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Specialty Cabins: Family, Accessible, Luxury
There are four main types of cruise cabins: Inside, Oceanview, Balcony, and Suite. There are specialty cabins available within these types that meet the needs and interests of certain cruisers. Specialty cabins are available on many of the larger ships. Specialty cabin categories include: Family, Accessible, Luxury, Spa and Single Travel Cabins.
Family Specialty Cabins
Newer ships come with family cabins designed to accommodate parents and children. Often these cabins are suites that give parents and children separate sleep rooms, and have more than one bathroom.
Standard Inside, Oceanview, and Balcony type cabins with sleep sofas, or bunk beds, that pull down, are another option. These cabins have one bathroom. When packing, it is important to consider that storage space, and clothing closets have limited space.
Accessible Cabins
Accessible cabins are double occupancy cabins that are designed primarily for persons having:
- Mobility issues and require the use of a wheelchair, scooter or other mobility devices. Cabins are larger than the standard cabins. They have wider doors than the standard cabins, large bathrooms with roll-in showers, grab bars, and turning space.
- Hear impairments and requiring portable ADA kits and closed-captioned televisions.
- Sight impairments and need access to Braille signage.
Luxury Cabins
Luxury cabins enhance the experience of being in a resort at sea. They are referred to as suites, and come in different sizes and layouts. They are larger in size than other specialty cabins. Cabin amenities may include brand name toiletries, complimentary specialty dining, discounted laundry packages, and on board credits. Suite passengers have priority when boarding and leaving the ship.
Some of the Mega cruise lines offer suites in key access communities above the rest of the ship. These communities offer private dining, lounge, pool and deck area. Their amenities includes 24 hour concierge service, butler services, and preferred seating in the theater in the main ship. Passengers have the opportunity to enjoy the comforts of a small luxury cruise while having access to the activities of a mega ship.
Spa Cabins
Spa cabins are usually a few steps away from the spa. A spa cabin can be an Inside, Oceanview, Balcony or a Suite. However, spa cabins come with more amenities and cost more.
Spa cabins differ when it comes to amenities from cruise line to cruise line. The best spa cabin amenities are high-end bath products, personal toiletries, and aromatherapy. Free time in the spa facilities such as the relaxation room, or complimentary participation in a few classes are also attractive amenities.
Single ( Solo Traveler) Cabins
One of the rarer specialty cabins is the single cabin. Most cabins are double occupancy. In most instances, a cruiser traveling alone must pay his or her individual rate plus a single supplement for a double occupancy cabin.
The Norwegian Epic features 100 sq ft studio cabins and a private lounge for solo travelers. The studio cabins have a full-size bed and a separate bath area There is no single supplement for this cabin.
If you are thinking about taking a cruise, and want to know more about specialty cabins, please give me a call at 800-388-8781.
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Your donation can range from $50 to $1,300+. The size of the donation is based upon the length of the cruise, the destination, and the cruise line. Also, the price of the cruise, the state room, and amenities in the cruise package are factored into the donation amount.
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Christmas at Sea on the Norwegian Escape
I spent Christmas at Sea on the Norwegian Escape this past December. Our destination was the Eastern Caribbean. We visited Great Stirrup Cay, Norwegian's private island in the Bahamas, as well as Nassau.
Over 1, 500 of the passengers were youth ranging in age from infants through 18 years. On board activities in the Splash Academy for children and Entourage for teens gave participants the option of participate in programs throughout the day and evening hours.
The Norwegian Escape's Kids' Aqua Park was a big draw for many young cruisers especially the enclosed tube slide. Another favorite, which was always busy, was the two-story climbing structure.
Families could be seen on the Sports Deck playing miniature golf together, shooting hoops, or playing bocce ball. Additionally, there were the many video games to share. Of course, there were also all the Christmas activities to enjoy.
Getting into the Christmas Spirit
The Christmas holiday began as soon we boarded the ship. Brightly decorated Christmas trees lit up the public areas. Holiday favorites and carols played softly in the background.
The dining rooms and buffet areas featured displays of creative winter scenes made of foodstuffs. Each of the specialty dining restaurants also had their own unique decorations that added to the spirit of the season.
Besides the dining room decorations, staff and crew created a village display in the small atrium. A set of trains chugged their way around the display. The train whistle would blow every few minutes and small puffs of white smoke would come out of the steam engine's smoke stack. This display put many a fussy member of the under five set in a good mood almost immediately.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day there were traditional holiday meals including prime rib of beef and turkey. Dessert offerings included pies, puddings and Christmas cookies.
Holiday Activities
Christmas Eve was our first port of call day. Guests going ashore boarded tenders for the trip from the Escape to Great Stirrup Bay. Besides enjoying beach activities, guests had five excursion options:
- Parasailing
- Marine Life Encounter Eco Boat Tour
- Kayak Tour
- Stingray City Bahamas
- Wave Runner Tour
For guests staying on the ship on Christmas Eve, holiday activities began in the AM. Christmas trivia was followed by Christmas crafts. In the afternoon, Christmas movies trivia drew a huge crowd!
The Escape choir and crew led guests in singing Christmas carols in the Atrium at 9 PM. At midnight, there was an Interdenominational Christmas service in the Theater.
Christmas Day dawned early with Santa's arrival in the Atrium. He didn't come alone. Mrs. Claus made a rare appearance, as did some of his elves. Santa didn't come empty handed either. He brought gifts and invited the children to have their photographs taken with him.
Guests spending the day in Nassau, our second port of call, had a choice of five shore excursions:
- Atlantis Aquaventure
- Discover Atlantis
- Discover Nassau by Land and Sea
- Blue Lagoon Beach Day
- Charm and Beauty of the Bahamas
Ship Christmas activities included a viewing of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" on the large screen in the Atrium. A family holiday glow party was well attended.
Evening activities included a performance by four time Grammy winner, Melba Moore, in the Escape Supper Club. Overflow crowds attended the Escape Holiday Spectacular, in the theater at both the 7 PM and 10 PM performances.
Many families chose to celebrate Christmas at sea on the Norwegian Escape. As a result, they got to enjoy being together at Christmas without all the work of holiday preparations.
America's Test Kitchen on the Rotterdam
I was surprised and delighted to find America's Test Kitchen on the Rotterdam. During the week I was on my cruise, I participated in a pastry workshop and attended two demonstrations.
In the following post Fleet manager Barbara Mills-Schuchardt shares about America's Test Kitchen and its popularity. We met her on the Rotterdam, while she was installing a new host; Chef Odette Oliver from South Africa. Oliver, a gifted chef, left a position as head chef at Cape Point Nature Preserve to join this unique group of Test Kitchen chefs at sea.
For more than 25 years Cooks Illustrated magazine has been a culinary cornerstone for its subscribers.
