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Cincinnati Bengals: 3 Biggest 2021 Games
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Eric Schlosser, Alice Waters + Food, Inc. Panel
The documentary Food, Inc., which lifts the veil on America’s food industry, is a muckraking film that is elegantly made and entertaining. The Museum of the Moving Image presented the New York premiere, followed by a discussion with: Eric Schlosser, whose best-seller Fast Food Nation inspired the film; Robert Kenner, the director; Alice Waters, the renowned chef of Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California; Gary Hirshberg, the president of Stonyfield Farm, the world’s leading organic yogurt producer; and Marcel Van Ooyen, the executive director of the Council on the Environment of New York City, which runs nearly fifty greenmarkets.
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Ayurveda operates on the precept that various materials of vegetable, animal, and mineral origin have some medicinal value. The medicinal properties of these materials have been documented by the practitioners and have been used for centuries to cure illness and/or help maintain good health. Ayurvedic medicaments are made from herbs or mixtures of herbs, either alone or in combination with minerals, metals and other ingredients of animal origin. The metals, animals and minerals are purified by individual processes before being used for medicinal purposes. Panchakarma is a high profile process of cleaning the entire human body internally, as described in Ayurvedic Science.
Ayurveda emphasises on prevention and not on management of diseases. From the chapters of daily routines and hygiene, Hrudayam moves to methods for the prevention of diseases. It is advised not to pollute body and mind with sins to be healthy. Use of proper foods and food combinations, giving due consideration to natural instincts, etc. are described next. In a similar vein, Charaka Samhita dwells on activities destroying janapathams (communities). It is important to recall that even environmental protection is recognised as an important aspect of health. In today's world, cleaning of pollutants accumulated in the body due to the modern life style is even more important. Ayurveda suggests this through Panchakarma.
The change in seasons affects human body in a large scale. Climatic changes can bring in certain diseases to humans. Rithu charyas (ritucharyas) are directed to keep man protected from diseases that can occur due to change in seasons. [read more...]
Many special treatments prescribed in the ancient medical classics for some of the most distressing diseases are currently practised only in Kerala, a state in the southern part of India. [read more...]
Rasayana Chikilsa
The toxins / free radicals produced by the constant metabolic activities in the body damage the body cells resulting in wear and tear of the body, which is nothing but aging. The process of aging is accelerated by improper life-style, food habits and prolonged stress and strain. [read more...]
This includes treatments like Virechana (Purgation), Vamana (Emesis), Snehavasthi (Medicated Oil Enema), Kashayavasti (medicated decoction enema) & Nasya (Nasal Administration). [read more...]
Doshas
The vata dosha is associated with air and ether, and in the body promotes movement and lightness. Vata people are generally thin and light physically, dry-skinned, and very energetic and mentally restless. [read more...]
Modern age is the age of stress and strain. The fast life is exciting as well as overtaxing. The holistic approach of Ayurveda tackles these hazards in its own natural way. It focuses on the impact of the mind on body, and vice versa. [read more...] |
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Las Vegas Business Press: Accolades: Sheriff named Governor’s Philanthropist of the Year
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Sheriff named Governor’s Philanthropist of the Year
Olympia Cos. Southern Highlands Charitable Foundation, a nonprofit organization, has announced that the 2018 recipient of its Governor’s Philanthropist of the Year award is Sheriff Joseph M. Lombardo. Lombardo is being recognized for his three decades of public service in Las Vegas and exemplary leadership following Oct. 1, including the co-creation of the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund, which raised over $31 million dollars. Lombardo will be honored at the 18th Annual Governor’s Black-Tie Grand Bash event April 13 at the M Resort.
The evening will be headlined by country music legend Keith Urban and includes a live auction featuring a Range Rover Autobiography, VIP Raiders Fly-Away Experience and one of Urban’s autographed guitars. Funds raised will support eight local children’s charities. Tickets to attend the event are available. For more information, contact [email protected].
“This year, in partnership with Gov. Brian Sandoval, we selected Sheriff Lombardo as the Governor’s Philanthropist of the Year because of his unparalleled courage and outstanding leadership that guided our community through an extraordinarily difficult time,” said GarryGoett, founder of Olympia Cos. Southern Highlands Charitable Foundation and founder and CEO of Olympia Cos., developer of Skye Canyon and Southern Highlands. “He brought our city together in a time of crisis and created an atmosphere of unity that made the spirit of Las Vegas stronger than ever.”
Lombardo started his career in Las Vegas law enforcement in 1988, and during his tenure at Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department rose through the ranks to assistant sheriff. In 2014, he was elected to his current leadership role of sheriff. His charitable work in Las Vegas includes serving as a board member of After-School-All-Stars, Goodwill of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Foundation, Make-A-Wish Foundation and Nevada Child Seekers.
The Governor’s Black-Tie Invitational is held annually in April and is supported and endorsed by Nevada’s governor. The fundraising initiative includes a three-day golf tournament that kicks off on April 12 at Southern Highlands Golf Club, followed by a black-tie dinner and reception, featuring Sandoval. The golf tournament continues Friday followed by the exclusive Governor’s Grand Bash concert. Then, the tournament concludes on Saturday with a cocktail reception. Also, on Saturday, the Foundation hosts a ladies luncheon featuring a pop-up shop by Saks Fifth Avenue, make-up artists and foot rejuvenation stations.
Past recipients of the Governor’s Philanthropist of the Year include: Wolfgang Puck (2017), Las Vegas Sands & Rob Goldstein (2015), Jeffrey R. Gordon and Edward R. Guthrie (2014), Donald D. Snyder(2013), The Fletcher Jones Family (2012), Charles Mathewson (2011), Joan and Jim Hammer (2010), William S. Boyd (2009), Claudine Williams and Kitty Rodman (2008), Andre Agassi (2007), The Greenspun Family (2006), Elaine Wynn (2005), Larry Ruvo (2004) and J. Terrence Lanni (2003). AmeriFirst Financial, Inc. Named Among Top 3 |
Four Reasons Why Bitcoin Is No Flash in The Pan
No financial asset in the new millennium has gained as much attention as Bitcoin, and it’s really not even close. The digital coins have captured the imagination of a large community of people who no longer wish to rely on banks and other huge institutions, preferring instead to take chare of their own financial lives. Bitcoin allows them to do just that. Still, there has been a sizable pushback from many of those aforementioned institutions, causing Bitcoin several significant drops in value on its way up the ladder. In fact, you’ll be able to find many doubters who believe that the digital coins won’t be around much longer.
That is an extreme view, one that is contradicted by a lot of evidence on the other side. If anything, Bitcoin seems like an extremely valuable investment, one of which you can take advantage with the help of a trading robot program in the manner of Bitcoin Code. It’s understandable to be a bit wary about Bitcoin, as you would about any other investment which involves forking over your hard-earned money. But you need to open up your mind to the possibilities that Bitcoin might be able to afford you. The following are four reasons that it not only will be around for a while but also could become the linchpin of your portfolio.
1. It’s Useful
Most people who have actually made transactions using Bitcoin walk away from it amazed by the ease of use and how much of a difference it makes for both the buyer and the seller. The buyer doesn’t have to worry about excess fees tacked on by banks and the like and also has all of their personal and financial information protected. The seller receives the funds in their account in hardly any time at all.
2. The Demand Is High
Most of the people who have issues with Bitcoin are those who haven’t used it before. The people who do are likely to become not just adopters but investors. Bitcoin is set up so that there is a limited amount of coins in supply, growing incrementally until it maxes out. Simple economic laws suggested that it will be in high demand once that supply dwindles.
3. It’s Crossing Borders
Actually, the proper way to put it might be to say it’s eliminating borders. Because of the way that Bitcoin works, there isn’t any obstacle to two people making some sort of financial connection even if they are separated by thousands of miles.
4. It’s Resilient
Bitcoin has already withstood some early scandals. Once it rose to such impressive levels in the recent past, it faced an intense backlash from government watchdogs and financial bullies. Yet not only is it still standing, it seems to be gathering legitimacy at every turn. That’s the kind of toughness that anyone would want out of their investments.
You might be worried about Bitcoin being able to sustain through its tribulations. But the evidence listed above should give you confidence in better days ahead for the technology.
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KunLun mission critical servers leverages Huawei’s Node Controller (NC) and BMC management chips, and combines the Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) node interconnect and RAS 2.0 technologies.
KunLun servers combine high computing performance with large memory capacity, easy management, and high scalability, reliability, and elasticity. They are ideal for enterprises' mission-critical applications, such as:
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Sacrificial Victims of the Information Age
AWOL was born like every human being, screaming in pain and dismay at the horror of being wrenched from a kindly womb that had nurtured us. Having discovered, too late, that the enticements of the information age led to a gladiatorial arena of personal destruction, we resolved to provide a place where the victims of the Internet could be remembered, and their cases explored. Click here to read the personal histories of those who have fallen afoul of the mob, and scholarly discussions of the how, why and wherefore of this phenomena.
Carry On with Carreon
Identified as a trouble maker by the authorities since childhood, and resolved to live up to the description, Charles Carreon soon discovered that mischief is most effectively fomented through speech. Having mastered the art of flinging verbal pipe-bombs and molotov cocktails at an early age, he refined his skills by writing legal briefs and journalistic exposes, while developing a poetic style that meandered from the lyrical to the political. Journey with him into the dark caves of the human experience, illuminated by the torch of an outraged sense of injustice.
Our Wild World
The scope of human knowledge has expanded along with technology, giving us a wider view of the iniquity, duplicity, cruelty and occasionally, the intelligence, kindness, and decency of humanity. AWOL has gathered a range of material that enables our readers to survey the landscape of modern existence, at least until the lights go out.
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God Shouts
“Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
― C.S. Lewis
What did I discover about God when he shouted in my pain?
Nothing, absolutely nothing can separate you from my love (Romans 8:31-39)
Give me every single worry because I care for you (1 Peter 5:7)
You can’t imagine what I have prepared for you because you love me (1 Corinthians 2:9)
I will work this situation into something good (Romans 8:28)
I will give you a hope despite this illness (Jeremiah 29:11)
I am good and my faithful love endures forever (Psalm 136)
Nothing is out of my sight, I see everything that you are going through (Hebrews 4:13)
I am the Lord your God and I say don’t fear I am with you and will never ever leave you (Isaiah 41:13)
I am the Lord who heals you (Exodus 15:26)
These are just a few of the things God shouted to me during my pain and the Almighty God shouts the very same thing to you in yours.
Stop and listen. Hear and take comfort. This is for you!
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I have been focusing on this verse in the last few weeks. I want so much for my joy to be totally from God that all else is found lacking. Life can rob us of our joy but it can never rob us of God. So if He is the source of our joy then that will never be taken from us either.
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Books 30% Off Sale
St Vincent de Paul – Fond du Lac, WI invites you to enjoy our Books 30% OFF Sale! SVDP always has a large selection of lightly used books for sale (in stock) to choose from. Our lightly used book selection changes regularly so it’s always worth a quick stop to see what we have! Help us help others while saving and get a head start on your Holiday shopping!
Books 30% Off Sale Details
When: Thursday, May 26, 2022
Hours: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Where: 330 N. Peters Avenue, Fond du Lac, WI 54935
Vinny Card Must Be Presented On Purchase
NO CARD – NO DISCOUNT
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“How can I get a lot of books cheap,” you ask?
Live life better and experience literary adventure from St. Vincent de Paul, Fond du Lac.
We have a large selection of used books for sale at affordable prices.
When you shop with us, you help us to provide direct assistance to those in need with food, rent, utilities and other basic necessities in times of crisis.
Help us in our mission.
Feel Good, Read Well and Help Us Help Others.
Please join us at our Books 30% Off Sale.
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*Some exclusions apply. See store for details.
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If you do not yet have Vinny Card, YOU are missing out on some great deals because the card is on $5.00 and it never expires. Please stop by the Service Counter and the friendly staff will be happy to see you one. Click here for more on the Vinny Card.
Please check out our Facebook Page for pictures of merchandise: https://www.facebook.com/stvincentdepaulfdl/
We sincerely appreciate your patronage and hope to see you at the Vinny Card Sales!
More About St. Vincent de Paul
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is one of the oldest and most effective charitable organizations in the world. It was founded in Paris, France in 1833. The United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul was founded in 1845, in St. Louis, Mo.
Began in 2008 to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP)
Monies raised are applied to a wide range of assistance to the needy and those living in poverty, including: housing assistance, disaster relief, job training and placement, food pantries and dining halls, clothing, transportation and utility costs, care for the elderly and medicine.
All proceeds directly benefit people in the communities where the money is raised.
Each community’s walk is organized and run by its own SVdP Conference or Council.
The FOP Walks last year were held at over 250 locations around the country, attracted more than 25,000 participants, and raised more than $3.1 million.
Walkers are encouraged to make a personal monetary donation and collect pledges from supporters.
Promote the Walk by putting the Walk Poster on your parish bulletin board.
If you are looking to be a part of the St. Vincent de Paul experience in Fond du Lac, we welcome you to visit our thrift store located at:
330 N. Peters Avenue
Our thrift store has many unique items for sale and me take donations as well.
If you want to help with your time, we always have Volunteer Opportunities available. Currently, we are hiring Sales and Warehouse Associates.
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Global tax competition is real
The United States is part of a competitive global economy. Today the United States faces strong global competitors from both mature and emerging economies, where more than 95% of the world’s consumers live. At a time of heightened global competition, tax policy often serves as a deterrent in the ability of American companies to succeed in markets both at home and abroad. The taxation of foreign earnings and the complexity of U.S. international rules combine to create a high cost and complex tax environment for U.S.-based companies. In a world where global tax and economic competition is real, the Silicon Valley Tax Directors Group believes our U.S. tax code needs significant reforms and technical clarifications to be competitive when it comes to creating jobs and retaining and attracting new capital investment.
Further, the global tax environment has become more complex and U.S. based companies must also understand and comply with individual country rules as well as the enactment of European Union (EU) Directives and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) guidelines. Tax rules and legislation around the world are being enacted with increasing frequency, and the potential for double taxation of cross-border transactions is real. Ultimately, if double taxation occurs, this is detrimental for U.S. based companies’ ability to compete.
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Increasing U.S. investment
U.S. multinationals make investment location decisions based on expected future after-tax returns on the investment. Given enacted future tax rate increases (e.g., FDII and GILTI after 2025), the U.S. effective corporate tax rate may not provide sufficient incentive to invest in new U.S. infrastructure and research and development. However, US tax rates are not the only factor for investment decisions. To make the United States competitive with the rest of the world, the Silicon Valley Tax Directors Group believes it is important to create and maintain long-term tax policies that promote innovation, growth and stability through:
• the continued development of a skilled global workforce,
• research and development incentives,
• changes to make it easier for U.S. companies to compete internationally, and
• encouragement of U.S. investments in capital assets and intellectual property.
Corporate tax legislation
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) made significant changes to the U.S. tax landscape. It often takes years to understand the full complexity of new tax rules. The Biden Administration and Congress are currently discussing the Build Back Better Bill and other legislation. The Silicon Valley Tax Directors Group supports corporate tax reform that would encourage innovation and U.S. competitiveness. In addition, the Group would welcome much needed technical clarifications regarding the 2017 TCJA.
R&D Expenditures
The Silicon Valley Tax Directors Group believes the United States needs permanent and stable tax policies that promote investment in U.S.-based R&D. The R&D tax credit along with the ability to immediately deduct R&D expenses are necessary to properly reinforce the value of investments in research and innovation and encourage these types of investments for small and large businesses alike.
For years, the R&D Tax Credit (Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code) was a temporary measure that was subject to yearly extensions. In fact, the credit was extended 15 times between 1985 and 2015 before it was finally made permanent as part of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act. The SVTDG applauded this action as stability and certainty enables greater investment.
Another critical mechanism for helping companies compete globally is the ability to immediately deduct R&D expenses in the year in which they are incurred. Since 1954, the Internal Revenue Code has included Section 174, which has provided businesses this immediate deduction of R&D expenses. Congress substantially amended Section 174 for the first time in over six decades with passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in 2017. Starting in January 2022, the tax code no longer allows companies to expense all qualified Section 174 expenditures in the year they are incurred. Instead, they are required to amortize these deductions over five years for domestic expenditures or over 15 years for expenses incurred offshore. This is a shift in the tax treatment of business investments in R&D leaves the U.S. with a system unlike any other in the industrialized world and diminishes the near-term value of R&D expenditures. Removing this pro-R&D policy comes at a time when the U.S. already ranks 27 out of 37 OECD countries with respect to R&D tax incentives. The SVTDG encourages Congress to reverse this treatment to enable companies to invest in the development of new products and ideas.
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This Privacy Standard applies to all Personal Data we Process regardless of the media on which that data is stored or whether it relates to past or present employees, workers, customers, clients or supplier contacts, shareholders, website users or any other Data Subject.
Automated Processing: any form of automated processing of Personal Data consisting of the use of Personal Data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to an individual, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that individual’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements. Profiling is an example of Automated Processing.
Our Personnel: all employees, directors, contractors, consultants and others who work for and/or represent us.
Consent: agreement which must be freely given, specific, informed and be an unambiguous indication of the Data Subjects’ wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear positive action, signify agreement to the Processing of Personal Data relating to them.
Data Controller: the person or organization that determines when, why and how to process Personal Data.
Data Subject: identified or identifiable individual about whom we hold
Personal Data. Data Subjects may be nationals or residents of any country and may have legal rights regarding their Personal Data.
Data Privacy Impact Assessment (DPIA): tools and assessments used to identify and reduce risks of a data processing activity. DPIA can be carried out as part of Privacy by Design and should be conducted for all major system or business change programs involving the Processing of Personal Data.
Data Processor: a person or organisation which processes Personal Data on behalf of a Data Controller.
Data Protection Legislation: The Data Protection Act applicable in Iceland from time to time, along with rules and regulations derived from the such Data Protection Act.
Data Protection Officer (DPO): the person required to be appointed in specific circumstances under the Data Protection Legislation. Where a DPO has not been appointed, this term means a data protection manager or other voluntary appointment of a DPO or refers to our data privacy team with responsibility for data protection compliance.
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Explicit Consent: consent which requires a very clear and specific statement (that is, not just action).
Personal Data: any information identifying a Data Subject or information relating to a Data Subject that we can identify (directly or indirectly) from that data alone or in combination with other identifiers we possess or can reasonably access. Personal Data includes Sensitive Personal Data and Pseudonymised Personal Data, but excludes anonymous data or data that has had the identity of an individual permanently removed. Personal data can be factual (for example, a name, email address, location or date of birth) or an opinion about that person’s actions or behaviour. Personal Data specifically includes, but is not limited to, the name of an individual, personal ID number, address, online identifier, terms of employment, business conduct, one or more factors that characterize an individual in a physical, genetic, mental or social sense and other similar data which are considered Personal Data according to the Data Protection Legislation.
Personal Data Breach: any act or omission that compromises the security, confidentiality, integrity or availability of Personal Data or the physical, technical, administrative or organisational safeguards that we or our third-party service providers put in place to protect it. The loss, or unauthorised access, disclosure or acquisition, of Personal Data is a Personal Data Breach.
Privacy by Design: implementing appropriate technical and organisational measures in an effective manner to ensure compliance with the Data Protection Legislation.
Processing or Process: any activity that involves the use of Personal Data. It includes obtaining, recording or holding the data, or carrying out any operation or set of operations on the data including organising, amending, retrieving, using, disclosing, erasing or destroying it. Processing also includes transmitting or transferring Personal Data to third parties.
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Pseudonymisation or Pseudonymised: replacing information that directly or indirectly identifies an individual with one or more artificial identifiers or pseudonyms so that the person, to whom the data relates, cannot be identified without the use of additional information which is meant to be kept separately and secure.
Sensitive Personal Data: information revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or similar beliefs, trade union membership, physical or mental health conditions, sexual life, sexual orientation, biometric or genetic data, and Personal Data relating to criminal offences and convictions.
All Our Personnel are responsible for the compliance of this Privacy Policy and we have implemented the appropriate practices, processes, controls and training to ensure such compliance.
4. PERSONAL DATA PROTECTING PRINCIPLES
(a) Processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner (Lawfulness, Fairness and Transparency).
(b) Collected only for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes (Purpose Limitation).
(c) Adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which it is Processed (Data Minimisation).
(d) Accurate and where necessary kept up to date (Accuracy).
(e) Not kept in a form which permits identification of Data Subjects for longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the data is Processed (Storage Limitation).
(f) Processed in a manner that ensures its security using appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect against unauthorised or unlawful Processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage (Security, Integrity and Confidentiality).
(g) Not transferred to another country without appropriate safeguards being in place (Transfer Limitation).
(h) Made available to Data Subjects and Data Subjects allowed to exercise certain rights in relation to their Personal Data (Data Subject’s Rights and Requests).
We are responsible for and must be able to demonstrate compliance with the data protection principles listed above (Accountability).
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5.1 Lawfulness and fairness
Personal data must be Processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to the Data Subject.
We may only collect, Process and share Personal Data fairly and lawfully and for specified purposes. The Data Protection Legislation restricts our actions regarding Personal Data to specified lawful purposes. These restrictions are not intended to prevent Processing, but ensure that we Process Personal Data fairly and without adversely affecting the Data Subject.
The Data Protection Legislation allows Processing for specific purposes, some of which are set out below:
(a) the Data Subject has given his or her Consent;
(b) the Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with the Data Subject;
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(e) to pursue our legitimate interests for purposes where they are not overridden because the Processing prejudices the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of Data Subjects.
We must identify and document the legal ground being relied on for each Processing activity.
5.2 Consent
We, as a Data Controller, must only process Personal Data on the basis of one or more of the lawful bases set out in the Data Protection Legislation, which include Consent.
Data Subjects consent to Processing of their Personal Data if they indicate agreement clearly either by a statement or positive action to the Processing.
Consent requires affirmative action so silence, pre-ticked boxes or inactivity are unlikely to be sufficient. If Consent is given in a document which deals with other matters, then the Consent must be kept separate from those other matters, in an intelligible and easily accessible form, using clear and plain language.
Data Subjects must be easily able to withdraw Consent to Processing at any time and withdrawal must be promptly honoured.
Consent may need to be refreshed if we intend to Process Personal Data for a different and incompatible purpose which was not disclosed when the Data Subject first consented. Unless we can rely on another legal basis of Processing, Explicit Consent is usually required for Processing Sensitive Personal Data, for Automated Decision-Making and for cross border data transfers.
Usually we will be relying on another legal basis (and not require Explicit Consent) to Process most types of Sensitive Data. Where Explicit Consent is required, we will ensure compliance with the Data Protection Legislation’s Explicit Consent requirements.
We will need to evidence Consent captured and keep records of all Consents so that we can demonstrate compliance with Consent requirements.
5.3 Transparency (notifying data subjects)
The Data Protection Legislation requires Data Controllers to provide detailed, specific information to Data Subjects depending on whether the information was collected directly from Data Subjects or from elsewhere. Such information will be provided and must be concise, transparent, intelligible, easily accessible, and in clear and plain language so that a Data Subject can easily understand them.
Whenever we collect Personal Data directly from Data Subjects, including for human resources or employment purposes, we must provide the Data Subject with all the information required by the Data Protection Legislation including the identity of the Data Controller and DPO, how and why we will use, Process, disclose, protect and retain that Personal Data, all of which must be presented when the Data Subject first provides the Personal Data.
When Personal Data is collected indirectly (for example, from a third party or publically available source), we must provide the Data Subject with all the information required by the Data Protection Legislation as soon as possible after collecting/receiving the data. We must also check that the Personal Data was collected by the third party in accordance with the Data Protection Legislation and on a basis which contemplates our proposed Processing of that Personal Data.
6. PURPOSE LIMITATION
Personal Data for new, different or incompatible purposes from that disclosed when it was first obtained unless we have informed the Data Subjects of the new purposes and the Data Subjects have Consented where necessary.
Personal Data must be collected only for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes. It must not be further Processed in any manner incompatible with those purposes.
We cannot use Personal Data for new, different or incompatible purposes from that disclosed when it was first obtained unless we have informed the Data Subjects of the new purposes and the Data Subjects have Consented where necessary.
7. DATA MINIMISATION
We can only Process Personal Data which are necessary. We shall not collect excessive data. We ensure that any Personal Data collected is adequate and relevant for the intended purposes.
We must ensure that when Personal Data is no longer needed for specified purposes, they are deleted or anonymised.
We will ensure that the Personal Data we use and hold is accurate, complete, kept up to date and relevant to the purpose for which we collected it.
We must check the accuracy of any Personal Data at the point of collection and at regular intervals afterwards. We must take all reasonable steps to destroy or amend inaccurate or out-of-date Personal Data.
9. STORAGE LIMITATION
We must not keep Personal Data in a form which permits the identification of the Data Subject for longer than needed for the legitimate business purpose or purposes for which we originally collected it.
We will maintain retention policies and procedures to ensure Personal Data is deleted after a reasonable time for the purposes for which it was being held, unless such data is required by law to be kept for a minimum time.
We will take all reasonable steps to destroy or erase from our systems all Personal Data that we no longer require in accordance with applicable laws and all our applicable records retention schedules and policies.
We will ensure Data Subjects are informed of the period for which Personal Data is stored and how that period is determined.
10. SECURITY, INTEGRITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
10.1 Protecting Personal Data
Personal Data must be secured by appropriate technical and organisational measures against unauthorised or unlawful Processing, and against accidental loss, destruction or damage.
We have developed, implemented and will maintain safeguards appropriate to our size, scope and business, our available resources, the amount of Personal Data that we own or maintain on behalf of others and identified risks (including use of encryption and Pseudonymisation where applicable). We will regularly evaluate and test the effectiveness of those safeguards to ensure security of our Processing of Personal Data.
We may share Personal Data with third parties service providers who agree to comply with the required policies and procedures and who agree to put adequate measures in place, as requested.
We must maintain data security by protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the Personal Data, defined as follows:
(a) Confidentiality means that only people who have a need to know and are authorised to use the Personal Data can access it.
(b) Integrity means that Personal Data is accurate and suitable for the purpose for which it is processed.
(c) Availability means that authorised users are able to access the Personal Data when they need it for authorised purposes.
10.2 Reporting a Personal Data Breach
The Data Protection Legislation requires Data Controllers to notify any Personal Data Breach to the applicable regulator and, in certain instances, the Data Subject. Data Processors are required to notify Data Controllers of any Personal Data Breach relating to the Data Processor’s Processing.
We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected Personal Data Breach and will notify Data Subjects, Data Controllers or any applicable regulator where we are legally required to do so.
11. TRANSFER LIMITATION
(a) the European Commission has issued a decision confirming that the country to which we transfer the Personal Data ensures an adequate level of protection for the Data Subjects’ rights and freedoms;
(b) appropriate safeguards are in place such as binding corporate rules (BCR), standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission, an approved code of conduct or a certification mechanism;
(c) the Data Subject has provided Explicit Consent to the proposed transfer after being informed of any potential risks; or
(d) the transfer is necessary for one of the other reasons set out in the Data Protection Legislation including the performance of a contract between us and the Data Subject, reasons of public interest, to establish, exercise or defend legal claims or to protect the vital interests of the Data Subject where the Data Subject is physically or legally incapable of giving Consent and, in some limited cases, for our legitimate interest; and
(e) the processing resulting from such transfer of personal data otherwise complies with the provisions of the Data Protection Legislation.
12. DATA SUBJECT’S RIGHTS AND REQUESTS
Data Subjects have rights when it comes to how we handle their Personal Data. These include rights to:
(a) withdraw Consent to Processing at any time;
(b) receive certain information about the Data Controller’s Processing activities;
(c) request access to their Personal Data that we hold;
(d) prevent our use of their Personal Data for direct marketing purposes;
(e) ask us to erase Personal Data if it is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected or Processed or to rectify inaccurate data or to complete incomplete data;
(f) restrict Processing in specific circumstances;
(g) challenge Processing which has been justified on the basis of our legitimate interests or in the public interest;
(h) request a copy of an agreement under which Personal Data is transferred outside of the EEA;
(i) object to decisions based solely on Automated Processing, including profiling (ADM);
(j) prevent Processing that is likely to cause damage or distress to the Data Subject or anyone else;
(k) be notified of a Personal Data Breach which is likely to result in high risk to their rights and freedoms;
(l) make a complaint to the supervisory authority; and
(m) in limited circumstances, receive or ask for their Personal Data to be transferred to a third party in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format.
We will verify the identity of an individual requesting data under any of the rights listed above.
13. ACCOUNTABILITY
13.1 Measures
We have implemented appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure compliance with data protection principles.
We must have adequate resources and controls in place to ensure and to document compliance with the Data Protection Legislation including:
(a) appointing a suitably qualified DPO (where necessary) and an executive accountable for data privacy;
(b) implementing Privacy by Design when Processing Personal Data and completing DPIAs where Processing presents a high risk to rights and freedoms of Data Subjects;
(c) integrating data protection into internal documents including this Privacy Policy, related policies, guidelines, terms and notices;
(d) regularly training Our Personnel on the Data Protection Legislation, this Privacy Policy, related policies and privacy guidelines and data protection matters including, for example, Data Subject’s rights, Consent, legal basis, DPIA and Personal Data Breaches. We must maintain a record of training attendance by Our Personnel; and
(e) regularly testing the privacy measures implemented and conducting periodic reviews and audits to assess compliance, including using results of testing to demonstrate compliance improvement effort.
13.2 Record keeping
The Data protection Legislation requires us to keep full and accurate records of all our data Processing activities. We must keep and maintain accurate corporate records reflecting our Processing including records of Data Subjects’ Consents and procedures for obtaining Consents. These records should include, at a minimum, the name and contact details of the Data Controller and the DPO (where necessary), clear descriptions of the Personal Data types, Data Subject types, Processing activities, Processing purposes, third-party recipients of the Personal Data, Personal Data storage locations, Personal Data transfers, the Personal Data’s retention period and a description of the security measures in place. In order to create such records, data maps should be created which should include the detail set out above together with appropriate data flows.
13.3 Training and audit
We ensure all Our Personnel have undergone adequate training to enable them to comply with data privacy laws. We also regularly test our systems and processes to assess compliance. We regularly review all the systems and processes under our control to ensure they comply with this Privacy Policy and check that adequate governance controls and resources are in place to ensure proper use and protection of Personal Data.
13.4 Privacy by Design and Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)
We are required to implement Privacy by Design measures when Processing Personal Data by implementing appropriate technical and organisational measures (like Pseudonymisation) in an effective manner, to ensure compliance with data privacy principles.
