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I cannot fathom how 8 months have gone by since I last wrote a blog post.
At the 2 month mark I attempted to write an update on every event from the prior two months.
…but my post ended up being novel length before I was half finished.
At the 6 month mark, I attempted to write something, ANYTHING! But I stared at a blank word document trying to figure out where on earth I should start…I never figured it out.
Now here I am…nearly 8 ½ months since my last blog post, I'm about to write one, and I have no idea how this post is going to end up.
I've made two resolutions to guide me for this post though:
- This post is dedicated to sharing what God has taught me the past 8 months.
- I am not leaving this bench on our veranda (unless it's to refill my tea glass) until I've finished writing this post. I'm going to finish this time!
So here goes…
My past 8 months can be perfectly summarized by the poetic Charles Dickens in his opening lines to A Tale of Two Cities where he writes, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us,…"*
This season has been one of high highs and low lows; sometimes the next step can be seen clearly and other times, I feel in the midst of thick fog. It's been a time of humbling discoveries yet encouraging growth.
Through all of this, God has taught me a great deal and that's what I want to share with all of you.
Slow down, be patient, and wait– I hate waiting. No matter the reason I have to wait (whether legitimate or illegitimate), no matter the length of time (whether 15 minutes in a check-out line or months for God to reveal the next step for my life), I just really despise waiting!
I do everything quickly.
I'm a fast eater.
I'm a fast walker.
I'm a fast driver.
I'm a fast talker.
The list could go on…
Oftentimes, I don't slow down enough. I don't just stop, wait, be patient, and enjoy the moment.
However, God has been showing me there is a lot of value to waiting.
Seasons of waiting are actually seasons of opportunity; especially for growth.
I could use those 15 minutes in the grocery line to share the gospel with someone around me or spend time in prayer.
I can use those months I'm waiting to move forward with things in life to grow more spiritually and devote more time to God and His Word.
I can use the time I'm waiting for God's plan to come to fruition to further my potential in the areas He's called me.
Without these seasons of waiting in my life, without learning how to be patient, without taking the time to slow down, I would make (and have made) a lot of foolish and immature mistakes.
Whereas, if I utilize these seasons of waiting to grow in the Lord, be teachable, and learn, I'll be much better off and have fewer missed opportunities than if I am impulsive.
Waiting is beautiful. It's hard, incredibly hard, but beautiful.
I am not called to please people. I am a huge people-pleaser. I prefer to keep everyone happy and for people to have a positive opinion of me.
Not only does my attempt to please people reveal a deep root of pride in my life; it's also an impossible goal to strive after.
Scripture has a lot to say about the pit of people pleasing (see Col. 3:23, Prov. 29:25, 1 Thess. 2:4b, Psalm 118:8, Eph. 6:7, and Acts 5:28-29).
Galatians 1:10 even goes so far as to say if we are attempting to please men, we are no longer servants of Christ…ouch.
Not to say we shouldn't strive to live at peace with those around us. Scripture clearly says we should (see Rom. 12:18); but ultimately, God should direct our steps. It's important we be sure of God's will and calling before acting. Then, if we are sure of God's leading in our lives, what people might think should never hinder us from doing His will.
At this phase in my life, when life decisions start becoming my own, is when my personal loyalty to the Lord is really put to the test. Am I going to willingly, loyally, faithfully, and wholeheartedly serve and commit my life to the Lord? Or am I going to surrender my life to the empty, hopeless goal of pleasing men and ultimately end up empty and lost?
I choose to serve the Lord; wholly and completely. It will have a cost at times; but as the chorus goes "I have counted up the cost, and You are worth it!".
This is one reason why my next point is so important…
My relationship with God must ALWAYS come first! I know this is cliché and every Christian knows this; but do we really know it?! When times are easy and going great, when life is smooth-sailing, do we still put God first always? Do we only come to Him when we feel like we need Him; or do we recognize we always need Him?
What I have recently observed in myself is that I can sometimes only come to God when I need answers. "God, I have a really tough decision to make here! Can you help me make that decision? What's the right path?" "God, please give me the words to say right now as I'm helping this person!" "Lord, Your Word is living and active! I'm so confused and broken right now. Please let the Scriptures encourage and help me!"
All those prayers are wonderful and good. Don't get me wrong, I'm NOT discrediting our need to seek God when we're struggling!
My point is, how often do I wake up, even when I don't have a "need" or unanswered question, and pray, "Lord, guide me through each moment of this day. Show me Your plan for my life today. I know these are my plans for the day; but help me to be led by You and be walking in Your spirit through each moment."
Sadly, I don't do this very often…
Our walk with God should be a day-by-day, moment-by-moment walk. It's not an "Uh oh, I'm no longer able to do this by myself…let me run to God for help" relationship. It's an "I can never do this on my own…God guide me through each moment" relationship.
My personal experience has been that even when life is going great, the road and directions are clear, the minute I make my relationship with the Lord secondary, the road becomes rocky and difficult, and I'm unprepared for the situation.
However, if I'm steadfast in my dedication to God, when obstacles arise and the path becomes rocky (which will happen!), I'll always be ready.