This successful business model provides its readers with unbiased reviews of culinary equipment, ingredients and fool-proof recipes that have been tasted to be the best. America's Test Kitchen and Cooks Country are the delicious offspring of this culinary publishing powerhouse.
America's Test Kitchen is the most watched instructional cooking show on television. This iconic cooking show along with its sister show Cooks Country delivers the science of good cooking to avid fans all over the United States.
Holland America Line, a decidedly different cruise line, has been making waves for more than 145 years with its elegant medium-sized ships, scrumptious food and incredible itineraries. In 2016, looking to re-imagine its on-board entertainment, Holland America Line and America's Test Kitchen whipped up a brand new culinary adventure at sea. Take a cruise on any of Holland America Line's 15 ships and you can enjoy a live America's Test Kitchen cooking show on board. The shows are engaging, informative, and just plain fun. The hosts of these shows are talented chefs from all over the globe, trained at the Test Kitchen, and on board, to bring you an array of delicious recipes that will inform your cooking with the science of why a recipe works. There are several shows: 20 in all have the look and feel of a live America's Test Kitchen broadcast production.
You can take a deep dive into chocolate, learn to create perfect buttermilk biscuits with pimento cheese spread, prepare perfectly poached salmon or take home a recipe for the best black bean burger you have ever tucked into a brioche bun.
The shows have been standing-room only and guests are willing to sit on the floor to just to get of whiff of this terrific program. The shows open with an intro that takes you inside the Test Kitchen and then segues into an interstitial video hosted by the talent in Boston explaining the science inside the recipes. At the close of each show, guests get a glimpse of a website created just for them which includes all the recipe for all the shows, links to cookbooks, equipment and additional recipes. Episodes of Cooks Country and America's Test Kitchen also are available for viewing from your stateroom. But the real culinary collateral for the guests are the complimentary magazines and glossy over sized recipe cards featuring decidedly organic photos of these amazing recipes. The cards sail out of the Test Kitchen to be packed away for friends and family and the next great party at home.
A cadre of 20 chefs overseen by Fleet manager Barbara Mills-Schuchardt expertly deliver the voice of this tasty brand. Mills- Schuchardt, a classically trained chef, has been a culinary instructor for more than 25 years. She cooked up a career that included artisan bread baking at King Arthur flour, cheese making in Vermont, lead instructor for several cooking schools and owner of her cooking school, television show and cooks store. She is uniquely qualified to provide support and brand integrity to the chefs on-board.
The relationship between Holland America Line and America's Test Kitchen is so intuitive, that three of Holland America Lines' ships call Black Falcon terminal in Boston their home port. The ships dock in the shadow of the Test Kitchen, located at 21 Dry Dock avenue. I can only describe this relationship as a perfect culinary paring taking the science of good cooking to avid home cooks world-wide. What a well-seasoned culinary adventure.
Service on the Rotterdam Canadian Cruise
From the time I boarded Holland America's Rotterdam in Boston, to disembarking seven days later, in Montreal, I enjoyed excellent service on the Rotterdam Canadian cruise. It was not my first cruise on a Holland America ship, but it had been awhile. I was eager to see if the level of service I experienced several years ago was available on the Rotterdam. It was, and then some!
As a frequent cruiser, I've gotten on and off 50 cruise ships. Some ships were easy, but time consuming to get on and off. Others were an ordeal with long lines that moved ever so slowly. The Rotterdam goes to the top of my list as the easiest, fastest, and most comfortable experience of getting on and off a cruise ship.
Once on the ship, guests were guided by staff to the elevator banks. Staff rode the elevators with guests, stopping at each floor and directing guests to their cabins. Guests were able to go directly to their cabins, which is often not the case on other ships. On a number of other cruises I've been on, guests are often directed to the buffet restaurant to have lunch, and wait until the cabins are ready. On the Rotterdam Canadian cruise, guests got to settle into their cabins before going to the buffet restaurant and enjoying a relaxed lunch.
My inside cabin measured 180+ square feet. It equaled the space of some balcony cabins I had on other cruise lines. I was please to find generous clothing hanger areas, storage cubicles and drawers. The bathroom was roomy and stocked with personal care items.
Cabin Steward Service on the Rotterdam Canadian Cruise
Shortly after I got to my cabin, the two cabin stewards responsible for my cabin, came by and introduced themselves. They told me that if there was anything I needed, to just ask them. Each day, they cleaned my cabin in the AM, after I left for breakfast, replacing towels and personal care items as needed. Each evening, they freshened up my cabin while I was out for dinner. They picked up laundry in the evening and returned the next evening. The cabin stewards were pleasant and genuinely helpful throughout the cruise.
Dining Room and Lido Market Buffet Service
The main dining room, offers a serene environment with sea views from three sides of the restaurant. Open for breakfast and dinner it is an attractive and comfortable setting in which to enjoy fine dining. The menu is varied, with something for everyone including guests on special diets. Background music is pleasant but not intrusive, enabling guests to easily engage in conversation.
Wait staff worked in pairs serving guests at their tables. They were attentive, pleasant and provided consistently professional service throughout the meal. They routinely asked each guest about any dietary needs or food allergies. At the end of each meal, I and other guests, with food allergies, were given a preview of the next evening's meal. We were asked to make our selections in advance. This enabled the culinary staff to substitute ingredients, where possible, for the ones that could cause us problems. Then we could safely enjoy our meal choices.
The servers in the Lido Market, the buffet restaurant, readily answered guest questions about buffet offerings. The explained how foods were prepared for those with food allergy questions. Other servers quickly stepped up to assist guests with walkers, scooters and wheelchairs make their selections. Servers then found them seating in the dining areas and got their beverages. These servers double back when it was time for dessert selections and coffee or tea. Throughout the buffet dining areas. other servers stood by ready to assist all guests with refills on beverages and anything else they might need.
Service Throughout the Rotterdam
The quality of service on the Rotterdam is consistent throughout the ship. It compliments the warm, comfortable, attractive atmosphere guests experience in the atrium, lounges, dining venues, entertainment areas, and daily activities. Officers, crew, and staff go out of their way textend themselves.
A mid-sized ship, with a guest capacity of 1,404 and 600 staff, the Rotterdam is a favorite of mature cruisers. It has 25 accessible cabins for guests with special needs. The ship is fully accessible for those with mobility impairments. The Rotterdam is a perfect example of the excellent service that Holland America is known for in the cruise world.
On 10/30, in the 2nd of this 3 part series, I will post about – Rotterdam Canadian Destinations, Excursions and Activities.
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Oceania: Luxury at Premium Prices
Cruise ships are categorized as mass market, premium, or luxury ships. Oceania Cruises has the one of a kind classification of luxury-premium. Guests on Oceania Cruises enjoy the same elegance, personal service, and outstanding dining experiences found on luxury ships. However, traveling on Oceania Cruises is significantly more affordable given what is included in the pricing, and in the on-board amenities.
