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Career Boosters is a monthly e-panel discussion that scouts out leaders in the marketing, digital, communications and advertising space to provide their perspectives on industry topics related to career development, talent acquisition and hiring practices.
Today's panel: Allison Humphries is a senior planning director at Critical Mass, and Amber Foucault is the account director and account planner at Extreme Group.
What is a strategic account planner?
Amber: Planners uncover the insight that will speak to human behaviours and instincts. Ultimately, these insights help to build strategy, uncover truths about the target and hopefully create the foundation for great creative.
Allison: A planner's role is to recognize the business problem, gain an understanding of what is contributing to the problem (culture, behaviour, market, category, brand) and then synthesize the findings into an inspiring strategy that the teams can build a solution around.
How will this role evolve over the next year?
Amber: I am currently in a hybrid role as an account director and account planner. More than ever, I believe there is an increased need for account people to be more strategic, to work to uncover insights, identify trends and develop strategy even for the most basic digital/social briefs. The added value of this kind of thinking is what helps to attract and keep clients looking for smart, long-term solutions.
Allison: Planners have traditionally been defined by a particular area of expertise. You were a brand planner, a communication planner, an engagement planner or a digital planner – each serving a specific role in the strategic planning process. While there will always be a need for focused expertise, looking ahead to the future – especially with the pervasion of digital – there is a growing need for planners to wear all hats.
Brands are becoming inherently digital and people's expectations of brands have changed. As such, we are tasked with delivering experiences that are more sophisticated than ever before. As a planner, it's helpful to have an eye to the future – to see the world as an exponentially evolving place that we need to stay ahead of in order to succeed.
Should they sit in the creative or account department? Why?
Amber: There is a benefit to having the planner sit with the account teams. It's important to build the strong strategic foundation for the work before it reaches the creative teams. Keeping the planner involved through the process as creative is developed is also very important, but that can be facilitated by the account team.
Allison: Planning should be the bridge between both the business need (account) and the solution (creative/tech). It's equally important to be trusted by clients as a strategic partner who is committed to driving business results as it is to be trusted by the agency team as an inspiration leader and advocate for the people we are ultimately designing brand experiences for.
What's the ideal background of a successful strategic account planner?
Amber: Certainly there is a need to have experience exercising strong analytical skills, and the ability to digest and interpret qualitative and quantitative research. They should also be curious of the world around them, people, and how they think. I spent years on the account side of the business, and I think this is a great place to start because you develop an understanding about the importance of the briefing process and how critical that input/output relationship is to the success of the creative.
Allison: I'm not sure that there is an 'ideal background' as there are amazing planners that come from a variety of different places. I started out my career as a creative and made the transition to planning in the early years of digital. Others have come from business/account management, consulting, etc.
Provided you embody the qualities I listed above, there is a good chance that you are an ideal candidate for a Planning role.
Any tips for individuals looking to move into this role?
Amber: Start thinking like one in your current role! Ask your planner what their favourite sites are to visit, what kind of subscriptions they have, to identify their favourite campaigns. Ask questions and be curious!
Allison: Talk to a few people who are or who work with planners to get a sense of whether or not its something that you feel you'd love to do. It can be a demanding role so you really need to love it to be successful at it. Analyze brand experiences that you see in the market. See if you can reverse engineer the key insight that drove the experience. Polish off your resume and get out there!
Rachel Scott is the marketing and communications coordinator and Trina Boos is president of Boost Agents, a specialist recruitment provider to the marketing, advertising, design and communications industry.


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The Evolution of My Kitchen
Lots of info and details on the kitchen are included in the comment section of the Evolution post.
Yesterday's tablescape: Mairzy Doats
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What a splendid kitchen! I'm sure it's a joy to work in with all the lovely light.ReplyDelete
I just don't have the right words for this kitchen. It is gorgeous and a dream. It has so much personality and warmth and all the little and big details are just perfect. Beautiful!!ReplyDelete
Absolutely stunning kitchen! Colorful & bright, so warm.
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Such a beautiful kitchen. You are so lucky to have gotten to design it. What a dream come true. Very pretty design and finishes.
You know, I've been to your blog several times, but have never seen your spectacular kitchen in it's entirety. It's definitely a place that I'd love to spend time in. You've done a beautiful job with it.ReplyDelete
I"m so glad you posted closeups! I explored your blog recently and it's nice to see the details. Lovely kitchen. I hope you'll drop by Atticmag and see our kitchens - it's a three for one!
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I love your kitchen, especially your counter tops, those tall ceilings and that gorgeous blue plate on the wall!
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Hi Candy and thank you so much for coming to my party! I adore your kitchen and have so enjoyed seeing some upclose looks. The stenciling is so pretty, did you do that? I'm like Anita, there just aren't words to say how fabulous your kitchen is! Your cabinets and all your shelves, the high ceilings, your hardware is beautiful...on and on! I know you must love it to pieces.
Candy, thank you again so much for participating!
You are a sweetie,
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Your kitchen makes my jaw drop...plain and simply STUNNING! I love all your pottery pieces and color choices...just a delight to visit.ReplyDelete
Candy, you kitchen is a work of art! Lovely! What else can I say!!!ReplyDelete
Breathtaking kitchen, beautiful colors and so many unique ideals. Of couse every week I just sit and look at it after I visit for your tablescape. Thanks for sharing.
Such a dreamy space! I love seeing all of the little details that make it a masterpiece!ReplyDelete
Your kitchen would definitely have to be my dream kitchen. I love everything about it. I drool every time I see it. Gorgeous. Hugs, MartyReplyDelete
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Oh Candy, what a stunning kitchen! A dream come true! :D
Hugs, Carolyn ~ Cottage Sunshine
Just a wonderful space! I love those gorgeous cabinets! :)
Candy, I think I would describe your kitchen as glorious! Seriously. I mean, who has 15 1/2 foot ceilings? It's stunning.ReplyDelete
All I can say is WOW! You truly have a most magnificant kitchen!ReplyDelete
What a gorgeous place!!! Fantastic!ReplyDelete
I don't think I've ever seen a kitchen quite like yours. It is beautiful! There must be great satisfaction in designing your own working and storage spaces.ReplyDelete
You have my dream kitchen...the proportions are truly breathtaking and the details extraordinary. I love it all!
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You have an awesome kitchen, So elegant and large with so many details. I love the dishes, full of color and all of your accent pieces. Truly amazing. Stop by and say hello....LindaReplyDelete
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Absolutely fabulous kitchen. What a dream to work in.ReplyDelete
I GASPED when saw your kitchen! The thing dreams are made of!!! Lovely!ReplyDelete
It is beautiful. I think I could put all my house in your kitchen. Just beautiful.KathyReplyDelete
What an amazing room! Spectacular! The light, height and details are....wow!
You have one of my favorite kitchens in the whole world...blogland, magazines, TV...the whole world! It exudes warmth and comfort even thought it is a large space. I can just picture family all gathered together in this space...love, love, love it! All the colors are bright and happy...so good, since we spend so much time in this space! Three Pixie LaneReplyDelete
Sooo beautiful! It is the perfect combination of warmth and sophistication. Well done!ReplyDelete
Beautiful kitchen, stunning. I bet with the high ceilings the acoustics are great too. A little music with your dinner!
Oh my gosh, your kitchen is huge! It's so pretty and you have given so much attention to detail. Just lovely!ReplyDelete
Your kitchen is absolutely fantastic! I wouldn't know what to do in such a big kitchen but I'd sure love to find out! You have done a magnificent job with every detail. Thank you for sharing it with us - you've inspired me to keep working on my teeny, little cottage kitchen. I'll be back to visit again.
Your kitchen is a wonderment.
Are those dishes fiesta ware?
Thanks for sharing.
*Whew!* I just fainted. That is the most beautiful kitchen I have ever seen. Hands down. Deb =^..^=x5 Ottawa, CanadaReplyDelete
Hi Candy, I've always thought your kitchen is the most fabulous one in blogland! It is absolutely gorgeous. Perfection.
WOW...Mega Ditto what Christie said, "You have one of my favorite kitchens in the whole world...blogland, magazines, TV...the whole world!"
Yours is the kitchen we cut out for our inspiration books, truly. It is outstanding & I can't imagine the fun of preparing a loving meal in such a marvelous space.
I didn't get to participate in the party...too sick with an attack of diverticulitis plus my PC picked up a virus & was out of commission for awhile. I'm still not sure its fixed totally.
What a miserable week but visiting your beautiful home has brightened it considerably. Thanks for allowing us a peek inside.
Oh my, I'm overwhelmed with all your compliments on my kitchen! I do really love it and after 4 years here, I really wouldn't change anything that I chose for it. :-)
Yes, Sheila I did do the stenciling. My original plan was to make them less than perfect and then sand them to make them look weathered and old. I ended up leaving them just the way they were when painted. The colors look different from stencil to stencil because the walls are all different colors.
NookCrannyGifts - the dishes in the cabinets are vintage Fiesta, the pottery hanging on the walls is Italian and Mexican.
Rettabug, hope you are feeling better ..... here's hoping there will be another Kitchen Party in the future, such a fun idea.
Wow! I had to remind myself to breathe again! What a gorgeous kitchen!!! It took my breath away!
Have a lovely Sunday!
You have a magnificent kitchen. I've seen it in your posts before, but certainly never tire of it. Love the height.
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Thank you both for coming by to see the kitchen. I hope you can come back soon ..... a couple of fallish tablescapes this week and then next week lots of spooky Halloween tables!