We have assessed what Privacy by Design measures can be implemented on all programs/systems/processes that Process Personal Data by taking into account the following:
(a) the state of the art;
(b) the cost of implementation;
(c) the nature, scope, context and purposes of Processing; and
(d) the risks of varying likelihood and severity for rights and freedoms of Data Subjects posed by the Processing.
We will conduct a DPIA when implementing major system or business change programs involving the Processing of Personal Data including:
(a) use of new technologies (programs, systems or processes), or changing technologies (programs, systems or processes);
(b) Automated Processing including profiling and ADM;
(c) large scale Processing of Sensitive Data; and
(d) large scale, systematic monitoring of a publicly accessible area.
A DPIA must include:
(a) a description of the Processing, its purposes and the Data Controller’s legitimate interests if appropriate;
(b) an assessment of the necessity and proportionality of the Processing in relation to its purpose;
(c) an assessment of the risk to individuals; and
(d) the risk mitigation measures in place and demonstration of compliance.
13.5 Automated Processing (including profiling) and Automated Decision-Making
Generally, ADM is prohibited when a decision has a legal or similar significant effect on an individual unless:
(a) a Data Subject has Explicitly Consented;
(b) the Processing is authorised by law; or
(c) the Processing is necessary for the performance of or entering into a contract.
If a decision is to be based solely on Automated Processing (including profiling), then Data Subjects must be informed when we first communicate with them of their right to object. This right must be explicitly brought to their attention and presented clearly and separately from other information. Further, suitable measures must be put in place to safeguard the Data Subject’s rights and freedoms and legitimate interests.
We must also inform the Data Subject of the logic involved in the decision making or profiling, the significance and envisaged consequences and give the Data Subject the right to request human intervention, express their point of view or challenge the decision.
A DPIA must be carried out before any Automated Processing (including profiling) or ADM activities are undertaken.
13.6 Direct marketing
We are subject to certain rules and privacy laws when marketing to our customers.
For example, a Data Subject’s prior consent is required for electronic direct marketing (for example, by email, text or automated calls). The limited exception for existing customers known as “soft opt in” allows organisations to send marketing texts or emails if they have obtained contact details in the course of a sale to that person, they are marketing similar products or services, and they gave the person an opportunity to opt out of marketing when first collecting the details and in every subsequent message.
The right to object to direct marketing must be explicitly offered to the Data Subject in an intelligible manner so that it is clearly distinguishable from other information.
A Data Subject’s objection to direct marketing must be promptly honoured. If a customer opts out at any time, their details should be suppressed as soon as possible. Suppression involves retaining just enough information to ensure that marketing preferences are respected in the future.
13.7 Sharing Personal Data
Generally, we are not allowed to share Personal Data with third parties unless certain safeguards and contractual arrangements have been put in place.
We may only share the Personal Data we hold with Our Personnel if the recipient has a job-related need to know the information and the transfer complies with any applicable cross-border transfer restrictions.
We may only share the Personal Data we hold with third parties, such as our service providers if:
(a) they have a need to know the information for the purposes of providing the contracted services;
(b) sharing the Personal Data complies with privacy notices provided to the Data Subject and, if required, the Data Subject’s Consent has been obtained;
(c) the third party has agreed to comply with the required data security standards, policies and procedures and put adequate security measures in place;
(d) the transfer complies with any applicable cross border transfer restrictions; and
(e) a fully executed written contract that contains the Data protection Legislation approved third party clauses has been obtained.
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time without notice.
If this Privacy Policy is amended, we will release a new version, indicating the release date and setting out a list of changes made.
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The Sycamore Education Foundation (SEF) is proud to announce that three outstanding Sycamore High School alumni have been selected as the 2021 recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award. Since 2013, the Distinguished Alumni Awards have been presented annually to Sycamore High School alumni who have maintained a high standard of excellence and ...read more
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U.N. Special Envoy to Syria and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister discuss pushing Syrian political process forward
GENEVA – The U.N. Special Envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, discussed the possibility of a peaceful and political settlement of the Syrian Civil War with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin during a telephone conversation. The pair also discussed preparations for the next constitutional committee session in Geneva.
In a statement issued on Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that, “Vershinin and Pedersen discussed in detail, in their telephone conversation yesterday, all the issues related to pushing the political process forward by the Syrians themselves, with the support of the U.N., in accordance with U.N. Security Council Resolution 2254.”
“The Russian and U.N. representatives discussed in particular the preparations for the next meeting to be held by the Syrian Constitutional Committee in Geneva,” the statement added.
U.N. Special Envoy to Syria Pedersen revealed earlier a new date for the Syrian Constitution Committee meeting, which has been deactivated for months. The U.N. Security Council has informed that it is currently preparing for a new round of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, which may be held at the end of August.
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Brown’s Next Move To Keep Lockdown Until November
by James Carner | May 19, 2020 | 1984, Blog, Constitution, Democrats, Economy, Fraud, James Carner, Kate Brown, Lawsuit, Liberal, Politics | 21 comments
Kate Brown is playing a dangerous game with the Health and economic welfare of Oregonians by suspending EO-03, which started the entire lock down on March 8, 2020, in order to avoid losing control of the CV-19 narrative and forcing her to re-open Oregon’s economy.
Under a “Stay” order forced by Brown earlier today, by Baker County Circuit Judge Matthew Shirtcliff, ruling the lockdown violated emergency powers that can last only 28 days without legislative approval. Approval that was never sought by Brown.
However, Brown’s administration had anticipated this ruling by issuing EO 20-25 on 5/14/20 and suspending 20-03 today. The State of Oregon appealed this to the Oregon Supreme Court arguing that the case be dismissed immediately due to EO 20-03 no longer being in effect as it was suspended already and holds no bearing anymore in the existing suit. The Oregon Supreme Court today put the ruling on hold which the “restrictions will remain in effect while the court hears arguments in the case.”
There is recent precedent here in the case of United States v. State of NY, whereby SCOTUS had originally agreed to hear a 2A case but instead pushed the case back to the appellate courts due to NY rescinding the law in question. SCOTUS said there was no case if the law didn’t exist.
https://www.voanews.com/usa/supreme-court-dismisses-challenge-new-york-gun-law
In a nutshell Brown’s administration is attempting to run out the clock until November and keep Oregon locked down under 20-25, which by the way, also criminalizes any non-compliance under the color of law. Well, it is not the law. EO 20-25 is executive governance by dictatorial fiat. If the existing suit is dismissed it could take weeks to put together another suit to put EO 20-25 into the dust bin of unconstitutionality as we see it. By then our economy will be completely devastated across the entire state with large swaths of small businesses never to return. Period.
Update: From a reader. “Hi James, I’ve seen your recent article, and I”m not sure it’s correct. Here’s my understanding: EO 20-03 was not rescinded and EO 20-25 was issued under the powers granted in 20-03. EO 20-25 was also ruled as null and void. “This court finds that when the Governor utilized the provisions of ORS 433.441 in her executive order, she triggered all the provisions of ORS 433.441 including the time restrictions,” the judge wrote. “By doing so, the executive order [Initial EO 20-03] became null and void beyond the maximum 28-day time period allowed by the statute. Moreover, by not complying with (the) timelines, the Governor’s subsequent Executive Orders 20-05 through 20-25 are also null and void.” Obviously, the courts are still deciding this, but she can’t issue EO 20-25 without having emergency powers, and EO 20-03 was the order that gave her those powers. EO 20-25 didn’t re-issue her emergency powers.
In fact, EO 20-25 specificially states that EO 20-07 through 20-12 are rescinded and replaced. It doesn’t not rescind 20-03. Look at page 12; https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/executive_orders/eo_20-25.pdf
David De Thier on May 19, 2020 at 5:30 am
And politicians wonder why they are hated.
Victoria on May 19, 2020 at 5:09 pm
Cool then I expect more rounds of stimulus checks and not to pick certain county’s ..
Miranda montgomery on May 25, 2020 at 2:44 am
Alot of people where i live are not from here they dont listen our beaches are full there just spreading the virus not even 6 feet away is being used should have kept oregon closed now its going to get bad
Linda on May 19, 2020 at 6:37 am
Yep! She’s going to draw it all out to try to get to our President!! I am so sick of her control!!!
nathan perry on May 20, 2020 at 3:27 am
I live in Jackson County and our law enforcement stated they would not police one’s opening. Josephine County is our neighbor and the law also has the same beliefs
Melissa on May 19, 2020 at 12:51 pm
No way. We must speak up and rebel.
Howard Goldsby on May 19, 2020 at 10:10 pm
Kate Brown has no empathy for Oregonian’s livlihood. All this misery for us Citizen’s just for Brown to feel empowered by our suffering
I don’t understand how law enforcement can live with themselves enforcing Brown’s tyrany on the people they have sworn to serve and protect
Kate Brown and Police have no shame!!!
Pam madden Boyer on May 19, 2020 at 3:04 pm
Why are we not arresting these GOVERNORs? This should be criminal!!!
Jerry on May 19, 2020 at 5:13 pm
The President is the criminal.
David on May 19, 2020 at 10:38 pm
Ok Jerry you convinced me. Fucking douchebag
Our president left it in the hands of our governors. Rightly so beings most governor’s would do right by the people. Oregon being the exception. Kate has her own agenda not the people’s like our president
Jack on May 20, 2020 at 8:40 pm
Jerry, you must be an illegal immigrant.
C on May 19, 2020 at 3:16 pm
Oregon Governor Kate Brown has quietly solicited millions of dollars in campaign donations from state vendors, key people, employees, or their affiliated corporate political action committees.
While national progressives decry corporate money as a pernicious influencer in politics, state records show that Governor Brown, a liberal luminary, has embraced the highly unethical practice of soliciting campaign cash from state contractors.
Our auditors at OpenTheBooks.com found 557 state vendors gave $2.6 million in political donations to Brown – as Secretary of State and Governor – since 2012. These donations represent the equivalent of 100 percent of the governor’s current cash on hand in her campaign committee, according to recent disclosures. Meanwhile, these companies have reaped $4.4 billion in state payments.
Since 1940, at the federal level, individuals and entities negotiating or working under federal contracts have been prohibited from giving political cash to candidates, parties, or committees.
Robert Mikesell on May 19, 2020 at 4:50 pm
Oregon has been stolen by liberals in a small area of the state. The idea that Oregon can ever be taken back is probably only a pipe dream. We need a state of Jefferson, an opportunity to join the state of Idaho, or a state of Eastern Oregon. There are no other options that will give us back our independence from the tyranny of Liberal Democrats in the Valley. This is not a drill folks. It is real. We are floating in a sea of liberal debris that will only get worse if we don’t do something real soon.
Delores Dixon on May 19, 2020 at 4:56 pm
Article 1 Section 22 Oregon State Constitution ” The operation of the laws shall never be suspended, except by the Authority of the Legislative Assembly”.
Article 1 Section 26 of the Oregon State Constitution “Assemblages of people instruction of Representatives application to Legislature. NO laws shall be passed restraining any of the inhabitants of the state from assembling together in a peaceful manner to consult for their common good morning from instruting their Representatives nor from applying to the Legislature for redress of grevances.
United States Executive Order 13224 Patriot Act. Government only needs “reasonable basis” for believing that some one is involved with or supports terror in order to designate him as such. Target is generally given no advance notice and no hearing. He may request reconcideration and submit evidence on his behalf but the government faces no deadline to respond. ( Kathleen Brown had made private pacts with China, AFTER President Trump closed down and banned traveling from China, yet she insisted to continue undermining Oregon’s economy. It is believed she has made a pact with them to auction off some of the carbon credits existing in the Cap and Trade Bill to China. Secondly she has allowed illegal immigrants who are known flight risk and a danger to society to be released from jail and refused to allow ICE to do their job by denying ICE the right to arrest these individual and return them to their natural home lands.
U.S. Emergency Proclamation Under IEEP (Which is still in effect) Any american inside the U.S. who offers material support to the asylum seekers, or for that matter, to undocumented immigrants inside the U.S.– Poses “an unusual and extra ordinary threat” to national security, and authorize the Treasury Department to take action against them. Such a move would carry echos of a law passed recently in Hungary, that criminalized the provision of financial or legal services to undocumented migrants.
De on May 20, 2020 at 10:20 pm
Let me make a suggestion Delores. Condense your comment into a fashion that makes sense for all of us. 50 words or less would be nice.
Kamillia on May 19, 2020 at 5:23 pm
Where does November come from??? I cannot find anything that states EO 20-25 is until November, there’s no date mentioned for expiration. I thought it was indefinite.
admintake on May 19, 2020 at 9:08 pm
Kamillia on May 19, 2020 at 10:10 pm
But what does the election have to do with this?? Kate isn’t up for re-election until 2021 or 2022, and she can’t be re-elected from what I thought??
Chris on May 19, 2020 at 6:14 pm
Can we still go to the Coast for vacation? Or when we drive out there is everything going to be closed?
Alicie on May 21, 2020 at 12:20 am
I’m having a hard time understanding what this means.
The Stay Home Order is lifted, but with restrictions.
Businesses are opening up and people are going back to work!
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Bangkok Symphony Orchestra’s Concert in the Park Series – December to February
If you’re one of the millions of people who enjoys outdoor concerts and loves the symphony, then you must give the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Concert in the Park’ series a try. Their first concert took place last Sunday, December 18th, and subsequent concerts will run every Sunday from now until February 12th, except for New Year’s Day. Concerts begin around 5:30 pm, and are free.
Each concert takes place at the Sala Bhirom Bhakdi, a small concert stage, in Lumphini Park. Of course, they take place at this time of year specifically as it’s relatively cool, (for Bangkok standards anyway), so you’re not likely to sweat to death, like you would the rest of the year. But, even if the weather warms up, you may be surprised just how many people do attend these concerts – they’re popular.
The Bangkok Symphony Orchestra concerts don’t just feature classical music though. They actually play a variety of music for most tastes, including movie themes, jazz and some pop. The kids will love them too, as they tend to be quite lively.
Remember, bring a blanket, a picnic and some drinks, and enjoy a relaxing Sunday evening in the park.
Get there by taking the MRT underground to Lumphini or the BST sky train to Sala Daeng stations, and then enjoy a short walk into the park.
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Is Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser Worth the $5,000+ Cost?
admin October 28, 2022 16 min read
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World is undeniably expensive, with prices starting at ~$5,000 for two people and only increasing from there. We're here to help you decide whether the new resort is
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World is undeniably expensive, with prices starting at ~$5,000 for two people and only increasing from there. We’re here to help you decide whether the new resort is “worth it” for you with comparisons to other theme park and cruise vacations, followed by commentary on whether we felt it offered sufficient value for money to us.
One of the difficulties in assessing the cost of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is that there are no easy comparisons. This is unlike anything Walt Disney World has ever done, an amalgamation of a bunch of different entertainment offerings. Rather than being comparable to a theme park visit, it’s more like a cruise on land, with all-inclusive (mostly) food & drinks, similar staterooms, and comparable programming.
But wait, there’s more. Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser also has an immersive ‘choose-your-own-adventure’ style story layered on top, as well as opportunities for nearly-endless show elements. It’s an unprecedented hospitality and entertainment endeavor, with the end product being awesome or alienating, depending upon your perspective. As a threshold matter, you should determine whether this is good fit for your party by reading our spoiler-free Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Review.
To be frank, it’s difficult to argue that a lot of what Disney offers is “worth it” from an objective perspective. Rack rates for the Grand Floridian or Contemporary Resorts are usually higher than the Four Seasons Orlando, and Disney hotels don’t offer a commensurate caliber of service or quality to their real world counterparts. Disney Cruise Line is often exponentially more expensive than its counterparts for nearly-identical (or sometimes inferior) itineraries. The list goes on and on.
When it comes to all things Disney, there’s always an inarticulable x-factor. An emotional or nostalgic pull that causes many people to overlook objective on-paper comparisons. We justify it on the basis of location, perks, theme, or other perceived advantages. But it boils down to something far more nebulous, intangible, or–dare we say–magical.
This is true not just with Disney super fans, either. A large swath of the public is willing to pay premium pricing for Disney’s product and that’s in large part because there’s the perception that there’s no “substitute good” for what Disney offers. Never has that been more true than with Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser.
Cruises and luxury resorts, even those with the Disney brand or location attached obviously do have substitute goods. They may not have to compete on price for some consumers because of the aforementioned brand power, but they do have analogous alternatives. There are other (better) opulent hotels in Central Florida or cruise itineraries to the Caribbean or wherever.
There is nothing else like Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. Despite there being no reasonable baseline for comparison, people want one even more than normal since it’s so expensive and because they can’t fully comprehend just what the not-really-a-resort is and is not. Before plopping down so much money on such a big unknown, people want to know whether Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is worth it.
It should go without saying, but value is in the eye of the beholder. Moreover, not everyone is equally cost-conscious. If you’re some hotshot running a frozen banana stand empire, the price of going to play a star war is chump change for you. Meanwhile, if you’re a middle class family, the cost of doing 2 nights at Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser might exceed your annual vacation budget.
It’s impossible for us to put ourselves into everyone’s shoes and account for all financial circumstances and perceptions of value. The best we can do is offer our viewpoint and how it compares for us. Hopefully, this is useful for regular readers who are already familiar with how we do and don’t spend money.
For those who are not, we are generally frugal and try to save money wherever possible, while also having a willingness (and ability) to splurge on travel that we feel will be unique and memorable, and for which discounting or cost-cutting is not possible. We almost always avoid paying rack rates at Walt Disney World, but have done extravagant experiences and extensively traveled, usually on a budget or with the help of travel hacking.
Our voyage aboard Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser cost $6,634.32, but that was for a party of 4. We shared the room with another couple, friends of ours with whom we’ve previously traveled to Europe, Japan, and pretty much everywhere. Sarah and I paid a total of $3,317.16 for Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser–or $1,658.58 per person. (We could break that down by day, hour, or whatever other unit, but presumably you also have the calculator app on your phone.)
Obviously, sharing a room won’t be possible for everyone–or even most people–reading this. We did it both because of our aforementioned frugality, and also to see how comfortable or uncomfortable the close quarters of the cabin would be. (More on that soon.)
As such, rather than attempting to give an up or down “worth it” proclamation, we’re going to put Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser into context relative to other Disney and real-world destinations. Along with each comparison, we’ll offer our personal preference–which we’d rather do again, and would recommend to someone who hasn’t done either.
Note that the math isn’t perfect on any of these. Actual costs of the alternatives range from around $4,400 to $6,200. This shouldn’t be an issue, because Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser doesn’t charge a flat-rate fee. A lot of reporting has called it a $5,000 experience, which is because that’s (roughly) what Walt Disney World advertises as the starting rate ($4,809) for the off-season. Opening month prices haven’t deviated from that by too much.
Since you can’t price out Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser without calling and dealing with a multi-hour hold time on the phone, we don’t yet know what peak season rates are around Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve. My guess is that they’ll end up being a lot more than $5,000 for a party of two.
Other unknowns is whether discounts will be offered for Annual Passholders, Disney Vacation Club members, and other select guests during the off-season when bookings might be lower. Alternatively, will prices quickly increase if most voyages sell out at the current price points. We hesitate to make any predictions, as this is incredibly supply-constrained, but also incredibly niche.
With all of that out of the way, here’s how we’d compare various Disney and real-world destinations to a stay at Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser for those who have not done the respective experiences. It should go without saying, but this is an imperfect exercise. There’s no way to precisely account for discrepancies in seasonality, discounts, or airfare (this is especially true with the international destinations, which can vary wildly).
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser v. 8-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise
For the same price as Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, you could choose from a variety of one-week or longer itineraries aboard Disney Cruise Line’s legacy ships (e.g. all but the Disney Wish). Among the more approachable options for many Americans will be the various Caribbean sailings. We’ve done a couple of these, but always of a shorter duration.
With that in mind, I would choose Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser over even the lengthier Eastern Caribbean cruise. As with so much of the titular question and these comparisons, this is going to vary highly from person to person. The biggest reason for my choice is that Galactic Starcruiser offers a wholly immersive experience, and while good, the entertainment aboard DCL doesn’t even begin to touch this–even 7 nights’ worth as compared to 2. I’m also far less keen on the Caribbean than other destinations.
Conversely, Sarah would choose the cruise–but it would be a close call. She enjoys the standard DCL programming more than I do, and also would like to explore some of the ports of call on this itinerary.
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser v. 7-Night Norwegian Fjords Cruise
Both of us would choose the Norwegian Fjords cruise over Galactic Starcruiser. We did Disney Cruise Line’s Norway itinerary a few years ago (albeit at a deep discount due to booking last minute) and it was one of the best trips we’ve ever taken, Disney or otherwise. It also felt surprisingly “Disney” (beyond just the ship), as we visited numerous destinations represented in Epcot’s World Showcase and that were the real world inspiration for Frozen.
For me, neither of these first two comparisons are close calls. I’d choose Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser without hesitation over the Eastern Caribbean itinerary, and the Norwegian Fjords option would be an easy pick over Galactic Starcruiser. If anything, this should demonstrate that all of these comparisons are highly personal. You may have zero interest in Norway, but a strong desire to see the Caribbean.
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser v. 8-Night Tokyo Disneyland & Japan
We’ve spent significant time in Japan, doing month-long Airbnb stays in Kyoto for around $1,200 total. That’s not really a relevant comparison here, as most families considering 2 nights at Galactic Starcruiser aren’t going to consider 30 nights in Japan as a viable alternative (and the per night cost is considerably higher).
With that said, Tokyo Disneyland plus Japan is a great comparison here because that trip would offer a high-caliber of service, attention to detail, and immersion. As noted elsewhere, Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser feels like “old school” Disney…in many of the same ways as Tokyo Disneyland. In addition to superior service, maintenance, entertainment, etc., the Tokyo parks are also less expensive, with cheaper ticket, monorail loop hotel, and food prices. (We joke that all of this is “subsidized” by Duffy merchandise, which is ridiculously expensive.)
For us, there’s absolutely no contest–Tokyo Disneyland and Japan win in a landslide. We’ve been pleading with Walt Disney World fans to visit the Tokyo parks for years. Anyone with the means should prioritize that over Galactic Starcruiser unless they are hardcore Star Wars fans who don’t really care about theme parks.
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser v. 9-Night Disneyland Paris & France
While we love Disneyland Paris, it is most certainly not “old school” Disney. It’s the most mismanaged resort complex in the world, and is a great place in spite of itself. Similarly, France is not particularly renowned for its high-caliber of service. It’s a different culture, and you take the good with the bad, just like anywhere. (We have zero issues with French culture or service standards, but you might. Check out “Is Disneyland Paris Right for You?” for more insight.)
We would both choose Disneyland Paris plus France over Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. Admittedly, this is less about the Disney side of the ledger than with the Tokyo Disneyland comparison below. Paris is one of our favorite cities in the world and we’d spend the bulk of our time there. With that said, a first-timer could easily do several days at Disneyland Paris. If you’re the type of fan who collects coffee table books about Imagineering or the design and architecture of the parks, Disneyland Paris is an absolute treasure trove.
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser v. 4-Night Disneyland (Deluxe Accommodations)
For around the same cost as Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, you could stay at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa for 4-nights and do Disneyland and Disney California Adventure for 5 days. The flagship Grand Californian has its own entrance into DCA and is like a more luxurious version of Wilderness Lodge. (They’re actually quite different thematically, but the core architecture invites that obvious comparison.)
The similarity between Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser and Disneyland Resort is that both are similarly lower-stress. We wouldn’t call either “laid back” (to the contrary, both can be exhausting), but neither are on the same level as the core Walt Disney World experience. That alone invites the comparison.
As far bigger fans of theme parks than Star Wars, we’d pick Disneyland in a heartbeat. If you’ve yet to visit Walt Disney’s original magic kingdom, it’s something every Disney fan should do.
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser v. 5-Nights at Walt Disney World (Moderate Accommodations)
Whereas the prior examples are aimed at first-timers to those respective destinations, both of these Walt Disney World comparisons apply to repeat visitors. This apples to oranges comparison is for a simple reason: this blog’s primary readership is Walt Disney World fans. In other words, people who have visited the Florida parks but are less likely to have been to Disneyland and beyond.
If you’re planning a first-time Florida vacation, the following does not apply to you. Walt Disney World is a rite-of-passage destination for a reason. For us “old-timers,” it’s easier to compare today’s guest experience to the superior one of two years ago, or take for granted just how envelope-pushing Walt Disney World is–like Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, except more mainstream. If you don’t have the burden of knowledge, so to speak, about what’s missing or compromised, you will still almost certainly be blown away by Walt Disney World.
With that out of the way, we used the calculations in How Much Does a Walt Disney World Vacation Cost in 2022? I redid the math in light of recently-released promotions, and found the numbers didn’t differ too much given actual resort availability (which is limited) and price increases in the last few months.
Obviously, this comparison is relevant since both Galactic Starcruiser and Moderate Resorts are located at Walt Disney World. Despite that, the two still differ significantly–an interactive adventure is not the same thing as a theme park with rides, and each will appeal to different people.
With that said, the biggest question from our perspective is whether the standard Walt Disney World trip can deliver something as consistently enjoyable as Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. Don’t get us wrong, we love Walt Disney World. But reader feedback in the last few months makes us wince, and not because you all are particularly cringeworthy. It’s because the baseline guest experience can be hit or miss right now.
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser does not have that. Again, this is old school Disney. The level of service is impeccable, with guest needs being anticipated and everyone treated as if they’re special. Just like the parks, it can be exhausting and isn’t a “vacation” in the traditional sense of the term, but it’s not stressful like Walt Disney World can be currently.
Honestly, this one is a toss-up. We are well-versed in visiting Walt Disney World, making it relatively stress-free for us since we can beat the crowds with ease. (We’re also able to operate on minimal sleep, which is incredibly advantageous at Walt Disney World.) This is a double-edged sword, as being well-versed in Walt Disney World also means it’s not as novel to us, whereas Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is. On balance, all of that makes it impossible for us to answer. It’s an incredibly close call, which alone should speak volumes.
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser v. 3-Nights at Walt Disney World (Deluxe Accommodations)
Basically, this is the same comparison as above. There are two key differences here, though. First, it’s two nights shorter and only one longer than the stay at Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. Second, it includes a Deluxe Resort stay rather than one at a Moderate.
With this comes the implicit assumption that guests desiring a shorter trip but more well-appointed accommodations are looking for luxury. Although Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is absolutely not a luxury resort, it is a luxurious overall experience with greater attention to detail and service. It’s more individualized and less mass market, which presumably gives it greater appeal to that type of guest–even though it is, yet again, absolutely unlike the archetype of a luxury hotel.
In this scenario, it’s an easier call–Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. Even on the resort side, Deluxes at Walt Disney World aren’t really luxurious, and those guests will have the same theme park experience (and accompanying headaches) as everyone else. To get the true white glove treatment in the parks, you’re looking at spending up to $850 per hour for a VIP tour on top of everything else. In other words, a day at Walt Disney World might end up costing as much or more as 2-nights in Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. Obviously, that’s not an apples to apples comparison, but literally none of this is.
Was Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Worth It For Us?
Maybe? Even now, we have mixed feelings about it. We’ll put it this way: we felt incredibly satisfied by our time aboard the Halcyon and are glad we did it. So I guess, yes, Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser was worth it for us. A total cost of over $3,000 for the two of us (after splitting the the room with another couple) for 2 days of immersive entertainment, quality food, superlative service, incredible attention to detail, and the most envelope-pushing experience we’ve had at Walt Disney World in years.
All of that makes us happy that we did Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. Part of that might be that it felt like we were part of something special, witnessing first hand Imagineering swing for the fences with an ambitious but quirky experience.
However, I’m not sure that’s the same as saying Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is worth that high cost. It’s fair to say there are splurges we all make that bring us joy in the moment, but maybe we look back on with the “clarity” of hindsight and realize that, objectively, the money could’ve been spent better.
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser was more money than what we’ve spent on anything in recent memory. During the moment-to-moment action, we had zero regrets. Immediately after leaving the Halcyon, we were still on cloud nine, feeling a sense of euphoria and energy from what we had just been a part of. If you asked me then whether it was worth it, I would’ve given an emphatic “YES!” in response. It’s only upon ruminating on it for over a week that results in this more measured response.
We also feel more comfortable with the cost because we were able to reduce the expense by sharing a room. (Doing it with another couple also greatly enhanced the voyage, and relieved us of some “interactivity pressures.”) Not everyone is going to be willing or able to do the same.
Had we paid $5,000 for the two of us, neither of us would’ve felt Galactic Starcruiser was worth it. That’s just us, and that’s how we feel with more careful consideration and reflection, removed from the actual experience. It also comes from the perspective of that $5,000 coming at the opportunity cost of other travel we could do throughout this year. (Hence the above comparisons.)
To that end, we are not in a rush to do Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser again. Even with more story options that we’d love to explore, we feel satisfied with how our voyage and personal adventures, or whatever you want to call them, played out. I’m incredibly curious about what we did not see, but not “drop another few grand” curious. Maybe I’ll feel differently in 6 months or a year, especially if story elements have been tweaked or off-season discounts are offered. For now, that price-barrier outweighs what would otherwise be a repeatable experience.
This assessment could also vary considerably if our demographics differed. Kids are unquestionably the biggest wild card, and this really goes for “children of all ages.” If your kids are too young to actively participate or your group wouldn’t “buy into” the story elements, the value simply is not here. If viewed as a passive Star Wars cruise on land, Galactic Starcruiser won’t even come close to measuring up for your family–do something different.
Conversely, if your party is full of impressionable and imaginative minds, Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser could be more memorable and formative of an experience than anything in Walt Disney World’s theme parks. (You know how some kids remember the resort pools more fondly than any rides? This feels like it could be that times one-hundred.)
Obviously, we can’t offer an armchair assessment of your children or you–but if we had kids in the ‘sweet spot’ age range of around 7-14 years old who were forming an interest in Star Wars, many of the above comparisons go out the window. We’d book Galactic Starcruiser even if our personal preferences lied elsewhere.
At the end of the day, that’s the tricky thing with assessing whether Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is worth it. Beyond it simply costing a lot, which presents an unfortunate barrier to entry for many middle class families, there are a ton of other considerations that might make it a good or bad option for a lot of other parties. It’s impossible for us to give a simple and concise answer to the titular question (hence all of this rambling).
About the only other thing we can add is that, from our perspective, Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser comes very close to being the best conceivable version of whatever this hard-to-define thing is. Not everyone will love it, but the target audience will absolutely adore it. Assuming for the sake of argument that something like this could ever be worth $5,000 (a bold assumption), Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is the version of that thing.
