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First winter snowfall in Hunza Nagar of Gilgit Baltistan
>Villagers relocated amid landslide threats زمین سرکنے کا خوف۔۔۔ مکینوں کو منتقل کردیا گیا
People evacuating villages as water submerges parts of Gulmit
The News – Panicked people took everything they could carry, even doors and windows, as Attabad Lake threatened to flood dozens of villages here, officials and witnesses said on Monday.
Water from the lake has submerged parts of Gulmit, a tourist resort on the main Karakoram Highway linking Pakistan with China, resident Rehan Shah said. The local administration had warned them to evacuate the area and move to relief camps set up by the government.
Officials in jeeps fitted with an address system called on people to leave their homes. Similar announcements have also been made from mosques in the area. According to Gilgit-Baltistan administration, the area was divided into two parts and every part was looked after by an Assistant Commissioner.
Revenue Officer Iqbal Jan said medicines and other edibles were stored in sufficient quantity, for about 18,000 displaced persons to be affected by the overtopping of water from the Hunza.
The water level of Attabad Lake is short of few feet from the spillways and it is likely to increase to 340-350 feet in three to four days, causing water to overflow. Met Office Director Mian Ajmal Shad said that the current water level is 330.8 feet. He said that the level of 340 to 350 feet is expected within the next 3 to 4 days.
The official said that the inflow in the lake is between 2,000 to 2,400 cusecs, while the outflow is 80 to 90 cusecs only. He added that the work on the spillway has been completed. The boat service for Attaabad Lake will be suspended from Tuesday as the water has reached the spillway built by Frontier Works Organization (FWO), for safe outflow of water from the reservoir, it was officially learnt here on Monday.
Suspension of the service will also disrupt the land communication between middle and upper Hunza. According to the district administration, the lake is spread over 16 kilometres and the water level is rising at the rate of three feet per 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah has said that affectees of Attaabad Lake were being shifted to safer places. He said that the government was trying to facilitate the people living near the lake and for this purpose, all available resources were being utilised.
Though, there is no chance of bursting of the lake but, as a precautionary measure all arrangements have been finalised, the chief minister said. "We are fully alert. All is set to deal with any situation. Special camps for internally displaced persons (IDP) have been set up. Sufficient arrangements for drinking water, shelter and security have been made besides storage of food items, medicines and other material," he added.
He said the Pakistan Army with the help of civil administration was carrying out relief operation. If the lake water outbursts, it would not be harmful for Tarbella Dam, he said. He termed it a natural calamity and appealed to the people to pray to Almighty Allah for help to overcome the situation. Mehdi Shah said affectees would be compensated and lists in this regard were being prepared.
The chief minister said sirens had already been installed at different places, besides the emergency centers had been established for quick relief.The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has taken relief measures for the affectees of Ataabad Lake, besides adopting a strategy to control water level arisen alarmingly over 337 feet, which has submerged a long part of Karakurram Highway.
Talking to APP on Monday, NDMA official Brig Saeed said the authority has successfully launched a rescue operation. "If no fresh land sliding occurs, we would reopen the road today", he informed.
Answering a question regarding the timeframe for normalisation of the situation, he said: "I cannot give proper timeframe. Hopefully the situation will be under controlled between May 20-30. It may take more time depending upon the circumstances."
He said all necessary steps have been taken to facilitate the villagers, who have been affected and migrated to safer places."Consignments of relief items including food items, tents, crockery etc are sent for the affectees ", he said.
All precautionary measures, he said, are being adopted to control any emergency situation that may arise due to bursting of the lake. "We have suffered a loss of more than 500 billion rupees since January," president of the Gilgit chamber of commerce, Javed Hussain, told AFP in Karimabad, the main town in the picturesque Hunza valley.
Trade convoys arriving in the border town of Sust are sent to Hussaini town from where they are loaded onto boats to cross the lake, Hussain said.Then private loaders, carrying goods on their back put the cargo on jeeps for onward shipment to Gilgit, he said.
Around 36 villages may be submerged if the banks of the lake burst as the water level continues to rise, Iqbal Jan, a local government official said. "We have set up nine relief camps in Gilgit and 11 in Hunza and advised people to move now," Jan said but admitted that most people preferred to go to friends or relatives.
Hunza lake water causes flooding
Express Tribune – HUNZA: Water outflow from the spillway of a lake formed by landsliding in Hunza has stopped on Monday, causing flooding in adjacent areas.
The water from the lake in the Atta Abad area submerged 88 houses in Aeenabad and Shashkat while two bridges have also been swept away. The two areas also lost their ground link to other areas.
The water has reached Gilmat village where 42 houses and a commercial market were earlier evacuated.
Evacuations are also underway in other nearby villages.
The lake is 16 kilometers long and 350 meters wide. 2500 cusecs water is adding to the lake's water, daily. The lake does not have an appropriate spillway which is threatening the lake to burst. FW and army engineers are working tirelessly to resolve the issue.
ہنزہ میں بننے والی مصنوعی جھیل کے اچانک پھٹ جانے سے بڑی تباہی کا خدشہ ہے۔ ماہرین
The News – Even after 90 per cent of excavation work, the risk of sudden water outburst in newly developed large lake due to blockage of the River Hunza after massive landslide is still haunting the relevant departments as it can pose danger not only to thousands of people but also to Tarbela Dam, 50 kilometres northwest of Islamabad, sources told this scribe here on Friday.
