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An energy crisis is any great obstruction in supply of energy resources to an economic system. It frequently refers to a lessening in the supply of electricity as compared to its demand. None can deny the importance of energy in today 's universe. Energy drives adult male 's domestic life, industry, agribusiness, and his cars, etc. Whenever there is a storage of energy all walks of life are affected. Pakistan face a terrible energy crisis these yearss. Present energy crisis has passed all the old 1s. Pakistan has installed capacity of about 19500MW. The major subscribers of this figure are WAPDA, KESC, IPPs and PAEC. WAPDA generates 11327MW and minority portions in the entire population of energy in the state. KESC contributes 1756MW, PAEC 427MW and IPPs 5500MW. The state takes this sum of energy from three chief beginnings: HYDREL, THERMAL, and NUCLEAR. HYDREL power is 6444MW, from which Tarbela power works, Mangla power works and Ghazi Barotha power works. The chief part towards the state entire power is from thermic beginning. This type of energy is produced by Rental power works ( RPPS ) and Independent power works ( IPPs ) under authorization of private power board. Pakistan atomic energy committee ( PAEC ) is bring forthing electricity from atomic fuel beginnings. Karachi atomic works and chashma atomic power works are bring forthing 472MW of electricity. Pakistan has capacity to bring forth 50,000MW energy from hydrel beginning merely but it produced merely 6444MW out of this figure. The state has entire coal modesty is 185 billion tones which can function the state energy state of affairs for centuries. The coastal belt of Sindh separate 1046 Km has wind energy potency of 50,000 MW harmonizing to some estimations. Pakistan has sunlight continuance of about 16 hr 's a twenty-four hours and twelve month 's a twelvemonth and this sunshine can bring forth about 100,000 MW of electricity for Pakistan, about free of cost. The current power production of state from all beginnings is about 13000 MW, Whereas demand is about 17500 MW. Thus this important equality between the demand and supply of power and this disparity has pushed the state in crisis. It has been estimated that entire energy demands of the state in 2030 will be about 160,000 MW, Whereas present coevals capacity of the system is merely 19,000MW. Fortunately Pakistan is capable of this meeting mark with the potency at its disposal. For illustration, its hydrel potency is close to 40,000MW, Gas can bring forth 50,000MW, coal can bring forth more so 50,000MW, and the balance of 1000MW can be produced by atomic power workss. Merely the demand of clip is better policy devising. Energy crisis has its far making depredations from economic to societal life. The factors which had led to this state of affairs would be discussed in the pervious paragraphs.
Industrial growing consequently the demand of electricity has been multiplied in the past few twelvemonth but, the authorities and concerned governments have failed to maintain gait with the turning demands of industrial sector and agribusiness sector. Agriculture sector has grown over the old ages with its ain strain over the power distribution equation but non anticipated by the policy. Agriculture ingestion of electricity was approximately 11 % in 2005-2006 which rose upto 14 % , harmonizing to FBS. The rate of addition in demand is many times greater than the rate of coevals of power. So, the consequence is energy deficit. Another factor responsible for energy crisis is corrupt patterns of the multitudes in coaction with the concerned governments. Electricity larceny is contained peculiarly in far flung countries. The employees of wapda and kesc are involved in this power larceny by supplying illegal connexions to the people. Peoples besides enjoy more than one metre in the same place to hedge duty, It has divided the aggregation of gross and besides causes loss of power.
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Line losingss of electricity during its distribution from the site of production to the ultimate consumer are high in Pakistan owing to its factors. The distribution lines are in Pakistan either outdated and damaged, there is no proper care of these lines. Line losingss from 20 % of the entire power transmitted through the lines. It means 20 units of every 100 units is wasted and non paid by the consumer.
The roots of the energy crisis can be found to about two decennaries back with advert of extremely generous 1994 policy for independent power manufacturer ( IPPs ) . With this policy a dramatic displacement occurred in the coevals beginning and it made the state surety of an irregular rise and falling in figure or sum in international oil and gas monetary values. The present cause of energy crisis is over trust on expensive imported fuel mix. Before the execution of 1994 policy the state electricity coevals was trusted on fuel mix about 70 or 30 in support of hydro thermal. This changed dramatically over the following decennary and fuel mix become 30percent hydro an 70percent thermal by the terminal of 2010. The cost of this policy could be understood with the following comparing. Wapda is bring forthing electricity from hydro beginning at Rs.1.03 kwh, While in public sector thermic power works provided the same at Rs.8.5 kwh. However the ( IPPs ) , provided the same at Rs.9.58 kwh. This cost increased for the consumer due to line losingss and larceny in the transmittal and distribution systems.
Not merely individual megawatt of electricity has been added to Pakistan national grid Stationss since 2000 record interrupting economic growing and population enlargement. In this land, blessed with fast fluxing rivers, there is no ground for us to non increase our hydel capacity to take down electricity cost, Inter cardinal trust deficit, sing the location of dike is a major cause of this low hydel production. More significantly, those down rivers do n't desire to see their portion of beginnings of H2O reduced. The undertaking of kala bagh dike was conceived ( responsible ) about half century ago. Had it been constructed on clip Pakistan would non confront the energy job that it is challenged today. Similarly gavader maga undertaking has been built by China and balochistan is its biggest donee but its ain provincial leading is raising all sorts of serious expostulations to do it controversial. World over coal based power is inexpensive and largest beginning of power coevals. The copiousness of this inexpensive power in the power mix of a state pulls down the mean monetary value of power and more electricity cheap and low-cost. Coal based power is non rocket scientific discipline. It is intermediated engineering and takes an norm of 36 months for a coal power works undertaking to come on watercourse.
The demand for power is of all time increasing but no maga undertaking has been started since the start of energy crisis. Harmonizing to some estimations the demand of power is increasing at a rate of 9 % while the production rate has increased by 7 % merely. It has contributed to energy crisis. Not merely the new coevals capacity was added to the system but besides the transmittal and distribution web was upgrade.
Pakistan has witnessed a population detonation over the old ages. It had population of about 84,254,000 in 1981 with 28.8 % people populating in metropoliss. Current population of the state is estimated to be 17,800,0000 with 32.2 % people populating in urban countries. But the coevals of power and population addition have remained out of this stage with one another taking energy deficit.


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For Immediate Release - February 8, 2010
Contact: Lydia Camarillo, 210-922-0225
Texas Rising Campaign targets young Latinos for the March 2 primary
February 8, 2010. San Antonio, Texas. Texas Rising, a Texas-wide nonpartisan campaign for Southwest Voter Registration Education Project (SVREP), will focus on increasing the participation of Latino electoral in the 2010 elections, has registered 14,494 new Latino voters in less then 4 weeks for the upcoming Texas March Primary Elections.
The nonpartisan effort was kicked off on January 2 to February 1, 2010 with a community based project structure in twelve counties in Texas. SVREP registered voters in Bexar, Cameron, Denton, Dallas, El Paso, Harris, Hidalgo, Medina, Nueces, Travis, and Tarrant and Williamson counties.
SVREP plans to continue the momentum with its ambitious voter registration, voter education and get-out-the-vote (GOTV) campaigns for the 2010 election season, starting with this voter registration effort we just completed. SVREP will continue to raise the monies necessary to increase the number of Latinos taking part in the 2010 Texas elections. Our goal is to increase the number of Latino voters who are registered to vote and turnout to vote in the primary, general and special election anticipated for this May.
SVREP is a national, nonpartisan organization committed solely to the political empowerment of Latino communities. SVREP was established in 1974 by the late Willie Velásquez to encourage civic and political participation in Latino and other underrepresented communities. Since its inception, SVREP had registered over 2.5 million Latino voters, trained over 100,000 leaders and won over 80 voting rights lawsuits.
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Kalanchoe tomentosa growing subshrubs succulent of the genus Kalanchoe also know Panda plant, Kalanchoe tomentosa perennial evergreen used as ornamental plant, can grow in mediterranean, desert, subtropics or temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone 9-12.
Kalanchoe tomentosa leaves
Leaves color green with prominent in stronger color mostly red or black the leaf shape elliptic, leaves fleshy hairy like a velvet,
Flower color red the flowers small grow in clusters.
Kalanchoe tomentosa for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
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How to grow Kalanchoe tomentosa growing and care:
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction?
No, but easy
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn
Pests and diseases:
Powdery mildew, aphids
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune a Kalanchoe tomentosa:
Dead flower stems
Size of the plant?
10-40 cm, 4-16 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Slow growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water, small amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade / Full Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Blooming information
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General information about the flower
Small flowers that grow in cluster, color can be: white or pink
Scientific name:
Kalanchoe tomentosa


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Educate the Girl Child
PURE India Trust started PURE HOME centers in Delhi in 2014 and we invited children of poorest of poor families and took the pre-admission test of all the students who come to our center. The pre-admission test is based on PURE India defined syllabus of elementary education level to ensure that all the students of same literacy level are admitted in the same group for study.
Women Empowerment
We are developing Women Entrepreneurship in the villages by supporting women to start a small business of their own choice and in their own villages. Currently, we are supporting 10 women from 8 villages in Noida district in Uttar Pradesh (UP) by helping them start their businesses. We provide the initial 70% non-refundable investment and remaining money must be put in by the women. Our objective is to ensure the women earn INR 8000-10000 per month within the first year of business.
Career Guidance & Mentoring
We have designed & launched a unique solution for "Career guidance & Mentoring" program. Under this approach, we permanently paste banners of "100 most popular career opportunities" and conduct Career Awareness Workshops in schools. Apart from this, we will also start a student career helpline number where students can call in and speak to a domain expert for career specific queries.


