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- Ontario Revitalizes West Don Lands Via Constructing Athletes' Village Now for 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games
Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games will be the largest international multi-sport competition ever hosted in Canada:
- More than 10,000 athletes, coaches and delegates from the Caribbean, Central America, South America and North America will compete in 48 sports at more than 40 venues, spread across 17 municipalities of the Greater Golden Horseshoe Region
- The venues will be divided into three zones:
- Central Games Zone (Toronto, Mississauga and Markham)
- West Games Zone (Hamilton)
- East Games Zone (Oshawa, Ajax and Pickering)
- In addition there will also be venues located outside these zones in Barrie, St. Catharines, Palgrave, Minden and Welland
- The venues will be divided into three zones:
- The Pan Am and Parapan Am Games feature a wide range of sports as follows:
- 28 Olympic Sports
- 9 Non-Olympic Sports
- 11 Parapan Sports
- The final roster of sporting events for the Toronto 2015 Games will be finalized in the near future
- The Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (a.k.a Pan Am Games) will be held July 10-26, 2015
- The Parapan Am Games (a.k.a Parapan American Games) will be held August 7-14, 2015
- Parapan Am Games is like the Paralympics
The three-year countdown for the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games (aka the "People's Games") begins today!
Today, the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee (TO2015) celebrated its three-year countdown to the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games "with a commitment to culture that characterizes its innovative approach to hosting a multi-sport competition":
- At Nathan Philips Square, the celebration began with the raising of a TORONTO 2015 flag at Toronto City Hall and a proclamation declaring July 10 Pan Am Day in the city of Toronto
- Two cultural projects-part of the TO2015 Arts and Culture program-were unveiled during the festivities:
- "Play Me, I'm Yours" sees 41 pianos, painted by artists from Pan American countries, placed across the city core for public use
- For more details on "Play Me, I'm Yours", please visit streetpianos.ca.
- The second project, "Fresh Eyes by Arrivals.ca," is a multimedia initiative focused on the experiences of new immigrants:
- Throughout July, Toronto City Hall will be the site of Fresh Eyes, an innovative photographic installation created by Arrivals.ca, a team led by Toronto artist Devon Ostrom
- Giant photographs capturing the eyes of new Canadian citizens primarily from Pan American nations fill the windows of city councillors' offices overlooking Nathan Phillips Square at Toronto City Hall
- For more info on "Arrivals.ca" and the TO2015 Arts and Culture program, please visit TORONTO2015.org
- "Both cultural projects, like the day's performances, embody the region's diversity, creative energy and strong links to Pan American and Caribbean culture."
- "Play Me, I'm Yours" sees 41 pianos, painted by artists from Pan American countries, placed across the city core for public use
This video (12:50 duration) presents "TO2015 announces Cluster Footprint":
Ontario will get significant economic benefits from hosting the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games, such as:


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I actually got away from using so much Photoshop with my images because like things as they are as much as possible. I do however like what we can do with imagery with the help of Photoshop. Aaron Nace who runs Phlearn on Youtube is entertaining and crazy informative with his Photoshop skills. I will run his episodes while I'm working for background inspiration and then find myself using his techniques in a job I have at the time. Just when you think you know it all, Aaron will do the episode you needed without knowing it. When people who have the knowledge you need shares it with open arms...you should give respect where respect is earned. If you always wanted to know which Youtube channels should be part of your everyday life...Phlearn should be on your radar.
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The Sporting News named Danny Ainge NBA Executive of the Year yesterday, but the Celtics� executive director of basketball operations felt uncomfortable talking about it.
Ainge said he didn�t want to take the focus away from his team playing the Cavaliers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Ainge said he appreciated the award, but he was happier about the birth an hour earlier of his sixth grandchild. His oldest daughter, Ashlee, gave birth to a girl, Siena.
Red Auerbach was the only other Celtics executive to receive the award, after the 1979-80 season when rookie Larry Bird led the team to a 61-21 record after a 29-53 season the year before. The award has been presented since the 1972-73 season.
�I don�t want to diminish the award,� Ainge said. �It�s just that right now, there a lot of other things going on, and I want the attention to stay on the players on the court. So I�m a little uncomfortable with this right now. It�s the biggest game of the year for us and a lot of people. We�re still in the middle of trying to become the best team in the NBA, and that�s our objective.�
Ainge must have learned not to overshadow the team during the playoffs after what happened the day the Celtics announced his hiring. The announcement was on May 9, 2003, just a few hours before the Celtics played the Nets at the Garden in the biggest playoff game of that year. With some of the Celtics wondering about their futures under their new boss, they got blown out, 94-76, in Game 3 and went on to get swept in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Ainge traded for Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, who combined with Paul Pierce to form the Celtics� new �Big Three,� but he didn�t stop there. Ainge filled out the roster by signing vital role players James Posey and Eddie House last summer, then signed P.J. Brown and Sam Cassell late in the season. The Celtics finished 66-16 after going 24-58 last season, accomplishing the greatest one-season turnaround in NBA history.
�He not only went out and got players, he got players that fit,� coach Doc Rivers said.
Allen said when Milwaukee traded him to Seattle, the Sonics didn�t surround him with enough talent to win, so he appreciated that Ainge did.
Ainge received 18 of the 47 votes cast by NBA general managers and other executives. Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak placed second with 14 votes, and Hornets GM Jeff Bower was third with 12.
�I�m really happy for him,� Rivers said, �because obviously the last two years, him and I took a lot of heat. It�s really nice that he had a vision and it came true.�
National television analysts have joined the criticism of the Celtics for not yet winning a road playoff game.
�I think Atlanta exposed that they don�t have great athletes, No. 1,� TNT�s Magic Johnson said. �No 2, where is their leadership? One of those guys has to step forward and say, �We�re not playing well, and here�s why we�re not playing well, and let�s correct it.� Whatever it is, one of the Big Three has to step forward and get on the other guys and make them say, �We�ve got to come with a better effort and be ready for games.� �
TNT�s Charles Barkley added: �At some point, it can�t be the Big Three. There�s got to be one guy that�s the leader and everybody else follows, and that has not been decided yet.�
Though the Celtics compiled the NBA�s best regular-season record, TNT�s Kenny Smith said their play in the postseason has proven they aren�t the best team.
