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Why can't I find an NHS Dentist in Kirklees? Advice, information and signposting.
If there is one issue that defines Healthwatch in Kirklees, it is access to NHS Dentistry. It was the first thing that people said to us when we started in 2013, and people ring us every single week looking for NHS dentists in Kirklees.
By Healthwatch Kirklees
Dentistry Engagement
Why did we cover this issue?
We've never really stopped listening about this issue. We've taken it to our Health and Wellbeing Board, Scrutiny, NHS England and Healthwatch England. We've written reports, met with MP's, talked to dentists and been interviewed by Radio stations and Channel 4. In the last 5 years this issue has got worse and worse, so we are committed to keep on taking it forward until we help change things for the better.
What is the impact?
The last time we asked, we were told that only 57% of the adult population in Kirklees had seen an NHS dentist in the last 2 years. We think that only 75% of children have an NHS Dentist. Based on the population of Kirklees this could equate to approximately 140,000 adults and 24,000 children.
The lack of access affects poorer communities more, and contributes to the overall picture of health inequalities. It affects our emergency and A&E departments in our hospitals who have to deal with people self medicating and in pain. It affects people's ability to get a job. It makes people unhappy, it's unfair, and it's been going on for just too long.
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Mea culpa: Exeter sorry for exam charges
An apology has been issued to students at the University of Exeter Business School after they were forced to pay to sit examinations managed by private companies.
Students studying modules in microeconomics and financial accounting at the school are required to take weekly online assessments set by Aplia and Accounting Lab.
To sit the tests, they need a code, which can be bought for about £17 online or obtained by purchasing textbooks for each module, which cost about £50.
Students have written to the university to complain about the charges, noting that the online assessments constituted between 10 and 20 per cent of the mark for each module.
University policy states that students must not be charged for sitting any exam for the first time.
A spokesman for the Exeter Business School said students had been paying for the tests for several years on the basis that the marks did not count towards their final module grades. This academic year, however, one lecturer had decided that the marks should count towards students' final scores.
The spokesman said the school was "entirely happy to accept that we got it wrong", and would be issuing refunds.
The tests are part of a variety of online materials supplied by publishers to accompany their textbooks, some of which require access codes, he said.
He added: "We have been very impressed by the richness of the materials, which exceed anything an individual lecturer could provide."
melanie.newman@tsleducation.com.

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Q: How to generate points in a sphere and plot them with pyplot? I am using this method to give me a list of points inside a sphere. However when I plot the result it does not look spherical at all. There must be something wrong with the logic here. What could it be?
def give_sphere(x, y, z, r, num):
    """The distribution of dots in the sphere increases towards the center.
    Return: A List of Points (x,y,z) which are all inside the sphere."""
    points = []
    for i in range(0, num):
        factor = normedgauss()        # A value between 0 and 1 following a gaussian
        ir = r * factor
        ix = x + ir * np.cos(npi())
        iy = y + ir * np.sin(npi())
        iz = z + ir * np.cos(npi())
        points.append((ix, iy, iz))
    return points

This is the 3D plot:

Also I want to plot this list of points using pyplot in 3D. I can achieve that with the following code, but then I cannot add another point cloud for display in the same diagram. How will I do that?
def plot_sphere(points):
    x_list = [x for [x, y, z] in points]
    y_list = [y for [x, y, z] in points]
    z_list = [z for [x, y, z] in points]

    fig = plt.figure()
    ax = Axes3D(fig)

    ax.scatter(x_list, y_list, z_list)
    plt.show()

A: Probably you are generating the angle using uniformly distributed random numbers, and that's is not the case. The volume differential in 3D is something like (dr^3)(d cos theta) (d phi), that means that the variable that is uniformly distributed is cos theta, not theta (same goes for the radial component, but I'm not sure what you are trying to to, so I left it untouched)
def give_sphere(x, y, z, r, num):
    points = []
    for i in range(0, num):
        factor = normedgauss()        # A value between 0 and 1 following a gaussian
        ir = r * factor
        itheta = np.arccos(np.random.uniform(-1, 1))
        iphi = np.random.uniform(0, 2 * np.pi)
        ix = x + ir * np.sin(itheta) * np.cos(iphi)
        iy = y + ir * np.sin(itheta) * np.sin(iphi)
        iz = z + ir * np.cos(itheta)
        points.append((ix, iy, iz))
    return points

With this in mind, this is what you should get

As for the second problem
def plot_sphere(points, ax):
    x_list = [x for [x, y, z] in points]
    y_list = [y for [x, y, z] in points]
    z_list = [z for [x, y, z] in points]

    ax.scatter(x_list, y_list, z_list)

fig = plt.figure()
ax = Axes3D(fig)

points1 = give_sphere(0, 0, -2, 1, 1000)
points2 = give_sphere(0, 0, 2, 1, 1000)
plot_sphere(points1, ax)
plot_sphere(points2, ax)

plt.show()

A: Your first question is about Monte Carlo simulation based on a distribution function. Generally, one needs to derive a specific sampling scheme using the probability density function.
I assume you would like to have uniformly distributed points within a sphere. I would recommend one the best links which clearly demonstrates the whole process for your case and encourage you to explore the pros and cons:
Generating uniformly distributed numbers on a sphere.

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module HappyMapper
  module SupportedTypes
    module_function

    #
    # All of the registerd supported types that can be parsed.
    #
    # All types defined here are set through #register.
    #
    def types
      @types ||= []
    end

    #
    # Add a new converter to the list of supported types. A converter
    # is an object that adheres to the protocol which is defined with two
    # methods #apply?(value,convert_to_type) and #apply(value).
    #
    # @example Defining a class that would process `nil` or values that have
    #   already been converted.
    #
    #     class NilOrAlreadyConverted
    #       def apply?(value,convert_to_type)
    #         value.kind_of?(convert_to_type) || value.nil?
    #       end
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    #         value
    #       end
    #     end
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    def register(type_converter)
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    # to perform a conversion on a specific type. A block is provided which
    # is the operation to perform when #apply(value) has been called.
    #
    # @example Registering a DateTime parser
    #
    #     HappyMapper::SupportedTypes.register_type DateTime do |value|
    #       DateTime.parse(value,to_s)
    #     end
    #
    def register_type(type, &block)
      register CastWhenType.new(type, &block)
    end

    #
    # Many of the conversions are based on type. When the type specified
    # matches then perform the action specified in the specified block.
    # If no block is provided the value is simply returned.
    #
    class CastWhenType
      attr_reader :type

      def initialize(type, &block)
        @type = type
        @apply_block = block || no_operation
      end

      def no_operation
        ->(value) { value }
      end

      def apply?(_value, convert_to_type)
        convert_to_type == type
      end

      def apply(value)
        @apply_block.call(value)
      end
    end

    #
    # For the cases when the value is nil or is already the
    # intended type then no work needs to be done and the
    # value simply can be returned.
    #
    class NilOrAlreadyConverted
      def type
        NilClass
      end

      def apply?(value, convert_to_type)
        value.is_a?(convert_to_type) || value.nil?
      end

      def apply(value)
        value
      end
    end

    register NilOrAlreadyConverted.new

    register_type String, &:to_s

    register_type Float, &:to_f

    register_type Time do |value|
      Time.parse(value.to_s)
    rescue StandardError
      Time.at(value.to_i)
    end

    register_type DateTime do |value|
      DateTime.parse(value.to_s, true, Date::ITALY) if value && !value.empty?
    end

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      Date.parse(value.to_s, true, Date::ITALY) if value && !value.empty?
    end

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      %w(true t 1).include?(value.to_s.downcase)
    end

    register_type Integer do |value|
      value_to_i = value.to_i
      if value_to_i == 0 && !value.to_s.start_with?('0')
        nil
      else
        value_to_i
      end
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end

