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GEM Saudi Arabia 2016/2017 National Report - Arabic
- Year of publication: 2017
- Category: National Reports
- Language: Arabic
- Upload date: 2017-03-27
The 2016 GEM Saudi Arabia survey represents the third year that GEM has tracked rates of entrepreneurship across multiple phases and assessed the characteristics, motivations, and ambitions of entrepreneurs, as well as the attitudes of Saudi society toward this activity. Saudi Arabia shows a strong cultural affinity for entrepreneurship, except with respect to competitiveness. More than two-thirds of the working-age population believes that starting new businesses is a good career choice and that success earns social status and respect.


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In keeping with the baseball theme, our News Real, with its oh-so--clever headline, "The Sultans of Sod," details the lengths Cardinals groundskeepers go to to keep Busch Stadium green.
In our feature, "The Good Doctor," staff writer Keegan Hamilton profiles William Chignoli, who has spent the past decade building a social service safety net for immigrants, primarily Hispanics.
As usual, the RFT calendar section, known to all as Night & Day, will tantalize you with a buffet's worth of things to do and see this week in and around St. Louis. Also, don't miss our theater critic Dennis Brown's take on "Back of the Throat" at the Gas Light Theater, an engaging play that dramatizes the privacies we've lost in a post-9/11 America.
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Finally, do not miss out on music editor Annie Zaleski moving tribute to Jamie Foehner, the irrepressible door man and trivia host at Lemmons. It'll bring a tear to your eye.
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A wave of new Mexican restaurants opening over the past two months has us wondering whether there's something in the water. Tequila, maybe? We enlisted a team of taco-and-guac obsessives to fill up and report back on three new entries and got the lowdown to whet your appetite about four others.
Takito Kitchen
2013 W. Division St. 773-687-9620
Since opening about a month ago in the former Sabor Saveur space in Ukrainian Village, Takito Kitchen has tried to shine in an already taco-saturated neighborhood. Setting the casual-but-stylish restaurant apart is chef David Dworshak, formerly of Carnivale, and an intriguing cocktail list of tequila- and rum-based concoctions that are as colorful as the spray-painted mural on the rear wall.
>>Read Kate Bernot's mini-review
New Rebozo Chicago
46 E. Superior St. 312-202-9141
No matter how hyped a suburban restaurant becomes, I rarely end up making the trip from the city to try it out. That's been the case with Oak Park-based New Rebozo. I had heard about the restaurant's signature moles from friends and family members over the years and watched it get rave reviews on "Check, Please!" a few seasons back. Luckily, the Lopez family, who's run the restaurant for 21 years, finally listened to the customers urging them to open a city location.
>>Read Dana Kavan Gagnon's mini-review
La Cuchara
1521 W. Madison St. 312-291-9344
This bi-level West Loop restaurant fells more like a slick sports bar, with all the screens and shiny surfaces. But the menu is purely Mexican, from the tacos al pastor to the addictive flan for dessert. Cocktails range from a simple, satisfying house margarita to a Oaxacan manhattan made with cocoa-flavored tequila.
>>Read Lisa Arnett's mini-review
Autentico 5 de Mayo
3223 N. Clark St. 773-880-0082
Between takeout, delivery and a 24-hour breakfast menu, this month-old Lakeview restaurant from the owners of Albany Park's El Gallo Bravo #6 has your cravings for chilaquiles covered. Mexican faves such as enchiladas and tortas share menu space along with American diner classics such as omelets and steak and eggs. For now, it's cash only and BYOB.
Mas alla del Sol
5848 N. Broadway 773-654-1900
This six-week-old Edgewater restaurant—from the same owners as Lincoln Square's Los Nopales--focuses on authentic Mexican dishes such as the namesake carne mas alla del sol (grilled skirt steak with panela cheese, chipotle-tomato sauce and avocado relish) for dinner and huevos rancheros for brunch. The margarita menu is a no-mix zone—it's all fresh-squeezed juices and agave nectar here—and tequilas and mezcals infused with chamomile, hibiscus and pineapple make their way into other hand-crafted cocktails.
Dia de los Tamales
939 W. 18th St. 312-496-3057
"I used to make tamales all the time with my abuela," said Jeni Wahl, who owns Off The Couch Catering with her husband Sam Wahl and executive chef Keith Carlson. When the trio found this kitchen space in Pilsen, they decided to run their catering company out of the back and a grab-and-go tamale station in the front. Some tamales are inspired by traditional Mexican flavors or Jeni's Cuban-American heritage (such as spicy black bean and corn or slow-roasted Cuban pork) while others feature ingredients you'd never expect to find wrapped up in a corn husk, such as cheeseburger and buffalo chicken with blue cheese dressing. All are $3 a pop.
Coming soon! Esencia Urban Kitchen
3351 N. Broadway 773-472-8553
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Hannah & Kaybyoggbashan©
Copyright Oggbashan October 2003 The author asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
This is a work of fiction. The events described here are imaginary; the settings and characters are fictitious and are not intended to represent specific places or living persons.
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Hannah is dead. She was a real danger to me, even dead. You can read that story as "Hannah". This is the sequel. Hannah is my friend and Kay's. I thought I was safe from Hannah and happily married to Kay. But with two women loving me, even if one is dead, life can get complicated...
On a Friday evening about six months after our marriage Kay asked me to bring tea through to the living room of our house that used to be Hannah's. Kay wanted to talk to me.
This was different and oddly formal. We talked often. We talked to our dead friend Hannah who answered. Kay didn't make a production of talking to me. Who am I to argue? I made the tea and took it to the living room.
Kay patted the settee beside her. I put the tea tray down and joined her.
"Simon. Today I went to the chemists."
I can be slow on the uptake sometimes.
"I'm pregnant."
A short silence. In a small voice I asked:
"Are you pleased?"
"Are you?"
I couldn't hold myself back. This formal Kay might be odd but I loved her. A baby for us!
"Yes! It's wonderful news, I'm delighted!"
That was a flat response.
"What's wrong? Don't you want a baby?"
"Of course I do. I just..."
"Just what?"
"I wanted more time with you. Just you and us. Now we will be three and soon. Our lives will change. We won't be Simon and Kay. We will be Simon and Kay and a baby. I'm not ready to do all the 'mumsy' things."
What could I say? What she said was true. We had had a year as an engaged couple and six months of marriage. We had wanted to do so much together.
I hugged Kay. She cried on my shoulder. Eventually we poured lukewarm tea.
"We still have some time before you get too large. We can do a lot in that time. We could go anywhere."
That was true. Hannah had left me so much money that neither of us had to work. We still did but we could live on Hannah's money for the rest of our lives and still leave a massive amount to any children.
"I feel so rough. This morning I was sick. That is why I went to the chemists. If I feel like this I am not going to enjoy being pregnant. I won't want to travel."
"Have you told Hannah?"
"No. Hannah may be our friend, but my husband comes first."
"I know now. I think we should tell Hannah and ask her advice."
"Are you sure, Simon? What advice can a ghost give us? She was never pregnant when she was alive."
"I don't know what Hannah knows and what she doesn't know. I do know that she loves us. We ought to tell her."
"All right. We have to tell her sometime. I might as well get it over with."
This isn't the way Kay usually thinks of Hannah. Even though Hannah died because she couldn't have me, sometimes I think Kay and Hannah are closer to each other than I am to either. They have all-girl sessions for hours.
Kay and I put our heads side by side and sent a thought to Hannah. Instantly she was there with us. Kay told her baldly.
"Hannah. I'm pregnant."
"And you don't like being pregnant."
Hannah as a ghost was far more perceptive than Kay's poor boob of a husband. Kay blurted it all out in a rush.
