.
But, he wasn't prepared for what he saw when he arrived at the Illinois home of Stan and Pat Kipping.
"You know, it was just one of those repos," Ford told Fox 2. "My grandparents are gone but, you know, I could see them in the Kippings. I knew what was going on. The cost of their medications have doubled or tripled, and I know that's happening to everybody. I knew why they were behind."
"We had to go to the doctor, drug store and grocery," Pat said. "That's about all we ever got to do."
And, now, their transportation was gone.
Ford did repossess their car.
But, then, he got on the phone with the bank.
"I pulled over about a block away from their house, and called the bank and said we got to do something, how about I just pay it current, right now?"
Ford promptly set up a GoFundMe account.
"We raised most of it in the first eight hours," he said. "I think might just reactivate it, because they are a lot of people who keep asking to donate."
And, Monday, Stan and Pat got their four-wheel freedom back.
"It's just like hitting the lottery," Stan said. "I'm just so happy. I can't believe it."
"I just looks so pretty," Pat said.
It's pretty because Ford and his fellow benefactors got the oil changed and had the car detailed - in addition to paying it off.
"We owe a drug store $500," Pat said. "We owe IGA, our grocery store, money. And, then, this happened. It's made me think that there are very good people out there and it's not all bad."


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Shipt is now a foundation partner of the World Games 2021 Birmingham, and a new mobile exhibit is helping to tell the stories of the upcoming event, and the Magic City company.
Shipt, the Birmingham-based tech company, joins Alabama Power, Protective Life and Regions Bank among the event's foundation partners. The World Games 2021 Birmingham, scheduled for July 15 through 25, 2021, will bring athletes from more than 100 countries and is expected to generate about $256 million in economic impact for the city.
Making its debut this weekend will be The World Games 2021 Experience delivered by Shipt, an interactive mobile exhibit designed to spread awareness and generate excitement for The World Games 2021. It is scheduled to appear at the 15th Annual MortgageBanc Chili Cook-Off in Birmingham. It will make additional appearances around the area over the next three years.
The exhibit is a custom-designed Mercedes Sprinter Cargo Van. With it comes a climbing wall, a sumo wrestling station, a powerlifting photo opportunity and an interactive trivia game with prizes, organizers say.
"Birmingham is an integral part of the Shipt story, and we are thrilled that our home city will be featured on the world stage," Britney Summerville, vice president of community engagement at Shipt, said. "We can't wait to welcome the world to the Magic City in 2021."
Fans can also request an appearance of The World Games 2021 Experience delivered by Shipt at this site.


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|Protective effects of acute moderate exercise on vaccination induced inflammation, arterial function and vaccine efficacy
|Ranadive, Sushant
|Director of Research:
|Fernhall, Bo
|Doctoral Committee Chair(s):
|Fernhall, Bo
|Doctoral Committee Member(s):
|Woods, Jeffrey A.; Wilund, Kenneth R.; Iwamoto, Gary
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|Kinesiology & Community Health
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|University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
|Acute induced inflammation
acute moderate aerobic exercise
flow-mediated dilation
vaccine efficacy
|Acute induced inflammation, using vaccination, reduces flow-mediated vasodilation in the conduit artery in young healthy volunteers. However, this has not been shown in older adults. Immunosenescence with advancing age results in inadequate protection from disease because of ineffective responses to vaccination. An acute bout of moderate aerobic exercise improves arterial and endothelial function and may increase the efficacy of the vaccine in young individuals. Hence, this study sought to evaluate the effect of acute systemic inflammation on endothelial function and wave reflection in older adults. The second aim was to evaluate if acute moderate intensity endurance exercise immediately prior to induced inflammation can prevent the negative effect of acute systemic inflammation on vascular function while augmenting the efficacy of the vaccine. Fifty-nine healthy volunteers between 55 – 75 years of age were randomly allocated to an exercise or control group. Arterial function and inflammatory markers were measured at baseline, 24 hours and 48 hours after influenza vaccine and sham injections. Antibody titers were measured at baseline and 4 weeks following the Influenza vaccine. CRP increased when measured at 24 and 48 hours and IL-6 increased at 24 hours from baseline after the Influenza vaccine compared to the sham injection while unexpectedly, arterial function was unaltered. There were no significant correlations between changes in inflammatory markers and changes in arterial function. Fitness was related to endothelial function as baseline. Endothelial function was significantly higher in individuals classified as having good fitness compared to the poor fitness category. There was a significant decrease in the endothelial function at 48 hours after vaccination compared to baseline in the fair fitness while there was significant decrease in the endothelial function when measured at 24 and 48 hours as compared to the baseline in good fitness category group. The endothelial function was unaffected in the poor fitness group. There were no differences in the levels of antibody titers against the H3N2 influenza strain between the men and women in exercise group as compared to the control group. However, women in the exercise group had a significantly higher antibody response for H1N1 influenza strain. In conclusion, there was dissociation between inflammation and endothelial function following induced acute systemic inflammation in older adults. The responses of endothelial function to induced acute systemic inflammation were related to fitness. Acute moderate aerobic exercise was not immune-stimulatory in healthy older men, but may serve as a vaccine adjuvant in older women.
