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Organization of American States (OAS) Internship 2010 Fall Session
The Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) would like to invite young professionals of the Americas to apply to the OAS Internship 2010 Fall Session (September 7 – December 3) at the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington DC. Deadline for submissions/applications is June 21st.
YABT encourages to take advantage of this opportunity, which will bring substantial benefits to your personal and professional career.
The OAS Student Internship Program is designed for undergraduate, graduate and young professional student to allow them to work within their fields of study.
The Program although unpaid is very competitive.
In order to be selected, students must have at least a 3.0 GPA.
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About Organization of American States (OAS)
Brings together the nations of the Western Hemisphere to strengthen cooperation on democratic values, defend common interests and debate the major issues facing the region and the world. The OAS is the region's principal multilateral forum for strengthening democracy, promoting human rights, and confronting shared problems such as poverty, terrorism, illegal drugs and corruption. It plays a leading role in carrying out mandates established by the hemisphere's leaders through the Summits of the Americas. With four official languages — English, Spanish, Portuguese and French — the OAS reflects the rich diversity of the hemisphere's peoples and cultures. It is made up of 35 member states: the independent nations of North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. The government of Cuba, a member state, has been suspended from participation since 1962; thus only 34 countries participate actively. Nations from other parts of the world participate as permanent observers, which allows them to closely follow the issues that are critical to the Americas.
About Young Americas Business Trust (YABT)
A non-profit corporation recognized by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c) (3) organization. It is affiliated with the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS), and aims to advance the goals of the OAS and Presidential Summits of the Americas to create employment opportunities and reduce poverty by supporting and promoting youth entrepreneurship. Currently, YABT also has National YABTs and representatives in twenty-five countries in the Americas. Being located at the General Secretariat of the OAS gives YABT a unique platform for private/public sector collaboration. The OAS provides substantial overhead and management support for YABT, which enables YABT to put more of its resources into fulfilling its mission instead of addressing administrative matters.


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Needles started in 1982 as a data processing service engaged in professional time sharing. In 1985, we were approached by a group of personal injury attorneys in need of software to help them run their fast-growing firm more efficiently. Coincidentally, we had on staff an extremely capable software designer (with a law degree!). Because of this unique set of circumstances, we started designing and writing the programs necessary to create easy-to-use Case Management Software specifically designed to meet the needs of personal injury law offices. The end result was PINS (Personal Injury Negligence System), the DOS version of our software.
By the time we moved to a Windows platform in 1995, PINS had developed a national reputation as the premier case management solution for personal injury lawyers with hundreds of satisfied client firms. The Windows platform allowed our software, now known as Needles, to become so customizable that it is now able to service any practice area.
In November 2008, the company changed ownership. The company mission and the unparalleled level of support, service and training that our customers have come to expect remained. The change in ownership signified a look to the future of the company: a future of youth, vision and drive.
After many years as independent market leaders in the legal software industry, both Needles and TrialWorks were acquired by Ridge Road Capital Partners in 2017 and subsequently merged into a new holding company, Assembly Software. While Assembly Software's management team runs both companies, the core TrialWorks and Needles products will continue to be supported and developed as distinct and independent solutions. The combination of these two industry leaders under a common roof provides Assembly Software with greater financial resources than would be available otherwise, allowing for more investment in product development as well as greater management strength and depth. Assembly Software's size and leadership position, with over 40,000 users, 2,500 law firms and 35+ years of experience developing and supporting legal software, distinguish it from any other player in the market Read the press release for more information.
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As the 116th newly elected Congress begins this month, there are almost 100 first time Senators and Representatives with new focuses on educational priorities and legislation.
The country's attention will be directed to the rulings related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and potentially a greater emphasis will be placed on regulation at the state and federal level. OneDigital's SVP of Regulatory Affairs and Reform Initiatives Annette Bechtold mentions the possible impact of a significantly more diverse Congress in her byline "The Healthcare Policy Outlook for 2019" published in Healthcare Business Today, which she speculates will yield different outcomes than we've seen before. While it's too early to know how the new Congress will interact, it will soon become evident if they are able to find areas of the ACA where they share common ground.
One thing remains—healthcare and health insurance are still top of mind for lawmakers, regulators and their constituents. The most interesting solutions will be those where healthcare innovation, regulation, expanded choice and lower costs meet. Affordability and effectiveness are key. Lastly, involvement with our state and federal regulators is necessary to create the policies and climate to improve healthcare's current landscape.
— Annette Bechtold, SVP of Regulatory Affairs and Reform Initiatives, OneDigital
Click here to read the full article.
In this period of uncertainty and transition, we deliver peace of mind by serving as steady, thoughtful and forward-thinking experts looking around the corner to deliver peace of mind when it comes to staying compliant. Visit the ACA Watch page for the latest healthcare updates.


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This vending machine motor is a 4 pin model and fits on the bottled drink portion of nearly all Fortune Resource model vending machines (ie: FEH Combo, NV-2020, RS 800/850/870, etc.) Some of the older machines had a 3 pin wire set up, which we also sell in a different listing. Make sure to inspect the photo carefully and do a comparison with your own vending machine before ordering to be sure that this is the correct motor for your model. This vending machine motor has been used but has been fully refurbished, which means it has been tested and is in perfect working condition. It will ship via USPS Priority Mail within 1-2 business days of purchasing, and you should then receive it within 2-3 business days after it ships.
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Yevgeny Khavtan and Robert Lenz, Bravo: "Not Russian rock, but Russian twist!"
The group "Bravo" celebrated its 35th anniversary and releases an album of rare songs. We talk with band vocalist Robert Lentz and permanent leader of the band, guitarist, songwriter and vocalist Yevgeny Khavtan about the secrets of creative longevity, how to write a hit and about what modern rap sounds like in the 50s rock and roll.
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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Top 5 Posts of 2013
Seeing that this is the last day of the year, I decided to recap the top five posts of 2013. Thanks for taking the time to read my blog and share (People in 26 countries viewed my blog this year. Amazing!). I pray that all I have posted this past year has been a blessing to your life.
5. Love, Sex, and Romance (Married Men Edition)
I gave a few pointers from the book of Song of Solomon to help married Christian men keep the flame burning in their marriages.
4. 11 Keys To A Healthy Marriage
I shared 11 points of wisdom that I have learned from my 11 years of marriage to my wife.
3. "Can We Talk?" Conflict and Communication in Marriage
Every marriage encounters conflict. It's not a matter of if, but when. I gave 15 pointers on how to effectively communicate with your spouse in times of conflict.
2. Benefits of Taking a Break from Ministry
Coming off of a much needed vacation, I was inspired to write a post about the positive effects of periodically stepping away from the responsibility and demands of ministry. Little did I know that this post would be relevant later in year as we unfortunately witnessed the passing of beloved Pastors and others by suicide due, in some cases, to the pressures and stressors of life and ministry.
