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The Girl on the Train in the theater last week and Bridge of Spies on DVD here at home.
Tom Hanks (one of our favorite actors) stars in Bridge of Spies as James Donovan, but Donovan is no spy. He's a lawyer working for a NY-based law firm in insurance law in 1957 when the partners asked him to act as defense lawyer for Rudolph Abel, played by Mark Rylance, who has recently been arrested as a Soviet spy. Everyone is certain Abel is guilty, but they want to make a good show of a "fair trial" so there is nothing that can be appealed later. In defending Abel, Donovan comes to respect the quiet, artistic man who says nothing to defend himself or to provide any information to the authorities. Donovan makes a good effort, but Abel is quickly found guilty.
Meanwhile, a young military man, Francis Gary Powers, played by Austin Stowell, is covertly tapped by the CIA to run top-secret flying missions over the USSR to gather information with high-powered cameras. Powers is shot down by the Soviets and held prisoner.
A prisoner exchange is planned in 1962 - Abel for Powers - and they ask Donovan to negotiate the exchange, despite absolutely no experience, because of the honest, committed way he handled the court case and his cordial relationship with Abel. The government sends Donovan, woefully unprepared, to Berlin. He goes back and forth between East and West Berlin (no small feat at the time), talking to Soviets at their embassy, and doing his best to negotiate an exchange. Of course, he runs into all kinds of unforeseen problems, not the least of is just getting back to the West after visiting East Berlin.
This is not your typical action-packed spy movie but a thoughtful and mildly suspenseful look behind the scenes of a real-life historical event (the real James B. Donovan). This glimpse into the Cold War is fascinating, and Tom Hanks is, as always, wonderful in his role as the sincere, determined Donovan. Mark Rylance is also excellent as Abel, showing a glimpse of a regular guy who happens to be a spy - no James Bond here. Alan Alda plays a small role, and Amy Ryan (one of our favorites from The Office and The Wire) is great as Donovan's frightened wife. My husband and I both enjoyed the movie very much and found plenty to talk about afterward.
Note: Another fascinating aspect to the movie was the scenes in Berlin. I just recently read - and was engrossed by - a middle-grade novel about the Berlin Wall, A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen. It's about a family who is separated when the wall goes up and provides details of what life was like in East Berlin after the wall. It's a chilling, powerful novel - highly recommended for older kids, teens, and adults, too!
Bridge of Spies is currently available for streaming on Amazon for $14.99 (link below) or on DVD (Netflix has the DVD and we rented ours at Redbox for $1.50).


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July 17, 2012
News for Katsucon 2012:
2012 World Cosplay Summit US Preliminariesby Elizabeth O'Malley, AnimeCons.com Editor
This year the US preliminaries for the World Cosplay Summit were held at Katsucon. The competition had be previously held at AM2 in 2011, Fanime in 2010, and New York Anime Festival in 2009 and 2008. In 2005 and 2004, preliminaries were held at Anime Expo. The winner pair from the US preliminaries will go on to Japan to compete against other teams from across the world.
The WCS was created to promote international exchange through the Japanese youth culture of manga and anime. The event is hosted every summer by TV Aichi in Nagoya, Japan. In 2011, seventeen teams competed, and team Brazil were crowned the winners.
I have been to dozens and dozens of masquerades at anime conventions large and small, and this was the best costume contest I've ever seen at an anime con. I've seen hundreds pictures and videos from many masquerades I haven't been to, including Worldcons and Costume-Cons (where many of the entrants have been costuming longer than I've been alive). Many of the performances I saw at the preliminaries could have a shot a best in show at either a Worldcon or Costume-Con. The combination of craftsmanship, performance, hard work, and dedication was evident.
A total of twenty-two teams competed in the preliminaries (although one had to drop out before their performance due to illness). Teams had to consist of two people cosplaying from the same series. On Friday they were judged on craftsmanship, then on performance when on stage Saturday night. The source material of the teams ranged from video games to anime, well known and obscure, with lots of amazing detail put into their costumes and practice put into their performances. Videos of the performances can be found at ACParadise.com (along with videos from the masquerade).
The judging panel consisted of past US members from 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2010. This was a fantastic choice of judges because they've seen the finals first hand and know what is successful there and what isn't. They must have had a very, very difficult decision, but I think they choose their first, second, and third place teams well. Any of the top three teams would represent the US well at the WCS. All three were very dramatic, engaging, and could be enjoyed by not only those who knew nothing about the source material, but those who knew nothing about anime and masquerades as well.
Third place went to Bejitaballs Cosplay, who chose Revolutionary Girl Utena for their skit. They had a gorgeous backdrop which lit up. At first it seemed like it was just a backdrop to set the mood, but it also hid Utena's Rose Bride dress. I've seen a lot of quick changes in masquerade where costumes come off, revealing another one underneath, but this one had Akio putting the Rose Bride dress onto Utena. The orchestral version of The Rolling Stones' "Paint it Black" was a great choice of music to accompany their performance.
Second place went to Cupcake Cosplay, who chose Ah! My Goddess for their skit. Their costumes were among the best of the entrants, flawless with amazing details. They had two pillars embedded with hundreds and hundreds of lights, that lit up in time with the music, creating a cage for the evil Morgan to entrap Belldandy. They also used ribbons and beautiful dancing, combined with amazing music, and it was evident that the pair spent many hours practicing. The end was amazing, as Belldandy's wings expanded upwards as she broke free from her cage and defeated Morgan.
First place went to Coconut Bubble Sex Cosplay, who chose Princess Tutu for their skit. The presentation started with Rue in a beautiful gown on stage, with a curtain behind her. She opened the curtain to look at herself in the mirror, and then when she turns her back, Princess Kraehe appears in a haunting light, and then disappears when Rue turns around. This game of cat and mouse with the mirror goes on as the music intensifies, until Kraehe reveals herself to Rue and comes out from behind the mirror. Kraehe, performing amazing en pointe ballet, overpowers Rue and places her behind the mirror, representing the internal struggle of Rue and Kraehe. From the audience, the mirror effect was amazing, with a sharp contrast between Rue's reflection, and Kraehe haunting behind it, creating a very chilling performance. Unfortunately, the effect wasn't as strong in the video.
Many congratulations to Coconut Bubble Sex Cosplay on their win. Diana and Katie will no doubt represent the US well. The WCS US Preliminaries will be returning to Katsucon next year. They have created a Twitter account and Facebook page to report on their preparations and from their upcoming trip to the WCS.
With the bar raised as high as it was by this year's teams, I can't imagine how next year's teams will top it. If you are at Katsucon next year, make sure you check out this event.

