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International Flights Schedule for 20 destinations by Saudi Airlines has been announced on their official channels. The latest update shows destinations in the Middle East, Europe, and the U.S, Asia, and Africa. This is part of the gradual return to travel but for permitted travelers only. Details below.
International Flights Schedule for 20 destinations by Saudi Airlines
The flights mentioned below only is for October and hopefully, more update will be announced later. Here is the list of destinations.
- Middle East: Amman and Dubai
- Europe and U.S: Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Istanbul, London, Madrid, Paris, and Washington
- Asia: Islamabad, Jakarta, Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, and Manila
- Africa: Addis Adaba, Alexandria, Cairo, Khartoum, and Nairobi
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Duke Chapel Ribbon Cutting
May 11, 2016
Today the team at Romeo Guest Associates, Inc. was very proud to see the formal ribbon cutting take place on the Duke University Chapel's front steps. This project was a once in a lifetime opportunity and we thank Duke University for selecting Romeo Guest Associates to serve as the construction manager. There were over 350 people from all over the country who assisted us in the goal of completing this project safely and on time. We thank everyone who contributed and helped us meet these goals!

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Travelocity, which booked US$10.1 billion in travel worldwide last year, has formally launched Travelocity New Zealand. (12/4/2007)
The New Zealand website URL is www.travelocity.co.nz. The new online travel company currently offers hotel, cruise, insurance and other online travel bookings.
Peter Smith, General Manager - Travelocity New Zealand said: "We believe the time is right for a wholly-owned and operated online travel site in New Zealand. The greatest opportunity for us, based on growing consumer demand, is on the fast-growing area of online hotel reservations."
Travelocity New Zealand´s range of more than 90,000 hotels with prices shown in New Zealand dollars, are available for real-time online booking. This, along with the introduction of cruise as a new product line mark two strategic differentiators for the site in New Zealand, according to the company.
The site also features extensive traveller reviews about the hotels, maps, photos and more. Hotel bookings on Travelocity New Zealand can be made on line, in real-time, with the booking confirmed instantly. Hotel bookings can be made on the same day as check-in, or up to a year in advance depending on each customer´s preference.
Smith added: "Many travellers like to book international accommodation well in advance. We see about a third of our customers regionally booking hotels more than a month ahead of check-in. Travelocity New Zealand offers New Zealanders the benefit of being able to find a great value hotel, that suits each person´s unique needs, which can be booked early. This is particularly important in popular destinations, and if someone is traveling in peak periods."
Travelocity´s New Zealand presence follows on from a former strategic alliance relationship, which utilised the Travelocity-owned Zuji brand and technology in New Zealand. The Zuji New Zealand site closed on 30 November 2007.
Smith commented that Zuji´s decision to enter New Zealand in 2004 with a strategic alliance approach made a lot of sense at the time.
"Zuji was growing in Asia Pacific but was not yet under the Travelocity family umbrella of companies, and New Zealand consumers were only just making online bookings in large numbers. Hotel room online reservations were in their infancy. Times change, and our business and the online travel environment in New Zealand has evolved. While an alliance approach allowed us to serve New Zealand customers with an established partner, we are now refining our focus towards hotel bookings, ensuring New Zealanders have access to thousands of hotel choices here and abroad ."
Many New Zealand hoteliers already distribute their rooms online on Zuji sites across Asia Pacific, lastminute.com sites in Europe and Travelocity.com in North America.


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3 Easy Steps to Improve Your Confidence in Public Speaking and Communications
Here are three steps our CEO, Jessica Chen, curated to improve your public speaking skills and boost your communications confidence.
1. Prepare Your Mind
A good practice to mentally prepare and eliminate self-doubt is to try imagining three scenarios where you felt uncomfortable/doubtful with communicating. Evaluate these three scenarios and visualize yourself presenting and performing well. This will give you an idea of how you would like to perform and can help ease your anxiety.
A good tip to remember is that public speaking is made up of 30% skill and 70% confidence.
2. Prepare Your Materials
- Know Your Audience
Be aware of who you will be presenting to. Your topic should focus on what your audience is interested in to keep them engaged during your speech.
- Arrange your Speech
Your speech should include a beginning, middle, and end.
The beginning should highlight the main point to capture your audience's attention. The middle will be data and research about your topic and the end will bring everything back full circle. Reiterating your point from the beginning will remind the audience of your
- Tone of Voice
Your tone of voice says a lot about your energy, focus, and ultimately your confidence.
Wendy LeBorgne, a voice pathologist and communications coach, divides tone of voice into 5 elements, shown below.
3. Prepare your Emotions
A good strategy when speaking to an audience is to visualize yourself speaking to one person rather than the whole audience. The idea of addressing a group of people can be nerve-racking but imagining that this group is made of individuals who are each absorbing the information you are presenting can help you downsize that fear.
Another way to help settle and prepare your emotions is to transfer that anxious feelings into energy. Your audience will feed off your high energy and enthusiasm, which then elevates the experience for them.
Lastly, breathing. It's self-explanatory but something we all forget to do, especially during public speaking. Breathing can help you recollect your thoughts and slow down the pace of the speech when you find yourself starting to talk too fast. It can also help you get to a more calmer mindset.
Just remember, you can be a powerful public speaker. Try following and practicing these steps and you will be on your way to becoming more comfortable and confident when public speaking and in your general communications ability.
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At age 88, Margaret Martin Gehman of Harrisonburg has lost a little of her trademark drive, largely because she has parted company with a faithful friend.
Dr. Gehman and her trusty, albeit a bit rusty, mechanical steed, a blue 1967 Volkswagen Beetle, are almost synonymous to many observers. For years she motored the streets of the greater Harrisonburg area even though she preferred walking to as many destinations as possible. She has been a
resident of Park Place at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community since
Gehman has donated the true blue vehicle to the place where she served
with distinction on the faculty for five decades. She taught art and
physical education courses at EMU from 1944 until her retirement in 1987
but continued teaching a watercolor course until 1996. For much of that
time, she carried - and exemplified - the moniker bestowed on her by a
student years ago - "Speedy."
"I wasn't using the car very often these days and decided it was too much
upkeep and not good stewardship to hang on to it," Gehman said. "I have
transportation where I need to go - including Sundays to Gospel Hill
Mennonite Church in western Rockingham County - and didn't want to either
cause an accident or have someone run into me, so why not give it away?"
In so doing, she also decided to give up her driving privileges. She is
also dealing with some lower back problems.
"EMU has been good to me over the years, and this is another way I can
express my appreciation," said Gehman, a long-time donor to the university
fund and capital projects supporter. She established the Margaret Martin
Gehman Endowed Scholarship Fund to provide financial aid for physical
education and art students.
The VW joined the Martin-Gehman family the same time that Margaret and Dr.
Ernest G. (E.G.) Gehman were joined in marriage on July 27, 1967 at
Mennonite World Conference being held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Dr. Ernest Gehman, a widower, was professor of German at EMU and was
already in Germany doing family research before they wed.
Then EMU president Myron S. Augsburger performed the religious ceremony
with the EMU Chamber Singers providing the music.
E.G. Gehman bought the blue "bug" new from the VW factory in Wolfsburg,
Germany the summer of 1967. Margaret thinks the purchase price was around
The couple also had a civil ceremony that Margaret recalled was conducted
in German. "I remember saying 'ja' at the appropriate times," she smiled.
The couple returned to Ernest's home on Hillcrest Drive in Park View.
"Ernest was the principal driver at first," Gehman said, "but he had
another vehicle so the VW eventually became 'mine.'
The longest trip she remembers taking in the VW was to Oregon in 1969 to
attend Mennonite General Assembly - "Ernest had a son living there at that
time," she noted.
Ernest Gehman went on to teach German at EMU 47 years. He died in 1988.
"The car never gave me problems over the years; it held up well going over
mountain roads," Margaret Gehman said. "It was serviced regularly but
never had the engine rebuilt."
EMU development officials are deciding whether to refurbish the car or
put up for sale as is, believing there may be some interest among alumni
and friends of the university in obtaining this symbol of dedicated
service, durability and resolve.
When Margaret Martin Gehman gave the car to EMU, the odometer read 175,000
miles. The car has been around the block a few times, but like its
long-time owner, has more miles (and smiles) to go.
This was a most interesting article. I was at EMC during this time period and had Mrs.Gehman for my Tennis Instructor in College. It was my only A in my college years!
Thanks Jim for a great piece of writing.
Dwight L. Roth
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You need an ABN as you are getting paid as a contractor not an employee. Deliveroo does not pay you a salary and wage like when you are employed as an employee. The difference is that when you are an employee tax is withheld from your salary by the employer.
However this is not the case with Deliveroo, you are a contractor and Deliveroo pays you the amount of you earn from deliveries less a fee. There is no tax withheld on this payment and that is why you need to be registered as a business to ensure you are paying tax on this income.