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It is often by exploring together in therapy and gaining some insight into why we behave as we do, that we can enable real change to take place. Whether you are seeking therapy for a crisis situation or you are feeling stuck or overwhelmed by a problem in your life, I provide a supportive, objective and empathic space where you can express your feelings and concerns without being judged.
As an experienced and qualified integrative psychotherapist and counsellor, I draw on a number of approaches, which I tailor to suit the needs and concerns of you as an individual. I work with adults, on a one to one basis, providing therapy for many different issues including depression, anxiety, work related stress, relationship difficulties, bereavement and loss, trauma, alcohol and drug abuse, issues around identity and sexuality, low self-image and changing life events.
You may be feeling overwhelmed by a situation in your life, or perhaps you are feeling a bit stuck or unhappy with where you find yourself, possibly it all feels a bit meaningless. By exploring together the patterns of your thoughts, feelings and behaviours and how you feel about the direction of your life, your values, beliefs and aspirations, I can help you make sense of what may be causing you distress, and help you to gain a new perspective on your problems, facilitating growth, relief and resolution.
Following an intensive Foundation course in Counselling and Psychotherapy at the School of Psychotherapy and Counselling Psychology at Regent's University London, I studied for a further 4 years, achieving a Masters degree and an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling. Regent's University is well respected both for its academic record and clinical training.
I am a member of both the UKCP and the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and abide by its Code of Ethics.
I have worked for several years in private practice. Previously I have worked within the NHS at Camden Psychodynamic Psychological Services and I spent 3 years working for a London branch of MIND. I have undertaken a specialist bereavement training run by CRUSE.
My earlier career in corporate operational management has provided me with a valuable blend of skills, understanding and experience. I know how difficult it can be to juggle the demands of work, relationships and family in today's world.
I offer an initial consultation for £50 where you can discuss your needs, learn a bit about the way I work and we can make a plan as to how best I can help you. If you decide you don't want to continue, or if I am not the right therapist for you, I can help you with ongoing referrals. My fees are benchmarked against other similarly trained psychotherapists working in the same location. As a guide, fees for individuals start from £80 and for couples from £120. I have a limited number of low-cost places during the day, for which there may be a waiting list. For further details, do get in touch.
If you have private health insurance, you may be able to fund some or all of your therapy through your health insurance policy. I work with, and am an approved provider of, a number of medical insurers including BUPA, Aviva, Axa PPP and Vitality Health.
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We believe God can use your family to change the world.
As a team, we're excited about the potential for transformation that can take place both in and through the world's families. We love hanging out with kids and their parents and seeing them love each other.
Carissa Potter
Carissa is a fun-loving, world-traveling, truth-sharing, lover of Jesus. She desires to see every child around the world love and follow Jesus with a childlike faith that carries them into adulthood as they find their place in God's global story.
Ian Fraiser
Art Director (Center for Mission Mobilization)
Ian Fraiser is a son of the King, husband to Stephanie, and father to one son (so far), Thaddeus. He thinks spending time outdoors is awesome, finds color and type and paper far too fascinating, and can't wait to see the Throneroom some day.
Jennifer Zachary
Middle East & South Asia Regional Leader
Jennifer is an artistic lover of nature and coffee. If you're looking for her, you can find her dancing to whatever beat she can find. She has a vision to see families across the globe fulfilling their unique role in the Great Commission out of an overflow of love in their hearts.
Karen Hardin
Content Manager
Karen is passionate about equipping children and families to understand God's global purposes and embrace their role in advancing His kingdom. She loves creating mission resources, training, and hanging out with some of the cutest folks on the planet—kids.
East Asia Regional Leader
Tamara has been happily married for over 20 years and has 3 children. She loves reading a good book, playing games with the family or spending time with friends. Having lived in Asia for 8 years, she is excited for God to use all of those years of experience as she seeks to mobilize families throughout the region. She longs to see her kids growing in their love of the Lord and following His call in their life, playing their part in the completion of the great commission.


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Changing of the guard for Australia's First Peoples
Jodie Minus; 3/5/10
A father of two from Brewarrina in northwest NSW and a former social worker from the ACT are the new faces of indigenous representation in Australia. Sam Jeffries, 46, and Kerry Arabena, 42, were yesterday announced as co-chairs of the executive board of the newly established National Congress of Australia's First Peoples. The announcement was made at The Australian Hall in Sydney – scene of the milestone Aboriginal Day of Mourning and protest in 1938 – and attendees smiled and hugged each other on what they called another "landmark day". Dr Arabena, who was recently awarded a doctorate in human ecology from the Australian National University, has an extensive background in public health, administration, community development and research. Her professional appointments range from political agencies, such as director of the Regional Governance Unit in the Office of Indigenous Policy Co-ordination in Canberra, to health services.
See: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/aboriginal-australia/changing-of-the-guard-for-australias-first-peoples/story-e6frgd9f-1225861308006