"No, Hannah, I don't. I started today with morning sickness. I feel terrible and I feel deprived of the life Simon and I could have had. I'm not ready to be a mother, not yet."
"That, Kay, is the morning sickness talking and the normal reaction to any major change that affects your life. If you didn't feel like death warmed up," Hannah laughed. She knew all about death. "then you would react differently to your pregnancy. Lie back and let me get to work."
Reluctantly Kay slumped back on the settee. I could see Kay's hair being ruffled by Hannah's invisible hand as she gently massaged Kay's tension away.
"Now how do you feel?"
"Much better. The headache and nausea has gone but I'm still frightened."
"Of course you are. Having a baby is important. Men don't understand just how much it can affect a woman."
I wanted to protest but a warm ghostly hand pressed over my lips. Hannah's voice hissed in my head.
"Shut up, Simon. Let me deal with this. She needs a female now."
Hannah could "talk" to both of us at once or just to one. That remark was for me alone.
"I think Simon ought to leave us. He could go and cook the evening meal."
"I don't feel like eating."
"You didn't. That was before I worked on you. Think again."
"I do feel better. Perhaps I could manage a little."
"Hold on to that thought. I'll tell Simon what he has to do."
"Right, Simon. Kiss her and then start cooking a normal sized meal. Tell me when you are ready and I'll bring her. OK?"
"Hannah. You are a ghost. What do you know about pregnancy and babies?"
"I'm a FEMALE ghost. You should know. You have felt enough of me to know that I'm female. Kay needs a female now. When she thinks of it, and I'll make sure she does, she should talk to her mother - and to yours. Get going!"
I kissed Kay and went into the kitchen. When the meal was ready I thought at Hannah. Kay was in the kitchen a few seconds later.
"Well done!" Hannah whispered.
After the meal, Kay rang her mother and told her the news. They arranged to meet tomorrow morning. Then she told my mother. Their session would be tomorrow afternoon. I began to feel excluded from the feminine excitement. For both mothers this would be their first grandchild.
Despite Hannah's massage, Kay didn't feel too well. She diffidently asked me if she could sleep in the spare room.
"I could sleep in the spare room and you could have the large bed."
I offered but for some reason Kay insisted on me having the large bed. I felt hurt but I didn't say anything.
I went to bed alone. I felt very alone. It was the first time I had been alone in bed since I married Kay. I missed her presence. I was feeling sorry for myself until ...
"Who else? Get up."
I got up, naked. I sleep naked.
"Open my wardrobe."
Hannah still has a wardrobe and chest of drawers in the main bedroom. For a year after her death I had to live in her house and not dispose of any of her clothing or personal belongings. That was a condition of her bequest to me.
The year was long over. One day Kay, Hannah and I had sorted out Hannah's belongings and reduced them to the one very large wardrobe and a dressing table. Hannah said that she needed them to link to the house and to us. I wasn't sure she was telling the truth but it wasn't important. If that is what Hannah wanted us to do, we were happy.
From time to time we washed or cleaned the clothes. We used Hannah's favourite perfume so that they still had her scent. The central drawer of the dressing table still had her cosmetics and perfumes.
I opened the wardrobe door. Hannah's perfume wafted out.
"Get in the wardrobe."
"Go in."
I got in the wardrobe. It was tall and deep. Hannah had been a big woman. Most of the dresses in the wardrobe were ball gowns or full- length dresses. I barely saw over Hannah's shoulder when she was alive. The rail from which the dresses hung was almost beyond my reach.
The door closed behind me pushing me in between two dresses. The one in front of me bulged as Hannah put it on. Her silk clad arms closed around me. The voluminous skirt swathed my legs.
"What are you doing?" I asked. Ever since Hannah had "released" me, we had been friends, not lovers.
"What Kay has asked me to do."
"Kay asked?"
"Yes. She doesn't feel too bright despite my efforts. She knows you are upset. She asked me to take care of you. So I will."
That sounded ominous. Hannah had been too much for me as a woman and as a ghost. What could I do or say?
Hannah answered for me. Her lips met mine. I was kissed gently but firmly. Her hands slid down my back and pulled my hips against her skirt.
"I think we should go to bed, Simon. All you have to do is accept me as Kay's gift to you. You will accept, won't you?"
"Yes." I croaked.
"Come on then."
The wardrobe door opened. Hannah drew me out. In the dimness of the bedroom could see that the dress was empty but I felt Hannah's hand holding mine.
"I don't think I want to go to bed wearing this dress. It is too bulky."
The dress flew back into the wardrobe. A white night-dress came out of the chest of drawers and assumed Hannah's shape.
"There is one condition. Kay didn't ask for it. It is my idea. I don't want her to hear you."
While she was speaking my mouth was suddenly covered with tight silk. More wrapped my lower face. Now I was worried. When Hannah had gagged me before it was a preliminary to a night of near-death experiences. She sensed my fear.
"Never again, Simon. I love you and you and Kay are my friends. This is to protect her, not to hurt you."
I believed her. I still knew the safe word for release from bondage and it would work even if I thought it.
"No it won't Simon."
I had forgotten that Hannah could hear most of my thoughts.
"Kay and I changed it. She knows the new word. You don't. She can release you from me if she wants to. You can't."
Women! I'd been set up.
We got into bed. Hannah held me against her breasts. She removed the silk from my mouth and slid the night-dress down so that my face was against a naked breast. Her nipple sought my mouth and entered. I tongued, nibbled and sucked. I could feel Hannah's content almost as if she was a loudly purring cat. Her enjoyment swamped my senses. Eventually I fell into a blissful sleep with my mouth full of soft breast. Hannah's arms cradled me. Her voice in my head soothed me. As the dawn lightened the room I felt Hannah move. She lifted my head from her breast and the silk gag returned. I felt deprived of her comfort until I realised that she was going to do much more. Her warm hands were gently arousing my tool to an erection. I wanted to stroke her body. My arms wouldn't move. Hannah had pinioned me with bonds I couldn't see.
Hannah's body covered mine. Her breasts framed my head and lowered. My face entered the invisible cleavage covered by her white night- dress. She swayed, gently slapping my cheeks with her heavy breasts. She moved slowly and teasingly down my body until her pussy brushed the tip of my erection. She withdrew, then brushed again. I strained my hips towards her. When I could stand no more she engulfed me. Unlike my first times with Hannah the ghost, when she was as cold as ice, this Hannah was as warm and wet as a totally aroused living woman. She knew just how far to go to keep me on the edge of orgasm. She took me that far, let me subside and raised me again. When I was screaming silently into the silk she rammed me deep inside. I spurted everything into her and felt her reach her own climax. As we peaked together I felt a weird but thrilling sensation. I seemed to be Hannah and as if she was I. I was not penetrating Hannah nor was she absorbing me: we were flowing together as one person with no boundaries that said "This is he: this is she.".
As I relaxed from the peak of sensation I began to feel uneasy about what I had experienced. Was it safe to share so much with a ghost? Was I betraying Kay?
Hannah answered my fears.
"Calm down, Simon. It is safe. You are safe with me. Kay wanted me to do this."
I felt that Hannah was going to say one more short statement but stopped because I wasn't ready to hear it.
"You aren't ready. Yet. Kay or I will tell you soon. It is nothing to worry about."
Hannah's hand was stroking me. My bonds had gone. I was still gagged but I could move as far as the weight of Hannah's invisible body allowed.
"I have to leave you for a while. Kay needs me. While I am gone ..."
Hannah's night-dress collapsed on me like a pricked balloon. Then it moved again and I was inside it and helplessly wrapped like a mummy. Hannah had gone, making sure I would stay where she left me.
