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By Jan Chipchase, Mark Rolston and Cara Silver
Risk is an issue in every country where we run research (mostly in the form of vehicle accidents), but it is elevated in Afghanistan, where there are occasional attacks, suicide bombings, and kidnappings. The challenge for the team in determining risk—and developing strategies and tactics to mitigate that risk—was in looking beyond the dramatic headlines and the established and stringent security protocols for organizations that need to operate on the ground for extended periods of time, gaps in our own knowledge, and processing events on the ground as they unfold.
It is not our purpose to overstate the more adventurous aspects of this research and we recognize that there are people living and working in Afghanistan under far, far riskier conditions, not least the Afghans themselves. With that in mind, we hope that some of you will find this discussion useful.
The perception of risk varies from context to context over the course of the research day. The general sense on the ground (and from Jan, who has researched in Afghanistan multiple times) was that the security situation has progressively become worse. Several of our translators reinforced this impression, saying, "2010 was the best year in recent history. Now, with the news that the United States will pull out, people have less hope. People stopped investing in the future. Construction has slowed, and families are pulling daughters out of school. Things are getting worse."
The cornerstone of our research strategy was to maintain a low profile: with no security detail to draw attention, travelling in local taxis (rather than SUVs normally used by NGOs and contractors). We used motorcycles on photo-shoot days, when we needed to cover a broad swath of the cities and the photographer/researcher needed to get in and out at speed—with the researcher in near-to-local dress that would survive the squint test. The team avoided buildings, people and convoys that were military or military-contractor related, when these were known (it is not always apparent). The risk from IEDs, or improvised explosive devices, was considered low because of the unpredictable nature of our routes, the use of local transport, and limited cues suggesting that foreigners were riding inside. However, in today's age it is relatively easy to look up background information about an individual, including his or her employer, job title, and salary range, assuming they are transparent about their employer, i.e. through business cards, and travelling on their own passport. Our goal was to be not particularly interesting targets.During street research, in riskier areas where the team needed to cover a lot of ground in order to find and explore topics of interest for the team, we:
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By Jan Chipchase, Mark Rolston and Cara SilverIn the coming week we'll be publishing posts by frog's researchers drawing on their experience of working for commercial and non-commercial clients in some of the less predictable places of the world: Afghanistan; post-revolution Egypt; Rwanda; Burundi; Brazil, Ethiopia; South Sudan; India and...
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Hi everyone,Sonja here today
Today I got you a tutorial that I made after seeing ( a while ago ) the tutorial made by our past Design member Jane Johnson.
I just new I wanted to make that some day and maybe you think..Yes just what I`m looking for.
So I direct you after seeing what I made of it right to the Tutorial for the sizes that you will need .
This is what I made and I love it;) Thank you Jane for sharing ;0)

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By Isaiah Esipisu
In a tiny village called Eluai, in the heart of Maasai land in Kenya's Narok County, Nkika Ole Mututua and his family of ten children are living a city life in a Manyatta (Maasai or Samburu traditional house).
Ole Mututua's Manyatta the traditional version, but it has been crafted to be climate friendly. The typical manyattas are made of a particular type of sticks that bend when fresh and harden as they dry without snapping.
The roof and walls are made of a mixture of cow dung, ash, and earth found at the base of termite hills. A traditional Manyatta has very poor ventilation with two or three small holes serving as windows. The windows are made small to keep out wild animals.
This makes the inside dark even during daytime forcing occupants to use kerosene tin lamps throughout the day and night. The smoke from the lamps mixes with that which is produced during cooking using firewood worsening the air inside the Manyatta.
Benefits of the climate-smart Manyatta
From a distance, Ole Mututua's Manyatta, looks exactly like a typical Manyatta, the climate smart Manyatta also known as Eco-Manyatta is a permanent structure constructed using interlocking brick blocks.
It is fitted with a solar panel to produce electricity that illuminates the Manyatta at night while serving other power needs such as charging of mobile phones. Children can therefore study using solar energy instead of carbon emitting tin lamps.
|Eco-Manyatta fitted with tank to harvest rain water.PHOTO:Isaiah Isipisu
The structure is well ventilated and connected to a biogas digester that produces cooking gas from cow dung. It is also is fitted with a 2000-litre water tank that harvests rainwater.
The Eco Manyatta is climate-friendly because no trees were used to construct it. In addition, if millions of people in Africa who use trees to construct their houses would turn to using the interlocking blocks, then billions of trees will be saved.
"We are also looking at a bigger picture in terms of climate change mitigation," said Sheila Boit, the Project Manager for Eco Manyatta Housing Limited, which built Ole Mututua's house.
"If at all millions of households in Africa, which currently use kerosene for lighting and firewood for cooking would turn to solar for lighting and biogas for cooking, then we will save the world of millions of litres of kerosene burned each year for lighting, and save several tons of tree biomass used for cooking," she said.
Kerosene produces black carbon, which is known to be a very powerful absorber of sunlight, thus a contributor to global warming. "It is a blessing for a Maasai woman like me," said Joyce Mututua's wife. Under normal circumstances, it is the sole responsibility of a Maasai wife to construct and maintain the Manyatta.
"Before this new Manyatta was constructed, I used to wake up at night whenever it rained to ensure that my husband did not get rained on as he slept," said Joyce.
It has also saved her from trekking several kilometers in search of water and firewood.
"I find it more comfortable to do my evening studies using solar lamps," said John Keko, Ole Mututua's nephew, a secondary school student at Olasiti Secondary School in Narok.
Origin of the innovation
The Eco-Manyatta was a dream of Sarah Tunai, the First Lady for Narok County, and her friends. The initiative is supported by the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) in collaboration of the County Government of Narok together with the International Labour organisation. The project is implemented by a company known as Eco Manyatta Housing Limited.
According to Boit, Ole Mututua's Manyatta is a learning platform, now helping the company to better understand how such structures can be improved at an affordable cost.
"We are working closely with different architects with a view of making construction cost effective. We are also working with financial institutions so that we can find a way where locals can finance the construction by installments after selling livestock," said Ms. Boit.
Community members from many parts of Narok stream to Ole Mututua's compound to learn about the Eco Manyatta.
"I think it is a very good idea. Even though construction of Manyattas in our community is the duty of a woman, I have been challenged and am willing to sell some goats to have my Manyatta turned into an Eco Manyatta," said Daudi Koekae, a friend to Ole Mututua's.
Source: Joto Afrika Newsletter
Isaiah Esipisu is a science writer based in Nairobi; he can be reached through email@example.com


