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The Intex tablet gives you premium feel with a glossy finish frame. The Intex iBuddy IN-7DD01 tablet offer you 7-inch HD display screen. It is powered by a Quad Core Mediatek processor along 1GB of RAM.
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I recently discovered that I love red grapes. I don't eat much fruit, which, before I ate healthily would have been a shameful confession, but which now is more a way of life I am neither proud nor ashamed of, and which is a natural progression of a low sugar diet.
Although grapes are available all year round thanks to global farming and other agricultural plus's, I feel like at the moment they everywhere. Maybe I'm just noticing them more since I ate almost an entire bag of them on a road trip to upstate New York. Since then, grapes went from being something I never particularly fancied in my lunch box at school, to something I had great plans for.
Before now, grapes were just something I was told to eat by my mother as they were good for me, and as one of few things that fell into this category that I actually enjoyed eating, I obeyed. However, I've never found them very exciting, and since making my own grocery store decisions, would always choose berries or other fruits over grapes. As a child, freezing grapes was about as experimental as it got (seriously tho, try it). We never cooked them or added them to meals, rarely added them to baked goods or made desserts with them, and definitely never thought about making them into refreshments. Grapes were grapes. Easy, instant, ready to eat. No hassle. But I've completely complicated things since rekindling my love for them. Let me introduce you to, roasted grapes. I've been roasting bunches and bunches of em since I returned from New York, and I want the world to know that until you roast a grape, you haven't given it a proper chance in life.
And until you make a crumble out of roasted grapes, you haven't given yourself a proper chance in life.
½ Cup Buckwheat Flour, Oats or Buckwheat Flakes
1 Cup Ground Almonds
1/4 Cup Desiccated Coconut
½ Cup Walnuts
4-5 Tablespoons Coconut Palm Sugar / Pure Maple Syrup / Dates or natural sweetener of choice
Generous Pinch Himalayan Pink Salt
1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
¼ Teaspoon Ground Cardamom (not essential if you don't have it)
3 Tablespoons Coconut Oil - soft / room temp
½ Cup Flaked Almonds or Chopped Nuts of Choice
1 Tablespoon Chia Seeds / Milled Chia Seeds / Milled Flaxseeds
Fruit Layer
4 Cups Red Grapes
1-2 Oranges
¼ Cup Water
½ Cup Chopped Dates / Apricots - optional
Juice of ½ a Lemon
1 Teaspoon Ground Ginger
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract / Paste / Powder / Seeds
1 Teaspoon Acai Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Beetroot Powder
4 Tablespoons Coconut Milk
2 Tablespoons Almond Butter
1 Tablespoon Cacao Powder or Cacao Nibs to top
Start by cooking the fruit. Preheat the oven to 200c. Arrange the grapes, oranges and dried fruit, if using, in an oven proof dish and drizzle with the lemon juice. Pierce and roughly mash the grapes using a fork and then place in the oven for 45 minutes. Stir a couple of times to evenly cook the grapes, and after 30 minutes, drain the juices. Save in a jug as the juice makes an instant and delicious sauce to serve with the crumble (and other desserts).
Whilst the fruits cook and begin to soften, make the topping. Blend the walnuts and desiccated coconut together in a food processor, on the highest speed, until they form a rough flour. Transfer into a medium mixing bowl and add the buckwheat flour (or oats or buckwheat flakes, if using), ground almonds, coconut palm sugar, salt, cinnamon, cardamom and flaked almonds or chopped nuts. (Ground cardamom is sometimes quite hard to find, but this recipe will work perfectly well without the spices - they are just there to add flavour). Stir to combine, then add the coconut oil, breaking it up into small pieces and rubbing it into the dry ingredients with your hands. Massage gently until everything is combined and the mixture resembles dough-like breadcrumbs. Remove the fruit from the oven once it has softened and reduced a little. This is the time to stir in the chia seeds, along with any other superfood powders, coconut milk or almond butter, if using. Then arrange the crumble layer, evenly spreading out spoonfuls of the mixture to cover the fruit completely. Press down gently with the back of a spoon or a spatula to make the crumble compact, as this will encourage it to bind and crisp up nicely. Return to the oven and cook for a further 30 minutes, until the topping is brown and becoming crispy, and the fruit layer is bubbling and jam-like.
Top with extra walnuts, flaked almonds or other nuts and serve with probiotic yoghurt, coconut yoghurt, coconut milk, almond milk, cashew cream, cashew custard, the preserved juices from the grapes, almond butter, tahini, cacao powder, fresh basil, mint or thyme, grated raw chocolate or grated orange zest. Get creative.


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The ACT Jewish Community welcomes all Jewish people to Canberra and encourages you to join our community and enjoy a diverse range of religious, educational, cultural and social activities.
The community currently has around 200 membership units and hosts a number of groups interested in social activities, Jewish history, Jewish films, music, books and cooking. There are also specific activities for men and women. We have a particular focus on youth education provided by our professional staff that caters to tots, tweens, teens and youth. We also offer a number of adult education programs delivered by our Rabbi. All education programs are organised on a semester basis.
We are located in the centre of Canberra, adjacent to the Parliament triangle. Our community was founded in the 1950s. The National Jewish Memorial Centre was opened in 1971.
We are home to an Orthodox and a Progressive Congregation each of which holds weekly services. Please check our calendar for times and dates by clicking here.
We also partner with a number of peak national Jewish organisations including the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, National Council of Jewish Women's Association, the Zionist Federation of Australia and the Federal Association of Australian Jewish Ex-Service Men and Women. We are a founding member of the NSW Jewish Communal Appeal. We are supported by JewishCare NSW in providing non-medical health support in the areas of Children and Family, Mental Health, Disability, Aged Care and Holocaust survivors.
We would love to answer any of your questions about the wide variety of events and programs we offer.
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We encourage members of the public, including school and social groups, to view our cultural collections.
The viewing hours for the Library, Museum and Art Gallery are between 10am and 3pm, Monday to Thursday, except on Jewish holy days.
Groups are asked to contact the office (email@example.com) to arrange a guided tour and discuss options. We have special tours for school groups.
Our Collections
The Earle Hoffman Library consists of over one thousand books covering historical, cultural and religious material on Judaism and Jewish people. The Library collection has a particular focus on the Australian Jewish cultural experience. An online catalogue can be viewed here.
Our Museum collection includes torah scrolls, religious artefacts and nationally significant Judaica gifted to the community by the Commonwealth of Australia.
Our Gallery of Art Works includes portraits of notable Jews in politics and the arts, and artistic depictions of Jewish themes or of Israel in various genre.
Please note access is currently subject to building works.
Our collections will be rehoused in the new building once stage two of the project is completed.
Our Community and the JCA
Annual JCA Fundraising Campaign
We thank everyone who contributed so generously to the 2018 Jewish Communal Appeal Telethon on Sunday 27 May.
Board members are in the process of following up those of our members who were not available on Sunday.
Our donations are sent to the Jewish Communal Appeal. For every $1 donated from our community, we have received funding of $2 or more through the JCA allocation process. JCA's allocation is the most important source of funds for our educational, youth, communal, and social programs.
In recent years, we have received approximately $200,000 from the JCA.
In order to maintain the scope and quality of our programs, we hope to raise half of that amount ($100,000) from our members this year.
All donations are tax deductible.
If you have not yet pledged an amount to our campaign, you can do so by calling or emailing the office. You will then be sent an invoice by the JCA to enable your payment direct to JCA before 30 June. Your tax deductible receipt will be provided once your payment has been processed.
As a demonstration of our commitment to good privacy practice, the ACTJC has chosen to be treated as an organisation for the purposes of the Privacy Act and therefore subject to the Australian Privacy Principles.
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How to Contact Us
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P: PO Box 3105, Manuka ACT 2603
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Mon-Fri: 8:30am - 4:30pm (except High Jewish Hols & Public Hols)
Today's Calendar
|Candle Lighting
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|Orthodox Service
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Upcoming Programs & Events
NCJWA Show & Tell
Sunday, Sep 22 2:00p
AJHS Presentation: Dr Helen Lewis
Wednesday, Sep 25 7:30p
Youth Led Shabbat
Shabbat, Sep 28 9:30a
"Meet & Greet" Rabbi Elhanan Miller
Shabbat, Sep 28 5:30p
Rosh Hashanah Communal Dinner
Sunday, Sep 29 7:00p
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Ki Tavo
|Shabbat, Sep 21
Candle Lighting
|Friday, Sep 20, 5:40p
|Motzei Shabbat, Sep 21, 6:41p
Erev Rosh Hashana
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The ACT Jewish Community launched its Capital Appeal Campaign in 2016 to help fund the expansion of its Centre.
If you would like to make a donation to the appeal please CLICK HERE to email the ACTJC Office.
For more information please contact the Office by phone (02) 6295 1052 (press 2)
Donations to the ACT Jewish Community's Capital Appeal are made to our deductible gift recipient fund and all donations over $2 are tax deductible.
The Burning Bush was the symbol for the community until 2015. It was inspired by the sculpture on the outside of the National Jewish Memorial Centre designed and fabricated by Izzy Kingsberg.
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Oak Tree is hosting a volunteer training session and fellowship gathering at The Treehouse for its current volunteers and those interested in serving as volunteers at the Bible Club. We'd love to invite YOU to serve in the Village! If you've never visited before, sign up here!
Are your mind and heart turned toward acting justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with God through lifting up the oppressed held captive through poverty? Join like-minded Christ followers at Oak Tree Ministries. We labor together with the 2500+ people of the Marks Village housing project in Gate City. We address physical, psychological and spiritual needs through Gospel-centered ministries on paths of relationship, restoration, relief and rehabilitation. The Bible Club is the ministry's first and largest initiative engaging 100+ students with over 30 community volunteers joining the effort. Volunteers build relationships and disciple the kids through free play, worship, large and small group study of the Word, prayer, and a meal. No experience needed, just a heart to obey the Lord and make disciples among His people. If you're thinking of jumping in on Sunday afternoons with Bible Club, sign up to come visit!


