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The James and Sybil Stockdale Fellows Program
The James and Sybil Stockdale Fellows Program is the most prestigious scholarship, leadership and enrichment program at Monmouth College. Stockdale Fellows participate in a comprehensive four-year leadership development program that includes the following program components:
- Develop and become the Editor-in-Chief of the college's first undergraduate journal of American politics and political theory
- Be a student lecturer in Constitutional law
- Create an organization that increases civic participation among the campus community
- Organize a conference on diversity, inclusion, women's issues, e.g. Create WE Lead (Women Empowered Leadership Conference)
- Establish a campus wide student-managed Green initiatives campaign
- Create and lead a student organization that raises awareness for disability issues
- Homeless shelter
- Kids backpack program
- YMCA youth programs
- English as a Second Language programs
- Local schools and hospitals
- Nursing homes
Fellows will participate in an Alternative Spring Break. These week-long trips expose Fellows to a diverse perspective on the human condition and provide opportunities to impact social issues. Some trips include working in an Appalachian Mountain community or on a Native American Reservation.
Fellows will also develop a Capstone Leadership Project on a social issue which will require them to work collaboratively with campus and community leaders. Sample projects might include:
- Working with city organizers and local nonprofits to address food security
- Directing a project that increases access to paid government internships
- Improving outcomes of community youth
- Starting a the Pay-it-Forward initiative which aims to provide low-income students with scholarship funds for professional public service opportunities
- Implementing a pilot community health program to expand knowledge of Diabetes
- Developing programs that involve historically marginalized communities in the electoral process
- Organizing a community wide education campaign advocating recycling
International Study Abroad Experience
Study abroad enriches the curriculum by providing students with rigorous, transformative immersion experiences. These experiences help students learn to solve complex world problems and thereby help them prepare to compete in a global marketplace. Fellows may choose from week-long faculty guided trips to semester-long study abroad experiences. Students return exhilarated and challenged, clearer about their own identity, their future aspirations and more curious about the world.
Independent Research
Research skills are critical in order to be competitive in graduate or professional school. Fellows work with various faculty advisors to develop a senior research project. Examples include:
- Effects of border security on undocumented migration
- Barriers to democratic participation
- Drastic increase in military suicide
- Ways to involve historically marginalized communities in the electoral process through civic education programs
- Initiatives and legislation related to LGBT issues
- Domestic violence survivors access to mental health services in other countries
An internship experience moves a student from knowledge about theory to application and practice. Advisors will help Fellows secure opportunities that support educational and career goals. Examples include:
- City Hall addressing community issues
- A presidential re-election campaign
- Non-profit organization
- Nonprofit law firm that assists underserved populations
- Illinois House of Representatives
- Public Policy Department with the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network in Washington, D.C.
- Monsanto in overseas food production
Entrepreneurial Projects
A Stockdale Fellow with a big idea has the opportunity to turn an idea into a successful venture. Monmouth College will provide all the tools needed to start, advance, and grow the venture. Mentoring, seed funding, professional advice and office space is provided. Examples include:
- Create a non-profit organization, e.g. Ramp Less Traveled, a quickly growing nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting individuals with spinal cord injuries in the pursuit of higher education
- Develop a blog that addresses a community wide issue, e.g. violence in Chicago
- Patent an invention or an idea


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Rome: Cool-headed Cagliari fought back from a two-goal deficit to claim a precious 3-3 draw away to Napoli on Sunday, which left Rafael Benitez`s men six points behind second-placed Roma.
Juventus had restored their three-point lead at the top of Serie A with a 3-0 rout of Lazio at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday, after Roma had momentarily drawn level thanks to a 2-1 win away to Atalanta.
Napoli were hoping to make it three wins on the trot to maintain their title push but Benitez`s men blew a two-goal lead provided by Gonzalo Higuain and Gokhan Inler as tenacious Cagliari fought back to claim a share of the points.
Benitez told Sky Sport after the game: "We had the game under control, but gifted Cagliari too many chances.
"We started with the right attitude, but then we took our foot off the pedal and let our intensity drop."
Cagliari coach Zdenek Zeman said the secret to claiming an "important point" -- the Sardians are now two above the drop zone -- was adopting the correct mental approach.
"If you have the right mentality, if you focus on playing football, the results will come," said the wily veteran.
"If you`re patient, sooner or later the goal-scoring opportunities come your way."
Higuain, who now has seven goals this season, struck for the fifth consecutive league game when he hit a curling shot from just inside the area past Alessio Cragno after 11 minutes.
Inler doubled Napoli`s lead with a daisycutter from 30 yards that had Cragno clutching at thin air, but Napoli`s two-goal joy was short-lived.
Cagliari centre-forward Victor Ibarbo pounced on a Napoli defensive blunder to fire past Rafael and reduce the arrears seven minutes before the interval.
Brazilian forward Diego Farias levelled matters two minutes after the restart when he ran unhindered to the back post to meet Luca Rossettini`s header.
Smiles were back on Napoli`s faces just after the hour when Jonathan De Guzman sent a fine angled header past the outstretched Cragno, but Farias levelled again six minutes later when he was picked out by Ibarbo`s pass at the back post.
Elsewhere, Fiorentina grabbed a precious 2-1 win away to Verona thanks to Juan Cuadrado`s 62nd minute winner after Nico Lopez had levelled the visitors` 16th-minute opener from Gonzalo Rodriguez just before the interval.
Sampdoria, who are one point adrift in fourth, spurned the chance to leapfrog Napoli into third after settling for a 1-1 draw away to struggling Cesena.
The hosts opener the scoring through defender Stefano Lucchini on the hour mark but saw Constantin Nica turn the ball into his own net 13 minutes from time to hand Sinisa Mihajlovic`s visitors a share of the spoils.
Antonio Di Natale scored his 200th Serie A goal on what was his 400th league appearance when he gave Udinese a 1-0 half-time lead against Chievo, who saw Ivan Radovanovic hit a 74th-minute leveller to grab a point.
Parma`s woes continued, meanwhile, with Roberto Donadoni`s side succumbing 2-0 to promoted Empoli, leaving them rooted to the bottom with 10 defeats having leaked 30 goals in 12 games.
In Sunday`s late match AC Milan host Inter Milan in the city derby in what will be Roberto Mancini`s first game in charge following his return as coach of the Nerazzurri.
Milan sit in eighth place, 14 points adrift of Juventus with Inter, who sacked Walter Mazzarri nearly a fortnight ago, a point further adrift in eighth.
Genoa, in fifth, host Palermo on Monday when a win for the hosts would push them up to fourth place.

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As always, basing is one of my favorite part. Giving context to a miniature is a key factor to show what I have in mind as a whole setup. In this case, I decided to keep in line with the stuff I did around the Storm of Magic period. All about big monsters in rough landscapes!
|White clay base with fancy front yard branches
I pinned the model but did not use magnets for the wings... I might regret that choice some day but the transition from the wings to the body really needs some green stuff to be smoother.
|First overall look


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Hello blogland,
Today's card from me is my "Charming Pink Xmas" Card which I am entering into the Feeling Sketchy Challenge number 108.
I was intrigued by the circular swirl that seems to disappear and then reappear through the layers. A very clean and clever design and because I am sooo tired of red and green at Xmas, I have gone with a pretty pink twist and added silver angel and snowflake charms. It looks better in real life as I don't have a proper camera.
I hope you all enjoy the lead up to the big day and keep on crafting on!