According to sources, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and other departments, currently engaged in construction of spillways, took many weeks to remove major portions of debris and other material from the lake because engineers avoided use of heavy machinery or dynamites in the face of critical situation.
Sources stated that the relevant departments tried to complete construction of spillways till May 30, as signalled by various officials of the Ministry of Environment, but now they would take further two weeks for completion of their task.
The high-ups of all relevant departments during a meeting held under the chairmanship of Environment Minister Hameedullah Jan Afridi unanimously decided that no major blast technique would be used to clear the way of the River Hunza and instead spillways would be constructed for drainage of accumulated water.
The report presented by Professor David Petley of the International Landslide Centre at Durham University clearly stated that there was a substantive risk of water outburst with a potential for a large flood wave to travel downstream as far as Tarbela Dam, 50 kilometres northwest of Islamabad.
In his report, he stated that there was a substantive risk of an outburst event caused by the landslide dam in Hunza that was most likely during or shortly after water travelled across the spillway. However, such an event can be triggered by a range of other processes, some of which may provide little warning.
"If such an event occurs, there is the potential for a large flood wave to travel downstream as far as Tarbela Dam. This wave would greatly endanger the downstream population and can cause damage to infrastructure," it said.
The report further stated that populations located between the river level and the safe level should be evacuated prior to the arrival of the wave. It would require precautionary evacuations for those people living downstream of the dam and emergency evacuation plans for those living further downstream.
It suggested that a great deal of more work was urgently required in terms of the management of the hazard, in particular outside of the area between Attabad and Gilgit while constructing spillways for drainage of water.
According to official record, the Hunza River near Attabad was blocked due to a landslide that occurred on January 4 this year. The landslide created a water reservoir 11 kilometres long where water level has now increased up to 300 feet. The initial disaster buried the village of Attabad and submerged three miles of the Karakoram Highway, highly important for business activities in the summer season.
An expert from Geological Survey of Pakistan has already informed the Ministry of Environment that the region is also among the most seismically active in the world because it is located at the junction of the Asian and Indian geological plates, where the Himalaya, Karakorum and Hindukush mountain ranges meet.
Arshad H. Abbasi, a visiting research fellow at SDPI, said if the water goes out of the lake it would reach Tarbela Dam because the water waves can be as high as 40 metres or even more due to huge body of water behind a landslide dam.
FOCUS Pakistan that conducts regular geological survey and hazard assessments of vulnerable areas especially in the mountainous areas of northern Pakistan in its assessment report compiled in 2006 stated that there was a high risk of rapid movements and potential disaster but no one took pains to take any precautionary measure that resulted in massive landslide in the Hunza River.
The data provided by FOCUS showed that it has set up an early-warning system to alert villagers downstream in case the dam shows signs of collapse. A monitoring camp has also been set up above the lake equipped with CCTV and floodlights to monitor seepage or any unusual activity in the dam.
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Spokesman Ahmad Kamal told this scribe that clearance of area or preparation of access way on slide for making spillway cut started on January 6 and 180,104 cubic meter excavation work has so far been carried out by the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) that is almost 91% of total excavation work.
"You cannot go for adventure when level of water increasing constantly and there is a danger of sudden water outburst, so there is a need to take every step with extreme care to ensure every thing moves in the right direction," he said.
Giving details about newly developed lake, he said, the length of the lake is 12 kilometres and its height has reached up to 282 feet and current water inflow is 1,894 cusecs having seepage of 32 cusecs.
Afridi calls for plan to rescue Hunza people
The News – Federal Minister for Environment Hameedullah Jan Afridi on Wednesday directed the concerned authorities to finalise emergency plan for rescue of people, who are at high risk due to blockade of Hunza River, as a result of large scale landslide.
While chairing a follow up meeting along with Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Qaira, he asked the concerned officials to find out ways and means to come out of critical situation aroused after Hunza River was blocked by a 2 kilometre wide and 380 feet high avalanche slipped into it at Ataabad on January 04.
Representatives of Wapda, FWO, ERRA, Sparco, experts from other government and civil society organisations, Secretary Ministry of Environment Javed Malik, Additional Secretary Kamran Ali Quershi, DG Environment Javed Ali Khan and other officials of the environment ministry also attended the meeting.
Giving detailed briefing about situation of landslide in Attaabad, Gilgit-Baltistan a representative of FWO highlighted several aspects of the lake with reference of consultations, survey and decisions made by the organisation. He said that FWO has taken various initiatives and entire work would hopefully be completed by end of April.
Representative of Sparco also gave presentation in which he briefed about landslide situation and detailed analysis about the area and informed that the situation of is being monitored on daily basis. The participants of the meeting urged district and local administration to analyse and assess the issue and make all possible safety arrangements. Minister for Information Qamar Zaman Qaira asked FWO to make special arrangements to work day and night so that situation may be controlled well in time. During the meeting it was decided that FWO should continue its work with high spirits and make all possible arrangements to complete the task as soon as possible.
The minister for environment said that the basic aim of the meeting was to develop better understanding among the district government and other related departments to mobilise their activities in this regard.