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Touring artist Tony Phillips will be taking up residency at the Dean Heritage Centre as one of several residencies for his Heritage and Contemporary life project.
From Tuesday the 9th until Thursday the 11th of September will be at the Dean Heritage Centre to explore different aspects of English culture and its visual characteristics for hid project that is publicly funded by Arts Council England.
Tony's Heritage and Contemporary life project involves visiting several sites to create visual scrapbooks of English heritage. These scrapbooks will then be collated into a booklet recounting the development of visual and culture characteristics of England. Tony will be accepting contributions from visitors to his temporary studio at the Dean Heritage Centre.
When asked about his latest venture and his residency Tony said: "I plan to chart significant inventions, objects,artefacts and symbols as part of my preparation for a major large scale painting which will summarise the theme – English heritage as a fusion of landscape, architecture and social and historical characteristics set amongst the imagery of the times in which we live".
Tony was born in Liverpool in 1952; he attended Lancaster Art College with a focus on mural design and relief sculpture. He has been working as a freelance artist since 1976 and currently resides in Italy. He is known for his pieces being in the form of a series and having strong social, political and historical content.
The onsite meeting room at the Dean Heritage Centre will be Tony's studio from the 9th to the 11th of September where he will be accepting any and all visitors. He will be free discuss his work and hopes visitors will participate in adding to his project.
Tony will be exhibiting his final pieces in the Centre's community gallery, Gallery 41, from Saturday the 20th of December until Sunday the 15th of March.
Arts Council England support a range of activities across the arts. They develop and invest in artistic and cultural experiences to enrich peoples lives.
Make sure you visit the Dean Heritage Centre so that you can contribute to this heritage project and see the collation everyones work displayed at the exhibition!


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The attached
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Impact BCS.
This document
can be found under the Compliance tab on the NPCC website as well.
This week,
the other seven regions will be posting and/or communicating this same clarification
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Truck bed liner is a crucial equipment to keep the lifespan of a truck longer. Many truck holders are in the look out of the different ways they can use to increase the productivity of their trucks. To meet this then they have to look for the right truck bed liners to suit best their trucks. Bearing on mind that there so many trucks in the world whose owners need to keep them for long, you should be very keen when in the market of truck bed liners. Failure to this, you will end up choosing the wrong truck bed liner hence hold back the productivity of your truck rather than increasing.
This website outlines some of the tips to be considered when choosing the right toughest bedliner. The material of the truck bed liner should be the first factor to consider. In the market, there are different truck bed liners of different materials. It is upon you to know which material you need for your truck bed liner so as to offer the best service for your truck. The reason as to why you need the bed liner and the work it should perform in your truck will help you define the material to choose. You may be in need of a truck bed liner to prevent corrosion on your truck, if this is the case then you will consider a spray-on liner to seal out moisture and prevent salty substances that cause corrosion.
The design of the liner is the other factor you should consider to choose the right type of truck bed liner. Truck bed liners are of different types depending on how easy they are to install and remove. Brush-on liners and spray-on liners are the types of liners that are permanently put on the truck after which they cannot be removed. However, if you want to put on your truck a bed liner that can easily be removed then it is advisable to choose mats or any other bed liner that can be removed. Watch this video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpPZVRz2SlU and learn more about trucks.
The texture of the bed liner is of great importance when choosing the right liner for your truck. The bed liner texture can be either rough or smooth. Depending on the work of your truck, choosing the most preferred texture can make the work easier. If your truck haul goods for long distances and you want them to stay in place, then it is important to choose a rough texture for your bed liner. However, a truck that will be used to carry heavy goods will need a slick texture of the bed liner to slide in the goods easily. On following these tips you will be able to choose the right bed liner for your truck.