I was still conscious of Hannah's love. Her night-dress was a symbol of her love surrounding me. I dozed until she should return. I didn't try to call her. I trusted Hannah.
When Hannah returned she wasn't alone. Kay walked into the bedroom looking rather pale. She sat on the side of the bed. I felt Hannah's weight beside her.
"Hannah!" Kay thought.
"Yes, Kay."
"Unwrap him please. We need to talk to him. He looks slightly ridiculous like that."
"He does, doesn't he? Can't I leave him as he is? No?"
Hannah's night-dress vanished. So did my gag.
Kay spoke aloud.
"Hannah tells me you had an experience with her when you were making love."
"Yes." Kay seemed so matter of fact about it. Her husband had been making love to a ghost and Kay accepted it as normal.
"You felt that you were part of her and she was part of you?"
"What she didn't tell you was that it happens to me as well."
I blinked. My brain was whirling with the implications of what Kay had said.
Kay leant over and kissed my cheek.
"You love Hannah. I love Hannah. She loves me. She loves you."
I knew that.
"She is part of you. She is part of me. I am part of her. You are part of her."
What was Kay getting at?
"You are SLOW sometimes, Simon." came Hannah's thought.
"He is. What I am trying to say, Simon, is that through Hannah you and I are also part of each other. When you make love to Hannah you are also making love to me. When Hannah makes love to you, so do I. NOW do you understand?"
"I think so. Does that mean you knew what happened between Hannah and me last night?"
"More than that. I didn't KNOW about it. I was here with you two. Even though my body was feeling sorry for itself in the other room, I was making love to you. I felt your lips on my nipple. I felt you come inside me. Physically I couldn't have taken your weight on me or ridden you without being violently sick but through Hannah I could."
I hugged Kay and Hannah. We sat wrapped around each other.
"Thank you, both of you, for last night. I was upset and worried. You two changed that. But ..."
"Yes, Simon." Hannah answered my unvoiced thought. "You are part of me because we made love. So is Kay. Kay and I make love to each other. I can feel that it doesn't really bother you."
"It doesn't. I don't know why except that I trust and love both of you and I know you both love me."
"We do."
Kay continued "You have been part of me ever since we first made love. If there is love every act of sex mingles the people involved. You were already part of Hannah and she part of you before ..."
I stopped Kay with a kiss. Hannah, as she is now, is hurt by being reminded how badly she treated me. Hannah's arm squeezed me in an unspoken thank you.
We continued to talk together for a while about unimportant things until I went to make breakfast. Hannah soothed Kay so that the morning sickness abated. Hannah left when she was satisfied that she had done all she could for Kay.
After breakfast Kay and I discussed the plans for the day. Kay would go to her mother for lunch and mine for the afternoon and tea. I could potter around the house but Kay suggested that I took one of Hannah's cars and went for a drive.
"Why not take Hannah with you?" Kay suggested. "She hasn't been out of the house except for a minute or two with us at our work, has she?"
Kay giggled. "I don't think you should let her drive. That might be awkward if someone saw."
The giggle cheered me up. Kay must be feeling better. I thought about her suggestion. Hannah had been a great companion in our early days together. A day out with a ghost? Why not? I smiled.
Kay kissed me. The kiss became more passionate and demanding.
"What was that for?" I asked.
"For last night. I really enjoyed you. At first I was worried about letting Hannah loose on you. She reassured me. I loved having you against my/her breast for the night. When you woke up in the morning I was willing her on. It is a fantastic experience to have an out-of- body orgasm. I want more of them. You won't mind, will you?"
"I married you, Kay, not Hannah."
"You did. Now you have both of us. When Hannah is with you, so am I. Is that so bad?"
"No. It is fantastic. I am not so sure I could cope with you and Hannah together in one bed. Hannah on her own is too much for me. You on your own can be when you are really fired up. Two of you would exhaust me."
"Poor Simon. Poor pathetic little man."
"I can take that from Hannah, but from you - you are shorter than me, and lighter."
"By an inch in our bare feet, and by a couple of pounds. Wearing heels I'm taller. Pregnant, I'm going to be heavier. You had better be careful, Simon. I might smother you with my bigger breasts. I enjoyed using Hannah's massive tits on you. I like my breasts but being able to use Hannah's big knockers when I want as well as having my perky little ones for show is the best of both worlds. Which reminds me. We haven't told you about one of Hannah's abilities."
"Which ability?"
"She can change her shape and size, at least as far as we experience her. We have tried together. She has practised being me. So if I crawl into bed with you in the dark it might not be me. It might be Hannah. Not that it matters. Whether it is me, or Hannah, I will still feel you."
"So I could have two Kays in bed with me at once?"
"Yes. Why not? I might enjoy that. You could eat me and fuck me at the same time. Oops! Reminder for today. While I am with the grannies-to-be, please don't make love to Hannah. I wouldn't want to have an orgasm while drinking tea from fine china. Hannah can check with me to find out when is safe. I don't think I should be driving the car."
We both laughed at that. Kay having an orgasm at traffic lights would be embarrassing. Kay can be very vocal when she is aroused.
I asked Hannah. She was excited at the idea and suggested that we took the Lotus Seven. If she wore a headscarf and dark glasses she would seem to be a normal passenger. Kay went off to her mother apparently happy, although she admitted that she still felt queasy.
Hannah and I had a wonderful day. The Lotus was a delight to drive. We went to Hannah's favourite places. She pretended to be alive but well wrapped up in jeans, a polo necked sweater, gloves and scarves. She even drove the Lotus for a few miles, showing me how to get the best from the car's handling and performance. We returned to the house for a meal because she could not pretend to eat. While I ate my meal she remained wrapped up. I found her much more animated than usual.
After the meal Hannah took me to the bedroom. I sat on the bed. She took off her headscarf and lightly blindfolded me with it.
"I have checked with Kay. She is having a rest at your mother's house. So ..."
I heard Hannah open the wardrobe door and the chest of drawers and faint rustling of clothing.
"You can open your eyes now, Simon, " said Hannah as she lifted the blindfold.
I looked where her voice seemed to be coming from. She was fully dressed in a pastel pink high-necked shift dress with a white scarf over her face and a patterned scarf tightly wrapped around her head. Her hands were in silk gloves. Opaque tights sheathed her legs. She appeared to be a normal woman who had covered her face.
"Well, Simon, what do you think? Does this work?"
I wasn't sure. Hannah had made love to me last night wearing a night- dress. In the dark her invisibility didn't matter. Now - knowing that there was nothing to see behind the white scarf over her face - was it more or less realistic? All I could think was that it would be interesting to compare the sensations.


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Audition Requirements
Applicants should prepare one solo in each of the following three percussion categories: snare drum, timpani, and mallet keyboard. Also expected will be major scales and sight-reading in one category of your choice.
Snare Drum: Whaley, Recital Solos for Snare Drum; and either: Wilcoxon, The All American Drummer; or a rudiments demonstration.
Marimba or Xylophone: McMillan, Masterpieces for Marimba; Whaley, Musical Studies for the Intermediate Mallet Player; or Metzger, Double East.
Timpani: Schinstine, Tymp Tunes


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Sorry it's been a while since my last post - time is flying and tax season is in full swing.
I watched a Louie Giglio message last night/this morning and his point was as we experience fullfillment in Christ - God is glorified. So often Christians attempt to glorify God in some of the most superficial (dare I say phoney) ways. I don't think this is on purpose - at least not most of the time - but it's still true.
I find myself doing it, too. If I wear "Christian" t-shirts or put the "right" bumper stickers on my car. Or have a good "Christian" response to questions like "How are you?" (you know what I'm talking about - like when I answer "more blessed than I deserve") While there's nothing inherently wrong with all of this - and these things may all be accurate - aren't they just a bit...well...easy?
