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The jelbows story is very simple.
We grew tired of leaving the office with beat up, sore arms from sitting at our desks.
We made jelbows to make life more comfortable. That's it.
If you sit at a desk, jelbows were made for you!
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Two non-slip medium-soft gel pads provide the best support for wrists, arms, and elbows
Works well anywhere you need extra support - at work on a desk, on a armrest in your car or truck, on a countertop or workbench
Helps alleviate the discomfort associated with carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive wrist strain complaints
Multiple colors available to choose from - mix and match, buy two pair and work in comfort and style
Just run under some warm water to wash or disinfect with rubbing alcohol
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I work at home using a computer for hours a day, and my elbows and forearms often hurt or were irritated by the constant pressure of resting them against the desk. I went searching for a solution and found these jelbows! Brilliant!! It takes a little experimentation to find the sweet spot of placement on your desk, and as you would imagine, that sweet spot changes depending you your posture and task. I use these in combination with Gelepad 3x8 - Ultra Soft Gel Pad for Instant Comfort and Improved Ergonomic Sitting/Working for Elbow, Arm, Wrist - Armrest, Wrist Rest - Car Truck, Home, Office, Industrial for a much more comfortable set up. I use the Gelepad plus mousepad with wrist support on my right side for using the mouse. The 2 jelbows are positioned in front of my keyboard for typing.
These are fantastic! My elbows thank you! I'd like to give a HUGE Shoutout to Chris, your CEO. I received a personal and handwritten letter with my Jelbows (and a complimentary pair of the BIG Jelbows) when I had an issue with my Amazon order. I am an extremely happy customer-what fantastic customer service! Thank you, and may your actions serve as a fine example to your employees and others what excellent customer service it. I will be singing your praises to everyone in the office (lots of us have your products here at TalentBridge!) THANK YOU!
So I've been using these for a few months now, every weekday at work. Prior to buying these, I actually wore holes in the elbows of several sweet button up shirts of mine, exactly where my elbows contact my desk. These have prevented that from happening, and also increase the overall comfort of my work space. If you have anything negative happening around your elbow from repeated exposure to hard objects, you owe it to yourself to give them a fair try. Physically, they're quite firm, so unlike other products that are "gel." This actually makes them very good for resisting the weight of an entire arm, though, so the elbow is an ideal spot for them... I mean, they are called "jelbows."
OK. So I have had bursiris on my elbow for some time now from leaning on it at work. It wasn't bothering me except for the big bulbous pocket on my elbow. I was fine until my husband said "you need to do something about that" (thanks, dear). Starting looking on Amazon and found Jelbows. Ordered them and within a day (yes a day) of using them, giant bulbous elbow is GONE and still gone and hubby cam look at my elbow once ahain. I will never be without my Jelbow! What a difference!!
The Best Ergonomic Office Accessory Ever!
Hear the jelbows' review from EpicDroid - someone that works on a computer all day only to come home and play on his computer more. He's had carpal tunnel for many years and used to deal it with simply by ignoring the pain and contorting awkward positions just to avoid pinching his nerves. It wasn't until he tried jelbows that he found a cure to his discomfort. In his own words, "jelbows are awesome!"


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You know that place between holiday cheer and a packed-up Christmas tree?
That grey area when your trashcan is stuffed with wrapping paper, the decorations are askew on the mantle, and you fear your home will never be clean? Your toy boxes are stuffed full, but so many additions still lie where Santa left them. Tupperware containers line your fridge and the icing on your Christmas cookies has hardened to a crisp. You know the place, don't you? I am 100% there and while I'm well aware that the spirit of Christmas is in more than crammed closets, there is no denying I'm a bit loopy.
Therefore, I have written an ode to Post-Christmas Syndrome. The joy and the spirit of Christmas Day are enough to make this mama turn a blind eye to the mess, but when the sun rises on December 26, this is what I see:
Eleven safety twist ties
Ten cardboard boxes
Nine-page instructions
Eight piles of laundry
Seven loud noise-makers
Six missing batteries
FIVE bro-ken pieces
Four skipped naps
Three happy children
Two white wine bottles
Ahem, go ahead and enter my name on the write-in ballot for any holiday songwriting competition. Obviously this ditty is sung tongue-in-cheek, and my family appreciates all gifts received, but "write what you know" is at hand. Most of you are probably laughing at me, but you can't deny the feeling. Here's to rearranging closets, moving your furniture, and vacuuming toy debris and candy wrappers. The spirit of Christmas will live on in my heart, but the clutter of Christmas is going back into storage.
Happy Sunday, y'all!

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The Greatest Black Female Pop Singers
List Rules Vote up the top Black female pop singers around the world.
You've sung along to their songs countless times, and might have grown up listening to their music. Now it's time to celebrate the women behind these unforgettable tunes. These are the greatest Black female pop singers of all time, as voted on by you. The best Black female pop singers come in many forms. Some famous Black female pop singers sing the blues while other top pop singers infuse rock into their catchy songs. Many of the best Black female pop singers have written chart-topping hit singles.
What artists will you find on this list of the best Black female pop singers? Whitney Houston is easily one of he best Black female singers of the '80s, and arguably one of the most iconic singers of all time. She charted seven consecutive number-one Billboard Hot 100 hits, including "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go." Rihanna is another talented Black female pop singer. Perennial favorites like "Natural Woman" and "Think" made Aretha Franklin a worldwide superstar. Other artists featured on this list include African American female singers Alicia Keys, Janet Jackson, and Macy Gray.
Which Black female pop singer do you think deserves the top spot on this list? Who were the best Black female singers of the 2000s and 2010s? Which older Black female singers paved the way for them? Give your favorites a thumbs up to move them towards number one, and add any singers who are missing.


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This is my first post in such a long time, I am so sorry it has to be this frightening subject… I will soon start to post about my holidays in my other blog, so please look forward to it as well!
I just learnt, a few days ago, that someone stole my grand-mother's engagement ring. It really REALLY annoys me. I know my grand-mother is upset about it, and it has nothing to do with its actual value. I mean, it was an engagement ring after all, of course it was beautiful! What really is wrong is that someone took away from my grand-mother one of the items she treasures the most in the world.
One could argue that we shouldn't be that attached to objects. Because, well, they are only objects, they can break, they can get stolen… But no-one can deny the strong sentimental value of an engagement ring. It has a meaning. It is not just a common ring, you only have one like this, it's the symbol of love and commitment!
My grand-parents have been married for FIFTY-EIGHT years. It's an amazingly long time you know! More than half a century of love, and she has been wearing that ring all along.
I can't believe someone was heartless enough to steal it.
The other day my uncle went to the police to file a complaint but we all know we will never see this ring again. At this hour, it probably doesn't exist anymore. The thing is, I hope that the person who stole it had good reasons to do so. The truth is, I highly doubt it. It was probably just someone who saw the diamonds and thought "it's probably worth a ton of money!" and stole it. It was probably not the first time that person did it either. We believe my Grand-mother was drugged, in order to remove the ring from her finger without her noticing. Who the hell does that to an old woman?
I sincerely hope that whoever stole it will one day look back at his or her life and think "why did I do it?" and have regrets.
Today again my grand-mother said how sad she was to have lost her ring. What can we say to her? It's heartbreaking and that's all. Losing this ring also has a bitter feeling in this case. My grand-father has alzheimer, slowly memories are fading away, and with the ring gone, what will remain from those 60 years of love?


