There was once a hotel that was very popular with tourists, but it was no ordinary hotel; at least, that's what some of the previous guests said. Matthew had gone to spend a few days at the hotel with his parents, for they were going to visit the Ordesa National Park in southern Spain, for it was one of the prettiest parks in the whole wide world.
When Matthew's family arrived at the hotel, which had been an old stone monastery, they were very surprised and amazed at how big it was.
Matthew had a room to himself, which made him very happy, for he thought this meant he could sleep till late without anyone disturbing him. But that night as he was sleeping peacefully, a noise in the middle of the night woke him up. The young boy got such a fright that he couldn't help screaming.
He jumped out of bed and switched on the light to see who had made the noise, but there was no one there. But just as Matthew was about to get back in bed, he found a piece of old cloth on the ground next to the chimney. He picked it up for a closer look and began looking around the room to see if he could find another clue.
After a while when he still hadn't found anything, Matthew went back to bed. For a few minutes, his eyes wouldn't close – he tried and tried to go to sleep, but couldn't. His eyes were big as saucers and he had pulled up the bed sheets right up to his head in fear, for there were creaks and groans coming from everywhere.
Finally, just as he was about to fall back asleep, he heard another noise – just like before. In a flash Matthew turned on the light to see where it came from. Then he caught sight of a figure in a nightdress made from the same cloth he had found a little while before. He dashed out of his hotel room and into his parents', and leapt into their bed.
"Mum, dad, there's someone in my room! She went up the chimney!" Matthew cried, trembling in fear.
"Don't worry, Matthew, it must have been a nightmare," said his mother reassuringly.
"Come on Matthew, let's investigate," said his father.
When they got to Matthew' room, he stuck close to his father's side like glue. "Come on, Matthew, there's no one here," said his father.
After a few minutes hiding under the sheets, Matthew's mother arrived with a woman wearing the same nightdress Matthew had seen disappearing up the chimney. "Mum, it's her! She's the one that went up the chimney! Run, run!" Matthew cried.
Well, Matthew's mother couldn't stop laughing to see her fifteen-year-old son and husband hiding in the bed in fear.
"Matthew, what day is it today?" asked his mother.
"I don't know… the 1st, I think" answered Matthew, not understanding.
"That's right, the 1st April – April Fools' Day!!!" replied his mother, unable to contain her laughter.
Chuckling sheepishly, Matthew and his father got out of bed. They had realised why that hotel was special. The workers at the hotel were actors and depending on the time of year, you could ask them to play a joke on you, just as Matthew's mother had done.
So Matthew learned that in any situation you have to see the funny side of things and that laughing is good for you. Because although they had been a little bit scared, in the end they laughed a great deal.


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Leaders in Pharmaceutical Business Intelligence announces the FIRST book of their BioMedical Series
Leaders in Pharmaceutical Business Intelligence, launched in April 2012 as an Open Access Online Scientific Journal, would like to announce the FIRST book of their BioMedical E-Book Series, Perspectives on Nitric Oxide in Disease Mechanisms, which is now available on Amazon Kindle. This book is a comprehensive review of Nitric Oxide, its discovery, function, and related opportunities for targeted therapy written by PhDs, MDs, MD/PhDs, PharmDs.
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July 18, 2013 - PRLog -- Leaders in Pharmaceutical Business Intelligence, launched in April 2012 as an Open Access Online Scientific Journal (http://pharmaceuticalintelligence.com), would like to announce the FIRST book of their BioMedical E-Book Series, Perspectives on Nitric Oxide in Disease Mechanisms, which is now available on Amazon Kindle (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DINFFYC). This book is a comprehensive review of Nitric Oxide, its discovery, function, and related opportunities for targeted therapy written by PhDs, MDs, MD/PhDs, PharmDs.
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The club is now, by law, required to use steel shot as the shot falls over wetlands. This means all practices and competitions will be alternative shot only and anybody found using lead shot will be stopped shooting, warned and disqualified from competition.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALTHOUGH IT IS MANDATORY TO WEAR SAFETY GLASSES FOR ALL SCTA COMPETITIONS, IT WILL NOW BE CLUB POLICY THAT ALL SHOOTS INCLUDING PRACTICES WILL REQUIRE BOTH EAR AND EYE PROTECTION, BY COMPETITORS, REFEREES AND SPECTATORS BEYOND THE MARKED FENCE LINE OF THE SHOOTING GROUND.
Cartridges will be available at the ground from Angus Cameron. It should be noted that they are from personal stock and will therefore be available in small numbers for visitors, beginners and other shooters who don't have shotgun certificates. Regular steel shooters and local members should buy direct from suppliers such as R.MacLeod & Son (Tain), Highland Shooting Centre (near Bonar Bridge) or other stockist.


