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Protesters branded Aquino as a US lackey who sold out the country's sovereignty worse than his puppet predecessors because he welcomed de-facto military bases through the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement or EDCA, a lying leader who boasts of economic growth that only the few landlords and capitalists enjoy, a corrupt leader who corners gargantuan pork and patronage, and a killer for having unleashed the brutal Oplan Bayanihan counter-insurgency combat operations.
By MARYA SALAMAT
MANILA – Honoring a Filipino hero's birthday often involves brief wreath-laying ceremonies followed by some equally brief reminder about heroism of the past. In the case of honoring Gat Andres Bonifacio though, founder of Katipunan and leader of the first successful, nationwide armed revolution that ended the 333-year Spanish colonialism of the country in 1898, the 'throwback' to history is always concluded in the present and future tense, and the commemoration is always held longer and more widespread by members of left-leaning progressive organizations.
In this year's commemoration, current President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III did not just suffer greatly from comparison to Andres Bonifacio; Aquino was raised (or brought down) to the likes of Emilio Aguinaldo and other 'traitors' of the revolt for genuine freedom.
In speeches during the commemoration of Bonifacio's 151st birthday, various leaders and personalities blasted President Aquino. They called President Aquino a haciendero president "thoroughly insensitive to the plight of the poor working masses," as Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz clearly alluded to him. They branded Aquino as a US lackey who sold out the country's sovereignty worse than his puppet predecessors because he welcomed de-facto military bases through the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement or EDCA, a lying leader who boasts of economic growth that only the few landlords and capitalists enjoy, a corrupt leader who corners gargantuan pork and patronage, and a killer for having unleashed the brutal Oplan Bayanihan counter-insurgency combat operations.
At the start of the main program in Liwasang Bonifacio, cultural workers in Katipunero clothing were joined by actor Robin Padilla who read the Kartilya of the Katipunan, the guidebook for behavior and attitude of members of revolutionary armed group Katipunan. Padilla reminded the rallyists that it was written by Emilio Jacinto who was only 18 years old when he became a revolutionary.
Himself in Katipunero attire, Padilla greeted the "new Katipuneros" and read the Kartilla, which prescribed dedicating one's life to the struggle for freedom, to keeping close to reason, equality and fairness, honor, selflessness, discipline, respect of women, among others.
Not second term but ouster for Aquino
Next to Padilla's much-cheered about reading of the Kartilya, Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz introduced himself as neither Pnoy nor Penoy but Pepino.
"I'm an aristocrat — I don't know about poverty, low wages, homelessness, people sleeping in sidewalks, living under the bridge. I don't care, I'm an aristocrat," Bishop Cruz, speaking as Pepino, said at Liwasang Bonifacio.
He said that as Pepino he has a hacienda, the Hacienda Luisito, which measures 4,000-plus hectares.
"Peasants held rallies in Mendiola, I had them killed… They tried to hold a rally in Hacienda Luisito, I had them killed, too. A Supreme Court Justice tried to tinker with distributing Hacienda lands- he was removed," Pepino said.
"Now I want a second term. You want me to have another term, yes?" Pepino asked the crowd.
Protesters shouted "No. It's ouster for you."
On that note Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz bid the protesters thank you and left the stage.
A century and a half since Bonifacio was born, residents of these islands called Philippines remain poor, landless, exploited and oppressed by a few with the help of their government who maintains such a system in exchange for his or her family's increase in wealth and political power.
Using government position to enrich one's family, perpetuate its political power and further enrich themselves in a vicious cycle, that is bureaucrat capitalism, said Bayan chairperson Carol Araullo. She said in her speech at Liwasang Bonifacio that the search for meaningful change in our people's lives goes beyond changing the leader in Malacañang. She explained why the progressive groups are asking for Noynoy's ouster, even if he only has less than two years left in power.
Campaigning for Aquino's ouster, whether it succeeds or not before his term ends, would serve as a reminder against his excesses as the prime bureaucrat capitalist in position today, said Dr. Araullo.
Even if we can't oust Aquino, we're raising the issue to bureaucrat capitalism, Araullo added. She said that this struggle for change is a long struggle and it will go on until the desired change is achieved.
What is the desired change, exactly? As Juana Change (Mae Paner) exclaimed in a speech at Liwasang Bonifacio peppered with cuss words, real change is when the people are no longer going hungry. Juana Change expressed a growing frustration with the lack of real change because for her, she has done so many things and still she fails to see changes happening in the government.
Majority of the population are poor landless peasants, said Rafael Mariano of Kilusang magbubukid ng Pilipinas. Three in every four in the labor force are contractual workers with low pay and little to no benefits, according to KMU chairman Bong Labog. Everyday, more than 5,000 people go abroad for jobs that are unavailable here.
At Mendiola after the protesters marched from Liwasang Bonifacio, Renato Reyes Jr., secretary general of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, praised all those who took part in remembering Bonifacio – from the Manilakbayan contingent to farmers, workers, teachers, health workers, students and youth, migrant workers, the religious sector, indigenous peoples.
He urged everyone to continue developing their resilience for the tasks of continuing Bonifacio's unfinished revolution, and achieving what this revolution had set out to do from the start — freedom from local and foreign repression.
Reyes pointed to the president holding office behind the closed and guarded gates of Mendiola Bridge.
He answered the oft-repeated question of who to replace Noynoy with if he's to be ousted. "We're not in this struggle just to put in place another trapo – we want an alternative, a transition government – we do not want the same old system," Reyes said.
He outlined what he calls a transition government, one that, unlike the present government, would give the people real power. He blasted the current government leaders led by Aquino and how the people cannot expect anything good from them.
"They hold hearings in the Senate, but only on corruption cases of their political rivals. Did they conduct hearings about the plight of people in Mindanao? About the EDCA and VFA? About wages of workers and teachers? When it comes to peoples' problems, the Aquino government is silent," Reyes said at Mendiola.
Reyes said President Aquino will likely be consigned to the dustbins of history. "In the end, the people can only rely on their collective action and the power it gives them," he added. Reyes asked the participants to keep their faith in real people power as manifested in Manilakbayan, in the struggle of Hacienda Luisita farmers, unionizing workers, youth and students joining the likes of Kabataang Makabayan, the "new Katipuneros" fighting in the countryside and building a new government.


