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Human Ecology
Human ecology is the study of the relationship between humans and their natural and built environments. Human values, resource use and lifestyles affect the physical environment. The term first came into use in 1921 in a sociological study. Before then, Albion Small, a sociologist at the University of Chicago, along with George E. Vincent, wrote an 1895 guide to studying people in their everyday workplaces. Their research included the relationship of the material environment to the social world.
Activists and researchers have described human ecology as problematic. They point to the world food shortage, people's assault on their own health and on the health of the ecological system and the stripping of the earth's resources. Many view population growth, a high standard of living and technological errors as world crises.
Ecology activists don't blame modern society for all the earth's ecological problems. They point to problems created with the advent of agriculture and past incidences of overpopulation. They compare the decimation of the Tigris and Euphrates during early civilization to the slashing of the Amazon forest. Many believe that population sizes must be minimized and resource consumption must be limited in order to maintain the earth's life support system.
Many human ecologists view overpopulation as one of the planet's most egregious problems. They believe that more children should not be brought into the world until every human being has abundant food, adequate clothing and shelter, as well as access to education and first-rate medical care.
Furthermore, they call attention to problems of food supply and distribution. Widespread malnutrition and starvation are symptoms of poor human ecology. Attempts to produce more food will only cause the environment to deteriorate further.
The concept of an ecological footprint was developed by William Rees in 1992. The footprint refers to the impact that human society is making on the earth's ecosystems. It measures how much land and water area are used by a population to produce the resources it uses and to absorb its carbon dioxide emissions. Ecologists say that the footprint of human consumption is too high, and the resources humans use cannot be replenished by the world's ecosystems.
Ecological footprint proponents say that humanity has been in ecological overshoot with annual demand on resources since the 1970s. That means the earth takes a year and a half to regenerate the resources used within a year. The threat to the well-being of humans and the planet is great. By measuring the footprints of individuals, groups, businesses or cities, they say, individuals can take action to prevent overstripping of the earth.
The term carbon footprint is shorthand for the amount of carbon that is emitted by an activity or organization. It shows how carbon emissions compare with other elements of human demand, such as pressure on food sources and land that is razed to be developed. Reducing the carbon footprint of humanity is a step toward living within the planet's means. It addresses a variety of wrongs, such as climate change, deforestation, overgrazing, the collapse of fisheries and the extinction of species.
Not every ecologist believes that humans are destroying the earth. Some maintain that the earth has the capacity to supply large populations with basic raw materials for a long period of time. They point to resources not yet accessed, such as stores of minerals in seawater and in the earth's crust. They mention the cheap and abundant nuclear energy that has not been fully utilized.
Their detractors argue that the current world population is too large to be serviced by current technology, even without projecting into future population growth. They also point out severe human errors made in the attempt to use technology to extract resources, such as nuclear plant disasters. They also fear that the poor will be unable to afford the resources drawn through new technologies.
Cheap energy is unlikely to solve the problem of unabated use of resources. Using the technologies would likely further degrade the environment, and the high costs in accessing energies such as solar and wind power would undermine the advances made through their use. Furthermore, cheap energy would not be enough to supply all the human population's needs. Food, shelter, clothing, health care and education are also essential, and they require other raw materials.


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According to legend, anyone who stepped on Spafford's grave would never live to see twenty-one. And, sure enough, Robbie Johnson drowned at sixteen, and Willie Eckerson shot himself at twenty.
So the day Rita Snowberger turned twenty-one we had to celebrate, although I suspect even she shared our secret disappointment.
Tony Jasnowski teaches at Bellevue University, hoping to inspire in his students an appreciation for mystery in life.


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MY BUCKET LIST…but not exactly
I love the idea of writing a bucket list – things you want to do before you kick the bucket. It's not as easy as you'd think. I tried. I really did. But them I got frustrated and wrote a Fucket List of traits to nix before I kick the bucket. Here they are in no particular order: 1. Stop obsessing over how the weather is going to affect my hair and just go out into the elements and live my life. Do animals give a shit what their fur is doing? No. Humans are stupid. It's only hair! 2. Stop feeling guilty about every little thing. I'm not even Catholic. 3. Quit worrying about my car, my house, my clothes. Material things DO NOT matter. I know this, I just need to believe it. 4. Stop trying to control everything (people, schedules, household tasks, life) all the time. 5. Seeking the approval of others is pointless. Suck it up ya sensitive pansy and just get on with it. 6. Envy is ugly. So what if she's a better writer, or he's wittier or she's thinner or more in shape or more successful or….fucket. Does it matter? 7. As[…]Read More


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Women make use of Clare's law
Dozens of women in Greater Manchester have come forward to use Clare's Law to discover if they are at risk of domestic violence from a partner, police said today.
Live updates
Police: Clare's Law is 'real evidence' we've listened
Detective Superintendent Phil Owen of Greater Manchester Police said he is "very pleased" with the results of the Clare's Law scheme.
Speaking to Daybreak he said: "It's really important that we do learn those lessons.
"The domestic violence disclosure scheme I think is real evidence that we've listened to Clare's father, we've listened too various different organisations and from September last year we've given disclosure in over 50 cases."
Labour MP pleased with domestic abuse law results
Hazel Blears, the Labour MP for Salford and Eccles said she campaigned for Clare's Law because it could have "empowered [Clare] to end the relationship at an early stage".
Today Greater Manchester Police said a number of women had taken advantage of the scheme in its first year.
Ms Blears said: "I'm told that women in Salford who have used the scheme have been glad they did - and I am pleased to see more is being done to publicise it.
"If that results in more women knowing they can use Clare's Law to reduce the risk of becoming long-term victims of domestic abuse then it will have been well worthwhile."
Police 'welcome' any initiative to protect abuse victims
Detective Superintendent Phil Owen from Greater Manchester Police's Public Protection Division has welcomed "any initiative that helps to protect victims of domestic abuse" to prevent further crime.
More than 50 disclosures granted on domestic abuse
Sixty five people have applied for a disclosure about a boyfriend or an individual who was in a relationship with someone they knew, Greater Manchester Police said.
- A further 25 applications were submitted by agencies where it was felt somebody might be at risk
- Fifty three disclosures were granted on application
- In other cases the partner did not have a record of violent offences, or there was no information that a risk was present
Women use new law to check on domestic abuse risk
Women in Manchester have made use of Clare's Law to check if they are at risk of domestic violence from a partner, police have announced.
Introduced last September, the year-long pilot scheme was introduced in Greater Manchester, Gwent, Wiltshire and Nottingham.
The Law was named after Clare Wood, 36, who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend George Appleton at her home in Salford in February 2009.
The mother-of-one had met him on Facebook, unaware of his history of violence against women including the knifepoint kidnapping of another ex-girlfriend.


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Today's wedding florist interview is with Stacy K Ercan of Stacy K Floral, based in Rochester, NY! Enjoy:
Tell us about yourself and your company.
I was very lucky to stumble upon this career early on thanks to a career placement exam and LOVE what I get to do every day. I love design, color, being a bit different than the traditional florist. I obtained a business admin degree with a focus in marketing and this allowed me to see the fun of design used in all elements of business. I love logos, and stationary, and textures, and fonts, as well as all things floral and décor. When I decided to branch out into a retail store and not focus primarily on weddings I wanted to bring something fresh and new to the table……our industry is changing so much and I wanted to grasp the change by using social media, and consistently work on getting works published, blog, and understanding the importance of the internet in today's business as a florist. Stacy K Floral began as a wedding and event florist only and then in 2010 we expanded into a specialty boutique and daily floral delivery studio as well. Weddings are still our favorite but now we have some much more stuff to play with and ideas to include in our work by having an inventory to pull from.
Photo Credit: JAG studios
How did you get into wedding florals?
I was working as a florist and was asked to create the floral for a very good friend's wedding on my own. From that wedding, my style was definitely noticed. I then booked 6 weddings the following year. The year after that there were 12 weddings, and the year after that 36….. It came to the point where I had to quit my full time job in order to be able to work on events full time. I created a studio that wasn't open to the public and focused on just weddings and special events. It was such an exciting start!!
What is your favorite part about being a florist?
That's a tough question. I would have to say the flowers and the people are a pretty even tie. My favorite moments of being a florist are any first look with a client, the first moment with a bouquet, the first time seeing the room after it's all set. I tear up 9 times out of ten when I get to see the wonderful reactions that a client can gives and knowing that we helped make that moment.
Photo Credit: Binary Flips Photography
Any great stories from working with a client?
All our clients are great and each has its own story it would take days to tell them all. J Some of the most memorable moments, if we had to narrow something down, would probably stem from when clients come to us and give our team complete creative freedom. We have so much fun taking just specific colors and brainstorming new and exciting concepts for couples that trust us completely to design for them!!
What is your favorite flower and why?
I love them all because that's what I do J Lately I've been increasingly drawn to seasonal fragrant flowers that have come in and out of our studio. From lilac to wisteria, genestra to yummy garden roses….. The sweet subtle floral scents are unmistakable and so incredibly lovely!! Nothing beats walking into your home and experiencing that beautiful soft aroma, even when you are around flowers all day long.
Photo Credit: Nessa K Photography
What's the biggest lesson you've learned, and would pass along to other new wedding florists just getting started?
Take your time. If you want to be successful and make an impact in your industry and community, you have to make carefully contemplated decisions. Success doesn't happen overnight. It takes time and effort. Marketing is key. Spend the effort to create your brand. Play with it and make it your own. If you want to be noticed, you can't just be content with looking like you were extracted from a cookie-cutter mold. Find your own niche and pour all your heart and soul into it. Go above and beyond what is expected of you. And most importantly – have fun!! ….if it's not fun anymore it will show in your art.
What are you favorite trends when it comes to wedding flowers?
The textures and color and unique elements that you are seeing so much of these days. People are becoming less afraid to be adventurous and utilize elements that you would never expect to see in this industry. Being bold and wanting something that no one has ever had before.
Photo Credit: Binary Flips Photography
What tips or advice can you give to couples who are ordering their wedding flowers?
The more insight about your day, your themes, your colors, your loves, the more helpful it is for your florist to dream up the perfect customized idea for you. We like to get a feel for what the couple's overall vision is in order to create that complete ambiance that they are looking for.
Thank you Stacy! For more about Stacy K Floral, check out their WeddingInviteLove profile, or head straight to their website.
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Good night, Jackie lee and Casey Lane are off to find Sophia and Kanani. Gunther, Sophia, Merlin and Kanani are safe. We don't know about the rest of the party. They are resting in the forest tonight. They will find a waterfall with a cave behind it. Merlin finds some rabbits to eat and Gunther roasts a boar. They won't starve.
Ranger is still hiding in the woods in Russia, Davy just got a motorbike at age 2 and can ride it. All of my characters are sleeping in this world and in King Arthur's Court. I am off to dream of dragons and how to save them.