December 3rd, 2018 – The Robotic Process Automation (RPA) market will continue to undergo dramatic and rapid maturation in 2019, but RPA companies are finding themselves at a tipping point: They will either grow into their lofty market valuations or we will start to hear the hissing of a deflating bubble and warning signs of a "hype cycle" crash.
Over the last five years, RPA companies have focused on the "demand" side of the equation…general market understanding of the business value and willingness of prospects to try RPA. Most would say the industry has succeeded on the demand side. But now RPA companies must shift focus to the "supply" side of the equation…managing the demand by creating a supply of passionate and knowledgeable RPA leaders armed with capable software.
How will the RPA landscape shift in 2019?
Enterprise customers will begin demanding more from RPA companies: No longer is it enough to do a one-off Proof of Concept (POC) demo to win business. Customers will require use cases that show a clear path to enterprise scalability and quantifiable results.
Credentialing goes biometric: Leading RPA vendors are seeking to enhance security while improving the customer experience, so they are naturally looking to biometric authentication. Coupled with mobility and serverless computing (see point 4), biometric authentication provides a very powerful enterprise-secure RPA product.
Regulatory compliance drives innovation: Yes, necessity is still the mother of innovation! Customers will increasingly look to RPA solutions that afford additional layers of auditability to satisfy regulatory requirements such as GDPR.
Serverless Computing with RPA eliminates need for dedicated servers: With improved architecture and licensing models, leading RPA vendors will allow customers to run as many bots as they want, when they want, without having to plan for capacity.
RPA prices will continue to decline: Competition, commoditisation and more efficient licencing models such as consumption-based pricing will drive down prices while improving capacity usage levels for customers.
Large software companies continue to acquire RPA capability: The recent SAP acquisition of Contextor continues the trend of large software companies wrapping in RPA to lower total cost of ownership by providing more automation capabilities out of the box. RPA companies that have built niche market plays around larger software applications will need to be nimble.
RPA products will continue to focus on unstructured data: Vendors will align with the macro shift of moving from data collection to data analysis, which will drive a focus on Cognitive Capture, NLP and AI algorithms to transform unstructured data into structured data that can be scored and delivered back to the enterprise to support improved decision-making.
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) providers will start to openly embrace RPA: To retain work otherwise at risk of being re-shored, BPOs will align as partners with RPA vendors as both a consumer and reseller.
Companies begin to create formal RPA roles: RPA at scale requires new roles such as Bot Trainer, Bot Developer and RPA Manager, largely filled with existing employees who have been upskilled. Companies will also begin to market their automation programs in recruiting efforts to attract talent.
5G rollout allows more data on mobile devices: This promotes greater mobility, which translates into leading RPA vendors developing Mobile Software Development Kits (SDKs) that allow customers to interact with and manage RPA bots from anywhere.
Kofax is doing its part to lead RPA innovation and support the Future of Work. Specifically, in 2019, Kofax is committed to bundling RPA-complimentary smart automation solutions onto the world's first Intelligent Automation (IA) unified platform. The Kofax IA platform combines the newest Kofax RPA with market leading Intelligent-OCR AI, BPM, Advanced Analytics, eSignature, Mobile, Cognitive Capture and Customer Communications. The platform is an "Intelligent Automation toolkit" for customers who demand an enterprise-scalable solution.
In his role as Chief Strategy Officer, Chris develops and drives the company's global strategic initiatives, Intelligent Automation (IA) thought leadership and cross-functional horizontal integration. Chris is intently focused on helping clients realize maximum return on investment by seamlessly integrating and delivering a single unified IA platform that leverages the vast array of intellectual property in the Kofax portfolio to include Robotic Process Automation (RPA), capture, intelligent-optical character recognition (I-OCR), machine learning, analytics and workflow orchestration.
Prior to Kofax, Chris spent five years at Deloitte Consulting where he led the U.S. Public Sector Robotics and Cognitive Automation practice during the emergence of RPA.


