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Breaking the glass ceiling is effortless for Talk Fusion, a company that has been changing the way people video communicate for over 10 years. With no plans to stop, their mission is to continue to evolve by the breaking barriers that have been put in place. One of the most enticing features offered is the ability for users to personalize their emails by using graphic imagery in their emails. Several templates are available for use and they all allow the option to add text. Learn more: https://www.youtube.com/user/TalkFusionOfficial
The company has truly outdone itself with the metrics it's users have access to, which not that long ago used to be unheard of. Clients will not only know the number of people who received the emails, watched the videos and clicked on any included links, they will also find out the number of undeliverable emails. There are several packages available, which include unique features that fulfill any type of company, or persons, needs.
"It doesn't matter the country, industry, or goal: you name it, we can help," said Reina. "Talk Fusion makes video communications simple and fun, but most importantly, effective."
Even with the company's many accomplishments, Reina is not finished pushing the limits that have been set. Always looking for ways to make positive changes, the most recent introduction, Video Suite, shows there are not only improvements that can be made, but also that the company has plans the to do so. The Video Suite dashboard is complete with a new look and an upgraded user experience. Equipped with services like video email, video newsletters, live meetings, video chat, and sign-ups, it's no wonder they appear to be the ways of the future in video communication.
The company launched back in 2007 by founder and CEO, Bob Reina. With a clear dedication to better any type of business, the products are available in more than 140 countries, with a goal to increase that number. Also looking to better it's employees, the company started Talk Fusion University in 2017, which is an online training program where associates have the opportunity to receive training from Reina.
It includes more than 30 videos, along with other resources he contributes. In 2016, Talk Fusion received the WebRTC Product of the Year Award and the Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award.
There are three product levels the company offers, and what separates these products from others is that they are user-friendly to anyone who wants to create them. 30-day trials are available, providing users comfort before buying. People can choose from video email only, video suite, and pro, which is the best value on their site. Additional information, including pricing, can be found on their website: talkfusion.com.


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We are pleased to announce that we are the official bike partner to the Brewin Dolphin Velo Series, a set of UK sportives organised by UK Cycling Events. With four locations to choose from - Oxfordshire, Derbyshire, Fife and Hampshire - there is an opportunity to explore four beautiful parts of the UK with full support and organisation, including feed stations, GPS route maps and finish medals. You can choose from Short, Standard of Epic distances for each one.
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If I were a critic, I would say the light was far too harsh yesterday afternoon. The sun's rays created blunt shadows where there should have been soft lines. Although the critical part of me still analyzes every part of every photo I take, the mother in me sees the beauty.
Mandy loves this toy of Emma's. It is a magnetic set of shapes that we bought for Emma thinking it would keep her entertained for hours on the plane ride to Africa last year. Already Mandy has enjoyed it more than Emma ever did. She pulls the magnets apart and puts them back together, crawls around with her wand/ball and does it again.
Yesterday we enjoyed the sunshine and I taught Emma to play Simon Says. She can obey quickly when she thinks it is a game.
Mandy enjoyed the sunshine too. Her greatest loves in life include crawling after her sister, playing in dirt, chasing the kitten, and playing in dirt. Really, she would be satisfied to watch her sister run and the kitten play as long as there was a nice pile of dirt to dig through and eat. Her mommy now has a close relationship with Oxy and Spray n' Wash.
Emma had a sucker from the parade that she was guarding closely. I am going to make that candy last until the end of time. I don't exactly bribe Emma with candy, it is more like a reward system. Whatever the strategy, candy is a strong motivator.
That's a yummy sucker. She actually stopped sucking it and wanted to save it to show Daddy when he got home. She said, "I don't want Daddy to eat it. I just want him to see it." It is still sitting half devoured on the window sill in the kitchen. It is no wonder I have trouble with clutter in my house.


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I have spent yesterday and today working on upgrading my home PC. It is a five yearly ritual that I observe.
These are the components:
- CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHZ (E8400)
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I bought Evoluent mouse as I feel that my right hand is stiff at times, I think the Microsoft Optical Mouse that I use might have something to do with it. I hope it can spare me from RSI.
The one on the left is the new PC. The pic on the right is the old PC that is going to be my sister in law's PC and Jet was working on it :)


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I created the Facebook group, the Fantastic Quiltastic Adventure, as a way for my Beginner Quilt Along participants to ask questions, show photos, provide support and easily interact with each other. The idea was to close the group once the quilt along ended, but it proved to be such a useful tool it would've been crazy to not keep it going. We've happily waltzed along since then, but, I've often felt like something was missing. There was just too much potential to not let it become much, much more. Unfortunately, the ideas I had for the group were going to take a lot more time and energy than I alone could provide. No matter how many Disney movies I plonked poppet in front of.
Enter Linden and Debra.
I have worked closely with Linden and Debra for previous projects and knew they would be the perfect additions to the group. Linden, from Vine Lines Quilting, is an experienced quilter who will provide that much needed second opinion to some of the crazier ideas I come up with. Debra, from Stitching Rules, is an experienced seamstress and PDF pattern maker who will really help the group evolve into more than 'just quilting'.
My dream is for the group to be a more admin-led forum than many of the sewing/quilting chat groups you find on Facebook. Members are still encouraged to post photos and ask questions, but admin will play a big part in starting discussions, releasing tutorials and hosting sew alongs. It will be the online equivalent of attending sewing or quilting sessions at your local store. Sometimes you work on your own thing, sometimes we all work together, but we're always meeting new people and having a great time.
To better represent the purpose of the group, we've come to the decision that a name change is required. While Fantastic Quiltastic Adventure is super funkalicious, it just doesn't suit the direction we are heading. Ideas were bounced around and we finally found the perfect name.


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The Power dialog under Intel AMT in the Remote Support network browser allows you to power on, power off, or reboot remote systems enabled with Intel AMT. When you execute this task, Remote Support attempts to detect the current power state of the remote system. If the system is AMT-enabled, Remote Support returns the system's state at the bottom of the dialog. Use the following radio buttons to specify what you want to do, and then click Apply.
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BEE & PUPPYCAT Serving Up A COOKBOOK
After seeing some whimsical food dishes in the animated web series bee and PuppyCat, fans will soon be able to make them with a new cookbook coming out late this summer.
VIZ's Perfect Square imprint is publishing Easy Eats: A Bee and PuppyCat Cookbook, with Natasha Allegri orchestrating and illustrating recipes based around the Frederator animated series. There will be recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as snacks and sweet treats to try out in your own kitchen.
"With this new cookbook, fans can tap their inner chefs to create dozens of dishes inspired by the show that are both tasty and easy to prepare," said Beth Kawasaki, Senior Editorial Director for Perfect Square. "The Bee and PuppyCat animated series has delighted millions of fans of all ages, and we look forward to giving them a whole new way to join this dynamic pair for delicious adventures in the kitchen."
Easy Eats: A Bee and PuppyCat Cookbook is slated to be released in late summer.


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Though there is a lot of words and terms that may seem Greek to you when it comes to search engine optimization, it shouldn't stop you from using it properly. Just read this article for some super simple SEO tips and tactics and your site will be just fine.
When you're working with SEO on pages you should try to have a lot of articles that are short and about the same thing instead of an article that's long. Long pages get weighted less than shorter ones by the search engines. Visitors are also not likely to read an article in its entirety if it is overly long.


