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Miners Travelers Guide Oregon Washington Idaho Montana Wyoming Colorado Professor English John Mullan - Miners and Travelers' Guide to Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado, Via the Missouri and Columbia Rivers John Mullan 1991 [ hardback ] [ English ]. Whoever you are, whatever you're looking for, we have the perfect place for you. Our 29,021,376 listings include 6,180,468 listings of homes, apartments, and other unique places to stay, and are located in 152,972 destinations in 228 countries and territories.. Miners and Travelers' Guide to Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado: Via the Missouri and Columbia Rivers Hardback, November 2018 $79.14 $87.93.
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Leonardo DiCaprio and Naomi Campbell hung out on a yacht off the coast of Miami on Monday. Leo was joined by a group of women, including his mom, Irmelin, as he chatted with a bikini-wearing Naomi. Leo's back in vacation mode after traveling to LA to attend the Golden Globes earlier this month, and it looks like his time off might become more permanent. Leo is taking a break from acting now that he's wrapped up filming for The Wolf of Wall Street. He reportedly told the German publication Bild that he is "drained" and added, "I'm now going to take a long, long break. I've done three films in two years, and I'm just worn out. I will fly around the world doing good for the environment."
Leo's not the only star currently enjoying some relaxation in Florida; Jennifer Lopez was also spotted on a yacht there over the weekend. J Lo wore a bikini during her stay in Miami and chatted with her family while soaking up the sun.


A common theme keeps popping up in my conversations with farmers: "normal weather" is now only a thing of memory. Most farmers will admit that weather patterns have changed, even in their lifetime. The old-timers are usually even more emphatic about this.
We all know that the weather is not the same thing as the climate, but whether they agree with 97% of climate scientists or not, most farmers know something is up.
The current state of record-setting climate events should give everyone reason for concern. That we are experiencing both the planet's record hottest year, and record lowest global sea ice extent, shows just how far we have moved into the reality of climate change.
New Zealand is in step with global data: 2016 was our hottest year on record too. Over the last year we saw rainfall more than doubled in parts of Kapiti Coast, Tasman, West Coast and Fiordland. At the same time, parts of the eastern North Island and the eastern South Island got half their usual amount of rain.
This is in line with NIWA projections for the effects of climate change on our regions: some areas will by dryer, and some will be wetter. But further than that, rain that does arrive will often be in more intense, damaging downpours, leading to increased risk of floods and destructive storms.
On the global stage, the outcomes of climate change directly influence commodity prices for our exports. Consumer goods giant Unilever estimates climate change is already costing them $500 million per annum. As a country that relies on exporting agricultural commodities, we are more vulnerable than most to these market impacts.
The National government's goal to double agricultural exports by 2025 is in large part being underpinned by their "investment" of hundreds of millions of dollars into large scale irrigation projects around the country. The idea that we can grow the economy at the expense of our environment is a concept well past its time, and water quality is shaping up to be one of the big election issues of 2017.
Too often irrigation is seen as a means to drought-proof farming regions, or make them more resilient. Sadly the exact opposite is true. Making our producers more reliant on water is a recipe for disaster when the inevitable dry years come. Farming enterprises that must have water year round to maintain maximum production, while carrying high debt, are less resilient, not more.
Opuha dam users were under severe water restrictions in two of the last three summers. This quote from the Federated Farmers South Canterbury president last year perfectly sums up the problem with intensifying land use based on large-scale water capture, while gearing farming towards maximum production.
We have seen a rapid expansion of the national dairy herd over the last fifteen years – from just over 3 million cows at the turn of the millennium, to five million today. To put that growth in perspective, it took twenty years to grow from two million to three million cows between 1975 and 1995.
There are a good number of farmers doing plenty to reduce their impact on our land and water, or mitigate what they can't avoid, and it's fair to say they should get a lot more publicity and credit for it.
But here's the problem: In some areas of New Zealand, individual farmers' efforts are being swamped by the impact of an ever-growing dairy industry. Put simply, the collective damage done as an industry is happening faster than individual farmers can reduce their impact.
Our challenge is to champion those farmers that are working well towards resilient, regenerative farming; and there are lots of great examples out there. At the same time I think we need be be clear that we cannot keep growing our farming impacts indefinitely if we want the slightest chance of meeting our Paris emissions-reduction commitments or enjoying healthy rivers into the future.


While it doesn't get the recognition of its larger, orange cousin the pumpkin, winter squash can more than hold its own as a great gourd. Packed with nutrition and flavor, squash is a versatile favorite finding its way into more kitchens.
Winter squash is high in vitamin A, vital for eye development and skin health. The butternut variety, for example, contains more than 400 percent of the recommended daily allowance (RDA) in a single cup. It also provides half the RDA for vitamin C and is a rich source of potassium, magnesium and soluble fiber, which has been shown to improve cholesterol levels.
There are dozens of varieties of squash, including the popular buttercup, acorn, Hubbard and cushaw. According to information from the University of Illinois Extension, squash can be grown in most of the continental United States. Winter squash is harvested and eaten when it has fully matured and the skin has hardened to a tough rind, allowing it to be stored for use throughout the winter.
Winter squash has a sweet flavor and can be hard to discern from pumpkin when used in a holiday pie. In fact, many cooks prefer winter squash to pumpkin because the squash makes a smooth pie.
Squash has a long history and was one of the Three Sisters crops cultivated by Native Americans that were passed on to colonial settlers. As it grows it provides ground cover to hold in the soil's moisture and maintain a healthy soil environment while deterring animal invaders with its prickly stems.
Squash plants require a large growing space, best suited for large gardens. However, there are bush and semi-vining varieties that can be grown in smaller gardens.
One way to prepare a winter squash is in the oven. Carefully cut the squash in half with a large knife or cleaver. In some cases, you may need to gently tap the back of the blade with a hammer to help pierce the rind. Scoop out the seeds. Bake in the oven at 350 F for 30 minutes or until the fleshy part of the squash is tender. Let it cool, then scoop out, season and serve.
A small acorn or spaghetti squash can be pierced in several places and cooked at 325 F for approximately two hours in the oven. Squeeze the shell with an oven mitt; when it starts to give, you know it's done.
Healthy and delicious, squash seeds can be prepared the same way as pumpkin seeds. Simply separate from the pulp, arrange on a cookie sheet in a single layer and cook for 15-20 minutes at 300 F. Season with cinnamon and sugar or any number of savory spices for a great winter treat.


Today was the first day of the Elite Hoops Girls Basketball Camp. There were 50 girls who attended the camp in order to develop their basketball skills. The girls began their day with stretches and stations. Then they broke off into their 5 on 5 games. At the end of camp, the girls began the Living by Numbers' drills.


Please find me on my main wiki translatewiki.net. I am administrator on Wikimedia Commons and translatewiki.net.
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Apprenticeship starts drop by 25%
18 May 2018 | By Neil Gerrard
Apprenticeship starts have fallen to a level nearly 25% lower than a year ago, since the introduction of the apprenticeship levy.
HEADLINE: Apprenticeship starts drop by 25%
Apprenticeship starts have fallen to a level nearly 25% than a year ago, following the introduction of the apprenticeship levy.
Official figures recorded 232,700 apprenticeships between August 2017 and February 2018, as compared to 309,000 apprenticeship starts in the same period a year before.
The sharp drop-off in starts came after the introduction in May 2017 of the apprenticeship levy, which sees companies with a payroll of more than £3m a year contribute 0.5% of that payroll to the levy fund.
The government reported that 91.7% of companies that had PAYE schemes with apprenticeship levy declarations in England over £150,000 had registered with the Apprenticeship Service, which allows employers to financially manage their apprenticeship programme.
Those companies have two years to spend their funds on training and the government said it expected starts to increase as the system became more established.
Karen Jones, group HR director at Redrow suggested increasing the first year starting wage for an apprentice in line with the national minimum wage in order to attract more people from lower-income, disadvantaged background.
She said: "The Government's effort to boost apprenticeship uptake via the Apprenticeship Levy is commendable and whilst we need some time to understand its full impact, it appears that employers aren't fully capitalising on the opportunity to take on apprentices.
"It is important for employers and Parliament to iron out their differences if the levy it is to work effectively across all sectors. Construction is however bucking the trend, with apprenticeship starts rising by 49% between 2012 and 2017 according to figures released recently by the Construction Industry Training Board."Apprenticeship starts have fallen to a level nearly 25% than a year ago, since the introduction of the apprenticeship levy.
"It is important for employers and Parliament to iron out their differences if the levy it is to work effectively across all sectors. Construction is however bucking the trend, with apprenticeship starts rising by 49% between 2012 and 2017 according to figures released recently by the Construction Industry Training Board."
I also think that the reduction is due to the work based learning contracts finishing in March 2019. The contracts are paid for by European money via European Social Funding and as Britain will be exiting Europe next year the providers are not accepting new apprentices. After 2019 nobody knows how work based learning will to be funded
chris connelly, 22 May 2018
I am now retired, however, when I first went into the construction industry as an apprentice Joiner, firms were paying apprenticeship levies.
Why are companies now reluctant to pay these levies? - they have probably benefitted from levies paid to train my generation.
Are these the same companies who are bleating about the current skills shortage (because of lack of investment).
It is about time they all got their act together and invested in the future of the industry, and not just trying to make bigger profits to pay shareholders and high wages for the top few.
RoyA, 23 May 2018
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Q: Certificate .CRT to .CER file I'm working on a project and I have to read a .crt certificate in my java code. The certificate is DER encoded, and not PEM encoded.
I'm reading the certificate like this:
byte[] issuer = GET_CERT();

