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In Islam, there are many acts which can lead to immeasurable reward – both today and in our Hereafter; these acts are commonly referred to as sadaqah jaariyah.
Sadaqah jaariyah is an act of giving that keeps on giving. For example, if you were to invest in planting a tree, that tree would then go on to provide shelter for as long as it stands – meaning you shall receive ongoing reward for as long as it stands, too.
"Surely the men who give sadaqah and the women who give sadaqah and have advanced a good loan to Allah SWT; for them it will be multiplied and for them there is a noble reward."
- The Holy Qur'an (57:18)
There are many different types of ceaseless charity one can contribute towards and we have selected five key examples of these, which we have outlined below.
Many of us forget that the children of today are the future of tomorrow and in order to ensure a secure future we need to encourage a child's right to an education today. Every child has the right to be entitled to an education and to acquire the relevant life skills they need in order to grow and prosper into adulthood.
Today, there are many millions of children worldwide who are suffering from a lack of education along with the most basic essentials needed in life such as food, shelter, healthcare and support.
Participating in child sponsorship can ensure that not only the child but their whole family has the possibility of a prosperous future where the skills learned can be utilised in driving the community forward.
Contributing towards educating a child can reap countless rewards in the form of sadaqah jaariyah for years to come and can potentially change and secure the future of a family, or even an entire community.
Spreading knowledge is highly rewarded in Islam and as Muslims, we are responsible for sharing the correct knowledge of Islam and inviting others to Islam. If you disclose just one correct religious fact to another human being, and that human being follows your advice and re-shares your knowledge to someone else, you are gaining reward every step of the way.
In the same way, teaching someone how to recite the Holy Qur'an is something which will bring you continuous reward even after you die, as every time that person recites the Holy Qur'an, or in turn, teaches someone else the Holy Qur'an, you are benefitting from the rewards for both of those people.
We often take the simplest necessities of life for granted - has it crossed our minds what we would do without access to clean water? It would, in fact, put a complete halt to our entire lives in terms of health, not to mention sanitation.
Today, there are many millions of people around the world who have very little or absolutely no access to clean, safe drinking water. You could donate towards an Islamic charity campaign such as the Muslim Aid Water and Sanitation Programme which aims to provide those in need with access to clean, safe, hygienic water by planting water wells and hand pumps.
Although this is a relatively simple act, it can be incredibly life-changing for communities without any access to a water supply, and the rewards for your contribution shall continue for as long as others are benefitting from it.
Many Muslims choose to donate towards the construction of a Mosque in order to gain significant reward in Islam. Similar to this is contributing towards the building of a school, hospital or even an orphanage, which goes on to benefit others and your rewards continue for as long as others benefit from your generosity. In fact, you shall be rewarded for every single prayer recited in the Mosque; every single patient being treated in the hospital and every single individual gaining knowledge in the school.
Similar to sharing and spreading knowledge, distributing religious material such as copies of the Holy Qur'an and books of Dua can reap significant reward for you. Every time a person reads or learns from your donated material, you shall gain the reward of sadaqah jaariyah as a result.
As well as religious books, there are many other items you can give to benefit others, such as tasbihs, prayer mats, hijab, medical supplies and equipment, clothing and so on. Even putting a watering can in a graveyard can go a very long way as every time someone fills up the can to water a grave, you, in turn, receive the benefits.
Throughout life, we tend to invest a lot of money, time and effort into achieving our various personal goals and dreams. We often focus our energy on work or home, putting in a lot of hard work in order to obtain the results we wish to see.
We should remember to focus just as much energy and focus into investing in our Hereafter as this is where the rewards are the greatest; not only for our today but rewards which can continue to benefit us long after we have died.
"The semblance of those who spend their wealth in the Way of Allah SWT, is as the likeness of a grain of corn, which grows seven ears and each ear has a hundred grains. Allah SWT gives manifold increase to whomever He pleases. Allah SWT is All-Sufficient, All-Knowing."
- The Holy Qur'an (2:261)
We should all aim to adopt ongoing charity as a habit in Islam as opposed to an occasional gesture as we will, one day, be thankful of our actions when the resulting rewards continue to benefit us in our Hereafter.
May Allah SWT reward us all for our good deeds and acts of sadaqah, as well as sadaqah jaariyah, and may He grant us all a place in Jannah. Ameen.
© Copyright 2020. Muslim Aid,
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Hi ,
The ID of your packet-ranap-template.h file:
$Id: packet-ranap-template.h 18228 2006-05-27 22:09:07Z etxrab $ *
Also packet-ranap-exp.h is included in the file packet-ranap-template.h.
I am unable to find the cause for the error.
Please help..
Hi ,
I had to include some RANAP messages in my dissector.
I have included in the following way:
dissect_xxx_msg(tvbuff_t *tvb,int offset,proto_tree *macic_tree,packet_info *pinfo)
guint8 *buf = ep_alloc(10240);
tvbuff_t *ranap_tvb;
int i;
asn1_ctx_t actx;
offset = add_IE_indicator(tvb, offset, macic_tree); /* To add IE Indicator */
offset = add_IE_length(tvb, offset, macic_tree); /* To add IE length */
ranap_tvb = tvb_new_real_data(buf,i,i);
add_new_data_source(pinfo, ranap_tvb, "RANAP OVER MACIC");
asn1_ctx_init(&actx, ASN1_ENC_PER, TRUE, pinfo);
offset= dissect_ranap_ResetAcknowledge(ranap_tvb, offset, &actx, macic_tree, hf_macic_ranap_resetAcknowledge);
Remaining part of the msg continues..
I have included the appropriate headers : packet_ranap.h, packet_per.h, packet_ber.h etc etc…
I am getting a run-time error mentioned below:
undefined symbol: dissect_ranap_ResetResource
Any other place that I have to declare the functions ????
Please help…..
Hi Anders,
To include the RANAP messages in my dissector, I have done the following:
1.In ranap.cnf under #.EXPORTS, I have added the message id s which I want to export.
2.In packet-ranap.h, I have included the corresponding functions of the messages which I want to add.
3.In my dissector , I have included packet-ranap.h , packet-per.h and called the functions appropriately.
But I am getting errors due to some linking problems.
error: `actx' undeclared (first use in this function)
error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
I have not defined asn1_ctx_t *actx in my dissector as I have included the appropriate headers.
Can you please help???
Hi Anders,
Thanks for the information. The dissector is propreitary , hence I cant include it in Wireshark.
I will include RANAP messages in the way you have mentioned.
But then , I will have a tough time forming packets for testing . Any clue how can I form the packets.
Thanks in advance.
Hi ,
I have written a dissector for a protocol which has a coding standard of Tag-Length-Value. Now in this dissector , I have to add some messages of RANAP protocol which has a coding standard in ASN.1 format.Already the dissector for RANAP is available in the wireshark. Now:
1.Can I call the existing dissector for those particular messages??? If so how do I do that??
2. If I want to include it normally in my dissector, how can I convert the ASN.1 format to obtain the tag and lengths of individual parameters??
Can anybody please help??
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FIRESTONE, Colo. -- Residents in the Oak Meadows subdivision were face to face with oil and gas representatives for the first time since tragedy struck their neighborhood more than a month ago.
Representatives from Anadarko Petroleum and the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission provided a statement, then took questions from residents at Wednesday night's HOA meeting that was closed to the public.
"A lot of questions around the activity that they have seen in the neighborhood, definitely around the incident at the Martinez's residence, and about the flow lines. A lot of questions around that," Anadarko vice president of Rockies operations Craig Walters said.
Anadarko is the owner of the well that had a cut gas line that caused the deadly home explosion, according to the Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District's investigation.
The company informed residents there are three active wells in the neighborhood, all have been shut down and it decided to permanently take them offline.
