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My son reaches up and cradles my cheeks in his hands as he stares longingly into my eyes. It feels like he is reaching into my soul, sees who I am, and still loves me unconditionally. He hunkers down and cuddles into my chest before quickly popping back up to stare into my eyes. Climbing me like a jungle gym it seems he can't get close enough. As he searches my face, the emotion is overwhelming.
It's the morning after a colossal tantrum that resulted in me banishing his race cars for the entire next day. Initially, I think this physical charm is preceding a request to play Angry Birds or race cars, but he never speaks a word. I wonder if I have ever looked at him with such intensity and if I am capable of such undistracted peace. I'm reminded of God's request for us to come to him with childlike innocence. God has gifted children with the purest minds. They can wipe the slate clean and see goodness in others. I pray my son never faints in his ability to love and deliver such amazing attention to another and, more importantly, to God.
It's my goal to recover that pure goodness that, God provided, has been gifted to me through my child. If I am overcome each time my son approaches me with loving gestures, I can understand how my Father in Heaven must feel when I do the same for Him.
You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13
As we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen.
For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:18
Our countdown begins… 33 days until Ryan flies out for Thailand! We are so excited but overwhelmed by the amount of preparation still left for us to do.
The to-do list feels daunting at times with a toddler and a newborn at our side. I was feeling a little sour yesterday with all the commotion. I woke up feeling fresh and focused after an overdue shower. At one point, I raced my son around the house and was actually faster. It might have had something to do with the chocolate I ate, but today feels good!
I received an awesome text from my brother, Adrian, offering out of pure "inspiration," he says, to set up our Facebook business and Fundly accounts. He has such a good heart. My oldest brother, Ethan, is incredibly business savvy and sacrificial of his time; he has been truly helpful with advice and setting up the website. God has blessed me with the world's best brothers!
Mid-June, with my little boys in tow, we will be reunited as a family. Ryan is leaving earlier than us to start the agricultural season in Thailand. After arriving, the land must be tilled, the corn planted, and the fruit trees fertilized and pruned. He must also start the aquaponics project for the fish ponds.
The boys and I will be in the air and at the airports for over 30 hours! It seems only reasonable that Ryan will work hard to put the new apartment in order so I can pass out upon arrival. However, as any second-time-mom would understand, that will not actually happen. And anyone who has moved a child into a 12 hour different time zone also understands that will not happen.
A mom can dream.

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I Inherited a House, What To Do? – Should I rent or sell in Hillsborough, Pasco And Pinellas County?
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In October 2017, I joined all the women on Instagram taking part in #nospendoctober with @rachelthehat. This blog is a reflection on how I managed my self-imposed ban and why I wanted to take part.
Now don't get me wrong. I love shopping. I can and do spend hours in the pursuit of retail therapy. Which is why working as a personal stylist and colour analyst is so great. I get to do it for other people as well as for myself. But, I wanted to see how I would manage with an active decision not to spend any money on clothes/accessories for myself for one month.
The Results?
I surprised myself with how easy it was to do.
The process led me to a refreshed appreciation of my existing clothes. Garments that I'd loved when I bought them but had then neglected. I took more care about putting an outfit together for the next day – yes, I am that sad! As a result, I discovered new clothing combinations and blew the cobwebs out of the hidden corners of my wardrobe. Yes, I have them too! You're not alone. For example, I re-discovered an unworn Laura Ashley cardigan and a skirt purchased in the summer and also unworn. See my Instagram posts over October for details.
I also took the time to go through my wardrobe and make sure I still loved and wanted to wear everything in it. If you haven't already read the book by Marie Kondo called 'The life-changing magic of tidying' then I recommend you do. What she advocates in the book is possessing only things you love. As it happened, I was happy with everything apart from a couple of dresses. A friend has kindly agreed to EBay those for me and we will lunch out on the proceeds!
At this point I should confess to temptation to buy a few things. But I resisted and I've now created a list of them for purchase this month. It's not long though – a few items here and there. Having walked out of shops without buying "stuff", you soon discover the items of clothing/accessories that you most lust after. It's the ones that stick in your mind after a few days. So I know I'll enjoy buying some of them this month.
Reality Check
There was another personal reason for me taking part in #nospendoctober and it's sort of obvious for me.
It's all too easy to get carried away with beautiful clothes and sparkly bits but sometimes I need a reality check. Can I survive without those Topshop hoop earrings that I love and that clutch bag I have been dreaming about in Newlook? Yes, I can. Because I don't need them. I might want them but that's not the same thing at all.
And I have decided to donate my monthly (self-allocated) clothing budget to my charity of the year: Freedom Kit Bags because I know the women it helps need that money way more than I need another pair of hoop earrings.
Freedom Kit Bags
Why have I chosen Freedom Kit Bags to be my charity of the year and what does it actually do?
Well, in the first instance I like to support local causes. So, while the people it helps are in Nepal, this charity is run by a local lady, Rosa Matheson, and her husband.
Rosa gave a talk recently at a networking event I attend. Her talk moved me so much that I felt compelled to help.
Freedom Kit Bags sets out to empower Nepalese women and girls at the most basic level: menstruation protection. Can you imagine what it must be like not to have that? Never mind sparkly hoop earrings – these women can't go to school or work or anywhere at all when they have their periods. Hearing all this resonated with me and the work that I do as personal stylist. Not an obvious connection perhaps but hear me out.
With Ishbel's Wardrobe I help women to feel empowered by giving them the knowledge and tools to believe in themselves, to be confident in themselves. With that new-found confidence and self-belief, they are better able to achieve their goals. In the most fundamental way you can imagine, Freedom Kit Bags empower the girls and women in rural Nepal. The charity empowers them to feel confident, gain an education and be treated with dignity and respect. Empowerment in this context means enabling these women to take control of their lives and access education and other basic right. Rights that I and my daughters most definitely take for granted.
How does it work?
The charity helps these women in rural Nepal by giving them a "Kit Bag" containing the essential items they need to manage their periods. This is because, in rural Nepal access to sanitary wear is rarely possible and not affordable in any event.
Okay, I'm going to get graphic here so you have been warned. All I will say, is imagine having your period and having no knickers, sanitary pads, tampons, soap or clean water. In addition, imagine you are deemed as "unclean" and "untouchable" while you're having your period. Imagine being told that you cannot cook food, sleep next to your husband/partner, hug your sons, go to school (as a girl) and you are made to stay away from your home until you're "clean" again.
We have to imagine this but it's the reality for many rural Nepalese women and girls. These women and girls suffer humiliation and ill health (including infertility and lifelong vaginal infections). The recent earthquakes have only compounded the problem.
This is where having a Kit Bag can, quite literally, change the life of a women or girl in Nepal. They include panties, washable pads, bright coloured pad holders, a pretty carrying purse to hold replacement pads with a separate place for money, a waterproof bag for used pads, a soap bag and soap, a washing line and pegs, an instruction sheet and a colourful holder bag made from recycled saris to keep it all in. Everything is attractive and practical. "The Freedom Kit Bags give women back their pride and dignity" says Rosa. Rosa also explains that it benefits the entire family if the women and girls are healthy and happy. It makes absolute sense to me.
The cost of a Kit Bag is £25 and it provides two years' sanitary protection. That's pretty amazing! So, I will be donating a percentage of my fees for the following year to the charity to help empower these women and girls in a completely different way from my day to day work as a personal stylist and colour analyst.
If you would like to donate any money to the charity, please contact me via email, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or phone 07538946839 and I can put you in touch with Rosa.
Of course, any of my clients that wish to do so can donate over and above my fee contribution via myself when they book a consultation with me.


