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The "Internet of Things" (IoT) is expected to grow to $19 trillion over the next 10 years as 50 billion devices are brought online. Aeris is at the forefront of this industry, building networks and applications to enable Fortune 500 clients like Chrysler, Honda and Bosch fundamentally improve their businesses. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in Chicago, London and Delhi as well as other markets, we rank among the top ten cellular providers for the IoT globally. We power critical projects across energy, transportation, retail, healthcare and more.
Our company is in an enviable spot. We're profitable, and both our bottom line and our global reach are growing rapidly. We're playing in an exploding market where technology evolves daily and acquisitions / consolidations happen left and right. We've got a stellar, strategic management team who find joy in working together and are executing effectively across the board.
A few things to know about us:
In the Connected Car space - Aeris is a valued supplier to their automotive OEM partners which include Honda, Hyundai etc. As a result, our partners have been able to enhance connectivity for the complete vehicle life cycle – changing the business dynamics of their programs. With our continued success, Aeris' Connected Car footprint and roadmap is expanding and we are looking for you, a strong Java Software Engineer, to join our growing team. In this exciting role, you will play an important role in our automotive R&D team and will focus on leading the design, and implementation of software on automotive Telematics for major automotive OEMs.
Skills that will set you apart:
Aeris walks the walk on diversity. We're a brilliant mix of varying ethnicities, religions, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages and professional/personal/military experiences – and that's by design. Diverse perspectives are essential to our culture, innovative process and competitive edge. Aeris is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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In early 1999, I was a stay-at-home mom of two boys, ages 7 and 9. We had been living in our first house for about 7 years and God was blessing us with a new house that was in the process of being built. My husband had been an employee at his company for about 7 years, and there were rumors of layoffs. I told him that if he was laid off that he'd better call me before coming home to ease the harsh news. Within a day or two, I received a call from him.
He came home, started looking for a new job, and I started praying. Almost from the start the Lord gave me an incredible peace about the entire situation. We had no savings, I had no job and we had two children and a mortgage – the only peace that was possible to have was from the Lord.
God was good to give me the following verses to hold onto:
"For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, that flow out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing; a land whose stones are iron and out of whose hills you can dig copper. When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you.
Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today, lest-when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them; and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; when your heart is lifted up, and you forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; who led you through that great and terrible wilderness, in which were fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty land where there was no water; who brought water for you out of the flinty rock; who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do you good in the end-then you say in your heart, My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.
And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day." (Deuteronomy 8:7-18)
We had already put money down on this brand new house, but there was so much in the air at this point with my husband being out of a job that there was no way in the physical realm to know if we would lose the house or not. But when God spoke these words into my heart, I knew that He was giving us the new house.
And that wasn't even the end of the layoffs. My husband was hired and laid off about 4 more times in that same year before the house was ever completed. But I kept reading these words of Moses and knowing that they were meant for us, too. And the part that always stood out to me was this: "When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you. Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God.."
The Lord reminded me over and over that yes, I am going to give you a land that is better than you could have ever imagined, but do not ever think that you have built this yourselves, it is a gift from Me. Remember to always be thankful for it.
And indeed, my husband secured a job that was better than we would have ever imagined having just before the house was finished being built. And the Lord moved us into a house with things we had not had in our previous house: some space, two bathrooms, carpeting in all the rooms, a garage for all the junk we were blessed with, and a beautiful, sparkly, new dishwasher. Yes! I was no longer the dishwasher! Well, at least I had help.
Compared to where we had been living, we really did feel like God had moved us into the land of olive oil and honey. We even have valleys and hills, and the Lord provided us with our own "fountain and spring" in our backyard in the form of a pool with a waterfall. Amazing and miraculous.
The Lord had given us what we needed in our previous house and we were careful to live wisely on the one income we had, no credit cards, and we tithed faithfully. And now He was blessing us with more. It was nothing of ourselves, but purely the goodness of the Lord.
There are many right now who have been laid off, or their incomes have been cut drastically, and they're wondering what the future holds. I will tell you what the future holds. The future holds Jesus.
At the first sign of trouble, do you turn to Him or do you try to figure things out on your own? There is much peace that we forfeit by waiting to use God as our last resort. He should be the first place we go when we don't know what to do, and even when we think we do.
If you lack peace today, look to the One who holds everything in His hands. Go to Him for direction and then, when He tells you to, move in complete trust.
Be faithful with what He has given you and remember that it is He who has given it. And when He blesses you, take care lest you become prideful and think that your own hands have made it.
Praise His Name and remember Him. Seek Him in the day of trouble and in the day of plenty. Honor Him in all you do and He will take care of you.

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For the fifth year in a row DATEV Challenge Roth has taken the title of 'Best Race of the Year' at the Sailfish 'Triathlon Night of the Year' awards in Germany. The award was presented to Challenge Roth 'the world's largest long distance triathlon', having been voted for by readers of Europe's largest triathlon magazine, Triathlon, in Germany.
At a busy awards night on Saturday 28 November, at the Neue Stadthalle Langen south of Frankfurt, Challenge Roth earned 43% of the votes; with the IRONMAN World Championship in Hawaii coming in second with 16%; and IRONMAN Frankfurt third with 13%.
Challenge Roth senior management Alice, Felix and Kathrin Walchshöfer accepted the award. In his acceptance speech, Felix Walchshöfer said, "This award belongs to our more than 6,000 volunteers, our athletes and our supporters from the city and county of Roth.
"For the fifth time, the triathlon-crazy county of Roth hosted the best race in the world with lots of passion and enthusiasm. I thank all our volunteers and supporters with all my heart!"


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Ontario Federation of Labour joins Women's March on Washington
/EINPresswire.com/ -- TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Jan 19, 2017) - The Ontario Federation of Labour is proud to participate in the global Women's March on Washington, both in Toronto and in the United States.
In Toronto, OFL staff are working as members of the organizing committee, and will lead the team marshalling the march.
The OFL has also organized a bus to carry a contingent of women from a wide range of organizations to the march in Washington, D.C. They will be joined by OFL Secretary-Treasurer Patty Coates.
"The labour movement continues to work to ensure that principles of fairness and inclusion are implemented in all areas of work and governance," said Coates. "The OFL is proud to be part of sending a strong message that discrimination and violence will not be tolerated anywhere at any time."
The OFL encourages all Ontarians to take part in this important event and show solidarity with the principles of the Women's March on Washington.
To find a march in your area go to https://www.womensmarch.com/sisters/. There are ways to participate online and on social media as well – for more information http://resources.womensmarch.com.
The OFL's www.MakeItFair.ca campaign takes on issues of inequality in the workforce, and coincides with the province's "Changing Workplaces Review." The campaign gives voice to unions' demands for across-the-board changes to the Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act that would improve standards for every worker and make it easier for them to join a union.
The OFL represents 54 unions and one million workers in Ontario. For information, visit www.OFL.ca and follow @OFLabour on Facebook and Twitter.
Ontario Federation of Labour
Meagan Perry
Director of Communications
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Hüsker Dü at Columbia University (02-06-1986)
On February 6, 1986, Hüsker Dü played Wollman Auditorium at Columbia University! The band was touring in support of their last full length release on SST records, "Flip Your Wig," which was released in September 1985. This was the first of three shows in two days, as the band played a double header the next night at Irving Plaza. Check back tomorrow for those tapes, along with a few others!
Set list:
- Flip Your Wig
- Every Everything
- Makes No Sense At All
- The Girl Who Lives On Heaven Hill
- I Apologize
- If I Told You
- Folklore
- Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely
- I Don't Know For Sure
- Terms Of Psychic Warfare
- Powerline
- Books About UFOs
- Hardly Getting Over It
- Sorry Somehow
- Eiffel Tower High
- Green Eyes
- Celebrated Summer
- Keep Hanging On
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Apple's Beats brand in April unveiled the Powerbeats Pro, a redesigned wire-free version of its popular fitness-oriented Powerbeats earbuds.
Apple Shares New 'Pairing,' 'Siri' and 'Notes' AirPods Ads
In "Pairing," Lil Buck simply flips open the AirPods charging case and watches them instantly pair with his iPhone 7. He then proceeds to dance on the side of a car as the camera zooms in. Eventually, Apple's "Practically Magic" iPhone 7 slogan pops on screen.
In "Siri," Lil Buck double taps an AirPod to activate Siri and then asks her to play a song. She does, and the man proceeds to dance on the street before dancing on the side of a wall.
In the final ad, "Notes," the AirPods are used as musical notes on a black background playing the piano part of Marian Hill's "Down." The ad eventually cuts to a quick shot of an AirPod charging case opening and the AirPods pairing to an iPhone.
All three ads feature the song "Down" from Marian Hill. They are the first set of ads for the AirPods, although all of them also make sure to include mentions of iPhone 7. "Pairing" and "Siri" are the only two that use iPhone 7's "Practically Magic" slogan.
Apple also uploaded a new Apple Watch Series 2 ad to its YouTube channel called "Close Your Rings." The ad features three people exercising and trying to complete their daily move, exercise and stand goals, one of the more popular fitness features on the Apple Watch.
Update: Apple has uploaded a fifth AirPods video, entitled "Stroll." The new video is the longest in the AirPods ad series at one minute, and it features the same general theme as the other videos.
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The AirPod ads are good but not effective enough to make people want to buy them.
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Drake's "In My Feelings" is taking over as this summer's biggest hit and viral challenge, and the singer's ex, Keisha "KeKe" Chante, has been receiving tons of DMs from people asking if she's "riding" or if she "still loves" Drake.
This isn't the first song Drake has dedicated to Keisha. He previously dedicated "Madonna" from If You're Reading This It's Too Late, as well as a remix of "Fallen." On the latter, Drake rapped, "Keshia, Keshia, do you remember the old us? You just hold it down for your boy until the plaques arrive that's why I love you."
Keisha shared some of the messages online, which you can check out in full above.