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Reports of Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria, as well as the research done by KurdWatch has shown that the People's Defense Units (YPG) and the Women's Defense Units (YPJ) of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) continuously recruit children aged between twelve and seventeen years of age, and sends them into armed combat.
There are no exact numbers of how many children are part of the YPG and the YPJ. Many parents whose children have been taken away by the PYD remain silent—either out of fear or because they hope to achieve the release of their children through »negotiations«. Despite the periodic, publicly communicated release of some child soldiers by the YPG, the practice of recruiting minors was not generally stopped.
In the following cases, KurdWatch was able to research details concerning minors in the YPG and the YPJ:
- Maisa' Muhyiddin Akirman, female, born 2002
- ʿUdula Muhammad Ahmad, female, born 2001
- Rohlat Mustafa Dschamo, female, born 1999
- Nizar Ibrahim Dschamo, male, born 1998
- Mahmud Muhammad Schaiko, male, born 2003
- Sidra Muhammad Saʿid ʿUthman, female, 1999-2015
- Birin ʿAbdurrahman, male, born 2000
- Muhammad Khalid Kikiya, male, born 1999
- Iwan Waisi Kikiya, male, 1999-2015
- Dschailan Arkam ʿUmar, female, born 2001
- Dilbar Ahmad Hadschi, female, born 1999
- Hamrin ʿAbdulhamid Husain, female, born 1999
- Kazim ʿAdnan Farman, male, born 2000
- Nadschah Nerwan Ahmad, female, born 1999
- Chiman Muhammad Sadiq Ahmad, female, born 2000
- Ali ʿAbdullah ʿAli, male, born 2001
- Fatima Salim ʿAli, female, born 2002
- Rosin Muhammad Husain, female, born 2001
- Dschariyan Schahin ʿUthman, male, 1998-2014
- Hanan Farhad Hadsch Yunis, female, born 1999
- Dalil Riyad Qasim Khalil, male, born 1999
- Nurman Ibrahim Khalifa, female, born 2001
- Hizbiya Walid Schaikhmus, female, born 2000
There is a logic behind the recruitment of children and adolescents: young people are easier to recruit than adults, especially when they are told that their fight is »heroic«. Especially young women and girls from conservative, patriarchal families also hope to gain more personal freedom by joining the Women's Defense Units. Children and adolescents are more easily influenced than adults concerning the PYD's ideological training. They have less intellectual and mental resources to encounter and oppose it. Additionally, there is another crucial reason for the increased recruitment of minors: Many young, male Kurds have left the country for the fear of forced recruitment and other political repressions by the PYD [further information]. This left a staff shortage within the People's Defense Units (YPG), which is now to be met with the recruitment of children and adolescents.
The interview conducted on February 12, 2014 by HRW with a sixteen-year-old YPG member who had joined the militia in the previous year provides insight into the recruitment practices of the YPG. The boy reports that he had been approached by YPG fighters at the local youth center.
»They would talk to us about the Kurdish situation and explained the importance of defending the [Kurdish] nation. It is our choice to join […] My mom and dad were against it and said no but I wanted to«. (HRW report 2014)
He further reports that he had registered himself under his real name and his correct age. Afterwards he received weapons training and has since worked at various checkpoints.
»In the morning I go to school and then I go to serve.«
The case of Nurman Ibrahim Khalifa shows another side to the story. She was born in 2001 and when she was thirteen-years-old and in ninth grade she was kidnapped by the PYD and taken to a PKK military camp in Iraqi-Kurdistan. There, she was going to be trained to become a guerilla-soldier. After one and a half months she managed to escape. Nurman told KurdWatch:
»When I came to the mountains [to Iraqi Kurdistan], a girl who had already tried to escape seven times before, was caught while trying to escape once more. We were all brought together. There was a meeting throughout the whole evening. She was placed on a stage and told that a PKK-bullet was too good for her. Then she was shot and thrown into the river.« [Read the whole Interview]


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George Shearing That Fresh Feeling 1966 Capitol T2567 Mono Vinyl LP Record E/NM
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George Shearing That Fresh Feeling 1966 Capitol T2567 Mono Vinyl LP Record E/NM
"That Fresh Feeling" came out in 1966 under Capitol Records. This is the mono version with catalog number T2567.
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Fine Arts Event!!
"Indigenizing Maritime Archaeology? Past Approaches and Future Directions in Australia"
Dr. Madeline Fowler, James Cook University, Australia
Tuesday April 17th 6:00 PM CHSS 126
Sponsored by Anthropology and the Native American Awareness Council. Dr. Madeline Flower will outline her research with Aboriginal communities in South Australia in order to discuss the importance of increasing indigenous participation in maritime archaeology.
"Indigenous Rights in the Anthropocene"
Dr. Laura Zanotti, Purdue University
Friday April 20th 6:00 PM CHSS B10
Sponsored by Anthropology, the Native American Awareness Council, Sustainability Studies, the Public Health Program, Latin American Studies, and Global Health
Drawing from her research with Kayapo communities in the Amazon, Dr. Laura Zanotti will discuss the ways in which Indigenous values, cosmologies, and frameworks are critical to conservation, natural resource management, and desired futures.


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Teacher Educators' experience and use of reflection in the Lifelong Learning Sector
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|Developing Pedagogy and Practice 2010/11
|Pedagogy and Practice Jan 2011
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|January 2012
|Ms Liz McKenzie
|University of Plymouth
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|1 March 2011
|End Date:
|31 December 2011
|Interim report received:
|16 November 2011
|Final report received:
|11 January 2012
This project builds on previous research undertaken with trainee teachers in the Lifelong Learning sector which explored their experience of reflection of (McKenzie, 2010a, 2010b). The project aimed to investigate the experience and use of reflection of teacher educators within the Lifelong Learning sector and how they introduce and support reflection with trainee teachers. It used a sequential, mixed methods design, employing a questionnaire and a semi-structured interview.
Twenty four teacher educators for the Lifelong Learning sector, from a partnership network within the South West, completed a questionnaire about their own experience and use of reflection during a staff development session. Eight experienced teacher educators were then selected to participate in a semi-structured interview.
Findings indicated that the majority of teacher educators had been introduced to reflection whilst gaining their own teaching qualification or other academic study. They aimed to introduce reflection as early as possible within the course, often starting with Kolb and Schön, and these along with Brookfield and Gibbs, were the most frequently mentioned theorists for use with students. While the teacher educators use a range of theories and models with their students, Brookfield's critical lenses were the most frequently discussed technique, both for developing their own personal reflection and that of their students. There are consistencies in the ways in which the teacher educators introduce and support reflection with their trainees and some sharing of resources/experiences takes place, but the interviews suggested several areas for collaboration which could form the focus for future staff development.


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Essential Oils of the Bible: JUNIPER
- 1 Kings 19: 4-5
But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
- Job 30: 4
Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.
- Psalm 120: 4
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.


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The Tribes of Palos
Verdes by Joy Nicholson
Fourteen year-old Medina is an outcast at her snobbish new Palos Verdes school, she is the black sheep of her dysfunctional family, and even though she is new to surfing and quickly learns to conquer the waves, she is shunned within the exclusively male surfer community.
The surfing focus of the plot, though not complex, is executed proficiently. The reader truly gets the sense of both Medina's physical struggle with the waves and her more difficult social struggle for acceptance. Furthermore, the reader wants Medina to triumph, and takes pleasure and some vicarious pride in her success.
But this is no more a story about surfing or fitting in with rich, judgmental neighbors, than Catcher in the Rye is a story about making it in prep school. This novel is something rare indeed on today's bookshelves, it is a story with depth and psychological complexity. At its heart, "Tribes" is a rich, insightful story about the sometimes skewed, sometimes painful relationships between people. What is more, I cannot recall a novel that has more vividly or movingly portrayed the dynamics in a disturbed American family. The author's insight can also be seen in the main character's unique behavior and perspective. Her struggles and ultimate growth feel real and emotionally impactful.
The writing style is simple yet effective, even poetic at times. Without long passages of descriptive narrative, the writer effectively conveys the feel of surfing or just floating in a pool looking at the night sky. The writing does not take center stage, but is there to execute it's job---to tell a story. And it does it's job well, telling a story that's not only enjoyable but surprisingly complex.
You may have some trouble finding it at your local bookstore (especially in a landlocked state), but Nicholson's Tribes of Palos Verdes, is a treasure worth digging through a little sand to find.
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The Seven S.E.C.R.E.T.S. of the Money Masters
Following the likes of the "Fifty Shades" empire, "S.E.C.R.E.T." is another erotic fiction release but with a unique twist.Meet Cassie. A 35 year old who was previously married for 14 years to Scott, an abusive alcoholic who eventually left her a widow at only 29. Since then, Cassie has become reclusive and hasn't been involved or intimate with a man for the past 5 years. But she's had enough. When an unexpected opportunity arises to secretly live out 9 of her innermost fantasies with complete strangers, Cassie finds herself accepting the challenge. S.E.C.R.E.T. arranges these encounters over the course of a year, and through these encounters, Cassie learns a little more about herself. For every step completed, she recieves a charm to attach to a bracelet given to her by the S.E.C.R.E.T. society. At the end of the year, Cassie must decide whether to stay with S.E.C.R.E.T. as one of the committee or leave and find a meaningful relationship outside the society.I found that I enjoyed the premise of the novel even though it's rather far-fetched. The fantasies would be ridiculously expensive to set up and the participants don't pay a cent. Everything is supposedly taken care of by money left from the founder. But it is fantasy after all right?Cassie was a likable character who I found myself rooting for right to the end. But unlike a fairy tale, the ending is not what you would expect. And that was a positive thing in my opinion.Anyone who enjoys erotic fiction should be pleased with this book. Overall it was a fun, mindless read and the beginning of a promising series.As seen on: https://www.facebook.com/#!/LostInMyYouth