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IV Therapies
What is Intravenous Therapy?
IV Nutrient Therapy is the infusion of vitamins and minerals, amino acids, antioxidants and / or immune modulating compounds, putting the nutrients directly into the blood stream. This assures that you receive 100% of what is given and therefore, is a more effective way to drastically boost your immune system, stimulating healing, speeding up recovery (from drugs, surgery and illness), treating specific conditions on a cellular level, and maintain overall health.
IV Nutrient Therapy is far superior to oral nutrients because you are not limited to what the gut can absorb. The abilities the GI (gastrointestinal) track can be further inhibited by many reasons such as inflammation, the "fight and flight" response, drugs / medications, illness and injury, which will cause mal-nourishment over time. Since IV therapy is not restrained by the guts abilities we can use higher dosing reaching therapeutic concentrations so that the healing process can be jumpstarted and you can feel better quicker. IV medicine is useful in speeding up the healing process in almost all conditions, acute or chronic illnesses, from the common cold to adjunct or alternative cancer treatments. There are many different IV options to choose from so that and IV protocol can be individualized for the individual patients needs.
What is a Myers IV Cocktail?
A Myers' Cocktail is a scientifically-formulated mixture of medical-grade nutrients administered through an IV over 1-1.5 hours, pioneered more than fifty years ago by the late Dr. John Myers. In our very stimulating world today, our need for nutrients has increased and the level of nutrition in most of our foods has dwindled, even in a healthy diet. Many of us are getting sick due to long standing deficiencies. In addition, many of us have a gut that is not working optimally, and therefore, hindering our ability to absorb our vitamin and minerals even if eaten.
Some of the IVs Offered:
Myer's IV Cocktail: Myers Basic, Myer's Immune, and Super Myer's IV Cocktails.
The Myers recipe is offered in it's basic form, with B5, B6, Methyl-B12, B-complex, Magnesium, calcium, selenium, zinc and 6 grams of Vit C. The Myers "Immune" IV, has 10 grams of Vitamin C, and added zinc, B1, Methyl Folate, and Taurine. These IVs can be and usually are tailored to the individuals needs and there are many more options of additives to do so. The Vitamin C can also be increased to 15-50 grams in the Super Myers IV Cocktail, not only being immune boosting but also antiviral and antibacterial.
Other additions can be: MIC (Methionine, inositol, and choline) which is used for weight loss, and aids in detoxification and cholesterol support in the liver.
A very powerful anti-oxidant, referred to as the "mother of antioxidants", is anti-aging and is required for the detoxification of toxins from the body and maintenance of cellular health. When administered intravenously, glutathione increases the uptake of cysteine (an amino acid) into cells which works to protect the body from toxicity, increasing liver function. For many Parkinson's patients glutathione replenishment has proven to be an effective therapy for halting or even reversing disability. It can be given on its own or as an addition at the end of other IV therapies.
Amino Acids
Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, neurotransmitters, and enzymes, and can be use for a wide verity of issues. It may be used in anti-aging medicine to support health skin, hair, nails and muscles. Proteins essential to immune system function and blood sugar regulation. Neurotransmitter imbalances have been linked to a variety of diseases including anxiety, depression, insomnia, ADHD, memory loss, weight gain, and addictive disorders. Also drug and alcohol abuse can cause variance or depletion and amino acids can be used to aid in recovery treatment. Amino acids are typically obtained through diet however disease may hinder absorption or maintenance in the body and long term stress can create imbalances.
Conditions Regularly Treated:
- Chronic fatigue
- Depression
- Insomnia
- Anxiety/panic attacks
- Memory loss
- Weight gain
- Addictive disorders
- IBS / Gut inflammation of any kind /Leaky gut
Chelation Therapy (Removing the heavy metals)
We live in a toxic world and the burden that the chemicals we are exposed to every day, are destructive to our bodies natural process, hindering the body's ability to heal. Chelation IV therapy involves the administration of a chelator, like DMPS or EDTA, which binds to heavy metals, such as lead, mercury, iron, aluminum, gold, silver, tin, and cadmium, releasing them from the tissues of the body so that they can be excreted safely. By carrying these heavy metals out of the body through the urine, it reduces the body's total toxic load. Removing the obstacles to heal, to cell can restore to health. This intravenous treatment has been safely used for the past 60 years, and has been administered to over a million patients. Chelation starts with a heavy metal challenge with a 6 hour urine collection and blood work. Chelation can also be used in treatment to reduce the risk of further cardiovascular events in patients who have both coronary artery disease and diabetes.
Hydration Therapy
Patients who struggle to stay hydrated. This can be due to illness, inflammation of the GI tract, medications, to prepare for an athletic event or if traveling to a place of high altitude. Intravenous hydration allows patients to regain necessary fluids much quicker than is possible through drinking alone.
Magnesium Push
Magnesium is a fundamental nutrient that is needed for a vast number of functions in the body. It supports health and relaxation of all muscles of the body, including the heart and vessels necessary to keep blood flowing freely. Magnesium is great for relief of tight, sore, and/or cramping muscles helping everything from stiff neck to restless leg syndrome to PMS cramps.
Magnesium is very calming and physically relaxing, being crucial to quality of sleep. An IV push of Magnesium provides a therapeutic dose that could not be achieved orally without causing severe diarrhea and GI irritation. Note that high doses of Mag can "relax" you, therefore note there are some that feel a slight drowsiness after IV, do not suggest driving long distances until you know it effect on you.
Conditions Regularly Treated:
- Cardiovascular disease, arrhythmias, high blood pressure, and can improve the outcome for patients undergoing stent placement for blocked coronary arteries.
- Plantar Fasciitis, Myofascial Pain
- Muscle tension, pain and spasms
- Muscle tightness / soreness from injury
- PMS Cramps
- Asthma
- Insomnia
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), medically compounded and then diluted, which is broken down into water and oxygen in the body. The oxygenated cells then utilizes the oxygen to kill bacteria, viruses, fungus and cancer. Hydrogen peroxide therapy helps cleanse toxins, such as industrial pollutants by transforming them into substances the body can metabolize and eliminateThe intravenous drip that takes 1 ½ hours. Immune strength is another benefit, as IV Hydrogen Peroxide stimulates the production of white blood cells. and can help patients with heart conditions, increasing circulation to the extremities and aids in dissolving cholesterol and calcium deposits in blood vessels. May combo with IV Chelation Therapy.
Conditions Regularly Treated:
- All kinds of infections, from Lyme to chronic colds / sinus infections
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Candida Syndromes
- Lyme Disease
- Chronic, Degenerative Conditions (Atherosclerosis/ DJD / DDD)
- Cardiovascular disease
- For detoxification assistance
Alpha-Lipoic Acid (ALA) / Poly-MVA (a more absorbable and nutrient rich form)
A potent antioxidant, made by the body and is uniquely both fat soluble and water soluble. This allows a wider range of protection throughout the body being able to be absorbed into all cells including fat cells. There is very little free circulating ALA in the body, and therefore IVs can reach the all cells, providing free radical protection and supports energy production in the mitochondria (our cellular power houses), enhancing quality of life. The Poly-MVA form is uniquely formulated complex combining a palladium molecule in addition to vitamin, minerals and amino acids optimizing its effectiveness and replacing nutrients that may be depleted with other certain therapies.
Research show significant improvement in nerve functions and symptoms of neuropathy, (tingling, burning, numbness, itching, and pain), especially in diabetic patients, can also be used to help treat cancer by regulating genetic expression decreasing the development of cancer cells, and can significantly improve your energy production.
Use for Cancer therapies
IV Poly MVA may increase the quality of life of patients on other cancer treatments by increasing energy levels that tend to be depleted by chemotherapy & radiation and the vitamin-mineral complex also supports overall health by supplying the nutrients that are drained during such cancer treatments. Poly-MVA has shown to reduce side effects and decreases damage of these therapies to the healthy cells.
Conditions Regularly Treated:
- Cancer Recovery
- Neuropathy
- Diabetes
- Chronic liver disease
- Fatigue
- Loss of appetite
- Cognitive decline, senile dementia, Alzheimer's
- Lyme Disease
- Parkinson's Disease
Phosphatidylcholine (PC or PTC)
PC is a naturally-occurring, necessary component for the formation of cell membranes and the structural and functional integrity of cell membranes throughout the body. PC acts as a supplier of choline, which the liver utilizes as its primary source of fuel (triglycerides). PC is essential in brain, liver, and intestinal health. PC plays an important role in metabolizing cholesterol and is shown to help repair liver damage caused by alcohol, drugs / medications, pollutants / toxins. It is anti-inflammatory and protective on the mucosa of the intestinal track. PC also has shown effective in removing plaque in atherosclerosis.
The anti-aging effect: Our cell wall are made of phospholipids and as we age more and more get replace with cholesterol decreasing the fluidity of our cells. This is why we get wrinkles. High levels can cause the reverse the deterioration of cell membranes.
Conditions Regularly Treated:
- Fatty liver disease
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Hepatitis
- Chemical Sensitivities
- Atherosclerosis
- High cholesterol
- Liver cancer
- Parkinson's Disease
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Bipolar Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Irritable Bowel Disease –Crohne's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis
- Eczema