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Introduced in North American in 1962, Belgian waffles usually use a yeasted batter that results in a waffle that rises, making them thicker and softer than American waffles -- although they should still be crispy on the outside. They're larger too, which is why they need a different type of waffle maker than traditional, American-style waffles. The deeper pockets on Belgian waffles are great for holding toppings like syrup, whipped cream or fruit.
This machine makes two beautifully browned, Belgian-style square waffles and offers a lot of potential for customization. Choose from four pre-set waffles — Belgian, classic, chocolate or buttermilk — then pick from one of the 12 doneness settings. When batter is poured on the grates (lined with a wraparound moat to catch any excess), the LCD display timer counts down and sounds an alarm when ready. And if that (literally) wasn't enough, just press the "A Bit More" button to add time until your just-right waffle is achieved.
Overall, the Krups was as easy to use as any machine we tested—though no machine is particularly tricky to figure out, as long as you read the instructions. Still, the GQ502D's intuitive, set-it-and-forget-it system made the process particularly simple. Like all waffle makers, it does get hot in places: The steam vent at the back heated up quickly for us, and the top of the machine was too hot to touch after a couple of rounds of waffles. But the heatproof handle stayed cool, even after multiple uses, something that couldn't be said of competitors like the Black+Decker Removable Plate Waffle Maker (WM700R), where built-up steam around the handle made the machine uncomfortable and risky to use.
"My little one and I LOVE this waffle-maker. It is so easy to clean and makes them beautifully. I've never had a burnt or undercooked waffle. I make a full batch at a time, freeze them, and my little one is able to pop them in the toaster for a quick breakfast in the morning!!! I honestly think these waffles are better than the ones at Goofy's Kitchen (and they're bigger)."
The machine works fine, but there are lots of nooks and crannies that are difficult to clean. And the noise to tell you a waffle is "done" is horrific. It's an emergency alarm type sound so every time we use it, the sound nearly sends me running out of the house with my child thinking something awful is happening. I never get used to it. And to top it off, the alert timing is wrong so it serves no functional purpose. If it had no alarm or one that could be disabled, the rating would be 4 stars.
Sadly, those are the only nice things we have to say about the new Oster. Despite being rated for the same wattage and designed in nearly the same way (even the maximum warm-up temperature was basically identical to the old model when we checked with a K-type thermometer probe) this model does not cook satisfactory belgian waffles. We even sent the first machine we got back for a replacement, certain that it must be broken.
Owners love the Cuisinart Round Classic's performance too, saying they're happy to finally find a good waffle maker that makes something other than Belgian waffles. In fact, this little machine took almost a third of the survey vote in a poll from Lifehacker. Users say that it takes two to three minutes per waffle and that as long as you wait for the waffle iron to preheat and apply a little cooking oil to it before adding batter, you'll never have issues with waffles sticking. There is a grooved "spillover" reservoir around the waffle grid; any excess batter gets funneled here and it also cooks, essentially making a bigger waffle. It can't hold much, though, so be careful how much batter you add.
Preheat the waffle iron. Sift the dry indredients into a medium sized bowl. Separate the eggs, putting the egg whites in smaller bowl. Beat the egg whites until they are stiff. (If you are using an electric mixer, you can beat the egg whites first, then beat the batter without having to wash the beaters. The reverse is not true. If you beat the batter first and you have to wash the beaters before beating the egg whites.) Add the egg yokes, oil and milk all at one time to the dry indredients. Beat until there are no lumps in the batter. Fold the egg whites into the other batter using a spatula or other flat utinsel. Put a full 1/2 cup of batter in your waffle iron to make a 9-inch round waffle. This recipe makes about eight 9 inch waffles. Adjust the quantity by volume if you have an older waffle iron that maxed 4 or 6 inch waffles.
That said, quite a few users say that this waffle maker isn't as sturdily built as previous versions of the same model, and that if you don't get the top heating plate aligned just right, it can fall off -- an injury hazard if the plate is hot. The top of the G48TD also gets very hot. Some use pliers to bend the metal clips that hold the heating plates in place, which helps them line up better -- or you can just use an oven mitt to protect your hands.
A thick, fluffy, 7-1/4-inch-diameter Belgian waffle is already divided into four sections and ready to be shared when it comes out of this handsome waffle maker. That's because the grids' dividers are high enough to separate the sections. The grids are nonstick, meaning they readily release the four-piece waffle and easily wipe clean. A ready light shines when the waffle maker is properly heated to accept the batter and shines again when the waffle is cooked. With its chrome housing and stay-cool black synthetic handles, this 650-watt appliance looks great on the counter. Afterward, the cord wraps around the hinge, plus you can stand the waffle maker upright for compact storage.
We also tested the flip model from Hamilton Beach, the Hamilton Beach Flip Belgian Waffle Maker. It has a drip tray and removable plates for easy cleanup, and, although this unit is larger, the handle folds in for easier storage. Similar to the other Hamilton Beach model, though, this unit did not heat up well, which led to sticking and dense waffles.
This batter also benefited the most from the flip mechanism found in some of the irons we tested, likely due to the fact that it's a thinner batter that flows flat into the iron. (The flip design delivers even heating by making sure that a thin batter receives equal contact with the plates on both the top and the bottom.) The waffles resulting from this batter browned more evenly in the flip models than in the stationary ones, with the exception of our high-end picks, the Breville and All-Clad, both of which performed excellently. Ultimately, though, aside from our top-rated flip model, we'd steer you toward our other top picks, including the budget ones, even though they're stationary: They produced better waffles overall due to higher heat and shorter cook time, despite their uneven browning.
Dear reader, when you mix all of the ingredients together for waffles, you'll realize that things aren't as smooth as silk. We're not going for a cake batter here. The moment there's no visible flour, you're ready to go. Easy peasy! Mixing everything within an inch of its life to ensure a lump-free batter means you'll likely end up with tough waffles.
American-style waffle irons are used to make traditional waffles, which are thin and crispy with relatively shallow pockets. This means they cook fairly quickly, too. The savory batter used for this type of waffle makes it particularly well-suited to making special shapes like hearts, or for use in place of bread for things like breakfast sandwiches.
As far as food goes it was good. I had the original chicken waffle sandwich. The waffle had bacon bits in it and it was a little too thick for the rest of the sandwich. But the chicken in the sandwich was very tender and fresh. And the fries were seasoned very well. My friend got the tres leches waffles and he said it was good. He also got the classic breakfast and judging by the looks of it, it looked a little disappointing. He said the eggs were dry and he did not touch them.
Cook delicious waffles with the Chef'sChoice WafflePro Five Cook delicious waffles with the Chef'sChoice WafflePro Five of Hearts Electric Waffle Maker. This waffle maker incorporates a Quad baking system that makes it easy to select the ideal flavor texture and color and features a Stainless steel lid with a floating hinge to help ensure uniform thickness and baking. ...  More + Product Details Close
EXCLUSIVE! Make happy little waffles at home with this wonderful gadget. Pour in the batter, lower the lid, and before you know it, there's Bob Ross, ready for butter and syrup. Dents in his 'do capture and hold that delicious maple goodness. Makes waffles of two different sizes. Pour batter just into the head to get a 6" head-shaped waffle. Pour batter on the whole round plate and get a 7" round waffle with Bob's smiling face in the middle. UL® listed, non-stick, wipe-clean waffle maker is 7"w x 6"h x 10"d.
Just as important, nonstick surfaces are significantly easier to clean. This also means the waffle iron will last much longer, since you won't be scratching the iron trying to clean it out. Many experts suggest using some kind of oil (be it butter or something veggie-based like a spray) to help release your waffle from the iron, but even after a few years of testing our non-stick coatings have held up well and we wouldn't say that oil is necessary. A little bit of butter is very nice, though, and gives some extra crispiness.
When it comes to making American-style waffles there's no question: the Cuisinart Round Classic Waffle Maker (Est. $30) is the winner by a landslide, drawing hundreds of enthusiastic user reviews and kudos from experts like Your Best Digs, Wirecutter and Good Housekeeping. The Cuisinart waffle iron turns out one waffle at a time, with five doneness settings to choose from and indicator lights that tell you when it's ready for batter and when the waffle is done.
While this Cuisinart is undoubtedly a top performer at a great price point, it does only cook one waffle at a time, and the Wirecutter editors point out that it's not as sturdily built as some of the competition -- a point echoed by many users. That may make this waffle iron best for either small groups or occasional waffle-making. That said, Cuisinart offers a three-year warranty -- right up there with some pro-level appliances that cost six times as much. The Cuisinart WMR-CA is also versatile, with users saying it's even great for making foods like hash browns, bacon and potato cakes.
This is ideal for making waffle pops – if you haven't heard of those before, this is a waffle maker you're going to want to check out. It cooks mini heart-shaped waffles individually and has a space provided for putting in Popsicle sticks or cake-pop sticks to make sure your waffle pop process goes smoothly. But don't worry – it will make your standard, no-stick waffles just as well as any other waffle maker, too.
The Krups GQ502D took a little more time than some of the other models we tested to bake waffles. In our tests, waffles typically took about seven or eight minutes to cook, while the Presto FlipSide, for one, cooked a thicker waffle in about half the time. But the machines that cooked faster also tended to overcook, or to develop hot spots. A few extra minutes of waiting time is a small price to pay for golden, even-toned waffles, and the wait isn't so bad when you can make four waffles at once.
Service: 5 stars. The host staff and waitstaff were VERY friendly and made it all work. On of our party couldn't decide what to order after everyone else did. Our server put the order in and my biggest pet peeve at a restaurant is someone's food finally coming out after everyone else is finish eating. But alas that did not happen. Our server made it happen and all of our food came out together, very quickly I might add.
In the "Covered Mode", the chrome "Dome" is hinged to the base and can be lifted with the wooden handle. Food is placed on the grill and the cover is lowered. The cord is plugged into a receptacle shown in the previous photo. The receeptacle is ingenious in that it has two ways of plugging in the cord -- one only activates the inner heating coils ("LOW") while the other connects both the inner and outer coils ("HIGH"). This is the only temperature regulation available -- and the thing gets quite hot!
The best waffles are obtained by using yeast for the dough. You can also use self-raising flour or baking powder, but the result is not as tasty. Alas, waffles with yeast cannot be stored for longer than one or two days. You should eat them during the baking or as soon as possible afterwards (warm them up in the iron which was used for the baking).
The food is actually quite good, offers vegan and vegetarian options, the double mimosa is LEGIT, and they not only allow pets on the patio, they sell special "woofles" for dogs. (My dog loved them!) My husband had a veganized "cowboy" chili-jalapeño hash brown dish, and it was amazing. I was surprised it didn't come with toast, but even still it was less than my bare bones vegan waffle. (Delicious but not worth the price.)
Beyond that, we liked the very compact size (perfect for tiny apartment dwellers!) and modest price of the Hamilton Beach 2-Slice Belgian Waffle Maker. As usual, we were won over by the solid body and smartly designed drip-catching "moat" on the Breville No-Mess Waffle Maker, but at $128 we felt the imperfect performance couldn't justify the considerable price. The Chef's Choice Waffle Maker Pro looked very promising, with a generous size, sturdy build, and dials that allow you to adjust doneness and set waffle preference ("crisp and moist" or "uniform texture"), but the execution didn't live up to the promises. Finally, the top-loading design of the Cuisinart Vertical Waffle Maker seemed like a cool innovation, but in practice the results were underwhelming. And no matter what the setting, the waffles from the Cuisinart Classic Round Waffle Maker were the floppiest of the bunch.
The Coleman Waffle Iron is the perfect size for camping, tailgating or living -- and cooking -- off the grid. It cooks two waffles at once and has no moving parts that could be damaged. The non-stick coating works best if it's brushed with cooking oil and then preheated before pouring in the batter. Even if you're "just" cooking at home, the Coleman Waffle Iron is a great choice for those with small kitchens or limited space.
We pride ourselves on making everything in-house and from scratch using the freshest natural and local ingredients, complemented with specialty ingredients from Belgium. We serve Brussels and Liege waffles with a full menu of toppings including sweet and savoury options, as well as a selection of hot and cold drinks. Our nini liege waffles, a popular item for take-out, are available in a variety of staple flavours as well as special seasonal flavours.
Belgian waffles are a North American waffle variety, based on a simplified version of the Brussels waffle.[73] Recipes are typically baking soda leavened, though some are yeast-raised.[74] They are distinguished from standard American waffles by their use of 1 ½" depth irons.[75] Belgian waffles take their name from an oronym of the Bel-Gem brand, which was an authentic Brussels waffle vendor that helped popularize the thicker style at the 1964 New York World's Fair.[76]


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Collongues (Collongo in italiano desueto e occitano) è un comune francese di 100 abitanti situato nel dipartimento delle Alpi Marittime della regione della Provenza-Alpi-Costa Azzurra.