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"Dear PoPville,
I received the attached letter in the mail this week about the alley improvement project hitting my alley this week.
I live 2 blocks from both Nats Park and Audi Field and both of those stadiums have events during the time covered. When Bowser announced that the State of Emergency yesterday I remembered the letter said "weather dependent" and I called DDOT to confirm no work would be done due to that state of emergency.
The woman I encountered was rude and unhelpful. I won't post her name here, but she basically said "The letter said weather permitting, so if you had read it you would know the answer and wouldn't have to call."
I responded "So if its raining I can assume no work is being done and park in my space behind my house?" and she responded "No, we have to wait and see what happens because no one knows." I responded "So how will I know if I can utilize my parking space…" and she responded "You will have to call in everyday." which is super helpful since they don't work on weekends.
What do I seek from this letter? Wondering how others who have had their alleys improved found the DDOT schedule with rain and such. I basically just want to know when me and my 50+ neighbors will be able to utilize our parking given the fact that street parking will be completely full due to the games this week. if we leave our cars in spaces will they be towed?"


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Not every debt story is created equal. Some people find themselves drowning in loans for fast cars and the 6,000-square-foot house they think they need (or at least deserve). Others incur debt by investing in a business; a payment they have every intention of making back. Mike Maletich's story is the latter, and while an investment may sound financially responsible, Mike learned the hard way that in business, success isn't guaranteed.
Time to Make a Change
When Mike's finances hit rock bottom in 2007, it was his wife that took charge, secretly signing them up for Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University at their church.
"I wasn't sure I wanted to do it but my wife said, 'I don't think our financial situation can get much worse.' So she took me to the first class kicking and screaming," Mike said.
But the push-back didn't last long. By the second class, Mike was sold on the FPU program. His eyes were opened to his flawed approach to money, and the reality of his financial status was finally revealed.
"I didn't know the final number because we'd never kept track," Mike said. "When Dave told us to write down all of our debts on paper, I couldn't believe I ever let it get that bad."
Mike owed just shy of $200K.
Following the Dave Ramsey Program
This awakening lit a fire inside of him. Mike made a vow that he would do what was in his power to ensure his wife and three children were no longer under his financial strap. And as a man of faith, he promised God he'd never take credit for it if He guided Mike to financial freedom.
The first order of business? Mike and his wife had to set a budget. This meant putting pen to paper at the start of each month to determine (and agree on!) where every single dollar they made would go for the following four weeks.
"It was a revolutionary experience," said Mike. "It gave us purpose to what we were doing and the ability to say 'yes' and 'no' to things we needed and didn't. For the first time, we were living like adults."
From 2007 until 2010, their sole focus was simply to "stop the bleeding." They cut up credit cards to do away with impulse buys and used cash for everything they could – groceries, clothing, date nights, etc. This is how Mike went from incurring $30 - $50K of debt each year to none.
Finding N2
But making even minimum debt payments left Mike's family with only $20K to live on. To really change his situation, he had two options: make more money or file for bankruptcy.
"I was so far in the hole, bankruptcy was made for someone like me," said Mike. "It was the easy way out. But it's not the choice I made."
Instead, Mike found N2 Publishing. He began as an Area Director in 2011, and in 2012 – 16 months into the role – he had paid off every last cent his family owed.
His secret to success? Mike launched magazine after magazine until, at one point, he ran seven publications, all the while living as if he was making $30K a year.
The Debt-Free Life
Since 2007, Mike knew he would become debt-free eventually. But without N2, he said, it would have realistically taken about 12 years – more than a decade of the "agonizing bondage of debt."
But instead, he was free. For the first time in a long time, he felt relief.
"When you have no more debt, the sun shines a little brighter. The grass beneath your feet is softer," Mike said. "But more importantly, you have extra income at the end of the month to help others in need. That's a miracle."
The love for giving he and his wife found has changed their life more than they could have imagined. For Mike, it was a truly unexpected discovery.
"As soon as we paid down our debts, we started seeing needs of church members and friends and gave anonymously to them. We hadn't even noticed those needs beforehand," Mike said.
"That's when I understood what it's all about; not living debt-free so we can retire with millions of dollars, but living debt-free so we can bless the people around us."
