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Summer is almost here, and for many people, that means it's time to turn your attention to some DIY projects around the house. Maybe you'd like to finally paint the master bathroom. You might be thinking about refinishing the kitchen cabinets. Whatever the project, you've put a plan in place, and now you're ready to roll up your sleeves and get to work.
It's easier, sometimes, for us to approach this type of project with determination and excitement than when we think about making over ourselves. If there's something about your appearance that you'd like to change, for example, it can feel much more overwhelming and intimidating. Why?
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Dr. Finley and our team of skilled professionals can help you design a treatment plan of cosmetic and restorative procedures to transform your smile. Today, we're talking about how you can make smile creation your best summer project in just three easy steps.
Step 1: Identify The Problems WIth Your Smile
Before you can plan a project, you first have to know what your goals are for that project. When it comes to your smile, you need to identify what the problems are that you'd like to address. Here are some common problems you might find familiar:
Is it the color of your teeth? One of the most popular cosmetic treatments available today is professional teeth whitening. Whether just one or all of your teeth have lost their brightness over the years, teeth whitening is an affordable, easy, and effective way to dramatically improve your smile.
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Is it the health of your smile? Damaged or missing teeth can totally rob you of an attractive, confident smile. Creating your new smile might require some sort of restorative treatment. Maybe you've struggled with oral health issues like gum disease, tooth decay, or cavities. Perhaps you have broken, chipped, or cracked teeth due to an accident or injury.
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Once you've identified what you'd like to fix about your smile, it's time to design a plan of action. At Bayou Dental Group, our smile creator, Dr. Finley, will begin by giving you a thorough examination. Then, he will discuss with you all of your options for achieving your dream smile.
The smile creation process is different for everyone, but here are some of the more common procedure options:
Professional Teeth Whitening: We offer Zoom! whitening in our Monroe dental office that can dramatically enhance the whiteness level of your teeth. You can also choose to maintain your brighter smile with the help of our convenient take-home whitening trays.
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Copy the dive to my buddies after I choose them for that dive
After I add a dive, that dive could be duplicated with my buddies as they did the same one. They could get the common information (site, time etc)
It's done on the share tab of the dive you wanna copy
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AdminDiveboard team (Admin, Diveboard) commented
indeed :)
I didn't realize I was looking at it the other way around :)
Ah... you can't copy your dive into a buddy's divelog but you can copy your buddy's dive into your own logbook. Why didn't you just say so? :)
AdminDiveboard team (Admin, Diveboard) commented
check out the "duplicate this dive" button - right under the social share :)
agreed it's not th most obvious button nor the most sensible way to put it...
Can you tell me how that is done? I don't see it on the share tab.
That would be a really handy feature. That way the dives that I enter would appear on my buddy's feed as well.

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Famous actress Leah Remini has created an uproar with her recent comments on another famous actor Tom Cruise and the Church of Scientology.
Leah Remini became popular with her role in The King of Queens, and recently she attracted the attention of the audiences by her recent utterances on Scientology.
Earlier, she was a member of the Church of Scientology.
Sources of CINEMABLEND report that recently Remini made some comments on the Scientology that attracted the attention of many people. She made the comments in a TV show named "Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath". Remini is also the host of this show.
A&E is the owner of the TV show. It is reported that A&E is receiving many threatening letters from the Church of Scientology.
According to the report from the desk of The Hollywood Reporter, the Church of Scientology has already described Leah Remini as "spoiled, entitled diva."
In a very recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the star actress has actually described how her life was seriously affected when she was the member of the Church Scientology.
She even said that famous actor Tom Cruise, a follower of the Church, also pressured her to stop a 60 Minutes very special episode at CBS.
She alleged that" I got pressure to call Les Moonves at CBS to try and get a 60 Minutesreport squashed. I got a call from the church and Tom to call Les Moonves and use my influence to squash the story."
She even added that Les Moonves was very disappointed when he heard that. He even did not hesitate to say said that, "I don't give a shit if it's you, if it's Tom Cruise, if it's Jenna Elfman, you're all going to get the same story from me."
The long interview even explored many facts. When asked about the ways that she acquired to break the spell, she answered very clearly.
She said, " My process was to start asking questions to what I was seeing on the internet. I disagreed with my church that I couldn't be talking to the people that they deemed to be enemies."
Even reports revealed that she is trying to avail legal action against the church by sending a letter to the church from the desk of her attorney and simultaneously she demanded an amount of $ 1.5 million as compensation.
On the other hand, the Church of Scientology accused Leah Remini and said that she is doing this just to earn money. The church said," Leah Remini is in it for the money and now tries to pretend otherwise."
Reports and accusations are increasing day by day between the two, and the sensation addition is the inclusion of the name of Tom Cruise .
Now it is time for the viewers and the readers to wait and see what further development is waiting for the near future regarding the accusation made by Leah Remini.


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A Cobra R, considerably one of the most potent Mustangs ever to roll off the Dearborn assembly line, has unique 5-spoke R wheels, a fuel cell, and a raised fiberglass hood. Its 5.8 liter 300-horsepower/365 foot-pounds of torque make its presence clearly known.
The 5.0L 302 cid V8 disappears from the Mustang following the 95 year. This marks the end of the Mustangs overhead-valve/pushrod-engine era. Also, the SVT badge appears on the Cobra for the first time.


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Many women may find that they face barriers throughout life. Whether it is surviving through a male dominant industry, or raising children as a single mother; the following words of wisdom for women will help to uplift your spirit and get you motivated. These quotes are intended to inspire and encourage your personal growth.
A woman has got to love a bad man once or twice in her life, to be thankful for a good one.
A woman whose smile is open and whose expression is glad has a kind of beauty no matter what she wears.
A woman's beautiful face attracts a flirter, a woman's beautiful heart attracts a lover, a woman's beautiful character
attracts a man.
Always concentrate on how far you have come, rather than how far you have left to go. The difference in how easy it seems will amaze you.
Anything you want to ask a teacher, ask yourself, and wait for the answer in silence.
Beauty is everything. Love is innocent. A future with the perfect man is life.
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.
Every woman is beautiful, including you. Maybe not in what you look like or what you do, but just in what you are.
Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion.
Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.
I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.
I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.
If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it.
If you don't like being a doormat then get off the floor.
If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Our deepest wishes are whispers of our authentic selves. We must learn to respect them. We must learn to listen.
Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor touched but are felt in the heart.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that…
The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
The question isn't who's going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
There are two ways of spreading light. To be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it.