I don't have to go real deep into Jesus to do any of these things - how did that one commercial put it - image is everything.
Ponder Louie's thought with me - if we go deep into Jesus, the "Christian" in us will be obvious. Not based on t-shirts and cute answers, but based on a life that's been transformed by an all powerful, all knowing God who loved us way before we even gave Him a second thought. Our lives will begin to reflect a faith in God that doesn't change with our moods, that isn't shaken by things that used to put our day into a tailspin.
It is then - and only then - that those around us will KNOW something has changed. Not because of what they see on the outside, but what they see going on inside of us. It will be evident in our eyes. That is when God will truly be gorified by our lives.
What we put into our lives in an attempt to satisfy ourselves is what our lives naturally glorify.
If I think money will satisfy - I'll bring glory to a "succesful" business. If I think another person will satisfy me - I'll bring glory to that person. If I think possessions will satisfy me, I'll fill my life with the latest and greatest - and glorify those things. If it's recognition - I'll fill my shelves with honors and trophies.
Here's what David wrote in Psalm 63 - O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched a weary land where there is no water. Your unfailing love is better than life itself. You satisfy me more than the richest feast. I will praise you with songs of joy.
Do you see it? He comes to the point and says - God you truly satisfy me and so I will naturally glorify you with my life!
What are you leaning on for satisfaction? Is it fulfilling?
Monday, March 12, 2007
Posted by Dave at 3/12/2007 08:20:00 AM
Labels: Fulfillment, Glorify, God, Satisfaction
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HERE, the location cloud company, today announced a significant step forward in efforts to drive a global standard for vehicle-to-cloud data – a development which in turn brings the promise of automated vehicles closer to reality.
Following successful months-long discussions with international automotive and mapping companies in Europe, the U.S. and Asia, HERE has now submitted the design for a universal data format called SENSORIS to ERTICO – ITS Europe, the European public/private partnership for intelligent transport systems, which has agreed to continue as an Innovation Platform to evolve it into a standardized interface specification for use broadly across the automotive industry.
To date, 11 major automotive and supplier companies have already joined the SENSORIS Innovation Platform now under the coordination of ERTICO. They are: AISIN AW, Robert Bosch, Continental, Daimler, Elektrobit, HARMAN, HERE, LG Electronics, NavInfo, PIONEER and TomTom. More organizations are expected to join in the coming weeks.
SENSORIS was initiated by HERE in June 2015 when the company published the first open specification for how vehicle sensor data gathered by connected cars could be sent to the cloud for processing and analysis. Currently, vehicle sensor data exists in multiple different formats across automakers.


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Though they were much relieved, they were inclined to be grumpy at being frightened for nothing.J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!Smaug, The Hobbit
Somehow the killing of the giant spider, all alone by himself in the dark without the help of the wizard or the dwarves or of anyone else, made a great difference to Mr. Baggins. He felt a different person, and much fiercer and bolder in spite of an empty stomach, as he wiped his sword on the grass and put it back into its sheath.J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
The next day he had almost forgotten about Gandalf. He did not remember things very well, unless he put them down on his Engagement Tablet: like this: Gandalf Tea Wednesday. Yesterday he had been too flustered to do anything of the kind.J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
Trolls are slow in the uptake, and mighty suspicious about anything new to them.J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
He took to writing poetry and visiting the elves; and though many shook their heads and touched their foreheads and said "Poor old Baggins!" and though few believed any of his tales, he remained very happy to the end of his days, and those were extraordinarily long.J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
Farewell, good thief, I go now to the halls of waiting to sit beside my fathers, until the world is renewed. Since I leave now all gold and silver, and go where it is of little worth, I wish to part in friendship from you, and I would take back my words and deeds at the Gate.Thorin Oakenshield, The Hobbit
Victory after all, I suppose! Well, it seems a very gloomy business.Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit
Mutton yesterday, mutton today, and blimey, if it don't look like mutton again tomorrer.Troll, The Hobbit
"I should like to know about risks, out-of-pocket expenses, time required and remuneration, and so forth" – by which he meant: "What am I going to get out of it? and am I going to come back alive?"J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit


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There was a very hard freeze two nights last weeks and I was concerned that perhaps the strawberry plants wouldn't survive, but they did! Those plants have no idea it was freezing last week. Now the weather is supposed to bottom out at the upper 30's/lower 40's and top off in the 60's next week. That will be good for the plants; it'll give them a little time to come back from the cut back.
Yesterday we were able to finish the rejuvenation of the bed that was started last week. Next week I hope we are able to get started in another bed. The work is slow and tedious and we've decided NOT to try to raise so many organic strawberry plants at one time again. Instead, we'll keep one smaller bed just for our own consumption. Of course the beds wouldn't be so weedy if it wasn't for the hay mulch we threw on top of them last summer.
We've not had one drop of rain in several weeks, so the soil is very hard and dry making it difficult to remove weeds and thin plants. There is a 30% chance of rain today. I just looked at the radar and wouldn't you know it, all the rain is to our south?! Speaking of rain, there has been a special place in my thoughts and prayers for those of you who received too much rain last week. Good things come to those who trust in the Lord. Hang in there.
Other than getting those strawberries rejuvenated, the garden is right where we want it to be. The blueberry beds are ready to for planting. The clover is coming up in the corn beds. Rye is sprouting in between beds and in the sweet pepper beds. The leaf corral is built and awaiting its first delivery of crunchy fallen leaves. Compost piles are cooking. Comfrey tea is stored for next spring. Flower and herb beds are ready for March planting. The ditch that runs north-to-south through the middle of the field still needs to be cleaned out but, hey, we have all winter.
Our plans through next spring, as far as planting goes, is to concentrate on setting out the blueberry bushes, a couple of pecans trees and plum trees, and maybe getting those muscadines in the ground, so no more raised planting beds are planned at this time. Instead, we will concentrate on developing the beds that already exist by adding lots of organic matter. I'm already excited about next year.


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on 8/28/2017 4:23:00 PM
Age: 30-35
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The best kept African secret I found. I love it!!!! Mix it with cocoa butter and my skin looks like it's glowing!!!! I got dark skin so being ashy is a big no-no. I mostly use it after I exfoliate, and just before my skin is all the way dry to keep the ash away. I will buy this again and again.
on 7/7/2017 8:10:00 PM
Age: 36-43
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Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
I do really like this lotion. * Hydrating * dries smooth not sticky or tacky* soft smell * leaves my skin looking glowing * non-irritating 😊 I will repurchase! Good price for the amount!
on 5/5/2017 5:18:00 PM
Age: 25-29
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Hair: Black, Wavy, Coarse
Eyes: Black
This lotion is good for dry skin, it has a creamy consistency. I don't see a difference in terms of "enhancing the skin's luminosity", as it claims to do, it's just a very mediocre body lotion. It has a sweet buttery scent that can become overpoweringly sickly after a while. I'm just not very impressed by this lotion, so safe to say I won't buy it again.
on 9/2/2016 6:53:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Grey
Finally found my HG body lotion. Previously, it was Eucerin Calming Creme, but that stuff was pretty pricey. I also like Mountain Ocean Skin Trip, but that's not easy to find where I live.
Here's what I like about Jergens Shea Butter lotion:
-Easy to find and buy. I don't have to hunt around to buy it, or coordinate an online order. Jergens is a ubiquitous brand, and this lotion is everywhere.
-It's cheap. I can really slather it on if I need to without thinking about price.
-It smells good. Just a soft, inoffensive and fairly neutral shea smell. Not strong enough to clash with your fragrance.
