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2 Tips to Avoid Soaring Parcel Rates
When the U.S. Postal Service restructured postage rates last May, some businesses took a wait-and-see approach, hoping the organization would change its mind and return to the old system of weight-based pricing. But the USPS made it clear that it wouldn't back down. Instead, another price hike slated for next month will further widen the cost gap between automated mail, like letters and flats, and nonautomated parcels.
Companies that mail large volumes of lightweight objects have been hit the hardest under the new system. Those that haven't adapted their mailings to meet the new requirements have seen postage costs increase 40 percent since last May, and now they're in for even higher rates.
The USPS can't stand in the way of companies that don't switch over to automation-friendly packaging. It will just charge those companies accordingly. Coming next month is a 9.66 percent price increase in Standard parcels on top of the 40 percent rise in parcel postage that took effect this past year.
1. Know your limits.
What's an automated flat under the new standards? First, it must weigh less than 13 ounces, be no more than ¾˝ thick and no more than 12˝ x 15˝ in size. Two new rules instituted by the USPS are reshaping the mailstream to promote compatibility with automated processing machines:
• Flexibility. Place the mail piece on the edge of a table or other flat surface, extending its length 5˝ beyond the edge. Press down at a central point about an inch away from the extended short edge of the mail piece, using steady pressure. Packages shorter than 10˝ must bend at least 1˝ without damage. Packages longer than 10˝ must bend at least 2˝.
• Uniformity. Under new guidelines on uniform thickness, mail piece contents cannot vary more than ¼˝, nor can contents shift more than 2˝.


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Squeaky toys, puzzles, tugs, flyers, balls, plush, interactive and extra, the forms of toys are countless. Clearly, these are characteristics that can be realized in formal education however do should be developed in such a process. Duncan is a reformist who has carried out one thing alongside the lines of San Francisco's weighted-pupil formula under which kids can take their education dollars to any faculty – public or personal. The dog footage are what won me over, then I read concerning the toys (my dog won't ever be bored once more). Certain teaching kinds work higher for some people than others and that is the place the education system fails; it refuses to acknowledge the variations in an individual's cognitive skills.
These measures embrace for instance the 'fee of return' of an individual's investment in educational attainment or skills acquisition because the annualised average monetary benefit, in much the same method as interests charges on capital funding are calculated. By her count, Alger mentioned just 6 p.c of Education Department applications are efficient.
Bob Casey, a Democrat on the committee that can vote on DeVos' proposed appointment Tuesday, has confirmed that members won't receive a full monetary disclosure from DeVos in time to ask her detailed questions about specific potential conflicts, regardless of reviews of her investments in several for-profit education entities. Open Educational Sources (OER) are teaching, learning, and analysis materials in any medium that reside in the public domain or have been launched underneath an open license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others. With that said, it is no surprise that the educational institution reacted to DeVos's nomination like Dracula to a crucifix.
One other vital problem resulting from the tutorial-vocational separation is summed up in a historical evaluation from the National Center for Analysis in Vocational Education: Vocational teachers emphasized job-particular skills to the virtually complete exclusion of theoretical content material. Analysis of longitudinal datasets by the OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation's Education and Social Progress challenge has proven that cognitive and non-cognitive skills acquired informal education and through informal learning change the well being behaviour of individuals and enhance normal self-perceived well being. For over 36 years ECE has been guaranteeing that overseas educated persons are revered and acknowledged for his or her educational achievements. In this light, it may very well be gleaned that education must be in accord with one's free will.
Under no circumstances with this Division be responsible for any expense, loss or harm including, with out limitation, oblique or consequential loss or harm, or any expense, loss or harm in any respect arising from use, or lack of use, of data, arising out of or in connection with using this web site. There is formal education that from K-12 you might be pressured to do. There's informal education, which is basically the way you be taught all the things else. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was greeted with protesters when she tried to enter a Washington center faculty on Friday morning.

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New tool helps predict distribution of clinical services
An application is helping physicians assess future needs for their healthcare services and where they will be needed.
That tool, sponsored by the Physicians Foundation and developed by the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, looks to help clinicians better understand where shortages of medical services might exist in the future.
Problems with the distribution of access to medical services are widely anticipated in the future. This year, the nation's physicians are able to meet 96 percent of requests for patient visits, but by 2030 the gap between physician capacity and patient demand for services could become significant, with a shortage of at least 40,800 physicians to as many as 104,900, even as the Medicare population ages, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.
However, a report from the Institute of Medicine in 2014 painted a much rosier picture of the physician workforce and graduate medical education, finding no shortage of clinicians but a looming misdistribution of physicians geographically and by specialty.
Nonetheless, the FutureDocs Forecasting Tool aims to tell clinicians and others where shortages are likely to exist in the future. The tool is a model to inform policymakers of future projections of visit demands, estimating the supply of physicians and capacity of that supply to meet future use of services at local, state and national levels between now and 2030.
"You can manipulate input and questions, and that changes the output," explains Bill Adamson, MD, a pediatric surgeon and division chief for pediatric surgery at UNC, an early adopter of the application.
The power of the tool, he adds, is to provide a way to look at the future demand for doctors in a way that is useful and relevant, enabling analysis using variables such as physician availability, patient numbers, patient demographics and medical problems.
For example, a query about physician availability in a specific neighborhood of New York City may find that another 20 physicians of a particular specialty are needed in the neighborhood. Consequently, policymakers can be informed of the specialist shortage and financially incentivize physicians to move into the neighborhood, or reduce reimbursement in overserved areas to encourage doctors to move to an underserved region.
Findings made using the FutureDocs Forecasting Tool also can fuel discussions in medical schools on whether new programs should be created to develop more physicians for specific disciplines.
For example, Adamson believes that, within 20 years, the nation will have too many pediatricians. If too many students are trained in pediatrics, they may not have enough business to develop optimal skills. "You don't want a surgeon who hasn't done surgery in two years," he adds. "We need to right-size ourselves for the future."
Use of FutureDocs is easy—any doctor can use it to enter variables such as specialty or region and see the concentration of doctors in the region. Medical students can do the same and see where competition is fierce and where it is not.
Larger health systems likewise can use the tool to decide where to put resources—they may add resources at a particular hospital and send more patients there. "You can spend just a couple minutes on FutureDocs and understand it," Adamson says.
The tool also supports insurers, helping them become shrewder in how they pay physicians, by telling the clinicians.
More information on the FutureDocs Forecasting Tool is available here.


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A desperate Trash breaks into Mill Cottage but is caught by Jack. Jim continues to stalk a terrified Sharon.
