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Flood in Nabadwip
The flood of 2000 broke all its past records in terms of severity and scale of devastation. SPADE had initiated its field level activities from Nabadwip in the District of Nadia as a consequence of a devastating flood in 2000. Nabadwip rural and urban areas were submerged under a record 11 feet of water. More than 70% of Nabadwip's population was stranded. Huts were washed away and the homeless were moved to temporary shelters like school buildings. 18 people lost their lives in Nabadwip and about 4,915 looms have been affected by the rain. The whole area was waterlogged. Vidyasagar College in Nabadwip was listed as one of the higher education centers that were badly damaged.
During this period, SPADE, with active support of OXFAM came forward to participate in the relief distribution activities among the distressed villagers in Mahishura GP of Nabadwip. SPADE personnel stayed there for few days to perform the assigned tasks and thus a rapport was built with the flood victims. Some comments of those victims were like "…you will return back to Calcutta after your job is over, but we shall be right here with the same destiny of suffering and hardship due to flood year after year…" really initiated some serious thoughts regarding doing something which would create a sustainable impact on these people. This line of thinking actually gave birth to the philosophy of community participation and involvement in the whole gamut of flood preparedness and thus to minimize the flood damages as far as practicable. So, in the process, the Project, Community Based Disaster Preparedness (CBDP) took shape with the other Inter Agency Group partners.
What makes a disaster?
A disaster is a severe disruption to a community's survival and livelihood systems, resulting from people's vulnerability to hazard impacts and involving loss of life and/or property on a scale which overwhelms their capacity to cope unaided.
This means that disasters – even so-called 'natural disasters' – are not exogenous and uncontrollable events, temporarily departing from normality, though they are often seen as such. Disasters can be reduced, and in some instances even prevented, by supporting people's ability to resist hazard impacts.
Vulnerability and poverty
Vulnerability results from people's exposure to hazards and their susceptibility to hazard impacts. It reflects social, economic, political, psychological and environmental variables, shaped by dynamic pressures (such as urbanisation) that are linked to the national and international political economy.
The converse of vulnerability is capacity to anticipate, cope with, resist and recover from hazard impacts. People's capacities can be realised through collective action within a favourable institutional environment (local, national and international) to establish societal resilience.
Disasters & Losses – Global picture
According to the United Nations, over the past twenty years disasters from natural hazards have affected 4.4 billion people, claimed 1.3 million lives and caused $2 trillion in economic losses. For the first time, disaster losses globally have topped $100bn for three consecutive years (2010–2012), far outstripping humanitarian aid.
Whilst all countries suffer disasters, they have the greatest impact on poor countries. 86 per cent of deaths from flooding occur in low or low-middle income countries, compared with ten per cent in upper middle and four per cent in high income countries.
Disaster Risk Reduction, Governance & Mainstreaming – UNDP's view
Natural hazards on their own do not result in disaster. Rather, it is the vulnerability of populations in countries that has a direct bearing on levels of disaster.
Mainstreaming of DRR is a governance process enabling the systematic integration of DRR concerns into all relevant development spheres.
DRR governance and mainstreaming interventions have become an integral part of the majority of UNDP DRR programmes and projects. Activities implemented by UNDP include:
Supporting DRR policy, legal and regulatory framework development and reform Policies, laws and regulations provide the foundation upon which strategies can be built to integrate risk reduction into development practice. UNDP provides technical assistance for the establishment of policy, legal and regulatory frameworks; the enforcement and incentive/disincentive procedures based on DRR legislation and policy; the preparation of national and local action plans to mainstream decentralized DRR into the development process; and the review, revision and updating process established for DRR policy, legal and regulatory framework improvement.
Integrating decentralized DRR into local-level development
Some DRR tasks are best centralized, and others can be devolved to the local level. Participation, monitoring and mediation are best undertaken at the local level and in this way decentralization can – depending on the context – effectively support DRR objectives. UNDP provides technical support for the integration of DRR into the national decentralization framework; public awareness campaigns that are specific to local needs and are locally owned or managed; and the preparation of detailed and costed proposals to extend the mandate and coverage of local disaster information centres.
Conducting DRR analysis
Effective capacity development, advocacy and programming require thorough analysis. UNDP supports diverse analyses, such as sectoral policy papers on a country's existing disaster-related laws (and suggested revisions thereof); disaster risk management financing analysis, covering public sector spending for DRR, relief and response; and assessment for identifying key gaps in DRR capacity, which provides the basis for incorporating relevant DRR activities into budgeted projects of development plans at the appropriate level.