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2 Sep 2008, 0403 hrs IST, Rajat Pandit ,TNN
NEW DELHI: Unbridled anger is brewing among the officers of the armed forces against the Centre for notifying the Sixth Pay Commission without taking into account their demands for restoring parity with their civilian and paramilitary counterparts.
With the officers raising their voice against the ''mischievous bureaucratic design to cheat us once again'', sources said the chiefs of staff committee, comprising General Deepak Kapoor, Admiral Sureesh Mehta and Air Chief Marshal F H Major, may even take up the issue with the government once more in a last-ditch effort.
The main grouse of the armed forces is that a ''raw deal'' has been given to Lt-Colonels and their equivalent ranks in IAF (Wing Commander) and Navy (Commander), the ''cutting edge'' of fighting formations, squadrons and warships.
''The extant parity of Lt-Col rank officers has been lowered by retaining them in Pay Band-3 (Rs 15,600-39,100), while raising similarly placed civilians and paramilitary officers to PB-4 (Rs 37,400-67,000),'' said an officer.
Lt-Col rank officers, incidentally, constitute the major bulk of the officer cadre in the armed forces. Of the 54,770 officers in the 13-lakh strong armed forces, almost 19,000 are Lt-Cols. These include 11,187 in the Army, 4,216 in IAF and 3,528 in Navy.
''Civilian and paramilitary officers who were in a lower pay bracket and were hitherto drawing lesser pay as compared to Lt-Cols will now draw a higher basic salary in the running pay band,'' said the officer.
Said another officer, ''Lt-Colonels, for instance, will now be drawing Rs 14,000 less than director-level IAS officers and Rs 11,000 less than directors from other civil services. This is gross injustice.''
The forces are also aghast at the government notification placing all directors-general of police and their equivalents over Lt-Generals by the creation of a new ''higher administrative grade-plus''.
''The salary of DGPs has been fixed higher than Lt-Generals to further increase disparity. Till the Fourth Pay Commission, all DGPs were a rung lower than Lt-Generals. The Fifth brought the two on par,'' said a senior officer.
''The Sixth Pay Commission had maintained them on par but the empowered committee of secretaries that went into its recommendations has quietly placed Lt-Generals below DGPs,'' he said.
The armed forces are, however, ''satisfied'' that most of the demands raised in connection with jawans, NCOs and JCOs have been met. There will be a 50% to 60% increase in salaries of PBOR (personnel below officer rank) as per the new notification.
Navy chief raises pay panel report anomaly with Antony Press Trust of India New Delhi, August 30, 2008
As 50-lakh employees eagerly await enhanced pay this September after the Sixth Central Pay Commission (CPC) was notified, the armed forces have raised a dissent, with Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta voicing the anomaly in the pay scales of middle-rung officers to Defence Minister A K Antony.
Mehta, who met Antony to brief on his recent visit to Japan and Korea, raised the issue of Lt Colonels and their equivalents in Navy and IAF placed in Pay Band-3, lowering the extant of parities, while their civilian and paramilitary counterparts were raised to Pay Band-4.
"The Navy chief discussed the matter with the Defence minister in his late evening meeting on Friday and the Ministry is now seized of the matter," top Navy sources told PTI.
Mehta also met Defence secretary Vijay Singh and raised the issue, they said.
The Ministry, sources said, is likely to take up the matter at the highest level in the government to address the grievances of the armed forces, even though the CPC had already been notified late on Friday night.
The anomaly was first articulated by Air chief Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major in a letter to the Defence Minister on August 25, while acting as Chairman of Chief of Staff Committee as incumbent Mehta was on in Japan and South Korea.
Major said it was "unfortunate" that the Finance Ministry had introduced yet another anomaly, "lowering the extant parities of officer of the Armed Forces of the rank of Lt Colonels (and equivalent) by retaining them in the Pay Band-3, while raising similarly placed civilian and paramilitary officer to Pay Band-4."
The Air chief said the March 24 CPC recommendations this year had stated that the lowest slab in pay scale S-24 was Rs 14,300 (for group 'A' services) and be fixed at Rs 24,890 by using a multiplication factor of 1.74. Similarly, for pay scale S-25 (IAS), the lowest slab of Rs 15,100 was reviewed to be fixed at Rs 26,280. For service officers in the rank of Lt Col (and equivalent) hitherto in S-25 pay scale, the CPC had recommended their pay also being fixed at Rs 24,280, Major said.
"It is reliably learnt that the civilian and paramilitary officers in the extant pay scale S-24 (Rs 14,300-400-18,300) and S-25 (Rs 15,100-400-18,300) will be placed in Pay Band-4, whereas the same is being denied to the Armed Forces officers (Lt Cols and equivalents) who are already in S-25," he said.
"The civilian officers who were in a lower pay scale (S-24) and drawing lower pay as compared to Lt Cols and equivalent of the Armed Forces would now draw a higher basic salary in the very pay band," Major said.
"This would imply that the extant parity between the Armed Forces and Civilian/Paramilitary forces would be altered to the detriment of the services," he added.
Requesting Antony to take up the matter immediately with the Finance Ministry, the IAF chief said, "this anomaly would lead to demoralisation of the armed forces as a whole, as it altered the extant and established relativities especially against officers in the cutting edge of fighting formations and units."
MiG-29 crashes near Jamnagar Press Trust of India Jamnagar, September 1, 2008
A MiG-29 fighter aircraft crashed near Jamnagar on Monday during a training sortie but the pilot ejected safely.
"The MiG-29 aircraft was on a one-on-one training flight when the pilot lost control and it crashed. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Dheer ejected out safely," IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Mahesh Upasani said in New Delhi.
This is the sixth IAF aircraft to crash this year.
"There is no information as yet about any casualty on the ground when the aircraft crashed about 50 km west of the Jamnagar air base. As far as I know, it is vacant plot of land where the aircraft crashed," Upasani said.
The MiG-29 belonged to the IAF's 28 Squadron and it had taken off from Jamnagar for the training exercise. The crash took place at 11.23 hours, he said.
Five crashes involved a MiG-27, two MiG-21s, a Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer and a Kiran trainer have taken place this year. A pilot was killed in one of the crashes.
In January this year, a MiG-27 crashed near Hashimara in North Bengal, followed by a MiG-21 crash near Bhuj in Gujarat in February.
In April, a Hawk trainer crashed at Bidar, Karnataka and in May a Kiran trainer crashed at Dindigul near Hyderabad, when a lady trainee pilot was killed.
In the fifth incident, also in May, a MiG-21 from Bagdogra air base crashed.
Indian Army to buy 800 light bullet-proof vehicles.....
Indian army to buy 800 light bullet-proof vehicles to strength the army protection. The bullet-proof vehicles plays major role in the low intensity anti-insurgency operations in Jammu Kashmir and North East.
The army has laid down strict parameters for the bullet-proof vehicles. The companies have been told that the vehicle should be able to protect its occupants from direct fire from small arms like 5.56 mm INSAS rifle.
The bullet-proofing needs special layers in the vehicle which increase the weight resulting in reduced speeds the army has specified that it would not accept vehicles weighing over 600kg,including load of driver, passenger and weapons.
The vehicle must perform good in all operations, The army demand that these vehicles should also have protection from mine explosions and grenade blasts. And also adequate tyre protection to ensure mobility in the event of attack.
Guest Post: SCPC - A litany of losses
[BeeCee, who had penned a few guest posts earlier (here, here, here and here), is back with his latest insight into the final results achieved after the SCPC recommendations have been notified. As always, he provides, from his vast repertoire of experience with the earlier pay commissions, some gems on institutionalised thinking of the services.]
Nothing so illustrates the intellectual and moral deficit that is spreading in the Services as the proposal to enhance pay of 'Lt Gens who missed promotion to Army Cdrs……' at the expense of key issues like Lt Col's pay, recognition of training period etc. An irrelevant proposal that may benefit one or two, at the expense of those that benefit all. When someone sent me this initially, I thought it was to have a laugh at the expense of the Services. Looks like I am more out of touch than I thought.
My information is only from media, mails and blogs and I am willing to be corrected, but can somebody tell me if the following is wrong:
1. Service officers would be the only category of Government of India officers who start, reach full pension (and majority of them retire) in the same pay-band (PB-3) they started at – There is more value addition in a savings bank a/c over 20 years. So much for what the military gives in return to its officers. Anybody still of the view that officers need to be held back for what the service invests on them.
2. The commanding officer (DIG) of a Coast Guard Patrol Vessel (comparable to a ship commanded by a Lt Cdr or utmost, a Commander in the Navy) will be paid higher, and rank above the Commanding Officer (Capt) of an Aircraft Carrier.- True to tradition, this appears to be as per the demand from Service HQs.
3. All officers below Army Commander/equivalent(not forgetting those who missed promotion to Army Commanders), except Major Generals have got a relative reduction in pay/status.
4. 'Captains' will now be called 'Majors' and Majors will be called 'Lt Cols' (in fact with less relative pay than what a Major got earlier). What about the pensions of those who actually earned the pension of erstwhile Major and Lt Col. Will they get the pension due to them or what would be due to the current lot? What compensation is being made for them by AVS/ Bagga/ service HQs or the CPC?
5. Pensions: Hitherto the average Service officer was given an eight year weightage over his civilian counterpart for pension to partially make up for the compulsory early superannuation. Now the Service officer has to serve one year more (Training Period) than his counterpart to get full pension. More importantly, because of the way the pay has been structured, his pension will be substantially lower than that of his counterparts. But early superannuation remains.
6. Progression to NFSG (in 14th year) through ACP, unless found unsuitable, has been a condition of service for officers from 1984/ 1986. Removal of this for those already in service can be legally challenged by those already in service.
7. The upward revision of CPC recommendations by the Cabinet was done to meet the demands of other civil services. What the services got, other than for "Lt Generals…" and MSP of the men, are incidental.
To check out the direction in which the Services have moved from the IV CPC onwards, forget Organised Group A Services, merely compare with the CPOs. Just prior to the IV CPC, the Major (Select Grade) drew pay similar to a Commandant (SG)/ AIG (same pay, different appointments). Now the 'Major' draws a Captains pay, the Commandant that of a Colonel and the AIG, that of a Brigadier.
This is the outcome of four much vaunted joint proposals by pay and personnel 'experts' of the Services. We must be thankful that we didn't have one of these 'experts' in the CPC itself, somewhat akin to having foxes to watch over chickens because they have more experience in the hen-house.
The CPC dialogue is not about monetisation of the armed forces or any great reform required. It is about putting your money where some of our stalwarts usually put their foot in. At the end of the day every employer pays the employee what is deemed as his worth to the organisation, and the employee measures his self-worth by it.
It is also about recognition of a service rendered and of expectations for the future. It is, in fact, a clear statement of intent that no more is expected from those paid less.
As for the proponents of our 'we are special' approach to CPCs and AVS like solutions, let me borrow a phrase from Barrack Obama, who put it so pithily,
…it is not that they want lower pay and status for the officers, it is that they just don't get it.
More Army men, machines for Bihar
4.75 lakh evacuated
New Delhi, September 1
With floods causing havoc in eastern parts of the country, the Centre today rushed 16 additional Army columns comprising about 2,000 men and 141 Navy divers to Bihar and 400 Army men to Assam to step up relief and rescue operations.
Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta, who is also the chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee, announced that the tri-services personnel would contribute their two days' ration for distribution among the flood victims in the two states.
The government has also decided to send a top-level team headed by cabinet secretary K M Chandrasekhar and comprising Defence Secretary Vijay Singh and representatives of the Directorate-General of Military Operations to Bihar tomorrow to assess the situation.
"Another 16 columns of about 2,000 men have been sent to areas affected by the floods in River Kosi. Another three columns of about 400 men have been rushed to Assam. Admiral Mehta has announced the contribution of two-day ration towards relief work.
"Lt Gen Panag too is currently on a visit there. A top-level team headed by cabinet secretary is also going to Bihar tomorrow," Defence Ministry sources said here.
While the Army's Lucknow-based Central Command chief Lt Gen H S Panag visited some of the flood-hit areas and supervised the operations in Bihar, the 16 additional Army columns reached Madhepura, Supaul and Araria districts of the state this morning, the Army sources said.
The floods caused by the breach in the eastern afflux embankment at upstream Kuaha village in Nepal on August 18 is the worst in the region. The area was considered secure against the possibilities of floods after construction of hundreds of miles of embankments and Bheemnagar barrage more than four decades ago.
Though disaster management additional secretary Pratayaya Amrit said while over 4.75 lakh people have been evacuated, lakhs more were in dire need of being shifted to safer places. Amrit said about two lakh people were taking shelter in 17 relief camps set up by the state governments and many more being run by non-government organisations.
Amrit said Nepal government had agreed to help India in taming the river which causes huge damage to infrastructure in Bihar.
He said the situation was fast improving and trapped people were being evacuated with the help of army and NGOs. Railway minister Lalu Prasad held the state government responsible for the catastrophe and the plight of the flood affected people of north Bihar.
Lalu has announced a slew of measures for the flood affected people and has appealed to railwaymen to donate a day's salary to the Railway Minister's welfare and relief fund.
Lalu is to reach Saharsa by his special train to take stock of the situation. He would be meeting the victims taking shelter in the relief camps one of which is being run by the railways.
Samajwadi party state president and former Bihar minister Ashok Kmar Singh said there was no relief worth the name in the flood-hit areas.
State BSP general secretary Ganganath claimed that he had supplied 500 readymade food packets, besides 500 saris and clothes to the victims. NGOs and other organisations are also chipping in with relief.
Meanwhile, the Kataiya hydel project producing 18 mw of power has been shut down after flood waters entered premises. — Agencies
Army Made to Wait for Six Days Before Deployment in Bihar
New Delhi
The Indian Army could have moved in much earlier in flood-ravaged Bihar to join in the relief and rescue operations, but were made to wait for six crucial days before being given the formal order on Aug 26, a senior army official has said.
Army troops had begun to move in to Patna on Aug 20, but were not given the orders to join in the rescue operations for six days - when all the while the waters of the Kosi continued to rise inexorably and swamp more villages in the state.
"The troops were waiting in Patna for the government's order for six days. But in those six days a lot of damage was caused," the army official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
"The Bihar government ordered the army deployment after its resident commissioner in Delhi met the cabinet secretary," the official added.
Currently 21 columns of the army, consisting of more than 2,000 personnel, are involved in relief operations and 16 more columns are waiting to be moved. The army has set up three nodal centres under the supervision of three Brigadiers at Danapur, Katihar and Khagaria in Bihar to man the operations.
"By tomorrow morning (Tuesday), the number of columns engaged in rescue and relief operations will be 37 - that is around 4,500 army personnel. Around 21 army medical teams have been pressed into service," army spokesman Lt. Col. A.K. Mathur said.
"The army has restored 14 points for people to get potable water and has ferried 130 potable water tankers. Ten important local roads and tracks have been repaired to help in rescue and relief operations," said Mathur.