Jim eventually gives up waiting for Sharon to emerge from her hiding place in the abbey. Beryl Crossthwaite is frantic with worry. Annie suggests calling the police. Jim goes straight to The Woolpack for a drink and it is here that P.C. Ball questions him about Sharon's disappearance, he claims not to have seen her since the sheepdog trials. Henry has dinner with Verney who admits that he regrets not having any children. Sharon returns home and tells her mother that she felt ill and had to rest which was why she did not come straight home. Trash breaks into the millhouse and spends the night there. Matt asks for a fortnight's holiday to renovate Jameson's house for himself and Peggy. Henry receives a telegram from Marian saying that Jack is not with her. Joe expresses surprise that Jack and Marian have not got married while on holiday. Matt drives Annie into the village. Jim follows Sharon through the village as she walks with her mother, she tells him to keep away. Trash steals various scraps of food and runs through the countryside. He then runs across the land of Miffield Hall, and is challenged by the owner George. Trash then runs off and returns to the millhouse in an attempt to cook the food he stole. Jack turns up at the millhouse and encounters him.
Main cast
- Annie - Sheila Mercier
- Jack - Andrew Burt
- Joe - Frazer Hines
- Matt - Frederick Pyne
- Wilks - Arthur Pentelow
- Amos - Ronald Magill
- Verney - Patrick Holt
Guest cast
- Trash - Leonard Maguire
- Beryl - Joan Scott
- Sharon - Louise Jameson
- Jim - Myles Reithermann
- P.C. Ball - Christopher Wray
- Beckindale village
- The Woolpack - Public
- The Mill - Living room
- Crossthwaite's Cottage - Living room
- Old Abbey Ruins
- Hotten Road
- Emmerdale Farm - Farmhouse kitchen/living room and yard
- Woodland
- Fields
- Miffield Hall - Lounge and garden
- A piano version of the theme tune played during the scene where Matt Skilbeck drives Annie Sugden into the village.
- A musical interlude also plays as Trash walks through the village.
- TV Times synopsis: Episode 29: Sam haggled with Hilly throughout the day of the sheep-dog trials, but has finally refused to buy his puppy. Jim Latimer has followed Sharon Crosswaite up to the lonely, ruined Abbey.
- This episode was included on the following commercial releases:
- Emmerdale Farm: Volume Two DVD released by Network on 14th September 2009.
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APRIL 1st-15th, 2010
Nations are changed because of prayer. Individuals and families are healed and restored because of prayer. In spite of what we may hear in the daily news remember we serve a God who is continually moving behind the scenes to bring about His perfect will for creation. As we enter spring I pray that you will receive renewal and hope in your spirit to continue pressing into the presence of God. May you experience great joy as you celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords!
Let us "hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful."(Hebrews 10:23, NKJV)
Please remember to pray for the armed forces stationed all over the world and their families.
1-5: The United States of America:
The USA's role in the world during the 1990s has been unique as the sole superpower. Every policy choice in economics, politics and use of the armed forces has global reverberations. The US President wields awesome power.
Pray for the President, his choice of leadership team, the Congress and Senate and their legislation so that decisions may be wisely made and well balanced between often conflicting domestic and international requirements.
The Pilgrim Fathers were determined to establish a land in which they were free to exercise their Christian faith. On that foundation has developed one of the largest and most dynamic Christian movements in history. In the USA are 19% of the Protestants in the world, 21.5% of the Evangelicals and 35% of all the world's foreign missionaries. Evangelistic vitality, generosity and vision have been major factors in the surge of gospel progress.
Pray that this may be maintained.
Young people present one of the major areas of spiritual battle today. The bitter fruits of humanistic philosophies are now being harvested in disorientation, spiritual vulnerability, moral decay, rejection of authority, widespread drug abuse and mindless violence. God raised up such organizations as OM, YWAM, CCCI, Teen Challenge and others to combat this confusion and make a mighty impact on the world. Now God is also raising up a new generation of movements for this century – The next generation could be America's most traumatized ever if there is not a decisive work of God's Spirit.
Pray for organizations such as Youth Quake and Teen Mania.
Pray for the youth.
Native Americans, or the First Nations, have suffered intensely in their encounter with centuries of European immigrants. They have lost almost all their lands, their self-respect and much of their culture, and they still face prejudice and insensitivity to their plight. Poverty, disease, alcoholism, child abuse and unemployment are common among those on reservations and among the 50% or so who have migrated to the cities. There is a vigorous movement across the country to revive indigenous cultures; this is successfully demanding the honoring of treaties protecting Indian lands and rights that have rarely been kept by the government in the past.
Pray for:
a) Vitalization of Christianity among Native Americans. A profusion of missionary efforts over the centuries has yielded meagre fruit. In the early 1980s there were 2,500 congregations and 320,000 Christians of all kinds, but syncretistic indigenous sects and cults as well as reversions to pre-Christian beliefs are still widespread. Only about 17% of the total population is affiliated with a Christian church. The largest group, the Navajo (200,000), have begun to respond after years of indifference and a very low percentage of believers – now 7.3% of the population.
b) Bible translation, which has regained importance as local languages are revived. Over 50 languages are in common use, and SIL and others have teams working in 27.
c) The evangelization of every reservation. Of the 550 reservations, 54 were surveyed in 1979 and only 20% had a church led by a native American. In the 1990s change came; the Holy Spirit raised up indigenous leaders and new organizations, such as Wiconi International and On Eagles' Wings, as a means to indigenize the gospel and promote reconciliation.
d) The indigenous peoples of Alaska who have retained their identity far more than those in mainland USA. Over 16 missions and churches have ministry among them (SEND, Interact Ministries [formerly Arctic Missions] and GMU). The harshness of the climate, geographical isolation and economic stresses complicate the work of bringing churches to maturity. Many of the Aleut and Eskimo are traditionally Orthodox Christians, a legacy of the time when Russia ruled Alaska. Over 71% of the 65,000 indigenous people profess to be Christian.
6: China; Hong Kong:
The Christian community is 10% of the population, but has long exerted a strong influence in running 505 of the schools, 60% of social organizations, and 25% of the hospitals. This influence could diminish if its privileged position is challenged and leaders acquiesce with negative trends, potentially exposing churches to discrimination or even persecution.
Pray that the Church may be bold and uncompromising in exercising its prophetic role in society.
Hong Kong's pervasive and powerful underworld of crime majors on the narcotics trade, the sex 'industry' and gambling and protection rackets. There are estimated to be 50 Triad Societies (the Chinese equivalent of the Mafia) with over 600,000 members. Christian ministry among criminals, drug addicts and the destitute has increased with some success (partly as a result of the work of St Stephen's Society pioneered by Jackie Pullinger).
Pray for an infiltration of the Holy Spirit to bring the gospel message into this arena.
