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This Circle falls between Imbolc and the Spring Equinox. February 27th is also an exact half moon (media luna) This circle is a mid-way point offering a pause to really reflect on what is necessary to be left behind and consciously choosing the intentioned seeds to plant as the days grow longer and the soil beneath us softens. I hope you can join us this month as we pause with one another to reflect and bring light and attention to the beautiful intentions we will set this Spring!
About our Monthly Circle:
"The greatest gift we can give to another is our own happiness." Esther Hicks
We must remember to feed and nourish ourselves before we can purely and effectively give to our families, communities, and world.
In our monthly women's circle, we intend to create a space to gather, support and celebrate one another as fellow women. There are so many demands upon our lives, and having a soft place to land in a circle of support is essential. We recognize the growing call for women to step into their power, take full responsibility for their lives, and move forward into the work each one of us deep down knows we are meant to do in this lifetime. The more women are given opportunities to be in the flow of giving their gifts while at the same time receiving the support they need as they do so, the more our families, communities and world benefit.
This women's gathering and celebration is a wonderful and inclusive place to make meaningful connections with women of all ages. There is so much to celebrate in our lives and the simple act of taking pause to connect to ourselves one another and nature as a conscious practice of pure gratitude is the main theme we will continually weave into our time together. Each person who comes contributes to the uniqueness of the circle, therefore YOU are an essential part! Some meetings will be held partially outside, weather permitting, to allow us to connect with nature and to enrich our experience of ceremony among the elements. Please bring a journal to each meeting.


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22,518 vendors dropped their asking prices in July, 50pc more than the same time last year, according to idealista.com, a property portal (illustrated in graph above).
On the other hand, the figure represents an improvement on June, when 35,000 vendors decided to bite the bullet and drop their asking prices.
In the year to the end of July, asking prices have been adjusted down on a total of 191,766 properties, 71pc more than during the same period last year.
The average reduction in asking prices was 24,457 Euros, or 8.6pc, reducing the sum total of asking prices in the idealista database by more than half a billion Euros (next graph).
The following table shows average asking price reductions broken down by region. The first column shows the average price reduction, and the second the percentage of properties reduced in price.

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What is your company's name?
Harka Ltd, a legally registered company. We deal in natural foodstuff like irish potatoes.
You must be knowing a lot of law.
Yes, I am a lawyer by profession.
Why food of all things maybe sneakers?
We chose a foodstuffs company because many youth have not ventured into that area. Besides,
foodstuffs have a ready market.
How steep was the beginning?
Like any other business, beginnings were hard. We started by supplying only one sack at
Shs80,000. The market was also hard to find. Some potential customers abused us when we told
them about our company, but we didn't give up.
Where do you get the potatoes from?
We get the irish from different places depending on the season, but so far Kabale has been our
main source.
How much do you charge?
Our charges are within the existing market prices, we charge slightly less because the market is
competitive. Besides, we transport the irish from our stores in Mengo to the customer's place.
How much do you earn a month?
How much we get in a month is hard to state considering various issues but one thing for sure is
that the business is good and self sustaining now. We supply nearly all the restaurants in Mengo
… Hannys, Lumas, Havana, City parents school, Jeliza, Hemels along Kampala road, Martin
Road restaurant and other places like Virgin island in Bugolobi. The clientelle base is wide.
What are your future prospects?
Our future prospects are to make Harka Ltd the finest food supply company around. We are into
rearing chicken and selling them. We also deal in vegetables and maize. We also bought land
where we grow most of our maize and have also harvested irish.


text: - Welcome to Hungary! If you would like to visit our country by plane, you can choose between two options: both Budapest Airport and Debrecen Airport are about a couple of hours away from Tállya. The city is situated in the northwestern part of the Tokaj wine region. After arriving in Hungary, you can choose to rent a car in Budapest or Debrecen, or you can use the national train and bus services. You can find the schedules on the following websites: Train and bus services in Hungary: www.menetrendek.hu National buses: www.volanbusz.hu National train services: www.mavcsoport.hu Budapest Airport: www.bud.hu (Budapest distance from Tállya is 220km) Debrecen Airport: www.debrecenairport.com (Debrecen distance from Tállya is 148km) The exact GPS coordinates of Tállya: 48.235926, 21.238801


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David Artell says his team will focus firmly on ourselves as we aim to record back-to-back wins for the time since August with a win at Stevenage this weekend.
The Crewe boss would not be drawn on Darren Sarll's comments to his local media proclaiming that 'he expects to win' and says that his opinion of the Stevenage boss does not alter.
Ahead of this weekend's trip to the Lamex, Artell said: "Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I won't be telling Darren how do to his job and I know he would be the same about mine. It is a tough gig being a football manager and I have a great respect for Darren and the way he wants his teams to play.
"They will play the right way and whatever Darren has or hasn't said to their local media does not change my opinion of him. He is a good manager and I look forward to seeing him this weekend.
"We have to focus on us and making sure that we do our jobs properly and that we are better than the opposition on the day. That is the trick and we have to make sure we are. It is about us and not what Stevenage do."


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D. Barry Manchester
BA, MVA, ABR, Broker
Royal Lepage
Locations North, Brokerage
330 First Street,
Collingwood ON
Direct 705-446-8468
Contact Barry
my vow to you
As a realtor, I accept a personal obligation to the public and my profession and am committed to:
- Professional, competent service
- Absolute honesty and integrity
- Fairness & Co-operation
- Personal accountability
- Compliance with the Canadian Real Estate Association Standards of Business Practice
"We have used Barry for all our Collingwood real estate transactions for the past 20 years. He is by far the best realtor we have ever worked with. Barry is a man of conviction to the point he would rather lose a commission than represent us in what he believes would be an inappropriate transaction. It is no surprise to us that Barry is one of Collingwood's top realtors."
Bill and Ronnie,, Collingwood and Toronto
In every town a few agents outsell all the others – and Collingwood is no exception. Who is negotiating on your behalf? Any agent? Or, a consistently successful veteran of 30 years in the local market who outsells the majority? Selling your property is one of the largest negotiations of your life. Mistakes can be extremely costly! How capable is the agent negotiating on your behalf? I encourage you to contact me.
my listing guarantee to you:
- Optimal Selling Price: The optimum situation when listing a home is to have more than one offer appear on the table. While this is not the norm, several things can help to make this happen. One is to make sure the home is priced correctly. This is done by analyzing trends and activities in the Collingwood market and reviewing a comparable market analysis.
- Preparing Your Home: Your home must be in an attractive condition before it enters the market. Eye appeal and curb appeal are factors in getting buyers into your home. If your property requires maintenance or repairs I have a lot of contacts in the community to recommend a qualified professional.
- Staging Your Home: I'll evaluate your home and help you prepare an action list for how to create a design that will appeal to the largest market segment. Eye appeal is crucial when the buyer first steps in to the home. They make their decision within seconds after they walk in the door. If the home has appeal, they will continue to look and visualize themselves there. We'll work together to create the ambiance and add the special touches.
- Marketing, Advertising and Sales: I advertise and get your home out into the Collingwood market. The Real Estate publications and the local paper. Your property will be added to both the Multiple Listing Services (MLS) database and my website. Additionally, I will create a single property websitedevoted to your property alone. I hold open houses where I'll distribute custom feature sheets to clients and agents who express an interest in your property. I will be available to show your property at any time requested.
- Closing and Completion: By pre-qualifying prospective purchasers I eliminate a lot of the uncertainty involved, and more often than not ensure a favourable completion. Once an accepted offer is received, I keep in close contact with the buyer's agent to provide any documents and information necessary to ensure all conditions are removed. When an offer becomes firm, I forward the paperwork to all relevant parties, arrange a walk-through for the buyers and their agent, and handle the transfer of keys on completion. If a home has not sold within 1 month of listing, we'll re-evaluate and develop a new strategy.