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Warfare Begins, Luke Dies, and Maul Speaks (a lot)
Today marks the release of the latest nonfiction title in the Star Wars Expanded Universe, The Essential Guide to Warfare. I knew the fan anticipation for this book was really high when the Exclusive Sneak Peek art preview post vaulted right to the number one all-time most-hits blog, passing Luke Skywalker Must Die after just a couple weeks. I had a chance to preview the book early, and I really liked it. Look for a post later this week on Suvudu with my thoughts.
Speaking of Luke Skywalker's demise… Frank Parisi made a guest appearance on last week's ForceCast to discuss Timothy Zahn's upcoming novel, Scoundrels. In addition to revealing two fan-favorite characters set to appear in the book – Winter and Kell Tainer – he also talked about his goals for the Del Rey EU generally. And of course Jason and Jimmy Mac had to ask him about the potential that fans might see Luke Skywalker's last stand. There was talk of rancors, tauntauns, and wampas, but no fandom-shattering secrets revealed. (Unless Luke really has been a clone all these years; then we apparently missed it.)
While you're checking out the ForceCast, they also recently had a fantastic interview – over an hour! – with Sam Witwer. Discussion ran the gamut: voicing Darth Maul, Son of Mortis, and Starkiller; working with Dave Filoni and Clancy Brown; acting school and Being Human; and recently showing an actor friend the Star Wars movies for the first time. And be sure not to miss Sam's uncanny impersonation of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Update: Fate of the Jedi author Troy Denning will be participating in a chat at the Star Wars Books Facebook page at 3pm on Wednesday, April 4th. If you've got pressing questions, now is your chance to ask the author.
Tricia Barr's novel, Wynde, won the 2014 Independent Publisher Book Award Gold Medal for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Ebook. She was also part of Silence in the Library's successful all-female creator science fiction and fantasy anthology Athena's Daughters, which is available now. For excerpts and tales of her adventures in creating a fictional universe, hop over to TriciaBarr.com.
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CBB Tonight: The Gang Tackles Hot-Button Issues
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What happens when satire crosses the line? Tonight on Comedy Bang! Bang! Scott, Reggie, and Andy Richter are joined by political cartoonist Tom Perdy (Mike Hanford), whose smug comments are not welcomed very kindly. See the clip below to see how Scott and Andy react to Perdy's unique sense of humor.
Mike Hanford can be found regularly on The Birthday Boys, premiering 10/18 on IFC. Tonight's Comedy Bang! Bang!, which also features Michael Ian Black and Aidy Bryant, is on IFC at 10/9C.
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A Peon Retrospective
Ah a trip down memory lane.
At around this time last year, husband was GM of a guild, I was in charge of all things recruitment, and it seemed we couldn't be gone for a minute without things going crazy. We worried about topics like mains and alts in raiding, timing of raid rostering, mods raiders are using, behavior of new recruits, recruiting minors, and planning guild events. I was generally irritable at being always "on call", and suffering a bit of burnout.
Then we quit being GM and officer. It was glorious.
You really don't appreciate being a peon until you've been an officer. Before, I would get all frustrated that shit wasn't happening and I was like "I could fix that in 15 minutes." And when I was an officer, I could and did fix it in 15 minutes, and it was very satisfying to actually have that shit get done rather than ask for it to get done and the officers wander off and not get it done. But I reached my breaking point and just got burnt out and tired.
Now, when shit doesn't get done, I know full well I could fix it, but the aversion to actually doing it myself makes the frustration vanish. I don't want to fix it myself, and the desire to not fix it myself is so strong that I don't even care if it stays broken forever.
- Nobody took a combat log? Whatever.
- Someone's showing up unenchanted? I'm frustrated as shit until I realize that I have zero desire or… less than zero, negative desire to holla "hey, you need to flask and enchant and gem and all that shit, remember?"
- If someone hasn't studied up on the raid encounter, I'm not the one that has to go through the explanation. In fact, if it's an encounter I know particularly well, I get to take a pee break.
Just this week, an officer left the guild. And for me personally, it wasn't any different than a regular member leaving the guild. Sure, it sucks when someone leaves, but it wasn't on my shoulders to go "oh shit" and reshuffle responsibilities and pick up strings, find raid replacements, etc. I didn't secretly lament "why the crap did you have to do that right before I'm going to be afk for a week?" Nope. Not my problem. And if any drama or angst crops up because of it, I can watch with detached amusement from a quite safe distance.
Last year, when my mom came to visit, I worried about not being in game. This year I could give a shit. My computer can be turned off.
And with that, SEE YOU GUYS NEXT WEEK!


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Posts Tagged 'trust'
Practice Giving
Practice giving. Practice it not for the one who receives but practice it for yourself. Giving is not only an exercise of expressing kindness, but also of humility and trust.
In giving we must learn to trust the intent of those who seek help and even of those who would deny it. The path for all of us is different so in giving do not judge the choices of another. Do not judge the clothes one wears, or the conditions with which one lives. Judge not one's behaviors, but remember them as you. See the humanity in all even if some choose not to see it in themselves.
In giving we must trust our heart that we are led on a path of betterment of not only the recipient, but of ourselves. We are the saviors of no one but ourselves. See yourself not as one's savior but one's companion for we are all discovering what it means to live, together.
Most of all, we must learn to trust that as long as we follow our heart that we will always be provided for and nourished. When the heart and soul are nourished, all worries fall aside. The world becomes a smaller place and the worries foremost in our minds become like specks of dust in the night sky. Nothing seems as important as it once was.
Practice giving and remember who you are and meant to be.
A Moment Not Judged is a Moment Lived
There is no such thing as stability when it comes to one's life path. It is simply trust, misplaced. We take comfort in the constructs that we create in life. We tell ourselves that if we go to school and become educated that we will have a good job when we're finished. We tell ourselves that if we save our money that it will always be there for a rainy day. We tell ourselves that if we show loyalty to people that others will reciprocate. We tell ourselves all of these things in the hopes that it all might just come true.
We live our lives expecting a specific set of possible outcomes, but when those outcomes are different, it causes us confusion. It causes us to question our very existence. The person who sought to educate themselves is now faced with having to compete with others of a similar background for a single position. The person, who saved, is now faced with inflation that outpaces one's savings. The person who was loyal is now faced with the realization that his loyalty meant nothing to the one he sought to impress.
Our lives are filled with similar examples of misplaced trust. When our expectations are not met, we blame others, and we blame ourselves. We become self-destructive when what we really need is to open our hearts and our minds to what truly exists, and to what truly matters.
We spend so much of our time contemplating the what-if moments, the possibilities, but we never ask ourselves, does it matter? Is the purpose of life to earn money? Is the purpose of life to try and learn every possible thing we can? Is the purpose of life to impress others? Perhaps it is none of these things. Perhaps it is simply to express oneself, to take joy in each moment, as it comes, regardless of how it we are perceived. A moment not judged, is a moment lived, and yet here we are judging ourselves each step of the way.
Patchwork Heart
If I trust what I see I am left to the visions that are shown to me. Whether it is my eyes or my mind's eye, I am left to judge the truth of my perception.
If I am to trust what I hear, I am left to decide whether I have heard the voices of men, songs of birds, or the persistent wind that blows through my mind.
If I am to trust what I smell, I am left with my nose in the air as if to search out a scent, or an idea or an emotion so deeply tied to that which illicits my quandary.
If I trust what I feel, I am left to decipher the aches and pains of hardships past, or the real and sometimes forgotten suffering of those left silent.
Trust, I must. "Who?" or "What?" is the question. To my mind in silence I retreat. It tells me of stories heard, emotions felt and images seen. Filtered with today's "truth" I see a world built for my mind. It entertains me. It convinces me of what I want. But what I want, I do not know. My mind tells me.
Can it write the play and be the actors? It tells me of impossibilities, when what I want are all the possibilities. It cannot fathom what it hides inside of itself. A shell worn thin, the truth peaks thru. The beating heart, it never withdrew. Love firm, a trust I know. Forgotten and neglected, if there is something to trust, may it be my heart, I know to be just.
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1/12th Floor
There are no levels to understanding or to realization.
Together or alone, we move at a pace of our own choosing.
Forward or backward,
Somewhere we will meet.
In half steps or thirds,
Somewhere we will meet.
Full speed in reverse, or a slow climb,
Somewhere we will meet.
On land, or in the sea,
Somewhere we will meet.
I can't swim.
I can't float.
Jump into the boat.
I haven't eaten.
There's not enough.
Come along…
Because somewhere we will meet.
Have a Little Faith in Me
Have a little faith in me.
Have faith in me.
Allow me to become me.
Watch me.
Watch me become me.
Have a little faith in me.
Have faith in me.
See me grow.
See me become all the things you wanted me to be.
See me become me.
Have a little faith in me.
Have faith in me.
Let me stumble.
Let me cry.
Let me bleed.
Have a little faith in me.
Have faith in me.
It's time to let go of my hand.
It's time to let me walk this path.
Want to come walk with me?
Have a little faith in me.
Have faith in me.
Caged Fear
We cannot live in fear. We cannot live with the anticipation of harm or retribution. We cannot live with the worry that something we say or do may not be taken well. What we can do is have faith that regardless of whether the path in front of us is lit or hidden in the shadows, that our feet will land on firm ground. We can trust that even among the chaos and despair that sometimes surrounds our lives, there will always be compassion. And though we not always be ready to see it or accept it when it is offered, like a gentle hand, lending support, it will be there.
There is no need to lock our fears in cages or to strike against those who would strike us first. There is no need to race to be first and no need to shout in order to be heard. Through accepting our fears, and through understanding how they drive us, we can learn to let them go. And by letting go of our fears, we can move past the roadblocks in our lives. We can see that our enemies are not really our enemies. They are like us, fearful of what is in front of them, and fearful of what awaits. But together, we can overcome our fears. We can overcome our differences. What once appeared as a scary beast, can be a comforting friend in a time of need.
Lost in the Desert
Imagine a road that leads to a destination. There is long line of vehicles and they are moving slowly. You can only see the car in front of you. You can't quite see the destination, but you have an idea where the road will end. Suddenly cars start to split off to form another column moving parallel to you. Every other car moves to form the new column. For a while all the cars are going in the same direction, until there is a fork in the road. The newly formed column takes one road and you and the others take another road. You start to ask yourself, which column should you be following, and how long do you follow. Do you stay as long as you feel comfortable and as long as there are others who keep you company, or do you decide to venture off? Who is to say the car in front of you knows the way? Could it be they were just following the car in front of them? What if there were many splits and newly formed columns, but you were only aware of what was happening in front of you? How do you find your way home?
Even more, what if the cars were individuals? What if the columns of cars were different beliefs? What if the road was life? What if the destination was God? What if it wasn't God? Who or what are we to trust? Would you leave the answer to these questions in the hands of others, or do you decide? Perhaps we'll never know the answer to any of these questions, but we can trust? We can choose to trust or we can follow blindly.
All a Dream
I have seen a glimpse of my future, and yet it is not my future. I have seen a glimpse of my life and yet it is not my life. Is it a warning? Is it a test? Is it what is to become? All of these questions I have asked and yet none of them matter so much as, can I trust? Can I trust that what is planned for me is for the best? Can I trust that what is to come does not matter so much as how I choose to live, how we choose to live? The answers to these questions, I do not know. All that I do know is I can either trust, or I can wallow in vein. I can trust, or I can eat myself alive with a worry so punishing I will wish it were all a dream. And yet, it was – all a dream.