Student ministries have flourished. Christians comprise 30% of university students. Most of CCCI's 107 staff minister on six campuses. HKFES (IFES) with 48 staff workers has an extensive ministry. About 2,000 students in 11 tertiary institutions and 10,000 in 300 secondary schools are involved.
Pray that these young people may decisively impact HK and beyond.
7: China, Macau:
Macau has the dubious distinction of being the first Christian territory in Asia to become non-Christian. In 1600 Macau was 95% Catholic. By 2000 this had been reduced to about 7.4%. The Catholic Church has suffered disastrous decline, and Protestant churches have always been small. The number of Protestant churches had grown from 33 in 1986 to 78 in 1999.
Pray for the people of this territory to be changed by the Word of God.
Macau was named 'City of the Name of God' by the Portuguese, though it was a Chinese god that gave it its present name. It has truly become the 'City of Sin'. Gambling and prostitution are major money-earners which are run by ruthless Triad gangs who wage wars for control of this lucrative 'industry'. Lawlessness characterized the twilight of Portuguese rule, but the new government is seeking to change this.
Pray that this city might lose its unflattering reputation and the gospel of Christ change a society so blanketed by sin.
Pray for these less-reached groups:
a) Many mainlanders work in Macau – some legally, many illegally. They work long hours with rare days off, but are more open to the gospel. Pray for those seeking to reach and disciple them.
b) Those involved in the entertainment industry. There are a few seeking to reach them. The Macau Evangelistic Band is one such.
c) The 12,000 Chinese refugees from Myanmar. There is one church among them (Baptist).
d) The Macanese are mostly nominally Catholic. There is one very small evangelical church among them, but they are largely neglected by evangelical agencies and churches.
8-9: China, Taiwan:
Taiwan remains the only major Han Chinese population in the world where the spiritual breakthrough has yet to come. During the 1990s the influence of Buddhism grew markedly with a large increase in adherents (800,000 in 1983 to 4.9m in 1995). Many of their outreach techniques have been adapted from Christians. Ancestor worship is one of the major barriers to faith in Christ. Added to this is the materialism stimulated by the rapid rise of living standards.
Pray that every obstacle to the reception of the gospel may be broken down.
The Presbyterians pioneered ministry since 1865, but only saw significant breakthroughs among the Taiwanese in the 1930s and among the mountain people after 1940. Many other missions moved to Taiwan after the fall of the mainland to Communism, and among the 2 million mainland refugees there was a time of harvest. Between 1960 and 1990 there was stagnation. Catholics and some Protestant denominations even declined as a percentage of the national population. Only in the 1990s has some growth resumed.
Please pray for these major challenges to be faced by the Church:
a) Spiritual power to stand against gambling, entrenched ancestor worship, rising materialism and aggressive opposition from non-Christian religions. Many Christians are still in bondage to, or in fear of, these things.
b) Low commitment. Too few of those converted and baptized ever become active participants in congregational life, and there is a high drop-out rate. Few Christians become soul-winners.
c) Lack of pastors and full-time workers. In most churches the congregation sits back expecting the pastor to do all the work.
d) The great disparity in ethnic distribution of Christians. The mountain peoples are largely Christian, but only 23% actively so. Nominalism is a problem. Those of mainlander descent are nearly 5% Christian, but the Taiwanese majority only 1% and the Hakka 0.3%. The Church needs to tackle the social and cultural barriers that hinder the progress of the gospel. The Church is perceived to be intellectual (37% of members are graduates) and not relevant to the majority.
10-11: Columbia:
Colombia retains its reputation for being one of the most violent countries in the world. Leftist guerrilla movements, right-wing paramiitary groups and the drug-trafficking barons control many areas of the country. Corruption, blackmail, kidnapping, assassination and revenge murders continue to brutalize society, with the abandonment of moral values and ethical standards.
Pray for the political, legal and spiritual leaders of the nation – for their safety and for courage to stand up for the right.
Pray that Christians may remain untainted by the evils of their society and become God's instruments for moral, social and spiritual change.
Pray that the endemic fear and anger of normal Colombians may lead them to personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior.
Missionaries live under great stress and the constant threat of kidnapping and murder. These tragedies are all too common, often forcing withdrawal from areas controlled by leftists or drug barons. Internal mission/church relationships have been a source of tension, division and grief in the past, but seem to be improving. Great humility and sensitivity is required in the complex ecclesiastical scene in order to have a viable, fruitful ministry.
Pray for courage and faithfulness to their calling
Pray specifically for these Unreached people groups:
a) Less evangelized cities. Medellín, renowned for its hardness to the gospel, is the nation's crime and narcotics capital. The city of Cali is also a special challenge for the gospel. But cooperating Evangelicals are seeing significant fruit with increased church growth as they hold prayer vigils and proclaim together Christ's lordship over these cities.
b) The tens of thousands of gamines, or street urchins, of the cities. YWAM, WEC and LAM have ministries to them involving rescue and career training.
c) The urban middle class, shrinking and crippled by political and economic crises of past years. Possibly the least responsive segment of society, they are turning to the occult in growing numbers.
d) The Syrian-Lebanese Muslim community, which numbers around 15,000.
e) Amerindian peoples closed to evangelical church planters. Possibly 25-35 are in this category, including the Chami, Inga, Coreguaje, Cuiba, Desano, Epena, Huitoto, Saliba and Tucano. Almost half the indigenous tribes have not yet been reached with the gospel.
f) Student work has been slow and hard. Marxist ideology once dominated the campuses, now a post-modern approach of individualism and apathy hinders interest in serving others or seeking God. Pray for Christian students to be creative in serving and in proclaiming the gospel.
g) Over 1 million internally displaced refugees, 70% of whom are women and children , victims of the faceless endemic violence. They are rootless and traumatized by the wars between the various factions, but are also open to the gospel of peace.
12: Comoros:
Although there is religious freedom and direct evangelism is permitted, outreach has concentrated on the Maore and response has been slow. Pray for the barriers to come down and hearts to be opened.
Pray for new initiatives planned for the unreached shiBushi speakers.
The only organized Protestant churches in the Comores are two evangelical groups among the Malagasy on Grand Comore and Mayotte, Assemblies of God on Mayotte, and isolated Christians elsewhere.
Pray for the right church-planting strategy to be applied enabling the relatively few mature Maore believers to easily integrate while retaining their cultural ties with the majority.
Expatriate workers:
Pray for their witness on Mayotte and other islands, and for an increase in their number.
Pray for the following supportive ministries:
a) Bible translation continues in two languages. AIM workers also run a literacy programme to encourage the reading of the shiMaore NT which was completed in 1995.
b) Radio – FEBA broadcasts to the islands 10 hours/week in French and 3 in Swahili.
c) The JESUS film has been dubbed in shiMaore.
Pray for the strategic use of this film on all four islands.
