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A pair of shoes
A round of booze
Pretty eyes
Thinner thighs
A dress on sale
Gift in the mail
Stuff to clean the house
A dressy blouse
Supplies for school
A nice fake jewel
Permanent curls
Three little girls
Wait… what's that you say? Three little girls? No, no way.
Yes, in Northern Thailand a man can go to a brothel and for $50 he can buy three little girls for 24 hours. He can take them anywhere he wants and do anything he wants with them.
This problem has come to the United States… and we need to STOP it! Will you help? Run, walk or donate to the Run Against Trafficking 5K on October 3, 2015 to support those that are helping to STOP the trafficking of children. To sponsor a Survivor with $30, buy a STOP Trafficking sign for $100 or give any amount CLICK HERE.
Thank you!
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The R.A.T. Race to Fight Sex Trafficking Is Launched by Volunteers
Phoenix, Arizona – Sex trafficking is modern-day slavery, which, according to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act defines as recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purposes of a commercial sex act, in which the commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such an act has not attained 18 years of age.
The vast majority of the girls being trafficked in America are U.S. citizens. Traffickers generate billions of dollars while millions of our daughters, their families and others drawn into trafficking are victimized. The R.A.T. Race AZ is dedicated to raising awareness and uniting the community in the battle to end this horror.
The Run Against Trafficking (R.A.T.) Race is being organized by volunteers with a passion to stop sex trafficking in Arizona. Determined to raise awareness, they are inviting volunteers to learn how to join the fight. They are modern-day abolitionists, inspired by men like the English politician William Wilberforce, who became the voice of the abolition movement in Parliament in the late 1700s and who was completely committed to the conviction that together we can accomplish more than we can alone.
WHAT: The Run Against Trafficking (R.A.T.) Race is the first community-wide event established to unite all the organizations working to help the victims of trafficking, community leaders and the general public.
WHO: The race committee welcomes all individuals, organizations and the public to come together and support this effort. Non-profit organizations are encouraged to apply to be partner teams of the First Annual R.A.T. Race.
HOW IT CAME ABOUT: After six months in Myanmar and Thailand, Brenda Gifford came home determined to make a difference. She organized the R.A.T. Race and was all-in when it came to advocating programs that assist victims of trafficking both here in Arizona and in Southeast
Asia. As she worked on the R.A.T. Race, she was shocked to learn the seriousness of the situation in Arizona. Rep. Doug Coleman invited her to attend the Governor's Task Force on Human Trafficking and from that day forward the effort refocused on Arizona and the immediate need to raise public awareness of the enormous and little-discussed problem here.
Brenda went to work with friends and fellow volunteers to create a 5K run/walk/roll/push-a- stroller/push-a-wheelchair event that anyone and everyone could be a part of. With a deep conviction that together we can do so much more than we can alone (and the notion that the larger the number of participants, the greater the impact on community awareness), she is a woman on a mission to build an army of volunteers committed to changing how we think about this issue.
WHEN: Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 9 AM, exactly 100 days before the Super Bowl in Arizona. WHERE: Reach 11 Sports Complex, North Phoenix
Address: 2425 E Deer Valley Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85050
MORE DETAILS: Entry fee is $30 per person, it includes an event t-shirt and access to all race day vendors. Sign up to be a team captain and recruit walkers from your company, church or friends. Sign up your non-profit to raise funds through the R.A.T. Race. Become a sponsor, with packages ranging from $25,000 to $1,000.
OTHER WAYS TO HELP: Invite us to speak at your next gathering; provide flyers to pass out or sell $100 "STOP Trafficking" signs to be placed along the course on race day.
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The country director Ricardo Balmir has worked and lived in the Delmas 33 neighborhood for the past 10 years. An avid futbol player himself, Ricardo is responsible for supervising staff and program, meeting with civic and school and community leaders, and educating the public about HotFutbol.
HotFutbol Team
The HotFutbol Staff includes coaches, administrative assistants, English teacher, physiotherapist, maintenance workers, cook, and gardener. They give their best for the children and help the community to prosper.
Board of Directors
Board President John Evans W. Stockbridge, MA
Treasurer Marianne Young Great Barrington, MA
Clerk Mark Pesner Ottawa, Canada
Elena Anastas Evans W. Stockbridge, MA
Kristen La Hatte Port au Prince, Haiti
Ed Furtek Falmouth, MA
Jessica Dawson O'Brien Wilmette, IL

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I have tried just about everything with my three year old as far as potty training goes... I've been working with him since he was 18 months old! I'm once again trying the chart method... we'll see how it goes this time! Here's the chart that he was most excited to use!
The only thing he seems to have a problem with is peeing in the potty... so I'm giving him a sticker every time he pees in the potty and keeps his underwear dry. Hopefully this will help with having less accidents because the amount of laundry I've been doing just for this kid has gotten ridiculous!!!!


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Concrete. Steel. Glass. Shine. Rust. Decay.
Our urban surrounding fascinates me and draws my attention endlessly.
The ever-growing city is mixing proud shiny towers with worn aged buildings.
In this blend of shapes and textures we live, work and interact.
The city affects us and we affect it in an on-going circle of symbiosis.
My work reflects my visions and envisions of our urban surroundings- glamour and sad, shiny and rusty.
I am fascinated by the textures and rhythms hidden in the buildings people build. The same people who live in the city surrounded by their urban creations.
I truly appreciate your time and attention visiting my gallery.
I hope you enjoy my work and my expressions.
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The Zika virus has quickly gained Ebola-level notoriety as it has spread through the Western Hemisphere in recent months. Researchers in Brazil, where it was first detected in May, have linked infections in pregnant women to a condition known as microcephaly: infants born with undersize heads.
Where birth defects are concerned, however, the Zika virus is far from unique. A number of other viruses, such as rubella and cytomegalovirus, pose a serious risk during pregnancy. Researchers have uncovered some important clues about how those pathogens injure fetuses — findings that are now helping to guide research into the potential link between Zika and microcephaly.
"I think we'll discover a lot of parallels," said Dr. Mark R. Schleiss, the director of pediatric infectious diseases and immunology at the University of Minnesota Medical School.
The risk that viruses pose during pregnancy came to light in the mid-1900s, when outbreaks of rubella, or German measles, led to waves of birth defects, including microcephaly, cataracts and deformed hearts and livers.
The number of infants affected was staggering. In an epidemic in Philadelphia in 1965, 1 percent of all babies were born with congenital rubella syndrome, which can also cause deafness, developmental disability, low birth weight and seizures.
Because of vaccinations, such devastation is now rare in the United States and a number of other countries. "I'm 52, and I've seen one case of congenital rubella syndrome," said Dr. David W. Kimberlin, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
But the virus is still a grave threat in developing countries. Worldwide, more than 100,000 children are born each year with congenital rubella syndrome.
Other viruses have also been identified as causing birth defects. Cytomegalovirus, for example, contributes to at least 5,000 birth defects each year in the United States alone.
Doctors do not systematically screen for cytomegalovirus and other well-known viral threats, and it can be difficult to pin down the link to birth defects. Unless the viruses strike in sudden outbreaks, their effects can be hard to tease out from other causes of birth defects.
As a result, the true scale of virus-caused birth defects remains unknown.
"I don't think we have a good estimate of the number that are due to congenital infections," said Peggy Honein, an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Understanding how certain viruses infect fetuses has been a major challenge for scientists. Cytomegalovirus infects only humans: To study the disease in, say, guinea pigs, researchers have had to use a species of cytomegalovirus that infects only guinea pigs.
Recently, however, scientists have figured out how to grow human cytomegalovirus in human cell cultures. These studies have helped to show that when a pregnant woman is infected by the virus, it does not immediately strike the fetus.
Lenore Pereira, a virologist at the University of California, San Francisco, and other researchers have documented a long series of steps that the virus must take to complete this journey. "This can take weeks," she said.
Cytomegalvirus first infects the wall of the uterus. Then it moves to the placenta — but the virus attacks only certain types of placental cells.
From the placenta, the virus can travel into the amniotic sac, and then to the fetus itself.
If cytomegalovirus reaches the fetus early in development, the infection can cause serious harm, especially to the brain. The fetus's immune system has barely developed at that point, while the brain is already growing rapidly.
Once cytomegalovirus enters the fetal brain, it waits for a few days. Only after the brain has begun to mature do the viruses start multiplying inside stem cells that will later give rise to neurons.
Short Answers to Hard Questions About Zika Virus
Why scientists are worried about the growing epidemic and its effects on pregnant women, and how to avoid the infection.
The process seems suspiciously well timed to some researchers. "It might be a strategy not to kill the host," said Dr. Dana G. Wolf, the director of the Clinical Virology Unit at Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem.
In Brazil, scientists are comparing the brain damage in babies perhaps caused by the Zika virus with what is known of the effects of cytomegalovirus and rubella. "Some findings in our patients are strikingly different," said Lavinia Schuler-Faccini of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.