We can do no great things, only small things with great love.
What a wonderful life I've had. I only wish I'd realized it sooner.
When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.
When you forgive, you heal your own anger and hurt and are able to let love lead again. It's like spring cleaning for your heart.
Women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves.
You grow up the day you have your first real laugh at yourself.
You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one to blame.
Your own words are the bricks and mortar of the dreams you want to realize. Your words are the greatest power you have. The
Words you choose and their use establish the life you experience.
The below infographic provides a look at the differences between men and women. Women have been known to live longer then men and earn more degrees then men since the 80's. Women have also proven to be more socially connected with friends online. This and more interesting and empowering facts about women can be found below.
About The Author
Although millions of people visit Brandon's blog each month, his path to success was not easy. Go here to read his incredible story, "From Disabled and $500k in Debt to a Pro Blogger with 5 Million Monthly Visitors." If you want to send Brandon a quick message, then visit his contact page here.
Although millions of people visit Brandon's blog each month, his path to success was not easy. Go here to read his incredible story, "From Disabled and $500k in Debt to a Pro Blogger with 5 Million Monthly Visitors." If you want to send Brandon a quick message, then visit his contact page here.


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A design that your customers will notice, great modularity and simplified operating mechanisms represent the foundations of our welcoming solution, bringing you true added value. To create your entrance you can choose from automatic or mechanical gates. Automatic gates provide you with a choice of various entrance functions. Choose the ones best suited to your store and its environment.
At Caddie®, we take no chances, especially when it comes to safety. To reassure your visitors, we minimise the risks. We have developed safety features and functions across our product range. No need to worry, our products are safe for everyone. Security is also protecting turnover. The annual shrinkage for European retailers is an astonishing 38 billion Euros. On average 1.5% of a store's turnover will be lost by theft. With the entrance gates and security systems that we offer, our customers can significantly reduce these risks and increase profitability.
Once customers have been welcomed into the store, they need to be accompanied for the best possible in-store experience. Today, respect for the time devoted to shopping is truly a concern for consumers who are ever more demanding. This is why customers need to be guided smoothly through a harmonious environment so that they can quickly nd their bearings. Caddie® offers the bespoke layout solutions needed so that your store can run smoothly. Guidance systems split up and organise the space available, channelling the ow of shoppers. The CADDIE® Control range lets you exibly open and close passageways, whatever the surface area of your store.


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Deputies were called when Jason Gordon Youngblood, a man from Utah claiming to be a Special Forces soldier, allegedly sat in a Key Largo resort's pool with all his clothes on and was uncooperative with the hotel's security who were trying to get him out of the water, reports KeysNet in the Florida Keys.
Youngblood, 30, repeatedly screaming "yeah," his response to every question that both security and the deputy had asked him.
The deputy tried to get him to a relative's room for safekeeping but, along the way, Youngblood made karate gestures and started yelling 'yeahs' again before scuffling with the deputy and cursing him, according to the report.
Oh, yeah, he ended up in the pokey.
Photo: Monroe County Sheriff's Office
Get the DUHtails at KeysNet in the Florida Keys.


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Ms Chako Amano
BA (Waseda), CertTJFL
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Ms Chako Amano
https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/seas012Senior Tutor The University of Auckland: Asian Studies
Chako Amano has been teaching Japanese as a foreign language over 30 years. While she is interested in all aspects of TJFL, her main focus has been on how best the students' learning can be facilitated. Her special interest lies in various holistic approaches to language teaching and learning, including the Waldorf approach. She regards herself as an educator who is interested in facilitating students' overall learning and growth through the language acquisition process.
Research | Current
- Teaching Japanese as a foreign language
- Holistic approaches to language teaching and learning
Teaching | Current
JAPANESE 231 Japanese Language 2A
JAPANESE 232 Japanese Language 2B
Undergraduate Adviser in Japanese
Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)
- Amano, C. S. (2011). The holistic teacher revised: Restoring a healthy balance. Studies in Holistic Education, 14, 99-108.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/17268
- Amano, C. S. (2010). Translation: 'Work and Love' in "Education and the Soul" by John P. Miller.
- Amano, C. S. (2009). Holistic Approaches to Foreign Language Teaching. Himeji Dokkyo University.
- Amano, C. S. (2009). Ishindenshin. Aoyama Gakuin University. Postgraduate Seminar in Holistic Education.
- Amano, C. S. (2009). Caring Communication: What does ishindenshin really mean?. In A. Yoshida, H. Moriya, Y. Hirano (Eds.) Atsuhiko Yoshida, Haruyo Moriya, Yoshitsugu Hirano (Holistic Care: Education, Welfare and Nursing based on the new relationships) (pp. 55-58). Osaka: Seseragi Shuppan.
- Peri, H., & Amano, C. S. (2008). Learning from the Wisdom of Maori Culture: Similarities with the Rudolf Steiner Philosophy. In Y. Nagata, A. Yoshida (Eds.) Sustainable Education and Culture:Deepening ESD in the Pacific Rim (pp. 110-116). Osaka: Seseragi Shuppan.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/17305
- Amano, C. S. (2008). Translation: Learning to Be: A Perspective of Education for Sustainable Development in Oceania, by Konai Thaman. Sustainable Education and Culture: Deepening ESD in the Pacific Rim, 50-69. Osaka.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/17477
- Amano, C. S. (2007). Confronting One's Real Self: A Benefit of Learning a Foreign Language. Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice, 20 (1), 16-18.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/16346
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The past month has been flying by like crazy. The plans for the wedding are really taking shape and I've, completely unexpected, bought a wedding dress. With 'only' 9 months to go, the coming month we will be deciding on the invitations and flowers (Pinterest really became my friend in this).
But the even bigger news here is that we have bought a rental property!
Oh yes, and of course we are receiving dividends as well. Still collecting without even lifting a finger. Talking about the power of passive income here.
I've started and experimented with posting 2 times a week in July, but then I forgot that I still needed a wedding to plan, a rental property to buy and the busiest season ever at work had just started. So, next to working 50 hours a week, blogging became less of a priority and I took the time to arrange other projects first.
An interesting fact is that I got more traffic, even without posting more often. My goal is to keep growing the blog and therefore will be publishing at least once a week but without a structured schedule. They will be published whenever possible.
Real Estate update
Whoop, we did it! I'll start this update with the most important one: we actually found and bought a rental property 🙂
We are completing the last few things before it's all final. The last few weeks we have been spending a lot of time on researching, discussing the deal with others and calculating all the numbers. Because of the hot market right now, we had to act quickly and we made an offer only days after we had first seen the property. We were able to pull this off because we already had inquired on the possibilities of getting a mortgage beforehand. We had a plan A, plan B, and a plan C when it came down to funding.
