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Mean for the Holidays is over, and I am full of joy, anticipation, excitement and so much more. This campaign absolutely blew me away. Before I get into the content of today’s post, I just wanted to say something to you, wonderful reader.
I’ve talked a lot over the past couple weeks about the trials I’ve been through, especially when it comes to releasing new work and how easily I find myself planning things that never come to be. I was so nervous to start this campaign because I was afraid that no one would seek it out and that I wouldn’t see much of a return. When I got into this industry, I knew it was going to devolve into a numbers game, and I fought for a long time within myself because those numbers never seemed to pan out. It changed the way I worked, only seeing a few hits on a new blog post. I would drag myself through the mud and after the most impressive pity party I’d come back the next week + I’d write something new. Upset that I wasn’t making the impression I wanted to.
Everything was from the heart though, and that’s something that will never change.
It was a few years of me struggling with my analytics and my impressions on social media before I really started to tip, I grew so frustrated with the disconnect between what abilities I had, and what was being received that it gave birth to pretty powerful selfishness within me. Despite my mother’s constant support, I saw that those around me stopped reading and from where I sat, stopped caring about what I was doing.
The thing is, I was hungry.
When you’re hungry, you don’t stop hunting.
So I worked and I worked. I worked so hard I put my health on the line for the sake of content I could be proud of, all to increase this imaginary number.
I wanted so badly to leave an impression sizeable enough to remark upon.
That work culminated into a lot of things, namely, a pretty deep depression. I’ve spoken about it this week if you want to read more. I felt this yawning gap between me now and the version of me I had inside my head and the more I struggled to do the wider that gap became. I was lost and I was searching for purpose with a digital counter. I faced my fears at night, making it a goal to climb up and do better. Write more things that would attract readers.
Along this journey, I came to the conclusion that I knew next to nothing about the work I was doing and the world I so desperately wanted to be a part of. I was just as lost five years in as I was at the beginning, but that magical quality to starting a blog and running a business began to wear off. It became dull and dreary work that I could hardly stomach. I was in this mechanical place where I could crank out a full 90k word novel in a month, but it wasn’t any good. As a matter of fact, I’ve written two of them and neither of them was any good.
My writing had turned from a welcome place of repose to a gutted warehouse within me that I couldn’t escape, I didn’t want to.
I knew that one day I would reach the goals I wanted to reach. I would become the author I knew I could become. So I kept writing.
Then came that wave of depression I would fight off with words. I would succumb to the sadness and haul out another monolith of my shame, and my guilt, and my inconsistency.
I speak about this like it is a drama, and I do so willingly. I was a tad bit dramatic, I’m sure. My friends could vouch for that easily. My writing had consumed everything and nothing was safe from its grasp. I didn’t know where the dividing line was anymore. I couldn’t be a regular guy and run this business. I couldn’t be an author of the caliber I wanted no matter how many 30 day novels I’d write.
Everything came to a screeching halt around May. I had just finished a novel, clocking in just over 100k words. The first few days I was proud of the accomplishment until I returned to edit it and I realized that through the course of the whole book, there was no heart. There was nothing within it that I could call my own.
I had successfully become a machine, cranking out words at an astonishing rate, but that was never what I wanted.
The waves came bigger at that time. Overwhelming me, almost. I began to play around with the idea of closing everything, starting over from the ground up and trying again with all I had learned. I stopped thinking about starting over though when I looked at how poor my numbers were. How few interactions I received on blog posts and how little my friends seemed to care about what I was doing.
This is important. I told myself.
I was afraid of being honest with myself, and admitting that going into this with so much passion and not plan was a nightmare. When I caught myself slipping I’d wire up a new schedule and get myself on track and would pound away word after word, idea after idea.
Before I had settled on trying Mean for the Holidays earnestly, I sat in my bedroom with my girlfriend on one of the darkest days I’d ever had. I considered that night, giving up on everything I had put so much effort and energy into. I thought for a brief second, that I could throw it all out. The blog, the clothing, the novels, everything. I just wanted to trash it and live like a normal guy.
At that moment, my mom texted me as if she knew what I had considered.
She told me she missed me, and she told me she loved me. She told me something seemed wrong and she wanted to make sure I was alright.
Not in so many words, but I don’t have to speak to my mother with words. She just knows.
That night I contemplated giving up all of my work and my entire life’s passion because I was so focused on the numbers and the output that I lost sight of the heart and soul of why I write.
It’s been a few months since then, and you’re staring at the final piece of the Mean for the Holidays campaign. I know you want to read what I’ve put below, but I hope you stick around for a bit more and let me finish this story.
Depression doesn’t always come for your heart and your mind. Sometimes, it comes for the things you love the most. Your passions, your faith in your friends. It comes for you in the dark corners of your bedroom and the places you know you are weak. It comes in numbers and messages and schedules and it comes in tuning everything out just so you can write a little more.
I’m no stranger to that feeling. I still need to tune things out to write, but it isn’t the same today as it was a few months ago. I still care about the numbers and the views. I think it’s prudent of every beginning author to do so. It’s important we make sure to write what we can pitch but more important than that (as a matter of fact, more important than anything else) is to write from the heart, honestly. To write what we love.
I love my momma. She sat me down a few days after that text and told me to talk to her and to vent everything out for her, and for myself.
When we were done she came around and gave me advice, she told me to schedule less and to be with people more, she told me that I need other people. That we all need other people. She told me that I should focus on my joy before I look to find my passion, she told me to be there for my girlfriend before anything else. She told me to never give up, to never stop, because if I stopped I’d never get it back.
That night I set out to make a lot of things different. I came up with the Soul Project. I found ways to separate Alva from Alan and I found ways to blend them together. I still have days where that crippling beast comes down to me and tries to strangle me, but he has a much harder time reaching me anymore. I don’t let him in like I used to. There are fewer cracks to worry about.
I’ve always had a knack for overworking myself. Especially when it’s something I’m passionate about. But I’m getting better because of my momma, and my dad, and my girlfriend and my friends. I don’t like to talk about my innermost feelings. It’s pretty difficult for a guy in my position to admit that I go through these seasons of depression. I’ve spent the last five years or so working on convincing you that I’m the embodiment of sunshine, right?
There are a lot of pressures we put on ourselves.
I’m much better now because I stopped making the numbers and the schedule and the output the end goal. I’m just writing because there is nothing in this world that I love more than telling stories.
Tall ones, small ones, true ones. It doesn’t matter to me.
As long as I’m here, I’ll have a story to tell.
December of 2018 was far and away my most successful month on my blog, over half of my yearly views came from December ALONE + that is something to celebrate about. I am so humbled and amazed by the support I’ve seen from you for Mean for the Holidays.
I’ve told you before that this is just the beginning. I have so much more down the line for you, but I want to be sure to appreciate the beginning of my story as much as the end, and right now I am on top of the world.
If I could go back and talk to myself at 8 years old and tell him that 2000 people would hear my stories this year, that over 200 would come back week after week to listen to the things I had to tell, he wouldn’t have made it to 25 year old me. He would’ve keeled over in excitement right there.
So, thank you. I know it’s small, and some may scoff at the small numbers, but this is more than I’ve ever had and I just wanted to say thank you.
I didn’t think I’d see this kind of reaction from my blog ever, after all the stress and doubt I’ve laid upon myself, I am proud to look my younger self in the face and tell him what happened this month.
You’ve made the dreams of that little boy a reality, you’ve allowed me to surpass his wildest imagination, and his imagination is the same as mine.
So I guess, that eight-year-old boy is still here somewhere, and he is dancing.
He is singing because I never gave up.
He is throwing confetti in the air and he is every part of me that is celebrating today because I am honored that you took time out to read what I’ve written. Even on my off days, even if I don’t directly mention it to you, know that I see you. Every week when you come and like a post, or leave me a message. I remember all of you, and as I’m sure you’ve heard… this is only the beginning.
By the end, I’m going to have a full book of people to talk to that little boy about, and I know he will be singing still with every new one.
I was planning on saving this announcement for a bit, but I wanted to send it out now, as a thank you. Perhaps a Christmas Gift.
I went through a tremendous amount of trouble within my heart this year. I struggled with many things, and all of those things culminated in this. If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you likely know that I theme every year after a “movement” and those movements don’t necessarily mean anything, they are just a way for me to align a focus to each post, to explain away my incoherent ramblings as something worthwhile. This year, all of those things were screaming to be told in a new way.
Umbral Dawning marks something significant within me. It is an awakening. It is a new realization within myself, and while you may never notice a difference, just know that I have grown so much because of what I’ve been through, what I’ve put myself through.
I hope you never go through it.
All of that pain, all of those questions and feelings and world-shattering realizations are bottled up inside this story. This story that I will begin releasing in 2019, on my birthday, for you to read.
I’ve even left a little piece of it here for you. Just to taste what I’ve created.
One more time before you go off to your Christmas festivities, thank you.
Thank you for this month, and this opportunity.
I hope that I will always write what will hit home for you.
It is the greatest honor.
Her eyes burned as she opened them, the blazing sun scathed against her pale skin, threatening to sear her flesh for daring to lay in the sunlight any longer. Her chest sore from the fall, she wasn’t sure of the distance, but it hurt like hell. She rolled to her stomach and braced her hands on the hot ground, looking around her to gain her bearings. The space was a clearing, of sorts. She marveled at the height of the massive trees, stretching into the sky from the earth where they were rooted in a bright golden sand. It must have cushioned her fall, and for a moment she was thankful she hadn’t fallen into something less friendly… like a liquor storage room or a Red Scare meeting basement.
The immediate area was absent, save for her. Her pants were frayed, still spattered with oil from the shattering of the machine. Her shirt was still ripped, the cause of reasonable discourse between herself and her beloved dog Tesla, who hadn’t been keen on her decision to stand up to the Labyrinth Master.
As she pushed aside a thick leaf that blocked her view, a large city revealed itself in the distance before her. Beyond the reach of the jungle where the trees gave way to arid desert ground and seldom life bearing foliage, she saw a small pathway.
As if anyone could hear her. She had fallen through a hole in the floor and found herself in a smoking Wonderland. What could possibly be awaiting her there, a caterpillar to give sage advice or a grinning cat to assist her in finding trouble? In a desert such as this? Hardly.
“I need water first.” Her voice scratchy and rough from the dry air. She could find no spring or river or oasis around her that wasn’t just a substantial hallucination. Foraging onward, the heat of the sun threatened to burn her scalp as she treaded through the strange foliage.
The plants were unlike anything she had ever seen. Some of them, the thickest, stood proudly with their roots exposed on the sand. Burrowing only deep enough to hold them steady should a gust of wind threaten their outcropping of dry dirt. Others were huddled against the shade of the larger trees, as if hiding from the sun. A sentiment that Indigo agreed with as she sat down to collect her thoughts, trying desperately to stop thinking about her need for water.
“So, after separating the Labyrinth Master from his horrible machine, he hit me, and I fell backwards. Tesla started tugging on my shirt to get me to leave, I’m sure. The Master stepped forward to hit me again when Hydra attacked him. I’ll need to reprimand the awful bot when I find my way home.” Indigo reached behind her briefly, feeling along her spine until her fingers traced the sleek box that had rooted within her flesh.
“If nothing else, I still have my bones, I suppose.” She laughed to herself.
The shade was unequivocally more pleasant than the desert, but food and water didn’t seem to be abundant in the land where she had awoken. She was nervous to pluck the strange shaped fruit that grew from nearly every tree.
She stood up, and stepped out into the sunlight, shielding her eyes. Reminiscing in the shade any longer wouldn’t be worth the trouble. The only conclusion she would find is the memory of that horrible skeleton hanging within the Labyrinth. Black bones and all, she remembered plucking one in a panic to defend herself when it attacked to her body. Crawling along her flesh like a sinister caterpillar of sorts. Fusing with her spine. All of her prior resistance to join the rest of society was put out like fire on a damp log.
She continued stepping away from the shade of the tree and towards the desert as she focused on reaching the city. A towering creation in the middle of the desert to be sure, walls of white and gold. In the center there stood a towering building, almost like a fortress. In the center there was a single tower the stretched upward into the sky crowned with a golden clock. A symbol etched into the crown of the tower, from this distance it appeared to be a circle with a triangle desperately trying to hang on by one point and not fall into the city square. It vaguely reminded her of an eye, or perhaps a metronome.
She plucked one of the larger leaves and used it for shade, as she broke out of the tree line and continued looking towards the city. In her mind she fantasized about being a young monk on a pilgrimage towards a holy city, one with water and worship and aa comfortable bed. Three things she had grown accustomed to back home, for better or worse.
She had made, by her estimation, about a half a mile’s worth of distance and the city still seemed no closer than when she began. That was, until she turned around to peer behind her, however, and saw that she had only moved thirty or so feet from the dense jungle.
A gentle wind picked up as she trudged through the sand more, frustrated that she wasn’t born with wheels in her ankles like the Hydra were. It would have made her life so much easier, no more long walks to the market. Just a quick roll down the road and she could return with the ingredients to another recipe her mother had found online.
She didn’t know how long she had been out in that clearing, but however long it was had been ample time for her to decide she was a perfectly suitable conversational partner.
From behind her, Indigo heard a series of quick footsteps.
A woman’s voice gently landed on her ears, somehow less than human. It seemed like it was modified, like it was a woman speaking through one of those ridiculous voice modulation apps her sister had started using after her exposure to the Labyrinth. She turned, expecting to see her sister’s grin in the sand. She knew it wouldn’t be so, not after what had happened. But she hoped.
Instead of her sister, she saw a tall figure, dressed head to toe in robes with a thick hood covering its face. It appeared to be a woman by the shape of its body, but that couldn’t possibly be. The figure behind her was made of thin metal plates fitted together to form a person. It was like gazing at a scientist’s fever dream. The woman machine stepped forward once more and held her hand out.
“Indigo.” She pulled the leaf over her eyes, attempting to hide her face from the strange thing.
“I’m Mantis-4. Do you know where you are?” The woman machine took another step forward, still holding her hand out.
Mantis-4 laughed aloud, the lights that acted as her eyes responded in tandem with her voice and expressions. Eyes squinting in the sunlight even, an unusual trait for a robot to have.
Indigo paused for a moment, unsure of how to reply. She was old enough to know better than to walk through a desert with a woman machine. Her mother had always told her so, or something.
“I suppose.” Indigo, however, wasn’t good at listening to the advice of others when her curiosity took over her thoughts.
Mantis-4 looked taken aback. As if Indigo had insulted her, perhaps she had.
“What sector of Karka do you live in?” She caught up to Indigo as they continued walking together.
Indigo scratched her head briefly.
Mantis-4 continued walking with her, lighted eyes wide with confusion.
Indigo shook her head. None of those places were familiar, and the thought of living in a gutter wasn’t exactly appealing to her.
That’s all I’ll give out for now. But don’t worry. The rest is nearly ready for release. I’ll have more information as March draws closer. I’ll be talking about it a great deal on social media after I recover from the holidays.
I’ve been working hard on this campaign, and I am so pleased with everything I’ve made and shown you here. In order to keep my head about me, I’m going to spend the next few days working hard on laying in bed, eating good food and enjoying the fact that I’m alive and I am blessed beyond measure.
I hope you have a Christmas twice as good as mine will be.
Thank you for this month. If you want to catch up on anything you might’ve missed from the Mean for the Holidays campaign, you can find it all below.
Thank you, one last time, for spending any time with me at all.
Now get outta here, enjoy your holidays.