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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Based on the life and career of Martial Arts superstar, Bruce Lee. Haunted by demons. Bruce was taught Martial arts at childhood. Bruce then was told by his father to flee to the United States. There, he opened up a Martial Arts school, then was chosen to be the Green Hornet's sidekick, Kato. Then, his big movie career that included "The Big Boss" and "Enter the Dragon". Fighting many enemies along the way, including his childhood demon.
Genres: Action, Biography, Drama, Romance
Actor: Jason Scott Lee, Lauren Holly, Robert Wagner, Michael Learned, Nancy Kwan, Kay Tong Lim, Ric Young, Luoyong Wang, Sterling Macer Jr., Sven-Ole Thorsen, Ong Soo Han, Eric Bruskotter, Aki Aleong, Chao Li Chi, Sam Hau
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Nondual Highlights #2204 - Saturday, July 16, 2005 - Editor: Gloria Lee
Time is in the mind, space is in the mind.
The law of cause and effect is also a way of thinking.
Multiplicity and diversity are in the mind only.
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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Discard every self-seeking motive
as soon as it is seen and you need
not search for truth; truth will find
- Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"I Am That"
Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
The Acorn Press, 1973
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In that which we share,
let us see the common prayer of humanity.
In that which we differ,
let us wonder at the freedom of humankind.
-- A Jewish prayer quoted in "The Gift of Prayer" edited by Fellowship in Prayer
photo by Alan Larus http://www.ferryfee.com/bluesky/Grasshopper_and_butterfly.htm
Love others
because Light is in them
not because of the person.
one day you'll miss them
you'll lose them.
Love others
because Light is within them.
That's the Principle.
Then you'll never miss them
even if they die
because the Principle
is still existent.
Embodied or disembodied
it's the Principle
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"In Light of Wisdom"
Swami Amar Jyoti
Truth Consciousness, Boulder, Colorado, 1983
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Amusing Nisargadatta Maharaj Quotation
Quote from an interview with David Godman about Nisargadatta Maharaj
I told you a few minutes ago that Maharaj discounted all theories of reincarnation, but he did tell one story that possibly indicated that we had all been searching for God in India before.
'At the end of the Ramayana,' he said, 'all the animals who had helped Ram to win the war were given rewards. The monkeys were all told that they could go to a monkey heaven. Now, what is heaven to a monkey? Vast quantities of food, lots of fighting, and limitless sex. So, all the monkeys were reborn as human beings in the West in the twentieth century to experience their idea of "heaven". After some time, though, they all began to get bored of all this excess. One by one, they all started coming back to India because they wanted to find Ram and be with him again.'
Thanks to Sam Pasiencier
"That's the remarkable thing, isn't it?
Enlightenment is ruthlessly intelligent. Peace
doesn't get involved in any of the details -- one's historical, moral, religious, spiritual,
racial, political, educational, or social background and so on. Not one iota. Wisdom
cares nothing about these things. Freedom only knows of this one eternally present
moment. That makes it all very, very simple -- no need to complicate it. With no
historical or future entaglements, there is just this one immediate choice: Are you
completely willing TO BE that which you say you love and revere, no matter what the
circumstances? No pause, no hesitation, no deliberation. If you say yes and proceed to
speak or think or act in a way that contradicts it, then it begs the question, are you
serious about this? This simple question, "The way you are living this instant, does it
work?" is profoundly useful. If it isn't working, then what will it take?
If we are not wisdom, if we are not freedom, if we are not serenity this very instant,
then what good is any of this? If we are, then in our very being here, we offer the most
precious and joyful gift in the world to everyone around us. Infinitely more than
thousands of philosophies or religions, or millions of words. It's that simple.
from openmindopenheart dialogues Scott Morrison
Anna Ruiz on SatsangDiary
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Here is a quote from Swami Bhashyananda in From the Unreal
to the Real:
"But how does Vedanta explain the nature of the world as the average man
experiences it? Upanishadic teachers proclaim that the world is not a creation
like a pot. It is simply the breathing of the Lord. It may be compared with the
waves of the ocean, music given out by a musical instrument and hair and nails
coming out of the body, or sparks of fire."
--Swami Bhasyananda
The Cherokee word for God is "Adanvdo"~Great Heart, Great Spirit flowing through
and animating all things. This, too is a similar understanding.
Blessings of this day to all!
In Bhagavan,
Sister Judith, Hermit of Sarada
The goose is out!
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coming from the beyond--
the goose is out!
Consciousness is all there is.
When consciousness is trapped in a mind it is called ego.
The Zen koan, the goose is out; refers to a baby goose that is
put in a bottle. As the goose grows it becomes difficult to get
out without breaking the bottle or fatally damaging the goose.
The bottle is your mind and the goose is consciousness.
When some Zen people awaken, they say: The goose is out!
In fact the goose was never really in. Just a part of the ocean of
consciousness, a few drops, pretends to be your ego for a while.
The ocean is always the ocean and when those few drops return
they are again dissolved in the Whole, as if they had never left.
The problem is that your mind can understand the logic before
you are reunited with the ocean. This often gives rise to borrowed
knowledge that is not verified by your own experience. The answer
to this koan lies in the transcendence of your own mind in awakening.
Not in the collective borrowed knowledge that many seekers adopt
as their own.
Make a list of the spiritual knowledge you have verified with
direct experience. Compare this with the huge amount of borrowed
knowledge that you carry around. While the goose is stuck in the bottle,
you are identified with your mind. Your mind acquires spiritual knowledge
and uses it to feel superior. Superiority is another victory for your spiritual ego.
When the goose is really loose you will know it.
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YES! Another YES 2 days in a row! LOL
Metal Gear Solid is finally out on N-gage!
MGS Mobile includes never-before-seen dramatic 3D graphics and it utilises the phone camera too. The superb graphics draws the player into the world of Metal Gear Solid and pushes the capabilities of the mobile platform.
Here are some screenshots.
As you can see the game will initiate your phone camera.
I'll end this post here as I wanna try out MGS now… make sure you guys install it on your N-gage ya! Get it here.Follow me on Twitter for more updates! View my personal blog too!


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Education has been regarded as the best escort for the human thoughts. Given that ages for that reason, we have remained indulged in creating out and refining the mechanisms to educate the new generations so that the continuity is ensured without any interruptions. Apart from the social nourishment, education also serves the extremely essential and objective need to have of earning the livelihood. This has led to the improvement of career oriented educational escorts. The initiatives are aimed to groom the child in the very best conducts so that he could excel in his selected field and emerge as the wholesome competitor on the socio financial turfs that he would be traversing in the future.
Far more aspirants in the banking jobs segment!
We uncover some distinct options emerging and in countries like India, the demand for the public and allied corporation services like the banks is a notable one. Big numbers of youth are attempting their energies and attempts in the banking exams. The developing numbers of the bank PO coaching centres in Ernakulam and the rest of the metros of India signify the high charm towards the banking sector.
This phenomenal development in the numbers of the aspirants of the banking solutions has been observed in the final couple of years only and there are distinct reasons for this. The banking sector began to evolve and diversify its presence in much more numbers of the tier two and tier three cities and even the tiny towns so as to increase upon their outreach and hence productivity. Alongside, the aim to boost monetary inclusion is also tried to be established at the larger scale. This developed active and straightforward possibilities for the aspirants and linked rise in the bank exam coaching services in the career connected education. The young graduates are nevertheless obtaining prudent to align their ambitions with the evolving and quickly expanding banking sector.
Spinning out new opportunities at a rapidly pace:
The banking organizations are foraying into the new regions by means of far more numbers of branches and thus need the energetic and competent workforces to man the new positions that are getting designed. This has led to the boom in the vacancies and by one estimate much more public/quasi public sector jobs are becoming filled by the banks rather than by any other employer in India. This was revealed as a component of the holistic survey that was primarily based on the statistics and the interviews with the aspirants in Kerala which includes those enrolled in the bank test coaching in Ernakulam centres.
Swift chase evident in the IBPS exam:
The youth brigade has felt the resonance that has nonetheless not shown any fading. While other avenues have got restricted like the civil services and other state government jobs, the banking sector is throwing up jobs in a dynamic and continuous manner. The chase for the PO and IBPS exams is higher and swift and is as a result attracting good talent. We therefore discover more numbers of aspirants basing their competitive techniques towards these possibilities this is manifested by the large numbers of enrolments for the IBPS exam coaching. The bank PO coaching centres are finding the infrastructure deficit to residence ever escalating applications!


