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This view of Campus Martius shows the Hotel Pontchartrain, Soldiers and Sailors Monument built in 1881 at a cost of $70,000. The red building at right is the Hammond Building. The electric sign on top of building is one of the finest in the west and when in action gives a description of the famous Chariot Race of Ben Hur


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Handbook on International Corporate Governance
Country Analyses, Second Edition
Edited by Christine A. Mallin
Chapter 19: Corporate governance developments in India
Shri Bhagwan Dahiya and Nandita Rathee
Shri Bhagwan Dahiya and Nandita Rathee Profits earned by hook or crook can not be the sole criterion for judging the success of a business. The success of liberalization requires the steady development of a new corporate ethic. Prime Minister Atat Bihari Vajpayee, 15 August 2001 address INTRODUCTION The corporate sector in India is governed by the Companies Act of 1956 which aims to ensure adequate protection of the interests of creditors and shareholders and regulates the issue, transfer and allotment of securities; the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act of 1956 which covers all aspects of securities' trading and regulates the operations of the stock market; the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Act of 1992 which protects the interests of shareholders and promotes and regulates the securities markets; and the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provision) Act (SICA) of 1985 which deals with the financial reorganization (including bankruptcy procedures) of distressed companies. India's corporate sector consists of private limited and public limited companies. There were 786 744 companies limited by shares in India as on 31 March 2009. These included 785 183 non-government companies and 1591 government companies. Out of 786 744 companies limited by shares, 82 058 companies were public limited and 704 716 were private limited companies (GOI, 2009c). Although India has 22 stock exchanges, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) together accounted for 99.96 per cent of the total turnover in 2008–09 (SEBI, 2009). In recent years, there has been a...
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The Institute of Art and Ideas announce a brand new series of live events in London 2018
Three unique evenings of debate, discussion and music at The Store, 180 The Strand in will engage with the ideas at the cutting-edge of contemporary culture
Taking place from February to April, the Institute of Art and Ideas has today announced a new trio of unique live events at a renowned cultural venue The Store at 180 The Strand, home to London Fashion Week 2017.
Heading up the series is The Future of the Post-Truth World event that will take place on February 6th.
During the evening a debate will explore what it means to live in a world of contradictory perspectives and untrustworthy truths. Beginning as an attack on deceitful politics, 'post-truth' has fast become the description of our age. Is the digital revolution a force for democracy or a route to chaos? And, if 'post-truth' is an unavoidable predicament, how might we make the world a better place?
This event will be followed up by The Self and Selfie on March 6th. Exposing the fine line between narcissism and genius, this exciting evening of a contemporary debate will analyse the way we view vanity, arrogance and creative genius in the world of Generation Selfie. Salvador Dali once quipped there was no greater joy than waking up as himself. Does focusing on yourself rather than others really bring happiness and success? Or does self-obsession damage social cohesion?
The final event in the series will be Food, Facts and Fantasy on 3 rd April. In a progressive evening of debate, they'll be challenging whether it's time to radically rethink our relationship with Mother Earth. As biologists predict the upcoming extinction of humankind, is it time to revolutionise how we eat in order to change the course of history? Or is human dominance a brutal yet natural outcome of evolution?
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Chinsurah(also known as Hooghly-Chinsura or Hooghly) is a city in the state of West Bengal, India. It lies on the Hooghly River, 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Kolkata (Calcutta). It is in the district of Hooghly and is home to the district headquarters. Chuchura houses the commissioner of the Burdwan Range. It forms a part of the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) region. The District Court building of Chinsurah is the longest building in West Bengal. Chinsurah is the home to the new state-of-the-art 1000 KW DrM transmitter of Prasar Bharti which enables 'Akashvaani Maitree' to be broadcast across Bangladesh. This Special Bangla Service of All India Radio was launched in the wake of the Bangladesh Liberation Movement and played a key role during the war, broadcasting Indian news bulletins in Bangladesh. It continued till April 2010, but was discontinued thereafter due to decommissioning of the Super Power Transmitter at Chinsurah.


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I bet couple number 1 won with a landslide! :) anyhow, we're glad you've voted. thank you very much!! hugs & kisses!
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Gowns - almost checked
Now it's time for choosing my make up artist. After my previous blog about how to choose a make up artist , which is.. i dunno how at that time, but after 3 trials!! I think i can tell you my opinion now..
1st! you must like her face, because she's gonna stand real close!
2nd! you must also like her as a friend, because you have to trust her to make you look pretty!
3rd! she knows what she is doing, she's the professional, so we don't tell them what to do, rite? but then leh, she should be able to accept feedbacks.
4th! again, feel comfortable with her, nice person, as though u want her to be your next best friend! :)
5th! doesn't criticize your face/ skin / eyes/ hair... that's why we hire them, to make us look pretty!! and to tell us we are pretty. hahahaha!
6th! she is attentive and detailed person
7th! uses product that suits your face / skin type etc
8th! is good with styling hair too!
done by shin kitt, a freelancer. trial have to go to Puchong
Honestly, i quite like her, and i want her to be my next best friend! :)
Feedback from friends, eyes a bit fierce, and makes my eyes far apart. Hair is messy. Hair looks sophisticated. Lip color is nice and natural.
Cost: Rm100 trial - hair and make up. approx. 1 1/2 hr.
Actual day, 2 sessions in a day - RM1000 without fake lashes n ampoule
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Saturday, October 25, 2003
by Gene
As I read Doug Kenline's blog where the IRS swept out $2,400 of his bank account, I remembered back to the days of December last year when I drove up to the Austin IRS Building to contemplate how God would have me oppose a tyranny that refused to answer the question, "Where is my tax liability in the law?" He gave me the Death Fast, based on Genesis 10 and Gandhian history, etc., etc.
This fast was effective in placing a spotlight on the Treasury Department's failure to be honorable with citizens by answering questions. I keep seeing these carnal eager kids fresh out of Harvard running the IRS, along with old men who just follow orders from above to raise cash at the IRS. They have no moral backbone; they just do what the Socialist/ Communist supervisors tell them to do.
The winds of the Death Fast are coming back to me, just as they did last December. I've thought through Gandhi's instruction not to fast against those who do not love us or think they are right. Perhaps there is a time to fast unto death against those who will not live equitably with others, just to shame them in a scornful laughing escape from their despotism.
It will take me about 56 days to die in such a fast, based on my further study of my body and death fasting. The man in Ireland a few years back, who fasted to death in prison, died on the 56th day after being force fed once. I'm sure I'm about his size and strength.
The only problem I have in such a fast is all the voices coming in on the internet who tell me to do this or that. Once I lose mental capacity to deal with people, they have an ability to harass me into this or that direction. That was one of the failures of the Austin Fast. If I death fast in Atlanta, I will throw away my computer, have no interviews but through my personal people and answer no questions but those in writing.
My objective will be to lay myself upon the alter (Genesis 10) and let God make the choices. If He heals America of its arrogance against truth by getting me an answer to my question, then I'll stop the fast. If He wishes for me to be a martyr against the Congress of the United States and its failed oversight of the IRS, then that is fine too. Expect such a fast from me. Injustice has never won a battle with me, and I don't plan on losing this one. DO YOU HEAR ME, Mr. President!? I will have credible answers and honorable treatment of WE THE PEOPLE, or I shall have death!
Gene Chapman, Minister of Christ
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"I Shall Not be Moved!"