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I just posted a small web design job on getafreelancer.com. Not surprisingly, given the state of the economy, we have been inundated with responses – far more than we got the last time I posted something like this. I just spent an hour skimming through them and of the 30 bids I reviewed, ONLY ONE was in any way personalized. Only one person showed any signs of having read my brief and looked at the attached files.
I’m looking for a design only (no coding) and I specifically said this in my posting. Yet several people have sent me links to look at their previous coding projects. The others have sent me links to work samples that bear no relation to what I’m looking for.
Their emails to me include things like “we have 5 years of experience coding large scale websites.” Great! If I ever need to code a large website, I’ll know just who to call! But right now, I need a web designer to create a Photoshop file for me – JUST LIKE I DESCRIBED IN MY AD!
This is exactly what it’s like to wade through job applications. It’s almost always as though no one even read your ad. You search and search for that resume or cover letter or e-mail introduction that screams “I know just what you need and I can help” but you rarely see it.
That’s where you can set yourself apart. Please, please, please make sure your cover letter or email introduction specifically addresses the needs of the employer and edit your resume to address the requirements in the job posting. If they say ‘experience in new channel development’ is the most important requirement for a sales person, make sure your 5 years of doing that is highly visible.
You can guess which designer I’m hiring.
One of the toughest things I have found – in what feels like over 300 years in business – is to try and get folks to do things right. People are bright, smart and creative. Sadly, however, we are people. We are humans. And tend to resist change and are lazy.
When I see a situation like this I am not surprised.
There is a huge, pressing need to change the way we behave. I am not going to slog youngsters cause I have seen as many older folks guilty of what I call rampant laziness. Whether laziness is caused by the fast pace we live in or simply poor work ethics caused by corporations not caring and the fact people know when they send out a resume 99.9% of the time it is lost in space. Ads really aren’t how one gets a job, no? Fer instance – you could fill this post with 4 phone calls to trusted associates.
We are creatures of habit and we must replace a bad habit with a good habit each day. However we need someone to help us there. We need mentors, leaders and folks that can be looked to for good solid advice.
Speaking of advice – and please take this in the spirit it is offered … Instead of getting a wee bit upset (as I read between the lines) offer some examples of how someone could personalize a resume.
So, marshall on – no need to get upset – folks have been like this since we allowed and rewarded mediocre in our schools.
I’m really not that upset! But I wanted to write about this while my reactions were fresh because I think it’s important for job seekers to get a glimpse into how things look from the other side of the desk. I promise to write more about how to adapt resumes at a future time – but my free e-course is also always available (see sidebar).
I not only personalize my cover letters, but also my resume a bit, because there are different accomplishments I want to highlight for different positions. I also take note of the terms used in the ad and change my resume accordingly. E.g., instead of “psychiatric patients” the ad talked about “people facing the challenge of mental illness”. For certain nonprofits, I highlight my antioppressive stance, whereas that might not be appropriate for other positions.
Yes, I know it’s a big recession and it’s really tough to get a job. But when I read posts like this, I do think I’m near the head of the pack just by following some basic principles.
I couldn’t agree more with your post. I receive resumes every day that clearly show the sender put no time or thought into the email. One of the worst was from a candidate that used a free email service that places an ad at the bottom of every email. That’s not a problem, except the candidate didn’t have a message – just the ad. I nearly deleted it as spam.
A little personalization goes a long way and will help ensure that the reader actually reads some of the resume.

