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Wouldn't it just be easier to take care of payroll yourself? If you're processing payroll for anyone other than yourself, the answer is probably "No!"
Processing payroll is complicated and it's important you do it correctly. Mistakes can impact employees and your bank account. Here are three common payroll mistakes.
Running payroll late
You look at the calendar and realize the first of the month is tomorrow. The checkbook is at the office, and your bookkeeper left for home hours ago. Even the most loyal employees won't stay around if you forget to pay them on time.
Not processing payroll on time is bad for business and can cost you thousands of dollars in fines. If you're processing checks at the last minute, you're much more likely to miscalculate overtime, bonuses, tips, commissions and taxes. Using a service standardizes your payroll process and helps you avoid late paychecks and mistakes.
Missing tax payments and filings
Taxes! It seems like they're due every day when you own your own business. Payroll taxes are typically due monthly, but depending on how much tax you collect, you may have to pay weekly. Most cities and states collect taxes too. Late payments usually incur penalties and interest, which can add up quickly. International Bancard's Payroll* service handles taxes and filings for you, reducing your risk of missed or late payments.
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Should this unfortunate situation happen to you, meticulous business records will help you get through it — especially payroll records. You're required to archive your payroll records for at least the last three years. Some states require businesses to keep them even longer. Check with your state labor office. The documents you need to hold on to vary from state to state, but they typically include I-9s, W-4s, timesheets, and payroll files (tax forms, pay stubs, etc.).
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September 21, 2011
Did you know that China's energy demand is set to grow so dramatically over the next 25 years that its consumption is expected to be 68 percent higher than that of the U.S.?
That was only one of the findings of the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). In its new International Energy Outlook 2011, the EIA reports that throughout the world, energy consumption is expected to rise by 53 percent from 2008 through 2035 driven by robust economic growth and expanding populations in the developing countries.
The EIA estimates growth to be relatively flat for OECD countries, which are generally the more advanced energy consumers. In contrast, non-OECD—emerging countries—are expected to expand by an average of 2.3 percent per year. Led by China and India, non-OECD Asia is expected to grow the most, rising 117 percent from 2008 to 2035. By 2035, China and India are expected to consume 31 percent of the world's energy.
In terms of fuel type, liquids remain the world's "monster energy drink" through 2035. The category includes petroleum, natural gas liquids, ethanol, biodiesel, coal-to-liquids and gas-to-liquids, and as you can see, the gap narrows between liquids and coal, but coal remains the second energy source to power the world.
Although demand for liquids is set to remain high, supply may be harder to come by. Take oil for example, as countries around the world are reporting numerous shortfalls. Our Global Resources Fund (PSPFX) investment team discusses this supply/demand imbalance often in our quest to find profitable, growing oil companies around the world. (Click here to see the video where Brian Hicks discusses the prospects for oil in Brazil.)
Months of uprising have incurred significant damage to Libya's 50-year old oil industry. It's been only weeks since Gaddafi was driven from power, and the National Transitional Council in Libya optimistically believes that the country's production of oil will return to a pre-civil war level within a year. Many believe it could take longer.
Fields and export terminals along the southern Mediterranean shores show "visible signs of damage," says the Financial Times. There is no power in the area, workers' homes are in shambles, and valuables have been stolen. Two of six terminals are badly wrecked, and old oil reservoirs have lost pressure. Tremendous work is needed just to get the country back up and running.
Deutsche Bank and Wood Mackenzie believe there will be a "drawn-out recovery," one that lasts around 36 months, to return to what the country was producing before the crisis. This is assuming there is "a smooth transition to an interim government, swift removal of international sanctions and the return of International Oil Companies and foreign workers."
This speaks to the importance of a new leader implementing the right policies. As FT pointed out, "In 1969, the year Gaddafi gained power, Libya produced nearly as much as Saudi Arabia." Today, Saudi Arabia is the largest liquids producer in OPEC and has the world's largest oil reserves with nearly 18 percent of the world total, according to the EIA.
"Libya has for years punched below its potential, hampered by lack of investment as its leader diverted funds for other causes and his personal use; sanctions preventing the return of U.S. companies; and an exodus of engineers to other countries in the region. But executives and officials believe the country, which boasts Africa's largest reserves, could produce much more oil in the next two decades if the new ruling class pursues the right policies," says FT.
With Libya's oil, what matters here is quality, not quantity. Libya has provided the world with only a small percentage of oil, but it is a rare, high-quality crude accounting for 10-15 percent of global output for that caliber of oil, according to FT.
Libya is one example of an inability to quench the world's thirst for oil. Kazakhstan, Brazil, Iraq and Mexico also have produced less than expected for very different reasons, says Barclays Capital. Mexico's oil fields have had high decline rates. In Brazil, a new oil law gives a 30 percent stake in all new subsalt projects to state-oil company Petrobras, which could decrease the profitability of other companies. Foreign oil companies and state-run fields in Iraq have had to cut back their production estimates because of an "infrastructure bottleneck." To fix this issue, the country has planned to build pipelines, tanks and terminals to handle the growth, says Barclays, but the production targets in Iraq have been lowered in the meantime.
Barclays says this "mismatch" between the tremendous demand and a problematic supply side is likely to keep prices high to balance the market, supporting the "long-term fundamentals of the oil market."
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It is the time of year again, everyone is making new years resolutions to get fit, lose weight, and give up smoking.
2020 was the year we will never forget, it changed lives in so many ways positively and negatively. Some of you could not spend money so helped you to realise how much of your income was being wasted & that could be used more efficiently.
Let us carry that into 2021 and continue to make your money work harder for you and your back pocket.
From a survey that we performed in Dec 2020, I found out that most of you feel that you do not earn enough money to get financial advice. Wrong- anyone that earns an income needs a financial plan.
I also found that a lot of you are scared and think you are going to be judged. Wrong- there are so many advisors out there to help you put the steps in place to make the most of your money.
Let this be the year that you start creating the right money habits and put a plan in place to reach financial goals.
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I haven't visited the place we once knew as Paradise. It's been in my thoughts of course. I've watched videos, viewed aerial photos taken by drones, scoured incident report maps and conjured many a memory in my mind. I've talked to friends who lost everything and joined conversations with strangers in grocery stores.
Yet, unless I have an actual reason to drive up the hill, it feels like it would be disrespectful to drive around in someone else's tragedy. I'm curious, of course, to look at the property the Handsome Woodsman once owned — to see if any trees I once knew will have a chance to regrow.
The Carr Fire whipped through Redding last spring. At the time, we thought it was the worst we would see in Northern California for a long time.
Last weekend I accompanied some travelers to the Shasta Caverns, and took a short segue through Redding neighborhoods that had burned.
I could tell where the new fence lines began and ended. The pine boards were light brown, not yet weathered by the rains. Wattles — those rolls of straw contained in mesh — held the earth that would otherwise slide down slight slopes. As has been the case in Paradise, the devastation was seemingly random. One home would look mostly secure, with vacant lots nearby. Debris has been cleared and in some cases, you can see an outline where a new home will begin.
Growing again
Of the many tragedies, I gasped when I knew that Mendon's Nursery in Paradise had been among the taken. I spent hours wandering through those neatly-kept rows, chatting with Jerry Mendon, who would lead the way in his electric cart. The first time I visited Mendon's was with Elaine Gray, who cowrote this column once upon a time. I gasped the day I first visited the timeless nursery — a clam feeling enveloped me. Elaine and I agreed the place was a gardener's Disneyland.
I count myself among the many who hope John Mendon will take a long breath, then decide to reopen the irreplaceable garden space. He's a treasure chest of knowledge, passed along by his father and cultivated through his own career in the business.
Then I thought of David Walther, of Spring Valley Nursery, in Yankee Hill, which was also in the path of the inferno. Walther said he heard of other garden-center losses, including Paradise Garden Center on Clark Road.
As for Walther, the aftermath of the fire was almost as big of a hit as the flames. He lost only a percentage of his work to fire. When the power went out the damage to his plants increased. No power meant no water.
