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Iqbal Muhammad does not recall her first glimpse of her future husband, because they were both newborns at the time, but she remembers precisely when she knew he was the one. It was the afternoon her uncle walked over from his house next door and proposed that she marry his son Muhammad.
''I was a little surprised, but I knew right away it was a wise choice,'' she said, recalling that afternoon nine years ago, when she and Muhammad were 22. ''It is safer to marry a cousin than a stranger.''
Her reaction was typical in a country where nearly half of marriages are between first or second cousins, a statistic that is one of the more important and least understood differences between Iraq and America. The extraordinarily strong family bonds complicate virtually everything Americans are trying to do here, from finding Saddam Hussein to changing women's status to creating a liberal democracy.
''Americans just don't understand what a different world Iraq is because of these highly unusual cousin marriages,'' said Robin Fox of Rutgers University, the author of ''Kinship and Marriage,'' a widely used anthropology textbook. ''Liberal democracy is based on the Western idea of autonomous individuals committed to a public good, but that's not how members of these tight and bounded kin groups see the world. Their world is divided into two groups: kin and strangers.''
Iraqis frequently describe nepotism not as a civic problem but as a moral duty. The notion that Iraq's next leader would put public service ahead of family obligations drew a smile from Iqbal's uncle and father-in-law, Sheik Yousif Sayel, the patriarch in charge of the clan's farm on the Tigris River south of Baghdad.
''In this country, whoever is in power will bring his relatives in from the village and give them important positions,'' Sheik Yousif said, sitting in the garden surrounded by some of his 21 children and 83 grandchildren. ''That is what Saddam did, and now those relatives are fulfilling their obligation to protect him from the Americans.''
Saddam Hussein married a first cousin who grew up in the same house as he did, and he ordered most of his children to marry their cousins. Sheik Yousif said he never forced any of his children to marry anyone, but more than half of the ones to marry have wed cousins. The patriarch was often the one who first suggested the match, as he did with his son Muhammad nine years ago.
''My father said that I was old enough to get married, and I agreed,'' Muhammad recalled. ''He and my mother recommended Iqbal. I respected their wishes. It was my desire, too. We knew each other. It was much simpler to marry within the family.''
A month later, after the wedding, Iqbal moved next door to the home of Sheik Yousif. Moving in with the in-laws might be an American bride's nightmare, but Iqbal said her toughest adjustment occurred five years later, when Sheik Yousif decided that she and Muhammad were ready to live by themselves in a new home he provided just behind his own.
''I felt a little lonely at first when we moved into the house by ourselves,'' Iqbal said. Muhammad said he, too, felt lonely in the new house, and he expressed pity for American parents and children living thousands of miles from each other.
Sheik Yousif, who is 82, said he could not imagine how the elderly in America coped in their homes alone. ''I could not bear to go a week without seeing my children,'' he said. Some of his daughters have married outsiders and moved into other patriarchal clans, but the rest of the children are never far away.
Muhammad and three other sons live on the farm with him, helping to supervise the harvesting of barley, wheat and oranges, and the dates from the palm trees on their land. The other six sons have moved 15 miles away to Baghdad, but they come back often for meals and in hard times. During the war in the spring, almost the whole clan took refuge at the farm.
Next to the family, the sons' social priority is the tribe, Sadah, which has several thousand members in the area and is led by Sheik Yousif. He and his children see their neighbors when praying at Sunni mosques, but none belong to the kind of civic professional groups that are so common in America, the pillars of civil society that observers since de Tocqueville have been crediting for the promotion of democracy.
''I told my children not to participate in any outside groups or clubs,'' Sheik Yousif said. ''We don't want distractions. We have a dynasty to preserve.'' To make his point, he told his sons to unroll the family tree, a scroll 70 feet long with lots of cousins intertwined in the branches.
Cousin marriage was once the norm throughout the world, but it became taboo in Europe after a long campaign by the Roman Catholic Church. Theologians like St. Augustine and St. Thomas argued that the practice promoted family loyalties at the expense of universal love and social harmony. Eliminating it was seen as a way to reduce clan warfare and promote loyalty to larger social institutions -- like the church.
The practice became rare in the West, especially after evidence emerged of genetic risks to offspring, but it has persisted in some places, notably the Middle East, which is exceptional because of both the high prevalence and the restrictive form it takes. In other societies, a woman typically weds a cousin outside her social group, like a maternal cousin living in a clan led by a different patriarch. But in Iraq the ideal is for the woman to remain within the clan by marrying the son of her father's brother, as Iqbal did.
The families resulting from these marriages have made nation-building a frustrating process in the Middle East, as King Faisal and T. E. Lawrence both complained after efforts to unite Arab tribes.
''The tribes were convinced that they had made a free and Arab Government, and that each of them was It,'' Lawrence wrote in ''Seven Pillars of Wisdom'' in 1926. ''They were independent and would enjoy themselves a conviction and resolution which might have led to anarchy, if they had not made more stringent the family tie, and the bonds of kin-responsibility. But this entailed a negation of central power.''
That dichotomy remains today, said Ihsan M. al-Hassan, a sociologist at the University of Baghdad. At the local level, the clan traditions provide more support and stability than Western institutions, he said, noting that the divorce rate among married cousins is only 2 percent in Iraq, versus 30 percent for other Iraqi couples. But the local ties create national complications.
''The traditional Iraqis who marry their cousins are very suspicious of outsiders,'' Dr. Hassan said. ''In a modern state a citizen's allegiance is to the state, but theirs is to their clan and their tribe. If one person in your clan does something wrong, you favor him anyway, and you expect others to treat their relatives the same way.''
The more educated and urbanized Iraqis have become, Dr. Hassan said, the more they are likely to marry outsiders and adopt Western values. But the clan traditions have hardly disappeared in the cities, as is evident by the just-married cousins who parade Thursday evenings into the Babylon Hotel in Baghdad. Surveys in Baghdad and other Arab cities in the past two decades have found that close to half of marriages are between first or second cousins.
The prevalence of cousin marriage did not get much attention before the war from Republicans in the United States who expected a quick, orderly transition to democracy in Iraq. But one writer who investigated the practice warned fellow conservatives to stop expecting postwar Iraq to resemble postwar Germany or Japan.
''The deep social structure of Iraq is the complete opposite of those two true nation-states, with their highly patriotic, cooperative, and (not surprisingly) outbred peoples,'' Steve Sailer wrote in The American Conservative magazine in January. ''The Iraqis, in contrast, more closely resemble the Hatfields and the McCoys.''
The skeptics have local history on their side, because Middle Eastern countries have tended toward either internecine conflict or authoritarian government dominated by kin, cronies and religious leaders. Elsewhere, though, democracy has coexisted with strong kinship systems.
''Japan and India have managed to blend traditional social structures with modern democracy, and Iraq could do the same,'' said Stanley Kurtz, an anthropologist at the Hoover Institution. But it will take time and finesse, he said, along with respect for traditions like women wearing the veil.
''A key purpose of veiling is to prevent outsiders from competing with a woman's cousins for marriage,'' Dr. Kurtz said. ''Attack veiling, and you are attacking the core of the Middle Eastern social system.''
Sheik Yousif and his sons said they put no faith in American promises of democracy -- or any other promises, for that matter.
''Do you know why Saddam Hussein has not been captured?'' asked Saleh, the oldest son of Sheik Yousif. ''Because his own family will never turn him in, and no one else trusts the Americans to pay the reward.'' Saleh dismissed the reports that Americans had given $30 million and safe passage out of Iraq to the informant who turned in Mr. Hussein's sons.
''I assure you that never happened,'' Saleh said. ''The American soldiers brought out a camera and gave him the money in front of a witness, and then they took him toward the Turkish border. Near the border they killed him and buried him in a valley. They wanted the money for their own families.''