I'm not as mature as I thought– When I was 14, I was at a cookout and a woman in her mid-20's asked how old I was. I told her and she looked shocked and said, "Only 14!? Oh my gosh you act like you're 22!"
However, now that I'm actually entering this scary realm of life called "adulthood", I'm realizing I'm not nearly as mature as that well-meaning girl (or I) thought.
It's easy to think I've totally got this "life thing" figured out; but I really don't.
These last few months, with all the newness, decisions, changes, possibilities, opportunities, and uncertainties, I'm learning there is a lot I have left to learn and a whole lot I don't know. And sometimes even when I "do know", I fall captive to snares of impatience, people-pleasing, and thinking I can handle things on my own.
I have a long…Long…LONG way to go; which means I need to be teachable and a good listener (areas I could certainly improve). I need to seek wisdom from those around me through observation and inquiry and take to heart what I observe and hear; seeking God ultimately for His will.
As I reflect on the past 8 months, the highs and lows, the best times and worst times, the wisdom and foolishness, the hope and despair, I look back with gratefulness.
Have these months been easy? Not at all. At times they have; but for the most part, they've been crazy hard! But without all the struggles, without all the waiting, without all the humbling lessons, I never would've grown like I have.
As James 1:2-4 says, "Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." (NASB)**
Thank you all for reading! I hope to write more posts soon.
God Bless,
** "endurance" in this passage is translated as "patience" in the KJV.


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Sarah Michelle Gellar is in final negotiations to star in the indie drama Veronika Decides to Die, according to Variety.
The story centers on a severely depressed woman who rediscovers her will to live after learning that she has only days left due to the irreparable damage done to her heart as a result of her recent suicide attempt.
Larry Gross and Roberta Hanley adapted the screenplay from Paulo Coelho's novel.
Emily Young (Kiss of Life) is set to direct the project; Kate Bosworth was previously attached to star.
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Singapore 2017: Chinatown Bazaar – At A Food Stall
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Singapore 2017: Chinatown Bazaar – At A Food Stall
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Posting at least one series of pictures from Chinatown has become a yearly routine. There are two major Chinese festivals in a year, so the opportunity is difficult to resist. If I didn't visit during one festival, I would have still have the opportunity to visit during the other. Continue reading "2017 Week 10 Gallery: Chinatown Bazaar"
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This is our Shoe Museum that we created after reading The Elves and the Shoemaker. Like so many of the ideas in my Fairy Tale Unit, this was inspired by Fairy Dust Teaching. I asked the kids to bring in old shoes and then spray painted them silver and gold. The kids decorated the shoes using jewels, feathers and sequins. I then used Fairy Dust Teaching's Guided Drawing instructions to have the children make Elves. They have loved all of the guided drawing we have done.
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Friday night as usual is the eat out night and last Friday was not an exception. We wanted to go western that night and just then we thought of the pizza place at the junction of BBB going towards the Seremban highway. This place is called Pizza San Fransisco.
We noticed this place is always packed with customers and now we not why. Let me share with you our experience here.
This place is super fast and the employees here are VERY friendly, polite and courteous. I mean this and felt so welcome here. They also took the time to explain about the menu should we don't really understand. Al maklumlah, akak nie kan melayu...so menu org putih kadang2 tak paham....
This is what we ordered...
The nachos
Strawberry float
Mushroom soup with garlic bread
Mushroom soup with garlic bread
Spaghetti bolognese - the food was really presentable, tak sempat ambik gambar, the cuties were already mixing this
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The dessert - cheese cake
The dessert - cheese cake
The cuties had a great time, the food was excellent and awesome!
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Marble cake with Chocolate fudge icing
9 comments:
- Rafeeda AR said...
anything made in a bundt pan just looks beautiful!!! the marble pattern looks so beautiful dear...
- April 29, 2014 at 5:17 AM
- Shibi Thomas said...
Hope you enjoyed your Easter break well and are back to your studies. Its been a while I had made Marble cake. The cake looks yum!!
- April 29, 2014 at 9:33 AM
- Kaveri Venkatesh said...
lovely marbled patterns...Looks delicious
- April 30, 2014 at 1:07 AM
- Kitchen Boffin said...
Oh my!I am simply in love with ur pictures.. those marble cakes look gorgeous! good idea to ice it with chocolate fudge.. double inviting!!
- April 30, 2014 at 1:55 AM
- Rekha Vengalil said...
I haven't tried my hands on Marble cake yet. I have been planning to but somehow never happened.
The cake has turned out perfect Vinee :-)
- April 30, 2014 at 3:49 AM
- Shweta Agrawal said...
even i cannot wait to cut the cake once it is ready...i totally understand Abhay's emotions:)
Looks so tempting:)....:)
- May 1, 2014 at 1:05 AM
- Julie said...
looks a perfect marble cake..yummy bake dear,I too have strong inclination to marble cake :)
- May 1, 2014 at 8:31 AM
- Priya Suresh said...
Beautiful marble cake, and am in love with that the icing..So delicious they are.