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If you’ve done Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, what’s your perception of the value for money? Was your voyage worth it? Even if you haven’t done it, do you think this would be worth the splurge or is it too much for too little from your perspective? (Please be clear as to whether you’ve been aboard the Halcyon if you’re opining on value.) After reading or seeing firsthand accounts of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Resort, has your perception of it it changed? Do you agree or disagree with our cost comparisons and value assessments? Any questions we can help you answer? Hearing your feedback–even when you disagree with us–is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!
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Oil prices have retreated this morning, with Brent falling back below the $110 per barrel mark and WTI nearing $100 per barrel as the US has suggested that it may release more crude from its strategic reserves. The scale of this release will be significant if early rumours are anything to go by. It has been suggested that we could see up to 1mn barrels per day released over the next several months, with the total amounting to 180mn barrels. The US is also pushing for a coordinated release of supplies from other major economies, according to the IEA, although a final decision has reportedly not been made just yet. An announcement from the US, however, could come as early as today.
Angola: The Bank of Angola is set to deliver its latest verdict on the policy rate today. The Monetary Policy is likely to keep its policy rate unchanged as a world-beating rally against the USD this year, and fuel subsidies help contain inflation pressures. An unchanged rate decision will also allow policymakers to assess the impact of global price shocks on items such as agricultural commodities, which are expected to have a major impact on inflation.
Democratic Republic of Congo: State-owned miner Gecamines is suspending its court case against China Molybdenum Co.’s Tenke Fungurume Mining SA while the government attempts to settle a dispute with the company. Communication Minister Patrick Muyaya said that the government has “proposed a road map to exit the crisis, along with a timeline, for the two sides to come to an agreement. In the meantime, the judicial procedure remains suspended in order to restore a peaceful climate of exchange and harmony between the two parties.” Note Tenke is one of the world’s most important sources of cobalt, a mineral used in electric car batteries.
Egypt: Saudi Arabia became the latest Gulf state to support Egypt yesterday after depositing $5bn in the Egyptian central bank. The move is part of the Kingdom’s efforts to support the Egyptian economy, which has increased pressure from Russia’s war on Ukraine. Qatar on Tuesday pledged to pump $5bn into investments in Egypt, while Abu Dhabi wealth fund ADQ made a roughly $2bn deal to buy Egyptian state-owned stakes in publicly listed companies earlier this month. Meanwhile, the Egyptian government said that it had approved a draft agreement for Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund to invest in the country without giving the value of any potential deals.
Guinea: Guinea’s finance ministry has indicated that the country’s public debt sustainability indicators remain at moderate risk of distress, despite refinancing risks for domestic debt, foreign exchange risks for external debt, and interest-rate risks. Meanwhile, the public and guaranteed debt stock rose 9% y/y to $6.95bn, while external debt was $3.92bn and domestic liabilities were $3.02bn. The ministry’s report further noted that the debt ratio has remained below the 70% of GDP threshold required by the Ecowas bloc, giving room to raise financing for socio-economic infrastructure. The debt ratio complies with the 35% level for concessional loans required by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Kenya: To ease pressure on the fiscus, lawmakers in Kenya have approved road tolls. The National Assembly committee, in a report approving the national toll fund, noted that the Kenyan road sector has an annual funding deficit of over KES 100bn and pending bills of KES 1trn. Meanwhile, outstanding maintenance backlog totals 160,876km, estimated at KES 400bn to date. According to the report, tolling “externalizes the funding burden from the exchequer, hence permitting for alternative use of freed resources, while at the same time expanding the scope of public services that can be delivered by the government.” Kenya will plug funding shortfalls when toll collections are below the amount required to run and maintain tolled roads, and a toll-free alternative will be provided to road users where feasible.
Rwanda: Data from the central bank of Rwanda showed that the current account deficit narrowed to 10.9% of GDP in 2021 from 11.9% in 2020. Zooming in on some of the components, the trade deficit widened to $2,04bn in 2021 from $1.97bn a year earlier on the back of rising imports. Specifically, imports increased by 17% to $3.2bn on consumer and energy goods, increasing international food and oil prices. Meanwhile, exports recovered from the pandemic-induced slump, rising by 53% y/y to $1.17bn. With energy and food costs remaining elevated, imports could remain underpinned, and therefore risks for a further widening of the trade deficit exist.
Despite the improvement in global risk sentiment over the past few sessions on the back of progress in talks between Russian Ukraine, March has been mostly characterized by bouts of risk-off sentiment amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has underpinned higher commodity prices in particular oil and wheat. As a result, some African oil-importing countries have come under pressure, and there has been a spike in currency volatility in the African FX basket. Additional pressure has come from tightening global financial conditions as the US Federal Reserve embarks on its rate hiking cycle.
At around 19.0%, the Ghanaian Cedi (GHS) is now the most volatile currency among those tracked by ETM, surpassing the Zambian Kwacha. In addition to unfavourable external developments, the GHS has weakened on the back of concerns that the country will not achieve its revenue and debt targets. The GHS has lost more than 9% against the USD on a month-to-date basis and is ranked the second-worst performer among African currencies. Volatility in the Kenyan Shilling has also risen sharply over the past 30-days, with the KES plunging to record low levels as current external headwinds and factors such as increased dollar demand from importers and a persisting current deficit weigh.
While geopolitical risk appears to be dissipating, the situation remains fragile. African countries remain exposed to high commodity prices, particularly oil and wheat, which will affect inflation, current accounts, and budget balances. In addition to tightening global financial conditions, we see further upside risks for FX volatility in the near term, especially in countries with weak fundamentals.
In line with the broader bias across the global bond market over the past couple of months, Kenya’s local currency bond curve has bear flattened, reflecting the hawkish pivot from central banks across developing nations. While the Central Bank of Kenya decided to leave interest rates on hold this week, stating that inflation expectations remain contained, the market is clearly of the opinion that inflation risks are skewed firmly to the upside, underpinning bets that the CBE will be forced to raise rates in the coming months.
Since the start of the year, Kenya’s shorter-dated 2024 local currency bond yield has climbed nearly 60bps to sit at 10.90%, according to Bloomberg data. Movements further out on the curve have still been notable but have been less pronounced than those on the front-end, with the longer-dated 10yr bond yield rising 33bps to 12.83%. While much of the bearish impetus in Kenya’s bond market can be linked to global inflation risks and the hawkish shift in global monetary policy, it must be noted that increased fiscal risks are also contributing to the shift higher in yields across the curve.
Looking ahead, although the central bank has said that inflation is expected to remain relatively contained in the months ahead, we expect the bearish bias in Kenyan local currency bonds to persist in the months ahead. This notion is underpinned by expectations for a continued slide in the country's fiscal position against the backdrop of rising interest rates in developing nations, both of which will be bearish for Kenyan bonds. While the flattening bias is likely to remain intact, given how much fiscal risk is baked into Kenyan bonds and expectations for a gradual tightening of monetary policy in Kenya, it is improbable that we would see the curve invert in the foreseeable future.
Wednesday saw another bold move from an African central bank, with the Bank of Mozambique announcing a 200bps rate hike. Yesterday’s move from the Bank of Mozambique saw its benchmark MIMO Rate rise from 13.25% to 15.25%, a level not seen since 2018. The aggressive rate hike came on the back of a substantial upward revision from the central bank to its inflation forecasts for the short and medium-term.
The Monetary Policy Committee said in its statement that the sharp upward revision to inflation reflects the materialization and exacerbation of risks, especially the escalation of the geopolitical conflict in Europe and the natural disasters that struck the centre and north of the country. The inflation forecasts point to an acceleration in headline and core inflation, reflecting the direct and indirect impact of rising fuel and food prices despite the Metical’s stability.
Policymakers said that the marked increase in the MIMO Rate aims to keep inflation under control to allow the beginning of a gradual transition to single-digit interest rates in the longer term amid the resumption of the Program with the International Monetary Fund and the implementation of natural gas projects. The Committee said that it would continue to monitor the evolution of risks and uncertainties associated with the forecasts to achieve its primary goal of low and stable inflation.
Regarding economic growth, the central bank said that it expects the recovery to persist in 2022, despite forecasts of slowing external demand. The sustained recovery will be supported by the removal of restrictive Covid containment measures and the implementation of energy projects in the province of Inhambane and the Rovuma basin. This comes on the back of deepening reforms and greater concessional financing to the country amid the resumption of the country’s IMF program. |
The Ultimate Guide to Project Charter Template with Samples & Examples
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In the project lifecycle, the charter is created during the startup phase. Do you know the incredible value of creating a project charter? If not, here’s everything you need to know to get the perfect project charter.
A project charter is a fundamental project authorization that documents and describes the shared view of project scope, development, and objectives while defining the management team’s roles and responsibilities.
It is a crucial element in planning out the project. The project charter template helps in documenting the complete project. So before heading, let us see what the project charter template is?
“A project charter template helps to document the brief details of a project. Such as purpose scope, deliverables and the staff who are working in this project”.
You can use this project charter template to record all the essential details about your project, including its scope, stakeholders, deliverables, goals, and objectives. In addition, you can create task lists and resource, financial, and quality plans to specify the scope of work to be done when you have identified those. Because it gives a clear picture of your project, everyone involved is on the same page, and your project charter is a crucial document.
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About Free Project Charter Template
This Free project charter template identifies project objectives, scope, and
deliverables. Then it creates task lists and resources.
Besides, it makes the financial and quality plans as well to plan the work forward. This template shows the importance of the project and how to address these reasons.
According to the Project Management Institute’s definition in the book Project Management Body of Knowledge (P.M.B.O.K. ), a project charter “writes the high-level information on the whole project” to make sure that all stakeholders are aware of the project’s deliverables, milestones, and roles of the project management team.
Why You Need a Project Charter
The project charter is the documentation in which you describe the reasons for starting the project. You also describe how the project team and strategy will be organized to achieve the project’s objectives and make it successful.
The project’s vision, objectives, scope, and deliverables are just a few elements of a project charter. Then, from the stakeholders on down, you’ll need to address everyone’s roles within the project. Finally, it would help if you described how you plan to approach the project, including its scope, resources, and stakeholder requirements.
You’ll use this free project charter template for Excel to produce the document you’ll give to a senior management member of the company, also known as the project sponsor. You must first complete a few more project management forms. These are the feasibility study and business case. You are prepared to start the project planning phase once the project charter and all of these documents have been accepted.
Therefore, the project charter acts as a boundary for the project plan. You are providing specifics about the project’s scope, which will consider every deliverable the project is meant to produce. Assemble your project team and start the planning, implementation, and monitoring phases once you have a project charter.
Once you’ve assembled your project team, teach them how to use project management software so they can collaborate on assignments. Finally, the project manager converts the project charter into a trackable project plan.
The Gantt chart links task dependencies, organizes the project schedule, and determines the critical route. Once you’ve established the baseline for the project timeline, you can monitor your team’s work in real-time to compare actual progress to the plan and maintain the project on track and within budget.
Importance and Roles of Project Charter Template
When starting a project, it would be beneficial to develop a project charter first. So, to make a project successful, you can create a project charter to the first step in the project’s whole life cycle.
Here are some significant benefits of the project charter template.
The project charter gives a clear understanding of the whole project. It also reflects the results of the project. Our project charter template uses clear and focused business terms, which makes it easy to understand. Moreover, this free project charter template states when the project s going to start, which makes the mind of the project leader and the participants.
To clearly understand the project, the whole project needs to be precise. Also, if it is vague, the project leader and the participants would not understand the process and procedures outside the project’s scope. Our project charter template excel clearly defines the project scope.
Our free project charter template also gives you budget clarity. It ensures that the funding is available, and it will release on time. Additionally, it settles your spending authority and budget before starting the project.
This free project charter template gives you measuring criteria and milestones. So, it provides invaluable guidance to your team as you start to brief out the project. Also, the project charter template helps determine project value for managers and teams. Additionally, it gives budget clarity.
A team working under a flawed charter will find themselves confused again and again. So, a well-written charter boosts up the team’s morale by giving proper direction for success.
A well-written project charter creates a shared understanding between stakeholders and the team. Also, the stakeholders can clearly understand what the outcomes of investing in the project will be. It helps them know what they are approving.
Components, Objectives, and Benefits of the Project Charter
Template?
There are several components and objectives of a project charter templet excel.
Overview: Gives a precise statement of the project.
Purpose of the Project Charter template: This Project Charter template defines the purpose, objectives, and scope of the project. The main is:
To deliver an understanding of the project, the reason, and its justification
for starting it
To establish the project administrator and his authority level
Project Objective: The project charter clearly states the project’s objective, how to access and measure it. It should be:
Time-based scope
Components of a Project Charter
The components of a project charter might change from one project to another, as they do with most project management papers. However, the following are the project charter’s most crucial components:
The sections of this paper that will be covered in more detail after this one are summarized in the executive summary. Be succinct; you are merely laying up the information, much like a table of contents. The definition, organization, plan, risks, problems, presumptions, and constraints will all be covered in this paper section.
You must clearly understand what the project is intended to accomplish; state it here, along with a high-level summary. In addition, a project charter template must include the following components for your project definition.
Project Vision: Be succinct when describing the project’s vision. The project’s goal should be stated in only one Word. Reduce it to its bare minimum while keeping it realistic.
Project Goals and Objectives: You should identify those essential to the project in the project objectives. Each aim should be a specific declaration of what the initiative will accomplish. These must be smart goals, which are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound.
Sub-objectives can be created from the project’s main goals. These could include industry-specific corporate objectives. Project goals may also be technology-specific.
Project Scope: All of your project’s actions, checkpoints, and deliverables are listed in the project scope. Your project’s scope should restrict the amount of work that can be done. When defining the project’s scope, it is important to consider the processes that will change, the organizational areas that will be impacted, the locations that will be impacted, the possibility of data alteration, the applications that will need to be installed or modified, and the technologies that will be used and decommissioned. Remember to specify what will not be covered in your project scope and consider the risks and limitations involved.
Project Deliverables: The project deliverables can be organized in a diagram, for example, one that displays the item in one column and its components in another, followed by the description, success criteria, and quality requirements.
Start by stating your strategy. Which project milestones are there? How will you carry out each project phase? Make a table where each phase is noted, and the strategy is briefly described next to it.
A Gantt chart can be used to schedule the overall strategy. The project schedule can be outlined, describing the order of each step that you have gathered in the table.
Throughout the project life cycle, you want to know your milestones. Project milestones are significant events that signal the end of a phase. Create a table with the milestone, the deadline for completion, and a brief description of it.
Following that, you should list the job dependencies. How will they affect other tasks, and how will non-delivery affect them, i.e., are they task-dependent?
Make a plan for resource management next. You’ll be summarising the time and effort put in by each project team member in this section. The start and end dates, the proportion of effort, and their job should come first.
Now we get to the money phase. Here, you divide the category into its price and its worth. A more comprehensive financial plan might be created during the project’s planning phase.
Next, you need a strong strategy. This ensures that numerous procedures are followed to make the project successful. The process should therefore be listed, whether it be change management, risk management, issue management, etc., before being described.
Project Considerations
Here is where you address the project’s risks. First, describe any potential risks to the project, including their likelihood (high, medium, or low), potential consequences (again, high, medium, or low), and the steps you’ll take to mitigate them if they do exist.
Address the issues in order of priority next. For example, a problem is now affecting the project instead of danger. Describe it, indicate its priority, and specify the steps you’ll take to fix it.
What are the project’s identified assumptions right now? Then a list of restrictions follows.
You can outline the responsibilities of each person involved in your project, including clients, stakeholders, and team members, in the section on project organization. Opportunities, risks, constraints, and scope are also included.
Scope: The project scope includes details, the desired outcome, and why
stakeholders should choose it.
Milestones: An estimated budget of the project: An experienced project manager defines the Timeline and expected expenses of the project.
Project schedule and milestones: The project charter should include the
milestones that are needed.
Major Deliverables: A list of the major deliverables that will come from the
project should be listed.
Project constraints: It is essential to define all limitations on the project or those working on the project.
Potential risks and mitigation strategies: There is always a risk factor in every project. It is vital to define all constraints on the project or those working on the project.
Project managers and staff: List every staff member and their role in the project.
Assumptions: List the assumptions in creating the project.
Business Need or Opportunity: Provide a brief statement of the business need or opportunity that led to the project’s beginning.
Stakeholders: Define stakeholder roles in the project. For example, explain
whether they’re actively involved or beneficiaries. List anyone who can approve or request changes to the project charter.
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Advantages of creating a project charter
A project charter improvement:
Understanding of individual roles
Without a project charter, the project cant defines its direction. Further, you can avoid miscommunications and wrong expectations of customers, managers, and stakeholders, by having everyone examine and contribute to the project charter.
A project charter can work as a contract. Since it defines staff’s responsibilities and other terms and conditions, there’s less room for argument about whether parties fulfill their obligations.
What Is the Difference Between a Project Charter, a Statement of Work and a Project Proposal?
Let’s clarify the difference between a project management charter and other similar project documents before getting ahead. Here we will discuss, statement of work and a project proposal.
Statement of Work Vs Project Charter (S.O.W.)
The project’s purpose is described in the statement of work (S.O.W.), along with an outline of the deliverables. On the other side, a project charter is based on the S.O.W. and gives the project manager the power to launch the project. The S.O.W. typically serves as an internal document utilized only by the organization to solve business needs and give an overview of the deliverables, which is another distinction. However, a project charter follows the S.O.W. and gives the project manager the power to start the project and use funds.
A statement of work (SOW) is a formal document between the client and the agency. Also, it explains the reason for the project and how it will be the outcome.
The SOW is a detailed, legally-binding contract, whereas a project charter is comparatively shorter, high level, and a non-legal overview of the project.
There is no difference between a statement of work and the scope of work. However, a project charter contains the scope of work. As for a project proposal, its purpose is to convince stakeholders of the viability of the project.
Making it clear, we can say the project charter doesn’t start until a project proposal has been approved. Moreover, the ownership of the above documents differs too.
The project director is generally the project proposal owner, and the project manager owns the project charter.
Project Charter vs. Project Proposal
A project proposal is created to convince stakeholders of the project’s viability. Once more, the project charter cannot begin unless the project proposal is approved. These papers also have different owners, with the project proposal typically belonging to a project director and the project charter typically belonging to the project manager.
The project proposal is made at the commencement phase, whereas the project charter is made during the planning phase. The tasks and responsibilities of the project team are described in the project charter, which serves as a guide. In addition, the project proposal identifies a problem and suggests solutions or ways to take advantage of an opportunity.
Steps to Make/Write A Project Charter
You can take action to deliver a better end product before diving into the sections of your project charter template. However, like any endeavour, your pre-project research and long-term success will come from being diligent.
First, it takes more than one person to create the components of a project charter. Although the project manager is frequently given this responsibility, it is a good idea to enlist the aid of the other project team members. Conduct a meeting with all project stakeholders, clients, and other team members before you write the first Word.
It’s crucial to hold an open dialogue during which everyone’s opinions are heard and, ideally, recorded on paper. This gathers suggestions and many points of view for your project charter, but it also helps everyone involved stay informed and prevent misunderstandings.
You can study a variety of information from this meeting. Go over your meeting notes, and present them to the attendees once a project charter draught is underway. They could provide you with further suggestions or edits that you can utilize to improve
There are no hard and fast rules to make an OK project charter in project
management. It differs based on project nature. So, here are some general guidelines to write an effective project charter.
Do primary research and collect information about the project. Then,
introduce the stakeholders to the project.
Discuss the purpose, objective and deliverables of the project with the
stakeholder and team. And take notes.
For taking notes, use pre-formatted free project charter templates to
mitigates the efforts.
Include information about the communication channels
Review the drafted project charter with the team managers
Authorize the project from stakeholders and other participants to either
start or continue.
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Format of Free Project Charter Template
There is our free project charter template in Word and PDF. This template is fully editable and can be mold according to your project’s requirements. Our project management charter template includes:
Reasons for the project
Project managers and staff
Goals and purpose
Scope of Project
Risk identified
Expected outcomes of the project
A general overview of the budget
Who the main stallholders are
The Benefits of Having a Project Charter
An efficient project charter is essential in the completion of the project. Without it, a project loses its direction. Below are some benefits of having a good project charter:
It ultimately reflects all reasons for initiating a project.
It gives ways to solve any issues or concerns about the project. Also, identifies the major stakeholders and contributors to the project.
It clearly defines the relationships between all the members involved in the project.
It shows all objectives of the project.
Improves the communication between the project manager, the
stakeholders, and all the members. Further, it gives identification to the roles and authority of all the members involved in the project.
It allows the project to be concise and progress well.
Approves the project and announces its beginning.
It justifies the support of the management to the whole project. Also, defines the schedule, scope, budget, restraints, and deliverables of the
It can act as a basis for gaining project sponsorship.
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Top 6 Frequently Asked Questions about Project Charter
There are many questions in the FAQ list of The Ultimate Guide to Project Charter Template with Samples & Examples. However, the top 6 and the basic ones are:
What is the Project Charter template?
A project charter template contains a detailed summary of the project.
Who Signs Project Charter?
The sponsor or stakeholder signs the project charter.
Is a project charter a legal document?
Yes, a project charter legally authorizes the launch of the project.
How to write a project charter?
Write Project name, Purpose, objective, Budget, Scope, Deliverables, Stakeholders, milestones, Team roles and responsibilities.
What is the Project Charter example?
An example of the project charter is when an institute is founded and a document made to define the college’s policies.
What is a charter template?
A charter template contains a complete summary of the essence of the project. It acts as a document of agreement between the stakeholders, the sponsor, and the project team.
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Can You See Meteor Crater without Paying?
5 min readby Daniel JaxsonTravel and Places
Written by Daniel Jaxson
Meteor Crater is more than just a huge crater. It’s a physical record of an ancient collision by a massive meteor, and it’s now a popular tourist attraction in Arizona.
Dating back to about 50,000 years ago, Meteor Crater was blasted out of the surrounding sandstone, and the dry Arizona climate has maintained it near to impact-fresh ever since. Even when you’re looking at it in person, the scope and enormity of Meteor Crater in the high desert near Flagstaff is nearly amazing. Standing on the crater’s edge, you can see stones the size of houses across the crater.
There are just a handful of undamaged craters on the planet, and Meteor Crater is one of them. For those curious about such spectacle, you may be wondering if you can see Meteor Crater without paying. Let us find out.
No, the crater is not accessible for free viewing. Unless you drive via the parking lot and pay when you arrive, the area is blocked off. Besides, the Visitor Center is more educational than the crater itself and it is not possible to hike down into or around the crater.
Who Owns Meteor Crater?
The meteor crater is owned by Daniel Barringer, a mining engineer from Philadelphia. In 1903, he purchased the Crater, believing it to be the result of a massive meteorite. He also thought he’d be wealthy if he could uncover the meteorite buried beneath the crater. While he was correct about the Crater, there was no meteorite. He drilled a 1,400-foot-deep hole but discovered nothing, and when he ran out of money in 1929, he died.
However, his descendants had it better than he did and till today, the Crater is still owned by the Barringer family. Meteor Crater has been made into a tourist attraction and has made a much better profit than Daniel would have gained from the meteorite.
Because the Crater is such a large natural wonder, some tourists incorrectly believe it belongs to the government and are disappointed when they learn that they must pay retail price to see it.
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Is Meteor Crater Worth It?
Yes, it is a nice place to take a break and relax. It’s one of those things that must be seen to be believed, and it’s something you can’t fully comprehend until you’re standing on top of it. Between it and the interstate, the Barringers erected a six-mile-long paved road, a lovely visitor’s center, and museum, and even an elevator to take you to the rim if you don’t want to hike the stairs.
The modest museum, like everything else, is overshadowed by the crater, but it does have some charming features. A photo op allows you to appear to be standing on the Crater’s floor, which is impossible to do in real life. There’s a display of the largest shard of Meteor Crater meteorite to survive, a comparatively modest 1,400-pound blob, and an Apollo test capsule lies outside as another photo op — the moon astronauts trained here. The nearby souvenir shop sells “Crater Dust” for ten dollars a baggie and includes a magnet so that anyone interested in mining can extract the space rock particles.
Some people don’t think it was worth the trip, especially because of the fee and because they couldn’t enter the crater itself. So, while there are lots of fun things to do, it all depends on self-interest.
Do You Have to Pay to See Meteor Crater?
Yes, you have to pay to see the meteor crater. Adults pay $22, seniors $20, children $13, and children under 5 are free. You can also pay family package if there are more than 5 people in a group with discounts available.
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How Long Should You Spend at Meteor Crater?
Set aside at least 3 hours if you truly want to make it worthwhile. There is an informative film, a very nice guided tour/hike around the rim, viewing decks, displays in the building, and the actual building itself is fascinating and worth a look around. If you’re only going to hurry through it, don’t bother. Take your time to appreciate it. After all, you’ve probably heard about it your entire life.
Even though it is only a giant hole in the ground at the end of the day, this location is intriguing because it allows your imagination to run wild.
So, can you see Meteor Crater without paying? No, you can’t as it is owned by individuals who have invested a lot into it for years. Also, the rim of Meteor Crater is not for the faint of heart, with all of the stairs and changing elevations, therefore, people who are afraid of heights should avoid it at all cost. However, for those who are looking for both thrills and natural wonders, or are interested in geology and astronomy, Meteor Crater is the place to visit.
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The Role Of Experts In Austin, Texas Pedestrian Accident Cases
By Jeff CraigJuly 14, 2016Pedestrian Accidents
This is the fourth post in our series on the handling of Austin, Texas pedestrian cases. Our last post discussed conducting discovery in pedestrian accidents where a lawsuit has been filed. It is important to conduct discovery as it impacts issues relating to liability and comparative fault. In this article, we will address another important topic – the roles of experts in such cases. As we will discuss below, experts can be a crucial part of such matters due to the serious injuries a victim may suffer. We cannot stress enough the fact that you should contact a personal injury attorney immediately if you have been hit by a car.
Austin pedestrians who have been injured may require expert witnesses in order to prove their damages
Injury victims often have to utilize experts in a serious injury case. This is due to the fact that determination of one’s future damages requires the use of medical professionals and possibly vocational analysts. A witness may only testify in regards to such issues if they have specialized knowledge in a given field.
Austin pedestrians often suffer serious injuries when hit by a car. An individual is no match for an oncoming vehicle. They may suffer spinal damage, broken bones, head injuries, or paralysis. If a person is left disabled, or with ongoing pain, then a medical professional is needed to testify in regards to future care which the victim may need, possible future surgeries, the cost of such care, and the likelihood of recovery. The medical professional will have to conduct their own examinations of the victim. They will then issue a report and the defense will have an opportunity to designate their own expert who will argue against the Plaintiff’s position.
The serious injuries suffered by a pedestrian can lead to future economic damages. A vocational analyst will be required to opine as to the reduction in a victim’s future earnings. Such a professional will analyze the possibility of one returning to their old career, the extent to which they can earn money in that career, and whether they should enter into a new profession. Their report on these issues will state how they arrived at their conclusions, the data they relied on, and more. As with medical professionals, the defense will have an opportunity to designate their own vocational professionals to opine on the Plaintiff’s damages.
Austin pedestrian accident victims should retain an attorney with the resources necessary to retain expert witnesses
It is important that pedestrians retain an attorney with the resources necessary to retain the types of experts described above. Unfortunately, some personal injury lawyers do not have the resources necessary to do so. Attempting to handle such matters without the needed professionals may lead to the Plaintiff not being able to establish their damages at trial.
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Tips to Choose a Commercial Bottle Cooler
Whether you’re a full-service bar or a restaurant that needs to keep bottled beverages cool, nothing is as crucial as a commercial bottle cooler. These handy machines can work wonders for your operation, delivering both efficiency and reliability.
However, because restaurateurs have different needs, they need to make sure that they are choosing the right bottle cooler. So, with that in mind, we wanted to go over the top tips for comparing these machines.
Why Use a Commercial Bottle Cooler?
If the goal of a bottle cooler is to keep beverages cold, why not use a full-size refrigerator or simply store drinks in the walk-in? As we’ll discover, there are plenty of benefits to buying one of these machines. Also, as long as beverage sales are a significant part of your business, these cooler will be so much more efficient and easy to use than any alternatives.
Front or Back of House?
One of the most vital elements to consider is whether your bottle cooler will be customer-facing or not. Also, you may decide to have one or two in the front and a couple in the back. For example, the FOH coolers may have non-alcoholic beverages inside.
As we go through the various components of commercial bottle coolers, be sure to keep in mind how it will be used. That will influence your decision more than anything else.
Typically speaking, if your bottle cooler will be in the front of the restaurant, then you want a glass door. This allows customers to see inside clearly, and it makes it easier to know when to restock.
For coolers that will be behind the counter, you can choose between glass and insulated doors. The benefit of insulated doors is that they can be much more efficient, but it’s harder to tell when your supplies are running low.
Another piece of the door to pay attention to is whether it opens on a hinge or slides. Sliding doors are excellent when space is an issue, as they can be placed almost anywhere with quick access.
However, one potential problem is that the door may not get closed all the way, which can make it much less efficient. FOH coolers will experience this issue a lot more since customers won’t be as diligent as restaurant staff.
Instead, it’s usually better to get doors with hinges since they will close automatically. As long as you have the space for them, there shouldn’t be any complications.
Material - Stainless Steel vs. Vinyl
In a commercial kitchen, most equipment and prep tables are going to be made of stainless steel. When cared for properly, the material can last forever. So, it makes sense to buy a commercial bottle cooler the same way.
However, vinyl-covered coolers do exist, and they can sometimes be a better choice. The primary difference between the two is that vinyl coolers don’t scratch and scuff as easily. Also, they are usually darker colors, so it’s harder to get them dirty.
No matter what, commercial bottle coolers are smaller than a standard fridge. However, the size of your cooler makes a considerable difference depending on where you put it. In many cases, restaurants have them behind the counter, which means that they have to fit within a specific space.
For FOH models, you may have more space to put a unit, but keep in mind that you need ample ventilation around all sides. Also, if you have a larger machine where customers can get to it, there is more potential for theft or accidental messes.
Finally, you want to make sure that the inside dimensions are suitable for your needs. Will you be putting mostly cans or bottles inside? What about oversized containers like wine and spirits? Overall, you need to maximize the cooler’s usable space, so plan wisely.
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The U.S. Air Force Has Just Released Photos That Prove The MC-130J Commando II Has Joined The Air War On ISIS
June 1, 2017 Iraq, Military Aviation, Syria, Troubled Areas, War on ISIS
A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II receives fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a flight in support of Operation Inherent Resolve May 29, 2017. The 340th EARS, part of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering fuel for U.S. and coalition forces, enabling a persistent 24/7 presence in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride)
Here is the first in theater (Iraq/Syria) picture of an AFSOC MC-130J Commando II.