�I really don�t believe that they have a guy who can take over a game offensively,� Smith said. �They can take it over defensively at times, they can make great passes, but I don�t think they have one guy (who can take over). Paul Pierce is the closest thing to it, but I don�t think that he can do that anymore.�
�I don�t agree with him,� Allen said. �We�ve got some guys who can take over the game. I think that�s a very false statement. That�s not what Doc dictates for us to do every possession or every game. That�s not our system. We�ve got guys who can take the game over, believe me.�
ESPN�s Jim Rome said the Celtics couldn�t pull the trigger on shots at the end of games.
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The blind honourary member has arrived
Hi all,
I am an honourary member of the IW Garrison with a difference, as seen in the title: I am a blind person.
To prove this is not a trick, and actually as a matter of curiosity to be honest, I would actually like one of the admins such as Ross to explain why I was picked, and what has happened and what costume they got for me.
Hi Aaron and welcome. We have met Aaron at various events over the years but last years Island con made a big impact on us. Aaron had such a great experience feeling all the different costumes and props on the weekend. It was so nice that he can paint the picture in his head of the elements that make up these props and costumes. We decided that we should make him an X-wing costume and invite him along as an honorary member of the IWG. We presented him with the costume a week before the con and gave him his Certificate this Sunday after he picked the prize draw for us at the event 🙂 . Geoff from the Rebel Legion said he is in talks with his CO Mark with regards to making Aaron a honorary of their club also 🙂
Hi Aaron and welcome.
I always enjoy meeting you at our events. It gives me huge amounts of pleasure talking to you. Always happy and always willing to give everyone your time. It's only fitting that you should be an honorary member of the garrison.
I look forward to trooping with you in the future ( Rebel scum ) ha ha ha
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Welcome, Aaron!
So happy for you to be joining the garrison, it's always a pleasure seeing you and finding out all the new characters you've interacted with! I look forward to seeing you more in the future and you certainly deserve to be an honorary member!
May the force be with you
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Spiderman Homecoming: RI
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Hi Aaron, A Big welcome to you.
I'm Colin, I do a couple of different costumes, Biker Scout, Stormtrooper and Zombie Stormtrooper. We have met at several events, Hulabaloo in Sandown in the summer and I was the first Zombie you me at Comic con last weekend. I'm quite a quite person, especially when in my zombie. It's always a pleasure to see you at events, looking forward to see you again soon.
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Jillian Hessel's B.E.A.M. Technique™
A Unique Approach to Teaching Pilates
In 1981, Jillian Hessel was temporarily sidelined from her professional dancing career due to a back injury. During this time, Jillian was introduced to the wonders of Pilates exercise by two first-generation master teachers, Kathy Grant and Carola Trier (both students of Joseph Pilates himself). She found the regimen so rejuvenating that she was able to return to her performing career. "But I always knew I would teach Pilates full-time once my performing days were over — I had found my lifeline and my calling," says Jillian.
Jillian had arrived in Kathy Grant's Studio in such an injured state that Mrs. Grant did not allow her to perform the Classic Pilates exercises at first. Her musculature and movement habits were so severely imbalanced from years of dancing that she had to begin with Mrs. Grant's customized "warm-ups," as she called them. Once her breathing and body alignment had become more optimal, Jillian found Pilates to be the best exercise for her body. "I always like to say that Kathy got me into alignment, and Carola got me strong," she says.
Over the years, Jillian has integrated Kathy Grant's "warm-up" exercises with her own background in classical ballet, modern dance, therapeutic exercise, and yoga to create the B.E.A.M. Technique™. The letters in this acronym stand for:
B.E.A.M is solidly rooted in the six core Principles of Pilates, but is easier to remember because of the acronym, and the sequential nature of the progression. "If you follow the B.E.A.M exercise sequence, you will find it to be the best possible way to connect mind to body and breath to motion," says Jillian. "More importantly, B.E.A.M. prepares you for the challenge of Mr. Pilates' classic exercises, both on the mat and with his specialized apparatus."
Setting the Foundation: B.E.A.M. Fundamentals
To put it another way, a successful workout must begin with the breath. As all yoga practitioners know, the breath can be a very powerful tool for quieting both the body and the mind. But it can also invigorate you! By alternating slow, deep breathing with short, percussive breaths, you can consciously raise your body's energy level. And energy is obviously something you'll need if you're going to exercise. But first you must prepare your body by getting it into alignment, as good form throughout your Pilates workout is vital. Only then, when it is time to move, will you be ready to move dynamically — with the fluidity of motion that is the hallmark of Pilates exercise.
The benefit of the B.E.A.M. Technique, especially for beginning students, is that it makes the exercises more accessible and less intimidating, since there is less for them to think about before launching into the exercise. Body alignment and economy of movement are fused with a a strong sense of breath and a focused awareness of every movement growing outward from a strong center. The muscles are lengthened and toned, and an increased range of joint motion is emphasized. Repititions are few as coordination and balance are enhanced.
Jillian's book, Pilates Basics, along with its companion DVD, Pilates for Beginners, provides a clear and practical introduction to the B.E.A.M. Fundamentals. Mastering these Fundamentals prepares students for the classic Pilates matwork and helps them tap into their "Powerhouse" — a term that Joseph Pilates used to refer to the energy center located in the lower abdomen.
But more than that, you'll find that applying your new knowledge of breath, energy, and alignment to dynamic movement is an exciting experience in and of itself, whether it's for Pilates, competitive sports, or simply a walk around the block.


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So today is my first anniversary and 100th post! The name of the blog if you didn't already pick up on it is a Tiger Trap song.
The song is on their self-titled LP and is one of my favorite pop love songs of all time. They formed in Sacramento, released their LP and a 10" (Sour Grass) in 1993, and were over by the end of that year. They also have a 7" (Supercrush"), a split with Bratmobile, one with Henry's Dress, and they contributed to a few comps. Please trade or sell me anything other than the LP & 7"!
The LP with my thumb
I think I love Tiger Trap so much because of the pace and energy of the pop they played. On our record in the station, spare wrote that they were the first American band that got what Heavenly was doing, which I completely agree with. They sped up indie pop, verging on a pop punk sound sometimes. Rose Melberg's girly vocals along with the often childlike subjects, however, keep their sound on the pop side.