That means there are no hydrocarbons flowing out of the wells or through any flow lines. Anadarko also offered residents methane detectors for their homes as an added assurance.
"It was an opportunity for us to listen to their concerns and answer their questions as best we could," Walters said.
Anadarko told residents that there is a lot of information it can't talk about because of the ongoing National Transportation Safety Board investigation.
When asked about Gov. John Hickenlooper's request for inspection of all oil and gas wells and flow lines statewide, Walters said Anadarko is well on the way to inspecting all owned by the company.
"We've been busy for the past several weeks," he said. "We're making good progress on our wells. We still have a lot of work to do."
Walters said Anadarko has about 350 employees and contractors working on the notice to operators -- or inspection request from the governor's office.
Hickenlooper's office said the governor met with officials from the COGCC on Wednesday, and that the oil and gas industry is being responsive to the request for inspections.


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Your Data Governance is now a couple of years old. You engage your Data Stewards. You make good use of your Data Governance Council. And you demonstrate consistent value to your organization. Or do you? Is this the state of your Data Governance program? Have you climbed every mountain? Do you feel like you are running out of places to add value? Perhaps there are there aspects of the program that can be improved.
This tutorial with Bob Seiner will focus on how to assess your existing data governance program, articulate strengths and address specific opportunities to improve. Bob will share advanced data governance techniques used to expand the focus from the disciplines you already formally govern into disciplines such as information quality, data protection, metadata or master data management, or even the lauded Big Data discipline. The session will help you move from routine to progressive.
In this session you will learn:
- Steps to assess an existing program
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Organizations are implementing glossaries, dictionaries and data catalogs for numerous reasons. The delivery of these forms of data asset documentation requires governance of the information collected therein. The governance must be focused on the definition, production and use of this metadata.
Join Bob Seiner to understand the actions necessary to build and sustain successful glossaries, dictionaries and catalogs that improve the understanding of data, quality of data and protection of sensitive data. Bob will share best practices that lead to value received by these organizations.
In this tutorial, Bob will discuss:
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I happened to watch a particular episode of one of my favourite shows where they mentioned "The L Word", so I decided I'd give it a shot cause it must be worth it, coming from the scripts I'm so fond of.
So I watched. My semi-journalist mind usually doesn't let me let go of some things that catch my attention, although my consumer mind can't help but judge incisively. After an "on-and-off" L Word's marathon in front of my monitor I came to one simple colloquial conclusion: It should've probably been called 'The F Word' as in 'What the Fuck?'
I have to say that these writers are defaming the lesbian community outreagously. They are portraying them as instinct driven cave-women who can't help getting into each other's pants no matter how much they tied their hands or avoid contact (literally).
This, on one sad hand. On the other, even sadder hand, the acting is appalling. Seriously. It's just unbearable to watch. My opinion as a viewer of every genre out there, is that I do not believe these people, it's all… a mess! An orgie of dialogues and images and situations that pretend to reflect mundane dramas and then… I don't know! travels to the inner works of their minds… it just doesn't make any sense to me.
I have to confess that I kept watching cause I realized there were six seasons (and counting) of this show out there, which is a great and hard to achieve number, so I thought 'this gotta be something'. Well, it is something alright! it's the mirror of a society that buys sex, and a minority in need of an ambassador of its lifestyle who should, in my opinion, take a dose of self respect and demand an intervention of smarter producers willing to come up with a product that's both faithfull and not degrading.
PS.: I have to mention some actresses that do have something good going on, like that Shane character, for example… though I am a bit confused: she could be very well just playing herself which, in that case never mind my comment. It'd be interesting to watch her in a completely different role. But I do think she's the only colourful one, and I do believe her when she performs.
PS 2: Come on Jackie Brown, don't do it !!! There's gotta be some other way…!
PS 3: After watching the pilot, I realized that the reason this show was mentioned in my favourite show, was precisely purely for sexual related reasons. They were being sarcastic, as a matter of fact…


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There are many coastal towns on the New Jersey shore with all the standards – boardwalks, beaches and restaurants. Unfortunately on this cool fall day, most of these towns were shuttered for the winter – restaurants vacant with few if any locals walking the boardwalk for exercise.
All these towns were closed with one exception – Cape May – on the southern point of the state. Even in the chilly autumn, this town remains open for business, and it's truly beautiful with gorgeous bed and breakfasts, inns, and throw-back 1950s motels.
Even off-peak, we found many things to see. We stopped for lunch at the Ugly Mug Bar and Restaurant then perused cute shops along the Washington Street Mall that we could only imagine are jam packed in the humid summer months.
Then we drove to beach and the S.S. Atlantus. Due to a shortage of steel during World War I, the ship was made entirely of concrete. The boat was used to bring soldiers home from the war, but the concept of the concrete ship lost favor quickly due to the vessel's amazingly slow pace and unwieldy nature.
Cape May purchased the ship to use as part of a dock for their ferry. But after a rough storm, the boat broke free of her moorings and ran aground 150 feet from Sunset Beach. They tried to free her but the attempts were unsuccessful. The S.S. Atlantus has become a major tourist attraction, but not for long. The salty ocean waters and sandy shoreline have slowly been swallowing the boat, and it's likely that it will at some point be gone from view entirely.
From there, we drove to the see the Cape May lighthouse, one of the most beautiful and recognized beacons on the eastern coast.
Cape May is definitely worth exploring, see more pictures and plan your visit here.


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Revell kit. Body modifications as follows: removed four wheel opening moldings, and rocker panel trim, I added new upper body side moldings, Engine wired and plumbed, chassis was detailed with brake and fuel lines, and parking brake cable. Main body was refinished in white BASF lacquer, red was PlastiCoat lacquer, blue was PPG lacquer, clear coated with DuPont urethane clear (a real mongrol paint job) but it worked out great. Decals were by Slixx.
You did your homework on this one! A really nice, well detailed build.
Removing the body moldings, tinting the front lamps, and painting the engine "Jake King Ford blue" are details that many builders miss when recreating this car. Once again, nice job!
Very Well done!
I learned a lot from this build.
Great work!
nice work! i built one a while back and id didnt look half as nice as yours!
Really fantastic build Mach.
Clean and a lot of detail.
WTG, Earl
Man o man, that is fantastic
Common Sense isn't so common anymore.
On the bench: 1955 Chrysler C300, Mickey Thompson Attempt 1, 1983 Dodge Charger 2.2, Beer Wagon, and countless more!
Great job on this one. Excellent detailing.
"It would be unusual, if the unusual didn't occur."
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Your attention to all the small details really makes this one come alive and very realistic looking. Congrats on a great build!
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Hi 70 Mach 1,
I cant seem to see what you posted. Any way to see your build? I'm in the process of building the same and would love to see what you did. Sounds teriffic!
Remember when your cup holder sat next to you?
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Thanks for the great pics. These will help me as I try to build S&M's GTX.
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Foreclosures in Massachusetts rose again in May, this time more than doubling from the same month last year, according to the Warren Group.
Normally, we'd be more than a little nervous about this trend. But the banks have recently been freed up to act more aggressively on the foreclosure front — and that's exactly what they're doing now. So it was expected.
As crushing as foreclosures may be on individual homeowners (and we're genuinely sympathetic to them), it's important to get things like this done fast, sort of like ripping off a bandaid quickly. It hurts less in the long run.


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I am officially back from the Florida Keys bike ride and I'm actually already in Maryland, but I will recount the amazing trip for you.
On June 29, I drove my car down to Key Largo, loaded up with my bike and all the gear I needed for the next few days of riding and camping through the Florida Keys to Key West. As I drove south, I stopped for a few provisions at Bass Pro Shop and Target. I needed peanut butter, bread (I already had the blackberry jelly), mace (as demanded by a good friend, thanks Tony!), a new camelback hydration reservoir, water, and some new bike lights (Murphy's Law - mine stopped working the day before).