The Indian Navy has deployed 141 divers and a specialized team comprising 46 personnel of all the three Commands - Western Naval Command at Mumbai, Eastern Naval Command at Visakhapatnam and Southern Naval Command at Kochi.
It has positioned two AN-32 aircraft each at the three places to help the diving teams. Six Indian Air Force helicopters have been engaged in air-dropping of food packets.
The Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee and Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta has announced that two days ration of the armed forces will be given to the flood-hit people of Bihar.
According to government figures, nearly 467,000 marooned people have been evacuated and over 150,000 were sheltered in 172 relief camps.
Over 2.5 million people in 1,598 villages spread over 15 districts have been affected by the floods triggered by the Kosi. The floods have claimed 35 lives so far.
The Kosi river, sometimes called the 'Sorrow of Bihar', changed its course after almost two centuries following a breach in an embankment upstream in Nepal. Unlike annual floods, there is little hope that the waters of the Kosi will recede soon.
The Central Reserve Police Force officers and personnel Monday announced they would donate a day's salary amounting to Rs.31 million for relief operations.
MiG-29 crashes, pilot bails out
Jamnagar, September 1
A MiG-29 jet fighter of the Indian Air Force crashed in the Arabian Sea, about 50 km off Jamnagar coast, during a training mission around noon today but the pilot ejected safely.
Flight Lieutenant, Dheer, was rescued after he bailed out of the aircraft which crashed at 11:53 am. The IAF's all-weather air superiority aircraft was on a one-on-one training sortie when the pilot lost control of the MiG-29.
Naval divers from the INS Valsura base are being pressed into service to fish out the aircraft's cockpit voice-recorder and the flight data-recorder (black-box), the spokesman said. The MiG-29 belonged to the IAF's 28 Squadron and it had taken off from Jamnagar for the training exercise. — PTI
Defence cooperation is the real issue: Karat
Staff Reporter
Kozhikode: Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat has said there is more to the India-U.S. nuclear agreement than meets the eye.
He was delivering a talk on the 'Indo-U.S. nuclear deal: after effects', organised by the DC Books in connection with its fifth international book festival here on Monday.
Mr. Karat said that a few weeks before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh committed himself to U.S. President George W. Bush to signing the nuclear deal in July 2005, New Delhi had entered into a defence framework with Washington. The U.S. administration offered nuclear cooperation only after India signed the defence deal. This was the real issue and the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal was a sweetener, he said.
Four components
The CPI(M) leader pointed out that there were four components to the statement signed between Dr. Singh and Mr. Bush then. One of them was that India and the U.S. would have a political collaboration to spread democracy around the world. The second feature was that both countries would enter into strategic economic partnership that was unfolded a year later during Mr. Bush's visit to India.
A joint forum of 10 chief executive officers of India and the U.S. agreed to a common structure of cooperation. The blueprint for the agreement was now being implemented by way of increasing foreign direct investment in the insurance and banking sectors. The joint forum had put forth 30 recommendations, Mr. Karat said.
Joint military exercises
The third part was defence cooperation, which was dealt with the utmost care by the Pentagon and the U.S. administration. A salient feature was that of India agreeing to joint military exercises. The fourth component was both countries going for defence production collaboration.
Mr. Karat said Dr. Singh did not want to retract his commitment to the Bush administration he made three years ago. Though the Prime Minister would deny that India was a defence ally, the Pentagon had posted on its website this agreement. In this case, the U.S. administration was more honest than the Manmohan Singh government, he said.
Regional allies
Even with its military powers, the U.S. could not maintain its hegemony over the globe until it had regional allies. India would be a balancing power in the 21st century. That was why the U.S. was desperate to push ahead with the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal. At the same time, the Hyde Act would be dangerously binding on India if the country signed and put into operation the nuclear deal, he said.
The provisions in the Hyde Act and 123 Agreement empowered the U.S. to take back all nuclear supplies if India conducted a nuclear test again, Mr. Karat said.
He released "Aanavakarar: Kenikalum Charadukalum" by Ninan Koshy, handing over a copy to A. Pradeepkumar MLA.
China concerned about India's defence measures: Experts
Monday, 01 September , 2008, 16:08
New Delhi: Experts have said that China is concerned, if not annoyed with India's plans to have a fleet of aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines in the next decade and recently tested nuclear-capable missiles that put China's major cities well within range.
New Delhi's decision to reopen air force bases near the Chinese border has also invited negative reactions from officials in Beijing, they claim.
Encouraging India's role as a counter to China, the US too has stepped up exercises with the Indian navy and last year sold it an American warship for the first time, the 17,000-ton amphibious transport dock Trenton.
American defence contractors have also been offering India's military everything from advanced fighter jets to anti-ship missiles.
"It is in our interest to develop this relationship," US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said during a visit to New Delhi in February. "Just as it is in the Indians'' interest."
Officially, China says it's not worried about India's military buildup or its closer ties with the US.
However, foreign analysts believe China is deeply concerned by the possibility of a US-Indian military alliance.
Ian Storey of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore said China sent strong diplomatic messages expressing opposition to a massive naval exercise India held last year with the US, Japan, Singapore and Australia.
Rahul Bedi, the Jane's analyst, added "those exercises rattled the Chinese."
India's 2007 defence budget was about $21.7 billion, up 7.8 per cent from 2006.
China said its 2008 military budget would jump 17.6 per cent to about $59 billion, following a similar increase last year.
The US estimates China's actual defence spending may be much higher.
Like India, China is focusing on its navy, building an increasingly sophisticated submarine fleet that could become one of the world's largest.
Though analysts believe China's military buildup is mostly focused on preventing US intervention in any conflict with Taiwan, India is still likely to persist in efforts to catch up as China expands its influence in what is essentially India's backyard.
Meanwhile, Sri Lankans -- who have looked warily for centuries at vast India to the north -- welcome the Chinese investment in their country.
Tuesday, 2 September 2008
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I was nominated for the Liebster Award by Veritazy from http://veritazy.wordpress.com/
I googled about the Liebster Award, and learnt that the Liebster Award is passed around the blogging community to those who have fewer than 200 followers!
You can read more about the awards here.
Here are the rules:
If you have been nominated for The Liebster Award, and you choose to accept it, write a blog post about the Liebster Award in which you:
1. Thank the person who nominated you, and post a link to their blog on your blog.
2. Display the award on your board - by including it in your post and/or displaying it using a "widget" or a "gadget". (Note that the best way to do this is to save the image to your own computer and then upload it to your blog post).
3. Answer 11 questions about yourself, which will be provided to you by the person who nominated you.
4. Provide 11 random facts about yourself.
5. Nominate 5-11 blogs that you feel deserve the award, who have less than 200 followers.
6. Create a new list of questions for the blogger to answer.
7. List these rules in your post. Once you have written and published it, you then have to:
8. Inform the people/blogs that you nominated that they have been nominated for the Liebster Award and provide a link for them to your post so that they can learn about it (they might not have ever heard of it!)
Note: You cannot nominate the person who nominated you!!
Here are the questions by Veritazy:
1. Why did you start a beauty blog?
I love reading product reviews, so I wanted to share with others too of the products that I've used...and I love trying out new products, so there would be lots to write about!!
2. What was your first makeup product/brand?
The lipgloss from Red Earth - thinking about it, it was probably the worst thing I had ever used, as it made my lips peel like mad!!!
3. If you are forced to live with one lipstick color, which would it be?
Coral Pink!!!
4. Name 3 holy grail products from your inventory!
Skinmiso Pore Beauty Nose Pack
Doctorcos Amino Acid Hybrid Sheet Free Mask Advanced
Clarins Double Serum
5. Who is your biggest beauty inspiration?
Myself!!! Every woman wants to look pretty, right?
6. What is your favourite fragrance?
I seldom use perfume, but I would prefer juicy and sweet fragrances!!
7. How much do you spend on beauty products each month?
I have gotten way over budget with all the Memebox orders recently, so around USD200-250 I guess.
8. Favourite subscription box (if you have one)?
Memebox is the only one I've tried, but I'm really happy with them, and I don't seem to be missing out much from other boxes anyway!!!
9. Lipstick, lip gloss or lip tint?
10. Best beauty boosting food?
H2O, what else is better than drinking water?
11. What inspires you the most?
Again, myself? Seeing the problems with my skin (the enlarged pores, dark circles, and hyperpigmentation), I'd want to try all necessary ways to get rid of them!!!
11 Random Facts About Me:
1. I'm a New Zealand born Chinese, but I have a mixed English accent -.-
2. My first airplane flight was when I was 1 year old.
3. I got married when I was 24 years old.
4. I'm a mother of a 2-year-old, but I'm also pregnant with my second child.
5. I grew taller after giving birth to my first child!
6. I love using Korean skincare products, and am in love with Memeboxes!!
7. I love eating sweet food, but I prefer eating salted popcorn.
8. Kinder Buenos are awesome, and so are Toblerones!!!
9. My favourite cartoon character is My Melody, only because it's a rabbit!
10. I love my Samsung Note 3, especially with its stylus and huge screen!
11. I used to hate the colour pink, but now I love it, especially HOT PINK!!!
Here are MY questions:
1. What is your favourite moisturiser?
2. What are your three must-have/holy grail products?
3. What products do you use for your daily skincare routine?
4. Why did you start a beauty blog?
5. How did your blog get its name?
6. What are your favourite makeup brands?
7. What is your favourite skincare gadget?
8. What is your favourite drink?
9. Name 5 products in your beauty product wish list.
10. What is your favourite music group?
11. What are your three favourite beauty products that you carry around in your handbag everyday?
I am now nominating the following bloggers:
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One of the first steps in moving forward after a breast cancer diagnosis is the important task of choosing a team of doctors that you trust. Few breast cancers require emergency treatment. There is often adequate time to get several recommendations, interview potential candidates, review their work and results, and, perhaps most importantly, meet with their previous patients to discuss their experiences and outcome.
Breast cancer is treated by a team of doctors. This team is often comprised of a surgical oncologist, a plastic surgeon, a medical oncologist and a radiation oncologist. Find a cohesive team of doctors that has a history of working together.
It's important to find a team that fills your needs, physically and emotionally. Of course your physicians should be skilled and knowledgeable, ideally, they should devote the majority of their practice to the specific field of breast cancer surgery and treatment, but it is also imperative that your doctors take the requisite time to explain their recommendations in terms that you understand, welcome your questions, encourage you to interview previous patients, and be willing to show you photos of their results.
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Jean-Philippe Marcoux is Mercy Corps Country Director, Democratic Republic of Congo
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jun 15 2018 (IPS) - After more than 20 years of brutal conflict, few might believe that things could get worse in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). And yet they most dishearteningly are.
In the last year, we have witnessed a continuous escalation of violence that has spread to half of the country, endangering millions. Some 2 million children suffer from acute hunger, and the DRC is home to the largest number of displaced people in Africa.
Political instability has sparked a flare-up of militia violence that has pockmarked eastern and central Congo, forcing tens of thousands to flee in recent months and stirring fears the African nation could plunge back into civil war. Now is the time for the international community to recognize the threat and to finally address the root causes of DRC's seemingly endless cycle of conflict.
Yet many donors are forced to pick and choose which disasters to respond to in a world grappling with an unprecedented number of humanitarian crises. Budget constraints make it is easy to justify diverting funds to meet emergency needs.
However, the value of long-term development projects, which too often get short-shrift in the face of ongoing crisis, cannot be underestimated.
We know that humanitarian responses mostly serve to alleviate the symptoms of larger issues and are not solutions themselves. So, my organisation, Mercy Corps, and other agencies are working to address what drives conflict in the DRC: the grievances stemming from the lack of access to services and economic opportunities in a country where two-thirds of the population is under the age of 25.
As insecurity and violence in DRC has forced people out of the traditional rural and farming areas and into towns and cities where they feel safer, urban services are struggling to keep up with the new demand.
Currently, three-quarters of the population lack access to safe drinking water. Without access to clean water, people are more susceptible to disease, and women and girls are disproportionately impacted as they often have to take responsibility for the collection of water. As Justine, one of the women we work with says: "Water is life. So there is nothing we can do without water."
This is why Mercy Corps is undertaking one of our largest-ever infrastructure programmes to provide safe drinking water to approximately 1 million people in the cities of Goma and Bukavu.
The IMAGINE programme, delivered with support from the U.K. government, involves nine local organisations, six health zones, five districts, two cities, two provincial water ministries and the public water utility.
All of these different parts form an integrated water governance initiative working in partnership to ensure that neighbourhoods have access to safe, clean water, as well as the means to provide feedback to improve water-delivery service. IMAGINE is proof that development gains can be made, even while chaos reigns in other parts of the country.
To be sure, Mercy Corps and other aid groups must and do respond to the most pressing needs that arise from violence in the DRC. Since the beginning of 2018, we have doubled our humanitarian response and set up the Kivu Crisis Response for newly displaced Congolese.
This programme allows us to coordinate with other organisations to respond in a smarter more rapid way to the most urgent needs of displaced people, providing lifesaving assistance in a way that maintains their dignity.
Ultimately, the Congolese people hold the power to decide their own futures. This includes choosing their own leaders through elections that are scheduled for this year. Development programmes like IMAGINE are tools that the Congolese people can use to build safer and healthier futures for themselves and future generations. Maintaining, and where possible, increasing development programming is central to this effort.
Home of to some of Africa's most majestic national parks, this is a nation whose almost boundless natural beauty and potential eludes most newspaper headlines. Despair often eclipses the energy and determination of its inhabitants after so many years of war. But there are seedlings of hope. Now is not the time to give up on the people of DRC.
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The Rock Says…The Rock Will Not Be at WrestleMania
As WrestleMania 34 fast approaches, speculation about which WWE legends might return has reached a fever pitch.
The Rock's name has been tossed around a few times, as someone who could either make a surprise appearance in a segment with Elias or as part of the Ronda Rousey match, which he himself helped facilitate when he and Rousey appeared together back at WrestleMania 31 and clashed with Stephanie McMahon and Triple H.
According to The Rock however, The Rock won't be there.
During a press interview with Chris Van Vliet for his new movie Rampage (you can watch the clip in the link), Dwayne Johnson remarked "You will not see me there."