DRR advocacy, awareness and education
Public awareness and advocacy activities are central to UNDP's DRR work. With its national and local partners, UNDP supports the organization of seminars with parliamentarians, media and civil society about allocating funds for DRR and operationalizing local disaster management agencies; the establishment of mechanisms to integrate training sessions on DRR as part of official training programmes for senior and middle-level officials of national and provincial governments and agencies; and the integration of DRR knowledge within existing primary and secondary educational programmes like hazard-based media programmes and private sector disaster risk public awareness programmes.


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4 Easy Halloween Make-up Ideas
- by DHCskincare on 24/10/2018
We asked a few of our in—house beauty experts and a special guest influencer for ideas for quick DIY Halloween looks to create using just a few make—up essentials. They did not disappoint. Read on for tips for these cute, clever and adorable last—minute Halloween looks for all skin types.
Sultry Scarecrow
Time: 5 minutes
Ann B., Web Content Editor
Products used: Velvet Skin Coat, Liquid Eyeliner EX
Ann starts with a fresh, un—made—up face.
Prime and prep for a long—lasting look.
Using liner, trace a thin line out across your cheeks, crossing the lines at alternating intervals.
Don't forget to line your eyes!
A bold red lipstick goes on cheeks, nose and lips.
Bambi Bae
Time: 5 minutes
Khandeece L., Assistant Digital Marketing Manager
Products used: Velvet Skin Coat, Q10 Moisture Care Liquid Foundation EX, Liquid Eyeliner EX
Khandeece is ready to go!
Prime, prep and mattify.
Use a cotton bud and a lighter—colour foundation to easily paint on deer spots.
Liner creates a perfectly pert and shiny black nose.
Pop on an antler headband and you're done.
Kawaii Kitty
Time: 5 minutes
Amanne S., Communications Manager
Products used: Velvet Skin Coat, Liquid Eyeliner EX, Mascara Perfect Pro Double Protection, Rich Eye Zone Care Pack, Lip Cream
Amanne's face is primed and ready for her anything—but—basic cat make—up look.
Sketch on a nose and whiskers with liner.
Coat lashes with Japanese tube—technology mascara for a flirty gaze.
De—puff and moisturise while you party with a sheet mask.
Glide on a lip balm by itself or under lipstick.
Pretty Pop Art
Time: 30 minutes
Ashlee C., Social Media Influencer
Products used: Velvet Skin Coat, Q10 Moisture Care Liquid Foundation EX, Liquid Eyeliner EX
Ashlee starts with her basic make—up over a primed face.
Draw on a bold, black brow.
Bright coral/red matte shadow comes next.
Create a precise cut—crease look with more black liner.
Black liner and white highlighter give your features a '50s comic look.
More liner! Now's not the time to be shy.
Use liner to apply dots in a grid pattern …
And more dots …
A black line around your lips preps them for bright red lipstick.
Add a wig for a pop of pop—art colour!

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Verekinthos Villa is one large villa made up of 3 connected yet independent buildings. Each of these best accommodates 2 people and can accommodate up to 3 people.
As the estate is made up of 3 buildings, it is best suited to large families or friends travelling together. Each offers the desired privacy and ideal opportunity to spend quality time, activities and meals together.
Exclusivity regardless of the number of guests: Guests booking the villa/s will be the only guests at that time, regardless of number. This is to mean that should 2 people book Verekinthos Villas (and are allocated the main building), there will be no other 'stranger' guests in the 2nd and 3rd building.
Main Building:
This was the main house and is the historic home of the Papafilipakis family dating back to 1800's. It used to function as the home in which its owners stored flour, wheat and where they made wine and tsikoudia.
Today it is made up of a living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom.
The living room has large comfortable leather couches, solid wood paneled ceiling and fine stone finishes on the interior walls. Here you will also find a fireplace with firewood, satellite TV, DVD player, radio and CD player, board games and even a photo album which shows the stages in which Verekinthos was revamped and rebuilt. Also, take advantage of the telescope to gaze at the stars from Verekinthos Villa's spectacular location!
Slightly elevated from the living room is the dining room (6-seater) which is open to the well equipped kitchen. The kitchen is equipped with a fridge, stove, oven, extractor fan, kettle, coffee maker, toaster, microwave oven, mixer, small blender, crockery and cutlery.
The functional and warmly decorated bathroom has a large bathtub with shower curtain and washing machine.
The bedroom (upstairs) has a large double bed, wooden floors, dresser, ample cupboard space, safe box, air conditioning unit and views to the mountains from the windows.