1. Holy S#&*! Profanity in Christianity
Though I didn't see a lot of replies to, comments about, or likes regarding this post, people read it (which is all that matters to me), and, I pray, were challenged and convicted by it.
Thanks for sticking around and supporting christianedblog.com this year.
Have a great New Year's Eve. Lord willing, I'll see you in 2014!
Holy S#&*! Profanity in Christianity
Got your attention? Good. Because I think we need to address (readdress) this issue, which I believe – and I think you will agree – has become too commonplace amongst us, and dismissed or justified by some of our brothers and sisters in the Lord.
Vulgarity in our society, especially in entertainment and in the arts, has run amuck. There used to be a time when censoring curse words in a song or on a show was expected and welcomed. Not so much now. We have even reached a point where certain derogatory words are used and accepted as terms of endearment, all depending on the context of the conversation (Think of how the word B*^$# is used in hip-hop and pop subcultures, on reality television shows, etc.). To be honest, I hear and see it so frequently today on television and on social media sites that in some ways I personally have become desensitized to it. What I mean is that it doesn't shock me like it used to. I sort of expect it now. After all, we are dealing with fallen people who have yet to be redeemed by Jesus from their sin.
But what about when we hear and see it displayed by those of us who have been saved from sin by God's grace through faith in the person and redemptive work of Jesus? Should the proliferation of profanity in our culture cause us to disregard its presence – albeit in varying degrees – in our lives as the church? The answer to this latter question is no. Before I elaborate on this, I know what some of us might be thinking.
"Out of all the evil and sin in the world, let alone in the church, you choose to write a blog post on cursing?! What about abortion, murder, stealing, you know, the big stuff? C'mon, in the grand scheme of things, it's not that serious, Ed."
"I'm grown. And, yes, I am a Christian. And, yes, I may say a few 'choice' words on occasion. But it ain't like I'm running around sleeping around, or abusing my kids, or doing drugs like some of these other folks. My cursing isn't hurting anybody. So, give me a break! You are just being self-righteous, Pharisaical, legalistic, and holier-than-thou!"
I hear you. And I have a response to each of those statements. But to do so would only cause us, I am sure, to just go back and forth, tit for tat. But at the end of the day what really matters to all of us as Christians is what God says about this subject. After all, we believe that His thoughts, His words on the matter – as recorded in the Bible – are our final authority, right? Right.
But let me speak to the last sentence in the last statement in quotation above as a segue into God's Word concerning this issue of profanity in Christianity. I am by no means seeking to be self-righteous, holier-than-thou, etc. I used to curse with the best of them. For those that know me personally, that might be hard for you to imagine. But I did. I am in no way glorifying in it. I simply mention it here for the sake of relating to those who have this sinful, fleshly propensity. However, when the Lord Jesus saved me and as I matured in Him, cursing was one of the sins that I was set free from, practically speaking, quite quickly and was convicted of by the Holy Spirit every time I would slip up. I didn't have a book, chapter, and verse to point to at the time as the basis for the conviction that I felt. I just knew it was wrong. Then one day during my regular Bible reading I came across a passage of Scripture that spoke directly to it (as well as to other sins):
"Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming. In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from you mouth." (Colossians 3:5-8, ESV, emphasis mine; see also, Ephesians 5:4)
According to Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament, the Greek word for "obscene talk" can also be understood to mean "foul speaking." It is a compound word with the first word being defined as "base or dishonorable."
Some questions naturally arise: What is considered to be base or dishonorable words? Who determines what they are? These questions are fair. But in all honesty, the spirit that is sometimes behind this type of inquiry is not completely sincere. In certain cases, we ask these questions with an underlining goal to justify our coarse language, not necessarily to seek truth or goodness with the intent of altering our behavior to match it. But, back to the questions at hand.
If you notice, the Scripture doesn't tell us specifically what words or phrases would be considered off-limits for believers. Why? Well, I believe because God knew that in some regards they would vary from culture to culture, from place to place, and even from conversation to conversation. Having said that though, it seems that certain terminology is fast becoming universal due in large part to the interconnectedness of the world via technology. Certain questions could be asked that would possibly help to mark out those terms that would be deemed obscene, but – and I could be wrong here – I don't think it's necessary. Because in this fallen world we live in I think those words are already identifiable. They are those words that the majority of humanity wouldn't want spoken by or around our little children. They are those words that are spoken in stand-up comedy shows and rapped and sung in the songs of the sinful sectors of the mainstream music/entertainment world. In other words, to state it plainly and frankly, you and I both know what obscene talk is and what is considered as such in our various contexts. We are adults after all, right? So, with all due respect, let's not play games here.
To this issue of cursing not being bad or wrong as long as we are not hurting anyone, let me say this: It is hurting someone, and His name is God the Holy Spirit (Eph. 4:30). We should seek to not grieve the Holy Spirit through the use of profanity (or any other "sins of the mouth" for that matter) in verbal or virtual communication (Twitter/Facebook abbreviations included).
There is no expectation of perfection here. None of us will be able to obtain that until the return of the Lord Jesus when we will be gloriously transformed. But we should be progressing, growing, and repenting. And if you are a Christian who used to cuss like a sailor (Just a colloquialism; not typecasting seamen or seawomen), as I once did, but still deals with a real, pronounced temptation to do so, know that in Christ sin has no dominion over you (Romans 6). And if you do sin in this way, don't downplay or dismiss it, and in no way justify it, regardless of whether it was mild cursing or otherwise. Sincerely confess it to God. If you curse someone out, humbly ask them for forgiveness (this includes your children as well). Deal with your cursing in a way that honors the Lord Jesus and respects people.
Father, may you help us, through the Holy Spirit, to refrain from the profane and to honor you and represent Jesus well with our whole lives, including what comes out of our mouths and through our keyboards, tablets, and smartphones. In the name of Your Son and our Savior, Jesus, we pray, Amen.
"Can We Talk?" Conflict and Communication in Marriage
There I was sitting across the table from them: two young adults who were engaged to get married. Our initial session went well. We introduced ourselves and gave the cliff notes version of our life stories. I joked and laughed with them to break the ice. Everything was going okay, that is until we jumped into our first major topic for the evening. Right off the back, I could tell their relationship was in trouble. "How so?" you might ask. Because of how they communicated with each other.