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This issue is something I see my peers struggling with – should they just settle with a person or should they wait out for the right one to come along? And most importantly, what is considered the "right one"?
This simple decision made at an early juncture of our lives could have greater repercussions in our futures – so what is the better option, if there is any?
This issue is something I see my peers struggling with – should they just settle with a person or should they wait out for the right one to come along? And most importantly, what is considered the "right one"?
This simple decision made at an early juncture of our lives could have greater repercussions in our futures – so what is the better option, if there is any?
- Guest asked 4 years ago
All I can say is… if they are with the right one now, they wouldn't even have such worries whether he/she is the right one or not!
FYI, these are the stages to a relationship:
– The Romance Stage (Honeymoon period lah…)
– The Power Struggle Stage (The understanding each other better, aka the make or break stage)
– The Stability Stage (where you accept each other's good and bad)
– The Commitment Stage (sign and sealed :P)
– The Co-Creation or Bliss Stage (being comfortable & making plans for the rest of your lives together)
Every level is a test and if they can pass all (esp the first 3 stages), congrats to them!!
Hi AKTF,
So, are your friends still settling or waiting?
What do you think about Enlargingborders' (wow mouthful) comment?
As stated by Enlargingborders' comment and yours as well, core values definitely seem to be the deal breaker. However, I feel that my friends are still figuring out themselves, which is possibly the reason why they are confused about their love lives (one needs to be certain about their own life before entangling themselves with another person's life)
Thanks for both of your insights! Hope to hear from more people on their views and experience regarding this as well
Hi AKTF,
So, are your friends still settling or waiting?
What do you think about Enlargingborders' (wow mouthful) comment?
Hahaha, the million dollar question!
But looks like your friends are unsure about their existing relationship and therefore the question on waiting for the 'right one'.
Personally, I feel that you will know when the Right One has arrived. Fate will answer the question on whether it would ever come. So in the meantime, just be open and make friends. This is one good way of finding out or affirming your "Right One".
It's good to start off as friends. When you do find one that you think is the right person, find opportunity to interact. Maybe not as a date first (you will frighten off the person if they r not interested in you), but casual conversation, doing things together or going out in group etc. As the days/weeks/months go by, you see mutual interest and affections through each other's interactions and maybe, just maybe, that's when you could consider the question "Is he/she the Right One?"
Who is the right one?
Well, one that accepts who you are, share your values, and when your heart starts beating that extra beats hehe. Some ask if it must be of the same personalty (some say good to be different). Personally, this is not the right question to ask if he/she is the right one? Because love covers gaps and breaks all barriers. Love encompasses everything the short of it is, You will know when He/She comes!!!! And you will know it when both start to look out for each other and willing to make that extra effort to compromise etc.
All the best!
Hmm, in a way my answer falls kind of between the two, or maybe represents a third option:
– Personally, I feel like no one's "better" or "worse" than anyone else, and "settling" is not so much about dating someone who's not as good/desirable as you are, but rather cheating yourself and the other person because you enter a relationship (and continue it) already knowing that you two aren't really a good fit, and that most likely it won't work out in the end (but you're already tired of waiting so you do it anyway). Whatever do I mean by a good "fit"? Sharing core life values and goals, as well as preferences and priorities in relationships; maybe having a few interests in common; and the ability to mutually respect, value and teach/learn from one another throughout your relationship.
-I also think that there is no single "right one". For each one of us, there are multiple people we will meet over a lifetime who we could date/marry and have a healthy, fulfilling relationship with. Multiple people who would make a good "fit". I think the key is to not have unrealistic standards and expect your significant other to be perfect or close to perfect. We all have our flaws, right? Maybe he/she has habits that annoy you at times, or maybe he/she isn't as dashing or charming or athletic or musically talented as you always dreamed your lover would be, but if the most important things match up, then I would say go for it. Even the best relationships take lots of work and lots of grace.
Hope this helps! Just a few more considerations to think about.
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The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) administration has said it was committed to working with all relevant stakeholders to promote the development of green or 'eco' tourism in Lombok and Sumbawa.
"For NTB, the development of the tourism sector is not only about the development of good infrastructure but also about how tourism can support environment protection and management. Tourism should not cause environmental damage," said NTB Governor TGH M. Zainul Majdi at a national seminar on green tourism at the University of Mataram in Lombok on Saturday.
Zainul said that nationally, NTB ranked third behind Bali and Yogyakarta on tourism sector growth in the last two years."Lombok is a tiny island and it will be difficult for all of us if development activities are not supported with environmental sustainability," said Zainul.
The NTB administration has placed the tourism sector as its second most important for development, after agriculture.
"Tourism is important because NTB is blessed with exotic natural beauty from beaches to mountains. The province is also rich with religious culture," Zainul said.
The head of the province's tourism promotion board, Awanadhi Aswinabawa, said green tourism development in the province should focus on three things: conserving local wisdom, environmental protection and management and environmentally friendly policies by the local administration.
In NTB, Awanadhi said, many ideas for green tourism ideas originally came from the province's indigenous communities.
In Segenter village, Bayan district, North Lombok, local communities still manage their indigenous forests using customary laws called awiq-awiq.
Source News : http://www.jakpost.travel/news/w-nusa-tenggara-promotes-green-tourism-for-lombok-sumbawa-eaiEGvt8k1bOB4Vd.html
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MICHAYWE — The temperature was in the low 40s when the Michaywé Ladies teed off at the Pines course Tuesday, but the camraderie and sunshine made for a fun round.
Two teams were recognized for their low scores in the scramble.
Taking first was the group of Sylvia Beaudry, Carol Boik and Jan Humbert with 39, while Carol Breed, Chris Gilling and Carol Putz came in second.
Gaylord Country Club ladies host low gross/low net event
GAYLORD — Gaylord Country Club hosted low gross and low net events for its Tuesday Morning Ladies' League May 27.
Results are as follows:
Event: Low Gross
First Flight: 1. Shirley Moorhouse (93); 2. Judy Smith (94).
Third Flight: 1. Carol Hill (111); 2. Joanne Risi (118).
Fourth Flight: 1. Cal O'Dras (120); 2. Boots Still (121).


