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|Become your most demanding customer.
I even think it's important to consider such thing as the starting point in any action that we propose to carry out in real life, but that would be a topic for another day.
In any case, it also happened that, while reading an article on the "Entrepreneurs" blog, it made reference to many entrepreneurs developing their business proposals taking into consideration many subjective product assessments, ie, getting carried away, in many cases, by their deep convinction that their idea was great, that there was an excellent market for it, that it was an out-of-this-world opportunity and things like that.
It is difficult to objectively assess your own product.
Do you have kids? Have a relationship in which you are deeply connected? Well if you do, you will perfectly understand what I mean. In the same way that a wife finds it difficult to recognize that her partner is suffering from alcoholism or that she's being victim of domestic violence, thus it's difficult for the product creator to step aside and objectively evaluate the different situations through which the product will pass.
The emotional bond that binds you to your product is natural, normal, and occurs from the moment that your product was on its development stage, the same way as the mother is connected with the child that is formed in her womb, or the wife connects with her partner when decided to join their lives.
Again, that link is normal and natural. However, as the mother finds it difficult to recognize the weaknesses or bad habits of her child, for you, creator of your product, it's the same. That emotional bond that connects you with the product from the beginning, in many occasions, keeps you from, or at least make it more difficult, being able to evaluate your product objectively.
There is a solution: Look at your product through the eyes of your customer.
It's a simple yet powerful statement: Step aside and try to think and act like your potential customer would. Ask yourself the same questions your client would ask, honestly ask yourself if your product really does what it's supposed to do, and take it a step further: use the product yourself as a normal buyer would.
As in the automotive industry, "take your car for a test ride". Be the test driver for your product, one that demands the best performance, one that has the highest expectations, the one that stops at every detail.
Only doing it this way, you will have real answers, valuable knowledge, because you're looking at your product from an objective point of view, a real and analytic one. And therefore, you will be able to straighten out whatever feature that isn't working properly, or add whatever you've come to realize is missing.
You might be wondering: Is it necessary to go so demanding?
The answer depends on the experience that you want to develop for your clients. If you want them to really fall in love with your product, then it pays off to be extremely picky. If you don't care that much, then you can simply leave it half way down.
That decision is simply on your hands and depends on how much you want to take your business forward. There's one thing you can be sure of: If you push yourself to the maximum, two things will happen:
- You will have an iron shielded confidence: because you know that your product really does what you say it does, and more. Not only because you believe in it, but because it's been proven in practice.
- Your customers will love your product: they will be as confident in your product as you are, and live the experience that you lived, because you anticipated to their needs.
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Drought has forced farmers around the small town of Bountiful in the Hope region of Oregon to mortgage their property. Then word comes of plans for a spur line to run through the area and join the railroad in nearby Milton. Folks with money see an opportunity to fill their coffers by buying farmland cheap then selling to the railroad for a profit. The Bank of Bountiful, owned by Eli Whitman, appears to be doing that, as well.
Widowed two years earlier, Eli, with a son and daughter to raise, sought a hard-working, educated Christian woman to care for them and his home. Olivia Moore filled the bill, and as soon as Eli recognized her as an excellent investment, he offered her first employment then a marriage of convenience.
While Olivia is an excellent choice, her large family gives Eli pause. He knows about the problems posed by in-laws, so he will do whatever it takes to avoid a repeat of his earlier experiences.
When Papa tells Olivia the Moore family must move according to Eli's terms for the new railroad line, she fears for their safety, since they'll be homeless during winter. Where will they go? How will they survive?
It is up to Olivia to convince her husband to renege on his demands, though she swore before their marriage she would stay out of his business.
Ginny Aiken, a former newspaper reporter, lives in Pennsylvania with her engineer husband. Born in Havana, Cuba, raised in Valencia and Caracas, Venezuela, she discovered books early and wrote her first novel at age fifteen while she trained with the Venezuelan Classical Ballet Company. She burned that tome when she turned a "mature" sixteen. Ginny has taught novel-writing seminars and workshops at Harrisburg(PA) Area Community College and Penn State University.
Olivia's parents wondered how they would feed their family over the winter, and their farm was mortgaged to the maximum. Fearing that the bank would soon be knocking on their door, they are desperate for things to change. When Olivia found out how desperate things were, she vowed to help out in whatever way possible.
While in town one day, Olivia came across a group of young boys chasing some girls ... and a pig. A humorous scene to visualize, but Olivia immediately took charge. She had no idea that her actions that day would result in life changing events for herself and her entire family.
Olivia stepped out of her comfort zone and approached the father of one of the young boys about a position as a nanny. Olivia was full of spunk and good old country determination, and the Moore children might have finally met their match.
When Eli Wharton, a prosperous bank manager, agreed to give Olivia a temporary three month trial position as nanny to his children, he had no inkling that their family dynamics would never be the same. And the last thing he had in mind was romance!
For Such a Time as This is a great historical and inspirational romance with a sweet touch of humor. This is the first book I have read by Ginny Aiken, and it was a delight!
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The Obama administration has abandoned its effort to list the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species, drawing cheers Wednesday from lawmakers who had fought the designation but skepticism about whether the fight is really over.
The Justice Department on Tuesday dropped its appeal of a Texas federal court's ruling that vacated the listing because the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had not followed its own rules in making the designation.
Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said increased rainfall and voluntary conservation efforts had contributed to a 50 percent increase in the birds' population.
"The decision today to drop the appeal highlights this administration's flawed approach to listing the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species in the first place," Moran said in a statement.
The decision today to drop the appeal highlights this administration's flawed approach to listing the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species in the first place.
Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan.
In a March 2014 final rule, the Fish and Wildlife Service said the bird was threatened – one step short of endangered – meaning it's likely to face the danger of extinction in the future. The action was vacated by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Moran, Sen. Pat Roberts and Reps. Mike Pompeo, Tim Huelskamp, Lynn Jenkins and Kevin Yoder, all Kansas Republicans, had fought the listing of the bird because of the impact on farmers, ranchers, and oil and gas drilling and even wind-energy projects.
About half the lesser prairie chicken population resides in Kansas. In a statement, Pompeo said those stakeholders should be trusted to ensure the bird's continued existence.
"This potential listing faced family farms and businesses in Kansas with an existential threat to their way of life," he said. "I have seen firsthand that Kansans whose livelihoods depend on the land are excellent stewards — and have been for generations."
Yoder, who added an amendment to delist the bird to the 2016 Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, said he was glad the Obama administration had dropped its appeal.
But he said he feared the fight was not over. "I'm skeptical this is the end of the road," he said.
So was Jenkins.
"It is now my hope that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will accept the result and not restart a process that would waste more of our taxpayers' money," she said in a statement.
In a statement Wednesday, the Fish and Wildlife Service seemed to leave the door open to a re-listing of the bird.
"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to reassess the status of the species based on the court's ruling and the best available scientific data," said Brian Hires, an agency spokesman. "The USFWS will continue working with states, other federal agencies and partners on efforts to conserve the lesser prairie chicken across its range."
I will continue to lead the effort in Congress to protect our farmers and ranchers and their ability to feed our nation and the world.
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Moran said he would continue to oppose any efforts to re-list the bird.
"I have asked for answers from USFWS," he said, "and will continue to advocate for policies that prevent the service from pursuing future efforts to re-list the species."
