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There are obvious difficulties with the project scope. For example, defining 100% of the required work is problematic. Also, it's a problem to control the changes consistently. It's easy to miscommunicate what should be done to stakeholders.
Project Scope is the description of all the work that needs to be done to create deliverables and achieve the project objective. The best tools to describe project scope are Project Scope Statement, Work Breakdown Structure, and WBS Dictionary.
The truth is that you need to dedicate a lot of efforts to control the project scope.
Today, I want to explain how to do it faster and in a more reliable way AND with a real-life example.
Real-Life Project Scope Example
Below is the project scope example for a small real project.
(I removed the names of products and clients)
A bigger project will have all the same components.
It'll have more text in the Project Scope Statement. However, I still recommend keeping it short.
Work Breakdown Structure will be bigger.
But the concepts of project scope will be the same for a large project. So, don't overcomplicate scope management.
Example of Project Scope Statement
Notice that it's a simple description of the project scope tailored to customer's understanding.
Example of the Work Breakdown Structure
I have an in-depth guide on Work Breakdown Structure alone. If you want to dive really deep read it after this article:
Ultimate Guide on How to Create a Robust Work Breakdown Structure
Example of the WBS Dictionary
As you can see, this Project Scope Example required little effort.
Project Scope Statement was created together with WBS and WBS dictionary in one application.
Also, please note that you don't have to put "everything" a textbook prescribes. Just ensure that the Scope Baseline serves its purpose.
In-Depth Guide on Project Scope Management
Here's the deal:
Before you start defining the scope of the project you need to imagine the project END.
Ask yourself how I will hand-off the final delivery to the customer?
Looks easy, isn't it?
No! What if the customer says that it is not what he expected…at all.
So, how to finish a project successfully and make clients happy?
Below is the step-by-step guide on Project Scope Management.
Requirements vs. Project Scope
Just to be sure we are on the same side, let's clarify the difference:
"Requirement is a condition or capability that is required to be present in a product, service or result to satisfy a contract or other formally imposed specification." – PMBOK® Guide
"Project Scope is the work performed to deliver a product, service, or result with the specified features and functions." – PMBOK® Guide
What does that mean?
A requirement is what a product should look like, what should it be capable of, what are the characteristics, behavior, performance, etc.
While the project scope describes what work should be performed to meet those requirements.
There's one more important definition:
"Quality is the degree to which a product complies with the requirements."
You need to clarify the quality level for your project . It'll significantly impact the scope.
You see, the zero-defects approach is too costly. It requires a lot of effort.
Therefore, you need to ensure only the acceptable level of quality. And you must include the efforts to achieve that quality level into your project scope.
How to Create a Scope Management Plan That Works
Scope is the King.
Estimates of durations, costs, risk analysis, procurement – everything starts with Project Scope.
Your ultimate goal is to deliver what your customers perceive that they asked.
Read it again!
Customers think that they had clearly explained what you need to do . You think that you understood them correctly. That's almost never the truth.
"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." – George Bernard Shaw
To ensure that you are in line with what was asked to do, you need a Scope Management Plan.
It should cover, at the very least, the following aspects:
1. How to Collect Project Requirements
By this time you already need to have a Project Charter . It should state requirements on a high level.
Also, you need to identify relevant stakeholders who can dwell on the high-level requirements. They may also have some additional ideas or related experience.
So what does it take?
In short, you need to communicate with all of them to collect requirements. There's a guide on how to collect requirements from the project manager's perspective.
Keep in mind that by this moment you may already need a separate specialist who is trained to collect and describe business requirements. It's the role of a Business Analyst.
2. How to Crackdown Requirements and Define Scope
Here's a requirement:
"The pmbasics101.com website should have the capability to collect emails and send out a PDF document in return."
What does it take to meet this requirement?
- Select a mailing service provider.
- Create an account.
- Design the form to collect emails.
- Implement the designed form.
- Install plugin from the mailing service provider.
- Upload the PDF document.
- Activate the form.
- Test the form.
It's just a list of required actions. If I were to put it correctly as a Deliverable and Work Packages , it would end up into:
- Email Optin Form
1.1 Report on Mailing Service Providers
1.2 Approved form design
1.3 Optin form on the Testing environment
1.4 Test Report
So, how do you get from that one-sentence requirement to the actual scope of work?
A) You can find someone who has relevant experience or knowledge
It can be stakeholders, customers, or external consultants, subject matter experts or other parties.
So, Your goal is to acquire them from the project team or just get in touch to communicate. They may have a solution already.
Otherwise, you may get direction or advice. It is a basic technique that you will apply widely.
B) Perform the Product Analysis
It is applicable when you need to produce a product rather than a service or result.
This technique focuses on decomposing product value. Just like WBS does with the scope.
Further, you need to analyze the product from ergonomic and functional viewpoints, then make decisions on materials or processes that will comply with performance requirements.
25 Examples of the Product Analysis
All in all, your goal is to define tangible deliverables.
C) Use the Alternatives Generation Technique
This technique works well when you have expertise in the nature of the project.
So, you need to find the best solution to meet the requirements. In most cases, you'll use brainstorming to get the alternatives.
What's the goal?
You need to clearly define what is and what is not part of the project scope.
3. Software Applications to help with Project Scope Management
For sure, you can track the project scope in any available app. For example, Google Drive, Evernote, or MS Word will do.
However, there are serious benefits in using integrated project management software to keep everything in one place.
Ideally, you need to be able to link requirements to the project deliverables.
Then, from deliverable to specific tasks with estimates, related risks, and defects.
If you are in the position to choose a project management software for your project – use the form below to find the most suitable solution.
4. How to Control Project Scope
It is not enough to define 100% of the project scope in the beginning. That 100 % WILL change during the project lifetime
So, you need a way to monitor, control, and make changes to the scope.
The cure's well known. It's a Work Breakdown Structure .
Well, also you do need a clear workflow to introduce changes to all areas of the project whenever the amount of work changes.
However, it's a matter of integrated change management process .
So, what's the catch?
You need a high-quality WBS. Moreover, you need a non-nerdy way to describe the project scope. Therefore, you also need a Project Scope Statement. We'll discuss it below.
If you are on an agile project , the clearly defined scope of increment or iteration is even more vital. Do not think that agile saves you from thorough documenting of the work to be done. Keep your Sprint Backlog and User Stories neat. Apply a simple rule: "A newcomer should understand what needs to be done from User Story description."
5. How to Validate Scope
Once in a while, you need to get a formal sign-off that a deliverable meets stakeholders' expectations.
It's crucial to do that continuously throughout the project. Even if you are leading a plan-driven project, nothing should stop you from providing product increments for review.
Why do you need this?
You don't want to get all the change requests, all the defects, and "minor changes to the project" in the end.
You'll deprive yourself of the opportunity to actually integrate a change into the project.
The closer you are to the project closure, the less time and resources will be left. Moreover, stakeholders will be less prone to negotiating changes to the scope, timeline or budget. Also, they'll put more pressure on the team to get what they need.
Just stating the obvious:
It is highly important to have a clearly described and approved project scope from the start.
When a deliverable does not meet expectations, there will be corrections.
It is your responsibility to prove whether a correction is a change request and, therefore, it should be integrated properly. Otherwise, it is a defect, and you must make amends. Sometimes at your own expense.
How do you actually validate scope with customers?
On any project, you can use Scrum-like Demo Meeting .
Just prepare a short demonstration of the deliverable. Explain the current project status and progress . After that, point out known defects and work-in-progress parts.