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NEW sentencing guidelines introduced in 2016 for Health and Safety offences have resulted in a significant increase in fines imposed on companies and their senior managers.
Annual statistics for 2017/18 and published by the Health & Safety Executive at the end of October this year compare outcomes against 2014/15, the last full year before the new guidelines took effect. As you would expect, these do not read well for company directors, with highlights including -
* Total fines - up to £72.6 million from £19 million
* 45 cases where fines were above £500,000, against five in 2014/15
* Average fines for duty holders increased from £29,000 to £147,000.
There was a 95 per cent prosecution success rate in 2017/18. More information about the new guidelines are included in my article, Sentencing Guidelines Revised (BT - May 2016).
Fines are just the tip of the iceberg. Should the HSE investigate following an accident or other event, companies and managers will need expert representation. If prosecuted, there is the risk of a custodial sentence as well as a large fine; 15 per cent of prosecutions resulted in immediate or suspended custodial sentences. As well as expensive legal defence, there is also the potential for business disruption and reputational harm.
A sound approach to health and safety management will reduce the risk of an event in the first place. However, accidents happen and having the right insurance in place for investigation, legal representation and other costs is important.
HSE investigations should not be the only concern for company directors. Directors still face personal liabilities associated with breach of fiduciary duties. A briefing published by the insurer, AIG, in June 2018 highlights other areas, such as -
* Insolvencies - rule changes in 2016 that make directors' actions much more visible and give the Insolvency Service more time to bring disqualification proceedings
* Unfounded allegations - directors facing claims when they believe they have done nothing wrong. An emotionally fuelled and determined litigant can lead to thousands of pounds in costs, as well as the diversion of management time
* Contract disputes - an increase in claims for defending alleged breach of contract. With global procurement on the rise, there is also an international element to this.
The briefing also mentions the increase in management liability defence costs. This increase results from more digital documents and need for specialist eDisclosure experts, and a trend towards use of barristers for legal opinions and drafting documents.
We live in an increasingly regulated and litigious business environment. Make a mistake and the financial costs can be ruinous both for individuals and their companies. The need for insurance against these costs is more important than ever. However, beware that insurance covers provided by insurers vary and it is important to understand what is and is not insured.
For more information, or an initial and free consultation, contact Simon Mitchell, Account Director, Towergate Insurance, Northampton 01604 887325, email email@example.com.
Simon is a Chartered Insurance Broker with more than 30 years' experience and a wide range of knowledge about insurance for business. This includes specialist advice about emerging risks such as flooding, environmental, cyber-crime and terrorism.


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BRUSSELS, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Ministers from European Union countries agreed on Thursday to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from trucks and buses by 30 percent by 2030, the EU's Austrian presidency said.
The government representatives also agreed to an interim target of a 15 percent reduction by 2025, relative to 2019 levels.
The countries, collectively known as the Council, will have to find a compromise in negotiations with the European Parliament, which envisages a tougher 2030 target of a 35 percent cut. (Reporting by Peter Maushagen and Philip Blenkinsop; editing by Francesco Guarascio)


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Performing Arts
'Unnecessary Farce' fills the light summer bill at Actors' Playhouse
Farce is not a one-size-fits-all theatrical style. There are gloriously crafted ones (the works of Molière, Noises Off, maybe One Man, Two Guvnors), and then there are silly British sex farces (many by Ray Cooney) that give audiences (if not stuffy critics) the giggles.
Unnecessary Farce by Paul Slade Smith, an actor currently appearing on Broadway in Finding Neverland, is one very successful example of an audience-pleasing farce. It has had more than 165 productions in the United States, Canada and elsewhere, and now it's getting another by Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre.
Artistic director David Arisco unfailingly embraces lighter fare in the summer, and Unnecessary Farce is about as substantial as cotton candy. But — and this is an important "but" — Arisco has cast his production with seven artful actors who (along with their director) know how to wring every last laugh out of Smith's goofy plot.
The setup is this: Mayor Meekly (Allan Baker) is suspected of embezzling $16 million from his small city's coffers, so two local cops have been installed in a hotel room to monitor a sting operation and arrest the not-so-honorable mayor. A camera has been clumsily hidden in a plant in Room 317, so that when hot accountant Karen Brown (Katherine Amadeo) gets His Honor to spill the beans, officers Eric Sheridan (Chris Crawford) and Billie Dwyer (Jessica Brooke Sanford) can burst in from Room 315, where they've been monitoring and videotaping the proceedings, to get their man.
Ah, but there are wrinkles. A farce wouldn't be a farce without eight doors and some wrinkles.
Outsiders show up to complicate the operation, including the mayor's muscle, a guy named Agent Frank (Cliff Burgess); a Scottish hit man named Todd (Jim Ballard), and the mayor's wife Mary (Elizabeth Dimon), a woman not nearly as meek as she initially appears.
Further complications include the general incompetence of both Officer Eric and Officer Billie, the latter so unsuited to police work that she has proudly worn her uniform to the undercover operation; the inability of Eric and Karen to keep their hands off each other; video equipment that functions when it shouldn't and doesn't when it should; the tendency of multiple characters to end up in the same bed, in a menage a whatever, leading the mayor to incorrectly conclude that Eric and Frank are a couple.
What saves Unnecessary Farce even for those who may be mildly farce-phobic are the skills of Arisco and his cast. The actors go for truth even in the most ludicrous situations, and they know when to underplay and when to exaggerate. Under Arisco's expert hand, their timing is Swiss-watch precise.
Baker and Dimon, who have the least stage time, are masterful actors who make every second count. Crawford, usually cast in handsome leading man roles, is an artful bumbler, and Amadeo oozes appeal as the brainy bombshell. Sanford turns a character whose main quality is messing up into someone adorable. Burgess is the lightest, funniest sort of heavy. And Ballard, with a great assist from costume designer Ellis Tillman, is a toweringly comic bad guy who doesn't look nearly as formidable when stripped down to his plaid undies.
Oh, and that title? While Unnecessary Farce may read like an open invitation to pan-prone critics, it's actually a clever choice, it's real meaning revealed only as the stage lights go to black at the end of the play.
If you go
What: 'Unnecessary Farce' by Paul Slade Smith.
Where: Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables.
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday (additional show 2 p.m. July 22), through Aug. 9.
Cost: $53 Friday-Saturday, $45 other shows (10 percent senior discount, $15 student rush tickets, excludes Saturday-Sunday).
Information: 305-444-9293 or www.actorsplayhouse.org.