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Most importantly for me, the lotion itself is very moisturizing. When my skin feels really tight and dry, I can apply this once and it'll do the trick. I really can't stand those lotions that are so absorbent that you feel like you haven't applied them at all. I like to know that I just put on lotion. But I also don't like those lotions that just sit on top of your skin and make you feel sticky. This lotion is the perfect balance.
on 6/8/2016 6:51:00 AM
Age: 25-29
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Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I love all the Jergen lotions!! I normally get the cherry almond scent but opted for this one to try something new. For some reason, the shea butter scent reminds me of starburst candy!
This lotion is a bit thicker compared to the other ones. Definitely moisturizes skin without feeling greasy and thick. I wear this during day and night. Gives my skin a nice glow. Definitely would repurchase!
on 5/31/2016 4:23:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Normal, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
I bought this product based on the reviews here. I have to admit that it is really good as a moisturiser but it feels a little bit heavy and sticky on the skin so it is not the most comfortable feeling. Also it needs an effort to apply. I eventually bought 3 bottles but looking for something better.
on 6/24/2015 2:58:00 AM
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Hair: Black, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I bought this product based on all the positive reviews on here and I'm glad I did. I bought the smaller 240ml bottle first to try it out in case it didn't work out but I think I will buy the full size afterwards. this body lotion is so soft and creamy. it blends really well into the skin and has the Shea butter scent to it which is not overpowering. it's quite smooth to apply and hydrating as well. it is not sticky or greasy after application. it's all around a great body lotion. I'm glad I checked out the reviews. the packaging is good too as the lotion comes out easily. the color of the lotion is basically white with a hint of brown color to it (or at least in my washroom lighting). I would suggest smelling the scent in store before buying in case the scent does not suit your smell. overall, I think this is a great product, especially because it is a cheap drugstore brand. love it. would definitely recommend!
on 6/20/2015 9:09:00 PM
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Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
It is overall a very mediocre lotion. It smells nice and the lotion does moisturize like any other moisturizer, but I am looking for something better than mediocre. This lotion does not achieve that goal.
on 5/18/2015 1:41:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Dry, Fair, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
I was surprised by this deep conditioning moisturizer. I got a sample of this and I'll probably buy the full size, it's that nice !
The smell is nice, warm and soft without being too strong, it doesnt linger but still is nice when you put it on!
The feeling is really great on the skin, not sticky or greasy, but perfectly moisturized and soft to the touch!
All-in-all, great lotion ! If you're using Beautypedia from Paula's Choice, check out the review for this one, it's a great review too!
on 4/1/2015 8:02:00 PM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Normal, Olive, Neutral
Hair: Black, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
This lotion smells awsome! It does rehydrate your skin and leaves it smooth and silky! I pair it with the shea beauty oil in jergens. And it works wonders! My skin is smoother then ever! Love it!
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I think the riding has caught up with me, went out yesterday for a ride in the morning, did a couple of loops around the local heath, playing in the mud. Unfortunately the Cannondale was not very happy with the mud. Two problems that I knew I had to fix have become worse, a grumbling headset and bottom bracket (bb). The headset is a simple-ish fix as it loose ball bearing so just need to strip fit new bearing (which I have now got) and put it back together. Unfortunately the bb is a bit more involved, the bb which is fitted is one of those cheap throw away units. I have managed to get my hands on a second hand Shimano XT crank and bb, but I still need to sort out the chain rings (I think two of my current chain rings will fit) plus I need the tools to remove the old bb and a tool to fit the new one, this dam biking is not cheap.
Sundays ride (on the Whyte) was the same as I have done over the past few weeks, out to Moors Valley and back. Some of the fire roads at Moors Valley were hard work today, they held the Rallye Sunseeker out there yesterday and some of the fire roads were badly ripped up. This week I remembered to charge my little digital camera and had intended to video the bike trail route at Moors Valley. Unfortunately it started to rain as I started the trail and I gave up and put the camera away after the first 1.5 miles. I will post the best bits of what I shot later in the week, I set the camera a little to high this week so the shots I have got are a little hit and miss. By the time I finished the trail the rain had stopped and then started again about 2 miles from home, had to stop and put my "boil in the bag" rain jacket on.
Hope the three rides I have done since last Monday count for something at the weigh in tomorrow, being stressed I have been naughty with the eating, will have to wait and see.
good days ride
For the first time in many weeks I have ridden both Saturday and Sunday, for the last few week it has only been one or the other.
I was up early and again the weather forecaster were right, no rain, cloudy and bit cool. I opted for a short sleeve t-shirt and my jumper this morning along with the padded shorts. IT was certainly cooler on the arms and legs as I went down the road this morning but I soon warmed up. Like last week I had been concerned that the river would be up but there no sign of it flooding, there was more chance of drowning in mud than water. There was mud every where along the river and through Hurn Forest although the worst was saved till last. Did exactly the same run as last week and this time the GPS recorded the route without a problem, it was the Muvi video camera that did not work, might have helped if I had charged it up!!
When I got to the "Through the Forest Trail" I pushed it to see how fast I could do it (I thought at the time I was videoing it as well). I did the 4.5 miles in 28 minutes which is about 9.6mph and I slowed down quite a bit from the last mile, I am no fast riders that is for sure.
I was trying to keep up a good pace, I wanted to complete the ride in under 4 hours. I did not feel to hot like yesterdays ride, in fact in the shaded area I felt a bit cold. When I got to Ferndown heath I came across the worst mud of the entire ride, giant lakes of mud and water across the paths, I just dropped it into granny ring and plodded through the mud, quite impressed really as I cleared it all.
I got back home and checked the the GPS to see the stats, I did the ride in 3hrs, 49 min, I was disappointed to note that the route was not 32.5 which I calculated last week but 31.2. Of the three times I have ridden this route now, today I felt the best during and after the ride, which is even better when you considered I had the short ride yesterday.
Tomorrow is weight in night, I think I have had a good week, I will let the scales be the judge of that though………….
not quite going to plan
It was weight in night tonight and I stayed the same as last week. I had thought it might be marginal, there had been a few extra during the week, nothing great just a sandwich here, bottle of wine there (just the one bottle). So to stay the same I am thankful for.
Dentist early this morning for root canal round 2, the gunk he put in my tooth on the last visit to kill the nerve worked as I could not feel him drilling it out. Then he found the third nerve which was very much alive so the dentist filled my tooth with gunk again and I have to go back in about 4 weeks to have the third nerve removed.
Yesterday there was no riding, as forecast it rained and the wind blew. I spent yesterday morning servicing my DMR V8 pedal from the Cannondale. I had to stand the bike in the rain to remove the pedals as there no room to put the bike on the floor in the shed (bike normally hangs on the wall). I had intended to set the new chain up on the bike (actually measure the chain to ensure it is the correct length. But with the bike dripping wet from standing in the rain I was told in no uncertain terms the bike was not allowed into the kitchen, so that a job for one night in the week. I spent yesterday afternoon editing a bit of video I took with my Muvi Digital Camera. Editing the film was easy, trying to get the film into a format I wanted was a pain in the arse but I got it sorted in the end.
Unfortunately I ran out of time to upload it last night and as I had intended to post it in my blog I never got to write this blog. So I started the upload this evening when I got back from Slimming World, well at least I though I had. Checked the PC 40 minute later 0% uploaded, seem like the upload process fell over before it started. So I restarted it and it is going quite slowly and has another 45 minutes to go as I type so it has missed tonight blog post, ho hum.