Traveling in Luxury All Over The World
Oceania ships include: The Regatta, Insignia, Nautica, and Sirena with a guest capacity of 684 persons and a guest to staff ratio of 1.71 to 1. The two larger ships, the Marina and the Riviera, each have a guest capacity of 1,250, with a guest to staff ratio of 1.56 to 1. Personal attention and impeccable service are a hallmarks of cruising on these ships. Mature cruisers often choose the personal service, unique destinations, fine dining and value filled cruise packages of Oceania Cruises over other luxury cruise experiences.
Oceania ships visits more than 400 destinations all over the world. Ships frequently stay overnight in a port so guests can experience the night life. Cruises vary in length from 7 days on the low end, to 180 day around the world cruises.
Because Oceania ships are mid-sized, they can enter and dock in smaller ports. Larger ships often have to drop anchor a distance from a small port. Under these circumstances, passengers need to use small boats, call tenders, to get to a port. Tenders are a problem for guests with mobility issues that use wheelchairs or other mobility equipment.
Each ship offers a warm, cozy atmosphere that lends itself to passengers meeting and enjoying each other's company. There are no long waits for elevators, or for getting on or off the in ports of call.
Guest accommodations include inside, ocean view and balcony staterooms, and suites that range in size from 420 sq. feet to 2, 000 sq.feet. Suite guests have complimentary 24 hour butler service.
Oceania Cruises Dining Experience
Oceania is known to have the finest cuisine at sea. The Five-star menus offered in the six on-board restaurants are curated by Oceania Cruises' Executive Culinary Director and world renowned Master Chef Jacques Pépin. Menus include: Continental, Italian, French Country, and Asian cuisines as well as steaks, chops and seafood. Guests can also choose from extensive vegan menus. When Norwegian Cruise Holdings purchased Oceania Cruises in 2014, Jacques Pepin was asked to design a new menu for Norwegian Cruise Lines.
Open seating insures that guests can eat when they want in all of the restaurants. Meals are cooked to order. A Country Club Casual dress code enables guests to dine without having to dress for dinner.
Entertainment and On-board Activities
All Ocean ships have Broadway quality theater, and other forms of live entertainment. Each ship also has a card game room, a casino, a large, comfortable library, a gym, and a full service spa. There are boutiques offering selections of fine jewelry, clothing, and other specialty items. Many guests enjoy the pool and lounging in the pool area.
Oceania guests have the unique opportunity of participating in a culinary center. They learn to make a variety of dishes in a state-of-the-art cooking school. For those guests who have always wanted to try to paint sketch, or work with clay, there' the Artist Loft.
Oceania Cruises' deluxe ships feature a fully staffed computer lounge, enabling guests to keep in touch with family and friends at home.
At 4 p.m. each day, guests can participate in afternoon tea and enjoy tea sandwiches, scones and tarts.
Value Filled Cruises
One way of figuring out the value of a cruise is to use the cost per night evaluation. Prices will vary by length and total cost. However, cost per night will give you an indicator of real value.
The chart below gives an indication of how Oceania Cruises can be a better value, for the money, when compared with a luxury cruise or a premium cruise.
Oceania Ocean View/OV Cabin Pacific Cruise
Luxury Ship OV Cabin
Premiun Ship OV Cabin
I am pleased to announce that I now share a co-branded site with Oceania Cruises! Please visit our co-branded site at http://jeancampbell.oceania.wvgcruise.com/
When you visit the site you can learn more about Oceania and the see the latest Oceania offerings. If you are interested in cruising on Oceania, call me at 800- 388-8781. I can help you plan your Oceania sea vacation
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Cruises are Luxury Vacations at Sea
Welcome to "Can Do" Street Family Friendly Cruises, your website portal for planning and enjoying luxury vacations at sea. Our site content can help you decide whether a cruise vacation is a fit for you. Current information on individual cruises, destinations and accommodations will take the guess work out of choosing a cruise.
"Can Do" Street Family Friendly Cruises is my way of sharing the travel ease, fun, and affordability of cruise vacations. To make this possible, I became a Cruise Planners Franchisee. Cruise Planners is an American Express Travel Representative. When planning a cruise, I draw on my personal cruise experiences and 35 years as an educator and recreation therapist.
Cruising is my favorite means of travel. Over the past 25 years, I've taken 40+ cruises, including transatlantic and river cruises. As a result, I can share what makes cruises ideal for young children and teens, as well as solo cruisers, couples, and seniors. Because I am Certified Accessible Travel Advocate, I can help children and adults with special needs to cruise in comfort.
Together we will find cruises that meet your destination interests and travel needs, while staying within your budget. I provide planning assistance at no cost.
Why a "Can Do" Street Cruises Site?
"Can Do" Street is a family site and cruises are great environments for family-friendly vacations. Cruises give individuals and families access to luxury vacations that are convenient, comfortable, exciting, and fun. Cruises pamper by providing fine dining and excellent service. Most activities are complementary, beginning early in the AM, and going late into the evening. Professional entertainment, which is offered nightly, is Broadway quality. In addition, live music is provided throughout the ship, during the day and evening.
Cruise ships anticipate the needs of families traveling with children as a standard practice. High chairs and cribs are available. The ship's store carries diapers and other child care necessities. Dining rooms have a supply of coloring materials on hand. Children can order from a kids menu. Most staterooms have a refrigerator that can store baby bottles as well as healthy snacks.
Today's cruises open the world of cruise travel for children and adults with special needs. In addition to accessible cabin accommodations, there are hearing and sight assistance devices on-board. Wheelchair, scooter, and walker rentals enable children and adults with motor disabilities to get around the ship and in ports. Oxygen, hospital beds, recliner chairs, and other special needs rentals make travel possible for those with medical conditions. As a Certified Accessible Travel Advocate, I can assist with planning and making arrangements for the rental of equipment. My service is offered at no charge to the those booking a cruise through "Can Do" Street Family Friendly Cruises.
What Makes Cruises Luxury Vacations at Sea?
- Cruising is a cost-effective vacation: A cruise is often more cost-effective than a land resort vacation. Most cruise costs are included in the per person rate for the cruise.
- Packing/Unpacking: You pack and unpack once. Your luggage is picked up from you at the ship terminal. It is delivered to your stateroom. Luggage is picked up from outside your stateroom on the last evening of your cruise. You pick up your luggage in the terminal after leaving the ship.
- Sea activities: All activities during the day and in the evening are free, throughout the trip, with the exception of the game arcade, casino, and spa services.
- Youth programs: Most cruise ships offer complimentary youth programs during the day and evening hours. Children are grouped by age. Staff are professionals experienced in providing recreational activities and supervising children and teens.
- Family activities: There are complimentary activities that families can enjoy together, throughout the day, and evening.
- Laundry: Cruise ships either have self-service laundries on most floors, or they offer discounts for laundry services.