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AIGETOA writes on denial of long awaited genuine promotions in the cadre of JTO to SDE (T) on the pretext of legal hurdle while at the same time extending promotions in the cadre of SDE to AGM beyond the sanctioned strength to settle the court cases by upgrading the posts on matching saving basis. Click here for letter
User manual for WEB Based Utility of LIC of India regarding BSNL Employees Superannuation Pension Scheme for BSNL direct recruits. Click here for letter & Manual Procedure
Highlights of CEC Meeting of AIGETOA CHQ held on 13-14 April-2019 at New Delhi:
The CEC Meeting of AIGETOA CHQ held on 13th & 14th April-2019 at New Delhi. The CHQ deliberated many important issues and transacted business of the association with detailed discussion. The highlights of the CEC meeting is attached for reference.Click here for highlights of the CEC Meeting
The 5th All India Conference cum Annual General Meet of "All India Graduate Engineers & Telecom Officers Association (AIGETOA)" which was earlier scheduled on 24th - 26th May'2019 will now be held from 11th to 13th July'2019 at National Capital Region, New Delhi as per the resolution of Central Executive Council Meet held on 13-14th April'2019 at New Delhi. Click here for the revised notice
Date & Time of the Meeting : 11th, 12th & 13th July'2019 (10:00 to 20:00 Hrs)
Venue of the Meeting : National Capital Region, New Delhi [Detail will be informed later]
Returning officer of the Election: Shri Pankaj Watti, AIGETOA member BSNL CO, New Delhi
Schedule of the Election : 12:00 Hrs onwards on 13th Jul'2019 [Venue will be informed later]
Declaration of Result : 18:00 Hrs on 13th July'2019
Election Process : Online nomination will be called for election of new governing of AIGETOA CHQ from 5th to 15th June 2019. Any valid member of the association can apply subject to fulfilling the eligibility.
The order from Hon HC Ernakulum and subsequent dismissal of SLP filed by EPFO at Hon SC, now opened a path to claim Full Pension option as required by the members. This association had been continuously following the progress of the same almost from the starting point.
Kerala Team were directly party to the case through Individual applicants. The dismissal of EPFO SLP from Hon SC now should pave way for generalization of the direction and this association is committed to pursue our level best to ensure this through, CPFC, New Delhi. In case the same is not generalized, then we are bound to follow the legal suit as deemed fit.
In the Meantime, members who are willing to shift to higher pension option should give their representations to their respective DDOs and ensure that the same is forwarded to concerned EPFO. The implementation of the order at various establishments and for individuals who were already party for the HC/SC legal suits also supposed to makes an easy walk to get the full pension option implementation as a whole. This association is actively looking for this option also to ensure the option a reality. Circle Secretaries should ensure that the representations of members are suitably processed.
The representation by those who were party in the case filed at Hon'ble High Court Kerala. Click here
The representation by those who were not party in the case filed at Hon'ble High Court Kerala. Click here
The Judgment of Hon'ble HC Kerala. Click here
The Judgment of Hon'ble Supreme Court for dismissal of the SLP filed by EPFO. Click here
AIGETOA Kerala Proudly inform BSNL Recruits that Hon'ble High Court of Kerala allowed all the 3 writ petitions filed and led by AIGETOA team for exercising options for higher pension contribution without a cutoff date.
The long battle was possible only due to the strong support and guidance from AIGETOA CHQ and especially from our GS Sri. Ravisheel Verma. We express our sincere gratitude to our CGMT, GM HR& Admin, PGM ( F) who supported our endaveours to get back the justified pending EPF pension. We express our wishes and acknowledge the support by the BSNL recruits from Kerala irrespective of association affiliation and caders.
Hon'ble High Court Kerala has allowed the writ petition filed by Circle Secretary, Shri Saheer and others. Click here for copy
Hon'ble High court has set aside the EPFO amendment Scheme 2014 brought into force by notification dated 22.08.2014.
Hon'ble court has also set aside all the consequential orders and proceedings issued by PF authorities based on the impunged orders dated 22.08.2014
The various proceedings issued by the EPF authorities declining to grant opportunities to the petitioners to exercise Joint option along with other employees to remit contribution to the employee pension scheme based on actual salaries are also set aside.
The employees shall be entitled to exercise the option stipulated by Paragraph 26 of the EPF scheme without being restricted in doing so by the insistence on a date.