The top image shows a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II receiving fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a flight in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
The photograph was taken by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride on May 29, 2017, and it is particularly interesting because, as our friends at @Airwars noticed, this is the first time the multimission combat transport/special operations tanker, assigned to the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), is depicted flying in support of OIR against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
A MC-130J Commando II is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker during a flight in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride)
The MC-130J Commando II, that has replaced the MC-130N/P Combat Shadow II aircraft, is the modern special operations variant of the Hercules, whose primary roles are HAAR (Helicopter Air-to-Air Refueling) of SOF helicopters/tilt rotor aircraft, infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of SOF by airdrop or landing on remote airfields. Interestingly, the aircraft can also be used for FARP (Forward Air Refueling Point) operations to perform covert, nighttime refueling operations in deployed locations where fueling stations are not accessible or when air-to-air refueling is not possible.
The MC-130Js mainly operate at low-altitude and at night, conducting clandestine missions with reduced probability of visual acquisition and intercept by airborne threats.
According to the U.S. Air Force, the MC-130J features an advanced two-pilot flight station with fully integrated digital avionics; fully populated Combat Systems Operator (CSO) and auxiliary flight deck stations; 13 color multifunctional liquid crystal displays; head-up displays; fully integrated navigation systems with dual inertial navigation system and global positioning system; integrated defensive systems; low-power color radar; digital moving map display. The aircraft is equipped with new turboprop engines with six-bladed, all-composite propellers; digital auto pilot; improved fuel, environmental and ice-protection systems; enhanced cargo-handling system; Universal Air Refueling Receptacle Slipway Installation (UARRSI), air refueling pods, Electro Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) System; dual SATCOM for voice/data; 60/90 KVA generators; increased DC electrical output, loadmaster/scanner restraint system; and LAIRCM provisions.
The MC-130J’s primary missions are Air refueling of SOF helicopter/tilt rotor aircraft, infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of SOF by airdrop or airland (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride)
As mentioned before, this kind of asset is capable to perform many tasks, therefore it’s difficult to guess what kind of mission it was flying when it was photographed. For the moment, we can just say that the Commando II has joined the air war over Syria and Iraq bringing the ability to support a wide variety of special operations against Daesh.
H/T @Airwars for the heads-up
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Banjo Player Jake Blount Brings Hip-Hop, Rap, and Afrofuturism to ‘The New Faith’
By Ron Wynn
As a musician, scholar (the holder of a B.A. in ethnomusicology), and songwriter, Jake Blount enjoys shredding stereotypes and defying conventional wisdom. His latest LP, The New Faith, is a conceptually ambitious, musically diverse, lyrically explosive work, one of the year’s most intriguing and exciting in any idiom. But it also represents quite a stylistic change from his prior releases that were powered by old-time banjo accompaniment and fiddle support. Instead, hip-hop and rap are a prominent feature, as well as flowing strings, drums and percussion.
That it is the work of a Black man whose approach has always been to ignore labels and refuse to accept notions about what kinds of songs and music are appropriate should be no surprise. Blount, the 2020 winner of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize and two-time winner of the Appalachian String Band Music Festival, better known as Clifftop, is also an outspoken exponent of Afrofuturism, a still-evolving concept that both celebrates Black cultural tradition and seeks to expand and refute outdated notions about it. He’s also an engaging performer comfortable performing anything from Delta blues to traditional country and bluegrass.
With a background that includes being tutored by such acoustic music masters as Rhiannon Giddens, Judy Hyman, and Bruce Molsky, Blount has been a sensation since 2017, when his then-band The Moose Whisperers were Clifftop winners. He also received widespread critical acclaim for his sound and style, both in Tui, a duo with fiddler Libby Weitnauer, and his solo releases, the powerhouse EP Reparations in 2017, and full-length album Spider Tales in 2020.
Still, nothing he’s done to date matches the power and authority of The New Faith, which is part of the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings’ African American Legacy Series, in collaboration with the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The project also includes wonderful contributions from Demeanor, D’orjay The Singing Shaman, Samuel James, Kaia Kater, Lizzie No, Mali Obomsawin, Brandi Pace, Rissi Palmer and Lillian Werbin.
Its 10 songs present a sprawling, often fascinating story set in a far-future world that’s been devastated by climate change. The focus is on a group of Black climate refugees as they perform a religious service, invoking vintage spirituals that are familiar in structure, but amazingly powerful in their presentation. Such songs as “Didn’t It Rain” and “Once There Was No Sun” are superbly and intensely performed.
Blount is unafraid, either in his music or interviews, to discuss such topics as George Floyd’s murder, or the hostility of organized religion and in particular the Black church towards LGBTQ individuals. Most importantly, the Rhode Island-based artist offers a consistently imaginative and intriguing — if often realistic and pessimistic — notion of the future.
BGS: How challenging was making The New Faith as compared to your previous releases?
Blount: This was by far the most challenging record I’ve ever done, in large part because it was mostly done during the pandemic. Working in isolation, people cutting their parts and sending them, then putting everything together, was an enormous challenge, and doing everything remote also presented some creative challenges. Brian (co-producer Brian Slattery) and I were working really hard in making sure that we got exactly what we wanted and the best from the different things that were coming in. Then we’re doing most of it in the bedroom. That’s really different as well. But I’m happy with how things turned out, and the contributions from so many wonderful people really added to it.
You’ve tackled some tough issues here, and subjects like climate change or police misconduct are controversial subjects. What’s been the reaction?
For the most part the album has been well received. Perhaps the most backlash has come from the inclusion of rap on the record. But if you’re going to reflect the music and society of the 21st century, you’ve got to include rap. It’s as much the instrument of communication today for young people as the fiddle and banjo were for a prior generation. I love both of those instruments, play them and incorporate them in my music, but I’m also looking to the future and trying to make sure that what I’m doing and saying is relevant to what’s going on today and to what audiences are hearing.
What were some of the sounds that influenced you in developing your sound and your style?
I grew up loving the music of Parliament/Funkadelic and Earth, Wind & Fire, and still do. But I also heard traditional folk music, the blues, country, bluegrass. My concept of folk music includes all these things. It includes both acoustic and electric influences. There have always been folks who’ve tried to restrict or limit music, who want to say if you’re a folk musician you can’t play this or you can’t sing that. I have never accepted those limitations and never will.
You also talk about Afrofuturism and its importance to your music. Do you feel that audiences have any problems or difficulties understanding what that means?
Afrofuturism is simply the broad spectrum of African American culture and music, being free to imagine and utilize pretty much anything within the canon. While I’m not doing the literary element of it as much, I’m influenced by the great authors as well. But when you talk about Afrofuturism within the music you’re encompassing and embracing everything that’s come within the culture, finding ways of expanding and continuing within that tradition.
You don’t hesitate, either in song or interviews to talk about the Black church and its not-so-positive relationship with LGBTQ people. Has that caused any problems?
One thing that I’ve always said and continue to say is that there needs to be a welcoming attitude in all churches towards all people, including LGBTQ. I know that there are those in the Black church who are uncomfortable with LGBTQ people for religious reasons. My concept of Black spirituality embraces everyone, and I want to create songs that support creating a safe and comfortable environment for all people.
Do you view yourself as a folk or country musician?
One of the things that I’m very much about is creating a new discussion, a new understanding of what exactly is folk music. There’s always been a tendency towards making what is considered folk music as small and narrow as possible, seeing it in a way that excluded more people, be they musicians or just fans, than it included.
For me, when you talk about Black folk music, that’s as broad a spectrum of musicians and sounds as you could ever envision in a lifetime. It’s not just about a finite time period or a certain era that ended when a handful of people died. It’s ongoing, it’s contemporary, it embraces tradition, but continues to expand it. That’s what I’m trying to do at all times with my music.
Are you glad to be back out on tour?
Yes, there is nothing that matches live performance in front of an audience. I think a lot of the songs on The New Faith work even better in live performance, and I’m really anxious to get out on the road and perform them. Also just the excitement of being out on a live stage again, and going to different cities and seeing live audiences again, it’s such a pleasure and a joy.
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Approximately 16 million residents of Shanghai are being tested for COVID-19 during the second stage of the lockdown, which moved to the western half of China’s biggest city and financial capital on Friday. In the meantime, residents of Shanghai’s eastern districts who were due to be released from isolation after four days have been warned that their lockdowns could be extended if cases of COVID-19 are found in their compounds.
China’s two-phase lockdown, which has taken place over a period of eight days to allow testing of its entire population, has rattled global markets. A monthly survey showed decreased manufacturing activity in China in March, as lockdowns and other restrictions forced factories to stop production. Puxi residents on the west side of the Huangpu River dividing Shanghai are prohibited from leaving their neighborhoods and housing compounds for four days starting Friday. Some compound gates were locked from the outside, while groceries and meals were delivered to collection points.
Residents were told to report for testing at designated sites where they encountered long lines and waits of more than 90 minutes as government workers and volunteers wearing full protective gear went door-to-door with megaphones in the city of 26 million people. Despite no specific orders, many people decided to stay at home in Shanghai during a widespread lockdown, even though the city had never been subject to such a widespread lockdown before. It’s a pretty tense situation at the moment. There were 1,787 COVID-19 cases recorded in China on Thursday, including 358 in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission. There were 5,442 who tested positive without becoming ill, 4,144 in Shanghai.
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New technologies and challenges for personal identity
Coincidentally I found a picture of my soccer team when I was about 12 years old. Apart from nostalgia, I wonder how I am the same, having changed both physically and personally over the years. My identity, my “self” is in the coordinates of time and space. The photo has its date and space is the soccer field. In addition, this photo evokes a series of memories linked to this event. Another day I found some boxes with photos in a second-hand market. I look at them and they don’t evoke anything. Their time and space do not interest me. They are anonymous people to me.
As humans we need a personal identity. Each in its own way we have an identity. A complex phenomenon that distinguishes us from all other mammals. Although my two dogs have a name and when I call them, they come to me, they have no identity. You can be a dog without a name. The fact is that identity is a recent phenomenon. For thousands of years the mass was what was preponderant. Social identity begins due to economic imperatives, with state administration ‘categorising’ individuals from birth until death, and at all the stages in between. Individuality is born in the shadow of the administration and especially the state.
There is an identity of mine (self), which I do not fully control, is unconscious, my body which is and works autonomously, through my physiology, my hormones or the biochemistry of my brain. Also experiences that are no longer in my active memory. There is another identity of mine that is totally subjective, I think I am in a certain way, surely I deceive myself with thinking that I have more talent and more skills than I really have. It’s like that. Another identity is as others perceive me, which I rarely confirm, out of fear or ignorance. Another identity is what I would want to be. These identities converge and diverge depending on the moments or stages of my life. Without a doubt my identities relate in a different way to my environment. When I stand by a football match, I’m with my professional team, or my wife and I make a weekend getaway my self is deployed in different ways. I’m the same, but my identity is a plot with my surroundings. It is a dynamic network with a permanent feed-back. When in a person this dynamic system is blocked, transient or permanent mental disorders may occur.
The impact of the new technologies in personal identity.
In recent decades, the omnipresence of information and communication technologies and digitization together with the growing development in our society of biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, automation and robotics and other innovations have a direct impact on our (self) identity that we still do not know of its scope. Especially when the personal ecosystem that has totally different dimensions of space and time than humanity has had for thousands of years, especially when the world of virtuality explodes in our hands and dizzying changes in our society lead us to a certain delirium of the self.
We must bear in mind that the creation of personal identity arises when there is an “exit from the usual self” by image or by emotion, to invent oneself. It’s action. It is an effort to restore self-esteem and to achieve some social recognition. If there is no self-esteem, you can fall into depression, if there is no social recognition, irritation, anger and self-despair arise. The drama is that self-invention for the imaginary is a luxury that not everyone can achieve.
Identity is a key element in our human activities. Threats to our identity, whether by hackers or human errors can destabilize us. Multiple episodes of “theft” of data create insecurity and feeling helpless. In turn, technologies allow us to use different identities in different contexts. The problem arises when we get lost in these multiple identities and we don’t really know who we are. Cases of bullying or “sexting” can traumatize for long periods. Also the difficulties in “erasing” our online activities, create distortions in our external image with impact on our own perception and self-esteem.
Virtual Worlds and Augmented Reality
For previous generations, the world is divided into real and virtual, in new generations there is only one world in which the virtual and the real are mixed without too many distinctions. The exponential increase in online gaming, virtual social spaces and the rapid circulation of our information through social networks, are changing the perception of ourselves and often an extreme dependence on the responses of others, measuring our reality with the number of “likes” or positive comments. If it happens otherwise it increases my insecurity. Especially the space of the reflective self dwarfs and is replaced by the opinion of others.
We are faced with the phenomenon that experts call “the generation that achieves with technologies “to be alone, never to get lost, never forget “, with a permanent connectivity that generates the “exoself” that needs to instantly share any experience or event with others, without having time to analyze and deepen.
Identity and privacy.
Our multiple physical or virtual activities generate a large amount of data, from the purchase in the supermarket, online shopping, the use of email, our communication by social networks, etc. Together with our ease in accepting any legal text that appears in the window of our electronic devices, they make it easy to trace that in some way defines how we behave . The progress of the “Learning machine” allows a traceability of our activities, the use of Smart Watches facilitates the traceability of our physical activity and part of our vital data.
Medicine and personalized health are not only about health but also about the expression of social identities. This function is increasingly prominent as preventive processes, diagnostics and improvement of precision medicine grow. Eating healthily and exercising, or not, are decisions that people make not only because of their health effects but also to maintain a certain social identity. Diagnostic medicine (and genomics) is expanding the medicalization of the concept of the self. Medicine is also increasingly focusing on the social identity and expression of our personality.
Robotics, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence call the door to our personal identity.
Perhaps it would be more appropriate to say that they throw the door to the ground. They’re already in our lives one way or another. Its growth is exponential, and our daily perception is negligible. In reality, its impact is more complex, as it involves a series of changes that will affect our identity in one way or another. Beyond catastrophic forecasts, with no basis but intuition often, the truth is that as the world of work is automated, there is a sense that our work as humans will undergo remarkable changes in the coming decades. For thousands of years, humans have based our identity largely on our role in the exercise of a job, whether in hunting, agriculture, industry or services and arts. The concept of work will be changed gradually, but irreversibly. The question is how we prepare to face this new paradigm, as well as the management of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in everyday life, or to know how to protect our personal identity, or even better as we leverage these technologies to better structure our identity and have a better quality of life.
A separate mention is what we call human cyborgs. Although there is a lot of fantasy, the truth is that already today, many parts of our body can be replaced and functions of our organs can be outsourced or incorporated. Organ transplantation is already a classic, prosthetics, insulin pump, hemodialysis, improved vision with chips implanted in the brain, or exoskeleton for patients with modular lesions etc., are few examples. In the near future there will be more technologies that will improve certain physical limitations through embedded chips in the body or nanotechnological elements that will be able to circulate through our body reporting the status of certain physiological processes.
However, the challenge is not so much in the “body” realm but in the chemicals that can increase our ability to process information, our memory or diminishing our need to sleep in others. The problem is whether it is ethical or lawful that substances or molecules that can improve a particular neurological disease, can be used in “normal” individuals who wish to improve their cognitive abilities.
All of this poses a dilemma at the level of personal identity. To what extent can physical changes or cognitive “enhancers” alter our personal identity?
We live in a multigenerational society with a high life expectancy
A longer lifespan leads to changes in the way people view their identity as older people, as well as greater diversity in the way identity aspects related to age and cultural expectations. Intergenerational conflicts can erupt if social norms and institutions do not adapt to a generational, culturally and technologically diverse society.
New technologies can accentuate the vulnerability of certain groups: people who are outside identity systems, people who need certain forms of privacy, people unable to handle the growing complexity of identity, people who are victims of identity theft and people with persistently ruined reputations. Developing methods for identity rehabilitation could be important to reduce the risk of vulnerable groups.
By way of conclusion.
Humanity has been evolving for thousands of years, slowly or frantically over the past two centuries. I am convinced that a bright future opens up with new technologies, as long as we are able to face a number of challenges, some of them posed in a shallow way in this article. To do this we need to modernize our governance structures. From local to global and international. We are using governance structures that are rusty, that ignore the complexity of reality and that have enormous difficulties in preparing necessary strategies and actions to ten or twenty years of view. Threats and challenges to our personal identity are not technological problems, they are political problems.
Author’s notes
In psychology, personal identity is linked to our experience of being someone (a “central self”) and our sense of being a particular person with a past, future and various attributes (a “narrative self”). Narrative identity is built gradually throughout life and plays an important role both to live a meaningful life and fit into a social context. Both types of self can be affected or modified in different ways: meditation, certain drugs and Cotard’s delirium (1) can change the sense of the central self, while amnesia and false memories can transform the narrative Self. The deliberate modification of the self, using internal and external means is an important part of human life and adapts new technologies quickly (2). In fact, it can often be a driver of new technologies: cosmetics, plastic surgery, social networks, etc.
Psychological identity is complemented by social identity. Social identity involves aspects such as different people (social roles) that people take in different contexts, how people identify with group identities (also sexual, gender and cultural identities) and how they are used in various forms of expression and affiliation.
People maintain a rich structure of social identities, often keeping them separate. Each of these identities has attributes, roles, and norms within their social contexts (3).
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION
A rare neuropsychiatric disorder where the affected person believes that he or she is dead or does not exist.
Robert J. Weber, the Created Self, W.W. Norton & Company, 2001.
Helen Nissenbaum, Privacy in Context: Technology, Policy, and the Integrity of Social Life. Stanford University Press, 2009, p. 132
How Does Technology Influence Our Identities? How Does Technology Influence Our Identities?
The Future of Identity https://www.nickbostrom.com/views/identity.pdf
How Social Media Shapes Our Identity. The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/how-social-media-shapes-our-identity |
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Jack in the Box Buying Fast-Food Chain for $575 Million
A tectonic shift is coming in the fast-food industry. Jack in the Box is buying Del Taco, according to a report by CNBC, merging two beloved chains into one big company. Both hope to benefit from shared resources and greater scale.
Jack in the Box will pay about $575 million to acquire Del Taco – $12.51 per share, to be exact. Del Taco stock reportedly closed at $7.53 per share on Friday, so this is not bad for a cash deal. Jack in the Box intends to raise the money for this deal by issuing new securitization notes, as its own stock has been falling gradually for the last year. The company’s CEO Darin Harris issued a statement on the merger, saying it was an intuitive fit.
“This is a natural combination of two like-minded, challenger brands with outstanding growth opportunities,” he said. “Together, Jack in the Box and Del Taco will benefit from a stronger financial model, gaining greater scale to invest in digital and technology capabilities, and unit growth for both brands.”
On Monday afternoon, shares of Jack in the Box reportedly fell by about 3 percent. Over the course of 2021, the company’s stock price has fallen by more than 10 percent, leaving it with a market value of $1.76 billion. By contrast, Del Taco stock prices have been rising, and the announcement of this deal seemed to help quite a bit. The company reached a height of $12.54 per share on Monday afternoon, bringing its market value just above $450 million.
Del Taco is the second-largest Mexican fast-food chain in the U.S. by number of restaurants, with about 600 locations in 16 states. It is behind Taco Bell which is more widespread, though the validity of the “Mexican food” label is dubious for both chains.
Once the merger is complete, Jack in the Box and Del Taco will have over 2,800 locations between them, with a presence in 25 states. Jack in the Box projects slow but steady growth from this deal, culminating in about $15 million in benefits by the end of the 2023 fiscal year. This accounts for supply chain savings, knowledge-sharing initiatives and other bolstered revenue streams.
The acquisition is underway, but it is not expected to close until the first quarter of 2022. For now, fast-food fans in the western U.S. can enjoy their separate options as usual.
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Sanctions and Airliners
By Paul Craig Roberts
The unilateral US sanctions announced by Obama on July 16 blocking Russian weapons and energy companies access to US bank loans demonstrate Washington’s impotence. The rest of the world, including America’s two largest business organizations, turned their backs on Obama. The US Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers placed ads in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post protesting US sanctions. NAM said that the manufacturer’s association is “disappointed that the US is extending sanctions in increasingly unilateral ways that will undermine US commercial engagement.” Bloomberg reported that “meeting in Brussels, leaders of the European Union refused to match the US measures.”
In attempting to isolate Russia, the White House Fool has isolated Washington.
The sanctions will have no effect on the Russian companies. The Russian companies can get more bank loans than they need from China, or from France and Germany.
The three traits that define Washington–arrogance, hubris, and corruption–make Washington a slow learner. Arrogant people wallowing in hubris are incapable of learning. When they encounter resistance they respond with bribes, threats, and coercion. Diplomacy requires learning ability, but Washington left diplomacy years ago and relies on force.
Consequently, with its sanctions Washington is undermining its own power and influence. Sanctions are encouraging countries to withdraw from the dollar payments system that is the foundation of US power. Christian Noyer, Governor of the Bank of France and a member of the European Central Bank’s Governing Council, said that Washington’s sanctions are driving companies and countries out of the dollar payments system. The huge sum extorted from the French bank, BNP Paribas, for doing business with countries disapproved by Washington makes clear the increased legal risks that arise from using the dollar when Washington makes the rules.
Washington’s attack on the French bank was the occasion for many to remember the numerous past sanctions and to contemplate future sanctions, such as those that loom for Germany’s Commerzbank. A movement to diversify the currencies used in international trade is inevitable. Noyer pointed out that trade between Europe and China does not need to use the dollar and can be fully paid in Euros or Renminbi.
The phenomenon of US rules expanding to all US dollar-denominated transactions around the world is accelerating the movement away from the dollar payment system. Some countries have already arranged bilateral agreements with trading partners to make their trade payments in their own currencies. The BRICS are establishing new payment methods independently of the dollar and are setting up their own International Monetary Fund to finance trade imbalances.
The US dollar’s exchange value depends on its role in the international payments system. As this role shrivels, so will demand for dollars and the dollar’s exchange value. Inflation will enter the US economy via import prices, and already hard-pressed Americans will experience more compression of their living standards.
In the 21st century distrust has been growing of Washington. Washington’s lies, such as Iraq’s “weapons of mass destruction,” “Assad’s use of chemical weapons,” and “Iranian nukes” are recognized as lies by other governments. The lies were used by Washington to destroy countries and to threaten others with destruction, keeping the world in constant turmoil. Washington delivers no benefit that offsets the turmoil that Washington inflicts on everyone else. Washington’s friendship requires complying with Washington’s demands, and governments are concluding that Washington’s friendship is not worth the high cost.
The NSA spy scandal and Washington’s refusal to apologize and desist has deepened the distrust of Washington by its own allies. World polls show that other countries regard the US as the greatest threat to peace. The American people themselves have no confidence in their government. Polls show that a large majority of Americans believe that politicians, the presstitute media, and private interest groups such as Wall Street and the military/security complex rig the system to serve themselves at the expense of the American people.
Washington’s empire is beginning to crack, a circumstances that will bring desperate action from Washington. Today (July 17) I heard a BBC news report on National Public Radio about a Malaysian airliner being shot down in Ukraine. The reporting might have been honest, but it sounded like a frame-up of Russia and the Ukrainian “separatists.” As the BBC solicited more biased opinions, the broadcast ended with a report from social media that separatists had brought down the airliner with a Russian weapon system.
No one on the program wondered what the separatists had to gain by shooting down an airliner. Instead, the discussion was whether once Russian responsibility was established, would this force the EU to endorse tougher US sanctions against Russia. The BBC was following Washington’s script and heading the story where Washington wanted it to go.
The appearance of a Washington operation is present. All the warmongers were ready on cue. US Vice President Joe Biden declared that the airliner was “blown out of the sky.” It was “not an accident.” Why would a person without an agenda be so declarative prior to having any information? Clearly, Biden was not implying that it was Kiev that blew the airliner out of the sky. Biden was at work in advance of the evidence blaming Russia. Indeed, the way Washington operates, it will pile on blame until it needs no evidence.
Senator John McCain jumped on the supposition that there were US citizens aboard to call for punitive actions against Russia before the passenger list and the cause of the airliner’s fate are known.
The “investigation” is being conducted by Washington’s puppet regime in Kiev. I think we already know what the conclusion will be.
The probability is high that we are going to have more fabricated evidence, such as the fabricated evidence presented by US Secretary of State Colin Powell to the UN “proving” the existence of the non-existent Iraqi “weapons of mass destruction.” Washington has succeeded with so many lies, deceptions and crimes that it believes that it can always succeed again.
Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17
At this time as I write, we have no reliable information about the airliner, but the Roman question always pertains: “Who benefits?” There is no conceivable motive for separatists to shoot down an airliner, but Washington did have a motive–to frame-up Russia–and possibly a second motive. Among the reports or rumors there is one that says Putin’s presidential plane flew a similar route to that of the Malaysian airliner within 37 minutes of one another. This report has led to speculation that Washington decided to rid itself of Putin and mistook the Malaysian airliner for Putin’s jet. RT reports that the two airplanes are similar in appearance. http://rt.com/news/173672-malaysia-plane-crash-putin/
Before you say Washington is too sophisticated to mistake one airliner for another, keep in mind that when Washington shot down an Iranian airliner over Iranian air space, the US Navy claimed that it thought the 290 civilians that it murdered were in an Iranian fighter jet, a F-14 Tomcat fighter, a US-made fighter that was a mainstay of the US Navy. If the US Navy cannot tell its own workhorse fighter aircraft from an Iranian airliner, clearly the US can confuse two airliners that the RT report shows appear very similar.
During the entire BBC frame-up of Russia, no one mentioned the Iranian passenger airliner that the US “blew out of the sky.” No one put sanctions on Washington.
Whatever the outcome of the Malaysian airliner incident, it demonstrates a danger in Putin’s soft policy toward Washington’s ongoing hard intervention in Ukraine. Putin’s decision to respond with diplomacy instead of with military means to Washington’s provocations in Ukraine gave Putin a winning hand, as evidenced by the opposition to Obama’s sanctions by the EU and US business interests. However, by not bringing a quick forceable end to the Washington-sponsored conflict in Ukraine, Putin has left the door open for the devious machinations in which Washington specializes.
If Putin had accepted the requests of the former Russian territories in eastern and southern Ukraine to rejoin Mother Russia, the Ukrainian imbroglio would have come to an end months ago, and Russia would not be running risks of being framed-up.
Putin did not get the full benefit of refusing to send troops into the former Russian territories, because Washington’s official position is that Russian troops are operating in Ukraine. When facts do not support Washington’s agenda, Washington disposes of the facts. The US media blames Putin as the perpetrator of violence in Ukraine. It is Washington’s accusation, not any known facts, that is the basis for the sanctions.
As there is no act too dastardly for Washington to undertake, Putin and Russia could become victims of a devious machination.
Russia seems hypnotized by the West and motivated to be included as a part of the West. This desire for acceptance plays into Washington’s hands. Russia does not need the West, but Europe needs Russia. One option for Russia is to tend to Russian interests and wait for Europe to come courting.
The Russian government should not forget that Washington’s attitude toward Russia is formed by the Wolfowitz Doctrine which states:
“Our first objective is to prevent the re-emergence of a new rival, either on the territory of the former Soviet Union or elsewhere, that poses a threat on the order of that posed formerly by the Soviet Union. This is a dominant consideration underlying the new regional defense strategy and requires that we endeavor to prevent any hostile power from dominating a region whose resources would, under consolidated control, be sufficient to generate global power.” |
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Category: Reflections
Reflections on Lost Sisterhood
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Reflections on Finding Growth
March 2, 2019 .Reading time 6 minutes.
What Connects and Disconnects Us Nurturing the inner journey I often reflect on the different qualities of friendships because these channels of connection have played such an evolutionary role in my life. In many ways I feel I have been profoundly lucky – I’ve always had the good fortune to lock lives with incredible souls. […]
Reflections on the 1990’s
January 28, 2019 .Reading time 10 minutes.
The Past Century Every generation will carry with it the best and the worst of times and it is comforting to feel nostalgic about a certain period of the past which we undoubtedly now hail as glorious and innocent. I was an adolescent of the 90’s and while the conversation then was very much about […]
Reflections on 2018
January 16, 2019 .Reading time 9 minutes.
A re-orientation I’m a tad cynical about annual resolutions. Quite a few goals set out in previous years haven’t been achieved in the shape I longed for so I arrived into this new year with more questions than answers. Do I repeat previous years goals that have been unfulfilled in an undying never-give-up-spirit and give […]
Reflections on Bereavement
December 31, 2018 .Reading time 12 minutes.
How, When and What When first experiencing a big loss, such as the death of a loved one, a few questions about the unbearable weight of the pain emerges. How will I ‘get over it’? When will I get over it? What do I do with this pain? Here’s my take on these concerns based […]
Reflections on Pinterest Joy
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Reflections on Sacrifical Love
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Reflections on Remote Work
November 27, 2018 .Reading time 8 minutes.
Contemporary Employment I had fantasised about being able to work from home for over five years and after so many missed opportunities, finally managed to secure a home-based project for 2018. This was my dream come true (obviously shows how limited my ambitions are) and I can’t deny that it has been a wonderful one. […]
Reflections on Life on the Move
November 21, 2018 .Reading time 10 minutes.
The perpetual foreigner Since I was about 15, I haven’t lived in any one place with enduring permanence. The pattern has been something like 8 years out, 4 years in, 1 year out, 1 year in, 7 years out, 1 year in – all interspersed with short breaks ‘in’ of course. But essentially, a […]
Reflections on Global Hate and Love
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Reflections on Reunions
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Reflections on The Human Face
October 12, 2018 .Reading time 14 minutes.
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Reflections on The Big Smoke
October 4, 2018 .Reading time 10 minutes.
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Reflections on Leadership and Fake News
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Reflections with Perrine LeClerc
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Reflections on the Language of Friendship
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Reflections on the Words and Sayings
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Reflections on the Jasmine City
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Reflections on the Wars
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Reflections on an Adolescent Infatuation
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Reflections on the Yoga Escape
August 31, 2018 .Reading time 19 minutes.
Escaping the Bubble Recently I realised I was living in a bubble. I was offended by my own self-realisation when I discovered this, as I’d gotten so used to proudly defining my identity as one who had seen and been with global extremes but that was ultimately an exercise of conceited self delusion. My daily life, […]
Reflections on the One You Marry
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Reflections on the Convenient Rebound
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Reflections on the Lost Years
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Reflections on the Intellect
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When Scripture Is Disturbing
by Matt Spotts, SJ | Mar 19, 2012 | Blogs
The Rich Man and Lazarus
What am I supposed to do with scriptures that disturb me?