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Here are the deals for Hy-Vee this Saturday only 2/13/10.
Skondra's Ice Cream 56oz $1.99
Dole Bananas $.33 lb
Palermo's Pizza 6 for $10
T-Bone Steak $4.99 lb
Little Debbie Snacks $1.00
Hy-Vee Water $.50
Blue Bonnet Spread $.50
Keebler EL Fudge or Fudge Shoppe Cookies $1.50
Ball Park Franks $1.00
8 piece chicken pack $5.00
Bakery Fresh French Loaf 2 ct. $.99
Herseys Candy buy 2 get three free (in ad coupon)
Tide 2x Laundry Detergent 40-64 loads $10.00
-$.35 (1/17 and 2/7 P&G)
= $9.65
Duracell Batteries 50% off
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Huggies Diapers 10-50ct. $7.99
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Friday, February 12, 2010
Hy-Vee Hot Deals Saturday Sale 2/13/10
Posted by Frugal Sara at 1:58 PM
Labels: Hy-Vee
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Hi Sara!ReplyDelete
I think I should have asked first, but as there wasn't time...I copied the info you posted here for our community blog, but I credited you and linked to this post. If you prefer I not do this in the future or would prefer I credit you differently, just say the word! email@example.com. BTW, I don't have much of an opinion on your Target matching, but I do look at your Walgreens and always your Hy-Vee. Plus, I love reading about your chickens!! Thanks -Kimberly
No problem Kimberly! Thanks for letting me know.ReplyDelete
veni, vidi, vici. btw, the battery coupons i had did not match the product offered, so i didn't try. (6 pack on the coupon, pkgs of 1 - 4 batteries offered at the store.)ReplyDelete
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
I feel really mean when...
...I make Ernest stop petting the cat because it's time to brush his teeth. But c'mon, he would pet the cat forever. Sometimes he multi-tasks and pets the cat while brushing his teeth. I hope he doesn't mix up his hands and get cat fur in his mouth.
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Sometimes being a mom is hard!
- Nov 20, 2007, 12:10:00 PM
Mmmmmm.... fur in the mouth tastes so good! If the hair is long (and strong) enough it can serve as dental floss in a pinch. Belgian Shepherd and Border Collie fur is marvelous for this. If it's short and fine like cat hair, it has a way of tickling as it travels all the way down, thus making clearing one's throat a necessity. Weasel fur on the other hand has its own unique characteristics. This ultra short fur is coarse and, when ingested, just begs to be picked out. It also has a way of adhering to lipstick and can put one in an embarrassing situation if out in public.
- Nov 26, 2007, 3:48:00 PM
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Mystic Maiden, I confess I have flossed with my own hair in an emergency.
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Head Trainer: Benjamin Wolter
Biography: Benjamin Wolter was born in San Luis Obispo, CA. His family moved to Bloomington while he was very young and he has been in Bloomington since, aside from his attendance at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. After a long history of working in the food service industry he decided it was a time for a change of pace. Looking at his past, he noticed that he had always been good with dogs, and decided to become a dog trainer. Benjamin came across BloomingPaws and instantly got a job as a Group Play Guardian. During his first year as a guardian, he started attending the Pet Training Program at Top Tier K9 Dog Trainer School. There, he was awarded his Pet Trainer Certification at Mountain State Academy under the supervision of Top Tier's CEO & Founder Jeff Minder and Mount State K9 Academy's Kari Koch. After receiving his pet trainer certification, he became assistant trainer under Alex Snowberger at BloomingPaws. He then set his eyes toward the Working Dog Program at Top Tier K9 to help get some more experience and knowledge training working dogs. This program has taught Benjamin how to imprint and forecast dogs in protection, tracking, scent detection, and advanced obedience. In January 2018 Benjamin received his Working Dog Certification from Top Tier K9 and will continue his education towards TTK9's Service Dog Certification, Decoy Camp, and eventually become a Top Tier K9 Master Trainer.
Benjamin has two dogs, both of them male Rottweilers, The youngest is Iorek Denzel (Right) who Benjamin has brought through Top Tier K9's Puppy Imprinting Program. Iorek is trained in protection, scent detection, basic & advanced obedience, and is also a Canine Good Citizen as well as a working K9. His oldest is a rescue dog named Rhaegar Targaryen (Left), who is mainly trained in basic and advanced obedience, he loves to play with any type of toy but will settle for wrestling with his brother Iorek or his Dad. Benjamin loves to take his two boys out to the lake and let them retrieve balls out of the water, but also likes to let them relax at home in the back yard. Benjamin has been a musician since he picked up piano at the age of 7. On the weekends, you can catch Benjamin under his DJ handle Vibe Rayshun at the local nightlife scene.
Philosophy & Goals: I truly believe that every dog can be trained at any age with any person who is committed to doing so. The only requirement is having fun and being consistent in your training. I don't believe in a purely positive approach, or one that is physically dominant. At Top Tier K9 I learned what is called "balanced training" which is using both positive and negative motivations to communicate with your dog effectively. As long as you practice this, you and your dog will live a much more fulfilled and overall stress-free cohabitation. I am also currently working on a thesis combining my two passions, music and dogs. The idea being that I would be using music with specific tones and pitches to calm down dogs that may be anxious, fearful, or aggressive. I test this theory out using the "students" (client's dogs) in one of our daily training programs. I hope eventually that with this knowledge I can help animal shelters and rescue kennels around the world with any dog's path to rehabilitation. I also have hopes to open my own kennel out west in hopes to return to my birth state of California, but may settle for Colorado or Oregon as I have family, friends, and colleagues in those areas.


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I've been hovering over the "buy" button on a bunch of jacketed bullets to make practice rounds for .38 SPL in my GP100. The Precision Delta 130gr FMJ .38 caliber bullets look like a good option for that project.
Nice secant-ish looking ogive, which seems to correlate to good accuracy in a lot of guns, and a decent length of cylindrical bearing area.
Did some searches here and in the larger guggle world and found no real discussion of this item. It comes up mostly in semi calibers and regarding their 148gr HBWCs. Lots of semi shooters have good things to say about their 9mm jacketed, but those are obviously a different product in different guns.
General idea is to load them to whatever works out to be accurate and roughly equivalent to the Gold Dot 135gr +P load.
Anyone use and like or dislike these?


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The Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week is Brooks Bandits forward Randy Hernández. In three games, Hernández recorded 7 points (4G, 3A) and was twice selected as the Viterra AJHL Star of the Game.
Randy Hernández scored the first two goals and added an assist in a 5-4 shootout win over Canmore last Tuesday night and was awarded as the Star of the Game for the Bandits. On Saturday, he recorded an assist on the game winning goal in a tight 4-3 victory versus Drumheller. Randy earned his second Star of the Game award with 2 goals and an assist in a record-setting 6-3 win over Calgary on Sunday as the Bandits became just the second team in AJHL history to win their first 20 games of the season. With the win, the Bandits tie the 2012-13 iteration of their team, which was the only other AJHL squad to go 20-0.
Hernández (Miami, FL) was recently named the Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Player of the Month for October after recording 23 points (10G, 13A) in just 12 games in the month. He also received the Canalta Hotels Player of the Week award for the week of October 7-13, 2019. He leads the team in scoring with 33 points (15G, 18A) and is tied for third in AJHL Scoring.
Sherwood Park Crusaders goaltender Carter Gylander is the Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week. The 18 year-old turned away 96 shots on goal over three games versus North Division opponents and was 2-1 while facing only his first loss of the season.
The Crusaders dominated Drayton Valley with a 7-1 victory on Tuesday as Gylander stopped 33 of 34 shots on goal and earned an assist in the win. The draft pick of the Detroit Red Wings suffered his first loss of the season on Friday night versus Spruce Grove in a 3-1 defeat while facing 32 shots. The Crusaders would take revenge on Saturday with a 6-2 win in Spruce Grove and Gylander receiving the Star of the Game award after stopping 33 shots on goal.
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Ebola virus disease
The first known cases of Ebola, also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, were in 1976. Although early outbreaks occurred in remote villages in Central Africa near tropical rain forests, reports the WHO, more recent outbreaks were in urban areas as well. This severe illness results from a virus that is transmitted to people from wild animals then spread from humans to humans. The average fatality rate is 50% but has been as high as 90% in some outbreaks.
There are no Ebola vaccines but there are clinical trials under evaluation. Symptoms range from fever and vomiting to bleeding and weakness. Recovery depends on good supportive care and the patient's immune system.