Communication is one of the main issues that we deal with in relationships in general and marriages in particular. It is especially challenging when conflict surfaces. Sometimes your experience in communicating with your spouse during conflict can be like driving through a dead spot while talking on your cell phone: a lot of interference, breaking up, and dropped calls. We all have those moments. But through prayer and some work, we can experience better communication with our spouses in times of tension. Here are 15 random, rapid fire pointers to help you communicate more effectively in marriage when facing conflict (Note: I alternate at times between "they" and "he or she" in reference to spouses so as to minimize repetitiveness):
1. Seek to not respond when you are highly frustrated, angry, or emotional.
2. Call a timeout to calm down, pray, and think.
3. Ask questions of your spouse before you make statements to your spouse.
4. Acknowledge and articulate when you are becoming defensive or if something bothered or hurt you.
A quick word to the husbands, the men (women are not excluded from this point, but I am a man and want to speak to them specifically for a second) who are not okay with sharing their feelings: Gentlemen, we need to understand that it is not "unmanly" for us to be honest about how we feel. We need to become more comfortable with verbally expressing how we feel. The truth is, even if we internalize our hurt or pain, it will come out in other ways – ways that generally are not helpful and healthy for our marriages.
5. General rule of thumb: Learn to take what your spouse says at face value. In other words, stop reading into what they are saying. If you are unsure what they meant by what they said, ask, don't assume.
6. Don't formulate rebuttals in your mind while your spouse is talking in an effort to win an argument.
7. When the conflict is coming from outside sources, your spouse doesn't always need you to be in "Consultant" mode.
He or she needs you to switch to "Companion" mode at times . A Consultant is focused on solutions, fixing stuff. A Companion is dedicated to cultivating relationships, i.e., sharing, sympathizing, and empathizing with someone.
How do you determine which mode your spouse needs you in? Ask. However, in my estimation, it is best to set companion mode as your default.
8. Talk to and with your spouse, not at him or her.
9. Don't always run from conflict. All conflict is not unhealthy. Some issues you need to lean into and work your way through as husband and wife because resolving them will be healthy for you two in the long run.
10. Don't maliciously push your spouse's buttons.
11. Work not to speak in absolutes: "You always…," "You never…," Instead, you can say, "You have a habit of doing something," or "You don't do this all the time, but lately it has been happening quite frequently…"
12. Own your failure to communicate without referring to your spouse's failure to do so in the past.
13. Instead of saying you need to communicate better, ask what would help us to communicate more effectively in situations like this.
14. If you are a need-space-to-process guy or gal, don't let a lot of time go by before you talk to your spouse.
Additionally, it would be helpful to give your spouse a specific time that you will be ready to talk. Don't leave your spouse in limbo.
15. If you are a deal-with-it-right-now guy or gal, and your spouse is a need-space-to-process type of person, then give your spouse time.
Don't try to force them to talk when they are not ready. It is better to bear momentary tension (to give them the time that they need to process) than to incite a major blowup (because you pressed them to talk).


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For small local businesses, making the decision to move to a new location can be an extremely difficult conclusion to come to, especially if you've already established yourself at your current location and feel that you have loyal customers or clients. However, there are some very good reasons for a local business to make a move to a new space. To help you figure out if your business has a true reason to pack up and move to a new location, here are three reasons for a business to find a new address.
Change in Demographics
One of the biggest factors that should go into your location consideration is the demographics of your target market. If your prime audience is located in the suburbs or more rural areas, you may find that moving your business from the city out to the country will be immensely beneficial to you, as many companies have already found. In the same vein, if your audience does the majority of their purchasing online, you may want to move to a location that is prime for shipping and delivery within your area of service. Regardless of which demographic you're targeting, finding a location that works well for both your company and your customers is a great reason to move to a new space.
Cost Considerations
With ever-fluctuating economies, businesses always have to be conscious of how much money they're making versus how much money they're spending. In response to this dilemma, Mark Henricks of Entrepreneur.com encourages business owners to find the right balance between having the prime real estate location close to your market and industry while also finding an affordable facility from which to operate out of.
If you've yet to find this balance for yourself, moving your location could put you closer to this equilibrium. Many businesses move due to a lack of funds and the necessity to save money by having lower facility costs. Alternatively, many businesses who have done well move to a more centralized location to begin taking advantage of a beneficial proximity.
Space Issues
Because healthy businesses grow and shrink periodically, space can be a pressing issue that requires a relocation. Business-Opportunities.biz reminds small and local business owners that if your business has recently grown and expanded, it can be a great idea to have your facilities reflect that success by expanding as well. This will give you even more room to grow your business the way you want. On the other hand, if you've recently lost some employees or large pieces of equipment and have empty, unused space, moving to a smaller location will not only save you money on operating costs, but it can also help your employees and customers feel more comfortable in the environment.
Uprooting your business requires a lot of planning and preparation to ensure that everything comes together smoothly. For some, the amount of work required to make this idea a reality just isn't worth it. But if your business needs to appeal to a new demographic, is concerned about costs, or needs more or less space, changing the scenery to a space that works better for your company could be just what you need to breathe new life back into your business.


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If you're a licensed driver, auto insurance is essential. If you're a parent whose child is on the verge of becoming a licensed driver, auto or car insurance will be critical during their early years. Auto Insurance can cover you for multiple things, depending on what type of coverage you choose.
Fluetsch and Busby Insurance relies on over 100 years of business, along with top notch customer service, to assist you with your auto insurance. Heck, we even covered some of the first crashes in Merced from the 1910's! We've been the local place in Merced to get auto insurance for a long time, by giving people affordable and reliable coverage. We are there when you need us, even though we hope you never do.
We have two great personal auto insurance agents, Tonya and Sue, who will make sure you're always taken care of. For more information on our Auto Insurance, give us a call at 209-722-1541. For an online quote, check out our Auto Quote page.
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Maze Rattan Tuscany 6-Piece 4-Seater Sofa Set
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Simple but stylish, this beautifully crafted, high-quality six-piece rattan furniture set makes an elegant outdoor addition. It includes a comfy two-seater sofa alongside matching armchairs and footstools which create a standout living space in any garden or conservatory, with the glass-topped coffee table providing somewhere to rest your drinks, books or magazines, as well as a handy storage area for the stools thanks to its hollow base design.
The maintenance-free rattan construction ensures the furniture is lightweight, weather resistant and UV protected, while the rustproof aluminium frames make them suitable for year-round outdoor use. The natural-toned weave is beautifully complemented by the matching beige cushions, giving the whole set a luxurious feel that is both eye-catching and sophisticated.
Features and Benefits
- Weather resistant – The durable rattan construction, rust-proof frames, showerproof cushions and toughened glass table top make the set suitable for year-round use.
- Contemporary design – The stylish design and eye-catching natural-tone rattan weave will add style and luxury to your patio or conservatory. Suitable for indoor and outdoor use – Pick the perfect place for this stylish furniture set and relax with friends and family.Specifications
- Suitable for indoor and outdoor use
- Toughened glass table top
- Rustproof aluminium frames
- No assembly required
- Dimensions: H68 x W145 x D74cm
- Colour: Tuscany brown
- Guarantee: 1 year
- 1 x Maze Rattan Tuscany 2-seater sofa
- 2 x Maze Rattan Tuscany armchairs
- 2 x Maze Rattan Tuscany footstools
- 1 x Maze Rattan coffee table
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This product is delivered for FREE by our approved supplier on a Standard Delivery Service.
