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Q: Create Resume problem i am working on a project of online resume management system and i am encountering an exception while creating resume.
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Exception: Data type mismatch in criteria expression. [/b]
here is my code for Create Resume-1.aspx.cs
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Collections;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Security;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;
using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls;
using System.Data.OleDb;

public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page
{
    string sql, sql2, sql3, sql4, sql5, sql6, sql7, sql8, sql9, sql10, sql11, sql12;
    string conString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0; Data Source=D:\\Deliverable4.accdb";
    protected OleDbConnection rMSConnection;
    protected OleDbCommand rMSCommand;
    protected OleDbDataAdapter rMSDataAdapter;
    protected DataSet dataSet;
    protected DataTable dataTable;
    protected DataRow dataRow;
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {

    }

    protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        string contact1 = TextBox1.Text;
        string contact2 = TextBox2.Text;
        string cellphone = TextBox3.Text;
        string address = TextBox4.Text;
        string city = TextBox5.Text;
        string addqualification = TextBox18.Text;
        //string SecondLastDegreeGrade = TextBox17.Text;
        //string SecondLastDegreeInstitute = TextBox16.Text;
        //string SecondLastDegreeNameOther = TextBox15.Text;
        string LastDegreeNameOther = TextBox11.Text;
        string LastDegreeInstitute = TextBox12.Text;
        string LastDegreeGrade = TextBox13.Text;
        string tentativeFromDate = (DropDownList4.SelectedValue + " " + DropDownList7.SelectedValue + " " + DropDownList8.SelectedValue);
        try
        {
            sql6 = "select CountryID from COUNTRY";
            rMSConnection = new OleDbConnection(conString);
            rMSDataAdapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(sql6, rMSConnection);
            dataSet = new DataSet("cID");
            rMSDataAdapter.Fill(dataSet, "COUNTRY");

            dataTable = dataSet.Tables["COUNTRY"];

            int cId = (int)dataTable.Rows[0][0];

            rMSConnection.Close();

            sql4 = "select PersonalDetailID from PERSONALDETAIL";
            rMSConnection = new OleDbConnection(conString);
            rMSDataAdapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(sql4, rMSConnection);
            dataSet = new DataSet("PDID");
            rMSDataAdapter.Fill(dataSet, "PERSONALDETAIL");

            dataTable = dataSet.Tables["PERSONALDETAIL"];

            int PDId = (int)dataTable.Rows[0][0];

            rMSConnection.Close();

            sql5 = "update PERSONALDETAIL set Phone1 ='" + contact1 + "' , Phone2 = '" + contact2 + "', CellPhone = '" + cellphone + "', Address = '" + address + "', City = '" + city + "', CountryID = '" + cId + "' where PersonalDetailID = '" + PDId + "'";
            rMSConnection = new OleDbConnection(conString);
            rMSConnection.Open();
            rMSCommand = new OleDbCommand(sql5, rMSConnection);
            rMSCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
            rMSConnection.Close();

            sql3 = "select DesignationID from DESIGNATION";
            rMSConnection = new OleDbConnection(conString);
            rMSDataAdapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(sql3, rMSConnection);
            dataSet = new DataSet("DesID");
            rMSDataAdapter.Fill(dataSet, "DESIGNATION");

            dataTable = dataSet.Tables["DESIGNATION"];

            int desId = (int)dataTable.Rows[0][0];

            rMSConnection.Close();

            sql2 = "select DepartmentID from DEPARTMENT";
            rMSConnection = new OleDbConnection(conString);
            rMSDataAdapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(sql2, rMSConnection);
            dataSet = new DataSet("DID");
            rMSDataAdapter.Fill(dataSet, "DEPARTMENT");

            dataTable = dataSet.Tables["DEPARTMENT"];

            int dId = (int)dataTable.Rows[0][0];

            rMSConnection.Close();

            sql7 = "select ResumeID from RESUME";
            rMSConnection = new OleDbConnection(conString);
            rMSDataAdapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(sql7, rMSConnection);
            dataSet = new DataSet("rID");
            rMSDataAdapter.Fill(dataSet, "RESUME");

            dataTable = dataSet.Tables["RESUME"];

            int rId = (int)dataTable.Rows[0][0];

            rMSConnection.Close();

            sql = "update RESUME set PersonalDetailID ='" + PDId + "' , DesignationID = '" + desId + "', DepartmentID = '" + dId + "', TentativeFromDate = '" + tentativeFromDate + "', AdditionalQualification = '" + addqualification + "' where ResumeID = '" + rId + "'";

            rMSConnection = new OleDbConnection(conString);
            rMSConnection.Open();
            rMSCommand = new OleDbCommand(sql, rMSConnection);
            rMSCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
            rMSConnection.Close();

            sql8 = "insert into INSTITUTE (InstituteName) values ('" + LastDegreeInstitute + "')";
            rMSConnection = new OleDbConnection(conString);
            rMSConnection.Open();
            rMSCommand = new OleDbCommand(sql8, rMSConnection);
            rMSCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
            rMSConnection.Close();

            sql9 = "insert into DEGREE (DegreeName) values ('" + LastDegreeNameOther + "')";
            rMSConnection = new OleDbConnection(conString);
            rMSConnection.Open();
            rMSCommand = new OleDbCommand(sql9, rMSConnection);
            rMSCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
            rMSConnection.Close();

            sql11 = "select InstituteID from INSTITUTE";
            rMSConnection = new OleDbConnection(conString);
            rMSDataAdapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(sql11, rMSConnection);
            dataSet = new DataSet("insID");
            rMSDataAdapter.Fill(dataSet, "INSTITUTE");

            dataTable = dataSet.Tables["INSTITUTE"];

            int insId = (int)dataTable.Rows[0][0];

            rMSConnection.Close();

            sql12 = "select DegreeID from DEGREE";
            rMSConnection = new OleDbConnection(conString);
            rMSDataAdapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(sql12, rMSConnection);
            dataSet = new DataSet("degID");
            rMSDataAdapter.Fill(dataSet, "DEGREE");

            dataTable = dataSet.Tables["DEGREE"];

            int degId = (int)dataTable.Rows[0][0];

            rMSConnection.Close();

            sql10 = "insert into QUALIFICATION (Grade, ResumeID, InstituteID, DegreeID) values ('" + LastDegreeGrade + "', '" + rId + "', '" + insId + "', '" + degId + "')";
            rMSConnection = new OleDbConnection(conString);
            rMSConnection.Open();
            rMSCommand = new OleDbCommand(sql10, rMSConnection);
            rMSCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
            rMSConnection.Close();
            Response.Redirect("Applicant.aspx");
        }
        catch (Exception exp)
        {
            rMSConnection.Close();
            Label1.Text = "Exception: " + exp.Message;
        }
    }
    protected void Button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
    }
}

And for Create Resume-1.aspx
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="Create Resume-1.aspx.cs" Inherits="_Default" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

    <title>Untitled Page</title>

    <form id="form1" runat="server">

            Step 1

        <asp:Label ID="PhoneNo1" runat="server" Text="Contact No 1*"></asp:Label>
        <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
            <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator1" runat="server" ErrorMessage="Items marked with '*' cannot be left blank." ControlToValidate="TextBox1"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>

        <asp:Label ID="PhoneNo2" runat="server" Text="Contact No 2"></asp:Label>
        <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox2" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>

        <asp:Label ID="CellNo" runat="server" Text="Cell Phone No"></asp:Label>
        <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox3" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>

        <asp:Label ID="Address" runat="server" Text="Street Address*"></asp:Label>
        <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox4" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
            <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator2" runat="server" ErrorMessage="Items marked with '*' cannot be left blank." ControlToValidate="TextBox4"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>

        <asp:Label ID="City" runat="server" Text="City*"></asp:Label>
        <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox5" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
            <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator3" runat="server" ErrorMessage="Items marked with '*' cannot be left blank." ControlToValidate="TextBox5"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>

        <asp:Label ID="Country" runat="server" Text="Country of Origin*"></asp:Label>
        <asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList1" runat="server" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1" DataTextField="CountryName" DataValueField="CountryID">
        </asp:DropDownList><asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource1" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:ConnectionString7 %>"
            DeleteCommand="DELETE FROM [COUNTRY] WHERE (([CountryID] = ?) OR ([CountryID] IS NULL AND ? IS NULL))"
            InsertCommand="INSERT INTO [COUNTRY] ([CountryID], [CountryName]) VALUES (?, ?)"
            ProviderName="<%$ ConnectionStrings:ConnectionString7.ProviderName %>" SelectCommand="SELECT * FROM [COUNTRY]"
            UpdateCommand="UPDATE [COUNTRY] SET [CountryName] = ? WHERE (([CountryID] = ?) OR ([CountryID] IS NULL AND ? IS NULL))">
            <DeleteParameters>
                <asp:Parameter Name="CountryID" Type="Int32" />
            </DeleteParameters>
            <UpdateParameters>
                <asp:Parameter Name="CountryName" Type="String" />
                <asp:Parameter Name="CountryID" Type="Int32" />
            </UpdateParameters>
            <InsertParameters>
                <asp:Parameter Name="CountryID" Type="Int32" />
                <asp:Parameter Name="CountryName" Type="String" />
            </InsertParameters>
        </asp:SqlDataSource>
            <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator4" runat="server" ErrorMessage="Items marked with '*' cannot be left blank." ControlToValidate="DropDownList1"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>

