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Taking Back SELF Trust
Shamelessly Living Your Dreams
1. Having a clear vision for your life and a solid, actionable plan on paper
2. Checking off your bucket list so quickly you have to brainstorm more
3. Having highly supportive and successful close friendships
4. Feeling deep satisfaction daily, confident you're fulfilling your purpose
Without waiting til you're 65 and retired.
Live in your full potential NOW
1. You aren't 100% sure what your dream life is. You've tried different jobs, majors, or travel; all to help "figure out what you want."
2. You haven't made it a priority. You've got bills to pay, you don't have TIME, you're hoping your dreams will open the door for you?
3. You're terrified. Your body's built to feel fear where you might experience pain. I mean, what if you FAIL? Nothing is worse, right??
You're not alone. Eventually most just eventually pick a career, allow it to fill their life and hoping one day they'll get to their bucket list.
I don't blame them! Feeling unsure about your life sucks.
But it doesn't have to be this way.
I'm Rachel, and I founded Life in Color. I know how it feels to spend years in doubt and frustration, trying to balance living a full life while still getting a paycheck.
I got my sticky little hands on any success/self-help books I could growing up. I was the guru of success, and living your dreams--I thought. The world seemed to be my oyster.
When I turned 18 it quickly hit that I didn't know what I actually wanted to "do". The cycle of trying to fearlessly go for my dreams then pausing my dreams to get a stable job was my life for 6 years until I finally hit a rock bottom. Some major changes occurred in my life that forced me to figure out what I truly wanted and why I wasn't living fully.
So I set off on a mission to find answers. With a new perspective, I dove into more programs, books, events and mentorships, and finally I hit gold. I realized that no matter how many goals and plans you make, you'll never have true success if you don't have confidence that you CAN and DESERVE TO. I was able to gain this confidence through key methods.
I became brave and decisive; I got on some planes, made a huge move, stuck to a routine and started a freakin' BUSINESS... In 6 months I accomplished more of my big dreams than I had in 6 years. And it was so simple. I knew I had to help others get these results.
So I put together a program to instigate the most effective steps that shift a person from dreaming to living. That is how "Dream Life Workshop" was born!
Step into your dream life
1. Using my WHY then HOW then WHAT Strategy we will take an opposite approach from so many goal-setting programs, that will give you confidence in knowing exactly what you want, with a true purpose.
2. With an action-based curriculum I will be there to hold your hand as you take a brave step into your dream life every. single. week.
*****************You will be stepping outside of your comfort zone******************
3. With specific & DEEP self-reflection assignments we will learn exactly what is holding you back, the core beliefs that source your hold-ups, and then I will train you how to shift your mindset, let go, and move forward.
4. As a 100% results driven program you will have not only weekly video calls with me 1:1, but also have daily (Mon-Fri) unlimited communication with me and lifelong access to the course materials.
Dream Life Workshop is a 9-week, results-driven coaching program that gives you 1-on-1 support to help you choose your goals and learn to take action; that means living your BEST life now.
You will receive:
9 weeks of detailed curriculum
Weekly 1:1 video calls
Daily support via email, Mon-Fri
Weekly personalized assignments
Access to materials for life
Click the button below to apply and book your 30 min Discovery Call with me. On the call, I'll get to know you, ask some questions about your journey, and learn about your goals.
At the end of our call, 1 of 2 things will happen:
1: We'll be a perfect fit, and I will extend an invitation to work with me as one of my clients, or
2. We might not be a perfect fit, in which case I will suggest something else you can do to achieve your goals and point you in the right direction, no obligations! :)
Let's do this!


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Food & Drink
21 Sugar-Free Low Carb Truffle Recipes
If you're still looking for some easy Easter treats that don't require too much work, but still taste spectacular this collection is perfect for you. Simple is what it's about when you're having company over and still need to make the main course. If you don't plan ahead and have sugar-free and low carb treats for yourself you might be tempted to eat the not so healthy options available. Making truffles ensures you've got a great low carb option to enjoy as well as share with others.
Brenda Bennett is the cookbook author, homeschool mom, writer, photographer, cook and blogger behind Sugar-Free Mom. Sugar-Free Mom is a woman on a mission to reduce and eliminate added, processed sugars in her family's life. She focuses on using natural sugars and sugar free substitutes to create healthier versions of popular and beloved recipes. Since 2011, her blog has become the most popular sugar-free source on the web today. Her cookbook, Sugar-Free Mom, Naturally Sweet & Sugar-Free Recipes for the Whole Family, is available now for order.

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Visonicom VHR307M is a featured 2T2R high power wireless router 300Mbps 200mW(23dBm) provides long range, high performance wireless Internet access over wider coverage with 5dBi high gain antennas featuring MIMO 2T2R technology, working at 2.4GHz frequency band..
The long range WiFi router is armed with advanced 2.4GHz wireless amplifiers and 3 5dBi high gain antennas to provide up to 1,000 m2 of high performance wireless coverage with the 2T2R MIMO Wi-Fi technology for ultra-fast wireless speed.
The high transmission power up to 23dBm(200mW) enables the WiFi transmission extending particular long range, and the high receiver sensitivity up to -95 dBm makes the high power WiFi router communicate with client devices (WiFi adapters of PC, mobile devices, etc) stably. High transmission power with high receiver sensitivity ensures quality and stable wireless connection at home or office.
The RJ45 WAN port of the high power WiFi router supports DHCP(Dynamic IP), PPPoE, Static IP, WISP, and PPPoE(Internet)+DHCP(IPTV) through only one physical WAN port for both internet access and IPTV broadcasting.
The wireless-n long range AP router VHR307M is simple to configure with the setup wizard. It can work as wireless gateway, wireless bridge and wireless ISP (WISP). It supports Multi SSID/Multi AP, QoS, WDS, WPS. It is specially for high sensitivity, long coverage and the wireless transmission power is adjustable.
Basic Features:
* High transmission power up to 23dBm(200mW)
* High receiver sensitivity up to -92dBm
* Multimode support: Wireless gateway, wireless bridge, AP Client and wireless ISP (WISP)
* WAN support: DHCP(Dynamic IP), PPPoE, Static IP, WISP, PPPoE(Internet)+DHCP(IPTV)
* Multi SSID/Multi AP support
* IPv6 support
* vLAN support
* WISP support
* WDS support
* 5dBi high gain antenna
* Wireless Transmission Power Adjustable
* Automatic transmission rate detection network and transform
* QoS support
* WEP/WPA(TKIP)/WPA2(AES)/WPA2 Mixed support
* WPS support
* Fully compatible with IEEE802.11b/g/n
|IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g, IEEE802.11n
|Operation Mode
|Gateway/Bridge/AP Client/Wireless ISP
|Data Rate
|Up to 300Mbps
|Frequency Range
|Operating Channels
|1~11 (USA, Canada)
|1~13 (Europe)
|1~14 (Japan),
|According to country list
|Spread Spectrum
|Modulation type
|Transmission Distance
|Indoor up to 100m
|outdoor up to 300m (depends on environment)
|Receive Sensitivity@PE>
|11n : -80dBm@10% PER
|11g : -85dBm@10% PER
|11b: -92dBm@8% PER
|Transmit Power
|11n :20dBm
|11g : 23dBm
|11b : 23dBm
|Data Transfer Rate
|802.11n: Up to 300Mbps
|802.11g: Up to 54Mbps
|802.11b: Up to 11Mbps
|64/128 bit WEP, WPA/WPA2/TKIP/AES encryption
|IEEE802.3 10Base-T, IEEE802.3u 100Base-TX
|1*10/100M Auto MDI/MDIX RJ45 WAN port
|4*10/100M Auto MDI/MDIX RJ45 LAN port
|Power, WLAN, WAN, LAN*4
|3*external 5dBi high gain antenna
|Power Supply
|DC 5v/1A
|WAN Type
|DHCP(Dynamic IP), PPPoE, Static IP, WISP, PPPoE+DHCP
|Port Forwarding
|Virtual Severs, Port Triggering, UPnP, DMZ
|WMM, Bandwidth filtering
|Access Control
|IP/MAC/Domain Filtering
|IGMP Snooping
|VPN Pass-through
|PPTP, L2TP, IPSec
|Operating Temperature: -0°C~40°C
|Storage temperature: -20°C~70°C
|Work Humidity: 10% ~ 90% RH Non-condensing
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Emergency Ac Service in Richmond, VA
If you're like most home or business owners in Richmond, VA, you rely on your air conditioning system to keep your property cool when the weather heats up. But unfortunately, AC systems have a way of breaking down at the worst possible times. If you need emergency air conditioning system service, don't wait to call for help. Instead, turn to Anderson Air & Heating Co..
Here to Help
At Anderson Air & Heating Co., we understand that when temps heat up, going for days (or in some cases, hours) without an AC is simply not an option. That's why we offer quick, reliable emergency air conditioning system services. When you call us for help, we'll respond promptly so that you're not kept waiting. And once we get a chance to evaluate your AC system, we'll do our best to provide you with cost-effective options to get your air conditioner running again.
When your AC system lets you down during Richmond, VA's warmest months, Anderson Air & Heating Co. is on call to come to the rescue. So don't suffer through the heat. Call right away to schedule your emergency appointment.
Why Choose Anderson Air & Heating Co.?
- Free Estimates On Installations
- Fully Licensed and Insured
- Locally Owned & Operated
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- 100% Guaranteed Work
- 25 Years of Experience
- Factory Trained and Authorized
- We Recycle Ozone-Depleting Refrigerants
- Punctual Service
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I told you I was embarking on a new adventure. I have been undergoing training to become a security officer. I have been cleared by homeland security and the FBI. I know how to arrest people, frisk them, watch out for terrorist activities, do patrols, fill out incident reports, deal with hazardous chemicals, fires and natural disasters. I will wear a uniform.
So, I can now add security officer to my other list of accomplishments and titles…
Tiki cvarver
Glass Blower
Scottish Lord… or Laird…
World Traveler
Professional Babysitter
And many more.
I will fill you in on how my job placement goes in the days to follow.
Oh, and I found one more photo of San Francisco, taken as my wife and I were leaving the Bay Area after our recent trip to visit my mom.
I don't think I shared that one with you yet.