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That second one sounds like it would be strange—but it is the most invigorating scent!! It will wake you up right up. I have also used the car air fresheners in the sweet orange & chili pepper scent both in my car and in the bathroom and it would probably be great in the kitchen as well—can you tell I’m in love with it!! At one point I even bought a bunch of the sweet orange & chili pepper car air fresheners to be used and given away at a pet shelter!!!
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The Bella Balm and the foaming hand wash look great!
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Very cool giveaway. Thank you. I'd also really like to try their Wine Collection Candles especially the Cabernet Sauvignon. They sound divine.
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Decided to grill up some lamb burgers on homemade, toasted brioche buns with tzatziki sauce, tomatoes, feta cheese and fresh onions. Sides were lemon roasted potatoes and Greek salad. I must say....this was a pretty tasty meal to get us ready for the upcoming work week.
10/10 from a lamb lover, you got all the good stuff too, tzatziki goes perfect with lamb. Ironically we are having mid loin lamb chops for dinner tonight. With baked tatter and whatever comes to mind later.
I'd drive mucho miles for a good Tzatziki sauce..
woodenvisions wrote: I'd drive mucho miles for a good Tzatziki sauce..
It's very similar to rhaita I make for my Indian dishes. Get a nice yoghurt to make it, that's half the battle. We have tzatziki on kebabs and souvlakis.
Very nice indeed! Interesting twist on a gyro.
I don't know but I sure would have ordered one! Wash it down with a nice chocolate shake with a little mint in it?
So I giggled it, I learnt something, even a song about goobers, lol. I'd give it a go.
Russ wrote: So I giggled it, I learnt something, even a song about goobers, lol. I'd give it a go.
First time I ever remember hearing Goober Peas was on a Hike when I was in the Boy Scouts and it was taught to me in Song also.

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We would really like to see you on January 18th - we are planning to have a good time!


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A forum member of ModMyI claims that he was not able to jailbreak his iPad that he had bought recently using Redsn0w.
This has led to speculation that Apple might have patched the limera1n exploit that has been used in Redsn0w to jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 in newer iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches that are being shipped.
The purpose of this guide is to provide Mac users step by step instructions to jailbreak iPad using limera1n.
MuscleNerd of the iPhone Dev Team has just announced via Twitter that they’ve figured out a way to use the PwnageTool, limera1n exploit and Comex’s kernel hacks to jailbreak future firmwares (so iOS 4.2 and beyond) for all A4 chip based devices such as iPhone 4, iPod Touch 4G, iPad and new Apple TV.
It looks like the cat and mouse game between Apple and the iPhone hacking community is going to be even more interesting with this breakthrough.
Geohot has just released limera1n for Mac users that can jailbreak iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad, iPod Touch 3G and the new iPod Touch 4G.
Geohot had released limera1n for Windows users over the weekend, which had become very popular with users.
Geohot has just announced that limera1n is out of beta and limera1n RC1b is available for download.
If you had problems jailbreaking your iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad, iPod Touch 3G and the new iPod Touch 4G using limera1n then try it again using the latest version of limera1n as many readers have reported that the new version has fixed the problems they were facing with the previous version (especially iPad users).
Geohot who had abandoned the jailbreaking scene in July surprised everyone by releasing limera1n a day before greenpois0n was released by the Chronic Dev Team.
iPhone Dev Team and Chronic Dev Team who were hit the hardest as they have been working hard to release greenpois0n have commented on Geohot’s limera1n.


text: Whitewood Elementary typically serves about 120 students, kindergarten through sixth grade. Older students attend public school in Sturgis, seven miles away. No onsite after school programming is available at Whitewood Elementary, but students can take a bus for those activities in Sturgis. A special needs preschool service is also offered at Whitewood Elementary. Whitewood PTO information found here. Scores for student performance under No Child Left Behind are available from the South Dakota Department of Education.

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This seminar, limited to 40 participants, seeks students and alumni from across the religious, social, and political spectrum. Attendees must commit to full participation in the seminar. This intensive seminar is generously supported by a grant from UJA Federation–New York. Participants from outside the New York area will be required to cover their own expenses for transportation and housing. HUC-JIR students are eligible to earn one credit.
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text: The LAMY Logo has Clear form and great diversity. Its timeless design and high level of functionality makes this pen a reliable companion in any and every writing situation. With spring-loaded steel clip. Secure cap which fits perfectly over the ribbed grip section. Made of cyclical matt stainless steel.

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With a huge budget of 80 Billion Euros, Horizon2020 is the biggest research and innovation programme of the World!
For the effectively using Horizon 2020 Grants, which you are interested in, you can follow the activities, though being a member of the European Technology Platforms and Networks in your area on the above tabs. After receiving information on the funding mechanisms that you can apply from the Open Calls tab, you can apply to the TÜBİTAK Horizon 2020 Support and Awards, so you can increase your project's chance of success in Horizon 2020.

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The productive skills consist of two parts which is speaking and writing. Almost most of the time, writing has been neglected by most people. Usually students really eager to speak more fluent than write better. In my opinion this could be true because speaking is much more practical as we use it in our daily life or when you go travelling. Writing on the other hand is more of producing articles or stories or even a blog in nowadays life. Whether it is in formal or informal format, writing takes time to be planned and executed. But I guess, well written articles will be much more appreciated than just a good speech.


