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'Tis the season for offering great, big, decadent boxes of chocolate. And one little stretch on Faubourg Saint-Honoré in the eighth arrondisement serves up a gorgeous selection of the best bonbons.
Starting with Neuhaus (189 Faubourg Saint-Honoré). For over 150 years, this Belgian chocolatier has been peddling its pralines, and they happen to be some of my favorite treats in the world. So rich and creamy, so nutty and thick, each one is a magnificent dessert. If only I could stop at one…
It's not much easier to resist the temptations at Patrick Roger's fourth boutique in the city (199 Faubourg Saint-Honoré). House specialties include chocolate-covered caramelized almonds, cubes of rich praline nougatine, and pristine bonbons made with cheeky ingredients like basil, oatmeal, tonka bean and Creole rum.
Keep going up the street to the granddaddy of Parisian chocolate shops, La Maison du Chocolat (225 Faubourg Saint-Honoré). While you could sink your teeth into a sumptuous chocolate éclair, chocolate tart, or chocolate macaron, hop in line and order up a customized box of ganaches and pralines. And don't miss the plain truffles.
After all that exertion, reward yourself with a lovely dessert across the street at Mariage Frères (260 Faubourg Saint-Honoré,). The Happy Day cheesecake is made with their classic Wedding Imperial tea and caramelized apples. The Russian Kiss is panna cotta with Russian Kiss tea, dark chocolate mousse and a gelée d'orange. But, given the season, I'd go with the Hallelujah!, a dark chocolate fondant cake infused with their special Christmas teas.