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The shifter has a rear exit cable, however it is made to bring the cable to the transmission from the front (Not the rear) - utilizing the engine mid plate as the shifter cable bulk head anchor. The quick disconnect cable extension (which is included in the "kit"), will complete the shifter cable connection to the transmission's selector lever. (The lever is also included in the "kit".) The B&M Pro Bandit shifters that we sell with the "kit" come with the following:
If your vehicle does not have a full mid plate, then you will have to fabricate a strong cable anchor bracket to work with your application. Dimensions are critical when making your cable anchor...be accurate!
B&M Pro Bandit cables and assorted hardware are made specifically for the Pro Bandit Shifters only!! Other hardware kits and cables will not work so be sure to buy this shifter with the complete kit if needed.


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Knitted to perfection, the Mark Knit Sweater (Black, Blue, Nude) is crafted in round neckline and side slits. Fuss free to wear and easy to throw on, this piece is your basic done right.
Made of knit
For Reference, Model is a UK 4/6, 1.75M tall
23" - 25" Across, 25" Front Length, 27" Back Length, 20 Sleeve, 3.5" Sleeve Opening.


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After several extensions and a year of reviews, the Federal Communications Commission has finally given a go-ahead to T-Mobile and Sprint merger following a contentious vote last month. In the recent vote, FCC commissioners had voted along the party lines. However, two Democrats on the commission dissented from the majority. The FCC has given its approval to merger saying the move will hasten 5G deployment and 'enhance competition'. The decision is on the expected line given that FCC chairman Ajit Pai had hinted in May that he would give a green signal to the merger and recommend the same to his colleagues.
"In particular, the merger will help secure the United States leadership in 5G network, enhance competition in the broadband market, and close the digital divide in rural America," Pai said in a statement. The two mobile companies have been desperately trying to seal the deal for years apparently to strengthen their position to compete with the considerably larger Verizon AT&T. Even before the merger, both the companies had been working on complementary 5G strategies. The deal has also been approved by the Department of Justice. As part of the regulatory review process, the wireless network operator has agreed to a time frame for setting out next-generation 5G networks and divest Sprint subsidiary Boost Mobile. But the state attorneys general are still opposing the merger.
Though the merger would make the market more competitive, there are fears that it would be a net negative for consumers as they would be left with less choice than ever. T-Mobile CEO John Legere has already promised that the price of wireless plans will not be raised for three years following the merger. But data suggests that a merger would reduce the competition which could result in a price hike in the long run. While the impacts of the merger still remain unclear, it expected that it some more details will come out during T-Mobiles's next Uncarrier which has been scheduled for November 11.


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Or at least it shouldn't be. There are some terrific points made along these lines in "Nobody Is Murdered for Christian or Jewish Satire" in the Wall Street Journal letters section, July 26 (thanks to the Constantinopolitan Irredentist) -- and a letter from a Muslim reader who comes out decidedly against free speech: In his letter regarding the controversy over cartoons offensive to Muslims ("Why We Don't See Islamic Cartoons," July 18) reader Shahid Kinnare asks each offending cartoonist to consider if "he could survive" if the subject of his work were changed to the Holocaust. The answer is yes. Although a cartoonist who produces a cartoon that uses the Holocaust in an offensive way would no doubt be harshly criticized, the cartoonist wouldn't be murdered and there wouldn't be riots by enraged Jews outside embassies. In fact, a number of newspapers recently reproduced, without incident, some despicable cartoons published in Iran concerning the Holocaust.
Alan S. Ritterband
Letter writer Tom Lawrence's theory -- that the decision of Muslims to live in a Western society is theirs and, as a result, they need to accept the societal traditions of those countries needs close scrutiny in the context of the constitution of a democratic country. At stake isn't whether the decision of Muslims to live in a Western society is theirs but whether a Western society, such as the U.S., protects the religious rights of any group so that the citizens of that group have a right not to be offended by other groups.
B.K. Shah
Pearl River, N.Y.
Does anyone or any group really have a "right not to be offended"? This seems to be the implication, unfortunately, of "hate" laws in the West -- that an assault is somehow worse if someone is called a racial epithet in the course of being throttled. But of course offense is in the eye of the beholder. One person may be mortally offended by words that appear innocuous to another -- so who will be the judge? That is the key question. Does B. K. Shah want the U.S. government to set itself up as the arbiter of what is offensive to Islam? Or does he want some Muslim body to have that power? In either case, the unrelenting and unanimous practice among Muslims of labeling any honest discussion of the elements of Islam that jihadists use to teach violence and supremacism as "hate" will bear bitter fruit in this: if it indeed becomes illegal in the U.S. to say something that Muslims deem offensive, it will be impossible for us to speak about the jihad ideology and Islamic supremacism precisely as they are advancing here.
In America, I am allowed to insult whomever and whatever I like. Islam is no more immune from criticism or mockery than Christianity, Judaism or Scientology. In 1987, an "artist" (a term I use loosely) displayed a photograph "Piss Christ," depicting a crucifix in a glass of urine. There were many complaints and much negative press, but at no point did the artist need to fear for his life. Jews and Christians might not be happy to see their religious figures mocked, but they understand that in a free society such actions must be permitted.
If Theo van Gogh had produced an anti-Christian or anti-Jewish movie, he would be alive today. If "Satanic Verses" had been about Judaism, Salman Rushdie wouldn't have spent years in hiding under a threat of death. So do not lecture me about "sensitivity" toward Islam until its followers are willing to demonstrate tolerance toward dissent.
Daniel Palmer
Evanston, Ill.