InputStream in = new ByteArrayInputStream(issuer);

X509Certificate issuerCert = null;
try{
    issuerCert = (X509Certificate) cf.generateCertificate(in);
}catch(CertificateException ce){
    LOG.error("Error generating certificate from issuer certificate bytearray");
    LOG.error(ce.getMessage());
    throw new CertificateOperationException("Error generating certificate from issuer certificate");
}

I always get an CertificateException.
Can somebody please help me?
ERROR:
be.ovb.ccbe.fal2.service.exceptions.CertificateOperationException: Error generating certificate from issuer certificate bytearray in BEIDValidator.getIssuerCert
at be.ovb.ccbe.fal2.service.validation.BEIDValidator.getIssuerCert(BEIDValidator.java:100)
at be.ovb.ccbe.fal2.service.validation.BEIDValidator.validate(BEIDValidator.java:75)
at be.ovb.ccbe.fal2.service.BEIDvalidatorTest.testValid(BEIDvalidatorTest.java:122)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod$1.runReflectiveCall(FrameworkMethod.java:47)
at org.junit.internal.runners.model.ReflectiveCallable.run(ReflectiveCallable.java:12)
at org.junit.runners.model.FrameworkMethod.invokeExplosively(FrameworkMethod.java:44)
at org.junit.internal.runners.statements.InvokeMethod.evaluate(InvokeMethod.java:17)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunBeforeTestMethodCallbacks.evaluate(RunBeforeTestMethodCallbacks.java:74)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunAfterTestMethodCallbacks.evaluate(RunAfterTestMethodCallbacks.java:83)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.SpringRepeat.evaluate(SpringRepeat.java:72)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:232)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.runChild(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:89)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$3.run(ParentRunner.java:238)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$1.schedule(ParentRunner.java:63)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.runChildren(ParentRunner.java:236)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.access$000(ParentRunner.java:53)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner$2.evaluate(ParentRunner.java:229)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunBeforeTestClassCallbacks.evaluate(RunBeforeTestClassCallbacks.java:61)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.statements.RunAfterTestClassCallbacks.evaluate(RunAfterTestClassCallbacks.java:71)
at org.junit.runners.ParentRunner.run(ParentRunner.java:309)
at org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.run(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.java:175)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestReference.run(JUnit4TestReference.java:50)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:38)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:467)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:683)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:390)
at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:197)

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Feeling good doesn't mean you need to take dope or crack. Here are some natural ways to get high without drugs.
This may seem odd, but as anyone who's done charity work will tell you, it will uplift your spirit in a way that pills can't match. You can volunteer to pack calamity goods for disaster victims, assist those in the homeless shelter or join an anti illiteracy program. You don't just end up feeling good about yourself, but others will appreciate your efforts.
Are you passionate about cleaning the environment? Do you want to help others learn more about AIDS, cancer or illnesses? Why not join or form a group dedicated to it? This way you can channel your energies and passion into something truly productive.
This is really one of the best ways to get high without drugs. By working for something you truly believe in, you'll develop a sense of purpose that maybe wasn't there before.
If you had a tough day at work or school, playing your favorite game is a quick fix. Those beat 'em up and first person shooters can be very exhilarating. If you're into racing games, there's no shortage of options either. For more thrills, you can play with your friends.
You can call up your friends to your house and watch the game together. Watching it alone is not as fun as when you're hanging out with your buddies and enjoying the game. You can then share in your team's success (or failure).
Another way to get high without drugs is to watch you favorite team live. Being right there in the stadium and close to the action can really get you pumped up. It isn't just the action on the field; the reactions of the fans around you can also provide an adrenaline rush.
There are extreme sport video games, but you can try them out yourself. You can go skateboarding or try nifty tricks with a bike. For more thrills, you can try sky diving or paragliding. If you're into watersports, you can also go jet skiing, surfboarding or parasailing.
Getting high doesn't necessarily entail frenetic activity. Some people get their kicks from shopping or watching a high octane action film. There are video games that allow you to sing and dance along to your favorite songs. You and your friends can go to the beach during the weekend. You can go swimming, diving or just play ball in the waters.
For others, getting a natural high comes from listening to their favorite tunes. They just turn on their mp3 player and savor the music. If you love to party, then heading down to the nearest club will do the trick.
These are just some of the ways to get high without drugs. You don't need to get into all these activities; you just need to do what is the most fun for you.


Retaliation in the Workplace: What Are My Rights?
Illegal labor practices are pervasive in our society, especially within the restaurant industry, and it seems many employers are content to ignore the requirements of the age-old Fair Labor Standards Act.
A 54-year-old Pennsylvania man has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against IKEA US Retail, LLC over allegations that he and other hourly employees over 40 were denied leadership development opportunities because of their age.
A Brigadier General in the Arizona Army National Guard has filed a proposed class action against his employer – American Airlines, Inc.
A Hispanic man claims in a proposed class action lawsuit that The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Northern New England, Inc. applies a preference for white employees.
Many restaurant workers are unaware that their employer may be robbing them of their rightful wages.
If Shakespeare's to be believed, a rose by any other name would still smell as sweet. It's a nice idea, but a lousy principle – especially when it comes to work.
Can I Be Fired for Discussing Wages at Work?
Can a company impose rules banning employees from sharing wage and salary information? What if you talk about it anyway – is that a reason to be let go?


MORIKAWA CHIKASHIGE was a pupil of Kunichika and very little is known about his life or background. Some researchers have claimed that he lived from 1835 until 1900 but it is my belief that this is only a theory as I have never seen any factual evidence of this. What has been documented is that virtually all of his known work was created between 1869 and 1882.
FOLLOWING ARE TWO RECORDED WORKS OF MORIKAWA CHIKASHIGE WHICH HAVE BEEN DATED.
Morikawa Chikashige: #P2815 FINELY MADE TRIPTYCH SHOWING PORTRAIT SCENES OF KABUKI ACTORS FROM THE 1870s. THREE UNATTACHED PANELS.
SIGNATURE: Ichikawa Chikashige Hitsu with the Red Seal Below on the central panel.
CONDITION: Good for Age – see photo.
SIGNATURE: Ichikawa Chikashige Hitsu with the Red Seal Below in Right of Scene.
I AM HOPING TO FIND MORE EXAMPLES ON MY NEXT TRIP TO JAPAN.