- May 1, 2014 at 3:41 PM
- R said...
perfectly made, looks really tempting!
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This post is based on some of my observations about engagement of Harri during his therapy sessions. What worked, what did not, and what tools were most useful in terms of motivation and positive reinforcement. (Hat tip to Brian and Christy at http://bothsidesofthecoin1.blogspot.com/ for this post idea)
The first and I think most important aspect to engagement is relationship. If you are working with your own child then you have that advantage immediately. If utilising external therapists they have to be the 'right fit' for your child. I think this concept is important in any area of therapy, but in working with children with ASD it is crucial. We are trying to teach our kids that both interacting with people and learning are positive experiences. If this is not the case then our kids are adept at retreating into their own world, which is the opposite of what's required to teach and form bonds with others. From my own perspecive I want to see a therapist approach my son as Harri first, person with ASD second. They will want to know and understand what makes him tick as an individual, rather than assuming their professional knowledge of Autism overrides the need to understand his unique personality. Also, as I said in the post A Tale of Two ABA's, I found the idea of forced compliance questionable, and with Harri it led to stubborn refusal to participate and even ocassional distressing tantrums. I prefer a therapist who works strongly on positive reinforcement as outlined below.
Following on from getting to know the child, is then understanding what motivates them. Harri is a sensory seeker so finding toys to attract him is quite easy. Any type of cause and effect, interactive toy usually does the trick for him.The challenge for his therapists is maintaining novelty as once he has mastered something he tends to lose interest. This means having access to a wide range of resources to ultilise. Both of the women he works with are constantly trying new and stimulating toys and games to keep him interested. Some children may be more motivated to work for food rather than play. Can I add though, witholding of food is to me abhorrent. If a child is hungry it is unrealistic to expect them to be able to focus. When I think of food, I think treats, like chocolate, M&Ms, or Tiny Teddies. Harri was always happier with social rewards, but the point is finding what each individual child is most keen on. When we worked at home I had a box full of reinforcers that Harri only had access to during therapy. Things like little wind up and blow up toys, bubbles etc. One of the best shops I have found for the types of toys that suit is National Geographic Stores. But given the need for a wide array of toy options a local op shop or toy library may be more financially kind.
Either way the reward must be either immediate or clearly established in order for the child to know what they are working towards and to generate a positive association with doing work. When we did home based therapy Harri had a visual schedule. So if he wanted to, for example, feed the fish in our pond during his break, the therapist would draw three aspects of work he would be required to do, and as each one was mastered he could stamp or tick it off in order to understand he was working towards his desired goal. With the current service provider we use a token system, where Harri has three tokens which symbolise the work he has to do in order to play. Once all tokens are on the token board he is free to play with whatever it was he chose prior to the work starting. Both systems are easy and if practiced with consistency kids seem to grasp reasonably soon. In my observations what works best with small children like Harri is small bursts of work followed by a decent amount of play time. Over time the aim is to increase the capacity to sit and focus, but at least in Harri's case that is a slow process. Personally I think it's more important that the child feels positive about the time they are working which will then lead to longer ability to attend to task rather than forcing young children who like Harri may become easily frustrated. Another way to maintain engagement for longer is to allow work to take place where the child is comfortable. So you might start at a table and then move the floor, then maybe outside. This is good for teaching generalisation too.
Harri is not a big stimmer. I'm not sure, but I imagine this can make a difference in terms of what engages a child. If all a kid wants to do is stim, then perhaps that becomes the initial way to motivate work. So you explain, you do some work, then you get to stim. This might also have the added benefit of preparing a young child for school where he or she can develop the capacity to focus in class and then in break time can engage in self soothing behaviours. I suspect this is one issue, to allow stimming or not, where therapists may diverge and in that case I suppose it's up to parents to determine how they wish to proceed. It might take trial and error but I reckon most parents could tell a therapist immediately what their child likes best.Toys, food, stimming, jumping on a trampoline and so on. If the child is not prepared to work that usually means you have not found the best motivator yet. Of course on some days nothing will work. If Harri is coming down with a cold, or had a bad night or is just in a mood he is withdrawn and resistant to work. I am OK with that, and I expect his therapists to be so too.
For Harri visual and physical access to all the toys and games is a distraction so his therapists put them all in a clear large container so he can see them but cant gain access. This might be helpful for other kids too. Harri also needs to be reminded from time to time what it is he is working towards. And whatever that may be, the therapist has allowed him to choose just before the work session commenced. If he goes a bit wobbly and stops paying attention to the task at hand they give a reminder of what it is he wanted to play with. If that doesn't seem to work then they might try playing with it to see if that perks his interest. If he comes ambling over to see what they are doing the therapist then says something like 'oh' you want to play with the toy? OK, you have one more token to get then you can play'. So its a continual process of engagement, reminding, working, reinforcing, and lots of enouragement. The child ideally has a clear sense of being in control. They may not understand the benefits of what they are learning, but they enjoy the process enough to go along with the requests.