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|Parent Info
First-time users, check your email after August 1 for information about activating your portal account. If you're having difficulty, contact your school directly or email Stacy Petrovich at email@example.com
Log in to the portal to update your child's information and review all annual notices. Once complete, your child's schedule will be viewable on the portal or handed out at your school's launch event.
BP 3553 & AR 3553.) To apply or simply pre-pay for lunches, visit our website. Go there.
Plan to enroll in our Chromebook Protection Plan after August 1. The cost is $30 for a single year or $75 for all years, payable at your school office. See the details and deadlines by clicking the link below. If you have questions, contact us at 530.886.4440.
We keep you up-to-date with our home communication system: SchoolMessenger. To replay messages previously sent, call (855) 608-5585 and follow the prompts, or use our SchoolMessenger app
. The app also allows you to customize your contact preferences. You can also simply sign up online at schoolmessenger.com/start. Do it today and get your messages the way you want.
Once in your "parent" portal, look for the Perm ID# next to your child's name on the info tab. This is the password for all students to activate their own G Suite account. Visit the Resources for Students page for details on their username and password. Once a student is able to check this account, they'll soon receive a message explaining how to activate a "student" Aeries portal account to keep up with their grades.
enrollING in PLACER UNION? REGISTER USING "AIR"
Aeries Internet Registration (AIR) is for transfer students or for incoming 9th graders who didn't attend a PUHSD foundation elementary school. To access AIR, we have kiosk computers available in each school office.
If you have questions about enrollment or residency requirements, please call or visit your local school office.
We hope to welcome you and your child to Placer Union very soon!
Only students where a hardship exists will be considered for an Intra-district Open Enrollment transfer. Hardship applications will be considered between January 5, 2021 and January 29, 2021.
For information on open enrollment within our district, contact us at 530-886-4434.
The Student Transfer application should be completed as early in the year as possible. If you wish to transfer into our district, you must first complete a transfer form from your current district of residence and also provide your student's most recent grades, attendance, and discipline notes, if any, upon receipt of the application being sent to our district office. If you wish to transfer out of our district to attend a school in another district, please fill out the form below and send it to our district office at 13000 New Airport Road, Auburn, CA 95603. For information, contact the District Office at 530.886.4434.
Check in with our friendly office staff whenever you pay a visit to any of our campuses. They will check you in and provide any direction you need to find your way around. (Campus Visitors AR 1250).
While families review and acknowledge most of these notices through the Parent Portal, we also post all required notifications on our Family Notices webpage. Go there.
School Closures
When urgent, emergency notifications are phoned to all households. Closures and weather conditions may be announced on these stations:
Take a look at questions from the California Healthy Kids Survey, which are administered each fall to 9th and 11th graders. Preview!
Please review the plan explaining our district's approach to keeping our campuses free from unwelcome animal guests. For more perspective, watch a video trailer provided by the State of California.
Opting Out
Each year, we participate in a program that identifies all seniors who may be eligible for a CalGrant to attend college. If you do not want your daughter or son to have their name and student ID submitted to the California Student Aid Commission, please fill out this form by September 17. Closed for 2020-21
CA College guidance initiative OPT-OUT
Placer Union participates in the CA College Guidance Initiative to help our students explore and plan options beyond their high school diploma (parent letter sent 10/3/19 regarding CCGI partnership). To opt your child out of this partnership involving shared student information, please complete this form by October 15, 2019. Click for form.
Each year, we participate in a program that identifies all seniors who may be eligible for a CalGrant to attend college. If you do not want your daughter or son to have their name and student ID submitted to the California Student Aid Commission, please fill out this form by September 17. Closed for 2019-20
CAASPP (Testing) OPT-OUT
Click to review a letter to parents regarding all of our state testing, with more details below. This letter also includes information spelling out opt-out requirements, governed by administrative regulation approved by the PUHSD Board of Trustees.
Online Testing
An individualized student score report is now viewable via the Aeries Portal. Here's where to click once logged in.
You'll hear teachers talk about this assessment as the "S-BAC" test, which stands for Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. It's a national exam that students take each spring. Here's a video explaining the Smarter assessment.
In addition to the individual student score report (see above), Smarter results also provides school-wide scores that reflect how well we are preparing students for college and career.
Finally, here's a letter to parents regarding all of our state testing. This letter also includes information spelling out the opt-out requirements, governed by administrative regulation.
CA Assessment Guide
Parent guide for California online tests: Click here.
Here's your parent handbook for the school year. (en Espanol)
Title IX Information - please select this link for information about Coordinators, Training, Policies and Procedures.
For simple, fast and safe drug or mental health help.
Student Data Privacy
Visit our Privacy Principles webpage to learn about the efforts of our Student Privacy and Data Security workgroup. Also, read our letter to families regarding student information. This is an effort to provide you assurances, state our commitments, as well as be responsive to society's fast-changing technology landscape. Also addressed are the latest California statutes on student data protections. Privacy Letter to Families
No WiFi for Distance?
If you're making a trip near a PUHSD high school, students can sync their account by connecting to our open public WiFi. There are many ways to utilize a chromebook offline. Also please see the list of Affordable Internet Access provided by the State of California.
WiFi Affecting Meets?
Seal of Biliteracy
Learn more about our Seal of Biliteracy and the requirements to earn this special status at graduation. Click here...
Contact Info
Math Placement
As guided by the CA Mathematics Placement Act of 2015 (SB 359), Placer Union assesses all incoming frosh within the first month of school to ensure proper ability placement in math class.
Be a Foster Family
We need Placer Union families to serve as foster families so that some of our students can remain enrolled in our supportive schools.
College Credit Classes
Opportunities for dual credit / dual enrollment classes with Sierra College are now available. These offerings are typically more advanced classes where a student earns credit for their high school diploma and simultaneously earns credit on a college transcript. Sierra College has been our forward-thinking partner in the effort.
The following Sierra College courses are offered at Placer and Del Oro but are open to all PUHSD students. Each is scheduled to accommodate 1st and 4th block students traveling between campuses. Ask your child's counselor for registration information.
Several courses are articulated for dual-credit with other post-secondary institutions.
Ask your child's counselor about this opportunity to get a jump on college.
*Notice: There may be college grade and athletic eligibility considerations when taking dual-credit classes. Ask your child's counselor.
Distance Learning
We've offer courses via a distance format that utilizes our technology infrastructure and the talents of some amazing faculty. Offerings are broadcast live from one campus to another via Chromebox for Meetings equipment with TV monitors and 2-way audio.
PUHSD Events
Register to Vote
Did you know your child can pre-register to vote as soon as s/he turns 16? Don't wait until 18; encourage your child to sign up for this civic right and privilege as soon as they turn the Sweet 16! Click here.
Destiny Quest Library
Your child can choose great "reads" like they're on Amazon and then pick them up while on campus. They can reserve the latest fiction title today and share an online review once they've turned the last page.
Here's how to navigate Quest.
Online Tutorials
Encourage your son or daughter to hone their math and English skills by checking out these how-to videos created by PUHSD faculty. Click...
School Report Cards
Review the School Accountability Report Cards (SARC), updated annually and submitted to the California Department of Education.


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We all love this time of the year. Diwali is all about lights, fireworks and of course, plenty of food and sweets! However, the downside of this fun is that we tend to overindulge and end up gaining weight or aggravating health disorders such as diabetes, high cholesterol and acidity.
But fear not! If you've got a sweet tooth, here are 8 awesome low-calorie sweets that you can relish this Diwali even if you're on a diet, guilt-free! These Indian sweets will not only satisfy your sugar cravings, but you will also not gain weight. Happy Healthy Diwali!!!
Here's how to prepare them –
Oats Sesame Ladoo
The natural oils in sesame seeds help bind the ladoo without the use of ghee.
- 1 cup oats
- 1 cup white sesame seeds
- 4-5 green cardamom freshly grounded
- 1/2 cup coconut palm sugar or stevia
How to prepare:
- Heat a pan, dry roast the oats and sesame seeds separately and keep aside
- Cool and grind the oats, sesame seeds and green cardamoms into a powder
- Add the jaggery into this powder. Roll to make balls. Store in an airtight container
Good for: Weight loss, diabetes, heart diseases
Dry Fruit & Dates Burfi
This barfi is loaded with nutrients. So, add zero calorie food to your Diwali celebrations this year! Remember not to overdo it.
- 1/4 cup stevia powder
- 1/2 kg dates (khajur) pits removed coarsely chopped
- 100 gm mixed dry-fruits (badam, cashew, pista) powdered
- 1/2 cup desiccated grated dry coconut
How to prepare:
- Add the dates, dry-fruits powder and Stevia powder to a heavy non-stick pan
- Cook on a slow flame, stirring continuously. Do not allow to stick to the pan
- It might take some time to cook so stir gently till a soft lump forms
- Spread some of the coconuts on a butter paper sheet
- Grease hands with a little ghee and take a chunk of the mixture
- Roll into a thick roll, on the sheet, to cover with the coconut
- Chill the rolls in the refrigerator. Cut into slices
Good for: Diabetes, bone health, weight loss
Paneer Kheer
Bored of the usual kheer? Here's a unique way to make a low-fat food without loading it with sugar! Make this tasty kheer on any festive occasion and win compliments from your loved ones!
- 3 cups low-fat milk
- 1 cup grated low-fat paneer (cottage cheese)
- 2 tsp Stevia powder
- 1/4 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder
How to prepare
- Heat the milk in a broad non-stick pan and cook on a medium flame for 5 to 6 minutes or till it starts boiling while stirring occasionally. Keep aside to cool completely
- Once cooled, add the sugar substitute and cardamom powder and mix well
- Add the paneer and mix well. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve chilled.
Good for: Weight loss, heart diseases, diabetes
Ras Malai
Originally from Odisha, Ras Malai is a popular milk-based Indian dessert consisting of sugary, cream-coloured (it can be yellow too) balls of paneer soaked in malai (cream) and flavoured with cardamom.
Ingredients (makes 20 pieces):
- 1 litre milk
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 tsp cornflour
- 1 cup water
- 10 almonds
- 1/2 cup sugar or sugar-free powder
How to prepare:
- Boil 500 ml milk. Add vinegar, till paneer is separated
- Switch the burner off and cover the paneer for a minute. Strain the water away. Do not press too hard on the strainer
- Empty the paneer into a plate and add cornflour. Beat till it becomes a soft dough and make small balls out of it
- In a pressure cooker, add water and sugar/ sugar-free powder. Let it boil
- Put the paneer balls in and cover with the lid. Pressure cook till one whistle.
- Take the remaining 500 ml milk in a kadai and boil it. Remember to keep stirring the milk, or it will stick to the bottom and give a burnt flavour. Simmer on low flame for 15 minutes
- Let it cool. Add the rasgullas to this mix and add sugar-free Natura powder. Decorate with chopped almonds.
- Serve cold.
Good for: Diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, women's health
Carrot Halwa
This is a sweet vegetable mithai. The natural sweetness of carrots and beetroot helps to cut down on the amount of sugar required, thus making it low-fat food!
- 3 tsp ghee
- 1/3 cup grated low fat mava (khoya)
- 2 1/4 cups grated carrot
- 3/4 cup grated beetroot
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder
How to prepare:
- Heat 1 tsp of ghee in a deep non-stick pan, add the mava and sauté on a medium flame for 2 to 3 remove and keep aside
- In the same pan, add the remaining 2 tsp ghee and carrots and sauté on a medium flame for 5 to 7 minutes till they are half-cooked. Sprinkle some water if required
- Add the milk, sugar, mava and cardamom powder, mix well and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes or till the liquid evaporates, while stirring occasionally. Serve hot
Good for: It is a good source of Vitamin A and calcium, so it is good for bone health and immune system
Jowar ladoos
Jowar (sorghum) is rich in minerals and calcium. Since it is gluten-free, jowar makes it to our list of a healthy diet!
- 1 cup Bengal gram flour (besan)
- 2 cups of jowar flour
- 3/4 cup brown sugar or 1 cup sweetener
- 5-6 cloves
- 1-2 tsp cardamom powder
- 4 tsp vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup almonds
How to prepare:
- Put a little oil in a wok and roast half the portion of almonds. Set it aside
- Pour 1/2 cup of water in 3/4 cup of sugar. Allow it to boil till you have one-thread consistency. To check the consistency, lift a small portion of the syrup and allow it to cool for a few seconds
- Now touch the syrup with a clean forefinger and then touch your thumb and forefinger together and pull apart gently. A single thread should form without breaking
- Remove from flame. Pour all the ingredients in the hot sugar syrup. Mix well and allow it to cool for one hour
- Now make small round balls out of the mixture. Garnish with the rest of the almonds and serve!
Good for: Diabetes, bone health, weight loss
Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding
Everyone knows that dark chocolate is rich in antioxidants, which help to improve heart health. So, when combined with chia seeds, imagine what a healthy and sugar-free sweet it could be!
How to prepare:
- In a bowl add 2 tbsp chia seeds
- Add ½ cup milk
- 2 tbsp dark chocolate powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon powder
- Mix well & place in fridge until set
- Remove & top with dark chocolate chips (optional)
- Best enjoyed chilled
Good for: Heart diseases, diabetes
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Choconut bananas
We all know that bananas are healthy. But, if you're bored of eating the regular banana, how about adding some chocolate flavour and chopped nuts to it? Try this choconut bananas recipe!
- 4 bananas (elaichi)
- 2 cups dark chocolate (grated)
- 15 to 20 almonds
- 10 to 15 cashew nuts
- 10 to 15 walnuts
- 15 to 20 pistachios (blanched and peeled)
- 3 tbsp desiccated coconut
How to prepare:
- Peel and slice the bananas into diamonds. Chill a silicon sheet
- Melt chocolate in the microwave at 60% for 2 to 3 minutes. Meanwhile dry roast almonds, cashew nuts and walnuts on low heat till crisp
- Cool slightly and put in a mixer jar. Add pistachios to the hot pan and let them dry. Add to the rest of the nuts. Remove the chocolate from the oven and whisk till smooth
- Grind the nuts coarsely and transfer to a bowl. Add desiccated coconut and mix well. Pick up each banana piece with a fork, dip in chocolate and roll in nut-coconut mixture till well coated and place on the silicon sheet
- Some pieces can be just dipped only in chocolate and kept on the sheet
- You can sprinkle a little of the nut-coconut mixture over some of these. Keep in a refrigerator to set. Serve chilled.
Good for: Digestion, heart diseases, high blood pressure