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Shadow of the Tomb Raider
As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Mayan apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be. Shadow of the Tomb Raider was designed to evolve the narrative and gameplay elements of Lara Croft; in the 2013 reboot she was portrayed as a hunted survivor, Rise of the Tomb Raider revealed her beginning to pursue her own goals, and Shadow of the Tomb Raider was designed to show her mastering the environment.
Developer: Eidos Montréal.
Publisher: Square Enix.
Platform: PC, PlayStation 4 & Xbox One.
Release: 14 September 2018.
Mode: Single-player.
Gameplay changes on FIFA 19 include the new "Active Touch System", "timed finishing", "50/50 battles", and "Dynamic Tactics". The story based mode that was introduced in FIFA 17 returns in this instalment and continues for the last instalment under the title "The Journey: Champions". In this instalment Hunter signs for Real Madrid and becomes their star player after Cristiano Ronaldo left for Juventus this summer.
Developer: EA Vancouver.
Publisher: EA Sports.
Platform: Nintendo, PC, PlayStation & Xbox.
Release: 28 September 2018.
Mode: Single-player & Multi-player.


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Originally I was going to sit here and bash out a piece about my bewilderment of the growing CX (cyclocross) craze here in Australia. As with most things, somewhere in the dark during one of my morning rides I had one of those epiphany things and realised I was looking at it all the wrong way.
I won't deny that seeing my IG feed filled with pics of guys who are clearly 'dedicated followers of (road) fashion' (yes that's a line from a Kinks' song), trolling up somewhat gravelly dirt roads on their CX bikes all rather amusing – even more so when I see pics of them riding trails clearly best ridden on a mountain bike proper. Maybe I'm having more of a snigger in the way I snigger at the hipsters turning up at my local roasters, beards resplendent to be seen. But while I do and probably will continue to have my little snigger, I actually get why people are heading to CX, or 'cross', to get a bit of a dirt fix.
Maybe it's an age thing, 31 years riding a bike 'properly' this year, but the truth is I am starting to see CX as a lighthouse of brutal honesty, what mountain biking once was, while I am increasingly seeing MTBing as a load of hyper bullshit. A bike ultimately is just a tool to undertake what is the interesting bit, the riding. Standing around, or sitting as is the case for many, talking about your bike is not riding, it's talking (I also think in many ways CX is even more honest than road riding, which has also been seen speedily heading headlong down the road of hype).
Gaulzetti Cabrón, simple and clean. It will be as fast in five years as it is now…and it's orange too!
So why the sudden change of mind? Maybe it's not so much a change but more of a realisation, one where CX and hence CX bikes are defined and hence ultimately 'capped'; it becomes not about the bike pretty quickly and everything about the rider. Sure there are carbon forks and 'stuff' now, and yes discs have found their way in (a good thing in my mind) but apart from that, they are what they are and look to be just that for a long time. Anyone can buy one, new or second hand, ride it for years, replace the odd part here and there and it will, in general, be as good in five years as it is now; and in almost a backward hop, if you don't like some of the drivetrain tech, you can even ditch it for a more simple solution! At its heart, CX is about the act of 'YOU' riding against a course and/or others, not getting hung up on whatever new rubbish an industry is trying to cram down your already overfull gullet, or that the guy next to you is going to smash you because he's got the biggest wheels or most tuned suspension.
Another way to look at it is that CX nicely defines the term 'shut up and ride', and the guy or gal that's the fastest, fittest and most skilled will be out the front; technically it's pretty much even playing field.
Now in contrast, mountain biking has become infatuated with an endless stream of marketing hype, the what you need NOW! to do this or that, and in turn has actually forgotten about the riding part. Oh! You're not a mountainbiker, mountain bikers ride 'ENDURO' and there's a whole line of new, specially dedicated bikes and kit for that you know, mostly in the colour blue… WTF? The list goes on of course, everything from frames to what underwear you do or don't wear but the sum of it is you hear more noise from the mountain biking world talking about the gear, instead of actually riding it; and from what I've seen, all that talking does not actually make you much of a rider.
And this of course does not even touch on just what 'being' a mountain biker actually means these days. Fat bikes, ENDURO!, DH, DS, XC, Freeriding, Trail Riding, Couch Riding, riders wearing baggies can't be XC riders, Freeriders don't wear Lycra, XC riders are just roadies, and… if you don't have this wheel size, you can't ride that, yadda yadda, bla, bla, bla. Honestly, if you sit down and pay any amount of attention to it, and after you get over the initial bewildering confusion, you soon realise that the mountain bike world has become no better than a bunch a teenage boys trash talking. Attractive image, yea?
Made in late 2011, it's already a dinosaur. 'Small wheels', welded metal, sharp geometry, I might as well be pissing out the window in the mountain bike world, regardless of how well it rides.
Lastly, how the 'industry' depicts mountain biking as a form of riding, and has done so for some time, does not help. I can't remember the last time I saw a series of riding images I could actually relate to. Most of what I see is unattainable to all but the most elite, titanium pin riddled strata of riders. If I wanted to ride motocross, I'd by a motocross bike, surely? In contrast anyone can go ride a CX course (or a road course). They might do it badly, slowly, or probably even both but they can do it. In other words you can go do what you see and not kill yourself in the process. There's a lot to be said of that simple notion, not only for attracting new comers but also keeping the inspiration burning in those already doing it.
So back to the title of this article. I wonder if the increasing attraction to CX these days is because mountain biking simply fails to captivate a more 'mature', discerning audience like it once did? The distraction of mostly pointless 'marketing and market share tech' and 'style factions' is not an enticing world to any outsider (or even a jaded insider for that matter). After over 30 years, mountain biking has failed to mature to the point that it has stability or direction, becoming more than ever a bunch of kids just playing in the dirt. So if you come from the road world and want a fling in the dirt, hanging out with the pimply kids on the corner just aint going to float your boat. In other words, where cycling as a whole has continued to mature and move on, mountain biking is that awkward dude who still talks the same nonsense he was talking when he was 15… but he's now 40.
Riding a bike in the dirt should not be an acne driven exercise in cornflake packet rocket science, so trying to work out what type bike to buy, what wheel size to run, what suspension is best, what clothing to wear etc. etc. etc. is generally just more effort than many already experienced riders want to put up with. CX offers one wheel size, one style of bike and now the possibly two brake options. That's it. Now shut up and ride… and get dirty in the process.
I get it now…
Footnote: Don't get me wrong here, while the mountain bike world is 'teenage' at best, a similar argument can be mounted for a large swage of the road world as well… I am starting to see CX as a great equaliser in cycling.
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We continue our treatment of a number of research essays on the practicalities of the governance of open source communities, here we focus on decision rights.
For related treatment, see also our wiki entries on Particpation Architecture and the Governance Rights Typology.
The following is an excerpt from draft version of the article: Of Hackers and Hairdressers: Modularity and the Organizational Economics of Open-source Collaboration. By Richard N. Langlois and Giampaolo Garzarelli Journal Industry & Innovation, Volume 15 Issue 2 2008.
The chosen excerpt focuses on decision rights and challenges Yochai Benkler's tripartite distinction between markets, hierarchies and social production.
Consider the following Table:
|Inside contracting /or
|Classic Market
|Classic Firm
|*Voluntary Production*
Commentary by Langlois and Garzarelli:
"We can distinguish four possibilities:
Along one dimension is the issue of design: is assignment to task (and maybe even the division of labor itself) generated through the a centralized process or does it arise from the self-identification of collaborators with tasks? Along the other dimension is the problem of information and agency: are we talking about products cleanly measured and priced or are we taking about exchanges of effort that involve costs of measurement and agency?
In the upper left-hand box, the division of labor is centrally designed, but the products of that labor are easily measured and priced. This is the world of inside or outside contracting.
In the lower left-hand box, the division of labor remains centrally designed, but the cost of measuring and pricing transactions makes it cheaper to purchase the effort of collaborators directly. This is the classic firm.
In the upper right-hand box, participants self- select their contributions; but measurement and pricing costs are not prohibitive, and those contributions take the form of products offered on spec. This is the classic market. Finally, in the lower right-hand box, participants self-select their contributions (also effectively "on spec"); but those contributions come directly in the form of effort rather than of effort embodied in a product. This is the model of voluntary or open-source production.
Discussion of the Typology:
"This two-dimensional schema has advantages, we argue, over the tripartite distinction Benkler (2002) offers among markets, hierarchies, and what he calls peer production. Benkler argues that a perceptible trend toward the increased importance of human capital in production is leading toward peer production and away from both markets and hierarchies. It may well be that, with economic growth and an expanding extent of the market, there is a general trend rightward in Figure 2, what Langlois (2003) calls the phenomenon of the Vanishing Hand. But an increased importance of human capital and greater spontaneity of production is consistent with markets as well as with decentralized collaboration through direct effort. Even apart from the likes of books, musical scores, or screenplays, there are a plethora of "consulting" services – from legal representation to brain surgery – that are priced on markets. The interesting issue, in the language of Baldwin and Clark (2003), is: when can cooperation be effectively measured and priced (and thus turned into "transactions") and when not?"
"The most extreme form of a voluntary arrangement would occur when the self-selection of the collaborators itself actually creates the division of labor. This is far from unimaginable: it is exactly what happens in "the market" in the largest sense – including the market for software in the large. It also arguably happens in the context of academic open science, where the pattern of knowledge emerges from the self-selected research choices of the participants. If we cast our gaze down to a less lofty level, however, there almost always seems to be some pre-existing structure of possible tasks from which the participants choose.
At the level of any particular software project, the self-selection of workers to tasks takes place within the context of an established architecture or (at the very least) an established technological trajectory."
For more, see how Christian Siefkes proposals on effort-sharing are distinguished from this concept of effort-trading.
Christian send us a note of caution concerning the concept of effort trading:
"I think it's a misnomer for the practices which I describe more aptly as "effort sharing". Evidently, nothing is traded within open-source/peer-production projects, hence the term "effort trading"
doesn't make sense.
I guess that's another instance of the misanalysis we've recently seen on the Oekonux list: if you have the preconceived notion that all human interactions are "trading", that naturally you will apply this term to all human interactions, whether appropriate or not. It's like Patrick Anderson's
sad (und usually wrong) assumption that lovers are "trading" with each other. I would strongly advise against using the term "effort trading", since it gives people an utterly wrong picture of what is actually going on in free software and other peer production projects."


