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Obituary of Raquel H. Monk
Died peacefully on June 10, 2019 at age 87. Raquel was born in Salta, Argentina. After immigrating to the US, she received a Masters degree in Social Work. She loved her work as a psychiatric social worker and in subsequent positions in care for the elderly. After she retired, she volunteered as a translator at a clinic for migrant workers near her home in Boynton Beach, Florida and at various bird sanctuaries. Raquel's adventurous spirit, loving nature, compassion, intelligence and sense of humor all shone through to the end.
She is predeceased by her parents, Isaac and Rebeca Helman and her brother Samuel Helman. She is survived by her devoted and loving husband, Abraham Monk; children Lili Monk (Gordon Schatz), Daniel Monk (Robin Zachary), Rebeca Monk (David Trawick); sister-in-law Rosa Lapin; grandchildren, Talia Schatz, Benjamin Schatz, Julia Monk, Sam Trawick, Alex Trawick; one nephew and several nieces.
We gratefully acknowledge the wonderful care Raquel received from Gail Smith, Molly Bronk, Marian's house, the 3rd floor staff at the Jewish Home, her hospice team from Lifetime Care and the angelic volunteers at Benincasa hospice care home.
Funeral Services will be held on WEDNESDAY June 12, 2019 at 11 AM at Temple Beth El (139 Winton Road South). Click HERE for a map to Temple Beth El.
Interment, White Haven Memorial Park.
The family will sit Shiva on Wednesday from 4 – 6 PM at Temple Beth El.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Marian's House (2980 S. Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY 14623) or Benincasa Hospice Home (3880 Rush-Mendon Road, Mendon, NY 14506).
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While spring never seems to truly arrive (in Chicago), it is not too early to enjoy the spring sweet treat. That's right, it's time for Hanami Dango!! <花見団子> or Flower Viewing Dango. In Japan, these dumpling are usually enjoyed in early spring, and as the name suggest, during the flower viewing picnic. Hanami Dango usually come in three colors (red, white and green) For this recipe, we are going to use all natural coloring. However, it may be more convenient for some to use artificial color.
While Izakaya is the moment of indulgence (usually accompanied by panting busting food and generous amount of drinks), there are some menu that could considered to be on a healthier and yet still be flavorful.
One of such dish is the Japanese style Rapini Salad. Although the traditional version called for flowering mustard leaves, in the USA that could be hard to come by. A good substitute for this is found in a form of Rapini Broccoli, which has more leaves than flower when compare to broccoli.
This refreshing dish offers a lighter alternative to the usually heavy and oily food typically serve in izakaya restaurant. An who said Izakaya food can't be healthy, may be?
Sweet Miso Marinaded Tofu Recipe
It goes without saying that a Japanese meal is not complete without a soy-related component. Soy sauce, tofu, and miso paste, all derivatives of soy bean processed ingredients are known to be a healthy source of protein and seasoning (minus the sodium added).
The Japanese izakaya dinner recipes continue with a savory addition. While this week's recipe is probably not one of the healthiest, it definitely is one of the most delicious and satisfying. Buta no kakuni or "square simmered pork" is a perfect dish to accompany a bowl of hot rice or just by itself when you're having rounds of sake or drinks.
If you are a fan of rich food, this recipe is sure to provide both, the delicately cooked pork belly texture with the umami-packed broth.
Clams. You either love the plumpy meat or you hate it. If you love clams just like us, then behold, this recipe will forever get you hooked. What's even better is that it will take you 15 minutes from prepping to the finished dish!
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People who have been working out at home for some time know that there are several recommendations that will make a process much easier and efficient. Buying suitable dumbbells is a necessary step to make home workouts resultative. We prepared the list with advice and tips that will help to answer the question "what dumbbells do I need for home workouts".
First of all, a beginner needs to understand that choosing the right dumbbells is not about the price or brand. That can be important, but not in the beginning. The main thing is to choose the suitable weight of the dumbbells that will make the training process more efficient. Here are some tips:
Determine Your Goal
The first step would be to understand what are you trying to achieve. Different weights should be used for different purposes. For example, if you are trying to build muscles, the heavier dumbbells will be better. On the other hand, if the goal is to stay fit, light dumbbells will be the choice.
Evaluate Your Strength
The next step is the evaluation of your strength. For instance, if you have just started working out, it is better to start with lighter weights. Why? Because the first objective would be to master the technique of the exercises After the adaptation period when you will see the improvement in stamina and skills, you can switch to heavier dumbbells. Professionals argue that in order to determine what is the ideal weight of dumbbells, one needs to try them in an exercise. It should not be incredibly difficult to do the exercise, as after several rounds you will not be able to perform at all.
Buy Several Sets of Dumbbells
Although it is recommended to start with light dumbbells and gradually go up, it is important to have a variety of weights anyway. For different exercises, different weights should be used. For example, squads and leg exercises require heavier dumbbells, while arm exercises are better with lighter weights.
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Of course, if there is no opportunity to consult a professional, we would recommend to start with lighter weights and to lean on your body's sensations. However, if there is a possibility, it is always a good idea to have a session with a professional trainer. Based on your goals, workout program, and strength, he or she will have no trouble recommending the ideal weights specifically for you.
By considering this, choosing the right weights of the dumbbells is an important step in reaching your body goal with home workouts. Use the advice and tips from the article, and we guarantee that the task of finding dumbbells will be successful.