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What are the benefits of drinking Martinis? Is vodka good for you? Is Martini good for you? Two top surgeons explain.
At the roof bar of the Istanbul hotel, I don't notice a thing.
Below us, the Bosphorus sparkles in the setting sun. I slurp my cocktail and feel a powerful sense of well-being.
When we sit down for dinner, however, I spot it at once.
'You're both drinking vodka,' I say. 'Why is that?'
My dinner companions, both top cardiac surgeons, glance at one another.
At a "Spectre" premiere in Istanbul. Lousy movie but inspired character (links in bold italics are to other posts on this site)
'This is because pure spirits are the healthiest way to ingest alcohol,' one surgeon says. 'Of course, not drinking alcohol may also have health benefits, although some studies indicate the opposite if consumed in moderation. But if, like us, you enjoy a drink from time to time, without excess sugar and calories, pure spirits are the best.'
'Wow.' I sip my glass of red wine and wonder if I should have a re-think.
I am cautious about fads. Despite the authoritative advice of my Turkish friends, I continue to drink – in moderation – a range of alcoholic beverages.
But that roof-top dinner did start me mixing Martinis. I use the classic "Vesper" recipe popularised by Ian Fleming in his first James Bond novel, "Casino Royale":
"Just a moment. Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon-peel. Got it?"
As Felix Leiter comments: "Gosh, that's certainly a drink."
Until I had the health advice from the two cardiac specialists, I rarely drank Martinis and tended to see them as a kind of conservative '50s throwback. The whole subculture around making the driest possible Martini ("show the vodka a photograph of some vermouth") seemed a bit silly.
Now, I realise I could not have been more wrong. Martinis have countless benefits. Fewer calories than a G&T, less sugar than a glass of wine.
I make my Vesper Martinis with Stolichnaya vodka and Gordon's gin direct from the freezer (no need for anything fancier), with vermouth from the fridge, no ice, and a fresh green olive (rather than the lemon peel specified), served in second-hand martini glasses from the Naschmarkt in Vienna.
Serving Vesper Martinis in Vienna. Who knows why I'm wearing oven gloves?
Do martinis make me healthier? I am not sure. But I feel splendid after drinking one. The tang of salt as you approach the olive is sublime.
What are your favourite Martini recipes and experiences? Thoughts welcome.
P.S. Although I often find Bond movies and novels disappointing, I find the character of James Bond outstanding; and keep hoping that the next film will be better (cf my post Spectre: five reasons to miss it & five reasons you'll see it). You can read the results here:
- Diamonds are Forever: civil servants and "shills"
- Casino Royale: the book so far
- From Russia with Love: sexist, homophobic cold war time capsule
- Spectre: another reason to miss it: women
P.P.S. My own two most recent books are: Seven Hotel Stories and Blood Summit.
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As we mentioned yesterday, The Real Ambassadors, a jazz ensemble from Connecticut traveling with us here at Encore Tours, were selected to perform in Olympic Park. We'd love to share with you the photos and videos from today's spectacular performance!
The performance was so successful, they've been invited to perform once again inside the Park on Thursday! They're also scheduled to perform at the London Eye this week.
Stay tuned throughout the week for more updates!
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By Ellie Krasner, Skinny Ms.
Cosmetic companies will fool you into thinking the recipe for beautiful skin lies in expensive creams, designer lotions, and exfoliating cleansers. Although these high-quality products certainly can't hurt, businesses don't want you to know that consistently healthy, radiant skin starts from deep within your body, not a jar. These 5 Tasty Secrets to Beautiful Skin can make all the difference!
Products applied topically only go so far when it comes to improving your complexion. The real recipe to beautiful, blemish-free skin lies in your kitchen! Eating the right foods and ingesting certain nutrients cleanses your system while flushing away toxins from your blood and organs. Clean blood and well-functioning organs will improve conditions on the inside, and ultimately be reflected on the outside through the quality of your skin!
Supplying your system with the right nutrients means eating clean, and making a conscious effort to avoid processed foods, refined sugars, and drugs. Luckily, nourishing your body the right way doesn't have to be difficult. In fact, some of the planet's most delicious foods contain powerful properties that'll help you achieve a stunning, radiant complexion in no time! Add these 5 foods to your regular diet, and prepare to reap their beauty benefits.
Olive Oil
The solution to gorgeous skin lies in your kitchen pantry. That's right- olive oil doesn't just taste delicious when used for cooking; the superfood comes with a handful of beauty benefits as well. This versatile oil contains antioxidants such as polyphenols and Vitamin E, which fight aging and neutralize free radicals. The Vitamin E content in olive oil helps promote your skin's elasticity and restore smoothness, while also defending against ultraviolet light.
Among the limitless recipes that call for olive oil, some of our drool-worthy favorites include: Grilled Corn on the Cob with Basil & Olive Oil or Olive Oil Honey Banana Bread.
Meanwhile, you can reap the benefits of olive oil by applying it topically. Give this hydrating DIY 2-Ingredient Face Mask a try, for example!
Dark Chocolate
Next time you get your chocolate fix, you don't have to feel guilty! Dark chocolate can pave the path for glowing, radiant skin, thanks to powerful skin-protecting properties such as flavonols. A powerful antioxidant, flavenols shield your skin from harmful UV rays, while battling free radicals and promoting circulation. This means younger looking skin, fewer wrinkles, and a gorgeous, dewy glow. Who knew satisfying your sweet tooth could get you radiant skin?
Although downright delicious on its own, dark chocolate tastes irresistible in these guilt-free Dark Chocolate Avocado Brownies!
Ditch the tanning beds and turn to kiwi for a gorgeous glow! Don't let their small size fool you- these tangy treats are nutrient powerhouses! Brimming with precious skin-loving vitamins like Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Vitamin B6, and magnesium, these squishy fruits have a whole lot to offer. Meanwhile, properties like pectin, fiber and antioxidants help ensure clear skin and prevent blemishes. Enjoy kiwi on the reg, and you'll turn heads everywhere you go!
Halloween's signature squash, pumpkin, is more than just a symbol to America's favorite spooky holiday. The superfood contains tons of properties that will help you flaunt he skin of your dreams. These include fruit enzymes and alpha hydroxy acids, nutrients that promote cell turnover and boost collagen production. A serving of pumpkin delivers zinc, a nutrient that fights acne, along with fatty acids and vitamin E, which sooth the skin and prevent signs of aging.
If you want to squeeze the super squash into your diet but don't know where to start, these 23 Delicious Ways to Eat Pumpkin will get you on track!
Red wine
Nothing beats propping your feet up and de-stressing with a glass of wine. Fabulous as it feels to sip on some vino after a long day, the aromatic beverage has more to offer than you might think! Red wine in particular is jam-packed with antioxidants like tannin, flavonoid, and resveratrol- all of which trigger collagen production, fight aging, and promote circulation. Meanwhile, each glass delivers a great dose of anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties, which cleanse your pores, fight acne, and keep breakouts at bay. So for a lustrous, healthy-looking complexion, have a drink!
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A stunning, deeply lobed mustard green with deep burgundy leaves and green stems. Its mild mustard flavor is perfect for salads in any season. We love planting Ruby Streaks alongside Tatsoi and Mizuna for a flavor-packed, colorful salad mix.
Days to Maturity: 20 to baby, 4o to full size
Planting Instructions:
Direct seed as soon as soil can be worked or start indoors 2 weeks before transplant. Seeding depth: ¼". Full-sized plants: transplant 8-12" apart with 12-24" between rows. Baby leaf: direct seed 4 seeds/inch with 5" between rows.