When I got up this morning and lifted the blind over the window I realised that the car had not moved off the drive since Friday night, don't ask me why it came to me at that moment as I don't have a clue. In fact I only went out the house on Sunday to go to the shed, when the daughter came in from work at 4 o'clock we had to unlock the front door for her as it was still locked from where she had locked it when she left for work at 8 o'clock yesterday morning.
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It has been a busy few days, not sure what I have to show for it though. To aid the wife's search for employment I have built a web site for her. We were looking for an easy way to access her CV so that she could pass it on when she is out and about rather than carry paper copies that end up getting creased. So after much head scratching and thinking we ended up with a simple web site where anybody can read it and download a copy as well and all she needs to do is pass on the web site address to anybody that show interest. I had the hosting space already so I bought the domain name and the rest is history. Anybody wants to take a peek you will find the site here. I welcome any constructive comments.
Last night was weigh in night and it was another loss, 1.5lbs to be exact, not as much as I would of liked but a loss is a loss and considering the bottle of wine, meal out (father-in-laws birthday) and some hot cross buns I consumed during the week I will take it. I really want to keep on the straight and narrow with the diet this week so I can have a good loss and get rid of this xmas baggage I am still carrying.
Hopefully going to start editing my first Muvi film to night (it is currently importing into the editing software as I type), it is not going to be anything special but hey I will have some fun.
Sat down and had a think about the work I need to do on the Cannondale last night and it is going to have to wait till funds permit, I have spent a bit more money on the bikes than I intended to this past few week and as sod law would have it, one of the items I need to replace on the Cannondale is on a very good deal online at the moment, don't you just hate it when that happens?
Intending to have go riding both days this weekend, which is something I don't think I have done since the beginning of the year. Then the following week I am off to Barbury (near Swindon) for a ride. I want to try and find another long route (25\30 miles) I can ride from home. I have several around the 12 to 20 mark I want to push the distance on a little bit. I could do the ride I did on Sunday but ride from home but then a third of the ride is road riding (main roads at that) but I hate riding on the main roads and there no real alternatives.
its arrived
It has only taken 35 days but my Christmas present arrived today, bear in mind this is the second one they sent me, not the original that disappeared into the ether (or was that snow drift?) before Christmas.
I got a Muvi micro digital camera and yes it is really that small. Currently doing some secret recording of the wife doing Wii fit while I type this (she won't be happy), just to testing purpose's honest 🙂
Hopefully the new chain for my bike will arrive tomorrow and I can then finish prepping the bike ready for the weekend rides. Decided to put the mud tyres on the Whyte, with the amount of rain we have had the last two days and the amount they are forecasting till Friday, maybe a rubber dingy and life belt would be a better option.


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New 30G tank is still cycling, so it will be a tad bit longer till I get fish to put in the tank. Right now I'm focusing on getting things aquascaped. The very center is kept open for a large piece of Malaysian driftwood that is being soaked in a bucket so I can remove some of the tannins. Bought another 25lb bag of Este's Spectrastone Gravel to finish off the aquascaping, but I haven't added it yet. The idea is to make a hill going upwards to the right side of the tank (perhaps just half of the new bag). This should raise the cute little pagoda up a bit. I think it will look awesome. Not sure yet if the center back part will need more plants. Will have to wait and see. I'm also still unsure of what kind of background to stick on the back of the tank. Doug thinks a nice solid color would look good, but I'm leaning more towards a background picture of plants for a more natural look. Again, will have to wait and see. ;)
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The National Broadband Network (NBN) is vital for the Australian logistics industry as it will cut delays in business to business data exchange and speed up freight delivery times, according to DB Schenker Australia and New Zealand chief executive, Ron Koehler.
Speaking at CeBIT, Koehler told delegates that the logistics company currently faces challenges when customers attempt to transmit very large client order files, including high resolution images, to its online exchange, leading to delays in order processing.
"Customers have to stop all other data processing activities in order to ensure sufficient network bandwidth when transmitting to the company," he said.
"We are a heavy user of bandwidth and some of those high speed broadband services are not currently available where we have our warehouse locations around Australia."
Koehler cited a report from Forrester Consulting, Australian E-commerce 2010, conducted with 54 Australian online retailers which found that 20 per cent of respondents identified logistics and delivery delays as the single biggest barrier to retail growth.
"In the age of shopping online and promises of fast delivery turn around, we need to make sure the supply chain is engineered towards meeting expectations," he said.
According to Koehler, the NBN will allow it to deliver full electronic monitoring and reporting of goods to all of Australia which would reduce the need for order paper work.
DB Schenker currently tracks goods online and sends SMS messages to retail customers when their order has left the factory. On the day of the delivery another SMS will be sent with the estimated delivery time.
Koehler said Australian corporations have "extremely high" benchmarks when it comes to the supply chain.
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I'm going to have Buffy watch this video over and over and over until she's inspired to have her teeth brushed, too. Buffy would bite the fingers giving her a taste, grab the toothbrush and chew it to bits, go hide in the bathtub and shred the wrapping from the toothbrush kit. Buffy does understand 'sit' and does it very well.
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John the Conqueror celebrate the release of The Good Life at Milkboy tonight. Formed in 2010 by Mississippi natives Pierre Moore and Mike Gardner with Philadelphian Ryan Lynn, the trio has spent its short career creating a sound that keeps the true blues of the south alive. Working in affinities for punk and vivid narratives, John the Conqueror's new record is a study in traditional music storytelling with an energy that is hard to match. Tickets and information for the hometown record release show with Blayer Pointdujour & The Rockers Galore and Thee, Idea Men can be found here. Stream and download "Waking Up to You" from The Good Life below.


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Lil' Darlins presents Gatsby New Year's Eve Bash
Thursday, Dec. 31 @ The Loft, 414 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. 21+, $30/$50 per couple/$100 VIP per couple, 8 p.m.
Since 2008, Lil' Darlins has been a fixture in Michigan's thriving vaudeville/variety-show scene. Its immense cast features live music from a pit band, fire eaters, hula hoop artists, jugglers, magicians, sword swallowers and more. The troupe takes over the Loft on New Year's Eve for Gatsby New Year's Eve Bash — event organizers are calling it "the grandest party in Lansing." The festive, Roaring '20s-themed evening includes a live 1920s jazz music and a swing-dance competition. Admission also includes hors d'oeuvres, complimentary party favors and noise makers, a photo booth, a costume contest and a champagne toast at midnight. If you're looking to drop some extra coin, $100 VIP couple passes include table service, private Charleston lessons, reserved seating and other perks.
Past Tense at the Avenue Cafe's NYE Celebration
Thursday, Dec. 31 @ The Avenue Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. FREE. 9 p.m.
Count down to 2016 with Past Tense, a Lansing-based thrash metal band, Thursday at the Avenue Café. The free celebration also features DJ Caleb Ketchum, a masquerade party and a free snack bar. Downstairs table reservations are available for $50, upstairs VIP reservations are $100. Past Tense formed nearly five years ago as a throwback metal cover band, revamping tracks by Dio, Anthrax, Overkill and Slayer. Now the band cranks out originals. "We get called 'old school' a lot — it's pretty riff heavy," said guitarist Richard Bates. "We think of ourselves as melodic metal." As for a debut Past Tense album? "We don't currently have any recordings," Bates said. "That's our plan for the new year, getting in the studio." Fans of Dio, Testament, Slayer, Skid Row or Judas Priest might want to check out Past Tense. To reserve a table, call (517) 492-7403.
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Saturday, Dec 26 @ Mac's Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. 18+, $12/$10 adv., 8 p.m.