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Multifactor ETF investing at John Hancock Investments
We believe investors can benefit from a blend of factors working together to drive performance. That's why we brought our multimanager approach to the ETF market, teaming up with Dimensional Fund Advisors, a company regarded as one of the pioneers of factor-based investing.
Multifactor ETFs offer potential outperformance at a lower cost
Investors are increasingly looking for lower-cost ways to access financial markets. Factor-based ETF strategies seek to provide that exposure along with the potential for outperformance.see our etfs
Multifactor ETFs offer potential outperformance at a lower cost
Investors are increasingly looking for lower-cost ways to access financial markets. Factor-based ETF strategies seek to provide that exposure along with the potential for outperformance.see our etfs
Seeking to build a better index
Factor-based investing, a form of strategic beta, seeks to identify and harness certain investment characteristics—such as size and momentum—that research has shown to drive performance over time.
See why a rules-based strategy that alters the traditional market-cap-weighting scheme can be an approach well worth pursuing.
Multifactor investing: why a blend of factors is better than one
Single-factor approaches can be a great way of amplifying a specific trait in a portfolio. But like any concentrated strategy, single-factor approaches also introduce a new source of risk that can come in and out of favor and that needs to be managed. Multifactor strategies combine several factors into a single portfolio, helping to ensure that not all factors fall out of favor at the same time.
We examine the trends behind the growth in the ETF market and reveal some common strategies for implementing them in a diversified portfolio.
We explore the advantages and drawbacks of active and passive strategies and how investors may benefit by blending the two.
A combination of factors has provided better risk-adjusted returns over time
Annualized performance of single factors and a mix of factors.
Dimensional's approach: a time-tested strategy
built on decades of academic research
An idea rooted in academia
Dimensional Fund Advisors is a pioneer of multifactor investing. The company has applied ideas rooted in academia for decades and, today, it's one of the most well-respected managers in the field.
Thoroughly vetted by our team
John Hancock Investments' relationship with Dimensional and due diligence of the company's management teams began in 2006, resulting in Dimensional-managed strategies being offered as both individual funds and through our asset allocation portfolios.
A proven approach
Dimensional's systematic approach is backed by insight gained from decades of academic research and experience implementing rules-based strategies in competitive markets. Founded in 1981, Dimensional Fund Advisors has built a $586 billion global asset management business based on the implementation of this research across asset classes.
Isolating the factors that drive higher expected returns
A landmark 1992 study by University of Chicago Professor Eugene Fama and Dartmouth College Professor Kenneth French argued that, based on history, focusing on smaller stocks and those with lower relative prices¹ may improve a portfolio's expected return.² Subsequent research conducted by University of Rochester Professor Robert Novy-Marx identified profitability³ as another factor that enhances expected returns.⁴ Today, Dimensional offers investment solutions built on the idea that combining specific factors, borne out by years of rigorous research, can produce better outcomes for investors over the long term.
A winning combination in factor-based investing: stocks characterized by smaller capitalizations, lower relative valuations, and higher profitability have outperformed over time
Index construction
Market exposure: capturing broad market exposure to avoid trying to outguess the market
The first step in constructing each index is to identify the securities eligible for inclusion. For all indexes, the universe of the 1,000 largest U.S. stocks is ranked, from biggest to smallest. Certain illiquid securities or securities with multiple share classes may be excluded from consideration; after this initial screen, the indexes each define their target segment of the universe, resulting in a broad range of stocks per index—750 for the large‑cap index, 600 for the mid-cap index, and between 40 and 175 for each of the sector indexes.
Portfolio structure: emphasizing factors associated with higher expected returns
Once the target portfolio is identified, weightings are assigned to each security to be included. While the large-cap index, for example, will hold roughly 750 stocks, the weights of those securities may vary from market-cap-weighted indexes. That's because academic research suggests that certain factors—smaller capitalization, lower relative price, and higher profitability³—are linked to higher expected returns, so the securities in the index are weighted to place greater emphasis on stocks that exhibit those characteristics.
Implementation: maintaining focus on an asset class while minimizing unnecessary trading costs
Each of the indexes is reconstituted—or rebalanced—twice a year. The indexes use a feature called Index Memory® to help mitigate trading costs. If a security was included in an index before reconstitution and if keeping it in the index doesn't meaningfully change the overall characteristics of the index, that security will continue to be held and any change in weighting is minimized. The goal is to avoid making trades that don't meaningfully improve the expected return-and-risk profile of the overall portfolio.
John Hancock Multifactor ETFs
|Multifactor Consumer Discretionary ETF
|Dimensional Fund Advisors
|Consumer Cyclical
|Multifactor Consumer Staples ETF
|Dimensional Fund Advisors
|Consumer Defensive
|Multifactor Developed International ETF
|Dimensional Fund Advisors
|Foreign Large Blend
|Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF
|Dimensional Fund Advisors
|Diversified Emerging Markets
|Multifactor Energy ETF
|Dimensional Fund Advisors
|Equity Energy
|Multifactor Financials ETF
|Dimensional Fund Advisors
|Multifactor Healthcare ETF
|Dimensional Fund Advisors
|Multifactor Industrials ETF
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|Multifactor Large Cap ETF
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|Large Blend
|Multifactor Materials ETF
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|Natural Resources
|Multifactor Mid Cap ETF
|Dimensional Fund Advisors
|Mid-Cap Blend
|Multifactor Small Cap ETF
|Dimensional Fund Advisors
|Small Blend
|Multifactor Technology ETF
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|Multifactor Utilities ETF
|Dimensional Fund Advisors
Advisors: Learn more about how strategic beta ETFs combine some of the most attractive features of active and passive strategies.


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Toll free number for TB patients soon, Health Ministry launches 'Call to Action for TB Free India'
The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Shri J. P. Nadda today announced that a toll-free number will be launched soon to reach out to all suspected TB patients for counseling and treatment. Sh. Nadda made this announcement after launching 'Call to Action for TB Free India', here today.
Important Links
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals
Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences


text: To me it seems we have a top 8 side. Maybe even top 6. Yet were under acheiving again.. sure it will take time before we see the best of these guys... but can Des make the BIG decisions to improve this side? 1. Dropping King - Will it ever happen? at least to the bench? I somehow doubt it. Dunley, King and Willow are current liabilities to the squad. Willow wouldnt be such a liability if he got more minutes but at the minute, he is getting limited minutes and hes not the sort of player who can make an impact off the bench. Simple thing really, what we lack are good strong runs from any of our forwards on the 2nd and 3rd tackles rather than dummy half sideway running from the wingers. Promote Cuthbo... Ballin... Rose... ? 2. Set plays in attack - we havent seen them even attempt them for them to go wrong. It seems his favourite set play is the 'Run from dummy half'. Each set its the same particular players making the same sideways runs rather than having props making their runs (getting more metres.. ie king 4 hit ups.. watmough 5 hit ups.. surely we had more than 5 sets in the whole game) Statistically we are top of the table with the dummy half runs.. and i think this is a massive problem with our forwards not making any metres (lack of attempts to make runs due to wasted possession from wingers and centres running from dummy half). 3. Consistency in the halves. Will he just stop fiddling with the halves combination and give the players he chooses time to settle. To be honest i couldnt give a stuff anymore whos 5/8 but theres too much chopping and changing going on. 4. Besides the set plays... theres no second phase play... do our forwards know how to offload.. besides the odd few from BK.. we dont even try to keep the ball alive. 5. Blocker Roach. Wtf is he for? The forwards are deadset useless. They have the size and mobility yet cant make any decent strong runs or big hits in defence (aside from Bryant). Personally i dont think hes man enough to make these decisions.. i hope im wrong. So i ask is Des the man to take us forward?