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Two screw-lock connectors sit on brass extension pieces at the top of the radiator, one of which wasn't tight when I checked it and needed to be pinched up slightly. Don't go too mad, as these brass couplings use 'O' rings, so a good, hard tightening by hand or a fairly tame turn with a spanner should suffice.
The water block is a fairly traditional two-piece copper and acrylic affair with the water transported through an S-shaped channel machined into the copper. A blue LED is also employed, sitting in a hole cut in the acrylic top. This requires a feed from a spare three-pin motherboard header or four-pin Molex to three-pin adapter.
The base of the block was flat but not particularly smooth, though it's unlikely to impact on cooling efficiency.
The final part of the kit is the pump. This comes built into a sealed, box-like smoked plastic housing measuring a rather compact 66 x 61.5 x 36 mm. Inside the pump enclosure is a blue LED which is partly cosmetic and also serves to confirm the unit is receiving power.
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The pump is rated at 12V DC and is powered directly from an available four-pin Molex connector.
The kit includes a 500cc bottle of UV reactive coolant with corrosion inhibitors and Thermaltake recommend using only its coolant. You'll need about 400cc for a complete initial fill leaving 100cc for further top-ups. Additional bottles can be purchased from Thermaltake.
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I just made this Easter Bunny Garland with items from the Dollar Store in just an hour, and it was cheap to make.
I look forward to Fall and Christmas, but it's downhill from there. In fact, it is a real struggle for me until Spring. Honestly, this has been the warmest winter that I can remember here in the South but Spring is right around the corner, and that means Easter will be here soon.
I have started seeing Spring decor in the stores, and I wanted to make a springtime garland for my fireplace. I knew what I wanted the garland to look like, so I went to the dollar store to find some things to make the bunnies with. If I go to the Dollar Store with a vision in mind, I usually find a few things that will work.
I found a car cleaning cloth that would be perfect for the round bunnies. I went looking for something to make the ears with. I saw the pink plastic knives and knew that would work perfectly. I had to snap a little piece of the ends of the knives so that the ends would not show.
I used a plastic coffee lid to press down on the cloth to make a circle for me to cut out. You could use a glass or maybe a measuring cup also.
I had some scraps of burlap and home, so I cut out rectangles, folded the burlap over my string and glued with a hot glue gun.
I secured the garland to my fireplace like I do everything else, with Command Hooks. I actually leave the command hooks attached to the fireplace because I use them all year long.
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1: What Caused the Great Depression ?
2: The Top 5 Things That Caused The Great Depression are ...
3: One Thing that caused the great depression was the stock market crash of 1929. The Stock market crashed on October 29, 1929 the day became known as Black Tuesday. Stockholders had lost more than $40 billion dollars. By the end of 1930 they began to recover some of there loses.Unfortunately it wasn't soon enough- and American entered the Great Depression.
4: The great drought occurred in the Mississippi valley. Sadly enough the people of the valley could not pay their taxes or other debts and had to sell their farms with no profit to themselves.
5: Drought Conditions
6: Bank Faluires
7: 9,000 banks failed in the 1930's.When the banks failed the money that was in the bank was gone.The surviving banks began to get to scared to give out loans.This just lead to less and less expenditures.
8: After the stock market crash everyone - poor and rich was watching how they spent their money. People could tell that there was worse to come.This then led to less people needed working because less was needed and less was produced.When the people lost there jobs they soon were unable to pay for the things they bought with installment plan. And of course the items were repossessed.With more and more things on the back on the shelf and the inventory bulging the economy suffered more. The Unemployment rate rose 25%. | NO MORE SPENDING
9: Less People Spending Money
11: The good old government decided to lend a hand to the big businesses and companies. They passed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff in 1930.This Tariff raised taxes in the foreign trade. This made it almost impossible to trade with foreign countries.And it brought on some economic retaliation.
12: Now that you have learned what caused the Great Depression I'm sure your wondering how long did this last ? Well thats a good question. How long did the Great Depression Last ?
13: The Great Depression started in 1929 with the stock market crash and it ended at the end of the second World War. It was about 10yrs of economic depression all over the country.
14: You may be wondering ... how was life during the great depression ? What was it like ? Well I can tell you it sure wasn't great- that leaves us with depressing.
15: Everyone was effected differently-Some were effected worse than others.
16: How were men effected ?
17: Men had lost there jobs - and soon had to relay on there wives and children to make ends meet.Some of the men did not take this well; to them it was a blow in the gut as there family structure changed.For some it was such a blow to there self esteem that they became numb to what was going on around them . They gave up on job searches and left there family's. And a 1940 survey revealed that 1. 5 million married women had been abandoned by their husbands.Black men were layed or cut and turned of faster and sooner than White men.
19: How was the Family affected ?
20: Marital Status and love life changed a lot during the great depression. More couples were delaying marriage.And family's were separating- even tho they weren't actually filing for divorce due to the fact that court cost were to high and that supporting two households would have been a great deal harder. | Birth rates dropped- I guess when the country is in a economic depression you really don't want to bring a baby into it.Many kids were forced to leave school and try to find a job. And many children and babies became sick and died.
21: There was a dramatic lose in the average house hold income.There was a great deal of stress put on the families.Some families pulled together and supported each other by getting help from friends and families. When all other options were ruled out they would then go to the government for help. But that was only when all other options were out of the question. However some families were unable to pull together and soon fell apart.
22: Women were really standing up and taking on a lot of responsibilities at this time. They were going against the historic stereo type that women had to stay at home and work. Women were out getting jobs and earning and supporting there families.African American women found it easier to get jobs. They were working as domestic servants,clerks and textile workers.It seemed the womens role was improved But then again there was all the family and money situations.
23: How did the great depression affect women ?
25: How did the Great Depression End ?
26: The new deal programs had a great influence on the end of the great depression.Some of the programs regulated wages and prices - this helped families be able to pay for the things they needed such as food and clothing.Others helped people get jobs as conservation workers, artist,writers,and labors. Social Security helped the elderly get back on there feet. It is said that this is not what ended the great depression it was the second world war. But we all know this had a great deal of play in it. | By the end of the 1930's the great depression was weakening but many,many people were still in low poverty.Germany became more powerful and started taking over neighboring countries.
27: World war two erupted in Europe. The fighting countries needed supplies and America's people were happy to be able to get back to work.After the attack of Pearl Harbor- America entered the war.Once again the people at | home had to work in the factory's.The U.S enlisted over 10 million men and women.The need for soldiers,pilots,workers to make ammo and weaponry, and air andsea craft all helped the end
28: of the end of the Great Depression possible !!


