text:
Founder and Co-owner, lead investigator and host at Entering The Unknown Paranormal
My name is Andy Jones and I'm a Medium and Paranormal Investigater and I have always been able to receive messages from the dead, over the years I have become more sensitive, I've helped many people with paranormal issues, most people don't realise that there is help out there, I can help online or over the phone, I also do home visits, so if you have any paranormal issues in your home or business I can help, it only takes one Email and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
For more information on the paranormal equipment that Phil Shepherd can build please feel free to contact him on this number 07927073959
Fantastic working with everyone at Your Mcr.
The Peel Building was opened in 1896.
Manchester Town Hall
Edinburgh vaults
The pink candle blessing to each person in the circle. Whoever is holding the candle should share their blessings for the home and homeowners. Example blessings include "may this home be a sacred dwelling for you and your family" or "may those who enter this home feel peace and love". Walk to each room of the house and state your intention for it. After the blessing, you may want to carry the pink candle into each room of the house and state your intention for it, whether it's the bedroom, the baby's room or the kitchen. Allow the pink candle to burn for an hour.When the ceremony is complete, place the pink candle in a central location in the house and allow it to burn for at least an hour. Open all East-facing doors and windows. This allows the life-giving energy of the sun to stream into your home, bringing energy, life and light.
Perform a Christian blessing The blessing of a Christian household is an ancient tradition which can be found in the Protestant, Orthodox, and Roman Catholic churches, amongst others. The blessing may be performed by an ordained priest or pastor, or by the owner of the house themselves. If you would prefer to have your house blessed by an ordained priest, invite him to your house to perform the blessing, and he will be happy to oblige. Normally, the priest will walk from room to room, sprinkling each with holy water. As he walks, he may recite one or more passages from the holy gospel. If you prefer to bless the house yourself, use anointing oil (which can simply be cold pressed, extra virgin olive oil, blessed by a minister) to mark a cross on each of the windows and doors inside the house. As you mark the sign of the cross, utter a simple prayer asking God to bless the room. For example "In the name of Jesus Christ I ask for Your peace and joy to inhabit this room," or "May Your Holy Spirit flow through and fill this home up with Your Spirit.
Jewish blessing There are an abundance of Jewish traditions associated with moving into a new house, or simply blessing an old one. When moving into a new home, Jewish families are required to affix a mezuzah(parchment inscribed with Hebrew phrases from the Torah) to each of the doorways in the house. As the mezuzah is installed, the following prayer is recited "Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to affix a mezuzah". It is also believed that Tuesday is the best day for moving into a new home, that bread and salt should be the first items to enter the house, and that shortly after moving in a Chanukat Habayit or housewarming party should be held, where friends and family gather and words of the Torah are spoken.[2] During the housewarming party, it's tradition to eat the first fruit of the new season while reciting the shehecheyanu blessing, as follows: "Blessed are You, L-rd our G‑d, King of the Universe, who has granted us life, sustained us and enabled us to reach this occasion.
Perform a Hindu blessing Hindu house blessings vary greatly according to different regions. In some places the housewarming ceremony is second in importance only to a couple's wedding day. However, across all regions the house blessing must be performed on the morning the homeowners move into their new home. An auspicious move-in date must be chosen by the local Hindu priest, who must also perform the ceremony. On the day, it is traditional (in some regions) for the homeowners to supply a gift tray or dakshina for the priest's use throughout the ceremony. This gift tray usually contains items such as raw, washed rice, mango leaves, ghee, coins, herbs, spices, fruit and flowers, among others. During the ceremony, the homeowners will often sit in front of the fireplace, wearing their best clothes and repeating mantras. The priest will usually recite a prosperity prayer to the Hindu gods, asking for prosperity, purity and serenity to be bestowed upon the people of the house. Contact a priest at your local Hindu temple for information on how the housewarming ceremony is performed in your region.
Perform an Islamic blessing Muslim people bless their house mainly by reciting prayers - usually there is no official ceremony that needs to be performed. However, certain prayers and traditions are recommended: Upon moving into a new house, it is a good idea to perform a two cycle prayer, asking Allah to bestow baraka (blessing), rahma, (mercy) and dhikr (remembrance) upon the home. You can also recite a prayer to protect your home from the evil eye and the envy of others using the following Prophetic Supplication: "I seek refuge for you in the perfect words of Allaah from every devil, harmful thing, and accusing eye. It is also recommended that you invite your friends and family over for dinner, as feeding others is viewed as a charitable act, and a way of showing gratitude to Allah. At this dinner, you and your guests may recite passages from the Qur'an together. Aside from blessing your house when you first move in, you can also bless your house every time you step through the door using the following prayer: "I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allaah from the evil of that which He has created". Repeating this prayer three times will ensure no harm comes to you while you are in the house.
Perform a Buddhist blessing In Buddhism, a ceremony known as Khuan Ban Mai is performed (in certain regions) when a new house is built to protect the house and its inhabitants. The ceremony is performed by a group of nine monks, who must be invited to the house early on the morning of the ceremony. The monks then perform a ritual involving sacred lustral water and wax candles. As the wax melts and drops into the water, it is believed to wash away evil and sorrow. The monks also chant prayers in the Pali language, while passing a white string through each of their hands. The vibrations from the chanted prayers are believed to pass through the string, protecting the houses and its inhabitants. After the ceremony, the monks sit down to a meal prepared by the host family and their friends and neighbors. They must finished their meal before noon. Then one monk sprinkles holy water in each of the rooms of the house, before they all leave. Once the monks leave, the rest of the guests sit down to eat the remaining food. In the afternoon, they perform the thread ceremony, where the guests wrap a white thread around the homeowners and offer them their blessing.


text:
|www.BedandbBreakfast-Directory.co.uk - The bed and breakfast Directory.
Redditch bed and breakfast accommodation found in the directory.
|Home > England > Worcestershire > Redditch
Holiday Inn Express Birmingham Redditch
2 Hewell Road Redditch Worcestershire B97 6AE.
"The award-winning Holiday Inn Express Redditch is close to the M42 Junction 2/3 and 20 minutes drive from Birmingham Airport."
Avonhill B&B
Alcester Road Redditch Worcestershire B98 9EP.
"A 10-minute drive from the centre of Redditch and just a mile from Junction 3 of the M42, this B&B is convenient for Birminghams NEC."
Premier Inn Redditch West (A448)
Birchfield Road Redditch Worcestershire B97 6PX.
"Offering comfortable, good-value accommodation, Premier Inn Redditch is close to local golf courses and shopping centres, providing the perfect base from which to explore the surrounding area."
Premier Inn Redditch North (A441)
Bordsley Lane Alvechurch Highway Redditch Worcestershire B97 6RR.
"Situated in North Redditch, within 1 mile of Redditch Railway Station, this family-friendly Premier Inn offers a bar and restaurant."
Abbey Hotel Golf & Spa
Hither Green Lane Dagnell End Road Redditch Worcestershire B98 9BE.
"On the outskirts of Redditch, just 20 minutes from Birmingham, The Abbey Hotel offers free parking and free Wi-Fi."
The Old Rectory
Ipsley Lane Ipsley Redditch Worcestershire B98 0AP.
"This 500-year-old building in beautiful grounds offers free Wi-Fi and is a 30-minute drive from Stratford-upon-Avon, with good motorway access."
The Southcrest Manor Hotel Redditch
Pool Bank Southcrest Redditch Worcestershire B97 4JS.
"Situated in 10 acres of beautiful private lawns and woodland, this former manor house offers refurbished rooms with iPod docks, just 5 minutes drive from Redditch town centre."
Blue Inn Hotel Redditch
Far Moor Lane Winyates Green Redditch Worcestershire B98 0SD.
"Located 20 minutes' drive from Birmingham city centre, NEC and Stratford Upon Avon."
Express by Holiday Inn Redditch
Hewell Road Enfield Redditch Worcestershire B97 6AE.
"Brand new State of Art , fully air-conditioned 100 bedroom Hotel in Town Centre"
Premier Inn - Redditch
Bordesley Lane, Alvechurch Hig Redditch Worcestershire B97 6RR.
"Housed within an attractive redbrick building, the Redditch West Premier Inn is conveniently located close to some excellent local attractions."

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Leigh MichaelThursday,23 May 2013
The Snap:
You know you've hit it big when you get a guest spot on a TV show. But you're explosive when you get asked to be on The Simpsons.
Sigur Ros appeared on 19 May's episode of the USA's longest running television series. You can check out the episode here. The guest spot comes just in time for Ros's new album, Kveikur, which comes out 18 June. For the small portion of you who don't speak Icelandic, the title translates to "priming."
The Download:
Sigur Ros has a talent for adding a touch of ethereal to just about anything; their songs could come on in a Walmart or grocery store and make the experience feel otherworldly and epic.
At first it seems like this Reykjavik-based band and America's most beloved cartoon characters make an unlikely pair. But that's what makes Sigur Ros so… cool. They give everything 110% – be it a TV show or inventing their own language. Yeah, you read that correctly.
The band uses "Vonlenska" in many of their songs, kindly defined by Urban Dictionary as: "'Language' used by the band Sigur Ros, also known as Hopelandic, or more commonly known as Gibberish. Used in their songs to go with the melody, not necessarily make sense." The fact that their albums aren't packed with profound messages or poetic ballads doesn't detract from the band — they create beautiful songs.
Sigur Ros recently released a single from the upcoming Kveiker, which you can listen to here. Like many of their previous pieces, "Isjaki" will creep under your skin and stay there; it's instantly impressive, yet only seems to appreciate in "musical value" the more you listen to it. Bottom line — get excited about Kveiker. It's guaranteed to be great.
But back to the important stuff. In a healthy (and deserved) dose of self-horn-tooting, Sigur Ros explained of their role: "The band's music scores Homer's visit to Iceland, make an unprecedented musical collaboration between the show and a band; with this episode, Sigur Ros have written and performed more original music for The Simpsons than any other outside band in the show's history." Sounds good to me. Unwind and watch the episode!
Take Action!
Hat Tips:
NME, Under the Radar, Fox, Sigur Ros, Image Credit: Flickr