Once in Key Largo, I parked my car at a generous friend-of-a-friend's house (Thanks Linda!!), neatly packed all my gear on the bike, and hopped on my bike to peddle only 5 miles north to John Pennekamp State Park. Although my trip was intended to ride south, I had to ride north the first evening to the first campsite. I made it to the state park, registered as a camper (I had reserved my spot ahead of time on ReserveAmerica), and was finally able to relax and let all the stress roll off my shoulders by 5pm on Tuesday night.
I gleefully rode to my campsite, which was a nice shady site sandwiched between two massive RVs. Considering it was my first night and so many people had cautioned me against the dangers of this ride, I didn't mind the lack of privacy. Instead, I found myself in the midst of a bustling camping area where many of the campers had made their RVs into homes on the park for over a month already. This was a community. As the new kid, I was eyed up and down, questioned by some, and soon accepted into the pack. I knew that I had passed the test when my lovely RV neighbors, on both sides, took it upon themselves to feed me.
Later in the evening, after some exploration, I was just about to bust into a rustic dinner of PB&J with fresh mangos (more on this later) when I was lured in by beef stew from the neighbors, Gloria and Bud (a sweet older couple who immediately adopted me as a granddaughter). Hmmm...I pondered...PB&J or beef stew. That was a quick decision and before I knew it, Gloria was serving up a brimming bowl of beef stew, showering me with cracker options, and offering me about 5 different types of drinks. As I quietly, yet quickly scarfed down my beef stew, like a stray dog, I listened to Gloria's amazing life. Within 20 minutes I learned that she and Bud had been married for 45 years, had 4 children, 10 grandchildren, how they had met and started courting, where they lived, all the embarrassing things that Bud had done within the past year, their occupations, and their health conditions. As soon as my spoon hit the bottom of my empty bowl, Gloria looked at me with questioning eyes and eagerly asked "would you like another bowl"? Thanks, but I'm stuffed! Without taking a breath, she launched back into more entertaining grandmotherly stories. I felt right at home. Soon, Bud came back from an evening of snorkeling with the kids and having heard that stories were being told of him, he quickly told me his side of each embarrassing story to his defense. I smiled, belly full, feeling like part of the family, and soon excused myself to get some sleep. What a lovely couple!
The John Pennekamp State Park campsite was wonderful. During my explorations, I discovered there are docks here with fishing, snorkeling and diving boat charters available, a concession stand that is open during the day, trails, several snorkeling beaches with a ship wreck, a lime grove, nice bath houses, and even laundry facilities. Prior to the beef stew binge, I explored the property to find the largest Soldierwood tree, which was allegedly on the property. I not only found the lime grove (more on this soon), but I also decided to take a plunge in the crystal clear water on the snorkeling beach.
After a long day of driving, sweating, and stressing about life in general, I found myself floating in the warm water just above the old ship wreck. I heard some snorkelers yell to each other about all the great tarpon, snook, and other fish they saw in the water below me, but I was already floating on my back, exhaling deeply, and enjoying the calm. After a few moments to contemplating the craziness of the past few days, I was able to relax and start taking notice of my surroundings. While I was floating in the super salty water, I realized that I was hearing the muffled clicks and pops of hundreds of organisms below me eating their dinners. I imagined crabs, fish, urchins, lobster (yes, there are Florida spiny lobsters), and clams all feasting in the deep waters. I was pleased they were fed well, but it got me to thinking that I should also probably get some chow.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
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was it not too hot to travel with your bike down to the south?
I like your pictures and your writing very much. I`m looking forward to your next trip.
- July 9, 2010 at 3:50 PM
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It was certainly very very hot! But I had plenty of water and was well prepared to sweat a lot. The evenings in the tent were pretty hot, but tolerable.
I'm glad you are keeping up with my trips! I can't wait to do some Swiss exploring with you too!!
- July 10, 2010 at 8:58 PM
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Day 16
The entire morning was spent driving around the island in a game of car swap with my cousin and dad. These maneuvers also included me saying aloha to Kevin and Amanda as they flew back to California. I was really sad to see them leave. They're a good hang.
Sara and I consoled ourselves by heading to the beach. Unfortunately, the water was full of kelp and the waves were rather lame. But it beats a mall any day.
Day 17
In giving my cousin's car back to her on Tuesday, we effectively gave away our only form of air conditioning. So it was a bit strange that we waited until said AC was gone to take the longest drive of our trip. After a cataclysmically delicious meal at the Panda Express with about 13 Mormons, we headed out along the east coast of Oahu toward the North Shore.
Although technically the shorter of the two ways to get to the North Shore, the trip actually took considerably longer due to a winding road and slower speed limits. The scenic drive includes a pristine view of the ocean and mountains. Unfortunately, my view was a bit clouded by all the sweat pouring down my face. By the end of the drive we had sweated away about 20 pounds.
Our reason for taking this long trek was to get in some more snorkeling action at Three Tables and Shark's Cove. Three Tables gets its name from three flat shelves that lie a little ways out from shore. There was a very strong current that day which made snorkeling rather difficult. Our recent scare at Hanauma made us a bit more cautious. Although there weren't as many fish as Hanauma, the coral was much brighter. It also dropped off considerably, making it easy to snorkel over these monolithic formations.
Although we were rather exhausted from that experience, we decided to visit the next door neighbor, Shark's Cove. Shark's Cove gets its name from the presence of an ethically reprehensible lawyer just off shore. It was a completely different venture. At Shark's Cove, the tide was extremely low, which created a coral maze. Unlike Hanauma, the patches of coral were much more sporadically and sparsely placed, meaning you could find an outlet if you just looked long enough. It also contained some extreme changes in water temperature, alternating between warm bath water and mountain stream. After exploring for awhile we crossed over into the more open ocean area. Right away we saw schools of fish and more spectacular coral. We came out of the water quite satisfied.
Afterward, we headed out to Haleiwa to eat at the famous Matsumoto Shave Ice. I came away underwhelmed, while Sara enjoyed it but admitted it was no Waiola (even though the order taker understood her on the first try).
Day 18
We caught an early morning flight and headed over to Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii. Although we made it there our luggage didn't. Well, actually our bag of snorkel equipment did, but that didn't seem like proper attire for church or my friend's wedding so we got breakfast at Ken's House of Pancakes and went to pick up the bags later. Fortunately, the rest came. After dropping stuff off at our generous hosts' house, we headed out to Volcanoes National Park on a particularly dry and sunny Hilo day.
I'd been to the park when I was about seven, but the only thing I remembered was it smelling like rotten eggs. We drove around the main rim of the crater and took in some of its nuances. Sure enough, there was that sulfurous smell, but it didn't seem as strong. We walked upon hardened lava fields, journeyed through a lava tube, and walked along a path known as Devastation Trail. I was sorely tempted to pilfer some lava rock from the park, but my dad freaked me out with stories about bad luck befalling people who committed these volcanic crimes. Although I'm not superstitious I am highly neurotic and it hasn't been a particularly lucky year for us…so I did the legal thing.
Sadly we just missed Kilauea erupting. Sara had really wanted me to say "liquid hot mag-ma" with conviction.
Day 19
Just a few hours into the morning, the sun and clarity of our previous day was replaced by cloud cover and rain. In actuality we were rather fortunate. Weather reports earlier in the week had indicated that a hurricane had started up and was heading toward the Big Island. Eventually this downgraded to a tropical storm and then became the yucky brew which hung over our heads.
Since we had planned on a beach day, we headed out into Hilo town in hopes that the rain would abate. We stopped by the Farmer's Market and were amazed by the prices. Ten papayas for a dollar! Flower arrangements of ginger, anthuriums, and orchids for five dolla! Certainly a departure from Oahu's prices. We purchased an arrangement for our hosts only to find out from them that it was traditionally placed on graves (whoops).