It is pertinent to mention here that first meeting was held yesterday in which the federal minister was briefed about landslide situation at Attaabad, Gilgit-Baltistan. The participants gave presentations on the occasion and highlighted different aspects of this sensitive issue. The lake level is currently rising at 0.6 m per day. It was observed that about 25,000 populations would be cut off from the downstream communities in case of an outburst. Moreover, if such an event occurs, there is the potential for a large flood wave to travel downstream as far as Terbela Dam. It would greatly endanger the downstream population and could cause substantive damage to infrastructure downstream, and the impact of the flood will pose problems in terms of livelihoods and welfare.
Chief Secretary and Home Secretary of Gilgit-Baltistan informed about details of currently on-going efforts during the meeting. On this occasion, different aspects for the construction of spillways were raised. Likewise, matters related to relocation of affected population, monitoring and alert systems, provision of funds, food, medicines and health care facilities and other emergency arrangements were shared by the participants.


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- Computational social science
Principal Investigator – Collaborative Research: Strategic Leadership Systems: How Networks of Strategic Communication and Informal Influence Arise and Drive Firm Performance (6/1/2019-5/31/2022). The National Science Foundation (NSF), Science of Organizations (SoO) #1853470. Carter, D.R. (PI), Cullen-Lester, K. (PI). Budget: $356,810.
Principal Investigator – Project FUSION Facilitating Unified Systems of Interdependent Organizational Networks (02/15/2018-02/14/2021). The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) #80NSSC18K0511. Carter, D.R. (PI), Shuffler, M. (Co-I), Schecter, A. (Co-I), DeChurch, L.A. (Co-I), & Contractor, N. (Co-I). Budget: $991,979
Co-Principal Investigator – Cooperative Agreement: Next Generation Teams and Organizational Subsystems Research (10/01/2019-09/30/2026). Salas, E. (PI), Thayer, A. (Co-PI), Carter, D.R. (Co-PI), Shuffler, M. (Co-PI), Luciano, (Co-PI). Army Research Institute (ARI). Budget Pending Final Approval: $6,000,000.
Co-Investigator – Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance (GaCTSA) (10/01/2017-9/30/2022). National Institutes of Health (NIH) #UL1TR002378, Taylor, W.R. (PI), Ofili, E.O. (PI), Garcia, A.J. (PI), Phillips, B.G. (PI), Blumberg, H.M. (PI). Budget: $51,000,000.
Selected Publications
Carter, D.R., DeChurch, L.A., Braun, M. & Contractor, N. (2015). Social network approaches to leadership: An integrative conceptual review. Journal of Applied Psychology, 100(3), 597-622.
Shuffler, M., & Carter, D.R. (2018). Teamwork in multiteam systems: Key lessons learned and future opportunities. American Psychologist, 73(4), 390-406.
Cullen-Lester, K.L., Maupin, C.K., & Carter, D.R. (2017). Incorporating social networks into leadership development: An organizing framework and evaluation of research and practice. The Leadership Quarterly, 28(1), 130-152.
- Winner of the 2017 Leadership Quarterly Best Paper Award
Carter, N.T., Carter, D.R., & DeChurch, L.A. (2018). Implications of observability for the theory and measurement of shared emergent team properties. Journal of Management, 44(4), 1398-1425.
Murase, T., Carter, D.R., DeChurch, L.A., & Marks, M.A. (2014). Mind the gap: The role of leadership in MTS collective cognition. The Leadership Quarterly, 25(5), 801-1078.
Contractor, N.S., DeChurch, L.A., Carson, J., Carter, D.R., & Keegan, B. (2012). The topology of collective leadership. The Leadership Quarterly, 23, 994-1011.
2016 - Ph.D. Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology
Minor: Quantitative Psychology
Dissertation: The Motivational Drivers of Leadership Emergence in Multiteam Systems
- Winner of the 2017 Alvah H. Chapman Jr. Outstanding Dissertation Award in the Field of Organizational Leadership
2013 - M.A. Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology
Thesis: The Impact of Leadership Network Structure on Multiteam System Innovation
2010 - B.S. Psychology, Wright State University, Magna cum Laude
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Ismini's father had spent his last night on earth raising money for educational scholarships. Ismini had followed in her father's footsteps by generously donating her time and money. She found a kindred spirit in fellow Georgetown student Mark Svensson. So when they were planning their wedding, a novel idea emerged that would honor the memory of Ismini's father and give them an amazing start to their marriage journey. What seems like a sacrifice can because a source of hope to yourself and others.


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Success: Why Most People Will Never Become Successful
Success or the lack of is a fascinating thing. Quoting Jim Rohn, "A lot of people don't do well, simply because of the fact they major in minor things."
Do you know people like that?
Are you like that?
Sometimes it's easy to get distracted and fill up your day doing minor things. Before you know it, the day is gone, and you've gained nothing in terms of moving toward your goals.
You do have goals, right?
What Is Success?
It's different for everyone. For some it's wealth, for others it's spiritual growth.
Some describe it as having the freedom to live the RV lifestyle. While others want a three-story mansion with eight bedrooms, five bathrooms, a home theater
To clarify, you have to decide for yourself what success means to you. As an illustration, for most people success is a balance of financial, the spiritual and your physical being.