text:
18 Feb
1. Hotel Chatham
Hotel Chatham offers a choice of accommodation which means there's something for every budget. From hotel, motel, B&B and Homestay, to properties that would suit backpacker or groups. Whatever your requirements are there should be something for you here. Options are also available both for long and short term stays so if you fancy sticking around and can't pull yourself away, no problem! The friendly local staff offer a good old fashioned warm welcome and their hospitality truly knows no bounds. They are also a window into the rich cultural history of the island and are more than happy to chat with you about their life on the island, their families and their experiences.
2. Ultimate Hideaway
Situated in a small, picturesque fishing village called Kaingaroa, this is far away from anywhere, the perfect escape. You can make your stay in this spacious self-catered accommodation as active or relaxed as you choose, dial it up or dial it down in style! Totally unique. Whatever you choose to do in this retreat away from the rest of the world, the Ultimate Hideaway could just be the place for you.
3. Black Robin Homestays
Booking is essential due to the popularity of this place, and not just from word of mouth but from their continually returning clientele. Situated in the heart of Waitangi Township. All rooms are large and ensuite so there is no chance of disappointment and there are some simply picturesque harbour views. If food is your thing then you won't even have to look for a great restaurant as Eddie and Lynn prepare delicious home cooked meals every evening. They are also happy to arrange rental cars, transfers and tours so less stress for you!
4. Flowerpot Bay Lodge
Owned by Bernadette and Brent Mallinson and located just 75 metres from the beach the views are breath-taking. Not to mention the fact that Pitt Island is in fact the first place in the world to see the sun rise each morning. The lodge is finished with a Colonial style feel, giving it a home-from-home feel with a country retreat edge. There is a friendly atmosphere and something for everyone, the owners are more than happy to personalise and arrange a variety of different tours, leaving you to relax and enjoy it.
5. Awarakau Lodge
With stunning sea views, luxurious accommodation and situated just metres from the shoreline, you couldn't ask for much more. This lodge is tucked away, out of town on a working farm run by Greg Horler and his wife Rosemarie, a 6th generation Chatham Islander. These are two of the most wonderful hosts, they will go out of their way to entertain you and provide you with everything you could wish for. All meals, tours and rental vehicles can be arranged from the site andFV Bounty is an optional extra, available for fishing & scenic charters.
You know when you feel so passionate about something that you just can't stop talking about it? You visit somewhere once and fall in love with it forever; I know countless people do it with New York or Paris… but what about somewhere a bit more off the beaten track?