Next, the deer came. You can't blame them. They browsed and nibbled on what remained. If Walther had been home, his dogs would have been home. The dogs chase away the deer.
"A lot of my pots melted off," Walther said. He needs to wait to see if the roots were cooked.
He may have luck with some plants that were insulated by soil. His guess is that many herbaceous plants that grow from a crown will live to see the sun again. Plants with stems are likely lost.
"This garden is a learning garden," he said, sounding about midpoint between acceptance and optimism. "I will learn a lot in the spring."
At his property, it was not a flash of fire as made people dash from Paradise.
"There are signs where things burned slowly," perhaps for 24 hours, he said.
His plan is to begin propagating new plants in February.
One task will be helping his soil to renew.
First steps
Local Master Gardener Laura Lukes wrote a fascinating The Real Dirt column on Dec. 14, about hydrophobic soil. This is when soil is damaged by intense heat. The damage causes the soil to halt absorption of water, which is part of the reason we'll suffer from increased erosion and even flash floods.
Walther said adding dish soap to scorched potted plants will help — use about a teaspoon per gallon. This allows water to flow more easily.
For Walther, gardening is something he does, and from the sound of it, something perhaps he couldn't stop if he tried.
"There will be rebuilding," he said. "We will do it smarter — not mass plantings. We'll keep more space between plants."
It's a help that his home was spared. Walther rebuilt after the Poe Fire in 2001. Firefighters used his well-maintained property for equipment while the blaze was being battled this time around. He knows to keep piles of pine needles maintained. Those piles — a safe distance away — did not burn this time, while other areas did.
When he heard people were being evacuated, he donned a backpack blower and blew out the rain gutters.
Overall, he sounded hopeful. Cyclamen (the showy winter flowers), have a "huge storage system" underground. Parts of these will likely regrow.
One note of advice is to feel around areas were plants were known to grow. If the roots are not mush, they may have survived. Roses are one example, unless the crown of the plant was charred, he said.
"I had an apple tree that burned down in the last fire," about a dozen years ago, Walther said.
"It threw up 15 to 20 suckers. I didn't know if it would be above the graft or not."
He pruned off all but one sucker and "Now I have this beautiful apple tree."
I'm hopeful to hear about Walther and others who will battle on, put shovels into the ground — again and again. That's what gardeners do.
I'm also glad to know his place will be open and that he will continue to offer plants for sale at the Saturday Farmers Market in Chico. We'll have to wait until spring when he has more to sell.


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Rainy days are here again!
You know what that means: the weather is more unpredictable. But you should never let less sunshiny skies rain on your parade. The rainy season is when Vins and I love going on road trips with our friends!
This post is brought to you by Pepsi.[/caption] For budget travelers like us, the rainy season is a great time to explore. Some destinations are much better during this time: waterfalls are grander, beaches are less crowded, and wildlife is more alive! The best part: It's off season! Hotel and resort stays are much cheaper!
Don't let the season stop you from exploring! We've asked some of our travel blogger friends for some of their road trip route recommendations and we'll be sharing that in this post.
But before that, some important tips to turn your road trip into an awesome journey by making sure you get your money's worth.
- The more, the merrier, the cheaper. You get the full experience when the barkada is complete! It's also a lot cheaper because you get to split the costs of everything. In general, the cost of family rooms and dorm rooms divided among the group is lower than a double room. At restaurants, "for sharing" meals split among the group costs much less than individual orders.
- Ask for the hotel's policy on extra beds. Most hotels allow extra beds for a minimum fee! You can take advantage of this to save on hotel expenses.
- Buy food, drinks, and toiletries before leaving. They are generally more expensive if you buy at the resort or hotel. You'll save a great deal if you bring your own provision.
- Watch out for potential savings! Even small discounts matter. They add up over time. Hotel-booking sites often offer deals like free breakfast during off-season. Take it! When it comes to drinks, a road trip won't be the same without Pepsi. Choose a 1.5L bottle of Pepsi, which costs only P38! That's a P10 drop from its usual price and much lower than other brands. Every peso your barkada saves collectively can be used to fund other activities along the way!
- Buy in bulk! It will help bring down cost. Instead of buying individual sunscreens, just buy a big one and share. Grab 1.5L bottles of Pepsi and just pour into your own reusable cups! It's more sulit that way.
Without further ado, here are some recommended road trip itineraries, as picked by travel bloggers! The first seven can be done from Manila.
Perfect for residents of: Manila, Southern Luzon
When it comes to road trips, no one is more credible in the Philippine blogosphere than Kara Santos of Travel-up. Her pick: Manila to Sorsogon. It's one of the more popular road trip routes in the country. You can adjust your itinerary depending on the number of stops and how much time you want to spend in each place. The suggestion below is a very relaxed itinerary, where you can still spend some quality time in the major stops (Quezon, Naga City & Sorsogon).
Day 1: Manila to Quezon (passing the Laguna backroads)
Scenic drive through Laguna backroads, stopover at Pililla Windmills
Lunch in the Pagsanjan area; drive to Lucban
Check into Batis Aramin Resort in Lucban, Quezon
Kamay ni Hesus (optional)
Day 2: Quezon to Naga City
Drive from Lucban, Quezon to Naga City, Camarines Sur
Pass the Old Zigzag Road
Stopover photo ops at Gumaca
Arrive in Naga City
Check in to chosen hotel
Food Trip / Dinner at Bob Marlin's/ Coffee at Travel Cafe
Camsur WaterPark (optional)
Day 3: Naga to Sorsogon
Drive from Naga City to Sorsogon
For a more scenic route, pass the Tiwi-Sangay Road instead of the highway
Stop for DJC Halo-Halo
Lunch somewhere in Legazpi City
Continue Driving to Sorsogon City
Check into chosen hotel in Sorsogon
TIP: You can cut this road trip to two (or even one day) if you leave really early on the first day and make minimal stops, but this can be very tiring.
More about Bicol Road Trips here.
Perfect for residents of: Manila, Batangas, Southern Luzon
My personal pick is Batangas. I'm biased, of course, because I was born and raised here. It is a blessed land. It cradles a wide array of diverse landscapes — a scenic lake, spectacular diving sites, breathtaking rivers, fertile farm lands, enchanting mountains, and a volcano.
But what most people love about Batangas is its beaches! This route will take you to some of the province's most stunning ivory coasts!
Suggested Route:
Day 1: Lipa City to Laiya
Drive to Lipa City for a quick lunch
Head to your resort in Laiya in San Juan, where you will spend the night
Hit the beach
Day 2: Laiya to Malabrigo to Anilao
Visit Malabrigo Beach
Climb to Malabrigo Lighthouse
Lunch in Batangas City
Drive to Anilao and check-in
Hit the pool
Day 3: Tingloy Island-Hopping
From Anilao, go island-hopping (Sombrero Island, Oscar Beach, Masasa Beach)
Check out
Perfect for residents of: Baguio, Manila, Northern Luzon, Central Luzon
For Senyorita Micaela Rodriguez, the answer is definitely Pangasinan and La Union. Her beloved hometown has a lot to offer to tired and weary city souls. This trip takes you from Bolinao in Pangasinan to the trendy Urbiztondo Beach in La Union, making a stop at the Hundred Islands along the way.
It's a great long weekend itinerary not just for Manila-residents but even more for those in Northern and Central Luzon!
Mica's suggested long weekend itinerary is as follows:
Day 1: Bolinao
Arrival in Pangasinan
Visit Cape Bolinao Lighthouse
Visit St. James Church
Visit Patar Beach and watch sunset
Day 2: Bolinao to Alaminos
Check out
Drive to Alaminos and check in
Visit Hundred Islands Park
Day 3: Alaminos to Urbiztondo
Check out and drive to San Juan, La Union
Check in at hotel/resort
Laze/surf at Urbiztondo Beach
Day 4 – Tangadan Falls
Visit Tangadan Falls
Check out
Perfect for residents of: Manila, Central Luzon
Ada Wilkinson of Travel in Boots recommends Zambales especially to students. "It should be on top of their list," she writes.