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Erasmus Global Partnerships is organising the MENA Forum 2020 under the theme "Fostering Global Citizenship Education to move beyond the Sustainable Development Goals". The event will take place from 29 February to 2 March 2020 in Rabat, Morocco.
The Forum will gather 60 young leaders and entrepreneurs from MENA and Europe to:
– take part in capacity building trainings on Global Citizenship Education and Entrepreneurships;
– network, exchange knowledge and built inter-disciplinary and cross-border partnerships for projects;
– prepare policy recommendations in the areas SDG 17 (Partnership for the goals), SDG4 (Quality Education), SDG10 (Reduced Inequalities), SDG8 (Decent Work & Economic Growth) and SDG13 (Climate Change) and bridging UN Agenda 2030 and AU Agenda 2063.
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Please join us to celebrate the opening of AFI's new exhibition, Executive (Dis)Order: Art, Displacement & the Ban on Saturday, December 15th, 3 – 6pm.
* please note that after 4:30pm only the museum's west entrance (Grand Central Parkway side) will be open!
Meet the participating artists, and enjoy a rare musical performance by Iraqi-American musician and composer Amir ElSaffar with legendary Baghdad-based Hamid Al-Saadi,the foremost living performer of the extraordinary Iraqi Maqam.
Join Artistic Freedom Initiative, their partners, supporters, and friends, as they celebrate all they have accomplished this year, and toast to everything on the horizon in 2019!
Executive (Dis)Order: Art, Displacement, & the Ban is a group exhibition organized by Artistic Freedom Initiative for the Community Partnership Exhibition Program. The exhibition brings together artists responding to the complex circumstances catalyzed by restricting physical and intellectual mobility. The exhibition highlights works by AFI-supported artists who have been affected by the travel ban, or Executive Order 13780, alongside artists whose works reflect struggles and experiences of drift and restraint in the face of socio-political instability. Executive (Dis)Order questions the definition of 'artists impacted by the travel ban' and approaches the issue broadly with works that balance personal and public struggle. Through their works, these artists find the common threads between being restrained from movement and forced into displacement.
Artistic Freedom Initiative, a program of the SDK Foundation for Human Dignity, is a non-profit organization led by immigration and human rights attorneys, providing pro bono immigration representation and resettlement assistance to international artists at risk. In addition to these services, AFI partners with arts and culture organizations, museums, galleries, and performance spaces to create opportunities and platforms for our artists to exhibit or showcase their work. The exhibition is organized by independent curator Osman Can Yerebakan.
Participating artists are Rashwan Abdelbaki, Ali Chitsaz, Reem Gibriel, Nadia Gohar, Ibi Ibrahim, Ifrah Mansour, Esperanza Mayobre, Remijon Pronja, Nooshin Rostami, Asiya Al-Sharabi, and Sufyvn.
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Dallas, TX (Sports Network) – Dirk Nowitzki scored a game-high 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, as the Dallas Mavericks easily beat the Charlotte Bobcats, 101-86, in the season opener for both clubs at American Airlines Arena.
Jason Terry added 22 points, and Jason Kidd had 12 points and 18 assists for the defending Southwest Division champions. The Mavericks went 55-27 last season, but lost in the opening round of the playoffs to the San Antonio Spurs.
Caron Butler was the fourth starter in double figures for the Mavericks, finishing with 13 points and four assists.
Tyrus Thomas finished with 22 points and six rebounds for the Bobcats, who reached the playoffs for the first time in franchise history in 2009-10.
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Fort McMurray – Syncrude responded to an incident at its Aurora mining facility north of Fort McMurray on Monday, July 1st. A contract worker was fatally injured as a result of an incident involving heavy equipment.
"Our thoughts are with the worker's family and friends during this difficult time," said Syncrude President and CEO, Scott Sullivan.
Next of kin have been notified. RCMP and Alberta Workplace Health and Safety are on scene conducting their investigations.
The Syncrude Project is a Joint Venture undertaking among Canadian Oil Sands Limited, Imperial Oil Resources, Mocal Energy Limited, Murphy Oil Company Ltd., Nexen Oil Sands Partnership, Sinopec Oil Sands Partnership and Suncor Energy Ventures Partnership.


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The Somaliland Gov has cancelled of an investees workshop which was supposed to be held in Hargeisa. The participants of the program were drawn from Somalia and it was due to take place in Ambassador Hotel. The event was supposed to commence yesterday.
The ministry of national planning has apprised of Somalia Stability Fund to repatriate the attendees back to Southern Somalia as Somaliland is not part and parcel of Somalia.
The reason for Somaliland taking this decision was to show that Somaliland's sovereignty will not be comprised as far as the statehood is concerned.
Somaliland Gov has added that it won't accept any events or activities designed for Somalia to be hosted in Somaliland.
The press statement issued by the planning ministry has said that Somalia should discuss their issues within their country.
It was barely a month when Somaliland gov has taken another decision by suspending ILO activities from Somaliland.
SL accused ILO of undermining its sovereignty and that projects aimed at carrying out in Somaliland went into the corrupt pockets of Somalia stooges.


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Lawaypora Gunfight: Police Releases Brief Video Showing Army Offering Surrender To 'Trapped Militants'
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday release a video in which army personnel can be heard offering surrender to "trapped militants" inside a house at Hokersar Lawaypora on December 29.
"On 29/12/20 evening after the cordon at #Hokersar, troops are repeatedly #appealing the trapped #(militants) to come out and #surrender with assurances that they will not be harmed," police said in the tweet. In the 27-second a drone can be seen outside hovering around house while an army man makes offer of surrender: "You are given a chance to surrender. Leave weapons and come out.
We assure you that you will not be harmed. Hands up and come out." Three youth— 24-year-old Ajaz Maqbool Ganai from Putrigam Pulwama, 22-year-old Zubair Ahmad Lone from Turkawangam Shopian and Athar Muhstaq Wani from Bellow, Pulwama, were killed on December in the "encounter" Lawaypora. Police have claimed that the trio was militants despite no case registered against them even as families have consistently rejected the claim.


