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Misbehaviour triggers nurses' strike in Indore hospital
Chaos and tension took MY Hospital by storm as nurses staged a dharna on the hospital premises. The association alleged that Dr Thakur had not behaved properly when he was on his daily round.indore Updated: Sep 09, 2014 20:10 IST
Chaos and tension again took MY Hospital by storm as nurses at the hospital staged a dharna on Monday on the premises.
The association alleged that Dr Thakur had not behaved properly when he was on his daily round of the hospital. "Surya Kiran Sharma, one of the nurses who was on duty was attending to the patients, when he came to her and started shouting and abusing her in public. He even went on to say that he would slap her in front of the patients," said one of the agitating nurses.
The reason cited by the doctor for the inappropriate behaviour with the nurse was the loose running tap in the ward. "The PWD had been informed about the bad condition of the taps. It is not the fault of the nurse, if there is a leakage. She is not there to do that," said Ramesh Jat district president, Nursing association.
A complaint was also submitted to the dean that highlighted all the problems faced by the nurses.
Misbehaviour and inappropriate conduct topped the list. Refusing to go back to work unless and until the superintendent apologised, an apology was finally issued by Dr PS Thakur. A time slot was also given to the nurses between 1:30 to 2 in the afternoon to discuss their problems as the nursing staff complained that the superintendent is never available to hear their grievances.
However, according to official sources as this is not the first time a complaint has been reported against the superintendent, a letter stating his behavior will be forwarded to the senior officials. The reason being cited for this is the huge number of complaints coming in from the female nurses; some of them have also stated that they do not feel safe with the superintendent.


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For the Kreung:
3 stalks lemongrass, bottom 4 to 5 inches only, outer leaves discarded, sliced into thin rounds (65g once sliced)
One 3-inch knob galangal, peeled and sliced into thin rounds (35g once sliced)
Two 4-inch knobs fresh turmeric, peeled and sliced into thin rounds (25g once sliced)
12 makrut lime leaves, preferably fresh, sliced very thinly crosswise
1 small shallot, peeled and sliced into thin rounds (25g once sliced)
5 medium cloves garlic, peeled (25g)
1/2 cup holy basil leaves, very tightly packed (12g; see note) or Thai basil leaves (25g)
For the Stir-Fry:
1/2 cup (120ml) vegetable oil, divided
2 pounds (900g) boneless, skinless chicken breast (about 3 breast halves), cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices, divided
One 3-inch piece fermented mudfish (prahok) (35g), cut in half, divided (optional)
2 teaspoons (10ml) Asian fish sauce, divided
1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar, divided
1/2 cube (6g) chicken bouillon, such as Knorr, crumbled to a powdery consistency, divided
1 cup holy basil leaves, very tightly packed (40g), divided
4 jalapeños (150g), stemmed, halved, and seeded, then cut on a bias into 3/4-inch strips, divided
Kosher salt
For Serving:
Steamed white rice
For the Kreung: Using a large granite mortar and pestle, combine lemongrass, galangal, turmeric, and makrut lime leaves and grind to a smooth but slightly fibrous paste. These are the toughest, most fibrous ingredients in the paste, so it will take 5 to 10 minutes for the paste to form. Once the paste has formed, add shallot and garlic and pound again to smash them into the paste, another 3 to 5 minutes longer. Add basil to the mortar and pound until it is fully incorporated into the paste.
For the Stir-Fry: In a wok, heat 1/4 cup (60ml) vegetable oil over medium-low heat until shimmering. Add roughly half of the kreung to the wok, stirring and scraping constantly with a wooden spatula to prevent the mixture from sticking to the bottom of the pan and burning. At first, the paste will snap and pop as it begins to release moisture. Continue stirring until all visible moisture has cooked off and the paste has thickened and darkened slightly, 1 to 2 minutes.
Increase heat to high, then add half of the chicken to the wok, along with 1 piece of mudfish (if using) and cook, stirring, until chicken is coated in the kreung and has turned white on the surface, 2 to 3 minutes.
Stir in half of fish sauce, sugar, and bouillon and scrape browned bits from the bottom of the wok (some may still adhere). Stir in half the basil. Once basil has wilted, reduce heat to low and add half of jalapeño slices, cooking until warmed through but still crisp. Season with salt to taste.
Scrape contents of wok into a serving bowl and discard fermented fish. Rinse and dry wok, then repeat with remaining oil, kreung, chicken, and other ingredients.
Serve stir-fry right away, passing steamed white rice at the table.

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If you have curly hair and live in a humid environment, you likely suffer from frizzy hair. Curly hair tends to be dry and is particularly susceptible to humidity. It simply wants to soak up the moisture in the air, which causes the hair's cuticles to expand, which therefore causes frizz.
So how to control the frizz? It's possible to control frizz, but you need to arm yourself with the right products and proper styling.
Here are a few rules to live by:
Careful With That Shampoo
Shampooing can strip hair of its natural oils, which are actually great frizz fighters. To avoid frizz, lather up only a couple times a week with a gentle shampoo, preferably one that contains no sulfates (see this list of the Best Sulfate-free Shampoos). Sulfate-free shampoos are gentler on the hair and the scalp. You can use baby powder or a dry shampoo to keep oil at bay between washings.
Also, consider the "lo-poo" or the "no-poo" shampoos that are currently insanely popular among my New York friends with curly hair. Created by curly-haired women for curly hair, Deva Curl's No-Poo and Lo-Poo shampoos, are sulfate-free, full of organic moisturizers and created for ultimate frizz protection.
Deva Curl No-Poo
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Embrace Conditioners and Oil Treatments
According to stylist Rita Hazan in More Magazine, "Hair is like skin: You must keep it hydrated." She tells the magazine she slathers on an oil treatment like Phyto Subtil Elixir Intense Nutrition Shine Oil before she goes to bed.
Then she shampoos it out in the morning.
Unless you have super-fine hair (most curly hair is not fine), you should condition hair after every shampoo. A deep conditioner protects the hair's shaft, coating it so it is less able to soak up the humidity in the air. Allow the conditioner to stay on for at least 5 minutes before rinsing.
Never Rub Hair Dry With a Towel
Rubbing hair dry with a towel only roughs up the cuticle, making it more prone to the frizzies once it dries. Instead, squeeze hair dry with the towel. I read once that Drew Barrymore swears by squeezing her hair dry with super-absorbent paper towels (think Bounty). My friend with curly hair dries her hair with a super-absorbent towel that she got from a travel store (like these). She says it's a perfect size.
Comb in a Silicone Serum
Once hair is towel-dried correctly, comb in a leave-in conditioner or even better and especially if you are going to use a hair dryer, a curling iron or a flat iron, comb in a serum containing silicone (look for "dimethicone" on the bottle). Make sure each curl is coated.
Silicone serums ensure the cuticle stays smooth and offers protection from humidity.
The Right Kind of Blow Dryer
Invest in an ionic hair dryer (see my list of the best hair dryers), which dries hair much faster, therefore creating less damage to the hair's cuticles.