13: Republic of Congo (Brazzaville):
The Congo needs peace and a government that seeks the welfare of the people. Two decades of Communist dictatorship followed by a fragile, failing democracy and civil war have devastated the land. Six members of a team of nine church leaders seeking to mediate in 1998 were martyred.
Pray for national reconciliation, the repentance and conversion of those who wreaked violence in the years of fighting, and the resettlement of the 300,000+ refugees of the civil war.
Revival and restoration is the Church's need. The massive disruption of ministry, the destruction of many churches and the flight of thousands of Christians from the cities during the war years brought discouragement, a questioning of God's presence and a feeling of abandonment. Many Christians have compromised their faith.
Pray for new life, vision and trust in God.
Pray also for committed Christians to be appointed to positions of national leadership.
Many church leaders have left the country. There had been developing cooperation between leaders of evangelical and charismatic churches just before the civil war in an attempt to heal some serious divisions within the denominations which have hindered the gospel.
Pray that these hard experiences may bring about a deeper walk with God, greater unity and a passion for Christ to be formed in the lives of Congolese.
Bible translation is an ongoing challenge. The Bible is available in Kongo, Lingala, Njebi, Ngbaka and Punu. SIL has had significant input with 19 workers involved in 5 of them and is seeking to involve and train many more Congolese in Bible translation. There is need for surveys of 33 languages for translation purposes.
Pray for the completion and use of the NT in Munukutuba.
Pray also that churches might catch the vision for mother-tongue Scripture use
14-15: Congo-DRC (Kinshasa):
The Democratic Republic of Congo, (formerly Zaire), is the size of Western Europe and rich in minerals, oil and fertile land. The DRC should be a wealthy country. Instead it is one of the poorest and most dangerous countries in the world; where even the desperately needed aid agencies fear to tread.
Pray for PEACE.
The Christian Church remains the only viable national social structure to survive and retain some credibility. Its role in rebuilding the nation is crucial. Most of the hospitals, clinics and schools now operate with Christian initiative. The Catholics continue to invest much into these institutions.
Pray for the raising up of Christian leaders of spiritual maturity and moral integrity for both the denominations and for secular and political positions.
Vision for the future: The work of the Holy Spirit in some areas has led to increased love for God's Word, prayer movements, mobilization of youth and a new indigenous hymnody. ECC leaders have bold goals for 2010 – training in evangelism and outreach, extensive use of river boats for outreach, etc.
Pray that this may result in vision for outreach and that conditions may improve to allow this.
Christian media: All ministries have been cut back or even crippled by Congo's woes.
Pray for the resumption or growth of:
a) Christian literature publishing and distribution. There is a famine of contextually appropriate and helpful literature. Distribution and poverty are enormous problems. EHC has had a wide impact – by 1997 4.5 million pieces of evangelistic literature prompted 1.9 million enquiries.
b) The JESUS film has been viewed by much of the population in many areas. It is available in 19 languages, and a further 56 are in production.
c) GRN has messages available in 286 languages and dialects – a valuable resource in this land of many languages.
d) Christian radio's importance has been enhanced as communication systems broke down. There are significant radio ministries based in Bunia, Bukavu, Kindu, Katanga, Goma and the much-appreciated Sango Malamu with a massive following in the Kinshasa area. TWR have broadcasts in French and Lingala from Swaziland.
Thank you for committing your time to pray for these nations with the expectation that the Lord will move mightily among them.
Lane M. Holland, M.Div.
Prayer Coordinator
Word Ministries
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Anthony Spinelli, Blair Harris, China de Sade, Don Fernando, Jack Wright, Joey Silvera, Jon Martin, Linda Wong, Oriental Babysitter, Peter Johns, The First Time, third eye cinema podcast, vinegar syndrome
After sitting through that last gem in the rather large number of Vinegar Syndrome releases this month, I felt it was time to reward myself by watching something that might actually have a good chance at being entertaining (seriously…sheesh!)
So regular Third Eye readers out there know exactly where I was going to head next.
From Essex films in 1976, we get the very first appearance of China de Sade herself, star of China Lust and the Jade Pussycat, Ms. Linda Wong. Yes, we're talking Anthony Spinelli's Oriental Babysitter.
"When a Chinese girl is young, she's not allowed to show her emotions to others. But when she's alone, she can grieve, laugh, live by her fantasies…if she has any."
With this rather bizarre and shortsighted soliloquy, we meet for the first time the stunning Linda Carol Seki (yep, in true clueless Hollywood style, they marketed a Japanese as Chinese…sure, any ol' Asian will do!), who looks twice as ravishing in pigtails as in her normal 'do.
A doofy looking dork (one David Book) forces himself on her in her very first babysitting experience. He's quite believable as a drunk, he's certainly got the matted hair, sloppy dress sense and jowls of a seasoned barfly…damn she's got some appealing nether regions, particularly for a porn star…yeah, this is about my speed without a doubt. One can only hope Vinegar Syndrome has plans for Wong's other opuses to get a DVD release in the near future…
While Wong has a tendency to deliver lines in a rather slow, stoned fashion, this is pretty much how I recall her always being – her all too brief life is testament to her more unfortunate predilections in this area. Nonetheless, she's one hell of an aesthetic centerpiece, and gets a whole lot more screentime than I recall her getting in the aforementioned trio of VHS era perusals.
Boy, she was probably better off sticking with the cheating husbands – her unrelated encounter with a "Mr. Justin" (Jon Martin, who's hardly as "gorgeous" as she claims in the narration, but at least looks more like a 70's bubblegum type than the usual scruggly male porn star) turns into one of the most exaggeratedly aggressive backdoor encounters I've seen on film, complete with a lot of screaming (likely fake, but still). Geez…and she even gets to claim how much she liked it in the voiceover. Yeah, right.
"Mr. Harris" (Peter Johns, a sort of cross between Ron Jeremy and Harry Reems, who'd become something of a regular in Wong's films) is up next, with an unusual-for-Western hardcore fingering (something Asian girls really seem to dig, as anyone familiar with Japanese AV or the ladies themselves should be well aware). He has the misfortune to get interrupted by his perverted wife, who gives the obligatory lesbi-scene.
After putting the viewer to sleep and killing half as much time as we've already gone through with three boy-girl scenes (!), Johns finally stops peeping on this boring scene for a bit of a menage a trois (well, OK, the two of them trade off granting him oral favors, and he never does get to finish).
And it just keeps on going…and going…and going. One couple after the next, with only the barest verbal nod to this having anything to do with her being a babysitter (or in fact anything beyond some stunning Asian girl the various guys and occasional ladies are doing the nasty with).
Things end on a bit of a sour note, though, with that half hour sequence between Wong, an R. Bolla type (Henry Fletcher) and a chinless wonder with male-like pubes named Connie Peters (seriously, take a look at that undergrowth…it's scary!).