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It's been a while. It's been a hard summer personally and I haven't felt like putting a lot done on the blog.
About a month ago I decided that instead of a fall marathon I was going to shoot for a fall triathlon.
You might remember last September Rochelle and I tackled our first Olympic distance tri at the Redman, I've been throwing around the idea of the half ironman since then. About a month ago I decided that it was scary as hell, but all that crosstraining would make my body very happy.
After my quad strain in May, running in June was horrible. Even with the heat it has gotten better and I finally saw double digits on my Garmin about three weeks ago. Focusing on crosstraining has taken the pressure off my running and the result is that my running has gotten more comfortable and normal.
It is time consuming training for a HIM. I am just shooting to finish, since it's my first race at this distance, so I am trying to fit in as much training as I can.
The bike is the most worrisome aspect of the race for me. 56 miles is far and prior to starting this training cycle I hadn't ridden farther than about 27 miles. A week ago I got up to 38, and riding that far by myself is pretty boring.
I was happy to have a plan to get in about half of yesterday's ride with some friends. We set out yesterday morning in the east side hills. The dogs that looked to chase us were pretty scary, but we got through the hills and at a little ober 20 miles and headed to the flats on the west side of town.
I really felt pretty good out there, and I was on track to get in 40+ miles. I was headed back on Tecumseh when my wheel caught a rut in the road. It was enough to throw me off and I tried to correct but just couldn't avoid the curb that I hit. I landed on a sidewalk right next to a light post.
Thankfully, some very nice women saw it all and stopped. They got my bike off of me, called Josh, called 911, and helped to calm me down. One of them even got a small blanket out of her car for me to rest my head on while we waited for the fire fighters to get there. I am very thankful for the kindness of strangers.
I'm not gonna lie. I was a little humiliated, something so silly as a little rut in the road and I caused such a fuss. The firefighters helped me sit up and checked me over. We decided we didn't need an ambulance, once Josh got there he took me straight to urgent care.
I basically landed on my chin.
And my right shoulder. They X-rayed my shoulder and said I have a grade I AC (acromioclavicular) joint separation.
Those bruises on my forehead are from my helmet, the scratch on my nose is sidewalk, and my left cheek is bruised.
I am very lucky. It could have been so much worse. That being said, my whole body hurts today. I am waiting on a call back from my orthopedic doctor to follow up on my shoulder. I am going to need to get my bike in to get my front tire replaced and check to make sure the wheel and frame are ok. Oh yeah, and I need a new helmet.
Not sure what this does to my Redman plans. The thought of getting back on my bike scares the hell out of me. I guess we will dee what the doctor says.


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Select this link to see photos or a slideshow of the Red-Eyed Vireo
The Red-Eyed Vireo is a small olive- or gray- backed bird, much like wood warblers but rounder head, with unbarred wings and with a strong black-bordered white eyebrow stripe. The bill has a more curved ridge and a slight hook. The red eye may not be obvious. It has a range from Canada to the Gulf States. It has a range of woodlands, shade trees, and groves. It feeds on mostly insects and berries. During summer it is usually around, but it is not most often seen, as it tends to stay out of sight in the leafy treetops.


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Having that crave for pizza, but want to avoid the crust? Stifle that urge to order out! Prep time was about 10 minutes, cook time about 15. I served it as a side with my Roasted Chicken Thighs
Zucchini Pizza Casserole
5 zucchini squash, diced large
1 lb mushrooms, sliced
1 onion, diced
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 15 oz can large olives
1 jar (14 oz) pizza sauce
2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
Add squash to 9×13 inch pan. Sautee onions and mushrooms in olive oil, and add to pan. Rather than slicing the olives I just chunk them with my fingers to break them up directly into the pan. You can buy pre sliced (I find them too expensive).
Mix all the veggies, and add the entire jar of pizza sauce, stir to mix. Layer cheese over the top.
Cook uncovered at 375 F for 10-12 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly. I cooked mine for 15 minutes which overdid the cheese a bit, but it still tasted absolutely delicious.


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Matt Urch from Urchfab is back with another update on his newest project. If you are unfamiliar with the build, the goal is to create a custom vehicle using a 1959 Ford Prefect 100E body shell over a 2002 Mazda MX-5 chassis and powertrain. In this video Matt replaces damaged metal on the floor and installs a new sill panel.
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The Central Board of Secondary Education has announced the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) for the year 2014 scheduled will be conducted on 16th of February 2014.
CBSE conducted the CTET exam every year to determine the eligibility of Indian citizen for appointment as a school teacher (Class I to VIII). The details of the application process is yet to be announced by CBSE. Henceforth, aspirants are advised to keep visiting CBSE's official website.


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Grayish green
Leaf color is primarily a light grayish green, not solid green or gray.
This is not one of the invasive catmints, but it will reseed some and is not as attractive to cats as most catmints. A low growing, sprawling, drought tolerant perennial that projects a hazy blue appearance with its light lavender blue flowers and grayish green foliage. It is aromatic, not necessarily fragrant. A fast spreader and prolific bloomer even in it's first year, it will begin to bloom after six weeks.
Desert marigolds are one of the prettiest desert flowers. The plant forms a neat compact rosette of finely cut silvery green leaves from which stems emerge topped with a bright golden daisy like flower. It is considered either an annual or short lived perennial. Scatter seeds from the spent plant to insure its return the next season. Over watering will doom this beautiful plant. Desert marigold can be seen blooming in the desert in winter and spring. In my garden, it's blooms begin in May and will continue sporadically into fall. Not awfully reliable in cold hardiness here.
Drought tolerant perennial with white cup shaped blooms usually found growing in poor soils. I planted it in heavily amended soil, and I think it was too rich for it. It was eaten up during the heat of the summer by flea beetles. I thought the too rich soil was the cause; however, Judith Phillips in Plants For Natural Gardens, wrote about this same occurrence in native soils. Phillips hypothesized this may be a way for tufted evening primrose to escape summer's heat. However, my plant died, rather than just going to ground.
You can't have just one. As soon as you plant one, you'll have a drift, then a sweep, then a field if you have the space. But I still don't consider the prairie coneflower to be invasive, merely pleasant. Next to the Indian Blanket, the Mexican Hat shouts Southwest prairies. And its a tough hombre. If your stand becomes too dense or too much, just weed some out. They're adaptable to most native soils and will thrive on available or once a month supplementation. Coneflowers bloom yellow, reddish or brown late spring into fall and make an attractive display when mixed.
Oenothera macrocarpa, and O. missouriensis have been used interchangeably. Native over a wide range including the plains and wooded areas, carries the common name, Missouri evening primrose, bigfruit sundrops and Ozark Sundrops.
Mexican blue sage is a native of Mexico and in many references labels it cold hardy to USDA Zone 8, however, it has wintered over in Amarillo many years now, even in full northern exposure. It has died back to the ground once or twice, but comes back up from the roots. If good to well drained soil is provided, it should do fine. And I hope you can provide that, as Mexican blue sage is one of my top plants to include in xeric gardens. True bright blue flowers bloom summer and fall with once a month watering. Butterflies are attracted to it. Indispensable.
Russian sage is a must have shrub for every low water-use landscape. Russian sage is used extensively throughout our southwest landscapes, planted along with Buddleia, Carl Forester Reed Grass, Salvia greggii cultivars, Anisacanthus quadrifidis wrightii and Hesperaloe parviflora. It is hard to beat its use where a long flowering, showy, low care, drought tolerant shrub is needed.
Not all succulents are cacti, nearly all cacti are succulents (a few exceptions). Nearly all cactus species are native to the Americas, providing a prickly evergreen presence. There are many cactus that are cold hardy for the Texas Panhandle. There might be one for your garden.
Unlike, S. nemorosa 'May Night', I don't mind deadheading this salvia, perhaps because of its plum color it does not require as persistent deadheading. Notice the gray-green leaves of 'Plumosa', versus the green leaves of 'May Night'. The stems tend to flop, but the flower stalks continue to grow and flower upright -- very strange.
Gooseberryleaf globemallow is very close in appearance to scarlet globemallow, Sphaeralcea coccinea, but much taller, up over 2 feet. The leaves are silver green and hairy, resembling the leaves of the current shrubs in shape, so named from the family name of currents and gooseberries, Grossulariaceae. Flowers are orange in color and bloom from May and June, sometimes later in the summer. Native to hot, dry areas semi-arid regions throughout the Southwest and the Great Basin Desert. Prefers good to sharp drainage.
A non-invasive tansy from southern and central Europe for your low water-use bed and border that will reseed somewhat. A short lived perennial. Gray cut-leaf foliage provides an attractive white element in the garden.
Strongly aromatic.
Buffalograss is North America's only native turfgrass, grows well in clay soils. A warm season grass that spreads by stolons, it is our best selection for low water-use lawns. It will survive very nicely on 15-20 inches of annual precipitation. For green turf summer long, a once a month watering is all that is needed. The common species is short to 4-8 inches, light gray/green to blue/green and goes dormant in fall, greening up again in May. Many newer varieties are being developed for wider blades and deeper green colors, such as Legacy® and Turffalo®.
Thyme is known more for its use as an herb, but also makes an attractive and aromatic groundcover. Sometimes referred to as Thymus pseudolanuginosus, Thymus lanuginosus is a low water-use thyme for the hot dry areas that rarely flowers.
Alkali sacaton is a perennial warm season bunch grass native to the Southwest. In late summer to fall, airy triangular seed heads wave above the silver green grass blades. Grows in alkali soils, many say in locations where there is moisture nearby, prefering heavy clay soils. It is quite drought tolerant once established, and long lived. It will, of course, grow bigger or smaller depending on water resources.
Native woody shrub to Texas, New Mexico and west to California from 3000 to 8000 feet in elevation. It is best to plant in soil with only inorganic amendments. It becomes more floppy and flowers less when fed and watered well. This is a case of less yielding more.
Reseeds some. I've never seen this as a problem. Locate in a sunny area with full exposure to the sun for best growth and backlighting. If planted against a wall or fence it will lean towards the sun and looked tipped over.
Ephedra minimus is a dwarf version of E. viridis. Woody base with many thin, branched evergreen stems. Rare to find in nurseries, it is appreciated for is evergreen presence and rarity. No leaves or flowers
Low growing, drought tolerant evergreen groundcover that becomes covered in tiny sky blue flowers in early spring for about 6 weeks, then sporadically throughout the year. I've seen a few twinkling blue blooms in every month of the year. The tiny leaves of V. pectinata are gray-green and tomentose. Allow plenty of room for the spread of this fabulous groundcover; it'll just keep going and going and going. And you won't want it to stop.
New Mexican privet can be viewed either as a tall shrub or smaller tree. New Mexican privet will flower (tiny yellow) before leafing out with small oval glossy green leaves to be followed with black berries in the fall. Heat and drought tolerant will live in most soils and water-use areas. Attractive taller plant for the home landscape, similar to the yaupon holly in form.
There are many different sedum species and varieties of this delightful spreading groundcover. I took this picture on a garden tour in Angel Fire New Mexico, and have not been able to identify it yet. It is easy to see from the picture how it got its common name, stonecrop. Sedum groundcovers spread nicely in a low to medium water use area of gritty, well drained soil, and will do just fine in afternoon shade.
Prairie verbena is one of my favorite plants, it is one of the first to bloom in the spring and one of the last to be affected by freezes in the fall. Small in stature, but it has my respect for giving so much with so little given (from me) in return. It's short lived, maybe just one year or three. Green, finely cut hairy leaves, with several branched stems that put on clusters of tiny lavender, purple, violet or pink flowers. Blooms from spring to fall. Readily reseeds, not invasively so. Its volunteer seedlings are easy to dig up and transplant.
Not our old fashioned garden zinnia. Zinnia grandiflora is the native zinnia for most of the Midwest, West and Southwestern parts of the United States. So widespread a wildflower, each region has named it theirs: plains zinnia, prairie zinnia, desert zinnia and Rocky Mountain zinnia. A terrific low growing and spreading groundcover for poor soils needing no supplement irrigation. Rugged! A survivor without being a pest!
Beautiful xeric sage with aromatic soft gray green leaves, mostly evergreen. Summer to fall blooming with mauve/purple sticky but fragrant flowers. Takes a few years to reach mature height. Requires good drainage and dry soil in the winter. A Plant Select® Plant. Native to California and will grow in the High Desert regions. Cold hardy to Zone 5 and quite heat tolerant.
Small green gray evergreen leaves forms mounded, low growing xeric plant with small white flowers in late spring. Does not spread vigorously. Easily propagated by root cuttings. An alpine from the Balkans region.
Verbascums make a presence in the wildflower or cottage garden and mixed border, whether it be this common mullein, or another species with showier flowers. Verbascums can be either biennial or perennial, but will make enough seeds you'll never be without. Some are drought tolerant and thrive in poor, but well drained soil, others may need medium water use and a richer soil.
Golden sulfur buckwheat is one of those plants you'll come across while hiking in the West and wonder why it isn't in your garden, its so adorable!
The leaves are gray-green, spatula shaped and woolly underneath, to about 2-3 inches. They form a rosette at the base. In early spring, tall, stout stems extend upward up to 2-3 feet. The bright golden flowers are nearly luminescent, appearing first as ball-like umbels (clusters), then each ball opening up to a circle of golden flowers. As the flowers age, then turn orange.


