text: Activity Geographic Adjustment Factors in Medicare Payment Type: Consensus Study Topics: Health Care Workforce, Health Services, Coverage, and Access Board: Board on Health Care Services Activity News and Announcements Improving Accuracy of Medicare Payment Geographic Adjustments – IOM Report Releases July 17 July 13, 2012 Medicare Payment Adjustments – Focus of New IOM Report Releasing June 1 May 25, 2011 Activity Description In order to ensure that doctors and hospitals receive reasonable payment for their services, Medicare uses geographic adjustment factors—changes in reimbursement based on estimated operating expenses in different regions across the country. However, it is uncertain whether tying payment to geographic location impacts access to and quality of care. Some providers believe geographic adjustment factors are the best tool available to ensure that they receive fair payment for treating Medicare patients. Others argue that this approach does not result in fair pay for everyone and could cause reduced access to care or potentially poorer health outcomes for patients. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) asked the IOM to evaluate the accuracy of the geographic adjustment factors used for Medicare payment. An IOM committee will prepare two reports for Congress and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services over the course of 24 months. The first report evaluates the accuracy of geographic adjustment factors and the methodology and data used to calculate them. The second report, expected in spring 2012, will evaluate the effects of the adjustment factors on the distribution of the health care workforce, quality of care, population health, and the ability to provide efficient, high-value care. For more information


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WBPSC released a recruitment notification for the forest service & subordinate jobs online application form www.pscwb.org.in.
- West Bengal Public Service Commission WBPSC has released a recruitment notification for the forest service & subordinate jobs through online application form. This recruitment details are officially published in website www.pscwb.org.in.
- Candidates who are interested for this jobs they must follow official website www.pscwb.org.in. WBPSC recruitment total 142 numbers of forest service & subordinate jobs.
- Candidates who want to apply for this recruitment they must apply through online application form download from the website www.pscwb.org.in. last date for submission of application 09.09.2013.
Candidates see below detailed information of recruitment.
Vacancy Details:
Name of the posts:
1. West Bengal Forest Service- 17
2. West Bengal Sub ordinate Forest service- 125
Total number of posts: 142
Age limit: Candidates age not less than 21 years and not more than 32 years as on 01.01.2013.
Educational Qualifications: Bachelor degree or its equivalent in science or engineering from recognized university and ability ti read, speak and write in Bengali.
Fee; Candidates must have to pay 210/- in the form of Indian postal order to the secretary, public service commission and also make the payment by treasury challan.
Selection: Candidates selection is based on the written examination and personality test.
How to apply:Candidates who want to apply for this recruitment of WBPSC forset service & subordinate jobs they have to apply through online application form download from the website www.pscwb.org.in. Duly filled form with fee receipt and required copies of certificate and affix a recent photograph singed by candidate, two unstamped self addressed envelop should be submitted by personally in open condition to enquiry counter of the commissions office at 161-A, mukharjee road, kolkata- 700026 before 09.09.2013 between 11.00 am to 3.00 pm in all working days.
Candidates must visit www.pscwb.org.in for the recruitment of WBPSC forest service & subordinate jobs details and online application form.
Last date submission of application: 09.09.2013.

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Piety and honesty are inside the heart of a man. But being ignorant, he searches for them in the outer world. Instead of wandering here and there, look within yourself and you will find them.
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Vegas Paradise is a casino that is run by a Malta based company, ProgressPlay Limited. Their software is the one from Microgaming and their license is issued by the country where they are based, Malta. Popular names that you will enjoy are names like Cannonball Bay, Big Bad Wolf or Girls with Guns II.
Since this is software created by a top developer you will get not only the option of playing through the Flash browser but also on you mobile phone. You will find both regular titles and live ones where you have real dealers on the other side.
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There is only one bonus offered to new players, but there are multiple promotions to use once you've created your account. That initial deposit bonus of 100% goes up to $200. The promotions offered once you're inside include the Monday Madness promo (reload bonus of up to $50), a Weekly Bonus Surprise, a chance to win a prize by winning VIP points and Insurance Thursday's (cash back).
Various other types of promotions are offered, with certain titles being games of the day while others give the players Free Spins.
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With a Microgaming platform behind it, Vegas Paradise gives its players a combination of great Slots Plus scratch cards, various other types of table and cards and even a mobile platform. There are several progressive jackpot titles as well, including The Dark Knight, Cash Splash, Cashapillar and Fruit Fiesta.
You will get the chance to play through the method you prefer, so you can use the Flash version if you want or you can use your phone to load the mobile platform.
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Great graphics, sound effects and varied animations are all part of the titles created by this big name developer. Their older releases don't look as great but they still offer you the right experience.
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Gorgeous Georgette, swinging in her rosy hoop, comes to you from Paris with love. Part of artist Rose Minuscule's exquisite Kindergallery collection, Georgette is sure to enchant you with her little handmade pinafore, rosy cheeks and dainty woollen shawl. While Georgette is happy to swing alone, nothing pleases her more than to stay close by her admirer George's side. Click here to see George.
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Makers, crafters, and creators of weird and wonderful things… you should read You Share Good by artist Gwenn Seemel. It's both a free culture manifesto and a work of art in and of itself: a discussion of what it means to create and share, and a showcase of the artist's bold and distinctive paintings.
Best of all, the whole book is free to read online. Look at me sharing it. Mwahahaha.
Her art is loud, joyful, and often irreverent. I love it. I also love her philosophy of sharing, remixing, setting your creations free and seeing them be shared and remixed in turn.
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May you have all the joy your heart can hold, All the smiles a day can bring, All the blessings a life can unfold, May you have Gods best in everything. Wishing u a Happy Birthday !!!
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The realizations of the Righteous Man and bond with God are not only in words but in actions.
We have and had a large number of Rabbis as (The Rebbe, R 'Menachem Mendel Schneerson (of blessed memory) as well as Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum, David-Yits'haq Trauttman, Rabbi Moshe Weiner, Rabbi J. Immanuel Schochet, Rabbi Ariel Bar Tzadok, Harav Ginsburgh, Rabbi Yakov D. Cohen, among others) who made a campaign to teach and spread the Noahide Code for the world in general. May we all follow their good examples to learn and bring more people closer to God and His Commandments.
When the Seven Laws of Noah be applied to a larger number of individuals to follow and observe the Divine Commandments to fear and love Hashem, there will be increasing real bond to love and respect all human beings and other living beings, and take care of planet earth that the Creator created for ourselves and for future generations.
True love, justice, truth, responsibility and kindness for creatures are something forgotten, dormant in the minds and hearts and it takes a lot of effort, dedication, and hard work on the part of each of us to remember, practice what God wants us, bringing heaven to earth, leaving aside our pride, arrogance, status, and all sorts of absolutely material pleasures. When a particle of hatred is in our hearts, we will fail. Here there is room only for Love. The Glory is the Lord of Hosts, Whom we serve, and everything is in His Hands. "Thank the Lord, for He is good: 'His grace lasts forever!'" (Psalm 118:1).
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16 May If You Like Payday Lenders, Then You Are Going To Love Finance Companies
By now, most people have become aware of the trap that is the Payday lender:
Their high interest rates! (As high as 643%).
Unfortunately, many desperate consumers in need of money are returning to Finance Companies as an alternative to the Payday lender.
However, the Finance Company, in many respects, is as bad if not worse than a Payday lender.
As a bankruptcy attorney, I often see people only after they have taken out a loan through a Finance Company, usually as a last ditch effort to make ends meet when they are already over extended with credit card debt.