Zika virus appears to cause more widespread damage in the brain, Dr. Schuler-Faccini said. She has observed that the surface of some of the microcephalic brains is unusually smooth — a symptom not seen in infections of rubella or cytomegalovirus.
She hypothesized that the virus infected fetuses very early in development, creating a bigger disruption to cells as they give rise to the brain.
Dr. Gil G. Mor, the director of reproductive sciences at Yale University School of Medicine, said that scientists should not rule out the possibility that the Zika virus caused damage without ever infecting fetuses.
He and his colleagues have found evidence for such indirect damage by infecting pregnant mice with herpeslike viruses. The viruses never got past the placenta to infect the fetus — yet somehow the mothers gave birth to pups with brain deformities.
When certain viruses attack the placenta, Dr. Mor said, they may spark a powerful immune response from the mother. Inflammation-triggering molecules spread from the infection, and some may end up in the fetus. Its tissues may then swell and become damaged, and may even die off.
Dr. Mor said he suspected that the brains of fetuses could be especially vulnerable to this kind of bystander damage early in development. "Whatever comes from Mom goes to the brain, good or bad," he said.
As a result, Dr. Mor added, researchers looking for proof that Zika viruses cause birth defects should not limit their search to viruses in children with deformities. "You may look and not find it," he said.
Koen Van Rompay, a virologist at the University of California, Davis, is also looking for Zika virus — but not in humans. Instead, he and his colleagues are preparing to infect pregnant monkeys to see how their offspring are affected.
If they discover birth defects, they will investigate whether the virus is directly invading the fetuses or causing a harmful immune response in the mother.
"Let's be on the safe side and keep both sides open," Dr. Van Rompay said.
The lessons that scientists have gained from viruses like rubella and cytomegalovirus could also point to potential treatments.
"If we understand how the virus infects cells, we can come up with ways to suppress it," Dr. Pereira said. Studies of cytomegalovirus, for example, suggest that it may be possible to block birth defects by injecting a mother with antibodies before the virus reaches the fetus.
Dr. Mor said that the attention now focused on the Zika virus may make scientists appreciate just how much viruses could affect fetal health.
Along with deformities that are present at birth, these infections can also have effects on children that emerge later. Children as old as 8, for example, can go deaf from cytomegalovirus infections their mothers had during pregnancy.
The effects of a mother's response to viruses may also be of enormous importance, but right now, scientists understand them much less. Some studies have hinted that viral infection during fetal development can raise a child's risk of developing autism or schizophrenia. It will take many years, and much more evidence, to evaluate those links.
"We cannot ignore infections during pregnancies," Dr. Mor said. "This is more than Zika."


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Dear all, could you please point me to software / technologies helpful when looking for a standalone XForms data model implementation ? Since UI does not matter in this case the sought solution would just provide for dynamic persistent data storage supporting: - literal and computed values (like xforms:bind/@calculate) - constraint expressions on values (like xforms:bind/@constraint) - data selection via a path/query langauge (XPath or e.g. TreeHugger for RDF) - data model based on a XML info set (or RDF triple or quad model) I had a look at active databases, which would require to define the dependency graph explicitly using the underlying simple Event- Condition-Action pattern. The proposal of an "standards-based virtual machine" by Mark Birbeck seems to share the notion of a dynamic data model (based on DOM), but it apparently did not get implemented yet. Any hints are appreciated, thank you! Jaro -- Jaroslav Pullmann Web Compliance Center - Fraunhofer FIT Schloss Birlinghoven, D-53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany Phone: +49-2241-142623 Fax: +49-2241-142065Received on Tuesday, 21 April 2009 09:25:21 UTC
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A Colourful Christmas
We are sure that now homeowners are becoming brave with colour in their homes that there will be some colourful Christmas decorating happening around the globe.
So how do you go about adding some colour to your Christmas? You can be subtle or bold as long as it makes you feel happy, after all that's what the festive season is all about! It could be your tree decorations, your gift wrapping or your table setting, anything goes. We have collected some beautiful colourful Christmas images that make us smile, hope you like them too!


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I'm Miz Shawna, Shawna Whitlock, an LA-based fitness/dance instructor with a mission to help my clients transform their bodies with strength training and aerobic cardio, all while experiencing Joy and Fun. Who says transformation has to be so serious? I want to bring my clients back to the fundamentals of dance to connect them with their inner child. Experience doesn't matter, but excitement does. The tone of this class is playful and positive, yet intense and effective.
More About Me: I'm a native Southern Californian, but it was during my childhood years in El Paso, Texas where I first fell in love with dance. At first self taught, then officially enrolled in classes at 13, I looked to dance to find both solace and inner confidence. I was a Dancer and Character Performer at Walt Disney World, FL where I learned and discovered my gift of creating magical moments through performance and being me. After moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy, I began sharing my passion when I started teaching children's dance classes at Creation Station Studio City in 2006—where my pseudonym Miz Shawna made her first appearance—and then moved into the fitness realm as a teacher at the original Pop Physique barre studio in Silver Lake. During my 7 years there, I learned tremendous lessons about the body and its complexities and not only became one of the most popular master instructors, but also a trainer for new teachers.


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Shun the Sun Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, raises money to build shade structures and educate the community on skin cancer awareness and prevention.
The Queen Creek 5 is the ONLY official race in the town of Queen Creek! We work with the QC Spring Festival to bring four amazing races and fun for the whole family.
The more success we get with our Queen Creek races, the greater opportunity we will have to hold more races in Queen Creek. Help us spread the word about staying healthy and fighting against skin cancer!
Yvette Rangel, Race Director
Hello and welcome to the Queen Creek 5 Races! I am so excited to be a part of bringing this racing event to the Valley! I have run over 100 races from marathons to ultras to 10 and 5ks in the U.S. and abroad. Running has brought so many positive things to my life: clarity, balance, self-confidence, travel, getting to see parts of a city/country I wouldn't see otherwise, and meeting people from around the world to name a few.
My goal is to take all my experience running and make this an awesome race that will bring you that same positive feeling! Come out, run, walk, cheer or volunteer, all for a great cause - skin cancer prevention! Partnering with the Queen Creek Spring Festival makes this an even greater event. And remember, "No matter how bad you feel, you never feel worse after running!"
Dr. Gregory S. Allen, Founder of Shun the Sun
Dr. Allen knew from a very young age he wanted to be a doctor. After dedicating two years to go on an LDS mission, and short stint to play college football, Dr. Allen reconnected with his calling to practice medicine.
After several years of working with Deseret Family Medicine, Dr. Allen decided to open his own family practice, and Allen Family Medicine was opened for business in April 2012. Allen Family Medicine is a successful comprehensive care facility located in Mesa, Arizona. Dr. Allen's primary focus is to effectively communicate with his patients to provide exceptional care. He is dedicated to saving lives and encouraging wellness
Dr Allen is also the founder of Shun the Sun Skin Cancer Foundation a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. His passion is to educate children and families on proper sun protection and skin cancer awareness.
He is also the Medical Director of Deseret Aesthetic & Lifestyle Institute which is a full-service medical spa facility adjacent to Allen Family Medicine.
Dr. Allen has a beautiful wife, Tera, and five children who also share in his passion for the Shun The Sun Foundation.
We couldn't put on these great races without the help and support of these fantastic sponsors!
Interested in becoming a sponsor? Contact us!
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I had a busy few weeks that culminated in three long articles dropping this week:
- You can see my first appearance in the Atlantic, where I filed a story about a Web site that's freezing new submissions and archiving itself both digitally and as microscopic printing on nickel plates that could last 10,000 years.
- At Meh, the site that offers a daily bargain, I've started writing a monthly column about anything interesting. The first installment is in two parts, in which I track the oldest historical account of someone using ALL CAPS and referring to it as shouting or yelling.
- At Six Colors, I examine a new beta program at Medium that allows publications that post there to offer paid memberships. Medium is trying something new, interesting, and powerful, and I like the attempt.
- Finally, at Macworld, I wrote about the issues in backing crowdfunding projects that are built around manufactured goods. My conclusion? Back things you love, but backing products — especially campaigns that have raised huge amounts of money — risks never seeing the thing you want or getting something that's substandard.


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Things to Remember During the Life of Your Dog
By: Renee Premaza Obedience Trainer and Certified Behavior Consultant
Your dog is a dog – not a human child in a furry suit!
1.Your dog has the same emotions that humans have – he just reacts to them very differently.
2.Unless you teach your dog what behaviors YOU want him to use, he will not know that ANY of his behaviors are wrong.
3.Dogs do ONLY those behaviors that work for them! If peeing on your carpet provides an absorbent surface, he will pee on your carpet UNTIL you motivate him to pee outside.
4.If you put newspaper or wee-wee pads on the floor, you will teach your dog to pee on the floor!
5.If you show aggressive behavior toward your dog, he may decide to show aggression toward you. He will want to defend himself!
6.Dogs do not feel guilty about ANYTHING they do. If your dog seems like he looks guilty, he is only trying to calm you down. He will cower and put his tail between his legs in an effort to look smaller – so you won't notice him.