Beats Bangin Entertainment presents a long roster of Lansing-area emcees Saturday at Mac's Bar. The lineup includes Blake Wilson, JMo, Struck Eze and more. DJ Enyce spins records all night. Wilson — founder of Beats Bangin Entertainment — is promoting the new video for his single, "Everyday," and his second mixtape, "Life of the Feather." The slate of entertainers includes guest spots from several local artists, including Kush Kennedy, Trouble Da Tease and RC, to name only a few. In August, Wilson dropped his "Never Left" single on iTunes; it features Nino Brown, Lavish and Struk Eze. Fans of Wale or Machine Gun Kelly might want to check out Wilson. "I also have another mix-tape coming out on Jan. 1," Wilson said. "It's called 'The Hidden Tape.' Myke Aikens and I put it together."


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Our office has three hygienists; myself, who has been a hygienist for 35 years, my coworker "Lorna" who has been a hygienist 45 years, and our newest addition "Lucy" who graduated almost three years ago. Lucy gets done with ALL of her patients in 40 minutes. Lorna and I stay on time, but we usually aren't as fast. The problem is Lorna and I are noticing Lucy is leaving subgingival calculus behind often. Also, Lucy never seems concerned about dull instruments and doesn't even care about using any Graceys or files. She's been told at the other office she works at, which she doesn't like and is leaving for our office, that she goes too fast and is leaving calculus behind.
Yesterday I went over the hour appointment time cleaning up a patient she had six months ago. Because of this, I made up my mind something needs to change, especially after talking to Lorna. But just what to do, I'm not sure about. I don't necessarily want to tell our doctor; I'd actually like to help her. Maybe check her patients with her, but this probably wouldn't work since I would have patients too. Further, checking her work would probably be demeaning to her.
I can't tell if she just can't feel the calculus, if she's too worried about getting behind, if she doesn't care, or is just too timid to get in there and scale. Pretty soon I'm going to go from full-time to part-time, and I thought maybe I could come in on my off day and guide her. I would do this, but that isn't how I wanted to spend my days off. Also if I did this, the doctor would wonder what's going on. I need advice!
First, I want to applaud you for wanting to help this hygienist improve and not just demean and bully her. This shows great character on your part!
When it comes to conflict or issues between co-workers, I'm all for addressing the issue directly with the co-worker. However, it becomes tough when the issue is work quality because, as a fellow hygienist, you aren't her boss. This can make the discussion tricky. The fact that she's leaving another office, partially due to the constructive criticism they gave her, makes it seem like she's probably not the best with constructive criticism. This alone, makes me wonder if the discussion on work quality would be best coming from the doctor/boss as to not cause a stressed relationship between you two. However, this is a double-edged sword because if the doctor mentions, "The other two hygienists are finding residual calculus," it can lead to a stressed relationship between you, the other seasoned hygienist, and her. Also, you need to be very certain the calculus you are finding on patients she has treated isn't actually a homecare issue on the patients' part.
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Arm wrestler 'wipes the field'
A Longford man is garnering a fearsome reputation in the world of arm wrestling after he swept the boards at a national competition in the UK last weekend.
Nigel Reilly from Annaly Park travelled to Lancashire to participate in the British Novice Championship, which was held at the Crofters Hotel in Garstang, near Preston.
"It was my first time entering the competition and there were 40 pullers there on the night; 12 of them were in my weight class,†Nigel said.
"I wiped the field with straight victories in both right-hand and left-hand competitions.
"Competitors had come from all across Britain,†he added.
"My wife came over with me, and my sister and her husband travelled over, too.â€
Having emerged from the all-day event with two trophies and the all-important bragging rights, Nigel told the Longford Leader that he only began training for competitions five months ago.
"I walked into a competition in Drogheda back in June and won it, so I started training after that,†he continued.
Nigel says that while gym work-outs are an important aspect, the best way for him to improve is to arm-wrestle as often as he can.
"I do gym work, and I bought an arm-wrestling table so I can practice at home, although it's hard to get people to practice with now!
"I also travel up to Lucan in Dublin to train with an arm-wrestling team there.â€
While he's a relative newcomer to arm wrestling, Nigel does have plenty of experience when it comes to relying on his strength for competitive purposes.
"I previously played tug-of-war with teams in Gortletteragh and Clonterm, but I gave it up to concentrate on this now.â€
Nigel will return to the scene of his latest victory in the New Year, and he is hopeful of adding more silverware to the trophy cabinet.
"It's a pro tournament called the New Year Open Arm Wrestling Cup, and it takes place at the end of January,†he said, before revealing that competing is purely for pride: "There's no prize money involved.â€


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Hans Coper. Courtesy Shipley Art Gallery.
Visitors to the Shipley Art Gallery will be able to see some of the 20th century's greatest studio pottery at Classic Ceramics, on show until May 15 2005.
The exhibition features work from two major private collections - the Eagle Collection and the Abercairn Collection – and will provide visitors with the opportunity to see work by such stalwarts of British studio pottery as Bernard Leach, Gordon Baldwin and Michael Casson.
Mixing the old with the new, the exhibition also boasts work by two of the 20th century's major international ceramicists, Lucie Rie and Hans Coper.
The collections, on long-term loan to the Shipley, are on show together for the first time and complement its nationally renowned contemporary craft collection, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2002.
Elspeth Owen. Courtesy Shipley Art Gallery.
"Classic Ceramics is a unique opportunity for visitors to see highlights of the Shipley's craft collection," said Andrew Heard, curator of the Shipley Art Gallery. "The works, which range from large scale pots to fine sculptural forms in porcelain represent some of the most important developments within the field of 20th century ceramics"
The Eagle Collection is divided into four main categories - the work of Lucie Rie and Hans Coper, Bernard Leach and his followers, Sculptural Ceramics and Continental Ceramics. Works within the collection were selected on the grounds of personal taste resulting in one of the finest personal collections of post-war studio ceramics in the UK.
The Abercairn Collection, however, specifically focuses on the work of two of the world's leading potters, Dame Lucie Rie and her pupil and lifelong friend, Hans Coper.
"The objects on display from the Abercairn Collection are the result of a private collector's passion for the work of Rie and Coper," explained Helen Joseph, keeper of contemporary craft at the Shipley Art Gallery.
Lucy Rie. Courtesy Shipley Art Gallery.
"The owner has generously lent the entire collection to the Shipley Art Gallery in order that others may be able to enjoy these exquisite ceramics. Of particular importance is Rie's first sgraffito decorated piece dating from 1949. This work remained in Rie's own collection until the sale of her studio in 1997. This is the first time that the collection has been put on public display in the north of England and should not be missed."
Before World War II, studio pottery in Britain was dominated by the teachings and work of Bernard Leach. Born in 1887 in Hong Kong, Leach studied at the Slade School and London School of Art.
Living in Japan and China from 1909 until 1920 he discovered traditional Japanese pottery and established a life-long friendship with renowned potter Hamada. His return to England in 1920 has been described as "the single most important event in the history of 20th century ceramics".
Bernard Leach. Courtesy Shipley Art Gallery.
Leach brought with him a uniquely Japanese way of looking at pots. He stressed the importance of a pot's materials, its weight, shape and texture, as well as introducing a bond between those materials and the maker. He suggested an alliance between life and art, a philosophy embedded in the Arts and Craft movement allowing him, like William Morris, to ascribe 'moral' qualities to the well-made pot.
Like Leach, Lucy Rie and Hans Coper brought with them a new approach from outside the UK. Yet, coming from the continent of Europe, their approach to ceramics was totally alien to Leach and the British establishment.
There's was a natural awareness of the role hand made pottery should have in the modern world and the forms appropriate to an environment of contemporary architecture and design. Rie's background in the Vienna of the 1920s and Coper's knowledge of contemporary European art and sculpture led them naturally to place their own work in the mainstream of European Modernism.