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Polity & Governance
- Violation of Section 126 (1) (b) of The Representation of the People Act, 1951
Government Schemes & Policies
- BPO Promotion Schemes put small towns on Global Digital Map
- Sakhi: One stop centres in strengthening multi sectoral response to violence
Issues related to Health & Education
- CSR Summit for Pioneering Cochlear Implant Surgery
- NITI Aayog launches ATL Community Day
- WTO Buenos Aires meet ends with no consensus on key issues
Environment, Ecology & Disaster Management
- ECO-NIWAS launched on Energy Conservation Day
Bilateral & International Relations
- India and Morocco sign MoU for enhanced cooperation in healthcare
Defence & Security Issues
- EKUVERIN Exercise 2017
Science & Technology
- MIT scientists create plants that can glow
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Polity & Governance
Violation of Section 126 (1) (b) of The Representation of the People Act, 1951
The Election Commission issued a show cause notice to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for "prima facie" violating the provisions of the election law and the model code by giving interviews to TV channels in Gujarat where the final phase of polls is due.
What the Section 126 (1) (b) of The Representation of the People Act, 1951 says?
- The Section 126 (I) (b) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 prohibits display to the public of any 'election matter', inter-alia, on TV, during period of 48 hours ending with hour fixed for conclusion of poll.
About Model Code of Conduct (MCC):
- Model Code of Conduct are the guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India for conduct of political parties and candidates during elections mainly with respect to speeches, polling day, polling booths, election manifestos, processions and general conduct.
- The aim of these Model Code of Conduct is to ensure free and fair elections.
- The Model Code of Conduct comes into force immediately on announcement of the election schedule by the commission. The Code remains in force till the end of the electoral process.
- The code does not have any specific statutory basis. It has only a persuasive effect.
- It contains what is known as "rules of electoral morality". But this lack of statutory backing does not prevent the Commission from enforcing it.
- The Commission issued the code for the first time in 1971 (5th Election) and revised it from time to time.
Government Schemes & Policies
BPO Promotion Schemes put small towns on Global Digital Map
The government has so far allotted over 35,000 out of 48,300 seats under India BPO promotion scheme that aims to put smaller towns on the global digital map, and is likely to meet the full target in six months.
About India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS):
- IBPS was envisaged under Digital India Programme.
- IBPS aims to incentivize establishment of 48,300 seats in respect of BPO/ITES operations across the country [excluding certain Cities and the States in North East Region (NER)].
- It is distributed among each State in proportion of State's population with an outlay of Rs. 493 Crore.
Salient Features of the scheme:
- Financial Support: Up to 50% of expenditure incurred on BPO/ITES operations towards capital expenditure (CAPEX) and/or operational expenditure (OPEX) on admissible items, subject to an upper ceiling of 1 Lakh/Seat in the form of Viability Gap Funding (VGF).
- Under the IBPS, the quantum of financial support shall be determined through an open bid system, subject to overall ceiling of Rs. 1 lakh per seat.
- Special incentives toward employment of women & specially enabled persons.
- Incentive for generating employment beyond target & wider dispersal within state including rural areas.
- Encouragement for local entrepreneurs.
- Special consideration for Hilly states of HP, J&K and UK.
Significance of the scheme:
- This scheme has potential to create employment opportunities of around 1.5 lakh direct jobs considering three shift operations. It may also create good number of indirect jobs.
- IBPS would help in capacity building in smaller cities in terms of infra & manpower and would become basis for next wave of IT/ITES led growth.
About North East BPO Promotion Scheme (NEBPS):
- The North East BPO Promotion Scheme (NEBPS), envisaged under Digital India Programme , seeks to incentivize establishment of 5,000 seats in respect of BPO/ITES operations in North East Region (NER).
- It offers to create employment opportunities for about 15,000 persons considering three shifts BPO/ITES operations.
- The NEBPS is to be implemented in all the eight (8) States of NER viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura.
BPOs in small towns or even rural areas may help India retain its cost arbitrage – many BPOs have already migrated its voice processes to cheaper countries.[Ref: PIB, Economic Times, MEITY]
Sakhi: One stop centres in strengthening multi sectoral response to violence
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has inaugurated a National Workshop on Role of Sakhi One Stop Centres in Strengthening Multi Sectoral Response to Violence in New Delhi.
- The conference provides platform to understand, discuss and deliberate on strengthening the multisector response to address violence against women through the Sakhi One Stop Centres across the country.
- Around 400 Sakhi- One Stop Centre Functionaries and nodal officials from State Department of Women and Child Development from 33 States/UTs across the country, are participating in the workshop.
What is Sakhi scheme?
Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has formulated a Centrally Sponsored One Stop Centre Scheme, popularly known as Sakhi scheme for setting up One Stop Centre.
- It is a sub-scheme of Umbrella Scheme for National Mission for Empowerment of women including Indira Gandhi Mattritav Sahyaog Yojana.
- The Sakhi scheme is being implemented since 1st April 2015.
- The scheme aims to facilitate access to an integrated range of services including medical aid, police assistance, legal aid/case management, psychosocial counselling, and temporary support services to women affected by violence.
- Under the scheme, it has been envisaged that One Stop Centres (OSC) would be set up across the country in a phased manner.
- The One Stop Centre will provide support and assistance to women affected by violence, both in private and public spaces.
Issues related to Health & Education
CSR Summit for Pioneering Cochlear Implant Surgery
What is Cochlear implant?
Cochlear Implant is an electronic device having two parts (External and Internal). Internal part is surgically implanted in the skull (Cochlear) by ENT surgeons.
- Post-operative rehabilitation is undertaken by Audiologist and speech language pathologist and special educator of Hearing Impaired.
- Parent have very important role in stimulating child to learn speech and language at home and maintain the external part (Processor).
The cochlear implant technology may help children who:
- Have severe to profound hearing loss in both ears.
- Receive little or no benefit from hearing aids.
- No Development Delay or Mental Retardation.
Why in news?
- Recently, a CSR Summit for Pioneering Cochlear Implant Surgery was inaugurated under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of Airport Authority of India (AAI) through Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO).
Significance of this summit:
- This major CSR initiative of AAI will help the children to completely overcome their hearing disability, thereby enabling them to hear and speak coherently and making them fully independent to lead a normal and productive life.
- This effort will not only bring these underprivileged children to the mainstream of life but will also contribute to national economy.
Cochlear Implants in India:
- An estimate shows that around 35,000 children need Cochlear Implant annually in India.
- Government of India has made provision to sponsor 500 numbers under the ADIP Scheme which is minuscule in comparison to actual requirement.
- Till date more than 1000 number of Cochlear Implant Surgeries have been successfully conducted in the country under the ADIP Government of India and CSR funds.
What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)?
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) acknowledges the corporation's duty that the corporation owes to the community within which it operates. It regards the community as an equal stakeholder.
CSR in India:
- Today, CSR in India has gone beyond merely 'Charity and Donations'.
- As per provision of Company Act 2013, it is now mandatory for all companies to contribute 2% of their 3-year average annual net profit on their CSR activities as mentioned in Schedule VII of the acts with effect from April, 2014.
- Further added in Scheduled VII there is provision of aids and appliances to Divyangjans under 'Promoting Health and Care including preventive health care'.
Scope of CSR:
- Activities undertaken by corporates under their CSR obligation could prove a game changer for providing sustainable development in Social Sector.
- Disability sector is one of the area which needs to be addressed for inclusive growth of the society and CSR provide the huge opportunity to serve the persons with disabilities that fall under vulnerable section of society.
What is ADIP scheme?
The Assistance to Disabled persons for purchasing / fitting of aids / appliances (ADIP) scheme is one of the major initiative of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India.
- This scheme is implemented to assist the needy disabled person in procuring durable, sophisticated and scientifically manufactured, modern, standard aids and appliances to promote physical, social, psychological rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities by reducing the effects of disabilities and at the same time enhance their economic potential.
- Assistive devices are given to PwDs with an aim to improve their independent functioning, and to arrest the extent of disability and occurrence of secondary disability.
- The scheme is implemented through implementing agencies such as the NGOs, National Institutes under this Ministry and ALIMCO (a PSU).
- The aids and appliances supplied under the Scheme shall conform to BIS specifications to the extent possible.
[Ref: PIB, Disabilityaffairs.gov.in]
NITI Aayog launches ATL Community Day
NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission has decided to celebrate Atal Tinkering Lab's Community Day on December 15th.
About the ATL Community Day:
- The day will mark the Atal Tinkering Lab Community Drive Initiative in which 25 young Mentors will engage with more than 200 students who are not enrolled in the formal education system.
- These mentors will visit four locations in New Delhi to conduct brief sessions with children from various NGOs, on how innovations can help resolve the problems in the communities.
About Atal Tinkering Lab Community Drive Initiative:
- The initiative is aimed at maximizing impact of Atal Tinkering Labs by extending innovation to children in community who do not have access to formal educational institutions.
- Its purpose is to provide these children with same educational tools as the students in Atal Tinkering Labs to enable them to become problem solvers.
- The NGOs participating in it include organizations working with disabled children, street and working children, and girls from the weaker sections of society.
About Atal Tinkering Labs:
- Atal Tinkering Labs are meant to be non-prescriptive by nature, and mentors are expected to be enablers rather than instructors.
- More than 900 Atal Tinkering Labs have been established across the country as a part of the Atal Innovation Mission.
- They are dedicated works spaces where students from Class 6th to Class 12th learn innovation skills and develop ideas that will go on to transform India.
About Atal Innovation Mission:
- NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission is among one of the flagship programs of the Government to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the country and to set up the Atal Tinkering Labs across the country.
- It aims to give substantial boost to the innovation ecosystem and to catalyze the entrepreneurial spirit in the country.
- It prime objective is to provide an innovation promotion platform involving academics, researchers and entrepreneurs, drawing upon national and international experiences to foster a culture of innovation in India.
- It will also promote a network of world-class innovation hubs, Start-up businesses and other self-employment activities, particularly in technology driven areas.
WTO Buenos Aires meet ends with no consensus on key issues
The 11th ministerial conference (MC11) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ended without any substantial outcome as consensus eluded the 164-member body.
- The meeting ended in stalemate after U.S. criticism and member country vetoes, raising questions about the body's ability to govern increasingly disputed global trade.
India's achievements at MC11:
- The outcome of the conference was a positive one for India as the country was able to secure the interests of its farmers as well food security for the poor.
- India was successful stopping any of the new issues like investment facilitation and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from entering the ambit of the WTO.
- India became the second largest proponent of issues after the EU as it submitted proposals on six issues — public stock-holding, special safeguards mechanism, domestic regulation, domestic support, trade facilitation in services, and eCommerce.
- India has managed to score a diplomatic win at MC11 by ensuring there is no dilution in the peace clause extending protection to all minimum support price (MSP) programmes for foodgrains, no commitments to curb fisheries subsidies and no fast-tracking of e-commerce talks.
What is 'Peace Clause'?
- Currently, an interim mechanism called the 'Peace Clause' is in place, as per which WTO members had agreed not to challenge developing nations at the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism if they breached the cap of the product-specific domestic support (which is 10% of the value of production).
- The 'Peace Clause' is available to developing nations, including India, till a permanent solution is found to public stockholding for food security purposes.
Why is it difficult to invoke?
- The 'Peace Clause' is difficult to invoke even in its current form because prior to using it, the country concerned will have to first admit that it 'is breaching' or 'is about to breach' the ceiling entitlement to give product-specific domestic support.
- Also, the 'Peace Clause' can be used only for public stockholding programmes that have been in existence on the date at which it was agreed upon at the Bali Ministerial Conference in December 2013, and not for new programmes on public stockholding for food security purposes.
Environment, Ecology & Disaster Management
ECO-NIWAS launched on Energy Conservation Day
On the occasion of Energy Conservation Day (14th December), the President of India unveiled the interactive online portal, ECO-NIWAS (Energy COnservation – New Indian Way for Affordable & Sustainable homes) for increasing awareness to build sustainable and energy efficient homes in the country.
14th December: Energy Conservation Day
- The Energy Conservation Day is organized on 14th December each year by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), under Ministry of Power.
- The day is organized with an aim to demonstrate India's achievements in energy efficiency and conservation, while working for its ambition of holistic development as part of the nation's overall effort towards climate change mitigation.
National Energy Conservation Awards:
- As part of its awareness outreach, Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) recognizes and encourages endeavours of industries in reducing energy consumption by felicitating them with National Energy Conservation Awards.
National Painting Competition on Energy Conservation:
- BEE also awards prizes to the national winners of the annual National Painting Competition on Energy Conservation.
Bilateral & International Relations
India and Morocco sign MoU for enhanced cooperation in healthcare
India and Morocco signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for enhanced cooperation in the health sector.
Main areas of cooperation under MoU:
- Communicable Diseases.
- Maternal, child and neonatal health.
- Hospital twinning for exchange of good practices.
- Drug Regulation and Pharmaceutical quality control.
- Training in administration and management of health services and Hospitals
- Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including child cardiovascular diseases and cancer;
Another MoU:
- Besides, another MoU was signed between Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry and Marrakech Mohamed VI University Hospital, Morocco. Under it, both Institutes agreed to collaborate in field of telemedicine.
Location of Morocco:
[Ref: PIB]
Defence & Security Issues
EKUVERIN Exercise 2017
The eighth edition of India, Maldives bilateral EKUVERIN Exercise 2017 began at Belagavi, Karnataka.
Key facts:
- Starting 2009, Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force have been holding Exercise Ekuverin, meaning 'friends' in the Maldivian language, in their countries on alternate years.
- The seventh edition of the exercise was held at Kadhdhoo, Lammu Atoll, Maldives in December, 2016.
- The aim of the exercise is to conduct military training with emphasis on amphibious & counter insurgency/ counter terrorism operations with a view to enhance interoperability between the two armies.
- The focus of the exercise is to acquaint both armies with each other's operating procedures in the backdrop of a counter-insurgency or counter-terrorist operations in an urban or semi-urban environment under the United Nations (UN) Charter.
Science & Technology
MIT scientists create plants that can glow
Scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US have found a novel way to induce plants to give off dim light by embedding specialised nanoparticles into their leaves.
- The purpose of this experiment was to make plant function as a desk lamp, powered by the energy metabolism of the plant itself and not by electricity connection.
About the novel technique:
- To create the glowing plants, scientists has used to luciferase, an enzyme that gives fireflies their glow. Luciferase acts on molecule called luciferin, causing it to emit light.
- Moreover, they had used another molecule called co-enzyme A which helps process along by removing reaction by-product that can inhibit luciferase activity.
- They had packaged each of these three components into silica nanoparticle carrier about 10 nanometres in diameter to carry luciferase. They also used slightly larger particles of the polymers PLGA and chitosan to carry luciferin and coenzyme A, respectively.
How did it possible?
- To get the particles into plant leaves, the researchers first suspended the particles in a solution. Plants were immersed in the solution and then exposed to high pressure, allowing the particles to enter the leaves through tiny pores called stomata.
- Particles releasing luciferin and coenzyme A were designed to accumulate in the extracellular space of the mesophyll, an inner layer of the leaf, while the smaller particles carrying luciferase enter the cells that make up the mesophyll.
- The particles gradually release luciferin, which then enters the plant cells, where luciferase performs the chemical reaction that makes luciferin glow.
- This technology could also be used to provide low- intensity indoor lighting, or to transform trees into self- powered streetlights.
- The technology could also be used to provide lights bright enough to illuminate a workspace or even an entire street, as well as low-intensity indoor lighting. It is considered as major step towards using plants to illuminate the workspace.