7.You will NEVER be able to train your dog not to do the behaviors he is genetically programmed to do for his breed. You can, however, train him to do alternative or incompatible behaviors.
8.Barking is a self-reinforcing behavior. If your dog is allowed to bark for long periods of time, it will be difficult to stop him. If you holler at him for barking, he will think you are also barking!
9.If you notice that an inappropriate behavior is increasing, try to establish what is "feeding" (reinforcing) that behavior.
10.When a behavior is rewarded (either by you or by the environment), that behavior will generally increase.
11.When the reward is removed from an attention-seeking behavior, the behavior will extinguish. But it might get worse before it gets better (known as an EXTINCTION BURST).
12.It is near impossible to extinguish fears, phobias and aggression. However, you can desensitize and countercondition the dog to help him change his emotional state.
13.When extinguishing an attention seeking behavior (i.e., jumping, barking, stealing), ignore the dog. If someone comes along and shows your dog attention, the behavior will come back (called SPONTANEOUS RECOVERY).
14.If you want to make a behavior stronger, put the dog on a random reinforcement schedule instead of a continuous reinforcement schedule. If you see a particular behavior increasing, it is probably because the dog is getting reinforced for it "sometimes" and sometimes he is not!
15.Most aggression is fear-based. Most fears are due to lack of socialization before puppy is 12 weeks old.
16.Aggression is NOT curable. An aggressive dog can be rehabilitated and managed to lower the dog's stress levels and raise his bite threshold. If your dog is aggressive, REMOVE ALL TRIGGERS THAT CAUSE HIS AGGRESSION!
17.More dogs die of behavior problems vs. diseases and disorders.
18.Lack of exercise is responsible for the occurrence of most behavior problems. A tired dog is a good dog!
19.During adolescence, which begins around 5 months, a dog will try out all sorts of behaviors to see which ones work and which ones don't. Train your dog so that he learns appropriate behaviors work for him vs. doggy behaviors.
20.Most spoiled dogs are not happy dogs. Dogs look for leadership. If they don't see YOU as being a good leader, it behooves the dog to take on that responsibility himself. This makes many dogs feel stressed and anxious, causing behavioral problems to occur.
21.Teach your dog that you are in charge of all of his valuable resources in his life. Teach him he must do SOMETHING (i.e., sit, lie down, do a trick, etc.) before he gets anything that he wants.
22.If a dog doesn't recognize YOU as having good leadership skills, it is instinctive for your dog to become the leader in your home. Many little dogs, for example, are permitted to "rule the roost" because we tend to spoil them so much. Dogs who are "given" this responsibility become stressed and anxious. Sometimes, having all this responsibility creates aggressive dogs.
23.There are 4 ingredients in the making of an aggressive dog. They are: stress, anxiety, anger and frustration. Any one of these ingredients can cause a dog to show aggression.
24.If you treat your dog like a human, he will treat you like a dog.


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In the second week of this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to visit Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius and Seychelles. This is another version of his South Asian neighbourhood diplomacy, only the neighbours here are long neglected oceanic ones. Modi will be the first Indian PM to visit Sri Lanka in 28 years, and first to visit Seychelles since Indira Gandhi, the last prime ministerial visit to Mauritius was in 2005 and to Maldives in 2011.
Concern mounted in India in 2007 when Chinese President Hu Jintao rounded off his eight-nation trip to Africa with a stop at Seychelles. Last year, they reached a crescendo with the berthing of Chinese submarines in Colombo, and the visits of President Xi Jinping to Sri Lanka and Maldives, as part of his South Asian tour that brought him to India.
China is using economic, military and diplomatic tools to gain influence over coastal states and small islands in the IOR and is using its investments and aid to consolidate its strategic positions. In addition, there is the reality of China's steadily growing influence in the littoral through military and economic ties with our immediate neighbours, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
Just how intense the competition is, became evident last month when Male's main water desalination plant collapsed. Just a day after India sent five aircraft and two ships on an emergency mission to aid Maldives to overcome its water crisis, China pointedly sent a military vessel carrying 960 ton of fresh water and donated $500,000 for the repairs of the plant. Maldives is a particular area of concern to India since it was the object of back to back visits by Chinese President Xi Jinping in September and Defence Minister Chang Wanquan in November 2014. There have been persistent reports about China's desire to construct a naval facility in the archipelago.
Chinese trade in the IOR has steadily grown in recent years. Beijing has important ties with resource-rich nations of East Africa and the Persian Gulf. It has a major role in the Gwadar port in Pakistan, at the mouth of the strategic Persian Gulf. Last November, China gave a call for the creation of a maritime silk route to enhance connectivity and trade among the Asian nations, and it has now operationalised a $40 billion fund to assist in the building of port and infrastructure in relation to it.
India can hardly object to the growth of Chinese trade and commerce in the IOR and its efforts to enhance connectivity. Indeed, it is not difficult to see why regional countries welcome Chinese interest and investment. But this has been accompanied by a significant stepping up of military activity as well. Last year, the PLA Navy carried out a special exercise on breaching the Lombok Strait that leads into the IOR from the Java Sea. It also sent a nuclear propelled submarine on a patrol across the Indian Ocean, ostensibly on an anti-piracy mission. Indeed, China's robust participation in the anti-piracy task force off Somalia have given it a great opportunity to maintain a presence in IOR and familiarise itself with the region. But what has gotten New Delhi's goat were the visits made by two Chinese conventional submarines to Colombo harbour. One of them, was clearly timed to coincide with the visit on September 7, 2014, of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, an important Indian ally, to Sri Lanka.
Geography and culture favour India in the IOR. The Indian peninsula juts out into the ocean and gives us unparalleled location astride important sea lanes. The Indian diaspora is scattered across the region from South Africa to Myanmar and the Persian Gulf. The Andaman & Nicobar Islands sit at the head of the Malacca Straits through which 30 per cent of the world trade passes which includes 50 per cent of oil being shipped. For this reason, China has been exploring the alternate routes via Lombok and Sunda Straits, as well as developing over-land pipelines to connect via Kyaukphyu (Sittwe) in Myanmar and Gwadar in Pakistan. There is an even grandiose talk of cutting a canal across the Isthmus of Kra.
The Indian Navy's Maritime Doctrine describes its "primary areas of interest" to include our territorial waters and the exclusive economic zone out to 200 nautical miles, the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and their "littoral reaches", the choke points at Malacca, Sunda, Lombok, Hormuz, Bab el Mandeb, and the Cape of Good Hope. The southern IOR, Red Sea and its littoral, South China Sea and the West Pacific are areas of secondary interest.
The long-term goal of the IN is to exercise sea control and have the ability of power projects ashore in its region of primary interest. But India's present challenge is to step up its game to maintain its presence in the region in the face of stiff Chinese competition. It has developed relations through naval diplomacy, which includes the transfer of patrol craft and reconnaissance aircraft and helicopters. Now it needs to consolidate these through enhanced trade and investment aimed at integrating the region into India's economic sphere.
New Delhi cannot match Beijing in terms of resources, but what it does have is location, a great deal of goodwill and also friendly allies, especially the IOR's hegemon-the US. Even so, India needs to up the ante by finding money to put into strategic investments and projects across the IOR-whether it is Myanmar, Iran, Sri Lanka or Mauritius. The way to do it is not governmental schemes which are all running late, but to draw strength from India's entrepreneurial class and the private sector.
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Set in the Carolinas, Karen Jerabek's books are the stories your girlfriends would tell you after a couple glasses of wine on a girls' night out.
Karen's short stories are perfect for your lunch break, lounging at the pool or even a lazy Sunday afternoon! All you need is 30 minutes and $1. Enjoy!
Newly Released: Change of Plans
Change of Plans is written for anyone who's ever wondered if they should open themselves up again after a heartache. You'll meet Allie, a young woman who's been down in the dumps since her last relationship fell apart. She's been cocooning for the past few months but is starting to feel like she's ready to come out of her shell when she meets both a hot bartender and a clumsy yet sweet guy in the same night. Is she ready to start a new relationship or would an exciting fling be more of what she's looking for? Or maybe, she's not ready at all and will walk away from both men. Luckily, she has her best friend, Vanessa to support her as she navigates getting back into the dating world. No matter what Allie chooses, one thing is certain, having a change of plans will send her life in a completely new direction.
Approx. 8700 words, 45 pages – perfect for a quick read anywhere you have a free 30 minutes. Written as a first person narrative, set in Wilmington, NC.
Love Leaps
Love Leaps is a short story for anyone who's ever wondered whether they should take a leap of faith on love. Emma thought she'd be the next of her friends to get engaged but when her boyfriend, Gray, says he needs some space, she has no idea where this leaves their relationship. As she struggles to deal with her emotions, in walks Sam, a man from her past who's ready to declare his love for her. Luckily, she has her best friend, Jessica, to help keep her head on straight and to remind her to keep her clothes on too! Should she wait for her boyfriend to come back to her or should she revisit love with an old flame? No matter which man she chooses, Emma knows one thing, love leaps.
