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PRESS RELEASE: Work giving you grief?
UK adults feel pressure to return to work after a loss
Research has revealed just how challenging us Brits find the return to work after a bereavement. More than half (58%) of adults felt pressured to return to work after a loss, with 30% feeling they needed more than two weeks off before they were truly ready to come back.
With almost half (46%) of grieving adults feeling actively avoided by others, it comes as no surprise then that 4 in 10 felt isolated at work after suffering the loss of a loved one. As a nation known for its discomfort when talking about emotions, the findings uncover how we still struggle to find the right things to say to those grieving.
As well as tackling feelings of loneliness and isolation, we are also left worrying how our grief is being perceived by those around us. When dealing with the loss of a loved one who is not an immediate family member, over three in ten (31%) of adults felt they had to justify their level of grief.
At Co-op Funeralcare we're actively involved in our local communities, tackling grief and loneliness via initiatives such as bereavement groups and our long term work in partnership with the British Red Cross. With bereavement groups across the UK, those wanting a chat, some company or to be with likeminded people, anyone who has been impacted by bereavement is encouraged to come along.
David Collingwood, Director of Funerals for Co-op Funeralcare commented: "Our priority is to do right by our clients. We understand that bereavement is completely unique to every person involved and everyone deals with it in different ways. There are many difficult hurdles to overcome after a bereavement, for many the funeral is just the first step. We don't get over our loss, we learn to live with it. Learning to live with grief can involve tackling going back to work, a family birthday, Christmas and many other events that will remind us of the person we've lost.
"It's a common misconception that bereaved people don't want to talk, which is why I'm not surprised that 46% of people feel avoided. One of the most comforting thing for people can be getting back into a routine and the support of others is an essential part of this."
Julia Samuel, author of Grief Works, comments: "Amongst the fascinating stats that the Co-op's research has evidenced, I am not surprised to see that 4 in 10 people who are bereaved feel isolated when they are back of work. This isn't necessarily because their colleagues are cold hearted and uncaring, it is because they are uninformed about how to respond to someone who is grieving, so tend to withdraw for fear of 'getting it wrong'.
"Bereaved employees who are responded to sensitively, by having a conversation with their boss about what their colleagues are told, what they are concerned about and what might help them, takes very little time and reaps huge rewards in both support and loyalty to the organisation. What works is acknowledging their loss and being given simple kindness, it isn't complicated but it can take confidence to do."
*Research conducted by Atomik on our behalf with 2,000 UK adults in February 2018.
Tips from Julia Samuel on managing grief in the workplace are available here.
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Taking the Lead in Health and Social Care
30/06/2016The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has paid recognition to the 42 staff who have completed its latest 'Taking the Lead' programme. The programme was developed in consultation with staff to help develop the leadership skills of managers and encourage continuous improvement in their service areas.
The format includes 360 degree assessment, modules on a range of management areas, coaching from a senior colleague and a 30 day project to address challenges in their service.
Vivienne Toal, Head of Head of Employee Engagement and Relations for the Southern Trust said:
"Health and social care is a very demanding but also extremely rewarding environment to work in. As we are committed to continually improving the services we provide and striving for the best possible care, it is really important that we give staff at all levels, the time and support to reflect on and develop their skills and capabilities.
"Taking the Lead aims to help participants to increase their self-awareness and maximise their leadership potential. Feedback from Managers and Team Leaders who took part in this cohort has been very positive, but more importantly, there have been a wide range of new service developments through this programme, which will help to improve safety and quality across our organisation. We must commend participants who have shown such commitment to improving the experience of their patients and clients by taking part."
Participants have showcased their service improvement projects at a recent event to share their innovations and learning with other departments across the organisation. Examples of these include: processes to ensure patient and client reviews are kept up to date; waiting list initiatives; introducing centralised referrals for some specialities; moving from paper to computer based data collection; improved job planning; and improved communications systems for patients and staff.
The next Taking the Lead Programme will be advertised in the autumn. To find out more about this or other staff training in the Trust contact the Education Learning and Development Team Tel: 028 37 41 2653 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com

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Today's Note from the Universe is SOOO perfect, I just have to share it!!
Did you know, Leah, that you are entitled to as many miracles in a day, as breaths you take? And that those you don't use, carry over? And that presently, in dog years, it's impossible to use all yours up? And that, in human years, if new ones stopped accruing, which they won't, you'd be hard-pressed to use yours before your swinging 600's?
And that all you have to do to cash one in, is expect it?
You've got it made,
The Universe
Amen to that! 🙂
(For those of you who aren't familiar with Notes from the Universe, I highly recommend that you click that link and sign up now. Right now! Don't take a moment to think about it, just DO IT! Go ahead, I'll wait. Excellent. I've done my good deed for the day and you can thank me later. 🙂 )


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Obzervr uses Label Aliases to edit the names of our generic, database terminology like "Assignment Point" and "Assignment". We operate in multiple industries, like mining and oil & gas, so it's common for one team to call work a "work order" in one team but something else in another.
Label Aliases allow us to replace our names with yours, so that when you're doing work, it makes sense to you.
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- Open Obzervr Manager and navigate to the Configuration menu.
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Absolutely not okay. When you're living with your boyfriend or girlfriend there are no days that are schedule for either one of you to have sleepover at other people's home. This makes zero sense to me. The one way to have this be done is to live in separate homes. No one forced you to live together so if you are going to "play house" like the old folks would say you must abide by the rules. If you are feeling smothered by your mate then you need to speak up but no ma'am or sir are you allowed to just not come home. Who raised y'all? You have to understand that this is why you have to take living together seriously. Just because you love each other and already together all the time anyway, is not a reason to live together. That's called infatuation. It fades trust me. It's a magical feeling that overtakes you and makes you think you have unicorn powers over the abundance of love that you feel. It's misleading.
The reality is that once you get in the house with the other person the real comes out. It's a light bulb that is brighter than wattage you can purchase. I would say be clear about everything. How you live, the responsibilities of the upkeep of the home, how bills will be split and how you both plan to have a separate life together. Yes separate life. You even if you're married don't need to be joined at the hip. There should be mutual respect that is given at all times to one another in how you move and it sounds like this isn't happening.
Have you both decided how things will work out if you two don't work out? I know that love is powerful but love won't stop the bills from having to be paid and we don't need credit messed up cause love went left.
You need to have a talk to your boyfriend and go over the above and find out if he and you are ready to take on the whole cost of living together. This is why the old folks said don't do it. They wasn't trying to kill your vibe, they were trying to protect you from the ups and downs that you may not be emotionally ready for. Also what changes have taken place that both of you weren't ready for? Is there more nagging and less communication? Both of you need to sit down and put things into perspective. Good luck but be clear-love is amazing but living together is costly in more ways than just your wallet.