        <asp:Label ID="DepartmentOfInterest" runat="server" Text="Department of Interest*"></asp:Label>
        <asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList2" runat="server" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource2" DataTextField="DepartmentName" DataValueField="DepartmentID">
        </asp:DropDownList><asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource2" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:ConnectionString7 %>"
            DeleteCommand="DELETE FROM [DEPARTMENT] WHERE [DepartmentID] = ?" InsertCommand="INSERT INTO [DEPARTMENT] ([DepartmentID], [DepartmentName]) VALUES (?, ?)"
            ProviderName="<%$ ConnectionStrings:ConnectionString7.ProviderName %>" SelectCommand="SELECT * FROM [DEPARTMENT]"
            UpdateCommand="UPDATE [DEPARTMENT] SET [DepartmentName] = ? WHERE [DepartmentID] = ?">
            <DeleteParameters>
                <asp:Parameter Name="DepartmentID" Type="Int32" />
            </DeleteParameters>
            <UpdateParameters>
                <asp:Parameter Name="DepartmentName" Type="String" />
                <asp:Parameter Name="DepartmentID" Type="Int32" />
            </UpdateParameters>
            <InsertParameters>
                <asp:Parameter Name="DepartmentID" Type="Int32" />
                <asp:Parameter Name="DepartmentName" Type="String" />
            </InsertParameters>
        </asp:SqlDataSource>
            <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator5" runat="server" ErrorMessage="Items marked with '*' cannot be left blank." ControlToValidate="DropDownList2"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>

        <asp:Label ID="DesignationAppliedFor" runat="server" Text="Position Applied For*"></asp:Label>
        <asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList3" runat="server" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource3" DataTextField="DesignationName" DataValueField="DesignationID">
        </asp:DropDownList><asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource3" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:ConnectionString7 %>"
            DeleteCommand="DELETE FROM [DESIGNATION] WHERE [DesignationID] = ?" InsertCommand="INSERT INTO [DESIGNATION] ([DesignationID], [DesignationName], [DesignationStatus]) VALUES (?, ?, ?)"
            ProviderName="<%$ ConnectionStrings:ConnectionString7.ProviderName %>" SelectCommand="SELECT * FROM [DESIGNATION]"
            UpdateCommand="UPDATE [DESIGNATION] SET [DesignationName] = ?, [DesignationStatus] = ? WHERE [DesignationID] = ?">
            <DeleteParameters>
                <asp:Parameter Name="DesignationID" Type="Int32" />
            </DeleteParameters>
            <UpdateParameters>
                <asp:Parameter Name="DesignationName" Type="String" />
                <asp:Parameter Name="DesignationStatus" Type="String" />
                <asp:Parameter Name="DesignationID" Type="Int32" />
            </UpdateParameters>
            <InsertParameters>
                <asp:Parameter Name="DesignationID" Type="Int32" />
                <asp:Parameter Name="DesignationName" Type="String" />
                <asp:Parameter Name="DesignationStatus" Type="String" />
            </InsertParameters>
        </asp:SqlDataSource>
            <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator6" runat="server" ErrorMessage="Items marked with '*' cannot be left blank." ControlToValidate="DropDownList3"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>

        <asp:Label ID="TentativeFromDate" runat="server" Text="Can Join From*"></asp:Label>
        <asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList4" runat="server">
            <asp:ListItem>1</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>2</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>3</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>4</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>5</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>6</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>7</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>8</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>9</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>10</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>11</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>12</asp:ListItem>
        </asp:DropDownList> <asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList7" runat="server">
            <asp:ListItem>1</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>2</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>3</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>4</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>5</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>6</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>7</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>8</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>9</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>10</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>11</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>12</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>13</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>14</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>15</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>16</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>17</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>18</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>19</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>20</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>21</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>22</asp:ListItem>
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            <asp:ListItem>24</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>25</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>26</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>27</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>28</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>29</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>30</asp:ListItem>
            <asp:ListItem>31</asp:ListItem>
        </asp:DropDownList>
            <asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList8" runat="server">
                <asp:ListItem>2010</asp:ListItem>
            </asp:DropDownList>
            <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator7" runat="server" ErrorMessage="Items marked with '*' cannot be left blank." ControlToValidate="DropDownList4"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>

        <asp:Label ID="LastDegreeName" runat="server" Text="Last Degree*"></asp:Label>
        <asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList5" runat="server" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource5" DataTextField="DegreeName" DataValueField="DegreeID">
        </asp:DropDownList><asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource5" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:ConnectionString7 %>"
            DeleteCommand="DELETE FROM [DEGREE] WHERE [DegreeID] = ?" InsertCommand="INSERT INTO [DEGREE] ([DegreeID], [DegreeName]) VALUES (?, ?)"
            ProviderName="<%$ ConnectionStrings:ConnectionString7.ProviderName %>" SelectCommand="SELECT * FROM [DEGREE]"
            UpdateCommand="UPDATE [DEGREE] SET [DegreeName] = ? WHERE [DegreeID] = ?">
            <DeleteParameters>
                <asp:Parameter Name="DegreeID" Type="Int32" />
            </DeleteParameters>
            <UpdateParameters>
                <asp:Parameter Name="DegreeName" Type="String" />
                <asp:Parameter Name="DegreeID" Type="Int32" />
            </UpdateParameters>
            <InsertParameters>
                <asp:Parameter Name="DegreeID" Type="Int32" />
                <asp:Parameter Name="DegreeName" Type="String" />
            </InsertParameters>
        </asp:SqlDataSource>
            <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator8" runat="server" ErrorMessage="Items marked with '*' cannot be left blank." ControlToValidate="DropDownList5"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>

        <asp:Label ID="LastDegreeNameOther" runat="server" Text="Other"></asp:Label>
        <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox11" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>

        <asp:Label ID="LastDegreeInstitute" runat="server" Text="Institute Name*"></asp:Label>
        <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox12" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
            <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator9" runat="server" ErrorMessage="Items marked with '*' cannot be left blank." ControlToValidate="TextBox12"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>

        <asp:Label ID="LastDegreeGrade" runat="server" Text="Marks / Grade*"></asp:Label>
        <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox13" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
            <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator10" runat="server" ErrorMessage="Items marked with '*' cannot be left blank." ControlToValidate="TextBox13"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>

        <asp:Label ID="SecondLastDegreeName" runat="server" Text="Second Last Degree*"></asp:Label>
        <asp:DropDownList ID="DropDownList6" runat="server" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource4" DataTextField="DegreeName" DataValueField="DegreeID">
        </asp:DropDownList><asp:SqlDataSource ID="SqlDataSource4" runat="server" ConnectionString="<%$ ConnectionStrings:ConnectionString7 %>"
            DeleteCommand="DELETE FROM [DEGREE] WHERE [DegreeID] = ?" InsertCommand="INSERT INTO [DEGREE] ([DegreeID], [DegreeName]) VALUES (?, ?)"
            ProviderName="<%$ ConnectionStrings:ConnectionString7.ProviderName %>" SelectCommand="SELECT * FROM [DEGREE]"
            UpdateCommand="UPDATE [DEGREE] SET [DegreeName] = ? WHERE [DegreeID] = ?">
            <DeleteParameters>
                <asp:Parameter Name="DegreeID" Type="Int32" />
            </DeleteParameters>
            <UpdateParameters>
                <asp:Parameter Name="DegreeName" Type="String" />
                <asp:Parameter Name="DegreeID" Type="Int32" />
            </UpdateParameters>
            <InsertParameters>
                <asp:Parameter Name="DegreeID" Type="Int32" />
                <asp:Parameter Name="DegreeName" Type="String" />
            </InsertParameters>
        </asp:SqlDataSource>
            <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator11" runat="server" ErrorMessage="Items marked with '*' cannot be left blank." ControlToValidate="DropDownList6"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>

        <asp:Label ID="SecondLastDegreeNameOther" runat="server" Text="Other"></asp:Label>
        <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox15" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>

        <asp:Label ID="SecondLastDegreeInstitute" runat="server" Text="Institute Name*"></asp:Label>
        <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox16" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
            <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator12" runat="server" ErrorMessage="Items marked with '*' cannot be left blank." ControlToValidate="TextBox16"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>

        <asp:Label ID="SecondLastDegreeGrade" runat="server" Text="Marks / Grade*"></asp:Label>
        <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox17" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
            <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="RequiredFieldValidator13" runat="server" ErrorMessage="Items marked with '*' cannot be left blank." ControlToValidate="TextBox17"></asp:RequiredFieldValidator>

        <asp:Label ID="AdditionalQualification" runat="server" Text="Additional Qualification"></asp:Label>
        <asp:TextBox ID="TextBox18" runat="server" TextMode="MultiLine"></asp:TextBox>

            <asp:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="Save and Exit" OnClick="Button1_Click" />

            <asp:Button ID="Button2" runat="server" Text="Next" OnClick="Button2_Click" />

            <asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server"></asp:Label>

    </form>

A: The error indicates an issue with one of the SQL statements you are creating.  If you remove the catch block, and but in a finally block to close the connection, you should be able to see which statement is causing the exception.  My best guess is a formatting problem with one of your dates.
Also, you should really consider using parameterized queries.  This has SQL Injection Attack written all over it.