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The Marketing certificate provides students with a clear and well-rounded picture of how basic business functions impact marketing in the United States, as well as global, economic systems. Students learn about the conceptual and applied use of marketing, which includes marketing research tactics, the marketing mix concept, customer behavior, and the external environments considered in marketing decisions. Technology, ethics and social responsibility, competition, economics, and government and legal considerations complete the key components of this certificate.
Students must complete all specifically listed courses in Major Area Requirements with a minimum grade of "C" or better in order to successfully complete the program and earn the award. Consult with a business academic advisor for recommended course, program planning.
Create an effective business advertisement to meet the needs of specific target market(s).
The Marketing Associate of Applied Science degree provides a pervasive and critical link between the producers of products and the consumers of those products. Marketing professionals research, design, price, promote, and place goods and services that meet the needs of target customer groups. With the foundation in basic business skills that this program provides, the student is prepared for an entry-level career in varied and interesting manufacturing, distribution, advertising, public relations, selling, and retail fields.
Completion of Certificate of Proficiency in Marketing, Small Business Management, Accounting Clerk or Supervisory Management accounts for 56-60 of necessary credits.
Computational Skills- satisfied in the CPs.
Human Relations - satisfied in the CPs.
Social Sciences - satisfied in the CPs.
Establish market strategies on the international level.
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Dozens of ice fishing shacks at Renforth Wharf frozen, fishers unable to fish
Ice fishermen at Renforth Wharf must jack up shacks in order to fish after snowfall results in flooding issues.
Ice-fishers must jack up shacks in order to fish after snowfall creates flooding issues
CBC News · Posted: Feb 12, 2015 6:48 PM AT | Last Updated: February 12, 2015
The recent heavy snowfall is creating headaches for ice fishermen at the Renforth Wharf on the Kennebecasis River in Rothesay.
Gary Gower, the president of the Renforth Ice Fishing Association, said he estimates almost three-quarters of the 125 shacks are frozen into the ice and will flood if fishermen try to drill their holes.
Ice fishing shacks at Renforth Wharf are frozen in ice after last week's massive snowfall. (Deborah Irvine Anderson)
Gower said a group of volunteers plows the ice to remove the snow, but after more than 125 centimetres fell in three storms, they couldn't clear it all fast enough.
"That backlogged us," he said.
"We didn't get all the snow removed. What happens then, the weight of the snow pushes down on the ice and it creates a bowl. So all the holes that are drilled out for fishing, the water comes up on high tide and it basically acts as wick with the snow on top and it sucks the water up."
The heavy snow is creating other problems for people with ice shacks, he said.
"Now we're into a situation where it's frozen a lot of shacks in, so there's people now trying to jack their shacks up to get them out of the ice," Gower said.
It took half a dozen people almost four hours to get Gower's shack chipped out and jacked up last weekend. On Wednesday, he helped free three more shacks from the ice.
Jeff Sherwood, who lives in Kennebecasis Park and is part of the group of volunteers that clears the snow off the ice, said his shack is one of the many that were frozen.
"You just couldn't get down here, it was just so wet and so much snow," he said.
"It looks bad, but it's fixable. But some guys can't even get into the door of their shack."
The frozen shacks mean the annual ice fishing derby is now postponed to Feb. 28 from Feb. 21.
Deborah Discovers Renforth Ice Fishing Village
Ice fishing may be allowed on 77 new lakes in NB, DNR says
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A friend made me aware of this blog and the post about
Kaleidoscope. As the founder of the organization, I wanted
to address some of the concerns. I've been happy to talk
with John Acosta in the past and receive his support for
what we're doing, and I have the greatest respect for
our union and all the musicians who are part of it.
Firstly, our highest priority is raising money to pay
musicians as much as possible as soon as possible.
Aside from playing in the streets or using synthesizers
instead of timpani, we are prioritizing paying musicians
above everything else. Building an audience and raising
money is extremely challenging with a new organization,
and we're doing everything we can to raise money and
give back to musicians as soon as possible. If anyone
reading this would like to help or recommend others
who could be a help to us, I would love to hear from you!
As a long-term goal I would like to see us become one
of the highest paid orchestras in the US and a destination
orchestra for the finest musicians who choose to live
in Los Angeles… but that will not happen overnight.
We would not exist without many incredible musicians
being extremely generous with their time when they can,
wanting to play together, and believing in our potential.
I'm completely donating my time and spend at least 20
hours a week helping organize things in addition to
playing clarinet. We've also had musicians turn down
subbing work with LA Phil, San Diego Symphony,
and many other groups to play with us.
Why would some musicians turn down paid work with the
LA Phil to play with a new group and donate their time?
That's a very personal decision that everyone has to answer
for themselves. How much money do you need to be happy
and how much artistic satisfaction do you need in your life
and where do they intersect? What do you personally consider
artistically satisfying?
Kaleidoscope offers something unique among orchestras
in LA, where every musician has an equal say in the artistic
process of each rehearsal. It's something that we usually
only experience with chamber music, and I think Kaleidoscope
is more similar to a string quartet with how it functions in
most ways than a traditional orchestra. We're not anti-
conductor, but performing without one allows a very different
process and dynamic in rehearsals. We all have to know the
score much better, watch and listen to each other and
communicate at a higher level with more trust, and when
it comes together, it's really magical. It's a group of people
who want to put the music first, invest in the process, and
spend as much time as they can getting into the details.
If we were only focused on the artistic side I think there
would be plenty of reason to exist, but we're equally
interested in how we can engage with the community
and enact positive social change. Right now all of our
concerts are free for everyone under 18 and we also
perform many other free concerts at schools, hospitals,
homeless shelters, and other underserved parts of the
community. The first time we performed at a homeless
shelter, I met a man there whose father played clarinet
in the San Francisco Symphony many years ago. We're all
connected and someone who ends up at a shelter in the
future could be one of our children…
The musicians who have generously donated their time
to be a part of Kaleidoscope have made our city a better
place for all of us, just like a doctor donating their services
to an AIDS clinic, or a lawyer doing pro bono work for a
woman who can't otherwise afford their help. Does the
lawyer or doctor donating their expertise and time cause
their professions to race to the bottom? I'm more interested
in our personal race to our top artistic potential, finding
new ways to inspire audiences and my colleagues, and
how we can make the world a little better for all of us.
For anyone reading this who thinks great musicians deserve
to be paid whenever they play (which I completely agree with),
where do you think the money should come from? Who is
responsible for paying us to perform? Tickets sales, individual
donors, corporate sponsors, foundations and grants? All of
these sources come back to individual people, and people
deciding to support the arts with their money. It takes a long
time to build relationships and an audience and most groups
cannot rely on ticket sales for much of their budget. Major
donors and corporate sponsors often take years to cultivate.
Most foundations and grants do not consider organizations
until they've been around more than three years, and we're
nearing the end of our second season now… There's no
magic bullet and we're going after all these things as much
as we can, but we can only do so much with the limited
resources we have.
Thank you everyone for your understanding and for the
many generous musicians who have been a part of
Kaleidoscope and for the many others who have been
incredibly supportive in other ways!
As we reported last week, at the last staff meeting
John Acosta informed the staff that "the Alameda
Building is not available".
Apparently, the Burbank property is now back on the
table and there are new realtors involved on are side.
This does not change the fact that President Acosta
announced to the staff the building's unavailable
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
ASMAC LUNCHEON WELCOMES
composer/producer/multi-keyboardist SCOTT HEALY
MARCH 16, 2016 – 11:30AM
@ CATALINA'S IN HOLLYWOOD
Los Angeles-based Scott Healy is a Grammy-nominated
composer, producer, pianist and multi-keyboardist who
multitasks across the musical spectrum. He is best-known
for playing in the house band for Conan O'Brien: first
on Late Night in NYC, then moving out to LA in 2009
for The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, and now
Conan on TBS, where he holds down the keyboard chair in
the Basic Cable Band. He released Hudson City Suite, by
the10-piece Scott Healy Ensemble, in 2013, to worldwide
praise, stellar online and print reviews, national jazz radio
airplay, and a 2014 Grammy nomination for Best
Instrumental Composition. His recent CD, Live at Kilbourn
Hall by Scott Healy with the Eastman Chamber Jazz Ensemble,
was released in October, 2014. Healy was featured on the
cover of the February, 2015 issue of Keyboard Magazine,
and he was also featured in an "Indie Life" article in the
March, 2013 issue of Downbeat Magazine.
In addition to his composing, recording, and nightly
TV gig, Healy works as a hired-gun on piano, organ,
electronic keyboards and accordion for film and TV.
He has recorded and performed with many of the
greats in rock, blues, R&B and jazz: Bruce Springsteen,
Bonnie Raitt, Al Green, BB King, Jackson Browne, Levon
Helm, Son Seals, Hubert Sumlin and Tony Bennett,
among others. He has worked as an arranger for
major label releases, including scoring the big band
arrangement for the 2001 Ricky Martin hit "She Bangs".
Healy's work reflects his classical piano, composition,
conducting and orchestration training, as well as his
years in the studio and on the stage, whether it be on
the podium, in the band or behind the glass. Other
composing, arranging and scoring credits include
the Portland Symphony, the Aspen Contemporary
Ensemble, the Mel Lewis Orchestra, Christina Aguilera,
and music for film and TV. He he recently received a
commission for a extended jazz work from the Chelsea
Music Festival, to be premiered by his ensemble
in NYC at the festival's closing concert in June, 2016.
Record producing credits include albums by his
own groups—the Scott Healy Ensemble, NYC electronica