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Synthesis' Assessment and Development Methodology
Synthesis' methodology was developed by a team of ex-military psychologists and expert executive coaches. We apply the outcome-oriented psychology of elite military units, a supportive approach that has a strong connection to reality and functionality, to executives and leadership teams in growth companies.
To ensure the accuracy of our analyses and for validation purposes, we use machine learning technologies and natural language processing. These are proprietary algorithms we use to ensure the accuracy of our assessments. The foundation building blocks of Synthesis methodology are:
The Military Background
Soldiers in elite units of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are under continuous psychological evaluation and work closely with psychologists. The role of military psychologists is to identify, develop and leverage human resources. The military recognizes the cruciality of choosing good people who fit the team, and the building of a culture that supports them and the right team dynamics. Synthesis has taken the methods of military psychologists, improved upon them and applied them to growth companies and their leadership teams.
Assessment through Narrative
We use narrative psychology to understand the individual, and team dynamics. From an individual's narrative, we look at the unique path he or she has taken, within the context of their past experiences and connections. We look at how the individual understands the world, adapts to it, and adjusts their relationships within it. In line with cognitive psychology, we examine structure and modes of thought processing, including critical thinking and problem-solving skills. We have found that a relatively small amount of data, when in the form of a biographical questionnaire, can be effectively used to understand an individual's internal makeup.
Humanistic and Positive Psychology
Our methodology, first and foremost, is based on the tenets of positive psychology: we believe in the abilities and desire of individuals to make positive changes in themselves and in their environment, if given the proper tools. Similar to clinical humanistic psychology, which emphasizes individuals' inherent drive towards self-actualization, positive psychology is about supporting someone in realizing and expressing their own capabilities and creativity. This is, in essence, the most refined goal of leadership development: to help someone become their best self. We believe everyone can grow and change, while the amount of growth and changes varies from person to person.
Systems' Thinking Approach
Our methodology examines the individual in the larger context of his/her workplace and relationships. We take into account the fixtures (personalities, values and beliefs of the individual and the cumulative traditions of the team/organization) within a situation and its variables. By looking at the individual within the larger context of team dynamics and his or her environment, we can determine what changes in behavior would help them perform better in their roles.
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Sheffield Classical Texts
Poems from Ovid
Own work
The opening lines of the Metamorphoses from Plut. (Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana) 36.8 Date: c. 1390-1400.
Translation and Notes
The Miraculous Statue
book 10, lines 247 - 297
[Pygmalion] niveum mira feliciter arte
sculpsit ebur formamque dedit, qua femina nasci
nulla potest, operisque sui concepit amorem.
virginis est verae facies, quam vivere credas,
et, si non obstet reverentia, velle moveri: 5
ars adeo latet arte sua. miratur et haurit
pectore Pygmalion simulati corporis ignes.
saepe manus operi temptantes admovet, an sit
corpus an illud ebur, nec adhuc ebur esse fatetur.
oscula dat reddique putat loquiturque tenetque 10
et credit tactis digitos insidere membris
et metuit, pressos veniat ne livor in artus,
et modo blanditias adhibet, modo grata puellis
munera fert illi conchas teretesque lapillos
et parvas volucres et flores mille colorum 15
liliaque pictasque pilas et ab arbore lapsas
Heliadum lacrimas; ornat quoque vestibus artus,
dat digitis gemmas, dat longa monilia collo,
aure leves bacae, redimicula pectore pendent.
Festa dies Veneris tota celeberrima Cypro 20
venerat, et pandis inductae cornibus aurum
conciderant ictae nivea cervice iuvencae,
turaque fumabant, cum munere functus ad aras
constitit et timide 'si di dare cuncta potestis,
sit coniunx, opto,' non ausus 'eburnea virgo' 25
dicere, Pygmalion 'similis mea' dixit 'eburnae.'
sensit, ut ipsa suis aderat Venus aurea festis,
vota quid illa velint et, amici numinis omen,
flamma ter accensa est apicemque per aera duxit.
ut rediit, simulacra suae petit ille puellae 30
incumbensque toro dedit oscula,: visa tepere est;
temptatum mollescit ebur positoque rigore
subsidit digitis ceditque, ut Hymettia sole
cera remollescit tractataque pollice multas
flectitur in facies ipsoque fit utilis usu. 35
dum stupet et dubie gaudet fallique veretur,
rursus amans rursusque manu sua vota retractat.
corpus erat! saliunt temptatae pollice venae.
tum vero Paphius plenissima concipit heros
verba, quibus Veneri grates agat, oraque tandem 40
ore suo non falsa premit, dataque oscula virgo
sensit et erubuit timidumque ad lumina lumen
attollens pariter cum caelo vidit amantem.
coniugio, quod fecit, adest dea, iamque coactis
cornibus in plenum noviens lunaribus orbem 45
illa Paphon genuit, de qua tenet insula nomen.
The Miraculous Statue
niveum = snow-white
feliciter = successfully
ebur = ivory
nasci = be born
operis = his work
concepit = he fell in
facies = her appearance
obstet = hold you back
velle = you would expect it to
latet = is concealed
haurit = he drank in
pectore = in his heart
ignes = the flame of passion
simulati = made-up, not real
temptantes = tentative, exploring
an sit = to find out whether
nec adhuc = no longer
fatetur = he admits
oscula = kisses
reddi = they are returned
tactis...membris = when he touches her limbs
digitos = his fingers
insidere = sink in
metuit = he is afraid
livor = a bruise
artus = limbs
blanditias = flattery, compliments
adhibet = he addresses to her
modo = sometimes
munera = gifts
conchas = shells
teretes = polished
volucres = birds
pictas = coloured
pilas = balls
lapsas = fallen
Heliadum = of the daughters of Helios, the Sun
vestibus = with clothes
monilia = necklaces
collo = neck
aure = from her ear(s)
bacae = drops
redimicula = chains
celeberrima = attended by crowds
pandis … cornibus = on their spreading horns
inductae = gilded
conciderant = had been sacrificed
ictae = stricken
cervice = neck(s)
iuvencae = heifers (young cows)
tura = incense
munere functus = after he had offered his gift
aras = altars
opto = I beg, pray
eburnea = (made of) ivory
sensit = (Venus) understood
vota = prayers
velint = meant
numinis = divine power
ter = three times
accensa = blazed up
apicem = the tip of the flame
aera = air
simulacra = statue
incumbens = leaning over
toro = her couch
tepere = to grow warm
temptatum = when he touched it
mollescit = grew soft
posito = lost
rigore = its stiffness
subsidit = it yielded
cedit = gave way
Hymettia = from Hymettus, a mountain near Athens famous even today for its honey
cera = wax
tractata = moulded
pollice = thumb
flectitur = can be modelled
facies = shapes
fit = becomes
usu = by being used
dubie = doubtfully
falli = of being deceived
veretur = he is afraid
rursus = again
amans = the lover (Pygmalion)
retractat = draws back from
sua vota = the object of his prayers (i.e. the statue)
saliunt = leap, pulsate
venae = veins
concipit = poured out
Paphius = from Paphos,the birthplace of Venus in Cyprus
plenissima = fulsome, a flood of
grates = thanks
ora = her lips
premit = he presses
data = (which) she is given
erubuit = blushes
lumen/lumina = eye(s)
attollens = raising
pariter = at the same time as
coniugio = at the wedding
coactis … cornibus = having joined her horns
noviens = nine times
lunaribus = the moon
in plenum = to the full phase
the whole of this last phrase means simply "Nine months later …"
genuit = gave birth to
tenet = takes, is given
Ovid: The Miraculous Statue
This poem is taken from Ovid's "Metamorphoses". The word means "changes" and each of the myths re-told by Ovid in the 15 books of poems contains some sort of 'transformation scene.' In some of the stories—such as Pyramus and Thisbe—the change is of minor importance: mulberries are changed from white to red. In other stories, such as the story of Pygmalion, the change is of major importance. The hero, disillusioned with the women of his native Cyprus, carves his ideal lady in ivory and prays to Venus that she, or somebody like her, may come to life. His prayer is granted and this is the climax of the story. The name Pygmalion is more familiar than the story itself, largely through Bernard Shaw's well-known play and its even better-known musical version,
My Fair Lady
. But it is important to realise that Shaw owed little to Ovid except the germ of an idea, just as Shakespeare may have derived from Ovid the idea of a statue coming to life in the final act of
A Winter's Tale.
In a sense Shaw begins where Ovid ends, for his 'statue' is already alive in the person of Eliza Doolittle, and his plot, with all its social satire and phonetics, is concerned with her launching into high society. Ovid tells his story in his own way, simply and for its own sake: Pygmalion is just a sculptor in love with his masterpiece; his statue has no name (for Galatea is a later invention), and never utters a word.
Pygmalion successfully carved snow-white ivory with amazing skill, and gave it the shape that no woman born could ever possess, then fell in love with his own work.
It really looked like a girl, whom you would really believe alive, and if modesty did not hold it back, you would expect to move: to such an extent did art conceal art.
Pygmalion is a prince of Cyprus, birthplace of the goddess Venus. Lately, however, the women of the island have been indulging in a festival to the goddess which included human sacrifice - the goddess was revolted by this, and took her revenge by turning the women into hard-hearted prostitutes, then, the logical progress from this, into stones. Poor Pygmalion, looking for a wife, could not find a single woman by whom he was not repelled, so took matters into his own hands.
He marvelled at her, and his breast was inflamed by the fires of love for his artificial creation. Often he would move tentative hands towards his work, to see whether she was real flesh or only ivory, and could not admit that she really was only ivory.
He kisses her, and believes that she returns his kisses. He talks to her, and holds her in his arms, and believes that his fingers sink into her flesh as he touches it. He is afraid that a bruise may appear where he pressed her flesh.
Sometimes he offers her compliments, sometimes he brings her gifts of the sort that will please a young girl - shells, polished stones, little birds and flowers of a thousand colours, lilies, painted balls, and the tears of the daughters of Helios fallen from the trees.
He also adorns her limbs with clothes, gives her jewels for her fingers, long necklaces for her throat, and delicate drops for her ears; chains hang at her breast.
This simple tale doesn't seem to need many notes - it is self-explanatory. However there are a few typically Ovidian mythological references, such as the one to the daughters of Helios here. Helios- the sun god - had rashly allowed his son Phaethon to drive his chariot across the sky one day. He drove too fast, lost control of the powerful horses, and would have crashed into the Earth, burning the whole planet up in a terrible conflagration, had not Helios destroyed the chariot, with Phaethon still in it, after making the dreadful decision to sacrifice his son and save the Earth. Phaethon's sisters - the Heliades in the text - wept so much for their brother that they were turned into pine-trees, which continued to weep even after the transformation - their tears are amber, with which the Romans were familiar through trade links with the Baltic from which the amber came. It was a costly material, and believed to have magical powers because of the static electricity which it can generate.
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Leeds United's new badge and the ten worst club crests in world football
Elland Road side have taken a pummelling from all sides following the redesign of their badge but there are a lot worse out there
LEEDS unveiled their new club badge... and took an absolute pummelling for its "absolutely awful" design.
The Elland Road side insisted their controversial new crest was "an expression of the passion that connects Leeds United's fans and players".
But they are from the only ones with a questionable crest.
Here, SunSport looks at some of the worst in the game that someone, somehow, somewhere thought would be a good idea.
A white square inside a black square inside a white square, titled on their sides, on a blue blackground.
Surely something better could have been imagines?
Lincoln City FC
Lincoln's badge certainly is, uh, unique.
Let us know if you know of anyone who looks like this.
Burton Albion
More football features
An overweight man hoofing a ball.
Surely more apt for a Sunday League team?
Colchester United
Did the eagle fly into a window and remain their, slowly fossilising?
Dudley Town FC
This one makes it appear that someone stood on a lizard, crushing it to death in the process.
Erith & Belvedere FC
Let's look at this one closely.
A drawing of a deer and the nickname 'The Deres'. Did it not cross anyone's mind that everyone may think the club have just spelled 'deers' incorrectly?
FC Sheriff Tiraspol
Latest transfer news
Moldovan side Sheriff are , believe it or not, owned by a company called Sheriff and play at the Sheriff stadium.
Somebody call the cops, because this logo is horrendous.
Wasps are capable of inflicting pain on humans without the help of steroids.
Pump them full of human growth hormone and they end up looking like this beast.
Limon FC
A green hurricane (or is it a tornado?) kicks a football while tensing its bicep and wearing a crown.
Answers on a postcard please.
AS Marsa
A camel in obvious pain trying to kick a ball. It shouldn't be allowed.