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Inference for impulse response functions from multivariate strongly persistent processes31-07-2014
This paper considers a multivariate system of fractionally integrated time series and investigates the most appropriate way for estimating Impulse Response (IR) coefficients and their associated confidence intervals. The paper extends the univariate analysis recently provided by Baillie and Kapetanios (2013), and uses a semi parametric, time domain estimator, based on a vector autoregression (VAR) approximation. There are theoretical reasons for making the lag length of the VAR proportional to [ln(T)^2].
Results are also derived for the orthogonalized estimated IRs which are generally more practically relevant. Simulation evidence strongly indicates the desirability for applying the Kilian small sample bias correction, which is found to improve both the estimated orthogonalized and the non-orthogonalized IRs. The most appropriate order of the VAR turns out to be relevant for the lag length of the IR being estimated.


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Intro Email Marketing Templates
If I asked you to name an email Marketing tool, what would you say? Email Marketing Templates
MailChimp? Aweber? ActiveCampaign?
Like many online industries now, email marketing has been Dominated by the identical big players for the previous decade. Which means that they get encouraged very deeply and accomplish a great deal of mindshare.
Now and then, however, an Underdog disrupts the market, inducing long-time users to question their loyalties.
MailerLite has done precisely that.
So now, in this review, I will be tearing MailerLite from limb To limb to find out whether it really stands its own ground against the big boys…
…and, more importantly, whether youshould consider making the change.
MailerLite Advantages
– Uses tag-based system (called Groups)
– Powerful Segmentation using rules
– Custom Fields for innovative email personalization
– Advanced Campaign types (auto-resend, A/B, etc.. )
– Simple to Utilize email builder/template editor
– Practical Email components such as countdowns and product boxes
– Intuitive Form, popup and landing page builder
– Supports Automations employing visual workflows
– Offers Both digestible and comprehensive reporting
– A Fraction of the cost compared to most other options
Click here to begin your free account of Mailerlite.
MailerLite Cons
– Strict Approval procedure
– Few email Templates available
– Very few Form templates available
– Can't Create emails without leaving the visual workflow builder
– No Support for website tracking Email Marketing Templates
Sign-up Process
Like most email marketing providers Nowadays, You'll Need to Go through a review process before being able to correctly use the program.
When you first sign up, you'll be asked to complete your profile.
This includes information such as your company name, website, Industry, address, company size, list size and even the kind of material you plan to send.
Then, you need to confirm your Site (or domain ).
This remains part of this approval process, and MailerLite will Simply inquire which email is associated to this domain in order that they can email you a verification link.
Once you've completed these Steps, you ought to wait it out.
The MailerLite staff will review your application, check your Site, and ascertain whether you're a good match for their service.
(In other words, they are making sure you are not a spammer/scammer)
As shown above, you'll nevertheless be Able to utilize the software to make campaigns and play with the attributes, but you will not be able to send anything before approved.
I was"partially" approved within a few hours, which gave me a Temporary limit of 500 subscribers.
Here's what the email said:
Annoying, sure.
However, while these steps aren't ideal for getting started, it Does help stop malicious users from damaging everyone else's deliverability.
If you're anything like me, you'll rely upon automations to Deal with The majority of your email marketing.
(We'll get to automations soon, don't worry.)
But whether it is a brand new blog article, podcast, or timely Announcement, there is always some excuse to send a more immediate email.
That's where'Campaigns' come in.
Clicking the brand new'Produce Campaign' will provide you several options.
– Regular effort: A Conventional broadcast email.
– A/B split effort: Multiple email Versions, such as subject line, from name and, yes, even content. (Woop!)
– Auto resend: Resend to subscribers who Do not start your broadcast email, with the choice of changing the subject line and email articles.
– RSS effort: Produce a recurring campaign That sends new content to readers using your website's RSS feed.
Aside from a few added choices, most of these will follow Exactly the exact same step-by-step procedure of a standard campaign.
So let's walk you through it.
As Soon as You click to create your effort, you'll be asked to Pick a favorite editor, whether that be the dragn' drop, rich text or HTML.
You can switch to the Templates tab and choose from among their pre-designed email templates — which will move you into the dragn' drop editor .
In the time of writing, there are 21 email templates to select From which is a little on the low side, however, the layouts are super modern.
And, of course, if you'd just Prefer to reuse a previous email, you can click on the'Recent Emails' tab.
For this instance, I'll select the first template from the library.
The editor is easy to work with, Which makes customizing these templates a 5-minute job.
You can also use the cubes in the sidebar to add distinct Kinds of articles to your email, such as videos, merchandise columns, and social links.
After making your adjustments, just click'Done Editing' and you'll Be taken to the recipients' options where you are able to select your classes or segments.