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SECURITY ALERT 07/18/2013- Burglaries
Members of the Bates Community,
Bates Security and the Lewiston Police Department are continuing to work hard on the recent burglaries in the area. With these efforts, some new information has been gathered that I would like to share with you.
The Burglaries continue with the latest one as recent as yesterday afternoon between the hours of 4pm and 6pm.
The latest information is as follows:
A group of Somali males have been observed in the area directly before and/or after a reported burglary has taken place. The Lewiston Police Department has noted that recent reports have indicated that groups of three Somali males are committing the acts together. It has been noted by many community members that in the past few days a group of Somali Males have shown up either knocking on their residence doors or ringing the doorbell to see if anyone is home at the time. If a homeowner comes to the door, they will either ask about a certain address or state they are looking for someone (giving a fake name). If the door is not answered, the group has then entered the residence through a window on the backside of the house. These incidents are taking place during daytime and night hours.
It is strongly encouraged, even though the weather is currently hot and humid that you lock and secure all windows and screens in your residences before leaving for the day. Report all suspicious activity Bates Security at 207-786-6254 or the Lewiston Police Department (9-1-1) immediately.
It is believed that the group may be traveling in a gray Nissan Murano with Maine registration 1585NE. If this vehicle is spotted in the area, please contact Bates Security at 207-786-6254 or the Lewiston Police Department (9-1-1) immediately.
Another suspicious person incident has been recently noted in the area. A Caucasian female knocking on residence doors asking for money. The female has gained entry into several residences this way as people have invited her in and provided her with money. The female individual has made up several stories as to why she needs the money (ie: her grandmother was in a bad accident and needs medical attention, her grandmother needs insulin and Rite Aid will not take their insurance). These incidents have taken place during night and daytime hours and most recently in the Franklin Street area.
It is strongly encouraged that you never let anyone you do not know inside your house for any reason. Contact Bates Security at 207-786-6254 or the Lewiston Police Department (9-1-1) immediately.


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It takes a little practice to get the narration timing to match the graphics and the photos. I'm still having problem with the exact map locations.
I think this is a dynamic way to learn about topics and market a product. In this one minute video I discuss the location and contents of Runa Maki my friend's tienda in Cuenca. The screenflow video below shows a step by step process of how I created the Qwiki video.


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Creating a perfect lip may be easy for those who have lips like Angelina Jolie, but how do you create that fullness or stay within the lines? We'll show you how to apply lip liner and you'll be perfecting your pout in no time.
Let's have fun with this tutorial so grab some of these key products and lets get started.
For a natural look try a neutral lip liner, preferably a beige- pink pencil or if you want to be bold opt for a red pencil. Pencils also come in retractable no-sharpen lip pencils so you can choose either based on your level of experience or how much time you have in your busy life, it's up to you!
Choose a lipstick color that matches your lip pencil.
You'll need a sharpener for your lip pencil.
Translucent loose powder or pressed powder.
Lip moisturizer.
How to Apply Lip Liner:
Step 1:
Moisturize your lips before applying any lip color. You can hydrate your lips while applying your skin care and base. To avoid dry crackly lips moisturize with Lucas paw paw ointment, it heals and conditions the skin.
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Next you need a lip pencil or retractable no- sharpen lip pencil. If you're using a pencil, sharpen your pencil so that you have a nice point to create a smooth line.
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Start on either side of your lip to create the line. We chose the left side. Start with placing the pencil flat on the left side of the upper lip line and follow that close to the lip line. With one smooth continuous line to the cupids bow, drag the point to the cupids bow and bring it down to the center of the lip. Do the same technique on the right side of the cupids bow. If color grabs and skips on the lip line, then use the smiling technique. Smile with your lips closed and then draw the line.
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For the bottom lip line start from the outer corner of the bottom left lip, lay the pencil flat on the lip line and drag to the center of the lip, then flip the pencil and repeat on the right side. For the top and bottom lip be sure to always have the point of the pencil facing the outer corner lip as this will give you more control and a cleaner line.
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You can also use the pencil as a primer for the lip color and slightly color in the upper lip with the lip pencil as well as the lower lip. Once the desired lip line is created fill in with lipstick color. Start application of lipstick from the outer corner of the lip to the inner corner to provide a smooth fluid movement. Do this for top and bottom lip.
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A Stepping Stones Books and Gifts Free Event
Date: Friday, June 26
Time: 7 pm to 8 pm
Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa
2075 Occidental Road
What if you knew for sure that God was real? Not the God you learned about, but a Higher Power that's personal to you? How might your life change?
What if you knew that this Higher Power cherishes you just as you are, no matter what terrible things you've done or what your life looks like today? How might your feelings of self-worth shift?
Rev. Jane Beach, will talk about her new 3-workbook series, How to Build a Relationship with the God of Your Understanding, that addresses these questions, and more.
Rev. Jane is a regular contributor to Science of Mind and Creative Thought magazines, and a prolific writer of spiritual curricula. Her classes are taught in many Religious Science Centers, as well as at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and Unity churches.
Please join us for this evening with Rev. Jane. No Reservations or Tickets are required.


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The last independent book publisher in Birmingham has been sold to a rival London company.
Four jobs will be lost at Tindal Street Press after the Custard Factory-based publisher was taken over by Profile Books, which also owns publisher Serpent's Tail.
The prize-winning independent publisher was formed in Birmingham in 1998 and punched above its weight with dozens of nominations for national awards.
Astonishing Splashes of Colour by Clare Morrall – shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2003 – was Tindal Street's bestselling title and has been translated into 12 languages worldwide.
Among Profile's best sellers is Eats Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss.
Alan Mahar, publishing director at Tindal Street, said: "Profile are an independent publisher and part of The Independent Alliance which we were part of, so they were a natural fit. They've got a similar ethos to us.
"It is a good outcome for our list and imprint. Our books planned for next year will be published by Serpent's Tail but the Tindal Street name will live on and the books will live on.
"Tindal Street has built a reputation for quality literary fiction.
"The book trade has experienced a lot of changes in the last two years. Bookshops closed, Waterstones changed hands, Amazon has a monopoly and the move to ebooks.
"We had a number of bestsellers on Kindle last year. But the market has changed even since then. Fifty Shades of Grey has dominated the market."
Mr Mahar said: "Birmingham has not really been a city that has attracted publishers. Publishing is dominated by London and 99 per cent of businesses will be based in London.
"We've had a reputation of having done so well outside of London.
"Birmingham City Council did support us for a while but we haven't had funding for at least two years. But we've had support from Arts Council England in the West Midlands continuously."
Mr Mahar added: "We're proud of what we've achieved. We found new English writers and published them with conviction and flair, earning prize listings for the Man Booker, Orange and Commonwealth Writers' Prizes, a British Book Award and two Costa Prize winners.
"We built the Tindal Street name with a tiny, dedicated and talented publishing team and a voluntary board. We had a close connection with our authors, an independent ethos and a vision for our English regional list.
"It is genuinely a great comfort that Profile and Serpent's Tail will be continuing our list and legacy.''


