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Ontario Helping Northern, Rural and Indigenous Communities Save on Heating Costs, Fight Climate Change
Province's Carbon Market Funding Four New Wood Heat Pilot Programs
Ontario is helping people in northern, rural and Indigenous communities save on energy costs, fight climate change and improve air quality by reducing the use of greenhouse gas-intensive fuel sources and old, inefficient wood stoves.
Proceeds from the province's carbon market will fund four new wood heat pilot programs. The programs will operate in communities without access to natural gas that rely on a mix of wood, propane, fuel oil and diesel-generated electricity to heat homes and other buildings.
The Indigenous-led pilot programs will operate in Wiikwemikoong and Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) territory and offer free installation of new wood and pellet heating systems. Another two municipally-led pilot programs will offer rebates for these systems to people in Wawa and Sioux Lookout.
Encouraging use of renewable forest resources helps create jobs while keeping more dollars in Ontario and supports our transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy. Support for the wood heat pilots is one of many low-carbon economy initiatives to be launched by the Green Ontario Fund (GreenON), a non-profit provincial agency, funded entirely by Ontario's carbon market.
Through GreenON, Ontario is also investing up to $25 million for additional projects in Indigenous communities to fight climate change. This could include support for installation of ground source heat pumps, insulation and energy efficient windows to reduce reliance on carbon-intensive fuels, energy costs and greenhouse gas pollution.
Making it easier to access and adopt low-carbon technologies while fighting climate change is part of the government's plan to support care, create opportunity and make life more affordable during this period of rapid economic change. The plan includes free prescription drugs for everyone under 25, and 65 or over, through the biggest expansion of medicare in a generation, free tuition for hundreds of thousands of students, a higher minimum wage and better working conditions, and free preschool child care from 2 ½ to kindergarten.
Quick Facts
- Ontario is investing $6.7 million in the four pilot programs, beginning in spring 2018.
- People in communities participating in the pilot projects can learn more by visiting GreenON.ca.
- Ontario is committed to investing up to $1.7 billion in proceeds from its carbon market into the Green Ontario Fund over the coming years.
- The Climate Change Action Plan and carbon market form the backbone of Ontario's strategy to cut greenhouse gas pollution to 15 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020, 37 per cent by 2030 and 80 per cent by 2050. The government will report on the plan's implementation annually and review the plan at least every five years.
Additional Resources
"Ontario is committed to supporting northern, rural and Indigenous communities to fight climate change and improve their communities. The wood heat pilot programs are a great example of how Ontario's carbon market proceeds are reducing greenhouse gas pollution, helping people save on heating costs, creating new jobs and supporting Ontario's transition to a low-carbon economy."
Chris Ballard
"Ontario is taking action to support our forest product sector through development of these community-led modern wood heating pilots. A strong local market for wood heating fuels will support a diverse forest product sector, spur innovation, and keep investment here in Ontario. By increasing the use of modern wood heating technologies in these communities, the pilots will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create jobs and encourage development of Ontario's abundant forest resources."
Nathalie Des Rosiers
"This project is a tremendous step forward in providing safer and healthier living conditions for our communities that rely on diesel power. Wood heat is an environmentally conscious alternative to fossil fuel and a sensible fuel choice for those living in the NAN Territory. The communities that have received the wood stoves will see a reduction of the health, safety and environmental impacts associated with diesel generation. Also, we are seeing the impacts of climate change across the NAN Territory and by implementing this project we are ensuring we work with our communities to adapt and advance where necessary. We look forward to expanding this project to all NAN communities in the near future."
Derek Fox
"We are very pleased that the province and the Green Ontario Fund have selected Wiikwemkoong to participate in the Modern Wood Heating Pilot. Our community is committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and with this project, 200 residents will be able to replace low-efficiency wood stoves and greenhouse gas-intensive heating sources with high efficiency modern wood heating appliances. The project will also see the installation of wood pellet boiler systems in seven community buildings including schools and seniors residences. Under this project, we are excited to know that Wiikwemkoong will be able to reduce CO2 emissions of 14,000 tonnes over a 20 year period."
Duke Peltier
"On behalf of the Economic Development Corporation of Wawa, I am pleased and grateful to receive financial support from the Green Ontario Fund for the wood heating pilot. The pilot will provide incentives for residents and business owners to reduce their annual heating costs and lower greenhouse gas emissions by switching to efficient and modern wood heating appliances. The Wawa pilot is one of four in Ontario that will build awareness of the benefits of wood heating and enhance Northern Ontario's bio-economy. This program aligns with provincial goals to reduce carbon as well as goals of the 2016 Wawa Energy Plan. Thank you to the Green Ontario Fund for this opportunity."
Andy Stevens
"With the Municipality of Sioux Lookout undertaking the development of a municipal energy plan, we are pleased that we have been selected for the province's Modern Wood Heat Pilot. Many residents in our community rely heavily on wood heat. Natural gas is not available. The financial incentives surrounding this program will provide residents and commercial businesses the opportunity to reduce energy costs, remove health and safety risks, while also helping to reduce Ontario's greenhouse emissions."
Doug Lawrance
"We are impressed that the Ontario Government is getting behind modern wood heating in a few specific communities. There is no better way to reduce heating costs in rural Ontario, increase employment, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve forest sustainability than using renewable and local wood resources for heat energy."
Vince Rutter
"This program recognizes the importance of wood heating in Ontario, specifically in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities. By providing this simple yet impactful opportunity for residents and business owners to access a more efficient wood appliance, the program will help Ontarians save on fuel costs, heat their spaces more efficiently and have a measurable reduction of greenhouse gasses and other air contaminants that can exist from older, outdated appliances."
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So many of us want to travel, to give up our jobs and spend our lives visiting the most exciting places in the world. But while this is little more than a dream for most of us, there are some who have made it a reality.
Adam Groffman is one of the lucky ones. Raised in the US, after graduating from university in Boston, he jumped straight into a full-time job. Three years later, still at the same job, Groffman spent a long weekend in Iceland, an experience that he says changed his life. From that moment on, he knew he wanted to travel. He gave up his comfortable job and embarked on a year of backpacking, starting his successful gay travel blog Travels Of Adam along the way.
"After that life-changing trip to Iceland, the first place I went on my year of backpacking was Spain," Groffman says. "I was only going to stay a week or two, but let's face it: it was Spain. I was there a month! Madrid captured me with its crazy nightlife and I just found it hard to leave—which ended up being a theme for my trip. Just about everywhere I traveled I found it hard to leave."
Through his travels, Groffman has built a dedicated following on his blog where he shares valuable tips on making the most of the travelling experience. "I remember a yoga instructor in Iceland who had given me all these travel tips before I visited Reykjavik and as social media was becoming more and more popular, I realized I wanted to give something back too. So I started my blog as a place to share my own experiences and travel tips."
Travelling as a gay man, while mostly full of fun, can have its pitfalls. "When I was backpacking in Asia, staying in hostels every night, it did get to be a bit lonely," Groffman says. "It wasn't always very easy to find other gay backpackers. And, really, sometimes you just want a bit of camp—the music, the bars, the boys. So in places where society isn't quite as open, it can be more difficult to find a scene or even just a friend." Although Groffman is a keen user of PlanetRomeo during his travels, in some countries, especially where being gay is not accepted, finding a date can be a very difficult task.
For the most part, however, Groffman's experiences as a gay traveller have been very positive. "I remember my first night time ever visiting Berlin. I'd been here about 6 hours, having arrived from Vietnam that evening, before I found myself in some boy's bedroom." Aside from Berlin, one of the world's gay capitals, Groffman also names New York, London, Barcelona and Tel Aviv as the best destinations for gay tourists. "It's hard to beat the nightlife in Berlin, the beaches in Tel Aviv and the culture in London," he says. "The first time I visited Tel Aviv, I was just meant to be backpacking through the Middle East, but instead I found myself enamored so much with the history of the region, the politics and the boys."