You should use a diffuser when blow-drying curly hair. Stylists swear by Deva's hand-shaped diffuser which allows you to actually get into the curls to dry them.
The Correct Way to Blow Hair Dry
Not blow drying hair correctly will definitely cause frizz.
To dry hair correctly, hold the blow dryer under hair, squeezing curls in your palm as you dry. If you don't use a diffuser, aim the blow dryer nozzle downward, in the direction hair grows.
Watch That Hairspray, Try a Gloss Spray Instead
Most hairsprays and mousses have a high alcohol content which is incredibly drying to that hair you just protected with the conditioners and the serums. If you must spray hair, use a hairspray with little to no alcohol. Finish hair instead by spritzing a high gloss spray in your palm, rubbing your palms together and then "palming" your hair where the frizzies tend to pop up.
Try Palming a Heavy Cream Over Your Hair
To quickly defrizz hair, rub a pea-sized amount of Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream between your hands and then palm them over curls to the ends.
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The last decennia, there has been an increasing interest in the use of robotics for gait training. The current robotic gait trainers are not proven to be better than conventional therapy. This is thought to be caused by the passive way of support and the lack of degrees of freedom. These factors are important for the learning process. An 'assist-as-needed support' could be the solution for a more active approach. This means support where and only when the patient needs it. This approach is implemented in a new robotic gait device, the LOPES. The device also contains more degrees of freedom which allow a more normal walking pattern. In addition, the patient is able to compensate during walking.
What is Pidon Lopes?
The aim of the project is to design and build a new robotic gait trainer for rehabilitation goals. This robotic device must implement the assist-as-needed support and more degrees of freedom. The effect of the robotic gait trainer will be studied.


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"Raccoons are cute little creatures but they are also little devils at times. I have picked up around my garbage can so many times from their nightly visits. Today are character guest is Muddy."
"Muddy, what is the name of the book you are a character in?"
The book is named after me, Muddy, The Raccoon who Stole dishes.
"Who created your character?"
The illustrator is Linda Wolfsgruber born in South Tyrol, Italy. You can find her work throughout Europe and in the United States and Japan. She has won many awards.
The writer of the book is Griffin Ondaatje born in Kingston, Canada. He has written "The Mosquito Brothers" and "The Camel in the Sun." Griffin has three children and they live in Cambridge, Ortario, Canada, with his family.
"Muddy, I like your name. How do you think you got that name?"
I live by Mud River, so that may be why Griffin gave me Muddy as a name.
"Can you tell us about your character?"
I love to eat out of the garbage can and I love to eat off plates. It taste so good and I never know what I will be eating. I like surprises when it comes to eating. I guess you could say I'm a picky eater.
"Does the rest of your family like to eat out of trash cans?"
They like garbage can food but they think it is dangerous to eat it. They also think I could get in trouble if I keep crossing the river to eat out of the restaurant's garbage can.
"Can you tell us just a little more about the story?"
I was stubborn and went on over to the restaurant for food and got caught by my father. I had the plate with me and the oldest, wisest raccoon wanted me to make amends. You will never believe what happens when I go back.
"I guess we need to read the story to find out. Thank you for coming by and Muddy you are a cute little fellow, stay safe."
Inside, Up, Down Over Under and By
By Vicky Manning
Raccoon went inside the trash can
Up with his supper
Down to the ground
Over the river
Under a tree
By a lake
To eat left over steak.
Raccoon went inside the trash can
Up with his supper
Down to the ground
Over the river
Under a tree
By a ditch
To eat his fish.
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'Baratheon' Necklace
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'Baratheon' Necklace
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Difficulty: Beginner
Step 1
Open the split rings of the connector chain and attach to either side of the stag.
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Handling satisfactorily ICT ethics issues in the design as well as in the use of systems, demands continuous adjustment to relevant values. In privacy, robotics and sustainability, this can be achieved through the development of personal thinking skills and the establishment and running of suitable group processes. In ethical decision making it is important to make a distinction between thinking as a process, and value-content as the result of this process. By focusing on the process, i.e. philosophizing, the philosophical method of deliberative thinking, we can construct and apply tools to support ethical decision making during the development and the use of ICT systems.
Purpose – This study aims to map Swedish students' attitudes towards Snowden's revelations and their effects in the political and socio-cultural environment of Sweden.
Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire was answered by 190 Swedish university students. The quantitative responses to the survey and qualitative considerations of free text answers were statistically analysed.
Findings – Swedish students had a high level of knowledge about the Snowden revelations; they actively searched for information, gave a positive judgement of Snowden's actions and were willing to follow his example in Sweden, although not in the USA. They trusted their country and most of its institutions and authorities except for secret service agencies and the internet and computer software companies.
Practical implications – This study could be used as a design of education for university students, especially in information technology programmes.
Social implications – The study can be used for developing and applying policies on privacy, surveillance and whistle-blowing.
Originality/value – This study is part of a bigger international study to map students' attitudes towards Snowden's revelations and their opinions about privacy, surveillance and whistle-blowing opening up for cross-cultural analyses.
Technology has opened up more opportunities to find bet- ter partners, especially via online dating sites . In addition, technology related to love and sex currently goes far beyond online dating sites. Technology influences our intimate life more and more. Media started to pick up romantic rela- tionship between human beings and digital characters of- ten. Furthermore, today, many wearable devices to experi- ence virtual sex have come into the market. And also robots designed for having a sex with human beings are being de- veloped rapidly. Some might claim having a sex without love or without reproduction is just totally pointless. Or, having a sex with robots is totally "insane". But apparently there are big market needs, and modern technology seems to be able to satisfy them. This paper explores how it is possible for us to feeling love or sexual desire for non-organic objects by conducting the interview survey, and also considers why people want to have technology for satisfying sexual desire from a philosophical perspective.
This study explores how to improve and support researchers'ethical competence in scientic research and how to conduct research ethically, especially in research activities using Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Refining research ethics relating to ICT is unavoidable in the highly technological society of today, for example big data is used in different scientic research activities, and systems which support our daily lives are constructed based on the existing systems. In other words, technology reproduces technology itself. And almost all research activities need to use ICT through the whole research process. Moreover, researchers are required to be able to participate and react sensibly in ethical dialogues with society and citizens. Seen in that light, this study could be applicable not only to computer science and technology but also to a broad spectrum of research areas as the constructive notions of ethics, liberty and responsibility in research activity.
En utbildning i etik som ska träna studenter att själva hantera etiska problem måste utgå ifrån klassisk filosofi och från etikpsykologisk forskning i problemlösning och beslutsfattande. Utbildningen ska koncentrera sig på praktiskt arbete och seminarier med egna verkliga etiska dilemman. Målet är utveckling av förmågan att lösa etiska problem, tolka och tillämpa viktiga principer och regler, och delta aktivt i dialog med andra intressenter. I workshopen kommer vi att visa metoder, verktyg och övningar som vi använder i våra etikkurser för ingenjörer och teknologer.