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Phishing Without Computers
Here's a phishing scam using an SMS message and a telephone call.
Here's a phishing scam using an SMS message and a telephone call.
Clive Robinson • October 17, 2005 9:15 AM
Although a new wrigle, on Phishing smilar things have been done in the UK.
One simple scam was to send out an "Itunes" confirmation message, saying that your "tune had been sent". If you then used any of the contact info you where either stung for a very expensive phone call or you registered yourself for some SMS service where you would quickly be hit with a hundred or so SMS adverts that you payed a premium rate for.
Stephen • October 17, 2005 10:56 AM
Didn't the Paris Hilton hackers use SMS messages as part of their ploy?
Tim Vail • October 17, 2005 11:09 AM
Yes, they did, but the point here is you can phish without using a computer at all, which is what this scammer did.
Eduardo Diaz • October 17, 2005 11:18 AM
You don't like SMS, right?
Paraphrasing Bruce Schneier, sms is just another tactic to commit frauds 🙂
Jungsonn • October 17, 2005 1:10 PM
Isn't this just plain ol' Phreaking ?
Or like the method they used in earlier days:
Make a call in cafe/restaurant and use some numbers (redirect code from provider) to just redirect calls. So when the number of the restaurant is called you can make free long distance calls. Very old trick.
++Don • October 17, 2005 3:27 PM
Considering that cell phone are really small computers (some even run Windows!), the whole "phishing without computers" claim looks a little strained.
Rich • October 17, 2005 3:36 PM
A friend of mine's business fax used to get phishing trolls in the very early 90s.
And I don't mean cheap vacations and cigs- he was getting "open a bank account so I can put 20 million in it"
Anonymous • October 17, 2005 3:46 PM
Phreaking used special knowledge to defraud the telepohne companies by making calls for free, but didn't expose the "host" to liability. This hack actually exploits human nature to rob the unsuspecting individual.
jammit • October 17, 2005 4:17 PM
"A large purchase has been made on your credit card. Please leave your cc# and password in the blog so we can check your account". I don't think anybody here would fall for that. I don't think most anybody would fall for that. I think this is more likely a new technology in newbie hands (no offence to any newbie). Even if I did recieve what I believe to be an honest SMS, I would still call my bank directly and not use the supplied number, and only would have given the guy on the other end of the phone my cc# (bad enough) and ask him my account transactions. I wouldn't have it frozen because that's a knee jerk, save my baby response. Something like this has to be mass messaged because only a small percentage would fall for this.
Bruce Schneier • October 17, 2005 5:12 PM
"Something like this has to be mass messaged because only a small percentage would fall for this."
Luckily, computers are really good at boring repetitive tasks.
Tim Vail • October 17, 2005 6:31 PM
"Luckily, computers are really good at boring repetitive tasks."
Now find a way to use that to our advantage. It looks like scammers already have.
Dido Sevilla • October 17, 2005 8:36 PM
Well, fortunately for us, mass messaging on SMS generally isn't as easy or as cheap as it is for electronic mail. It will cost money for a normal mobile phone line to send a message, and given the number of people you need to contact the cost could very quickly go beyond the potential payoff. Another tack might be to set up a mobile service to do this, but, in my country anyway, there are laws that require the mobile carriers to excercise some due diligence in seeing to it that mobile service providers don't provide "services" that are designed to scam people or are otherwise misleading. I imagine that any country where mobile services are anywhere near as popular as they are here in the Philippines (widely considered to be the SMS capital of the world, with close to a billion messages a day among all the carriers), would very quickly develop regulation to stifle such mischief. A third tack might be to break into some mobile service provider's own network and use their infrastructure to send illicit messages, but this requires careful and targeted cracking work, and will probably be very quickly noticed and stopped by the carrier and victimized provider (though not before enough damage may be done).
But indeed, scams using SMS similar to the one described in the article have been known and reported to happen here too. We've been getting that kind of nonsense for years that it's no longer even news in the Philippines. Of course, since they require a token investment, they require a much higher response rate than Internet-based scams else they become unprofitable, and as such tend to be much more subtle.
Scott Johnson • October 17, 2005 8:46 PM
Like you always say, Bruce, security is a people problem, not a technical problem.
Scott Johnson
Paul Thomas • October 18, 2005 3:05 AM
My bank has sent me messages asking me to call them on a certain number. I phoned them back on a number that I got from elsewhere and when I found it was them I had a rant at them, explaining why it was such a bad idea.
When I later spoke to a line manager she said that they had had so many complaints that the technique was probably going to be shelved.
I wonder how many people were complaining because they had to call back on their phone bill, rather than out of security considerations though.
Clive Robinson • October 18, 2005 3:51 AM
@ Dido Sevilla
Unfortunatly the cost of bulk SMSing can be very very cheap, especially to a targeted audiance.
Basically the telcos charge in an apparently funny way for phone calls and SMS. Each time you use a service you pay (atleast) two sets of charges, one to the originating network, and one to the destination network (and sometimes to the carrier). You normally do not see the seperate charges, just one agrigate charge on your bill.
Usually the destination network charge is very very small, and as something like 95% of SMS traffic travels over an IP network at some point, it is also very easy to get a gatway connected to one or more Mobile Operators systems.
It is for this reason you see adverts for ridiculously cheep SMS services using a computer over the Internet.
Well a lot (but not all) of these gateway providers regard themselves as "common carriers" and are therfore very much exempt from the "due diligence" asspect that you refer to as they carry but not originate the traffic… They also give very very cheep rates to anybody who signs on the dotted line (usually to cross subserdize another business model they have).
As long as "common carrier" status exists, then scams of this sort will happen. Also the Scammers know that if they operate from a different jurisdiction and excersise a little caution then they are very unlikley to be caught…
Oh and targeting the "marks" well you can get all sorts of marketing info for next to nothing as has been discussed on this blog in the past.
Other Stephen • October 18, 2005 1:32 PM
The scam I'm waiting to hear about is what I'll call passive phishing:
1. Mark connects to malicious open WiFi hotspot, where Internet traffic is routed normally…until:
2. DNS requests to select hosts (bankone.com, amazon.com, capitalone.com, etc.) are redirected to a server somewhere in Uzbekistan, where:
3. Complete spoofs of the legit sites are constructed (sans SSL, which might clue the mark in to what's going on), much as we see with current phishing schemes.
4. Account data are collected and exploited or sold.
This is a pretty easy proposition, particularly in mixed urban settings where illicit access to network and power infrastructure are pretty easy to come by. You just load a LinkSys router with modified code and stash it above the ceiling tiles near a window at some small business that doesn't have much in the way network monitoring. It could sit there for years without being found. With a modest amount of additional code, the rogue router could also pull down configuration updates from a pre-determined web or IRC repository, in case the collecting server has to be relocated or new sites are targeted.
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Anyway, the other day I picked up a bottle of the 2005 Weinert Cabernet Sauvignon, and it confirmed for me that Weinert are one of, if not the finest producers of reasonably priced, complex, flavourful wines in South America. And it turns out I am not the only one who thinks that, because it is said that legendary wine critic and restaurateur Robert Parker uses the Weinert Range as the house wines in his restaurant! Lets face it, if it is good enough for Mr. Parker, the most influential man in wine, it's probably good enough for you.
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Photo taken from The Wine Academy of Spain
Mendoza is typically famous for its Malbec, but that being said, the climate is also well-suited to producing big, bold, full cabernet.
This particular one is selected from ungrafted original French roots and aged in large oak vats for three years. And despite having been aged in bottle since 2008, it hasn't lost much of that typical full, ripe fruit that has made South America so famous for its wine over the past 20-30 years.
In the glass it is a deep ruby, with a nose of ripe plums, tobacco box, leather, spice and beautifully smooth oak. A really impressive nose yet again from a relatively reasonably priced wine (it's only £10.50 p/b!)
On the palate, it is full bodied, with ripe, slightly grippy tannins. The acidity has mellowed thanks to the oak ageing and the oak flavour has started to develop and integrate with the plummy, bramble fruit flavour from the grape. The oak comes through nicely, mixed with a hint of balsamic vinegar, leaving a long, flavoursome finish.
But come on, it wouldn't be a South American Cabernet without our old friend Mr. Booze. This is an intense wine, and not for the faint hearted. I took far too big a gulp on my first taste, and needed a good 5 minutes to recover - it knocked me for six.
However, although overpowering at 14.5%, there is very little alcohol flavour in the wine - a true testament to how well made this wine is. It is smooth, round, plump, sexy and although we are now moving into spring, (not the ideal time for bold reds) I couldn't think of anything better than being sat out in the garden as the sun goes down sipping on this. Unless you also offered me the Weinert Carrascal........ Then I may have problems.
So where can you buy this wine? Well, you probably guessed it - it's only sold at The Wine Society, so you'll have to be a member (or become one - £40 for a lifetime share) to try it. £10.50 a bottle may sound like quite a bit for an everyday bottle of wine, but it really is one to try. Not only is it a fantastic wine, but it would go brilliantly well with your Sunday evening roast, a steak on a Wednesday or simply to bring out to impress friends.
Some come on, stop buying ropey Claret for £10 and start buying top quality, fun, exciting and complex South American Cabernet!


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Pre-engineered steel buildings are answering the construction call for many development projects around North America today.
Specifically in Ontario, these types of buildings, which consist of primary frames, secondary frames, and cover sheeting, are all interconnected to provide customization, durability, and energy efficiency.
Critical for the drastic temperature changes up here in Canada, the effectiveness, affordability, and environmental consciousness of a pre-engineered metal building is the way to go.
If you're on the fence about an Ontario pre-engineered steel building, check out these top 4 benefits you won't want to ignore:
1. Customization:
The sky is the limit when it comes to pre-engineered steel building customization selections.
Chances are, your construction project is more than just a cookie-cutter shed you can pick up from the nearest construction store.
With our pre-engineered buildings, we can design for auto repair shops, churches, warehouses, garages, homes, and everything in between.
Once we've established what kind of building is needed, further customization is possible for both the interior and exterior building components.
Not to mention, the building can be customized with a variety of colour schemes, including complementary, analogous, and monochromatic.
2. Versatile Options:
As we stated above, there are many different functional uses for a pre-engineered steel building in Ontario.
For starters, if you're looking to expand your business, pre-engineered steel buildings are excellent solutions.
If you're someone who is looking to launch a private company, a pre-engineered building is both convenient and accommodating, requiring a fraction of the time for official build-out.
On the philanthropic side, pre-engineered steel buildings are actually the leading choice for churches today.
Not to mention, institutional buildings like schools are able to grow their budgets by investing in the affordability of a pre-engineered metal building.
3. Durability:
Probably one of the most important factors to consider when erecting a building is its durability and strength through changing weather and temperatures.
Pre-engineered steel buildings come with a primary frame, designed to withstand any atmospheric condition, on top of the concrete slabs or piers.
After the primary installation, a secondary frame is incorporated for guaranteed strength that will endure the most brutal of winter storms, year after year.
4. Sustainability
The world is moving towards an environmentally conscious consumer trend today, and you want to be part of that.
Steel is one of the most sustainable and environmentally friendly materials on earth. Since steel is 100% recyclable, and can be melted down and recycled an infinite amount of times, choosing a pre-engineered steel building is good for both your wallet and the environment as a whole.
Not to mention, the durable structure contributes to energy efficiency within the building, cutting costs and energy drains.
Why You Should Choose an Ontario Pre-Engineered Steel Building
It's no secret that the winter weather patterns up here are hard to handle.
Resiliency and energy efficiency will benefit you, your budget, the environment, and the longevity of your building for years to come.
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Have you ever looked down into your bag to grab your trusty wedge for an upcoming, extremely difficult shot and had the pit of your stomach drop down through your shoes because it wasn't there?
Of course you have.
We all have. Well, most of us have, anyway.
Chances are good though that you probably just left your trusty wedge on the last hole, because, well, most of us are amateurs and we use our trusty wedges a lot; maybe not on every hole, but a lot.
Now imagine that wedge is part of a brand new set of clubs you just dropped a cool grand on.
That dropping of the pit in your stomach quickly goes to all out panic.
It doesn't have to be that way if you have Caditag in your bag.
. . .
We recently wrapped a Caditag ID sticker around our trusty wedge and proceeded to lose it at Jeffersonville Golf Club in West Norriton, PA, where a kind soul turned it in to the pro shop.
Jeffersonville is a Caditag Trusted Partner, so here's what happened next.
Mike Housely, the pro at Jeffersonville, saw the Caditag sticker on the club and promptly went to their website and punched in the numbers.
Within minutes we received a text telling us our trusty wedge was safe and sound at Jeffersonville Golf Club and we could pick it up anytime.
Crisis averted, and all for less than the price of a round of golf, and a heck of a lot less than the price of the club.
The only hiccup we ran into when registering our clubs was that the website asked for a serial number, which we later found out was the ID number. We're happy to report that you won't run into the same thing because once we told them about the confusion Caditag promptly made a change to the site to match the sign up form with the ID number.
We asked at the pro shop at Jeffersonville about the number of clubs turned in each week. Shane Frangiosa, the assistant pro at Jeffersonville, quickly pointed to four clubs leaning against a counter and said those were all turned in that week. He said some weeks they get more, but on average about three or four clubs are turned in each and every week, and that the cart barn is full of clubs that have been turned in because no one came back to claim them. That doesn't have to be the case if you have Caditag on your clubs.
Back in the day, golfers would tape a label with their name, address and telephone number onto their clubs, giving away entirely too much personal information. Caditag eliminates the need by providing an ID to your set of clubs. Do yourself a favor and check out Caditag today!
The labels are small and are easy to apply. Simply peel and stick onto your club just below the grip, or anywhere along the shaft. Having Caditags on your clubs will eliminate the need of having a caddy on your bag every round to fetch your clubs for you. And, again, a whole heck of a lot less expensive!
For golf courses, becoming a Trusted Partner is just as easy, and there isn't any expense. Sign your course up today and give your members a little peace of mind!
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As I was watching all of those Watson ads on TV this weekend during the Masters golf tournament, I thought to myself "well look at that, IBM has built the first big AI brand."
And that is coming from a true dinosaur of the tech business.
Even more impressive in many ways, is what Satya Nadella has done at Microsoft. He slayed the Windows Everywhere albatross that was holding Microsoft back for most of the post Gates era and has made Microsoft relevant again in the world of tech. Windows is enjoying a resurgence, the Office app suite is finally and successfully moving to the cloud, and Microsoft's cloud offerings are strong and getting stronger. The stock price tells the Nadella story as well as anything else. Here is how the stock has performed since Nadella took the helm of Microsoft in early 2014:
So what's the point of this post? Well I think it's worth pointing out that older tech companies can be relevant and competitive in the age of Google, Amazon, and Facebook. It just takes good leadership and the right strategy. As is that case with all companies.