Aside from the cities you'd expect to have a booming gay nightlife, Groffman has found an exciting gay scene in most of the countries he's visited. "Even smaller destinations like Stockholm and Prague have really great gay scenes," he says. "The beautiful thing I've discovered over the years is that just about any destination can be a gay destination. It's always about the people you meet and, like we all know, there's more than often going to be someone gay nearby."
But now for the important question. Which country has the hottest guys? "Everyone's got their type, but I'm partial to the Mediterranean and the Middle East," Groffman says. "The culture is friendly and usually the guys from those countries are a bit more open to meeting with tourists." So where's next on Groffman's list of places to visit? "It's almost embarrassing, but I've never been to South America – that's on my must-visit list for 2016! In November I went as far south as Costa Rica and had an amazing time visiting the gay bars and clubs in San José and the gay beaches of Manuel Antonio. I can't wait to explore things a bit further south."
These days, Groffman is living in Berlin, a city he has come to call home. "It's a great place to be based as there's constant movement in the city, other people coming and going and the atmosphere just makes it a great place to live as a freelancer who travels so much." And though he's no longer backpacking, Groffman is keen to urge other would-be travellers to take the plunge too. "Traveling is really a unique experience," he says. "It can be so easy to make fast friends when you're traveling—someone you meet on a train and suddenly you're sharing a hotel room together an hour later, sharing all your deepest, darkest secrets. When you open yourself to those experiences, you really connect with people—even if it's fleeting."
If you're a traveller, or are interested in gay travel, be sure to check out Adam's blog for tips on how to do it right.

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Let's face it, when you're reading webpages in the Safari web browser on your iPhone, things can get a bit cluttered, and even jumbled. Luckily, there's a special mode in Safari that puts the focus on the word and images, allowing you to focus on reading the article you've loaded.
How to View Webpages in Reader Mode in Safari on the iPhone
Once you've loaded your favorite website into Safari on your iPhone, look at the top of the page, at the URL bar. (Where the address is.)
In the left-hand portion of the URL Bar, you'll see a small icon, which looks like three lines. Tap the icon to turn on Reader mode. Once you're finished reading the page in a nice clean format, simply tap the icon again to toggle Reader mode back to off.
Please note, Reader mode isn't available on home pages, or on absolutely every webpage on every website. So, check out your favorite websites to see where reader mode is available.
For more tips and tricks that can help you make better use of your Mac, iOS device, Apple Watch, or Apple TV, be sure to visit the "How To" section of our website.


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A Question Often Asked … Especially From Our Smaller-Scale Customers
Although at Articlez.com our main focus is on content and content marketing, we also get a fair amount of questions from our customers who need help with their site SEO. One of the questions often asked by our smaller-scale customers is this: "I know I don't have the huge budgets available for SEO that the big dogs do. Can I still see a benefit from doing organic SEO with a smaller budget?"
Here's our answer: Yes! You can still see ranking improvements with a smaller monthly cash outlay, but you need to understand that simply getting on page 1 in Google is not the final goal.
Why Isn't Being On Page 1 In Google The Final Goal?
To answer this question, we want to give you some statistics from an analysis done a few years back, that correlated the relative positions of websites with the amount of traffic share they receive in that position. Here are those numbers:
|Google Result
Pages Position
Share of SERP's Traffic
|1 (Top of Page 1)
|11 (Top of Page 2)
In broad outlines, you already know this — that being on page 1 of Google will get your site more traffic from the SERP's. But let's dig a bit further… The implications are startling!
Suppose you have a site you are trying to rank better, and after diligent work you get it to go from position 15 (the middle of page 2 in the SERP's) to position 5 (the middle of page 1).
That's 10 position changes — in a positive direction! Congratulations!
But don't break open that bottle of champagne just yet.
You may very well find that, despite those tremendous position changes, that your site traffic has not picked up much at all.
And the chart above tells you why — An advance in the SERP's from position 15 to position 5, will only give you a net increase of 5.7% in traffic from the SERP's (from 0.4% to 6.1%).
But suppose your competitor… Gets their site to move from position 5 (where your site now sits) to position 1. That's a 26.4% increase in traffic from the SERP's, due to the position change (from 6.1% to 32.5%). They have only gone up 4 positions in the SERP's, whereas yours went up 10 or so, but their traffic increase was about 4-5 times the increase you saw.
Don't Get Discouraged! But Do Get Your Brain Wired Right!
All of this we mention, not to discourage you, but to help you with your strategizing, so that you know — ahead of time — where you will need to be.
Through effective SEO tactics, you will, over time, begin to see various pages of your site begin to float up in the SERP's, higher and higher.
But the significant organic SEO benefit (increased traffic through the SERP's) will only come if you have a total commitment to securing one of the 1-3 slots on page one.
And yes, it can often be done even with modest budgets, but your heart — and pocketbook — has to be in the game for the long-haul. And once you get a top slot, you'll have to defend it, so the SEO efforts will not stop, they will need to ongoing.
Proper planning on your part, as a reflection of having the right expectations and goals, will get you to the top. And we're here to help you get there. Are you ready to do this?


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Clergy Day
Bishop Jim is inviting all clergy of the diocese to spend May 23rd together at Trinity, Washington. He is planning a day of worship and information sessions. Lunch will be included so please RSVP.
Event Details:
Thursday, May 23, 2019
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Trinity Church Washington
550 S. Main St.
Washington, PA 15301
As a courtesy to the Bishop and our host, we ask all clergy to RSVP below.


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I'm a wife, a lawyer, a mom of 2 girls and 2 dogs. I have limited time (in case you couldn't already tell!) and appreciate anything that makes life easier. I've noticed that many times, people around me don't know simple ways they could make their life easier. I've created this blog with the intent that I share some of my "life hacks" or "quick tips" to make your life easier too.
When not doing all of the above, I love doing just about anything outdoors, as well as traveling, reading, sewing, and knitting. I'm obsessed with Harry Potter, love Star Wars and follow it all up with a good dosage of The Lord of the Rings.
Every generation of my family since my Great Grandparents has lived, at one point or another, in Burbank, California, which is where I grew up. I still live in the L.A. area. I love L.A. The sun, the mild winters, the beach, the mountains, the desert, the museums, Disneyland. I utilize them all.
*This blog is now located at http://www.joleneblackourn.com. Hope to see you there!


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Fantasy Tales – Idle RPG v1.51 Mod Apk ◆ Game Introduction ◆
■ Beautiful 3D Graphics
Active battles using real time full 3D graphics.