Friday, October 24, 2003
by Gene
I don't know what your situation with the IRS was, but I gather you didn't work with Irwin Schiff, as I suggested over and over to you. Even if Irwin fails, we still have the truth of our movement. Truth crushed to the earth will rise again. If we are living close to the earth already, as I have attempted to show in my life example, their boots can't slam us to the pavement quite so hard. Expect trouble and love it. It is the destiny of great men to feel the fire of trial.
Gene Chapman
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History's Definition of The 2nd Plank of "The Communist Manifesto":
A PROGRESSIVE INCOME TAX, thus structured to redistribute wealth from producers to nonproducers, directly violating both the Christian economic principle that possession of wealth is "the gift of God" (Eccl. 3:13; Pr. 31:31) and that benevolence is the role of the church and the 'cheerful' (II Cor. 9:7) individual (not the taxing state), which ultimately inhibits productivity and investment, while deficit spending and national debt rise ever higher to meet the unsustainable demands of nonproducers, therefore ending in equal poverty for all just prior to national currency devaluation and total economic collapse of said nation.
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We got two today. It's so regular that I quit posting them all a couple of months ago. Gene.
Thursday, October 23, 2003
by Gene
The way it would work is that We The People folks in Illinois would put up the cash to build a "Freedom House" this Spring. Maybe it will cost $50,000 to build it? We do the labor, hire a professional to direct us in the more technical areas, then sell or raffle it off with tickets. The invested money will then be returned to the folks who put cash into the "Freedom House," and maybe $50,000 will be the proceeds after sale and deducted costs. These proceeds would be kept for use by the state groups over the next year. Gene.
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If a 100% tax on labor is absolute slavery, cut and dried, then wouldn't it stand that a 1% tax on labor is a degree of slavery? And if property is the physical manifestation of labor, then isn't a tax on property "slavery" in it's end? And for one to impose slavery to any degree upon a free person is "andrapodistes" (I Timothy 1:10): "one who unjustly reduces free men to slavery." Right out of the Greek lexicon.
"menstealers"/ "enslavers" (I Timothy 1:10): (Greek word: andrapodistes) Those who impose a taxing of labor (i.e. property/ income tax) upon uncondemned free persons; thus, under the judgment of the Moral Law of God.
"Slave" (I Corinthians 7:23): (Greek word: dulos) One whose labor and/ or benefit thereof is by force claimed by another.
Christians are instructed to persue freedom from slavery: "[I]f you may be made free [from slavery (taxation of labor and/ or property)], use it rather [for the winning of souls to Christ for salvation]" (I Corinthians 7:21b).
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Every once in a while you will hear someone say "There hasn't been a successful terrorist attack inside of the United States since 9/11/2001" or words to that affect. Usually it's in defense of the Bush administration and their spastic counter-terror (CT) policies in both foreign and domestic application. Guess what? That has as much to do with Al Qaeda (and other terror groups) and their in ability to mount an organized strike within the US as it does with anything the government has done to stop them. First off, to be fair, Al Qaeda fucked up by attacking the US before it had firmly established outposts in the South Pacific, North Africa, Central and South America in which to train and stage future attacks. They assumed that either the US wouldn't attack Afghanistan or that America would suffer the same fate that the Soviets did in that God forsaken land. No, I don't know why. Okay, I sort of do; ideologues tend to over-estimate their own abilities and under-estimate their enemy's will and prowess. Usama bin Laden is a snob who thinks that his crap emits no odor, a typical rich kid turned revolutionary to which we should be thankful because had he and his crew been smart they could have seriously checkmated the United States.
No, I'm not going to outline how. Whose side are you on?
Besides, this is about how the United States has spent a ton of money on Homeland Security but in the key positions (the FBI and CIA) little has changed, not about Al Qaeda.
The first big clue as to things not being right (outside of the invasion of Iraq) came in a June 20, 2005 New York Times article by David Johnson quoting a 15-page letter to three US Senators a lack of detailed understanding of terrorism by past and current FBI counter-terror officials.
"In a 15-page letter, the lawyer, Stephen M. Kohn, wrote that the F.B.I.'s top counterterrorism officials said in sworn depositions that they did not know the relationship between Al Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah, a South Asia offshoot of the terror network. Nor were they aware of the link between Osama bin Laden and Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, a spiritual adviser to Mr. bin Laden with whom he had been associated since the 1980's."
The article then goes on to explain that in spite of 9/11, the FBI doesn't see experience in counter terrorism as the top qualification to lead their CT department. This is like an NFL team hiring a head coach that has no experience in football. There had been other stories too, stories about the FBI still being too slow to hire Arab linguists and even firing the ones that they had and stories about how the majority of FBI agents still not having access to the internet (where terrorists like Al Qaeda can be found with a few key-strokes. They'll even answer your e-mail questions) but not hiring experienced CT professionals is the most telling as to the potential trouble the US can find itself in. 9/11 was as much a failure of the FBI as it was a successful terrorist operation. In-fighting between the FBI's counter-terror desk (The FBI had both a Counter-Terror desk and a bin Laden desk. They didn't speak to each other) and the CIA's "Alec Station" (the special CIA unit tasked with tracking Al Qaeda and bin Laden) left gaps in information that both sides needed to get a clear picture of Al Qaeda's activities inside of the US. It became a battle of egos as Michael Scheuer and John O'Neil as they argued over petty issues of procedure and jurisdiction. Things only got worse when the White House's Richard Clark waded into the mix and things were so bad that Al Qaeda could have hijacked 20 planes that morning. It is clear that the FBI is more interested in protecting the status quo of it's infrastructure than modernizing and retooling to meet the modern terrorist threat. They still see terrorism as a crime instead of an ideology and while terrorist share many common traits as criminals they tend to be better educated and highly driven to succeed.
The CIA is just not up to the task of CT, they are still tooled and structured to fight the Soviet Union. The prime example being the destruction of the video tapes showing interrogation of two Al Qaeda prisoners, the problem isn't that they were destroyed (that was smart) but that they even recorded them in the first place (or that anybody outside of the prison even knew that the tapes existed). The CIA had such great success in Afghanistan in the 1980s, yet after the Soviets withdrew the CIA also turned away from that country as well as not even thinking to keep track of the various foreign Arab and Moslem fighters who'd come to kill Infidels. After the fall of the Berlin Wall and end of Communist rule in Russia the CIA under the Clinton Administration had turned to Industrial Espionage and using it's abilities to steal contracts out from under European companies (Airbus for example) and giving US firms the edge during negotiations. The irony here is that the airlines almost went under after 9/11. After the Director of National Intelligence was established by Congress, the CIA's reaction was predictable, four-year-old-girl-who-can't-have-a-pony-like, lots of huffing and puffing with a list of excuses for non-performance. Adding insult and injury was the Bush Administration's Deputy Secretary of State, Dick Armitage, leaking the name of Joe Wilson's wife to a columnist and then the President himself laying the intelligence failure on Iraq squarely on the back of the CIA. In their defense, the CIA had been re-tasked in 1992 away from Iraq; they stripped the country of all but one American agent who also covered neighboring countries, and left the bulk of intelligence gathering to spy satellites and other technical assets. The Clinton Administration's National Security Council (NSC) felt that Saddam Hussein made the perfect "Boogie Man" to entice investment in both Black Sea Oil futures and the new massive pipeline that was being built at the time. While technically Hussein was "Contained" he represented a threat to the region's oil supply due to his unpredictable nature and his admitted WMD stockpile. So bad (worthless) was our intelligence on Iraq, during the initial days of the 2003 invasion US Army units ran head-long into Republican Guard tank divisions that they had no idea were in front of them. Thankfully they were no match for American armor and they were quickly dispatched. Some of this was due to what the CIA felt was a rush into war, they had an entire warehouse of captured Iraqi documents from the first Gulf War that they had never translated and they ere being pushed by both the White House and Congress, the latter rushing the vote to authorize force against Iraq even faster than even Bush had desired. While the Republican Guard targeting information isn't the CIA's direct responsibility that incident underscored the extent that we were blind in Iraq and it reflects the black hole that encompassed our knowledge about the strategic goings on of the Baath Party.