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There's a great piece of information almost buried in the article about Spanish chef Ángel León in the October Gourmet (which is awesome, btw). Chef León isn't just a chef, but also a scientist/inventor (what chef isn't in Spain these days?) and while watching a documentary on Pompeii, he came up with a great invention:
He remembers hearing…that when the volcano blew in A.D. 79, millions of shellfish in the coastal waters around Pompeii were forced open by shock waves from the explosion. This idea sent León back to the laboratory, where he came up with a device for opening oysters by means of low-frequency sound waves. The oysters are placed in a bain-marie six at a time, and at the touch of a button their shells loosen their iron grip. No more digging about with knives is required; no nasty bits of shell are left in your oyster.
I tried to poke around a bit on Google for some information about this but didn't find anything. I'm curious about the effect of the sound waves on the shellfish. Are they killed by the waves, and in death they're opening their shells? Or are they still alive but opening their shells? Even if you use this method for shellfish shucking, you still need to detach the oyster from the shell for easy slurping. But I find this whole thing fascinating. I wonder if we'll see this method spread at all. It might be too expensive and slow. After all, the world's fastest shucker can open 33 oysters in a minute.


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After Zuo-No-Hana Park, we walked towards Red Brick Warehouse building. On our way, we crossed the bridge and we saw Minato Mirai 21 in different angle.
Minato Mirai 21 while crossing the bridge to Red Brick Warehouse from Zuo-No-Hana Park
Red Brick Warehouse is one of noticeable building structure around the Port of Yokohama. Both because of its color, old design of the building and its location in an open space in the port.
When we entered the Warehouse #2 (based on the brochure I have), we discovered that the building are full of shops, restaurants, diners and cafeteria. We had lunch at the 1st floor of the building where the food court is located and they call it as Picnic court where I saw a lot of people. My whole family enjoyed our lunch. Then, we walked around the building to see different stores until we reached the balcony. The balcony is one of the spots in the building that I enjoyed because of the sceneries it offered which is the surroundings of port of Yokohama and a great location for up close and personal view of Minato Mirai.
Sceneries while at the balcony of Warehouse#2
We haven't visited the Warehouse #1 as the building used in exhibits and events.
I also learned that the building is a historical building in the city which used as a custom houses before. The building or warehouse #1 which is the shortest building among the two was partially destroyed because of Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923.


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For a few days each May, tranquil New Plymouth pulses with activity as the Island Roots Heritage Festival takes over the settlement. Originally created to encourage islanders to renew ties with kin in Key West and beyond, today's festival offers an authentic and entertaining island experience for locals and tourists alike.
For visitors, Island Roots is a crash course in local culture. Bahamian artisans display native wood carvings, straw and shell work, fine jewelry and vivid paintings of tropical scenes. Traditional lime-in-spoon races, scavenger hunts, Maypole plaiting, conch-cleaning and conch horn-blowing contests and tug-of-war competitions delight kids of all ages.
Noon till night, island music drifts through town. Taking the stage at the 2013 festival were the adorable Tiny Turtles preschoolers, the Amy Roberts Primary School students, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Band, rake and scrape performers, Green Turtle Cay's own Gully Roosters, and – a true Bahamian legend – singer and artist, Eddie Minnis.
As the last rays of sun slipped over the horizon, a lively and colourful Junkanoo rush, set to the hypnotic rhythms of goatskin drums and the "kalik" of cowbells, wound its way through the festival grounds.
Naturally, no self-respecting Bahamian gathering would be complete without a wide menu of genuine native fare. Conch – the national food of the Bahamas – is served stewed, steamed, cracked and in chowder, fritters and salad.
Island chefs also offer up grilled lobster, fried fish and chicken, crab & rice, curry, coconut and key lime pies, guava cheesecake and fresh-made ice cream. Locally produced jams and jellies make tasty souvenirs – if you can resist sampling them before you get home. (And if you can't, try them on the homemade coconut bread from Sid's Grocery.)
This year's festival saw the launch of a new photo exhibit at the Albert Lowe Museum, a screening of the film, "Full Circle: A Taino Story," and a book signing of the newly released book, The Lucayan Taino: First People of the Bahamas with author, Sandra Reilly, and artist, Alton Lowe. A discussion about Bahamian bush medicine was held over afternoon tea at the Captain Roland Roberts Environmental Center, while other venues hosted lectures about the Bahamas National Trust and the Bahamas DNA Project.
Now, if this were the extent of the Island Roots Heritage Festival, it would be tons of fun and well worth the modest admission charge. But there's a whole other side to the festival. I'll write about that next time.
Part two: Island Roots Festival: Bridging Past and Future


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Guido is on the BBC's Daily Politics later today. Originally the idea was that Guido would record a short video about Draper and Labour's approach to blogging. Guido's view is essentially that LabourList is failing because it is just a spin and propaganda site, not a genuine independent initiative discussing openly the future direction of the Labour Party. It is a top-down tool of Labour's spin machine.
The second charge is that Draper is the wrong person to run a blog. Good blogs succeed because they have good content and an authentic voice. Draper is a shyster who is the embodiment of New Labour's spin and sleaze. His supposed personal rebirth as a morally reformed psychotherapist is just spin. He hasn't changed one little bit. He still spins his credentials just like he did in the past.
Guido went to California last week to get to the bottom of the story, what Guido discovered was shocking. Guido has already revealed that Draper didn't go to the prestigious Berkeley campus of the University of California, instead he went to a small institute, based in a house in the suburbs of Berkeley.
What Guido found out in Berkeley was even more surprising. Guido has established as fact from reliable sources that in March 2004 Derek Draper was asked to leave the third year of a Clinical Psychology (PsyD) programme normally lasting 5 years. Further that in April 2004 it was determined that he would not receive an M.A. from the Wright Institute. So how does Derek come to have an M.A.? Why was he expelled? Did he win an appeal? Is it all the same old Derek with the same old spin?
The BBC say that this is off topic and they didn't want to run a video from Guido on this subject. Guido thinks it gets to the core of Draper's character. He spins the truth and you just can't get away with that inauthenticity online. Draper just isn't the real deal.
Apologies for the sound quality – this is a rough excerpt from the video that Guido wanted to show on the Daily Politics:
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Dear Jewish Fairy Godmother:
When I worked professionally, for thirty years, I was in Human
Resources. I have helped far more than my fair share of relatives,
friends, friends' children, etc with their resumes and career goals.
Generally I start by asking them what they would most like to do, and
then compare their existing experience, education, and skill sets to
their goals. Recently my PT asked me to counsel his son, a college
dropout with four years of experience managing a food truck, who is
now working in an office job. After a lengthy discussion, I counseled
him to follow his passion, music, by approaching his former
employers– who now have a very hot and successful Peruvian
restaurant—about managing their evening shifts and introducing
performances to increase revenues and clientele. He hung up with
stars in his eyes, motivated and ready to draw up a plan to present.
But his father called me furious. Apparently the only thing he wanted
was for his son to go back and finish his BA. From what I can see, that
is not this kid's path, and that's what I said. I had three months of PT
scheduled but am now leery about putting my pain into the hands of
someone who is angry with me and am thinking about changing to
another PT. Am I being too cautious?
Almost New Knee
Dear Almost New Knee:
I think it's a fair question to ask your PT if he can separate your
personal and professional interactions. You shouldn't have to suffer
more than you already will. I'd like to think that he's an honest and
compassionate therapist and that being cruel is not in his skill set. But
if you feel wary, resistant, or even to unsure, explain to him that
you're changing your therapy plans based on your concerns. At worst
you get a less competent PT, but any regimen you undertake will
mean pain and you should not have to anticipate or endure more than
As for the counseling, no parent or outsider can make any young
person return to academia if that's not a goal. The expense, time, and
effort would be wasted without a clear sense of how higher education
would serve him. There's no time limit on degree completion; many
colleges specialize in programs for returning adults, many of whom are
working fulltime. If your PT's son decides to return to school later, I
am certain he will have options. Many fine people pursue their
passions and succeed, and many others fail. I'd rather see him try and
find motivation than become a wage slave and feel he had never
pursued his dream. I think you did well and good.