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For the highest quality of survey result the interviewing needs to be conducted by telephone, in the high street or face-to-face with the respondent. The human aspect of the interviewer means that a far wider cross-section of the population will be persuaded to take part in the survey than is ever possible to achieve with online polling surveys.
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This type of survey is often prohibitively expensive, especially when compared with online surveys, but we are proud that we offer traditional surveys like this at a very competitive price.
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This book really caught my eye when I saw a review of it thanks to the wonderful world of Book Blogging! Ever since then I knew I had to have it, and read it, IMMEDIATELY!! So that is what I did. I knew I was having a free week coming up, so during my week Book-A-Thon, I ordered Alice, which thankfully it arrived the next day, (got to love Amazon Prime), and then waited for the day to read this amazing book. That was my big struggle. So I already had high expectations of this book before reading it, so I was a bit dubious before starting it, as I didn't want to be disappointed by my own high build up.
Alice, is the first book in the Chronicle of Alice series, which is an Alice in Wonderland retelling of sorts, but a much darker and disturbing version. Let me give you the books actual description before I give you my review of this thrilling read;
"In a warren of crumbling buildings and desperate people called the Old City, there stands a hospital with cinderblock walls which echo with the screams of the poor souls inside.
In the hospital, there is a woman. Her hair, once blonde, hangs in tangles down her back. She doesn't remember why she's in such a terrible place – just a tea party long ago, and long ears, and blood. . .
Then, one night, a fire at the hospital gives the woman a chance to escape, tumbling out of the hole that imprisoned her, leaving her free to uncover the truth about what happened to her all those years ago.
Only something else has escaped with her. Something dark. Something powerful.
And to find the truth, she will have to track this beast to the very heart of the Old City, where the rabbit waits for his Alice."
Sound awesome? Because OMG this book was soooo amazing!!! The book begin after Alice has met the Rabbit, and nobody believed her. She was discovered covered in blood and mumbling about rabbits and eyes and her friend Dor has not returned with her, so she is still missing. Her parents, not getting answers and with Alice still going on about the Rabbit, they put her into a hospital, I believe a mental hospital, deep in the Old City. Over time she forgets what happened to her, except the tea party, long ears, the colour of the eye and the blood. There she meets someone in the room next to hers and they start talking. And that is really where the story really starts and Alice's new adventure to rediscover her lost memories begins. But is it an adventure she wants to undertake, and memories she want to have back.
I can't remember the last time I got completely engorged in a book like I did with this one. I became so antisocial while reading this book, because I just didn't want to stop reading this book for any reason whatsoever! The storyline was so gripping and I just wanted to keep going and to go on the same adventure as Alice and Hatcher as they go along. It was so good and so captivating, and everything that was written was just so perfectly expressed that I could imagine it all so vividly, that it was like it was all being played out in my head. I don't even think I took the time to actually eat properly. I definitely didn't take the time to set the book down and cook a proper home cooked meal that would've taking the time to do so, so luckily I was very quick reading this book.
The characters in this book were gripping and so easy to understand. Of course we are going to have to discuss Alice. When reading this book and you are told that it's an Alice in Wonderland retelling, so you instantly get and bring the Alice from the Lewis Carroll classic to mind, before you even open and read this book. But once you start reading, you get a character all of her own. You see her grow and develop throughout this entire book, which is so seamlessly done, that seemless is the best word to use because of how outstanding it is. You don't see this sudden jump in character, you see a growth and you see why there is a growth, which is something you sometimes don't get to see and is sometimes missed out. One of these changes, is thanks to another character, Hatcher. This is the character that Alice mets, or hears, in the room next to her in the hospital at the begin of the book. I don't want to give too much away, as I want to keep my reviews spoiler free.
What was amazing, for me anyways, was when I would hear words that would connect me to the original Lewis Carroll version of Alice in Wonderland, this would make me smile. When I would here simple things such as, the tea party, the cakes and drinks that affected your size, the Jabberwock, the rabbit, the Cheshire and his grin, and so on. It all just made this book that extra bit perfect for me. I love it all. Then how they ended this book!! I want to quote the last part of this book so badly, but omg would that be a spoiler, or a teaser or would that just be mean? I always said that I never wanted to give away spoilers in my reviews, but this last part of this book, OMG!! I have fallen in love. It was a cute little throwback. Red Queen (Chronicles of Alice #2) by Christina Henry has already been bought with speedy eagerness. P.s. If you order this book from amazon, don't look at the amount of pages it says the book has. Before I ordered my copy I was told it was going to have 198 pages, however when my book arrived it had 325 pages, which was better for me. The same for Red Queen, saying 198 but actually having 313 pages.
I can't recommend this book highly enough. READ IT!! But beware of its dark, violent and possibly disturbing images. Now that you've been warned, GO AND READ IT!!! Definitely my biggest recommendation so far this year. Massive 5 out of 5 stars. I loved it!! I can't wait to read Red Queen 😀
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Sitting in the corporate functions you would truly business partner your client group as well as work with other HR Business Partners in business operations so support them where they are driving any or the HR strategy they need specialist help with.
Day to day would be generalist and managing cyclical HR issues but the focus areas for this organisation are mainly around talent management as the wider business operations is very niche and hard to recruit, develop and mobilise but is absolutely key to business growth.
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Considering HUMIRA
If your current psoriatic arthritis treatment isn't relieving your joint pain and red, scaly skin plaques, HUMIRA may help
HUMIRA works from the inside out to target and help block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to joint and skin symptoms. Treatment for psoriatic arthritis can relieve pain, reduce swelling, help keep joints working properly and possibly prevent further joint damage. There are a variety of medical treatments available to treat psoriatic arthritis. Some are for joint symptoms and some are for skin symptoms:
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) such as methotrexate
However, these may not be enough to relieve symptoms in everyone.
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HUMIRA is a biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug, also called a biologic DMARD, or simply "biologic".
HUMIRA works differently to conventional DMARDs because it works by identifying and blocking a specific source of inflammation that contributes to psoriatic arthritis symptoms.
HUMIRA is only available with a prescription, so if you are not getting the relief you expect from your current psoriatic arthritis treatment, talk to your rheumatologist or dermatologist to see if HUMIRA is right for you.
The government medicine funding agency, PHARMAC, fully subsidises HUMIRA if your psoriatic arthritis has not fully responded to other medicines prescribed by a specialist, and you meet other criteria required by PHARMAC. Your specialist will discuss whether HUMIRA is right for you, and whether you may qualify for PHARMAC funded treatment. Usual doctor's consultation fees, and pharmacy prescription charges remain payable by you.
Rheumatologists and dermatologists in New Zealand have been able to prescribe HUMIRA for psoriatic arthritis since 2009, so there's over eight years' experience in New Zealand prescribing HUMIRA for psoriatic arthritis.
What is HUMIRA and how does it work?
HUMIRA (adalimumab) belongs to a group of medicines called biologics. Biologics are injectable protein-based therapies (often antibodies).
HUMIRA binds to a specific protein, tumour necrosis factor (TNF), which is present at increased levels in inflammatory conditions such as psoriatic arthritis. Inflammation associated with psoriatic arthritis can be caused by an over-production of the protein tumour necrosis factor (TNF).
Psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Crohn's disease, and psoriasis are some examples of autoimmune diseases.
The cause of autoimmune diseases is currently not well understood but it has been found that increased levels of a protein called TNF plays a key role in the excessive inflammation that is a feature of these diseases. TNF triggers inflammation as part of the body's normal immune system response, however extra TNF can attack normal, healthy body tissue and cause tissue damage.
HUMIRA binds to TNF and helps reduce the pain and inflammation associated with autoimmune diseases.
Will HUMIRA cure my disease?
Unfortunately, currently there are no treatments available that can cure psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Crohn's disease, or psoriasis. HUMIRA will not cure your condition but can help with your symptoms.
When should I expect to see and feel an improvement?
HUMIRA can act quickly; most people with psoriatic arthritis can expect to see improvement in their symptoms within 3 months and in some cases as early as two weeks21,§. You'll need to be patient and stay on track with your dosing schedule. Some patients may not respond within these timeframes.
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Maitreyi offers numerous Ayurvedic treatment packages carried out under the guidance of the Vaidya.
All of these packages are meant for the comfort of the guest to choose according to the duration of their stay, budget, health condition and diagnosis in consultation with our Vaidya.
Ayurveda includes a wide variety of treatments depending upon the constitution/prakruthi of each individual as described in Ayurveda. The holistic approach and methodology of this science treats disease or ailments as symptoms of unrest at a deeper level and hence aims to go to the root of the issue. Skilful diagnosis, management and follow up are mandatory parts of the treatment.
The doctor/Vaidya will suggest and assist the guest in choosing the suitable therapies within each package and schedule for treatments as per their convenience, the guest may naturally indicate the suitable time frame at their disposal when applying for booking.
Please note the following is only a brief outline on each of the 4 Ayurveda therapy packages available at Maitreyi. Please visit our website page listing details on the types of Ayurvedic treatments.
'Praveshika' as a Sanskrit term means to 'enter into' or the first step, hence this package is ideally recommended for guests looking to relieve fatigue and at the same time get a taste of Ayurvedic treatment techniques. It is most suitable as an introduction to the therapies of this ancient science and their healing powers.
The Praveshika package includes treatments which will give you an experience of practical Ayurveda e.g. therapies like abhyangam & shirodhara.
Swasthya is health, and this package is therefore suggested for regaining health or swasthya. A good regime to recover for those under mental and physical stress from long & continuous working hours, excessive daily travel or tension from other worldly activities. The two weeks of treatments will help ease and mitigate the pressures and regain balance in their health. You are advised by the Vaidya to give your body at least 2 days of rest after final day of therapy and before long travel, this will help absorb the benefits and impact the purification in a complete way.
This package includes abhayamgam, pizhichil, dhara for head, with different types of oral medicines and oils focused on relieving the tiredness of the mind and body.
'Punarnava' itself means 'to regenerate', thus we try to regenerate and nourish the body cells through our treatments and internal medicine. This package is mainly indicated for people affected with fatigue, emaciation, lack of energy, dullness etc. The aim is to build new cells, alleviate the internal unrest and give fresh energy to the body, helping the individual re-capture an intrinsic sense of well being.
The Punarnava treatment package needs a minimum time of three weeks, as a few days of rest after 21days of therapy will give the body system time to stabilize and settle down before resuming travel or any hectic activity.
The treatments include abhayangam, podikizhi, navarakizhi, dhara and more such elaborate types of therapies.
Jeevaniya is one of the most intensive treatment programs which we do at Maitreyi. Jeevaniya is to give and extend life, a type of treatment plan which aims to detoxify the body, reviving the physical wholeness and natural immunity. It is meant for people who due to lifestyle habits or circumstances like polluted environment, accumulate a lot of toxins in their day to day living. These cause disease in the long term, the best way to prevent this is to flush the toxins out of the body through ayurvedic treatments and bring gradual change in lifestyle choices.
The role of Panchakarma becomes truly active here, 'pancha‐karma' refers to the five different type of actions which help to detoxify different parts of our body internally through a systematic process of preparation and elimination. It includes the 5 therapeutic karmas like vamana, virechana, vasthi, nasyam and rakthamoksham. The choice of Panchakarma therapy most suited to you is decided only after diagnosis, and during any 28 day regime the Ashtavaidya tradition will recommend either 1 or 2 of the karmas for elimination only. We at Maitreyi design body specific Panchkarma treatment regimes for the guest in consultation with our Vaidya.
This is a regime designed and suggested specifically for those who prefer minimum body therapies with more focus on oral intake of medication. It is suitable package for long staying visitors/guests and is a slow but methodical combination of a program for purification and rejuvenation. It encompasses external treatments, internal medications, Yoga and meditative practices to rejuvenate the physical and mental 'Koshas' (body sheaths). It could be ideally done over one 'Mandala' or a minimum of 41days to bring beneficial, long lasting and visible results. This time frame is however not fixed and can be reduced or extended as per the guest requirement.
This therapy package is suggested for the age group between 40‐60years
The rates/costs for each package varies according to number & types of treatments selected or prescribed by the Vaidya in consultation with the guest. An approximate costing for the first 4 packages would be:
The above rates include all Ayurveda services in the package; however room, food/meals, travel, other programs or activities, if availed during your stay at Maitreyi are NOT included in the above price. The tariff plan for which is detailed on the relevant webpage @Stay at Maitreyi.
All rates are valid till 31st March 2020 and subject to change without notice.
The Rasayana therapy package costing is based on specific diagnosis and prescription as the average per day cost will vary considerably over the 41days. Rates can be sent on request over email.