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Avodah honoree Deborah Cotton succumbs after brunch
Deborah "Deb" Cotton, the outspoken writer and community activist who was just awarded the top honor from Avodah for her work in advocating for the African-American and Jewish communities to which she belonged, died Tuesday, May 2 as a result of the injuries she sustained in the Mother's Day shootings nearly four years ago. She was 52.
Deb Cotton, the community advocate and writer, as seen at her last public event, the Avodah Partners in Justice Brunch on April 23. (Photo by Alan Smason)
Cotton, who hailed from Texas and Oklahoma, found her identity in the African-American culture of the Mardi Gras Indians and the second line bands who played regularly in New Orleans, by writing about the culture and using social media and video to document parades and events.
It was during such an event in the 7th Ward on an otherwise pleasant Sunday, May 12, 2013 afternoon that Cotton was capturing video images of the second line group when two brothers, Shawn and Akien Scott, took up positions opposite one another and began shooting at a rival gang member, whom they struck five times. During the melee 20 people were injured and 19 of them shot. Cotton, who instinctively ran toward the action, confronted Akien, the younger of the two shooters, who hit her several times with gunfire. Cotton's injuries were the most devastating of all and she was confined to University Hospital for months after the shootings and required multiple surgeries to keep her alive.
When she recovered enough to leave the hospital after many months of rehabilitation, Cotton inquired of the shooters and surprisingly began to advocate for them insisting they not be sentenced to life terms. The two shooters, along with two other brothers and other family members, were part of the violent FnD gang and had been charged by federal authorities with a variety of charges including racketeering, drug conspiracy and firearms violations that dated back to 2006. Eventually, they were all sentenced to life terms with no possibility of parole. Cotton visited Akien Scott, whom she said looked like her nephew, while he was confined in prison to advocate on his behalf. According to Cotton, the two regularly talked over the phone and she was working with him on an appeal process.
Educated at San Francisco State University, Cotton was a union organizer in Los Angeles for several years before she came to New Orleans as a writer in 2005 just prior to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Part of her identity came from her mother's Jewish values, which she especially prized. Writing for Nola.com and Gambit Weekly under the nome de plume of "Big Red Cotton," she began to cover the sub-culture of brass bands and second lines and utilized social media to bring attention to them.
Simone Levine of Court Watch NOLA presents Avodah Partners in justice Award to Deb Cotton. (Photo by Alan Smason)
Cotton's blogging, photographing and filming of the unique sub-culture of New Orleans began to get notice for her subjects and for her. The material formed the basis for a book "Notes from New Orleans," a reference both to her writing and the music culture she covered.
Cotton's health was always precariously balanced after the shooting. Doctors had saved her life on several occasions, but her organs had begun to fail just the week before the Avodah Partners in Justice Brunch was to be held. According to close friend Simone Levine of Court Watch NOLA, Cotton was not only in hospital, but actually in a coma only three days before she regained consciousness and appeared at the event held at Temple Sinai on April 23.
"Deb was such a fierce soul. Her conviction was steadfast in anything she personally decided was righteous whether that meant removing corrupt officials or rallying crime survivors to make their voices heard," Levine told the CCJN. "She was beloved by many in the Jewish community who see her as an inspiration in forgiving those who hurt her, so that she could better repair the world. She will be missed by so many."
Levine introduced Cotton to the Avodah crowd on that Sunday afternoon prior to her receiving her award. "It is that strength and that pure grit that has her here today," she said. "I am so honored to give this award to Deb Cotton, who has given so much to stand in front of all of us today and to continually tell us where the path of justice is, both in the Jewish community (and) in the community-at-large."
Frail, but determined, Cotton addressed the crowd with a fervor and spirit that spoke openly of her defiance towards death and her commitment to social action.
After her recovery, she was asked to make a victim impact statement at the pre-sentencing hearing for the shooters. "I am not a victim. I am a survivor," Cotton recalled telling federal prosecutors.
"I'll never be the same," Cotton acknowledged to the crowd. "Thank God for disability and Obamacare."
When she did face the two brothers in court who had been convicted for the shootings and other offenses, she spoke firmly. "'I don't know what happened to you in life that gave you the cojones to do what you did, but I still love you,'" she recalled having said. "'I'm not talking fake love; I am talking real love. I am going to be here for you. You are connected to me karmically."
While this stance may have seemed out of place for someone who had been shot, it did not surprise those who knew Cotton. "One of the Jewish tenets that I live my life by is tikun olam, is repairing the world," Cotton explained. "If I don't do anything else before I leave here, I mean to have made my presence felt (and) do what I can to repair the world, do my piece to repair the world."
Cotton is survived by her mother, Carolee Reed, and two sisters. Funeral arrangements have not been finalized.