Privacy protection and whistle-blowing are controversial issues. Privacy has to be protected but it hinders access to correct information. Whistle-blowing is necessary for correct decision-making, neutralizing wrong beliefs and preventing crime but it may destabilize groups, institutions and societies, and cause conicts. The question investigated here was whether people judging the controversial issues of privacy and whistle-blowing take a moralistic or a philosophical approach. The hypothesis was that homogeneous responses point to a philosophical approach whereas responses correlated with cultural background point to a moralistic approach. Participants' responses to a questionnaire on Manning and Snowden cases did not produce an unambiguous picture, and this result did not lead to a decisive answer to our hypothesis question.
ICT both supports and controls our lives, but today it is necessary and unavoidable for our way of living. In the present paper different ways to approach security are critically examined. The main question is how we may able to handle these issues in real life and how to create suitable and working system designs and policies. We need to consider the controversial nature of security, and base our efforts on classical philosophical theory and psychological research. By that we can develop suitable skills, methods and tools to be adopted in a democratic and deliberative process in order to create, revise and apply policies, guidelines, designs, rules and principles.
At present, our society is globalized, chaotic, changing, and also highly affected by individualization. That is, it is more difficult for out society to reach goals or conclusions collectively as one nation or one society. Under the situation, society needs political leaders to gather individual values, interests and opinions, and to take a lead in making collective decisions in the proper manner. Political leaders are required to have ability of making decisions and acting in the best way for society. Their responsibility is high even for future generations. According to Weber there are two categories of ethics pertaining to politics and to political leaders. One is the "ethic of ultimate ends" and the other is the "ethic of responsibility". "Ethic of responsibility" of political leaders is considered as a critical element. It is perceived as a kind of ability to consider possible social options and their impact, and also to take responsibility of their consequences in the future. In this context, it is very well compatible to the idea of ethical competence. It binds together philosophy and modern empirical research on ethical decision making, opening up for interventions like training and education for political leaders.


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Sour Beer Tap Takeover #2
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05/18 All Day
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As we continue to grow our Sour Beer Program, we are celebrating our 2nd Sour Beer day of the year!
The Beer List will be a mix of past favorites, new releases, and barrel-aged releases:
Black Currant Mango Barrel Aged Sour Golden – Strong golden ale soured patiently for two years in red wine barrels and aged on black currant puree and mango chunks.
Strawberry Megablend – A brewery favorite makes its return for this sour beer day! Our tart Megablend house culture brewed with an unhopped golden ale and aged on whole strawberries.
Blue Hawaiian Sour – Electric blue sour brewed with pineapples, lemons, limes, and blue spirulina substituting for blue curacao.
Pineapple Jalapeno Sour – Pineapples and a touch of heat from fruity jalapeno peppers blended with our base sour blend.
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The hospitality at Feudi del Pisciotto is complete with the Restaurant Il Palmento di Feudi and the Cooking School developed in collaboration with Le Cirque restaurant of New York.
The restaurant is found in the suggestive area carved out between ancient beams and columns overlooking the scenic barrel room below by way of a transparent crystal floor. Il Palmento di Feudi proposes a gourmet experience of Sicilian ingredients, which are plentiful thanks to the favorable location of the estate in which sea and land bring out the best of the island's produce.
Typical regional recipes, with a predisposition for fish both noble and underprivileged and a profound reliance on vegetables and dairy products that are abundant in Sicily in both variety and quality, interpreted with health-minded contemporary techniques comprise the gourmet vocabulary of Il Palmento dei Feudi, which aims to become a gourmet destination of the area, both for the local public as well as a national and international audience, the latter to which is dedicated the Cooking School Le Cirque at Feudi del Pisciotto, developed in collaboration with the iconic restaurant of the Maccioni family. A school that organizes residential courses, spanning from 2-3 days or up to 2 weeks in length, aimed at the discovery of the secrets of Sicilian Gastronomy, strategically positioned on the island to discover nature, culture and the scents of the Trinacria, crossroad of a myriad of civilizations from the Greeks to the Arabs to the Turks to the Normans, whom each left their culinary heritage in a unique stratification unlike any other in the history of the world.
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Dear Miss Communication, It happened–I got a terrible review online, and I'm heartbroken. I'm so afraid this will damage my business! The client had a terrible experience with weather and a timeline that didn't work on her wedding day and now she's taking it out on me. What do I say? Can I do anything?…Read More
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Photo by Pixsooz/iStock / Getty Images We've all been there�you're about to finalize the booking with your client and instead of coming back with a signature, a smile and a check, they come back with red pen marks all over your contract. What to say? Whether you're willing to make changes or not is completely…Read More
What to say when your client wants to choose or approve your second shooter
Sometimes your wedding clients are extra curious about the second shooter you'll bring to their wedding, and they express a desire to exert influence on your choice for their event.� While it's a reasonable question to wonder who else will be at your wedding and capturing one of the most important and expensive days of…Read More
What to say when your client communicates via text
This is a personal preference, obviously. Some photographers and other small business owners don't mind informal texting or FB messaging with clients, and others prefer to keep all client messages in one location. I'm strongly in the "keep all client/vendor messages in one location" because I know myself, I will never remember where an important…Read More
What to say when your client wants to retouch or edit their own photos before you blog them
Dear Miss Communication, One of my clients is a skilled graphic artist and photographer. In the previews I posted on Instagram, she observed what she believes to be wrinkles around her eyes, and said to me, "I'd like to retouch those before you blog them or submit them for publication." How do I nicely say…Read More
You're fired! What to say when the couple wants to break up with you before the wedding
Every once in a while, it happens. The couple who loved you at booking has a change of heart. Maybe a parent is pressuring them to choose a more traditional photographer. Maybe your personalities didn't click at the engagement session. Maybe they hated their images. Maybe you never met half of the partnership, and one…Read More
When the client is upset with their images
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Abiquo 4.7
To enable Classic firewalls in the UI, Administrators should set the client configuration property.
Users work with classic firewalls at the public cloud region level. In the platform there is no association between classic firewalls and virtual datacenters or classic firewalls and VMs. This means that when you onboard virtual resources, you must onboard classic firewalls in addition to virtual datacenters.
To onboard classic firewalls:
To synchronize a firewall that you onboarded earlier, click the synchronize double-arrow button beside the firewall name.
Change the name and description as required, then click Save.
To view the provider ID of a classic firewall, edit the firewall.
The platform will maintain the rules in order with no gaps.
To change the order of rules, click the pencil edit button beside a Sequence number, then enter a new Sequence number and click ok. The platform will move the other rules to fit around the changed rule.
For example, to move a rule from position 1 to position 2, enter 2 and click "ok".
The platform will now move the rule that was in position 2 to position 1.
The last rule in the sequence is the default rule in the Edge. In vCloud Director, If you disable the default rule, this will disable the firewall service in the Edge. This will mean that the rules will exist in the Edge but they will not be active.