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In the New Year I am trying to be a bit more open minded about changing things in my life, that may not seem like a big deal, but can be.
For example, last year at the ring in of the New Year I changed the way I parted my hair. GASP! I know big deal right? Well it didn't seem like that big of a deal at the time and was more of a nuisance really.
But since I've made that change, my hair has dried and styled much better. In fact my hairdresser said that it looked better. Now most of your reading this don't know me but I'm a very simple person when it comes to my hair so it's kinda a big deal when something like this happens.
I don't own a hair dryer, I use my girlfriend's. I don't have hair spray or any products for that matter, besides my shampoo and conditioner in my shower. So that slight change really made a difference in the way I felt about wearing my hair down more often, rather in the tomboy, ponytail I've sported for 15 years.
So since I saw such a huge impact a small change like that can have on my outlook on everything around me, I've decided to change another small piece of my life in 2015.
I've switched the desk position and layout at my office at work. WOAH! I know big deal right? Well it may seem small at the moment but who knows, maybe it can help me be more productive and have a better work flow at work. Only time will tell. Till than I'll keep rocking my new part in my hair!


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La Villa - Hôtel Bien Être is located on the Ile de Ré, just 600 metres from the beach. It has an outdoor swimming pool with sun beds and a spa with a hot tub and hammam. La Villa - Hôtel Bien Être offers suites with a private bathroom, a living area and a flat-screen TV. Each guest room has a private terrace that provides direct access to the garden. Breakfast is served daily, under the shade of parasols on the property's terrace. Guests can organise leisure activities at the Villa's reception, including horse riding, bicycle rental and tennis. La Villa - Hôtel Bien Être is a 10-minute walk from Le Boise-Plage-en-Re village centre. Private parking is available on site and La Rochelle is a 30-minute drive away.