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I've been working on the performance of my Drupal site and thought I'd share my results to date in case they might help someone else. My baseline performance using out-of-the-box settings was around 28 requests per second, and the end result is a rate of 68 requests per second.
The site, www.kidpub.com, is lightly loaded, with between 400 and 600 visits per day for a total of 3,000 to 4000 pageviews per day. The system is a dedicated 1.8GHz Celeron with 500M RAM and a 100M ethernet. It's running CentOS. Apache is 2.0.52. Latest build of Drupal 5 and MySQL 5.
I looked at three main areas for performance tweaking: Apache, MySQL, and PHP. Most of the changes are pretty simple but result in good performance gains.
Benchmarking Apache with ab
Most of my tuning was done in Apache. I found that the default settings for the web server were not appropriate for a small system such as mine; in many cases they were 10x higher than I needed. I used the ab utility to benchmark server performance; for example:
ab -n 500 -c 50 http://www.kidpub.com/latest/
This makes 500 requests for /latest with 50 concurrent users. The output of ab looks like this:
Document Path: /latest
Document Length: 25166 bytes
Concurrency Level: 50
Time taken for tests: 7.344847 seconds
Complete requests: 500
Failed requests: 0
Write errors: 0
Total transferred: 10614843 bytes
HTML transferred: 10405231 bytes
Requests per second: 68.07 [#/sec] (mean)
Time per request: 734.485 [ms] (mean)
Time per request: 14.690 [ms] (mean, across all concurrent requests)
Transfer rate: 1411.33 [Kbytes/sec] received
Connection Times (ms)
min mean[+/-sd] median max
Connect: 0 7 15.5 0 59
Processing: 44 650 210.2 729 1110
Waiting: 2 636 204.9 711 1109
Total: 50 658 207.2 747 1123
Percentage of the requests served within a certain time (ms)
50% 747
66% 779
75% 792
80% 797
90% 867
95% 895
98% 936
99% 997
100% 1123 (longest request)
This is one of my heavier pages. You can see that 99% of the requests were served in under a second, with a total throughput of about 68 requests per second. My goal was to bring this representative page down from its old value of 5s average response time to closer to 1s.
Apache Changes
Most of the tuning done in Apache was around the number of httpd processes started and kept alive (my server uses the prefork MPM).Here's the prefork section from httpd.conf:
StartServers 3
MinSpareServers 2
MaxSpareServers 3
MaxClients 15
MaxRequestsPerChild 5000
The big problem for a small server is that the default values for these settings is quite high. For example, MaxClients is the total number of httpd child processes that may be running simultaneously. The default value is 150. The issue for Drupal is that each of those child processes is going to allocate a large chunk of physical memory...I typically see 15M to 20M per process on my server. Twenty httpd processes, each allocating 20M, would consume nearly the entire 500M physical memory and the system would start to swap. Add another twenty and the system will be thrashing.
As a rule of thumb, I allocate 50% of the available physical memory to Apache. So, 250M / 20M per process = 12 httpd processes maximum. I add a few more for headroom under the assumption that the median memory footprint is smaller than 20M. This allows plenty of room for MySQL, PHP, and the operating system.
Based on this stanza in httpd.conf, then, my server will initially start 3 httpd processes (StartServers). Based on load, there should always be at least 2 processes idle and waiting for a request (MinSpareServers) but no more than 3 idle httpd processes (MaxSpareServers). At no time will there be more than 15 httpd processes running (MaxClients).
MaxRequestsPerChild is set relatively low (5000 requests). When a process exceeds MaxRequestsPerChild, it is killed and, if necessary, a new process will be spawned to replace it. I do this to minimize the size of each process...an httpd process will allocate memory if needed, but it doesn't release it. For example, if the very first request served by a process is a big one, say 25M, and the remaining requests are small, say 10M, the proces will hang on to its 25M of memory. By limiting the total number of requests a process can serve, I'll get a new process with a small memory allocation periodically. This has to balanced with the cost of process creation, but the impact is minimal.
KeepAlive On
MaxKeepAliveRequests 100
KeepAliveTimeout 2
By default, KeepAlive is turned off. By turning it on (KeepAlive On), we allow a single TCP connection to make multiple requests without dropping the connection. For Drupal this is important, since each page typically has several elements on it, and a single hit on that page might make multiple requests. If KeepAlive is off, each element request will result in a new TCP connection and its associated overhead. The total number of requests available per connection is set by MaxKeepAliveRequests, here set to 100. The total amount of seconds the connection will stay up is set by KeepAliveTimeout, and I've set it to twice the length of my longest average page request.
Changes to MySQL configuration cover two areas; caching and connections. These are made in /etc/my.cnf
The number of maximum connections to the database defaults to 1. Each httpd process can open a connection, so I've increased the maximum value to the largest number of httpd processes I expect to see (MaxClient), or 15. I've also set aside 64M of memory to hold cached queries; on my site, there are several large queries that change infrequently, and the idea is that these will be served from cache when possible.
You can examine the state of the cache from the mysql command line:
mysql> show status like 'qcache%';
| Variable_name | Value |
| Qcache_free_blocks | 9990 |
| Qcache_free_memory | 34431360 |
| Qcache_hits | 2165383 |
| Qcache_inserts | 461500 |
| Qcache_lowmem_prunes | 113692 |
| Qcache_not_cached | 1894 |
| Qcache_queries_in_cache | 28203 |
| Qcache_total_blocks | 66628 |
8 rows in set (0.00 sec)
Here we can see that there have been 2 million cache hits and that about half of the allocated cache is still available (free_memory). The cache has been flushed (lowmem_prunes), so it might be useful to increase the value of cache_size in my.cnf slightly.
Performance tuning is a bit of art. For my site, these changes had a significant impact, doubling the performance and placing safeguards around resource consumption. Be sure to benchmark the site before you start working on tuning so that you have a baseline value to compare against.

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Gear Review: Immersion Research Long Sleeve Zephyr Paddling Jacket
Stay dry and comfortable with this breathable paddling jacket from Immersion Research.
[paddling jacket]
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Made from a burly 70-denier ripstop nylon with waterproof/breathable laminate, testers report the Zephyr proved a force field against splashes, rain, and rough conditions. An antimicrobial mesh lining is pajama-comfy and eliminates next-to-skin clamminess (letting you wear it over short sleeves), and a big, zippered chest pocket fits energy bars, maps, and more. $127; 1 lb. (m's L); m's S-XXL, w's S-XL; immersionresearch.com


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- First, I must thank each and everyone of you for your love on my previous post. Thank you! So very much! Crate Paper is one of my favorite manufacturer, thanks to Studio Calico for always including some Crate goodness in their kits - to have the opportunity to work with them is something BIG for me. :) Thank you for being happy/glad/excited with me.
- I'm smitten with Project Life. I
hopepray this feeling will last and carry me along this whole year.
- I don't have the
timeattention span to sit down and do the whole week at one time, so most days, my album lay open on the table. I print photos when I can - then work on one pocket at a time.
- I don't even care if they are color coordinated. I happen to like the eclectic look. Whatever I can grab is fair game and can be included inside my Project Life album. I've used more of what I have since I started Project Life than the past few months. LOL. That is one of the awesome part of doing this.
- The stuff inside 4x6 pocket on top keep sliding out - I think it's because of the slippery plastic thickers, so I took a little bit of Hambly tape and taped the middle part.
- Sunset. Blown up to 8x12. Love that photo. I used the normal AC 12x12 page protectors and cut it to size.
- And this close up is an afterthought as you can see from the different lighting. I did those pockets while Mr.Husband was away in Japan, I think. Didn't tell him about it. As I said, my album lay open - he saw it and burst out laughing. It was ridiculous how happy that made me. This is what it's all about. Life's little moments, documented.


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Before deploying an HDP cluster, you should collect the following information:
The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of each host in your system. The Ambari install wizard supports using IP addresses. You can use
hostname -fto check or verify the FQDN of a host.
Deploying all HDP components on a single host is possible, but is appropriate only for initial evaluation purposes. Typically, you set up at least three hosts; one master host and two slaves, as a minimum cluster.
A list of components you want to set up on each host.
The base directories you want to use as mount points for storing:
NameNode data
DataNodes data
Secondary NameNode data
Oozie data
YARN data
ZooKeeper data, if you install ZooKeeper
Various log, pid, and db files, depending on your install type
You must use base directories that provide persistent storage locations for your HDP components and your Hadoop data. Installing HDP components in locations that may be removed from a host may result in cluster failure or data loss. For example: Do Not use
/tmpin a base directory path.