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The heroes of Thailand
The international rescue teams and the elite corps of the Thai Navy successfully concluded Tuesday what seemed like an impossible mission a week ago. In three days they managed to evacuate the twelve children and their soccer coach from the labyrinthine and flooded cave of Tham Luang, in northern Thailand, after being trapped inside on 23 June, due to a sudden flood caused by the torrential rains. The happy ending was possible thanks to the great work of the rescuers, who coordinated so that nothing would fail. Thailand already knows what the great national heroes are after a few days in which this cave has been the center of the world: the divers Richard Stanton and John Volanthen, the Australian doctor Richard Harris, the trainer Ekapol Chanthawong and the head of the operation Narongsak Osatanakorn.
Rick Stanton and John Volanthen have unwittingly become the main protagonists of the rescue. They were the two divers who located the twelve children and their assistant soccer coach inside the cave, huddled in a mound of earth and surrounded by water, after nine days of unsuccessful search. Stanton, 57, from Coventry, and Volanthen, 47 and Brighton, have been diving together for about fifteen years and collaborating on complicated rescue operations. One worked as a firefighter until he retired, and the other is an engineer specializing in information technology, but what they are passionate about is spelunking and diving. Sports in which they started as teenagers and whose passion has led them to become specialists in complex rescue operations. Some missions that do not hesitate to go when they are claimed or consider that their services may be useful like has been the case of the twelve Thai children and their second coach. On this occasion, the story has had a happy ending, but it is not always the case. In 2010, for example, after ten intense days of work they could not recover alive a speleologist who lost communication in a cave in the French province of Ardèche after a landslide.
Richard Harris is 53 years old and is an anesthetist by profession in the Australian town of Adelaide. On his shoulders fell the enormous responsibility of giving the green light to the rescue operation. Expert diver with more than 30 years of experience, it was he who decided that the children were physically and psychologically able to make the tough journey through the narrow passageways flooded with water from the Tham Luang grotto, even though many of them ended up to learn swimming and diving. And not only that, but also decided the order in which they were going to leave. A risky decision, since he himself did not know if after the first, the others would also have the opportunity to leave the cave or would be blocked by an increase in water level caused by monsoon rains. Harris went to Chiang Rai claimed by British cavers, who know his skills as a diver and doctor and his experience in difficult cave rescues. One of the toughest in which this doctor, who works in the emergency medical recovery service of the state of South Australia, participated was the recovery of the lifeless body of his friend Agnes Milowka, who died in February 2011 after running out of air while searching for a cave exit in South Australia.
Getting stuck in Tham Luang's cave was not the first drama that fit into his life Ekapol Chanthawong, 25, the assistant coach of the soccer team. When he was a 10-year-old boy he saw his parents and his younger brother die. In 2003, an epidemic of a respiratory disease that especially affected the north of Thailand swept away his family. He was the only survivor. His aunt Umporn Sriwichai took care of him and after two years decided to enter a Buddhist monastery. There he spent ten years, until in 2015 he left to take care of his aunt. That same year, the Mae Sai Prasitart school created the Wild Boar soccer team and started working as an assistant coach.
On June 23 he took over the team because his boss had another commitment, and at the end of the game he took them on an excursion to the cave. There the storm caught them and prevented them from leaving. The parents of the children do not blame him. During the nine days they remained without communication he taught them to meditate to save energy and he managed to keep them calm and optimistic. It has been said that he was the weakest when they were found, because he had given his food to the little ones. In the note sent to their families, he apologized to the parents and promised to take care of them as best he could. All have come out safe and sound.
The dramatic rescue of the cave has made Narongsak Osatanakorn a national hero, who before all this was the gray and unknown governor of a poor province like the northern Chiang Ra. The professionalism of the governor, who has studies in geology and engineering, his nerves of steel, the precision with which he has informed in the press conferences of the details of the search and rescue operation, of which he was the chief coordinator, have fascinated the Thais. To the annoyance of the authorities, because when the children were lost in the cave, Osatanakorn was already an acting governor. In April, he was told that he could go packing, since this summer he was going to be sent as governor to a smaller province.
A simple routine relief, maintains the military junta, but his fans say that the dismissal was a punishment for having refused to sign corrupt construction projects. Osatanakorn was formally replaced last weekend, but popular pressure forced the prime minister, General Prayut Chan-ocha, to keep him in charge of the rescue operation. The Thai media have devoted laudatory articles to this serious and honest man, so different from the corrupt and inefficient figures who dominate national politics.