The Spinelli touch is evident mainly in the vibrant cinematography and appropriate framing – you get plenty of close ups, but there's no comparison to where the industry went from the 90's forward. You can always tell these disembodied body parts belong to a human being, who's very much there and reacting as one might expect onscreen.
These are adult films to be sure, but the human element is still there – and that's what really separates vintage "porno chic" (and even its 80's SOV descendants) from the dehumanized, affectless abusiveness of "modern" porn, and thereby both infinitely preferable and of far greater value within the confines of the genre and market it caters to.
The bottom line with Oriental Babysitter is you get Linda Wong. And more of her than you'll ever see onscreen again, honestly. She's got a deep, sexy alto voice (albeit one marked by a pronouncedly stoned delivery) AND she's drop dead gorgeous. There's not a hell of a lot going on plotwise, most of the guys range from loser to disgusting, and there's at least two 10 minute-plus femme to femme timewasters, but seriously.
It's Linda Wong. One of the most gorgeous ladies in adult cinema. And she's onscreen for the entire running time, no exceptions, no cutaways to lesser lady starlets (at least until the last few minutes, when Fletcher and Peters take center stage). Even with that, this is still by far the most Wong you're likely to get in a single feature.
And honestly, what more could you ask for?
"You sure you've never done any of these flicks before? "
"No, why?"
"You're so loose."
The co-feature on this double bill is another Spinelli feature from 1978 starring 80's regular Joey Silvera (nee Nassivera). I understand he's still in the industry, which is pretty astonishing for a guy who's been at this since the early 70's…
A goofy Tom Byron analogue (Blair Harris, also of Spinelli's Expectations) is getting it on with titless wonder "Sue Morris" (Mimi Morgan, who comes complete with nasty flip hairdo that makes her look a whole lot older than she probably was at the time (seriously, wasn't that look dead by 1964?)
She has a pronounced overbite and vocal tonality that brings to mind Dark Shadows' Kathryn Leigh Scott, but she's not even in the same ballpark looks wise – even for cougar and MILF fans, Morgan really ain't much to look at. Oh, well, at least she comes with a nice rear view.
Seeing Silvera without his trademark mustachio is a bit strange, but he's certainly appeared without it before and since. But that poofy hairdo and forehead atop such a skinny little bod sure does bring lite rocker and Vixen songwriter Richard Marx to mind…
Essentially, Silvera's a bum living off her "ill gotten gains" as a professional porn star (seriously, this is one of those self referential jobs, though Spinelli keeps things from ever getting too far out of hand) and plying her with sex, Kato Kaelin style. When Morgan gets pissy about it, he just throws a fit and starts knocking toiletries around, then bangs her to shut her up. Works every time.
Jack Wright of Expectations and Confessions shows up, but he's a lot more Peter Brady this time around. Apparently he's the guy who lent the house to the production she's working on this week, and just dropped by to invite her to one of his regular "swing parties".
"It'll get rid of all your inhibitions…make you a better person…"
Hey, is that Don Fernando as one of the swingers at Wright's party? Another 80's favorite…either Spinelli was extremely forward thinking, or he had a penchant for giving new guys a start in the industry. Nice 'fro, Don…LOL
Being the genius she apparently is, Morgan brings Silvera to the party, and while she gets ice cubes stuffed up inside her by Wright, Silvera gets with some drugged out hippie type (one Sonya Spizer, who's a bit plain and Midwestern looking, but could easily fit a cheerleader part).
When everybody's all finished and dressed to leave, Suzannah French (who's wearing the ugliest pair of plastic aviator glasses ever produced) gets right up in her face and accosts her like a demented pickpocket, with this highly believable and quite intellectual exchange:
(stoned voice) "My name is Andie."
(disbelieving tone) "Well, I'm Sue."
"I know. I've been wanting to kiss you."
"But I'm not sure that I."
And as quick and simple as that, they're going at it. Before you know it, she's giving French a half-assed whipping, with everyone cheering her on insanely before she gets caught up in the frenzy of the crowd and starts putting a little oomph into it.
Suddenly, she's in the middle of an existential crisis:
"I don't know who I am anymore.
A few days ago, I was an operator at the phone company. Then my no future husband turns me on to acting in explicit sex films. The next night, I'm at my first swing party, not only turning on with you, but making love with this chick who then begs me to hurt her.
And do you know the craziest part of all this? I like it. I'm enjoying myself."
For those worried about how the plot ties up, Silvera winds up banging Spizer again in Morgan's pad. Morgan, who's already planning on moving in with Wright, gets shot up with the world's hugest syringe by Silvera before getting into a 3 way with him and Spizer (bedecked in a painful looking hard plastic strap on). When it's all said and done, he cluelessly asks "we're OK, now, right?" as she walks out on him. Roll credits (complete with a cheesy 70's soft rock tune that appears at both ends of the film).
Well, it's Spinelli. The aesthetic sense is definitely present (just check out the walnut wood-centric decor in both Morgan and Wright's pads, as well as that outdoor veranda sequence with the chimes), as is the grim interpersonal commentary and drama.
While Confessions and Expectations came off a whole lot better (and more sophisticated) than The First Time does, it's really not bad, even with such an iffy performer as the lead. Oriental Babysitter, it's Linda Wong at her most stunning – enough said.
Another recommended double bill from Vinegar Syndrome from the glory days of Times Square. So what are you waiting for?


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Femmie en suzanne
woensdag 09 april 2008 21:41 | Holland
Hello all, How are you all?We are coming back in june !!!So see you all then. Greetings from femmie and suzanne.
zondag 28 oktober 2007 20:40 | England
Hi Alex, Christine thank you for all the loverly meals i had
Paul and Niall
maandag 22 oktober 2007 21:39 | UK
Thanks for a fine feed.Crete in October is a little unpredictable for the weather,but rest assured on the standard of your cuisine.Our meal was the best of the stay.Keep up the good work canny lass.Your customer relations skills did not go unnoticed.Regards to all members of your team....YAMAS....Down the hatch...Will now attempt to forward you a couple of pics. Warm regards from cold Manchester UK Paul ,and Niall from Stretford
Elaine and Margaret
maandag 27 augustus 2007 21:39 | Scotland
Hi Christine, just to say we had three fantastic meals with you in your gorgeous restaurant. You couldnt have been any more friendlier. Margaret says thanks for the lime for her soda water, I think she was very glad that you had the lime as she was gagging for a soda and lime all holiday. May see you sometime next year. Thanks again Elaine
woensdag 16 mei 2007 21:38 | England
I will be there in septemberfor two weeks dont worry not all english are mad just some of us.
vrijdag 06 april 2007 21:37 | Holland
Hello Alex and Christine Say you in juni 2007. The restaurant is beautiful And a beautiful website.