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Last month, I posted an entry on Surveying 1st Time Church Visitors to help improve your church's welcoming.
I contacted each church mentioned and discovered the effect of such an online first time visitor survey was a zero.
One church visitor survey was a broken link.
The second church visitor survey for first time visitors was removed since I couldn't find it on the website.
The 3rd church visitor survey wasn't used nor promoted by the church for a year or so, leaving only one of the four functioning.
In conversations with the webmaster, I learned that not too many people fill it out because there is no effective means of getting visitors to fill it out.
Survey of visitors seems like a good idea, but . . .
The question is:
Why would church visitors come back to fill it out?
Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests into Fully-Engaged Members of Your Church
have an answer.
They actually use online visitor surveys and have been very successful in getting them completed.
Here is the key to survey your first time visitors:
Visitors who leave an email address on the visitor card get an personalized email on Monday from the pastor who taught that week, with a link directly to the first time church visitor survey webpage.
This begs the question — how do they get an email address from visitors?
That church uses a response card system, where everyone fills out a response card (sometimes called a connection card), not just the visitors. When people enter the sanctuary, they receive a program (bulletin in church speak), a pen, and a response card.
At an appropriate time in the service, everyone, including members and regular attenders are invited to fill it out and place it in the offering basket.
The hospitality team processes the cards and by Monday afternoon around 3, the first time visitors get the email from the pastor who taught that Sunday. In that email is a link to a short survey and they have found a pretty good click thru rate.
- Order your copy of Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests into Fully-Engaged Members of Your Church to see their actual response card (I couldn't find a reproducible one on line).
- Listen to this podcast on how to get church visitor contact information to learn how to do this.
Let me ask you this:
What do you do to make contact with visitors that come to your church?


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Today Facebook announced a new feature that will allow business Pages to post jobs and manage applications on its platform.
In over 40 countries, administrators will be able to create job listings directly from their Pages, where they'll appear throughout Facebook like any other post or ad would: the Page itself, followers' News Feeds, and Marketplace, as well as Facebook's new Jobs dashboard.
Benefits to Businesses and Users
Facebook has positioned the Jobs feature as a benefit to both employers and job seekers. On top of being able to track hiring the way they might analyze any other promoted post campaign, Page administrators can also manage and communicate with applicants via Messenger.
That's a plus for applicants themselves, who can look for listings on the new Jobs dashboard according to criteria like location, full- or part-time status, and industry.
The application process works similarly to one like LinkedIn, allowing users to automatically populate job history according to what's publicly available on his or her Facebook profile.
And for those who shudder at the thought of an employer seeing such a profile, fear not — Facebook has emphasized that "businesses will only be able to see information you provide them directly, and what's available publicly on your Facebook profile."
Once an application is submitted, a Messenger conversation between the applicant and the employer's Page is created to maintain contact, confirm that the application was received, and send reminders for or schedule things like interviews.
Built With Users (and LinkedIn) In Mind?
The launch comes at an interesting time when Facebook has been making a series of moves to promote more content from a user's own personal network — more than that from Pages.
The development also comes on the heels of recent predictions that Facebook will lose 5.8% of users between 18 and 24 in 2018. At the same time, HubSpot's own research has indicated plans to increase the use of LinkedIn among a similar demographic — ages 18 to 34.
But Facebook didn't necessarily build the Jobs features with one subset of users in mind — even if LinkedIn shows signs of growing popularity among a population that coincides with the same one where Facebook is predicted to see a loss.
Instead, says HubSpot Social Media Campaign Associate Henry Franco, this move is the latest in a series from Facebook to address the loss or disinterest of any users — "a sign," he says, "that Facebook lost site of users and had been way too focused on advertisers" and is continuing efforts to both address and remedy that issue.
And while the new Jobs feature does carry benefits for Page owners, it does introduce a new way for users who are seeking work that isn't traditionally listed on business-heavy networks like LinkedIn.
"While candidate information might not be as rich as it is on LinkedIn, Facebook definitely has a more active user base and serves a much easier way for businesses to get jobs in front of potential applicants," says Franco. "I expect companies will find it much easier to hire entry-level or low-skill jobs on Facebook, whereas for higher-skilled jobs or ones that simply require more experience, LinkedIn will provide a deeper pool of candidates."
A Crowded Market
The new Jobs feature also signals a key change in the way people look for and apply for jobs. In 2017, "Google for Jobs" premiered, in which job seekers could type in search criteria like "jobs in Boston" or "marketing jobs" to see listings displayed right in the general search engine results page (SERP).
Both Facebook and Google have been making changes to shape the way people discover, consume, and engage with content — and to prevent them from doing so in a way that navigates them away from either site. Facebook, for example, modified its algorithm at one point to favor native content, like Live video, that people could do without leaving the network.
Google has been moving in a similar direction, as indicated by a recent announcement that AMP features will be coming to Gmail in a way that allows users to complete email-related tasks — managing subscriptions, RSVPing to non-Google-Calendar events, and scheduling appointments — without leaving their inboxes.
Searching for jobs, says Franco, is just the latest integration to that trend, which he predicts could significantly cut into traffic previously earned by existing job listing sites.
"It's interesting that the job posting market is becoming so crowded here," he says. "It builds out not only the business experience, but the candidate one, too."
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Train your kids to save | Credit Union | Needham | MA 10/23/2017
Getting financially fit isn't easy. But teach children how to save and they'll have one of the most difficult aspects of finance mastered by the time they're teens—being consistent savers.
Here are a few ideas to help your kids get money fit:
- Have young children—preschool age—sort different types of money into piles by color and size.
- Play store. Help them use a pretend cash register.
- At the grocery store, let children of all ages help you shop. Teach them how to comparison shop—for example, show them that for every $5 box of cereal, there may be similar brands on sale for half as much.
- As children get older, let them know what things cost. Share sales receipts and bills that you receive for items or services you've purchased for them.
- If you decide to pay your children an allowance, include them in the decision. Discuss allowance amounts and what they should use their allowance for. The amount is your call, but allow their input. One idea is to have children set aside part of their allowance for spending, part for saving, and part for sharing. Explain what you'll pay for and what they should be responsible for. For example, when you're at the movies, maybe you agree to pay for the movie ticket, but the Milk Duds are on them.
- As your kids reach high-school age, clarify what you will pay for and what your teens are responsible for. For example, they may want the newest cellphone that comes with a really high price tag. Establish your spending limit. If they still want the more expensive version, have them make up the difference. Often, once the responsibility of paying for items is on them, the "latest and greatest" aren't as important.


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Druze gunmen release kidnapped archbishop
| Beirut
A Lebanese Christian archbishop was set free after his kidnapping roused fears of full-scale conflict between Christians and Druze Moslems. The state radio and television said the Maronite archbishop of Tyre, Josef Khoury, was released by Druze gunmen after direct pleas from Lebanese President Amin Gemayel. The abduction followed a weekend of feuding between Druze and Christians in which about 100 people were kidnapped and 23 of them killed.
In other Mideast events, Israeli state radio reported that Prime Minister Menachem Begin declined to set a deadline for carrying out the agreement on withdrawing foreign forces from Lebanon. And US diplomatic sources said he was likely to visit Washington about mid-June to confer with President Reagan.