Rose continually vies with Amelia Fletcher for my favorite lady of indie pop award. After Tiger Trap parted ways, she played in Go Sailor, the Softies, Gaze, and did some solo stuff. Maybe I'll post the interview we have with her at the station, but I think whoever the guy was did a pretty lackluster job.
Anyway, fall in love with "Puzzle Pieces" and Tiger Trap like I have!
Tiger Trap- self-titled
Saturday, November 1, 2008
2 comments:
- Christa said...
100? You don't look a day over 99.
- November 1, 2008 at 3:39 PM
- Stephen said...
I love rose melberg. Definitely one of my favorite women of indie-pop. That record "Castaway the Clouds" she did a few years ago was great.
- November 11, 2008 at 8:47 PM
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Gender dynamics of female-headed households in rural Bihar, India: Reflections from the Koshi River basin : ICIMOD Working Paper 2019/1
Choudhary, N., Gurung, M.B., Goodrich, C.G., Gupta, N.
Diwakar, D. M.
Dhak, B.
Panday, A.
Changes in the economic and natural environment have a significant impact on women wherein they are found to be at a disadvantage due to gender-based discrimination and bias
. This study focuses on the gender dynamics of female-headed households (FHHs) in rural Bihar, India, and spans 33 villages across 11 culturally and demographically diverse districts. The first phase of this study relied on the data collected under an ongoing research programme on socio-economic livelihood and policy analysis in the Koshi River basin. The data for the FHHs was extracted from a survey of 1,600 households. This gave a sample size of 264 FHHs. In the context of the Koshi region of Bihar, distressed male outmigration, driven by recurrent natural calamities and associated intensification in poverty and landlessness, has altered the scenario of work, survival, and food security of the women who are left behind. These women, thus, have become the de facto heads of rural households
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Beyond Hydropower: Towards an Integrated Solution for Water, Energy and Food Security in South Asia
Rasul, G.
Neupane, N.
Hussain, A.
Pasakhala, B.
South Asia is energy-poor, water-stressed, and food-deficient, and these problems are expected to intensify with high population growth, rapid economic growth and industrialization, urbanization, and changing climate
. Although the water, energy, and food security challenges are interconnected, they are dealt with in isolation, which fails to address the challenge of trade-offs and exacerbates the problems. The increased resource scarcity underlines the need for integrated solutions which ensure optimal resource use and maximize benefits. This article uses a nexus perspective to explore possible integrated solutions that support multiple uses of water at different scales and times. The analysis shows that the potential of water resources is underdeveloped and synergies between water, energy, and food are not fully harnessed. With proper coordination and management, water resources can generate multiple benefits for both upstream and downstream areas, including regional public goods such as regional connectivity and flood and drought management
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From the Mountains to the Plains: Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in the Koshi River Basin
Bharati, L.
Bhattarai, U.
Khadka, A.
Gurung, P.
Neumann, L. E.
Penton, D. J.
Dhaubanjar, S.
Nepal, S.
The Koshi Basin, spread across China, Nepal and India, is perceived as having high potential for hydropower and irrigation development, both seen as ways to promote economic development in the region
. This paper quantifies and assesses the past and projected future spatial and temporal water balances in the Koshi Basin. Results show that precipitation and net water yield are lowest in the transmountain region and the Tibetan plateau. The values are highest in the mountain region, followed by the hills and Indo-Gangetic Plains. Approximately 65% of average annual precipitation is converted to flows, indicating high water availability. Actual evapotranspiration is highest in the Indo-Gangetic Plains region due to the presence of irrigated agriculture and a few forested mountain watersheds. As most of the water from the mountain and hill regions eventually flows down to the plains, the mountain and hill regions in Nepal are important for maintaining agriculture in the plains in both Nepal and India. Results from the flow analyses indicate the high temporal variability of flows in the basin. The frequent occurrences of both high- and low-flow events demonstrate the existing vulnerability of the region to both floods and droughts, leading to a very risk-prone livelihood system. Climate change projections show an increasing trend in precipitation and net water yield for most of the basin, except the transmountain region. Therefore, it is important to consider the climate change impacts on water resources in future planning
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Integrated modelling of the impacts of hydropower projects on the water-food-energy nexus in a transboundary Himalayan river basin
Amjath-Babu, T. S.
Sharma, B.
Brouwer, R.
Rasul, G.
Wahid, S. M.
Neupane, N.
Bhattarai, U.
Sieber, S.
The sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the Paris agreement target a global cleaner energy transition with wider adaptation, poverty reduction and climate resilience benefits
. Hydropower development in the transboundary Koshi river basin in the Himalayan region presents an intervention that can support the SDGs whilst meeting the regional commitments to the Paris agreement. This study aims to quantify the benefits of proposed water resource development projects in the transboundary basin (4 storage and 7 run-of-the-river hydropower dams) in terms of hydroelectric power generation, crop production and flood damage reduction. A hydro-economic model is constructed by soft coupling hydrological and crop growth simulation models to an economic optimization model. The model assesses the potential of the interventions to break the vicious cycle of poverty and water, food, and energy insecurity. Unlike previous studies, the model (a) incorporates the possibility of using hydropower to pump groundwater for irrigation as well as flood regulation and (b) quantifies the resilience of the estimated benefits under future climate scenarios from downscaled general circulation models affecting both river flows and crop growth. The results show significant potential economic benefits generated from electricity production, increased agricultural production, and flood damage control at the transboundary basin scale. The estimated annual benefits are around USD 2.3 billion under the baseline scenario and USD 2.4 billion under a future (RCP 4.5) climate scenario, compared to an estimated annual investment cost of USD 0.7 billion. The robustness of the estimated benefits illustrates the climate resilience of the water resource development projects. Contrary to the commonly held view that the benefits of these proposed projects are limited to hydropower, the irrigation and flood regulation benefits account for 40 percent of the total benefits. The simulated scenarios also show substantial irrigation gains from the construction of the ROR schemes, provided the generated power is also used for groundwater irrigation. The integrated modelling framework and results provide useful policy insights for evidence-based decision-making in transboundary river basins around the globe facing the challenges posed by the water-food-energy nexus
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Groundwater Dynamics in North Bihar Plains
Sinha, R.