- Medical Care: Cruise ships have on board medical services. Medical services are covered by the cruise insurance plan purchased when you book your cruise.
Complimentary Dining on Cruises:
- Meals Traditional dining rooms with waiter service offer complimentary dining. Buffet dining is also complimentary, as are eateries featuring pub foods or desserts. They also offer specialty restaurants which carry a charge. However, most of charges are less than similar restaurants in any city.
- Snacks: Burgers, fries and hot dogs are available on the pool decks at no additional cost. Unlimited coffee, tea, juices, milk, and soft serve ice cream are also free throughout the trip. Soda and alcoholic beverages cost less if purchased through a beverage package.
Find What You Need to Know about Cruises:
- The major cruise ships sailing from ports world-wide to destinations all over the world and river cruises
- New ships coming on line
- Weekly cruise value packages that are an affordable vacation for families
- Value packages allowing kids to sail free or at a reduced rate
- Group rates with additional amenities for family members and friends sailing together
- Information about youth programs, meals, laundry, priority boarding, insurance, medical care, accessibility, and other special needs accommodations on shipboard, and in ports
- On-board cruise life, and ports of call
- Ships with accessible, on-board accommodations, and activities for children and adults with special needs
- Destinations with accessible ports and excursions.
In my next post, I will share the pros and cons of stateroom accommodations available on a cruise. In the meantime, if you are thinking about a cruise vacation and have questions, you can reach me at 800-388-8781.
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Star Trek Beyond: Simon Pegg teases new trailer with Keenser photo
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It has been more than five months since the first trailer for Star Trek Beyond blasted into our universe, set to the sounds of "Sabotage" by the Beastie Boys. Now, there's another one coming.
Last month, it was announced that the film's new trailer would arrive at a fan event on May 20 celebrating the 50th anniversary of Star Trek. On Thursday, writer-star Simon Pegg confirmed that plan is still a go.
"Keenser says 'relax!'" Pegg wrote on Twitter alongside a photo of Scotty's alien pal. "One more day until the new Star Trek Beyond trailer finally drops."
The fan event will be held at the Paramount Pictures studio lot in Hollywood, California, with the Beyond cast and crew set to join director Justin Lin for a Q&A. Fans who can't join in person will be able to watch all the action via Facebook Live.
Back in December, when the original, high-octane trailer was released, Pegg assured fans there was more to the film than what was teased in that footage.
"It was very action-packed," he said at the time. "It was surprising. I find it to be kind of the marketing people saying, 'Everybody come and see this film, it's full of action and fun,' when there's a lot more to it than that."
Star Trek Beyond stars Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoë Saldana, John Cho, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, and Karl Urban, as well as franchise newcomer Idris Elba. The film hits theaters on July 22.
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Beyond Tolerating Emotions: Becoming Comfortable with Discomfort
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Coping With Change: Psychological Flexibility
Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Ending a Bad Relationship
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Cognitive Diary Training Example 1:
Boyfriend Forgot Birthday
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Doctor is Frustrated with Me
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Saying "No" to My Daughter
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Husband Says "I Don't Care"
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Wife Won't Leave Me Alone When I'm Upset
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Husband Wants Me to Go to Work Event
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Son Doesn't Do What I Ask
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Best Friend Dating My Ex
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Passed Over for Promotion
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Being Assertive with Boss
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Disrespectful Attitude from Adult Child
Cognitive Diary Training Example 12:
Too Depressed to Call
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Jealous of Wife Talking to Another Man
Cognitive Diary CBT Self-Help
The Cognitive Diary CBT Self-Help app helps you to determine some ways to challenge the irrational thinking. Once you have done that, it is important to read the rational challenges frequently until they automatically come to mind rather than the irrational thinking.
Cognitive Diary Training Example 14:
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How Embedded Posts Can Help Your Brand
With most social media platforms jumping on the embedded post platform (Google+ being the latest), people are starting to wonder how they can use this new tool to beef up their online presence.
While the practical uses may be limited, there are some simple things you can to take advantage of this tool. Here they are:
- Customer reviews. It's quite common nowadays for customer to leave their commentary on a company's social media page. Now that you can embed posts, it would be really easy to create a "From Social Media" section of your testimonials page and embed all your great reviews there. Seeing the person the review comes from helps add an extra layer of legitimacy in the eyes of the person reading your site.
- Related posts. If, for instance, you have a Facebook post that's related to a blog you've posted, you can embed it in the blog as an added bit of information. This is especially helpful with photos, quote images, and tip images. If the post generated good conversation with your followers, even better! Hopefully it will encourage your blog readers to keep the conversation going, and it will definitely encourage them to go follow you!
- Real time updates. If you embed posts from Facebook (vs. Twitter), your readers are able to interact directly from your website and their responses will show up on your website and on Facebook. This encourages and builds up engagement both on your site and on Facebook in one fell swoop!
- Customer sharing. Since your business page is public, other users will be able to embed your posts on their own sites. For instance, if a blogger finds your tip of the week useful and then posts about how it helps them, they'll be able to embed your tip directly into their blog, which increases your reach and can help you gain new fans!
- Custom apps. If you have a custom app that offers a coupon or another offer for liking your Facebook page, you can then embed that on your website to entice your blog readers to follow-through with liking your Facebook page. Then you'll be able to share your other content with them on a more consistent basis.
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How can I get involved?
Adopt a Rain Garden
Rain Gardens are a landscaped area designed to retain and treat stormwater. They are one of the many ways that individuals, businesses, and municipalities can directly mitigate stormwater.
The Adopt-a-Rain Garden Program is designed to keep publically-owned rain gardens functional and attractive throughout the Lake Champlain watershed in Chittenden County. It is an opportunity for individuals to assist in keeping public rain gardens clean and attractive by performing basic maintenance activities like picking up litter, pulling weeds, and installing new mulch.
Who can participate?
The program is is open to individuals, neighborhood associations, civic groups, religious organizations, service organizations, schools (school groups and teams), businesses and other community organizations.
What is the time commitment?
We ask that you commit to adopting a rain garden for at least 2 years. The adoption commitment begins in April and concludes at the end of November.
What are the benefits?