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Here is the document about which Mr. Tacopina is referring in his defamation law suit filed today explaining this issue has a prior ruling c.plainsite.org/nysd/316126/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/len-levitt/nypd-confidential_31_b_4674903.html "Best In Show"
|Personal Photo Archives July 1, 2013 www.DoingTimeWtihBernie.com
It's sad Bernie is so desperate for money and attention. Today, he must resort to "paid-only" appearances touting his "flapping gums lip service, no-action, no-results prison reform", frivolous law suits and mentions in gossip columns. He could have been the come-back story of the decade...It's just not in his soul or moral fiber to take the necessary humbling steps to do so.. Sad...


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10 Best High-Tech Cars of the 2013 New York Auto Show
The New York International Auto Show kicks off this weekend and that means some of the most desirable cars in the world will be gathered under one roof for you to poke, prod and pose with as much as you want. But just in case you can't make it to the auto show this year, we've found the 10 best high-tech cars that are making their debut in New York. So strap in and have a look at the cars that you'll be pining for in the coming year.
- Top 10 Teched-Out Cars for 2013
- AT&T and General Motors to Offer In-Car 4G LTE Connectivity
- Top 10 High-Tech Green Cars


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We're hyper-vigilant for detecting hypocrisy
One thing I hate is the assertion that people in some group are hypocrites. It usually takes the form of the following statement: "Those people do (or profess) X, but they also do (or profess) Y, and of course we all know X and Y are incompatible. Therefore they are hypocrites, not like us…we're always perfectly consistent in our beliefs."
The earliest example I remember from my own life is my grandfather talking about hippies, how they supposedly only wanted to put natural things in their bodies, but those same people also took drugs. The implication was, of course, that drugs are unnatural, and thus the hippies were hypocrites.
Rush Limbaugh does this a lot. He identifies people who hold some opinion as liberals, and then says that liberals also hold some other opinion, and that the opinions are incompatible, and thus liberals are hypocrites. There are two things wrong with that line of thinking:
- It could be that some liberals believe X and others believe Y. So there may be very few examples of individual people who hold the incompatible views, even though it might be true that lots of folks in the "liberal" category hold one or the other. So he should cite examples from individual people.
- The fact that some people really are hypocrites has nothing to do with their politics. We're all hypocrites sometimes.
Hypocrisy is not the worst thing in the world
Nothing is more unjust, however common, than to charge with hypocrisy him that expresses zeal for those virtues which he neglects to practice; since he may be sincerely convinced of the advantages of conquering his passions, without having yet obtained the victory, as a man may be confident of the advantages of a voyage, or a journey, without having courage or industry to undertake it, and may honestly recommend to others, those attempts which he neglects himself.
- Samuel Johnson, The Rambler
(relates to: progress vs equality)
- Here's my incredible blog about (among other things) hypocrisy: Wrong and Happy
- So there's this guy named Robin Hanson. I think he's one of the smartest people around (although he often drives me crazy, too). Anyway, one of his big ideas is homo hypocritus ("man the sly rule bender"). The idea is that we profess grand principles about our motivations, and even believe them most of the time, but they're demonstrably false. Here's his blog: Overcoming Bias
Misc, to do
My favorite explanation at the moment is that we always do what our hearts tell us, but explain it in terms of abstract fabrications when our hearts' interests do not align with those we are explaining to. Rationalization is only necessary for bad news. Have you ever said to someone, 'I really would love to go with you, but I must submit to sensibility and work on this coursework tonight, and in fact every night for the foreseeable future'? We dearly want to do whatever our listener would have, but are often forced by sensible considerations to do something else. It never happens the other way around. 'I'm going to stay in tonight because I would just love to, though I appreciate in sensibleness I should socialize more'. Any option that needs reasons is to be avoided.
- Katja Grace, Why you should listen to your heart | Meteuphoric