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Forex Fibonacci Trading Strategy
Fibonacci forex trading is the premise of numerous forex trading frameworks utilized by an incredible number of expert forex dealers around the world, and numerous billions of dollars are productive exchanged each year in view of these trading procedures.
Fibonacci was an Italian mathematician and he is best recalled by his reality acclaimed Fibonacci succession, the meaning of this arrangement is that it's shaped by a progression of numbers where every number is the aggregate of the two going before numbers; 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 …But on account of money trading also critical for the forex broker is the Fibonacci proportions got from this grouping of numbers, i.e. .236, .50, .382, .618, and so forth.
These proportions are scientific extents predominant in numerous spots and structures in nature, and in addition in numerous man made manifestations.
Forex trading can incredibly advantage frame this numerical extents because of the way that the motions saw in forex graphs, where costs are obviously changing in an oscillatory example, take after Fibonacci proportions nearly as pointers of resistance and bolster levels; perhaps not to the last penny, but rather so close as to be truly astonishing.
Fibonacci value focuses, or levels, for any forex money pair can be computed ahead of time so that the merchant will know when to enter or leave the business sector if the forecast given by the Fibonacci forex day trading framework he uses satisfies its expectations.
Numerous individuals tries to make this examination excessively convoluted driving off numerous new forex brokers that are simply starting to see how the forex business sector functions and how to make a benefit in it. In any case, this is not how it must be. I can't say it's a basic idea however it is entirely reasonable for any broker once he or she has gotten a handle on the nuts and bolts and has had some work on trading utilizing Fibonacci levels alongside other optional markers that will enhance the exactness of the passage and way out point for each specific exchange.
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My father left the green jungles of the Philippines to seek his American dream when he was 19 years old. He landed on the sunny shores of Oahu, Hawaii, and started working for a sugar cane plantation. He was a self-taught musician and dreamed of teaching music. Unfortunately, my dad didn't progress past a sixth-grade education, so he took low-paying jobs to raise his family of eight children. His American dream became the success of his children.
I think of my father every day because I now work with new Americans who had a dream. Like my father, many of them are pinning their hopes on their children.
But I can change that narrative. I have the privilege of helping internationally educated health care professionals navigate the pathway to licensure in the United States. I work for the Puget Sound Welcome Back Center (PSWBC) at Highline College.
PSWBC opened its doors in 2008, as part of an initiative that includes nine centers around the United States. Nationally, the centers work with immigrants in the health care field, and most of that work is with nurses. In 2016, PSWBC started working with all internationally educated professionals. Among others, we have added engineers, teachers and business professionals to our participants.
PSWBC is more than licensure assistance. It's a place where people can share their story. Like the Eritrean nurse who had to write two letters of contrition to the Embassy of Eritrea so her official school documents would be released to the United States. She also sent in her obligatory taxes as an expatriate, and she had to pay the Embassy for handling the matter.
It was the letter that made her so emotional. She and her husband fled Eritrea because of the political situation. She had little communication with her family, for fear of government retaliation, and she waited until her family had escaped Eritrea before pursuing her official transcripts. She now works as a registered nurse at an adult care facility, and she is pursuing her master's degree in nursing.
I too share my story with these participants. I tell them how my father had to take multiple jobs to make ends meet. I tell them of my mother who cried every day because she didn't have friends or family here on the mainland, and she was so isolated. How my mother went from a pampered business woman in Hawaii to working the land as a farmer's wife in Washington. I tell this story so they know I know what they're going through. I tell them because I keep my father's dream of being a teacher alive.
I also tell them that I made a conscious effort to look for a job at Highline College working with immigrants and refugees. I had been the contact person for immigrants and refugees at a remanufacturing company, helping with human resources questions. I wanted to do more. I applied and got a job at Highline working with Adult Basic Education and English As a Second Language students, who account for one-third of the college's student population.
I truly love working with this population. They are so happy to find that they have options, and that their degrees are worth something in the U.S.
It's not the money that drives them to get licensed; it's being able to work in a field they have a passion for. And seeing when they get licensed or find a job in their field is the most satisfying feeling. I know that they will be able to provide a better life to their children and to have pride in themselves.
What most people don't realize is that helping newcomers to our country also helps our communities. When highly skilled individuals are unemployed or underemployed, they don't fully contribute to their new communities or the local economy.
Take for instance a nurse who is working as a nursing assistant. According to O*Net Online, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor to provide occupational information, the median wage for a nursing assistant (NAC) in Washington is $29,330, while the median wage for a registered nurse (RN) is $77,470. Many internationally educated nurses will stay in the NAC position because they don't know how to gain their license in the U.S., or they become discouraged because the process seems daunting.
That's where PSWBC comes in. I give health care professionals the information and pathway to licensure in the United States — Washington in particular.
The licensing process can be expensive and requires that steps are done in the right order to save time and money. I present the pathway to licensure in a clear and concise spreadsheet for each of the health professions I work with.
I also give options so our participants still work in the health care field if the pathway is too expensive or if they feel that completing the steps would be a burden for them and their families.
At any pay rate, immigrants contribute to their local economies by purchasing goods and services and paying taxes. But if they are fully employed and using the talent and expertise that they've brought with them to their new country, then we are all better off. They contribute to the economy, to society and to the cultural diversity of their communities — our communities.
My name is Cheryl Cariño-Burr. I am the Healthcare Educational Case Manager at Puget Sound Welcome Back Center at Highline College. I help people navigate the steps to gain their healthcare licensure in the United States.
What I really do is remind people that their dreams didn't die when they came to the U.S.
Cheryl Cariño-Burr is a graduate of Highline College and the University of Washington Tacoma. She volunteers for social justice causes and has served on the Federal Way Diversity Commission. In her spare time, she enjoys music and golf.
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But you know what they say: One man's financial ruin is another man's bonanza. Which is why Clay Seibert is having his best year yet. Seibert, 48, is the guy who does most of the little drawings of houses for sale that appear on real estate fliers. For 70 bucks, he'll photograph an agent's listed property, whip up a drawing of it, and send it to the agent in a day or two, unless the house is already in his files. (Since he started his gig in 1989, Seibert has drawn more than 7,000 San Francisco addresses.) With requests already topping 900 this year, Seibert works 12 to 16 hours a day and has invested in a hydraulic drafting table he can raise and lower, to combat neck problems from long stretches of hunching over his creations. Trained as a fine-art painter, Seibert also bought himself a spiffy new easel and plans to jet to Umbria, Italy, to paint landscapes later this year.
Seibert got into the house-drawing biz when a real estate friend suggested he underbid the guy who usually did the sketches for agents. Seibert had been working for a carpet company, where his job was to hand-copy the intricate patterns of antique rugs, so they could be re-created for rich peoples' floors. Today, he has a Rolodex of 600 real estate agents who use his services, and he did 140 drawings in April alone. His work graces the fliers of agents working for Pacific Union, Coldwell Banker, Zephyr, and others.
"There is always someone coming in, doing this for a while, then freaking out and leaving," says Seibert of the competition. "I've developed a rhythm."
Seibert's sketches have a hand-drawn look that obviously didn't come from Photoshop. And like the flowery descriptions that accompany his drawings ("Beautifully manicured garden!" "Gourmet kitchen!"), the pictures themselves are idealized versions of the actual properties.
"I don't like to lie," says Seibert, "but I try to bring some romance into it. A sense of the potential." First, he "deletes all the ugliness." That includes power lines, junky cars, and peeling paint. He also ignores trees, no matter how lovely, that are blocking the view of the house. When a building's façade is god-awful, Seibert emphasizes the "horizontal and beautiful lines" and sometimes adds dramatic shadows. Planter boxes appear where none were, and maybe some ruffled curtains, which Seibert calls "window treatments."
"There have been a number of houses that were just a box with a window and a door," says Seibert. "But again, just some flowers to soften it up a bit."
Until 2000, Seibert drew houses all day long but didn't own one. He rented a house in Noe Valley, and was part owner of a house in Napa.
But that year, he drew a Marina-style house on Silver Avenue, off Bayshore, and could no longer resist the romance. He fell hard, and bought the house himself. He now lives there with his two cocker spaniels.
"I love my little house," says Seibert. "I don't feel the need to live in all the houses I draw. I already feel like they're mine." Unable to resist a corny line, he adds, "I'm drawn to the city, you might say."


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"SAS Select Alarm Systems" burglar alarm, Birmingham • And another square midlands alarm. I love this typeface. • Spotted: Livery Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3, England, 2013 • Politics: In the Labour constituency of Birmingham Ladywood
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This stainless box shown here is a bit odd because the vents on this box are more closed up where the usual stainless steel box has more opened vents to let the sound out more. I think the company who used this bell box must of hammered the vents to stop foam from getting into the box. This way of thinking was common in the early 80s with a lot of box including the type c older brother having closed up vents like this. Don't know why they stopped doing this in the late 80s though.


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A lot of guys are wearing the plunging neckline these days. I think it's OK around the house, or at the pool or the beach, but anywhere else I'd recommend wearing something underneath the V. I prefer polos, but crewnecks are all right. I do think that white crew-neck tees look a bit underwear-ish, but a tee in a complimentary color can be a nice touch.
Crew-neck undershirts
Is it a no-no to wear a crew-neck undershirt under, say, a V-neck cotton or merino wool sweater? I feel naked without one, and I don't feel comfortable showing off my chest hair.


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Cheech & Chong™ Glass Commemorative Water Pipe
$115.00 Tax Included
Celebrate this historic day with our Cheech & Chong™ Glass commemorative pipe collection. We've teamed up with the Kings of Cannabis themselves to create a unique limited-edition hand and water pipe so you can memorialize legalization in style.
- 12" tall, 7mm thick
- Durable, polished joints
- Authentic Cheech and Chong decals + "Got it legal" decal
- 100% Borosilicate glass
- Designed in Canada
- Comes with commemorative Cheech & Chong™ Glass drawstring bag