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Hunting for the nests is probably not a good idea due to the fact that they can be very difficult to uncover. Irrespective of whether you find the nest or otherwise, reaching it is a different issue. Dimly lit and hollow spaces are definitely the perfect places for a bug nest. Ideal places for bugs to build their nest would be in deserted structures or locations inside your home, such as a backyard shed. To effectively avoid an infestation in the first place, it is essential that you have a thoroughly clean environment about your whole residence.
Bug infestations are quite widespread in America. Despite prevalent notion, it isn't hard to eliminate bugs in your house provided you use the right procedures. Pests are often regarded as an irritation but almost never an actual threat. However, research shows opposing results simply because they will ultimately bring about overall health issues or perhaps property destruction.
An uncertain evaluation or guess on the sort of bugs which are present within your house isn't good enough. You should be absolutely sure. You may also wish to watch out for this element when you are purchasing a new home to reside in. Just be sure you examine the entire house for indications of bug infestations before you decide to move forward with the acquisition.
Bug excrement or coming across the insects themselves will probably suggest that there's an infestation taking place. If you come across a bug in the home, there is likely to be a lot more of these concealed inside their nests. Once in a while, you could come upon a bug that had made its way into your home, but it's not likely that the bug is by itself. It's more likely that the creation of the nest is simply starting out.
Roaches are pests that are quite typical especially in America. If you're subjected to the pathogens that exist on roaches, that might also set off your symptoms of asthma. Water is an important factor as a way for roaches to thrive so you'll see them consistently close to water sources just like the basin in your kitchen. Not all the bug poison can work on roaches due to the fact that they're generally tougher in comparison with other bugs. Toxic baits or traps manufactured especially to kill roaches will likely be necessary for successful effects. Try killing roaches using this method as it is the most effective way to get rid of roaches in the long run. Smacking only the roaches you see would not work as there is usually a nest with thousands of them somewhere in your house. Roaches are drawn to moist and dark spots, so you might want to have the tiniest fractures within the floor and wall structure covered properly. Harmful bacterias like E. coli could possibly be transferred onto your cookware too if roaches were to crawl on them. These sorts of bacterias can bring about dehydration or even bacterial infections.
That is why it can be tough to separate both of them, unless you can find them. Several bed bugs are going to be all that's needed just before they start reproducing and infesting a brand new spot. It'd be practically out of the question to take care of an extreme bedbug infestation all by yourself so you ought to get a pest control service to accomplish it for you. This really is absolutely required with regard to a bed bug infestation because they can easily infest a tremendous location, instead of merely being centered in small and specific regions of your home. The most serious of conditions may require total isolation of segments of the home over a period of time. Even though it will be tempting to simply dispose of your bed and get a replacement, that doesn't work well since these bugs can begin reproducing once more even in little quantities. If your bed has long been infested, there's a chance that any home furniture or textiles close by will be infested too and replacing your bed is only going to get you a tiny bit of time before the pests commence to repopulate it.


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Sep 24 2013 A short biography of Bir Krishna Goswami
(See also Gurudeva's mother's diary from 1971) Bir Krishna Goswami is one of the spiritual leaders of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. He has a special status of being among the first Western-born members of the authorized chain of disciplic succession descending from the Supreme Lord, Krishna. In modern times, the most essent ial task of Krishna conscious read more>>


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Pirmā līmeņa profesionālās augstākās izglītības studiju programmas
Arodizglītības programmas
In short about College
Daugavpils Medical College was founded in 1945. It was located in a part of the building at address Varshavas street 26a. It consisted of two class-rooms and basement. The first director was Tatiana Vsesvjatska. At the beginning only 54 students studied here. The duration of studying was 2 years and that's why the first graduation took place in1947.
From 1954 the establishment began teaching not only medical nurses, but doctor's assistants as well. Tha last graduation was in 1987.
The number of students increased gradually and the school building became bigger and bigger. Within the period from 1970 till 1974 a new 3-storeyed building was completed and this was the factor which influenced rapid increasing of students number. The biggest students number was noted in 1987/1988 when 850 students studied at school.
Many Daugavpils Medical College graduaters successfully entered medical institutes and gained the profession of doctors and now they work at medical establishments of Daugavpils. Since 2004 the medical school has become Daugavpils Medical College.
Nowadays the college realizes three programms of the first higher education level. The total number of students is 300.
First level professional learning program
Qualification obtainable: the nurse
Length of studies: 3 years, 120 credit points
Language of studies: Latvian
Accreditation: the program is accredited till 06.06.2019.
Type of studies: full time
Description of profession:
The nurse is an all-around intellectually developed person, who cares of any sick person, family and community health, keeping it safe.
- A nurse professionally performs the health care and is responsible for it.
- A nurse works in Health Care Medical Establishments according to the Latvian Republic Legislation.
- A nurse has got initial leadership skills and is able to work with information.
Qualification obtainable: doctor's assistant
Length of studies: 3 years, 120 credit points
Language of studies: Latvian
Accreditation: the program is accredited till 06.06.2019.
Type of studies: full time
Description of profession:
A doctor's assistant is a medical person
- who provides an emergency medical help to sick people whose life is endangered or under a critical condition. This help is provided on prehospital stage and in the emergency departments at hospital.
- A doctor's assistant can work independently to give a diagnosis, to prescribe the treatment, to use and prescribe medicines (with a strong medical effect as well) and to attest a patient's death.
- A doctor's assistant provides systematical medical help and preventive measures to patients of both sexes and all age groups at all 3 heath care levels in cooperation with a doctor.
- A doctor's assistant is competent to perform all these functions being registered him/her in the register of specialists certificated to practice. After the certification a doctor's assistant performs these functions.
Qualification obtainable: social career
Length of studies: 2 years, 80 credit points
Language of studies: Latvian
Accreditation: the program is accredited till 06.06.2019.
Type of studies: full time
Description of profession:
A social career is a person with the professional qualification in social care. A career helps to provide the appropriate life quality for people who due to their age or heath condition are disabled.
Qualification obtainable: social rehabilitator
Length of studies: 2 years, 80 credit points
Language of studies: Latvian
License: the Learning Program is licensed till 06.06.2019.
Type of studies: full time
Description of profession:
A social rehabilitator works in welfare's institutions which provide services of medical rehabilitation and social rehabilitation in a special institution or a place of living of a patient. Social rehabilitator takes part in planning social rehabilitation for persons who for different reasons (social, mental, physical) are isolated from the society; works at improvement of a patient's social skills; implements social activity of a patient; stimulates a patient to live independently and to have a social interest . A social rehabilitator involves a patient in choosing certain social services, evaluates social rehabilitation plan and social rehabilitation services, works supervised by a professional social specialist.
The programm vocational education
Qualification obtainable: a medical nurse's assistant
Length of studies: 1 year
Language of studies: Latvian
Accreditation:: the program is accredited on 14 May, 2021.
Type of studies: full time
Description of profession:
A nurse's assistant is a health care employee who performs a patient's care in cooperation with a medical nurse having responsibilities according to his/her occupation competence level.
Address the central building: Varšavas iela 26A, Daugavpils, LV-5404, Latvija, Phone 654-37943
Hotel adress: Miera iela 3/5, Daugavpils, LV-5404, Latvija, Tел. 654-31777
Working time College: 8:00 to 17:00


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A tale of two cities, Edinburgh stands as one of the UK's most exciting cultural cities.
If you've recently moved into student accommodation in Edinburgh or are planning to do so soon you will no doubt be keen to explore the culture.
There is plenty to explore…the Scottish capital is bound to medieval history and heritage with much of its Gothic infrastructure remaining in existence today, particularly in The Old Town of Edinburgh. While this city continues to embrace its rich heritage, Edinburgh exists to be a robust cosmopolitan city.