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An innovative healthcare leader, Kari Severson Snaza founded Walkway while balancing a travel intensive corporate career, global grad school program and long distance relationship. A fitness fanatic at heart, she found herself facing a challenge a trip to the gym couldn't solve: an inactive, modern lifestyle. Her solution? Walkway Workstations.
Drawing upon over a decade of Fortune 6 healthcare experience, Kari founded Walkway to share the incredible benefits of active working with the world at large. Walkway creates value for all stakeholders, by energizing public establishments, fostering healthy brand images for sponsors and changing lifestyles within our community.
Walkway News
KSTP: Treadmill Workstations Taking off at MSP Airport
KARE11: Treadmill Desks Land at MSP Airport
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In Egypt, 2008 can easily be labeled the woman's year. In addition to numerous new legislations championing women's rights, 2008 saw the first female marriage registrar, the first female village mayor and the first sexual harassment case brought to court by a young woman.
Some Egyptian men must be crying right now.
Israa Abdel Fattah became the face of a young generation adamant on making a difference. After creating a group on the social online sharing website Facebook calling for a nationwide strike on April 6 to protest the increasing prices, the 27-year-old found herself in prison and became an unwilling cause célèbre.
Jailed for creating a facebook group? The Egyptian government is scared of a website.
Last October, Noha Roushdy, a filmmaker in her late 20s, won the first sexual harassment case taken to an Egyptian criminal court, and more surprisingly, the sentence was handed out in the first hearing.
Sherif Gomaa Gibrial, an Egyptian driver, was sentenced to three years imprisonment and fined LE 5,001 on charges of sexual assault.
Alhamdulillah for this! Now on to the rest of the Arab world especially Saudi Arabia. True story: my mother-in-law was "hit on" by some young Saudi boys. They threw pieces of paper at her which had some numbers on it. I'm assuming it was their numbers and they wanted the woman to call. What sick about all this is that they couldn't tell that she was older and could be their mother.
Days after Roushdy's victorious verdict, Egypt's first female marriage registrar started her new job despite complaints by some conservative clerics that the move contradicts Islamic teachings.
During her first day on the job, 34-year-old Amal Suleiman Afifi married a couple in a mosque in the Delta town of Zaqaziq.
Many conservative clerics believe Sharia prohibits a woman from becoming a registrar because it states the testimony of two women is equivalent to one man in court. Therefore they believe a marriage contract signed by a woman would be illegal. More liberal minded clerics believe a marriage registrar is an official who purely plays an administrative role for the state, and therefore her signature on the contract does not violate Sharia.
I don't know about this. Does she do the khutbah too?
Also one month before the end of 2008, last December, 53-year-old Eva Habil, a 53-year-old Coptic lawyer, beat five male candidates, including her younger brother, to become Egypt's first female mayor of the predominantly Coptic Christian town of Komboha in southern Egypt.
Man, her younger brother must feel like a real loser.
On the legislative front, women are theoretically the winners of the 2008 legal battles. They were given the right to register their children, whether through marriage or not, without the father's consent. Obtaining a birth certificate is imperative in acquiring public education and health care to citizens. The age of marriage for women was also raised from 16 to 18.
The most important legislation was criminalizing female genital mutilation (FGM). Yet, opposition to this law was taken to court, where infamous hardliner Sheikh Youssef Al-Badry is suing Health Minister Hatem El Gabaly for outlawing the practice.
Why raise it to 18? Sixteen year olds in America probably already have 1-2 "husbands" already. Shaykh Youssef Al-badry needs to sue the government for arresting people for praying fajr instead of suing the Health Minister.
Now when will Egyptian government stop hoarding all the U.S. aid (3rd most in the world, 1st is Iraq, 2nd is Israel) to themselves and start trinkling it down to the people.


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Like many first-timers in treatment, Melinda Walters didn't know what to expect coming into the program.
"I'd heard a lot of horror stories about people going into treatment and coming out worse off," she says, "but I feel so much better for doing it. It's amazing."
She needed an initial push from the courts to come into treatment – it was a condition of her probation, and the benefits didn't present themselves immediately. Walters says it took a month or so to get comfortable in her new environment and routine. But once she did, she says her internal problems began to unravel, enabling her to practice a newfound regimen of self-care and experience a world of satisfaction with herself she had never known existed.
"I've always been a caregiver in life, so I naturally take care of people," she says. "I'm learning how to take care of myself now, and it's a really, really good feeling."
Walters says the coping tools she learned at Micah House, in Minneapolis, MN, have helped her in ways that far exceed sheer sobriety. A long-time sufferer of fibromyalgia, Walters has seen drastic improvements in her physical and mental health.
"My anxiety is less, my panic attacks are gone, my depression is way down," she says, "and I've never been able to control that ever in my life."
She no longer feels the need to self-medicate, as much of her pain was brought on by high stress levels. It's a fairly common paradox of drug use – her long-term dependence on marijuana and other substances came about largely as a way to cope with pain and stress, and in the end only made it worse.
She still carries a folder of all the techniques she learned at Micah House as a self-curated toolkit for life's new trials.
"I'm able to get out there, live my life and put these things to the test," she says as she flips through the well-worn pages.
One of the lessons includes learning to let go of past wrongs, and making way for repairs in interpersonal relationships.
"I learned how to forgive – not only other people, but myself," she says. "I never knew how much that meant. I was holding onto these little grudges and before I knew it, it was eating a hole in me 12 years later."
Now with a clear focus, Walters is free to pursue creative forays that once fueled her passion. As a self-proclaimed "jack of all trades," Walters has a range of skills to choose from, ranging from artist and poet to carpenter to beautician. For the near future, her sights are set on reprising her role as a florist, a job she says allows her to explore creative arrangements and indulge her caregiving side without going too far and neglecting herself.
She remembers fondly a time when she would arrange bouquets to pass out to mothers in her neighborhood on Mother's Day, and the look on the women's faces when Walters' bouquets were the only recognition some of them would get.
"It just makes people so happy," she says.
And most importantly, thanks to internal revelations instigated by the tools she learned at Micah House, Walters knows it makes her happy, too.


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04:Query & Results Management
Birger Hjørland "Classical Databases and Knowledge Organization:A Case for Boolean Retrieval and Human Decision-Making During Searches" Journal for the Association of Information Science and Technology 66(8):1559–1575, 2015
Alexander Chucklin, Anne Schuth, Ke Zhou, and Maarten de Rijke, "A Comparative Analysis of Interleaving Methods for Aggregated Search," ACM Transactions on Information Systems 33:2 (2015).
Tuukka Ruotsalo, Giulio Jacucci, Petri Myllmaki, and Samuel Kaski, "Interactive Intent Modelling: Information Discovery Beyond Search," Communications of the ACM 58:1 (January 2015): 86–92.
H.J. Grierson, J.R. Corney, G.D. Hatcher, "Using Visual Representations for the Searching and Browsing of Large, Complex, Multimedia Data Sets," International Journal of Information Management 35 (2015): 244–252.
Peng Fe (Vincent) Li, Paul Thomas and David Hawking. Merging Algorithms for Enterprise Search ADCS '13, December 05 – 06 2013, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Zhuowei Bao, Benny Kimelfeld, and Yunyao Li Automatic, "Suggestion of Query-Rewrite Rules for Enterprise Search," SIGIR '12 Proceedings of the 35th International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, Portland, Oregon, 2012.
Older references
Sumit Bhatia, Debapriyo Majumdar, and Prasenjit Mitra, "Query Suggestions in the Absence of Query Logs," SIGIR '11 Proceedings of the 34th International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, Beijing, China, 2011.
Karen Sparck Jones, "Statistics and Retrieval: Past and Future," International Conference in Computing: Theory and Applications (Platinum Jubilee Conference of the Indian Statistical Institute), Kolkata, IEEE, 2007.
URLs checked February 2016
Chapter Resources
- 00 – Chapter Resources
- 01: Searching, Finding, Deciding
- 02: Benefits and challenges
- 03: Search technology
- 04: Query and results management
- 05: The business of search
- 06: Open source search
- 07: SharePoint search
- 08: Search governance
- 09: Making a business case
- 10: Defining user requirements
- 11: Searching for people and expertise
- 12: Search user interface design
- 13: Specification and selection
- 14: Installation and implementation
- 15: Search evaluation
- 16: Website search
- 17: E-Discovery
- 18: Text and content analytics
- 19: The next five years