- You can improve the beauty and value of Chittenden County's neighborhoods
- It's a great opportunity for you to get outside during nice weather and have fun gardening
- Properly maintained rain gardens improve our water quality, mitigate stormwater and reduce flood risks
Where are the public rain gardens?
|Brownell Library
|6 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction
|Callahan Park
|Locust Street, Burlington
|Chamberlin School
|262 White Street, South Burlington
|Coast Guard Station
|Depot Street, Burlington
|Correctional Facility
|Farrell Street, Burlington
|Farrell Park
|Swift Street, South Burlington
|Landry Park
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Clinical Chemistry Fellowship
Program Description
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), located in Charleston, is a 700-bed hospital, with a nationally recognized children's hospital. The medical center also includes the NCI-designated Hollings Cancer Center, a Level I trauma center, Institute of Psychiatry, South Carolina's only transplant center and over 100 outreach locations. The Clinical Chemistry Fellowship Program in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at MUSC is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Clinical Chemistry. The program is divided into two phases: clinical and practical/research phase. During the clinical phase (12 months), the fellows will rotate through various Clinical Pathology laboratories, including general clinical chemistry and special chemistry laboratories, laboratory management, molecular pathology, immunology, and hematology laboratories. During this time the trainees will also be provided various didactic sessions in order to develop their medical knowledge and may be assigned a shorter, case-based or quality improvement project. The rotations are between 1 and 4 weeks, depending on the specific lab area. During practical/research phase, the fellow serves as an acting clinical laboratory director and works closely with the attending to resolve any clinical problems and provide appropriate clinical consults. In addition, the fellow is expected to complete a clinical or translational research project.
All applicants should have earned a doctoral degree (Ph.D. and/or M.D., D.O.) from an accredited university. Individuals with doctoral degrees in Chemistry-related fields or Medicine are strongly encouraged to apply. Candidates should have successfully completed 30 semester hours of undergraduate and/or graduate level biochemistry or chemistry courses. Applicants with education obtained at institutions outside the U.S. or Canada must, at their expense, have their credentials evaluated by the International Education Research Foundation, Inc., or acceptable equivalent. Applicants should have strong interests in laboratory medicine and research. Excellent communication and personal-interaction skills are required.
July 2019
Applications will be accepted from August 1, 2018 to December 1, 2018 for the next available position, starting July 2019.
Program Duration
2 Years
Applicants should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and three letters of recommendation to:
Nikolina Babic, Ph.D., DABCC
Director of Clinical Chemistry & Toxicology
Medical University of South Carolina
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
171 Ashley Avenue, MSC 908
Charleston, SC 29425-9080


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NOW Comics.
With the help of a backwoods couple and their unusual offspring, Peter and Charley are able to temporarily defeat the Legion of the Endless Night.
- Follows The Legion of the Endless Night, Part One
- Followed by The Revenge of Evil Ed!
- Written by James Van Hise
- Penciled by Doug Murphy
- Inked by Nick Sigismondi
- Lettered by Kurt Hathaway
- Colored by Katherine Llewellyn
- Cover by Corey Wilkinson
- Editor-in-Chief: Tony Caputo
- This is the last issue written by James Van Hise.
- This is the first issue of the series to carry the seal of the Comics Code Authority which, decades earlier, had forbid depictions of vampires, werewolves and other monsters.
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> Every member of your staff is crucial to managing the flow of information on a day-to-day basis <
To support the growth of your business across borders, staff members at all levels in the organisation need to build rapport and communicate professionally with business partners from a variety of cultural backgrounds.
Working with IBI, staff members will:
How does it work?
Our programmes focus on intercultural competences that are vital to communicating across cultures: Intercultural Sensitivity, Managing Uncertainty, and Intercultural Communication. Prior to the programme, participants fill in the IRC, which assesses these competences. The final workshop design depends on the specific strengths and developmental needs of participants with respect to these competences as identified through the IRC
Through selected exercises, participants will experience the impact of cultural values on how people communicate; they will learn to actively use verbal and nonverbal signals to say what needs to be said whilst respecting the needs of their counterparts from other cultures.
We combine hands-on information about relevant cultures with tools to swiftly analyse differing expectations so that misunderstanding and conflict can be prevented. Role plays and real life cases translate findings about cultural differences into practical next steps.
Developing your intercultural competences
Create your personal roadmap through feedback on the Intercultural Readiness Check (IRC). You have the opportunity to complete the IRC prior to the programme and receive in-depth personal feedback during the programme. The IRC feedback highlights the skills you can best focus on first. The joint outcome of the IRC feedback and our programme will be your personal roadmap that helps you to maintain your learning and to continue practising new behaviours.


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Rats! Rodent populations proliferate in some parts of Texas
Texas AM AgriLife experts offer information on rodent control
BASTROP — While the presence of rats and mice is nothing new in homes, sheds, barns and other structures, some areas of Texas are experiencing greatly increased rodent activity, leading residents to ask for advice on how to control the furry varmints.
Rachel Bauer, Texas AM AgriLife Extension Service agent for agriculture and natural resources for Bastrop County, said Bastrop and surrounding counties have seen their mouse and rat population explode.
"Some homeowners are being invaded by mice and field rats which are thriving in the burned-out areas recovering from the wildfires, in part because there are very few predators," Bauer said. "And with the regrowth of vegetation, the rats and mice have had an ample food source and are reproducing quickly."
Bauer said she has received reports of rats chewing on wiring in and around homes, as well as in cars parked both outdoors and inside garages.
"Last fall was an exceptionally wet season in this area of Texas," said Jerry Falke, wildlife damage management biologist for AgriLife Extension's Texas Wildlife Services who is based in the Bastrop area. "The increase in late-season grass and seed was a major factor in greater native rodent activity, and the resulting population led to increased migration into residences, storage buildings, shops and other indoor locations in wintertime."
Falke said there was increased activity particularly in Bastrop, Lee, and Brazos counties, as well as Fayette County.
"I'd say in general that certain geographic regions of Texas have had increased rat and mouse activity this year, particularly the south central and southeastern part of the state to the east of the I-35 corridor," said Linda Tschirhart-Hejl, a Wildlife Services biologist based in Bryan.
Tschirhart-Hejl said other parts of the state that regularly see greater-than-average activity from rats and mice are urban areas such as Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and El Paso, though this activity usually comes from the "commensal" or non-native species that typically infest the more metropolitan areas of the U.S.
"Rats and mice eat and contaminate human, pet and livestock foods," said Bruce Leland, assistant director for Wildlife Services, San Antonio. "They also destroy property by chewing wires, which may cause fires, as well as gnaw pipes, chew water hoses and damage wood doors, floors, walls, clothing and furniture. They also carry diseases harmful to humans and domestic animals."
While neither AgriLife Extension nor Wildlife Services provide direct assistance to homeowners with rodent control, they do provide research-based, objective information and advice on how to better manage these persistent pests.
Bauer said as a possible means of control, she has suggested that, based on their situation, some people consider getting a cat or dog that has been bred or trained to be a "mouser," but also noted "there are a variety of other means of rodent control from traps to baits to exclusion."
"An integrated approach to rodent management is the best," Leland said. "A program using rodenticides and traps, removal of shelter, removal of food and water, and rat-proofing is most effective," he said.
For those who prefer to use rodenticides, many are available – most of which are anticoagulants, causing death by internal bleeding, Leland said.