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Стефан Христов Бояджиев е български офицер, генерал-майор, адютант на 8-и артилерийска бригада и командир на взвод от 8-и артилерийски полк през Първата световна война (1915 – 1918), главен интендант на войската през Втората световна война (1941 – 1945).

Биография
Стефан Бояджиев е роден на 5 юни 1895 г. в Търново, Княжество България. През 1915 г. завършва Военното на Негово Величество училище и 2 август е произведен в чин подпоручик. През Първата световна война (1915 – 1918) подпоручик Стефан Бояджиев първоначално е адютант на 8-и артилерийска бригада, за която служба съгласно заповед № 679 от 1917 г. по Действащата армия е награден с Народен орден "За военна заслуга", V степен на военна лента. На 30 май 1917 е произведен в чин поручик. По-късно служи като командир на взвод от 8-и артилерийски полк, за която служба съгласно заповед № 355 от 1921 г. по Министерството на войната е награден с Военен орден "За храброст", IV степен, 2 клас.

След края на войната на 1 май 1920 е произведен в чин капитан. През 1922 г. е назначен на служба в 18-и артилерийски полк, а от 1928 г. е на служба в 4-ти артилерийски полк. На 15 май 1930 г. е произведен в чин майор и от същата година е на служба в 4-ти дивизионен артилерийски полк. През следващата година майор Бояджиев служи във Военната академия. На 26 август 1934 г. е произведен в чин подполковник и от същата година е на служба в 7-и дивизионен артилерийски полк, а от 1936 г. е назначен за командир на 6-и дивизионен артилерийски полк.

На 3 октомври 1938 г. е произведен в чин полковник, от 1940 г. е на служба в Главното интендантство, още същата година е преместен на служба в Дирекцията за гражданска подготовка и мобилизация (ДГПМ), а през 1942 г. е назначен за началник на Главното интендантство, на която служба е до 1944 година. На 6 май 1943 г. е произведен в чин генерал-майор, а от 1947 г. е началник на Интендантския отдел. До 1950 г. служи като началник на тила, от която длъжност е освободен и уволнен от служба с Решение № 187 от 1 юни 1950 г. от заседание на Политбюро (ПБ) на ЦК на БКП.

Генерал-майор Стефан Бояджиев умира през 1972 г. в София.

Семейство
Генерал-майор Стефан Бояджиев е син на генерал-майор Христо Бояджиев.