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I had, rather recklessly, driven to Wisconsin and back in 2 days with a dear girlfriend and 4 small children. It was a split second decision because we're not always given more time than that. I went even with thoughts of "what won't get done in my absence". One of which was "return library books". … More Rather Reckless


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|Fast and Vigil at the Gates of Ft. Benning
Vigil Day 1 1 January 2001
Today isthe first day of a month-long fast and vigil at the gates of Ft. Benning in Columbus, GA. I am here, today with AnnTiffany (she will join me for the first ten days), to express my utter rejection of this countrys military training and armament of Latin America. The army says that the new School of Shame will have nothing to do with the old one it will teach skills to help fight the outdated and misguided war on drugs instead of the skills to help fight the also outdated and misguided war on Communism. Somehow it doesnt occur to my government that no matter what terror US trained troops will instill in Latin American farmers, drugs will continue to flow into the US until one of two things happens we get rid of the demand here (by focusing on drug prevention and rehabilitation, NOT incarceration) or we give these farmers another viable and economically feasible crop.
The SOA, and its successor, the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHISC), are symbols of my governments ongoing militarization of Latin America, subjecting its people to endless human rights abuses and restrictions of freedom in order to satisfy our demand for an enemy in the war on drugs typical imperialism. I know this system will not cease with the disestablishment of the WHISC, but once the US acknowledges that we are wrong to fight the war on drugs against the Latin American people, we will have taken a great step forward in the struggle for justice.
To whoever said that nonviolent tactics do not threaten the status quo, our experience today completely belied your assertion! As it was the first day, we had much to accomplish organizationally before we actually went out to vigil. Finishing and faxing the first press release, creating signs and unearthing others from the SOA Watch media center, and visiting the office supply store took up most of the day. We didnt manage to get ourselves out to vigil until midafternoon, but when we did oh, what a ruckus we caused! Almost immediately two military police cars pulled up to watch us, followed soon after by three Columbus city police cars. We were videotaped by the MPs while the city police made sure that we had a permit. We were encouraged to leave (for our own safety, mind you) but could not be forced to since we had the permit. In the midst of all this hullabaloo, a cameraman from TV Channel 3 arrived to film the event. He interviewed me later, and I should be on the 11 PM news tonight. But before he could even do the interview,the city police realized that since today is a holiday they couldnt find copies of our permit anywhere (apparently every office in the city is closed!). So the captain had to comedown and check the signature on our permit but by then the MPs were totally confused. Finally the police asked us if they could borrow our copy of the permit to make more copies for themselves. At this point there were seven police cars around for just the two of us! A very nice officer made the copies while we had an intense discussion with an older officer who had served in Panama when the SOA was there. When the younger officer came back and most of the police had left, we decided to call it a day since it was getting cold and dark. We packed up our signs and gave the officers a friendly see you later! and went back to the office to warm up. Whew! What a first day!
I am very glad that we got this first wave of police out of the way today. I am excited for the media coverage we got and happy that we got it so soon. More than that even, I feel like we are already making a difference. Personally, after the first day of fasting I am tired and chilly but otherwise feel great. I am content to be here doing my part and proud to share this experience with Ann Tiffany. Our talks today in between police interruptions were fantastic. She helps me focus on why we are here and what is important. I look forward to another busy day tomorrow, moving into the Southgate apartments, calling media, and hopefully managing to vigil for more that a couple hours in the afternoon!
Vigil Day 2
Today we had a smooth and leisurely start. We enjoyed a long sleep lastnight after the 11 pm news (which had a decent story but a horrible quote from me!) and awoke refreshed at 8 am. Both Ann and I had grumbling stomachs and spent most of the morning vigil feeling cold and thinking about food. Our only pauses from that mind-numbness came when our signs fell over or the MPs would move their car (we have constant police accompaniment they arrived before us and left after us today).
We took a break at noon to warm up and fax some more media contacts that I had called while vigiling. We ended up heating up all of our drinks and staying inside for two hours making more signs was our excuse but avoiding the cold was probably the more truthful reason. But by the time we went back out we had beautiful new painted signs that felt more fitting to our message than memorial to victims of SOA grads. Our minds were working again, so we enjoyed the sunshine and spent much of the afternoon lost in ourt houghts. I spent much of that time thinking about our CD action on the 17th. I am not sure how to organize it since we seem to have constant military accompaniment. More on that when the time comes
We called it a day as the sun crept below the treetops and the air temperature ranked at frigid. Back at the media office, I found our press release on the indymedia website. It warmed my heart to see that people are learning about our action in that way. Both of us are tired and I am a little light-headed, thinking often about food. Soon, though, I understand that we will get past that fixation, so I wait impatiently. Tonight another friend from Syracuse, Zac Moore, joined us. Tomorrow should be a good day at the vigil with him here.
Vigil Day 3
I have been a little grumpy today and I am afraid that my mood has affected our presence. My excuse is simply that I am hungry and tired but then Ann should be in the same boat. Ah well, I suppose we all have our less than phenomenal days, and today was one of mine.
On the bright side though, the vigil today generated a huge amount of local press. We were videotaped and interviewed by TV Channel 9 news and made the 5 and 6 pm news (I dont think Ill make it up until 11pm to watch that news too, so Ill just assume that they will cover us too). I was much happier with this coverage - this time I managed a coherent sound bite! A photographer from the Columbus Ledger-Inquirer also stopped by, so I assume well be in the paper tomorrow. I didnt really expect this much press until the reopening ceremony on the 17th, but I guess the local media is used to covering the SOA protesters.
Father Roy is back in town now, and came out this morning to say hello. He is bubbling over with ideas and plans for the year, and it is amazing to hear him talk, going from topic to topic almost without pause even for breath!
The only other excitement for the day was finally moving into our apartment for the month. I must admit that I feel more settled now that I am not living out of my backpack. The place is enormous compared to what I thought it would be and will work quite nicely as an activist house for the month. I cant quite believe that there really will be people coming in and out all month, and that I organized it! But I wont count any chickens yet, I suppose, since we are only three days into the presence.
Vigil Day 4
Every vigiling day so far has been spiced up by visits from various people. Day one it was the police, day two Zac showed up, day three was the media, and today it was Joe Blair. Joe is a former instructor at the SOA, who in his retirement has become one of its most outspoken critics. We met him today after he had lunch (oh, what a heavenly thought!) with Father Roy. It was amazing to meet him he literally told us stories about his SOA days for two hours! At one point he simply waltzed over to the MP watching us and told him to radio the base to get us three copies of the SOAs last propaganda magazine. The MP did and even came over to us afterward to tell us where we could get the copies. We ended up today by having about 15 magazines hand-delivered by the SOA librarian. Of course Joe and the librarian had a long chat too, reminiscing about AFLAC and the SOA. What a strange conversation for a pacifist anti-corporate SOA protester to be privy to!
So that was the excitement for the day. Poor Ann is having some stomach trouble, but neither of us is as hungry as we were. Zac left this evening, so the presence tomorrow will be less lively as a result unless we have some new friends arrive. My thoughts tonight are also with all the friends and supporters around the country who have helped me withthis vigil. I was simply amazed tonight reading all the e-mail messages of support, even from people I have never heard of! It really makes me feel like the message is getting out, and I am making a difference.