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6 Iconic SA attractions to get solar power boost
Author: Louzel Lombard
Six of South Africa's iconic tourism attractions will be equipped with solar powered energy sources in the coming financial year, Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom told parliament on Wednesday, 3 May, during the annual Tourism budget speech.
"Contractors have been appointed to install renewable energy at various pilot sites, including Robben Island Museum; the Skukuza and Lower Sabi rest camps in the Kruger National Park; and the Karoo Desert, the Hantam and the Free State National Botanical Gardens," Hanekom said.
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About Us
The Village Birth Education Center is a group of mamas, doulas, lactation consultants, and birth educators who care passionately about parents being supported, respected, and informed during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. We are a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit. As we grow, we hope to form a point of connection for families seeking evidence-based resources for birth & postpartum in the Amarillo area.
Postpartum Support
Specifically geared towards female-identifying parents, this group is designed to provide support for Perinatal Mood Disorders, like postpartum depression, anxiety, & OCD. Group meets once a month, on the last Wednesday at 5:45pm. Group is facilitated by Rosalinda Heider, LCSW, and Ruth DeAnda, LBSW. It's a time of support, conversation, and snacks. Kids are always welcome!
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Wildlife Wonders Floor Puzzle
The Florida Keys, 1990
Charley Harper (American, 1922–2007) loved animals and nature, but he was quick to remind folks that he was an artist, not a naturalist: "I think flat, simple, and funny." With the cheeky tail end of a deer or the dangling foot of a droll little mouse, his artwork makes viewers smile. In a style he called "minimal realism," Harper used geometric shapes, patterns, and vivid colors to bring out the personality of each critter he painted.
Thoughtfully conceived and engagingly intricate, our interlocking children's jigsaw puzzles combine superb color reproduction, stunning and unusual images, and sturdy construction to delight generations of novice and veteran puzzleworkers.
WARNING: Choking hazard—small parts. This Charley Harper Wildlife Wonders floor puzzle is not suitable for children under 3 years.
48 interlocking pieces, each approx. 5 x 5 in.
Animal floor puzzle size: 3 x 2 ft. Box size: 12¼ x 7 x 2⅝ in.
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Supplemental Funding for 18 Towns
Since May, 2015, the Town of Hawley has been spearheading an effort to generate Supplemental Funding through the State Legislature for those Western Massachusetts Towns that are most severely affected by the high cost of Broadband implementation. Early on, the Communications Committee conducted two analyses of MBI's table of buildout costs – first on a cost per household basis and then by average tax rate increase. What we discovered was that there are 18 Towns where the tax rate increase needed to finance Broadband would be higher than the average increase across all Towns of $.85/1000.
Hawley had the third-highest tax-rate increase, at $1.58/1000, with only Warwick ($1.66) and Monroe ($2.62) posting higher amounts. To put it in perspective, this analysis shows that Hawley's tax burden for Broadband will be nearly twice (186%) the additional tax burden paid by the average Town during the 15 years it will take to pay off the bonds that would be used to finance the project.
On the one hand, it could be argued that Hawley and Towns like it would be enjoying the benefits of Broadband, as well as possible returns of 'profits' based on user fees. On the other, there is no guarantee that any revenues generated would be great enough to make up for the cumulative effect of a tax increase that would be in place for 15 years.
Based on this information, the Hawley Communications Committee decided to mount an email campaign involving State Legislators and the Selectboards of the 18 Towns. The purpose of the campaign was to make the funding request and to garner the support of the participating Towns. We decided to ask for supplemental funds rather than for a redistribution of existing build-out costs so that no Town would be asked to "give anything up" in order for the program to move forward.
Eligible Towns and Funding Amounts
The following table shows the Towns and amounts that would be granted under this program:
Since this funding initiative was conceived in May, two sets of letters have been sent out via email and regular mail to all 18 Towns, as well to all state Senators and Representatives that cover those Towns, as well as to Representative Paul Mark. Samples of these communications can be found HERE.
Part of the purpose of those letters was to garner support from the 18 Towns in the form of letters from their Selectboards to Representative Mark, with copies to their other Senators and Representatives, stating their support for the funding program.
Where the Program Stands
On July 22, the Town of Hawley received a written response from Senator Downing and Representative Mark, also available HERE. Basically, it said that there is no more money and we've missed the deadline for budgeting in 2015, anyway. What it did do is encourage Towns like Hawley with cost issues to pursue alternatives to fiber-to-the-home as a way to save money, saying that: "MBI believes that each community must collectively decide exactly what kind of network – fiber, wireless, cable, etc., they wish to build."
While this letter can be interpreted in a number of ways, the Hawley Communications Committee has decided to take the high road and pursue two courses:
We met with Representative Mark shortly after receiving the letter. He encouraged us to pursue both courses, taking care to make sure we put our funding "ask" in the queue in time for it to be a part of the budget process.
With the second course in mind, the Hawley Communications Committee will be meeting with Rep. Mark on Thursday, November 19 to update him on our activities and to determine the specifics of what we need to do to move on the Supplemental Funding request.
Where We Stand with the Towns
As this was being written:
♦ We have 12 support letters in hand from Town Selectboards;
That's a total of 15 of the original 18 Towns that support — and see the need for – Supplemental Funding: one short of all the Towns that could.
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The Meeting between State Representative Paul Mark, the Hawley Selectboard, the Communications Committee and a group of Hawley residents that took place at the Town Office on November 19 was highly productive. After hearing a joint presentation on Communications Committee activities vis a vis Broadband by Lark Thwing and Rick Kean, Representative Mark focused his attention on two areas:
1.) The need for the Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) to become more flexible in its requirements for a hybrid fiber-wireless network, regarding:
• system download and upload speeds; and,
2.) The request for Supplemental Funding by the "List of 18," a group of Western Massachusetts Towns that are carrying an inordinately heavy burden of the costs of Broadband buildout and deployment under the current MBI plan. Twelve signed Letters of Support from participating Town Selectboards were presented to Mr. Mark at the meeting, plus a status update on the remaining six.
Rep. Mark acknowledged the need for fexibility and indicated he would stay vigilent on the matter. He also said he thought the request for Supplemental Funding was justifiable and politically viable, in that the "List of 18" represents the most aggrieved Towns.
Rep. Mark said he would support the Supplemental Funding request in the legislature, and will be organizing a meeting between representatives of the Towns, and their five State Senators and Representatives, in mid-January to develop that proposal and insert it into the Commonwealth's budgeting process.
"I live in Peru, MA," he said. "We have nothing there. I'm the only representative in the State Assembly with no local cell phone or high-speed Internet."
"When it comes to small, rural Towns like Hawley and their need for Broadband, I 'get' it," Rep. Mark concluded.
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Freelance Writers And Their Advantages
Updated: Mar 28, 2020
Content outsourcing to India
Why should you select a freelancer for your content writing needs? Here's why –
Freelance writers are like lawyers, except much cheaper.
Freelancers tend to be generalists.
Freelancers provide a fresh point of view of your product.
Freelancers tend to work through marketing agencies
A freelance writer, on assignment, is very much your advocate. Quite as a member at the Legal bar might, the freelancer does not have to believe in the Truth of your assertions. All he/she has to do is believe in your right to have them heard.
Good freelancers might sound expensive at the outset, but when you compare the cost of hiring a full-time writer along with all the benefits and facilities, the cost of a freelancer comes down by half. What's more? If you are not satisfied with one writer's style, you can always try another.
The writer's skills are measured by her ability to present those assertions in the most favorable light possible. Give the freelance content writer the facts; tell him which interpretation of the Truth you wish brought to the forefront, and which aspects you would rather not have emphasized; then let her argue your case in Web court.
The advantage to generalists is that they avoid the messy bogs of details. Web descriptions need to be short, descriptive, overviews of your product. The graphics-intensive web pages do not need exposition as much as they need garnish; the light touch of the generalist. It is too easy for the expert in the subject to get bogged down in the details, and the devils, as they say, lie in the details. A capable web content writer does not need to know the specifics of your topic. Rather, she needs to know the framework of the rules and their application to you and your product.
A content writer knows how to access those details that may be necessary for presenting your point. Content writers are good researchers. Anyone living with an elephant in the room is most definitely going to have a point of view, most particularly of the elephant. That point of view, bound by the room and the viewer's position vis-à-vis the elephant. To see how the esthetics of the pachyderm work with the over all scheme of the room is probably best left to an outsider. Not having to work with the elephant day after day, is, most likely going to provide a gentler appreciation for grey as a theme. The free-lancer, by definition an outsider, can provide that gentling.
Finally, there is perhaps the not so obvious administrative advantage of knowing that the freelancer, stuck for a thought, is annoying productive workers, but, not on your time.