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Interesting factoid from a meeting I had yesterday: Veolia, the council's waste disposal contractor, treat cardboard boxes with tins, etc placed inside them as contaminates when processing recyclables. Sorting rubbish is still a labour intensive activity and the seconds it takes to empty out containers, such as cardboard boxes, makes recycling uneconomic.
Living in a flat with a large green recycling bin outside, I have often stuffed cardboard food packaging with tins and papers just because it is easier to carry them out like that. I hasten to add that I often emptied them out, but not always. It just goes to show that recycling is more fiddly than perhaps it should be.
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Sports Funding
PE and Sport Premium
The government has provided additional funding of £150 million per annum for the academic years 2013 to 2014 and 2014 to 2015 to improve the provision of physical education (PE) and sport in primary schools. Indicators suggest that by 2014, 30% of children leaving primary school will be obese. The funding has been provided to promote and encourage children to participate in a range of physical activity both in and out of school in order to prevent these concerning statistics coming to fruition.
PE and Sport Premium funding has been provided jointly by the Department for Education, the Department for Health and Culture and the Department for Media and Sport. It has been allocated to primary school headteachers and is ring-fenced, meaning that it can only be spent on the provision of PE and sport in schools.
The Government believes that headteachers and school leaders should decide how to use the funding for PE and Sports in school. They are held accountable for the decisions they make through:
- The performance outcomes of all pupils compared with their peers
- The Ofsted inspection framework, under which inspectors focus on the attainment of pupil groups, in particular in those areas where specific funding has been provided
- The reports that schools are required to publish online for Parents
All primary schools receive a lump sum of £8,000 plus £5 per pupil aged 5 or over on roll. Here at Greenfields we aim to use the funding effectively to ensure that standards of learning and achievement in PE and Sports are raised, with all children, regardless of their background, engaging in physical activity as part of the curriculum and extra-curricular provision.
PE and Sport Premium - School Allocation 2015/2016
Total number of pupils on roll for 2015/2016 was 234, and the total amount of Sport Premium funding received was £9,095.
Support funded through Sport Premium Allocation
We have used our PE and Sport Premium funding to employ a specialist hockey teacher to work in school leading specialist hockey teaching in each class. Mrs Cottee from Silky Skills Hockey worked with the children and alongside our class teachers, teaching and developing a hockey skills and coaching and supporting our school hockey team.
Cost: £1200
The funding has also enabled Mrs Waygood, PE leader to be released from class to support and develop staff skills across the school, including arranging fixtures across all of our after school sports clubs.
Cost: £900
We have also developed links with Hartley Wintney Cricket club who will be providing in school cricket coaching culminating in a tournament held at the cricket green.
Cost: £700
Through these opportunities we aim to:
- Encourage children of all ages to develop an active lifestyle.
- Encourage children to develop skills in specific sports which could be applied in sporting and games situations.
- Develop children's understanding of rules and competition.
- Develop the confidence and skills of all teachers in delivering appropriate PE and sports lessons.
The funding has also been used to enable us to be part of the Rushmoor Schools Plus PE CPD Programme which includes us in local tournaments, leagues and sporting events, as well as providing us with CPD training opportunities.
In addition all teaching staff attended sessions of PE and Sports professional development training. Over the course of the year staff attended sessions on:
- Multi-Skills
- Warm-up games and activities
- Tag Rugby
- Dance
Cost: £700
Our range of PE equipment is continually being enhanced with the purchase of athletic resources including hurdles and shot put equipment.
Cost: £700
Impact of Sport Premium Funding
Sporting clubs offered over the course of the year include:
- Rounders
- Cross country
- Hockey
- Athletics
- Football
- Netball
- Dance
- Cricket
- Tennis
As a school we competed in over 22 inter-school tournaments or league matches including netball, football, hockey league and Quicksticks league, athletics and cross-country events. We also played friendlies against other local schools. This has increased pupils taking up sports as well as engaging the skilled players with opportunities to apply their developing skills in competition situations.
Following the first term of the specialist hockey teaching lessons, run alongside the class teachers, the year team teachers involved all reported feeling more confident to teach the game and had a better understanding of the skills involved in the game. The majority of children from the year group increased knowledge of hockey in particular specific rules and positioning. Hockey swifts 'uptake' has increased for year 6 – particularly with girls (numbers have doubled for girls since the first half of the autumn term).
Follow up from CPD on multi-skills and on tag rugby skills and rules, also lead to all staff feeling even more confident in skills to teach the sports. Staff also felt more competent with providing a wide range of warm-up activities during games lessons, drawing upon different skill sets for children.
Improved access to a variety of athletics sports using appropriate equipment has enabled sports teachers to further target specific groups of children and work on techniques and skills within their chosen sport.


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Degrees and Certifications:
Administrative Certification-University Of South Alabama Master's Degree in Education-Spring Hill College Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice-University of South Alabama
Ms. Lisa Cote
My teaching career began in 2006. I have been teaching at Magnolia for 12 years. I taught Kindergarten for five years and First Grade for seven. This is my first year to teach Second Grade, and I am beyond excited!
In July 2015, I decided to return to school to obtain my adminstration certification. I completed the Administrative Leadership program at the University of South Alabama in December 2016. Also during that time, I was selected as Magnolia School's 2016/2017 Teacher of the Year. That was such a great honor!
I am a mom of two amazing children. They are such a blessing to me. My son is 18, and my daughter is 16.
During my free time, I enjoy being outdoors. I love to run, working out, reading, painting, and going to the beach.