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Variants of Fuzzy logic controllers (FLC) have been widely used to control the systems characterized by uncertain and ambiguous parameters. Control objectives for such systems become more challenging when they are subjected to uncertain environments. Human-robot interaction is such phenomenon wherein robot control difficulties are further augmented due to human intervention. State of the art of research in FLC has been limited in establishing a trade-off between accuracy and interpretability, since achieving both these performance measures simultaneously is difficult. In the present research, an adaptive FLC has been designed in order to achieve better accuracy and higher interpretability. Supported by another instance of FLC as disturbance observer, the proposed controller has adaptive mechanism specifically designed to alter its parameters. The adaptive FLC has been implemented to control actuation of a pneumatic muscle actuator (PMA). Experimental results show excellent trajectory tracking performance of the PMA in the presence of varying environment.
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I see that I have not been blogging for 2 weeks. Maybe I was too absorbed by Cyprus banking crisis, or maybe I did not find enough time. I have been doing fine.
The last 3 day weekend (including 25 March celebration on Monday), we went to Leonidio in Arcadia. I am planning to upload about the sites in Gate to Greece, but, as usual, I write about the food we ate in the blog.
We started for Leonidio in the Saturday morning (23 March). After a brief stop at the archaeological site of Argos, we stopped at Paralio Astros. Actually we first went to Astros itself, but as it did not have anything attractive, we went down to the coastal Astros.
We did not want to sit down to a real meal, so we had a club sandwich in a resto-cafeteria called Galaxias or something like that. That was a bad idea, probably.
The club sandwich was pretty average, though cheap (5 Euro).
Yoghurt that GH ordered was served with a packaged honey from Metamorphosis (suburb of Athens), mixture of Greek and Bulgarian honey.
Don't bother.
We stayed at a village called Sabatiki, but for dinner we went to Leonidio which is about 7 KM away.
It turned out that there were only 2 tavernas open in the town centre (there was also a few just outside the down - still in walking distance - toward Plaka). One was called Eugeston and the other was this Mitropolis, on Mitropoleos Street. I guess there are more choices after the Easter.
When we enter the taverna at 8 o'clock there was absolutely nobody (as in this photo), but at 9 o'clock it was so full that there was difficulty finding a table.
As it was Lenten period, they had also octopus and squids, but the normal main courses are meat, stewed and grilled.
Excellent was this pitalouda, which is a grilled pie with green leaves (horta) and cheese filling. I ate a similar pie in Lakonia, but this one was much better. Amazing.
Slightly sick GH did not have much appetite throughout the trip, so we ordered only 1 main dish. This was Rooster cooked in Tomato (kokoras kokkinistos) served with spaghetti (we could have chosen also rice or potatoes, instead of spaghetti).
I chose this dish because the waiter told us that the rooster was their own. It was indeed full of flavor.
We had also boiled green (horta), fried potatoes and a bottle of beer. The total bill was just above 20 Euro and they gave us a receipt without being requested. We left very happy.
Do not miss it out.
Mitropolis - Μητρόπολης
Leonidio, Arcadia
Λεωνίδιο, Αρκαδία
Tel 27570 29115
Next morning.
Our "Rooms" did not have breakfast, but had a kitchenette. So we bought a box of biscuits for breakfast a day before from a local supermarket just outside Leonidio. These were from Laconia and I saw them sold also in Athens. The same producer makes also pasta.
GH does not eat much breakfast, but as a good Greek, he eats 2nd breakfast at around 11 o'clock. We stoped at Eugeuston in Leonidio. Eugeston (Eugefston?) is the other taverna open then in Leonidio and, different from Mitropolis, it is open from the morning as a kafenio. GH bought a tyropita with mizithra cheese.
The owner was very friendly and told us some things about Leonidio.
Then we took a road for the mountains.
To be continued...


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Wana Solutions (U) Ltd (WANA) formed in 2008 is an indigenous One Stop Company registered in Uganda. Its business is in the Marketing and Distribution of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) business in all the six divisions of Kampala, suburban areas including Entebbe, Wakiso, Mityana and Mukono district urban and suburban centres with a view of expanding to other regions in the near future.
The Company is a major player in the LPG industry in Uganda with a capacity of 10MT storage tank and we are well centred to supply your LPG needs year around. WANA provides households and businesses with cooking energy from LPG through distribution of affordable cylinder LPGas ranging from 6kg to 1000kg, hosepipes, regulators and a range of cookers from 1 burner to four burners. Light commercial companies benefit from our bulk installations expertise. It is claimed that by switching to LPGas, households, and light commercial companies are able to reduce their energy bill by 15%.
This is because Wana provides households and businesses with a cost effective substitute to the current energy sources of (Paraffin, charcoal, firewood and electricity). Wana provides a door to door delivery of LPG cylinder and bulk installations to organised homesteads, and light commercial companies such as hotels, hostels, hospitals and schools.
Our customer base is ever growing
- Sheraton Hotel – Kampala
- Paragon Hospital – Bugolobi
- Newrest Uganda In-flight Services – Entebbe Airport
- Seven Seasons – Entebbe
- Mishmash Restaurant – Kampala
- FAZE3 Bar and Restaurant – Entebbe
- Kuka and Company – Kampala
- Mediterranean – Villa Kololo Hotel / Restaurant – Acacia Avenue
- Boys Holdings Hotel – Bugolobi
LPG is widely recognised as an efficient, readily available and affordable form of energy which has the capacity to replace the current methods of cooking and heating used in domestic and light commercial industries in Uganda.
1.2 Expertise
The stakeholders can easily benefit from our brand (Wana energy Solutions Gas (WeSGas') expertise of installation and distribution of LPGas. WeSGas provides a flexible basis for the development of high quality service provision. The coverage of WeSGas services includes:
Risk Assessment
- Distribution of LPG to people's homes within the designated homes or estates
- Installation of bulk LPG Tanks
- Preparation of Service Level Agreements (SLA) between customers and WeSGas
- Collection of Revenues through the use of Smart IC Card Meters for bulk LPG users, especially estates
- Capacity Planning and Management of its services
- Running Helpdesks for emergency services
- Security Management of the installed tanks
- Disaster Recovery Planning for both bulk and cylinder customers
- And health and safety of her appliances
1.3. Company Website:
For additional information on WANA please feel free to access our website and affiliates at www.waesol.com, www.pciaonline.org, www.worldlpgas.com, www.esmap.org
1.4 Prices:
Uganda is a landlocked country and therefore all our petroleum products are imported. For these reason, WANA does not have full control on the petroleum price fluctuations for example landing costs, duty, exchange rate, and freight. These changes have advance effect on our end users. We shall endeavour to communicate to you applicable prices each time you wish to place an order. As always we ensure that our prices are competitive in the market. For our bulk consumers, we have also established a price stabilisation undertaking. This is discussed in details before contract of supply is signed.
1.5. Delivery Time:
We run a "Watchman" system where by the system detects the quantities of LPG in the bulk tank and informs you and immediately this information has to be relayed to the WANA so that we are able to supply Gas in 24hrs after notifying us.