Approx. 8,000 words, 40 pages – perfect for a quick read anywhere you have a free 30 minutes. Written as a first person narrative, set in Raleigh, NC.
Tuned In to Love
An Amazon Kindle's Best Seller
Tuned In to Love is a short story for anyone who's ever questioned whether they should trust their gut. You'll meet Bree, a smart, confident real estate agent living in Raleigh, NC. She has a great career, great house, great best friend and is totally unconcerned about the state of her love life. Well, that is, until she meets Billy, a scruffy musician who whisks Bree off on a midnight drive that's sure to shake up her life and leave her wondering whether to trust her head or her heart.
Approx. 7500 words, 38 pages – perfect for a quick read at the beach, pool or even your lunch break. Tuned In to Love reached #5 on Amazon Kindle's Best Sellers List.
Available at Amazon, BN, iTunes, Smashwords and other online book stores.
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The Co-op has donated a new freezer to Barr Village Stores, a not-for-profit community shop, after its own freezer broke down earlier this year.
Local Co-op members stepped in with the donation after the store's team of volunteer employees launched a fundraising campaign to replace the broken refrigeration equipment.
Village store manager, Judy Brzezinka, said: "As a not-for-profit organisation we rely on the generosity of the local community to keep the store open. We are very grateful to the Co-op for its kind donation which means that we can continue to sell frozen goods to people in the village who rely on the store for their everyday essentials."
Tom Copeland, Co-op engagement advisor, commented: "The Co-op is a community retailer that is passionate about supporting local causes, so we were only too happy to donate a new freezer to Barr Village Stores. The store is a shining example of what can be achieved when communities come together to support each other and we hope that the new equipment provides a real boost to business."
Pictured (left to right): Michelle Martin, volunteer, Irene Leitch, Girvan's Co op customer team member, Judy Brzezinka, shop manager, and Joan Smith, Girvan's Co-op team manager.


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Motorcycle Trip 101..From Your Riding Gear To Everything In Your Travel Bag
Traveling gypset moto babes...we have already discussed some in's and out's of your must have essentials for your long distance rides when it comes to packing. Incase you missed it grab it here. There are some amazing tips and tricks there to help you maximize every single space you have. And you are going to need it loves! Now I am here to help you with your riding gear and everything you may want to carry along in detail. Lucky you! (The two posts share some of the same info but don't want you to miss a thing )
First things first ladies! You must be safe so you must have the appropriate gear. Should you come down, you want to be as protected as possible. And you really want to be comfortable and not have anything flapping in the wind. You also want to be prepared for any climates that you encounter. On a trip to Colorado once we experienced all 4 seasons up the mountain. It was the coolest craziest thing. My riding gear made a huge difference for me in how much I loved my ride. Invest in the good stuff ! It makes a huge difference. TRUST ME on this. I hated some previous rides because I failed to have the appropriate gear. I also wasted a ton of money on stuff I thought I wanted and needed and tried to cut corners. Fashion is a huge part of my life and I feel like I finally found a way to be protected and fashionable at the same time!
I have tried so many jackets trying to save money and am so happy I finally invested in the BMW GS Dry Jacket. It's waterproof and has so many pockets for storage. It also has vents should you get hot where the air can get in and I love the stylish fit cinching at the waist so you feel and look feminine and sexy. And feeling feminine and sexy makes all the difference in the world for me on a long ride. This jacket is worth EVERY penny. It will be the only one you will have to buy too.
Pants were tough for me because I have a smaller waist and LOTS of junk in the trunk. The Kevlar protective leggings have been amazing. They look great and are comfortable. They have a higher waist and you can easily take the kneepads out of them and you have a great legging just to wear around town. (They run small so you will want to go up 2 sizes. Do your measurements and use their size chart) Only downfall is they are balling up in all honesty and I am hoping there will be a future solution for that. But I love these leggings!!!
You must have a helmet and the Shoei RF 1200 is my favorite. It provides good ventilation and is the quietest helmet out there. It's also incredibly comfortable and stylish as it comes in many colors. I love the silver.
Rev' It Winter Socks are incredible because they keep your feet and legs warm and dry. And I love the color variety. You do not want cold wet feet on a long ride.
Bilt Tour Master Solution Road Boots:
You must have a good comfortable boot when riding. I have tried a dozen and The Bilt Tour Master Solution Road Boots are everything I look for. I love their sleek shape and reliable grip. They also have an adjustable Velcro brand closure and leather stretch panels for better comfort and durability. The molded nylon shin and ankle guard is also the coziest I have found and doesn't rub my skin raw. My first trip I nearly thought I was juts going to have to wear my normal boots because the pain was so intense. These are also pretty comfortable off the bike when you are exploring the towns you stop in..not too heavy and I can get some bend in my ankles.
Layers are your best friend for under your jacket so I love the Lululemon power Y top. It provides support for the girls and dries quickly should it get damp. I love the adjustable straps too. And this is a great piece to have off the bike for hiking and other various adventures.
Splendid's Thermal Cuff Tunic:
I also adore Splendid's thermal cuff tunic if I need another layer. I love the scoop neckline and shirttail hem. It's a great city shirt too off the bike with leggings or denim!
Love the short cuff on these, full leather palm, and the strategically placed air flow sections.
And don't forget your Patagonia Nano Puff Jacket. This is a fantastic insulating layer and is so perfect to run around in off the bike. You will get a lot of use out of this purchase. Their jackets fold up into a nice little pouch too that I can even throw in my BMW back pocket not taking any more room in my travel bag. Major plus!
Now you are ready to pack your tiny little bag for your trip!
The obvious – ID, cash, credit card, insurance & roadside assistance info, phone/camera/charger, maps, sunglasses, lip moisturizer, (the wind will kill your lips) several pony tail holders, a wide headband and ear plugs. (Pack some Band-Aids too...if your riding boots are new, you might get a few blisters from breaking them in. The headband and ponytails are to keep your hair from slapping you in the face and getting all tangled.
Clothing – take 1 extra pair of pants or leggings, 2 or 3 changes of shirts or jersey tunic dresses which are my favorite because they compress nicely and do not wrinkle. (Consider layering them & switching up the layers on different days), socks can be worn 2 days each, change underwear daily, (and invest in some leakproof underwear if it's your time of the month!) something to sleep in, and a jacket for around town. I love bringing fashionable leather that folds up small. Remember 3 thin shirts are warmer, lighter, and more flexible than 1 thick hooded sweatshirt. Bring gloves and a scarf too and booties.
Toiletries (hotels have shampoo & soap) – toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, deodorant, comb/brush, nail clippers and file, lotion for dry skin, facial wipes, rosewater mist to hydrate the skin, perfume, and I carry along my curling iron. It's just my one item I refuse to live without. And of course add any cosmetic items you will need. You might have those in your cross-body purse too, which will also save space in your pack. I also pack a mini candle. In smaller towns, the hotel selection is not grand and the room can sometimes have a musty smell.
So now that you have the gear and your ultimate travel guide..what are you waiting for?! Get out on that two lane road and adventure loves!!!
And P.S..any of this would make the best gift for the motorcyclist enthusiast! I hope a lot of this is under my tree!
What is your one can't live without item when traveling??!


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The fiscal budget for the financial year 2018-19 was announced today, February 1, 2018. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley representing the NDA government presented the fiscal budget 2018-19 in the Parliament in both English and Hindi.
The key takeaways for the media and for us in light of the 'Fake News Awards' announced by Donald Trump.
Kadwi Hawa is an Indian film released on 24th November, 2017. It's a film based on climate change by filmmaker Nila Madhab Panda of "I am Kalam" and "Kaun Kitney Pani Mein" fame. The film stars Sanjai Mishra, Ranvir Shorey, Tillotama Shome and Bhupesh Singh in lead roles. The story is by Nila Madhab Panda and Nitin Dixit.
Lucknow Central is an Indian film which has released in theatres today, on September 15, 2017. The film stars Farhan Akhtar, Deepak Dobrial, Gippy Grewal, Rajesh Kumar, Ronit Roy, Diana Penty and Ravi Kishan in lead roles.


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Ascot Care Agency is an independent, family run business with over 30 years' experience in the care industry.
The agency was founded in 1999, and have since gained a reputation for providing a professional, caring and reliable service in the provision of staff to hospitals, the mental health sector, nursing and residential homes.
Our family also own and run six care homes throughout the North East of England, so we fully understand the problems associated with staff shortages in the nursing sector where RGN and RMN nurses are becoming ever more scarce.
We are continually investing in training and always provide an exceptionally high standard of staff and associated service. We are committed to quality, and have been awarded BS EN ISO 9001:2008, registered with The Care Quality Commission, Investors in People recognition, The Armed Forces Corporate Covenant (bronze award) and member of the Federation of Small Businesses.