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The Snow That Grows
When viewed from a bit further away, these white shrubs tend to blend in together and start to look like snow covering the mountain. It's a bit of a surreal sight to see in the middle of Namibia.
Damaraland is definitely quite unique in terms of its landscape appeal. It manages to separate itself from other areas of Namibia, with its small, jagged mountains. It truly is quite a beautiful place to wonder around, be it by SUV or a hulking elephant safari vehicle that manages to capture every tiny nuance in the bumpy road below.
Just a small view into the world of Damaraland.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three former London-based traders pleaded not guilty on Monday to U.S. charges they conspired to rig prices in the roughly $5 trillion foreign exchange market.
Chris Ashton, Rohan Ramchandani and Richard Usher, who worked at Barclays Plc (BARC.L), Citigroup Inc (C.N) and JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N), respectively, entered their pleas through their lawyers before U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan.
The defendants were charged in January, and agreed last month to appear in Manhattan rather than fight extradition.
According to prosecutors, the defendants schemed with other traders to share sensitive client order information through phone calls and an electronic chat room known as the "Cartel" to suppress competition.
Ashton was Barclays' global head of spot currency trading, Ramchandani was Citigroup's head of G-10 spot currency trading, and Usher was chief currency spot trader at JPMorgan.
Ramchandani and Usher were involved in the conspiracy from roughly December 2007 to January 2013, and Ashton from December 2011 to January 2013, according to the indictment.
Bail was set at $200,000 for Ashton, $1 million for Ramchandani and $650,000 for Usher.
Berman ordered the defendants to next appear in court on Nov. 9, and set a June 4, 2018 trial date.
The case followed worldwide probes that resulted in about $10 billion in fines for several large banks and the firing of dozens of traders.
Britain's Serious Fraud Office decided in March 2016 to close its own criminal probe, saying it lacked a "realistic prospect" of obtaining convictions.
In separate statements, lawyers for Ramchandani and Usher said their clients waived extradition to contest the charges and clear their names. A lawyer for Ashton declined to comment.
The defendants plan to jointly seek dismissal of the case.
Three other traders have also been implicated in the U.S. probe.
In January, former Barclays trader Jason Katz pleaded guilty to conspiring to fix currency prices, becoming the first person to admit wrongdoing. His sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 5, 2018.
U.S. prosecutors also charged two one-time HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA.L) foreign exchange executives, Mark Johnson and Stuart Scott, last July with fraudulently trading ahead of a client's $3.5 billion currency trade.
Johnson pleaded not guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy charges, and faces a Sept. 18 trial. Scott was arrested by British authorities last month and has denied wrongdoing. He has a July 31 hearing in Britain.
The case is U.S. v. Usher et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 17-cr-00019.
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Plantar Fasciitis – What You Need To Know
If you can barely stand on your heels when you get up in the morning, you are not alone. Thousands of people in the United States alone suffer from a condition known as plantar fasciitis. Over 2 million people are afflicted worldwide, and many are not even aware of the reason.
What is plantar fasciitis?
This is, in layman's terms, inflammation of the connective tissue on the bottom of the foot, more specifically the heel. If the inflammation is left untreated, heel spurs develop. These are easy to see on an X-ray – they are soft buildups of calcium.
How can you avoid getting plantar fasciitis?
You can avoid this discomfort by being careful about how you treat your feet. Take care not to walk on hard surfaces too much, and, of course – select your shoes and insoles carefully. Avoiding high heels is an obvious preventive method (for women, but men are affected by plantar fasciitis just as often), but not the only one. Flat shoes aren't always going to help you because your feet aren't flat. They might even do more harm than good.
Do you want to wake up, get up and be free of pain in the morning? This is absolutely possible. All you need to do is change your shoes and perform a number of simple foot training exercises.
What are the best shoes and insoles for plantar fasciitis?
Many shoe manufacturers have recognized the need for special shoes as this condition is becoming more and more widespread. Older people are more susceptible, but sometimes even children have it. No race or gender, social group, ethnicity, etc. is immune. No occupation is immune. Generally, people whose job involves more standing – shop assistants, for example – are more vulnerable to it.
Podiatrists recommend curved-sole sandals like the Rx Crocs Relief Sand. If you are into running, they recommend the Asics Gel Nimbus 18 with high arches (for men and women), and if you are flat-footed, the Asics Gel Kayana 22. Needless to say, you can use running shoes for walking and hiking as well. If you are not into sport and physical activity isn't your thing, or it's reducing to casual, moderate walking, then we suggest the Orthaheel Walkers.
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Done the August 12th in an open air rock festival.
Those angry garden gnomes keeping vigil could epitomize the latest European politics regarding illegal immigration.
from Wikipedia: The first garden gnomes were made in the town of Gräfenroda in Thuringia, Germany in the mid-1800s by Phillip Griebel. Griebel made terracotta animals as decorations and created the gnome based on local myths as a way for people to enjoy the stories of the gnomes' willingness to help in the garden at night. The garden gnome quickly spread across Germany and into France and England, and wherever gardening was a serious hobby. Gnome manufacture spread across Germany with numerous other large and small manufacturers coming into and out of the business, each one having its own particular style of design. World War II was hard on the industry and most producers gave up then. Griebel's descendants still make them and are the last of the German producers, all others having moved production to Poland or China.
The strip at dawn.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Found this on flickr.com, Guess it's a gig happening in St Etienne, but i have no idea about that band's drummer which is wearing a pink wig. How tasteless is that?
Here's a better view of the background painting, done back in 1993, sizing 150 by 250 centimeters.
Here's a better view of the background painting, done back in 1993, sizing 150 by 250 centimeters.
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There are powers that have money but no love. In the movies, the villain is often some despicable character with minions that blindly follow him for unknown reasons. Those not under the villain's control, despise and fear him. If the villain was to show his face to those not under his control and ask for them to support him, of course, they would rather die. So the villain infiltrates the population by proxy, using puppets that do his bidding to gain the trust of the populace to do his will. In the movies, the bad guy loses in the end. It is not clear that will happen in reality.
It has been revealed that emails from the Clinton Foundation reveal that one of Clinton's aides is a supporter of radical Islam. If you recall, Hillary wants to ban the term "radical Islam", which she should because she supports it and it allows people to characterize her actions.
Do you think we are crazy? Read on and you will become a believer.
The radical Islamic aid provided links to donors in the Middle East that wanted favors from the State Department. Hillary gladly filled the orders. This is beyond illegal, this is a death penalty crime. Hillary committed treason of the highest possible order.
Obama is likely involved because he could not have been ignorant of the situation under his administration.
It is not surprising then that ISIS has exploded and that Lebanon was destabilized. They are on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem funded by George Soros and Muslim terrorists with large amounts of money that want to destroy Israel.
George Soros is not loved by many if anyone. He is the perfect villain, but he is not alone. A rich Muslim cannot run for President in America and not a single American would support one. So, if you want to control America, and you are anti-Semitic, you need to do it by Proxy.
The plan seems a bit complex, but once exposed it is simple. Get people in power using tons of money from those that go along with your plan. The people you get into power are your proxy and they do your bidding. In this case Obama and Hillary are the proxies among others.
Hillary needed some method to connect government to the money of those that wanted to destroy Israel. So, she created the Clinton Foundation. Obama placed her in the position of Secretary of State to give her the most leverage over acts of war. She then began the process of seeking donors and taking in mass amounts of cash which she laundered through the charitable facade of the Clinton Foundation. In return, government favors that led to the growth of ISIS and terror in the world with the intent of eventually destroying Israel were granted. Lebanon fell. ISIS Grew. Syria in crisis (but we don't want it stabilized, so we want to support the rebels, Russia is the good guy here, the rebels are essentially ISIS). The Middle east is a disaster, but why? Now you know.
The next step is to get America to buy into the plot. Israel is a problem if you want to destroy them. They have nuclear weapons. Obama wants Iran to have nuclear weapons. The idea, in general is to make it suicide to use those weapons, so Israel surrenders. It won't go that way, however, because Israel will not go peacefully. That is their only land and their religion makes it sacred to them. They would rather die than give it to a Muslim. They will use nuclear bombs.
So, the United States is needed to become Israel's enemy. We are their only true ally. The best way to allow America to think the destruction of Israel is their idea is to make them believe it is the only way to save the world. What would do that? Horrific terrorist acts in America until America is on its knees begging for the destruction of Israel.
George Soros, Hillary and Obama want to bring ISIS into America and the amnesty offer is a cover to allow them to establish bases here. Then they will spread terror and destruction upon America in a war on Christians. America will be helpless because we are not prepared for that kind of war and they will be an army within our own neighborhoods not on the battlefield. This is the ONLY way ISIS can get to the US, is with the help of our own government.
We implore you to not vote for Hillary Clinton. We believe the plan she has is to destroy Israel for Soros no matter how many American lives are lost. She has already committed treason and she must be imprisoned. If Soros is implicated, he must be imprisoned as well. America's safety depends on stopping them. The destruction of Israel will not serve America's purpose it will only serve theirs.
Peace is possible in the Middle East. It is bigots and Hitler like worms that want to kill Jews that would promote such insanity. And it could lead to Armageddon.