While their interest rates are usually lower than those of a Payday lender, usually comparable to default interest rates on credit cards (28- 32%), Finance Companies generally pressure borrowers to purchase life and disability insurance to either pay off the loan in the event of death or pay the monthly bill in the case of disability.
Frequently, the amounts charged for these types of insurance are much greater than if the borrower had gone to an insurance agent and purchased comparable insurance coverage, and these lender based insurance policies only pay off the amount of the debt. The insurances provided by these lenders are, in effect, nothing more than hidden interest.
In many cases the Finance Company employee will imply that the insurance is necessary to approve the loan and rely on the desperation of the borrower to pressure the borrower into taking the insurance.
Also, a common feature of the Finance Company application is a section requiring the borrower to list all of their personal belongings. Often, this requirement is explained to the borrower as a way for the lender to see that the borrower is stable and will be around the pay the loan. The truth is that the borrower is unwittingly giving a creditor a security interestin all of the personal belongings that the consumer has listed making that creditor a Secured Creditor.
What this means is that the creditor has a right to seize and sell those personal belongings if the loan is not paid. Further, since the debt is a secured debt, the debt follows the consumer into a bankruptcy and cannot be discharged.
While Finance Companies are rarely interested in seizing furniture to satisfy a loan, they have been known to pursue a consumer in bankruptcy for items such as televisions, computers and other electronics as well as jewelery, leaving the consumer with the option of either, reaffirming the debt, surrendering the property or waiting to see if the creditor is bluffing about seizing the property.
Why the interest in electronics and jewelery? Because some Finance Companies are either directly owned by Pawn Shops are have made arrangements with a pawn shop to sell items of property for the lender.
Payday and Finance Company loans are rarely, if ever, a wise solution to financial problems.
Kevin Gipson, New Orleans Bankruptcy Attorney
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About a year ago I provided information about the growing popularity of QR codes and the ways that they can be used to enhance the shopping experience. According to market research firm comScore, 14 million Americans scanned a QR code in June. However, consumers must be careful to only scan QR codes from trusted sources.
According to a recent article in the Denver Post, Russian software researchers at Kaspersky Lab uncovered a malicious QR code for the first time on a Russian website. And this digital scamming could reach the U.S. if it hasn't already. While QR codes offer consumers access to on-demand information and promotions, experts caution that you shouldn't just scan any QR code that you see. Make sure it is from a trusted source, such as those that appear on product packaging or in magazines.
Let's Get Mobile! Contact DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. for additional information about customer-facing QR code applications.


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Problem: When you navigate to a page on your website, you'd like for the appropriate main navigation menu item to show as active.
HTML: The HTML you'll want to use can be a simple unordered list, with UL LI A elements.
CSS: If you're going for a horizontal navigation menu, you'll need to float or display: inline the LI elements. You'll want to style the active/selected state, as well as the hover state, at the very least. Consider styling the font, colors, etc. to your liking.
jQuery: The code will cycle through each link in your menu, and then compare the href attribute to the location/path of the page you're on. If the href and the path of the page are matched, then the code will add a class name to the element.
Demo: This demo will not show the 'is-selected' class on any of the nav links. This is because we cannot navigate to any of the linked pages in the nav since this is just a demo via CodePen.io
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Who doesn't love pesto? How doesn't love the flavors of Latin America? How about combining the two for a super healthy version of an Italian classic! Easy, tasty and healthy…sign me up!!
- 1 bunch kale, coarsely chopped
- 1 handful cilantro, coarsely chopped
- 1 jalapeno, coarsely chopped (optional if you don't want the heat)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/4 cup pepitas, toasted
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 lime, juice
- dash of cumin
- salt and freshly pepper to taste
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
By now I am sure you are aware that Congress on December 20, 2017 passed the most significant tax legislation bill since the Regan administration, known as the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act." Most of the tax law changes that this legislation imposes will be effective to the tax year 2018. However, there are some key tax law changes for 2017 that this legislation created. 2017 changes include, but are not limited to, the following: Expiration of the Residential Energy Credit, elimination of the Private Mortgage Insurance or (PMI) deduction, and tuition and fees deductions are now eliminated for education. The American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning Credit will stay in place.
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Holodomor: Genocide by Famine is a special exhibition comprised of selected panels from a larger exhibition by the same name that was shown at The Ukrainian Museum in 2008. The exhibition details the horrors and magnitude of the Holodomor the little-known Ukrainian genocide that resulted in the death of millions. It will be on view November 11-25, 2012.
The Holodomor (literally, murder by starvation) took place in 1932-1933, less than twenty years after Ukraine was forcibly incorporated into the Soviet Union. Determined to drive all Ukrainian farmers onto collective farms, to crush the burgeoning national revival, and to forestall any calls for Ukraine's independence, the brutal Communist regime of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin embarked on a campaign to starve the Ukrainian people into submission.
The Soviet government confiscated all the grain produced by Ukrainian farmers, withheld other foodstuffs, executed anyone trying to obtain food, and punished those who attempted to flee. As a result, in the land called the Breadbasket of Europe, millions of men, women, and children were starved to death.
Despite the magnitude of the atrocity, the Soviet regime, behind its Iron Curtain, denied the existence of the Holodomor for decades, denouncing any reports as "anti-Soviet propaganda." It was not until the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the subsequent establishment of an independent Ukraine that the contents of many sealed government archives were uncovered, exposing a wealth of gruesome information.
Image: A starving girl in Kharkiv, then-capital of Ukraine, 1933. At least 3 million of the Holodomor victims were children. Photo by Winnerberger, Institute of Ukrainian History, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Film in conjunction with the exhibition
The Living (Zhyvi)
The title of the film refers to the people who, as children, lived through the horrors of the Holodomor. Many of them are only now beginning to talk about what they experienced – how all their families' possessions were taken away, how entire villages were dying, and how they managed to survive. Among the narrators is Viktor Yushchenko, president of Ukraine, whose mother was a Holodomor survivor. In one scene, he is shown at the burial site of Holodomor victims in his native village of Khuruzhivka in the Sumy oblast.
The Living also recounts the story of Gareth Jones, the British investigative journalist whose reports on the Holodomor were largely ignored in the West.
The Living is on continuous play in the Museum lobby for the duration of the 2012 special exhibition Holodomor: Genocide by Famine.
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No product is perfect the first time - or ever, for that matter. There is no such thing as bug-free software or a user experience that just can't get any better. For better or worse, ours is a world of perpetual iteration and evolution that occurs before, during and after the product launches. In fact, the richest information that can be used to guide a product's path to success comes after launch.
While there are hundreds, if not thousands, of options for gathering data and conducting experiments, here are four examples of products we use to guide post-launch product optimization and marketing.
Usage & Engagement
Due to differences in the way that analytics tools gather and interpret data, it's advisable to use more than one tool to track the same metrics, and it's important to understand the respective strengths and weaknesses of each. Our two go-to sources allow us to combine insights from each depending on the particular KPIs (key performance indicators) for the product in question.
- Google Analytics: Google Analytics is deep, feature-rich and tracks everything from active users to conversion paths (and much more), all for free (up to 10M of data per month), but it can be complex and overwhelming. And as is the case for most every free Google product, support will be limited to, you guessed it, Googling and sifting through a lot of irrelevant information to get to an answer. We have seen people base important business decisions on basic metrics coming out of Google Analytics only to discover that they were receiving bad information because they failed to set a filter properly. So, unless you're an expert or have the time to become one, we recommend using Google Analytics for basic usage and audience stats and use more advanced measurement and testing tools, like the one below, for everything else.
