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The interesting selection of three emblematic works for piano and orchestra on this CD is performed to perfection by the brilliant pianist Pavlina Dokovska, the distinguished conductor Vladimir Ghiaurov and the musicians of the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra. Pavlina Dokovska is well-known among music lovers. She received her musical education in Bulgaria where she studied with Lydia Kuteva and graduated from the Music Academy of Sofia as a student of Julia and Konstantin Ganev. After further studies with Ivonne Lefebure in Paris, she completed her Master of Music Degree at the Juilliard School in New York as a student of Beveridge Webster. She is a First Prize winner of the Claude Debussy International Competition in France and Italy's International Piano Competition of Senigallia. Her concert tours have taken her to Europe, the Far East and throughout the United States. She has worked with renowned orchestras and conductors, given recitals in famous concert halls, participated in festivals, recorded for major recording and music publishing companies… She combines her extensive concert-giving activity with a teaching career in Mannes College of Music in New York. Known for her insightful and caring teaching methods which have produced many a competition winner, Ms. Dokovska was elected Chair of the Piano Department at the Mannes College of Music. In 1999 she founded and became artistic director of the annual Mannes Festival, which grew into a staple of New York's musical life. She is also artistic director of the Southwest Virginia Festival for the Arts. Vladimir Ghiaurov, son of the celebrated bass Nicolai Ghiaurov, has also had a very interesting career and his talent is greatly recognised in Europe and world-wide. He began his musical training as a pianist at the Conservatory Giuseppe Verdi in Milan, Italy and continued his education in Austria at the Vienna Musik-Academie, where he studied conducting and composition. Mr. Ghiaurov made his conducting debut in Italy in 1980. Since then he has been invited by Opera Houses and Orchestras in France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Bulgaria, Spain, Norway, Switzerland, Japan and Taiwan. He was guest conductor at the Vienna State Opera, Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre, Berlin's Konzerthaus, Tokyo's Suntory Hall, Sofia Opera, the opera theatre in Dublin, Ireland. For almost ten years he served as a principal conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He has collaborated with many prominent artists such as: Jorg Demus, Aldo Ciccolini, Viktor Tretiakov, Juri Boukoff, Mirella Freni, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Ghena Dimitrova, Giorgio Zancanaro, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Ruggiero Raimondi, Carlo Colombara.
Track ListingFRANZ LISZTPiano Concerto No. 1, E flat major, S 124[1] Allegro maestoso. Tempo giusto 5'38''[2] Quasi adagio 5'13''[3] Allegretto vivace 4'23''[4] Allegro marziale animato 4'21''ALEXANDER SCRIABINPiano Concerto F sharp minor, Op.20[5] Allegro 8'23''[6] Andante 8'39''[7] Allegro moderato 11'22''SERGEI PROKOFIEVPiano Concerto No. 1, D flat major, Op.10[8] Allegro brioso 7'03''[9] Andante assai 4'17''[10] Allegro scherzando 4'20''DDD 63'44''
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Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra
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Following protests of varying sizes nationwide on March 1, over 10,000 students are expected to rally and march at the Capitol today in Sacramento in support of public higher education. Additionally, students plan to engage in over 100 lobbying visits as part of the UC Student Association's annual Student Lobby Conference in Sacramento. Whether the protesters will attempt to occupy the Capitol building later in the day remains to be seen — follow the live blog and @dailycal on Twitter for updates.
Staff writers Damian Ortellado, Amruta Trivedi and Christopher Yee reporting from the field.
9:37 p.m.
According to CHP, at least 72 protesters were arrested at the Capitol today.
8:18 p.m.
Arrests have concluded at the capitol, though the total number has not yet been released.
8:02 p.m.
SWAT CHP officers are currently arresting protesters.
7:29 p.m.
State Senator Leland Yee just met with Occupy the Capitol protesters and asked CHP to allow them to stay, according to his Twitter account.
7:19 p.m.
Updated numbers indicate there are around 49 protesters in the hallway outside of the rotunda and 18 in the rotunda itself.
7:08 p.m.
There are still approximately 49 protesters in the hallway outside the rotunda and roughly 50 on the steps outside the building. Police officers are also present outside the building on horseback.
6:52 p.m.
Police have issued a second dispersal order and suggested protesters give their possessions to their friends if they do not want them to be processed while they are arrested.
6:37 p.m.
Some of the protesters in the capitol building have begun to link arms.
6:31 p.m.
Police have asked protesters not to link arms or they could be cited for resisting arrest.
6:28 p.m.
Reporters and protesters at the capitol are saying police have issued a dispersal order instructing protesters to leave the capitol grounds or risk being arrested.
6:15 p.m.
About 40 protesters remain in the rotunda. CHP officers are currently blocking all four of its entrances, though no dispersal order has been issued. It is now one hour past the building's closing time.
5:50 p.m.
California Highway Patrol officers now on the scene have dozens of nylon handcuffs in their back pockets.
5:45 p.m.
The protesters have issued five demands to the state, which include passing the "millionaires tax," canceling all student debt, democratizing the UC Board of Regents and CSU Board of Trustees, fully funding all education and amending Proposition 13.
5:22 p.m.
Protesters walked around in a circle chanting "No cuts, no fees, education must be free." A dispersal order has yet to be issued.
4:50 p.m.
California Highway Patrol officers are expected to give a dispersal order at 5 p.m., giving Occupy the Capitol protesters five minutes to disperse after it is given. Protesters are voting on whether they will all leave the building or allow those who are volunteering to stay to potentially face arrest.
4:45 p.m.
Only about 60 Occupy the Capitol protesters remain in the rotunda, and they are currently trying to decide whether to stay or go.
4:03 p.m.
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom sat and chatted for awhile with one of the small groups of protesters, while others chanted for him to leave. They pressed him about state cuts to social services and education, and he responded by saying, "I'm not proud of it."
Lists of demands will now circulate for the protesters to vote upon.
3:02 p.m.
As of about 3 p.m., the majority of the protesters present for the noon rally have left the area around the capitol building. About 300 Occupy the Capitol protesters are in the rotunda and additional protesters are in various rooms in the capitol speaking to legislators. There are also additional protesters outside the capitol building.
2:44 p.m.
Lists of proposed demands that protesters have come up with in their small groups are being handed to facilitators at Occupy the Capitol so the assembly can vote on which they will formally call for.
2:15 p.m.
Over 300 Occupy the Capitol protesters have voted to establish one to five demands during the "People's Assembly," which they are now discussing in small groups.
2:05 p.m.
California Highway Patrol Officer Sean Kennedy said the capitol building will close at 6 p.m. unless a public safety issue arises. He also said arrests will not be made right away.
1:38 p.m.
Roughly 100 Occupy the Capitol protesters are currently inside the Capitol building's rotunda for a "People's Assembly" to decide the protesters' demands and next steps. Approximately 20 are being kept from entering the rotunda on its north side by California Highway Patrol officers citing fire code. Protesters outside the rotunda are using the people's microphone system made popular by the Occupy movement to stay involved.
1:12 p.m.
Hundreds of protesters are grouped outside of the Capitol waiting to pass through security and enter the building.
11:50 a.m.
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom is speaking at the rally now.
"We're here today because our words are not matching our actions here at the state capitol," he said.
11:20 a.m.
Dana Blanchard of Berkeley Federation of Teachers said the federation supports the capitol occupation and donated about $5000 to help bus people to the rally.
10:40 a.m.
Students who left from UC Berkeley this morning have now arrived at the capitol. A rally that will feature Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Assembly Speaker John Perez will begin at 11 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
Some members of the "99 Mile March for Education and Social Justice" are carrying banners that read "Make the 1% pay" and "Millionaire's tax now."