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Paul Pierce recently sat down with Greg Dickerson of CSNNE.com and touched on a number of things, including Doc Rivers returning to the team, the Miami Heat's new Big Three, and his own retirement a few years down the line. Hit the links for video of the interview.
"I really wanted him to hurry up and make the decision, because his future really depended on mine and Ray's and people don't understand that. I think a lot of other people's futures depended on what Doc did, and that's moving forward as an organization. If Doc doesn't come back, do we start the (rebuilding) process? I mean, (Ray Allen)'s a free agent, (Kendrick Perkins) went down, I'm on the last year of my deal, so there was a lot of things that could have happened if Doc walked away. That's why it was big for Doc to come back."
"You know it could come together right away for them, like it did when we brought our whole new team together, but it's all about the sacrifice, it's all about dropping the egos, and it's all about communication. It's going to be hard, you know why? I like to call this barbershop talk, because you go to a barbershop and all you talk about is basketball and sports and people are always saying, 'What if Kevin, Ray, and Paul had gotten together when they were younger? They'd probably have four or five championships. But then you don't take into (account) the fact that we were all in our primes, still trying to establish ourselves at the same time, which is what you're seeing with Miami now. All of these guys are in their prime. Now, how much of your prime are you going to sacrifice? LeBron right now is an MVP-caliber player. Wade is also, too. And also Chris Bosh. Now, can these guys say for the rest of their careers it's not about winning the MVP? It's about sacrificing the individual numbers for a greater good, and that's winning a championship. I think the great players make the adjustment. If it doesn't work out (the first year), I think as time goes, they'll figure it out."
On Pierce opting out of his contract:
"I never thought for half of a second (that I would be somewhere else). Truthfully. I couldn't even picture myself in another uniform. I never thought for a second, really. I opted out because I wanted to help the team, take less money per year, so we could restructure the team. I like the team, I wanted to bring everybody back, add some pieces, and that was my reason for opting out."
"I think this is going to be it for me. After these three or four years that I'm going to play, then I think that's going to be it for the game of basketball. I put so much into this game. As far as retiring from the NBA, I think I will be done after this contract because eventually I want to go overseas and play and live for a couple of years. That's why this is a big contract for me, knowing I'm going to retire a Boston Celtic. I want to go to either Italy or Greece for a year. I think I want to be able to bring my family over to just kind of share a different experience overseas for a couple of years, before I settle into retirement."


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French onion soup is a delicious a heartwarming dish that has been served in restaurants across France and in the kitchens of French cuisine lovers everywhere. It grew popular during the 18th century and is now a staple in many cafes and bistros all over the world.
Onion soups date back to Roman times but the modern day French Onion soup can be traced back a few centuries. While no one knows the origins of this famous soup, there are few possibilities floating around. According to legend, onion soup first surfaced in France around the 17th century and was said to have been invented by Louis XV. The story goes that after a long day of hunting at his lodge, Louis realized that all he had at the lodge were some onions, butter and champagne. Unworried, he cooked it all together and created the first French onion soup.
Today's preparation method has been refined a bit and is a treat for the taste buds as much as the senses. It is often characterized by the cheese and croutons that cover the caramelized onions, which brings out the sweetness, a strong meaty broth.
Since the weather has cooled down, now is the perfect time to whip up this popular menu item right in your home.
Makes 4 servings. Prep time: 20 minutes. Cook time: 1.5 hours. Difficulty: Easy
1 pound of onions, finely sliced
½ stick butter
2 cups beef stock
2 cups chicken stock
1 cup white wine
½ cup red wine
Salt and pepper to taste
1 sprig each fresh thyme and marjoram
1 garlic clove, minced
1/8 cup Cognac
French bread sliced
½ cup grated Gruyere cheese
1. Sauté onions and garlic in butter in an uncovered soup pot until onions are nicely browned.
2. Add thyme, marjoram, Cognac, white wine, beef and chicken stock and bring to a boil.
3. Reduce and simmer for 40 minutes until onion flavor is well developed.
4. Season to taste and add red wine.
5. Serve with French bread croutons and grated Gruyere cheese.
French onion soup has an illustrious history and today it is often served in some of the finest restaurants and with world class international cheeses. Next time you are in France, keep an eye out for "soupe à l'oignon" (onion soup) on the menu.


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Emmy-winning anchorwoman Debby Knox has been a staple in Indiana homes for more than three decades.
Debby was WISH-TV's 24-Hour News 8's lead TV journalist, and at one time anchored the 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts. Debby started with WISH-TV on the noon news, was promoted to early anchor, coming from stations in the northern Indiana communities of Elkhart and South Bend. After 33 years anchoring and reporting, Debby retired from WISHTV in November 2013.
Debby's reports have been many and varied during her years with WISH-TV. While her main focus was in the area of health and medical technology, she is also known for her one-on-one interviews with prominent newsmakers, including Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton and Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell. In addition, Debby has interviewed former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev. She also interviewed Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Desmond Tutu, Nobel Scientist Dr. James Watson, Medal of Honor Recipient Sammy Davis, Senators Elizabeth Dole, Richard Lugar, Evan Bayh, Former First Lady Barbara Bush, Boston Celtics Coach Brad Stevens and authors, John Green, Kurt Vonnegut, jr. and Anne Patchett.
Debby has been honored with many other awards and Emmy nominations during her career including those from the prestigious Society of Professional Journalists and the National American Heart Association for a documentary on a heart transplant patient. She has won Indiana State Medical Journalism awards, a coveted CASPAR, for an impactful investigative series on the Indiana Blood Center. She's won awards from the Associated Press and United Press International and was the recipient of the Theodore Barrett Award from the Indiana Psychological Association. She is also a six-time recipient of favorite female TV news anchor by Indianapolis Woman Magazine. Most recently, Debby was inducted into the Associated Press Broadcast Hall of Fame, was a 2014 honoree of the prestigious organization, Girls Inc., and was appointed a Distinguished Hoosier in 2013 by Governor Mike Pence.
Debby, raised in Edwardsburg, Michigan was, in 1972, crowned Miss Edwardsburg and Miss Blossomtime. She is a graduate of Edwardsburg High School and the University of Michigan. Her parents are Dr. and Mrs. Robert Knox, who still reside on Eagle Lake. A mother of two grown children and wife of psychologist Richard Tirman, Debby has a full and active life both on and off the camera. Most recently Debby gained positive attention and accolades in Central Indiana by documenting her recent 60pound weight loss.
An exercise enthusiast and skier, Debby is also an avid reader. She is very committed to helping the community. Along with lead sportsanchor, Anthony Calhoun, she has raised tens of thousands of dollars for inner city youth. She is a supporter of St. Richard's School, where her children attended, Christal DeHaan's Global Schools, Trinity Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, Cathedral High School, Indianapolis, Butler University and the University of Michigan.
Debby is currently working with two colleagues on a documentary focusing on the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg. The film is set to be released in the spring of 2015.


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This index provides an easy method of browsing through the prayers by category and tradition.
Selected Prayers
Prayers by Category
Prayers of devotion, surrender, love, praise and offering.
Prayers of thanksgiving, initiation, affirmation and blessing.
Prayers of petition, supplication, calling forth and healing.
Prayers of reflection, contemplation, being and teaching.
Prayers by Tradition
These are some of the religious and cultural traditions represented in the collection. Use the SEARCH page to look for prayers of other religions not listed below.