Please be aware that we currently cannot arrange for delivery of this product to the following postcodes: AB, FK, HS, IV, KA, KW, PA, PH, ZE, LL58-LL78, IM, TR, BT, PO30-41.
In the UK you have a legal right, under the Consumer Contracts Regulations June 2014, to cancel your order within fourteen (14) days following your receipt of the goods. Refunds for orders cancelled under the provisions of the Consumer Contracts Regulations will be processed in accordance with your legal rights.
You may not cancel orders for the following types of products:
- Electrical/Technical products which have been unsealed
- Customised or bespoke Products
- Anything of a nature that for hygiene or associated health and safety - this includes the Outdoor Spas, Mattresses and Divan Sets
- Fresh food
Under the Consumer Contracts Regulations June 2014 you have a duty to take reasonable care of Products whilst they are in your possession. You will receive a full refund of the purchase price of the Products.
This is not intended to be a full statement of your rights under the Consumer Contracts Regulations. Full details of your rights are available from your Local Authority's Trading Standards Office.
How To Return A Product
If you wish to return your item to Robert Dyas, you can do so by the following method:
1. Request a Collection via Robert Dyas Customer Services
Contact our Customer Services team on 0333 103 6677 (Monday- Friday 08:00 - 20:00, Saturday-Sunday 09:00 - 17:00 - call charges may vary by network) or via email to: [email protected] who will be able to arrange a collection for your item with the supplier. Please ensure that you provide your order number when contacting customer services.
If you are returning the item under your 14 day right to cancel, then a collection charge will be applied:
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RV Warranties and Water Leaks Do Not Mix
Water Leak vs RV Warranty
Water leaks and warranty coverage are like oil and water – they do not mix well at all.
Water leaks can happen any time from any direction of the camper. If our travel trailer is still under factory warranty then it should all be covered, right? Well, maybe.
What if we have a water leak from the pluming and it causes damage to the interior of the camper. Then what? That sounds pretty cut and dry, of course the damage under factory warranty would be covered.
However, what are we supposed to do if we cannot get the travel trailer repaired when the water leak is first noticed? After all, a lot of people from up north travel to the deep south to escape the bitter cold. A few of the southern states still have thousands of families living in their travel trailers due to destruction of flooding and hurricanes. There are thousands of people who travel the country for work and their camper is their home. Not always very easy to get that travel trailer back to the dealer is it?
This is where understanding the RV warranty becomes a necessity.
Extreme Situation: Camper vs Water
About a month ago – someone brought me a 5th wheel with what looked like a liquid "rust" coming out of most of the electrical outlets & switches on the walls, even on the interior walls. This was absolutely bizarre. As long as I have been in the travel trailer business, nothing with a camper really surprises me. But, I had never seen this before, even the technician and the shop Foreman were taken aback on this one. It really did remind me of the Amiteville Horror Movie. After all, how does water get into the interior walls?
After searching all the gaskets, roof sealant, windows, sunroofs, plumbing vents & checking everything possible that water could enter – we could not find a point of entry. NOTHING!
The one thing we did know, the owner had been having issues with all 3 of his air conditioners since he purchased the 5th wheel travel trailer. The air conditioners had been freezing up, but only sometimes, definitely not with every use.
This gentleman was traveling the country in his 5th wheel for work. When the a/c would act up, he would call a certified tech to come to him. Do not get me wrong, their is nothing wrong with getting a RV technician to come to the camper. The factory and the dealerships understand that it is not always possible to drop everything and leave where you are to get the camper to a dealership. And I promise, a reputable dealership and manufacture never wants to see a trip canceled or cut short.
Three different technicians in 3 different states, came out to the camper and took care of the "customer's concern" which was the a/c was freezing up.
The owner of this 5th wheel had done everything right best any of is could tell. Traveling as much as this owner does, he understood the importance of keeping the receipts and also having a certified tech take a look at the a/c's. Nothing ever showed up as to why the a/c's would freeze up. They would check the freeze sensor, check and make sure it was not sucking in cold air and the vent's were clean. No one ever saw a reason for any of these a/c's to be replaced.
The Water Mystery
After we contacted the manufacture of this travel trailer and began putting the pieces of this puzzle together. We came up with it had to be from one of the a/c's. After an a/c freezes up and the ice begins to melt, the water has to go somewhere.
The owner said – once in a while he thought water may be dripping from the a/c vents, but he never really saw it happen. Him or his wife may have seen what appeared to be a drop of two of water in odd places of the camper but never saw it actually drip. And he has had this 5th wheel for about 7 months now. Could the water from the a/c units be coming through the walls? That would be odd, in every wall of the 5th
wheel? Could this even be possible? And if so, then how? On trailers that have multiple a/c units they aren't all usually ducted together, meaning they do not all have duct work. In this case, all 3 a/c's shared the same duct work.
This gentleman lived in the camper for work. And most of his travel in the time he owned this camper was up north in the cooler climates. The a/c doesn't have to work so hard like it does deep down in the south. The freezing up of the a/c's definitely became more frequent the closer to the south he went this past summer.
Now we are pulling down a few ceiling panels, although the a/c units themselves have been ruled out. They are working fine. ((of course, when we checked them, the weather was cool outside)) It had to be a current leak, the walls were still wet. Water was definitely coming out of the bottom of the electrical outlets and light switches on the inside walls. On the exterior walls the water marks went from the ceiling panels to the top of the windows.
I have seen some weird stuff with travel trailer a/c duct work. On one, I saw the duct work just stopped and did not go all the way to the next vent. I have seen duct work not taped off well so cold air leaks out instead of through the vents. Could the a/c duct work be leaking water? If so, in the entire camper?
As we started pulling down a couple of ceiling panels, the tech began noticing that all of the duct work had holes in it. The tech turns on 1 a/c at a time. The same thing is happening from the front of the camper to the rear of the camper. Water everywhere, including going down the interior walls. And, it is coming out in outlets and switches in the camper.
Although this situation is extremely rare, it happened. And here is where the warranty may or may not play a role in the repairs.
This 5th wheel is still in factory warranty, so all damage should be covered without any questions. We have proven that the a/c and water leaks have been happening since day one. That was the easy part. Getting the manufacture to cover all the rotten walls should be easy too.
Not so fast!
Neglect or not?
After submitting it all to the manufacture, the questions just kept coming. The factory did not have a problem taking care of the a/c duct work. That was a given. They did not want to cover any of the water damage, and here is why:
The owner of the camper had owned it for over 7 months and had been living it in. The factory's argument was, the water had not just started leaking through the walls. It was very obvious that these water leaks from the walls had been going on for an extremely long time. Not only were the walls ruined, so were so were most of the cabinets in the camper. The kitchen and bathroom cabinets were full of mold & mildew along with the bedroom closet. The electronics switch panel and now area's of the floor have also begun to rot. Nothing rots overnight, it takes a long time to see this kind of water damage.