- Mixpanel: Mixpanel's advanced analytics goes beyond user and page view counts into tracking "events" such as uploading a picture, playing a video or sharing a post. It's worth mentioning that Google Analytics can do all of these things too, but the setup is more complex - and as we mentioned, a bad setup can skew your data.
A great product is just the price of entry these days, but without effective marketing, you won't be at the party for long. And when it comes to growing your user base, taking a growth hacking approach is a perfect fit because it was born from engineers and other "product" leaders at startups who weren't structured to have a dedicated marketing team taking an analytical, iterative approach to growing their user base.
One of the most powerful tenets of growth hacking is to focus on testing a wide variety of approaches, making small tweaks daily and scaling the ones that work. As such, any good growth hacker needs tools to measure and test their user acquisition strategy.
- Optimizely: An easy-to-integrate and cost-effective complement to Mixpanel, Google Analytics and HubSpot, Optimizely allows us to perform quick and easy A/B testing on page designs, messaging and calls to action, the results of which are output in a clear and easy-to-understand report. By supporting multiple experiments with multiple variations across multiple pages, Optimizely allows us to test a wide range of elements simultaneously, which enables us to improve our marketing rapidly.
- HubSpot: Far more than just an analytics and testing platform, HubSpot integrates social media, blogging, SEO, CMS, CRM, marketing automation and more into a cohesive closed-loop digital marketing platform. At anywhere from $250 to $2,500+ per month, HubSpot isn't cheap - and some argue that a comparable system can be built for a lot less using a conglomeration of tools such as Wordpress, Hootsuite and Mailchimp. However, we have found the level of integration between the channels to be extremely helpful in aligning our marketing strategy with implementation and optimization.
Final Thought
At the end of the day, the goal of these tools is to turn data into actionable insights, but the tools are only as effective as the person using them. None of these platforms are going to do the hard work for you - though they are likely to make it easier to uncover information that supports your product optimization goals.
To learn more about how Dialexa uncovers insights for our customers, including our software development process, click the image below.
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The projected hardware requirements found here, are as follows: 3GB of memory, 12GB of available hard drive space, a Pentium Dual Core E5500 or AMD Phenom II X2 550 CPU, and an NVIDIA GT340 or ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series video card. Please note that these are projected and are not official.
The suggested CPU is a Pentium dual core E5500 or an AMD Phenom II X2 550. I would definitely suggest getting a more modern CPU, such as a quad core, as this is very important in the overall computer performance.
The required memory for the game is listed as 3 GB, however, with the memory prices as low as they currently are, I'd suggest using 4 GB of DDR3 memory. Having extra available memory for the computer is always a good idea.
A GeForce GT340 or an ATI Radeon HD 3800 Series video card is recommended but I would look for an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or a Radeon HD 6000 Series card. You definitely want to be prepared for all the visual treats the game is going to feature and don't shortchange yourself in the video card and miss out on any of it.
With a presumed storage capacity requirement of 12GB, you will want at least 20GB of free space before you install the game. Also, be sure to defragment the hard drive before installing the game, this will help with overall computer speed as well. With the projected hardware requirements listed, lets find some components that are worthy of Modern Warfare 3.
For starters, the processor needs to be very fast to enjoy all the game has to offer. I suggest the Intel Core i7 2600K CPU. It will handle all the tasks thrown at it with ease and all the while still remaining at a cool operating temperature. Another viable option is the AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition CPU. If price is a concern, you can save some money going the AMD CPU route. Both are excellent processors and a great choice for Modern Warfare 3.
With the 3GB RAM requirement, I recommend using, at the minimum, two sticks of 2GB (for a total of 4GB) DDR3 memory for dual channel performance. Memory prices are very low at the time of this writing and you can never go wrong have too much memory. This Corsair 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 RAM is an excellent choice for a total of 4GB. If you have the money to spare, two sticks of 4GB each would be more than ideal such as the Corsair CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 XMS 8GB DDR3 RAM set.
The Asus GeForce GTX 460 Video Card from NVIDIA or an ASUS Radeon HD 6870 Video Card are both excellent choices for use with Modern Warfare 3. Both cards feature 1GB of GDDR5 memory, which is critical for handling all the color, shadow, and lighting effects in MW3. Also, both cards are competitively priced right around the $150-200 range.
Not to be overlooked is the hard drive capacity requirement. Coming in at 12GB of size, you'll want a drive with at least 20GB of free space to ensure optimum performance. Most modern hard drives have at least 500GB and the 1TB size is becoming more common. The latest technology is the Solid State Drive (SSD) however these drives are still a bit more costly than their magnetic counterparts and are not essential for enjoying Modern Warfare 3. Given more time, the SSDs will drop in price becoming much more affordable.
The Call of Duty Series has been one of the highest rated, best selling, and addictive first person shooters ever developed. With each edition released comes new features, improved graphics, and ultimately, increased hardware requirements. With the above mentioned components powering your gaming computer, you will be more than ready when Call of Duty: MW3 is released on 11-8-11. Happy gaming!
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Timing comes up a lot in Tarot readings. 'When?' asked a recent client, asking about the prospects of a trip…but this was not just a holiday trip being envisioned, but an activity-focused trip with a purpose. The client was also wondering about the possibilities of encountering a significant other on such a trip.
I drew the Six Wands…
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'I'm sensing late next July,' I said, 'maybe August. No surprises there then. Summer holidays. Bit of a no-brainer isn't it?'
Why did I say these dates? The Six of Wands connects to the zodiac sign of Leo.
'Well, yes, but I'm a teacher,' the client said, 'you've picked that up correctly…that I can only go away during school holidays. I went to Italy last year and I've been thinking about whether to go again back to the same place next year, same time.'
'Would this to Siena by any chance?' I said.
'Wow,' said the client, 'not exactly, but it's a little place not far off. Sort of in the middle of nowhere. But that's amazing. How do you know?'
'I don't know as such,' I said, 'I only feel it. Look at the card. It just made me think of Siena. You see the rider here in the amphitheatre? It just made me think of Siena and the square where they hold the Palio.'
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The traditional keywords associated with the Six of Wands: Yes, Success, Victory, Achievement, Awards, Supporters, Fans, Crowd, Rally, Goodwill, Compliments, Cheers, Applause, Sharing Success, Fairness, Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem, Pride, Good News, Politician, PR, Campaigns, Sales
I've drawn this card many times before of course. Sometimes it's been talking about a car. Sometimes it has told me about a motorbike. Once it flagged up a sports trip coming up for a disabled athlete selected to go to with his team to the Para- Olympics. The Six of Wands has more than once before helped me decide which team I think will win a football match though I tend not to 'go there' much in public. I do now and then, but who needs trolls – or people ringing me up for betting tips?
Besides which, prescience is not remotely the same thing as omniscience.
Now, I'd never had the six of wands prompt me to say 'Siena' before, but as they say, one lives and learns, so this was a new word to be added to my lexicon.
The Six of Wands is also traditionally a good omen for meeting a new romantic partner, and I could have supplied this answer based on traditional card meaning alone.
But to fetch out the words 'Siena' and 'Palio', I needed that picture as my psychic trigger.
And first I had to draw that card. I had to shuffle and draw it blindly and at random in answer to the stated question. That card and no other. 77 other cards had to stay in the pack.
And it is that synchronicity that is so typical of Tarot.