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Interest classes
When we look at what teachers actually do every day, and bring about changes in the lives of children in research, there is clear evidence that the daily interactions with teachers of children is the most important. We also know a lot about specific types of interactions, leading to children's development and learning. This course focuses on those interactions. In the end of the course, you should type to promote student learning and developing a deep knowledge and understanding of the interaction.
Although there are many types of interactions is vital to children's development, this course will focus on a particular area-emotional support.
This course focuses on the emotional support, because it is the Foundation of every early childhood classrooms. Emotionally supportive of children and adults are comfortable with each other in the classroom to study with interest. They look forward to spending time together and know that even in difficult times, there will be someone there to help them.
What you need to know to be a very effective teachers? Teachers need multiple types of knowledge-knowledge of child development, to their contents, to effective teaching practices, to the needs and abilities of the children in the classroom, as well as their own. In this process, we will focus on the knowledge of child development, we will spend a lot of time to focus on promoting the knowledge about a specific type of learning and development of classroom interaction.
Another part of the teaching is interesting. In all the world's knowledge about effective teaching is a puzzle. Good teachers need to see what effective teaching-in many different types of classrooms, there are many different types of children. Teachers tell us that they have no chance of getting close enough to see other teachers teach and how they report thInterest classesese experiences can help when they get them. We will spend a lot of time in this process focus observe classroom videos, we will also ask you to take some time to see our own teaching.
Eventually, we learn is not put into practice effective-we need to spend some time Interest classes doing teaching practice of enacting, we will understand. Just as young children need to do things really know them-you need to spend some time practicing the type of interaction we will talk about.
Efficient teachers finally have become an important factor. Effective teachers take the time to reflect on their own practices. We think it's a bit like taking the time to really look at your teaching through a magnifying glass-we will give you the time to reflect on your teaching, what have you learned in this process.
Lots of this, of course, is based on research of Dr. Robert Peel Tower, buliqitehamulei and many of his colleagues UVA and the use of other agencies of the classroom assessment scoring system-or class (™). Class is in the research and practice of effective teaching specific content using the observation pointer. In this process, you will see by the class assessing a variety of examples of teaching practices. You'll get the chance, observation and has been shown to increase the effectiveness of teacher's interaction with young children analysis of teaching practice.
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Parents urban legends are spread to Kowloon Tong, you have to register your child for preschool children, while they were still in the womb. This is not correct. In fact, pre-school is optional, there are plenty of options, from full day kindergarten to half a day, preschool programs and day care options.
We have decided to do something completely different, and joined some friends, parents of 2 year old with us next fall as part of a leading pre-school education in the hen house. I recently met who had heard before making it a successful experience and skills such as MOM.
You may be wondering what exactly is a parent-led cooperatives of pre-primary education? It really is what you want it to be, because your parents, designed and run it. That's the beauty of it (from the side of cost and lack of a waiting list. ) Under normal circumstances, children's games, so that kids and parents meet regularly, and have the freedom to play. Instead, a cooperative preschool, parents and children may or may not exist from a specific course of study. Prior to this course from the free play of young children for short periods of music or art session varied, for older children a long academic classes.
How do you become a kindergarten the henhouse? Unless you are invited to join the current group and start your own! Ask around, you know, look at the parents who may be interested. Every parent-led pre-school education has its own unique approach, the families involved. Before you begin, parents will have to come together to set a goal, they hope their children will achieve and agree in the course settings, sizes and formats, and responsibilities of its members.
Here are some tips to start their own nursery sheds:
Size and format
Parent-led cooperatives are usually of pre-school education at home for a few hours, one or 2 times a week. You can choose to always have it in the same family, or rotated so that every parent needs to go the managed. Group 5-6 children usually work best. Anything less could leave a small group of children absent special treatment can be tricky for city apartments. It is ideal for creating a group, it is not too early to start in children 2 years of age. If you have a mixed age group, you can try some extra work to keep the older kids challenge.
You can choose all parents are due, or you can take turns teaching so parents get diverted away. Many parents recommend rotation, not only to get some rest, because they found the children perform better lessons learned and more often only one or two adult leaders and not every child's parents are in the room. However, if you are rotating the task of teaching, this will be the children's agenda or each week to follow the agreed format for adults.
Courses can vary widely. Apparently, young children cannot handle as much structured time for older children. Courses like "Ruby" or simply "numbers and count 1-10". Parents can choose to write their lessons per week, or you can use the library or the Internet to find preschool plan and loads of course has been laid out for you. I would like to emphasize is that there is no reason to spend a lot of time creating a course to benefit from these resources. Some are free, some you order and pay, some are language, religion and so on, you can choose to use one or mix and match professional. Everything you need is available online, including craft ideas, songs, poems and stories, and so on.
The responsibility of the parents
Because the parents are in control, they must be organized and committed. It helps layout ahead of schedule and arrange parental role every week. This gives parents enough time to get ready for the responsibility they entrust their teaching/, if there are conflicts within the Group of Exchange or replacement arrangements. In addition, parents should solve any problems, such as possible supplies or props, sick policy, or any security problems, such as allergies, such as the cost
Brothers and sisters
If parents have more than one child in the group, they can try to organise two kindergartens at the same time, an old man and a young child. If there are parents who have a baby, you can arrange for adults who do not have lead lessons per week caring for babies in a separate room.
Here are two examples of how your parents as the leading format of pre-school education can work. But remember, since you're a "President" is entirely up to you how it works.
Example 1
9:30-10:15 music-along songs, playing musical instruments, puppets, dance, singing
10:15-10:30 snacks and bathrooms
10:30-11:00 course day and related technology
11:00-11:15 story time until recovery
Example 2
10:00-10:45 related to the curriculum and reading, singing and large motor activities day
10:45-11:00 snacks and bathrooms
11:00-11:30 technology
11:30-12:00 free play
Rmember when you live in Kowloon Tong, is sometimes the best classroom is right outside the door. Effort to explore the city can all of their most experienced, whether you go to museums or other cultural institutions, performing, or free classes. Using our site and calendar has an excellent, abundant opportunities to fill your days.
I planned this summer in the autumn we kindergarten cooperatives. When we started, I will follow up and let you know how to. Meanwhile, do you have any tips or examples how to parent-led pre-school education may have worked for your family?
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In order to promote investments to diversify their economies, issued a series of energy efficiency, nuclear engineering, aerospace technology, medicine and information technology industry in place, investors can benefit from the development of new products and technologies. Major preferential measures include profits tax and property tax are exempt from sales tax, reducing the rate of social security contributions and special customs procedures. For eligible research and development activities of the company, additional deduction of discount 150% research and development expenses to reduce taxable income or the increase of deferred income tax assets.
In order to encourage development and investment focus areas include pharmaceuticals, real estate, infrastructure, innovation and technology, aluminium, steel, lead, platinum group metals, precious metals, nickel, copper, zinc, coal, telecommunications, transportation, agriculture, food, and natural gas. Details of the investment environment and the relevant provisions, see Russia investment promotion centre (Centre for investment (investment Russia)) Web site.
In 2014, to enter Russia's annual foreign direct investment fell by 70%, but still amounted to $ 21st 1 billion, with China accounting for $ 634 million. China Russia accumulated direct investment from $ 4.66 million US dollars from the end of 2005 to 2014 $ 8.7 to 1 billion. Hong Kong investment in Russia is rare.
Except in June 2010 and December 2013 to enter Hong Kong and Russia between the power of the air transport services agreement, completed the first round of negotiations of a comprehensive agreement for the avoidance of double taxation. In addition, Hong Kong and Russia were negotiating agreements on investment promotion and protection, in order to further promote bilateral investment and trade.
8 months before 2015, Hong Kong, Russia exported a total of 877 million $,41%, and from Russia imports amounted to $ 619 million down from 25% in the same period.
The current economic situation
Affected by the plunge in oil and other commodity prices and the ruble plunge and soaring interest rates dragged down, Russia's economy remains grim. With sharp currency devaluation, investment, weak domestic consumption, as well as Russia and Western Ukraine deadlock problem, escalating sanctions and counter sanctions, economic damage. The other hand, the weak rouble made Russia's credit rating falling in 2015, increasing the country's foreign debt default risk, coupled with the strict budget, expects Russia economy shrank 3.6%.
United States Federal Reserve Board to raise interest rates at the end of 2015, expected funds in and out of Russia's situation will be aggravated. In addition, Russia can go to Western countries with sanctions until early 2016, and will continue to pressure on exports and investment. However, given the low base and a moderate recovery of banking in May 2016, Russia may be the 0.6% of the economy rebounded.
Trade policy
Russia has opened a lot of business and trade system. Now Russia businesses and individuals may engage in trade, and does not require special registration procedures, and strict control of the past. They are free to import almost all of the products, some strategic commodities are still only a handful of products subject to import licensing and other controls, but the product has a relationship with Hong Kong is small.
Russia under the harmonized commodity description and coding system (the harmonized commodity description and coding system) to determine the customs classification. Jurisdiction of the Customs all goods entering the country must be declared to the Customs authorities of the Russian Federation. When the goods are delivered within 15 days of the submission to the Customs authorities need to return. Enter Russia customs customs territory of goods required to the appropriate tariff.
Import and export tariffs for the goods (ad valorem) a percentage of the customs value calculated according to euro cargo units of measurement or calculation and/or a mixture of both the above calculation, but in most cases, ad valorem tariffs, levied in accordance with percentage of the customs value of the goods. Most consumer goods, such as clothing, hardware, consumer electronics, watches and jewellery of Hong Kong enterprises, the applicable tariff rates from 5% to 20%. The other hand, oil products, copper and nickel, and several kinds of goods and products made of these materials, and must be subject to export tariffs. Russia very few anti-dumping procedures against Hong Kong products, Hong Kong is only a bearing to take anti-dumping measures, Hong Kong has not been Russia export or transit bearings, this measure has no effect on trade.
In addition to import tariffs, requires most imports of goods and services tax. Since January 2004, the standard VAT rate reduced from 20% to 18%. The other hand, the sales tax has been cancelled. Meanwhile, basic food and children's product is a low rate of 10%, and some products and services, such as financial services and goods in transit from the VAT exemption.
Most of the imported goods, including consumer products, must comply with applicable Russia safety standards. Entering the customs territory of goods, is usually required to produce certificates issued by the standards and measurement Committee of the Russian Federation (GOSSTANDART, referred to as GOST) or its authorized agency certificate (conformity GOST-r certification, referred to as COC).
After 19 years of negotiations, Russia on August 22, 2012, to join the World Trade Organization. Their WTO commitments, Russia is one of reducing tariffs on products such as overall tariff ceiling for the (that is permitted by the WTO, imported from another Member State when any Member State "bound tariff rates," or the highest tariff rate), an average of 10% per cent to 7.8%, starting in 2011. Hong Kong enterprises is of particular concern, computer hardware and peripherals, telecommunications equipment, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, certain information technology products, such as semiconductors and electronic components, will be Russia's accession after 7 years are exempted from import taxes.
In addition to tariff reduction, Russia also promised to improve the trading environment laws, respect for intellectual property rights, implementation of the WTO Member States and signed the agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights protection. From the date of accession, will affect trade in goods or services through the country, intellectual property law, must be published in the relevant legislation, and for the Member States to express their views at least a 30-day consultation period. This will enable Russia's regulatory system and the enforcement procedures more open and easier to predict.
Services, Russia signed a general agreement, pledged to continue opening up the services market to foreign companies. For example, Russia's accession after 4 years, will cancel the foreign telecom companies accounted for 49%, shall not be restricted. Meanwhile, foreign insurance companies, banks and dealers can also more easily with 140 million Russia market of the Internet population.
The other hand, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan set up a Customs Union agreement signed in November 2009, a basket, a common external tariff is introduced in early July 2010, on January 1, 2012, a "common economic space" for goods, services, capital and the free flow of labor between the 3 members. Subsequently, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia signed the Treaty on May 29, 2014, set up a "Euro-Asian economic community", the Treaty entered into force on January 1, 2015, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan has acceded to the European Union Treaty was signed on October 9, 2014 and December 23, 2014, on January 2, 2015 and August 12, 2015, respectively, the official added.
Hong Kong and Russia trade
In 2014, Russia's exports totaled US $ 2.3 to 1 billion, by 2015 from 6% the first 8 months, while that of domestic exports decreased by $ 877 million, down by 41%. January 2015 to August, Hong Kong's exports from Russia mainly include telecommunications equipment, parts and components (total 47%), computers (11%), toys, games and sporting goods (5%), semiconductors and electron tubes (4%), jewelry (4%), pearls, precious and semi-precious stones (3%), as well as electrical equipment (3%) circuit.
The other hand, in 2014, from Russia into products reached US $ 1.2 to 1 billion in 2015, up 13%, 8 months before the US $ 619 billion, 25%. January 2015 to August, from Russia imports of products main Hong Kong jewelry (accounted for 34%), Pearl and gem and half gem (21%), inorganic chemical, organic and inorganic precious metals compounds (13%), iron and steel wire and Rod, and angle material, and configuration file and part material (7%), and not coal (5%), silver and Platinum (4%), and not animal material of processing key (3%).
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Based on the highly respected concept of Reggio Emilia-Romagna, blooming buds give children 0-6 years of age the opportunity to explore and learn at their own pace. By virtue of its active atmosphere, central location and fresh designs, blooming buds "workshop parents nurture teachers through communication and strong relationships.
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Eaton international PRESCHOOL :
Eaton international nursery school-based research on best practices to provide a high quality early childhood education programs bring excellence and leading reputation. The stimulus, integrated programmes for children with a participation and meaningful learning environments, where they develop into confident, capable, responsible global citizens and multilingual. We love the brightly lit room with sea views, tree house, and Photo Studio!
Flower bud:
Based on the highly respected concept of Reggio Emilia-Romagna, blooming buds give children 0-6 years of age the opportunity to explore and learn at their own pace. By virtue of its active atmosphere, central location and fresh designs, blooming buds "workshop parents nurture teachers through communication and strong relationships.
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Many people say that the trend of a site, as a phone number like almost every company is required to contact the way, another dimension, in fact, the site represents the company's image, through the Internet platform to promote business, develop new markets and business opportunities. Some customers will ask? Why do web design, what kind of benefits that can bring what kind of interest?
Like extension through web design image
Web presence, can represent the company's image. Website represents the web design company another door, customers can through this door, quickly understand the company's services, hours of operation, etc. ~ or content information. The more transparency of information, allowing prospective customers to better understand the company, increasing the sense of trust not only shortened the distance between the company and its customers, but also easier to get close to customers, but also to benefit relatively naturally increased.
Like web design through digital catalog
Whenever and wherever customers can access, you can take the initiative to check product details product information, clear and transparent information to enable customers to generate a sense of trust, but also increased advertising exposure, and reducing the number of unrealistic request.
Pass like web design online goods
Online shopping is already a very mature transactions, and cash flow with the stream there is also complete with matching mechanism, if you want to sell your product through the web, the site architecture that is absolutely necessary, although through the auction site can also be to achieve the purpose of selling, but the auction site after all limited by platform vendors, not as its own website, so having real authority and autonomous control effect.
Through services like web design 24H
In the online world can have instant online 365 days, 24/7 service, can also be through the customer support system, so that customers can put on business issues to the background by the website. Companies save personnel costs, increase service efficiency.
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Rabbi Moses Birnbaum, President, Long Island Board of Rabbis
Rabbi Steven Burton, Congregation Shaarei Shalom
Rafi Farber, rabbinical student, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah
Rabbi Jeffrey Fox
Rabbi Avidan Freedman, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah
Rabbi Bruce Ginsburg, Congregation Sons of Israel
Ben Greenberg, rabbinical student, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah
Yehuda Hausman, rabbinical student, Yeshivat Chovevai Torah
Rabbi Jason Herman, Congregation Beth Israel/West Side Jewish Center
Rabbi David Kalb, CLAL
Rabbi Pinchas Klein, Mount Freedom Jewish Center, Morasha
Rabbi Aryeh Leifert, Congregation Rodfei Sholom, San Antonio, Texas
Rabbi Etan Mintz, Hebrew Institute of Riverdale
Rabbi Ronald Price, Congregation Netivot Sholom, UTJ/Morasha
Glenn Richter, Amcha-Coalition for Jewish Concerns
Rabbi Aaron Rubinger, Congregation Ohev Shalom, Orlando, FL
Ross Shapiro, rabbinical student, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah
Rabbi Uri Topolsky, Hebrew Institute of Riverdale
Rabbi Avi Weiss, Hebrew Institute of Riverdale
Rabbi Akiva David Weiss, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah
Rabbi David Willig, Bayside Jewish Center
What step?
This one:-
Twenty-one rabbis, and a Jewish community layperson were arrested at the United Nations Tuesday, demanding that Iran be removed from the international body.
The group, organized by AMCHA – Coalition for Jewish Concerns, was arrested by New York City Police and imprisoned for several hours after peacefully crossing over from the public city street to the steps leading down to the United Nations.
After being warned of their impending arrest, the group sat down under the large Peace Wall quoting the words of the biblical prophet Isaiah: "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation; neither shall they learn war any more."
"We demand that the United Nations expel Iran, which has threatened to annihilate Israel, a fellow UN member state."
The group then proceeded to the headquarters of the World body, with the intent of getting arrested.
Each of the 22 arrested protestors were released after being held for over five hours, and were charged with disorderly conduct. Each of the protestors must appear in Criminal Court by May 15.
Video clip here.