Zambales has a lot to offer. Subic remains a good choice. Potipot has always been an open secret. Lately, San Narciso and Liwliwa in San Felipe are also starting to get noticed! And although San Antonio's ashen coves like Anawangin and Nagsasa are inaccessible for land vehicles, visitors can easily park their cars in Pundaquit and return after a day trip.
Suggested Route:
Day 1: San Antonio Coves
Drive to Pundaquit.
Park your car and hop onto a boat to the coves.
Visit Anawangin Cove, Nagsasa Cove and stay overnight
Day 2: San Felipe or San Narciso
Go back to Pundaquit
Drive to Liwliwa or Crystal Beach
Stay overnight
Day 3: Subic Shopping
Check out!
Drive to Subic
Perfect for residents of: Manila, Southern Luzon
Asta Alvarez of WanderGeneration.com champions Laguna in this list! Laguna is one of the provinces we often overlook partly because its edges aren't laced with pearly beaches. Joke's on us because paradise isn't always made of sand and saltwater. Much of Laguna is almost untouched, still covered with dense rainforests concealing several magnificent waterfalls. Many of its historic towns retain many pieces of its glorious past. And its cuisine showcases some of the best of the Southern Tagalog region.
Here's a sample road trip route:
Drive to Rizal Shrine, Calamba
Proceed to Pandin Lake and have lunch on bamboo raft
Check-in at Sulyap Bed and Breakfast
Sulyap Swimming Pool & Jacuzzi
Check out and leave for Nagcarlan
Stop at Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery
Visit Liliw town (or if you skipped breakfast at Sulyap, have it at Chef Mau's in Liliw)
Trek to Hulugan Falls in Luisiana
Trek to Cavinti Falls (Pueblo El Salvador)
Leave for Caliraya Lake
Check in at Caliraya Springs Mountain Lake Resort
Caliraya Lake swimming, biking
Check out, leave for Paete
Paete Tour, shopping, lunch
Leave for Pililla, Rizal
BONUS! Pililla Windmills Stopover
Perfect for residents of: Manila, Baguio, Northern Luzon, Central Luzon
For Gael Hilotin of The Pinay Solo Backpacker, Ilocos is an old favorite. It has everything one can ever ask for in a destination. Rich heritage, check. Irresistible cuisine, check. Beaches, check. In her suggested itinerary, your journey begins in Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur, and work your way up to the stunning municipality of Pagudpud, making stops at some of the region's most iconic landmarks and most popular attractions!
Day 1: Ilocos Sur
Visit Sta. Maria Church (UNESCO World Heritage Site) and Spanish-era cemetery
Drive to Vigan and explore Calle Crisologo and see Vigan Cathedral
Check-in at hotel
Visit Bantay Church and Bell Tower
Day 2: Laoag, Batac, and Paoay
Drive to Batac and tour
Proceed to Paoay and see Paoay Church
Lunch at Herencia Cafe
Experience Paoay Sand Dunes
Check in at Hotel
Day 3: Pagudpud
Check-in at Hotel
Visit Saud Beach, Kabigan Falls, Patapat Viaduct, Timmangtang Rock Formation, Blue Lagoon, etc.
Perfect for residents of: Manila, Rizal, Laguna
If you're based in Manila or nearby provinces and you only have a day to spare, Rizal offers a quick and easy trail! For mountaineers, a trek up Mt. Daraitan awaits. Mountain resorts also provide peaceful retreat venues.
But for travel blogger Celine Reyes of Celineism, who is a Rizal local, this this one-day road trip itinerary is most suitable for those who crave a quick relaxing getaway:
Suggested Route
Angono Petroglyphs
Lunch at Balaw-balaw
Regina Rica in Tanay
Pililla Windmills
Antipolo Cloud 9 Overlooking Restaurant
Perfect for tourists in and residents of Cebu
Angel Juarez of Lakwatsero.com has visited Cebu countless times over the past few years, it seems like there's no stopping him anytime soon. For nature and adventure lovers, South Cebu opens endless opportunities to be blown away. Here's his suggested route:
Day 1: Cebu City – Badian – Moalboal
Drive towards Badian in the morning
Go canyoneering in Matutinao
Have a waterfalls massage in Kawasan Falls
Proceed to Moalboal and find a place along Panagsama Beach.
Swim with the Sardine Run in the in the afternoon
Laze in the White Beach for sunset.
Day 2: Moalboal – Samboan – Oslob
Go waterfall hopping!
See Alegria's Cambais Falls and Samboan's Dao Falls, Binalayan Falls and Aguinid Falls.
Drive towards Oslob in the afternoon
Get a room at Cancua-ay Beach.
Spend the rest of the afternoon and the sunset in Sumilon Island.
Day 3: Oslob – Boljoon – Dalaguete – Cebu City
Get up early for the sunrise
Drive to the heritage town of Boljoon after breakfast.
Proceed towards Barangay Mantalongon of Dalaguete
See the ragged roof of Cebu at Osmeña Peak.
Don't forget to take home a pack of Carcar's famous chicharon on your way back to Cebu City.
Perfect for tourists and residents in General Santos City, Sarangani, South Cotabato
"There is this vast patch of land in Mindanao that can be every traveler's haven for adventure and cultural experience," Louie Pacardo of A Nomad's Perspective shares. "The place is called the Allah Valley, a vast landscape covering portions of South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat in South Central Mindanao region. Here, the picturesque upland town of Lake Sebu in South Cotabato is the crowning destination and the rest of the eco-cultural tourism spots are equally amazing."
In this route that Louie suggests, you'll get to see not just Lake Sebu but also Lake Holon, hailed the cleanest inland body of water in the Philippines for many years. And you can also make a few adjustments if you want to continue your journey to Sultan Kudarat.
Day 1: GenSan to Lake Holon
Travel to Tboli (3 hrs to barangay Salacafe + 30min habal-habal to Sitio Kule, take-off point) for Lake Holon trek via the scenic Kule trail
Overnight camping at Lake Holon
Day 2: Lake Holon to Lake Sebu
From Lake Holon proceed to Lake Sebu (1 hr):
Visit Seven Falls
Ride dual zip line
Take the cruise around the lake.
Day 3: Lake Sebu to Alamada
Early morning travel to Alamada (3.5 hrs) for Asik-asik Falls
Travel back to Gensan
Day 4: Back to GenSan
Travel to Glan, Sarangani (1 hr) for the white beaches.
Drive back to gensan
Option 2: Travel to Maasim for the paragliding adventure
Perfect for: Visitors and residents of Negros Island
Bacolod City is most well-known for three things — sweets, chicken inasal, and Masskara Festival. But there's more to the city and the rest of the Negros Occidental province than its food and festivities. Negros Occidental is laced with shores strewn with white sand, its streets flanked with historic buildings, and its islands blessed with rich natural resources. Not to mention that its people are some of the friendliest I have had the honor to meet, making a trip to this jewel of the Visayas an unforgettable experience each time.
For Vins of PhilippineBeaches.org, Negros Occidental is a fantastic road trip destination! Here's a sample route:
Day 1: TALISAY, SILAY, BACOLOD
Heritage Tour in Talisay and Silay
OR Mambukal Mountain Resort
Food Trip in Bacolod
Day 2: DANJUGAN ISLAND
Drive to Punta Bulata, check in
Danjugan Island Day Trip
Overnight in Punta Bulata
Day 3: SIPALAY TOUR
Punta Ballo Beach
Sugar Beach
Tinagong Dagat
Whatever route you choose, it is the company you keep that matters! Road trips strengthen relationships and allow you to create more wonderful memories! A sulit road trip is a road trip done with the people you love.
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Commentary://William T. Wood//October 23, 2014
//William T. Wood
//October 23, 2014
This is a pivotal moment for University of Maryland University College — an opportunity for this historically innovative institution to once again step forward and lead in a time of uncertainty and change.