■ 5 Races and more than 70 unique characters
More than 70 characters ( Tanker, Dealer, Healer )
Each race has its own unique abilities
( Human, Elf, Demon, Furry, Angel )
■ Wide array of systems and contents
Daily dungeon : users can upgrade their skills thru dungeon exploring rewards
Raid : users get various artifacts fighting with powerful enemy bosses
Arena : users compete with other users to get honor rewards
Trail tower : users can acquire various rewards in the battle of towers
■ Rebirth system
Activating your own unique abilities by Rebirth system
■ Party system and Race combination system
Gamers can enhance the abilities using character and race combination system
■ Technical support : firstname.lastname@example.com
※ 1:1 inquiry is available
+ Mod Menu
+ God Mode
+ One Hit
1. Uninstall the original on the machine if available.
2. Download the mod without installing the game
Download obb and extract the com.captains.ft directory and copy it to the sdcard / android / obb path
Fantasy Tales – Idle RPG v1.51 Mod Apk – PCLOUD LINK
Fantasy Tales – Idle RPG v1.51 Mod Apk – ZIPPYSHARE
Fantasy Tales – Idle RPG v1.51 Mod Apk – DRIVE LINK
Fantasy Tales – Idle RPG v1.51 Mod Apk – RACATY LINK


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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Let's Visualize: 2014 BMW 235i Cabriolet M-Sport
The next generation BMW 1 Series Coupe and Cabriolet will be known as the BMW 2 Series from now on. There has been no known spyshots of this vehicle yet but lets visualize now for a moment on how the 2 Series Cabriolet M-Sport could look like and all available M-Sport colors. What we know is that it should be based on the new BMW 1 Series hatchback not available for the North American Market, rightly so the 2 Series should not be too far off in looks from this speculative rendering.(All colors after the Jump)
Monday, April 9, 2012
New BMW i8 Coupe Production Renders.
Monday, January 9, 2012
BMW i8 Production Renders
Based on the latest spy shots here are some in-house speculative renders of the new Production BMW i8 Coupe for your viewing pleasure. More colors after the jump. (Updated Renders, Reduced Reflections and more colors) Check this post for the latest renders of April 2012
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
F80 BMW M3 Sedan Renders
Here are our in-house rendition of what we think the new (F80) BMW M3 sedan is going to look like going real fast on a Town+Country Road. This is based off spyshots of what we have seen on Nurburgring so far.
Oct 19 Update: 1080P Wallpapers Availble after the Jump.
Oct 24 Update: Added F80 M3 in Alpine White and a GTS Rendering.
Oct 19 Update: 1080P Wallpapers Availble after the Jump.
Oct 24 Update: Added F80 M3 in Alpine White and a GTS Rendering.
Monday, October 17, 2011
2012 BMW 3-Series Video and the new F80 BMW M3?
Happy Monday, Here is a video and closer look at the F30 New BMW 3 Series, and did I mention it is interactive? and it is HD? See for yourself.
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However, as Futurecast notes, a tech dependency doesn't necessarily mean the users are tech savvy. Even when it comes to digital natives/millennials. Adapting technology to our needs can be a challenge even for those immersed in it. Perhaps this is why hotels are more tech-dependent than ever but most will report they are lagging behind the tech curve.
So how can hotels move from laggards to innovators? Here's a look at what tech savvy companies are doing to stay ahead of the curve.
Tech-competitive hotels dedicate budget to technology. 71% of hotels that consider themselves innovators will increase technology budgets in the coming year, according to Hotel Technology's 2018 Lodging Technology Study. Hotels that do not reallocate the technology budget will fall behind the curve. Increasing the technology budget does not necessarily have a negative impact on the bottom line. This shift will is likely increase efficiency and will, over time, have positive revenue ramifications across departments. Consider this when budgeting.
Source — Hotel Technology: 2018 Lodging Technology Study
For many years now, the PMS has been the heart and core system for most hotels. As the 2018 Lodging Technology Study notes, "The PMS has truly become the central hub of hotels, being tasked to do a myriad of different functions." While in theory this sounds fine, in practice it presents problems. In trying to tout all-encompassing feature lists, PMS vendors develop poorly implemented functionalities that would be better developed by app developers specialized in these areas (think upsell, mobile check in, BI/reporting, etc.). But most PMSs do not connect with these third party applications, so hotels are stuck with their PMS's functionalities or none at all.
Hotels that want to drive their technology forward will need to rethink the requirements of their PMS and reinvent how it is used within the context of the hotel's full technology stack. Tech-savvy hotels will search for lean PMSs that offer a fully open 2-way API. This allows the hotel to use core functionality from its PMS and add additional features by connecting its favorite apps and micro-services at the click of a button. The hotel can then grant these apps access to the information stored in the PMS and write back data to the PMS so that all technology works together seamlessly. Approaching the PMS this way creates the most innovative scenario hotels have seen to date. It might initially feel risky to make the jump, but what's riskier is relying on proprietary, closed legacy systems that don't innovate at all.
Self-disruption - not to be confused with self-destruction - is when companies find ways to evolve or completely overhaul their current mode of operating before another company beats them to it. A good example is when Apple knowingly killed its iPod sales with the iPhone. It is common practice at major tech corporations, and Gartner reports that by 2020 five of the top seven digital giants will self-disrupt.
Hotels can get ahead of technology by doing the same. Self-disruption will mean different things for different hotels. For a traditional, single property hotel, it may begin with switching to a native, cloud-based PMS in order to create operational efficiency, train new staff faster, and access data on mobile devices while on the go. For a hotel with tech-savvy business travelers, it may mean connecting new technology that allows for faster (self) check-in - or better yet, setting up the infrastructure to run a staffless operation. For Marriott, this meant introducing voice technology, with the recent announcement of Alexa-enabled rooms. The opportunities are endless, but one thing is clear: hotels that take the time to reflect on guest needs and self-disrupt will succeed in an already saturated market. Technology, guest access to it as well as operational innovation, will become one of the things that differentiates hotels and drives guest loyalty in the coming years.
In fact, almost all companies are technology companies now. Even at a coffee shop, if the Wi-Fi is lousy or the POS hiccups every time the tablet is spun around to get a signature, the business will suffer. Hotels that embrace the fact that they are as much a technology company as they are a hospitality organization will inherently put technology at the center where it needs to be. Let's face it, marketing runs on technology, reservations run on technology, revenue management runs on technology, as does F&B, the spa, the gift shop, housekeeping. You get the drift. Hotels that aren't actively prioritizing technology and actively working to change the entire organization's mindset will lag behind.
While it shouldn't be a pre-requisite for every executive team member to have worked in Silicon Valley, hotels do need to hire at least one staff member who handles technology. By this, I do not mean hardware. Not the person who makes sure the computers run. I mean a high-level developer, tech lead or CIO who can review and consult on proposed technology purchases. One who can speak to the true assets and drawbacks of the technology. One who can see if it integrates with the rest of the tech stack. This way the hotel will know when a vendor says that they integrate fully that they actually mean it (because, loads of companies say they do, and it's not always true).
It may seem odd to discuss forward-thinking technology without mentioning the latest buzzworthy tech like AI, VR and blockchain, but this emphasis on individual technologies is how lagging hotels have gotten where they are - just trying to keep up with the next thing. It's time for hotels to take stock of how they budget, prioritize, implement, and innovate with technology, which requires a philosophical change at the senior level. One that says, Technology is as much our priority as hospitality because it is required to deliver the experience our guests expect. Instead of piecemeal tech solutions doled out to different departments based on who's most in need, hotels must create a holistic technology strategy, one guided by hospitality principles but led by technology know-how.
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apaleo GmbH
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Margaret Ady
Margaret Ady is a co-founder of apaleo, responsible for the company's brand positioning, marketing, and strategic growth. Prior to apaleo, she led marketing for Berlin-based SnapShot, and prior to that, for TrustYou. In 2016, she was awarded HSMAI Europe's Top 20 Extraordinary Minds in Sales, Marketing and Technology. Before joining the hospitality technology scene, Margaret held key leadership roles at The Walt Disney Company and The Oprah Winfrey Network. Margaret has also provided research, branding and marketing consulting services to many companies, including 20th Television (Fox), Nielsen and Red Bull. Margaret graduated from the University of Southern California with degrees in Economics and Psychology and a focus in business. During her studies, she was awarded the USC Annenberg Communications Critical Pathway Grant for her research in new technology and its impact on healthcare decision- making.