text:
There are 10 monthly meetings: January-June; September-December 2019.
Please note: Meeting times, dates, locations and speakers are subject to change.
Information is regularly updated.
Sunday, December 15, 2019
Annual Steve Schecter Memorial Lecture
Research Help and Registration: 1:00PM-1:30PM
Lecture: 1:30PM
Location: Main Line Reform Temple, 410 Montgomery Ave., Wynnewood, PA 19096
Speaker: Miriam Weiner, Genealogist, Author and Creator of the Consolidated Eastern European Archival Database
In 1989, Miriam Weiner accepted an invitation from the Polish National Tourist Office to visit the Polish Archives in preparation for arranging genealogy tours to Poland. That visit led to a 30-year career working in the archives of Poland, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and Lithuania.
Miriam Weiner will give a presentation about her extraordinary and unpredictable odyssey as she "walked in the footsteps of her ancestors".
In 1991, The Jewish Week in New York, referred to Miriam as " The genealogist who lifted the archival iron curtain" and in 1998, The Forward referred to her as "The Indiana Jones of pre-war polish Jewry".
Topic: Research and Revelations in Ukraine
The lecture will focus on Ukraine (current borders) and includes anecdotes about the changes, discoveries and delights of navigating the complexities of the former Soviet Union. Miriam was the first Jewish genealogist to collaborate officially, by contract, with the archives in the foregoing countries to produce her two award-winning books and website, https://rtrfoundation.org.
Miriam is well known for her handouts and attendees at this lecture will not be disappointed.
Sunday, January 19, 2020
Research Help and Registration: 1:00PM-1:30PM
Lecture: 1:30PM
Location: Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel
8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027
Speaker: Fred Blum, President of JGASGP
Fred started his attorney service company, B&R Services for Professionals in 1968. In 1988 he obtained his Private Detective license. In 1998 he became interested in his family history. He studied genealogy and was able to locate his ancestors dating back to 1810. To date he has identified 1200 family members. With the knowledge he obtained, in 2005 he decided to volunteer for the IRC Holocaust Tracing Service, to reconnect Jewish, Polish and Ukrainian Holocaust survivors. In 2006 he was awarded the local and national "Volunteer of the Year" Award from the IRC.
Topic: How to Locate Individuals through Genealogy
Fred will teach us some techniques he uses to locate individuals through genealogy. This information will enable researchers to not only locate family, uncover distant relatives, assist in searching for heirs, as well as locating missing relatives.
Sunday, February, 23, 2020
Research and Registration Help: 1:00PM-1:30PM
Lecture: 1:30PM
Location: Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel
8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027
Speaker: Ira Siegal, JGASGP Member
A JGASGP member for the past two years, Ira Siegal has been a CPA since 1980 and since 2010 has been a Revenue Agent at the IRS in the Global High Wealth group in the Large Business & International division which audits the wealthiest taxpayers. He used his audit and investigative skills to find and pull together distant branches of a family tree.
Topic: The Irish Torah
Ira Siegal will share the story of a family heirloom, a Sefer Torah, originally from the town of Oshmyany (now Belarus – near Vilna) that made its way to Dublin, Ireland and then to Philadelphia, carried by his grandfather Isaac Schreider in 1908.
Ira met with the last Schreider third cousin in Dublin in 2018 and more third cousins in Israel this summer in Israel. Research in the archives at Yad Vashem found information on Holocaust survivors.
Sunday, January 27, 2019
Research Help and Registration: 1:00PM-1:30PM
Lecture: 1:30PM
Location: Main Line Reform Temple, 410 Montgomery Ave, Wynnewood, PA 19096
Speaker: Lara Diamond, President, Jewish Genealogy Society of Maryland
Lara Diamond is President of JGSMD and has been researching her family for 25 years. She has traced all branches of her family back to Europe and most multiple generations back in Europe using Russian Empire-era and Austria-Hungarian Empire records. Most of her research is in modern-day Ukraine, with a smattering of Belarus and Poland. She leads JewishGen's Subcarpathia SIG, is on the Ukraine Sig board, and also runs several town-focused projects to collect documentation to assist all those researching ancestors from common towns. She blogs about her mostly Eastern European research at http://larasgenealogy.blogspot.com.
Topic: DNA 101: How to Use Genetic Testing for Genealogical Research
In this session, Lara Diamond will share insights on how to use genetic testing for genealogical research citing various types of tests available (including autosomal, yDNA and mtDNA). She will explain the types of genealogical questions each test can help answer, how each company presents results, the strategies for transferring results from one company to another, and how to benefit from each.
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Research Help and Registration: 1:00PM-1:30PM
Lecture: 1:30PM
Location: Main Line Reform Temple, 410 Montgomery Ave, Wynnewood, PA 19096
Speaker: Linda Levi, Executive Director of JDC's Global Archives
Linda Levi is Executive Director of JDC's Global Archives at the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and is responsible for archives centers in NY and Jerusalem. The JDC Archives is one of the most significant collections in the world for the study of modern Jewish history. JDC or the "the Joint" as it is known to its hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries worldwide, is the major instrument of American Jewish for meeting global Jewish needs.
Ms. Levi is a graduate of New York University and received her MA in Contemporary Jewish Studies from Brandeis University.
Topic: The JDC Archives and What We Have to Offer Jewish Genealogists
"The Joint" has borne witness to the most pivotal events of twentieth-century Jewish history. The JDC Archives documents JDC operations and activities overseas, serves as a record of life in Jewish communities throughout the world, and testifies to JDC's mission of providing rescue, relief, and rehabilitation services to global Jewish communities and individuals in need worldwide. Its extensive holdings include eyewitness accounts, correspondence, reports, logs, passenger lists, emigration cards, and much more, including an astonishing collection of approximately 100,000 photographs, which document the organization's global activities. The presentation will focus on the Joint's work over the last century and provide sample documents, film clips, and photos of interest to Jewish genealogists. Participants will learn how the Archives are organized, view examples of rich genealogical records, and discover how to conduct research in its repositories. Learn about the JDC Archives website www.archives.jdc.org and the treasures that await researchers.
Sunday, March 17, 2019
Research Help and Registration: 1:00-1:30PM
Lecture: 1:30PM
Location: Main Line Reform Temple, 410 Montgomery Ave, Wynnewood, PA 19096
Speaker: Ira Poliakoff, author of Synagogues of Philadelphia
Ira Poliakoff was born in Manhattan in 1945 just as his father returned from 4 years of service as a Ship's Doctor during WW2. He grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and Rockville Centre, Long Island. He is a retired business owner and has lived with his wife, Judy, in Wynnewood for almost 40 years. They have 2 children and two grandchildren. Ira's first book, published in 2017, "Synagogues of Long Island", was awarded first place in the category "Religion, General," at the 2018 Best Book Awards at Book Fest.
Topic: Looking at the History of Philadelphia's Jewish Community through the eyes of more than 500 Synagogues
Ira will discuss interesting stories and facts about some of the more than 500 Synagogues that exist or have existed in Philadelphia and it's PA suburbs. Ira has conducted many interviews and done extensive research for this book.
Autographed copies of this book will be for sale after Ira's talk.
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Research Help and Registration: 1:30PM – 2:00PM (Please note later time)
Lecture: 2:00 PM
Location: Congregation Rodeph Shalom, 615 N. Broad Street, Phila., PA 19123
Speaker: Dan Oren, author of The Wedding Photo
Dan A. Oren, M.D. has worked for thirty years as a psychiatrist and faculty member at Yale University, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the University of Rzeszów, Poland. Prior to publishing The Wedding Photo <RimmonPress.com>, Oren wrote Joining The Club: A History of Jews and Yale, and co-authored How to Beat Jet Lag: A Practical Guide for Air Travelers, as well as numerous scientific articles.
Topic: The Wedding Photo: When a genealogical tree bears fruit!
A visit to an abandoned Polish Jewish cemetery in 1993 launches a 20-year search to solve the mystery of "Who is Buried in Sarah's Tomb?" A visit with a cousin unearths a breathtaking photo of a Berlin family wedding from 1926 and leads to discovering their unimaginable post-wedding history. An archivist in Prague discovers an unknown uncle whose life takes the reader from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to the Vatican. A memoir by Philip Roth shocks a daughter into unlocking a father's concealed past. In The Wedding Photo Dan Oren shares inspiring stories and techniques of how the pursuit of genealogy opens new worlds.
Autographed copies of this book will be for sale after Dan's talk.
Sunday, May 19, 2019
Research Help and Registration: 1:00PM-1:30PM
Lecture: 1:30PM
Location: Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel
8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027
(Corner of Old York Road and Township Line Road)
Speaker: Garri Regev, Immediate Past President, Israel Genealogy Research Association, IGRAPrevious Meetings 2018
Garri Regev lives in Israel and was an elementary teacher there for over 20 years. Garri has been doing genealogical research since 1995. She volunteers and lectures on Genealogy to adult groups including AACI, Hadassah, Touro College, the Central Zionist Archives, Yad VaShem, the National Library of Israel (NLI), EVA/MINERVA and IAJGS Conferences. She was President of the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) has served on the IAJGS Board of Directors and is currently Vice-President of LitvakSIG. She was the Vice-Chair of the 2015 IAJGS Conference in Jerusalem and co-chair of program for that Conference.
Topic: Searching for records in Israel – What can be found and where
Trying to find records for relatives in Israel? Here is an opportunity to understand what records are available and where to begin your research. Some records have now been digitized, others still not. Different Archives have different collections, we'll go through the various options. What's in English and what's in Hebrew – we'll cover that as well. Be sure to prepare questions and bring along names you may want to research!
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Bus Trip to Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City. Reservation deadline:
May 25, 2019.
Highlights: 90 minute docent led tour of exhibit: "Auschwitz, "Not Long Ago, Not Far Away"; Kosher bag lunch with Avraham Groll, Director of JewishGen. One hour on your own to tour museum, etc.
For more details, click here!
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Research Help and Registration: 1:00 PM-1:30PM
Lecture: 1:30 PM
Location: Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027
Speaker: Sarina Roffe
Sarina Roffé is a career journalist and holds a masters in Jewish Studies. She is the editor of Dorot for JGS of NY, the author of Branching Out from Sepharad, and has researched numerous genealogies including the Kassin and Labaton rabbinic dynasties and is considered an expert in Syrian Jewry. She is a member of the IAJGS board, co-chair of the Brooklyn Jewish Historical Initiative and founder of the Sephardic Heritage Project. She is a member of Brooklyn's Syrian Jewish community.
Topic: "Solving a Converso Mystery" — Traces Jews from Spain to Syria to the Americas; with information on Chief Rabbi Jacob Kassin and his lineage from Spain. Solves the issue of missing years from 1492 – 1540.
Sunday, October 27
Research Help and Registration: 1:00 PM-1:30PM
Lecture: 1:30 PM
Location: Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027
(Corner of Old York Road and Township Line Road)
Speaker: Jordan Auslander, Forensic Genealogist
Jordan Auslander is a New York based forensic genealogist, title and real estate historian. He has pursued cases across the United States, Europe and Israel. Jordan published, an index to Jewish records in Slovakia, a genealogical gazetteer of Greater Hungary and served as board member of the Jewish Genealogical Society, NY. He is known as "Heir Jordan, Extreme Genealogist". In addition, Jordan is a Telly award winner for RootsTelevision.com and the 'reliably inappropriate' host of IAJGS conference Gameshow Night.
Topic: Researching New York City Resources Remotely
Between 1820 and 1920 over 82 percent of immigrants to the United States came through the port of New York. Learn how to trace your New York ancestors, whether they were passing through or called it home as well as resources to help you reconnect with family that remained elsewhere. While on-site research is the optimal approach to research, this is not always convenient or feasible. Nevertheless, much can be accomplished in advance or in lieu of physical travel. Components of New York City family history can be identified without setting foot on Broadway using a broad array of free and subscription internet sites as well as some conventional sources. These resources will be evaluated in the context of the questions and needs of lecture participants.
Sunday, November 17, 2019
Research Help and Registration: 1:00PM-1:30PM
Lecture: 1:30PM
Location: Main Line Reform Temple, 410 Montgomery Ave., Wynnewood, PA 19096
Speaker: Deborah Long, Author and Educator
Deborah Long has been researching her family's Holocaust history and looking for surviving family members for more than 50 years. Her research in 2009 led to the discovery of surviving cousins in Sweden, Hungary, Canada, and most recently in Israel. Deborah is a professional educator, though typically her audiences are licensed professionals. She has written more than 20 books, including a memoir about growing up as a child of survivors titled "First Hitler, Then Your Father, and Now You." She is the founder of the Triangle JGS in Durham/Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Topic: Out of the Whirlwind: Finding Your Family Lost in the Holocaust
The daughter of two Holocaust survivors, Deborah Long reviews the best (as well as some of the obscure) resources and methods for determining the fate of those involved in the Holocaust, including survivors and victims. Deborah will use examples from her own research to demonstrate the documents and artifacts she discovered.
Sunday, January 28, 2018 at 1:30 PM
Main Line Reform Temple
Speaker: Hadassah Lipsius
Hadassah Lipsius is a long time board member of the JRI-Poland board as well as Archive Coordinator for the Warsaw and Tomaszow Mazowiecki Archives. She is the database manager for JewishGen's Warsaw Research Group and has helped index Warszawa newspaper life cycle announcements. She serves on the executive council of the Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc (New York). Hadassah has travelled many times to Poland to pursue her family research.
Topic: Warsaw 2018: Research Opportunities and the Conference
Warsaw is and has been the capital of Poland and had the largest population of Jews in all of Europe before WWII. Hadassah Lipsius will talk about the varied and unique sources for researchers whether they are researching Warsaw or any part of pre-War or post-War Poland. Sources include; vital record research, newspaper announcements, business directories, homeowners lists, cemetery records, notarial records as well as business records and much more. This lecture will review the sources, show examples and provide aides and tips in how to perform your search.
As you all know, the 38th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy will be held in Warsaw, Poland between August 5-10, 2018. This is the first time that the conference will be held in Eastern Europe and in order to assist researchers in preparation for the conference, Hadassah Lipsius and Mark Halpern will provide some information about the Conference, the program, and travel options and answer participants' questions.
Sunday, February 18, 2018 at 12:00 PM (please note earlier time)
Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel
Speaker: Rhoda Miller, Certified Genealogist
Rhoda Miller, Ed.D., CG® has been a Certified Genealogist since 1998 specializing in Jewish research and Holocaust studies. Rhoda is a Past President of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island (JGSLI) and continues her leadership as a board member. With JGSLI, she led the project to produce the Arcadia Images of America book Jewish Community of Long Island. Under Litvak SIG, Rhoda volunteers as Co-coordinator of the Svencionys District Research Group, administers a Svencionys DNA group, and is webmaster of the JewishGen Kahilalinks Orlya, Belarus website.
Topic: Evidence Analysis: Which is the Right Record?
Utilizing the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS), this presentation will demonstrate methods of looking at your research to find gaps as well as evaluate findings, especially those with conflicting evidence. Holocaust records will be utilized to support the GPS.
Handout Evidence Analysis
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Lecture: 1:30PM
1:00PM-1:30PM Research Help
Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel
8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027
(Corner of Old York Road and Township Line Road)
Speaker: Anat Feinberg, Professor Hebrew and Jewish Literature
Anat Feinberg, born in Tel Aviv, is Professor of Hebrew and Jewish Literature in Heidelberg, Germany. She has published books and articles on Israeli literature, on Jews in German theatre, and was in charge of Modern Hebrew Literature in the revised edition of the Encyclopedia Judaica.
Topic: The Jeckes in Israel
The Israelis call them "Jeckes" and refer to those Jews who came to pre-state Israel from Germany after 1933. In my talk, I shall relate the story of their emigration story and shed light on their contribution to social and cultural life. While at first Israelis tended to be critical about the Jeckes, over the past decade their image underwent a radical change. The talk will close with a short examination of the way the Jeckes have been portrayed in Israeli literature.
Sunday, April 22, 2018
1:00 PM-1:30 PM Research Help
Lecture: 1:30 PM
Main Line Reform Temple
410 Montgomery Ave., Wynnewood, PA 19096
Speakers: Monique Rubens Krohn and Mark Halpern
Monique Rubens Krohn is the daughter of a family rescued by the Portuguese diplomat, Aristides de Sousa Mendes. She is an accomplished writer and historian whose career has spanned many sectors and fields. Currently, she writes book and film reviews for an online media network and is the Secretary of the Sousa Mendes Foundation, based in New York City.
Mark Halpern was an international businessman who spent three years in Japan. In retirement, Mark spends his free time working with JRI–Poland, JewishGen, IAJGS, and the JGS of Greater Philadelphia helping others research their roots in Eastern Europe, especially Poland. Recently he researched the stories of a number of refugees saved by Sempo Sugihara.
Topic: Two Righteous Gentiles: Sousa Mendes and Sugihara
Most Jewish Genealogists know the story of Sempo Sugihara, known as the Japanese Schindler. Sugihara, Japanese consul in Kaunas, Lithuania, issued over 2,000 Japanese transit visas that enabled over 6,000 Jews to escape war torn Europe in the summer of 1940. Less well known is Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese consul stationed in Bordeaux, France. Sousa Mendes defied his government and issued some 30,000 visas, including about 10,000 to Jews.
Both men were awarded Righteous Among the Nations by the Government of Israel. Their stories – similarities and differences – will be discussed.
Sunday, May 27, 2018
1:00 PM-1:30 PM Research Help
Lecture: 1:30 PM
Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel
8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027
(Corner of Old York Road and Township Line Road)
Speaker: Ron Arons, Author and Speaker
Over the past 20 years, Ron has given 450+ presentations re methodology and technology. He has authored three books, including The Jews of Sing Sing, WANTED! U.S. Criminal Records, and Mind Maps for Genealogy. In 2006 he appeared on the PBS TV series The Jewish Americans, talking about Jewish criminals on Manhattan's Lower East Side. That same year he won a research grant from the New York State Archives to continue he research on the topic of Jewish criminals in New York City. Ron earned a B.S. in Engineering from Princeton and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Topic: Sex, Lies, and Genealogical Tape
Most genealogists focus their efforts on collecting names, dates, and places to grow and expand their family tree as much as possible. This is quite natural. However, a much different experience can be had by focusing one's efforts on one ancestor at a time. By doing so, one can go beyond the questions: Who?, When?, and Where?. One can explore the far more interesting and powerful questions, WHY? and HOW? Why did our ancestors act the way that they did? How did their behavior have an impact on us? Individual-focused genealogy provides additional insights not into ancestors' lives but our own lives as well.
The truly unexpected benefit of this approach is that it broke down brick walls, allowing the speaker to push back his family tree another four generations. (Truly remarkable.) It also exposed the speaker to all sorts of records he might not have explored otherwise.
Sunday, June 24, 2018
1:00-1:30PM Research Help
Lecture: 1:30PM
Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel
8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027
(Corner of Old York Road and Township Line Road)
Speaker: Felicia Mode Alexander, Holocaust Educator
Recently retired history teacher specializing in Holocaust Education and Global Human Rights. Mrs. Alexander has traveled and studied extensively in Europe and Israel to deepen her knowledge of the Holocaust and its aftermath. She has toured Holocaust sites in Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands and studied at international research facilities in Poland, Israel and the US with the Summer Seminar to the Infamous Sites of the Holocaust (NJ Commission on Holocaust Education) and the Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Teachers Program (American Gathering of Holocaust Survivors and their Descendants). In addition, she is an Alfred Lerner Fellow of the Jewish Foundation of the Righteous, and an alumnus of the Master Teacher Institute in Holocaust Education at Rutgers University. Currently, though still working on many genealogy projects, and writing articles for JGSGP's Chronicles, Mrs. Alexander is editing and annotating a recently discovered 500 page manuscript written by her grandmother, who immigrated to Boston from Kiev during the pogroms in the 1880's.
Topic: My entire family was already in America before the Holocaust……or were we? Newly digitized Holocaust records can lead to the discovery of previously unknown family in Europe
In this presentation, Felicia will share research methodology and repositories through which Holocaust survivors, their children and even distant cousins (in my case) can be connected thanks to a plethora of searchable databases and archival information that is easily searchable. Through her training as a Museum Teacher Fellow at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC, she has learned how to mine these archives and have had incredibly moving results.
Sunday, September 16, 2018
1:30PM – 2:00PM Research Help
2:00PM Lecture
Main Line Reform Temple, 410 Montgomery Avenue, Wynnewood, PA 19096
Speaker: Jessica M. Lydon, Archivist at Temple Libraries' Special Collections
Jessica M. Lydon is an Associate Archivist at Temple University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center. Jessica is primarily responsible for providing reference and instruction services, accessioning new acquisitions, processing, and cataloging materials for the Philadelphia Jewish Archives Collection. Jessica holds a Masters in Library and Information Science with a concentration in archival studies from Drexel University and is a member of the Academy of Certified Archivists. She is an active member of MARAC, a regional consortium committed to providing affordable archival education, training, and support to archivists and allied professionals throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
Topic: Genealogical Resources in the Philadelphia Jewish Archives Collection
An introduction to the records available at Temple University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center useful for conducting genealogical research on Philadelphia's Jewish community during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Sunday, October 7, 2018 at 1:30 pm
1:00PM-1:30PM Research Help
The Steve Schecter Memorial Lecture: 1:30PM
This program is sponsored by JGSGP and the Main Line Reform Temple
Main Line Reform Temple, 410 Montgomery Avenue, Wynnewood, PA 19096
Speaker: Robert Watson, Professor of American Studies, Lynn University
Robert Watson, Ph.D. is a professor, author, and media commentator. He has published more than 40 books and hundreds of scholarly articles, book chapters, and encyclopedia/reference essays. His most recent books, America's First Crisis and The Nazi Titanic have, respectively, won the book of the year in history at the Independent Publishers' Awards in NYC and been accepted at numerous book festivals throughout the US and internationally. Watson has been interviewed by most major media outlets in the US, including USA Today, New York Times, NBC, and MSNBC, and many major media outlets around the world.
Topic: Hamilton: Man, Myth, Musical… Mensch
Dr. Watson will explore the little-known story of the Founding Father's Jewish roots and lifelong support of Jews in America, among other topics.
He will also share some stories about the little-known final days of the Holocaust from his book The Nazi Titanic. http://www.nazititanic.com
Sunday, November 18, 2018
Research Help and Registration 1:00PM- 1:30PM
Lecture: 1:30 PM
Location: Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027
Speaker: W. Todd Knowles, Accredited Genealogist (AG)
Todd is a member of the International Patron Services team at the Family History Library in Salt lake City, Utah. After being introduced to family history at the age of 12, he soon discovered his Jewish roots. The journey to find these Polish Jews has led to the creation of the Knowles Collection (knowlescollection.blogspot.com), 6 databases that as of May 1, 2016, contain the genealogical records of over 1.4 million people. Todd has spoken throughout the world and his articles have been widely published.
Topic: Making the Most of FamilySearch for Jewish Research
This presentation will focus on the FamilySearch website (www.familysearch.org ) which holds the records of over 6 billion people worldwide, making it the largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources in the world. In this lecture Todd will guide us through the FamilySearch website which an emphasis on finding our Jewish families. We will also learn how to use the Knowles Collection, 6 databases that contain the records of over 1.4 million Jewish people.
Sunday, December 16, 2018 (Please note later time)
Research Help and Registration 3:00PM-3:30PM
Lecture: 3:30PM
Location: Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027
Speaker: Jeffrey Cymbler
Jeff earned his BA from Yeshiva University and a JD degree from Boston University School of Law. A child of Holocaust survivors, he has been an avid genealogist since 1983. Jeff was co-chair of the 11th Annual Conference on Jewish Genealogy and Program Chairman of the 19th Annual Conference on Jewish Genealogy. He was on the Editorial Boards of both Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories and Jewish Roots in Poland: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories and authored chapter one of the latter book, entitled, "Introduction to Polish-Jewish Genealogical Research."
Topic: Passports for Life: The Bernese Group Rescue of Polish Jews in WWII
Passports for Life is a presentation dedicated to the Polish Envoy in Bern, Aleksander Lados, his subordinates, and members of the Jewish community in Switzerland who in the war-time period acted hand in hand in saving hundreds of European Jews. The members of the so called "Bernese Group" embarked on an illicit operation aimed at massive forging of passports of Latin American countries and smuggling them to the ghettos in Poland, Holland, France and other places in the German-occupied Europe. A noticeable, yet differential, number of bearers of the passports managed to survive the war. Some of survivors are still alive today.
The presentation will depict the origins of the covert operation, its protagonists, division of work among the members (half of them were Polish Jews), modus operandi of the group and consequences of their activity. A significant number of widely unknown documents and photographs will accompany the presentation, including forged passports, Nazi era postal communications from Polish ghettos to Switzerland, a database which is being developed of the passports, diplomatic correspondence and ledgers of the names and personal data of Jews for whom passports were procured.