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- Fri, 18:07: @EverydaySexism Is the website down? Every time it loads slowly, I worry that there's an organized attack on it. :(
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Silicon Valley-based CloudVelocity has emerged from stealth mode with $5 million in investment and a technology that aims to remove the barriers of adoption to public clouds.
The $5 million first-round was led by Mayfield Fund. Navin Chaddha, Mayfield's managing director, said the firm made the decision to invest as the technology is a "major breakthrough." He explained that the core innovation is that companies can "rent infrastructure from a public cloud but make it look like your own data center." Chaddha told me the product was developed ahead of schedule, and beta users include a diverse range of midsize and large companies.
CloudVelocity makes it easier for enterprise customers to migrate business applications that are stored on-premise to any public cloud whether it's Rackspace, Windows Azure or Amazon Web Services. Its still early days, but it's launching its beta with an AWS-integration.
"[We are] automatically extending the data center to the cloud," said Rajeev Chawla, the company's CEO. Prior to cofounding the company, Chawla was an entrepreneur-in-residence at Mayfield Fund and an engineer at Sun Microsystems.
CloudVelocity also offers cloud cloning, which enables developers and application managers to launch duplicate apps for development or test purposes. If the primary site is down, applications are automatically moved to the cloud. If the cloud application fails, an administrator is alerted, and it shifts to another cloud instance.
One of the first customers on the beta said that the technology helped them "substantially reduce our expenses." Nitin Shingate, the VP of engineering for Lealta Media, said the trial worked so well that they are using it ahead of schedule in their production environment for cloud failover.
"This will help ensure that our online business stays available within the AWS cloud," said Shingate.
The startup is taking on VMware, which provides a hybrid cloud software that enables companies to move to the public clouds that use VMware. "But it's VMware to VMware," Chaddha explained. CloudVelocity hopes to appeal to enterprise customers with its cloud-agonistic approach.


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... to 50mg after day 7 but can do it earlier to speed up the process considers my side effect are not bad? Ive read a lot of bad stories of side effects but this hasnt been a issue for me really. At least not now.
I take the 25mg at night first week then daily when I up to 100mg. I have few extra to spare if I can up the dose earlier than a week. ive done the math:)
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Grass Pass is a popular hike in the Highwood region of Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada.
The hike to Grass Pass begins from the east section of the Sentinel Recreation Area parking lot (severely flood damaged in June 2013) about 35 KM (21⅞ miles) west of Longview, Alberta, Canada, and 3.8 KM (2.4 miles) west of the Kananaskis Country entrance sign on Highway 541.
The parking area is graced by 1,905 m (6,250 ft) Mount Mann rising above the crystal clear waters of the Highwood River.
Mount Mann towering above the Highwood River at the Sentinel Recreation Area in South Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada
There are many trails in this area with a long and fascinating history.
The trail-head is gained by walking a short distance east to a footpath near the Sentinel sign on the north side of Hwy 541.
The narrow, rocky path initially through forest, widens to rocky road through spring forest ascending on gradual, consistent grade through Pack Trail Coulee.
Crocuses are plentiful and glow in the sun along the trail. There are literally thousands of them. Absolutely stunning, delicate, spring beauty.
About halfway up the trail, the grassy meadow near the top of the pass begins to peek through trail-side forest.
Crocus colors vary from deep purple to near white. To photograph one blossom is to find dozens, even more beautiful, within the next few feet.
The entire day could easily be spent capturing the beauty of the prolific and delicate spring flowers which become increasingly plentiful as altitude increases. Discipline is mandatory.
The final approach to Grass Pass proceeds through grassland with steep rock walls to the left and heavily forested slopes to the right, as the coulee expands in width, while ascent anticipates the top of the trail.
The hike up to Grass Pass exponentially expands the view behind.
At the top of Grass Pass, 2,685 m (8,809 ft) snow-capped Holy Cross Mountain captures the view on the left.
The hike over Grass Pass continues a short distance into Wileman Valley.
Past Holy Cross Mountain, Mount Head is the foreground to the Highwood Range in the Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park section of Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada.
The Highwood River, where the 3.4 KM (2⅛ mile) 425 m (1,394 ft) ascent begins, is clearly visible from the expansive and serene Grass Pass saddle.
A scenic lunch spot is chosen on the north spur leading to Boundary Pine to revel in the peace, quiet, sun, refreshing breeze and mountain vistas.
Richardson's squirrel joins me and waits patiently for a peanut.
After lunch, the hike proceeds east then south along the short, flat and narrow trail towards Boundary Pine, on top of the surprisingly bald ridge which had been to the right during the ascent to Grass Pass through Pack Trail Coulee.
The short and beautiful hike to Boundary Pine, as well as the alternative return will be covered in a subsequent post.
When hiking in the Highwood and Cataract Creek area of South Kananaskis Country, past efforts have been predominantly focused in the Kananaskis Trail corridor.
The approach from Longview is a longer drive than from Calgary and previous trips have characteristically driven past the trails on the drive west from Longview.
This Grass Pass Hike is an excellent, early season opportunity, where snow disperses more rapidly with the southern exposure.
This great day is completed with the drive home on the infamous Cowboy Trail.


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Test automation can bring huge benefits to the customers. Besides saving the labour cost, automation test can be run 7/24 and test cycle can be completed within 1/3 of normal period at least. Therefore, T2M can be reduced significantly. Automating regression test can ensure consistent result as well. Acentury's test automation development package includes:
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Holiday Camps
Little Forest Folk holiday camps run at each of our nurseries during school holidays.
Our holiday camps are an opportunity for children aged three to seven to be immersed in nature in our forest settings. Our forest adventurers spend their days exploring, building dens, using tools, hunting for mini-beasts and creating works of forest art. We run, we climb, we balance and we laugh, thriving in spending time outdoors. Little Forest Folk's approach is child-led and play-based, the children's imaginations can run wild.
Holiday camp days run from 9.30am to 3.30pm with drop off and pick up at our forest setting. Nutritious and homemade lunch and snacks are included. We can take children not enrolled at our nurseries aged three to seven and we usually recommend a minimum booking of two days per week.
Our summer holiday camps are now fully booked
We give priority booking to any children who attend our nurseries. Due to high demand for holiday camps, booking for external families is now via a lottery based system. To find out about upcoming booking lotteries, please sign up to our holiday camp mailing list below. We will email families five weeks prior to any holiday camp with instructions on how to take part in the booking lottery. Families will then be selected at random and we will be in touch via email if you have been successful to give you the opportunity to book a place. We hope your little ones can join us for forest adventures!
Locations and Pricing
Little Forest Folk Barnes - 9.30am to 3.30pm - £72 per day
Little Forest Folk Chiswick - 9.30am to 3.30pm - £72 per day
Little Forest Folk Fulham - 9.30am to 3.30pm - £76 per day
Little Forest Folk Twickenham - 9.30am to 3.30pm - £69.50 per day
Little Forest Folk Wandsworth - 9.30am to 3.30pm - £72 per day
Little Forest Folk Wimbledon - 9.30am to 3.30pm - £68 per day
All camp bookings made will be non-refundable and non-transferable.
Camp essentials
We will be outdoors all day, every day, come rain or shine! To ensure campers are comfortable and prepared, please bring the following items to camp every day, labelled with your child's name and leave valuables at home:
Waterproof jacket and trousers - these are not provided for holiday campers and must be high quality waterproofs, in the style of Didriksons Slaskeman Kid's Set or Pack-Away Waterproof Dungarees
Wellies or sturdy footwear
Complete change of clothes in a small backpack
Reusable water bottle, full of water
Medication must be handed over to staff and will be kept in a locked box onsite (where possible, please administer all medication prior to drop off).
For thorough details on what to wear for camp see our recommended kit list here.
We aim to bring you home happy, tired children at the end of each day who have had a blast in the forest. In order to ensure we keep your children happy I am afraid that we will not be able to take into the forest any children not dressed appropriately or with waterproof clothing during rainy days - the last thing we want is soggy, cold children! There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing... so dress them well and they will have a blast.
A homemade lunch will be served each day taking into account any allergies present in the camp. Campers will also be provided with homemade snacks in the morning and afternoon. See our current menus.
Please ensure your child does not have any food in their bags. We have children enrolled at Little Forest Folk who have allergies to a range of foods, so to prevent the risk of allergic reactions and illness, we ask families leave any food items at home. In addition we have cheeky squirrels in the forest who have been known to eat through backpacks to get to food inside! If you would like your child to bring their own lunch due to allergies, please put this in a clearly labelled tupperware box in your child's rucksack and advise a staff member so they can remove it once we arrive on site and lock it into our animal proof storage box! Thank you.
We understand that this is a camp for young children and leaving Mummy and Daddy can be a traumatic experience (sometimes more so for Mums and Dads, then the little ones!). Due to the nature of the camp, we can't allow parents to accompany their children as we find it affects the dynamic of the camp and it can make it harder for those children whose parents are unable to stay. In the event that your child become upset in the car park at the thought of separation, we can allow parents to walk the 300m walk to our forest site and hopefully the walk through the woods is enough to spark their curiosity!
In the event of high winds or lightning; we will contact parents to collect their children or in the event that children cannot be collected, we will evacuate the site and will transport children back to our permanent site.