I once asked a gentleman who had served with the US Army Special Forces in Vietnam and then as a field agent with the CIA what needed to be done to fix his former employer. He replied without hesitation: "Fire everyone at CIA and close it down".
The NSA is just overwhelmed and vexed. Tasked with the intercept of foreign communication signals (Telephone, radio, government and military communication), the NSA was trying to keep up with the explosion of international cell phone use before 9/11, but since the attacks the NSA has been strained in it's mission to keep and eye on the various bad guys around the world while trying to add protocols for the new targets in Central Asia and North and Central Africa. 9/11 even caught the NSA flat-footed although it was the NSA that issued the lone advanced warning of Al Qaeda's plans to hijack commercial airliners in August of 2001. They just didn't know where the planes would be hijacked, so the warning was issued through the State Department as a warning for Americans traveling overseas. The revelation of domestic "Wire Tapping" has contributed to their vexed feelings as domestic eavesdropping is not something that the NSA does. Their massive antenna point outwards and to intercept inside of the United States would require a number of logistical steps and a mountain of legal hurdles that the NSA just was not equipped to initiate. Worse, when the story about "Warrentless Wire-Taps" was leaked, the key agency involved, the only agency that had legal permission to eavesdrop within the United States and the agency that leaned on the NSA to fudge the Constitution was never named. This is because the same agency probably leaked the story to the NY Times in the first place. I won't play games, it's the FBI is the only agency that can spy inside of the United States but they don't have the kind of equipment to monitor on the scale that the NSA does, so the NSA was enlisted against their will and then when the FBI found out the size of the NSA's net they closed up shop and ran to their source at the Times. So the NSA finds its reputation needlessly tarnished because the FBI, once again, didn't know what it was doing and eavesdropping occurred in a way that didn't have to happen. Then the FBI points its fickle finger at the NSA and the NSA is left hanging because the NSA just doesn't discuss what it does or what it doesn't do outside of secret Congressional hearings – period. The tragedy here is that the NSA is probably the best suited to track terrorists and the NSA is a key player in tracing their various recruiting and financial networks. The problem is that a number of stories in the news have revealed some to the NSA's capabilities and folks like Al Qaeda went dark. They now use curriers, men with written or oral messages, who travel directly between cells so that no phone calls or e-mails can be intercepted. So even after 9/11, the FBI is still making enemies inside of the intelligence community.
The Director of National Intelligence has just made things even worse; who does the President call in an emergency? In a time when a clear line of communication is needed the Government has chosen to make a complex machine that barely works even more complex still. The 9/11 Commission was the generator of this bad idea, they were hailed as the gold-standard as to what was wrong inside of the intelligence community but they were the third commission to make recommendations for changes in the US intelligence services, the other two were in the 1990s and there have been as many as forty before those. The CIA and the Pentagon have been at each other's throats since Vietnam and that rivalry has only gotten worse. The Pentagon pushed hard after 9/11 to be given its own intelligence agency, and was rewarded with one in 2002. So the CIA has just engaged in one giant hissy-fit ever since then. To make matter worse for the CIA, the military has been successful in rolling up Al Qaeda, Syrian and Iranian insurgencies between 2006 and 2008. They were able to do this thanks to a number of factors but primary amongst them was good old fashioned detective work. Since the surge of 2007, new Al Qaeda cells are shut down as soon as they appear. Yet this is great if you're in Iraq, not so great if you're trying to get out. It is unclear if the Pentagon's intelligence agency has the ability to see big-picture trends and it's likely that they don't share their intelligence with their civilian counterparts. The events of 9/11 were made possible because of loop-holes and sloppy government practices that extended well beyond the DoD and Intelligence services, issues such as expired student visas and the specter of racial profiling that kept airport security from listening to their hunches. None of these problems have been addressed, a few years back the government issued a student visa to Mohamed Atta, the man who had flown the American Airlines 767 into the North Tower of the World Trade Center a few years before.
The United States needs to grow up, we can have a robust counter-terror strategy that is effective and doesn't violate the Constitution. Just by giving the various agencies that already do exist the recourses to do their jobs (money, equipment and properly trained personnel) Americans could sleep well knowing that they're as safe as possible.


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Once inside this Tedburn St Mary cottage there are exposed beams, a farmhouse dresser, a well-equipped, fitted kitchen and a large sitting room with dining area, warming woodburning stove and doors that lead out onto a pretty cottage garden. Three good sized bedrooms, a bathroom and a shower room complete the accommodation at this Tedburn St Mary cottage, making it an ideal base for families wishing to explore this area of Devon. There are ample outdoor pursuits close by including walks and pony trekking within the Dartmoor National Park, letterboxing on the Dartmoor Tors, and golf courses, which boast spectacular views. Exeter is a short drive away from this Tedburn St Mary cottage, perfect for retail therapy, fine dining and excellent theatre productions. A good mix of indoor and outdoor pursuits await at this cosy Tedburn St Mary cottage.
Three bedrooms: 2 x double, 1 x single. Shower room with shower, basin and WC. Ground floor bathroom with bath, basin and WC. Fitted kitchen. Sitting room with dining area and woodburning stove.
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National Center for the Performing Arts 2007
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Client : Owners Committee of National Centre for the Performing Arts
Design : Paul Andreu Architect
This national theatre covered by an immense dome holds a 2,416-seat opera house, a 2,017-seat concert hall, a 1,040-seat concert hall, and other performance venues. We were commissioned to design the lighting for the dome's public area after construction had already begun and was entering its final stage. The light environment inside the dome makes use of natural light and therefore demanded the most meticulous attention to detail. We analyzed how perspective shifted inside the space and worked out the lighting design with simulations that ranked in order of priority 12 types of background luminance.
Regrettably, we were not commissioned to supervise the work and the lighting does not achieve the environment our design intended. This is a common issue for state projects in China, and it reminded us just how important it is to entrust the entire project process – from design through construction and supervision – to the same organization.


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Sitting on this hospital couch, I keep thinking about when I decided to take Simeon to the farmer's market in our neighborhood. I needed some basic food items and I figured it was a safe enough distance from our home for a first-time-out-with-baby excursion. We had only been at the market a few minutes before I realized something was different– people were staring. Now, I've been to the market many times before and this was definitely new. Each person I passed looked me up and down with a grin and while I like to think this curious behavior was due to my sassy farmer's market attire, the fact that I still couldn't get my pants buttoned really limited my outfit choices and my clothing was a bit… frumpy. Maybe I had something on my face? How embarrassing.
Then it happened: one of the starers walked right up to me, and that's when I realized I was wrong. No one was staring at me– they were staring at the baby. "What a cute little one! Isn't it nice to have a healthy pink new baby!" she said. I chuckled (you don't know the half of it, lady!), said thank you, and enjoyed the feeling of pride that comes with knowing you do, indeed, have the cutest baby in all the land.
I guess I had forgotten how much people like babies. Maybe it's just that I'm not used to having one with me all the time, but it's like having a stranger magnet in your arms. And here's where I have to be honest– the attention is kind of fun. When I was pregnant, I was so afraid that Simeon would look different from other babies– a big head maybe or bulging eyes. I was afraid he would have a stamp on his face saying "something is wrong with me." And then he was here. And he was perfect.