Vigil Day 5
Today we had a rough start. It was just Ann and I this morning, and we both had very little energy; we hardly wanted to get out of bed! Luckily once we managed to move our reluctant muscles our bodies seemed to remember that we were alive. By the time we left the apartment we had enough energy to face the day and by midmorning we both felt like we could take on the SOA with both hands tied! It helped that the weather today was beautiful warmer with a bright bluesky. I spent the morning reading a Human Rights Watch report on Colombia that details the military-paramilitary links and related human rights abuses. It was hard to read knowing how much money the US gives them in military aid. The report also mentioned that at least 7 army officers linked to Castanas paramilitaries are SOA graduates.
The report saddened and frustrated me, and I was lost in thought for the rest of the morning vigil and our midday break about how I can fight both the SOA and Colombias military aid effectively. My gut reaction is to first go to Colombia (like many of my friends are this month) and learn from them about what would make a difference. My next gut reaction is to take over ABC studios and start a 24-hour TV broadcast about the effects of military aid on that country! Ah, to dream.
So I was agitated this morning about Colombia and found my thoughts further complicated by a discussion I had with Ann about the Gandhian Wave (a new part of the fight to close the SOA where autonomous groups hopefully do an action here every month in order to keep up a continuous pressure). She, half in jest, asked me to come down here next year to help organize weekly or monthly presences at the base. That of course got me started on a tough topic for me what WILL I be doing next year? Would I bewilling to spend a year down here, organizing in obscurity and isolation, if someone asked me seriously? Would it bethe most effective use of that year or are there more pressing issues to work on in that time? Am I over analyzing the entire situation because I am young and inexperienced? Probably.
Goodness knows this is a topic I have worked myself into a tizzy about many times before when reminded about it,and today was no exception. But, having come to no conclusions by the afternoon vigil, I let it go for the moment and instead spent a relaxing afternoon vigiling and reading in the warmth of a beautiful day in Georgia. Tonight we have a new friend with us, Gary Ashbeck from Madison, Wisconsin. We are veryexcited that he has come, and he has certainly livened up the party! Err, I mean vigil. I am looking forward to a weekend full of new people and stories.
Vigil Day 6
Very little to report today. Two new friends have joined us from Marietta, Georgia Lill and Bill Corrigan. Our energy is much improved and we laughed, talked, read, and contemplated the day away in comfort, with beautiful weather and beautiful company. This evening we were visited by two reporters from the Atlanta indymedia website and spent a fruitful evening answering their questions and posing for pictures. The Cincinnati Enquirer also called me if we get an article there, I will consider this entire month worth it! There has been a great media silence in Cincinnati about the SOA vigils (and about peace and justice issues in general). I am feeling good, and how could I not after a day like today? Good weather, good company, good humor, good media, and good energy.
Vigil Day 7
Ann Tiffany reminded me tonight that week one is finished and that I am 1/4 of the way through this fast and vigil. I dont quite know what to think about that it certainly feels like I still have a long way to go! I am not hungry anymore, though I miss food as a social event. I feel like I have reached a point though, where I am more focused and more contemplative than I would be if I had not fasted. I feel things very strongly now reading that report on Colombia the other day brought tears to my eyes, as did the kind e-mails from loved ones this evening. I have finally realized what it is that I am DOING while I vigil. I am learning how to be a loving, caring person from the life stories of the activists I meet (the peace stories as opposed to a soldiers war stories), from the reactions of passers-by and police, and from all that I read during those long three hour stretches. It took me seven days to realize that I am learning from this experience; I wonder what another seven days will bring? Lill and Bill left today after spending the morning telling stories and keeping everyone in good humor. Afterwards, Ann, Gary, and I, spent a quiet day vigiling and appreciating once again the warmth of the afternoon. Two friends, Dick and Liz Coss, and their dog, visited us this afternoon to lend their support and to chat. I am amazed at the sheer number of local people who have stopped me, asked is I was part of Father Roys group, and then told me that I was doing good work. I expected an army town such as this to mildly distrust us protesters. But we have gotten surprisingly few Go home!s and Get a job!s, and many more beeps and waves and thumbs up than I would have expected. My stereotypes have been broken partially by Father Roys ability and charisma! I think I also underestimated the peoples ability to think past Army dogma. There are lessons to be learned from everyone in this place.
Vigil Days 8 and 9
Today I am writing a response to the last two days because yesterday I took the entire evening off to relax and play euchre. It was a good night to unwind Ann Tiffanys last night with us. We spent the evening laughing and enjoying ourselves immensely, something that has been distinctly lacking since I got here. We cant always be serious or we lose all the joy in this work, and last night we needed that reminder.
So, with that rejuvenating evening behind me, I woke up this morning ready for a contemplative day. It began with Anns departure; I am sad that Ann had to leave her company has been comforting and inspiring. But I know that she has much else to do and am grateful for the time she took out to spend here accompanying this witness.
The rest of the day was spent in a losing battle to keep warm. Gary and I kept taking trips to the media center bathroom breaks we called them to warm up our hands and bring life back to our feet. In between those breaks though, the Cincinnati Enquirer called back and a young reporter interviewed me. I am very excited about having my hometown report on the SOA, especially since this reporter asked very detailed and thought-provoking questions. Maybe, just maybe, well have some favorable press!
I have also been inspired by all that I have been reading to write a piece about why I am doing this fast and why I want to violate my ban and bar. We have spent much of the last several days discussing what would make people more excited about coming down to Georgia to do a Gandhian Wave action, and it seems like most people simply dont understand the motivation behind illegal conscientious action. Perhaps I can add my voice to those reaching out to raise awareness, and perhaps that voice will inspire more action. Perhaps.
Vigil Day 10
My thoughts today took the form of a rebuttal to an OpEd piece written and published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. After reading that piece this morning, I seethed, drafting and redrafting a reply all day. This was the final product: Rebuttal to Calderas OpEd Piece on page A13, 10 January 2001
Close the Clone!
Today is the tenth day of my fast and vigil to draw attention to the U.S. Armys replacement of the School of the Americas (SOA) with the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHISC). I have been here at the gates to Fort Benning to express my opposition to this clone of the SOA since 1 January, and I will still be here on 17 January for the re-opening ceremony.
I am also one of the critics trying to impugn the integrity of the institute with the misleading, mindless slogan, New name, same shame according to Louis Calderas recent opinion piece (10 January 2001). In fact, I have held a sign that states just that every day of my fast and vigil. I think that before he writes off the slogan as either misleading or mindless, perhaps Mr. Caldera would like to know why I use that phrase.
The SOA closed on 15 December 2000 without anyone ever admitting the guilt of that institution which was part of a U.S. foreign policy that propped up dictatorial and abusive anti-Communist governments in Latin America. There has never been a truth commission. The survivors of the many victims of SOA graduates have never received reparations.
The facts of abuse by SOA graduates are still denied by its leadership. Current Subcommandant Col. Patricio Haro Ayerve stated in the final edition of the SOAs magazine, Adelante, that [he] would like to express [his] gratitude to the School of the Americas for having served for more than half a century as a propagator of insightful teachings in security, democracy, and respect for human rights (page 4). Now as the clone is poised to open, Caldera sends out a well-timed propaganda piece stating that the new institutes goals are also strengthening democracy, deepening the rule of law and honoring human rights. Pardon me if I miss the difference between these two schools.