Something else to be mindful about if, like Harri your child is echolalic or echopraxic. To be hyperconscious about use of language and actions to teach. For example when Harri's first therapist starting holding a toy he wanted and waiting for some eye contact before he could have access to it, she pointed to her face. After that for several months he always pointed to his face when making eye contact. This has faded now thankfully and the new service provider does not require eye contact in the same way. The current sticking point is when naming things he says for example, "no that's a bed", instead of simply 'that's a bed'. He does this because a couple of times he was corrected with a 'no, that's a ..' response when he named something incorrectly. Now we are having to teach him to name without the no added. As I say this is just another issue to have awareness of if you are doing the therapy yourself. With Harri, and I reckon most of our kids, habits are easy to create and more challenging to undo if they prove unhelpful.
I know there are heaps of other tips and ideas I have left out and am hoping some of the more experienced parents reading this will add their advice and support here. Feel free to ask any questions. Hope this helps some of you who are starting out on the therapeutic journey with their little ones.


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Blogging: April 09, 2008
by Joel Stewart
Editor's note: Here are the latest entries from Joel Stewart's blog.April 04, 2008 The New Form 9089 DOL has published the New Form 9089 in the Federal Register. I decided to take a look and see what's new, what's changed, what's better, and what, if anything, is worse. However, in this blog entry, I would like to explain that by chance last week's blog was written just as the new Form 9089 was being released by DOL. Specifically, last week I was writing about the OMB Processing Time Statement, which says on the old form that it takes 1 1/4 hours to prepare and file a Form 9089 has been changed from 1 1/4 hours to 2 hours per response. The form is now 17 pages, and the instructions are 23 pages. That's a total of 40 pages. Is two hours sufficient time? Senator Obama has stated that right now one out of every five adults in the United States can not read a simple story to their child, and that during the last twenty years or so, over ten million Americans reached the 12th grade without having learned to read at a basic level, and 34% of Americans have not reached a 4th Grade Reading Level. It seems to me that if the OMB figures represent averages American skills, and not the high or low end, it would take well over the two hour OMB figure for an average American just to read the 40 page form and instructions, not to mention the task of gathering information, preparing and filling form itself. Do you feel otherwise? If so, pease send your opinion to this Blog. My next entry, which I promise to complete this weekend, will cover the changes on the new 9089 Form. | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Sunday, 7 June 2015
So where does Labour go from here?
The UK Labour Party is in a mess. It has just got hammered by the electorate, at a time when many high-ups in the party believed (or professed to believe) that they might be on the verge of returning to power after just one term in opposition. It is a stunning psychological blow, and Labour is still reeling.
All the party's ideas - about community campaigning, about 'uniting the left', about a sophisticated, 'triangulated' and multi-layered policy offer - were wrong. Just wrong. So wrong, in fact, that we need to reach far back in history (as is our job) to remember a time when Labour seemed to be in the same amount of trouble. At the 1931 and 1935 elections, perhaps, in which it was first shattered by defections and reduced to a mere rump, and then recovered only in the reddest of its heartlands. In 1959, perhaps, when all the trendlines of economic and social change appeared to be against it in a conservative (and Conservative) society of affluence and ease. And 1983, when Michael Foot's party (above) was nearly obliterated by a post-Falklands War Margaret Thatcher and left-of-centre defectors to the new Social Democratic Party.
Now on all those occasions, Labour recovered. It dug deep. It retreated to its heartlands. It (eventually) renewed itself under a credible leader and a new programme. It returned to power in 1945, 1964 and 1997. For long periods of time (1964-79, 1997-2010) there has even been talk of Labour as 'the natural party of government'. It can do it again. It can come back. But only if it begins to think about its problems in a historical manner. Not to 'learn from history' - such a trite recommendation would be easily and rightly laughed off, for no new political situation is just like another - but to set its difficulties in context, and try to develop a map or typology of its true problems. What follows are just a few thoughts - an initial list of historical indicators - but they might be instructive.
Realise what a disastrous mess you're in. Labour is now in a mire deeper even than 1959 or 1983, because it has lost control of what it once regarded as its Scottish heartlands. Doubtless in many ways the party deserved that fate, for it had taken Scots for granted for far too long, and ignored all the warning signs that the Scottish National Party was gaining control of Scottish civil society and the Scottish national imagination. But it still came as a shock. And it means that, unlike in 1983, it cannot retreat to its Caledonian fastnesses to lick its wounds. There aren't any - and they don't look like being rebuilt any time soon. That means that the party would have to win 100 seats in England and Wales, almost all of them directly from the Conservatives, to gain even a tiny overall majority. And if they fail next time to win a single seat from the SNP, they have to win Chingford and Woodford Green as well as Filton and Bradley Stoke (majorities: 8,386 and 9,838) on swings of about 10%. It's not going to happen easily, and it probably won't happen soon. And this is all before the Conservatives' planned boundary reforms and granting of the vote to all older ex-pat voters who've been away from the UK for more than 15 years. A Labour victory in 2020 is a very, very, very, very tall order. Have we made that clear enough now?