For nearly 70 years, the University System of Maryland's open-access institution has provided affordable and valued higher education to adult learners whose responsibilities may include jobs, families and military service.
It was first to answer the call of the Defense Department after World War II to teach U.S. military personnel at bases around the world. UMUC professors were on the ground with combat troops in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. The university pioneered distance education and was among the first to offer online classes.
Today, UMUC remains a proud, progressive university that serves a critical and growing constituency. By embracing innovation, it has grown to become the largest online public university in the nation with approximately 90,000 students studying in Maryland, across the United States and around the world.
Like all of higher education, though, UMUC also faces dramatic challenges today. The combined effects of demographic shifts, military drawdowns, rising costs, growing competition, mature markets and the digital revolution have been felt throughout the institution.
For the past two years, the university saw declines in enrollments and revenues. True to form, it responded decisively and creatively, restructuring its overseas operations and working to improve efficiencies, while launching key academic initiatives designed to improve retention and completion. It unveiled a new scholarship program allowing Maryland community college graduates to earn both their associate's and bachelor's degrees for a total cost of $20,000 and also introduced a discounted tuition program for federal employees.
These efforts are already paying off and Fall, 2014 enrollments are up, driven by significant increases in new stateside enrollments. I find this deeply gratifying.
But longer term challenges remain.
To meet them, President Javier Miyares and UMUC Board of Visitors Chair Mark Gerencser brought together a group of outside volunteer leaders to assess the higher education landscape and identify challenges and opportunities for UMUC. I was honored to be a member of this group.
As part of the process, we reviewed UMUC's existing business model, which supports the university's innovative and proven education model. We also explored potential alternatives that would help the university meet its challenges and achieve a sustainable pathway for future growth.
Our report is now the subject of a spirited community dialogue, initiated by President Miyares in order to gain input from faculty, staff, students, alumni and other interested persons before he offers his recommendations to USM Chancellor William E. Kirwan and the board of regents later this fall.
From the start of this process, it was understood that UMUC's future business model was not an end unto itself. Our overarching question was this: How can UMUC best position itself to meet challenges and seize opportunities now and in the future in order to be more nimble, innovative, efficient and effective while maximizing investments in academic quality and innovation?
As a global entity that must be supported by a substantive technological and operational infrastructure, change for UMUC is complex and poses risks. But our Ideation Group believed fully and firmly that doing nothing was not an option.
Like any large institution in a time of technological change, UMUC must transform itself or risk obsolescence.
Armed with a sound academic foundation, the university has been moving forward to sustain and improve quality while innovating in areas that will better help students learn and earn affordable degrees to advance their careers.
UMUC is today playing a leading role in exploring new models of education and new ways to support the success and achievement of its students. To these ends, the university is working arm-in-arm with the Gates, Kresge and Lumina foundations, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Educause and other respected institutions.
President Miyares and UMUC are to be applauded for boldly bringing into public view what is likely to become a national dialogue on the future of higher education in America. In the meantime, by continuing to harness the power of learning science and technology for the benefit of students, employers and the state of Maryland, UMUC indeed has the opportunity to become a university of the future.
William T. "Bill" Wood, founded Wood Law Offices LLC, of Rockville, and has been a practicing lawyer for over 35 years. Wood also serves on the board of trustees of the University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc, the board of directors of the University System of Maryland Foundation Inc. and the board of directors of the Maryland Association of Justice Foundation.C


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Hallstatt is an idyllic town located directly at lake Hallstättersee only 20 minutes away by car from our guesthouse. The town was built due to the rich salt sources in the mountain.
Salt mine Hallstatt
After going up the mountain in the "Panoramabahn", your journey back in time commences at the 1st millennium before Christ. Wearing protective clothing, you will now enter a truly unique underground world. Step by step, you will slowly approach the secrets hiding within this mountain. And in process, you will be constantly in awe of what the people of the time managed to achieve while searching for "white gold" by driving tunnels through the mountain with their bare hands. Rapidly going down miner slides, you will finally arrive at the underground saline lake with its very unusual orchestrations. Unforgettable is the final ride with the miner train back to daylight at the Hallstatt valley.
The bone house in Hallstatt
The bone house dates back to the 12th century AC. There are over 1200 skulls in the charnel, of which 610 have been painted with flowery designs. They are neatly stacked in rows along with next of kin and have the date of decease written on them. Since the cemetery is so small without the possibility to expand and due to the fact that cremations were forbidden in former times there was just not enough space. The graves were opened 10 – 15 years later and the skulls were removed and cleaned. Afterwards they were exposed to the sun and moon light for weeks until they were bleached ivory white and were painted symbolically with a crown of flowers.


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Social media giant Facebook has now officially banned white nationalism and white separatism from its platform.
Motherboard reports that in a major policy shift, social media firm Facebook has officially banned white nationalism and white separatism from its platform. Facebook will also begin directing anyone that posts about these topics to a nonprofit aimed at helping individuals leave hate groups. The policy is set to be implemented next week following backlash from civil rights groups.
A report from Motherboard last year found that although white supremacy was explicitly banned on Facebook's platform, "white nationalism" and "white separatism" were explicitly allowed on the platform. Many civil rights groups and historians alleged that there was no difference between the terms and all should be banned, now it seems that they have.
Brian Fishman, policy director of counterterrorism at Facebook, told Motherboard:
We've had conversations with more than 20 members of civil society, academics, in some cases these were civil rights organizations, experts in race relations from around the world. We decided that the overlap between white nationalism, [white] separatism, and white supremacy is so extensive we really can't make a meaningful distinction between them. And that's because the language and the rhetoric that is used and the ideology that it represents overlaps to a degree that it is not a meaningful distinction.
Facebook will begin banning any content that explicitly praises or promotes white nationalism or white separatism next week. Phrases such as "I am a proud white nationalist" and "Immigration is tearing this country apart; white separatism is the only answer," will now be entirely banned from the platform. The decision was officially made at Facebook's Content Standards Forum this week, Fishman stated that Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg was involved in the decision but roughly three dozen Facebook employees worked on the policy.
Fishman stated that if users search for or try to post content related to white nationalism, separatism or supremacy, they will be directed to the website for Life After Hate; a group which was founded by former white supremacists and aims to help people leave hate groups.
Fishman stated: "If people are exploring this movement, we want to connect them with folks that will be able to provide support offline. This is the kind of work that we think is part of a comprehensive program to take this sort of movement on."
Rashad Robinson, president of campaign group Color Of Change: "I do think it's a step forward, and a direct result of pressure being placed on it [Facebook]." Ulrick Casseus, a subject matter expert on hate groups on Facebook's policy team, discussed the decision to change the policy with Motherboard stating: "When you have a broad range of people you engage with, you're going to get a range of ideas and beliefs. There were a few people who […] did not agree that white nationalism and white separatism were inherently hateful."
Casseus added that many users espousing white nationalist or supremacist ideas were attempting to normalize their beliefs: "We saw that was becoming more of a thing, where they would try to normalize what they were doing by saying 'I'm not racist, I'm a nationalist', and try to make that distinction. They even go so far as to say 'I'm not a white supremacist, I'm a white nationalist'. Time and time again they would say that but they would also have hateful speech and hateful behaviors tied to that. They're trying to normalize it and based upon what we've seen and who we've talked to, we determined that this is hateful, and it's tied to organized hate."
David Brody, an attorney with the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law which lobbied Facebook to change its policies last year questioned if Facebook deserved praise for this change: "It's definitely a positive change, but you have to look at it in context, which is that this is something they should have been doing from the get-go," Brody told Motherboard. "How much credit do you get for doing the thing you were supposed to do in the first place?"
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The Clinton Foundation admitted Sunday that it had "made mistakes" on its tax forms and "will likely refile forms for some years."
Maura Pally, the acting CEO of the foundation, wrote on its website that their total revenue had been accurately reported on each year's form, but that government grant money was "mistakenly combined with other donations."
"So yes, we made mistakes, as many organizations of our size do, but we are acting quickly to remedy them, and have taken steps to ensure they don't happen in the future," Pally wrote.