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Malibu sliding patio doors and swinging French doors can be made with an Anlin in-glass pet door built right into the glass.
- Heavy-duty frame.
- Durable flap with a magnetic seal and weatherstrip to keep the elements out.
- Can be placed in any lower corner of your Malibu sliding or swinging French door, including moveable and stationary panels.
- With the slim design of the Anlin Pet Door, sliding patio doors can be opened fully even when the pet door's closure panel is inserted and latched.
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- Your pets can come and go to protect your home, your family and themselves.
- You do not have to play doorman every time your pets want in or out.
- Pets that can get out to relieve themselves leave fewer messes on your floors.
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- Your pets will not ruin your doors clawing to come in or go out.
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I am a navy corpsman who recently returned from Operation Iraqi Freedom 2 and was wounded in action. One of my best friends was killed in action, LCPL Kelly, I was the corpsman working on him when he passed away. This is a way to keep LCPL Kelly to live on forever.
Sunday, June 11, 2006
This Is A Way To Keep The Memory Of A Friend Living Forever
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Veysel Dalci says he had no intention of running afoul of the criminal justice system in Turkey. But now that he has, he couldn't be more sorry, even though his punishment may not turn out to be especially severe. In all probability , Dalci considered himself safer than most people before police in the town of Ordu came to arrest him. After all, he's a respected pharmacist, father of two young children, and chairman of the local branch of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party. But all that earned him no points when the commander of a nearby Army base complained about the way he'd approached a monument to the late Kemal Ataturk, the father of modern Turkey, to place a floral wreath on National Sovereignty Day. Was Dalci obviously intoxicated? Did he curse? Perhaps he couldn't resist a bit of clowning? No, none of these. Instead, he was chewing gum ... to mask the odor of garlic he'd eaten. That was, the Army man groused, disrespectful to Ataturk's memory, which is a crime under Turkish law. Dalci might have skated, but his party is Islamic-based, whereas the military regards itself as guardian of the secular principles on which Ataturk founded the nation from the ashes of the Ottoman empire.


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Holland & Barrett East Meets West Immune Formula 30 Capsules €18,95
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- Supports the immune system
- Vitamins C, D, B12 and Zinc
- Suitable for vegetarians
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Charles Bridge | Karluv most | Karlsbrücke | Pont Charles | Ponte di Carlo | Karelsbrug | Puente de Carlos | Most Karola | Karlsbron | Kaarlensilta | Karlsbroen | Károly híd | Podul Carol | Karl Köprüsü
Charles Bridge is a stone Gothic bridge that connects the Old Town and Lesser Town. It was actually called the Stone Bridge ('Kamenny most') during the first several centuries. Its construction was commissioned by Czech King and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV and began in 1357. In charge of the construction was architect Petr Parler whose other works include the St. Vitus Cathedral at the Prague Castle. It is said that egg yolks were mixed into the mortar to strengthen the construction of the bridge.
The oldest Prague bridge built in the place of the Judita's Bridge that had been badly damaged by a flood in 1342. The Stone Bridge or Prague Bridge since 1870 called Charles Bridge, was founded by Charles IV in the year 1357. By the latest researches the construction was started by Master Otto and finished by Peter Parler in 1402. Both ends of the bridge are fortified by towers (Lesser Town Bridge Towers & Old Town Bridge Tower). From 1683 to 1928 thirty sculptures and sculptural groups of the saints were gradually set on the bridge piers (M. Braun, F. M. Brokof, etc.) The bridge is 515 meters long and 10 meters wide.
Lesser Town Bridge Towers ('Malostranske mostecke veze')
Charles Bridge, 118 00 Prague 1 – Lesser Town, phone: +420 242 441586
The smaller tower – the romanesque one, a relic of the Judita's Bridge, was constructed in the 12th century.
The higher one is 200 years younger (1464) and its late gothic architecture draws upon the Parler's Old Town Bridge Tower.
Opening hours: April – October 10 am – 6 pm
Charles Bridge, 110 00 Prague 1 – Old Town, phone: +420 224 220569
The entrance gate to the Charles Bridge from the Old Town river bank, the most beautiful gate of the Gothic Europe was a masterpiece of the Court Buildingworks, it was finished before 1380. It is richly adorned with sculptures – coats of arms of the countries belonging to the Czech Crown under the reign of Charles IV, statues of St. Vitus, Charles IV, Wenceslas IV, St. Vojtech (St. Adalbert) and Sigmund.
Opening hours: March 10 am – 6 pm, April – May, October 10 am – 7 pm, June – September 10 am – 10 pm, November – February 10 am – 5 pm


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Malhotra, Rajeshwar Kumar (1966) Free and forced oscillations of a class of self-excited oscillators. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/81MF-FT73. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10012002-092546
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Free and forced oscillations in oscillators governed by the equation [...] are studied with appropriate constraints on [...]. Theorems are proved on the existence and uniqueness of stable periodic solutions for free oscillations using the Poincare-Bendixson theory in the phase-plane. There follow several examples to illustrate the theorems and limit cycles are obtained for these examples by the Leinard construction. A result on the existence of periodic solutions in the forced case is obtained by use of Brouwer's fixed point theorem. The part on topological methods is concluded by applying Yoshizawa's results on ultimate boundedness of solutions to the forced case.
Approximate analytical solutions are obtained for specific examples for different regions of validity of the parameter [...]. For free oscillations, the perturbation solution is obtained for small [...]. A Fourier series approximation is given for other values of [...] and the limit cycle for the case [...] is obtained. Finally, the first order solution for forced oscillations is obtained by the method of slowly varying parameters and the stability of this solution is examined.
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STEEL threads - intelligently matched
- Colour: Orange
- Average linear mass [dtex] - 3170
- Average breaking force [cN] - 16000
- Winding length: 867 m
In the production process of upholstered furniture, properly selected threads play a key role.
STEEL polyester threads are characterized by excellent tearing strength, durability of dyeing and color repeatability. Resistant to high stresses.
Thanks to a special finish, they guarantee even slip, which translates into increased efficiency in the sewing process and the highest quality of seams. In addition to furniture upholstery, they are recommended for purse makers, for whom they will facilitate stitching thick leather. Available in 4 thicknesses and as many as 36 shades.


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Brenda C. Adams, 62, of Commerce, died April 19, 2010.
Survivors include her spouse, Wayne Adams of Commerce; daughters, Angela Gibson of Doraville, Robin Cruickshank of Lexington; sisters, Barbara Long of Cumming, Frances Hardy of Dawsonville, Peggy Brumbelow of Canton, Sue Jenniges of Smyrna, Vickie Dispoto of Watkinsville; brothers, Donnie Hamrick, Ronnie Hamrick, Randy Hamrick, all of Cumming, Ray Hamrick of Canton, Danny Hamrick of Dawsonville; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; various other relatives also survive.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. April 24 at Sawnee View Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Joel Bagwell officiating.
Ingram Funeral Home and Crematory of Cumming was in charge of the arrangements.


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Last week we heard that Apple is planning to unveil 3 new iPhones this year, the iPhone 6S, iPhone 6C & iPhone 6S+. Today we have got the First Leaked images of the Rear housing of the iPhone 6C.
It looks drastically similar to the iPhone 5C, and sometimes I just felt like these images could even be photo-shopped (And that is certainly possible) but the Source claims that this is the real deal.
Compared to the iPhone 5C, there are a couple obvious changes highlighted here. The flash seems to be getting an upgrade, and now it looks like it will feature the same dual flasher found on the iPhone 5S and above. It also looks like the Speaker Grill Holes have been doubled this time around at the bottom.
The iPhone 6C will pack improved specifications (or if not much similar specifications to the iPhone 6 – If Apple decides to repeat what they did last year). These devices won't be out until the latter part of the year, so the wait is long!
So do you think this is the real deal or do you think this is fake? Let me know in the comments below.
Source – Future Supplier


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Omg yummy banana bread
- Cooking Time: 30-40 minutes
- Servings: 2 loaves
- Preparation Time: 20 minutes
- 1/2 c. Light brown sugar
- 1/4 c. Dark brown sugar
- 1/4 c. White sugar
- 1 stick unsalted butter, room temp
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 c. Greek plain yogurt room temp
- 1/4 c. Sour cream room temp
- 4 medium organic bananas
- 2 eggs large room temp
- 1 3/4 c. Cake flour
- 1/2 c. Whole wheat flour
- 1/2 tb. Vanilla extract (can use black walnut extract if using nuts)
- For topping: can use walnuts, I "candy" them, directions in next category
- Candied walnuts: add 2 tb honey, 1 tb butter, 1 tsp vanilla or black walnut extract, 2 tb brown sugar to at least one cup of nuts, you can use crushed macadamias instead, toss to coat, spread evenly on baking sheet, lined with foil, as this will be tuff to scrape off your pan, toast for 8-10 minutes in 350 degree oven.
- Cream butter & sugars. Add extract &eggs, one at a time, scraping down bowl frequently. Mash bananas in separate bowl, add to sugar mix. In a separate bowl, whisk flours, baking soda, powder, cinnamon, salt. Add yogurt & sour cream to butter mix, beat on low, add flour mix in three additions, scraping sides down each addition. Pour into greased & floured bread pans, should make two. Crumble walnuts on top if desired. Put in 350 degree oven, bake for 30-40 minutes. Check time often, with a toothpick until it comes out dry.