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Our trained Nurses and experienced Care Assistants are all interviewed, referenced and pin checked. All our current staff have now obtained an enhanced level DBS that includes the POVA check and it is our policy that under no circumstances will any member of staff work without one.
We have a large bank of Qualified Nurses and Carers for you to use as a resource when you are short staffed. All of our staff have successfully completed in house training, which includes all aspects of care. We also offer clients and other health care professional spaces on our moving and handling and first aid classroom based courses, which can be delivered at our training suite based at our office or alternatively at your establishment.
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This is the documentation for rabbitmq-service.bat.
For more general documentation, please see the administrator's guide.
RabbitMQ is an implementation of AMQP, the emerging standard for high performance enterprise messaging. The RabbitMQ server is a robust and scalable implementation of an AMQP broker.
Running rabbitmq-service allows the RabbitMQ broker to be run as a service on NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista® environments. The RabbitMQ broker service can be started and stopped using the Windows® services applet.
By default the service will run in the authentication context of the local system account. It is therefore necessary to synchronise Erlang cookies between the local system account (typically C:\WINDOWS\.erlang.cookie and the account that will be used to run rabbitmqctl.
Display usage information.
Install the service. The service will not be started. Subsequent invocations will update the service parameters if relevant environment variables were modified or if the active plugins were changed.
Remove the service. If the service is running then it will automatically be stopped before being removed. No files will be deleted as a consequence and rabbitmq-server will remain operable.
Start the service. The service must have been correctly installed beforehand.
Stop the service. The service must be running for this command to have any effect.
Disable the service. This is the equivalent of setting the startup type to Disabled using the service control panel.
Enable the service. This is the equivalent of setting the startup type to Automatic using the service control panel.
Defaults to RabbitMQ.
Defaults to the application data directory of the current user. This is the location of log and database directories.
Defaults to rabbit. This can be useful if you want to run more than one node per machine - RABBITMQ_NODENAME should be unique per erlang-node-and-machine combination. See the clustering on a single machine guide for details.
By default RabbitMQ will bind to all interfaces, on IPv4 and IPv6 if available. Set this if you only want to bind to one network interface or address family.
Defaults to 5672.
Defaults to C:\Program Files\erl5.5.5\erts-5.5.5\bin (or C:\Program Files (x86)\erl5.5.5\erts-5.5.5\bin for 64-bit environments). This is the installation location of the Erlang service manager.
Set this varable to new or reuse to have the console output from the server redirected to a file named SERVICENAME.debug in the application data directory of the user that installed the service. Under Vista this will be C:\Users\AppData\username\SERVICENAME. Under previous versions of Windows this will be C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\SERVICENAME. If RABBITMQ_CONSOLE_LOG is set to new then a new file will be created each time the service starts. If RABBITMQ_CONSOLE_LOG is set to reuse then the file will be overwritten each time the service starts. The default behaviour when RABBITMQ_CONSOLE_LOG is not set or set to a value other than new or reuse is to discard the server output.


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Three blog posts that I liked:
I chose to review new blog posts rather than those I was familiar with for this task.
The three I chose are below with my reasons in bracket.
http://www.daniellelaporte.com/#. (The Intro was captivating to a first-timer. "first times are sacred")
http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/ (informative, funny and interactive)
http://thebillfold.com/2012/10/does-fried-chicken-taste-better-when-its-free/ (interesting, well written with a sense of humour)


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Monday, June 11, 2012
Today's Photo - Barred Owl...
Posted by BIRDINGDUDE at 7:18 AM
2 comments:
- Julie G. said...
Wonderful photograph! We hear Barred Owls hooting in the back of our property all the time but I have never been able to capture a great image such as this.
- June 11, 2012 at 1:06 PM
- BIRDINGDUDE said...
Thanks Julie! You always leave such thoughtful comments :)
There were at least 3 calling back and forth and this one got curious enough to come in and check what was up with this strange sounding Barred Owl :)
This BAOW was very cooperative allowing me to get into position for an open shot. Luck and patience and I have a lot of the latter.
- June 11, 2012 at 8:37 PM
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Helping people transition from MOrmonism to a personal relationship with Jesus christ
It is estimated that around 80% of people that leave the LDS church do not attend a church at all. Many become agnostic or even atheist. Sometimes, the thought of being deceived causes mistrust of organized religion. Sometimes they simply don't know where to turn, or what to do next. Even if they want to pursue a new spiritual life and a personal relationship with Jesus, they have typically lost a significant support group, and are not sure how to go at it alone.
There is also a significant portion of people that have not left the LDS church, but either suspect, or know that it is not true. Often they don't even know how to begin to talk to their family and friends about it. It can be a very lonely and helpless feeling.
If you are any one of these people, we want to help you get to know the God of the Bible. We want to help you transition from Mormonism to Christianity. We want to help you begin or strengthen your personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
And we want to do that by offering a personal relationship with people that have been there - someone that will listen, and can answer questions, or perhaps a few people that stand ready to help in whatever way you wish.
And when you're ready, we want to help you find a local congregation with whom you can worship, fellowship, study the Word, and serve Him.
It's not about you leaving Mormonism, although we strongly encourage you to do that and we support you when you do. But if it stopped there, then there is no good end or purpose to our mission. Our mission is about helping you in your walk with Jesus.
Our God is an amazing God, so much more amazing than anyone can imagine. He is the Creator of the universe, all powerful, all knowing, all present. He is one God, one being - eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. He is the Alpha and Omega - the first and last, the beginning and the end. He is perfect in all His attributes - Holiness, Sovereignty, Truth, Wisdom, Justice, Grace, Mercy, and Love.
And yet, He knows your name, and He wants to have a personal relationship with you, to care for you, and to bring you home to Him. That is what He created you for! And that comes through no man, no church, no earthly thing. Surrendering your life to Him and walking with Him in faith is the only way that will happen.
For there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
Acts 4:12
I remember the Mormon missionaries once telling me "If the things we taught you are true, then isn't knowing that the most important thing in your life?"
Well, what if it isn't true? Then isn't finding out what IS true the most important thing in your life? In fact, isn't the journey towards saving faith in Jesus Christ and Him alone literally a life and death pursuit?
Please don't give up on God. He has not - and will not - ever give up on you. He stands ready to draw you near, to heal you body and soul, to conform you more and more to His image for His glory. And He does His work to a great extent through other people. Let us be some of those people.
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28
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– President J. Reuben Clark - LDS First Presidency
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Cisco TelePresence provides high-definition 1080p video, spatial audio, and a setup that virtually links geographically separated settings so they resemble a single conference room - though participants may be on opposite sides of the world. It enables employees of international companies to interact and collaborate instantly regardless of location.
This system has been used for executive meetings, job interviews, customer service, access to remote experts, sales, design, consulting, and staff meetings. Its only limitation is human imagination.
The vision for Cisco TelePresence is to provide "virtual experiences" in many environments - from business to the home - with applications that are not possible using traditional video technologies.
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The 3M™ Speedglas™ Difference
The Swedish safety culture is known and respected worldwide and "Made in Sweden" has become a symbol of quality. Manufactured in Sweden, the 3M™ Speedglas™ auto-darkening welding helmets and 3M™ Adflo™ powered air welding respirator systems have become synonymous with quality and personal safety in the welding equipment industry.
Since inventing and launching the first auto-darkening welding helmet, Speedglas™ has continued to set the benchmark for Safety, Versatility, Performance & Comfort with exclusive features and superior manufacturing techniques in its range of welding equipment:
Welding Equipment built for Safety
All Speedglas Welding helmets are Compliant with the Relevant Australian and New Zealand Performance Standards:
You should always ensure that your selection of personal protection equipment is compliant with Australian and New Zealand Standards. It is important to note that ANSI (US) or EN (European) standards are not directly interchangeable with the corresponding Australian and New Zealand Standard. Therefore, it is strongly advised that equipment not compliant with AS/NZS1337 or AS/NZS1337.1 for high impact not be used for grinding applications, regardless of whether the helmet has a grind mode. In addition, in the event that welding equipment with head protection is required, it is recommended that only safety helmets compliant with AS/NZS1801 performance standards be considered.
Five Levels of Welding Protection
The Speedglas auto-darkening welding helmet series offers integrated eye (AS/NZS1338.1), face (AS/NZS1337.1), head (AS/NZS1801), respiratory (AS/NZS1716) and hearing protection (AS/NZS1270).
Smarter Electronics & Auto-On
The new Speedglas 9100XXi features auto-on which means as soon as you pick up your welding helmet, the 9100XXi lens automatically turns ON to your latest welding setting. The helmet then turns off after a period of non-movement. All Speedglas 9100 lenses have custom designed multi-function programmed logic chips that minimise the number of discrete surface mounted components; leading to improved reliability - an important safety feature. Speedglas 9100XXi printed circuit boards are designed and manufactured in-house in Sweden and built for Australia's hot and humid conditions.