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Trump Rolls Back Cuba Deal
It seems like almost every week we find President Trump fulfilling he election promises....or at least trying really hard to do so!
Today we find that he is nixing the crappy deal that Team Obama made with Cuba.
President Trump, speaking at a Miami theater associated with Cuban exiles, announced Friday he is nixing his predecessor's "one-sided deal" with the Communist nation – moving to restrict individual travel to the island, crack down on the flow of U.S. cash to the Cuban military and demand key reforms in Havana.
While stopping short of a full reversal, Trump said he would challenge Cuba to come back to the table with a new agreement.
"Effective immediately, I am canceling the last administration's completely one-sided deal with Cuba," Trump told a cheering crowd.
Trump cast his announcement Friday as the fulfillment of a campaign pledge to turn back former President Barack Obama's diplomatic outreach to the country.
"I keep my promises," Trump said. "And now that I am your president, America will expose the crimes of the Castro regime."
Trump focused his speech Friday on the crimes and misdeeds of the Castro government, saying his administration would not "hide from it." He accused the regime of harboring "cop killers, hijackers and terrorists" while casting the policy changes as meant to encourage a free Cuba.
"With God's help, a free Cuba is what we will soon achieve," Trump said.
Critics of the United States' decades-long freeze – and embargo – with Cuba say it failed to spur such changes, and had welcomed Obama's outreach as a fresh approach. But many Cuban-American lawmakers recoiled.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a Cuban-American lawmaker who helped craft the new policy, spoke before the president in Miami on Friday and took a shot at Trump's predecessor for his visit to Cuba last March.
"A year and a half ago … an American president landed in Havana to outstretch his hand to a regime. Today, a new president lands in Miami to reach out his hand to the people of Cuba," Rubio said.
Here; http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/16/cuba-deal-rollback-trump-says-s-nixing-obama-s-one-sided-pact.html
The leftist-globalists are going to split another gut today after reading this news. They envision a world with no walls, no borders, one money system and ONE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT. Of course Team Trump seems to be throwing a temporary monkey-wrench into their wishes.
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Tottenhan Hotspur v Aston Villa
Aston Villa come to White Hart Lane with the knowledge that Tottenham won the two matches last season with Rafael Van der Vaart scoring all four Spurs goals. They will be hoping that he doesn't recover from the injury he received in the Holland match last weekend while every Spurs supporter will be wishing him a speedy recovery.
Villa with Alex McLeish in charge are currently in 8th position with fifteen points. They remained undefeated in their opening seven games of the season but only managed two wins. They have yet to win away from Villa Park but are proving difficult to beat with four draws and their only defeat coming at Manchester City (1 - 4). They drew at Fulham, Everton, QPR and Sunderland. Their home record shows a defeat against West Brom, draws with Wolves and Newcastle while defeating Wigan, Blackburn and Norwich City (3 - 2), in their last game.
Darren Bent and Gabriel Agboniahor are joint top scorers with five goals each. Bent who for some unaccountable reason always seems fired up when playing against Spurs, scored twice against Norwich with Agboniahor getting the other. Stiliyan Petrov has scored two goals while Richard Dunne, Emile Heskey, Barry Bannon who may be available, and Stephen Warnock have scored one each.
McLeish made a number of signings during the summer. He has added experience to his squad rather than rely on the younger players who have come through the Villa Academy in recent years. He signed Shay Given to replace Brad Friedel who arrived at White Hart Lane on a free. Moving in the other direction, Alan Hutton joined his former Rangers manager for £4 million and Jermain Jenas went on a season long loan deal. Hutton who spoke out against Harry Redknapp after his departure from Spurs will, like Bent, feel that he has a point to prove against Tottenham. Jenas who came on as a sub against Norwich, following injury, for his first game can not play as he is on loan. Villa have a very experienced defence with Dunne and James Collins in the centre. Charles N'Zogbia was signed from Wigan to bring pace and creativity to the midfield as well as his goal scoring touch.
Alex McLeish's teams are hard working and full of endeavour so Tottenham know that they will make it difficult for them to play their fast moving game. They have plenty of experience and will look to stifle Tottenham early on and look to score on the break and from set pieces.
Premier League Home Record v Aston Villa
P 19 W 8 D 7 L 4 For 28 Ag 22
Home League Record v Aston Villa
P 68 W 34 D 14 L 22 For 131 Ag 120
Last 6 League Games v Aston Villa at White Hart Lane
Oct. 2010 PL Won 2 - 1 Van der Vaart (2)
Villa went ahead after sixteen minutes through Albrighton but Van der Vaart equalised before the interval. He scored the winner with fifteen minutes remaining.
Feb. 2010 PL Draw 0 - 0
Villa frustrated Spurs with a tight defensive display with Friedel playing his part as they earned a point.
Sept. 2008 PL Lost 1 - 2 Bent
The Monday night televised match in the early stages of Tottenham's 'two points from 8 games' start to the season under Juande Ramos. Reo-Coker scored after five minutes for Villa and Luke Young increased their lead early in the second half. Darren Bent scored a consolation goal with three minutes remaining.
Oct. 2007 PL Draw 4 - 4 Berbatov, Chimbonda, Keane (p), Kaboul
Another Monday evening match for Tottenham's 125th Anniversary game. Dimitar Berbatov gave Spurs the lead after twenty minutes. Villa quickly equalised and after an hour were 4 - 1 ahead with Paul Robinson culpable for a number of the goals. Things were not going to plan on Spurs' 'big night' but a late rally saw Pascal Chimbonda pull one back with twenty minutes remaining, Robbie Keane scored from the penalty spot on 82 minutes and Younes Kaboul led rapturous celebrations after his goal in added time.
Dec. 2006 PL Won 2 - 1 Defoe (2)
The Boxing Day match saw two second half goals from Jermain Defoe enable Spurs supporters to enjoy the festive celebrations. Gareth Barry replied with a late goal.
Jan. 2006 PL Draw 0 - 0
Thomas Sorensen almost single-handedly earned Villa a point they didn't deserve. Tottenham fans simply couldn't believe that their team had failed to score in a game which they dominated and where they had created so many chances.
Memorable Games at White Hart Lane
There have been a number of high scoring games between the two clubs but even though Spurs have had home advantage, they haven't always come out on top.
Tottenham's last big win was in April, 2005 when they won 5 - 1. Fredi Kanoute scored twice, with Andy Reid, Ledley King and Stephen Kelly, his only goal for the club, getting the others.
In April, 2000, I watched Tottenham totally dominate the game for an hour and be two goals ahead through Stefan Iversen and Chris Armstrong. Spurs then conceded a controversial penalty for Villa score four times in twelve minutes to take the three points.
Gerry Frances was managing Spurs for the first time in October, 1994 but Villa scored three times in six minutes midway through the first half. Teddy Sheringham scored before the interval and Jurgen Klinsmann added a penalty early in the second half. With less than twenty remaining Spurs levelled through an own goal and looked to have earned a point until the third minute of injury time when Villa snatched the win.
Villa won 5 - 2 in April, 1992 when a Gary Lineker goal and another own goal were all that Tottenham could manage.
In March, 1966 the match ended 5 - 5. Spurs scored three in the first fifteen minutes, were 4-1 ahead at half-time and 5-1 up after five minutes of the second half. The scorers were Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Frank Saul, Laurie Brown and Jimmy Robertson. Then came the Villa fight back. They scored three goals in four minutes, equalised with 11 minutes to go and should have won when with three minutes remaining Tony Hateley was clean through, took the ball around Pat Jennings but hesitated and allowed Alan Mullery time to recover and clear.
On Monday evening Tottenham fans will be hoping that Harry Redknapp is well enough to return to his managerial duties after his surgery and that the players returning from international duty are free from injury and can maintain the form they show for their countries. They will be looking for two names, in particular, who make all the difference to the team - Ledley King and Van der Vaart. They will want Spurs to produce their brand of fast, tricky football for the whole game and not just one half. In recent games after gaining the ascendency they have put themselves under pressure by conceding from a corner and then had to battle to retain their advantage. Free-kicks and corners will again be an area of concern as Villa are a team who focus on taking advantage in these situations and have the players who can cause problems - Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Bent and Agboniahor.
A win is vital as Spurs strive to keep up with the top teams while still retaining their game in hand which has been re-scheduled for early January. It is a game Spurs will feel that they should win but Villa will make it very difficult for them to take the three points.


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Patients with heart problems, including those recovering from bypass surgery, a stent, or a heart attack, often need assistance in improving their heart health and returning to a more active life. Cardiac rehabilitation is a medically supervised program that helps aid recovery and increase patient quality of life through exercise training, education on heart-healthy living, and counseling to reduce stress. Adopting healthy lifestyle changes and addressing risk factors can help a patient recover more fully and reduce the risk of future issues.
Recovery requires the commitment of both patient and care team, and may involve a case manager to help keep things on track. The cardiac rehab team may also include the patient's primary care physician, a cardiologist or cardiac surgeon, nurses, exercise specialists, physical and occupational therapists, dietitians or nutritionists, and psychologists or other mental health specialists.


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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Bound For The Orient
I'm bound for more traveling very soon, this time to the far far east...I can hardly wait! I'll be setting up studio abroad & continuing my painting/exhibiting/shipping internationally as usual.
How fabulous is this photo by my very talented cousin Mehdi Van Den Bos? Words cannot express how much I love about his work, he captures both people & nature so magically...On another note a million thanks to Deb at Bon Bon Oiseau for her beautiful post about my painting. The is feeling is incredibly mutual as I adore her gorgeous jewelery designs!!
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Bon Voyage my dear. Can't wait to hear all about your far eastern adventures here on your blog!ReplyDelete
So excited for you both!! Can't wait to see the result of your travels in your beautiful work! love to bothReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 4, 2009 at 4:29 AM
mehdi's work IS fabulous. breathtaking, often.ReplyDelete
have a wonderful time my dearest ones!ReplyDelete
how eciting, im a tiny bit jealous but so much more happier for you! i really cant wait to hear more from your travels and hopefully see more of your ridiculously pretty work! :)ReplyDelete
p/s: you really make one so intrigue and intrested with india, as a result, im really thinking of going there by the end of the year, hehe.
Oh lucky you! And what a wonderful photograph.ReplyDelete
please remember us dear shirin and keep in touch my sweet!!ReplyDelete
(my word ver. is: grethaji--very hindi like!)
I discovered your work thanks to Deb ... my favorite is the french postman ... Have a great trip !!ReplyDelete