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A revolution in Concord's cafeterias
By Michael Prager Globe Correspondent,May 30, 2012, 12:00 a.m.
Alden Cadwell's offerings at Concord schools include salad bars and locally sourced burgers with fresh-cut potatoes.Joanne Rathe/Globe Staff/Globe Staff
CONCORD — The revolution is alive. Not the one that was born here. This is a food revolution, fostered by chef and reality TV gadfly Jamie Oliver and now led locally by chef Alden Cadwell, one of Oliver's top advisers when "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" descended on West Virginia three years ago.
Cadwell is completing his first year as food service director for the Concord schools and for Concord-Carlisle High School, and all fronts are reporting gains. Evidently spurred by pork tacos, baked falafel puffs, and many other dishes made from scratch by chef Ryan Costigan, lunch sales are up 10 percent at the high school and 4 percent elsewhere. Nutritionally concerned parents are starting to think school food might be better than a packed lunch, and fans like Concord-Carlisle student Jake Gutwillig, 17, are popping up everywhere. "A lot less kids go off campus for lunch. I went out today, but I didn't know pulled pork was on the menu," he said in the cafeteria a couple of weeks ago. "Now that I see it is, I'm going to have to spend some more money."
Burger with oven baked fresh-cut potatoes.Joanne Rathe/Globe Staff
Other dishes in Cadwell's rotation are pasta primavera, vegetarian chili, enchiladas, chicken Caesar wraps, and chicken quesadillas. Pizza is served on Fridays, but french fries are never among the frequent potato side offerings. A baked potato bar with the usual fixings has proved popular with elementary and middle school students especially, Cadwell said.
No sodas are available in school — even bottled water is being removed because of a townwide ban — but Cadwell has chosen not to remove other "competitive foods," so called because they compete for student dollars, often at the expense of full meals that are nutritionally superior. "It is a revenue source and does pay for higher-quality ingredients for other parts of the meal," he said.
Cadwell, 32, who could pass for Tom Selleck, lives in Roslindale with his wife and baby boy. Before being hired, he worked in Concord as a consultant for Sustainable Food Systems, the Connecticut company retained by Oliver's show to help reform school food in Huntington, W.Va. Cadwell spent nine months there, much longer than his usual consulting gigs.
Oliver, says the Concord chef, was "one of the reasons I got into cooking more professionally. Early on, when he was calling himself the 'Naked Chef,' I was still in high school or just out of it. He was really young and very passionate, and through his recipes communicated a way of cooking I could really grasp."
Some critics say Oliver's message is tainted by his self-promotion, but Cadwell responds: "To produce good TV, you have to be a little bit arrogant."
Another criticism is that the show took advantage of the folks in West Virginia. But the chef says, "There were so many people who saw that show and it opened up their minds and eyes about what is actually going on in the school food systems. That's an incredibly powerful thing to happen."
Concord town fathers were drawn to that power. Egged on by the many parents who had seen the show, they not only hired Cadwell, but also directed him to chart the course ahead. Among the goals that arose from that process are a changeover to scratch cooking, with at least 30 percent locally sourced ingredients, within five years. Cadwell said they are closing in on that percentage already for the roughly 1,300 lunches served daily.
An offering from the salad bar in Concord.Joanne Rathe/Globe Staff
The schools no longer use federal ground beef — no pink slime here — but instead buy their ground beef from local farmers through the fast-food chain B. Good.
Such changes are getting parents' attention. Kristen Varsames Tyson, 36, of Concord sends her daughter, Charley, 6, to kindergarten at the Alcott School and took it for granted that she would always be packing her lunches.
"Charley came home after a couple months of school and said she really wanted to try it," says Tyson. "That's when I looked into it and learned about all the things Chef Alden is doing. My preconceived notion was that school lunches were shoveled, preprocessed, warmed-up food."
She admits she "was totally wrong."
Michael Prager can be reached at michael@michaelprager.com.


DVD Shrink is a free and easy to use DVD ripping and "shrinking" program to backup DVD discs.
You can use this software in conjunction with any burning software, to make a backup copy of any DVD video disc. The output from DVD Shrink can be saved as files on your hard drive, which you can then burn with software of your choice. The program will also burn your backup DVD, if you have installed the latest version of Nero.
Most DVD video titles are simply too large to fit, without modification, onto a single recordable DVD-R or CD-R disk. DVD Shrink overcomes this problem by modifying or "shrinking" the data from your original DVD. DVD Shrink provides two ways of shrinking your DVD disk. These are re-authoring and re-encoding. You can use one, or the other, or for maximum "shrinkage", both combined.
The programs simple and intuitive interface allows anyone to use it easily. All the major features are displayed according to the DVD authoring or burning process so that users can create a DVD, VCD, or SVCD very easily.
DVD Shrink is licensed as freeware and is therefore free to download, use and keep.


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Q: ext.net direct method, call from external class method I have a method in a class like below:
public class ActionHelper
{
    [DirectMethod]
    public string DeleteComment()
    {
        ...
        return "Delete";
    }
}

and I want to call it from grid command like this:
<Command Handler="Ext.net.DirectMethod.request({url: '/Classes/ActionHelper/DeleteComment', cleanRequest: true}});" />

but it's not working! how can i do that??? I use ext.net 2.2 and .netframework 4.5

A: look at this example
http://examples.ext.net/#/Events/DirectMethods/ID_Mode/
it can be helpful

A: Put a [DirectMethod] in your code behind wich calls that class and use
App.direct.<Method>(); instead

A: You can't, you either define the method inside the Page, User Control or any Custom Control, or you define a static method inside the Page class.
Here is a quote defining direct methods from a post in the Ext.net forums:

*

*DirectMethod (none static, must be public): server side handler is
  raised when you call special javascript method (basically, proxy
  method is generated by Ext.Net toolkit). None static direct method can
  be defined inside Page, User Control or any Custom Control. Please
  note, if direct method is defined inside user control (master page
  placeholders are user controls also) or custom control then ClientID
  of that control will be added to proxy method 1
  Ext.net.DirectMethods.ClientIDOfTheControl.DirectMethodName(); You can
  use DirectMethodProxyID attribute for the class to define own alias or
  completely remove ClientID prefix Really, none static direct method is
  direct event. Single difference, that direct method has no relation
  with any widget (and its events) and can be raised by developer from
  javascript (as javascript method)

*Static DirectMethod (must be public): similar ASP.NET PageMethods, can be defined inside Page class only. With static page method the
  Page life cyle is not execued therefore access to ASP.NET control is
  not possible but response time much better (depends from your method
  logic only)