The Clinton Foundation came under scrutiny recently with the pending release of the book "Clinton Cash" and the kickoff of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign.
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Here's the annotated version of A Pukeko in a Ponga Tree – with definitions of the words below the song…
A Pukeko in a Ponga Tree
(The 12 Days of Christmas)
On the first day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
A pukeko in a ponga tree
On the second day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Two kumera
And a pukeko in a ponga tree
On the third day of Christmas…
and so on, until…
On the twelfth day of Christmas
My true love gave to me
Twelve piupius swinging
Eleven haka lessons
Ten juicy fish heads
Nine sacks of pipis
Eight plants of puha
Seven eels a swimming
Six pois a twirling
Five – big – fat – pigs!
Four huhu grubs
Three flax kits
Two kumera
And a pukeko in a ponga tree!
Here's a photo of a pukeko…
Here are the definitions…
Pukeko = type of bird found in NZ
Ponga Tree = a fern tree that grows in NZ
Kumera = a yellow sweet potato with a purple inside core
Piuspius = a skirt made from strips of flax. They look like hula skirts. They're worn by the Maori (indigenous people of NZ) during certain dances and special celebrations.
Haka = war chant/dance
Pipis = small shellfish
Puha = a type of sow thistle that is eaten as a vegetable in NZ
Pois = Maori word for ball – they're two balls on the end of two ropes and they're twirled around making patterns during some Maori dances
Huhu = a small edible grub or beetle found in NZ
Many thanks to John Archer of New Zealand Folk Song for sending me this song. Ka pai!
Come visit the Mama Lisa's World New Zealand Page for more Songs from New Zealand!
This article was posted on Friday, December 9th, 2005 at 1:01 pm and is filed under A Pukeko in a Ponga Tree, Children's Songs, Christmas, Christmas Songs, Countries & Cultures, Holiday Songs, Holidays Around the World, Languages, Maori, New Zealand, New Zealand Children's Songs, Songs by Theme, The Twelve Days of Christmas. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.
24 Responses to "New Zealand's "Twelve Days of Christmas – A Pukeko in a Ponga Tree ""
G. Stretton Says:
December 11th, 2005 at 2:59 am
That was hillarious!
jerwin v. Says:
December 14th, 2005 at 5:17 am
its so nice,first time i read this lyrics and i love it eventhough im a filipino
ihipera kerr Says:
February 5th, 2006 at 3:43 pm
kia ora mama lisa
good to see your new website. just a few suggestions to improve the content…
there is no 's' in Maori language therefore
piuspius, pois and pipis, as you have written are incorrect – just drop your s off.
kumera is the incorrect spelling, kumara is the correct one.
The lyrics were written by Kingi Ihaka in 1981.
Happy new year to you
– Ihipera
Maia Says:
March 22nd, 2006 at 12:59 am
I agree with ihipera. and my understanding is that Ponga is spelt 'Punga'.
but i guess it wouldnt be that important. i mean people still say 'mower' instead of 'moa' and 'kaapa haaka' instead of 'Kapa haka' or and
'whycatoe' instead of 'waikato' pronounced y-cut-o like the o in Or.
i think you should get the picture by now.
(NOT intended to offend!)
Ma te wa
Jacqui Says:
December 5th, 2007 at 10:37 am
Merry Xmas to you all from a KIWI living in Kentucky USA
Kia ora x
Rachel Says:
April 28th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
I am really pleased to see this song on your site
Kia Ora,
patrick Says:
November 15th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
i think that 'the new zealand 12 days of christmas' is a disgrace to the christan religon
Lisa Says:
November 15th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
I don't think there's any offense intended. It's just that all of the traditional Christmas songs are geared towards Christmas in Winter… while in the southern hemisphere it's summer at Christmastime. So one can understand their desire to have songs that fit their surroundings too.
Jackie Says:
November 18th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Patrick, grow up! How is the Kiwi 12 days of christmas an offence to the Christian religion?
It is no worse than the original 12 days of Christmas song, Santa or any of the other commercialised rubbish that negates the true meaning of Christmas.
Lucette Says:
November 20th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Patrick, you are joking aren't you? How exactly?
Hannah Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 3:06 am
Patrick, you need to get out more….Try 12 days of Christmas in the Middle East, notably Saudi, then you will REALLY have something to sing about!!!
Hannah Says:
November 30th, 2009 at 3:07 am
Patrick, you need to spell Christian right for starters…..The Kiwi version in fantastic and kids love it!
stephanie Says:
December 5th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
I remember singing this version in Primary School, way back in about 1982-83, and it was the highlight of the xmas end-of-year concert. I've been trying to remember the lyrics for ages, and can now share them with my Australian colleagues, and finally educate them!
Thanks for the memories!!!
DCW Says:
December 21st, 2009 at 12:42 am
So long since I sang this version of the song at my old primary school back in the 80s. I remembered all the ones up to 8 plants of puha, but had to look it up to get the rest of them. So glad I found it now. :-)
margaret ann Says:
December 24th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
I am a homesick Kiwi at this time of the year – our family Christmas tradition is to sing this at the Christmas table immediately after having given thanks – I found your site on my quest to download the words for use tomorrow. Thanks.
Ian Johnson Says:
January 2nd, 2010 at 4:56 am
Very funny!
We live in Qatar, middle east, and pigs arn't quite the picture for muslims. We have workers outside our house so we had to call the pig part sheep!
Karen Jenkins Says:
January 28th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
this pukeko in a ponga tree is brill. My family and I lived in NZ for 8 months and my 4 yr old daughter learned it at Kindergarten whilst she was there. She has now taught it to all her friends here in N.Ireland and they think it is v funny. Great country, great people and a great song!!
Llonia Says:
November 1st, 2010 at 2:43 am
♥Thank you for putting up this great song♥
this song gos way back to school days for me.
my two kids love it too, they are half Chinese &
then Maori,Yugoslavian & Irish..
I teach my children to embrace our culture as well
as all others, We have so much to offer and learn from
one other.
Llonia Says:
November 1st, 2010 at 2:48 am
oh yeah i forgot..
patrick.. relax man
kiwibeca Says:
December 8th, 2010 at 11:17 pm
Thanks for posting this. I remember hearing it once, ages ago and it's really good to have the lyrics available. Somethign occured to me though as i was reading through the lyrics etc, etc; the third line. Shouldn't that be "Three Flax Kete", or woven Bags, rather than "Kits". That would make more sense surely.
Ka kite. :-)
Glenda Says:
December 22nd, 2010 at 8:06 pm
You are right Kiwibeca it is 'Three flax kete'. I was looking up the lyrics as I'm told I'm a traitor for having 'six white boomers, little Joe and a koala santa' on my tree here in Australia so have announced my intention to have the whole 'pukeko in a punga tree' on my tree next year! Out with the paper machie and growing of a punga tree in 2011!
have a great holiday season everyone
ka kite
paul Says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:42 am
Anyone know where there is a recorded version on the web. Surely its somewhere. Everything is on the web.
Couple of verions on youtube by kids but you can't hear the words clear enough. can someone get Kiri or Tum Fenn to crank it out and upload it.
clifford Says:
December 23rd, 2012 at 4:52 am
I had a book of A Pocoko In A Ponga Tree, the song too.
Stephanie Says:
December 8th, 2015 at 8:22 pm
Just F.Y.I thats not how you spell "Kumera" its actually "Kumara" and pronounced "koo-maa-rra"
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In Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich, Peter Schweizer chronicles troubling intersections between the financial practices of the Clinton Foundation, Bill Clinton's speaking schedule, and Hillary Clinton's political influence. Schweizer is a senior editor-at-large for Breitbart News and a former speech writer for George W. Bush.
Q: In the book, you pose the questions: "Do I simply have it in for Bill and Hillary?" and, "Am I somehow trying to derail her prospects of being elected president in 2016?" So, do you? Are you?
A: The answer is that, yes, I am a conservative, but my real research concern over the past decade has been to go after people on both sides of the aisle who've engaged in self-enrichment. It's logical to look at the Clintons, because no ex-president and his family have accumulated so much wealth.