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I've seen so many fantastic examples from nonprofits linking what's top of mind this week (Halloween, for many, if not for all) with their campaigns and orgs. Thanks to Kerri Karvetski for showcasing several strong nonprofit models here.
But many orgs are moving forward with "just do it" Halloween-linked marketing, rather than relevant marketing that deepens understanding of the organization and/or motivates action. And that becomes who-cares, right-now marketing. Here's what I mean.
Take the post (at top left) on the Girl Scouts' Facebook page yesterday, featuring a safety on halloween graphic. Of course Halloween personal safety is vital, but I'm left unclear what it has to do with the Girl Scouts. It's not a natural connection, nor do they make that link clear to me. So instead of right-things marketing, this becomes so-what marketing. Do much of this and you'll lose your supporters' attention.
Compare that with the pumpkin carving photos (bottom left) featured in the Girl Scouts' Tuesday Facebook post . This post does convey the passion and enthusiasm of troop members, who brought their passion for Girl Scouting into in their pumpkin carving. It's an effective way to showcase the dedication and loyalty of the Girl Scout community. Note: The post would be even stronger if it made a direct link between an aspect of the holiday and some element of the Girl Scout brand program or goals. Next time, Girl Scouts?
Make it EASY for your supporters to "get" your holiday tie-ins. Relevance rules, so go supporter-centric to shape your right-things right-now marketing!
More how-tos for using right-things, right-now marketing to the max:
Blizzard Mania Sparks Right-Things, Right-Now Marketing (2 Case Studies)
Relevance Rules—Oreo Masters Super Bowl Blackout, Where Were You?
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The devastating tornado that occurred on April 9, 1999, is the worst disaster to take place in the city of Montgomery. Four lives were lost on that tragic day, two of them Montgomery residents, Lee and Jacque Cook, who left behind two young adult children – Shannyn and Ryan. The aftermath of the tornado also left over 200 homes heavily damaged and 30 homes completely destroyed. It was the beginning of a normal spring day that forever altered the lives of so many.
To honor those in our community who suffered loss, the City hosted a 20-year Remembrance Ceremony on the campus of Sycamore High School, home of a respite area that was installed as a permanent memorial of the tornado and nearest to the area experiencing the heaviest damage. Those in attendance shared stories of the devastation and ensuing display of true humanity including victims, first responders, and volunteers who came together to help those in need.
The tornado was certainly a defining moment for our community, not because of the devastation of the event, but because of the way our community came together to help those in need. Nearly 3,000 volunteers, mutual aid responders, and Montgomery employees/officials spent thousands of hours lending aid and comfort during the initial response, recovery, and healing.
Recounting these memorable stories of our residents coming together to support those in need is just another example of why the City of Montgomery is truly a special community. A real community is more than a group of people living in the same geographic area – it is a group of people that care about each other and feel they belong together – that is a true community and is displayed every day by our residents regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or social circle.
City Council and City staff will continue to focus on the critical strategic items ensuring Montgomery will continue to be the premier community of choice for generations to come, providing best-in-class city services (police, fire, recreation, public works, etc.), infrastructure, parks, amenities, connectivity, and opportunities for citizen engagement.
I ask that each of you to continue to focus on the most important aspect of a sustainable community: engaging with your neighbors, in open and honest dialogue to build relationships where you care about each other and feel you belong together.