I think I’ve mentioned before that I live and study in St. Louis. Most of my community members are like myself, young Jesuit scholastics who are preparing for ordained ministry in the Church. One of the ways we prepare is by taking turns preaching within the community. Once a semester or so every scholastic is asked to pray with the readings of the day and to offer a reflection during Mass. Afterwards, each of us receive written critiques from fellow scholastics as well as from the priests of the house.
My turn came during this past week, and so I went about preparing in my usual way. I settled myself into my regular prayer spot (a ridiculously comfortable recliner), and sat quietly for a few minutes before cracking open my battered, highlighted study Bible to the readings on which I was scheduled to preach.
I wasn’t quite ready for them to bother me. The first (you can read them here, if you’d like) was from the Jeremiah. “Cursed is the man who trusts in human beings, who seeks his strength in flesh!” bawled the prophet. And later, “More torturous than all else is the human heart, beyond remedy; who can understand it?”
“Ugh,” I thought, “next please.” Surely Jesus would have something more reassuring to tell me in the Gospel, wouldn’t he?
No such luck. The Gospel for the day was about the rich man, the one who ate sumptuously every day and ignored the needs of poor Lazarus, who lay, dogs licking at his sores, at the gates of the rich man’s house. And it doesn’t get much better from there, because both of the men die, and then the rich man is forced to suffer torment. I was stumped, but at least I still had time to pray. Surely that would be fruitful.
Nope. Praying about the readings only disturbed me more than I had already had been. Cursed is the one who finds strength in the flesh? Granted, I (and most people I know) try desperately hard to rely on God’s strength, but is that all-too-human weakness of relying on the flesh so dire as to demand a cursing? Sad to say, but my prayer over the Gospel wasn’t much better. I’ve seen just enough of the evils of poverty for my heart to be rent by the image of Lazarus lying hungry and sore. But I found myself asking, wasn’t the rich man formed by his own culture and circumstances? As I took in the Gospel’s graphic image of the rich man suffering torments, I couldn’t help wondering whether I’d have done any better in his place. And I couldn’t help being deeply unsettled.
I doubt that I’m the only one who’s ever been bothered by scripture. In fact, in a backwards sort of way, being bothered by scriptures can actually be a good thing. Being disturbed means that we’re paying attention enough to let God’s Word shake our hearts; shake our reality.
The real question isn’t whether I’m comfortable with this or that reading. The real question is what will I do when these readings. Notice what I did in this case: my first instinct was flight, to run away and pretend that the reading hadn’t happened, to focus on something more comfortable. I tried to take the easy way out, and there’s a real danger in letting escape become a habit. If I cultivate the habit of ignoring scripture that makes me uncomfortable, sooner or later I’m going to end up remaking the Gospel into my own image and likeness.
Instead, I want to remember to take that feeling of being disturbed, unsettled, as an opportunity to spend more time with exactly those passages that bother me. Because God has a tendency to surprise me, and because maybe discomfort will keep me aware of the unexpected ways that God stirs in my prayer.
Matt Spotts, SJ
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Entertainment December 29, 2015
Ah, it’s that time of year again—time to look at the books I’ve read and think about which ones I’d like to read again someday. That has become my marker of a “good book,” because there are always so many more books to read! The ones that I really like end up on my bookshelf, because good stories stick with you and make you want to come back to them again.
And so, here’s my list of best books of 2015.
The Memory Weaver by Jane Kirkpatrick—historical fiction set in Oregon, USA, this novel tells the story of Eliza Spalding Warren, the daughter of a famous missionary couple. With impeccable historical details and deep psychological insight, this is one of Kirkpatrick’s best novels.
Together With You by Victoria Bylin—contemporary fiction, this romance is the story of a little girl with FASD and two people who love her… and in doing so, find love and healing in each other as well. I enjoyed this author’s treatment of a tough topic (oh, and it’s a good love story too).
One Last Thing by Rebecca St. James and Nancy Rue—these authors have appeared on my best books list in the past (and likely will in the future). I love the way they tackle tough topics (in this novel: pornography) and, like Kirkpatrick, really get into their characters’ psychological struggles. This was a page-turning novel with several unexpected twists that kept me wanting more until the very end.
Thing of Beauty by Lisa Samson—contemporary fiction, this novel is the story of a former child actress, daughter of an actor and an actress, and her struggle with… life in general. Samson is good at slightly quirky, unusual characters and this novel was no different. I enjoyed the way her strange set of friends helped Fiona find healing.
Firebird by Kathy Tyers—science fiction, this novel is high action and intense. I loved the way Tyers spins faith into a story full of technical details and faraway worlds. I should add that this is the first novel in a trilogy and you’ll want to read all three once you’ve started the first…
The Mindful Mom-to-Be by Lori Bregman—written by a doula with a couple decades of experience, this is one of the most practical, hands-on pregnancy books I’ve read.
The Ancient Path by John Michael Talbot—a singer/songwriter takes a look at the ancient Church Fathers and shares his own journey into the Catholic Church.
Snowdrift by Lisa McGonigle—the memoirs of an Irish girl chasing the ski bum life in Canada and New Zealand, this book is a fun and interesting look at Canada and “working holidays.”
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President presented a budget project with a minimum tax of 25% for billionaires, who represent 0.01% of the population; estimated debt reduction of US$ 3 trillion in ten years
SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFPUS President Joe Biden gestures, applauded by US Vice President Kamala Harris (L) and US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), as he delivers his first State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 1, 2022. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP)
The president of USA, Joe Biden, presented this week a budget project with a tax bias. This is because, in the text, there is the intention of the White House to introduce a tax for the richest in order to reduce the US public debt. Even with minimal chances of approval in Congress, in the possible budget for 2024, the Democrat intends to introduce a minimum tax of 25% for billionaires, that is, for 0.01% of the richest Americans. The expectation of reducing the public debt would be almost US$ 3 trillion in ten years. In addition, Biden is also seeking to increase the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28% – still below the 35% that prevailed before the reform implemented by the former president. Donald Trump, in 2017. “When Medicare (a health plan with partial coverage by the US government, approved under the Obama administration) was approved, the richest 1% had no more than 5 times the wealth of the poorest 50% combined . We will ask the richest to pay their fair share so that the millions of workers who helped them build that wealth can retire with dignity and with the Medicare they paid for,” said the president last Wednesday night, 8 , on your social networks. According to the Washington Post, Biden’s intentions are aimed at increasing his popularity with the electorate, as the Chief Executive also seeks to start his planning to run for re-election to the White House next year with an increase in the salaries of federal public servants by more of 5%.
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Las Vegas Man’s Remains Were Discovered In Atlantic Ocean 22 Years Ago
By TheNevadaGlobeStaff, January 12, 2023 12:31 pm
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (702 Times, NV Globe) – According to officials, a man from Las Vegas has been identified as the person whose remains were discovered in the Atlantic Ocean more than two decades ago.
The state medical examiner’s office said on Wednesday that the remains that were found 27 miles (43 kilometers) off the coast on July 24, 2000, belonged to 84-year-old Philip Kahn, who was reported missing that same year.
Why Kahn ended up in New England waters near Grand Manan Island in Canada is a mystery. After taking a flight to New York City, he vanished.
Officials revisited the case in 2019 and again last year through the FBI’s Deceased Persons Identification Services Division after failing in earlier attempts to identify the partially skeletonized remains using DNA and fingerprints.
The dental records and fingerprints of Kahn, who had been reported missing in Las Vegas in 2000, were identified by the FBI. Officials stated that members of his family have been informed.
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Slot Machines and Slot Receivers
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A slot machine is a casino game where you spin and stop reels to win prizes. They can be single- or multiple-reel machines with paylines that determine the types of prizes and bonus features that are triggered. In addition, they may have a themed aesthetic or feature a certain character.
Slots can be found at most land-based and online casinos. Players insert cash or a paper ticket with a barcode into the slot, which activates the machine. The reels then spin and stop to rearrange the symbols, and winning combinations are displayed on the screen.
Symbols on the reels vary depending on the theme of the game. Typical symbols include fruits, bells, and stylized lucky sevens. Many games also have wild symbols, which substitute for other symbols to help form winning combinations, and scatter symbols that trigger free spins or other bonuses.
Some machines allow you to choose the number of paylines you want to bet on, while others automatically play the ones on the paytable. The choice is often up to personal preference, but some gamblers prefer the free slots that offer more flexibility in betting sizes and paylines.
The number of paylines in a slot game can affect the type of prizes and bonus features that are triggered as well as the amount of money you win per spin. Some slot machines allow you to set the number of paylines, which are called ‘free slots’, while other slot games will play the paylines on the paytable.
Slot receivers are a critical part of an offense’s running game, because they line up in the middle of the field and can seal off the outside defensive positions. They also have speed and great hands, and should be able to run precise routes to the inside and outside, deep and short.
They’re also a key blocker on the running play, as they can often protect the quarterback from sacks and tackles in front of them. They can also be used as a ball carrier for pitch plays, reverses, and end-arounds.
When the ball is in the air, Slot receivers can be a big decoy for the quarterback. For example, on a pitch play, the quarterback will throw the ball to the Slot receiver in the direction of his pre-snap motion, which allows him to move ahead of the line of scrimmage before it snaps.
Some slot receivers can also act as a blocker on pass plays that are designed to open up a passing route underneath. These plays involve a Slot receiver blocking the nickelback or outside linebacker, for instance.
A slot receiver can be a threat to do just about anything on the football field, because they can run a wide variety of routes and use their speed to run past defensive backs when running go routes. They also have great hands, and can absorb contact while catching the ball.
A slot receiver is a vital part of any NFL offense, and they’ve become even more important in recent years as they’ve evolved into an essential position. Here’s everything you need to know about the role and skills of a slot receiver. |
Some Key Ideas
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The radical unity of life
Reflected in Vedānta, Buddhism, the works of Plato, the Kabbalah, Alchemy, the ancient Mysteries and various other sources and put together in a new synthesis by H. P. Blavatsky, her Teachers and her followers; treated as hypotheses, propositions and premises not binding on any member.
There is one fundamental law and that is the radical unity of the ultimate essence of each part of Nature
The universe is eternal and exists in two basic modes, manifest and unmanifest; it is the site of the periodic appearance and disappearance of worlds and of life
There is no dead matter, everything is endowed with some form of consciousness, and everything is a product of consciousness
The human being is a microcosm
As it is above so it is below
The universe is guided from within and everything takes place on the inner planes first
There is a fundamental identity of all souls with the universal Over-Soul. Each soul is like a spark of the Over-Soul or the One, and those sparks go through a process of spiritual evolution in a series of incarnations, according to cyclic and karmic laws
Everything that happens is the result of natural law
The name given to the above by H.P. Blavatsky was Theosophy, but, principally, the word theosophy means divine wisdom (theosophia) and does not refer to these ideas at all but rather to a state of wisdom that is an inherent property of the Soul, or of Consciousness, when divested of all accretions in the form of thought.
The Theosophical Society is not the only place one might encounter these ideas, which particularly since the 1970s have gained a fairly wide currency in one form or another, synthesised anew by the likes of Aldous Huxley, Paul Brunton and Ken Wilber. But to give credit where it is due, the Theosophical Society was ahead of its time in its vindication of ancient traditions, and its critique of dogmatic theology and scientific materialism—a stand that is as relevant today as it was in 1875.
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The film is free. For $25, you’ll get one seat, a BBQ meal, and a view of the fireworks show. Parking spaces are an additional cost and must be reserved. Tickets are available here: 4th of July Tickets.
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Therapeutic Moves
With Terry Loffree
In order to obtain optimum health benefits and for me to help you with any chronic or temporary conditions, I ask that students commit to a series of classes. All students are allowed to try a class for $15 after which I ask that you commit to the remaining sessions. New participants can join at any point during an existing series. You are permitted to make up any missed classes during any of the other sessions days/times. Missed classes can not be carried forward into the next session.
If you encounter an injury during the term that keeps you from the classes for more than 2 weeks, the missed classes will be added to the next term. If you know you will be away for more than 25% of a term, an adjustment can be made to the session cost, but the session must be paid for the entirety at the beginning of the session. Drop ins are only allowed if you have been taking my classes for a minimum of 1 year and will cost $20/class.
PAYMENT must be made through e -transfer before the start of the session in order for me to control the size of the class and to make sure there are enough participants to run a class.
If you are a Medical Doctor, Physiotherapist, Massage Therapist, Chiropractor, or in some other related field, you are welcome to come try a class or two to experience what I can offer to your clients.
All weekday classes are held @ Erin Mills United Church, 3010 The Collegeway (corner of Collegeway and Winston Churchill Blvd.).
Tuesdays starting Oct 4thth, 11 weeks @ $154; 10:30 – 11:30 am
Thursdays starting , Oct 6th, 11 weeks @ $154; 10:30 – 11:30 am
Thursdays starting Oct 6th, 11 weeks @ $154; 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Classes are $14/class. If you take 2/classes/week the cost is reduced to $12/class ($264)
There will be a 2 week Christmas break before resuming Jan 3rd, 2023.
Tuesdays starting Jan 3rd, 10 weeks @ $140; 10:30 – 11:30 am
Thursdays starting , Jan 5th, 12 weeks @ $168; 10:30 – 11:30 am
Thursdays starting Jan 5th, 12 weeks @ $168; 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Classes are $14/class. If you take 2/classes/week the cost is reduced to $12/class for a total of $264.
I will be away on holidays from Feb 7 – 14th therefore I will miss 2 Tuesday classes and 1 Thursday class. |
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The Tech Subscribe to our newsletter Newsletter The Wolfpack: A chilling documentary that raises many questions, and even more concerns
The Wolfpack: A chilling documentary that raises many questions, and even more concerns
Crystal Moselle’s debut documentary explores the power of movies
By Charlie J. Moore Jul. 9, 2015
Narayana Angulo, Govinda Angulo, Jagadisa Angulo, Bhagavan Angulo, Mukunda Angulo and Krsna Angulo in The Wolfpack, a Magnolia Pictures release.
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★★★★✩
Directed by Crystal Moselle
Oscar and Susanne Angulo were terrified of living in New York City — terrified of the government, and terrified that their children wouldn’t learn to think for themselves and would be bullied into using drugs. Oscar forbade his children to leave the apartment or to have contact with anyone outside of their immediate family. He believed that employment would make him a slave, so the household’s only income was what Susanne received from the government for teaching her homeschooled children. Oscar imposed strict rules on the family’s life in isolation, going so far as to specify which rooms of the house the kids could occupy at any given time. In one particularly heartbreaking scene, Susanne hints that the rules were even more oppressive for her (if one can imagine such a thing), and the children reveal that their mother had suffered violent abuse at the hands of her husband. Perhaps the only thing the kids liked about their dad was that he brought thousands and thousands of movies into the home for them to watch and memorize (some of their favorites include Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and The Dark Knight).
I’ll admit, I love movies. I’m always up for a classic film, an unconventional indie production, or even the cheesiest of special-effects-bloated popcorn movies. That said, I would go crazy if movies were the only thing I had to occupy my time. The Angulo children were film aficionados like no others. They spent their days and nights consuming movies, drawing movie posters, and meticulously copying down lines from their favorites so they could construct scripts to act out with the many (convincing) props they created. Movies and their mother were among the few things these kids had to help them stay sane.
The Wolfpack is mesmerizing but not because it has stunning cinematography or dazzling effects: the footage is grainy, resembling home movies. Moselle’s camera is surprisingly non-judgemental, especially considering that the film’s subject matter screams “child abuse” and “domestic violence.” Nevertheless, I couldn’t look away, and each cut felt like a cliffhanger, leaving me with questions that I had faith the filmmaker would answer (or at the very least, acknowledge). However, the documentary leaves many questions unanswered, and I couldn’t help but wonder why this family would volunteer to put their life on display considering the legal and moral questions the film was bound to raise. In a press release, Moselle claims that she never felt the need to intervene, and that she sincerely believed that the children were well cared for. Perhaps the idea that all is well in the Angulo household is more clear to her than to the average viewer — she did spend years with the family — but a little on-camera reassurance (perhaps by a lawyer) would’ve made me feel slightly less uneasy.
Regardless, this documentary is fascinating and will keep your attention throughout. The film’s subject matter is intriguing, uncomfortable, and has an almost dystopian flavor. It forces the viewer to weigh the importance of intentions versus the reality of outcomes, and much like the brothers in the Angulo family, viewers have to learn to think for themselves when faced with these considerations. While the documentary ends on a happy note, it leaves the viewer eager for a sequel. |
Satya Nadella Net Worth 2023
By Kellie Walker
Satya Nadella is an Indian-American technology executive. He is best known for being the CEO of Microsoft. Before that, he served as the Executive Vice President of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group.
Satya Nadella’s early life
Satya Nadella was born on August 19, 1967, in Hyderabad, India. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics & Communications degree from Manipal Institute of Technology. After that, he moved to the USA to continue his studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. There he earned an MS degree in Computer Science. Also, he earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. So, since he had solid knowledge in both electrical engineering and business, he started his career at Sun Microsystems.
Satya Nadella and Microsoft
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He started working there in 1992. Fist, he joined as a Program Manager in the Windows Developer Relations group. He quickly moved up the career ladder and began serving as the Senior Vice President of Research & Development for the Online Services division and the Vice President of the Microsoft Business Solutions group (MBS). That was all before he became the President of the $19 billion Microsoft Server and Tools Business. Before his current position as the CEO, he worked as an Executive Vice President of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group. Before he came to this position in 2014, Steve Ballmer used to be the CEO.
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In the year 2013, Nadella earned a salary of $669,000 and also an additional $17.6 million in compensation. Then, in 2014, his total compensation was $40 million. After that, in 2015 and 2017, he earned $20 million per year. However, in 2019 he made, even more, reaching $42 million. When he first became a CEO, the company’s market cap was $300 billion. In the next five years, he grew it to over $1 trillion.
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Satya Nadella’s personal life
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In 1992, he got married to Anupama. She is the daughter of his father’s IAS batchmate. She was also his junior at Manipal, pursuing a B. Arch in the Faculty of Architecture. They have three children together, a son and two daughters. When it comes to Nadella’s hobbies, he enjoys American and Indian poetry. He also has a passion for cricket, since he played for his school team. Besides, he authored a book titled Hit Refresh. It is about his life, his career in Microsoft, and his views on technology.
Satya Nadella’s net worth
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According to recent studies, Nadella is worth over $320 million.
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In Ultimate Defense of Formula 1 Safety Measures
Maisie Mische, Sports Editor|February 25, 2021
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Formula 1 is and will always continue to be a dangerous sport. On a track with 20 human-piloted projectiles racing at 150 mph around chicanes and hairpin turns, there is a perpetual threat of the dreaded “something that could go wrong.” In fact, the FIA has implemented many new safety devices over the years to reduce the risk of injury or fatality, resulting in measurable success. However, as motorsport has matured and changed over the decades, added safety measures to protect drivers and staff from this inescapable danger of auto racing have grown controversial. Some say they hinder driver ability; others protest to the removal of an element of risk that makes races “more exciting.” None of these arguments, however, negate to the evidence that added safety measures save lives. The only thing in Formula 1 that is more tragic than a fatality is a preventable fatality, and the continued development of safety devices and regulations that reduce preventable harm are in everyone’s best interest.
Below is a list of current safety measures that are enforced throughout the league and the are essential roles they play to ensuring safe racing.
Driver’s Kit
Racing Helmet
The driver’s helmet has developed and iterated dozens of times throughout the history of motorsport. Evolving from layers of canvas, modern Formula 1 helmets are made of carbon fiber and Kevlar. Each helmet is specially designed to be durable and light so as to reduce the amount of weight on a driver’s neck. Helmet mass contributes to momentum, so a light helmet minimizes the forward force of a driver’s head during an impact.
Nomex Suit and Face Covering
Drivers wear special racing suits and balaclavas, a form of face mask, made of Nomex which is a flame-resistant fabric used in firefighter’s uniforms. Since Formula 1 cars are infamously flammable, drivers must be protected from high temperatures during an impact. Becoming engulfed in flames is never the ideal outcome of a crash, but Nomex coverings give drivers a few extra seconds of stable, livable conditions with which to escape a blaze before heat begins to transfer through their gear.
The HANS Device
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The HANS (Head and Neck Support) device is similar to a neck brace in appearance and function. The frame, which sits on a driver’s shoulders, is tethered to the car’s seat straps and the driver’s helmet. In the event of rapid deceleration, the HANS is designed to prevent hyperextension and neck injuries. By limiting the neck’s forward range of motion, the tethers keep the driver’s head from snapping forward and potentially fracturing the skull.
Crash Structures
Each side of a Formula 1 car is designed to crush under pressure. While this feature may seem counterintuitive at first glance, it aids in reducing the force put on drivers during an impact. As the structure crumples, it absorbs energy from the car and helps slow the driver down. The slower the speed during an impact, the more likely drivers are to walk away uninjured.
Wheel Tethers
Wheel tethers are precisely what you’d think; they are devices that attach the wheels to the body of the car to prevent detachment. Loose wheels are a clear and present danger to other drivers who may be hit by a heavy, rotating chunk of metal and rubber while traveling at high speeds. While a severed wheel serves no purpose to its car, it poses a risk to other drivers that is mitigated by a tether.
Survival Cell
The survival cell is an incredibly strong capsule in which the driver is seated. It comprises the main body of the car, including the cockpit and driver’s seat. The cell is designed to act as a last resort in case every other safety feature fails; if every deformable structure detaches, the survival cell encases the driver to prevent direct contact with the track.
Track Features
Virtual Safety Car (VSC)
The VSC is a modern innovation to provide an alternative to the traditional safety car. When an incident occurs on the track, the VSC informs drivers of a new speed limit they must adhere to. This speed fluctuates depending on what section of the track drivers are in, but it uniformly amounts to a 30-35% reduction of regular racing speed. The VSC ensures both that cars are safely distributed around the track during a crash clean-up and that race marshals are safe while attending to the crash site. Once the incident is resolved, the VSC is turned off, and racing continues.
Track Barriers
Formula 1 racetracks are fitted with several types of track barriers including tire walls, gravel runoffs, and the innovative SAFER barrier made of steel and foam. These barriers are carefully placed to suit the most anticipated type of collision at each section of the track. For example, SAFER barriers are located at tight, high-speed corners while gravel runoff areas are better for the outside of wide turns. In the event of a collision, barriers are designed to absorb kinetic energy and slow cars to a stop to reduce the amount of force acting on the driver.
Pit Lane Speed Limits
Following an incident at the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994 during which several mechanics were injured by a detached wheel traveling at high speed in the pit lane, a speed limit was implemented to protect staff in the pits. While drivers are well trained to safely enter their team’s pit area, loose debris can cause great harm if it disconnects from a rapidly approaching car in the pit lane. In addition, a lower speed limit in the pits reduces the risk posed to drivers and team staff in the unlikely event of a collision in the pit lane.
The Halo
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Of the many safety innovations, none is more controversial (and most important) than the halo. This mechanism is an open-air, tubular shield attached to the front and sides of the cockpit. It clears just above the top of the driver’s helmet and slopes toward the headrest. The halo was introduced in 2018 and was made mandatory for every team to add to their cars. The sturdy structure can hold a double-decker bus worth of weight and provides better sight lines for drivers than a clear cockpit shield. It acts both as a barrier to deflect debris and a sort of roll cage which protects drivers in the event of a rollover. Despite these qualities, some drivers were critical of the piece’s addition, saying that it was unnecessary, ugly, and overly corrective. They decried the halo as a step backward which made Formula 1 more mundane and “too safe.”
But after seeing the lifesaving effect the halo has had in practice, there is no denying its efficacy as a vital safety device. During the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc was involved in a serious incident with McLaren driver, Fernando Alonso, in which Alonso’s car was contacted from the rear and sent hurdling over Leclerc’s vehicle. As Alonso drifted sideways, his car created lift and collided with the right side of Leclerc’s car. Though his back wheels safely cleared over the cockpit, Alonso’s front wheel swiped the side of Leclerc’s car just inches away from his head. Fortunately, the halo’s sloped barrier redirected the tire at upward angle and allowed it to pass safely over Leclerc’s helmet. Without the halo, the right side of Leclerc’s head would have been struck by the wheel followed by the underside of Alonso’s front wing, likely causing a severe injury if not death. In this case, the halo deflected a car away from the driver’s exposed head and into the runoff area, allowing the car’s brakes to safely stop Alonso.
Most recently, the halo saved the life of Haas driver Romain Grosjean during his serious crash at Bahrain last season. Grosjean lost control of his car after making contact with Daniil Kvyat and slammed into the track barrier at 137 mph. The back end of his car was severed, and the survival cell and nose cone continued through the barrier before bursting into flames. However, Grosjean survived the impact because of the halo’s strength and design. When Grosjean’s survival cell first contacted the barrier, the front bar of the halo pierced the metal and created an opening large enough for Grosjean’s head to pass through untouched. By parting the barrier around the cockpit, the halo prevented a deadly impact with the solid guard rail; without the halo, Grosjean’s head would have struck the barrier straight on as the rail was merely dented by the nose cone and not completely separated.
Since its introduction to Formula 1, the halo has tangibly saved lives and will surely continue to protect drivers from fatal collisions. While it may not look pretty, removing the halo would mean that drivers are left exposed to debris, other cars, and track barriers with nothing to protect them but their helmets.
It’s hard to argue with Formula 1’s current safety measures because they have been proven to do what they were designed to do: save lives. Few debate the implementation and effectiveness of the HANS, wheel tethers, or specialized track barriers. They seem like common sense at this point, almost as much as the seatbelt does. Even the halo, despite originally garnering criticism, has proven itself to be an effective and necessary element of Formula racing. Without it, we would be mourning the losses of both Charles Leclerc and Romain Grosjean along with several F2 and F3 drivers. Danger is inescapable in Formula 1, but that doesn’t mean the league should accept it at face value. Preventing fatalities is the ultimate goal of the FIA along with every team and driver, full stop. No amount of morbid excitement takes precedence over the lives of drivers. Safety measures are here to stay and should continue to be developed to keep drivers racing and Formula 1 on track to zero fatalities.
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Why December is the perfect time of year to read a gigantic book
The thicker the better
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byJeva Lange
When I was 12 or 13, my grandmother took me to our local Barnes & Noble and told me I could pick out any book I wanted. Considering myself a savvy individual, I used the opportunity to buy the biggest book I could find: Rebecca West's 1941 Yugoslavian ethnography, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, which ran well over 1,000 pages.
When we got home, I put Black Lamb on my overflowing "to read" shelf in my bedroom, which was strategically positioned so that every night as I was falling asleep, the last thing I would see was the pile of books I was looking forward to reading next. Over the years, I chipped away at all of Black Lamb's neighbors, but it remained on the shelf — right up until I moved away, got my own apartment, and my childhood bedroom was converted into the guest room, West's magnum opus relegated to a box somewhere in the garage.
Every reader has their Black Lamb, that one spectacularly large novel that you feel like you really should get around to, and maybe even are excited for, but just keep ... putting off. That's why we have December: There is no better time of year to finally read a gargantuan book.
I may never have gotten around to Black Lamb specifically, but starting in high school I committed to reading one large book every winter. My project began with Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, and subsequently has included classics like Moby-Dick, War and Peace, and Middlemarch. Sometimes the books I pick aren't even that long, but are intimidating for other reasons: One year I chose Åsne Seierstad's haunting 544-page One of Us, about the 2011 attack in Norway that left 77 people dead, and another year I went with Morrissey's nearly 500-page Autobiography, which was daunting for entirely different reasons.
December is cold, dark, and often stressful, which is also what makes it the best time of year to commit to a long book. Winter's bitterly cold mornings and early evenings trap you indoors with the time for uninterrupted reading. Travel over the holidays also leads to jet-legged hours awake after everyone else in the house gone to sleep, or is not yet up. Likewise, there is no better diversion from family stress than escaping into the same book repeatedly. While summer has the reputation of being the most reader-friendly time of year due to the influx of leisure time, it necessitates a different kind of book, a gripping page-turner that you can dog-ear or stuff in a bag on a road trip. Apologies to David Foster Wallace, but I grew restless with Infinite Jest when I tried to read it one spring, ultimately abandoning it to spend more time outside; I might have faired better if I'd waited for winter, when I have more patience for footnotes.
That being said, I'm sympathetic toward people who are down to the wire on their yearly reading goals and find themselves scrambling this month instead to read the shortest novels in existence to pad their counts. I tend to be the opposite sort of person myself, setting wildly ambitious reading goals in January that I fail to clear by a dozen books or more, so my end-of-year reading project serves as a kind of salve for my pride. Finishing the year with a massive book means you go out on a bang — and, if you're a slow reader and the book takes you well into January, February, or the spring to finish, then you start your next year impressively, as well.
There are other advantages to devoting yourself to a long book in December. For one thing, it is a wholly different kind of experience than opting for regular-length books: "It's when you reach 800 or 900 pages and linger in the world of one mind for weeks or months that you feel the effects of sustained immersion," writes the National Post's Calum Marsh, adding that the "difficulty is essential to the endeavor." For another, the feeling of accomplishment when you finally reach, say, the epilogue of Moby-Dick, is unparalleled.
You don't have to pick one of the Great White Manspread books either. George Eliot's Middlemarch, one of the earliest books I read in my project, runs 880 pages; Doris Lessing's 1,228-page Canopus in Argos: Archives, Roberto Bolaño's 912-page 2666, and Vikram Seth's 1,488-page A Suitable Boy are other options. You could tackle a set of books as well, such as Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels, Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series, or Karl Ove Knausgård's six-part My Struggle. There are plenty of long books to choose from this year alone: The 1,280-page Catholic School, a semi-autobiographical account of the 1975 Circeo massacre by the Italian author Edoardo Albinati, Neal Stephenson's 880-page speculative fiction epic Fall; or, Dodge in Hell, or Matthew Sturgis' more than 700-page biography of Oscar Wilde.
Myself, I'll be beefing up my wrist muscles this winter with Lucy Ellmann's Ducks, Newburyport, which might be best described as a critically acclaimed 426,100-word sentence. But while I'm back home over Christmas, I'm going to spend some time rooting around in the garage. I think I know what box Black Lamb and Grey Falcon is buried in.
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Classic Car Week: Rare Tucker celebrates 70th anniversary
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By James Raia
The automotive industry has its share of eccentric businessmen with utopian dreams for fine machines. Preston Tucker was in the fraternity, but his legend has lasted far longer than the car he conceived.
Tucker and his cohorts made 51 vehicles, designed in Michigan and built in Chicago. The prototype was called the Tucker Torpedo, the production model the Tucker 48. It was manufactured in about a one-year span beginning in 1946 was unveiled as 1948 model.