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When looking for a good service provider, there are a number of key things to consider besides the availability of the service types you require, and the price of their services.
All service providers should keep to minimum standards, such as safety and privacy. These are legal requirements – by law all organisations must meet the requirements of workplace health and safety legislation, and privacy legislation and principles, for example.
So what sets a good provider apart is not whether they meet minimum requirements, because these are essential.
But what sets a good provider apart is whether they are achieving best practice; whether they go above and beyond for you.
A few examples are provided below, including how they treat your feedback and complaints; how they support your carer; how they interact with your advocate or representative; and how they cater for your special needs or areas of vulnerability.
Will they improve upon your services based upon your feedback and complaints?
You and your family members have a right to comment or make a complaint regarding the services you receive, but it is what a service provider will do with your feedback that shows whether or not they are a good provider.
A good provider will welcome your feedback as a valuable way in which they can improve their services for you, including your complaints.
If their services are not meeting your needs, goals or preferences, your feedback should lead to changes to improve your satisfaction as a client.
A good service provider will encourage feedback from clients, as well as their families and visitors. This feedback will let them know how well they are doing at serving you, and enable their staff to better understand your needs. Your complaints and feedback are crucial in assisting service providers to continue to provide the best quality of care for you.
All complaints to a service provider should be received and responded to responsively, in a supportive environment, and with impartiality in finding an appropriate resolution.
Will your family member or friend caring for you will also be supported?
Caring for people who are frail aged or have a chronic condition, a disability or a mental illness can be rewarding, but it can also be very demanding. Your carers should also receive help and support if needed.
A good service provider will support carers. They will make the most of available services that are there to help them. They will support carers to access the help they need by helping them understand what supports are available to them, by referring them to a provider who is funded to support them, or by providing them with the help they need directly.
Will they work effectively with your representative or advocate?
You have the right to access and use an advocate or representative of your choice. They can be a friend, a family member, or someone from an advocacy service. You should be able to simply nominate a responsible person to represent you and your interests.
A good service provider will recognise this, respect and support you to do this and provide you with information on free, confidential and independent advocacy services.
They should also work effectively with your representative throughout all engagement with you. They should allow your advocate to stand with you and speak for you on your behalf, if you prefer.
Will your special needs or areas of vulnerability be catered for appropriately?
You will want to know that you basic rights will be more than upheld, including if you identify with or belong to one or more of the vulnerable groups in our society; for example people who live in rural and remote areas; people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex; and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Facilitate your access to services based on your needs, regardless of race, culture, language, gender, economic circumstance or geographic location.

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When Garrett Baum walks around the Arista business and residential development in Broomfield, he gets a sense of déj vu.
Baum was a general manager at Interlocken office park 15 years ago. Now his company, Urban Frontier, is a managing partner in Arista, just south of Interlocken on the east side of U.S. 36.
"In 1995, I sat at what was to become the 96th Street interchange," Baum said. "We were coming out of a challenging economy in the late '80s and early '90s. And if you go out to Arista today ... it sure feels a lot like Interlocken did in 1995."
From 1995 to 2000, Interlocken exploded with growth. Baum thinks the stage is set for significant growth at Arista, too.
A main ingredient in the area's potential is the city-owned events center. The center, a multi-use facility, was simply called the Broomfield Event Center when it opened in 2006. While it became home to the Colorado 14ers, an NBA Developmental League basketball team, and the Rocky Mountain Rage, a minor-league hockey team, the center mostly floundered.
The promise to turn it into a concert venue that competed for mid-size acts to fill its 6,500-seat capacity was never fulfilled.
"That building hadn't had that many concerts," said Gary Bongiovanni, editor-in-chief of Pollstar, a concert-industry publication.
"Probably the biggest problem they had was there wasn't anyone advocating for the building that was in a position to pull in talent. I think most people thought of the Broomfield Event Center as a place you might go to see a hockey game."
Enter Peak Entertainment, a joint venture between entertainment heavyweights Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), one of the country's largest concert promoters, and Kroenke Sports Enterprises (KSE), which owns and operates the Pepsi Center.
Last fall, the two companies came to an agreement with the city and county of Broomfield to operate the event center. A name change followed -- it was dubbed Odeum Colorado last fall. Then earlier this month, a naming-rights deal was brokered with Colorado-based FirstBank.
The 1stBank Center's official opening is set for March 5 and 6 when it hosts two shows by Furthur, the Grateful Dead spin-off band that features Phil Lesh and Bob Weir.
That's only the beginning. Peak has announced concerts by country artists Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood, Brit alt-rockers Muse (which sold out in two days), American rockers Daughtry, and the Caffeine music fest.
In addition, a nationally televised Ultimate Fighting Championship bout is on tap, as are eight family-friendly "Sesame Street Live" shows. The 1stBank Center will also be home to the Denver Roller Dolls roller derby team.
The Colorado Democratic Party booked its May state assembly at the center. Even before the center's official opening, it will host two days of sports when the state high school hockey championships take place Friday and Saturday.
"There have been a substantial amount of bookings already," said Charles Ozaki, deputy city and county manager for Broomfield. "Probably more than happened all last year. And potentially the year before. It bodes very well."
Bongiovanni said Peak's presence at 1stBank should make it competitive with Denver venues of a similar size like the Fillmore Auditorium, Magness Arena or Wells Fargo Theatre.
"With Kroenke running the major venue -- the Pepsi Center -- and AEG being the No. 2 promoter in the world next to Live Nation, it will be helpful to bring shows into the building," he said.
Broomfield officials are banking on Peak to make the event center profitable. The financial deal between the Broomfield Urban Renewal Authority and Peak breaks down like this: BURA agreed to invest up to $500,000 up front toward capital improvements to the center, roughly half of the expected tab.
"The other part of the deal is that BURA agreed to share in any losses up to $450,000 (total) during the first three years of operation," Ozaki said. "From there on, all of the risks associated with operating the center are borne by Peak."
For the first three years, BURA will receive 25 percent of any net revenue from the center's activities. After three years, the revenue share drops to 10 percent. In addition, BURA receives a 7.5-percent supplemental share of net revenue on an ongoing basis.
The supplemental share will help Broomfield recapture its up-front costs, plus any potential losses during the first few years of operation, Ozaki said.
Broomfield will also see a boost in sales-tax revenue if activities at 1stBank Center can help create revenue for ancillary businesses at Arista.
Already, at least one area business has seen an impact. Aloft, a trendy contemporary hotel that's part of the Starwood brand, opened last April. The 139-room hotel, located within walking distance to the event center, is close to sold out for both nights of the Furthur concert, according to marketing director Gwen Lavenue.
Lavenue said Aloft management expects overnight stays from both out-of-town concertgoers and members and crews of the various acts that stop at 1stBank Center in the future.
"We'll see growth, not only in guest rooms, but also in bar revenue," she said.
Peak Entertainment has been busy the past few months with renovations -- mostly aesthetic changes -- to the center. Chuck Morris, head of AEG Rocky Mountain, said the event center, built by renowned architecture firm The Romani Group, is acoustically sound. It just needed a different vibe.
"We felt it was a great building," Morris said. "It just needed some soul and some ambiance. We're just changing the character and face of the building to make it warm."
The interior's color palate has been completely changed from the former white-on-white theme, and traditional sports-venue signage has been replaced with artwork and photos more befitting a concert venue, said KSE Vice President of Venues Dave Jolette, who is overseeing the renovations.
"We're then layering in delicately with 1stBank and others' branding," Jolette said. "But it's art first, vibe first, and then the messaging is being layered into that."
The center's stage will be flexible and able to accommodate acts that fill anywhere from 3,500 to 6,500 seats. Events that call for 360-degree seating can hold up to 7,500 people.
Both Jolette and Morris said people might be most impressed by the venue's new technology that will be able to project video onto stage headers.
According to Jolette, renovations are costing less than typical because Peak is able to use human resources available through the Kroenke side of the arrangement.
"I'm bringing up my engineers, my conversion guys, my creative-design people," Jolette said. "We're able to bring a lot of assets up here, but they're not up here all the time, so it doesn't cost this building those assets on a year-around basis."
Morris, a longtime Colorado concert promoter who got his start by bringing in up-and-comers like The Eagles and Bonnie Raitt to the former Tulagi concert venue in Boulder in the early 1970s, is even using 1stBank Center to fulfill a dream of opening a Colorado Music Hall of Fame.
Morris said the hall will be curated by former Denver Post rock critic G. Brown, and will open in one portion of the 1stBank Center in early 2011. It will feature memorabilia and interactive displays that chronicle the state's rich musical history.
Traffic-ways in and out of the event center, as well as parking availability -- both of which received poor marks in the past -- should be improved, according to Ozaki.
"We don't expect to have any traffic issues from the opening day because of the experience learned over the years," he said. "We feel that it's fully under control."
In addition to 2,800 on-site parking spots, 1stBank patrons will be able to utilize parking at the nearby Regional Transportation District park-n-ride when it opens in May. The new park-n-ride, which will include a pedestrian bridge over U.S. 36, is another aspect of the Arista development that has some Broomfield officials excited about the area's potential growth.
Other transit improvements to the area include CDOT's extension of 120th Avenue to Wadsworth Boulevard over U.S. 36. Phase One of the flyover, projected to be completed this fall, will give commuters another option when traveling the often gnarled interchanges that bridge U.S. 36 between Boulder and Denver, and create easier access to and from Arista.
Ozaki said residential growth at Arista should continue during the next five to 10 years. Original plans at the development, designed in an urban grid pattern, called for as many as 2,200 residential units. Most of the 380 units that have been built so far are leased, Ozaki said. Retail and service businesses should follow, he said.
"Probably, the residential comes a little quicker," Ozaki said. "It's all related to local job opportunities and the desire for people to live along the U.S. 36 corridor. It's related to the economies as far away as Boulder and downtown Denver because of the central location of the site -- it's equally accessible to both job markets, and to the job market in Broomfield."
Baum, of Urban Frontier, the real estate investment firm involved with developing Arista, said a deal is in the works for a build-to-suit office space later this year.
Further, developers project demand for as much as an additional 2.5-million-square-feet of retail and service space during the next decade at Arista. That would mirror past growth at Interlocken.
"Between the end of '95 and 2000, there was almost 4 million feet of vertical development that happened (at Interlocken)," Baum said. "I don't think that Arista is poised to happen at that rate in 2010. But I really believe that we'll start seeing some pretty solid activity in 2011.
"And a portion of that is going to be due to the new team in charge of the events center. And it'll also be from the improving economy and Arista coming into its own."