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For some reason, I've had a significant slow down with YA novels this year. I've just not been able to settle down and focus on reading, no matter how intriguing various books sound. Most of the time I've resorted to audiobooks for which I tend to pick non-fiction books. Thanks to a long haul flight though, I had no distractions to keep me from Mirage. I was happily entertained.
NOT THE GIRLS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR by Aminah Mae Safi
LEGENDARY by Stephanie Garber
In 2017, I counted Caraval to my favourites of the year. It's no wonder that I was super excited for the sequel. Thus, it's with a heavy heart that I'm rating it 3 out of 5 stars. The problem for me was that Legendary was more of the same. Now, more of the same should be a great thing if you loved the original. So what went wrong?
SUICIDE CLUB by Rachel Heng
If you could live for hundreds of years, if not, forever, would you want to? In Suicide Club, those who deserve it are given immortality. In exchange, they have to take good care of their health — eat well, exercise and all that jazz. What I liked about this premise was that it plays on our contemporary obsession with health and wellness. Food diet movements abound from "clean eating" to keto to paleo, claiming to detox, strengthen the immune system, etc. Rachel Heng pushed these ideal to the extreme in her futuristic science fiction novel set in New York City.


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PALA, Wine Life
Pala, a wine family since 1950
The Azienda Agricola Pala (or Pala estate) was founded in Sardinia, Italy, in 1950.
In history, PALA
Tales from Sardinia, Terroir, Culture, tales from the Pala Family
The story of the Pala family is also the history of the wine in Sardinia. The history of the island with its, its vineyards, its ancient people…
Sardinia is one of the oldest emerged lands in the Mediterranean area… geographically is part of the French massif, while the rest of the Italian peninsula belongs to the African bloc….
Eratosthenes was used to describe Sardinia as the world's largest island and this is the impression that you get circumnavigating Sardinia as its coasts are jagged. Yet Sardinia is really a micro continent. A land where the farthest point from the sea is only sixty miles and where you can find a concentration of stunning landscapes and a nature of its own. Snowy mountains. The longest canyon in Europe to the only desert of the continent, fertile plains and limestone hills overlooking the sea as the ones where you will see Pala's vineyards
Pala's Vineyards
Is Crabilis
In the Ussana municipality… a limestone hill three hundred meters above sea level. From the top a great view of the Cagliari gulf and bay area.
planted in white sands the old Bovale vines at the footstep of Monte Arci and in front of the Oristano gulf.
Tanca S'Arai
our grand cru is in the municipality of Serdiana, not far from the cellar. This is one of the oldest vineyard of the family.
Red, white, rose or sweet. All of them are a great expresion of the terroir, grape variety or single vine. Our history, our passion and our Sardinia are inside of every single bottle. Outside you're world to enjoy our wines. Cheers!
- Entemari
- Milleluci Nuragus
- Soprasole Vermentino
- Silenzi Bianco
- Stellato Nature
- Stellato, Vermentino
- Centosere Cannonau
- Cannonau Riserva
- Essentija Bovale
- Oltreluna Monica
- S'Arai
- Silenzi Rosso
- Siyr
- Thesys Bovale
- Chiaro di Stelle rosè
- Assoluto
One of Sardinia's oldest family-owned wineriesSeventy years of terroir and passion for winegrowing
The result is a family estate and winery from a family of winemakers.
Mario Pala is a concrete man still able to get excited about his job.
You can understand this from the slogan he signs to celebrate the important birthday of the winery "Seventy years, no pauses, no rethink, no deviations or new businesses. Only terroir, passion, vines and wines"
Mario Pala is a concrete man still able to get excited about his job La Nuova Sardegna


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Andrea Peyser Gives Billy Ray Cyrus A Lot To Think About
Rabid New York Post attack columnist and X-ray pornographer Andrea Peyser finally weighs in today with her take on the Miley Cyrus uproar, and a breathless city exhales. She's upset! Now she has to add Miley to the list of pop stars "not welcome in my house" (you're on there too, Jamie Lynn Spears). But she reserves most of her contempt for Miley's dad Billy Ray Cyrus, a "one-hit wonder who lives like a leech off his billion-dollar baby." Zing! We agree the photo of the two together was a little weird. But Peyser is also mad that Billy didn't stop his teen daughter from being such a freaking idiot when she opens her mouth:
Also, Billy Ray was present when Miley gave an accompanying interview that revealed the star's awesome intellect and thoughts as deep as the Gowanus Canal. She even commented on the photo shoot. "I think it's really artsy. It wasn't in a skanky way . . . and you can't say no to Annie. She's so cute."
Guess what, monster-truck fans? Dina Lohan and Lynne Spears have company in the Parents of the Year sweepstakes.
We''ll continue to look to you for zingers in future matters of moral import, Andrea Peyser.


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UN forum notes effectiveness of documentaries in telling stories of sustainability
"When we are able to find personal stories that documentaries do very, very well; and illuminate for people the conditions [of] people who are dealing directly with this issue… there's ways that people come to this that really are effective and touch us when we hear their stories crafted through the careful eye of the documentarian," said actor and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Goodwill Ambassador, Don Cheadle, in an interview for the UN News Centre.
Mr. Cheadle was one of the guest speakers at the conference, 'Envision 2012: Stories for a Sustainable Future,' which focussed on developing a better global future through building on three key issues: just and sustainable cities; clean water; and green energy.
Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro opened the forum on Monday, noting in her remarks that the forum's "documentaries and discussions have a crucial role to play in our effort to transform our economies and place our societies on more just and equitable footing."
"We at the United Nations believe in the power of film to raise awareness and mobilize the action we need to change the world," she added.
The conference is a partnership between the Creative Community Outreach Initiative of the UN Department of Public Information (DPI), the Independent Filmmaker Project and the Ford Foundation. It was founded on the shared belief that storytelling and documentary film can be powerful tools in building a better future for all people.
"I think it's [documentary story-telling] an effective tool and hopefully one of the tools that we'll be able to use in the quest to draw more attention to the subject matter," Mr. Cheadle said.
Now in its fourth year, the gathering connected United Nations experts and non-governmental organizations with people working in filmmaking and new media, and enabled them to work together to find new and compelling ways to create momentum for social change.
The acting head of DPI, Maher Nasser, said film has the capacity to encapsulate an issue and galvanize attention, whether through documentaries or fictional, citing the respective examples of An Inconvenient Truth, which brought attention to climate change, and Blood Diamond, which spotlighted the consequences of the real-life trade in diamonds sold to finance wars.
"But for all the memorable stories captured by the camera lens, many more remain untold – stories that deserve and need to be told," Mr. Nasser said. "That's why it's important to bring together experts and the creative people behind the camera to find compelling ways to shine a light on these untold stories."
Anchored by the UN's anti-poverty goals known as the Millennium Development Goals and held at the Ford Foundation's New York headquarters, the event was also aimed at helping build momentum for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development Rio+20, being held in Brazil in June.
The Goodwill Ambassador said the issues raised by Rio+20 affect everyone, and warrant everyone's attention.
"Ultimately, this is an issue that everyone is going to have to pay attention to because, I believe, it's going to hit home very hard for a lot of people," Mr. Cheadle said. "But we'd like to kind of get ahead of the curve and not have to wait until things are desperate, and water needs are disproportionate to our ability to get it, so hopefully the things that are brought up in Rio will spark debate, spark discussion, and sort of get the idea rolling a little faster."