The Career Guidance cell of the Library of Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom has launched an online guide consisting frequently updated information about courses and career options which can be selected by students after Class XII (Plus Two).
The website will act as an online window to verified and carefully curated information on courses and career options. It will also showcase news on the activities of the Career Guidance cell of the school.
The NSS Academy of Civil Services, Trivandrum is organizing a 10 Day Civil Service Orientation & Talent Development Programme from 11th to 20th October 2013 (during the Pooja Holidays) at the NSS Academy of Civil Service, Near MG College, Kesavadasapuram, Trivandrum.
Students from Class VIII-XI may register their names for the Programme.
Interested students shall submit the registration form (available from the study centre) and remit the course fee at the NSS Academy of Civil Service on or before 10th October 2013.
Filed under: Career Corner, Civil serivce orientation, Kesavadasapuram, Near MG College, NSS Academy of Civil Service, Trivandrum.
How ready are you for CAT?
CAT is competitive and may be a tough nut to crack. But some strategies like studying the previous year's question papers, taking mock tests and revisiting specific areas of weakness could help.
Karthi was like a cat on the wall a decade ago, when he saw the question paper for quantitative analysis in the Common Admission Test (CAT) for admissions to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Managements (IIMs) in the country. At best he managed to attempt 12 questions, but was clueless to the rest. Recalling that test, he looks bewildered even now.
"It is not rocket science. From the time I took the test in 1995, the exam has remained the same. Only the difficulty levels go up or down. It is the competition that makes it difficult," says S. Balasubramanian, Director, T.I.M.E, Chennai Centre. Over two lakh aspirants appear in CAT for 2,500 seats, that is only one per cent enter the portals of the IIMs. With less than two months to go, the candidates should start writing a good number of mock tests.
Aspirants begin preparing for CAT, months or at times a year before the exam. This is not the time to start as it requires phenomenal effort, he says. By now, the aspirants should have completely learnt concepts and started testing their skills. T.I.M.E. conducts tests for those enrolling. Some amount of revisiting specific areas based on the results of the mock tests where they have weakness is necessary, he adds.
"Mock tests really help. I used to take tests every weekend," says Brijesh Unnithan, a final-year student at IIM-Kolkata. In English, reading up to the mark will get you good scores. The general tendency to read from childhood is the key, he says. In maths, everyone may not be equally good in all areas. Aspirants should identify strong areas in their problem-solving skills and select the questions that can be finished in the quickest time. The score in logical reasoning also plays a pivotal role as each question has five sub-questions and a wrong answer could be a big setback to the final score, he points out.
The Guardian has a great story today about how to be a data journalist. It's a timely post. The forces that drive online law enforcement are increasing. It's affecting the world of cloud computing and the open Web.
The FBI is telling us that they need access to encrypted messages. They want peer-to-peer technology to be outlawed. It's centralization that they desire, not the chaos of an increasingly fragmented world.
But who is responsible for watching the FBI?
It's really all of us.
The counterforce is the increasing amount of data available and our ability to access it. Data journalists can shine more sunshine on government than ever before. By explaining and showing what the data means, we can help balance the increasing efforts by the FBI and the Obama Administration to push through technology legislation that would mean onerous requirements for service providers.
The Guardian is a leader in showing people how to do data journalism. The tools they use and the data itself are products of the cloud. The Guardian's examples help illustrate the ways we can explain complex events such as the conflict in Afghanistan or in examining data from law enforcement organizations such as the FBI.
The Guardian put its data journalism techniques to work with the Wikileaks data they received. It included more than 92,000 rows of data.
That's international, data-driven reporting at its best. The Guardian is a leader in this field. They are also a leader to show how people can do the same world class work themselves.
Guardian data journalism teacher Paul Bradshaw makes a point that we all face. The amount of data out there is massive. But with the tools available, that data is easler to tackle.
In addition, we have seen over the past several years a convergence of investigative research, statistics, design and programming.
Finding the data. Doing research through Twitter, aggregating RSS feeds or using progamming languages such as MySQL or Python to gather the data.
Interrogating the data. Knowing the jargon can be important to understanding the context of the data.
Visualizing the data. Bradshaw writes: "Visualising and mashing data has historically been the responsibility of designers and coders, but an increasing number of people with editorial backgrounds are trying their hand at both – partly because of a widening awareness of what is possible, and partly because of a lowering of the barriers to experimenting with them."
Mashing it up. Aggregating data from different sourcees and viusualizing it through applications like ManyEyes. Yahoo! Pipes is an application used to aggregate RSS feeds.
The remainder of the post goes on to describe the ways tools can be used to do online journalism. We'll follow up with another post about these tools and how they are being used.
Data journalism seems very relevant in this day and age. More than ever, we need ways to observe and illuminate what is happening, especially as concerns over security and safety have the potential to override the free flow of information that makes the Internet and the cloud so important to society.
A stress interview evaluates the ability of a candidate when he/she is deliberately put under severe tension.
A stress interview aims at testing the candidate's behaviour while he is being deliberately put under severe tension. This evaluates his ability to work efficiently in an atmosphere in which he is tensed up. For example, a marketing professional may have to face offensive behaviour from a rude client. The professional should not misbehave even under such adverse circumstances.
Posing a number of questions one after the other in the 'rapid fire' style thereby denying breathing time.
Putting a question before the answer to the previous one is finished.
Making irritating or offending remarks while the candidate is answering questions.
Upsetting his mental balance by asking irrelevant personal questions.
Hurling insults or by raising baseless allegations.
The interviewer may deliberately adopt certain irritating styles such as not asking you to sit down when you reach his table for the interview; retracting his hand when you stretch yours for a handshake initiated by him; remaining silent without asking you any question; keeping on poring over your resume without any reaction or comment; avoiding eye contact; constantly interrupting you; sighing when you give a right answer; initiating baseless arguments; using insulting phrases; making comments that unjustly belittles you; keeping a wooden face.
Yet another style may involve a panel of interviewers, asking you questions in a random manner on different subjects. Even before you complete an answer from one member, another member would shoot another question, creating confusion. They would grill you without giving you time for thinking or planning your answers. They may ask you stupid questions as well.
The interviewer may tell you that he does not believe what you have claimed as achievements in your resume, or that you scored high marks in the university examination only by cheating. He may pose a riddle that has nothing to do with your job.
See some samples of irritating questions that may upset you.
Are you not hiding some of you failures from us?
Why do you think that I am a poor interviewer?
You were sacked from your previous job. Are you not trying a cover-up?
How will you react when you are caught swindling out of company cash?
You are unfit for this kind of position. Why don't you try for something lower?
You are a woman. Is it not a pipedream that you can take up this kind of heavy responsibilities?
Why do you lose your temper frequently?
Are you not too old for this job?
Why should there be stress interviews?
You should realise that stress situations are a deliberately planned strategy to test you. If you can keep in mind that all these are in fact harmless tests to unearth your real temperament, you can undergo this exercise with a smile and respond well. The most vital thing is that you should never lose your mental equilibrium. You will be evaluated by the panel, knowing fully well that you are under severe tension artificially created for the trial. No board would announce that you are to face a stress interview. If you smell this possibility, plan your responses appropriately.
Never keep in mind a negative approach, under the impression that the stress interview is a vain and redundant exercise. You can take it as an opportunity to face an interesting challenge. A smile within you and a confident approach are sure to make you win. Never show your frustration. Act as if you take the exercise as a pleasant experience. Keep your sense of humour. Give short answers. Handle the questions with aplomb. Speak softly. Believe in yourself. Keep your confidence at its peak.
There should be nothing abnormal in your behaviour. Be cheerful even when provoked. You should never seem to be nervous. Do not try to win debating points. Do not argue. Do not overreact. Do not take any word or action of the interviewer as a personal insult. If you do not know something, confess your ignorance straightaway. Remember that often the interviewer is not checking the accuracy of your answers, but your behaviour under pressure.
There is a school of thought that the stress interview is an unnecessary tool for assessment. There is no need of the human resources professionals trying to embarrass or insult the candidates seeking a job. The tool is sometimes misused by some of the HR managers for satisfying their ego . The trauma of the stress interview may de-motivate some brilliant candidates. The stress interview atmosphere may create a master-servant situation that has lost its relevance in the modern employer-employer relationships. An interview may be considered as a two-way traffic where the job seeker is assessing the company, just as the company is assessing the job seeker. A candidate with a sparkling record of integrity and uprightness rightly expecting dignified treatment may be dissuaded by a demeaning approach from the interviewer.