The rare Tucker will have its own class this year during Classic Car Week.
The Tucker 48 was rear-engine, rear-wheel drive and had a four-wheel independent suspension. It had a horizontally opposed V6 engine with 166 horsepower. It had a pop-out safety glass windshield, padded dash and doors and the upper doors were cut into the roofline. It also had a six-volt positive ground electrical system.
The car, originally priced at $2,450, was a phenomenon. And it was short-lived, with Tucker ceasing operation in early March 1949. The culprit: Negative publicity cultivated by media reports about the Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of the company for stock fraud.
The accusations were proven baseless and an acquittal followed. But the damage was done and so was the company.
Rumors of the involvement of three major carmakers as well as a Michigan senator only added to the Tucker’s enduring lore.
For the first time in Concours d’Elegance history, 62 years after Tucker’s death from pneumonia and lung cancer, his prized vehicle will be celebrated on the Monterey Peninsula. The vehicle will have its own show class with more than a dozen of the rare machines showcased on the 18th fairway at Pebble Beach.
“Tucker is coming up on an anniversary of sorts; it’s in its 70th year,” said Kandace Hawkinson, marketing director for the Concours d’Elegance. “And we’ve really been trying to push the envelope in a variety ways and follow the interests of enthusiasts.”
The Tucker legacy (only 47 have survived) gained further international attention 30 years ago with the debut of the movie, Tucker: The Man and His Dream.
Francis Ford Coppola directed the film based on the car’s odd and brief history. The drama-comedy starred Jeff Bridges and featured Christian Slater, Frederic Forrest, Elias Koteas, Martin Landau and Joan Allen.
The film was almost not made. Coppola began work on the movie 15 years earlier, but financial woes halted it. The project was revived in 1986 when George Lucas became its producer.
Tucker owners and enthusiasts are as passionate about the niche cars as the fans of any vintage vehicles.
“The Tucker Club of America is very active,” said Hawkinson. “The interest is a lot broader than just the owners of Tuckers or those you have only seen Tucker. The movie definitely widened its appeal.”
Concours d’Elegance officials also expect a few more Tucker examples to be showcased during a special occasion at Peter Hay Golf Course.
A newly mastered edition of Coppola’s film will be screened and open to the public. The Tuckers owned by Coppola and Lucas will be highlights, and the two movie moguls are tentatively scheduled to attend the function beginning Friday at 6:30 p.m.
Not surprisingly, Tuckers are rarely for sale. Six years ago, a Tucker (chassis #1043) was purchased at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., for a record $2.91 million. It was purchased for nearly three times as much as the previous high price paid for one of the iconic vehicles.
Early this year, a Tucker (chassis #1029), reportedly the personal vehicle of the car’s originator, was sold at the RM Sotheby’s sale in Arizona for $1.79 million. The same vehicle was used in a short promotional film, Tucker: The Man and the Car. The movie was used to introduce the vehicle to American audiences.
And like the car, it was influential and not around long.
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The Delmarva Review: An Interview with Executive Editor Wilson Wyatt
The Writer’s Center is pleased to host a launch of the eighth edition of The Delmarva Review on Jan. 31, 2016 from 2– 4 .pm. (Learn more about the event here.) The reading will focus on DR contributor Sue Ellen Thompson’s They—a poetry collection about raising a transgender child—and a reception with writers and editors will follow. Marketing & Communications Intern Sarah Katz interviewed Executive Editor Wilson Wyatt to learn more about the history and focus of the Delmarva Review.
Sarah Katz: Can you tell me about the genesis of the Delmarva Review?
Wilson Wyatt: The Delmarva Review was designed to give authors and readers new opportunities. First, it provides an annual publishing venue for compelling literary work in the midst of an increasingly competitive, shrinking environment for the printed word. It offers discerning readers original literary prose and poetry while giving writers expansive readership exposure far beyond their local borders. People read literary journals for discovery.
In 2007, our publisher, the Eastern Shore Writers Association overwhelmingly approved the development of a legitimate literary journal that welcomed outstanding writing in English, regardless of an author’s residence. It was a bold step. Encouraging competition for space in print is a generous gesture by writers, to say the least.
The results are enlightening and heartfelt. Over an eight-year history, the Delmarva Review has published new writing from 216 authors in twenty-seven states, the District of Columbia, and nine other countries. Sixty percent are from the greater region. Thirty-seven authors have earned Pushcart Prize nominations. Some have received mentions in major anthologies and critical reviews. Still others have been discovered by new publishers.
SK: How has the Delmarva Review changed or evolved over the years?
WW: The Review is constantly evolving. Thanks to the Internet, and a positive response within literary circles, the Review has become an established and highly regarded “lit mag” or literary journal. The number of submissions has grown to over 1,000 per issue, in only eight years. We have expanded the size, offering 200 pages per issue.
We make small improvements annually to showcase the author’s work. Design and presentation are important. We now use the latest print-on-demand technology (POD) to assure worldwide availability of the journal in a printed format. We are also one of the first literary journals to offer an electronic edition, allowing downloads to digital reading devices like smart phones, tablets, and Kindles. This expands the reach to readers of all ages at a favorable cost.
SK: What is the Delmarva Review staff looking for in submissions? What are some of your favorite pieces from the new issue?
WW: We are all volunteers, working as a team. Our genre editors and readers look for evocative prose, great storytelling, and moving poems that exhibit skillful expression. Submissions are read by more than one editor, which helps to broaden our perspective of each piece. Historically, we choose a diversity of writing styles and topics, rather than focusing on one theme or genre. Ultimately, we look for universality, some feeling or message that transcends the page and connects us.
The current issue opens with a discussion about Sue Ellen Thompson’s celebrated book They, treating the subject of transgender acceptance through a unique blending of poetry and prose. Other human topics in the issue reveal probing expressions about loss, birth, death, love, healing, and finding a sense of belonging in a larger world.
As we seek skillful expression, we are looking for qualities you might expect. For example, outstanding dialogue will define the character as well as propel a good story. With poetry, we care about tone, structure, and the poet’s choice of words. Within nonfiction, we search for the universality that will beckon a reader. In general, we look for the story within the story, the levels that create dimension within a piece.
SK: What advice would you provide to prospective writers submitting for publication in the Delmarva Review?
WW: We encourage writers to follow the submission guidelines carefully. They are posted on the website www.delmarvareview.com. We only read electronic submissions. Our current submission period is open until March 31. We publish in the fall.
Of great importance to all writers, please edit submissions carefully. Errors are usually a preventable detraction from good writing.
Submissions are competitive. Send us the writing you love. We receive more good prose and poetry than we can publish, but we are genuinely interested in discovering a writer’s best creative work.
Brief Interview with Abdul Ali
A portfolio of work by Abdul Ali introduced by poet Grace Cavalieri appears in the Fall/Winter 2015 issue of Poet Lore, the poetry publication of The Writer’s Center. Abdul Ali is the author of Trouble Sleeping, winner of 2014 New Issues Poetry Prize. His poetry, essays, and interviews have appeared or are forthcoming in Gargoyle, Gathering of Tribes, National Public Radio, New Contrast (South Africa), Academy of American Poets (poets.org), and the anthology, Full Moon on K Street. He teaches English at The Bryn Mawr School in Baltimore. Editorial assistant Taylor Johnson emailed Ali with questions about his work and influences.
Taylor Johnson: Who is in the room with you (metaphorically) when you write—what teachers, literary giants?
Abdul Ali: I think you're asking about my influences. I often think of the older black men in the barbershop who always told stories when I was a kid. I don't think anyone could match the improvisation and humor of their stories. I hope I'm bringing the jazz musicians, the MCs, the BAM poets, Dark Room Collective, etc. But I'm also thinking of my professors and mentors. Always trying to surprise myself.
TJ: What drew you to the life of Charlie Parker? How does his music and sense of time play into your work?
AA: I'm drawn to the artist as a tragic figure. It's a complicated thing. How the thing that you tell young people to stay away from (e.g. drugs) can also be the thing to help the artist access the sublime. I also really like how jazz music says so much without words. This is very similar to poetry: how to take sight and sound and feeling and make a poem of consequence.
TJ: There’s a strong tradition within modern American poetry to detail the pastorale, and how there seems to be a turn toward the wild and wilderness, and the urban pastorale within contemporary American poetry. How does your environment (past, present, real, imagined) find its way into your work?
AA: Living in cities for most of my life have definitely framed so much of the content of my poems. Being on the edge of life and death always somehow raises the stakes in your work. I must admit that I miss that intensity now that I live in the suburbs and no longer take public transportation.
TJ: Throughout your poems in this issue of Poet Lore there is a common thread of grief wending its way through the pieces; whether it’s mourning unencumbered sleep, or lamenting the tragic lives of artists and musicians, or detailing the palpable sadness and disgust after the murders of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown; grief figures prominently in your work. What is your process of writing through grief? Does writing grief transfigure it?
AA: I hadn't realized that I return to grief so much. I suppose poetry is that place I turn to when I'm at a loss for words. And in these cases--nationally--we're at a loss for human life. So, yes, I grieve their deaths in hopes that it can be regenerative. That their losses can somehow tumble into some epiphany about human life. That we can learn something and honor their lives. That someone will say their name and they won't be dead. This gives me peace.
TJ: How has teaching influenced your writing process?
AA: It's certainly has made me more aware of time. The scarcity of it. In many ways, I feel as though my engagement with writing is more intense, more intimate.
TJ: Who are you reading?
AA: I'm just coming out of a dry spell so I'm revisiting folks like Gwendolyn Brooks and Robert Hayden but also reading my contemporaries. It's important for me to see how these conversations change or remain the same. And, of course, I always delight in being surprised by language. Of course as an English teacher I'm constantly reading and re-reading. So this allows me to access the meat of words in a direct way.
For more information on the current issue of Poet Lore, visit: http://poetlore.com/current-issue/
Taylor Johnson is a poet from Washington, DC. They are a Callaloo Fellow and their work is forthcoming from the minnesota review. When they are not reading or writing poems, they serve as a docent at the National Museum of African Art.
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Spotlight on Literary Events: Jan. 15-31
The Complete Deaths of William Shakespeare
Friday, January 15 at 8 pm; Saturday, January 16 at 8 pm; and Sunday, January 17 at 4 pm
St. Mary’s Community Center
3900 Roland Ave
https://cohesiontheatre.tixato.com/buy/the-complete-deaths-of-william-shakespeare
Celebrating the 400th Anniversary Year of Shakespeare’s death, Cohesion Theatre Company and Baltimore Shakespeare Factory present a devised work of stage combat, bard appreciation, and silliness encompassing every death of every character written into all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays (and maybe a few that aren’t). Join us for an evening of non-stop mayhem and fun as we slaughter our way through every single death Shakespeare ever wrote on stage.
Second Annual POE-Zella
Saturday, January 16 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm
1145 Hollins St,
http://www.poeinbaltimore.org/events/2016/01/2nd-annual-poe-zella/
Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19, 1809, and to honor his 207th birthday, the Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum (203 N. Amity) will celebrate one of our City’s most famous denizens by having a party, exhibition and benefit. This event, our second “POE-Zella!”, is a free juried Poe-inspired party, benefit exhibition, and silent auction. It is scheduled to be held at Zella’s Pizzeria on January 16 from 2:00 – 6:00 pm. (Time subject to change.) While, entry to this special event is free, donations at the door are encouraged to help sustain the mission to promote and interpret Edgar Allan Poe’s life, death, and legacy in Baltimore.
Paul Lisicky—The Narrow Door: A Memoir of Friendship
Saturday, January 16 from 6:00 pm to __
Politics & Prose Bookstore
Washington, District of Columbia 20008
http://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/paul-lisicky-narrow-door-memoir-of-friendship
Lisicky is a novelist, essayist, editor of StoryQuarterly, and a teacher in the MFA program at Rutgers University-Camden. Picking up from the shorter reminiscences of Famous Builder, Lisicky’s fifth book explores two very different and deeply meaningful relationships. Charting the end of his marriage, a friend’s cancer diagnosis, and his own sharp response to the larger wounds of Haiti’s earthquake, the Gulf oil spill, and other natural and man-made disasters, Lisicky’s memoir is a moving account of what holds a life together, tears it apart, and allows it to heal again. Lisicky will be in conversation with Richard McCann, President of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation, American University MFA writing teacher and the author of Mother of Sorrows and Ghost Letters
Sunday Kind of Love, Hosted by Sarah Browning and Katy Richey, Featuring Fady Joudah and Fatimah Asghar
Sunday, January 17, at 5:00 pm
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunday-kind-of-love-14th-v-january-17-2016-hosted-by-sarah-browning-katy-richey-featuring-fady-tickets-20261905906?aff=rss
Sunday Kind of Love Open Mic Poetry features emerging and established poets from the Washington, DC area and around the nation. Each program includes one to two featured poets and an open mic segment. Co-sponsored by Split This Rock, the national organization dedicated to poetry of provocation and witness.
Free Writing Workshop with Split This Rock and The Beltway Poetry Slam
Wednesday, January 20 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Split This Rock
1112 16th St NW, Sixth Floor Conference Room
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/[email protected]
Split This Rock and The Beltway Poetry Slam are hosting bi-monthly writing workshops on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month. All ages are welcome; no need to RSVP. Just come ready to write! If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or call 202-787-5210.
David Ebenbach, Kathy Flann, and Leslie Pietrzyk
Thursday, January 21, at 7:00 pm
The Ivy Bookshop
6080 Falls Road
http://www.pw.org/literary_events/david_ebenbach_kathy_flann_and_leslie_pietrzyk
Join us for a reading by three acclaimed writers of short fiction, poetry, and essay.
Poets Unite!
Saturday, January 23, 2:00 pm
Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium
8th St NW & F St NW,
http://npg.si.edu/event/currentevents.html?trumbaEmbed=eventid%3D117148268%26view%3Devent%26-childview%3D
To celebrate the landmark edition, “One Life: Dolores Huerta,” 21st Poet Laureate Consultant Juan Felipe Herrera, along with poets Arlene Biala and Diana García, will read newly-commissioned work in response to the exhibition. Co-sponsored by Letras Latinas, a literary initiative at the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies, Library of Congress Hispanic Division, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Asian Pacific Center, and Smithsonian Latino Center.
Lines & Stars Winter 2016 Reading and Ten-Year Anniversary Fete
Monday, January 25 at 7:00 pm
Colony Club
3118 George Ave NW,
Please join us in Washington, DC, on Monday, January 25th for our Winter 2016 Reading and Ten-Year Anniversary celebration! Jessica Lynn Dotson, whose chapbook Time Trials won our 2015 Mid-Atlantic Chapbook Series, will be reading her work, as will former L+S contributors Devin Kelly and Mikala Rempe. We'll also be celebrating ten years of existence. How time flies!
The Welcoming Committee Open Mic Night
Tuesday, January 26 at 8:00 pm
Busboys & Poets
1025 5th St NW
https://www.thewelcomingcommittee.com/events/dc-busboys-0116/
Get your hands in snapping position. TWC is teaming up with Zami to organize an LGBTQ open mic night at Busboys and Poets! Hop on the open mic for two to five minutes to perform a piece or series of pieces of your choice. Poets, spoken word performers, singers, comedians, and acoustic musicians are all welcome. RSVP to the event on Facebook. The evening will also feature renowned poet and spoken word performer Regie Cabico! Zami is a monthly gender and sexuality series that seeks to energize community discourse about the intersections between sexuality, gender, race, and human rights by bringing together artists, scholars, and community members.
Shulem Deen—All Who Go Do Not Return
Sunday, January 31, 10:30 am
Washington Hebrew Congregation
3935 Macomb St NW
http://www.whctemple.org/calendar/all/display/2657/index.php
Shulem Deen was raised to believe that questions are dangerous. As a member of the Skverers, one of the most insular Hasidic sects in the United States, he knew little about the outside world — only that it is to be shunned. His marriage at 18 was arranged and several children soon followed. His first transgression, turning on the radio, was small, but curiosity led him to the library, and later the Internet. Thus began a feverish inquiry into the tenets of his religious beliefs, until, several years later, his faith unraveled entirely. The author of All Who Go Do Not Return, Mr. Deen will trace his harrowing loss of faith, while offering an illuminating look at this highly secretive world.
Delmarva Review Reading
Sunday, January 31 from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
http://www.writer.org/program/calendar?cid=1&ceid=1928&cerid=0&cdt=1%2f31%2f2016
The Writer’s Center is pleased to welcome writers from the eighth edition of The Delmarva Review. The event will highlight a “conversation” with Sue Ellen Thompson and Anne Colwell about writing They, Thompson’s celebrated boo of poems about acceptance and raising a transgender child. Her book inspired the selection of the Review’s cover image by Portuguese photographer Jorge Pereira Rudolfoelias. A reception with the writers and editors follows.
Poetry, Presidents, and Photography
Sunday, January 31, 2:00 pm
First Floor, Education Center
http://npg.si.edu/event/currentevents.html#/?i=5
Join curator and poet David Ward and poet Steve Scafidi in the Dark Fields of the Republic galleries for a poetry reading.
Life and Writing Advice from Isabel Allende
By Amanda D. Stoltz, Night Manager at The Writer’s Center
Near the end of 2015 on an unusually warm night, we arrived an hour early to find all of the seats already taken (including the floor), while more people piled into the cramped store. A woman next to me nearly fainted from the heat, or possibly from claustrophobia, and had to sit down in between bookshelves of Politics & Prose. Yet despite the size of the crowd, we all waited patiently for the brilliant Isabel Allende to grace the stage. I noticed four other BCC High School graduates in the crowd who, like me, read The House of the Spirits in English class. The House of the Spirits was Allende’s debut novel, a thrilling family saga brimming with magical realism.
I knew that I loved Isabel Allende as a novelist but during this event I came to adore her as a person. For such a small woman (her Twitter bio reads “vertically challenged”), her personality is enormous. This was apparent from early on when Allende cut short Marie Arana’s introduction by saying, “They came to hear me, not you.”
It was true. We were there for Allende. The entire audience seemed deeply inspired by her work and her life. When someone asked her which writers were her inspiration, her answer was one of the funniest moments of the night: “My favorite writer is me!” she said. Laughter blossomed throughout the room, although I got the feeling she wasn’t joking. The evening was full of sassy moments and sage words of wisdom. Below are the top five.
Five Pieces of Advice from Isabel Allende
It’s never too late to start writing.
Allende grew up at a time when female novelists were rarely critically acclaimed artists like their male counterparts. She started her career as a journalist and was frequently told that she was a terrible at journalism because she lied too often. Yet, she did not delve into creative writing until she was 40 years old. What began as a letter to her father transformed into The House of the Spirits. The novel is based on her own family, a family so colorful she hardly had to make up anything at all.
Write what will sit on you like a stone.
A man in the audience asked Allende how she found the strength to write Paula, a memoir about the loss of her daughter. Composed, she explained that it was the other way around—writing the memoir gave her strength. “Some of the most beautiful works of art are those that cannot avoid being created,” she said.
Pay attention to the people around you.
The idea for Allende’s most recent novel, The Japanese Lover, sprang out of a casual conversation. A friend of hers mentioned that her Polish mother befriended a Japanese gardener. Most of us may find that statement somewhat irrelevant or uninteresting, but Allende immediately jumped to a strange conclusion by asserting, “They must have been lovers.” Her friend denied this, saying that they were not lovers and that Allende was being ridiculous, but the seed stayed planted and grew into the beautiful book that I am now halfway through reading and am happy to recommend.
Books are never finished, only abandoned.
Often us writers want to know when the book we are writing is finished. We want to know how long it has to be and how long we have to spend editing it before we can tie a neat little bow around it and walk away. Allende says that she never finishes her novels, only abandons them. She edits and writes until she realizes that there is nothing more to add that can improve the story.
“I recommend lovers.”
Allende is looking for a new one. Preferably a younger man, she noted. Lovers are better than husbands because you don’t have to worry about things like laundry, she explained. The real gem to take away from this strange advice is to never take life too seriously. Allende is recently divorced yet intensely humorous and optimistic.
Seeing Isabel Allende was an absolute pleasure. Her novels always feature strong female characters, something I hope to emulate in my own writing. I will always keep in mind what she told the young man who asked where she finds such strong women to write about.
“I don’t know any weak women,” she said without missing a beat.
Allende is the author of 21 novels. She also runs the Isabel Allende Foundation, which helps women achieve social and economic justice both in California and her native Chile. For more about her, visit http://www.isabelallende.com/en/home.
Workshop Profile: Mythology for Writers (Online, January 6-February 17, 2016)
Symbols, characters, and stories from mythology permeate our lives. Whether it comes in the form of a favorite TV show (Battlestar Galatcia, Xena: Warrior Princess, Heroes), a lesson from our parents (don’t fly too close to the sun or you’ll get burned), or a symbol from daily life (the sports apparel company Nike, Inc. is named after the Greek goddess of victory), certain myths certainly stick with us beyond high school English class.
Myths can also be a great jumping off point for a short story, poem, or novel and have inspired artists and writers for centuries. So, consider using aspects from mythology in your manuscript-in-progress. Workshop leader Carolyn Clark, Ph.D. writes about a deity based on Artemis, and today’s films and fantasy fiction abound in images of this huntress myth (Katniss from the Hunger Games, for example). You as a reader and writer will identify uses for myth as a springboard for your imagination. Selected readings, a few required, many recommended, enables a customized workshop experience.
Online courses are convenient for the busy writer or if you just can’t stand the commute. But you’ll still gain a sense of camaraderie from your fellow participants by sharing ideas via Moodle chats, playing games, and delving into glossaries that help solidify your knowledge. Dr. Clark offers individual attention as your personal reader-editor. She will help you identify the bones of your story, flesh things out and hack away the thorny bits that hold you back from your goal: the hero(ine)’s quest.
The workshop is structured for reasonable time commitments, but the goal is for each participant to develop a writing product (with identifiable myths) and a winning, publishable style.
Week One: Introductions and sending in writing samples (an ongoing process of workshop leader-centric one-on-one editing throughout the seven weeks)
Week Two: Myths of Origin, Death and Regeneration
Week Three: The Hero(ine) Pattern: Adolescent or Midlife Crises
Week Four: The Ages of Man – Comparative Myths to Live By
Weeks Five through Seven: Purpose-driven Tales from Norse, Welsh and Greek Traditions
Carolyn Clark, Ph.D., is a devoted teacher and a personal trainer. Indebted to teachers at Cornell University, Brown University, and The Johns Hopkins University for degrees in classics-related fields, she enjoys riding, writing woodlands lyric poetry, and finding mythology everywhere. Her publications include Mnemosyne: The Long Traverse (2013), Amish Mimesis (2015), Lake Como Anthology (2016), and several individual poems and scholarly articles.
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Taxing the Poor: Private Probation and the Modern Debtors’ Prison
I remember reading about this a couple of years ago and shaking my head, but apparently, the problem hasn’t improved. In some of our more cash-strapped states and counties, courts are privatizing their probation departments, placing this core public function in the hands of private businesses.
Consider the example of Thomas Barrett. The Georgia resident was put on probation for stealing a can of beer. The private company that administered his probation charged him $360 per month in supervision and monitoring fees, even though he was poor and unemployed, and he couldn’t make the payments. He started skipping meals to save more money and catch up, but he fell behind anyway and eventually owed the company over $1000 in fees, which was more than five times the $200 criminal fine he was sentenced to pay for stealing the $2 beer. When he couldn’t pay the fees, the company petitioned to revoke his probation and had him jailed.
Across the political spectrum, we might agree that this is one of those non-delegable duties of government, and if government can no longer afford to do it, we ought to change something to ensure that it can, rather than outsource the job to for-profit enterprises with the wrong incentives. We might agree that we shouldn’t shake down poor people to make up the shortfall and then throw them in cages when they can’t pay. |
Schnauzer – Know All The Fact About Breeds
February 10, 2023 October 13, 2022 by Micheal L. Garcia
For a good reason, schnauzers are one of the most popular dog breeds in the world. They are a breed of dog known for being friendly and easy to train. They make great pets for people who want a playful and obedient dog. Schnauzers are also good for people with small yards because they don’t require much exercise.
They’re hardy dogs that are great for families and make great pets. This blog post will dive into some of the schnauzer breed’s key characteristics, lifespan, care requirements, and costs. After reading this article, you’ll better understand what to expect from owning a schnauzer and make an informed decision about whether or not this breed is right for you.
Everything You Need To Know About Schnauzer
Breed Characteristics Of Schnauzer
Schnauzer dogs are known for their intelligence and gentle nature. They’re also known for handling a lot of exercises, making them great pets.
Some of the Schnauzer breed’s Characteristics are:
They have a high energy level but are also very calm and gentle.
They’re good with children and other animals, and they’re usually good with other dogs as well.
They have a strong sense of smell, so they’re great for tracking down scent trails or deciphering puzzles.
They’re also fairly easy to train – provided you have patience.
Lifespan of Schnauzer
Schnauzers are a loyal breed that loves people and is great with children. They are also known for their funny personality, clown-like antics, and schnauzer-like bark. However, they may experience minor issues throughout their lifetime, such as hip dysplasia or tearing cartilage in their knee joints. These breeds require regular vet check-ups. And should be prescribed as soon as possible for optimal health care.
They are generally healthy dogs and do not typically suffer from major health problems. Schnauzers have a lifespan of 12 to 14 years, which is longer than most dog breeds. So, whether you’re looking for a playful dog or one that will provide you with years of loyal companionship, a schnauzer may be the perfect breed.
At A Glance: Schnauzer
Schnauzers are medium-sized dogs that originated in Germany. They have wrinkled coats and floppy ears, giving them a characteristic look. Schnauzers are social and loving animals who enjoy spending time with you and your loved ones. These dogs are high-energy and active, making them great for families with kids or other pets.
Schnauzers are one of the most intelligent dog breeds, with many personality traits that set them apart from other dogs. They are Scientific Name Canis lupus familiaris.
Schnauzer is the common name for a type of dog originally from Germany.
Here are some other names for Schnauzers:
Alpine Schnauzer
Boxer-Shar Pei
Chesapeake Bay Retriever Dog
Dandie Dinmont Terrier Dog Breed
The Schnauzer is a dog breed that originated in Germany. These dogs are known for their floppy ears, bushy tails and wrinkled skin. They are also popular as family pets and show dogs due to their working abilities. In World War I, Schnauzers were messengers because of their innate sense of smell. Today, they are popular across industries for the same reason.
Breed Group
Schnauzers are a breed of dog that is considered a working breed. They are known for their intelligence, obedience, and trainability. Schnauzers make great family pets, as they are gentle and loving dogs who get along well with other family members.
Although they are traditionally used as working dogs in many industries. Schnauzers are now popular as house pets.. They make excellent therapy dogs because of their gentle nature and willingness to help needy people. Schnauzers also make good guard dogs because of their intelligence and loyalty.
Schnauzers are medium to large breed dogs standing at the shoulder and height from 19-24 inches (48-60 cm) and weighing 55 – 80 pounds (25 – 35 kg).
Schnauzers come in various colors, including black, sable, tan, and brindle.
There are three main types of skin that Schnauzers can have: thick, thin, and wirehaired. Every Schnauzer is unique, so you’ll need to consult a vet to determine what type of skin your Schnauzer has. However, all three skin types will require special care to keep them healthy and happy.
Temperament is one of the most important factors when adopting or buying a dog. Although schnauzers are spirited dogs, they also need plenty of physical and mental stimulation. If you’re looking for a dog that will become your best friend, then a schnauzer is your breed. They are gentle dogs who are great with children and other pets and make excellent watchdogs because of their alertness and loyalty.
Schnauzer puppies socialize from an early age and need plenty of human interaction. They love to play fetch, run around, and be active. If you’re looking for a dog that will happily lie in your lap all day watching TV or sleep next to you at night, then a schnauzer may not be the best breed for you. Schnauzers require daily exercise to stay fit and healthy.
Types of Schnauzer Breed
There are three types of schnauzer breeds: standard, miniature, and Giant. Each type has its personality, needs, and training requirements. It’s choosing the right schnauzer breed is important for your lifestyle and home environment. If you’re planning to get a schnauzer and prepare to provide plenty of exercise and training.
History of Schnauzer
The Schnauzer is a German dog that was originally bred to herd sheep. It is a medium-sized dog with a thick, short coat that is white or black, and it has a flat head and round eyes. Today, the Schnauzer is popular as a family pet and as a working dog.
The Schnauzer first became prominent in the 18th century when Duke Karl August of Württemberg took an interest in this herding breed and started breeding them. The Schnauzer quickly became popular in European countries and became an important part of many royal households. It also became very popular among military commanders because of its versatility – it could resist cold weather well, guard livestock, and track down prey.
Today, the Schnauzer is still widely popular all over the world for its various qualities. It is considered one of the most versatile dogs, capable of performing multiple tasks well. The Schnauzer may be perfect if you’re looking for a loyal and hardworking pet that will make your life easier.
Growth of Schnauzer
Schnauzers are a breed of dog. Which was originally bred in Germany for dog fighting. Thankfully, they have since returned home. And now some of the most popular dogs in the world. Schnauzers grow approximately 1-3 inches per month, so prepare for lots of love and hugs.
When your Schnauzer reaches four years old, it’ll have reached its full growth potential – congratulations! Schnauzers reach their full adult height and weight at around 18 months old. Bearing this in mind, it’s important to socialize your Schnauzer regularly – walks, playtime, and good food are all great ways to keep them healthy and happy.
How Much To Feed A Schnauzer
For a good reason, schnauzers are one of the most popular dog breeds in the world. They’re loyal companions and great breeders. However, like all dogs, schnauzers require a balanced and healthy diet. Be aware of Schnauzer’s food needs, which may change depending on their age and activity level.
Their diet should include roughly one-third meat, one-third vegetables, and one-third fruit. Remember that schnauzers are big eaters, so ensure enough room for them to feed in your home.
Feeding of Schnauzer
Schnauzers are high-energy dogs and, as such, require a lot of nutrition to stay healthy. Make sure to feed your dog fresh or pre-cooked foods – never processed or packaged. If you’re unsure how much your Schnauzer weighs, use this calorie chart as a guide. When feeding your dog, start by measuring their weight and dividing the amount of food by their weight to determine how much they should eat per day. Also, be sure to keep an eye on their food intake – schnauzers can be picky eaters and overheat easily.
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Fun Facts About Schnauzer
Schnauzers are one of the oldest dog breeds, traced back to the 1500s. They come in many different colors and sizes, making them perfect for anyone’s needs. Schnauzers love to play fetch, chase tennis balls, and swim – so be sure to provide plenty of toys. They also have a strong herding instinct and make great family pets. Schnauzers are great with children and make great watchdogs. If you’re looking for a dog with a lot of personality, is easy to care for, and has a lot of fun, a schnauzer may be the perfect breed for you.