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Wishes should be documented with advance directive
One might conclude that designating April 16 as National Health Care Day is a subtle reminder that nothing is certain except death and taxes. Though neither subject is particularly pleasant to think about or discuss, you probably know examples in which failure to do so has ended badly.
We generally regard ourselves as responsible people and plan for the future. We choose careers and spouses; we plan vacations and for the births of our children. Everyday we make decisions and discuss them with friends and family members -- those whose lives are impacted by these plans, or lack thereof.
But most people do not engage in advance care planning or complete advanced directives in advance of a medical crisis or serious diagnosis. Without advance planning, patients and family members often are unprepared and emotionally devastated if a heart attack, stroke or other catastrophic event occurs. In situations when seconds and minutes matter, medical staff need to have a well-executed advance directive to guide their decisions. If a medical power of attorney is to be appointed, it should be a person who will remain relatively calm and who is able to communicate quickly and clearly with medical staff.
Starting the crucial conversation and completing an advance directive creates a legacy of love and serves as an example for others to follow. There certainly will be grief, but it won't be created by conflict, doubt and regret over uninformed and hasty decisions.
To be prepared for the unexpected, talk to your family, doctor and clergy about your values, beliefs and an acceptable quality of life. Be clear about the end-of-life treatment you want -- and don't want -- before a serious medical event, such as dementia, occurs.
Your wishes should be documented in the form of an advance directive. A copy should be given to family members and others involved in your care. Midland Memorial Hospital and Midland Health are making this a priority. Classes will be available on advance care planning and completing an advance directive.
For more information on the classes or to arrange for a staff member to speak to your group or organization, visit midland-memorial.com or call 221-2036.
Sarah Meinzer is advance care planning coordinator for Midland Health.