Pick a leader who chimes with the voters. This is probably the most important element of Labour's renewal. Each of the three leaders who have delivered Labour from the wilderness have sounded and looked liked swing voters in English marginal seats. Clement Attlee, clipped and military and short of any 'unnecessary' words and phrases, all order, parsimony and the cricket results; Harold Wilson, Yorkshire and chip suppers, scientific slide rule, gannex max and all; Tony Blair, full of 'y'knows' and 'I means', drinking-coffee-from-a-mug and Mondeo-driving personification of Middle England. This is not a question of policy. Wilson had come from the Left, Attlee from the centre, Blair from the Right of the party. But very few voters care for policy, and most of them don't listen to them even when they're adduced if your leader hasn't gained you the right to a hearing. Sympathy, efficiency, likeability and credibility are more important. On this basis, out of four not-particularly-inspiring candidates, straight-talking Liz Kendall, born in Watford, and educated at a 'normal' local state school, looks, acts, thinks and sounds most like the type of voter Labour must capture, assuming all the while that Scotland is gone forever and isn't coming back. Yvette Cooper might work, at a push: Andy Burnham won't. It's that simple.
Rebuild from the bottom up. This is what Labour did in the 1930s. It took control of (for instance) the London County Council and made it into a beacon of what tough-minded, responsible socialist administration could do. Build houses. Build new schools and roads and hospitals. Keep the finances tidy. Keep the lights on. You know the sort of thing. Under Herbert Morrison, who later went on to become Home Secretary in the wartime coalition, the LCC was trusted, competent, powerful - and Labour. If only, Labour people must wish, Labour administrations in Cardiff and Edinburgh had been such beacons of what a social democratic politics might be and then become. For one of the key problems in the 2015 General Election was Labour's lack of credibility on the economy. Conservative barbs about the struggles of the devolved National Health Service in Wales also struck home. Running a big city (by - for instance - winning the London mayoralty), as well as holding onto control of the Welsh Assembly and upping Labour's game there, will be central to creating a sense that Labour can be trusted again. Hundreds more elected councillors who can do the hard work of engaging with voters on the ground, day after day and week after week, as well as campaigning in actual elections, won't hurt either.
So that's it then. Realise that you're disliked by most of the electorate. That you have no cultural connection with vast swathes of working people - and that even if you did, you might still go backwards at the next election. Pick a leader who looks and sounds and acts like the voters you want to give you a hearing. And rebuild from the grassroots.
It can be done. Labour have been deep in the wilderness before. Without Scotland, the path becomes much steeper and rockier, but it's possible. There's no sociological explanation about changing views of class, no argument based on rising living standards, no weight of deeply comfortable suburban England that means that the decent, mainstream, conservative-minded, silent majority of the English are incapable of being stirred, roused and awoken by an Attlee, a Wilson or a Blair.
But it's still likely to be a hard, hard road - made no easier by being the only road.
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Not sure that I find Liz Kendall that enticing: See her resurrecting the old tabloid myth that migrant workers are simply coming to this country for benefits. On the Andrew Marr programme she said that she could back a benefits curb on EU migrants, saying removing tax credits available to them is "definitely something we should look at".ReplyDelete
"We do have to deal with the issue of people who come here to work. They must be working and not claiming benefits," she said.
But as you and most of your readers will know, migrants don't claim benefits in the UK. It's something like 2% of the welfare budget. So curbing benefits won't impact immigration. It won't save money.
And if Cameron eventually gets his way, it will mean EU migrants won't be entitled to any support in their first 4 years in the UK, meaning that, if they face misfortune two years in, they will be left to beg and starve on the street. Cruel and short sighted.
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Pune Warriors hammer Kings XI Punjab by seven wickets4 min read . Updated: 11 Apr 2011, 10:33 AM IST
Pune Warriors hammer Kings XI Punjab by seven wickets
Pune Warriors hammer Kings XI Punjab by seven wickets
Mumbai: Debutants Pune Warriors commenced their Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign with a resounding seven-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab at their home venue -- the D. Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai here tonight.
The Pune outfit owned by Sahara and led by World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh dished out a clinical all-round display to surge to a convincing win with 6.5 overs to spare.
They first restricted Kings XI to 112 for eight, after having left the visitors tottering at 45 for six, and then chased the target with a degree off comfort on the bouncy track.
The run-chase was put on course by a 60-run second wicket stand between Jesse Ryder (31 off 17 balls) and Mithun Manhas (35 in 32 balls) after a first-ball dismissal of Graeme Smith.
Then Robin Uthappa (22 not out in 14 balls) and Yuvraj (21 not out in 15 balls) put on an unbroken stand of 45 runs for the fourth wicket to complete the job in style, both clobbering sixes towards the end to entertain the crowd.
The Punjab outfit would meet last year's winners Chennai Super Kings at home in Mohali on April 13 and on the same day Pune Warriors will clash against the other new franchise Kochi Tuskers Kerala here.
Earlier, a double strike each by Pune's opening bowlers Alfonso Thomas and Shrikant Wagh left Punjab staggering at nine for four within the first four overs.
The top four batsmen, including former Australian great Gilchrist, were packed off cheaply by South African Thomas and Wagh and only a late charge by another South African, Ryan McLaren who made a half century, propelled Punjab past the century mark.