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Painter and installation artist. Born on the 4th of April 1965 in Biała Podlaska. Lives and works in Warsaw.
Robert Maciejuk, photo Adam Tuchliński / REPORTER / East
In the artist's early works there are clear echoes of geometric abstractions from the 1920s. Maciejuk is conscious of this tradition but at the same time he maintains a clear distance. Maciejuk claims he believes in painting but doesn't consider this medium to be a means of searching for the absolute - as did the modernists. In his works, he's used a variety of influences to create a style of his very own, experimenting with perspective, form and genres.
In the years 1985-90 he studied painting at the Warsaw Academy of fine Arts in the classes of Professor Stefan Gierowski and Professor Ryszard Winiarski. Between 1991-1996 he worked as an assistant at the academy. In 2011 he received the Jan Cybis Prize granted by the Warsaw Chapter of the Association of Polish Artists and Designers.
In the beginning of his artistic career Robert Maciejuk made paintings which were clearly inspired by renaissance architecture and linear perspective (Exercises in Perspective after Ucello, 1991). The canvases full of singular, simple architectural motives such as stairs, walls, canopies or windows, brought about an atmosphere of surrealism. Deserted, empty spaces with monumental interiors or fragments of sterile cities heralded some sort of mystery. One could have decomposed each painting into geometric elements and planes. This suggested that for the artist construction is of utmost importance.
After a certain time the architectural structures in Maciejuk's canvases began to change into flat, abstract signs such as circles, rings or colourful rectangles. The geometric forms usually appeared on monochromatic backgrounds and were hand painted by the artist, who didn't use a compass or a ruler to outline them. As a result his canvases weren't tainted by the geometric coldness typical for abstraction, giving them a more personal character that other works of the type. The non-representational paintings by Maciejuk refer to the representing world, which is reduced to its most simple form – architectural concretes.
Around 1995 Maciejuk focused his attention on signs, especially on the emblems and logos of big corporations and organizations (NATO, the flag of the European Union) but also on traffic signs, information , railway, flag and trade signs (BMW) and on other abstract symbols (Polsat's Passport).
The artist began collecting them and later conducted painting work on them on canvas. He used "second-hand" abstractions, signs, which become omnipresent in the contemporary iconosphere and which impose themselves on us with their simplicity and graphicness. To Maciejuk signs are a pretext to present his own vision of painting and purely painting values, just as architectural and geometrical forms served him in earlier years. The artist never copies a sign. Instead he paints its portrait, differentiates its colour and size subtly and changes small details. Compiling signs into a great panneau he builds semantic collages and semantic narrations. Juggling commonly recognizable signs he shows how closely we are attached to symbolism.
Inspired by the book Warplanes of World War II he began to paint a series of pictures with aerial heraldry. Aerial signs served Maciejuk as the basis for three multi-element cycles: in the first one he painted the signs exactly, in the second one he reduced their colour scheme to black and white, and in the third one he added the discolourations, which appeared on the photographs as an effect of aging. He painted each emblem (in the third cycle there was 35 of them) on a separate picture. The pictures had a uniformed format and were later combined into a huge, multipartite painting. This enabled him to extract from the aerial symbols an expression of colour and shape and also an "energy existing between the particular signs".
In 2000 Maciejuk painted a series of signs with skulls (approximately seventy images collected from various sources), which he showed for the first time at the exhibition Scene 2000 in the Warsaw Centre for Contemporary Art. Another cycle consisted of depictions of flowers and medicinal plants painted from old sound postcards (2001).
At the individual exhibition in Zachęta entitled American Night (2006) Maciejuk presented "fairytale" paintings, which brought to mind the way of filming of old American movies in which night scenes were shot in the daytime using special filters and lenses attached to the camera. This technique resulted in a peculiar effect of artificiality and the night, although dark, wasn't really a night. Maciejuk also painted fairytale landscapes using various effects, tricks and styles. Sometimes the artist painted the same element of scenography a number of times, as he did in the case of the covered in powder snow landscape with a broken tree and a fragment of a house, which became the exhibition's main motif. The painting has an oval shape and appears in a black and white version as well as a coloured one. Maciejuk created the work in a clear painting style but also made variants using the pointillist method à la Cybis and the patching method à la Seurat. In some of the canvases the artist employed the aesthetic of an old, black and white or coloured reproduction from an art book. However every time his paintings have one thing in common – they are two-dimensional representations of fragments of film sets.
Maciejuk achieved an exceptionally intriguing effect using the pointillist technique. This method is best at showing vibrations of colour and natural reflections of changing daylight. The artist used it in an environment entirely foreign to this technique – he represented an artificial scenography, in which the light of a lamp doesn't change at all. The artist emphasised that this is a new stage of his creative work, "My earlier work on fairytales consisted of searching through them for singular, attractive motifs that I could later transform. Now I stopped at a few frames and focused on the way of painting them".
The exhibition American Night was entirely arranged by the artist and took on the form of a painting installation. Earlier Maciejuk presented his paintings on walls painted in polychromatic dots or in delicate, toned colours. At Zachęta the artist grouped the works in themes, which suggested a certain narration. He paid much attention to the lighting of the particular rooms and by the walls he placed English-language slogans from old American commercials, which were either painted from a template or sculpted: Fun, Nothing could be finer, Beautiful, This looks like a good place, I want you. The vivid rhetoric of the advertisements of the idyllic world of consumption of the fifties confronted with the fairytale landscapes seemed grotesque and perhaps even in a slightly perverse manner introduced a justified anxiety to the perception of the works. The artist himself claims that the more we are persuaded that something is beautiful the more we doubt it.
In the same year 2006 Robert Maciejuk participated in the project In the Very Center of Attention organised by the Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle. His project was entitled The Diverse, Rich in Variety Art of Our Times, which Flows through Numerous Riverbeds, which was a quote from a fragment of a sentence about the painting of Zenon Kononowicz, a colourist from the Prism group. In the exhibition Maciejuk conducts a discourse with the conventions of realistic painting. He does this being completely conscious that this genre of representative art has lost its authenticity. The realistic landscapes, interiors and portraits he painted are devoid of their real designata. They originate from the world of artificial naturalness of animated films, postcards and reproductions. The portrait of Kyoko, the interiors of Bob the Builder's apartments, the landscapes in which Teddy Floppy-Ear strolled are a feigned realism of childhood escapes, and Real is only a stylized slogan from an advertisement, which was attached to a theatrical stage curtain at the exhibition. At the showing the visitors didn't see views of nature, but, rather, its models, which were filtered by various aesthetic conventions present between the viewers and the representation.
In 2008 at the exhibition in the Warsaw gallery Showcase Maciejuk realized his first sculpture. The work, entitled + + + (Nothing, like Something, Happens Anywhere) - a quote from the volume of poems The Less Decieved (1955) by Philip Larkin. The artist transferred a three-dimensional winter landscape from the fairytale about Teddy Floppy-Ear into the room of the story's protagonist, thus presenting a model within a model. This time the fairytale landscape wasn't reproduced exactly. Maciejuk even exposed his work to dampness and sunlight, which resulted in the covering of the sculpture with a green moss during the exhibition.
For the Poznań gallery Starter Maciejuk prepared a project entitled Mirror of Nature (2008). In the former living spaces of the gallery he placed paintings, drawings and plates, mainly with motifs taken from animated fairytales. All of the works were perfectly matched to the homely context of the place. This effect was additionally enhanced by their look: the paintings, and above all the drawings seemed a bit aged and faded, as if they were found after many years. In Maciejuk's work the title mirror of nature reflects all displays of realness, both from the world experienced by the senses and from the artificially created world.