10:15 a.m.
The march toward the Capitol has begun, with a 20-foot "Occupy the Capitol" banner generating mixed responses from March 5 protesters.
10 a.m.
Five UC Berkeley Deans + Provost + faculty marching in solidarity with students RIGHT NOW. Heading to Capitol. #march5 #dayofaction
— UC Student Regent (@UCStudentRegent) March 5, 2012
About 15 members of the "99 Mile March for Education and Social Justice" have reached Southside Park in Sacramento via shuttle from UC Davis. Hundreds have already gathered in preparation for the march to the Capitol set to begin at 10 a.m. and subsequent 11 a.m. rally. Occupy Education California's website states that protesters plan to hold a people's assembly inside the Capitol Building at 1 p.m.
9:20 a.m.
An ASUC bus with about 50 students has departed from UC Berkeley behind schedule, going directly to the Capitol building to arrive in time for rallies in Sacramento.

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Frightening reports on climate change, as Energy Transfer Partners has just spilled two million gallons of drilling materials in Ohio using the same technique planned for the Missouri River, the Antarctic glacier is rapidly melting & PNM continues to stall with a major PNM shareholder revolt possible. Read on as we include an update on our path to fascism.
Trump Update
First an update on Thursday's post where I described the Trump administration's not-so-slow move toward fascism. In the past week:
- A North Carolina reporter was arrested for asking a question of the Health & Human Services Secretary, arrested for doing his job. Click here for a full report;
- A Code Pink activist was not just arrested, but also convicted of disorderly conduct for laughing at the confirmation hearing for Attorney General Sessions. Click here to read the story.
- A myriad of reports on the days and weeks before Comey's firing that undermine all of Trump's claims and point to a very clear effort to stall the FBI's investigation of the Trump campaign for its increasingly likely illegal relationship with Russia. Click here for details about a scary 24 hour;
As the video in Thursday's post suggested, the move to fascism may not mirror Europe in 1930 (click here to review Thursday's post and at the bottom, the video being referenced). It will be far more subtle, no huge military parades, just the slow erosion of civil rights and the last vestiges of what we call democracy. The arrest of reporters, the arrest and conviction of people for laughing (at the laughable), and the firing of FBI director overseeing investigations of the President's administration are pretty stark evidence of erosion. And when you combine it with the entirely false claims Trump continues to make: "Thank you for three times telling me my administration is not under investigation," it sure seems like the creep toward fascism is accelerating. Or perhaps the mental disintegration of our President is accelerating. Threatening the former FBI director with tweets. This is some strange dude.
I expect a national call to action any day. We will keep you posted. And while we await such a call, click here as there are actions called for here in Santa Fe at the start of the special session (May 24, noon, Roundhouse) and in Albuquerque to protest at the PNM shareholder's meeting. But now we turn to leaking pipelines, melting glaciers, and our very own PNM resisting progress yet again. But at least here a group of Santa Feans are mounting an important challenge.
Ice Cap Update, #NoDaPL was Right to Worry about Drilling under the Missouri & PNM Shareholders Revolt
Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) Leaks 2 Million Gallons. The Texas company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) project in North Dakota, has spilled about two million gallons of drilling materials in two separate accidents into two of Ohio's few remaining wetlands in a rush to complete its Rover natural gas pipeline. The accidents occurred on April 13 and 14 as workers employed the same drilling technique to be used to bore beneath the Missouri River to place pipeline for the DAPL. This is precisely what NoDaPL Standing Rock protesters were afraid of. From Indian Country Today:
"Joy Braun, Cheyenne River Lakota, of the Indigenous Environmental Network and one of the principal organizers of the water protector camps stated: 'We wanted them to take the Mni Wiconi cry home with them," she said, adding that the Ohio accident underscores ETP's lack of concern for the environment. ETP is once again showing its true colors and is a danger not only to people but also to one of the last remaining wetlands in Ohio." And, "The spilled drilling fluid is designed to keep the pipeline in place as workers bore under waterways; the thick fluid or mud is composed mainly of bentonite, which is nontoxic but can smother plants and wildlife such as fish and invertebrates." So the folks who can't lay the pipeline without spilling 2 million gallons of fluid are supposed to be trusted ensuring the pipeline never leaks? But wait, ETP has bigger plans and those plans involve utterly trampling on the property rights of many people who have been sympathetic to gas and oil and have likely been Trump voters: "ETP is making extensive use of eminent domain to clear a path for the pipeline. There are so many defendants among Ohio landowners alone that the first 258 pages of the ETP's eminent domain lawsuit filing is devoted to identifying them, according to The Intelligencer. Landowner Larry Helmick is one of them."I support natural gas. I support workers. I support America," Helmick told The Intelligencer. "Why can they not figure out a better way to do this than to just run over people?" 258 pages of names whose property rights will be violated in the interest of "progress" and profit. Click here to read the full report from Indian Country Today.
The wanton disregard for our planet's delicate balance is coming home to roost. The video at the bottom of this post includes commentary and video from native leaders whose wisdom so outstrips our science. We think we know so much, but our hubris prevents us from seeing truths so much more permanent and so much deeper than our shallow science even considers. And as long as the goal is profit, not sustaining life, we are simply never going to get anywhere and we can't keep this up. As the next piece describes, the earth has no interest in our hubris and evolves with utter indifference to the consequences for mankind.
Antarctic Meltdown. As bad as this pipeline leak is and as scary as the prospects are of these same fools drilling under the Missouri and who knows where else, the meltdown of the Antarctic Thwaites glacier is accelerating at an alarming rate. From Rolling Stones Doomsday Glacier: "The trouble with Thwaites, which is one of the largest glaciers on the planet, is that it's also what scientists call "a threshold system." That means instead of melting slowly like an ice cube on a summer day, it is more like a house of cards: It's stable until it is pushed too far, then it collapses. When a chunk of ice the size of Pennsylvania falls apart, that's a big problem."
How big a problem? Let's put it this way: "West Antarctica could do to the coastlines of the world what Hurricane Sandy did in a few hours to New York City," explains Richard Alley, a geologist at Penn State University and arguably the most respected ice scientist in the world. "Except when the water comes in, it doesn't go away in a few hours – it stays." More from the Rolling Stones article: "With 10 to 13 feet of sea-level rise, most of South Florida is an underwater theme park, including Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa and Mar-a-Lago, President Trump's winter White House in West Palm Beach. In downtown Boston, about the only thing that's not underwater are those nice old houses up on Beacon Hill. In the Bay Area, everything below Highway 101 is gone, including the Googleplex; the Oakland and San Francisco airports are submerged, as is much of downtown below Montgomery Street and the Marina District" Click here to read the full report.
The combined urgency of our descent into fascism and our utter disregard for the clear signs of advancing climate change, could cause you to pull up the covers and just shrink away. But while you are shrinking under the covers, ask yourself what your kids and theirs are going to have to deal with because you were too traumatized to act. Every challenge is an opportunity and in tomorrow's post, I will lay out some concrete things you can….no, concrete things you must do. A lot is at stake folks and if you want some inspiration…..read on.