Pensionable salary also reinstated to 12 month average salary.. from 60 month average salary.. that will be huge difference to BR pension..
Thereafter, one SLP filed by EPFO in Hon'ble Supreme Court has also been dismissed today.
Friends, AIGETOA and it's office bearers have been working for the cause of BSNL Recruits selflessly without bothering for the repercussions. AIGETOA is fully committed to save the rights of BSNL Recruits despite of consistent mud slinging against the association by the beneficiaries itself. Remember Friends, this is the same case in which our association and office bearers were accused by the so called recognised association that huge collections are going on by AIGETOA in the name of legal fund. This becomes further sad to us by seeing the fact that BSNL Recruits belonging to other Associations were more vociferous lot than our seniors. In fact seniors have appreciated our efforts by crossing the boundaries of association.
Friends, this is high time to think, ponder and discuss upon each other to get united under the umbrella of AIGETOA by shedding the egos, some small time benefits and lure of transfer postings.
We hope our honest efforts will be appreciated by one and all BRs across the BSNL. All the three cases led and filed by AIGETOA team won at Hon HC, Kerala. Entire relief sought wrt Full pension option and change of average period was allowed. As assured we will be taking further efforts to generalise the benefits to all the BSNL recruits who wish to receive the Full Pension option accordingly.
Long Live BSNL
Long Live Unity
Long Live AIGETOA.
The review petitions filed by BSNL management, SNEA activists and AIBSNLEA were listed for hearing on 25/3/2019. It can be inferred from the arguments submitted by these corners (which were not seen when the absorbees awarded with backdated seniority promotions without adhering to Hon Court directions) that, these were made just to delay the promotions of BSNL recruits in SCF Quota.
It is learnt that even though the counter submissions are also done from BSNL recruits and case were listed, the hearing was not happened on the particular bench due to some emergency leave from the Hon Bench.
Entire matter was posted on to 27th May 2019.
We are closely observing the developments and pursuing the matter on it's way. Meantime, it was also learnt that huge expenditure are being spent from BSNL for TA/DA of officers from Corporate office and legal expenditure towards counsels from New Delhi, in this financial constrained situation in the company. Instead of resolving the matter by promoting and filling up of left out vacancies, management and the recognised ones are insisting on keeping the things pending till finalisation of review petition. However, unlike others, AIGETOA is not going to remain a mute spectator and commentator for reporting the proceedings. Shortly, we are coming with our firm course of action to ensure promotions as early as possible. We are determined to beat the sinister design of the preachers and ensure promotions from JTO to SDE very soon.
The entire episode is open with BRs to use own wisdom to identify the background game.
AIGETOA CHQ team today met GM Recruitment and GM SR and discussed on the discrepancies observed and various things which have been done by Recruitment Section in violation of the set rules and current procedures with regard to the current MT Recruitment. AIGETOA apprised the GM Recruitment of prevailing unrest in the minds of executives due to the preferential treatment given to some and leaving others which has put a huge question mark on the whole examination process. Time and again we have highlighted that this recruitment's is having motives other than recruiting middle level management. As per our assessment many candidates who have registered and could not pay fee due to various reasons have been denied their due rights by accepting the fees from some candidates beyond the last date. More over circulation of candidates list in social media with their Emails, mobile numbers, examination centres, registration numbers etc also requires enquiry from independent agencies. Various agencies contacting the candidates for coaching and question bank, many questions of mock test papers circulated by these agencies were found in exact replica in the main question paper emboldens our belief that some wrongful act is being executed and it appears that Recruitment Cell must have been involved in all such lapses which are surely done with wrongful intent. We are quite aware that the candidates who registered but could not pay fee are going to represent in large numbers. And such type of activities without any set rules and activities will definitely lead many to CVC and other agencies.
AIGETOA once again assures it's rank and file that our pursuit for promotions and enquiry against the lapses in ongoing MT exam will be on till we achieve justice.
Letter submitted by AIGETOA seeking enquiry into the various lapses and wrongful acts of Recruitment Section and The agency associated with this exam. The letter is self explanatory and gives sufficient insight into the haphazard manner and the lapses committed by the authorities. Click here for the letter
Our association had took the matter of NoC issuance for those executives whose requests are kept pending / rejected on Cutoff date criteria. It was learnt that some clarification was sought from circle office in this regard. Today Our Circle team tried to get a meeting with CGMT but due to prior engagements of CGMT the same couldn't materialise. Further our team met GM (HR/Admin) with regard to the same and submitted our representation and concerns.