The tab also allows one To build segment-like rules on-the-fly, in case your targeting isn't quite right.
Finally, right before sending, then you'll get into the'Schedule' screen.
This is where you control if your broadcast email should go Out, if that's immediately, at a set time/date, or according to your readers time zones.
Impressive, right? Email Marketing Templates
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Managing Your Subscribers
Possessing granular control over your subscribers is arguably one of The most essential facets of any email marketing program now.
Because highly personalized efforts Are Essential if You're looking to increase opens, clicks, and, above all, your own conversions.
And while many providers Permit You to"label" readers in order To target them effectively, MailerLite uses a slightly different strategy.
When you open up your subscriber dash, you'll notice two Choices; Segments and Groups.
Segments are basically principles.
Your subscribers belong to a section only when they fulfill the Specified rules, and are automatically added or eliminated so.
Here's what setting up a rule looks like:
Notice how you can also blend Principles, in addition to an alternate rule if the first does not exist.
Pretty smart, eh?
The next tab is for groups, and despite the difference in title, These act much like your usual"tagging" system.
(MailerLite even debated Changing the name to'Tags', but finally decided against it)
Contrary to Segments, Groups are upgraded manually or through an Automation principle — that we will get into in a moment — and they don't have any value besides what you actually call them.
As you Begin to use this stage, you'll Start to understand At which Segments and Groups are typically used, however, MailerLite offers a hand in case you're unsure:
Fundamentally, groups are more of a Deliberate activity on a per-subscriber foundation, whereas Segments allow you to lump multiple subscribers collectively based on a frequent denominator.
A tad confusing, I will admit… but I believe it's a fair trade-off For the additional flexibility. In any case, they are optional.
Last, the'Fields' tab is used to customize your email copy.
You'll notice that MailerLite has Already populated this region with their particular fields, such as name, business, and nation.
If You Would like to create your own custom fields, you can do so by Clicking on the'Add new field' button.
So how do they really work?
You can either upload a CSV record of your subscribers together with Your custom field data in distinct columns… or can easily add these fields to your forms which will only apply to prospective subscribers.
Here's a screenshot of a test field I made and added into a form:
I won't go too much to the form Things here since I have a whole section on that below, but this is the strategy I would recommend if you wished to use this attribute.
Again, once you've collected your custom field information from new Readers, you are able to pull them into your email content and subject line.
Just click the'Personalization' drop down and select your Custom field.
I am barely scratching the surface Of what is possible with custom fields, but it's important that you understand that this is a feature you may use.
Overall, it's fair to say MailerLite has their subscriber Direction and personalization features on point. Email Marketing Templates
Landing pages.
If you're not impressed with what you've seen up to Now, then perhaps The page builder will tickle your fancy.
After choosing'Landing Pages' in the forms page, you'll be Able to pick from 8 pre-designed templates.
Again, while the template selection Is not winning any awards, but it does offer a fantastic foundation to work from if, like most of us, you do not have that natural eye for layout.
I went ahead and chosen the'Lead Generation' template, though They all ultimately do the identical task; collect an email address.
This time, the editor will give you 17 building blocks to Further construct or change your landing page.
Now, I've used my fair share of Visual page builders, and this is better than a few dedicated alternatives *Infection * WPBakery.
Together with the basic building blocks, you can use components like Hero sections, popup buttons, reviews and countdown timers.
No, it will not be replacing landing Page builders such as Thrive Architect or LeadPagesanytime shortly, but credit where credit due, this thing over-delivers on all three form types.
Form Builder Tool
Unlike some email marketing tools, MailerLite really Provides a Decent pair of type building tools.
Not only that, but you can also create popups and landing pages Through this exact same interface, so there's a whole lot to cover .
Let's start with your Bog-standard embedded type.
These forms are created inside MailerLite in order to get An embed code, which you can then put on your website to display it on particular pages.
Despite starting off super fundamental, the form designer allows you To customize everything in the kind style, fields, background, name, enter fields and, clearly, the button.
Form text may also be edited directly, which Provides you a chance To envision your own backup in real-time.
It would have been nice to have Some templates, but as you know, there's more to a form than just its appearance.
Clicking on the'Settings' tab will Make It Possible for you to configure how the Form works, such as adding additional fields and establishing a custom success page.
(There is a GDPR compliance alternative. Sweet.)
And speaking of the success webpage…
…MailerLite also lets you customize the default message, That will replace the embedded kind and prevents users from redirecting.
Last but surely not least, you Can check the way your form displays on mobile by shifting the toggle to reactive mode.