text:
Why choose one of our green energy tariffs?
Robin Hood Energy was launched by Nottingham City Council with the main aim of tackling fuel poverty. We don't have private shareholders or director bonuses, allowing us to reinvest any surplus revenue back into keeping our prices low.
100% of the electricity we provide to homes and businesses is certified as being sourced from UK based wind and solar generators. For every Megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity purchased for our customers, we also purchase a Renewable Energy Guarantee of Origin (REGO) certificate, which proves the electricity is certified as being sourced either directly from the renewable generators or through a green wholesale energy provider. Now you can join the fight against fuel poverty and save the planet at the same time!
The electricity that is physically supplied to British homes and businesses comes from the National Grid, via the pylons and substations in the local area. To cover the electricity consumed by customers on our green tariffs, we purchase Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGO) certificates. Ofgem issues one of these certificates for every megawatt hour (MWh) of renewable electricity produced by generators.
Other renewable energy schemes
Renewables Obligation
Under this government scheme, energy suppliers provide support for renewable electricity generators. Robin Hood Energy pays a contribution in proportion to its market share, either by purchasing Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) directly from renewable generators, or by paying into a buy-out fund.
Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)
The RHI is an incentive from the government for users of renewable heat. Anybody who meets the requirements of the scheme is eligible to receive quarterly payments for seven years, for the amount of renewable heat their system produces.
Feed-in-Tariff (FIT)
More information about the FIT scheme can be found here:
What Green Energy Tariffs can you choose? We will be launching two new green energy tariffs:
Robin Hood Green Tariff
- 100% Green Energy
- Competitively Priced
- Fixes your prices for the whole year
Clean and Green Tariff
- 100% Green Energy
- Competitively Priced
- Fixes your prices for the whole year
- NO Exit fees.
Still need a reason to switch?
We provide excellent customer service! Our customer service team is based in Nottingham and always put you first. Not only do we prioritise people over profits, we ensure that we have an experienced workforce offering you a great service.
But don't just take our word for it, look below for some independent Trustpilot reviews of our company.


text:
We are very thankful that you have shown interest about Plavinas Regional Gymnasium.
We have more than 90 years old traditions, but at the same time our school with use of modern Information Technologies is represented as the 21st century school.
In our gymnasium we can obtain 4 state licensed programmes of education. Ending the primary stage of education our students continue the study process in our school in secondary level which prepares them for studying at higher educational establishments.
Every year our students get good results in different olympiades, study competitions, sports competitions not only on the regional level but also on the state level.
We have got good results on international level in Sports, German language, Biology and Chemistry.
Plavinas Regional Gymnasium is one of the best schools working with Information Technologies in our country.
In 2010 our headmaster Vladimirs Samohins has got an award of Science and Education Ministry for supporting our school with new ITs.
This school year 2010/2011 educational process in forms 1 ŌĆō 12 started 550 pupils. Our pupils are taught by 58 highly qualified teachers. There are librarians, psycologist, social pedagogue and a nurse as well.
Many other interesting things about our school you can find in our home page. Welcome!


text:
Team Pawnee
You must be logged in to add comments.
Melissa Cagan joined the project
2 years ago
Christopher Mayorga joined the project
Gerta Guitart joined the project
Type in names or emails, or paste in a list separated by commas
Loading ...
The Loft is a suite of tools created to help you run successful design projects.
No thanks, I just want to start using the Loft.
The Loft has built-in tools to make sure your design project runs smoothly.
Loft goals help keep your team on track and always knowing what the next step will be.
With the Loft feedback system you can get real-time comments on your work from your peers.
Loft guides give you a framework of activities to help your team through a design process.
The Loft has a community of studios from around the country, each with their own project teams and guides.
You now have access to a powerful suite of tools to help you design successfully. Have fun!