So far, we're very pleased with how it's working out and extremely happy with the terms we were able to negotiate for the mortgage. There are still a few things that have to be taken care off, but I will be posting the details on this deal very shortly.
This will also be the last update about real estate sneaked in the dividend portfolio update. As of next month, I will be posting updates on real estate separately.
Dividend and passive income update
Talking real numbers here. We've managed to collect €26.64 in dividends the past month. Might not seem that impressive, but it's a 29.5% increase vs. last year. And take in mind that we haven't invested in stocks for the last 6 months.
We got paid by 3 different companies, Bank of Nova Scotia, Walt Disney and Nike. Two of them we held last year, and Nike is the new kid on the block.
I've also managed to sell some books again and sold off a few items that were laying around but we never used. That brought in an additional 34.13 euro. I'm still decluttering from time to time, and listing items for sale we don't need anymore. I'm progressing slowly as this isn't a high priority right now, but it still brings in small amounts of money every month.
Portfolio update
Our progress is slightly deteriorating, as we didn't bring any new stock additions since February. Instead, we chose to use our savings for our down payment on our rental property. Because the transfer date for the property isn't until late of November. We also won't add any stocks to our portfolio until then.
Last July was the first in three months to show growth again in our portfolio. An interesting side effect of not adding additional money is that all fluctuations we see, are purely from capital appreciation.
Our portfolio is currently worth 46436.22 euro. Just slightly higher than where we ended the month before. Still, we have grown our portfolio with 51.6% since July last year. The gap between last years results and this is getting smaller and smaller.
Since we have bought our rental property, tracking the portfolio progress isn't sufficient anymore to track our overall progress. For this reason, I'm going to start to track our net worth. Although in the end, cash flow means more to us, tracking our net worth is a perfect method to give an overall insight into our performance.


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The Wall won't look like this. It should.
"The federal government began work Wednesday to replace a section of border wall in California, the first wall contract awarded in the Trump administration outside of eight prototypes that were built last year in San Diego," the news service reported.
"Customs and Border Protection is replacing a little more than two miles in downtown Calexico, a sliver of the president's plan for a big, beautiful wall with Mexico. A barrier built in the 1990s from recycled metal scraps and landing mat will be torn down for bollard-style posts that are 30 feet high, significantly taller than existing walls."
The wall built in the 1990s worked.
So many Mexicans were jumping the border that California put signs along the freeways warning drivers that illegal aliens were crossing.
The "Illegal Aliens Crossing" signs are gone now.
"In 1986, the San Diego sector recorded its highest number of border crossing apprehensions in a year: 628,000, according to Department of Homeland Security statistics. The area — geographically the smallest for Border Patrol — was once the busiest sector for illegal immigration in the U.S., accounting for more than 40% of nationwide apprehensions in the early '90s," the Los Angeles Times reported last July.
"In fiscal year 2016, Border Patrol agents apprehended 31,891 people in the San Diego sector suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally."
That is a 95% drop.
We can do this.
And thanks to Donald Trump, we are.
From Leslie Eastman's review at Legal Insurrection:
Surber, a recovering journalist with over 30 years of experience, has been cataloging the #FakeNews that has been regularly offered as serious analysis of President Donald Trump's actions, policies, and opinions. He has brought his enormous collection together in the longest, most serious book he has yet written: Fake News Follies of 2017.Fake News Follies of 2017 is available on Kindle and in paperback.
Autographed copies are available. Email me at email@example.com for details. I am including a "director's cut." I will give you the original Chapter 1 that I cut because while the chapter was amusing, it really had nothing to do with the Fake News Follies of 2017.


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I'm rather proud of the fact that I have somehow made it almost a decade into my kids' lives without ever purchasing store-bought Easter baskets. Every year, I just decorate whatever baskets I have around the house with ribbon and fill them with goodies. After all, the basket is hardly the star of the show once the kids see the yummy treats and gifts inside, right?
But the problem is that I have never had two baskets the same size. When my kids were little, this wasn't a problem because they didn't even notice. But this year, now that they are 6 and 9 and everything is a competition, I know that they will. Still, I don't feel like feeding the corporate Easter bunny just to celebrate the day.
So I was psyched to find this quick and easy Easter basket craft on YouTube. I love that I can put this together right now using materials from my recycling bin. And the best part? When Easter is over I can put the carton right back in there.
Check it out ...


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Well, the Wilson's Plovers are well cared for on Jekyll. Thanks to Ben Carswell, Yank Moore, and Ranger Bre.
This year Gould's Inlet has a huge sand spit. The Least Terns saw it as perfect for nesting. The Wilson's Plovers agreed. I was asked to help set up a Plover Patrol on St. Simons at Gould's Inlet. 14 volunteers have step up to help.
Tim Keyes, our DNR Shorebird person, got our vests. Here is one modeled by his son Walker.
Tomorrow evening these vests will get their first use as Team Bird is out in force on World Ocean Day!


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This stunning dress is a must-have for making any special occasion unforgettable! the beaded bodice with scalloped edging adds the perfect touch of feminine charm, while the mock pieced design and solid skirt create a gorgeous silhouette. Styled with sheer three-quarter sleeves, an symmetrical popover bodice and a flared, A-line skirt.
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On 1/7/2012 4:31 AM, Ole Tange wrote:
On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Ole Tange<address@hidden> wrote:On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 9:01 AM, rambach<address@hidden> wrote:On 12/15/2011 11:35 PM, Ole Tange wrote:On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 2:35 PM, rambach<address@hidden> wrote:On 12/12/2011 11:07 PM, Ole Tange wrote:I am thinking of re-using --joblog and adding --resume. I see at least 2 approaches: * Only look for the job-number.This is now implemented. You can do: timeout -k 1 1 parallel -j2 --resume --joblog /tmp/joblog2 sleep {} ::: 1.1 2.2 3.3 4.4 parallel -j2 --resume --joblog /tmp/joblog2 sleep {} ::: 1.1 2.2 3.3 4.4; Please test it. /Ole
thanks, very good job. the functionality works nice and smooth. i'm sure others will benefit from this feature as well.however, what i found during testing is that GNU Parallel has some sort of memleak:
the following command seq 100000 | parallel -j200 "echo {}; sleep 1"starts with a virtual mem usage of about 38 MB, and reaches 50 MB at around 25000 finished jobs. the size of used memory increases steadily, so at 12MB per 25000 jobs, you'd run out of mem on a 128 MB sys pretty quick.
the leak is independent of the --resume option and even --joblog. best regards, roland rambach
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Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation - [Archived Advertisement]
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Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation
- Support the Universities research strategy
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The Role
- Full Time, Fixed Term (5 years)
- Executive remuneration package in the range of $249,285 to $311,606 p.a.