I believe all camper manufacture's feel the same. They want us using the camper and enjoying it! They all want us to trade up campers when we outgrow our present purchase.
However, if and when something does occur, they also expect us, the owner, to do what we need to in order to protect our camper from further damage. If we do not, if may get classified as neglect.
There was no argument from anyone that this water issue had been going on since the beginning. Not once had a technician looked into what was coming through the walls, not once had the dealership the camper was purchased from been notified, and not once had the factory been called & notified about this issue. In this case, it could be easily classified as neglect, the owner saw damage occurring and chose to ignore it. And since the owner was using it for work – he did notice the water from the walls and admitted to it. Even just one phone call and maybe some pictures to the factory could have salvaged this very expensive camper.
The question now is — who is responsible for these extensive and extremely expensive repairs? Had the issue been reported to the factory as soon as it was noticed, even not knowing what was causing it, the extent of the damage could have been prevented. And their lies this argument: The owner of course says it is on the factory – but the factory says it should have been reported immediately upon seeing this and it was the owner's responsibility to do what it takes to prevent unnecessary damage. Question is: is this water damage a warranty issue or does the damage fall under sheer neglect?
They both have a good argument. Or do they?
If we have an oil leak in our truck and do nothing about it and we lock up the engine, who is responsible, is it the owner or the manufacture? The owner of the truck is responsible under neglect from the lack of taking the necessary precautions to prevent further damage. And that is exactly how the manufacture of this 5th wheel looked at this water damage, it could have all been prevented!
We Do Have A Happy Ending
Understanding the RV Warranty can definitely take the stress off of you when you understand how it really works. In this case, the factory definitely did have the legal grounds to not cover the actual water damage. The leaks were noticed about a week after this owner purchased and had begun in it. It was brought to the factory's attention 8 months later all because the owner "didn't have the time to do anything."
In the long run, it is all working itself out. The RV manufacture is going to take care of the RV and repair the damage. However, the camper is pretty much totaled and will have to be torn down to it's frame and completely rebuilt at the factory. The repairs could possibly take months and now the owner has no chance of being able to use it. By the neglect of the owner, there is now precious time and money that will be lost. Understanding his warranty and what needed to be done could have prevented this whole nightmare.
Either way it goes, this gentleman is out of his camper/home for the next couple of months and is still paying a monthly note on it.
What to do?
So, what do we do if we see something in our RV and we cannot get it back to the dealership?
-We take pictures and document the issue
-We call the dealership we purchased the camper from and have it documented
-Most importantly, we call the manufacture of the camper and report it directly to them, sending them pictures if need be.
One phone call in this case could have saved a lot of heartache, headache and money for everyone involved.
Again, this not a common occurrence, however, understanding how the warranty should be common for every owner. I hope no one ever has to go through anything as bizarre or complicated as this, but, if you do, I believe you now know what to do to protect yourself and your RV investment.
Thankfully, this time, the ending will ultimately be a good one.
Thanks again for visiting my website and I hope to see you back soon. Feel free to leave comments or questions below, I can also be contact at email@example.com


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Job Group 'H'
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· Assessing, planning, implementing nursing interventions and evaluating patient's outcomes;
· Proving appropriate healthcare service including Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI),
· Immunization, PMTCT, ante-natal care and delivery, providing health education and counselling to patient/clients and community on identified health needs;
· Referring patients and clients appropriately; facilitating patient's admission and initiating discharge plans;
· Maintaining records on patients/clients health condition and care;
· Ensuring a tidy and safe clinical environment; and collecting and compiling data
· Diploma in any of the following disciplines; Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing, Kenya Registered Nursing, Kenya Registered Midwifery, Kenya Registered Nursing/Midwifery or Kenya Registered Nursing Mental/ Mental Health and Psychiatry from recognized institution;
· Registration Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya;
· Valid practicing license from Nursing Council of Kenya; and
· Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.
· Any other medical approved short courses shall be added advantage.
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· Compounding medicine
· Receiving, processing and recording prescription in a unit pharmacy
· Counseling patients on drug usage
· Ordering and recording drug consumption
· Maintaining relevant records pertaining to drugs
· Any other duties assigned
· Be a Kenyan Citizen
· Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology from recognized Medical training college or institution
· Be a registered pharmaceutical technologist by the pharmacy and poisons Board.
How to Apply
Eligible candidates should submit dully filled 'Application for Employment Form' in an envelope clearly indicating the position applied for, to the Homabay County Public Service Board Offices in Homa-Bay Town or through Post Office using below address:
The Board Secretary/CEO,
Homa-Bay County Public Service Board,
P.O. Box 95 – 40300,
All applications must be received on or before 5th April, 2019 at 4 pm. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
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'Festive As Fuck' Rude Embroidered Christmas Hoop Art
Feeling all festive ? hhhmmmm nope........ then this is the hoop for you ! Perfect gift for that friend or relative who hates the silly season but just might hang this little decoration up !
Hoops are very light weight and would look great hanging on your wall or propped on a shelf.
Hoop Details:
• 6-inch hoop, hoop has been painted in green & sealed. A little festive ribbon & some glitter trees to bling it up have been added
• Lettering is stitched in black.
• As is the nature of handmade, no two pieces are exactly the same, pattern placement maybe different towards what's pictured.
• This piece is backed with fabric to hide the stitches
Packaging & Shipping Info:
• All hoops come in a clear cellophane sealed bag and wrapped in tissue/wrapping paper and placed in a sturdy padded envelope.
• Want to send as a gift? Just message me with the details
• All items are send via the Irish postal service by standard post. If you require tracking, please contact me. FREE SHIPPING ON THIS ITEM.
Estimated shipping times:
Ireland: 2-3 business days
North America: 7-12 business days
Europe: 5-10 business days
Australia, New Zealand and Oceania: 10-14 business days
I'll do my best to meet these shipping estimates, but can't guarantee them. Actual delivery time will depend on the shipping method you choose.
Customs and import taxes:
Buyers are responsible for any customs and import taxes that may apply. I'm not responsible for delays due to customs.
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• There are NO refunds or exchanges on custom, made to order, or personalized embroidery hoops
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Rep. "Gabby" Giffords from the Eighth Congressional District is holding a "Town Hall" meeting on the topic of health care reform on Tuesday, May 26, 2009, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Sahuaro High School Auditorium, 545 N. Camino Seco.
If you think you will attend, her office is requesting a response by May 21 to 520-881-3588.
Giffords is no free-marketeer but in my experience isn't a leftist ideologue, either. It may be worth readers' while to speak out in favor of market reforms and against crowd-out and "soft rationing". Cameras may be there. I don't know.