text:
Tori Foster, Staff Writer
She could have eaten anything at her dorm, but Heaven Washington, sophomore, media studies, decided to order Five Guys. She, as well as many other college students, order food often when they are low or have a taste for a specific food. On the University of Missouri–St. Louis South Campus there have been a rapid amount of deliveries to Oak Hall and the Central Housing Office.
Many companies in the past decade have created food delivery apps for people who love to eat out, but do not want to leave the comfort of their homes. Food delivery services started back in 2011 with Postmates. They deliver everything people can think of food, groceries and more. All people have to do is click delivery or pick up, type in their current address and from there, "You crave. We get it."
The top nine trending and best food delivery services are Seamless, Grubhub, DoorDash, Ubereats, Postmates, Delivery.com, Yelp Eat 24, Foodler and Gopuff. Each app is offered to Androids and iOS users. They require users to make an account with their credit card number attached.
Once users have selected their restaurant and meal, they are directed to checked out to place their order. After a few minutes the order is out for delivery and it all started with a click.
Washington explains, "I love delivery services. The speed of service is the best part."
The delivery services have booking fees that vary depending on the company or the location of the restaurant. The drivers for these services only handle deliveries compared to some companies that might place the order for you then deliver it. They have at least one year of driving experience and must be older than 19 years.
After the customer's order has been placed, the app will give the customer all the information they will need to have a successful experience with the company. The company provides their deliveryman's name, number and sometimes their car information. The app informs customers when their driver is on the way to the restaurant, when they are waiting on the order and once they start heading toward your location to deliver your food.
Washington was excited to meet her delivery driver and finally eat after a long day of classes and work. She quickly rushed out the door and hopped on the elevator. Her smile stretched from ear to ear. Once receiving her food, she hurried upstairs to indulge. It had been just what she been waiting for.
Washington stated, "I love Uber Eats because they give me the most variety in what I would like to eat. I don't like the fact that I don't know the driver and what he/she is doing to my food."
Without another thought Washington ate her burger from Five Guys and began doing her homework. She continued to smile as she ate and sighed a sound of relief.
Delivery services among companies have increased in the past years. Grocery stores like Schnucks have added delivery services to their companies. All customers need to do is pick out groceries, selected a delivery time and an employee will deliver the groceries to the customer's doorstep within an hour.
People are attracted to delivery services for many reasons. It is convenient because you do not have to leave the comfort of your home. You have minimal clean up after eating compared to cooking a meal. There are more variety options than you usually give yourself. However, the cost for these meals are not cheap. Depending on people's food choice and how often they order food they can maybe spend up to $200 a week. Some delivery apps can limit people food choice based on their location. Sadly, people always run the chance of their order being wrong.
As technology advances all that we can really ask ourselves is what is next.


text:
The solstice, which always proceeds Christmas by a few days arrived this year with an added bonus, a full eclipse on a full moon. According to the news commentators this was the first time in over 400 years that such an event had occurred on the solstice. So, it was with great anticipation that I stayed up on Monday night just to watch the full moon go dark on the longest day of the year.
At midnight the moon was full, but despite a forecast for a bright cloudless night, its brightness was partially obscured by by a bank of clouds. An hour and a half later, I returned to the back deck to view the beginning of the great celestial event, only to find that the clouds had disobeyed the weather forecast and grown thicker. T o make things worst the next day broke clear and sunny and remained that way until sunset.
As I later found out almost every other part of the Southeast had clear skies for the rare happening. It seems that only in the neck of the woods, where I happened to be staying, did the great event become obscured by atmospheric events. Oh Shucks! Maybe I'll get to witness a solstice lunar eclipse in my next lifetime.


text:
What's hot from #MWC18?
Get On Top Of the most important takeaways when it comes to connectivity for IoT from the Mobile World Congress 2018.
Introduction and master of ceremony:
Magnus Melander, co-founder THINGS and founder SMSE
Confirmed speakers:
Mari Sandå, Head of Product Management Division X, Telia Company
Kalle Eneroth, IoT Sweden
Adam Dunkel, CEO & Founder, Thingsquare
Mats Pettersson, CEO Digital Nordix
Stefan Lindgren, CEO Talkpool
Doors open 17.30, program starts 18.00
Get On Top Of THINGS that Matters
We are calling entrepreneurs, startups, enterprises, developers, students, academia, government and anybody else who are interested and want to get on top of things that matters. We offer 100 free seats at a first come, first served basis. Make sure to register now!
We open the doors 17.30, start presentations 18.15 and close the doors at 21. We always offer a bite and a drink during these events and warmly welcome everyone who wants to sponsor this. Contact us at email@example.com


text:
Adam Tanner, University of Alaska Fairbanks Snedden Chair and writer in residence at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University, will be presenting his newest book, "Our Bodies, Our Data," to UAA and the Anchorage community.
Tanner was first exposed to data journalism when he was working as a foreign correspondent. Working in locales such as Russia, Germany and Eastern Europe, Tanner became aware of state-led data collecting by the communist regimes he worked in.
"When I visited East Germany right before the fall of the Berlin wall, which was in 1989, they had secret police agents follow me around on one day. They produced an extensive file about me, more than 60 pages for one day, about what I was doing," Tanner said. "Those were the early instances where I became aware about personal data gathering."
Learning more about data collecting, Tanner was inspired to write a book in 2014 called "What Stays in Vegas." This book examined data collecting in regards to marketing in the United States.
"I was very interested in how businesses are collecting ever more information about us all, mostly for sales and marketing to try and sell us things. Now in researching that book I came to find out there's also a big trade in our medical information and that trade is much harder to understand," Tanner said.
Discovering the trade in medical information in research of his first book, Tanner decided to dedicate an entire book to health industry data collection.
Tanner's goal is to highlight a lesser known data collection in the health industry, something many Americans may not even be aware of.
"Many of us know that if you use Google or Facebook or these great free internet services there's a price to pay. the price is you're giving up information about yourself and then they are advertising to you in return. But at the same time far fewer people realize that your medical information is also for sale," Tanner said. "It's quite an interesting story about how a multi-billion dollar business emerged in recent years and decades, mostly without the public understanding."
Tanner hopes the presentation ignites discussion and understanding on current health industry policy changes.
"In order to decide what's best for the country, what's the best policy, we need to understand what's going on," Tanner said. "If people don't know there's a hidden trade in patient data then it's hard to have this intelligent public discussion. I think it's interesting for people to learn how extensive this trade is and then we can talk about the best safeguards and practices when it comes to medical information."
Some may think this medical information trade doesn't affect them, but Tanner notes that the industry-wide data collecting affects people all around us and may affect others down the line if current policies don't change.
"Imagine that you're totally healthy. You go to the doctor hardly ever, you'll have a cold once in awhile. You might think this is not so important for me, but so many of us know people who suffer from mental health issues or have had some sexual health issues or other kinds of problems. It could be a classmate, relative or old friend," Tanner said, "For those people information about their health if it's widely circulated, could be damaging to them. It could lead to problems getting employed, problems getting life insurance, it could lead to embarrassment. Even if it doesn't directly affect you now, these kinds of issues are important to people you know and have met and are all around you."
Tanner will be presenting from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m., Feb. 6 in UAA Consortium Library room 307. During the week, Tanner will be switching places with UAA's Atwood Chair Julia O'Malley. Tanner will take over O'Malley's classes for the week while O'Malley will be taking over Tanner's classes at UAF.


text:
Password Forgotten password?
TechCrunch Disrupt is a tech conference that makes a lot of money for TechCrunch and gives a little bit of attention to tech startups. It's a place where people are overly optimistic, eye-buggingly enthusiastic and entirely removed from reality. A conference for buzzwords that don't mean anything, hollow phrases that sound nice together and proponents of a dictionary exorcised of vowels. Read More >>
© 2006 - 2011 Future Publishing Limited, Beauford Court 30 Monmouth Street Bath, UK BA1 2BW - England and Wales company registration number 2008885


text:
Faculty Advisor
Makarov, Sergey N.
This project studies the issue of marketing small and highly specialized engineering startups on the internet. The specific test company for this project designs human body modeling software for other engineering and science firms.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Accepted
March 2014
Project Type
Interactive Qualifying Project
Copyright Statement
All authors have granted to WPI a nonexclusive royalty-free license to distribute copies of the work, subject to other agreements. Copyright is held by the author or authors, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.
Advisor Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Your accessibility may vary due to other restrictions.


text:
World's leading cross browser testing tool
Interactive web-based testing on 2000+ browsers and real devices instantly. Say goodbye to your lab of devices and virtual machines.
Trusted by more than 25,000 customers globally
Real Device Cloud
Run your cross browser tests on a range of real Android and iOS devices for the most accurate test results.
2000+ desktop browsers
Use our cross browser testing tool to test across new and old versions of IE, Edge, Safari, Chrome and Firefox on Windows and macOS.
Test on dev environments
Test websites hosted on development environments or behind firewalls with zero setup or configuration.
Native experience
Test on the real thing — real browsers on real machines with media streaming, developer tools, keyboard shortcuts and much more.
Real-time debugging
Debug your cross browser tests on mobile and desktop browsers using our pre-installed developer tools.
Security & Privacy
Test with the assurance that your data is secure and tests run on pristine machines, which are wiped clean after every session.