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10jan - 17jan 103:00 pmjan 17Las Vegas ♡ ISTA Level 1 ♡ Spiritual Sexual Shamanic Experience
TO REGISTER, GO TO: http://istalasvegas.com/
Re-enliven your deep connection to LIFE. Reset your neurology from survival stress into thrive mode. Reclaim the sacredness of your body. Liberate your natural wildness. Gain powerful tools to shift emotional patterns for more pleasure and connection.
Join a global community prioritizing authenticity, embodied spirituality, intimacy, bliss, empowerment, and freedom.
If you are ready to transform your life, this experiential 7-day event is for you
♡ The People
Thousands of people on 5 continents have attended the ISTA training over the past 8 years and have uncovered core wounding reactive patterns, transforming them into conscious ways of being that enable them to respond from a place of empowered loving presence.
♡ The Retreat
This retreat focuses on clearing the physical, emotional and mental bodies of shame, guilt and fear related to life force energy, sexuality and authenticity. This is done through multiple pathways of healing: guided visualization, emotional release, shamanic initiations, energy tracking and conscious touch are just a few of the practices used to dive deep into the inner realms. The inner masculine and inner feminine archetypes are explored because when they are fully integrated a door opens to a deeper knowing of the Self as whole and complete.
♡ The Event
This event unfolds within a powerful group process based on presence, unconditional love, intimacy and acceptance of what is arising. By the end of this event, you will feel more alive, open, relaxed and present and be more in touch with the effortless flow of life, no matter what it looks like.
♡ The Experience
No prior knowledge of shamanism or sacred sexuality is necessary to attend this retreat. ISTA trainings tend to bring together people with a vast range of experiences and from many pathways. This event is about expansion, while honoring your healthy boundaries. Nudity and intimate touch are a part of this training, however, you are always at choice. It is possible to do this entire training without taking off any clothing or touching another person because at the core – this journey is about your relationship with yourself and life force energy. The facilitators will help you navigate what is authentic for you. Individuals and couples of any sexual preference and identification are welcome to attend.
This is an individual process that happens in a group environment and a level of ability to be self responsible is needed to navigate the spiritual sexual shamanic space. ISTA is a mystery school and approaches trauma from the shamanic perspective of connecting with the body and soul. We recommend that if there is known deep seated trauma, individuals seek one on one sessions and get the ok from their therapist before entering the group process.
♡ The SSSEX training uses..
– Ritual
– Breathwork
– Group Process
– Active Meditation
– Emotional Release
– Hands-On-Healing
– Guided Visualizations
– Subtle Energy Processes
– Conscious Communication
♡ To..
– Realize that you are love & freedom embodied
– Integrate your inner masculine & feminine
– Increase multidimensional awareness
– Let go of past dramas and traumas
– Expand your capacity for pleasure
– Celebrate sex positive community
– Transform the shadow into an ally
– Honor your healthy boundaries
This is only a partial list of what you may experience.
♡ Meet the people behind ISTA Costa Rica
Dawn Cherie Ezrahi ~ Lead Facilitator
Eugene Hedlund ~ Co-Facilitator
Ellie Wilde ~ Co-Facilitator
Elle Abbot ~ Coordinator
♡ Testimonials
♡ The Steel Stallion Manor
The "Steel Stallion Manor" in Las Vegas is a private estate that has been listed for sale for many years and is now being repurposed and used for events. The main house is beautifully maintained 14,000 sf luxury style home. Its furnished and sits on 6 acres of landscaped, private and gated property. The land features tennis & basketball courts, water fountains, koi pond, three swimming pools, a roof deck with a 360-degree view of Las Vegas… No expense was spared when they built this place- floor to ceiling marble, everything is custom.
♡ More glowing testimonials
a journey
This journey has been an amazing experience that really shifted the way I feel about myself. Learning to integrate the male and female part within myself and see everybody else as both parts gives me a new way to approach others. After the training I really feel the way to honour and stand up for myself, while remaining on touch with physical and emotional body and the sweetness within it. what a journey, what a change, I don't even want to go back to the way before Thanks for providing this beautiful journey with its deep insights and enormous skills.
no stories
There are no stories I can tell to describe this journey. Imagine you are an ocean with deep waters full of terrifying creatures. You close your eyes and jump in all the way to the bottom. As you come up through the ocean you encounter all these scary things and realize that they aren't what you thought they were. You hold your breath and trust you will make it through. When you emerge from the depths you realize a beautiful, powerful creature awaits you. And that creature is you.
I am very grateful for all the different processes I went through this week, each one was profoundly transformative, the team provided me the loving safe space to let go of some very old and deep wounds.
ISTA training is of an essential nature. It takes the journey of a human experience into the perspective of healthy empowered being, it offers tools that allow you to heal your body and emotions and therefore enables participants to claim their birth right to truly live life.
an opportunity
ISTA offered me an opportunity and a space to shake up free up and escape into a reality of truth and honesty. It's a journey I took with abundance of teachers that showed me the way into myself, the real me, my real body, my true pleasure. It made me find ways to beat the fears and illusions awake and realise they are there, it it poured for me a pavement to walk steady on, towards the encounter with myself. ISTA took me with many other and put us in a container, shook that container up again and again, and let us find what was shed, and what was left in each and every one of us. I am now stepping, aware, present and brave towards the most important change that will ever happen to me.
a call in the heart
If you feel a call in your heart to attend this training then go for it… yes, your mind will come up with all kinds of struggles and fears.. but still trust your heart and go for it. It is not just another seminar that fills you with information, but it will touch you deeply within your very soul and then the healing takes place.. a healing from the source, such a sacred place… take the chance and do it for yourself .. for your life!
boundless lessons
There are boundless lessons to take with me from this experience, but perhaps the most precious for me in this moment was to witness the creation of Sacred Space; space where all is held sacred and safe; space without judgement; space made from love. I truly feel that I can carry this with me and recreate it anywhere I want or need. Thank you!
prep school
ISTA provides the training we all needed in prep school. It's the fast track process to healing and awakening! I'm so blessed to have had come across this family. I can never express with words my gratitude and love for my brothers and sisters from ISTA. Namaste!
boundless lessons
The training has been the most powerful and transformative experience I had in my life. It really kicked up my transition towards a more peaceful and aligned life. I am really grateful that I had the courage to be fully immersed in this experience.
♡ Details about the training and venue
This retreat includes:
8 day / 7 night accommodations
3 meals per day & snacks
Full day transformational process and teachings
Note: Airfare and airport transfers are not included.
Rates (shared occupancy):
– Super early bird special $2,222 (before July 31st)
– Early Bird special $2,300 (before September 30th)
– Standard $2,500 (after September 30th)
– Repeat Students: $1,900
– Assistants: $1,200
To reserve your spot / Deposit: $450 US
Refunds: If for some reason you become unable to attend, a $150 US administration fee will be withheld and is non-refundable up until 30 days before the event. Once the 30 days before the training has passed the total deposit of $450 US is non-refundable
For registration information or question, contact:
Philippe Lewis – firstname.lastname@example.com
Elle Abbot – firstname.lastname@example.com
♡ Ready? Set. Register!
If you are ready to radically enliven your sexuality and dive deep into the heart of your wild erotic nature, then join us.
Through a beautiful synthesis of neurological re-wiring, ancient tantric practice, and shamanism, we will activate the powerful life force that is dwelling in your body.
In the safety of our temple you will:
– Claim your erotic birthright to passion and pleasure
– Release fear, guilt and shame around sexuality
– Learn incredible tools and information that will enable you to use creative energy for regeneration, manifestation and spiritual transformation
This course is open to all who are called. Experience is not required.
With all our love and appreciation, we invite you ♡
♡ What is ISTA Level 1? ~ Raquel Coelho shares her experience…
DISCLAIMER – This is based on my experience, and everyone's experience is unique, because it's a deep process! [Feel free to share]
I have decided to write this taster for those people who do not know the International School of Temple Arts, for those who feel tuned out when they listen to videos and descriptions about ISTA Level 1, because it's in a language not accessible to them.
I first came across ISTA totally by chance; I was travelling with my beloved in Guatemala and a poster caught my attention. Probably because it had the word sex in it, and because it looked attractive and exotic. David and I signed up as a present to our love, not knowing what the week would be about. We are both grateful we took the plunge, as ISTA L1 is a well-oiled machine!
So why are people so mysterious about ISTA Level 1? Why can't they just give me the curriculum so I can decide if it's for me? The answer is simple; a lot of the transformational work that is done during that week needs to be in context. Out of context, it sounds nuts. I have done 2 Level 1s; once as a participant, and another time as an assistant, and I can guarantee that my learning and journey was unique each time. However, I understand that your mind wants something more palpable, so here goes.
In one sentence – ISTA Level 1 is the education every human being should get when growing up.
Boundaries – Do you ever feel like you should have said no, but ended up saying yes? This relates to #metoo, but it also relates to those times when you accept too much responsibility at work, when you give a friend a shoulder although you really don't have the emotional strength at that moment, and other situations in which you are not clear about your boundaries and end up feeling depleted. ISTA Level 1 explores this expertly from different angles, so even if you think you are brilliant with your boundaries (and the boundaries of others), you'll become better.
Tools – Even if you are content and emotionally switched on, there is space to become happier, more connected to your feelings, desires, fears, dreams. Exploring anger was one of the more difficult challenges for me, precisely because I am pretty joyful. In a nutshell, the tools involve using your voice and body movements to let energy move through you. I'm sure at a moment of stress, you've stretched out your arms, or have gone for a walk. This is the next level and has much more impact.
The thing is not the thing – Whenever you feel angry that someone arrived late, frustrated about a decision made at work… you are becoming a victim of that thing or story. You might not be able to change how late that person is, but you can change how it affects you. ISTA L1 teaches you how to move into your power and break this cycle of victimhood. It takes practice post-training, but you are given tools.
Honesty – We are brought up to be polite, and this can get in the way of honesty. Since our first ISTA L1, my beloved and I have had some seriously deep and painful conversations, which have brought us to beautiful places. Sometimes you feel unsure about being upset about something someone did, but here's the trick, you can tell them that! You can be honest about how it makes you feel, instead of blaming them for it. The key is to be clear that it is not a competition, it is not an attack. Put yourself in that vulnerable place of "I love you, and I'm not sure why this triggers me, but when you xxx I felt xxx", keeps the channels of communication open, and you will be surprised how things shift in most of your relationships. You also have to accept that some people are still stuck in fight or flight mode, so you might not have such a successful honest conversation.
You are not your story – I'll take a simple example. Everyone feels that at some point their parents didn't make the best decision (even if like me, you think that overall your parents are incredible and did a brilliant job raising you). Guess what, you are a whole human being, you have yourself. You are your own mother, your father, you design your story from now on. Everyone has traumas (to different levels and degrees), and it can feel like you are messed up for good, but you are not. More and more research is going into neuroplasticity, so we have the ability to rewire through a change in habits, and like William Ernest Henley says in his poem Invictus, you are the master of your own fate, you are the captain of your soul.
Why is it so expensive? You will have a full-time one-week experience with 3 expert facilitators who will support you 24/7 during the week, and a number of assistants (number depends on size of group), accommodation, full board… so surely this costs money. ISTA might sound alien to you, but it is made up of human beings who pay bills.
There are numerous more gifts (and each of them more powerful) you will receive with this training, but I don't know how to explain them in all their awesomeness without you actually being there. So, take the plunge, and you will love me and yourself for it!
♡ What is ISTA ~ International School of Temple Arts
ISTA is a transmission of the life force, clothed in love and expressing creatively in the world. ISTA is part of a global transformational movement where human consciousness is being opened to its source as love and harmoniously integrating with other sentient kingdoms and dimensions.
In particular ISTA works with spirituality and sexuality as two expressions of the life force. Our vision is a world where humans have a peaceful, delightful, shameless, fearless and loving relationship with their own bodies, sexuality, emotions, hearts, minds and spirit.
ISTA is a modern synthesis of: a) a spiritual transmission – a satsang of being b) a mystery school where the Temple Arts are taught c) a new era business and creative community who are networked together globally and sharing resources in innovative ways. ISTA collaborates with many groups, organizations, and communities in various locations around the world.