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My Small Cloud
Content theft isn't good for the internet.
A person in China named Mr. FEI purchased a domain called "SeaBlueCloud.Com" which I had owned a sometime back.
Mr. FEI opted to scrape content from this site and add it to his site hosted by Alibaba.Com Hosting services.
I wrote a complaint letter.
Nothing happened.
So I researched how he was scraping my content and discovered it was acitve and found the IP address.
I think created a new firewall rule just for Mr. FEI.
I then created a custom webpage for Mr. FEI.
I redirected his scraping app to a specific page on my server.
I enabled IFRAMES and placed the top 25 banned domains in all of China.
The site SeaBlueCloud.Com was offline after several page refreshes and some choice words about the Chinese Government Screening select website from it's people.
I know this site is not banned because it was used for content in China. I don't mind if it gets blocked either.
The goal is to show others how to stop scraping sites by offering content that their government might not like.
A few years back I had a North Korean site owner doing the same. Just add a custom route and offer up content that NK government might not enjoy and you will see your content removed from the scrapers site.
I'll check from time to time to see if SeaBlueCloud.Com is scraping another site.
I'm not going into details but if you're any type of IT admin you should be able to setup your won honey pot for these ID-10=T's.
Now the clock is ticking. Will it be hours, days, months or years before they shut down the host site www.SeaBlueCloud.Com that once was hosted on my servers but was let go in favor of another domain name.
1982 to 2018 Programming just gets better with time.
That's right, 1982, Computer Science & Programming.
I enjoyed that period of time.
Worked with many different systems since then.
Today I'm sticking with ASP Classic and working a few few devices power by script.
I've always like working with remote telemetry.
I setup my first Wireless Network in 1987 with a GriD computer and a Digital Packet Node Controller over a VHF and E.F.Johnson Trucked 800Mhz system. When I moved overseas I setup my first wireless two-way alarm signaling device that monitored access to our barn and shops.
It wasn't really anything great, but it was built with recycled components disgarded by a few companies I knew.
Recycling electronics is great as a hobby but for a business it really doesn't pay.
So what do you do with all your old electronics?
Do what we did in the 80's.
Pack up everything you have.
Go down the the local electronics park and swap.
Sell everything to anyone for whatever price they will pay.
Simple process that makes money without dealing with the recycling headaches.
Who buys this stuff is guys like me and you that turn around and build some really cool things.
Like, remote contolled lighting and water shut off.
Bet you would like to have a remote faucet dripping system with the weather like it is today.
If you can imagine it, some scrap component can be used to build it.
So get busy, learn your components as much as you learn to program and put together that system you have been looking for.
Or you can wait for someone on EBay to do it for you.
But that's no fun.


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Watch executes programs periodically, making it perfect for use cases like tailing directories.
Want to report an Image on Instagram? Visiting the Help Center will lead to endless searches for the correct forms that will then be not available anymore.
Litebit.eu, a market for cryptocoins, has become the victim of a cyberattack. Attackers gained access to personal information but not the coin wallet servers.
The Roomba vacuum cleaner series 900, made by iRobot, maps your home to improve his cleaning efforts. iRobot plans to sell this mapping data to companies like Google or Amazon.
Ever wanted to become a Hamburger, dancing around in an world filled with giant wheat plants? Or want to listen to a depressed Trumpet that would like to commit suicide but could not find someone to assist him? Well, here's your chance!