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- Guided walk or Rickshaw Ride in Old Delhi through Chandni chowk Bazaar.
- Learn about the youngest religion of the World by visiting Sikh temple in Delhi.
- Feel the history by visiting the UNESCO world heritage sites.
- Visit to Gandhi museum where the Father of the nation spent his last 144 days of life.
- Experience the royal Elephant ride like the royalty of Rajasthan did in the past
- See the monument of Love- Taj Mahal at sunrise.
- Visit 420 year old Amer fort.
- Visit the Ghost city-Fatehpur sikri.
- Visit ancient solar observatory which still work perfect.
- Experience the unique Rajasthani culture at Chowki Dhani a concept capturing the vibrant spirit of Rajasthan and ensuring a perfect Rajasthani experience.
SWAGATAM - Welcome, where better to start India exploration than in New Delhi the capital of India, where new meets old. Yolo India tours representative meets you at the arrival hall and transfer you to your hotel.
Take a little rest and later you ride a metro to AKSHARDHAM TEMPLE- World's largest comprehensive Hindu temple.
Evening is free for your own activities; you can walk around CONNAUGHT PLACE which is known as the heart of the city. OVERNIGHT STAY IN DELHI.
Post breakfast you explore the Old Delhi founded by 5 th Mughal emperor ShahJahan in 1639. Old Delhi architecture is spectacular example of Mughal architecture, with plenty of charisma.
First you visit JAMA MOSQUE – is one of the largest mosque in India built between 1644-1656 at a cost of one million rupees, the courtyard of the mosque can accommodate 25,000 people.
After visiting Jama Masjid you will explore the by lanes of Old Delhi where every wall and house has a story to tell. The OLD DELHI TOUR is not completed till you explore its CHANDNI CHOWK BAZAAR. Later visit RAJ GHAT- the cremation ground of father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi.
Explore New Delhi hustle bustle of the modern city. Here you visit the historical monuments QUTUB MINAR , BAHAI FAITH LOTUS TEMPLE, INDIA GATE and walk around historical RAJ PATH.
Evening is free for own activities. OVERNIGHT STAY IN DELHI.
After delicious breakfast a fun filled 4 hour drive will take you to AGRA-CITY OF TAJ MAHAL.
In Agra enjoy a guided tour of the monument of love and one of the Seven Wonders of the World by UNESCO- TAJ MAHAL and massive AGRA FORT. OVERNIGHT STAY IN AGRA.
Leave for Jaipur pink city this morning after breakfast. En route you visit to explore the GHOST CITY - FATEHPUR SIKRI. Continue your drive to Jaipur. Evening will be free for own activities.
In the evening experience the unique Rajasthani culture at CHOWKI DHANI a concept capturing the vibrant spirit of Rajasthan and ensuring a perfect Rajasthani experience. OVERNIGHT STAY IN JAIPUR.
After delicious breakfast at your hotel, you depart for day tour of Jaipur. Your Jaipur city tour starts with a visit of 420 years old Amer fort, located on a hill ENJOY ELEPHANT RIDE one of the famous activities of Jaipur.
Explore JANTAR MANTAR (Solar observatory) and learn how the astronomical instruments work here.
Further visit CITY PALACE famous for the blend of Mughal and Rajput architecture, palaces and museums, which houses armoury of old weapons, miniatures paintings, robes of the royal princes and battle scenes.
DRIVE PAST HAWA MAHAL (Palace of winds) – A wall consists five floor and has 953 lattice windows.
Upon breakfast you are transferred to Delhi. Rest of the day is free for LAST MINUTE SHOPPING.
Today is the last day of Discover Delhi Agra Jaipur tour.
After breakfast, our representative will transfer you to the Delhi airport to catch flight for onwards journey.
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- Daily Breakfast.
- Exclusive air-conditioned car with experienced driver at your disposal during your entire stay.
- Round trip, sightseeing and all excursions as mentioned in the tour program.
- Services of local English Speaking guide.
- Representative for assistance on all arrival and departure transfer.
- Private airport transfers.
- Horse carriage ride in Agra.
- Elephant ride or jeep ride to Amber fort in Jaipur.
- Guided walk or Rickshaw Ride in Old Delhi through Chandni chowk Bazaar.
- Entrance fees to the evening cultural program in Jaipur with traditional Dinner.
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Searcher completes new multi-client 2D seismic survey, offshore Mexico
05 Oct 2016
Searcher Seismic is pleased to announce acquisition of the Buscador Near-Shore 2D Seismic Survey, located offshore Mexico, is now complete.
The Buscador Near-Shore 2D Seismic Survey was acquired by Searcher's project partner, BGP and comprises 11,200 km of high quality, long-offset, newly acquired 2D data specifically targeting the near shore areas covering rounds 2, 3 and 4.
The data is currently being processed by DownUnder GeoSolution's (DUG), with fast track data available from December, and final data deliverable next year.
The survey is located in shallower water depths, which in this "low oil-price environment" is advantageous, said Ms Masters, Global Sales Manager for Searcher Seismic.
"The Buscador Near-Shore 2D Seismic Survey has been designed to tie key exploration wells and to establish a regional framework for the entire prospective near-shore Mexican area, Ms Masters added.
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Companies that promote collaborative working are five times more likely to be high performing, and workplace cues associated with collaboration can increase motivation, reduce fatigue, and boost engagement. In this Forbes article, read more findings from recent studies and surveys about working together; learn important reasons why your business should recognize, reward, and cultivate teamwork and cooperation; and discover the key to productive collaboration.
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President of the Federal Supreme Court Receives the AAU Chancellor
His Excellency Judge Dr. Abdul Wahab Abdool -President of the Federal Supreme Court, received Dr. Noor El Deen Atatreh –AAU Chancellor and his accompanying delegation, in his office at Abu Dhabi, Where Dr. Atatreh briefed on the latest developments and achievements at Al Ain University during the past academic year 2015/2016.
Dr. Abdool praised the university's developments and achievements, he also said that obtaining the College of Law the International Accreditation from the French High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education, enhances the university position among other universities and puts it in the ranks of developed universities in the region, he also wished the university further progress, and success.
For his part, Dr. Atatreh -AAU Chancellor, provided special thanks to Dr. Al Falasi and his kindness reception and expressed his gratitude for the efforts, insightful vision, and the continued support which has been provided by the Federal Supreme Court to the College of Law students by giving them the opportunity to make the practical training at the Federal Supreme Court under the supervision of the most important and the most skilled judges and legislators.
At the end of the meeting, Dr. Noor Atatreh presented the special edition of the university book "Al Ain University .. Ten Years of Giving" which summarizes the most important achievements and events in the university during the past ten years.


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I have anxiety - there's not really any other way to put it. I worry about everything, even things I know I don't need to worry about, even mistakes that happened years and years ago, even social interactions that are over and done whether they were positive or negative. I worry. It's just a part … Continue reading Doing the Work to Make Progress
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Bank of England accuses UK banks of improper reporting
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The Financial Policy Committee wants UK banks to raise more capital to cover future losses from poorly disclosed risks; harping on about these makes investors less likely to supply it.
At the same time, it rehearses most of the reasons why external investors would be mad to provide it.
The FPC seems to be becoming obsessed with the notion that UK banks are mis-reporting their risks, understating the likely expected losses on their bad loan books by providing forbearance to struggling borrowers while interest rates remain low, while also under-estimating risk-weights on their assets so as to arbitrage capital ratios. On the latter issue, the report states that underestimated risk-weights of banks trading books suggest capital ratios for the four largest UK banks, Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds and RBS, could be overstated by between £5 billion and £35 billion.
Piling on the criticisms, the FPC points to banks failure to estimate and provide for the full cost of operational risk losses, as exemplified by the much higher-than-expected bill for mis-sold payment protection insurance.
The first sentence of the executive summary of its report damns the UK banks. The Committee recommends that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) takes action to ensure that the capital of UK banks and building societies reflects a proper valuation of their assets, a realistic assessment of future conduct costs and prudent calculation of risk weights.
The clear implication of the word proper is that what banks are doing now is somehow improper.
The FPC expands on this later in the report. It says that: One factor which may make stated levels of capital misleading is under recognition of expected future losses on loans. Information from supervisory intelligence and banks own public disclosures suggest that expected losses on loans, including those subject to forbearance, are in some cases greater than current provisions and regulatory capital deductions for UK banks expected losses.
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Why would banks provide this forbearance? Perhaps because their regulators have told them to. In a speech delivered shortly after the review was published, Sheila Nicoll, director of conduct policy at the FSA, made it clear that the FSA remains of the view that, where a consumer is in financial difficulty, firms should look at all appropriate forbearance options before repossessing.
And, sometimes, forbearance works. Prime property values have recovered in parts of the UK, so justifying it. However, at the press conference accompanying the financial stability report, Andrew Haldane, the BoEs executive director for financial stability, warned instead of Japanese-style bad forbearance, which leaves bad loans clogging up UK bank balance sheets.
Enhanced disclosures
The BoE offers no recognition that banks themselves have recently endorsed new enhanced disclosures for reporting on forbearance and models for calculating RWAs, as they were asked to by Mark Carney, head of the Financial Stability Board and soon-to-be BoE governor.
HSBC chief accounting officer Russell Picot co-chaired the committee that thrashed out new disclosure recommendations alongside investors, such as Pimco and BlackRock, rather than regulators.
And while the FPC concentrates on investors suspicions over higher-than-disclosed risks on UK banks, it might rather be concern about banks capacity to generate returns on capital that reduces their inclination to supply more. The Bank of England seems to be confused itself. While it demands that banks raise more capital immediately, it doesnt seem to be clear how. Governor Mervyn King confirmed that he does not expect the biggest shareholder in RBS and Lloyds, the UK government, to stump up anymore.
The Committee says banks could improve capital ratios by restructuring their businesses and balance sheets, which can only mean by shedding assets, but then insists they only do so in ways that do not hinder lending to the real economy. No wonder Ian Gordon, banks analyst at Investec, throws up his hands at this tosh. He notes: We find the mixed messages from todays Financial Policy Committee press conference quite frustrating.
BoE policymakers have repeatedly rehearsed the Black-Scholes theory that forcing banks to raise more equity should make them less risky, so reducing equity risk premia and even the cost of debt, and therefore having only a neutral impact on weighted average cost of capital.
Thats fine in theory, but its not playing out in the real world. Risk premia for banks remain high. And one reason why, that Haldane and colleagues are less keen to discuss than improper valuation of assets, is regulatory uncertainty itself.
UK banks face a deluge of regulatory measures, policy uncertainty, complex new supervisory norms and higher capital requirements relative to peers.
The least impressive part of the stability report comes in tripping over its own criticism that UK banks have been much slower than their continental peers to raise external capital in 2012. Continental banks have only been catching up with the higher capital levels that UK banks have been early adapters to.
As Citi analysts put it: How can one invest in the sector if there is limited visibility on what it might look like in three to five years time? And they conclude: A final complete UK regulatory regime, no longer subject to change on a month-by-month basis, needs to be clear-cut, understandable, well disclosed and consistently applied among each and every UK bank ... for banks to become truly investable again on a long-term basis.