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Are fingerprints on your iPad screen a pet hate? Well, with this nifty little Henry invention you can now keep all of those little annoying marks away! Use Henry's super-soft microfibre base to clean your screen. Suitable for laptops, tablets and smartphones. Henry has a handy string loop so he can be attached to your device for easy use. Machine washable.
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Introduction: Agate Magnets
I'm not sure if these pieces are actually geodes, druzies, or agates. I find them on eBay under searches using all of those keywords so it's never really been clear. I know that geodes have little mineral formations/crystals etc. and some of the pieces I'm using may or may not fall under the agate name used, but because I can't find a definite answer, I'm going with "agate".
These are great easy to make magnets. They make wonderful gifts and are very pretty.
Step 1: BoM
Agate slices (I get mine from eBay)
Magnets (craft store)
Metallic paint & brushes (craft store)
Step 2: Paint
Carefully paint the edges of the slice and allow to dry. Depending on the piece, you may want to paint the back as well but this is optional.
Step 3: Glue
When your slice is dry, glue the magnet to the back and allow to dry/cure fully before use. Some of my magnets are self-adhesive and I still put epoxy on them.
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People who look for these are often called "agate lickers", because the beauty can only be seen when wet. If you forgot your spray bottle, there is always SPIT.
A lovely decorative rock ible.
Agate formation and Quartz crystals are both SiO2 silicone dioxide and both can be found inside geodes like this 2/3 cut open geode.
Distinguishing Agate features are the lines each of which is thousands of lines under microscope probably an eon per color.. The center is a haphazard quartz crystal growth.
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Spencer Main Street, Inc. will be hosting their annual dinner on August 13. Doors will open at 5:30 pm for a social hour and dinner to begin at 6 pm. The annual dinner will include dinner, door prizes, and updates from the organization.
Date: Monday, August 13
Time: 5:30pm Social Hour, 6:00pm Dinner/Meeting
Location: Abram Farm, 380 State Highway 43, Spencer, Indiana 47460
Tickets: $10 presales, $15 at the door.
Tickets will be available at Main Street Coffee and Owen County Chamber of Commerce. You may also PM us on facebook to arrange tickets.


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Google Play Store: apps are reviewed manually!
Google is changing its strategy for the Play Store:
In comparison to Apple, Google previously relied on automatic review processes in order to cope with the massive number of apps submitted every day, so that interested people could use
new apps immediately.
Now Google is changing this manubrium, because a lot of malicious, exploitative, inappropriate, and low-quality apps made it through, affecting the user experience and creating trouble for developers and users.
Besides it is an advantage for the developer, too: on the one hand a certain quality standard can be preserved and on the other hand the developer is able to see the app's publication status in more detail, and learn quickly if and why an app has been rejected or suspended.
Although the apps are reviewed manually, it doesn´t cause any delay. The reason why Google's app review team is able to process app submissions so quickly is because the system also includes an automated element. Before app reviewers are presented with the applications, Google uses software to pre-analyze the app.


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Demco classified under Wholesale Electric Motors Dealers and Repairs, with principal employer is located in , Boston, Massachusetts MA 02122. For sales, support, account inquiries, and how to be an affiliate, the best way to get in touch is through numbers: (617) 265-5828 Full Phone Report.
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Our Top 5 Dance Videos of 2018
At the end of the year, I like to see what dance videos are still in my mind. There are countless dance videos that I love, so it was hard to choose our top 5. But I think I have made a pretty good list!
1. Recovery by Janelle Ginestra and Tim Milgram
The theme addiction has been used before for dance videos, but this video caught my attention because of its setup. The lighting, the styling and expressions of the dancers are remarkable. It made me feel like I was right there with them. The dancers all looked like they were dancing out of personal experience and that is the power of storytelling and expressions. This dance video gives me goosebumps everytime I watch it.
Addiction is no joke. This choreography also, no joke! Very emotional
2. Princes Dance Battle by ScottDW
Making hilarious videos with original music, that is the speciality of ScottDW. He started his YouTube channel with flying cats and that jump-started his YouTube career. He is a multi-talent that surrounds himself by great dancers of all ages. The phrase "did you see that?" will never feel the same to you. You will know what I mean when you watch all his videos.
3. Project Home
Project Home consists our of a team of talented people that definitely deserves more acknowledgement. the project Home is so beautifully made; every shot is thought through and all dancers are on point. Big names like Mari are part of Home. They have raised the money for making this video via Kickstarter and it is worth your attention!
4. No Excuses by Meghan Trainor
I love this dance video because of the attitude of the dancers and the location is gorgeous. It is a feelgood choreography with a femme fatale edge. Having an official dance video for musicians is getting more and more popular and we just can't get enough!
5. Passenger Side by Phillip Chbeeb
The first time we saw him dancing in a video was the one in a metro station. From that moment on, we kept on following his creative masterpieces on YouTube. Phillip does not sit still. One of his latest videos is a great concept that makes you want to go on an epic dance road trip yourself. If you say yes to that; why not go on one of our trips?