SideWindows for Peripheral Vision
The first time a welder puts on a Speedglas auto-darkening welding helmet with SideWindows they realise they can see with enhanced peripheral vision. Previously hidden peripheral hazards (beams, obstacles, other workers) are now visible through two, shade 5 side lenses. The SideWindows provide conventional shade 13 UV/10 IR protection and allow the welder to move quickly and safely around the work area. Additionally, welders don't feel boxed in, meaning they leave the helmet in the safe down position more often.
Powered or Supplied Air Options
Speedglas 9100 Adflo powered air respirators and V-500E supplied air regulators provide air directly to the breathing zone. The Speedglas 9100 series is suitable for use with powered and supplied air - an important feature as your respiratory protection requirements may change over time. The Adflo welding respirator is the welder's PAPR of choice, built specifically for the welder's environment. The Adflo also allows welders to 'stack on' an optional odour or gas filter - an important feature when it comes to filtering certain fumes and gases.
Welding Equipment with Extended Protection - Ears, Head and Neck
The Speedglas 9100 auto-darkening welding helmet series has been designed for increased coverage of the welder's ears, neck and head. The design extends back further than common welding helmets on the top, sides and base for increased coverage. A flame resistant fabric extension may be attached to the helmet to provide added head, neck and ear protection.
Welding Equipment built for Versatility:
Built for Your Specific Application
The Speedglas 9100 auto-darkening welding helmet series is the brand's most versatile series ever - whether you need to stick, MIG, or TIG weld. Whether it's a high amp or low amp (down to 1 amp) application. Whether you need to grind, cut, tack or weld with hidden arc. Whether you need powered air or supplied air respiratory protection. Whether you need flip-up functionality with a large curved grinding visor or you need a safety helmet for overhead protection, or perhaps you need an integrated solution with all of the above - head, eye, face, respiratory and hearing protection. Whatever your application, Speedglas welding equipment has you covered.
A Long Term Investment
If you don't need respiratory protection right now, you can always upgrade at a later stage using the exact same Speedglas 9100 series lens. An auto-darkening welding helmet today, a welding shield with a flip-up high impact grinding visor, safety helmet, powered or supplied air welding respirator system tomorrow. Speedglas is a long term welding equipment investment for professional welders.
Welding Equipment Built for Performance:
Unrivalled Switching
Contrary to popular belief, it is irrelevant the number of photo-sensors an auto-darkening welding helmet has, provided they consistently detect the welding arc. The question therefore is not how many sensors does the helmet have, but rather how sensitive is the lens? Speedglas 9100 welding equipment is rated for use down to an industry leading 1 amp.
The Best Possible Optical Quality now with True-View
The new Speedglas 9100XXi series features True-View. Thanks to improved optics, True-View allows you to more readily recognise colours and contours. Literally see the difference when you focus on your welding set-up, welding technique, precision grinding, and inspection of just-completed welds. Speedglas 9100 lenses have the best optical classification possible with a rating of 1/1/1 (where one is the highest and three is the lowest). When combined with the Speedglas peripheral SideWindows you experience a view like no other that must be seen to be believed.
Largest Viewing Area on the Market
The Speedglas 9100 series has one of the largest viewing areas available on the welding equipment market at an impressive 73x107mm. This is 85% larger than a standard sized Speedglas lens and almost 35% bigger than most of the largest competitor viewing areas. When the peripheral viewing area of the 9100 series SideWindows is added, it gives you the largest viewing area currently available amongst auto-darkening welding helmets on the Australian and New Zealand markets at the time of publishing this website.
A Welding Helmet that Remembers You
Ever wished your welding helmet could remember the settings for your most frequently performed applications? Now just like the radio in your car you can pre-set your welding helmet to remember your most used settings. Simply hold the external button to jump between your two pre-set modes that remember the dark shade, sensitivity and delay set-up. Need to grind? Simple. Press the external button and you're in grind mode, press it again to return to your pre-set welding mode. Set and forget and never touch the internal panel again!
Flip-up FX Mechanism:
A flip-up combination of an auto-darkening welding helmet and a curved 17x10cm high impact clear protective visor. With this welding equipment welder's can have integrated eye, face and respiratory protection – whether the wearer is grinding, welding, setting up or simply walking through a work zone. The clear visor maintains respiratory protection at all times, whilst providing clear 170° vision and high impact protection compliant with Australian and New Zealand Standard AS/NZS1337.1.
Durable and Robust with First Class Local Support
Surrounding the advanced functionality is one of the most durable and robust lens and shell constructions on the auto-darkening welding helmet market. The shell is humidity resistant and the lens is constructed to last. As a result the Speedglas 9100 lens is supplied with a three year warranty. Add this to the first class AWS product support and the availability of replacement parts and accessories and you see that Speedglas welding equipment really is in a class of its own. The fact that we still carry spare parts for the 9000 series that we released in 1994 demonstrates the level of support and quality you receive from the Speedglas brand and products.
Welding Equipment Built for Comfort
The Speedglas 9100 Head Harness
The Speedglas 9100 was built with comfort as a priority. The helmet is superbly balanced and has set the benchmark for comfort in auto-darkening welding helmets. The head harness features two crown straps that allow for better weight distribution and avoids placing pressure on major blood vessels and nerves. The back of the harness features a self-adjusting swivel that adapts to the head shape of the wearer, with the front of the harness self-adjusting to match the forehead. Every major section of the harness can be adjusted for a custom fit.
Exhaust Vents
The Speedglas 9100 series comes standard with heat and fog reducing exhaust vents in all non-respirator welding helmets. The vents direct the welder's exhaled air out of the helmet which keeps the welder cool and the lens fog-free.
Heat Reflecting Silver Front
The signature silver front on a Speedglas auto-darkening welding helmet is not just a design feature. The silver front also reflects heat from the weld keeping the welder cool and comfortable.
Respiratory - Personal Air Conditioning
The continuous airflow of powered or supplied air provides filtered air that takes much of the heat and sweat out of welding. By using the Adflo welding respirator, the welder experiences both increased protection and comfort all day long. A personal air conditioner is also available and can decrease the air temperature of the supplied air by as much as 30 degrees.


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Welcome to Episode 28 of Students vs. Startups. This week, moderator John Gilroy talks with Emily Rae, the founder of Rae International. With the use of political and commercial diplomacy, Rae International helps introduce clients across different sectors. Read below to learn more about the services Rae International has to offer as well as how they create successful introductions between clients.
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John Gilroy: Welcome to Students vs Startups showdown in the Potomac. My name's John Gilroy. I'll be your moderator today. Hey, a big round of applause for show number 28. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! We know by that opening what's going on here.
We have stolen a room at the Eastern Foundry and we have an audio guy at the end of the table. We have three students on one side of the table, a startup at the other. We have a little conversation, lasts about 26 minutes. We all walk out of here and go the local whiskey bar or I don't know what's going to happen.
Our students are all three from Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies. Two are graduates. One is a wannabe graduate. Our first wannabe is going to be Kevin Uffelman. A little bit about your background please, Kevin.
Kevin Uffelman: Thanks, John. Kevin Uffelman, obtaining a degree.
John Gilroy: You can't say wannabe. Obtaining sounds much better.
Kevin Uffelman: In systems engineering management. I work in strategy and product management for federal customers for a company called Engility.
John Gilroy: Madeline finished, I think, a year ago. Right?
Madeline: Yes, I did. I graduated in May 2016 with my Master's.
John Gilroy: Madeline Tomchick, what company do you work for and what do you folks do?
Madeline: I work in AIS. We are an application development company. My job is to solely keep up with Microsoft and keep our relationship going there.
John Gilroy: Your company's been around since 1985 or something?
Madeline: It has. It's been over 35 years.
John Gilroy: Before I was born. It's incredible.
Madeline: Exactly. It's amazing.
John Gilroy: It's hard to believe. Greg Forman. You're back, I'm pleased, and your fancy pants degree from last week.
Greg Forman: Yeah. I just last Friday graduated from the Georgetown University with a systems engineering Master's. I work for the MITRE Corporation and do acquisition support for the government.
John Gilroy: Your undergrad degree is in finance.
Greg Forman: Right.
John Gilroy: Combining with systems engineering, so you should have a lot of good questions for Emily here, shouldn't you?
Greg Forman: That'd be good.
John Gilroy: Our startup is represented by Emily Rae. R-A-E. Her company name is Rae International. I have to tell you the truth, when I first met Emily, I walked up to her and said, "Where are you from?" She said, "I'm from Washington and I'm from Washington." I'm all confused. Maybe you can explain that, Emily. It's confusing.
Emily Rae: Sure. I think the last time we talked about this, I'm from two Washingtons, originally from Seattle, Washington. It's great to talk to students today because I've been reminiscing about my student experience.
I actually moved from Washington State with two suitcases and $500 in my pocket and no connections to DC when I was a student. I remember my parents looking at me at the airport with this look of bewilderment. I think they were taking bets to see who'd be right as to how soon I'd move back, but no, I've enjoyed being in Washington, DC. I've started calling it home more frequently.