What is given above is only one side of the picture. If you have to face a stress interview, you should know the right strategies to face it.
Taiwan's Ministry of Education plans to offer e-readers to schoolkids on the island next year as part of efforts to further digitize schools and promote reading.
The e-readers are part of a five-year, NT$50 billion (US$1.55 billion) budget earmarked for information technology in classrooms. Currently the ministry is reviewing designs for e-readers and doesn't yet know how many it will purchase for next year, a representative said.
The only e-reader displayed at the Ministry of Education's booth at the IT Month exhibition in Taipei on Monday was a color e-reader designed by Aiptek International for young children. The Aiptek inColor e-reader has an 8-inch color screen and 1GB of flash memory for storage. It comes with 20 multimedia e-books pre-installed and costs NT$6,900 (US$213) in Taiwan, according to Hsu Fang-chi, a media representative at Aiptek.
The company is planning a touchscreen version of the e-reader. There are already 108 e-books available for the inColor on Aiptek's Web site. The company offers both English and Chinese-language books.
Currently the inColor is on sale in Taiwan and China, but it can be purchased via Aiptek's Web site or through representative offices in Europe and the U.S., said Hsu.
The education ministry's representative said the HaBoard is already installed in schools throughout Taiwan.
The professional success of even the most competent specialist doctor often requires the support and assistance of skilled nurses and paramedical personnel. Nurses from India have made their mark at the global level in competence and dedication to duty.
There is a huge demand for good nurses in western countries, especially the U.S. The remuneration is handsome. However, those with a basic nursing qualification obtained in India cannot straightaway join the nursing service there.
In the U.S., you have to prove your competence by passing the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). Then there is the CGFNS examination, modelled on the lines of NCLEX-RN. Both can now be taken in India.
An important factor is the need for proving your proficiency in the English language, through scores secured in globally accepted tests, such as the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
Though the medium of instruction in Indian nursing colleges and schools is English, many graduates cannot easily communicate in that language to people from countries such as the U.S. It is, therefore, imperative that nursing students who desire to practise in the West should plan ahead in developing their English language skills to meet the practical demands of working abroad.
The CGFNS International (formerly known as the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools) is an authority on credentials evaluation pertaining to the education, registration and licensure of nurses and other health-care professionals worldwide. It conducts predictive testing and evaluation of nurses trained in various countries, for ensuring their competence and confirming their eligibility for licensure as registered nurses in the U.S.
The three elements for obtaining CGFNS certification are VisaScreen: Visa credentials assessment; certification programme; and credentials evaluation service.
Applicants must have completed Plus Two and passed a government-approved nursing programme of at least two years' duration. The four-year B.Sc. nursing degree obtained through nursing colleges or the three-and-a-half-year GNM (general nursing and midwifery) diploma obtained through nursing schools and recognised hospitals in India is adequate nursing qualification for appearance in the CGFNS examination and the NCLEX-RN. Also, the candidates should have obtained registration from the nursing council.
The CGFNS requires the nursing diploma/certificate sent directly from the nursing college or school. So also, the registration details should go directly from the nursing council, and not through the candidate.
The qualifying examination measures an applicant's nursing knowledge based on what nurses must know and do when they practise nursing in the U.S. The foundations of the qualifying examination are based on client (patient) needs. The traditional clinical areas of nursing practice — nursing care of the adult, nursing care of children, maternal and infant nursing, psychiatric and mental health nursing and community health nursing — are covered. The examination ensures that an applicant has the same level of understanding of nursing with various client groups, in various settings, as graduates of U.S. nursing schools have.
The International Commission on Healthcare Professions (ICHP), a CGFNS division, administers the Visa Credentials Assessment Programme for registered nurses who are not U.S. citizens. This certification is essential for applying for a nurse's visa.
The process comprises four elements: an education analysis; licensure validation; an English language proficiency assessment; and an examination of nursing knowledge.
For confirming nursing knowledge, you must pass the CGFNS qualifying examination or the NCLEX-RN.
You can prove your English language proficiency by securing the required score in TOEFL Internet-based version (iBT) with at least a score of 83 or the IELTS with at least a score of 6.5 in the academic module.
* You complete a Visa credentials assessment application form and submit it along with full payment and your full academic records to CGFNS/ICHP.
* CGFNS/ICHP sends you a permanent identification number.
* You prepare and send a "request for academic records" form to the nursing school where you studied.
* Your school completes the form and returns it by mail to CGFNS/ICHP with your full academic records.
* CGFNS/ICHP notifies your eligibility.
* You prepare and send a "request for validation of registration/license" form to the licensing authority that issued you a registration, including the U.S. Board of Nursing where you passed the NCLEX-RN.
* The licensing authority completes the "request" form and sends it by mail to CGFNS/ICHP.
* CGFNS/ICHP notifies you of insufficient or outstanding documentation, if any.
* You register for TOEFL or IELTS, indicate CGFNS/ICHP as the score recipient, and pass the English proficiency test.
* CGFNS/ICHP receives your TOEFL or IELTS scores and records it in your VisaScreen file, and reviews your eligibility.
All the application forms required are available on the CGFNS web site www.cgfns.org. You can communicate with CGFNS/ICHP using the information provided in the 'Contact Us' link on the web site. For sending material by mail, use the address: CGFNS/ICHP VisaScreen: Visa Credentials Assessment, ICHP, 3600 Market Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2665, USA.
You should note that your school and the licensing authority have to send your documents by mail to the CGFNS/ICHP and not you. It may be remembered that authorities in the U.S. will insist on the NCLEX-RN qualification for practising as a registered nurse. The CGFNS exam is modelled on the lines of NCLEX-RN. So those who have passed the CGFNS examination can reasonably expect to pass the NCLEX-RN. The conditions for licensure vary from State to State in the U.S. You have to contact the board of nursing in the State where you wish to become licensed.
* You complete an application form for the CGFNS certification with appropriate fee.
* CGFNS sends you an identification number and CGFNS official study guide.
* You prepare and send request for validation of registration/license forms to the licensing authority (nursing council).
* You prepare and send a request for academic records form to your nursing college or school.
* CGFNS checks your documents and notifies your eligibility.
* You register for TOEFL or IELTS, indicate CGFNS as the score recipient, and pass the English proficiency test.
* Simultaneously prepare for the CGFNS qualifying examination.
* CGFNS notifies your eligibility and the date and location of the examination.
* You take the examination (administered three times a year in over 45 test sites worldwide), and once a year in select test sites. In India, the usual test centres are Bangalore, Kochi, Delhi and Mumbai.
* CGFNS notifies you of the qualifying examination results.
•Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training (CIFNET), Kochi, invites applications for admission to four-year Bachelor of Fisheries Science (Nautical Science).
Last date: May 22. ( www.cifnet.gov.in). Phone: 0484-2351610.
•CIFNET offers two-year Vessel Navigator and Marine Fitter Training Programme. Last date: May 29. ( www.cifnet.gov.in).
•ER & DCI Institute of Technology has invited applications for admission to M.Tech. VLSI and embedded systems.
Last date: May 7. ( www.erdciit.ac.in).
•Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies (KITTS) offers training for tour guides.
Last date: April 15. ( www.kittstour.org). Phone: 0471-2329539.
•ABV- IITM, Gwalior, invites applications for admission to MBA. Last date: April 9. ( www.iiitm.ac.in).
•National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) invites applications for admission to MS (Pharm), M.Pharm., M.Tech. (Pharm) and MBA (Pharm). ( www.niper.gov.in/niperjee2009.html).
•Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research under the University of Delhi invites applications for admission to M.Sc.-Ph.D. combined degree in biomedical sciences; M.Sc. biomedical science; and Ph.D. in biomedical sciences. Last date: May 15. ( www.acbrdu.edu).
•Jawaharlal Nehru Scholarship for doctoral studies.
•Avinashilingam University for Women invites applications for admission to M.Sc. biotechnology.
Last date: April 30. ( www.avinuty.ac.in).
•Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, invites applications for admission to Master of Hospital Administration; M.Sc. in medical technology, pharmacology, biochemistry, medical biotechnology and anatomy.
Last date: April 20. (http://pgimer.nic.in).
•Apply for admission to five-year integrated Master of Science (MS) programmes conducted by IISERs at Thiruvananthapuram, Bhopal , Kolkata, Mohali and Pune. ( www.iiser-admissions.in).
•Management Aptitude Test conducted by All-India Management Association.
Last date: April 11. (aima-ind.org).
•Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI), Noida, invites application for admission to PG Diploma Management (footwear technology, creative designing, retail management, leather goods and accessories design and so on). ( www.fddiindia.com).