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Board to death
Authorities apprehended a Brighton Beacher who they say assaulted another man with a piece of wood on Brighton Eighth Street on Sept. 7.
The victim told police that he and the accused were standing between Ocean View and Neptune avenues at 11:52 pm when the alleged attacker picked up a chunk of timber and swung it at him. The victim said he threw up his hand to block the blow, causing a cut on his palm.
Bad license
A man was arrested for allegedly shoplifting from a W. Eighth Street store on Sept. 7 — and giving authorities stolen identification when stopped.
The store owner said that the suspect entered her shop between Surf and Neptune avenues at 8:37 pm, and tried to walk out with two pairs of earphones. Cops caught the man shortly afterward, and asked him for his driver's license. They say the accused showed them a card that clearly belonged to another man — and, on searching him, found he was carrying a wallet full of credit cards stolen from the same person.
Mortar fire
Cops busted a man who they say attacked a Coney Islander with metal pegs and a brick on Neptune Avenue on Sept. 4.
The victim said he was between W. 29th and W. 30th streets at 3 am when the man in custody started hurling insults at him — and soon followed up his words with chunks of metal. The victim said the accused attacker then grabbed a brick and smashed him in the back of the head.
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Proto Ω ("Proto Omega") is a superweapon with varying purposes. It is implied that one reason is to "challenge God."[1]
Creation Edit
Proto Ω is one of the Relics of God. The Zohar was also used as Omega's power unit. Omega operated using Upper Domain energy that was obtained through the Zohar as power.
It was originally built on Abraxas (Michtam)—the exact date isn't specified, meaning Proto Ω could be anywhere from hundreds to thousands of years old. However, it is said that the U-TIC Organization manufactured it, meaning it's probably only a few decades old.
Upon the destruction of Michtam in 4747 T.C., it was smuggled onto Miltia.
Miltian Conflict Edit
Proto Ω was constructed and operated by the U-TIC Organization (Joachim Mizrahi) during the Miltian Conflict, commissioned by the Patriarch Sergius XVII of Ormus to ascend to the realm of God (the Upper Domain).
Sergius, like all people of the Zohar, possessed the ability to make contact with the faint waves put out by the Zohar; but as an Ormus Patriarch, his power was stronger than normal. It is believed that this is what allowed him to control Proto Ω remotely. However, his powers were not as fully awakened as those of the test subjects kept in Labyrinthos, who had made direct contact with U-DO.
Proto Ω's purpose was to destroy the Federation invasion units during the Miltian Conflict.
Proto Ω was subjected to repeated linkage-operational tests with the Original Zohar, the deployed to intercept Federation forces during the first and second Miltian descent operations.
It was deployed against Federation A.M.W.S. during the first and Second Descent Operations.
U-TIC planned to use it during the Federation's Third Descent Operation and to escort the Song of Nephilim Device from Miltia, where it would presumably dock with Proto Merkabah and become a mobile superweapon against the Federation.
Proto Ω was set to be deployed in the third descent operation as well, but once the Gnosis appeared, it was left at the hangar in the confusion.
After the Miltian Conflict, Proto Ω was left in the Abyss for 14 years.
Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse Edit
14 years later, the key to the Abyss is unlocked. The Immigrant Fleet and Ormus invades Miltia first. It was once again operated by Patriarch Sergius XVII of Ormus upon his landing on Miltia, and fused with the U-DO system.
Proto Ω's power source is, once again, the Original Zohar, which was also locked in the Abyss. The only way Proto Ω can be activated is if the Original Zohar's control system were destroyed.
Furthermore, Proto Ω's true fortress is not Labyrinthos, but the Ω System: the massive facility that Miltia transformed into.
Sergius attempts to use it as a tool for galactic domination, both to destroy the Gnosis and subdue the Federation. The Patriarch planned to use Proto Ω's U.M.N. Phase Transfer Cannon, which could strike any target in known space, for galactic domination.
However, Wilhelm (Heinlein) had other plans. Heinlein and Margulis abandoned the Patriarch with Proto Ω in the Ω System. After Sergius XVII uses Proto Ω to kill Albedo Piazzolla, Wilhelm sends the Testaments to destroy it and the leader of the Ormus society Sergius.
Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra Edit
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After Miltia's destruction in Episode II, Proto Ω was recovered by Dmitri Yuriev and underwent final refurbishment with the assistance of Sellers based on Joachim Mizrahi's Y-Data. Yuriev's purpose was to use it to invade the realm of God (the Upper Domain).
In T.C. 4768, Dmitri Yuriev nearly brought this plan to fruition with Ω Res Novae, a rebuilt version of Ω. It was given the makeshift Zohar Emulator that Sellers created. Abel became its pilot.
Episode III database Edit
One of the relics of God, constructed and operated by the U-TIC Organization during the Miltian Conflict. It was originally built on Abraxas (Michtam), but was smuggled onto Miltia upon the destruction of Michtam.
Afterwards, it was subjected to repeated linkage-operational tests with the Original Zohar, the deployed to intercept Federation forces during the first and second Miltian descent operations. It was set to be deployed in the third descent operation as well, but once the Gnosis appeared, it was left at the hangar in the confusion.
After that, it was once again operated by Sergius XVII upon his landing on Miltia. It was recovered by Dmitri Yuriev after Miltia's destruction and underwent final refurbishment based on the Y-Data.
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- The Proto Ω and its other incarnations seem to fulfill the role in the Xenosaga universe as Deus did in the Xenogears universe. Although nowhere near as powerful as Deus (or at the very least, never achieving the same level of power), the Proto Ω shares the distinction of being a god-like superweapon powered by the Zohar, created for the purpose of ending war involving the Galactic Federation. Unlike Deus, however, the Proto Ω is created by enemies of the Federation who seek to destroy them (this changes later when Ω Res Novae becomes weapon of the Federation). Other similarities include being able to integrate with the Proto Ω for interplanetary travel and conquest and the creation of th Ω System to serve as a protective fortress for the weapon, resembling Deus' outer shell in both appearance and function.
- Ω shares visual similarities with the Malach Angel, the mobile weapon terminal part of Deus from Xenogears in its original form. It also had a mobile fortress called "Merkabah" (Merkavah in Xenogears, resulting from a mis-Romanization), and was used by Karellen to ascend to the realm of God.


