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Travel reviews by Mr F & Mrs B from Dorset
wonderful experiences enhanced by Expert Afr
On this trip, I visited Zambia between 9-Sep-2013 and 19-Sep-2013 and I travelled with 1 other person.
The arrangements from the outset were carefully researched, and you put together a fairly complex itinerary in which we tried to fill time between BA flights in and out of Lusaka on the available days. It is unfortunate that no longer will BA fly Lusaka direct.
For us Premium Economy was an advantage, though others may well find economy is satisfactory.
Each of the arrivals, transfers and departures was eased by the reps involved, looking out for us, and aware of our plan ahead.
The choice of game parks was excellent for us and staff were outstanding. Good value for money compared with our experience of two hotels. The small numbers at Lodges made a better holiday of it, and contact with staff was informal, informative and careful attention was given to individuals. So often a hotel visit is a commercial exercise, Lodges at once suggest they are there for us.
Suggestions to help us improve our trips or our service:
I do not recall seeing a brochure, wish I had one, but might have passed it to another member of our party of four, but we could not find it. The Bradt guide was an excellent companion in advance, and will be a fine reference book.
I could have done with more detail in breakdown in price. After an estimate we were shown minor differences, as adjustments were made. If I had done everything myself I may have saved some money, but your price gave us the confidence of expertise and back up that was essential for a trip of this complexity not least since our combined age is over 320! We were at no time anxious about planning or arrangements as they happened without problems, and with the assistance we anticipated at every stage.
I stayed at and have reviewed:
|Overall rating
|Kafunta River Lodge, Zambia
9-Sep-2013 review: fine experience especially guides and drives
|Own arrangements - Kabwe
13-Sep-2013 review: visit charity with which I work
|Avani Victoria Falls, Zambia
14-Sep-2013 review: Two nights at Zambesi Sun
|Waterberry Zambezi Lodge, Zambia
16-Sep-2013 review: Two nights at Waterberry Lodge
|Taj Pamodzi Hotel, Zambia
18-Sep-2013 review: Taj Pamodzi a brief overnight stay


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I finally got a good photo to illustrate how I like to do my queen rearing in my topbar hives, so I thought I'd share with the group. My purpose is to encourage backyard beekeepers to feel confident in raising a few queens on their own. I know that many of you graft larvae into queen bars, etc and I have done some grafting and the nicot system, but for the class I teach, this seems to be the easiest for them to understand and copy. No need for a "starter", "finisher", etc.
The premise is that on newly drawn comb, without foundation or wires, the bees can easily rework the wax. And my preference to prevent swarming in the spring is to always insert empty bars in the brood nest in between drawn brood bars. I am pretty aggressive with this (about 4 bars each week) by the time our main flow is hitting (first part of May). This seems to work out perfectly to give me newly drawn brood bars with fresh larvae that can be turned into queen cells once I am ready to start queen rearing.
I make sure the empty bars have been in there about a week to 10 days so they can get partly drawn out and laid up with eggs, and then I remove the queen to a nuc. The big hive senses the queen is gone and starts the queen cells on the newly drawn comb that has the fresh eggs/larvae. (I know many of you say that emergency cells are not as good as swarm cells or supercedure cells, but the cells that the bees drawn on this new comb are very large and also well fed).
The bees in a full size hive will usually draw out a great number of them on multiple bars with the new comb. Making splits is very easy for a newbee as they just remove one of the bars with the ripe cell and drop it into a queenless split. If you date the bars when you add them to the brood nest, counting down until the queen emerges is pretty easy.
For this photo, I actually had the queen in a nicot cassette for 5 days (and then moved those cups over to the queen rearing bar) and then I let her loose in her hive for another 5 days with empty bars that got drawn out and laid up. (The fact that she was caged for some days in the nicot system explains why the brood pattern in this photo isn't slam packed like it was before I caged her)
On this one comb, I have 12 good sized queen cells that I will carve out on Saturday and place in queenless nucs or put in roller cages to emerge. There are additional bars in the hive with queen cells that have been divided with vertical queen excluders between the 3 entrances, so I should end up with 3 mated queens in the remaining big hive, plus these additional queens in the mating nucs. (and if I get lucky, I will snatch up any virgins as they emerge in the hive and move them so none go to waste).
I'm also pulling in a huge honey harvest at the moment since the bees haven't had much brood to tend to while I have been messing around with queen rearing. (I will be adding a bar of capped brood from the nuc that the original queen went into, just to keep the number of nurse bees up to tend to the new queens).
The virgin queens that emerge from these cells look like they are already mated, they are so large. That means they have been well fed by the nurse bees in the hive and have had plenty of room to grow in their cells.
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text: On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 3:29 AM, Bruno Voisin <bvoisin at me.com> wrote: > Le 5 sept. 08 à 02:13, Dr. Clea F. Rees a écrit : > > Coming late in the game: one more thing should be noted if you have a > previous installation of Perl/Tk. > > The standard installation procedure, as documented at > <http://www.lehigh.edu/~sol0/Macintosh/X/ptk/>, installs the 5 executable > scripts in /usr/bin; MacTeX-2008, by contrast, installs these scripts in > /usr/local/bin. Normally /usr/bin comes before /usr/local/bin in PATH. > Hence, unless manually removed by you, the previous version of the scripts > in /usr/bin will take precedence over those installed by MacTeX in > /usr/local/bin. > Could you list these executables? Victor -- ======================== Victor Ivrii, Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto http://www.math.toronto.edu/ivrii


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Rainbow Buildings
43 x 59"
43 x 59"
I've been doing a lot of architectural pieces these past 9 months or so.
Why? I think there is symbolism here and a correlation with my artistic life.
An artistic life that I am building. Constructing. Trying to create in a structural way.
I expect I used two or three bottles of glue to create all the resist lines in this piece.
Before washing out the resist, I painted it, then block printed it. I was thinking about trying to create a city that was covered in colorful graffiti. Not sure I accomplished that, exactly, but I have a different idea for the next piece in this series.


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In his last four years in office, Richard Nixon ran modest budget deficits totaling $64 billion. (All budget deficit figures come from the very cool "Find the Data" web site, which you can find here.)
Every year Gerald Ford was president, he ran modest budget deficits – modest, but larger than Nixon's: three years, $133 billion.
Ronald Reagan, Mr. Conservative himself, pushed deficit-spending to new levels: eight years in office, eight budget deficits, starting from $79 billion in his first year, 1981, and rising to a consistent $100 billion or $200 billion in his remaining years in office. Reagan's grand total: about $1.2 trillion in deficit spending for eight years in office.
His successor, George H.W. Bush, increased the deficit, up to $300 billion in each of his last three years in office. His total: $1.3 trillion in deficit spending. (Those Bush men are such achievers.)
Bill Clinton had five years of budget deficits, all smaller than his predecessor, totaling $300 billion. In his last three years in office he ran budget surpluses totaling $430 billion. The Clinton legacy: eight years in office and a $130 billion surplus.
George W. Bush inherited a budget surplus, ran one his first year, and then had seven years of budget deficits. His deficits were bigger than Reagan's and bigger than his father's – all the way up to $500 billion in his last year, 2008. His grand total for seven years of deficits and a lone year of surplus: deficit spending of more than $2 trillion. (Who said junior was an under-achiever?)
So can someone please explain to The Curmudgeon why Republicans are viewed as the fiscally responsible party?


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text: Good article on the Newgeography website relating to housing affordability. One thing that would potentially help with inequality, regional re-investment, and free and fair trade is increased mobility of companies and people. It seems we have an opportunity to design programs and tax schemes that could take advantage of lower cost housing regions.


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The PBR Rock Bar offers a great destination for tourists and locals alike. The PBR Rock Bar offers a 13,000 square foot indoor restaurant and a 3,000 square foot outdoor pavilion, where people can eat great food, catch rays on the patio, watch their favorite sporting events, listen to live music, drink, dance and party, all while watching people ride the infamous mechanical bull. The PBR Rock Bar looks to capture the sports energy while offering an upbeat and comfortable place for patrons of all kinds, not just PBR fans.
The PBR Rock Bar Grill provides the tastes of America in a big and bold fashion. Head Chef Yvonne Maatouk brings gourmet culinary expertise to classic American fare to develop a unique taste just for the PBR Rock Bar. Big flavors and big portions delivery a quality dining experience that brings home the PBR style.


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The Libertines to reunite for 2012 festival shows?
One tabloid reports indie trailblazers set to play UK and European dates
Photographer:Sara Bowrey
Chris Swindells - 22 August 2011
The tabloid reported that the band will play a "string of festival appearances" which adds to speculation the band will play the Isle Of Wight Festival 2012, V Festival 2012 and T in the Park 2012.
Festival organiser for The Isle Of Wight Festival, John Giddings, told Virtual
Festivals in 2010 that he'd 'love' The Libertines to
play the festival.
Carl Barat also revealed earlier this year he'd signed a new deal with Power Amp for both solo and The Libertines shows.
The Libertines reformed for Reading and Leeds Festival last year, which was their first festival shows together since splitting in 2004.
The band have not released any material since their 2004 sophomore self-titled album.
Peter Doherty will headline the Festival Republic Stage at Reading Festival 2011 on Sunday 28 August and Leeds Festival 2011 on Friday 26 August.
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Festival tickets.
Click here to buy Leeds Festival tickets.
The Strokes, Pulp, Muse and My Chemical Romance will headline Reading and Leeds 2011.