To create a firewall rule, click the + add button and complete the following dialog.
|Position in the order of evaluation of rules, which is from lowest to highest. You should create rules using existing sequence numbers. The platform will reorder the rules to fit around the new rule. If you create a new rule at the end of the sequence, then it will be the default rule. If you disable the default rule, then the platform will disable the firewall in the Edge.
Optionally select from the list of common protocols
|Source ports
|The firewall rule will apply to this inclusive range of ports
Source can be in the following formats: IP address, CIDR, IP range, 'any', 'internal', and 'external'
|Destination ports
|The firewall rule will apply to this inclusive range of ports
|Destination can be in the following formats: IP address, CIDR, IP range, 'any', 'internal', and 'external'
|Select "Allow" or "Deny".
|Select to use logging. Optional
|Select to enable the rule. If this rule is in the last position, then it is the default rule. If you disable the default rule, then you will disable the firewall in the Edge. The rules will still be present, but the Edge will not apply them
API Documentation
For the Abiquo API documentation of this feature, see Abiquo API Resources and the page for this resource ClassicFirewallsResource.


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Why Employee Brand Training Fails
Four questions every employee should be able to answer.
Employee brand training can be a game changer in building brands. When done well, the training equips employees to act on behalf of the brand to truly connect with people. The results should be a company full of its own Brand Ambassadors, living out the brand's ideals. But, brand training rarely results in this great feat.
To understand why employee ambassador training goes wrong, we first need to understand why it's such a powerful tool and what it's working to fix. Consider service-based industries, especially those that have been commoditized or over-regulated. These industries find it challenging to secure a point of differentiation.
A good example is the financial industry. It is highly regulated. Products and services are generally seen to be the same. Even the most advanced digital conveniences have become the norm. Visiting a branch has become less frequent. Advertising has given way to content and influencer marketing. Consequently, it is an industry that is losing their one-on-one personal relationships. In the end, even the most sophisticated technology can't replace the kind of personal engagement that creates trust — the cornerstone of any brand.
Bridging the Trust Gap
According to the 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer1 survey, there is a 21-point gap between Financial Services and Technology, the most trusted industry. Although trust in financial services has improved from an all-time low in 2008, it still has work to do. It takes time and effort for brands to earn trust.
Trust in Financial Services has been ranked the lowest among nine industry segments.
It's the employees who are on the front lines of building trust. Customers have higher trust in the people than with marketing or other forms of interaction with a company. It is the people that have the "capital" to champion the brand in ways that no other medium can.
"Businesses that fail to establish trust, the foundation of any relationship, will lose to businesses who can."2
Are employees equipped to build trust for their brand?
Brand Ambassador training is part of a national trend embracing all types of employee performance development. In 2018, U.S. firms spent nearly $90 billion on employee training3. This training has come in all different shapes and sizes. E-learning, classroom instruction, workshops, conferences, seminars, are just a few of the employee training formats. Subject matter often includes technical skills development, team building, leadership, and product feature awareness. Employee orientation and on-boarding programs have typically been where brand indoctrination has resided. The company's mission, vision, and values often get thrown in with administrative procedures and corporate policies. These are all well-intended efforts to boost performance and harmony in the workplace.
Is all this training worth the investment? Some research suggests that a staggering 90% of any new skills are lost within a year4. Not only is there very little training dedicated to brand knowledge, but there is also very little to show for it.
Where does ambassador training go wrong?
Whether it is three steps, seven steps, ten steps or more, employee ambassador training often fails on the most important topic – the brand. In a recent article on how to turn your employees into Brand Ambassadors, there was only one mention of vision or mission. In another article on eight steps to a game-changing Brand Ambassador program, there was no mention of the brand. Would it not make sense for employees to understand why they are a Brand Ambassador? Should they not know how they talk about the brand? Shouldn't all employees be on the same page to reinforce the same attributes? This is especially true for highly commoditized service industries. There is so little to compete on other than building brand trust. Unfortunately, historical mistrust has outweighed many unfulfilled promises.
What does a "true" Brand Ambassador need to know?
Every employee, who is on the front lines of customer engagement, should be able to answer four questions. They don't need to be brand experts. They also don't have to recite brand doctrine word-for-word. But they do need to have a degree of brand intelligence. Understanding the brand will empower them to represent the brand in a way that is relevant, meaningful, and distinctive.
Four questions every employee Brand Ambassador should be able to answer
1. What is a brand?
Defining what a brand is has become diluted and confused. Even the experts are not in agreement. A web search on "branding" will yield nearly 1 billion results. It is no wonder that an employee on the front lines of customer relationship doesn't understand branding as it relates to their job. It is just not meaningful to them. Learning what constitutes a brand will lay the groundwork for understanding the company's brand and why it matters.
2. What's my brand?
We know that a brand is a lot more than the name or logo or product. But it is also a lot more than the vision and mission, or even value proposition. One must understand what the brand fundamentally stands for and what makes it special. A good Brand Ambassador may be able to articulate what makes the brand different. A great Brand Ambassador will be able to live out the brand. They'll deliver on the promise, personality, voice, and experience through their behavior and customer engagement. That's what builds trust and loyalty.
3. Why should I care?
Brand Ambassadors need to appreciate the value of branding and why it matters. It is not an esoteric marketing concept that is a distraction. It is what makes the difference in building a trusted relationship. Unless someone is accountable for something, they are probably not going to care very much.
4. How do I live the brand?
All of this information on branding is valuable. However, it is only valuable if that knowledge is put into practice. The ultimate pay-off with employee Brand Ambassador training is how you live the brand. It is not only the way you engage customers but also how you engage with your colleagues. Brand guided behavior creates an internal brand culture, and in turn, reflects an authentic and genuine outward expression of the brand. It is this authenticity that will build and maintain the trust that is so important in creating loyal customers.
The Training Challenge
The challenge with any Brand Ambassador training program is how to adequately equip the employee with the right knowledge. Applying brand knowledge in practice makes the real difference. Keep in mind that an effective Brand Ambassador has both an internal and external role. Building and maintaining a brand culture is equally as important as creating customer trust and loyalty.
The Brand University Model
Brand University is not a place. It doesn't have a campus nor does it have a football team. It is a learning concept dedicated to developing employees into Brand Ambassadors. With the right training, employees can genuinely represent their brand to build long-lasting customer engagement.
The Brand University model is structured around a college-like curriculum. This model is foundational to the design of the program. A typical Brand U program includes classroom instruction, homework and project assignments, participatory exercises, role-playing, and exams. The intent is to create a learning experience that will connect knowledge to what the employee does every day. This is the key. A Brand Ambassador's advocacy for the brand must be intuitive, not just something an employee feels like they have to do. The Brand University also creates a long term Brand Ambassador training engagement that ensures sustainability. It's a commitment to knowledge building and practical application.
"Knowledge is Power" —Francis Bacon
At Diverge Branding, we believe that the most effective Brand Ambassadors are those that understand what their brand stands for and what their role is in bringing the brand to life. A Brand University program tailored specifically to your organization may be an answer.
Ready to start a conversation about your brand? Get in touch.