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Divisiveness is a word I’d never paid much attention to until I officially became an adult and began teaching school in Cambridge, Maryland, following my graduation from Frostburg State College (now University) in 1968.
You need to understand that I grew up in a Christian home where I was taught that all people are equal in God’s sight. My father served as a minister in Farmville, Virginia, for the first eight years of my life. He left that pastorate in 1955 because he foresaw what was coming and knew his congregation would never tolerate his loving, tolerant attitude towards people of color and even shut down the school system to avoid integration.
When we moved to Norfolk in 1959 I ran into the effects of prejudice more personally. Mayor Duckworth–I referred to him as Duckworthless because I resented him so much–refused to let the schools open that fall for several months in opposition to integration. Once the schools finally opened, we had to attend classes on Saturday for a while to make up some of the lost days.
Integration was in, but in my six years in Norfolk, I don’t think I knew a single black person.
When my father took a pastorate in Cumberland, Maryland, I began attending the local community college which, incidentally, was meeting in what had previously been the black high school, I had at at least one good black friend. Neither of us had any reason for prejudice. We viewed one another as individuals, not members of different races.
During my senior year at Frostburg and during the summer, I started applying for teaching positions throughout the state. When I heard back from Dorchester County–Cambridge–I didn’t even have to return from my summer job in North Carolina for an interview. They were desperate, and I got the job over the phone.
Yes, they were desperate, but little did I know why. I’d been in school, isolated from any knowledge of the race riots there in 1963 and 1967.
Teaching in 1968 brought me into the remnants of hatred and prejudice, even though I’d been brought up to oppose such things. Things were still tense, and I couldn’t escape the reminders of what had gone on several years before, including the burning of seventeen buildings.
The tension reached a high point for me personally in 1970 when H. Rap Brown was to be tried in absentia for inciting the riots.
After dreaming I’d heard a gunshot during the night preceding the trial, I learned from my landlord’s daughter that my dream had actually been the dynamiting of one corner of the courthouse, which was just a block or two (as the crow flies) from my apartment. Was recent history going to repeat itself so soon?
I don’t recall the names of any of my less lovable black students, but I can still remember many of the ones who were as accepting of me as I was of them. Much to my pleasure, one of them has become a good friend on Facebook.
I had one extremely close black friend during my teaching days. Close enough that he and another friend were happy to drive to Illinois to participate in the wedding to my first wife.
I hate the racial divisiveness that seems to have come back into America stronger than ever during the last eight to ten years. It’s so unnecessary.
That’s one reason I so enjoy walking at the mall, where I see an equal number of blacks and whites and no obvious signs of prejudice on anyone’s part.
I usually see two particular black ladies, one of whom is pushing a double stroller with two of the cutest little kids. We–the kids as well as the ladies–are so used to my coming over to speak to them that they realize I’ve grown to love those children in a special way. No matter how squirmy they were, the boys didn’t object to my taking this picture.
Although the smaller boy in front can be quite shy at times, he’s usually willing to give me a handshake. He obviously doesn’t know what prejudice is, and that gives me a sense of hope for much-needed unity, if only for the duration of that day.
But I know I’ll see those kids again, and I pray that–as they grow older and are no longer being pushed around the mall–they’ll grow up to be among the best of the best, helping to replace divisiveness with true unity.
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>Blog>Cannabis Indica VS Cannabis Sativa - Debunked!
Cannabis Indica VS Cannabis Sativa - Debunked!
As the shackles of prohibition are discarded, science is finally beginning to unveil the hidden truths behind the cannabis plant. Is it time to change the way we categorise cannabis?
SHOULD WE CHANGE THE WAY WE CATEGORISE CANNABIS?
The last 30–40 years have seen an explosion in the selection of marijuana strains available. In countries where cannabis is now legal or at least reasonably managed and accepted, breeders have produced a prolific array of refined heirloom varieties and hybrids. Awesome-smelling, delicious-tasting, sticky recreational weed is the norm. Then there is an equally wide-ranging selection of medicinal cannabis and hemp varieties.
Indica and sativa are two terms well-known by cannabis fans. Each is known to have its own unique qualities. Yet, as the science of marijuana is becoming more in-depth, these names might prove to be just that: names. As the shackles of prohibition are being cast aside, science, especially genetic science, is discovering that qualities once attributed to either indica or sativa are interchangeable and fluid.
Generally speaking, when heavily relaxing and mellow effects were the goal, breeders turned to indica varieties. When a cerebral buzz and energising effects were desired, breeders turned to sativas. However, these goals have often rendered opposite results, with very energising indicas and equally sedative sativas being produced.
When cannabis is categorised, it is most often split into two taxonomies, indica and sativa. Sativas are known for being tall, narrow-leaved, and with a classic Christmas tree silhouette. They also take a long time to mature, and once they’re harvested, the effect of their buds is assumed to be energising. Indicas, on the other hand, are shorter, broad-leaved, bushier with a dominant central cola, take a short time to mature, and have sedative effects.
Prohibition did more than force cannabis underground. It seriously hindered the ability to conduct legitimate scientific research into this marvellous plant. Now that science is really sinking its teeth into the facts behind the cannabis plant, conflicting data has been found to be just as valid. Many narrow-leaved varieties induce sedative effects, while numerous broad-leaved varieties are widely experienced as energising and uplifting.
So, how are we to tell what a variety is and what its effects may be? The only true way is by knowing the chemotype (the chemical and terpene profile) and the genotype (the unique genetic profile of a strain).
Genotype is based on DNA. Cannabis is a diploid organism, which means it inherits a copy of each gene from each parent. This means the genotype for the gene of interest is a combination of each copy.
Phenotypes are the observable growth characteristics of a plant of a specific genotype, which can be influenced by the environment. Environmental factors include photoperiod, climate, soil quality, humidity, and cultivation practices. Phenotype characteristics can be observed, such as leaf shape and plant silhouette, but chemotype can only be measured by testing.
Cannabis genetics, like all types of breeding, is not an exact science. Crossing a narrow-leaved, low-THC plant with a broad-leaved, high-THC plant will produce seeds with genes from both parents. Only some of the physical traits from either parent will be expressed when the plant actually grows. This is why a plant's morphology—or the way it looks—is not always a sufficient indication of its characteristic effects or chemical composition.
Frustratingly, neither are genetics. Even clones taken from the same mother plant may express themselves differently under different circumstances. One grown outdoors in organic soil may have a different morphology and chemotype than one grown hydroponically indoors under lights.
THEN WHAT IS CANNABIS SATIVA?
If indica and sativa are not two distinct varieties of cannabis and there exists a rainbow of genetic diversity, the question needs to be addressed. Just what is Cannabis sativa, and are there really other cannabis species?
This is where genetics will help uncover the answer. By comparing thousands of samples from the marijuana multiverse, it is possible to distinguish the relationships between different cultivars of cannabis and discover the species’ boundaries—if any.
This exhausting work of comparison has led scientists so far to classify all marijuana as a single species, Cannabis sativa. This classification encompasses all of the various cultivars and includes species with industrial applications like hemp.
Science has decided to classify all cannabis under the umbrella term Cannabis sativa. Sativa is a Latin word that simply means cultivated, which is an appropriate classification as most of what is used recreationally, medicinally, and industrially is far from wild. The word indica is the old Latin and Classical Greek word for India, which is the cradle of the psychotropic, resin-producing cannabis plant.
Until wide-ranging genetic assays can mould the accurate nomenclature through precise identification of cannabis strains, there is the opinion that the name does reflect the type of cannabis on offer. Sativa may be the umbrella term for cultivated cannabis, which in essence is all cannabis, but indica is the term that should be used for all psychotropic strains. Sativa should be the term reserved for what is universally regarded as hemp for industrial purposes.
• NLD: Narrow-Leaf Drug — Cannabis indica, psychoactive, narrow leaves.
• BLD: Broad-Leaf Drug — Cannabis sativa, psychoactive, broad leaves.
• NLH: Narrow-Leaf Hemp — Cannabis sativa, non-psychoactive, narrow leaves.
• BLH: Broad-Leaf Hemp — Cannabis indica, non-psychoactive, broad leaves.
Humans have had a long relationship with cannabis, going back at least 12,000 years. Nobody knows what types of hybridisation took place over that very long period, or whether heirloom varieties really are that, or acclimatised versions of the same plant. One thing’s for sure; modern cannabis is largely hybridised, with the effects being what is important.
Marijuana relies on the interaction of many compounds—predominantly terpenes, flavonoids, and cannabinoids such as THC, CBD, and CBN. They all combine with a unique synergy or “entourage effect”, giving each strain its own distinct character. With so much hybridising, broad or narrow leaves become a description of morphology rather than an indication of a specific chemotype. Budtenders in retail situations are being encouraged to try strains and make their own assessments before jumping to any conclusions about energising or sedating effects as dictated by the plant's morphology. Only the future will reveal what terms will be agreed upon for the description of cannabis strains.
While the nomenclature is being sorted out, you should try some of these noteworthy indicas and super sativas. Or should we say "noteworthy BLD and super NLD strains"?
Critical Kush brings together the legendary weight of Critical and the mind-warping effects of Kush. These short plants have the classic indica (BLD) silhouette. Each branch is adorned with a fat, blunt-tipped cluster of flowers in an apron around a mammoth central cola. With a tested THC level of 25%, this strain is utterly uncompromising. Great for evenings or for therapeutic purposes.
One of the pillars of the contemporary breeding age, Northern Lights is still considered one of the world’s best indica (BLD) species. Even after 30 years, the massive crystallised central cola remains a thing of beauty and is still sought after by cannabis connoisseurs. This medium-sized plant is easy to grow, has a great taste, smooth finish, high yields, and legendary potency.
Eleven Roses is a strain with a unique look, flaunting dark leaves and buds that mature to express autumn shades of mauve, red, deep purple, and even black. This strain is a low-maintenance yet profit-yielding indica (BLD) that has a short flowering time. The sweet, fruity, and earthy flavours precede a hard-hitting and long-lasting effect catalysed by a THC content of 24–25%.
Boasting all the magical attributes of the original, this feminized version of Super Silver Haze delivers the goods in flavour, looks, smell, potency, and yields. The long branches adapt well to LST and ScrOG, and produce a swath of spiralling, silver-sheeted flower clusters. Flowering time is typical of sativas (NLD), but the wait is always worth it. Its high comes on slow, but then the 19% THC really goes to town.
Moroccan strains were used in the seventies and eighties as breeding stock for good reason. They were hardy and produced high-quality buds under harsh conditions. Early Maroc continues this tradition in a plant that requires little maintenance to produce flowers with tremendous potency. Not really suited to indoor grows, this strain will bloom outdoors in even the nastiest soil. An initial trippy buzz mellows to a welcome body glow.
Blessed with beautiful resin-covered foxtails, Kali Mist produces surprisingly high yields for a sativa (NLD). The large buds swell considerably as they get plenty of light due to the minimal leaf to bud ratio. A perpetual favourite since the nineties for its extensive, energising, and long-lasting high, this is an attention-grabbing strain for its galaxy of flower clusters on long, strong branches.