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Nope. Writing is not the easy part. Writing a book, any book, is really hard. Writing a good one that other people will want to buy and read? Even harder. In fact, in my experience, there is NO EASY PART. Every aspect of the writing process is difficult, and challenging, and rewarding. Easy is not a word anyone who has actually done it would ever employ to describe it.
2. We don't write for the money, but it sure helps.
Most writers and artists don't pursue their passion because they want to get rich quick. Art is not a fast track to wealth. Even the rags to riches stories we hear, like J.K. Rowling's, don't happen overnight. It was seven years after Rowling first conceived the Harry Potter series that it finally saw publication. During the time she was writing the first book, her mother died, she got divorced, and she found herself living in abject poverty. And during that time her book was rejected over and over again by publishers. J.K. Rowling didn't know if she would ever make a single penny on her books. But she wrote them anyway.
We writers write because we love to. Because we have stories inside of us yammering to get out. Because writing helps make sense of the world and the turmoil inside of us. We write because we must. And, I know for myself, I would continue to write for the rest of my life without pay.
But I also have two teenagers who like to eat.
3. Books connect people.
I'm not just a writer. I'm also an avid reader, as all good writers are. And one of the things
I've always loved about books is how they connect people.
First, there is the connection between the writer and the reader, that magical moment you enter someone else's internal world of story. Then there is the connection between the reader and the characters in the book, how they become like old friends or dear family members – people you've met in your mind, and traveled with, and now know intimately. And finally, there is the connection between you and all the readers who have loved that book before you and who will love it after you. You are connected to them through story, a story you've all shared. You've been to the same places and loved the same characters. When you meet someone who loves the same books you do, you are meeting an old friend.
4. There is no such thing as a perfect book.
When I wrote my first book, I wanted it to be perfect. I wanted the plot to be intricately woven. I wanted the cover to look exactly liked I'd imagined it. I wanted to comb the text over and over again until I'd rooted out every typo and misplaced comma. I was determined not to push the publish button until I had produced a flawless book.
However, when I was still finding small mistakes in the manuscript after seven revisions, three full edits (two by professional editors), and five different copy edits, I realized something - I have never read a perfect book.
I have read good books. I have even read great books. But I have never read a book without some kind of mistake in it. And yet, that has never prevented me from reading or enjoying books as long as the story was compelling.
So, I had to ask myself if I really wanted a perfect book, or if I wanted a book that people would get to read.
The answer seemed obvious.
There is no such thing as a perfect book. But there are millions of wonderfully-told stories.
5. The most important story is your own.
People often ask me why I became a writer. Why didn't I stay with the career I went to college for, or choose something easier or more lucrative? And there are lots of different answers for that question but the simplest is this; I became a writer because I want to read the stories only I can write.
Sometimes, I'll pick up a book, or two, or five or six in a row, and put them aside with a sigh because they simply aren't the story I want and need to read. My heart is hankering for a very specific story – a story that resonates deep inside me and says, "Yes, this is true. This is about you. These are the words you were looking for."
And sometimes, if you can't find that book, you want it so badly you write it yourself.
~ Ripley Patton
Okay, Ms. Patton, you've officially blown me away with that post. What a lot of great information and advice for Indie authors!
If you guys would like to know more about Ripley, why not give her a follow on the web?
Again, if you want to know more about Ripley, check out the interview I did with her last Monday!
Do you have questions for this awesome lady? Pop them into the comments.
Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!


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Ace guitarist Amir Zaki dies
KARACHI: Renowned guitarist Amir Zaki died of heart failure here on Friday. He was 49.
Zaki was one of the most inspiring musicians of the country. Many believe he was the best of his generation. He emerged on the showbiz scene in the 1980s when the face of popular music was changing in the country. He played as a session musician for many bands (including Vital Signs and later on Fuzon) and music companies, but earned recognition through his masterful solo renditions. His collaboration with artists such as Alamgir, Gumby (drummer) and pop singer Hadiqa Kiani (in a band called Rough Cut) did not garner enough accolades as far as the mainstream music buffs go, but was acknowledged in circles that understand the finer points of the art form.
Although Zaki had acquired a bit of fame when he made a song titled 'Money' in a time period when a TV programme called Music Channel Charts was a rage among the younger audience, his solo album Signature had a far better reception. His song 'Mera Pyar', which he sang as well, was a hit the moment its video was released in the mid-1990s. Contrary to the kind of music that he liked to play on the guitar, 'Mera Pyar' was a soft, romantic track. His gentle vocals pleasantly surprised music lovers of the country.
Zaki's forte was his guitar playing. If he played bluesy tunes with the kind of soulful feel that they required, his command over jazzy riffs and melodies was no less extraordinary. Apart from that, he was equally well versed in pure classical style. This writer once had the privilege of listening to him playing arpeggios on his guitar.
Zaki's influences ranged from Jimmy Page, Jimmy Hendrix, Al Di Meola and Joe Satriani. But he was keen on discovering his own sound as a guitar player, and managed to do that convincingly. It is difficult to define his style, and yet not difficult to immediately recognise it.
Zaki, as all artists with a strong individualist streak are, was a restless soul. He was known for his moodiness. His fellow musicians would always be in awe of him, and the combination of his moody behaviour and top-notch musicianship would often keep his colleagues at a distance from him. He had a mind of his own and liked to do things his own way. His untimely death shocked the music fraternity on Friday.
Published in Dawn, June 3rd, 2017


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Submitted by Daniel J Buro
A Tribute to Manchester
Today, England is scared and full of pain
We pray for those in Manchester, so willingly slain.
Man, or Woman, Black or White, we all shed a tear
We condemn those monsters who would drown us in fear.
But those of the north show great resolve
Love and Hope keeps them together, their spirit will never dissolve.
They come together, arm in arm across the town
Not the fires of fascism, nor the screams of extremists can bring them down.
Attempts to divide, bring them together
Their enemies say fall, but they scream never.
Some might say we will find a brighter day
It will be the people of Manchester who show us the way.
Today, atlas shrugged, but the northerners took the weight
This alone, is what makes the city so unquestionably great.