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Note: My aim is to have a good deal of these small paintings available at the Brooklyn Flea later this summer. If in the meantime you should stumble across a piece that really tickles your fancy, feel free to contact me. All of these small paintings will be available from $10 - $50. Email me to see additional paintings not on the blog as well.
Last year Pablo Correa invited me to participate in a book he was working on. 'Just For You,' a collection of art done by artists for their loved ones - strictly non-commercial. I'm dying to get my hands on a copy to see what other artists might have created for their friends & family. Here are links to the book's official site, blog, and you can now purchase the book through Index HERE.
**Portrait of Roxey (Queen of the House), done for mom.
Side note: The painting I did for the Full of Pryde show is now up for grabs on Ebay. Snap it up for a good cause.
I've got an interview up on the site 'The Tools Artist's Use'. Much thanks to Bill Turner for the pleasure!
Cover for the wonderful Monica Fuentes at Houston Press about unisured twenty somethings self medicating. Yikes.


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John Deere 7220 is a Farm Tractor from 2003 to 2007 in the United States with a standard ComfortGard cab with air conditioning. This Model was manufactured by John Deere in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. It is a 7020 series 2WD / 4WD row crop tractor. This series was designed and built specifically for pulling heavy loads. The production of these tractors lasted 5 years, from 2003 to 2007, when the John Deere 7230 tractor replaced it.
The John Deere 7220 row crop tractor used the John Deere PowerTech 6068HF475 engine. The JD 7220 tractor was enormously powerful for a tractor manufactured at that time. It is a 5.9 L, 5,883 cm 2 (359.0 cu-in) five-cylinder turbodiesel with a 106.0 mm (4.17 in) cylinder bore and a 127.0 piston stroke. mm (5 in). The compression ratio is 17.0: 1. This engine produces 111.5 PS (82.0 kW; 110.0 HP) at 2,300 rpm of power and 433.9 Nm (44.2 kg-m, 319, 8 ft-lb) at 1,500 rpm of torque.
The John Deere 7220 is equipped with:
power steering,
hydraulic wet disc brakes,
standard ComfortGard cab with air conditioning or open station with two-post ROPS.
The fuel tank that powers the diesel engine can hold up to 207.0 liters (54.7 US gallons; 45.5 Imp. Gallons).
John Deere 7220 – Power 110 hp (82 kW), diesel, 6 cylinders, 106 x 127 bore x stroke, liquid-cooled engine, turbocharger, 540 rpm PTO, powershift, unlimited forward gears (ranges: -1), Unlimited reverse gears (ranges: – 1).
In terms of dimensions and weight, this model weighs 11,830 pounds or 5,366 kg, has a width of 96 inches [243 cm], a length of 202.1 inches [513 cm], and a height of 112.5 inches [285 cm], while maintaining a 104.3-inch [264 cm] wheelbase, the front tread is between 59.5 and 87.5 inches, while the rear is between 60 and 88 inches. Agricultural tires 14.9R28 front and 14.9R28 rear.
This John Deere 7220 is powerd by a diesel engine has 414 ci or 6.8 L 6 cylinders, can produce 110 hp or 82.0 kW at 2300 (rpm), and has a torque of 320 lb-ft or 433.9 Nm At 1500 (rpm) the fuel tank capacity is 54.7 gal or 207.0 L. This machine has 4×2 2WD wheel drive system, Infinite Forward and Reverse Infinitely Variable Transmission (IVT) system.
Powerful engine, powered by diesel, more than 4 cylinders is the highest working culture, the rated working rotation at an ideal level, the turbo engine, powered by 12V starter, 24V large battery, equipped with an alternator Rather typical, lighting, very good spec PTO, no BAS, disc brakes, wet work, heavy tractor, for large farms, traditional two wheel drive, hydrostatic control, no synchromesh gearbox, gear shift power, advanced transmission, electro-hydraulic controls in the Plus, it has two clutches, gear shifting under load, many forward ratios, a large number of reverse gears.
This model is the most versatile tractor to process a farmer's field. The machine does all the work, from preparing the land to harvesting the crops. Thanks to reliable assembly, high-quality parts and mechanisms, as well as high pulling power, this model is widely used on large farms and farms. The tractor also performs work in the production of feed, it is widely used for cargo transport. This functionality of this model is possible thanks to a wide range of mounted units.
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This tractor has been a workhorse for us. It was very used in situations in which they should have been larger tractors and greater power, but the circumstances did that we had to test this tractor and it was surprising, behaved well and the closed turns helped us a lot in some of the fields Strange and smaller shape. It will be useful for many years, in many applications.
The spinning radius of that John Deer is amazing.
The farm for which work has a 7220 and I love driving it. It has a lot of hours and it still works very well. I should serve him well.
My father used to have a 7220 with a loader. The only problem we had was a morning when we left and the tractor did not start, it turned out that the computer had been fried in some way, but luckily it was still covered by the guarantee. I do not think it's a common problem since it has not happened again and I have not heard that it has happened to anyone else.
We had a 7220 of the year 05, built in Waterloo, it was a very good tractor. We changed it by 6115 R and sometimes we want to have the 7220 again. The 6 cylinders of the 7220 had much more power than 4 cylinders of the new one.
A few years ago we had a 7220 with a front engine. I liked it a lot, but we needed more power and we decided to replace it. We have never had problems and 2WD, I think you'll have a good time.
In fact we have a 7220 with doubles, we use it for the planting of corn with a John Deere 7220 of 8 rows. I think. Very good tractor.
I live about six kilometers from the John Deere Tractors Assembly main floor. The 7220 series went and are very popular tractors, the flat front cabin and the corner escape are still some of the best innovations they have made. The hydraulic system of variable displacement is much more pleasant and smooth than the outbound.
It is agile and has a very good visibility around you. It should be powerful enough for your applications.
We just bought a 7220 4WD a couple of weeks ago. So far it's good. 5000HRS is nothing. There are 7020 series out there with 15,000-18,000 hours and it still goes.
We have a 7220. Strip of our 15-foot JD drill as a charm. It is a good investment.
I have a 7220. It has 7,550 hours and it has been a very good tractor.
We have 2 7220 on our farm and they are one of the best tractors we have.
We have been collecting peanuts with a 7220 for 12 years, it is a phenomenal tractor.
We have a 7220 with 5500 hours, large small tractors to handle a packer.
One thing is that the lights are not the best of the 20 series of Deere, but apart from that a good tractor.
Excellent rubber, quad power, cabin, air, heater!
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You can send 50 e-readers with 100 e-books each to a school in Kenya.
That's the equivalent of a library with 5,000 books!
These unique projects are ready for funding. Your $15,000 donation covers the costs of e-readers, e-books, customs and shipping fees, logistical support in the U.S. and Africa, and more. It would cost more than 3 times that if you tried to do it alone.
Located 35 miles Northeast of Mombasa, Kenya, Kombeni Girls Secondary School is a public school of 838 students and 40 teachers.
The school's mission is "to empower a girl child with a quality education for self-reliance and to meet the challenges of life." However, the school lacks a library, and the high cost of textbooks has severely limited access to diverse and appropriate reading materials needed for the school to succeed in their mission.
The all-female student body is aged 12 – 18, with lessons taught primarily in English. Kombeni Girls Secondary School seeks to give these girls the best chance for success in life and hopes that a BLUE Box will be a transformative program that will make this achievable.
Sifa Junior Academy is a small private school in Mombasa, Kenya of 250 students, aged 6 – 12.
Although it has a small private library, the school lacks the necessary books (particularly books written in Kiswahili and English) to support their students, making their mission of "molding and preparing all pupils to become responsible citizens in the future" a difficult one to accomplish.
One particular class trip introduced the students to the power of a digital library: they visited a neighboring library that is already part of a Worldreader program, giving the students the chance to experience e-reader technology for themselves. Since then, the students have strongly desired to have a BLUE Box program of their own. With your support, this can be possible.
Located in Kwale County, a short drive northeast of Mombasa, is a primary school that serves approximately 270 student aged 6 – 12. Although the primary language spoken by the students at home is Kiswahili, the school places a heavy emphasis on teaching and conducting lessons in English. A lack of appropriate reading and learning materials, however, cause barriers to learning within the classroom.
When students first interacted with Worldreader e-readers through their local library (funded by the Kenyan National Library System, a Worldreader partner), their academic performance improved. This contributed towards Redeemed Academy graduating the top-ranked pupil by academic performance in 2016. Your BLUE Box sponsorship can provide this school with an e-reader library to call their own, and help produce similarly stellar students in the years to follow.
These schools are just a few of many that are in need of a BLUE Box. If you are interested in supporting, please email our Development Team at development@worldreader.org.
In approximately 3-6 months, students at your chosen school will have e-readers in their hands.
Worldreader has identified and approved several schools ready for sponsorship. Please email us for more information on the schools that we've identified.
All contributions are 100% tax-deductible. The $15,000 sponsorship will ensure a timely launch of your program and also help to support Worldreader's overall operations.
Worldreader will recognize your name and your project on all 50 Kindles. You will also receive a report of the custom collection of 100 e-books chosen by your school.
You will receive photos of the kids with your e-readers and stories from the community launch of your program. After six months, the school will provide you with an impact report detailing the progress of your project.
Check out some of our funded projects.
Pole Pole Academy, a school for orphans founded by orphans, received 100 wi-fi Kindles in March 2014. Books included beginning readers and storybooks.
The Upendo School was the first school in Tanzania to receive an e-reader project for primary students. Upendo received 60 wi-fi Kindles for Primary 4 and 5 grade students in 2012.
Thanks to the Ayyad family, students in two classrooms in Adeiso, Ghana, received 50 Kindles loaded with textbooks and storybooks.
Get in touch with us to learn more about how you can sponsor a school and help change children's futures.


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Part Two: Our road to Independence
Contributor article by Dan Wilson
After the Pilgrims made their first successful settlement in 1621, ships began to make the crossing from England, Carrying both Supplies and passengers. With each new arrival new villages began to spring up all along the Eastern Seaboard.
At first the Native Americans usually had no problems with these new immigrants but Native Americans had no concept of owning a parcel of land. This combined with many cultural differences led to confrontations. Some were settled quickly while others developed into all out wars.
As more and more people began to arrive along the Eastern Seaboard the British began to create a series of Colonies. The creations of the Colonies began in 1660 with the creation of the Provincial Colonies consisting of New Hampshire, New York, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and eventually Massachusetts. These provincial Colonies were also referred as Royal Colonies. Each of these "Governors" were from British Royalty who created their own laws at will and were in complete control over these specific Colonies.
The Next Group of Colonies to be created were known as Proprietary Colonies that consisted of Pennsylvania (which included Delaware), New Jersey and Maryland. These Colonies were Governed much like Provincial Colonies, though the Proprietors rather than the King appointed the Governor. These Colonies also had more religious freedom than the Provincial Colonies.
The Final Group of Colonies were known as Charter Colonies that consisted of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. These were known as Charter Corporations that were created by letters Patents. Giving grantees control of the land and the powers of their legislative Governments. The Charters would provide a fundamental Constitution, and divided powers of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of Government. These powers we were given by vested Officials.
This last group of Colonies that were created would eventually be adopted in the creation of the Constitution of the United States of America. These thirteen Colonies would become known as the United States. Though it would take another sixty years before the original thirteen Colonies would succeed from British control.
This ends Part II of our three part series on our Road to Independence. In Part three we will be discussing the growing dissention against the British and the events leading up to the Filing of the Declaration of Independence. Thanks for taking the time to read our little trip through history and once again I wish all of you a happy Fourth and please never forget to pray for our Country. GOD BLESS AMERICA.