Considering Schnauzer Health Issues
Schnauzer health is important, and it’s important to have your schnauzer veterinarian checked regularly for issues like hip and elbow dysplasia, skin conditions such as eczema, and eye issues like glaucoma. Some of the most common Schnauzer health issues include:
Hip dysplasia: This is a genetic disorder that affects the joints in a dog’s hips. It can cause pain and difficulty walking and may be fatal if not treated properly.
Cataracts: A condition in which the lens of your eye becomes cloudy and damaged over time, cataracts can seriously impair vision.
Dermatitis is a condition in which your dog’s skin becomes inflamed and itchy. It may cause by allergies, parasites, or other factors.
Schnauzer owners should also be aware of what to do to help improve schnauzer health, including providing enough exercise and proper nutrition. These include providing enough dog food and water, providing enough exercise for your Schnauzer. And ensuring your Schnauzer is kept indoors during extreme weather conditions. Schnauzers are a popular dog breed, but they can sometimes suffer health problems. So, watch out for any symptoms. And get your schnauzer checked out by the vet as soon as possible.
Food & Diet Requirements of Schnauzer
Schnauzer puppies begin to eat solid food at around six weeks old. Adult Schnauzers should eat a high-quality diet that includes meat and vegetables. A good diet for a Schnauzer puppy will include the following:
A good amount of protein (between 30% and 40%)
A balanced mix of vitamins and minerals (including calcium, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin E)
Enough moisture (at least half a cup per day)
Digestive enzymes help break down food properly
How to Groom Schnauzer
Schnauzer grooming can be tricky, but it can be easy with a bit of practice. To start, take a section from behind his ears and twist it around several times until it forms an “S.” Next, use a fine-tooth comb to smooth out his hair and finish with a trimming chop at the nape of the neck. First, cut his hair close to the scalp and remove any mats or tangles. As Schnauzer haircutting is quite specific, it’s important to understand the basics first.
Here are some tips to get start. Schnauzer haircutting basics:
Hold the dog still while you are cutting. If he struggles, hold him down with a leash or harness, and scissors will be less likely to pinch his skin.
Trim only what is needed – don’t let your Schnauzer’s hair grow too long, or it can become difficult to manage. A standard schnauzer cut should cover his ears and neck (a “butcher’s chop”).
Dull scissors work best for Schnauzers; try not to use scissors that have sharp points on the blades, as these can injure your dog.
Avoid getting Schnauzer’s hair in his eyes or mouth – gently pull the hair out from under his lip and use a brush to remove any debris.
Rinse Schnauzer’s hair and coat thoroughly after grooming to avoid the build-up of dog dander.
Popular Names For Schnauzer (Add 30 Names)
There are so many schnauzer names to choose from, so it can be difficult to find the right one for your dog. Here are 30 schnauzer names that you might want to consider:
Max Sophie
Tucker Bailey
Schnauzer Adoption Process
Schnauzers make great family dogs. You’ll soon add a Schnauzer to your family if all goes as planned. Here are some tips to make the adoption process as smooth as possible:
Meet your dog’s breeder and/or previous homeowners. These are great people to ask about your Schnauzer’s personality and how he or she interacts with other animals in the home (especially children).
Visit several potential breeders before making a selection. Talk to dogs and their owners, and watch as puppies play – this will give you a good idea of whether or not this is an environment that would be good for your Schnauzer.
Arrive prepared to commit – especially if you’re considering adopting from a shelter or rescue group. Have your dog’s complete vet records, recent photo(s), and breed information. Prepare to answer questions about your Schnauzer’s health, exercise requirements, temperament (or lack thereof), and training needs.
Know the standard size for a Schnauzer before you go out looking – this will help you avoid any unfortunate surprises during the adoption process.
Pay close attention to the fees associated with certain breeds of dogs. Various agencies treat an “undersized” dog or mistreated. There may be different guidelines on that.
Get dog insurance – not only will this cover any emergency vet bills in the event of an illness or injury, but it can also protect you financially if your Schnauzer develops a behavioral problem.
How Do You Take Care Of A Schnauzer?
Schnauzers are one of the most popular dog breeds in the world, and for a good reason – they’re adorable, playful, and great pets. However, like any dog breed, they require a lot of care and attention to stay healthy. A daily walk is essential, and schnauzers enjoy playing fetch or other activities that keep them entertained and active.
They should be fed a healthy diet. So that processed foods are less and their fur should be made at least twice a week.. Schnauzers are high-energy dogs and need a lot of exercises, so ensure to provide enough by regularly taking them for a walk. Last but not least, keep an eye on the Schnauzer’s claws – they should be clipped every month to avoid them from getting injured.
How Much Does A Schnauzer Cost
On average, a Schnauzer costs around $1,000-$2,500, with breeders charging an additional $200-$300 for registration papers and DNA tests. So if you’re considering getting a Schnauzer, do your research first to ensure you’re getting a dog that will fit your lifestyle and budget.
Pros and Cons of Schnauzer
They’re one of the friendliest dog breeds and, therefore, great for first-time dog owners.
Schnauzers are great dogs for people who want an active and playful small breed.
They’re easy to train, making them good dogs for novice dog owners or those who want an obedient pet.
Schnauzers can be a little aggressive with other dogs.
Like any dog breed, schnauzers are prone to getting fleas and ticks.
1.Are Schnauzers Good Family Pets?
Ans: Schnauzers are great family pets as they get along well with children and tolerate other people and animals. Schnauzers also shed very little hair, making them easy to keep clean. In addition, schnauzers are smart dogs that learn quickly. So training is not always required.
2.Can I Travel With My Schnauzer Without Any Problems?
Ans: If your Schnauzer is properly vaccinated, neutered, and approved by your veterinarian, then traveling with them shouldn’t be a problem. However, always make sure to bring the appropriate food, water bowls, crates, etc., for your dog while traveling. And make sure they are kept in the car during travel. If this happens, contact your vet or dog-sitting service immediately.
3.How Do I Housetrain My Schnauzer?
Ans: To housetrain your Schnauzer, start by crate training him and providing him with plenty of toys and chew bones inside his crate. Once he can go potty outside without getting distracted, you can begin walking him around the block daily. As soon as you bring your Schnauzer home, start training him by filling his water dish with fresh water so that he associates the dish with good things.
4.What Are Some Common Health Problems That Schnauzers Can Cause?
Ans: Some common health problems caused by schnauzers include allergies, hip dysplasia, seizures, and eyelash loss. Always consult a vet if you have any concerns about your pet’s health, and make sure their vaccinations are up-to-date.
5.Is It Necessary To Register My Schnauzer With The Government?
Ans: There is no definite answer when it comes to whether or not you need to register your Schnauzer with the government. This decision largely depends on where you live and where rabies is present. For example, if you live in a city where rabies is present, you’ll need to register your Schnauzer with their local municipality.
Outside of countries where rabies may be present, there are no specific requirements that you need to abide by. However, it is always a good idea to vaccinate your Schnauzer against rabies, just in case.
Schnauzers are a breed of dog that is often considered loyal and intelligent. They make great protectors, as they are loyal to their owners and will fiercely defend them. As schnauzers are bred for hunting, they have some quirks to get used to. Schnauzers also have a high energy level, so prepare for vigorous playtime when bringing one home. Here in this article, we’ve discussed everything about schnauzers. Hope you realize what to consider adopting a schnauzer as a pet.
As schnauzers are bred for hunting, they have some quirks to get used to. Schnauzers like to chew on anything and everything, so you’ll need to prepare for that when bringing one home. In the end, schnauzer dogs make great family companions and are great for people who want an active but also friendly and social dog.
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Leaders and Honors, 1955
Our list of baseball’s top 10 hitters and pitchers in both the American League and National League for the 1955 baseball season, as well as the awards and honors given to the game’s top achievers of the year.
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The National League’s Top 10 Hitters, 1955
Bold type in brick red indicates league leader.
1. Willie Mays, New York
Key Numbers: .319 average, 123 runs, 185 hits, 18 doubles, 13 triples, 51 home runs, 127 RBIs, 79 walks, 24 stolen bases, .659 slugging percentage.
Mays was a sore sight for the eyes of Dodgers fans, cranking out nine homers at Ebbets Field—but how to explain his meager total of doubles given the spaciousness within his home park at the Polo Grounds?
2. Duke Snider, Brooklyn
Key Numbers: .309 average, 126 runs, 166 hits, 34 doubles, 6 triples, 42 home runs, 136 RBIs, 104 walks.
Snider’s continued monster output included the last three-homer performance by a Brooklyn Dodger. He might have won the MVP, but teammate Roy Campanella was given it under strange circumstances (see below).
3. Ted Kluszewski, Cincinnati
Key Numbers: .314 average, 116 runs, 192 hits, 25 doubles, 47 home runs, 113 RBIs, 25 intentional walks.
Kluszewski became an anomaly among NL sluggers of the time, wrapping up a three-year binge in which he collected more homers (136) than strikeouts (109).
4. Eddie Mathews, Milwaukee
Key Numbers: .289 average, 23 doubles, 5 triples, 41 home runs, 101 RBIs, 109 walks, 20 intentional walks.
Yet another 40-homer campaign, the third straight for Mathews—who would only surpass 40 one more time (in 1959) over his Hall-of-Fame career.
5. Wally Post, Cincinnati
Key Numbers: 154 games, .309 average, 116 runs, 186 hits, 33 doubles, 40 home runs, 109 RBIs, 102 strikeouts.
The 40 homers belted by the bust-out Post would have been good enough to lead the AL—but as a National Leaguer, he had to settle for sixth place.
6. Stan Musial, St. Louis
Key Numbers: 154 games, .319 average, 97 runs, 179 hits, 30 doubles, 5 triples, 33 home runs, 108 RBIs, 80 walks, 8 hit-by-pitches.
The Cardinals may have suffered their worst record (68-86) between 1924-78, but Musial was hardly to blame with his continued brilliance at age 34.
7. Ernie Banks, Chicago
Key Numbers: 154 games, .295 average, 98 runs, 176 hits, 29 doubles, 9 triples, 44 home runs, 117 RBIs.
Banks became the first shortstop to hit 40 homers; it was something the popular Cub would make a habit of it.
8. Roy Campanella, Brooklyn
Key Numbers: 123 games, .318 average, 81 runs, 32 home runs, 107 RBIs.
Campanella’s third MVP win might have been a mistake; one voter, said to be seriously ill, accidentally placed his name on the ballot twice. It nevertheless got counted.
9. Hank Aaron, Milwaukee
Key Numbers: .314 average, 105 runs, 189 hits, 37 doubles, 9 triples, 27 home runs, 106 RBIs.
In his second year, Aaron changed his jersey number from #5 to #44—and began playing like #44, doubling his home run output from his rookie showing.
10. Gus Bell, Cincinnati
Representing the first of at least three baseball generations, Bell quietly continued to be one of the Reds’ most consistent and sound hitters of the time—especially at cozy Crosley Field, where he hit .364.
The American League’s Top 10 Hitters, 1955
1. Mickey Mantle, New York
Key Numbers: .306 average, 121 runs, 25 doubles, 11 triples, 37 home runs, 99 RBIs, 113 walks, .611 slugging percentage.
Mickey Mantle ramped up the power (previous season home run high: 27) and nearly matched his famous tape measure shot of a couple years earlier in Washington by crushing a ball out of Chicago’s Comiskey Park and into a parked car, 550 feet away.
2. Al Kaline, Detroit
Key Numbers: .340 average, 121 runs, 200 hits, 25 doubles, 8 triples, 27 home runs, 102 RBIs, 82 walks.
Bucking the trend of “bonus baby” busts, Kaline became an immediate Detroit fixture with his most proficient of 22 seasons in the Motor City.
3. Ted Williams, Boston
Key Numbers: 98 games, .356 average, 77 runs, 21 doubles, 28 home runs, 83 RBIs, 91 walks, 17 intentional walks, .496 on-base percentage, .703 slugging percentage.
Another partial yet extraordinarily potent showing from Teddy Ballgame, this time due to a springtime return from early retirement. We’ll spare you the calculator and multiple his numbers out to a 154-game season: 44 home runs, 130 RBIs and 143 walks.
4. Jackie Jensen, Boston
Key Numbers: .275 average, 95 runs, 27 doubles, 6 triples, 26 home runs, 116 RBIs, 89 walks, 16 stolen bases, 12 sacrifice flies.
Jensen’s knack for knocking in runners continued, winning his first of three RBI titles while pacing the AL in sac flies for the second straight year.
5. Al Smith, Cleveland
Key Numbers: 154 games, .306 average, 123 runs, 186 hits, 27 doubles, 22 home runs, 77 RBIs, 93 walks, 15 hit-by-pitches, 11 stolen bases.
In his second full year, Smith stole the limelight usually reserved for Minnie Minoso by putting up Minoso-like numbers.
6. Larry Doby, Cleveland
Key Numbers: 131 games, .291 average, 91 runs, 26 home runs, 75 RBIs.
A wrist injury late in the year muted what likely would have been a much better year for Doby.
7. Vic Power, Kansas City
Key Numbers: .319 average, 91 runs, 190 hits, 34 doubles, 10 triples, 19 home runs, 76 RBIs.
The flamboyant Power, not Uncle Tom enough to be the Yankees’ first black player, received a more comforting welcome from the A’s and thanked them for it on the field.
8. Roy Sievers, Washington
Key Numbers: .271 average, 25 home runs, 106 RBIs, 73 walks.
Sievers wished that every day was a day against the A’s: Ten of his 25 homers came against Kansas City, eight of those among four multi-homer games to set a major league season record against one team.
9. Nellie Fox, Chicago
Key Numbers: 154 games, .311 average, 636 at-bats, 100 runs, 198 hits, 28 doubles, 7 triples, 6 home runs, 59 RBIs, 17 hit-by-pitches.
Fox tied a personal best with a whopping six homers—and here’s a fun fact: The future Hall of Famer hit more triples than home runs in each season from 1949-62.
10. Yogi Berra, New York
Key Numbers: .272 average, 84 runs, 27 home runs, 108 RBIs.
Leadership from the catcher’s spot helped carry Berra to a third AL MVP award, and barely, eclipsing Al Kaline and Al Smith in the vote.
The National League’s Top 10 Pitchers, 1955
1. Bob Friend, Pittsburgh
Key Numbers: 2.83 ERA, 14 wins, 9 losses, 44 appearances, 20 starts, 200.1 innings, 52 walks, 22 grounded into double plays.
Friend became the first ERA leader from a last-place team—and saved his best stuff from the bullpen, registering a 1.95 ERA in 24 relief appearances.
2. Warren Spahn, Milwaukee
Key Numbers: 3.26 ERA, 17 wins, 14 losses, 39 appearances, 32 starts, 245.2 innings.
His fastball fading, Spahn relied more on a newly-minted screwball, which certainly screwed with the heads of opponents who knew his baseball longevity would likely be extended.
3. Don Newcombe, Brooklyn
Key Numbers: 3.20 ERA, 20 wins, 5 losses, .800 win percentage, 31 starts, 233.2 innings, 38 walks, 22 grounded into double plays.
Newk got a whopping 7.1 runs per start, but he had something to do with that—hitting .359 with seven homers over 117 at-bats.
4. Joe Nuxhall, Cincinnati
Key Numbers: 3.47 ERA, 17 wins, 12 losses, 50 appearances, 33 starts, 257 innings, 5 shutouts, 31 grounded into double plays.
After famously debuting (and bombing) in the majors at age 15, Nuxhall completed his long and winding road toward a worthy All-Star Game roster spot.
5. Bob Buhl, Milwaukee
Key Numbers: 3.21 ERA, 13 wins, 11 losses, 38 appearances, 27 starts, 201.2 innings, 109 walks.
After a rough start, Buhl settled in, ascended to full-time rotation duty and placed the NL’s third-best ERA.
6. Johnny Antonelli, New York
Key Numbers: 3.33 ERA, 14 wins, 16 losses, 38 appearances, 34 starts, 235.1 innings, 11 hit-by-pitches.
Nobody expected Antonelli to pitch any better than his top-of-the-charts performance from the year before, but he certainly deserved a better record on a 3.33 ERA; he had to win his final four decisions just to upgrade the mark to so-so status.
7. Robin Roberts, Philadelphia
Key Numbers: 3.28 ERA, 23 wins, 14 losses, 3 saves, 41 appearances, 38 starts, 26 complete games, 305 innings, 53 walks.
Roberts won 20-plus games for the sixth straight (and last time), but it started to become apparent that the bill was coming due on his taxing workload; despite the quality ERA, he gave up more doubles, triples and home runs than any other NL pitcher—for the second of three straight years.
8. Bob Rush, Chicago
Key Numbers: 3.50 ERA, 13 wins, 11 losses, 33 starts, 234 innings, 23 stolen bases allowed.
A recent move to wearing glasses sharpened Rush’s numbers as well as his vision.
9. Clem Labine, Brooklyn
Key Numbers: 3.24 ERA, 13 wins, 5 losses, .722 win percentage, 11 saves, 60 appearances, 8 starts, 144.1 innings.
After a series of spot starts just didn’t work out, Labine was moved exclusively to the bullpen at the end of July and responded by winning four, saving nine and posting a 0.99 ERA over his final 29 appearances.
10. Willard Schmidt, St. Louis
Key Numbers: 2.78 ERA, 7 wins, 6 losses, 20 appearances, 15 starts, 129.2 innings.
Brought on at midseason, Schmidt looked to be on the verge of something big as opponents hit just .197 against him—but future years would repudiate his 1955 success.
The American League’s Top 10 Pitchers, 1955
1. Whitey Ford, New York
Key Numbers: 2.63 ERA, 18 wins, 7 losses, 39 appearances, 33 starts, 18 complete games, 253.2 innings, 113 walks, 34 grounded into double plays.
Ford pitched two of his three career one-hitters in back-to-back starts in early September—each time giving up the one hit in the seventh inning. (He never threw a no-hitter.)
2. Billy Pierce, Chicago
Key Numbers: 1.97 ERA, 15 wins, 10 losses, 33 appearances, 26 starts, 6 shutouts, 205.2 innings.
Pierce gave the majors its only sub-2.00 ERA between 1946-64—and it was even better in his home base at Comiskey Park, posting a 1.35 figure.
3. Early Wynn, Cleveland
Key Numbers: 2.82 ERA, 17 wins, 11 losses, 31 starts, 6 shutouts, 230 innings.
Wynn’s early path to another 20-win season was derailed by a rough patch in July and August; his 17 were still just one short of the league lead.
4. Billy Hoeft, Detroit
Key Numbers: 2.99 ERA, 16 wins, 7 losses, .696 win percentage, 29 starts, 7 shutouts, 220 innings.
Nearly half of Hoeft’s 16 wins were shutouts (seven), including three against lowly Washington.
5. Frank Sullivan, Boston
Key Numbers: 2.91 ERA, 18 wins, 13 losses, 35 starts, 260 innings, 100 walks.
Whereas Billy Pierce (above) gave the majors a rare view of sub-2.00 ERA pitching, Sullivan gave the Red Sox their only sub-3.00 ERA effort of the 1950s—and managed to win three more games than Pierce.
6. Bob Turley, New York
Key Numbers: 3.06 ERA, 17 wins, 13 losses, 34 starts, 6 shutouts, 246.2 innings, 177 walks, 210 strikeouts.
In his first year with the Yankees after a mammoth 17-player trade with Baltimore, Turley struggled to retain his wildness, but opponents still could only hit .193—and slug a remarkably low .282—against him.
7. Bill Wight, Cleveland-Baltimore
Key Numbers: 2.48 ERA, 6 wins, 8 losses, 3 saves, 36 appearances, 14 starts, 141.1 innings.
The veteran lefty was equally good as a reliever in Cleveland as he was a starter at Baltimore, even if the won-loss record didn’t reflect it.
8. Frank Lary, Detroit
Key Numbers: 3.10 ERA, 14 wins, 15 losses, 36 appearances, 31 starts, 235 innings, 28 grounded into double plays.
Al Kaline wasn’t the only rookie wowing ‘em in Detroit; the 25-year-old right-hander, despite a blasé record, easily showed that he would be a fixture for years to come.
9. Herb Score, Cleveland
Key Numbers: 2.85 ERA, 16 wins, 10 losses, 32 starts, 227.1 innings, 154 walks, 245 strikeouts, 12 wild pitches.
Beating out Kaline for Rookie of the Year honors, Score appeared to be perfect refresh tonic as aging Cleveland star pitchers Bob Feller, Bob Lemon and Mike Garcia began to fade.
10. Dick Donovan, Chicago
Key Numbers: 3.32 ERA, 15 wins, 9 losses, 29 appearances, 24 starts, 187 innings, 23 grounded into double plays.
After failing to hook on with either the Braves or Tigers, Donovan enjoyed a breakout campaign that stalled at the end of July when he was stricken with appendicitis; he was only 2-5 with a 5.17 ERA in eight appearances afterward to finish the season.
1955 Awards and Honors
NL MVP
Roy Campanella, Brooklyn
AL MVP
Yogi Berra, New York
NL Rookie of the Year
Bill Virdon, St. Louis
AL Rookie of the Year
Herb Score, Cleveland
The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team
Pitcher—Whitey Ford, New York (A)
Pitcher—Don Newcombe, Brooklyn
Pitcher—Robin Roberts, Philadelphia
Catcher—Roy Campanella, Brooklyn
First Base—Ted Kluszewski, Cincinnati
Second Base—Nellie Fox, Chicago (A)
Third Base—Eddie Mathews, Milwaukee
Shortstop—Ernie Banks, Chicago (N)
Outfield—Al Kaline, Detroit
Outfield—Duke Snider, Brooklyn
Outfield—Ted Williams, Boston |
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‘Plenty Too Much’: The God of Immeasurably More
On November 25, 2020 February 22, 2021 By Tim ValentinoIn Bible & TheologyLeave a comment
What are some of your highest and best thoughts about God? How incredible is he in your mind? How awesome do you conceive him to be? Now multiply those thoughts by a billion, and what kind of picture emerges? Raise them to the millionth power, and what do you find? No matter how lofty our thoughts about God may be, they will always fall short of his infinite greatness.
And to that I say, “Thank God!” His ways are higher than our ways, and his thoughts are higher than our thoughts (cf. Isaiah 55:9). Clearly, our finite minds run out of steam while the infinite mind keeps going and going. We’re a tiny drop of water in the vastness of God’s unending ocean. I used to be frustrated by that, but I’ve come to see it’s a genuine comfort to worship a God whose greatness cannot be exaggerated. As Corrie Ten Boom once said, “A religion that is small enough for our understanding would not be big enough for our needs.” The challenge is trying to express God’s greatness in human language with all our inherent limitations. How can we even come close to doing it justice?
In the soaring conclusion to his lofty prayer in Ephesians 3, the Apostle Paul strings together a series of “loaded” Greek words to say what cannot fully be said. First he uses the word hyper, which means “above” or “beyond.” Then he uses the word panta, which means, “all,” “every,” or “any.” Then he uses the word hyper again, this time connecting it (without precedent) to the word ekperissou, which means “excessively” or “all the more.” How would you translate this stack of superlatives?
“infinitely more”?
“immeasurably more”?
“far more abundantly”?
“exceedingly abundantly above”?
“beyond all measure more”?
That’s the best our translators can do, and you might recognize some of these expressions from your own Bible reading. Perhaps Eugene Peterson captures it well in The Message, where he paraphrases the sentence like this: “God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!”
All told, these words allow Paul—and us—to burst into jubilant praise about God’s majestic abilities, all of which come to fullest expression in the love of Jesus Christ (Ephesians 3:18, NIV).
Paul also indicates here that God is not limited by our asking but can go way beyond our hopes, dreams, and expectations. He’s like a cascading fountain that not only flows but overflows. As many of us used to sing in Sunday school when we were children, “My cup is full and running over.” That’s because God delights in pouring 24 ounces of iced tea into a 12-ounce glass. The resulting mess is part of his message: “I am the God not only of abundance but of superabundance.”
This mindset runs in the family, too. Whenever Jesus, the Son of God, multiplies food for the masses, there are always multiple basketfuls left over. He, too, is a God of superabundance. And his love overflows to the ends of the earth. To borrow a phrase from the pidjin English used on mission fields around the world, God loves us “plenty too much.” This love sustains us as we walk the (sometimes painful) road of sanctification to which we’ve been called, “grow[ing] in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Peter 3:18).
I hope that God has done “plenty too much” for you this year, difficult though it may have been amidst a global pandemic and a widespread sense of national angst and polarization. If not, may his blessings cascade beyond your wildest dreams in the coming year. Do not give up! He has not abandoned you. It’s not in his character to do so.
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What do you think of when the word art comes to mind?
Probably painting or drawing. But art is actually so much more than just that. In fact, the beauty of art lies in its diversity. You can turn almost anything into art because remember, art is all about expressing yourself and your emotions. And since emotions come in all sorts of different forms, so does art. Regardless, all art is beautiful and deserves to be appreciated.
And guess what?
We’re going to introduce you to some of the most unique art forms that are seriously underrated!
#1 Reverse Graffiti
Street art is quite popular in the modern world. In fact, street artists are actually acclaimed as proper artists which is obviously great. Reverse graffiti is a technique that uses semi-permanent or transparent images on surfaces like walls by removing dirt from the surface. So, instead of applying paint, you’ll be removing dirt to make a sort of negative image – pretty cool, right?
#2 Light Painting
Light painting is yet another underrated unique art form that makes use of different light angles and colors. But in this technique, there are no paints or brushes involved – just lights and a camera. Exposures are created by moving a torch or other hand-held light to take a long exposure picture. The camera’s position is also adjusted accordingly to ensure a beautiful picture that could genuinely never be captured in natural light.
#3 Ice Sculpture
If you’re a fan of sculptures, you’re just going to love the unique art that is ice sculpturing! You’ve probably seen ice sculptures at parties or weddings but never thought of them as art, right? Well, they’re actually the same as regular sculpturing except that they use ice instead of clay. Only crystal clear, pure water should be used to make the ice for these sculptures. It’s the kind of art that not everyone can do – and only very talented sculptors can take on ice sculpting.
#4 Sand Painting
Sand painting also involves using different colored sands to your advantage and creating a beautiful design. This unique art actually stemmed from the Indian region wherein they call it Rangoli. Plus, sand paintings can also be created using regular brown sand for a monochrome effect. And though, these are some of the most beautiful paintings ever, they don’t get a chance to be appreciated as such since they’re so short-lived.
#5 Photorealism
The theme of realism basically implies something that is an everyday thing – basically, the everyday experiences of people. Similarly, photorealism is the art of creating a realistic painting/drawing based off a photograph. What’s amazing is that it’s actually hard for people to distinguish the painting from the actual photograph. And the fact that a lot of people aren’t aware of this unique art just goes to show how underrated it is.
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Zendesk can help improve customer satisfaction by providing an efficient and personalized experience. Automated responses and personalized messages can help you quickly resolve customer queries and minimize wait times. Self-service portals provide detailed analytics on how customers are engaging with the portal, which can help you to identify where customers are getting stuck and how you can improve their experience.
What is Zendesk?
Zendesk is a customer service platform that helps businesses of all sizes provide better customer service and support. It provides a unified platform that allows companies to manage customer service and support across multiple channels, including email, web, chat, phone, and social media. Zendesk also offers a suite of support tools, such as ticketing, a knowledge base, a self-service portal, a customer feedback survey, and more. It provides a comprehensive suite of tools that allow customer service agents to quickly and efficiently respond to customer inquiries and requests. With Zendesk, customer service agents can easily create tickets, track customer conversations, and access customer information from a single platform.
Zendesk is designed to make customer service and support easier for businesses of all sizes. It offers a variety of features like zendesk send email to help streamline customer service and support operations. These features include ticketing and knowledge base systems, customer feedback surveys, self-service portals, and more. It also offers integrations with other popular software and services, such as Salesforce, Google Analytics, and Slack.
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Zendesk’s Theme Editor feature allows users to customize the look and feel of their customer service platform. It enables administrators to upload a logo, change colors, fonts, and background images, and set default colors and branding for notifications and emails. The feature also includes options to customize the ticket forms and help center, as well as the ability to preview changes before saving them.
The theme feature of Zendesk provides users with the ability to customize the look and feel of their customer support portal. This includes the ability to customize colors, fonts, and other design elements. It also allows for the creation of custom themes that can be shared with other users. With the theme feature, users can create a unique look and feel for their customer service portal that is tailored to their brand. Additionally, users can easily update and customize their themes at any time. This makes it easy for them to keep their portal looking fresh and up-to-date.
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Pavement Pudding
August 19, 2013Written by thadmin
It happens to me at least three or four times a week. Driving through the parking lot of our local supermarket, some daydreamer coming out of the store walks right out into passing traffic, completely oblivious to the fact that a rolling ton of steel, glass, and rubber under my control is inches away, capable of turning Dopey into pavement pudding.
Then the best part – they turn, startled, at me in the driver’s seat, and give me a dirty look. Like it’s my fault they’re zombie-walking their way through life.
What’s the old saying? “God takes care of children and fools,” or something like that. Examples abound, offering proof positive of this idea.
I find this a fascinating phenomenon. Why, with all of the communication available at our fingertips, do we still wander about, bumbling through life, half-asleep, dodging catastrophe by the skin of our teeth, and many times never even realizing it?
Could it be that the plethora of communications channels actually serves as the platform for the very lack of awareness I’m describing? Because we can text, Tweet, e-mail, Skype, Instagram, and even talk one-to-one at any time and from anywhere, instantly, have our brains hit saturation? Is the spongy gray matter between our ears soaked to capacity, leaving little room for rational thought or, at the very least, the common sense to not walk into traffic?
According to an article published 15 years ago, every American at that time saw more ads alone in one year than people at the end of World War II did in their entire lifetimes. That ratio has got to be down to something closer to three months by now. The book “Data Smog” states that the average American encountered 560 daily advertising messages in 1971. By 1997 that number had increased to more than 3,000 per day. Again, that number must be exponentially higher in 2013. And those statistics only count advertising messages, not messages received by electronic and social media channels.
Henry David Thoreau had it right, when he said, “Our life is frittered away by detail…Simplify, simplify, simplify!…Simplicity of life and elevation of purpose.” From 1845 to 1847, Thoreau lived in a cabin on the edge of Walden Pond, a small lake near Concord, New Hampshire. He practiced what he preached, radically limiting his expenses, possessions, and contact with others.