PNM Shareholder Revolt. Sometimes it is astonishing what a small group of people can do if they commit a bit of time and resources. Anyone who invests $2,000 in a publicly owned corporation can author a resolution that must then be presented for a vote to shareholders. And anyone who purchases $200 worth of shares in a corporation can attend the shareholder meeting, vote on resolutions, and speak on their behalf. There are torturous legal hoops that must be leapt through to get a resolution before shareholders, and many possible pratfalls where a tiny mistake could allow the corporation to dismiss the resolution. But a group of Santa Feans (Roxanne and I among them) met over two years ago to develop a strategy to force climate accountability on PNM. That original group of six or seven is now 17 members of PNM Shareholders for a Responsible Future. The concept of using shareholder resolutions as a means of holding a corporation accountable is not new. It has been done in relation to tobacco, lumber, defense industry, banking, and other industries, and now with energy. So this local effort is part of a national effort. Click here for information on the evolution of this effort. Click here to get to our events and opportunities page and scroll down to the protest being staged by New Energy Economy, 350.org, the Sierra Club and other environmental activist organizations at the shareholder's meeting on Tuesday, May 16 at 8:30am.
So the group bought shares in 2015 and attended the shareholders meeting in Albuquerque just to scope it out. But then in 2016, the group developed three resolutions and it definitely got PNM's attention as they moved the shareholder meeting to Texas in response. Nonetheless, members of PNM Shareholders for a Responsible Future went to Texas and introduced the resolutions with one of them almost passing. This year, two more resolutions are being presented and both may well pass. In a remarkable indication of the degree to which investors (not just climate change advocates) are beginning to understand the financial risks involved in coal industry investment, Institutional Shareholder Services, the largest industry advisor on how to vote on corporate resolutions, is recommending a yes vote on both resolutions. Institutional Shareholder Services issues reports to institutional shareholders such as Vanguard, who typically own millions of shares in many corporations and who can't easily track all the resolutions, so they rely on an organization like this to advise them. To find out more about the resolutions and the tremendous effort involved in getting to this point, either listen to KSFR 101.1 FM at 11 today (Saturday) or click here in a day or two to listen to the podcast. I interview one of the founders of PNM Shareholders for a Responsible Future, Charlotte Levinson, and Mariel Nanasi, Executive Director of New Energy Economy, also one of the founding members of the group.
And good news: Today the Santa Fe New Mexican reported that the PRC has rejected PNM's most recent request for a rate hike, saying that the hike would "place a heavy and unnecessary burden on rate payers." New Energy Economy was the only advocacy group to oppose this rate hike.
In closing, a tremendous video providing the Native American perspective on a range of climate issues. It is very powerful both in visuals and the testimonials of Native speakers.
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OISE celebrates outstanding faculty
April 4, 2017
Congratulations to Professor Judith Wiener, Professor Coleen Scully-Stewart, Lisa Dack, and Tina Zita — recipients of the 2017 OISE Teaching Excellence Awards.
The Awards honour excellence in four categories: graduate education, contributions to teaching, teacher education, and continuing and professional learning.
On the occasion of announcing the winners, OISE Dean Glen Jones, said: "The Teaching Excellence Awards recognize faculty and instructors who have made enormous contributions to teaching and learning in our Institute, and we are extremely pleased to see their hard work recognized in this important way."
The winners were were honoured at the OISE Staff and Teaching Excellence Awards reception on March 30. Learn more about the faculty award winners below.
Read about the Staff Excellence Award winners
David E. Hunt Award for Excellence in Graduate Education
The David E. Hunt Award for Excellence in Graduate Education recognises faculty members who foster an enriching teaching and learning experience and impact on graduate students, and demonstrate excellence in teaching and supervision at the graduate level.
This year's winner of the David E. Hunt Award for Excellence in Graduate Education is Professor Judith Wiener, Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development. Nominated by a group of colleagues and doctoral students, Professor Wiener is considered a "gold standard" within the Department and at OISE when it comes to supervision and the mentoring of graduate students.
Over the course of her career, she has supervised an astounding number of students through to successful completion of their graduate work while setting high academic standards and helping her students make substantial and meaningful contributions to the field. Many of Professor Wiener's graduates are now enjoying productive careers in diverse settings including academia, schools, communities, mental health and private settings, and are making a difference in lives of children, adolescents and their families across Canada and around the world.
Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching
The Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching recognizes OISE's faculty who have continually demonstrated deep commitment to excellence in teaching, and have made outstanding contributions to teaching at OISE.
This year's winner of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching is Coleen Scully-Stewart, Lecturer, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education. Nominated by her students and colleagues, Coleen's teaching sparks thoughtful reflection and participation and she creates a safe space in her classroom for students to grapple with complex content.
Her students are captivated by her knowledge and enthusiasm, and creative ways in which she engages them in the learning process. Coleen's ability to bring the issues from course readings to life by relating to her own rich experiences and encouraging her students to do the same is remarkable. A seasoned and talented educator, Coleen goes beyond the call of duty to support her students both during and outside of classes, and guide them
Award for Excellence in Initial Teacher Education
The Award for Excellence in Initial Teacher Education recognizes faculty and instructors who demonstrate outstanding contributions to teaching and learning in teacher education programs at OISE.
This year's recipient of the Award for Excellence in Initial Teacher Education is Lisa Dack, Instructor in the Master of Teaching and the Master of Arts in Child Study and Education programs. An excellent teacher educator, Lisa has been developing and teaching courses in OISE's teacher education programs for more than nine years. Prior to teaching in OISE's two graduate teacher education programs, she was the course facilitator and instructor in the University of Toronto Concurrent Teacher Education Program. Lisa brings curriculum to life for her students by providing personal examples and giving her students the opportunity to share and reflect on their own personal experiences. As students navigate complicated teacher education pathways, often characterized by heavy workloads and significant stress, Lisa is s always there to encourage them by modeling a commitment to student well-being.
Excellence in Continuing and Professional Learning
The Award for Excellence in Continuing and Professional Learning recognizes additional qualifications instructors and facilitators for outstanding contributions to teaching and learning in continuing education at OISE.
This year's winner of the Award for Excellence in Continuing and Professional Learning is Tina Zita, Facilitator of Junior Basic and Primary Basic Additional Qualifications courses at OISE. Tina has an excellent reputation both among her colleagues in the Peel District School Board where she is a Curriculum Consultant, and beyond her school board.
A dedicated educator and school leader, Tina has been teaching additional qualification courses at OISE for nearly a decade. Her course evaluations are consistently very strong, and students characterize her as an exceptional educator who models not only the best practice but also innovation in her teaching. Other facilitators are thrilled to teach with Tina in the same session so that they can benefit from her collegial and team approach towards making OISE a place where exceptional teaching and learning happen.


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Integrated National Resources Inc. Continues WeedGenics Expansions in 2023
The industry-leading corporation kicked off 2023 by adding another series of grow houses.
ADELANTO, Calif., January 25, 2023 (Newswire.com) - For Integrated National Resources/WeedGenics, 2022 was yet another successful year of growth and increasing profitability. Expansions continue for this industry-leading corporation, which kicked off 2023 by adding another series of grow houses in Adelanto, CA. The company has begun strategically moving into the Oklahoma market as well.
INR/WeedGenics first expanded its interests to Adelanto, CA, in 2021 with its five-phase, ultra-modern cannabis cultivation facility rollout, while also transitioning to a "seed-to-sale" vertical integration business model. Internally referred to as "Adelanto 2," another series of five grow houses will be added to Integrated National Resources' expanding cultivation portfolio. The first of these five new cultivation additions will be open and producing by the end of 2023's first quarter.
Regarding INR/WeedGenics branching out to Oklahoma: the construction of a facility is now underway in Waurika. This much-anticipated move will bring with it new opportunities to serve Oklahoma's communities.
Expect 2023 to also be a year of exciting partnerships with notable influencers in the worlds of cannabis, music, entertainment, and beyond that are sure to shake up this explosive growth industry.