It Requires Action
It's important to realize that b
You can't offer "low-quality" to the world and as a result, expect great success.
It doesn't work that way.
You can't go to the stove and expect heat without first putting in the wood or fuel.
You can't go to the garden for fresh vegetables when you haven't yet planted a seed.
Growing Your Financial Freedom
Here are three simple steps to creating more success in your life.
- Make a "to do's list," every night.
- Mark the top three most important things on that list.
- When your day starts, focus on the number one most important thing first. At times you'll get pulled away. No worries. As soon as possible return immediately to the number one thing on your list.
Continue through your day working on the next most important item on your list. Crossing it off when complete.
You'll be amazed at how much more productive you'll become almost instantly. Productivity to a step toward success.
As a result of completing and crossing items off your list, your body will create endorphins. These endorphins will raise your level of consciousness, and make you feel amazing.
As a result of keeping this kind of to-do list, or task journal it has changed the entire direction of failing companies, turning them into thriving businesses.
You Want It Now!
You can become successful too, you're different. You're here, you're seeking, and this is where your successful life starts.
You've proven that by merely finding, and reading this post. Keep moving forward. Success takes time to manifest. In life, most things do not happen instantaneously. For example:
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- A baby falls many times before learning to balance and walk.
- After the farmer plants a seed, it's months before harvest.
- When you're taking a
500 milejourney takes a certain amount of time.
- Success too takes time to manifest in our lives.
Each day make your list for the next. Organize your list by what is MOST important. Start each day by working on those items first.
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My 3 y/o is already sick of the patriarchy
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The Trump Russia scandal is the plot of Kushiel's Dart
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In Maryland personal injury trials, juries have to consider various elements when determining the amount of compensation for an injured victim. See Maryland Civil Pattern Jury Instructions 10:2. These damages include claims for inconvenience and loss of consortium (essentially loss of companionship for couples).
Factors considered include:
- The injuries sustained and their extend and duration,
- Effect of such injuries on the overall physical and mental health and wellbeing,
- Past and future physical pain and mental anguish,
- Disfigurement, humiliation, or embarrassment caused with disfigurement,
- Past and future medical expenses, and
- Past and future lost earnings.
Juries will look at these factors, but the amount the jury provides can be affected by further factors, including whether the injury was permanent and whether the injury aggravated prior injuries or disabilities. Juries should not reduce damages because the injured victim was especially susceptible or vulnerable to injury. The at-fault individual is responsible for the injured victims harms, even if the harms are unexpected. See Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc. v. Catron, 186 Md. 156 (1946). Other damages that are compensated in Maryland include emotional pain and suffering, lost capacity to enjoy life (example: horseback riding, swimming, long car trips), prenatal injuries, and mental suffering caused by pre-impact fright (i.e., the emotional distress from the time the victim sees the danger until the time of impact).
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Why is it that whenever we are in the middle of something, all we can think about is taking a break? We can't wait for some time off – whether it's from running, school, work, a project, or anything else. But as soon as we get that time off, we find ourselves at a loss, missing that time consuming activity.
Taking a break from running at some point is inevitable.
Throughout marathon training, I constantly remind myself of the sweet reward that comes after the race. That week of absolutely no running is always so well deserved. And yet, by the time that week arrives, I always find myself actually missing my regular runs and eager to make a running comeback.
The first few weeks after fall marathons coincide nicely with the transition to winter. As I take some time off from running, the temperature cools down, darkness comes earlier and snow begins to arrive. The length of time off varies depending on the race and weather, but as time progresses, I inevitably find myself ready to get back to running.
Related: How to Stay Fit During the Running Off Season
Making a running comeback can be a tricky process.
After an extended break from running, it's easy to let the excitement get the best of you, start running again too much too soon, and wind up needing more time off after just a few runs.
Learning how to make a running comeback as safely as possible is crucial in maintaining a lifelong running routine. Getting back to running while avoiding injury involves building a strong running base and strengthening your entire body before diving in to any intense training.
Making a smart running comeback after a break can be tricky no matter what the circumstance. If you're ready to start running again, don't get discouraged during the process. Be patient and smart with your running comeback.
Whether you're coming back from injury or just after a long break, the way you return can make or break the future you have in the sport.
How to Make a Running Comeback
(After Taking Time Off)
As exciting as something may seem when it is taken away from us, it is in our best interest to resist the urge to dive in full force. Ease back in to running slowly, even slower than you want to. When your body feels ready and antsy to run, don't push it out of eagerness. Following your instincts may result in you getting back to running too quickly. Take your running comeback slow and it will benefit you in the long run.
Begin by running no more than your longest distance during taper week.
A general rule to follow is to avoid running farther than your longest run during taper week. For most of my marathon and half marathon training plans, this meals no more than 3-6 miles. Having a set number helps you avoid doing too much too soon our of eagerness. Check your training plan and stick with shorter distances when you start running again.
Start out with one or two runs per week.
Your return to running will involve running less frequently than you did during training. Begin with just one or two runs per week for the first few weeks. After a week or two after you've started running again you can increase the frequency to three or four runs per week. As your running base increases, continue to increase the frequency until you've returned to a normal amount of running per week.
Increase frequency before distance.