But he still doesn't look like any other baby. He has a big scar on the back of his head and I'm ashamed to say that sometimes, when we used to go out, I would hide it. I could place a hat or a blanket in such a way that no one would know he was different. No one would ask about our story. No one would get that face. You know the one: that poor-baby-what-happened-to-him face.
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Now, I know looks aren't everything but…
We have a hit a wall here at Children's. The doctors simply don't know what to do about Simeon's apnea. They know that something is obstructing his airway but they can't seem to figure out what. They're stumped. At this point, they feel that giving Simeon a tracheotomy may be the only option. They are making a few last ditch efforts but it isn't looking good.
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And so I learn something more about myself. Something I'm not proud of: I care about looks– a lot. I can hide a scar. I can hide the fact that Simeon's legs don't move much. I can pretend that his body is like everyone elses. But I can't hide a trach. I can't hide it from strangers but I hate that I can't hide it from myself. I want to look at my baby and see only him. No cords, no monitors, no equipment. Just Simeon, all pink and soft and squishy. I know I shouldn't, but I care about how my baby looks.
No one looks at a cute baby with a trach and says "what a cute baby." They say "what happened to your baby?" or (and maybe this is worse) they say nothing at all. I care about how others look at him.
We all know a family who has a child with a disability. Maybe you get their Christmas card. I can remember the way I used to feel getting those cards. All December long I would open cards. I would say "Look how big so-and-so is getting!" or "Wow, matching sweaters! Interesting choice." And then I would get to that family's card and my face would change. It was that face. The poor-baby face I mentioned earlier. I might say,"They look like they are making it alright…" or I would say nothing at all. I'm ashamed to say I felt sorry for them. All I saw was what made them different.
Its hard when you become the people you used to feel sorry for. I keep thinking about our first family Christmas card. I don't want a trach in my card. I don't want a trach in any of my family photos. I want people to see us the way I see us. We're fun. We're silly. We have a super cute baby. But in learning about myself, I know I'm learning about others too. We can't help noticing the differences. We can't help thinking we're thankful that's not us. Looks aren't everything but they aren't nothing either.
And here's some real honesty– why I have not prayed recently:
- I'm tired.
- I don't want to talk to Him. (And I'm sure God is impressed with my measly silent treatment. That'll show Him!)
- I feel the only reasonable thing I can pray for is strength, but that's not what I want. I want my son to be healed.
- If you don't have something nice to say…
The Psalms are full of angry prayers and maybe I should indulge in some, myself. Perhaps some why-hast-Thou-forsaken-me's would do me good. At the same time, I'm fearful of opening the gates. I'm afraid that my feelings would roll out like those furious, unstoppable, forest fires. Evacuate the hospital! Flee the city! She's burning everything in sight!
So, for now, I let others pray for me. Sometimes that's what we really need, anyway.
In other, more cheery news: Here are some pictures from Simeon's first 4th of July!
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|At times like these, I choose to meditate on the history of our great nation….
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Sunlight shines gently
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brightness in my day
Well done with the poetry- when you look at that you can't help but feel the brightness- the colour of that leaf is amazing with the light coming on to it like that.ReplyDelete
Lovely! No sun shining on our autumn leaves here, just a dull day today.
My poem would go:
black coat warms me
cold wind taunts me
scarf and umbrella
ready me for winter.
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Vidarbha 246 and 77 for 1 (Fazal 51*) lead Kerala 176 (Jalaj 40, Gurbani 5-38) by 147 runs
Medium-pacer Rajneesh Gurbani's second five-wicket haul in two matches bowled out Kerala for 176 and handed Vidarbha a 70-run first-innings lead. Captain Faiz Fazal then made an unbeaten 51 - his fifth fifty-plus score of the season - to extend the lead to 147 at stumps on the third day in Surat.
In reply to Vidarbha's first-innings 246, Kerala kept losing wickets as allrounder Jalaj Saxena top-scored with 40. Resuming on 32 for 2, Jalaj and Rohan Prem stretched their overnight stand to 47 before legspinner Karn Sharma dismissed Prem for 29 in the 20th over. Jalaj and Sanju Samson then put on 44 for the fourth wicket to push the score beyond 100. Samson's wicket, however, triggered a collapse as Kerala went from 115 for 3 to 176 all out. Gurbani cut through the middle and lower order to finish with 5 for 38 in 14 overs.
Vidarbha began their second innings on a positive note with Fazal and Sanjay Ramaswamy adding a 53-run opening stand. The partnership ended when Jalaj had Ramaswamy caught behind in the 17th over. Akshay Wakhare, the nightwatchman, hung around with his captain to see Vidarbha through to stumps.


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Scientists move milk and fresh supplies to Copacabana field camp.
A group of scientists takes photos of gentoo penguins in front of Copacabana field camp.
Scientists observing colonies of Adelie penguins on King George Island.
A scientist looks at an iceberg from the aft deck of the R/V Yuzhmorgeologiya.
An Adelie and a gentoo penguin walk along a rocky beach.
AMLR Program scientists bring supplies to the Copacabana field camp using a Zodiac inflatable boat. These boats are used to access areas that the ship cannot reach.
A colony of gentoo penguins on King George Island.
Steve Sessions walking to Copacabana field camp as a Zodiac heads back to the R/V Yuzhmorgeologiya.
A Gentoo penguin being chased by chicks for food.
A Zodiac inflatable boat is lowered over the side of the R/V Yuzhmorgeologiya to carry scientists and supplies to the Copacabana field station.
A female Antarctic fur seal sunning.
A chinstrap adult keeping an unknown chick away from its own.
A chinstrap penguin colony in the distance, Livingston Island.
Female Antarctic fur seal scratching.
Researchers on a zodiac using multibeam acoustics for krill school measurements.
Antarctic fur seal grooming at Cape Shirreff.
Ice that has been shaped by lapping waves .
Close up of an Antarctic fur seal's whiskers.
Female Elephant seal resting at the edge of the shore.
A crabeater seal baring its impressive teeth.
A close-up of this Antarctic shag highlights its characteristic blue and the yellow/orange growth above its beak that is brightest during the breeding season, presumably to attract mates.
Antarctic fur seal pup playing in the water.
An Adelie penguin warms its chick.
Ice melting at the foot of a glacier, Admiralty Bay, King George Island.
Ezcurra Inlet, King George Island at sunrise.
Sunrise over Admiralty Bay, King George Island.
A field camp on Admiralty Bay, King George Island.
Ice melting on the shore of Admiralty Bay.
Sunset at Admiralty Bay, King George Island.
An Antarctic sea urchin, Brachysternaster chesheri.
AMLR scientists deploy a Smith-McIntyre grab, or "mud grabber", used for taking benthic samples, during a snow storm at night.
An Antarctic sea urchin (Notocidaris sp.).
An Antarctic sea star, Pergamaster sp.
Antarctic ice fish on a sorting table.
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Lenticular clouds over Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands.
Chinstrap penguin chick.
Rocky coastline at Seal Island, South Shetland Islands.
An AMLR penguin researcher with a penguin chick, Seal Island, South Shetland Islands.
An adult chinstrap penguins with chicks, Seal Island, South Shetland Islands.
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Penguin colony on Seal Island, Antarctica.
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Preening chinstrap penguin.
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Chinstrap penguin colony, Seal Island, Antarctica.
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You sold your house and it's time to move. If you've never moved before or even done it a hundred times, moving is a total pain. Being prepared for the move will make it easier.
Your best bet is to have a plan
Before you pack a single box, sit and plan it out. Whether you move yourself or have professionals move you, a plan is key.