The WHISCs main objective is a post-Cold War one, to teach soldiers and police to fight the drug war in Latin America. To take the example of Colombia although the country has been involved in a long-term civil war, the Colombian military receives huge amounts of US military aid to fight the drug war. The problem is that The connection between drug traffickers and paramilitary groups is not new and has been well documented in reporting by the U.S. Embassy in Bogota since at least 1990. Elias [a former military intelligence agent] witnessed close links between drug traffickers, paramilitaries, and theArmy (P. 6, The Ties That Bind:Colombia and Military-Paramilitary Links Human Rights Watch Report, Vol. 12,No. 1 (B)). Perhaps the U.S. should stop trainingColombian soldiers (who may frequently be involved in drug trafficking) to fight the drug war, and instead send economic and social aid to countries such as Colombia. By cutting off this military aid, we may also save Colombian human rights workers from the abuses known to be perpetrated by paramilitaries in the region.
Mr. Caldera seems to think that I am slighting the Army by acting to end the WHISC/SOA. If so, why do I get waves and thumbs up signs from service men and women entering Fort Benning every day? And why are there so many veterans in the movement to close the WHISC/SOA? The answer is simple. Our actions have very little to do with the Army, and very much to do with a U.S. foreign policy that is ineffective, misguided, and outdated. It is time to stop renaming the school; we want to shut it down.
Dear Friends, I am sorry, I have been remiss insending out and even writing journals for the last week. It has been a crazy wonderful week though, and I am very excited to finally share those experiences with you! Now that the house here has calmed sown some and the press has gone and written their stories, I am free to finally reflect. Most of the journals I have included today are simply catching up on what happened, hopefully the next set will be more emotional reactions and reflections. Thanks, and I am sorry to those who have e-mailed me missing these updates! Peace, Becky PS - they are attached and included below, for those with various computer types.
Vigil Day 14
The nextfew days are going to be intense, draining, and fantastic. We spent the evening in a house meetingplanning and organizing the events for the 17th and we have a lot todo. Press releases and follow-up calls,statement writing, and generally organizing ourselves to do an action will takeup most of our time and energy. I havenoticed myself feeding off the excitement of everyone here though, and the auraof joyful resisters permeate the apartment.
I know wewill get media because of the timing of our action, I just hope it is an actionthat will resound in peoples minds and hearts when they hear about it. I feel ready for the commitment and proudthat I have the opportunity to do an action that so many people have told me isimportant to them. The responsibility Ifeel to live up to that anticipation is an important one. I feel like our action scenario is powerful,and I know we can create a powerful statement to go with it.
My dreamslast night and today while I napped were dominated by emotional, powerfulactions. The one we chose today feelsright for the time and the people involved. I just hope that my dreams will remain as inspiring as they have been;they have been keeping me motivated.
Vigil Day 15
I just gotfinished with one of the best conversations yet on this vigil. Shauna and I were just in the kitchen,excited about the prospects of ginger tea and carrot juice, also excited aboutthe opportunities we have to make change. She doesnt feel grounded yet, and is looking for a good place, and I amtrying to reach out from my grounded state as a college student and into therealms of life-after-graduation. We areuntied in our concern and activism (and excitement over good ginger tea!) andour appreciation of the opportunity to witness here in faithful, joyfulresistance in a community of loving new friends. Speaking ofloving friends, this morning as we held vigil in a drizzle, who came by but myfriend Becky Karasack from Pennsylvania! I had no idea that she was coming, and apparently they were on their wayto New Orleans, realized that Columbus was on their way, and set out to find meand visit. Well, find me they did, andmy goodness did they surprise me! Beckys two friends, Rebecca and Jole arrived with her, and after amorning of visiting and vigiling the three decided to stay until the 17th to join us in our presence and resistance. So now our house is hopping with even more activists, and we have twosets of photographers arriving tomorrow (along with even more friends) - sothese are exciting days in Columbus, GA. A little rain wont keep us away!
Vigil Day 16 (written Jan 19, AM)
Today consisted mostly of frantically doing last minute things for the actiontomorrow and welcoming friends. SisterMegan came today and it was a joy and inspiration to meet her. Press called and gathered all day, and if Ihavent perfected the art of a phone interview by now, I never will! Jole, Becky and Rebecca decided today tojoin in the high risk resistance tomorrow (yeah!) and Margaret was precioushelping to find our supplies black shrouds and other materials. My mother arrived today and I joyouslygreeted her under the watchful lens of photographers. This evening we had a nonviolence training in the media centerand a high risk training in the bedroom of the town house. We attempted to learn to lock down fourpeople in this little room while my mother my mother wrote our statement andBecky and Rebecca made shrouds. EricLeCompte from the DC office also arrived today and spent most of it cooped upin the media office writing press releases and organizing press packets andgenerally making himself into a saint. I certainly had very little time to reflect today, as it always goes theday before an action, but I fee like the press release and statements we wrotespeak well to the sentiment of the day. The followingis the statement I wrote for my part in the press conference: "Good afternoon and welcome to our witness ofresistance! I am Rebecca Johnson and I am here, first of all, to give you a quick run-down of how the next few minutes will work. Three of us will give short statements myself, Deborah Meem who is my mother, and finally Roy Bourgeois,Maryknoll priest and SOA Watch founder. After those brief statements, we will take a few minutes of questionsand then move on to the action. Our action today on Fort Benning will continue the tradition of thoughtful, nonviolent civil disobedience as taught by Jesus, Dorothy Day, and Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr. I find it appropriate that the day in which we demonstrate our resistance to violence in the form of the renamed School of Assassins falls in the week when we also celebrate the life of Dr. MLK Jr, one of the greatest peacemakers in history. So I am here on the 17th day of my month-long fast and vigil because I am inspired by the peacemakers, by the civil resisters who have changed history. I will be taking part in the illegal action today, along with six of my companions, to continue my witness in opposition to the US militarization of Latin America. I will risk 6 months in prison today to show my country, that I, that none of us here, are fooled by a name change and a public relations campaign. I remember the history of atrocities committed by SOA graduates, and I am called today to give a voice to those rendered voiceless by US foreignpolicy." The nextstatement was written by my mother to read at the same press conference: "Since the early 1960s I have been an activist for social justice, through the Civil Rights movement, theanti-Vietnam War movement, the womens movement, the lesbian and gay rightsmovement, and now the movement to end US violent interference in Latin America,specifically through training of Latin American military at the SOA. As I think about these causes, I see them as linked: in all cases the objective has been to urge our government and its agencies to take the broadest possible view of human rights and to adoptpolicies based on inclusion, acceptance, and nonviolence. At the same time I see them as representing two related by different priorities: advocacy of systematic change within our society, and opposition to US government policies that involve coercion and violence, I am proud to stand with my daughter today outside Fort Benning. I hope that her witness, and Father Roys, and mine, and all the other people here in body or spirit, will influence Americans to widen their opposition to the SOA and now to WHISC and ultimately to shut it down."