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Our aim at Cafe Mor - The Pembrokeshire Beach Food Company is simply to: Create imaginative, innovative and delicious food. To share our passions for food, sea, beach and life. To inspire sustainable business and promote conservation. To celebrate our seas and beaches.
Offering fresh seafood supplies and foraged wild ingredients with our online shop, to help you create exciting dishes of the highest quality.
Find our innovative food at Cafe Mor on Freshwater West beach.
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noun Wrestling.
a hold in which a wrestler, from behind the opponent, passes one arm under the corresponding arm of the opponent and locks the hand on the back of the opponent's neck.
Compare nelson.
Origin of half nelson
First recorded in 1885–90
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QTA reveals winners
OVER 350 people attended the 27th Annual Queensland Trucking Association Industry Awards held at the Sofitel Brisbane Central on Saturday, October 14.
The celebrations shared with the QTA's milestone of 110 years of serving the road freight industry in Queensland.
Strong support was shown for the awards night, with over 70 trucking companies and industry suppliers represented, along with Minister Mark Bailey MP.
Shadow Minister for Transport Andrew Powell was also in attendance.
Six industry awards were presented on the night.
A long time contributor to the livestock transport industry, Ross Fraser OAM (Managing Director, Frasers Livestock Transport) was awarded the prestigious Industry Excellence Award.
With over 50 years in the industry, Ross is a founding member of the LRTAQ (Livestock and Rural Transporters Assn (Qld) and the Australian Livestock Transport Association ALRTA and served as Chairman of the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) from 2004-06.
He considers his chairmanship of the country's peak industry body to be a highlight in his 50+ years in the industry.
In 2009, Ross was awarded an OAM in recognition of his leadership of industry sector organisations and contribution to the road freight industry through his business and personal involvement.
The Trucking Woman of the Year was awarded to Belinda Polglase from All Purpose Transport. Belinda is a senior executive within the family business, well known for its people leadership and workforce development based here in the South East, All Purpose Transport.
Clocking up over 15 years of service, Belinda was determined to make her contribution to the family business and lead the award winning Project APT which changed the face of their workforce.
This professional business woman is driven by challenges that will make the business one of the leading transport and logistics providers.
Another highlight of the night was the awarding the Young Achiever of the Year which this year, had joint winners.
Errin-Leigh Ebzery (Business Development Manager, Team Transport and Logistics) is representative of exactly what the road freight industry needs. At the young age of 24, Errin-Leigh exudes passion for the industry and living and breathing trucks is now the dream.
Confident, resilient, Errin-Leigh demonstrates leadership potential and genuinely cares for the positive growth and development of the transport industry.
Errin says emphatically that she has found a life-long career in transport and is grateful to have found her dream job at such a young age.
The other joint winner was owner driver Rodolo Morales-Diaz (Bonds Transport Group).
Despite only being in the industry for a short time, Bonds see great potential in him as he demonstrates the professionalism and skills of a driver beyond his 25 years.
Bonds Transport Group are proud to have the future of their driving workforce in such good hands.
The coveted Professional Driver of the Year was awarded to Mark Waddington from Cannon Logistics.
Mark displays all of the characteristics you would expect from a professional driver.
A quiet achiever, he is hard-working, loyal and an honest employee who takes pride in his work and appearance.
With over 2million+ incident free kilometres, Mark's safety reputation makes him a very worthy winner.
Mark's passion for driving does not stop at trucks, he is also a mad keen V8 enthusiast and Ford supporter.
His pride and passion for what he does is second to none and he always ensures he presents himself both personally and professionally in the best light and this is proven in the way he meticulously looks after his truck.
Team Transport and Logistics (TTL) were awarded the People Leadership Award for addressing the driver shortage and ageing workforce issues in their business by creating the TTL Truck Driver Development Program.
This program creates licencing pathway and use a 'grow your own' approach to combat the problem. This initiative will change the average age of Teams' driver workforce that will lead to a sustainable future for the business.
Industry safety is one of the priorities for the road freight sector and this year, and Followmont Transport award the Industry Safety Award for two significant developments to reduce workplace incidents and improve safety for their workers, clients and public. Followmont employs over 650 staff, runs a fleet of more than 600 vehicles and has 19 company owned depots throughout Queensland.
Followmont are the largest independently owned Transport Company in Queensland, and employ a dedicated safety team who are committed to the cultivating a strong safety culture.
The two initiatives were: 'Coupling and Uncoupling of Trailers' Safe Operating Procedure and a Load Compliance Check List gives the driver assurance that the freight load is compliant and safe and that the company is adhering to Chain of Responsibility requirements.
QTA President, Julie Russell said "The Awards tonight focus on and celebrate a wide range of individuals and companies for their contribution, and achievement of the highest standards, in the transport and road freight task.
Our industry enjoys the highest levels of professionalism and we are delighted to recognise our best.
Sincere congratulations to all who have been judged to be examples of excellence in our industry by the awarding of special recognition in their particular award category.