Also, do collect feedback from the customer. Later, you can provide any supporting documentation and reports required by your policies.
Collect feedback from stakeholders continuously. Negotiate terms of introduction of new change requests. Keep the project Scope Baseline up to date.
How Scope Baseline Will Save Your Efforts
Usually, a project starts, and we receive requirements in different forms.
For instance, emails, PDFs, meetings, mockups, bug reports, whatever.
And of course, we do not prepare a Project Charter or anything similar. Bad practice!
In most cases, we don't even discuss the business case for the project.
We do usually create a Work Breakdown Structure.
However, it's only used internally and never goes to the customer. Then, we decompose the work to the activities and estimate the project. We use a bottom-up estimation technique.
Now comes the first expectations check:
We present estimates for the project.
You see, there's apparently a lack of transparency here. The customer doesn't know what work we actually estimated .
If the estimate is close to the customer's expectations, he'll not dig into the details. Because he's ready to spend that amount of money and time already. He doesn't want to waste their precious time.
Here's the truth:
A lot of organizations and project managers hide inefficiencies behind such silent agreements.
It is a topic for a separate post, but it is a root cause of many of your problems.
What happens next?
We start project execution! Sooner or later customer will ask to add another piece of work.
After that, we'll find a part of unidentified work. Later, quality problems will appear. They will eat up a lot of time.
All in all, we hand-off a delivery to find out we did something wrong.
And that's when the customer informs us that he forgot something and it should be added asap.
Believe me, you experience it more than once.
Scope Baseline Definition
"Scope baseline is the approved version of a scope statement, work breakdown structure (WBS), and its associated WBS dictionary, that can be changed only through formal change control procedure and is used as a basis for comparison." -PMBOK® Guide
Scope Baseline Example
You can download a PDF version of the Scope Baseline Example here. It is intended for a small software development project.
What is a Project Scope Statement?
Definition of the Project Scope Statement
Project Scope Statement is a narrative description of a product and project scope.
It is used as a written confirmation of what your project is going to produce and how.
What's the key to a valuable project scope statement?
I believe you need to use terms and language that any stakeholder understands. This piece of project scope baseline is mainly for the customer.
OK, what should be included?
1. Justification of a project
It is a short description of business need. Sometimes one sentence is enough. The rest should stay in a Project Charter
2. Product Scope
It's a description of the characteristics, traits, and functionality of a product or a service that you will produce.
Keep in mind that you collected requirements from different stakeholders. So, do not assume that all of them keep track of each requirement. Also, it's not always clear how much work is required to deliver a requirement.
It's the primary place to align the expectations of key stakeholders.
You need to show the amount and complexity of work required to meet different requirements. Therefore, put the most efforts into this section.
3. Acceptance criteria
It's the conditions that must be met before project deliverables are accepted.
You can include an acceptable level and a number of defects here as well.
4. Deliverables
It's a description of all deliverables your project will produce.
It may include the product or service, project documentation, product manuals, educational materials for your product, etc.
5. Project Exclusions
Here you need to specify what is out of the project scope.
Quite often a part of stakeholders wants something specific. The other part of stakeholders or a customer does not support it.
Therefore, it's a conflict situation. Once the conflict is resolved, and it was decided to remove something from the project scope, put it here.
Be specific and very clear about it. It saves time in the future.
Firstly, you won't have to revisit these project exclusions again. Stakeholders may try to include them later during project execution.
However, unless something dramatically changes, you should not waste time on reviewing exclusions.
Secondly, unless it's clearly stated someone may still expect you will deliver it. Don't feed false expectations. It'll be easier to hand off the project at the end.
6. Constraints
Anything that limits you to deliver the product efficiently should be stated here.
7. Assumptions
It's the uncertainties that could not be clarified at this moment.
You need to accept some of them during planning. In case an assumption proves to be invalid, you will have a right to modify the project plan.
A customer should approve the project scope statement. In fact, it is a formal and mutual agreement.
Also, it states that you are committed to delivering described results under the definite assumption and with clear constraints. On the other hand, the customer agrees to accept the specified result.
It does not mean that we cannot change the project scope. No. It means that to make a change – we need to amend the agreement.
Organize the Project Scope with WBS
WBS is a mandatory part of the scope baseline on all projects. Large or small. Agile or Plan-driven.
There's a complete guide to a Work Breakdown Structure on PM Basics already. I will not repeat it here.
There's only one crucial point I want to stress:
Deliverables described in the Project Scope Statement should get into WBS as is. Keep deliverables consistent throughout the project.
Put Everything You Know into WBS Dictionary
WBS Dictionary is a document that describes the work that should be done for each work package.
As a modern PM, I would say that it should be a part of a task tracking system . Most of the project management software gives you the ability to keep this information in one place.
Therefore, I would not suggest you create a separate document. Maintaining the WBS Dictionary is a lot of work. Look for integrated solutions.
You can include any information that specifies a component in the WBS. For example, the WBS Dictionary may include:
- Description of the work
- Assumptions and constraints
- Responsible people or organizations
- Milestones
- Related activities
- Required resources
- Cost estimates or budget
- Acceptance criteria
- References other documentation
So, whatever suits your needs and helps you to integrate WBS into other processes.
"There's no wind that blows right for the sailor who doesn't know where the harbor is."
You can not lead the project to a successful outcome without knowing what needs to be done.
Once again I want to stress out.
Even if you are in the Agile environment and the scope is not clearly defined for the whole project, you still need to plan a way to define, manage, track, and change the project scope.
Both for an iteration level and the final project result.
I also recommend reading:
- Next in the series: Ultimate Guide on How to Create a Robust Work Breakdown Structure
- Previous in the series: How to Collect Stakeholder Requirements (Real-life Example)
- PDF: How to Manage Project Scope In a Structured Way
The post Project Scope Example: Scope Baseline, Project Scope Statement appeared first on Become a Project Manager .


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Numbers are the Universal language offered by the deity to humans as confirmation of the truth. – St. Augustine of Hippo (A.D. 354 – 430)
Once again, you glanced at your clock, and it is 11:11 pm/am. A cold shiver runs down your spine because these bizarre occurrences are happening way too often.
And you just scratch your head and think, "What is the meaning of 111?"
Deep within your subconscious mind, you know it is not a coincidence and sense that this number is powerful and has great importance, but you don't know how and what this is all about.
Are these incidents intensifying these days?
Are you looking for a way to decipher it?
Then take heed and continue reading this article to know what does 1111 means, what your angels are trying to tell you indirectly, the secret meaning and symbolism, and much more.
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What Does It Mean When You See 111?
Are you wondering, "Why am I seeing 111 everywhere, and what does that mean? Then get all your answers below.
1. It's a Message From the Universe To You
111 is indeed considered as a master number, but it has much more important than that. It is believed that it is an angel number through which your spirit guides might be trying to contact you.
And their way of messaging you are not in a "Hi, how are you," sort of way, but more like keeping a check on you and confirmation that you are following the right track.
Although, it would be so fun to say, "How ya doing", or "Nothing much, how about you" back to your spirit guides.
But jokes aside, 111 numbers might show up in the most mundane places like, when you are purchasing something, and it shows $11.11, on a license plate, or maybe when you pause a video right at 11:11.
Too specific?
Have you seen this number more than three to four times a day and made you question, "What does seeing 111 mean?"
Well, if you are seeing it more than often, then you can rest assured.
It means you are going in the right direction in terms of manifesting your goals and spiritual growth.
2. You Can Manifest Anything Right Now
Seeing 111 number has many hidden meanings, and one of them is manifesting powers.