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Ah, a spot the place desires are both created and fulfilled, where nice champions meet their match, and the place the sport of tennis steps down from its ivory tower to make fools out of both competitor and audience… for half my life now, the Welland Tennis Club has been my dwelling away from house. By signing up I agree to the Sports Illustrated Phrases of Use I acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy It's possible you'll unsubscribe from electronic mail communication at anytime. The excellent news is that outside outlets are reasonably near the West Entrance of the park.
The South American country turned the primary host nation since 1952 it was the third time the event was held in Colombia; the primary time was in 1947.Baseball was the most popular sport in Colombia within the 1950s and Sixties. Tug of warfare has easy rules and targets which make it much simpler for the broader worldwide community to grasp than many more advanced sports. The Morongo Basin Transit Authority does have a bus that runs from Palm Springs Worldwide Airport via Yucca Valley and on to Joshua Tree and Twentynine Palms(along Hwy 62). Well, rugby is definitely a niche in the US sports market, however some exciting things occurring with growth for you guys'n women. Only services which are as much as the standard will appeal to the scholars' consideration towards sports.
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Inside the buildings where exponential leaps in technology are being produced, people understand the potential repercussions. Many jobs will disappear or require entirely different skills, threatening widespread structural unemployment that in turn undermines government tax revenue that pays for protecting public health and safety.
Oxford University researchers have concluded that almost half of U.S. employment falls into categories where automation is on the verge of replacing human labor. A 2018 World Economic Forum report said nearly half of companies expect automation will lead to some reduction in their full-time workforce by 2022—although jobs are growing in areas requiring additional skills.
Government involvement in job training falls out of fashion when unemployment is low. Faced with labor shortages, employers relax their standards and have an incentive to train workers. But when entire industries are being disrupted by transformative technology, the government must enable and coordinate efforts by all types of businesses and individuals to maintain labor force participation. Why wait for the next inevitable surge in joblessness to spark a too-little, too-late reaction?
The necessary response can be summed up with 4 Rs:
RETHINK what we value as a society. When machines and automation take over much of what now constitutes "work," we must value and financially reward childcare and community and charitable activities that provide satisfaction and benefit society.
People will have to RETRAIN continually through their working lives to adapt to the rapidly changing world.
REDUCE the hours worked per person rather than the number of workers.
REDISTRIBUTE the considerable gains from the tech age so they are shared by all rather than a shrinking elite.
A McKinsey&Company briefing laid out ten spaces in which businesses, institutions, or public-private partnerships could help solve the challenges that automation is causing in the workforce. Investors and company boards must demand that CEOs retrain workers and reduce hours not headcount. As a society, we must not only prioritize having a properly educated workforce but also rethink incomes and social safety nets. We should demand policy changes that encourage the government to address technology age challenges and companies to invest in human capital.
For our national economic security, we must appreciate the scope of the threats we face from technology and empower our leaders in business, education, and government to take sweeping action.


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In an election campaign in which not only young liberals, but also some people who are neither young nor liberal, seem absolutely mesmerized by the skilled rhetoric of Barack Obama, facts have receded even further into the background than usual.
In an election campaign in which not only young liberals, but also some people who are neither young nor liberal, seem absolutely mesmerized by the skilled rhetoric of Barack Obama, facts have receded even further into the background than usual.
As the hypnotic mantra of "change" is repeated endlessly, few raise the question of whether what few specifics we hear represent any real change, much less a change for the better.
Raising taxes, increasing government spending and demonizing business? That is straight out of the New Deal of the 1930s.
The New Deal was new then, but it is not new now. Moreover, increasing numbers of economists and historians have concluded New Deal policies are what prolonged the Great Depression.
Putting new restrictions of international trade, in order to save American jobs? That was done by Herbert Hoover, when he signed the Hawley-Smoot tariff when the unemployment rate was 9 percent. The next year the unemployment rate was 16 percent and, before the Great Depression was over, unemployment hit 25 percent.
Just words
One of the most naive notions is politicians are trying to solve the country's problems, just because they say so — or say so loudly or inspiringly.
Politicians' top priority is to solve their own problem, which is how to get elected and then re-elected. Obama is a politician through and through, even though pretending he is not is his special strategy to get elected.
Some of his more trusting followers are belatedly discovering that, as he "refines" his position on various issues, now he has gotten their votes in the Democratic primaries and needs the votes of others in the coming general election.
Perhaps a defining moment in showing Obama's priorities was his declaring, in answer to a question from Charles Gibson, that he was for raising the capital gains tax rate. When Gibson reminded him of the well-documented fact that lower tax rates on capital gains had produced more actual revenue collected from that tax than the higher tax rates had, Obama was unmoved.
The question may be the economic issue, but the political issue is whether socking it to "the rich" in the name of "fairness" gains more votes.
Since about half the people in the United States own stocks — either directly or because their pension funds buy stocks — socking it to people who earn capital gains is by no means socking it just to "the rich."
If you are a nurse or mechanic who will be depending on your pension to take care of you when you retire — as Social Security is unlikely to do — you may not think of yourself as one of the privileged.
Obama is for higher minimum wage rates. Does anyone care what actually happens in countries with higher minimum wage rates? Of course not. Studies show that higher minimum wage rates usually mean higher unemployment rates among lower skilled and less experienced workers.
But a politician's problem is to look like he is for "the poor" and against those who are "exploiting" them.
Political popularity is what it's all about. The consequences for the country come later.
Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His Web site is www.tsowell.com


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Alrighty! Yosh!
Yesterday was an eventful day. Here's a semi-long post about it! But the next few pictures sums it up~ (Or will just make you drool =P)
For my brother's bday dinner/lunch we had Seafood port! We were suppose to have Japanese food but… my favorite japanese buffet was closed >.< Apparently they only have dinner time opened o.o I didn't know that xD I want to go again though!! T.T
So we had all my favorites =3 well.. maybe except the way the lobster was seasoned. It was lobster with ginger. Then Honey walnut shrimp. Half a crispy duck. And a bird nest scallops. After I told my mom I wanted duck I realized… we were at SEAFOOD port. … so fishies would obviously be the best xD The duck was good and all, but I had better. ^^;; And the bird nest was actually.. VERY good o.o Shrimp.. love honey shrimp <3 I want to learn how to make it… =3
That was like the full meal I had yesterday. Then I didn't eat until about 10 which I only had a little bit of mac and cheese… which was good! But I still wasn't hungry so I only had a little.
Oh right. Last night after church I went with my bro and his friends to D&B where my cousins were also there! It was actually.. pretty fun. Spent $25 on chips and all. Still didn't use it all up though xD;; At first, getting there I felt.. pretty out of place o.o I wasl the only one there that couldn't drink -.- I fell back into the anti-social mode T.T So I ended up following around annnd… ended up just going around playing games with B. He was cool, spent most of his coins helping me get the cup I wanted xD
It was 725 chips =3 I feel bad that he spent most of his on this but… it was fun! I'm pretty good at driving games~ Not so much with the shooting… >.<;; And in the end, my brother didnt get completely drunk T.T But when I turn 21 my cousin said he'll be there to bring in my friends that arn't 21 xD
That lasted from like 9:30 to 1am… =.= Then went to m&m donuts where they have some awesomme blueberry donuts!!
They seem very busy o.o I should take Gee there sometime, if we're every in anahiem, which we are.. somewhat?
Oh! and yay for today? It's 10/10/10 xD Why are people making a big deal out of it? I guess it makes it easy to remember the date.
Oh but today I spent half my day on cosplay work. The other half on homework. Decent right. Kinda… I ended up ignoring Gee most of the day. And yesterday. xD buuuut… he was the one that was being so inconsiderate and NOT waking me up T.T I mean seriously.. you'd assume after 10+ texts last night you'd end up saying something int he morning to respond to them. Or a response at all!! But noo… whats the quote he's going to use on me .. something about feeling and saying… xDD Well you know what? I'm angry because youre dopey!! =3
And apparently a friend finally got asked out by this guy she's been having a lot of pda with xD Finally right? I hate it when the guy .. or even girl! Assumes things. Like they assume you're going with them to a dance. You assume he'll be your date to something. He assumes you two are a couple because there was a kiss scene somewhere xD I dunno! Infinite possibilities there.
Update on commissions? I have to send it out monday next week and… T.T I really hope I can get it done. tomorrow. Have to finish his coat and start on his jacket. Then still have to do her leg warmers and some flame thing. Who wants to draw the flames? Ohhh thanks Gee, you are an awesome artist =D Thanks for volunteering yourself. So helpful~