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THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO STORMS. Help survey the birds of the Arboretum
Saturday, May 18th, 2019
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Join us for the Arboretum annual spring bird count. You can help even if you only know the chirp of a robin or the honk of a goose! Learn from experts, help record data, or just enjoy the spring morning. Return to the Arboretum office for hot beverages, baked treats and bird stories.
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The critics agree: our December par-uh-dahym release is the PURRfect Christmas gift for any cinephile! Continue reading "December 2015"
You're Welcome, February 2015
Creating new and exciting content on a daily basis is hard work, even for seasoned webmasters such as ourselves. So today we're taking a break from the go-go world of movie blogging to revisit a new-ish "best of" segment called You're Welcome, Hollywood! Continue reading "You're Welcome, February 2015"
Darcy Donovan
The critics agree: there's no better movie critic this month than Darcy Donavan! Continue reading "Darcy Donovan"
Hotel for Dogs
The critics agree: this is a definite five-star Hotel! Continue reading "Hotel for Dogs"
Visit Your Local Shelter!
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Super Buddies
The critix agree: there's no better way to watch movies than at home on your computer! And if you're watching movies at home on your computer, there's no better choice than the 2013 dog comedy Super Buddies! Continue reading "Super Buddies"
The Nut Job
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'Bill Maher Says He Doesn't Think Obama Is A Christian'
Curiously, Mediaite seems a bit shocked by this development:
For the record, the belief Maher apparently holds -- that Obama isn't actually a Christian, but merely pretends to be one to keep up appearances for the sake of his political career -- strikes us as one of the most cynical things anyone could possibly believe about Obama. Is it possible? Well, yes -- it wouldn't make Obama the first politician to not be entirely upfront about everything regarding his true self. But for Maher to hold the view that Obama's not actually a Christian -- a viewpoint, of course, fundamental to the "Obama's a Muslim" school of thought Maher mocks in the very same segment you'll see below -- well, it's a little curious.
Actually, it's probably the least cynical thing Maher's ever said. It seems obvious that Obama's time spent in Rev. Wright's church was for political, networking and career advancement purposes. He's rarely been spotted in a church in DC, since. And as Scott Johnson of Power Line recently quipped, "One of President Obama's most prominent and least attractive qualities is his vanity. It almost disposes of the speculation that Obama is a Muslim. The man can't be a Muslim; he worships himself."
Couple that with P.J. O'Rourke and Michael Ledeen's take on Obama as a sort of overgrown perpetual undergrad, and you're left with the obvious -- he's an agnostic or an atheist.
On the other hand, as Obama (or his ghostwriter) wrote in his autobiography:
I am new enough on the national political scene that I serve as a blank screen on which people of vastly different political stripes project their own views. As such, I am bound to disappoint some, if not all, of them. Which perhaps indicates a second, more intimate theme to this book–namely, how I, or anybody in public office, can avoid the pitfalls of fame, the hunger to please, the fear of loss, and thereby retain that kernel of truth, that singular voice within each of us that reminds us of our deepest commitments.
And no doubt, Maher is projecting plenty of his own fantasy wish fulfillment into his statement.


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Hey Veronica!
I use these kinds of campaigns all the time.
Reengagement: cold subscribers (those who used to open emails but haven't opened emails in a while)
Re-permission: engaging an old list or merged/purchased list
Win-back: former customers to get them engaged again
Does that help?
I use Motion Mail (but am thinking through Charles' note here) http://motionmailapp.com/
This was a fun thread of people explaining what they do (including my version as an email marketer): https://twitter.com/lovevalgeisler/status/1003995192544800768


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It is the time of year when SAP professionals and SAP customers congregate under the umbrella known as SAP Innovation Forum. This time we are looking at a joint Nordic event in Copenhagen on September 19-20. The banister says "Turn Thinking into Doing" and a quick glance at the conference program reveals that intelligence is the buzzword of the moment. This is hardly surprising as SAP is positioning its offering to the market around the phrase "The Intelligent Enterprise".
Converging exponential technologies are fueling the intelligence explosion and one of the key benefits is the elevation of employees to focus on higher-value tasks. A higher degree of automation enables the intelligent enterprise to tap into the cognitive resources of their employees as repetitive tasks are reduced or fully replaced. With increased visibility into business performance and a focus on what matters the most the enterprise lays the foundation for inventing new business models and revenue streams. The SAP framework to support this movement is built on three main components; The Intelligent Suite, The Digital Platform and Intelligent Technologies. Expect to hear a lot about these pillars during the event.
At Acando we were early to identify User Experience as an important driver in increasing productivity and freeing up resources to get focused on high-value tasks. This year we will showcase a technology that is now mature and can help drive end user efficiency through an elevated user experience – Microsoft HoloLens.
Check out the video for a sneak peak of what to except at SAP Innovation Forum. See you there!


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Most of all in life I value things that spark my interest. Therefore, I often choose Asia as my travel destination: not only because of its warm climate and outstanding nature, but also because the regional cultures and mindsets are completely different from the everyday experience in Zurich. As part of our "Work Wherever You Want"-week I travelled to Thailand. Before my vacation started, I spent the first week of my trip working remotely from the co-working space Kohub located on Koh Lanta – a charming island in the south of the country.
"The thought that there is an adventure around every other corner that challenges mental and physical skills, makes work related functions full of sense and brings me on top of the dopamine wave." – Artjom Averin
Regular business day
The first noticeable characteristic of the office is how well the creators managed to implement the concept of co-working. The many well thought through little details made the mental transfer from the Locatee office to remote working almost unrecognisable.
Thailand being in the GMT +7 time zone meant I was 6 hours ahead of my colleagues. I stayed on a regular schedule starting from 9am with the slight difference that there wasn't a single moment when it was cold. The atmosphere in the office is very friendly, allowing a focus on work, while providing the possibility of relaxing breaks. The package included a full HD monitor, a stable Internet connection with solid speed, 4 air-conditioned and 3 outside areas to work in, two meals, and a 1-hour massage per day. The cooperation with staff and other people is brought to a high level with the help of an online portal.
My main work duty perfectly correlates with my lifestyle and mindset. I am responsible for enhancing processes in every detail and the satisfaction I derive from these tasks is top-notch. Normally, this helps me to overcome the grey reality of the temperate climate zone I live in, but during the remote working week this feeling even got a boost from the amazing sense of happiness coming from sunshine, warmth, the intense colours of nature, and the new experiences all around, not to mention the possibility to eat roughly one pineapple a day.
Thailand is a very diverse country in terms of the experiences and impressions it presents. It is famous for its culture: tourists go there to walk through authentic villages hidden deep in the jungle, to walk into Buddhist temples, visit the street food booth awarded with a Michelin star, and learn a few words in Thai to impress friends back home. Another outstanding part of the experience is the nature of this particular region. Breathtaking tracks through the mountains, caves and jungles, bold monkeys and friendly elephants, these were extreme adventures: it would take much more than this short article to fully describe the whole beauty that lies in visiting Thailand.


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What Is a Concrete Release Agent, and Why Is It Used?
There are many tools involved when stamping, texturing, or embossing freshly placed concrete. The end result is beautiful, but that beauty is only achieved when everything is done correctly and a release agent is part of the equation. It is necessary because it improves the ease of separation between the stamp tools and the … Continue Reading ››


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Secrets of Happily Married Men: Eight Ways to Win Your Wifes Heart Forever
Scott Haltzman
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Marriage and relationships are in crisis. The breakup and divorce rate remain incredibly high, despite all the couples therapy, afternoon talk shows, and other books in the marketplace, many of which describe men as abusive commitment phobic creepsMoreMarriage and relationships are in crisis. The breakup and divorce rate remain incredibly high, despite all the couples therapy, afternoon talk shows, and other books in the marketplace, many of which describe men as abusive commitment phobic creeps whod better change fast or else. But this new book is totally different, a whole different way of looking at how to build a successful long-lasting relationship from a mans point of view, men who are happy in their partnerships, who have figured out what works for them in accomplishing the goal of a loving, intimate, lifetime commitment. Dr. Scott Haltzman, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University, and founder of www.secretsofmarriedmen.com, has devised a proven method for improving relationships, based on a mans special and unique skills, strengths, powers-as a responsible and motivated worker, manager, leader, problem-solver, partner, husband, and father. Men are different, Dr. Haltzman says. They dont approach relationships with the same skills and techniques that women do-and viva la difference. Dr.Haltzman therefore lays out eight ways, tasks, proven techniques which men have revealed in confidential correspondence to his highly successful website, including The First Way: Make Your Marriage Your Job, The Second Way: Know Your Wife, The Third Way: Be Home Now, The Fourth Way: Expect Conflict and Deal With It, The Fifth Way: Learn to Listen, The Sixth Way: Aim to Please, The Seventh Way: Understand the Truth About Sex, The Eighth Way: Introduce Yourself, and finally, Celebrate Your Love. Within each of these steps, he provides both specific analysis, guidelines and techniques based on male biology, neuro-science, brain differences, unique developmental stages from youth to seniority. To illustrate these ideas in action, hes included wonderful true stories, anecdotes, and confessions from the website. The result is a practical, very entertaining, totally original way to build successful relationships for men and their partners, girlfriends, and wives. For a lasting commitment, a continuing guide to solving inevitable problems and bumps in the road, for more fun, better sex, genuine intimacy, and a life-long partnership-this dynamic new author shows the way in a manner that finally includes an authentic male perspective.