supergroup The Coalition, jazz piano trio, big band and
quintet music.
Healy is a contributing editor to Keyboard Magazine,
where he wrote a long-running advice column, "Session
Sensei", and to which he continues to contribute feature
articles and lessons. His blog, ProfessorScoSco, explores
various aspects of composing, listening, and arranging.
He organized and leads the ongoing Ellington Study
Group Los Angeles, an informal workshop in jazz
composition and theory. He has taught master
classes and seminars at Eastman School of Music,
Brown University and Boston University. In addition
to the Grammy nomination, he has received awards
from BMI, The National Endowment for the Arts,
and the "Distinguished Artist" award from the
New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Join us for an entertaining and informative luncheon
with one of the busiest musicians around!
RSVP HERE: http://tinyurl.com/hhhgrhu
MORE INFO TO FOLLOW
IV. COMMENTS
Appreciating the persistence you put into your website and in
depth of information you provide.
It's good to come across a blog every once in a while that isn't
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Great read! I've bookmarked your site and I'm adding your RSS feeds
[EC: Thank you for your support! Do others find the blog helpful?
Please let us know, pro or con.]
I guess they're going to have to change their spin
to: "The Time Was Then."
KIM RICHMOND CONCERT JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Dear fellow L.A. Musicians,
This is to let you know that the KIM RICHMOND
CONCERT JAZZ ORCHESTRA is at the Typhoon
Restaurant on Monday, March 14. There will be
new premiered music and some spectacular
musical moments. Details below:
WHAT: the KIM RICHMOND CONCERT JAZZ ORCHESTRA, performance of new music (and some past favorites)
WHEN: Monday, March 14, 8 PM to 9:30 (one set)
WHERE: Typhoon Restaurant, 3221 Donald Douglas Loop
South, Santa Monica Airport
WHO: Woodwinds: Alex Budman, Bob Crosby, Alekos
Syropoulos, John Yoakum, Bob Carr
Trumpets: Bob O'Donnell, Adolfo Acosta, Jonathan
Dane, Brian Swartz
French horns: John Dickson, Stephanie O'Keefe
Trombones: Scott Whitfield, Ryan Dragon, Jeremy
Levy, Juliane Gralle, Bill Roper (tuba)
Rhythm: Tom Hynes (guitar), Daniel Szabo (piano),
David Hughes (bass), Kendall Kay (drums), David
Johnson, Scott Breadman (percussion)
Leader/composer/arranger/alto saxophone: Kim Richmond
FOOD: Excellent Pan-Asian menu
PARKING: Plentiful, convenient
Please join us if you can.
Kim R
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Welcome to Jacky's Birthday Murder Mystery 'Dinner Game' !
Thursday, September, 2017. Starts at 8pm sharp!
A SHORT CLIP FROM THE DINNER TABLE
It's the 1920's.... and prepare to be immersed in a fun evening of treachery, murder, blackmail, intrigue and backstabbing. Murder most foul will be committed. The villain will be among our guests! Who can you trust? You will all have secrets to hide.
Welcome to House of Mosaic's
Murder Mystery 'Dinner Game' !
Pics From Past Events & Costume Inspirations
WINE WINE & MORE WINE
* SALAD (Choose 1)
* Caprese (tomato, basil & mozzarella) salad with pesto sauce
* Panzenella salad. This is a Summer Tuscan salad, it does not follow a particular recipe, but the two ingredients that do not change are tomatoes and bread.
* Sautéed vegetables with garlic and olive oil
* MAIN COURSE (Choose 1)
* Rigatoni al 4 formaggi (4 Cheeses). Parmesan cheese, pecorino, provolone and mozzarella cheese with a touch of fresh tomato sauce
* Fettucine pasta with chicken breast in alfredo sauce
* Beef, basil and parmesan lasagne
* GARLIC BREAD
DESSERT (Choose 1)
* Pannacotta with raspberry coulis
* Baileys espresso tiramisu
* Profiterole filling with pastry cream and topping with ganache and caramelized almonds
Awards & Auction:
* Award Certificates for Solving the Mystery
* Best performer - for 'Oscar' deserving performance skills
* Best costume - for using outstanding creative imagination in costuming
* Super sleuth - for using superior wits and detective skills to solve the mystery
* Wealthiest player -for using cunning, bribery and other wicked skills to amass the most wealth
* Final Auction of 2 wine bottles with the left-over 'GAME MONEY CHIPS' of the guests
Read about the Characters below. Choose one, and register it at the end. This is on a first come first serve basis! We will not make changes retroactively.
Note: depending on your group size, you must always choose chronologically from the first 10 characters (All Names in this Color)... starting from Don Wannabe. The first 10 charters must be in the game in order for it to work! Characters in RED, are for groups larger than 20 participants up to maximum 50 participants.
Don Wannabe
is Don "Big Jim" Ravioli's Chief Lieutenant. When he met his wife, Madam MeMe, it was love at first sight. They own a chain of houses of ill repute.
*Don "Big Jim" Ravioli: also plays U.S. Congressman Darrin Toosteal
is the well-known father of the Chicago mob or "The Family". The Don just recently divorced Vicky, his wife of twenty years, to marry the much younger Carrie Crooner. They have only been married for a week.
Rebecca Ravioli
is the daughter of Big Jim and Vicky Ravioli. Rebecca has been telling everyone that she is engaged to marry Rhett Bumbler.
Her father refuses to allow the marriage.
Inspector Neville "The Nose" Nutella
will be attending the function to investigate the murder of the Black Hand Gang two nights ago.
Play this character as you wish. You can be a straight arrow detective (good cop) or one on the take with the mob (bad cop)!
*U.S. Congressman Darrin Toosteal: also plays Don "Big Jim" Ravioli
Some say Darrin's rise to fame was a result of his close friendship with Don "Big Jim" Ravioli. He could very possibly become the next President of the United States. You have to wonder how he could hope to become the next president, when it is well known that he has such a close affiliation with a man of Big Jim's reputation.
Mary Toosteal
is the wife of U.S. Congressman Darrin Toosteal. Mary is the perfect political wife. Elegant, dignified, and she turns a blind eye to her husband's escapades. She comes from old money and powerful connections.
Cassandra Steal
is the wife of Cash Steal.
Madam MeMe
is a very successful madam who has been married to Don Wannabe for fifteen years. With their combined head for business, they have amassed a fortune. Tonight, they open their newest venture, The Four Deuces Speak-easy.
Carrie Crooner-Ravioli
was a jazz singer in one of Big Jim's clubs when he fell in love with her. He divorced his wife Vickie to marry her. She is atten-ding tonight to do a special per-formance. People speculate that she only married Big Jim so that she could use his connec-tions to be discovered as the star she is.
Rhett Bumbler
is a gambler who blew into town six months ago. No one knows much about him, except that he is not very good at cards or dice. His attempts to cheat are so laugh-able that most people tend to overlook it. What could Rebecca see in him? Big Jim would never tolerate this buffoon as a son-in-law.
Donna Wannabe
is Don Wannabe's little sister. Donna has become quite popular with the movie picture actors. She say she was secretly seeing Big Jim on and off for the last few years. Lately, she has been seen making a play for Rhett Bumbler's attention. Some speculate that she has always been jealous of the attention Big Jim lathered on his daughter, and this is her way of getting back at her.
Sly Sleaze
runs the horse race ring for Don "Big Jim" Ravioli. He made an agreement with the new Telegraph Company to be the only person able to receive the live horse race results immediately in the Chicago area. He then sells these results to local bookies for half of their take. In exchange for all his work, the Don gives him 5% of the earnings. Some say he is not happy with this percentage and feels that he deserves a full partnership in the venture. He and Rebecca Ravioli have been good friends for years.
Mayor "Big Bill" Bumpkin
is the Mayor of Chicago. He is friendly and honest, which is why people do not believe the rumor that city funds have been vanishing. He and Don "Big Jim" Ravioli have been good friends for many years.
Jack "Greasy Thumbs" Guiseppi
is Don "Big Jim" Ravioli's accoun-tant.
Capo "Toto" Tequila
is the self-proclaimed Boss of Bosses. He will be visiting us from New York. Speculation is running rampant on why he is coming here tonight. When it involves the Capo, it just has to be something big.
Vicky Ravioli
is the ex-wife of Don "Big Jim" Ravioli. While she is older than he is, she was still surprised when he demanded a divorce to marry that tart, Carrie Crooner. When the divorce came through on March 20th, Vicky was overheard saying, "I raised my husband from a boy to a man for another woman". She received a$50,000 settle-ment from the divorce.
Baroness Ravioli
is the mother of Don "Big Jim" Ravioli. Of course, she is not a real Baroness, but being the Don's mother does tend to keep people from saying any different. The Baroness loves to wear tiaras and lord it over anyone she considers 'beneath' her, which happens to be most people.
was brought from New York by Don Wannabe to work in his club. While his job title is bouncer, everyone knows that he is really just a hit man for the Family.
Vanessa Crooner
is the mother of Carrie, Don "Big Jim" Ravioli's new wife. She chaperoned Carrie and Big Jim everywhere they went before the marriage. She does not approve of Big Jim. After they were married, she moved into the new house with them just to make sure that Big Jim treats her baby right.
Cash Steal
No one knows anything about this man. Not why he is here or where he comes from.
Guilda Guiseppi
is the wife of Jack Guiseppi.
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Number of people served: 46,521
After the invasion of Iraq in 2003, Syria become home to more than 1 million Iraqi refugees. Since then, the Syrian War has displaced millions of civilians. At the end of 2017, more than 6 million Syrians had fled the country as refugees, another 6 million Syrian remain displaced inside the country.
Our work in Syria
JRS Syria began its work in 2008 with a range of activities and programs for Iraqis who had sought refuge in Syria. These activities changed dramatically with the outbreak of the Syrian crisis in March 2011. For more than seven years now, the war has taken its toll on the lives and property of the Syrian people. JRS Syria has been responding to the needs of those most affected by the conflict in and around Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, Kafroun, and rural Tartous. JRS Syria serves internally displaced Syrians with health services, education, child protection, livelihood training, and emergency aid.
Emergency Assistance In crisis and conflict, relief assistance – shelter, food, water, sanitation, and non-food items – are needed to ensure the survival of people in emergency situations.
A Syrian woman in Al-Sakhour, Eastern Aleppo. (Jesuit Refugee Service)
A JRS Syria team member visits Amina, a Syrian girl who has taught herself to read and write after being displaced from the conflict. (Jesuit Refugee Service)
End of the semester of the JRS Al-Sakhour Community Centre, Aleppo. (Jesuit Refugee Service)
Kenya, Syria
JRS/USA 2020 Christmas Gift Guide
MENA: Continuing Service in Syria 27 Apr 2020
As Conflict Enters Its 10th Year, JRS Continues to Call for Commitment to Displaced Syrians 13 Mar 2020
Dying to Live: Miriam's Story – Leaving Syria Behind 10 Mar 2020
JRS Syria Country Director:
Fr Fouad Nakhla S.J.
fouad.nakhla@jrs.net
Aleppo, Homs, Damascus, rural Damascus
Visit the JRS MENA Website