Even after lunch, the rain continued so we drove around Banyan drive and walked around Queen Liliuokalani Gardens. At the gardens we saw a couple Nene (state bird of Hawaii), along with a couple of mongooses (mongeese?). Sara also had a fun time taking pictures of some of the plant life. It was a very serene location, in the style of a Japanese Garden. Definitely reminiscent of a scene from Memoirs of a Geisha. Our clothes were dampened, but our spirits were dried, or something like that.
We decided to head over to Richardson Ocean Park just to check it out and hope that maybe some mighty wind might ravish the sky, replacing dreary gray with cloudless blue. But that didn't happen. Instead we were treated to more winds and rain. Nevertheless, a few die hard snorkelers were out there, and a group of junior lifeguard folk were ready to trek out. After waffling between unabashed determination and severe pollo-hood, Sara suggested we go. So in we went. The conditions were certainly miserable compared to our sunny snorkeling days on Oahu, but it didn't take long to realize that we had made the right call.
Within a minute of heading out, Sara let out an underwater scream. I turned to see an enormous sea turtle just a few feet in front of us. We followed it for a few minutes watching it pop its beaked head over the surface and then dive back down. The water was much clearer there than our locales in Oahu. It also felt considerably warmer in the water than it did standing on the shore. Like Three Tables, there was a drop off that allowed us an excellent view of the brilliant yellow and red coral, a nice contrast to the black sand on the ocean bottom. The current was a bit of a challenge, but there were pockets that allowed us to float for awhile and take in the view while we conserved energy.
We probably could have stayed out there longer, but we thought of my parents shivering on shore and decided we should come in. We emerged feeling very proud of ourselves. It was a great day of snorkeling made even better by the fact that it was so unexpected.
Since my dad decided not to get in the water he was looking for some solace for his rainy day. He found it in the form of homemade ice cream. Quickly swerving at the sign we headed in and enjoyed some creamy goodness that broke da mouth.
After the lull, our beach count rebounded to a respectable 12. Would we make it? Stay tuned or online or whatever it is for the final installment of The Aloha State! Same Queso time. Same Queso channel…er web address.
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This is a college paper on swinging reprinted with writers permission 4/2/02
Disposing The Misconceptions Of The Swinging Lifestyle:
The Truth About Recreational Sex
Mark Taylor
Friends University
Disposing The Misconceptions Of The Swinging Lifestyle: The Truth About Recreational Sex
This work discusses the positive sides to recreational sex. Recreational sex, or the swinging lifestyle actually promotes communication, trust, and fantasy exploration in a guilt free environment. It also shows that it has existed an ancient cultures and that extra marital sex is not actually forbidden by the bible as modern moral and religious leaders state. In addition to the arguments, the research points to the facts, swinging does not undermine morality or conventional marriage and allows one to cast off societies stereotypes.
Disposing The Misconceptions Of The Swinging Lifestyle: The Truth About Recreational Sex
Despite societies negative view of those who engage in recreational sex or a "swinging" lifestyle, the lifestyle actually has positive benefits mainly trust and communication in a guilt-free environment. These people have been labeled unjustly by made up church doctrine and out- of -date beliefs. If society would be more tolerant of other people's views and more open-minded they will see that these so called "swingers" and, in fact enjoy the benefits of open communication, trust, and casting off stereotypes of society.
While this type of lifestyle has existed since the earliest know civilizations it has come under more recent attack from the religious and moral groups. It is pretty much common knowledge that the Greeks and Romans participated in orgies and other such activities. Even in days of the Old Testament, they practiced the belief multiple wives and had several concubines strictly for the purpose of sex. The royalty of Europe practiced recreational sex to one degree or another, stories of Catherine the Great, who was known to have multiple lovers, and bisexual orgies held by the royal court in France. The current attitude towards sex came about from the Victorian period when sex was actually considered vulgar. The men were allowed the same sexual freedom as they always have yet women were denied.
The current form of recreational sex or " swinging " has its roots in the 1950's. Private parties were held behind closed doors. Then sprang the 1960's where free love and peace were the accepted practices much to the older generations disbelief. Before long swing clubs and magazines were popping up with ads of what people were looking for as far as recreational sex goes.
The religious and morals leaders want you to believe that this very lifestyle is an abomination from god. They will refer to passages in the bible that clearly in their opinion proves that he condemns this type of action. Their first argument will be the Ten Commandments and the first they will refer to will be "Thou shall not commit adultery."
What these leader fail to tell the people is that words have different meanings in different cultures. The word adultery in biblical times was a violation of a man's property rights. Since a woman was considered to be the property of her husband to steal her away from him would be adultery. However, adultery took a double meaning at the same time, while a man could have sex with as many women as he pleased and still be in the confines of god's law unless he stole another man's wife. Yet, a woman was forbidden to have sex with anyone other than her husband. Dave, cofounder of Liberated Christians.com and who asked that his last name not be published, has done a lot of research on the bible as it pertains to the subject of sex. When asked if sex only belongs in a monogamous marriage Dave says,
Take out your Bible and show us where! Traditional Christian teachings want you to believe this. But if you search the scriptures and understand Hebrew/Greek text, the history of the biblical interpretation and the influence of non-Christian thought on Christian tradition, you will discover you have been sold a lie all these years. (Libchrist.com.2002. para. 2)
It seems in most ancient cultures that women were property and basically had no rights at all. Adultery in Hebrew culture was matter of taking someone's property and not the morality issues that modern Christian leaders would have you believe. The Moral majority will have you believe the commandment " thou shall not covet thy neighbors wife." But nothing is said that if a person has sex with another's spouse with their consent that it is a sin at all. Jesus walked and talked with women much more frequently then most men of the day. He preached to prostitutes and it seems to him that women should not be a possession but he did not actually say to what status they should actually have. That pretty much makes Jesus the first spokesman for the women's rights movement. In Romans 13: 8-10(King James Bible), It states, "Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law." Jesus taught love and peace to the people however gave no specific instruction on how this was to be carried out. The best example of this in action was during the 1960's when the people spread free love and peace to the world.
Even though the swinging lifestyle does go outside the boundaries of tradition marriage it does not undermine the institution of marriage any more than the single parent will raise a child that will be a non-productive member of society. The lifestyle does promote everything a conventional marriage does but enhances several areas and provides many benefits. The aspects that the lifestyle promotes are communication, trust, and selflessness. The communication goes with out saying. This is probably the most important factor in the swinging lifestyle. One must be open and honest about their feelings with their spouse, discussing fears, boundaries, likes, and dislikes. Poor communication leads to disaster in all relationships and the swinging one is no exception to that either. Trust is kind of hard to describe to a person that is a non-participant but basically one does not have to worry about infidelity in this lifestyle. Jeff Booth, owner of the website Sexbooth.com, talks about the infidelity as it pertains to the lifestyle. Booth says,
We do not typically think of affairs as lacking intimacy or being about impersonal sex. One of the reasons they are so threatening to the spouse who later finds out is that they are intimate. Swinging provides the opportunity to intimate with others without the inherent damage of an affair, with its foundation of deception. This is not to say that there are not people in swinging for whom intimacy is a problem. They are not the norm, though. (sexbooth.com. n.d., para 13).