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Wendy loves highlighting the extraordinary in daily life. Her classes celebrate the functional applications of yoga to move freely and live fully. Wendy's personal practice is grounded in mindfulness and lovingkindness meditation.
Wendy blends her science, art, and philosophy background in her yoga teaching. She emphasizes cultivating self honor and love, and accessing the subtle possibilities of practice. She teaches all levels and ages. Wendy has experience treating acute and chronic injuries, orthopedic and neurological conditions. She would love to meet you, hear your story, and share her experience and perspective with you. Here's a little bit of where she's coming from:
Metta Meditation Project, tangible offerings to support an energetic practice, 2015-present
Physical Therapist, home care, Constellation Health Services, Norwalk, CT, 2014-present
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Mercy College, 2013
Bachelor of Science, Health Sciences (BSHS), Mercy College, 2010
Yoga Alliance Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher with 500+ hours of training (E-RYT 500), 2008
Certified Anusara Yoga Teacher, 2007
Co-Director, Sage Yoga, Armonk, NY, 2003-2006
Philosophy and Meditation studies with Douglas Brooks, Paul Muller Ortega, Sally Kempton, Carlos Pomeda, Bill Mahoney, Sharon Salzberg, 2002-2009
The International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, Teacher of Yoga, 200 hour level certificate, 2002
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Virginia Commonwealth University, 1990
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The role of Custodians in "good governance" for Pension Funds
Custodians are concentrating more and more on supporting pension fund boards in completing and carrying out their governance tasks. For example, by independently evaluating the investment portfolio in the areas of performance, risk and compliance.
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Day-to-day trustees must be able to rest assured that the pension fund's assets are in safe hands
Investment administration
We know that pension fund assets must be separate from the capital of the sponsor through the trust structure of the pension fund. The trustees of the pension fund must then ensure that this capital is kept safe. Day-to-day trustees must be able to rest assured that the pension fund's assets are in safe hands. There is also increasing demand for independent reporting on and monitoring of these assets. This is why pension funds are choosing to outsource their pension administration and investment tasks to independent custodians.
The separation of functions between managers and monitoring of investments is traditionally applied slightly less strictly when it comes to maintaining the investment administration. This is often still left to the asset manager and a comprehensive financial fund administration is carried out within the fund based on these managers' investment administrations. There is however a clear trend to also implement a sharper separation of functions on this point. The custodian will then have a greater role in the administration and the fleshing out of a control and monitoring system for the benefit of the trustee board and their advisors, preferably without conflicted interests.
The pension fund trustee board remains ultimately responsible whatever model is chosen. The board should therefore outsource tasks in such a way that it is and remains de facto "in control". This places demands on the board members' knowledge level, the style of the mandate and the arrangement of the monitoring and control process. Basically, being "in control" requires a full governing role by the board.
The changing role of the Custodian
This governing role of the pension board trustee also means major changes in the traditional work of a custodian. It progresses from being simply a custody company to a business that concentrates on supporting the pension fund as regards governance and independent evaluation of the investment portfolio in the areas of performance, risk and compliance. The trustee board and their advisors should namely have such information at their disposal at all times so that they can check whether the asset manager is remaining within its mandate and the pension fund's investment policy.
Another principle that an independent investment administration can guarantee is the timeliness of information. The board and their advisors should be able to access daily information as to the current state of affairs with their pension fund. Details should be collected on time and from an independent source. This also strengthens the manager's position in the information process. It also enables independent monitoring of all decisions, guidelines and other parameters. Reliable data from a neutral source gives trustees a solid basis in order to take well-founded decisions and exercise control, in other words, putting them fully in the driving seat.
Independent performance management, risk management and costs transparency
Pension funds do not always have a critical and independent risk monitoring function. Functions are not sufficiently separated between the pension fund and the implementing body as many pension funds opt for large-scale outsourcing of risk monitoring to an investment consultant, asset manager or fiduciary manager, sometimes even the same.
The more tasks are outsourced to one party, the more important it is to have sufficient countervailing power to suggest the unilateral submission of ideas and opinions.
It is also important to have a full insight into both the direct and indirect pension fund costs. The custodian can contribute via investment administration and performance management to the independent accounting regarding the economic positions in the securities portfolio. This contributes to the organisation of sufficient counterforces and an independent vision of the valuation of the position.
Control of the investment mandates
Implementation of the strategic investment policy can often be accompanied by unintended or unforeseen additional risks. Mandates towards asset managers and implementing bodies for some investment categories may involve too much freedom to deviate from the strategic benchmarks via active management. The demarcation of the permitted investment categories and instruments is also often not specified sufficiently.
This can lead to unforeseen positions and additional losses. Various custodians in response to this offer so-called compliance monitoring which can support both the pension fund and the investment consultant or implementing body by providing a real time independent and neutral oversight function. They compare daily the asset manager's investment policy with the agreed mandate, or with other investment beliefs such as your ESG policy. Such control also renders the mandate correct and quantifiable to the benefit of trustee, member, consultant and manager.
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The above changes are important to you as a pension fund manager but also for us as a custodian. As an independent custodian in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, we are in a good position to help you in interpreting your governance issues.