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Q: If noun phrases can be genericised to 'someone/something', how are adjectives genericised? Often when you look up words in a dictionary, certain sentence patterns and collocations are often given in a kind of 'genericised' way, where animate noun phrases are replaced by somebody and inanimate ones by something (and verbal phrases usually by do something). For example, a definition of help might have the following:

[someone] helps [someone] [do something]

– which can be turned into a 'real' sentence by replacing the 'genericised placeholders' with more meaningful phrases:

[I] help [you] [clean your house]

I quite like this kind of 'genericising' and find it elegant and useful. However, someone and something here are used only for noun phrases (and verb phrases), and I haven't been able to find a way of 'genericising' adjectival phrases. For example, a definition of find may have the following:

[someone] finds [somebody/something] [adjective]
  => [I] find [it] [very interesting]

Adjective there doesn't seem like a very good choice, since it just expresses a word class, not a 'genericisation'—that is, it is the counterpart to 'noun', 'verb', rather than the counterpart to 'someone', '[do] something'.
Is there an established way of 'genericising' adjectives that fits this general pattern?

A: Here are few ideas maybe:

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*to find somebody / something something

*to find somebody / something anything

*to find somebody / something possible

*to find somebody / something likely

*to find somebody / something attribute

A: I would use somehow as a generic placeholder in that case. It means "in some way or manner", which gets at what an adjective does while maintaining the some- concordance.

[someone] finds [somebody/something] [somehow]

A: I don't think there's a totally generic form, because there are so many different ways that adjectives are used. So you're more likely to use a fairly specific category word that's appropriate for the specific context:

[someone] finds a [color] [something]

Another possibility is that [something] doesn't necessarily stand for a noun, but a noun phrase, which can include adjectives and prepositional phrases. So the adjectives are already implicitly allowed, and don't need to be shown explicitly in the template.


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By afaqs! Published: 27 Apr 2020, 1:00 PM IST
News18 India says 'Lapete Mein Lockdown'
While the world is adapting to a new normal in the midst of coronavirus pandemic, News18 India is bringing a unique dose of poetic joy with Lapete Mein Lockdown. The show aims to bring much-needed humour to the people living in isolation in their homes during these unprecedented times.
With a long-standing commitment to bringing industry-first initiatives, Lapete Mein Lockdown is another such offering from News18 India. The show will bring together the nation's top hasya kavis on a virtual platform to lessen the stress and anxiety in the lives of many in these trying times. The poetic evenings aim to spread positivity while expressing solidarity with the frontline workers who have dedicated their lives for the collective cause.
Hosted by Kishore Ajwani, managing editor, News18 India, the show will feature renowned poets and hasya kavis such as Pratap Fauzdar, Sudeep Bhola, Gaurav Chauhan, Chirag Jain, Vinit Pandey, Ved Prakash Ved, and Shambhu Shikhar to name a few.
Watch Lapete Mein Lockdown Live on Saturday 25th April, 8 PM onwards only on News18 India
(We got this information in a press release.)


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How to Jumpstart Diversifying an Organization's Donor Pool
Kristal Enter
Editor's Note: This article is featured in Best of Connections 2021. Read Apra Editorial Advisory Committee Chair Jessica Balsam's editor's message to learn more about the top articles of the year.
By Kristal Enter (she/her), Massachusetts General Hospital
Increasing the number of donors from historically-excluded communities can have major positive impacts for an organization, including strengthening the base of financial support and growing its circles of supporters. As such, many non-profits have identified growing the pool of these donors as a key priority to sustain a healthy financial future and create a better connection with the communities in which the organizations serve.
The prospect development field is starting to better understand that donors from historically-excluded communities practice philanthropy in different ways than donors who are traditionally thought of as philanthropists. Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) has two important centers: Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy and the Women's Philanthropy Institute, both of which are dedicated to examining the patterns and behaviors of philanthropists from historically-excluded groups and how to increase focus on these donors. The Chronicle of Philanthropy has an entire toolkit on attracting these donors, how to connect with different groups and how these groups' giving priorities/patterns might differ.
However, this work has been largely focused on exploring how frontline fundraisers can engage these communities and there has been less exploration of what role prospect researchers play. My perspective is that prospect researchers have tremendous value to add by identifying potential donors who have not traditionally been thought of as philanthropists, and creating prospect research and management practices that value these prospects. Prospect researchers can contribute by critically examining what the donor pool of their organization is currently like, developing strategies to identify new donors and exploring how current portfolio management strategies may be undermining the pursuit of these prospects for giving to their organization.
My goal in this article is to identify and discuss key next steps and tools for prospect researchers that can help jumpstart growing the number of donors to an organization who are from historically-excluded groups. This includes two streams of action:
Evaluating and addressing how prospect researchers typically think and communicate about prospects
Examining and shifting the fundamentals of prospect research work, including prospect identification and portfolio management
I will also discuss issues related to diversity and prospect research that do not have easy solutions, including determining where prospect research fits into broader organizational change related to diversity, the collection of data related to prospects from diverse communities, and building the time and resources to dedicate to this work.
I wish to acknowledge my own background and bias at the outset. Like many professionals in the development field, I am a white, cis-gendered woman. My exploration of my own bias, examination of the role I play in supporting the structures that benefit me and the development of my personal action steps is a continual and lifelong journey. I have worked in development and fundraising in healthcare organizations for much of my career, initially in corporate and foundation fundraising and, later, in prospect research. These all ultimately shape my viewpoint, the kind of prospect researcher I am and the recommendations I am making in this article.
Apra is committed to ensuring that our association lives the values of diversity, equity and inclusion espoused in our Diversity and Inclusion Statement of Principles and delivers on the objectives set forward in the Diversity and Inclusion pillar of our 2019-2021 Strategic Plan.
Additionally, the tools and next steps I suggest are not meant to solve the paternalism and white-savior complex that have historically been embedded in philanthropy. This approach is unfortunately frequently baked into nonprofit operations, but undervalues and undermines the contributions of historically-excluded communities. I aim to surface and explore action steps that prospect researchers can take, with the goal of growing the circle of donors to an organization, which is a small part of shifting the way philanthropy is practiced.
A note on terminology: In using the terms "historically-excluded" or "diverse," I am talking broadly about groups that are not reflected in the typical white, non-disabled, cis-gender male donor pool. If your organization serves specific groups, there may be specific historically-excluded groups you wish to reach. For example, an organization serving in Haiti may aim to increase the number of Haitian or Haitian American donors to authentically represent those served and incorporate the viewpoint of those with lived experience into its mission, operations and goals.
Prospect Researchers as Individuals
There is a perception that prospect researchers are unbiased; that they dig into data and present the facts as they are. However, I argue that individual prospect researchers bring different knowledge, experience and skills to the role that colors their approach to the work.
Critically, each prospect researcher holds a bias related to groups of people that they do not belong to, even if this bias is unintentional. This may be because of the way they were raised, where they went to school, where they live or the very human instinct to make quick judgements to make sense of a complicated world. It may be compounded by the demands of a prospect researcher to juggle multiple priorities and the constant flow of data, and the critical role of "quick takes" to balance these demands.
To make authentic progress toward increasing the number of donors from historically-excluded groups at their organization, prospect researchers should examine how they understand the world and explore how this impacts their work. This means going beyond standard diversity, equity and inclusion training sessions to individually unpack what perspectives prospect researchers bring to their work and what in those perspectives might be important to shift. In the appendix to this article, there are suggested readings and resources for prospect researchers to self-examine their biases. If there are no other tools from this article that can be implemented, this is the most important and critical action step that I believe every prospect researcher in any development shop can carry out.
Numerous studies have shown that diverse teams are more productive and creative. Ideally, prospect research teams would be more diverse so that there are multiple perspectives represented within a team. The Aspen Leadership Group's 2019 report, "Diversity and Inclusion in Healthcare Advancement: Changing Behaviors and Outcomes," makes it very clear that the development profession has a long way to go in terms of increasing diversity of staff and leadership, though organizations like the African American Development Officers organization and Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy have created important communities to support fundraisers who identify as African American and women of color, respectively. Prospect researchers must be ambassadors for the profession with the goal of increasing the diversity of teams, as well as the leadership of these teams.
This article is one of four-parts in a series celebrating Research Pride Month. Read the rest of the series here:
Learn more about the author on the Connections Thought Leadership Page.
Released: March 5, 2021 11:50 AM | Updated: January 4, 2022 05:15 PM
Keywords: Connections | Diversity & Inclusion | Donors | Features | Prospect Research | Relationship Management