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One of our highest-profile clients is Yamaha Corporation of America, the North American subsidiary of Yamaha. When Vimal Thomas, YCA's Vice President of IT, set out to find an EFSS solution, he had a very specific list of demands.
The chief catalyst for YCA's search for an EFSS solution was a mandate to move to the cloud. YCA selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) to host the majority of its data, and needed a content collaboration application that was compatible with AWS and was enterprise-grade.
Before finding a solution with Egnyte, YCA was leveraging a combination of physical hard drives and Dropbox's team features. Video files would be saved on physical hard drives handed or shipped from one user to another. Other content like contracts and working documents would be stored on Dropbox, despite its limitations for enterprise-grade file sharing.
Thomas needed a solution that worked with AWS. He wanted to put a stop to users' practice of storing content on external drives, then physically shipping or carrying them around. And ultimately he was looking for a way to help users collaborate easily and securely with partners and customers while enabling IT to enforce its security recommendations for specific files.
Egnyte Connect was the answer, thanks to a few key features that addressed each of his concerns.
- Platform-Agnostic, Adaptive Architecture
The choice to move to the cloud was an obvious one for YCA: there was no version synchronization between the corporate offices, Yamaha Artist Services, or the Canadian branch.
"People would come to me and say 'we need a solution to be able to back up and recover our data quickly,'" says Thomas. His users were crying out for the agility and seamless access of the cloud. Choosing AWS to host the majority of YCA's data was a forward-looking idea, but, Thomas feared, one that would require an overhaul of his infrastructure.
"We used to have Windows file servers with direct attached storage," says Thomas. As he began to migrate his data, Thomas realized "there was no like-for-like replacement in AWS, and Egnyte Connect was the best enterprise-grade solution that fit [YCA's] needs and worked with AWS."
YCA leverages AWS for storage with Egnyte Connect as a front-end collaboration application. Synchronization is now a non-issue because Egnyte Connect keeps track of all changes and makes sure everyone has access to all versions no matter where the file is stored.
- Mobility Suite
By leveraging Egnyte Connect's cloud deployment, YCA is now able to collaborate seamlessly with partners and customers. As YCA has stored more and more data on Egnyte, the mobility suite has ensured that no one will ever have to ship a hard drive again.
With the Egnyte Connect mobility suite, collaboration isn't dictated by location or device, and YCA has embraced it to the fullest. Thomas raves "I've had people tell me they've been able to make edits on their phone, on the way to the airport."
The rich features offered with link sharing, like setting expiration dates and choosing which version of a file a link points to, allow content to be shared on precisely the right terms, quickly and securely.
- Precise Permission Controls
YCA's previous solution for collaboration on non-video content was to use the team features of Dropbox. However, without the ability to set permissions at the folder level and precisely calibrate permissions at a subfolder level, IT policy was toothless.
We've written at length about just why it's important to have granular, subfolder permissions control for admins. As YCA began moving files from disparate hard drives to a centralized AWS cloud repository, it was more important than ever that administrators and power users could control who sees what.
Subfolder permissions have another benefit that's critical for YCA and any music company: protecting intellectual property. With 50 years of artist content sitting on portable drives, it was impossible to restrict who had access, or even control where the hard drives physically resided. By using subfolder permissions, it was simple to only allow access to users who needed it, and at the same time, ensure that irreplaceable content was safe and secure for generations to come.
It's no surprise that, while YCA has had a learning curve with Egnyte Connect, there has not been an adoption curve: just the opposite in fact. Since having its content collaboration brought up to date, YCA hasn't looked back.
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Reviewed by Scott A. Johnson
Written by Joe Knetter
Published by Lulu
Oh God…Excuse me…I have to vomit….*blech!* There…That's better. You've been hearing about Joe Knetter's new opus, Zombie Bukkake, for a while now, and I got to be the lucky guy to get a his greasy hands on a copy for review. If you know Knetter, if you've read his stuff before, you think you know what to expect. And you'd be wrong. Oh so wrong. Oh sure, there's gore, sex, shit, blood, zombies and masturbation a-plenty. But that's not even the half of it. Knetter has outdone himself this time, and the result is a book that is guaranteed to disturb, nauseate, and thrill his fans. For the record, those who already like Knetter's work will adore this book. Those that already think he's a sick perverted monster…Well, they'll still pretty much think he's a sick perverted monster. Moving on.
The story revolves around Foley, an all-around good fellow, who loves his wife and daughter, and seems like a great guy. There's just one little addiction from which he cannot escape: Porn. When he finds out that his all-time favorite porn star is coming out of retirement to do a "Goth Bukkake" shoot, and they're casting it from his home city, he jumps at the chance. While he and a bunch of other random guys are standing around wanking over this beautiful, half-buried, woman's face (in a cemetery, I might add), the Zombie Apocalypse kicks off. Grotesquery and hilarity ensue, and that last bit is only if you have a twisted sense of humor. Foley tries his damnedest to wade through hordes of the undead (while naked through most of the book, by the way) to make it home and make sure his wife and daughter are safe.
Let's be honest here. This book contains a few things like point-of-view shifts and tense-shifts that would drive an English major buggy. But that's not the point of this novel. No, the focus here is the story. Where Knetter is concerned, every blood-soaked, cum-dripping page is what's important, and what Knetter has created is a compelling, if disgusting, story. And, believe it or not, there's a message here, and one that's rather poignantly illustrated. Somehow, in all the depravity that includes cannibalism, necrophilia, rape and torture, Knetter lets us know that when push comes to shove, the most important thing is family, and keeping true to that family. He isn't heavy-handed preaching that porn is bad, but he does contend that honesty in a relationship is key, and addiction to anything can destroy a relationship just as quickly as a horde of ravenous zombies.
So how does one review a Joe Knetter book? Most reviewing is done comparatively, but there's nothing to compare Joe Knetter to but…well…Joe Knetter. No one writes like him, and I doubt anyone ever will. Pretenders to the throne there may be, but the king of all things sick and twisted is now, and will always be, King Knetter. Really, if you find yourself even slightly aroused when reading this book, there's something really wrong with you. This book is a fine example of Joe's work, and, for those that can stomach maggot-infested semen (shudder), actually a fine story. Don't eat before reading this, however, and don't expect to get romantic with anyone (or anything) after reading this. But still…I kinda like it. Does that make me weird?
4 out of 5
Discuss Zombie Bukkake in our forums!
ChainsawJuly 9, 2009
I am still amazed that it's being sold at Target.com. I can only hope that if it were in stores, it'd be right next to the Glenn Beck books there.
rupp30July 8, 2009
i'm going to buy it for sure. sounds like a splended good time of depraved thoughts and gore. i'm sold!
KnetterJuly 8, 2009
Thanks Scott. Glad you dug it. For those interested in ordering it, you can at amazon.com and target.com.
Cartoon AutopsyJuly 7, 2009
I really really want this book.