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by andywalsh | March 12, 2019 10:57 pm
It is defined as a disorder in which there is an involvement of the facial nerve. It is the nerve which leads to pain and other function disabilities. It controls the muscles of one side of face. It helps in the smile, cry and other expressions. There are multiple treatments which can be done to treat this condition. It is the seventh cranial nerve. There are two facial nerves on each side of the face. This nerve is present along with the hearing nerve. It is present near the parotid gland. It divides here and it helps in the functions of face.
It includes the paralysis of face, weakness and a dryness seen in the eye or a mouth. The taste is altered on the affected side. These features are not unique of the facial nerve paralysis. One must consult a physician in order to have a proper diagnosis.
It includes the identification of causes. There can be a specific treatment if the cause is known. There are few tests which can be used to diagnose this condition. It includes the hearing tests, balance and tear tests. The other tests could be taste tests, salivation and imaging tests. It is followed by the electrical tests.
The hearing tests involve the use of a reflex of the ear which helps to evaluate the branch of facial nerve which supplies muscles in the middle ear. They know about the status of auditory nerve.
The balance tests involves the use of auditory nerve involvement.
The tear tests involves the use of tears which help to know about the location of lesion of facial nerve.
The taste tests involve the use of taste buds in the front location of the tongue to know about the location of lesion of facial nerve.
The salivation tests involve the use of flow of saliva to know about the location of lesion of facial nerve.
The imaging tests involve the use of CT or MRI scan so that the infection, tumor or ant type of fracture of bone can be known.
The electric tests involve the use of electrical currents to know if the muscle cells contract or not. The outcome of the disease can be known.
It includes the trauma such as birth trauma, injuries on the face, middle ear and a trauma due to the surgery. The other reason could be a disorder of the nervous system. It can also be an infection of the eye or ear. The metabolic disorder can be diabetic or pregnancy. There can be excess intake of alcohol or poisoning due to carbon monoxide. There are few tumors also which can lead to this type of palsy.
The underlying medical condition must be known and treated. The cortisones are the best medicines to treat this condition. It is used for all the patients. Its dose is 1 mg per kilo gram of body weight. An anti viral drug acyclovir has also proved to be effective. If the results are supportive than the use of acyclovir is stopped and the use of steroids is decreased. One can also go for a physical therapy along with a electro therapy but there results have not proved to be effective. The use of surgery in case of facial nerve decompression has not been recommended. In very severe cases one can go for the option of surgery.
The patients with this disorder also have a problem in keeping their eye closed. It happens as the muscles which help in the closure of eyes do not work. The cornea of eye can become very dry. It can be treated with the help of glasses which prevent the dust to enter the eye and one can also use the artificial tears which keep the eye lubricated. The patient must use the back part of finger to clear the eye and eye must be closed with the help of paper tape when the patient is sleeping. One can also use the ointment.
The surgical options involve the use of repair in the nerve, transposition of nerve and a muscle transposition. There is a transfer of muscle along with a oral procedures. The regeneration of facial nerve occurs at the rate of 1 mm per day. The tongue nerve can be connected to the facial nerve.
Source URL: https://alldiseases.org/bells-palsy/
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Animals are cute, sweet, innocent and also violent. Yes, today we have come up with an article that suggests their deadly nature. Here are the 7 most terrifying and dangerous animals attacks, only on Wheebuzz.
7. Lindsay Jones and Nikki Latta
In Nova Scotia, Canada, Lindsay Jones and Nikki Latta were two girls who went onto hunting a dog. All of sudden, the dog ran away, and the two girls started getting suspicious. In a moment they saw a Black bear. They started running away and smartly as they could using zigzag running etc. After some time they could call 911 and half an hour later, the police was there to help them. Later, Nikki Latta told a magazine, "I have taken wilderness survival courses, and what frightened me most was the bear was not scared of me".
6. Darla Napora
Darla was a pregnant women who was attacked by a Pitbull in her living room in the Californian state. Probably the most unfortunate part was that Darla was the member of the group who used to convince people that Pit bulls are friendly and not dangerous.
5. Joe Ramonetha
A retired African Zookeeper Joe Ramonetha was attacked by a lioness named Nyanga. Later, it was found out that security gates were open and Joe was apparently vulnerable to the attack. He was rushed to the nearest hospital but unfortunately he could not survive the lioness attack and pronounced dead there.
4. Phil Bronstein
It was a very unfortunate thing happened with the executive editor of Chronicle Phil Bronstein. He was attacked by a Komodo dragon in a zoo in Los Angeles. The whole incident was witnessed by the then wife of Phil Bronstein Sharon Stone. Damn! That is a hell dangerous of an attack!
3. Bryan Jeffery Griffin
In Lake Country, Florida, something very sad and bad happened when a boy was swimming in the water. Later, his friends saw a group of alligators. The friends of Bryan Jeffery Griffin shouted Alligators! Alligators! but until and unless Bryan could senses the situation, one of the Alligators jumped to his legs and grapped it. A rescuer had however retrieved Bryan but it was too late and was declared dead when reached to hospital.
2. Elephant in Kerala
Kerala is a south Indian state that is popular for a lot of things including its culture and tradition. During some traditional ceremonial festival, an elephant got violent and killed it's trainer and made a widespread disaster injuring more than 20 people.
1. Barry Wilson
Barry Wilson is considered the first Californian to be have faced a shark attack. This was a very unfortunate incident. In 30ft water, the 17-years old boy Barry was in the water when his friends saw a shark coming to him. The shark dragged him down then throw him out of the water. His friends however retrieved but he could not live longer and died on the beach itself.


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01. overview
What is ETF?
ETF is a private, decentralized cryptocurrency with open source code that allows everyone to take part in the ETF network development. Privacy and security come naturally from using ETF. The best solution for those who want to keep their financial privacy.
Instant private transactions are provided all around the world by the ETF Network, they are totally untraceable, and they don't require any additional fees. ETF is bound to the Internet and therefore is international by default.
02. details
ETF Specifics
You can participate in the operation of the network by allocating the computing power of your computer. Due to this mechanism, transaction processing is decentralized, which allows a person to be not only a user, but also a participant.
ETF Transactions
Transactions between ETF users are carried out over the Internet which makes the transactions much more reliable
Safety & Reliability
Your wallet is already protected during the transaction process and its safety doesn't depend on the network's reliability
ETF doesn't have a deflation problem. Emissions are decreasing slowly, which protects the currency from economic shocks
ETF emission is an open process. Any user can join the Lymcoin network and take part in the emission process (thus, becoming a miner)
03. Capitalization
ETF Market Value
We are specialize in live trading, cryptocurrency mining and trading. We are a network of investors and we share the profit accordingly. We are launching our coin soon which will help us grow more in the market of cryptocurrency. Digital currency is the future and we are creating it.
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Why Use ETF?
The important part of cryptocurrency is privacy and anonymity – the main focus of a financial transaction.
The basic idea is that developers can come as they wish and work on any part of the code.
Customer satisfaction is the key to business success. Service is the most important factor in platform viability.
Don`t be afraid try something new! Cryptocurrency industry is growing and has experts to guide you.
It`s a new word in payment solutions: new tech will make transactions even easier for the end-users.
The system and trading cannot be stopped. Every aspect is transparent, and the code is open source.
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Well it's time! Thank you to all who participated in the Book 2 Character Name Contest! I had such fun reading your comments, seeing your dream casts, reading reviews, tweets, and more. 🙂
This character that our winners name belongs to is mentioned twice in Book 2. I can't share the second time, because it will be a major spoiler, but the first is here! So the announcement is a semi-teaser. Check the excerpt below (**this is unedited) to find out who the winner is! Congrats to…..
James smiled, almost proudly at me. I was glad he was teaching me about my past. "When the Great Battle was over, and your ancestor saved my grandfather, he knew he had to take her away. There couldn't be a trace of her, or she'd be in danger. He was the sole Protector left. They came to America. Marik was a baby at the time, and had been sent with my grandmother to the states a few months earlier when whispers of threats had come in. It was dangerous for them to travel without my grandfather, but perilous to stay lest they be discovered."
I was always in awe of James when he spoke of the past. He flicked his eyes towards me, his smile spreading at my obvious enthrallment.
"They started off in Jamestown. My grandfather and grandmother raised your ancestor as their own. Her name was Cianna. She and Marik grew up close. Apparently, they were practically inseparable even with a five-year age difference. They all moved to Colorado when Marik was a teenager to begin training. There were others that my grandfather had begun turning by then, trying to rebuild the Protector legacy."
James usually always referred to his father as Marik. While I loved listening to the history, he made his father sound like just another part of the story, not someone he even knew. The thought made me sad and I noticed James had stopped talking.
"Cianna is a pretty name." I said, trying to distract him from any negative thoughts.
I wanted to know more, ask James what he meant by Cianna and Marik being close, but since he hated talking about his father, I stopped myself. I smiled at him in thanks and turned my attention outside the window to watch the snowy landscape as we passed through.
Congratulations Cianna Elizabeth on your win! Cianna earned a HUGE number of 77 points!
2nd Place Winner: Anitra Townsend. Anitra posted up big numbers herself, earning 56 points! Now, I know I had said the Book 2 teaser that 2nd place would get was going to be juicy. But I'm talking SUPER juicy! Juicy as in…Anitra is actually getting an ARC of Book 2!!! Congratulations to Anitra.
Again, thank you to everyone who participated, shared, tweeted, etc. I love contests and prizes and I hope you had as much fun with this as I did!!
Stay tuned….because the next contest will be sooner than you realize. I do have a Cover to reveal after all 🙂