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November 27, 2014
In the days leading up to GivingTuesday on December 2, 2014, we are sharing stories from artists in the ArtStarts community. We asked them, "Where did art start for you?" It's a question that asks us to reflect on our own lives in order to see where along our journey our passion for the arts was sparked.
What is GivingTuesday?
GivingTuesday is a movement for giving and volunteering that takes place this year on December 2, 2014. Taking place each year right after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, GivingTuesday is proof that the holiday season can be about both giving and giving back. GivingTuesday is the perfect time for the world to come together and show how powerful humanity can be when we unite to give on one day.
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Read musician Bobby Bovenzi's story below and share your own story at artstarts.com/you
Where did art start for you?
It wasn't until my mid-twenties that I discovered a passion for the arts. As part of my university curriculum in African and Afro-Amercian studies, I registered for a West African beginner drum class with instructor Khalid Abdul N'Faly Saleem. Before my first class I went to see a performance of the university troupe called Sankofa, led by Khalid and dance instructor Clyde Morgan. The performance began with the troupe processing down the isles to the stage and then forming a V shape with the point section open. From behind the troupe Khalid appeared, drumming as he made his way to the front of the stage. The feelings I had at that moment were beyond anything I felt in the past, and immediately I began to shed tears. My girlfriend at the time looked at me and was shocked asking if I was alright and if I needed to leave. I could barely speak, but said, I don't know what is happening to me, but I feel this music in me soul!
For the next three years I studied with Khalid and Clyde, but it's true potential never struck me until Clyde offered to take me into the city schools for a workshop with elementary children. I witnessed the kids and teachers taking such delight in what he was doing and realized that more kids should experience this for themselves. As part of my M Ed. Mentorship teaching, I brought several drums to school for an after school program for kids who wanted to try it and found that I had tapped into a latent I had now foreseen. The kids and I had a blast and from that day on, I felt that I needed to go deeper into sharing community drumming and the culture of West African drum and dance. I started my career as a full time Rhythm Circle Facilitator through the generous donation of a friend, who helped me purchase drums and a van to get started. Over the past 12 years I've had some incredible experiences!
One time I was working with a grade 5 class during a residency and we were playing an elimination game called Pass the Pulse with the drums. Each person had to play their drum in turn on the beat, if they played off the pulse, they were out. It came down to the last two participants (the Jaws round) as they went back and forth until one girl won. The entire class jumped for joy, the teachers started crying, the girl who won was jumping up and down and hugging her other classmates. I was in shock, as I've played this game hundreds of times and never witness a reaction like this. I went over to ask a teacher what was going on, and she said that the winning girl hasn't spoken in school for a month, as she was the only survivor of a car accident that killer her parents and siblings. When I looked back at the girl and saw her filled with joy and talking to her friends, the tears came streaming down my face very similar to my experience seeing Khalid for the first time!!
On a final note, the troupe I have formed in the South Okanagan has helped raise over $100K over the past 7 years for African and local charities! I honour Khalid for sharing his passion and talent, for Clyde who showed me the path, and for my family, friends and community who support my work in the spirit of giving of their time, talent and resources ;)
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Thanks to the attendance and contributions of more than 2,050 medical professionals, the ISTH SSC 2016 meeting was by far the largest gathering for a stand-alone SSC meeting.
The ISTH was pleased to offer another terrific opportunity for the formation of collaborations and partnerships that lead to progress in the field of thrombosis and hemostasis. Attendees were able to participate in terrific SSC and education sessions in addition to corporate presentations.
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As the old cliché saying goes, ''a 6 pack is made in the
kitchen.'' In the world of fitness there is no saying which is truer, without
the right diet you are simply dreaming. Having said that I also believe that
everyone is different therefore it can be very hard to advise ''all of you'' in
one collective article. Therefore I wanted to present you with a range of ''guidelines''
instead which will offer a starting point to work from. Think of this as a
quick ''one stop guide'' to eating for fat loss.
Counting calories can become a rather tedious task for sure,
yet by doing so you do have a specific reference point to work with. Whilst we
are all individuals I believe that anywhere between 10-12 calories per pound of
body weight is a great place to start. This leaves you with a reasonable volume
of food yet it also limits it to a large enough extent you will see a
Without sounding like a robotic bodybuilding underground ''brother''
protein should be the king pin of your diet. Aim for at least 1.5g of protein
per pound of body weight, and no more than 2g. Both fats and carbohydrates are
a very individual thing BUT I would suggest that a combination of the two can
work well, and more importantly remain a part of a balanced lifestyle change.
I would recommend a carbohydrate and fat cycling diet where
you followed 3 days of low carbs and high fats, 2 days low fat and high carbs. This
will keep the metabolism guessing and it will also offer you relief in terms of
enjoying carbs. Bear in mind they need to be healthy low GI carbs, and the fats
needs to be healthy as well – no junk food here! On high fat days aim for 0.6g
of fats per pound of body weight and 50g of carbs. On high carb days go for 1g
per pound of body weight, and limit fats to before bed. Always have plenty of
fibrous vegetables such as broccoli, which you can have in unlimited
Tricks of the Trade
There are also other steps you can take to maximise fat loss
with your eating and here are a few pointers I will share with you.
Limit fructose
because it does not elevate insulin levels therefore there are volumes of sugar
in the blood with no means to being absorbed by the cells within the body –
this will ultimately lead to them being stored as fat unless you need energy
Eat every
2-3 hours to keep the metabolic rate firing and to keep your blood sugar levels
Only eat
LOW GI carbs, no high GI carbs because this will force you to become more
insulin resistance in most cases
When cravings
are unbearable have a handful of nuts because the fats will curb the hunger
pains as they are very calorie dense
Following these simple yet effective guidelines should
really help you torch your fat levels this summer!


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Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, and 2013. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: Understanding Styles.
by Allen Wyatt
(last updated March 7, 2015)
Unlike most other word processing programs, Word does an excellent job of separating content from appearance. This may sound strange, but the words you type are your content and the way they look on screen or on paper is the appearance. Styles are nothing more than a named definition of how text should appear. You can best understand this by comparing your text to water (this is your content). The appearance of the water depends on the attributes of the container in which it is placed. If you place it in a glass it will look one way; if you place it in a pitcher, it looks a different way. The relationship between text and styles is no different; if you change the style that has been applied to text, then the appearance of the text automatically changes.
While Word allows you to explicitly format your text by selecting it and then picking the attributes you want applied, styles give you much more power. This is because you only need to define the style once and then you can apply it to text as you see fit. Plus, if you later change the style, all text formatted with that style is automatically updated to reflect the change. (You have changed the container, so the water changes appearance.)
The two most prevalent style types in Word are Character styles and Paragraph styles. Character styles are used to define how individual characters appear, including attributes such as font, font size, and bold, italics, superscript, etc. Paragraph styles are much more comprehensive and define not only how the characters in the paragraph appear, but how the paragraph should appear in relation to the margins of your document, whether it should include bullets or numbering, how it should be treated by the spelling and grammar checkers, and how it should appear in relation to other paragraphs in the document.
In addition to character and paragraph styles, you can also define table and list styles. Table styles are used to specify how a particular table appears, including borders, spacing, and other table-specific formatting attributes. List styles are used to define how bulleted lists and numbered lists should appear.
Styles are saved with a document, or they can be stored in a document template. Word allows you to add, change, rename, and delete styles. Follow these steps to define a style:
Figure 1. The Create New Style from Formatting dialog box.
At this point you can use your style anywhere you like within your document.
WordTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Word training. (Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software in the world.) This tip (9627) applies to Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, and 2013. You can find a version of this tip for the older menu interface of Word here: Understanding Styles.
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I want to create a style that will act like a Heading (i.e., will appear in the Table of Contents) but has Character as its style type (so that only part of the part of the paragraph that I have designated as this new style appears in the Table of Contents). Word appears to be fighting me. Any tips?
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Is it possible to retain the source style while applying character style?
For example:
The word source is "Title" is in italics.
The character style "JournalHead" I create has roman face.
While applying the character style "JournalHead" I would want to retain the source formatting. Is that possible?
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During the past year, the Caravan Trades and Industries Association in conjunction with the Department of Transport have been weighting caravans and checking weights and measurements. Here are some staggering results ....
- 51% of the vans weighed were over their ATM.
- 24% of tow vehicles weighed were over their GVM.
- 8% of tow vehicles weighed were over their GCM.
- Highest reading over-weight single-axle caravan, 618kg.
- Highest reading over-weight tandem-axle caravan, 485kg.
- Highest reading over-weight tow vehicle, 215kg.
- Highest reading tow ball mass 405kg on a caravan with an ATM of 3350kg.
These results are from 2000 caravans that were randomly inspected. With these results, can we expect to see Department of Transport inspectors beside the highway soon? It was not stated whether drivers were fined or cautioned.
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There is nothing you could ever do to make God love you more!
And there is nothing you could ever do to make God love you less!
God's love is unconditional. There's absolutely nothing you can do to change that fact. God loves you.
Period. End of story.
The Bible says, "God loved the people of the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never die" (John 3:16, Contemporary English Version). God loves you so much that He sent His only Son to die a most horrific death, so that your sins could be forgiven. Jesus, knowing the pain and anguish that awaited Him, willingly died on the cross so that you might have everlasting life. That is love with a capital "L." God loves you in ways that you might never fully understand. But it's not necessary to understand. Just accept it. Wouldn't it be best to get rid of doubt and start believing?
We've all done things that we're not proud of. Maybe you broke some law of society, and now you're paying the price for it. Perhaps you continue to struggle with the bonds of addiction, and you're in pain because you know that you're hurting not only yourself, but also people who love you. Or maybe you've fallen into the trap of vengeance, wishing terrible things upon someone who has hurt you.
I want to tell you some awesome news, and it applies to all of us who have to deal with our glaring imperfections: If we simply confess our wrongdoings, God takes our sins and buries them in the deepest ocean. Then He forgets all about them. That's how much He loves you. No matter what you've done, God doesn't even remember! Maybe you need to learn to forgive yourself, too.
The Bible says it best: "How great is God's love for all who fear him? Greater than the distance between heaven and earth" (Psalm 103:11, Contemporary English Version).
God's love will always be unconditional – you can't add to it or subtract from it – but you have to take certain steps to enable that love to work its wonders in your life. First, you have to believe that God exists. Then you have to go one step further: reach out with faith and accept His love. If you don't, the net result is that you will wall Him out of your life. To experience God's love, all you need to do is accept the fact that Jesus came to earth to die for your sins. Turning your back on your old ways, and accepting Jesus as your personal Savior, will literally open the flood gates of God's love.
If you can fully comprehend how deeply you are loved by God, you will never feel alone again.
My Action Step
Give yourself in faith to the God who says that there's nothing you can do that could ever make God love you more or less than He already does. Accept that unconditional love and,in gratitude, offer your life to the Lord. Maybe you don't see yourself as a particularly religious person. That's OK – just give as much of yourself as you can, right now, to the Lord.
God's Encouraging Word
"God showed how much he loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful." – Romans 5:8, Contemporary English Version
"Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. The past is forgotten, and everything is new." – 2 Corinthians 5:17, Contemporary English Version
A Suggested Prayer
I encourage you to pray this simple prayer of invitation. If you truly mean it, God will forgive you. He will cleanse you from all your guilt and give you a new life: "Jesus, I admit that I am a very imperfect person. I have sinned against you and against others, and I am truly sorry. I want to have a new beginning with you, a clean slate! Come into my life, Jesus, and make my heart your home. Take over my mind, my thoughts, my desires, my body and my emotions. Help me to live as a new person. I know that I will never be perfect, but now I understand that I am perfectly loved and totally forgiven. And so I can finally find freedom and hope because of your perfect love. In your holy name, Amen."
Forgiving Yourself
Forgiving Others
God Don't Make No Junk!
Dealing with Loneliness
Hold on to your Dreams
Changing Directions
Not Defeated, Victory!
God Loves You
Day 1 - God Can't Remember
Day 2 - Forgiving Others
Day 14 - Conquering Resentment
Day 18 - Beginning Again
Day 27 - Forgive Yourself
Overcoming Personal Problems
Day 3 - Dealing with Loneliness
Day 4 - Hold Onto Your Dreams!
Day 11 - "Not my Fault"
Day 14 - Conquering Resentment
Day 15 - How to Win Over Worry
Day 16 - "Irregular" People
Day 17 - Peace of Mind
Day 18 - Beginning Again
Day 20 - Patience
Day 21 - Encouragement
Day 22 - Learning How to Deal with Hurt
Day 26 - Two Kinds of Fear
A Better Future
Day 4 - Hold on to your Dreams
Day 5 - God Don't Make No Junk
Day 6 - Messing Up Doesn't Mean It's Forever
Day 7 - God Isn't Finished With You Yet!
Day 9 - Letting Go – a Prelude to Adventure
Day 13 - Your "Dash"
Day 18 - Beginning Again
Day 19 - Failure Isn't Fatal!
Day 24 - "Do it Now!"
Personal Faith
Day 7 - God isn't Finished with You Yet!
Day 8 - How Much Faith is Enough?
Day 10 - The Bible
Day 12 - Changing Directions
Day 18 - Beginning Again
Day 23 - God Told Me Everything is Going to Be OK!
Day 24 - Do it Now!
Day 25 - If This is Not the Place
Day 28 - Keep Your Fork!
Day 29 - Not Defeat, Victory!
Day 30 - God Loves You