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How big is the band?
With vocals, the Jazz Reporters begin as a 4 piece band and go up from there. The options are as follows:
- 4 piece band (Male or female vocals, piano, bass, drums)
- 5 piece band (adding tenor saxophone
- 6 piece band (also adding trumpet, to form 2 piece brass section)
- 7 piece band (also adding alto saxophone, to form 3 piece brass section)
- + additional vocalist (male or female – can be added to any of the above line-ups)
- + guitar (great for soul & Motown, as well as adding rhythm to the swing)
- + percussion (great for soul & Motown, & Latin songs)
If you are looking for a band to provide background music, we can also offer the following instrumental options:
- 2-Piece: Piano or guitar, bass
- 3-Piece: Piano or guitar, bass, drums
- 3-Piece: Piano or guitar, bass, saxophone
- 4-Piece: Piano or guitar, bass, drums, saxophone
How far do you travel?
As far as is necessary! The band is based in London, but we will happily travel to anywhere in the UK or beyond.
How much do you charge?
We will need to know a few details about your event before we can provide an accurate price quote, but as a rough guide it is unusual that we would be able to offer a 4 piece band with vocals for much less than £1000. If your budget is below this figure, please feel free to get in touch anyway as we may be able to offer a discount for certain times of the year. If you would like an accurate price quote, please fill in and submit an enquiry form.
Do you require a stage? If so, how large would this need to be?
The Jazz Reporters can perform with or without staging, indoors or outdoors. This is a guide to the stage or floor area we would need:
- 4 Piece Band: 4.5m x 2.5m
- 5/6 Piece Band: 5m x 3m
- 7/8 Piece Band: 5.5m x 3.5m
- 9/10 Piece Band: 6m x 4m
Do you provide your own sound and lighting equipment?
Yes. We have our own high quality professional PA system and lighting rig which is ideal for the majority of events we play at. For the technically-minded, we mainly use Electrovoice Speakers (SX300s) and QSC power amps. We have various configurations of our sound system, depending on the size of room we are performing in.
What are your power requirements?
For small venues, we can safely operate off a single 13amp power socket. We would however recommend having 2 available to the band (so a 26amp supply in total) in case it turns out that a little more amplification or lighting power would be useful.
If power is to be provided by a generator, it is the responsibility of the client / venue to ensure that it is of sufficient rating (and has sufficient cables and adaptors) to power the band safely.
How long does the band play for?
It is normal for the band to perform a total of 2 hours of live music finishing by midnight, either as 2 sets of 1 hour with a break or 3 shorter sets with 2 breaks. It is possible to increase playing / finishing times slightly but this would involve an extra charge.
Do you provide music in your breaks?
Yes, if required we will play an iPod through our sound system in any breaks, and before / after the band's performance. We can provide the iPod, but would always recommend to wedding clients that they provide their own, pre-loaded with playlists of their choice.
Can you provide a DJ?
Yes, subject to availability. There are a few DJs we work with regularly, and there is a cost (and space) saving because they would connect to our sound system rather than bringing a whole separate rig. Please enquire for accurate prices.
Do you take requests?
Yes. Our clients are welcome to make as many requests as they wish (in advance) from our current songlist, and we will endeavour to accommodate as many of these as possible. Certain songs specifically require male or female vocals, so depending on the line-up of the band, a few songs on the list may be unsuitable.
We accept first dance requests regardless of whether or not the song you would like is on our set list already, but we require at least 6 weeks notice in order to prepare it.
How long do you take to set up?
This depends on the size of the band and the ease of access. For a 4 piece band, we can set up in an hour, perhaps slightly less, provided that we can drive close to unload equipment and do not have to move it far once inside the venue. For larger bands we always ask for 90 minutes if possible.
If necessary, it is possible for equipment to be set up in advance (before guests begin to occupy the room), but this may involve additional 'early arrival' fees for those affected.
Does the band need to sound-check?
Ideally yes, but not for very long!
Do we need to provide the band with food and drink?
We would normally ask if a hot meal could be provided for the band, and soft drinks throughout the engagement. Caterers are often able to provide a 'cheaper alternative' for the suppliers such as a dish of lasagne with a bowl of veg or salad.
It is because of the long hours that we ask for a hot meal rather than sandwiches – including travel times (depending on the location), it would be normal to leave home at around 4pm and return at around 2am, perhaps later, and therefore a plate of sandwiches would not be sufficient. Complications can arise if the band has to leave the venue in search of food, as it is never certain how long it will take to find anything and get served.
What are the band's car parking requirements?
We always try to share lifts, but this isn't always possible, hence we would require parking to be provided for as many cars as there are band members. For central London venues, we usually assume that private parking will not be available, and therefore look up the parking charges in the area and add them on to our prices quotes as applicable.
In all cases, we need to be able to park vehicles close to the venue entrance at least for unloading, even if they then need to be moved further away to be parked for the duration of the event.
Our venue has a sound-limiter. Will this be a problem?
These days, this is not at all unusual, and we are regularly performing under this condition without any difficulty.
For the best indication as to whether any problems are likely, speak to the venue – if they can tell you that they have bands regularly that are able to perform without triggering the sound-limiter, then there is no reason why we shouldn't be able to do the same.
Does the band have insurance and electrical safety certificates?
Yes, we have full Public Liability Insurance up to £10,000,000 and all of our equipment is PAT tested on an annual basis.
How do we confirm a booking?
Bookings are confirmed by receipt of a 10% deposit and a signed Musicians Union Band Hire Agreement stating full details of the event. Remaining payment is normally required two weeks before the event (by bank transfer or cheque) or as cash, paid at the start of the gig. Musicians Union booking agreements comply with up to date industry standards.
What happens if we cancel the booking once it has been confirmed with a contract and deposit?
In the event of cancellation (by you, the hirer), the 10% deposit would be non-refundable. If we receive another booking for the date in question that involves all the musicians that had been booked, we would not ask for any cancellation fee. If we receive a booking for a smaller ensemble, we may require a cancellation fee for the musicians not involved in the new booking. If you cancel a year or more in advance of the event, we would not ask for a cancellation fee. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss this matter in greater detail.
Can the band cancel?
No. The contract which would be signed by us as well as you is a legally-binding document that guarantees that we will provide what you have booked. If a musician is taken ill, or pulls out for another reason such as a family emergency, we will hire a suitable replacement so that the performance can go ahead unaffected. Any additional costs for this would be covered by us.
Can we see the band perform before maing a booking?
This is indeed a frequently-asked question! As it stands, all of our gigs are private functions, but please do check out our audio recordings and video clips. If this situation changes, any public gigs will be clearly advertised on our blog and various social media pages.
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Dutch label veteran Talamanca is back with a brand new, Meditation, featuring two lush, deep-progressive house cuts. Vintage & Morelli presents his triumphant debut artist album, My Rose Enchanted Destiny, featuring a dozen brand new, genre-crossing tracks. Showcasing grooves and soundscapes ranging from deep house to trance of the Serbian talent, not to mention his uncanny gift for intelligent and often club-oriented electronic music. Considering the many standout remixes with which they have graced our label over the years, it is hard to believe that veteran duo Illuminor are now presenting their very first original on our imprint. Ethereal pads and an exceeding beautiful, world music-inspired vocal highlight the unforgettable breakdown.
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This week Jason and I get together to chat about our top 12 sporting events. We chat about Japanese baseball tournaments, WWE, skiing, caged fan sections at soccer games, the Kentucky Derby, and more!
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A preemtive strike? Who knows, but story goes global via Minister's Facebook : how social media is shaping our news
by Robin Tennant-Wood
On 16 May a photo appeared on the official Facebook page of the ACT Minister for Territory and Municipal Services and Greens Member for Molonglo, Shane Rattenbury.
The photo of the Minister's legs, sporting a couple of nasty lacerations, had a brief description of how, while on his morning run, Rattenbury had startled a grazing kangaroo on a nature strip in inner suburban Canberra. In its hasty departure the poor critter connected its claws with the Minister's legs.
While it's tempting to dwell on the irony of a Greens member being attacked by wildlife, of more interest is where this otherwise fairly innocuous little slice of Canberra life went after its airing on Facebook and the form in which it returned.
Within hours the photo had featured on the websites of the ABC news, The Guardian (UK), CNN (USA), The Independent (UK), the Huffington Post (USA), Modesto Bee (USA), the Yahoo! and MSN news sites and on Twitter's #Vanzonews (Brazil): "político australiano é atacado por canguru".
We all know that international news agencies love a whacky Australian animal story, and MSN went so far as to run the headline: "Politician attacked by kangaroo as Australia again proves terrifying", commenting that "Everything we know about Australia we learned from cartoons and Outback commercials and, as it turns out, they're both pretty accurate."
The report in the more serious Guardian, however, noted that Rattenbury said that the Greens have not opposed the now annual kill of kangaroos in the national capital and appeared to indicate his support with quotes.
This comes just as it has been revealed that no independent scientific evaluation of culling has been carried out in the ACT for five years, and while the notion that one species of native fauna can have a "detrimental impact" on the ecosystem in the light of the rapid development in the urban Canberra environment is self-contradictory, there was no questioning of the Minister's statement.
Instant messaging raises many questions, not least about accuracy of the 'good story', and about citizen involvement
The use of social media as a means of instantly spreading news to a global audience is accepted and widespread. When British soldier, Lee Rigby, was murdered in broad daylight last month the images we saw of his alleged killers, still brandishing their bloodied weapons, were not from the traditional and respected news agencies but from shocked bystanders recording the images on their phones.
This raises three questions at the heart of our increasing reliance on social media. Firstly, in turning us all into potential citizen-journalists are serious issues being reduced merely to good stories?
The Rattenbury story has a good narrative: Greens politician attacked by kangaroo appears to support culling the kangaroo population to save the environment. Beyond the narrative, however, is a deeper issue that is not addressed in a Facebook status or a 140-character tweet.
The second concern is the dynamic nature of the medium. Issues arise, are spread via the internet, consumed, and vanish. There is no time for reflection or questioning. No room for debate or discussion.
Finally, how do we, as citizens, deal with issues that arise? Are we becoming dispassionate observers, disseminators and consumers of news instead of actively engaged citizens?
Did any of the bystanders with their phones on that London street attempt to apprehend the alleged killers? Has anyone raised questions about the inherent flaws in Rattenbury's statement about culling kangaroos? Or are we just too busy tweeting graphic images and whacky animal stories?
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Homeschooling Anonymous
I've always found it really interesting how obsessed some people are with what high school they went to. As if that matters at all if you move away from your hometown or when you are thirty-six. Seriously, when was the last time someone asked you what high school you went to? Mine was four and half years ago when one of my new co-workers found out I grew up in the same town and wanted to know what school I went to. I told her I was homeschooled, but what school district I was in and the conversation moved on quickly. No one cares. Also, contrary to what they tell you in high school and college, as an adult no one cares about your GPA either.
But when it comes to homeschooling, people have some super strong opinions about it. Almost all of those people are rather ignorant on the subject. Their opinions usually start with, "Well...I have a friend whose nephew is being homeschooled and they are super weird" OR "I knew a girl once who was homeschooled and she didn't know how to talk to people". And this is then followed by, "Kids need socialization, because this anecdotal experience I have is proof that homeschooling spawns socially inept losers." I have heard a lot of this talk because once again, people don't really ask what school I attended growing up and they have a stereotype in their head of what a homeschooler looks like.
Here are the stereotypes that are true to some degree:
64% of homeschoolers are doing so for a religious reason with the number being a little higher for providing a more general "moral instruction"
91% are concerned about the school environment
My sister-in-law certainly fits into both of these. Religious and very very worried about her children being shot at a public school. But homeschooling itself is quite a mixed bag depending on where you live, your parent's educational levels, the child, social structures, family dynamics, drive, disabilities, etc. I grew up in a city where there was a very active homeschooling organization. There were "enrichment days" once a week that consisted of either bowling, skating, or ice skating. A very active teen club that met and volunteered twice a month. Field trips were set up and went to Farms, factories, museums, and concerts. Classes were offered in which another homeschooling mom/dad who had an actual degree in a certain field would teach a small class of students in a subject that other parents struggled with. Among the courses currently being offered right now: Art, Shakespeare, Spanish, Local History, Robotics and Coding, Algebra, Debate, British Literature, Chemistry, Civics, Research Writing, Photography, SAT Prep, Orchestra, Intro to Investing and Budgeting, Food & Nutrition, Economics. This ensures that a student whose homeschooling parent sucks at Writing and Literature has a place they can go to for those classes. I took Science courses with them as science equipment is expensive. Here's the thing though, if you live out in the country or there isn't an active homeschool organization near you, things to get tougher. It's also harder on the child if their parent is a homebody and doesn't take them to these places to meet people. It does not mean the child is socially inept.
What does this have to do with unbelief? Those who homeschool are overwhelmingly concerned about their child's moral well-being. I understand this. There is this misconception from outsiders that if a child is homeschooled, even for religious reasons, that the indoctrination becomes too ingrained. That they are destined to become religious fundamentalists. Or that the child always agrees with their parent's decisions. If you go visit the r/exchristian subreddit, you will find several homeschooled teenagers that are just trying to make it to graduation and college, who disagree with how their parents have raised them, and are socially deprived not socially inept. Four of my nephews and nieces are being homeschooled. They have had absolutely no say in the matter I was a senior in high school when I realized that there were some things about what I was taught that I didn't agree with.
Feeling "Called"
Don't you just love this word? For those not in the know, this phrase or wording originates from the story of Samuel in the Bible who heard the audible voice of God and thought it was his master calling at first and then once realizing it was God, offered himself into the service of the Lord to be whatever God wanted him to be. His calling, to be a prophet of the Lord. Now, no one these days (at least no one I have ever known) is claiming to hear the audible voice of God these days. No instead they say they "feel led" to do something. Or they use a series of confirmation biases to prove they are making a good decision. Maybe someone they know has a dream that could maybe, kind of be interpreted to support this thing that someone wants to do. A pastor will pray over them and say something convoluted like, "The Lord is telling me that you are trying to make a big decision. The answer is yes."