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Alpha Centauri is Harrington's crown jewel
Record-breaking Alpha Centauri gives Jessica Harrington her first ever Royal Ascot winner in style in the Coronation StakesRecord-breaking Alpha Centauri gives Jessica Harrington her first ever Royal Ascot winner in style in the Coronation Stakes (AFP Photo/Glyn KIRK )
London (AFP) - Alpha Centauri put on a performance fit for a queen in the Coronation Stakes in front of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Royal Ascot on Friday in a new track record time.
The Irish 1000 Guineas winner put her fellow English and French Guineas champions Billesdon Brook and Teppal to the sword in scorching to a six length victory to give the 'Queen of Irish racing' Jessica Harrington her first Group One win at the celebrated racing carnival.
The 71-year-old was giving the Greek shipping owners The Niarchos Family their third win in the race in their famous blue colours and light blue cross belts.
It was another remarkable chapter in her training career which has seen her capture 44 Grade One races over jumps and hurdles including the 2017 blue riband of the jumps The Cheltenham Gold Cup with Sizing John.
"I thought will it ever happen to win a Group One here and today was now or never," said Harrington, beautifully decked out in all white.
"She is absolutely amazing, got a great temperament."
Those adjectives were close to the ones her daughter Katy, who works at the stables, summed up her mother with.
"She's amazing," she said.
"They broke the mould when they made her!"
Harrington's victory summed up a great day for septuagenarian trainers.
Michael Stoute, 72, extended his record for overall Royal Ascot winners to 78 capturing a rare race he had yet to win the Group One Commonwealth Cup with Eqtidaar.
The years too rolled back in the last when 78-year-old David Elsworth, like Harrington a master of the jumps principally with the extraordinary grey Desert Orchid, won the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes with the well gambled on favourite Dash of Spice.
"I am not sure I will have many more opportunites to win here," said a visibly emotional Elsworth, whose first winner at the meeting came in 1980.
- 'Trained by a genius' -
Eqtidaar owed his victory due to an inspired ride by 2016 champion jockey Jim Crowley.
Eqtidaar drifted across the track as the finishing line beckoned but Crowley -- having a far more enjoyable experience in the limelight than earlier this month when he was attacked from behind by Brazilian Raul de Silva and suffered a split lip in a weighing room fracas -- had enough in hand to hold off Sands of Mali.
For Crowley it ended a frustrating run of three runners-up places this week.
"I always thought this was one of the best rides of the week for me," said Crowley.
"The fact the horse is trained by a genius explains why I was so confident!"
Godolphin's resurgence this season continued as Old Persian captured the race known as the 'Ascot Derby' the King Edward VII Stakes.
For trainer Charlie Appleby and Norwegian jockey William Buick -- the same duo who combined with Godolphin to win the Epsom Derby with Masar -- it was their third win of the week.
Even more pleasing would have been the ease with which Old Persian held off the trio trained by great rival recordbreaking Irish handler Aidan O'Brien, who has for years left Godolphin chasing shadows.
Mark Johnston took the opener the Albany Stakes for two-year-old fillies with Main Edition and earned a quote of 16/1 for the English 1000 Guineas next year.
It was the second win of the week for both jockey James Doyle -- who had won the Prince of Wales's Stakes on Poet's Word to secure Stoute the all-time record for Royal Ascot winners on Wednesday -- and Johnston.
The Yorkshire-based Scotsman, who is less than 100 winners off the all-time United Kingdom trainers record of 4,193 presently held by the retired Richard Hannon Senior, said his winner is useful but refused to speculate about the prospects for the Guineas next May.


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To get the best out of bids and tenders ibd has set up a central support system.
An experienced and very successful bids and tenders support company has been selected to help us find bids & tenders on a daily basis as they trawl 2700 sites. They also personally check the bids match what the client requires. They already work with organisations where there are multiple skills and with both internal plus remote staff. They will do as much as ibd wants them to do, or as little on a tender by tender basis. They are there to support us in getting the right bids, making sure they are correctly written, ticking all the requirements and getting the bid in on time and in the correct format.
We have given them a list of the keywords that we are looking for in terms of bids and tenders plus the values. They feed back to oppertunities to ibd as soon as they are boing posted. these out on the mass email and we will include an indication of who is putting the tender out, the contact requirements, the submission date, value and the location the bid is for.
Bid and Tender opportunities will be put out on the mass email as the same day they are received and we will include an indication of who is putting the tender out, the contact requirements, the submission date, value and the location the bid is for.
There will be some ground rules here for all members;
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- If you came across a tender opportunity locally which has not come up and you think we can win this, you must register this with ibd so we can monitor the success/failure
- If you or the group of members you propose to work with have not written a tender before then ibd may well link you with another member or with our Partner company to get the tender written – Note there may be a cost for this
- There will be due dates at various point in the process and you will need to hit these and, for example, the tender must be completed in full 7 days prior the submission date for checking
- Ibd will do all invoicing and credit control on tender work and will pay the member(s) on receipt of cleared fund less 10% ibd tender levy
- Members cannot apply for tenders on their own. You will need to have the business size and credibility of ibd for the tender to be credible
- Ibd may choose to commission the company to write a tender if, depending on member's availability, timeframes, and due date etc cannot be met and we have a high chance of winning.
The aim of the process is simple – Win more work
This will not detract from regional groups going for tender opportunities, far from it, we expect them to be receiving far more from now on.
Please ensure to get the full benefit from this you have ibd emails enabled on all devices both in and out of the office as the initial window for response is 24 hrs If you are struggling with this then go to http://ibd-server.co.uk/support/contact.html and get connected.
ibd will also be putting out regular updates on what is happing with this plus there will be details on the website. Currently, we expect to receive something like 5 or 6 tenders per month. If we win 50% of those that is a lot of work for our members.


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Your friendship?
>I don't even get to post in PH outside the spoilers
That's the best you get from me
Your friendship?
Luffy: "When you emerge from the mirror without blowing you, they guys..."
What did he mean by this
Dude on dude blow jobs
Your friendship?
Rax, translate this shit
Fear me, for I am Meng Hao
891 To be believed in
L vs K continues in the Mirror World
Someone is watching them from the shadows
33rd daughter Charlotte Franpe (15 years old (please let this be a typo!) Katakuri fanclub president and special commander)
'I am the most beloved sister, I'm gonna be the king of little sisters!'
She tells her subordinates to back up Katakuri but their attacks don't hit Luffy
'I don't like seeing my big brother have a close fight with hisopponent! If he's not perfect all the time, I'll feel disappointed!'
Subordinates 'it's not that it's a close fight, the opponent is just tenacious'
No matter how many times he's knocked down, Luffy gets back up.
Katakuri can foresee Luffy's every move and takes countermeasures.
Luffy is frustrated at being unable to do anything.
Katakuri: I can read your every move.
Luffy calms down a bit and remembers Ray's teachings.
Katakuri is surprised that Luffy is seeing the same future he is.
Katakuri: Don't even bother getting up. Your plan is done for.
1 hour to Cacao Island, your nakama will be crushed before they arrive. My siblings will be waiting, no matter if you escape here or not.
Luffy: But I must come out of Mirror World!
K: Why are you saying it like it's someone else's problem.
Bege's ship
Cake is finally done
Sanji: No matter what happens we must go. If we can stop Mama with the best cake they'll..
Mirror world
L: I'll definitely beat you & get outta Mirror World!
L and Sanji: Because they believe in me!
Chopper protects his friends from Mama's attacks despite being worn ragged.
Prometheus becomes several times the size of Sunny
Just when it looks like all is lost, the cake appears on the horizon
I don't even get to post in the chapter threads.
Your friendship?
Luffy saw the future with low probability. Still not as advanced as Katakuris
The end of Dogtooth in the next couple chapters
Your friendship?
So Prometheus could obliterate them in the previous chapter but nah let's have Big Mom screw up again
She's Big Meme for a reason.
Your friendship?
Chopper protects his friends from Mama's attacks despite being worn ragged.
No one can say it's plot armor or PIS when it's this fucking consistent
Your friendship?
Rax still doesn't realize how plot armor works
I guess you don't know what consistency is.
Your friendship?
Is Sanji a pedo! Hope that is an mistranslation.If the cake is near,hope that we have like 5 or 6 chapter left to end this shit.Also there is break next week.
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Pudding is the 35th daughter. If the 33rd daughter Franpe (Frappe?) is only 15, that means Pudding is only... So Sanji has been lusting after Puddings 13 or 14 year-old pussy??
First He was getting nosebleeds over mermaids and talking animals, and now hes creeping on little girls. Hes the ReXDrake of One Piece.
If Pudding CONSENTS ASWELL then there is no issue


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Australian born but come from a European background.
In 2013, Dina held the title for Miss Romania-Australia and thus travelled to Romania to compete in the international beauty competition, Miss Diaspora, where she qualified for the Top 10 and received Miss Perseverance. While overseas, Dina competed in a television show called Karaoke Star and went through to the finals. She also obtained my Diploma of Modelling from Transylvania Fashion.
In 2014, Dina modelled for the clothing line Elleven Clothing. Throughout this year she also competed in various photo shoots. Most recently, in 2015 Dina was a hair model for Oribe Hair Care.
Dina has been singing and playing the piano all of her life and has performed internationally, on television and at various festivals and eisteddfods. She is currently the process of recording my own single at Oxygen Music Group/Hit Music Producers.