Drew @ Royce!
vrijdag 09 maart 2007 20:36 | from Tampa, Florida US.
Christine & Alex. Thank you for the wonderful hospitality three perfect nights! You both made our Crete experience a trip to remember! Again thanks Drew, Royce and Jim.
Gian and Ilona
woensdag 30 augustus 2006 21:35 | Netherlands
Hi Alex and Christine! Thanks again for the beautiful traditional greek meals! It was just as good as three years ago! We wish you all the good for you booth and the restaurant! Gian and Ilona
Peter en Marianne
vrijdag 25 augustus 2006 21:34 | Holland(now:Koutouloufari)
hello Alex en Christine. Very good restaurant Also for children. Also with GLUTENFREE Diet. Thank you. We also eat twice this week in your restaurant. greetings Peter, Marianne and our 4 daughters
Wendy and Donnie
vrijdag 28 juli 2006 21:33 | Scotland
hiya Alex, Christine, the boys and everyone else..... well my o my i'v just found yer website and i'm glad to say i have. we were over during last 2 weeks in june this year and we just wanted to thank you all for your hospitality and the most delicious food on planet!!!! we put on a few more pounds!!!! so nice to see the new place as you were still in old place last time we were over, (i have eventually stopped cryin Chris). hehe, but never mind we booked up and we all comin back next june, so see you then, i'm sure you will remember us better this time hehe, much love to you all, from all of us in Scotland xxxxxx
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MAX and Me
by Ginny Mahoney
Granddaughter of Betty Boop's creator, Max Fleischer
Since tomorrow — July 19th — is Max's birthday, I thought I'd celebrate by sharing some fun facts about the man himself.
Max was born in 1883, the second eldest of Wilhelm and Amelia Fleischer's six children. From a very early age, he had a restless, inquiring mind always eager to learn, understand and explain the world around him, and growing up in New York offered fertile ground for his active and adventurous imagination. He loved to draw, was fascinated by machines and for a time he even considered becoming an engineer. Max was also greatly influenced by his father's love of music. All six of the Fleischer children played instruments and growing up, Max and his siblings enjoyed many evenings at home playing music together.
Remarkably, Max managed to combine all of these interests in his work as an animator, inventor, writer, producer and storyteller. Today I'd like to share a few of Max's amazing and inspiring accomplishments. Some of them you may already know… and some may surprise you!
- Some of Max's early films focused on teaching concepts such as "Relativity" and "Evolution" to the general public.
- Max made the U.S. Army's first training films during World War I.
- Max's first attempts at animation were created in his own living room, in 1915… after he got home from working his day job!
- In 1921, Max and his brother Dave established their own company which would go on to become Fleischer Studios, eventually employing more than 700.
- In 1926, Fleischer Studios produced the very first cartoon with synchronized sound, "My Old Kentucky Home."
- Max was a life-long inventor, holding over 15 patents in the film industry alone, including:
- Max created Betty Boop, as well as Koko the Clown and Bimbo; and brought already established characters Popeye and Superman to the Silver Screen for the first time. This year, his classic full-length feature Gulliver's Travel enjoys its 75th anniversary!
- Max was also a novelist! His book "Noah's Shoes" was published in 1944.
It was many years before I learned about all those accomplishments! For me PopMax was simply the best granddad ever. We lived in an apartment close to theirs, and I often wandered over to see what project he had in the works. What once had been a dining room table was always occupied with an invention in progress… it might be a never-wind clock, or a new soap powder, or a children's miniature projector! Whatever, he always found a little job for me to do as part of the project—and if I ever asked a question, about anything, he'd stop whatever he was doing and search for an answer through his shelves of encyclopedias. Best of all he was addicted to jelly beans and ice cream- both of which he generously shared.


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On the big screen there's Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Ipswich Town from 12.15pm with the Blackburn Youth Zone Performers and Singers on stage from 1.15pm.
The drinks marquee will be open throughout, whilst our guest caterer Hungry Hombres has 16-hour BBQ pulled pork burgers and nachos for sale.
Tickets for Saturday's match against Nottingham Forest are on open sale from just £21 for Adults, £13 for Seniors and Students and from just £8 for Juniors aged 16 and under.
Book online today at www.onerovers.co.uk and collect from the Roverstore collection point on the day of the game.


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The Athens Universalist Society was organized in 1849 and built a meeting house on North St. in 1851. By the mid-1890's, the building needed a lot of repairs. In November, 1895, the congregation met to discuss the possibility of selling the 1851 meeting house and building a new one about half a mile away at the corner of Main and Pine streets. Motions were made to repair the North St. building (defeated), to build a new meeting house on the Main & Pine lot (probably defeated – vote not recorded), and to reconsider the motion to repair the North St. church (passed).
The congregation raised money for repairs in 1896, and the North St. building was closed for repair work in November of that year. The record book notes in June, 1898, that "the Society is out of debt, the church in good repair."
The "Poverty Party," which, according to the flyer, was intended to raise money to build a new meeting house, was held in February, 1896, at the home of Athens church member Dennison Tripp. Tripp lived a couple of blocks away from the proposed new site. Why was a fundraiser held for the erection of a new meeting house when the congregation had apparently voted to repair the North St. building?
The following brief article in a "special edition" of the Sayre/Athens Evening News on Nov. 1, 1899, may offer a clue:
"The Church of the Good Tidings: The Universalists of North Athens have organized themselves into a society under this title and, through the untiring efforts of the lady members, a church site has been purchased and paid for at the junction of Pine, Church and Main streets, a charter granted under the laws of the state, and plans are well under way for the erection of a new church in the near future."
The above article was recently sent to us by a staff member of the local museum. We had never before heard of the "Universalists of North Athens." Did the congregation split over the decision to repair the old meeting house? Did the defectors, possibly led by Tripp, organize a new congregation and purchase the lot at Pine and Main?
As far as we know, no church was built on the lot in question. The building currently on that lot was an Odd Fellows Hall in 1911 and probably earlier. With some more research, we hope to solve this mystery – look for Part 3!


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AFTER FOURTEEN: ROAD(bu)SHOW 1.
After we ended the 14th BuSho Festival itself, we sent out the unreceived awards by post, started the making of our reference booklet, the final report as well as the accounting, which will probably last until the next Festival as usual. In the meanwhile though, we also started preparing for the presentations abroad as follows.
Earlier Hungarian shorts got Portuguese subtitles for the Beast (meet the east) Festival in Portugal, which were shown on an event supported by the Visegrad Fund. Our pre-jury member, Zoltán vozo Végh held a 2-day workshop to make our presence complete.