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Congratulations, Tank!
R&B superstar Tank is celebrating his newest accomplishment with the success of his single "When We" being officially certified gold by the RIAA. On Saturday, February 17 in front of screaming fans during the "Ladies Night R&B Super Jam" at the Barclay Center, "Power" star Omari Hardwick presented Tank with his plaque on stage. "When We" secured the #1 spot for 11 weeks on the Billboard Adult R&B Song and UAC Radio charts. Featured on his new album SAVAGE (R&B Money/Atlantic), "When We" is the only core R&B record to crack the Billboard Hot 100 and is steadily climbing the Urban Mainstream Radio chart. A very humbled Tank thanked his team, label, family and most importantly his fans. This comes on the heels of the release of the "When We Remix" that features labelmate Trey Songz and Ty Dolla $ign, which dropped on February 14. To purchase the single click here. The "When We Remix" is available at all digital retailers.
In addition to snagging tickets to one of his upcoming shows, fans can watch Tank and his co-stars of "BET's Mancave" on Thursdays at 10:30 PM ET.
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You ask a lot from your car's water pump without even realizing it. You expect to get in and drive for several years and thousands of trouble-free miles, but "out of sight, out of mind" only really helps when we're talking about things that can't cause catastrophic damage. As is the case if you water pump goes kablooie!.
That hidden pump under your hood is responsible for pumping over 100 residential-sized swimming pools worth of water over the course of its lifetime. A truly massive amount. So it's not surprising that many water pumps fail before people think they should or expect.
At some point during that grueling, thankless life, the water pump will start letting you know that something is wrong. The Drive's editors have been through the wringer when it comes to vehicle cooling issues, so we're happy to share some of that misery, err, wisdom with you here today.
Let's get rolling.
Water pumps look funny, but have a big job.
What Does A Water Pump Do?
The water pump is a vital part of your car's cooling system. It's responsible for moving water from the radiator through the engine and back again. The pump helps ensure that the engine remains at a constant temperature.
What Can Make A Water Pump Fail?
The water pump uses an impeller blade and centrifugal force, like a turbocharger, to move water around in the vehicle's cooling system. If the bearings that are contained in the pump wear or are damaged, the pump can fail, which is one of the most common reasons for water pump failure in cars.
Another major point of failure with water pumps can be with the belt tensioner. Since the water pump is driven by either the timing belt or serpentine belt, a failure of a belt tensioner—the thing that keeps the belt tight—can lead to a failed water pump.
What Are The Signs Of A Failing Water Pump?
You don't need to be a mechanic to recognize when your water pump is on its way out the door. Here are the most common few.
Coolant Leak
The water pump has several gaskets that can become damaged or worn over time. When that happens, they can allow coolant to escape and drip underneath the vehicle. If you notice a green or red colored fluid under the front center area of your vehicle, it's time to have the water pump checked out.
If you need to refill coolant frequently, the water pump may be to blame.
Whining Sounds
When a belt becomes loose or starts slipping, it can make an awful whining or chirping noise. If you notice the sound, and there's really no chance of you ignoring it, it's time to call a mechanic. Either the belt needs to be replaced or the water pump's bearings are worn and the pump itself needs to be replaced. Neither is a problem you can ignore.
Engine Overheating
The water pump's primary purpose in life is to move water through the engine to cool it off. When the pump isn't able to do that, the engine can overheat. No matter the cause, an overheating engine isn't a problem you can wait to fix. Heat issues can cause problems like damaged head gaskets, burnt pistons, and cracked cylinder heads.
Water Pump Terms You Should Know
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Serpentine Belt
A serpentine belt is a long belt that powers several components related to the engine, which can include the alternator, water pump, power steering pump, air conditioning compressor, and more.
Cooling System
Vehicle cooling systems include components like the radiator, a thermostat, and water pump. The system is designed to circulate air and coolant fluid to keep the engine running at a constant temperature, no matter the exterior temperature or conditions.
Automotive coolant is made of a mixture of water and other chemicals, such as ethylene glycol. The job of coolant is to move heat out of an engine and to help dissipate that heat out into the surrounding environment. Pure water can also be used as a coolant, but its tendency to cause corrosion makes it less than ideal for regular use.
You may see a check engine light at some point during this adventure.
FAQs About Water Pumps
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Q: How Much Does A Water Pump Replacement Cost?
A: Depending on the vehicle, water pump replacement can cost anywhere from a few hundred to nearly $1,000. The part itself usually costs less than $100, so the vast majority of the expense lies in labor charges.
Q: How Difficult Is It To Fix Myself?
A: The pump itself isn't particularly difficult to remove. It's the timing belt and serpentine belt that give most people trouble. If you're familiar with those components and feel comfortable, by all means, proceed, but if you're in doubt it's best to have a pro do the work.
Q: Can My Coolant Leak Be Caused By Something Other Than The Water Pump?
A: Yes. Water pump problems are just one of the many potential causes of a coolant leak. Other causes can include a blown head gasket, a hole in the radiator, damaged or worn hoses, and corrosion of cooling system components.
Q: Can I Stop A Leak With An Off-The-Shelf Product?
A: There are several products available for coolant leaks, but none of them are going to fix any serious issues with your cooling system. Depending on where the leak is occurring, a stop-leak may be needed for the radiator or one of the many hoses that comprise the cooling system.
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Blitz Performance Custom Competition Big Brake Kit with Brembo Pista FF6 for the front of Honda Civic Type R (Fk8).
Brembo has presented its new PISTA | FF calipers in its UPGRADE catalogue. These are the first members of a new family of racing calipers designed to offer high level performance on the track at an accessible price.
Brembo has used its extensive experience in racing to create a family of uniquely designed forged calipers which guarantee the strength, light weight and design typically associated with racing. Track days, which involve track driving for owners of high performance cars, have become increasingly popular over the last few years and Brembo has decided to offer a high performing solution that is easy to install to all those who are passionate about beating the stopwatch and want high speeds, faster cornering and, obviously, the best braking response.
The new Brembo PISTA | FF calipers have internal ducts that the brake fluid passes through which have been carefully studied to guarantee maximum bleedability of the system; they also have a rapid release system available on request for replacing the pads, as in endurance races, which enables the worn friction material to be replaced quickly and safely without having to remove the caliper from the hub carrier.
From an aesthetic point of view too, the new calipers in the PISTA| FF family resemble the brake systems that Brembo uses in top racing competitions. They have a forged asymmetric body with a fixed tangential bridge. The quick release can be replaced with fixed elements to increase rigidity in sprint applications.
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With 11 bids for an EC (Executive condominium) site in Choa Chu Kang, it looks like the estate may be looking at 490 new homes in the next 5 years. The avid response could be due to the huge decrease in land supply this year and the possibility of the government further reducing the supply of land in the next year. In 2012, 6 EC sites were released in the second half alone; whereas this is the only EC site release by the government in the first half of this year.
Compared to last year's EC site sales in Choa Chu Kang, the current site went for lower bids, and selling prices are expected to hover around $800 psf. The previous sites which were sold last March and September last year are however, closer to the Choa Chu Kang MRT Station.
Though there are 7 EC properties waiting in the wings for their big debut, and despite news that the EC vacancy rate was at 14.1 pre cent in Q2, developers are positive about the potential earnings from these public-private hybrid properties and are confident about the uptake. In Q2 alone, there were 2, 232 unsold EC units.
But if sales at last weekend's launch of The Brownstone EC were anything to go by, the developers have little to worry about. 185 units were sold in the weekend alone, making it one of the most-sold EC launches this year.