Would I have picked up on this in the same way via, say, an email reading? There's no knowing, but quite possibly not. This was a nuance plucked organically from the ether, the invisible electric space between me and the client.
Once upon a time I would probably not have even said it, judging it too silly, not wishing to risk it. Now I am older, less interested in what anyone else makes of it. Caveat emptor. The client doesn't need to tell the reader much, only ask questions, but they need to be straight with the reader, play fair, no funny business trying to misdirect the reader, wasting time and energy.
It is as it is. For me now, to just do this reading thing is all. Sometimes it comes easy, other times less so.
UPDATE: 3 weeks after this reading I received a message from the client, generously wishing me to see an email just received from a contact in Italy, inviting the client to travel out to Siena for an olive harvesting event….and with a group visit to see….the Palio!
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I heard one of my boyfriend's "this is interesting, you should pay attention 'hmms'" while I unpacked some of our camp gear onto the deck of tree house #1. He came out of the cabin, with a slap of the sturdy screen door, holding a treasure trove of memories encased in a simple, crinkled leather book. For better or for worse, years of reviews and experiences were chronicled inside this gem of entertainment.
Experiencing the delicious first bite of their wedding cake, melting in their mouth after missing the chance to try it at their busy reception. They fed each other bites with a sigh of relief. A mother teaching her daughter how to navigate the river on a bonding retreat. The long memorizing stare at a lover across the picnic table as the sun caught the strands of her falling hair and made them shine. The boys out for a fishing getaway, nighttime caught catfish frying for breakfast to fill hungover bellies. Birders making a page long list of their sightings. The report of monsters. The report of a giant owl. The response that city ladies might think owls are monsters?
The treehouse provided shelter from a lightning storm just missed and furnished over and over again the much needed retreat we all craved from our real lives. A birthday, a honeymoon, a surprise engagement- the little treehouse that could perpetually delivers while it sits on the Edisto River in Givhans Ferry, South Carolina.
Carolina Heritage Outfitters, located just an hour from Charleston, has been providing adventure seekers with a unique getaway experience for over 20 years. Just enough time to have ironed out all the details to make the trip simple and bomb proof. At $150 per person, you receive a canoe and its gear, a shuttle ride up the river and an outfitted treehouse completely off the grid. For just a small investment, you pay for the opportunity to experience the scenery and wildlife of the ecosystem on the Edisto. You get the thrill of relying solely on your own wit and grit for survival. Of course this designated "active" couple were drawn to this excursion to celebrate our mutual birthdays.
We loaded up the shuttle van on a clear, crisp Sunday fall morning. Our provisions of water, sleeping bags, clothes, the kitchen sink (better to have than to need is my motto) and lastly what I considered the necessities- wine, cheese and bloody mary mix. I tried to relax into the river time that Scott kept with his driving speed, which eventually got us to the drop off point. Only forty-five minutes from the city and thirty minutes from base, but you instantly feel cut off from the world when you dip your yellow paddle into the cold, rusty colored water and feel a sense of power when the canoe pulls forward into the elements.
Turtles don't gracefully dive into the water when you startle them with your enthusiasm over witnessing nature. Your library quiet voice suddenly turned Game Cock cheerleader in this still environment. Instead, they just belly flop from their sunning perch. No finesse- just a fall and plop. Ducks are awkward little creatures as well. Anything will scare them into frantically flapping their wings in escape from the latest fright. Like bears through the woods, as they crack branches and move bushes with their huge effort to maneuver their little bodies away from the self-created danger.
As a couple, the trip provided us with a growing moment. It could have been locker-room worthy expletives after being dunked with our gear into the cold water, if either one of us had panicked. Instead, we handled the situation of hitting an unexpected log with style. The larger log than we anticipated stopped us dead, the water pushing us sideways against the fat beast that was the power of the water trying to tip us over. Oh, the drama! We worked like a well-oiled team though. No screaming or panic, but calm problem solving. My hands shook for a bit, but the two of us and our bottles of wine snuggled in-between made it dry and safe to our destination right at five hours easy paddling, as predicted.
Our home for the night was well equipped. We had an outdoor propane grill and picnic table with a big fire pit outside. Inside we had an indoor cooking stove and heater, lanterns and plenty of little candles to make the place glow like a séance room after the sun went down. We had the island all to ourselves and explored the two empty cabins, both progressively a little larger than our couples lodge. The sun sank through the leaves, lighting them through their thin skin while the river bubbled like the best bought sound machine. Shadows grew long and my shoulders started to relax. The realization that we had nowhere to be and nothing that had to be done made us both giddy. We listened to our fire crackle and the woods take on night sounds. Sipping our vino into the night, talking about nothing and everything. We both slept warm and deep in our loft that night.
We took our time paddling the lazy river the next day, watching the egrets and herons sweep in front of us. Choosing to land at a few sand bars along the way to sink our toes into the cold grains and watch the river drift by. Very reluctant to step back through the curtain and into our daily grind. Our only regret not staying for a few more days. For more information please visit their website.
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PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — A police raid on a northern New Jersey building as part of a drug investigation also uncovered a cockfighting ring and dozens of roosters, authorities said.
Paterson police raided the building around 1 a.m. Wednesday. Eight people were arrested, and authorities seized marijuana, steroids, opioid painkillers and about $2,300 in cash.
While at the site, authorities discovered a cockfighting arena and found 84 roosters. They were taken to a sanctuary that cares for distressed animals.
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...a family member in his own right ... who helps make the Alzheimer's journey less of a lonely one.
By Mary Gazetas
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What helps me is I have a somebody who I share each and every day with. And that's my dog Hugo.
He comes with me when I go to see my husband who lives in an extended health care residence - a place that welcomes family pets in a big way.
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Hugo is a six year old Portuguese Water Dog. He knows the words, "We're going to go see Ris." He jumps in the car with one of his favourite toys. This breed of dog loves to carry things. I like to think it's because of their work history when years ago they worked on Portuguese fish boats as paid crew members.
Hugo these days indeed has a job to do. Carry your stuffy or your ball Hugo boy ... your visits cheer up a whole lot of people in there. You are a Minoru top dog!
Hugo has the perfect temperament to be a friend for many of the residents. He is not a trained therapy dog. For the first two and half years of his life he had been a show dog, an American and Canadian champion. One of the reasons he showed well was he can wait forever and be patient. He likes to please.
We got him when he was retired to be just a dog. A dog for us and more importantly, a dog to engage my husband when we first found out he had Alzheimer's in 2008.
There is a routine to our visits. Get Hugo out of the car. Walk slowly up an incline to the front door entrance where we pass a garden I helped restore this year, and that now has Christmas lights on the large shrubs to warm a once neglected area.
He waits while I punch in the easy-to-remember code and the doors make a familiar opening sound. In goes Hugo wagging his tail who by now has to be on a leash. He instantly begins to look for his friends. Many of the residents have pockets, purses full of dog biscuits.
If he isn't on a leash he can be goofy about running into a open cafe area where there is a large kitchen behind. It's a busy kitchen that prepares meals for 250 residents. This is one place where obviously dogs are not allowed. Including you Hugo, despite your failed attempts to go into that awesome place of smells and trays of food.
After he has searched the floor under the tables for dropped crumbs I say, "Elevator Hugo."
That's his prompt to head upstairs to the second floor.
We walk together down a long hallway passing residents and staff who say hello. Ken calls out, "Hello Rudy you old beggar." Another resident, 96 year old Jimmy stretches over in his wheel chair to touch him, "Hello Blackie."
You can tell immediately which residents have had dogs in their past lives.