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People keep telling me to start sharing more about Michigan Global Trade, LLC and my life via social media. They say it's interesting….really? Let me be frank, I love my family, career and life, but am not sure anyone else cares about what we do everyday but I'm going to take a chance and see what happens.
Please be on the lookout for my new open-book approach to life and business. I'm not sure where the boundaries are yet, but I'm sure I'll find out. As anyone who knows me already understands that I am no-nonsense and crazy practical-both in life and business. Soon you'll know I make dinner from scratch most nights, I am GF, do not eat beef and eat mostly plant based (with fish and seafood, chicken and smattering of pork), I just lost 20 lbs, am planning for a trip to China with my husband, have a precocious seven year old, know the secret tip to getting a visa in Chicago and eliminate at least one trip to the city to pick it up and that I hate to bake. I'll also share how exciting it is to run a small business and interact with three continents every day. I'm hesitant about sharing items that are personal…but I hope you enjoy them!
Be on the lookout via my blog, Facebook, Twitter and my new Instagram account.
Till next time,
Mary Ann
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We streamline communication by having a US office contact to best manage time zone differences and communication. We are available to talk during office hours or any time you need us.
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Mary Klepzig is a student at University of Tennessee-Knoxville and an ISA Featured Blogger. She is currently studying and interning abroad with ISA in Sydney, Australia.
Australians are all about funny business, especially if you are from out of town. They have a few inside jokes that are their favorites to play on internationals. If you are visiting anytime soon, you definitely want to know what these phrases are so you won't be fooled.
1. Drop Bears
People will try to tell you there are these insane ravenous, carnivorous koala bears that will drop down and attack you. They are lurking in trees around Australia scoping out there next victim. You have to be on the lookout everywhere you go. Everyone is in on this joke, and people will tell you about it all the time. If you Google drop bears, there are even websites dedicated to making these things look real – don't buy it.
For more information, check it out here -https://australianmuseum.net.au/drop-bear
2. Hoop snakes
Australians will make you believe there are these snakes wait in the grass for you. If you step on one, it will curl up like a wheel and chase after you at a high speed. There's no human to ever outrun it. Once again, Googling it will lead you to believe it's true – pictures and all. But don't worry, it's just another Aussie prank.
3. Australian Snow
This one is certainly less believably once you have felt the depletion of the ozone layer here and received your first sunburn. But actually this one is real. Instead of it actually being snow though, it is instead when the wind blows so hard that the rain is sideways. It happens a lot more than you think it would, and I've been caught in it several times. If it "snows" no need to take a rain jacket or umbrella because literally nothing will keep you dry.
So next time you are in Australia, remember these pranks so you don't look like the silly foreigner! You might actually impress an Aussie!
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From September 10 until October 7, 2018 visitors of the Schwarzkopf website can easily vote for their favorite project. For the first time, the Schwarzkopf Million Chances Award honors initiatives and aid projects which support girls and women in the sectors of health, education, economic emancipation or rights and integration. From June until September 2018, initiatives from Germany, Austria and Switzerland which dedicate their work locally or worldwide to helping girls and women had the possibility to apply for the award.
Sep 5, 2018 Düsseldorf / Germany
Public Voting kicks off for the Schwarzkopf Million Chances Award
The public voting for the Schwarzkopf Million Chances Award begins: From September 10 until October 7, 2018 the public can vote for nonprofit initiatives and projects whose main objective is the creation of a better future for girls and women. The winning project of the public voting receives one out of four Schwarzkopf Million Chances Awards which are each endowed with a 10.000 Euro prize money. The other three awards are presented by a top-class jury.
All four winning projects receive a monetary prize of 10.000 Euros. The prize money is facilitated by the support of the Fritz Henkel foundation, in which the social engagement of Henkel is bundled.
The public voting is now open online at www.schwarzkopf.de/de/highlights/award.html. Every participant of the public voting can only vote for one project. It is not possible to vote for multiple projects. In case of a change of opinion, the user can use his already submitted vote for a different project. A jury of experts decides on further winners in three other award categories.
Public voting: September 10 until October 7, 2018
Announcement of the four winning projects: End of October 2018
The Schwarzkopf Million Chances initiative independently or in cooperation with independent organizations supports projects worldwide since 2016: The aim is to support girls and women in facing their challenges and to convey self-confidence and perspective for their lives.


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(a) To bring an eviction action, the person complaining shall file a complaint with the court, stating the full name and date of birth of the person against whom the complaint is made, unless it is not known, describing the premises of which possession is claimed, stating the facts which authorize the recovery of possession, and asking for recovery thereof.
(b) The lack of the full name and date of birth of the person against whom the complaint is made does not deprive the court of jurisdiction or make the complaint invalid.
(c) The court shall issue a summons, commanding the person against whom the complaint is made to appear before the court on a day and at a place stated in the summons.
(d) The appearance shall be not less than seven nor more than 14 days from the day of issuing the summons, except as provided by subdivision 2.
(e) A copy of the complaint shall be attached to the summons, which shall state that the copy is attached and that the original has been filed.
(a) In an eviction action brought under section 504B.171 or on the basis that the tenant is causing a nuisance or other illegal behavior that seriously endangers the safety of other residents, their property, or the landlord's property, the person filing the complaint shall file an affidavit stating specific facts and instances in support of why an expedited hearing is required.
(b) The complaint and affidavit shall be reviewed by a referee or judge and scheduled for an expedited hearing only if sufficient supporting facts are stated and they meet the requirements of this paragraph.
(c) The appearance in an expedited hearing shall be not less than five days nor more than seven days from the date the summons is issued. The summons, in an expedited hearing, shall be served upon the tenant within 24 hours of issuance unless the court orders otherwise for good cause shown.
(d) If the court determines that the person seeking an expedited hearing did so without sufficient basis under the requirements of this subdivision, the court shall impose a civil penalty of up to $500 for abuse of the expedited hearing process.
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes