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Almost another ton of CO2 less - per day!
Every year, the "Minergy"-certified building, the latest generation equipment and the systematic energy plan save about 500 tons of CO2 in Landquart, in the Canton of Grison in eastern Switzerland.
Between 2013 and 2015, the production facility at Churwalden was also renovated, expanded and equipped with the most modern technology. This allowed a 70% reduction in oil consumption, and another 320 tons of CO2 emissions a year were eliminated.
More about this in the specialist air conditioning and refrigeration trade magazine, KKA.
Protecting the environment is important to us, not just something we pay lip service to. We are happy that it has been possible to use these resources so effectively!
Environmentally friendly and climate neutral.
These buildings have been certified with the Minergie label.
Our new building for packaging, stock picking and administration in Landquart makes a valuable contribution to protecting the environment. It was built according to the latest findings and designed based on an ingenious heating, air conditioning and climate concept.
The concept centres around the use of the groundwater flow from the Alpenrhein plain. Here's how it works: water is extracted from the groundwater flow, which is used for thermal purposes and then returned to the stream without any contamination. With this method, which is still applied very rarely, we require five to eight times less energy to produce the cooling required by our two cooling circuits than with conventional methods. The coolant we use is ammonia, which has no damaging impact on either the environment or the ozone layer.
When it came to acquiring the machinery, our focus was also on protecting the environment. Our compressed air vacuum generators and heat pumps are designed to be as efficient as possible and achieve the best possible heat recovery. Our office building is heated with recovered heat in winter and air conditioned with a free-cooling system in summer.
Thanks to all of these new technologies, no fossil fuels are used anymore by our company and we emit 500 fewer tonnes of CO2 each year. This saving equates to the combined CO2 emissions of 80 to 100 cars which drive around the equator every 12 months.
Both our production and administration buildings have been awarded the Minergie label. This video shows the construction of our headquarters in Landquart:
You will find detailed information about our new building in Landquart here: www.grischuna.ch/presse2010.zip
You will find more information about the use of heat pumps in our new building in Landquart in the following article of FleischMagazin (german): fleischmagazin_0412.pdf


This week I got to chat with the executive director of Dixon Hall, Kate Stark. Dixon Hall is a multi-service agency located in Toronto's downtown Eastside that offers a wide range of supportive programs and services for the diverse communities it represents. They promote good jobs, good health, safe shelter, vibrant cultures and a strong community primarily for residents of Regent Park, Moss Park, West Donlands, East Bayfront and the surrounding neighbourhoods.
Our business has changed in some ways quite significantly and in others not so much. We have served the downtown east side of Toronto since 1929, beginning as a soup kitchen at a significant time of need and now are an agency that provides a range of assistance to people of all ages and experiences. Our size has grown from two staff to over 150 in the past 80 years and our budget from approximately $10,000 annually to $8,000,000 annually. The significant changes we have seen in the past decade are changes such as – in response to the recession more people asking for assistance in the areas of employment support and housing, more people needing assistance in accessing food. More of our clients are presenting with significant challenges including addictions and issues of mental health. Unfortunately with the youth we serve, we see higher incidences of youth dying as a result of violent action by others – this is happening across the City. We see younger and younger children being attracted to unsafe activities that put themselves, their families, and their communities at risk. Again this is happening across the City. Our funding is from all three levels of government and in the past decade the funding has moved away from core funding to project funding, agreements of only one year, rather than ongoing funding. This makes it difficult to plan and respond to community needs. The changes in how we receive government funding have come at the same time as governments have reduced taxation on individuals and corporations. I view this as a move away from investing in our community assets that create safe and healthy community for all of its citizens.
What neighbourhoods do you work with and what type of work do you do there?
Some of the neighbourhoods we work in include Regent Park, Moss Park, West Don Lands,Taylor Massey, Cabbagetown, Corktown, St Lawrence. We provide assistance to seniors living in the community to prevent the need to move into institutional care; we assist unemployed and underemployed individuals looking for work and employers who are looking for employees; we provide shelter for homeless adults, we provide support to individuals and families that help them find and stay in secure housing. We run a well known music school for children and a wood working centre that provides training in basic carpentry skills. We provide health and wellness programs for seniors, children, youth, families, adults and immigrants.
How many people do you work with at a time? Throughout the year?
We interact with about 7,000 individuals a year and the number of people we work with at any one time depends on the service. For instance in our shelters we provide food and overnight stays to as many as 110 people a night. The Out of the Cold program that operates from November to May can serve as many as 250 a night depending on the day of the week. Our Mill Centre can have up to 20 youth engaged. Our youth March break and summer camps can involve as many as 50 children at one time. Our senors programs can have as many as 100 seniors receiving service on any given day. Fifty – 70 people can move through our Employment Service Centre in a day and sometimes it can be as few as 20. The Mandarin Outreach program for families with members of all ages can have events that 100 people attend in an evening for food and celebration.
We work with all ages – we have a program for single mothers with children under 6 and we provide personal support care to seniors of ages well into their 90s. One of our senior members has been attending the Centre for over 50 years and is approaching 97 years old.
Can you tell us about programs such as Mill Centre, LabourLink or CareerSteps?
Career Steps and LabourLink are no longer offered as services at Dixon Hall. The provincial government decided to change their funding model, moving away from these pre-employment type programs that assisted people with employment training and offered instead Employment Centres that provide assistance to individuals to find work through support in the areas of job search, resume support, job finding , job matching, etc. We were pleased that we were asked to start a new Employment Centre and are running the Dixon Hall Employment Services Centre that provides a full suite of employment services to assist individuals looking for work and employers looking for workers. We can assist individuals interested any type of work – trades, professional, service oriented, etc. and do so through a staff team of 6 experienced employment counsellors. The Centre is accessed by people from all across the City and we work closely with other agencies in the provision of this important service.
How do you find the youth / people that you work with?
Because our youth programs focus on the Regent Park and Moss Park areas, we use word of mouth to find participants. Generally we always have more youth interested in our activities than we can accommodate. Dixon Hall is well known for its effectiveness in working particularly with at risk youth. We operate a youth centre that is seen by our community youth as a safe place to go where there are workers who can assist them with difficult challenging issues in their lives. Our website refers to all our programs and many of our services have promotional materials that are used to attract participants. We network with other organizations and agencies that make referrals to us. Most of our programs run at capacity with wait lists.
Do you work with any other groups or agencies to achieve your goals?
Dixon Hall works with a number of other agencies in all our service areas and we are also involved in many networks, often taking a leadership role in those groups. We are known for our collaborative approach to problem solinvg to assist our communities of service.
Our biggest challenge is finding the financial resources that enable us to respond to our community needs in a way that allows us to evaluate, plan and implement programs that are needed and can provide longer term support to our community members.
People can help by making donations of money, time, or expertise. Financial sustainability is our biggest challenge. Most of our programs are underfunded and we annually raise significant program dollars to narrow that gap. In 2012 our fundraising department, supported by our incredible volunteers, raised over $850,000. This year the target is greater to offset the increase in costs, not supported by increased government dollars.
For more information on programs and how to help, visit their website.