Q: You quote the Washington Post that the Clintons earned $136.5 million between 2001 and 2012.
A: Yes, that's a stunning figure, when you consider they spent their lives in public service.
Q: What patterns did you find involving Hillary's political office, Bill's speeches and the Clinton Foundation?
A: The Clintons created an apparatus that allowed them to get around prohibitions on foreign entities influencing our political process. They created circumstances through Bill's aggressive speech-making and through donations to the Clinton Foundation that allow foreign entities, businesses and governments to make donations to the foundation.
Q: The Clintons don't take money directly from the foundation, a charity. How do they benefit financially?
A: Many of the speeches Bill Clinton now gives involve talking about the good work of the foundation. A significant portion of that ends up in his pocket, not the coffers of the Clinton Foundation. The foundation also serves as a useful vehicle for travels or transactions they are engaged in, in the developing world. Being able to show up on behalf of the charity is a very effective way to distract attention from the more commercial aspects of their visits. Finally, the foundation serves as an advertising agency for the Clintons.
Q: You say power within the relationship shifted to Hillary after she was elected to the Senate. Yet the foundation allowed Bill Clinton to amass more power and goodwill as an international influence-peddler than he had in the Oval Office.
A: As ex-president and head of the Clinton Foundation, you're allowed to be a lot more fluid. You can go and meet with a dictator in Kazakhstan, and praise him as a leader committed to human rights and hope that flies under the radar. Bill Clinton views himself as the "convening authority," the guy everyone goes to, who gets things done. If you're an investor, or even a foreign government or a U.S. corporation, and have a problem in Nigeria or Colombia or Kazakhstan, Bill Clinton is the guy to call. He can make things happen in a way that's shocking, for a former president who positions himself as concerned about human rights and international justice.
Q: Could you offer an example?
A: President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, who has been criticized by the UN and other bodies for human rights violations. When he comes to the Clinton Global Initiative, the handout lauds him as a military commander and he is presented with no warts.
Q: You connect Bill's speaking fees with Hillary's decisions as secretary of state. What examples stand out?
A: The Clintons are in a unique situation: He leaves office at a time when his wife is assuming official responsibilities. Most presidents, including Clinton, see speaking fees decline over time, as they become less relevant. But suddenly, when Hillary Clinton becomes secretary of state, his speaking fees, particularly in the Third World, jumped dramatically. Between 2001 and 2012, Bill Clinton gave 13 speeches, each of which paid $500,000 or more. Only two occurred while his wife was not secretary of state. And they came in places such as Nigeria, and for companies such as Ericsson of Sweden, which was having real problems with the U.S. State Department. Ericsson paid Bill Clinton to give a speech; they gave him his largest single payday: $750,000.
Q: Another pattern is how Hillary Clinton's political positions reversed in ways that appeared to benefit the foundation.
A: In 2005 and 2006, Hillary Clinton did not support unrestricted Indian government access to U.S. nuclear technology. She wanted some export, but with conditions the Indian government did not support. By 2008, she was in full support of it. Amar Singh, a member of parliament in the Indian government, is listed as having given between $1 million and $5 million to the Clintons at this time.
Q: A recurring tension is between what is unethical versus what is illegal. You provide no proof of illegal activity. Yet you also outline how there was no impropriety in the fact that Hillary Clinton's staff shared duties between the State Department and the Clinton Foundation.
A: The Clintons behave in a manner that makes it difficult to prove illegality occurred.
Q: The Clinton marriage is the subject of much speculation. What insights did you glean?
A: The notion that they are operating in parallel universes and that this is a marriage of convenience misses the fact that they are interacting numerous times a day. When it comes to political and commercial operations that involve both of them, they operate hand in glove.
Q: You call the Clintons "the most politically sophisticated public figures of their generation" and "masters" in blurring politics, not-for-profits, and business. Yet we're obsessed with their sex life, or lack thereof, and are missing the more interesting tableaux.
A: Absolutely. They operate well, because they know how politics works. They know how business gets done in Nigeria. They know precisely, when they go to Kazakhstan and kiss the ring of the dictator, what opportunity that creates.
Q: There's a lot of Canadian content in your book. A recurring character is Frank Giustra, the Vancouver-based natural-resources magnate and longtime FOB [Friend of Bill].
A: When Bill Clinton left the White House, he accumulated a collection of financiers who befriended [him], loaned him their planes, travelled with him. Frank Giustra is the latest iteration. It's a mutually beneficial friendship. If you're Frank Giustra and you're doing business in Colombia or Kazakhstan, particularly in natural resources, these are areas where government and political involvement are essential. What Frank Giustra provides is the free flow of money, which is something that the Clintons never really had. They went into public service immediately out of law school.
Q: You also point to Giustra's business partner directing $2.35 million to the Clinton Foundation via his own private foundation; the donation was not disclosed by the Clinton Foundation, contrary to its vow to be transparent.
A: We uncovered this donation by going through the Canada Revenue website. Those donations did not show up in Clinton Foundation disclosures. This is a complete violation of a written agreement the Clintons had with President [Barack] Obama. It now appears that there are more than 1,100 contributions that have gone through this Canadian entity. According to documents filed with the government, a sizable number of those contributions are from non-Canadians. The question becomes: Why have they [the Clintons] not disclosed those contributions?
Q: Did you see any involvement of Canadian governments with the Clinton Foundation?
A: I did not. I believe the Wall Street Journal reported that a Canadian government agency promoting the Keystone XL pipeline made a donation. But I'm very intrigued that a sizable portion of the mining industry in Canada seems to have struck up this partnership with the Clinton Foundation.
Q: The Clinton camp has refuted some of your claims. A page on HillaryClinton.com is devoted to "fact-checking" the book. On it, you're described as a "Republican operative." And, to be clear, you've made amendments.
A: There's no disputing the fact that I am politically conservative. But, ultimately, the question here is about fact patterns. Before the book was released, I took it to the investigative units at the New York Times, Washington Post, ABC News and Fox News. They independently verified large portions of the book on important narratives. As to the book itself, there are seven or eight minor revisions made. The reader is either going to conclude the Clintons operate in a parallel universe that is just filled with amazing coincidences, or, like lots of politicians, they have recognized that official power is a means to self-enrichment, and they have done it on steroids in a way no other political figure has in modern American political history.
Q: You've had to hire security?
A: Yes, when I travel. The concern is not the Clintons, per se; the concern is crazy individuals. I'll leave it at that.


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She Who Is by Elizabeth A. Johnson
She Who Is is an academic nonfiction book explaining the crucialness of using feminine metaphors and descriptions when speaking about God and the mystery of God. Historically, masculine metaphors and descriptions have dominated discussion of God, which contributed to the growth and continued promotion of the patriarchy.
Johnson is a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, as well as being a professor at Fordham University. Her Catholic background leads her to use many examples and references to images that are not used in the Protestant church. Primarily, her discussion of the use of Sophia-Wisdom as a title for God relies heavily on verses from the Book of Wisdom, an apocryphal book that I had no prior experience with. This made it difficult at times for me to understand her arguments.
I put this book on my TBR after a friend from my high school youth group stated it was a book he wanted his toddler daughter to read some day. This friend is a Methodist minister and read this book for a class in divinity school. This book is definitely a book meant for trained theologians, as there were numerous terms and concepts that I had to look up. Some of them I still don't understand completely. The book also suffers from that typical academic book trait of discussing minutiae that literally no one else thinks is realistic--in one part of the book, she proposes that the term "God" needs to be retired as a descriptor for the Creator as that term has been used to justify religious atrocities. Like ok, in most parts of the world referring to God as "She" is a controversial thing, much less removing the most common English term as a descriptor.