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As I opened the door of the car, I entered into a whole new world that was both strange and eerily similar. I walked along the sidewalk as a light mist fell on my head—the drops becoming visible under the light of the lampposts that flanked the street on both sides. Then, I saw it: a bright pink sign that illuminated the façade of the Garment District. "How did I get here?" I asked. In my mind, I thought I had explored every corner and alley of Cambridge during my three years here in the City. I was wrong.
University students like me are often caught in a state of mind where we believe we know everything there is to be known about any given topic. It's but a reflection of being under constant intellectual trial, where we are expected to know as much as we can for all of our classes. This leads us to then think that what we know is all there is to know about certain topics. Moreover, we think we are indestructible, doing things that if we took the time to think we might not end up doing.
This train of thought went through my head in an instant. I was hit with a wave of realization—had I been caught in this same attitude? I tossed that thought aside and walked in.
The store opened up in front of me as I crossed the doorway and walked up a few steps. An array of clothing styles plastered the walls from floor to ceiling, all organized by decade. Bright neon signs indicated the direction for specific fashion trends. Need an ugly Christmas sweater? Check. Bomber jacket for a Top Gun costume? Check. Want a more eclectic look to fit a recent realization about your personality? You better believe you'll find something.
The whole experience was reminiscent of an earlier time when the counter culture dominated the youth. In there, I saw things that I never thought I would see outside movies. At one point, I felt like I was walking through a scene from Terminator—large metal robot eyeing me from the corner included.
Upstairs had another realm for me to discover. Half of the floor was adorned with Christmas decorations that ranged from the innovative to the ludicrous. I must have seen Pokemon, Darth Vaders, and just plain ol' elves in holiday attire. For some reason, instead of confusion, it brought me an odd sense of joy and excitement. It was as if my young self met up with an alternate version of my being. I kept going with a noticeable pep in my step.
I did an about-turn, and I spotted something that I had never seen before: a whole section where they sold clothes "by the pound." Laughing, I left. I couldn't handle the absurdity anymore.
Walking down the same street I had just been in but a few minutes ago, I saw it in a completely different light. I was awakened from my stupor caused by routine and a misplaced sense of superiority. I began to see the world and the City at face value once more—taking in all the experiences I could and extract as much as I could out of them. I told myself that I could not fall into that state of mind anymore, as it placed a thin veil of deceit over my eyes, distorting every experience I could have and instead showing me a duller version of reality.
Boston holds many more secrets for me to find on my free time—when I'm not watching Westworld that is (if you haven't seen this show, do yourself a favor and give it a shot, you won't regret it). I can't wait to see the world anew now that I have lifted that distorting veil.
Featured Image by Meg Dolan / Heights Editor