Click here for the letter submitted
The due 1:1 promotions for BSNL recruits was made a stand still, due to the deliberate plans from some corners including management side. Now it seems a new credit mongering status update group is also born who till date has done nothing except for updating status and showing concerns in social media. As they have failed to make a breakthrough in garnering more membership numbers, they have started a smearing campaign against their own brothers who have put many thing on stake while fighting for the cause. Their main allegation is due to the contempt petition at Hon CAT, EKM the promotions are held up.
Infact Management was not ready to execute promotions for BRs in SCF quota from beginning itself. It was due to deliberations from AIGETOA and the contempt petition filed by some sufferers only, there is a ray of hope for promotions being still on.
Let's go with a fact file.
5th June 2018 - Hon HC, Kerala direction to execute from a finalised AIEL/Promotions in 1:1.
14th June 2018 - Execution OA interim direction also gave clear instructions for the same judgement operative part.
15th June 2018 - BSNL management in gross violation of both Hon Court directions, promoted only absorbed executives with backdated Year of Recruitment under pressure from some groups, even without fill-in up of available vacancies and without executing ST quota list.
22nd June 2018 - BSNL management, directly stated (in black & white) that they had no intention for further promotions in JTO To SDE after 2010-11 vacancies (We are in possession of documents obtained through RTI which clearly states this).
Meanwhile it was AIGETOA, made relentless pursuit to convinced management about the wrong moves and suggested for early compliance of order.
22nd June 2018 - The contempt petition was filed by the applicants, due to gross violation of Court directions.
25th June 2018 - Management started works for BRs promotions covering upto YOR 2008 .
28th - 29th June 2018 - Despite clear directions from higher ups, Personnel section was reluctant to initiate the DPC work. AIGETOA ensured that DPC work is initiated before 30th June with its pursuasion.
AIGETOA and it's Office bearers were in the forefront to complete eligibility particulars/APAR/VC compilation.
24th July 2018 - Contempt adjudged guilty on respondents after hearings.
The DPC works were done by management on war-foot phase and expected orders by December 3rd week itself then the issue of On merit/Own merit, which lingered the matter.
7th Jan 2019 - Since there was no corrective measures made by respondents till then, Hon Court directed to take action as per contempt act.
To complicate matter further, the entire matter is being misguided by some and the Review petition were filed, only to delay the promotions.
It may be noted that the reviews are filed by management, AIBSNLEA and some Members of SNEA.
Entire matter is posted to 25th March 2019 at Hon HC, Kerala - where legal remedy is expected.
In the meanwhile, one group who till date has done nothing except for making updations and big claims on their website, starts smearing campaign against the warriors who came forward and are fighting for it. They have forgotten the fact that because of Ernakullam case only, talks of DPC for 2007/8 batches begun else all were intending to put BSNL Recruits subject to CPSU policy which would not have been made operational because of issues associated with it. That was the only reason we wanted to get all the available vacancies filled up. Further, it is our efforts only that process of identification of Supernumerary JTOs have begun.
So every BR should understand that instead of demeaning the efforts, they should come forward and support AIGETOA endeavours.


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Arsenal have agreed a deal with Wolverhampton Wanderers for the loan signing of our goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez with a move expected to be completed imminently, Wolves boss Kenny Jackett has just confirmed.
Jackett has also confirmed that Wolves have a verbal agreement with @Arsenal for the loan of Emiliano Martínez. Hopefully completed today.
— Wolves (@OfficialWolves) August 10, 2015
Martinez was prominent in our pre-season fixtures and put in some impressive performances, however, it seems as though Arsene Wenger is happy with just David Ospina and Petr Cech as our senior goalkeepers.
Wojciech Szczesny was loaned out last month with the Polish international currently at Italian side Roma and it seems that Martinez will shortly be plying his trade elsewhere too.
This won't be the first time we've done business with Wolves, with the midlands club signing our academy star Benik Afobe in January who has gone on to become a revelation for them.
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Khalil Rountree entered this fight with a pro record of 7-2-0 (71% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.54 light heavyweight in the world. He suffered two consecutive defeats in 2016, against Andrew Sanchez and Tyson Pedro, but then he has collected three victories and one no-contest beating Gokhan Saki in his last one (Gokhan Saki vs Khalil Rountree).