Whether or not I'll be there myself is a toss-up; those who do attend are welcome to guest post about it here. Send me an e-mail if interested.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Health Care "Town Hall" with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
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The contractor, General Dynamics, is on the list of "interested vendors" for a draft solicitation that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), an agency of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), sent out to vendors in October. If the president goes through with an executive amnesty for millions of illegal aliens and General Dynamics gets the contract, a top official with the firm told Breitbart News that he expects the printing of the documents -- including ID cards, work permits and Social Security cards for illegal aliens -- would occur at a facility inside Chairman Rogers' congressional district in Kentucky.
The government facility, in Corbin, Kentucky, already prints green cards, work permits, IDs, and other documents for immigrants under a long-term multi-million-dollar General Dynamics contract with USCIS. The facility, and its efforts to eliminate the production of fraudulent green card production by including tiny images of every U.S. president on green cards, was profiled in 2011 by Government Security News magazine—a trade publication for insiders in various Homeland Security contracting fields.
"In what some may see as an excessive burst of patriotism, tiny photographs of every U.S. president -- so small they can barely be seen -- are printed on every new U.S. permanent resident card issued to an immigrant authorized to live and work in the United States," Jacob Goodwin wrote for the April 2011 profile. "In fact, those presidential photos are not a demonstration of patriotism, but one of the latest steps U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a unit of DHS known as USCIS, has taken to make the nation's new permanent resident cards, commonly called 'green cards,' harder to counterfeit."
Goodwin quotes General Dynamics Information Technology's director for Homeland Security Programs Chris Jensen as detailing how that elaborate printing effort was done to attempt to reduce fraud by those who wish to print their own green cards.
"There are a lot of attempts to counterfeit cards," Jensen told the magazine. "We'll never stop the counterfeiting attempts, but we can make it hard to pass off a card as authentic."
Goodwin detailed for the magazine how the General Dynamics IT division has been working with USCIS—"and its predecessor agencies" before the creation of the DHS post-9/11 by the George W. Bush administration, a move that drastically altered the makeup of federal immigration agencies—printing such documents together since the mid-1990s. The contracts are worth millions of dollars, and Goodwin highlighted one such contract signed in October 2010 worth $24.8 million that has General Dynamics printing the immigration documents at the Corbin, KY, facility.
"Along with its team member, LaserCard Corp. (a major card manufacturer recently acquired by HID Global), General Dynamics oversees the production of 1.5 to 2.0 million green cards each year; another 1.0 to 1.5 million cards for people with 'temporary protected status'; 300,000 to 400,000 Transportation Worker Identification Credentials, called TWIC cards; and a slew of 'Employment Authorization Documents,' known as EAD cards, according to Jensen," Goodwin wrote. "GD provides production support and quality assurance services for the processes by which an individual's name, personal history, photo, fingerprint and other data are applied to a specific plastic card. This process occurs in a production facility in Kentucky that more closely resembles a 'clean room' – with workers wearing white lab coats and footies – than a factory assembly line, explained Jensen."
Goodwin proceeded to detail the close-up operations of the creation of the documents—and General Dynamics' lucrative role in doing so—throughout the rest of his piece. In a followup July 2013 article for Government Security News magazine, Goodwin noted how General Dynamics landed yet another contract worth millions with USCIS to print more documents and keep that Corbin, Kentucky facility rolling.
"U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) has awarded a contract worth as much as $5.5 million to the incumbent vendor, General Dynamics Information Technology, to continue to maintain the production facility in Corbin, KY, that manufactures each year millions of permanent resident cards (known as 'Green Cards') and Employment Authorization Document cards," Goodwin wrote in the followup. "GD is responsible for what is called the Card Personalization System Technology Refreshment, or CPSTR, for the document production division of USCIS."
Goodwin added that the original contract was awarded to General Dynamics on a competitive basis, but the agency now has an "indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract" with the company—meaning General Dynamics can make millions upon millions more dollars every couple years with USCIS continuing to renew its relationship with the company for more documents.
In mid-October, Breitbart News broke the story about how the Obama administration was gearing up for a "surge" in the creation of new immigration documents like these ones. That story detailed a draft solicitation that USCIS had published seeking potential government contractors ready to handle as many as 9 million new immigrant IDs in one year sometime very soon.
The document states that such a "surge" in document production would be necessary "to support possible future immigration reform initiative requirements" and that the "guaranteed minimum for each ordering period is 4,000,000 cards. The estimated maximum for the entire contract is 34,000,000 cards."
White House press secretary Josh Earnest originally punted when asked about this solicitation, referring Breitbart News White House correspondent Charlie Spiering to USCIS for comment. When he was asked again the day after, Earnest said he thinks it is "a relatively clever way to ask about the policy that the president has not yet announced as it relates to executive actions that he's prepared to take to address the problems of our broken immigration system."
When pressed by Major Garrett for a followup to that, and whether Earnest was saying the printing of the documents was "unrelated or coincidental," Earnest dodged again.
"I'm saying there are decisions that are made by lots of agencies including the ordering of specific colored sheets of paper," Earnest said. "Those sorts of decisions are not micro-managed by the White House."
"Don't be absurd with us," Garrett pressed further. "That's not just an ordinary colored piece of paper. It's central to what the president has promised in public to do."
"It's also central to what they're already doing," Earnest replied. "It's also central to what they're already doing."
"That's why I asked you the question: Is it coincidental or unrelated?" Garrett followed up again.
"You would have to ask DHS about orders for green colored paper that they've ordered," Earnest responded. "Not the executive order, but the order of the colored copying paper is coming from the Department of Homeland Security."
After another minute or so of back and forth between a bewildered Garrett—visibly frustrated with Earnest refusing to confirm or deny that the solicitation from USCIS was connected to Obama's planned executive immigration action—pressed further.
"If the president has said that 'I'm going to do this' and there's a mechanism by which it can be achieved once the executive order is put in commission, and suddenly there's this contract to print more of them, why isn't it just obvious that that seems to be related?" Garrett asked.
Earnest dodged and continue to refuse to confirm or deny the connection, laughing off the questions before cautioning the media in the White House briefing room. "The fact of the matter is there are still decisions to be made about what that policy will entail," Earnest said. "When we're ready to announce that policy, we will announce it. What I will caution you against doing is making assumptions about what will be in those announcements based on the procurement practices of the Department of Homeland Security."
Despite the unclear answers from the White House or the government in general about these contracts and draft solicitations, immigration expert Jessica Vaughan—a former State Department official who now works for the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS)—says the solicitation draft from USCIS "seems to indicate that the president is contemplating an enormous executive action that is even more expansive than the plan that Congress rejected in the 'Gang of Eight' bill."
Government contracting documents not available to the public, but only to government contracting vendors, obtained by Breitbart News indicate that General Dynamics is angling for that USCIS draft solicitation assuming it turns into a contracting opportunity—which would likely be worth millions of dollars for the defense contracting company. Government contracting vendors can bid for such solicitations like the USCIS one, or pretty much any government contract, on a website called FBO.gov. "FBO" stands for "Federal Business Opportunities."