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"But an isolated finding, especially when embodied in a 2 X 2 design, at the .05 level or even the .01 level was frequently judged not sufficiently impressive to warrant archival publication." (p. 554)
From: Melton, A. W. (1962). Editorial. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 64, 553–557.
According to Gigerenzer et al (Published in: D. Kaplan (Ed.). (2004). The Sage handbook of quantitative methodology for the social sciences (pp. 391–408)), this quote is where the common convention comes from to use p-values as a measure of one's belief in a result.
Gigerenzer et al write:
"Editors of major journals such as A. W. Melton (1962) made null hypothesis testing a necessary
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There is a formula:
Relationships + Audience + Awareness + Technology = Marketing Power
I recognize that relationships are hugely important, simply note that you very rarely accomplish all you want to accomplish leveraging relationships alone. And I bet everyone that is reading this is nodding in agreement.
The better question to ask yourself, "What am I going to do after I talk to everyone I know?
If you don't have an answer to that question, there is a good chance you are going to run hard into a wall.
Think of this as nothing more than building a pipe. The bigger the pipe, the more you can push through it… in either direction. In building audience, all you are trying to do is ensure that you have a line of communication established with as many people as possible across your target market. This can be in the form of social networks, email subscriptions, industry platforms, the ability to connect via the phone, etc. Today, most marketers rely on email. It is the easiest medium to use to reach the largest number of people involving the least amount of work.
It is a very simple philosophy: the more people you can "communicate" with the greater chance you have of achieving your goal. Why do you think people advertise? It is a core tactic in building audience. And appreciate this isn't as easy as just buying a database. Anyone who has ever tried to buy and then email a database will understand. There are privacy laws, spam laws, and email gods to deal with.
The trick to building audience is to recognize just that – you are trying to build audience, not sell something. It is not as hard as you think to "connect" with someone if you account for the subtlety above. If you are a "credible entity", talking to a market that "should" be interested in what you do, have you ever tried reaching out and saying, "Hey, I am not trying to sell anything today. I simply think that our product will really resonate with you, and I am hoping to earn your confidence. Do you mind if I connect with you now and again?" If someone says OK, you have now increased your audience. Get it?
This is where most people drop the ball.
Let's assume you have built the pipe, you have established that you can communicate with someone. This doesn't mean that you are on their radar. At this stage, they really don't have an opinion of you – good or bad. This is where things get tricky. You now need to create a positive impression. There are three things to consider:
- You have to be respectful in how you communicate.
- You need to communicate consistently.
- Establish excellence.
Number one, if you blast the person with communication of little substance, you are dead. If your communication is unprofessional, you are dead. If you immediately start trying to sell something, you are dead. If you send too much information at once, you are dead. (In our world this is akin to sending a marketing deck, and asking if they are interested in investing.)
In short, be considerate and respectful. Don't overwhelm. Focus on layering information. Would you ever put a whole paragraph on a freeway sign – and expect that people could read it at 60MPH? Video is a great tool. It compacts a lot of information into a very short period of time, and it takes very little effort to absorb. But production value has to be high. Anything less, you look like a hack.
Number two, consistency. You don't develop awareness overnight. It takes months, check that, years. The market you start dripping into today won't produce for a few years. Yep, a few years. Starting something is hard, suck it up. Simply put, you will be way further ahead if you communicate consistently into a growing audience. Good chance your competition isn't doing this and it is now a reality of marketing.
Finally, number three, establishing excellence. In the "new world" people tend not to engage without a pre-established level of comfort with the firm they are making the inquiry into. They will stalk you (and I will come back to this) for a long time before they make a move. In order to build a positive impression, you need to slowly establish yourself as a thought leader. Remember the old adage: give before you receive. If you present sound ideas, good judgment and a professional demeanor, people will start to listen.
If people are listening to you, you have now built awareness.
The sales process has changed. Outside of the direct people you know, who will take your call, you no longer connect with someone once every few months, have a nice chat, and then slide in a "Glengarry Glen Ross" close, and go drink a martini.
Even having the systems in place to communicate on a frequent basis is no longer enough. Watching email open rates is no longer enough. Re-arranging Google Analytics is no longer enough. You have to have the technology in play to be able to know when someone is "stalking" you. And then you need to engage within minutes.
Appreciate that people no longer feel this is obtrusive – it is expected. We now live in a world where every approach is personalized. If you go online looking for a red dress, a damn red dress will very quickly present itself to you. It is a simple as that. This is why you want to have a very robust website. It gives you a better chance of determining who is actually interested in what you do.
Let's re-cap
Step one: Talk to everyone you know.
Step two: Establish connectivity with everyone you can across your target audience.
Step three: Present thoughtful and useful information in a respectful manner.
Step four: Use technology to profile interest.
That is how you generate marketing power.
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Doctors know that low folate levels in early pregnancy increase chances of neural tube birth defects, and wanted to test for a link to behavioral and emotional problems in children.
Researchers measured folic acid in the diet and folate levels in early pregnancy in 3,209 Dutch women, and then followed up on children's emotional and behavioral problems at age three.
Compared to kids whose moms had good folate levels, those whose moms were deficient in folate before pregnancy were 57 percent more likely to develop emotional problems by age three.
Compared to children whose moms started taking folic acid supplements when pregnant, those whose mothers started taking folic acid later during pregnancy or who did not take folic acid at all were 45 percent more likely to have emotional problems.
The Netherlands does not require manufacturers to fortify foods with folic acid.
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The first annual Walk with Compassion in Tucson was held last Saturday at Brandi Fenton Park, and photographer Jodi McGinn created this slideshow to showcase the event.
There were 85 participants, and seven children were sponsored.
The first annual Walk with Compassion in Tucson was held last Saturday at Brandi Fenton Park, and photographer Jodi McGinn created this slideshow to showcase the event.
There were 85 participants, and seven children were sponsored.
As child sponsors, we long for letters from our children. We treasure any new bit of information we can learn about the children we love so fiercely from afar.
Even better is a letter with a photo tucked inside. It gives us a peek into our child's world, as we scour the photo's background for details that a quick glance would miss. It shows us a new expression on our child's face, or maybe even a smile that wasn't there in the standard sponsorship photo. It's an added bonus if a family member is in the photo, too.
If a simple letter and photo can bring so much happiness, can you imagine the joy and excitement of actually meeting that child in person? It's something I imagined for four years before it became a reality for me when I visited my children in Nicaragua with Compassion International in 2014. Then in 2015, I was blessed to be able to visit my children in Guatemala as well.
I fully expected those visits to be life-changing for me, and they were. But what I didn't expect was the incredible and deep connections with my sponsor children and their family members that were created in those visits. I knew we had all been deeply impacted based on the smiles and emotions in those first hugs, and the full hearts and tears in our goodbyes.
(Click here to see a video of those first hugs in Guatemala.)
Once I was home again and processing all that I had done and seen, I looked forward to my children's next letters, to learn their thoughts on our days together.
Their letters confirmed to me the value of my visits.
Jose, 11, of Nicaragua, wrote: "I will never forget the meeting we had when you came to Nicaragua. It was an unforgettable day." That letter was written shortly after our visit.
A few months later, Jose had more to say about that day, when he wrote: "I am happy for the day that you came to visit me in Nicaragua to know me. We share that day together, and it was beautiful. I will never forget it. I am thankful to God to have a sponsor like you. At the school, I told all my classmates about your visit here to Nicaragua. We had a great time together, and it was a fun day."
A little more to the point, Esteban, 9, of Nicaragua, wrote: "I thank you very much for your visit. It was a special day."
And as only a 3-year-old could sum it up, Jefry's letter said: "Jefry says it was fun to drive the race car with you."
I'm still receiving letters from my children in Guatemala about that visit.
A letter I received from Hania, 9, of Guatemala, said: "Hania wants to tell you that she is very happy for your visit in July. She thanks you for meeting her personally, also for the dolls, dresses, ball, backpack and for all that you gave her. She will never forget you, and that day she had a good time, and she was very happy."
My son Logan, who traveled with me to Guatemala, met his own sponsor child there.
His child, Osmar, 13, wrote: "Thank you for the pictures you sent me and for coming to see me, which was an unforgettable day for me. I loved to make competitions with you in the inflatable games, to play ping pong and hide-and-seek and many other things. That day I was so nervous, but I was happy to see you at the door."
Unforgettable, happy, special, nervous, fun, beautiful, thankful – their words match my own in describing our meetings.
If you can make it happen, visit your child! The experience will be priceless. And if you don't sponsor a child, yet, you can do so by clicking here.
Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and with so many things in my life for which to be thankful, I've decided to focus in this post only on those which are Compassion-related.
This has been a very busy year for me as a Compassion sponsor and advocate. It's been filled with many blessings, opportunities to serve, new friendships and new experiences. I'll try to sum it up in the following list of gratitude:
Guatemala Sponsor Tour: In July, I had the incredible opportunity to travel with my son Logan to Guatemala for a sponsor tour. This was my second Compassion tour, and it was every bit as amazing and special as the first. There are so many aspects of this tour that stand out, but here are the parts for which I am most thankful: meeting my sponsor children in person; meeting other sponsors, including many who are Compassion staff here in the United States; meeting the Compassion staff in Guatemala; experiencing the sights and sounds of this beautiful country; and most of all, doing all of this with my son.
There are no words to fully describe meeting your sponsor children in person. It is an experience filled with emotion, and the opportunity to see their facial expressions and movements, to interact with them and to meet their parents and project workers, really adds so much to the relationship. It is definitely the highlight of a sponsor tour.
A close second, though, is meeting the other sponsors on the tour. They are, in a word, amazing. While they share a love for children in poverty with you, they come from all over the country, with all kinds of unique experiences to share. And long bus rides and many meals offer lots of time for sharing. Sometimes you are lucky enough to meet members of Compassion's U.S. staff on these tours, and they can give special insight into the ministry, and always confirm to me what a great organization Compassion is. These new friendships are invaluable.
Meeting the in-country staff is really fun as well. These very special people are dedicated and hard-working, and they are a wonderful source of information about Compassion and their country. They love their country and its children, and they love us sponsors. On our last night in Guatemala, one translator said to me, "Thank you for loving our children." To be thanked after being blessed so greatly all week by her was quite humbling.
Making this trip with my son, who is 14 years old, is something neither of us will ever forget. To share so many wonderful experiences was priceless. I deeply enjoyed watching Logan make new friends, interact with the children at each project, and take in all of the new things going on around him. Since returning home, I have seen the ways the trip has changed him many times. He seems to have a deeper appreciation for the many blessings in his life.
Logan Becomes an Advocate: After returning from Guatemala, Logan was on fire for Compassion and its ministry. Within a week, he decided to become an advocate. He sponsors his own child in Guatemala, and he corresponds with another child in Kenya. He is passionate about helping children who are living in poverty, and I am proud of him.
Sponsoring Gladys: We did not sponsor a new child while on the sponsor tour in Guatemala, but we did sponsor a new child two months later from one of the centers we visited. I had requested child packets from centers we visited on the sponsor tour in hopes of connecting sponsors to children from the areas I had seen in person and photographed. One of the five packets I received was for a little girl who looked very familiar. After looking through my trip photos, I found a photo of her with Logan, so we welcomed Gladys into our sponsor family!
Continued Close Relationships with my Children in Nicaragua: After meeting my four boys in Nicaragua on a sponsor tour in 2014, we have continued our relationships with great letters filled with love. They are truly members of my family, and I know they feel the same. I can't wait to visit them again.
Letters: Letters are our connection with our sponsor children, and this year, I continued to write monthly to each of my children, and to receive many letters in return. It can be a slow process, but it is worth it to build these relationships. Our letters are a blessing to our sponsor children, but their letters equally bless us.
Compassion Experience: In May, Logan and I volunteered at Compassion Experience. I had been waiting for Compassion Experience to come to my city, and was so excited to have this opportunity. I was thrilled to see how accurately Compassion has recreated sponsor children's homes and projects to tell their stories effectively. For more information about Compassion Experience, click here.
Concerts: Another great opportunity to be involved with Compassion is in volunteering at concerts. Compassion partners with musicians who sponsor children and promote the ministry by encouraging others to sponsor as well. We volunteered at concerts by For King and Country and Matthew West this year, and more than 100 children were sponsored at each event! It is a lot of fun to see new sponsors connected to waiting children.
Sponsorship Anniversary: Finally, this fall marked five years since I first became a sponsor. When I chose my first child, I never would have imagined that in just five years, our sponsor family would continue to grow, and I would leave the country not once, but twice, to visit my sponsor children. This has been a wonderful journey with Compassion, and I look forward to seeing where it leads in the future.
If you are interested in beginning your own Compassion journey, please click here to see the many children who are waiting for sponsors. Contact me if you have any questions.
Happy Thanksgiving and God's Peace!
I find it hard to express in words the emotions in meeting my sponsor children, so I'll let this short video show the beauty of the moment.
This video shows me meeting my two children, Winston and Hania, in Guatemala on child visit day, and my son Logan meeting his sponsor child, Osmar.
Child visit day is special in so many ways.
There is nothing like those first hugs with the sponsor children to whom you have been writing. Having the opportunity to observe them in person, to talk and play with them, and to see their facial expressions gives great insight into their personalities.
You learn things that you just couldn't learn through letters.
And as wonderful as all of those things were for me to experience as a sponsor, there was an added beauty in the day in being able to see my sponsor children's parents joining in the fun.
These are parents who struggle to provide for their children daily in ways it is impossible for me to imagine. Yet in spite of the difficult circumstances they face, they each took a day off work and traveled several hours by bus to meet me, a stranger from another country who sends letters to their children.
It was humbling to meet them and to receive their thanks throughout the day.
It was heart-warming to be accepted instantly into their families, as their sister in Christ; to be loved as one of their own.
And it was beautiful to see the joy on their faces as they played with their children.
After Winston beat his father, Guillermo, in an obstacle course race, his dad requested a second race. He wanted another chance to win against his son, and he did. And the smiles and laughter between father and son were priceless.
Hania's mom, Onifacia, seemed quiet and shy at first, maybe overwhelmed by the day's events. But with an air hockey paddle in her hand, she was a fierce competitor! After I played several games with her daughter, I invited Onifacia to give it a try. She was tentative at first, getting a feel for the game, but in no time, she was slamming that air hockey disc hard and fast across the table, smiling the whole time.
And Osmar's mother, Delores, had an easygoing, fun-loving manner that was impossible to resist. We were teammates in a serious boys vs. girls soccer match, where I saw her steal the ball from her son more than once, and tease him about it afterwards.
Quick moments in a day filled with emotion and activity, but priceless and unforgettable memories that I've tucked away, as I'm sure those parents and children have as well, to be treasured forever.
After a 3-hour drive north from Antigua through lush mountains with beautiful valley views, we were greeted by firecrackers upon arrival at Compassion project GU-479.
Compassion International has been partnered with Metodista Paxot II, a church in the community of Cantón Paxot II, Guatemala, since 2012. The area is home to about 1,500 residents, and the most commonly spoken language is the Mayan language Kiche.
Children lined up outside of our buses to shake hands and greet us before leading us down a rural road to their project, where they performed many traditional dances for us, including a dance to honor St. Thomas, the dance of the monkeys, the stealing of the bride dance, and the dance of the bull. It was an honor to be among the first group of sponsors to visit this project.
The staff and parents were warm and welcoming in this remote community, where we learned the most common health issues are intestinal diseases and respiratory illness. The community has water and telephone service, but needs employment opportunities, public transportation and vocational training. Most adults are unemployed, but some work as day laborers, earning the equivalent of $75/month.
Please consider sponsoring one of these beautiful children from this project:
Jaymerson, 8, lives with his parents and six siblings. He is responsible for gathering firewood and running errands, and his father works as a farmer.
He enjoys soccer, basketball and playing with cars, and he attends church activities and Bible class regularly.
Jennifer, 10, lives with her parents and one sibling. She helps care for animals and makes beds at home, and her father works as a farmer.
She enjoys playing house and playing with dolls, and her performance is average in school. She attends church activities and Vacation Bible School.
Fernando, 7, lives with his parents and two siblings. His duties at home are carrying water, gathering firewood and making beds, and his father is a farmer.
He enjoys playing soccer, swimming and playing with cars, and he attends Bible class regularly.
William, 11, lives with his parents. His father works sometimes as a farmer, and there are two children in the family.
He enjoys playing soccer, ball games and bicycling, and his school performance is average. William also attends Bible class regularly.
If you are interested in sponsoring one of these children, please contact me.
Sponsorship costs $38/month, and the benefits to both the child and the sponsor are priceless.
Compassion has worked in Guatemala since 1976, and there are more than 130 child development centers in the country, serving more than 32,400 children.
Compassion works in 27 countries world wide. If you would like to sponsor a child in another country, please click here to see children available for sponsorship.
After quick hugs and photos, the boys were off and running, making good use of every minute of their short day together.
Logan and Osmar have shared letters through Compassion International for about two and a half years, and they finally met in person last week in Guatemala City.
It was no surprise that the two were instant best friends. They have many things in common, including a love of sports and big smiles. Both love to help their mothers cook meals. They even share the same position in their families: third child, with two older brothers.
Within minutes of meeting, they each wore the same blue Dodgers baseball hat and jersey as well.
They filled the day playing soccer, air hockey, basketball and ping pong, racing through an obstacle course several times, and pausing only briefly for lunch. They hugged often and always were smiling, having fun even when a translator wasn't around to bridge the language barrier.
After lunch, the boys exchanged gifts before they were running again.
Logan sponsored Osmar in February 2013, and this was the day that brought that sponsorship to life. He had traveled to Guatemala with me and spent the week visiting Compassion projects around the country, learning how the program works and playing with children at each stop, but today was the day that mattered most to him.
And when the time came for goodbyes, it was clear the day had impacted both boys greatly.
Tears and hugs followed, and after our initial farewells, Osmar managed to find Logan in the crowd again, running back for one last hug.
Logan already is making plans to visit his Guatemalan brother again in the future.