text:
Request Your Grad Studio Session with Double Prints
Client Information
First Name *
Last Name *
Email *
Phone Number *
Session Information
Select a Day *
Select a Day
Select a Time *
Select a Time
Who will Attend? *
School *
Additional Information
CHECK THAT YOU READ THE FOLLOWING: Session must be paid in advance. You will receive a confirmation of the payment on completion. These sessions are limited to the times listed in the advertisement. If you cannot attend your session please call us. We can offer a refund up to 10 days prior to your schedule date/time. After 10 days, you will receive a studio credit that can be applied to a future studio session.
Powered By StudioCloud -
Business Management Software


text:
Magical Christmas at Taser Alm 4=3
4 nights
02.01.2020 - 06.01.2020
from 85.00 €
per person
The scent of cinnamon in the air, the snowflakes that float down gracefully... at Taser you can experience the magic! Immerse yourself in the Christmas atmosphere and enjoy our gift: when you book four nights, you will receive one night free.
All services
Indoor panoramic swimming pool (6 x 13 metres) with water jets and hydro massage.Outdoor world of saunas with relaxation area.Infrared cabins.Wellness packages and treatments (charges apply).Soft bathrobes (for guests over the age of 4 years of age), sauna towels and mules for adults available in your room or chalet.
Cuninary Art
Lavish farmers breakfast with choice of quality products from South Tyrol.
Theme lunch with sparkling wine.
Dinner with choice of 5 course menu.
Vegetarian dishes.
In summer, barbecues with music.
Use of our own home produced products.
Following consultation, gluten and lactose free cuisine.
Lunch à la carte in our restaurant (charges apply).
Homepage Holiday packages Magical Christmas at Taser Alm 4=3


text:
Job Board/Babillard d'emplois > Scenic Designer - Creativiva Inc.
This is a Temporary, Full-time position.Category: Design
-Join our production team for a series of shows that will debut in the Middle East
-Design, create and execute set design pieces for these shows
-Collaborate with Artistic Director, Director and Designers
-Open and accredited for international travel
-Degree in Theatre Production
-Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work quickly.
-A clear portfolio showcasing past projects
This position is an immediate start.
You will be working in Toronto with the possibility of a site visit.
Salary: TBD
Creativiva Inc
Please apply with portfolio and reference information.
Those selected will be asked to come into interview within the week.
Creativiva is a Canadian Live Production Company that produces live theatrical shows all over the world. A constantly growing company, Creativiva Inc, brings musicals, theatre pieces and circus acts to different corners of the world.


text:
If There is a Way Into a Mess, There is A Way Out
- Written by Liberty Forrest
- font size decrease font size increase font size
- 09 May
- Rate this item
- Published in Features
- Read 2482 times
Oh, no! How did I get into this? How did this happen? My life was ticking along just fine - or maybe not all that fine, but it wasn't like this! It's a disaster!
Does this sound familiar? I'm sure we've all been there. Perhaps that's where you are right now. And if you are, the good news is that if you got into it, you can get out of it. Okay, it's true, there may be some aspects of your situation that you cannot change. If, for example, you're sitting in a car that you just wrapped around an enormous tree a moment ago, you can't rewind about ten seconds and take it all back. After all, life isn't like one big shoelace that you can just undo whenever you want. So you made some choices that have got you all tied up in knots and you don't know where to begin to fix it. First of all, just for a moment, forget where you are.
Forget the fact that you're seriously in the soup and look ahead. Never mind what's wrong just now; what do you want to be right? Come on, push aside all the bits which are upsetting, distressing, disturbing, or fill-in-the-blank. Yes, you CAN. YOU are in control of your thoughts. YOU get to choose what goes on in your head. Your life or the situation may feel out of control at the moment but it's temporary. The only constant is change, so hold onto that knowledge and begin by changing your thoughts.
Set all your worries to one side for a moment. Forget where you are, and see where you want to be. Just close your eyes and focus on what you want. Do NOT think about how you want this or that to stop, because then you're still focusing on what you DON'T want. Be very clear about this. Focus on what you WANT.
This is an extremely important difference and it is vital to your ending up where you want to be as quickly as possible. Firstly, it's because positive thoughts produce hundreds of times more energy than negative ones (so says science), which will make you feel better and get you moving again. Secondly, because the Law of Attraction is at work all the time, whether you're thinking about it or not. So if you focus on what you don't want, you'll only attract more of it.
Once you've got the hang of it, it becomes quite simple to flip negative thoughts into positive ones. Then hold the vision. See what you want. As you're looking to the future and seeing where you want to be, don't be thinking "Thank heaven this situation is over!" - because then you're still focusing on the situation! To demonstrate my point, if you're rushing to get to an important appointment and you're worried that you're going to be late, don't be thinking "I don't want to be late" - because then you're still focusing on being late and you're more likely to trip yourself up with little things that do, in fact, delay you to the point of being late. Instead, be thinking about everything going smoothly so that you arrive on time.
Every time you think of what's wrong, change that feeling, that thought, that image into the vision of what you want and hold onto it for a few moments. Not only will it lift your spirits, it will also keep you focused, feeling positive and moving forward. As for more immediate help with "how to get out of this," find one thing you can do today to take a step toward the way out. Perhaps you've been so distracted by the problem(s), your house is a bit of a disaster or there's a ton of filing or unopened mail waiting for you. Pick just one thing you think you can do today and do it. Make a dent in that mountain of laundry. Tidy up one room. Brush your hair. Something. Anything. Just do one thing that begins to move you toward where you want to be. It doesn't have to be huge - but it can be, if you're up for it.
Do at least one of those 'somethings' every day. If you can do more than one, go for it. That's great! Every one of them will just make you feel better, give you energy. And you know why? Because you'll be taking control of your life again. The more you feel like you're in the driver's seat, the more you'll look through the windscreen and see that vision for your future. Each time you see it, it's not going to seem so far off in the distance. Each time you see it, that vision will become a little clearer. And that will only make it easier for you to know exactly which roads to take and where you need to turn in order to get there.
You might well be in a really enormous mess. But you can unwrap the car from that massive tree trunk. You can get the front end repaired or rebuilt. The tree will heal – and so will you.
Yeah, you got yourself into this. But you can put yourself back behind the wheel and get out of it, too - one mile at a time.
Just see where you want to be. Then hold that vision...
Liberty Forrest is an author contributing to AustralianSenior.com on topics found in her new book "The Power & Simplicity of self-healing" available at online retailers globally now.


text:
Contesty Things!
This spot is totally for all of the "post a link on your page/blog/thing to enter the contest!" sorts of things.
My 3DS friend code is 1676-3752-0625, and here is my Mii QR :
I'm such a loser.
Wednesday. 7.25.07 9:43 pm
Ever since I saw the Japanese Pokerap video, I've been singing it, and imagining Imakuni? dancing around during the chorus.
I was accosted by one of my boss-people while I was working a few days ago, I thought I'd messed up, but no, they were soliciting my abilities to answer phones and fix problems.
I figure that since they came to me about it, I'd give it a whirl. I'd be getting paid more than I was when I was living in the dorm... for a bit more work. *shrug*
I haven't told my mom yet, she's been griping at me to come home, and I've been telling her I don't want to. I'll tell her eventually.
I need to get my hair done and PAK's (Poor Asian Kid) hair taken out. Yay weave.
I want to play Wario Ware for the Wii so I can do the dancing stage. Stupid brother and his stupid Wii and his stupid Wario Ware and its stupid dancing stage.
Gonna buy WWN until they stop printing, so sad. Gonna take a trek and see if I can find the Asian shops I found on google.
Dave's mom and sister are coming next week, and I'm worried that the kitchen looks a mess. >.<
I wonder what white chocolate pudding tastes like.
Crispbread/flatbread is tasty.
9 Comments.
i dont eat ribs.
bbq sandwhich for me. :D
also i agree, i was blackmailed into the pps by dilated.
» bananaface on 2007-07-25 10:08:06
That dancing stage thing is scaring me. :S
» randomjunk on 2007-07-25 10:30:26
I liked the dancing stage, lol. I have never played the Wii yet. I really want too. :(
» Princess_00 on 2007-07-25 11:09:01
White chocolate anything is DELICIOUS.
And, Wario Ware is the best!
» alexsedotcx on 2007-07-25 11:36:39
My dearest Alexse is correct. White Chocolate anything is fantastic. Unless you're talking about the one white guy on my high school's stomp team. Yikes.
» sphincterbutt on 2007-07-26 02:18:57
No one's a loser.
» Nuttz on 2007-07-26 03:34:40
Hey so you moved again? I am so slow here. Are you not at your grandpas anymore?
» KKama67 on 2007-07-26 12:32:34
The bottle cap does look pretty cool =)
Good luck finding the Asian shops =)
» money4blogging on 2007-07-26 01:05:19
School and work
GREAT!! That is so much better. You were so unhappy where you were. I am glad that you are not there anymore. :)
» KKama67 on 2007-07-26 01:41:23
If you are a member, try logging in again or accessing this page here.
NuTang is the first web site to implement PPGY Technology. This page was generated in 0.137seconds.
|Send to a friend on AIM | Set as Homepage | Bookmark
|Home | NuTang Collage | Terms of Service & Privacy Policy | Link to Us | Monthly Top 10s
|All content © Copyright 2003-2047 NuTang.com and respective members. Contact us at NuTang[AT]gmail.com.


text:
About Camilla
You can't beat a splash of colour once in a while, can you? And inked-up Camilla's certainly providing that for us – from the elaborate blue design of her tattoo to that enticingly juicy looking pink clit of hers! There's no missing it, is there? – perhaps Camilla ought to offer lessons in cunnilingus to men who are a bit hopeless at tracking down their ladies' love button… "Mmm, that sounds like a wicked idea!" laughs the girl herself. "Teaching guys how to lick a pussy – can there possibly be a better job than that? All I'd have to do is lie there, legs spread, and give guys a bit of advice as they go down on me! Where do I sign up?!" Ha – well it was just a thought, but we reckon you'd have plenty of potential clients. Guys are always keen to brush up their pussy licking skills, and having such a wonderful sample to practice on as yours would surely have them queuing round the block! But do you reckon that lovely clit of yours could withstand that much attention all day long? "Ah, I'm not sure about that," she muses, "but I'd certainly be willing to give it a try! I've never met a man yet who could give me more than I could take!" Now that sounds like a challenge to us!
2 Photo sets
Featuring Camilla
4 Magazines
Featuring Camilla
Shopping Cart
Account Login
Password Reset
Enter the email address used to create your account and we will email you details on how to reset your password.
Paul Raymond
Free Membership
$9.99 per month


text:
Investment Committees (IC) give their time and talent in support of a mission that's important to them and ultimately provides value to society. In most cases, they're volunteers. However, the role of an IC member is rarely easy and often carries significant challenges and responsibilities.
We asked: How is your Investment Committee constructed and what are some of the challenges you face?
Overall, nonprofits are evolving to improve the effectiveness of the investment portfolio to better achieve the mission. See how you stack up in some of the key areas uncovered.
1. Investment committee staffing and meetings
- ICs are typically between four and ten members and 83% said that is the ideal size
- 91% of investment committees meet quarterly and feel that is appropriate and well-attended
2. Focus of the Investment Committee
- Only 32% of time spent is on investment oversight and fulfilling fiduciary responsibilities
- 92% of committees spend most of their time on investment performance reviews or asset allocation strategies
- IC could improve on measuring success in achieving their mission goals
Fast fact:
56% feel the area where the board could improve the most is measuring success in achieving mission goals.
3. Investment oversight and management
- Most committees use an investment consultant and some use an OCIO
- Nearly a third (30%) feel their IC could use more members with investment experience
- 46% feel they spend too much time reviewing money managers and should focus more time on asset allocation strategies
Get the Poll summary
We extracted the results and have more conclusions about investment committees. Complete the form below to receive the full poll summary results.
Request the Poll Summary
Jumpstart Your RFP Process
Start with the right questions.
Our free RFP tool can help you craft a request for proposal that reflects what you care most about.Get started
Legal Note
Information provided by SEI Investments Management Corporation (SIMC), a registered investment adviser and wholly owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company.