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Charging Fee for use of IDIQ
ContractingPeoplesHatred replied to ContractingPeoplesHatred's topic in For Beginners OnlyWe have not charged a fee before for anything using the Economy Act.
Charging Fee for use of IDIQ
ContractingPeoplesHatred replied to ContractingPeoplesHatred's topic in For Beginners OnlyWe do have authority to do work for other agencies under the Economy Act and use that frequently. How does that pertain to having a fee to use the IDIQ?
Charging Fee for use of IDIQ
ContractingPeoplesHatred replied to ContractingPeoplesHatred's topic in For Beginners OnlyThat is correct Mr. Mansfield.
Charging Fee for use of IDIQ
ContractingPeoplesHatred posted a topic in For Beginners OnlyMy office is establishing an IDIQ that will be used by other agencies, other departments and bureaus within our agency (Army IDIQ with Air force ordering or Park Service IDIQ with Bureau of Reclamation ordering). Do you know of any rule or regulation that would not allow us to have a fee associated with the IDIQ pricing that would then be sent as a check to our office to fund positions?
Hello, I am wondering the applicability of FAR Clause 52.212-4 to RFQs and resulting contracts under FAR Part 13 procedures. The prescription at FAR 12.301(b)(1) states "This provision provides a single, streamlined set of instructions to be used when soliciting offers for commercial items..." Offer as defined by FAR Part 2 "means a response to a solicitation that, if accepted, would bind the offeror to perform the resultant contract. Responses to invitations for bids (sealed bidding) are offers called "bids" or "sealed bids"; responses to requests for proposals (negotiation) are offers called "proposals"; however, responses to requests for quotations (simplified acquisition) are "quotations," not offers." Would this not mean that any commercial item acquisition under FAR Part 13 procedures should not include FAR 52.212-4?
Material Cost Adjustment
ContractingPeoplesHatred posted a topic in For Beginners OnlyI am planning on soliciting for a supply that the major cost components are materials like steel, aluminum, etc. These are planned to be effected greatly by tariffs so potential quoters are worried about locking in on a FFP unit price. All of the economic price adjustment clauses have a limit of 10%. How would you suggest handling the potential increase in material costs over a 5 year period?
GSA - Under SAT - LPTA
ContractingPeoplesHatred replied to ContractingPeoplesHatred's topic in For Beginners OnlyJi20874, Thank you for the response. The case you cited relied upon using FAR Part 14 procedures. As this acquisition is using FAR Part 8 which explicitly states that FAR Part 14 do not apply I don't see how that case resolves my issue. I am going to ask for revised pricing but It is not looking good.
GSA - Under SAT - LPTA
ContractingPeoplesHatred posted a topic in For Beginners OnlyHello, A RFQ was posted under GSA e-buy for less than SAT but more then micro. Evaluation criteria was LPTA and specifically stated that "Basis of award will be lowest price". Four quotes came back at the same price and were all found technically acceptable. What would be your next step?
ContractingPeoplesHatred replied to ContractingPeoplesHatred's topic in For Beginners OnlyThank you for the references Mr. Hutz. FAR 52.102(a) seems to answer the mail on this one. Don't see the point in putting an X without filling it in but seems like that is the intent. Have a great day! (a) Provisions and clauses should be incorporated by reference to the maximum practical extent, rather than being incorporated in full text, even if they -- (1) Are used with one or more alternates or on an optional basis; (2) Are prescribed on a "substantially as follows'' or "substantially the same as'' basis, provided they are used verbatim; (3) Require modification or the insertion by the Government of fill-in material (see 52.104); or (4) Require completion by the offeror or prospective contractor. This instruction also applies to provisions completed as annual representations and certifications.
ContractingPeoplesHatred posted a topic in For Beginners OnlyHello, I was hoping someone could help with a clause conundrum I am having. I am soliciting for a commercial service using FAR Part 12 procedures over $2,500. One of the check boxes in FAR 52.212-5 is FAR 52.222-42 (Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires). Under the section where FAR 52.222-42 is contained under FAR 52.212-5 it states "(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:" FAR 52.222-42 main content is a table that shows the employee class and monetary wage of federal employees. -5 makes it seem like it should just be referenced. Should the table be filled out and included? Or is an X in -5 sufficient?
Hello, Here is my situation that I was hoping wifcon could help me with. I have a multiple award IDIQ that was solicited as a total small business set aside. Award was made to three small businesses to make up the multiple award "pool". One of the vendors was bought out by a large business making them now other than small. I have seen similar wifcon discussions but none seem to answer my issue. Can the now large business still compete on IDIQ requirements? FAR 16.505(b) states fair opportunity must be given, FAR 19.301-2 states that it does not change the terms and conditions of the contract, but does not FAR 19.502-2(b)(1) apply that I have two other small business vendors must I not set aside? Thank you! Similar Discussions:
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ContractingPeoplesHatred posted a topic in For Beginners OnlyHello, My office peers use an excel spreadsheet that they use to track invoicing. Every time they approve an invoice in the system they log it on this spreadsheet and put it in the file. When I asked why we do this spreadsheet I did not receive an answer other than "this is just how we have always done it". Is their a FAR or DFARS requirement that invoicing must be tracked in this manner? I could not find anything and was wondering what your offices do. Thank you!
Hello, I am having trouble justifying a response with a cited intelligible answer to the following situation: What limits a small business from subcontracting out a majority of the work to a large business for an acquisition under $150K? If I received a quote that outlines that the large business will do 99% of the work do I have anything to cite to throw them out? Procurement information: Under FAR Part 13 Dollar value is estimated below $150k Total set aside for small business FAR 52.219-14 was not included in the solicitation as the acquisition is estimated below $150k. FAR 52.219-6 was checked in the solicitation.
Part 8 BPA Order Options?
ContractingPeoplesHatred replied to ContractingPeoplesHatred's topic in For Beginners OnlyThank you Mr. Edwards. I hope you have a great Holiday. Thank you for your continued input into this forum and I will bring up the cited reading to my colleagues. All the best, CPH
Part 8 BPA Order Options?
ContractingPeoplesHatred replied to ContractingPeoplesHatred's topic in For Beginners OnlyOkay. So because the money is no year money I can do it, but if I had 1 year money I could not and it would be considered a multi-year contract?


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The Heart of Christmas Mark 1:1
Good News
More so on Christmas Eve than other times, there is a mix of churched, non-churched, and nominally churched.
The people who come are experiencing joys and stress of the Christmas season:
- some are excited to be reunited with family
- others are weary from traveling
- a few are going through divorces
- several may be experiencing Christmas without a loved one, due to death, deployment or other reasons such as being in the nursing home or suffering Alzheimer's disease.
- some are experiencing their first Christmas together
- Many anticipate the giving and receiving of gifts
- All come to hear the good news, to be comforted, assured, encouraged, and inspired.
In Luke, Christ is born without a word being spoken "how silently, how silently the wondrous gift is given!" (O Little Town of Bethlehem). The first words spoken are to shepherds. Shepherds are the most unlikely to receive and spread the news – this is consistent with Luke's purpose of Christ. The shepherds are, ceremonially unclean, living in fields (transient, no shelter, like the baby Jesus) and lacking in credibility.
The good news (euangeliov) that come is
- live breaking news happening in real time.
- When it is proclaimed and published it comes into effect (ginomai) it is God's word that heralded – as in Genesis.
The word Givomai:
- can be translated it came upon the stage. The word is a thread that holds the story together – Luke 2:1, 2, 6, 13, 15
- The word is signal that the scene is changing and something significant is about to happen. The story begins with, "In those days" (v. 1) – the same old thing, then dramatically shifts to "This day" (v. 11) something NEW
- When God breaks on the scene it is never the same ol' story.