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Varicose Veins Tied to Higher Odds for Blood Clots
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By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Those tangled blue varicose veins that can pop up on your legs as you age may be more than unsightly: New research suggests they might quintuple your risk of dangerous blood clots.
Known as deep venous thrombosis (DVT), these clots in the legs can be life-threatening if they travel to the lungs or heart, Taiwanese researchers said.
"Varicose veins are not merely a cosmetic or symptomatic concern, because they may be associated with increasing risk of more serious disease," explained lead researcher Dr. Shyue-Luen Chang, a phlebologist in the department of dermatology at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taoyuan.
How to Keep Those Blood Vessels Pumping
Varicose veins are a common condition affecting about 23 percent of American adults, the researchers said.
"Patients with varicose veins may warrant careful monitoring and early evaluation," Chang added.
Among a group of more than 425,000 people, half of whom had varicose veins, Chang's team found that the condition was associated with 5.3 times increased risk of deep venous thrombosis.
Whether varicose veins cause the clots, or are a real risk for them, however, is not known, Chang said. More research is needed since the study did not prove that varicose veins cause the clots, he said.
"Not much is known about varicose veins and the risk for these other diseases," Chang said. "Elucidating potential associations between varicose veins and health-threatening diseases is important."
The researchers also found a trend for an increased risk of pulmonary embolisms or PE (clots in the lung) or PAD (narrowing of the leg arteries) among those with varicose veins, but they weren't able to tell if varicose veins were a real risk for these conditions.
For the study, Chang and colleagues used data from Taiwan's National Health Insurance program. Patients were enrolled in the database from 2001 to 2013, and they were followed through 2014.
One weakness of the study is that insurance claims data do not include information on patients who don't seek medical care.
Therefore, the findings may apply only to risk among patients with more severe varicose veins who needed medical attention, the researchers explained.
One U.S. cardiologist called for more research on the possible connection.
"Given the very high prevalence of varicose veins in the general population worldwide, the results of this trial should trigger future studies to further investigate the effect of varicose veins on the inflammation and formation of a blood clot, and to assess the link between the severity of varicose veins and DVT," said Dr. Maja Zaric. She's an interventional cardiologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
The study suggests that varicose veins should be taken more seriously and likely treated more aggressively, she said.
"It is prudent to establish which category of patients with varicose veins is at the greatest risk and how aggressive and early the treatment should be to prevent serious complications, given morbidity and mortality associated with both DVT and PE," Zaric said.
The report was published Feb. 27 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Visit the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for more on varicose veins.
SOURCES: Shyue-Luen Chang, M.D., phlebologist, department of dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Maja Zaric, M.D., interventional cardiologist, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City; Feb. 27, 2018, Journal of the American Medical Association
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In China's Xinjiang a Way of Life Waits to Die
Tomurti villiage in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is shown in this undated file photo.
Yadi Rehim sat outside his mud house in Tömürti village waiting for his way of life to disappear.
The Tengritagh (in Chinese, Tianshan) Mountains still reach for the azure sky like they always have. The bleats of goats still echo through the high mountain valley and the smell of wood cooking smoke still clings to the buildings.
But as Radi Rehim sits in front of his house, he knows his days here are numbered.
"There are only 24 families left in our village because they refused to sign agreements to be relocated," Yadi Rehim tells RFA's Uyghur Service. "I am one of the few remaining holdouts."
Yadi Rehim and his village are facing the human equivalent of the collision between the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates that lifted the Tianshan Mountains toward the sky.
Yadi Rehim and the rest of the Uyghurs -- an ethnic Turkic people who practice Islam -- are caught between the inevitable push of modernity and the Chinese desire to exploit the area for its mineral wealth and tourism potential.
"I don't know what will happen us in the near future," Yadi Rehim said. "The school, hospital, and other facilities are already closed, and our kids can't go to school anymore."
Rights groups accuse Chinese authorities of heavy-handed rule in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, including violent police raids on Uyghur households, restrictions on Islamic practices, and curbs on the culture and language of the Uyghur people.
China regularly vows to crack down on what it calls the "three evils" of terrorism, separatism, and religious extremism in Xinjiang.
But experts outside China say Beijing has exaggerated the threat from Uyghur separatists, and that domestic policies are responsible for an upsurge in violence that has left hundreds dead since 2012.
Many Uyghurs fear that the Han Chinese are, at best, trying to marginalize them, and, at worst, trying to stamp them out completely.
"We have seen our villages and pastures being turned into tourist resorts. Now Chinese companies occupy our villages," Radi Rehim said. "The old life and local nomadic heritage is going to vanish without a trace."
A massive move
According to the official Xinhua news agency, Chinese authorities plan to move 600,000 local farmers and herders in Xinjiang away from their farms and pastures into more urbanized settings as part of its 12th Five Year Plan, covering 2011-15.
Another villager, Eysa Yehya, told RFA that two years ago most of the local herders -- about 1,200 of the residents of Tömürti and nearby Nernasu village in Tengritagh (Tianshan) township -- were relocated to the suburban resettlement areas of Kumul city (in Chinese, Hami).
To the Chinese, Beijing is freeing the Uyghurs from their centuries of toil.
"Aratürk (Yiwu) County's party committee and government has issued a plan to liberate farmers from the ketmen and herders from the qamcha," said a high ranking county official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
A ketmen is a traditional digging took used by Uyghur farmers, while a qamcha is a type of whip used by Uyghur herders.
"We have a plan where there will be no room for anyone who engages purely in farming or herding within three to five years in the future at Aratürk county," the official told RFA.
On Dec. 23, 2015, the Department of Housing and Urban-rural Construction of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regional Government published new statistical data stating that the during the 12th Five Year Plan, the Xinjiang government invested a total of 120 million yuan (U.S. $20 million) to start a new resettlement construction project for 1.5 million local families and relocated almost six million farmers and herders.
According to the Asian Central Times (Yazhou Zhongxin Shibao) which is published by the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regional Political Consultative Committee, local authorities relocated as many as 300 families from nearby villages during the past five years.
Chinese authorities don't plan on stopping there, having announced that a half-million local farmers and herders in Xinjiang are waiting to be relocated, and RFA has learned that the autonomous regional government plans to broaden investment in its relocation project during the 13th Five year Plan, which covers 2016-20.
'Two basic intentions'
"I think there are two basic intentions behind the government's relocation plan," says Yadi Rehim. "One is that the territory of our mountain village is full of various mines and underground resources.
"The other one is that the beautiful mountain scenes and the snow have attracted Chinese tourism companies' attention. Therefore, the authorities forcibly moved us from our old villages, where our parents and ancestors lived for centuries."
Since the end of the 1990s, Aratürk County has sped up industrialization following China's "great western development" policy, a high-ranking Uyghur official told RFA on condition of anonymity.
The policy was instituted in the late 1990s in an effort by Beijing to boost the economy of western China to help it catch up with booming coastal areas.
"Mining and newly developed industries changed everything in our county," the Uyghur official said. "The local traditional lifestyle and semi-nomadic, semi-agricultural production ways were challenged by the new industry."
'New socialist workers'
He added: "Most of the herders and farmers were relocated. The local farmers were liberated from their land and herders from their pastures within three to five years. Thus, most of the local farmers and herders became new socialist workers."
Work, however, seems to have eluded the Uyghurs.
"They complain to me that the authorities only provide the elderly people with a so-called poverty subsistence allowance around 300 yuan (U.S. $50) per month," Yadi Rehim said. "The situation of young people is more difficult. Some of them were only given janitorial jobs and other low-paying work. Some of them became jobless."
Other promises made by the Chinese to get the Uyghurs to move have also been broken, he said.
"In order to persuade us to move, they gave us various promises such as new apartments, jobs, monthly living allowances and free medical insurance as well as five years free of taxes," Yadi Rehim said. "So, some of residents signed the agreements to be relocated and most of the village has been moved out."
But Yadi Rehim says the villagers began to have second thoughts.
"Some of the relocated families regret their decision and want to return to their old village, but they have lost their ancestral living spaces forever," he said. "In the past, although they didn't have enough money, they had their own houses, living spaces, pastures and livestock. Now, they have nothing but a small cement apartment."
Reported and translated by Eset Sulaiman for RFA's Uyghur Service. Written in English by Brooks Boliek.
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These Uighurs are being forcibly re-located to make way for Chinese construction, Chinese settlers, and Chinese exploitation of local natural resources. Forced relocation is typical of colonial regimes like China. The CCP is doing the same thing in Tibet & Inner Mongolia.
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EP.58 | Should you get a GHD or Reverse Hyper?
GHD or Reverse Hyper... which one should you get? It depends, go figure! What's your budget? Do you need both? What type of gym do you have or own? Just a few questions to get you started.
If you have any experience with buying equipment or outfitting a gym, you know that it can get extremely pricey very quickly. If you can afford both a GHD (glute hamstring developer) AND a reverse hyper, go for it. Otherwise, if you are strapped for cash, you need to decide whether it is worth the investment to buy both, or evaluate which one you would get the MOST benefit.
As highlighted in the video with Blaine below, the most bang for you buck is most likely going to be a GHD. The primary reason is because you can mimic the reverse hyper movement in some ways with a GHD. Blaine goes through a few different variations to show us how to get the most out of our equipment. Time to get creative!