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What is a pension contract?
A pension contract is an agreement between the company and the participant, and, if available, the person who wants to draw up a contract on behalf of the participant, which regulates the principles regarding the participant's voluntary enrollment in the Private Pension System based on specified contribution terms, departure from the system, qualification for retirement, payment of the contributions, tracking of these contributions in private pension accounts, channeling the contributions into investments in funds, payments to be made to the beneficiaries and other rights and obligations of the parties.
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I sat here about six hours ago trying to write this. After about two I started to get upset, angrily slammed my laptop down and started to just walk around my room, hands behind my head. I decided to distract myself with Greek homework for a bit but I could just feel the bitterness rising up. I have too much going through my mind, none of it is resolved, and I was angry that God was making me write about things I don't have figured out yet. For the past two hours, I have been sitting in my room alone. As I tried to figure out some kind of prayer, I found myself becoming more and more frustrated as I realized that I have too much to prayer about I didn't even know where to start. This frustration turned into tears, as I sat on the ground crying and yelling out to God.
I have felt as though I have been in emotional turmoil for the past few hours of my life. I saw myself surfacing questions during this time that showed me where I truly am at. Through my angry tears I repeated, "This is supposed to be You caring? This is how You love me?" I started to bring up specific situations that have happened in my life. "This is how much You love me? Enough to let me be brutally abused? Enough to let the one person who should have unconditionally love me continue to scar me? Enough to let people hurt me, lie about me, hate me? Enough to let my family suffer in brokenness? Enough to leave me alone in it all?" I am being honest guys, it is hard to let it all go. I feel like somedays I can, other days I can't. Somedays I feel as though God has it all under control for me, other days I fight Him on it because I can't see results.
All of this fighting had left me in a ball on my bed. With tears staining my face, my heart pounding, and my body weak, music started playing on my speaker.
"For all you've done, and yet to do, I worship you."
I slowly started to repeat the lyrics to the song I know so well. And I felt my spirit give up.
And maybe that is how we trust God. Maybe it's just us finally giving up control. Maybe I don't need to say I trust Him, maybe it's just me reaching the end of myself and having no choice. Maybe it's not me verbally repeating His promises back to Him but just reading them and saying okay.
I support you and I see you. (2 Chronicles 16:9)
I will help you and strengthen you. You do not have to live in fear. (Isaiah 41:10)
I want to give you good things, I work all things for your good. (Psalm 84:11, Romans 8:28)
Nothing you can ever say, or do, or think, nothing ever done to you, will separate you from my love. (Romans 8:37-39)
There's no fancy prayer, there's no step by step guide, all there is is us and God. And maybe that's all it should be. Maybe it's just us saying, "Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope. This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life." (Psalm 119:49-50) Let's stop putting the focus on trust and put the focus on God. I don't have this figured out and I am learning that this is okay. I'm also learning that I don't need to figure it all out on my own. I wrote on September 14th, "I'm feeling alone again. God, I need help but I am too afraid to ask. I imagine you are just going to say I'm being too emotional and ignore me until I get my act together. Will you not help me process it all? I just desperately need you to help me sort through all the mess." The only way my brain can handle being a brain is by making a list. So that's what I did. I asked God to help me figure out the mess and presented Him with the mess.
-broken family
-hurts from (list of people)
-feelings of inadequacy, ugliness, unworthiness, loneliness, and weakness
-busy schedules
-not being enough
After writing this prayer, I fell asleep and woke up the next morning to read a devotional I haven't read in ages. It said, "I can smooth out all the tangled-up places, including those in your mind and heart. So, come to Me just as you are, with all your knotty problems and loose ends. Many of your difficulties are complicated by other people's perplexities. It can be hard to sort out how much of the mess is yours and how much is theirs. Be willing to take responsibility for your own mistakes and sin without feeling responsible for the sinful failures of others. I am here to help you untangle your complex problems and find the best way to go forward. Some of the knots from your past are hard to untie, especially when they involved people who continue to hurt you. Beware of getting stuck in introspection or obsessing about how to fix things. Instead, keep turning toward Me, seeking My face and My will. Wait with me, trusting in My timing for unscrambling things and making your way clear. Be willing to live with unresolved problems, but don't let them be your focus. My presence in the present is your portion and your boundless blessing."
So on these nights when I feel so helpless, so weak, so purposeless, it's simply because I am. When life overwhelms me and I start to drown in sadness, it's because I am. When will I get it through my thick head that it's only Jesus who gives me life? Without Him, I am nothing. To live is Christ. Trusting God is not a choice, it's a lifestyle. I could not do it on my own, I tried and failed. Living a life trusting in myself lead me to a pile of pills and a one-track mind toward destruction. Jesus IS the only option from here on out.
I have come to the conclusion that God has all these great promises for me, for you, for us. And for some, they can trust God without reaching the end of the rope. Others, like myself, hit the end of the rope and still try to dangle on the edge with one finger gripping the sealant. And we will hang there, sweat dripping down our faces, feeling ourselves slipping and still deny the hand that reaches out to us. But we can only hang on for so long before we let go and grab onto something a little (a lot) more stable. We act like we have a choice, but really, what are the other options?
"According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." I am so defiled, fading, and perishable yet the inheritance that is awaiting me is the perfect opposite of that. I did nothing to deserve this. When I think back to the moment I gave my life to the Lord, I remember how broken and shameful I felt. I had no idea what I was doing. I had no qualifications. That moment was so clear how beautifully destroyed I was. Yet God looked at me, a rebellious, angry, immoral, bitter, hurting heap of nobody and said, "Yep. I want her." And He never second guessed me, so why do I second guess Him?
I am desperately dependent on the Lord. This doesn't mean that all my problems get fixed overnight, or that every day is just rainbows and bunnies but it does mean that I acknowledge who it is that is really in charge. So, "Be still and know that I am God"?