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BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited) india recently uploaded its advertisement pdf at bel-india.com career page to hire jobs for Selection of Dy. Engineers (Fixed Tenure - 1 year) for the discipline of Electronics and Mechanical Engineer (Bangalore & Panchkula Units) for freshers or experienced engineering candidates via bel-india.com/CareersGridbind.aspx page online to fill out the 86 vacancies from following departments Deputy engineer in Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical. The detailed BEL India Dy Engineer Recruitment 2018 advertisement pdf file uploaded at bel-india.com/CareersGridbind.aspx and refer all details before apply.
BEL India B.E/B.Tech Deputy Engineer recruitment list 2018 total 86 post, Bharat Electronics Limited Bengaluru job openings notification 2018 Electrical, Electronics and Mechanical engineer post. BEL central Govt Job Vacancies 2018-19 engineer application, BEL Dy engineer Salary info, bel-india contract Engineer job application, Download Bharat Electronics Limited recruitment online Application Form and Notification at Official website bel-india.com and BEL written exam Syllabus, written exam Call Letter, Age Limit, Eligibility Criteria, application filling tip, BEL recruitment online application download, exam result updates.
Tips for filling up e-application Online/Offline application as follows:-
(a)Click on above link to goto download advt pdf file
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BEL India Deputy Engineer Recruitment Notification 2018 Details
|Job Guides
|Company Name
|BEL-Bharat Electronics Limited
|About Company
|In 1954, in a newly independent India, the need was utmost to develop indigenous industry. The dream of a self-reliant India gave birth to many Public Sector Undertakings. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) was one such dream, which has come a long way since then with the far-sighted vision of its pioneers, the dedication and hard work of its employees, support and faith of its customers and the Government of India. The Government's clarion call for 'Make in India' resonates with what BEL has been successfully doing for over 6 decades.
|Job Role
|Bharat Electronics, India's premier Navaratna Defence Electronics Company requires 480 Contract Engineers to be posted across India on Contract basis for FLC of EVM & VVPAT projects for Elections of 2019 (Loksabha/State Assembly) for a period of ONE YEAR, in Marketing & Customer Support Division of Export Manufacturing SBU.
|Job location
|Bangalore & Panchkula Units
|Important date
Online official Employment NewsPaper Advertisement: 27.06.2018
Apply Online From: 27.06.2018 to 11.07.2018
Written Examination Date: 19th August 2018
Interview Result: September 2018
|Total Vacancies
Deputy Engineer (E-II Grade) Bangalore
Electronics - 20 Posts
Mechanical - 15 Posts
Deputy Engineer (E-II Grade) Panchkula
Electronics - 42 Posts
Mechanical - 09 Posts
|Education Qualification
|BE/B.TECH/AMIE/B.Sc Engineering in Electronics and Communication, Electronics, Telecommunication, Communication, Electronics and Telecommunication, Mechanical Engineering from a recognised institute with one year industry experience.
|Age Limit
|Candidate should be maximum 26 years old. The Upper age limit is relaxed by 5 years for SC/ST 3 years for OBC, and 10 years PWD & Ex-Servicemen and Candidates Relaxation in Upper Age limit will be provided as per Govt Rules find more at pdf file
|Exp. Required
|Selection Process
|Written exam and final Interview
Syllabus for the exam is based on Engineering syllabus
Candidates who qualify in the written examination will be called for final interview for certificate verification
|Written exam location
|BEL India
|Application Fee
|OBC/General- Rs.500/-
SC/ST/PWDs- Nil
|How to apply
|Apply via Online
|Last Date
|11th July 2018
Tips for filling up e-application Online/Offline application as follows:-
How to apply BEL Deputy Engineer Recruitment 2018/2019
(a)Click on above link to goto download advt pdf file
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Burberry's facelift has created a brand new face in the fashion world, where there is no hiding: emotions, feelings and restlessness were to be seen in the Burberry brand and, however much they tried to disguise, anyone who knows the brand knew they were in a bit of trouble and that this facelift was more than welcome.
The problem is that, as time goes by, other new and exciting brands show up, fresh new collaborations appear, and the same group of industry peers get something new and exciting going. You feel left behind, because those actions can (and did) cause the brand to appear to be unwanted, which might be the basis for irritation. Even if the brand is very relaxed and happy with all the new campaigns and collection, the changes can make the brand look older than it actually feels.
The signs of aging that appeared for Burberry were troubling. Sure we can say that the brand was sticking to the classic and the vintage feel, but even that made the brand fall behind amongst the big 4 of luxurious fashion brands: Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Prada, and Chanel.
Taking all of that into consideration, every now and then you must have that facelift, a fresh start I might say. It's the circle of life, and the 162-year-old company sure took that to a "T". We had a feeling that this would be coming soon when the label announced the name of Christopher Bailey's replacement: none other than the legendary Riccardo Tisci.
"I am honored and very happy to be part of Burberry as a new creative director. I have tremendous respect for Burberry's British heritage and its global appeal, and I am thrilled with the potential of this exceptional brand", Riccardo said on his social media.
We all know the direction luxury fashion is taking, is towards the new generations, the youth is the key to the new age of fashion and Tisci knows about that from working for Givenchy for many years. Burberry knew that they had the right person for the facelift because Tisci didn't waste any time. Right off the bat he announced a partnership with Vivienne Westwood, icon of the London punk scene since the 1970s, which caught everyone by surprise. This absolutely made sense, Vivienne was one of the first designers to help Tisci become a well-known stylist.
Tisci's new era at "Burbs" is just getting started. This week Burberry unveiled the brand's new logo and its delightful: a red & honey monogram designed by Peter Saville (another Tisci move, making Peter the Chief Creative Officer). The amazing part of this was that the logo was designed and approved in only four weeks per email correspondence between Peter and Tisci! Kudos to them for the straight to the point process!
Fun fact, all this changing and the facelift approach on the new logo were inspired by a logo from 1908 and the Thomas Burberry monogram. Yeah! The old and historical is still inspiring the new. According to Business of Fashion, it's been almost two decades since Burberry changed its logo. It was about time because all the top tier brands revamped their aesthetics into new and creative directions. So Tisci, what do you have coming next for "BURBS"?
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Often the simplest way for people to start an exercise regiment is by simply walking. It requires no special equipment and it can be done in almost any location.
But how much do you walk? Do you track the distance that you walk? This was the question at hand over at Idea Offer. The winning idea came from hazeratti:
This summer I started walking my neighbors' dogs for fun and exercise. Some of these neighbors call on me when they plan to be away from their home and ask me to walk their dogs. I take care of my mail (post office 1/2 mile away), phone bills (1/2 mile also), ATM banking (1/2 mile) and small shopping along the course of my walks also.
Besides the natural beauty where I live (Puget Sound Area), I get to chat with people who I "run into" while taking these walks.
I don't document the distance I walk, but I often will go on two or three walks a day. I do, however, take note of the time I leave my house and the time I return – making a point to increase the amount of time I am gone (walking) as often as possible.
After walking became more routine for me, things I did on the way became more fun. For example, people I would see – would now look forward to a visit, the dogs get used to walks to the creek, blackberries would beckon to be picked, etc. Pretty soon walking a mile or two became part of any and every day without it ever seeming like exercise.
As you can see from hazeratti, calculating distance often just means plotting a route and making walking part of your schedule.


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I often wonder why y'all don't use the mirage for more low level work in game? I have found mine to be extremely stable and capable and low level strike passes. It's no Viggen, but it is not a slouch by any means.
Hmm, the problem is, we just have too much choice. Most of us have Harrier and Viggen, and see there is never much need for mirage. Same problem with CAP missions. Why take mirage when you have proper air superiority fighters to use, when you really want to win the mission.