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Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications is a complete development environment, with editor and programing code debugger for developing and running VBA macros. Thus macros can be used to combine the powerful RC-WinTrans COM object model with a wide range of existing COM components to create new solutions. RC-WinTrans is equipped with and uses VBA macros to realize functions, processes, and localization workflows. The hard-coded software elements have been concentrated in the RC-WinTrans kernel application while making use of the advantages of the open VBA code for the other components. Using VBA code as a part of the RC-WinTrans localization solution lets you customize and extend existing functionality. We thereby gain the flexibility to extend and maintain the RC-WinTrans VBA-based software components in a shorter time, delivering new solutions as well as fixes for future problems by providing macros that are simply imported for immediate use.
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(Daily Sheeple) This painting of president Donald Trump and his team traversing the swamp is igniting a social media firestorm. Utah-based artist Jon McNaughton shared his painting aptly titled "Crossing the Swamp," Tuesday on Twitter, and the reactions have been mixed.
The painting is a clever spin on the classic [George] "Washington Crossing the Delaware," only it replaces George Washington's crew with members of the Trump administration. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Trump's White House press secretary, can be seen rowing the boat. John Bolton is holding a gun, which appears appropriate considering he's infamous for being a warmonger.
My new painting – "Crossing the Swamp"
"Never give up. Never lower your light.
Never stop till the swamp is dry." – Jon McNaughton
For a list of figures in the boat: https://t.co/ZIPdkBgcFU pic.twitter.com/CTPndvK5LM— Jon McNaughton (@McNaughtonArt) July 31, 2018
But some don't think the painting is as patriotic as others depict and the jokes have already begun.
"Trump endeavors to cross the 'swamp' of Washington DC as he carries the light of truth, hope, and prosperity. The murky water of the deep state is laced with dangerous vermin, perfectly willing to destroy American prosperity for their personal ideologies and financial gain," McNaughton said of his latest painting on his website. McNaughton also wrote that he hopes people will "study the paintings and try to understand the deeper meaning."
But most don't care, they only want jokes, and Twitter is evidence of such.
McNaughton is a supporter of president Trump's, according to Fox News, citing the hashtagging of "MAGA" on his Twitter bio.
The painting shows Trump at the helm, and Vice President Pence carrying the flag by his side. McNaughton identifies the rest of the cast in the boat as: U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley; Defense Secretary Jim Mattis; Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson; Attorney General Jeff Sessions; first lady Melania Trump; Secretary of State Pompeo; White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders; the president's daughter Ivanka Trump; National Security Adviser Bolton; Kellyanne Conway; and Chief of Staff John Kelly.


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Ubisoft and 20th Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising Integrate Stereoscopic RealD Format Into James Cameron`s Avatar(TM): The Game
Technology from World`s Leading 3D Entertainment Brand Promises Plug-and-Play 3D Console Gaming Experience
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ — RealD, the world`s leading 3D technology provider for cinema and professional applications, announced today that Ubisoft, in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising (Fox Licensing), has licensed and integrated the company`s proprietary stereoscopic RealD Format into James Cameron`s Avatar™: The Game. The RealD Format allows for a seamless direct connection between the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system or PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and 3D-enabled TVs with integrated RealD technology for an unsurpassed 3D gaming experience.
"RealD technology is proven for delivering some of the highest quality 3D images in cinema and professional uses," stated Patrick Naud, Executive Producer on James Cameron`s Avatar™: The Game, at Ubisoft Montreal. "The RealD Format gives us the advantage of RealD`s decades of 3D experience and immediate compatibility between gaming consoles and 3D TVs."
"The RealD Format will make James Cameron`s Avatar™: The Game one of the first titles to effortlessly work with the numerous lines of RealD 3D-enabled TVs that will soon be on the market," said Joshua Greer, president of RealD. "Like the current 3D film revolution, RealD technology is pioneering a new generation of immersive gaming where players can step inside a game and experience a world that literally surrounds them."
The RealD Format delivers an automated continuous approach to 3D that is compatible with real-time rendering and promises to bring RealD`s world renowned 3D cinema experience to console gaming. A visually lossless universal 3D format, the technology multiplexes a left/right stereoscopic image stream into a single image channel.
Since its theatrical release on December 18th, Avatar, as of January 18th has earned over $1.62 billion worldwide. It is now ranked as the second highest grossing film of all time.
About RealD
RealD is the global leader in 3D technology for cinema, home and professional applications. RealD`s new 3D cinema technology launched today`s 3D movie revolution and is deployed across the world`s largest 3D platform. RealD is also at the forefront of the launch of 3D in the home with technology licensed by many major consumer electronics companies covering 3D content delivery format and eyewear. RealD is the worldwide inventor and provider of key stereoscopic technologies used in science, manufacturing, marketing, and other industries, with 30 years of development behind its systems. RealD`s mission-critical 3D technologies are used by organizations such as NASA, Pfizer, BMW, Boeing and more. For more information, please visit http://www.RealD.com.
About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft is present in 28 countries and has sales in more than 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. For the 2008-09 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of euro 1.058 billion. To learn more, please visit http://www.ubisoftgroup.com.
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A recognized industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising licenses and markets properties worldwide on behalf of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Twentieth Television and Fox Broadcasting Company, as well as third-party lines. The division is aligned with Twentieth Century Fox Television, one of the top suppliers of primetime entertainment programming to the broadcast networks.
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Peter's post sums it up.
Wayne LaPierre (and many others) HAVE TO GO.
It is beyond time.
I've felt this way for more than a few years, and what with all the "Shenanigans" (as Peter Puts it) it is beyond time.
While we still have an NRA.
Time for the Board (and the members) to get it together and do what is necessary.
Get rid of the current management and clean house.
I join the others in calling for a housecleaning of the NRA.