So always pay attention to your thoughts whenever you see angel number 111.
Now you must be wondering, "What does 111 mean in angel numbers?"
In simple terms, seeing 111 numbers continuously is known as angel numbers.
People who belong to the spiritual community preach that during November 11 or 11:11 am/pm, you should only have positive thoughts.
It is said that through the power of your thoughts alone, you can manifest anything and make miracles happen.
In simple language, make sure to focus on things that you want in your life and not on what you are scared of happening.
That does not mean you should only think positive thoughts when you see 111 angel number but try doing it on a daily basis.
If you do that, you are more likely to find and seize golden opportunities.
3. An Energetic Portal Is Opening Up For You
Before you sigh or roll your eyes, we would like to clear one thing.
No, an energetic portal does not mean an actual portal or doorway to another dimension.
Portals are not something like the openings which are shown in science fiction and fantasy films.
What we mean is when you see angel number 111, 11:11 time, or on November 11, there is some sort of energetic gateway where you can send your desires and let them manifest.
So when the right time comes, seize the opportunity to ascend spiritually, and alongside you, many others are feeling the same desire and positive energy to open the portal and wake up spiritually.
4. You Might Be Meeting Your Twin Flame or a Soul Mate Very Soon
Angel number 111 significance is as great as winning a lottery or gaining success. Besides, it should come as no surprise to you, that it is associated with many other things such as spiritual relationships.
So, if you are seeing 111 everywhere then it may mean that you are pretty close to finding your twin flame or soulmate.
Those who are looking for a partner or just want to level up their spiritual ascension journey will have to keep few things in mind, and that is:
- Stay receptive and open-minded to opportunities during this time.
- Jot down the significant dreams or any signs you may be having.
Make sure to do these two things mentioned above because they might hold clues as to what is to come in the future.
We know that you are dying to know more about number 111 or deliberating, "What does 1111 mean secretly and symbolically?"
So in the next section, we will discuss why this number is significant and what it means, and for what reasons it appears in your life.
The Secret Meaning and Symbolism
The 111 angel number meaning is related to new opportunities and new beginnings, and it means that your angels are giving you a chance to alter something in your life and make a fresh start.
Let's suppose you have made a big mistake in your past, it is time to begin a new phase in your life.
And it is also time to leave all the negative thoughts and bad habits behind. Your angels are always there for you, so don't be scared and get ready to get out of your comfort zone.
You are given an opportunity to see and do new things in your life, and we are sure whatever positive step you take will lead you to success.
Your angels cannot appear in front of you, so they have sent you number 111 for a reason, and that is to tell you that a successful life waits ahead of you.
And all you gotta do is recognize it and accept the help from your angels!
Sources also reveal that if number 111 enters your life, then it means the universe is all set to manifest your thoughts into reality. And as we all know, the universe is very powerful, it will do everything in its power to make your dreams come true.
There are many other secret meanings and significance of number 111 so let's unravel each one of them below:
1111 Angel Number Doreen Virtue
As per Doreen Virtue 1111, every angel number has its own meaning. The writer says, when this number is revealed to you, make sure to choose your thoughts wisely, and avoid putting your energy on negative things like doubts and fears as you may manifest them in your life.
The meaning of 1, 11, 111, and 1111 angel numbers is really comprehensive, and it has its own individual meaning.
So let's find out what is the meaning of 111 and other digits as per Doreen Virtue below:
- Number 1
The single-digit number 1 means that your guardian angel is trying to communicate with you. They are trying to tell you to protect your mind from negative thoughts.
- Number 11
The number 11 is called the master number. It means introspection, and it is a place where the angel wants you to review your dreams and goals in life.
Moreover, your guardian angel wants you to trust your instincts more. Doing so will shield you from pitfalls as you undertake other projects in your life.
- Number 111
The 111 number is called a cautionary number, which says that you need to stop the train of thoughts running in your mind for a thorough assessment.
There are times you start your thoughts with positive thinking but go off track without realizing. After some time, you begin to think about things that could go wrong instead of the ones that could go right.
In short, the 111 number indicates that instead of thinking about what you don't want to happen, think about what you want to happen.
- Number 1111
If you see this number, it means you are going in the right direction, and your life is going to change for the better.
One interesting thing about seeing 1111 is that your ideas and wishes can become true. Once this happens, keep your mind, heart, and eyes on your goals.
Angel Number 111 Meaning in Love and Relationships
After seeing 11:11 time on your watch, you might have wondered, "What does 111 mean in love?"
This number represents newness, growth, and assertiveness. It is believed that it can blow positive energy into your relationships, such as bringing more romance and love.
So if you see number 111, take it as a sign to find new ways of being in love and falling back in love with your partner.
Coming to relationships, if you see this number, it means it is time to take your love life to a new level.
Here are a few things you need to do after seeing 111 everywhere:
- You have to take the lead and explore the heights of passion and romance along with the depths of intimacy.
- Give a signal to your partner to follow your lead.
- Don't let your love life fall into a boring rut.
- Have the vision to take your relationship in new directions.
- Think of different ways and exciting things (that you haven't done) to do with your partner.
- Go on romantic night dates, try cooking a brand new dish, do high-octane activities, and go on adventures.
- Don't be too distant, too demanding, or too overbearing.
- Find out how you show up in your relationship.
111 Spiritual Meaning
The spiritual meaning of 111 represents the spark or fire of life that emerges. The number 111 follows 000, and thus, the former sets off to create a new life.
Some even consider 111 as the big bang, and its spiritual energy is pretty aggressive and forceful, which seeks to assert its existence so life can be established.
The number 111 symbolizes the idea that desires, thoughts, and intentions shape your reality. Make sure to control your thoughts because it is said, "Where your thoughts go, your energy flows."
This number on a spiritual level represents that things arise out of consciousness so, the very first step is to align your intentions with your thoughts.
Biblical Meaning Of 1111
As you can see, the number 1111 has the number 11, which is repeated twice. And the number 11 was repeated in the Bible as well.
Thinking how?
In Genesis 32:22, Jacob traveled to the land where he was born along with his 11 sons and wives. Another fact related to this number is that Jacob's 11th son was Joseph, and his birth is explained in the bible.
Spiritual Awakening
As per the bible, number 1111 is considered as a symbol of spiritual awakening and as a wake-up call.
So if you see this number wherever you go, it is a sign that God is calling you, and it is important to find your spiritual path and to follow it.
It is time to realize that material things hold no importance, and you need to concentrate on your spiritual growth.
The other biblical meaning of this number is transition. It is believed that big opportunities are coming your way so, you will have to be awake in the spiritual sense and get ready for the transition.
If you have a closer look at this number symbolically, it is a wake-up call from God. Besides, when number 111 shows up in your life, accept it with your heart and never ignore it because God is offering you salvation.
The number 1 is a symbol of independence and self-determination, but if it appears 4 times (1111), then the power is very strong.
So we suggest you take things seriously and create a stable and strong relationship with God.
Our Final Words
That's it! We really hope that our blog was helpful to you. At some point in our lives, we all have seen the number 111 and questioned, "What does the number 111 mean?" And after reading our article, you know what angel number 111 symbolizes.
These numbers are not just mere digits, it is a way of the universe telling you that it is there to make things happen for you. Aside from this, we are sure that you will not ignore numbers like 11, 111, and 1111 when you see them next time.
Consider yourself very lucky, if you see this number because it will bring a lot of beautiful moments and happiness into your life. As long as your intentions are pure, you will benefit a lot from it. So it is time to bloom and rise!