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Wild Ride
Driving through the streets of India triggers some slight similarities to driving around Times Square in New York City. While sitting in a van traveling to and from various places, all there is to do is to take in the scenery as we drive throughout Chennai. As I sat in the van; which the little air conditioning provided some shelter against the boiling heat outside, I would see shops line most of the streets, their awnings brights colors which grab you're attention. Some shops are even lined with lights, and resemble the familiar shops of Times Square slightly more. Another observation which has resemblance to home are all of the people that line the sidewalks and that are trying to cross the streets. The women are dressed in beautiful clothes, made of bright, vibrant colors, and decorated with beads also draws my attention as I have never seen anything like this before. Gazing out of the window, I also see small children dressed in uniforms, walking with their friends or family member(s) to school. Seeing people everywhere, adults and children alike, navigation this chaotic situation really astonishes me, as there are basically no rules to the driving here in Chennai. People appear to be calm, pedestrians and drivers alike, as this chaotic mess is normal for them. Lastly, the noise level caught my attention, yet I wasn't phased with the constant loud noises. With the streets not having lanes, honking is a essential part to driving in Chennai as it will let other driver know that you are coming. While I am gazing at the shops, people, and cows going by my window, I sometimes start to fall asleep. Whenever this happens, the loud honking of the cars jolts me back into reality where I resume my gazing, trying to stay awake with the jet lag drowning me, trying to pull me into a deep lull.
One question that immediately comes to my mind is how people manage to stay calm and collected, to not have a fear of being run over by cars. I find the streets of Chennai to be very busy, making the busiest times of New York traffic seem not nearly as bad at all. There not being any stop light or walkways would definitely cause me to feel unsafe, but as I gaze out of the van window, I see young kids walking across these hectic streets by themselves, not flinching or seeming nervous at all. Similar to this, I wonder if the driving in other cities is the same, and if yes, was the adjustment to learning how to drive in Chennai easy to hard. I wonder that if people coming from other countries who drive here also found it difficult to adjust to how driving works in this city.
Gazing out the window and taking this all in made me feel both at ease and in shock/awe of what the people here do. This also made me question my independence and capability to roam the streets, as I feel that the people of Chennai would find the crazy busy streets of New York City to be calm and easy to deal with. Aside from walking the streets, I also feel like the drivers of Chennai are under a lot more stress than the drivers of New York because they drivers here have vehicles coming from all different directions. Since there are no lanes, I feel like they should be concerned about scratching or denting their car, but the drivers show no signs of distress. I have only just arrived two days ago, so everything that I am experiencing, like the driving, completely captures my attention and awes me, always making the car rides interesting.
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Christmas gifts: Enabling Robert to review items he can't afford at a particular moment at no cost for years. Wonderful. Midnight Rec: Mirror's Edge I'm a sucker for a good platforming game. I'll just go back again and again to the same ones to have fun with a bit of a challenge. Mirror's Edge is a new type of platforming game with a much steeper learning curve than the classics I grew up with. So, the writing? Not spectacular, to be honest. It's a standard dystopia from utopia, wrongfully accused, action/thriller story. The innovation is in the mechanics, which are executed brilliantly. Apparently, my understanding is free running is considered a sport by some? Where people literally run through a city, jumping off buildings and climbing on things they shouldn't? Like in the promos? Watch in HD to actually see anything, unfortunately: Turns out in the future, couriers working outside the regulations of the government use free running to deliver messages and investigate things. And, naturally, you play a free runner. So, the platforming element? Very freeform. You have objectives (red objects show you where to go, but are difficult to spot at times), but no clear direction. You're not Superman, so you can't jump to a higher building across a street, but you might make it by swinging on a drainpipe or catching the bottom end of a fire escape. It's innovative, and only kind of annoying when people start shooting at you. And only annoying because it's a distraction from the free running mechanic. If you like beautiful platforming games, give it a go on the XBOX360 or PS3. I really haven't stopped playing since I got it, rare for me with newer games.
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Sometimes we find ourselves lost in the chaos of the day-to-day. Sometimes we find ourselves longing to catch our breath, listen to what our bodies and souls are saying, and lean into silence and questions. Come discover the patterns in your life that are appearing: What are you repeatedly feeling pulled away from, or toward?
If this resonates, please considering joining Refugia in the Ghost River Valley as we practice our values of thoughtful dialogue, curiosity, and silence. This year, we are using the metaphor and inspiration of meaningful coincidences to inspire our discussions and reflections. We will explore the coincidences found in nature and social movements in order to uncover what is speaking to you in your own life.
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The 20th edition of the Raid de Himalaya, like every year, will see a fair number of competitors travelling from different parts of the world to battle with the best in India.
Sri Lanka's Shafraz Junaid, Britain's Suzanne Bull, Nepal's Deepak Sah and our own London-based Amittrajit Ghosh will lead the charge of the foreigners this year.
The Raid will begin in Leh this year on October 8, traversing through some of the highest motorable roads in Ladakh, Zanskar and Kargil, before finishing on October 14.
Sri Lanka's Shafraz Junaid, along with Akhry Ameer, have already transported their Nissan pick-up truck and are eagerly looking forward to make their presence felt in the Raid.
Interestingly, Shafraz and Ameer are fulfilling the dream of Shafraz' father Faizal Junaid, who used to be the navigator for Sri Lanka's celebrated rallyist Cassim Wahab. For years, Junaid Senior and Cassim had dreamt of competing in the Himalayan Rally, which ran from 1981 to 1990. Junaid Junior is now out to achieve his dad's dream.
Shafraz and Ameer have been in Leh for more than a week now, getting used to high-altitude rallying.
"I started rallying more than two decades ago, and Ameer has been my navigator for long. My Dad's dream of rallying in the Himalayas always stayed with me. Last year too, we tried hard to come for Raid de Himalaya but could not make it. We are elated to be here this year," Shafraz said.
Last year, the duo were placed 2nd Runners Up in the Coffee Day Rally of Chikmagalur, which was part of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship.
"Coming for the Raid as been a challenge for individual entrants. We have stretched our budgets to just get here. Our target is simply one thing finish the Raid," Ameer declared.
In another first for the Raid, an Indian with international rallying honours will be racing here. Amitrajit Ghosh, an established name in Indian rallying circles, moved to England five years ago to pursue motorsport internationally.
Ghosh is the only Indian with a podium in a British Rally Championship round and a win in a European Rally Championship Round (Greece). He was also among the top five at the Latvian Rally Championship. Ghosh is driving for Team Mahindra at the Raid.
Raid de Himalaya is the flagship event of the country's premier motorsport club, Shimla-based Himalayan Motorsport.