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We're excited to begin this new adventure teaching together, offering a pay-what-you-can, sliding scale suggested donation class! Our effort is geared specifically to share yoga with people who can't afford to attend a studio regularly. While there really are no questions asked, we recommend the following contribution:
If you can afford new clothes, please pay $15 (this is a common fee for a drop-in yoga class, and we don't want to be undercutting other yoga teachers)
If you usually buy second-hand clothes or are on ODSP, and you can afford it this week, please contribute $2 to $5.
If you have no income or are on OW, pay nothing!
You decide.
Your contributions go towards the work of Blue Sky Community Healing Centre, which is very generously allowing us to use their beautiful space. Thank you, Blue Sky!
IMPORTANT: Please be fragrance-free (due to allergies) which includes deodorants, shampoos, laundry products (especially dryer sheets), as well as perfumes and colognes.
AND … ALLERGY ALERT: There are two cats in the space. The ceiling is high and the space is clean, but if you are very reactive to cats, they may bother you.
Your teachers are Robin Faye and Corrina Whybourne. Details about Robin's training, experience, and philosophy are all over this website, so this description is about Corrina (who, by the way, Robin is delighted to be working with!):
Corrina began yoga as a physical practice 5 years ago, when she and her mom occasionally attended drop in classes. In 2015 she visited India, where she spent some time in an ashram. This is where Corrina was introduced to the more spiritual and mental side of yoga, and where her love for it truly began. In 2016 she returned to India to travel and to achieve her 200hr Ryc Yoga Alliance certification. She trained in Hatha and Hatha-Vinyasa asana (postures) practice, as well as in pranayama (breathing techniques). Corrina loves how yoga can act as a wholesome healing approach to physical or mental ailments, and how it offers many never ending challenges through its practice. She credits yoga with helping her to learn about herself and she hopes that through yoga, she can help support others on their own paths.
"What are the classes like?"
They'll be gentle. We'll start with the six natural movements of the spine, taking it slowly and finding a comfortable level of movement for each person. We're all different, and each one of us is actually different from day to day. So, we'll respect that and we'll practice moving in ways that support a healthy posture and without strain. We'll work at increasing mobility by working within the body's current limits. We'll practice body awareness, breathing techniques and meditation, and we'll relax in positions called "restorative postures" (they really are restful, and at the same time they do build strength). If there any movements you can't do comfortably, we'll change the movements to suit your body's needs, or find another movement that can offer the same benefit.
Still have questions?
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About Condex
Condex Property Management Ltd. is well established and specializes in residential condominium property management. Condex has been serving clients in the Lower Mainland since 1992. Over the years, we have enjoyed a high level of success and have a reputation for competence and dependability. Our strength lies in our team of professionals 'who care'. We have expertise working in and managing various sized properties. For example, some strata properties have a commercial component with shared expenses. The Condex team has become expert in handling difficult and complex situations.
We take pride in the fact that our clients are long term. Condex growth has been through referral from satisfied owners. We would be pleased to have you speak with any of our current strata councils so that they can tell you about the Condex difference.
Sense of Urgency
Critical to customer satisfaction is the promptness of response to repair and maintenance calls.
Our experts are well equipped to respond with reliable trades and deliver prompt initiative on routine matters. The experience of a dependable team ensures attention to each and every call received. Clients rely on us for day-to-day comfort and long-term protection of their home.
Property Managers are not a Revolving Door
The principles at Condex have solid business backgrounds, Graduates, Business Administration, British Columbia Institute of Technology, and are active property managers each with 25-year experience. All property managers are fully licensed and trained. Office staff have been with the company for well over a decade, providing continuity and stability.
Financial Reports & Banking
Monthly statements are customized and professionally prepared by our accountant and invoices are correctly expensed to the applicable account. Understandable financial statement and balance sheets are provided by the 15th of each month. This is supported by invoice copies, journal entries, bank statement, bank reconciliation and a listing of owner's maintenance deposits and accounts receivable. Statements are prepared on a cash basis with accrual of some items. Trades are paid twice a month.
Separate trust accounts are maintained for each client with Vancouver City Savings Credit Union. Also, based on our volume and long-term relationship, we have negotiated one of the best interest rates in the industry. Interest is earned at a rate of 1.75% below prime on the daily closing balance of all funds on deposit. The return on your funds is notable. Maintenance fees can be processed by way of individual monthly payments, post dated cheques or our pre-authorized chequing plan. Three deposits are done each month.
The overall operation is highly computerized along with other technical equipment essential in today's business world. All staff have a computer station and are networked to a number of data banks and operation functions such as accounting and administration. Our facilities and systems are state of the art, are reviewed and continually upgraded. In addition, all property managers are available in the office and carry cell phones. We are pleased that we have attracted people with good backgrounds along with the energy levels required in our industry.
Good Working Relationship
Our procedures and policies are based not only on sound management principles but also on a thorough awareness of the particular problems encountered in condominium living. Our clients enjoy 'peace of mind' knowing solid judgment is consistently delivered with a sense of diplomacy. Respect, integrity and attention to detail - this is the basis for good client and trade relationships.
Site Inspection Management
Your property manager is on site and knows your property. On site inspections are done often, depending on the size and requirements of each development. Walkabouts are done with your strata council, caretaker, and service trades. Trades tell us they appreciate the clear direction and awareness demonstrated by property managers. Condex delivers prompt initiative on routine matters.
Maintenance Contributions
Maintenance arrears are followed up quickly. A first notice is sent to an owner if payment is not received by the fifth of the month. If the payment remains outstanding on the fifth of the following month, an additional second notice is sent. If an owner refuses to pay or make satisfactory arrangements, a final notice is sent. Thereafter, a lien is registered on the strata lot and the owners' mortgage company is contacted.
Cost Control
A minimum of three quotations are obtained for maintenance and repairs of a significant nature. We work with competent trades who deliver the best possible service at a reasonable cost. Council receives a detailed contract listing for all contracts.
Preventative Maintenance
An inventory of all mechanical equipment for your Strata Corporation is prepared. A thorough preventative maintenance schedule is established and followed in each development to avoid premature structural deterioration and mechanical breakdown. Long term repairs and improvements are anticipated and recorded. Routine annual maintenance is discussed, scheduled and implemented. We take care of your property so you can enjoy your home.
2695 Granville St, Suite 210
Vancouver, BC
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Tell us about your unique requirements.
RamQuest offers the most comprehensive title and settlement production solution in the industry but we understand that our customers many times will have unique requirements that require additional assistance. Regardless of the requirements of your operation, RamQuest will work with you to determine the right solution.
Custom Development
Although our solution covers all of the functionality that you need in your business, we understand that in some cases your uniqueness requires special attention. RamQuest utilizes a "streamlined" development methodology that promotes good communications and rapid development.
Custom Reports
RamQuest realizes every customer's reporting requirements are unique and our SQL Server Database allows a variety of methods in developing customized reporting to resolve your unique needs. We have developed reports using Crystal Reports, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel and Custom Delphi Programs and we are committed to providing a quality product and we have the flexibility needed to adjust to your unique requirements.
Data Conversion
RamQuest has developed a variety of conversion programs and processes that eliminate the confusing and lengthy conversion cycles that typically accompany data conversion. The RamQuest product line is supported by a SQL Server database that is known for its "openness" and "ease" for accepting data from outside sources.
Document Conversion
RamQuest understands that every company in the industry has unique documents used in their business today. RamQuest has a team of specialists that know Microsoft Word and Corel WordPerfect and have the skills and knowledge to convert or develop any document that you may need.
Other Services
Our team has a strong technical background and enjoys working to help our customers meet needs, maximize capability, push business boundaries and increase the efficiency of your operation. Some of our services are outlined below or ask us if you have a need but don't see it listed here!
Server Health Review
Over time, you apply upgrades and patches to RamQuest applications and documents in order to maximize efficiencies and enhance effectiveness for your title company. As these upgrades and patches are applied, save folders are created for purposes of providing a roll-back path and are not removed. These folders can be of considerable size and can contribute to the unnecessary use of hard drive space and our Server Health Review offers an easy way to quickly identify and remove these unnecessary legacy folders and free up much needed hard drive space for your server.
Multiple Site Setup
PaperlessCloser offers the ability to set up multiple websites and portals that utilize a single Complete Closing installation. The benefit of multiple site setup is that the configuration file and pages can be customized for each site so that certain fields are displayed. The Multiple Site Setup Service offers an easy way to quickly implement this feature and offer it to your agents!
PaperlessCloser Security Review
As the "Online Storefront" component of RamQuest One, PaperlessCloser™ allows users to instantly publish documents and data to a secure website for viewing by any authorized party. Title companies can also receive orders via the internet, and dramatically reduce the number of phone calls typically involved with closings. With the complexities involved in implementing and configuring a secure PaperlessCloser website, measures are necessary to ensure the prevention of sensitive content being indexed by Search Engines. Additional steps can be taken to isolate your PaperlessCloser server from outside hacker attacks by placing it inside a demilitarized zone (DMZ). The PaperlessCloser Security Review offers best-practice guidelines to incorporate Web security into your enterprise.
Server Move
Time constraints are no longer a problem and you can experience comfort in knowing that an expert has performed your server move correctly and that you will be up and running and in production on your new server quickly. If a move of your SQL Database is involved, a backup of your current database will be provided prior to the move for your total ease of mind.
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With RamQuest's Automated CCE Database Backup Service you can be assured that your business will not be interrupted in a catastrophe that leaves your business crippled without a backup of your CCE Database necessary for a recovery. Our team will assist you in implementing an automated backup plan to ensure you have what is necessary to recover your SQL Database in the event of an untimely disaster.


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Steve Aoki's 'Neon Future Odyssey' Album Streaming Now
September 25 through Thursday, October 1, Pandora will be streaming STEVE AOKI's NEON FUTURE ODYSSEY deluxe album, giving fans an opportunity to hear it prior to its release October 2 on Dim Mak/Ultra Music (To date, AOKI's music has amassed almost 90 million spins on the platform). ODYSSEY encompasses AOKI's NEON FUTURE I and II albums along with six bonus tracks--collaborations with Headhunterz and Marnik, a brand-new song "Titanic" (which debuted at Tomorrowland this past July), his popular single "Cake Face" and a brand-new version of his song with Moxie, "I Love It When You Cry," entitled the "Steve Aoki Es Vedra" remix.
Tune in to the complete NEON FUTURE ODYSSEY streaming now on Pandora here: http://pdora.co/NeonFutureOdyssey
Along with the album stream, Dancing Astronaut premiered yesterday (September 24) the ODYSSEY bonus track "Phenomena," STEVE AOKI's collaboration with fellow studio maven Borgore. From paintball playoffs and Twitch battles, the two share a history of good times. "Phenomena" finds AOKI and Borgore together again in the studio for a true big room banger. Says Dancing Astronaut's Andrew Spada (9/24/15)," An eardrum busting big room output from two of the genre's pre-eminent party starters, 'Phenomena' is poised to take festival crowds by storm as this year's season begins to wind down."
Listen to STEVE AOKI & Borgore's "Phenomena" here: https://soundcloud.com/steveaoki/steve-aoki-borgore-phenomena
About STEVE AOKI:
STEVE AOKI is a Grammy-nominated international producer/DJ, electronic dance music entrepreneur, and founder of the trendsetting record label, events/lifestyle company and apparel line Dim Mak. Since launching in 1996, Dim Mak has broken bands such as Bloc Party, The Bloody Beetroots, Klaxons, and The Gossip through deftly marketed single and full-length releases and now has nearly 500 releases to date. As a solo artist, AOKI has become a force of nature averaging over 250 tour dates per year. AOKI's second artist album NEON FUTURE I, was released September 30, 2014 via Dim Mak/Ultra Music and features his Gold certified single "Delirious (Boneless)" with Chris Lake and Tujamo featuring Kid Ink, "Born To Get Wild" featuring will.i.am and "Rage The Night Away" featuring Waka Flocka Flame. The second part of his Neon Future album, NEON FUTURE II, was released on May 12, 2015 and features collaborations with Linkin Park, Matthew Koma, Snoop Lion, Rivers Cuomo and NERVO, plus a very special appearance by creative genius J.J. Abrams who voices the outro to close the album. AOKI is also serving as an Executive Producer and soundtrack curator of The Nerdist's first feature film acquisition The Hive. Directed by up-and-coming writer and director David Yarovesky and produced by Cary Granat of Scream 2 and Scream 3 fame, the film was dubbed by Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn as "the most horrifying and disgusting love story ever." The Hive will be released digitally September 28.