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With every anniversary of Lee's death, I take the time to sit and write a letter to him. Since his death, six years ago today – there has been six letters. Each has been left at the cemetery…
July 22, 2012
Lee –
Some people don't believe others change. I, on the other hand, am a firm believer that they do. Since you've been gone – 6 years – a lot around this world has changed, and I have changed (I'm not the type of person that wakes up early on a Sunday to hit the gym – a far cry from the girl who dreaded running 'The Mile' in gym class).
I often wonder: where you'd be; what you'd be doing; and how you would have changed from July 22, 2006 to now. The difficulty for me is that I'll never know.
One thing I am most certain of – from the top of my head to the tips of my toes – is that you'd be by my side, for a friendship like ours never changes.
I love you; I miss you.
– Young Grasshopper


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Ocala Career Offender Sentenced To More Than 21 Years In Prison For Firearms Crimes
Ocala, Florida - Senior U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges sentenced Joseph Jerome Smith (32, Ocala) yesterday to 21 years and ten months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Smith pleaded guilty on February 14, 2013.
According to court documents, on May 21, 2012, the Marion County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at Smith's Ocala residence and found him to be in possession of a distribution amount of cocaine, drug trafficking equipment, and multiple loaded firearms, including two 9 mm pistols. Following this incident, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Smith. On September 18, 2012, a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested Smith as he was seated in a vehicle at an Ocala convenience store parking lot. At the time of his arrest, Smith was in possession of another loaded 9 mm pistol with an obliterated serial number.
Smith has multiple prior felony convictions and was therefore prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition under federal law. At his sentencing, Smith was found to be a career offender under the federal sentencing guidelines.
This case was investigated by the ATF, with assistance from the Marion County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Marshals Service. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Andrew C. Searle.
It is another case prosecuted as a part of the Department of Justice's "Project Safe Neighborhoods" program - a nationwide, gun-violence reduction strategy. United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill, along with Julie Torres, Special Agent in Charge, ATF, is coordinating the Project Safe Neighborhoods effort here in the Middle District of Florida in cooperation with federal, state, and local law enforcement officials.


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Disney'sThe Little Mermaid is showing at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre.
So Popera Productions' latest musical offering to keep families entertained is Disney's The Little Mermaid at the Illawarra Performing Art Centre from Friday.
The company – formed by theatre enthusiast family the Copelands of Albion Park – has brought many musical favourites to the Wollongong stage (Beauty and the Beast, The Producers, Chicago) and each year created bigger and bolder productions.
"It's been a lot of fun spending time as a family," Amy Copeland said of hanging with her brother and parents creating sets and rehearsing for the past six months.
Ms Copeland said the special effects will "blow people away" when they see it and admitted to "bawling her eyes out" when she watched the dramatic storm scene play out during a dress rehearsal.
"The shows haven't really changed so much since we've started them, we've just tried to find ways that we can push our own boundaries," Amy Copeland said.
"Last year for Beauty and the Beast we had an automated castle that drove itself … so this time we have a fully-flown automated ship that the cast will travel on."
There are 29 – predominantly Illawarra – performers in the cast plus a full orchestra.
The story follows the mishaps of lovable mermaid Ariel as she attempts to walk on land like a human.
The show officially opens on Friday though a special group of KidzWish children who missed out on attending the charity's Christmas party were first to get a glimpse on Thursday night.
Disney's Little Mermaid runs until January 20 at IPAC. Running time approximately 2.5 hours. www.merrigong.com.au


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April 2012: An Indictment of Fiscal Discipline in PR
We examine Puerto Rico's experience with budget cutting since fiscal 2009. The goal of said "fiscal discipline", i.e. spending cuts and tax increases, was to preserve the investment grade or credit rating of PR's public debt by Moody's and S&P's rating agencies. This tighter fiscal policy reinforced the contraction of PR's economy, which started in fiscal 2007 and continued thru fiscal 2011. Cuts in government outlays increased unemployment and were not offset by strength in consumer spending, nor in residential and non-residential investment nor in export growth. Despite lower interest rates, the private sector did not invest given the glut of residential housing, bank consolidation, and a global financial crisis that caused a recession in the US and Europe. Find out how the government deficit was financed? You cannot hike taxes and cut spending without impacting growth. Has PR protected the investment rating of its public debt? What will it take to recover a growth path in the island?


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"Let The Children Come..."
Children are central to the life and ministry of our church. Our entire church family is enthusiastically involved in the education and care of the children in our congregation. That is why we are committed to offering many opportunities for children and their families to be involved in worship, celebration and education. Children are also free to remain in worship with their parents, though most have more fun and get more out of the Sunday School environment. There is no mandatory class time until Confirmation.
Church School
We encourage all children to participate in church school, and visiting children are always welcome. Our lively and growing church school program is attended by 70 children in classes ranging from nursery care through middle school. We offer classes during both services during the regular school year and during the second service during the summer months. For more detailed information, including a description of curriculum, please visit our Church School page.
All children aged two and younger are welcome in our nursery. Miss Debbie is our nursery care provider and takes wonderful care of our smallest children. Children may be entrusted to the nursery staff before the service begins or brought down at any time during the service. Nursery care is available at all church services and generally during other church functions.
Sunday Worship
Worship is the central act of our congregation. Families are encouraged to worship together. Children of pre-school age and older begin their worship in the sanctuary, remaining with their families until the second hymn, when children are invited to process to their church school class. During their time in the sanctuary the children participate in the Time for Children where they come up to the front and join in a message focused on developing their faith. Children's worship bulletins, which contain games and activities related to the scripture lesson, are available from the ushers.
Special Programs
We have many programs for children and their families to share in the life of the church. Church school registration kicks off each September with a Pancake Breakfast attended by children and their teachers, all dressed in their pajamas. The Instant Christmas Pageant, potluck dinner and caroling throughout the community are always a highlight. Summer picnics, evening Campfire Vespers, Stations of the Cross and church dinners are a few of the many other opportunities available.
Vacation Church School
The Brookfield Vacation Church School is a long held and wonderful tradition in our town. We take an active role in the planning and leadership of this week-long program each summer along with the other churches of our community.
Youth Groups
Junior Youth Fellowship (JYF)
6th grade through 8th grade
(Sundays 5:00 - 6:30pm)
The JYF focuses on working together and playing together as a group. We help out in worship. We reach out to the community through projects. We play together, and have fun relating our lives to Bible stories through skits, games, and outreach projects.
Senior Youth Fellowship (SYF)
9th grade through 12th grade
(Sundays 7:00 - 8:30pm)
The SYF seeks to make a difference - in their own lives as well as the lives of others by helping out in worship, offering their time to help church members and pitching in on church projects. We also spend time together in conversation and play surrounding contemporary issues and fellowship.
Baptism is a sacred celebration, promise and new beginning shared in the midst of the gathered community. Baptism is a mark of being a part of God's family. We are blessed to be able to welcome all those who see Christian Baptism for themselves or their children. Scheduling of Baptisms should be arranged with the ministers of the church.
Our youth in the ninth grade and above are invited to participate in our confirmation program, an opportunity to confirm Baptismal vows.
Our program is a multi-faceted opportunity to become a known and confessed follower of Jesus Christ. Along with their participation in regular class sessions each confirmand works one on one with an adult mentor following a self-guided program with studies in the following areas:
- Worship and Spiritual Growth
- Study and Learning
- Service and Caring
- Friendship and Fellowship
Never Ending Education
(Adult Education)
While much focus is placed on the education of children, we believe Christian formation begins at birth and continues throughout our lives. Confirmation is therefore seen as a beginning point instead of as a culmination of learning. Opportunities in Christian discipleship and learning are offered for adults throughout the week. To learn more, visit our Adult Education page, call the church office, see Crossways, or email us at email@example.com.
2017-2018 Christian Education Committee Members
Associate Pastor - Youth
Programs & Adult Education: Jennifer Whipple
Chairperson: Amy D'Alessandro
Church Council Representative: Wendy Elsen
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Almost all religion begins with a specific encounter with something that feels "holy" or transcendent: a place, an emotion, an image, music, a liturgy, an idea that suddenly gives you access to God's Bigger World. The natural and universal response is to "idolize" and idealize that event. It becomes sacred for you, and it surely is. The only mistake is that too many then conclude that this is the way, the best way, the superior way, the "only" way for everybody—that I myself just happen to have discovered. Then, they must both protect their idol and spread this exclusive way to others. (They normally have no concrete evidence whatsoever that other people have not also encountered the holy.)
The false leap of logic is that other places, images, liturgies, scriptures, or ideas can not give you access. "We forbid them to give you access; it is impossible," we seem to say! Thus much religion wastes far too much time trying to separate itself from—and create "purity codes" against—what is perceived as secular, bad, heretical, dangerous, "other," or wrong. Jesus had no patience with such immature and exclusionary religion, yet it is still a most common form to this day. Idolatry has been called the only constant and real sin of the entire Old Testament, and idolatry is whenever we make something god that is not God, or whenever we make the means into an end. Any attempt to create our own "golden calf" is usually first-half-of-life religion, and eventually false religion.
Richard Rohr, June 2012
The church [is] no other thing but the society, gathering or company of such as God hath called out of the world and worldly spirit to walk in his light and life... Under this church ... are comprehended all, and as many, of whatsoever nation, kindred, tongue or people they be, though outwardly strangers and remote from those who profess Christ and Christianity in words and have the benefit of the Scriptures, as become obedient to the holy light and testimony of God in their hearts... There may be members therefore of this Catholic church both among heathens, Turks, Jews and all the several sorts of Christians, men and women of integrity and simplicity of heart, who ... are by the secret touches of this holy light in their souls enlivened and quickened, thereby secretly united to God, and there-through become true members of this Catholic church.
Robert Barclay, 1678
God is so very much greater than our minds can themselves comprehend that it is simply foolish to feel we can legislate how he may or may not communicate with our fellow human beings. It is also very shortsighted indeed if we feel that we can legislate where our fellow Christians may or may not turn for inspiration and comfort along their spiritual journey. To say, "You mustn't read that, it's influenced by another faith!" or, "You may not publish that, we have withheld our imprimatur!" is so far from Christ's way (consider his conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4.1-42), and its consequences) that it is one of the great acts of unfaithfulness, not to mention foot-marksmanship, in the history of the church.
May we be known by our generosity, our open-heartedness, to all women and men of spiritual yearning, of whichever faith, or none. May we become a refuge and a comfort to them, through the indwelling Christ who loves through us… and may they be a challenge, a comfort and an inspiration to us too.