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Apple is the largest company in the world by market value, and the biggest in North America by net income. Its success has been driven in large part by the most successful technological product ever: the iPhone.
First, let's look at how influential Apple's AAPL, -4.62% iPhone has been. If we chart net income for Apple, Microsoft MSFT, -3.19% and Google GOOG, -3.21%, we can see that Apple had smaller earnings than the other two in 2007 … and then the iPhone happened.
Note that net income growth has grounded to a halt for Apple (and Microsoft) over the past two years.
The risk now is: What's next? Perhaps it's a surprise, but Apple spends less on research and development, both in nominal and relative terms, than Google and Microsoft.
The chart below illustrates R&D expenses nominally.
Apple has fewer products than the other two companies, which perhaps requires less R&D spending. Still, Apple last year released a large OS X update, two new iPhones, two new iPads and the first new product in five years: the Apple Watch.
If we add Facebook FB, -2.36% and Intel INTC, -3.89% to the mix, and chart R&D expenses per dollar of total operating expenses on the y-axis, and R&D expenses per dollar of revenue on the x-axis, we can see Apple is on an island in the lower left-hand quadrant.
IPhone 6 sales have been enormous, and it was recently reported that 51% of new activations came from Apple products, which is much larger than Apple's market share of smartphones. So the iPhone 6 may be the largest success ... of the largest success ever.
While Apple has been under-spending in R&D relative to its peers, it has outspent them on stock buybacks, owing to pressure from the likes of investor Carl Icahn. The company increased expenditures to nearly 20% of total assets from essentially nil, the second-highest ratio among mega-caps in the U.S. in 2014. In the chart below, we have plotted stock repurchases over total assets on the y-axis, and market value on the x-axis.
If we look closely, we can see Microsoft down at around 5%.
We can combine those two phenomena into one visual, plotting stock repurchases over total assets on the y-axis, and R&D spending per dollar of operating expenses on the x-axis.
The company has a willingness to spend money, as you can see, but why not on research and development?
That question becomes even more urgent when we account for the news just reported that Apple is expected to suffer its first decline in iPad shipments since the tablet's 2010 launch.
Apple bulls say 2015 will be a huge year because of the Apple Watch, two new iPhones, and new and upgraded laptops and desktops. But here's the thing: Those products won't affect the bottom line like the original iPhone did. (Admittedly, the Apple Watch is an unknown.)
The Apple Watch better be a hit or, in a year, we will find Apple with the single best-selling technology ever now in its seventh generation, and a bunch of laptops and desktops that have incredible technology but with minimal impact on revenue growth.
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Stories regarding Jets quarterback Sam Darnold's poise and resiliency date back to his time at Sam Clemente High School. And after throwing a pick-six on his first pass attempt in the NFL, the Jets' rookie quarterback completed 16 of his next 20 passes (80%) and threw for two touchdowns in the Green & White's 48-17 blowout of the Lions.
"It's great to see it. It's rare more nowadays," head coach Todd Bowles said of the signal caller's mettle. "It was a little more common back then for whatever reason, but it's a little more rare than when I've been around. And it's exciting to see because he's got an old soul, but he's young in age. He understands the game very well and he works at it the right way."
The Manimal
Linebacker Darron Lee may have earned some more R-E-S-P-E-C-T in Detroit as he broke out, notching his first two career picks and scoring his first professional touchdown, which came on an interception return. He also tied the team lead with seven tackles (Buster Skrine).
"The game slowed down for him," Bowles said. "I don't think he's doing anything that he hasn't done. He's got more knowledge of the game and the film study is easier, He's working his tail off to be the best player he can be and we're happy with it."
Status Quo
Since the Jets reported for spring workouts, they set the bar high for 2018. Monday night was a great way to start the year, but it was just one chapter in a 17-week season and the team is ready to turn the page and prepare for the home opener against the Dolphins.
"Our expectations were like that before the game," Bowles said. "It doesn't change (anything), we had high expectations for ourselves to begin with. That game changes nothing for us because it was one game. We have 15 more to go. We're going to try and win those different ways. Obviously every week won't be the same, but our expectations have not changed."
Bowles said S Doug Middleton, who filled in for the injured Marcus Maye (foot), did a good job and played with a lot of confidence and communicated well with the defense. … Bowles said "we'll see how this week goes" in regard to Maye's potential return to the field. … WR Jermaine Kearse was a game-time decision Monday night, but Bowles elected to sit him. It's too early to tell if Kearse will be available to play Sunday. … The Jets will make their decision in the next day or so whether to keep or let go of LB Kevin Pierre-Louis, who is returning from a one-game suspension. Because of the suspension, Pierre-Louis did not count against the final 53-man roster at the end of the preseason.


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"Before crosses used to frighten me – I used to get goose bumps at the thought of suffering – but now I embrace suffering even before it actually comes, and like this Jesus and I live in love."
–Mother Teresa
I have a picture of Jesus hanging on my wall.
Black and white except the blood, jarring in its redness, the white of the paper punctuated by the very wounds of Christ's suffering.
"Thank You, Jesus," I whisper as I look at the painting, "Thank You for what You've done for me. And oh, make me more like You, and may I accomplish all that You've called me to do. For You deserve it, You sacrificed your life for it."
Do you pray like this?
I think that you do.
"Oh God, use me! Send me! Pour me out!" we pray with fervent hearts aflame with desire to be an instrument in the hand of God.
Yes, oh how we want to see our callings come to pass – this is what we dream of, right? We pray this and we know God will answer, because He's faithful, isn't He?
But then we find ourselves in the middle of suffering.
Suffering in a valley of confusion. Suffering because of rejection or betrayal. Suffering through physical pain. Suffering due to lack. Suffering because of broken dreams or longings unfulfilled. We suffer and then we question God.
Oh God, where are You? Why am I going through this? Aren't You the Saving One who is supposed to deliver me from all evil?
This is a problem.
This has been my problem.
This has been your problem, too.
We encounter Christ, we give Him our lives, but inside our hearts we cry and question when the unexpected causes us pain.
And this is a problem because…
Oh friend hear this…
It's a problem because it is often and usually there in the midst of our suffering that we truly get to know our Lord.
I'm carrying a cross today. And it hurts and I'm scarred, and the blood of it jars me in the midst of my black and white life. I feel the pain and I cry, too, but I have to tell you the truth:
I'm so glad He's honored me with this suffering.
I look back on my life and I see the valleys and the mountaintops, and while the mountaintops granted me fresh air and a spring in my step, it is the valleys that are marked by a deepened understanding of who God is and a strengthening of my faith that I couldn't have discovered without the suffering, and that I would not change for anything.
I'm not kidding. This is not a joke.
Those valleys were dark and horrible and crushed my heart 'til it was hardly beating, my chest caved in 'til I was hardly breathing, but I would do it again and again and again for the sake of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord the way I do now.
And I think you would, too, but maybe you just never had someone tell you that the crosses are worth it, that the blood being spilled is not in vain and it's not the end of you, but it could in fact be the very beginning.
It's the ultimate mystery of the upside-down-ness of the way our God works, of the way that He thinks. The omnipotent ruler became 100% flesh. The One who could have demanded allegiance just by showing a fraction of His power, instead came as a baby and wrapped in the humility that comes simply by being humanity.
He chose to save by giving His life – though He never did anything to deserve that much pain. He never did anything to deserve any pain at all.
Oh, does the thought of His undeserved agony break your heart as it does mine?
But He chose it. Out of His immense Love, He chose to break open and suffer so completely just so we could know Him. And then He offered us this gift:
"Dear friends, don't be surprised at the fiery trials you are going through, as if something strange were happening to you. Instead, be very glad—for these trials make you partners with Christ in his suffering, so that you will have the wonderful joy of seeing his glory when it is revealed to all the world." 1 Peter 4:12-13, NLT
At first glance it doesn't look like a gift, this suffering. It looks like a mess. But can't you see - the greatest gift of all time was also the biggest mess – Jesus, oh Man of Sorrows…
Bearing shame and scoffing rude,
in my place condemned he stood,
sealed my pardon with his blood:
Hallelujah, what a Savior!*
Oh, what a Savior! He wholly took our sin and our shame. And now, somehow in this mess that we live in, this sharing in His sufferings, this is exactly where and how He brings us to know His glory and His grace.
Oh friend, this pain is the very tool that is equipping you not just to truly know Him (and don't you agree, there's nothing more worthwhile than that?), it is also equipping you to fulfill your destiny.
He could not save us if He did not become like us for He couldn't have related with us, and how can we really trust someone who does not have a bloody idea what we are going through?? And there's someone out there who needs that same bloody understanding from you, so that you in turn can show them Christ and how immensely wonderful He is right there in the middle of all the mess.
Oh dear cross that I carry, your rough wood is splintering into my shoulders and I have become so unsteady under your weight. But with tears in my eyes, I look at you with joy, for it is here that I know and gain Christ. And it is here that I become ready to make Him known.
And when this cross is lifted, I will not hope for another to be kept from me. No, but with anticipation of further knowledge of the One I love most dearly, further closeness with His humble heart, I will await its arrival...
...and for that of cross after cross after cross until eternity when all of this pain will be no more and I will perfected in Your presence. Because oh, don't the scriptures say:
Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. James 1:2, NLT
So what about you? Are you buckling under the weight? Are you asking why this pain must be? I see you. I hear you. I understand and I cry for you. So here, let me come beside you and help you carry while you look at this rugged, bloody cross that is stained with your tears, so you can see that it must be. It must be so that you can become, and in the mess of it all is the most extravagant beauty of your knowing Christ and making Him known.
Let us no more fear our crosses. But in anticipating and carrying them, let us like this live together with Jesus in Love.
*Man of Sorrows; PP Bliss; Public Domain