After a few runs back, you'll likely find yourself eager to run farther and fit in some long runs. You'll miss the satisfaction that comes from knowing you've put in miles for the day, and want to come back from your running break as quickly as possible.
A good rule of thumb to follow to avoid injury is to increase your running frequency until it is back to where it used to be before increasing your mileage. Keep your runs shorter in the beginning of your comeback, gradually increasing their frequency before distance. Only once you're back to running multiple times each week will your body be ready to add some mileage.
Walk whenever you need to.
Returning to anything after a break is going to be tough, and running is certainly no different. There will be many moments of frustration when you realize that the distance or pace you're struggling with used to be something you considered easy. Your body will not be used to this activity no matter what type of shape you are in. Miles are still the same distance whether you walk or run them, so don't feel guilty about taking a walk break if you need it.
Spend at least a month building a distance base.
It's so important to have a solid running base before jumping back in to any speed work.
Building a running foundation is so, so important. When we take time off from running for whatever reason, we lose that base we have built. If you missed more than 3 weeks of running, pretend you are starting at square one of a training plan and increase your distance slowly.
Focus on distance before incorporating any speed work or hard workouts. Attempting speed work too soon before your body is acclimated to running will lead to injuries, and even more time off.
Use your off days to build strength.
Take advantage of spending less time on the roads and use your free time to build strength. Cross train, strength train, lift weights, practice yoga – whatever works for you. Creating a well rounded sense of strength will help make your return to running as smooth as possible. A solid strength base will help you increase frequency and mileage much more quickly.
Be patient.
Even after just a few weeks off, your first few runs back won't feel quite like they used to. Give your body the time it needs to transition without injury, and don't expect it to happen overnight.
Balancing the excitement of making a running comeback with listening to your body can be tricky and frustrating. What used to be easy suddenly feels like a challenge in and of itself – but it does get easier. Your running fitness will comeback, and before you know it you'll be back on the roads logging mileage and hitting your goals.


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Stress and the McQuaig Temperament Scales (part 1)
In this two-part blog we will explore how a person's underlying temperament impacts their levels of stress in the workplace. We will also explore how the McQuaig Psychometric System can give you insights into how a person is likely to perform and what situations may create stress for them.
The International Stress Management Association (UK) highlights the many costs associated with work-related stress. www.isma.org.uk/about-stress/facts-about-stress
Stress has become the most common cause of long-term sickness absence for both manual and non-manual employees, according to the CIPD/Simplyhealth Absence Management survey. CIPD Survey October 2011
British businesses lose an estimated £26 billion each year in sickness absence and lost productivity. With greater awareness and mental health support, they said businesses could save one third of these costs – 'a mammoth £8 billion a year'. Mind June 2011
According to self-reports, consistent stress is the second most commonly reported work related illness . Labour Force Survey.
In 2009/10, 435,000 experienced stress caused or aggravated by their work . Labour Force Survey
In 2009/10, an estimated 9.8 million working days were lost through work-related stress. Every person experiencing work related stress was off work for an estimated 22.6 days which equates to 0.42 days per worker. HSE
Stress and chronic ill health in the workplace costs £100bn . Dame Carole Black, ISMA Conference 2009
While time demands and balance-of-life issues have been cited as two of the many sources of stress, a person's fit with a job role can also create stress.
We will explore two of the four McQuaig scales:
- Dominant<>Accepting
- Sociable <> Analytical.
Below is a list of the common activities that people with different McQuaig traits will find stressful.
Dominant Scale
People high on the Dominant Scale are goal-oriented and like to win. They will find stress in activities where:
- Consensus needs to be reached before moving forward
- There is not a clear link between their personal goals and team goals
- Someone else is in charge
Accepting Scale
People high on Accepting Scale are supportive team players. They will find stress in activities where:
- They have to confront others
- Risky decisions need to be made
- The team is pulling in a number of different directions and compromise will be difficult
Sociable Scale
People high on the Sociable Scale are extroverts who enjoy interacting with people. They will find stress in activities where:
- They are required to work on their own with little interaction
- Unpopular decisions need to be made
- They need to perform detailed analysis before moving forward
Analytical Scale
People high on the Analytical scale are logical and task-oriented. They will find stress in activities where:
- People frequently interrupt their work
- A great deal of interaction with others is required
- They are expected to be overly enthusiastic
While a broad range of factors may contribute to an individual's stress levels, important attention needs to be paid to the nature of the work itself. Any one of us, in a role that we are not temperamentally suited, will feel anxiety, under perform and may eventually leave.
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Michael Gravelle is a consultant for The McQuaig Institute. In addition to being featured in The Globe & Mail and Profit Magazine, he has written numerous articles on selection and assessment for such publications as The HR Professional, The Canadian Retailer and The HR Reporter.


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Joe Klein used his blog to blast Senator Hillary Clinton's attack on Barack Obama over the weekend writing:
"Clinton's poll-driven attack on Obama today seems a bit too sweaty and desperate for her current situation, which is still a dead heat in the totally unpredictable January 3 caucus, although an Obamaward ripple can be discerned."