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BIG FISH centers on Edward Bloom (Norbert Leo Butz) a traveling salesman with a huge heart, enormous spirit and an extraordinary vision of the world. Edward's incredible, larger-than-life stories thrill everyone around him – most of all, his devoted wife Sandra (Kate Baldwin). But their son Will (Bobby Steggert), about to have a child of his own, must make his way through the smokescreen of his father's improbable stories to unravel the mystery of who his father truly is. BIG FISH is about dreaming, loving and living bigger.
BIG FISH is based on the 1998 novel "Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions" by Daniel Wallace, and the 2003 critically acclaimed film from Columbia Pictures written by John August and directed by Tim Burton. The film and its soundtrack were nominated for an Academy Award, Grammy Award, 4 Golden Globe Awards and 7 BAFTA Awards. BIG FISH had its pre-Broadway world premiere at Chicago's Oriental Theatre in a critically-lauded 5-week engagement in April of 2013.
The BIG FISH Broadway Cast Recording track list is as follows:
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3.The Witch
5.Two Men In My Life
6.Out There On The Road
7.Little Lamb From Alabama
8.Time Stops
9.Closer To Her
11.Red, White and True
12.Fight The Dragons
14.I Don't Need A Roof
15.Start Over
16.What's Next
17.How It Ends
18.The Procession
19.Be The Hero – Reprise
20.CD & iTunes Bonus Track: This River Between Us
21.iTunes Bonus Track: Magic in the Man
Directed by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman (Contact, The Producers, The Scottsboro Boys), with music and lyrics by Grammy and Tony Award nominee Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party, The Addams Family, I Am Harvey Milk), and a book by Grammy and BAFTA Award nominee John August (Frankenweenie, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), BIG FISH stars two-time Tony Award® winner Norbert Leo Butz (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Catch Me If You Can) as Edward Bloom, Tony Award® nominee Kate Baldwin (Giant, Finian's Rainbow) as Sandra Bloom, Tony Award® nominee Bobby Steggert (Giant, Ragtime) as Will Bloom, Krystal Joy Brown (Leap Of Faith) as Josephine Bloom, Anthony Pierini(Mary Poppins) and Zachary Unger (Chaplin) alternating as Young Will, Ryan Andes as Karl, Ben Crawford as Don Price, and Tony Award® nominee Brad Oscar as Amos Calloway.
A heartfelt, powerful and movingly scored new American musical. –Chicago Tribune
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Coast Guard: Media Escalated Potomac Incident
In a press conference Sept. 11, Coast Guard Chief of Staff Vice Admiral John Currier said he was not apologizing for the routine training mission on the Potomac today, the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. He said it was an intercepted communication and media reporting that escalated the incident beyond a routine exercise.
The incident on the Potomac--featuring Coast Guard vessels, guns and a boat (or boats) that appeared not to be heeding their warnings--was initially reported by CNN as a possible Coast Guard "shots fired" incident in proximity to the Pentagon 9/11 memorial ceremonies, which included a speech by the President. (See related blog, "Misfires on 9/11 Anniversary.")
Currier called it an ordinary, low-profile training exercise, though he also said the Coast Guard would be reviewing its protocols for such exercises and possibly talking to the media to find out how to prevent future confusion.
CNN aired audio from Coast Guard radio transmissions warning the boat. Admiral Currier said those had been intercepted, and had it been a real emergency, they would have been encrypted. He also said it was standard procedure to include a disclaimer at the beginning of the transmission that it was a drill, and said he didn't have any reason to believe that had not been the case in this instance.
But he essentially blamed the escalation on news reports, saying they had also prompted the FAA to block some flights out of nearby Reagan National Airport.
He conceded that there had been no notification of state and local officials about the 9/11 drill, but said that was because they happened routinely.
CNN had reported that the Coast Guard press office had not been initially forthcoming with information about the drill, and Currier said the Coast Guard would look into that as well.
He said no shots had actually been fired but did concede the radio transmission might have included the information, as part of the training, that rounds had been discharged. He also confirmed that there had been "verbalization of gun fire." Translation: somebody said "bang, bang" on the radio at the "appropriate" time.
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Hundreds of social housing tenants across Hinckley and Bosworth have been hit by Government changes to housing benefit.
Around 600 tenants, including 350 who live in borough council-managed properties, had housing benefit payments cut in April this year, when new under-occupancy rules were introduced.
Benefits have been cut to council and housing association tenants - but not pensioners - deemed to be living in properties with more bedrooms than they need.
The aim is to reduce the amount of benefit being paid out and to free homes for families in need of more room.
To help people hit by the changes, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council has appointed a welfare benefit and reform adviser, who is contacting every council tenant affected.
Tenants struggling on lower benefits are being advised to consider moving to a smaller property, or taking on a lodger to use and pay for any spare room.
Advice on finding work or increasing working hours, as well as information on lifestyle choices and financial management is also being offered.
In addition, the council has set aside a discretionary housing fund, from which it can make one-off payments to help support what it considers to be more vulnerable tenants during the transition.
To date, more than 120 people have applied for help from the fund and nearly 80 of those have been given financial support.
The fund, of £100,368, was budgeted to run until the end of the financial year, but with payments of £52,809 already made or committed, it may run out before then.
A council spokesman said: "The discretionary housing fund is limited, which could result in applications being declined if funding is no longer available."
Nationally, it has been suggested that one in three council tenants may have fallen into arrears since the changes were introduced.
But in Hinckley and Bosworth, the council's rent collection rate has dropped only 0.52% on the same period last year.
Officers believe the measures it has introduced have helped to reduce the impact in this area.


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Program Length: 15 Lessons
Grades: 6-11
Author: Char Kamper, MA, CFLE
Early Relationships for Younger Teens
Dating doesn't always come naturally. The innovative, research-based Connections: Dating & Emotions helps prepare younger teens for the challenges of early relationships, develop healthy dating practices and build a solid foundation for the future. Fifteen engaging, one-hour lessons show teens how relationships develop, effective ways to communicate, awareness of destructive patterns, managing feelings, and other essential skills, including concepts from PREP®. Using an overall wellness approach, the course emphasizes self awareness, personal growth, self-regulation of emotions and interpersonal success.
A Dibble best-seller, Connections: Dating & Emotions was created by Char Kamper, an educator with 30+ years experience as a teacher of teens and youth advocate. Specific topics include:
- Getting Ready: What's Dating About…Maturity…Ask, Accept, Decline
- Going Out: Why Am I Dating?…How Relationships Grow…What To Say
- Difficulties: Loneliness…Problem Patterns…Making Choices…Abuse
- Defining the Relationship: It's Not Working…It's Over…Moving On
- Starting Over: Feel Another's Feelings…Love that Lasts
Connections: Dating and Emotions is structured around topics that teens of both sexes identify as important to learn about, backed by the latest research on adolescent issues and behavior.Encompassing 15 one-hour lessons, the course guides teens in learning how they relate to others in a dating situation, how to identify socially acceptable and positive dating behaviors, and how to recognize problem personalities or negative behavior patterns that damage relationships. Students also discuss important issues regarding the management of emotions that are typically associated with falling in love, dating, and breaking up.Connections: Dating and Emotions helps young people gain a better understanding of who they are now, what relationship expectations drive their behavior choices, and what factors are important for future success. By actively exploring these issues, teens gain knowledge from past experiences that can be helpful for setting new goals and moving forward.