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Saints Row 2 celebrated its 2-year anniversary a few days ago, on October 14th. It was a game that we really liked, due to its awesome co-op options. To celebrate the event, Volition is giving away an extremely rare piece of memorabilia: a framed picture containing a poster of front cover of the game signed by nearly everyone on the Saints Row development team, a copy of the back cover of the game, and a game disc.
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If you are thinking about getting a breast augmentation, you will want to definitely ponder the situation and figure out if it suits your life. You will also need to learn all about the process and find a medical doctor that specializes in augmentation. These three tips will help you to know you are getting the most out of your breast augmentation, so consider them to make the best decision for your life.…Read More »


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The UK has been devastated by a mysterious phenomenon that reanimates corpses as flesh-eating zombies. After just a few weeks, millions of people have reanimated despite the government's best efforts and social order is collapsing.
As the Exec of a large SAP-using company, you've been holed up in your offices along with the rest of the C-suite, hoping to survive on instant coffee and vending machine snacks until the whole thing blows over.
For a while, you thought you'd be safe - but as you hear the glass doors smash in the reception area below you realise the time is now - the SAP zombie apocalypse is here.
How will you survive?
SAP Apocalypse Threat 1 - Execs lack 'real' commitment
If Senior Leadership isn't committed to the project, then the chances of success are dramatically reduced.
Lack of leadership buy-in is often the reason SAP enabled transformation programmes simply become SAP implementation projects. When leadership fails to see the benefit and fails to understand the importance of their role, the onus for success falls firmly with IT.
Without real commitment there is also the risk of creating a blame culture. The business needs to ready itself for a change in ways of working, procedures and policies. In the case of large scale transformation, this may mean process efficiency in some parts of the business actually regresses and as challenging as that is, it may be required for the greater good of the organisation.
If leadership support is fragmented and not absolute then the business can easily lose faith in the programme, particularly in the early days when go-lives are bumpy and cause business disruption.
SAP Zombie Survival Tip
First and foremost, senior leadership has to feel engaged and be clear on the rationale of the project and the benefits it will bring.
Senior Leaders must 'feel' a sense of accountability to ensure the project is successful. Where there are challenges, they must be publicly supportive of the project and save constructive criticism for appropriate forums.
They must also be clear on the role they and their team needs to play on the project. They must be engaged early and then on a regular basis so that they are well informed. Where there are challenges, senior leadership should be briefed and communications aligned. Expectation management is key and there is little point hiding bad news as it finds a way of surfacing regardless.
SAP Apocalypse Threat 2 - Treating go live as the end rather than the beginning
When the business loses focus it becomes more susceptible to process divergence and inconsistency in ways of working. Process efficiency and standardisation begins after go-live. The hard work is on adoption and avoiding divergence.
If the business becomes critical of IT and support for the project diminishes, this can cause:
- A blame culture.
- Missed opportunities to deliver on benefits
- A disbanding of the Super-user structure after hyper care (and a subsequent loss of knowledge).
- The loss of business engagement.
You must seize the opportunity to drive business optimisation otherwise your SAP programme is just another IT project.
SAP Zombie Survival Tip
Leading organisations have a laser like focus on business readiness and business adoption. Business adoption must be at the forefront of transformation. It's far too common for programmes to focus on preparing for change and leave the business to their own devices once the system is live. Process efficiency and transformation doesn't happen overnight.
Organisations need dedicated capabilities to help drive towards this once a new system is delivered. This may be in the form of Process Improvement or Business Optimisation teams who help drive adoption and deliver ongoing continuous improvement.
A Network of Excellence should be established to provide ongoing support to the business once the Super Users have returned to their day jobs. This type of structure should be organic and allowed to grow in the way which best suits the needs of the business.
SAP Apocalypse Threat 3 - Incorrect Business Case Assumptions & Baselines
Without a clearly defined and well understood business case, how do you know that your programme is successful?
Many organisations lose sight of the business case during the programme or fail to revisit and refresh it.
If the business doesn't understand or buy-in to the business case then business adoption becomes increasingly more difficult. If the business can't explain the benefit of your multi-million pound investment, then how are they going to adopt, adapt and transform?
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Leading organisations have a clearly defined and well articulated business case, which is built upon the firm foundations of delivering tangible benefits to the business.
Senior stakeholders provide input to the business and become accountable for its success and the realisation of benefits and associated value.
A successful business case is underpinned by metrics which demonstrate process efficiency or highlight those areas which require improvement.
They are baselined for performance against each of the business case elements and regularly updated to show current performance and improvement vs. the baseline.
SAP Survival Threat 4 - Lack of vision / journey
If the business doesn't know where the programme is going, why it's needed and what it delivers, how can they get behind it and support it?
Without a clear purpose and vision, adoption becomes increasingly difficult which in turn leads to process divergence and lack of buy in. Transformation becomes increasingly difficult and the risk of the programme becoming just another IT project rises, and with it the chance of failing to deliver real business benefits.
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A clearly articulated vision and direction of travel is of paramount importance to the success of the programme. This is more than just a business case and extends to the overall strategy of the business. Once live, leading organisations develop portfolio plans and roadmaps of projects, sponsored by process owners, which will help the vision of transformation to be realised.
The whole business needs to understand the direction of travel so they can get behind it, support and better understand the role they need to play to help realise the vision.
Make sure people understand how the investment in SAP supports the overall business vision and that the journey has been broken down into well thought-out phases that relate to specific SAP initiatives.
SAP Apocalypse Threat 5 - Treating SAP as an IT project and not a business initiative
Organisations that treat the project as a technology project get just that - a new system. Technology should be an enabler for transformation and business optimisation. Projects which are seen as technology projects often struggle to get business buy-in and adoption becomes a real challenge. The business feel they are just having it 'done to them' rather than being an integral part of the programme.
SAP Zombie Survival Tip
Transformation and business optimisation is enabled by underpinning technology. The programme should be driven and owned by the business with confident, robust sponsorship from senior executives.
In the case of an S/4HANA migration - this presents a once in a generation opportunity to revolutionise the way your business runs, reducing technical debt, and better aligning ERP to the business strategy.
To ensure this is achieved, it is vital that the project gets buy in from the top down that is led by senior executives and stakeholders, and that is also supported and understood by the people on the floor using SAP day in and day out who are the real beneficiaries of the new system.
Just because SAP have created the 2025 end of support deadline for ECC, that isn't enough to build a business case for S/4HANA. Think about how S/4HANA can deliver real business benefits and build your business case around that. Give the business ownership of that business case and it will ensure the project doesn't just become another IT upgrade.


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Primary Data conducted a "Storage Census" at VMworld this year, and I had the opportunity to talk about the results with Lance Smith (CEO, Primary Data). You can read the press release here.
The Enterprise Responds
The majority of the 313 respondents worked at large enterprises with over 1,000 to 5,000 and more employees, and their companies were mostly over ten years old.
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Performance and Cold Data
The survey also found that:
- 38 percent of respondents selected performance as their biggest challenge for IT, making it the most pressing IT issue named in the survey;
- Data migrations were the second most common headache for 36 percent of those surveyed;
- Budget challenges (35 percent) and cloud adoption (27 percent) closely followed among the top concerns for respondents;
- The majority of organizations estimate that at least 60 percent of their data is cold; and
- 27 percent of organizations manage twenty or more storage systems, 44 percent manage ten or more storage systems.
Smith said that "[p]erformance remains a noisy problem, and the lack of insight into data forces IT to overprovision and overspend even though the professionals surveyed know that the majority of their data is actually sitting idle". This leads me to the next part of Primary Data's announcement: Data Profiler.
Data Profiler Could Be A Very Useful Tool
The team then ran me through a demo of a new tool available via DataSphere called Data Profiler. The Data Profiler provides a number of data points that change according to the chosen objectives, including
- Cost per storage tier,
- Number of files per tier,
- Capacity per tier; and
- Total cost of the analyzed global storage ecosystem.
Data tiers can be easily added to the Data Profiler to evaluate policies using the resources available in each customer's unique environment.
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The cool thing about this tool is you can do all your own modelling by plugging in various tiers of storage, cost per MB/GB/TB, etc and have it give you a clear view of potential cost savings, assuming that your data is, indeed, cold. You can then build these policies (Objectives) in DataSphere and have it move everything around to align with the policy you want to use. You want your hot data to live in the performance-oriented tiers, and you want the cold stuff to live in the cheap and deep parts. This is a simple thing to achieve when you have one array. But when you have a range of arrays from different vendors it becomes a little more challenging.
I wasn't entirely surprised by the results of the survey, as a number of my enterprise customers have reported the same concerns. Enterprise storage can be hard to get right, and it's clear that a lot of people don't really understand the composition of their storage environment from an active data perspective.
I've been a fan of Pd's approach to data virtualisation for some time, having observed the development of the company over the course of a number of Storage Field Day events. Any tool that you can use to get a better idea of how to best deploy your storage, particularly across heterogeneous environments, is a good thing in my book. I was advised by the team that this is built into DataSphere at the moment, although it's easy enough to run a small script to gather the data to send back to their SEs for analysis. I believe there may also be an option to install the tool locally, but I'd recommend engaging with Primary Data's team to find out more about that. As with most things in IT, the solution isn't for everyone. If you're running a single, small array, you may have a good idea of what it costs to use various tiers of storage, how old your data is and how frequently it's being accessed. But there are plenty of enterprises out there with a painful variety of storage solutions deployed for any number of (usually) good reasons. These places could potentially benefit greatly from some improved insights into their environments.
I've said it before and I'll keep saying it – Enterprise IT can be hard to do right. Any tools you can use to make things easier and potentially more cost effective should be on your list of things to investigate.