All-rounder McLaren made an unbeaten 51 in 43 balls with six fours and a six after coming in at number seven, besides putting on 35 runs in 52 balls with fellow left-hander Piyush Chawla (15), who was the second-highest scorer.
For Pune, 22-year-old Vidarbha left arm seamer Wagh finished with impressive figures of three for 16 while 34-year-old Cape Town-born Thomas picked up two for 27.
Pune started the run-chase on a dismal note by losing opener Smith in the first ball. The South African captain drove Praveen Kumar's first ball straight into the hands of short cover fielder McLaren.
But any hopes of a collapse like Punjab's did not happen as Ryder and Manhas batted in a forthright manner to put on 60 runs for the second wicket in 46 balls to put their side well on way to the victory target.
New Zealander Ryder set the tone for the partnership with a slash and stunning straight drive for four off McLaren while Manhas swung leg spinner Piyush Chawla for a four and then smacked him over extra cover for a six in his first over.
Manhas then slashed McLaren for a four to raise the 50 of the innings in 39 balls before the partnership was broken by Nayar, who had the former caught behind chasing a wide ball.
Ryder left eight runs later when his attempted pull off McLaren ended up behind the wicket to raise some hopes of a Punjab fight-back.
Uthappa was let off by Rimmington at deep extra cover off Nayar, a straight forward catch, five runs later.
Yuvraj too was let off on eight at slip off Nayar at the team score of 82 for three and using these largesse the two hard-hitting batsmen ended the match with their unfinished partnership.
Uthappa struck two sixes and a four while Yuvraj hit one six as they remained unconquered at the end.
Earlier, Kings XI made a poor start by losing both their openers inside the first two overs and then their number three and four batsmen within the space of 21 balls.
First to go was captain Gilchrist. Having played very little competitive cricket between the last IPL and the current one barring a stint with Engish country Middlesex, he feathered a catch to wicket-keeper Robin Uthappa while attempting to pull speedster Thomas off the fourth ball.
His opening partner and countryman Shaun Marsh wast the next to depart, flicking left-arm seamer Shrikant Wagh to Rahul Sharma at fine leg in the second over to leave the team tottering at five for the loss of two wickets.
Worse was to follow when Paul Valthaty was caught at point off Alfonso by Ryder after having cover-driven the 34-year-old South African right-arm bowler for a four and then Dinesh Kartik slashed Wagh straight to Sharma at third man.
The top four Punjab batsmen had been cleaned out by their rival opening bowlers with only nine on board in 21 balls.
There was a brief recovery through Sunny Singh and Abhishek Nayar, who escaped when he was caught off a no ball off Murali Kartik, but the former was hopelessly run out for 12 almost immediately following a bad mix-up with his left-handed partner.
At this stage Punjab were tottering at 36 for five which became 45 for six a little later when Nayar was caught at backward point driving at a wide one from Ryder.
The stand between McLaren, who also struck a huge six over the mid wicket area of compatriot Thomas in the penultimate over, and Chawla helped Punjab from being bowled out as well as cross the 100-run mark.


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Buddypress customization and fix some isues -- 2
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Hi developers, for buddypress and wpgeodirectory plugin we need some customization.
We are using wpml for multilangual we are prepared 2 language turkish and english. all customization should be carefully for wpml.
- To edit profile add new fields: Work history, Education history. should be multiple sections exactly as linkedin.
- Create new sidebar and add inside user profile view (it should be in user profile activity tab)
- Buddypress media: media icon should be in whats new options. but its stay top of text area. should fix this issue.
- Buddypress tabs: create a new tab and show underthis tabs as a subtabs: friends, friend requests, following, followers, invite friends.
- Member types: we created for turkish and english member types. but when user will choose his member type there show all language types. should be there only one language that which user using. but it show 2 language also in one dropdown list. you should fix this issue.
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- Buddypress portfolio plugin: when wpml is active portfolio uploader doesnt work! should fix it.
- WPGEODIRECTORY REWİEWS: if user joined to website via social account. and if this user reviewed in place, that user avatar and name linking to user social media [login to view URL] should do it all user avatar and name linking to his buddypress profile in website.
-- WPGEODIRECTORY SEARCH PLACES: (GLOBAL SEARCH PLUGIN- WPGEODIRECTORY PLUGİN) İn geodirectory plugin page, when try to search it doesnt search in same place.
it sending to Global Search plugin page. (global search should open only when use global search bar)
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As the world's richest countries gather at the G8 Summit and the OECD's annual International Transport Forum the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) is calling on them to immediately adopt the International Energy Agency's (IEA) Technology Roadmap which sees biofuels accounting for over a quarter of the world's transport fuels by 2050.
"Meetings like these are crucial opportunities to address energy security issues that must not be wasted," stated Bliss Baker, spokesperson for the GRFA. "In April the IEA provided a comprehensive roadmap for reducing our crude oil reliance which included the widespread use of biofuels and we must take advantage of this opportunity," added Baker.