The selflessness comes from being open minded enough to know that they can not be all things to their partner and allow interaction with others on all levels. With trust and communication each person is allowed his or her individual life. They may share some of the same likes. Most couples honestly cannot say that they have entirely the same interests as their spouses. The most frequently ask question is why would anybody swing if they were happy together? In the book Recreational Sex by P. Thomas she answers this question from a swingers point of view. Thomas says,
To swing together is because they are happy together. The majority of couples in swinging seem to have a number of things going for them that are sadly lacking in many "straight " relationships: a deep love for one another and a strong commitment to the success and longevity of their relationship; excellent, honest communication skills with each other; healthy sexual attitudes; and a mutual desire to fulfill each other's wants and needs, not only in the necessities of every day life, but sexually as well. (1997,pg.14)
This allows people to live out fantasies in a guilt-free environment. People can explore their sexuality with out being labeled or having judgment passed upon them. Couples can explore the realm of bisexuality and fantasies without committing an act of infidelity. In fact it is often not the sexual infidelity that is as painful as the betrayal of trust. Often in this lifestyle as with any relationship the emotion of jealousy has to be dealt with. In the book Open Marriage by N. and G. O'Neill, both with a PHD in Anthropology, they explain about jealousy. The O'Neill's write, " To begin with we would like to lay to rest the idea that sexual jealousy is a natural, instinctive, and inevitable. It is none of these things; jealousy is primarily a learned response, determined by cultural attitudes." (1984, pg. 239).
Another benefit of the swinging lifestyle is it provides a form of socializing and recreation in a guilt free environment. It allows a person to experiment with their sexuality without the stigma placed upon them by society. For example a man or a woman can experiment with bisexuality with out being labeled a" fag" or" dike." A woman can have multiple lovers and not be called a slut. These so called "swingers" come from all walks of life. They hold respectable jobs and are generally happy in their home and work lives. Since public opinion states that this is wrong it has forced these people to remain underground. Many people hold high public offices or high profile jobs. They often worry about the negative backlash that can occur. Society should change their views and become more tolerant and open-minded. According to the Improving Sex.com website says that many swingers are fearful of negative public reactions. "Currently most swingers, about 80-90%, are closet swingers. Sadly it is still not safe for most people to be open about their non-traditional sexual behavior due to discrimination and hate. (The origins of swinging, 2002, para. 4.)" The truth is these people are your neighbors, friends, or even relatives. Many of these people are doctors, lawyers, and business people. Chances are someone close is probably engaged in the lifestyle and never even suspected it. At a gathering of swingers most people would be surprised at what they find. Upon walking in the event , people will be in various dress some revealing, others casual, and everything in between. Inside the various circles, conversations range from sports to politics. One may even hear cooking tips to how to fix a car. They will be dancing and carrying on the same as at a "straight" party. Depending on the type of club, be it on or off-premise, there may be some sexual acts being preformed. However, it will not be on the grand Greek or Roman orgy scale that most envision about a swing club. The truly only major difference is that these swingers may or may not have consensual sex with someone other than their spouse. M. Taylor, the spouse of the author of this paper, speaks about what swinging is to her (personal communication, March, 2002). She began to participate in recreational sex in high school. Starting with threesomes that involved another female and a male. This type of activity began as a curiosity, then later because she enjoyed it. Taylor says, "What I feel for my husband is so much more than sex… anyone can have sex. What we feel goes much deeper. You need communication and trust." She goes on to say that she loves meeting with new couples and old friends in the lifestyle. Taylor goes on to say's "the general public thinks that we will just have sex with anyone; this is totally untrue. We must all be compatible, or it just doesn't happen." Taylor also believes that the lifestyle is a way to live out fantasies in a guilt free environment. Fulfilling each other's fantasies is a major part of their involvement in the lifestyle. She says" there are some we haven't fulfilled but will when the opportunity is there." The clubs she attends are a no pressure atmosphere. Since she is a business owner she worries about the public finding out about her choice to engage in the lifestyle. Taylor states " the people we know would never understand and would think unkind of us for doing so, and could affect our home as well as our business lives." Also, she wishes that people could just be more tolerant of others and just plainly keep their noses in their own business. Taylor says, "what we do behind closed doors as consenting adults is really nobodies business except ours, If we are not breaking the law or hurting anyone, where's the problem?"
Most religious and moral leaders try to paint an ugly picture of what the lifestyle is about. Under their banners of truth and righteousness they say it promotes perverse behavior and throws conventional marriage out the window. They will tell you that this sinful way breeds hate and other lewd acts. With their words they will tell others that this will lead to rape, violence, and incestuous ways. However, as with all civilized circles, this type of social behavior is totally unacceptable. Most religious leaders will publicly say that anyone who does these types of things is sinful are being hypocritical at the same time. While they are quick condemn this type of extra curricular activity and point out the wrong doings of others, yet, countless times we have heard from newspapers and television of religious leaders, regardless of denomination, being exposed for some sort of extra marital sexual encounter. T. Gould's book The Lifestyle, explains more about this contradiction in a quote with R. Barker, an evolutionary biologist,
Because… the most successful exponents are those who try through force or criticism, to prevent other people from behaving in a particular way while secretly behaving in precisely that way themselves… Rule makers and enforcers are in fact the people who most indulge in behavior they seek to prevent in others, (as sited in Gould, 1999,pg.92).
These religious leaders try to convince politicians to pass laws in the name of morality against swing clubs and the lifestyle in general. All swingers will agree that if it is done between consenting adults and no one gets hurt, then why do politicians and religious leaders have any right to dictate anything about their private lives? Religious leaders have used their influence in California, Pennsylvania, and Florida trying to regulate what they consider to be a sinful participation of the flesh in the form of moral legislation. These religious leaders love to quote from the Bible and saying it is God's word. Yet, the Bible itself has been translated many times over and who can prove that the original messages were not replaced with another. This is like comparing it to the game where you gather in a circle and whisper something into the ear of the person next to you. By the time the messages get back to your ear it is totally different then what you had originally said. These people are selling you their interpretation of what the Bible says.
While others will still condemn the lifestyle and believe that it is morally wrong, Dr. Robert McGinley, a psychologist and founder of NASCA, had done a study of swinging couples in 1979. On the NASCA, North American Swing Clubs Association, website says, " a study of swinging couples (McGinley, 1979) reported increased enjoyment and satisfaction in the relationships accompanied by a better understanding of self and mate, greater intimacy between the partners and a decrease in sex role playing and sexist expectations." McGinley also says, "Swinging enables a couple to explore sexual and social feelings and needs together, permitting the demystification of sex which allows sex to assume a place in the relationship unhindered by the standard ties of love, duty, sex roles, and morals of others." (McGinley, n.d., 2002, para.3.)
People will read this saying they are open minded but still make comments like "that's not right" or "I could do that, I have to love someone to have sex with them." So are they truly open minded at all?
In conclusion, while swingers do have conventional problems in their marriages they seem to have a deeper communication and an openness that conventional couples do not. They tend to act on their fantasies rather than do this behind their loved ones back. Evidence points back to this Romans, Greeks, and even Hebrews that this type of lifestyle was totally acceptable. Even today's professionals and everyday people have positive remarks about the lifestyle. If someone has any doubts about the swinging lifestyle, then maybe attending a club or a party and see first hand before a judgment about what it is and is not. Basically, religion or politics should have no hand in saying wither the lifestyle is right or wrong by the passing of legislation. What is done behind closed doors between consenting adults is nobody's business but the individuals involved. It seems for a country that was founded on freedom there seems to be a great contradiction. Freedom is free as long as it doesn't conflict with the religious or moral leaders.