The plains of north Bihar, drained by numerous rivers originating in the Himalayas also experience a reasonably high rainfall of ~1200 mm per year
. Still, more than 80% of the irrigation demand in this region is met by groundwater resources. Also, the increasing population and industrialization are likely to lead to overexploitation of groundwater as in several other states of northwest India over the last 4–5 decades. This article aims to assess the groundwater dynamics in the plains of north Bihar using 30 years (1983– 2013) of groundwater level data to understand the spatial and temporal, pre- and post-monsoon characteristics using Geographical Information System (GIS) and ordinary kriging (interpolation technique) method. Groundwater storage change was estimated using the water table fluctuation method. Our analysis shows 2–3 m decline in groundwater level in several districts such as Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Samastipur, Katihar and Purnea in both pre- and post-monsoon periods in the last decade (2004–2013). Similar trends were observed in groundwater storage for Samastipur and Purnea districts; the maximum reductions in groundwater storage for the pre-monsoon period are computed as 636 MCM and 631 MCM respectively, and the values for the post-monsoon period are 289 MCM and 216 MCM respectively. Such large scale depletion in groundwater storage in such a short time span is alarming. If this trend continues unabated, it may lead to serious scarcity of water resources in this region, negatively impacting agricultural productivity and food security
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Basin-Scale Hydrology and Sediment Dynamics of the Kosi River in the Himalayan Foreland
Sinha, R.
Hydrological and sediment transport characteristics for the Kosi basin, which covers parts of Nepal and India, were analysed to understand the spatiotemporal variability of the hydrology and sediment dynamics of the Kosi basin and its implications for flood hazard and sediment dynamics
. The study revealed that ∼56% of the discharge at Chatara (where all major tributaries of the Kosi meet) is contributed from the western part of the basin even though this constitutes only 34% of the total basin area. In contrast, the central and eastern parts of the basin constitute 57% and 8% of the basin area but contribute ∼38% and ∼16% of the discharge at Chatara, respectively. The contribution of sediment load at Chatara from the different tributaries of the Kosi River also shows a similar pattern. Of a total of ∼100 million tonnes of the annual sediment load at Chatara, ∼56% is transported from four tributaries: the Indrawati, Bhote Kosi, Tama Kosi (all draining from the west), and Tamor. The remaining ∼44% is transported by other tributaries upstream of Chatara, the most important being the Arun, Dudh Kosi, and Sun Kosi. Sediment budgeting in this study, based on annual sediment load data, suggested that ∼20 million tonnes of sediments are deposited between Chatara and Birpur annually. This study also found that ∼53 million tonnes of sediments are being accommodated between Birpur and Baltara annually. Sediment dynamics in the Kosi basin emerges as the most important river management issue, and this is closely linked to channel instability and frequent flooding in the alluvial plains
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If you are stuck looking at a white Word document and no motivation, then I have some tips for you to try. Since I have been freelance writing for over eight years, I have written over 2,000 (if not more) articles. When your words pay the bills, you don't have time to mess with writer's block. Here are my eight tips to help you get out of your writer funk.
1. Change Your Font Up
Silly as it might seem, sometimes if I just modify the size of my font and the color, I can get my workflow going. Of course, you will need to change the font back. I do this same trick if I need to read something, but am feeling tired. I just copy and paste an article or book in my Word document and pump up the volume. It is like an 80-year-old woman lives in my head.
2. Set a Timer
Five minutes. Just five minutes. When I would rather do something else, I force myself to work hard for five minutes. Usually, by the time five minutes is up, I am into my project and can keep working until I finish. If I am still struggling after five minutes of work, I will close my laptop, do something not work-related and try the five-minute trick in an hour.
See also: 10 Productive Things You Can Do in 15 Minutes
3. Beat the Schedule
On Mondays and Wednesdays, I have the babysitter and sit at my local Starbucks to work. These are optimal work hours, so I want to use them effectively. I order a green tea and then sit down with either a pen and paper or a new Word document and just type out which task I will do for each 15-minute segments until my time is up. For example, my schedule might look like this:
9:00-9:15- Wisebread 200 words
9:15-9:30- Wisebread 200 words
9:30-9:45-Wisebread 200 words
9:45-10:00-Wisebread 200 words
10:00-10:15- Edit and submit
I schedule something doable every 15 minutes until I hit my leave time. I try to put a 15-minute catch-up window in the schedule too. Then I simply get to work, crossing things off on my schedule as I go. Every time I cross off an item, I will write next to it how many minutes I am behind or ahead of schedule.
4. Create That Signal
Develop a signal that trains your brain that it is time to write. For my Monday and Wednesday workdays, the act of ordering my green tea, writing out my schedule and sitting in that hard Starbucks' chair automatically shifts my brain to work mode. Tim Castleman, the author of the 2kH Formula, created a writing playlist for himself. He only listens to this playlist as he writes and has trained his brain to shift into work mode faster with this playlist.
5. Use Dictation
It is faster to speak than it is to write, which is why it is nice to use dictation software from time to time. Since I rely on free dictation software, the one built-in to my Mac and the Dragon Naturally Speaking app, I have a love-hate relationship with it. Sometimes the dictation is 90% accurate and other times, I cannot even figure out what I was trying to say when I edit the article later.
Either way, even if I have to edit a good portion of my dictation, it helps break me out of that rut of writer's block. Monica Leonelle, the author of Dictate Your Book, dictates her books into her phone while she walks around the block. Her book tells about the devices and techniques she uses for the most accurate dictation.
See also: My Hacks for Getting More Done
6. Start in the Middle
I rarely start an article at the beginning anymore. This is because the lead and hook are often the parts that take the most thought. It is much easier to jump into the meat of the article. Don't get stuck on the first paragraph. Even if you don't want to jump sections, at least write the first paragraph as quickly as possible and rework it when you are done with the rest of the piece.