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When I first saw the trailers for Disney/Pixar's Up, I thought that it didn't look very interesting. Some cranky old guy riding in a house carried by a bazillion balloons? But then, I thought, Pixar has yet to make anything but a good movie. In my opinion, Bugs Life, Wall-E, and Ratatouille, were good, but not great. But then the Toy Story movies, Monsters Inc., and (my all-time favorite) The Incredibles were all phenomenal. So I decided to give Up a chance.
I wasn't disappointed. One thing I realized is that Pixar is masterful at developing character. From the previews, I did not care too much about the old man. I had no way of connecting with him. The first five minutes of the movie created that connection and got you to really care about him, and even want to cry for him. This is the essence of a good story. A movie could have the greatest plot in the world, but if you don't connect with the character, it's boring. Because of their character development, Up was not boring.
I can't name them all, but there were many little things that happened that made you think, "I can relate to that." The humor was based on real life, even if some of the plot seemed incredible. All in all, I highly recommend this movie and it is well worth watching at the theater.
Recently, I found out Pixar is starting to work on their first live action movie, John Carter of Mars, based on the books by Edgar Rice Bourroughs. Since these were some of my favorite books when I was a kid, I hope they continue the same story excellence they've shown with their animation.


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In recent years, acid rain has been a social problem all over the world. In Japan, it is also a big problem especially in the metropolitan area. Then, we have measured major ions such as H+, Na+, NH4+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl-, NO3-, and SO42- in precipitation and dry deposition samples which had been collected at 9 sampling sites at Hiyoshi, Mita, Kashiwa, Shiki, Fujisawa, Yokosuka, Mitaka, Hachiouji, and Ashikaga in Tokyo Metropolitan area for 10 years since 1990. The average pH of precipitation in their sites was 4.56 (n=1906). As the results of multiple regression analysis showed that pH of precipitation was determined by 5 ions such as NH4+, nssCa2+ (non sea salt calcium), nssCl-(non sea salt chloride), NO3-, nssSO42-(non sea salt sulfate) in the most of the sampling sites. Therefore, it is very important to investigate the behavior of these ions to understand the acidification of rain in Tokyo Metropolitan area. In this study, a long term trend of each ion concentration in precipitation and wet deposition was also investigated the base on the data we had observed at 7 sites for 10 years by the statistical method.
Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 1649-1654 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Water, Air, and Soil Pollution |
Volume | 130 |
Issue number | 1-4 III |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
- Chemical constituents
- Long term trend
- Network observation
- Precipitation
- Tokyo Metropolitan area
- Wet deposition
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Chemistry
- Ecological Modelling
- Water Science and Technology
- Pollution


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There are many processes and formalities that you need to know before buying or selling a property. Similarly, you must understand many jargons before you buy a property. If you live in Mumbai and own a property, you might have heard the term CTS number at least once in your lifetime. It is an identification number for real estate properties that is required to be quoted in many legal processes. But do you know what it means and what importance does it hold for Mumbai properties? Read on to find out.
What Is the CTS Number?
CTS is the abbreviation of City Title Survey Number. However, depending on where your property is located within Mumbai, it is known with different names. For instance, in the Mumbai division, the CTS number is known as Cadastral Survey Number, while it is known as Chain and Triangulation Survey number in the Mumbai suburban area.
CTS number is your property's identification number. The Superintendent of Land Records in Mumbai assigns CTS number to land parcels located within Mumbai city limits. The property CTS number is required at the time of litigation. The property's CTS number contains much relevant information about the property.
Why Is the CTS Number Important?
Your property is identified by its CTS number in the official land records of Mumbai city. It is important because it saves the buyer from getting into fraudulent transactions. When you are buying a property in Mumbai, you must ask for the owner's verification and the property's CTS number to ensure that you are doing a valid transaction. CTS number is helpful in the following ways:
There are 10 City Survey Offices in Mumbai, and you can visit the respective survey office to obtain your CTS number.
Before buying a property, ensure to get all the property details with the help of the CTS number. Once you are sure that your chosen property is legal and complied with all the approvals, you can avail a home loan to purchase it. However, it would be best to check your home loan eligibility before applying.
Disclaimer: This Article is for information purpose only. The views expressed in this Article do not necessarily constitute the views of Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. ("Bank") or its employees. Bank make no warranty of any kind with respect to the completeness or accuracy of the material and articles contained in this Newsletter. The information contained in this Article is sourced from empaneled external experts for the benefit of the customers and it does not constitute legal advice from Kotak. Kotak, its directors, employees and the contributors shall not be responsible or liable for any damage or loss resulting from or arising due to reliance on or use of any information contained herein.


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Dear Mom and Dad,
…It seems that the small rains are not going to come this year. They are well over a month late. On the mountain, the people still have water but the plains below are in real trouble. The Maasai boma to which I go once a week to teach is typical. It's a walk of at least ten miles to water the cattle and to get water for drinking, cooking and washing. Most of the cows have dried up and what little milk is left is given to the small children. The older people buy a little corn meal and cook it with a small amount of milk. They are really feeling the effects of hunger. Over the past two months all have gotten noticeably thinner and have lost a great deal of energy. An old man, an elder of a place about sixty miles from here across the plains came in about three days ago and said three people have died in his area. He was looking for government help. The old men say that if there is no rain until the big rains in March, many of the Maasai will die.


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THE Australian livestock export trade's levy-funded marketing and research body Livecorp has released its 2017-2018 annual report ahead of the industry's annual meetings this week in Adelaide.
In contrast to a budgeted deficit for the year of $469,606, an increase in the overall volume (up 6.4 percent year on year) and value (up 7.2pc) of exported Australian livestock in 2017-18 resulted in LiveCorp recording a surplus of $807,604.
LiveCorp is funded primarily through a levy paid by exporters on the number of cattle, sheep and goats they export.
The annual report attributed the surplus to an increase in operating revenue of $749,921 and a $295,221 underspend of LiveCorp funds in the Livestock Export Program (LEP).
This week's industry meetings come as the Australian livestock export industry fights to restore crucial public and political support badly damaged by the expose in April of heat-stressed Australian sheep dead and dying on the Awassi Express enroute to the Middle East.
The shocking footage resulted in the suspension and then cancellation of the licenses of the exporting companies involved and an ongoing regulatory crackdown that has impacted Australian sheep export activity since.
LiveCorp's report indicated the surplus will play an important role in funding new research into animal welfare, particularly focused on improving the measurement and recording of livestock welfare on-board ships.
A new project has been launched to explore the development of scientific animal welfare indicators and the fast-tracking of industry welfare data collection, and the potential to automate the collection of such data, for both sheep and cattle.
LiveCorp says it has also commenced its first Open Innovation project to find technology solutions to manage the on-board environment including rapid cooling, dehumidification, environmental monitoring, enhanced voyage route optimisation and artificial intelligence (more below).
'Enormous and unprecedented challenges'
Terry Enright (left), in his first report as LiveCorp Chairman after his predecessor David Galvin stepped-down at the 2017 AGM, described the challenges of the past six months as "enormous and unprecedented".
"There has been a quantum shift in the planning, preparation and oversight of sheep exports to the Middle East," Mr Enright said in his report.
"LiveCorp has acted quickly to reassess our research portfolio and fast-track projects of relevance and initiate new streams where required, particularly those supporting improved transparency and benchmarking and improvements to the heat stress risk assessment model."
Mr Enright said the increase in overall export activity for 2017-18 was a reminder of the importance of the live trade for producers and for meeting global demand for livestock.