Despite the difficulties, I found a lot of Johnson's arguments compelling. She discusses how the dominance of masculine descriptors for God not only makes it difficult for women to realize their full potential in the church, it reduces God to a certain idolatrous male image. Her discussion of how the Trinity traditionally has been viewed with the Holy Spirit as sort of a "lesser being", despite all 3 aspects being equal, was fascinating. This view is particularly harmful as the Spirit has traditionally been given female characteristics, implying again that patriarchal structures have played a role in its reduction of status. She discusses how the classical view of God sees God as a distant male figure apart from the world and how that relates to human relationship and suffering. She shows how God should be seen as a mother figure as God has great creative powers that closely follow female creativity in birth and mothering.
I can't say I recommend this book for everyone--it's dense and it took me 3 weeks to read its 316 pages, even with 40 of those pages being notes/references. But I learned a lot and I will definitely be looking more closely at the language I and my religious constituents use in referring to God.


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It was only a matter of time, in a tough job market, that Twitter would be flooded with both job seekers and job offerers. The way they find each other is through certain key hashtags, the best of which we have laid out for you to help you in your quest for employment. Some of these will give you broad search results and take a while to sift through, but a job is waiting for you on the other end.
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The Salesforce ecosystem is full of quality applications available on the AppExchange. They can be a great addition to your organization.
Why are applications useful?
- They can offer desirable functionality that isn't provided by out-of-the-box Salesforce.
- They are often more cost-effective than custom development.
- They are managed by the vendor. It's their job to support you so you can focus on your goals.
Many of these applications are continuously improved with new functionality, bug fixes, and enhancements, but most packages do not automatically push these updates to your organization. So it's important to stay up to date with the package provider to ensure you're making the most out of your solution!
To make this process as smooth as possible, here are our four easy steps to upgrade a package from the Salesforce AppExchange.
1. Check if your AppExchange app has an update available
Check the package version
The first thing to do is work out what version you have installed in your environment. To do this, log into your organization and go to Salesforce Setup. Using the quick find, type "Installed Packages" and click through.
You will see a row in the table for the installed product and a column that contains the Version Number (see below). Now navigate to the AppExchange listing or contact the package provider and find out what the latest version is.
Check the release notes
Most packages will have release notes available. You can usually find these via the company's website. Release notes are helpful to understand what has changed in the latest versions of the product and they can also identify whether there is a required upgrade path. In some cases, they may also specify whether any changes are needed to the configuration after upgrading.
2. Upgrade your AppExchange package into a Sandbox
We've said it to our customers a thousand times: always upgrade in your Sandbox first! We recommend using a Full or Partial Sandbox so that it is as similar to Production as possible. If you're not sure what a Sandbox is, check out this helpful post by KeyNode Solutions.
Why upgrade in a Sandbox? It's because a package cannot be downgraded after an upgrade. Yes you read that correctly. So a Sandbox gives you a chance to review the upgrade before it is deployed into your production environment.
To get started, you'll need to be logged into the AppExchange and go onto the listing that you would like to upgrade. Make sure you have logged into your Sandbox in another tab already, as that will be the Sandbox the AppExchange will install into. After clicking Get it now on the listing, it will then show you the window below. Click Install in a Sandbox and follow the instructions'
It will look as though you are installing a new trial. However, in a Sandbox you are given access for all internal users to use the application and the license doesn't expire. Once you have agreed to the terms and conditions, you can click Confirm and Install.
Note: if you have been given a direct install link for an application, the URL should look like this: test.salesforce.com/.
3. Test! Test! Test!
Now the package has been upgraded in your Sandbox, you should test all your business cases to ensure the upgrade doesn't have any undesirable impact.
- If you have any automated tests, run them and check they all pass.
- If you're a small business with limited to no automated tests, kindly ask one of your power users if they can give it a once over in the Sandbox.
- Remember, once it's in production you cannot downgrade the package!
Package providers will have their own tests built into the package, but some packages can span thousands of different use cases, so whilst their tests can cover the vast majority of functionality, some organizations may encounter issues.
Have an issue?
If you do have problems with a package, do not deploy the changes to your Production yet. Contact the package provider's support for assistance. When you have a working version and your tests have passed in Sandbox, you're ready to move on!
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After a successful testing cycle in your Sandbox, you are ready to upgrade into Production!
Go back to the AppExchange listing and use the Get it now button. If you're in direct communication with the package provider, they may provide you with a direct link for the installation. For a production environment, it will begin with login.salesforce.com/.
Follow the same steps as before and confirm the Username is the correct one for the organization that you're installing into. This is helpful if you manage multiple environments.
What if I've paid for the application?
Don't worry! If the product is paid for, your licenses will automatically carry over after the upgrade has completed so there will be no additional requirements to re-assign licenses.
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Following the huge success of its "utterly captivating" debut in 2017, Middle Ground Theatre revive their critically acclaimed production of The Verdict this year, kicking off a brand new UK tour in Coventry.
Based on Barry Reed's bestselling book, this gripping courtroom thriller tells the story of washed-up, alcoholic lawyer Frank Galvin, who gets one last chance to redeem himself when he takes on a major medical malpractice case.
Ahead of its run at the Belgrade Theatre from January 30 to February 2, here are five reasons to catch the show in Coventry.
1. The story has an impressive history
First published in 1980, Barry Reed's bestselling novel was based on his own experience as an award-winning attorney, specializing in medical malpractice, personal injury and civil litigation cases.
The book proved a massive, international hit, translated into multiple languages and sparking a whole series of novels. But it's perhaps best known to most as the source for Sidney Lumet's 1982 film version, which starred Paul Newman and James Mason, and scooped up a total of five Oscar nominations.
2. The original run enjoyed rave reviews
First performed in 2017, Middle Ground Theatre's original tour of the show was warmly received by audiences and critics alike, described as "perfection" by the Express and Star, "a tour de force" by Worcester News and "utterly captivating" by Bromsgrove Advertiser.
3. It features a stellar new cast
Freshly cast for 2019, the show's second UK tour features some fantastic performers, many of whom will be familiar to TV drama fans.
Best known for his long-running roles in Emmerdale, Down to Earth, Casualty, Doctors and Blue Murder, Ian Kelsey leads the show as Frank Galvin, alongside Denis Lill (Only Fools and Horses, The Royal, Rumpole of the Bailey, Survivors) as his mentor Moe Katz, Christopher Ettridge (Goodnight Sweetheart) as rival lawyer J Edgar Concannon, and Paul Opacic (Bad Girls, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks) as surgeon Rexford Towler.
Completing the cast will be Richard Walsh (London's Burning), Karen Drury (Brookside), Josephine Rogers, Michael Lunney, Okon Jones, Anne Kavanagh, Holly Jackson Walters, James Morley, Jog Maher, Alexandra Fisher and Greg Fitch.
4. It's kicking off a brand new tour in Coventry
Belgrade audiences will be among the very first to see the show's brilliant new cast in action, with the 2019 tour commencing in Coventry before heading out across the UK.
5. It's produced by one of the UK's most prolific and acclaimed theatre companies
Originally founded in 1988, Middle Ground Theatre are among the best-established touring companies in the country.
Over the last 30 years, the company has mounted over 50 different productions in venues ranging from castles to hotel lounges to museums and art galleries. As a completely independent and unsubsidised company, they rely entirely on the quality of their shows to keep audiences coming back for more.
Middle Ground Theatre's The Verdict shows at the Belgrade Theatre 30 Jan-2 Feb 2019. Tickets are available to book now by calling the box office on 024 7655 3055 or visiting www.belgrade.co.uk where prices are even cheaper.
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In line with the greater equality enjoyed by women in Occitania - the Medieval Languedoc - compared to their sisters elsewhere in Christendom, a number of female troubadours are known. A woman troubadour is called a Trobairitz. The word trobairitz was first used in a 13th-century romance Flamenca. It comes from the Occitan word trobar, the same word that gives us troubadour, the technical meaning of which is "to compose". The word Trobairitz is the same in the singular and the plural.