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News & Announcements: Monthly Archives: January 2018
The Mythical Couple of "La Commanderie"
In Île-de-France, just north of the town Milly-la-Forêt, is the small town of Dannemois. In 1970 Jean Tinguely purchased a large house there, and Niki de Saint Phalle and he stayed for several years while constructing Le Cyclop. The "Commanderie", also known as "La Louvetière", once belonged to an Order of the Templars. Intrigued by the mysticism of the property, Saint Phalle and Tinguely searched the house for the Templars' treasures, but never found any. They did, however, find secret passages that led out of the village and another that went to the church. During WWII the house was used as a field hospital. Between the templars and its more recent history, guests staying with Saint Phalle and Tinguely always felt the house was haunted.
"La Commanderie" Dannemois, 1994, Photo: © Rene Burri/Magnum Photos
The village is most famous because it is where Claude Francois, a french pop singer lived. When he died in 1978 he was buried in the Municipal Cemetery of Dannemois, just across the street from the artists' house. It is the second most visited cemetery in France after Père Lachaise. A portion of Francois' property has been turned into a museum, where visitors can see parts of the garden, the water mill, and his living room. Many residents of the town knew of Claude Francois but not necessarily of Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely. The city council and a few individuals came together and decided to change that.
The house "La Commanderie" became a kind of headquarters for a number of artists. Eighteen of them were involved in the Cyclop project including Eva Aeppli, Bernhard Luginbühl, Jean-Pierre Raynaud, Larry Rivers, and Daniel Spoerri.
Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely in Dannemois, 1973, Photo: Laurent Condominas
Other artists, as well as race car drivers, also came to visit the pair in Dannemois, like Keith Haring, Jacky Ickx, and Niki Lauda. Keith Haring recalls his visit to the Le Cyclop and "La Commanderie" in his journal.
"Niki takes us to the forest near her house to see the "head"
Jean and the others have been working on for 15 years. It's
really incredible — huge and actually has movable parts. It's
better than Disneyland. You can walk inside of it and climb
stairs all through it… She also takes us to Jean's house where
she used to live also. It is a really old (medieval) castle
with sheep running around outside."
Excerpt quote from Keith Haring Journals, July 1987
Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely worked on a number of projects besides Le Cyclop while in Dannemois. Both films "Nana Island" and "Un rêve plus long que la nuit" were made while the pair was there. Niki de Saint Phalle wrote the script for "Nana Island" and constructed the sets; Jean Tinguely constructed the men's costumes but the film was never completed. "Un rêve plus long que la nuit" was a completed 90 minute film, directed by Fréderic Rossif and Niki de Saint Phalle. Saint Phalle also wrote the script and designed the sets, while Jean Tinguely conceived the machines.
Scene from Niki de Saint Phalle's film Un rêve plus long que la nuit, Photo: © Leonard Bezzola
In recent years, the town of Dannemois has put into motion a project to better the communal buildings and put the spotlight on Saint Phalle and Tinguely. In 2014 the team began campaigning their plans and in 2015 were elected into city council and started funding. Their project consisted of renovating and combining the school and village hall, renovating the old town hall, and creating a village square once all the communal building we linked. The space was to become a place for culture, exhibitions, and discussion. They also wanted it to be a space to enrich students and offer extracurricular activities for them.
The city council decided this would also be the opportunity to bring attention to Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely and tie in the importance of the two artists. The old town hall will be renovated and called "Maison de la Culture" (The House of Culture). It sits right across the street from "La Commanderie".
"We could not imagine a better scenario since the future "House
of Culture" faces the Louvetière, like a glance at destiny."
Quote from Monique Paillet, Deputy Mayor of Dannemois
A group of kids are also honoring the artists by working on a collaborative art project together. The children decided to create a bench out of four separate chairs. Each chair would represent a season and they would paint them, assemble the chairs together, and then add additional pieces of wood and metal to create new shapes. The children were inspired by artists' bright colors, fantasy, and importance of nature and are incorporating those ideas into their designs for the bench.
Children painting chairs, Photo: Dannemois.fr
While the children are still working on their bench and work on the buildings are progressing quickly, the project is set to be finished any day now. Niki de Saint Phalle's and Jean Tinguely's signatures will also be incorporated into the project for guests to see as they enter the space. The House of Culture will have its inauguration on January 28, 2018. The Niki Charitable Art Foundation has also donated graphics to Dannemois that will be on display at the House of Culture.


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Establishing a Global View of Religion: An Interview with Mr. Esposito
by Hanako Cho
The Liberty Web (Japan)
https://www.meforum.org/campus-watch/59143/establishing-a-global-view-of-religion
We heard from Professor John L. Esposito, a leading researcher of Islamic Studies from Georgetown University, for ways to realize peace in the Middle East.
Dr. John Esposito: University Professor, Professor of Religion and International Affairs and of Islamic Studies at Georgetown University, John L. Esposito is Founding Director of the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding in the Walsh School of Foreign Service. Esposito has served as consultant to the U.S. Department of State and other agencies. Esposito's more than 50 books include: The Future of Islam, Islamophobia and the Challenge of Pluralism in the 21st Century, Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think (with Dalia Mogahed), Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam, The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality?, Islam and Politics; Makers of Contemporary Islam and Islam and Democracy (with John O. Voll), What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam, Asian Islam in the 21st Century (John Voll & Osman Bakar), World Religions Today and Religion and Globalization (with D. Fasching & T. Lewis), Geography of Religion: Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walk (with S. Hitchcock), Islam: The Straight Path; Islam and Democracy and Makers of Contemporary Islam (with J. Voll); Modernizing Islam (with F. Burgat) Political Islam: Revolution, Radicalism or Reform?, Religion and Global Order (with M. Watson), Islam and Secularism in the Middle East (with A. Tamimi), Iran at the Crossroads (with R.K. Ramazani), Islam, Gender, and Social Change and Muslims on the Americanization Path and Daughters of Abraham (with Y. Haddad), and Women in Muslim Family Law. Esposito's books and articles have been translated into more than 45 languages. Esposito's interviews and articles with newspapers, magazines, and the media in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the Middle East: The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Economist, The Guardian, The Times of London, CNN, ABC Nightline, CBS, NBC, and the BBC. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he currently resides in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Dr. Jeanette P. Esposito.
(Interviewer: Hanako Cho)
Claim 1: Reject Military Attack
The resolution of problems in the Middle East, whether it be about Iran or Palestine, needs to be one that is based on diplomacy and negotiation.
The Trump administration claims that Iran is dangerously rejecting the nuclear agreement and uranium enrichment limits to develop its nuclear capability. The U.S. is threatening punishment and a military intervention. I think that claim is incorrect.
As the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reports, Iran has abided by the nuclear agreement.
It's also a matter of Iranian national pride and interests to not simply accepting U.S. position and charges. This is a direct challenge from the U.S. and I think this would be true of almost any nation put into the kind of situation Iran's been put in.
I think John Bolton's advocacy for regime change or Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's hostile statements are worsening the situation and risk driving Iran closer to China and Russia.
I don't think that U.S. has the grounds to justify attacking Iran. It would be very dangerous and would backfire in terms of the reputation of the U.S. and feeding civil unrest in the Middle East due to refugees.
Claim 2: Duty to Prevent Israel's Expansionism
If the U.S. president wishes to be reelected, they must show support for the State of Israel.
There is a very strong Israel lobby, American Israel Public Affairs (AIPAC), that has reinforced and assured an American policy that is unbalanced. Many politicians believe that if they take a more balanced approach regarding Israel's policies towards the Palestinians and its role in the Middle East, they will not be elected or re-elected.
Under the Trump administration, US policy regarding Israel and the Palestinians has been one-sided. Even with the lack of balance of some American administrations in the past, we've had Republican as well as Democratic presidents that have stayed with the idea that the American Embassy should not be moved to Jerusalem.
In fact, the Trump administration seems to be uncritically supportive of not only Netanyahu's policy, but also a further expansion of Israel's control of land in the West Bank. Israeli settlements in Palestine are seen as illegal by the international community, but the Trump administration and the American Ambassador to Israel seem to approve that kind of move.
Claim 3: Foster Education that Supports Pluralism
I think the major challenge that we have is the need for a very strong sense of pluralism, both political and religious.
The Bridge Initiative has been playing its role since 1993 in promoting religious pluralism and with its Bridge initiative (Bridge: Protecting Pluralism—Ending Islamophobia (bridge.georgetown.edu). Based on past statements, a number of officials in the Trump administration, including the president, fail to significantly distinguish between the very strong danger from terrorists and the vast majority of Muslims and Islam itself.
The center has worked on writing and speaking internationally to foster Muslim-Christian Understanding so that Islam and the vast majority of Muslims are distinguished from terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda and ISIS. Over the years, our people have been involved in public forums nationally and internationally, published many books and encyclopedias, and in advising government experts in the US and abroad on Muslim-Christian relations.
The tendency in the past was that people would grow up in their religion, and that their religion was the only religion that represented truth. We still have very conservative groups like evangelicals who see other faiths as wrong and even dangerous. They cannot bring themselves to say, "We worship the same God as Muslims and Jewish do. Even though we also have our differences with regard to our faith and the way they see or describe God, we worship the same God."
We're beginning to see change in order to promote a more pluralistic world in which ethnic religious diversity is not simply seen as a problem or threat, but rather, as a richness that should be pursued.
We need to see this outlook significantly implemented in education and institutions. It also means that a really important area would be the training of religious leaders in all faiths. It is imperative that we promote a more globalized religious and political worldview.
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The "Property" mentioned herein, is in reference to any and all items including and not limited to : any and all yurt structures, architectural elements, furniture, appliances, textiles, fabrics, hardware, decorations and equipment. The "Lessor" mentioned herein is Burner Yurts. The "Lessee" mentioned herein is the individual who's name, payment and contact information are listed in the 'Check-Out' transaction.
Conditions under which the property is rented, for the purposes of this agreement, references the yurt structure rented and any and all related equipment, architectural elements, furniture, appliances, textiles, fabrics, hardware, decorations and equipment in connection therewith specified in this document.
All property is used at the Lessee's own risk. Lessor shall not be liable to Lessee for any liability, loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by through the use of the Property, by any inadequacy therefor or defect therein, or by any incident in connection therewith.
Lessee agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Lessor from and against any and all liabilities, losses, claims, damages, demands and expenses, including attorney's fees, court costs and other legal expenses, arising from the Lessee's use, maintenance and operation of the Property.
Lessee shall exercise due care in use of the Property. Lessee shall further keep the Property in good repair and in a condition equivalent in a respects to the condition the Property was in when it was received by Lessee.
Lessee hereby assumes all risk of loss or of damage to the Property, or any portion thereof, from any cause and agrees to reimburse Lessor for any such loss or damage.
Lessee will fully comply with all laws, ordinances and regulations relating to the possession and use of the Property.
This agreement is a lease only, and Lessee shall not hereby acquire any right, title or interest in or to the Property herein leased other than that of the lessee.
The Lessee hereby agrees to the terms of the Refundable Rental Security Deposit listed as such: "All Rentals require a security deposit that is fully refundable minus any damages or violations of the Terms of Service.
This lease shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of California.