Overview and Rationale
Eric Erikson theorized in his Stages of Psychosocial Development that the adolescent and young adult years are characterized by two developmental stages: Identity vs. Role Confusion and Intimacy vs. Isolation. The first stage, Identity vs. Role Confusion, is experienced during early adolescence and is a time of searching personal boundaries to establish an integrated self. Maturational changes are simultaneously occurring within the individual in a number of critical areas: physical development toward adulthood, regulation of emotional expression, increased cognitive abilities, and expanded social interactions. While these changes are normative and expected, the new emerging self presents the adolescent with uncharted situations requiring skills that have not yet been mastered.Having friends, being part of a peer group, and feeling valued are of primary concern to the majority of young people during the adolescent years. Friends provide a circle of support as a young person tries out new experiences in order to learn what behaviors are acceptable and unacceptable to the group and society at large. How well a young person adapts to the added expectations of growing up will be partially determined by the degree of self confidence he or she has developed during the childhood years. If one does not have a secure sense of personal identity and self-worth, trying to establish friendships or dating relationships can be a source of confusion and disappointment.
Adolescents are adults-in-training who often feel more vulnerable than they act. While outwardly teenagers may appear confident and in control, most will admit they lack the depth of life experiences of older people, particularly those whom they know and respect. Too often young people engage in adult activities such as the use of alcohol or sexual behaviors without the emotional maturity to handle the situations responsibly. Also on the rise among teens are drug use, behavior problems, depression, truancy, and dropping out of school before graduation. When a young person is able to exercise greater control over emotions and behaviors that impact his/her immediate or long-term future, the likelihood for success in these areas is dramatically improved. Increased awareness of the internal and external factors that contribute to one's overall well-being is a major factor in the maturation process. Learning necessary life skills in the areas of self-regulation, communication, caring, and sharing can significantly increase confidence in one's ability to make decisions that produce positive outcomes. Developing a comfortable and consistent identity is an important foundation for moving on into adulthood. One of the greatest challenges facing today's youth is the process of building healthy interpersonal relationships, due in part to changes within the modern family structure and an increase in the use of technology as a method of social networking.
In Erikson's second stage of young adult development, Intimacy vs. Isolation, he addresses the potential issues of establishing close and meaningful relationships outside of the family. As the older adolescent becomes more independent from parent and sibling relationships, there is a natural and necessary desire to develop new relationships that are significant. When early childhood experiences have provided a positive model, it serves as a foundation for better choosing good friends or dating partners during the teen years and beyond. Building intimacy with others becomes a natural extension of behaviors already learned. But many young people grow up in family situations that have not provided adequate life preparation to help them connect successfully with others. Adolescents who have not experienced the benefits of close, loving relationships at home as a model are left to fill the void of intimacy with guesswork. For these young people building solid friendships or recognizing the difference between unhealthy and healthy behaviors becomes a more difficult task. If numerous attempts at closely connecting with others have not worked out, it is easy to understand why some young people become confused about or disillusioned with the hope that lasting personal relationships will happen for them.There can be unforeseen risks for young people regardless of the type of family they come from. Even teens who have been parented well may find the road of relationship to be a bumpy one. For instance, people who grow up in a loving but sheltered home environment may be more trusting of others and less aware of negative partnership pitfalls. A very caring but inexperienced teen may choose to date someone who is actually unhealthy for him or her. They may unrealistically believe they can help or change the other person's situation or behaviors. In fact, there are no relationship guarantees for anyone. Because a person is raised in a great family does not mean they will automatically be a great dating or life partner. In the same way, someone who comes from a disrupted family background should not automatically be assumed to be a bad partner. In truth, everyone can benefit from guidance in learning how to think more clearly about dating or eventual marriage expectations. The key is to understand important relationship concepts and go slowly in order to make good decisions when choosing friends or dating partners and expressing deep emotions. Dating is an important part of an adolescent's social life.
Whether it's casual dating or a longer-term relationship, going out with someone special provides the opportunity for older adolescents to feel valued and develop skills that will be helpful to them throughout life. Close friendships, increased mobility and activities, and interaction with others at school or in the workplace broadens the sphere for finding someone to go out with. Each new relationship challenge offers additional insights for personal growth as well as a better understanding of what is needed to build meaningful and lasting love relationships. Although some teens have not had the advantage of positive relationship experiences to draw from, they can still learn the skills that will prove to be successful for them for the future. Healthy, lasting, loving life relationships don't just happen. They are the result of real concepts and behaviors that can be understood, recognized and applied in everyday situations. These factors are the basis of this relationship program.
Section I: Getting Ready (Three 55-minute sessions)
- Lesson 1 : What It's About; Things to Know
- Lesson 2 : Am I Ready? Maturity Checklist
- Lesson 3 : Ask, Accept, or Decline
Section II: Going Out (Three 55-minute sessions)
- Lesson 4: What's the Rush?
- Lesson 5: How Relationships Grow
- Lesson 6: What Should I Say?
Section III: Difficulties Ahead (Four 55-minute sessions)
- Lesson 7: Feeling Alone; Kinds of Connections
- Lesson 8: Problem Patterns
- Lesson 9: Making Choices; Dating Demons
- Lesson 10: What Abuse Looks Like Break the Chain
Section IV: Defining the Relationship (Three 55-minute sessions)
- Lesson 11: It's Not Working
- Lesson 12: When It's Over
- Lesson 13: Dealing with the Past Moving On
Section V: Starting Over (Two 55-minute sessions)
- Lesson 14: Feeling Another's Feelings
- Lesson 15: Love that Lasts
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What Others Have to Say
Educational Leaders:
"Connections represents the kind of quality curriculum needed in high schools. The format provides adolescents with a realistic, eye-opening view of marriage and relationships."
Dawn Cassidy, M.Ed., Certification Director, National Council on Family Relations
"A concise, tried and true curriculum. In my research, students improve their conflict resolution skills and family relationships. Every teacher I've talked to has liked it."
Scott P. Gardner, Ph.D.
"My class has absolutely "gobbled-up" the Connections curriculum. Thank you once again for making these materials available to convey to students the personal, family and societal stability, security and fulfillment marriage affords."
D.H., Teen Parenting Teacher, Roosevelt High School, Fresno, CA
"My 11th grade students LOVED the workbook. I asked my teaching partner (22 years old) WHY and she stated "Because it is all about them!" She had one student who has done no work this semester complete the whole workbook!"
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Marines from the US Mission Sierra Leone recently joined RSLAF soldiers to provide mentoring on the physical fitness requirements of the US Marine Corps. The event, held at Lumley Beach on May 26th, included a fitness test for RSLAF soldiers who had been selected to attend US Marine Corps training courses in the United States. The Marines familiarized the RSLAF participants with test procedures, requirements, and standards. Participants at the event also included Physical Fitness Instructors from the RSLAF, who joined in the opportunity to collaborate on training techniques and procedures.
Three RSLAF participants will be attending the Basic Officer's Course, Sergeant's Course and the Staff Non-Commissioned Officers Course later this summer as part of the US International Military Education and Training Program. The increasing participation of RSLAF Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) in US courses is part of the shared US / Sierra Leone Government effort to develop the RSLAF NCO cadre, which serves as a vital link between officers and junior ranking men and women. The US Marines and RSLAF Physical Fitness Trainers hope to make these events a regular occurrence


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Oct. 15 is fast approaching and is a key deadline for millions of individual taxpayers who requested an extension to file their 2009 tax returns. It is also a crucial due date for thousands of small nonprofit organizations at risk of losing their tax-exempt status because they have not filed the required forms in the last three years.
Don't Miss Your 1040 Deadline
The IRS expects to receive as many as 10 million tax returns from taxpayers who used Form 4868 to request a six-month extension to file their returns. Some taxpayers can wait until after Oct. 15 to file, including those serving in Iraq, Afghanistan or other combat zone localities and people affected by recent natural disasters.