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Like the finer things in life that only time can make better, open mic nights across St. Joseph's bar scene have reached a point of maturity and it's time to enjoy. "It's amazing the amount of talent that's flowing through St. Joe right now," local musician and Western graduate Drew Ames said. Ames is one […]Continue Reading


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I firmly believe that if you keep your eyes and ears open, there is something very valuable to learn about life everywhere you look. I recently had a giveaway on my Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/marybelmartin/) and I asked the winners if they had any suggestions. One of them suggested Ponyo and the other "anything, I love color". I wanted to draw these pieces in my usual "confessional art" style, and this is what happened... enjoy!
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"I am just a street boy, I begged for a living" The young man cried out for help as he lie helplessly on the floor. I've seen him a few time carrying loads for people and doing many other jobs just to fend for himself and his sick mother.
He had told me once that his father died on a plane crash and since then their life has been from one crash to another.
"What did he actually do?" I pushed through the crowd to asked. "Look at my Jeep! Look at what his wheel barrow has done to my jeep! is he blind?" the mancho man shouted at me as he visited him with more beating.
From a distance, I spotted some uniform men looking and laughing at the poor boy, without any plans of intervention.
"What is really wrong with us?" I retraced back to the scene to take some pictures.
"Excuse me sir, this is unfair," a lady called me from behind.
"Look at my tomatoes on the floor… This is a market road for crying out loud, how can he drive like that? I collected loan to buy these tomatoes, how do i pay back?"
I could sense the pains in her tears and the urgency in her words urging me to intervene and save the poor boy.
So I think of myself in their shoe for pain is no man friend. And shouted at the top of my voice to draw everyone's attention. For a moment, everywhere was calm, even the uniform men edge closer to uncover what was wrong with me.
"Is he mad?" I could hear them murmuring within themselves.
"no I am not mad" I was so confused but i needed to say something to heal the situation.
"I am a panel beater sir, I will spray your car for free, but will you fix these tomatoes and this bleeding poor boy?"
There was a long silence, the crowd suddenly started to appear a little bit sympathetic to the poor boy as the Uniform men, picked him up and started the recovery process of what was left of the tomatoes, then I discovered that I had won the case.
But It's a big shame that we allow hate and ego to deny us the beautiful power of love.
We are not different, we are all humans. We need to discover love and make it a part of us, because if we do, poverty will be history


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As a teenager, Gour Hari Das went to jail for the freedom movement, and then as an old man, spent 32 years trying to get the government to recognise his contribution
Madhavankutty Pillai | 09 Aug, 2018
12th March, 1976
From: Gour Hari Das
To: The Collector of Greater Bombay
Sub: Tamrapatra and Sanmanpatra I, Shri Gour Hari Das s/o Shri Hari Das working in Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Bombay, is a freedom fighter and have suffered in Jail imprisonment in 1945 at Balasore Jail in Orissa State for which I have obtained the jail certificate which is enclosed herewith for your perusal and reference of the same. I therefore request you to issue a Sanmanpatra as well as recommend for Tamrapatra. I am staying here since 1956.
Your Faithfully,
4th March , 1981
From: Gour Hari Das
To: The Collector of Greater Bombay
Sub:-Tamrapatra to freedom fighter Shri Gour Hari Das
Please refer to your above letter where in you requested the Dy.Commissioner of Police to submit the report by return of post. It is a matter of great regret to inform you that after lapse of more than 3 years the pending matter could not be settled so far…I again request you to do the needful on priority basis…
17th June, 1989
From: Office of Dy Commissioner of Police
To: Shri Gour Hari Das
Sub:- Enquiries regarding freedom fighter Will you please make it convenient to call at this office within four days on any working day between 11 A.M. to 5 P.M.
16th February, 1992
From: GH Das
To: The Jail Superintendent, Balasore Dist. Jail., Balasore, Orissa
I, Shri Gour Hari Das originally from Jharpipal village Balasore district at present settled in Bombay was admitted to Balasore Jail as undertrial prisoner on 27-1-45. I was sentenced to eight months RI. I was released on bail on 23-3-45. Two separate certificates (copy enclosed) to that effect were issued to me for record. On the basis of those jail certificate I had applied to the government of Maharashtra for recognizing me as a freedom fighter and to sanction pension as per existing rules. In this regard the Collector of Bombay Suburban District has requested you under their letter number 1/G.E.N/ FF/91-92/361 dated 29-11-91 to confirm the correctness of those certificates after verification. Fortunately or unfortunately that letter was written to your office in Marathi language which you may find difficult for compliance. I therefore through this letter request you to please send your comments on the following address…
24th September, 2007
From: Undersecretary to Government of Maharashtra
To: Chief Secretary, Orissa State
Subject: Freedom Fighter Pension, Shri Gour Hari Das
Shri Gour Hari Das has applied for getting tamrapatra and recognition as the freedom fighter. Hence, you are requested to convey that if the applicant has been getting the Freedom Fighter Pension from your State, please send the Pension order & give the verification report about the jail Certificate from Superintendent, Balasore District Jail
THE YEAR AFTER this letter, Gour Hari Das finally got recognition from the Maharashtra government as a freedom fighter. The first letter was written in 1976. It took 32 years, when all his documents were in perfect order. What can be more lonely than fighting a battle in which there is no enemy on the other side? And how enormous is the betrayal if this invisible antagonist is something that you are not only a part of but also helped create?
There was a moment in Gour Hari Das' life when he stood in the cabin of an under-secretary in the Maharashtra government. He was by then already an old man and as he stood there, he was tired.
Das therefore asked, "Sir, can I sit?" The IAS officer gestured him towards a stool even though there was a chair on the other side. Das sat on the stool.
He then told him, "Is this your etiquette? A senior citizen comes to see you. Won't you even offer a seat to him? Forget those outside in your office. Over there people come and go. But at least you can offer a seat [in the cabin]."
The under-secretary stood up, apologised and then himself brought the chair to Das. It is a telling anecdote for what it illustrates. That a man can be reduced to a file even if those who do such a reduction have the capacity for empathy if aroused. It is, however, a rare occasion.
Born in 1931, Das' childhood was spent in Jharpipal, a village in Orissa. His father had come here from Ikidi, another village at the Bengal border. He worked for a zamindar and also had some land. When sparks of the freedom movement touched Jharpipal, his father was among the first to join and in his wake followed Das and his elder brother. He was barely in his teens and was part of what was then known as the Vanar Sena, a group which had children contributing to the struggle. One of his roles was to get messages across to leaders who were underground.
Freedom fighters in the village had started an ashram and undertook constructive social and political activities, making people aware and getting leaders from outside to speak. In 1945, when Das was in his 7th or 8th standard, a flag hoisting function was to be held in the village. The previous day, they gathered to make preparations, struck some posts and marked areas for who would stand where. Two constables came and demanded to know what was happening. When informed of the next day's function, they said it was prohibited. "We said 'We will do it' and they said 'We will have to arrest you. We said 'We are doing our work, you do yours'," recounts Das.