I still harken back to Seattle, but when I came out here, I focused on two primary passions. One was the field of law. I was very compelled to move out to DC like many liberal art students inevitably choose. The field of law is the most noble profession.
I was also very keen on the public administration field. I ended up doing both degrees when I was out here. There were many Saturday nights I regretted that decision studying so much, but it's ended up paying off all in my company today.
John Gilroy: That's not the only place where you've studied.
Emily Rae: I actually studied in the UK for a time, which I think your previous podcast actually had someone from the UK as well. It gives me an opportunity to build connections and come back and use this for my business today.
John Gilroy: We had three from Georgetown versus one from Oxford. We have a real battle here today?
Emily Rae: Georgetown's very respectable, John.
John Gilroy: I'll have to ask you the question I ask everyone. Tell me Emily, what business problem does your company solve?
Emily Rae:
"We do what we call political and commercial diplomacy."- Emily Rae, CEO & Founder of Rae International
We like to introduce businesses to folks in the federal space. Likewise, we have clients who are either in the United States or internationally in the federal space who are interested in expanding the sectors of their society. It could be the finance sector. It would be the legal sector. We help make those introductions.
We also have three spinoffs service offerings that we have. We do international management consultancy where we'll help them drive the solution in their company or into the government once we make those connections happen.
We also just do fun diplomatic engagements. We have office at the Willard and that's probably the best part of what we do is bringing some great diplomatic core folks to DC and entertaining them and having great dinners.
Then, we've gotten also more into the product delivery side with IT because I think anymore it's essential to solving our clients' problems. We like to connect people, make them successful, and then keep track of how they're doing.
John Gilroy: I watching Greg when you said dinner, his eyes light up. You said these dinners. Hey, what about these dinners? You have a question about these dinners or a question about her strategy?
Greg Forman: I have a question on strategy, actually.
Emily Rae: Sure.
Greg Forman: What made you actually decide that you wanted to start a company and how did you decide what type of services you were going to provide?
Emily Rae: It's a great question. I often think about this myself. When I got out of grad school, I was still pursuing to what I thought were bifurcated interests. One was in the field of law. I'd gotten into some law boards. We were doing a lot of volunteer work on my evenings and my Saturdays again, setting up dinners. I just found it was really fun to meet new people and organize events.
Then, I was still doing the management consulting side. With that job, I was traveling around. I went to the United Arab Emirates in New York. I went to the UK. I went to Toronto and back again to DC.
"I think it was either sheer exhaustion or some epiphany, but I decided to bring them together and make it a part of the service offering."- Emily Rae, CEO & Founder of Rae International
I realized we had so many people asking us to set up dinners that I would just start providing a paycheck for myself that way. Sometimes, I do it for free. If I see it as either someone who's a friend of mine or a business opportunity, I'll set up a foreign exchange program. I find them enjoyable, but otherwise, I'll charge a penny for it.
John Gilroy: Madeline, sounds like classic networking, doesn't it?
Madeline: It does. When you do some of these dinners, how are you pulling your network of people? Do you already have them or are you marketing to them or are you, in a traditional sense, advertising or are you just doing it organically? How exactly are you pulling all this together?
Emily Rae: Sure. It has happened more organically. I'm shy by nature, actually, so when I moved out to DC, I think the networking thing took me a while, but then I realized how fun it was to meet new people.
Actually, recently I decided to market myself, advertise myself because I had gotten more into the federal contracting space and I can talk about that next. I think it's important for women to own businesses to have a presence in the federal space, but no, I think sometimes there's been too much demand.
I've had to turn people away. I don't really have a desire to grow, like to compete with somebody like the Albright Stonebridge Group or some of these other competitive firms. I like to help people that I know I can support. If somebody comes to me and wants to be introduced, it's easy for me to turn that around versus somebody where I have to go and build this relationship.
I would say it's happened organically. So far, it's been working out, but if we get too big, we might have to have more of a thorough strategy in place.
John Gilroy: Kevin.
Kevin Uffelman: Yes, so you mentioned women-owned small business. Tell us a little bit about your role in the space and how you see the market for women-owned small businesses growing.
Emily Rae: Sure. I hope that it does grow. I think it's been unfortunately very stagnant and a lower percentage than it should be for many, many years.
When I started working directly with the federal government in Washington and many of the agencies, I was realizing that, as a woman, even if I had somebody requesting me by name and the funds reserved and the statement of work written up and they were ready to hit go, there was a lack of awareness in the contracting officers about the women-owned small business program legitimacy in the federal contracting space.
We were actually having to compete against complete unknowns rather than a sole source that we could have had. We started to investigate it. I had been told, from time-to-time, that the women-owned small business program didn't even exist by people who I'd point to the federal acquisition regulation that they refresh on annually.
I started reporting back to the Small Business Administration saying, "Look, this is going on." The more I dug into the figures, I realized, well, women represent half the economy in terms of the jobs that we have and 1.6 trillion dollars in revenue where nearly 40% of the US non-farm businesses where 5% of the federal government's small business contracting dollars.
I grew so passionate about this because I was talking to other women who had similar experiences where, look, not only are you capable, but you set up the opportunity. They were having difficulties pushing through. I'm trying to make it easier for other women and that's part of the reason I've developed an online presence and started to mentor other young women in this area.
I still hope to do the dinners. I still hope to continue, but this has been absorbing a lot of my time because I think it's an important issue.
John Gilroy: I think the magic word is wosb. W-O-S-B. Is that the ...
Emily Rae: That's correct.
John Gilroy: That's the Women Owned Small Business. Greg.
Greg Forman: Along with your current projects or past projects, what would you say is most challenging or most rewarding?
Emily Rae: I would say most challenging is when a client doesn't quite know what they want. It's very easy for us to have a client that says, "Look, I want to grow the legal sector in our country by X% over the next couple of years because it's measurable." We can trickle on and say, "How are we doing?" Versus somebody that says, "Look, I don't really understand the DC market. I just want to meet people. Help me connect."
It takes a while before you feel like you're getting traction. I think that that can be challenging, but it's also rewarding because through that process, you develop a relationship with the business that you're supporting.
I think it becomes clear and you can help them see. In some ways, ironically, it becomes the most rewarding when you help them understand what they're really trying to solve. We've done that for a couple of our clients in the UK, actually. It's been nice to see the progress.
John Gilroy: Your website talks about diplomacy. Kind of a big, fuzzy word. I want to put some serious meaning in it, but more details and more specifics?
Emily Rae: Sometimes what we'll do is resolve conflicts. There have been cases where we have a business approach us that is having a difficulty with a federal government in the US or abroad. What we'll do is help them build relationships in a positive way. I think I have a soft touch. I have people around me that I really trust.
What we try to do is start small in incremental ways, foster relationship in positive ways, and often this happens creatively. I think dinners are one great way to do that or just bring people together to talk about something other than the problem, starts facilitating other relationships.
We'll also work creatively with sports or a foreign exchange program with students to breakdown those barriers. That's been extremely rewarding for us.
I was a woman working abroad in the UAE, in the United Arab Emirates about ten years ago. It was also quite challenging, but I think I had to be a diplomat for women from time-to-time, but it's a wonderful society. I think I've also enjoyed welcoming those delegations to DC. That, I would say, an exercise in diplomacy that's different.
You know, you have to make sure you understand a culture before you're working with them so that you're aware that you're building a positive relationship from both perspectives.
John Gilroy: Our previous podcast was a gentleman from England.
Emily Rae: Yes.
John Gilroy: Going to a new world, Madeline?
Madeline: Along that part and I think the fact of, like you said, you were a diplomat for women. Was there major differences between how the United States handles stuff and especially with you working with UK, how do they treat that mentality, I guess, out there?
Emily Rae: I don't know if it's fortunate or just rare, but we've had a lot of support. If somebody's coming to me, I'm a young woman anyway, I think they're very open to having a woman at the table. I don't notice many differences between the US and the UK in that regard. I think we're both in some ways meritocracies.
"If you have the ability to speak up and establish a relationship, you're going to get respect."- Emily Rae, CEO & Founder of Rae International
I think in the US, we have a lot of strong networks of women support groups that help other business owners out. That's been interesting to see. I think many exist in the UK as well. I might not as familiar with those, but I think in the US you have an opportunity to engage and have the support with other women.
John Gilroy: Kevin.
Kevin Uffelman: You talked about engaging, having a support, it's really about networks and relationships with people.
Emily Rae: Right.
Kevin Uffelman: That's really more on the services side.
Emily Rae: Mm-hmm (affirmative).
Kevin Uffelman: You had mentioned earlier in fees and technology and developing products for your clients, what are those products that you're providing them and how are you using them?
Emily Rae: It varies based on the kind and the ones I can disclose, I'll just give you an example. We were invited to be an alliance partner for Tableau software recently. I get to tap into my Washington State roots and I'm actually flying back in a couple of weeks. They've been a great company for our business. They've also been seeing some success in the US and in the international market.