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In a world of malware, viruses, cyber criminals and more, security and compliance is a big deal. The constant publication of high profile data breaches only encourages the fact that absolutely nothing is off limits when it comes to security hacking.
The European Parliament enforced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 25th May 2018. If businesses don't meet the compliancy criteria, they could face severe penalties of up to 4% of their worldwide turnover. Not a risk any business should be willing to take.
Sigma distribute a trusted range of security products that will protect businesses from today's ever-growing list of cyber threats.
The UK Government's Cyber Essentials scheme encourages organisations to adopt good practice in information security. It describes the following five key controls for keeping information secure.
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• Boundary firewalls and internet gateways
The first line of defence against an intrusion from the internet. A well configured firewall can stop breaches happening before they enter a network. An internet gateway can prevent users within an organisation accessing websites or other online services that present a threat or aren't trusted.
• Secure Configuration
Almost all hardware and software will require some level of set-up and configuration in order to provide the most effective protection. You should remove unused software and services from your devices to reduce the number of potential vulnerabilities. Older versions of some widespread software have well documented security vulnerabilities. If you don't use it, then it is much easier to remove it than try to keep it up-to-date. Make sure you have changed any default passwords used by software or hardware - these are well known by attackers.
• Access Control
Organisations should restrict access to their systems to users and sources they trust. Each user must have and use their own username and password. Each user should use an account that has permissions appropriate to the job they are carrying out at the time. You should also only use administrator accounts when strictly necessary (e.g. for installing known and trusted software).
• Malware Protection
You should have anti-virus or anti-malware products regularly scanning your network to prevent or detect threats. You will also need to make sure they are kept up-to-date and that it is switched on and monitoring the files that it should be. You should also make sure you receive and act upon any alerts issued by the malware protection.
• Patch Management
Computer equipment and software need regular maintenance to keep it running smoothly and to fix any security vulnerabilities. Ensure the latest supported version of applications are being used and all the necessary patches supplied by the vendor have been applied.
With the rise of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in business, it is important to ensure that personal data is protected in case a device is lost or stolen.
In a BYOD environment, it is essential that personal data is appropriately secured so that it cannot be accessed in the event of loss or theft.
Encryption is a means of ensuring that data can only be accessed by authorised users and comes in many different forms and offers protection under different circumstances.
Cloud computing is a model that gives on-demand access to a shared pool of resources and these resources can be provisioned and released with minimal management effort.
According to Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), over 70% of the world's businesses now operate partly on the cloud. With benefits including automatic updates, lower fixed costs and the freedom to work from any location, cloud computing seems like the right move.
The cloud has opened up a whole new world for storage, access, flexibility and productivity, but it has also opened up a new world of security concerns.
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• Data Breaches
Overall data breaching is three times more likely to occur for businesses that utilise the cloud than those who don't.
• Hijacking of Accounts
Attackers now have the ability to use login information to remotely access sensitive data stored on the cloud giving them the ability to falsify and manipulate information through hijacked credentials.
• Insider Threat
Employees can use their authorised access to an organisation's cloud-based services to misuse or access information such as customer accounts, financial forms and other sensitive information.
• Malware Injection
Malware injection is the act of inserting - or injecting - malicious code into a cloud server. The attacker uploads a crafted image and manipulates it to be seen as part of the victim's cloud environment.
• Insecure APIs
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) give users the opportunity to customise their cloud experience. As the infrastructure of APIs grows to provide better service, so do its security risks. API vulnerabilities lie in the communication that takes place between applications. While this can help programmers and businesses, they also leave exploitable security risks.
• Denial of Service Attacks
Denial of service attacks are designed to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users. Attackers can deny service to individual victims, or they may overload the capabilities of a machine or network and block all users at once.
• Data Loss
Data on cloud services can be lost through a malicious attack, system failure, or a data wipe by the service provider. Losing vital information can be devastating to businesses that don't have a recovery plan.
Did you know only 31% of small businesses take active measures to guard themselves against security breaches?
Seen as the perfectly unprepared target, small and medium business' are becoming the prime focus for hackers and cybercriminals due to their lack of knowledge and resources when it comes to keeping their IT systems secure.
A risky situation to be in considering smaller businesses will find it harder to repair the damage if their data is compromised. The cost of recovery is staggering and in most cases, it leads to the shutdown of businesses.
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Even though businesses have security in place, we still hear reports about new breaches almost every day that will cost companies a lot of money once GDPR applies.
Flexera's Software Vulnerability Manager empowers IT Security and Operations with intelligence to continuously track, identify and remediate vulnerable applications — before exploitation leads to costly breaches.
FlexNet Code Aware is an automated open source risk assessment and package discovery solution that enables users to quickly scan their products for security and intellectual property (IP) compliance risk.
Data transfer is part of every business nowadays. But under GDPR breaches of this data can cost enterprises a lot of money. Globalscape makes sure that your data transfers are secure and no third party has access to them. Data transfers are always a risk, but in a global economy data has to be shared between offices and employees all over the world.
IDERA SQL Security Suite helps with compliance and security. Compliance Manager gives you an overview of who did what, when, where and how to sensitive data as well as tracking, detecting and alerting on suspicious activities. SQL Secure identifies vulnerabilities in the server environment, helps you manage security policies and rank security levels with security report cards.
Having security in place for all circumstances is one of the first steps to comply with GDPR law. ManageEngine offers a variety of security solutions to make your customer's IT environment secure.
Not just securing the data, but also having a system in place for auditing and compliance will be part of the new legislation. If a breach occurs and there isn't enough proof that auditing was in place, the fines will be higher. Authorities also have the right to do checks to see if businesses comply with GDPR. Bolster the security of your Windows server environment. Quest's security and compliance automated solutions provide real-time visibility into administrator and user activities, plus report on server configurations and user permissions.
Complement your governance, risk and compliance initiatives with solutions that help users achieve and prove compliance, and streamline administration for complex, growing environments.
Help your customers protect their business from breaches and hacks with the ThreatTrack solutions for Internet, Email and Servers. Protecting every part of the system gives hackers less possibilities to enter the system and extract important customer information, which could cost your customers up to £20million or 4% of their annual global turnover (whichever is greater) under GDPR law.
Titus solutions enable organisations to discover, classify, protect and confidently share information, and meet regulatory compliance requirements by identifying and securing unstructured data. Titus products enhance data loss prevention by classifying and protecting sensitive information in emails, documents and other file types – on the desktop, on mobile devices, and in the cloud.


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Photos Of Imran Khan, Other Pakistani Cricketers Removed From Chinnaswamy Stadium
Karnataka State Cricket Association, in a statement, said that the move is aimed at showing its solidarity and support to the armed forces.
In protest to the Pulwama CRPF convoy attack, the Karnataka State Cricket Association has removed the photographs of Pakistani cricketers, including Imran Khan, from the M. Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru. The state cricket association, in a statement on Wednesday, said that the move is aimed at showing solidarity and support to the armed forces. The photographs were brought down on February 19. The cricket body said that "to show our solidarity and support to our armed forces and to express our strong protest against the recent terrorist bombing at Pulwama, we have brought down all photographs of Pakistan cricketers including Imran Khan".
Earlier, the Cricket Club of India at its Brabourne stadium in Mumbai covered the photograph of Imran Khan, currently the Prime Minister of Pakistan, while the pictures of Pakistan players have been removed from the stadiums in Mohali, Jaipur, and Dharamsala.
"We have decided to remove all the photos of Pakistani players from our stadium to express solidarity with the families of CRPF martyred troopers in Pulwama attack," HPCA stadium Manager Col H.S. Manhas told reporters.
The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) also removed 13 photographs of Pakistani cricketers from the picturesque HPCA stadium in Dharamsala that include the photographs of popular Pakistani cricketers like Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Javed Miandad, Shoaib Akhtar, and Shahid Afridi.
Forty CRPF personnel were killed in the terror attack on their convoy on Srinagar-Jammu national highway on February 14. Soon after the attack, Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed claimed responsibility for the attack and said that it was carried out by its suicide bomber.


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The Definition of a Strong Leader
A strong leader is someone who faithfully unites heart and mind in honorable, selfless action for the betterment of others so as to effectively accomplish the mission.
Daniel York in The Strong Leader's Hand
Daniel York in The Strong Leader's Hand
Why do we need Strong Leaders?
- Strong leaders connect vision, teamwork, character, attitude, conduct and wisdom to produce outstanding results. We need strong leaders to make families, teams, companies, organizations, cities, states and nations function effectively. Can you think of anything that functions well in the human race without effective leadership?
Daniel York, in his book, The Strong Leader's Hand, addresses these issues and more and he presents the case for six essential elements every leader must master to be strong and effective: Vision, Teamwork, Character, Attitude, Conduct and Wisdom.
In The Weak Leader's Fist, Dan points out six nonessential traits
leaders must un-master to be effective. We learn from weak leaders what not to do!