Then these people, using this information set forth to do something that, in most cases, is something they really wanted to do. I've heard people say they were called to adopt. Of course, despite this calling it doesn't always mean things work out and then the Christian spins it to say that God told them to do it to teach them a lesson. An example of this would be a friend who said she was called to adopt teenagers, particularly the ones no one wanted. All three of her teenage placements disrupted and didn't lead to adoption. In the end they ended up with three very young boys. They are much better parents to these little ones then they ever were to the big kids. But what happened to that calling? Well, lessons were learned so that must have been what God wanted. Sometimes the calling just doesn't make sense for other reasons. Like my friend Joy who felt called to be a missionary. She is now a tutor for missionary kids who apparently can't attend the local school because terrorist like kidnapping little white kids. She has no teaching degree, but sure, she's qualified to teach your children because who cares about schooling as long as God called her. She has been in the Middle East for almost a decade now. Although she has certainly taught a lot of white missionary kids over the past decade, she has not bothered to learn the local language in all of that time, lives a very private life surrounded by only the other missionaries, and is never sure if she will be able to raise enough money to remain in the country the next year. Nevermind that the country she is in, prosthelytizing is illegal. Not that she can prosthelitize...she doesn't speak the language. What's the point in going to another country to be a missionary if you keep yourself separate from the people and don't learn the language? What are you doing with your life?
I've written before about how my mom often felt God calling her to do things, but they were often, conveniently things that she wanted to do. "Dear God, should I do this thing, even though it will put a hardship on my family?" Oh, I had a dream where I was doing that thing...God must be telling me to do it. At one point I felt like God called me to go to Northern Ireland for a short-term missions trip. The Assemblies of God had a variety of short-term trips they offered each summer. Maybe a dozen or so. I was instantly attracted to North Ireland, a country with a good deal of violence and mystique. Maybe I should go there, I thought. A few weeks later we had a traveling youth team come to the church for a revival of sorts. One of the guys was from North Ireland. I took this as a sign and signed up for the trip the next week. Was it a sign? Probably not. Just a coincidence that the dude was from a country that I really wanted to go to.
My biggest issue with this phrase though is that it is often used to justify bad decisions. Look, I know as well as anyone that sometimes we make decisions that we think will be good and they don't always work out. It is important for our development as people to analyze the situation and see what you could learn from it. God told me to do it so even if things are going to shit, it can't be wrong. I worry for my missionary friend. I worry that she will one day return to the US with no retirement and a lifetime of regrets. I mean, the chances of her ever meeting a man and having children at this point are dismally slim and although this makes her deeply sad, she isn't willing to give up this "calling" in order to better her life. (to be clear, this is what she says she wants. I don't care in the slightest weather someone has children or is married.) Also, she would make a wonderful school teacher at something like a Montessori or Waldorf school and I hate to see her talents wasted. But she doesn't regret this life, right? Wrong. I've heard her regrets, her fears. She knows that this is not the best decision for her to be a happy person, but she can't let go of this calling because that would mean that either God was wrong or she was wrong in what she thought God said.
And let's not forget some of the super shitty people out there that say a god told them to do really shitty things. Like Abraham who believed God told him to murder his son. Or the 9/11 terrorists who believed a god wanted them to wage war against America in his name. Or a woman who beat her son to death because she believed God told her he was possessed by demons. Christians will tell you that they weren't hearing the real voice of God, that those people were clearly insane. But the truth is, the difference is that you are just the kind of person who, if you had those thoughts, you wouldn't act on them. Because you aren't a shitty human being.
Unnecessary Lies
I frequent a lot of message boards and Reddit in concerns to being an ex-Christian, in-the-closet, agnostic, atheist, humanist, unbeliever. Perhaps it is the anonymity that I enjoy, just like with this blog. Or perhaps it is knowing that I am not the only person out there who feels the way I do. I'm not sure, but being able to comment that I was homeschooled and grew up without a television and wasn't allowed to watch movies rated over PG and then have someone say, "Hey, that was me too." That's nice.
I also wish my parents knew how such a restrictive environment forced me to become super sneaky and good at lying. I learned very quickly how to delete browser history on the computer. In the trunk of my car, I stored movies that my mom said "weren't allowed in the house", watching them with friends somewhere else. I would read movie reviews about crappy PG movies and tell my mom I went and saw that instead of the actual movie I went to with friends that was PG-13. My husband has remarked that I am a bad liar, but I'm going to be really honest here...he has no idea when I am lying. He thinks he does because I have learned how to "be caught" so that people think I am a bad liar, but the truth is I am extremely good at it. Luckily for him and others, I don't really make a habit of it anymore, but in my youth....I was good. My parents trusted me to not get in trouble, and for the most part, I didn't. I wasn't partying. I've never tried drugs. Never been drunk. But I certainly did things that my super religious parents would NOT have approved of. For a while there, I felt guilty for this and was always asking for forgiveness from God. Never from them because I never told them. Now, I see that my parents were just super lucky that I was a bit of a perfectionist prude who didn't like being out of control. In other words, their strict religious parenting only worked because I had the personality to not go off the deep end. My brothers were not the same. All three went through some serious stages of rebellion. I did think it led to our deconversions (three out of four of us aren't religious now), but it most certainly led to a lot of unnecessary lies.
Christian Justifications: How God-sanctioned Rape is Turned Into a Life Lesson About Sin
I recently read an article where the author tries to justify the degredation and violence towards women in the Bible by saying that God was just shining light on sin. Completely neglecting the fact that there were a number of passages where that same God didn't have a problem with rape or treating women, particularly virginal women, like cattle. Numbers 31 Moses and the priests instruct their people to kill all but the Midianite virgins, blaming the non-virginal women, men, and children for a plague. Because that's how disease spreads, right? Deuteronomy 20 has the LORD giving a town to the Israelite victors with instructions to kill all the men and take the women, children, cattle, and plunder. "You may enjoy the spoils of your enemies that the LORD your God has given you." Of course, in Deuteronomy you also just have to give silver if caught raping a girl. Meanwhile, if she is found non-virginal at a later date (let's say no one believes her or she keeps it a secret) she can be stoned to death. Zachariah 14 prophesies that a day will come when the LORD will give them women to be ravished, as any good god would do, right?
The article states, "The Bible is also clear: God hates inhumane treatment of women."
But that's just the beginning. These first three paragraphs are setting up for the idea that God loves women by asking them to cover their heads and that in a historical context, there was nothing wrong with it and nothing wrong with it now. When you look at the historical context you will see that almost all women in the area and many men wore head coverings, mostly for practical reasons. It's awfully hot in the Middle East. There is no issue with women wearing head coverings...until you make it a mandate of your religion and suggest that their eternal souls (and virginity) hinge on them wearing it. Although I understand that head coverings in Biblical times had a degree of practicallity, Paul very much made them a religious issue too. The man, who was definitely a man of his times, had some strong opinions about women's role in the church and how they should dress. Notice he never said anything about women wearing short dresses because such a thing would have been unheard of in the time. However, he was dealing with several different cultures, many not of a Jewish background, who did not wear head coverings while praying or in the church. So Paul saw fit to make some rules. And most modern Christians ignore these rules, stating that it was only a specific rule for a specific time. I honestly think Paul would find the modern church extremely disrespectful because he was, despite a big conversion, a man obsessed with making rules. He was after all, the leader of a religious movement, second only to God and a few disciples, some of which he didn't get along with.
Even as a Christian, it never sat well with me this idea that women were subserviant to men. Not only were we considered weaker physically, which is not always the case, but we were also inferior intellectually, religiously, morally, and philisophically. In the Assemblies of God churches I grew up in, women were only allowed to teach children and other women. There was never a co-ed Sunday School class taught by a women to my knowledge. The idea was considered absurd. After all, Paul said, "I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, she must be silent." Again, some churches spin this as meaning that this was just for some specific time, but in context he was writing this letter to his protege, giving the young man advice not just for one community but for building churches in general. In general, Paul who claims authority from a god, is stating that women should not teach or have any authority over men. And this pervasive idea permeated the western world for hundreds upon hundreds of years. Women continued to be nothing more than cattle, a possession to be bought and sold by the men around her.
What I am trying to get at is that the very idea that the God of the Bible cares about women and women's rights in the way we think of in the modern world is absurd. The God of the Bible is not pointing out how depraved (aka sinful) human beings can be, because if he was actually a caring god, there would be explicit passages talking about NOT raping women and how that is abhorrent in the eyes of god. But we know that the reason those passages weren't written is because the men of that time were the ones writing the many parts of the Bible and they didn't give a shit about the other half of the population. They didn't speak out against rape because they didn't have a problem with it. Although some of them knew very intelligent and strong women, this did not change their feelings in regards to being superior. And all those rules that are placed on women in the Bible, like having to cover their heads, can be seen for what it is: An attempt by people of a certain time to continue to assert their authority over a people who had been largely marginalized for a long time. It isn't a lesson about sin, it's a lesson about how people often think that their way of life and their culture are the end all of how things should be done.
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Religious history is full of stories where people summon angels and deities to execute their will. This makes the concept of "will" seem like something we impose on the celestial universe to execute our desires. Can I be so bold, as to suggest that perhaps these ancient stories got it wrong?
True will is actually quite different. Finding one's will is about discovering who we really are, because only then can we really manifest what we need in accordance with our divine purpose.
Closely related to the concept of will is decisiveness. In order to manifest and achieve your desires, you must know what it is that you seek to accomplish in the first place. This can actually be more difficult than it seems. Suppose that you're seeking a new job in the big city, three hours away, and you set out to find it. Amazingly, you are offered a job, and it is exactly what you were looking for, however, you neglected to give serious consideration to the fact that this job would require uprooting your entire family.
Sometimes getting what we want has too extreme of a consequence, and then we have to shift our desires into something different. It's a shame, and unfortunate that so much "will" and energy has been exhausted in manifesting incomplete desires, leaving you with constant changes and new directions. This makes for a pretty draining lifestyle, and a diminishing of one's will.
Do you struggle with identifying a single goal and successfully accomplishing it? Does life feel like it is filled with loose ends? Or are you one of those busy individuals that's always attempting to do twenty things at once, yet not really knowing what you want to do? Then this psychic workout is for you!
This meditation will assist you in cleansing your psyche and removing any mental blockages you may be holding on to that are interfering with achieving success. When you feel inwardly free, your will takes over, and you are more equipped to follow the direction of achievement. Additionally, you will realistically identify any potential dilemmas prior to initiating change, thereby avoiding the ongoing battle of having to stop and regroup. You will find that this exercise helps you become active, rather than passive in achieving your goals, and with the infusion of divine guidance, you will feel confident in following your soul's path, as opposed to blindly wondering through life.
1. Begin breathing in to the count of five through your nose, and out through your mouth for the count of five. Identify your diaphragm, located in the lower portion of your lungs in the center of your chest. Try to generate your breath from this location.
2. As you begin breathing out, allow your body to become increasingly more relaxed and begin to open all of your chakra centers.
3. Visualize a beaming stream of white light entering your head, your crown chakra, and allow this light to flow through you, granting you clear vision.
4. Next, visualize this white light moving down into your throat chakra, giving you the voice to speak up and communicate your desires.
5. As the light continues to your heart chakra, ask for removal of any barriers that are preventing you from having the permission to have passion in achieving your desires.
6. As the energy flows into your sacral chakra, allow yourself to become aware of the primal instincts necessary for survival in order to execute your will.
7. Flowing into your base chakra, helping to ground and root you, you will find strength and an overwhelming feeling solidity.
8. Leaving yourself with a feeling of focus in the present, ask yourself what strong desire you have, or what you want to achieve.
9. Allow the light to gradually diminish as you close your chakras.
As you performed this exercise, you may have noticed that certain chakra locations required a little more attention than others that may have been more easily traveled through. Make sure that you allow enough time for complete exploration of the different chakra locations, as significant processing can occur to assist you in removing any stagnation.
The next time an opportunity presents itself, beware… the Universe may be testing you. Analyze the situation to make sure you can realistically follow through with the opportunity, and then go for it! You will continue to be supported as long as you stay on course, furthering your development of will and achieving your goal.
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HILTON HEAD, S.C.-- The nation's governors were told Monday an epidemic of crack -- cocaine's deadly concentrate -- will sweep through the nation's classrooms with America's children within weeks.
The drug crisis is so serious that Govs. Bob Graham of Florida, Joseph Brennan of Maine and Jim Martin of North Carolina suggested the military be mobilized to seal America's borders against an invasion of airborne drug smugglers.
"The emergence of crack is the most insidious thing to happen to the United States except war," Robert Dempsey, commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, told the National Governors Association.
"We are at war, we are being invaded by a substance that is killing thousands of Americans every year," Dempsey said. "If the epidemic hasn't hit your state yet, it's on the way."