Together Rie and Coper revitalised a craft tradition that the Second World War had disrupted. Their tableware of the late 1940s and early '50s was sophisticated and metropolitan, in strong contrast to the rustic tradition of the Leach school.


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Tourism Making Comeback in Syria
DAMASCUS (Tasnim) – Tourism industry in Syria is beginning to revive in light of the army's success to restore security to the country's tourist attractions, Syria's Minister of Tourism Bishr Riyad Yazigi said.
In an interview with the Tasnim News Agency, Yazigi said more than a thousand tourist attractions in Syria have reopened over the past three years after the army ensured security of those locations in the suburbs of Damascus, in Aleppo, and in other regions recaptured from militants.
Pointing to agreements Syria has signed with its allies like Iran and Iraq in the tourism sector, the minister said a large number of Iranian, Iraqi and Lebanese pilgrims have been visiting Syria despite the war in his country.
Yazigi finally unveiled plans for decent services for travelers making a pilgrimage to Syria's religious sites.
Syria's capital of Damascus hosts the holy shrine of Sayyida Zeinab, a sister of the third Shiite Imam (AS). The religious site is a popular destination for Shiite pilgrims.
Syria has been gripped by civil war since March 2011 with various terrorist groups controlling parts of it.
According to a report by the Syrian Center for Policy Research, the conflict has claimed the lives of over 470,000 people, injured 1.9 million others, and displaced nearly half of the country's pre-war population of about 23 million within or beyond its borders.
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Now entering its fifth year, the Charleston Pride Festival is so much more than a glitter-festooned parade through downtown streets. It's still that (and it's still a lot of fun), but it has also become an important week for education and outreach, from a documentary screening to a Takeover Charleston event that shows strength in numbers. Keep reading to see how Pride puts the rainbow in Rainbow Row.
Ansley Pope is a lot of things. He's a rising junior, a women's and gender studies major, and an orientation intern who greets incoming freshmen at the College of Charleston. But Pope also identifies as a transgender man. — Ashley Sprouse
In the years since the first Charleston Pride Festival took place in 2010, the event has gone from a single-day celebration in Park Circle to a full-fledged week of events centered around a parade in downtown Charleston. — Paul Bowers
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) — better known as Obamacare — has been controversial on both sides of the political spectrum.. — Ashley Sprouse
For a town obsessed with its own history, Charleston has been slow to acknowledge its gay past. That's why Harlan Greene, a librarian at the College of Charleston, created an interactive map this spring titled "The Real Rainbow Row: Charleston's Queer History." — Paul Bowers
To kick off the 2014 Charleston Pride Festival, the RiverDogs will don throwback Rainbows jerseys this Saturday night and give the first-pitch honors to local drag queen Patti O'Furniture. — Paul Bowers
Crystal Moore, the lesbian police chief of Latta, S.C., who made national headlines this spring after the mayor fired her and the town hired her back, will speak at the Aug. 6 meeting of the Alliance For Full Acceptance (AFFA). The meeting is free to attend and open to the public, and it will begin at 5:45 p.m. at the Charleston Marriott (170 Lockwood Blvd.). — Paul Bowers
This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Charleston Pride Fest, celebrating the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and intersex individuals. And the Park Circle Film Society is getting involved once again with Pride Film Night, a screening of 11 LGBT short films on Aug. 5. at 7 p.m. Each film highlights LGBT-related issues and raises awareness about the challenges members of those communities face. — Michaela Michienzi
The first weekly GLBT radio program in S.C., Rainbow Radio can be found online, discussing topics like clean elections, preserving gay and lesbian history, and religion.
The mission of Sean's Last Wish is to empower the community through educational diversity programs, nonviolent conflict resolution, and community involvement.
National nonprofit organization with over 200,000 members and supporters and over 500 affiliates in the U.S. Meets first Monday monthly from 6:30-8 p.m. Circular Congregational Church Annex, 150 Calhoun St.
Supports the needs of South Carolina's gay- and lesbian-owned and -friendly businesses.
We Are Family, in partnership with the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology at the Medical University of South Carolina, has launched the SafeSpace support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, questioning, asexual, intersex, and straight ally youth between the ages of 11 and 15. The group meets every second Friday night to hang out, have pizza, and talk about life, love, and the pursuit of happiness at 29 Leinbach Drive.
AFFA is committed to the full social justice and civil rights of gay and lesbian Americans. They offer two programs that meet regularly: a parenting group and ADORASO, an outreach program to the religious community. They also offer workshops on topics like spirituality, sexual and gender orientation, and coming out. Meets second Thursday of every month.
A gay and bisexual men's social group working toward connection, support, inspiration, and love that hosts potlucks, yoga classes, and more weekly and monthly events.
The goal of the organization is to unite the younger GLBTQ community of Charleston and straight allies by facilitating informal social gatherings.
The Charleston Social Club is a nonprofit activities organization for lesbians and all women who are accepting of lesbians. We welcome women of all races, ages, ethnic heritage, religious and spiritual beliefs, and physical abilities.
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☺ You being a facebook user view 798 pages on facebook website per month
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Simple cutlery tool in the form of a credit card
It sometimes happens to all of us, whether you're a man or a woman, young or old, we get hungry. The word sometimes is mentioned because sometimes it happens in places or situations, when we don't have cutlery, not even a spoon, at our finger tips, to conveniently consume whatever we can get our hands on. Whether we buy French fries at some food stand or some salad at the deli, our NESYTA will surely come in handy.
The term NESYTA comes from a known fairytale character – a young man, who ate as much as ten could but worked as hard as ten...
It is a simple cutlery tool in the form of a credit card. Thanks to such a design, you can have it with you at all times and you will in no way be bothered by its size and weight, which is a mere 14 grams! In terms of its design, it is a simple, metal tool, optimized for convenient consumption of solid, salad and pureed meals. The NESYTA design creates a fork and a spoon. However, the spoon is not deepened. Therefore it is not possible to eat for example, watery soups with it. NESYTA is made of chrome-molybdenum stainless steel and to ensure maximum durability, it is hardened to 57 HRC! The surface of the tool is polished to a mirror finish to minimize the sticking of food and easy maintenance, which only means keeping NESYTA clean. The maximum usefulness of the tool lies in the fact that you can use a regular polymer case, which we know from standard credit cards, to carry it around! Therefore, NESYTA can be taken anywhere, where there is room for a standard credit card, which nowadays, is almost everywhere.
NESYTA will serve you for many years and will help you eat, wherever hunger strikes. A student can eat in the park during his break, a truck driver can eat at a highway rest area, a hiker can eat in the forest and a soldier can eat anywhere in the trenches…
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'Crazy Stone' is a popularly known Go engine, based on the Monte-Carlo evaluation technique, combined with tree search, and has achieved 4d at KGS* rating. We have optimized this particular version for Android.
- 'Champion Go' has 2 game modes, Normal game & Medal challenge.
In Medal challenge, there are 150 different levels of play set by combination of 'COM level', 'handicap' & 'board size'. You can win medals by defeating computer under the specified conditions. Why don't you challenge to collect all the medals!
- There are 3 options of input methods (Zoom, Cursor & Touch).
- View full game history in the game record and restart game from the selected move, which should help reviewing your game. Various Game record features should be practical for improving your Go.
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Two new photos of the Moto G4 have leaked, giving us out first clear look at the fingerprint scanner and the rear of the device. The report suggests that a leaked Motorola phone with the model number XT1565 has been leaked in a Bluetooth certification. Huawei Y3 II and Y5 II come with Android 5.1 Lollipop out-of-the-box with the company's EMUI 3.1 skin running on top.
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