Gould, T. (2000). The Lifestyle. Canada. Random House. In text citations: R. Barker, because… the most successful exponents are those who try… (As cited by Gould, 1999, pg. 92)
Improving Sex. (n.d.) advice and information. In The Origins of Swinging. (Para. 4) Retrieved March 20th, 2002 from http://www.improvingsex.com/articles/swinging/origins.of.swinging.htm
Liberated Christians. (n.d.) Doesn't The Bible teach us that sex belongs only in a monogamous marriage? Retrieved March 20th, 2002 http://www.libchrist.com/
NASCA. (n.d.) Couples In Swinging. In text citations: R. McGinley reported increased enjoyment and satisfaction… (As sited by NASCA, no date) retrieved March 20th, 2002 from http://www.nasca.com/states/nasca_faq.html
O'Neill, N., & O'Neill, G. (1984) Open Marriage. New York. M. Evans and Company. Page 239
Sexbooth. (n.d.) Swinging appeals to those who have problems with intimacy. In text citations J. Booth says, We do not typically think of affairs… retrieved April 3, 2002 from http://www.sexbooth.com/swing/myths.html.
Thomas, P. (1997), Recreational Sex: An insiders guide to the swinging lifestyle. Cleveland. Ohio. Peppermint Publishing Company. Page 14
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URALSK. KAZINFORM - The youth branch of the Auyl People's Democratic Patriotic Party organized a forum in support of Toleutai Rakhimbekov, the Party's presidential nominee, Kazinform reports.
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Nowadays, people find it easy to speak of anxiety as a regular occurrence, a condition everyone experiences. However, deep beneath the surface, anxiety is not a condition to take lightly…not in the slightest.
Anxiety is a sneaky and undermining condition, which easily finds itself in your everyday life. It has deteriorating effects on the body mind and soul, pushing one into despair and excessive stress. It can easily take out the joy in a person, leaving your mind exhausted and confused.
Anxiety can come in any shape and form. It can be the mere inconvenience of having to hang out and socialize with others.
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Oftentimes, anxiety results in procrastination, mainly because any chore you take on seems like a stretch. And then, it seems as even bigger stretch once it's time to get to business.
Dealing with anxiety is like trying to shake off a devious virus all on your own. Many people suffering from anxiety will not ask for help, as they do not consider their feelings a health threat. But, the truth is, they are, and help in dealing with anxiety is more than welcome.
Sometimes, anxiety can manifest in a relationship, making one feel the need to be loved even more extensively, often to feel acknowledged and valued.
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- Overthinking.
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- Expressing the need for reassurance.
- Procrastinating or overworking, depending on the person.
- Steering clear of eye contact.
- Having a pessimistic view on the world, and dwelling on things past.
- Being unable or scared to say 'no', despite an overcrowded schedule.
- Suffering insomnia.
- Having an overworked mind.
- Caring about other people's opinions.
- Avoiding to socialize, followed by a weak excuse.
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- Feeling scared of what the future may bring.
- Making comparisons to others.
- Feeling mentally and physically exhausted, manifested by fatigue.
- Showing extreme loyalty in personal relationships.
- Possibly overusing drugs, meds or alcohol as a coping method.
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Social media management is such a big part of successful marketing campaigns these days. However, it can be tricky to know exactly where to begin! Who do you follow? How often should you post? Is my account connecting with the right people? Well, you're not alone in this ever-changing market. We did some research and found an app that can be your right hand!
Self-described as "your super-smart marketing sidekick," the app Crowdfire is designed to help you grow online every day. Between curating content to keep your timeline active, monitoring your accounts to schedule posts for the best time of day, and even finding more people in your target audience, Crowdfire is here to help.
Since Crowdfire has so many features and somewhere around 15 million users, we thought we'd give it a try!
Our First Impression:
Surprisingly conversational with an iMessage format, the process of getting everything set up is very intuitive for a first-time user!
The Process
Initially, the app walks you through steps to determine whether it's for your own personal use, for business, or for sales. This way, it can target your specific needs. Crowdfire also asks what you want to be "internet famous" for. You can select up to 3 different categories from a variety of options like blogging, beauty, travel, business, real estate, and more!
Once you sign in with either your Instagram or Twitter login, the app will run diagnostics on your profile and create "prescriptions" to use for improvement. For this trial run, we ran our Twitter through their system.
Crowdfire made sure our bio was relevant to what we offer and our brand, if our icon and banner images were in sync with our profile, and if the link listed was directing users to the correct content on our site. Crowdfire will also give you an option to unfollow inactive accounts, or accounts that don't follow you back.
Another cool feature of Crowdfire is that you can pick what the suggested Twitter accounts are when someone views your profile. This way, users who stop by your page get an idea as to what kind of content you produce. You can also set up an automatic DM to send as soon as you have a new follower… this is the app that really keeps on giving!
Once all of that is complete, Crowdfire will provide articles to choose from within the content you produce or want to be "famous for." For example, if you want to be known for providing productivity tips, Crowdfire will pull articles about productivity from a content aggregator like Medium! This can help to keep your timeline active!
In addition to these nifty features, Crowdfire offers so much more! Here's a quick overview of some of the other ways the app can help you grow your brand:
Other Features
Crowdfire can sync up with your Pinterest account!
You can schedule posts for the next week within the app for Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.
New "prescriptions" are provided every 24 hours, which will help keep your accounts up-to-date.
At this point, I'm sure you're wondering, "How much does Crowdfire cost?" Well, this depends on how you're using it. Crowdfire offers several different plans, so you can pick the one that's best suited to your needs! Here's the breakdown:
Our Final Thoughts
If you struggle to keep your timelines active or are a little lost as to how to reach your target audience, this app may be for you! Here at Bloguettes, we're always on the hunt for the newest and best tools, and we think this is definitely one worth trying out!
What apps do you use to help with social media management? Let us know in the comments below! While you're at it, be sure to give us a follow on Bloglovin' to keep up with our future posts!


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RBA says low rates help economy absorb business investment drop
[SYDNEY] Australia's record-low interest rates are helping the economy weather a plunge in resource investment, the central bank said after leaving borrowing costs unchanged at 1.5 per cent this month.
The economy is also enjoying an unexpected fillip from a 30 per cent jump in the price of commodity exports compared with their trough earlier in the year, the Reserve Bank of Australia said in the minutes of its Sept 6 policy meeting in Sydney Tuesday.
The bank cited Chinese high-cost producers reducing their output of bulk commodities for the spurt in prices.
Australia expanded at "around estimates of potential growth over the first half of 2016, despite further large falls in business investment," the RBA said.
"Interest-sensitive sectors of the economy were being supported by accommodative monetary policy," it said, while reiterating a rebound in the currency could complicate adjustment to service-industry growth.
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New Governor Philip Lowe inherited an economy about three-quarters of the way through the unwinding of mining investment, with growth underpinned by housing construction, commodity exports and services like education.
But despite unemployment edging lower, anemic wage growth and weak inflation signal plenty of spare capacity in the labour market.
"Members noted that a decline in full-time employment since the beginning of the year had been recorded in New South Wales, Western Australia and Queensland," the RBA said.
"The relative strength of part-time employment had partly reflected growth in industries that have a higher proportion of part-time jobs, such as household services, although liaison contacts had also reported that employers more generally had been taking a cautious approach to hiring."
Australia's underemployment climbed to a record in August - even as the jobless rate fell to 5.6 per cent.
Similarly, economic growth accelerated to an annual 3.3 per cent in the second quarter - higher than its 30-year average - but a large chunk came from resource exports that require minimal labour.
Still, its 1.5 per cent cash rate and solid headline economic indicators are encouraging yield hungry investors into the currency amid zero or negative rates and bond-buying programs in Europe and Japan.
That puts at risk the rise of services industries like tourism that are sensitive to the exchange rate and, along with weak wage growth and inflation, explain why the RBA has eased twice in the past four months. Indeed, since a trough in January, the exchange rate has risen almost 10 per cent.
Summing up its decision to hold, policy makers said the current stance "was consistent with sustainable growth in the Australian economy and achieving the inflation target over time".
The board also discussed the pros and cons of low rates, noting that the positive effect on the disposable income of borrowing households is larger than the negative effects on the income of "lender households."