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A Model of Charismatic Leadership
According to Sandberg and Moreman (2011) leadership is an attribution that people make about other individuals. A lot of literature on leadership has been developed. Available literature on this subject has focused on the personal traits that characterize leadership, the relationship between leaders and followers and the conditions that positively impact on leadership. This paper focuses on charismatic leadership.
Leadership research has a range of definitions. Krech and Cruthcield (1948) defines leadership as the focus of group processes. This definition positions a leader as the nucleus for integrating group activity. This central position allows a leader to coordinate all the activities that occur in an organizational setting.
Leadership is also viewed as a personality and its effects. Following this definition a leader could viewed as a person who is more than ordinarily efficient in carrying psychosocial stimuli to others. The third school of thought tends to view leadership as an art of inducing compliance. Following this dentition, a leader should be able to induce a subordinate to behave in a desired manner. Leadership is also defined in terms of power relationships among members of a group. Power is regarded as a form of influence relationship. In my view leadership, is vital in deciding what is done and influencing others to do it. Leadership is also a process whereby an individual is able to influence others to achieve a common goal.
A lot of leadership-related theories have been developed. One of the earliest theories ever developed in the great man theory. The theory asserts that leaders are born with certain traits where a trait is defined as a generalized and a focalized neuro-psychic system. The great man theory later gave way to the Trait theory. Just like the great man theory, the trait theory contends that there is a finite set of personality characteristics that distinguish effective leaders from ineffective leaders. According to Sandberg and Moreman, (2011) research on trait theory began in 1904. The trait approach has inspired many studies. In such one study Sandberg and Moreman, (2011) found out that several traits are associated with leadership. In the study Ghiselli further found out that the outstanding traits are: intelligence, supervisory traits, initiative, self-assurance and individuality (). The perception that leadership is an innate ability and as such it cannot be taught has attracted the interest of researchers. In regard, to charismatic leadership, Sandberg and Moreman, (2011)are of the view that, charismatic qualities can be acquired through leadership training.
Charismatic leadership
Translated in Greek, charisma means "gift of grace" (Sandberg, & Moreman, 2011). The term charismatic was first introduced by the sociologist Max Weber and is described as the non-rational form of authority. On the other hand, Weber described charisma as the supernatural trait that emerges in natural leaders during times of distress (Sandberg, & Moreman, 2011). Charismatic leadership represents the 'new leadership genre.' In theology, charismatic leadership is defined as the endowment with the gift of divine grace. The Weberian model of charisma contains five elements: a charismatic leader has extraordinary qualities, charismatic leadership occurs during times of desperation and distress, a charismatic leader has a radical vision that offers a solution to the crisis, charismatic leadership cannot be productive without followers who are attracted to the leader and come to believe in his or her exceptional powers and radical vision, and there must be a validation of the leader's extraordinary gifts by repeated processes. Charismatic leadership is prevalent whether in the business or the political world.
There exist three different interpretations on charismatic leadership: sociological, religious and modern interpretation. The religious interpretation is based on the idea charisma is derived from a divine power. The sociological interpretation is based on the Weber's theories while the modern interpretation regards charismatic leaders as having intelligent, innovative, persuasive and magnetic qualities. According to the Post-Weberian or the modern interpretation, these qualities emerge in situations where people are socially, economically and politically oppressed. This paper will use the model below to look at the concepts of charismatic leadership.
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Diagram 1: adopted from Hunt, Baliga, Dachler, and Schriesheim (2004)
Key components of charismatic leadership
Cognitive abilities
Cognitive abilities are made up of creative reasoning abilities, and complex problem-solving skills. The various studies that have been conducted have established a positive relationship between cognitive ability and managerial performance, general intelligence and organizational performance, general intelligence and team decision accuracy, and leader intelligence and subordinate ratings . In regard to charismatic leadership, researchers have found a positive correlation between assessment-center measures of cognitive ability and charismatic leadership.
Attitudes and values
From my own understanding, a charismatic leader is supposed to inspire others and as such he or she should display positive traits that encourage followers to achieve a particular goal (diagram 1). This also means a charismatic leader should have positive attitudes and values that other followers could borrow from. The available literature on this subject indicates that charismatic leadership is negatively to cynical attitudes towards organizational change. In contrast, there exists a positive correlation between charismatic leadership and attitudes such as organizational commitment, and perceived psychological empowerment. When it comes to values, charismatic leadership is positively related to traditional collectivistic, self-transcendent and self-enhancement values. The relationship between attitudes and values can be explained using the diagram below.
Diagram 2
From diagram 2, one can see that all traditional, self-transcendent, collectivistic, and self-enhancing values define charismatic leadership. In turn, charismatic leadership influences the followers to enhance managerial performance. The self transcendent values influences the leaders to put aside his or her ambitions and pursue interests that resonate with the followers. From diagram 1 you will see that one important component is the leader's ability to arouse the followers' behavior. The self-sacrificing attitude is able to stimulate this behavior. At the same time, the collectivistic values enable a leader to pursue a cause that reflects the wishes of the followers. This is an important component of the charismatic leadership as illustrated in diagram 2.
Personality traits
Trait refers to a neuropscyhic structure that has the capacity to render many stimuli functionally equivalent, and to generate and control equivalent forms of adaptive and expressive behavior. In other words, traits refer to a collection of personal characteristics that foster a consistent pattern of leadership performance across a variety of situations or settings. The charismatic leaders require a leader to create a vision (see diagram one) and then follow through with this vision until it is actualized. However, the perceptions of the leader by followers is imperative in order to attain the necessary support. The individual traits that are associated with charismatic leadership are discussed individually in the next few chapters.
Envisioning is an important component of charismatic leadership. Charismatic leaders are required to formulate a vision and communicate the same to the followers. The vision captures the ideal goals of the organization and the values that attract the followers. In most cases, the vision challenges the status quo and as such charismatic leaders could also be referred to as transformative. Indeed, according to Somani and Krishnan (2007) the vision is not only discrepant from the status quo but it also articulates the ideological goals of the followers.
Besides communicating to the followers the right mission, other conditions are necessary for charismatic leadership to be productive. Firstly, charisma has to be institutionalized. In that case, an administrative apparatus has to be developed in order actualize the leader's vision. Secondly, the vision of the leader must be incorporated into oral and written traditions. Thirdly, a leader should transfer charisma through rites and ceremonies. Fourthly, there should be a continued identification by organizational members with the leader's vision. Finally, the successor should resemble the charismatic leader and he or she should continue pursuing the founder's mission.
It is widely acknowledged that people who possess a postivie self – concept have emotional stability. Emotional stability makes such individuals to believe in their self-worth. Such individuals also develop a high generalized self-efficacy besides having an internal locus of control. From the examples of Martin Luther and Nelson Mandela I can also rightly say that charismatic leaders are persons who have overcome an inner conflict to realize their full potential. In Somani and Krishnan's ()view, a charismatic leadership has a positive impact on the feeling of reverence, a sense of collective identity and the perceptions of group task performance.
As you can see, in order for charismatic leadership to work, the leader must win the the followers by being honest and empathetic. A charismatic leader is always empathetic of others. This trait requires a leader to develop insight into the needs, values and hopes of followers.
Self confidence
One of the upstanding traits of charismatic leaders is self-confidence. Self-confidence is a product of self-esteem and it helps the leader to maintain the loyalty from the followers.
Self determination
Somani and Krishnan (2007) believe that charismatic leaders possess, inner bearing, uniqueness, self-purpose for being exceptional. This trait allows the leader to focus on his personal vision as well as leading a group to accomplish a shared goal. Moreover, self determination leads to self-actualization. Leaders who are self-actualized are motivated to transfer this status to the followers he.............
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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Directors/ Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
Watched on Amazon
Rating 0/5
Does it matter that I endured only 17 minutes of this film before switching it off, yet here I am still writing a review?
Frankly, I don't care, because it must be stated somewhere, loud and clear, that Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, directed haplessly by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, is an atrocity. Stuffed to the rafters with the hoariest clichés of the trendy documentary bio-pic genre, the movie rushes forward from one superficial soundbite to the next, stuffing sequences with generic archival stills and meaningless old footage, tied together with a ghastly middle-school caliber narration from Ronstadt herself. Granted, the singer suffers from Parkinson's Disease, and she may have not wanted to appear on camera, but the choice to have her deliver her own story with an affectless monotone, set to a bland array of grab-and-go imagery, proves to be a disastrous directorial decision and an insult to Ronstadt's legacy.
What's so damning and dumb and obvious about this picture is that Epstein and Friedman couldn't care less about Ronstadt's life story, her music, her influence, or even the craft of her songwriting. It's as though they have plugged in a readymade formula that could be applied to any musician–Alice Cooper, Jackson Brown, Emmylou Harris, you name it–and then dropped it on unsuspecting fans like a K-Tel rip-off. God help us if they ever get ahold of the recently departed John Prine.
By applying their schlocky one-size-fits-all approach to a beloved singer who helped define a kind of comfy country folk that still resonates today, they've not only trashed Ronstadt's life, they've made a film so crappy that it will only be remembered as an exemplary model of the kind of quick-buck, factory-processed documentary which dominates so much of the industry right now.
I wish I could be more eloquent, but this abomination isn't worthy of either more words or your time.