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Windows Store is a place where Windows 8 users can browse, purchase, and download Metro-style apps. Users who already own a Windows Phone, Apple iDevices, or Android devices probably know how an app store works.
Users need to log in with a Microsoft account to download and install apps. Though the primary goal of the Windows Store is to provide access to Metro-style apps, some legacy applications can also be found here.
The Windows Store is divided into the following categories:
# Spotlight
# Games
# Social
# Entertainment
# Photos
# Music & videos
# Books & references
# News & weather
# Food and dining
# Shopping
# Travel
# Finance
# Productivity
# Tools
# Security
An app purchased through Windows Store can be installed up to five Windows PCs or tablets. At present, only very few apps are available on Windows Store but will receive more apps in the coming months.
If you are interested in downloading and installing apps from Windows Store but not sure how to follow the instructions given below to install apps from the store.
Step 1: Switch to the Metro Start screen.
Step 2: Here, you should see the Store app. Click on the Store app tile to open the Windows Store.
Step 3: Browse the store and click on the app that you would like to install to see more details such as features, system requirements, supported languages, supported processors (x86 or ARM), and reviews.
Step 4: To download and install the app, click on the large Install button. If you haven't linked your email address during the Windows setup, and this is the first time you are installing an app from Windows Store, then you will be asked to enter your email address and password. Enter the required credentials, and click Sign in button, begin the download and install the app.
When the download is in progress, you will see "Installing [app name]" in the upper right corner of the screen. The app will be installed automatically. When the download and install are done, a small notification will appear in the top right corner of the screen.


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Our Young Guns profile takes a weekly look at some of the young talent across the advertising, ad tech, marketing and media sector in Australia. It aims to shed light on the varying roles, people and companies across the buzzing industry.
Previously we met Blue 449 analytics director Ben Petremont. Today we meet the vice president of global strategy at Unlockd, Josh Howard. The Aussie exec is now based in New York.
How long have you been in the industry?
Five years.
Duration in current role/time at the company:
I was Unlockd's first employee to join our Co-Founder/CEO Matt Berriman almost three years ago in Australia and it's been a wild ride ever since, especially since moving to New York eighteen months ago to help aid our global expansion.
What were you doing before this job and how did you get this gig?
I was working in Executive Management as an assistant and advisor at Free-To-Air TV broadcaster Network Ten in Australia. It was a role I loved, with lots of learnings about how the real world worked and it ultimately led to a chance meeting with my current CEO - The rest, as they say, is history. Prior to that I had roles at Fremantle Media, Endemol Shine and Channel Seven. I also worked in Radio and was originally qualified as a Lawyer, but never practised because I was having far too much fun guarding truckloads of animal fat on the set of The Biggest Loser (not kidding).
Define your job in one word:
What were your real and cliché expectations of working in the industry?
I thought it would be fun, creative, non-linear and full of passionate, dynamic, interesting people.
How does the reality match up?
I probably didn't fully appreciate the nuances, interconnectedness and commercial drivers of the media industry's key players, organisations and institutions. It's a complex ecosystem, driven by varying agendas and many moving parts. Understanding how to manoeuvre through this environment has been a steep learning curve, and one I am still mastering, but I believe needs to be done if you want to be successful.
How would you describe what the company does and what does your role involve?
Unlockd creates value from the time people spend on their smartphones by enabling them to convert their attention into rewards. In exchange for viewing full screen mobile ads, news content or offers upon unlocking their device, users amass points to redeem items like mobile credit, free data, premium entertainment content or loyalty points.
Unlockd's technology manifests as a white label B2B app that is provided to companies like streaming services, loyalty programs, telcos and gaming companies to build stronger relationships with their customers.
We have expanded to five markets (US, UK, Australia, India and Indonesia) and some of our major partners/clients have included Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo!, Sprint, Vice, News Corp, flybuys, MTV, British Airways, Uber, Lyft, Walgreens, Macy's, Starbucks and Hulu. We have offices in Melbourne, New York, London, Singapore and Delhi.
As VP of Global Strategy, I'm involved in various aspects of our business including prioritising markets for entry, pitching for new business, launching and building teams in new markets, securing global content partnerships, leading strategic initiatives across the business and being the unofficial hand model in our product demo videos – A responsibility I take very seriously. I recently spent eight weeks in Delhi and Mumbai leading our Indian RandD launch – It was a very cool experience.
Opportunities like Unlockd are rare and I feel lucky to be part of a global business that has an audacious goal to change the way people use and pay with their digital devices. Our mission is to give $500m in value to users globally by 2025. With over $10m given back in the first eighteen months since launch, we are already on our way.
Best thing about the industry you work in:
The opportunity to work on the cutting edge of how people use, pay for and optimise their digital devices, which have become our windows to the world. I realised early on that working in media, communications and technology gave me a front row seat to impact how people live. Whether it's digital, TV, radio or any other medium, these are powerful platforms and we're privileged to be able to shape how people use, consume and access them more liberally. If we exercise this privilege with responsibility, the positive impacts can be awesome!
Any major hard learnings in the job so far?
The list is endless! My key realisations have been that emotional intelligence is everything, good leadership is paramount, you need to be able to execute well, everybody just wants to be recognised, common sense is underrated, be nice/easy to work with, do what you say you're going to do, curiosity can't be taught, we should all play to our strengths and it's ok to admit when you don't know the answers (I often don't).
If you had to switch over to another department, which would it be and why?
As a lapsed lawyer, our legal department would probably be the most logical choice. But in reality, I'd love to swap places for a day with our London-based Global Chief Creative Officer JC Oliver. He's the former Global Chief Creative Officer of AOL and Global Head of Innovation at Microsoft, and now spends his time evangelising our business at conferences and industry events around the world – Not a bad gig.
What's exciting you about the industry right now?
Massive worldwide smartphone growth provides really exciting new ways for us to tap into 'Mobile First' emerging markets across Asia Pac, Africa, The Middle East and Latin America. With over eight billion smartphone unlocks a day globally, people are spending so much time on their devices. We have the opportunity to reward them for that time with our attention-based virtual currency.
What concerns you about the industry and its future?
Its increasing fragmentation.
Who's your right hand person/who guides you day to day?
Our CEO/Co-Founder Matt Berriman – His ability to create, run, finance and exit businesses is a sight to behold.
And your almighty mentor that you hope to dethrone?
Haha dethroning isn't really my style, but on the mentor side I owe a lot to my old boss Russel Howcroft, who is still a close mate. Having worn many hats (including as Chief Creative Officer of PWC, Exec GM of Network Ten, CEO of Young and Rubicam, and a panellist on ABC's 'The Gruen Transfer', among others), he's taught me that happiness sells and you can never be too creative. Working with Russ every day was like going to an ideas factory where you were encouraged to think outside the box, then refine how something could be commercialised. An idea without a buyer is nothing, but a buyer without an idea is even worse. I've taken these learnings and apply them to my work and life every day.
Career-wise, where do you see yourself in 2020 and how do you plan on getting there?
The mentors and people I admire and look up to have had really non-linear careers, so I see myself going down that same path as well. In the future I see myself probably be in New York running my own business of some sort where I can combine my loves of people/talent and creative, strategic and commercial thinking.
What is the elephant in the room? The thing that no one is talking about – but they should be.
That Mobile Advertising is the biggest opportunity most brands still haven't capitalised on.
Where do you turn for inspiration?
Walking the streets of New York is a pretty good place to start – The city is absolutely teeming with colourful characters who just wouldn't feel at home anywhere else, and I can't get enough of it.
Tell us one thing people at work don't know about you?
I do photography and art which I give away to friends.
Favourite advert is:
The ad of my childhood, which still gets regularly quoted to this day.
What's your personal motto?
Make every experience awesome.
I got into advertising/ad tech/marketing etc because:
The Media industry looked way more fun than the Law…And it is!
If I wasn't doing this for a living, I'd be:
I'd be a foreign correspondent so I could put my International Relations studies to good use, or I'd be figuring out a way to turn my passion for connecting people into a fully-fledged business.
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Hello MMO World!
My name is kashie, a self-proclaimed MMO princess. To be honest I'm not really that much of a gamer, but right now I'm happy being called a gamer.
I'm not familiar with famous games, as I have my own tastes, but I guess this is a good thing, since I won't be joining the usual bandwagon. I could play games without much of a bias or anything (at least for now that I don't have my own preferences).
Right now I'm only playing Morrowind, but because of work I don't have that much time to play a game. I found a game on the net and downloaded it, and will most likely be playing it for the next couple of months or so. I'm not really the type that plays a lot of games and I tend to stick to one, as this is my source of relaxation after long hours of office work.
Right now the most feasible thing that I could see for my blog would be Let's Play posts (I became a gamer because of Let's Play videos on the net), but hopefully I could provide more information besides my own game experiences in the future.
So there. I hope you could enjoy my blog, and let's chat in the future.
Ciao ciao!