I do not have Father Roys speech since he spoke extemporaneously, but his words were very powerful and were quoted around the country, so if you saw any of the newscasts of our event, I am sure his speech was part of it! The final statement that I am including here was our statement for the action itself, recited by Father Roy during our civil disobedience: "The School of theAmericas is being reopened today under the alias of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. We are here in nonviolent witness to say that we still remember the sins of the past and we are not fooled by a cosmetic facelift masquerading and substantivechange. First, we demand establishmentof a truth commission to discover and enumerate crimes committed by the old SOA. Our military needs to be held accountable for decades of violence against civilians by Latin American military officers trained here. We also demand the closure of WHISC and all training schools operated by the US military for countries whose governments practice systematic violence against their own citizens. The three women in black, carrying a childs coffin, represent the mourners for those killed in Latin America by SOA graduates. They hope to bear witness at the reopening ceremony so that all voices may be heard. The four individuals lying in the road represent those killed in our names. Their nonviolent resistance here symbolically blocks the reopening of the SOA under any name at all. All of us, on both sides of the line, are here to give testimony to our belief in nonviolence for ourselves and for the world. We will maintain a presence here, as we have since January 1, until the end of the month. We fast to remind ourselves and others of the importance of our mission and to clarify our vision of peace. We are all here today to commemoratethe opening of WHISC by crying aloud against the sins of the SOA, its ancestor and prototype in coercion and violence. Only after a truth commission and the closure of these schools of assassins will the ghosts of victims of the SOA graduates be able to rest in peace knowing that the US sponsored repression has ended.
Vigil Day 17 (written Jan 19, AM) Wow, today was awesome! I ended it in total exhaustion, but also with the empowerment I always feel after taking my voice back from the oppressors and making a statement of resistance. Our plan went beautifully the morning was spent vigiling and giving interviews, and generally reveling in the stomach butterflies. We had almost 20 people at the gates today showing their support for ouraction. Banners and signs wereeverywhere and press poured in from around the country. At 1:30 PM we hosted a press conferencewhere I, my mother, and Roy spoke (see yesterdays notes for thestatements). After that (actually the most nervewracking part of the day I do NOT like talking to media!) we moved intoaction mode. Father Roy read ours tatement as seven of us crossed the line. Mom, Rebecca, and Becky kept walking attempting to carry a childs coffin to the reopening ceremony with Becky and Rebecca dropping peace cranes and flowers along the way. Four of us Laurel, Jole, Joseph, and I crossed the line and immediately locked our armsinside PVC pipes and died. Our wrists were connected inside the pipes with ropes and carabiners, so the military were confused momentarily about what to do with us. One said, Well, thats something new! Finally they moved us, still connected, to the side of the road so wewould not block traffic while they brainstormed how to get us apart. The press, of course, was totally in the way. At the beginning of the action, a cameraman was right in our way, not even allowing us to cross the line. They had the street blocked long before we did, and probably long after we were hauled to the side of the road.
The MPs brought out metal detectors and were quite upset when it went off inside our pipes. It didnt take them long to figure out though that we were connected byropes and not handcuffs. After figuring out that they could move our arms some, the police pulled on me until my arm was out far enough to cut the rope. A slightly painful experience for all involved, but we learned from our first lockbox experience! They got us all out of the lockboxes after a few rope burns and carried us to a waiting van.
After piling in, we sang our way to the MP station, always on the lookout for Joshs banner hanging water tower. Processing was pretty normal two of us had ban and bars already and were given new ones, the rest got their first until General John LeMoine stopped by. He had obviously just come from the reopening ceremony and was stilldressed in his finery. After mistakenly calling him Colonel Weidner (the former Commandant of the SOA, the General was the one that invited us to visit last week! I could have sworn he introduced himself as Colonel Weidner then) and getting the giggles about that, I sat in amusement as he told us that military bases are not political institutions and all events of a political nature must be kept off of them.
I remained mostly quiet,trying to stop my giggles, but I found out that Laurel has quite a sassy streak in her. That only added to the hilarity of the situation, with the general giving us a lecture and Laurel talking back while we sat in a classroom and all of the military personnel were standing invarious poses of respect and awe on the other side of the room.
Luckily that was over soon enough and the general lef the room to call us individually into a makeshift office and handdeliver our ban and bars. Apparently he told my mother to be proud of me, he told Laurel he was going to prosecute her, and he told me I was still welcome to come back and visit during the WHISCs human rights classes. I told him that I had no interest in visiting what my mother has dubbed human rights minute but thanked him for the offer. We waited for him to be through talking to each of us, and then he left after extending that invitation to all of us. We were reminded not to return or else that Roy better make sure to have bail money on hand, because well send you right before the magistrate!
Finally, we were released to a gas station near our apartment and after excitement and hugs all around we went back to the media center for debrief. It turned into a simple account of the action from all sides and congratulations on all sides and not much actual responses, but after the excitement wore off we were all ready for bed. The power of our collective emotions though kept my spirits high eventhrough the utter exhaustion I felt this evening. My adrenaline also kept me going through the dehydration and extra activity.
Vigil Day 18
After the high of yesterdays action and the general intensity of emotion, everyone was completely drained today. Honestly, we felt horrible today. Vigiling in the morning was OK, and grocery shopping at midday break was fun, especially juice shopping at a health food store while getting a call from Josh RC, but after that I felt like I couldnt move, or even think. I napped for a while while everyone else headed out to vigil, but after being awakened by a radio reporter, I came out for the afternoon.
This evening though, we (Margaret, Laurel, Shauna and I) had a long and good talk about the personal and spiritual nature of nonviolent civil disobedience, and how press really takes away from that. We talked about other movements that dont use mainstream press as much, and how that feels less like selling-out their versions of the world to a twenty second soundbite. Good food for thought since we did totally base our action yesterday on how media could use it best, and maybe we didnt do what we really wanted to because of that.
I get angry very easily at mainstream media, but I often take it as given that I need to reach out to them. Hmm. Anyway, life here is slowly returning to normal and I am slowly catching up on e-mail and journals, but first I need to catch up on sleep. Zzzzz
Vigil Day 19
I am feeling finally back to normal after days of beautiful craziness. I got my first real nap in a week this afternoon and it was wonderful to wake up feeling refreshed again. My body hit a wall yesterday, letting me know that pushing myself while fasting is not the best idea. So I took it easy today, enjoying the warm weather and letting my mind rest and my tension release. I needed that.
Father Roy came out today talking about media again, and I realized that I am totally burned out on media work right now. I cant decide if that is a good thing or not, but it certainly means that I need to focus more on personal outreach if I am not going to focus on mass media.
Anyway this evening we decided it was time again for some relaxation. We went to a community theater and watched Going to Paris. It was a great little theater downtown where you sit at tables and bring your own dinner (or juice). Most people had crackers and wine, and we had our water bottles. Wewatched our local friend, Beth, work the sets and it was a great time though I am not sure I got the play I was a little out of it. Now I am back to feeling contemplative and ready for 11 more days of vigiling renewed in mind and body.
Vigil Day 20
We had a day of mourning today to commemorate the death of democracy (in solidarity with those demonstrating in DC). I felt a combination of amusement (long live King George!) and anger/frustration at the man who will (not) represent me for the next four years. Although we are here for a very specific cause, I felt the need to express my understanding that the WHISC is not an isolated incident of US foreign policy failure, and the name change will not be the only bad decision of the next four years. Tomorrow, Kate Berrigan arrives to let us know the details of the DC protests from the corporate media we found out that there were more protesters that celebrating fans. That, at least, is encouraging; people are angry enough to get involved and empowered enough to take to the streets. Hopefully that involvement will minimize the negative impact of this administration.