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Grand-daughter Lena and Lilyanna Easter 2007. All of Lily's puppies have not yet arrived.
Our Labradoodle Puppies Come Downstairs
When the puppies are little mum needs privacy and quiet. Depending on the mother's inclination
newborn puppies can have a visitor or two. Mum doesn't relish a social life in these early days.
Super Dog Stimulation
The Bio Sensor Program
During the first three weeks of life we use a set of daily exercises for the puppies.
We were very excited when we came across the study by dog behaviorist and geneticist Dr. Carmen Battaglia.
Dr. Battaglia did research into the area of early stimulation and controlled stress for puppies. The US military has also done research in this area and implemented a program for their dogs in military service called the bio-sensor program. The breeders who discovered this program of simple puppy stimulation called it the 'super-dog' program.
We believe we have had good results using this guide to stimulate our newborn puppies. If you would like to read Dr. Battaglia on early puppy stimulation, 'the super dog program' and its effects please click on Bio Sensor Super Dog Program.
Labradoodle Puppy Meets World
At three weeks the puppies come downstairs. Here they experience other dogs, door slams, household noises and other goings on. They also have their first big potty box so that it is easy for them to go to the bathroom in the right place. Weather permitting they poke their wee noses outside at about six weeks.
There is nothing nicer than a puppy on a spring day
Tellington Touch
It was our interest in massage and touch that we have used to bond with babies of all sorts that led us to read the books of Linda Tellington Jones. This Canadian woman developed the famous TTouch - the Tellington TTouch. This is a method based on circular movements of the fingers and hands all over the body. According to Tellington Jones the object is "to activate the function of the cells and awaken cellular intelligence - a little like turning on the electric lights of the body."
We have found the practise of TTouch to calm stressed animals and be a way for us to bond with small puppies. We are hoping soon to attend a TTouch seminar with Linda Tellington Jones.
Social Life
It is our goal for each puppy to have met fifty different people before they go to their home. This is a lot of people and we keep track with pencil and paper to make sure that we are meeting our goal. Early Socialization is the most important part of a puppy's life.
First Day of our Labradoodle Puppy's Life
Labraoodle Puppy's Early Spay and Neuter
We spay and neuter our pet puppies at eight eight weeks of age. Early spaying and neutering does a great deal to prevent gender specific behaviors that we don't wish. Male dogs are not likely to mark or be aggressive. Female dogs are not territorial. The International Labradoodle Association recommends early spay and neuters for pets.
Changing Times and Changing Veterinary Technology
Up until the 1940's the accepted Veterinary practice was to spay a bitch after she had given birth to one litter. They said it calmed the dog. Up until this time they paid no attention to the male dog and he was left in tact. It was growing information technology and skill level that allowed vets to safely spay and neuter dogs at or just before six months of age. These factors and the realization that female dogs who were unspayed or allowed to have a litter were plagued with reproductive health problems. Slowly times changed and the male dog was acknowledged to have a role in reproduction and was neutered. People saw amazing changes in dog behavior, all for the better. It was a slow road but most people now accept that pet dogs should be spayed and neutered at 6 months of age.
Now the technology and veterinary skills have taken huge strides forward. Most new veterinarian practices do pediatric spays and neuters. New studies have shown that problems with bone development and other health issues are not related to early spay neuters. If you are interested in the discussion, you can find a lot of varied information on "blogspot.com – early spay neuters." We are lucky to have a wonderful veterinarian who performs pediatric spay neuters on all of our pet puppies. This is included in the pet puppy price.
Snow Puppies running home
A puppy coming into the world is a miracle. Usually the miracle takes place around two in the morning and as each successive miracle makes his appearance the sun comes up and if we are lucky somebody makes coffee and brings it up to the whelping room.
Newborn Labradoodle Puppy's Life
For the first ten days of her life a little puppy has no sight and no hearing. They can smell and they can feel the warmth of mum. The puppies are born with an amazing survival instinct. Most of them find mum and begin to nurse within minutes of birth. Mum licks them vigorously to stimulate their little bodies. They can only eliminate with mum's help, she stimulates the process and licks them clean.
Labradoodle Breeders' First Job
Our primary job is to make sure every puppy gets a turn at nursing on the central, full teats and is not shoved away by his stronger brothers and sisters. We make sure everybody is warm as puppies can't control their own body temperature. Mum needs food, water and lots of encouraging words from us.
Jean sleeps in the room with mum and puppies for the first few nights. Little puppies wander off and can get lost in the confines of the whelping box. They could become dehydrated and cold if they don't find their way back to mum.
Labradoodle Potty Training Begins
It is mum who gives the puppies their first potty training lesson. Our job is simply to make the whelping box continually clean. At first you would never know a puppy goes to the bathroom as mum stimulates the process with her tongue and rarely is any excrement seen in the box. By about three weeks when the puppies begin to toddle mum will get up and move about the box. The puppies all wake up hollering for a meal. Mum stands up too tall, they need to go to the bathroom and they do! They have gone away from where they sleep and this has been their first formal clean potty lesson.
We Give Our Puppies Their First Bathroom
We put in a tray of wood pellets, the sort that you use in pellet stoves. The puppies quickly choose the absorbent pellets as a place to relieve themselves. It smells good, it is easy to clean and it is a very distinct area as compared to newspapers. Discovering these inexpensive and safe pellets was a breakthrough in our house. Our puppies have been much more easily housetrained since we began to use them. We did however introduce a pellet potty to an older litter who simply thought the pellets were lunch and peed on the newspaper. So we realize pellet potty is something that has to be learned as a very young puppy.
Eating can be a very tiring business!
As soon as the puppies are able to lurch about by themselves at between two and three weeks we give them puppy gruel. This the consistency of cream. We soak the dog kibble with boiling water and mash it. add more water until it is the consistancy of gruel. We begin by feeding each baby with a teaspoon. Very quickly they learn to eat by themselves out of the communal dish.
We used to have the puppies weaned by five weeks in order to have their first inoculation. Now the thinking is that this is not crucial. The amounts of mother's immunization they are getting in the milk is small because the quantity of milk is greatly reduced. Mum has begun to wean the puppies on her own. We love natural weaning. It means mum can teach puppies a great deal as she can be with them as much as she likes. The puppies learn that first most important lesson 'no means no'. When they want to nurse and mum says no, mum means no and shows them in a way we just can't do.
Our friend Leslie gives these puppies a little help with their supper.
At eight weeks old our puppies are off to their first vet visit. The doctor checks them all over very carefully. They have their first of three vaccinations for the common doggies diseases. They will be vaccinated again in three to four week by their family.
We used to vaccinate earlier so that we could give puppy more than one vaccine before they went home. Now the veterinary protocol is to vaccinate later in puppy's life.
The Great World
One of the nicest times we have with puppies is going outside to play. Even winter puppies enjoy lurching about the snow when the weather is good. We have almost four acres to walk around and they follow us up the path to the driveway and across the field. Their mum often comes with us.
I have done mostly what most men do, And pushed it out of my mind But I can't forget, if I wanted to, Four-Feet trotting behind.
Day after day, the whole day through Wherever my road inclined -- Four-feet said, "I am coming with you!" And trotted along behind.
Now I must go by some other round, -- Which I shall never find -- Somewhere that does not carry the sound Of Four-Feet trotting behind.
Rudyard Kipling
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Explores clues to self-organization provided by the set of road traffic signs.
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Annex to Disastrous Floods as Indicators of Systemic Risk Neglect
The main paper explores the systemic imbalances described metaphorically in terms of "floods" and "flooding". The suggestion made there was that "flood control" could be usefully explored in the light of the degree of self-governance and self-organization associated with road traffic.
Rather than consider metaphors based on the control of flooding by water -- even though this requires very concrete measures -- of potentially greater relevance is the understanding to be derived from the control of a "flood" of traffic. This involves forms of "governance" with which many are personally extremely familiar on a daily basis. It also implies a higher degree of self-organization and self-governance. The degree of personal resonsibility and engagement in the face of risk "on the ground" is strikingly contrasted with that articulated through abstract representation in complex systems diagrams.
As discussed separately (System Dynamics, Hypercycles and Psychosocial Self-organization, 2010), the more complex the map of a system, the less likely it is to be widely comprehended and used, and the greater the potential for unremarked errors. This is relevant to mapping the current strategic issues in Afghanistan (Dion Nissenbaum, Graphic Shows Complexity of US Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, The Huffington Post, 22 December 2009; Dion Nissenbaum, The Great Afghan Spaghetti Monster, Checkpoint Kabul, 20 December 2009).
It is understandable that people find it difficult to identify with the dynamics indicated by such systemic representations. These can be usefully recognized as offering a "false" sense of perspective dissociated from that which people require to navigate within a flood of traffic.
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It's been really exciting to meet other "regular people" that are taking a risk, digging up their roots to be planted somewhere else for the call of Christ.
I found out over the weekend that a radio colleague, Matt Stockman, and his family are preparing to leave for Spain to work with a Christian radio station there.
Please read more about their story here: Barcabound.
I'm going to share some more stories in the coming days…I LOVE that others are going places! Take a risk, go on an adventure!