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The Acer Aspire R 15's 15.6-inch display provides crisp details and lively color, but it is too glossy. When I streamed the Suicide Squad trailer on the notebook, it rendered El Diablo's flaming hands vividly, dark corners of Gotham City appeared in inky blacks and Deadshot's glowing red eyepiece popped. While I could see the cracks and crevices of Killer Croc's slimy scales, the reflection of my shirt distracted me throughout the trailer.
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…copy of a portrait by Jakob Seisenegger, survives. Charles was so pleased with Titian's work that in May 1533 he bestowed upon the artist the most extraordinary honour of knighthood. Thereafter, the Austrian-Spanish Habsburgs remained Titian's most important patrons. Charles attempted to induce Titian to go to Spain in 1534…
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John has been a Governor at Reed's School since 2016. He studied Biology, Chemistry & Education at Durham University then Educational Management and Curriculum Management at Surrey University before studying Curriculum Theory & Philosophy at Cambridge University. Over the years, John has held various positions such as Analytical Chemist and Senior Master and Director of Studies at Royal Grammar School, Guildford. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, John is also a Governor of Ripley Court Prep School and sits on the RGS International Board.


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He is looking better (and hotter) than ever. View more pictures after the jump.
Pictures via Why Not Models.
I like his body, but his face is a bit cold and somber...
only cold and somber?
He's awful!!!
Any Brazilian boy has that body! How do these boys get recruited. His face is so ugly
Very tired eyes. Tired boy. No spark, unfortunately.
"no spark"??? lá em casa ele brilha muito.
Great body, no question about it. I would be very happy to have him as my boyfriend :)
I'm smiling at the variety of comments. Personally, I admire his body but not his face! If I were to see him on the street--I would not do a double take!
He looks stunning!
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The modern-farmhouse townhome—aka, the chic-hick duplex—isn't new to Atlanta. Just ask Reynoldstown.
But now the style has extended to the shadow of Atlantic Station (and Midtown), in the Home Park neighborhood, where this "fabulous new construction" has been beckoning (via yodeling?) buyers since the spring, to no avail thus far.
Loaded with custom finishes, this right half of the equation serves up three bedrooms, four bathrooms, and about 2,200 square feet, via a clean interior with rustic punctuation. It's big on wide-open rooms and a very functional foyer.
Elsewhere, perks include a "privacy partition," which applies to both the front porch and backyard, and "amazing skyline views of Midtown," per the listing.
The front-yard parking situation looks practical if a bit odd. And the outdoor social options aren't exactly sprawling—but the vaulted master suite is.
Records show it's been listed twice before since April, when it debuted at $524,900.
It's back today, seeking $474,900.
- 198 15th St. NW [Estately]


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Two new Doosan 10" chuck Lynx lathe models with Y-axis and sub-spindle capability will be available markets in early 2021. The newly-designed Lynx 2100/2600 Y-axis horizontal turning centers may be small in stature, but they more than make up for it when it's time to produce. These machines are born with a chip on their shoulders.
There are two models in the new range – the Lynx 2600Y (Y-axis model) and the Lynx 2600SY (Y-axis and sub-spindle model).
In addition to their compact footprints, the machines are said to deliver best-in-class speed, accuracy and flexibility. Both models share many of the advanced technology features and performance attributes of the highly successful and popular 6/8"chuck Lynx 2100 series of lathes first introduced a couple of years ago. But the new models provide small component manufacturers with larger turning diameters (380mm), longer turning lengths (610mm) and more powerful spindle capabilities (18.5 kW/3 500 rpm).
The new Lynx 2600Y and Lynx 2600SY lathes fill a gap in the market, identified by Doosan, for flexible, larger-capacity 10" chuck/81mm bar diameter lathes with Y axes."
The new Lynx lathes are equipped with powerful 18.5 kW/3 500 rpm spindles that, combined with their highly rigid and low-vibration design and build (i.e. spindle housing, bed, feed shaft), ensure high-accuracy, repeatability and surface finish, even during heavy-duty and continuous cutting operations.
Both machines are driven tool models (5 000 rpm milling capability) and their Base Mounted Turret (BMT) design and configuration improves rigidity, which helps deliver increased productivity and process reliability.
The new Lynx lathes also have a 105 mm Y-axis capability (+/- 52.5mm), which makes them more versatile and enables manufacturers to machine complex precision parts faster and in fewer setups.
Other key features include the lathes' fast travels (30 m/min rapids on X- and Z-axes), the integration of high rigidity roller LM guideways on the machines' axes for improved performance and accuracy, the inclusion of a fully programmable tailstock (Lynx 2600Y model), the incorporation of a powerful and productivity enhancing 4 500 rpm sub-spindle (Lynx 2600SY model), the incorporation of an eco-friendly grease lubrication system that reduces maintenance interventions and costs and an on-board tool setter that facilitates automatic (in-process) tool measurement.
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In Part 1 of this two-part series, we compared the cost of living in the three major capital cities along the Eastern side of Australia – Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. In Part 2 we now look at overall affordability of property, understanding how much new property costs to buy and how much of an average income needs to be allocated to mortgage repayments.
We'll start by looking at the average wage in Brisbane. The 2016 Census data tells us that the median weekly household income is $1,562, which means a yearly income of $81,224 / yr.
For Sydney, the 2016 Census data tells us that the average weekly household income is $2,099 in Sydney. This equals about $109,148 / yr.
Melbourne, again according to the 2016 Census data, has an average household income of $1,542 a week (or $80,184 a year).
For the purposes of this exercise, we will assume that you are purchasing a property of 70 sqm's. Using the average rate per sqm as identified in the first part of our story, this will make our new apartment purchase prices the following:
Brisbane – 70 sqm x $7,000 / sqm = $490,000
Melbourne – 70 sqm x $10,000 / sqm = $700,000
Sydney – 70 sqm x $15,000 / sqm = $1,050,000
If we put these amounts into a loan calculator – and assume you've paid the 10% deposit, with a 30 year repayment period, and a 5.22% per year standard variable home loan rate – than your monthly repayments will be:
Brisbane – $2,428
Melbourne – $3,468
Sydney – $5,201
So know lets look at average income less mortgage repayments less living expenses.
Brisbane – Income ($81,224) – Mortgage Repayments ($29,136) – Living Expenses ($14,208) = Net Balance Income of $37,880
Melbourne – Income ($80,184) – Mortgage Repayments ($41,616) – Living Expenses ($14,845) = Net Balance Income of $23,723
Sydney – Income ($109,148) – Mortgage Repayments ($62,412) – Living Expenses ($15,453) = Net Balance Income of $31,283
The big surprise is that Melbourne comes in at the lest affordable of the 3 cities. We expected Brisbane to come out on top simply due to the much lower apartment purchase price, and the huge differential to Sydney prices made us intuitively think that Sydney would be the lest affordable, however Melbourne wins with a unique mix of high average prices, but not so high average incomes.
**note – living expenses used here are for a single adult only. Average income is for a household, so we use the two figures for indicative reference only rather than as a method for absolute calculation of affordability itself.
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Amid California's driest year on record, Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday officially declared a drought emergency in the state. He asked all Californians to reduce at least 20% of their water use. He also explained at this point all the conservation efforts would be voluntary. However, it's really up to local cities and local water agencies to decide what measures to take to battle the drought. Some might decide to ban outdoor watering all together, some might allow it certain days per week and others might allow you to manage your landscape water responsibly.
The carrot
Provide additional or increase incentives to property owners to install water saving technology on their property. Especially in the last five years we have seen tremendous focus and improvement in landscape water technology to reduce water consumption. Many water agencies have provided incentives in the form of rebates to make improvement to your irrigation system. Recently Metropolitan Water District took a giant step forward announcing their Water Savings Incentive Program which dramatically broadened the actions you could take to receive rebates for water reducing technology. They moved past the standard dollar rebate for a rotating nozzles or smart controllers and offer incentives to make changes effecting water use for many years.
The result has been positive. More and more water users in California are applying for and receiving rebates. More efficient landscape irrigation methods are being employed and we are making a difference in water use that will effect water consumption for years to come.
The stick
Another proposed solution is to limit the amount of days someone can water their landscape. Watering on additional days or not on your specific day will reduce in fines or potentially the shutting off of your landscape water. Water cops will be hired to patrol and fine water abusers.
The problem with the stick is it encourages water waste and penalizes property owners who were proactive installing water savings technology. Property owners in anticipation of water restrictions will apply as much water as they can to combat the restrictions. They may (nozzle up) increase the amount of water their system can water in a day. What happens is the soil can't accept the amount of water needed to be applied in the period you have to apply it and runoff increases and more water is wasted.
I have also read a lot of books telling me the stick is not a good way to make long term behavioral changes. Most experts agree positive motivation works better than negative. Empowering property owners to make intelligent decisions about water may be the best way to stimulate long term changes in water use.
Middle ground to solve drought
Often times the best solution is one in which both sides give up something as well as win something. In the case of the drought and water in California we can expect to see some agencies limiting water use and providing exemptions to those property owners who have or are investing in water savings technology like smart controllers, converting overhead irrigation to drip, and rotating nozzles.
Droughts are a lot like slumps in hitting a baseball. You are either going into one or getting out of one. This drought certainly is going to give Californians the opportunity to make long term decisions on the amount of water they consume. It also provides an opportunity to make wise choices to reduce their consumption for the future when the supply of water is less per person due to population increases.
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5.5.2009 The SEC filed fraud charges against several entities and individuals who operate the Reserve Primary Fund for failing to provide key material facts to investors and trustees about the fund's vulnerability as Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., sought bankruptcy protection. The SEC is asking the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to enter an order compelling a pro rata distribution of remaining fund assets, which would release a significant amount of money that is currently being withheld from investors pending the outcome of numerous lawsuits against the fund, the trustees and other officers and directors of the Reserve entities. The fund, which held $785 million in Lehman-issued securities, became illiquid on September 15 when the fund was unable to meet investor requests for redemptions. According to the SEC's complaint, the defendants misrepresented that Reserve Management Company, Inc. (RMCI), would provide the credit support necessary to protect the $1 net asset value of the Primary Fund when, in fact, RMCI had no such intention. The SEC alleges that RMCI significantly understated the volume of redemption requests received by the fund and failed to provide the trustees with accurate information concerning the value of Lehman securities.
Click http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2009/2009-104.htm to access the SEC's press release.