We implement our vision by generating a living, loving culture amongst ourselves, then propagating this culture and educating others through conferences, trainings and other events around the globe. Most organizations have a mission statement, a business plan with clear goals, budgets and strategies to achieve them. This will not work with the type of organism ISTA is – or not by itself. To be truly transformative we harmonize Awareness on what we are desiring to achieve, with Presence of who we are. A simple symbol for this is the word EARTH which has the H or the goal at the end. If we shift it to the beginning we get Heart.
Once we are anchored in the heart then we can gently focus outward again and the result is HeartH.
ISTA is a Hearth where the fire of spirit has been lit. This can be uncomfortable for people who are used to living in the prevailing earth culture. They want to know Why we are doing it, What we are doing, Who makes the decisions, How do we measure results and How much will they get paid? Our answer to this is often simply – we do not know!! What we do know, is that if we keep building the fire in the hearth then more and more people gather round. And, when they do, we share with them about building fire. We integrate the masculine energy of initiating, direction, and focus with the feminine qualities of living in the mystery, building relationships, and flow.
ISTA is committed to raising consciousness & sexuality education across the globe to grow community, provide conferences, events, and trainings to individuals, practitioners and teachers, and to provide business tools and collaborations to support the emergence of the Temple Arts around the world.
ISTA is a non-profit educational organization since 2007. What started as gatherings of teachers and practitioners quickly evolved a collaboration of empowered individuals representing every continent, to become a vehicle that connects experts from around the globe and now operates worldwide in over 30 countries.
ISTA's mission in the world is the propagation of a culture of love and freedom. We work to truly integrate the different facets of what it is to be a fully functional human being. We focus on liberating the life force energy that underlies both consciousness and form alike. We work quite deeply with sexuality because this is one of the areas where that life force is collectively blocked or distorted. We also pay deep attention to new models of sharing power, which builds trust and generates synergy.
Money is the third area in that trinity of Money, Sex and Power that clearly needs our attention on this planet to help manifest a culture of love and freedom we all serve. Sexual energy linked to heart and consciousness is powerful. Financial energy linked to heart and consciousness is also powerful. After many years of ISTA operating largely on the goodwill of benefactors and volunteering we celebrate that we are now generating a positive cash flow. We have been carefully considering for some time how best to not only use these resources but also how to create protocols that encourage their effective use in empowering and educational ways. Ways that transform financial energy as an expression of love. (Janine MacDonald)
10 (Thursday) 3:00 pm - 17 (Thursday) 12:00 pm
Steel Stallion Manor Las Vegas
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25jan - 31jan 253:00 pmjan 31ISTA Hawaii - level 1 Spiritual Sexual Shamanic Experience
More details at www.ISTAHawaii.com
This revolutionary life empowering course supports learning to masterfully direct our primal life force, potency, and power! Come deepen and embody a more respectful and vibrant relationship with yourself and others
You are invited to unfold your potential with international facilitators: KamalaDevi McClure as lead and Xavier Bouquillard and Ellie Wilde will be co-facilitating this profound initiation.
The S.S.S.E.X training uses..
• Ritual
• Breathwork
• Group Process
• Active Meditation
• Emotional Release
• Hands-On-Healing
• Guided Visualizations
• Subtle Energy Processes
• Conscious Communication
• Realize that you are love & freedom embodied
• Integrate your inner masculine & feminine
• Increase multidimensional awareness
• Let go of past dramas and traumas
• Expand your capacity for pleasure
• Celebrate body positive community
• Transform the shadow into an ally
• Honor your healthy boundaries
The Retreat
You will receive coaching and hands-on experience in the areas of:
emotional release, working with inner aspects of yourself,
neurological reprogramming,
conscious communication,
energy awareness,
an exploration into boundaries,
rituals of initiation,
and a powerful clearing and activation process.
Learn more by watching this introductory video
No prior knowledge of shamanism or sacred intimacy is necessary and people with previous experience are welcomed. Couples or singles of any relationship preference may attend. The greater mix of prior experiences the richer the training!
The Venue
The event is located in an intentional permaculture community in the lush rainforest, very close to beaches, warm ponds and viewing the active lava flow!
We bring in top leaders in the fields of sacred intimacy, personal development, and shamanism, some traveling long distances. If you are feeling drawn to this training, it is no accident. Your commitment to attend is a commitment and investment in yourself and your personal growth.
In addition to our usual 6 day, 6-night SSSex ISTA Level One training program, this event offers you a BONUS extra day to enjoy the special beauty of the area, and learn more about life in a land-based intentional community!
$450.00 US deposit secures your place
Get Great Discounts by Registering Early!
$1795 US – First 8 participants (fully paid by Nov 25th)
$1895 US – Earlybird admission before Nov 25th
$2095 US – Regular admission after Nov 25th (fully paid by Jan 10th)
Couples price: $250 per person off Regular admission
Discounted tickets:
$1495 US – Repeat participant or Assistant (availability is limited,
$1495 US – Young Adult aged 18-25 (availability is limited)
Come join us!
Payment Options: Check, venmo or credit card
See https//:www.istahawaii.com
25 (Friday) 3:00 pm - 31 (Thursday) 12:00 pm
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2feb - 8feb 22:00 pmfeb 82 ISTA Guatemala 2019 Level 1Spiritual Sexual Shamanic Experience
TO REGISTER go to: http://istalatinamerica.com/event/ista-guatemala-level-1-spiritual-sexual-shamanic-experience-2/
ISTA returns to stunning Lake Atitlan in Guatemala for the Spiritual Sexual Shamanic Experience – Level 1 February 2-8, 2019
This life changing transformational intensive focuses on clearing the physical and emotional body of shame, guilt and fear related to sexuality and authenticity. The cornerstone of this work is about consent, developing healthy boundaries and communication. If you are called to live in your truth, more lovingly, more powerfully, more free – take your place in circle with us!
Led By Araminta Barbour & co-facilitated by Ellie Wilde & Raffaello Manacorda supported by a core team of assistants.
If you are ready to radically enliven your sexuality and dive deep into the heart of your wild erotic nature, then join us for a beautiful synthesis of neurological re-patterning, sexual healing, and shamanic exploration that activates the powerful life force energy that dwells in your being.
Villa Sumaya is an Eco-Chic Wellness Center dedicated to rejuvenating holistic practices and healing modalities as well as preserving Mayan traditions and facilitating outdoor adventure in the heart of the Altiplano. Majestically located on the shores of Lake Atitlan, Villa Sumaya has 23 comfortable and tastefully decorated rooms. The secluded lakefront cove is the perfect sanctuary for a peaceful getaway.
Includes tuition, shared accommodation, delicious meals, taxes, tips and all course materials during the event. Tuition excludes any incurred costs getting to and away from the venue, upgrades to private accommodation and additional purchases made at the retreat.
An initial non-refundable deposit through this website of $450 USD secures your place on this event. Remaining fees are due by January 5th, 2019
For full information visit:
The ISTA Level 2 will also be held at Lake Atitlan April 2019 – all the information – www.istalatinamerica.com
2 (Saturday) 2:00 pm - 8 (Friday) 2:00 pm
Villa Sumaya Jaibalito, Solola, Guatemala
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25apr - 29All DayThe Priestess Initiation - with Ellie Wilde and guest facilitators.Ancient Ceremonies of Power
What do you long for?
When you sit in those quiet moments with yourself, can you feel your longing?
When it comes to our sexual and intimate life many women have lost touch with what it is they truly desire, many women have developed the habit of twisting oneself to suit the other.
Women largely have grown so accustomed to pushing down their own intuitive wisdom, not knowing what it is that they want, only that there is simply a lack of fulfilment.
The way we have been living as humans has left us cut off from our wombs, our source of nourishment and grounding. Cut off from our intuitive deep knowing and wisdom, disconnected from our power, seeking external validation, sourcing our power from our position in society our job, our looks, our role, our sense of self-built on flimsy ephemeral things that do not have the deep sense of safety and security that we desire. these things can change, can disappear, they are impermanent.
If we continue to seek our sense of safety from the outside, this leaves us fundamentally weak, unable to fully relax into the naturalness of our radiant beauty. We develop shields around our softer selves which make us feel stronger, but they leave us brittle and dry and lacking in true nourishment.
This is such a shame when there is an endless supply of energy that we can tap into if we ground ourselves within our wombs.
Only 100 years ago a woman of marrying age who was not married was considered flawed, her value came from being with a husband.
We think we have evolved but these values still live within our bodies and deep in our psychology.
This has also affected the way we relate to each other as women, a part of us constantly seeking social safety, in the background ticking over checking, measuring, evaluating, comparing and secretly competing or feeling inferior.
It's time to stop,
To come home to our true source of power
To connect our bellies our hearts and our wombs to the pulse of life that connects us all, to sink our roots deep into the forest floor, to anchor safety in the body so that our souls can shine in the world. So that our presence can be a blessing to the Earth.
This world needs us.
This world needs us to heal the parts of us that are split off, cut out and disconnected from our power, from our voice and from the depth and beauty of our emotions and our sexuality.
This world does not need more educated people, it needs more deep feeling powerful and fully alive humans, who are not prepared to stand back and let this status quo continue.
It's time to:
Connect back to the ancestors who walked this land in union with the Earth, it's vital energy the living sacredness that pulses through our bodies.
To bring back the rituals of the ancient temple arts and the incredible power of the cauldron of the womb.
To activate the inner Oracle and be your own guru and wise woman.
Claim and heal the maiden, embrace the love of the mother and activate the full potency and power fo the Crone ( whatever your age these stages are not linear)
To pass through an initiation, an oath to the sacredness of this land, and this world and to protect the innocent.
To invoke the healthy masculine presence within us so that we can call it forth in our lives. We take masculine rites of passage and embody the Sacred masculine within – your true Soulmate.
To create what it is that we long for.
To take the throne of your life as the High Priestess.
Are you ready?
This FIVE-day journey is an initiation of Self.
We will create ancient Temple Arts Rituals dedicated to the healing and empowerment of each other. Activating womb consciousness and the High Priestess energy within.
It's time to create magic, we live in such a transformative magical time, there is so much potential here.
This retreat is held close by the Sacred Stones of Castle Hill, an ancient natural temple, a place the Dalai Lama called the Spiritual Capital of the Universe.
We will work with the ley lines and energy portals in this area to increase the potency of our transformation.
This will be deep, this will be powerful.
Are you ready?
Investment for 5 days
Accommodation and food inc.
Super Early-Bird; $895 ( Paid in full before Jan 8th limited to 4 places) SOLD OUT Early Bird; $ 995 ( Paid in full before Jan 30th limited to 4 ) SOLD OUT
Regular Price; $1195 ( Paid in full before April 20th)
Secure your place with a $500 deposit ( *please note cancellation policy applies)
Payment plans are available upon request
Your facilitators: This time I will be joined by three amazing guest facilitators and Pleasure Priestesses- Janet Stott, Terri Ewart, Kimmy Sky McKay
Ellie Wilde
*Cancellation Policy for retreats with Ellie Wilde
At the time of registering onto a retreat with Ellie Wilde it is asked that the full payment or deposit for the training is paid to secure your place.
Full payment must be made before the commencement of the retreat.
If for any reason you can no-longer attend the retreat please note the following conditions apply:
3 months before the retreat commences the full amount can be refunded less 10% admin fee.
Less than 3 months before the retreat 50% can be refunded* ( *if the space is filled by someone else the full amount can be refunded less 10% admin fee)
Less than 2 weeks before the retreat no refund can be given* ( * if the space can be filled by someone else the full amount can be refunded less 10% admin fee)
Thank you and appreciate your co-operation with helping me to make these events viable and sustainable.
25 (Thursday) - 29 (Monday)
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Castle Hill
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NEWLYWEDS were treated to a special surprise after a stranger left them a cash gift.
Jed and Charlotte Case, from Edinburgh, went for a walk while on their honeymoon in Skye – after parking their car with "just married" written on the bumper.
But when the returned they found a handwritten note and £10 left on their windscreen.
The message read: "Here's to a (small) round of drinks, a good time in Skye and a great life together."
Mr Case said: "We went for a walk and came back to the car where Charlotte noticed something on the windscreen.
"Amazingly, some very kind fairies had noticed our 'just married' sign and left the note with money inside, underneath our windscreen wiper.
"I was blown away to be honest, at first I thought it was a parking ticket. I looked around the car park but couldn't see anyone to thank. We got back in the car and went for drink in the Old Inn in Carbost.
"We'll always be able to tell the honeymoon story of the fairies who gave us the most unforgettable wedding present."