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Voting for the man, the policies or a party?
The Conservative and Labour parties both needed the threat of UKIP to make them take notice of and register public fears on EU immigration. However that does not mean that UKIP policies are the best way for the UK to address this very real problem or for their MPs to argue for the specific needs of the constituency of Milton Keynes.
I represent the ordinary citizens of Milton Keynes, not a political party.
The independent MP
The debate surrounding independent MPs is especially relevant at this time when warnings of a 'hung' parliament are increasing. A 'hung' parliament, or even a small majority for either party, could increase both the importance and the influence of independent MPs, as every vote will count. The independent MP is able to put his constituency needs above all.
I will hold the Government to account in a way that never happens with party politicians who are whipped to support the party line and I will vote for the benefit of MK citizens as well as the people of the UK, not for the benefit of a particular political party .
In 1945 there were 10 independent MPs elected; in recent times there have been far fewer. This was the prelude to the N H S and the Welfare State.


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YONA YONA BEER GARDEN in ARK Hills
Beer garden where you can taste 6 kinds of beer of Yo-Ho Brewing Company such as "Yona Yona Ale"
"YONA YONA BEER GARDEN in ARK Hills" will open in ARK Karajan Place of ARK Hills, from June 9 to September 3, 2017.
You can taste the 6 kinds of craft beer of Yo-Ho Brewing Company including popular "Yona Yona Ale" and special beer "ARK Hills Ale 2017" brewed for this beer garden.
Menus compatible with beers such as roast chicken and sausages are offered, and during the time period events are also scheduled for enjoying outdoor unique meat dishes.
|Event Name
|YONA YONA BEER GARDEN in ARK Hills
|ARK Hills ARK Karajan Place
|June 9, 2017 – September 3, 2017
|*In case of stormy weather may be canceled.
|Open Hours
|【Weekday Lunch Time】11:30 – 14:00
【Weekday Dinner Time】17:00 – 22:00
【Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday】11:00 – 22:00
*Last order is 30 minutes before closing.
*Weekday lunch time business open from June 12 to September 1.
Pay for drink/food in the venue.
|1-12-32 Akasaka Minato-ku, Tokyo


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Whether it happens before the doors open, or after a few years of "bootstrapping" with founder money, every startup reaches the point where it needs outside capital to survive and/or grow. According to Fundable, fewer than 1 percent of startups receive funding from angel investors, and 0.05 percent from VC firms, it can be all […]
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Washington DC was abuzz with news that had nothing to do with the occupant of The White House. A group of progressive legislators, led by Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, in the House of Representatives, introduced "The Green New Deal." The resolution by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was in response to the alarming Fourth National Climate Assessment by […]


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Carmina Burana performed by the Grant Park Orchestra on Wednesday
We are off to Millennium Park once again tonight! Hopefully the sky holds up as they did for us on Wednesday! Things have been crazy this week, as seems to be happening on a regular basis now! The race weekend was a blast! I have posted some pictures for those that are interested in seeing them. Watching 40 year old cars wring it out at ~170mph was quite a sight! I'll see if I can fill in some more information about the cars that I have pictured in the future. Maybe Andy, the SpeedGeek will show us what he knows!
I also got a new toy recently! Wintec WBT-100 4-in-1 GPS… sounds exciting doesn't it? Well, it actually logs GPS data as well as sending it out to my PDA – so I can track things such as my CTA ride to work this morning!
While looking at the overlay on Google Earth I noticed that they have updated pictures of Chicago! Here is a shot of where I'm headed now!
Those with a keen eye will notice my GPS tracking wasn't very accurate! Hopefully it won't be big deal with Jane!)


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A 19-year-old apprentice with Bute Fabrics in Rothesay has taken third place in the Trades House of Glasgow Modern Apprentice Awards for 2016.
Abigail Planck, who lives in Rothesay, was presented with a cheque for £250 and a certificate at an awards ceremony in the Trades Hall of Glasgow in Glassford Street, home to the Trades House and its 14 incorporated crafts.
Ken Dalgleish, co-ordinator of the awards, said: "The applications this year have been of a high standard and reflect the diversity of organisations embracing the opportunity that the Modern Apprentice programme offers young people from all walks of life.
"This year we welcomed applicants from the textile industry including Abigail and several individuals who had used the Modern Apprentice scheme to completely change career direction.
"We congratulate all participants this year and thank their supporters for making the ceremony such a motivational occasion."


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we lost percy tonight.
Posted: October 25, 2012 at 5:42 pm
he herniated his bowel into his scrotum again, he was in so much pain i just couldn't put him thru another horrible surgery. the vet came out and helped him to pass.
i love you percy and i am so very sorry we couldn't help you again.
In memory …
Percy was famous for his cowlicks …
Percy's page with more photos and his story about how he came to saints: http://www.saintsrescue.ca/animals/barn/pages/percy/percy.htm


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Daily price broke 100 SMA/200 SMA ranging reversal area for the primary bullish market condition:
- The price is on testing with Fibo resistance level at 1.1366 to above for the bullish trend to be continuing.
- RSI indicator is estimating the bullish ranging to be started.
- Ascending triangle pattern was formed by the price to be crossed from below for the bullish condition to be resumed.
If D1 price breaks Fibo support level at 1.1084 from above to below so the reversal of the price movement from the primary bullish to the primary bearish market condition will be started.
If not so the price will be bullish ranging within the levels.
- Recommendation for long: watch close D1 price to break 1.1366 for possible buy trade
- Recommendation
to go short: watch D1 price to break 1.1084 support level for possible sell trade
- Trading Summary: ranging
SUMMARY : bullish


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Dozens from Israel Partnership consortium honor Jacksonville's Iris Kraemer during regional meeting
Israel Partnership Director
The Hadera-Eiron Southeast Consortium Partnership honored Jacksonville resident, Iris Kraemer for her outstanding service at their most recent steering committee meeting in Richmond, Va. Kraemer completed her term as the Southeast U.S. Consortium Volunteer Chair for its cherished partnership with Hadera-Eiron. During her time as Consortium Chair, Kraemer worked closely with executive directors, Partnership staff and volunteers in all 11 of the shared communities including Richmond, Charlotte, Charleston, Jacksonville, Volusia, Fort Myers, Pinellas, Chattanooga, Knoxville and Nashville in the United States and Hadera-Eiron in Israel. She was instrumental in working with volunteers to encourage participation and leadership in programming in addition to overseeing the formation of the newest and incredibly successful program for community young leaders called Leadership2Gether.
P2G is so grateful to Kraemer for her vision, leadership and support over these last three years. Although she has completed her term, she will no doubt be present at Partnership programs in the future. "Iris did a great job as chair for our Partnership and we are looking forward to her leadership for our Federation as she will be the 2018 campaign chair," Jewish Federation of Jacksonville Executive Director Alan Margolies said.