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Fighting for the Podium: CSGO vs PUBG
The rumors have been around for some time already, but with the launch of PUBG, more people believe that prime time of Counter-Strike has passed. With PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds topping charts on Steam and Twitch, people are wondering, "Is CSGO dying?" While it's true that the number of players is declining, it doesn't necessarily mean CS is doomed. In the process of researching the topic, I have stumbled upon an interesting video analyzing the current CSGO gaming trends and players fluctuations. After surveying my dynamics and asking a couple of friends, I mixed the information from the video with personal observations and came to the following conclusions. In the CSGO vs PUBG fight, does CSGO have some gas left in the tank to go against PUBG?
CSGO Isn't Dying
If you are ready to mourn the decline of the iconic shooter, which has started an endless streak of similar games, cheer up since CSGO fanbase isn't dying off as fast as it seems to be. Let's have a look at the stats: It doesn't look bad, right? The game has constant peaks in concurrent players, but here's the comparison against the huge hit of the summer PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
PUBG has topped the number of concurrent players more than two times. Now, the stats look gloomy for CSGO, right? It's easy to believe in all those "RIP CSGO" forum threads popping around. Not so fast! Here are four reasons why you shouldn't be concerned:
1) It's harder to get into CSGO.
CS has been around for a long time, which means that the average player base is not only older but also has a much higher skill level compared to PUBG. The latter one is still fresh, the gaming mechanics are new, and no one cares about showing advanced playing strategies since they haven't been developed yet. People are playing for the fun of it.
Read More: CS:GO's Banging Update: Operation Hydra
2) People are turning to spectating rather than actively playing.
Everyone can join a club or kickball in the backyard, but most people choose to watch pro players on the field, and they are still called "football fans." Then why are we assuming that CSGO fans should only play the game, and not watch it? The Twitch statistics are showing that more and more people are turning into spectators rather than active players, but this doesn't mean they are abandoning the game.
3) PUBG is still in its "honeymoon stage."
The game is new, everyone is excited, and the bags are overlooked, because "hey, it's been only a couple of months." In CSGO most active players have probably reached the skill level, and it's hard to push through, which means lots of frustration while playing. When CS was only gaining its popularity, everyone was excited about getting from silver II to silver elite. Now, the progress is not so drastic as it was before, upgrading to the next rank sometimes takes years, which again turns lots of people from actively playing to watching.
Read More: Taking on the Mantle of Battle Royale: The PUBG Game Broke a Record
4) The changes don't feel so dramatic as they did a couple of years ago.
A couple of new skins, new operation or map won't naturally create the same hype major updates did years ago. The game was bad then, with horrendous lags and cheat loopholes, so every update made it dramatically better. The community was pleased and the consecutive player numbers spiked. Now, the game is in the best state it has ever been, and there's little that can be done to improve it.
It seems that now players are kept only by the opportunity to earn by selling their in-game items (there are lots of services where you can trade skins for real money), but I believe CSGO will keep attracting gamers not only because of financial matters.
I am sure that the PUBG launch will do more good than bad to CSGO in the long term. Players are fed up with CS, and they want something fresh for a change. However, when the initial hype ceases, gamers will start returning to CSGO. Also, it seems that the CSGO fanbase isn't dying, the trends are just shifting. At the current stage, the two games are like professional football and casual games in the backyard with your friends. CS has cemented its place among the professional esports arena. Most players are turning to watching professionals play rather than trying themselves, like with football and basketball.
Most people prefer to root for their team than kick a ball on the field, but no one is claiming that these sports are dying. I believe that the dynamics of concurrent numbers decline is natural given the age of the games (almost seventeen years compared to several months). CSGO has already become a legend and doesn't need to prove anything to anyone.


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Have you noticed a double witness?
Apr 07, 2012
I have noticed that whenever I do another segment in the study of the book of James, something always seems to illustrate that passage. Sometimes, it is in the national news; other times it is more personal.
This really became apparent when I wrote about being slow to anger (James 1:19). This led me to the book of Jonah, and suddenly we were preparing for a prayer campaign.
Yesterday was particularly interesting to me, because the study in James 4:1-3 coincided with Good Friday and Passover. In studying the causes of war and conflict, we see it playing out in the Passover conflict over the throne rights of Christ. Those who were carnal desired to usurp the throne, fulfilling the prophetic type of Absalom who had usurped the throne about 1000 years earlier.
When carnal men know they are in the wrong, they do not ask with a sincere heart, and so they simply take what their hearts lust after.
I also received a letter of apology from a man who had stolen from me. Once again, he had not because he asked not. He had been in a position where he could have asked me, and I would have given to him. Instead, he stole from me and now regrets it.
So this short weblog today is to make you aware that God has been confirming His word with signs following. The very timing of these studies has been ordered of the Lord, and He has even taken into account the gaps caused by my recent trip to Manassas. Today we have a local meeting all day and must leave in a few minutes.
I believe that many of you must have noticed some signs in your own lives, perhaps not all the time but some of the time. Collectively, it is my opinion (which I cannot prove) that at least one other person out there receives some revelation or experiences something that is consistent with every one of these blogs on the book of James. This provides a double witness to the studies themselves.


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It's has been a very eventful and hectic time, and as a result, I have not posted anything for perhaps two to three weeks. My apologies for the silence. Perhaps you will find the following poem an enjoyable read. I wrote it a while back for the Malaysian Writers FB group poetry challenge, which happens every Wednesday. The prompt word was 'home', and it made me think of what I defined as my home.
Home is where the heart is
It is with me; wherever I go
Home is not a turtle's shell
It does not require moving
Home is not a nest of grass
It does not require building
Home is not filled with objects
It does not require warehousing
Home is a feeling
It comes from within
A feeling of comfort
A sense of belonging
Where I am
I take home with me
Khor Hui Min
10 September 2015


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It should be installed according to the following instructions in this post:
http://forums.indigodomo.com/posting.php?mode=edit&f=171&p=122247 - see the last post from me.
This process will:
- Remove all previous versions of iTravel (see earlier in the thread for details of exactly which files to remove)
Get you to check for certain critical modules (dependencies) and information and, if necessary, install them on your system if they are missing
On installing version 0.2.08 (link contained in the forum link above) it will now:
- Check your current system for standard and special python modules and classes
Ensure your system path is correctly set up to run iTravel now and in the future
Perform a number of checks automatically and display the results in the indigo log. Please send this to me if you're reporting any issues.
You should then ensure that debugging is switched off in the configuration dialog (Plugins/iTravel/Configuration...) unless you want lots of meaningless data in your log
Thanks again for all your patience - we're getting there... (This is nothing compared to iFindstuff ALPHA!)