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Are you ashamed of your taste in music?
MissMagicNoodles wrote:
Not really. But I am scared that my friends are gonna judge me for my taste in music...
Yeah, it's rough when the general public doesn't like the same stuff as you. Then you're trying to listen to music with people and it's like "put on this song" and everyone else is like "naaah, I wanna hear more Eminem."
And then you get stuck in front of your computer all night looking for something, anything to wash away the nasty feeling Lorde gave you earlier.
Maybe that's just me.
I think I've written too much
Not really. There's only a few people who know what I listen to but that's because I only tell you if you ask and never listen through speakers.
Nope. I love my music. I blast it everywhere I go.
Digital Marketing and Business... Lets see how I pass...
I'm not ashamed of my K-Pop. I don't force others to listen to it but I don't turn it down at red lights either, when I'm listening to it in my car.
I don't bite. Stop and say "hi".
When people around me listen to Iggy Azalea and Nicky Minaj all day, I might as well be proud of my Beatles. Even in high school, people leave them alone. Nobody ever rips on them there. I think they've become universally accepted, except for online.
I'm not really ashamed of my music taste (I like Kpop, anime OST, metal and rock) but sometimes you kind of feel the 'stranger'. I really don't know what is 'hot' in top 100's currently, okay I know some names like Minaj and Ariane Grande but it didn't know Afro Jack since very recently for example. When someone told me about him everyone else in the room was just baffled that I knew so little about what was 'hot'.
I'm not ashamed of it and I don't think anyone should be. I'm just not so open with my music taste, I don't go and show it to everyone because there is just a lot of misconceptions about certain genres that I listen like metal. The first reactions I often hear is "Do you like all that screaming?" or "How can you like that if you can't even understand what they're saying?". I don't know why people are so prejudgemental about (for example) music taste that isn't always in 'top 100 songs on spotify'. I hope that some day people will be more open to different music genres.
"Yuri will bring middle east peace"
go sports
absolutely, my shit taste has been the cause of all my problems
It's made you a complete degenerate hasn't it?
Heck no, Man!
Who's ready for another AMAZING Season?! <3
It has, and it's just getting worse.
Not at all.
I hear a lot of weird shit, but I like my taste in music. I'm open for nearly everything and like it to try out new things. No reason to be ashamed of. Everyone listens to the music he likes. That's fine for me.
yeah, I used to be and even now sometimes when I get caught off guard by other people. I still feel a little uneasy when someone catches me listening to screamo/metal or when I'm listening to vocaloid
I will always love you nonetheless Low, in my own way.
I honestly don't care what people think of my music taste. I'll just listen to what I enjoy and that's that.
i will never get over yuri on ice,,, SEE YOU NEXT LEVEL