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Students in the government’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) program cheer on each other during the recent awards ceremony. The 123 students sacrificed six weeks of their summer break to participate and will do so over the next two summers as well.
One hundred and twenty three students from private and public schools in New Providence were recently awarded certificates after completing phase one of the government’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) program that will span across three summers.
The three-summer ICT program is the brainchild of Prime Minister, the Honourable Dr. Hubert Minnis. There were 175 students combined between the program in New Providence and Grand Bahama. The students who were heading into 10th grade, were given the opportunity to gain hands-on training, college credits and international certifications at The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI).
The program is headed by Chair of Information Technology at BTVI, Anthony Ramtulla, who believes the seed has been planted for participants to become the leading experts in Software Engineering, Network Engineering and Information Technology Management in the nation.
BTVI’s chairman, Kevin Basden, thanked the government for creating the innovative environment at no cost to the students. He spoke to the global reach of technology and how they have been given skills to create opportunities for themselves.
“Information Technology (IT) is so broad; it touches every industry, every profession. At the end of the day, we need to hone the talent. While we are preparing you for the future, we are preparing you for the now. Don’t restrict yourselves just to this program. There’s a lot to learn on your own. And the workplace might be at home, but it doesn’t stop you for working for international clients,” said Mr. Basden.
Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, Leroy Sumner underscored IT’s importance globally.
“As the government wants to make Grand Bahama a tech hub, the only way we can make that happen is we must start training early so there is less reason to bring in so many expats. IT is one of the fastest growing sectors worldwide. The skills are required by everyone. It is absolutely necessary as part of the workforce and you are filling a skills gap,” said Mr. Sumner.
Llanzita Chea of Queen’s College receives her certificate of completion for the first phase of the government’s three-year Information and Communication Technology (ICT) program facilitated by The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI). She was among the 123 students from public and private schools among the cohort in New Providence. Shown from left to right are BTVI’s Chairman, Kevin Basden, Llanzita and BTVI’s Dean of Academic Affairs, Pleshette McPhee.
During the six-week, 300-hour training this summer, students were immersed in the Computer Information System Company (CISCO) networking academy, where they received an introduction to cyber security and the Internet of Everything (IoT). The students were also part of the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) Academy, receiving training for IT Fundamentals certification. CompTIA is considered the world’s standard for technology training.
“I must say that for the most part I am happy with the attitude and performance of our students. They had to make the sacrifice to invest their time. They were supported by some awesome instructors; these fine men and women sacrificed their summer vacations to participate in this exercise,” said Mr. Ramtulla.
Phase two of the program includes students participating in a blended course this fall and one in spring 2019. These in-between summer segments will mainly be conducted online with students attending face-to-face sessions with instructors every Friday or Saturday.
Dylan Curtis, a student of St. Augustine’s College, receives his certificate after completing phase one of the government’s six-week Information and Communication Technology program, facilitated by The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI). Shown from left to right are BTVI’s President, Dr. Robert W. Robertson, Dylan and BTVI’s Academic Dean, Pleshette McPhee.
BTVI’s President, Dr. Robert W. Robertson, noted that the quality of this pilot program has impressed others internationally.
“We have had about five different schools between Canada and the United States expressing interest in this program of which the Board is actively supportive. The future of The Bahamas is in good hands. We have that kind of talent the world is looking for. It is right here,” emphasized Dr. Robertson.
One student, SaMyah Taylor, admitted that initially she wondered if the program was for her. That perspective has since changed.
“I cannot overemphasize the significance of these computer skills, whether in the field of work or in an institution of higher learning. There is also much satisfaction for me, from just being able to sit and devise my own website,” said the 10th grader of Nassau Christian Academy.
“I was able to attain knowledge in different aspects of computer. Those include website making, assembling and reassembling computer parts, protecting information from hackers and writing an impressive resume,” she added.
“They helped calm my fears and made this experience a life-changing one through interactive, relatable and simple methods,” said SaMyah.