You won't Have the Ability to make any design changes , but it makes Sense to test, nevertheless.
So that is an Summary of the Embedded form but as I said before, you may even create popup forms in MailerLite.
While the Vast Majority of this setup process is identical, you will find A few differences I'd love to point out.
Unlike embedded kinds, you can choose between a set of Templates:
While this isn't the most Comprehensive selection, they do provide a good base to work from and the editor is just as simple to use with this form kind.
Clicking the'E-commerce' template requires me into a preview Before moving to the editor.
Here, you'll notice there are some new options under form types Now around:
Contemplating paid tools like Thrive Leads exist for ribbons and slide-in forms, it's pretty impressive to observe this amount of control over popup types.
And, like before, you can play the styling options to get it Matched with your branding.
Finally, you can Select the close Behavior of your form under the'Settings' tab.
The default option is the X icon, but you can swap out this for A"No thanks" text choice, or have both.
That is really where most email Marketing platforms will render you, but MailerLite has one more trick up its sleeve.
Click here to sign up your free account of Mailerlite.
Reporting & Analytics
Like many tools, you'll find a summary of your campaign Data in the dashboard.
Here you'll see everything from campaign open and click info, Subscriber growth, automation analytics, and form signups.
Clicking into any campaign will Give you special reporting for this campaign.
This is where you'll find a few more advanced statistics such as Unsubscribes, spam complaints, bounces, reading environment, email client and much more.
This should be plenty of Information for the average consumer…
…but if you really want To dig into the numbers, it is possible to click into individual areas of the report to get a more detailed breakdown.
You can find some real gems under These reports.
For example, the'View Email' tab also shows a click map, so You can see your subscribers interacted to one another.
Reports for automations will also be Available under the'Automations' tab, even though I found these to be less insightful than effort reports.
Here's a Fast example:
Overall, MailerLite does a Stellar job with their reporting interface, and many will get the available statistics more than sufficient to meet their needs.
Email Automation
What is email marketing without a dash of automation?
For many reading this, MailerLite's automation capabilities Could easily make or break this review.
The great news? If you have ever used a visual workflow builder, You'll immediately feel at home here…
Much like the rest of MailerLite, The automations interface is simple, clean and simple to navigate — something that certainly can't be said for every email marketing software.
After establishing your trigger, you can Start adding measures to your workflow.
These measures could be anything from sending an email, adding a Postpone, a conditional split, or an action, such as transferring a contributor or upgrading their records.
Here's a simple workflow I put together, where readers Are unsubscribed when they do not open my email within seven days.
There are countless Possibilities when it comes to workflow automations like this, and MailerLite ought to not have any trouble with the huge majority of use cases.
Granted, it's not quite as Feature-rich as something such as ActiveCampaign because it lacks some of the conditional elements. (Split, Visit, Goal, etc.)
For Instance, there's currently no automation for moving Readers directly into another automation.
That being said, the Majority of these activities can Nevertheless Be achieved by moving Subscribers into different groups that activate new automation workflows. It's just much less efficient…. yet.
Another matter of efficiency here is when creating new mails From the automation workflow builder.
After having an email cube to The workflow, you will be asked to add your topic line which appears on the block itself.
From there, clicking the'Design email' button will fire up the Writer:
Now, you'll be briefly Redirected to the typical campaign creation wizard, which I covered previously in the critique.
This time, but once you've established your email, clicking on the 'Done editing' button will direct you straight back to the automations workflow rather than the usual sending alternatives.
Ultimately, your email address will probably be Loaded into your own automation.
A nice touch here is having a thumbnail preview of your Email inside your automation cube, so you can get an concept about what it contains at a glimpse.
While this process may seem like A grind on newspaper, it is really much faster than what I'm utilized to with other email marketing tools — ActiveCampaign being a great example.
On the other hand, if you've come over from something like ConvertKit where The editor is loaded within the automations builder, you will probably find that this downgrade in performance.
It's fast enough for me, Personally, however I guess it's all relative.
Before I wrap up this section, there's one Kind of automation You will not find in MailerLite, and that I think it's important to highlight.
Site tracking.
The ability to activate an automation (or measure ) based on the way Subscribers interact with all the webpages on your site.
This kind of behavioral targeting only isn't available in MailerLite at this time, so if it's something you use or plan to use, you may want to skip this one. Email Marketing Templates
Click here to sign up your free account of Mailerlite.
The cost of MailerLite is one of those tools biggest Selling things, and let's face it, most of us love a fantastic bargain.
For starters, they offer an infinite free plan that includes All attributes (including premium) to get as many as 1,000 subscribers.