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Aloni: There is Apartheid in Israel
Posted by Cair Webmaster 23sc on January 15, 2007
THIS ROAD IS FOR JEWS ONLY
Jewish self-righteousness is taken for granted among ourselves to such an extent that we fail to see what's right in front of our eyes. It's simply inconceivable that the ultimate victims, the Jews, can carry out evil deeds. Nevertheless, the state of Israel practises its own, quite violent, form of Apartheid with the native Palestinian population.
The US Jewish Establishment's onslaught on former President Jimmy Carter is based on him daring to tell the truth which is known to all: through its army, the government of Israel practises a brutal form of Apartheid in the territory it occupies. Its army has turned every Palestinian village and town into a fenced-in, or blocked-in, detention camp. All this is done in order to keep an eye on the population's movements and to make its life difficult. Israel even imposes a total curfew whenever the settlers, who have illegally usurped the Palestinians' land, celebrate their holidays or conduct their parades.
If that were not enough, the generals commanding the region frequently issue further orders, regulations, instructions and rules (let us not forget: they are the lords of the land). By now they have requisitioned further lands for the purpose of constructing "Jewish only" roads. Wonderful roads, wide roads, well-paved roads, brightly lit at night--all that on stolen land. When a Palestinian drives on such a road, his vehicle is confiscated and he is sent on his way.
On one occasion I witnessed such an encounter between a driver and a soldier who was taking down the details before confiscating the vehicle and sending its owner away. "Why?" I asked the soldier. "It's an order--this is a Jews-only road", he replied. I inquired as to where was the sign indicating this fact and instructing [other] drivers not to use it. His answer was nothing short of amazing. "It is his responsibility to know it, and besides, what do you want us to do, put up a sign here and let some antisemitic reporter or journalist take a photo so he that can show the world that Apartheid exists here?"
Indeed Apartheid does exist here. And our army is not "the most moral army in the world" as we are told by its commanders. Sufficient to mention that every town and every village has turned into a detention centre and that every entry and every exit has been closed, cutting it off from arterial traffic. If it were not enough that Palestinians are not allowed to travel on the roads paved 'for Jews only', on their land, the current GOC found it necessary to land an additional blow on the natives in their own land with an "ingenious proposal".
Humanitarian activists cannot transport Palestinians either.


It was "released in response to the distinct increase in demand for exclusive luxury items", said Perth Mint chief executive Richard Hayes Tuesday.
Called "Discovery", it was modelled after the "Holey Dollar", one of Australia's first coins, with a private collector paying Aus$495,000 for one of those in 2013.
A key attraction is the four pink diamonds from the renowned Argyle mine in Australia's remote western Kimberley region, including a 1.02-carat emerald cut.
"In terms of pink diamonds themselves, you can fit the whole year's production literally into the palm of your hand," said Hayes.


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Greßelgrund ist ein Gemeindeteil des unterfränkischen Marktes Maroldsweisach im Landkreis Haßberge.

Geographie
Das Dorf liegt im nordöstlichen Teil des Landkreises am Südhang des Tannenbergs und am Erlbach, einem linken Zufluss der Baunach. Im Ortsbereich befinden sich zwei Mühlen, die im 16. Jahrhundert erstmals erwähnte Obere Mühle und die 1755 errichtete Bastenmühle. Durch Greßelgrund führen Gemeindeverbindungsstraßen nach Ditterswind, Marbach und Gemeinfeld.

Geschichte

Die erste Nennung war 1232 in der Teilungsurkunde des Würzburger Bischofs Hermann, in der Ebern von der Pfarrei Pfarrweisach getrennt wurde und unter anderem "Cresselberc" bei der Mutterkirche verblieb. Thein von Lichtenstein gehörte 1352 der Zehnt. 1381 waren außerdem die Herren von Stein zu Altenstein Lehensträger. Im Zuge einer Verpfändung einer Wiese und eines Ackers tauchte 1480 der Name "Gresseldorf" auf. Gemäß einer Urkunde aus dem Jahr 1541 erhielt Veit von Stein ein "viertheil am gehultz im gresselgrundt". Die Herren von Stein besaßen die niedere Gerichtsbarkeit in dem Ort. 1705 fiel die Dorfherrschaft, wie auch in Ditterswind, an Hannibal von Stein, jüngster Sohn von Casimir von Stein. 1799 besaßen außerdem die Herren von Lichtenstein drei Sölden in Greßelgrund. 1841 erwarb der Kitzinger Weingutbesitzer und Magistratsrat Carl Otto Deuster die Besitzungen von verschiedenen Erbengemeinschaften.

"Cresselberc" teilte Bischof Hermann im Jahr 1232 der Kapelle Ermershausen zu. 1764 schlossen sich die Gresselgründer der Pfarrei Maroldsweisach an und 1819 folgte die Umpfarrung in das näher gelegene Ditterswind.

Greßelgrund gehörte zum 1818 gegründeten Gemeindeverband Gemeinfeld, der 1862 in das neu geschaffene bayerische Bezirksamt Königshofen eingegliedert wurde. Ab 1848 war das Landgericht Hofheim für Greßelgrund zuständig. 1871 zählte der Ort 68 Einwohner und 25 Gebäude. Das Dorf gehörte zum Sprengel der katholischen Pfarrei im 2,5 Kilometer entfernten Gemeinfeld wo sich auch die katholische Schule befand. Die zuständige evangelisch-lutherische Pfarrei und evangelische Schule waren im 2,0 Kilometer entfernten Ditterswind. Im Jahr 1900 wurde die Landgemeinde Gemeinfeld dem neu gegründeten Bezirksamt Hofheim zugeordnet. Sie hatte 332 Einwohner, von denen 281 katholisch waren. Der Ortsteil Greßelgrund zählte 65 Einwohner in 12 Wohngebäuden. und 1925 lebten in dem Ort 35 Personen in 8 Wohngebäuden.

1950 hatte das Dorf 7 Wohngebäude mit 44 Einwohnern. Im Jahr 1970 zählte Greßelgrund 36, 1987 58 Einwohner sowie 14 Wohnhäuser mit 14 Wohnungen. Am 1. Juli 1972 wurde der Landkreis Hofheim aufgelöst. Gemeinfeld kam  mit Greßelgrund zum Haßberg-Kreis und wurde nach Burgpreppach eingemeindet. Am 1. Juni 1976 folgte die Umgliederung des Dorfes nach Maroldsweisach.

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Consumer Advocacy Body for Superannuation – expression of interest
This consultation process has now been completed.
02 December 2019 - 13 January 2020
Consultation Type
In the 2019-20 Budget, the Government announced its intention to establish a consumer advocacy body for superannuation. The complex and compulsory nature of superannuation necessitates an independent consumer body with specialist knowledge.
The objective of the advocacy body will be to become the voice of consumers in policy discussions and to support access to information to educate and assist consumers, including vulnerable consumers, to navigate the superannuation system. The advocacy body will be required to leverage current financial literacy initiatives, such as MoneySmart.
This expression of interest is the first step in the process to implement Recommendation 28, of the Productivity Commission's Superannuation: Assessing Efficiency and Competitiveness report, for an independent, adequately‑resourced superannuation members' advocacy body.
This process will inform Treasury's advice to Government about options to establish the advocacy body.
Treasury invites interested parties to respond to this process and to address the topics outlined below, as well as any other relevant information by 13 January 2020.
Functions and outcomes: What core functions and outcomes do you consider could be delivered by the advocacy body? What additional functions and outcomes could also be considered? What functions would the advocacy body provide that are not currently available?
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The 11th Season of Bones picks up six months later with Booth, Brennan, daughter Christine and the new baby ostensibly living a dream life, a world away from the murder-filled life left behind. But a case with close personal ties to the couple compels Brennan to become involved in the forensic analysis of the remains, and Booth mysteriously goes missing, prompting an FBI investigation into his whereabouts. The worlds of the dead and the undead collide in a special BONES and Sleepy Hollow crossover event where the grisly discovery of human remains leads Brennan and Booth on a hunt for clues and searching for answers of their own. Realizing that they are after the same evidence, they team up to solve the mystery.