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Shopping cart refers to our shopping in the supermarket to use a shopping device, is an indispensable tool in our lives, shopping in the supermarket shopping cart on the one hand can increase the demand for more buyers, on the other hand more The seller's turnover, can be described as a win-win results in one fell swoop. Supermarket shopping cart appeared in the US market, slowly into our domestic.
With the large influx of foreign-funded enterprises in China's major north-south, not only led to our economic development, but also bring new technology. With the continuous increase in production capacity of enterprises, enterprise product standardization, efficiency is also a natural mention of the agenda up. Supermarket shopping cart is an important tool for shopping modernization and efficiency, so the shopping cart industry has come into being. European shopping cart in accordance with the most commonly used volume is divided into 60L, 80L, 100L, 125L, 150L and so on. Supermarket shopping cart is divided into two categories: common into European shopping cart, Japanese shopping cart. European shopping cart divided into two categories: the first is a stent-type shopping cart, the second category is a tray-style shopping cart.
1. Scaffolding shopping cart
Stent-type shopping cart baskets are made of cold-rolled steel wire, and the surface treatment of the body is similar to that of stainless steel. Coupled with the polyurethane wheels to make our shopping cart more prominent in the shopping. Stent-type shopping cart is based on American carts evolved, the basic functions are relatively similar, more common in small supermarkets.
2. Tray-type shopping cart
Tray-type shopping carts commonly known as "American shopping cart" body has three functions, first, the car basket with children sitting, so convenient for women or children with children shopping, the second, the box can increase the volume of more larger Place the supermarket goods, and the third place below the car body where the shopping basket is placed. This other models of shopping carts and American shopping carts compared to the number of goods placed is far less than.
3. Japanese shopping cart
Japanese-style shopping cart is no special volume division, commonly used is the body frame for the shopping box, the following is placed shopping basket tray. Is characterized by shopping cart and shopping basket can be used at the same time, the disadvantage is that storage of goods worse than the European shopping.


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Useful websites for travelers
The following are websites and other travel info that I have heard or read about. I find these to be very useful to people who want to explore the world in all different ways. A tour, working while traveling, house sitting and so on. If you think I'm missing something please feel free to let me know!
Let's start with the most important! Airfare! This is a list of discount websites I have either used myself or read about in other travel blogs.
Student universe (you need to be either a teacher or a student to get discounts on this site)
cheapoair (USA,Canada,UK)
Jetradar (searches budget airlines too)
Azair (Europe, Middle East)
Webjet (only use this site to search, then book directly through the airline because this site will add on a booking fee)
Look for airline deals with budget airlines. The United Kingdom is famous for tickets often priced just higher then the taxes charged for the ticket.
ryanair.com, easyjet.com, flymonarch.com and in Australia virginaustralia.com has happy hour rates for one hour a day and jetstar.com
For a long layover check out:
Contiki European tour - a tour company that "covers the world from all angles" they have an age range of 18 to 35 year old travelers. They offer 8 different ways of travel options for you to choose from. They range from budget to accommodation in style. They have large groups from 18 to 35 people for the Europe, Australia, North America and New Zealand trips and small groups w/no more than 25 people for Asia and Latin America. 50% of the travelers on these trips are solo while the other half have brought along a friend or significant other. It's a great way to do a tour or somewhere in the world and make new friends.
Coolworks.com - seasonal jobs all over the world! A company trying to connect adventurous job seekers with employers and one another. Many are located at national parks. Here's an example of a few jobs that are on the site right now.
El Capitan Lodge, Alaska
Denali park resorts
Historic Tapoco Lodge, Colorado
And many more...
House sitting options:
posting in many countries-
List your house for free if you are looking for a house sitter, pay $50 a year to be a house sitter and have full access to homeowners requests for a sitter. The money you pay is said to be going back into the maintance of the website.
This site is also around the glide opportunities and free for homeowners and only $20 a year for someone interested in house sitting. Dual memberships are respectable.
Australia based:
housesitworld.com.au, happyhousesitters.com.au, aussiehousesitters.com.au
The maybe not so obvious helpful sites:
Best used when traveling in the USA. You could possibly find housing, a vehicle if you want to buy a car to road trip in and then sell it and many other options for traviling.
An Australia/NZ based website (similar to Craig's list in the USA)
You can buy or sell a vehicle and find ride shares with other travelers here.
Post a message regarding where you are going and ask if anyone in your FB community knows anyone in these upcoming countries of yours. I paid very little for accommodations in NZ, Australia, and Thailand because of my FB community and now I have friends in even more places.
House swap websites similar to the movie The Holiday:
homeexchange.com, homexchangevacation.com, homebasehols.com
Teach English in another country is another way/idea to travel with a purpose, if you find you need that.
Interexchange: international exchange programs, teach English abroad, internships abroad, match with seasonal employees.
Travelers advertising on travel forums for anything helpful, really:
thorn tree.lonelyplanet.com
Ride sharing:
Cuba and New Zealand are common places for hitchhiking to happen
Crew a boat
UK-based crew-seekers international - crewseekers.net (a member ship fee applies)
Lists info on paid positions, shared contribution voyages and working passage trips.
Or try findacrew.net to live in board and eat for free in trade for your
Post your own add in harbor or port towns or look for adds already posted looking for help or just start asking locals if they know of any work.
Flight attendant - travel for free
Join the Peace corps and make a huge impact on other human beings around the world.
Yoga instructor
Travel photographer and sell your photos to stock photo websites.
Work on a cruise ship
carnival.com, royalcaribbean.com
Best option for short term contracts is to offer an area of expertise for education or entertainment of the passengers.
These jobs aren't as great as crew members work long hours, stay below deck and are allowed off the ship only about every other stop.
Transport other people's vehicles:
Helping a person move their car when they have moved from one place to another. To start this process connect with car rental or relocation companies. Some of these companies will be looking for drivers to relocate a car in a limited amount of days. You could also advertise yourself for this service in your own city and the city where you want to travel, if you wanted.
A few Australian based rental companies are blitz.com.au and maui.com.au and they are sometimes in need of drivers to re locate. At the end of a season they often need to move many vehicles to one location that's higher in demand. You normally need to be 21 for this job and you should have some flexibility in your travels to be able to work with the companies who need you.
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms
An international network of organic farmers who offer opportunities for volunteers to help. A membership fee is required to gain access to the farm info in the country you want to visit.
Trade work at a hostel for your stay
You can ask the front desk upon arrival if you can trade your night(s) stay for work or you can call in advance to ask. Usually they want you to stay more than one night for work/stay trades. You could also try looking for jobs off sites such as hostelworld.com (the message board), backpack.co.nz (jobs within NZ)
You can look for random everyday type work over seas
You could nanny with greataupair.com or aupair.com but there is an age limit cut off for this 25 or 30 years old is the max age you can be for this, I believe.
Something outdoors might be more fitting: anyworkanywhere.com for listings of fruit picking working visas are also a way to go but also have age cut off of 25 or 30 years old so check this out before you get to old.
goworkabout.com is an Australian based seasonal jobs site that are pre arranged.
Organize a group tour
Some travel companies might offer you a discount or free travel if you organize a large(ish) group for said tour. You'd be known as a "group leader". You are just the person you gathers the people to go along with you in the adventure the company does the rest.
adventuresincorporated.com or adventure-abroad.com or look into a tour that interests you.
globaladventurechallenges.com, acrossthedivide.com, and charitytreks.ca are all sites where you can take on a challenge in the name of a charity.
You can always enter into contests, even if you are someone who never wins anything. If you have the time to invest (think of it like a hobby) then it could pay off with a free trip somewhere. Google: travel contests
And see what comes up!
Volunteering on a project in another country -
This may allow you the opportunity to fundraiser to support the work that you are going to do. (Vergemagazine.com)
Some of these projects may provide you with food and housing and occasionally flights but that's usually asking a lot.
Lions club (.org) and rotary club (.org) will usually support you as well as family, friends, the church you might go to and other social groups.
This can be a very rewarding experience and a chance to experience the culture of that country better!
Giving credit to my findings:
Posts seen on FB
Advice from friends
Andrea Gourgy with verge magazine
Nomad travelers