The IRS encourages taxpayers to e-file. E-file with direct deposit results in a faster refund than by using a paper return. Electronic returns also have fewer errors than paper returns. Oct. 15 is the last day to take advantage of e-file and the Free File program.
Free File is a fast, easy and free way to prepare and e-file federal taxes online. The Free File program provides free federal income tax preparation and electronic filing for eligible taxpayers through a partnership between the IRS and the Free File Alliance LLC, a group of private sector tax software companies.
File If You Are Tax Exempt
Small nonprofit organizations at risk of losing their tax-exempt status because they failed to file the required returns for 2007, 2008 and 2009 can preserve their status by filing returns by Oct. 15 under the one-time relief program.
The IRS has posted on a special page of IRS.gov the names and last-known addresses of these at-risk organizations, along with guidance about how to come back into compliance. The organizations on the list have return due dates between May 17 and Oct. 15, 2010, but the IRS has no record that they filed the required returns for any of the past three years.
Two types of relief are available for small exempt organizations — a filing extension for the smallest organizations required to file Form 990-N, Electronic Notice (e-Postcard) , and a voluntary compliance program (VCP) for small organizations eligible to file Form 990-EZ, Short Form Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax.
Small organizations required to file Form 990-N simply need to go to the IRS website, supply the eight information items called for on the form, and electronically file it by Oct. 15. That will bring them back into compliance.


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8 Golden Tips For New Online Freelancers
Online freelancing is a new way to make money on your own terms and every person working online must know these 8 tips aimed at new freelancers.
The 8 golden tips for new freelancers are:
- How do online freelancers get paid?
- Don't start working without having a portfolio
- Create tutorials
- Improve your communication skills
- Don't provide a service for free
- Your health is important
- Go outside freelancing sites
- Patience
Tip 1: How do we get paid?
Some people think that the internet is not a real platform to make a living off of because it appears unreal due to being virtual. Some people might say that PayPal is not available in their country so they can't get paid. Others will stop working because of overthinking things like this.
Don't overthink how you will get paid because if you get an order, you will receive money, whether you link your bank account to the site (or debit/credit card) or choose to use PayPal or Payoneer to get paid. All you need to do is work hard and provide your skills and you'll start earning one way or another.
PayPal allows you to get paid online, but if it isn't available in your country, you can sign up to Payoneer, which is available almost worldwide.
With Payoneer you can even create a virtual bank account and connect to any service to collect your money.
Tip 2: Don't start working and providing services without having a portfolio!
For those who don't know, a portfolio is simply a small website where you publish your work so people can see what you can do before ordering from you.
This will have a positive impact on your account, especially if you're a beginner and don't have any reviews yet. Your portfolio will serve as something that proves to people that you can do the job.
You can check out my video on YouTube in which I explain in detail how to create a portfolio website.
Tip 3: Create tutorials :
If you can publish YouTube videos, you will get a lot of clients just by sharing tutorials and your work on social platforms.
If you can't create videos, you can always write articles or share tutorials on your blog.
As long as you share content that showcases your work, it will help you promote your freelancing services.
You can also create courses that can be free or paid on websites like Udemy, it will help you promote your work and tell people about your skills and what you can do.
Tip 4: VERY IMPORTANT, Improve your communication skills!
What I mean is to simply improve your English communication skills since when you provide services online, you will be talking to people worldwide, and the most spoken language today is English. At least know how to communicate well enough to be able to understand and explain the job to others.
No need to be a professional English speaker to know how to express yourself. As long as you know how to communicate and make yourself understood by the listener.
Tip 5: Try not to provide your services for free!
Your time, your work and your knowledge is valuable ! Even if it takes you 5 or 10 minutes to do a job, it is all thanks to those years you spent learning, testing and experiencing things that today you can now do in a relatively short amount of time.
Free services aren't always seen as valuable compared to paid services.
What we can do maybe is provide an Ad on for free or a discount for free to some of your clients to maybe build a relationship.
You can provide content for free, which is a good time to bring up tip 3 for new freelancers again: creating tutorials or articles, that way you can promote your paid services.
Tip 6: Your health is important!
Choose the perfect shirt, select the perfect setup for your health, so your body will be comfortable because your health is much more important than money.
Have a routine like standing up or walking every 30 minutes, do some exercises to keep your body healthy.
Tip 7: Go outside freelancing sites
Promoting outside freelancing websites is very important.
Don't simply publish your gigs or profile on Fiverr or whatever and just sit down and wait for a client.
You can make money this way, and maybe this method alone, but with the huge competition today in 2021, promoting and brand awareness lets people know about you outside freelancing services and websites. Getting traffic is the primary concern of people working online.
Tip 8 Patience!
In general, whenever you start a job or work online, you need to have some patience because it is one of the most important keys to success in your business.
You have to post your jobs, your skills, your portfolio, your website, and create content for maybe 2 or 3 months to see initial results, and from there you can move on to 6 months or even 1 year of work before seeing results in the long term.
We hope you found H-Educate's tips for new freelancers useful. Be sure to check out more free content on our blog and reply with your thoughts and questions in the comment section below.


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A few weeks back I started to look at what I was eating, and thought I could do better. Deep fried food a few days a week for lunch, carbs (Pasta & Potato) for dinner most nights & nothing green anywhere.
So my food challenge began!
No more deep fried anything & Add Salad. It was a bit new to me, I'm more of a Steak and Chips for any occasion type of guy. Now it's a grilled chicken breast with salad. (no chips anywhere!). That's been going well, and I'm getting used to it, dare I say even enjoying it
So I thought…. What's the next step? I don't want to go super crazy and only eat lentil and tofu, faux-facon bacon type of stuff.
Excercise!!!! Started with a 30 min walk in the morning before work. (only started this on Wednesday) Means a super early alarm set, but seems to be worth it so far. Only after two days, I'm already looking forward to going for my walk the next day (Strange..I KNOW!).
Now I want to know what else I can do. I have never set foot in a Gym (actually, I lie: I'm a software installer, and I have installed software into a gym complex) . I have never set foot in a gym, intending to use the gym facilities. I have no idea what to do, how to use the things, and what the proper gym etiquette for anything inside those walls? How do you even pick a gym?
Or what about those 'BootCamp' style things. Never been my style. There is one that operates near where I live, I used to laugh at them as I drove past to get Maccas.
Anyone with suggestions on how to ease myself into this fitness thing?


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Living in Russian hotel
Some hotels may refuse to check you in because you are a foreigner or these may be only the most expensive rooms. Some hotels have different prices for foreigners and the Russians. This doesn't happen too often now, but if you face such a problem you can hardly do anything even if you came with your Russian friends.
The quality of the rooms and their prices can be quite various but foreigners as a rule are offered the most expensive ones. In Soviet time receptionists had the habit of telling the customers that in their half inhabited hotels no rooms were available. It's not like this now but in some old hotels there is a room or two for those who is persistent in his requests.
In a hotel typical for Soviet epoch on every floor there is a dezhurnaya who keeps keys to all the rooms in her small kingdom. If she is out for lunch you have no chance to get into your room until she appears. It's hard to explain but some double rooms are cheaper than single ones. In small towns you may pay a half for a double room (but finally you might find yourself sharing the room with the stranger, that's why you'd better ask beforehand about "potselenye").