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Power Minister promoted to Home Minister as power cuts hit half of India
Power supplies covering half of India's 1.2bn population have been cut for up to eleven hours today in the third example since Sunday night of how the country's under-invested and badly managed infrastructure is creaking its way to near-collapse.
Ten states in the north have been without power after the national grid failed, apparently because it was overloaded by at least three states drawing down more their authorised share of electricity.
This is said to be the world's biggest ever power collapse and followed another massive shutdown on Sunday night when power covering a quarter of the population was cut after the state of Uttar Pradesh exceeded its quota.
Also on Sunday night, a fire on an express train killed 32 people. That followed two train collisions and 29 deaths in May.
These shutdowns and disasters are the result of chronic failure of India's government, which has been in power since 2004, to tackle infrastructure problems that have been building for many years. The failure stems from Manmohan Singh, the prime minister, who has been restricted in what he can do on economic reforms both by Sonia Gandhi, the leader of the Congress Party and the governing coalition, and by coalition partners.
Then there are inefficient and non-performing ministers in charge of key sectors.
One of them is Sushilkumar Shinde (below) who has been responsible for electricity supplies as Minister of Power for three years and this evening has been promoted in a small cabinet reshuffle to be Minister of Home Affairs, despite the failures of the past two days (see last paras below).
He does not bear total responsibility for the grid failures because power supplies are managed by individual states and form part of an overall energy crisis. Power generation has been seriously hit by coal shortages from badly-run government-owned Coal India that have led to some power stations cutting output and shutting down. Management of coal production has also been disrupted by corrupt mining licences. The basic failure to do more to address the power problems is however down to him.
Then there is Mukul Roy, the Minister for Railways, who spends most of his time working on party affairs in West Bengal, where his regional Trinamool Party is based, and rarely visits his Railways Ministry office in Delhi.
He was appointed in March to replace Dinesh Trivedi, another Trinamool member, who lost his job after he introduced a reformist annual Railway Budget that displeased his party boss, Mamata Banerjee. Trivedi's plans included a major safety upgrade financed by across-the-board fare increases which have not gone ahead because Banerjee did not approve them.
Such is life with coalition politics – regional party bosses are more interested in their regional interests than the country as a whole, and the prime minister can neither control what such a minister does, nor dismiss him or her. The government has caught what is dubbed "policy paralysis" and economic growth has slumped from almost 10% to not much more than 6%.
Earlier this year, I wrote an article on this blog arguing that India could no longer survive as it has in the past by simply turning muddle and adversity into some form of (often inadequate) success, assuming that everything will eventually function adequately. Reliance on what is known as jugaad – making do and innovating with what's available rather than looking for new levels of performance and excellence – is a brilliant solution for a deprived and under-developed society, but it is not enough in a country at India's stage of development (even though it is now, rather belatedly, being picked up by management writers as a new panacea).
India overwhelmed
In the past few years, India's pace of events has overwhelmed this approach, making it impossible for the country to cope with basic services, projects and development. This was graphically demonstrated with chaotic and corrupt preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, but there are many other examples. The most evident involve public sector infrastructure, ranging from annual monsoon flooding that cripples Mumbai and chaotically inadequate services in Delhi's satellite city of Gurgaon, to unhealthy water supplies, annual fog delays at Delhi airport, and building collapses – and now the record power shutdowns and rail disaster in the past two days.
Corruption plays a part in each one of these examples, most often with contracts and licences being awarded to undeserving companies that then perform badly. This prevents central and state governments adequately addressing key issues, and leads both the public and private sector to assume that they can buy their way into contracts and out of problems.
On top of that are social issues, including the use of agricultural land for industry which slows the development of both power and mining projects. These issues becoming more crucial and potentially disruptive as the poor see the well off capitalising on India's economic growth..
Today's power cuts stretched across India from the borders with Pakistan in the west to Bangladesh and China in the east, and southwards from the Himalayas to the middle of India.That area has a population of over 600m, but many do not have any access to electricity so the actual number of people whose homes lost power could be nearer 350m.
Trains were stranded across the country for up to 12 hours as the cumulative effect of the two shutdowns built up. Delhi's highly efficient Metro railway closed, and roads were blocked by traffic light failures. Most businesses and many urban private homes have (expensive) generating sets that supply stand-by power, but these failed to keep the country running.
Shinde blamed the system collapse on some states drawing more than their share of electricity from the overstretched grid, and said he had "given instructions that whoever overdraws power will be punished." Stealing power, whether it is a next-door neighbour's or an overhead power line is standard practice in India. It is hardly surprising therefore that some states have been taking more than their allotted share from the grid at a time when an unusually poor monsoon – with a draught in some areas – is increasing power demand. Temperatures rise to over 35 deg C, so there is also heavy demand for air conditioning. Threatening punishment is a typical official reaction when something goes wrong – the railway minister promised an inquiry into the fire, presuming that similarly would silence critics and enable him to return to his party affairs.
Sonia boosts Shinde
Tonight's small cabinet reshuffle has been triggered by Pranab Mukherjee, the Finance Minister, becoming India's President last week. Palaniappan Chidambaram, the highly efficient but abrasive Home Minister, has taken his place, returning to a post he held from 2004 to 2008. Chidambaram has strengthened the Home Ministry and the nation's security since 2008, and it is unlikely that Shinde, who is favoured because he is trusted by Sonia Gandhi, will perform as effectively.
Shinde has been succeeded as Power Minister by Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily, who, for the time being, will do both jobs – and presumably will not be able to provide the single-minded focus that is desperately needed by the power industry.


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Here is a quick and simple recipe for a Homemade Chemical Free Laundry Detergent. 3 Tbsp of Castile Soap, 6 Tbsp of Borax, and 6 Tbsp Washing soda add this to a 1 gallon container along with 4 cups of hot water shake to mix and your done. This is what I use at home to wash my laundry and I love it. I honestly cant stand the smell of the store bought brands any more. Not to mention the insane amount of chemicals and in some cases narcotics that they contain, Yup! really look it up it's scary. I challenge every one who reads this to go natural for one year especially if you have unexplained respiratory problems or if you get dizzy, tired etc. It could be the chemicals. Get rid of the fabric softeners, please get rid of the dryer sheets, laundry detergents, basically anything in your home that contains artificial fragrance. I know I know but this stuff really is nasty and toxic. And it's totally possible to be chemical free. Just start slowly and switch out one product at a time. The internet is loaded with recipes and directions and there are plenty of company's out there that make natural and safe alternatives to all of the products that you are used to if your not in to making your own. You can even add natural scents from essential oils.
Here is a really informative article from a great site called life.gaiam.com They go on to say that according to the health and wellness website Sixwise.com, some of the most harmful ingredients in dryer sheets and liquid fabric softener alike include benzyl acetate (linked to pancreatic cancer), benzyl alcohol (an upper respiratory tract irritant), ethanol (linked to central nervous system disorders), limonene (a known carcinogen) and chloroform (a neurotoxin and carcinogen), among others.
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M+R Strategic Services & NTEN just released their annual online benchmark study for nonprofits, and they found online fundraising continues to grow – as does the social network reach of nonprofits. (The study is based on analysis of 55 large nonprofits, including the American Red Cross, Sierra Club, American Lung Association, AARP and Human Rights Campaign.)
That's the good news. The bad news is that email response rates are declining. Possible explanations are that electoral campaigns or (for international organizations) a lack of a major international humanitarian crisis in the news may have hurt response rates. But the cause also could be our own fundraising practices. The study notes: "The lower response rates are also part of a long-term trend: in the years we have produced this study, we have never seen fundraising response rates increase from year to year. This long-term trend may be driven in part by a practice common to many email fundraising programs: continuing to send fundraising messages to unresponsive email addresses over long periods."
What does all this mean to your organization? I posed that question to Will Valverde, Vice President of Creative Development at M+R Strategic Services and co-author of this year's Benchmarks study. He said:
"Email remains a critically important piece of the puzzle for most nonprofits, but declines in fundraising email response rates show the importance of connecting with donors through more than one channel. Successful nonprofits are responding to this reality by securing more and more revenue from monthly donors, and by rapidly expanding their audiences not just for email, but on social media as well."
Key findings of the study shared by M+R are:
● A 21 percent increase in online revenue overall from 2011, with only International groups seeing a decline in online giving.
● A sharp decline in certain key email metrics – such as a 14 percent decline in click-through rates for advocacy messages and 27 percent decline for fundraising messages. This trend was driven mostly by the decline in click-through rates among Rights and International groups. Advocacy messages sent on behalf of Environmental groups performed best.
● Since 2011, online monthly giving grew by 43 percent – more than twice as fast as one-time giving. Although still a small percentage of overall giving, sustaining gifts now account for 18 percent of revenue for International groups.
● Email list sizes continue to grow for all sectors and sizes, up 15 percent in 2012. This trend was greatest for Wildlife and Animal Welfare groups, which grew their email lists by 32 percent from 2011.
● The growth of social media audiences outpaced email lists in 2012, growing an average of 46 percent on Facebook and 264 percent on Twitter. However, Facebook continues to be king for connecting with supporters on social media, reaching 149 Facebook fans for every 1,000 email subscribers.
You can review the full study here.
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sometimes you gotta have faith…Friday, February 5th, 2010
Earlier today our middle daughter, Hattie, had an outpatient procedure to put tubes in her ears and remove her adenoids. In the grand scheme of things it was not a big deal. We have been through this twice before. Hattie had her first set of tubes 3 weeks after her 1st birthday. Laura got tubes less than a year ago. Hattie breezed through and is already feeling and hearing better. No biggie. Our past experiences made today much easier for us as parents. This wasn't the case when Laura got her pacemaker two years ago.
As many of you know, Laura was born with 3rd degree heart block. In lay terms, it is an electrical problem. The top and bottom halves of her heart do not communicate with each other about what her heart rate should be. She will have a pacemaker to correct this problem for the rest of her life. (I know that I am being overly simplistic. It's easier for writer and reader alike, I promise!)
As parents, we have a heavy burden. There is a lot involved with raising children. It is an enormous responsibility to be "in charge" of the life of a child. In our house of girls there is a lot of drama and a lot of cleaning up – both physically and otherwise. Robert and I have gotten pretty good at managing the chaos. Some days are better than others and some days we'd rather forget altogether. But for the most part we're successful…and busy.
When it was time for Laura's surgery, we felt helpless. In all the things that needed to be done, the only thing we could do was get her to the hospital on time. Everything else was out of our hands. We handed over our 13 month old baby and were forced to put our trust in the staff of doctors and nurses. We had to have faith. In modern medicine. In others. In whatever is out there that is bigger than we are. In the unknown. In our daughter. In ourselves. It was not easy but we survived. Laura is doing great. She is a stellar patient and has amazed more than one cardiologist.
This morning when the nurse came to wheel Hattie back to the OR for her procedure, Hattie flashed me a smile and a little wave as she rolled down the hall towards the big double doors. I got that all too familiar feeling. There is some cliche involving heartstrings…it felt like a little tug. Once again, I was reminded of my deep and unending love for this little girl. And I had to have a little faith….