The plan shouldn't just be what to pack in what boxes, but include a timeline and schedule. Figure out what has to be done and by when. That way you don't get bogged down on little things and miss deadlines for the big ones.
Next, know your budget
Moving supplies aren't free. Neither are rental trucks. Professional movers definitely are not! Knowing how much money you have to spend will determine how you move. It might mean finding creative ways to save money in your move. If you can't afford a moving company or rental truck, ask friends or family to pitch in. Can't afford to buy boxes? Ask businesses if you can have their used shipping boxes or boxes from cases of copier paper. There is always a solution.
Organization is the key
Make lists. Know what you need in your new home and what you don't. That will help you clean out clutter. Don't pack and move things you don't want or need. Time to have a yard sale or find the local donation center for those things you don't need or want.
Keep to your plan, but be flexible. Buying and selling can easily throw a wrench into the best laid plans. Be able to go with the flow and have a few back up plans in place. Keep some options available. Things like back up truck rental or moving company, places to store your things if there is an unexpected gap in your timeline.
Lastly, execute your plan and get packed. Plans are great, so be sure to stick to them and get the move going. The move!


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Handmade of two rows of hematite and turquoise stones, this anklet is an eye catcher.  It is strung on beadalon  30 lb. jewelry soft wire for durability and fastened with a silver lobster clasp for security and easy access.
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Free tour at Stone Brewing Berlin
Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Brewery Tours
Berlin Pass Benefits:
Free tour at Stone Brewing Berlin with a Berlin Pass
Normal Ticket Price: Adult: €5.00
Welcome to the state-of-the-art brewery and adventure restaurant on the grounds of the historic Mariendorf gasworks. The Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens was recently awarded the prestigious Beer, Bars & Brauer Awards for Best Beer Catering in Germany, and is one of Germany's top 10 breweries. On the approximately 60-minute brewing tour you can immerse yourself in the world of Stone Brewing and then taste a selection of the delicious beers they provide on tap. Learn all there is to know about the brewing process and craft beer culture whilst you relax and socialise in the stunning surroundings.
Please note: The Brewery has wheelchair access.
- Impressive themed restaurant with beautiful interiors - great for interior design enthusiasts!
- Open air feel with huge glass windows
- Large landscaped beer garden
- Serves up to 75 beer on tap including 36 craft and specialty beers, plus an extensive wine list
- Locally grown food and small-farm ingredients are used, making a great menu of world-inspired cuisine
Did you know?
The founders Greg Koch and Steve Wagner called it 'stone' to suggest strength, naturalness and small yet powerful
Guided Tours Schedule
Guided Tours in English
Monday - Friday: 17:30 Saturday - Sunday: 13:00 & 17:00
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Monday - Friday: 18:30 Saturday - Sunday: 14:00 & 18:00
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In this blog we want to show everything we do during this lifelong learning programme, and we would also like you to take part in it!
Monday, 23 January 2012
Trees in Puebla de la Calzada
Here you have another presentation made by one of our P.C.P.I students. This time deals with the trees we can see in Puebla. Enjoy it.
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San Francisco moves to put warnings on ads for sugary drinks
FILE - This Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, file photo, shows soft drinks for sale at K & D Market in San Francisco. San Francisco officials are deciding whether to impose a warning on ads for soda pop. Supporters and opponents say San Francisco would be the first place in the country to require warnings on ads for soda, which is linked to rotting teeth and obesity. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)


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15 May OPERATION CHRISTOPHER'S: 2nd June 2017
Award-winning CSR company, Fusion Community Initiatives, will be partnering with the children's charity of rugby, Wooden Spoon, to implement a life-enhancing ONE-DAY CSR project for Christopher's, Shooting Star Chase: a leading children's hospice charity in Guildford.
On 2nd June, the team from Wooden Spoon will meet with ex-military facilitators from Fusion Initiatives, to build an amazing outdoor recreation space for children and families at Christopher's hospice. A plain outdoor space will be transformed into an amazing recreation facility, with raised planters and walkways, sensory tunnels and outside 'classroom' space.
It will be an incredibly rewarding achievement, creating not just a stunning recreation space, but something that will enhance the quality of life of the children and families at the hospice.
For each person involved – the team at Wooden Spoon, Fusion facilitators, and the staff and families at Shooting Star Chase, this will leave a lasting imprint. It will also provide the platform for a dynamic and different CSR/team-building exercise for the Wooden Spoon team, facilitated by Fusion Initiatives.
Watch this space for further developments!


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DNS over TLS
Anyone who has already dealt with the security of the DNS protocol had to realize that it can be easily manipulated, monitored and censored without much effort. These censors are not only theory, but are already implemented by various countries. To cover these topics in the DNS protocol, several extensions were specified, such as DNSSEC with DANE/TLSA to detect man-in-the-middle attacks. The newest approaches in this area go a step further and encrypt the whole DNS traffic.
Gruvbox - Fresh Terminal Color Scheme
Recently I noticed, that reading some code and text in the gnome terminal under Fedora is difficult for me, especially by low screen lightning on my laptop. The default color scheme has some really bright white foreground color and has been bothering me for some time, therefore I have searched a new color scheme, that appears less glaring to me. It should also support a enjoyable code syntaxhighlighting and have a good contrast.
Harden yourself - SSL/TLS tweaks
The last few months sysadmins, engineers and security components were on needles. Many security holes were found and patched. And in this case, patched means patched in the code, built binaries and pushed out by the sysadmins. Specially in the SSL/TLS segment, resp. openssl and its algorithms.
UPDATE (21. Oct 2017):
Needless to say, there is always improvement on security, so I updated the mentioned ciphers, protocols and configurations in this article.
But not everything can be patched if its weak by nature. There are protocols, which are now insecure and you should not...


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The GT E-Verify Integration™ is a pure bolt-on to PeopleSoft HCM versions 8.8 through 9.1. It allows all E-Verify tasks to be conducted within PeopleSoft HCM, drastically reducing data entry and training requirements. Users are guided through an easy step-by-step process that completes verification much faster than the government's online system. Built on the flexible power of GT eForms™, the GT E-Verify Integration™ is easy to maintain, customize and update. It integrates seamlessly with the GT Paperless I-9™, our PeopleSoft-based I-9 compliance solution.
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Florida Minister Still Plans To Burn Quran
Florida evangelical church leader Terry Jones plans to burn copies of the Quran on the anniversary of 9/11. His threat to go ahead comes despite warnings from senior military leader General David Petraeus, and senior administration officials about the potential damage to relations with the Muslim world.
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In Gainesville, Florida, an Evangelical church leader says he will burn copies of the Quran on Saturday, September 11th. That's the ninth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.�
The Reverend Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center is attracting�international attention, and condemnation, for his proposed book burning. The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, has warned that burning the Quran could produce a violent backlash against U.S. troops.��
And interfaith leaders in this country are calling on the pastor to drop the plan, calling it, quote, "outright bigotry directed against America's Muslim community."�
Last night, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had this to say at an iftar dinner, the sundown meal that breaks the day-time fast during the month of Ramadan.�
Secretary HILLARY CLINTON (Department of State): Many of you know that in 1790, George Washington wrote to a synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, that this country will give to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance. The real story of Islam in America can be found in this room and rooms across America.
WERTHEIMER: NPRs Greg Allen has been following the story, and first of all, Greg, tell us about Terry Jones and the Dove World Outreach Center.
GREG ALLEN: Sure. Morning, Linda. Yes, well, he's been well-known in Gainesville for quite some time. You know, Gainesville, as you know, is a college town known for its progressive politics, kind of laid back lifestyle. But on the edge of town you've got this small church with about 50 or so congregants. And they're known for being provocative and outrageous.