There is no problem with hot water in hotels but in summer time whole districts may stay without hot water for a month or more, only the most expensive hotels have their own water heating systems. In Moscow, Saint-Petersburg and other big cities with large Universities one can stay at the hostels although it's not easy to get a room there, it depends on the manager's mood.


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yes, his name is pooh-man. and yes, you will be glad you watched the video for his hot jam 'let's ride.' love the fly mamis gettin their sweet groove on in bikinis by the pool. door-knocker earrings with tiger print bikini? yes! my fave part of the whole video is when the guy with the luscious mane of hair and zip up neon jacket shows up, blows some smoke, and disappears. btw the two women in the ill-fitting velvet burgundy bikinis are funny.
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yes, this is another sandra post. i had to isolate and post this video on its own because sandra is wearing THE MOST AMAZING ENSEMBLE OF ALL TIME. and im not really joking. i would wear that. in the beginning of the video i feel like she is walking around in a metallic beauty and the beast castle. her voice sounds metallic too. like when super mario becomes metal mario in N64. and im feelin the slicked back hair look.
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Jam Labels: 80s jam, european jam, keyboard jam
i typed russian pop into youtube and somehow i found sergei mineav. he has a bajillion hilar videos but i tried to narrow it down. 'pop music' has a very high energy beginning, with sergei jumping at the camera and playing a huge circular keyboard orbiting around him. it just gets more insane as the vid goes on. 'makarena' is a russian version of the 90s megahit, very bizarre and very entertaining. i love how he mimics the real video with two of him jammin at the microphone dressed like the real macarena guys. his cow print blazer is hot. 'voiaj' is yet another cover of 'voyage voyage' by desireless. i think sergei goes on an imaginary voyage in this video. and i have no idea what the hell is going on in the last video - i just included it so i could label this post an acid wash jam. enjoy.
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Jam Labels: 80s jam, acid wash jam, keyboard jam, russian jam
'ticket to fly' by solid base is a darn catchy jam. not to mention the fact that the girl is "flying" over new york city in a yellow fur coat and baggy thugged-out ensemble. her blonde short hairstyle is so 90s with her little hairclip in the front. also very 90s robyn style. something about this vid also reminds me of ace of base's 'beautiful life' video. i guess it must be the flying swede connection. the shots of them hanging out on the beam with a chain are so fake looking its hilar. and solid base reminds me once again that i need to bring back the ghetto ski goggles trend. how did that trend ever start, and more perplexing, why did it ever end?!
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Jam Labels: 90s jam, flying jam, scandinavian jam
i haven't posted in a few days because of the holidays but i have a really jamlicious post today to make up for it! i love the 'pickle surprise' video by tom rubnitz but i just recently found this amazing video for his song 'love is the message.' i love all the outfits in the video - i really wanna buy checkerboard and vertical black and white striped blazers now. and i completely forgot about lava lamps. maybe i will put that on my xmas list this year. and that guy with the fringed armbands and cowboy hat kills me. i wanna be at this dance party.
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Jam Labels: 80s jam, acid wash jam, dance jam, fringe jam, talking jam
pumpthatjam reader 23 wolves shared this lovely gem with me. 'children of the night' by nakatomi is yet another strange example of whacked out foreign rave pop madness. except this song has a weird kind of vampirey theme, or maybe it's just that the singer kind of looks like she could have fangs. love her slight accent. i don't really understand the whole plot with those girls in the room doing nothing. but really, aren't these videos better when they don't make any sense? the random guy in the white fur coat with no shirt underneath definitely doesn't make a whole lotta sense. but you know fo sho that he's my fave part of the vid. when he starts making weird faces and lipsynching at the end of the video it gets a tad creepy.
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Jam Labels: 90s jam, club jam, vampire jam
sabrina salerno has a horrible singing voice, but does that matter? apparently not. yes, she has a smokin bod, but i find her videos entertaining because she is completely demented. not to mention her wardrobe of ripped denim and cutoff tees. 'sexy girl' has her on a boat wearing a shirt that says sexy girl. very creative. btw loving the teddy bear backpack. 'boys boys boys' is her biggest hit - she doesn't even care that her top practically falls off in the pool. maybe that's why it was her biggest hit. and the last video, which im guessing is called 'i need a chico' has random facts about russia in the background amongst shots of statues. interesting. the bonus vid below is a recent video of hers - she covered the cardigans' song 'erase and rewind.' i can't even believe this exists, so very strange. i never thought sabrina would take on the cardigans. bizarre.
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Jam Labels: 80s jam, babe jam, balloon jam, beach jam, european jam, statue jam
e-type is a swedish duo that produced super catchy and stupid songs - their most entertaining songs are russian and egyptian themed. did you ever notice that pretty much all pop songs inspired by russia, egypt, or the middle east from the 80s or 90s are extremely catchy? 'russian lullaby' is an example. somehow mysterious but extremely danceable if you are in a kooky mood. when the guy lipsynchs in black and white with his delicate curls and no emotion it's hilar. 'princess of egypt' is equally catchy. i downloaded both these songs yesterday and listened to them on my ipod repeatedly today. he's still got those delicate curls in the second video but he acts a bit more aggressive. something about the guy singing in that monotone voice is strangely hypnotizing.
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Jam Labels: 90s jam, club jam, egyptian jam, russian jam, scandinavian jam
amanda lear has a unique singing voice. girl got style and is the queen of feathered hair. love the 'alphabet' video and song - so randomly bizarre. and she pops a glowing smile after each letter! 'fashion pack' features some dancers with a crazy look that i love. the fashion transition from 70s to 80s is so strangely amazing. and 'queen of chinatown' is of course over the top in amanda lear style. im dying over the costumes again, especially the headpieces.
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Jam Labels: 70s jam, 80s jam, asian jam, european jam, screaming jam, talking jam
pumpthatjam reader henrikai shared this vid with me. and i think 'it's so cold in the d' by tbaby is literally the worst song i've ever heard in my life. which means the video is of course horribly amazing! first off, lemme give tbaby props for creating a new look - it's called 'orange.' very fresh. the chorus of this song is so off key it makes me cringe but also smile. and why does tbaby seem so uninterested the entire time? she's singing about her boy mason who got shot down and has zero emotion. i like when they pour some of their drank in the cemetery to pay repect. classy. around the middle of the video tbaby's sweet vocals get completely off rhythm. i also like the photo collage towards the end of the video - i can't even tell what half of them are pictures of. rock on tbaby.
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Jam Labels: hair jam, rap jam, street jam, weird jam
savage is one of my fave italodisco acts so i can't believe that i never watched his music videos until now! somehow listening to the music before i saw what he looked like made it seem less like a joke. trying to lipsynch with a serious expression just does not suit the dude's face. 'don't cry tonight' is mostly super close-up shots of savage and his crazy hat that he always wears. the video for 'only you' gets more and more ridiculous as it goes on. it starts off with him knocking a glass off a table and then lifting some woman's bleeding hand from the glass. weird. then he goes and pushes his girlfriend off the bed and she smiles. weirder. then his barefoot girlfriend stands on his shoes and he pulls one tie on her dress and it falls off, then he switches out a light. okkkk. then you realize that his gf is marrying the other dude by pressing 'Y' on a computer to answer yes to his proposal! marriage by computer?! then savage appears with a gun and shoots the computer! no, he does not 'want marry'!! the last vid is a bonus live version of 'don't cry tonight' that involves savage slowly raising his head and pointing his fingers and making fists to the beats of the song. once again very dramatic. the ears, the curly hair, the hat altogether are hilar. btw, every other live performance vid of this song has him doing the exact same routine.
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Jam Labels: 80s jam, computer jam, european jam, italodisco jam, keyboard jam
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