- Wagga Wagga
You will provide leadership for HDR research training, external funding, research reporting, and analysis of research performance (including Excellence in Research Australia and Engagement and Impact submissions), research innovation, business development and, where appropriate, research commercialisation.
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You will build research capacity and community engagement opportunities and capitalise on the synergies between all parts of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Engagement Portfolio and across the University.
To be successful you will have:
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- Ability to promote consultative planning and decision making, to develop a sense of unity, cooperation and common purpose amongst staff, and to support organisational and cultural change as needed.
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Charles Sturt University is a young and growing university committed to developing far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish. We make a significant contribution to the prosperity and vibrancy of our rural and regional communities, with a reach and impact across Australia and internationally. We work together with industry, communities and students to create new thinking, inspire each other and make a positive and progressive contribution to the world.
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Charles Sturt University is a community-minded organisation with strong links to industry, government and other educational institutions. We focus our research and infrastructure to create long-term impact, locally and globally. We inspire our communities and ensure we work with them to deliver tangible benefits.
CSU offers a great work-life balance, professional development opportunities and generous financial benefits.
Charles Sturt University is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Applications are encouraged from Indigenous Australians; people with a disability; women (particularly for senior and non-traditional roles); people who identify as LGBTIQ; and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
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Closing Date: 11 pm, 4 August 2019
Job Summary
- Closing Date:
- 04 Aug 2019
- Location:
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- Salary:
- Executive remuneration package in the range of \$249,285 to \$311,606 p.a.
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Some things we never find out
We never did find out what happened to her. She often disappeared but always came back. And then one morning, she wasn't there. Morning time was not her usual disappearing time. Morning time was her time for sitting on the porch waiting for someone to wake, come downstairs and let her in.
Morning time was when she crept out from underneath the planks, hobbled up the three front stairs and flopped softly against the front door. Years before she'd learned that scratching, bouncing at the handle and yelping were no good. Only flopping with a gentle thump against the peeling paint on the hardwood got the door to open. Sometimes, after quite a delay. What she thought about while she lay there quietly panting, we never did know. She was just our Jess, our porch sleeper.
We never did find out what happened to her. We hoped she had not become a casualty of the early morning taxis racing along the tar road. We never did find out.


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For Wedding Photographers – Post Production 05
o here we are again. It is Tuesday and we are doing another, number 5 and counting, of creative post production for wedding photographers. I hope you are following up as the comments part is still very silent.
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The image today is from a wedding in Mumbai. You might say that this woman is strange looking but I like this image. I feel it shows a part of India that we can only see in the metros. The financially affluent Mumbai crowd. Do I need to say more? The wedding was at the Taj Palace hotel in Mumbai and the image was shot at the BEST party / wedding reception I have EVER been to. Seriously. I don't know who that DJ was but he was delivering some bad arse tracks. Was awesome.
Slider the bar right and left to see the before and after.
he image shot on Nikon D700 camera with an AFS 35mm/f1.4 lens. I don't use the Nikon bodies that much anymore but it is fast and reliable. Shot at ISO 1,100, 1/320 sec at f/2. I am very comfortable going as high as ISO 3,200 and sometime 6,400 with the D700 but it was not necessary here as I was using a hand held LED light in my left hand. I was pointing the LED at the subjects on the dance floor but I find that the colour of the light always looks a bit blue or sometime green rather than good white light. I have by now developed a preset on Lightroom to cover for these situations and call it, of course; Night – LED.
What this preset is about is correcting the colour balance of the light to make it warmer. I do this using the Split Toning mode as you can see in the comparison image below. On the left is the original and the split toning on the right. I add a bit of blue to the tone in the shadows so that it does not look like a warm filter.
The image corrections are here as well. Pushed up the contrast (I like this lately) and reduced the highlights considerably. You can see the effect of this change in the dance floor lights behind the woman. They reduce in size so you might want to brush them back selectively and add highlights there. Some extra touch in the shadows to compensate for loosing the detail in the shadow due to the increase in the contrast.
Clarity was also added. This make the image somewhat sharper or more clear. It is not sharpening but it makes me feel the image jumps out.
Next was selective brushing. I added a bit of clarity here and opened it up a little so the faces look better.
You may add a Vignette or use the Radial Filter (2nd on the right, next to the brush in the top right tab in Develop mode). I used Post Crop Vignette here.
hat's it. I hope you find the process helpful. Let me know if I am unclear or if you need further information about the process.
Please feel free to comment below and ask anything that comes to mind about this picture or any other post production issues you might have.


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Well, if you're like me, you've watched both parts of the Lance Armstrong special (OK, I admit it, a couple of times each). I've met people like him, a small number and mostly in corporate; fiercely competitive, astronomically high on self-belief, selfish and self-absorbed in their focus about what needs to happen to ensure their success. In the wake of his 8 gold medals at the 2008 Olympics, a word was coined to describe achievements of extraordinary magnitude against the odds– such feats were "Phelpsian" (inspired by Michael). And so, the cyclist who loved to train, with the ruthless desire to win, was on his way to fame and fortune, until cancer struck. None of this suggests Lance Armstrong was anything but a gifted athlete. But the fierce competitor needed an edge in a tainted culture and from what we now understand that edge included corticosteroids, human growth hormone, Erythropoietin (EPO) and testosterone. Graham Watson the 30-year cycling photographer said in a recent blog post Armstrong himself endorsed that "Lance did what he had to do to win, and he clearly did it very well."
But to really understand, we need to take account of the character of the man himself. A self-confessed ruthless competitor, who thought he was invincible, plunged into a corrupt culture and was ripe for seduction. Talented enough to have a real chance and fearful enough about the prospect of losing, what was going to give him the edge? Or as he suggested, create a "level playing field"? And once the invincible narcissist received adulation, money, love and respect (his biological father was gone by the time Lance was two), the addiction was entrenched. Winning the Tour de France, winning it more than once, winning it after cancer was an intoxicating story; the stuff Hollywood movies were made of. But this wasn't Mighty Ducks or even Moneyball. This was real. Lance was on the bike and he couldn't get off.