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BE. volunteers prepared a fantabulous Thanksgiving-themed meal for our November monthly meal service at SafeHouse of Seminole. Eleven volunteers prepared more than 20 dishes including chicken, gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, vegetable dishes, fruit platters, salad, breads, olives & cheese, potatoes, pasta dishes, and more. Dessert included apple and pumpkin pies and creative turkey cupcakes!
For those in shelters and experiencing other challenges, loss, or isolation, the holidays can be a particularly difficult time. Volunteers who invest the time to make a difference provide not only a comforting meal, but also demonstrate compassion and create community. They give the gift of hope.
Thank you to our volunteers for their time, talent, and donations. And thank you to EVERYONE who takes the time this holiday season to make a positive difference. Remember that every face you see has a story you don't know, every heart misses someone, and everyone benefits from the kindness of others. Whether you volunteer, make a donation, or just take a moment to help someone in the grocery store, you make the world a better place.
"There is more good than bad in the world; more light than dark. And YOU can make more light." – Robert H. Reynolds
Get involved with us this holiday season!
We have some great opportunities for giving, volunteering, and just plain socializing in the next month or so.
- Donate STEM toys! Participate in our STEM Toy Drive – bringing math & science themed toys to holiday gift programs for at-risk children in our community. Last drop off is the morning of December 17th. [Read more]
- Donate blood! Join us at Target in Oviedo on December 10th from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Get on the bus with us, drop off STEM toys, or just say hello – we'd love to meet you. Look for the BE. Orlando and the Central Florida Freethought Community community tents in the parking lot near the Big Red Bus. [Read more]
- Support a scholarship! Looking for a great way to make a last-minute donation before year end? Join us in supporting a new local scholarship fund supporting secular students at UCF. [Read more]
- Volunteer! Our Christmas Holiday meal serve at SafeHouse is on the second Wednesday of the month. Membership is required and space is limited, so visit soon. [Read more]
- Join the Leadership Team! After five years of serving our community and our members, we are establishing an advisory board to help us increase our impact and achieve some longer-term goals. If you are interested in serving on the advisory board, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Secular Gratitude
Recently at an advocacy event we were approached by a Christian who wanted advice on including their newly "out" Atheist son in the family tradition of grace before meals. As the holidays come closer, mixed-perspective family and friend groups can feel stress and fear of being excluded or excluding others. Please visit our site on Secular Gratitude for information on secular reflection, grace, and "prayer", as well as a collection of popular secular and multi-perspective inclusive examples.
- SafeHouse of Seminole
- Holiday STEM toy Drive
- Make an appointment for the 12/10 blood drive
- BE. Orlando event calendar
- Secular Gratitude
- Secular Student Scholarship Fund


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Being The Change
The majority of us have at least one area in our lives that we wish were different. It could be marital status, financial position, fitness or career. We will live with the growing sense of discomfort and dissatisfaction until we reach the level where we have to take some action. However, we are by nature very impatient. We want what we want asap, forgetting that the situation that we want to improve emerged gradually.
Navigating our way to change can be arduous but if we look upon the task as an exciting opportunity to transform, the journey can be enjoyable.
Being committed will call on parts of your character that you possibly would not have uncovered. You will be surprised not only by who you are but who others around you really are too.
Some will celebrate you and others will berate you because your focus will highlight what they desire for themselves and yet have failed to commit to.
Lasting change will most often take longer than you could have anticipated. There will be seemingly endless stretches of time when it feels like nothing is moving and your efforts are in vain. Solid foundations are buried deeply underground out of sight and can take longer to build than the structure they inevitably support.
Weeks, months, years could pass and you may still feel no further forward than the day you started and this is where your patience and faith will be most tested. In a world where so much proof of success is recognised by external trinkets and trophies, internal inspection receives no merit and yet it is the people who have done the arduous work who are celebrated as an 'overnight success'.
Stay strong and have faith. There will be signs along the way that you are progressing even when others cannot see. Conversations that used to entertain you feel like time wasted. Habits that would distract you hold no interest. You may start to feel that you just do not fit in anymore.
True transformation requires tenacity and there will be many times when you question why you started. As you edge further forward towards your desires and away from the limbo of their here nor there one of the most satisfying signs is when someone sees you as the person you are striving to be. It is almost as if they are speaking to you from your future and confirmation that your belief in yourself is paying off.
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Peanut Butter Cookies
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Keto-friendly Peanut Butter Cookies
1 egg (pasture-raised, organic)
1 cup creamy peanut butter or almond butter
¼ tsp sea salt
¾ cup Just Like Sugar (I found the sugar makes a difference in the texture. This one works great!)
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp vanilla
3 tbsp water
In a medium bowl, mix the egg and peanut butter with a hand mixer until well-mixed.
Add salt, baking powder, vanilla, and water, and mix again. You'll see the mixture is more balled up than it is on a smooth batter or dough. After mixing for just a minute, set the mixer aside and finish the mixing with your hand, kneading the dough so it becomes a smooth batter.
Scoop 1 inch balls (I use a cookie baller and I'm in love with it!) onto a parchment or silicone matt lined cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. They do not spread. Using a fork, create the classic criss-cross design by pressing the fork to flatten the dough a bit, then pressing again to cross it (making a big tic-tac-toe design). Cookies should remain a bit more than ¼ inch thick.
Bake at 350 for 13-15 minutes. Enjoy!
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It was 9pm at night and I had been contemplating calling my doctor for hours.
This was my first pregnancy and while I had been peeing my pants for the majority of the last 4 months, something seemed a little different this time.
But, this was also my first pregnancy. And I didn't want to look like an idiot if, what I thought was my water breaking, was just me peeing myself (again).
What made it difficult was that I only had my best friend to talk to about it, and she'd never had a baby before.
I was single and I hadn't heard from my ex since I told him I was pregnant. His promise to "do his part" more than fell short when I never heard from him again. He never called to check on me. He never bothered to ask me if the baby was a boy or girl. He didn't even know when my due date was. So, consulting in him wasn't going to happen.
I remember calling my dad at 11pm so that he could take me to the hospital. We were both sure that this was a false alarm. After all, his experience with having 3 babies resulted in water breaking just like in the movies.
After getting to the hospital, just my dad and I, a quick test determined that it was, in fact, amniotic fluid and I had a slow leak. It was time. Holy shit.
Pitocin was started and calls were made and the next day, after an emergency c-section following nearly 10 hours of labor and only 2 centimeters of dilation, I welcomed my first baby into the world.
And while I didn't have the support of my baby's biological father, I had the support of my friends and family and a team of amazing nurses.
Being 23 years old, this was the first time that I had really experienced the care of a nurse outside of a quick doctor's office visit and I found myself relying on my nurse more than anyone for the next few days.
When my baby's heart rate dropped during labor, my nurse stood by the machines and watched paper feed out until I was wheeled out for my emergency c-section.
When I was adamant about breastfeeding, my nurse was with me at midnight helping my baby latch on.
When it was time to get up and walk for the first time, my nurse was there supporting me and literally keeping me from collapsing.
When I was starving after dinner, my nurse found me a snack.
When I was dying to wash my hair before I was allowed to shower, my nurse went to another floor and found me a shampoo shower cap.
When I was exhausted and too tired to try to breastfeed (again) in the middle of the night, my nurse reassured me that giving her a bottle was not the end of our breastfeeding journey.
When I was crying in pain after walking for the first time, my nurse quickly retrieved pain medication for me.
When I couldn't bend over to put socks on my cold feet, my nurse did it for me.
When it was time for my first shower, my nurse helped me walk in there and didn't bat an eye at my deflated belly and hunched back.
When the bathroom looked like a murder scene after my first shower, my nurse cleaned it up while I apologized profusely.
My nurse never asked me where my help was. She never questioned me about having a baby by myself. She didn't roll her eyes at my ridiculous needs. She didn't criticize me or judge me. She cared for me.
Yes, she was getting paid to do that, but we've all experienced the attitude of someone being paid to do something that they don't want to do- and she didn't possess that attitude.
It was so unnatural to have a stranger care for me, to literally wipe me down and help me walk and do things outside of her job description. All the while, the person who should've been there, doing those things was gone.
But, she did it with grace. She did it with kindness. She did it with a genuine heart to help people.
You can always tell when someone you encounter is doing something out of passion; when they've found their calling.
I'm forever indebted to my nurse who cared for me with such compassion during a critical time in both my life and my baby's life.
I've heard horror stories about "bad nurses" and poor caregivers and I'm so thankful for my experience.
My nurse made all the difference in the world. She made my birthing experience as good as it could possibly be.
And while I'd like to think my experience was personal- it wasn't a reflection on me, but rather on her. I wasn't more deserving; it's just who she is.
Hats off to all of the amazing nurses out there!