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The continued growth of online platforms clearly offers people and businesses societal benefits. Yet it also causes the Dutch cabinet some concern: the entry of new businesses may be restricted, and the free choice of online consumers and businesses may be jeopardized. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK) have written a discussion paper explaining their position.
Three proposals for amending competition rules
In May, Secretary of State for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Mona Keijzer sent a letter to the Dutch House of Representatives, containing three proposals for regulatory interventions in the case of competition problems in the digital economy. At the European level, Ms. Keijzer will argue for more appropriate criteria for acquisition notifications, for example, also taking into consideration the acquisition's transaction value in addition to turnover.
In addition, guidelines need to be clarified with regard to the application of competition rules to online platforms, for example, how the role of data is taken into account when assessing competition questions regarding platforms. And the Dutch cabinet would also like to grant ACM powers to intervene in advance if a platform threatens to obtain a position that consumers and businesses can no longer ignore.
Discussion paper
ACM supports the proposal for such an ex-ante tool, because we see that especially the speed with which the existing regulatory instruments operate are not always able to lead to results. Together with EZK, ACM has written a discussion paper in which we further explore the ideas behind an ex-ante tool. With this paper, ACM and EZK over the next few months wish to contribute, for example, to the next European Commission's policy agenda.
See also
Read the letter of Secretary of State for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Mona Keijzer to the Dutch House of Representatives (in Dutch)


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It's been a week or so since I attended the second of five concerts in the 31st annual Essex Winter Series. Even though living in Essex for 8 years, I just never heard about the Winter Series and didn't know anyone who attended
When I first received complimentary tickets (my company is a sponsor) to the "great jazz" concert, I was apprehensive - who are the musicians? What is the program? What a surprise!
I quickly found out (after reading the program briefly before the program) that is was no ordinary concert: Jeff Barnhart, piano, Scott Philbrick, Trumpet, Dan Levinson, Clarinet and five other WORLD CLASS musicians and entertainers.
The program focused on the early Jazz years from 1890 to 1935 and the first number "Twelfth Street Rag" blew me away - truly outstanding Jazz right here in our small town and very reasonable ($20.00/ticket). The concert was even more appealing as I used to play the piano and enjoyed playing ragtime music - it sure brought back memories.
During Intermission, there were several CD's for sale in support of the musicians (I purchased "Ivory and Gold" by Jeff Barnhart and "Twin Pianos" by Jeff Barnhart and Louis Mazetier - both great albums).
So what's up next? It's not all Jazz, they'll be a mix of opera, and classical for the next three concerts ending on March 22.
Can't wait to hear the "String Orchestra of New York City" who claim "No conductor, no bow ties, just strings"!!! A total of 12 young, highly talented musicians to provide "big city" entertainment on Sunday, March 1 at 3:00pm at the Valley Regional High School - why not make plans to attend - most likely you'll be just as surprised as I was on my first concert. You can purchase tickets at the door or write "Essex Winter Series, P.O. Box 383, Essex, CT 06426.


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The drive for "national unity"
Negotiations between European officials and the Greek government led by the radical left party SYRIZA remain deadlocked as the European Union (EU) continues to apply maximum pressure on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to capitulate completely on the anti-austerity program SYRIZA proposed in the campaign for elections on January 25.
In February, less than a month after taking office Tsipras and Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis agreed to an extension of the bailout of the Greek financial system negotiated by previous governments and promised to carry out austerity measures that SYRIZA had promised to reverse. But this wasn't good enough for the EU--it has continued to starve Greece of funds, even money it owes to the country, in order to extract still more concessions from Tsipras. The Greek government is now very close to the point where it will have to choose between repayments on its international debt or paying wages and pensions.
SYRIZA's left wing, grouped together in the Left Platform, is calling for the government to stop making debt repayments and devote all available resources to improving the conditions for Greece's workers and the poor, by imposing high taxes on corporations and the rich. At the start of the month, Tsipras announced that the government would not pay an installment due to the International Monetary Fund, and he appeared in parliament to denounce the EU's extortion tactics. But he has continued to propose new concessions in the hopes of winning an agreement with the lenders. In his speech in parliament, he challenged pro-austerity parties--the center-right New Democracy and center-left PASOK, both of which participated in negotiating the bailout and accompanying Memorandums, as well as the newly formed To Potami, which is also pro-austerity--to say where they stood on the neogitations.
, a Central Committee member of SYRIZA and well-known leader of the Left Platform, commented on the attitude of the pro-austerity parties and the emerging strategy to force SYRIZA into a government of "national unity" that includes at least some of them. His article appeared in Workers Left, the newspaper of the Internationalist Workers Left (DEA), a co-founder of SYRIZA in 2004 and a key organization within the Left Platform today.
THE EXTREME aggressiveness of the lenders but also the retreats of the SYRIZA leadership--in letting itself be trapped by the February 20 agreement and now hopelessly insisting that a solution to the crisis must come through negotiations--are creating opportunities for the political forces that were defeated in the January 25 election to go on the counter-offensive.
To Potami is becoming a prominent proponent of the line that Greece must have "agreement at any cost" with the lenders. Relying on the growing pressure of the Greek political and media establishment's calls for eliminating the left and its views from SYRIZA, Potami--led by its founder, media personality Stavros Theodorakis--contrasts its own availability to create an enlarged governing coalition on a more right-wing basis.
Even for those who plan for it, however, this solution is only temporary--Theodorakis' neoliberal rhetoric only has value as a forerunner of a general turn toward scenarios of a broader "national unity" government. This was illustrated by the recent debate in parliament, along with the corresponding maneuvering of other, more substantial players.
New Democracy leader and former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who is also demanding that an agreement with the lenders be signed immediately, has presented his proposal for a "large coalition" to run Greece. The reference to the German "grand coalition"--the alliance of the center-right Christian Democrats and center-left Social Democrats that laid the foundations for the rise of neoliberalism--is obvious.
The conditions that Samaras proposes for the coalition were calculated to win support, but also symbolic, since meeting them would constitute an admission of the defeat of the government's promise of a radical-left policy: No slanders against the officials overseeing the Memorandums; no reinstatement of the public-sector workers laid off under previous governments; and no overturning of privatization initiatives.
The leader of the right wing is taking aim at the possibility of new elections, in the hopes of cutting off this option for SYRIZA to resist the pressure. Elections, Samaras warned, would mean choosing "sectarian polarization." Such words, when they come from the lips of the leader of the extreme right within New Democracy, represent a clear threat.
With such threats, combined with the media pressure for a return to stable relations with the lenders, Samaras is trying to maneuver Alexis Tsipras into the suicidal prospect of a coalition based around a new Memorandum.
These inflammatory points of his speech weren't enough, of course, to cover up the fact that Samaras is a has-been following New Democracy's defeat in the January election. But these messages from the main party of the right in Greece will become more significant if an dwhen a new leadership emerges to take up the fight in the conflict with SYRIZA.
The problems of PASOK are greater. The responsibilities of this one-time dominant center-left party for the policies of neoliberalism aren't easy to hide. The former leader Evangelos Venizelos has been forced to accept that he must step aside, while Fofi Gennimata, the newly elected president of PASOK at a conference this month, is clearly not capable of what would be required to make the party popular again.
Nevertheless, the PASOK record of selling compromise is valuable to the ruling class, especially when it needs to push austerity. It was characteristic of Venizelos when, in his speech to parliament, he revealed that the proposals for restructuring Greece's debt contained in the government's 47-page proposal to the lenders are...his own ideas carried out in collaboration with the financial consulting company Lazard.
THE LEADERSHIP of SYRIZA should view as a warning the line followed by Golden Dawn during the parliamentary debate.
The "fuhrer" of the Nazi organization, Nikolaos Michaloliakos, chose to limit himself to demagoguery against the plutocrats, avoiding the usual racist and nationalist baits. Despite the fact that Golden Dawn has been forced onto the defensive by the anti-fascist and anti-racist movements, despite the seriousness of the revelations about its criminal activities, the leadership of the Nazis are hoping to find opportunities in the crisis that SYRIZA will face if the party capitulates to the extortion of the lenders.
The statement of the Communist Party (KKE) through MP Dimitris Koutsoubas was interesting. The party's general secretary proposed united actions between the KKE and the working class supporters of SYRIZA, by coming together to organize struggles against austerity, in the public hospitals, etc. But this overture will go nowhere as long as the KKE does not distinguish between SYRIZA and the bourgeois parties--as long as it cannot formulate a tactic that takes into account the profound differences between SYRIZA and the pro-austerity camp of New Democracy, PASOK, Potami and so on.
It is obvious that if the leadership of SYRIZA retreats in the face of the lenders' blackmail, it will open the way for rapid political shifts in a rightward direction, sooner or later producing a government of national unity.
To avoid this disaster, we need to answer the extortion of the lenders from abroad. But we also urgently need to open a front at home: to take measures to improve the conditions of Greek workers and the poor at the expense of the bankers, industrialists and shipowners, even if only with the basic measures proposed by SYRIZA during its election campaign.
Reinforcing the social alliance among workers and the poor against the Greek capitalists and their international allies is the only way for a government of the left to survive. To continue with the illusion of the government's leaders that a solution to satisfy all sides can be found without this confrontation will lead quickly to the defeat of the hopes from the January 25 election, the formation of a government of "national unity" and finally the restoration of stability under the pro-austerity regime.