For this specific contract for the "surge" in immigrant documents for which USCIS has circulated the draft solicitation, General Dynamics is on the "Interested Vendors List." Much of FBO.gov is available to the public, but the "Interested Vendors List" lists for various contracts are not public information.
General Dynamics is on page three of the four-page document, embedded here, which shows many different other defense contractors are vying for the job.


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When The Person Closest To You Causes You The Most Damage…
…yet, perversely, the most comfort too.
S is amazing at practical support. Like nobody else I know. He, as mentioned in a previous post, picks up the slack in household chores where I am unable to keep up. He cooks if I am too exhausted or mentally depleted to. He takes over with the children when I need space and what's more he truly enjoys spending time with them so this is never done begrudgingly. He brings me blankets and dressing gowns when I get attack's of chills. He does bedtime and baths with the children all but solely now. He does not become resentful if I lie in. A million cups of tea are provided without my having to ask or even hint. If I develop a penchant for a particular food or drink the kitchen cupboards will be kept well stocked with said item as if by magic until I become positively sick of it. I recall months of him bringing home chocolate without request, which he then promptly switched to crates of the most succulent cherries when I decided to attempt a new diet! I don't have to be too concerned with groceries, unless I decide I want a specific thing that day. Should we have guests he is the best of hosts; taking the pressure off me and making it easier for me to cope. He actively encourages me to avoid stress; it was he who first suggested I ought to take taxis more . Hell, he has even begun rinsing fruit and salad vegetables in warm water to spare my currently hyper sensitive teeth to the pain of the cold going through them. Who the Hell even thinks of something like that??
There is much comfort to be found too in the minuscule things that are barely perceptible. Certain understandings. The inside jokes. Words that are meaningless to others. The fact I never felt like I fitted in anywhere or with anyone, yet I have since day one felt like I fitted in with him despite our clashes and contradictions. I shared sense of humour (well, mostly).So many small but vital things that are tricky to articulate
I appreciate and value each and every one of the things S does for me. I recognise that I am very very lucky to have somebody so willing and content to do so much. I consider him to be utterly wonderful in this, as well as in many other aspects. Yet my extreme good luck in this area, whilst appreciated, does not detract from the dire lack of emotional support. In fact rather than just a mere lack of emotional support, I often feel completely torn down by him.
It is hard to be with someone with depression. I don't need to be told this. And as described above S takes on a lot. Still I can't help but feel that that is not a justification for the immense amount of criticism I seem to receive. The blame…
"You are making everyone miserable"
"you are being really unpleasant"
"you are so selfish"
(No dear, I am deeply unhappy)
A frequent (albeit not constant) lack of tenderness or kindness in tone and attitude, in his words. When I'm sensitive, beginning to feel low or on the verge of a crash rather than exhibiting understanding and sensitivity I'm met with criticism, blame and anger. Implied insults. Direct insults. Dismissal.
(One might be quick to point out that I stated he takes on so much practical support contentedly and without resentment, but his attitude here would suggest a great deal of resentment. To be clear, S does not resent the tasks. He resents the condition of my mental health)
Naturally, to be met with such things when what you desperately need is the polar opposite is only going to serve to make things worse. I try to cling on to keep my mind steady and prevent further deterioration but he is rather adept with his words and my resilience is not tough enough to hold against the barrage of either direct criticism or strongly insinuated criticism. It has at times written me off for a whole day. A day in which I'd started off with good intentions inspite of myself yet an exchange with S left me huddled on the sofa, emotionally crippled.
I often feel worthless as a result. It has taken a great toll on my self esteem in particular.
It occurs to me as I write that S seems to be quite capable of being reasonably emotionally supportive if the cause of my depressive symptoms stems from the outside world. However, if what I'm feeling is suggestive of a criticism of him or home and hearth then it results in a knee-jerk defensive reaction. If for example I'm drained and feeling yuck from an encounter on the street I'm met with sympathy reassurances and understanding. If however I say
"I am so lonely!"
thats the sort of thing likely to set off blame, criticism, anger, emotional withdrawal etc. He has feelings too of course and I guess this touches upon them more. The problem with this is that he is so busy defending, he isn't listening. My attempts to express myself have been futile and have only served to drain me and cause tension. With no outlet, I absorb the feeling back up. Someday soon I'll remember to stop trying but the problem is I have always had a need to let out big feelings (could you tell?) so the urge to speak about it will inevitably take over at some point
Now, we all have limitations. All of us. And it may well be that emotional support is a limitation of S. Except I've known him a decade now and I know the capability is lurking Beneath the surface. I've seen it. But perhaps it is subject to the situation at the time? Perhaps he's so caught up in the practical support he no longer has the capacity for sufficient emotional support? It is tiring after all. I don't know. But I am quite sure that it isn't deliberate. Yet the affects are what they are regardless to intention
Despite however much he may love me, however much he does practically for me and the children, out of everybody in my life S is the one who causes me the greatest mental damage. I have said to him recently that I do not think I will ever heal as long I am around him for every time I feel I begin to, an exchange with him sends me plummeting once more. You can imagine how conflicted that makes me feel.
Practical support is vital to those with mental health conditions. I do not dismiss the importance of that nor, again I stress, how lucky I am to have someone in my life who is so fantastic at it. But I have always had a need for balance, and I cannot thrive in a situation where it is all of one and none of the other.
At this stage, I would gladly give up all of the cups of tea and lie ins and blankets and room temperature vegetables for just an ounce of understanding and emotional support from him when and where I do desperately need it
On the plus side, he still brings me tea even when he's tearing me down…( Joke. JOKE!!)
Much Love


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I know that I tend to gain the extra pounds during the winter time since I hate cold weather and every year, I wonder why I live in the Midwest.
This year I am making a pact with myself, not to let the extra pounds get the better side of me which would be my back side. HA!October 12, 2008 - 9:47am


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Dance of the Cosmos is a large scale kinetic and solar powered sculpture. Its shape was inspired by a Tibetan Lotus Mandala and a diagram of the color wheel, to visualize the concept of acceptance and emotional wholeness. The steel sphere is 54″ diameter and is cut into 8 lunes or hosohedrons. Those are mechanized through steel arms that are attached to an actuator that is powered through solar energy. The mechanical sculpture sits on a 20′ diameter base of 40 interlocking concrete tiles coated with pigment as a venn diagram of the color spectrum. It is on temporary loan to the Elisabet Ney Museum in Austin Texas through spring 2016. The artist Jennifer Chenoweth worked with mechanical engineer John Dolecek and fabricator Robert Whitehurst to build the piece. Lighthouse Solar sponsored its solar consulting and installation.
The piece is on loan to the Elisabet Ney Museum through 2016, and then will hopefully be donated to a City of Austin Park, as a collaboration with the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department.
Photos by Michelle Atkinson and David Kinney


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We Are Monochromatic
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Under Siege16 Sep 2017
Airplane re-watch.