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"Lifting the Vale": Not long ago, Selina Kyle's heart was removed from her body and the person who cared the most for her during those moments was Bruce Wayne, who has finally returned to the present timeline and is ready to get in contact
- Next time, I'll steal your heart!
- — Catwoman
Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Catwoman #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of December, 2010. It was published on October 20, 2010.
Appearing in "Lifting the Vale"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Penguin (Cameo)
Other Characters:
- Commissioner Gordon (Flashback only)
- Bud and Lou
- Gotham City
- Club V
Synopsis for "Lifting the Vale"
Not long ago, Selina Kyle's heart was removed from her body and the person who cared the most for her during those moments was Bruce Wayne, who has finally returned to the present timeline and is ready to get in contact with his beloved.
Selina attends a fancy meeting of criminals such as Penguin at the Club V along with Poison Ivy. However, Selina is not planning on stealing anything in the place or cause any trouble, but instead, she has been tasked with the mission of following reporter Vicki Vale as she is hot on the trail of discovering the Batman Family secret identities.
An auction begins at the Club V and several objects from unknown origins are placed to sell. One of the items is a cat statue with incrusted diamonds that Selina remembers because she tried to steal that same statue years ago and was stopped by Batman. The statue was being showcased at the Gotham Historical Society and Catwoman tried to stole it the same night when Bruce Wayne and Commissioner Gordon were on the ceremony. Catwoman tried to escape with the statue on one of Gotham's famous blimps, but Batman followed her and tried to apprehend her, causing her to drop the statue to the river below. In one last attempt, Catwoman managed to escape from Batman, but they would meet again in the future.
The auction continues and at that moment, the place is crashed by Harley Quinn, who wants to retrieve her pet hyenas Bud and Lou from the criminals who want to sell them. Harley frees her pets and at the same time she frees other exotic animals and the place becomes a turmoil. The security thugs try to stop Harley and Ivy joins the fight to help her. Selina is conflicted because she wants to take the statue with her, but her sense of duty makes her stop and she tries to find Vicki among the crowd, to no avail.
Moments later, Vicki arrives at her apartment, disappointed that the informant that was supposed to give her information about Batman and the Waynes didn't appear at the meeting. While she contemplates the Bat-Signal in the dark sky, her phone rings and the informant apologizes for missing their appointment and sets up a new meeting in 20 minutes. Vicki leaves her apartment and Catwoman finds the perfect time to break inside and collect the information that she was asked to retrieve. Catwoman finds the wall of evidence that Vicki had been gathering for months and she starts taking pictures. However, Catwoman also notices that Vicki is not only trying to connect the Bat-Family with the Waynes, but she is also determined to reveal the true identities of several criminals of the Gotham underground, including Selina herself. Catwoman takes one last picture of evidence before leaving the place just seconds before Vicki returned from her second failed attempt to get information. Vicki notices that her window is wide open, but everything in her apartment is in the right place.
Bruce came back to Gotham to test Catwoman and see if she was doing fine, despite her new partners and he found that Selina is aways adapting and now, she is probably stronger that she was ever before. At that exact moment, Catwoman has retrieved the cat statue she wanted with help from Ivy and Harley and they destroyed one of Club V's airplanes.
- This is the fifth chapter of the Bruce Wayne: Road Home storyline. The previous chapter is Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Batgirl #1 and the story continues and Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Commissioner Gordon #1.
- There are references to the storyline Batman: Heart of Hush.
- No trivia.
See Also
- Discuss Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Catwoman Vol 1 1 on the forums
- Images from Bruce Wayne: The Road Home: Catwoman Vol 1 1
Recommended Reading
- Catwoman Recommended Reading


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AND I spent the last couple of years working on promotion and branding with Wendy Roe. I created a tradeshow booth and showed at WPPI's Launch Pad, ImagingUSA, got to attend Photoshop World, and more. I made SO many vendor friends... Zenfolio and Borrow Lenses and Photoflex and SanDisk...I love you guys! The Pinnacle was scoring a two-page product review spread in Professional Photographer Magazine in June 2012 !!
Actually, that wasn't the pinnacle. The pinnacle was having women photographers email me or walk up to my booth JUST to tell me that they not only bought, but they LOVE their Photopantz. The fact that I was making a difference for women all over the world. Really! As far as I know, there is one pair in Germany, a few pairs in Australia, two in Korea, and I'm really hoping the gal who inquired from South Africa about shipping costs buys a pair too!
It's pretty amazing to know I accomplished all of this with determination and the help of my family and friends. But here's where it gets real. I'm not turning a profit. Turns out passion and determination are great, but unless I figure out how to have them made more inexpensively OR sell way more, I'm at a standstill.
Can you believe after all of that, I felt like a failure?
I did. Big-time. How could I spend almost three years of my life on a project...having people say awesome things like how I'm going to be a millionaire someday because of it....and. feel. so. stuck.
You have to be careful about feeling stuck, because it usually means you're thinking too much and doing too little. Is that how it is with you too?
So at this point, I'm trying to figure out what to do next. How in the world do I find someone who will buy my company? Someone that can promote Photopantz nationally AND has the resources to have large runs made so as to decrease the production costs? Will I be able to stay a part of Photopantz if I sell it?
With the HUGE shift in photography becoming primarily a female-dominated career choice, I know it's inevitable that a company will soon debut as the first BIG successful clothing company for women photographers. But who? And when?
All of a sudden, I don't feel like the determined founder of ANYTHING. I feel like enthusiastic eccentric Julie who placed all of her bets on being able to figure her way through this, running on passion and determination as she went along.....
(To Be Continued)