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A Beginners Guide to Android
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Welcome to our free course: A Beginners Guide to Android
Android is one of the most popular mobile operating systems in the world which is developed by Google. Many smartphone manufacturers use it on their devices, some of these include Samsung, LG, Huawei, and Asus.
In this course we'll go through all the basics you need to know to start using and making the most of your Android phone or tablet. Keep in mind that there are various versions of Android available and in each version some of the steps can be a bit different, with this in mind I've done my best to offer steps for other versions as well, if a guide doesn't work for you check if there are any alternative methods available at the bottom of the lesson.
To get started simply start going through the lessons below one by one until you have completed all of them, once you've completed all the lessons you will be able to claim a free certificate of completion.
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First Love
by Joyce Carol Oates
Rated B+
Published in 1997
86 Pages
Comments: This is a difficult book to review. Well, it's more like a novella, but anyway. It was a hard book to read, short as it was. I frequently had to put it down because it disgusted me so much. But that was the point.
I'm going to quote the Publisher's Weekly Review in a second. It tells what the story is about so much better than I can.
From Publishers Weekly Oates's compelling gothic tale, set in Upstate New York apparently in the late 1950s or early '60s, is an intense, perfervid study of child sxual abuse, religious hpocrisy and family breakdown. Eleven-year-old Josie and her ruthlessly self-centered mother, Delia, spend a summer at the weather-worn house of Josie's angry, forbidding great-aunt Esther Burkhardt, whose son, Jared Sr, a Presbyterian minister, died mysteriously years ago after his church burned down. Delia is distant and volatile, often physically abusive; she has just left her husband for mysterious reasons. Esther's gaunt, solitary, compulsively clean grandson, Jared Jr., a bookish 25-year-old seminary student, repeatedly preys on Josie, sexually violating her, taunting her in a low, hypnotic voice. He cuts her stomach with a broken clamshell, forces her to lick her own blood to seal their bond as cousins, shows her porno photos of tortured, naked girls and terrifies her into silence with his threats. Guilt-ridden, emotionally numb Josie becomes a class clown and troublemaker who obsessively digs her nails into her own flesh, symbolically punishing herself. With her usual skill, Oates creates a claustrophobic atmosphere of festering evil. Through hints, forebodings, and mythic symbols, her slim but hypnotic tale speaks volumes about the pain and helplessness of sexually abused children too frightened to speak out to uncomprehending adults. The power of this beautifully produced book is augmented by Moser's eerie woodcuts, which crystallize the aura of menace. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.–
Joyce Carol Oates is obviously a master at her craft. By turns this book was horrifying in it's explicit nature; no she didn't outright describe the physical abuse – it was more the mental abuse of what happens to this poor girl and it was indescribably scary. It was very disturbing, but I know it was intended to be that way and Oates definitely did her job and did it well.


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The only thing worse than being locked in is facing what you locked out...
Rett Ward knows how to hide. He's had six years of practice at Walling Home, the state-run boarding school where he learned how to keep his head down to survive.
But when Rett wakes up locked in a small depot with no memory of how he got there, he can't hide. Not from the stranger in the next room. Or from the fact that there's someone else's blood on his jumpsuit.
Worse, every time he tries to escape, he wakes up right back where he started. Same day, same stranger, same bloodstained jumpsuit.
As memories start to surface, Rett realizes that the logo on the walls is familiar, the stranger isn't a stranger, and the blood on his jumpsuit belongs to someone—or something—banging on the door to get in.
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Bonfire events and firework displays in Berkshire
PUBLISHED: 11:08 30 October 2018 | UPDATED: 09:55 06 November 2018
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Our guide to some of the best displays taking place across Berkshire this year
Sandhurst - Saturday 27 October
Local residents are invited to come down to Sandhurst Memorial Park to join in with a free firework event. The firework display will take place at 7.30pm and the countdown to the fireworks will be conducted by local band Hudsons Choice. There will be live entertainment on our stage from 5pm and throughout the evening.
Windsor Racecourse - Saturday 3 November
Royal Windsor Racecourse is once again hosting a fireworks spectacular, this year themed as 'Spookfest'. The display will be set to all your favourite spooky movies with a themed funfair, games area and more.
Wokingham - Saturday 3 November
The event kicks off at around 6pm with a torchlight procession leaving from the Market Place in the town centre as well as a fun fair on Cantley Field. Fireworks start at 7.30pm followed by a huge bonfire. All proceeds go to local charities.
Friends of Pangbourne Primary School Firework Fiesta - Saturday 3 November
This annual event at Pangbourne Primary School consists of a delightful 20 minute firework display complete with barbecue, bonfire and bar serving beer from West Berkshire Brewery! Entertainment starts at 5.30pm with the fireworks at 7pm.
Reading Lions Club - Saturday 3 November
With fairground attractions, a great range of refreshments and tickets at just £7 for adults, a trip to this display at Reading City FC certainly wouldn't go amiss.
Ascot Racecourse - Saturday 3 November
Tickets start at £19 for Ascot's Fireworks Spectacular Family Raceday with the start of the jumps season followed by stunning firework display.
Chieveley - Monday 5 November
Chieveley are going all out for their 50th anniversary with their 'Guy Competition', torch lit procession and amazing firework display. Gates open at 6.15pm with a good selection of locally sourced food and drink.


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Marra Camp is basically a large scale adventure camp. Ran by Northumberland Scouts, it is open to all sections of Scouting and Guiding from groups in Northumberland and across the UK. Every two years on the last May bank holiday weekend Marra Camp takes place each time with a distinct theme.
The event is still based on the old Caud Marra camps, which were winter activities camps held in February all about fun, adventure and meeting new friends.
Two years on and Marra Camp is back for 2016, bigger and better than ever before, this time going to the Wild West! We promise a weekend packed full of fun, friendship and adventure as cowboys and cowgirls descend on Causey Park Farm.
We've got some amazing activities that have never been at Marra before, along with fantastic evening entertainment and plenty of wild west fun to keep Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Guides and Rangers busy all weekend long.
Cubs are especially welcome to join in as there will be special shindig just for them to mark the centenary of Cub Scouting. We are also delighted to welcome Beaver colony's along on the Sunday to take part in the western adventure.
The event takes place from Friday 27th to Monday 30th May 2016 and is open to all members of Scouting and GirlGuiding not only across Northumberland but from anywhere in the UK (and further afield!).
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Please come along and support your group whilst having a great night. We are looking for race sponsors and jockey sponsors, please contact Allison if you are interested. A race night is great fun for all the family and you might even win some money. Tickets are available from any leader and only cost £5 per adult and £ 3 per child under 14. A pea and pie supper is included.
Ashington Rugby Club 7th October 2016
Santa Clause is coming to Ashington. From 10th December Santa wil be visiting children all over the west end of Ashington. Come out and visit his sleigh , tell him what you would like for Christmas. His sleigh is brightly lit and very loud.
10th December - Orchid Meadows
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text: I was so excited when Kathleena asked me to take pictures of her and her husband, Armando! They're a beautiful couple and so sweet! We had a fun time exploring Greenfield Lake Park and Wrightsville Beach. We had been concerned about the rain, but the clouds cleared and the sunset on the beach didn't disappoint, as usual! I love these pictures and hope you enjoy them, too!