Военни звания
 Подпоручик (25 август 1915)
 Поручик (30 май 1917)
 Капитан (1 май 1920)
 Майор (15 май 1930)
 Подполковник (26 август 1934)
 Полковник (3 октомври 1938)
 Генерал-майор (6 май 1943)

Награди
 Народен орден "За военна заслуга", V степен на военна лента (1917)
 Военен орден "За храброст", IV степен, 2 клас (1921)

Образование
 Военно на Негово Княжеско Височество училище (до 1915)
 Военна академия, интендант (до 1934)

Бележки

Източници

Генерал-майори от Царство България
Тридесет и пети випуск на Националния военен университет "Васил Левски"
Български военни дейци от Първата световна война
Български военни дейци от Втората световна война
Носители на орден "За храброст" IV степен
Носители на орден "За военна заслуга"
Родени във Велико Търново
Починали в София

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It was a joy and a delight to speak about YOUnique at the Jubilee Christian Academy Parent's Auxiliary or JCAPA. It's always good to be back home to my alma mater.
I remember there were many times I would have been retained because of failed grades (including 4th year high school). After 19 years, it's silly to have thought it was the end of my life. Grades are important, but it doesn't always translate to success after school.
I taught the parents the 4 personalities in the context of parenthood. I shared the value of focusing on character instead of just looking at performance. If we leave our children with money without building their character, the money will destroy them. I also mentioned that we should love our kids equally but treat them differently, because obviously, they are different. They have different needs, different interests, different motivations, and different goals. Yet the most crucial of all is how we set expectations for our children.
The power of Expectation states that our mindset helps predetermine the results. Research shows that whatever you believe to be the response will help predetermine the outcome.
Unfortunately, people hung invisible numbers on our foreheads. What numbers were hung on you?
As a parent, hanging numbers on our children's head — based on performance — is a surefire way of sabotaging our kid's future. It's time for us to erase any figure and start treating them as our life's milestones.


Army Reservists from 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh recently spent two weeks in Germany on their Infantry Field Firing Camp.
Exercise Dragons Talon was designed to give the Battalion the chance to develop and enhance their soldiering skills in the challenging environment of the vast Sennelager training area. And it was also an opportunity to learn new skills as both The Queens Royal Hussars and the 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment provided familiarisation training on the Panther and Warrior armoured infantry vehicle respectively.
For the Reservists, who come from a broad spectrum of backgrounds, the exercise began with low level infantry skills in a controlled environment before they embarked on a number of close quarter marksmanship, grenade and fire and manoeuvre ranges. From this they rapidly progressed to being tested on section defence, fire-team and platoon attacks through the woods and heathlands of the training area.
The exercise culminated with the Battalion completing a Company attack that saw them conduct a minefield breach, assault specific objectives, neutralise an armoured threat before seizing a bridge and clearing the remaining enemy positions.
For Lance Corporal Pete Toulmin the chance to get out on the ranges had been incredibly beneficial: "It's a great opportunity for us to carry out training on this scale as it is not something we often get the chance to do. Here we have gone from improving our own individual skills and drills to working all the way up to Company level attacks, it is challenging but it develops confidence and demonstrates our competency as a Battalion.
"The younger guys have adjusted well to working in this environment, they are enthusiastic, integrating really well with the Regulars and while it's hard work it's realistic and they are enjoying it.
"Exercise Dragons Talon has been hugely successful with the level of commitment shown by all outstanding throughout. Not many of the reservists, certainly at Fusilier level, will have done an exercise like this before, it has been a steep learning curve but they have more than matched what has been asked of them." remarked Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Nigel Crewe-Read adding: "the progression made since the beginning of the exercise to the position where we are conducting something as complicated as a live firing company attack is a credit to how quickly they have developed.