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The sheer volume of inquiries into the Northern Territory's juvenile justice system is evidence of a "persistent failure", the royal commission into youth detention has heard.
The inquiry being led by co-commissioners Margaret White and Mick Gooda sat in Darwin's Supreme Court on Tuesday and heard there's been a national inquiry, four NT government reviews and 23 independent reviews relevant to youth detention.
Senior counsel assisting the commission Peter Callaghan SC questioned whether all the previous probes and their recommendations have been effective.
"Do we need to confront some of the inquiry mentality in which investigation is allowed as a substitution for action and reporting is accepted as a replacement for results?," he said.
"The bare fact that there has been so much said and so much written over such a long time is suggestive of a persistent failure that should not be allowed to endure."
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced the probe after shocking footage of boys being tear gassed at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre was aired on national television earlier this year.


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Judi Dench has become one of the most popular and well-known names in Hollywood thanks to her starring roles over the years.
And it seems she's done it again, as the actress was heaped with praise at a screening of her new film Victoria & Abdul this week.
The 82-year-old film legend stood out in a casual but flattering light-green outfit and matching scarf, as she opted for her usual laid-back style at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations screening in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Adding a pair of chunky boots to a loose linen top and casual trousers, the actress looked relaxed and cool.
SAG-AFTRA, short for the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, brings some of the biggest names on stage and screen up close and personal with fans in a question-and-answer setting.
Dench stopped for photos outside, before she stole the show by taking to the stage and speaking to the audience.
After watching the actress' latest starring turn, one fan wrote on Twitter: "Had a great day at #Sagaftrafoundation today. Viewing of Victoria and Abdul with Dame Judi Dench! Such a charming & talented star."
While another added: "Dame Judi Dench deserves a second Oscar for her incredible work in #victoriaandabdul."
Victoria & Abdul tells the story of the unlikely friendship between Queen Victoria (Dench) and a young clerk, Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), who becomes her teacher, spiritual advisor and close friend. Abdul travelled from India to present a ceremonial medal as part of the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 1887, before befriending the late Queen. The film explores the tensions arising in the Royal household and explore major social issues at the time.
Directed by Stephen Frears, it's based on journalist Shrabani Basu's book Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant.
It follows Dench's previous role in Mrs Brown in 1997, which saw her character Queen Victoria grow close to Scottish servant John Brown.
Speaking about the new film recently, Dench told The Australian: "I thought it just gave another huge insight into her life. The whole episode with John Brown was strange, but I thought it was totally understandable, which I believe that this relationship was, too. [Here was] somebody that she found, and she could just talk to him, and he talk to her, and she could ask questions and learn something."


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Friday, April 6, 2012
Talde: Criminally Good
When Talde first opened in Park Slope, the menu did not have that much for vegetarians. There was a whole fish, and vegetable buns, and a kale salad, but too many things had pork.
Then my Kosher friends went there and said that even with the limited choices, the place was amazing. And it was.
Now, it is even more so. The new menu has a number of vegetarian dishes, and as long as you can snag a table (2 hour waits are not uncommon; reservations are not accepted) you will be extremely happy.
From the new menu, we ha the golden beet and tofu salad, with kale. Fantastic. The Saigon crepes, with smoked shrimp (hold the bacon) didn't need the pork to wow us.
The Hawaiian bread buns were a nod to Passover; we had to eat bread the night before we were giving it up for a week. You get three in an order, and you can have all vegetable (changes nightly; last night was shiitake mushrooms) or fluke. Or pork, of course. Both the shiitake and fluke were spicy and delicious.
New to the menu, a soft shell crab bahn mi was messy and fabulous. The crispy soft shell crab was nestled on pickled vegetables. The spicy red sauce should be bottled; I was tempted to scoop up the extra and bring it home. And again, there was bread.
We also had the Pad Thai, with fried oysters (hold the bacon). This was the weakest dish, but it was the best Pad Thai of my life.
We didn't have room for the whole fish, the fluke with black bean butter, the shrimp fried rice or stir fried vegetables.
Or the roasted corn ramen with smoked tofu or lobster soup.
Luckily for Park Slope and the rest of NYC, Talde will be around for a long time.
Posted by Judy Antell at 9:43 AM
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The world of fashion is, arguably, dominated by the giant heavy weights, the icons. Chanel. Victoria Beckham. Oscar de la Renta. Erdem. To name but a few. The upper echelon of the fash-pack command the advertising pages of the glossy magazines (that I adore) and dominate the catwalk. They are the names to know, the collections to study, the looks to emulate and translate into your day-to-day wear.
But inspiration can be found in many places, and sometimes it's the emerging newbies, the just starting-outs, the underground movers and shakers that can influence and catch your eye.
May I introduce you to Maria Soromenho.
Maria contacted me recently about her first capsule collection, launched in August 2013, and I was intrigued by its unconventionality and taken in by the distinctive textures, the detail and striking colours of her work. Handcrafted sequins, beading and studs cleverly juxtapose leather and leopard skin and create a unique and fresh look. Her work is extremely influenced by music and art, and as a lover of both and of all things fashion related, I am particularly excited to showcase Maria's work on Material Whirl.
A clothing brand that is music / art conscious. Has the aim to collaborate with artists specially musicians. Each piece is different and unique. An experiment of materials and different textures. Experimental yet wearable. Each piece has a story, a song and a name. Fashion to communicate, give identity and to turn a lifestyle into a look that can be translated in clothes. An aim to shape a generation anddress the agitators. Not just about the clothes alone but how people dress them.
Born in Setubal, Portugal, Maria lived in Lisbon and Paris where she studied Stage Design and interned at the museum Les Arts Decoratifs being part of the organisation of the exhibition "Hussein Chalayan: recits de mode". Having briefly studied Womenswear at the London College of Fashion she also managed to get an impressive collection of internships under her (very stylish) belt including the prestigious Peter Pilotto and Richard Nicoll in London, and with the very influential Wonderland Magazine. She is currently Studio / General Manager and in-house PR at Fannie Schiavoni.
Talented and one to watch. Maria, I wish you all the best and hope to add something from your collection to my wardrobe soon.Pieces from Maria's collection can be purchased from Kuji Shop facebook.com/mariaasoromenho mariasoromenho.tumblr.com cigaretteinmybed.tumblr.com