As we approach the nurses station I have to check out where the two cats are that have been living there for over a year. Hugo is naughty about thinking it's okay to chase them. He is way better than before. The last thing I need is a Disney movie scene of a dog chasing two cats around and under the tables scaring the residents dozing in their chairs.
Minutes later we head down another hallway to reach my husband's room. Hugo continues to be a little bit confused despite we've being doing this routine for over two years. He's puzzled why my husband doesn't greet him. Hugo is far too of a recent presence in his life. I wasn't surprised when one day my husband asked me who the black thing was in his room.
I like to think my dog doesn't believe in the "long goodbye" approach to Alzheimer's. He practises the "hello again" - which is way more positive.
Our visits vary according to the weather, what's happening if there is a special concert downstairs or if we're there when it's meal time. Hugo sits beside us trying not to be in the way as the care-aides, on their wheelie stools, are busy trying to feed so many. He waits for a spoonful of pureed turkey and spinach.
When the visits are over. I look around for where he dropped his toy. We say our goodbyes. Then head back down the hallways. Hugo is often running by now, holding his leash (if he can't find his toy) and knowing it's "elevator" time.
It means we're leaving the residence that has become our second home.
As I put Hugo back in the car I realize how lucky I am to have a constant companion who remains so cheerful - a family member in his own right ... who helps make the Alzheimer's journey less of a lonely one.
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Napoleon Bonaparte Exhibit Brings History to Life
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Mar 2, 2019
The life of the military genius who became a legend in France centuries ago is now on display at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
Most people think of Napoleon Bonaparte as being a short, self-conscious, pompous tyrant. He may have been overbearing and vicious in his rise from an obscure past to becoming the supreme commander of the French army, but many people consider the benefit in knowing his story and seeing him as an example of how a self-made young man can achieve greatness.
Napoleon was born in Corsica and later trained in France as an artillery officer. Under the First French Republic, he was in charge of successful campaigns battling against the coalitions that had aligned themselves against France.
In 1979, after staging a coup against the French government, he named himself a First Consul. Five years after that he crowned himself as Emperor. During the next ten years he gradually built armies of the French empire and turned them against every European country, and through a series of battle victories, he eventually conquered the continent of Europe.
By forming an extensive network of allies and by appointing his friends and family members to positions of power in other European countries, he steadily increased France's political influence around the world.
In 1812 when France invaded Russia, Napoleon's army suffered great damages and never completely recovered from the losses. The following year his forces were defeated at Leipzig. And the year after that the Coalition forced Napoleon's abdication and he was exiled to Elba.
A few months after being exiled, Napoleon escaped and returned to rule France, but was defeated in 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo, and spent the rest of his life supervised by the British on the island of St. Helena.
Napoleon's colorful life can be experienced firsthand at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia by viewing more than 300 items from his life. The collection includes the first letter he wrote when he was 14, the shirt he was wearing when he died, and even a lock of his hair that was pocketed by a friend while he was sitting for a haircut.
On display are also his snuff box, the sword used to declare himself emperor, the green canopy of his camp bed, and even one of the brown locks of hair from Napoleon's beloved Josephine.
The exhibition contains mementos from Napoleon's military adventures in Egypt, his various military conquests in Europe, his exile on Elba, his defeat at Waterloo, and his final years on St. Helena.
Also on display is the leather portfolio in which he carried the signed documents detailing the Louisiana Purchase, when he sold 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - less than five cents per acre.
A collection of portraits show Napoleon at various stages of his life in a variety of clothing, such as wearing laurel leaves like a Roman emperor, riding in a chariot wearing a toga, and the first portrait ever made of him standing with his right hand stuck inside his waistcoat.
Also on display is one of his black felt bicorne hats, which Napoleon wore so people could distinguish him from his officers.
Napoleon made a remark that sums up the story of his life: "
I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other."
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Leading With Intelligence By Tyler Hayden BRM (OEE)
To better reach our team members leaders have long looked at personality instruments like Myers-Briggs, and we have had great results in generating management approaches based on personality profiles. Today however, we need to consider more than just personalities. We work within industries that have an employee base that have spent many years constructing who they are through years of formal education. This educational profile is the new gateway to applied leadership strategies for managers.
Write down the following eight learning styles on a sheet of paper. As you read the descriptions below jot the names of co-workers, friends and family that would have high skill in that learning domain beside those learning styles. By understanding peoples learning styles we can begin to better design training approaches, team structure, reward and recognition strategies, communication strategies, and more. Consider these eight different learning styles you'll find in your employees.
Body/Kinesthetic Learner
This intelligence indicates a well-developed sense of body control and movement while being able to handle objects skillfully. These learners express themselves well through movement. By interacting with the space around them, they are able to remember and process information. (i.e. athlete, firefighter, coach, police, dancer, actor)
Tips for Managing this person: We respond to short explanations, practicing tasks, constructing things, and setting goals. Be face-to-face with us as often as possible. We love when you champion us to actively find solutions. Let us keep "moving and doing" to keep us engaged at work. And please, be efficient with your words.
Interpersonal Learner
This intelligence indicates a keen ability to relate to and understand others. Individuals have a seemingly innate ability to see things from other people's perspectives in order to understand how they think and feel. They often have an unprecedented ability to sense the feelings, intentions, and motivations of others. They are great organizers; although, they sometimes resort to manipulations to achieve their ends. Generally, they encourage group peace and cooperation. They use both verbal and nonverbal language to open communication channels with others. (i.e., counsellor, sales person, business person, clergy, service personnel)
Tips for Managing this person: We respond to public recognition and assignments that involve working with people. Remember that we can inspire a crowd we can bring people onside to help or demolish you. Give us an opportunity to lead projects. Please ensure that we don't work alone. Only have conversations that are conflict based in private. Finally, ensure that we "get our turn" when in a group setting.
Intrapersonal Learner
This intelligence indicates a keen awareness of one's inner state of being. These learners try to understand their inner feelings, dreams, relationships with others, and strengths and weaknesses. (i.e. researcher, adventurer, explorer, philosopher)
Tips for Managing this person: Accolades should be kept private and meaningful. We are self-motivated to do the things we are passionate about. Communicate with us in a way that allows us to "craft a response" over time i.e. email. We enjoy learning in a mentor/mentee relationship and self-reflection/discovery time. I am very good at developing visions and missions. We can tend to be "cut and dry" so please help us soften our impact on others. Finally, we are not comfortable with the "leap of faith" or risk taking, so please be sure you really mean it if you are asking us to do this.
Verbal Linguistic
This intelligence indicates a highly developed ability to use words and language effectively. Individuals have highly developed auditory skills and generally are very good speakers. Learners with a heightened Linguistic Intelligence tend to think in terms of words rather than pictures. (i.e., lawyer, teacher, sales, consultant, politician)
Tips for Managing this person: We are your go to for verbal and written communication. We love to debate you (or anyone for that matter). We like to have things documented so that we can refer to it. Please take time to consult with us to find solutions we like to be part of things if we are going to be tasked with it in our portfolio. Finally, remember that we have an opinion - please take the time to hear us.
Musical Intelligence
This intelligence indicates an increased ability to produce and appreciate anything musical. Individuals tend to think in terms of sounds, rhythms, and patterns. They are affected deeply by what they hear and can become distracted by external noise. (i.e., DJ, musician, composer, singer)
Tips for Managing this person: I get patterns and can deconstruct a larger concept very easily. I can be sensitive, so please don't push too hard I am self critical and like things done right. If at all possible, have things set out in logical patterns. We will be very excited about a product or service once it is delivered perfectly. Finally, I love to have music playing and it will often reflect how I feel, plus be careful of "external noise" it drives me crazy.