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The big picture. I'm looking to install an outdoor hose bibb in my driveway. At present, the way I get water to this location is by running a 50 ft length of hose from an outdoor hose bibb in the corner of my backyard down to my driveway. To reach the driveway the hose runs along the surface of my yard, then downhill next to a run of concrete steps, and finally across a perpendicular run of concrete steps where the remaining length of hose sits coiled in a corner of the asphalt. What I'm looking to do is to bury a water line under the yard and through the concrete steps. I will then install a second hose bibb in the driveway for connecting to this line.
Obstacle 1: backyard patio. At present there is a grass lawn in my back yard but I intend to replace it with a dry-laid flagstone patio. The will involve replacing several inches of sod and topsoil with packed crushed stone and my intent is to install the water line in or below the gravel bed.
Buried pipe or buried hose? The simplest option I've seen is to direct bury a 25 ft length of garden hose. This article claims that I can bury a somewhat expensive Lifetime Hose and not even bother winterizing it. Has anyone had experience with this approach? (I live in Northern Virginia. The ground freezes. Not too deep but deeper than I care to bury a water line for this project.) Assuming this hose can withstand freezing water will it put up with burial in crushed stone? Or should I plan to bury it in a dirt channel just below the level I excavate to put in the gravel?
A more conventional approach is to install copper pipe above ground and PEX or PVC under ground. I would install a tee to facilitate blowing out the line in the fall. Any comment on the best materials and connectors to use?
Obstacle 2: concrete steps. Drilling through the concrete steps sounds like a real PITA. But I have a hack that might work. On the backyard side of the steps there is a gutter downspout connected to a 4" PVC sewer pipe. This pipe has been embedded in the concrete steps and emerges on the other side (and a few feet lower) so that rainwater collected by this gutter flows out onto the driveway (and leaves a nice ice patch certain winter mornings). My idea is to fish a 3/4" garden hose (or PEX tubing) along the existing PVC pipe. The hose needs to go through the pipe near the downspout to connect up to the buried line.
How best to connect through the 4" PVC pipe? I think what I need here is a right angle bulkhead union fitting so I can connect a flexible hose/tube inside the PVC pipe to another hose/tube outside the pipe. Is this easy to find with PEX or garden hose connectors? Would you recommend an alternative approach?
Plan view showing path from the existing hose bibb to new hose bibb
Elevation view showing the embedded PVC drain pipe
Mockup of transition through embedded PVC drain pipe


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You need to make it easy for customers to complain. What an aggrieved customer hates more than anything is a complaints process that's opaque, complicated and onerous. The regulator couldn't agree more.
The FCA expects you to treat your customers fairly. Which means you must have a straightforward, transparent and fair complaints process. If complaints handling is not high up on your agenda, now is the time to put it there.
But handling complaints is about more than showing the regulator that you're treating customers fairly, it's about actually treating your customers fairly. Your complaints procedure can have a profound effect on how your customers think and feel about your firm.
In this one-day course you'll learn how to create an effective and sensitive complaints procedure that will help you keep your customers (who may have otherwise gone in frustration to your competitors).
- Consider the background to the rules and regulatory expectations
- Explore the fair treatment of complainants
- Examine the potential root causes of complaints
- Creating and implementing a complaints procedure
- The structure and activity of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS)
- Recognising complaints and triggering the complaints process
- Win – Win outcomes from the effective complaints procedure
Good complaints handling is good for business
When you're dealing with people's money complaints are part of the territory. Even the very best firms receive complaints. What matters is how you handle them.
Turn customer anger into loyalty – Successfully resolve a customer's complaint and they can become one of your most vocal advocates. Not only do you keep an account, they will be spreading the word that you're a firm that looks after its customers.
Show you have nothing to hide – Perhaps by hiding away its complaints procedure, a firm hopes a customer won't complain. Smart firms know a visible complaints process reassures prospective customers and makes you more trustworthy.
Placate the silent unhappy – Not every aggrieved customer will complain. For every person that complains about an issue, there will be many who protest silently by leaving for your competitors. A visible complaints procedure shows all your customers just how seriously you take this issue.
The Course Agenda
Environment and background to Financial Services Regulation
- Rules verses principles
- Fair treatment of complainants
- Finding and correcting root causes
Complains handling procedures
- Eligible complainants
- Dispute Resolution (DISP) Rules
- Company Procedure
Financial ombudsman Service
- Procedures and decision making
Recognising complaints
- The definition of 'complaint'
- Examples of complaint exercise
Effective implementation
- The complaints journey – customer experience exercise
- Factors affecting outcomes
- Internal factors affecting outcomes
- Creating customer satisfaction
Meet The Tutor
Phil Dockerill
Phil has worked in financial services for over 30 years and has spent the last 17 years as a consultant working across the breadth of the industry. He has delivered numerous training events and provided consultancy services to a variety of different sector clients supporting them with both their regulatory and soft skills requirements.
Phil specialises in the effective implementation of procedures, especially complaints, designed to deliver compliance and business results – helping businesses put in place complaints processes that enable staff to understand how to apply the process and make consistent dispute resolution decisions.
Who is this course for?
This course is ideal for any client facing personnel and those responsible for the investigation and management of complaints.
Following our latest 'Complaints Handling' event, 100% of delegates said they would attend training with FSTP again
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Voice is becoming the ultimate search-marketing tool. ComScore estimates that, by 2020, half of all search queries will be voice based – a prediction that's causing shrewd brand marketers to sit up an take notice.
Voice recognition technology is only expected to grow bigger and better, and consumers are welcoming the convenience of intelligent voice search with open arms. To get in front of this trend, think about the differences between text and voice search. More specifically, consider what your customers might speak, rather than type when making an inquiry.
It also makes sense to start writing in a more conversational tone to develop content that better aligns with voice search.
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Tokyo Police Club "Not My Girl" (video)
Published Jun 24, 2016Whether you're a human, a barn owl or a blue-faced alien, breaking up with your mate is hard to do. You'll find a rather hip pair of the latter species going through some serious heartbreak in Tokyo Police Club's new video for "Not My Girl."
The video first finds two brush-mouthed lovers calling it quits, leaving the presumed male of the pair to go on a spirit quest through the streets of Toronto, pounding beers at galleries and defeatedly swiping though a dating app. After making a human match, he promptly takes the lady out to see Tokyo Police Club, but things ultimately don't feel right.
The other azure-coloured alien is also feeling a bit off, opting to scarf pizza, read some Isaac Asimov, and reminisce on good old days of holding hands and having apartment banjo parties.
Will true love prevail? You can find out by giving the decidedly alien, but all-too-relatable music video down below.
As previously reported, Tokyo Police Club are hitting the road with Born Ruffians in the fall. You'll find out the date and venue info for those shows, as well as a few upcoming summer concerts, over here.