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The crack-up of the Anglican Communion is at hand, evangelical bishops attending the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury tell Christianity Today, and to them, the 400-year-old Anglican project appears over.
"I'd like to expect a miracle," said Bishop Venables, a leader of the evangelical alliance at Lambeth, but said he feared the prospects for the church holding together were grim.
"Humanely speaking, there is little hope for even a peaceful separation" between the liberal and evangelical wings of the 80-million-member communion of churches, Bishop Venables said on July 18.
The 20-day gathering of bishops from across the worldwide communion began on July 16, on the campus of the University of Kent in Canterbury. The conference, held every 10 years, is one of four institutional ties for the 38 provinces, or member churches, of the Anglican Communion. While it has no juridical power, Lambeth has exercised a moral authority over the communion and has been the venue for resolution of past controversies, such as the ordination of women and the morality of contraception.
The 2008 conference, however, has been mired in turmoil for over a year before the first bishop arrived, when Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams issued invitations to all of the communion's bishops, with three exceptions.
The Episcopal Church's gay bishop Gene Robinson was asked not to attend, as was the Bishop of Harare, Nolbert Kunonga, who was banned from the conference due to his ties to the regime of Zimbabwe strongman Robert Mugabe.
The American bishops of the African-overseen Anglican jurisdictions in the United States, such as the Rwandan-led Anglican Mission in the Americas and the Nigerian-led Convocation of Anglicans in North America, were also denied invitations as their consecrations as bishops were considered valid but irregular. Conservative bishops in the developing world applauded the decision not to invited Bishop Robinson, but said that those American and Canadian bishops who had consecrated him should also be banned from the gathering, and were outraged by the exclusion of their American bishops.
When Archbishop Williams declined to accede to their demands, the churches of Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, and Kenya as well as a smattering of evangelical bishops from across the communion — including the bishops of Sydney, representing the Australian church's largest diocese — announced they would not come.
Of the 880 Anglican bishops, between 200 and 250 will stay away. The total number of no-shows will not be known until registration closes on July 20. However the boycott by evangelicals means that bishops from the liberal-leaning Episcopal Church of the United States comprise 1 in 5 of the bishops attending the conference; worldwide, Americans account for only 1 in 40 Anglicans.
In addition to the absence of many of their brethren, evangelicals are not optimistic about the conference's prospects for resolving the dispute, as the agenda has been designed to avoid addressing the contentious issues facing the church. This has left those conservative Anglicans at Lambeth not sanguine about the conference's prospects.
On its opening night, Archbishop Williams said the 14th Lambeth Conference would not settle the disputes dividing the Anglican Communion, but an effort must be made to keep the conversation going to preserve the integrity of the church.
He hoped the conference would eschew a political solution to the theological divisions within the church and focus on "building relationships." While this would not settle the disputes of doctrine and discipline, "it is certain that without the building of relationships the challenges will never be resolved," Archbishop Williams said, according to bishops present at the opening session.
"I don't have great expectations" for Lambeth, Bishop Duncan of Pittsburgh said. It was important to give voice to the views of evangelicals and Anglo-Catholics marginalized by the dominant liberal wing of the Episcopal Church, and he welcomed the opportunity for "strengthening the bonds of relationship" with bishops from the developing world. However, he was "deeply saddened" that the gap between left and right now seemed unbridgeable.
The pleas for dialogue at this stage rang false, Bishop Venables said. "Although much has been said about talking, it seems to me that no one is listening," he said. "I'm on the telephone," but "no one has called me to say, 'Let's talk this over.'"
While Archbishop Williams has been able to salvage past pan-Anglican gatherings from collapse, the mechanics of the 2008 Lambeth Conference differ from past gatherings of the archbishops and the triennial meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council, smaller Primates Meetings and Anglican Consultative Council gatherings. In past international gatherings, Williams has been able to avert a crackup by resorting to calls for forbearance to conservative leaders and personal pleas to honor the integrity of the communion. The absence of this bloc of bishops will change the focus of Williams's diplomatic efforts, forcing him to turn his attention to the Episcopal Church and seek its pledge of good behavior.
However, many of the American bishops are not seeking preservation of the status quo, but are lobbying for approval to perform gay marriages and elect more gay bishops. Added to his difficulties is his political defeat at this month's meeting of the Church of England's General Synod — the church's assembly — where his pleas to provide legal safeguards for opponents of women bishops was rejected.
The impending implosion of the Anglican Communion was a tragedy where everyone would come away the loser, Bishop Venables said. "But at the end of the day, Jesus is the Lord of the church and we are to follow him," by being faithful to God first and last.