What I've been doing is helping to sell their software, where it makes sense to the US and also help them strategize some of their international expansion. It's about the product and then I think on the tail end of it is service as well. I agree with the sentiment that you can't really responsibly sell a product without establishing some governance and training around it for those you are serving.
It's more adaptable that way. Then, I think your clients appreciate the extra help in making sure that it sticks. I think in the US, I've noticed a lot of waste. I'll just be very frank in the space when it comes to IT procurements. There's a lot of latent licenses lying around that aren't even being used that the taxpayers are paying for.
I have a real issue with that as a conservative and a citizen. I really try to be careful when I make a sale that it's something that will be used. More often than not, it's after a request that we'll sell that. I like the tool. It helps people make decisions very quickly. I'm sure you've all heard about it and can read about it.
John Gilroy: I heard you speak at the Tableau conference a couple of months back. You're technically competent. You're almost hiding your technical competency here. It's like, "Don't talk about that. Talk about ..." You still have some success in that, don't you?
Emily Rae: I do. I'm kind of a nerd. In fact, when I was a young girl, at fifth grade, I was the Washington State Science Student of the Year. My parents always thought that I would become a scientist, but I do enjoy it. It's something that you can learn right away. That's why a lot of the people that we see in the tech industry are so young. I mean, many people my age, I think, are intimidated by tech, but you realize how quickly it's changing.
You can just start learning whatever latest tool you have and bone up on it. I can't promise I could write you a clean code, but I can completely understand what it's trying to say.
John Gilroy: Greg.
Greg Forman: Where do you see your company in maybe five or ten years?
Emily Rae: When I started advertising for service offerings, I think I did it in a way where I could see how they play. It makes sense to me that one or two of them would spin off into their own entity perhaps at some stage. For example, like the IT service delivery or IT product services, those might become separated at some point. I would like to grow a stable presence, I think, in a couple of key markets so that we can start to focus on building out partnerships.
We're looking at expanding our offices in Seattle and in the UK so I can see my family more often and also I'm kind of an Anglophile myself. I do want to expand into those particular markets. Seattle makes sense for the IT side. I could see us having the four service offerings staying together or spreading off in five years.
I do hope we can help other women in the federal space, I think, probably in the IT spinoff with acquisition.
John Gilroy: Madeline, you connected with a company from that area in Seattle, aren't you? What's the name of that company up there, your company?
Madeline: Microsoft?
John Gilroy: That's it.
Madeline: I think that's what they're calling it is Microsoft.
Emily Rae: I've heard of them.
Madeline: Yeah. Is there any other alliances that you plan to make? I know you said Tableau is one of those, is one of those kinds of companies. Is there any, like a Microsoft, that you tend to eventually hook to since they have ...
Emily Rae: We're very friendly. I think with our clients; we always make recommendations based on the need. I'm not such a loyalist that I won't call a spade, a spade and say when they need another company, but I try to make sure that my alliances, for example, with Tableau, are preserved. It's a very successful company. I was born in Redmond, which is the headquarters of Microsoft. I can't deny they're doing well. It's very much a part of my life.
Then, I think, just as a Washington state native, I'm always supportive of our tech industry, doing well in DC. We should chat, but so far we've invested in the top of the space, but I think it's a great company that you work for, absolutely.
John Gilroy: Kevin.
Kevin Uffelman: It sounds like you have a very diverse group of clients. It sounds, again, like you're spending more time in the federal space. How do you go about generating these leads for new clients, marketing your company and identifying you know, moving into the UK, possibly back to Seattle, moving into those new markets? What is your strategy around that?
Emily Rae: I think, I have personal relationships. Sometimes, businesses just come about that way. It's not like we sat down to paper, but I have personal relationships in those two cities that I think ... I'm there anyway, so it helps to build up businesses that way. I'm still involved in two of these law boards that it's probably worth mentioning, the Washington Foreign Law Society and then the Friends of the Law Library of Congress.
Just last night, we were at an event where just Justice Ginsburg released her new book. Justice Roberts was there. There are incredible business owners that are in the room. It's very easy to meet, for me to meet people, that are interested in working with me. At those events, I obviously focus on whatever subject group I'm involved in there, but it's been easy.
DC is a special city. I think I look back on those two suitcases and I think that's about all you need when you come to DC. I mean, I have evidence of that, but if you really show up ... I can't remember what Congressman said this, but DC's about showing up.
I think speaking up, that's something I've learned over the years. Just focusing on work that you're passionate about issues that you care about. It's a very easy city to startup. I think there's no surprise, groups like 1776 and Eastern Foundry are setting up like this. It takes a couple of years and you're off the ground.
John Gilroy: Last week, T.R. Reid wrote a book about taxes. It took him three years of research. He talked about technology companies locating outside the United States in places like Ireland and the Bahamas to avoid taxes. You seem to have a pretty good idea what's going on in the international world. What if Tableau or a company you work with tried to make a move like that? Where does the ethical part come in? Where does it fit with taxes and companies and overseas here? Gets tricky, doesn't it?
Emily Rae: It does. It's a great question. We've actually had that come up, not with Tableau, with another client. We've had countries approach us that say, "Look, we're interested in expanding our international space." In this case, it was finance. What if we lower our corporate interest rate?
Well, what's interesting about that is it takes a year and a half before maybe the rubber hits the road and whatever form of government they have, so by the time you get around to that company having already decided sometimes where they're going to land. It's a process of continuing to court that company and the relationship again back in DC. Maybe it is a dinner, maybe it's a meeting, something like this, or a program that you get where you get knit together before the corporate interest rate would lower.
That's one example where we've looked at helping a client figure out what they're going to do with their corporate interest rate to attract clients. Then, I think with the Brexit issue, it's become really interesting.
There's a lot of uncertainty in the market. There's a lot of movement already. Sometimes, it's reopened conflicts and borders that were otherwise resolved. Even a question about, does that border exist there has come up, and especially in the UK.
John Gilroy: I have to say, Greg, we brought in a lot of new startups to the class. I expose my students to all kinds of different ideas. An unusual type of startup here, isn't it? A typical writing code and trying to get business with the federal government. A different level here, but similar, but really kind of a geographically-wide, but also intellectually deep here.
Greg Forman: Yeah. Absolutely. I think one thing that's really fascinating about your company is the policy side of it and I do think that the fact that you're reaching across boundaries and supporting the women's causes is definitely very admirable.
Emily Rae: Thank you.
Greg Forman: Actually, I do have a question in terms of how you got started.
Emily Rae: Yes!
Greg Forman: When it came to funding, how did you approach that? Was it borrow, beg and steal from friends and family or was it personal? Did you get investors or how did you approach that?
Emily Rae: I've been very supported by the clients that come to us for services. I think we've had a few initial clients that paid us significant amounts that we could get off the ground, but I think overall, it was a matter of maybe not even having a life. I saved up a lot of money over my graduate school and my careers with other commercial diplomacy firms in a way dabbling around. I saved up. I've been planning this for a while.
Again, I didn't really want to advertise necessarily because I think, what we do, is a bit discreet. I've decided to come forward. It's because I've seen profit in IT sales. That's been another area that I have been really happy to see grow. I've just tried to be careful and make sure that whatever next step I make, I know three months down the road what I would do under a variety of outcomes.
We've been again, just very supported. Been very fortunate. Hopefully, that will always remain the case.
John Gilroy: The theme I hear is ethical responsibility in the conversation. At Georgetown University, every class has to have an ethical component. In fact, you can't get the Master's degree without a class in ethics.
Emily Rae: Yes.
John Gilroy: Is this ringing true with you here, Madeline.
Madeline: I would totally agree, yes. It's in part of our coursework. For you, you have both the law background and you have public administration background, all of this amazing kind of experience to go off of, is there anything you would say, sitting here say? If I could go back and change it, I would.,
Emily Rae: Great question. I should have a ready answer for that. It's probably too many things. I think I wish I'd been bolder sooner, because I think a lot of people with an ethical conscience are so self-critical before they make their next move. They want to do the right thing.
I know I was initially shy even with public speaking. I wish that I had had more confidence in myself. That's why I'm trying to help other young women to get off the ground sooner and say, "Don't second guess yourself. Go ahead and speak out." I think politics has gotten so crazy, it's easy to find inspiration to get involved. I wish I'd done that sooner. I wish I'd been bolder. Fortunately, I have that regret to fill me now.
John Gilroy: Emily, we're going to permit you to be very bold and tell everyone the website they can go to, to learn more.
Emily Rae: Thank you. It's www.raeinternational.com.
John Gilroy: We're running out of time here, unfortunately. I'd like to thank our sponsor, The Radiant Group. If you are interested in getting involved in geospatial projects, contact The Radiant Group. We are hosted by Eastern Foundry. It's a community of government contractors who are bringing innovative solutions to the government marketplace. For more information, go to eastern-foundry.com.
If you would like to participate as a student or a startup, contact me, John Gilroy at the oakmontgroupllc.com. Thanks for listening to Students vs. StartUps, Showdown on the Potomac.


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