Mathematical/Logical Intelligence
This intelligence indicates a heightened ability to use reason, logic, and numbers effectively. These learners think conceptually in logical and numerical patterns, making connections between pieces of information. They are very curious about the world around them. They ask a lot of questions and enjoy experimenting. (i.e., medical personnel, accountant, scientist, researcher, engineer)
Tips for Managing this person: I really like when explanations are kept short and not full of "fluff." Give me the answer efficiently and effectively. I will like to experiment to find the best way of doing things. If you want me to get involved challenge me to find the answer (and make my success measurable). Manage me by the numbers, if we can't measure it, it doesn't exist. Please show me how your request has a logical sequence and that ultimately it is measurable and connected to "real" business objectives (a.k.a. the bottom line).
Naturalistic Intelligence
This intelligence indicates a keen ability to see the connections and cycles of natural processes. They enjoy classifying things into areas of responsibility, placement and category. They easily connect cause and effect and illustrate patterns. They appreciate knowing how things are connected to real life. (i.e. project manager, landscaper, outdoor guide, engineer)
Tips for Managing this person: I get how things are connected, cycle and flow. If you need someone to figure out the "process" of doing something I should be part of that. Classifying things into logical chunks is easy for me and I like doing it. I can really understand things better if you show me a map or chart that I can follow to measure my performance. Finally, I get the idea of cause and effect in a really deep way and I'm an awesome "big picture" thinker.
This intelligence indicates an increased ability to perceive the visual cues. Individuals tend to think in terms of pictures and movies. In order to retain information, they need to create vivid visual images. (i.e., artist, mechanic, web/graphic designer, architect)
Tips for Managing this person: I will speak to you in terms of how I "see" the final product. I love to build, construct, draw, layout, etc a task or work item visually. We really appreciate beauty and form in our work, things are finished till they look nice. I like to have visual reminders at my workstation. If we are working on something, a chart, map, or movie is really beneficial it grounds the concept for me. Finally, show me a picture of what you are thinking wherever possible, I'll get us there and even a bit more.
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Larry Krueger, the talk show host fired for making racially tinged comments about the San Francisco Giants, has been hired by another radio station. Krueger was hired Thursday by KGO radio to provide commentary during afternoon sports updates for the radio station. Krueger had been a night talk show host on KNBR before complaining on air about too many "brain-dead Caribbean hitters hacking at slop nightly" and saying Giants manager Felipe Alou's "mind has turned to Cream of Wheat." Krueger apologized and was suspended for a week without pay. He was later fired before returning to the air. KGO news director Greg Tantum said Krueger's experience and Bay Area roots made him an ideal choice for the new job.
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Entry is now open for the 10th PaFF funLeague competition day.
Entry form is at: http://bit.ly/paff-form
It will be on Saturday 9th November.
Check-in opens at 11am. Fighting finishes at 4pm.
Trophies and medals will be given out shortly after.
Entry costs £11, payable at check-in. Late entry fee of £2.50 applies to people who book their entry after 1st November.
For the 10th PaFF funLeague day, we are returning to the Wester Hailes Education Centre.
The WHEC features a cafe, and a swimming pool. n.b. Children of 8 and above may attend the swimming pool unaccompanied.
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20160427 Brandon Shumway signed his Letter of Intent with Chickasha's USAO
Drovers to play Baseball April 27th at the Chickasha High School Activity Center.
20160421 Taylor Sylvester signed with Northern Basketball, April 21 at the
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20160404 Brooks Bush Signed with Redlands Community College Baseball, to play
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The surgery date is July 11. Hopefully. Things do shift around when it comes to hospital scheduling. But that is the plan for now. Nothing has changed on my end (rear end). It still hurts. And God is still in control, so we press on with life, helping folks.
Lucia is amazing. No surprise there. The kids are stepping up, which is something they have been doing for eight months now since we told them about Lucia's cancer and the subsequent surgery.
On that surgery? She is doing well. She is functioning at pre-cancer norms. There will be a reconstruction surgery at some point this year, but it's not a high priority. (Her decision.) We may do it around the holidays.
Historically, the Christmas season is slow for us on the counseling front. People "sin less" during the holidays because they are shopping and partying more than usual. I'm for real, yes I am.
Okay, perhaps they are not sinning less, but they are busier during the holidays than their "normal busy," so sanctification takes a back seat. They will come roaring back during January and February when the bills are due and they are staring at each other more often.
Our family loves the holidays because it's the slowest time of the year for us, which may be a good time for a surgery. We'll see. I'll keep you posted.
Thank you for your prayers. I'm asking the Father to make the surgery go well. I'm trying to guard my heart against "over hoping" what it might be like to be pain-free. It has been twelve years. I don't know what it is like not to grimace while I roll over in bed. Or not prognosticate how many steps I can make inside Walmart before I have to sit. Or not having my first thought at doing anything be, "How much is that going to hurt?"
It reminds me of what Paul told the Corinthians in 1:8 that they would be guiltless in the day of the Lord Jesus. Just wow! I know I'm guiltless in Christ. I get it. But to truly feel it all the time is an experience that is not mine. And to think I can be pain-free is similar.
I admire people who stand and talk at the church meeting. I praise God for folks who walk around because they can. I hope I can be one of those people. I want to take a walk with Lucia without a time limit.
Anyhow. I guess I'm not guarding my heart too well. 😉 Please pray for a pain-free outcome.
I have a three-day conference at the end of July. There is another three-day conference at the beginning of August. And I have a third one at the end of October. It would be nice if those gatherings were without pain. I can sit and teach, but walking upright is a perk. I know folks who do that, and I'd like to be one.


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by Chia Evers
My dear Mr Bradley…
Arthur Bradley twirled the waxed tips of his moustache into golden points as he studied the letter lying open atop the ancient map that had drawn him to Cairo. Lacy still wouldn't call him by his given name, but 'my dear' was progress.
"My dear," he murmured. Yes, that would do.
Taking up pen and paper, he wrote: My dear Miss Sedgewick, and paused to imagine how her green eyes would soften when she read the words.
A knock at the door interrupted his reverie.
"Yes?" he snapped.
The door opened to reveal a dark, timid face. It looked rather like the innkeeper's, only smaller. "I beg your pardon, sir," the child said. "You have a visitor."
"Is it the airship captain?" he asked and stood without waiting for a reply. "Show the gentleman up."
"It isn't a gentleman, sir."
"No?" Captain Jorgensson must have sent one of his rougher crewmen.
"It's a lady, sir."
"No lady," came a familiar voice. "A woman, and one I'll wager you weren't expecting."
"Mother." Arthur distinctly remembered leaving her in London, and yet here she was: all iron-bound corset and Suffragette sympathies, and beaming at him.
She reached out to catch the child's collar before he sidled away. "Fuad," she said. "Wasn't that your name?" She had always taken an interest in insignificant people, Arthur thought. The boy nodded, wide-eyed. "Fuad, I want you to run and tell my friends where to find me. They're waiting on the Zephyr. Do you know where she's docked?"
The boy nodded again and ducked away from her with an ease Arthur envied. He'd never slipped her grasp so easily.
"I've been waiting for the Zephyr," he said.
"I know. Captain Jorgensson told me when I boarded her in Alexandria. I said you wouldn't mind the delay."
"But Mother," he said, hating the adolescent whine in his voice, "how did you get here?"