Temperature plays an important role in the composting process. Decomposition occurs most rapidly between 110° to 160°F. Within two weeks, a properly made compost pile will reach these temperatures. At this time, you will notice your pile settling which is a good sign that the pile is working properly. Now you must decide how you want to compost. Do you want to add to your pile or just let it continue as is? If you want to add to your pile, you can do so throughout the growing season and into the winter months. As you add fresh material, you will need to turn and water your pile more often. Monitoring the temperature and turning whenever the piles temperature dips below 110°F keeps your pile active at its highest level, and you will have the fastest breakdown. This means turning the pile more often. This can be weekly and it is work!
There are different types of aerobic bacteria that work in composting piles. Their populations will vary according to the pile temperature. Psychrophilic bacteria work in the lowest temperature range. They are most active at 55°F and this will work in the pile if the initial pile temperature is less than 70°F. They give off a small amount of heat in comparison to other types of bacteria. The heat they produce is enough however, to help build the pile temperature to the point where another set of bacteria, mesophilic bacteria, start to take over. Mesophilic bacteria rapidly decompose organic matter, producing acids, carbon dioxide and heat. Their working temperature range is generally between 70° to 100°F. When the pile temperature rises above 100°F, the mesophilic bacteria begin to die off or move to the outer part of the heap. They are replaced by heat-loving thermophilic bacteria. Thermophilic bacteria thrive at temperatures ranging from 113° to 160°F. Thermophilic bacteria continue the decomposition process, raising the pile temperature 130° to 160°F, where it usually stabilizes. Unless a compost pile is constantly fed new materials and turned at strategic times, the high range temperatures typically last no more than three to five days. Thermophilic bacteria use up too much of the degradable materials to sustain their population for any length of time. As the thermophilic bacteria decline and the temperature of the pile gradually cools off, the mesophilic bacteria again become dominant. The mesophilic bacteria consume remaining organic material with the help of other organisms.
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Gov's Energy Boy at it again – Hackbarth & Dibble mercury deal
… sigh… more from our "Environmental" Governor, urp…
Just don't forget that Prairie Island and Monticello relicensing, more dry cask storage, and Mesaba happened on Pawlenty's watch. Got that??? What's he going to do to shut those puppies down?
Hot off the press from Mikey Bull — the Gov's Energy Boy — it's probably an official Goobernatorial press release:
GOVERNOR PAWLENTY ANNOUNCES HISTORIC AGREEMENT TO REDUCE MERCURY EMISSIONS BY 90%
April 27, 2006 Following up on the commitment he made in his State of the State address, Governor Pawlenty today announced an historic agreement to further clean Minnesotaâ??s water and air by drastically reducing mercury emissions at the state's largest coal fired power plants by 90%.
â??This is a watershed day for Minnesotaâ??s environment and the health of our families,â? Governor Pawlenty said. â??Mercury is a major threat to our well being and we need an aggressive approach to attack the problem. This agreement will make Minnesota the nation leader in reducing mercury emissions from power plants.â?
The agreement is a bi-partisan, consensus agreement among a diverse group of stakeholders that include environmental organizations, business customers, electric utilities and the Pawlenty Administration.
Power generation is the single largest contributor of mercury to the Minnesota environment. This action will reduce mercury emissions by nearly 1200 pounds per year – cutting overall statewide emissions by one-third.
Earlier this year, Governor Pawlenty called for legislation that would achieve these reductions well in advance of the federal regulations that take effect in 2018. His proposal also called for approval by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) in order to protect ratepayer interests.
Todayâ??s agreement follows the goals set by the governor:
1. Implements 90% mercury reductions at the state's largest coal-fired power plants.
· Xcel Energyâ??s Sherco Plant, Becker, MN
· Xcel Energyâ??s Allen S. King plant, Oak Park Heights, MN
· Minnesota Powerâ??s Clay Boswell plant, Cohasset, MN
2. Ensures that Minnesota will exceed the federal requirement of a 70% mercury reduction well in advance of the 2018 federal deadline.
– Xcel Energy will install mercury controls at its King plant and Sherco unit #3 by 2010, and at Sherco units #1 and #2 by 2014.
-Minnesota Power will install mercury controls at its Boswell unit #3 by 2010 and at Boswell unit # 4 by 2014.
3. Protects Minnesota ratepayers by providing a review of the proposal by the MPUC.
· Mercury reduction plans must first be reviewed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for technical feasibility and then by the MPUC to ensure that the plans do not impose excessive costs on ratepayers.
Parties to the agreement include the Pawlenty Administration, a bipartisan group of legislators, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Xcel Energy, Minnesota Power, and member organizations of Mercury Free Minnesota including the Sierra Club, Izaak Walton League, Clean Water Action, and Minnesotans for an Energy Efficient Economy, Minnesota Environmental Partnership and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and the Environmental Justice Advocates of Minnesota.
"This is another example of the progress this administration is making to improve the air and water quality of Minnesota,â? said Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Commissioner Sheryl Corrigan. â??While other states talk about doing something, we actually make it happen through collaboration and the application of good science.â?
â??I recognize the hard work of all the stakeholders and the bill authors â?? Representative Tom Hackbarth and Senator Scott Dibble â?? in reaching this agreement. Now is the time for the legislature to embrace this agreement and pass it into law,â? Governor Pawlenty said.
In December 2003, a similar group of stakeholders came together in reaching an agreement on the Metropolitan Emissions Reduction Proposal (MERP), improving air quality in the Twin Cities and significantly reducing emissions. Under MERP, sulfur oxide emissions would be reduced by 95 percent, nitrogen oxide by 95 percent and particulate matters by 70 percent.
MERP converts the High Bridge (St. Paul) and Riverside (Minneapolis) coal-fired power plants to cleaner burning natural gas. It also includes the installation of new state-of-the-art pollution control equipment and facility refurbishment at the Allen S. King plant located on the banks of the St. Croix River, south of Stillwater.
In October 2005, Minnesota Power agreed to the Arrowhead Regional Emission Abatement (AREA) Project, installing additional air pollution control equipment at Syl Laskin and Taconite Harbor coal-fired power plants in northern Minnesota. The project will reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and mercury from these power plants.
And here he goes again on Ethanol and Biodiesel
…and the Clean Water Closet…
… sigh… sorry, but Timmy just ain't green…
Filed in Power Plants - includes Mesaba coal gasification
Black helicopters flying the Mesaba pipeline and transmission route
Naaaaah… it wasn't one of THESE!
Cliche, but really, I've received three reports now of black helicopters flying the proposed routes for the pipeline and transmission lines for Excelsior Mesaba power plant project. The sources were reliable, credible, and it's not really suprising, because that's how they did it on the Arrowhead project. One observer said, "My 5 yr old asked why it couldn't fly away to India or Spain (in her mind that must be the end of the earth)." And I have a sighting of my own to report — on the way up to Thursday's meeting, I saw a very shiny black helicopter, small, not at all like the one pictured above, on a yellow trailer being pulled by a big white pickup traveling the lawful limit (so I didn't have much time to get a look as I blew his doors off), and it caught my attention and I even wrote down the name of the company… on a napkin… location unknown, and I'm not about to dig under that car seat and find it, eeeeeeeuw.
There were two Mesaba editorials in the Grand Rapids Herald-Review:
Energy crisis needs creative thinking
Most people like to see themselves as independent. Yet we live a society based on addictions-alcohol, drugs, money, and power, both the personal kind as well as the energy kind.
All corporations want us dependent on them, because it pays. True independence is not based on what one has, as much as what one can do without. The proposal to build the coal-fired power plant by Taconite is just another way for another corporation to keep people dependent on them. Besides the fact that it fosters dependency, the main problem I have with any kind of centralized power system is that all it would take is one bomb or one disaster, to put this, or any area, in deep trouble.
The whole concept of using coal, as well as oil and gas, is based on dependency. We are first dependent on one company for power, for trains to bring the coal to us, on miners to dig the coal, and so on. All of these processes require energy to make energy, and all of them create waste from the exhaust of what is burned to acquire the coal, as well as burning the coal itself. Also, if any part of the process is interrupted, our power supply is immediately threatened. Maintenance costs would include the mines, miners, railroads, and the plant itself.
I have seen plans for a wind generator that costs about $1 million to build, and started generating electricity with a 2 mph breeze. With the money this corporation wants for their power plant, we could put up 550 wind generators. Once a wind generator is up, all it requires is wind. There are no waste gasses produced and maintenance is limited to the generators alone.
Every Range town has hills or tailing dumps above them, or a lake by them, where the wind blows steadily. If every town erected the optimum number of wind generators their hills and lakes would allow, we would immediately become less dependent. Clay Boswell could be used strictly for emergencies.
Not only could we power every Range town, the generators would create enough electricity to sell back to the power companies, which have to buy it. Wind generators would pay for themselves. Given the continuous and never-ending operating costs involved in a coal-fired power plant, it would never pay for itself. We would continue to pay for it until this country ran out of coal, and then we'd have to put up wind generators away."