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Growing In Community
by Catherine Roberts
Catherine is a Loretto Volunteer in our Washington, DC house, serving at Interfaith Voices radio show.
When you grow up, go to high school, go to college, and work your first professional job all in the same city, meeting new people is usually a one-or-two at a time occurrence. The patterns of how I relate to people have evolved only gradually, and most of my relationships are many years old. When I joined the Loretto Volunteer program, "community" was probably the value that I thought about least. I had few expectations beyond getting to know four housemates, perhaps slightly better than I would have had I moved in with strangers independently.
It's still early in the program, and in many ways everything still feels challenging. Successful budgeting, living mindfully, and finding meaning in my work are objectives I have by no means mastered. But the most challenging aspect has also been the most rewarding. Living with a group of people so totally removed from my normal sphere of acquaintance takes a leap of faith - but the intentional community aspect means that my fellow community members are there to catch me.
It's not only my housemates that form this community. Every day for lunch at Interfaith Voices, the whole staff sits down to lunch together, along with the staff of the Quixote Center. It's a simple thing, but taking time to share a meal together seems like a radical practice in today's prevailing work culture. It has become my favorite part of the day.
I have a new piece of advice to offer (in case anyone were ever to solicit it): if you want to learn about yourself, join an intentional community. The personalities around me have showed me new things about myself - as self discoveries tend to go, at least for me, they're things I knew subconsciously but never directly acknowledged. Some are good, like my deeper understanding of the paramount importance of my interpersonal relationships. Some aren't as pleasant, like my tendency toward impatience. All are vital in working to become the best version of myself.
Practicing intentionality in how I relate to people, both at work and at home, is not only proving fruitful in forming new relationships. It's also helping me in my long-standing relationships from home. Being far away from my loved ones is the most difficult part of this whole experience. But better intentionality means that I'm more proactive about both contacting them as well as making our interactions more meaningful.
If this all sounds a bit self-centered, I want to make clear that I would hope that my fellow community members also benefit from my presence. Really, though, I think I'm getting the better end of the deal.
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Crunch time has come early for the Tigers. Thrashed by the Raiders a fortnight ago, the Wests Tigers struggled without Benji Marshall and Josh Reynolds and looked a lot like the bottom eight team almost everyone tipped them to be at the start of the season.
The loss left them in 10th spot with a 7-8 record and everyone is waiting to see if it was a one-off or pretty much what we can expect from the Tigers for the rest of the season.
Playing at their spiritual home Leichhardt Oval on Sunday should give them a lift, but they will definitely lose if they go in thinking their opponents will be pushovers.
The Titans are 11th on the ladder with five wins from 14 games, though they showed with the round 15 road win over the Bulldogs that they can't be taken lightly. Coach Garth Brennan appears to have finally settled on a 17-man team he can rely on and the players look like they're not second-guessing themselves as much anymore.
The Titans are capable of playing a spoiler role in the run to the play-offs.
Wests Tigers v Titans - Round 16
Key match-up: Moses Mbye is tipped to make his debut in Tigers colours and should add an exciting new dimension to the Tigers' attack. There's probably not too much Ivan Cleary can drum into Mbye in terms of the team playbook so the former Bulldogs fullback will probably just play it by ear. The Titans are hoping their own fullback Michael Gordon emulates his round 15 man of the match performance against the Bulldogs.
For the Tigers to win: Benji Marshall is sidelined for another week or two and Josh Reynolds is no certainty to return from a hamstring injury, leaving Luke Brooks to shoulder most of the playmaking duties. Brooks will be hoping Mbye and Tigers returnee Robbie Farah can help ease his load.
For the Titans to win: Based on the Tigers' insipid round 15 effort against the Raiders, the Titans should look to dominate up front. They punched regular holes in the middle and on the edges of Canterbury's defence and should try similar tactics against the Tigers. Brennan also needs an inspired performance from his inconsistent backs.
Tigers Stat Attack: The club will be aiming for their 200th victory in the history of the joint venture at Leichhardt Oval. The Tigers joined the NRL in 2000.
Titans Stat Attack: Gold Coast have the advantage coming into this match having won four of their past five games against the Tigers.
And another thing: Mid-season Tigers signings Mbye and Farah will be part of a rare rugby league milestone against the Titans. Mbye's last game for the Bulldogs was against the Titans a fortnight ago while Farah's final game for the Rabbitohs was also against the Titans three weeks ago. Tigers coach Ivan Cleary might have a word to his new recruits this week for some inside information.
Match: Wests Tigers v Titans
Round 16 -
home Team
Wests Tigers
9th Position
away Team
11th Position
Venue: Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Wests Tigers v Gold Coast Titans, Sunday 2pm at Leichhardt Oval
Wests Tigers: 1 Moses Mbye, 2 Malakai Watene-Zelezniak, 3 Esan Marsters, 4 Kevin Naiqama, 5 Corey Thompson, 6 Josh Reynolds, 7 Luke Brooks, 8 Russell Packer (c), 9 Robbie Farah, 14 Alex Twal, 11 Chris Lawrence, 21 Chris McQueen, 13 Elijah Taylor
Interchange: 12 Josh Aloiai,15 Suaso Sue, 16 Michael Chee Kam, 17 Matt Eisenhuth
In a late change, Chris McQueen will make his first start for the club, with Josh Aloiai dropping back to the bench. In other news an hour before kick-off, Tyson Gamble and Robbie Rochow were the last two omitted from the squad. Ben Matulino was ruled out on Saturday, replaced at prop by Alex Twal. New recruits Robbie Farah and Moses Mbye start at hooker and fullback respectively. Mahe Fonua (broken arm) is out with Kevin Naiqama shifting into centre and Corey Thompson moving from fullback to wing. Josh Reynolds (shoulder) returns at five-eighth. Tim Grant was dropped from the initial squad on Saturday afternoon.
Titans: 1 Michael Gordon, 2 Anthony Don, 3 Dale Copley, 4 Brenko Lee, 5 Phillip Sami, 6 AJ Brimson, 7 Ashley Taylor, 8 Jarrod Wallace, 9 Nathan Peats, 10 Ryan James (c), 11 Kevin Proctor, 12 Keegan Hipgrave, 13 Jai Arrow
Interchange: 14 Mitch Rein, 15 Will Matthews, 16 Moeaki Fotuaika, 17 Jack Stockwell
The Titans will start 1-17 after Morgan Boyle, Konrad Hurrell and Leilani Latu were left out an hour from kick-off. Jarrod Wallace returns from suspension at prop, pushing Jack Stockwell to the bench and Morgan Boyle to the reserves. Bryce Cartwright and Kane Elgey dropped off the reserves list on Saturday.
Head-to-head: Played 19; Titans 11 wins, Wests Tigers 8 wins
Matches at venue: Played 3; Titans 2 wins, Wests Tigers 1 win
Previous result: Wests Tigers won 26-4 at Cbus Super Stadium in round 21
Points per game: Wests Tigers 15.3; Titans 19.0
Points conceded per game: Wests Tigers 17.7; Titans 25.4
Televised: Live on Fox League
Steve Turner's prediction: It's a new-look Tigers this weekend, with Moses Mbye's first outing in his new colours and the return of Robbie Farah. The two additions will provide plenty of options in attack for the Tigers and provide much needed help for Luke Brooks. The Titans come into the fixture with plenty of confidence after their impressive win over the Bulldogs. Ash Taylor and AJ Brimson have been impressive and their partnership will only get better. They will be up against on Sunday the Gold Coast, but the only way to shut the crowd out is score more points and worry about themselves.
TIP: Tigers by 4


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Head to Florida if You Want to Visit Mars (in Augmented Reality)
The breathtaking imagery of Mars, which has been captured by NASA's Curiosity Rover since it landed on the planet in August 2012, is now getting the augmented reality treatment.
"Destination: Mars," which opened to the public at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Monday, will allow guests to take an interactive, holographic tour of the cold, dusty, red planet.
A partnership between NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Microsoft's HoloLens technology, "Destination: Mars" uses the HoloLens mixed-reality headset, meaning virtual and physical elements are grafted onto one another to create a strikingly detailed user experience. In the new exhibit, the public will have access to the same quality of Martian imagery that NASA's scientists and astronauts do.
A holographic Erisa Hines, one of the Curiosity drivers at NASA'S JPL, accompanies guests their own personal Mars journey. You also get holographic Buzz Aldrin as a tour guide.
"Destination: Mars" is open now through January 1, 2017.


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Tag: spiritualism
Into The Mystic, by Christopher Hill
WIth Into The Mystic, Christopher Hill delves into the interplay of mindset, mood, and music of 1960s rock and roll and opens the doors of perception.
Supernatural Entertainments, by Simone Natale
With Supernatural Entertainments, Simone Natale's focus is on the industry that popped up around spiritualism, and how that helped shape the world.
Teen Spirit Guide to Working with Mediumship, by Ceryn Rowntree
Reading Teen Spirit Guide to Working with Mediumship will set teens well on their way to see, hear and learn about some really interesting things.
The Magiculum, ed. by Todd Landman
The Magiculum is part autobiography, and part magical history


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Heading to a new destination over an unfamiliar route in a downpour doesn't make for a pleasant travel experience. Compounding the matter was leaving the road map at home. We use maps – the old paper kind. We don't 'do' GPS.
We were heading to two destinations: one a resort where we would stay and the other a place where we planned to eat that night.
Windshield wipers flung rain off the windows as we traveled north on Highway 109, a two-lane road that snakes along Washington's coastal North Beach area.
Our ultimate destination was Iron Springs Resort, where we were spending the weekend, but we were also seeking the Green Lantern Pub in the town of Copalis Beach. We had just enough information about it to believe it was 'our kind of place'.
A handful of Yelp reviews and a hearty endorsement ("They serve the best steaks!") from a cheerful lady in the tourism office at nearby Ocean Shores (where we got a map) convinced us to dine at the Green Lantern that night.
The Green Lantern Pub
Easily spotted on the corner of Highway 109 and the road that leads to Griffiths-Priday Ocean State Park, the place has had only five owners since it opened in 1928. It's also had the same name for all but two of those years.
We literally bellied up to the bar at the Green Lantern Pub – the place was packed with others who were there for Friday's Prime Rib dinner special. Sitting on those old round seat-bottom stools without backs we were within arm's reach of a shuffle board table and not far from the lone pool table.
I watched the woman next to me nurse a beer – served in a pint canning jar – for more than an hour while she tested her luck at a 10-cent pull-tab game (like the one pictured on the left). She spent $40 but when she left, she carried a jackpot prize with her: a giant-sized box of Rice Krispy treat bars!
The Prime Rib dinner, at $14.95 per person, got us such large cuts of meat that had enough leftovers for another meal. We passed on the large baked potato and still had a selection of five other sides from which to choose. A dinner salad was included.
The wine list – red, white, pink, - served from large bottle or box – didn't impress, but the pours were hearty and with 10 brewskies on tap and a full bar from which to order, there was no room for complaint.
The "Daily Specials," including barbequed ribs on Saturday night and a few days later, a $9.95 New York steak. . .had us nodding in agreement: it was our kind of place!
We will certainly be coordinating our return visit to Iron Springs Resort with the nightly specials at the Green Lantern.
Perhaps during our next visit we'll even meet some of the . . .ahem. . .tavern ghosts. Our waitress told us they have some regulars ~ she's seen them. We didn't.
If You Go:
Green Lantern Pub is at 3119 State Highway 109, Copalis Beach, 98535, 360-289-2297; because this place is a bar, no one under 21 is allowed. It is an easy three miles from Iron Springs Resort, 3707 State Highway 109, www.ironspringsresort.com, 1-800-380-7950. Griffiths-Priday Ocean State Park is a 364-acre marine park with beach, and low dunes. For information, 360-902-8844, www.parks.wa.gov
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
'WA' Wednesday: 'Our Kind of Place' at Copalis Beach
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It sounds very nice, Jackie and Joel. I love anywhere near a beach, myself. (Looked up Copalis Beach on the Intenet.) Couldn't get the Iron Springs Resort link to open, though. All the best...ReplyDeleteReplies
It is just under three hours from Seattle Andrew, so if you get back to the Pacific Northwest give yourself a few days and head to Copalis Beach. Eat at the Green Lantern and stay at Iron Springs. (I'll check that link, thanks for mentioning it.)Delete
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Volcanic studies by members of the Royal Society of London 1665 - 1780
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Stokes, E. (1971). Volcanic studies by members of the Royal Society of London 1665 - 1780. Earth Science Journal, 5(2), 46-70.
Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/9190
Late seventeenth century ideas about volcanic activity were largely derived from classical sources. The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London provided a vehicle for publication of information about volcanoes where many ancient notions were refuted and new hypotheses suggested. Volcanic studies by members included detailed field reports, eyewitness accounts of eruptions as well as expeditions to extinct or dormant volcanic peaks, experiments with volcanic rocks, and speculation on the nature of subterranean "fires" and causes of eruptions. The development of theories concerning the formation of the columnar basalts of the Giant's Causeway is also traced. By the 1770's there appeared a general acceptance among members of the Royal Society of the igneous origin of basalt, the existence of ancient extinct volcanoes and the implications of past geologic change.
Waikato Geological Society, The University of Waikato
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What type of Physician should I see?
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I would suggest a good gynocologist
I have asked my primary doctor and was told its all in my head. My gynecologist said its just something that happens and there was nothing i could do
I spoke to my counselor/ psychiatrist first. She is now working my Primary Care doctor to get something to help me.
When I mentioned some of my issues to my OB she just shrugged and said to go see a sexologist because it's "probably a mental thing"
My gyno just shrugged it off and told me it happens. I was so embarrassed that I had worked up the courage to bring it up, just to be shut down. I am so glad I found this community and now know I'm not alone.
I told my OB and was said that eventually it will come back.. mentioned it to my primary care and was told to check my hormones. Had my hormones checked - normal. No suggestions aside from just do it - better you than your husband going somewhere else. I walked out crying then and I am crying as I type this now.
I've been told a Gyno as well as an Endocrinologist.
I'm so sorry you were hurt like that. I know the feeling. I was in an 8 year relationship and he knew I had HSDD. It's scary, causing low self esteem, causes stress which can cause other libido problems if it's too much, and I don't feel like a girl anymore. And my boyfriend eventually cheated on me, and he was manipulative about the sex stuff. I've had an ex who was "trying to be there for me" tell me "maybe I just need the right man to start it up again; knock it out a few times." I wanted to puke. I told him to take me home and that he was disgusting. My boyfriend broke up with me 2 days before Xmas. He found another girl. It makes me feel like crap. 8 years with him and 6 months into the relationship he made me feel so bad that I tried to have intercourse, but my body was just dead. I've cried many times over the years. Having this problem start in my mid twenties definitely makes me feel like I lost part of my life. I can't connect to anyone on an intimate level when it comes to passion and desire. It messes with my entire life. Keep looking at the resources on this page and you can get medication for it through telemedicine if you want. Don't give up. Your husband isn't going anywhere so screw those doctors. My ex later told me that when I told him about my HSDD that I was making it up. Jerk. Smh.
I saw two gyns, and an endocrinologist. Took my hormones , all were normal so that was the end of the convo, I finally found a PA in an internal med office who had a focus on women's health who listened and really wanted to help me. You may have to go to several drs until you find one Who will listen.
I asked my OB and she said it's something that just happens and their is no magic pill. We saw a counselor and his answer was for us to have sex every 3 says consistently and my libido would come back. That didn't work. This has been an issue for me for 5 years now. It's breaking down my marriage.