After our vigil, we came back for a long house cleaning this evening. Thank goodness, cleanliness and organization always makes me feel more centered. That and some yoga meditation this evening has allowed me to finally regain (hopefully) some vigiling energy. Ten more days, and hopefully they will be good ones!
Vigil Day 21
Today was uninspiring and frustrating. I feel like I have lost my focus and cant figure out how to regain it. At this point, the vigil could have ended onthe 17th and I wouldnt have lost anything. We played cards and word games this afternoon to keep us going, and while I understand and appreciate that relaxation and games are all part of community building, I also feel like we need some inspiration when cards are what keep us motivated. Kate arrived today and we talked about that some this evening, but as of yet I have come to no conclusions. There is definitely value in our simple presence at the gate every day, no matter what we do to entertain ourselves, but this fast has to be more personal and spiritual than that if I am going to feel like we have accomplished anything from it.
But the day wasnt all bad. We talked to several local friends who stopped to chat. It is really nice to see the growing number of Columbus residents willing to express their dissent. And we talked to Mr. Downey, Commandant of the SOA-turned-WHISC. That was an interesting conversation, which just strengthened my resolve to shut the whole mess down. He didnt even want to hear about the idea of a truth commission on the SOA and kept insisting that he was dealing with a clean sheet of paper. Obviously we didnt end the conversation with much agreement.
Vigil Day 22
I started off today with the closest thing to a prayer that I know. I have never been one to look for outside, divine inspiration, so this morning I meditated on my frustration with the vigil and searched myself for direction. When I was done, I finally felt like the vigil had purpose again, and I could let go of my frustration. I think I was partly annoyed that the vigil has become less learning oriented and contemplative, and partly out of sorts because the vigil house is finally becoming a community, which means that I am no longer in charge. That second one bothered me for a while, since I have spent the whole month trying not to be in charge, and now that it has finally happened I got frustrated! Ah, at least I can laugh at my absurdity, and hopefully this state of mine didnt rub off on anyone.
The vigil frustration was easier to fix. I simply accepted that we all needed a few days of light conversation to remain motivated and now are moving back into learning mode. I felt great at the end of today, and tonight have enjoyed music and freshly made apple celery juice (much better than it sounds!).
Vigil Day 23
It was a blah day for me. I didnt feel well this morning and slept instead of vigiling with the others. This afternoon I regained energy for a few hours and am now just hoping to make it to e-mail before I go to bed. I have been very good to myself today, and hopefully my body will perk up tomorrow. Everyone else seemed to have a good day though, and we had music (from Garys boom box) for the vigil this afternoon. The music and the sun and the warmth made me quite content, even without much energy.
Vigil Day 24
Days are going by quickly now; at the beginning of the month I wasnt sure that I would ever get through a month long fast and I thought that I would either be bored out of my mind or so focused that I wouldnt interact with any of the other vigilers. Instead as we near the end of this intense experience I feel like, though I miss food, I could go on fasting here for a long time, and the memory of food is becoming very distant. Also, much of this vigil has been introspective and I have been rather anti-social, but right now I feel well balanced between that important self-discovery and the affirmation, support,and general joy of community. A far cry from a couple days ago when I felt lost and out of sorts, thank goodness. I notice though that my thoughts are starting to turn to life after fast I have over the last few days filled out a Ruckus application and worked on my course choices for college next semester and generally started to make plans to speak at several places around Ohio. I feel good getting my mind to slowly move out of vigil mode so it wont be such a shock when I leave here and suddenly have to start classes! I dont mean to say that these days are not important we still have friends coming to visit this weekend and people stopping by to talk (today it was Norton McPhereson from Troy, AL) and learn, and I love the chance to simply sit and enjoy an act of personal resistance. This feeling feels so far away sometimes when I am at school trying to plan actions and trips and events around the schedule of academia. After this experience, next semester should be an interesting one; I feel like my priorities have shifted,and I am glad that I am graduating in May. This action has made me crave doing more in this movement and in other related ones. As if Oberlin didnt radicalize me enough, I go to Columbus, GA for a month and get radicalized even more!
Vigil Days 25-27
This journal is almost the same as the 24th. These last few days have been again like slowly waking up from the dream of this month. As I said a few days ago, my mind is starting to look forward and I am planning speaking engagements and semester events rather than being entirely in the here and now. It feels good the intensity of thoughts and emotions this month has been a lot to take, and I think that if I left here still in that state, Id be very shocked at the world. This vigil is very important to me, and our presence is obviously very important in empowering others, but I am glad that it will soon be over. The others here are also content, it seems, with lightening the mood a bit. We have spent much of the last few days laughing and talking and sharing and doing the hokey-pokey on the line to Ft. Benning. It hasnt been all games though, we seem to intersperse some quite serious conversations in with our gossip and chatting. Yesterday we talked about the pros and cons of the centralized SOA Watch movement and the decentralized anti-corporate globalization movement. We havent yet come up with too many conclusions, but were working on it!
Yesterday we also spent a while talking to an MP who was worried about us being cold on the vigil. He was very kind and we enjoyed his company for a while. We also got a visit from a very sweet man who brought us two boxes of doughnuts he was disappointed to hear that we were fasting and could not eat them. And today we were joined by two friends from Atlanta, Hans and Will. They were a joyto have around and I am sorry that they could not stay longer.
At home we are all starting to talk about food, and I am afraid that I instigate many of those conversations. We have a lot of mashed up food from juicing sweet potatoes, squash, cabbage, apples, and other stuff and we are trying to figure out how to make that food into something palatable for a breakfast meal. Tonight we had a night out at the movies, and all walked past the popcorn stand with noses perked up and stomachs growling. I think there will definitely be some rejoicing when we can all eat again.
Vigil Day 28
I have been lost in visions of Becky-topia all day. This morning as I read about the founding philosophers and theologians of the Unitarian Universalist church, I was distracted by the strong feeling that I need to go to seminary. It has been in my thoughts for a while now, and I have inquired about various institutions, but my vague idea crystallized today into a concrete calling to UU ministry. In the space of about ten minutes, I saw a plan that my life could follow combining my faith with the Catholic Worker ideal of living the dream by practicing radical acts of community building, simplicity, and resistance. I came up with a lot of questions, but the experience was intense and inspiring.
I am starting to take stock of the month, and coming up feeling contented and radicalized by my experience here. Before this month, I dont know if I was ready to move out of the boxof my privileged background and college experience into a less structured and more emotional life based on the dictates of my conscience. I think the support and inspiration that I have received over the month from so many people, knowing that I have reached them all with this action, has helped along that radicalizing event. I have never been one to willingly compromise on my opinions, but I feel more ready now to live my beliefs without the regret of missing out on materialism and obligation to the nuclear family (rather than to the larger family of humankinid cheesy but true). Its funny what I can learn from sitting in Georgia and thinking for a month; maybe those gurus on mountain tops have the right idea!
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When it comes to active healthcare claims processing, it is essential to create a system that maximizes efficiency to handle denied claims. Most of the Healthcare entities get too worried when it comes to working claims, particularly when the claims are denied. It is essential to identify the prospective income lost and begin an effective medical claims management service for handling these claims.
Here are some tips on how to accurately process denied claims and increase the overall performance of this aspect of your revenue generation.
Track All your Success and Failures
By keeping record on all your results, your denials system will provide your team with documentation that will show how well the methods used in the past to get paid from denials have worked. While there is no perfect solution, to have such data will help get rid of useless methods and present new ones that perform well.