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How can the book industry engage teachers, and why should they? Drawing on their extensive history with the middle school market, Melanie Jeffs, Director of Digital Products at Orca Book Publishers, examines the unique challenges and rewards of engaging teachers.
To begin with, teachers are wary of social media. Google "social media in middle schools," and you will find articles on internet safety. If teachers are talking about social media in the classroom, they are warning their students about the hazards to be found online, and this wariness extends to their personal use of social media. On top of which, teachers need to be hyper aware of their lack of privacy when using social media. In both Canada and the US, teachers have been fired over social media posts, sometimes for surprising reasons.
Despite all this, some teachers are using social media in interesting ways, and the discussion about using social media in the classroom is sure to continue. This video, put out by the Ontario College of Teachers, presents a good summary of a typical teacher's attitude toward social media.
Unlike most other professionals who work with information, teachers are not sitting in front of internet-connected computers all day. Because they log fewer hours on the internet, they are less comfortable with digital communications than, say, your average book industry professional.
These factors mean social media engagement with teachers is near impossible, but meaningful engagement is far more possible.
Because teachers don't sit in front of internet-connected computers all day, they're not inundated with a steady stream of promotional emails. So when they do check their email, they actually read them, and they're very likely to respond to calls to action. And if they think a colleague would benefit from the information in an email, they will forward it.
The most important factor in teacher engagement is what they're doing while the rest of us are sitting in front of our computers. Teachers are standing in front of a group of kids, many of whom would rather be somewhere else. And they are trying to engage those kids.
As a result, teachers really respond when they're on the other side of the engagement dynamic. This is similar to a cook enjoying a meal that someone else prepares. It can be a challenge getting to the point where you have an opportunity to engage them, but once you do, the rewards are huge. If teachers feel you value their input, they will give you more than you ever asked for.
Melanie will be talking about engagement opportunities and how to generate revenue from teacher engagement at Tech Forum on March 12. Find out more here.


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Join us
Here at Finch we have consultants join us from range of backgrounds. Whilst no two people are the same there are a few common traits that can help you carve out a successful career in consulting.
But at Finch there is also the freedom to make the role your own. You are in charge of your own destiny. We recognise and understand that a one size fits all approach doesn't work for everyone – you tell us what works for you.
The secret to lasting in consulting is the ability to deal with ambiguity, being able to deal with changing plans and finding the ideal course of action. It's being able to evolve the role in reaction to change. Our consultants are leading experts in their field, you will be able to work alongside them, learn from them, developing further your consultancy skills.
You will also need to be the sort of person who has the ability to develop deep rooted relationships with clients. You need to be organised and resolute to succeed as we rely on your self-management. With appropriate support you manage your own workload, you manage your own career and have the freedom to do it in agile way.
We have ambitious plans to grow. We need talented consultants to join us to help us grow. Whether you are at the early stage of your career, in the middle or the other end we would be interested to talk to you.
Agile Working
Consulting at Finch gives you the freedom to work in a way that suits you and your lifestyle.
We think it is important that you choose the style of working that suits you. We like to see all of our consultants in our offices from time to time. We think this is important for your development, communication and team bonding. However, you will not be there '9-5' nor will you be there '5-days a week'.
Provided that you can be relied upon to get the job done to the highest standards, it's up to you how you do it. From meetings to office time to working from home or travelling abroad, flexibility is at the core of a consulting role at Finch. Within parameters, how you choose to split your time is entirely up to you.
Learning & Development
There will be precious few times you'll come up against a simple challenge.
Consulting tests your knowledge and skills every day. Meaning there's always the chance to give your brain a workout and improve yourself.
You will be passionate enough to want to help people understand what you know but equally humble enough to realise that you don't know everything. So you will never be expected to do everything on your own.
That's why we have an extensive on-boarding programme at Finch which provides you with the skills and connections you need for a flying start in your career as a consultant with Finch and beyond – and could even take you to locations across the world. We are also committed to developing a continuous learning culture that supports everyone at Finch to grow by learning quicker and faster.
If you're comfortable talking to people from all walks of life and can build relationships wherever you go, and you are open to new ways of working think where that could take you. One thing's for sure, wherever you are in your career, our ongoing learning and development programme will make sure that you never stop learning.
Being with the best
Think about the self-assurance that comes with knowing that you're trusted to deliver.
The client wants your input, your advice and to know you will get the job done. You will work in a culture that is collaborative, trusting and facilitates creativity. Plus with the support of true experts in their field, you'll have all the tools you need
So whether you need support from your line manager, your mentor or the colleagues you see every day or need to find something out from the extensive associate network that we have created, there will always be someone on hand to give you the backing you need to do it.
Collective & Individual Rewards
You're often thrown in at the deep end. The projects are different. The client often changes its strategy. And, you could even be working in a different country.
It is very often fast-paced work that can mean challenging hours, complex problems and a whole lot of thinking. You go to where the job takes you. But that's what makes it so exciting – especially when it all comes together.
All clients will have their own specific challenges. In consulting, it's up to you to find out exactly what they are before using your own knowledge (and the skills of the whole of Finch) to come up with the perfect solution.
We recognise that we have very high standards and we have great expectations. That is why we pay competitive salaries, have a discretionary bonus scheme and other collective performance rewards – if we all perform to our best we will celebrate our success and will all be rewarded.
We recognise that there are times when an individual simply goes that one step further. Provides that extra value to a client. Is simply exceptional.
In recognition of this we operate an Extra Mile Award scheme where exceptional effort is recognised by non-financial rewards.
Being a consultant at Finch means being trusted to do your job. There will be big clients and complex projects. But you've got the skills and you know what needs to be done. Don't expect to coast along. Consulting's hard work, you'll need to put in plenty of effort but in return you will be fairly rewarded for your contribution.
"Your is CV is very important (and Finch wants you to build it). However, the most important thing at Finch is your personality."
Finch in numbers
Client report pages written during 2016
Miles travelled by our consultants during 2016
Client hours worked last year
Year on year growth
Countries worked in
Great company to work for
Further information
Finch offers top-tier private medical healthcare insurance and we pay 100% of the insurance costs for our employees.
Company Pension
We will match up to 5% of your annual salary in pension contributions.
Team Finch
The entire Finch team gets together at least twice a year at our TEAM FINCH company-wide meeting, to celebrate company milestones, share updates, and welcome our newest hires. As a forward thinking business who value transparency, we make sure our entire company is informed regarding key aspects of our business (including our financial performance).
Finch has three nests: Ashby de la Zouch – the ancestral home of the company – and office space in the very centre of Birmingham and Sheffield – which are known for their rich cultural heritage, great restaurants and vibrant bars. No matter which location you are working from, you will have an abundance of activities to keep you excited and entertained.
Continued Learning
As Finch has the brightest minds tackling complex matters we ensure that we stay sharp by either hosting in-house seminars and training workshops or providing training to our client base.
Application process
Our application process is two-way. We will aim to assess your skills, experience and fit but we will give you plenty of opportunity for you to find out all about us to help you make the right decision. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com