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PLATFORM³'s Purchase Receipt Validation module enables brands to influence purchase decisions while shoppers are online or in the store aisle.
Shoppers are incentivized to purchase a product, take a picture of the receipt, upload the receipt to a microsite and receive a reward.
Our purchase receipt validation module makes it easy for brands to engage consumers on their mobile device. After purchasing the product being promoted, the consumer visits a microsite powered by PLATFORM³, registers, takes a photo of their receipt, uploads it, and is instantly entered into the promotion to receive a reward.
Upon entry, our platform validates the receipt and instantly rewards the consumer. All consumer interaction and consumer data is stored on our platform for the brand to access and use to monitor the success of a promotion, identify opportunities for retargeting, and monetize consumer data.


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Having to wear contact lenses means that I don't usually bother with eye make-up removers, but on the rare occasion that I do wear make-up I want one that is effective and gentle to my eyes.
Typically removing make-up for me involves wetting a flannel and wiping it over my eyes several times, but if I am wearing waterproof mascara I end up with it smeared all over my face.
So I do know there are advantages to using eye make-up removers, but with so many on the market at widely varying prices, which one is best?
We went out on the town and came back after a night out and tested all the major and some of the lesser known brands to bring you our ten best eye make-up removers. (You're welcome!)
Nivea Daily Essentials Double Effect Eye Make-Up Remover 125ml – £2.59
This is a bi-phase product that uses oil and water with soothing ingredients such as cornflower extract to remove waterproof mascara and eye make-up whilst leaving skin feeling hydrated without an oily residue. Absolute bargain of a product.
From: boots.com
Camomile Gentle Eye Make-Up Remover – £3.00
If you suffer from allergies that affect your eyes, or if, like me you are a contact lens wearer then this is one of the most gentle eye make-up removers on the market. It uses camomile extract from Norfolk and leaves the eye area soft and refreshed.
From: thebodyshop.com
Simple Kind To Eyes Eye Make-Up Remover 125ml – £3.79
For those with greasy skin who do not want a greasy residue left after they have used a makeup remover then this one from Simple is perfect. It conditions whilst removing the toughest eye make-up with multi-vitamins that won't sting or irritate your eyes.
From: superdrug.com
No7 Beautiful Skin Eye Make-Up Remover – £8.50
Another bi-phase dual action formula here that not only conditions the eye area but removes even waterproof mascara. Ophthalmologist tested and contains no fragrance or harmful chemicals making it suitable for sensitive eyes.
From: boots.com
Avene Gentle Eye Makeup Remover – 125ml – £9.00
Out of all the eye make-up removers we have tested, this has to be the gentlest, thanks to the formula which features a pH close to that of our actual tears, it has been especially formulated for those who wear contact lens and suffer from irritations. Contains the infamous Avene Thermal Spring Water, which is known for its anti-irritating and soothing properties.
From: boots.com
Smashbox It's A Wrap Waterproof Makeup Remover 4.2oz – £15.00
Ultra-strong yet ultra-gentle, this eye make-up remover tackles everything from eyeliners to waterproof mascara with ease. We like it so much because you can even use it to remove lip stains and even long-lasting make-up. A great all-rounder.
From: amazon.co.uk
Clinique Naturally Gentle Eye Make-up Remover – £17
If you are a fan of Clinique products then this one won't let you down. A gorgeous creamy formula that is non-greasy. You massage into the eye area and then tissue off, leaving a hydrated skin behind. The creaminess of the lotion means that you only need a sparing amount and a bottle will last you for months. Great for all skin types, even contact lens wearers.
From: clinique.co.uk
Clarins Instant Eye Makeup Remover, 125ml – £20.00
Another bi-phase lotion that is superfast at removing even the toughest of eye make-up. If you need a product that works in seconds then this is definitely the one for you. It is gentle despite its strength and suitable for sensitive eyes, including contact lens wearers.
From: johnlewis.com
Elemis White Flowers Eye & Lip Make Up Remover 125ml – £21.00
If you wear make-up every day you will need a gentle but effective product that won't irritate your eyes. This one from Elemis contains gentle moisturisers to protect the delicate area around the eyes plus powerful extracts such as white peony to remove make-up effortlessly. Tested by an ophthalmologist, it can be used by contact lens wearers and anyone with sensitive eyes.
From: lookfantastic.com
Lancôme Bi-Facil – £21.50
This is one of the eye make-up removers that consistently tops readers' polls for best product. It is a fresh, lightweight eye make-up remover that uses a bi-phase formula for optimal cleansing. It removes all traces of eye makeup without leaving an oily residue, but it was the fragrance as well as the performance of the product we loved, a really fresh, waterfall scent that we in the office kept wanting to sniff.
From: boots.com