We, as a people, need to stop thinking inside the boxes we were socialized into, if we want to be less dependent on everything. In this case, we can either risk being more independent, or we can stay indebted to corporations for the rest of our lives, and our children's lives. As has been said, we do not inherit the land from our fathers, we borrow it from our children. Is dependency the legacy we want for our children?
Gary Burt
Taconite
Here we go with a "wedge" letter:
What is best for northern Minnesota?
It is with great interest that I read the opinion from Tim Zoerb (Wednesday, April 12) about the Excelsior project. I agree with him that we, as a state, have to be very careful with our air and water, and it is a hard pill to swallow when it is your land the government wants to take. Though, I wonder why someone with an Eden Prairie address cares if the water from the Canisteo Pit is routed through Trout Lake. Is an agreement with the Trout Lake Association the best thing for northern Minnesota? Why does the association feel that running the water through the lake they live on would help our area?
Getting back to the Canisteo Pit, does anybody know that the city of Taconite and the Iron Range Township pulled out of the Western Mesaba Mining Board, calling it a special interest group? It would be nice to see a few good jobs come to the area so we do not end up as a retirement retreat for the people from the Twin Cities.
"Better and less expensive ways to create good jobs," as you quoted in your article. Mr. Zoerb, I believe there are probably a lot of people on the Range that would like to hear your ideas.
Oh yes, by the way, here it is, right on the Itasca County Web site: Parcel No. 40-430-0170. Timothy and Patricia Zoerb (Seasonal-Recreational-Residential) on Trout Lake. Maybe you could hire a Ranger this summer to take care of your lawn so at least one person could make a good living and raise their family in the area they grew up.
Robert A. Kyllander
Perhaps Mr. Kyllander could take note of the number of construction jobs created with the housing boom up north, because I'd bet it's a lot more than those in Excelsior's wildest dreams, or even its outrageous "Duluth study." And we will need more information on why Taconite isn't participating in various local groups, there was a similar report at the Trout Lake Township meeting, that Taconite had withdrawn from participating in, I think, a different local group. More on that later…
We're having an information meeting about the Mesaba project:
May 16th at 6:30 p.m.
Trout Lake Community Center
County Rd. 10 – Trout Lake Township
Bring treats to share — we'll have coffee & ?
At this meeting we'll be going over the project, looking at all the venues available to participate and talking about process, and formulating questions for Excelsior and local governments about this project — we're at a preliminary stage where people are learning about Excelsior's Mesaba project, yet it is moving forward toward reality — when the black helicopters start flying, people start paying attention.
For more info on the Mesaba project, including PUC filings, check www.mncoalgasplant.com.
Here's the site plan: View image
Excelsior's Mesaba and Trout Lake Plans in the news!
Actually it's a Trout Lake resident and my clients' website that's in the news:
www.mncoalgasplant.com
Web site addresses Excelsior Energy issues
Last Updated: Friday, April 21st, 2006 04:10:28 PM
In regards to a coal gasification plant proposed for our area: I just discovered, thanks to my local alert township supervisor, that there is and has been for quite some time, a Web site on the Internet concerning this plant. Some of the items on the Web site www.mncoalgasplant.com are as follows:
Section IV, Page 9: Mesaba One and Two would require 192 acres of someone else's property, excluding construction and laydown areas.
Section IV, Page 12 shows Excelsior's preferred natural gas route, completely across the middle of Trout Lake Township, and a power line from about the middle of Trout Lake Township north to Taconite.
Section IV, Page 14: Excelsior's option agreement allows the company to purchase mineral rights on up to 500 acres of the property on which the power generation plant would be located.
Section IV, Pages 63 & 64 lists the residual chemicals and their amounts that will be discharged into the receiving bodies of water.
Section IV, Page 106: If the East Range site were used instead of the Taconite location, they would have used a zero discharge system for process and cooling water because of the stringent water quality criteria standards implemented in the Lake Superior Basin Watershed. The mercury content in the Cliffs Pitts is too high.
Section IV, Page 124: MESABA ONE is predicted, according to a study commissioned by Excelsior, to cause 1.5 fewer deaths due to downwind particulate exposure in Minnesota and 6.4 fewer deaths in the United States as a whole compared to the Alternative SCPC Plant. Project emissions are associated with approximately 3.0 fewer cases of PM 2.5 (particulate matter) associated with acute bronchitis and 2.4 fewer emergency room visits for asthma per year than the Alternative SCPC Plant. This information comes under the heading of "Health Benefits."
Bob Norgord
I am the egghead…
A wonderful grandmotherly sort in Eagan sent me this to get my mind off being sick and coughing and wheezing, except it sent me right into a hacking fit — so I've just got to share it! Share the link, that is…
I'm the Decider
Forrest Gump's Evil Twin
By Stephen Pizzo
News for Real
How extraordinary. Something is happening here that has never happened in America's history. A consensus is sweeping the nation. Not that the war in Iraq is wrong, or that oil companies are screwing us blue, or that the climate is going to hell, or that good-paying jobs are being replaced by low-paying jobs, or that our national health care system is a disgrace, or that that the rich are getting a lot richer while the middle class gets poorer.
While all that's true, and more and more folks are getting it, that's not the consensus of which I speak. Nope. This one is bigger, enormous, huge!
Here it is: The president of the United States is a moron.
Yes, stupid, dumb as common road gravel. And not figuratively, but literally. George W. Bush, president of the world's last remaining superpower, is a moron. Forrest Gump's evil twin.
I broached this possibility one year ago in a post entitled, "Bush: The Worst President Ever?" I was a bit early with that one. But what a difference a year makes! The cover story of this week's Rolling Stone Magazine reads, "The Worst President in History?"
So the jury is in: Bush is a moron. If stupid is as stupid does, he's stupid. A botched war on terror, exploding debt, his "what me worry" response to Katrina – and the ongoing mismanagement of the recovery, North Korea has the bomb and Iran is on its way to its own nuke. Think about that for a second because it is definitive proof Bush is a moron. First he identifies three nations as his "Axis of Evil" in the world: North Korea, Iran and Iraq. Then he as a chance to whack one of the three, and he picks the only one that had no WMD. The only way he could look worse is if it were only two countries – a coin flip – and he still got it wrong.
Yes, Virginia, the current occupant of the Oval Office is no longer a crook or an adulterer. He's a moron.
As if that were not bad enough, we still face two and half years with this man at the controls. NFR reader Philip Bourgeois suggested an intervention launched by former Presidents Clinton, Bush Sr. and Carter. Not a bad idea, Phil.
Poppa Bush must be beside himself watching his kid screw up decades of diplomacy in just five short years. He could take sonny into that Oval Office alcove where Monica used to dispense her favors and administer a few long overdue dope slaps.
Bill Clinton could sit the moron down and give him a short course on how to balance a checkbook, teach him the difference between capital investment and undisciplined spending, and the virtues of saving for a rainy day.
Jimmy Carter could teach Junior the actual meaning of the word "compassionate," and how to walk that walk. Carter could reveal to him that giving the already comfortably rich even more money is not compassion. Giving more money to the growing number of those who work 60 hours a week or more, and still can't get by, is "compassion." And he could figure out how to cover the nearly 50 million Americans who cannot afford health insurance.
But none of that is likely to happen. One of the trademarks of a moron is contempt for facts that challenge the simple but comfortable fictions that rule their daily routines. You can drag a moron to a library, but you can't force him to learn.
In fact morons get downright testy when someone challenges what they think they know. We saw this trait earlier this week when Bush was asked if he thought Don Rumsfeld should resign. The moron lashed out at the questioner, dashed into his imaginary phone booth and emerged as The Decider. "I'm the decider," he pronounced, with Mussolini-like swagger. You see, scratch a moron and beneath that smirking, ignorance-is-bliss exterior, you discover a fundamental truth: Beauty may be only skin deep, but moron goes right to the bone.
I'm staying close to home until this guy is gone. Keeping my head down, my nose clean, and watching what I say in emails for friends. And I have a piece of advice for the Iranians too – this guy really is crazy enough to "decide" that bombing the shit out you is a good idea. Yes, Bush is exactly as stupid as he looks, sounds and acts.
Doubt that at your peril. Fifty-one percent of American voters doubted it. And now we're screwed.
Stephen Pizzo is the author of numerous books, including "Inside Job: The Looting of America's Savings and Loans," which was nominated for a Pulitzer.
Here's Rolling Stone's "The Worst President in History?"
"Let's slap him up a bit, at the very least"
Spoken like a candidate after my vote!
From a Libertarian Convention page
GOP hopes to block Pawlenty challenger
Jeffers acknowledges that few people think she has even a remote chance of knocking off an incumbent governor at his own party's convention in June. But she says she speaks for many fiscal conservatives who are unhappy with Pawlenty's compromises and reversals on a host of issues.
"Let's slap him up a bit, at the very least," Jeffers said
The title of this article has been morphing, from a focus on Jeffers, to now, a focus on GOP blocking her bid. They're arguing over whether she's really a Republican, but Republican, Libertarian, even if a Repug, she's got the right attitude!
But her positions on the issues, vouchers, TABOR, those "frivolous" lawsuits (sounds like Newt on the radio yesterday), AAAAAAAAAAGH! OH, MY DOG — AWFUL! Correction: OFFAL! Here's the Sue Jeffers for Governor site. See for yourself.
But still… "Let's slap him up a bit, at the very least" …sigh…