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Universal Pictures released a few interrogation videos of the actors in the upcoming crime drama "Savages.†These videos are part of a series of videos of the characters from the movie released beginning last week.
The film stars Taylor Kitsch ("John Carterâ€), Aaron Johnson ("Kick Assâ€), John Travolta, Blake Lively, Demian Bichir, Salma Hayek, Benicio Del Toro, Emile Hirsch, and Uma Thurman.
Here's the synopsis:
Three-time Oscar®-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone returns to the screen with the ferocious thriller "Savages,†featuring the all-star ensemble cast of Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Aaron Johnson, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, Emile Hirsch and Demian Bichir. The film is based on Don Winslow's best-selling crime novel that was named one of The New York Times' Top 10 Books of 2010.
Laguna Beach entrepreneurs Ben (Johnson), a peaceful and charitable Buddhist, and his closest friend Chon (Kitsch), a former Navy SEAL and ex-mercenary, run a lucrative, homegrown industry—raising some of the best marijuana ever developed. They also share a one-of-a-kind love with the extraordinary beauty Ophelia (Lively). Life is idyllic in their Southern California town…until the Mexican Baja Cartel decides to move in and demands that the trio partners with them.
When the merciless head of the BC, Elena (Hayek), and her brutal enforcer, Lado (Del Toro), underestimate the unbreakable bond among these three friends, Ben and Chon—with the reluctant, slippery assistance of a dirty DEA agent (Travolta)—wage a seemingly unwinnable war against the cartel. And so begins a series of increasingly vicious ploys and maneuvers in a high stakes, savage battle of wills.
Stone directed the film from a screenplay he, Shane Salerno, and Don Winslow wrote, which is also based on the novel from Don Winslow.
"Savages†will be in theaters on July 6.
Check out the interrogation videos below.
(Please click here for video of Benecio del Toro on Huffington Post)
Savages: Oliver Stone's Interrogation Series – Salma Hayek pt 2 – Watch More Funny Videos
For Blake Lively's interrogation video, please click here.
Source: Huffington Post, Complex, LA Confidential Magazine, Made Man


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Edge of the Age of Force
Project Sentinel
References have increased of a long running imperial project, codename: Sentinel. Little can be discerned other than references to the project. Signals Intelligence considers this to be a level 1 threat, and has redoubled its efforts to discover the meaning of this mysterious operation.
It is believed that this may be another clone project, however speculation leads intelligence to surmise a much bigger threat may emerge from this project.


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High five to all my students out there. It's that time of the year again. I know it's hard to cope up with the situation when your holidays are about to end but I believe in you. I wish you to get through it faster and achieve everything you planned for yourself. Come on man. I see you need to bring some of that heat to your sneaker game, huh? I got you covered. Here we'll introduce the world beater sneakers to you, only the best for your buck. Only the stylish ones get the pass. You won't be disappointed, trust me fam. You're reading the best back to school sneaker guide, let's get it.
So what you should look for in a running shoe? Hmm, let me guess. They must be ultra comfy, right? Yeah, that would be good. They also should be very lightweight, we want to replicate that Gucci sense here. Preferably they should have some sort of boost system, so you have that extra edge, right? What else? Oh yeah, you want them to look cool. Thankfully, I have some great picks for you.
Let's talk trends. Yeah, if you ever wanted to be Hypebeast, this is your chance. Almost everyone and their mom wear these pairs, but there are reasons these shoes are so trendy. The designers and influencers did a really great job to make these shoes so widespread. Everyone loves these kicks and I'm no different. Ladies and gentleman, the most hyped up sneakers on the market…
Adidas x Yeezy Desert Rat 500
The Yeezy era continues. So what can I really say? You barely can find this shoe on the market, it's that popular. But that shouldn't be a surprise for you. Kanye came and completely changed the sneaker game. Yeezys will always be in demand and rightfully so. Every pair of Yeezys possesses a unique feel of self-identity and that's why I personally love them. Back to the shoe. A combination of modern and retro design suits Yeezys very well. It's constructed of mesh and premium suede. In the end, it's an overall great sneaker you should pick one for yourself (well, if you can find it).
Adidas Ultraboost 4.0
The king of comfort. There're not so many changes compared to the previous version, but still, this shoe holds it's pros like a king. Unlike the other sneakers, Ultraboost 4.0 comes at a decent, not so premium price. Props to Adidas for that. The PrimeKnit upper provides that extra breathability, so you can run an extra mile in these. Just buy them now and if you need to go somewhere, just throw them on.
You can never go wrong with my picks, no lie. If you choose to go with these Hypebeast kicks, you won't have to worry about your shoe game for quite a long time. So that's all for today. We'll keep bringing you the heat as always. Stay tuned!


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So, I've taken the plunge into the A to Z Blogging Challenge for the month of April, requiring me to write a blog each day (except Sunday when I get off for good behaviour). Essentially, April 1 is A, April 2 is B, etc… So, I thought this would be brilliant way to kick me in the butt on this journey abroad, to write – daily – and to chronicle life living abroad in Argentina. As I've seeped into the life of an Argentinian (sort of) mom, wife, reader, foodie, yoga-goer, "fit-bit"walker, painter, speaker, guest host, photographer, etc… my blog journalling about the adventure fell to the wayside. So this challenge is my attempt to right the Write Away Hunni!
April 1st – A – ASADO!
Ah! Truly an Argentina Asado is a wonderous feast! Essentially, it is a BBQ, but not your flare-up the gas tanks and throw on the steaks kind of BBQ – noooooo way! And with our family here in Argentina, we all – especially the kids – savour Sunday asado with the family. But it isn't just a Sunday ritual, it is a favourite event with any get-together or celebration among friends.
To begin, you start with a huge outdoor brick oven-like parrilla with a large grill. Under the grill you put the wood coals and slowly build up the heated coals – not the flames. The key is to cook the meat slowly over the perfectly heated and maintained coals.
Secondly, the cuts of meat vary from chorizo, blood sausage (gag), and every various cut of beef from sirloins to filets. S-L-O-W is the key to the cooking, plus heaps of salt massaged into the sacrificed bovine. The process of getting the coals to the right temperature and cooking slowly, led my husband – as a virgin asador (the grill master) – to delay the sacred Sunday asado by two to three hours! But the wait was worth it when he brought in the succulent meat-fest!
Just look at that delightful carnivore feast and you might Flintstone your way past the salads. But be sure to not miss out on the amorous Argentinian Malbec that quenches the palette and seduces the senses (but, alas, that is a M or W blog idea).
So the next time you're in Argentina, come on over on a Sunday to enjoy the asado feast with family and friends!
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The paper's methodology is far from perfect, but it does raise the question of whether promoters of SRI are disingenuous when they claim ethical investment always makes the best business sense.
SRI, which aims to incorporate measures of environmental, social and governmental responsibility into investment decisions, has caught on in recent years. Many major asset managers and pensions providers have constructed funds that claim to invest only in low-carbon assets or good labour practices.
SRI advocates often suggest that, in the long-run, an ethical investment should be a profitable one. Barbara Evans, sustainability research analyst at RCM – a subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors – says: "You might have to wait a while but sustainability research should be an enhancement to stock-picking, not a detractor. I don't see how it could detract from performance."
But if this is true, why create special SRI funds? Shouldn't financial imperatives
organically result in ethical investment?
Perhaps, but investors need to realise that "ethical investment" is not a monolithic ideal that one either pursues or ignores. Different ethical priorities often conflict with one another. Ashmore Group's Jerome Booth emphasises that while none of Ashmore's funds bear the SRI label explicitly, that does not mean they are not socially responsible: "There's a negative way of interpreting it – 'don't do this or that'. Or there's a more positive way: do invest in countries that need the investment. The best ethical stance is to encourage more people to invest in emerging markets, not to scare them off by saying they're doing something terrible."
For investors who want to help alleviate poverty, for example, investing in emerging market firms could be the best course of action. But for others who worry most about the environmental impact of emerging market development, investing in green tech could make more sense.
The key is that managers are transparent and systematic about how they deal with ethical dilemmas so investors can make an informed choice. Rather than simply ticking boxes or cutting out asset classes, investors must realise that all decisions require compromise, whether that means prioritising one ethical need above another or foregoing the very best returns.