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BTS Jimin's High School Teacher Opposed His Idol Dreams, At First
Before BTS, Jimin was Park Jimin, an ordinary student with extraordinary talent.
Several of Jimin's former Busan High School of Art classmates shared their memories of him with KOREA NOW. Jimin's homeroom teacher also opened up about this famous graduate.
When asked about what Jimin was like as a student, Mr. Lee said, "He was excellent in both his studies and dances, entering as the top student of his department."
"When he was hanging out with his friends in the classroom," he continued. "I did not see him dancing as much, but I remember whenever he was in the practice studio, he practiced more than anyone else."
"He loved listening to music. So, I remember whenever music came out, he wanted to express something through that music."
When asked if he has any special memories of Jimin, Mr. Lee talked about the performance Jimin and his classmates put on at his wedding.
When he was in the tenth grade, he and his classmates did a surprise celebration at my wedding. I still remember Jimin singing and dancing at the same time with a mic in his hand, but he didn't even get tired. People told me they felt like they weren't at a wedding, but at a musical show.
— Mr. Lee
Mr. Lee also revealed that, in the beginning, he opposed Jimin's dreams of being an idol. "To be honest," he said. "I opposed at first because that job, being an idol, it's easy to dream about, but definitely not easy to succeed."
Before Jimin's audition with Big Hit Entertainment, Mr. Lee gave him an ultimatum; choose to be an idol or a dancer.
So when he told me he is taking an audition for Producer Bang Si Hyuk, I told Jimin this is his last chance. After this audition, I told him you have to choose your path on becoming an idol or a modern dancer. But on that day, he passed the audition.
— Mr. Lee
When Jimin passed the audition, Mr. Lee realized that becoming an idol, an unattainable dream for many people, could become reality for his pupil.
As far as I know, thousands of people took that audition, but Jimin was the only one that passed. So after that, I started to think, 'he definitely has potential.'
— Mr. Lee
Mr. Lee never forgot his star student, and Jimin didn't forget his teacher either. During BTS's Japan tour, Jimin's father passed this message from Jimin on to Mr. Lee and Busan High School of Art.
Find out more about Jimin's school days here:
BTS's Jungkook Names The Dance Challenge He Plans Posting On TikTok Soon
BTS's Jungkook Gains Access To SEVENTEEN Seungkwan's Weverse Live In An Unexpected Way
BTS Jin's Brother Welcomes His Second Child
"Jungkookie Hyung!!" — TXT's Taehyun Reacts To The BTS Member's Shoutout To Him During Livestream


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Written by David Dennard
In response to the unprecedented challenges facing many Americans, the "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act" (CARES Act) includes a credit to be paid directly to individuals. This will be provided to most Americans with a Social Security Number and will not be taxable.
Recovery Rebate Amount
If a taxpayer is ineligible for the rebate based on their 2019 (or 2018) return, but becomes eligible based on their income for 2020, they will receive the rebate when filing the 2020 return. Luckily, if the opposite occurs where a taxpayer receives the rebate based on the 2019 return but has a larger income in 2020, there is no repayment of the rebate.
How is the Rebate Calculated?
The rebate is calculated based on Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) and on the 2019 individual tax return. If the 2019 return has not been filed yet, the 2018 return will be used.
Social Security recipients who normally do not file are not required to file in order to receive the rebate. The IRS is utilizing information on forms received from the Social Security administration to determine to whom to send rebates.
Low income taxpayers, senior citizens, or other taxpayers normally not required to file may need to file in order to receive the rebate.
How and When will I get my Rebate?
The rebate will be paid electronically based on the bank information on file with the Internal Revenue Service. If the service does not have access to a taxpayer's banking information, a paper check will be mailed to the address on their tax return. In the event, for whatever reason, a taxpayer does not receive their rebate, they may make a claim on their 2020 tax return filed in 2021.
U.S. Treasury Secretary, Steve Mnuchin, expects that payments will be issued within three weeks. Further, President Trump expects, by April 6th , rebates will begin disbursement. The IRS has not released any information regarding a specific date for check disbursement.


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by Jay Johansen | Jul 8, 2016
The FBI says that Hillary Clinton should not be indicted for illegally using a private email server in her basement to send classified government messages, because this was all the result of "negligence" and there is no evidence of "intentional misconduct". She did all this by mistake.
Extreme right-wingers are attacking this conclusion. But really, let's be fair, isn't this the sort of mistake that people make all the time?
Probably she was sitting at her desk one day, accdientally knocked over her coffee cup, it fell against the telephone, and just happened to dial a local computer company. Then she picked up the phone intending to say, "Sorry, wrong number", but she tripped over the words and it came out sounding like, "I'd like to have an email server installed in my house."
When they showed up at her house with the computer, she meant to tell them that it was a mistake and to take the server back, but then she slipped on the carpet, stumbled, and ended up pointing toward the door to the basement. The service techs misunderstood this to be indicating they should install the server in the basement.
A day or two later she was probably relaxing surfing the Internet. She meant to type "cat pictures", but she had her hands positioned incorrectly on the keyboard so instead she typed "domain name registration". When the form for setting up an email server came up, she couldn't figure out how to get back to the cat pictures, so she just filled out the form and submitted it, not knowing what else to do.
Then one day she had to send a classified government email, and she forgot that she was at home and not at the office. So she accidentally sent the email from her personal account.
When the FBI subpoened her emails, she meant to copy all the emails from her hard drive to a thumb drive. But she confused the icon for the thumb drive for the icon for the recyle bin, and accidentally deleted 30,000 emails.
Et cetera.
It's perfectly understandable, just a funny series of innocent mistakes, the kind we all make all the time. Oh, I suppose that you never accientally installed an email server in your basement, huh?
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Full boarding (7 day Boarding)
Full boarding students stay at the College seven nights a week, except home weekends.
Full-time boarding caters for students who live remotely or board with us from overseas.
A range of enjoyable weekend activities are arranged for boarders, including movie viewings, trips to sporting events, shopping excursions and barbecues. Full-time boarders often enjoy the hospitality of day students' families on the weekend.
Weekly Boarding (5 day Boarding)
Weekly boarders often live within a few hours of the College and have chosen the boarding school option because of the opportunities it provides. Weekly Boarders return home to the care of their parents on Friday afternoon and arrive back at the boarding house on Sunday evening or Monday morning.
Casual Boarding
Overnight boarding is available on request. This may occur when a student is required to stay late for a sports or cultural event, an appointment, or if a parent is absent from home for some reason. This option is available at the discretion of the Director of Students. An overnight fee will be charged.