Countries throughout the world have witnessed record gasoline prices this past month. Adopting a clear strategy to diversify our fuel options, as proposed by the IEA, will alleviate our crippling reliance on crude oil. In April, two economists at leading U.S. universities found that the presence of ethanol in the U.S. market in 2010 kept gasoline prices $0.89 cents lower per gallon than they otherwise would have been. Even OPEC said in a recent forecast that "energy efficiency policies along with the use of biofuels will put downward pressure on oil consumption worldwide."
The IEA's Technology Roadmap: Biofuels for Transport contained several findings that will improve energy security, reduce CO2 emissions in transport and weaken our reliance on crude oil. Some of the findings included:
• Biofuels providing 27 percent of global transport fuel by 2050 • Avoiding 2.1 gigatonnes of CO2 emissions by displacing gasoline • Achieving these targets without compromising global food security
"The GRFA has long advocated that biofuels are the best way for the world to reduce its reliance on crude oil," stated Baker. "In light of the IEA's findings it is imperative that the G8 and OECD recognize the vital role biofuels can play in solving some of the world's energy security problems," concluded Baker.
The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting biofuel friendly policies internationally. Alliance members represent over 65 percent of the global biofuels production from 44 countries. Through the development of new technologies and best practices, the Alliance members are committed to producing renewable fuels with the smallest possible footprint.


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Tool and Die Maker Apprenticeship
What Does a Toolmaker Do?
Toolmakers analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, gauges, jigs, fixtures (devices that hold metal while it is shaped, stamped or drilled), gauges, and machinist's hand tools. Die makers construct metal forms (dies) to shape metal in stamping and forging operations.
- Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
- Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
- Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.
- Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.
- File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.
- Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
- Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications; make adjustments as necessary.
- Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
- Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
- Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.
What Are the Working Conditions?
Toolmakers usually work in tool rooms. These areas are quieter than the production floor because there are fewer machines in use at one time. They wear protective equipment; such as, safety glasses to shield against bits of flying metal and earplugs to protect against noise. They spend much of the day on their feet and may do moderately heavy lifting.
How is the Training Structured?
- 5 year training program
- 10,400 hours on-the-job training
- 576 hours paid related instruction
- Possible additional hours of unpaid related instruction
What are the Application Requirements?
- Entry requirements vary by employer
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Physically able to perform trade
- Applicants apply directly to participating employers
What Skills Should I Possess?
- Engineering and Technology- Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
- Designs- Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- Mathematics- Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- Mechanical- Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- Production and Processing- Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
- Operation and Control- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Operation Monitoring- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Equipment Selection- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
- Troubleshooting- Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
- Repairing- Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
- Reading Comprehension- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment- Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment. Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
- Problem Recognition - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Manual Dexterity- The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
- Information Ordering- The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Near Vision- The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Deductive/ Inductive Reasoning- The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Visualization- The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
- Arm-Hand Steadiness- The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Additional Resources
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics maintains information on all occupations. For more information on the Toolmaker trade in the United States, visit:
Sources: Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards Position Descriptions,
Apprenticeship in Wisconsin Handbook


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To be honest I wasn't sure if I'd do a Thanksgiving Day post this November.
Oh yes, there is so much for me to be thankful for this year with our safe move, our new house and a wonderful job for my dad. But somehow without people to gather with for dinner, or a church family to call our own, it's been a bit hard for me to thank the Lord right now.
But over this past week I kept encountering things that have a similar message for my heart: Praise and thank the Lord even when you don't feel like it, because He is worthy!
I'm not sure if anyone else feels the same way I do but I wanted to share some of the things that have been encouraging my heart lately.
Gorgeous November wallpapers like these posted at Faith Hope and Cherrytea. I've greatly enjoyed using these on my laptop over the past few weeks!
These verses have been a big encouragement and perfect for meditating on throughout the day:
"Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation." - Psalm 111:1
"Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name." - Psalm 100:4
"Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise." - Psalm 98:4
There's been a few hymns that have really been encouraging lately:
We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing;
He chastens and hastens His will to make known.
The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing.
Sing praises to His Name; He forgets not His own.
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
Count your blessings, see what God hath done!
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
This article from Young Ladies Christian Fellowship (YLCF):
"I think when faced with celebrating a holiday in a way that doesn't fit our expectations, we need to go back to the essence of the holiday. What are we really celebrating? Why do we have this day?" - from When Holidays Don't Follow The Recipe by Trina Holden at YLCF
And lastly for a bit of fun, this hilarious retelling of the First Thanksgiving Day story from Kid Snippets:
Their description of England totally cracks me up. "You dance with balls?"
"Plastic hasn't even been invented yet!"
"What about corn!?!?!?" hahaha :)
I pray that all of you dear friends and readers have a very Happy Thanksgiving full of reminders of just how much you have been blessed by God. May His praises be on your lips and His joy in your hearts.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!


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Friday, December 19, 2014
Schapelle Corby - Why does New Matilda censor any further mention of Government whistleblower Allan Kessing? Kim Bax's polite question deleted, then she was banned from making further comments . . .. .