"LiveCorp recognises the need for the industry to urgently build stronger, more transparent foundations and to unite on its longer-term reform and vision for the future," he said.
He noted that the industry, by a vote of Australian Livestock Exporters' Council (ALEC) members, had made a significant and proactive decision in 2018 to unanimously support the implementation of the Livestock Global Assurance Program (LGAP).
"LGAP is an exciting opportunity for the industry – it is at the starting line of where programs like Aus-Meat, Aus-Qual and the National Feedlot Accreditation Scheme stood at their commencement. Their achievements stand as a reminder of what hard work and collaboration can achieve for the live export industry."
LiveCorp CEO Sam Brown said LGAP would improve animal welfare, and control and traceability within the livestock export supply chain.
"It is a purpose-built program to provide animal welfare outcomes that are equivalent to, or improve upon, those provided by the Federal Government's Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS)," Mr Brown said.
"LGAP seeks to drive greater efficiencies and effectiveness in delivering its objectives by extending accountability to the facilities in the supply chain, so those that actually own the livestock share the responsibility for ensuring their welfare."
"Together with the industry, LiveCorp takes its responsibility for good animal welfare seriously. LGAP is an example of our commitment to work closely with exporters to improve standards, and in regaining the community's trust through ongoing research, development and extension to improve and verify that expectations of animal welfare are being met."
Mr Brown said the live sheep trade had been called to account for the Awassi Express footage and that the industry needed to demonstrate it could meet community expectations regarding animal welfare.
"Reform is something the industry must get right for the sustainable future of the trade and it is something the industry and every exporter needs to own and carry forward," he said.
"Important progress has been made across a range of new and innovative approaches to address the issue of on-board heat stress, along with new methods and technologies to monitor, record and report animal welfare measures."
Sourcing 'open innovation'
As part of this, LiveCorp has commenced its first Open Innovation project to explore new and emerging technology solutions to manage the on-board environment.
The project has identified a range of potential technology solutions including rapid cooling, dehumidification, environmental monitoring, enhanced voyage route optimisation and artificial intelligence.
"A key research priority has been the large-scale project to determine methods of measuring and recording the welfare of livestock on ships. This includes the development of scientific animal welfare indicators and a fast-tracked industry welfare data collection project," Mr Brown said.
This work will inform possible opportunities to refine the industry's Heat Stress Risk Assessment (HSRA) Model, which will help determine the best way to meet the recommendations of the Government's independent review into the Conditions for the Export of Sheep to the Middle East during the Northern Summer, conducted by Dr Michael McCarthy.
"Industry has a lot of work ahead of it in order to rebuild trust and demonstrate its ability to reliably deliver good animal welfare during shipments," Mr Brown said.
"LiveCorp is ready to provide the platform of research, development, extension, innovation and support that the industry and exporters need to achieve such an outcome."
With the future role of Research and Development Corporations under review Mr Enright said LiveCorp had demonstrated in recent months the important and unique role it plays in Australia's livestock industry.
"Now more than ever, the availability and focus of our dedicated livestock export research program and the role of LiveCorp is proving critical. This is the RDC model at work," he said.
LiveCorp's 2017-2018 Annual Report can be viewed here: http://www.livecorp.com.au/LC/files/e1/e13a7bb7-e42b-42db-8195-1f9078291976.pdf


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Louis and Jenny (#P79) immigrated to the port of New York on January 8, 1923 aboard the S.S. Lapland. The passenger record shows "Lejzor", an 18-year old student, and "Szejna", a 12-year old scholar arriving from their last permanent residence of Wlodzimierzec, in the Pinsk Region, which was also list as their birthplace. The name of the nearest relative they left behind was their Aunt Brocha Justem in Wlodzimierzec. Their destination in America is to their Uncle Morris Burks at 2102 Division Street in South Bend, Indiana.
Zalmon Dekelboum
The 1920 Census shows Zalmon Deckelboum, age 39, living at 404 Navarre, in South Bend, IN. He
was a lawyer living with his wife Dora, age 38. According to Allen Dekelboum, Virginia
Dekelboum was Zalmon's second wife.
Avraham Mordechai/Brocha
The following information was told to me by Allen Dekelboum (Louis's son): Avraham was born in
Rafalovka and at some point moved to Vladimerez. He came to the USA in 1914 with an Uncle
Burke. He returned to Vladimerez to get his family, but was drafted into the army and killed in
1915 or 1916. The only children of Avraham to immigrate were Louis and Jenny. When they came
to America in 1923 they lived with the Burke family in South Bend, Indiana. Avraham's sister
Brocha married a Wallach, and her son Louis (Lehb) lived in Detroit.


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I got to know Kym just as she was making the final preparations to begin her pilgrimage, and there was something about her journey which really resonated with me and it was through an email conversation I had with my coach that the idea of me doing some kind of my own walking alongside Kym was born. So, the intention has been set to walk the Lancaster Canal (in stages) and last weekend was the start of my first leg of the journey.
The Lancaster Canal starts at the Preston terminus and ends in Tewitfield (Kendal), most of the canal runs through open countryside except where it runs through the City of Lancaster and is 42 miles along.
So here my walking challenge started here:
There were many pretty gardens with decking over looking the canal:
Graffiti to be found on some of the bridges:
Reminders of the cotton years - Tulketh Mill, built at the height of Preston's cotton years but then lost its way as the old industry declined. With Carphone Warehouse taking over the mill in recent years, however, the old mill has taken on a new lease of life, having found a brand new role for the 21st century.
As the canal gently meanded it's way out of Preston, I was greeted with pleasant countryside, with plenty of sheep and cattle grazing in the fields:
Plenty of wildlife to observe and enjoy:
Heron |
Cute little white duck |
My walking companion Jasper waits ahead |
Soaking up the beautiful energy from the trees |
Some boat owners have a sense of humour:
I planned to stop my journey at Brock and I knew I wasn't too far away when I got my first view of the Bowland Fells dark and brooding:
This particular boat name made me chuckle as I knew I would be on my own cloud wine when I got home:
The Green Man Bridge |
In her poem, Pilgrims Blessing, Macrina Widerkehr writes, "May the weather that's important be the weather of your heart."


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After testing positive on three separate occasions for methamphetamine use, our client was placed in pre-trial confinement at the US Navy Brig in Hawaii. Given not one, but three positive tests for Meth, it was highly unlikely that this case would result in an acquittal if taken to trial.
The goal in this case was to keep our client from receiving a federal felony drug conviction that would follow him into his civilian life.
Mr. Bilecki, along with military counsel, LT Stephens, worked directly with the prosecution and the two were able to get all charges reduced to a Summary Court-Martial level, keeping our client from getting branded for life by winning no felony drug conviction and getting our client out of confinement with time served.
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When the Whisler Center was built as an infirmary 90 years ago, students were treated in observation rooms on the first floor. The second floor was set up as sleeping rooms for the nurses. The basement held all the mechanicals and a kitchen with a dumbwaiter. Students who were sick or injured came for treatment and stayed until they recovered. That was the model of care on college campuses at the time.
The physical structure of Denison's sweet little architectural gem hasn't changed much over the last century (the dumbwaiter still works), but the delivery and types of services offered have evolved far beyond Whisler's original capacity. In fact, the building's old quirks are what first led Laurel Kennedy, vice president for student development, to take a closer look at the limitations—and opportunities—the building presented.
"The building was set up so that when you walked in the front door, you hung a hard left if you had an appointment in the counseling center, or you'd go straight ahead and around a corner to go to the medical area," she says. "They were completely separated."