Know the Basic Problem
This means that you need to look over all the denials which caused the problem and try to locate an area that might be a cause for errors on a large scale (global errors). Noticing a specific problem that several denials have in common, can lead to practical steps where it does not occur again. This can protect your Time, Money and Effort.
Track All your Claims
This might look like a basic advice, but the fact is that many healthcare providers do not track all their claims. Since there are not enough people or resources available with the healthcare providers to track all their claims, the only way to define the problem is to use an effective method that will help teams keep track of denials so that they do not lose even a single claim in their system.
Complete Your Denials in a Week
If a claim was submitted incorrectly it will get returned or denied, then it needs to be corrected and submitted again. Handle this within a week or earlier if the correction is a negligible one. In this way, all denials get high priority and addressed quickly so that they are not ignored or returned. In addition, many health insurance companies places time limits to re-file their denied claims, so this should be taken into account as well.
The good news is that every small improvement will make a large change in the cash flow of the healthcare business.
Outsource your denial management process
A good solution will be Outsourcing your denial management process to an expert company that focuses on Revenue Cycle Management solutions. When choosing which outsourced solution to use, there are a few questions you should ask like, the use expert teams that is highly skilled in working with insurance systems, turnaround times to get the denials addressed etc. By outsourcing your denial management process to an medical billing company, you will be having more time to focus further on Patients that needs your complete attention.


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The SilverStone Grandia Series GD06 HTPC Chassis
The front of the GD06 has a large aluminum door that covers most of the bezel, while the outside is molded plastic to round the corners as it transitions to the sides. Most notably, the lock, the SilverStone name and logo, the "u" shaped light at the bottom surrounding the power button and the arrow at the right showing how to open the door is what stands out here.
Unlocking and lowering the door, you get a bit of a peek behind the scenes. On the left is a pair of doors covering hot swap storage bays for 3.5" HDDs. The right side has an optical bay with a cover installed at the top leaving room for the front I/O below it.
Moving in a little closer, I opened the bays for the hot swap hard drive access. This allows for 3.5" drives of any density to be "plug and play" so you can just click right into media here versus through the network to your home theater.
The front I/O is basic, but still offers USB 3.0 connectivity next to the 3.5mm HD Audio jacks, leaving the reset button on the right by itself.
The right side of the GD06 has two mesh areas backed with a pair of 120mm fans blowing air into the chassis. You can also see that the top of the unit is separate and this will allow access inside in a few more images.
The rear of the chassis offers room for a pair of 80mm fans to be installed above the rear I/O. Moving right, there are four expansion slots with a +1 slot at the top right corner above where the PSU installs.
The left side of the GD06 offers a bit of ventilation near the +1 slot at the top, while the front of the panel offers room for the 120mm fan that is already installed, or you can replace that fan with an 80mm fan of your choice.
Under the chassis the front feet are large round plastic pucks with natural aluminum on the sides and rubber discs on the bottom to keep it from sliding around. The rear and center of the chassis receives rubber bumps for support. Over the mesh area for the PSU, there is a dust filter screwed into place.
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In the 20th century, being listed in the Yellow Pages was just as important to a business as having a telephone. To not be listed in the Yellow Pages was business suicide. This printed directory was far and away the chief resource customers used for finding a company or service. Businesses paid top dollar for display ads to draw the attention of potential clients and customers, but at the very least, everyone needed to be listed.
Over the past two decades, the term "Yellow Pages" evolved somewhat. It became the default term not only for the printed directories themselves but for Internet directories. More recently, the printed directories have rapidly shrunken in size. Every year, fewer companies choose to use their previous marketing dollars on display ads or even listings in the books. The same is occurring to the online directories, now that Google searches, websites and other marketing means have taken precedence.
So… , are Yellow Pages entirely obsolete?
Perhaps not entirely, but close enough. Businesses that have a little something extra to spend aren't necessarily hurting themselves by listing themselves in the Yellow Pages–either the printed or online versions–but it certainly isn't a top priority.
This is especially true if your customers are in more technologically oriented areas–e.g., major cities, the coasts–or are generally younger or more tech-savvy. If your customer base is generally older or more traditional, there might be some utility to being in the Yellow Pages, but this is still just ancillary marketing. Even the term "Yellow Pages" has been in steady decline in Internet searches, indicating its eventual obsolescence.
Yellow Pages publishers have acknowledged the trend. Supermedia pointed out the declining use of the printed directories in a statement about its declining revenues. The CEO of YellowBook acknowledged to Fox Business News that printed directories will not be distributed in some markets within five years.
An industry study showed the reality as it relates to the 18-34 demographic: People in this age group use both digital and print Yellow Pages far less often than Internet search engines for choosing a business.
Before the digital revolution, the Yellow Pages label had a great degree of recognition; it was so well established that its affiliation alone would be beneficial to businesses. In the new era, it translates none of that meaning.
Businesses are always best served to strategically determine which marketing methods are best for them and what sort of return on investment they're receiving. However, no matter what the business type, returns from Yellow Pages advertising will continue to subside across the board.
Ring Ring Marketing has the expertise to examine your marketing methods and find the most economical and successful ways to get your phone ringing.


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Going Away
When going away for the weekend or on holiday it is important to prevent your home from being broken into and possibly your property stolen.
Use the following information to guide you in making your home and property safe and secure while you're away.
1. Keep doors and windows locked at all times, even when at home, including sheds and garages.
2. Keep valuable items such as laptops, mobile phone, and mp3 players out of sight.
3. Install a security alarm with visible external light and always turn it on.
4. Do not leave spare keys hidden outside, leave it with a friend/neighbour/relative.
5. Arrange for mail to be held by Australia Post or collected daily by someone while you are away.
6. Tell your neighbours you will be away and ask them to collect your mail and put your bin out with theirs.
7. Install motion sensor lights to the exterior of your property.
8. Keep trees and shrubs trimmed to reduce the opportunity for burglars to hide and increase visibility from the street.
9. Engrave/mark your property with your driver's licence number for easy identification.
10. Be careful of stating whereabouts on social media.
11. Destroy boxes from newly bought appliances such as TVs and DVD players so they are not on display for burglars to see.
If your neighbour is going away –
- Offer to collect your neighbour's mail and put out their bins.
- Be watchful of strangers in or around your neighbour's house.
- Make a note of callers including their description, vehicle number plate and times/dates.
- Report any suspicious person/s or vehicle/s immediately to Police on 131 444.


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I had one of these nominations aaaages ago, but during Uni I didn't give my blog the same love and attention as I do now, as I always felt Uni work had to come first (understandable though right?!). Therefore I didn't fill in the questions and find any new bloggers sadly, but this kind nomination from Uli at Found Some Paper has given a second chance, yay!
Here's the answers to Uli's questions:
What's your favourite movie of all time?
When was the last time you sent a postcard or letter?
What's your biggest achievement?
Who is your regular inspiration?
Which Instagram account should I follow?
What flowers would you send a friend?
What's the best Pinterest board you followed and why?
What's your beauty secret?
Where in your home country should your friends travel to?
Titanic, just love that film every time!
When was the last time you sent a postcard or letter?
Sent my grandma a touch note card for Christmas with a photo of me in my Xmas jumper by a tree!
What's your biggest achievement?
Moving to London having got my degree. And it's pretty cool having my own website/blog 🙂
Who is your regular inspiration?