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How to Never Date Another Version of Your Ex
It can be so hard to keep from ending up in the same frustrating, dysfunctional relationship with a different person. Here's our tips for avoiding another version of your ex.
Sponsored by The Bounty Hunter, in theaters March 19.
In the new comedic action flick 'The Bounty Hunter,' Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler are two sexy exes trying to stay far away from each other … until Butler is hired to haul his former love to jail and winds up in the middle of her life-threatening drama! In real life, you don't have to worry about such awkward situations – but staying away from your former squeeze can sometimes be almost as challenging! So how do you move forward and not wind up with another version of your ex?
Albert Einstein said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results." You've heard the story a thousand times. Someone thinks they're dating someone new, someone totally different and then within a few months they realize that he's their Ex in sheep's clothing with the same mother issues, the same frugal tendencies and the same chronic halitosis. How does this happen?
Everyone is drawn to things that are familiar and comfortable whether it's a perfectly worn pillow or the smell of apple pie cooking. So, the real question is, how do you determine if you're with someone because they're familiar or because they're right? In an effort to make sure you never date your Ex again go through these simple steps.
1. Make a list of traits that your Ex had that you loved (things like affectionate, generous or thoughtful)
Take that same list and now make it specific. If you said "thoughtful," ask yourself: what did he do that was thoughtful? Did he make you feel like you were on his mind in every day in little ways? Did he send you a text message when he knew you had an important meeting? Did he plug in your cell phone when your battery was low?
2. Make a list of traits that your Ex had that you'd like to leave behind (things like a bad temper, selfishness or being cheap)
Take that list and make it more detailed. If you said "cheap," ask yourself: what did he do that made you assign that label to him? Did he fret when you bought something for yourself? Did he have money for his interests (like golf) but not enough for yours? Did he make you account for every dime?
The bad news and the good news is that the common denominator in all of your relationships is you. It's bad news because we can keep attracting the same things for ourselves if we don't consciously get out of our own way. It's good news when you can see that armed with the right information, you can stop recreating negative patterns. How do you do this?
3. Look at the above list and decide what characteristics you want in the next person you date and how you'll spot those traits
In a movie, there's always a visual moment that represents how a character feels, what they want or who they are. In 'Singles', Bridget Fonda's character's idea of a thoughtful man was one that said, "Bless you" when she sneezed. What will you need to see to know the person you're dating has the qualities you value most?
4. Look at your deal breakers
If your Ex's stinginess made you crazy, how can you be sure you'll find a generous man the next time? First, you need to be able to spot stinginess when you see it. You don't have to be judgmental or reactive but pay attention. Let's say he doesn't offer to pay for dinner but otherwise seems like a really great guy. You can give him a second chance — more will be revealed. But look at his actions. Does he pay for dinner the next time? Is he generous in other ways? If he continues to show up as stingy, no matter how hard it is to do, check him off the list and move on. This is one characteristic you already know you can't live with.
The biggest danger in all new relationships is turning a blind eye to people's limitations and falling in love with potential. If you look at the beginning of your relationship with your Ex, you'll probably see glimpses of what became your biggest issues. The problem is that once you've gotten attached to someone, you start to hope that they can change. It rarely happens. If you only have one dating mantra in your life it should be Don't Fall In Love With Potential. Sadly, most of us have had to learn this the hard way. But now is the time to stop the insanity by not repeating this lesson over and over again.
Take a fearless look at yourself. Do you have the traits that you desire in another person? If what you value is thoughtfulness, ask yourself: am I thoughtful? If generosity is key for you, ask yourself: am I generous? When you make changes in yourself, who you pick changes and how the relationship unfolds changes. Getting clear about your likes and dislikes will help you carefully choose someone that doesn't end up being just another version of your Ex. Make a different choice the next time and at least Einstein won't consider you insane from the grave!


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One of hip-hop's most influential figures will be trading in his rhymes for a more traditional presentation tomorrow afternoon. The Black Men's Forum will host a lecture by rap legend and Wu-Tang Clan co-founder GZA (pronounced jizza for those who aren't down with the Wu). He will speak about his career, influences, and songwriting techniques on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in Science Center D.
The famed songwriter, who is also known as The Genius, Maximillion, The Head, and Allah Justice, will be making his first trip back to Harvard since the spring of 2008, when he and the rest of Wu-Tang performed at Yardfest.
The visit to Harvard seems appropriate for an artist renowned for his intellectual and socially aware lyrics. Since Wu-Tang Clan released its first album in 1993, The Genius has won fans with his rapid wordplay and vocabulary that rivals Harvard's best.
"A lot of us listen to hip-hop for enjoyment," said Damilare K. Sonoiki '13, the president of BMF and an inactive Crimson news writer. "We also thought it would be interesting to approach it from an academic perspective."
GZA will continue his tour of the academic circuit with visits to MIT and Harvard's Broad Institute and the MIT Media Lab.


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Diane S. M. von Furstenberg
Diane von Furstenberg, Ltd
Diane von Furstenberg, Ltd
- Industry: Fabric & Apparel
- Era: 1970
Von Furstenberg emerged on the fashion scene with three simple black jersey-style silk dresses in 1970. In the denim craze of the seventies, the silk dresses stood out for their elegance and sophistication, and it was upon this basis that von Furstenberg built her business. Targeting middle class women, von Furstenberg created an entire line of moderately priced fashions and accessories. Though she began in New York boutiques, she was an early pioneer in the use of QVC and the Home Shopping Network to expand the scale and scope of her business.
- Born-Died: 1946
- Birthplace: Belgium
- Race: White
- Gender: Female
- Father: Executive, High-Level


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CAPE MAY, N.J. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded $7.6 million to complete recurring nourishment of the Cape May Inlet to the Lower Township (Cape May City) Coastal Storm Risk Management project. This project is made possible by the Army Corps' Philadelphia District, as well as the U.S. Coast Guard and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Located on the New Jersey Atlantic Coast, the Cape May Inlet to Lower Township beach fill project ranges from the southwest jetty of Cape May Inlet to 3rd Avenue in Cape May City. This site includes the communities of the City of Cape May and Lower Township, as well as the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center in New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District.
The new project calls for dredging approximately 240,000 cubic yards of sand from a borrow area nearly 2.6 miles south of the Cape May Inlet jetties to be pumped onto the beach at two locations. The sand is then added into the engineered template, which was designed to reduce damage from coastal storm events that South Jersey has faced.
"This award is essential for our coastal economy and communities in South Jersey," Congressman Jeff Van Drew said in a press release. "Prevention and protection is key to their success. Along with this inlet project, I've also supported several resiliency projects throughout some of our most vulnerable coastal communities including Avalon, Atlantic City, Stone Harbor, Sea Isle City, Strathmere, and Ocean City. There is so much work that still needs to be done, and the Cape May Inlet to Lower Township beach fill project is a wonderful addition to that."
South Jersey's coastal tourism industry is one of the largest in the country, and this renourishment contract could be essential in boosting the coastal economy. The South Jersey community has, in many ways, struggled to rebuild since Hurricane Sandy, and coastal protection projects like this one will be key in helping the community continue to rebuild.
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Le Manoir de Gurson Holidays 2019
Sketching and Painting Holidays
June 8th to 15th and September 7th to 14th
In the heart of France's most famous wine region Magnificent Scenery
Relax and soak up the atmosphere, lots of demonstrations and one to one tuition in the medium of your choice!
Only £695 per person; Non Painting partners £550
Painting Holiday Accommodation and Package
This holiday is available for the amazing price of only £695 per guest and £550 per non painting partner. The holiday price includes 7 nights accommodation, bed, breakfast, 4 lunches, evening meals, all tuition, the excursions and transfers to and from the airport (Bergerac).
Lunches for the trips to St. Emilion and Bergerac are not included as it gives us a chance to sample the local fayre and joie de vivre. Many other trips to local vineyards and places of historical and artistic merit including St. Emilion, Bergerac, Chateau Montbazillac, Saint Seurin sur L'isle and the Vineyard and estate of Chateau de Gurson.