So the competitor, the cancer survivor was also a conman. But Lance couldn't have done it alone and moreover, we now know that he didn't. Cycling, swimming and weight lifting in the 1990's and early 2000's appear to have been to sport what Enron, Exxon and Lehmann Bros. were to corporate America, and in the same era.
Lance was enabled and incentivised. Remember, we see it at the Olympics. Gold medallists are set for life. Lesser medallists (and non-medallists) are often destined for obscurity. Thus when we consider what is rewarded and what is overlooked and forgotten, the die is cast when a bad culture meets the personality attributes described above.The Oprah interview took an interesting turn when Lance Armstrong and Oprah began discussing Armstrong's LIVESTRONG foundation. That and his obvious love for his children may be the only things in his life that brought Lance Armstrong's tenuous hold on reality to real attachments and meaning. Paradoxically, his "most humbling moment" was being asked by his own foundation in November last year to step down. The doping helped create Lance Armstrong, the cancer surviving legend, which in turn became his springboard to establishing LIVESTRONG. To date the Foundation has raised $500M. Was this one of the rationalisations for what Armstrong continued to do and lie about? If not for the doping, if not for the wins, how could he have raised so much money for cancer research? The rationalisation that the end justifies the means coupled with big payoffs are the classic breeding ground and perpetuators of bad behaviour.
After years of lying to cover up lying, when might a confessor typically confess? There are three common conditions. Firstly, the death bed confession is not a myth. Having nothing to lose and/or the desire for a clean conscience before one meets their maker are powerful motivators. Secondly, people can confess because they feel a rapport with the person who receives the confession. Armstrong had been interviewed by Oprah before and he liked her and (I'm sure) the gently managed legitimacy and protection her show could afford him. But because all the pundits said she'd be soft, she had to make sure she wasn't. And thirdly, when else do people tend to confess? When evidence of wrongdoing is so overwhelming, the lies actually start to sound ridiculous. I believe it was for this reason, that Armstrong did not appeal the USADA finding.
While on the subject of USADA, how fascinating to observe the workings of an organisation that had a whole professional sport to salvage? There would have been no guilty conscience in scapegoating he who was found to be as guilty as sin and whom appeared to lie about it over and over. This was the supreme rationale for what Armstrong himself referred to as a "death sentence". If there was ever a point to be made, it was now. If there was ever a message to be sent, this was the perfect storm. The decision to lynch Lance Armstrong followed the same logic as the decision by President Obama to take on the National Rifle Association in the wake of the tragic Sandy Hook massacre. These occurrences were not pretexts. They were the "burning platforms" for change. For those who remember Top Gun, someone had to "take the shot" because "it doesn't get to look any better than that."
The so-called fraud triangle has at its three apexes need/greed, opportunity and perceived likelihood of getting caught. Lance Armstrong the competitor was desperate to win. He knew no other way. This was his "need/greed". Those who allegedly jumped on the bandwagon, sourced and administered his drugs and basked in his reflected glory provided his "opportunity". And until the mid-2000's given that EPO had been previously undetectable, the chance of him getting caught was small. Indeed his arrogance and self-confessed invincibility probably led him to believe he wouldn't get caught and he said as much when he told Oprah he rued his comeback as he would probably otherwise have "gotten away with it." Now I do believe he was telling the truth in that moment!
At his deposition in 2005, he said plainly that if anyone was found guilty of the allegations of which he was accused, he knew that would undoubtedly be the end of everything. So the conman in him kept lying while the narcissist sued, bullied, abused, discredited and tantrummed.The narcissist doesn't often care if they hurt people and those who give negative feedback or contradict a story are so often treated with contempt. Watching him, I'm not sure Lance yet holds much remorse for those "crimes" but I did believe his shattered look and the seeming difficulty with which he spoke of his son who had kept defending him when his father's actions had been indefensible.
So the interview has been broadcast and Lance will again be the major source of conversation around the water cooler this week. Was this the necessary first step forward to Lance's healing? An exercise in forgiveness and self-forgiveness? Is it a cynical attempt to begin the journey to win back support because a hero wants to be a hero? A strategic ploy to begin the rebuilding of the brand for the sake of his family's future financial security or simply the desperation of a man who wants someone in a position of authority to tell him he can run the Chicago marathon when he's 50.This is not just a sporting story or even the story of the inglorious fall of a sporting legend. It is also a story that heralds a serious warning. Be wary of high greed, fame, self-obsession and the justification of bad behaviour because "Why not? Everybody does it" or "Why not? Everybody wins". We are in the long tail of a global financial crisis which has its origins in the same chilling combination of Gordon Gecko context and weak character we have seen in Lance Armstrong, fallen hero.


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The Devil's in the Details
"There was a hot chick." Doesn't do the same thing as "There was a hot blonde." Because if you're a blonde-lover, we've now got your attention—and yes, I'm using female examples because I know most of my readers are men. Even more so, "There was a hot blonde in fishnets," will really get their involvement in the conversation. And if you want to cement every guy in the place, "There was a hot blonde in a short black skirt with fishnets, thigh high boots and red lipstick… sucking on a lollipop." Yeah, I'll wait for the guys to pop in and out of their little fantasy lands…
Back now? Okay, the point to that exercise was the details. And as much as I heart metaphors, I'm not going to use any here. This has nothing to do with characters or setting or anything at all to do with writing. It's about life in general. Every day occurrences we often take for granted.
I'm a detail-addict and easily distracted by shiny objects. I notice the little things. I always have. I notice weird things and odd things and simple things that make me smile. And until recently, I didn't realize that most of those little details were outside my bubble. I noticed the flowers in someone else's garden. I noticed the style on someone else's hair. I smiled at the irony of … and laughed at the silliness of… but I didn't have any details of my own. None that were pleasant anyway. I didn't have those little things in my day-to-day life that made me smile or feel special or understand that life should be enjoyed for its moments rather than celebrated for surviving it.
I'm done surviving. I've been done. I've been living. It's time to take stock in what I have. Time to notice my details. I had flowers in the yard for my birthday, rather than snow. I have beautiful roses growing in the yard that I haven't killed by merely existing within their boundaries. I have a field of fireflies that puts on an amazing show. I have children that laugh and play, and say things that become in-jokes beyond just me. I have a relationship that exceeds anything I could have ever expected. My best friend is still my best friend. And the coffee talk in the garage is still filled with flavored creamer.