7. Make Outlines
Outlines have a bad rap from high school English days. A quick outline is helpful for organizing your ideas and keeping you on track. It doesn't even have to be complicated. For example, if you were to write an article on the "Best 5 Tips to Get Your Child to Sleep," your outline might look like this:
A. Intro
B. Good Sleep Starts with Good Nutrition
C. Creating a Bed Time Routine
D. Essential Oils for Better Sleep
E. Massage and Acupressure Techniques
F. Eliminate These Things for Better Sleep
G. Conclusion
That took me less two minutes to type up, but if I were to write an article on that subject, I would save myself about 30 minutes to an hour on research and writing. Make your road map before you start the car!
8. Make It a Habit
When I first started writing articles for money, it took a lot of motivation to get the words down. I would spend hours looking up writer's blocks tips, and find general advice like, "Just sit down and write." Better advice is to train yourself to write daily. Writing is an exercise just like running or swimming. Unfortunately, it doesn't burn many calories because if it did, I would be a size two by now.
You need to force yourself to write every day until it just becomes another learned habit that you don't think about. For example, how much thought did you put into brushing your teeth, getting dressed or drinking your coffee this morning? My guess is not much because it has become an automatic habit for you. Once writing becomes an automatic habit for you, it takes less willpower to sit down with your computer and write. You use less brainpower forcing yourself to get work done.
Of course, you are going to have those hard days you have to push through. If you continue with your consistency, you will see results.
People often ask me, "How do you know what to write?" or "How do you write so many words every day?" This is like asking a runner, "How do you run every day?" You just force yourself until you don't have to push yourself anymore. I have been writing so long that it has just become second nature.
How do you get in your writing flow, especially if you have writer's block?


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Yasuo shield change was a nerf...
Hear me out... if you don't remember, they nerfed the duration his shield lasts (twice, first time from 2 seconds to 1.5 and second time from 1.5 to 1 second), it almost dissipates instantly as soon as you take damage. So the boost from 60 to 100 does NOTHING except block one basic attack (like it did before with a 60 damage shield), but now his lane phase is even weaker due to the fact you need to run in circles for even longer to charge up the shield (and overall mitigate less damage than you would before with the faster charging 60 damage shield). This would be a solid buff if the shield lasted 1.5-2s, and considering his W doesn't generate passive flow any more, why would this be such an issue? It was only a problem before because you could proc the 2s shield multiple times in a single fight by dashing everywhere with his E. The ONLY way this is a buff is if you have a lane opponent that doesn't bother hitting you with a basic attack before actually trying to hurt you, and if someone is doing that then they are simply playing the match-up wrong and it can't be used as justification for a "buff". I'm not sure if this was intentional, but considering how Yasuo has been over-nerfed into the ground non-stop and now Riot finally claim to give him some love, I'm not convinced. Thoughts? EDIT: I was directed to this thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/3477cn/the_58_yasuo_changes_arent_a_buff_theyre_actually/ I must agree with the OP, even with Phreak's compelling argument from a mathematical perspective, it doesn't change the fact that his laning phase is still weaker. The shield doesn't matter at 0% or 99%, it can only be utilised at 100%, and even so at 100%, the shield doesn't do enough to justify how long it takes to charge up.
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[highlight highlight_type="italic" color="yellow"]Part One in a series of posts on subjects found in the book Thunderbird and the Ball of Twine.
In Which I Explore the International UFO Museum and Research Center at Roswell, New Mexico
To where would Odile McDonald have made a point of making a pilgrimage after having seen a UFO?
Okay, well, maybe not exactly a pilgrimage, but perhaps on a kind of must-stop-by lark. Especially if she was in the area. Somewhere within, five hundred miles, maybe seven-fifty on the outside. Let's say she was driving through Kansas on her way to Cottonwood, Arizona. Why skip Roswell when it's so conveniently on the way? (If you believe Roswell is conveniently between Kansas and Cottonwood, Arizona then you need to make a trip to Google Maps and do a destination search.) Not that she would have known anything about Roswell and the UFO that supposedly crashed there in the summer of 1947 (at least, not anything more than what a quick visit to Wikipedia might tell her), and not that she would even believe in a physical UFO crashing at Roswell and some surviving aliens being captured by the army and then not surviving and being autopsied. Having concocted Odile as a character for Thunderbird and the Ball of Twine, I can tell you for a fact she would be a skeptic. But I figured this would be just the kind of joy ride into shady mythologized territory that Odile might take and, as I had just begun writing Thunderbird, and, as I was on my way from Kansas to Cottonwood, I made the point of fitting in a visit to Roswell to see what there was to be seen at the International UFO Museum and Research Center.
In fact, I ended up visiting twice, two years apart. Because I'd had a really good meal in Roswell the first time. Well, I'd had a really good meal the day after I'd gotten sick after eating at a steak restaurant that had been recommended by the desk clerk at the hotel. Maybe I became sick because I rarely ate steak. All I know is for sake of Thunderbird and Odile, I went to Roswell, was hungry when I got there, asked where was a decent place to eat, was directed to a steak restaurant that was very packed-full-of-people-busy, had a not very good meal that was still okay to me as I was that hungry after a long several days of driving, went back to the hotel and a couple of hours later was really sick. Or maybe it was the fault of some food I'd eaten even earlier in the day, or the day before. Let's get off this subject, shall we? Not a good memory.
So, I went to Roswell twice, because of the good meal. And because I wanted some more pics of the International UFO Museum and Research Center (I'll be using pics from both trips in this series of posts), and because I had just visited The Very Large Array and Roswell lined up nicely on the map as a convenient intermission on my way back east. And if you believe that then you again need to consult Google Maps and see how I had to take little not-interstate 380 through a state's worth of desert, which was okay as somewhere between Socorro and Roswell I would find myself in the area of the Trinity Atomic Test Site–which has nothing at all to do with Thunderbird and the Ball of Twine but with my having grown up at plutoniumville, USA (aka, Richland, Washington) and my not liking nukes which is of course a reason to visit Trinity and stand a moment and meditate on what was to follow.
I had visited The Very Large Array radio astronomy observatory because of the WOW! signal that is part of the plot in Thunderbird. The WOW! signal wasn't picked up at The Very Large Array. It was detected at Big Ear in Ohio instead, but Big Ear was demolished in 1997. Attempts were made, in 1996-1997, to pick up WOW! at The Very Large Array. So, there I went. To see for myself those great big dishes directed at space.