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Daily Tarot Card 7~10~19: Ace of Cups
Daily Tarot Card 7~10~19: Ace of Cups
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The Ace of Cups shows a chalice overflowing with five streams of water. The cup represents the vessel of your subconscious brain; the five streams are your five senses and the abundant emotion and intuition flowing from within you. The hand holding the cup is sliding out of the clouds, a symbol of your awareness of spiritual energy and influence. Below the hand is a vast sea covered with lotus blossoms, signifying the awakening of the human spirit. A dove descends towards the cup – a symbol of Divine love flowing through the subconscious brain to conscious awareness.
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Now is the perfect time for you to open your heart and experience the rich flow of emotion available to you right now. You are more receptive to creative opportunities, loving connections, and deep compassion for other living beings. As with all Aces in the Tarot, this card comes as an invitation. Will you take it? Will you say "Yes!" to Divine love and compassion, and will you run with it? The Ace of Cups carries the potential for spiritual and emotional fulfilment – but only if you embrace it with an open heart.
This card often appears in Tarot readings when you are open to creative expression, especially when you can allow your emotions to shine through your endeavours. You may be inspired to start a new project, take an art class or even engage in interpretative dance. At this point in your life, you are comfortable with who you are and happily express this part of yourself to others. You see fresh potential in allowing your creative juices to flow. Let your imagination and talent unfurl to new possibilities.
The Ace of Cups often represents a new relationship, be it a friendship, a new family connection or blossoming romance. It is exciting – fluttery even – and you are so glad to have met someone with whom you can share a special connection. Give yourself permission to open yourself to giving and receiving unconditional love, and you will notice that affection flows effortlessly when you are in this loving state of heart. The water in the card reflects the flow of emotion, and thus, the Ace of Cups suggests that the enthusiasm you two generate will get you fired up about yourself and life.
There is a generous, compassionate side to the Ace of Cups, too. See this as a time of giving (not taking) and make the most of any opportunity to help others. You have the power to share your inner radiance and positive energy, bringing great happiness to those around you. And you will find that the more you give, the more you receive on multiple levels.
Finally, the Ace of Cups can signify conception, pregnancy or birth. Look to the other cards in the reading for further confirmation, such as the Empress, Page of Cups or Four of Wands. On a more metaphorical level, it may mean the birth of a new idea or a spark of inspiration – something in which you can invest a great deal of loving and creative energy.
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The Crafty Classroom with their Bible ABC Curriculum Notebook gave us a perfect start to learning the alphabet through the Bible.
They also offer an ABC Curriculum Notebook that isn't focused on the Bible. I was excited to include the Bible in ours, as my little one knows several of the stories already and I knew she would enjoy it even more with the Biblical characters.
I received my copy as a pdf file, with 658 pages. I won't be printing them all out at once, though it does include permission to print for single family use. You will need a large binder to place them in as you go if you choose. I want to keep them together for her to have as a record for her work to look back on when she is older.
You can divide it into 26 sections if you want one for each letter of the alphabet. There are 4-5 worksheets for each day, with enough for 4 days. I do recommend not going more than 4 days with a preschooler. Even with mine we tend toward two days a week more often, just to not overwhelm her. She was good through the review period working on up to 4 days a week, though not wanting to get all 4 worksheets done each time.
The curriculum is very organized, and detailed in instruction. I had my 12 year old work with my toddler on it. We have as part of our school day, "Jurnee time" where each of the kids "teach" her for 1/2 hour of our morning. This gives me time to work with an individual child, while the toddler is being kept entertained, and it helps the teaching student more by being the teacher! Win all around.
Each letter has a Bible Theme, Bible Vocab Word, Bible Verse, Character of God, and Character Verse. These are the basic themes that run through the week.
For an idea of the variety of worksheets that are included, here is the suggested calendar.
Jurnee had been learning about Adam and Eve just prior to starting this, so God's timing again was perfect!
This program offers lots of opportunity to display their work and concentrate on the letter for the week. Lots of great reinforcement for them. I am considering having a corner where Jurnee has her display for the week, so she will be seeing the work she did, the letter of the week, and her Bible verse every time she passes by it. We haven't organized our school room yet from the summer but this will be a priority when I do.
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Say Goodbye to the Self-Doubt that Limits Your PotentialBy Homaira Kabir
"You're not good enough for this", "You messed things up again", "They'll never let you do it—hey, they don't even like you!"
Self-doubt is that internal voice that questions our abilities, downplays our performance and leads to ambivalence and avoidance. This constant chatter is loudest when we are about to take our most important decisions. And more often than not, we succumb to its authority and sadly, limit our potential.
Some self-doubt is necessary, of course. It allows us to prepare better, to seek feedback and to strive for personal development. However, self-doubt that permeates every aspect of our lives leads to a downward spiral that lowers our general self-confidence and inhibits us from showing up fully in the world.
So how do we build genuine self-confidence, release limiting beliefs, and stop getting in our own way?
Be Part of the Conversation
The inner critic is a one-way monologue that tells a very negative story. We need to listen closely so that we can rethink its story, begin a dialogue, and create a more realistic and helpful narrative. Through it, we can take responsibility for our lives and act with integrity rather than run away from what we were meant to achieve. This is the basis of self-respect, the deepest form of self-confidence.
Be present with your thoughts. Create a distance between them and your current reality. This allows you to keep calm and maintain perspective, rather than get carried away with your mind's chatter. Better yet, begin a daily mindfulness practice.
Be Authentically You
Each one of us is unique in what we are passionate about and how we desire to express that passion. Professor Robert Vallerand at the University of Quebec in Montreal has found that passions help define our identity, bringing a sense of deep confidence and self-worth. However, we can become disconnected with our authenticity because of gender stereotypes, societal expectations or erroneous childhood beliefs. This leaves a part of us at the door as we delve in self-doubt and inner conflict. To bring our full selves to life, we need to shift our focus from questioning our abilities and performance to the genuine difference we can make to others through our unique expression.
Recognize what you are passionate about and what brings you genuine happiness. Identify the opportunities around you that could benefit from your special gifts. Now go out and honor that natural desire to make a difference.
Surround Yourself with Cheerleaders
Human beings have been called the most social of animals for a reason. We are highly relational, as is evident by the many neural networks that allow us to feel empathy, to synchronize our reactions with others and to exhibit heroic acts of altruism. However, this interpersonal quality also makes us dependent on other people's approval, over which we have little control. The inconsistency of their opinions can perpetuate our self-doubt and keep us constantly on the lookout for reassurance. By surrounding ourselves with people who believe in us and who remind us of our abilities and qualities, we can remove the barriers that sabotage our success.
Identify the five people you can count on to pick you up in your moments of self-doubt and who remind you of your positive qualities and natural competencies. Make a conscious plan to spend time with these personal cheerleaders on a regular basis.
Build Your Library of Positives
Talking about our successes tends to be considered as bragging. However, unless we attribute our success, when it is due, to our skills and hard work, we fail to appreciate our efforts or build our self-worth. Instead, we fall prey to "imposter syndrome," where we believe that luck and good fortune were responsible for our success, and fear having to do well again. The 3 Good Things exercise in positive psychology, that redirects our thoughts towards three good things that happened in our day, has shown to be effective in increasing happiness by transferring otherwise forgotten positive events into our long-term memory. We can use it to mentally construct our own library of successes so as to counter feelings of self-doubt and self-pity.
Every time you make a positive difference in any area of your life, spend a few moments thinking about the steps you took that led to the outcome. Research shows that even 20-30 seconds spent in this activity can help develop confidence in your abilities.
Develop Self-Compassion for Apparent Failures
Every journey is bound to have its share of successes and failures. However, our minds have evolved to latch onto negatives and make a big deal of them. Add to that the fact that we live in a society that worships perfection, and we end up chasing a mirage and beating down on ourselves for our apparent failure to arrive at it. Professor Paul Gilbert's work on self-compassion shows that beating down on ourselves brings on shame and makes us run away from difficult choices. However, by recognizing our efforts and giving ourselves the understanding we need, we can find the strength to continue our journeys with the best of what we have to offer.
Practice self-compassion meditation as a way of countering the inner critic and challenging its voice of criticism and self-doubt. Place your hand on your heart for greater connection to your own suffering and speak to yourself in a kind voice. Soon enough, you will find the strength to take the right action.
Remember the Power of Non-Verbal Communication
Communication is only part verbal. The rest of our message is communicated through tone, gestures and expression. Harvard researcher Amy Cuddy shows that we can change other people's perceptions and our own body chemistry simply by tweaking our body language. Sitting tall, for example, makes us appear powerful and confident, whereas slouching in a chair makes us instantly feel weak and small. By making it a habit of speaking with presence, where our posture, expression and tone is aligned with what we have to say, we can convince ourselves that we have something worthy to contribute.
Experiment with different "power poses"—like standing with your feet apart, hands on hips. Note the difference in confidence that comes from shifts in your bodily stance. Now practice talking in the body language that makes you feel most authentic and confident. This image of self-respect you portray is how others see you too.
At the end of the day, self-confidence is about our own belief in our own ability to succeed at the game of life. What's more, when we display genuine confidence that is grounded in our authenticity, we come across as credible (and people tend to like us more, too!). This interplay of action and positive vibes leads to a self-perpetuating upward spiral of lasting self-confidence.
Homaira Kabir is a Women's Leadership Coach and a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist whose practice is founded on the science of positive psychology. She empowers women to become leaders of their own selves in order to become leaders in relationships, at work and in life. To sign up to her free course on Finding Your Life's Direction, visit her at www.homairakabir.com or connect with her on Facebook and Twitter.
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You must be 21 years old to adopt. Please realize that all of our dogs are considered urgent and we never hold dogs. We ask all adopters to be prepared to take their new family member home at the time a match is made!! There are many waiting to be saved and once an appropriate home is found a Boot n' Kit dog is adopted out. Do not schedule a visit if you are not ready to adopt the dog then. Adopting a dog is the most rewarding and wonderful thing, but it is a lifelong commitment. Please be sure you are ready for the responsibility.
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*Transport to Connecticut
*All of the love, care and hard work from our volunteers to care for your new puppy, run our organization and approve your family (so be NICE!)