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The City of Longwood Community Development Department has received a preapplication/conceptual plan for 10 townhomes on 217 E Pine Avenue. The Community Awareness and Participation Plan (CAPP) Meeting for the project is scheduled for Aug 27, 2018 at 6 pm in the City of Longwood Commission Chambers at 175 W Warren Ave, Longwood, FL 32750. At this meeting you will have the opportunity to learn more about the project, view documents in relation to the project, ask the developer any questions you may have, and provide feedback to the developer. For more information, please call City of Longwood Community Development at (407) 260 3462


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The awesome folks at LightDoodles.com had a booth set up at this year's Maker Faire full of home made light pens and toys. I had always wanted to try making one of these long exposure light doodles, and was glad to finally have the chance. Not sure what's up with the frightened look on my face… perhaps I was like "Oh my god, a flash!".
More Maker Faire light sketches on UnklStuart's flickrhole.


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Increasing the productivity of seismic acquisition projects has been a key goal for contractors and operators for decades now. It remains topical, mainly in respect of efforts to increase a given project's trace density for a cost in line with the resulting reservoir quality uplift.
The Middle East and North Africa have traditionally pioneered the development and introduction of advanced productivity techniques, given the presence of large hydrocarbon deposits located beneath open terrain with limited anthropogenic activity. After the successful introduction of several high-productivity methods in the region, two of them – DS4 and Unconstrained Vibrators – have won recognition and are now standard on most projects. While the level of productivity these methods enable is unprecedented, they still show some scope for improvement: the productivity of DS4 is not the highest achievable, whereas the aggressive blending associated with unconstrained vibrators acquisitions can affect the overall imaging quality.
In this paper, we introduce a new high-productivity methodology, at the confluence of the two aforementioned methods while addressing their limitations. xDSS makes it possible to reach the ultra-high productivity enabled by unconstrained vibrators, while preserving the blended acquisition golden rules 'randomness in time and space' and 'sparseness in the frequency – wavenumber domain'. The automated observance of these two rules makes it possible to get as close as possible to the maximum achievable source productivity, while delivering to the processors a deblending-friendly dataset.
Read the complete article published in the January issue of First Break magazine to find out more about this new advanced vibroseis acquisition solution.


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INF-103 Summary
A simple summary of all that has been posted on this blog created for my class INF-103. It's been three months since the first post was published, Everything that has been published in the blog are assignments, summarizes and interesting things that are related to the class and also posts related Natalia Bosch are for the creative and fun part of sharing something about me and my interest.
INF-103 post related:
August 2012
- Hello World! (Asig 1)
September 2012
- 9/11 (Asig 2)
- A vision of students today (Asig 3)
- CreativeCommons.org ( My lucky turn of a complete Summary from that day in class)
- Mira, Mira! Look Up (Asig 4)
October 2012
- Radio: Antes y Despues por Natalia Bosch y Carla Astacio (Asig 5)
- Issue of Copyright (Asig 6)
- Google Glasses
- Personal domain (Asig 7)
- INF-103 Summary (Asig 8)
Total of Post: 10
Natalia Bosch related:
September 2012
- Hello September #OOTD
- August Favorite #Haul
- The orange top #OOTD
- Desinvolte #OOTD
- Boardwalk #OOTD
- Paris vs. New York
- Golden shoes project from Kilo 365
- 3 ways to style floral jeans
October 2012
Total of Post: 12