There wasn't a model of care that really promoted overall health of mind and body, let alone spirit. "So if a student was coming in for acute gastritis, we could treat the stomach pains," she says. "But what the student might have actually needed was some time with a counselor to talk about stress management."
A hundred years ago, around the time Whisler was built, nurses at colleges nationwide were wrapping sprained ankles and giving students tinctures for stomach pains in college infirmaries. Then, in the 1940s, colleges expanded into counseling centers, mostly to help veterans, who were returning from World War II on the GI Bill, learn study skills and find careers. By the 1980s, college health centers were responding to rising depression rates, and students' needs were shifting to include mental health support. Within the space of a few decades, the way students access and use college health centers has changed again, and radically.
Today, like their peers at universities across the country, Denison students are acutely aware of the physical and mental health services colleges provide. The good news is that they are more likely to seek help for issues like anxiety and stress. They are getting more support and at an earlier age, during elementary and high school, for issues like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities. And counselors and medical staff on college campuses have become far better at identifying and treating issues such as asthma, eating disorders, and mental health diagnoses. "An integrative model is rather unusual for college counseling," says Sanda Gibson, Whisler staff counselor. "Other counseling centers seem to be focused on wellness but not necessarily on integration. This facilitates a faster and more comprehensive delivery of services."
In 2016, nearly 31 percent of entering first-year students at Denison reported a pre-existing chronic illness, such as anemia, high blood pressure, bipolar disorder, bone and joint disease, diabetes, sickle cell disease, Crohn's disease, past suicidality, or seizure disorders. Since 2003, the number of students who worry about their personal health has approximately doubled. And almost 89 percent of the entire student body at Denison utilized health services (provider visits, observations, emergency room visits) in 2015-2016.
"All colleges are seeing more students who are seeking care," explains Amanda Lefeld, director of the Whisler Center for Student Wellness. "The stigma around mental health issues especially is starting to decrease, and people are more open to counseling or taking medications for anxiety or depression."
Demand for counseling services has risen dramatically, with 29 percent of the student body at Denison meeting with counselors for at least one appointment. That number, in fact, represents a 150 percent increase since 2006-2007. And the cases are now far more complex.
"It's more common for students to have multiple issues instead of just one now," explains Lefeld. "Those students are typically seen more frequently. We have some students who have been utilizing counseling services since they were in their lower teens, so this is something that's been routine for them. We have students who are lower income and have never utilized services. This may be their first chance to easily access care."
While colleges and universities try to keep up with the demand for physical and mental health care, at the same time, they are recognizing the need to support an increasingly diverse student population with specific wellness needs, many of whom may be reluctant to seek help.
Like Denison, colleges nationwide have enjoyed an increase in the number of students of color and international students over the last 15 years. About one in five students entering Denison today is eligible to apply for a federal Pell Grant, indicating an increase in the percentage of students coming from very low-income backgrounds. In addition, data collected in 2015 suggests that 12 percent of Denison students identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or unsure.
According to the 2015 National College Health Assessment, students of color are more likely to have struggled with feeling hopeless or lonely, and to have intentionally harmed themselves or to have seriously considered suicide. LGBTQ students are more likely than their heterosexual peers to have felt hopeless, exhausted, overwhelmed, lonely, or to have considered or acted to harm themselves. There also are differences among students in their comfort level with seeking help from a mental health professional or accessing preventative services and resources.
"Since the diversity of our student population has increased, we've seen students who have financial hardships and, often, they haven't been able to seek routine care prior to coming to Denison," says Michelle Barcelona, interim assistant director of health services and nurse practitioner at the Whisler Center. "Our services are free, and many students often have a misconception that if they don't purchase the additional student health insurance, they can't use the services. We want to reach out to the student body to encourage preventative examinations and let them know we're here so they will access the care."
Medical staff and counselors at the Whisler Center also work with low-income students who might not otherwise have access to additional resources. Students who are on state-sponsored insurance plans, for instance, are not typically able to be seen outside of their county or state of residence. So if a student who receives state Medicaid assistance from Massachusetts needs a referral for lab testing off campus in Ohio, he'd have to come up with the money for the appointment on his own and might have to forgo further care. But Whisler staffers are now able to help students apply for grant funds from Red Thread, a program created in fall 2016 to provide financial support to Denison students for expenses like medical or dental care.
"We want all students to have access," explains Gibson. "We get in front of them, and we want them to know that we are available. But you can imagine how scary it is for a student if it's against her family values to walk into a counseling center. So there are definitely cultural barriers as well."
To help students feel more comfortable in accessing resources, Denison has introduced "Let's Talk," a program that encourages students to stop by for casual but confidential conversations with counselors at various locations around campus, outside of the counseling center. Students who might be wondering what counseling is like or just want to talk about a friend or a specific problem can feel free to drop in from time to time.
"You know, a student from Korea is going to be less likely to come for an appointment than someone who was brought up in Cleveland," Gibson says. "I talked to a student the other day for an hour. She just wanted to check it out. Her parents don't believe in depression, or they just believe you 'pull yourself up.' She might not have come to the counseling center, but she came to talk while I was sitting in Slayter."
Given the challenges facing Denison and colleges nationally, it's clear that supporting student wellness is a moving target. Today's students might not respond to programs, resources, and initiatives that worked just five or 10 years ago. In adapting and evolving to support its changing student body, Denison recently expanded its model of care even further. With the integration of health and counseling fully under way, Kennedy and the Whisler Center staff began thinking about a more robust approach to wellness, which has ultimately led to a more holistic approach to students' well-being.
"We've been integrating health and counseling, bringing those two elements of care into concert with one another," Kennedy explains. "Now we're moving in the direction of 'integrative care,' which really involves broad thinking about mind, body, and spirit and building it into the campus culture."
Integrative care incorporates complementary therapies that support habits and skills that will hopefully stay with students for the rest of their lives, such as meditation, yoga, exercise, nutrition, sleep habits, mindfulness, and stress reduction. For instance, the Whisler Center already has created a more direct relationship with the Center for Religious & Spiritual Life and with athletics.
"When we talk about wellness, we're really talking about well-being. And when we talk about well-being, we're talking about five different domains of students' lives," says Kennedy. These domains, which were surfaced through a global study by the Gallup Organization, focus on five intersecting elements that contribute to a life well lived: intellectual, social, personal, community, and financial health. They provide the framework for students' ability to thrive in college and life, and they inform the Whisler Center's philosophy.
"Our students are very busy and engaged," Kennedy says. "They are in lots of organizations. They have jobs on campus. They are moving all the time. So we're really trying to encourage students to reflect on what they're doing and what matters to them so they can begin to make priorities, to just take a minute in their day to focus on the things they care most about. That's something our larger culture has not supported."
The hope is to help students develop a range of good life habits that will help them stay healthy while they're on campus and prepare them to thrive in the real world. This year, seniors who are living in apartments for the first time can take cooking lessons, be trained in kitchen safety, and learn nutrition practices with Bon Appetit, Denison's on-campus food service company.
"We realize that there has to be some balance in the pillars," says Lefeld. "For many students, their path to wellness and mental health is through a counselor. For some, it's being involved in sports or working out. And for others, their faith may be what anchors them. Either way, there's still that need for something to help bring inner peace to life."
"Our students are really attuned to wellness; they want it," says Kennedy. "Part of helping students flourish while they're in college is helping them develop skills that will be useful to them their whole lives. Yeah, we want them to get their degree, but we're interested in the whole person."