"Rodenticides can be purchased in ready-to-use forms at farm and ranch supply stores, nurseries or grocery stores, he said. "They are usually formulated as cereal grains, pellets, all-weather blocks, tracking powders or water soluble formulations. Anticoagulant rodenticides are available in either single dose or multiple dose baits. Rats and mice normally die anywhere from 3 to 10 days after feeding on the baits."
Leland noted, however, that most or all anticoagulant rodenticides are registered for the control of commensal rodents only and should be used in strict accordance with their labeling.
"Be sure to place the baits in rodent travel ways or near their burrows and harborages," he said. "Do not expect rats or mice to go out of their way to find the bait. See if you can find a location where there has been a sign of activity or that you think would be in the rodents' normal line of travel."
Leland also said care should be taken in placing baits in such a way that neither people nor domestic animals have access to them.
"Containers known as bait boxes can be either purchased or constructed," he said. "Bait boxes protect baits from the weather and restrict access mainly to rodents, providing an excellent safeguard for people, pets and other animals."
He noted, however, that results from the use of baits cannot always be measured by the actual sight of dead rats and mice.
"It takes a while for baits to work, and rodents often die out of sight," he said. "So when baits are no longer being eaten, when there are no fresh droppings and when there are no live rats or mice to be seen, that usually means the baits have been effective."
Traps are just as effective as rodenticides, Leland added, but require more skill and labor.
"Rodent traps such as snap traps, cage traps and glue boards are recommended where the use of rodenticides seems inadvisable, and in places where there are few rats and mice. The best place to set traps is along travel routes where rodent sign is evident. Snap traps should be set in a location where the rodent is likely to pass over it. "
To make the trap more effective, a 2-inch by 2-inch piece of cardboard can be attached to the trigger, he said. And glue boards and cage traps should be placed parallel to the base of the wall.
"Selection of baits for trapping is also important, and bait should be fresh and changed daily."
Leland said another important part of rodent prevention is removing items that may provide shelter for them, such as woodpiles, waste piles and empty boxes and cartons.
"Materials should be stored at least 18 inches off the ground or floor, and with space between the items and the wall," he said. Store foodstuffs in rodent-proof containers such as glass or metal, and dispose of waste and garbage in tightly covered metal cans.
When it can be done at a reasonable cost, rat-proofing is recommended as the most permanent means of control, he said.
"All openings rodents can enter should be covered with resistant materials such as hardware cloth or steel wool, Leland said. "Doors should be closed when not in use, and all edges subject to gnawing should be covered with metal. Unnecessary openings should be covered with concrete or sheet metal."
He said if such efforts do not produce the desired results, then it may be necessary to contact a professional exterminator. However, he added, be sure the individual is a licensed professional with specific experience in controlling rodents.
For additional information, contact the nearest Wildlife Services office or refer to their four-page publication "Managing Rats and Mice" at http://agrilifecdn.tamu.edu/txwildlifeservices/files/2011/07/RatsMice.pdf.


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A Slide was a magically altered wizard with the ability to seize a person's soul. They were used in the great war 3000 years before the series took place.
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According to Ann, they were sterile, and thus were doomed to extinction. However, one named Nicholas was created by the Sisters of the Dark to aid Emperor Jagang in his war against the New World, and used his newfound power to absorb the souls and powers of five of the sisters. It was unknown whether the absorption of this power proportionally increased his power (i.e. a ratio of 1:1) or some other fashion, since Nicholas only used his Han once in Naked Empire; all other uses of magic by him involved his ability as a Slide.
Slides have the ability to control a captured person's soul, manipulating it to a degree. They have the ability to project these captured souls into animals and other sentient lifeforms; however, it is unknown if a Slide can project his own soul in such a manner, or needs another soul to 'hitch a ride' on. At first Nicholas had to kill the person whose soul he stole, but later was able to control it without doing so. By this means they could see using animals' eyes and hear with their eyes to spy on people. There is no defense against a Slide's power-they could even take control of a Confessor before being affected with their power. However, when a Slide is projecting his captured souls, he becomes vulnerable; at that moment, his mind is inside the creature he is controlling and his body remaining behind can be slain when it is discovered. Richard Rahl thus had defeated Nicholas by suggesting a means by which he may be attacked, knowing that Nicholas was spying; while waiting to hear the details of the plan, Richard found his body and killed him.
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- Naked Empire (First appearance)


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The 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix was the end of an era. The V8s were going to be running their last race. Mark Webber was to retire after the race to go run sports cars. And Sebastian Vettel was set to break yet another record. And all of that happened. Unfortunately, it wasn't the storybook ending for Webber as his teammate picked up his 9th straight win.
F1 Power Rankings: Brazilian Grand Prix
We've reached the final race of the 2013 Formula One World Championship and it's the end of an era. Not only are the old 2.4-litre naturally aspirated V8s on their way out after eight years but so is @AussieGrit Mark Webber after twelve seasons at the top-level of motorsport. Given that it's Webber's final Formula One Grand Prix, I thought that it was only fitting that I bumped him up from #2 in the Power Rankings to #1.
Formula One United States GP: German/Austrian Two-Step
Coming into this weekend's race, there were only two races on the current Formula One calendar where victory eluded Sebastian Vettel. One is Hungary and he won't get a chance to rectify that for another eight months. The other is the United States Grand Prix which he only had two attempts at winning.
Well, actually, you can change that to the United States Grand Prix was one of the few races he hadn't won after absolutely dominating the second running of an F1 Grand Prix in Austin.
F1 Power Rankings: United States Grand Prix
There are just two races left in the season but Sebastian Vettel is still on a mission. He's never won a race in America. The US Grand Prix and the Hungarian Grand Prix are the only two races currently on the calendar that he hasn't won. Can he win the second-to-last race of the season and cement himself as the Penultimate Warrior? Find out in this week's F1 Power Rankings.
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: The Song Remains the Same
While it feels like Sebastian Vettel has completely and utterly dominated the 2013 Formula One World Championship, it was comparatively close up until the summer break. At that point, Vettel was 38 points ahead of the competition. Since then, he's won every single race. That includes Sunday's running of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
F1 Power Rankings: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Well, the season isn't over but it may as well be. Sebastian Vettel is the World Drivers' Champion for the fourth consecutive season. Red Bull is the World Constructors' Champion for the fourth time. The only thing not settled is who's going to finish 2nd. So who do I have making a late run? Find out in this week's Power Rankings.
F1 Indian Grand Prix: A Coronation
Nobody came into this weekend's Indian Grand Prix expecting anything other than the end result. I don't necessarily mean the win for Sebastian Vettel though that wasn't a surprise. No, I mean that no one was particularly surprised that Vettel was able to easily clinch his fourth consecutive Formula One World Drivers' Championship with a win and a surprising non-points finish for Fernando Alonso.