It seems as though the Clinton war machine is geared up to go after the likeability and ethical reform message of Senator Obama. Howard Wolfson, Clinton's Communications Director, called on Obama to shut down the Hopefund and alledged Obama violated FEC Rules on the CBS' 'Face the Nation' Show on Sunday and stated, "There's a lot that voters don't know about Barack Obama," Wolfson said. "And one thing they don't know, we found out this week, which is that he has been using and operating a so-called leadership PAC, an apparent contravention of campaign finance laws, taking in money from lobbyists despite the fact that he said he doesn't take money from lobbyists."
Barack Obama has responded by saying, "I think that folks from some of the other campaigns are reading the polls and starting to get stressed and issuing a whole range of outlandish accusations," Obama said in a press conference Sunday in Des Moines, Iowa. "Everything that we've done is in exact accordance with the law."
Obama receives the likeability nod in his tight race against Senator Clinton. It doesn't help that Bush is being quoted as saying he believes Clinton will be a "formidable candidate," as if the Washington establishment begot it's own. The month of December will not disappoint political analysts, armchair pundits and bloggers in this race.


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India's largest telecommunications service provider, Bharti Airtel, has expanded its Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services in India, launching in Kolkata. Airtel VoLTE, which works over 4G, will enable customers across the city to "enjoy HD quality voice calls" with faster call set up time, the company said in a statement. Customers can call any mobile, landline network using the service.
Over 100 4G smartphone models are now compatible with Airtel VoLTE. With devices from popular brands like Apple, Samsung, OnePlus, and Xiaomi, customers in the Indian city of Kolkata can now choose from flagship 4G smartphones including the iPhone X, iPhone 8 series, Samsung S7 & S7 Edge, OnePlus 5 & 5T to enjoy Airtel VoLTE services.
"We are delighted to extend our VoLTE footprint to Kolkata with the launch of our services today," said Sameer Anjaria, CEO, West Bengal & Odisha, Bharti Airtel, in a statement on March 12. "Complementing our world class 4G network, VoLTE will add to the customer experience and our range of smartphone offerings."
There will be no additional data charges for VoLTE and calls will be billed as per existing plan or packs benefits, the company said. Airtel's wide 4G network coverage enables seamless connectivity on Airtel VoLTE and in case of non-availability of 4G network, Airtel VoLTE calls will automatically fall back on 3G/2G network to ensure that customers continue to stay connected at all times.
Bharti Airtel first launched VoLTE services in 2017 in a bid to compete against competitor Reliance Jio Infocomm, which shook up the Indian telecommunications market with its strategy of offering free voice calls and SMS and only charging for data.


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A VICTORIAN man could face the death penalty after he was allegedly caught smuggling a large quantity of drugs, believed to be methamphetamine, at Bali's international airport.
The 54-year-old from Ballarat, identified as Edward Myatt, was detained by Indonesian authorities on Tuesday.
Authorities said he was allegedly carrying a large quantity of drugs concealed on his body in up to 70 capsules, and that he had swallowed a number of the capsules.
The drugs are yet to be analysed, but a police source says the capsules contain methamphetamine, commonly known in Australia as ice.
Mr Myatt was detained after arriving on a flight from Bangkok. Authorities became suspicious and took him to a drug screening area at the airport and the drugs were found on his person.
Believing he might have swallowed some of the capsules, the authorities had him taken to hospital, where he was X-rayed.
"He remains in custody of Customs officers," Bali Police spokesman Hariadi said on Thursday.
He said Mr Myatt was still at the hospital on Thursday afternoon.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in Canberra confirmed the man had been detained, and was expected to be charged with drug offences.
"Consular officials in Bali are seeking access in order to offer consular assistance to the man," a DFAT spokesperson said.
Indonesia is known for its harsh anti-drugs laws.
Mr Myatt could face the death penalty if convicted of drug trafficking.
Two other Australians – Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan – remain on death row for their part in a 2005 plot to smuggle more than 8kg of heroin from Bali to Australia.
The two men, members of the group known as the Bali Nine, are expected to lodge an appeal for clemency from Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono later this year.
Mr Myatt is likely to be held at Kerobokan jail after he is charged.
The jail already houses 12 Australians – the Bali Nine, as well as the Gold Coast's Schapelle Corby, and Sydney's Michael Sacactides, who was jailed for 18 years in 2011 after he was caught with 1.7kg of methamphetamine secreted in his luggage.
Sacatides had also arrived on a flight from Bangkok.
Another Australian man, Graeme Michael Pollock from Darwin, was given a six-month sentence on Wednesday after he was busted at his hotel in Kuta Beach last September with a small amount of methamphetamine.