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Jolene Jackson Mysteries
Hot Enough to Kill Inhaltsangabe
Jolene Jackson would rather be anywhere than Kickapoo, Texas. Sweltering in the bug-infested flatlands and dodging nosy locals is never fun, but with the mayor murdered and her 72-year-old mother locked up in the county jail because of it, Jolene's dragged back to her old hometown, like it or not.
Lucille isn't shedding any tears over her boyfriend's untimely demise, and her antics put her at the top of the suspect list. But when a not-so-ex Mrs. Mayor shows up to claim her due, it's pretty clear that Mother Dearest isn't the only one who's been done dirty.
With suspects coming out of the woodwork, a pile of scandals brewing at town hall, federal agents swarming a makeshift artillery shed, and a mouthy church lady with a righteous ax to grind, Kickapoo is a bubbling hotbed of trouble.
Flames are still burning high and fast with Jolene's old high school sweetheart, the sheriff. But what's really getting hot and personal is the gunfire, and it's tracking her like catfish to stink bait.
Bullets are flying, chicken's frying, and there's a nasty killer on the loose in the mesquites with a stolen shotgun who's Hot Enough to Kill.
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Hot Enough to Kill
Jolene Jackson Mysteries, Book 1
Autor: Paula Boyd
Sprecher: Cathi Colas
Jolene Jackson would rather be anywhere than Kickapoo, Texas. Sweltering in the bug-infested flatlands and dodging nosy locals is never fun, but with the mayor murdered and her 72-year-old mother locked up in the county jail because of it, Jolene's dragged back to her old hometown, like it or not. Lucille isn't shedding any tears over her boyfriend's untimely demise, and her antics put her at the top of the suspect list. But when a not-so-ex Mrs. Mayor shows up to claim her due, it's pretty clear that Mother Dearest isn't the only one who's been done dirty.
Dead Man Falls
Jolene's back in Kickapoo for her mother's annual birthday bash at the DQ, which is trouble enough, but when her checkered high school past comes back to haunt her, the problems turn decidedly deadly. Thanks to her old sweetheart, Sheriff Jerry Don Parker, high school wasn't that bad for Jolene, but with bodies turning up faster than beer cans in the river, they're a darned sight worse now.
Turkey Ranch Road Rage
Killer Moves


TIME IS WHAT LIFE IS MADE UP OF.
Your time is a gift that you get to choose the recipients of. Giving someone the gift of your time is the most valuable gift you can give for this very reason – money you spend on someone can be gotten back, but the time you spend with them cannot.
Life can easily become frantic, and crazy, and a little unpredictable – but we owe it to ourselves to slow it down every now and then and just enjoy it. To enjoy each other, to enjoy what we have worked so hard to achieve. To pause in the middle of chasing after the elusive happiness we all crave, and just…be happy.
The question is – how are you going to use it?


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Mary Donaldson
Name Mary Donaldson
Birth 1696 New York
Family George Yates, b. 5 Apr 1695, Pennsylvania d. 23 Jul 1747 (Age 52 years)
1. John Jasper Yates, Yeates, b. 4 Jul 1720 d. 14 Feb 1795 (Age 74 years)
2. Mary Yates, b. 18 Feb 1724, Pennsylvania
3. Catherine Yates, b. 4 Feb 1726, Pennsylvania
4. David Yates, b. 22 Jun 1728, Pennsylvania d. Abt 1770, Pennsylvania (Age 41 years)
5. Donaldson Yates, b. 12 Feb 1729, Delaware d. 16 Nov 1796, Kent, Maryland (Age 67 years)
6. Elizabeth Yates, b. 10 Feb 1731, Delaware d. 18 Dec 1795, Kent, Maryland (Age 64 years)
7. Ann Yates, b. 8 Sep 1736, Pennsylvania d. 1767, Pennsylvania (Age 30 years)
It was Mr. Donaldson's daughter who married George, son of Jasper and Catharine (Sandelands) Yeates. Cornelias Bmpson was a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Province, and one of the Justices of the Peace for New Castle County, which be sometimes represented in the General Assembly.
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about George Yeates Name: George Yeates Gender: Male Birth Place: PA Birth Year: 1695 Spouse Name: Mary Donaldson Spouse Birth Place: NY Spouse Birth Year: 1696 Number Pages: 1
George Yeates,4 son of Jasper and Catharine (Sandelands) Yeates, was born in Pennsylvania April 5,1695. He spent his boyhood at Upland, and accompanied his parents in their removal to New Castle. Here he continued to reside after his father's death on Mr. Yeates's plantation below New Castle, bequeathed to him by his father; and he afterwards acquired from his brother Jasper several hundred acres of contiguous land, on the west side of Mill Creek, reaching to New Castle, the remainder of their father's large estate in that vicinity, besides part of the "Town's Marsh," and lots at the south end of the town bought by Jasper Yeates, senior, of Gov. Markham. He was a "farmer," styled, also, in civil records "gentleman." He married Mary, younger daughter of Major John Donaldson, who emigrated from Galloway, Scotland, and settled as a merchant at New Castle, becoming a Justice of the Peace and Judge of the Provincial Court, and Representative of New Castle County in the Assembly, as well as Member of the Provincial Council. Mrs. Yeates's mother was Elizabeth, daughter of Lucas Rodenburg, Vice-Director of the island of Curacoa from about 1646 until his death in 1657, by his wife Catrina, daughter of Roelof Jansen and Anneke Jans, and, at the time of her marriage with Mr. Donaldson, widow of Ephraim Georgius Herman, eldest son of Augustine Herman, and second Lord of Bohemia Manor, uncle to Ephraim Augustine Herman, who married George Yeates's cousin-german, Isabella Trent. Mrs. Yeates was baptized in New York, July 1, 1696. She inherited by her father's willf all Major Donaldson's "land, marsh, and improvements in and adjoining to the town of New Castle," which she parted with, however, not long after her marriage with Mr. Yeates. She survived her husband, letters of administration on his estate being granted to her July 23,1747. She resided in 1758 at Christiana Bridge, White Clay Creek Hundred, New Castle Co. Mr. and Mrs. Yeates had eight children, born on their plantation near New Castle. [Jasper George Yates Extract from the following work [2015 by Ronald E, Yates]:The Descendants of JORAN KYN of New Sweden; By GREGORY B. KEEN; 1913]


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Pastora es el primer álbum de estudio del grupo español que lleva el mismo nombre (Pastora), producido por Caïm Riba, componente de la banda, y Carlos Cárcamo.

Sobre el disco
Pastora puede definirse como el despegue de la originalidad. Recién incorporada al grupo, Dolo Beltrán aportó su voz y sus composiciones a la música de Caïm Riba y al aspecto visual de Pauet Riba. Consiguieron el disco de oro por más de 50.000 copias vendidas. Esto fue debido, en parte, al éxito de su primer sencillo, "Lola", que les lanzó a la fama. Otros singles que se fueron extrayendo de este primer trabajo fueron "Un cuaderno lleno de cuentos", "Mirona" y "Lunes".

No se puede encuadrar a este álbum dentro de un estilo determinado, sino que posee distintas mezclas combinadas. Y si precisamente algo caracteriza a este grupo barcelonés, es la capacidad de síntesis y extracción de numerosos estilos musicales, destacando el pop y la música electrónica dentro de un contexto un tanto psicodélico.

Según afirma el propio grupo: "Al principio nuestra música era mucho más tecnológica, pero quisimos recuperar los sonidos acústicos, la guitarra, y lo mezclamos todo". Para componer, Dolo Beltrán utiliza el interminable repertorio de Caïm Riba y comienza a escribir. De esta forma, sólo cuentan con una única canción cuya letra nació antes que la música, "La cultura", incluida en este primer álbum y de las más conocidas, aunque nunca llegó a ser sencillo.

Las canciones que fueron extraídas para remezclarlas con sonidos puramente electrónicos en el álbum Pastora RMX ED fueron "Una mañana", "Mirona", "Runner (llegarán tiempos mejores)" y "Lola", esta última en versión acústica.

Lista de canciones

 Un cuaderno lleno de cuentos - 3:22
 Lunes - 5:03
 Mirona - 4:45
 Una mañana - 4:30
 Tengo - 4:30
 Lola - 4:50
 Un hombre sin tabaco - 5:27
 El aperitivo de las doce - 4:36
 Mentira - 4:53
 Runner (llegarán tiempos mejores) - 5:12
 Paisajes de agosto - 5:46
 Una ducha y un café - 3:30
 La cultura - 4:02
 M.A.R.S. - 4:11

Sencillos y videoclips

Sencillos:
 Un cuaderno lleno de cuentos
 Lunes
 Mirona
 Tengo
 Lola

Videoclips:
 Un cuaderno lleno de cuentos
 Lunes
 Mirona
 Tengo
 Lola

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Álbumes de 2004
Álbumes de Pastora