Among other things, he's been talking for some time about his concerns about Islam. He has a book out that says Islam is of the devil. And he's posted signs last year all around his church - large signs - saying that, which caused quite a stir at the time.
He believes simply, as he says in his sermons and elsewhere, that he believes that the Quran is an evil book, because it contains material that's not in the Bible. And he believes that since it's not of the Bible it must be evil and that's why he's taking this action.
WERTHEIMER: So, Greg, what you're saying is that there is one man who has his own particular brand of activism and about 50 other people in his congregation? Is there anybody else? Does he have any other kind of support for this?
ALLEN: I can't tell you who that would be, Linda. I have not found that person yet. You know, certainly among religious leaders in Gainesville, there's been a strong outcry. And they've really pulled together with interfaith statements, interfaith services, trying to do everything they can to suggest that tolerance should be - is what many of these religious faiths are all about, not about, you know, rejecting one faith over another.
So they've been doing that in Gainesville. We've seen that nationally, as well. Religious leaders came together, yesterday, and made a similar statement. We're hearing it from political leaders, both locally in Gainesville and also, nationally, as well.
So at this point it really seems about Terry Jones and his congregation against the rest of the world.
WERTHEIMER: In Gainesville, are people concerned - what are they concerned about? Are they concerned about the possibility that harm might come to some American military people as a result of this demonstration?
ALLEN: Right. Well, of course, you know, when you talk to folks in Gainesville, their first thought is, like, why does our town have to represented in this light? Of course, that's your first reaction.
But they share the concerns that General David Petraeus and the spokesman of the State Department and all throughout the military and the administration have expressed, which is that if this demonstration goes - if this book burning goes forward on Saturday, that will be such a strong demonstration against Islam, that you worry about the backlash.
And we've seen, as you well know, that the incidents in the past when small things have happened, you know. So, there's a fear that this could actually come back to haunt us afterwards, with violence against troops overseas.
WERTHEIMER: Very quickly. Any chance that it won't happen?
ALLEN: Well, we'll see. I mean, Reverend Jones says he's considering what he's heard from General Petraeus and others. He's having a news briefing today. We'll find out what his thoughts are. But so far, he's been very adamant. In fact, he's said that he feels that he has a calling to do this.
WERTHEIMER: Thanks very much.
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(It's a dried snack, like beef jerky, so I don't understand why it's best kept in a refrigerator--let alone UNDER it.)
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
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That is fricken hilarious. You should send that into Jay Leno. He has a segment on his show where he has stuff like that and screwups out of the newspaper and magazines.
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After doing many succesful self drive adventure road trips to Ladakh, Lahul &Spiti and one recce trip to Rajasthan. Here is our first edition of adventure filled self drive road trip to the great Rann of Kutch.
We realised that combining the GREAT THAR DESERT with the worlds largest salt desert would be drive of a lifetime.
And like all our previous self drive expeditions, this one wont be just a road trip, it would be much more filled with lot of adventure activities.
From a great drive through the Thar Desert (We will take you through some inner roads, which you may never see.) to the rich cultural heritage of Rajsathan. From Dune bashing to Zip Line. From Camping to hotels. From Cities to Salt desert. We have many things in store for you in this expeditions.
It may sound easy, but we have planned to make it more interesting and you will have to see that for yourself. But still a holiday where you can come with your family and friends, as we will ensure full safety with in house medical and mechanical help and expert crew to accompany and guide you.
Adventure Sports
Adventure Sports* in "Rann on Wheels"
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Bon-Fire with Music
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Village Tour / Cultural experiences
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The Great Rann of Kutch is a seasonal salt marsh located in the Thar Desert in theKutch District of Gujarat, India and the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is about 7,505.22square kilometres (2,897.78 sq mi) in size and is reputed to be the largest salt desert in the world.[1] This area has been inhabited by the Kutchi people.
Health & Safety
Health & safety is the underlying theme of our expedition. We have taken extra care in making this expedition absolutely stress free for our fellow drivers not just from a medical & health risk perspective, but also from a mechanical/vehicle risk point of view as well.
- The convoy is led & controlled by terrain driving experts who have extensive experience of such convoy drives. They will convey the right assistance & guidance in tough terrain driving conditions.
- A medical practitioner with extensive medical equipment including emergency medication etc. will escort the convoy at all times to combat sickness & other health risks.
- An expert car mechanic equipped with proper tools & a recovery van will escort the convoy.
- Route scouting: Our team will do the entire route check a few days in advance to be updated about the road conditions.
Pricing Details
- Early Registration (till 25th Oct or 10 pax): INR 45000
- Standard Registration (26th Oct to 20th Nov or 15 Pax): INR 45000
- Late Registration (21st Nov till 15th Dec): INR 55000
- All prices are per person on twin sharing basis. Govt Service Taxes extra
- Accommodation- Hotels or Camps. Camping equipment for Self Camp.
- Food – Breakfast, & Dinner only at hotels and campsites.
- Photos and Videos of you in action, your video interviews.
- Route planning, convoy crew lead & control vehicles, daily activity scheduling (refreshments stops, local information & trivia etc), walkie-talkie for each car etc.
- All govt/army permits where ever applicable.
- Recovery van in case of car breakdown. On the spot repairs & labor is included. Spares are not included. Read T&Cs
- Medical supplies & equipment including first aid, basic survival kit & altitude specific supplies.
- Accompanying car mechanic & medical personnel.
- Vehicle, Fuel, any oil, gas etc. Car spare-parts, tyres, service costs, traffic violation fines. Road taxes, state taxes, tolls etc.
- Passenger travel tickets to Delhi. No domestic or international tickets are included.
- Medical Insurance or travel insurance.
- Adventure sports and activities costs: Safari, Dune bashing etc. are not included in the cost. It can be included by paying, or can be paid at time of doing it.
- Any costs attributable to vehicle repair which is carried out anywhere else than the place of breakdown, or which cannot be reasonably carried out by our recovery vehicle & mechanic at the time/place of breakdown.
- Any costs attributable to treatment of sickness/ill-health which cannot be reasonably treated by our expedition medical personnel or using our expedition medical equipment or which is carried out anywhere other than place of occurrence of ill-health or sickness.
- Any costs incurred for change in itinerary due to things beyond WA control, like weather, closed roads etc.
Terms and Conditions
- We invite participants from all around the country. We encourage the participants to drive their own vehicles. Wanderers Adventures' Rann on Wheels is a self drive expedition & is not aimed at providing a taxi or a car with driver. Extremely exceptional cases will be treated with special considerations, & will entail extra costs over & above the price specific in this document.
- All participants must have a valid Indian driving license or an International driving license valid in India. We may at our discretion accept or reject, any application.
- The charges specified are on basis of twin sharing per person, and includes accommodation, breakfast and dinner. No refunds will be entertained in case any participant wish to extend stay in any place. Package starts with dinner and ends with breakfast.
- Any 4 wheel drive OR 2 wheel drive vehicle can be used for participation. The vehicle must be in good condition mechanically. The condition of the brakes, tyres, battery, clutch plates must be in reasonably good condition. The vehicle must have all the required documents that prove it can be legally driven on Indian roads and all permits should be in place. If the owner of the vehicle is not a participant, letter of authority for use of the vehicle needs to be provided.
- Safekeeping of the participants' vehicle, belongings or any personal items would be sole responsibility of the participant.
- Vehicle mileage and fueling needs of the vehicle should be taken care by the participant, as extra fuel would not be carried by WA team.