Getting good pictures of the exterior of the museum presented some difficulty while I was there (even more while I'm not). The museum is in what looks like a former movie theater, and the facade should have made for some interesting shots. Traffic parked in front of the museum and that facade being cramped by street lamps and trees (yes, I like trees, I'm a tree hugger, I'm not suggesting the trees be cut down, I'm not wishing they die) made problematic getting good shots of the museum's exterior, no matter my angle and whether I was to the right of it…
Or to the left of it. There were people. And trees, and cars parked directly in front. Including us, only a little way down.
Frustrated by trees and people and street lamps, I turned my attention to the shops across the street so that I could one day post on this blog how aliens abound in the shop windows at Roswell, New Mexico and have the pictures to prove it. See? There are aliens waving at me from the store windows of Roswell Home Furnishings across the street from the museum. They are waving at you, too, now. Happy, friendly aliens, excited with all these tourists bringing business to Roswell. "Hi, tourists!" those aliens in the furniture store windows call. "Come in and check out our three piece sectional sofa sets, now on sale!"
There are more aliens at a place called Starchild, and it looks like maybe a UFO crashed into the building or something, though I've not read anything about that particular incident.
They were hawking t-shirts. Easier to pack than a three piece sectional sofa set. However, the tattoo place next door would be the place to head for the most super portable souvenir of them all.
Finally, I stepped into the parking lot to the side of the museum, to see what kind of pictures I could get from a side street. As it happened, there were two other people with the same idea of taking photos in the parking lot. As the person not lying on the ground was the one with the camera and had it pointed down at the subject's face, I'm not sure how they were working the UFO signage into the frame, but I like to think they got some good shots of the UFO reflected in mirrored glasses or something, and that they immediately posted them to Flickr. Except that the person lying on the ground wasn't wearing glasses and had their hands over their eyes.
Standing on that side of the building gave me the idea to do the below digital painting that I based on the above photo.
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The painting is titled, And Then I Saw Her Face, based on the Monkee's song, of course, the follow up line being, "Now, I'm a believer." Get it? Of course, you do. I needn't even add, "It seemed to fit the situation."
Because books take a long time to write (at least they do for me) I knew I had a long while of writing ahead of me with Thunderbird and the Ball of Twine, and the painting was a way of meditating while I was writing and letting Odile and Johnnie's story develop. The woman in the painting shouldn't be imagined as being Odile. She was never ever in my head as Odile, so please don't get her stuck in your imagination as being the face of Odile as she's not. Of course, if you think she has a really nice face and you want her to be the face of Odile, I can't exactly stop that from happening. (I think this woman is instead Neftoon Zamora.)
You might be thinking, "If she was able to get some shots of shops across the street from the museum, then why didn't she simply cross the street and take shots of the museum's facade from in front of the home furnishings place?"
And, you know, you can just be quiet and not raise that question, because it's not exactly useful to propose that solution to me several years down the road and hundreds of miles away, is it?
That's enough photos for today. I shall continue later with yet more photos of the International UfO Museum and Research Center at Roswell, which Odile most certainly would have visited eventually, though not likely immediately, after having seen whatever it was she happened to see in the sky that day that Johnnie crashed his Thunderbird into her car.
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These days, Hilaria Baldwin's bed feels a little empty.
The famous yogi shared a photo of her breastfeeding son Romeo, 11 months, on Instagram today. Along with the sweet photo, which blurred out her nipples, the 35-year-old revealed that her youngest was no longer sleeping alongside her and husband Alec Baldwin at night. (In addition to Romeo, the duo are also parents to Carmen, 6, Rafael, 3, and Leonardo, 2.)
"I co-sleep with my kids while nursing them," she wrote in the caption. "It's usually about a year. I feel very safe with it because Alec and I are both very light, stationary sleepers. Romeo has begun to move around much more than my other ones while he sleeps. So I've decided that, for his safety and our sleep, he is going to learn to stay in his crib over night. It is hard…because I'm going to miss this…the cuddling at night."
"This pic is the last time he was in bed with us…and yesterday was the first night he wasn't in bed with us," she continued. "It was tough, and there were definitely tears—both his and mostly mine…but I know that everyone has to grow up. We will just have to cuddle that much more during the day."
The mom of four is often candid about the ups and downs of motherhood. Last month, she revealed on Instagram that she was "most likely experiencing a miscarriage."
At a follow-up doctor's appointment, her suspicions were proven to be true. "There was no heartbeat today at my scan…so it's over," Hilaria posted along with a photo of her four children and husband. "But I have some pretty strong and amazing heartbeats right here. I am surrounded by such love and I feel so fortunate."
But she refuses to be defeated by the recent loss. To cope, she's focusing on the positives in her life.
"It is important to be present for your emotions and process, but also keep an eye on perspective and joyful moments," she wrote to her followers. "When I get sad, I like to remind myself that sadness passes like a season. I like to look at my blessings, my happiness, and always remembering that I have so many more good times to look forward to."


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Hi all – I will be one of the "guest lecturers" at the tasting event listed below; join us at Cosimo!
209 Lancaster Avenue, Malvern, PA
Business Route 30 & Malin Road
Call 610.647.1233 or visit CosimoRestaurant.com
Hi all – I will be one of the "guest lecturers" at the tasting event listed below; join us at Cosimo!
209 Lancaster Avenue, Malvern, PA
Business Route 30 & Malin Road
Call 610.647.1233 or visit CosimoRestaurant.com
Many thanks to the Cosimo crew for providing "Wine Madness" this weekend. We tasted several excellent wines, a few standouts are worth mentioning in more detail:
Linne Calodo Rising Tides 2004 - A massive wine, nearly 16% alcohol... which normally would've made me steer way clear of this bottle, but it had tannin structure and fruit to match and was really well-balanced.
Trimbach Reserve Personnelle Pinot Gris 1999 Alsace - Usually an inexpensive producer, you cannot go wrong with these guys (especially if you like wine that tastes like it was filtered over purified gravel).
Stags Leap Wine Cellars Fay 1998 - The upstart CA boys that beat the French and out CA cab. on the map. Lots of secondary aromas going on with this one now, a stark contrast to the...