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The path of virtue is always in the centre; at equilibrium. You can't sway to the right or the left. The extremes, both good and bad, are always from the evil one, however tempting they may seem.
Based on Abba Dorotheos
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a Level 2 (practice enhanced precautions) travel advisory following an alarming number of reports in Brazil of microcephaly and other severe birth defects in babies born to mothers infected with Zika virus while pregnant.
The advisory is for people traveling to the following 14 countries and regions, where the transmission of mosquito-borne Zika virus is ongoing:
- Brazil
- Colombia
- El Salvador
- French Guiana
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Puerto Rico
- Suriname
- Venezuela
According to Brazilian health officials, an estimated 500,000 to 1.5 million people have fallen ill with Zika virus in Brazil since the country reported its first case in May 2015. And from October 2015 to January 2016, the number of microcephaly cases in Brazil has multiplied more than 20-fold.
The relationship between severe birth defects and Zika virus is currently under investigation. In the meantime, the CDC is acting (out of an abundance of caution) by recommending special safety precautions for pregnant women and women currently trying to become pregnant.
If you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant, the CDC urges you to do the following:
- Strongly consider postponing your plans to travel to locations (where Zika virus transmission is ongoing)
- Consult with your healthcare provider before traveling to these areas
- Strictly follow these steps to preventing mosquito bites
Read on for information regarding transmission, outbreaks, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of Zika virus.
How is Zika Virus Contracted and Transmitted?
Zika virus is spread to people through mosquito bites — particularly through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito (also responsible for the transmission of dengue and chikungunya viruses).
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there has been one report of possible spread of Zika through a blood transfusion and one report of possible spread of the virus through sexual contact.
To date, there are no reports of infants contracting Zika through breastfeeding, and the CDC encourages mothers to continue breastfeeding — even in areas where the virus is found.
Though rare, it's important to note that a mother already infected with the virus near the time of delivery can spread it to her newborn around the time of birth. It is also possible that Zika virus could be passed from mother to fetus during pregnancy, a method of transmission currently being investigated by the CDC.
Where Have Outbreaks Occurred?
Prior to 2015, Zika virus had been found in certain regions of Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands.
In May 2015, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an alert confirming outbreaks of Zika virus in Brazil.
In December 2015, Puerto Rico reported its first confirmed case of Zika virus, though no other cases of locally-transmitted Zika have been reported in the United States. However, Zika has been found in the United States within returning travelers, and outbreaks of the virus are currently spreading throughout many countries in the Americas.
According to the CDC, the Aedes species mosquitoes that transmit the virus exist in many parts of the world, so it's highly likely that the virus will continue to spread.
Map via the CDC
For a full list of countries that have past or current evidence of Zika virus transmission, click here.
What Are the Symptoms?
Symptoms tend to be mild and may include:
- Fever
- Rash
- Joint pain
- Conjunctivitis
- Muscle pain
- Headache
Symptoms can last from a few days up to a week. The CDC notes that only about 1 in 5 people infected with Zika virus actually develop Zika and become ill. Severe symptoms which require hospitalization are uncommon and deaths from the virus are rare.
How is Zika Virus Diagnosed?
If you develop symptoms and have traveled to a country where Zika is present, you should visit your healthcare provider immediately; he or she can order blood tests to confirm the presence of Zika or a similar virus.
Tell your healthcare provider if you have traveled recently and where and when you went.
What Are the Treatment Options?
There is no vaccine to prevent the virus and there is currently no medicine to treat it. You can treat your symptoms by drinking fluids, getting plenty of rest, and taking acetaminophen or paracetamol to relieve any fever or pain.
In order to reduce the risk of hemorrhage, the CDC urges you to avoid aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (like ibuprofen and naproxen) until dengue is ruled out as the cause of your symptoms.
How Can I Prevent the Virus?
There are numerous steps you can take to protect yourself from mosquito bites. If you are traveling to a country where Zika virus is present, or where viruses are contracted and spread by mosquitoes, it's vital that you use insect repellent (apply after sunscreen).
The CDC recommends repellents that contain DEET, picaridin, IR3535, and some oil of lemon eucalyptus and para-menthane-diol products, as they will provide longer-lasting protection.
The Aedes mosquitoes that spread Zika virus tend to bite most often during the daytime. If the weather permits you to do so, wear long sleeves and pants. Treat your clothing with permethrin or purchase permethrin-treated clothing. If your accommodations do not offer air conditioning, be sure to use window and door screens to keep out mosquitoes.
Since Aedes mosquitoes typically lay eggs in and near flower pots, vases, buckets, and bowls containing, you can reduce the number of mosquitoes inside and outside your home or lodging by emptying any standing water.
Check the CDC Website for Frequent Updates
The CDC will update the travel alert for Zika virus as information becomes available. Because specific areas where the spread of Zika virus is ongoing are "difficult to determine and likely to change over time," the CDC recommends checking their travel website frequently for new travel alerts and "up-to-date recommendations."
Consider Travel Medical Insurance
Any time you travel outside your home country, it's important to consider purchasing a travel medical policy to cover your trip. Most domestic health insurance plans will not cover medical treatment abroad. A travel medical insurance policy like Atlas Premium from WorldTrips can help you prepare for the unexpected while you're miles away from home.
Be sure to always refer to your policy wording when planning to travel to destinations where travel advisories and warnings are in place to ensure your trip will be covered.