While There's some subtle Branding in your emails using this plan, it is still an amazing alternative for those starting out.
And what about the premium programs?
It turns out, at approximately half the Price of the rivalry generally, MailerLite is undoubtedly one of the cheapest options available on the industry. Additionally, if you are willing to pay yearly, you are also able to get a much better discount.
In Reality, I haven't been able to locate anything that does the Exact Same job, cheaper.
MailerLite is among those very few email advertising tools to disrupt The (very crowded) sector in recent years, and that's no simple feat.
While it's not as fast as ConvertKit, or as feature-rich As ActiveCampaign, or as template-heavy as MailChimp, it works exceptionally well at virtually anything you can throw at it.
All in all, I find MailerLite strikes the perfect balance Between flexibility, simplicity and speed, and at a price point you'll seriously struggle to conquer.
Thinking about giving it a twist? Let us know how it works for you From the comments. Email Marketing Templates
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Re: Training
Craig Turner <[log in to unmask]>
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Strike wrote:
>An Instructor rating is certainly not - to my way of thinking - the
>badge of distinction as a diver! The good, enthuse students with a desire
to improve their >diving skills by practice and encourage in them the
desire to learn more. Either through
>self-study; by asking questions; or by seeking formal advanced training in
>areas of special interest from those who are suitably qualified. As a
>generalisation, a good instructor is one who continues to learn and who
>a warm glow when a student surpasses them in terms of diving ability and
>knowledge! :-)
I agree. I also think there are some absolutely brilliant divers out there,
who would make lousy instructors, but there are also people who may not be
as good a diver, but they are gifted at instruction. I'm not saying that
they are bad divers, because a bad diver will make a bad instructor, but
they don't need to be the 'ultimate' diver. They need to be able to
demonstrate good skills, and to pass that knowledge on. There may be other
divers that can perform those skills even better, but not be able to pass
them on, or demonstrate them.
>> I'd like to do my instructors ticket but am wary because I
>> don't believe that I yet have the competence as a SCUBA instructor to do
>> it well. I doubt whether that would stop me from qualifying though . .
>It may not! But the real question is: Do you really want to teach and
>others? Or do you want the imagined 'prestige'? :-)
Well, I think if Magnus is aware enough of his own capability limitations
to question his current competence to be an instructor, then he is probably
ahead of some people that are already instructors. I really think that
someone that can sit back and objectively say 'I still have weakness's in
area xxx' is probably already a better diver than a lot of the instructors
turned out by some of the factories.
Anyone that is doing it for the prestige is dangerous. Like Magnus, I've
been thinking about this a bit later. I've just completed my Rescue Course,
and I have all the course materiel for DM, I'll be starting that next week.
At only 60 dives, I don't feel that I'm any where near ready to be an
instructor, yet I know that my diving experience is more varied than many
of the DM's I've meet on the GBR. I learnt to dive in South Oz, did my
Advanced on the Yongala, and my Rescue in Tasmania, where it actually
hailed whilst we were in the water, and the temp was around 8 degrees C,
and the water was extremly choppy and the vis about 5 feet. Some of these
WWW DM's went from advanced to DM in the space of a couple of weeks, and
would have practiced their searchs in 30 meter viz, their recusitation on
millpond flat water, with tempratures in the 20 degree mark.
>(There should be enough sparks in that little lot to start a few
>bush fires!) :-)
Did you hear about the guy they found in a wetsuit after a bush fire? No,
true story, happened to a guy from SCUBA-L.......
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The sweater is coming along well. I've finished the back, two front sides and am working on the sleeves which will be a breeze because the seed stitch is only used on five rows!
That's it for now. I'll put a picture of the components on when I block them (hopefully tomorrow night).


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How Inflation Destroys Civilization
Yesterday I told you about the unstoppable trend towards more socialism in the US.
I think inflation is the primary factor driving this trend. Americans feel squeezed because the cost of rent, medical insurance, and tuition, as well as other basic living expenses, is rising much faster than their wages.
This creates very real problems for ordinary people. In response, more and more turn to Santa Claus politicians that promise supposed freebies, like a $15 minimum wage or universal basic income.
Why the Cost of Living Has Exploded
This is all a predictable consequence of the US abandoning sound money.
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By every measure—including stagnating wages and rising costs—things have been going downhill for the American middle class since the early 1970s.
August 15, 1971, to be exact. This is the date President Nixon killed the last remnants of the gold standard.
Since then, the dollar has been a pure fiat currency. This allows the Fed to print as many dollars as it pleases. And—without the discipline imposed by some form of a gold standard—it does precisely that. The US money supply has exploded 2,106% higher since 1971.