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Chapter 298 – Battling the Three Wangs
At the entrance of the mountains, there seemed to be thunderclouds gathering up in the sky. Deep and low rumbles of thunder resounded between the heavens and earth as a violent blade light soared into the heavens. The momentum became more ferocious as if all of the lightning had been gathered together.
Even though the Wang brothers didn't have that much of a reputation in the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, their strength was something that could not be underestimated. At the beginning, when they dared to challenge Li Xuantong, this was already sufficient to prove it.
If it was someone that had no foundation to be based on, why would they dare to challenge him? Wouldn't that be the same as asking to shame themselves?
And since the Wang brothers had hidden themselves in bitter cultivation, their strengths had undergone huge improvements. Their strengths could not be considered as being what it was a year ago. Likewise, this boosted their confidence in challenging Li Xuantong.
As long as they could defeat Li Xuantong, they would become the biggest black horse and become an influential figure in the academy. When that happened, all the time that they had spent on keeping themselves hidden would have been completely worth it.
But, right now, they had already met up with Mu Chen, who was also difficult to deal with, before they even met up with Li Xuantong. If they could not even resolve the former, how could they go and challenge Li Xuantong?
Therefore, they definitely had to truly defeat Mu Chen!
Therefore, they had to let everyone know that whoever dared to challenge the three of them would only end up being defeated!
A chill surged out from the Wang brothers' eyes. The three of them were holding onto their crescent blades and the blades looked as though they were made from lightning. They flickered with lighting as the rampaging lightning energy was being emitted.
The current them looked as though they were thunderclouds from the sky as they resonated.
When the An Ran trio saw the battle formation of the Wang Brothers, their faces uncontrollably changed as they roared with anger, "Wang Tong, aren't the three of you too shameless? The three of you are acting together to deal with a freshman?!"
Wang Tong's face dulled as he rebutted, "It was known to everyone that the three of us are used to working together. It doesn't matter if we're dealing with someone stronger or weaker, the three of us will still go together."
"You!" An Ran clenched her teeth.
Wang Tong's gaze was cold as he looked at Mu Chen and slowly said, "As long as you comply with everything we demanded earlier, perhaps I won't haggle with you about how impudent you were before."
Mu Chen stared at Wang Tong as the corner of his lips rose. He slowly stepped forth and said with a light voice, "The truth is, I also wish to tell you that one can't act so impudently."
Wang Tong laughed from the anger as his gaze turned even colder. He no longer spoke to Mu Chen as he circulated all of the Spiritual Energy within his body. With their three strengths combined, their demeanor looked as though they had been condensed together as an astonishing Spiritual Energy pressure started to spread, enshrouding Mu Chen.
Luo Li said lightly, "Do you want the both of us to go together?"
"Support me, then."
Mu Chen smiled. If he was, indeed, unable to contend with his opponents, then he wouldn't put up a strong front and reject Luo Li's help. But, clearly, the Wang brothers didn't possess that qualification to force Mu Chen to that step.
"Okay." Luo Li gently smiled. She did not insist as she was well aware that Mu Chen had always been calm and rational. He wouldn't do anything like putting up a strong front on purpose. Since he would confront them, then he, naturally, had the confidence to do so.
Luo Li lightly retreated as she moved out of the battlefield. The An Ran trio immediately crowded around her and anxiously asked, "Can Mu Chen do it alone?"
"Senior Sister Apprentice An Ran can rest assured." Luo Li lightly smiled as she said to comfort her. She directed her gaze towards that figure who didn't look sturdy, but was able to make others feel at ease. The gentleness that was shown on her exquisite face immediately made the An Ran trio become absent-minded just from looking at her as they exclaimed in their hearts. 'No wonder someone as talented as Li Xuantong would fall in love for her. Such elegance could not be seen on a second person in the entire Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.'
However, looking from the current situation, Luo Li clearly already had someone else in her heart and Li Xuantong probably could not have his wish fulfilled.
Powerful Spiritual Energy impacts constantly surged from the bodies of the Wang brothers as they reduced the huge rocks on the ground to dust. They tightly clenched their crescent blade as the lightning became even more dense.
Up in the sky, thunderclouds were wiggling about as a lightning bolt abruptly lit up the entire region.
As the lightning illuminated the horizon, the gaze of the Wang brothers had instantly turned into the look of predators as each of them issued a deep and low roar. The three of them burst out in an instant with a semi-circle formation and flew towards Mu Chen.
Their bodies were shrouded in lightning as they moved with extremely fast speed. Looking from afar, it looked as though three lightning bolts had streak across the sky. Causing even the air to tremble as they let loose deep and low thunderous rumbles.
"Lightning Blade!"
As the three of them barked, they raised their blades simultaneously and threw a slash down. The ground was torn apart and a ravine was opening up. The three lightning crescent blades slammed towards Mu Chen without any mercy.
Those three blades of light were extremely tricky as they sealed a majority of Mu Chen's escape routes, forcing him to fight them head on.
Mu Chen looked at the brilliant lightning as a cold light smeared across his black pupils. Spiritual Energy surged and he moved forward, turning into a soaring dragon image as a dragon's roar resounded.
The dragon's roar echoed as the three lightning blades fell on the spot that Mu Chen was standing before. The earth cracked, but Mu Chen's figure had already disappeared.
"What fast speed!"
The Wang brothers' eyes turned cold. Previously, when Mu Chen fought with Wang Lei, he used this abnormal speed to toy around with the latter.
"Left side!"
Wang Tong narrowed his eyes as he abruptly issued a bark. When he barked, the three brothers displayed astonishing rapport. Blades of light with lightning instantly slashed towards the left direction.
The earth cracked once again and a fuzzy figure had disappeared.
The lighting strike was, once again, dodged by Mu Chen.
"Be careful, he's trying to defeat one of us by using his speed!"
Wang Tong barked. He seemed to have seen through Mu Chen's intentions. The three brothers' were extremely well-coordinated with one another. If any one of them were to be defeated, their coordination would also be affected. Among the three of them, the third brother, Wang Zhong was the weakest. When Mu Chen appeared on the left side, he should be targeting Wang Zhong.
However, when Wang Tong's bark sounded out, his pupils shrank. A fuzzy shadow had already appeared on the right.
"He was actually targeting me!" Wang Tong's gaze turned cold. Among the three of them, he was the most powerful. But Mu Chen was actually targeting him, how stupid!
Just when Mu Chen's figure had appeared, before Wang Tong could even speak, Wang Lei and Wang Zhong's tricky blades of light had already come crashing down towards Mu Chen, who was moving at lightning speed.
However, just when the blades of light were about to close in on Mu Chen, the latter's body burst forth with a blade of light that instantly took the form of a black pagoda. As it flickered, a fluctuating black light was actually withstand the attack from the other two.
"Lighting Python Blade Art!"
Wang Tong's eyes were sharp as he yelled. The crescent blade shined with lightning. It was like a huge lightning python as it whistled towards Mu Chen.
Mu Chen coldly smiled. Faced with Wang Tong's ferocious attack, not only did he not retreat, his handsigns changed and he threw a palm out.
A majestic Spiritual Energy was sent out as it formed into a starry sky behind Mu Chen. A gigantic white tiger stood on the starry sky as it roared. Space was being ripped apart as it brought along a torrential killing aura and ruthlessly charged towards the lightning python blade.
With Mu Chen's current strength, it was, naturally, smooth and easy for him to execute the Divine Seal of the White Tiger without any difficulties.
The white tiger roared as it heavily clashed against the lightning python. A killing aura surged forth and the lightning python, which contained lightning energy, was torn apart.
Wang Tong's face finally changed. His attack was something that not even Heavenly Transformation Stage Middle Phase experts could withstand. However, he never expected that it would collapse so easily under one of Mu Chen's attacks.
"That fellow had actually cultivated a Deity Tier Spiritual Art?!" Wang Tong's eyes turned dark.
The white tiger tore the lightning python apart, but there wasn't any decrease in demeanor. It continued to exude a killing aura as it pounced towards Wang Tong. The white tiger heavily clashed against his crescent blade, which was flickering with lightning. The sound of metal clashing resounded. Both of Wang Tong's feet were on the ground, but he was knocked back a few hundred meters. The huge trees that were along the way crumbled.
"Big Brother!"
Wang Lei and Wang Zhong's faces changed as they witnessed Wang Tong losing to Mu Chen in face-to-face confrontation.
"How formidable!" The An Ran trio, as well as the three other groups, had their faces filled with fright. Chen Peng and the fellow leaders, however, had their faces filled with shock. Mu Chen was fighting three enemies all by himself; and yet, he could still grasp the loophole in their coordination, and send Wang Tong, the strongest brother, back. This kind of strength was a little frightening.
Wang Tong stomped his feet on the ground, causing the earth to crack. He forcefully stabilised his body as fresh blood dripped from the hand that was used to hold his crescent blade. His eyes turned even colder.
"Don't think that only you have cultivated a Deity Tier Spiritual Art!"
Lightning flickered across his eyes as he took a step forward. His figure soared as a brilliant Spiritual Energy, containing lighting, surged from his body and linked with the thunderclouds up in the sky.
When Wang Lei and Wang Zhong saw that, they soared into the sky, as well, as they circulated all the Spiritual Energy within their bodies. At the same time, a similar lightning shot from them and linked with the lump of thunderclouds.
Thunder roared between the heavens and earth, causing the sky to darken as a violent wind howled and lightning flashed.
Clearly, the Wang brothers were forced to the point that they had to reveal their trump card.
"Mu Chen, if you're able to withstand this, then the three of us will concede!"
Wang Tong's face was illuminated by the ferocious lightning. He coldly barked and, shortly after, the thunderclouds were torn apart as a huge lightning bolt shot down from the heavens, and landed on the huge blade in his hand.
As for the other two, they were both like lightning beasts as their bodies emitted lightning energy.
The three of them took a step forth, causing the heavens and earth to lose their colours. This was like the anger of a Thunder God. They dazzled with lightning as they formed into three huge lightning blades that were a few hundred feet in size. Thereafter, they ripped apart the heavens and earth as they shot towards Mu Chen with extremely fearsome might.
At the same time, the three brothers issued a bark that was like a thunderous rumble that resounded between the heavens and earth.
"Thunder God's Nine Layers of Heaven!"