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The timezone in Fort Walla Walla Park is America/Whitehorse
Morning Sunrise at 05:20 and Evening Sunset at 18:31. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 46.0483°, Longitude. -118.3631°
Morning Sunrise at 05:20 and Evening Sunset at 18:31. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 46.0483°, Longitude. -118.3631°
Weather near Fort Walla Walla Park Last report from Walla Walla, Walla Walla Regional Airport, WA 8.5km awayTemperature: 7°C / 45°F
Wind: 9.2km/h South/Southeast
Cloud: Sky Clear
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Geographic features & Photographs around Fort Walla Walla Park in Washington, United States
school building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- Blue Ridge Elementary School (1.1km)
- Davis Elementary School (2km)
- Jefferson School (2.1km)
- Garrison Junior High School (2.3km)
- Walla Walla College (2.5km)
- Clara E Rogers Elementary School (2.5km)
- Saint Patricks School (2.7km)
- Washington School (2.8km)
- John Sager Middle School (3.1km)
- Walla Walla Valley Academy (3.2km)
- Braden School (3.6km)
- Saint Pauls School (3.6km)
- Prospect Point Elementary School (3.7km)
- Vocational Technical School (3.9km)
- Sharpstein Elementary School (4.1km)
- Whitman College (4.3km)
- Walla Walla High School (4.3km)
Local Feature A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Big Y Shopping Center (1.4km)
- Plaza Shopping Center (1.5km)
- Walla Walla Country Club (1.7km)
- Whitney (2km)
- Village Square (2.6km)
- Walla Walla Ranger Station (2.6km)
- Tausick Swimming Pool (2.8km)
- Southgate Shopping Center (3.1km)
stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Bryant Creek (0.4km)
- Cottonwood Creek (2.7km)
- Cottonwood Creek (2.7km)
- Russell Creek (2.8km)
- Russell Creek (2.8km)
- Caldwell Creek (3km)
- Reser Creek (4.5km)
- Reser Creek (4.5km)
park an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
- Fort Walla Walla Park (0km)
- Lyons City Park (1.4km)
- Kiwanis Park (1.7km)
- Jefferson Park (2km)
- Martin Field (2.9km)
- Tietan Park (3.7km)
- Borleske Stadium (4.5km)
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Hampton Inn & Suites Walla Walla 1531 Kelley Place, Walla Walla
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Comfort Inn And Suites Walla Walla 1419 W Pine Street, Walla Walla
tower a high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter.
- KTEL-AM (Walla Walla) (2.8km)
- KTEL-AM (Walla Walla) (3.1km)
- KSMX-AM (Walla Walla) (3.3km)
- KHSS-FM (Walla Walla) (3.3km)
- KWCW-FM (Walla Walla) (3.9km)
- KUJ-AM (Walla Walla) (4.3km)
populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- College Place (2.2km)
- Walla Walla (2.8km)
- Garrett (3.5km)
- Langdon (3.5km)
airport a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.
- Sky Ranch Landing Strip (1.1km)
- Walla Walla General Hospital Heliport (3.2km)
- Page Airport (4.1km)
- Martin Field (4.5km)
cemetery a burial place or ground.
- Fort Walla Walla Military Cemetery (0.1km)
- Blue Mountain Memorial Garden (0.7km)
- Mount Hope Cemetery (3.1km)
- Mountain View Cemetery (3.3km)
building(s) a structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc..
hospital a building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated.
- Saint Marys Hospital (2.7km)
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- Walla Walla (Washington)
- Whitman College education
- Martin Field airport airport
- Walla Walla East, Washington city o city
- Whitman Mission National Historic Site
- Walla Walla Regional Airport airport airport
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- Helix, Oregon city o city
Airports close to Fort Walla Walla ParkGrant co international(MWH), Grant county airport, Usa (170.6km)
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This Sunday, within the Archdiocese of Toronto is being celebrated as Marriage Sunday. I am not sure if this date was chosen because this is the weekend before Valentine's Day and it is a day to celebrate the love of all married couples; or if it was chosen because next weekend is the Family Day Weekend and the Sacrament of Marriage is the foundation of all Christian Family Life. As it is Marriage Sunday, this weekend I would like to share with you the prayer that I talk about with all couples who are preparing to be married here at St. Peter's Parish.
I usually start one of the talks that I have with those who are preparing for marriage by reading to them the text of the nuptial blessing that will be prayed at their wedding. This text reads as follows:
Holy Father,
who formed man in your own image,
male and female you created them,
so that as husband and wife, united in body and heart,
they might fulfill their calling in the world;
O God, who, to reveal the great design you formed in your love,
willed that the love of spouses for each other
should foreshadow the covenant
you graciously made with your people,
so that, by fulfillment of the sacramental sign,
the mystical marriage of Christ with his Church
might become manifest
in the union of husband and wife among your faithful;
Graciously stretch out your right hand
over these your servants (N. and N.), we pray,
and pour into their hearts the power of the Holy Spirit.
Grant, O Lord,
that, as they enter upon this sacramental union,
they may share with one another the gifts of your love
and, by being for each other a sign of your presence,
become one heart and one mind.
May they also sustain, O Lord, by their deeds
the home they are forming
(and prepare their children
to become members of your heavenly household
by raising them in the way of the Gospel).
Graciously crown with your blessing your daughter N.,
so that, by being a good wife (and mother),
she may bring warmth to her home with a love that is pure
and adorn it with welcoming graciousness.
Bestow a heavenly blessing also, O Lord,
on N., your servant,
that he may be a worthy, good and
faithful husband (and provident father).
Grant, holy Father,
that, desiring to approach your table
as a couple joined in Marriage in your presence,
they may one day have the joy
of taking part in your great banquet.
Through Christ our Lord.