In recent years Robert Maciejuk began dabbling in other forms of art, seeking new forms of expresion in unfamiliar areas. His works of pottery have been photographed and published as a hand-assembled album in a series of 200 in 2011 artist Honza Zamojski through his Morava publishing house. In 2012 the Starter Gallery hosted a show of these pieces, which strive towards the age-old forms of traditional pottery while allowing for a measure of imperfection. The exhibition of objects, photographs and paintings was curated by Honza Zamojski.
Author: Ewa Gorządek, Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, April 2004; updated: June 2009. Translated by Marek Kępa
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Texas hunters may see more liberal regulations and increased opportunities if state wildlife officials adopt changes to hunting regulations that have been proposed.
Under recently approved federal framework governing hunting of migratory game birds during the 2016-17 hunting seasons, Texas will be allowed to hunt doves for a total of 90 days, up from the 70 day season allowed in recent years.
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) staff recommended the additional days be split between the early dove and winter seasons.
The additional dove season day allows the state to extend the first segment of the regular season into November.
In the Panhandle, 14 counties, deer hunting would be allowed for the first time.
In 23 counties and portions of two counties, all in the Post Oak Savannah ecological region of the state, deer hunters would gain additional days during the general deer season during which they could take antlerless (doe) whitetails without having to hold a special antlerless deer permit or Managed Lands Deer Permit. The doe could be tagged with a standard antlerless whitetail tag from a general hunting license.
Thirty-two counties in the Post Oak Savannah would see a 14 day muzzleloader only deer season that would run immediately following the close of the general whitetail season.
To alleviate confusion tied to the definition of a spike buck legal to be taken by a hunter—a buck with at least one unbranched antler during the general deer season in counties with antler restrictions rules and a buck with two unbranched antlers during the special antlerless and spike only season that follows the close of the general season—TPWD Is recommending that a legal buck taken during the late season as a buck with at least one unbranched antler.
All proposed regulation changes are open to public comment in public hearings across the state in coming weeks. The TPWD Wildlife Commission will vote to adopt, modify or reject the proposals at its public hearing in Austin, March 24. Adopted changes will become effective Sept. 1.
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Retired professor and Holocaust scholar David S. Wyman passed away
Wyman remembered for contributions to Holocaust research
March 21, 2018
David S. Wyman, Distinguished Professor emeritus of history and author of critically-acclaimed "The Abandonment of the Jews: America and the Holocaust 1941-1945," passed away March 14 after a lengthy illness. He was 89.
From 1966 until his retirement in 1991, Wyman taught at the University of Massachusetts, holding professorships in history and Judaic studies, as well as being the associate chair of the history department and twice chair of the Judaic studies program.
In 1986, Wyman was named the Josiah E. DuBois Jr. Holocaust Remembrance Professor of History. DuBois was a Treasury Department official who, in 1943, played a key role in exposing the State Department's sabotage of opportunities to rescue Jews from the Nazis.
Wyman was chairman of the David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, which was founded by colleagues and named in his honor in 2003. The Institute teaches the history and lessons of America's response to the Holocaust, through scholarly research, public events, publications and educational programs.
"David was a brilliant scholar, a gifted speaker, an exceptional teacher, and a devoted friend. But above all, he was a person of extraordinarily fine character—a true 'mensch,'" founding director Dr. Rafael Medoff said, in a statement from the Institute.
Medoff said that Wyman "was much too humble a man to ever consider establishing an institution named after himself. And it took considerable effort to persuade him to let us put his name on the institute."
In 1984, Wyman published his book "The Abandonment of Jews," based on 15 years of meticulous research that drew upon private and government records, as well as contemporary media accounts. Wyman argued that, were it not for the worldwide indifference toward the plight of Jews in Europe, a substantial commitment to rescue European Jews on the part of the United States could have saved several thousand Holocaust victims. Wyman faulted religious organizations, both Jewish and non-Jewish, mainstream newspapers and movies and the anti-Semitic sentiment of the general public.
Widely considered to be the definitive book on the subject, "The Abandonment of the Jews" won the National Jewish Book Award, the Anisfield-Wolf Award, the Present Tense Literary Award, the Stuart Bernath Prize from the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations and the Theodore Saloutos Award of the Immigration History Society. It was also nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
Leonard Dinnerstein, a professor of history at the University of Arizona, concluded, "We will not see a better book on this subject in our lifetime."
Elie Wiesel, the Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor, praised Wyman for his "courageous, lucid, painful book."
Wyman was deeply proud that his book not only educated Americans about their country's response to the Holocaust, but also helped ensure that another persecuted Jewish community would not be abandoned. "The Abandonment of the Jews" was credited with helping to inspire the American rescue of hundreds of Ethiopian Jews stranded in Sudan in 1985, according to Wolff Blitzer, as quoted in the statement released by the Institute.
John R. Miller, a congressman and later an ambassador for combating human trafficking, told a Wyman Institute conference that he had given copies of the book to then-Vice President George H.W. Bush and his top aides. According to Miller, Bush called the book a major factor in the U.S. decision to airlift the Jews and eventually bring them to Israel.
Vice President Bush subsequently sent Prof. Wyman a handwritten note of thanks for inspiring the rescue mission, which is proudly displayed in the Wyman family home in Massachusetts.
Wyman was awarded honorary doctorates by Yeshiva University and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of religion. He served as a special advisor to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council and was a member of the International Academic Advisory Board of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
He was predeceased by his wife Mildred "Midge" Wyman and is survived by his children, Jim and Teresa.
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Mohan A J Perera was 18 when he began a career with the Aitken Spence group that was to take him to the top. When he left the group on March 2009 to become CEO of a global shipping company in Australia, he was Vice President/CEO of Aitken Spence Cargo (Pvt) Ltd, and Country General Manager for TNT Express, Sri Lanka & Maldives.
The remarkable rise from being a teenage management trainee executive to the top slot in an intensely competitive industry was not due to luck. Perera says: "Aitken Spence as a company encouraged us to pursue our studies. This was a highly motivating factor in the early 1980s. At the time of joining ASET Ltd (the then transport arm of Aitken Spence) I had passed the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) preliminary exam.
"In the beginning with ASET, I found that my talents and interest tilted towards marketing and I was encouraged to pursue that field. With hindsight, I would say that the open economy after the 1970s was a great opportunity for diligent, conscientious young executives. Even today it is important that one understands the macro and the micro opportunities available when choosing a career."
Perera's choice of leaving the group after 28 years dedicated service, and ten years before his official retirement, was taken selflessly so that he could secure a good education for his two sons in Australia. It was his experience with the Aitken Spence group that enabled him to take on the demanding challenge of being CEO of a network serving 80 cities in 35 countries with tailor made freight solutions at the highest quality of service.
He explains: "I am a person who believes that life is not a smooth run; it has to have its ups and downs. However, what kept me on track was the sheer commitment and focus to the job assigned to me, to carry it out diligently and to the best of my ability. One of my key criteria and requirement from my subordinates was dependability. I considered this as one of the most important factors in my career with Aitken Spence, to ensure that the vision and the goals of the group were achieved."
After only five years with the company, Perera was promoted as Assistant Manager. He was assigned to a new venture that the company had embarked on: the first Radio Controlled Cab service in Sri Lanka, and the region, under the brand name of Ace Radio Cabs.
"During the early stage of my career with the company," he says, "the confidence placed in young executives was of immense value and it was an excellent opportunity to mould myself in my career. We were guided by our superiors in the same manner a parent would show to their children."
In 1990 Perera moved to Ace Cargo to manage the Express Division and six years later was promoted as Director of Ace Cargo. "It was both a challenge and an encouragement to be appointed as a Director at the age of 33," he says. "It made me shoulder responsibilities which gave me confidence, strength and belief in myself to drive the company to be one of the best in the industry."