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Active Enterprises was a small, short-lived company that only ever released two cartridges. Their warehouse was based in Orlando, Florida, but the company itself was based in the Bahamas, like many companies, to avoid paying American taxes. They disappeared in late 1993 after a short life in the gaming world, full of debts and outrageously wild dreams that were too big to handle. The company tried to make it big too quickly by only selling their cartridges to retailers in bulk packages to make a quick buck.
The company started out promoting their USA-made 52-in-1 game cartridge, Action 52, at the Consumer Electronics Show in 1991, where they convinced retailers and video store outlets to take notice of their product. The Action 52 cartridge was initially made for the NES and Genesis with a planned version for the SNES, which never happened as the company fell into debt.
But that was only a small part of their future plans that never occurred. Another cartridge for the SNES and Genesis, "Sport 5"; most likely to be a 5-in-1 sports cart, was planned. In the back of the Cheetahmen comic book that came packaged with Action 52 were some drawings of action figures from this game that were supposedly "Coming Soon".
There was also a Cheetahmen II game for the NES that was made, but never officially released. Apparently the distributor, who was never paid for the distribution of Active's carts, sold these unreleased carts to various collectors and some retailers, so there are a few floating around. And on top of that, a "Disney quality" Cheetahmen cartoon and a Cheetahmen mascot costume were among the list of plans. And now, the most outrageously high-pitched plan, the Action Gamemaster; a handheld console that could play its own cartridges (a planned Cheetahmen III) as well as the capability of attaching adaptors to play NES, SNES, Genesis and CD Rom games as well as a TV Tuner and more.
Sure, these ideas would have been really good if they'd turned out, but they didn't. At least they got out there and tried, you've go to hand it to them for that. But unfortunately, they failed because of spending too much money too fast as an attempt to make money. Perhaps if their marketing scheme had been changed and they eased into the game market at a more steady rate that they could handle, then they may have survived to deliver their promises.
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72 Pin Connector Podcast - Level 013
In this episode, we discuss what we've been playing (including Super Hot and Super Metroid), Tom complains about the single-player MMO: The Witcher, and we talk about what Tom calls "His first REAL VR game, Serious Sam VR". After the games discussion, we jump into the news, which is pretty light this week, but does include the Top Grossing Games of 2016 (there are some surprises!).
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Do I have to list a grower/grow site address on my application?
Yes, you will need to list a grower on your application. You can cultivate your own plants or you may list your designated caregiver as your grower.
All FAQ's from Growing
- As a grower, what is the maximum number of plants I may grow?
- Can I grow after visiting a clinic, or do I need to wait for my card?
- How can I find a grower?
- How do I become a grower?
- How do i change/remove my grower?
- How many patients can I grow for?
- I live within 1,000 feet of a school, which is also known as a "drug free zone." Can I still grow and/or possess my medical marijuana where I live?
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A rare 1,800-year-old collection of bronze objects linked to the Romans has gone on display in England.
The hoard, which dates from the later 2nd Century AD, has been unveiled today at the Frieze Masters in London and can be viewed until 17 October.
The "truly exceptional" Roman hoard was found by metal detectorists in a field near Ampleforth, in Ryedale, North Yorkshire, in May 2020.
It will go on permanent display next spring as part of the Yorkshire Museum's existing Roman collection.
The artefacts, which include a bust of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, are said to be among the finest known from Roman Britain and are in an "outstanding condition".
The Ryedale Roman Bronzes are believed to have been buried as an offering to the gods as part of a religious ceremony.
It also includes a statuette of Mars, the God of War; a handle shaped as part of a horse that is thought to have come from a knife; and a plumb bob used for engineering projects.
The 13cm bust of Marcus Aurelius, which would have topped a sceptre or priestly staff, offers rare direct evidence of the Imperial Cult – the Empire-wide worship of emperors as divine – and the detailed depiction of Mars is of a type that has never previously been found as far north.
The inclusion of the plumb bob in the hoard is unparalleled in Roman Britain and hints at a blessing of an act of landscape engineering.
Dr Andrew Woods, senior curator of the Yorkshire Museum, said: "It is a truly exceptional collection of Roman objects and, together, they have the potential to greatly add to our understanding of the Romans."


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Amazon.com Inc. will acquire Whole Foods Market Inc. for $13.7 billion, a bombshell of a deal that catapults the e-commerce giant into hundreds of physical stores and fulfills a long-held goal of selling more groceries.
Amazon agreed to pay $42 a share in cash for the organic-food chain, including debt, a roughly 27 percent premium to the stock price at Thursday's close. John Mackey, Whole Foods' outspoken co-founder, will continue to run the business — a victory after a fight with activist investor Jana Partners that threatened to drive him from power.
The deal sends shockwaves across both the online and brick-and-mortar industries. Grocery chains plunged on Friday — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. fell as much as 7.1 percent, while Kroger Co. tumbled 17 percent — as investors worried that woes will mount in the increasingly cutthroat industry. Amazon and Whole Foods weren't always seen as obvious partners, but Mackey has been under pressure to find an acquirer after Jana disclosed a more than 8 percent stake and began pushing for a buyout. That prodding irked Mackey, who has referred to Whole Foods as his "baby" and to Jana as "greedy bastards."
By enlisting Amazon, he gets to keep his job as chief executive officer of the grocery chain while giving the stock price a jolt. It jumped 27 percent to $41.98 as of 11 a.m. in New York, bringing it close to the transaction price. Amazon shares gained 2.9 percent to $992.11.
Amazon gets a network of stores where it can implement decades' worth of experiments in how people pick, pay for and get groceries delivered. The Whole Foods deal is an acknowledgment that it can't build its own physical footprint quickly enough alone. CEO Jeff Bezos will try to recast Whole Foods' ailing business, likely starting with upgraded technology, in much the same he has upended book selling, retailing, newspapers and other industries.


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Not long ago, the leaders of the European Union(EU) and the African Union (AU) met in Lisbon to discuss issues of common interest.I suppose that this summit achieved its most important objectve, which is a photo opportunity to transmit to the whole world, and of course to show that Africa is an equal partner ;).
The relationship between Europe and Africa has always been a complicated one. It sounds like one between ex-couples.The reasons are not hard to find. Years of slavery, colonization, cold war, and winds of changes mean that there are many grudges to settle. Africans are still trying to co-exist within the artificial borders created by the Europeans. The mixture of people of no common ethnic, historical or language background continue to cause conflict in the continent. The African continent seems to have overcome the sponsored ideological wars caused by the East-West divide during the cold war days. Democratically elected governments are gradually replacing lifetime military puppets that had to deliver the wishes of their masters. Globalization has also meant that the world can no longer remain indifferent to what is happening in Africa, as everone becomes affected in the long run.
On the other hand, Europe needs all those natural resources coming Africa-oil, gold, diamonds, as well as the agricultural products-tea, coffee, fruit, cocoa, cotton and the rest.However, Europe is not happy that many Africans are finding all the possible means to move to Europe, and thinks that should be stopped by all means. Europe also wants to associate all its interaction with Africa with human rights and democracy. Many European leaders were very uncomfortable with the presence of Robert Mugabe at the summit and had it not been for the insistence of AU leaders that they would boycott the summit without Mugabe, he would have been dropped from the list. The Europeans do not want to discuss fair trade and subsidies.
There is a third factor-China. The entrance of the Chinese in Africa without pegging its relationship to human rights, religion, democracy, transparency and the rest sounds more like equal partners than the previous. This also means that Europe has a big competitor to face. China's investment in Africa is huge. There are no grudges to settle.
This is not to say that the above mentioned problems-corruption, human rightsand the rest, are not serious problems for Africa. They are ,indeed. They are worth attention. However, there are a lot of other important issues on the table. You need equal partners to get things done. The Eastern European countries e.g. Latvia can play a very important role here. There are no colonial an other grudges to deal with. However, a lot of learning will have to be done in order to understand Africa. Talking about Africa only in terms of Aids, aids, poverty, conflicts is just unfair. Africa has a lot to learn from Eastern European countries in terms of development and democratisation.
As already mentioned, trust and understanding will have to be built. The Afro-Latvian Association (Afrolat) can play a very important role in bridging the gap between the two continents, and is already doing a lot in terms of informing people through stories that encourage mutual understanding.