Look around you today. See the details. Notice and appreciate the silly little things that surround you. Acknowledge what in your life makes you smile. Celebrate the moments rather than surviving the day…
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I've been out on the Ben today with a group of fellow instructor's to look at a few things. The snow has gone up a long way since I was there last and the last two weeks of wet and mild weather have had an effect but there are routes still to go at. Today we saw teams out on No.3 gully buttress, Reaburns easy route, Combe gully buttress. We went up no.2 gully buttress and down No.4. It looked like the central gullies on Creag Coire na Ciste looked to still be there if thin at the bottom. North gully has a gap in it but you should still be able to get up it. We didn't see into Observatory gully but other people have reported that Tower scoop, Smith's, Indicator and Good Friday climb are still there.
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Bringing 5 Million Rocket Stoves To Women Worldwide: The Paradigm Project
It may sound unbelievable but it's true: smoke inhalation from cooking over an open fire kills 1.6 million adults and children yearly. Not only that, in Africa, for example, women walk up to 15 miles each trip to find wood for cooking, often carrying loads of 40 to 60 pounds under extreme conditions, plus deforesting already strained environments.
To tackle this simple but vital issue, The Paradigm Project is on a mission to distribute over 5 million fuel-efficient and cleaner-burning rocket stoves to women all over the world. But you can't imagine such a situation unless it is seen with your own eyes, and perhaps walked in your own shoes, as two of the project ambassadors show in a short film where they cook (and cry) in a smoky hut in Kenya:
Episode 2: Cooking & Crying from The Paradigm Project on Vimeo.
According to statistics, almost 3 billion people around the world still use wood in open fires to cook, leading to rampant deforestation, respiratory disease (like asthma, pneumonia, lung cancer, bronchitis) and worsening poverty. The figures from WHO are stark:
1in 2 of us have to walk over 10 miles and spend over 30 hours a week to collect wood, spend up to 35% of our income on purchasing fuel, expose ourselves to harm and smoke the equivalent of 40 cigarettes a day according to the World Health Organization (WHO) just to cook.
But, as project ambassador and "Stoveman" Greg states, "There's a solution to this problem and it's not rocket science, but it is a rocket stove."
The project is working with local businesses, relief and development organizations in a number of countries, like Kenya, Haiti, Guatemala to distribute rocket stoves, with their sights set on Ethiopia, Mozambique and Congo in the next few years. Their business model can be seen here.
In Kenya, where they've already distributed thousands of Jiko Poa rocket stoves, which is is not an import but made in Kenya. It features "an abrasion and thermal shock resistant ceramic liner surrounded by a precision cut, sheet metal cladding, [demonstrating] a ~43% fuel savings as compared to an open fire." It also equates to "US $280 in savings, 33 trees saved, plus 1,300 hours of time saved and a smoke reduction of 60%, stopping 7.5 metric tons of CO2 emissions from reaching our environment."
How to get involved?
You can either fund a rocket stove, or you can take part in the Paradigm Project's 2011 Woodwalk, where participants will be walking 136 miles from San Diego to Los Angeles from October 4 - 13. At the end of the trek, walkers will construct an "African cooking experience" using a traditional Kenyan hut -- which they'll also be cooking in along the way. If your walking legs fail you, you can still sponsor a team or purchase a shirt.
In the meantime, it doesn't mean you couldn't look into building one of your own rocket stove, or even a bigger rocket mass stove heater -- great for cooking and heating spaces.
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However, there are many caveats to these statutes, and recreational use statutes are among those. Florida's recreational use statute is codified in F.S. 375.251. It states that there is a limitation on liability when the person has made available property or certain public areas for recreational purposes without charge. The statute indicates there is no presumption that the area is safe and there is no duty of care incurred by the land owner to those who use the site.
This is similar to the recreational use statute followed in Idaho, where the case of Hayes v. City of Plummer was recently weighed by the Idaho Supreme Court. The case stems from the serious injury suffered by a grandfather who fell on uneven ground that was concealed by grass while attending his grandson's youth football game at a school park owned by the city.
According to court records in this trip-and-fall lawsuit, the grandfather did not pay any admission fee to enter the park, and neither did the football teams pay a fee to use the property for the game.
After plaintiff filed his lawsuit against the city and the school district, defendants moved for summary judgment based on the recreational use statute.
That summary judgment request noted the history of the park's usage. The park was conveyed to the city for $10 back in 1976, and the formal agreement indicated the park was to be used for outdoor recreational use by the general public. The city in turn applied for federal grants (which the school was not eligible to receive, hence the reason the agreement was initiated) that allowed the city to make general improvements to the park for public use.
Still, both the school and the city maintained the facilities.
The school paid for all water, electric and maintenance and made significant improvements to the property. It also retained insurance on the property and controlled the schedule for organized events. However, the city technically owned it, though it was generally open for public use at no charge.
District court agreed that based on the totality of evidence, defendants were protected by the immunity afforded under the recreational use statute because neither received monetary compensation for use of the land on which plaintiff suffered his injury.
Plaintiff appealed.
The issue he raised was whether the school district's payments for utilities, insurance, maintenance and improvements constituted a "charge" to the school in exchange for the park's use. If he could prove the city was in fact charging for use, he could circumvent the recreational use statute.
However, the state supreme court disagreed with his assertion. The court could find no statutory authority on which to suggest that third-party scheduling or organization of events on public property resulted in a forfeiture of landowner immunity under the law.
Further, there was no assertion that either the school district or the city obtained any benefit from plaintiff's entry into the park. He paid no admission fee or parking costs or any expense at all.
Still, plaintiff argued defendants were receiving tangible economic benefits by permitting the public to access the land. However, state supreme court disagreed and affirmed.
Anytime there is a premises liability lawsuit that doesn't involve a business that operates for profit, there may be complexities. It's imperative to contact an experienced premises liability lawyer for careful consideration of legal options.
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Karl is a German who was living in France before the war started. He is married to Emile's daughter, Marie, and they have a son together, Victor. At the beginning of the game, Karl is deported to Germany shortly before the war begins, and is conscripted into the German army. He is 18 years old at the beginning of the war.
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According to his official profile, Karl was born on May 6th, 1896, in a village near Strasbourg, Germany. His father was a Lutheran pastor, and the family atmosphere was cold and conservative. Though Karl received some education while growing up, he did not have the means or desire to attend secondary school.
In 1912, when Karl was 16, he left home and traveled around finding work at factories and farms in Belgium and France. He came to work at Emile's farm near St Mihiel in 1913, and decided to stay as a farm hand rather than moving on to another location like he had previously done. While working for Emile, Karl fell in love with Emile's daughter Marie, and married her. In 1914, they had a son, who they named Victor.