Three years later he was appointed Director/General Manager of Ace Cargo and given the opportunity to serve in Sub Committees and Cross Functional Teams in various group activities. Perera values the years he spent with the company for the opportunity he had to use his initiative that enabled him to develop parallel with the company's progress. "My advice to any young person joining Aitken Spence," he says, "is to understand the environment and commit oneself to be able to deliver results for the vision of the company and its management."
While with Aitken Spence, Perera became a Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM-UK) and of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, UK, and is an Associate Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. He also headed the Demand Generation Unit, the CSR Committee and the Branding Committee, as well as being a Director of many Aitken Spence companies.
Now in the new environment, with new challenges, of Australia, Perera recalls his years with the company with happiness. "I was proud of all my achievements and was content. As I said in my resignation letter, the company gave its best to me and I, in turn, gave my best to the company, so it was a satisfying relationship."
Speaking from Australia, Perera agreed that without his long association with Aitken Spence, and all the exceptional values he learned from the Company's management philosophy, he would not have been able to take on the challenge of being at the top of his profession there.
"Further I was able to leave the company with confidence as the team I was personally involved in developing, grooming and guiding, has been empowered by me to ensure that the management culture, which we built as a team, continues as it was."
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Donald Trump allegedly faked a glowing note from his doctor during the 2016 presidential campaign, then spent the next several months launching attacks against Hillary Clinton for her "secrecy" about her health issues.
This week, former Trump doctor Harold Bornstein admitted that a now-infamous 2015 letter describing Trump's health in unusually glowing terms was actually dictated by Trump himself. Bornstein told CNN that Trump told him what to put in the letter, which claimed that Trump's "strength and physical stamina are extraordinary."
There were many questions about the letter at the time, especially as Trump was reportedly overweight and had a famous penchant for eating fast food and getting little sleep. But Donald Trump pushed aside the questions and instead took a focus on opponent Hillary Clinton's health, helping to push some fringe and potentially baseless conspiracies about her health.
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"Importantly, she also lacks the mental and physical stamina to take on ISIS and all of the many adversaries we face — not only in terrorism, but in trade and every other challenge we must confront to turn our great country around," Trump said at a rally in the summer of 2016 (via the BBC).
Trump's frequent references to Clinton's health even prompted a sharp reply from Clinton's campaign, NPR noted. A campaign spokesperson accused Trump of "peddling deranged conspiracy theories in a desperate attempt to change the subject." But the issue reached the forefront after Clinton fell ill with pneumonia during Labor Day weekend and was forced to take several days off the campaign trail.
Exclusive: A hyperbolic 2015 letter about then-candidate Trump's health was dictated by Trump himself, his former doctor now says https://t.co/G20DLAwfgj pic.twitter.com/iQGQ6AIZot— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 1, 2018
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Joined by Efrum, his trusty sidekick and bass player, Clemens talks about various musical projects he's been involved with, including Clemens & Co. and his solo career. He relates the backstory on the four songs you'll hear on the show, plies the host with locally brewed craft beverages and everyone shares many laughs.
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Most MBA applicants put considerable emphasis on their GMAT preparation in order to get into the best schools.
Though the GMAT score is an important aspect of the application, it is just one part of a person's overall "story" in business school admissions; a great score will not guarantee access to a great school. However, success on the GMAT has additional benefits unrelated to admission. MBA hopefuls should be aware of these continuing "dividends," and keep them in mind as additional motivators when preparing for the test.
First of all, an MBA student's GMAT score is one of the first things that many employers consider when reviewing resumes.
Having just gone through this process, I can affirm that this much-contested statement is absolutely true. Professional service firms – investment banks, consulting companies, etc. – are especially focused on the analytical capabilities of potential hires. The GMAT is a great indicator of one's quantitative and communicative abilities. Furthermore, many top MBA programs enforce a strict grade non-disclosure policy. Employers do not have access to the grades that applicants have received, making the GMAT score all the more relevant in their hiring process.
Secondly, great standardized test scores can lead to part-time job opportunities while students are enrolled in their MBA programs.
Business school is a full time job – an expensive full-time job. Tutoring is one of the most common and lucrative approaches for subsidizing business school. GMAT students in particular realize that they must invest in their studies to achieve a return on the test, and many are willing to hire tutors to that end. Test prep companies look for potential tutors with the most success on the relevant standardized tests to employ part-time.
Finally, success on the GMAT is a great predictor of success at business school.
Hefty preparation equips applicants for the rigors of core classes. MBA programs expect students to enter with a baseline set of quantitative and communicative skills. Students will have an advantage over their classmates if they study for the GMAT in a way that builds sustainable knowledge of the subject matter, and carry that knowledge into their MBA programs.


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This morning I was re-living how I spent my mornings during the months of May and June-babying a horse with an injury. The one horse that always seems to be getting hurt. He's been snake-bit, gotten too close to a porcupine, and played rough with wire more than once. I've written a little about 'Yeller' before, he is a horse on my husband's string of ranch horses-a string that is one horse short as of two weeks ago.
Without going too far back into his short 6 year history, I can reveal that this particular horse has some problems. If he were a human, we would call him bi-polar. Since he's a horse, we will call him cowboy broke. (Which means, strictly speaking, that the horse has only been trained enough to use for work but not well enough to be trustworthy in any situation.) When we acquire a new young horse, whether started or not, it is best to take the time to begin at the beginning and bring them around to using for work at the horses' pace. Some catch on quick and mature into good mounts. Some take longer. Ol' Yeller came along quite well (once he quit bucking) until he had a run-in with a rattlesnake. Since then, he's been understandably touchier, and needs quite a bit of groundwork and handling before works start. We like solid horses because we don't always have time to warm up a bronc. We might need one to gather a first calf heifer at dark thirty in a windstorm, and no one wants to put up with a bronc for too long, anyway. But Yeller is the exception, because during our spring and fall works there are some rough days and long miles. Yeller can do it and then some. Plus, he's one rope-savvy cowpony and stout enough to get any job done, start to finish. (When he is properly warmed up, that is.) My husband relies on this horse's grit and staying power, and feels that it's worth putting up with his quirks.
When works are approaching, however, we have to get Yeller up daily and saddle him and pony him and ride him and mess with him probably three weeks ahead of time. This is mostly because he can get fat just looking at a blade of straw and also, he is as cold-backed as a polar bear. And this fall, Ol Yeller might miss out on the works. Why? I'll tell you.
We began our program with him two weeks ago, catching him and saddling him and letting him 'soak' under saddle in the beginning. This must happen several consecutive days before trying to ride this beast, otherwise you'll find yourself looking up from the flat of your back. One day, my hubby was too busy so I went down and caught him. It took a few minutes, as he isn't a big fan of his pre-season training camp. But once he was caught, his ol' eye softened up and I saddled him. I've only ridden him two or three times, but I have dealt with him quite regular because I'm the resident veterinarian around here by default, and as I mentioned, he gets hurt a lot. I know that to tip-toe around Yeller will make him think you have a hot-shot hidden behind your back. So, you treat him like a plow horse and he's ok. My movements may not seem cautious, but I watch him like a snake. I've seen how quick he is to strike with his front feet, and how little warning he gives before he kicks with both hind feet. He has never been spooky, in fact, he is remarkably sensible about slickers, dogs and chickens, ropes and suddenly appearing jack-rabbits. So I saddle him,and because I know better, I don't cinch him up too tight and I let the back cinch be rather loose. Then I piddle around the saddle house for a few minutes.