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This is an introductory unit in statistical methods with the emphasis on statistical techniques applicable to the social sciences.
Imma Guarnieri [BSc, Grad DipEd, Grad Dip Applied Science (Social Statistics), Masters of Biostatistics] is a sessional lecturer in the School of Health Sciences at Swinburne University of Technology and in Medical Education at the University of Melbourne. She has been involved in teaching Statistics to postgraduate students for the past 20 years.
In this course you will obtain a solid foundation in basic statistical concepts and procedures in order to progress with some confidence into more advanced topics. This is an introductory unit in statistical methods with the emphasis on statistical techniques applicable to the social sciences.
Our approach to learning will be largely non-mathematical, concentrating on concepts rather than mathematical theory.
Participants familiar with the use of a package, but lacking statistical training should also start with this course. The statistical package SPSS will be used where appropriate as a teaching tool and computational aid (previous experience is not assumed). You will be able to gain competency in using SPSS to obtain all the graphs and statistics covered in the course.
Day 1
- Level of measurement of data
- Introduction to SPSS
- Descriptive statistics for a single variable including summary statistics, graphs, writing brief summary reports
- Histogram, stemplot, boxplot, bar chart, pie chart, frequency tables
- Mean, median, mode, std deviation, quartiles, range, outliers
Day 2
- Descriptive statistics for relationships between two variables
- Comparative boxplots, scatterplots, introduction to correlation and regression, contingency tables, clustered and stacked bar charts
- Causation, association, lurking variables,
Day 3
- Foundations of basic inference and confidence intervals.
- Normal Distribution, standardization
- Sampling distribution of the mean and the proportion
Day 4
- Hypothesis tests, confidence intervals, effect size statistics, testing of assumptions, report writing and journal article examples for the following
- Single proportion, single mean (z-test and one sample t-test)
- Relationship between confidence intervals and hypothesis test, type 1 and type 2 errors
Day 5
- Hypothesis tests, confidence intervals, effect size statistics, testing of assumptions, report writing and journal article examples for the following
- Paired and Independent samples t-tests, Pearson's correlation and chi-square
- Choosing the correct statistical test
This course may run in a computer lab, or you may be advised to bring your own laptop with specified software.
We will let you know in advance.
There are no prerequisites for this course, nor is previous computing experience necessary.
The instructor's bound, book length course notes will serve as the course text.
The notes contain detailed explanations and examples of all the statistical concepts covered along with instructions of how to obtain the various graphs and statistics from SPSS.
Q. Do I have to know any statistics to do this course?
A. No, there are no prerequisties and you don't need any computing experience.
It provided fundamental thinking & reasoning behind concepts I see at work such as confidence intervals & involved some maths - which makes me want to learn more. (Summer 2019)
Went through each topic well with a great balance of theory/ lecture / practical / demonstration and practise labs and computer use. (Spring 2018)
Coming from a non stats background! I have gained a very informed intro to stats. (Summer 2018)
Using SPSS to analyses my data,learnt & consolidated methods. Love the course, learnt so much can't wait to get home and look at my work (Winter 2017)
I will be more literate in reading literature drawing on statistics in myfield as well as able to apply some of the techniques myself. (Summer 2017)
very well balanced. Loved the activity book with step-by-step notes. (Spring 2016)
I have learnt so many basic concepts that I have been expected to understand. To have the opportunity to learn them is fantastic. (Winter 2016)
Imma's use of examples to explain concepts was outstanding. Being able to try out techniques after they are discussed was great. (Winter 2015)
The instructor's bound, book length course notes will serve as the course text.


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Job Opportunities at Kwale County Government
Kwale County is a county in the former Coast Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kwale, although Ukunda is the largest town. The county has a population of 649,931. Kwale is mainly an inland county, but it has coastline south of Mombasa.
The Kwale County Public Service Board is seeking to fill the following positions as indicated below:-
Kwale County Government Jobs
1. Anaesthesiologist
Job Requirements
- Degree in MBCHB or its equivalent
- Masters of Medicine degree in anaesthesia from a recognized university
- Registered with Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board
- Administering sedation during Medical Procedures using local, intravenous, spinal or candal methods
- Liaise with other medical professionals to determine type and method of sedation
- Examine patients, obtain medical history and use diagnostic test to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical and other medical procedures
- Monitor patient before, during and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reaction or complications


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Here at the UQ Energy Initiative, we would like to keep in touch with you in a couple of different ways:
UQEI Energy Express Seminars
We offer regular Energy Express Seminars with the aim of bringing multidisciplinary research capability together on some of the significant energy challenges facing today's world, and connect that capability with industry and government partners. The series provides a regular forum to present and discuss a range of energy-related topics and themes, and gives you the opportunity to question and interact with experts in their fields. Our seminars are open events, bringing together industry, government, and the broader UQ community including academics, researchers, students and alumni.
UQEI Newsletter
We also produce a quarterly Newsletter called UQEInews to brief the UQ commuinity and its partners on current energy sector issues, along with energy technology insights and research activities at UQ.


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Reading Buses agree terms to purchase Courtney Buses
From the Bracknell News
READING Buses have agreed terms to purchase Bracknell-based firm Courtney Buses.
The network continues to expand following recent acquisition of routes in Newbury and now Courtney Buses' fleet of 57 buses. Covering commercial bus services in Bracknell and Slough, the company was responsible for serving high-profile corporate contracts as far afield as Basingstoke, Didcot and Weybridge.
Robert Williams, chief executive officer of Reading Buses, said: "We see this as a significant fit for Reading Buses, both in terms of complementary local bus network, high quality, high profile operations, our expansion into the wider Thames Valley, and also the supporting businesses. This well-run business will provide a return to our shareholder over time that will justify and repay the initial capital outlay and will allow the wider Reading Buses group – consisting of Reading Buses, Newbury & District and Courtney Buses – to become more efficient by integrating routes and tickets and sharing overheads."
Following the retirement of the founder, Bill Courtney-Smith, Courtney Buses is expected to expand to incorporate Reading Buses' existing operation. The acquisition also includes Courtney Bodyworks, which offers a range of vehicle repairs and a full-size bus paint shop.
It will also see them take over Courtney Authorised Testing Facility, which is equipped to carry out MOT tests on large vehicles.
Mr Courtney-Smith, managing director of Courtney Buses, added: "Courtney Buses has prided itself on quality, value and integrity. Our motto – Driven by Service – really says it all. I am pleased to be passing the reins to another company, which holds these values in such high regard, and one that has been recognised as such by the wider industry on numerous occasions. I wish the team well."
Reading Buses says that business will continue as normal for the time being while the acquisition is completed.