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Buyer Representation You Can Trust
Whether you are an experienced or first time buyer, you will want representation you can trust. Buyer's Agents represent your interests in a real estate transaction, and all of the agents at Atlantic Bay Sotheby's International Realty have had specialized training in representing buyers.
We will work with you and guide you through every step of the process. The Outer Cape is a unique real estate market, and we will navigate you through our local laws and regulations to a successful transaction. We will show you all of the available properties that meet your criteria, and guide you through the offer, inspection, Purchase and Sale Agreement, and closing, all the while, negotiating on your behalf. We can recommend mortgage brokers, home inspectors, attorneys, as well as contractors and movers.
Actions speak louder than words. Many of our Buyers come to us by way of referral from previous buyers, and that speaks volumes about the job that we do for our clients.
Guide to Buying Property
- Identify your Search Parameters: Speak with your Real Estate Agent about what you are looking for in a property. We realize that sometimes you may not be exactly sure of what you are looking for. We will show you a wide range of property to help you narrow your search.
- Pre-qualify for financing: If you do not already have a relationship with a lender, ask your Agent to recommend a mortgage broker or two. Choose someone that you feel comfortable speaking with, and someone who is responsive to your requests. When comparing rates between two or more brokers, make sure that you call each on the same day, as rates fluctuate daily, and you will want to get a fair and accurate comparison.
It is helpful to pre-qualify for financing, so that you can firmly identify a price range for your search. It also strengthens your offer to accompany it with a letter of pre-approval. This shows the seller that you are prepared.
- Search for your Dream Home: Plan one or more visits to come to the Outer Cape to search for your future property. Providing feedback on each of the properties to your Agent will help him/her to assist you better in finding the perfect property in the shortest amount of time. Between visits, your Agent will update you by E-mail of any new listings that meet your search parameters.
- Submit an Offer to Purchase – In Massachusetts, the first step to buying a property is an Offer to Purchase. Addressed to the Seller, this document states the amount you will pay, the amount of financing that you will pursue, and the closing date that you are requesting. Offers have many protections built into them for the Buyer, including inspection contingencies and financing contingencies. Typically, the initial offer is submitted in writing, accompanied by an earnest deposit. Then, the terms are generally negotiated with the seller on a verbal basis. Once the parties have come to an agreement on all terms, the offer is resubmitted in writing and signed by both parties. At this point, it becomes a legally binding contract. If you don't already have a relationship with a local attorney, we will gladly recommend one.
- Inspection Period – It is strongly recommended that you have the property inspected by a licensed Home Inspector. If possible, it is a good idea to attend the inspection personally, as this is a great way to receive a crash course on your property-to-be. Should any questions arise as a result of the inspection, you have the right, during the Inspection Period, to consult further with any specialists. By the end of the inspection period, you will know whether you are interested in proceeding with the purchase or, in extreme cases, you may wish to withdraw your offer. Should you withdraw, your deposit is fully refundable.
- Purchase and Sale Agreement (P & S) : The P & S is the final contract for your transaction, and once signed, it supersedes the Offer to Purchase. It builds upon the items set forth in the Offer and goes into greater detail on all aspects of the transaction.
The P & S is drawn up by the attorneys representing the Buyer and the Seller, and typically, the contingencies outlined in the Offer carry through to the P&S, unless they have already been satisfied prior to signing.
This document is typically signed by all parties 2-3 weeks after the Offer to Purchase. At the time of signing, an additional deposit is required, typically 5%-10% of the purchase price, and held in a special escrow on your behalf by the Real Estate Company representing the Seller.


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The congressman, in the Republicans 2000 convention city as part of a Democratic truth team, talked with reporters at the media pavilion outside the convention center in the role of an Al Gore advocate. In the course of rebuffing the Republicans efforts to identify themselves with the principle of diversity, Ford said that Bush was "pandering" to hard-core conservatives and cited Bush's refusal to take a stand against the flying of the Confederate battle flag at the South Carolina state capitol as an example.
On the theory that the sins of the goose are as culpable as those of the gander, a Tennessee reporter asked Ford point-blank whether Gore, as the Democrats presidential standard-bearer, should denounce a three-foot bust of Forrest in the state Capitol building. Forrest is, in fact, the most memorialized state hero of any state in the Union, and Tennessee, by statute, recognizes Forrest's birthday each year as an official holiday.
But the general, a master military tactician, has not worn well historically. He was a slave-trader before the Civil War, was accused of massacring black troops in the middle of it, and is credited with founding the Ku Klux Klan after it. Thats three strikes in anybodys ball game, even if Forrest-- like another bigot of the past, baseball player Ty Cobb - performed unquestionably great deeds within his professional specialty. .
Questioned about the comparison of Forrest's statue to the South Carolina flag flap, Ford said the statue is different because it "doesn't fly over the state capitol."
And when pressed on the issue, Ford said, in what amounted to a throwaway phrase, "I'm not defending Nathan Bedford Forrest. I will write this down, and I will have a conversation with the vice president about it. And we will get a denunciation (from Gore)."
By Wednesday morning, when the news was breaking at various points across Tennessee, gaining for it (and him) notoriety. Ford probably could not have anticipated, the congressman had occasion to rethink his statement. Though early in the day Jodi Bennett, Fords press secretary, was saying that Ford would follow through and ask Gore to say something about Forrest the next time he saw the vice president, the congressman had issued a clarification by afternoon, maintaining that it was unnecessary for Gore to make a pronouncement concerning Nathan Bedford Forrest, on the ground that his views concerning racial bigotry were well known.
One thing is for certain: with the votes of his home state looming especially crucial, it is highly unlikely that Al Gore will go out of his way to denounce any legendary son of Tennessee, however difficult it might be to explain Forrest away by todays social standards. And Harold Ford Jr., whose breathtaking mile-a-minute policy raps have astounded many an observer, may find himself slowing up the next time he approaches a curve. UPDATE (8-3-00).
Said Gore spokeswoman Ellen Melody on Wednesday:
Of course Al Gore strongly opposes the Ku Klux Klan and everything it stands for. But as for Nathan Bedford Forrest, the NAACP has never asked him to take a position as they did with the Confederate flag in South Carolina. And you obviously don't see a Confederate flag flying over Tennessees state capitol...
George Bush failed to take a stand on it (the South Carolina flag), she said. The Republicans are basically embarrassed by their failure to lead on this issue.
As for further Gore commentary on the statue, she said none was available-- pointing out that the vice president is on vacation in North Carolina.
(All who think either the congressman or the vice president will rush to re-enter this controversy stand on your heads. But don't hold your breath!)
Gibbons Upset by Skahan Tactics
District Attorney General Bill Gibbons, attending the Republican convention in Philadelphia, said Wednesday he was "disgusted" by the campaign tactics of Criminal Court candidate Paula Skahan, who, said the D.A., is violating judicial canons governing electoral conduct by her nonstop attacks on candidate Phyllis Gardner, an assistant in his office.
Gibbons called the attacks, which have been featured in ads, press releases, and campaign statements by Skahan and surrogates, "unprecedented and based on misrepresentations." Of the charge that Gardner was ever subject to censure or a finding of judicial misconduct for her conduct of the Georgian Hills child molestation case of 1988-9, Gibbons said, "It's a lie. It never happened."
(Gardner did have a conviction overturned by a state appeals court, based on the destructon, while in her office's possession, of raw interview footage with children at a Georgian Hills day care center.) Respond to Jackson Baker at: email@example.com
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Have you ever heard the phrase, it never rains it pours? Us Oregonians know exactly what that means in the literal and figurative sense. However, it is the figurative sense that I want to talk about right now.
Many of our adults are leaving families behind. Some of those families are beginning to get stressed all because of the little phrase we just mentioned. Sunday, we have the both sides of the family coming over to celebrate Callie's dedication and the 4th. Our dishwasher breaks! Not only do we have tons of dishes to wash by hand, but we have to buy and have installed a new dishwasher after a holiday weekend and before I leave.
At the Pearce household, their air conditioner just went out last night. So on the hottest day of summer this year, no AC and it won't be fixed until tomorrow. And yes, Kenny is leaving on Friday! To make matters worse, the allergies Kenny was experiencing - not allergies but rather a cold.
So, be praying for Amy/Callie, Jodie/Parker and the Andersons, Gollys, Potloffs who all have families without dads/husbands back home! Not to mention all the other families who's students will be gone to Alaska! Also pray for the Lanyons who are leaving Luke at home while they do the missions trip and then stay for a week of vacation!
We appreciate your prayers and would love you to check in on our families while we are gone!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Wheels up in 1 Day 19 Hours and BOOM
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These mountains look more like a promotory but they are very distinctive.
A very distinctive profile.
Pressure washing causes the monument to look white in contrast to the surrounding granite mountains.
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We spent the night in Keystone, SD, the city closest to the monument and the next day started heading home to Minot, ND.