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Q: GeForce GTX 550 ti and Linux? When I try to install any form of Linux, including Ubuntu, Kubuntu,and even Mint the installation gives me an error because if my PCI device which is my GPU. This error flashes over and over again, and then times out. I want to dual boot windows 7 and Ubuntu but Ubuntu simply fails to install.. whats wrong? I know the problem is because of my GPU because it will install with on-board graphics..

A: I have similar problems installing Mint 12, Oneric, Precise Beta and some others. I think the free Nouveaux Drivers don't support this board yet, so can't launch an x-server. I have posted a bug in the hope someone will pick it up and fix it.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/969121
I have been told that you can use Ubuntu Customisation Kit to respin Ubuntu to load the non-free proprietary drivers when your live system boots. However, I don't know that it would be an easy fix because it takes more space on the disk, which would mean you would have to do a USB mounted burn of the .iso, not to mention you would have to tell the installed version to load those drivers also. If I find a way to triage this, I'll let you know.

A: Last week I spent 3 days trying to get a GeForce GTX 550 ti working in various flavors and versions of Ubuntu.
In the LTS version of Ubuntu - 10.04 - it is necessary to download and install the drivers (currently version 295.33) from the NVIDIA web site.  Without them Ubuntu runs in a basic VGA-type mode.
In Xubuntu 11.10 it will work and use the Ubuntu-provided driver at version 280.13 from the Ubuntu Software Center.
This seems to work well

A: I am using a GeForce GTX 560 Ti in an ubuntu 10.10 and the NVIDA development drivers with no problems. Download the drivers from here, and here you have a tutorial of how to install them. It is quite easy and smooth.
They claim to have full support for 550 ti cards in driver version 295.59, so that should work for you.

A: I've had Gigabyte GTX 550 Ti some time ago and the same problem appeard. Basically to install Ubuntu with this card you must set up nomodeset in installation boot screen. To do this just press F6 when installation options(Try, Install etc.)shows and check nomodeset option - installation will go smoothly after this.
When the installation of OS is finished just install gpu driver from Additional Drivers menu and... that's it.


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Nicholas (Nick) Kiederlen has been named Plant Manager for LeMar Industries, a subsidiary of Brock Grain Systems. He will report to Jack Stambaugh, Vice President and General Manager for the CTB, Inc. business unit. As Plant Manager, Kiederlen will manage the LeMar facility at Des Moines, Iowa, including production, warehouse, maintenance and facility, ensuring budgetary and resource guidelines are met.
Prior to his employment with CTB, Kiederlen worked for approximately seven years in various plant management and manufacturing management positions. During this time, he was responsible for implementing and sustaining lean manufacturing concepts.
Kiederlen has a bachelor's degree in operations and supply chain management from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin. He also has a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Kiederlen is a native of Lee, Illinois, and is relocating to Ankeny, Iowa, for his new position.
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Coaching is an essential step in the journey of leadership development. Through powerful questioning that can evoke reflection and self-awareness, it helps leaders define the career path they want to follow, and guides them towards achieving their goals. We have interviewed our Head Leadership Development Coach, Estelle Des Georges to find out more about the importance of coaching and the best way to approach it for optimal results.
What has persuaded you to become a coach?
Unknowingly, I had been coaching my family, as well as many friends and work colleagues in the course of my life. At the time, I was not aware this could be a profession… But I already loved it. I have always firmly believed, even before I knew about the coaching profession, that you can do whatever you want in life, as long as you know what it is you want to do. I went through two major 180 degree career shifts which were evidence of what I could achieve through coaching myself. I now use this passion to "engineer positive change" by using coaching techniques to help others go through the same process.
Let me give you a small analogy. If I tell you: "I will meet you tomorrow": it is an idea, not a plan. Until I tell you what time, the exact address, the purpose of the meeting and whether or not you need to prepare something for that meeting, it is unlikely the meeting will happen in the way that I am envisioning it. The same goes for your professional development. Until you decide where you want to go and aim for it, you are likely to wander around in your career, and will tend to be driven primarily by the opportunities that come along. Coaching helps you clearly define what you want to be/do/have and helps you close the gap between "where you are now" to "where you want to be". It helps you identify development gaps and spot opportunities that are in alignment with your chosen career path. Coaching is important because it guides you in achieving what is truly important to you. Through a set of conversations, using powerful questioning, your coach will help you achieve your personal goals faster than you could do it on your own.
Coaching is a question-guided conversation that is thought-provoking and inspirational. Both the coach and the coachee are responsible for the success of a coaching session. For the most impact, the coach needs to be skilled in coaching competencies and adopt a coaching underlying behaviour, i.e. the session is about you, and not about what your coach knows. The stronger the desire for change, the more engaged you will feel in your coaching sessions. Coaching success is measured by achievements, the ones you have set forth for yourself. Coaching is considered successful when you specifically know where you want to go and that you take the actions to get there.
What makes your approach to coaching tailored to the social sector?
In terms of coaching techniques, my approach is the same as with leaders of the private sector. However, the challenges encountered in the social sector are somewhat different from those of the private sector. In the social sector, teams are required to be more flexible and highly adaptable to the funding requirements, the whole organisation, as opposed to a specific project team. In some instances this can lead to intense pressure for performance with reduced resources and job precarity. This, alongside strong pressure on social leaders to increase their circle of influence, and to maintain under-resourced teams at high levels of performance for extended periods of time, creates a demanding environment. In this context, a coach's biggest challenge is to help their client create a space for reflection.
What should someone who has never participated in coaching before expect?
I would say the most impactful aspect of coaching is the development of self-awareness through powerful questioning. You can see it as a much needed space for reflection - a "me" time - in a within a leader's busy schedule. Coaching is a non-judgemental approach to something personal to you, thinking out loud with a friendly stranger who will help you tap into your hidden talent.