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Vouvray Presents
it's time for another Snooth Virtual Tasting. This go round we'll be looking at Chenin Blanc, specifically Vouvray from the Loire Valley. I know what you're thinking. Vouvray? Do I really want to try wines that are off-dry? Well I can't answer that but what I can say is that this is not your ordinary line-up of wines from Vouvray. Join Gregory Dal Piaz and a special guest as they taste along with you, answering your questions and delving into the secrets of Vouvray!
The virtual tasting is scheduled for Wednesday August 6th at 8:30pm EST/ 5:30 pm PST. As usual we've scheduled an hour for this event. I hope you can join us.
We'll be trying two dry wines and two sparkling wines from Vouvray. This will be a fascinating opportunity to learn more abut the lesser known wines of Vouvray, how Chenin Blanc thrives in the region, and the profound effects that terroir has on these superb wines.


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Allegheny County Health Department Site to Bring New Apartments and Offices in Oakland
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- Feb 13, 2014
By Adriana Pop, Associate Editor
MWK Forbes LLC is planning to develop apartments and offices at the site of the Allegheny County Health Department in the city's West Oakland neighborhood.
According to the Pittsburgh Business Times, the $30 million project would bring a new apartment building of between 120 and 160 units on the Fifth Avenue portion of the property, as well as a new 120,000-square-foot office building that would replace the existing 48,000-square-foot health department building on Forbes Avenue.
The Allegheny County Council has recently agreed to sell the site of the new developments for $4.9 million. MWK Forbes, which includes the Massaro family and architect Tasso Katselas, expects to close on the acquisition on Feb. 28 and begin demolition of the established structure this summer. Pending further approvals from the city, construction on the apartment building could begin by the end of the year.
The company initially intended to build a new hotel on the county-owned property. However, Oakland's strong demand for apartments and a Class A office vacancy rate of less than five percent have led to a change of plans.
"We've got so much demand from the apartment side of things that we're focusing on that where we originally intended to do the hotel," Gary Wilson, who represents the development team, told the newspaper.
In other news, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that furniture and housewares retailer West Elm is planning to open its first store in the city in mid-September at Bakery Square, across Penn Avenue from Bakery Square 2.0, currently under construction.
The New York-based retailer has signed a lease to occupy 8,000 square feet of space in Walnut Capital's Larimer development. Other retailers in the building include Anthropologie and Free People.
West Elm originally intended to open its store at Bakery Square in 2009, but had to postpone its plan because of the recession.
Photo credits: Google Maps


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Clinical Competition Winners
Second year students from the Medical Assisting program recently competed in
a clinical medical assisting competition at region 3. The students were
asked to complete various tasks such as phlebotomy, intramuscular
injections, sterile field etc. The judges for the competition were medical
professionals from various healthcare centers in the Lincoln and Bangor
area. The winners were: 1st place Natalie Tanous, 2nd place: Meagan Butler
and 3rd place Sydney Fox.
Pictured left to right: Natalie Tanous, Tammy Kirsch-Clinical Medical
Assistant Instructor, Meagan Butler and Sydney Fox.


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For thousand years, Maca, which grows exclusively at an altitude of 4000m above sea level in the central Andes, has been appreciated not only as a highly nutritious food but also as a gift of the god of Andes.
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Contrary to some recent rumors, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge has not as of this posting gone into labor, so we (and plenty of others worldwide) are still patiently and excitedly awaiting the royal baby. But there is news to share. The royal child will accompany his or her parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on a trip to Australia and New Zealand in spring 2014, reports Style List. Prince William also accompanied his parents, Prince Charles and Princess Diana, on a tour of the two countries when he was nine months old.
- The Radio Times has stated that travel to London is set to increase due to the royal baby.
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have sent the Duke and Duchess a faux-sheepskin blanket, toy giraffe, and vegan hamper to celebrate the royal child's impending birth. PETA UK's associate director, said: "Using a cruelty-free baby blanket is a wonderful way to start a lifetime of compassion. We hope PETA's gift to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will inspire other parents to set an example of kindness for their families by choosing compassionately created items for their children," reports International Business Times.
- The media has been set up across from St. Mary's Hospital for a while now, waiting for their chance to cover the royal birth once the Duchess goes into labor. After a number of days of waiting already, it seems they've become restless. Buzzfeed chronicles how the media is spending their time waiting across from the hospital.
- Many cultures offer gifts to a family when a child is born. BBC takes a look at some "traditional and unusual presents" from all over the globe in anticipation of the impending birth of the royal baby.
- Marie Claire crunches some numbers looking at past royal births as we gear up for the royal baby.
- Conjecture continues with respect to the royal child's name. BBC watches the odds on some favorite contenders for the royal baby name, as well as some long-shots. You can watch more about it below.
- London Marriott Hotel is offering royal baby showers to expectant mothers. The afternoon tea takes place in the regal suite and features a private butler and champagne. A minimum of ten guests are required for a party in the room with scenic views of Big Ben and the House of Parliament, and parties are available until July 28.
- E! Online offers a list of things the Duchess, and any other expectant mother, might want to pack when they go to the hospital to deliver their child. Make a list, check it twice!
- The approaching due date of the Duchess has inspired ABC News to take note on how "American and British birthing practices differ".


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So you are putting up your website and you have a choice of various hosting types all different prices. There is dirt cheap hosting, premium hosting and vps – it all sounds the same so what's the difference (other than the price)?
This is a question I get a lot from clients, so I thought I'd write up a comparison.
Firstly, what you need to understand is that (like many things in life) you get what you pay for. It is based on service level. Think of it like accommodation, from your 1 star hostel, up to 5 star resorts and everything in between.
1. Shared hosting – Like a backpackers hostel with dorm rooms that you share with strangers.
This is typically the type of hosting you get from dirt cheap domain providers (think Godaddy and Crazy Domains). Your website is sitting on a server with thousands of other sites. There is no management of what actually goes on there and whether it is safe. The space is typically oversold so occasionally the servers can go down or cause interruptions to your website.
2. Premium Hosting – Your 3 – 4 star basic comfortable hotel (with everything you need and nice and quiet)
Premium hosting means that your site is still sharing with other sites, but there is a limited number of websites on the server and therefore the space is managed well. There is typically a higher support level available which is handy if you need help. When looking for a hosting company, the level of support you receive is critical in times where you need help fast with an issue on your site.
3. VPS (private server hosting) – This is like your 4 or 5 star self-contained accomodation (like your apartment or house rental).
You have the whole thing to yourself, but there is no room service or daily cleaning (to keep with the accommodation example). In reality it means that the server is not managed so you need to know what you are doing. Its a good option if you are technical and want more than what the shared hosting types supply.
4. Managed Server – This is like the penthouse suite at a 5 star hotel – exclusive to you.
Most websites don't need this level of hosting, only if you are running a very large website for a very large business where you need to keep everything separate and you need the support of a company. We have a managed server with Anchor in Sydney who give us premium support – this is exclusively used for my Secret Weapon Software clients who are running software systems that need a special environment. Most other websites don't need this special environment.
5. Specialised WordPress Hosting – This is like your cruise ship where everything is done for you, you get all meals, activities and all services included.
We provide specialised wordpress hosting which includes wordpress software management. All my clients get offered this at the start of building their website. My hosting team are wordpress specialists and know how to make sure the websites are running optimally. You don't get that with any of the types of hosting above as they are for all software types and hosts generally are not experts in any particular type of software as their customers can run anything on there.
So which hosting should you choose when budget is an issue as it typically is for most small businesses?
Well think of it this way, how much can you afford to lose if something happens to your website? If you are paying for the cheapest hosting and your site gets hacked or their server crashes, can you afford the time and expense it takes to rebuild the site or wait for the host to restore the site (hopefully they keep backups).
With a managed solution which is typically only a bit more than the dirt cheap hosting (and less than your monthly phone bill) it is worth the extra expense for even a small business for the peace of mind provided. Knowing that your site is regularly updated, maintained and backed up off site is worth the tiny additional expense.
For more information on our managed wordpress hosting service, just contact us as we can move your site over to our service for free.