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Bluffton’s Haelyn Bischoff slides safely into third base before Ada’s Kiersten Cortez can apply the tag during Thursday’s game at Bluffton.
Ada’s Aubrey Madison fields a bunt and throw on to first to secure the out during Thursday’s game at Bluffton.
Bluffton’s Libby Schaadt fields a grounder during Thursday’s home game against Ada.
Bluffton’s Madison Fleece rounds on her way to scoring a run during Thursday’s game against Ada at Bluffton.
BLUFFTON — After Bluffton gave up two runs to Ada in the top of the second inning to knot the score at 2-2, Pirate senior shortstop Averey Rumer gathered the team in front of the dugout with an impromptu pep talk to help refocus her team.
The Pirates responded with three runs in the bottom of the second and then scored runs in each of the last four frames to outscore the Bulldogs 9-1 in the final five frames to record the 11-3 win in the Northwest Conference opener for both squads on a chilly Thursday.
With the win Bluffton improves to 4-1 on the season and Ada slips to 2-3.
Bluffton head coach Tony Rumer said he was glad to get the win but was concerned with the uncharacteristic errors the team committed that led to the Ada runs.
Ada was without the services of its ace, Leona Dalton due to a prior obligation and that made beating Bluffton a tough challenge.
Ada head coach Becky Dickey said she was proud of her team’s effort against Bluffton.
Dicke added that without Dalton hurt the team’s chances but she was not making excuses for the loss.
With the Pirates ace on the mound, Libby Schaadt, the junior hurler was sharp for the most part but had to deal with the fielding miscues behind her that led to two of Ada’s three runs.
For the game, Schaadt went seven innings while scattering eight hits. She fanned seven and walked none.
Ada got two runs, both unearned, in the second inning when the Bulldogs manufactured three hits and scored one run on an error and another run when Schaadt walked in a run.
But after that rocky second frame, Schaadt settled into a groove and in the last five frames allowed three hits and one run. The lone run was scored due to an error. The Pirate righty had one-two-three innings in three of the final five innings.
Offensively, Schaadt got plenty of support as the Pirates produced 15 hits. All but one Bluffton batter had a hit and three Pirates had two or more hits.
Schaadt helped her cause by going 3 for 3 with a double and two singles while driving in three runs. Teammate Mara Minning was 3 for 4 with a run and an RBI and Brinkley Garmatter, who drove in a run and scored a run, was 3 for 5 with a double.
Bluffton’s Katie Prater drove in a run with a triple and junior Madison Fleece scored twice and drove in two runs.
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"Blow It Away" by The Green Duck, courtesy of Jamendo.
For those that are always running short on time in the mornings, but would love to have time to have something warm to eat, here is your answer! I used to make these for us all the time (I admit, I've gotten lazy!) so Russ would have something hot to eat on his way to work. These are FANTASTIC and can be modified with whatever ingredients you prefer!
In large bowl, beat together eggs and milk/cream until well blended. Stir in all other ingredients. Spoon into well greased muffin tin, dividing evenly among the cups. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes, or until set in the center. Allow to cool slightly before removing from muffin tin. Allow to cool fully before placing in zipper seal bag and storing in the fridge (Eat within 5 days). Before eating, wrap in a paper towel and microwave for approximately 1 minute.


text: Recently Fernão Pessoa Ramos wrote his book ‘A imagem-câmera’. This book is published by Papirus Editora from Brazil. It examines the relation between the experiences of a filmmaker, the possibilities of the camera and the experiences of the spectator in the end. There are no illustrations in the book, except on the cover. For this cover the authors have chosen to use a still from the film ´rain´ of Joris Ivens. Ivens has invented and used new technologies for this film because he wanted to have more control over the ´eye of the camera´ and therefore automatically more control over the experiences of the spectators. The book is written in Portuguese.


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Every nation competing in the World Cup has its own shocking story that is told from old generation to the new one. Read about the events that remained in the minds of the football players and fans all over the world.
Before the start of the 20th FIFA World Cup in Brazil we looked into the past to find the most shocking moments football can offer. The Fieldoo list is in a historic order and the second part is coming soon.
In 1938 Italians played against France on their home ground and should wear white kits for the match. Mussolini however told the players that they should wear black in honour of the fascist movement and raise the hands in the salute before kick-off. Italy actually won the world cup and was the champion for the next 12 years, because of the Second World War.
This wasn’t football. In the 1962 World Cup in Chile the world witnessed one of the most brutal matches in history, with a first foul in 12th second, the first red card in 12th minute and constant punches and kicking in the faces during the match. The police separated the players four times and the referee couldn’t keep track of all the cards.
The final game was tied at 2:2 and England that was the host country went to extra time with West Germany. Geoff Hurst shot and his ball hit the underside of the cross bar, bounced down and was cleared. The referee wasn’t sure about the goal, he looked to the linesman from Soviet Union and he indicated the ball was in. Apparently on his deathbed the linesman was asked how he knew the ball crossed the line. He answered with: “Stalingrad”.
Argentineans played their home World Cup in 1978 and they needed at least 4 goals against Peru to overtake the Brazil and reach the final. With 2:0 at the halftime they were only half way there, but Peru capitulated in the second half time and lost with 6:0. Of-course shortly after the game the rumours stared that Peru was bribed to loose.
Qatar can bring a World Cup to scorching hot desert sand, but a Sheikh from Kuwait actually disallowed a French goal. No, he was not a referee of the 1982 World Cup that was hosted in Spain. Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the president of the Kuwait Football Association, left his seat in the stands and went onto the field, removed his players in protest of a French goal and said that he believed the goal had been scored only after his players had heard a whistle blown from the stands and stopped playing. Ukrainian match official disallowed the goal but the French still won the match 4:1.


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This book arises from a footnote . . . upon which I chanced more than a decade and a half ago.” So begins assistant professor of history Dana Sajdi’s The Barber of Damascus (2013), a warm, learned social and cultural study rooted in the 18th-century Ottoman Levant, shortly before the Arab Renaissance.
For a time, as Sajdi worked, the only known version of the barber’s chronicle was a bowdlerized edition prepared by a 19th-century scholar, published in 1959. Then, around 1999, Sajdi was poring over catalogue entries at Jordan University with Shahab Ahmed, an associate professor of Islamic studies at Harvard, when Ahmed came across a listing for the barber’s original chronicle under “miscellany.” The manuscript, it turned out, was housed at the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin. Sajdi could now work from two documents—the unadorned Arabic on faded yellow paper, penned by the barber himself, a professed man of “the small people”; and the later version, “refined” (as its editor put it) through a 19th-century, upper-class sensibility. Among Levant scholars, the 19th century, with its modernizing press, forays into constitutionalism, and stirrings of nationalism, is considered more interesting than the less-studied 18th. Sajdi used both versions to delve deeply into 18th–century life and link the two periods.
What strikes Sajdi most about Ibn Budayr, she says, is his “audacity,” not only in voicing anger toward the ruling al-‘Azm dynasty and its agents, but in “the simple and remarkable fact of his authorship“—of his self-authorship.
A conservative man by social and religious measures, the barber frequently denounced the government’s disregard of people’s suffering: “The unruly soldiers of Damascus have committed excesses, cursing of religion has increased, the commoners have been oppressed and no one listens to what they say,” he recorded.
Sajdi coins the term “nouveau literacy” to describe the emergence of 18th-century Ottoman chronicles by humble commoners. (Her book is subtitled “Nouveau Literacy in the 18th-Century Ottoman Levant.”) Traditionally, the recording of news was reserved to the `ulama’ (“people who know”), i.e., scholars and clerics. It does not appear that the barber’s account was published in his time. But given its epic form and rhymed prose, Sajdi hypothesizes that the text may have been read aloud or performed in popular gathering places such as cafés. Nouveau literates such as Ibn Budayr, she suggests, presaged the rise of print journalism in the 19th century.
Jeri Zeder is a writer based in the Boston area.