Back during the 1960s, sperm whales were becoming an endangered species due to harvesting for their squalene oil containing ninety percent wax esters which were used in literally thousands of cosmetic products. Later, in the early 1970s, importation of whale oil to the US was outlawed and researchers discovered the properties of jojoba (pronounced ho-HO-ba) oil. It was so superior to whale oil that scientists were excited to discover that jojoba oil benefits skin in ways whale oil did not.
Jojoba oil is extracted from seeds of the jojoba plant (which itself takes 3 years to grow into a plant from a seed) scientifically known as Simmondsia chinensis, which is indigenous to the southern United States and the Sonora desert of northern Mexico. It was even used by the Aztecs who said it had magical powers.
Most seed oils (such as grapeseed oil and coconut) yield triglycerides, but Jojoba oil is unique. It is actually a mixture of long-chain monounsaturated liquid wax esters. The pure version of jojoba oil has a bright, golden color whereas the processed version is clear and transparent. Because it does not contain triglycerides which oxidize easily, it is a stable liquid and has a long shelf life.
Being a mixture of long-chain monounsaturated liquid wax esters. Jojoba oil is not actually an oil at all, but a liquid wax, which is structurally and chemically very similar to human sebum (skin wax). Jojoba oil can actually be used as a substitute to human sebum while at the same time giving additional benefits.
It is non-toxic (although a patch test should be done prior to use to assure an individual is not sensitive to the oil) and has high a very high content of Vitamin E and many other natural minerals. Therefore, it acts as an antioxidant protecting skin from the damaging effects of free radicals which contribute to premature skin aging.
Jojoba Oil is also non-comedogenic which means that it will not clog pores and it is non-greasy.
It is so antibacterial that most bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Candida (a fungus) cannot reproduce and die in the presence of Jojoba Oil.
Jojoba oil is so easily absorbed by the skin that there are many applications for its use. In essence, jojoba oil can help prevent and treat any skin condition that is a result of a lack of natural oils in the skin.
The scalp needs to be moisturized well just like as the skin. Dry scalp is often mistaken as dandruff, causing flaking and severe itching. Unlike using water-based conditioners, jojoba oil moisturizes the scalp deep down to its pores, doesn't evaporate, and seals in the moisture. As a result, it causes a regulation in sebum balance in the scalp leading to a balanced pH in the scalp.
For dull, dry hair jojoba oil is definitely the way to go. For weak and brittle hair it can strengthen the follicle shaft and since it's 100% natural, you can use it as often as you like without the danger of harsh chemicals further irritating your scalp.
If you have long hair, you know that oily scalp problems are hard to manage. Most products promising grease-free hair usually ends up over-drying them because they are detergent in nature and strip the hair shaft and scalp of necessary oil. That is why shampooing doesn't help and conditioning then makes the hair greasier than ever. Because Jojoba oil helps to control the sebum production of the scalp, it helps promote a healthy shine to your hair while regulating the flow of sebum from clogged pores. This way, it balances the amount of oil on your scalp perfectly.
Hair loss is often caused by blocked hair follicles which results in the hair breaking off at the shaft. If too many pores are clogged with sebum, hair cannot grow. While jojoba oil can dissolve and clear these blockages it may be able to reduce hair loss. Fungal infections of the scalp can also cause hair loss, and jojoba has antifungal properties which can benefit scalp health. Because jojoba oil helps detoxify the scalp, it improves micro-circulation in the scalp which can stimulate new hair growth.
As a hair mask prior to shampooing, warm just a few drops of jojoba oil in the palm of your hand and then rub it into your scalp. Leave it for 30 minutes or so and shampoo. Alternatively, you can apply the oil before going to bed and wash it out in the morning. Repeat once or twice weekly.
If your shampoo doesn't contain jojoba oil already, add a teaspoon of jojoba oil and thoroughly but gently scrub it on your scalp and hair. After a few minutes, rinse off carefully with a towel. Do not re-shampoo.
To control frizz, add a few drops to your conditioner (experiment to find the right amount).
For additional results, apply one or two drops to your hair after shampooing to get a healthy shine.
Jojoba oil is probably the best massage oil because it glides on the skin easily and is absorbed by the skin at the optimum rate. With so many different types of massage oils (some are even blended oils) on the market, each serving a specific purpose and with different benefits, they may leave you with a greasy feeling after the massage. Some may even leave you with an "odd" smell because of oxidation. Jojoba oil massage leaves your skin refreshed and energized after a massage, even if you don't shower afterward.