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Spirent Velocity is the most complete and automated LaaS solution. It orchestrates physical, virtual, and hybrid environments. It empowers DevOps workflows with continuous testing across multiple testbeds. Velocity cuts both capital and operating expenses via maximized equipment utilization, reduced test bed setup time, actionable management information, and minimized power consumption.
Dan Lunderville, from Palo Alto Networks, speaks about how automation completely transformed PANs labs. This 30-minute webinar talks about how post sales support teams are under pressure to close cases faster and cut costs, the benefits of automation and how to justify automation.
The Velocity Framework is the ideal platform for you to build on top of. It employs four 'Build it Smart' (BIS) imperatives, modular design, and REST API, to straightforwardly integrate into your existing DevOps tool chain.
Spirent has partnered with Rahi Systems to expand its Lab as a Service (LaaS) solutions suite with design, buildout and integration services for lab environments. Together, Spirent and Rahi Systems bring a full-service portfolio to enable the Integration, Orchestration and Networking required to create automated development and test environments. This solution, referred to as ION, saves millions in lab related OpEx and CapEx per year and optimizes key testing workflows from hours to minutes.
"Our goals for the 5G Lab as a Service include automation of 5G lifecycle testing and more efficient sharing of physical and virtual test resources across teams. Spirent's automation expertise and Lab as a Service platform, Spirent Velocity, have been critical to our successful deployment in Oulu. We expect to achieve significant acceleration of 5G lifecycle tests along with a substantial reduction in test infrastructure costs as we deploy 5G Lab as a Service throughout Nokia."
– Rauno Jokelainen, Vice President of Radio and Advanced Antennas at Nokia
"Since implementing Spirent''s Velocity Lab as a Service, we have seen significant savings by reducing the time our engineers collectively spend per week on lab setup. Further, thanks to the usage metrics that the Spirent solution provides, we can now easily direct resources to equipment that is most in demand and ensure availability to our most important users. The result is improved workflow efficiencies that save money and time for our team, and even more importantly, translates into increased customer satisfaction."
– Matthew Stauble, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Customer Service & Support at Palo Alto Networks
"Velocity's ability to set up testbeds quickly and efficiently has reduced our testbed set up time by over 90%, dramatically increasing our testing capacity. In addition, Velocity's dashboards help us share equipment across teams more efficiently, reducing equipment costs substantially. Beyond these key benefits, we selected Velocity due to Spirent's commitment to understanding our test automation goals and ability to achieve them."
– Mr. Hu Guohua, General Manager of FiberHome's Networking Business Unit Testing Department.
Engineers increase productivity through automated testbed standup using Spirent Velocity.
Engineering and Validation teamwork efficiencies dramatically increased using Spirent Velocity Solution.
Velocity Lab as a Service transformed the Network Security leader's labs into fully automated, 24x7 operations across the globe.
Automated hundreds of manual tests to expand testing capacity, thus compressing test cycles with Velocity and iTest.


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Jeannie Mantopoulos is Director of Field Programs for Yale's Global Health Leadership Institute (GHLI). She is responsible for the strategic development and implementation of GHLI's research and education programs. Ms. Mantopoulos oversees programs in Ethiopia, Rwanda, China, South Africa, the U.K. and the U.S. Ms. Mantopoulos also provides technical and operational leadership for GHLI's leadership development programs including USAID's LMG Senior Leadership Programs in East Africa and Southeast Asia. Prior to joining GHLI in 2008, Ms. Mantopoulos gained experience at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. She received her B.A. from CUNY Honors College and her M.P.H. from the Yale School of Public Health.


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Dr. Ha discusses the danger to owners and impacts of stress on dogs when dealing with confrontational behavior. He covers training methods: the traditional (punishment-based; the pack theory and Positive Reinforcement. He addresses the consequences of confrontation: Aggression (what kind of aggression) fear, anxiety, redirected, pain. He talks about dog aggressive behavior and the causes in order of frequency. Also, what are the contributing factors: long term that can result in aggression? Seminar discusses the consequences of inappropriate use of punishment in training.
Presentation by: Dr. James Ha
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Jim Ha, PhD, CAAB is currently a Research Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Washington. He is one of 55 PhD level Certified Applied Animal Behaviorists in the country. Jim has demonstrated consistent success in applying the knowledge he's gained from his academic career to domestic animals living in an ever more urbanized world. He has extensive experience working as an Expert Legal Witness in cases involving animals. Jim sees dog, cat, and parrot behavior cases in the greater Seattle area. www.companionanimalsolutions.com
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Downloading Music – an extensive Guide
Ever since the internet arrived in private households, people have used it to share sounds and songs with each other. The ever growing connection speed and user base of the web have allowed for a multitude of platforms that cater to those needs to emerge. Today, more music is distributed through digital channels than ever before and the demand for digital music files has long outgrown the demand for physical copies.
Naturally the demand for downloadable music has caused the number of online suppliers to rise drastically, thus making it possible for users to have many different services available to choose from. The vast range of services one can choose from can be a pretty big downside at the same time. If you start looking at all the paid and free services that offer music online depending on different devices, file formats and price plans, you might quickly lose track of which service might be suitable for you and your needs.
There are numerous service providers offering access to music. The subscription conditions and the options these offer differ vastly. Some offer music streaming, which gives instant and unlimited access to the song and is great for the more spontaneous of listeners, but not optimal for those who like their music on the go without risking a bandwidth cap by straining their data volume. Others offer simple and easy downloads that can be accessed anywhere and at any time, without needing an internet connection, provided you have the right device for the right file type. Some providers for music downloads limit their offer to certain file formats and will not offer the MP3 standard. That means your favorite music player, software or hardware, might not be able to make use of it. This is one of many downsides some of the music providers might have and thus have to be looked out for.
A special music service provider that we are going to look at is Usenet. Usenet offers a huge content library where you can search and download your music for free and even without registration. Another big pro is the way Usenet deals with the safety of the user and his data. These advantages and all the others that we are going to mention are the reasons, why we are devoted to Usenet and personally recommend it as one of the best alternatives if you are not satisfied with your current service. Read on for more information.