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Meal plan for December 29th – January 4th
My grandpa used to say I was like a fart in a hot skillet; always moving around quickly. I got my classy demeanor from him.
Troy sighs and groans when I'm puttering and constantly tells me to sit down and relax. When I do sit down, I'm usually doing something more than just watching TV. I'm probably blogging, or knitting, or working on my next sewing project.
I tell Troy (and others) to chill out because it's not like I'm doing all that much.
Well, I got a Jawbone for Christmas, and it turns out that I am doing "all that much". This was from the day after Christmas. A day that found me not working out, driving a total of two hours, running a few errands, and just doing my normal puttering around the house.
Christmas was amazing as always. Troy's family was insane as usual. It's unlike anything I can describe. I learned long ago to just embrace it, and reap my rewards and do not under any circumstances tell others in that family how to shop. I've learned the hard way on that one! 🙂
In addition to the Jawbone, this holiday season found me spoiled with such gifts as: soup bowls (everyone knows my love of the brothy stuff!), a mondo memory foam body pillow that is so heavy and cozy, it's like snuggling up to Jon Hamm every night, a new laundry drying rack, a Seahawks shirt, an awesome vintage Ninja Turtles shirt, some food porn cookbooks (this one, this one, and this one) two gorgeous stainless steel water bottles that are made in Washington State (this one and this one)(oh and the company employs veterans and uses recycled materials), a necklace from Jack (below), a 2015 copy of my favorite calendar, and, and, and…too much!
My friend Tara made me some lovely handmade gifts for a gift exchange, and this infinity scarf is the prettiest thing I've seen in a long time. They're exactly my colors, and it's so soft and fits perfectly.
Even with all the gifting and cool loot, Jack gave me the best gift of all. On Christmas night, while he was playing with all of his new toys, he said I could get rid of all his "baby toys" because he is a big boy now. I spent a glorious two hours filling up seven (yes, SEVEN) giant garbage sacks full of toys for Goodwill. I beg family members to stop buying him toys, but it isn't heeded. Hence the enormous amount of un-played with toys I dropped off at Goodwill on Friday. I also thinned out his bookshelves, and gave away boxes and bags to family and friends.
The level of satisfaction I get from throwing shit away cannot be captured. It is so freeing to thin the herd so to speak. Troy and I have been sharing Jack's closet for the last four months thanks to the remodel. Even with three people using one closet, I was able to clear off multiple shelves and rearrange toys, Nerf guns, and oodles and oodles of Legos.
That photo seriously gives me a lady boner.
This past week brought a new member in to our family care of Craigslist. A 1964 Thomasville (I found the stamp) little end table that will soon be housed in the living room.
It kind of looks like a cousin of our TV stand ($15 garage sale find that we later found out was worth $1k).
Jack and I also spent the week making cookies (cookie cutters found here). I used this recipe for the cookie base, and this recipe for the frosting. I think I made the frosting too watery (my fault, not the recipe), but holy crap on a cracker the flavor of the frosting was AMAZING.
We made so many cookies, that Jack decided to label the entrance to the kitchen (love our popcorn ceilings, horrible light, and hideous fake oak cabinets? Yeah, me too…).
Jack has two kitties that are very important to him. They go everywhere he can manage to take them, and they sleep with him every night. They even snuggle in front of fires that are built specifically for said kitties.
These kitties sleep with Jack nightly, but like kitties are wont to do, they roughhouse a bit and end up jammed in weird places around his bed.
His kitties were screaming for some discipline. So, for Christmas, they received sleeping bags, made by momma. Notice how the sleeping bag matches Jack's Christmas quilt from last year (in photo above)? I made it with all the scraps leftover from his 2013 quilt. Didn't cost me a dime.
Friday night, my sister offered for Jack to spend the night (fool!). Troy was working, and I was alone in the house for 12 glorious hours. Like anyone in my shoes, I made freezer pizzas, cleaned up my inbox, and ate California rolls while watching Hulu. And then I woke up bright and early and spent an hour mucking out the chicken yard (which was so gross after a ton of rain, that I almost hurled when the pitchfork hit mass), and made good use of all the shipping boxes that came to our house this Christmas.
Chicken crap went under the boxes, and then I later covered it all with a bale of fresh straw to feed the earth and stop the weed orgy that was taking over.
Meal plan time! Jack wanted to help this week, so he made a few suggestions while I was composing this post. Helpful that one.
Monday:: Ham, and a huge amount of veggies (depending on what I find that looks good at the grocery store later today).
Tuesday:: Per Jack, a frittata (half will have my dad's delicious smoked salmon on it) and a crap ton of veggies.
Wednesday:: Homemade pizza and salad.
Thursday:: Tomato soup (canned from the garden), grilled flat bread, and veggies.
Friday:: Weekly dinner of popcorn, cheese, fruit, veggies, and leftovers.
Saturday:: TBA. No clue. Not an iota.
Sunday:: Family dinner at my parent's house.
This week I spent $19 at Costco, $23.50 at the local farm (half-gallon of raw milk, and four dozen eggs…two dozen for us and two dozen for my parents because my lazy ass chickens are still not laying), and an unknown amount at the grocery store (going after church).
What are you having this week?


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Take your dessert to a new level with this juicy, refreshing Watermelon Fruit Pizza – the perfect light way to end a summer meal!
|Nutritional Facts per Serving
|Total Calories: 148
|Protein: 3g
|Carbs: 30g
|Fat: 2.7g
*Values are approximate
- 1 round watermelon slice (about 1 inch thick), cut from the center of the watermelon
- ½ cup low-fat yogurt
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 banana, sliced
- 1/3 cup blueberries
- 1 oz. toasted walnuts, chopped
- Combine yogurt and honey in a small bowl.
- Lay the watermelon round on a cutting board and cut into six slices.
- Spread the yogurt mixture over the watermelon slices as your sauce.
- Top with fruit and walnuts. Serve immediately.


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Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has hinted that his side will play at least there build-up matches ahead of next year's Africa Cup of Nations.
Although the Franco-German coach ealier said the team might play five matches before AFCON 2019, footballlive.ng can report that three games may now appear more feasible for him.
This is sequel to a declaration by Rohr that he hopes his team will play at least three friendlies ahead of AFCON 2019, while affirming that the last qualifier against Seychelles will also be part of his build-up programme.
Rohr, who has already picked Uyo as the Eagles' training base for AFCON, said he hopes that match will hold at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium to kick-start his countdown to the continental showpiece.
Rohr said: "Besides the match against Seychelles in March, we hope to play three more friendlies – one in March and some at the end of May."


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Remember the exciting battles fought in the second coming of Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae? They've got nothing on the awesome Niflheim base battle footage show during the final Active Time Report. Check out new combos, warp kills, magical explosions and more.
Check it out.
I'll walk through some of the cool new features quickly for those of you video impaired. For one, the UI has changed considerable. Weapons are mapped to the directional pad, and developers have been able to implement Noctis' visual weapon selection effect, which is very cool.
The early moments in the video demonstrate some of the game's stealth mechanics, though stealth isn't the object of the mission. Noctis and friends are infiltrating one of many bases located throughout the game in what sounds like a Far Cry-esque capture or destroy meta game.
Here we see Noctis setting up for a series of stealthy warp kills. Three teleportation-aided murders in quick succession.
Once the battle begins in earnest we see all sorts of cool mechanics, like combo skills (there's always an X-Strike).
We also get a look at a new type of combo. As Noctis' allies level up they'll unlock joint abilities via a sort of skill tree system. The player will activate these abilities, the action will shift to the teammate to perform their task, and then back to Noctis to follow up should they choose.
This mission's goal is destruction, and what better way to blow shit up than with some heavy artillery?
Then it's time for Noctis versus the enormous Magitek walker. We get a look at aerial combat, with our hero warping from point to point all over the menacing machine.
He severs a propellant line and then falls back to demonstrate the magic system. Elemental magic in Final Fantasy XV has been refined to a few simple spells (fire, blizzard, thunder) with wide-ranging effects. Cast blizzard near water and it will temporarily freeze. Cast a fire spell near grass and it will burn and spread to other flammable objects. Cast it near say, a hose leaking propellant . . .
. . . and boom!
The video ends with a brief glimpse of a confrontation with the "Dragoon" of Niflheim, Aranea Highwind (probably no relation).
Well, what the video really ends with is building anticipation for what's shaping up to be one of the most action-packed Final Fantasy game's yet. All this stuff in the clip? We'll be doing it sometime this year. I'm so ready.
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Becoming a part of the Team
How to Apply
Interested in teaching at Jubilee JumpStart? Please submit your resume with a cover letter to email@example.com.
Include the title of the position you are applying for in the subject of your email. Due to the high volume of applications and resumes we receive, we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our qualifications.
Thank you for your interest in working for Jubilee JumpStart.
See our current open positions on Indeed.
What our employment offers
Jubilee JumpStart is an active community of caring, learning and support for children, families, and staff. We are a dual-language workplace where English and Spanish are encouraged and supported. We offer competitive salaries, health insurance (with dental and vision optional), and a generous paid time off (PTO) and education leave.
Our education programs operate year-round. We do close for all federal holidays, winter break and a few extra days in spring
Additionally, Jubilee JumpStart employees can access many of the resources, services and support made available to Jubilee JumpStart Families through our community partnerships. You can learn more about these under the Program Partnership section of our Program Description page of this website.
Teaching at Jubilee Jumpstart
Our organization provides education development
Individualized and group coaching from our dedicated Education Coach. This coach works to ensure that we implement our curriculum to fidelity and offer our students the most developmentally appropriate experiences.
Jubilee JumpStart is a place where everyone grows! Investing in the growth of our Early Childhood Educators is one of the four pillars of our organization. That is why we offer all full time teachers.
Financial aid for employees seeking degrees in education through our partnership with T.E.A.C.H DC. This program enables teachers to attend college with little to no out-of-pocket cost.
Regular onsite training that helps teachers meet annual professional development requirements, and scheduling flexibility so teachers can participate in online and offsite experiences that help teachers pursue career goals.
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Our classroom model includes three teachers in each classroom, a Lead Teacher, Associate Teacher, and a Teaching Assistant.
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The Lead teacher, develops and implements a high-quality education program including lesson plans that reflect the curriculum. Lead Teachers must have Associate Degrees or be in pursuit of one that relates to child development.
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The Associate teacher participates in the development and implementation of lesson plans according to the curriculum. The Associate teacher supports the lead teacher and is as integral in the success of the classroom, also serving as lead teacher in the absence of the official lead. Associate teachers must have a current Child Development Associate, teaching experience and be willing to pursuit a higher degree.
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Riding my bike on a gorgeous June day, I stopped by the new Books With Pictures site (1401 SE Division St.) near Abernethy Elementary School hoping to connect with Katie Proctor, the proprietrix.
Taking a break from remodeling the space, sanding, sweeping, and painting, Proctor enthusiastically agreed to sit down for a chat, so we walked to the sunny apartment she shares with her two kids, Jasper and Kestrel who attend the school across the street.
As part of the remodel, air conditioning was installed for the family's comfort.
The new store continues to showcase both new and vintage comics, graphic novels and children's picture books encompassing queer identities, female protagonists and people of color. The store gets new comics every week.
"My only rule is that every book has pictures," said Proctor.
Amazingly, Portland has fourteen comic book stores. "They're all a little different. Everyone has their own identity and we're all friendly," she said.
Proctor has received a lot of help from friends who've helped both financially and artistically with the move and the remodel including artists Gerard Way and Steve Lieber.
She's forged ahead with Kickstarter campaigns, formed an LLC and worked out an installment plan with Nile Hagen who sold her the old building.
The new Books with Pictures has a clean industrial look with wood tones and lots of cubes to show off colorful comic books and graphic novels. Plans call for a kids area, event space, a basement record store and food carts in the parking lot.
The space offers about two hundred additional square feet in usable space compared to the old space on Division St. in the former Jimmy's Tire building.
Proctor shared some of the building's history, including earlier bookstore stints, life as a brake and clutch shop and its beginnings as a grocery and butcher shop in the 1950s.
When Longfellow's was closing, I scooped up stacks of vintage Downbeat, Life and Look magazines, stacked up at curbside.
Proctor reports the old basement was a mess, and filled with magazines from floor to ceiling. In its new life as an indie pop record store, My Vinyl Underground, the business within a business will feature DJ sets, and live music performances, according to co-owners Thomas Mosher and Chris McFarland, who used to own Jigsaw Records in Seattle.
"This move wouldn't be possible without the support of so many people: our investors, our Kickstarter backers, the creators who have offered up time and art to the Kickstarter, the friends and family who have turned up for work days, and so many more," Proctor said.
"We want friends and neighbors to discover new things, do some crate-digging and enjoy our 1300 square foot space," said vinyl Underground's Mosher.
The new store's mission is to be explicitly inclusive, to strive to be a welcoming space to people who love good stories without regard to age, race, sexual orientation, gender expression, or disability status.
Proctor believes that representation of diverse perspectives is crucial to the mission, so stock content reflects that belief.
A grand opening party is scheduled for Saturday, July 6. See bookswithpictures.com, or email email@example.com.