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Setting Up the Operations Manager SharePoint Web Part
20 April 2012: Updated with notes on configuration with SSL.
Why would you want to do this?
Setting up a Target Application in the SharePoint Secure Store (Optional)
Setting up the Web Part Environment
Configuring the Web Part on a Page
Why would you want to do this?
The Operations Manager Web Part allows you to host dashboards on your SharePoint site. Unlike the web console, these dashboards are "look, but don't touch". You can view info, but not navigate elsewhere or run tasks. This is really good for giving people outside of the operations team a look at some operations data. You also don't need to add all the users of the dashboard to an Operations Manager Role. Instead you can add the groups you want to give access to the dashboard to SharePoint and have them all share a single Operations Manager account and connection.
There are a lot of steps here, but this is a one-time thing. Once its setup, it's easy to maintain and add new dashboards. Technet describes how to do this, but it's missing roles, motivations, and pictures so here ya go.
General Prerequisites
You'll need to setup Operations Manager 2012 with its Web Console installed. You need a SharePoint 2010 site on a different machine. SharePoint is not supported on the same machine as the Web Console as they both want port 80 and anyway it would be slow as tar. You'll also want some dashboard you want to share. I'm just going to use a built in one as an example.
Installing the Web Part
Role: For this step you must be the SharePoint admin. This step requires running a power shell script to install the Operations Manager SharePoint project on your site(s).
Prerequisites: you'll need the Operations Manager 2012 installation media.
On the Operations Manager installation media, look under Setup\Amd64\SharePoint. It's easiest to copy that directory to your SharePoint Server.
On the SharePoint Server, open the SharePoint 2010 Management Shell.
Change to the SharePoint directory you just copied and run install-OperationsManager-DashboardViewer.ps1
You'll be prompted for two things: the directory the Operations Manager project is in (which is the full path to your current directory) and the sites you want to install the project on (hit Enter for all). In my example above I just entered D:\SharePoint and hit Enter.
This script adds the project and deploys it to all sites. If you add a site later you may have to rerun this. The directory also contains a script to uninstall the project. That script removes the code from SharePoint, but it leaves 2 temp files in a cache that .Net maintains. If you want to reinstall or upgrade, run the install script and follow it's instructions to get rid of the temp files.
Notes on configuration with SSL-enabled Operations Manager web console:
- Use trusted SSL certificates on both Web Console and SharePoint servers.
- The SharePoint must run under SSL too. You need to add the HTTPS binding to the "SharePoint – 80" Web Site. Silverlight does not allow cross-protocol activation, that is if the host page is HTTP, but the XAP URL is HTTPS and vice versa.
Setting up a Target Application in the SharePoint Secure Store (Optional)
Reason: You'll need to do this if the SharePoint server is in a different domain from the Web Console or if you want to use a single shared credential in Operations Manager for all your dashboard users.
Role: The first part of this step is setup by the SharePoint admin. You need to setup a Target Application in the Secure Store.
Prerequisites: You'll need
1) The email of the contact for the operations team for your management group.
2) The Operations Manager Admin to give you an account in the read-only role of you management group for use in reading the dashboards.
3) Any windows group(s) that you want to grant permission to look at the dashboard.
Note: the Secure Store feature requires the Standard or Enterprise SharePoint 2010. You can't get this feature with SharePoint Foundation.
To find the Secure Store, open the SharePoint Central Administration site and navigation to Application Management/Secure Store Service/Secure Store Service (see pics).
If you haven't already, you'll need to generate an encryption key for the store. Just press Generate New Key and fill in a pass phrase.
On the same ribbon hit New to create the Target Application. Give it an easy name, fill in a contact email, and choose the Group type. Group type allows anyone in the included groups to access your dashboard. It's easier to maintain than individual accounts.
The next page configures the field names for the credential you use to connect to OM. Don't fill in your user name or password. You really don't need to change anything here and it will just be confusing if you do. Just hit Next.
The Application Administrators are the people who can give users and groups access to the dashboard. The Members are the users and groups who can connect to SharePoint and access the dashboard. Fill in the accounts you want for these.
Now that you've created the Target Application ID, you're not quite done. You need to set username and password it's going to use to connect to OM. Select the checkbox for the application and hit Set.
Now fill in the user name and password of the account that SharePoint will use to talk to the Operations Manager SDK. This account needs to have at least read-only access in the Operations Manager Management group.
Setting up the Web Part Environment
Reason: You need to setup a connection to Operations Manager that can be used by any number of web pages in SharePoint. This connection info is stored in a SharePoint list on the Admin site.
Role: This step must be done by the SharePoint admin.
Prerequisites: the Operations Manager Web Console must be installed and you'll need its URL. If you are using a secure store key then you'll need access to or a copy of the web.config file for the Operations Manager Web Console.
The web.config file is normally under Program Files\System Center Operations Manager 2012\WebConsole\WebHost on the web console machine.
There are 2 ways to setup the web part environment. The first is to use the UI. The second is to use a provided PowerShell script. The script is a little easier and can be automated so let's start with that.
The PowerShell method
In the same PowerShell window you were using above run the script below with parameters.
– title "the name of the connection dashboard users will see. A config group is good."
–webconsoleUNC "The path to the web.config file, not including the filename". This is only needed if you use a secure store credential.
– targetApplicationID "optional: the ID you created above if you are using the secure store"
Now here's the UI method
From the start menu, open the SharePoint Central Administration site and choose Site Actions\View All Site Content.
Click on the Operations Manager Web Console Environments list.
Now create a new list item for your management group. The only entries you need to add are the title and Host URI.
If you are using a secure store, you'll need the OverrideTicketEncryptionKey and the value for its validation algorithm from the Web.Config as well as the TargetApplicationID. Make sure you get the correct IDs (there's a comment in the web.config point to the correct keys (which are the 2nd set, not the first)
Below is an example without the target id. Note the HostError timeout, which defaults to 15 seconds. If your Web Console and SharePoint servers are not on the same clock time. If they differ by more than 15 seconds, the connection to the Dashboard will fail. It's best to sync the times, but you can also increase this timeout if you have to. The greater the timeout, the greater the window that is open for a spoofing attack, so it's best not to make it too large.
Adding the Web Part to a Page
Role: This can be done by any SharePoint author.
Prerequisites: the web part must be installed.
In IE, navigate to the main SharePoint site. Do NOT use the Admin site, the web part is not trusted for use on the Admin site (there's really no need). Select Site Pages\Add a New Page. Fill in a name for the page and create it.
In this example, I insert the dashboard at the top of the page by going straight to Insert\Web Part\Microsoft System Center\Operations Manager Dashboard Viewer as in the picture below.
Configuring the Web Part on a Page
Role: This can be done by any SharePoint author.
Prerequisites: An Operations Manager web console server must be setup and the environment for it must be setup on the SharePoint Admin site. You need the URL of the dashboard that comes from the Operations Manager web console.
To get your dashboard URL, point a tab of IE at your web console (http://myOMWebConsole/operationsmanager) and navigate to your dashboard. Now copy the URL from the address bar in IE.
Back in SharePoint, select the Web Part\Edit Web Part as below.
In the web part properties, select the environment and filling the full URL.
Optionally, you can choose to change the title of the dashboard and you can choose to have a direct link to the web console added, however that link doesn't use the secure store. It's just a normal link, so it won't work if the Web Console is behind a firewall or if your user account doesn't have permissions in OM.
Note that once you hit Apply or OK, the URL will be truncated to a URI that only includes the address after the # sign. This is expected as the connection info part of the environment list item.
Remember to Save your page! If you navigate away now it's lost.
Final Result
Maintaining Security
Some companies have a policy to periodically change the encryption keys used on secure connections.
Use the PowerShell script update-OperationsManager-WebConsole-Environment.ps1 to update the Override ticket keys same as you created them above.
Most companies would expect to change the password on the account that accesses the Operations Manager Server periodically. Change this password in one place by setting the password in the secure store (see above).