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On a recent evening, as my wife and I relaxed in our pool while seeking relief from the heat that is so typical of El Paso in June, I happened to look skyward and watched with interest as the clouds rolled by. Because cloudless skies are the norm here (other than during the July/August monsoon season), I thought to myself that this might be turning into a good set-up for a colorful sunset since clouds are one of the key ingredients to a colorful sky.
All posts for the month June, 2013
Sunset from Transmountain Road
Posted by ray chiarello on June 14, 2013
Windy City Blows Through McKelligon Canyon
On Thursday, May 23rd, El Paso's own Chicago tribute band, Windy City, headlined the opening night for the Cool Canyon Nights free concert series in the McKelligon Canyon amphitheatre. For anyone who has not yet attended a concert at the McKelligon amphitheatre, this is arguably El Paso's best music venue. Nestled deep within the canyon walls of the Franklin Mountains, the amphitheatre offers a beautiful open-air setting with seating for approximately 1,600 people.
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Personal Protection | PRO-EARS Advanced Hearing Protection Technology Features DLSC
All Pro-Ears models of electronic hearing protection/amplification muffs feature the cornerstone 'DLSC™' Dynamic Level Sound Compression Technology. This superior technology allows the wearer to hear every sound even during high volume noise spikes. Only Ridgeline's 'DLSC' technology protects hearing while at the same time allowing the wearer to hear lower volume sounds such as normal conversation. The wearer will hear everything, including conversation, while simultaneously being protected from dangerous, high volume sounds.
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FM Properties Realty Group is a company with extensive experience in both property sales and real estate development, so we know how to design and deliver first-class homes with all the amenities our discriminating clients desire.
Our "Tailor Made Homes" division was created to provide a focused level of service that oversees the entire home-building process from its initial concept to the day of completion.
This comprehensive service provides not only the basic elements, such as site selection and acquisition, title searches, zoning compliance and all the required permits, but also complete and very detailed architectural drawings, material selection, construction specifications, landscaping plans and even interior design.
Although our "Tailor Made Homes" programme is comprehensive, it is also modular. This enables you to partner with FM Properties Realty Group in only those areas you select – thereby giving you complete control over the construction of your new home.
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CITES is one of the biggest and by far the largest wildlife conservation effort at the international level. This international agreement among Governments of the member parties (of 175 countries) is the result of 1963's draft resolution of International Union for Conservation of Nature. CITES came into being on 1st July 1973 as the Washington Convention.
The noble cration of CITES was to establish a striking balance between the Human consumption of wildlife and wildlife recovery in the nature. As such CITES deals only with the International trade in wildlife flora and fauna only ( not domestic)
Since CITES is a legally binding International convention/agreement (and not inernational Law)among the member parties, each parties are expected to adopt a national law in the framework of CITES thereby regulating the import and export (trade) of wildlife flora and fauna.
To facilitate the international movement of wildlife species, CITES has not only framed a guideline but has also come up classification of all the flora and fauna into different catagories like Appendix I, Appendix II and Appendix III
What is Appendix I ?
These are wildlife species, that are already facing extinction or thteatened with extinction either by way of internation trade or by way of lavish and unreasonable human gluttony. Trade in these species are illegal (unless otherwise specified with due exceptions accorded in the framework)
some of the examples are:
Pictoral Example
Red Panda
African Elephant
Note: Picture courtesy wikipedia.
There are Over 800 species listed in the appendix I. Besides the ones displayed in the pictures (as above) there are others such as Cheetah, Manatees, Jaguar, Asian elephant, Rhinoceros, Lion and Chimpanzees that fall on the same Appendix. Visit www.cites.org for more.
Appendix II
Species that are not necessarily threatened with extinction but has the high likelihood of facing extinction, unless otherswise regulated are calssified under the appendix ii. International trade may be authorised by way of granting import, export, and re-export permit by the concern management and scientific authorities of the concern countries. The exporting country however will have to make sure that the export will not affect the survival of the species in his/her native jurisdiction.
Over 33,000 speices are classified under appendix II. The captive breed of the animals and cultivated plants of the appendix I are also classified as Appendix II. The Example of Appendix II are as follows.
Pictoral Example
American Black Bear
Great White Shark
African Gray Parrot
Green Iguana
Hartmann's Mountain Zebra
Appendix III
the species that are not necessarily threatened with global extinction. The species are listed in appendix III if the member country request the CITES body to list one of its antive species as endangered. The trade in such species will only be permited with a trade approval letter for the source contry. For instance, If Bhutan Wants to list Blue Sheep in appendix III, it can do so by requesting CITES. Few Examples as given as below:
Pictoral Example
Himalayan Blue Sheep
(For instance: if Bhutan Requests)
Two Toed Sloth
By Costarica
African Civet
By Bostava
Alligator Snapping turtle
By USA
Note : This is NOT an Expert report. The report is written in lay men's language and lay men's terminology. The intention of writing this report is to educate my readers on the basic aspect of wildlife flora and fauna.


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Mindless Jamaicans - Lecturer: Masses exploited by politicians, elite because of critical thinking deficit
Critical thinking is not a common trait among many Jamaicans because the country's leaders, both past and present, have been reaping much rewards from keeping the minds of the people in bondage, University of the West Indies lecturer in the School of Education, Dr Clement Lambert, has contended.
Lambert was part of a Gleaner Editors' Forum that was held at the company's North Street offices in Kingston on Thursday. The main focus of the forum was to highlight the primary role and importance of media and information literacy to everyday life, and how citizens need to be equipped with the ability to evaluate a variety of content themselves in order to make informed decisions.
"I don't think that critical thinking has been a priority of many of our leaders in Jamaica. That may be controversial, but there is the whole notion, for example, of when you have an election, we find that persons are still on the bandwagons with the same stories that have been bantered around from years (and people still buy into it).
"It suits some of us to subjugate the populace, to make them follow what we say as gospel and truth. Not only politicians (are guilty), but also educators, pastors, journalists and even business leaders. They sell their vision, but it is up to us to not only be passive responders, but we have to be persons who can process what is being said, and I don't think successive governments have done enough to promote media and information literacy," Lambert argued.
"I don't think we are doing enough in our schools to promote critical literacy. Why is it important to have critical literacy? It promotes the fact that there are multiple realities and perspectives out there that we have to contend with. I don't think media and information literacy should be discrete. It should be a part of every subject area, and every discipline," he insisted.
Chief librarian at the University of the West Indies, Paulette Kerr, who participated in the dialogue, stressed that the whole idea of critical literacy must begin to transcend university lecture rooms.
"When we talk about critical thinking at the university (it is the same thing I am referring to), we want to move it outside of academia. Our citizens should have those kinds of critical understanding, so they can look at a (tree) and say, that is a coconut tree, but why does so and so have to have it."
Speaking to The Gleaner yesterday, University of The West Indies' Sustainable Development professor, Anthony Clayton, said that fearless journalism could be the answer for the problem.