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General Role:
Generations Working Together is looking to recruit two enthusiastic, committed, dependable and proactive volunteer trustees to replace two members of our board who are retiring at our next Conference/AGM on 4th March 2020.
We are looking for a new treasurer and a trustee who have experience of working in the voluntary, public or private sector who want to become actively involved in progressing intergenerational work across Scotland.
Our Trustees are responsible and accountable for the overall strategic leadership and direction of the organisation and share our vision and passion about promoting strong, generationally connected communities.
In particular, we are seeking trustees with a strong background /expert skills and experience in one or more of the following areas:
Please note there is a separate role description for the treasurer post which can be found below.
Trustees are appointed for a term of 3 years and are eligible to serve a further 3-year term, after which they must retire from the board.
Commitment includes attending board meetings which are normally held in Glasgow four times a year. On top, we ask Trustees to attend our annual conference (if possible) and AGM and one development session each year to look at the business plan. As a small charity it is expected that Board members will take on additional responsibilities between meetings consistent with the objectives of GWT. This may include membership of Task and Finish Groups, Standing Committees or specific tasks consistent with their areas of expertise.
We use a Zoom video conferencing system which Trustees can use to call into the meetings if they cannot attend in person. Much of the subgroup work is done via email and video conferencing.
Organisation profile:
GWT has developed out of one of the six core actions from the 2007 Strategy for an Ageing Population. Its vision is for a Scotland where people of all ages value, respect and support each other. It is based on a network of regional groups that covers the whole of Scotland and for a small organisation has had a significant impact to date.
GWT has mainly been funded by the Scottish Government however GWT achieved charity status as a SCIO on the 29th July 2015 to allow additional funding streams to be secured.
A short film narrated by our retired chair Alan Hatton-Yeo MBE can be viewed on our website here detailing our history and the background of intergenerational work and its growth in the UK.
Details of our conference planned for Wednesday 4th March can be found here and our AGM here.
What is it like to be a volunteer Trustee?
"Volunteering with GWT this past year has let me see the value of intergenerational practice in many arenas of life. It has given me greater insight into the passionate practice out there and also the resource and specialism required to support it to be done in ever more meaningful and measurable ways. I have loved the opportunity so far of being part of a Board with such great diversity of age and experience." (Trustee)
"My experience volunteering as a Trustee for GWT over the past two plus years has been both rewarding personally and beneficial professionally. Exposure to the Governance and Compliance aspects of Trusteeship has been useful supporting my role as a senior manager within a private sector business, while the opportunity to present to workshops and conferences has been invaluable experience of public speaking. Additionally, working alongside the other Trustees and GWT staff who have a wealth of diverse and in-depth experience has been extremely useful from a professional development perspective. From a personal perspective, being able to
To apply please email a covering letter stating why you are interested in joining the board of GWT along with your CV to firstname.lastname@example.com
To discuss the trustee role further please contact George Kay, Chair Email: email@example.com
For more information or to have arrange an informal conversation about GWT or intergenerational work please contact Alison Clyde, Chief Executive Officer on 07769629988 or by email.


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Long time no Snappy Clinic
It's been a while since our last Snappy Clinic, so we asked for your input on which topics to cover. Thanks for the feedback so far.
In our next session Sergio Schvezov is going to talk about what's new in Snapcraft and the changes in the 2.x series. Be there and you are going to be up-to-date on how to publish your software on Snappy Ubuntu Core. There will be time for questions afterwards.
Join us on the 12th February 2016 at 16:00 UTC on http://ubuntuonair.com.


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Arrest and conviction in a drunk driving case depends largely upon the breathalyzer or blood alcohol tests conducted on the suspect. If the test results are found to be .08% or higher, a conviction follows. No distinction is made, of course, as to whether that suspect in the DUI case is a man or a woman. But what if it takes less alcohol for women to reach .08% blood alcohol than it does for men? Researchers at the University School of ... Read More »
Tag Archives: Intoxilyzer
It is that time of year again. It has taken forever, but it is spring! Hopefully summer will be here before the Fourth of July. And with that comes more young people out and about, particularly those that are attending prom and graduation ceremonies. If you are under the age of 21, PLEASE remember that involving drugs and/or alcohol in your celebration not only doubles the danger but it doubles the consequences too. In Maine, the "Zero Tolerance" law as ... Read More »
Florida Fails to Follow Rules for Intoxilyzer Maintainence
Throughout the State of Florida the Intoxilyzer 8000 is the only breath test machine in use. All those arrested for DUI are asked to take a breath test using this machine. To help ensure the accuracy, the State of Florida has enacted rules that must be followed if the prosecution wishes to admit the results using Florida's Implied Consent Law. When a DUI arrest is made, the driver is taken to a breath testing facility. These facilities are located throughout ... Read More »


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Determines the low-level structure of the course's learning units with additional exercises, texts, multimedia, software and more (for example, VoiceThread for a course in music).
The objective is to provide students with a lively environment that motivates them to learn and helps them retain knowledge.
At this point, we assemble all of the material –either from your institution or e.g. a Creative Commons library– that students may find helpful to review or simply learn more about a topic. This is a process that our instructional designers can complete with you, following examples from academia and industry such as MIT ProfessionalX or McKinsey Academy.
Since much of the software for online learning –particularly for platforms like Open edX– tends to be released as open source and backed by major institutions, it is essential to have a wide understanding of what has been tried and what the results have been. This not only reduces costs drastically, but also increases development speed and allows your institution to focus on its core competency instead of reinventing the wheel.
In order to maintain the modular nature of the course and facilitate students' understanding, each video is designed to be short and extremely focused.
We guarantee consistency and clarity by working with the instructor to develop a PowerPoint presentation that she will use to guide her lecture as she films. Though not always necessary, these presentations tend to be reformatted and placed in the course to give students another way to follow the lessons and review.
Learn how to perform key functionalities on Studio (Open edX's CMS) through the following and, please, let us know if you'd like to access our Open edX Eucalyptus playground or if there's anything we can help with:


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AWS Developer Blog
Tag: directory
Syncing Data with Amazon S3
Warning: this blog post provides instructions for AWS SDK for PHP V2, if you are looking for AWS SDK for PHP V3 instructions, please see our SDK guide. Have you ever needed to upload an entire directory of files to Amazon S3 or download an Amazon S3 bucket to a local directory? With a recent release […]Read More


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5 Things Inspiring H&H Senior Editor Morgan Michener Right Now
H&H's Morgan Michener shares the covetable items that have caught her eye recently. From a high-tech outdoor camera to a plant-based lotion she discovered on a photoshoot, find out what lust-worthy products she's loving lately.
See more of our editors' favorite finds on H&H TV and at Shop House & Home.
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Lakeland Country Fair 2017
Date: 20 August 2017
Address: Torver, near Coniston, Cumbria
Tel: 01229 837680
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
The Lakeland Country Fair takes place at Torver, near Coniston, in beautiful countryside looking across to the Coniston fells and Coniston Old Man. It is easily accessible, at the junction of the A593 and A5084, a few miles west of Coniston village.
As well as being a typical Cumbrian show, the Lakeland Country Fair acts as a showcase for traditional Cumbrian skills and activities. There will be Herdwick sheep on display and demonstrations of hand-clipping will take place during the afternoon.
Features include a Terrier Show followed by Terrier Racing, a Lurcher and Whippet Show, a family Dog Show, Childrens' Sports, a Stick Show, a Foxhound Show, and a Horn-blowing competition! There will be Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling, as well as Fell Races for adults and juniors. Unfortunately we were not able to have a Ferret Show in 2016, but are hoping to re-instate it this year.