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This off hand gives the user +127 Intellect and +191 Stamina, +91 Spirit, and a small increase to Mastery when equipped. But more importantly the player needs to be level 81 to equip it, not level 85.
The crafting cost on my server is 140 gold (20 volatile life + 10 resilient parchment).
I sell very few of these, if any at all – and that is because of my high sales price of 1500 gold fallback, 1000 gold minimum . . . . . . . whereas i sell the quite similar Book of Blood for 200 – 250 gold to use up my surplus Inferno Inks.
In many ways this is a better off-hand than the Book ofBlood with gives +127 Intellect and +191 Stamina, and a small increase to Haste and Critical Strike when equipped, and is also equipped at level 81. And therefore, like the Book of Blood, would commonly used by casters that are levelling to 85 before they buy the "Divine Companion" off hand when they reach level 85.
I am the only person on my server posting this off-hand – and with good reason, the sales are few and far between, and there are two of us selling the Book of Blood.
I post at a fall back price of 1500 gold and a minimum price of 1000 gold.
Still, much like the Glyph market i seek to own this market and therefore posting a complete range of product offerings is key to this aim.


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Back on Barb's birthday there was a reminder of some of Underhill & Martini's best programs from Skateguard blog: http://skateguard1.blogspot.com/2015/10 ... -best.html
These days Barb works as a power skating coach with hockey players who sort of tower over her! Here she is with Lightning prospect Oleg Sosunov 6' 8" ... Barb is exactly half of Sosunov on skates
Barb's "two lives" on ice...
This is where we discuss figure skating and skating related items. How did you favourite skaters perform, and so on? However we never speculate on the private lives of skaters, like who might be going out with whom, because that is poison and is not tolerated here. A good guideline is that if it's not publicly announced, in the papers etc. then it's probably best to leave it alone. Is it a gray area? Then write to me and ask.
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Now THAT would be a pairs team to rival Savchenko/Massot!
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That wouldn't even be a rag doll, but a china doll, lol.
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|Braunwald, Switzerland. Where Hannah Hunard wrote "Hinds Feet on High Places". Get me there. SOON
I can lose myself so often in all the expectations (fueled by the world around me and my own wicked heart) and the plans I decide will be my own. But then, to be reminded of the TRUTH, that I don't have to do any of that. I don't have to be expectant of anything other than that HE has gone ahead of me. He is a SURE and STEADFAST anchor for my soul. I can trust Him. So what more is there to do than to let loose my grip and walk ahead and love those put in my life. Without concern for myself. What an incredible thing that we are freed up, by His grace, to lose that selfish concern and consider others greater. To pour ourselves out, in the smallest and simplest ways. It is a simple and yet profound thing to say and believe that I trust in Him. But it ends in truly believing that love is absolutely the happiest thing. "There is pain too, certainly. But Love does not think that very significant."
"The secret of expreriencing true love is to go lower. Pour yourself down. Go lower and lower. Give and give and give, and serve with joyful abandonment...
Love is not a feeling. It is an overmastering passion to help and bless and deliver and comfort and strengthen and give joy to others just as the Lord Jesus always did.
Here on earth we have the opportunity to do what the God of love does all the time, and to learn to abandon ourselves to loving, to giving, to seeking, and to saving others. Not a lovely feeling of affection, but the extreme eternal ecstasy of creating happiness and good and blessed things for others to enjoy. To cast ourselves down like the Brumbach Falls, in happy giving, asking for nothing in return except the joy of doing so. When we really begin to learn and practice that lesson we shall begin to feel "at home" in the eternal world of selfless love...
God has been saying to me over and over again, "It is so happy to love without asking to be loved in return. Dare to be happy!" -Hannah Hurnard
Believe steadfastly in the invisible things. "For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:18
So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 6:17-20


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Mediterranean Idaho® Potato-Parmesan Hummus
Courtesy of Idaho Potato Commission
Prep Time:
10 Min.
Cook Time:
5 Min.
What you need:
* 1-1/2 c. water
* 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
* 1/2 c. instant Idaho® potato flakes
* 1 1/2 Tbsp. tahini
* 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
* 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
* 2 Tbsp. finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes
* 1/2 tsp. salt
* 1/4 tsp. black pepper
* 2 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese, preferably freshly grated (1/2 oz.)
* 2 Tbsp. finely chopped kalamata olives
* 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley, preferably Italian flat leave
* 1/4 tsp. paprika, garnish
What to do:
1. Bring water and garlic to boil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Whisk in potato flakes, reduce to low heat, and cook 3 min., stirring frequently. Remove from heat, stir in tahini, lemon juice, oil, tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cool to room temperature.
2. Stir in remaining ingredients, except paprika. Spoon into serving dish and sprinkle with paprika.
* This recipe was created by Deborah Arrieta of Kennesaw, GA and received an Honorable Mention in the IPC's 2010 Watching Waistlines and Wallets Recipe Contest.
Nutritional information:
Calories: 160;
Total Fat: 6g;
Saturated Fat: 1g;
Cholesterol: 5mg;
Total Carbs: 22g;
Fiber: 3g;
Protein: 5g;
Sodium: 310mg;
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As the wind whipped in from the Urals and the wind chill brought the temperature plummeting to -7C, this rearranged fixture defied the elements and kicked off on a snow dusted pitch. This was rugby as raw as it gets. Highly tuned wingers were candidates for hypothermia. Only the forwards could generate warmth.
Old Reigatian are a classy well drilled team. They have been second in the league to Camberley all season and it was easy to see why. Their forwards are big and direct and their backs, even under the conditions of the day, are elusive and fast. A final score of 0-25 reflected their fire power. So no sour grapes from the Farnham Faithful, although several questioned the performance from the visiting referee.
There is a saying in sport that if you want an international referee, you must play in internationals. At the other end of the spectrum, this was a frustrating performance by the official. In support of their young team – many regular players had tickets for Twickenham - Pete Daly, captain for the day, and Michael Salmon, the former captain, pleaded for explanations. With none forthcoming, the penalty count continued to mount - 25 penalties against Farnham and - staggeringly - only two in Farnham's favour. While the game was not to be won, it was a shame to see a team putting their bodies on the line in harsh conditions to be thus disheartened.
From the first scrummage on the Farnham 22 the Reigatians front row went to work. The hugely experienced barrel of a man George Mullen was on a mission ably abetted by the rest of his front five. The Farnham pack had no answer. Bentham, Marshall and Yeomans were immediately under the cosh - it was to be a long afternoon. The scrum on the trundle for 15 metres inexorably closer to the Home try-line. Scrum half Forsyth on the break and a superb pop pass to winger Cook. Try and 0-5.
Four minutes had gone and for the next twenty-five minutes, interrupted by a nasty injury to Cook, Farnham battled against the freezing wind to get out of their own half. Time and time again they were driven back by the booming boot of Gale and the continuingly baffling blasts from the referee. Line out to Reigatian and a surge by their forwards and finished by that man Mullen. 0-10.
Continued skirmishing in the central part of the pitch and on 38 minutes Toby Salmon broke out backed by brother Michael and flankers Comley and De Gruchy. Farnham were into the visitor's 22. Line out and a driving maul for the line. Farnham penalised for infringing on the attack. "Why would we do that?" pleaded skipper Daly as the frustration almost bubbled over. Gale with another huge clearing kick and Old Reigatian were in the Farnham 22 again. Repeat the process: driving scrum, reset, driving scrum and this time No 8 Chesterton over for the points. 0-15 as half time approached and a chance for the frozen beleaguered backs to get into the warmth of the dressing rooms.
Farnham now with the freezing wind at their backs pushed for parity. The sages on the touchline deemed it was at least a 25 point wind. Repeatedly Farnham drove for the visitor's half and repeatedly they were driven back. Reigatians employed the pick and drive technique to perfection for much of the second half and with Ashby , Williamson and Collard all capable of line breaks Farnham were forced to defend in their own half. Despite the efforts of Simmons, Franklin and Azevado in the pack, Farnham just never looked like breaking down the defence and when they did, there seemed to be the ref there to thwart them and make this the first game almost in living memory in which Farnham have not scored. It was to be one of those afternoons.
Old Reigatian attacked again and a sustained period saw them win a scrum under the Farnham posts. Déjà vu: scrum drive, held, reset and repeat. Bentham yellow carded for collapsing the scrum as Farnham's woes mounted. At the subsequent scrum another surge and a try out wide. Again, no extras for Gale.
With the bonus point secure, Old Reigatian could have relaxed and run down the clock but they saved their best try to the end of the half as after over ten phases on the attack Farnham just ran out of cover and centre Williamson literally skated over in the corner. 0-25.
Deservedly Old Reigatian ran out winners. All of their scores were team efforts. Farnham with several of the squad regulars enjoying (or possibly not) a day out at Twickenham stuck at the task for the full 80 minutes with stand outs from Simmons, from Hooker Marshall whose throwing in at the many line-outs in tricky conditions kept Farnham in the game. In the backs Wetton at scrum half scrapped all game and the Salmon brothers were resolute in defence. Rich, Wigmore, Chalker and Ben Jones did as much as they could under truly awful conditions. All of the Old Reigatian scores were created by their overpowering pack so there was little the Farnham back division could do.
Just three more games to go in the season with the last home match next Saturday versus KCS Old Boys at 3pm. Come along and enjoy the pre-match lunch – gather at 12.45 to sit at 1.15.
Steve Simmons 3 battled throughout
Peter Daly led from front and kept his cool with ref - almost. 2
Toby Comley - 1 all-round top effort.
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You know how much I LOVE and use Waffle Flower's FLOWER CIRCLES die:)) and stamp sets..well, I have happy, HAPPY news!
I'm over the moon excited to be chosen for the Waffle Flower Craft Challenges design team! YAY!!! Nina is making the challenge team introductions today on the Waffle Flower blog! I hope you can pop over to meet the rest of the talented ladies.
I'm quite flabbergasted about joining a group of artists whose remarkable styles and techniques far surpass this starry eyed newbie and honored to be part of the team. Thank you Nina and Tessa for this opportunity.!
Hope to see you creating along with the monthly Challenges:)
The next one starts October 5th.