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2020 Pradosham Dates
Pradosh Vrat is related to Mahadev Shiv. This fast has its own importance. According to Skand Purana, there is a description of Pradosh Vrat. In every month, two Pradosh vrat are held. The evening of the thirteenth day of every paksh is called Pradosh.Pradosh Vrat has another name which is Trayodashi because it held on the 13th day of every paksha. All the devotees of Mahakal Shiva, must do this fast to remove the hurdles of their life. Pradosh Vrat gives the READ MORE
Pradosham Dates 2020Current Location : Delhi, India
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2020 Pradosh Vrat
Pradosh Vrat is related to Mahadev Shiv. This fast has its own importance. According to Skand Purana, there is a description of Pradosh Vrat. In every month, two Pradosh vrat are held. The evening of the thirteenth day of every paksh is called Pradosh.Pradosh Vrat has another name which is Trayodashi because it held on the 13th day of every paksha. All the devotees of Mahakal Shiva, must do this fast to remove the hurdles of their life. Pradosh Vrat gives the most important thing of life which is peace. Everyone knows that Mahadev blesses his devotees very easily and those devotees who do this fast will achieve everything in their life. Fasting is the best way to make balance between your emotions and mind. Mahadev and Pradosh vrat give strength to their devotees to fight easily with their problems. According a myth, pradosh is the day of the 'Milan of lord Shiva and goddess Parvati'. Therefore people who are suffering with their life must do Pradosh Vrat to complete their dreams of life.
Katha of Pradosh Vrat
According to skand purana, centuries ago, there is a widow brahmini who went for begging with her son came back in the evening. Once a day, when she was returning, she saw a attractive child who was standing on the bank of river. That child was the prince of Vidarbh State, 'Dharmagupta'. Enemies killed his father and stole his state. His mother also died sudden. Brahmini adopted that child and started taking care of her.
After some times, brahmini went with her two sons to dev mandir through devyoga. There, she met Shandilya Rishi. Rishi Shandilya told her that the boy whom she adopted, was the son of the king of Vidarbh State who was killed in war. The mother of boy was also died.Rishi Shandilya suggested brahmini to do Pradosh Vrat. Due to Rishi's order, Brahmini and her two sons started Pradosh Vrat.
One day, two boys were wandering in forest. There, they met with Gandharv kanya. Brahimin's son came back from there but not the prince. He started talking with Gandharv kanya 'Anshumati'. They fell in love with each other. Another day she took her father to meet the prince. Her father said the boy that he was a prince of Vidarbh state. He accepted him as bridegroom for her daughter. After marrying Anshumati, he took the army of Gandharv and fought with Vidharbh state. He got his state and throne back. So by this Pradosh Vrat, he got back everything which was stolen by misfortune.
According to Skand purana, all devotees who do this Pradosh Vrat and listen the katha of Pradosh would never become poor for 100 years.
Vidhi of Pradosh Vrat
Every devotee should bath before sunset and wear white clothes.
One should do Shiv Aradhana in evening with lal chandan, flowers, hawan samagri and panchamrita.
One should keep oneself calm and concentrated and recall lord Shiva and goddess Parvati.
One should read the vrat katha of Pradosh also.
One should follow the falahar and brahmcharya on the Pradosh Vrat.
One should devoted oneself on the feet of lord Shiva.
One must preach those shivlings which have nags on the top of it.
One should offer five fruits to shivling and don't get them back to home.
Benefits of Pradosh Vrat
All the women who have the desire of getting son, they should do this vrat.
One, who wants one's property, state and money back, must do this Pradosh Vrat.
One who wants to get free from one's sin, should do this fast.
One who wants to get freedom from the cycle of life and death, must follow this fast.
One who wants to get happy married life, should do this fast.
One, who wants success, should start fasting Pradosh Vrat.
Every student should do this fast for better results in their studies.
What one can eat on Pradosh Vrat
This fast has no strict rules to follow. You can start with total falahari or you can eat grains once in a day. You can add sendha namak in your meal or you can avoid it. You can eat all fruits, nuts, milk and its products, kuttu, singhade ka atta etc. Just remember that what you do in first pradosh, just follow that routine in another Pradosh. Don't break the chain.
Here I described all the important rules of Trayodashi Pradosh Vrat. All devotees of shiva should start this fast on shukla paksha.
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Social media as sacrament
Rachel Held Evans sent out a Tweet Jan. 24 that said: "Nearly every blogger I know is burned out right now. Why do you think this is?"
I think burnout is often the product of expectations. And one of the expectations I think Christians get caught up in is that it's our job to save or change the world.
This problem isn't new to social media. I see it a lot in my college students and in my local church context. You get a passion, say, for the poor and start pouring your life into that issue. But the needs are so overwhelming and your time, energy, influence and bank account way too limited to make a dent.
So you pull away from the big global challenges and focus on local ministries that reach out to the poor. You make new friends. But these new friends start asking you for money. Or they tell you lies to cover for their drug addiction. Or they steal from you. Or they are just too socially damaged to reciprocate the friendship. You give and give and give. And the need out there — even in just one person — seems like a vast hole you're throwing everything into. And getting nothing back. Eventually, you burn out.
A lot of us started out on the Jesus life as radical young idealists. And then reality hit.
And I wonder — and I am just wondering here — if something similar doesn't happen with social media. We start thinking our blogs or Twitter accounts are "platforms," locations were social media influence can be used to make the world a better place.
So that's what you try to do. And sometimes it seems to work. You write something and the world responds. Your post goes viral and the comments fill up with words of gratitude.
Those are good days. I think I've helped people, in all sorts of ways, with something I've written. Words can give life.
And yet, the opinions and positions out there in the world of social media can be so calcified and dogmatic that conversation feels like banging your head against a wall.
Add to this the fact that social media "debates" tend to be so impersonalized that our worst selves get drawn to the surface. (The lack of face-to-face relationality was recently discussed on a blog called, Jamie the Very Worst Missionary.)
This all adds up to the feeling that all our social media activity and advocacy isn't changing the world much at all. It feels rather, as I said, like we are banging our heads against the wall.
And sometimes it feels like we are making things worse, that the more we argue on social media the more polarized and entrenched we're becoming.
We are not connecting or changing. We are drifting further and further apart in confusion and anger.
So we get disillusioned with social media, like we do with any sort of ministry that sets out to change the world. We start off as idealists but when the world doesn't change as fast as we'd like it to we end up tired, disillusioned and, well, burnt out.
So, what to do about all this?
I can only speak from my own experience, both as a blogger and as someone who is working hard to make friendships "at the margins" as a part of a local church plant.
I don't know how I can solve the problems of many of my friends. The issues are daunting. Chronic poverty. Drug addiction. Mental illness. Physical disability. Cognitive disability. In the face of all this crushing need for the first time in my life I sort of get what Jesus meant when he said, "The poor you will always have with you."
I can't fix it or make it go away. I can't change the world. I'm not the Messiah. But I can be a sacrament. I can be sign of love, a sign of life. I can be a friend. In a cruel and inhumane world I can be a location of kindness.
I wonder if something similar might be necessary for social media.
I don't think I can change people's minds. I really don't. I don't think people are all that persuadable. So trying to persuade people is sort of like trying to address world poverty with your own checking account. If the poor will always be with us so will dogmatists. Myself included.
So I'm wondering, as I'm learning with issues like poverty, if we might learn to Tweet and blog sacramentally. The goal isn't to argue, debate, call out or "win." Because that game, as best I can tell, isn't winnable. Minds don't change on social media. I've never seen it.
The goal is to use social media sacramentally. To be a sign, a sign of life and grace.
Looking back, my blog has been at its best when it has been sacramental. I wrote a post that told a story about love and grace. I shared something that educated, shed some light, inspired thought or reflection.
True, sacramental isn't all that viral. But maybe it could be. Slowly and quietly. A flicker here and a flicker there. Signs and sacraments. Eventually. Everywhere.
Maybe that's the way the world changes.
Richard Beck is professor and department chair of psychology at Abilene Christian University. He is the author of Unclean: Meditations on Purity, Hospitality and Mortality. Richard's area of interest — be it research, writing or blogging — is on the interface of Christian theology and psychology, with a particular focus on how existential issues affect Christian belief and practice. Richard's published research covers topics as diverse as the psychology of profanity to why Christian bookstore art is so bad. He blogs at Experimental Theology, where this post originally appeared.
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Everything you need to know about massage etiquette and spa etiquette.
Spa Etiquette Tips
Going to the spa for the first time can be a daunting experience.
It's supposed to be relaxing and enjoyable, but when going into that change room on your own and having to prepare for your first massage can be stressful and confusing.
Dave and I have enjoyed many spa experiences from luxury retreats to the downright quirky during our 18 years of travelling.
We have learned through trial and error what to do when entering every type of spa from a cheap hole-in-the-wall to a 5-star service establishment.
What we have noticed is that spa etiquette is pretty similar on every continent and at every price range.
So here's everything you need to know about spa etiquette to ease the stress.
1. Arrive Early
Depending on the facilities, you should arrive at least 15 minutes early to your appointment.
When entering a spa, you will need to fill out a form.
You'll be taken on a tour of the facility and you will need to change into your robe.
But honestly a half an hour to 45 minutes early is best because that way you can enjoy everything they have to offer.
Many spas have lavish sitting areas where you can enjoy tea or fruit-infused water while listening to soft music.
Other times they have saunas, soak pools and steam baths that you can take advantage of before or after your massage.
It helps you get into that Zen state to truly enjoy your massage. Plus you won't feel stressed about having to rush into your appointment.
We like to arrive 1/2 hour early to take advantage of that much needed quiet time and highly recommend that you try to do the same.
2. Ask Questions
Once you have filled out your paperwork, you will be taken to the change area by a staff member.
They will show you which locker is yours so you can lock your valuables away.
They will show you where you need to go after you change, and where all the facilities are like the sauna and steam room are.
If you are unsure about anything, ask.
This is your time to feel comfortable and relaxed so if you have questions, don't be afraid to ask.
I remember having a difficult time with an electronic locker in the past and instead of stressing about using it, I went back to the front desk to have a staff member come and help me.
You don't want to be wandering around aimlessly, so ask where you need to go next and what you need to do after the treatment.
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3. Go Nude
A lot of people never know how much clothing they should or should not be wearing at the spa.
Do you bring a bathing suit? Do you get a massage in your underwear?
Do you strip for a massage?
The answer is go nude all the way.
When you are taken in the back to the changing rooms, you will be given a robe and slippers to change in to.
If you are shy head to the private change room (most upscale spas have a private changing area) or go into a bathroom stall to strip down.
Put on your robe and head out to the waiting area.
The therapist will take you to your treatment room where they will show you everything.
They will then leave you for a few moments to take off your robe and slip under the covers.
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During your massage, you'll be under blankets and towels the entire time.
The therapist will only pull down the areas that he/she is working on at the time.
They keep you covered, so don't feel that you'll be laying on the table in the buff feeling awkward.
Massage therapists go to great lengths to make you feel comfortable. You'll be covered and feeling relaxed the entire time.
Note: This may not be the case in many spots in Asia, Turkey or Morocco. In spas there, you may be walking around naked, confused and they may just massage you in the buff on the table…and you just have to get used to it.
4. Quiet Time
During Dave's latest massage, he had a chatterbox therapist.
When we came out of our sessions to relax in the common area, Dave told me that his therapist wouldn't stop talking.
I asked him why he didn't tell her that he didn't want to talk?
He said, "he didn't know what to do."
That's when I said, "it's your massage, you can do what you want."
If you don't want to have a conversation with your therapist, they should appreciate your needs.
Simply say that you were hoping to relax and enjoy the treatment and would prefer not to talk. They won't be offended.
5. What to do when the Massage is over
After your massage, your therapist will leave you to relax.
Take your time getting up and enjoy the moment.
Don't take too long though as there are people coming in after you.
But you can take a few minutes to open your eyes, breathe in and stretch out those arms and legs.
Your therapist should be waiting outside with a glass of water and will show you to the relaxation area afterwards.
6. Tipping – What to do when the spa is done
I used to stress about bringing a tip with me into my treatment room to give to the staff. Don't worry your pretty little head about it.
Therapists don't expect you to give them a tip in hand. You don't have to tip immediately after the massage.
Relax and enjoy, and if you want to give a tip at the end, put it on the bill on your way out.
Some spas have tips included, so be sure to ask at the desk.
There is nothing wrong with asking a question.
Simply say, "is the tip included in the price?" If not, 15% – 20% is a good tip.
But don't feel obligated, just like service in a restaurant, tipping at a spa is not mandatory, but appreciated.
7. Use the facilities
Before or after your treatment you will have a variety of things to keep you occupied.
Besides teas and water, there are usually healthy snacks like fruits and nuts for your consumption.
If the spa has a steam room and sauna feel free to use them before or after your massage.
We like to go after our massage to get heat into our muscles, but you can go early too.
You can even have a shower to really feel refreshed and clean for your treatment.
Many spas have hair dryers, disposable razors, great lotions, shampoos and conditioners.
8. Steam room spa etiquette
Many spas have a steam room and sauna in both the women's and men's change rooms.
When using the steam room, you can go nude.
If a spa has a steam room, they will supply towels, you can wrap yourself in a towel and use it to sit on.
Make sure to sit on your towel, it's more hygienic than sitting in the nude on bare wood or marble.
You can use one towel to sit and another to wrap around your body if you prefer.
It's perfectly acceptable to go nude in the steam room.
If you feel uncomfortable, you can wear a bathing suit too. Just remember, you will probably look like the odd person out wearing swimwear. Most people will probably be in the buff.
Please do not do anything gross like clipping your toenails or exfoliating your heels.
9. Spa Whirlpool Etiquette
Some places have a swimming pool or whirlpool.
I always wear my bathing suit in a swimming pool.
Usually, if it is a large pool it's co-ed and they'll keep the saunas and steam rooms separate.
Even if the swimming pool is separated for the sexes to use, I still go in my bathing suit to swim. It just feels right to me.
The same is said for a whirlpool. If I am submerging in water, I wear a bathing suit.
10. Cell Phones
Leave your cell phone in your locker. I know many people want to share their spa experience on social media, but this is not the time nor place.
Spas are a sanctuary and nobody should have their privacy breached.
Note: When we've take our photos, we were working at had permission from the spas to take photographs while nobody else was around.
11. Quiet Time
When visiting a spa, be sure to respect the tranquility of the spa. Nobody wants to hear people laughing or shouting.
This is a place to keep conversations to a whisper.
When sitting in the steam room or sauna, don't try to make small talk with strangeers. People want to meditate and relax, not feel like they need to continue a conversation.
Different Types of Spas
We have experienced many different types of spa treatments around the world.
We've been to Hammams in Morocco and Turkey.
We've experienced the painful reflexology treatments in Penang Malaysia
And there was even an uncomfortable Ayurvedic massage we had in Alleppey, India where we didn't know what to think once it was over.
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Spas are different around the world
Not all spas are created equal. In Scandinavia and Switzerland, you will be expected to be in the nude even if the spa is co-ed.
In Turkey and Morocco, they will give you a massage in the open on a marble stone as you lay naked without much privacy.
While all spas may be different, the one thing we suggest is to always ask questions, don't do anything that makes you uncomfortable and even if etiquette tells you that you need to strip to your birthday suit, don't do it if you aren't comfortable.
This is your time to enjoy, so make the most of it!
So now that you have the knowledge of what to do in the spa and what spa etiquette entails, book a day of pampering and take some time to relax.
Do you have any tips for first-time visitors to a spa?