This prayer places Marriage within the design of God when he first created the world. I like to think that God has so much love within God's self, that this is why God cannot be on God's own. God exists as a Trinity of persons, as Christ has revealed to us; as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It is because of this love that God also creates. Science speaks of a Big Bang at creation. For me, this represents the fact that God has so much love within God's self, that God bursts forth in love, creating the whole galaxy. God has so much love within God's self, that scientists tell us that the universe is still expanding. For me, this indicates that God's love is infinite and cannot be contained.
The Scriptures also tell us that the human person is made in the image and likeness of God. This means, that like God, humans are meant for love. St. Augustine said that the human person was meant for love of God and that our hearts are longing until they rest in him. The life of every person is spent in pursuit of love—whether a healthy love or a false and empty love. Those healthy loves are those which lead us to God and to the fulfillment of our calling. We all know of the harm that the unhealthy loves can do to us or our loved ones. We see this when people give everything for their careers, drugs, money or those things which leave them empty and unfulfilled. It is the wholesome and true loves—those that lead to the true and living God—which leave a person fulfilled.
In our Catholic Christian faith, we believe that Jesus has come into the world to tell each of us how we can find our way to Him and the fulfillment to which God calls us. The way to do this is the way of love. At our Baptisms, Jesus promises each of us that he will love us unconditionally. Baptism is the sacrament by which we are introduced into the life of grace and communion with the Trinity. In Baptism Jesus promises us that He will love us forever and be with us always. He also calls us to love Him and walk with him. As we are reminded in the Gospel today, how we live our response to God in love is how we let our light shine out in the world. In fact, the Church teaches that every Christian has a vocation. In Latin, the word for calling is "vocare;" so a vocation means nothing other than the fact that each person who is baptized is called to follow Jesus. Each one of us must discern in our lives how we will respond to God's love for us and how we are going to follow Him. The vocations that exist in the Church are to the priesthood or religious life, the single vocation and to marriage. In our world today, many people do not respond to God's call. We should not be fooled, not to respond, to ignore God, is a clear response.
The most common response to God's call is Marriage. The Bible begins and ends with Marriage. It starts with the creation of Adam and Eve and ends with the great nuptial banquet between Christ and the Church. In the Sacrament of Marriage, a baptized man, who possess Christ through Baptism, and a baptized women, who possess Christ by Baptism, promises to love the other both on behalf of themselves, but also on behalf of Christ. This is why Marriage is not private. It involves both the individuals and the God who created them. The Church's theology states that as Christ loved the Church for her salvation, so too the couple is called to love each other for their salvation. Because God's love for
us is unconditional, the Sacrament of Marriage, which represents God's marriage is also to be unconditional and permanent. I like to tell couples that they are to love the other one into Heaven—that their marriage is supposed to be a slice of Heaven on earth. Because of the significance of the marriage covenant, it is truly to be the most important relationship in the lives of those who enter into it. When one or both parties in a marriage are not Baptized, it is not called a sacrament, but is rather regarded as a sacred bond.
Unfortunately, because marriages are so important, they also take a lot of work. People often say to me that it is difficult to be a priest and they do not know how I do it. Every lifelong commitment is difficult and I do not think anyone can live such a commitment without God's grace. But this does not mean that people should always stay in a bad marriage. Mistakes are made and some situations deteriorate beyond repair. It is for this reason that the Church offers annulments and that this process has been made easier for pastoral reasons. We should all pray for those who are married and assist and offer support to those who are in difficult marriages. No one gets married to get divorced or separated. When it happens, hearts are broken. Catholic Family Services offers a programme called New Beginnings for separated and divorced persons to support them and allow them to know that they are still loved by God and to help them find the happiness that they desire.
Because the sacrament of Marriage can be so difficult and require God's grace, the Church asks that Catholics be married in the Church. In fact, a Catholic is obliged to have his or her marriage celebrated in the Church for validity. Today, many good Catholics celebrate their marriages outside of the Church because they hope for a destination wedding or hope to get a date that may not be available. Those Catholics who have celebrated their marriage outside of the Church, should be encouraged to have it validated by an exchange of consent within the Church and a blessing of their marriage. By doing so, they open their relationship up to the presence of God, and His grace, in their lives and relationship. For those who are in their first marriage, the only thing that is necessary to validate a first marriage is a little bit of paper work and a conversation with their parish priest. I would love to help any Catholic parties in our parish who would like to have their first marriage validated to do this. For those who are not in this parish, they should be encouraged to approach their parish priest. Those who are in a second or third marriage might also be able to
have their marriages validated, but it might require the annulment of the previous marriages for this to be possible. It is also incorrect that those who are divorced are not allowed to receive the Eucharist. Only those who have entered into an invalid marriage should refrain from receiving the Eucharist; until such time that their marriage can be validated. This week in the bulletin there is a letter from Cardinal Collins on marriage and a reflection written by a married couple from our own parish community. Please take them home to read.
On this Marriage Sunday, I would ask anyone who is here that is married to stand for a special marriage blessing.
Loving God, we give you thanks for having made us in your image and likeness. In Marriage, you give man and woman the call to love another person in your name. Send your Holy Spirit on these married couples that they may love you and grow more and more in love with one another. Grant that after a very, very, very, very long life together, they may come to see you face to face in the Kingdom of Heaven. We ask this as always through Christ our Lord.
Blessings to all on this Marriage Sunday!
Fr. Michael McGourty
Pastor—St. Peter's Parish—Toronto.


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