The rejection of sound money is the primary reason inflation has eaten up wage growth since the early 1970s—and the primary reason the cost of living has exploded.
The next chart illustrates this dynamic. It measures US hourly wages priced in gold grams (the number of gold grams the average person's hourly income could buy).
Measured in gold, wages in the US have fallen over 84% since 1971. That's an astounding drop.
The next chart measures the federal minimum wage in terms of gold grams. Priced in gold, the minimum wage has fallen 87% since 1968.
Note that the federal minimum wage was $1.60 in 1968. It's $7.25 today, or 353% higher in dollar terms.
But that $7.25 buys 87% less than $1.60 did back in 1968. That's the story you won't hear from the mainstream press.
This is why millennials and millions of others are gravitating toward socialism.
They feel the economic pain of inflation every day. They know it's becoming harder and harder to maintain a middle-class lifestyle. They just don't understand why. So, they succumb to the siren's call of freebies.
Perverse as it is, the policies demanded by people suffering from inflation create even more inflation.
Inflation has a way of perpetuating itself. The more inflation reduces living standards, the more people push for programs that create even more inflation. This includes things like universal basic income and a higher minimum wage… which in turn creates a cycle of inflation.
It's only a matter of time before "fight for $15," the rallying cry for a $15 minimum wage, becomes "fight for $20." Then it's "fight for $50," "fight for $100," and so forth.
What people should really fight for is a return to sound money. It's the only way to end this insidious cycle. But that's not going to happen.
Inflation follows a clear pattern of corruption:
- In a fiat currency system, the government will invariably print an ever-increasing amount of currency.
- This makes prices and the cost of living rise faster than wages.
- The average person feels the pain but doesn't understand what's happening.
- More people support politicians who promise freebies.
- In order to pay for the "freebies," the government prints more money.
- This creates even more inflation, and the cycle repeats.
Most of America Lives Off the Government
At this point, we have to ask ourselves whether the political situation in the US will improve. Unfortunately, the data points to a troubling, but inevitable, answer… "no."
The reason is simple: a growing majority of US voters are addicted to the heroin of government welfare.
An estimated 47% or so of Americans already receive some form of government benefit. But I don't think that accurately reflects the situation. At least, not when you consider all the government employees, along with those in the nominally private sector who feed off the warfare state. This includes defense and other government contractors who win huge, no-bid contracts.
People involved in the military-industrial complex live off government slops as much or more than those who collect food stamps and other traditional forms of welfare. Yet they aren't counted in the statistics. Any honest account of who depends on the government needs to include them.
When you count everyone who lives off of political dollars, we're already well north of 50% of the US population.
In other words, the US has already crossed the Rubicon. There's no going back.
The growing majority of people who depend on the government guarantee that socialist policies will continue and likely accelerate. It's why Bernie Sanders and his ilk are growing in popularity.
I think this trend is unstoppable. There's no way a meaningful number of these people would ever vote to stop their government benefits. No one voluntarily breaks his own rice bowl.
The notion that a significant number of people living off of government largesse will come around to a libertarian way of thinking is a pipe dream.
Even the Libertarian Party has become a crude parody of a real libertarian, free market, voluntaryist philosophy.
There is simply no hope for positive change from the political system. That means one thing is certain: an ever-increasing amount of money printing to pay for all these government programs.
How to Protect Your Wealth
Unfortunately, most people have no idea how bad things can get when socialist government policies spin completely out of control, let alone how to prepare.
Owning some physical gold is step one. This is something everyone should do.
Gold is the ultimate form of wealth insurance. It's preserved wealth through every kind of crisis imaginable. It will preserve wealth during the next crisis, too.
The price of gold tends to be inversely related to the value of the dollar.
I expect gold to soar in the years ahead as the political inflation cycle plays out.
In addition to physical gold, you'll also want leveraged upside to grow your wealth. For that, I suggest looking to companies that produce precious metals.
Nick Giambruno
Editor, Crisis Investing
John's note: I am hard pressed to find an article that I so agree with as what Nick presents here. The fiat money that dominates the globe is exactly why governments that are entirely bankrupt from decades of horrible management are yet the most powerful organizations on the planet. They have a monopoly on counterfeiting the currency! This makes them as rich as the twin of Midas, at least until it all blows up. This is the biggest scam ever. And it causes ripples of casualties throughout the economy, and deep into our everyday lives. Fiat money is the biggest threat to liberty that exists, because it so empowers those who want to control and command no matter how incompetent and destructive they are. Imagine Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren writing $100,000,000,000 checks to fund their economically ridiculous notions. I recommend you keep learning all you can about just how bad a pathogen the fiat dollar is. One way is by reading Nick and Doug, whenever you can, here at International Man, and in the The Casey Report, and in Crisis Investing.