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Language Localization Solutions for Government Sector
Helping government organizations communicate more effectively around the world
In the age of globalization, countries with diverse social norms, cultural fabrics and communication style have to engage at multiple levels with the citizens. People expect delivery of day to day services such as banking, passport, railways, healthcare, agriculture, various public sector firms, Human resources dept & other information of subsidies and major govt policies with a easy to use interface. Govt (more than 300 – 400 services from govt sector are consumer or citizen facing and apt for localization).
The need is to deliver these services "in local languages" with efficiency, speed, security and at a very cost-effective price point. Hence linguistic services for government becomes critical since this has huge impact on the economy especially in the areas of trade, immigration and tourism. The challenges in the language services are:
- Segmenting the language preferences of the users
- Standardization of terminology, managing the local cultural nuances & communication style
- Technology deployment to avoid minimum disruption of existing services
- Deploying in-house staff due to budgetary concerns
How We Can Help
Government organizations have large amount of information such as parliamentary documentation, publications and legal agreements that must be localized to meet the language requirements of their constituent member states or cross border interactions or diplomatic relations. Other areas for localization :
- Website translation
- PDF translation
- Localization of Various e-govenment services like birth / death certificate / commercial services /tax filings
- Application forms and communication points (subsidy application form)
- Human resources portals
- Training material /elearning for skill development
- Travel and tourism
- Filings for foreign citizens in the constituency
Localization of myLPG Portal
Customer : Govt decided to localize the myLPG portal in 12 Indian languages. The data comes from three OMCs (oil manufacturing companies) who are LPG suppliers to consumers and business. The customer base for these clients is huge from all over India.
Problem :
- Need to offer language localized portal in 12 Indian languages in 8 weeks.
- The solution needs to be completely external
- With minimum disruption or downtime of portal /existing services
- Very less IT support /involvement from the client side due to less manpower
Fujitsu CRM CRMate
SAP Afaria
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
Bharat Petroleum Logo
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd
Pahal Portal (myLPG)
Military Bank Vietnam
Emerson PWS
BHP Billiton
Punjab Excise
Gujarat Administrative Department
Nashik Municipal Corporation
Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation
Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Gas Authority of India Limited
Sharda Gramin Bank
Dena Gujarat Gramin Bank
Durg Rajnandgaon Gramin Bank
Pragathi Gramin Bank
Pragathi Krishna Gramin Bank
Shreyas Gramin Bank
South Malabar Gramin Bank
Assam Gramin Vikash Bank
Bangiya Gramin Vikash Bank
Manipur Rural Bank
Tripura Gramin Bank
Baroda Gujarat Gramin Bank
Baroda Rajasthan Gramin Bank
Baroda Uttar Pradesh Gramin Bank
Jhabua Dhar Kshetriya Gramin Bank
N.A. Kshetriya Gramin Bank
Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank
Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank
Central Bank Satpura Narmada Kshetriya Gramin Bank
Hadoti Kshetriya Gramin Bank
Ballia Etawah Gramin Bank
Punjab Gramin Bank
Madhya Bihar Gramin Bank
Sarva U.P. Gramin Bank
Haryana Gramin Bank
Sate Bank Of Mauritius LTD
Rajasthan State Cooperative Bank
Nabard Exim Bank
Allahabad Bank
UCO Bank
Oriental Bank Of Commerce
IDBI Bank
Indian Bank
Andhra Bank
Vijaya Bank
Syndicate Bank
Bank of Maharashtra
Punjab & Sind Bank
Dena Bank
Union Bank
Indian Overseas Bank
Bank of Baroda
Allahabad Bank
Central Bank of India
Punjab National Bank