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Wallpaper; Mahatma Gandhi on Imam Hussain (a.s)
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We are living in an era where our Imam al-Mahdi (a.t.f.s) is not visible to us. Unlike during the times of the early Imams (a.s) when the people then were able to see and live with the Holy personalities. This does not mean that the Imam (a.s) is away from us but rather we are not aware of his presence and do not pay heed of his excellence.
The Imam (a.s) is in the period of occultation where he awaits the right call from the true believers so that he can reappear and establish the system of Allah (s.w.t).
The appointment of the Imams (a.s) has been stated in the Holy Qur'an in Surah al-Baqarah, ayah 124:
"He said: Surely I will make you an Imam of men. Ibrahim said: And of my offspring? My covenant does not include the unjust, said He."
When Imam Mahdi (a.s) would appear and Islam would be established in the whole world with his coming, the entire earth would be ruled by him and all disbelievers will vanish from the face of the earth. He will make the truth flow into the earth and will wipe out falsehood forever.
This is supported in Surah Bani Israel, ayah 81:
"And say: The truth has come and the falsehood has vanished; surely falsehood is a vanishing (thing)."
The Imam (a.s) will come back and take full control of the whole world. He will set up an institute which will be full of justice and peace. He will abolish all the injustice and wars going on. Imam (a.s) will have only 313 leader's in his army to take over the world. These 313 will be the utmost righteous believers.
The return of the Imam (a.s) has been mentioned in the Qur'an in a metaphorical way:
"Say, 'Have you not thought that if your water was to dry up, who would bring you water from the spring?'" (Surah al-Mulk, ayah 30)
In the traditions that we have from the AhlulBayt (a.s), this verse has been explained as being related to the return of Imam al-Mahdi (a.s) and the universal justice which he will spread throughout the world.
Among these traditions, there is one quoted from Imam al-Baqir (a.s) where he has stated, "This verse was revealed in relation to Imam al-Qa'im (may Allah the Grand hasten his noble advent). He (Allah) has said, 'If your Imam was to go into occultation from you and you did not know where he was, then who would be able to bring your Imam (back to you); who would be able to inform you of the events in the Heavens and the Earth and the permissible (halal) of Allah and what He has made forbidden (haram)?'
The apparent reading of this verse is related to the flowing water which is the source of life for all living creations, while the inner meaning of the verse is in regards to the presence of the Imam (a.s) and the knowledge and justice that he will spread throughout the world – which is also the source of life for all human beings.
What are our duties during this period?
As his followers, we are obliged to be waiting for his reappearance. There are two ways of his awaiting:
Active – through starting movements or active work for the sake of Allah (s.w.t) and spreading His message
Passive – through reciting supplications and praying to Allah (s.w.t) to hasten his reappearance
Being his followers does not give us the advantage to sit at home and just relax thinking that we are on the right path and it would suffice, rather we are supposed to improve our relation with Imam (a.s) through hard work and practicing Allah (s.w.t)'s divine religion.
In order to be successful in the course and camp of Imam (a.s), we are supposed to improve our relation with him as well as understand who this holy personality is. Below is a Du'a which will InshaAllah help us to obtain the goal of Ma'rifat:
"O Allah! Grant ma'rifah of Yourself. For, if I do not have the ma'rifah of You then I will never know Your Prophet.
O Allah Grant me ma'rifah of Your Prophet (saws) for if I do not have ma'rifah of your messenger then I will never know Your Representative.
O Allah! Grant me ma'rifah of Your Representative for if I do not have the ma'rifah of Your Representative, then surely I have gone astray from my religion."


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This is another great article about a local business from our archives. COVID-19 has changed everyone's lives and local businesses are no exception. Although we strive to keep our archives updated with current information, the current times makes that a monumental task with information changing daily. Visit Tapped Apple's website for all the most up-to-date info available. Thanks.
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Cheers to a great place to sip opening up downtown; there are certainly a lot of wonderful spots to choose from these days, but this latest one has a different twist and it tastes like apples!
Tapped Apple Winery has been in the works for the last few years and opened its doors a couple of years ago, but the owners' passion for wine and their winemaking process goes back even further than that. It began around 2004, with John H Wiedenheft III, his son John IV, and John's friend Adam Mercer (sometimes referred to as John 4.5) started looking to create something for themselves to enjoy while sitting at home by the fireplace.
However, each year the wine got better and they began to make more of it, until they found themselves making 200 gallons! At this point, they began to ask themselves if they could turn their passion project into a business, and thus began the journey to open Westerly's own licensed farm winery, with apples fresh from Sunset Orchard in Scituate, RI.
When asked about the task of building a tasting room out of a former fitness studio, John laughed. "We've never done this before so there was a lot to learn," from planning and zoning to licensing from the federal government, the state, and the town, to over a year of demo and construction.
"There were a lot of holes to fill," said Adam, referring to all the physical work of laying new floors, building platforms, putting in new plumbing, electricity and lighting fixtures, and painting the ceiling and walls to restore the color of the original brick.
Then of course they had to put in the bar, which is crafted from a piece of beautiful raw wood found for a bargain on Craigslist and made to resemble a wine barrel. Virtually everything in the building is custom made, and Adam believes that "the quality of the wine can also be recognized in the craftsmanship of our facility."
The trio hails from nearby Connecticut but chose to open the tasting room in Westerly for a number of reasons. Practically speaking, Connecticut has more restrictive sampling laws when it comes to wine and hard cider, capping it at 2 oz per customer per day, which is not terribly conducive to the vision that John, John, and Adam had in mind.
Apart from sampling, the tasting room is licensed for live music and Adam said he hopes to see people playing cards and perhaps even having a cribbage league for slower weekdays, and the group also remains open to the possibilities of hosting private events as well.
Beyond sampling restrictions, opening up in Rhode Island and particularly the town of Westerly held a lot of appeal for the group. "We love this town," John III said, adding that that the other downtown shops, restaurants, and bars have been very welcoming to them. Sporting a Malted Barley shirt, Adam explained "I've been wanting to be a part of something like this for a while. I shop local – you might spend a couple of dollars more but it's worth it. Neighborhoods can grow well, when we grow together."