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Past lives-Of then and now and here and there.
Kia ora e te tau.
You and I have talked at quite some length about past lives and the former journeys we have all taken. It is a subject which often comes up in our conversations. Indeed, it is one that that often comes up in conversations I have with many people. It is commonplace these days, for I feel that many of us are becoming more conscious of this, and the fact that our life is a series of sequential journeys, which have all brought us to this place and time. We have echo memories of other times and places, and narratives woven into the basket which is us.
Of course, this is a heresy for some, especially for those who maintain that all is decided in a single life. We are born, we live, and then we pass from this world into oblivion, according to them. Our journey is a singular and single one, and after death there is nothing left. Atheists hold to this idea. Of course, we disagree, for we have met ourselves many times, and perhaps strange dreams have recurred, or we have met people who have been our partners in past times. This is a journey of faith and a binary decision. We either accept the existence of past lives or multiple existences, or we do not. There is no half-way house.
It seems to me however, that here is another way of looking at this, and what I am about to suggest may be the greatest heresy of all. I think the problem lies not so much in the idea of other existing lives, but in the use of the adjective "past". What I am about to suggest will probably get me offside with everybody, including those who believe, and those who do not, those who accept, and those who do not. What I would like to propose is this:
There are no past lives, only other lives.
Bear with me.
One day, I was listening to a radio interview with an eminent New Zealand scientist (whose name escapes me), talking about Quantum Mechanics. He talked about the Butterfly Effect, where the entire Universe exists at one time, and where everything is intimately and completely interconnected. Everything connects to everything else. Everything is energy, moving at different speeds, and yet a unified whole. He talked of the idea that a butterfly flapping its wings can cause an earthquake on the other side of the Universe. Although it is probably syllogistic, perhaps a butterfly flapping its wings on the other side of the Universe causes an earthquake on our side. Perhaps the earthquakes on our planet are caused by busy butterflies. Perhaps butterflies have a lot to answer for. Perhaps we should be afraid of butterflies!
The point here is that these things happen at the same time. In other words, in the present. This suggests that there is only now. There is only the present. If this is so, then there is no past or future. They are both fictions. The past is the product of memory, which is constantly changing, and the future never comes. As my father taught we children: Today is yesterday's tomorrow. (it took me years to get my head around that!).
If this is so, then we live only in the moment. In a moment. We are part of a web of energy without limit, without end or beginning, which exists simultaneously. And, more importantly, we are the sum of our thoughts and our thoughts are the sum of us.
Yet our language would have us think (now there is a trap!) otherwise. The language we have learned teaches us and sets patterns in our mind which we take for granted. We underestimate the power of our language to inform and control us. Consider this: there are 5 tenses in the English language; one future (I will travel), one present (I travel, am travelling), and three past tenses (I was travelling, I travelled/have travelled, and I had travelled). Thus, our language would appear to hold us to and in the past. And yet there is only the present. I wonder why that is.
The German physicist Werner Heisenberg, in his Principle of Uncertainty, states that: observation of an event changes both observer and observed. Thus, the act of observation changes both that which we observe and in doing so, ourselves. If/since we are all doing this simultaneously, then things are changing, and yet they are not.
I liken this to the metaphor of the river. The current flows down the river. A log is carried from the mountains to the sea. Time passes. And yet it does not, for while the river appears to move, yet it is anchored in one place and in the absoluteness of its own existence. A river just is.
Of course, this idea is nothing new. Any llama or swami or mystic knows this and has always done so.
In the Bible, in Exodus 3: 14, God tells Moses; I am that I am. Or I am.
God said to Moses, "I am who I am.[a] This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I am has sent me to you.'"
I am.
Not: I was.
Not: I will be.
I am.
God seemingly asserts his omnipresent, omnitemporal existence.
If we are all of God and God is of us, if we exist in the Body of God, and indeed are a part of the body of God, then it seems to me there is no past or future. Only now.
I am God, and God is me.
I am as God is. Although I am not God.
I am that I am.
If I then exist as an integral part of a matrix which exists simultaneously, then it seems to me that those past lives are other lives I am living simultaneously rather than consequentially, that all my past lives, my memories of such-and-such a place and time are occurring at the same time.
Some years ago/over there, in a bay on the River which exists as a part of its absolute Now, I found the writings of the mystic, Joel Goldsmith, who has this to say:
God is life; and in that life which is God there are no years. … The human sense of life is not your real life.
My current intuitions around this are thus:
I have a sense of past lives, however lately I have begun to wonder if that is not something programmed into me, since it serves the Illusion for me to participate in that belief. With a belief in past, present and future comes a sense of Time as a finite quantity, and from that comes fear and need and all those things which do not serve us. My life is running out, and there are things I need to do in the time that remains. And thus, I trap myself in(to) false beliefs. I see the journey on the eternal river (for which time means nothing) from one bend to the next as the passing of time. That may be true, but perhaps it more accurate to see it in terms of the river as whole, and as a transition from one place or state to another. The river is eternal, and the short passage from bend to bend is a moment on the river and yet eternal. It is a matter of perception. After all, I only have this mind-construct known as memory to tell me it ever happened.
May I share an experience so profound it altered my perception of Time and Space completely? To do so I will use time words and tense, as a way of contrasting the illusion of time with what happened inside the experience.
I had gone bushwalking for the weekend with two German friends, in the mountains of New Zealand, to a place known as Lake Daniels, a small lake surrounded by forest and mountains. I t is a place at once serene and calm, and yet somehow mysterious as if, in emerging from the forest onto its shores, you have crossed into another place and time. It was late in the day, and we decided to go for a walk around the edge of the lake. We stooped in a small clearing, where a fallen tree protruded out into the lake. While the others were exploring the clearing, I decided to clamber out along the log above the water. I sat down and looked down into the water.
Then it happened.
It was as if the Universe expanded and drew me into it. I was suddenly nowhere and everywhere. I could see the farthest reaches of the Universe at the same time as I could see the smallest component. I was everywhere and nowhere. I saw everything. I was everything. And I saw myself and my part in the scheme of things. I was no more important than any other component. And I was no less important. I was no thing and I was all things.
Then I was abruptly back on my log.
I sat in stunned silence for a few moments. Then I checked my watch. I had only been gone an instant/eternity, and yet the hands on my watch had advanced by 20 minutes. Where had the time gone?
It hadn't gone anywhere.
Only my perceptions had altered.
Thus, more and more, I am coming to the belief that my past lives are in reality (yes, I use that term deliberately) other lives.
Of course, that begs the question of whether in being aware of those other lives, I am, in fact changing them and the events contained within them and, in so doing, changing the nature of my own walk and reality changing My present.
The people of the mysterious Whanganui River in the North Island of New Zealand, which has just been given the legal status of a living entity, have a wonderful whakatauki (saying) to describe themselves:
Ko au te awa
Ko te awa ko au.
I am the river, and the river is me.
They get it.
Nga mihi ki a koe


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DUI Discovery Rules Apply To Defendants, Not State
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Right to speedy DUI trial, as long as the state wants one, and the right to know the evidence the state will use against you but anything they leave out will be admissible later. Hardly sounds fair right? In State…


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Daily Archives: January 5, 2012
4 January
4 January – one of the worst days of my life. I can never forget this date as long as I breathe. On this day in 2008, my husband got a heart attack. I did not even know that he had a massive attack when I was taking him to the hospital. He struggled for his breath and without knowing I was hitting on his chest and asked my niece to call 911. Before the help came, he seemed to be normal and looking into my eyes and told me 'naaku em avvaledu, nenu baganae unnanu ani'. I did not know at that moment those would be his last words. I was shocked to know from the doctors that he had a massive heart attack and nothing would help him no matter whatever they try and he may not come out of the operation table. With zero hopes and with just faith in Baba, I asked the doctors to do whatever they can. But miraculously, they were able to put the stent. I thought Baba was kind enough for us and thought and believed that it would be a matter of time that he would come out of the sedation effect. He did not come out of the sedation and he fought for 17 days and finally gave up the battle on 21 January and left me alone in this world. I still cannot believe how he could do that to me. During that period, Lakshmi was kept on saying that he did not want to leave me and go and hence he had fought for 17 days. I hope that was true. Even when I wished him 'Happy New Year" on 1 Jan, he said, "yeah it is New Year but would it be happy?". True to each letter, 2008 was the miserable year of my whole life.
He was a typical Aquarian – inventive, unique, stubborn, and at times very unpredictable; he was friendly, kind and humanitarian, but very private
He was a big fighter, and he did not know the meaning of 'giving up'. He fought for many causes throughout his service in various highly prestigious positions(District Magistrate, District Collector, Managing Director of Co-operative Supermarkets, Chief Executive of an Industrial Cooperative, Chairman of the Small Farmers Development agency and Tribal Development Agency, Director of Backward Classes Welfare, Commissioner of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments to name some) he has held when he was in India His heart was always close to the under privileged people – let it be the rural development in Srikakaulam or allowing any person who has an interest to learn Vedas irrespective of caste, creed or sex. He laid sankusthapana (foundation) for few temples in USA – Sri Venkateswara Temple in Pittsburgh, Sri Meekanshi Temple in Houston. He played a vital role in getting H1 visas to priests who came to this country to serve the God and the people and ultimately themselves.
For all his kind hearted, unselfish work rendered to the society (Manava sevae Madhava seva , మానవ సేవే మాధవ సేవ – he has done service to human beings and to God also by administering 30000 temples), Baba has taken utmost care of him I am sure Baba must have provided him a much better place now and taking care of him so fondly.
He is my best friend for ever and I miss him very dearly in every little thing I do. Without our knowledge, I have learnt many things from him and whatever I am today, that is because of him and his 'sangathyam'. I am really fortunate to have him as a major part of my life and looking forward to reach him at the earliest with the hope that he must be waiting for me somewhere as he always did.