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I have the best job ever. I get to play with dogs in beautiful places, which is ever so freeing for my happy subjects and their owners. Being on location lacks the constraints of studio work. And with beauty all around us, we have the freedom to follow the light and the waves (because it's all about the light, within and without).
To see dogs romping on the beach is to experience happiness. You just can't help smiling at their sheer joy in running, bounding through the surf, chasing the ball, or just walking and watching the waves. For my part, I gently encourage a direction, and then it's up to me to put myself in the right distance and angle to capture all the cuteness. 'Cause I know they're going to be completely adorpawble. It's one of the many reasons we love them. It's my job to be ready to capture all of that cuteness.
Dogs give everything 100 percent, and they are going to strike poses and expressions to melt your heart, but they're not going to hold it or repeat it if you missed it — I know that you know exactly what I'm talking about. I also get just how much your pets mean to you. They're our companions through thick and thin, nonjudgmental, loving, playful, compassionate, devoted, and loyal. They're the only thing on earth that loves you more than they love themselves. And I know how deeply the looks they give you touch your heart. My job is to be the Omega in the pack for the day. I don't want to upset the balance, because I need them to look at you the way they look at you when you're alone together. Luckily for us, dogs are amazingly accepting. If I speak just a little doggie body language, like getting down on the ground and making sure that the dog is closer to their human who explains I'm with them today, the dogs are totally cool. In no time at all, the pooch is circling back to me and checking in with me as a part of his or her pack for that day. Pawfect.
That's why we don't rush, because dogs never fake it. They smile when they're genuinely happy, and one of the easiest ways to make your dog happy, is to visit the great outdoors. I've found some of the most gorgeous, dog-friendly locales on the southern Mendocino coast and the greater Bay Area. Through my lens I dog-ument your pup playing, making memories, and connecting you both to this gorgeous moment in space and time. And the art I create brings all of that together in images that make folks awww aloud. Pretty doggone cool, huh? Yep, it's true. I love what I do. And really, how many professionals do you know who get kissed by every one of their clients, legally? Yep, when people want pawtrait art that stars their dog, they call in the PawPawrazzi, me.
A longtime animal advocate, Anne Mary Schaefer of Mendocino is an artist, author, and owner of PawPawrazzi Pet Photography (Where Your Pets Are the Stars). She loves her dogs and cats, puttering in the garden, and beach sunset walks. To plan a session, call 707-888-0828 or 510-862-4649. Email her at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.PawPawrazziPetPhotography.com or the PawPawrazzi Facebook Page.
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This gospel tract is good for everyone but may especially be good for Catholics and anyone who believes their good works will help them get to heaven. In the tract, the person check off what they are hoping will help get them to heaven. Then they read a verse for each thing they check off and discover that the Bible says none of these things will help them get to heaven… but they can only go to heaven it they are trusting and only trusting in what Jesus' death on the cross did to pay for their sins.
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Hello my Lippie Loves! Here is a Review of Glory's Glo 12 hour semi-matte liquid lipstick in the shade "Love Muffin" which is a blue based Cherry Red. (Click here to shop!)
First off the packaging is super cute with the little hearts and it says "Glo Stix" on it which is a cute little pun! I like that there are instructions on the side of the box for newbies like me to understand how to use this! It's cruelty-free, also comes with .14oz of product.
Now I'm not sure why it calls itself a semi-matte because it's extremely matte once it dries! This is also a shade I could see working for most skin tones!
When I followed the instructions of using a balm first then doing a second layer to intensify the color, I had problems. It was super messy getting all over me including my teeth and somehow under my chin! Also with the second layer it would come off very easily when eating, drinking, or when I kissed my hand to test it.
So here is what you do to make it work: the balm is optional, if you do use balm use a lightweight formula and do NOT put on a second layer of the liquid lipstick. Yes it gives it a nice darkened shade but it will come off whereas the first coat is perfectly pigmented and mess free!
It does feel a little sticky even when it's dried but it becomes fully matte to a beautiful color that doesn't feather in its process of drying. The blue tone to this shade ensures your teeth will not give off a yellow sheen. Also it's such a statement shade everyone will notice! I got a lot of compliments when wearing this. I used a lip balm over it to help the removing of the color from my lips which left a nice stain on my lips for a hint of color.
Overall it's a great color to spice up your day or night plus it is easy to carry in your purse!
Stay tuned for more reviews from me!


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Bontrager's WaveCel bike helmet promises to radically reduce head injury
US bike brand Bontrager has launched an improved bicycle helmet that they say is 48 times more likely to prevent concussion than standard foam versions. More
US bike brand Bontrager has launched an improved bicycle helmet that they say is 48 times more likely to prevent concussion than standard foam versions. More
Designer Siba Sahabi's collection of blue wooden masks are intended to question today's culture of digital self-representation, but could also double as last-minute architectural Halloween costumes. More
Nike has removed a balaclava from sale, after critics argued that the design enforces racial profiling and glamorises violence. More
Zaha Hadid Architects has translated the swooping shapes of its recently completed condos beside New York's High Line into a blue and white headwear design, for a "hat-themed" party on the elevated park. More
Helmet brand Closca has launched a children's version of its folding bicycle helmet that's accompanied by city-themed stickers for customisation. More
For his project with Silicon Valley start-up Rythm, industrial designer Yves Behar had to make a computer comfortable enough for restless sleepers to wear on their heads overnight. More
Following on from Balenciaga's recent take on the IKEA Frakta bag, Los Angeles fashion brands Pleasures and Chinatown Market have made a baseball hat from the 40p tote. More
London designer Moritz Waldemeyer based this headgear for the lead singer of Jamiroquai on pangolin scales, creating sections that individually move and light up. More
London's V&A has acquired a pink hat with cat-shaped ears, which became a symbol of the Women's March on Washington following Donald Trump's inauguration. More
A recyclable, collapsible helmet that could be sold at bike-share stations has been named this year's winner of the James Dyson Award. More
Google has upgraded its thrifty cardboard VR headset with a fabric version named Daydream View, which is designed to work with the company's first own-brand smartphone. More
Graduate shows 2016: this Dementia Simulator headset designed by Central Saint Martins graduate Di Peng lets wearers experience symptoms of the disease for themselves (+ movie). More
Icelandic musician Björk has partnered with designer and researcher Neri Oxman on a mask made up of multiple 3D-printed strands that mimic the underlying structure of her own face (+ slideshow). More
CES 2016: LA-based augmented reality company Daqri has unveiled a smart hardhat that gives workers additional layers of information about their surroundings (+ slideshow). More
Visitors to an English forest were able to explore the woods through the eyes of different animals as part of a virtual reality experience by London design studio Marshmallow Laser Feast (+ movie). More
Music: Amsterdam material designer Shai Langen made sculptural headpieces and covered models in hand-painted patterns for Jo Goes Hunting's Run Away music video. More
These sculptural helmets by digital art studio FIELD incorporate Oculus Rift virtual reality headsets (+ movie). More
Milan 2015: Brussels designer Pierre-Emmanuel Vandeputte has created a cork helmet that lowers over the wearer's head when they need a respite from ambient noise. More
News: Microsoft has revealed an early version of an augmented reality headset called HoloLens that creates interactive holographic imagery in the wearer's field of vision (+ slideshow). More
Japanese artist Takaya has added stuffed dead birds to designs in his latest collection of raw vegetable and flower headpieces. More


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Shop the Homebody Collection! 50% of sales go to No Kid Hungry and BStrong!
Sliced agate stone (grey/plum color) with 3D-printed floating bale (2" long) hanging from a flexible brass wire collar.
We carry a limited stock of these items. If your item is not in stock, they will be made to order in the USA,and you can expect to receive your piece in 4 weeks.
*Special note: All agate stones vary in size, shape and color. We individually hand-select the agate stones and do our best to get stones that are similar in size/color (approx 3"- 3.5" x 2"- 2.5").
Due to popular demand, orders will ship in the order they are received. Stock will be replenished as available.
About Jessie Dugan:
Jessie's pieces are designed in Houston and 3D-printed in NYC, using the latest in the cutting edge manufacturing methods in a variety of metals, including brass, silver, and 14K gold.
Jessie grew up in West Houston then went to college at Southwestern University, obtaining a BFA in Painting & Printmaking. She attended grad school at Parsons School of Design with a focus in Accessory Design. While living in NYC, she designed ready-to-wear at rag & bone, handbags at Henri Bendel and runway jewelry at Tory Burch.
In 2015, Jessie moved back to her hometown Houston, Texas and began working as a freelance designer. During that time, she designed a sterling silver capsule collection made in the USA for a collaborative project between the Smithsonian Institution and artist Virgil Ortiz.
Slowly, Jessie began designing custom jewelry pieces for private clients, local boutiques and Houston fashion events. From there, she launched her first jewelry collection online under her name, JESSIE DUGAN in 2017. Jessie lives in Montrose with her husband Kyle and her puppy Rosie.