"I think our only salvation lies in trying to increase the level of education in the population through fearless journalism. We, more than ever before, need honest and incorruptible media outlets to do the kind of detailed investigative journalism that we need. This problem is not unique to Jamaica; there are unscrupulous, devious politicians in every country. Of course, we also now have the problem of fake news, and the manipulation of people through social media, where false information is deliberately planted into social networks.
"Telling the truth does not always get you elected. This is sad, but is true about democracy. When you have in countries where you have a set of elites that dominate politics and the business sector, they tend to put their own interests first; they tend to be self-serving. They do sometimes have an interest in keeping the population docile, in keeping the population voting for outcomes that favour them," Clayton asserted.


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Therrien, a dogged moralist and virtuoso phone negotiator, turned himself into the Dick Tracy of tracing dicks. At night he would harass collectors by phoning them nonstop until they gave up a name, slowly building a network of scumbag informants. When the leads went cold, he would occasionally make small payments on his fake loans just to see where the money would travel. To his family and friends, he was but a promotional salesman who spent a bit too much time locked away in his home office. But to loan sharks, he was the main character from Taken -- Liam Taken, we're pretty sure his name was.
Therrien tracked the kingpin of this massive network of phantom debt collection to Kansas City. Joel Tucker had packaged $7.7 million in fake debt through loan packages and sold it off to the shadiest bidders, including the person who threatened Therrien. Therrien confronted Tucker over the phone, whereupon he claimed he had no idea his company had systematically and intentionally ruined thousands of people's lives. But that only made Therrien angrier. He leaned on his network of contacts until he obtained hard proof of Tucker's heinous crimes. He mailed all his evidence to the FTC, who nearly tripped over their own shoes bringing him in to help bring Tucker's empire down.
In 2016, Joel Tucker was ordered by a judge to pay $34.2 million -- money he claimed not to have and which, in what had to be the sweetest of ironies, would permanently drown him in debt.


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Quick Review: Klipsch Image S4i Rugged
July 31, 2015
For about a year now I've had a set of the Klipsch Image S4i Rugged earbuds and it is high time they got a quick review. I've had some of the other Klipsch earbuds and while they've worked well, they've all eventually failed on me. Normally this would be upsetting, but as I wear my earbuds a great deal, often when doing things like riding my motorcycle, their death is expected. Regular earbuds just don't handle water and incremental weather. However the S4i have survived quite well.


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In 2004, the IRS issued formal guidance regarding the use and structure of DSTs as qualified replacement properties in 1031 exchanges. A few more years passed before DSTs became the preferred vehicle for fractional interest 1031 programs.
Before 2009, the more common syndicated 1031 program was the tenants-in-common structure, also known as a "TIC". Today's TIC programs are designed to comply with IRS Rev. Proc. 2002-22, which describes the parameters of a 1031-qualified TIC.
Under a TIC offering, up to 35 investors share legal title to a 1031 replacement property as co-owners. As such, each investor can vote on certain key management decisions but is also required to be a party to a separate purchase loan. Unlike DSTs, TICs can engage in significant capital expenditures.
Ultimately, the simplicity of DSTs (one loan, one owner, one deed) won the day over TICs. Yet TIC programs still exist for investors seeking investment opportunities beyond the scope of a DST structure.
The contents of this site constitute neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any security which can only be made by prospectus. Investing in real estate and 1031 exchange replacement properties may not be suitable for all investors and may involve significant risks. These risks include, but are not limited to, lack of liquidity, limited transferability, conflicts of interest and real estate fluctuations based upon a number of factors, which may include changes in interest rates, laws, operating expenses, insurance costs and tenant turnover.
Investors should also understand all fees associated with a particular investment and how those fees could affect the overall performance of the investment. Neither 1031 Capital Solutions or its representatives, nor DFPG Investments, Inc. provide tax or legal advice, as such advice can only be provided by a qualified tax or legal professional, who all investors should consult prior to making any investment decision.


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Internet Explorer background images not showing?
Internet Explorer can be a real pain as we all know. The below is a fix for Internet Explorer 6/7/8.
I found this problem many years ago but coming across again today thought id post it up, as imagine its not only me that's come across this.
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The problem with this? Well there's not a space between the ending bracket and the horizontal background position
The fix?
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I don't believe I have ever reviewed a movie on this blog before, but I HIGHLY recommend this one.
I purchased it from Amazon streaming, and I'm not sure if it is available in other markets, so check that out if you don't use Amazon.
The actors did beyond amazing with this movie. There is not a dull moment, not a wasted line…perfection.
Now, keep in mind this movie mainly covers Clark's ( Real name Christian Gerhartsreiter) marriage to Sandra Boss and his scam towards her.
48 hours has several episodes with him, and also there are books available that detail more of his history, aliases and crimes.
I actually first became aware of him while on vacation in the beautiful area of Canaan Valley, WV
We were relaxing in a rental home and came across Court TV live. As true crime buffs, we got to see Sandra Boss testify on the stand.
They battered her, but she held her own. She was a highly successful working Mom and simply never stopped to question so many things that seemed obvious to the rest of us.
And, I honestly think she was enamored by the name Rockefeller.
A great movie to watch if you are a True Crime buff.
Christian Gerhartsreiter
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter is a convicted murderer and impostor. Born in Germany, he is serving a prison sentence in California.
- Born: Feb 21, 1961 (age 58) · Siegsdorf, Germany
- Spouse: Sandra L. Boss (m. 1995 – 2007) · Amy Jersild Duhnke (m. 1981 – 1992)
- Parents: Irmgard Gerhartsreiter · Simon


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Starting next week, residents may see water flowing from Pocatello's fire hydrants.
Monday, May 6 will mark the start of the City of Pocatello Water Department's annual water system flushing efforts. During the process, workers open the valves on fire hydrants around the city allowing water to remove any build-up of material in water pipes.
"We're able to accomplish several things with our yearly system flush," said Justin Armstrong, Water Department Superintendent. "First, it helps to clear any sediment build-up within the pipes to ensure residents are receiving high-quality water. Second, it allows us to verify the condition and proper operation of fire hydrants. Last, it also helps us identify any inefficiencies within the system."
During the system flush, residents may notice a temporary drop in their water pressure. Also, water may be rust-colored or cloudy but Armstrong says the discolored water is not harmful and will clear up in a few hours.
Officials ask that if you see a crew flushing a hydrant on your street, avoid running tap water and using a washing machine or dishwasher until the flushing is complete. Additionally, they ask drivers to please treat the crew like any other road work personnel and drive carefully.
The flushing process will take about three weeks but due to unforeseen circumstances, the schedule may be altered or extended.
The City of Pocatello Water Department operates and maintains 278 miles of water lines, 21 water supply wells, 16 water storage tanks, 12 booster pumping stations and 42 pressure reducing valves.
For more information on the City of Pocatello Water Department, visit pocatello.us/water.