It said the average borrower household has two-to-three times more net interest bearing debt than the average lender household has in net interest-earning assets.
The board also noted, however, that since the 2008 financial crisis, borrower households were more likely to use an increase in cash flow to prepay debt "which might imply a delay in the response of consumption spending to lower interest rates".
It also noted that residential building approvals could indicate high levels of dwelling investment "for some time".
The RBA maintained that conditions in the established housing market had "generally eased" this year.
Mr Lowe, who took over as governor at the weekend, paid tribute to his predecessor, Glenn Stevens, at the meeting.
He said Mr Stevens had made an "exceptional contribution" to the board's deliberations during his time at the bank.
"On behalf of all members, he expressed appreciation and admiration for Mr Stevens's professionalism and integrity, his thoughtful and consultative approach to policy making and for the exceptional judgments he made during a challenging period for the global and Australian economy," the minutes showed.
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Swansea made it back-to-back Championship wins at the start of the new season as Jay Fulton's first-half header secured a 1-0 victory over Preston.
After taking three points at Sheffield United on the opening weekend, Graham Potter's side shrugged off an early penalty miss from Oli McBurnie to come out on top.
Preston were woeful in the first half but much better after the break and had chances through Tom Barkhuizen, Lukas Nmecha and Josh Harrop.
North End saw more of the ball in the second period, but could not break through as substitute Erwin Mulder impressed in the Swansea goal.
After seeing four first-choice players leave on deadline day, Swansea had just one fit senior centre-half and handed a competitive debut to academy product Joe Rodon in defence as a result.
Preston included Manchester City loan forward Nmecha in attack, but the hosts were soon handed a perfect opportunity to take the lead.
Swansea winger Barrie McKay was brought down in the box by Alan Browne and referee James Linington rightly pointed to the spot.
McBurnie stepped up, but saw his penalty expertly saved by Declan Rudd low to the goalkeeper's left.
Swansea lost Rudd's opposite number Kristoffer Nordfeldt to a groin injury, Mulder the Swede's replacement, but it failed to stop the home side from deservedly moving ahead.
In the 32nd minute Joel Asoro picked the ball up on the right and his inch-perfect cross was headed home by Fulton.
McBurnie and Asoro then had efforts saved by Rudd in quick succession as Swansea went into the break in front. Preston's only chance came when Harrop shot over.
When the game resumed in heavy rain, Preston were transformed.Barkhuizen saw an effort ruled out for offside and then drove a second attempt narrowly wide.
Harrop then twice forced the excellent Mulder into action and Potter responded by replacing Asoro with Matt Grimes in a bid to strengthen his midfield. It was still all Preston.
The visitors then introduced striker Graham Burke in search of an equaliser as both sides had chances.
Rudd blocked a Bersant Celina strike at his near post and, at the other end, Mulder did well to tip over an effort from Nmecha.
Fulton and Preston's Callum Robinson also went close as Swansea's nerves began to fray.
Leroy Fer, on his first appearance since February following Achilles surgery, was tasked with shoring up the Swansea backline and McBurnie should have made it 2-0 in the final 10 minutes.


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– SWITZERLAND, Zurich – Avaloq, an international fintech company and a leader in integrated and comprehensive banking solutions, announces that it has entered into an agreement for Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing, to acquire a ~35% shareholding in the company from existing shareholders. The transaction values Avaloq in excess of CHF 1 billion and allows the firm to rebalance its shareholding structure and bring in an experienced partner in Warburg Pincus to help facilitate the next phase of growth and value creation, with an investment horizon of 7 years and a potential public listing of Avaloq in the coming years.
Avaloq serves banks and wealth managers worldwide, having largely completed a transformation from a pure software company to an integrated service provider.
As part of the transaction, Avaloq founder and Chief Executive Officer Francisco Fernandez will also assume the role of Chairman. Jürg Hunziker will serve as Deputy CEO and Group Chief Markets Officer (CMO). Warburg Pincus will nominate two individuals to join Avaloq's Board of Directors.
Concurrent with the transaction, Avaloq is creating a European Advisory Board to support the company's strategic initiatives and growth witch will include:
- Jacques Aigrain, former Chief Executive Officer of Swiss Re and Chairman of LCH.Clearnet,
- Stefano Boccadoro, the former General Manager of Cassa Lombarda Bank and Chief Executive Officer of Santander Italy,
- Stefan Krause, former Chief Financial Officer of Deutsche Bank and BMW and
- Javier Marin, former Chief Executive Officer of Banco Santander.
Francisco Fernandez, commented: "I am delighted to welcome Warburg Pincus as shareholders in Avaloq and look forward to partnering with them as we accelerate the growth of the business. Their global presence, in the US, Europe and years of experience in Asia, combined with their extensive experience in financial services and software, and large network in the broader banking and wealth management industry will be invaluable as we enter a new stage in the development of Avaloq and its geographic expansion. While Avaloq's management, employees and current Board of Directors retain the majority by means of shares and governance, we will leverage Warburg Pincus' expertise to continue our path for capital market readiness."
Daniel Zilberman, a Managing Director and Head of Europe at Warburg Pincus, said: "With its focus on innovation, we believe that Avaloq is uniquely qualified to take advantage of growing demand for cutting edge software and outsourced services in the financial industry. We look forward to partnering with Francisco, Jürg and the rest of Avaloq's talented team as the company enters a new and exciting stage in its international growth path."
Adarsh Sarma, a Warburg Pincus Managing Director, said: "Avaloq benefits from best-in-class technology which will form the basis for future growth in the core wealth management and private banking business as well as in the broader retail and commercial banking sector. In partnering with Avaloq, we will draw upon our deep financial services and software experience to accelerate the growth of the company."
Jürg Hunziker, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Group CMO of Avaloq, commented: "The technology and service market for the financial industry is growing rapidly and I believe that there are tremendous opportunities for further growth of the business. I look forward to continuing to drive Avaloq's international growth. In evaluating potential partners to support us with our growth strategy, we put special emphasis on company culture, and Warburg Pincus perfectly matches the Avaloq values. They will enable our team to provide the best possible digital banking technology and innovative services also in the future. Thanks to our very loyal customers and highly committed employees we have achieved a leading position in the market and are now ready for the next step."
About Avaloq
The Avaloq group is an internationally leading fintech company. With its core banking software, the Avaloq Banking Suite, and its international network of BPO centres, Avaloq brings trustworthy and efficient banking to the world, delivered through great user experience. With its integrated BPO services, Avaloq is the only independent provider for the financial industry to both develop and operate its own software.
About Warburg Pincus
Warburg Pincus is a leading investor in the financial services and fintech sectors, with over USD 10 billion invested in over 90 companies in these sectors (nearly 20 of which are banks).
Warburg Pincus's notable financial services and fintech investments include: AllFunds Bank, Arch Capital, China Huarong Asset Management, FIS/Metavante, HDFC, Interactive Data Corporation, Mellon Bank, Network International, Elavon, Sterling Financial Corp, Santander Consumer USA, Wall Street Systems, Webster Bank and many others.
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Clinker Mineralization-Optimum
Dear all,
In my plant, we are trying clinker mineralization for a few days. So far there is no problem with the kiln operations, no blockage but we still not find the optimun of clinker parameter and optimum Flouride content for this trial; freelime was also a bit high (2.0-2.5%). Can anybody share me the best performance of clinker (LS, SR, AR)? Our normal clinker LS=95.5, SR 2.50 and AR 1.45.
Thank you for your sharing.
Tam Nguyen
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Re: Clinker Mineralization-Optimum
Dear Tam, If you are using CaF2 the optimal quantity of the mineralizer is up to 0,5% and you have to chose the right quantity for your plant. You must chose the optimal values of your modulus also (it depends on your plant peculiarity and your raw material's properties) but the values you mentioned (LSF,SR,AR) is not bad. You have to do some technological operations to improve your clinkerisation process, because free lime content is really high in your clinker. From my experience for clinker activity and cement soundness the optimum content of free CaO is 0,8-1,4 and 2,5% of free lime in clinker is a real problem.