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Vastavam Web: Accusing the Congress of indulging in "cheap politics", External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said she did not keep anyone in the dark over the killing of 39 Indians in captivity in Iraq or give the families "false hopes".Defending herself against a barrage of criticism, the minister said she had kept her word that she would declare them dead if she gets conclusive proof.As many as 40 Indians were abducted by the terrorist organisation in 2014 but one of them escaped by posing as a Muslim from Bangladesh, Swaraj said.
She added that the DNA samples of 38 people had been matched by the Iraqi authorities. In the case of the 39th person, the matching was 70 per cent.The external affairs minister said two heads of states in that region had conveyed to India that the 39 Indians were not killed. She did not take any names.In an indirect dig at the Congress, she said there were governments that would interpret missing persons as "believed to be killed".
Referring to criticism from some opposition members and families of the deceased who said they got to know about death of their loved ones through television, Swaraj said she followed parliamentary procedures.India was probably the first country which had managed to bring back all the bodies of its citizens from war-torn Iraq, she said.
The effort the government had put in to get the concrete details of the 39 Indians had never been made in the country, the minister asserted.Swaraj did not give a direct reply to the volley of questions on when the Indians were killed, saying it was irrelevant as the bodies could have been recovered only after Mosul was liberated from the ISIS."In Rajya Sabha everyone listened to me patiently. I thought the same would happen in Lok Sabha. However, the Congress led the disruptions under Jyotiraditya Scindia ji.
"The Congress indulged in very cheap level of politics and crossed the limit. Will we indulge in politics over death as well," Swaraj said.The government has rejected the claims of Harjit Masih of Gurdaspur, who had managed to escape the kidnappers, that he had witnessed the massacre of the 39 Indians.Asked whether the government would consider compensation to the families of the victims, Swaraj said she would talk to the concerned state governments.
The minister said she has directed the Indian envoy in Iraq to impress upon the Iraqi authorities to expedite the process to hand over the bodies to India.She said the 39th person whose DNA matched only 70 per cent had lost his parents and matching was done with his other family members."The Martyr Foundation does not declared anyone as confirmed death if the DNA matching is not 98 per cent," she said.


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[This is part of my ongoing diary about my SRS experience in Trinidad, Colorado with Dr. Marci Bowers. See the main page here: Penny's Excellent Adventure.]
You're kidding, it's been six months already? Wow. It's funny, because my mom was just saying that it seems like over a year since I had my surgery. And in some ways it does. But at the same time, when I think about it, it's amazing to me that this surgery that I had hoped for my whole life is six months ~behind~ me. It's just astounding. I have never felt so good, so relaxed, so just flat-out normal.
Which brings up the first point, I guess. I still have some residual issues with the word "normal," because for so long it was used as a cudgel against me, but I've been very surprised to discover that I'm actually a lot more normal than I ever expected. It's been a weird process of realization, and I think it's only been possible because I had surgery.
There's fun stuff to talk about. I guess the first way to approach the subject is that everything seems to be working fine. I have orgasms and I've been having sex with my boyfriend. It took a bit longer to have my first orgasm than I had hoped, and their was more numbness in my clitoris and clitoral hood than I was expecting for longer than I had been prepared for. But the sensation has improved dramatically and there is very little numbness left. Orgasms still are an interesting adventure, which makes me feel very typically female, actually. There's more than just the physical involved in a way that's new since surgery. Sex has been amazing. I mentioned to one of my friends that I think I'm having the best sex I've ever had and she basically said, "Well, d'uh, you've got the right parts now." It was a point very well taken. I guess I knew I had the wrong body before, but I wasn't prepared for how right things would be after surgery. It's amazing to just be able to enjoy intimacy with no hang-ups about my body. [Well, not ~no~ hang-ups, I mean, I'm still fat and all. But my hang-ups about my weight and such are miniscule compared to how much my brain used to hurt while I was being imtimate with others with the wrong parts.]
There have been some interesting healing twists along the way, most notable of these being the ongoing saga with exuberent granulation tissue. I've seen a local surgeon a few times to have it cauterized and it seems like it's making tons of progress. I think most of the external granulation has been resolved, with a couple very small spots here and there. I do apparently have some internal granulation tissue, but the local surgeon suggested that I stand pat with that as is and let it resolve on its own and I think that makes sense.
Several weeks ago I noticed that I was developing a more natural odor, which at first troubled me. It seems to just be me building up some natural vaginal flora. I saw the ob/gyn and he was unconcerned, so I'm not worried about it. Also, it seems to be less strong than it was initially, so I think it was just very noticeable to me at first as I got used to my new smell.
I still make a mess when I pee, and I seem to have some extra skin around my urethra. Clean-up is pretty easy, though, and I haven't really decided how troubling this is. It's possible that I might go for a surgical revision at some point, but I'm not feeling like it's necessary right this moment.
I've been amazed at how much the scars have faded. Especially on my left side where the suture line split open. I can still see the scars, but I'm not sure how obvious they would be if I didn't know what I was looking for.
Dilating officially goes to once a day as of today. Hooray! What a pain in the ass that is. It's so boring and time-consuming. It's a small price to pay, and I'm not complaining, but it's very nice to reach this milestone. Oh, and even nicer is that sex counts. 🙂
Overall it's been an amazing six months getting used to having the correct body. I am thankful beyond words. Even stupid little stuff like having my shorts fit right has just caused me to pause and smile.
A completely unexpected side-effect is that I've been much colder since surgery. Several of my friends think I'm nuts because I get cold so easily. I remember coming out of the operating room, which was as cold as a meat locker, and being freezing. I've pretty much been cold since then.
Something I had worried a little about is my weight, and I have put on more weight than I had hoped. I'm hoping to convince myself to get back on track with my diet now that I have so much of my energy back. It's been fun to run up stairs again.
The overall thing I guess I could say about having surgery is that it was the single best thing I have done in my entire life. I am finally peaceful within myself. Wow. I waited so long to feel this way, and it feels even better than I expected.
If sex reassignment surgery is the right path for someone, I truly believe that it will change their life in ways more profound than they can even imagine. [Of course, it goes without saying that surgery ~is not~ for everyone, and I can't imagine how awful it would be for someone to have this surgery if it's not the right choice for them.]
So, yeah, life is better than I had let myself dare to dream. In the most sacred corner of my heart I never could have even wished that life would be as magical as it has become. I am well and truly blessed.
This will be my last specific update about surgery until the one-year mark. Wahoo!


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Twice a week, participants work out for one hour under the guidance of a certified fitness trainer. These sessions will help you establish the principles of proper cardiovascular exercise and strength training to improve balance, core strength and flexibility.
In the nutrition component, a registered dietitian will advise eliminating specific unhealthy foods from your diet and introduce you to new nutritional habits. Some examples of lessons include recognizing true hunger, meal planning and shopping tips, as well as tips for dining out. In addition, Dr. Fuhrman will present three nutritional lectures and answer questions about the Nutritarian diet.
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Heilige Elisabeth von Thüringen
The lives of saints and religious figures are often compared to other stories which we call Myths. Sometimes this is because the method of telling the story uses a mythopoeic style, which tries to convey the morality, ethic, and values of a world view into a story which will be easily assimilated by the listener. In another respect the comparison is made because the story tells of supernatural events, which is simply taken to mean the story isn't true. For those who reject the idea of religion and faith this becomes an easy out. Reject the story and classify it as another fairy tale and be done. But what if there is something to that modern proverb that states: truth is stranger than fiction? It was the feeling of a familiar fairy tale that struck me when reading about todays saint: Elizabeth of Hungary.
Elizabeth was born 7 July 1207, in the age when many fairy tales take place. She was born in Hungary the daughter of the King, Andrew II, and the child of royal lineage. And as was the custom, she prepared for marriage at a very young age. At 14 she was married to Louis von Wartburg (Ludwig) in Germany in what appears to have been a very good marriage. Like many a princess from a fairy tale, Elizabeth had a heart for the people. She cared for the poor and the sick, distributing food, alms and building a hospital during a time of famine and plague while her husband was at an imperial Diet. Not merely a philanthropist, she brought food to the poor and set at the bed and tended the sick and caring for the soul.
The magical part of this fairy tale known as the miracle of the roses. Elizabeth had a good marriage but it seems that she may been a sort of "stepchild" to the rest of the family. While bringing some food to the poor which was hidden under her cloak, an action that would make any wicked stepmother angry; her husband, who was with other family members asked her what she was hiding. When she pulled back her cloak there were only roses. This may not be too surprising except that this took place in the middle of winter.
The classic fairy tale isn't always a story that ends "happily ever after" and life can often have strange twists of events. Ludwig was soon called to the crusades and was lost. The devastated Elizabeth found herself without her prince and soon after left out of the royal court in Marburg.
Elizabeth took this as a sign to pursue the contemplative life taking vows of celibacy under Konrad of Marburg who had been her confessor for several years. A fairy god "brother" of sorts. Elizabeth entered the Third Order of Franciscans. She continued in charity and used the dowry from her marriage to build a hospital where she tended the sick. At the very young age of 24, on the 17th day of November 1231, Elizabeth died.
Miracles of healing at her gravesite, located in the church of the hospital she built, soon brought attention to this young saint and at the urging of Konrad the process of canonization began.
The beauty of this historical fairy tale is not so much about the details. One doesn't need to believe in miracles to find the moral of this story. Whether you believe in healing or miraculous roses really has nothing to do with the presentation of a princess who serves the poor. Another modern proverb states that "with great power comes great responsibility", and in the life of Elizabeth, as short as it was, we see a lifetime of responsibility and service. It is such action, and not the miracles that, in the end, make the saint.