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Explore the Mysterious Red Planet in Photorealistic Virtual Reality Experience Built by Fusion Media Group and Based on Real-World NASA Discoveries
Fusion Media Group (FMG), today announced its first immersive VR production, Mars 2030, will be available to consumers in July 2017. Users will set foot on the Red Planet and take in 15 square miles (40 square kilometers) of Martian landscape, accurately mapped and modeled from real Mars orbital satellite data. The production has been developed in collaboration with NASA, allowing users to journey more than 34 million miles from home and experience an actual spacesuit prototype, get an authentic feel for driving the Multi-Mission Space Exploration Vehicle (MMSEV) Rover, explore a conceptual Mars Habitat design and more. During their virtual trip on Mars, users study the planet's ancient geology, traverse challenging terrain such as lava tubes, frozen lakes and lofty mountainsides while facing realistic weather conditions, atmospheric pressure and the challenges of partial gravity.
Consumers will be able to enjoy Mars 2030 in virtual reality on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR, via $14.99 download; the experience will also be accessible to users without a VR headset on PC and PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro.
"We're thrilled to provide people with the opportunity to take their first steps on the surface of Mars without training to be an astronaut," explained Julian Reyes, Director of VR/AR at FMG. "It has been such a privilege to work so closely with various NASA teams and their dedication to make this mission a reality is truly inspirational. By offering the most authentic experience possible, we hope a progressive audience of explorers will witness the awe of extraterrestrial travel and feel inspired back at home here on Earth."
Mars 2030 was built using Unreal Engine 4, customized to handle the challenges of reproducing the real-world Martian landscape at optimal framerates and up to 8K resolution. It features an original score from the London Symphony Orchestra with situational music cues designed to heighten the emotion of exploring the Red Planet. Ambisonic surround sound propagates sound realistically from every direction, deepening the user's immersion.
Mars 2030 gives users the chance to:
- Navigate the treacherous and beautiful landscape with the companion humanoid robot Valkyrie to collect samples while observing the wondrous Planetary Protection Zones.
- Analyze findings in the Geolab workstation's state of the art VR Microscope and discover the planet's hidden secrets.
- Face the daily challenge of operating, maintaining and repairing equipment from the Habitat base, which has been modeled after an actual NASA design for Mars habitats, including the VR Communications center for reaching out to "Houston" and family members back home.
- Get a first-hand, realistic look at all of the technologies considered for the Mission to Mars and explore the Haley Simulations that provide a glimpse at of Mars as it was 4 billion years ago.
FMG's experimental production unit informs, provokes and entertains by creating virtual worlds and interactive experiences that transport users to iconic places, authentically re-created and grounded in science and history. Previous work includes state-of-the-art Hybrid Reality installations including National Geographic's Mars: The Live Experience. The team takes the best elements from documentary, gaming and VR categories and combines them into a unique and deeply immersive content offering.
Mars 2030 provides users the unforgettable experience of being an astronaut on an international mission team to the visually breathtaking planet of Mars. Mars 2030 is the inaugural release for FMG Studios and developed in collaboration with of over a dozen space laboratories including; NASA's Johnson Space Center, Langley Research Center, and Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and MIT's AeroAstro Lab. The VR experience will be available to download for $14.99 on both PC and PS4, supporting HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR. A non-VR version is available on PC as well. The VR experience will also be available free of charge for educators and students.


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With its one Michelin star and 12 points in the Gault Millau, the Eligo is an ode to local produce, set in the urban ambience of a district of Lausanne. Cool food-lovers beat a path to the door to savour the suggestions of a leading Chef that will make your mouth water.
The Eligo has been taking the city by storm since it opened in 2015. A young Chef with an impressive career already behind him, a kitchen with simple but varied influences, a modern setting in a transformed district: everything is on trend at the Eligo.
The name Eligo comes from the Latin 'eligere', meaning to make a choice. That's a reference to Chef Guillaume Raineix whose life took a new turn when he left the kitchens of Anne-Sophie Pic to open his own restaurant. It was a winning choice too, as he won his Michelin star and 15 points in the Gault Millau. Choice at the Eligo is also about fresh produce, mainly from the local region. Its local accents are mixed with notes of French and Italian cuisine, favourites of the Chef. There are several menus to choose from, including a surprise menu, new every evening.
Set in a vast space where concrete and wood create a modern setting, the Eligo is situated in the Rôtillon district of Lausanne. This spot is very central and has been redesigned in a style that attracts the city's young clientele.
- Rue du Flon 8
- 1003 Lausanne - CH
- How to get there?
Dates / Opening hoursFrom Jan 1, 2020 To Dec 31, 2020
- Tuesday
- 12:00-14:00 / 19:00-22:00
- Wednesday
- 12:00-14:00 / 19:00-22:00
- Thursday
- 12:00-14:00 / 19:00-22:00
- Friday
- 12:00-14:00 / 19:00-22:00
- Saturday
- 12:00-14:00 / 19:00-22:00
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Physical principles
Fluid mechanics is concerned with the study of forces and movements of liquids and gases. Both substances are continua whose elements can easily move against each other. They are grouped together under the term fluid.
Isothermal and isochoric change of state of air
Learning objectives/experiments
- demonstrating the laws of state changes in gases experimentally
- isothermal change of state, Boyle-Mariotte law
- isochoric change of state, Gay-Lussac's 2nd law
Determination of the adiabatic exponent according to Clément-Desormes
Learning objectives/experiments
- determination of the adiabatic exponent according to Clément-Desormes
- adiabatic change of state of air
- isochoric change of state of air
Pressure and temperature measurement in a steam boiler
Learning objectives/experiments
- recording the vapour pressure curve of water
- presentation of the relationship between pressure and temperature in a closed system
- temperature and pressure measurement
Vertically falling body in liquid using specimens of different sizes and different materials
Learning objectives/experiments
- influence of the following parameters on the settling velocity of spheres:
- diameter of the sphere
- density of the sphere
- density of the fluid
- viscosity of the fluid
In fluid mechanics, the measurement of temperature, pressure and flow rate are of particular interest.
Experimental introduction to temperature measurement: methods, areas of application, characteristics
Learning objectives/experiments
- learning the fundamentals of temperature measurement by experimentation
- familiarisation with the various methods, their areas of application and special features
- non-electrical methods: gas- and liquid-filled thermometers, bimetallic thermometers and temperature measuring strips
- electric methods: thermocouple, resistance temperature detector Pt100, thermistor (NTC)
- determining air humidity with a psychrometer
Measurement of positive and negative pressure with different measuring devices
Learning objectives/experiments
- familiarisation with 2 different measuring methods:
- direct method with U-tube manometer and inclined tube manometer
- indirect method with Bourdon tube pressure gauge
- principle of a Bourdon tube pressure gauge
- calibrating mechanical manometers
Operation of a Bourdon tube pressure gauge and a piston manometer
Learning objectives/experiments
- working principle of a Bourdon tube pressure gauge
- calibrate manometers, read off applied pressure
- determine systematic errors
- principle of operation and working with a piston manometer
Comparison of different measuring methods and determining the flow coefficient
Learning objectives/experiments
- flow measurement with
- orifice plate flow meter and measuring nozzle
- Venturi nozzle
- rotameter
- pressure measurement with Pitot tube
Comparison and calibration of different flow meters
Learning objectives/experiments
- together with different flow meters available as accessories
- different flow meters and their principles of operation
- calibration of different flow meters
- position dependency of flow meters
- plotting and comparison of pressure loss curves
Hydrostatics is the study of fluids at rest.
Experiments on buoyancy, density, capillarity etc.; various methods of pressure measurement
Learning objectives/experiments
- study of buoyancy on a variety of bodies
- study of the density of liquids
- hydrostatic pressure, Pascal's law
- communicating vessels
- determination of the centre of pressure
Investigation of fluid pressure on vessel walls
Learning objectives/experiments
- pressure distribution along an effective area in a liquid at rest
- lateral force of the hydrostatic pressure
- determination of the centre of pressure and centre of area
- determination of the resulting compressive force
Determining metacentre and buoyancy; rectangular frame cross-section
Learning objectives/experiments
- study and determination of
- buoyancy, centre of buoyancy
- centre of gravity, metacentre, stability
- heel
Comparison of two different frame shapes: hard chine and round bilge
Learning objectives/experiments
- comparison of two different frame shapes: hard chine and round bilge
Hydrodynamics is concerned with the study and description of fluids in motion. The main emphasis is the teaching of the conservation laws of mass, energy and momentum.
Static pressure and total pressure distribution along the Venturi nozzle
Learning objectives/experiments
- energy conversion in divergent/convergent pipe flow
- recording the pressure curve in a Venturi nozzle
- recording the velocity curve in a Venturi nozzle
- determining the flow coefficient
- recognising friction effects
Demonstration of the principle of linear momentum; interchangeable deflectors with different deflection angles
Learning objectives/experiments
- demonstration of the principle of linear momentum
- study of the jet forces
- influence of flow rate and flow velocity
- influence of different deflection angles
Visualisation of laminar and turbulent flow
Learning objectives/experiments
- visualisation of laminar flow
- visualisation of the transition zone
- visualisation of turbulent flow
- determination of the critical Reynolds number