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This is a copy from the bug I filled in Bug Database to start a discussion between developers and community https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13694
Today most professional capture files can't be opened directly in Wireshark due to their size and in front of a 10GB pcap file, the open source user has:
At the opposite, network softwares are building indexes that are pretty efficient (Riverbed Packet Analyzer index and micro-index, Extrahop, etc ...)
Several open source projects exist, but afaik none are really linked/approved by Wireshark community yet:
Discussion is wide and not straightforward: indexing will be a trade off between size of index / speed / evolutivity. The idea is to throw ideas / experience / suggestions and find some bases for some specifications/code integration/development to start and maybe integrate Wireshark one day. (File -> Index PCAP !)
asked 10 May '17, 05:34
The place for such discussions is on the Wireshark Dev list mailist, this isn't a question that can be answered here.
Please start such a discussion, then a link for the mail archives can be posted back here for reference.
(10 May '17, 05:41) grahamb ♦
Thanks Graham, will do. I also wanted to have feedback from non Wireshark dev who may have used PCAP indexing or the previous products and have suggestions
(10 May '17, 05:47) TomLaBaude
I agree that soliciting input from all sources is helpful for the discussion, so a cross posting to the User Mailing list noting the Dev thread might help, but again, Ask really doesn't work well, or is designed for, discussions so as soon as the dev thread is started, I'll amend this question with the reference and close it out.
(10 May '17, 05:58) grahamb ♦
Just sent email to Wireshark-dev, awaits moderator approval as post by non-member to a members-only list
(10 May '17, 06:00) TomLaBaude
Did you subscribe to the list already? Otherwise you won't see on-list answers.
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The managing director of Cimarron Group Asia talks to Liz Shackleton about introducing aspects of Western-style marketing to Asia.
Senn Moses is managing director of Cimarron Group Asia, the Singapore-based arm of Hollywood marketing agency Cimarron Group, which has worked on films such as Avatar, Twilight, the Ice Age franchise and No Country For Old Men (pictured).
Moses established the Singapore office on the invitation of the Media Development Authority (MDA) in 2008, and now aims to bring the company's marketing expertise to Asia's booming production industries, working closely with local producers and distributors. The company recently announced a strategic tie-up with Singapore's Homerun Asia, founded by Daniel Yun, and is now in talks with other potential partners.
Which aspects of Western-style marketing do you aim to introduce to Asia?
If I were to boil it down – working with our clients we bring innovative creative that effectively connects with audiences and drives them to opening nights. What we see happening across Asia is three core similarities: more competitors on opening night; a growing sophisticated audience base, by which I mean they have more options, and the third is a focus on the audience.
What's important now that the marketplace is more competitive is knowing how to speak to audiences in a relevant and compelling way to attract them on opening night. And that doesn't mean just doing a great, effective trailer. It also means communicating with them by mobile, segmenting them into strategic clusters, communicating with them where they live and how they socialise. Because if you don't extend that, then you're not really going to connect with them.
How will you roll out Cimarron in Asia?
We will always in our first steps identify and work with a local partner for the best insight into the nuances and contours of the local market. We already have a relationship with Homerun in Singapore and we'll also do that in the other markets we go into, including China, India and South Korea.
Within that, our US team will be doing the work in association with our local partner, and also conduct training and knowledge transfer to our local partner. So right from the get-go, we'll have 200-plus expert people in North America, involved in all aspects of international marketing and creative development, helping us to build from a local base.
How do marketing budgets in Asia compare to the US? Will you tailor your services to take into account the region's lower spend?
First and foremost, the strategic alliances with local partners are key to this because eventually we'll be doing the work locally, which will allow us to keep things within the market place pricing. But that said, I do believe there's going to be a bit of a learning curve on both ends – for us in terms of what is a fair and balanced price for great effective work, and for the client in terms of the value of marketing efforts. Because what we're actually selling our clients is a partnership and a strategic creative advantage, and obviously there has to be a price for that. But then a fair and balanced price.
What kind of new media marketing do you currently see in Asia and how can it be improved?
New media is definitely key and an area that is exciting for Asia, as culturally it's already very entrenched and offers lots of opportunities and adventures. Personally I believe that mobile provides the most opportunity, even more than online, because in some Asian countries there isn't much of an infrastructure for groundlines. So mobile in Asia is much more sophisticated and people use cell phones for many more things than is even is done in the West.
Here's a nice demonstration of how to reach people, especially in Asia. A friend of mine was in Thailand and his nanny, who had never been to a movie theatre before, was going to see Twilight, and she knew about the movie because of her mobile phone. Personally I think in five years time, the smart phone is where everyone will be at – the ability to access the internet, live streaming of video etc. And the thing we're noticing is that upgrading to new phones, new technology, the turnaround is much quicker in Asia than I've seen in America.
Could you create a global campaign for a Chinese or Bollywood film?
Our clients today are global marketers and global distributors, and many times they hire us for both the North America work and the international work. So we're already familiar with doing that. We see a growing global demand for great stories and at the same time Asian films are becoming more sophisticated – some really great stories are coming out of these countries. We'd love to work on a China blockbuster that deserves to go around the world and hopefully we'll be in the right position to do that offer.


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I hold my responsibility
heavy in my hand tonight,
resolute to own my part
in our marriage's rusty performance.
I have been the starring role—
an overwhelmed heroine
who cries out to my hero
to fix small dramas in my days.
Oh, but let me tell you,
the martyr inside me
makes me mean,
lashing out against his kindness.
The rage is my solo—
a self-monologue
of judgment, over pleasing,
and old beliefs of unworthiness.
Finally broken,
I throw down the tattered script.
The audience no longer fills the velvet seats,
our finale has fallen flat.
Drama doesn't work anymore.
I must stand
in the ambiguity of life,
be in the not knowing,
and stop pushing and pulling—
daggered projections of self-doubt
onto the one man
who has never wavered.
Jennie Chapman Linthorst, MA, CAPF is an author, advocate, Certified Applied Poetry Facilitator, and founder of LifeSPEAKS Poetry Therapy. Jennie works with men and women exploring personal histories through reading and writing poetry. She is the author of a book of poems, Autism Disrupted: A Mother's Journey of Hope. More information is available on her website at www.lifespeakspoetrytherapy.com.