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Developing a Research Career and Position with HRS4R
Series of columns about developing research careers
Vice Rector (years 2012-2017) Helena Rasku-Puttonen describes why it is essential to improve researchers' status and working conditions. Read more...
When you are asked to be an academic leader, it is worth saying yes, states Senior Researcher Heli Valtonen in her column.
'The fifth step is the attitude.' Professor Leena Lindström describes her experiences from her foreign commission as an ASLA Fulbright scholar. Take a look and read in Leena's column what are the four other steps and which challenge she throws to other staff.
Preparing for external assessment
Hopefully you have heard that JYU has been active in developing your research career. One way to do this is to take part in the EU's programme called HR Strategy for Researchers in which the principles in the European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (Charter&Code) are applied. This might sound bureaucratic, but the goal is to improve researchers' working conditions and research career by implementing actions which you, our researchers, defined in the self-assessment in 2015.
While implementing the actions, it's time now also to prepare for the external assessment to take place in 2018. In this external assessment we will need your help as well. This website will a bit later describe what we will do and how you could contribute to this important development.
Self-assessment report and revised action plan finalised
The HRS4R Steering Group prepared two self-assessment reports:
1) one for the European Commission. This self-assessment report includes also the revised HRS4R action plan which the University implements as of early 2016.
2) a more detailed version based on the University Quality Assurance model including more detailed information on the self-assessment process.
Self-assessment on 10 March 2015
The self-assessment took place on 10 March 2015, two years after the University received the EU acknowledgement 'HR Excellence in Research'. Thank you for every participant! The HRS4R Steering Group is processing the self-assessment report and updating the action plan.
In the self-assessment the progress of the Action Plan will be internally assessed implementing university's existing quality management methods. After the self-assessment we will provide a status report to the EU as well as update the action plan on the basis of the self-assessment results.
Materials for participants in the self-assessment
The participants in the self-assessment are kindly asked to get acquainted with the following material prior to the actual self-assessment on 10 March 2015. The self-assessment will commence at 8.00 (sharp) on 10 March in the T-building (4th floor, room T432) at Seminaarinmäki. Refreshements and lunch will be provided.
- Recording from the orientation session on Thursday 19 February 2015
- Orientation to HR Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R), given in the orientation session on Thursday 19 Feb
- Information and instructions for the actual self-assessment day, given in the orientation session on Thursday 19 Feb
- Materials given in the orientation session on Thursday 19 Feb
Action Plan: state of progress (December 2014)
The University of Jyvaskyla is progressing well with implementing the Action Plan. Take a look and check which actions have been completed and which still are underway by clicking the title.
HR Excellence in Research acknowledgement to the University of Jyväskylä (April 2013)
The University of Jyväskylä has received the right to use "HR Excellence in Research" logo. This is a remarkable recognition from EU for the University's work related to the development of researchers' professional competence and the attractiveness of research career. The recognition promotes, e.g. the recruitment of talented international researchers and doctoral students.
The recognition signals that the HR policy at the University of Jyväskylä can guarantee that the status of researchers at the University meets the EU targets. The position of researchers will be developed further in accordance with the principles of HR Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R). The University of Jyväskylä offers researchers a good and inspiring working environment, commits to fair and transparent recruitment and rewarding principles and promotes the principles of the European Charter For Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers in its operations.
HRS4R, Charter & Code
The Human Resources Strategy for Researchers Incorporating the Charter & Code (HRS4R) is a tool to support the systematic implementation of the Charter & Code in the human resources policies of organisations. The Charter & Code (C&C) refers to two European documents:
• European Charter for Researchers and
• Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers
These two documents provide means to achieve a transparent and open labour market for researchers. They include general principles and requirements associated with the positions, obligations and rights of researchers and their employers, as well as with the recruitment of researchers. A research institution implementing the Charter & Code will be seen as a more attractive and stimulating working environment for researchers who are looking for a new employer or host for their research project. In addition, researchers can rely on that the recruitment and appraisal procedures are fair and transparent in organisations implementing the Charter and Code.
The process will be implemented in five steps:
- Internal gap analysis
- Creation of action plan
- Review of the completed analysis and action plan by the EU -> the EU will acknowledge the organisation with the right to use the 'HR Excellence in Research' logo.
- Self-assessment of progress in the implementation of the action plan within two years.
- External evaluation carried out every four years.
HRS4R Process at JYU and JYU Action Plan
The HR Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R) steering group guides the HRS4R process and supervises its implementation at the University of Jyväskylä.
The first three steps of the HRS4R process at the University of Jyväskylä.


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#14680A - Supporting projects that address issues of child poverty and violence
Despite high levels of prosperity achieved by many countries around the globe, millions of children still live in conditions of poverty and suffer violence, abuse and exploitation on a daily basis. Statistics published by UNICEF states, "More than a billion children (representing 40 percent of children in developing countries) survive on less than $1.00 per day," and millions die of preventable diseases annually. Poverty denies children the right to their basic needs including education, food and shelter, among other needs that they may have.
This Advance supports initiatives which seek to engage children (under 18 years old) living in contexts of poverty and violence to become engaged in addressing issues in their communities. Over the past quadrennium, this project has supported projects which train former child soldiers in vocational skills, to teach children about their rights in the Philippines, to teach conflict resolution through art in the United States, and to enable youth to develop community projects in Argentina.
The mission of this project is to support initiatives, which educate and engage children around the world. In addition, it seeks to enable the greater United Methodist Church to learn about and connect with powerful models of working with children globally. The overall goals of the project are to do the following: 1.) Deepen the level of commitment of UMCs to end child poverty, violence, and exploitation particularly in conditions of war, and hazardous child labor. 2.) Support projects that engage children in looking at issues of poverty and violence and in taking action in their communities and around the world. 3.) Advocate for children's rights at the local, national, and international level.