- Wanderers Adventure Sports Pvt Ltd will not be held responsible for any changes to the itinerary, amendments or exclusions to the expedition plan and will not be liable for any costs or claims arising from the same, if the changes or exclusions have been the direct or indirect result of a natural disasters, accidents, severe weather changes, or govt or military actions. Wanderers' crew will go the extra mile in accommodating any such event, to ensure minimum impact to our clients. And as far as reasonably possible we will look to partially refund in case the expedition is cut short in the number activities or the number of days as outlined in this document.
- The recovery vehicle & the car mechanic support is provided as part of the expedition. Not included in this service are any costs attributable to vehicle repair which is carried out anywhere else than the place of breakdown, or which cannot be reasonably carried out by our recovery vehicle & mechanic at the time/place of breakdown. For eg if there is a major incident like the axle breaks. If the mechanic is not able to repair the vehicle, then it will have to be sent to the nearest workshop. Spare parts cost is also not included.
- The medical equipment's& the doctor support is provided as part of the expedition. Not included in this service are any costs attributable to treatment of sickness/ill-health, which cannot be reasonably treated by our expedition Doctor or using our expedition medical supplies or which is carried out anywhere else than place of occurrence of ill-health or sickness. WA crew will go beyond their contractual obligation & will aim to provide extended assistance in taking care of the participant's vehicle & transporting the participant to a safe place where the participant will get good medical help. Cost arising of such incidents would have to be paid by the participants, WA having no liability
- Limitation of Liability: These terms and conditions govern the relation between you, the participant and WA (Wanderers Adventure). You will be bound by these terms and conditions upon joining this expedition. WA responsibility would be limited because of the fact that we liaise with 3rd parties such as hotels, adventure sports companies and other such companies for various arrangements for this expedition.
Driving in a Convoy – Roles and Rules
Driving in a Convoy is exciting and great fun, but there are certain rules that we should understand for easy movement of the Convoy and we also need to understand various parts of the convoy and the roles of each part. Read more →


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Friday, January 4, 2013
GS: You are on the precipice. Or perhaps you have taken the risk and jumped and found yourself flying instead of falling. Picture your life before you and you flying into it and meeting it with joy and love in your heart. Picture sharing with like-minded and hearted persons of your choosing. Picture a soft wind, a running river, a blazing sun. Picture happiness and joy in all you do. Picture ease. Picture the solutions to dilemmas appearing at the exact and proper moments when they are needed. Picture and feel the flow of life and know that this is always operating in you and through you. You cannot stop this flow. Your choice is one of attitude toward the flow. An attitude of allowance or limitation. An attitude of empowerment or fear. Remember to feel the love in your heart when you feel your energy sink. Choose the things that feel lighter. Choose the things that feel happier. And through the choosing, your life is made full of light and happiness.
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Tonight follows the pattern of the last few nights. Only the female being seen, late fly out, and lots of calling and movement high up in the trees.
Another night where we don't see the kids.
She spent 45 minutes calling in this tree. Is she calling for her mate or encouraging her children to fledge?


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March 2008–Giorgia and Tom presented the Urban Archives project at the Information School's Research Conversation, a colloquium and discussion. The presentation addressed our project's multiple aspects: a teaching tool, a resource and vehicle for research, a repository of public memory, and an interdisciplinary collaboration and technology.
Some questions that we addressed: How can researchers and scholars across the arts, humanities, social sciences, and information technology fieldsenable better productive and generative forms of collaboration? How can these collaborations involve and engage non-academic as well as academic communities of inquiry? What forms of professional and institutional development are necessary to support and sustain such generative cross-sectoral collaborations?


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Northern Waters Pontoon Boat Tours
*We do not guarantee wildlife sightings.*
We are located in a U.S. National Wildlife Area, where we are home to a New Hampshire Bald Eagle nesting site. Northern New Hampshire scenery is known for its swamps that moose and many other creatures call home. Take a tour with us for the opportunity to see northern New Hampshire wildlife up close and personal. Our pontoon tours take approximately three hours, where we take you through parts of Lake Umbagog.
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March 10, 2017 14:08 ET
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - March 10, 2017) - Maple Peak Investments Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MAP) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed the non-brokered private placement (the "Private Placement") previously announced on March 6, 2017, for gross proceeds of $3,330,000.
The Private Placement consisted of 3,700,000 common shares of the Company (each, a "Share"), at $0.90 per Share. All of the Shares issued pursuant to the Private Placement are subject to a hold period expiring July 11, 2017.
The Company intends to use the proceeds from the sale of the Shares to invest into companies within the scope of the Company's investment policy.
Dr. Dennis Tam, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Certain statements within this news release, other than statements of historical fact relating to Maple Peak Investment Inc., are to be considered forward-looking statements with respect to the Company's intentions for its use of proceeds from the Private Placement. Forward-looking statements include statements that are predictive in nature, are reliant on future events or conditions, or include words such as "expects", "anticipates", "plans", "believes", "considers", "significant", "intends", "targets", "estimates", "seeks", attempts", "assumes", and other similar expressions.
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You've picked a name for your site, and claimed it (unless you're waiting to see if you can get free registration with hosting). Now it is time to pick a home for your website. You will have to make a few decisions before you can actually host your website (which we will cover in step 4).
First, do you want to go with a "drag and drop" solution? Or do you want a "content management" platform such as WordPress?
Here is a simple way for you to choose: Do you want to have a blog on your site? If the answer is yes, then I recommend you go with WordPress.
Except if you already have an established blog and you don't want to move it over. Then go with whatever you want and just link to your existing blog. Don't worry, I'll show you how to do that.
So let's say that you don't want to blog. Here are your options for easy to use interfaces for building your website:
- Weebly
- Wix
- Squarespace
- WordPress
(Yes, WordPress is still on there because you do not have to use the blog on it, and it still has a good interface for building a website.)
These are the most popular/easy to use platforms available at the time I am writing this article. There are others out there. And most hosting services offer a "website builder" for an additional charge.
If you are not sure what route to look at, I would suggest looking around on each of the websites. (For WordPress look at WordPress.org for themes.)
Weebly, Wix, and Squarespace all offer free plans. They are limited in features, but you can still run your website on them if your budget is tight. (If you choose a free plan make sure you still register your domain name as described in step 2.)
Here are the things you should consider:
- Pricing
- Do you like the themes available?
- Is it easy for you to use?
If you pick WordPress, you also have to choose where to host it. There are a lot of WordPress hosts out there. The most popular one being BlueHost. But I personally use SiteGround. Their customer service is excellent and their pricing is better. Elegantly Self Published is a WordPress blog hosted on SiteGround. Make sure you look at their "WordPress Hosting" plans. You can also host for free at WordPress.org.
After you decided what site you want to go with, then you also need to decide which hosting plan to use. For Weebly, Wix, and Squarespace: Will you go free or purchase a plan? For WordPress, will you go with BlueHost or SiteGround?
In the next step, I'll go over the basics of how to get set up with hosting.
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United States Probation Officer
- Employer
- USAJobs
- Location
- Washington D.C.
- Posted
- Jul 09, 2018
- Closes
- Jul 09, 2018
- Function
- Administrative
- Industry
- Government and Public Services, Federal
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Hours
- Full Time
Occasional travel - Travel within the District; travel for training opportunities.
Relocation expenses reimbursed No
Because officers must effectively deal with possible physical attacks and are subject to physical exertion, applicants must be physically capable. Officers must possess, with or without corrective lenses, good distance vision in at least one eye and the ability to read normal size print. Normal hearing ability, with or without a hearing aid, is also required. In most instances, the amputation of an arm, hand, leg, or foot will not disqualify an applicant from appointment, although it may be necessary for the applicant to use a prosthesis to compensate for the amputation. Any severe health problems, however, such as physical defects, disease, and deformities that constitute employment hazards to the applicant or others, may disqualify an applicant.