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For this post, our Collections Coordinator Michelle Villarreal gives us a peek into what goes on in the storage wings at the Homestead. Enjoy, and don't let her catch you near an artifact without a pair of gloves on hand!
Believe it or not, the Homestead Museum currently has over 21,000 objects in its collection. It includes a wide range of artifacts, including pamphlets; maps; magazines; textiles such as clothing, tablecloths, and towels; photographs; furniture; and so much more. Most importantly, our artifacts have stories to share, from documents on wine making during the late-nineteenth century to a wedding dress made of silk and satin from the 1920s. It is essential that those tangible pieces of history are cared for to ensure others may enjoy viewing and studying the objects to better understand the past.
Caring for objects, in general, requires patience and an eye for detail. Often, preventive measures help to slow the rate of object's deterioration. This process includes careful selection of materials used to house objects, such as acid-free boxes, envelopes, tissue papers, folders, and Mylar sleeves (sheets made of polyester resin used to protect and store photographs). Another measure involves where objects are stored. Ideally, a climate-controlled environment is crucial to the object's longevity, with special consideration given to the levels of relative humidity and temperature. At the Homestead, there are two storage areas that have an HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) system, which provides a stable environment. In La Casa Nueva, our 1920s Spanish Colonial Revival home, two second-floor storage rooms house a majority of our artifacts and are where collections staff process, catalog, photograph, house, and conduct minor conservation on artifacts.
Basic conservation procedures done at the Homestead involve vacuuming textiles; rebinding pamphlets to remove rusted staples; cleaning objects with distilled water; freezing textiles to eliminate pests such as carpet beetles; and mending tears on paper. By devoting so much time and effort to properly caring for the museum's artifacts, the collections staff, in a sense, advocates for inanimate objects that have no voice, yet have so much history to tell.


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Chocolate Salami Recipe
Happy Tuesday my friends! I hope your week is way warmer than what we are having. We just got 10 inches of snow in Pollock Pines, and I am slowly adjusting to this freezing weather. 🙂 Soooo cold weather means lots of cooking.
Chocolate salami is definitely for the chocolate lovers. You might know this dessert as "kormos" in Greek meaning log because of the shape it resembles. Many of my Instagram friends requested this recipe, so this one is for YOU. 🙂
-Kali Orexi
Chocolate Salami Recipe
The perfect treat to enjoy with coffee.
- 1/2 cup of slivered almonds
- 1/2 cup chopped almonds
- 2 plain biscotti, crushed (You can replace with 5 graham crackers)
- 5 tablespoons of unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 1 large bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips (10 oz)
- 2 tablespoons of Nutella
- 1/4 cup of brewed coffee
- 2 teaspoons of orange zest (I used blood orange.)
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla flavoring
- 1/2 cup of confectioners sugar
- Optional~ 1/4 cup chopped dried fruit (Apricot, mango, figs.)
- Place walnuts, almonds, and biscotti on a baking tray. Bake at 350 degrees until the nut mixture is lightly toasted.
- Add the nut mixture to a Cuisinart, and pulse until mixture is blended. (Resembles course sand.)
- Put the butter, chocolate chips, and Nutella into a double boiler and melt the chocolate.
- Stir in the coffee, orange zest, and vanilla. Mix until smooth, then remove from heat. (If you want to add in dried fruit, add it along with the orange zest.)
- Mix together the chocolate and nut mixture. Once mixture comes together, chill until mixture is solid. (Approximately 2 hours.)
- Place half the mixture onto plastic wrap and using your hands gently roll the mixture into a log. The best way to do this if you roll the plastic wrap back and forth to make a log shape. Repeat the process with the rest of the chocolate mixture. You should have 2 logs. Refrigerate the logs for 2 hours or until firm.
- On a large plate, spread out 1 cup of the confectioner sugar. Lightly roll the chocolate log into the sugar. Making sure to cover the entire log. Lightly brush off the excess sugar.
- Slice chocolate salami into 1/2 inch thick pieces, and serve with coffee. This is such the chocolate lovers treat.


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Finally to be shown in Houston, "They Called Me King Tiger" feature film. With a short documentary on the the journey and live interview with the director this film upon conclusion of the two films.
My attempt is to keep the film free to the public, but donations will be greatly appreciated. This will assist me with theater and logistic expenses.
I have been working on bringing the film "They Called Me King Tiger" to Houston. This film is a biographical documentary of Reies Lopez Tijerina, the infamous Chicano activist leader who passed away in 2015.
When I started I had no idea who this person was and what impact he had made. I made a promise to bring the film to Houston to make sure he won't be forgotten. It has taken me some time and effort but finally, I have a theater date.
The event will consist of 2 documentaries and a live interview with the director of the feature film, Angel Estrada Soto. The first film is a short documentary on my journey in bringing the film to Houston. To follow this short doc is the feature film, "They Called Me King Tiger". Then to finish up these two films will be an interview with the director of the feature film and myself.
I have also created a GoFundMe fundraiser. My goal with the funding is to help me pay for the theater and to pay for the director's travel expenses. Everything has come out of pocket and I'm trying my best on keeping the film free to the public.