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Pakistan Cricket Association for Physically Handicapped (PCAPH) was established in March 2006 and was duly approved by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for creating better cricket skills for physically handicapped people in Pakistan. The main objective of the organization is to create opportunities and expand cricket for the physically disabled.
We have organized our 1st national event in 2008 successfully and now organizing 2nd National event for 2009 in all over the Pakistan. We are now also moving towards the international events
PCAPH organized a friendly match on the Eve of the 62nd Independence Day of Pakistan, which was wholeheartedly supported by MOL Pakistan. Nokia Simons, National Aids Control Programme (NACP), Progressive Movers, Coca-Cola, Saha International, Aircom, and Darul Salam as the valuable Sponsors.
The Twenty 20 cricket match was played between the teams of Physically Handicapped and TV / Media Icons of Pakistan on 14th August, 2009 at 5:00 PM at Margalla Cricket Ground, G-9 Markaz Islamabad.
The audience and the guest speakers on the occasion appreciated the role of PCAPH in organising such healthy activities which will not only create awareness amongst the general public for special people but also bring a good name for PCAPH.
At the end of the day and night match, a closing ceremony was held and hosted by Mr. Abbas Hashmi Chairman Pakistan Cricket Association for Physically Handicapped (PCAPH). He paid thanks to all distinguished guests and media partners for organizing such an event successfully for helping PCAPH in the noble cause for promoting physically handicapped cricket in Pakistan. Awards/ medals and souvenirs were also presented to the teams and other participants.


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I have a component that pumps out 29 bitmaps a second. I want to use DelphiX to display them stretched to the size of the display. (Note: These bitmaps are not known until runtime)
I originally tried to load each bitmap into the same slot in a DXImageList but that lead to many memory leaks and errors.
Now I am trying to use a single TDirectDrawSurface as a buffer that holds the image and it is then drawn to the screen(DXDraw) on a DXTimer event. But the issue I am having is I cannot get another image into it after the initial image.
Here is the initialization (Test) code
And in the timer event where all the drawing is being done it draws as expected. Next is some test code I run to see if I can replace the original image.Code:Surf : TDirectDrawSurface. procedure TForm1.DisplayInitialize(Sender: TObject); var bmp : TBitmap; begin bmp := TBitmap.Create; bmp.LoadFromFile('D:\Images\Niagra.bmp'); Surf := TDirectDrawSurface.Create(Display.DDraw); Surf.LoadFromGraphic(bmp); Surf.Restore; bmp.Destroy; end;
But the image displayed does not change. I have also triedCode:procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); var bmp : TBitmap; begin bmp := TBitmap.Create; bmp.LoadFromFile('D:\Images\Pillar.bmp'); Surf.LoadFromGraphic(bmp); Surf.Restore; bmp.Destroy; end;
What is the correct way to update the image on the surface?Code:procedure TForm1.Button2Click(Sender: TObject); var bmp : TBitmap; begin bmp := TBitmap.Create; bmp.LoadFromFile('D:\Images\Pillar.bmp'); Surf.Canvas.Draw(0,0,bmp); Surf.Canvas.Release; Surf.Restore; bmp.Destroy; end;


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With the inauguration of the Mercato Centrale, a new food emporium, Rome's Termini railway station is finally beginning to look like a hub worthy of one of Europe's great capitals and major tourist destinations.
Termini has long been famous mainly for its pickpockets and Byzantine ticketing system, its bowels populated by homeless people and rats. Look up Termini on tripadvisor and the first reviews are headlined "Dirty, noisy and disgusting", "A mad house" and "Avoid Termini if you can". And yet in recent years it has been renovated with new shops and cafes, better ticket offices, automatic ticketing machines and a redesigned system of signs. Now, like other great railway station such as New York's Grand Central, Termini also has a seriously decent place to eat and shop.
The "Central Market" is the brainchild of restauranteur Umberto Montano, who opened a highly successful food court in the San Lorenzo covered market in Florence two years ago. The Rome venture sells both food to take away and eat at the communal tables that can seat up to 500. 15 artisans have been selected to represent the best of Italian food, from bread to fried artichokes, from meat to fish, ice-cream and wine. The shops are arranged to form a market square on the ground floor, while the restaurant overseen by Oliver Glowig, a German chef specialising in Italian cuisine, occupies the first floor. The top floor is reserved for private and corporate events. Open from 7 a.m. till midnight, the market has created 285 new jobs and offers free wi-fi access.
The Termini district of Rome is named after the ancient Baths of Diocletian (thermae in Latin), the remains of which lie across the street from the main entrance to the current station, inaugurated in 1950. The new market on Via Giolitti is housed in the "Cappa Mazzoniana", designed by architect Angiolo Mazzoni in the 1930s. It is all that remains of the station planned by Italy's Fascist government, never finished due to the fall of Mussolini in 1943. The Termini area has for too long been run-down and full of cheap hotels and streetwalkers. Hopefully the Mercato Centrale will not only help to make the station a welcoming introduction to the city of Rome, but revitalise the whole district, making Termini both a point of arrival and departure and a destination in itself.