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About Thiruchendur
Thiruchendur
Thiruchendur, a coastal town in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district, is famous of its Thiruchendur Murugan Temple. Apart from this temple, there are several temples in this town that attracts a huge number of pilgrims from across the country. Some of the tourists' destinations nearby that are worth visiting include Tuticorin, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari and Courtallam.
Budget Hotels in Thiruchendur
There are many budget hotels available in Thiruchendur. A few of the comfortable ones that are worth choosing are Balamurugan Residency (Tariff – Rs.828), Sree Annamalai Lodge (Tariff – Rs.688) and Hotel Chitra Park (Tariff – Rs.661).
The language spoken by the people here is Tamil.
Events in Thiruchendur
The most celebrated festivals in Thiruchendur are Pongal in January, Maha Shivratri in February, Tamil New Year in April, Vinayaka Chaturthi in August-September, Navratri in September-October and Diwali during October-November.
Places to See in Thiruchendur
Thiruchendur is mostly known for its temples. Other places of repute nearby include Subramaniya Swamy Kovil Beach (2 km), Avuyadayar Kulam (2 km), Sri Subrahmanya Swami Temple (550-m), Tiruchendur Beach (2 km), Adaikalapuram (6 km) and Ellappanayakan Kulam (5 km) away.
The nearest airport is the Tuticorin Airport, which is located 40 km away from Thiruchendur.
Tiruchendur Railway Station is 2 km away from this town center and connects Tiruchendur to all major cities.
Tiruchendur is well connected by state-run and private buses from nearby cities and states. SRM Travels and Hindustan Travels are two private bus operators that run buses daily from Coimbatore to Tiruchendur. When you make use of any bus ticket offer on various travel websites, you can save a lot of money.
About Palani
Palani is a city in the Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu. Home to sacred shrines, it is well-known for its Kartikeya temple which attracts 7 million devotees every year. As per the 2011 census, Palani has an average literacy rate of 83.23%. National Highway-209 connects Palani to the cities of Coimbatore and Bangalore.Palani is also famous for its traditional Indian medicine practice, called Siddha Vaidyam.The place is well connected by air, road and rail.
Budget Hotels in Palani
There are good budget hotels in Palani. Some of them are Hotel Temple View (Tariff – Rs. 700 onwards), The Royal Park (Tariff – Rs. 650 onwards), Sriram Lodge (Tariff – Rs. 600 onwards), and Tamil Nadu Hotel (Tariff – Rs. 500 onwards).
The official language of Palani is Tamil. The other language spoken here is English.
Events in Palani
The important festivals celebrated in Palani are Thai Poosam, Agni Nakshatram and Chitra Pournami.
Places to See in Palani
There are several places of tourist interest in Palani. Some of these sights include the Thiru Avinankudi Temple (1.5 km), Murugan Temple (2 km),Kothaimangalam Wetlands (4 km), Varathamanathi Dam(7 km), Kannadi Perumal Temple (9 km),Kongur Wetland (25 km).
The closest airport is Coimbatore International Airport which is approximately 116 km away.
Palani Railway Station is centrally located in the town and connects it to major cities in the state.
There are bus services to Palani from Chennai, Dindigul, Coimbatore, Madurai, Erode, Tirupur, Trichy, Kodaikanal and other cities in Tamil Nadu. Some of the bus operators that offer good services to passengers wishing to travel to Palani include SRS Travels Bangalore, KPN Travels and Parveen Travels. Several bus booking portals provide online bus booking offers to lure their customers.


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Since these are easy to find and cannot be flooded away in an instance like statuses on news feeds, they are perfect tools to grab people's attention. Still, creating a highly-converting story is easy said than done! You cannot just add a random photo with some texts written on it and call it a perfect story. Such a story needs brilliant background, catchy quote, as well as some other elements. In short, it needs things that only the professional graphic designers are capable of offering!
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Storymate is a powerful tool that allows you to fill both Instagram and Facebook with breath-taking stories regardless of your experience!
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As you have already known, so far, Instagram or Facebook stories can only be updated through a mobile device, which is not very convenient. In other words, once using Storymate, you can steer clear off a bunch of hassles many still have to involve in!
Luke Maguire is the one behind Storymate. You might have already known him, given the fact that he has spent years developing products that can help their users go viral in the shortest time.
Do you remember Instamate, the best-selling Instagram marketing tool that released to the marker months ago? Guess what? Maguire was also its creator!
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Did you know that, even though we are exposed every day to hundreds of chemicals, the U.S. government currently does not have a system in place to protect us from the harmful ones ? Kind of frightening huh? Well we all have a reason to look to the future with hope because of a new "action agenda" emerging from a two-year national conversation led by government, nonprofit and industry organizations. I have been taking part in many of these public chemical conversations and am happy to announce that, just as scientists warn of a chemical autism link, an action agenda has been created.
Available online at http://www.nationalconversation.us, The Action Agenda calls for an increased emphasis on preventing harmful chemical exposures, reforming outdated and ineffective policies, promoting the health of children and other vulnerable populations, and improving our ability to make or engage in difficult decisions, often in the face of uncertainty. The Action Agenda also recommends improving data access and management, expanding systems for monitoring chemical exposures and health outcomes, and building scientific knowledge on many fronts, such as through faster evaluation of chemical hazards.
Dr. Daniel Goldstein, head of Medical Sciences and Outreach at Monsanto, said: "The National Conversation was a collaborative process, and the Action Agenda reflects the input of thousands of individuals who bring a wide array of experience and perspectives. I served as one of the voices of industry involved in this process. While we in the chemical industry have made important progress in better protecting the public's health, there are clearly areas in which industry can and should collaborate, and sometimes even take the lead, in doing a better job. The Action Agenda contains specific recommendations that will fairly, effectively and collaboratively promote public health, and includes suggestions for ways industry can work with government agencies and other partners to that end." Don't know if I should laugh or cry.
Concurrently, just as I have been blogging about for years, scientists are finally warning that the recent sharp rise in autism is likely due, in part, to the cocktail of toxic chemicals that pregnant women, fetuses, babies and young children encounter.
"Lead, mercury, and other neurotoxic chemicals have a profound effect on the developing brain at levels that were once thought to be safe. With some complex combination of insults, little brains reach a tipping point," warned Donna Ferullo, director of program research at The Autism Society, told reporters this week.
Ferullo called autism the "fastest growing developmental disability in the United States."
"It has increased 600 percent in the last two decades - 1.5 million Americans are living with autism," she said. "This epidemic within one generation cannot be solely accounted for by genetic causes, or wider diagnostic criteria or even increased awareness."
Current research and past twin studies, where twins have the same genes but different environments, implicate environmental exposures and gene-environment interaction in the development of autism, Ferullo said.
Suruchi Chandra, MD, is a psychiatrist at the True Health Medical Center in Naperville, Illinois, where she guides families through the different biomedical interventions for autism and related disorders. She said doctors "don't even consider influence of environmental toxins" because they have no training in this field. Autism could be due to prolonged exposure over years to many toxins, she said. "There is no simple way of measuring this."
"I teach parents to avoid exposure to toxics, to avoid high pesticide foods, to use nontoxic cleaners. These strategies can be beneficial but they place these overstressed families in the position where they have to be hypervigilant."
"There is only so much parents can do," Chandra said. "Even if home is free of toxins, the child goes to school where toxins are. This points to the need for improved policies that regulate chemicals."
5. STRENGTHEN THE PUBLIC'S ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE EFFECTIVELY IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DECISION MAKING. Government agencies should develop and implement a multidirectional model for communication efforts concerning chemical exposures and health. Government and industry should improve public access to information on chemicals used or present in products throughout the supply chain. Environmental and occupational health educational opportunities for adults and children should be enhanced to build environmental health literacy. In addition, a comprehensive federal Internet portal should be created through which the public can access information on chemicals and health. Public access to data also can be increased by balancing confidentiality and data quality concerns, providing study participants with the results of tests performed on them and providing access to quality local studies on chemical exposures.
The National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures is a collaboration of RESOLVE, a nonprofit consensus-building organization; the American Public Health Association; the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials; the National Association of County and City Health Officials; and others. As part of their mission to advance the public's health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) supported the National Conversation. Dozens of government agency, nonprofit and industry experts and thousands of members of the public were involved in developing the recommendations.