He looked dove-eyed and gentle when I went to move him to a better place to soak. Five steps into our ten step journey, he changed his mind about everything and became a widow maker. He charged me, leaping up, then firing high with every jump, bucking around me in circles like a blind man without a stick trying to find the door. Then, he bellered and sizzled the halter rope through my hand, bucking hard as he could down the fence and through the branches of a tree. It was quite a dust up. I could hear the echo of the stirrups clanging together as he bucked his way past the corral, and out an open gate into one of our little traps (small pasture around the corral). I caught him, blowing hard, sweating and bleeding. Yes, he had somehow opened up that wire cut I had spent all that time babying. Here we go again.
This morning I changed the bandage on his wound. Then I wriggled one of my hubby's old socks over his hoof and up around the injury. Then I polo wrapped it to keep the sock on. Yeller is very good at chewing the vet wrap off, but the sock he hasn't been able to get through so far. I then put him in his stall and feed him, and he is so happy to be pampered that he looks at me with what I would say is a playful smirk. He knows I will be back to serve his every need and clean his stall every day, and I think it gives him some kind of sick pleasure to see us humans working so hard to get him back into riding shape, while all along he plans to try his rider like an old Will James sketch.
He's a tough one. A tough horse, but tough to deal with, too. While he may appear to be made of gold, it is only skin deep, and the only thing that stands between him and a glue factory is the decency of those around him who still have faith in the glimmer of potential he has shown from time to time. I'm confident that even though my hubby and I are far from perfect horsemen, we have treated this horse with kindness and fairness. But it's as if we have to argue with him every time to convince him of what's right. Once convinced, he is as reliable as can be. But it never sticks. If we turn him out for three weeks and we have to begin at the beginning each time we need to use him. Of course, we could just saddle him, muscle him around and ride off, spurring when he bucked and lacing his belly with a quirt. But again, he would merely be convinced for that day. Tomorrow, he would be even more of a bronc. He's a tough one.
There's a moral here, folks. Yeller's story serves as a kind of parable, and if you'll allow me, I will explain. God loves us and created each one of us for a purpose in this world and in His kingdom. We come to him pretty raw, like a daimond in the rough. But His patience and kindness refines the junk away to not only fulfill our purpose but to enjoy Him along the way. Getting to that point with God is a process for all of us. But there is a point in it where the decision is made to believe God, trust Him, and be ready whenever He calls on us. It's hard to explain in words, but it is a heart-change or…a transformation. A new birth, if you will. And when it happens, we never go back to being that raw material again. We can be stubborn or forgetful or even discouraged and want to quit, but because we are transformed, we always end up growing forward. The Mighty Hand moves freely throughout our lives and we look back seeing how He made something of us. Or, we keep getting talked into doing right and being right, whether it's the expectations of other people or the culture or some religious list of rules. We are convinced of what is right, but we don't truly believe it. So, when life happens, being convinced simply isn't enough. Our genuine first reaction is to go back to our old ways. And it sets us back in the healing process, just like Yeller, and we find ourselves that much further away from fulfillment, wholeness, and victory. We haven't converted into something new and useful, we are still the raw material because that point of believing hasn't transformed us. In other words, we've only been convinced, not converted. We will never be able to trust Yeller, but because we hate to see him be mistreated or go to waste, we keep trying. He might never get converted into a trusty saddle horse, but we keep hoping. God does that, too. Only he knows where we are in the process of becoming who He created us to be.
Yeller's goodness is only skin deep. There are plenty of times he wants to be good, but he always ends up reacting like the bronc he used to be. Obviously, it's a trust issue. A faith deficit. I encourage you today, if there is an area in your life where you can relate to Yeller, don't be like him for one more minute. See, Yeller always ends up hurting himself or somebody else because he just won't whole-heartedly trust people. And that can be us if we don't whole-heartedly trust God. Don't wait to pray and let God work with you. Open your eyes to His love and learn to trust Him. I could convince you to do it…but I won't. The only decisions in life that amount to anything are the ones we make ourselves. I know, it's a tough one.
You can find more of my little anecdotes and plenty more pictures on Instagram, @makingahand. Thanks for reading! Til next time…


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If you are moving to the Detroit area or Metro Detroit as we call it you may be wondering what are the great cities to live in the suburbs of Detroit. South East Michigan and the suburbs of Detroit is a great place to live. Where ever you are from you will find that the Metro Detroit area has a lot of things that you had where you lived. It's a great place to live with good schools, low crime rates, very good highway and street system. Another great feature of the area is the abundance of recreation. Our golf courses, ski hills, lakes, city, county, and state parks can keep you occupied year round.
I recently had a relocation buyer ask me what are some of the best cities to live in near Detroit? The question I had for them is what is your criteria for being a good city in the suburbs of Detroit?
What is your criteria for a great city near Detroit?
- A community like where you came from? If so what was that city like?
- An area with nearby hospitals?
- An area with lots of shopping?
- A city with plenty to do? Restaurants, shopping, theatres?
- Or a place that has easy highway access for the new job?
- Or maybe a place that is close to recreation areas?
- A city with good city services?
- A city with low taxes?
- A community that is close to the airport for the frequent traveler?
These all could be great answers and may appeal to many buyers transfering to SE Michigan. But usually the two most important criteria for people moving to Metro Detroit are:
- Safety – low crime rates
- Good Schools
These two items are usually the two items that most relocation buyers ask me about first. I believe that you will find areas that have good schools and low crime have a strong real estate market. Buyers want to move there. So the homes are desirable. You should get a good return on your investment when you move out too.
Some of the best communities near Detroit are: (in no particular order)
- Birmingham
- Bloomfield Township
- Bloomfield Hills
- Northville
- Novi
- Plymouth
- Milford
- West Bloomfield
- Rochester
- Troy
- Grosse Pointe
- Grosse Pointe Shores
- Grosse Pointe Farms
- Grosse Pointe Woods
- Grosse Pointe Park
- Brighton
These are just some of the wonderful cities near Detroit. We also have several lakes areas. So you can find lakefront homes for sale in Oakland County Michigan. You may find a wonderful lakefront home for sale on Walnut Lake in West Bloomfield or a lake property on Commerce Lake in Commerce.
If you have questions about the area and need a good realtor to provide answers for all your questions text or call me at (248) 310-6239
Russ Ravary your local Metro Detroit realtor


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…Unveils Seven Top-Notch Ferries To Boost Water Transportation
In fulfilment of the promise to sustain governance till his last day in office, Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode is set to commission multiple projects embarked upon and completed by the State government within the last four years, including the new Senate Building of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo.
The State's Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr Ade Akinsanya, in a statement on Monday, said the projects commissioning will commence on Tuesday 14th May till the 26th May 2019.
According to him, the first set of projects to be commissioned are the Ilaje Road and Bariga Waterfront Jetty, as well as car park designed to enhance intermodal transportation and improve connectivity from the Mainland to the Island and the Ikorodu axis of the State, while seven new world-class ferries would also be unveiled.
In his words, "It is pertinent to note that the Lagos State Government has procured seven ferries, five of which will be commissioned and they are named after monumental events, notable towns and Lagos deities as a reminder of our historical values. The names are Itesiwaju Eko, Ipakodo, Alausa, Adamu-Orisa, Ejinrin, Eko-Akete and Zangbeto. These are ferries that the citizens will find comfortable, safe as well as affordable".
"Another project scheduled for commissioning is the new Senate Building of the Lagos State University (LASU) in Ojo, which is yet another confirmation of the commitment of Governor Ambode's administration towards ensuring meaningful growth in the education sector. This project will change the landscape of the University and remain another legacy project of the present administration", Akinsanya said.