Can you imagine what he would think about the tools available to us today? If Thoreau thought society was too cluttered in 1847, today he might have tied a cinder block around his neck, jumped headfirst into Walden Pond, and never resurfaced.
The old guy was onto something, though. How many times have you hit the horn because the person in front of you at a red light doesn’t move when it turns green because he’s texting? Or how many times have you seen a teenager occupy a place at a restaurant table, totally ignoring everyone else, while checking her Twitter account?
The problem spills into the modern workplace, as well. A recent story* described “phone phobia” among younger sales people, meaning that they don’t know how to interact with another human being by speaking one-to-one. Sales are being lost due to miscommunication, when the only way to connect is via text or e-mail. One young sales guy actually unplugs his office desk phone and hides it in a filing cabinet. That can’t be good.
Here’s my corollary to Thoreau for today’s society. Turn the damn cell phone off, at least two hours every day. The hours can be of your choosing, but I mean turn it completely off, and put it somewhere you won’t be tempted to check it, touch it, play with it.
We’re sleepwalking through too much of life because we’re addicted to smartphone data. Meanwhile, there’s a wonderful parade of people and conversation and sales relationships and oncoming traffic we’re missing.
Wake up! Before it’s too late, and I unwittingly turn you into pavement pudding in front of the supermarket.
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How Does Oral Health Affect Heart Health?
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February marks the beginning of a month-long dedication to heart health. It’s officially known as American Heart Month, and its purpose is to raise awareness of the risks associated with heart disease. Many people know that things like smoking and a poor diet can cause troubles with the heart, but at our dental office in Garden City, we also know that your oral health can affect your heart health.
The Mouth is the Window to Whole-Body Health
You may have heard the expression that the eyes are the window to the soul, and while that may be true, another part of your body can tell you a lot about your overall wellbeing. The truth is, your mouth can give your dentist in Garden City insight to other problems that may be going on in the rest of your body. More specifically, researchers have found a connection between gum disease and an increased risk for heart disease.
More About Gum Disease
Gum disease is a serious dental problem that requires early treatment to resolve. Without proper intervention, gum disease can lead to tooth loss and other health concerns throughout the body. In fact, the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) has concluded that people who have gum disease are at increased risk of having a heart attack or developing heart disease. This happens because the bacteria that cause gum disease have a pretty easy path into the bloodstream and can raise the levels of something called C-reactive protein (CRP). High levels of CRP can cause some scary problems such as:
Inflamed arteries
Signs of Gum Disease
Some of the most common signs of gum disease are easy to explain away and some may think they’re actually normal. However, any of the following signs could mean that you may have gum disease.
Swollen, red, or tender gums
Bleeding while brushing or flossing
Consistently bad breath
Chronic bad taste in the mouth
Gums that appear to be pulling away from the teeth
If you notice any of the signs of gum disease, it’s important to see your Garden City dentist as soon as possible.
The team at our Garden City dental office wants to encourage all of our patients and neighbors to practice a good oral hygiene routine at home as well as get professional teeth cleanings and dental checkups at least twice a year. These appointments can help catch and treat gum disease before it has a chance to cause bigger, more serious complications.
Don’t leave your heart at risk, call to schedule an appointment today.
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Sierra Six
SAM | November 15, 2022 June 2, 2022 | All Gene, Mystery & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
Sierra Six is a suspenseful mystery thriller. It is the 11th title in the Gray man novel series. It is written by Mark Greaney. He is an American author who is best known as the collaborator of Tom Clancy on his final books. He continued the fantastic and memorable character of Jack Ryan after the death of Tom Clancy in 2013. If you want to experience the best of that then Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance is the best novel by the author. Back Blast is another top-tier novel from Mark Greaney.
Jay Snyder is an excellent actor and his inclusion in this novel as a narrator is nothing short of a blessing. He delivered the story with utmost perfection and made the characters full of life and excitement for the listeners.
It has been a lot of years since Gray Man had his very first mission. But, the real trouble has just got started and that is what you will find in this compelling story.
Before Court Gentry was known as the Gray-man. He was Sierra Six, who was the junior member of the action team of the CIA.
In their very first mission, the CIA action team took out a dangerous terrorist commander. Many years passed since that first operation of the Gray Man.
The Gray Man was then on a straightforward mission when saw a ghost. He was the terrorist whom he and his team had killed many years ago.
A decade couldn’t change the Gray Man at all. He wouldn’t leave an unfinished job.
The concept of this story was excellent. The conclusion however was a bit lousy. Despite that, Sierra Six is a highly recommended chapter. Kudos to Jay Snyder for giving such a phenomenal narration of this book.
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On April 27th, Amanda Maragos, one of our newest members, presented her classification talk. Amanda is the Manager of Volunteer Services for the Philip Aziz Centre / Emily’s House. PAC/EH were created in 1995 to provide physical, spiritual and emotional support and respite services to individuals, adults and children, who have life-limiting conditions or chronic illnesses, who are often, though not always, in end-of-life situations.
Amanda provided a PowerPoint presentation on their work and history which can be seen here. She spoke also about the recruitment, training, role and contribution of volunteers who assist both in Client Care work in the community and at Emily’s House itself – the latter being dedicated to the care of children and their families.
Steve Mastoras, in thanking Amanda, announced that the funds raised in the annual Whistler’s Grill Golf Tournament, August 12th, would be directed to Emily’s House.
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Houston Texans Morning Huddle: Hard Knocks For Texans, Foster In The Top 100
By Randy Gurzi
The weekend is finally here Texans fans! And once again the Toro Times wants to start your day out right by bringing you a roundup of what is going on with our beloved Houston Texans! Let’s dive right in;
Source: Texans are preferred team among three ‘Hard Knocks’ finalists – By John McClain of the Houston Chronicle
"HBO wants the Texans to be featured on the 10th edition of the network’s “Hard Knocks” series.It would be the Texans’ first appearance on the series that runs on HBO in August.The Texans have been one of three finalists, but HBO prefers the Texans over Buffalo and Washington, according to people familiar with the situation.Media reports say Cleveland, Washington and Buffalo aren’t interested, which would make the Texans the front-runner. However, NFL.com analyst Gil Brandt tweeted Friday that the Redskins will be on the upcoming “Hard Knocks.” Buffalo has a new coach and can’t be made to appear on the show, anyway."
Houston Texans rank 160th in ESPN salary survey – By Tania Ganguli of ESPN
"According to an ESPN/Sporting Intelligence global salary survey, the NFL team with the highest per-player spending, the Miami Dolphins, ranks 124th worldwide. The NBA ranks first in the world, followed by the Indian Cricket League IPL and then Major League Baseball.The Texans, the fifth-most valuable NFL franchise according to Forbes, ranks 24th among NFL teams in per-player spending and 160th worldwide. The Texans’ worldwide ranking is down 18 places from last year. The survey lists their approximate salary as $2 million per player; Miami spends $2.3 million per player."
Houston Texans’ Arian Foster Correctly Ranked At No. 80 in NFL’s Top 100 Players – By By Brian Kalchik of Rant Sports
"Running Back Arian Foster‘s place among the Top 100 Players of 2013-14 was revealed yesterday, and although his best days are behind him, Foster was justifiably ranked as the 80th best player in 2015, as voted by his NFL peers.After not being ranked last year, which wasn’t a huge surprise due to injuries and the poor season the Houston Texans had, Foster had a bounce-back season in 2014. He finished the season with 1,246 rushing yards (sixth among all NFL running backs), eight rushing touchdowns (tied for eighth), 13 total touchdowns (tied for fifth), and 1,573 all-purpose yards (10th in the NFL). Because of his outstanding season, in which he only played in 13 games, Foster made the Pro Bowl for the fourth time five seasons, and the fourth in six total seasons."
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Retirement Weekly: Plunging consumer sentiment doesn’t have to be the kiss of death
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It’s often darkest right before the dawn.
That’s worth remembering, since consumer sentiment has plunged. The University of Michigan’s Index of Consumer Sentiment has fallen more than 25 percentage points over the last year—one of its biggest 12-month declines since 1952, when the survey was first conducted. There have been only seven occasions since then in which the index fell more than that in any given 12-month period—once per decade, on average.
Fortunately, however, plunging consumer sentiment need not be the kiss of death for the stock market. If anything, it slightly increases the odds the stock market will produce handsome gains over the coming year.
I summarize the historical record in the accompanying chart, which reflects data back to 1979, which is when the University of Michigan began conducting the survey on a monthly basis. The chart focuses on four different groups of months since then, sorted according to how much the University of Michigan index rose or fell over the trailing 12 months. Notice that, on average, the S&P 500’s
best total real return came in the wake of the 25% of months in which consumer sentiment was the furthest below where it was 12 months previously.
In other words, consumer sentiment appears to be a contrarian indicator. When things start to turn sour, consumers exaggerate and become overly pessimistic. That causes the stock market to decline more than is justified, which in turn creates the preconditions for the market to produce above-average subsequent performance.
One big reason why consumer sentiment has soured over the last year is the spike in inflation. It’s worth focusing on consumers’ reaction to inflation, since it helps to explain why consumer sentiment is a contrarian indicator.
Consumers have a tendency to extrapolate the recent past when forming their expectations of future inflation. That is, when inflation is low, they expect it to stay low. And when inflation worsens—like it has over the last 12 months—consumers expect it to stay high for at least a while longer. As a result, consumers will be most wrong at turning points—with their inflation expectations highest at the very point it’s about to come down.
This is exactly what contrarian analysis would expect. And it’s confirmed by the data.
To show this, I calculated a statistic known as the correlation coefficient, which represents the degree to which changes in consumers’ inflation expectations are correlated with subsequent changes in the CPI. The correlation coefficient ranges from a theoretical maximum of 1.0 (which would mean that the two series move in lockstep with each other, zigging and zagging in lockstep) to a minimum of -1.0 (which would mean that the two data series are inversely correlated, with one zigging while the other is zagging, and vice versa). A correlation coefficient of 0 would mean that there is no detectable correlation between the two data series.
Over the last 20 years, there is a minus 0.45 correlation coefficient between consumers’ inflation expectations and the CPI’s actual subsequent changes. That is a significantly inverse correlation. (More details are provided in a column I wrote last summer.)
Many have already weighed in on the debate over whether inflation will recede in coming months. The analysis presented here adds an additional perspective, suggesting that because consumers currently believe inflation will stay high is a reason to suspect it won’t.
The bottom line? Keep your pessimism in check. Left unchecked, you’re more likely to do something rash that you will eventually regret.
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Interstate Vehicle Transport. How to Choose?
There is a wide assortment of people who have to move their cars to a different location owing to several reasons. Though driving the vehicle might be adventurous, it involves a lot of risks and is not feasible for everyone. The United States of America offers top quality of interstate vehicle transport services to interstate customers.
Benefits of interstate vehicle transport services
There are a plethora of reasons why people prefer to choose interstate vehicle transport services which are enlisted below:
Protects your vehicle from the adverse weather elements
Your vehicle is one of your most valuable possessions. As you opt for interstate vehicle transport services, you can protect your vehicle from the harsh elements of weather.
Rocks and small stones might cause damage to your car while shipping it across the country. Also, debris, dust, and dirt damage the paint of your car. With interstate vehicle transport, you can provide complete protection to your car.
Saving those extra miles off your car
If you self-drive the vehicle to the destination, the meter scale on the dashboard of your vehicle will rise. As you drive more miles, your car will age more. This is going to hurt the value of your car. In addition to this, it also leads to wear and tear of the body, wheels, and engines of the vehicle.
It also damages the interior part and the overall appearance of your car. Hence, you should choose the interstate vehicle transport services to ensure the longevity of your vehicle.
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Procure peace of mind
You will get the ultimate peace of mind as you seek vehicle transport services for shipping your vehicle. Thus, you can be relaxed as you know that your vehicle will be delivered to the destination safely. You will receive notifications about the latest status of your vehicle from the comfort zone of your home through GPS.
Saves your time and money
If you plan to self-drive the vehicle to the destination, it will take a lot of time. Besides, you have to refuel it time and again which enhances the cost of shifting the car. Hence, it is essential to opt for car transport services as you will save your hard-earned money and time. You will also save on accommodation, cost of food as well as other miscellaneous charges.
Timely pickup and delivery of your vehicle
Interstate auto transport services are considered to be an ideal choice to ship your car to a different location across the state. These companies have earned a high reputation in picking up and delivering the vehicle to the destination within the scheduled deadline.
A plethora of natives of the USA chooses the services of the interstate auto movers for hassle-free and safe delivery of the vehicle. Regardless of the kind of vehicle, you are planning to move, you can be ensured that the secured car carriers will take care of your vehicle.
Tips to choose interstate vehicle transport services
Whether you are an individual who wants to ship just one vehicle or you are a business owner, looking forward to moving a vehicle from one destination to the other, it is recommended to follow the below tips to ensure a smooth and safe auto shipping:
Avoid companies that promise a too good to come true price
You certainly want a budget-friendly solution to transport your vehicle from one location to the other. However, you should refrain from choosing the services of the companies, that are promising excessively cheap rates.
There are high chances that your vehicle might not get picked up at all or the car will take too long to get delivered to the destination. This might lead to wastage of your time and money.
Conduct a thorough research
If you are planning to opt for interstate car transport services for moving your vehicle to the destination, it is a prerequisite to conducting thorough research. Take a look to check for different consumer reporting agencies like Bette Business Bureau for finding the quality of services, offered by the particular company; you are planning to go for.
Besides this, you should take a look at the online reviews and testimonials of the customers who have already chosen the services of the specific service provider. A wide array of resources is available in the market which has comments and ratings of more than 1500 companies, who are planning to ship the vehicle both internationally and interstate.
Compare the rates and services, offered by different companies
There are a plethora of companies that promise to offer top quality of interstate auto transport services. Before choosing the service of any service provider, use local yellow pages for comparing the prices of the companies. Find out how the business operates and whether they will be capable of providing a smooth and hassle-free car transport services.
Opt for the services of a company with more experience
If you want to select the services of an interstate auto transport company, it is recommended to choose the services of a business that has an ample amount of experience in the industry. Do not forget to take a look at the resolutions policies of the company and whether you will get the reimbursement for the damage of the vehicle, in case of any theft and accident.
Ask for insurance
If you are looking for vehicle transport services across the USA, you should ensure that the service provider, you are choosing are insuring your vehicle, in case of any damage.
Say no to companies, asking for a huge upfront payment
Almost every auto shipping company asks for a certain advance payment before they pick up your vehicle. However, if you find that the amount, the particular company is asking is too much, this might be a red flag and should stay away from such service providers.
Go for thorough research to ensure that there are no hidden charges as it might lead to a break in your wallet, later on.
Choosing a first-rated interstate car moving company is not an easy task. You might get overwhelmed with the prices, reviews, and instant reviews. The above tips might be useful for you to find the best car transport services in the city. |
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‘In’ or ‘out’ for the UK
The UK has been on the margins of the EU both literally and metaphorically from the outset
Editorial February 23, 2016
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron. PHOTO: REUTERS
Much is at stake for British Prime Minister David Cameron who has set June 23, 2016 as the day when the UK will vote in a referendum on whether to remain a member of the European Union (EU), or leave. The UK has been on the margins of the EU both literally and metaphorically from the outset. It retains its own currency rather than adopting the euro and is not as legislatively bound to the Brussels parliament as other member states. The British, about whom it is unwise to have a homgenised perception in these days of devolved powers to the members of the Union, are to put it mildly, ambivalent about EU membership — with an anecdotally reported number who could not care less either way. But for the politicians and members of the British parliament the next four months are going to be consumed by the Great EU Debate. So should it matter to Pakistan?
Given that immigration and migration are an aspect of the EU debate then yes, it very much matters to Pakistan. There are close historical and trade linkages with the UK, and not for nothing does the British Foreign Office administer its largest overseas mission in the world in Islamabad. The UK is amongst the largest exporters to Pakistan with over 100 British companies physically operating here. In 2014, UK goods exported to Pakistan were worth £618 million. Bilateral trade in goods and services increased from £1.9 billion in 2009 to 2.2 billion in 2013. The health, or otherwise, of the British economy has a linkage to our own. We also trade with the EU, which is Pakistan’s most important and largest trading partner accounting for 21.2 per cent of our total exports and 16.6 per cent of our total imports. Changes in the relationship between the UK and the EU, distant as they may seem, may affect Pakistan in ways yet unseen — for good or ill. For the UK and the ruling Conservative Party, the referendum, whatever the outcome, is going to be profoundly divisive. Democracy — never a model for the tidiest of solutions.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 24th, 2016.
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The Basics of Funding a Business
We will cut to the chase. While some successful businesses started off self-funded, the majority of entrepreneurs would attest to the fact that garnering healthy interest from investors and lenders through research, and a keen investment of time, is the best way to get a fledgling business off the ground.
New businesses are infamous for eating through money like termites. Beyond the costs of that initial start-up, you’ve got to have a sound plan in place for managing the day-to-day operational costs of running a business (and drawing your own income from the business) before it starts to turn a profit. Understandably, most of us are not prepared to rely on our own cash reserves for that – or saddle ourselves with the risk.
To that end, here are a number of steps to consider as you prepare to reach out to investors and lenders and secure investment for your start-up.
You’ll need a budget
It can feel almost impossible to put together a well-informed, workable budget for a business that is not yet operating, but doing so is very important. It shows investors that you have a plan for those initial weeks and months, and that you are fully cognisant of the level of financial responsibility you are about to take on.
Consider operating expenses – the cost of acquiring raw supplies or product, of hiring employees or maintaining a commercial space and marketing your business – as well as elements that are easily overlooked like utilities, permits, and office supplies.
You’ll need a realistic number for lenders
It can be tempting to give lenders the most attractive number you can – a number that is catering to the low-end of what you anticipate you will need, so you don’t come across as overblown or greedy. At the end of the day, however, the only thing this is going to harm is your business, and your ability to get it off the ground.
Most start-ups spend more than they make during the first two to three years and, even after you break even, you may need a considerable financial boost.
Ensure you always have a contingency fund
Even with the strongest business plan in the world, you cannot guarantee that your business won’t run into unexpected expenses or setbacks. Having only enough money to see you through the best-case scenario is a recipe for disaster.
Just as we all need a rainy-day fund for our personal lives, so too does a new business need a contingency fund to see it through those rough patches.
Make sure all financing is working to the same timeline
If you are borrowing from multiple lenders and investors, it is very important that you coordinate each stream so that your funding comes in at roughly the same time. Start-ups need a big injection of cash. If your funding comes in sporadically, then you may well run into periods of reduced cash flow and suffer as a result.
Work with a corporate solicitor to secure all licences and permits
Start-up owners need to ensure that they are always working within the correct legal framework. Investing money into ensuring that you are compliant is far more beneficial than being saddled with the steep fines that come from a lack of compliance – and, besides, securing a strong corporate solicitor now means having someone by your side to help you grow, develop, and evolve over the years to come.
Corporate solicitors can also help you to save money in the future, and make your business as tax efficient as possible. Don’t skip this step.
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Trine again voted region’s Best College
For the second year in a row, readers of Fort Wayne Newspapers have voted Trine University the Best College in the Greater Fort Wayne region.
The recognition was announced in Sunday's (Sept. 25) Journal Gazette as part of the newspaper’s annual Readers’ Choice awards. Journal Gazette readers voted for the best in each of 260 categories.
Trine was received the most votes of 20 Indiana public and private colleges nominated for the honor.
“To be voted the best of these distinguished institutions two years in a row is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire Trine University community — faculty, staff and students,” said Trine University President Earl D. Brooks II, Ph.D.
“Our commitment to excellence is demonstrated every day, from academic and athletic teams that contend for and win national titles to faculty who provide outstanding learning opportunities for students and employees who make sure our facilities and grounds are immaculate. Thank you to all of you for everything you do, and thank you to the readers of Fort Wayne Newspapers for once again recognizing us with this honor.”
The award joins many other recognitions Trine University has received. Earlier this month, Dr. Brooks was recognized along with Trine University faculty members Anna Glowinski, Ph.D., and Justin Bock with Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly’s Education Awards. Trine also was named to Best lists this fall by U.S. News & World Report and Princeton Review.
Co-host and analyst, FOX NFL Sunday, and NFL legend Terry Bradshaw to speak at Trine Commencement
Terry Bradshaw, Four-time Super Bowl champion quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers), two-time Super Bowl MVP and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, will deliver the address at Trine University’s Commencement on May 6.
Michael W. Smith, Hotel California launch summer at Furth
Trine University’s T. Furth Center for Performing Arts will kick off this summer with legendary Christian artist Michael W. Smith and acclaimed Eagles tribute band Hotel California “A Salute to the Eagles.”
Humanities Symposia looks at Civil War letters, food
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Washburn Residence
The 1904 Washburn Residence is one of Trost & Trost’s first Craftsman Foursquare homes in El Paso, designed and built only a year after the formation of the firm in town. Although a remodel has replaced the original Doric pillars on the porch with square, the home retains its original Trost character today. For more information, please see https://www.facebook.com/TrostSociety/posts/2705163059601743
Modern photograph is a Google Earth Street View accessed 02/25/2020. Old photograph is a screenshot from the 1907 Trost & Trost advertising booklet, via the UNT Digital Archives.
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CHFD225 Week 2 Discussion
Forum 2: Stressors that Impact Diverse Populations
Please review the US Citizenship test questions in the video using the link below. After viewing, please share with us your experience. What was your reaction to the questions? Were you prepared for the level of difficulty of the questions? Was it stressful? Were you surprised by anything?
U.S. Citizenship Naturalization Test
In a separate paragraph, pretend an undocumented individual took the test. What are some possible stressors that he/she might encounter (if one struggled in answering the questions), and possible benefits that are afforded (if one did do well in answering the questions). In the actual Naturalization test, you would be given just 10 of the 100 questions and be expected to answer 6 correctly in addition to a writing and reading portion of the test.
Minimum 250 words answer
Classmate #1:
This week we were asked to watch a video that helps those who are preparing for the naturalization test and then to give our opinion on it. First, my opinion on the test itself is that it helps to ensure that those who wish to become citizens at least know a bit about the country they are pledging their allegiance to. They should know the basic government structure, rights, freedoms, geography and foundations of the country. I think it is a great idea to have everyone learn these things, which is why we are also taught them in school as American citizens. As someone who is immigrating, you should know what you are getting yourself into and what rights you will have as a citizen. The questions did not surprise me at all, though my husband was not a U.S. Citizen when we met. He did study for this test and he took it, passed it and became a U.S. Citizen before we were married. He had a different number of questions and was only asked verbally since he had been in the country for 20+ years already. Also, he was already serving in the U.S. Air Force and so they helped him with the paperwork and fees. I knew what to expect from it since I looked at his study material back then. As the video went through the questions, I tried to answer them as quickly as I could and some I did get incorrect or could not think of the answer on the spot. I am terrible at knowing names, especially of the most current elected officials besides the president and vice president.
To pretend that someone coming to the country may take this test and get the questions right or study and learn these items in order to score well on the test, it would benefit them greatly. It may seem like it is a bunch of boring information but like I mentioned before, it allows the individual to understand what the basics of government are in the country. They can see what they should expect from the laws, government and their elected officials. They can see what their rights are and what freedoms they may have. This is especially important if they arrived in our country due to hardships in their original country. It is possible that they did not have the same rights or freedoms and are unclear of what they are allowed to do or say. It is not in-depth completely but it does give them a starting point of where to look and what to look for or who to speak to. This is especially true of the part of the test that explains what the responsibilities are of U.S. Citizens and the rights for U.S. Citizens.
When listening to the video with all of the citizenship test questions, some of them were pretty straightforward, like your state’s capital, the name of the president, and what the Declaration of Independence was. As the questions went one, they became increasingly more difficult, even I did not know them right off the bat. When going through the questions, I did feel a little stressed and nervous, as I did not remember all of those answers from going through all my years of school. When listening to all those questions, the ones towards the end were definitely more difficult and I found myself racking my brain for the answers, and I am a citizen here!
As an undocumented citizen, I believe that there are a lot of stressors or different things that can affect them when taking the test. The first stressor that they could face is just actually studying for the test. There are one hundred possible questions that you could be asked, and you do not know which ten you will get when you take the test. Therefore, you study each and every one relentlessly, hoping that you can remember all of the questions. Another thing that could get in their way is the differences in languages. This test is given in English, therefore they must study it all in English as well. It can be very difficult for someone who has English as their second language, as they do not understand English as well as their own native language. When researching, I came across a news article that brought to light one of the biggest stressors that these citizens may face today. With President Trump in office, he has gotten a lot stricter on illegal immigration and making sure that everyone in this country is here legally. Therefore, if there are people here who do not have documentation, they will be sent back to where they had originally come from. With this, there is more pressure to take their citizenship test and to pass their test so they are not sent back.
Staff, A. F. O. X. (2017, July 28). Immigrants face daunting challenges obtaining US citizenship. Retrieved from https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/outreach/…
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Schitt’s Creek: Season Six; Dan Levy on the Last Episode, Pop Releases Teaser
by Regina Avalos, November 19, 2019
Schitt’s Creek is getting ready to hit Pop for its final season, and the network has now released a new trailer and poster for season six. The season will arrive on Pop TV on January 7 at 9pm.
Dan Levy spoke about the last day of filming in an interview with GQ, and it was an emotional day. He said the following:
“It was really, really hard. The last day of shooting was the most emotional day I think I’ve ever had in my life. I cried for, I want to say, five straight hours, to the point where I had a splitting headache and didn’t know what to do with my life. I wept when I took David’s shoes off. I will never wear those shoes again—nor do I want to—but I was very sad to take them off.”
Pop also revealed more about the return of the series in a press release. Check that out below.
“Co-created by Eugene Levy and Daniel Levy, SCHITT’S CREEK is a half-hour, single-camera comedy starring an ensemble cast including Emmy-nominated Eugene Levy, Emmy-nominated Catherine O’Hara, Daniel Levy, Annie Murphy, Chris Elliott, Emily Hampshire, Jennifer Robertson, Noah Reid, Dustin Milligan, Sarah Levy and Karen Robinson.
Pop TV also recently announced “Visit Schitt’s Creek,” a free, immersive pop-up that offered free reservations, which were all claimed within minutes. Putting fans directly into their favorite scenes in SCHITT’S CREEK, including Cafe Tropical, the Rosebud Motel, Rose Apothecary and more, the pop-up will bring the beloved town to life and also feature interactive photo experiences, takeaways, access to limited merchandise and more.
Fans can stream all five seasons on the PopNow App.”
As for fans upset the series is ending, Levy did make it clear that the series was set to end with season five, but the series was renewed for two seasons. It just gave him more time to get to the end he had visioned in his mind.
What do you think? Are you a fan of Schitt’s Creek? Are you sad to see the series come to an end?
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I absolutely love Schitt’s Creek. I’m broken hearted it will be ending.
April C. (Philadelphia, PA)
Yes, I am very sad to see the show end. I like everyone in the show. I wish they were my friends. I will miss them. I wish I could live on Schitt’s Creek. Since watching the show over and over. I now wear black and white a lot and so does a few co-workers who watch the show. When one of us comes in wearing black and white and/or wearing clunky jewelry. We say, “You are wearing your Moira today and laugh!” |
Half a Decade
Good things come in fives: fingers, toes, guys with burgers and fries, and years of marriage. That’s right – yesterday Brad and I celebrated 5 years of marriage! It feels like such a long time, but I guess not when you consider a lifetime of love. The good news is, we’ve made it past our…
Welcome, Child of Love
Earlier this month among the trees, in the presence of God and man, we dedicated our son. Surrounded by family and friends, we promised to cherish and nurture Rory throughout his life, to guide him and to respect and support the choices he makes, to do our best to raise him to take his place… |
Hat Tip to Ms. Donovan
With few exceptions, reading fiction does nothing for me. Since I know it’s not real, I don’t have motivation to remember it. I sucked at writing stories in school and I didn’t care about the books I read in English class. I read, but I can’t tell you what happened, in Beowulf, Pride and Prejudice, and don’t even ask me about anything Shakespeare wrote unless I’ve seen the movie. (On my bookshelf, I have a copy of Hamlet in Klingon – Shakespearian English on the left and Klingon on the right. I like to say I have a book in two languages, neither of which I can understand.) Looking back, I have no idea why we were ever tested on the “facts†of any story. It would have been much more interesting to use excerpts from books to learn about their historical or cultural significance, or merely tools to learn about literary concepts.
Sometimes going analogue is the only way to go by Tobias Vemmenby from Flickr (Creative Commons License)
It never crossed my mind that I would ever be a writer – until I was required to take expository writing during my senior year of high school. That was the class that taught me the art of ranting on paper and being a truth-teller (well as least as we knew it as a bunch of 17 year-old kids).
Ms. Donovan taught us that not all writing needed to be academically correct or high-brow impactful. She exposed us to different styles of writing that demonstrated that being raw, direct, and creative was powerful because the writer didn’t get tangled in the minutiae of how he/she wrote and focus on the what message they wanted to convey.
This was the first class I ever took that provided a truly creative platform for my thoughts, where rawness and thoughtful feedback was encouraged. I still remember some of the essays we read, things I wrote, and I’m pretty sure I have some of the notes from my classmates in my memory box.
Taking expository writing challenged me to give a voice to my perspective and values – an undertaking I face every time I put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard. This was the course that taught me not to worry about being right; just be real. Being a writer is one of the most usable and transferable skills in my arsenal. For the rest of my life, not matter what I do, I hope I can honestly say, “I’m a writer.â€
I am thankful that St. Vincent High School made me take this class and I am especially grateful that Ms. Donovan was there to lovingly nurture me (and I hope my classmates) to not only create quality works in her class, but become writers for life.
Ms. Donovan still teaches at St. Vincent High School in Petaluma, CA. I hope her students know how lucky they are to have her. |
Student Donation to Red Crescent
Posted on 22nd October 2018 22nd October 2018 by UPS
As a part of voluntary work and community service program, UPS students donated unused school uniforms to the Red Crescent Authority which aims to support and assist the community at the social, cultural and economic level individually or through subsidiary groups. Volunteerism enables students to acquire life skills and knowledge and provides students with the opportunity to become active members of their community and has a lasting, positive impact on society at large. Likewise, engaging in community service allows students to learn more about their personal motivations. They develop critical thinking skills while solving real-world problems, and think about problems and social issues in new ways.
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Rivers of Ice: Earth’s Glaciers
29th May 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.
The global rise in temperatures during the past century have directly impacted the health of the world’s glaciers. These massive “rivers of ice” are home to 2.1% of the world’s water, but with nearly 75% of the world’s freshwater, glaciers are the largest reserves for freshwater on Earth. The health of glaciers is critically important to ecosystems […] |
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