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Lamborghini Huracan Smokes Tuned SUPRA!(VIDEO)
Every single car guy knows that Toyota Supra is not a car you want to mess with because there so many videos on internet showing that Supra is humiliating much more powerful and expensive cars. A lot of Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Porsche owners were humiliated by a 20 year old tuned Supra. However, if the driver is not good enough for racing even a superfast tuned Supra could not help him in a drag race battle, especially not versus Lamborghini Huracan.
Lamborghini Huracan Smokes Tuned SUPRA 2
In the video below you can see a battle between a high dollar Lamborghini Huracan without a rear bumper and a tuned Toyota Supra. According to the sound and the performance the Lambo was probably tuned from a very good tuning shop like Underground Racing and the reason why the rear spoiler was off is because the owner wants to suprises some fast cars' owners on the street.
So, turn on the speakers and enjoy this amazing video with the battle of the titans. However the Supra's owner will not be happy with the outcome of the race. Check out the video to see why.
Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts with us in the comment section below and please also share this great post with your friends on Facebook.


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Foodies, rejoice! New app on the block IndulgeSmart, now ready to go on an expansion rampage, wants to take you out to dinner.
Their newly-introduced "Refer a Friend" feature allows you to share the app with your friends through WeChat or QR code, and get them to join your "Smart Crew". You'll receive a 200RMB restaurant voucher for the first five friends that sign up through you, and the bigger your crew grows, the more vouchers you'll win — not bad!
IndulgeSmart's new "intelligent search" also allows you to sift through a growing number of user-generated reviews based on specific dining interests. Think of it as a search engine that helps you find out what foodies in Shanghai are saying about "rooftop bars", "happy hours", "craft beer" or anything else that might tickle your fancy. We did a search for "pretentious" and found a few pretentious places to take our visitors to the next time 😉
Jamie Barys, Chief Eating Officer at UnTour Shanghai (formerly editor of Talk Magazine), describes IndulgeSmart as "one of the most user-friendly English apps", including "certain paid apps that are constantly needing updates and still don't manage to cover the whole city".
"I use FourSquare and Dianping constantly on my phone to find out about new restaurants and check out reviews of existing ones. IndulgeSmart takes the best of both of those and turns it into a more useful app, especially for Shanghai residents who don't read Chinese and can't use Dianping to its fullest extent," says Barys. "Also, the user reviews on IS seem more genuine than Dianping, where it's common practice for restaurants to pay fake reviewers to seed their pages with positive comments, or attack their competitors with negative ones."
Download IndulgeSmart on the App Store or GooglePlay, or visit www.indulgesmart.com.


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HUNAGI attracts visitors worldwide
"...Very impressive global uptake of your blog!!!
With my best personal wishes for a no doubt productive 2008..."
Mention should be made, the website of the UNSDI Newsletter operated by our sister organisation in The Netherlands NCO reached visitors from over 100 countries last week. HUNAGI blog in English attracted visitors from 84 countries in a single month (in November 2007).


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text: Last week I crafted an easy mid-week dinner that is light enough to eat during the recent heat wave we've been so fortunate to endure. Whole Foods was having a special on salmon burgers for $2.99, which I couldn't resist (I'm a sucker for a protein-based meal in this price range). I ended up toasting a whole wheat pita and baking the burgers at 400 degrees for about 8-10 minutes. I topped the toasted pita with the salmon burger, cucumbers, and drizzled with Whole Food's Tzatziki Sauce and fresh Greek feta. As a side, I sauteed broccoli and kale with olive oil, lemon juice, and a splash of balsamic vinegar. The entire meal was quite inexpensive and also paired nicely with a glass of chilled Rose. Keep a look out for these salmon burgers; they're quite versatile and tasty. Leave a comment


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Podcast Interviews: The Art of NOT Selling
You may currently be researching and thinking about whether podcast interviews should be included in your marketing strategy, or you may already be a seasoned and experienced expert guest. Wherever you are in the process, you have defined reasons and needs that podcast exposure affords.
There are many benefits that come from getting into the podcast scene - increased book sales, more traffic to your website, defining yourself as a thought-leader, greater exposure to new clients and exciting joint venture opportunities...we could go on. But, there is more to an interview than getting booked on to a show and simply turning up ready to sell yourself, service or product to an audience! So, how do we truly achieve the benefits?
To be successful with podcast guesting it is important that we understand that this form of marketing, as brilliant and effective as it is, does not work if approached with normal sales techniques. You cannot go on a show, define what you think the listener's needs are, and then deliver the perfect solution, e.g, your book, service, website etc...this approach simply does not work within the podcast world, and will likely bring you the very opposite results you desire.
I had the good fortune of being cc'd in a recent email that explained this beautifully and reminded me of how vitally important this point is for success in podcasting. It was from an expert booker who shared a personal experience one Friday afternoon with her clients. It read like this...
"Happy Friday!! I hope this month has been amazing for you. In my family, we are counting down the days until we get to go to Disneyland. (159 to be exact!)
(Trust me, keep reading, this will all tie together in a moment!)
In our excitement, we are listening to a lot of podcasts about Disney and during a recent episode, I found myself wanting to share a bit of...let's call them tips or tricks.
First, I love Disney! Everything about Disney. I love diving deep into the subject. This one show had on a guest that was giving so much amazing content that I could tell he really knew his stuff. He has a book out that he is selling. I know this because throughout the interview he mentioned it, repeatedly. Normally, this is a book I would probably go out and buy if I had heard about it, but after listening to him "sell" me his book for an entire episode, I had no interest in purchasing it at all. I felt nagged at and ended up finding it exhausting.
When a host has a guest on their show, they introduce the guest, giving shout outs to what the guest is up to. It helps prove to the listeners why they should listen. Each host also gives the guest a moment at the end, a call to action, to "sell" to their audience in a one or two sentence plug. The time in the middle is when a guest should be connecting with the audience through great stories or tips. It is a time for the guest to really have fun and not worry about trying to sell. If a guest is powerful in their connection making, the audience will be primed to "buy" whatever the guest is "selling" because they feel connected to the guest.
I do a podcast myself, as you may know, on beer. I had a gentleman on one of my shows talking about social media and breweries. He gave great info and by the end of the show *I* wanted to buy his book, as the host!
Remember, when you are on a show, bring your best stories and tips. Don't be afraid to be passionate and show emotion.You literally get to talk right in a potential clients ear. Connect with them so they love you, as much as I love you, all!! I want you each to succeed because you all have such amazing reasons and methods you are working with!
Keep up the great work and have a super wonderful weekend!!!
I am sure you would agree, Amanda makes a clear point - "selling" during a podcast interview does not work!
There is an ancient proverb that says "The generous person will prosper", a simple but powerful statement, and one that is very relevant to the world of podcasting.
When you are invited to be on a show as an expert guest, concentrate your efforts on delivering your insight, experience and offer valuable content in a generous way. Of course, at the end of the interview be sure to mention your website or book for anyone who wants more info. If you have an attitude of giving during the interview, listeners will be more likely to feel an emotional connection with you and be drawn to your message. The audience will remember you as an expert, not as someone selling them something. They will respect you and appreciate the content you delivered and because of this, they are far more likely to want to check out your website to find out more about you and your business. In addition, the show host who extended the invitation to you, will be grateful that you "gave" to their valued audience. The effort you make to build a fine reputation among the podcast community will result in great connections and more interviews.
So, wherever you are in the process of podcast guesting, always have the intention of being generous with audiences and hosts, give value, and deliver great content - practice and perfect the art of NOT selling!


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The Garden Club of Cape Coral invites the public to participate in a new program, "Fun with Flowers" where participants, under the direction of club members, will create a flower arrangement to take home. You do not need to be a member to participate.
All supplies-container, greens, flowers, as well as the use of any tools needed, will be included for a cost of $15. The first session is on Friday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Garden Council Headquarters, 2166 Virginia Ave.,, Fort Myers. Classes are limited to 20-30 so please register early to save a place.
A registration form is available on the Cape Coral Garden Club website (gardenclubofcapecoral.com). Please complete the form and return it with your check for $15.00 made payable to The Garden Club of Cape Coral no later than Friday, October 12 to: Garden Club of Cape Coral, P.O. Box 152022, Cape Coral, FL 33915-2022. Additional sessions will be held on Friday, Dec. 14; Friday, Feb. 8, and Friday, April 12. Questions may be directed to Fran McIntyre at 860-967-9681.


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It's one thing to marry someone who's years older than you, but to tie the knot with a man whose children were born before you? Now THAT'S a bold move!
Scroll through the gallery below for a look at Céline Dion, Coco Austin and more stars who are younger than their stepchildren!