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I've never been a fan of rooftop tents, and frankly, I'm still not. Oh they're an excellent solution in an area where wildlife is a concern, but I've always preferred either the stealth afforded by a ground tent or the warmth of a hard-walled camper. I suppose that's why this review was handed to me—disliking the general concept means I have no bias toward or against any particular manufacturer's tent.
Tepui is an example of a manufacturer that listens: they've done a great job accepting customer feedback over the years, and answering that feedback with a continually improving product line. The Kukenam XL Ruggedized is one such creation, its feature list reads like the wishlist from a certain forum thread. If my feelings on the matter of roof tents ever change the Ruggedized line of Tepui tents will be on my short list.
The Kukenam XL Ruggedized is no lightweight. It's a massive tent that weighs in at over 200 pounds (with annex) and provides more than fifty square feet of sleeping space when open. Even closed, the tent's sizable 76″ x 48″ x 12″ bulk has a staggering presence, and it looks right at home on a large overland vehicle or trailer.
The first thing to catch my eye when we sliced open the box was the Kukenam XL's shiny metal floor. Most manufacturers use wood here, and though I've never seen wood become a problem it's nice to see the added durability of aluminum finding it's way onto roof tents. D-rings are present at each corner of the aluminum floor and make a great place to hang lanterns or muddy boots in camp.
The next thing I noticed was the sharp looking black transit cover. Tepui included generously sized Velcro corners to ease zipping and unzipping of the cover, which double as a catch to keep the zipper pull tidily tucked away while on the road. The zipper is heavy duty, but it would have been nice to see a ratchet-and-strap method used for securing the cover (in fairness, most manufacturers use zippers here).
Removing the cover reveals not two, but four compression straps securing the clamshell shut. Enough space is provided to keep bedding in the tent when folded up. An additional strap runs down the center of the folded tent to keep the ladder from bouncing around on the trail. A half-inch anti-condensation mat is included and does an excellent job keeping the underside of the mattress dry even in foul weather.
Setting up the Kukenam XL goes as quickly and as easily as can be expected with a tent this large: extend the ladder, use it as leverage to flip the tent over, secure the ladder, then place all twelve of the support rods. Total setup can be done by one person in under five minutes. The extra four support rods add welcome additional support to the rainfly against wind, and help guide runoff away from the doors. Setting up the ladder takes a little practice to get perfect, but it's extremely sturdy, provides a sure-footed grip, and extends to a generous 8.5 feet.
Tear-down takes a bit more effort and a little more time since there's so much air to evacuate and so much fabric to tuck into the folded frame—it's simply the price one pays for this much sleeping space. The process is basically a reverse of setup, and can be handled by one person in well under ten minutes.
Climbing up the ladder to enter the tent there's a triple set of loops on either side of each door, perfect for keeping a flashlight and slippers handy for the inevitable 4am nature call. Moving inside the cavernous tent reveals pockets, and pockets, and pockets. There are so many pockets on the walls of this tent that even the pockets have pockets—my nightstand at home isn't this organized. The pockets on the sides are spread wide and low to leave plenty of space for the large windows, while the pockets at the ends are stacked two rows high and feature a pass-thru behind them for storing longer gear.
The mattress is thick and comfortable, and the walls thick enough to maintain a reasonably comfortable temperature with two people on a 30°F night. While staring up from the mattress I noticed another nifty feature: integrated air vents near the top of both side walls. While they don't completely eliminate condensation inside the tent, they do keep it controlled enough to keep the doors and windows fully closed during a storm.
We could not have asked for better testing conditions during our evaluation: it rained the entire weekend, so much we had to move our camp due to flooding. With so much rain and temperatures dipping below freezing we were able to fully evaluate the potential for leaks and condensation issues: there were none. Even after hurriedly folding the tent up in the rain, moving camp, and setting back up the interior remained dry and we slept comfortably through the night.
More information and full specifications on the Kukenam XL Ruggedized, and Tepui's other tents and accessories, can be found on the Tepui website.


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Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway
|Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway
The Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway, taken in July 2004. The older span carrying QEW Toronto-bound traffic is in front of the newer one. In the background is the Hamilton Harbour.
|43°17′58″N 79°47′53″W / 43.29945°N 79.79799°WCoordinates: 43°17′58″N 79°47′53″W / 43.29945°N 79.79799°W
|vehicular traffic with 8 lanes (4 lanes per direction)
|Hamilton Harbour
|Hamilton, Ontario and Burlington, Ontario
|Other name(s)
|Burlington Skyway
|Maintained by
|Ontario Ministry of Transportation
|steel Through arch bridge - 1958 span
|Total length
|2,560 metres (8,400 ft) - 1958 span
2,160 metres (7,090 ft) - 1985 span
|30 metres (98 ft)
|October 30, 1958 (Northbound structure)
October 11, 1985 (Southbound structure)
|Daily traffic
|149,000 per day (2014) [1]
The Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway, originally called the Burlington Bay Skyway (and colloquially known as just the Burlington Skyway), is a pair of high-level freeway bridges located in Hamilton and Burlington, Ontario, Canada. The Skyway, as it is locally known, is part of the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) highway linking Fort Erie with Toronto.
The first bridge (steel structure) was completed in 1958 and officially opened October 30, 1958,[2] crossing the narrow bar separating Burlington Bay from Lake Ontario. This allows for Great Lakes ship traffic to flow underneath while four lanes of Golden Horseshoe road traffic may flow on top of it, neither disturbing the other. The bridge was designed by John Turner Bell.
The bridge had tolls when constructed, but these were removed December 28, 1973[2] after they were found to heavily impede traffic flow. Truck drivers in particular had refused to take the tolled bridge since not only were they charged the full toll but also it took them extra fuel to ascend the Skyway. With the lifting of tolls on the bridge, trucks were then banned from using Beach Boulevard.
When traffic volume became more than the bridge could accommodate in the early 1980s, the bridge was twinned. When the new skyway (concrete structure) was opened on October 11, 1985,[2] traffic was temporarily rerouted to it so that the old bridge could be extensively rehabilitated and this work was completed August 22, 1988.[2] Afterwards, there were eight lanes of traffic crossing the harbour.
The twinning project also saw a major upgrade of the freeway approaches to the bridge. The entire project resulted in the QEW being widened to eight lanes from Burlington Street to Highway 403, with modern Parclo interchanges at Burlington Street, Northshore Boulevard (former Highway 2), and Fairview Street/Plains Road. This section has a variable lighting system to overcome the frequent fog found in the area. It is also the site of Ontario's first freeway traffic management system which incorporates traffic cameras and changeable message signs.
A federally owned low-level lift bridge linking Beach Boulevard in the Hamilton neighbourhood of Hamilton Beach and Lakeshore Road in the Burlington neighbourhood of Burlington Beach continues to operate. This is mainly used by local traffic, although ramps from the QEW have been configured to allow easy access to the bridge and re-entry to the highway, should the skyway bridge close because of high winds and adverse weather conditions, exacerbated by its towering height.
The original name of the first bridge was the Burlington Bay Skyway. After it was twinned, the proposed names of James N. Allan Skyway (in honour of the Ontario Minister of Highways James Noble Allan, who had championed the 1958 bridge) and James N. Allan Burlington Bay Skyway were rejected. The official name since 1988 has been Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway.[2]
The first bridge is 36 m (118 ft) high [1] and 2560 m (8397 ft, 8 in) long from abutment to abutment. The second bridge is 400 m (1300 ft) shorter. The skyway is 30 m (97 ft) wide.[2]
In fall 2008, most of the older Aluminum Tapered Leg (ATL) overhead sign gantries (commonly referred by the MTO as a "Type 1" structure) which had been installed back in the late 1980s were replaced with the newer triangular truss gantries.[3][4][5]
See also[edit]
- ^ O'Reilly, Nicole (August 1, 2014). "UPDATE: Burlington skyway lanes to stay closed through weekend". thespec.com. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "Fast Facts from Hamilton's Past". Archived from the original on September 5, 2006. Retrieved January 8, 2007.
- ^ "Ontario Highway 401 Photographs - Page 8 - History of Ontario's Kings Highways". Thekingshighway.ca. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ "Queen Elizabeth Way - Ontario | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. June 12, 2004. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ "Queen Elizabeth Way - Stoney Creek to Burlington - Images". Asphaltplanet.ca. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway.