Opus One 1998 - which was full of fruit and smooth as silk... and they said `98 was a bad year...
Lynch Bages 1988 - One of the smokiest (and enjoyable) wines I've ever tasted... somehow, it got even smokier in the glass over the span of 2 hours... not sure how that happened (maybe I should have paid more attention in Chemistry class).
All in all, a great night hanging out with some great folks and eating some great food. Hopefully we'll make this a regular occurrence!
Those of you interested in both art AND wine can head out to NYC between now and March 13 to take in the Mouton Rothschild wine label exhibit at Sotheby's. I traveled to NYC to check it out this past weekend as a bit of an early birthday gift.
For those who are not students of the drama that is the Bordeaux wine region of France: Chateau Mouton Rothschild is considered one of the finest wine estates in France for producing Bordeaux style, Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines.
It has a history of 'firsts' , most notably being the first (and to date only) chateau to have its rank elevated from "Second Growth" (bestowed in 1855) to "First Growth" status (in 1973). It was also the first Bord'x chateau to produce a Napa-valley collaborative wine (Opus One, with Robert Mondavi), and the first to commission and/or feature major artists' work on its wine labels (hence the exhibit), a tradition that continues to this day (the most recent 2004 vintage featuring a watercolor by Prince Charles).
As for their wines, most have measured up to the fine works of art adorning their labels, most notably the 1945 and 1982 vintages, both considered to be among the best wines ever produced (in the history of modern wine making, that is).
The exhibit is not lengthy and if you are detailed-oriented it may take you an hour max to go through it – but the combination of fine modern art and very fine wine is well worth the diversion if you're NYC-bound soon. And to top it all off, if you're also among the world's millionaires you can head over to one of the many NYC wine shops afterwards and celebrate your cultured self with a bottle of Harlan Estate (some vintages we found for the low, low price of… $1200 per bottle :-).
So… what does a 40 year old wine taste like?
This past New Year's Eve, Ker & I stopped by Cosimo to grab a glass of bubbly with Jason (the Wine Director). After a bit, Jason paused during our conversation at the bar and gave me that look – the look that serious only wine geeks give each other when they have SSS (some serious [email protected]*t.
It's the "let me show you what we've got in the decanter, but don't tell anyone else, man" look.
They had cracked open a bottle of 1967 Chateau Latour. I'd never had a 40 year old wine before, and Anthony (the venerable Cosimo proprietor) was keen, so Ker & I had a taste. The experience further convinced me of what I've been saying for a long time now: Most people shouldn't age wine.
Now, I am NOT saying that I did not like this wine (I loved it actually); and I'm not saying the wine wasn't aged / stored perfectly (it was). What I am saying is that most people in the U.S. would fine this wine "interesting" (i.e., "not worth the price tag").
Why? Because our tastes in this country are like our wars: Big. Bold. In-yo-FACE!
My tasting notes on this wine read like a textbook definition of classic "claret" for the Brits, which is to say that it looks the list of most nuclear family's kitchen garbage bag contents: cigar, black nuts, pencil shavings, game, "slim jim," earth (aka 'dirt').
I don't know too many people that would plunk down the serious cash it requires to purchase aged first growth Bordeaux after seeing that list. It wouldn't be enough to add that this is all normal stuff for a well-aged Bordeaux, or to talk about everything that was sooooo right with this wine (like the delicate tannins and fruit notes on the finish, which was long and strong and lasted until about 4PM the next day I think), or how the integration of all the components showed that this wine aged so beautifully. Most folks in the States simply would not have the patience to wait 40 years for a wine to reach peak maturity anyway – and they might not be happy with the results if they did anyway. Because our tastes are different from that of the Brits.
So who's right – us, or the Brits?
We're both right.
The moral of the story: don't sweat aging / storage of your wine too much. 98% of it will not benefit from aging anyway, and you'll enjoy it better now while it's fresh, fruity, and in your face. If you decide you like red wine and want to develop your palate, start experimenting and aging to find out the balance YOU like best between big fruit and lots of tannin vs. the earthy, meaty flavors that will develop with aging.
There's no right wine answer on aging – apart from your preference. And you'll only learn your preference after experimenting (not exactly a chore considering all of the great wine to be had out there!).


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From my e-mail recently:
My name is Jeff Barrette, I live in Madison Wi. I crew up in a small southwest Wisconsin town. I recently found your blog and it has been delightful. I have been trying to read all of the posts'. I have posted a few responses. I have found all of the history of KAAY fascinating. KAAY was without doubt my favorite station, even though I could only listen after sundown. The music that was played is timeless.
The purpose of this communication is Clyde Clifford. Because of Clyde Clifford and Beaker Street the music that is considered classic was introduced to millions of people. It is my opinion that Clyde Clifford should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Would you be interested in assisting with such an endeavor?
Your fellow KAAY and Beaker Street fan.
Jeff Barrette"
Jeff, thank you for your e-mail! There are probably a lot of people who think just like you. When Clyde proposed this back in late 1966, "the suits" didn't think Beaker Street would work- little did they know the huge success they would enjoy. Later, when other owners/GMs discontinued it, they disappointed a lot of listeners. In later years, when it was aired on other stations with Clyde at the helm, it gained momentum again...but you know radio....
I hope many other people attempt this endeavor. I have also petitioned to get Don Payne in the Arkansas Radio Hall Of Fame, since he was the last deejay to air it until "the suits" shut it down...to no avail.
Go for it, Jeff! And thanks again! Also check the Facebook page at: ttps://www.facebook.com/groups/198469254312/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED
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We all remember the jubilation when Donald Trump pulled off an unexpected victory 2 years ago. I suspect fewer of us remember the weeks that followed when Trump made the catastrophic error of associating himself with RINOs (Republicans in name only) and Never Trumpers during the transition period leading up to his inauguration. This fatal mistake has killed any momentum he had gained throughout his 17-month campaign and election victory.
Because of this, instead of mass deportations, wall building and 'draining the swamp', his voters got a tax cut, failed healthcare reform and an embassy being moved from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem. At this stage of his term in office, it is difficult to see how his Presidency differs from a Jeb Bush-style candidate. Of course, if another candidate had been elected, there would have probably been a full-scale war against the Syrian Government instead of limited strikes, and his successful efforts in calming down tensions on the Korean Peninsular are to be commended.