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Do you ever wonder how your life will turn out? Are there many things you love to do, but they seem impossible to weave together in one lifetime? Have you ever pondered the adventures that lie before you as you serve God?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then this woman's story will be an eye-opening discovery. Join me as we consider the life of Betty Greene—a WWII WASP, the first woman to fly across the Andes Mountains, and the co-founder of Missionary Aviation Fellowship!
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Well, got around the distance today. In one piece. Deadly. Pity couldn't hang in with the main bunch til the end, finished with a small group, ten or so stragglers.
Handy 30km spin out to Blessington this morning from the gaf! Was wondering about the cleverness of that. Good to get the legs warmed up properly.
Two big hills today. Got over the first one in Hacketstown in reasonably good time. Started way down near the back of the pack, a gap opened over the top and was with about twenty chasing for a good while. Chasing was mad chaotic. Could see the main group up ahead. Not that far away. Not getting any closer. Everyone was desperate to make the catch, some shouting. Every time someone rolled past going faster, lads were swerving to get on wheels, thinking the guy in front of them was in trouble. All a bit dodge. We got back on. Just in time for the pack to line out for a good few minutes. Some suffering. I could see the lad in front of me shaking his head a lot. I know how he was feeling. This was about 5km from the bottom of the 2nd hill. Teams drilling it so no one could move up. Fair enough tactic. Lesson there. Before the race I was memorising the distance to the bottom of the big hills and counting back 2km for when I should start moving up. Forget that. Of course everyone has that same idea. And the savages were racing balls out a few km before that. Legs were starting to hurt big time and struggled to stay in touch over the 2nd hill. Rolled around the rest of the course with the gruppetto. Two mins before the finish line, four or five lads went crashing down right in front. Skirted around that, dunno what messing they were at, we weren't exactly racing. Just tired and lost concentration.
Overall, dunno what to make of it really. Not very interesting sitting mid pack as a tourist looking at some fellas arse for a couple of hours. Would be nice to have a bit extra pep in the legs, to be at the front and see the action. That said, when you climb off the bike, the body is shaking with the adrenaline coursing through your eyeballs. Definitely will be fit as fiddle after this. Weighed myself going to bed last night and nearly 2kg lighter now! Pasta time.
Thanks to Canto and Dermot for looking after my stuff during the race. And a bit of chat. Didn't know a sinner in the race.
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If you wish to gain personal wellness you must first go through the five stages of change. It's not easy but if able to understand and act you can transform your life.
The biggest factor in determining if you can truly change is your mental strength. Being able to tell yourself what is right and what is wrong is important when trying to achieve personal wellness. When you really focus your energy and time on the right things you will be amazed at the outcome you get.
Let's look at the five stages of change.
Pre-contemplation is the stage in which we do not see a problem with the current way of living. Even though others around may see a problem, we are blinded by the wrong ideas of how to go about your daily activities. Most people find themselves getting stuck in this stage and never being able to break out of their comfort zone.
The stage of contemplation begins with a simple question. What am I doing wrong?
This is the stage where we start to question whether or not our choices on how to live are indeed the right ones. Rather than being blinded we are able to start seeing the problem that consumes us and realize the certain things that are bad for our current way of living.
When we finally realize our problems we can start to come up with a plan to overcome them. Take time to sit down and think of different ways you can improve. Write down a plan on how you can get to your goal and the steps you will have to take to get there. It's easier to get somewhere if you know where you're going and how to get there.
Time and preparation are the key factors in planning how you will go about the transformation of your own self. You can make this process simple by thinking of your future goals and the things you hope to have someday. When focusing on this, in particular, you WILL find a way.
This is the stage where you put that plan into action.
You can talk all you want but if you can't put those words into action and produce results, it doesn't mean anything. Putting in the time and effort may be hard, but I PROMISE it will pay off in the end.
During this stage, you must stay patient. Results will not come right away but if you can stick to the plan you set out for yourself over time you will start to see the difference you have been looking for.
After you take the steps in acting on what you set out to change then you must maintain your choice on how to live. This stage is the trickiest one to overcome and so many people fall back right where they started. If you wish to maintain your newly adopted lifestyle you must use that mental strength to overpower the bad trying to direct you back to your old way of living. Anyone can go to the gym and workout, but not everyone can continuously do it every day. The same goes for personal wellness, you can say you changed but did you really change? Only you can answer that question.
When you can fully understand these five stages of change then you can actually change. It WILL be hard and you WILL fail several times before succeeding. Just remember, the more you fail and struggle, the better you are as a person. Someone who has never had to work for anything has no meaning to their life. Those who fail, learn, and constantly improve will be the ones to truly achieve personal wellness.
Deep down inside all of us lies an amazing person. Whether you choose to search for that person is entirely up to YOU.


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5 Keys to Creating an Outbound Sales Script that Works
Creating a good outbound sales script is not any easy thing to do. Here are some tips that will not only make it easier for you to create your own script, but they may help you to create one that is really good and actually works.
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Kerry McCarthy, The New York Community Trust/
TITLE: Thriving Communities, Arts and Historic Preservation Program Director
FUNDING AREAS: Performing arts, classical arts, education, justice, and historic art preservation
CONTACT: Visit PeopleFinder for email and phone number (paid subscribers only)
IP TAKE: McCarthy makes grants with two primary goals: First, to "help arts organizations attract broader audiences and provide opportunities for artists from diverse backgrounds." And second, to support landmark preservation projects in low-income and minority neighborhoods and restoration projects in places that "represent significant and overlooked aspects of New York City's history."
PROFILE: Beginning in 2009, Kerry McCarthy was a program officer for The New York Community Trust. And with more than 20 years' experience in museum and arts administration, McCarthy certainly knows her way around New York's robust arts landscape. Today she serves as the program director for the Thriving Communities and Arts and Historic Preservation programs.
Previous to joining The Trust, McCarthy ran a consulting company serving New York City nonprofit arts organizations, as well as more than 20 years of experience in museum and performing arts administration with organizations spanning the Queens Museum of Art to Jim Henson Productions.
McCarthy received her bachelor's degree from Seanee: The University of the South. She then made the pilgrimage to NYC, receiving her master's in Folk Art Studies from New York University. She is also a graduate of Coro's Leadership New York Program.
The Trust—one of the largest private funders of NYC's nonprofits, making roughly $130 million in grants locally each year—has long been a supporter of the city's arts organizations. Currently, The Trust's arts program has a strong undertone of building equity in the arts and expanding arts access to diverse audiences.
For arts organizations in New York, The New York Community Trust funds projects aimed at underserved communities throughout the region. Specifically, grants are made to organizations that promote diversity and expand access, develop young artists from minority or disadvantaged backgrounds, and strengthen arts advocacy. The Trust has also a goal of improving arts education in public schools.
"The arts help people learn how to think critically and independently come up with ideas," McCarthy said in a statement. "They also help children develop problem-solving skills. But more important, the arts are an expression of our common humanity and our culture."
In December 2011, the foundation made nearly $500,000 available to eight arts organizations in NYC, with the hope that "[our] participation will foster commitment to reintegrating arts into the school curriculum." This commitment to arts education certainly plays a significant role in shaping the foundation's arts funding approach.
Another example of an arts education grant that highlights this approach came more recently when McCarthy made a $25,000 grant for Arts Horizon's ArtsBeat program, which sends teaching artists into four hospitals throughout New York City to work with special-needs young people ages 11 to 21. The ArtsBeat program addresses many of the foundation's arts goals, such as expanding access, providing educational opportunities, and working with underserved and younger arts audiences.
"We hope that this grant brings joy to a special community of young New Yorkers," McCarthy said at the time. "Arts programming has transformational powers and is a vitally important part of the healing process."
The foundation's arts program has also made a push to engage young people using 21st century technology. The Trust's Hive Digital Media Learning Fund supports organizations that use technology to educate young people. The fund provided more than $1 million in funding to several organizations. New York Grantmakers in the Arts—an organization McCarthy cochairs—wrote a great blog post about the program.
For arts funding, The Trust prioritizes midsize groups with operating budgets of more than $250,000, as well as ethnic groups that provide arts learning and other arts projects outside of Manhattan. The Trust also supports professional development opportunities for young artists from its Van Lier Fellowship Fund.
The Trust also provides financial support for historic preservation in low-income and ethnically diverse neighborhoods. Their preservation grantmaking is centered on projects that foster collaboration between preservation groups and neighboring communities.
The El Barrio Artspace is a recent example of a foundation preservation grant, which is a project to convert a 19th century school into a living and work space for 90 artists and their families. The Trust and McCarthy made a $50,000 grant to form a community advisory board for the project, and a second $50,000 was used to develop plans that would meet federal, state, and local requirements for low-income housing and historic preservation funding.
Interested grantseekers can find information online, including the foundation's current requests for proposals.