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Bertie, our porter's Dutch bicycle, will not only get you from A to B with great flair and a truly joyful ride, but will also help you to transport all your goodies and necessities with ease thanks to his integrated front carrier. He's the ultimate porter's bicycle and owes his charming style to vintage delivery bicycles.
Load him up with a wooden crate or an oversized grocer's basket and he's your boy! Bertie has all the inimitable Beg bicycle qualities and touches seen on our other models, such as Shimano Nexus hub gears and roller brakes, integrated dynamo and a Brooks B66s aged tan leather saddle, but he has the added bonus of a sturdy colour coordinated welded steel front rack with rubber 'hold all' straps.
Use the PINK ARROWS on the images on this page to scroll right to see lots more images and details of the bicycle and CLICK to enlarge.
Although we do carry limited stock, we build most of our bicycles to order. This normally takes 4 - 6 weeks. Please get in touch for more details. We can ship a Bertie to you in;
Mainland UK - £60.00
Please contact us for all other destinations.
Sept 2017 SALE:
We have x 1 Bertie currently reduced.
- 3 speed 57cm Lamp Post grey, small chip on chainguard £745.00 (normally £845.00)
Frame Size: 57cm and 61cm
28" wheels
Shimano Nexus 3-speed internal hub gears
Shimano roller brakes front and rear
Shimano built-in hub dynamo
Schwalbe Delta Cruiser cream-coloured tyres with puncture prevention technology and side-wall reflectors
Busch and Muller Lumotech retro chromed headlight
Spanninga tail light with safe-stop function
Brooks leather saddle - B66s in honey tan leather
Steel front carrier rack with detachable rubber 'hold all' straps
Double top tube.
Rear carrier rack (not seen on some images)
Hebie bi-pod central stand
Axa defender integrated wheel and frame lock
Chrome dring-dring bell
Colour co-ordinated fully enclosed alloy chainguard
Steering stabiliser
Weight: 20kg
Mens Size Guide
If you are 173cm - 188cm tall (5'8" - 6'2"),
you will need a 57cm frame.
If you are 165 - 178cm tall (6'1" - 6'6"),
you will need a 61cm frame.
We can also make a 53 cm and a 65 cm frame if the above sizes aren't suitable for you. Please see our BESPOKE BICYCLES page for details.


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Paul Evans. Managing Director, is a Registered Building Practitioner specializing in Liquid Applied Waterproofing Membranes & is the current President of the Australian Institute Waterproofing (AIW)
Melbourne Certified Waterproofing Contractors
& Registered Building Practitioner
The Australian Institute of Management (AIM) recently engaged F.E.W Waterproofing to resurface the Level 6 plant area which was prone to water leakage.
Liquid Rubber was used and is brilliant seamless product; we were very impressed with the finished product.
The F.E.W workmanship was of a high standard. Since having the Liquid Rubber laid down we have not experienced any water leaks.
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That basically sums up Gorillaz
Cheers mate .
New song!
The new album "Humanz" will be released on April 28th, 2017.
Track listing:1. Intro: I Switched My Robot Off2. Ascension (feat. Vince Staples)3. Strobelite (feat. Peven Everett)4. Saturnz Barz (feat. Popcaan)5. Momentz (feat. De La Soul)6. Interlude: The Non-conformist Oath7. Submission (feat. Danny Brow, Kelela & Graham Coxon)8. Charger (feat. Grace Jones)9. Interlude: Elevator Going Up10. Andromeda (feat. D.R.A.M.)11. Busted And Blue12. Interlude: Talk Radio13. Carnival (feat. Anthony Hamilton)14. Let Me Out (feat. Mavis Staples & Pusha T)15. Interlude: Penthouse16. Sex Murder Party (feat. Jamie Principle & Zebra Katz)17. She's My Collar (feat. Kali Uchis)18. Interlude: The Elephant19. Hallelujah Money (feat. Benjamin Clementine)20. We Got The Power (feat. Jehnny Beth & Noel Gallagher)Disc 2 (Deluxe Edition only):1. Interlude: New World 2. The Apprentice (feat. Rag'n'Bone Man, Zebra Katz & RAY BLK) 3. Halfway To The Halfway House (feat. Peven Everett)4. Out Of Body (feat. Kilo Kish, Zebra Katz & Imani Vonshà)5. Ticker Tape (feat. Carly Simon & Kali Uchis) 6. Circle Of Friendz (feat. Brandon Markell Holmes)
From what I've heard of this album, I don't think I'm going to enjoy it as much the previous ones, mostly because I've never been a big fan of Gorillaz's more rap/electronic/trip-hop songs. That being said, I like 4 of the 5 songs released so far (Ascension being the only one I didn't like), and am very excited for this album!
Now, I'm wondering if the tracks on the second disc of the deluxe edition are just bonuses, or if they're actually a continuation of the album itself (which would mean the normal version isn't complete). I'd say it's probably the latter, considering there's an interlude included.
I'm almost tempted to get the Super Deluxe Box Set of Humanz. Almost.14 vinyl records (each one a different colour), packaged in individually sleeves with unique art. Each record has an album track with an exclusive alternate version on the other side.Includes a 54-page, cloth-bound, foil-blocked, hardback book of Gorillaz artwork by Jamie Hewlett and a download card, all in a 12" vinyl case.Sounds great, but $350 USD is just too much. Not to mention that I don't even collect vinyl.
14 vinyl records? There are less than 10 Gorillaz albums, so what are they going to be?
That video for saturnz barz was really...
Murdoc Diccals.
The records each have only one song. 14 songs, 14 records.
Oh okay, thanks for clarifying.
These new songs are just amazing
Andromeda and Ascension are probably my favorites
New song:
Seriously, why do they censor it?
I'd say my favorites are probably Saturn Barz, Let Me Out, and Ascension (not in any particular order)
Well the words that are censored are the names of the 2 most recent US presidents (based on the number of syllables and the live version of the song), and the most common theory I've heard is that the words are censored so that years from now people who listen to the song will be able to fill in the blanks with whoever's in power at the time. That way, the song won't seem outdated, even years from now.
IMO no other album will beat plastic beach, it's just the best
I had heard about this band before, but I never really looked into them that much. From what I've heard if their music, it sounds pretty good
I literally only listen to gorillaz!In no order here are My favorites! Stylo DARE(live) Welcome to the World of the plastic beach Feel good inc Ascencion Saturnz Barz Up on melancholy hill Let me out 19-2000 Tomorrow comes today
The album's out! I already heard the standard version because of the leaks that I couldn't resist, but I have a copy of the deluxe version coming tomorrow. From what I've heard, the deluxe version is the "true" version because the bonus tracks are still connected to album's story.Now, this is just my opinion, but I don't think this album is the masterpiece that say, Demon Days was. But it's still an amazing album that's definitely worthy of the Gorillaz name. I'd probably rank it as being just as good as, maybe better than Plastic Beach.


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Report: Yves Edwards Tapped For December 8th Bout With John Cholish
By FCF Staff
After seeing his bout with Jeremy Stephens get cancelled the day it was supposed to happen, Yves Edwards has reportedly been tapped for a December fight with John Cholish.
In what is already well documented history, Stephens was arrested Friday in Minneapolis for an outstanding warrant in Iowa, and was unable to fight Edwards as scheduled at UFC on FX 5. Despite the cancellation, Edwards was reportedly given his show money and was promised another, quick turnaround bout by UFC President Dana White.
According to a report from MMA Fighting, the Edwards, Cholish fight will be part of the December 8th, UFC on FOX 5 card, which will be hosted by Seattle's Key Arena.
Edwards (41-18) is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Tony Ferguson in December, after stopping Rafaello Oliveira in October.
Cholish (8-2) hasn't fought since May, when he lost by unanimous decision to Danny Castillo. Prior to the defeat Cholish had won eight straight fights.
UFC on FOX 5 will be headlined by a lightweight bout between champion Benson Henderson and challenger Nate Diaz.


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This won't mean much to anyone but me, but on the other hand it's my blog. So: I think it's very cool that in the now three full months since the German version of The Android's Dream has been out, it's not once dropped out of the Amazon.de top ten list for science fiction. Indeed, at this very moment (10:38pm eastern time, 4/5/09) it's at number two on the list. That's some pretty cool longevity.
Bear in mind that the Amazon.de ranking system works like any other Amazon ranking system — which is to say, it only tells you how the book is doing relative to other books in the system, not what unit sales are. But I've also chatted with my German publishers, who tell me the unit sales have been quite healthy as well — it's selling better than the English language version of TAD did at the same point in its sales cycle, which is saying something considering the US has four times the population. Which again makes me pretty damn happy.
As I've said before, I'm quite fond of this particular book, which is often overshadowed by the OMW series, so it's nice to see TAD get its moment in the sun, even if it had to go to Germany to get it. And if nothing else, when I get around to finishing The High Castle, I know it will sell in at least one foreign market. So thanks, Germany. Really glad you like the book.


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This cottage home is designed to accommodate narrow lots while maximizing space. All three bedrooms are spacious and private. The extra large living room and porch allows for comfortable indoor and outdoor living.
This ranch home is perfect for those narrow lots. This cottage has a wonderful cozy front porch, three bedrooms and study. A very open and spacious floor plan with lots of space that really packs a punch!
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This 16' wide home is just is the perfect starter home for those on a budget. The large eat-in kitchen features a "step-down" into the sunken living room. A great first home!