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21 Dec Courtney & Travis – Engagement Session – Farmville, NC Photographer
December has been a crazy busy month for Will and I. Usually it's a month of rest and travel for us, but we really seemed to stay busier later into this season! Will has done his job and kept up with editing, but I have managed to fall very behind with my blogging. Perhaps I see a New Year's resolution in the making… Going back through finished galleries from the last few months, I was absolutely surprised to find that I never blogged Courtney and Travis. They had such a sweet session! From the very first time we met her, I've told Will time and time again how gorgeous her smile is. I simply can't help but smile myself when I see these photos. She and Travis are absolutely beautiful together! We hope you enjoy these photos from their engagement session. We're so excited for their March wedding!


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I awoke to an eerie feeling, and as I looked at the calendar, I realized it was Friday, the 13th.
I awoke to an eerie feeling, and as I looked at the calendar, I realized it was Friday, the 13th.
Today was not a good day for me. Bad things always seemed to find a way into my life on this day. Whether it was a teacher giving a surprise quiz, or my computer crashing, bad tidings always appeared.
I got up from bed and got ready for school, it was a lot warmer this morning, so much that I wasn't shivering all the way to the bus stop.
'Ok, so far so good.' I thought as I joined my fellow drones at the stop.
Minutes went by, more than usual. Thankfully I had my iPod playing 'Red Like Roses' to keep my social awkwardness at bay. It had come minutes later, must have been one of those late days.
We arrived at the school without incident, but while walking to my 1st period class, I noticed someone slip on ice that hadn't yet melted. The contents of their backpack spewing out from their confinements and appearing strewn on the pavement.
'Looks like someone's having a bad morning.'
I walked past the downed student, as someone was already at their side helping them up, and headed to my first period class.
The teacher was a skinny man with a somewhat thick beard. He reminded me of Jack Patillo whenever I looked at him. "Class." He said while getting up from his desk "I have a quiz for you today. Over the vocab terms we've been going over for the past week."
Great. My day was starting with a test I probably would fail, as if my grade wasn't bad enough. I took the test dreadfully, and didn't get too good of a grade, only a D+, which was about what I usually got. Looks like my parents will be chewing me out again.
I awoke to an eerie feeling, and as I looked at the calendar, I realized it was Friday, the 13th. I am thinking man i sure hope nothings bad happens today. and then i am thinking how can something go wrong when it is $13 for any piercing, can't go wrong there, or can you? The whole day i keep thinking what should i get what should i get pierced, than i realize why not my dimples that's pretty cute. its a lot of money but i am sure it is worth it, and how bad can i really hurt? well around 7pm i go to the tattoo place waiting anxiously to get my piercing. i keep seeing people come out with just bloody piercing's that is not making me feel any better. I am up next. " Arianna Tatum" oh boy i am freaking out. the guy asks "are you ready? " as ready as i'll every be i reply" my friend cant handle the way that it looks so she has to step out side. it takes about 20 minutes for him to finish. the pain was excruciating. If i was my friend i would walk out to but unfortunately i was the one getting it pierced. "Done" He says as i am trying to take a deep breath to calm myself down. he hands me a mirror, so what do you think ? What the HELL is this? they are totally in the wrong spot it looks like a zig zag all it was suppose to be was 2 dots. " That will be $150″ ….
I awoke with an eerie feeling, and as I looked at the calendar, I realized it was Friday the 13th, so I went back to bed because I have the worst luck already.