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Since we've been on "holidays" for the month of October, we have so many freebies to share that it would just be insane to create small features, this is why we are dropping mega features with over 50 free downloads in each of them. This is the first one, our most popular feature on the blog [Trap/Bass/Twerk]! October was a big month, we received so many great tunes, and I know it took a while but here they are! 62 trap songs for free download and 2 amazing mixes! We should hit our regular schedule starting next week, one smaller feature each week 🙂 Enjoy the good music and share/tweet/like to show your support! Cheers!
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Subscriber machine for the application of localized organic matter used in organic crops.
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All the advantages of the Pellet Subscriber designed and prepared for organic farming:
-Allows the application of the different compounds such as fertilizers and ground rock, thanks to its interchangeable outlet nozzle.
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Fifty years ago, Armando Testa produced this iconic poster for the International Exhibition for the Plastic and Rubber Industry, held in Milan. Brandpowder pays a tribute to the Great Master of Communication, with a new interpretation of the topic. Half a century ago Plastic was the new frontier and brainchild of a promising and optimistic industrial output, opening to a wide array of applications. It was cheap, eclectic, and 20 years strong of full scale use, covering every possible product in the market. And it still is, today, unbeatable for its malleability, resistance, lightness and low cost. The reason we can't get rid of it so easily is due to the fact that even new materials' advanced technologies haven't found, yet, a valuable candidate to replace it. Wood, glass, paper and many other "natural" materials are not even close to meet plastic's standards in structural resistance, hygiene and durability, not to mention its lightness.
Brandpowder's poster, designed by Bubi Kowalski, features a Panic Eye in place of Testa's blue rubber ball. This is the way we look – today – at the world, through the frantic peephole of our Plastic Eyes. The Big Eye, featured in the poster above, is always hungry for images. Ready to swallow visual information through pre-digested infographics and childish tutorials, it turns into a plastic ball. Not anymore a window of the soul – like in the past – the Big Eye is regressing to an underdeveloped (yet hypertrophic) world of senses. It's soaking up like an artificial sponge whatever junk is thrown to its catatonic camera. Unlike a natural sponge, which filters water, our eyes do not filter anything, so that our perception is reduced to a passive, unquestioning intake of stimuli. Kowalski's artwork stressed even the word Plastic, turning it into an image itself, a way to underline how we are not used to read the text anymore. We just look at the pictures.
Peter Butu, one of Brandpowder's contributors, added this double poster (top and bottom). Plastic Life defines our existence. The most urgent problem we need to solve is not the plastic waste bobbing on the oceans like a gigantic industrial island (not an easy place for nesting birds). The most urgent problem is not about replacing fast food's styrofoam burger packaging and plastic straws with friendly paper, either. The real priority, here, is to exit the Plastic Fantastic Hypnotic Happiness the majority of us is living today. Now it's up to you, the reader (if there's still someone reading a text): either you take a deep breath and open up to the real world, or you keep inflating the plastic doll of artificial life and maybe place it on the velvet sofa of your no-living room to keep you company and watch tv, eating popcorns.
This campaig, (pictured below) was an old assignment we received from Keenarth/Bergsdorfer. We had to stress how plastic is so important and pervasive in our daily life. We came up with this slogan – Plastic is Going to Last – not just as a reminder of its long decomposition cycle (from ten to five hundreds years) but also for its unavoidable presence in the modern world. We need plastic more than ever. We may just dispose of it, properly.
The Gold of the Poor (above) was shot in New York City a few years ago. The poster was printed in 10 copies and presented at Helmann's Auctions as a fund raising operation to support local recycling of luxury plastic items.
This poster was a free ad we sponsored and published on local magazines, last year. The insight behind this idea, simply said, is that for some reason we don't want to investigate, people love to be insulted by parrots. We all accept whatever dirty words come from these scurrilous birds because…they are just birds! The message is kind of straight on your face and, in a funny way, makes you think about how many artificial ingredients are found in our activities, relationships and self-served values. We guess that in the near future a State Regulation will prescribe a label to be attached to our existence, at all times: Warning! Your Life is Plastic and You are Going to Burst like a Balloon When You Die.


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Dear friends
If you make a quick search for "Orthodox Church" or something similar, you will find hundred of thousands of website, article and books out there. This presents the reader with two problems:
- How to separate the fake (90%+) from the real thing (under 10%)?
- How to find the time and energy to plow through such a wealth of information?
The bad new is this: original Christianity, which today still exists under the general designation "traditional Orthodoxy" is a very complex religion, especially for those raised in our modern times and who have been exposed to the pseudo-Christianity which is so prevalent out there. The fact is that if you want to get a grasp of what traditional, original, Christianity was, and still is, like you need to do a lot of studying, nobody can do that for you and complex and subtle topic cannot be squeezed into a few pious slogans.
Finally, no amount of reading can replace the actual experience of participating in a church service or, even better, visiting an Orthodox monastery. But these are options which are not always accessible, especially considering the relatively small size of the true Orthodox parishes and monasteries (especially compared with the "official", i.e. state supported) jurisdictions.
The good news: there are some very good sources easily available online.
Today all I want to do is give you a few sources you can consult to get some general information about true Orthodox Christianity. Again, they are not "perfect" and neither can they be compared with truly authoritative sources such as the Church Fathers. But as a first step into the discover of true Christianity, they can be very helpful.
First, a series of books on Orthodox ecclesiology (what/where is the Church?) which are available online:
- Saint Cyprian of Cartage "On the Unity of the Church"
- Saint Metropolitan Philaret "Will the Heterodox Be Saved?"
- Metropolitan Cyprian of Oropos and Fili "And Who Is My Neighbor?"
- Alexei Khomiakov "The Church is One"
- Archbishop Hilarion (Troitsky) "Christianity or the Church"
- Right Reverend Photios, Bishop of Triaditza, "Orthodox Unity Today"
- Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky "On the Church"
- St. Justin (Popovich) "The Attributes of the Church"
- Dr. Alexander Kalomiros "Orthodox Ecclesiology"
- Saint John Chrysostom "The Character and Temptations of a Bishop"
- Archpriest Georges Florovsky "The Catholicty of the Church"
- Archpriest Georges Florovsky "The Limits of the Church"
- Archpriest Georges Florovsky "On Church and Tradition"
- Hieromonk Seraphim Rose "The Royal Path: True Orthodoxy in an Age of Apostasy"
- Bishop Artemije of Raška and Prizren "Deification as the End and Fulfillment of Salvation According to St. Maximos the Confessor"
Most of the articles/books listed above discuss the question of "what is the Church" and this is an absolutely crucial topic since neither the Latins nor the Protestants have kept the original understanding of what the Church really is.
The following documents are also very helpful:
Next, I would like to point you to the many excellent articles/talks of Father Steven Allen which you can find here:
While I don't always agree with everything Father Steven says, I am absolutely amazed at the wealth of precious information he presents and I highly recommend all his sites and lectures (and, if you can, please consider supporting his work with a donation).
Next, there is the website by Father Alexander (later bishop): https://www.fatheralexander.org/ which offers excellent information in FOUR languages (English, Russian, Portuguese and Spanish).
There there is also this website: http://orthodoxinfo.com/ which also contains a wealth of good article, however I must mention one caveat: the author is this website originally was part of the Traditionalist Orthodox Church, but left it for personal reasons and then purged his site of most of the information which it contained originally about traditional Orthodoxy.
On our (very slowly progressing) site "History of the Orthodox People" we posted to crucial books which I also highly recommend:
I hope that the above list will be helpful to at least some of the readers. At the very least, now you have options from online audio lectures, to full books, to short(er) articles, etc. Any of them could be helpful to you, it all depends on your own preferences and availability.