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text: Mike Lorrig, about Mike Lorrig | - Los Angeles and New York based Still Life photographer, specializing in cosmetics, fashion accessories, off-figure apparel, jewelry, food for print and e-commerce. I was born in Wisconsin and grew up in Germany. Early on I was fascinated with my Dad's instamatic, I loved the rotating flash cube and taking a photograph seemed an eventful task. Later, a book titled 'Kunst mit Photographie' inspired me to see beyond and experiment. Internships with galleries, fine art printmakers, photographers and the Munich Opera, all contributed to my interest in visual arts and lead me to explore photography as an art form and later commercially. I always liked the strong graphic style that kind of jumps into one's face. Eventually I followed my american roots and was lucky to start an amazing career at a still life studio and then launch my own. Since then I photographed many objects and stories for a range of clients and magazines on both coasts. Notes Hollywood Reporter's Carol McColgin "He is the master of lighting. He can take a product that cost $5 and make it look like $5,000. And he's the nicest guy". The Mars Rover, million-dollar jewelry, the mysteries of a tomato can - it's all in there. Some images took a lot of planning and the collaborative effort of a team, some were the spontaneous by-product of an 'end of the day' production, some were created just for the fun of it. Enjoy browsing. [ For my rescue pit Sinatra - Carpe Diem ]


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Shopping in Perth
You'll find everything from high-end fashion to native aboriginal art in Perth, Australia. Visit weekend markets for bargains or one of the large malls for one-stop shopping.
Scarborough Fair Markets
Scarborough Fair Markets are a way to combine a visit to the beach with a relaxed shopping experience. Various stalls offer antiques, fashion, surf wear, tarot readings, massage and reflexology, books and much more, including a stall that only sells rocking horses. Replenish at the licensed food hall, open weekends.
Perth has more than its share of modern malls and shopping complexes where you can find all of the standard offerings. Westfield Carousel, located in Cannington, Perth, is the largest shopping centre in Perth with a multitude of shops including Target, Kmart, department stores, boutiques, a supermarket, bookstores, a cinema and cafés.
Rockingham Shopping Center is huge; within it you can shop all the major stores in one place along with many other stores and food outlets. If you're looking for a bargain outside the weekend markets go to Harbour Town, which has fantastic deals around every corner. Harbour Town is located just west of the city centre on Wellington Street.
Creative Native
Creative Native in Perth City has unique pieces of aboriginal art and authentic didgeridoos, as well as handmade souvenirs. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable, and the prices are surprisingly lower than other shops in town. This shop has souvenirs made in Australia, in contrast to many other shops that carry cheap souvenirs made in China. The shop is tucked away downstairs in Forrest Chase, a large shopping center on Murray Street.
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Tips On Setting Up A Personal Budget
If you want to obtain your monetary residence in order it's really important to budget appropriately. Setting up a budget might seem as exciting as drawing teeth but there it is a crucial part of ending up being economically independent. The objective of budgeting is to not only see what type of funds that you can set aside for financial savings however it's additionally a crucial step to discover where your money is reoccurring. Below are the steps to obtaining a budget:
The very first step is to get all your financial documents together, that includes all credit card costs, energy expenses, and bank statements or any type of declarations that will give information on your source of income and also expenditures. The factor for this step is to give you a snapshot of your regular monthly averages.
Record all your earnings, this comes to be extremely crucial if you're self-employed or have a number of incomes to document. If you are a normal, w-2 staff member ensure that you utilize your net income, or take house pay as your profits. Remove your monthly take away pay as well as include that buck quantity in your budget.
Following step is to take down all your expenses, this is most likely to be a harder job yet if you utilize your debit or credit cards a fair bit you're going to have several declarations that are most likely to reveal exactly what your costs your cash on. Examples of what will go onto your expenditure checklist are things like gas, home loan payment, auto payments, car insurance coverage, coffee, enjoyment, groceries, and anything else you spend cash on.
The following action is to break your costs right into 2 groups, which will certainly be taken care of costs and variable costs. Variable expenditures are any kind of type of expenses that will fluctuate from month to month, things such as groceries, enjoyment, gas, and eating in restaurants. This is a crucial classification when making changes to your budget. Variable expenses are the kind that will change from month to month as well as consist of items such as grocery stores, gasoline, enjoyment, eating in restaurants and gifts among others. If you want to get a hold of additional insights. check here for more information by clicking on the link.
This classification will be important when making adjustments. Fixed expenses are the types of regular monthly expenses that do not move up or down month to month. Those sorts of points are costs like rent, vehicle settlements, your cable expense, and also any various other bill that does not fluctuate.
The following action to knock out is totaling your monthly income and also your month-to-month expenditures. You're in luck if you have even more earnings than costs. This probably suggests that you can begin designating your budget in the direction of retirement or some sort of financial savings, on the various other hand if you're showing higher costs than your revenue it's time to start making some changes. Make changes to costs. If you have precisely determined and also provided every one of your costs the utmost goal would certainly be to have your revenue as well as expense columns to be equal. This indicates every one of your revenue is accounted for as well as budgeted for a specific cost.
If you find yourself in a circumstance where your costs are dramatically higher than your revenue it's time to take a tough check out your variable expenses as well as discover which among these expenses can be cut out of your budget. Find out what costs that you can trim and also discover if those locations that you reduced on will bring you closer to your earnings.
The last action to budgeting is a review of your budget. It's vital that you revisit your budget for evaluation on a regular basis, after running your brand-new allocate the initial month take some time to take a seat and also assess your development, as well as see if you have actually been adhering to your budget.


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Forgive the very geeky post, but for those following us who are of the engineering persuasion, this is useful information:
VMware VSAN and Atlantis ILIO USX Join Forces on Software-Defined Storage
As part of the ongoing partnership between VMware and Atlantis Computing, we are excited to announce at VMware Partner Exchange (PEX) a joint solution that integrates the ability of VSAN to pool local solid state drives (SSDs) and hard disks (HDDs) with the Atlantis ILIO USX software-defined storage solution to extend and optimize VSAN. Using Atlantis ILIO USX, IT organizations can pool VSANs with existing shared SAN, NAS and All-Flash storage, while optimize it with Atlantis ILIO In-Memory Storage technology to boost performance, reduce storage capacity and provide storage services such as high availability, fast cloning and unified management across all datacenter storage hardware.
This represents a significant opportunity for organizations moving toward software-defined storage (VSAN) technologies that have existing SAN and NAS devices they need/want to continue using. VSAN technologies are key to the future of virtualization and cloud technologies, even for smaller deployments. Give us a call if you'd like to discuss the place of VSANs in your IT Operations.


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Want £5 free print credit, lunch on us and the chance to help us improve our services?
We're looking for 2nd and 3rd year students to be part of our IT focus groups. The informal sessions will last a couple of hours (including lunch…) and we'll be picking your brains on your IT experiences at the University and how the services you've used could be improved.
We also want to explore what you expect from your IT services department during your time at the University. We'll provide lunch and free print credits to say thanks for your time.
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|Overall Rating
|Silver - expired
|Overall Score
|Cesar Nanni
|Submission Date
|Feb. 27, 2017
|Executive Letter
Universidad de Monterrey
OP-26: Water Use
|Responsible Party
4.39 /
This credit is weighted more heavily for institutions located in areas of water stress and scarcity and less heavily for institutions in areas with relative water abundance. The points available for this credit are determined by the level of "Physical Risk QUANTITY" for the institution's main campus,, as indicated by the World Resources Institute's Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas and detailed in the following table:
César Alfredo
Center for Sustainability
Level of water risk for the institution's main campus:
Total water use (potable and non-potable combined)::
|Performance Year
|Baseline Year
|Total water use
|223,931 Cubic Metres
|220,882.18 Cubic Metres
Potable water use::
|Performance Year
|Baseline Year
|Potable water use
|67,520 Cubic Metres
|106,540.12 Cubic Metres
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
|Performance Year
|Baseline Year
|Number of residential students
|Number of residential employees
|Number of in-patient hospital beds
|Full-time equivalent enrollment
|Full-time equivalent of employees
|Full-time equivalent of distance education students
Gross floor area of building space::
|Performance Year
|Baseline Year
|Gross floor area
|60,543.10 Square Metres
|46,225.98 Square Metres
Area of vegetated grounds::
|Performance Year
|Baseline Year
|Vegetated grounds
|9.32 Hectares
|8.66 Hectares
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
|Start Date
|End Date
|Performance Year
|Jan. 1, 2015
|Dec. 31, 2015
|Baseline Year
|Jan. 1, 2010
|Dec. 31, 2010
A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
The base line year is 2010, this decision was made because of accessibility of data and also was the year the university decided to be a sustainable institution. After this year, the Sustainabilitu Center was created and many sustainable strategies started.
Water recycled/reused on campus, performance year:
Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year:
A brief description of any water recovery and reuse systems employed by the institution:
The University of Monterrey uses treated wastewater for irrigation. This non-potable water is the effluent of an industrial wastewater treatment plant. Water-quality data are available on the web site.
A brief description of any water metering and management systems employed by the institution:
A brief description of any building retrofit practices employed by the institution, e.g. to install high efficiency plumbing fixtures and fittings:
Faucet aerators
Low flow toilets and urinals
Low flow toilet handles
A brief description of any policies or programs employed by the institution to replace appliances, equipment and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
Tha maintenance and construction department has into their policies that all new equipment shall be water saving.
A brief description of any water-efficient landscape design practices employed by the institution (e.g. xeriscaping):
Landcape design for the campus establishes the use of native species and drought tolerant plantings and removal of invasive species. The irrigation is made with dripping method.
A brief description of any weather-informed irrigation technologies employed by the institution:
There is no weather irrigation technologies, in case of a rainy day the irigation process is cancelled.
A brief description of other water conservation and efficiency strategies employed by the institution:
The Sustainability Center in partnership with the Maintenance and Residencial College have a water saving campaign. Also during the semester on certain activities to promote sustainability the water and energy saving programs are shown.
The website URL where information about the institution's water conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to firstname.lastname@example.com.