text:
Meizu has had some success with the M Note lineup, as it offers good specs into a solid plastic build, of course, not everyone is fond of the very large screens of today's smartphones but would like to have a similar experience in a more compact device, that's why the company releases smartphones with following the same design, but they have a smaller screen. The specs of these devices are not as good as the ones on the larger device, but they are offered at a very competitive price. The Meizu M2 Note was recently announced, only 6 months after its predecessor with some changes like the so-called mBack Home button offering different functionality depending on how hard it gets pressed.
Now, the time has come for the smaller version to be unveiled and the company has actually sent some very original invites for the event of July 29th where the Meizu M2 is supposed to make its debut. Today, a leaked listing of this phone revealed some of its specs and its price, some of this details match the previously rumored information. The listing mentions that the phone will include a 5-inch display with HD resolution, the processor is a quad-core MediaTek MT6735 clocked at 1.3 GHz. The internal storage is supposed to be 16GB eMMC 5.0 memory and the battery has a capacity of 2,500 mAh.
Previous rumors suggested that the amount of RAM would be doubled, resulting in 2GB. The internal storage would be expandable with MicroSD cards up to 128GB. The cameras of this phone would be a 13-megapixel one on the back and a front-facing one of 5 megapixels. The listing includes some colored visuals shaped like the button found on the M2 Note, so this feature might make it to the smaller phone. As for the price, it is listed at 599 Yuan, which translates into $96, a price which was expected, as the VP of the company had previously mentioned that the phone would fit into that price range. We'll have to wait a couple of more days to confirm all of the specs, but the price is still very reasonable.


text:
In his year-end news conference on Friday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that with the Senate split 51-49 next year they'll have to work on bipartisan issues such as a revisitation of banking legislation which would change parts of Dodd Frank. He touted 2017 as a year of "extraordinary accomplishment by any standard," but went on to say it was also "pretty partisan."
Entitlement reform: McConnell said that President Trump, Speaker Paul Ryan and him will be meeting in the next few weeks to discuss what to do about entitlement reform in 2018.


text:
Hillgrove Call girls
Here you will find for yourself portfolio not expensive escort Hillgrove, which satisfy all your desires.
Passionate beauty width desired forms misses, call, I'm waiting for you!
Info about a real prostitute Ariel
City: Hillgrove
Age: 30
Breast Size: 2
Weight: 67
Height: 163
Votes: 95
Departure - 50$
Night - 1100$
Tags: phone numbers whores Hillgrove, Hillgrove order escort for corporate, I will come in a bath in Hillgrove
Naked Girl Hillgrove
I dream luxuriate with man in his silk bed, i'm melancholy here without you!
Info about a real girl Zoe
Town: Hillgrove
Age: 25
Cup Size: 2
Weight: 70
Height: 174
Votes: 35
Departure - 20$
Night - 1150$
Tags: Hillgrove rent escort to the bath, I will come in a sauna in Hillgrove, Services of Mistress without problems
Cheap Whore Hillgrove
Affectionate, love my pussy. Dial My Phone and come, pampered alone with you. I'm alone not comfortable.
Info about a real slut Danielle
City: Hillgrove
Age: 34
Breast Size: 3
Weight: 47
Height: 167
Votes: 71
Departure - 50$
Night - 300$
Tags: Group sex easily, Services of Mistress easily, I practice Bandage in Hillgrove
Elegant Prostitute Hillgrove
I Want You, Call and your leisure become magical.
Information about a naked whore Andrea
City: Hillgrove
Age: 28
Cup Size: 4
Weight: 75
Height: 175
Votes: 124
Departure - Only in Hillgrove
Night - 700$
Tags: telephones hookers Hillgrove, I will come on corporate in Hillgrove, skank in Hillgrove
Popular Girl Hillgrove
Stopped at the beckoning pictures, think, postpone?! Need now meet and enjoy the time spent
Info about a nude prostitute Madeline
Place: Hillgrove
Age: 36
Breast Size: 2
Weight: 56
Height: 157
Votes: 102
Departure - 60$
Night - 1000$
Tags: I practice Sex in Bath in Hillgrove, I will come on corporate in Hillgrove, I will come on corporate in Hillgrove
Elegant Prostitute Hillgrove
Dreaming with pleasure to pass by leisure in society beautiful kitties? I'm ready help you relax)
Information about a nude girl Mckenzie
Town: Hillgrove
Age: 29
Breast Size: 3
Weight: 69
Height: 173
Votes: 100
Departure - Yes
Night - 300$
Tags: phone numbers whores Hillgrove, skank in Hillgrove, I do Extreme in Hillgrove
Elite Prostitute Hillgrove
I Want You, Call and time spent will unforgettable.
Info about a naked prostitute Allison
Town: Hillgrove
Age: 35
Cup Size: 3
Weight: 73
Height: 177
Votes: 137
Departure - 40$
Night - 450$
Tags: I will come in a sauna in Hillgrove, Sex in stockings in Hillgrove, Beautiful whores Hillgrove
Nude Prostitute Hillgrove
I Want caress you in his silk bed, i'm very sad here when you're not around!
Info about a hot prostitute Caroline
Town: Hillgrove
Age: 32
Breast Size: 2
Weight: 66
Height: 166
Votes: 140
Departure - 50$
Night - 850$
Tags: Hillgrove call sluts to the corporate, I do End in ass in Hillgrove, Hillgrove call hookers to the party
Tags: Sakura Branch easily, End in ass in Hillgrove, I do Easy domination in Hillgrove
1 2


text:
TV show synopsis
Kids clips show.
15 minutes of your life that you won't want back with vistavision in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Next showing: on BeebTV, on 4th December 2019, 10:15
Cast and People on I couldn't eat my dinner, but I would like some pudding?:
Rebecca Joseph
Producer: Salvador Tapia
Writers: Walter Spencer, Marshall Braun
|No image on file
|Janice Copeland
|Janice Copeland
|Eliza Lucero
|Julia Roberson
|Sandra Underwood
|Maude Irwin
|Elsie Kidd
|Shirley Key
|William Levy
|Aidan Dickson


text:
Thursday, May 28, 2015
summer musings
How much free time is too much free time? I know there is a push back against over-scheduling in the states. I try to be open-minded about ideas with parenting as long as they don't outright offend my beliefs and values. And this is one of those gray areas. Now that summer is upon me with the kids at home ( camp is $$$ for 3 camp-aged kids) for the most part, I have to reevaluate my game plan.
I've had summers past where besides fixed activities, I've let the kids have hours of free time. Living in an apartment and without the free use of space that would greatly complement this philosophy, these times always ended up in a chaotic environment and fighting. It was hard to shift gears, clean up, and go anywhere! That was frustrating, to say the least.
Limiting technological play ( doesn't that always make your kids cranky, anyway?!) already lends itself to more
creative endeavors. And while I can't say I will have a strict schedule because I can't function that way with a baby who is on the verge of walking, I will embrace some sort of discipline this summer. Here's why:
I read somewhere way back that order is the first virtue. And that it safeguards against impurity. I don't have a fear of impurity at the moment for my kids. Although some of you may have. It's a very real struggle now days with easy access. All the more reason to think on these things! But I can see where having responsibilities in life and having to care for your things- your room, your clothes, your siblings, makes life simple and clear. There isn't a black hole of time that is all for ME, MINE OWN, and therefore, what will please me and give me the most pleasure? As in anything, both virtue and vice grow according to how much it is fed! And pleasures become boring and we find ourselves pursuing more and more until we put our toes in dangerous water. Maybe we don't even know it's dangerous water at that point. The whole slippery slope thing. ( see Screwtape Letters by c s Lewis for more on this) It happens to adults all the time, why not to kids? And besides, childhood should
have some foreshadowing of adulthood so that its not completely separate, and shunned and rejected when it comes, ahem, current culture.
It sounds like a tirade, I know. But it's really not. It's spending time in silence, contemplating reality as the philosopher Joseph Pieper puts it, so as to be prudent, or right judging.
And part of prudence is realizing where I need help. And I do need help! Excuse me while I go and call my babysitter to see if she can help me in the morning! ;)
Posted by from Katie- at 5:48 PM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
General Mills cereals removing artificial flavors and colors from artificial sources
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota – General Mills cereals has committed to removing artificial flavors and colors from artificial sources from the rest of its cereals in response to consumers' changing preferences. Today, more than 60 percent of General Mills cereals like Cinnamon Toast Crunch and original Cheerios are already without artificial flavors and colors from artificial sources and have been that way for a long time.
According to a survey conducted by Nielsen on behalf of General Mills, 49 percent of households are making an effort to avoid artificial flavors and colors from artificial sources.1 To respond to this growing need, General Mills cereals will be using more recognizable, familiar ingredients to create its colors and flavors.
"At General Mills cereals, we have been upgrading the nutrition and ingredients in our cereals for years to meet people's needs and desires," said Jim Murphy, president of the General Mills cereal division. "We've continued to listen to consumers who want to see more recognizable and familiar ingredients on the labels and challenged ourselves to remove barriers that prevent adults and children from enjoying our cereals."
General Mills cereals plans to have more than 90 percent of the portfolio free of artificial flavors and colors from artificial sources by the end of 2016. Cereal lover favorites including Trix and Reese's Puffs will be among the first of the remaining brands to change. Trix will now use ingredients like fruit and vegetable juices and spice extracts such as turmeric and annatto to achieve the fun red, yellow, orange and purple colors. Reese's Puffs will continue to use peanut butter and cocoa and incorporate natural vanilla flavor to achieve the same great taste that adults and children have always enjoyed. Consumers can expect to see the updated Trix and Reese's Puffs cereals on store shelves this winter.
"We have a lot of hard work ahead of us and we know some products will present challenges as we strive to uphold the taste, quality and fun in every spoonful of cereal," acknowledged Kate Gallager, General Mills cereal developer. "Cereals that contain marshmallows, like Lucky Charms, may take longer, but we are committed to finding a way to keep the magically delicious taste as we work to take out the artificial flavors and colors from artificial sources."
The General Mills Cereal Journey:
- In the 1930s, General Mills began fortifying Kix cereal with some B vitamins, as well as vitamin D and minerals.
- By the end of 2017, the goal is to have all General Mills cereals free from artificial flavors and colors from artificial sources.
- In 2005, General Mills converted the entire line of Big G cereals to include at least eight grams of whole grain per serving. Today whole grains is the first ingredient in all General Mills Big G cereals, delivering 37.5 million whole grain servings per day – a 50 percent increase since 2004.
- Since 2007, General Mills lowered sugar levels in kid cereals by more than 16 percent on average.
- As of January 2011, all General Mills cereals advertised to kids have 10 grams of sugar or less per serving.