After the flag had been hoisted the next day, the police came and courteously told them that they had broken the law and took five or six of them, including Das, to the police station. The next morning, they were taken by train to a court in Balasore town. After a few hearings, they were sentenced to eight months rigorous imprisonment. "We had not told our homes yet and asked to be allowed to go and arrange our affairs. They said, 'You will have to go straight to jail'," he says.
After one month and 26 days, they were let out on bail. Their reputation had got a leg up. It impressed people that they had been imprisoned
Jail wasn't much of an ordeal. In fact, Das says, as a 14-year-old he had a lot of fun there. "Political prisoners and criminals were separately kept. But the boys would get together and play," he says. He participated in a small agitation. Prisoners were only allowed to clean their eating plates with brick powder so that they would look polished during inspection. "It was only being done in this jail. We told the jailer we wanted to wash it with water. He said, 'Tumhara kanoon nahin chalega' [your law won't work]. We came back and started banging the plate with the katori and making noise. We also complained to the jail superintendent. Finally they agreed to let us wash with water," he says.
After one month and 26 days, they were let out on bail and returned to Jharpipal. Their reputation had got a leg up. "People felt that we had been in jail and it was not a small thing. We started doing propaganda for the movement. Since the British were going to leave, we wanted to keep up the pressure and hasten it," he says.
Once, a few of them went to West Bengal to take part in Mahatma Gandhi's public meeting. Gandhi said while they got money from businessmen, he also wanted common people to contribute in whatever way they could. He asked the Vanar Sena boys to go across the crowd and present their topis for people to contribute. "Some gave one anna, 2 anna, 4 anna, ring, earring. When we went to Bapu to give the collections, the other boys were bigger and ahead of me. I went last. Bapu looked at me and put his hand on my head. After the meeting, as we were returning home, the other boys stared complaining that only I had been blessed and their coming has gone waste. My father and other elders explained that if I got his blessings, it meant all of them had got it," says Das.
On August 15th, 1947, he was at a stream washing his clothes when he saw a procession with flags and slogans being shouted move through the village. Independence had come. Das joined them and in the evening they had a meeting to decide what what to do next for nation building. After Independence, Das took part as a volunteer in a conference in Uttar Pradesh called by the Akhil Bharat Charkha Sangh which would later go on to merge with the Sarva Seva Sangh. Das and other volunteers organised food, drink, bathing and toilet arrangements. After the conference, a leader of the organisation invited Das to work at Wardha, where the Sevaragam Ashram established by Gandhi was. "I said I would have to ask father. He gave the address. My mother was not ready to let me go and kept crying the whole night. I saw she was not going to be consoled. In the night, I took a small bag of cloth, a jug for water, a sleeping mattress and left," he says.
He reached Wardha by train and began work at the ashram the very next day. "The main thing then was svavlamban , self-sufficiency. All of the ashram's requirements needed to be made in the ashram itself. I was asked to work on the farm in one of the many groups of boys and girls," he says. He also continued his studies there. Three months later, he was put into a training programme that involved four courses of nine months each in spinning, agriculture, dairy and education. Towards the end of it, Vinoba Bhave started his Bhoodan Movement in Telangana and Das joined him. "Vinoba Bhave took us all over India,from Bihar to Orissa to Andhra," he says. After Das returned to Sevagram, he finished his training, specialising in spinning. While still there, he became associated with the Khadi and Village Industries Board.
"We were mandated with developing the spinning wheel to make it better. In Tamil Nadu someone had made a model that we were given to test, develop and make ready for the market. I was sent with the charkha model to Bombay to give a demonstration," he says. The charkha was being tested in a textile technology laboratory. The person in charge of it asked Das to stay back and learn textile technology. "I stayed there for three months. For the final test of the charkha model, I was sent to an institute in Ahmedabad. The results were published and we decided to give this model in the market. I became well known in this field. I knew everything, from A to Z of the model. Wherever the charkha would go, I would have to go, train spinners and check for problems," he says.
The Khadi and Village Industries, which later became the Khadi and Village Industries Commission, took him on as a full-time employee. Das shifted to Bombay and worked there till he retired in 1989.
THE TRIGGER FOR Das' second struggle was his eldest son applying for admission to VJTI, one of the country's leading engineering colleges. Das told him there was a freedom fighter's quota. His son was reluctant but he said why not avail of the facility if it exists. But his son came back from the institute saying they were demanding evidence. Then Das himself went there and was told nothing could be done without a document. A government document called Tamrapatra recognises a freedom fighter and Das hadn't applied for it.
His son subsequently got into an Indian Institute of Technology on merit, but it rankled Das that his son had been asked whether his father was actually a freedom fighter. He wrote his first letter to the Collector of Greater Bombay in 1976 asking for the Tamrapatra. And then waited. Without any reply, he wrote again. He went and met bureaucrats. The police came, verified his existence and jail certificates which he had. Then again there was silence. And Das wrote again. He met the bureaucrats again. And so, in a journey that took superhuman patience, he kept at it. "The Collector gave the green signal. But the middlemen blocked it," he says.
Das would be told the file had gone to Mantralaya, the seat of the state government, and was directed there. He kept going. Once a man who had seen Das being shuttled around approached him. "He was like a broker. He said, 'Kya dhakka khaate ho. Maine aapke baare mein suna hai. Main sab karke doonga'," says Das. The catch was that whatever benefit he would get, the broker would take a percentage. Das refused.
It became Kafkaesque. His jail certificate clearly mentioned both the date that he had entered and left the jail. The number of days added up to one month and 26 days. According to the government formula, a freedom fighter would be recognised if he or she had been inside jail for a minimum one month. "Even after seeing this, they still said it was only 19 days. After many years, they accepted it. A letter came from the police asking to verify. One policeman came, talked to me and submitted his report. Then one more letter came asking to meet the police again," he said.
Once he was told that his file couldn't be located and then a clerk took pity on him and asked him to go to a department on the ninth floor of Mantralaya. "Till then my file had not been traced. Where it was lost was not known," he says. He was also told that since he had participated in the movement in Orissa, he should try there. "I wrote to them that I won't go to Orissa. When I was in the movement, there was no Orissa, only India," he says.
Finally, a clerk from Mantralaya, responding to a query from a minister as to why the matter was pending for so long, called Das and asked whether he had complained. "I said, 'Of course. If you do like this, won't I complain? I will go even further.' She wrote a letter that I had gone for 1 month, 26 days in jail. Meanwhile, a letter from Orissa government had also come that I wasn't getting any benefit from there which meant that I was eligible here. Then I got it. A clerk's letter was acceptable.I had spent decades on this and they didn't believe me," he says. In his home, Das has six files that has correspondence going back to 1976. It was in 2008 that he finally received his Tamrapatra.
In 2011, the filmmaker Ananth Mahadevan read about Das in a newspaper article and his story moved him. He felt it could be a movie. "It was a human drama, a man against the system in a country that he had helped free," he says. What struck Mahadevan about Das was the total absence of negativity in his long struggle. "It is extraordinary that he went through this without anger or hatred," he says.