He added that as a follow-up to the Lagos Theatre in Oregun commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari recently, two additional theatres would be unveiled at Igando and Epe, while that of Badagry would be commissioned at a later date, just as he revealed that a number of road projects would also be inaugurated.
The Commissioner explained that the construction of Agric Access Road at Egan in Alimosho Local Government is to ensure connectivity, specifically, to provide access to Egan- Igando Housing Estate, complement government investment in the project, achieve economic transformation of the communities and ameliorate the suffering of the people of Egan-Igando.
He said another project slated for commissioning is the upgraded/dualised Bisola Durosinmi Etti Road/Hakeem Dickson Road which is expected to serve as a bypass to connect the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge and also bring about reduction in travel time which will subsequently boost trade and commerce, open up this area to more investment opportunities and increase property values.
Akinsanya also revealed that in view of the high premium placed by the State Government on storage and archival, a state-of-the-art facility in the Central Business District, Alausa would also be commissioned by the Governor.
Recall that from 2015 till date, the State Government has undertaken a total of 342 road-rehabilitation and construction projects amounting to 365km of single carriageway and 5.3km of bridges.
Additionally, 125 public buildings comprising of general hospitals, public centres, skills acquisition centres, high courts/magistrate courts, fire stations, police commands, youth centres, multi-level facility/car park and a multipurpose centre across various local government areas in the State were also commissioned within the period.


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Starting a business is no easy feat. It involves a lot of planning and a never-ending to-do list. Most experienced entrepreneurs agree that the biggest difficulty business starters face is having insufficient capital. Having inadequate funding or working capital is one of the main reasons businesses fail.
Before you embark on your business venture, it is helpful to understand the entire loan application process for your funding and the necessary documents required by financial institutions.
Remember: Preparation is key!
Preparing Your Loan Application
As the saying goes, "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail". Businesses in Singapore that are applying for loans must be well-prepared with their company's information and ideas as they approach financial institutions.
Banks in Singapore will carefully evaluate all applications before approving of a loan. This means preparation is extremely important, especially for startups or SMEs who need to convince banks that their business will run smoothly and that they will be able to repay the loan.
1. Present a Comprehensive Business Plan
The proposal should consist of a well-explained executive summary: give a good overview of what your business does, the product(s) you are selling or service(s) you are providing, followed by your marketing strategies (i.e. how you plan to promote your brand), and how all of this will generate sales and profits.
You should also document the opportunities your business can take advantage of and include a clear plan with numerical data detailing how your business intends to use the loan. The proposal should also include a thorough analysis of the business environment, threat or power of competitors.
You may want to include a PESTLE analysis, Porter's five forces framework as well as a SWOT analysis. Elaborate on the business's competitive advantage and how it differentiates itself from competitors.
All of this information helps to increase the success rate of your loan application. Your objective is to convince the banks that your business has a clear direction and a detailed strategy that will bring in revenue so that you will be able to repay your loan.
2. Ensure Your Personal Finances Are in Order
Although you may be taking a business loan for your startup or SME, banks will still look into your personal finance. They will look through your debt records, loans, mortgages and your credit score.
For the uninitiated, credit scores are basically numerical representations of a person's trustworthiness in debt repayment and commonly used by lenders. Having a good credit score will increase the chances that your loan. Likewise, a poor credit score reflects badly on your repayment ability. Lenders are usually more interested in borrowers who have taken loans and made repayments on time with strong credit scores.
3. State Your Skills And Expertise
Explaining the relevant experience and knowledge you have in the field helps to improve the image of your company. Having experienced leaders or managers will bring confidence to the banks (and investors) that the company will do well.
Indicate that you have the required skills needed for the business. As a plus point, include the information and skills of your entire management team to beef up your company's profile.
4. Choose a Bank
Many banks in Singapore offer business loans. Make a list of all the banks that you are interested in and then find out their requirements for the loans. Certain banks may have a lower maximum loan limit or stricter requirements that your business may not qualify for.
If you have a good credit score, you can consider taking a business loan from a bank that you are already with. Chances of an approval might be higher.
However, even if you've prepared everything to the best of your ability, it is not a 100% guarantee that banks will approve of your loan. Below are a few reasons banks may reject your loan application.
Reasons banks reject loan applications
1. Bad Credit
Banks will turn away loan applicants with bad credit. As mentioned above, the first thing lenders review is the credit history of potential borrowers. Having bad credit suggests that you have been unable to make loan payments on time or that you have poor financial management. Banks believe that it is riskier to provide loans to such individuals.
However, there is a way to salvage the situation. One can improve their credit score by paying their future loans on time and getting all of their debt under control. Also, try to limit the number of credit facilities you have across different financial institutions and avoid having accounts that you do not need.
2. Lack of Collateral
Most startups and small businesses are unable to provide banks with the necessary collateral for the loan. Banks work by providing secured loans. This means that they take in collateral from their borrowers in exchange for funds. Most businesses that are just starting often do not have equipment or real estate to be used for the loan.
3. Youth of Business
Businesses that are still very young may not be able to obtain a loan from the banks. Banks may require you to be in the business for several months or one to two years before providing the loan with monthly repayments.
4. Poor Cash Flow
Before approval, banks will assess the business to determine if the company is able to pay their payroll, inventory, rent and other monthly expenses. The problem that most startups face is that they have to pay their initial revenue to their suppliers first before paying themselves.
This increases the risk of them being unable to make timely debt repayments. Sometimes, due to the nature of the business or product, the profit doesn't come in until a much later date. This results in a weak cash flow.
5. Business Environment
Sometimes banks do not approve business loans due to what they perceive to be bad business conditions. Should the bank analyst see that conditions are risky, they will deem it harder for the startup to generate revenue and profits for loan repayment.
If risks are high, even businesses with the best and most detailed proposals may be rejected. For example, if you wish to expand your courier delivery services in Singapore but there is a sudden rise in fuel costs, banks may not approve of the loan for fear of low profits.
Nonetheless, it always pays to have a plan B. Should the bank loan for your business fail to go through, there are always other sources of funding you can consider. Crowdfunding and P2P lending are some great alternatives accessible over the internet that you could also consider.
This article first appeared as Business Loans for Startups and SMEs – Preparing Your Loan Application in 2018 on Money Kinetics: Singapore's definitive guide to financial literacy. Money Kinetics helps Singaporeans compare and evaluate loans, deals, cards and guide them to make their money work for them.
The article has been edited for concision and style with the permission of Money Kinetics.


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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Winnipeg Police Court (223 James Avenue, Winnipeg)
Built in 1883 at the corner of James Avenue and King Street, on a design by the architects Barber and Barber, this two-storey brick building contained 18 jail cells adjacent to a large courtroom on the main floor, with offices for court officials on the second floor, and a full attic used as a dormitory for police officers. Renovations in 1893 were overseen by Charles Burgess. In 1908, when a new police station opened on Rupert Street, this building was renovated into municipal offices. Designated in December 1983 as a municipal historic site, it was delisted in August 1986.
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Kayan Nahin teri Nahin teri | Kabir Bhajan | by anandmurti gurumaa
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This video contains Hindi bhajan 'Kaya Nahin Teri' in Anandmurti Gurumaa's melodious voice. This Kabir bhajan has been taken from Satsang, which was held in Hyderabad, May 2012.
All component things are impermanent by there very nature they arise and cease, they come into existence and pass away eventually. Buddhism also states impermanence as an undeniable and inescapable fact of human existence from which nothing that belongs to this earth is ever free. Decay is inherent in all the things. This video illustrates the teachings of Saint Kabir in a very unique and beautiful manner.
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