I used to watch this movie over and over again when I was a kid. If I'm being honest, it probably had something to do with the fact that it was one of few movies we owned on VHS. And I knew exactly how far into the movie the cake scene was.
Re-watching it recently, I found the geopolitical, post-cold war, Reagan-era nationalism tones interesting. Not that the film indulges them too much, but even the subtext as motivating premise was interesting to consider. It wasn't long, though, before the film moved on from these motivations to Steven Seagal's hammy acting and knife-fighting. And Tommy Lee Jones having maybe the most fun he's had on screen until he played Two Face. And Gary Busey, well, in a dress.


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When a church calls a new clergyperson, formally marking the new partnership is essential. In many denominations an installation worship service is the primary means for doing so. Installations typically take place after the new pastor has been in place for 1-3 months. This delay gives the minister (at least some) time to get acclimated and to meet people in the congregation, judicatory, and surrounding community that she wants to involve in the planning and leadership of the installation service. It also allows her to invite family, friends, and mentors who need advance notice in order to travel.
An installation service is a celebration. A new season in the lives of the minister and congregation has begun. Installing a leader gives church members and the pastor the opportunity to express gratitude to God for accompanying them through the transition time and for bringing them together for mutual ministry. An installation service is a time of covenanting. During the service the clergyperson and the congregation make promises about the ways they will journey alongside one another on mission for God. And an installation service connects church and minister with a broader community. Often a judicatory or denominational representative, clergy colleagues, leaders from community organizations, and/or someone from the pastor's seminary will participate in some fashion.
For all of these reasons, installations promote positivity and connection that can lead to momentum for the congregation and minister. Often, though, churches and search teams do not think to budget for this worship service. Costs could include honorarium and travel expenses for the installation preacher (who often comes from out of town because the inviting clergyperson is from another area), a gift for the pastor being installed (such as a stole or a chalice and paten), and finger foods for a reception after the service. Larger congregations might easily be able to absorb these costs by pulling from line items such as pulpit supply and hospitality. Many small to medium congregations cannot, however. And having the forethought to include installation expenses in the search budget – no matter how many resources the church has – sends a message about welcome, attention to detail, and the desire to develop a long, fruitful ministry with the incoming pastor.
If you are deep in the process with a searching church, ask about the budget for your installation. (In some contexts, you might need to be prepared first to educate about the what and why of an installation.) If there isn't one, make it a negotiating point. An installation service is not just for your benefit. It glorifies God and lays the foundation for your leadership and the church's future.
Photo by Adrien Olichon on Unsplash.


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On Wednesday, May 29, a delegation from China visited the Moscow Cathedral Mosque. On behalf of the Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gainutdin, Rushan Abyasov, first deputy chairman of the Russian Muftis Council and the Religious Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation, welcomed the distinguished guests.
The delegation included representatives of traditional Chinese religions who came to Russia for the next meeting of the Russian-Chinese working group on cooperation in the religious sphere. The Chinese delegation was headed by the deputy director of the 12th Division of the Unified Front Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, U Gosheng. It should be noted that Sheikh Abdulla Tsun Enling, Vice-Chairman of the Islamic Association of China, was also one of the delegates.
Rushan Abbyasov informed the guests about the history of the Cathedral Mosque, the Muslim communities in Moscow, as well as the activities of Muslim religious boards chaired by Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gaynutdin.


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The Olden Days of Vacation Accommodations (circa 2010) – Hotels
Once upon a time, in the olden days not many years ago, when we went on vacation the only place to stay was at a Hotel. These hotel's charged lots of money for each night. And for what? A room about the size of our bedroom at home and if we were lucky a chair in the corner. For this we paid about one week's worth of rent of a nice three bedroom apartment back home! If you stayed and a better hotel the room even had a fridge, from which you could buy a drink for the price of a six pack on the street!
You couldn't really blame the hotels though. These poor guys spent billions of dollars building hotels, furnishing, upkeeping, and staffing them. And if they were successful they had a sixty percent occupancy rate. Someone needed to pay for all this. No?
Fast Forward 2015 – Vacation Apartments
But then came along a knight in shining armor called AirBNB and changed the rules of the game. No, AirBNB didn't build hotels, and they didn't even have offices in every city in the world. All they had was an idea and a website. From this microscopic blip on the Internet, they started a revolution, and pretty soon they were the biggest hoteliers on the planet! Today you can stay at a luxurious apartment for a fraction of the cost of a comparative hotel, but with much more space and multiple bedrooms.
By creating a marketplace for people to rent out private homes, AirBNB turned millions of people into hotelier under the AirBNB brand name, by allowing them to have a ready market for their extra space. Without laying a single brick and without a single chambermaid, this summer after a few short years in existence, AirBNB will be hosting close to 1 million guests a night, without owning a single room! Their guest include not only opportunistic vacationers, but even wealthy executives. In fact before his legendary annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, Warren Buffett recommended to the expected crowd of 25,000 people that they book rooms through AirBNB.
The AirBNB Achilles Heel
Sounds great but there are a couple of drawbacks, potentially fatal for some. First, who is going to take of you? In a hotel there is front desk and all sorts of people to help you. There are basic amenities (i.e. food!) when you need it, dry cleaning, personal care, and a concierge to advise and guide you to the best destinations in town. Second, how can you rely on the premises themselves from pictures that may or may not accurately portray the apartment? Even if others have commented on the place, we all know they saying that one man's dream is another man's nightmare. When you check into a Hilton you know more or less what to expect, but not when your taxi pulls up to a side street with an old building in front of you after flying half way around the world..
Israel With Style – The Best of All Worlds
From this gap, sprung the idea of Israel With Style. What if we can provide Hotel like services to private vacation apartments? What if we can check out the apartments firsthand being completely objective? What if we can be there for the traveler once they land in Israel? With Israel With Style you can stay at luxurious vacation apartments with even better care than you receive at a hotel. It's like going to a hotel where the manager, head waiter, and concierge are all your best friends. You order snacks, light meals, Shabbat menu, answer your questions, deal with any issues you face, and make sure you have a great time by arranging everything you need.
So what is the moral of the story? Of course, to book your accommodations through Israel With Style, but maybe even more importantly, think twice before invest your life savings into Hotel stocks!!
If you have any questions about Israel With Style and how their service works, you can click here for the Frequently Asked Questions which will answer most questions. You can also email Israel With Style at email@example.com


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20 June 2019
Jharsuguda: Two minors Chandan Sabat (2) and Abinash Swain (12) died after falling into a pit near railway tracks at Nuapada in Belpahar here on Thursday.
The incident occurred when the duo along with two others had gone there to play. Four of them fell down into the pit following which two succumbed.
The two other children were rescued later. Police rushed to the spot and retrieved the body of the deceased.
A case has been registered in this connection and investigation is on.