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As Mary Poppins said, practically perfect in every way. Our superior rooms offer extra comfort, a touch of the unusual, and some practical luxury.
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One of our Superior Rooms even comes complete with its own Jacuzzi Spa Bath, perfect for refreshing yourself after a day spent at the heart of the Scottish Highlands.
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I've been inspired to write this by my Bootcampers this morning!
During our regular 6:15am class it became VERY apparent that there was a distinct lack of energy in the group. These are all highly motivated, dedicated individuals so it wasn't just laziness……..something was amiss!
After the 3rd 'penalty' for poor performance – aka daring to stop mid exercise, I questioned them about their food intake that morning and the night before. It turned out hardly any of them had had breakfast and a couple of them had not even had dinner!
The great mystery of poor performance was solved……..their bodies were starving!!
We would not expect a car to run without petrol so why do we expect our hard-working bodies to run without regular, quality nutrition?
If we starve ourselves, we will lose 'weight'. Losing 'weight' equals losing fat AND muscle, but muscle is every dieters best friend! Lean muscle mass requires 3 times the amount of energy to exist than fat, boosting your metabolism, strengthening the skeleton and creating a toned, lean body!
If we continue to starve ourselves or eat very infrequently then our bodies switch to survival/starvation mode and have a good old munch on some of that REALLY great lean muscle mass stuff! Consequently our daily calorific requirements take a nose dive and we have to either eat even less to lose 'weight' or eat the same meagre calories and put ON 'weight'!
There are some occasions when training in a fasted state are beneficial BUT not as a frequent practice and definitely not before a high intensity session(but that's a whole new Blog!)
Sooooooo if you want a lean, strong, toned, healthy body……….. BREAK THE FAST AND EAT BREAKFAST !!


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As you read about or discuss GPS, you may encounter the term geocaching.
Geocaching (see Wikipedia page on geocaching) is a hobby in which people hide a container (a 'cache'), post its lat-lon (e.g., see geocaching.com as a place to post coordinates), and then other people try to find it. Common containers are hide-a-keys, prescription bottles, small Tupperware bins, ammunition boxes, or even paint buckets. (My favorite find was a tennis ball that had a slit cut in the side.)
Using a GPS unit, you can navigate to within a few feet of where the container is hidden; once you're in the geocache zone (GZ ), you have to think like your opponent: If you were hiding something here, where would you hide it? Likely spots are in a hollow tree or stuck magnetically to the backside of a metal pole or fence. Part of the fun of geocaching is coming up with crazy ways to hide objects and thus challenge would-be finders. One ever-present possibility is that the cache has been lost, moved, or removed due to animal activity, erosion, or human error.
Once you have found a cache and opened it up, there is typically a log sheet inside to sign and sometimes objects to take or trade. This reinforces the social nature of the hobby–after all, if you are a hider, you may never see or meet your finders; if you are a finder, you may never see or meet your hiders.
We can see what geocaching has to do with geospatial tools; what does it have to do with teaching and learning?
In my opinion, geocaching is not a very suitable educational activity. (Others disagree, and that's fine.) Yes, geocaching can be fun and teachers should mention it to students, but I don't think it's a particularly good use of instructional time or resources. Using latitude and longitude to navigate to the GZ is great and educationally appropriate, but the uncovering stage is just an exercise in managed frustration–is the cache here? Over there? Under that? Hanging from a branch? Or maybe the cache has been lost or misplaced? I suppose it's no different than having students do a word search puzzle...in which there is a possibility that a word is missing from the puzzle. (I'll let you draw your own conclusions from that analogy.) Also, depending upon where the geocache is hidden, you may be exposed to poison ivy, mosquitoes, spiders, gnats, bees, thorns, brambles, mud, tar, etc., as you search for it. In my experience, very few students are big fans of any of these things, and parents and school administrators have even less tolerance for kids coming home looking like they've spent the school day bushwhacking.
I use a form of geocaching that I call a scaffolded geocache: The caches are all obvious (you know them when you see them, such as an orange cone or a yellow tennis ball or a colored chalk marking), they are located within a bounded area (e.g., on school property), and students work in pairs and use worksheets to help decompose the task. The only goal is navigating into the GZ; once you're in the correct GZ, you don't have to puzzle (much) over uncovering where things are hidden. By emphasizing navigation over uncovering, students receive maximum practice in the skill of using latitude and longitude, but zero practice in bushwhacking (which is not exactly a standards-aligned instructional activity).


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Fair Opera - Student Concert
Place: NorrlandsOperan
Wed Mar 26 - Sat Mar 29 2014
Fair Opera – the Musical
Place: Sagateatern
Fair Opera
Fair Opera is a five-year music, dance and song project that Kulturverket has been working on since 2010. The final result will be a musical drama performance about justice, dignity, freedom of speech and children's rights as defined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Children from Umeå and Rome developed the ideas for the music and the libretto for the performance. Then students in the script-writing discipline at Umeå University and music institutes in Riga, Piteå, Rome and Perugia interpreted their work.
Now Jan Sandström, composer and professor and librettist KG Johansson are working to combine all the ideas into a full-scale performance.
Fair Opera will be performed in Umeå in March of 2014. On stage we will see and hear students from Umeå Musical Theatre Academy at Strömbäcks folkhögskola.
Organizer: Kulturverket
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SLYCAN Trust in partnership with the Sri Lanka College of Journalism launched the first module on climate change communication for journalists in Sri Lanka on 19th September 2018.
The module focuses on:
The lectures are conducted by experts in the fields of climate change, sustainable development and communication, in all three languages with interpretations where needed. The students will be work with the experts in developing their skills, and communicating for different purposes on the fields of focus, by using different communication platforms.
For further information kindly contact SLYCAN Trust via email: [email protected] or call us: 011 744 6238
Since 2016 SLYCAN is a registered legal entity in the form of a Trust, and work under the title of SLYCAN Trust, expanding the issues of focus, and widening the scope of focus from youth centric to a multi-stakeholder driven, and social justice driven process. SLYCAN Trust envisions wider engagement and a wider range of activities on the themes of sustainable development, climate change, gender and animal welfare, and social justice to ensure that we strive for a better future for all.


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Introduced at the end of 2005, TNT's Asia Road Network connects Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and China through the north-eastern border of Vietnam. Boasting 24x7 real-time Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) tracking of TNT's container trucks, TNT has seen double-digit growth in overall volumes since the launch in 2005. The growth is largely driven by customers moving high-value goods such as electronic, automotive and computing components. The road service is two to three times faster than sea freight and offers customers, significant savings of up to 30 per cent compared to air freight.
Marie-Christine Lombard, managing director of TNT Express, said:" We are happy to add China to our Asia Road Network. This is another milestone in our strategy to build and integrate express networks within and between selected emerging markets, which marks our strong commitment to grow in Asia. As we continue to enhance the intra-regional connectivity through our robust road network, the completion of the TNT Asia Road Network will strengthen our capabilities to support the growing intra-regional trade flows by offering customers a secure, time-definite and cost-effective delivery service to more cities in key emerging markets across Asia. China is an integral part of TNT's global growth strategy because it is a very important market for many of our regional and global clients. TNT's Asia Road network will be a strategic initiative to differentiate TNT in China and the rest of Asia."
About TNT
TNT provides businesses and consumers worldwide with an extensive range of services for their mail and express delivery needs. Headquartered in the Netherlands, TNT offers efficient network infrastructures in Europe and Asia and is expanding operations worldwide to maximize its network performance. TNT serves more than 200 countries and employs around 159,000 people. Over 2006, TNT reported €10.1 billion in revenues and an operating income of €1,276 million. TNT is publicly listed on the stock exchange of Amsterdam. TNT recognizes its social responsibility, and has formed partnerships with the United Nations World Food Programme and the United Nations Environment Programme to fight hunger and pollution in the world.


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