Both troubadours and trobairitz wrote of fin' amors, or courtly love. Trobairitz typically composed cansos (strophic songs) and tensos (debate poems). Trobairitz are notable in western musical history as the first known female composers of secular music (There had been earlier women composers, but they are known only for sacred music). Although the troubadour tradition welcomed both women and the lower classes, we know of no lower class trobairitz - all known trobairitz were nobly born (lower class women could become joglaresses, and we know of no noble joglaresses).
The names of about twenty trobairitz from the 12th and 13th centuries survive, to whom between 23 and 46 works are attributed. There are number of reasons why it is not always easy to distinguish a troubadour from a trabairitz:


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MSA Design is working with PLK Communities as lead Architect and designer on the redevelopment of a 26 acre brownfield redevelopment in the City of Norwood, a Mid-town community in the heart of Greater Cincinnati. The site was the historic and original home of the United States Playing Card Company – an iconic designer and producer of playing cards, including the Bicycle Brand. After the company relocated to an alternate site in Greater Cincinnati, PLK salvaged the decaying complex and preserved four of the most iconic and beloved structures – the Clock Tower, Factory Building, Employee Dining Hall, and Power Plant Smoke Stack.


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Pain in groin, penis, testicles, erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculationI am 26 years old and I have been masturbating since I was 15. For the past year I have been suffering from pain in my groin, penis, testicle and I am unable to achieve a full erection and I am seriously suffering from premature ejaculation. Most of the time I ejaculate before I get even semi erect. I rarely get a full erection, no morning erections and if I do get erect it goes away within seconds. I have had urine tests done but there is nothing wrong there. I am really stressed because of all this as I am getting married in 3 months. Please help me as this thing is really stressing me out. I maintain a healthy life style, I used to smoke before but I quit smoking almost 2 years ago. I work out 4-5 days a week. Please help me :(
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1 there is point when u feel ur going to ejaculate at that point u must squeeze the lower part of the penis imagine penis like a pipe u find the deep lower part of the pipe fingers wrap around the pipe squeeze hard . u must do this just before ejaculation happen
2 at the same time ur other hand fingers squeezing the top part of the penis
3 u must continue breath in and breath out
4 u have to apply this technique very quickly just before ejaculation happen
when u do this the sperm can not come out when sperm dont come out for 3 months u will start to recover
5 u have to practice many time to get this technique right
When ur about ejaculate testicals will come very near to the lower part of the penis u must gently push them down with one of ur finger while squeezing
Cut ur fingers nails so they wont cut ur skin while squeezing
u can also practice this technique when ur not having erection imagine penis is like a pipe try find the very lower part of the pipe squeeze fingers around the lower part of the penis then squeeze the top of the penis with other hand fingers around top part of the penis breath in and out continually
u will recover but it can take some time be patient
when u start to recover plz let me know thanks
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So far this week, I have seen Series 7: The Contenders, started reading American Gods, and discovered that my cable service now provides The Food Network. Tonight, I'm going to see a sneak preview of A.I.. Is this a good week for entertainment, or what?
Series 7 is presented as a television show. You're watching a marathon of the 7th season of "The Contenders", complete with commercial lead-outs and lead-ins. (Thankfully, the commercials themselves are omitted.) I don't want to spoil anything for people who might go see it, so I won't be specific here. The premise is that 6 people are chosen in a lottery to be "contenders". They are given handguns, and the last contender alive is the winner. The movie is a clever parody of "Reality tv" shows, and a rather biting commentary on the state of entertainment these days. I highly recommend it.
American Gods is Neil Gaiman's latest novel, and so far it's his best work yet. I'm about halfway in, and loving it. I can't be very objective here–I'm a total Gaiman fanboy–but I honestly think this is a Good Book. It has the slightly otherworldly feel of one of Tim Powers' secret histories, some hints of Harlan Ellison, maybe, and that certain Gaiman something that just draws me in. I have to think more about this; I'll post a full review once I've finished the book.
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Ayesha Curry Admits To Insecurities On "Red Table Talk"
Ayesha Curry Classily Claps Back At Unscrupulous Sullies Who've Been 'Insecurity' Shading Her For DAYS
Ayesha Curry Admits To Insecurities On "Red Table Talk", Gets Backlash
Ayesha Curry's DEFINITELY seen all the online chatter about her "Red Table Talk" comments—and the wife, mom, and author is unbothered.
In case you've been in a bubble, below is a recap.
Ayesha appeared on Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield-Norris' "Red Table Talk" with Steph's mom Sonya Curry, Steph's little sister Sydel Curry and her future sister-in-law Callie Rivers.
While there, Ayesha spoke candidly and at one point admitted that she sometimes feels insecure.
Why? Because she's seen her hubby being flooded with attention but she doesn't see that attention coming her way.
"Something that really bothers me, and honestly has given me a sense of a little bit of an insecurity, is the fact that yeah, there are all these women, like, throwing themselves (at him), but me, like the past 10 years, I don't have any of that," she said. "I have zero – this sounds weird – but, like, male attention, and so then I begin to internalize it, and I'm like, 'Is something wrong with me?'"
"I don't want it," she added, "but it'd be nice to know that, like, someone's looking."
Jada then jumped in to reassure her and told her she at one point felt that exact same way—but she reminded Ayesha that her hubby for sure knows men lust after his wife.
"You're beautiful,"said Jada. "Don't ever think for one minute that it ain't no some men out there looking at you like, 'I wish.' And I'mma tell you who knows that more than anybody: Your husband."
That quick clip has since gone viral on social media and people who LOVE to troll Ayesha jumped in with comments about her "begging for attention" from men.
Mind you, it sounds pretty common for a married mother of three to wonder if she's "still got it"—-but we digress.
Do YOU think Ayesha said anything wrong??? See how she's responding to the shade.
Ayesha wrote a classy clap back under an IG photo. In it, she's seen throwing out a pair of Spanx because they "do not bring joy." She also included a part in the caption about being "vulnerable" and "speaking your truth."
"This is me throwing a pair of spanx in a Marie Kondo-Esque bin. "Does it spark joy?" I have never been one to cage my feelings and emotions to any capacity. I am human. It brings me pure joy to speak my mind, be vulnerable at times and to know myself inside and out. Seeing as how it's mental health awareness month I really want to take the time to encourage everyone to speak their truth regardless of perception, fitting into a mold or offending someone, because it's YOUR truth. And that's okay! If what I'm not afraid to say out loud about being a 30yr mama of 3 helps another woman like me feel like they're not the alone and not the only one with an insecurity (because we ALL have them, don't play) then that makes all of this hoopla worth it. If you get a chance to watch the actual RTT and not the headlines and rumors please do! There is so much more depth to the talk and our family is grateful to @jadapinkettsmith for giving us the opportunity to bond together. As women let's continue to uplift, empower and not suppress and compress our feelings and thoughts, as fleeting as some of them may be 😏. Love to you all! Go FIND YOUR JOY and SPEAK YOUR TRUTH unapologetically. 🙏🏽(that's all-Miranda voice)"
Sit down haters!
Ayesha's sister-in-law Sydel Curry supported Ayesha in her comments section.
"A WORDDDDD! ❤❤❤ let's continue to speak our truth and not be ashamed. The people that REALLY matter are listening and are feeling less and less alone. There are so many mama's and women out there who relate to you and your truth and this is giving them the confidence to speak their truth and raise their voice! Your willfulness to share is beyond and we are all so thankful! Love you and the woman that you are! ❤❤," wrote Sydel.
The ladies of "The Real" recently discussed Ayesha's comments and Tamera defended her.
"I feel like we live in some really interesting times," said Tamera. "I feel like people hear what they want to hear based on their perception of who they think you are."Listen to what [Ayesha] really was saying. What I got out of it was [that] she's like, 'Okay if you want to meet my husband and I am present, don't jump over me to say hello. Respect my personal space, I'm here too. I'm his wife, we are a unit.'"
In the midst of all the shade, Ayesha presented awards at the Beard Foundation Awards in Chicago.
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Leadership comes with many challenges - most of them have to do with people! You can have a strategic direction, a vision and all the systems in the world, but if you have the wrong people on board - you're in for a challenge. Years ago…