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Collection from Crawford's Farm
Anyone is more than welcome to collect milk from the farm! We envision these customers will fall into one of two categories:
PLEASE NOTE: All customers will be given plastic bottles for their first collection, if you choose to become a repeat customer you will then be able to avail of glass bottles.
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Grinding and packaging: Technology for easy cleaning and minimal fines
SaltWorks® is a sea and mineral salt company located in Woodinville, Washington producing a range of specialty salts for wholesale customers, private label, and direct to consumers. They produce custom order salts with varieties like Himalayan pink, red Hawaiian, Mediterranean black, Andres Mountain, Balinese, Mexican, French, and others; and offer grind sizes ranging from extra coarse, to medium, extra fine, and powder. What makes SaltWorks unique is their infrastructure that applies advanced process technologies such as light sorting, specialty grinding and packaging to their gourmet salts.
SaltWorks reached out to MPE because their previous grinder was not doing a great job at grinding to the desired grain size. The yields might contain up to 25 percent fines by weight, which would mean more product was used than necessary to fulfill the order.
While excess fines were still valuable for use in other products, they basically had to be processed a second time, which was not ideal in terms of production efficiency. The company wanted to achieve a significantly lower fines rate and give managers repeatable accuracy as they move from one order to the next, something which other competing grinding technologies could not be relied upon.
Switching between salts also requires cleaning the inside of the grinder to ensure batch purity and integrity. However, cleaning the old grinder was a laborious and time-consuming process. They wanted a grinder that could be wet-washed and corrosion resistant by design for quick transitioning between varieties.
"SaltWorks maintains the highest salt purity standards and the ability to sterilize the grinder without having to hand dry between batches was a huge factor for us moving forward with the MPE Graun-U-Lizer," says Colin Mclane, Engineering Manager, SaltWorks.
MPE engineers set out on delivering an industrial grinder that would solve all of SaltWorks" needs.
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SaltWorks production managers are now experiencing a fines rate of only two to three percent and plant managers have never been happier when it comes to their new cleaning process. MPE Gran-U-Lizers achieve on-target yields because of 60 years of R&D behind their roll corrugation designs and roll speed ratios, which cut and sheer particles down to size and not crush them like other grinders that produce the fines SaltWorks wanted to avoid.
"Before our IMD 79, certain grain sizes weren"t economical to produce due to the high rate of fines produced. Now we"re able to comfortably manufacture most sizes," states Maclane.
As SaltWorks and many other food processing producers continue to push the limits of their industrial food grinding equipment for particle size reduction, MPE offers the most robust and fines-reducing solutions for all applications; ranging from powders, desiccants, candies, peanuts, spices, to tea and coffee. MPE also produces the leading tubular drag conveyor (Chain-Vey®) and custom process system designs from simple upgrades all the way to greenfield projects.
SaltWorks products can be found on their company website www.seasalt.com and Modern Process Equipment offers a full grinding equipment catalog and application specific information on its mobile-friendly site at www.mpechicago.com/size-reduction-machines.
by Andrew Huynh, Sales Engineer, MPE (Modern Processing Equipment Corporation), USA


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A cute way to put dolly to sleep at night: make her her own hammock. This pattern uses spool knitting in flat web to create a hammock that measures eight by twelve inches.
1Spool knit flat web. A hammock eight by twelve inches requires five and one-half yards.
2Sew this into an oblong piece twelve inches long and eight inches wide.
3Secure a piece of cardboard three inches longer than the oblong piece and one inch wider.
4Round off the corners with a pair of scissors (see illustration), and cut notches or slits in ends one-half inch apart.
5Sew two brass rings in the center of one side, and on the other baste the oblong piece which is to be used for the hammock.
6Using a needle and a long piece of the knitting cotton, begin making the ends of the hammock by securing one end of the sewing string to the hammock. Bring it over the end of the cardboard in the first slit from the end and through the ring on the opposite side of cardboard; back over cardboard, through second slit and through hammock.
7Continue until one end is finished. Do the same with the other end. These strings may be held in place by putting three or four rows of weaving just underneath the rings.
8Clip the basting stitches and remove from the cardboard. Make fringe as for the spool-knitted shawl.Advertisement
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Things You'll Need
- Flat web
- Cardboard
- Needle
- Thread
- Scissors
- 2 brass rings
- Fringe
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