In the summer of 1914, Karl was deported to Germany. As of August 1st, Karl had arrived in Germany, and was conscripted into the German army.
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Karl had been conscripted into the German army, and was made a pilot of Baron Von Dorf's battle zeppelin, however Von Dorf hardly ever listened to his warnings of engaging the enemy to close due to his caution of how resilient the French were, Von Dorf only did the risk in order to make himself more daring, and will allow himself to receive a promotion for bravery.
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- Karl first becomes a playable character in Chapter 3, when he escapes the prisoner of war camp with Wilfried. He has non-playable appearances in Chapter 1, when Emile meets him at Neuve Chapelle, and again in Chapter 2, when Anna rescues him in Reims forest.
- The official character profiles state that Karl and Marie's son was born just before the war began; this was probably in June or July. Karl's first diary entry, where he describes being in Germany again, is dated as August 1st, indicating that he was deported in July. This means that Karl and Marie were only able to enjoy parenthood together for a month at most before Karl was forced to leave France. They were not reunited again until April 9th, 1917 - nearly three full years after they were separated.
- The date that Karl and Marie married is not stated in the game or character profiles, but must have taken place some time before September 1913.


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In the spirit of Christmas, I thought it would be nice to post something on the Native American custom of the 'give-away' which is practiced at honor dances, weddings, and on many other occasions. It is a beautiful practice. For example, when an honor dance is held for a particular person, that person (or the family of that person) is the gift-giver and the gifts are given to the guests. In most other societies, it is the exact opposite, in that the honored one is the person who 'expects the gifts from the guests.'
In the Native culture, many times 'the most valuable' is saved to give away and 'storing or hording things' is not understood. There is a high value placed on giving away and sharing what is ours. Once something is given away, all strings to that gift are broken. The gift is given with no expectations. Native people believe that what is given always comes back to the giver in one way or another in another form of good. Native people also believe that bad (intentions, actions, etc.) results in bad returning to the doer. I believe that one of the greatest gift is when you give your time to others, in whatever form it is given. Although it is now the season for giving, it is good and healthy to be generous in spirit throughout the year. It is always the giver who receives the greatest blessing.
I found a post, which puts it beautifully: Enjoy.
Give-aways can be traced back to the tribes/nations of the mid-western and high plains. As with fry-bread, we don't know the specific tribal tradition of origin. In the broad sense, a give-away is nearly the reverse of the majority culture's understanding of gift giving. In the majority culture, the expectation is to receive gifts when being honored, recognized, or celebrated on special occasions, such as birthdays, graduations, retirements, political elections, or special appointments. Historically, in the Native American tradition, many nations/tribes have conducted a give-away when being honored. One gives to strangers, not simply hoping to make friends, but because it is the honorable thing to do. One gives to honor a relative, and this in turn honors that person in the eyes of the community. One gives when one seemingly has nothing to give.
Today the give-away practice continues in the communities and gatherings of many tribes and nations. It is being practiced more and more as Native Americans reclaim their traditions. Ray Buckley, who is a Lakota/Tlingit, said that in many Native American cultures, what matters is not what someone has but what the person is able to give away to others.
"It is not the value of the gift, but the giving itself that is culturally relevant," he said. "Giving a gift that may not have significant monetary worth, but significant spiritual or personal value is a sign of a giving heart." In the Lakota tradition, he said, all living things created by God are often referred to as "people." The Lakotas have a phrase, "mitaque oyasin," which means "all my relations" and refers to all human beings, four-legged animals, and those that can fly, swim and crawl. "In The Give-Away, the four-legged and those that can fly gather for council to discuss the needs of the two-legged (human beings). In an attempt to meet the needs of humanity, they offer the most precious parts of themselves. In the end, it is the Creator who chooses to give away the greatest gift for humankind — the Son of God," Buckley said.
Because of a love for Christ that defied persecution, Native Christians survived "the cultural dismemberment that the church often brought," he said. Native Christians have existed for more than 500 years and have left a legacy of music, testimony and art, he said.Most of the Native cultures found the message of Jesus to be consistent with the "truth that God had given their ancestors," he said. Some Native people found that the story of Christ's birth fulfilled tribal prophecies. Some of those who chose Christianity also wanted to maintain their culture and worship God with expressions that were relevant to their traditions."In many ways, Native people are beginning to gain confidence that the work of God within Native people has cultural significance not only to the church, but to the world at large," Buckley said. "Native people, including Native Christians have much, and the desire to give away to the world."
O' Great Spirit by Cheryl Davis ©1989
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Very nice, Ms. Walking…
Another Interesting Post Relating to 'Give-Aways':
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Giving 'Til It Heals
By Ray Buckley
If he hadn't mentioned it, no one would have noticed that Bishop Bruce Blake was wearing moccasins. No one really looks at the feet of a bishop. Standing in front of the 2004 General Conference of the United Methodist Church in Pittsburgh, Pa., was a bishop wearing moccasins. They were not for show, but the honoring of a gift, demonstrated by the wearing.
With the moccasins came a story. It was a story that would change those listening.
"Many of you knew Tom Roughface, who was superintendent of the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference for many years and an insightful leader who stirred us to action," Bishop Blake began. "His death left a gaping hole in the life of the church. His loss was apparent, but now I want to share with you the rest of the story."
He described for the crowd the honoring, give-away traditions which accompany Ponca funerals and those of other Native cultures. He spoke of the Roughface family, who in their time of loss chose to give-away to the community, offering gifts in the name of their father and grandfather. He said, "We were accustomed to friends giving to a bereaved family. We experienced the family giving to us."
A year later, as the Ponca period of mourning ended, family and friends again gathered in White Eagle to offer gifts in honor of Tom Roughface. There Bruce Blake, the friend and colleague of Tom Roughface, was given moccasins to help keep him on the journey. Holding those moccasins, Bishop Blake was struck by the theme, "Give until it heals!"
Speaking to the United Methodist audience gathered from around the world, Bishop Blake spoke of giving as a means of healing. He spoke of giving with joy and of raising the standard of giving. He spoke of organizing lives around the Good News. He spoke while wearing moccasins and a beaded cross.
Throughout the crowd, like woven beads, were those who had seen the moccasins. They were Ponca, Kiowa, Tlingit, Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole, Creek, Lumbee and others. They had seen the moccasins and were quiet. Never in the history of the United Methodist Church had a bishop worn moccasins. Never had a bishop worn moccasins to honor his friend. It was a quiet moment, but it was not unnoticed.