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B'nai B'rith Canada Plans To Sell Headquarters
Cash-strapped B'nai Brith Canada is selling two of its landmark buildings in Toronto, including its national headquarters.
The headquarters carries two mortgages totaling nearly $4 million, the Canadian Jewish News reported, and in 2012 the market value assessment was set at slightly more than $3 million.
The difference leaves "open the question of how much B'nai Brith can net from the sale," the newspaper reported.
Also up for sale is a cutting-edge facility for those suffering from Alzheimer's disease opened by B'nai Brith Canada just 18 months ago. The Alzheimer Centre for Excellence has 45 beds but only 20 residents, and has been bleeding money since it opened last December, the CJN also reported, citing court documents.
A front-page Toronto Star story published Thursday said the facility is under insolvency protection. As of two weeks ago, the home had $65,000 in reserves and was spending $50,000 a month. It owes $11 million to creditors, according to the Star.
The building received $5.4 million in funding from the federal government.
B'nai Brith Canada's new CEO, Michael Mostyn, who took over the organization last September, said he hopes to boost charitable donations, which have lapsed in recent years.
His predecessor, Frank Dimant, who retired after 36 years at the helm and is now CEO of Christians United For Israel Canada, a pro-Zionist evangelical group, has demanded a retirement payout that the current management of B'nai Brith "believes is too lucrative."
Last week, Dimant, 69, informed the new management that he is owed annual retirement payments of $175,000, or 75 percent of his former salary.
Dimant said the arrangement was approved by the board, the Star reported. A source familiar with the deal told the Star that it was arranged with little oversight while Dimant was still the CEO.
In a cost-cutting move, Mostyn folded publication of B'nai Brith Canada's weekly newspaper, the Jewish Tribune.
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English Proficiency
The demonstration of English proficiency is required of all applicants for whom (1) English is not their native or birth language or (2) who were not born in the United States of America. This applies even if the applicant is a United States citizen, has attended an American or English-speaking school, and/or is a long-time resident of an English-speaking country.
Waivers for this English proficiency requirement will only be given to applicants who have completed both High School and an accredited bachelor's program in the US. Additionally, the Admissions Committee reserves the right to require an official TOEFL or IELTS score from any applicant whose correspondence and/or application materials do not evidence the necessary level of English Language proficiency for graduate study.
Applicants demonstrate their proficiency in English by submitting satisfactory scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), taken within two years of the date of application.
The Admissions Office accepts the following:
- TOEFL iBT
- TOEFL iBT Home Edition
- TOEFL iBT Paper Edition
- TOEFL ITP Plus for China
Note: The Admissions Office does not accept MyBest score or TOEFL Essentials.
The minimum score on the Internet-based TOEFL (iBT) for the CGS, MBTS, and all MA programs is 86, with subscores of 21 for Reading and Listening and 22 for Speaking and Writing. The minimum requirement for the ThM, STM, and all doctoral programs is 90, with subscores of 22 for Reading and Listening and 23 for Speaking and Writing.
Information about the TOEFL may be obtained from: www.ets.org/toefl. The TOEFL institution code for Dallas Theological Seminary is 6156.
A helpful study guide for the TOEFL can be found here.
The minimum overall score requirements for the CGS, MBTS, and all MA programs is 6.5 with subscores of 6.0 in Writing, and 6.5 in Reading, Speaking, and Listening. The minimum requirement for the ThM, STM, and all doctoral programs is 6.5 with subscores of 6.0 in Writing, 7.0 in Speaking, and 6.5 in Reading and Listening.
You should plan to take the IELTS Academic test. Information about this test can be obtained from www.ielts.org. To ensure DTS receives your scores, please use the following information when you register for the test:
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A Spiritual Philosphy for the World We Create
I believe that you need to find and connect with three things to be fulfilled: your calling, your people, and your higher power.
The following is my philosophy on the later. It is the ocean that I swim in and the breeze that guides my way.
What you believe and perceive profoundly shapes your experience of life.
Since your life is nothing but experience and perception, it helps to believe things that enhance your experience.
When you enhance your experience, you enhance the experience of others, and when you enhance the experience of others, you enhance your own.
This is because we are all reflections of each other.
Ultimately, we are One.
You are a Divine being, emanating from Source, having a human experience.
Most of us have forgotten this and live under the illusion of separation.
Sin is simply another word for separation. So is fear.
There is a level of consciousness that loves you unconditionally.
I call this Source, the Universe, and God.
Your soul's mission is to unite with Source and experience this consciousness while here on Earth.
Some traditions call this Enlightenment or Nirvana. Some people call it Christ Consciousness or Ascension. Some people call it being Awake.
On your journey toward this, in this lifetime and others, life sends you lessons.
When you learn enough lessons, you go to the next level and "suddenly" your life is different.
What's really happened is your consciousness has evolved.
This is also the journey of humanity.
How we collectively experience God or the Divine on earth evolves with our collective level of spiritual consciousness.
We are currently experiencing a shift to the next level of consciousness, but not everyone is moving at the same speed.
This is why it seems like there is so much separation but…
When you stop focusing on separation and start focusing on connection, you find and create more connection.
Connection unites us, breaks down separation and, in doing so, leads us back to the Source.
The Christian bible is a series of stories written in a historical context that – like any good book – can provide guideposts for living. But it is not the only way to God.
There are many paths to God.
Jesus is one of them.
So is Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Daoism, Indigenous traditions, and many other religions, philosophies and teachers past and present.
So is nature.
So is meditation and mindfulness.
So is music, movement, sex, food, and art.
So is praying, visualizing, affirming, journaling, being grateful, listening to your higher Self and letting go.
So is playing, laughing, sharing, and listening to and being present for your fellow human being,
So is caring for animals, children and tending to the Earth
So is compassion.
So is the act of creation, in the many forms it takes.
So is love.
God is love.
God/Source/ the Universe doesn't judge. We judge ourselves and each other through our separation from Source.
Heaven and hell aren't places you go when you die. They are experiences you have while you are alive.
What matters most is not what happens when you die but how you live while you are here.
When you live from a place of connection (with Source, yourself, others and the planet) you feel clarity, happiness, energy, joy, peace, abundance, tranquility, knowing, gratitude and belonging.
When you live from a place of disconnection (a.k.a. separation) you feel fear, anger, hatred, hopelessness, loneliness, confusion, alienation, and abandonment.
All humans need to feel safe, seen, soothed and secure. The fulfillment of these needs is the gift of connection.
If you feel disconnected, you can plug into Source energy by connecting with positive people, with your body through physical activity, with your spirit by doing something you enjoy, or through one of the spiritual paths listed above.
You were born with a divine purpose for your life.
When you find and live in accordance with your purpose, life flows and happiness grows.
This is the message of Jesus (and many other spiritual masters).
It has been distorted by organized religion over the years, but it is still relevant.
We aren't all born with the same advantages, so part of our collective purpose is to lift up those who need it to help them find their own blueprint and purpose.
Everything you do or don't do, impacts someone else – often without you knowing it.Minimize harm. Maximize joy.
Your body is a sacred vessel with as much wisdom to share as your mind. Be good it it.
Intuition matters. Listen to it.
The darkest night is just before dawn. The shadows matter as much as the light.
What you believe doesn't matter so much as that you believe something that makes your life and the lives of those around you better.
Some or all of this won't resonate with some of you and that's okay.
You are loved.


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Elliott's Oyster House is pleased to announce the arrival of fresh Puget Sound Halibut to the menu!
The recent inclement weather has delayed the usual kick off to this year's Halibut season, but this succulent fish should be available for diners at Elliott's starting this week.
Robert Spaulding, executive chef, will be serving the Halibut lightly smoked and grilled with mustard spaetzle, brussels sprouts leaves and bacon-beer emulsion.
Photo courtesy Elliott's Oyster House.