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Robotic probes launched by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and others are gathering information all across the solar system. We currently have spacecraft in orbit around the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and Saturn, and two operational rovers on Mars. Several others are on their way to smaller bodies, and a few are heading out of the solar system entirely. Although the Space Shuttle no longer flies, astronauts are still at work aboard the International Space Station, performing experiments and sending back amazing photos. With all these eyes in the sky, I'd like to take another opportunity to put together a recent photo album of our solar system -- a set of family portraits, of sorts -- as seen by our astronauts and mechanical emissaries. This time, we have a great shot of comet Pan-STARRS between the Earth and Sun, some very sharp images from Mars rover Curiosity, a preview image of Comet ISON, potentially the "comet of the century", when it approaches in November, intriguing glimpses of Saturn and its moons, and, of course, lovely images of our home, planet Earth.
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Many husbands do not pray with their wife. Why? I think it's because (1) they don't know what to say, (2) they are nervous about initiating a prayer, (3) they view their relationship with God as a private matter and not a family matter. But this is one of the most important things you can do as a spiritual leader of your home. If you are unsure how to start, or what to say, here are four tips.
How to Pray with your Wife:
- Have a regular time to pray. My wife and I pray every night right before going to sleep. It's difficult to establish a daily habit of praying with your wife, but once you do, it will become second nature.
- Touch your wife while praying. Hold your wife's hand, embrace her, put your hand on her knee - touch her in some way while you are praying to reaffirm her.
- Ask if there is anything she would like you to pray about. You may not know of some things going on with her at work or at home, or some things she is secretly worried about. Just ask, and she'll tell you!
- Pray! There are four things you should specifically pray for every time you and your spouse pray (see below).
What Should I Pray For?
- Pray not only with your wife, but also for your wife. Pray for her to have wisdom, be protected, to excel at work, to become a better woman, to flourish in all areas of her life. Let her hear you pray for her in very specific ways.
- Pray for your children and grandchildren, or your future family. Ask God to mold your children's hearts, ask Him to help you form good character qualities in them, and ask for wisdom and discretion in your parenting.
- Pray for your future.
- Pray for specific things going on in your marriage and family right now.
Start Tonight
That's it - it's that simple! Just start praying with your wife every day, no matter how awkward or forced it may seem at first. After a few short weeks, it will become second nature, and your wife will love you taking the spiritual lead!