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Monday, December 04, 2017
by Alan Wesley
BJC | Provider training in the use of Epic, the new electronic health record, is extensive and ongoing. BJC and Washington University team members have committed many hours to learn about Epic's capabilities and pass that knowledge on to others.
Michael Chen, MD, ob/gyn on staff at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, is one of those people. Dr. Chen went through nearly three months of training to become an Epic provider educator. He made that commitment for two reasons: "First, change is coming and it's better to embrace Epic than put it off," says Dr. Chen. "The training helped me because I knew I would be using it. Second, it gave me the opportunity to help other providers learn it as well."
Provider educators use their additional knowledge and medical experience in the "Specialists Training Specialists" program to train other providers with similar specialties. The idea is to teach Epic functionality from the real-world perspective of a colleague — someone who understands the providers' workflows and the pressures they work under.
Psychiatrist Rachel Morel, DO, a provider educator, explains that the four-hour Epic class includes basic instructions, as well as information tailored to a provider's specialty. "We talk about how to use Epic to admit, transfer and discharge a patient," she says. "We're not teaching them how to be doctors — we help them learn how to use the system."
Dr. Chen, who instructs ob/gyns, compares it to teaching someone how to drive a car. "When you're learning to drive, you find out what the steering wheel does, and what the pedals on the floorboard control," he says. "It's knowing where things are and what to do — like logging on or pulling up a patient history. You need to be able to find the information without wasting a lot of time."
He adds that each specialty has unique challenges. "So, if you've learned the basic functions of a car, you still might not know how to drive in rainy weather," he says. "That's a situation you're likely to encounter while driving — just as each specialty will have situations they encounter in their practices while using Epic. So, I'm like the person who has driven in the rain. I can give you some tips on how to do that well."
Epic personalization labs
Epic personalization labs are about the power of efficiency. The labs train providers to better use Epic by selecting how they organize information and retrieve it.
Providers can personalize templates for their notes and a group of related orders called order sets created by Epic analysts, which can be placed with a few keystrokes or mouse clicks. They can also group frequently used orders in preference lists, set up SmartPhrases that eliminate rekeying frequently entered information, retrieve a sequence of commands with a single command or key stroke, and customize their toolbars.
In short, personalization provides organized information that doesn't have to be re-entered, is consistent in its content, and is easily accessible per the provider's preferences.
Personalization labs last two hours, with many providers returning multiple times to complete personalization in Epic. And, according to Latoya Woods, FNP-C, BJC Medical Group, the training is also personalized. "I loved the attention and instruction that the lab provided," she says. "The facilitator was knowledgeable and able to recommend many shortcuts that helped me."
Providers begin to 'Thrive' in Epic
What if you could organize your life so that you had instant access to all the information you needed whenever you needed it? That's the idea behind Thrive After Go-Live training, the Epic program that offers an efficient system, individually adaptable to each provider who uses it.
Thrive training begins three to four months after an Epic Go-Live. It is an extension and advancement of the training providers receive during personalization labs, where they begin to set up some of their personal preferences for entering data.
With Thrive, providers can create shortcuts called macros that generate detailed onscreen information with a single command or keystroke. According to Thrive ambulatory principal trainers Melissa Garcia and Shari Ganyo, a patient history can be generated that includes details like the medication used to previously treat a patient and specifics down to the size of the needle gauge for an injection.
Onscreen filters and speed buttons can quickly zero in on this specific information. "You can look at a patient's history many different ways," says Garcia. "If you just want to see the contacts the patient has had with family care physicians, you can do that. Or you can see their entire history."
Ganyo notes that physicians can clear up the clutter in their schedules using Thrive. "It just makes it easier to see what they need to see," she says. "There are so many little things that add up in the system. We had one physician who immediately saw its value. She said, 'Wow! You just saved me four hours a day!'"
Other resources include items like contact information for other providers and the ability to set up toolbars based upon individual preference.
The training for ambulatory physicians takes about two hours. Ganyo and Garcia are traveling to physician offices and clinics to provide one-on-one instruction and assistance in setting up the program. They have already trained more than 100 providers.
For them the best part is the "Aha! moment," when providers realize the value of Thrive.
According to Thrive inpatient principal trainer Angela McFarlin, all providers receiving Thrive training at Boone Hospital Center said the class was useful for meeting challenges they've encountered. Below are some additional comments:
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Rachel Griffin
Thrive Training for Boone Hospital Home Care & Hospice would be very helpful.
do you have a website where we can learn some of the topics
Thank your for asking!
Yes, you can learn more about Epic at BJC by going to www.Epic1.org.


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Egypt coach, Hector Cuper has called -up five overseas-based players ahead of this month's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations double header against the Super Eagles of Nigeria..
The information was published on the Egypt football federation's website on Monday. Top on the list of the invited players are AS Roma Italy winger, Mohamed Salah and Arsenal midfielder, Mohamed Elneny.
The other overseas based stars invited by the Argentine gaffer for the qualifiers are Ahmed Hossan Kouka who plays for Portuguese side, Sporting Braga; Mahmoud 'Trezeguet' Hassan of Belgian side Anderlecht and Paneltolikos of Greece star, Amir Warda.
The list of local based stars will be released on Tuesday.
The first leg of the qualifiers will take place at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna on March 25. The reverse fixture is billed for the Borg El- Arab Stadium in Alexandria four days later.
Egypt sit at the top of the Group G of the qualifiers with six points, two more than Nigeria who are second on the log.