The movie Gour Hari Dastaan was well- received at film festivals but didn't do as well commercially because of the manner in which the film industry's distribution network is structured, Mahadevan says. A plea by him to get a multiplex chain to reduce its ticket prices went unheeded. Some critics called the movie slow. But despite all that, even now, three years later, Mahadevan receives messages of appreciation by those who see the movie. "I am not disappointed. These are timeless stories that will go on forever," he says.
When Mahadevan was in the process of making the movie, he told Das to pen down whatever came to his mind about his life and it ended up as a book of sorts. Das often gets invited to speak in schools and he uses those notes. His message for the younger generation during such talks is to get out of an obsession with their own well-being. "I tell them, 'You only think of yourself. You ignore even your parents, forget society. First, serve parents, then home, then society. Don't forget society. You are there because society is there. If society is good, good will happen to you. If there is vileness in it, you will also have to suffer it.'" It is a somewhat ironical message from a man who didn't get nearly as much from society as what he gave it.
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The book is a biography, or rather, the story of how the author became interested in preparing for survival and his journey along the way. Neil chronicles all the survival courses he took and his activities that bring him closer to his ideal of preparedness.
Initially, the author believes that getting a second citizenship is necessary to prepare. He attends a seminar in Mexico that purported to help him achieve just that. Later, he signs up for knife fighting classes as well as tracking, shooting, EMT and other classes he believes will prepare him for disaster. The book is quick to read, but really has little in the way of practical information for the prepper. He seems more interested in proving his story is true by including photocopies of his CPR certificate and lawyer bills.
He did take an interesting course- many of his courses I had no idea existed- called urban evasion. The culmination of the course required him to go around the city on a scavenger hunt without getting caught by the instructor team. I don't think any of those skills would truly help in the event of a social collapse- but it was interesting to read about his cross-dressing costume none-the-less.
To bring his book to a close, he comes full circle in philosophy. Instead of running away from danger, he believes that he should be running straight into it- to help others. He now works as an EMT and on the local (California) search and rescue team where he feels he is making a difference.
I don't recommend this book to any preppers looking for a book to teach you anything; it won't save your life. There is no good how to instruction in it at all. The only good aspect about it is that it opened my eyes to the market for survival classes- also, that everyone has a different idea of what preparedness means.


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This is John Plant. He started his channel Primitive Technology in 2015 which features videos of him building huts, tools, and performing other bushcraft activities. He uses no modern tools, and instead makes his own from materials he finds in the forest. Plant does not speak in any of his videos instead explaining what he is doing using text in the closed caption. It is amazing to see him at work turning raw natural materials into the structures and implements that helped early man survive and thrive.
The videos are filmed in North Queensland, Australia where John Plant lives. He has stated that he lives a modern life when he is off camera and that Primitive Technology is his hobby. He has released dozens of videos that have gained him over 7.7 million subscribers and over 500 million views.
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Sunday, February 27, 2011
Earthquake: Day 6
Last night I was reading blogs and news sites and read on my daughter's blog that she had her water back on, and that her cat had put in an appearance (I don't know where cats hide in earthquakes, but they generally take off for at least a day or two). So I was happy for her, and also a little bit jealous. Then I read another blog, from someone in the next suburb over in the other direction, who mentioned very casually getting his water back on, as if it was rather normal, and I started to feel totally pissed off. If there was water on in one direction, and water on in the other direction, what about us? I tried to tell myself I was being irrational, but I went to bed feeling very stressed out, anyway.
When I got up this morning I was feeling more or less over myself. After all, even if there are people in the city better off than us, there are still very many a whole lot worse off. You can't after all be much worse off than being dead. Or having someone you love dead. And then some of those who have lost loved ones have also lost homes and jobs.
D stayed at her house last night because she wanted to be there for her cat, she had been sleeping over each night up till now for some sisterly support. In the morning she headed back on foot, she texted me that she was running late so I went part way to pick her up, we loaded deck chairs into the car and headed off to the South Library where our church and another local church were holding a service outside on the lawn. You can see from the photo that it was a lovely sunny day, and it felt really good to get together. There was a large congregation including quite a few people from other churches, or no church, who just felt the need. And also a large contingent of news media people - D was interviewed beforehand by a television reporter, and I was interviewed afterwards by a radio reporter. But then, they probably interviewed lots of people and picked someone else with something more interesting to say for their shows, rather than my rather dull babbling :) Here's the report on Stuff and in the New Zealand Herald - the latter includes a photo of our service.
And it was great to see that our beautiful library building was green stickered meaning that it has been assessed as safe. It is however, closed till further notice. Presumably it is needed for more urgent purposes in its role as City Council Service Centre.
Then we headed home pausing on the way to take the photo in the previous post.
In the afternoon I decided to do some cleaning up, I am taking this rather slowly. However I decided it was time to get on with it, and to trust that not everything put back on shelves would end up on the floor again. So I borrowed the neighbour's vacuum cleaner (since ours seems to have died in the quake) and cleaned all the potting mix off the upstairs hall floor, put the cacti outside, since there is no chance they will be watered inside at the moment, put the bookshelf back in its proper place against the wall and put all the books back. The hall looks even tidier than normal. I tidied and vacuumed the bedroom as well before returning the cleaner - and figured that the reason why my wardrobe door wouldn't open wasn't that the door frame had warped, as some of our doors have, but because something was stuck behind it - so I have rectified that problem, and now I can get at my clothes properly.
Only somewhere around half a dozen rooms to go (not counting the offsprings' bedrooms, which are their own problem).
I feel a bit lazy and guilty about the pace of my cleaning up when I read of the huge efforts that people like Helen are having to put in to clean silt up from their properties.
My boss contacted me and confirmed that I could go back to work tomorrow if I wish, however he will give me extra time at lunchtime to come home, as he has no water either. I guess he feels that if one has to use makeshift toilet arrangements, it should be in one's own home. So we will see how it goes. I'm sure I'll feel better with something useful to do. His daughter who normally works for an accounting firm in the CBD (on the sixteenth floor of her building - it must have been terrifying) is also going to help out.
Actually, we do seem to have some water now. There is water coming out of the downstairs taps, slowly, but nothing in the upstairs bathroom, the pressure must be too low. I'm beginning to think it's not going to be a matter of either "water" or "no water". Several neighbours have discovered broken water pipes on their lawns or in their gardens, and I suspect as each of many, many breaks are found and fixed, the water will increase in pressure, a little at a time.
There's also a rumour that we are going to get a Portaloo in our street tomorrow. This could be a good thing or a bad thing - it may well mean that we are in for a long wait to get the sewage properly fixed.
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Labels: Christchurch, earthquake, South Library
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Thanks for writing, updating, uploading photos. It makes it easier to feel a little bit with you. Thanks for your humor at such a time.
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- Chibi Janine said...
Gosh you are having it roughh, Its so hard for me to even comprehend what an major earthquake can be like as I live in the UK the only time we came to real devestation was the 2007 floods even then that is minor compaired to what you are going through. I hope you manage to get your water back and suffer no more ground shakes, I wish you and your community well.
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