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From Check In to Check Out, it’s all about the details. Find everything you need to know about policies at our DoubleTree by Hilton, from pets to payment and everything in between, right here. Please note, fees for valet parking and pets are per day. Need to know a little more? Feel free to call us anytime. We’re always happy to help.
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BENGALURU: Almost a year after Walmart’s acquisition of Flipkart, the US retail giant’s CEO Doug McMillon visited Bengaluru and met senior officials of the Indian e-tailer group to take stock of local operations. McMillon, who is in India for the first time after the government’s FDI-shocker policy implemented from February, did not meet any government official. He plans to fly out on Wednesday morning.
He held multiple meetings reviewing the performance of certain businesses of the company as well as the new targets set out by Flipkart group executives. The Walmart CEO’s visit comes at a time when Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy is trying to stabilise operations in Myntra and Jabong, while the payments business under PhonePe is in early stages of looking to raise capital independently.
After the meeting with officials, McMillon held a town hall meeting with Flipkart staff where questions were asked about PhonePe’s future within the group as well as an impending ‘Indian’ competition from Reliance Industries, which has announced that it will launch an e-commerce business. People who witnessed the meeting said McMillon responded to the question by saying Walmart was as Indian as it can get with platforms like Flipkart, PhonePe and others.
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Although Sable Island is known for its wild horses, it's also home to the world's largest colony of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus). In the United States, their name is spelled as gray seals.
An Adventure Canada cruise to Sable Island provides everything you need to know about grey seals. In our case, the more we learned, the more fascinated we became about this North Atlantic pinniped (marine mammal with flipper limbs).
The grey seal population on Sable Island is about 400,000. The number varies by year and season.
Historically, the population is far higher now than a century ago when there were only 500. In 1895, sealers took more than 1,000 seal skins from Sable Island, as well as hundreds of barrels of seal oil.
The population of pups also changes annually. Recent surveys show that the number of Sable Island grey seal pups increased to 50,000 last year.
Juveniles born on Sable Island can be found on the Scotian Shelf and in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. They return to the island to breed when they are four or five years old.
Where can you see grey seals?
It depends on the time of year. Our first view was from Zodiacs as we approached North Beach on the Nova Scotia island. Grey seals were hauled out like boulders along the long stretch of sand.
The second time, we observed them as we walked across South Beach, where they snuggled together by the surf, sandblasted by the ever-present wind.
According to Jonathan Sheppard, Sable Island National Park manager, who accompanied our group on the walk, the grey seal breeding season is December, January and February.
"In winter, seals spread out all over the island, become aggressive and hold their ground," he explained. Bulls establish their territories and mate with all cows within reach.
After the pups are born, their mothers nurse them for about three weeks. The cows and weaners (weaned pups) head to the high dunes.
During our visit in June, the seals were skittish. Sheppard ensured that we approached quietly and kept our distance. "We don't want to alarm them. If frightened, they will jump into the ocean."
"Grey seals don't stay in family groups," he added. "They congregate in one mass even though there is lots of room to spread out."
We watched the seals bask on the sand. A tail popped up and then a head. The seal looked around, scratched its body with a flipper, and then plopped back down again to snooze.
Do grey seals interact with Sable Island horses? "Seals are more tolerant of horses than people," said researcher Zoe Lucas, who also accompanied Adventure Canada passengers on the walk.
"I've seen horses sniff basking seals, which snarled and lunged at them. Twice, I saw horses bit by seals, but for the most part there is not much negative interaction."
She explained that when grey seals are pupping, they can displace horses from places where they graze. When they are inland, seals also flatten some of the grasses that horses eat.
During our Sable Island walks, we were surprised to see seal carcasses and placentas on the sand. They were evidence of the cycle of life. Gulls scavenge them for food. The rest decays into life-giving nutrients.
Although some seals died from natural causes, others died from shark-inflicted wounds. Research papers published by Zoe Lucas and her colleagues indicate that they were attacked by white sharks and Greenland sharks.
What sounds do seals make?
We heard a variety of grey seal sounds during our visit—groans, grunts, snorts and sighs, often drowned out by the crashing surf.
When they poked their heads out of the water to watch us in our Zodiacs, the seals were wide-eyed and silent.
A major advantage of visiting Sable Island on an Adventure Canada cruise is the access it provides to a team of resource staff. During his natural history lecture, Dalhousie University biology professor, Bill Freedman, explained that there are five species of seals on Sable Island—grey, harbour, harp, hooded and ringed.
"Only the grey and harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) breed here," he said. While doing research, he noted that the largest aggregates of seals were on the east and west tips of Sable Island.
How can you tell them apart? Grey seals are Canada's largest seal, weighing up to 990 pounds (450 kilograms). Harbour seals are smaller—less than 130 pounds (58.5 kilograms) and shorter—up to 6.6 feet (2 meters) long.
Harbour seals have feline-like faces. Marine biologist, Ree Brennin, another onboard lecturer and scientist, helped us identify grey seals. "They have Roman noses," she explained. They are also called horsehead seals based on their profiles.
You can also identify seals by their nostrils. The grey seal has wide-set nostrils, while the harbour seal's are heart-shaped.
On Sable Island, Adventure Canada cruise passengers had the opportunity to meet with W.D. Bowen, a grey seal researcher at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He has studied seals for several decades.
The Dalhousie University professor has published several papers about seal behavior, such as changes in buoyancy when they dive pre-breeding and post-molting and their dive depths and time spent on the bottom of the ocean.
We were intrigued by the Crittercams and instruments used to track seals. Don Bowen showed us a satellite GPS tag that he affixes to seals. "It transmits their locations every 15 minutes when they come to the surface."
How long do seals dive? Eight minutes on average, according to Bowen.
He showed us an Argos PTT transmitter that sends the seal's location to four satellites in orbit around the world every time the seal comes to the surface. "It also transmits its dive depth every 10 seconds," he explained.
The results showed that grey seals are continental shelf animals. "There are no family groupings or social bonds in grey seals. They travel as individuals," said Bowen.
"VHF transmitters only work on land. We catch grey seals, when they are hauled out on the beach, by cutting them off from the rest of the group with ATVs.
"We then use 10-minute epoxy on a nylon fish net to secure the instruments to the heads of males and the nape of the necks of females." Data is transmitted from the units' sensors when the seals bob their heads above the water.
Newfoundland fishermen often blame the appetites of millions of seals for the depletion of Atlantic cod. "They kill cod and only eat the liver," one fisherman told us.
As a result, Don Bowen's studies about the diet of grey seals are very important.
He showed us data from five years of tracking grey seals with transceivers that provided acoustic messages about their foraging locations. Bowen's team also tagged bluefin tuna, cod, salmon, snow crab, American eel and other species.
"We can distinguish fish that seals eat based on fatty acid signature analysis of their blubber," he explained. "It appears that the grey seal's favorite foods are small salmon, herring and redfish."
Although grey seals do eat some cod, current evidence from his data suggests that seals don't deplete cod stocks.
How much does a grey seal eat? According to Don Bowen, an adult male eats about 15.4 pounds (seven kilograms) per day, while an adult female eats about 11 pounds (five kilograms) a day.
Our visit to the biggest colony of grey seals in the world was informative as well as fascinating.

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Style Crescent: OOTD: The Ebay shorts.
Happy Monday everyone.. well as happy as a Monday can get. I am about to start work and am dreading the day ahead.
I wore this outfit yesterday, it was crazy hot (humid not sunny) and, I just didnt want to wear anything but some loose shorts and a tank. Does anyone else do this?
I did debate whether this was a bloggable outfit, but my blog is about sharing what I wear. It just happens this day I wasn't wearing anything overly special..
These denim shorts were £2.00 (free delivery!!!) from Ebay and the tank was £2.50 from Primark... so overall I'm a walking bargain. I have also finally purchased some round sunglasses, I found these in Primark for an amazing £2!!!!
Yesterday I ended up popping up one of our locals for dinner with the fam, both me and my sister are starting new adventures so we wont be around as much to see them. Busy would be an understatement for the next few weekends..
I've totally been living in a breton tank and denim shorts the last week too...literally can't be arsed to wear anything else!!!
what a bargain! great casual outfit!
These shorts are a great find!
I love how simple this was and your tattoos look wonderful!
Simple but so chic! Would you be interested in following each other? let me know.


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