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Accenture Interactive Operations Expands Leadership Team with Addition of Two Seasoned Industry Executives
Caspar Schlickum to Lead Asia Pacific Region; Peter Kolster Hansen to Lead Next-Generation Content Services
Accenture has expanded the worldwide leadership team of Accenture Interactive Operations with the hiring of Caspar Schlickum as regional managing director for Asia Pacific and Peter Kolster Hansen as managing director and worldwide lead for Next-Generation Content Services.
Both will play a critical role in differentiating Accenture Interactive Operations' product and service offerings to help clients reinvent the way they activate, operate and scale marketing programs to drive superior business outcomes and measurable performance.
Based in Singapore, Schlickum will be responsible for leading Accenture Interactive Operations in the APAC region. He brings to Accenture 17 years of leadership and business development experience with start-ups and established business clients. Schlickum joins Accenture from WPP, where he most recently served as CEO of Wunderman APAC and was EMEA CEO and co-founder of Xaxis, WPP's data and technology-driven media business. Prior to WPP, Schlickum worked in Deutsche Bank's investment banking division.
"Caspar's appointment gives clients a trusted partner to deliver on their growth agenda by leveraging opportunities in the region. Peter's appointment provides clients with an expert to ensure the integrated deployment of multi-channel content creation"
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Based in New York, Hansen will be responsible for Accenture's data-driven approach to dynamic content creation and customization across multiple touch points and creative services activation. This includes tighter integration with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning technologies to power the effectiveness of Accenture's programmatic, digital marketing and ecommerce offerings. Hansen joins Accenture from Adobe, where he served as the global head of creative agency partnerships for its Creative Cloud business.
"Caspar's appointment gives clients a trusted partner to deliver on their growth agenda by leveraging opportunities in the region. Peter's appointment provides clients with an expert to ensure the integrated deployment of multi-channel content creation," said Nikki Mendonça, global president of Accenture Interactive Operations. "With analytics, automation and applied intelligence as the new competitive advantage, we can now activate a cost-effective hub-and-spoke marketing operating model for the world's most notable brands."
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Schlickum said, "In today's highly interconnected world, marketers need a partner that can deliver consistent world-class execution, bring together content and drive commerce. Accenture has the expertise and relationships across operations, technology and experience design to help our clients achieve their business objectives. I'm excited about the opportunity to help clients in APAC rapidly deploy solutions that reinvent the legacy marketing supply chain."
Hansen said, "For sustained growth, brands need to connect with their customers on an individual level. Only Accenture Interactive Operations can offer a model for marketing engines on a global scale, powered by AI and machine learning, that are bespoke to each client's brand needs. We can now hyper-personalize every piece of the millions of versions of content needed across multiple channels for more effective desire-building awareness and commerce transactions."
Today's announcement arrives on the heels of Accenture's release of its new flagship SynOps for Marketing human-machine operating "engine" that optimizes the synergy of data, applied intelligence, digital technologies and talent to help organizations transform business operations, create exceptional user experiences and deliver results previously unimaginable.
With expertise in more than 20 industries and 45 languages, Accenture Interactive Operations is the global marketing managed services arm of Accenture Interactive. Fully leveraging automation, analytics and AI across all consumer touchpoints, Accenture Interact
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Do you yearn for an "Elle Deco"-styled, perfectly neat and tidy family home? Do you find that having the required actual family seems to prevent that from becoming a reality? Fear not! Here are a few free or inexpensive ways to help guide you in the right direction without simply locking your kids/ partner/ both in a shower cubicle for ease of cleaning until bedtime (genuinely considered).
"Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful". William Morris
Sounds obvious, doesn't it? Well, it is, but you have to really commit. Take LITERALLY EVERYTHING out of a room. Even furniture, and put it back in a piece at a time. You need to consider the functional and aesthetic appeal of everything. You probably have things which just appeared over the last god knows how long, just sitting there. Once you've done this once, it's easier to stay on top of it and it's incredibly cathartic too!
"Everything in its place and a place for everything".
This is especially good advice with books. Now, I LOVE books. Not just reading them, but looking at them too. They add colour, texture and personality to a space. The problem with books, though, is that bar a very few (The Jungle Book and anything by Gerald Durrell) you are unlikely to read them more than once. Try removing all your books during the aforementioned declutter session, and relocating all of them to one specific place. Perhaps you could turn your first floor landing into a library space with a chair, some shallow book cases and a well positioned lamp…
Closed storage for kids' toys is especially useful, and if you can make it as sectional as possible it means they won't empty out the whole thing to get to the pen at the bottom which they've decided it's impossible to live without.
Show off
On your now totally empty shelves and surfaces, you can now start to curate you own personal gallery. This is less about useful and all about beautiful. Mix things up, a bit of ceramic from a holiday, a vase you fell in love with from a charity shop, an old toy you refuse to part with. Give each object enough space to breathe and be appreciated and don't forget you can change it as often as you like. Just remember to remove a piece when adding a piece!
Light relief
Once you have your display sorted, you need to be able to see it. Well positioned table and floor lamps will help draw the eye and by changing down-light ceiling spots to directional fittings you can really highlight specific areas and objects.
Green party
You may not have noticed, but lots of the shoots you see in magazines have plenty of greenery. This helps to give texture, colour and structure. It also stops a heavily-curated area looking too austere. A small plant on a shelf as part of the display or a large statement palm can make a massive difference to a room.
Lastly, don't be too precious about it. If you have kids, things will definitely get moved/ hidden in the freezer with your ipad occasionally (too often), and mess will happen. Let it, and then put it back to normal when you can. after all, there' a lot less on display now, right?!


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Often compared to the Greco grape variety found in Central and Southern Italy, Erbaluce is a white grape grown around the small town of Caluso, located a few miles north-west of Torino, where it is synonymous with the Orsolani family name. In the last forty years the Orsolani company has developed three benchmark wines made of Erbaluce, confirming their expertise and burnishing their reputation as masters of the variety.
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Caluso Sulé 2001
The ancient Erbaluce grape gets its colorful name (literally "Grassy Light") from the remarkable green-to-amber hue it obtains as it ripens in the gentle autumnal sunlight in the Alpine foothills of northern Piedmont. The small town of Caluso was already renowned for its Erbaluce long before the arrival of the Orsolani company — it was appreciated by the Romans for its ability to produce a luscious dried-grape passito. The gentle use of barrique gives the wine a rich auburn color and a nutty overtone.
Cuvée Tradizione Caluso Spumante 2004
In 1967, Francesco Orsolani (Gianluigi's father) created the zone's first metodo classico Erbaluce. The Caluso Spumante Cuvée Tradizione is made from 100% Erbaluce grapes using the metodo classico, whereby the wine is undergoes a second fermentation in the bottle to create its fine pinpoint bubbles, yeasty aromas and white stone-fruit flavors. Orsolani's groundbreaking sparkling wine lent credibility to an otherwise dismissed variety and showed that the estate was willing to take risks in support of the region's rich winemaking heritage.
La Rustìa 2007
Orsolani has been making La Rustìa since 1985. While dry Erbaluce had been common in the area for years, the concept of selecting the ripest grapes from the best sites in Caluso's trellised vineyards had not yet taken hold. The Orsolanis understood that selecting such fruit would result in a wine that was richer on the palate and milder in its acidity, resulting in a remarkably fresh, balanced white. Orsolani calls this Erbaluce di Caluso "La Rustìa", a dialectal reference to the "roasted" slopes where the grapes are grown with an ideal exposure.
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