In my next vignette, I will try to explain why there is not quick and easy way to gain the kind of minimal knowledge to begin to understand the real nature of the original Christian Church. Please consider the above as a suggested reading list as a background for future vignettes.
PS: we now have 98 registered members, and you still can sign up (here) if you want!
I, Andrei Raevsky, aka The Saker, have absolutely no authority whatsoever to teach anything to anyone. None. Zero. Ziltch. Nada! The "Christian Vignettes" are NOT a catechism, or a course in dogmatics or anything else formal. These vignettes are only one guy's strictly personal musings on various topics. Nothing more.


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Cayman listed in first group of OECD peer reviews
(CNS): The issue of cross-border tax evasion has entered another new phase with the launch by countries participating in the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information of a peer review process covering a first group of jurisdictions, the OECD has announced. The Cayman Islands is included in this group, along with 14 other countries. The global economic watchdog said that the reviews are the first step in a three-year process approved in February by the Global Forum in response to the call by G20 leaders at their Pittsburgh Summit in September 2009 for improved tax transparency and exchange of information.
The OECD said on Thursday that reviews are a first step in a three-year process approved in February by the Global Forum in response to the call by G20 leaders at their Pittsburgh Summit in September 2009 for improved tax transparency and exchange of information.
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said he welcomed this new step forward for the international tax compliance agenda.
"The Global Forum has been quick to respond to the G20 call for a robust peer review mechanism aimed at ensuring rapid implementation of the OECD standard on information exchange," he stated. "This is the most comprehensive peer review process in the world, and it is based on decades of experience at the OECD of conducting reviews of this kind in many other areas of policy making. I look forward to seeing the first results later this year".
The Global Forum brings together 91 countries and territories, including both OECD and non-OECD countries. At a meeting in Mexico in September 2009, participants agreed that all members as well as identified non members will undergo reviews on their implementation of the standard. These reviews will be carried out in two phases: assessment of the legislative and regulatory framework (phase 1) and assessment of the effective implementation in practice (phase 2).
The review reports will be published once they have been adopted by the Global Forum, whose next meeting will take place in Singapore at the end of September 2010.
Mike Rawstron, chair of the Global Forum, stated, "This is the most comprehensive, in-depth review on international tax co-operation ever. There has been a lot of progress over the past 18 months, but with these reviewswe are putting international tax co-operation under a magnifying glass. The peer review process will identify jurisdictions that are not implementing the standards. These will be provided with guidance on the changes required and a deadline to report back on the improvements they have made".
The jurisdictions in the first review include Australia, Barbados, Bermuda, Botswana, Cayman Islands, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Jersey, Mauritius, Monaco, Norway, Panama, Qatar, Trinidad and Tobago.
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On Wednesday morning just before mass was to begin, a young man, Jonathan walked into church, he told me he was from just around the corner, had been born in Atherstone, but had just returned from Ireland to be with his parents. He had seen the message on Facebook and it had made him curious to meet Fr. Paul at St. Benedict's. He stayed for mass and I'm sure we will see him again.
Then this morning I read this e mail from Patrick who took the video and edited it:
I've had a message passed back to me from a YouTube site in which your message has been posted. I'm sure you will want to read it.
The good Lord has certainly joined the age of Technology!
Gemma Louise Rose O'Neill Thank you for this welcome, Father. I'm also a Mancunian living in Atherstone and have been wondering about returning to Mass here in Atherstone (during Covid, I've been watching Mass from my old parish, Our Lady and the English Martyrs in Urmston via Facebook). I look forward to meeting you in person soon. Merry Christmas to you and all your parishioners!
These two incidents assure me that there are people in Atherstone and surrounding villages who want to hear the message we have to offer. How often do you talk to your neighbours about your Catholic faith? When did you last ask someone who drifted away to come back to mass with you?
Jesus said to his apostles that they should go out into the whole world and take the message of the Good News. I'm not asking you to go to foreign lands! Just share your faith in Grendon, Dorden, Baddesley, Hurley, Mancetter, Bentley and Atherstone. The celebration of the Birth of our Saviour is a great time to do this.


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A South Florida "psychic" who told clients that she could influence everything from terminal cancer to the fate of frozen sperm, was sentenced to federal prison Monday and ordered to repay more than $2.2 million to her victims.
Nancy Demetro Marks, 44, of Fort Lauderdale, must begin serving her prison term of three years and nine months by Feb. 14. She pleaded guilty last year to her considerable role in a massive psychic fraud conspiracy led by her mother-in-law, Rose Marks.
Nancy Marks sobbed and apologized during her sentencing in federal court in West Palm Beach.
"I am very ashamed," Marks told U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra. "Even though I was raised [to be a psychic] I should have known better and I do know better now."
Marks was one of nine family members arrested in August 2011 on allegations they operated a conspiracy that fleeced clients who came into their psychic stores in Fort Lauderdale and beside the famed Plaza Hotel near Manhattan's Central Park.
Marks, who often used the name Joyce Michael or Michaels, admitted she told clients she contacted spirit guides and channeled God-given advice, promising to return victims' cash when her "work" was done — then refusing to give it back.
Prosecutors said Marks was more culpable than most other members of the conspiracy, which included her daughter Vivian, 24, who is to be released from prison Sunday after serving four months.
But Nancy Marks was less responsible than her 62-year-old mother-in-law Rose, also of Fort Lauderdale, who faces a much harsher punishment when she is sentenced in March.
Rose Marks was the only member of the family who went to trial. Last fall, a jury found her guilty of being the ringleader of what prosecutors say was a more than $20 million fraud conspiracy.
Prosecutors say Rose Marks targeted and groomed the victim who lost the most money: best-selling romance novelist Jude Deveraux.
Federal prosecutors Roger Stefin and Larry Bardfeld said Marks preyed on clients at the most vulnerable times of their lives: during illness, bereavement and when their romantic relationships were breaking up. She passed along some clients to Rose Marks, claiming their cases needed her greater expertise.
Some of Nancy Marks' former clients testified at Rose Marks' trial, including British solicitor Andrea Walker, who told jurors she asked Nancy Marks to help win back her husband's love and to prolong his life when he was diagnosed with a lethal cancer.
Marks told Walker she could help but never foresaw the bombshell: Walker's husband, Brian, had secretly frozen his sperm and signed a contract with a former employee who wanted to bear his child, using in vitro fertilization, after his death.
Prosecutors said the Marks women exploited Walker's desperation, milking about $900,000 from her between 2009 and 2011. Walker's husband died and no baby was borne but the money was never returned either, prosecutors said.
Susan Abraham, an Englishwoman who lives in Spain, testified that she gave about $300,000 to Nancy Marks, starting in 2010. Marks convinced her that she and her husband, had been "competing warriors" during "prior lives" in the 1600s and that she was in danger because he had "murdered" her in that lifetime.
Rose Marks, who has been locked up since the September jury verdict, and her other daughter-in-law, Cynthia Miller, who pleaded guilty, are to be sentenced in March.
Nancy Marks' defense attorney Michael Gottlieb asked the judge for a lighter sentence, noting that Marks, like most Roma, was the victim of prejudice, received little formal education and had few other job prospects.
Since her arrest, Gottlieb said, the mother of three has held down two "legitimate" jobs and is getting an education. He said she deserved credit for helping to persuade other family members to reach plea agreements with prosecutors, avoiding the taxpayer expense of trials.
"My client didn't prey on any individual," Gottlieb said. "People came to her."
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