The Middle-Europe V4 Film Parade by Hungarian Institute of Prague was held for the 21st time between 11-14 of October. In the frame of this were some Hungarian, Czech, Polish and Slovakian feature, documentary and student shorts on screen. Two shorts that competed in 14th BuSho were among these films, such as The Best Game by Kristóf Deák, and Wonderpussy of Rozalia Szeleczki.
In mid October our festival director paid a visit to Kisakes Festival in Turkey, where he was part of the international jury board. Paralell to this, we also participated on a Festival's Jamboree, where BuSho presentations were held out of competition and we received the Turkish subtitles to these showcased shorts.
The Best of 14th BuSho's Hungarian selection were shown in Baku's Landmark Hotel as part of the Hungarian Cultural Days. We made a visit as usual to Hungarian Cartoon Muster with a selection of our animations, as well as we took part of our partner Casa di Juventude Amarante's Shorts Around the World film club.
Hungarian Film Days in Delhi, India: 29-31 October – Nearby the 1 day long BuSho presentation, Dr Péter Muszatics and Dr Györgyi Vajdovich will take care of the Hungarian films to be showcased on this Festival along with presentations, and Balázs Simonyi's Ultra will be the closing program of the week.
A year and a half after our presentation on Cifra of Moscow, we received yet another invitation by the Hungarian Institute: an organizer of a short film festival in Komi land, North of Russia wanted some Hungarian films to be presented on his 2nd Finnish Ugrian Festival. So happened that between 31-October and 2-November, Szabó úr, En Passant and Indian films will be on screen in the remote city of Szyktyvkar. Even Russian social media mentioned it.
Our last year jury member Yusuf, invited this year Linda Dombrovszky's Cubeman to the 19th Izmir Kisa Film Festival, she speaks about it: "I was very, very happy about the invitation, as I know the Festival. Yusuf already approached me if I can be there, but I will be shooting my first ever TV show in those days… but my editor Levente Pap can make it, and they are happy to see him too. I assumed that you guys at BuSho made it happen, so thanks very much for this…"
There are several other adventures ahead us and the BuSho team before December, when the registration for the 15th Festival opens, we will keep you posted, have fun!


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The Sustainable Biodiversity Fund Symposium will be held on October 5th in the Morrison Room, A106 Corson-Mudd Hall. The event will start at 1:45 and will feature many short talks. Refreshments will be served. Bring your own reusable cup or mug.
The Sustainable Biodiversity Fund provides support for graduate students and postdocs doing biodiversity research. For more information go to their website here: http://www.atkinson.cornell.edu/grants/acsf-sbf/index.php


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Have you been experienced solo traveling? Or are you thrilled to try it once? It is very exciting and you must try at least once. For those who never have tried it before, there are some things you need to know first before you go on one, especially solo traveling abroad. You must be nervous and your heads are filled with questions like "what if I get lost?", "where would I go?", "what if anything bad happens?" Relax, everyone must feel the same. But you don't need to worry because it's not as intimidating as you thought it would be.
Actually, you will have a new unique experience by solo traveling overseas. It will give you a sensation that you have never get before. By doing so, you can manage your own itinerary however you like. Besides, you may feel more relaxed and also get to know more about yourself on your trip alone.
Well, if you are planning to have solo traveling abroad, then we have 7 useful tips to prevent you from a common mistake and make the trip way more fun for yourself. Here are 7 tips for you if you are a first timer on solo traveling abroad. Check it out!
Plan A Solo Traveling Abroad
1. Find the Best Transportation and Accommodation
Since you are going to be out there by yourself, the first thing you want to check is the transportation and accommodation options. However, the easiest way to find the best options is by visiting tiket.com. From there you can get information about the most affordable way to get there and spend the night. You can also find out about the facilities, services, and nearest place you can drop by from the hotel.
Transportation is another aspect to be prepared if you want to travel by yourself. In tiket.com, you are not only able to book a flight to place you want to go, but you can also get the information about the local transportation to get from one place to another. You can have all that only in one place.
And also you have to be careful about that public transportation. Keep aware of your belongings and surroundings. Do not wear too many jewels on you to prevent an unwanted scene. Prevention is better than cure, right?
2. Plan the Trip and Also The Expenses
Before you go traveling abroad by yourself, you need to know every destination you want to visit that country. Find out any tourist destination or attraction that might be interesting to come by. If you plan this well, your vacation will be more efficient and you will not waste any time there. Well, when you traveling by yourself, you don't have any friends to share ideas about where to go. So if you have planned the trip before you go, you won't be wandering around and have no idea where should you be at that moment. In addition, you can find any interesting places by searching on the internet.
Besides planning the trip itself, you also need to plan the expenses you are going to make it there. You might have several places to go, and you need to manage money for it well. You certainly don't want to run out of money, especially in a foreign country. So, plan it well, and you will have exciting experience without any unwanted trouble.
3. Pack Your Things Neat and Tidy
Bring too many things with you will not be ideal for your trip. Aside from too much weight to carry, it will also give you pain on the site you are on because too much stuff may mean more trouble of course. Best advice to travel alone is travel light. Yes, you can stroll anywhere you want without pain in your back because your backpack is not too heavy. But don't forget to bring essential things with you.
Bring some papers also with you because that is very important. Don't forget your passport, ID, Visa, etc. And you might want to bring some copies of those papers just in case you need them in the country you visit.
4. Act Natural
It might sound insignificant, but it definitely will help you survive. Yes, don't look like you are an outsider without proper information about the place you are visiting. Sometimes, crimes will aim they who seem like need help, and they will rob you by offering some help first. You also need to know the rules of the place you are visiting. Do not let the locals give you uneasy look because you unintentionally did something they consider as impolite.
If you are in doubt, don't hesitate to take out your map. But don't take too much time on viewing that map. Or you can also see the map on your phone because that seems more natural. Another advice is don't go to a quiet place. Remember that you are traveling alone so you might want to go for a bit more crowded place.
5. Keep Your Phone Battery at Good Level
Your phone will be your great companion when you go on a trip by yourself. So you want to keep your phone's battery at a good level when you are roaming around. You will need your phone to book the hotel, to find information about a place, to translate what you are going to say to locals, etc. So you probably don't want to play your favorite mobile games on your phone during the trip because it will drain your battery. And also, what is the point of a vacation if your attention always goes to the screen, right? Enjoy the show.
6. Be Careful of Who You Are Asking for Help
Sometimes you want to take a picture of yourself with a wonderful background of the place you are visiting, and taking a selfie is not a great way to capture the whole view. So the solution is by asking strangers to take a picture of yours. There is nothing wrong with requesting a favor, but you need to be careful. Look for people who enjoy their visit there as you are. Don't ask people in rush or busy. Don't forget to prepare your camera and say thank you.