text:
As the mother of an only child I have been repeatedly asked when I will have another child, and have experienced many thinly veiled digs on the same old tired themes: that I am selfish and my child will be sad, lonely and spoilt.
So it is time for some good old fashion myth busting because, let's face it, if it wasn't for that we might still think the world was flat.
Myth 1: "The only child is maladjusted"
This was said in relation to my partner when someone discovered he was an only child.
The sad, maligned and maladjusted only child myth can be traced back to the early 1900s, when Doctor G Stanley Hall claimed that "being an only child was a disease itself". It was claim that was echoed widely, and as late as 1969 Alfred Adler wrote that only children "have difficulties with every independent activity and sooner or later they become useless for life".
These accusations, although later proved to be utterly baseless, stuck like mud. Even though new research has emerged to lay waste to these earlier unsubstantiated claims, people continue to insist that only child are abnormal.
Research has shown that almost nothing separates the psychological profiles of only children from those with siblings, and for those areas where there was a point of difference – self esteem and connection to parents – only children came out ahead!
Myth 2: "The only child is spoilt and can not share"
This was said by a teacher I work with in relation to a student with a complex psychological profile, as if a lack of siblings can explain everything.
Only children are rarely viewed with a wider lens. If an only child does not hand over a toy it is quickly chalked up to a permanent personality failure resulting from lack of siblings; if another child does it, hunger, tiredness and mood are considered.
But some child analysts note that it's usually children in busy households that display a greater reluctant to share, resulting from being forced to jostle for possession of toys and attention.
Again, there is no evidence to support the claim that only child are spoilt and over-protected, and National Child Development studies show that only children are as independent as other children by the time they reach adulthood.
Myth 3: "The only child is lonely"
There are many variations of this refrain, from the mother expecting twins who said it would mean they would instantly have a 'real family' rather than having to wait for the second sibling, and from the constant questions of when we would have another to provide our child with company.
Solitude should not be confused with loneliness. We have a cultural inability to recognise and value the benefits of solitude. While humans have a natural need to affiliate as social beings, we also need space and quiet to recharge and provide self-care. Only children are often best equipped to find this balance.
It has been shown that neither the presence nor absence of others dictates whether we will experience loneliness, and surveys of only child reveal that very few associated being an only child with loneliness.
And yet this is probably the most persistent of the myths.
Myth 4: "The parents of only children are selfish"
Okay, so this one is not a myth so much as pessimistic.
Separate, for a moment, those who can not have another child due to fertility, age, illness or finances, from those of us who choose to only have one child. Aspects of such decisions can indeed be attributed to selfishness, but it is worth unpacking the negative connotations around this.
Parents who make decisions with their own needs and happiness in mind are not harming their children. Having an only child has allowed us more freedom and flexibility, and I'm okay with the fact that we placed importance on that.
It is also worth noting that deviations from traditional family values and structures – be it same-sex parents, having only children or being childless by choice – are often criticised by conservative forces who are unable to celebrate choices and diversity.
None of this is to suggest people should have only children – each to their own, I say. It's just that perhaps we should stop criticising those that do on the basis of inaccurate and outdated myths.


text:
Game of Thrones Walking Tour
Game of Thrones Walking Tour
Stand in Diocletian's cellars, walk where the Unsullied Army patrolled and much more as you learn about the real history of the city of Split.
Your knowledgeable tour guide and fellow GOT fan will take you to the center of Split where you will see Golden Gate, Vestibul and other places the show's scenes were shot. Gaze up at the arches in Diocletian's cellar palace where the Meereenese slaves lived in season 4 and check out the chambers where Daenarys kept her dragons is season 5. Walk the streets the Unsullied Army patrolled and pause in the corridor where the Sons of the Harpy laid in wait to confront them. During the tour you will hear stories about the show's filming, find out what life was really like in Split and learn about the city's importance to Dalmatia.
Please Note: Guests in wheelchairs are welcome, but must inform us upon booking and will need to have a companion for assistance.
This Split tour is a must for the die hard GOT fan! Reserve your spot now and be the envy of your friends as you go on location for one of television's most popular shows.
Reviewer: Kyla Adams
This tour was great! I am a fan of the show and my husband is not, and it was entertaining for both of us. I also love history, and this tour gave such a great balance of the history of the city AND for the show filming locations- it was great! I have actually been to Split before, in about 2003, and didn't take any tours at the time. I learned so much from my guide, and since it was a quick tour there was time to explore the market and walk along the promenade.
Reviewer: Sharon Wade
This was a fantastic tour for every Game of Thrones fan and those who know nothing about the series. The palace was an amazing place. Our guide Tony was very enthusiastic about the series and gave a lot of very interesting stories about the filming and set locations including the dragon's dungeon. A truly amazing place. Would love to return one day.


text:
Liz Agostin
Four years ago I learned about microfinance - the idea of helping people start sustainable businesses and teaching them business skills instead of just giving a hand out. And I discovered Seed Effect and the amazing work they're doing in South Sudan and we have been supporting them ever since. Just last week I learned how tough of a year it's been in South Sudan - as a newly formed country with major battles being fought between groups - and how much need Seed Effect has to be able to continue their work. So I decided to run a half marathon, 4 weeks from that day, and to ask friends and family help me support Seed Effect - AND for donation given for it, Rick and I will match dollar for dollar and give to Seed Effect! Even better, my awesome employer will match dollar for dollar up to $500! My goal is $1,000 in donations... and that will be $2,500 for Seed Effect!
The Team: $0 TOTAL RAISED SO FARJOIN THE TEAM
Want to help Fundraise or Volunteer for this amazing Fundraiser? Join the Team


text:
Device enrollment is fully automated. Normally, no action is required as devices are listed automatically by its broadcast name, such as " Johnny's iPhone ".
Only when broadcast names are unable to be determined by the filtering service, does it fall back to the manufacturer of the MAC address. Here are some examples:
- MAC addresses starting with 00:00:00 are Xerox
- MAC addresses starting with A8:66:7F are Apple
- MAC addresses starting with 10:bf:48 are ASUS
Having the MAC address visible provides you with the best ability to control your Policies, which will follow the MAC address. In other words, if a device changes IP address, the Policy will still apply. If the MAC address listed on the dashboard does not match, that happens when OSI layer 2 visibility is not available. This nerdspeak means that the filtering service received a different MAC address then your actual device. This can happen in the following circumstances:
- A router is between your filtering service and the device
- A bridge is between your filtering service and the device
Furthermore, the following are conditions where the broadcast name (NetBIOS) name may be unavailable to the filtering service:
- Device has a firewall turned on
- Device has NetBIOS bindings disabled
- Filtering is run on a stand-alone device (such as ClearOS in stand-alone mode)
Enrollment happens automatically upon the first received DNS query. Devices remain in the list until they are deleted.


text:
"Fire and Fury" Lights up the Media
January 11, 2018
Yesterday morning on FM 94.9, instead of the typical talk show banter, I was surprised by a new radio game. The radio hosts, Dana and Jason, offered concert tickets to callers who completed mad libs on air with passages from journalist Michael Wolff's new tell-all book, "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House."
This book hasn't just made an appearance on 94.9 – it is showing up everywhere from memes to your mom's reading list (probably) to President Trump's vehement tweets. "Fire and Fury" is exploding after an unintentional plug from the White House. Trump, demanding to stop the book's release, sent Wolff a cease-and-desist letter. Instead of abiding by the president's request, the publisher released the book four days early (this past Friday, instead of January 9).
The book flew off the shelves, selling out on its new release date in bookstores nationwide.
Unlike the many anti-Trump books released since he won the presidency, "Fire and Fury" goes the extra mile. Wolff conducted hundreds of interviews with White House staff members, including Trump's former strategist Steve Bannon. Wolff stated that he took up "something like a semi-permanent seat on a couch in the West Wing," and the book details his experience.
Along with revealing the wrongdoings in the Trump presidency, the book questions his sanity. While many voters explained Trump's erratic and attention-grabbing behavior as a campaign strategy, the book suggests his crazy person act is his true nature and being in office hasn't normalized him in the slightest, as many had hoped. As Trump's first physical as president approaches, people note that he will not receive tests for cognitive and neurological function that are typical for most elderly patients.
Some have questioned Wolff's seemingly fluid relationship with the truth. The internet was already in a frenzy the night of the "Fire and Fury" 's release when Twitter personality @pixelatedboat mocked the book with a fake passage. It suggested that on Trump's first night, his White House staff had to compile a collection of gorilla documentaries into a "Gorilla Channel" to placate him when he believed that his television wasn't working. While satirical, many viewers were initially fooled, a fair indication of the sometimes outrageous nature of Wolff's claims.
WikiLeaks also released a pirated copy of the book, although the PDF was taken offline shortly after its release. This caused some controversy on its own, seeing that WikiLeaks typically only releases censored information. Some alleged that they were attempting to hurt the sales of "Fire and Fury," as some believe they helped Trump during the 2016 election.
Trump has already responded in typical fashion, tweeting that, "Michael Wolff is a total loser" who published a "Fake Book," while also ridiculing "Sloppy Steve Bannon" and comparing himself to Ronald Reagan. He re-tweeted a photo of the parody book cover, "Liar and Phony."