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OPIC monitoring trip to Kenya: A revolution realized
An interdepartmental OPIC team traveled to Kenya last year to monitor the performance of three financial institutions whose microfinance lending is supported by the agency: Musoni, the Kenya Women's Finance Trust DTM Ltd (KWFT), and Equity Bank. Over the course of three days, members of OPIC's Office of Investment Policy, Portfolio Management Department, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Finance Department, and Office of External Affairs met with staff from each institution, microloan groups organized by each, and with individual loan recipients. The goal was to assess the financial performance and developmental impact of the institutions' microfinance lending, and more broadly, their efforts to implement the principles of the Smart Campaign, a global effort to integrate client protection into MFIs' due diligence, investee selection and loan covenants. OPIC's Tim Harwood reports from the trip.
Day Two: Kenya Women's Finance Trust and a revolution realized
Where the previous day's visit to Musoni hitched the OPIC team to a game board piece – mobile banking – that is enabling Kenya to leapfrog a dozen steps to greater financial inclusion, the second day was something else entirely. The Kenya Women's Finance Trust (KWFT) was on the far side of analready successful banking revolution, one which had financially empowered tens of thousands of Kenyan women across virtually every sector and region of the country. To OPIC eyes, KWFT had evolved during its 30-year history into a fixture on the country's financial landscape. Its success is backed by reams of data which vindicated its founding principle – that women entrepreneurs were a sound and untapped investment pool.
Our first stop was KWFT headquarters in Upperhill, Nairobi, to review two OPIC loans totaling $6.5 million through OPIC's microfinance partnership with Citibank. Managing Director Mwangi Githaiga and his senior team outlined KWFT's impressive infrastructure: 2,000 staff members in 222 offices nationwide, serving 580,000 clients, managing a loan book of $144 million and a deposit book of $93 million. What had begun in 1981 as an MFI designed to "provide access to financial services to women entrepreneurs to enable them to improve their economic status and livelihoods" had grown into a mature powerhouse serving predominantly rural customers (about 80 percent of KWFT's clientele) through a state-of-the-art T24 MIS reporting system.
What stood out throughout was KWFT's adaptability – a knack for offering successful new products drawn from having an ear to the ground rather than an eye to a spreadsheet. KWFT's biggest watershed moment was its decision in 2010 to become a deposit-taking microfinance institution (DTM) through a license from the Central Bank of Kenya. Prompted by a drop-off in clients caused by competition from "lots of" banks entering the microfinance sector, the transition was not a easy one, but nonetheless successful: KWFT is now first among Kenya's six DTMs, with a market share of 68 percent.
Attention to client needs informs all of KWFT's work. It signed onto the Smart Campaign in 2011, offers a 24-hour call center for clients and closely monitors over-indebtedness by ensuring that KWFT loan groups limit members' exposure and conduct rigorous assessments before approving loans.
Perhaps most impressive was the host of KWFT products tailored for sectors and groups critical to the country's future: water and sanitation loans to enable access to clean water; agricultural loans for crop farming, livestock purchase and aquaculture; clean energy loans to enable purchase of solar panels and lanterns, LPG cylinders and biogas systems. Additionally, they created children's savings accounts, called Tausi Junior (complete with rubber ducks for young account holders), to promote saving for education.
"KWFT takes the solar lanterns to rural group meetings, educates members on their use, and so shop owners are able to stay open later and let people in the area charge their cell phones. Through this value chain we were able to sell 10,000 lanterns in one year," said Githaiga. "By the same thinking, we are delivering water tanks to rural areas, creating biogas products using dung as energy and for fertilizer, and supporting goat farming, since goat milk is good for children. Not all of our loans are necessarily growing businesses, but raising standards of living, which is equally important."
KWFT's latest adaptation? Becoming part of the mobile banking revolution. In 2012, KWFT signed 7,000 clients by March and is hoping for 20,000 by the end of the year. Next up may be expansion into Rwanda and South Sudan.
"We proceed from a simple philosophy: a woman who is economically deprived has no voice," said Githaiga. "The biggest asset for women is the ability to make choices for their families and themselves. And it has worked. That's why, 30 years later, we now are able to serve the entire family."
An hour's drive northwest of Nairobi, at the foot of the Ngong Hills, was the bustling town of Rongai. The OPIC team stopped to pick up staff from KWFT's local branch and moved onto the first loan recipient of the day: Lillian Alwi, founder and director of Ongata Pine Breeze Academy.
Sitting bright blue-and-red within an otherwise depressed neighborhood, the Academy owes its existence entirely to the will of Alwi. Formerly a teacher at another school nearby, Alwi followed her "passion for kids" to open her own school in 2000, going door-to-door to recruit students, counting her then three-year-old son as her first.
A dozen years on, Pine Breeze Academy brims with the energy of 522 uniformed students, aged 3-12, under the watchful eyes of 32 teachers. Outfitted with a smart-looking school bus and an infectious optimism, the Academy is clearly the envy of its neighbors. School fees range from $20 per month to $35.
Alwi was introduced to KWFT in 2011, and has since obtained two loans, one for $5,700, and the more recent one for $11,500. While a school director may not seem the prototypical entrepreneur, Alwi is nothing if not entrepreneurial: she is using the loans to develop bean-farming at her home, the produce from which she provides to the school.
"It was my dream to take this place and see it grow. And I've really labored, I can tell you," she said. "A friend introduced me to KWFT. They were an institution that could listen to me, I felt. I was able to get a loan, and it has helped tremendously because it was coming at a time when parents were starting to pull out because school fees. And now we are going well."
Not far from the Pine Breeze Academy, our next stop was a leafy Rongai neighborhood where a smart-looking, two-story stone building was nearing completion. Angelina Musyimi, a gracious hostess who served tea and muffins, is using an $1,800 KWFT loan to build a ten-room hostel for students attending the universities nearby.
Courtliness aside, Musyimi's business acumen and adaptability rivals KWFT's. Having previously sold sodas, run her own grocery and a second-hand clothing store, Musyimi decided as she got older that she wanted "something less involving – a plot to call home." She moved to Rongai, noticed a need among Nazarene and Maxwell university students for housing, compared rental prices and decided to build a hostel.
"I met KWFT in 2010," Musyimi said. "I had used other MFIs before and found them time-consuming. But I've had a very good relationship with KWFT; they've always been ready to answer my questions. [In addition to the construction loan] I now have my savings with them, and I can pay my electricity bill by phone. Once my construction is complete, I'll start advertising for rooms."
For Musyimi, something in KWFT's DNA had clearly tipped a scale in her.
"It's made me want to be part of the things women are doing, because I can see exactly what KWFT can do for women" she said. "The biggest challenge for women is getting collateral, but it's hard to get permission from men. KWFT's services help women overcome fees associated with the lack of title."
"I've learned a lot from owning a business. I got out of the cocoon of raising children. Because, it takes so long to grow unless your look beyond yourself to the ability to make an investment."
For more on OPIC's trip to Kenya, read the other posts in the series: OPIC Monitoring Trip to Kenya andOPIC monitoring trip to Kenya: Big plans becoming reality.


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There is a two way communication between the skin and all organs, glands, and tissue of the body; by stimulating certain skin parts, the progress of the conditions cannot only be arrested but even reversed, bringing the patient back to health with normal function.
Levels of Acupuncture Use & Treatment:
- Pain Control (treat at site of pain)
- Bi-Formula (cookbook recipe)
- Classic/Traditional (instrument, pulse dx, etc)
Qi – Bipolar electromagnetic energetic power flow; the energy power flow that runs the body and heals the body; the life source or vital force. Dis-ease is caused by Qi-interference.
Qi circulates 3 ways:
- Superficial – through the 12 meridians, classic flow.
- Deep – organ to organ, between the 5 elements.
- Luo – between the coupled meridians.
Meridian – A channel of energy flow. What affects a meridian can affect anything along the meridians (ie. organs, glands, and tissues) Runs on a 24-hour cycle. An example of meridian imbalance can be stress. Total Meridians 71: 12 main, 8 extra, 12 divergent, 15 collateral, 12 muscle, and 12 cutaneous.
- 361 electroenergy points lie along 12 main meridians, conception vessel, and governing vessel. Each lie 1/8 inch subepidermal.
- Over 200 points in the ear and over 1000 on the entire body.
- Distal points are more effective than proximal points.
12 types of acupuncture points exist:
- Tonification – increase energy flow into a meridian.
- Sedation – decrease energy flow from a meridian.
- Source points – amphoteric (increase or decrease energy based on body needs) located at wrists and ankles.
- Alarm points – "Moo pts" located on the front of the body.
- Associated points – "Bei Shu pts" points located on the bladder meridian.
- Connecting points – "Luo pts" connects coupled meridians and 5 elements.
- Entry – where energy enters
- Exit – where energy exits
- Horary – points that treat own meridian, for chronic conditions.
- Accumulation – treat for acute conditions, quick results.
- Intersection – where two or more channels or extraordinary vessels intersect.
- Element – between elbows/fingers and knees/toes.
Midday-Midnight Law – follows the 24-hour circadian rhythm. Various symptoms are more pronounced in the two hour time frame and treatment is most effective at that time.
- Nine different types
- Painless due to small diameter.
- Smaller gauge needles are used to treat face, ear, or other superficial points.
- Larger gauge needles are used to treat muscular points, deep needles and electrotherapy.
Tei-Shen – non-piercing method used to stimulate acupoint.
Electrical Stimulation – can be used in conjunction with needling.