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The 9 Most Important Atlanta Snacks
If there's just one thing that Atlanta is known for, it's probably the traffic. But if there was just one more thing, it'd be food. That's why, if you're from the ATL, there are certain things you've got to eat, things like BBQ, mac & cheese, and these nine iconic, signature Atlanta snacks...
The Frosted Orange
The Varsity (address and info)
Multiple locations
If you haven't answered the famous "What'll ya have?" with, "A Frosted Orange," you're missing Atlanta's most iconic snack: a creamsicle in milkshake form.
The Nook (address and info)
Available Redneck-, Cajun-, or Macho-style, Totchos are Midtown Atlanta's collective hangover cure, and the answer to the timeless question: "what would happen if you replaced the tortilla chips in nachos with tater tots?"
A-Town Cream
Sublime Doughnuts (address and info)
Home Park
The A-Town Cream is Sublime owner Kamal Grant's answer to a Boston Cream Pie, in A-shaped doughnut form. Their motto is "Eat one that's worth it," and this custardy, freshly fried pastry most certainly is.
Frozen Pints Ice Cream
Frozen Pints (address and info)
Multiple locations
Atlanta in the summer is really, really hot, and you probably consume a lot of ice cream and cold beer. The kind folks at Frozen Pints combined the two into one product, beer ice cream, for multitasking. You're welcome.
Chocolate Sea Salt Pop
King of Pops (address and info)
Multiple locations
The King of Pops, Steve Carse, started KoP as a one-man operation on a Poncey-Highland corner. Now found in restaurants, shops, and carts citywide, the chocolate sea salt pop is the classic that started the craze.
Pork Clouds
Bacon's Heir (address and info)
Multiple locations
Pork rinds are better than they sound: chips made of puffed pork skin. Bacon's Heir Pork Clouds are exactly what they sound like: addictive, airy, faintly porcine bites.
Warm Maytag Blue Cheese Chips
Buckhead Diner (address and info)
The blue cheese chips -- and the banana cream pie -- at Buckhead Diner are the reason every celebrity who visits Atlanta makes a pitstop at this Piedmont Rd institution, even though many great new restaurants have entered the picture since the Diner's heyday.
Pot Likker
Mary Mac's Tea Room (address and info)
Pot likker is a clever term for the "liquor" that's leftover after cooking greens the way grandma used to: to death. Mary Mac's potlikker, served with yeast rolls and cornbread for dunking, is a quintessential Atlanta snack.
Bonus: Hash Browns -- "Scattered, Smothered & Covered"
Waffle House (address and info)
Multiple locations
Yes, Waffle House is technically a regional chain. But it started in Atlanta, there are 132 of them here, and like Jermaine Dupri said, it's the only acceptable destination after the party. What do people snack on after the party? Hash Browns, "Scattered, Smothered & Covered." Case closed.
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So suddenly this is a news?
My friend you're confused.
Murder in this nation
is state sanctioned.
I hear the sound.
I see another
black man down.
Would you pull the trigger if the runner had my skin?
Here stick your fingers in the holes where the bullets went in.
Dead is dead.
Blood is red.
There on the ground,
running fast from another
black man down.
The problem you see is AWB,
not even safe in his own country.
"Alive while black."
Get shot in the back.
Anyone around
to give witness to why
a black man's down?
I've got news for you, my friend.
The truth will out in the end.
You been trying throughout history
like you nailed that colored man to that tree.
But justice is gonna rise up from the ground
because you can't keep
a black man down.
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Story Title: Snowbound
Author Name: Jack Caldwell
Category: Pride & Prejudice
Story Url: Story Link 1
Alternate Url: Story Link 2
Content Rating: All Ages
Status: Completed
Length: 17,400 words
Story Summary: Elizabeth Bennet, on her way from Kent to London after receiving Mr. Darcy's awful proposal and life-changing letter, falls victim to a freak spring snowstorm, and the only man who can save her is the one she had totally rejected as "the last man on Earth she could be prevailed on to marry."
Gioia's Rec:
I've encountered other stories in which Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth seek shelter from the elements together. In some of those stories there is the same worry as is present in "Snowbound" of their being found in a compromising situation. I've also read stories in which Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy are able to work out their differences more rapidly than occurred in canon as a result of their being forced to talk things through soon after Hunsford.
While this story does contain elements of each of the above plot devices, it is still wholly unique and very much its own story. The dialogue is charming, witty and utterly sweet. To be frank, I suspect this story would not be nearly as endearing were it not written by a man who is obviously happily married. Although told from Elizabeth's perspective, this story is clearly written by a man who knows what it is to adore his wife, and that adoration comes through very plainly here.
I loved it.
My Only Critique: I hate it when Jack's stories come to an end! It's also terribly unfair that he and his talented Beta Babes deny me the opportunity to quibble over anything. Not a single typo, misplaced apostrophe, nor any other type of writing flaw is present. There – does that count as critique?


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'Chef Leah with a Big Heart' tells heartwarming story of sisterhood in Indonesia
By NI NYOMAN WIRA THE JAKARTA POST Sun, February 10, 2019
'Chef Leah with a Big Heart' can be purchased online. (JP/Ni Nyoman Wira)
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Leah Choy was 4 years old when her younger sister, Adele, was diagnosed with a brain injury. Their parents decided to have her treated in the US, but that would cost a lot.
Originating from Malaysia, little Choy wanted to help her parents, "because she's my sister and I love her so much," wrote Choy in her first book, Chef Leah with a Big Heart.
At first, Choy tried to raise funds by singing Adele's song "Someone Like You", which was uploaded onto Facebook by her mother, but that was not enough.
An idea then came to Choy, and she decided to learn baking through YouTube. It took her months before she finally got the recipe right and began to sell cake through Facebook.
"It was very difficult when I first started. A lot of cupcakes and cakes went into the dustbin," Choy, now 9 years old, told The Jakarta Post as she introduced her book to Indonesian readers at Gandaria City Mall in South Jakarta on Jan. 26. "[But] I never gave up. No one should ever give up on what they want to do."
Cupcakes opened the door to other exciting opportunities for Choy. She received the Tuanku Bainun Young Changemakers Awards (YCMA) 2015, met her idol American chef Buddy Valastro and released her first book, Chef Leah with a Big Heart.
Published by Malaysia's MPH Group Publishing in 2018, Chef Leah with a Big Heart is filled with Choy's stories and recipes from scratch, from making buttercream frosting to baking and decorating three-tiered cakes. It is divided into six parts with various themes and colorful designs, suitable for children.
Choy was helped throughout the book-writing process by renowned figures including professional baker Michelle Chan, writer Michelle Yoon who guided Choi in pouring her ideas into words and photographer Sammie Tan. "[But] the recipes and most of the decorations are from me," said Choy.
Meanwhile, Adele's health is said to be a lot better now. "The doctor told us that Adele wouldn't live more than one year when he measured her head. It was about 23 centimeters [in circumference] and might never increase," Choy recalled. "Now she's going to be 8, and her head is now around 40 cm."
Leah Choy (left) poses with chef Ben (right) during Choi's baking and cooking session at South Jakarta's Gandaria City Mall on Jan. 26. (JP/Ni Nyoman Wira)
Explaining that Adele was her source of power, Choy said she planned to publish a second book this year. "My sister is on a keto diet, [so] I want to make keto or gluten-free or dairy-free cupcakes," said Choy, adding that she planned to travel to Brunei Darussalam and Singapore for the book tour.
Chef Leah with a Big Heart can be purchased online or via pre-order through Choy's Facebook account at RM39.90 (US$9.74). (wng)
From: THE JAKARTA POST (Indonesia) Sunday February 10, 2019


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2012 - Volume #36, Issue #6, Page #27[ Sample Stories From This Issue | List of All Stories In This Issue | Print this story | Read this issue]
Roll Stand Reduces Plastic Waste
With large rolls, you use just what you need, and what youd lose on waste pays for the stand, he says. If you only use half of the plastic, just park it in the shed. Nothings going to damage it. The frame of steel protects it.
He notes that farmers often use pipes, spears and payloaders to move the plastic around and end up making holes or tears in the plastic.
The 500-lb. heavy-duty stands are made by a local, Sauk Centre, Minn., company out of powder-coated square tubing. Stands come with a quick hitch for a skid loader, and can be adapted for a 3-pt. hitch.
Cost for the basic master roll unit is $895, but most customers buy the model with a top bar to hold the oxygen barrier wrap for $1,250.
Kerfeld ships the E-Z Roll Stand on a pallet by freight. He adds that in addition to plastics for agriculture use, he sells plastic for ice rink liners custom cut so there is no waste.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Blue Lake Plastics, LLC, 44567 421st St., Sauk Centre, Minn. 56378 (ph 320 333-9255; www.bluelakeplastics.com).
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