Upon successful completion of the medical examination and drug screening, the selected applicant may then be appointed provisionally, pending a favorable suitability determination by the court. In addition, as conditions of employment, incumbent will be subject to ongoing random drug screening, and, as deemed necessary by management for reasonable cause, may be subject to subsequent fitness-for-duty evaluations.
Also as a condition of employment, the selected candidate must successfully complete a Single-Scope Background Investigation (SSBI), and every five years thereafter will be subject to an updated investigation. This investigation includes an FBI fingerprint and background check, and retention in the position will depend upon a favorable suitability determination.
First-time appointees to positions covered under law enforcement officer retirement provisions must not have reached their 37th birthday at the time of appointment. Applicants 37 years or over who have previous law enforcement officer experience under the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees' Retirement System and who have either a subsequent break in service or intervening service in a non-law enforcement officer position may have their previous law enforcement officer experience subtracted from their age to determine whether they meet the maximum age requirement.
For Current U.S. Probation and Pretrial Officers:
U.S. Probation and/or Pretrial Services Officers transferring to another district are not required to undergo a medical examination, drug testing, or the initial OPM background investigation. However, all applicable records for the background reinvestigation apply.
The incumbent must be a current United States Probation/Pretrial Services Officer at any CPS classification level and be in good standing (i.e., not on a performance improvement plan or similar status). To be considered for placement at a CL-28 level, the District of Idaho requires at least 3 years of experience at a CL-27. Transfers will be considered at a Probation /Pretrial Services Officer's current Classification Level (up to CL-28) and Step from their current pay table to Pay Table 01-RUS (or Pay Table 31-RUS if a CL-25). We will be unable to match locality pay, or offer compensation for relocation.
For All Other Applicants:
Required Education and Experience:
To qualify for a position as a United States Probation Officer, a person must possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a field of academic study such as: criminal justice, criminology, psychology, sociology, human relations, or business or public administration. All Probation and Pretrial Services Officers must have the capacity to understand and apply legal requirements and possess human relations skills.
Specialized Experience:
For appointment at the CL-25 level, the incumbent must possess one year of progressively responsible experience, gained after completion of a bachelor's degree. For appointment at the CL-27 level, the incumbent must possess two years of progressively responsible experience, gained after completion of a bachelor's degree.
Progressively responsible experience is considered to be work in such fields as probation, pretrial services, parole, corrections, criminal investigations, or work in substance abuse/addiction treatment. Experience as a police, custodial, or security officer, other than any criminal investigative experience, is not creditable.
Preferred Qualifications:
Three years progressively responsible experience (as described above), gained after completion of a bachelor's degree. Knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and other Windows based computer applications.
Educational Substitutions:
Completion of a bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university and one of the following requirements may be substituted for one year of specialized experience:
- An overall "B" grade point average equaling 2.90 or better of a possible 4.0
- Standing in the upper third of the class.
- A "B+" (3.5) average or better in the major field of study, such as criminal justice, psychology, business or public administration, sociology or human relations.
- Election to membership in Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma XI, or one of the National Honorary Scholastic Societies meeting the minimum requirements of the Association of College Honor Societies, other than Freshman Honor Societies.
- Completion of one academic year (30 semester or 45 quarter hours), of graduate work in a field of study closely related to the position equates to one year of specialized experience.
- Completion of a master's degree in a field of study closely related to the position, or a Juris Doctor (JD) degree, equates to two years of specialized experience.
- Ten (10) paid federal holidays.
- Paid annual and sick leave.
- Retirement benefits under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS).
- Health benefits under the Federal Employees' Health Benefits Program (FEHB).
- Life insurance benefits under the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI).
- Flexible Benefits Program.
- Dental and Vision insurance options under the Federal Employees Vision and Dental Insurance Program (FEDVIP).
- Federal Employees' Group Long Term Disability Program (FEGLTD).
- Long Term Care Insurance options through the Federal Judiciary or the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
*Application forms (AO-78) are available at any of our office locations or in fillable format on our website below: http://idp.uscourts.gov/probation/work_with_us/Employment_in_Idaho.cfm -- please print or type all information. If your application does not provide all information requested, or if your applicant packet is not complete or late, you will not be considered for this position.
The Court reserves the right to modify the conditions of this job announcement, or to withdraw the announcement, any of which may occur without prior written or other notice. Only qualified applicant will be considered for this position. Applicants selected for interviews must travel at their own expense. If selected for this position, relocation expenses will not be reimbursed.
As a condition of employment, the selected candidate must successfully complete a ten year background investigation, and every five years thereafter will be subject to an updated investigation similar to the initial one. This investigation includes an FBI fingerprint and background check, and retention in the position will depend upon a favorable suitability determination. The Federal Financial Management Reform Act requires direct deposit of federal wages. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or eligible to work for the United States. Court employees are considered "at will" employees in the excepted service and may be terminated with or without cause by the court.
The Court requires employees to adhere to a Code of Ethics and Conduct which is available to applicants for review upon request. Employees of the United States Courts are not included in the government's Civil Service classification. They are, however, entitled to the same benefits as other federal government employees.
Due to the expected high volume of applicants for this position, the U.S. Probation & Pretrial Services Office, District of Idaho will only make contact with those qualified applicants who will be invited for an interview.
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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From Conquest to Deportation: The North Caucasus under Russian Rule (abgeschlossen)
(Von Jeronim Perović, erscheint im Frühjahr 2018 bei Hurst Publishers (London) und Oxford University Press (New York)
This book is about a region on the fringes of empire, which neither Tsarist Russia, nor the Soviet Union, nor in fact the Russian Federation, ever really managed to control. Starting with the nineteenth century, it analyses the state's various strategies to establish its rule over populations highly resilient to change imposed from outside, who frequently resorted to arms to resist interference in their religious practices and beliefs, traditional customs, and ways of life. Jeronim Perovic offers a major contribution to our knowledge of the early Soviet era, a crucial yet overlooked period in this region's troubled history. During the 1920s and 1930s, the various peoples of this predominantly Muslim region came into contact for the first time with a modernising state, demanding not only unconditional loyalty but active participation in the project of 'socialist transformation'. Drawing on unpublished documents from Russian archives, Perovic investigates the changes wrought by Russian policy and explains why, from Moscow's perspective, these modernisation attempts failed, ultimately prompting the Stalinist leadership to forcefully exile the Chechens and other North Caucasians to Central Asia in 1943-4.
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Cold War Energy: A Transnational History of Soviet Oil and Gas (abgeschlossen)
(Sammelband hrsg. von Jeronim Perović, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017)
Energy dimensions of the Cold War in general, and the role of Soviet oil and gas in particular, remain still largely under-researched topics in the historiography. While Western studies on the Cold War tend to leave oil and gas out of the picture, the few publications on the history of oil and gas do not generally interlace their analyzes with the history of the Cold War. There is still very little research based on newly available Soviet archival material on issues such as Soviet strategic thinking with regard to the development of its oil and gas sector, the establishment of energy relations within the Soviet controlled Eastern European 'bloc', or the various meanings that Soviet leaders attached to energy as a factor in relations to Western Europe, the US, and the countries of the Third World. By bringing together historians and specialists from the United States, Europe and Russia, this book represents a pioneering endeavor to approach these issues in a comprehensive manner and put them into transnational perspective.