Although a WebMD search will indicate more investigation is needed, a prevalent theory of why jojoba oil is effective in treating acne has to do with its similarity to natural sebum.
Jojoba oil has the ability to trigger the skin into believing that it has already produced enough sebum. This way, the production of sebum decreases and balances out the skin's oiliness. Over time oil production by the glands on the face minimize and become moisturized and protected with no further clogging of pores.
Jojoba oil is also deep acting…cleansing pores, and releasing built-up dirt, hardened sebum and dead skin cells to the surface where they can be washed off.
As a result, when first used, "purging" occurs and all the non-inflamed acne-like whiteheads are brought to the surface. As these erupt naturally, hardened sebum, bacteria and dirt are released.
Since jojoba oil has a very high Vitamin E content compared to other typical oils (therefore is antioxidant in nature) and contains minerals it encourages skin health making it more resistant to infection. The oleic and linoleic acids in jojoba oil are essential building blocks for rebuilding and regenerating healthy skin as a wound healer, clearing up acne caused lesions, hastening the healing process of sores, scabs and other marks left by pimples and cysts. It also prevents scars from forming.
The antibacterial properties of 100% organic jojoba oil are effective against Propionibacterium acnes (the bacteria that can cause acne) and also act as a fungicide against skin disorders similar to acne.
The soothing effects of jojoba oil remove symptoms of inflammation including pain, itchiness, heat, redness, and swelling. These successful anti-inflammatory effects of jojoba oil have been researched including by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in Cairo, Egypt (Jojoba-Oil-Benefits-Acne-Fifa-Players).
Cleanse your skin with a gentle cleanser. This will remove any dirt or oil allowing the absorption of jojoba oil into the pores.
Pat your skin to dry gently. Some protocols advise mixing jojoba oil 50/50 with aloe vera. Apply gently and immediately with clean fingers after cleansing. Avoid scrubbing which can aggravate and further inflame the acne. Pat off any excess to avoid attraction of more dirt particles.
Treating acne is a process, not an immediate fix. Continue for a few weeks and avoid discouragement caused by the purging process.
Use of jojoba oil/aloe vera can be continued with use of prescribed oral and topical medications.
Although not officially FDA reviewed, the safe long lasting use of jojoba oil verifies its safety. The American College of Toxicology's scientific literature review concluding that jojoba oil is safe as a cosmetic ingredient in 0.1% to 25% concentrations. Jojoba oil may also be used as a pimple spot treatment once the acne is gone or under control.
Cradle cap is so common, it affects 50% of all newborn babies. Symptoms are usually a very dry, scaly scalp or even a mild rash on the scalp which may cause discomfort, although it is not usually itchy (rarely it can appear in other places). Cradle cap is characterized by rough flakes coming from the baby's scalp and if not treated will persist well into later childhood.
Although there are a wide range of treatments available for this condition including antifungal shampoos, specially formulated lotions and petroleum jelly most of these are not suitable for use on newborn babies because of harshness. The best natural alternative is to use 100% organic jojoba oil. Even if a parent mistakes a fungal infection on the scalp as cradle cap, since jojoba oil is also antifungal, it would still be a good first choice.
1. Use a few drops of jojoba oil and apply it on your baby's scalp. Gently massage the oil into the affected areas for 5 minutes, making sure that it is properly absorbed.
2. Leave it on for about 2 hours for maximum absorption into the hair follicles in the scalp. Then use a soft brush and gently brush the scalp in a small, circular motion to loosen the scales. Do not use a hard, rough brush as it will irritate your baby's scalp.
3. As you brush, the scales should come right off easily and without any pain because of the jojoba oil. Do not try to force out or peel flakes that are still stuck to the scalp.
4. Next, use a comb to comb out the loosened flakes and scales.
5. Once you're sure you've gotten rid of most of the flakes, shampoo your baby's scalp with a gentle shampoo and wash out the remaining oil and small flakes thoroughly.
If the condition still persists, see a doctor for follow-up treatment.
Diaper rash is also very common and almost impossible to avoid. Treating it can be difficult and ineffective in many cases. Again, a natural approach to skin treatment may be in order since some babies have skin that is sensitive to the lotions made for "treating" diaper rash. Often times, they are just soothing ointments that treat the uncomfortable symptoms rather than treating the rash itself.