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The Dow Park Pool is closed for the season. We will re-open Memorial Day Weekend 2020.
** On Dive In Movie Nights, the Pool closes at 6:00 pm to prepare for the event.
**Rates are subject to change and are approved by City Council
**Hours are subject to change due to holidays, special events, weather and attendance
**Proper swim attire required when swimming at the Dow Park Pool.


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From ALA Editions Press Release:
"The path towards leadership starts with you. But you do not have to go it alone. For this book, Amanda Clay Powers, Martin Garnar, and Dustin Fife sat down with many of the library leaders they most admire for a series of conversations about the aspects of the job that they find the most fascinating (and challenging). Much like the chats you might have over coffee at a conference or with a mentor, these frank discussions will nourish you with nuts-and-bolts wisdom on a diverse range of academic library management issues. Among the topics and situations broached are:
- balancing personal values against the common refrain "you don't get to be who you want to be in positions like ours"
- five questions to ask that reveal much about organizational culture and climate
- creating a culture of change, including why a newly promoted director chose to make the most drastic changes in the first 100 days
- forming a team to help frame responses with consideration to institutional culture
- the value of demystifying the budget for the entire library staff
- using tools such as a personal learning journal to fuel professional development
- cultivating a personal network by setting up meetings at local libraries during conferences
- the risks that result from jumping into a situation too fast and boxing yourself into a corner
- lessons learned from failed initiatives
- examples of navigating controversies, such as a director's response to a WPA mural with a racist message
- managing facilities, with an example of how injecting a previously ignored library voice into a building project led to a tripling of the space.
Between these covers you will find guidance, ideas, and inspiration as you continue your leadership journey."


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General Services Administration Administrator Dan Tangherlini is planning a consolidation for the FBI headquarters, but he also inherited a big move that he says may now need reworking: the Department of Homeland Security consolidation at St. Elizabeths hospital.
The plan for DHS — drawn up before the financial collapse — calls for 4.5 million square feet at a price tag of $3.4 billion. But with budget cuts, the Coast Guard's building is the only one nearly done, with completion expected in August of 2013.
"I think right now if we're going to try to go about it the way we've traditionally gone about it, it's going to take a long time," Tangherlini said. "So I think St. Elizabeths is one of those projects that we really have to start thinking about new ways to approach, because I think that the idea behind St. Elizabeths is still a great one."
Given the constrained financial picture, Tangherlini said the government needed to make sure that it fully used the investments it has already in the project without committing to spend money it doesn't have. "We have to figure out a path forward that solves that," he said.


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Feast of St. Francis de Sales
Today, January 24, the Church remembers Saint Francis de Sales, bishop, confessor, and Doctor of the Church. Francis, commonly known as the 'Gentleman Saint' or the 'Gentle Christ of Geneva,' spent many years preaching and defending the Faith, and guiding Protestants back to the True Faith. Early Life and Education Francis was born in the Duchy of Savoy, at the … Read More »


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Monday, April 12, 2010
Favorite Reference Book
As part of my collection development duties at the library where I work, I order all print reference materials as well as large print, science fiction and fantasy. After new books are processed they are carted out to the reference desk so we can familiarize ourselves with the new titles. I love when the new books arrive, it's like Christmas morning. I uhhh and ahhh over the art books, drool over the cook books and always add a few titles to my list of "to-read" books on Goodreads.
My favorite reference book of the year arrived recently and I couldn't get my hands on it fast enough. Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price Guide 2010-2011 is an excellent resource for the antique collector on any budget. Miller's is well organized by section such as Textiles, Jewelry or Furniture with each item photographed in full color. Sections have special features with tips on value and pricing as well as bios on manufacturers, designers and time periods. The book is a visible treat whether you are a hard core collector or just interested in browsing.
I don't have the budget to seriously collect larger antique furniture or art work but in the past few years I've started small collections of rare books, jewelry and a few pieces of art. Thanks to my Grandmother who dragged me resale shopping when I was a teenager I am a lover of vintage clothing and jewelry and have supplemented my wardrobe for years with finds from resale shops around the US and Europe. Years ago I started buying on eBay and can often find some real treasures. Miller's has been an invaluable resource as I estimate what I can afford to pay and what an item might be worth. Highly recommended for any library and reader's interested in antiques and collectibles.
You can supplement your reading of Miller's Antiques handbook and Price Guide by visiting the website at: http://www.millersantiquesguide.com/
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