There was a memory of those in the audience that morning. There was a memory that for a time in the United States and Canada, the tradition of "giving-away" was against the law. Churches had condemned it as "squandering resources" and "impoverishing oneself." To Native people, the give-away was a means to redistribute wealth among the community. It was a way to honor the life or memory of a loved one, and share with those around them. As Bishop Blake recalled, "The sharing was not in the form of words, but in the form of giving. Thousands of dollars of gifts were given to members of the tribe and friends. If persons needed food, the Roughface family gave them a basket of food. Others needed household supplies. The family gave them a basket of supplies." As the Roughface family prepared for the give-aways, members of their community who were able donated blankets, money, cooking skills and prayers, so that they might give-away. Giving-away is a means of circular giving.
Some who were in the crowd had survived Native American boarding schools operated by denominations and the U.S. government. There, their hair had been cut. They were not allowed to speak their languages. They were taught to read by reading the Bible, and those who taught them to read the Bible beat them with sticks if they spoke their language. Their clothing, jewelry and traditional names were taken away. They were told that if they were to be Christian, they could not be Native. Some believed what they said. Some would not teach their children. But others believed that God could use their culture and lives to refresh the church. They waited, living out their faith, as Native people, who loved God and their cultures.
The moccasins that morning had become a gift of healing. They had become an affirmation that Native culture could be an offering, a give-away to the world. They became an affirmation that what God said was good, was good.
It was a quiet moment. Many would not have singled it out. A bishop stepped up to a microphone wearing moccasins. They were a gift from the family of a friend, but the gift had been much more. It had been a gift of sharing, of giving from the heart. And one believer had responded to another, put on the moccasins and shared them with the church. They were soft footsteps, but they were heard.
*Buckley is director of the Native People Communications Office at United Methodist Communications.
Totem Poles were a way for Northwest Native Americans to share information. They were part of their oral tradition and helped to tell other people about themselves and their families. Memorial Poles were carved to celebrate special events such as births or weddings. Totem Poles that are actually part of a house are House Post Totems, a Mortuary Pole is carved for the dead and the most common Totem Pole is the Family Totem Pole.
The Family Totem Pole used symbols to represent the power, wealth and standing of a family within their community. Often these poles were erected during a potlatch ceremony. Potlatch means to give away. These ceremonies could last for several days and would take months to plan and prepare for. During the potlatch, a clan would give away gifts and property to show their wealth and status. Sometimes they would even destroy their own property to prove that they were wealthy enough to replace it. The more a clan gave away the higher their status would go. The Kwakiutl was the most extravagant version of the potlatch. A recipient of a Kwakiutl potlatch gift would have to give away twice as much at the next potlatch. If someone were given two goat hair blankets at a potlatch they would be expected to give away four at the next potlatch. Sometimes, in order to repay this debt of kindness, a man might be forced to give away all his belongings. The potlatch could be used to honor friends or ruin enemies.
Each Totem Pole tells a story using magical creatures that can transform from human to animal or animal to human. They live in the Sky Realm, the Realm or the Underwater Realm. Some can travel between the realms and some are stuck in just one realm.
Each mystical animal/human has special or unusual characteristics. Beavers hate humans, Wolves are good drummers, the Devilfish or Octopus is attracted to the color red, Bears hate Thunderbirds and Frogs are associated with bringing great fortune or wealth. If you insult Frog he will tattle to Copper Woman who lives in the Undersea Realm and she will cause volcanic eruptions.
Many Europeans had the wrong idea when they first saw Totem Poles. They thought that they were horrible monsters that the Native American Indians worshiped as gods. Many early missionaries helped to destroy Totem Poles and discouraged the people from carving more. The art of carving Totem Poles almost died out but is now flourishing again as many people are now recognizing the beauty and significance of them.
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The New Cambridge History of India: Vijayanagara
Cambridge University Press, 1989 - History - 156 pages
The Vijayanagara rajas ruled a substantial part of the southern peninsula of India for over three hundred years, beginning in the mid-fourteenth century. During this epoch the region was transformed from its medieval past toward a modern colonial future. Concentrating on the later sixteenth- and seventeenth-century history of Vijayanagara, this book details the pattern of rule established in this important and long-lived Hindu kingdom that was followed by other, often smaller kingdoms of peninsular India until the onset of colonialism. Through an analysis of the politics, society, and economy of Vijayanagara, the author addresses the central question of the extent to which Vijayanagara, as a medieval Hindu kingdom, can be viewed as a prototype of the polities and societies confronted by the British in the late eighteenth century. The book thus presents an understanding and appreciation of one of the great medieval kingdoms of India as well as a more general assessment of the nature of the state, society, and culture on the eve of European colonial rule.
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Available as an add-on to Enterprise Ready Server and based on Apache 2.0, Covalent FTP was designed to deliver a higher level of security while offering easier integration and better performance than other standard FTP servers.Covalent Technologies Tuesday revealed it will be bringing its Web server and Apache experience into the FTP space with the release of Covalent FTP Server.
According to the vendor, Covalent FTP is a robust, FTP server built for enterprise-level deployment. Its chief benefit is the capability to enable companies to conduct encrypted transactions, thus ensuring the highest level of security.
Covalent FTP does this by leveraging the advanced capabilities of the Apache 2.0 module architecture also found in Covalent's Enterprise Ready Server. Because it follows this model, content serving protocols are "plugged into" Apache's core processing and share infrastructure components. Multiple protocols (FTP, secure FTP, HTTP, and HTTPS) can be delivered from the same Apache instance while sharing authentication, authorization, logging, and programming API modules.
Covalent FTP also uses the Apache 2.0 framework to leverage secure authorization, digital certificates (X.509), and SSL/TLS encryption security. It secures the file transfer over the data connection using SSL security that uses Covalent SSL. The FTP server also integrates with the major FTP clients that support plain text FTP and FTP over SSL (e.g., CuteFTP and WSFTP Pro).
Covalent FTP also uses Apache 2.0's advanced processing architecture to enable administrators to run the FTP process in a pre-forked or threaded mode. Performance can be fine-tuned for the specific implementation using standard Apache syntax. Both the pre-forked and threaded processing options serve connections from a pool of workers, which results in better performance than servers that start the FTP process from "inetd." or FTP servers that spawn a process for each incoming request, Covalent said.
In addition, because Covalent FTP is an Apache-based server, it has Apache's scaling and stability capabilities and can transmit large files or handle numerous file requests.
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