His opponent, Johnny Walker, has a mma record of 14-3-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.61 in the same weight class. He lost to Henrique Silva Lopes in 2016 but since then he has won six consecutive bouts beating Henrique da Silva in his last one. Rountree vs Walker is on the undercard of Neil Magny vs Santiago Ponzinibbio – UFC Fight Night 140. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: UFC Fight Night 140: Magny vs Ponzinibbio
Date: 2018-11-17
Where: Parque Roca Arena, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Division: light heavyweight (205 lbs, 93 kg)
UFC Fight Night 140 fight card (main fights):
Neil Magny vs Santiago Ponzinibbio
Darren Elkins vs Ricardo Lamas
Khalil Rountree vs Johnny Walker
Cezar Ferreira vs Ian Heinisch
Alexandre Pantoja vs Yuta Sasaki
Rountree's previous fight:Gokhan Saki vs Khalil Rountree
Walker's next fight: Johnny Walker vs Justin Ledet
Anders' next fight: Eryk Anders vs Khalil Rountree
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We are facing the 8th year of crisis in Europe and Spain. The issue I am going to talk about comes from early times but has taken a quantum leap due to the economical situation, especially in continental Europe and Spain. The emergence of neoliberal discourse and trends and the steadily growing application of such policies it's been clearly seeable in recent years. A defenestration of the State and its paper on economy, combined with a refusal to taxes and welfare policies appeared early in the 70's Britain and USA by the hand of Reagan and Thatcher.
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In the Spanish case, privatization of public companies started in the last years of the 90's, but the main neo-liberal discursive attitudes increased with the financial crisis in 2007. Affected by specific problems like the construction bubble, the economical situation turned dramatically into bad country performance indicators. With some of the highest unemployment rates in EU members, one of the most repeated sentences was "hem viscut per sobre de les nostres possibilitats" . That statement justified the implementation of cuts on social services like education or health. At the same time, banking companies had several problems in European and Spanish context and had been helped by EU governments with thousands of millions of Euros. That shed light on the two faces of neo-liberalism, against state in taxes and services but providing help and safe place for big business like banking. Instead of real liberal practice, the model we are facing is about plutocracy, a dystopia that could become real.
Coming back to Spain, as Ian Bruff article* says, the Indignados, a spontaneous social movement, despite its ephemeral existence, put the basis for new leadership and a new political discourse. Recently we have seen that political changes drove in the last local elections to a more multi partisan parliaments and councils. New parties rose and changed the political interplay. There will be an opportunity for changing the actual dynamic.
One of the main problems of that new movements and political parties will be that they have created a huge movement and reached lots of votes with the "enemies" rhetoric, where, as we have seen in Occuppy, there are the people, the 99% versus the 1%. It is an extremely useful message to bring together large electoral majorities but fragile when you pretend to change the system and make politics. Changing voters frame specially conception bout economy and policies, like the taxes, is going to be a hard job. Defining new priorities is going to be one of the most important achievements. As Bruff's article highlights, they must break the frame of discursive and political basis of the status quo and bring us to new ways of doing politics.
The self proclaimed "new politic" is about justice, as one of its main claims. One important lesson is to realize that the Left organizations should not only manage the state and laws in a progressive way and keep for interests already fixed. A recovery on the economical indicators should not make us forget the inherent inequalities of the system and the necessary policies of redistribution.
*Bruff, Ian (2014): The Rise of Authoritarian Neoliberalism, a Rethinking Marxism, vol. 26, n. 1. Pp. 113-129.


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This is my first blog post ever, but I thought I'd start by talking about my latest project; Save the Date cards for my sister's wedding in 2017 – a project that I have been looking forward to starting since we were little girls! About 6 weeks ago she asked me to be her maid of honour – and as part of that role I get to help her out with all the design and creative work she's going to need to make her big day special!
I had some spare time this week and after taking some time perusing her wedding pinterest board, I started work on the Save the Date cards, as these will probably be the first thing that will need posting out once they've settled on a date and venue, however capturing the essence of the wedding on two sides of A6 card was going to be tricky.
Above are my initial ideas, her favourite is the landscape card with tree and silhouette bride and groom, but there are a couple of other's she would like me to develop further – keep you're eyes peeled for the final version in a month or so's time.
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