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Sisters' Cancer Support Group
A NSW community initiative is giving women from multicultural backgrounds support and education through their cancer journey.
Sisters' Cancer Support Group is a volunteer-run organisation based in the Illawarra region, located in the mid-south coast of NSW.
Women from a range of cultures and backgrounds, get together monthly to share their personal journeys and build social, emotional and spiritual support.
Each session incorporates a form of gentle exercise, and education session to empower women to better manage their health after cancer treatment.
Why is it important to offer cancer support for multicultural communities?
There can be a stigma around cancer in many multicultural communities, and some people might not have existing support networks who can help.
Some multicultural communities in NSW experience a higher burden of cancer through increased rates of incidence and mortality.
Many are also less likely to use screening or cancer support services, and could experience poorer outcomes during and after cancer treatment.
How was the Group established?
Thit Tieu was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013.
She is now cancer-free, but her own experience led her to see that Muslim women need more support throughout this challenging time.
"You really need someone there, just to hold your hand or support you," Thit says.
"You might find close friends drop off because they just don't know what to say and how to talk to you."
Sisters' Cancer Support Group is a safe environment where women can come and openly discuss the things they do, what they are feeling, what they are doing, and share knowledge.
How is it helping women?
Services include monthly support groups and wellness retreats, designed specifically to help women from multicultural and Muslim communities through their experience with cancer.
"Knowing about other peoples' journeys – to get to know other cancer survivors going on the journey is important," says Eifat.
Eifat got involved in Sisters Cancer Support Group after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 for a second time.
"Joining the Group in Wollongong, that's really helped me."
"Because they're Muslim I can talk to them better because we have something in common – our faith."
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Sep 29, 2023
Sep 29, 2023
It is surprising that over countless centuries Takaosan or Mount Takao in Hachioji has remained well preserved in its pristine simplicity. The place is heavily wooded with Japanese oaks, cedars, cypresses and katsura trees. It is also rich in wild life, with an exclusive monkey trail. Located about 15 minutes from Hachioji, the Takao Mountain rises to a height of 600 meters affording an excellent view of Tokyo city, Mount Fuji and other mountain chains such as Tanzawa, Chichibu and Nikko. It is possible to drive from Hachioji to Takao Mountain or take the JR Chuo line to Takao Station.
The area has been one of the big centers of Shinto Buddhism for the last one thousand years. Here there are temples where mountain gods or tengu are worshipped to acquire good fortune round the year. It is possible to see statues of long nosed or crow-beaked tengu outside many temples such as the Yakuoin Temple at the summit or other smaller temples at the base. During the autumn season, especially towards the end of November/early December, many people go to see the autumn foliage or koyo and have lunch under the trees.
Stone Lantern, Takao Mountain
An old mountainside stone lantern against
The rich yellow and russet leaves of autumn maple:
Timeless beauty hiding on Mount Takao!
Here you may feel the stilling of history,
The moss-covered pretensions of powerful daimyos,
And the victory of stone and mortar in the end.
Autumn Takao
The last song
Of autumn leaves:
Magical in their departure.
Autumn Takao
A tacit belief in harmony,
Postmodern architecture
And primeval certainty,
Two incommensurable worlds
Surprising each other.
Autumn Takao
The approaching night swallows
The poignant beauty of the evening,
Leaving just residues behind.
Autumn Takao
Carpe diem,
Buying lunch on an autumn day.
Autumn Takao
Choose a path,
Yes, certainly,
But, where does it take me?
Where does it end?
Autumn Takao
In the shadow of trees
Hear the river conversing
With an occasional stranger
On the river bridge.
Autumn Takao
Reflected in the mirror
Of a translucent river,
The evanescent autumn leaves
Float along with the fish
In a world of make belief.
Stone Steps, Takao
In the mottled shadows
Sunlight reminds us that
There is still hope
In the renewal of things.
Stone Steps, Takao
Though the leaves and the river
Are still
Life renews itself
Quietly and single-mindedly.
Stone Steps, Takao
When darkness falls
The stone steps acquire luminosity
To lead you
Into a quiet, warm place.
Takao Street
If you watch
The customers unobtrusively
They can decide
What they really want to buy.
Takao Street
Suddenly at the end of the street
There is a small restaurant
That beckons you.
Takao Persimmon
When the last fruit
Falls in its appropriate hole
Then autumn will be gone.
Takao Restaurant
The restaurant guardians
Watch over those who come,
Those who do not,
And those who eat;
Takao Flying Squirrel
A flying squirrel
Forever jumping
Over a smooth stone:
Will it ever make it?
Takao Temple
A temple road
Prays quietly
For footsteps
To the mountaintop.
Takao Temple
Guardian deities
Devising new strategies
To protect devotees.
Takao Trail
In the shadow of autumn leaves
A mountain road curves
To an unknown destination.
Takao Water Fountain
A water fountain
Reaching till the
Snow-covered summit
Of Mount Takao.
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The Michigan Department of Transportation, in coordination with the City of Detroit, is conducting a Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) study along Michigan Avenue from I-96 to Campus Martius Park in the City of Detroit. This is an exciting opportunity to develop the plan for the future of Michigan Avenue. The PEL process approach to transportation decision-making considers environmental, historical, cultural and feasibility issues early in the transportation planning process. Various forms of public involvement will be used, including local and governmental advisory committee meetings to help the project team steer the planning efforts and communicate effectively. These meetings will be staggered with larger public meetings.
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When you add hot peppers and loads of fresh herbs to a vegan ranch dressing you get a spicy creamy sauce that is both fresh and healthy. This will be a big hit for parties – use it to dip your veggies, on chicken and shrimp, or even on your pizza crust for something especially different!
It's National Ranch Dressing Day and I love to make my own dressings! There is just so much more flavour in a homemade dressing plus you're eliminating sweeteners, preservatives, artificial colours and high levels of sodium.
That's why my sriracha dressing is green! ha! You'd expect to see it red but I added loads of cilantro and parsley and this is the resulting colour.
You know I love my Vitamix and when they offered to send me a new one in the Ascent Series, I was beyond excited! This is a tank! When I opened it, I was so impressed with the look of it – so sleek and sexy but so powerful. Sounds like I'm describing some Hollywood action film star, right? Well, I'd pass one of those over any day for this awesome blender.
It's so easy to sound like you're going overboard when describing this machine but for any owner of a Vitamix, you know exactly what I mean. For those of you who are new to this brand, this magical machine can crank out hot soups, baby food, flours and doughs, nut butters, frozen desserts, smoothies, and dressings and sauces just to name a few.
The truly great part about using a Vitamix is the speed in which you get your results. Hot steamy soups in 10 minutes, a perfectly creamy smoothie in 1 minute, and this dressing only took 60 seconds even though there are cashews in it. So easy – just toss it all in!
I forgot to include the dates in this photo but you'll see them in the video. They are such a nice addition of natural sweetness. If you're not a cilantro fan, you can leave it out. I know how militant you cilantro haters are, ha!
I love the touchscreen controls in this new model and the five different program settings lets you turn it on and walk away. There is also a awesome self cleaning program that runs for 60 seconds and changes speeds all by itself. Can you tell I'm still freaking out about this machine? ha! I've had it for 3 months now and use it at least 5 times a week and I'm still thrilled every time I turn it on.
If you're a regular reader here you know I'm a big fan of shrimp so naturally I had to try this spicy dip with my latest discovery of wild Argentinian shrimp. Oh my! Such a delicious combination. I ended up making it again for a birthday party and it was a big hit with everyone.
Did I mention that this is a great salad dressing too?! That's the great thing about ranch dressing is that it can serve so many different purposes and adding some spice to it makes it even more versatile.
What's your favorite thing to do with ranch dressing? Share your photos with me on Instagram using the hashtag #simplyfreshdinners so I can see what you're up to. Cheers!
This post was sponsored by Vitamix but the enthusiasm for this product is all my own.
Vegan Sriracha Ranch Dressing
When you add hot peppers and loads of fresh herbs to a vegan ranch dressing you get a spicy creamy sauce that is both fresh and healthy. This will be a big hit for parties – use it to dip your veggies, on chicken and shrimp, or even on your pizza crust for something especially different!
- 1 cup raw cashews, soaked
- 3/4 cup water
- 1.5 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 3 dates, soaked
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp sweet onion, chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 serrano pepper, seeded
- 3 tbsp fresh cilantro
- 3 tbsp fresh parsley
- 1 scallion
Add all ingredients to the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
Select Variable 1 start the machine and slowly increase to 8+.
Blend for 60 seconds or until smooth and creamy.


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Why would a consignor agree to that? Well, the conventional thinking is that no-reserve sales are like low estimates, they bring out the chancers and the dreamers. Once they're hooked, the bidder can stay in for a lot longer than they might have thought possible.
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My last big learning from Mindy Caliguire of Soulcare was about resources.
She said, "You would never write a $10,000 check from an account with $100 in it. Yet, we regularly write emotional and time checks we don't have the resources to cover."
That's a difficult one.
Though I am very good at saying "no" when I know I'm emotionally overdrawn, I'm not always aware I'm running low until I hit a wall.
Somehow thinking of it as a bank account, reminds me to check the balance every once in awhile.
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