"I told you, darling, on the Zephyr. Before that a terrible little boat across the Mediterranean, and before that the Express from Paris to Istanbul."
"But what were you doing in Paris?" he asked.
"Shopping, darling. It is almost Christmas, after all." She reached out to pat his cheek "Are you quite well? You look flushed."
"I'm fine." He wasn't. "Won't you come in?"
"I will, thank you." She swept past him and glanced around the room. "They have excellent housekeepers here. Your room is never so tidy at home."
She spotted the decanter on the sideboard and poured them each two fingers of Scotch. Inwardly Arthur quailed, but he took the drink without complaint. He couldn't imagine what Miss Sedgewick would make of his mother's masculine tippling.
"You brought friends," he said. "Are you staying with them?"
"Oh, no. We're coming with you."
"You are?"
"Of course. I couldn't bear to be away from you at Christmas, and dear Lacy agreed."
"Dear Lacy?" He must have misheard her.
Miss Sedgewick's soprano trill echoed down the hall.
"Mr Bradley!" she called. "I am so glad to see you. We're going to have a wonderful adventure."
The Zephyr took to the sky at dawn. Arthur sat brooding in the stern while Lacy and his mother exclaimed over the green ribbon of the Nile slipping away beneath them. They were dressed almost identically in miles of white mosquito netting and brass-rimmed flight goggles.
"The ship has windows, Mother," he had snarled when she first appeared at the air dock with the ridiculous things perched on her head.
"Of course it does, darling," she had said, smoothing his hair. "But they're so au courant. Quite the thing in Paris, you know."
"Quite the thing in Paris," he muttered now. Damn Paris. He couldn't quite bring himself to damn his mother.
"Begging your pardon, sir." It was Jenkins, his mother's butler.
The man had puffed up behind Miss Sedgewick the night before, beet-red in the heat, clutching a clanking valise in his pudgy hands; Fuad trailing behind, dragging his mother's trunk. Miss Sedgewick had left all of her luggage, excepting the small carpetbag that held this morning's dress and goggles, aboard the airship. Arthur thought that showed her good sense.
"If you don't mind, sir—what are we looking for out here?"
"The gold of an ancient civilization, Jenkins. I found a map in a shop in London, and I thought if I could find it, then when I asked Miss Sedgewick to marry me…"
Jenkins lowered his voice. "I wanted you to know, sir, I did try to talk them out of it. I also tried to send a letter, but Mrs Bradley caught me."
"Thank you, Jenkins. I'm sure you did try." Poor Jenkins had spent more than forty years in Martha Bradley's service, and never had he dissuaded her from whatever course had taken her fancy.
"We didn't want to spoil the surprise," Miss Sedgewick said behind him. She laid her hand on Arthur's wrist. "Won't you join us for breakfast?" she asked. "Your dear Maman brought the croissants from Paris. They're only a little stale."
"Isn't that our silver tea service?" Arthur asked his mother as he sat beside Miss Sedgewick.
"Of course it is." She dropped a cube of sugar into her cup. "You didn't think I'd bring porcelain out to the jungle? It would get broken."
A week out of Cairo, the Zephyr set down in the high mountains north-west of Lake Victoria. Arthur sprawled on a wicker chaise in the lounge while the crew secured the airship. He had been both wracked with chills and drenched with sweat since the first day on board. Damn Parisian fashion, but he had begun to envy his mother and Miss Sedgewick the yards of veiling fabric that kept the mosquitoes and biting flies from their skin.
"Are you ready to disembark, sir?"
"Yes, Captain Jorgensson. Thank you."
He allowed the captain to steady him when the world started to spin. Miss Sedgewick appeared at his side.
"Do lean on me, Mr. Bradley," she said. "I'm quite strong."
"I know you are," he said, but he dragged himself to his feet regardless. He wasn't yet so demoralized that he would accept her aid.
They made a strange procession, Arthur thought, wending their way up the mountainside: him staggering, Jenkins panting, and the two women gliding ahead in the monsoonal rain. His mother had insisted the native bearers stay behind.
"It's Christmas, darling," she had said as he watched, dumbfounded, while she and Lacy distributed handfuls of brightly wrapped trinkets to the natives and the crew.
"Are those Christmas crackers, Mother?"
"Of course they are, darling. It would hardly be Christmas without them."
He had pulled his own cracker with ill-concealed bad humor. It yielded a paper crown, which Miss Sedgewick draped ceremoniously across his brow. It clung there now, its color running. He longed to tear it off, but Lacy smiled whenever she looked at him, so he let it be.
"There!" his mother called.
Arthur squinted through the rain. At the top of the trail, almost concealed in the trees, a cave mouth gaped.
He hurried forward, but his mother and Miss Sedgewick had already cranked up their lanterns and stepped inside. The interior glittered under the harsh illumination.
"There's your gold, sir," Jenkins said.
There it was indeed. The walls themselves were covered in the stuff. In the centre of the room, an emerald-eyed idol glared from a gilded plinth.
"Oh!" Miss Sedgewick exclaimed. "It's lovely."
"I meant to bring it home to you," he said.
Even in the glare of the lanterns, he could see the color rise in her cheeks. Did he dare think her eyes shone? He took a step toward her, but his mother's voice cut through his romantic intention.
"I hardly think that's a good idea," she said.
"What now, Mother?"
"It's Christmas, Arthur. And whatever sort of heathen god that is, it is a god nonetheless. I will not have you disturbing a god on Christmas Day. We can take its picture, though." She turned to Jenkins. "Go and fetch your valise," she said. "Just wait until you see the new camera I bought, Arthur. You'll be amazed how small and light it is."
Arthur looked to Miss Sedgewick, but she had already turned back to the golden idol. "I think it belongs here," she said.
"Fine." He wanted to fling himself out of the cave and back into the rain, but instead, he helped Jenkins set up the camera, as small and light as his mother had promised. The sodium flash of the bulb preserved the moment for posterity.
As they left the cave, he said, "I still think we should take it."
Without a word, his mother stooped to pick up a rock and hurled it at the golden statue. Tumbling from its plinth, the idol triggered a hidden mechanism that brought the ceiling down with a roar.
"Best not to touch, darling."
Miss Sedgewick reached out to brush stone dust off his lapel. "I do love you, Arthur," she said, "but you really must learn to listen to your mother."
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LONDON (Reuters) - Business activity across the euro zone was still growing as the second quarter began, but at a more modest rate than around the turn of the year, a survey showed on Monday.
The euro zone unexpectedly was one of the best-performing major economies last year. But after peaking in January, growth has steadily slowed on a strong currency and fears a trade spat between China and the United States could start to hurt.
IHS Markit's composite flash Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the euro zone, seen as a good guide to overall economic health, held steady in April at March's 14-month low of 55.2, defying a Reuters poll forecast for a fall to 54.9.
Germany and France, the bloc's two biggest economies and the only ones to publish flash readings, showed improvement, suggesting growth must have slowed in other big economies.
Still, survey compiler IHS Markit said the PMI pointed to solid quarterly GDP growth of 0.6 percent, matching the consensus view in the latest Reuters poll.
"This suggests that the strength of the euro, a possible fading boost from ECB policy, and concerns about protectionism have not done serious damage to the economy," noted Jack Allen at Capital Economics.
The European Central Bank will end its asset purchase program this year and hike interest rates in 2019, a Reuters poll found this month, although policymakers may be concerned to see inflationary pressures easing alongside weakening growth.