Click on the image above to read Kim Bax's polite comments, now deleted from this recent New Maltida Facebook thread - and below are those words (in blue), with the clickable links . . .
Whistleblower follow-up from New Matilda? I sincerely hope so, considering NM has been completely silent on the appalling case of Allan Kessing since NM last wrote about him in 2008: https://newmatilda.com/2008/05/12/kessing-holding-pattern and that's despite Kessing's shocking new revelations on a high profile case, here
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Dear Parent
Let me welcome you to 'Queens British Grammar School', an international school, which opened in September 2016.
My aim is to make this school the best and the most successful school in this region. It will be a relatively small school, dedicated to delivering an exceptional learning experience for children, in a pleasant, supportive, yet disciplined environment that is focused on making each child's time at the school a happy one.
Although a happy school life is one aspect of motivating children to succeed, we will also encourage them to strive for targets and goals that they may have once thought were beyond them, and in doing so, we will enable pupils to develop to the peak of their own true potential.
Our choice of a school name is no accident; the name 'QUEENS' represents our approach to teaching and the support and encouragement we will provide to pupils.
Q - Quality in the provision of facilities, materials, and activities.
U - Understanding of the needs of pupils, as a group and as an individual.
E - Exceptional teachers with a proven background of success.
E - Enjoyable - Making education and learning an enjoyable experience for pupils.
Time spent at school should be a positive and pleasant time for children.
N - Nurturing - Creating a nurturing environment; looking at the development of the 'whole' child, academically, emotionally and physically.
S - Striving – To help pupils to recognise that success and true potential is rarely achieved without effort and striving for it.
In our first few years, the school will not provide 'A' level classes, but we will do so in the future. Our initial focus is to enable pupils to achieve good results at IGCSE, which will provide a stable foundation for further education, with the long term goal of gaining entry to a British university, or other reputable centre of higher education.
If you are new to the area, or you are unhappy with the education that your child is receiving at their present school, please contact our administration and they will arrange for you to come and visit us at our school in the centre of Estepona. I will be happy to show around the facilities and explain how we will be providing the best education for your child.
Kind regards
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I rarely get a chance these days to dress up as I've recently become somewhat of hermit and don't go out. Well that's not strictly true as last weekend I was invited to a sporting organisation awards ceremony, so me and my handsome man popped on our gladrags and went to the awards.
The dress I wore was by Kate Fearnley from the fashion finders playground aka Little Black Dress
What do you wear to such an event being surrounded by Olympic atheletes? I decided I wanted something classic in design but eye catching, so I knew as soon as I laid eyes on this Kate Fearnley Blue Gracy Dress that it was perfect.
I felt really pretty in this dress, which I know sounds odd but I personally rarely feel pretty when I'm out… so it was a wonderful feeling. The dress shape is ideal to nip in at the waist with the netted underskirt giving it that umph!
As the blue of the laced number was so statement I kept my accessories quite simple with a texture black clutch from Next and my allSaints suede heels. The dress exposes the back but has a delicate bow at the top near the neck making it dainty but stylish, which I believe makes it ideal for the upcoming Christmas parties and social gathering. You can get this dress from Little Black Dress for £139.50 as it's now gone into the sale!
It was a wonderful night and one where I was so pleased I felt good on my mans arms! What do you think of the look? Would you have styled it the same way?


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Spring is in the air and the country's 391 National Park Service sites are perfect places to get out and experience the beauty of the season. President Bush has proclaimed April 19 through 27 as National Park Week and encourages everyone to enjoy the natural wonders and inspirational history found in parks across the country.
The theme of this year's National Park Week is "Kids in Parks." About 200 parks will commemorate the 2nd annual Junior Ranger Day on April 26 with plenty of fun-filled activities and special events. A complete list of National Park Week and Junior Ranger Day activities is available at https://www.nps.gov/npweek.
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area will celebrate the 2nd Annual National Junior Ranger Day on Saturday April 26, 2008. This special day will celebrate Junior Rangers and provide the opportunity for children and their families to explore and learn about Whiskeytown while having fun. Programs will focus on wildlife, fire, plants and history. On Saturday April 26, from 11am to 3pm National Park Rangers with help from California State Park Rangers will lead Junior Ranger programs every half hour at the Crystal Creek Falls Trailhead to Crystal Creek Falls. Upon the completion of the program each child will receive a special Junior Ranger Day bag.
"Junior Ranger day is the perfect ending to the celebration Whiskeytown's Waterfall Week, where visitors are encouraged to hike the falls," said Superintendent Jim Milestone. "These programs are just one of the many ways that Whiskeytown is encouraging kids and their families to get out into the parks and have fun while appreciating our National Park sites.
Directions to Crystal Creek Falls
Take 299 west and drive about 9 miles west from the Visitor Center. Turn onto Crystal Creek Road and follow for 2 miles until you see the rock quarry area on your left. Turn left into the quarry and follow the dirt road. Park your vehicle at the locked gate and look for the Junior Ranger booth. For more information please call Chief of Interpretation Steve Thede at 530 242-3450 or Fire Education Specialist Carol Jandrall at 530 242-3438.


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