But where's the immigration agenda? He did indeed attempt travel bans that were blocked by Judges, and he has also reduced the number of refugees entering the United States, but this is just peanuts compared to the thousands of migrants who are crossing the Mexican-American border every week. Trump has also repeatedly threatened to shut down the Government to force Congress to fund his border wall, but at every occasion where this action has been possible, he has backed down.
There is no doubt that his economic agenda has been very good for the American worker, but this means nothing if that same American worker still faces becoming a minority in his town. It is a fair argument to point out that Judges are making his life very difficult by blocking his Executive Orders, but there are still other options he can try which he simply hasn't attempted.
There is also a frustration growing amongst his supporters in regards to his twitter account. During his campaign, he used his Twitter account to get around the media bias and talk straight to his supporters, something which proved very effective. He was the rebel taking on the establishment, and he was using social media to do it. Since taking office, he has continued to do this, which would be fine, except for the fact that he is still talking like the powerless candidate, rather than the President of the United States.
Catch and Release is an obsolete term. It is now Catch and Detain. Illegal Immigrants trying to come into the U.S.A., often proudly flying the flag of their nation as they ask for U.S. Asylum, will be detained or turned away. Dems must approve Border Security & Wall NOW!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2018
This tweet is misleading for several reasons. Firstly his claim that 'catch and release' is no longer happening, and that the policy has changed to 'catch and detain' is false. For the 'catch and release' policy to change, it requires legislation in Congress, something which has not been on the agenda over the last 2 years and certainly isn't happening in the foreseeable future. Secondly, the last sentence in the tweet, where he pleads with his enemies, the Democrats, to help him on border security comes across as both weak and pathetic. The Infinity Immigration Democrats completely oppose border security, and they didn't help him on such an issue when they didn't control the House of Representatives, so they certainly are not going to help him now that they do.
I fully understand that Trump is walking a political tightrope between the Jewish lobby, the Deep State, the Republican Establishment, the Democrats, and his supporters. However, that is not an excuse not to use the military to build a border wall, something which is well within his power. It is true that Federal Judges could block such a move, but he has a majority on the Supreme Court, so it would eventually pass. It is also unacceptable that he is sitting back and allowing his supporters, some of whom played a very significant role in getting him elected, to be banned from social media and payment processors. His own FBI is going after groups that support him like the Proud Boys, while his own Justice Department is continuing to allow a biased and false investigation of him and his campaign by Robert Mueller.
How exactly is anything mentioned above going to motivate his base to turn out and vote for him again in 2020? It is easy to forget that he lost the popular vote in 2016 (he was elected via the Electoral College), and he only won several key states with just a few thousand votes. If you then add on the fact that demographics are turning key states like Texas and Florida towards the Democrats, the future for Trump looks bleak. This, of course, means that the future for whites in America looks ominous as well.
All Presidents face challenges in office that they could not have foreseen, all Presidents are torn between multiple loyalties. All Presidents are human too and make mistakes that can potentially impact millions of people. If Presidents do not keep to their core promises and their central agenda, they will go down as failures in the eyes of their supporters, something which historians do not judge lightly.
So my advice to the White House? Make immigration the main focus for the next two years; following the establishment Republican agenda will not benefit your popularity or your support base to any great deal. The more you implement a centrist agenda, the fewer votes you will get in your 2020 re-election campaign because your populist promises were the only reason they turned out to vote.


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Social Responsibility
- Last Updated: Sunday, 11 October 2015 13:28
Social Responsibility for Giti Pasand means how to earn money responsibly via business. This Industrial Group has done its best to converge its own commercial behaviors to win-win relationship in the working fields of employees, customers, contractors as well as environment and society. The Group has tried to achieve actual social responsibility of companies via creation of common value for both society and this economic institution.
Social responsibility of companies emphasizes on their responsibility and responding to the society as the base of the behavior for an organization and supervises on how the companies carry out their businesses responsibly and earn money. In other words, the social needs of society define the economic markets. Therefore, the economic institutions are responsible against all beneficiaries.
The most important objectives of the Group in the frame of social responsibility are as follows:
- Richness and decrease in the gap between activities carried out in the Group and their external images.
- Enjoying the social responsibility as the tool of market development.
Aiming the scattered charity and human activities of the Group.Air Jordan
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Research and Development
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The area of Innovation in SGP industrial group is represented by our Research and Development departments. This area optimizes existing processes and products and develops new processes and concepts. Driven forward by the requirements and creativity of our customers, we are motivated to shift the limits of what is possible. In doing so, we work closely with the production operations of SGP industrial group, are in close contact with colleagues in Sales, Marketing and Quality Management, and exchange experiences with suppliers.
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Shop-to-shop Training Center
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Shop-to-shop training center (Javar) of Giti Pasand Industrial Group inaugurated its activities on Wednesday January 15, 2014 in Moorchehkhort Industrial Town, in presence of General Manager of Professional and Technical Training Organization of Esfahan Province, Mr. Abutaleb Jalali.
Among the most important objectives of this Javar Training Center of Giti Pasand Industrial Group, we can refer to development of professional trainings in the factories of the Group as well as realization of the Group economic programs in employment section.
Aiming at making the training programs of Giti Pasand Industrial Group operational and developing its quantity and quality, receiving the permission has been put on the working table of Giti Pasand training center for the shop-to-shop training center (Javar) from the Professional and Technical Training Organization.
It is in the case that the Group training center has provided thousands of professional training man-hours since 1998 and inauguration of shop-to-shop training center (Javar) can enhance the quality and effectiveness of these training courses.
It is added that shop-to-shop training center of Giti Pasand Industrial Group has been established based on Note 2 of Article No. 110 of I. R. Iran Work Rule, i.e. execution of regulation related to working training centers like Javar shop-to-shop training center through which Giti Pasand can arrange training courses more than 30 hours for its own employees and issue the related certifications with coordination of Professional and Technical Training Organization.
Moreover, the employees of other factories and companies can attend these training courses and receive the valid certification from Professional and Technical Training Organization, provided that they can pass the final exam.Air Max 90 Ultra Moire
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