7. Prepare Your Condition
Well, the last but not least is to prepare yourself. Make sure that you are in good condition to travel far by yourself. Don't forget to exercise and prepare your body so you won't get easily get sick. Eat a healthy diet so you have the energy to walk around the town. With the great physical condition, you will also have good mental so you can be more cautious when traveling safely.
Go Get Yourself A New Experience
Easy, isn't it? 7 tips for your solo traveling abroad. Well, aren't you get more excited to go on a trip by yourself after reading this? So what are you waiting for? Get prepared, pack your bag, and go on one. Enjoy the trip all for yourself and find or experience something new.
If you need to find an affordable flight ticket or hotel to stay for your trip, you can visit tiket.com and get the best deals. Thanks to tiket.com, you can get to your favorite destinations at very reasonable price.


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I want you to imagine you walk into a restaurant, you order your food and as you order the lights in the restaurant cut out. You look out the window and see the whole building has experienced a power cut. Now imagine a typical power cut – the power will be back in 5 minutes so you don't need to worry. But we're in Zambia and this is a typical daily experience, except power cuts can last for any amount of time.
Now I ask you – how do you respond? In my case you laugh with the restaurant staff, as they fire up the old gas stove. Welcome to Zambia – the country of culture, friendliness and an experience like no other.
The situation in the restaurant is common, and not just in any old restaurant – it happened to be Nandos! The country currently experiences power load shedding – which is where one half of the city has power and the other half don't, after a certain amount of time, between 4-8 hours, the power supply switches and the other half of the city receives it. We're currently experiencing Lusaka during a political election, so the power cuts aren't as bad as they normally would be.
Throughout this blog entry I want to highlight what we take for granted – while reflecting on the communities attitude to overcoming these problems.
I'm adjusting to the idea that you don't always have hot water, you won't always be able to cook a hot meal and you might not always be able to watch the television. But reflecting on this – do we REALLY need these things? Are they THAT important? Probably not in the grand scheme of things – many Zambians take cold showers, make vegetable and meat dishes that don't require much heat and, to be perfectly honest, you're often far too busy having fun to bother with the television anyway.
In Scotland it's normal for buses to stick to a schedule, have a specific route and set fare. These buses are often quite comfortable and safe. Now picture a bus arriving, that has been built for 10 people but there are actually 20 people squashed in it. It doesn't have a specific time schedule, it can wait over 10/15 minutes until the conductor finds people on the streets to fill it. I once waited over 30 minutes in town before I set off for work due to this. The fare price can be haggled and how do you give the conductor your money? You hand it to the person in front of you and trust them to give it to the conductor This is common especially when you're at the back of the bus. So that's the typical buses in Zambia. You often find yourself sitting chatting away about your life with strangers – who are interested in where you are from and who you are. You are cramped in that little space but you're surrounded by new people everyday that are interested in who you are – something that I wish the people of Scotland were more like.
Friendly People
Now the people on the bus can be very friendly, perhaps sometimes too friendly as to what people from Scotland may be used to – and I assure you Scottish Glaswegians are very friendly! I was on a bus with a female friend, we sat down and paid our fare. Everything seemed to be going fine. And then the bus conductor turned to my female friend, asked her name and then stated "Oh…we should get married…". We started to laugh but then realised that he was being serious. My friend then calmly explained she needs to reject him due to other commitments. This is simply just the culture of the Zambian people!
To put it simply the true reality of living in Zambia is that you'll experience culture like no other, each day will bring new and unexpected things – such as a proposal. But most importantly you'll experience laughter, friendliness and acceptance by the very people that live here in Zambia, and that's when you know you can begin to call Zambia a second home.


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A surprising number of candidates applying for analyst jobs still neglect to send a cover letter – which means statistically a much lower chance of success. If you want to get that interview then always include one. It's invaluable.
Financial analyst cover letters.
Before you start.
It's worth doing some research prior to starting to write your cover letter. As well as studying the job description in detail, try to find out as much about the company as possible. Knowing how you match the criteria as closely as possible will help you word your letter, whilst understanding the culture and values will help you fine tune your pitch. Sector knowledge is the icing on the cake.
Find out the full name and job title of the person dealing with applications and always refer to the exact job title within the letter to avoid any possibility of confusion.
What to include?
Tell them why you want the job - is it because you're aware of their reputation already or do their values/vision appeal to you? Let them know what's at the heart of your passion for the company and the role.
Show them why you're 'the one' - Employing a financial analysis expert is a big deal and needless to say the role comes with significant responsibility. Companies will be looking for incredibly thorough individuals with a keen eye for detail and ability to sift through data with a scientific approach. They'll also be looking for people that will function smoothly across all departments of the company – from middle management and sales up to board level - make sure you show your human side and that you're a good relationship builder.
Make it a win-win - In this type of role, you'll be judged on results. What success have you had with reducing costs or increasing profits at other companies? What opportunities have you been able to spot elsewhere that has saved or made money? If you're a recent graduate, give examples of how you have an eye for efficiency and you know what Key Performance Indicators will be important in their sector. Show them how you can add value to their bottom line.
Software skills - Without getting bogged down in the detail, demonstrate what software you have used and when they have made a real difference. Whether it's advanced knowledge of Excel, Enterprise Resource Planning packages or accounting software such as Sage and Quickbooks – let them know you're comfortable and able with the tools of your trade.
Being risk aware – Be clear that you understand risk, but are not risk-averse. The margins of error in business are getting smaller as markets get more competitive – show how you understand this and have their best interests at heart.
Experience and qualifications – Without repeating the details of your CV touch on the most pertinent experiences that match their wish list. It's also worth mentioning here what qualifications and training you have – especially ones you think will set you apart from your fellow applicants.
What to leave out.
- Avoid cliches like "I'm a team player" or "I have great interpersonal skills" - these are overused and meaningless.
- Don't use acronyms – even ones you think other financial analysts would be familiar with.
- Keep it short – one side of A4 is enough.
Before you send.
Prior to sending your cover letter, go through it with a fine-tooth comb and then ask someone with a good level of relevant experience to read it through and give you honest feedback. Then, double check the spelling and grammar thoroughly – you can't afford to show any lack of thoroughness. Best of luck!


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Toilet Monster
I draw a lot of inspiration from the people I meet at conventions. This sketch was inspired by some parents at Phoenix Comicon who bought an art print of mine that would help their children remember to brush their teeth. They asked if I had any prints that might help their kids to remember to flush the toilet. I laughed and said, "not yet!" I will be turning this sketch into a print someday soon. Because, parents, your jobs are hard enough. 😉
We are exhibiting at Denver Comic Con this weekend! We'll be exhibiting with our friend Alina Pete, creator of Weregeek, at booth 1038. The awesome Jason of Fez-o-rama made this handy map to help you find your way to us and other indie creators.


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