My sister – she's amazing. She's very smart and is an incredible writer – she's got a fabulous blog right here.
Which Instagram account should I follow?
Symmetry breakfast – such amazing photos of gorgeous looking breakfast food and recipes ideas.
What flowers would you send a friend?
Roses because they're gorgeous and they always cheer me up.
What's the best Pinterest board you followed and why?
No board in particular, but when I was planning my outfits for Paris I took so much inspiration from Parisian fashion imagery, it was great.
Which app would you recommend except the usual social suspects?
I do love Canva, which is an easy to use graphics design app. But as mentioned before Touch Note is my favourite – you can create postcards and cards with your own photos straight from you phone – it's so good 🙂
If you compare yourself with a city which one would it be and why?
Haha, I can't really say many other city than Warsaw here, as it's my name!
What's your beauty secret?
Ahh, that would be telling wouldn't it?! Haha only joking, I love highlighting eye shadow just in the corners of my eyes, draws attention to them!
Where in your home country should your friends travel to?
Brighton – I love it there, and being a northerner it wasn't until I moved South that I visited it.
Here are my nominations:
Blessed by Meow // Walking with Wanderlust // Girl with the Yellow Bag // Other Somewhere // Amore Boutiquex // Those Sunshine Shoes // Wear Daisy Went // Lifestyle & Laffs // Violet Roots
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What is your top tip for new bloggers?
Where is your favourite place in the world?
Where is your favourite place to eat?
If you could plan your dream holiday where would be and why?
Why did you start to blog?
Share with me your favourite photograph
What's a goal for 2015 for you?
Favourite film quote?
Pick 3 songs for a desert island, what would they be?
One luxury desert island item, what would it be?
Which is your favourite blog?
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As you will see, most of my recipes will have a mediterranean feel, this is, of course because being Italian this is how I learnt to cook as a child. It has also been proved time and again that the traditional mediterranean cuisine is one of the best wholefood diets for achieving balance of nutrients and well being throughout your life.
Seasonal foods (if possible bought from the farmer's markets) should be something that becomes a habit. This does not just compliment our connection to nature but also helps to support local growers and ultimately reduces the carbon footprints on our environment.
I hope you find this page a helpful place to access all the recipes that are posted on this site.
Tasty Treats
- Almond milk & Lemon Polenta Cake (GF)
- Seedy Date Power Slice
- Apple & Raisin Tea Cake
- Chocolate Brownies- raw
- Matcha eggless pancakes – vegan
- Raw Cacao Pancakes
- Buckwheat Damper
- Coconut Berry Banana Smoothie
- Three Grain Porridge – gluten and dairy free!
- Raw Chocolate and Peanut Butter Protein Slice
- Apple and Cranberry Pancakes with Roasted Almonds
- Chickpea & Quinoa Salad
- Luscious Fig Salad
- Peachy Basil,Tomato & Goat's Cheese Salad
- Coleslaw Salad
- Watermelon, Spinach and Feta Salad
- Walnut, Rocket, Pear and Parmesan Salad
- Delicious Tuna Delight Salad
- Lunchbox #5 Super Salad
- Lunchbox #4 Vegetarian Delight
- Lunchbox #3 Middle Eastern influence
- Lunchbox #2 Tuna & salad -The multigrain experience
- Lunchbox #1 The Mediterranean Wrap
Sauces, condiments and relishes
- Baked Quinoa Stuffed Capsicum
- Autumn Vegetable Cook-Up
- Warm Chickpea, Tofu & Pumpkin Salad
- Rawalicious Stir Fry with Tempeh
- Ginger Tahini Veggies on Brown Rice & Lentils
- Ricotta & Vegetable Pie
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When asked by the customer to construct a new storage lot for their downtown Dallas distribution center, Anderson Paving, Inc. used its years of experience with cement stabilized base construction to develop a heavy duty specification that would serve their needs, could be completed in a minimum of time and was cost efficient.
The eight acre site consisted of an existing asphalt parking lot, an area of crushed rock, an abandoned street and an old waste area. The asphalt paving was pulverized and stockpiled along with the existing crushed rock. The project was then excavated, the aggregate material spread over the site and additional aggregate added prior to cement stabilization.
After the cement stabilized base was completed, concrete pads were installed for the trailer supports to rest on, and the lot was overlaid.
The management of Sundance Square needed to convert an existing piece of property with multiple elevations that did not allow for the most efficient parking layout. The decision to move forward with this project on this one acre site was hastened when heavy rains caused one of the retaining walls to collapse.
The existing concrete retaining walls along with patches of concrete paving were demolished and the debris hauled away. We then pulverized the existing asphalt paving and stockpiled it on-site for later reuse in the project. The sub base material was excavated, sloped evenly across the site and prepared for the installation of the new paving. The pulverized asphalt that was stockpiled earlier was spread over the entire site, cement stabilized and compacted to produce the base for the new asphalt surface course. Broken sidewalks were replaced and barrier free ramps were added at the street corners and the new lot was striped to give Sundance Square Management the maximum amount of parking possible.
In barely two weeks, Anderson Paving, Inc. had turned this potential liability into an increased source of revenue that eliminated the major liabilities of the previous parking layout.


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Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Joby Warrick traces how the strain of militant Islam behind ISIS first arose in a remote Jordanian prison and spread with the unwitting aid of two American presidents. Drawing on unique high-level access to CIA and Jordanian sources, Warrick weaves gripping, moment-by-moment operational details with the perspectives of diplomats and spies, generals and heads of state, many of whom foresaw a menace worse than al Qaeda and tried desperately to stop it. Black Flags is a brilliant and definitive history that reveals the long arc of today's most dangerous extremist threat.
This book won a Pulitzer Prize in 2016 for general nonfiction and a slough of awards in 2015.
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Seagate has invested in DensBits to create a new family of consumer- and enterprise-grade SSD products.
HGST is due to show off a range of SSDs with SAS-12Gb/s high-speed interfaces.
Western Digital has been told to sell selected Hitachi assets to Toshiba by the US FTC.
Hitachi has announced an ultra-slim 500GB hard drive destined for Ultrabooks: the TravelStar Z7K.
Coughlin Associates has released a report claiming hard drive prices will remain elevated until at least 2014.
Western Digital claims its hard drive production won't be back to normal until September.
PC manufacturers are predicting a 35 per cent shortfall in the supply of hard disks.
Singapore researchers have found a way to increase hard disk capacities six-fold by using salt.
Research undertaken by Crucial shows that the average PC has a lifespan of 4.5 years.
Intel's SSD release schedule has been leaked, with some interesting inclusions.
Seagate plans to buy Samsung's hard drive division and get NAND in return.
Western Digital has announced plans to acquire Hitachi's hard disk division for $4.3 billion.
OCZ has announced a new line-up of Vertex 3 Pro and EX SSDs, featuring a next-gen SandForce controller.
Hitachi, in conjunction with NEDO, has developed a technology for producing 24TB HDDs.
The new OCZ RevoDrive X2 is a PCI Express-based SSD with impressive performance.
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While SSDs might be the hot topic in storage this year, Western Digital remains focussed on HDDs, with the new 2TB Caviar Black it's new top end model. With four 500GB platters and a spindle speed of 7,200RPM, does the Caviar Black show there's life in HDDs yet? We find out.


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