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North Wales election special
CONTROVERSIAL plans to close 29 Gwynedd primary schools were in tatters last night after Plaid Cymru lost control of the county.
More election stories.
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Results from Wrexham
Llais Gwynedd, set up to oppose the education shake up, took 12 seats – including those of Plaid Cymru national president Dafydd Iwan and council leader Richard Parry Hughes.
It left Plaid with 35 seats – three short of an overall majority – forcing chiefs to try and seek a deal with smaller parties in the council they have controlled since 1996.
Llais Gwynedd will now be calling for an urgent review of the schools programme which would have reduced the county's 106 schools to 48.
Founding member Alwyn Gruffydd said the party wanted the council to "wipe the slate clean" and start a fresh consultation with parents, teachers and governors.
Fellow founding member Aeron Jones said: "Gwynedd council's plans are in tatters because they consulted with parents, governors and teachers, but failed to listen.
"With 12 seats we don't have the majority to force the issue, but we are in a strong position because we have weakened Plaid's hold.
"Our promise has always been to save the schools and that is what we will continue to fight for. We hope a new council will now listen to what people are telling them."
Around 25 parents staged a peaceful protest outside yesterday morning's Caernarfon count.
Alex Plows, whose 11-year old daughter Seren attends Ysgol Rhiwlas near Bangor, said: "We were not consulted properly when the council drew up these plans. We want the council to go back to the drawing board. The protests will continue until they do."
But the county's ousted Plaid leader Richard Parry Hughes said: "The schools reorganisation document might have been the catalyst for the way the vote went, but I think the situation has been misunderstood. The plans were for consultation only and no decisions had been taken."
Plaid Cymru were not the only party to lose seats. Labour lost six seats and the Liberal Democrats one. Independent candidates took four more seats.
A by-election will be held within the next six weeks in the Bowydd and Rhiw ward in Blaenau Ffestiniog following the death of candidate Ernest Williams.
WREXHAM Labour group took a hammering at the local elections losing nearly half their seats, leaving them with just 11, down from 20.
And for the first time since the unitary authority was formed Plaid Cymru has councillors to speak for the party – four in total who ousted four Labour councillors.
Non of the seven BNP fielded won a seat although in Coedpoeth they got 264 votes, 13 behind third place out of six candidates.
Talks were underway to form a working coalition along the lines of the last council led by Lib Dem Aled Roberts who retained his Ponciau seat yesterday.
"What has happened is a reflection of local policy in Wrexham," he said. "Labour abdicated their responsibilities when they gave up leadership three years ago.
"I hope they now take stock of the situation, gauge where they are going, and put aside narrow ideologies to work together for the good of Wrexham."
LABOUR has lost control of Flintshire – unless it can strike some unlikely alliances this weekend
On a night which mirrored Labour's national failures, Flintshire saw many high-profile Labour stalwarts lose their seats.
There was a shock in Ewloe when former Merseyside assistant chief constable Alison Halford, a former Labour councillor and AM, won a seat for the Conservatives.
In Leeswood Labour's Ken Richardson was rushed to hospital on the afternoon of voting and is "seriously ill". He lost his seat to Independent Raymond Hughes.
During the county there was a minute's silence in respect for Stuart Brown, an independent candidate in Hope ward, who died on Monday. The election will take place at a later date.
A NIGHT of surprises looks certain to signal a change of leadership on Anglesey.
The ruling coalition of Anglesey Forward and the Radical Independents had a torrid night with seven of its 19 members defeated, including education portfolio holder John Meirion Davies and vice chairman John Roberts.
Another high profile casualty was former housing director John Arthur Jones, who lost his Cyngar seat to Plaid Cymru's Rhian Medi.
She is now one of eight Plaid members in the council, up from six.
The party is now likely to play a role in any future ruling coalition.
Yesterday leaders from several parties were at the council headquarters for discussions but no agreement has been reached.
Front runner to replace leader Gareth Winston Roberts in the hotseat is Rhosneigr Original Independent councillor Phil Fowlie.
THE 59-seat Conwy County Council remains with no overall control today as Conservatives celebrate eight gains
In the previous administration, Conwy's Cabinet was run by a coalition of Independents, Conservatives, Plaid Cymru and Liberal Democrats with Labour as the Opposition.
Parties meet over the next three or four days to thrash out a new administration.
Re-elected Independent Coun Philip Evans said: "Clearly, no one party has overall control so there will be a coalition. There will be a sensible, forward looking administration."
DENBIGHSHIRE'S Tory leader came out fighting yesterday after the party's victory at the ballot box.
Dewi Owens celebrated the Conservatives' national success with an extra 10 blue seats on the council. The party now take the lead with 18 seats to the Independents 13.
The deflated Independents who lost control of six wards, said they were preparing themselves for a "wipeout."
POWYS & CEREDIGION
THE Conservative Party made huge gains in Powys, going from having no councillors to winning nine seats.
In Ceredigion Plaid Cymru took 50% of the seats and will look to lead the council.
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Rhosneigr
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Whether a story on British florist Jenny Tobin, whose work is featured in the Oscar-winning "The Favourite," the seductive use of flowers, floral spring fashions, garden design for hospital patients, tips on indoor floral plants or Lady Gaga's video of "La Vie En Rose," Flower Power with Jill is a daily dose for interesting happy stories and a boost of joy through the beauty of flowers.
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Organizing your money is right up there with a kick in the face with a golf shoe. No one has the time or even the desire to do such a crazy thing. But, what if I were to explain to you not only how easy it is, but also how it creates success within your financial plan. There are two words that will make your money and your life so much easier. Are you ready for this? SINKING FUNDS. Wow! Now don't you feel better already?
A sinking fund is a really fancy shmancy term for a savings account that is earmarked for something you are saving up for. How many of you have gone on vacation and the vacation follows you home in the form of payments? How many of you go into panic mode every Friday after Thanksgiving because you just realized Christmas, or any holiday for that matter, is coming up? Have you ever wondered what is was like to have cash sitting around for the one thing you completely forgot to budget for? We have all been there and it reminds us again how much we can't stand managing our money!
The joy of a week-long San Diego vacation comes to a screeching halt when you realize you are going to be paying for it….and paying for it….and paying for it. Christmas starts to rob money from your mortgage and utility payments, and then has the nerve to steal the joy out of the season. You start to tell your kids to stop making so many friends in school because you can't stand the thought of buying another birthday gift. The soccer coach calls to tell you how awesome your kid is at soccer….and that awesomeness comes with a $2,500 price tag due in full next week for an upcoming travel game. Oh, and the hot girl calls and wants to meet up with you in Vegas but you don't know how much of that general savings account is earmarked for hot girls and Vegas. Sinking Funds will help you with all of these feelings.
The #1 place to open a sinking fund is at CIT Bank. They offer a low minimum of $100 and a high interest rate of 1.55%. This means that your money will add up fast!
Every pay period, we deposit a little bit of money into each one. We may deposit $100/month into the Christmas Fund and $50/month into the House Repair Fund. Every Christmas we have $1,200 to start off with and every time I need to go out and get this or that for the house, I don't have to destroy my budget that I've worked so hard on. These accounts start to grow and over time you start to laugh because you realize that you actually have that one thing other people seem to always have. You have pictures of Jackson, Grant, and good ol' Ben Franklin hanging out together in your sinking funds! Those things you once dreaded are now what you wanted them to be – FUN.
So Peach, where do you get these sweet sounding sinking funds? I would highly recommend using CIT Bank. They offer higher interest rates versus a traditional bank. When you setup your account, you can link them to your checking account that you use everyday. For example, if you use a credit union in your neighborhood, you can link your credit union to your new savings account and then set up automatic transfers to build up your sinking fund. If you have direct deposit through your employer, you can set that up and have your sinking fund grow straight out of your paycheck! It is so easy that I truly believe a cave man could actually do it.
There are a few things I will tell you so you don't get mad at me. The first thing is savings accounts charge you a fee if you pull money out the account more than 6 times in a month. However, if you had 10 sinking funds, this means you can pull money up to 6 times a month from each account. I suggest that at Christmas time, you transfer all of your Christmas money to your Checking account one time and then you can avoid the fee. Also, when you transfer money from your everyday checking account at your local bank or credit union, it will take 2 business days to get to the online bank. This doesn't mean it is "lost" for those 2 days, it just doesn't actually leave your neighborhood bank and enter your sinking fund until 2 business days after you hit submit. Lastly, when you send money from your neighborhood bank to the online bank, your deposits are not available for withdrawal until 5 business days later.
I once felt like we had a pot of money that we just called savings. This money had a little emergency fund in it, a little vacation savings in it, and a teeny tiny bit of Christmas in it. It was disorganized and we couldn't tell you how much of the pot was for each of the things we were trying to save for. Our money-saving plan looked similar to a giant pile of crap. It stunk! Today, we have MONEY for things that are coming up and life is….richer.
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For our military members, firefighters and special agents you can bank with USAA the same way as Ally or Capital One, also unlimited amount of accounts, no minimum balance and free; I love your suggestions and agree! Further you can ladder CDs for as short as 90days to 7years for various savings goals and often times get a little higher interest this way. You will likely need a minimum deposit for a CD, but in many cases it is not an out of reach amount. Thanks for the back to basics reminder!
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Just to let you know I am taking your advice and I am going to use the Ally Bank to set up my savings. I have three main goals right now and I have named them too. First is my Anthony fund, even though he works full time he is special needs and I want him to always know whoever takes charge after I am gone he will always be taken care of matter what. Second is the Indiana fund, yep my common law husband needs to go back this year and see his kids around Christmas time. Third is I promise I will not give this house away no matter what. I had one house that was free and clear, no mortgage payment, just the hoa and utilities and house insurance is all I had to pay. Second house, still painful to talk about. Don't want to rent anymore. In other words I redid my budget to make it all happen, which it will happen.
Yep I am sticking to my new budget, I want to save more money because I will feel better about myself and I want my kids to know that I left them something besides my life insurance policy for them. Thank you for the information about the savings plan for Anthony. I will definitely look into it. Like I said he works full time and is actually outgrowing some of the developmental disability, but I want to make sure 100 percent that he will always have something to fall back on when I am gone.
Next question I hope you can answer, where is the best place to get a will drawn up? I seriously don't know. I know I can get forms online, but I have some specific instructions of what I want done after I am gone.
Because of you I started using the Capital One 360 account a few years ago. It's where my emergency fund is and several other sinking funds are. The main savings account gets a .75% interest rate as well and compounds monthly I think, which is way better than a regular savings account from a bank. I'm still working at paying off credit debt and it is a constant battle, but I know I will win and will too be "living like no one else". I estimate I'm still a few years from becoming debt free. The sinking funds definitely help budget for things that come up throughout the year, especially Christmas and vacation.
Nice post. I often wondered if it's worth the hassle to juggle multiple accounts but you make a good argument for it.
Speaking of savings. I just heard about the Netspend savings account, which gives you 5% interest (up to $5000, then 0.5% on anything above that). Do you know anything about it? From what I understand, it can be fee free if you follow specific steps, the only bad thing is that their customer service stinks. Just wondering if you had any thoughts on it.
I wasn't aware of Netspend, but now you are going to have me looking at it 🙂 THanks Mariana for the comment and for the head up!
Thanks for all the info Chris! I am already budgeting for dear life. Though I would love to set up a sinking fund, there is no such thing where I live (Chile)…got any ideas of an alternative for expats who are not American? I do not have an account in my home country (Sweden) either as I have been living down here for over 30 years. Thanks again!
I have three separate savings accounts, one is an emergency fund, never touch unless it is an emergency, one is an investment, house, car savings, the other is for urgent matters, quite literally I pull money out for anything that is needed including repairs. This is good insights, keep it up.
Great, Seeking fund is one of the best ways to save your fund every month. You can create one account for all of your sinking funds you just need to manage spreadsheet to track how much money you have put in for each item.
I have listened to about 60% of all your podcasts. Fantastic content! Started my sinking fund today after I reworked our monthly budget!