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The University of Northern B.C. forestry and environmental sciences professor, who was born in Northern Uganda, has a clear vision of the hardships facing his homeland. And he's got a clear plan for helping Ugandans improve their environment through his Northern Uganda Development Foundation.
Opio grew up in the Oyam District of Northern Uganda, one of 10 children that his parents, who were poor farmers, struggled to support.
"We lost five of our siblings," recalled the 58-year-old Prince George resident. "There was a lot of harship when we were growing up. We lived in abject poverty. The children had to raise our school fees by farming a small plot for crops or cotton because our parents were really poor."
So was their village, and it lacked basic infrastructure to ensure water was kept clean from human and animal waste. "We drank dirty water and many of us got sick," Opio recalled, adding that he later lost one of his younger brothers to a water-borne disease. "The water we were drinking we were sharing with animals."
Despite his challenging childhood, Opio managed to graduate high school and went on to teach forestry at a local college. "Our parents always said education is your life, education is your savior," Opio said, "so I wanted to obtain the highest level of education I could."
But when Idi Amin came to power, the region was targeted by the military. During a raid on the college where officers were confiscating teachers' vehicles, Opio, then in his 20s, was badly beaten. He vowed to leave, first to Britain, then to Canada in 1982. He landed first in New Brunswick where he studied forestry at university, and then to Alberta where he obtained his Master's and then his PhD in 1994. The next year he was hired by UNBC.
That same year he returned to visit Uganda for the first time and was shocked to see little had improved since he'd lived there as a child and that villagers were still contracting easily-preventable water borne diseases. "They were still drinking dirty water and people were suffering. They said, 'You've been in Canada, can you help us?' I promised them I would do what I could to reduce their suffering," Opio said.
Juggling his career and family — Opio is a married father to two sons — it took years to get the foundation up and running. But in 2007, he and UNBC colleague Tony Donovan earned registered charity status for their initiative, which they named the Northern Uganda Development Foundation.
"I had not forgotten about the community, I had not forgotten about home," Opio said.
Since then, the charity has built 42 wells in Ugandan villages, providing an estimated 50,000 people in Kamdini Parish and the Oyam District (a region home to about 300,000 people) with clean water and improved health. Villagers contribute to the building and management of the wells, and contribute to a repair fund. In addition, they set up a demonstration farm to teach effective practices, and are launching income-generating projects for villagers, including goat-breeding (they have provided more than 600 animals to villagers to date) and beekeeping.
The charity has also launched several other projects. They've bought eighteen oxen and ploughs for Kamdini villagers to rent out to help them farm their fields more efficiently. They've built a community centre in Kamdini, bought a well-drilling machine, and are launching health and nutrition projects and hoping to establish a tree nursery pilot.
Most years the group takes self-funded volunteers to Uganda to help with well and health projects. Opio has met the president of Uganda to discuss NUDF's work. And here in Canada, Opio was named one of the CBC's Top 10 Champions of Change in 2010.
Opio points out that NUDF involves villagers at every stage of the process and aims to be local and sustainable. According to the web site, the charity plans "the digging of the well together with the villagers, from site selection to installation and management of the well. The important point is to let the villagers know that the well is theirs and they have been involved throughout the planning, implementation, and management stages of the well installation. Once the installation of well is completed, we hand it over to the villagers who take its ownership and management; and we become advisors."
"I want to teach them that they can do things by themselves, not just give them a handout," Opio said.
Uganda, a landlocked East African nation of more than 32 million, has a history of dictatorship and civil war. As of 2003, it was home to a more than two million orphans, according to UNICEF, nearly half of whom lost their parents to HIV/AIDS. Uganda's northern region was brutalized by civil war for 20 years as the government battled the Lord's Resistance Army, known for its atrocities and use of child soldiers. Families were evicted from homes, children fled to avoid becoming child soldiers and an estimated one million people were internally-displaced. In recent years, peace has settled, but some uprooted residents are still struggling to rebuild their lives and livelihoods.
Opio feels compelled to give back to his community, not just because he remembers what it was like to grow up drinking dirty water, but because he wants to share what he has learned. "I'm a scientist," he said, "and I have firsthand knowledge of the development challenges there. I bring the scientific training and technological skills to these projects and I can use science to do my development work more effectively." For instance, he explains, he's not content just to dig wells and move on, but returns periodically to do laboratory testing on the water supply.
In future, he hopes to dig more wells and help residents in his homeland escape poverty through sustainable development. "Our mission is to have long-lasting projects that don't have long-lasting assistance. I want them to be self-sufficient. Our goal is empowering them."
The reward, he said is seeing the change in villagers since he was a boy in the region, watching them take on new initiatives and responsibilities. "Slowly rural people are begining to know their rights and they are questioning things that were taken for granted. Capacity building is getting much better, people can express themselves, there is more information exchanged and people are trying different things."
"I feel that if I can inspire somebody in the village there or inspire someone here to do a similar thing, that for me is most important.
To learn more visit NUDF, watch a video of their work, donate, get involved or contact organizers.
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Students discuss experiences at Interns Present
"More than 85 percent of students who have internships receive two job offers after graduation," read a sign in the Busch Student Center's University Career Services window.
As part of National Engineers Week, several School of Engineering students described their internship experiences for the 2nd Annual "Interns Present" competition.
Interns' presentations were judged on a basic rubric, said Kevin Bailey, the Vice President of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.
Among others, criteria included the overall quality of the presentation, explanation of the internship, applications to their current studies at Rutgers and how it shaped their future.
Prizes provided by Lockheed Martin went to third-place winner Todd Alter, second-place winner Anh Le and first-place winner Michael DiBuono.
The ultimate goal of the event was to illustrate to students the importance and value of an internship experience, but from a fellow student's perspective, said Richard Hearin, the Executive Director of University Career Services.
"Students are making thorough presentations of what they did, what they learned, who they worked for and so forth ... it brings the experience to life for others, particularly younger students, who might not be quite ready for an internship opportunity." Hearin said.
It is important for students to not go blindly into the industry. They should know what is expected of interns and the type of research that different fields entail, said Hector Maldonado Perez, a School of Engineering senior.
Students will often apply to as many internships as possible without considering what type of work they require, he said. The key is focusing on a few internships that match the student's profile. Watching interns who already have experience helps with this process.
Perez said the notion of community was another inspiration for the competition. Because the School of Engineering is spread through many buildings all over campus, a group of scholars and alumni wanted to increase a sense of community within the school and bring multiple disciplines together.
The event helps bring the School of Engineering closer in the sense that students searching for internships have individuals they can relate to, he said. If they have a question, the student would not have to reach to a higher-up, but can instead speak with a student.
The competition was also a good opportunity for students to network with companies, Perez said.
"There are many representatives here from many companies, so it gives them the opportunity to network on a low key scale," he said. "They are here to talk about students' future plans and how they plan on getting there."
Bailey, a University alumnus, said events such as "Interns Present" and the University Career Services' Career Knight program are instrumental in assisting students in making informed decisions. Students have a lot of choices available and being informed is extremely important.
Through Career Knight and other events such as career fairs, University Career Services work very closely with students as well as the School of Engineering to provide as many opportunities as possible, said Henrik Pederson, a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering.
"Career Services manages the running of career fairs in the fall and also in the spring, and that is where companies know that they can meet students for not only jobs, but internships," Pederson said. "We work very closely with them in the School of Engineering."
Hearin said that Career Services also helps students become internship-ready. Students need to be both qualified for opportunities and competent in following the processes needed to secure those opportunities, and Career Services strives to help students achieve this.
A solid academic background, combined with strong interest and assistance from faculty, staff and Career Services will help students become more competitive for internship and job opportunities during their college career as well as after graduation, he said.
He said Career Services has drop-in hours four days a week and are always available by appointment through their website.
Pederson says internships are extremely important for students going into engineering.
"The classroom experience can only provide so much," he said. "You need these kind of experiences to round out what's happening during your time at the university, and this event is just an opportunity to see what some of that is if you haven't had this opportunity yourself."
Perez says that internships also allow students to explore and diversify themselves. Engineers do not restrict themselves to one field, and having "Interns Present" display a variety of internships enables students to explore and find what interests them.
Over half of the students in the last two undergraduate graduating classes have had internship or co-op experiences, Hearin said. Events such as "Interns Present" aim to keep that number growing.
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Ten-year 4-H member Sarah French, daughter of Angela and Darrell French of Kent, has been selected to the 2013 State 4-H Fashion Board.
The State 4-H Fashion Board is the small group of outstanding 4-H teen clothing members selected from across the state to assist in conducting the State Fair 4-H Fashion Revue, 4-H clothing workshop sessions, and other events planned by the 4-H clothing committee, and to promote Ohio 4-H clothing projects and programs.
Each of the 88 counties may nominate one member for each year's Fashion Board.
This year, 16 teens were selected from all across the state who have demonstrated excellence in their 4-H clothing projects to serve the one-year term on the State 4-H Fashion Board.
Sarah has been sewing for five years and is a member of the Edinburg Seambusters sewing 4-H Club.
She is a senior at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Louisville.
Sarah participates in soccer, track, mock trial, Key Club, Ecology Club and is a member of the National Honor Society.
In addition, Sarah raises chickens and lambs in the Portage County Shepherds 4-H Club, where she serves as president.
Previous members of the State 4-H Fashion Board from Portage County include Carl Aeischelman, 1978; Jennifer Fahrny May, 1986; Shannon Gallagher, 2002; Aaron Allen, 2004; and Julia Adkins, 2012.
Sarah French of Kent has been named to the State 4-H Fashion Board for 2013.