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A place many Christians get messed up and their faith injured is when they believe God has told them to go somewhere or do something and when they obey, their lives seem to fall apart.
For the sake of this discussion, we will assume that it was indeed God guiding them and they didn't "miss it".
It is wrong to assume that just because God has told us to go here or do this, that He's promising a "happily ever after" (in worldly terms) outcome from this action.
It is true that His will for those who love and obey Him is for our good, but it is our true and ultimate good He wants and that can be diametrically different than our fleshly concept of what is good for us right now. Remember, God has told us:
- "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:9
Without allowing us to go through trials and hardships, even suffering, we would never mature in Him. We would never be useful in His kingdom. We would be like the house built on the sand that could not stand when the storm came.
- "Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." James 1:2-4
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There is a current boom in auto sales in the United Kingdom, and the ones benefitting from it the most are luxury carmakers from Germany. The UK car market is traditionally dominated by volume carmakers like Ford and General Motors' Vauxhall, but it looks like an expanding lineup containing more fuel-efficient vehicles have enabled Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz to capture sales and market share from them, analysts say.
Car sales in the country surged 11 percent to 1.29 million in the first half and 6 percent in June. That marks 28th consecutive month of growth after UK recovered from 2008-2009 financial crisis. Likewise, the UK has become Europe's second-largest car market after Germany, surpassing France.
German premium brands are driving sales in smaller car segments traditionally ruled by mass-market carmakers, even adding more offerings. Mercedes will add the GLA crossover; BMW will introduce the 2-series Active Tourer compact minivan; while Audi recently rolled out a sedan version of its A3 compact.
The three German premium carmakers all increased market share in the first half, combining for a little more than 17 percent.
According to Jonathon Poskitt, LMC Automotive's head of European sales forecasting, helping increase sales of premium cars in the US are factors like heighten consumer confidence, recovering UK economy, and a wider choice of models. He remarked that a greater feeling of wealth means that customers will increasingly seek to purchase more expensive badges.
Andre Konsbruck, Audi's UK chief, remarked to Automotive News Europe that fuel-efficient versions of the A4, A5 and A6 cars – marketed under the Ultra badge -- are "attracting considerable attention" from fleet buyers, adding that demand for the brand in the country has "never been greater."
Fleet sales account for a just over half of all new-car sales in the UK, with CO2 figures the main factor in consumers choice. [source: automotive news - sub. required]


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Today I sent out my newsletter, Digital Education, and because today is Safer Internet Day the word "pornography" appeared. And guess what? The newsletter was blocked by a Local Authority's filtering system. I'm not sure whether or not this is worse than the time I was told my website was blocked – because it featured an article about social networking.
These systems are ridiculous. Does anyone actually search for "pornography" on the internet? Wouldn't they be more likely to search for something more specific? (Don't worry, I'm not going to run through the possibilities.)
So, what if I changed the spelling, eg to "pawnography", or "p**n"? Would the newsletter or article get through then? And if so, if I can think of doing that, wouldn't the kids?
I emailed them to explain it was Safer Internet Day today, and received an automated message back. If the matter was urgent, there's a phone number I can use. Well, I don't know if it's urgent or not. If the subscriber was relying on my newsletter for resources or ideas for Safer Internet Day, then I suppose it was. The main point is that someone didn't receive articles which may have helped them in their mission to protect children, so this filtering system has arguably done more harm than good.
Wouldn't it be better for a filtering system to flag up a message to say something needs investigating, if particular words are used, rather than just blocking? If a system can't be made intelligent, then it needs to be ditched or supplemented by a person who can make intelligent judgements.


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Success Stories
Here are some of our most successful campus partners! Read through to get tips and tools for TurboVote success.
Does your campus have its own TurboVote success story? We love to showcase our partners and would be happy to craft a success story for your school. Simply shoot us a note at firstname.lastname@example.com, and we can get going!


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Where i came from
The sounds of the fife and drum pulled me away from what I was doing like the insistent memory it was - one that keeps saying "don't forget where you came from". So, like I first did years ago, I left to follow the sounds of my ancestors.
Long ago, a kindly neighbor, (perhaps sensing my dilemma) took me to see my first St. Patricks Day Parade. I was a quirky 5 year old who sensed, but couldn't know the closet my parents were trapped in. All I knew was that something was off at home, that I adored art, music and dance, and that no one around me looked or acted like me. So I was beside myself to see people whose skin and hair looked like mine. I nearly jumped out of my skin at the sight red haired men wearing skirts and making music.
Days ago, just like years ago, a marshall at a bandstand said to the crowd: "We need to know our history so it can be told correctly." Years ago when I wanted to know where I came from, I would learn that "in this house we don't discuss those things". The day my mother slapped me for asking where the red hair came from was the day my I resolved to keep asking questions, despite the consequences. Why don't I look like anyone else in the family? What's wrong with dying the slipcovers purple? Why shouldn't men wear skirts?
I would go on to make friends with people who like me, who were not easily categorized: artists, odd balls, queers, trans and other mixed-race kids. It would take years to discover the family secrets, years to put what l discovered to good use.
An accident took me from a career in the arts one in psychotherapy, a career I was reluctant to enter, not for lack of a desire to help, but from a deep discomfort with the privilege it conferred. I cringed at the mainstream cliches of psychotherapy, unable to accept that being gay or kinky were diagnosable conditions requiring treatment. Once I entered the field, without ever asking for it to happen, kinky, quirky, queer, trans bi and other not easily categorized clients found me. Some of my colleagues judged me harshly for my support of sexual minorities.
I found solace and legitimacy in research. Deeply uncomfortable with popular image of the psychotherapist as a distant, judgmental expert and still obsessed with finding my ancestors, I found them in Family Therapy, a discipline separate and distinct from mainstream psychotherapy, its roots in biology and systems theory. Within the lineage of Family Therapy I found Solution Focused Brief Therapy, a way of working that matched who I am and how I think, characterized by curiosity, respect for clients and an unshakeable faith in their ability to discern what works for them. I was relieved to learn that Solution Focused therapists asked useful questions like:
- What really helps clients?
- What do they want?
- What does it look like?
- What differences would it make in their lives if it happened?
Using these question meant I didn't need to be an expert in anything but asking questions. Work got easier. My own history started to make sense, and can be told correctly.
I absolutely love a parade.


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A request for a list of references and recommendation letters may be initiated through the PeopleAdmin system by selecting the option to have recommendation letter providers to be contacted via email. Applicants may also be required to attach professional references as an applicant document when applying. Please contact the Office of Talent Acquisition at 803-777-3821 to gain more information on the reference features.
The following are some guidelines to help hiring managers with checking references:
- You should state during the interview with a job applicant that references will be checked. Also, don't just rely on letters of reference or personal references provided by the job applicant.
- A verbal reference check takes less time than a written reference check and usually more information is gained. Forms rarely uncover negative information. Employers hesitate to put into writing what they may say in a conversation.
- The hiring supervisor should make the contact because he or she is most familiar with the information received from the applicant and the responsibilities of the job.
- Supervisors should also be prepared with a written list of questions to ask.
- When contacting an applicant's reference, identify yourself immediately and tell the reference about the position for which the applicant is being considered.
- To gain as much information as possible, let the person speak without interrupting. If the reference pauses in the conversation, it usually means he/she has other information and is hesitant to share this information. Get them to talk about everything that would be helpful, but only ask for information that will be used in your hiring decision.
- Ask only job-related questions and document all answers. Avoid questions that can be answered "yes" or "no."
- The most important question to be answered is whether the previous employer would rehire the applicant you are considering.
- Avoid questions that screen out minorities, women and persons with disabilities, or will bias the reference in terms of age, gender or religion.
- Avoid personal questions. If you have doubts as to whether you should ask a question,
don't. Questions you should avoid include:
- Does the applicant have any disabilities or health problems?
- Is the applicant married or have children?
- Has the applicant made child care arrangements?
Human Resources has created a reference check form [pdf] for you to print and use.


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Weekend Workshop: Sat, Feb 9, 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Sun, Feb 10; 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Are you your own worst enemy? Do harsh self criticisms sneak into your thinking and undermine your self trust and disrupt your life? There is a way to transform this thinking into compassion and self understanding. In this class where we'll explore:
Why have an inner critic and what is it trying to say?
How to use this information to transform negative feelings into self compassion and understanding.
How to create do-able actions based on what we really need.
The ways neuroscience can help find greater equanimity.
This is an interactive program with lots of opportunities to apply these skills to your lives and your work.
Facilitator: Denise Torres.
Cost: Now free! Donations to the Center are happily accepted. $̶6̶5̶ ̶p̶e̶r̶ ̶p̶e̶r̶s̶o̶n̶.
Registration: Space is limited to 10 participants, so early registration is recommended. Contact Denise for more info or to register: email or call 530-867-3198.