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MIDVALE, UT — Homeless just a few weeks ago, and now a full-time employee. Wes Gledhill never gave up in his efforts to provide for his young family. A couple weeks ago, he and his family were homeless.
He spent his days standing at the bottom of an I-15 off-ramp in Midvale, Utah with a cardboard sign. But when he ran up to a car window, he was not getting a handout, he was handing out his resume. He did this in the bitter cold for hours each day.
Now Gledhill spends his days at work in the warehouse of eReplacementParts.com.
"It's very fulfilling," he said. "I love having that alarm clock go off at 7 o'clock in the morning; that feeling of, just go to work!"
Gledhill's resume indicated that he had worked at shipping- and receiving-type jobs in the past. That caught the eye of his new employers, who are adding staff for the spring. More than that, though, they were really impressed with Wes's unorthodox approach of standing at the off-ramp.
"That really showed a lot of character to me and I thought, that's the kind of person I want working for me," says Michael Bruderer of eReplacementParts.com.


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By the banks of the River Tees Barney grows row upon row of gorgeous traditional flowers for Clarey to snip and arrange in her floral design studio. Started in the back garden we are expanding each year and have now taken over an old walled garden as word about our eco-friendly flowers spreads. We love what we do and want to shout about British Flowers from the four corners of our flower field.
'Sown and Grown in the North East'.


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Opportunities to Volunteer
� Phone-a-thon volunteers are needed on Monday and Tuesday, October 15 and 16, from 6 to 9 p.m. in Bethel to make calls to past supporters of an organization providing services to people with disabilities. You will not be making cold calls. Minimum age is 18.
� Help make a child's dream a reality. An organization providing special wishes to children with illnesses is having a volunteer information and recognition session on Wednesday, October 17 from 6:30 to 8:30. This is your opportunity to find out how you can help.
� Child care volunteers needed for ten Tuesdays starting October 16 from 11-1:30 in Danbury. You will read to the children, help with arts and crafts projects and get a free lunch, too. The parents will be attending special classes.
� Hospice Family Support volunteer training will be held in Southbury on Oct. 17, 18, 19, 25 and 26 from 9 to 1 p.m. You must attend all five sessions. After the training and background check you will visit with hospice patients and families to provide support and companionship.
� Breakfast program needs volunteers on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 9 a.m. in Danbury for a new initiative to benefit the homeless population. You will help with preparation, serving and clean up. Minimum age is 18.
� Board Member Roundtable will be held on Thursday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. If you are serving on a nonprofit board, this is an opportunity for you to get together with members of other boards to network and exchange ideas and best practices. This roundtable will focus on Recruiting New Board Members.
� Special Olympics Bowling competition needs volunteers on Sunday, November 4 in New Milford to assist with opening and award ceremonies, lane escorts, judges and scorekeepers.
� Male Mentors needed to provide a special friendship to boys ages 7-14 who need a significant male influence in their lives. Currently 30 boys are on the waiting list. This program provides flexible time commitments for the volunteers.
� Prayer volunteers needed who will either pray from their home or office through a toll-free phone service or by e-mail through a secure site. Volunteers will receive appropriate training and support from a mentor. This ministry is hoping to add hundreds of prayer volunteers.
� Childcare needed for a women's support group on Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. in New Milford. Volunteers would read and create small arts and crafts projects for the kids.
� Spanish speaking phone mentors needed to provide support and information about community resources to first time moms of babies from birth to six months. Calls are made from a Danbury nonprofit and we ask for a commitment of one to two hours a week.
� Bridge Player needed to go into a Danbury long term care facility on Tuesday or Thursday afternoon so that residents have enough players for their bridge games.
� Visually impaired women in Danbury and West Redding are waiting for some friendly visiting volunteers. You will enhance their lives by sharing social moments. Volunteers will be given appropriate training on dealing with individuals with visual impairments.
� Tag Sale Items in good, clean condition needed for a sale to be held on Saturday, October 20. They can use household items, toys, books, electronics but no clothes or furniture.
� Baby Items needed to give to parents who receive services through a family support agency. They need gently used cribs, strollers, bassinettes, bouncy chairs, high chairs, diapers and baby toiletries.
� Light wheelchair or special needs stroller is desired for a multiply handicapped 5th grade boy to assist in his ability to move about with his family.
� Pool table wanted for a teen drop in center in Newtown.
� Laptop computer wanted to be used for Power Point presentations at free parenting education and support courses.
� Fall and winter clothing items especially jackets and coats are needed for infants, children and their parents. These items will be distributed free by a Danbury social service agency on October 18. Items should be clean and in very good condition. They can also use household items such as dishes, glasses, flatware, kitchen utensils, pots, vases, small tvs or radio "" but no furniture.
� Furniture items needed for clients of a mental health agency. They need a stove, refrigerator, electric dryer, a bedroom dresser, couch and loveseat, dining room chairs, and a vacuum cleaner. These items will greatly enhance the living arrangements for their clients.
� Winter coats for men and women in sizes M, L, XL and XXL are needed for clients of a mental health program in Danbury. The cold weather is coming and the coats will be greatly needed.


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Jovanovic moved to Anfield from Standard Liege last summer but he arrived only after the man who had sanctioned his capture, Rafa Benitez, had left the club.
The Serbia international has made just one start since Kenny Dalglish took the reins in January. Jovanovic is likely to be moved on in the summer and it seems it won't come soon enough for the player.
Asked if he regretted moving to the club, he said in the Liverpool Echo: "I must say I regularly think about this.
"If I would move to Italy or Germany I would be happier than in England, my life would be nicer, and also for my career it would be better to play in Serie A or the Bundesliga.
"In Belgium, I was living in an area where there were so many people from Serbia and my life was different, more dynamic. Liverpool is such a different place. I'm here alone, without anybody. I'm just a very lonely stranger.
"In my months here I haven't met anybody from my country. If I didn't have my wife and my kids, I just couldn't speak Serbian with anybody, but Liverpool is of course a club which you can't refuse."
Jovanovic stressed that he believed the departure of Benitez had been the key factor in his failure to settle at Anfield.
"My only regret is that the coach who brought me to Anfield left the club even before my arrival," he said. "If Rafa Benitez would have stayed in Liverpool I believe everything would be different for me.
"There were 15 other clubs which followed me, but I chose Liverpool and made a mistake."


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MORE *NEW* Cute HQ Pics Of A Giggly Robert Pattinson On The BD2 Red Carpet In Sydney
UPDATE MORE HQ's Added To The Bottom Of The Post
MORE *NEW* Cute HQ Pics Of A Giggly Robert Pattinson On The BD2 Red Carpet In Sydney
Rob: *whispers* We have a problem, this is serious, Goz doesn't like the shirt.
Couldn't help myself I HAD to make this (sorry it's not great I'm sure someone will make a better one ;-} I'll post it up when they do)
Sweet Smiles from Rob Awwwwwwwwwwwwww
Ooooh something's caught his eye
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4 comments:
- Gozde said...
i'm sure we will have great discussions about the directors the next months. all the projects we know of sound like Cosmopolis kind of fun. visionar and artistic, that's what i heard too. we can expect a lot. i learned so much because of Rob, so much insight in the film industry, market, and even in literature....love you too grand, you really grew on me! lol you know all the sweet things you say to me it's really appreciated. it's not my best time of life right now. i should just say thank you but it's pretty hard to do that for me and i never know what to say...don't want to confuse you, i'm just weird. don't listen to me. you are the unique one here! and too smart! that's probably why you like me..LOLLOLLOL (see, i can do that with the lol too).
- October 27, 2012 at 8:08 PM
- Gozde said...
LOLLOLLOL hahaha you, smart and weird girl !!!....come to mind someone?, i think, the weirdness is the best attribute,we both,shares with him ! lol...I know, your time right now,How I wish I could help in any way.Last night i was answering to you,
and when i posted my adress, all go deleted. I want you have my email,with total freedom to write nothing or all you want.
Any way, the last time the site had problems i regretted not being able to reach you.When you come here,i will post it,for
to delete immediately.
- October 28, 2012 at 10:45 AM
- Gozde said...
don't worry, everything is fine. i'm good, not much to talk about. but if you need to reach me my email is firstname.lastname@example.com. i'll delete it as soon as you tell me.
- October 28, 2012 at 2:01 PM
- Gozde said...
thank you, i got it !
- October 28, 2012 at 2:11 PM