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There are some things to bear in mind if you're going to implement CSS-driven menus like those explored in this project. Leaving aside wider questions like whether or not drop-down menus are a good user interface (some say yes, others no), the actual behavior of these menus should be considered.
Because the appearance of submenus depends on list items being in a hover state, it's fairly easy for users to accidentally let the menus snap closed. The instant the mouse pointer moves outside any of the menus, all of the currently visible submenus will disappear. The same is often true of JavaScript-driven menus, but in JavaScript you can build in delay timers that give the user a small interval of time to move the mouse back inside the menus before they go away. CSS offers no capability to define such delay timers and is not likely to do so any time soon (if ever).
For this reason, it is imperative that submenus at least sit adjacent to their parent list items, if not actually overlap them by a small amount. If a gap even a pixel wide appears between a menu entry and its submenu, there is a high probability that the mouse pointer will exit the hover state while moving through that gap and cause any open submenus to disappear. Such a situation would basically make it impossible to use some (or all) of the submenus.
Of course, it is possible to use the techniques presented here to define the appearance of menus and then use JavaScript to drive the dynamic behaviors that is, the showing and hiding of menus, any delay timers to make the menus more usable, and the event handling that glues it all together. Such a technique is beyond the scope of this book, but in essence it would involve leaving out the display: block; rule and behavior declaration, relying on JavaScript to take the place of those styles.
As to which is better, again, there is controversy that we do not presume to resolve here. Some say that behavior should not be driven by CSS, which is a presentation language, and should instead be handled by a scripting language like JavaScript. Others feel that this sort of behavior falls within the realm of what CSS covers, and so there's nothing wrong with such techniques. It is expected that the debate will continue for a long time to come, so authors need to make up their own minds about which they prefer and act accordingly.


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Monday, March 31, 2014
Its spring somewhere
Not just in our yard "Yet " LOL but it is coming...it is 51 here today and all though overcast and still snow on the ground, it is feeling good!!
Kyra from RDH made this new kit called " Suddenly its spring" love the colors and the elements! The link is over on the right, please stop by her place and take a look around. She offers free designs on MWF. you wont be disappointed!
We have started getting busy here. Even with the snow on the ground my hubby is tapping our maple trees. We even have some sap boiling out there. Takes awhile and a lot of sap to make a quart of syrup...but so worth it.
Have to cut this short as real life is calling...take care and thanks for stopping by
Posted by Linda at 2:17 PM
Labels: digital scrapbooking, freebies, spring
5 comments:
- smiekeltje said...
Beautiful made quickpage! Yes I needed somehow to make a bright kit that promised us nice weather everywhere LOL!
Hmmm, that syrup sounds good!
Have a nice week
- April 1, 2014 at 12:42 AM
Hello and Thank you for this lovely QP.
I hope your Spring weather comes soon and you are able to make the most of it...
- April 1, 2014 at 7:54 AM
Thank you so much for this beautiful QP !
- April 2, 2014 at 12:47 AM
- Mat's Merry Memoirs said...
Simply lovely again, just glad you are above freezing, I have all windows open and all ceiling fans going it is 85 and M-U-G-G-Y but front to come bring it back in line to the low 70's...LOL! Hugs, Mat
- April 3, 2014 at 4:01 PM
- VJ's Scrap Room said...
Thank you so much for sharing your lovely QP's with me. Love them!! :)
- April 5, 2014 at 11:34 AM
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"Deserters": Defence Minister slams reservists for switching to civilian service
Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö has expressed concerns about reservists switching from military to civilian service for their refresher training. Speaking at the opening of the National Defence Course on Monday, Niinistö said that the practice undermines the credibility of the system.
Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö says he is concerned about reservists who have completed military service opting for non-military or civilian service for their supplementary training. Niinistö made the comments during a speech at the start of a National Defence Course in Helsinki on Monday.
The Minister said that while he did not see the phenomenon as a major problem, it was an important question of principle.
"It's difficult for me to see how after completing their military service as conscripts, hundreds of reservists would have the kind of ethical epiphany that armed service would suddenly go against their convictions," Niinistö said.
"It also seems that not all reservists who have transferred to civilian service are being completely honest. These people do not deserve our respect," he continued.
"A reservist shouldn't just up and leave and Finland should not be left without defence just because armed service is no longer fun. Reservist deserters undermine the credibility of our system," Niinistö declared.
Records show that the number of reservists who switched to civilian service increased dramatically in 2015, when nearly 1,000 people applied to change their form of service. In 2016, there were 700 applications for civilian refresher service.
Before 2015, officials logged just a few hundred requests annually to change from armed service.


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Dear fellow wanderlust travelers,
we we will be at Lauterbrunnen for 2 days n Lucerne for 2 days next week. We are having difficulty figuring out which will be a suitable rail pass to purchase. We wish to visit Stubbach falls n visit the main ridges within wengen n grimerwald. Then the rail to Lucerne? After that at Lucerne we wish to visit Mt Pilatus n Titlis. And the last train ride to Zurich. Appreciate your kind advice for a noob like me. Thanks in advance. We are Malaysians traveling to Europe for our anniversary and I would hate to disappoint my wife.
Hey vohkster!
I'm not a Swiss travel expert. But based on my research you should opt for the 4 day Bernese Oberland pass. It covers all your places except for Zurich. But utpo Lucerne would be free anyway, so tickets from Lucerne to Zurich won't be that expensive.
www.myswissalps.com/re gionalpassberneseoberl and/validity
Check out this link and download the map there to see the validity area of the Bernese Oberland pass.
Hope this helps!
Hi vohkster,
Welcome to MySwissAlps! The above pass is a good option. If you want to compare several passes, please see here.
Thanks Arno and Jayy,
I will do the math and perhaps take your suggestion. One last thing, if I travel up by train from Como to Lauterbrunnen, I am not able to use any pass right?
Well, there's a pass for everything :-) Whether it makes sense to have a pass for all of your trips is a different matter. You may want to just buy a regular ticket for that leg, or a ticket until the point where the Regional-Pass Bernese Oberland kicks in. If you would have a Swiss Travel Pass, nearly the whole route would be covered (see the map) and you would only need a very cheap additional ticket.
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