Amid talk policymakers feel it is still too early to announce a timetable for winding down its bond buying, the ECB's rate-setting Governing Council meets on Thursday.
ECB chief Mario Draghi said last week he was confident the inflation outlook has picked up, but uncertainties "warrant patience, persistence and prudence."
Inflation in the bloc was just 1.3 percent in March, a long way from the ECB's target of just under 2 percent. This month, the output prices component of the PMI fell to 53.2 from 53.5.
That easing price pressure helped the PMI covering the euro zone's dominant services industry to confound expectations and nudge up to 55.0 from 54.9 in March. The forecast was 54.6.
To meet still-strong demand, firms took on staff at the fastest rate since the tail-end of 2007. The employment sub-index jumped to 55.0 from 54.1.
Manufacturing growth waned in April, however, with the factory PMI falling to a 14-month low of 56.0 from 56.6, just shy of a median forecast for 56.1.
An index measuring output which feeds into the composite PMI dipped to a 17-month low of 55.8 from 55.9.
Factories are bearing the brunt of a strong euro EUR=, up around 2 percent against the dollar so far this year and expected to strengthen further. New export order growth dwindled. [EUR/POLL]
That sub-index, which includes trade between member countries, fell to 53.7 from 54.8, an 18-month low.
"The effects of the stronger euro are playing an important role here as new orders from outside the euro zone slowed as well," said Bert Colijn at ING.
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text: 18 ❙ PoultryInternational FUTURE OF POULTRY WELFARE there is a growing body of scientific evidence and science-based recommendations that can help to improve poultry welfare in a measurable way. As this increases, it will become ever harder to simply dismiss all welfare demands as being part of an ill-informed animal rights agenda. According to the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare: "Science informs, motivates Global players, including BRF, are increasingly keen to and facilitates advances in animal welfare by emphasize their welfare credentials. providing a strong evidence base for changing attitudes and practices, and by creating practical and ef(FAO), a lack of welfare legislation may be keeping fective solutions to welfare problems." producers out of international markets. How welfare demands shape future poultry production Yet change is occurring. Of the 99 companies in the will depend on who controls the agenda. latest BBFAW, 11 are from outside Europe, the U.S. and Canada, including from Brazil, China and Thailand. CIWF Ever less a rich world concern says that welfare allows companies to move up the value Welfare is often viewed as a developed world concern, chain and enter new markets. unaffordable for the developing world. Yet as the developing world becomes richer, demanding more meat, its consumers Future barrier to trade? will become more sophisticated. Once volumes are satisfied, As welfare develops piecemeal, there is a risk of more consumers tend to move towards perceived quality. divergence. In practice, however, countries developing But will the developing world be able to afford welfare welfare codes tend to look to what others have already standards with so many mouths to feed and priorities to meet? implemented, resulting in broadly similar standards. The BVPA points out that, for much of the developing Looking longer term, however, the danger grows that welworld, bigger issues for producers may include extremes of clifare becomes a trade barrier. mate, natural predators and endemic diseases, and these may Welfare trade disputes remain a long way off, but the outweigh any welfare "benefits" from free range, for example. World Trade Organization is paying attention to the area. In Tips for implementing broiler chicken welfare guidelines: www.WATTAgNet.com/articles/20668 However, it also notes that it will be the expanding aspirational middle class with disposable income that will be likely to drive meat and egg production in some developing countries. Standards that may appear to have little immediate local value may, in fact, offer poultry producers opportunities. Take, for example, Brazil, which, with only a small Muslim population, has become the world's largest halal chicken exporter, responding to overseas demand. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization 2014, it rejected appealed EU ban on seal products, finding that non-trade concerns, such as welfare, can restrict trade. That concerns are spreading cannot be denied. As Dr. Weeks points out, within Europe, welfare was a northern European issue, but is now Europe-wide and extending through trade deals. In Australia, 15 years ago, 10 percent of egg production was free range - it is now 50 percent. As consumers demand more welfare, producers must respond. ■ www.WATTAgNet.com ❙ June 2017 BRF YEARShttp://www.WATTAgNet.com/articles/20668 http://www.WATTAgNet.com


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By Doris Schroeder
" Turn your TV on!" Charles and Betty's son Kenny instructed his parents by phone as we were enjoying a late leisurely breakfast at a cabin in Colorado. It was September l l, 2001. Putting on a local news channel we gasped as we saw people jumping out of high windows of the Trade Center in New York City as flames flashed all around them. We felt like we were caught up in a weird nightmare of some sort as the announcer anxiously described the scenes.
"What is happening to our country?" I wondered out loud, "surely this is some story they are putting on, this certainly is not real!"
But it was real, we soon discovered. Our eyes were glued to the happenings as we saw the smoke filling the sky around one of the Trade Center skyscrapers. Then the announcer excitedly reported "What is that, another plane circling the second tower, it almost looks…no, he has crashed into it and now it is also on fire!!!"
When the camera panned down to the sidewalk below, people were running almost every which way, trying to escape the ashes that were falling from the sky.
Our eyes were glued to the scene before us thinking this was just a story that they were enacting on the television. But no, the announcer himself kept exclaiming about the citizens he saw running to get away from the quagmire that we were focusing on. "This was happening in our country, our America, the land of the free!" Surely we were all having a bad dream and we would wake up! This after all, was the United States of America, our beloved country, the land who trusted in God.
Our eyes, however, finally made us realize this was truly authentic. This was not a dream or a bad nightmare; it was the real thing. Something was happening to our beloved country and we didn't understand the why or wherefore of it. We prayed "God help us understand!"
It seemed like hours our eyes were glued to the TV screen. After awhile, the people on the sidewalks of New York were running their hardest away from the burning building as we could see part of it come raging down along the pathway. A look of terror on their faces. Why was this happening?
In the early afternoon of that day we decided to drive to Woodland Park, a few miles away, to pick up a few groceries. It was very eerie as cars, which usually sped down Highway 24, were driving slower…much slower and people looking out the window had a shocked expression on their faces.
We walked into the large Safeway Store in Woodland Park where the same quietness was evident, as people looked at each other in quiet consternation. When we went to the check out area, the radio was blaring with the latest news and we stopped to listen. We heard the word 'terrorist' and the possibility that might be the explanation for what was happening. "But why?" we wondered. "and why are terrorists after America? We are a free nation that believed in God and equality among men. Our government was based on Christian precepts as well as the freedom to choose what we wanted to follow!
As we drove back to the rented cabin, we debated what to do. "Should we pack up and go back home to Kansas?" But no, what could we do at home that would make a difference any more than what we could do in Colorado?
We called our son John in Florida to make sure he had heard from our grandson whom we had visited about three months earlier in Germany. Yes, he was all right now but what about the days ahead?
In the days that followed we were like sleepwalkers. The four of us had enjoyed living in the United States…a place we felt safe. It was here we had grown up, knowing that there was a God…just as most people believed. Oh, not everyone had personally accepted Christ into his or her lives but to almost everyone, there was a belief in the Supreme Being. Most of them had in the back of their mind that someday they would accept Him into their life and most had heard the Gospel. The country felt fairly safe and secure. Through this 9-11, we realized a new danger to our being and we learned a new word terrorist. We wondered what we would find out in the days ahead!
From the event that startled us in 2001, we have learned a lot of things we wish we didn't know but we also learned how we can learn to depend on our heavenly Father even more. If we have accepted Jesus into our life, we can depend on Him completely, our faith grows stronger and we can really mean it when we sing God Bless America!
Don't put it off any longer if you haven't, we don't know what tomorrow will bring!
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