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IRORI Nihonbashi Hostel And Kitchen – The Guesthouse With An Irori
Written by Keisuke Yamada
Have you ever seen an irori in person before? Would you like to experience the fun of one in person? Then come stay at Irori Nihonbashi Hostel and Kitchen!
This might be a strange question, but have you ever seen a Japanese traditional fireplace, an irori before? Even among those born and raised in Japan there are few people who have seen an irori before in person. The irori is a type of sunken hearth (a place in the house where fire is kept burning) that used to be built in Japanese houses. A square was cut in the floor and its base was covered with a layer of ashes, so that people could burn wood in it. The fire was sustained constantly and it was used for cooking or for keeping the room warm.
Even though the irori used to have these functions - cooking and heating - we don't get many chances to see this wonderful piece of Japanese culture nowadays....
However, rest at ease, because in a hostel from the Bakurochō area of Nihonbashi there is an irori, around which all the guests can gather at night and chat. It is also open for people who don't stay at the hostel. All they need to do is order one drink or snacks.
"IRORI Nihonbashi Hostel and Kitchen" is the name of that hostel and we will introduce it in this article.
The concept of "IRORI" is to create a place where people who come to Japan from all around the world would surround an irori and communicate with each other, while enjoying their trip to Japan and Japanese food. Also, hostel guests are invited to experience directly the charm of Japanese local culture by knowing where the sofas and tables used in "IRORI" originate from. For this purpose, there is a blackboard behind the reception desk showing all the information related to the furniture.
By trying to find out more about the place where the furniture was produced, the guests would enjoy their conversation. With this as an incentive, tourists might decide their next travel destination and this is exactly what "IRORI" intends - to connect people, cultures and places.
As Nihonbashi used to be a hub connecting Tokyo with Japan's other regions in the past, this hostel aims to serve as a base connecting travelers with the regions of Japan.
Lighting that has warmth, different on each floor
As we already explained, the concept is to show the charm of local craft products, that is why on each floor there are different lightings installed in front of elevators.
A space where both travelers and locals can relax
The space within the hostel where an antique map of Tokyo is displayed is where travelers and locals gather together and communicate. Guests can relax either here or in the space with the irori, and the fact that it allows various ways to relax is another distinctive feature of "IRORI".
Guests are can use the kitchen to cook for themselves, so they can shop at the nearby supermarket and enjoy cooking their favorite dish while talking with other fellow travelers.
Lodging Space
There are two types of lodging space - the one with 2-deck beds and the semi-double type. Accommodation for one night in the mixed dormitory costs 3000 yen (tax included), while accommodation in the female dormitory is 3300 yen(tax included) per night. The semi-double bed dormitory costs 3500 yen (tax included) per night.
※ There is a limited-time promotional price of 2500 yen for the mixed dormitory and of 2800 yen for the female dormitory until December 18th,2015.
Long curtains are used to separate beds in order for the guests to enjoy their privacy. The color of the curtains is a special dye by craftsmen from Kanda area, so please be sure to check it out when you stay here. Also, Japanese cypress is used in many parts of the building, and the aroma of cypress wood is another distinctive feature of this hostel.
In conclusion
How does it sound then?
As it is located in Bakurochō, Nihonbashi, the hostel can be easily reached from both Haneda and Narita airports. Moreover, Bakurochō has been for a long time a renowned wholesale area. The shops open their business early in morning, but after seven in the evening the area becomes really quiet, as the merchants close their shops and go home. The noise of the cars also quiets down, and the area becomes very calm, a rare thing in a metropolis like Tokyo.
When looking for accommodation in Tokyo, please consider staying at "IRORI Nihonbashi Hostel and Kitchen", where you can experience the irori - a precious item of Japanese culture, and you can communicate with other guests of the hostel while gathered around the irori!
IRORI Nihonbashi Hostel and Kitchen
Address: Tokyo, Chūō-ku, Nihonbashi Yokoyamachō 5-13
Opening Hours: 7:00am - 11:00pm
Holiday: -
Wi-Fi: Yes
Credit cards: -
Other languages: English
Menu in other languages: Yes
Most accessible station: JR Sōbu line, Bakurochō Station (馬喰町)
Access: a 2 minutes walk from Bakurochō Station of JR Sōbu line/3 minutes walk from Bakuro Yokoyama Station of Toei Shinjuku line/3 minutes walk from Higashi Nihonbashi Station of Toei Asakusa Line.
Price Range: 3,000 - 3,500 yen
Religion: -
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Trippy Ostrich Sprite FoolaroundPosted: February 18, 2016 Filed under: animation, art, experimental film | Tags: after effects, animation, gaming, genesis, glitch, lion king, ostrich, sega, sprite, sprite loop, trippy Leave a comment
I found a sprite sheet for an ostrich and decided to muck about with it in After Effects.
I'm sure I originally meant to use the ostrich for some project or another, but I did a bad job of making a clean animation loop, which is why the sprite seems to jump around all glitchy at the beginning. So instead I decided to just run with it and pile on layer after layer of ostriches and make it look all wacky. This is the end result.
The sprite is from the old Lion King game for Sega Genesis and the music is Jumpstyle by Angerfist.
The Farm: Pickle HarvestPosted: October 1, 2015 Filed under: animation, art, experimental film | Tags: blender, cartoon, cg, fable Leave a comment
It's harvest time and Farmer Brown is hard at work when a strange visitor appears on The Farm…


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The Prix de Diane replica Longines launching has taken place on 19 May, 2015, in the heart of the Bois de Boulogne. As Title Partner, Official Timekeeper and Official replica watches for sale, Longines joined France Galop to unveil the program of the 2015 edition.
The highlights of the day are the nine races including the Prix de Diane Longines, the world's top race for fillies, held during the afternoon on the Chantilly Racecourse. Longines will renew the Prix Longines Future Racing Stars where talented young jockeys from all over the world compete.
Moreover, amateur riders of the FEGENTRI (International Federation of Gentlemen and Lady Riders) will compete for the Prix de La Reine Marie-Amélie Longines.
Actress and former Miss World Longines Ambassador of Elegance Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be present at Chantilly. She will be presenting the "Mademoiselle Diane par Longines" award during the afternoon to a young lady chosen for her outstanding elegance.
The venue of Aishwarya Ray Bachchan coincides with the launch event of the renewed fake Longines DolceVita collection, which will be garden party thrown by the Swiss Rolex replica watches brand in Chantilly on Saturday 13 June. The Official Watch of the Prix de Diane Longines is a new Longines DolceVita watch cased in steel, decorated with diamonds and featuring a silver-coloured "flinqué" dial adorned with painted Roman numerals.
Finally, on Friday 12, Longines and the Fondation de Chantilly will inaugurate the temporary exhibition of artistic and historical photography called "Turf", which relates to the world of horse racing.