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Wiz Khalifa talks about his plans for being a father, his recent skateboarding hobby, and compiling a video of impressions of other rappers.
Wiz Khalifa just shocked the world by revealing that the rapper famous for always keeping one rolled, would be delivering his and Amber Rose's first child, which would be an un-medicated home-birth. Wiz has now sat down for an interview talking about his plans for fatherhood, his newfound skateboarding hobby, and his passtime of doing impressions of other rappers.
Khalifa has been conducting important research to prepare for his impending fatherhood, including when the right time to break out the weed in front of his child might be. Wiz recounted some advice from a friend, "He told me, don't let him see this, don't let him see that", he said. "After a while whatever you wanna do is what you wanna do, and that made sense to me."
He maintains that he'll have to balance his life in order to care for his child, and doesn't want to be an absent father. "I feel like when you start off on the right foot, it becomes a routine." said Wiz, talking about how distancing yourself from your child leads to a "downward spiral".
The Pittsburgh emcee also talked a bit about his new skateboarding hobby, saying it's just a means for him to chill out. "I don't want to be the best skater in the world I just want to be able to relax and cruise." he said. "I'm in that stage where I want to do something physical", though he's recently suffered some injuries from the new passtime, saying "if you're not willing to take the risk then there's no point in doing it anyway."
Khalifa also talked of his love of doing impressions of other rappers. He recently did an impression of Birdman on a radio show, but says he's got a few more up his sleeve. "I do a lot of impressions", he said, "I freestyle everybody. I can freestyle like Gucci, I can freestyle like Jeezy, I can freestyle like Jim Jones, I Can freestyle like Rick Ross". On whether these impressions would ever be made public, Wiz revealed "I think i'm gonna put an impression video together".
Wiz is also not opposed to people impersonating him. "I like to see people's impressions of me", saying "I heard MGK's Homie does a really good impression of me". On Kendrick's famous impression of the Taylor Gang rapper, Wiz seemed amused, but also plans on getting him back for it, saying "That was a good one, Imma get him".
View the full interview below.


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May is Healthy Vision Month, so today I want to discuss proper care and use of contact lenses.
Mistreating your contact lenses may lead to devastating loss of vision. I have observed this many times over my years of practice.
Unfortunately, in 1 week, I treated 2 individuals that had improperly cared for or did not wear their lenses as dictated by guidelines. Each had severe ulceration of one of their corneas.
Ulceration is due to infection of the cornea from bacteria, virus, or fungus. It looks like fluffy, white or yellowish cloudiness on the cornea. This will leave a scar, always. If small, and closer to the white part of the eye, vision may not be reduced. However, if close to the pupil and/or large, vision will likely be impaired.
During the infection phase, it is painful, causing extreme redness of the white part of the eye, severe light sensitivity, much tearing of the eyes. Difficult to impossible to perform typical activities like work or school, etc.
Don't think waiting and putting in any drops from the medicine cabinet will make it go away. Call your eye care professional for early treatment. This will improve the chances of saving your vision.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), published August 18, 2016 indicated 1 in 4 events of corneal damage to contact lens wearers occurred because patients weren't caring for lenses properly, wore them too long, or while they slept.
Further research indicated that an unbelievable 99 percent of surveyed contact lens wearers reported at least one unsafe hygiene behavior.
According to the report, the top 5 worst behaviors are:
- Sleeping or napping in contact lenses (87.1 percent)
- Showering (84.9 percent) or swimming (61 percent) in contact lenses
- Extending the recommended replacement frequency of cases (82.3 percent), or lenses (49.9 percent)
- Topping off disinfecting solution (55.1 percent)
- Rinsing lenses with tap water (35.5 percent)
If you have questions about proper lens use and care, please call the office. We will be pleased to assist you.
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Hi Everyone, my name is Mingjie, and I'm a Journal-Artist.
This vlogumentary journal is an account of my journey as a crazy social entrepreneur. It's a testimony of my fuck-ups, my failures, and my ah-ha moments.
Purpose of this Journal:
I write for my tribe—the love addicts, the crazies, the losers, the wayward, the wanderers, the abnormals, the people with "mental issues", the druggies, the alcoholics, the sensitive artists, the bipolar, the manic depressives, the schizophrenics, the suicide attempt survivors, the grievers, the PTSDs, the broken ones, the sad ones, the ones who have been judged, labeled, and boxed into a category, and for the most part, dismissed, derided, and ignored.
I'm starting a new movement of journalism called "Journal-Artistism," grounded upon 1 Corinthians 13, a media that re-associates the pieces through the power of fiction, based on a true love story.
Yes, it is a love story, though initially it may not look like it, but hey, it's based on reality. I realized some time ago that the truth is often hidden best in fiction–to protect our loved ones. Fiction, based on a true ___ is the best medium to protest and protect, to change without casting blame, to inspire others to look upon ourselves in the context of God's eyes–the ever compassionate, forgiving, and agape power of God's love.
This is how I must tell the truth whilst still inspire people to look at themselves.
"To know others is to be wise. To know thyself is to be awakened." –Lao Tse
I'm journaling in the third person omniscient to discover the characters of myself and the people in my life.
It's fiction, based on a true story.
Journaling in the third person omniscient to discover the present moment expansion of me and my life through the sense of the adventure I co-create with God is adventurous and exciting. What I aim to do in my writings is to:
- Keep it Raw
- Keep it Authentic
- Keep it Vulnerable
I share with you.
You, who've attempted suicide.
You, who've gone through deep depression.
You, who've received a diagnosis and feel boxed in.
I write for me.
It's where the voices in my head find release.
Journaling in fiction, BOTS (Based on a True Story), is the way of the Journal-Artist.
I journal to encourage you to journal.
Your writing voice is uniquely yours—it could be poetry, music lyrics, fiction, vignettes, Tolkien—anything.
Just journal.
Free verse it if you have to.
Just journal.
Get to know yourself.
Journal to fall in love with yourself again.
Journal to save your own life. Be the hero in your own love story.
How will I know this will work?
Because when I was the suicidal, depressed, and labeled "the crazy girl," the best elements of my recovery came from people generous and brave enough to take their "mask off." That's when I knew that crazies can take the past of highest resistance–the path of creative expression.
Instead of exploding or imploding. Know that the walk towards the higher version of yourself is the most worthy of causes.
Instead of hiding depression, embrace it.
When you embrace depression instead of making it wrong, you have the power to transmute it.
Take away the stigma of depression and you reduce the suicidal intent.
I've learned to embrace my craziness by looking into areas where I can transform it into a contribution. When I'm depressed, I create.
I can only be me. You can only be you.
The Voices in my Head:
First, the Id, told in the first person, is the dark side of the moon, and explores the beastly, alter-ego–also known as the reptilian brain stem. Fight, flight, freeze.
Second, the ego and the Character Revealed.
Finally, the Third "I," is achieved through the layering of the first and second voice.


text: Come see a Christmas classic in one of the San Francisco theaters this December. San Francisco serves as a major hub for cultural and performing arts, and you won't want to miss out on an opportunity to watch talented performers wow audiences in well-known venues. \r\n\r\nAt the popular nonprofit A.C.T. (American Conservatory Theater), tickets are on sale for seasonal showings of "A Christmas Carol" through December 28. For a unique and unforgettable experience, you can see how this familiar story takes shape in a talented and unique take on the original. As a yearly tradition for many families, you can find some festive fun during your trip near Union Square. The theater schedule will start the curtain calls for George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara on January 8. You can buy tickets online at http://www.act-sf.org/. \r\n\r\nMake your way to the Marines' Memorial Theatre for a local favorite – Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience. Fans of the famous Harry Potter franchise will delight in this parody performance that combines classic moments from all seven books. You can also attend Not Your Normal New Year's Eve! to start 2014 in high style and fun celebration. Learn more about what's going on this winter season at http://www.marineclub.com/theatre.php. \r\n\r\nThe locally loved San Francisco Playhouse has holiday cheer, too. On stage now, Storefront Church brings audiences a wonderful wintertime story set in the Bronx. Combining all the elements of an entertaining holiday story, you can follow the plot of a modern-day Scrooge, a preacher who finds his way back to believing, and gingerbread houses galore. This performance will continue to draw crowds until January 11, 2014. You can buy your tickets at www.sfplayhouse.org.


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i am not hard core. i am a weather wussy. someone please bring me some hot tea.
all the details here on my ravelry page.
and details here as well .....
or the hazardous knitter, or the faux knitter, or the fruitless knitter, or .... (closet crocheter?) oh, i know! the knarcissistic knitter .... i LOVE looking at my own blog!