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By Mark Milligan Jr Nov. 3, 2018 Frustrations abound, and the 22 year old Utah Jazz star tweets a single word... Yet another symbol of Donovan Mitchell's maturity and leadership of his team and Jazz Nation as a whole. We as fans tend to live in the moment, forgetting that a season is a long … Continue reading Nuggets of Wisdom & Nuggets of Denver
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Ansel Adams was born February 20, 1902, in San Francisco, California. Ansel took an interest in music at an early age. He taught himself how to play the piano and enjoyed the surroundings of nature. In 1916, he and his parents went on a trip to Yosemite National Park where he received his first camera, the Kodak Box Brownie. His first photographs recorded their vacation. Ansel fell in love with Yosemite National Park and would return every summer. He worked four summers as the caretaker of the park's club headquarters. During this time, he became an expert mountaineer and conservationist and gained vast of experience as a landscape photographer. Ansel struggled between two professions, photography and music. In 1920, he decided to become a concert pianist. For seven years he gave piano lessons and concerts. After viewing Paul Strand's wonderful work, Adams decided to switch careers to photography.
A short time later, he joined "f/64", a group dedicated to the concept of photography that looked like photography, not like an imitation of other art forms. Ansel stands as one of America's greatest landscape photographers. His career was punctuated with countless elegant, handsomely composed, and technically flawless photographs of outstanding natural landscapes. His strength as an artist is largely attributed to his diligent investigation of the methods of photography, developing a careful darkroom technique of exposure and development he called the Zone System. In each of his images, Adams aimed to vary the range of tones from rich black to whitest white in order to achieve perfect photographic clarity. His reputation has been firmly established by exhibitions in virtually every major American art museum, three Guggenheim Fellowships and a score of publications.
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One of Ansel's landscape photographs is Forest of Aspen. Forest of Aspen is an excellent example of chiaroscuro. The focal point is the tree on the left side that looks as if it is illuminated by the sun. Ansel was good at producing black and white photographs that had the whitest whites all the way to pitch black. The tree is a bright white while the rest of the photograph is a variety of grays and blacks. There are several skinny tree trunks behind the bright tree extending to the top and width of the photograph. Some grey leaves can be seen at the vary top of the photograph making the bright tree look like a younger tree. Between the skinny tree trunks there is black space. The skinny tree trunks are a variety of grays starting from light gray to black as they retreat out of sight. Just to the left of the bright tree there is another tree a bit smaller. This tree isn't bright, but rather a light gray. Small gray and black shrubbery occupies the lower portion of the photograph. When looking at this photograph, one wonders how the sun seems to shine only on the small tree located on the left.
Another photograph taken by Ansel Adams is Moonrise, CA 1966. This is another example of chiaroscuro. This photograph is looking at the campus of UC Berkeley and the sky. The top of the photo till midway is pitch black. Then in the middle but a little to the left is a small white circle which is the moon. Below the moon is a small section of sky that is still lit up. This section of sky contains scattered clouds. Under the skyline there are silhouettes of several buildings and trees. Some of the buildings details can be seen while others are black. The lower section of the photo is hard to make out. There appears to be a car in the lower right section indicating a possible parking lot. This photo shows excellent representation of the transforming sky from day to night. Ansel captured this transformation in mid-form. The sky contains both the pitch black night sky and the bright white sky with scattered clouds.
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Ansel Adams was a man who loved photography. He showed this love through countless studies he did with photography. No one could print his negatives the same way he could. Ansel was the best black and white photographer of his time. The ranges of black and white he could print were outstanding. I thought the film that we watched was very dry and dull but the photographs that Ansel Adams took were amazing. He truly was an artist. I have worked a little bit with black and white photography and the variety of color he got from his negatives was truly incredible. I have respect for Ansel because he loved photography. He showed this love through his photographs; and when he died in 1984, he arranged for all his photographs and negatives to go to the University of Arizona. Now his negatives can be observed and even reprinted to help the study of photography continue. This shows that he was a very giving person. He did whatever he could to help advance photography. He even tested and promoted the Polaroid Land camera, which he sent over 3,000 memos to Polaroid. Ansel Adams was dedicated to photography.


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Josh Goode joins Sam Hill Tree Care staff as Certified Arborist
Sam Hill Tree Care is pleased to welcome Certified Arborist Josh Goode to our team.
Josh developed a passion for Horticulture early on while attending Naaman Forest High School and competing in numerous landscape/nursery competitions. This led to him pursuing and obtaining a B.S. in Horticulture Science from Texas Tech University. After graduation he went on to become a Plant Healthcare Specialist and ISA Certified Arborist while working for a tree care company in Northern Virginia.
After spending two years out of state, he had grown homesick for the Lone Star state, and returned to live in Austin.
Goode joins us from Bartlett Tree Experts in Austin where he cultivated his knowledge of plant health care. At Sam Hill Tree Care, the Garland native will sharpen his pruning expertise, gain tree crew experience, and pursue his Board Certified Master Arborist Certification.
"For me, the big draw to Sam Hill Tree Care was their emphasis on professional growth," Goode said. "They make a significant investment in on-going training and sending you to courses."
Goode currently serves Texas Army National Guard as a Second Lieutenant. In addition to serving one weekend a month, he has the potential to be called to service in response to hurricanes and other national disasters.
"I enjoy helping others," he said. "Maybe I'll get a chance to use my arborist skills in a crisis."


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It came upon the midnight clear,
That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth,
To touch their harps of gold:
"Peace on the earth, good will to men,"
From heav'n's all gracious King.
The world in solemn stillness lay,
To hear the angels sing.
Yet with the woes of sin and strife
The world has suffered long,
Beneath the angel strain have rolled
Two thousand years of wrong;
And man, at war with man, hears not
The love song which they bring:
O hush the noise, ye men of strife,
And hear the angels sing!
All ye, beneath life's crushing load,
Whose forms are bending low,
Who toil along the climbing way
With painful steps and slow,
Look now! For glad and golden hours
Come swiftly on the wing:
O rest beside the weary road,
And hear the angels sing!
For lo! The days are hast'ning on,
By prophet bards foretold,
When with the evercircling years
Comes round the age of gold;
When peace shall over all the earth
Its ancient splendors fling,
And the whole world give back the song
Which now the angels sing.
-Edmund H. Sears, 1810-1876
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
A Poem for December
Posted by everyday amy at 8:55 PM
2 comments:
- Lara said...
I have always loved that song. Reading the lyrics without the melody was very cool. Thanks!
Is all going well? Did you start the Peace Corps application yet?
- some mom said...
what's this about the peace corps??? Amy, I've lost your cell phone number, call me so I can get it again. What day are you coming home?
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Ander Herrera is confident in Manchester United's ability to hold on to the FA Cup they won last season.
United will face Blackburn on Sunday in the fifth round of the FA Cup and despite having to play four matches in 10 days, Herrera sees them defending their title.
Due to their commitments in the UEL and the final of the EFL Cup coming up, Mourinho might have to tinker with the lineup.
"It's a massive competition," he told MUTV. "When some teams rotate players, that doesn't mean they don't give importance to the FA Cup.
"It's the oldest competition in England and I think it's the most amazing cup in the world because of the organisation. For me, the organisation in England is fantastic. The last four play the semi-final one game and then the final at Wembley too and it's fantastic for the fans.
"Every club wants to win the FA Cup, teams not in the top six even more as they can get in the Europa League [if they win it]. So it's a fantastic competition to play in. We want to keep playing in it and win away against Blackburn.
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The TSA is facing a public backlash on social media after a mother filmed her son being patted down at a security checkpoint at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
Jennifer Williamson posted a video to Facebook of her 13-year-old son Aaron going through a thorough pat-down at a Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport TSA checkpoint, NBC News reports.
"They detained Aaron for well over an hour at DFW. (And deliberately kept us from our flight… we are now on an alternate)," Williamson wrote in a now-viral Facebook post. "We were treated like dogs because I requested they attempt to screen him in other ways per TSA rules."
In a statement, the TSA said they conducted the pat-down due to an alarm set off by a laptop computer.
"TSA allows for a pat-down of a teenage passenger, and in this case, all approved procedures were followed to resolve an alarm of the passenger's laptop," the statement reads.
However, Williamson claims no alarm was set off. She told NBC News that Aaron forgot to take his laptop out of his bag while they made their way through a busy TSA line. When that was discovered, the laptop was put back through and she said she heard a TSA agent deem it "cleared." She said they still required Aaron be screened individually.
Williamson asked that Aaron be checked in a different way than the traditional pat-down because she says he has sensory processing disorder, which means sensory signals aren't received and organized into an appropriate response, according to the STAR Institute. The institute likens SPD to a "neurological traffic jam."
"I asked the agent if there's some type of way that we could conduct [the screening] in a different manner than patting him down," Williamson said. "I was then told that we could either be patted down or be escorted out by the DFW police."
She said she was told there is no alternative policy to that pat-down.
In the video clip, Aaron's collar, under arms, waistband, legs and inner thighs are all patted down and checked. Some parts of Aaron's body, like his under arms and waistband are checked twice — once in the back, and once in the front.
Aaron appears calm and listens to the member of the TSA conducting the search.
"He is still several hours later saying 'I don't know what I did. What did I do?'" she wrote in the Facebook post. "I am livid."
Williamson said she thought the search was excessive and asked for the TSA's policy in writing, which she said was not provided to her.
"The video shows a male TSA officer explaining the procedure to the passenger, who fully cooperates," the TSA statement says.
Earlier this month, the TSA eliminated a list of five methods used for pat-downs in exchange for one approach that is noticeably more "comprehensive," according to a report from Bloomberg.
The searches at some airports include "more intimate contact" than prior checks due, in part, to a 2015 audit that said some weapons had not been detected at TSA checkpoints, the report added.
The TSA said in its statement that Aaron's pat-down took approximately two minutes, but Williamson and her son were at the checkpoint for 35 minutes so the screening methods could be explained.
Three carry-on items had to be inspected in addition to the pat-down, according to the statement.
Williamson said there were two police officers flanking her son during the TSA check. She said she and Aaron have talked several times about the incident, which made both of them uncomfortable.
"Well I was thinking then that whenever this officer was touching me in certain areas," Aaron told NBC News. "I was taught that no one should touch you in that area and whenever someone is touching you like that, you would think, 'oh, who is this person and why are they doing this?'"
@CarlaMarionNews @TSA We understand your concerns and we have notified @AskTSA. To file a formal complaint, visit: https://t.co/wGbvUlOVP1
— DFW Airport (@DFWAirport) March 27, 2017
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport directed all questions to the TSA, but responded to a tweet from a user who asked if Aaron was a threat.
"@CarlaMarionNews @TSA We understand your concerns and we have notified @AskTSA," the tweet said. It also included a form to make a formal complaint.