Come enjoy the tropical landscape, glorious beaches, and magical undersea beauty at St. Thomas' Emerald Beach Resort. Tucked away on beautiful Lindbergh Bay, just half-a-mile from the airport, the Best Western welcomes guests with the warm look, style, and service of the Virgin Islands. With stunning views of land and sea coupled with charming Polynesian-style architecture, it's the ideal place for a memorable vacation.
Indulge your adventurous side at Emerald Beach Resort. Enjoy a variety of watersports, including snorkeling, scuba diving, sunfish sailing, kayaking, and paddleboating on site. Surfing, golfing, sport fishing, and more scuba diving opportunities are available nearby! For guests looking to exercise, Emerald Beach Resort's complimentary jogging trail and tennis courts are great fitness options. The pool and sparkling waterfall enhance the resort's natural charm, and there's ample lounge space where you can enjoy family time or relax.
Surrounded by landscaped gardens, cascading waterfalls, and lush tropical settings, the resort offers a central, convenient location close to the airport, shopping, and all of St. Thomas' great activities and adventures. With daily specials at the Palms Restaurant (West Indian/Continental cuisine) or refreshing cocktails at the poolside bar, Emerald Beach Resort's dedicated and pleasant staff will charm guests.
With Mahogany Run Golf Course nearby, guests can unwind on the greens. Regarded as one of the most picturesque courses in the world, the tropical resort experience continues on the links. The 18 championship holes, including the famous "Devil's Triangle," were laid-out with a challenge in mind. Not an advanced golfer? There are lessons available!
This delightful oceanfront resort offers guests a romantic and secluded ambiance on a quarter-mile of sweeping white sand. The 90 air-conditioned oceanfront rooms feature private balconies where guests can enjoy the refreshing breezes and beautiful scenery of St. Thomas.
Learn more about St. Thomas.
This resort is directly on the beach on Lindbergh Bay, a few minutes away from the Airport and two miles from Downtown and Duty Free Shopping.
There is a waterfall in the main pool.
Mahogany Run`s 18 Championship Holes, including the famous "Devil`s Triangle," were designed by George and Tom Fazio with a challenge in mind. Regarded as one of the most picturesque courses in the entire world, for info call: 1-800-253-7103.
King size beds and spectacular views from every room. Complimentary WiFi. Private balcony.
The Palms Restaurant - A casual restaurant offering West Indian and Continental cuisine. Open 7 days a week serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Enjoy live music at the fabulous Friday Night West Indian Buffet and popular Sunday brunch.
Not an onetime trip !
Everything from the first visit to the Atchison Travel agent to the arrival back at mci was nearly perfect. I would recommend you folks to anyone I hear is thinking of a trip. Thank you all very much !
We had a great trip to St Thomas! Emerald Beach is very close and convenient to the airport, easy check in, on the beach with a beverage 15 minutes after we grabbed our luggage. The staff was professional and welcoming. All the rooms are beachfront. The " Blue Flag" designated beach is beautiful and was not crowded til the big cruise ships docked mid week. The beaches in St Thomas are all public and Emerald Beach is close by for the cruisers seeking a day on the sand. The facilities were clean, though ocassionally a bit worn. Taxis readily available ....~$6/person to town, ~$10-15/person to Red Hook for charters. Never wished we had rented car. This isn't the Ritz but we didn't want to pay Ritz prices. Excellent value for the price point. Will definitely stay here again.
I only have a couple of complaints. Having arrived in early afternoon our check-in time was not until 4:00 pm. Although the food in the restaurant was good it was rather pricey. Other than that we had a very pleasant stay.
Everyone at the hotel were very nice and helpful. The hotel was very old but updating some, room was clean but would have loved a microwave. No beach activities, they could have done so much more, music, waiters at the beach and pool would have been perfect. Around the beach needs cleaning up a bit, junkie looking. Sunday people invaded the beach and pool arean that were not staying there, we were told that to outsiders chairs were &$7 but was not practiced. Hotel is very convenient to shopping,etc.
We just returned from our vacation and had a wonderful time. The view from the hotel room was beautiful. The room was very nice and roomy and there were plenty of electric outlets, closet space and sinks. There were only two minor problems which were addressed immediately. The food in the restaurant was very good and we enjoyed the open air seating. there were plenty of lounges and umbrellas on the beach and at the pool.
Would recomend Emerald Beach Resort to others!
All the rooms had beautiful ocean view. No waves, warm ocean water, sandy beaches without rocks! No elevators, but liked being on the second floor, for privacy and safety. The resort was not fancy/sofisticated but we were comfortable. Free WiFi and free internet available to guests .Beachcomber restaurant next to our resort good food! We were worried because the airport is located across from the resort. Airport closes at 7:00 and a handful of planes land and depart. Room was comfortable, radio alarm clock in room, a small refrigerator and two luggage racks! Clean beach towels were not always available. Resort was not fancy/sofisticated but we were comfortable. Tropical Tour Staff was punctual and friendly!
Overall I was very unimpressed with this property. I travel regularly for both work and pleasure and to say I was underwhelmed would be putting it mildly. The overall grounds are in need of an update. The rooms are very dated and while they appeared to be clean, it was hard to get past some of the wear and tear that was evident. Running water in the guest rooms was hit or miss. While, the resort did reduce our room rate due to the lack of water our last evening and morning we checked out, nothing will change the overall impression of this resort. One positive note - the beach bar was a pleasant escape from spending time in our room.
Hit or miss? In our case, mostly miss. Great location right on the beach but crummy room on the third floor — and no elevator, no porter. Biggest complaint — either no water pressure or cold showers. Grounds are not well cared for, dirty walks and stairs. Be prepared to wait a few hours to check in.


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It's normal for children to exhibit positive and negative social behaviors as they age and develop. Some kids lie, some rebel, some withdraw. Think the smart but introverted track star or the popular but rebellious class president.
But some children exhibit high levels of antisocial behaviors. They are hostile and disobedient. They may steal and destroy property. They might be verbally and physically abusive.
This type of conduct often means your child is showing signs of antisocial behavior. Antisocial behavior is manageable, but can lead to more severe problems in adulthood if left untreated. If you're worried that your child has antisocial tendencies, read on to learn more.
What is childhood antisocial behavior?
These conduct problems usually show up in early childhood and during adolescence, and are more prevalent in young boys.
There is no current data that reveals the number of children who are antisocial, but previous research places the number between 4 and 6 million, and growing.
Hyperactivity and neurological problems can also cause antisocial behavior. Youth with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been found to be at a of developing antisocial behavior.
What are the symptoms of antisocial behavior in children?
Antisocial behavior can occasionally be identified in kids as young as 3 or 4 years old, and can lead to something more severe if not treated before age 9, or third grade.
Research shows that childhood antisocial behavior is associated with a higher rate of alcohol and drug abuse in adolescence. This is because of shared genetic and environmental influences.
Severe forms of antisocial behavior can lead to conduct disorder, or an oppositional defiant disorder diagnosis. Antisocial children may also drop out of school and have trouble maintaining a job and healthy relationships.
The behavior could also lead to antisocial personality disorder in adulthood. Adults living with antisocial personality disorder often display antisocial behavior and other conduct disorder symptoms before age 15.
Early intervention is key to preventing antisocial behavior. The Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice suggests that schools develop and implement three different prevention strategies.
The third step is continuing intensive counseling. This treats antisocial students and students with chronic patterns of delinquency and aggression. The center suggests that families, counselors, teachers, and others coordinate efforts to treat children with antisocial behavior.
Parents can also undergo parent management training to address any negative parenting issues that may contribute to the child's antisocial behaviors.
Research has found that warmth and affection, reasonable discipline, and an authoritative parenting style have positive outcomes for children. This can help them create positive relationships and improve school performance.
It is normal for children and teenagers to exhibit some antisocial tendencies, like being withdrawn or mildly rebellious. But for some kids, those tendencies can signal something more alarming.
Speak with your child if you're worried about their behavior so you can have a better sense of what's happening from their perspective. Make sure to also speak with a doctor so you can come up with an effective plan to treat your child's antisocial behavior.
It's important you address conduct problems as early in childhood as possible to prevent a more severe diagnosis in the future.


During regular driving, my 2003 Esprit runs fine, idling around 900 RPM. If I accelerate quickly through a couple of gears, the car sits at high idle around 2600-3000 RPM. The only way I have found to "fix" this high idle problem is to pull over, turn off the motor and briefly disconnect the battery. Everything is back to normal when restarted. I see some similarities to this problem across the forum but nothing specific to this situation. There is no CEL and my code reader shows no error messages. Any ideas out there? Much appreciated.
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Thank you for your reply. Very kind of you. The local dealer FINALLY got their stock after 3 weeks so I do not need the hose. I think I will finally overcome my Lotus withdrawal. I am looking for a few other items such as a muffler for a US 2003 (centre dual exhaust). Larani is asking $1650 for new.
Parts arrived. Car will be discharged from sick bay in 2 days. Finally.
I just ordered a OBDII reader. Hopefully it will arrive quickly. I'll stand by until I have more facts. This means of course no driving for now.
Thank you for the wealth of information. There seems to be a little slack in the cable at the pedal so I was originally thinking that the cable or throttle linkages were gummed up along the cable run or near the engine. I'll check that first and then go through the series of suggestions you have offered. I'll report back with my progress. Thank you again.
Thank you for all your replies. I checked with Gentry Lanes (the Toronto Lotus dealership: good support by phone, emails go unanswered) and they confirmed that no 2003 Lotus Esprit cars were sold in Canada with a clutch switch. Additionally, they checked their parts reference database and no clutch switch was ever installed in the 03 Esprit. So, no original parts were ever manufacturered. I have no issues driving without a clutch switch. It's second nature to take the car out of gear before starting. I'll need to aftermarket a solution. Not a complicated project, but it is all in a tight space and would have been nice to avoid the task altogether. Cheers.