There are two main categories of diaper rash. One can be caused by a skin infection, for the treatment for which you need to consult a doctor. The second is irritation resulting from prolonged contact with urine or feces and vigorous cleaning of the area.
Using jojoba oil to treat basic diaper rash is natural, effective and not as messy as using drugstore creams, salves or lotions. It does not leave an oily feeling on the skin and is readily absorbed by the body to soothe and protect the skin. Additionally, your baby will be more comfortable with the treatment and won't feel like a sticky, oily mess. If the baby is having loose stools, you may wish to also cover the jojoba oil with an occlusive cream.
Jojoba oil can also be applied to chapped lips to bring back moisture and give them a soft and lush look. You can also prepare a jojoba lip balm by mixing jojoba oil with beeswax.
Regular use of jojoba oil can attack an underlying fungal or bacterial infection and provide skin healing emollient properties to the skin. However, jojoba oil can also help reduce inflammation. Pharmacological Research has published studies on the anti-inflammatory effects of jojoba liquid wax and found that jojoba oil is effective in reducing inflammation.
For wounds, scrapes, cuts, and scratches, applying this oil (typically diluted with aloe vera liquid) can help speed up the healing process, while also protecting against infection. The antioxidants found in this oil, including vitamin E, can stimulate blood flow to these areas and speed production of healthy new cells.
Jojoba oil can be used to remove makeup, dirt, and bacteria from the skin naturally instead of using cosmetic make-up removers that are high in chemicals. You can also safely use this oil to remove eye makeup.
More and more people are looking for ways to easily and effectively relax and unwind naturally. Because of the links between stress and illness, it is important to your health to be able to wind down and step back from the pressures of life.
An excellent way to help you unwind involves adding jojoba oil to a warm water soak. The warm water loosens up your muscles and creates a feeling of deep relaxation while the jojoba oil slowly soaks into your skin and moisturizes your body. An ideal soak would last 20 minutes to allow the skin to absorb the jojoba oil, clear your mind and relax your muscles.
Adverse side effects caused by jojoba oil are rarely reported; however, a patch test is advised to assure do are not overly sensitive. Due to the potent nature of the oil, more than 2 teaspoons is rarely recommended for hair treatments, and for direct topical applications, sometimes 4-5 drops are enough to have an effect on a concentrated area.
Internal Consumption: Under no circumstances should jojoba oil be consumed. The oil contains high levels of erucic acid which can cause cardiovascular irregularities and stomach upset.
Jojoba oil benefits to the skin are numerous…from preventing infection, to protecting the skin, aiding in wound healing and making hair shiny. It is important to note, however, that these benefits come only from using 100% organic jojoba oil. This assures the oil you use has no additives, the plants from which it was harvested had no pesticide use or were not genetically engineered to produce higher crop harvest and that the oil is cold pressed from the seeds of the jojoba plant.
I'm really glad I came across your article as a good friend of mine has been looking into the benefits of jojoba oil for her acne – she doesn't get it really bad, but it's enough to kill her confidence a bit.
She's been quite excited over what she's read about this oil so far but I did notice that you mentioned it could have some sort of negative action with a person's skin. What is the best way to test against this negative reaction?
Hi Chris! Glad you're going to share this info with your friend. There is an acne protocol that uses 100% organic jojoba oil (very important so you don't add any other diluent oils or pollutants to the mix) 50/50 with aloe vera. Its's suggested that you dilute it for acne since the skin is already disrupted and the oil is VERY potent. After acne is under control, she can just put some on a cotton ball and spot treat any further breakouts.
The skin test usually just involves placing the oil on a cotton ball and swabbing a 2-3 inch area on a forearm and waiting 3-4 hours to see if there is any reaction. They are rare, but if someone has skin issues it's always better to be safe!
thank you for explain what jojoba oil is and where it comes from, this website is a great inside into these different natural oils, its always good to know what they do and how they're made, to know if its safe to use on our skin or not. Also thank you for explain how to use it! How long have you been using this oil? Love that it can be used in your hair as well as on your skin to help acne.
Hi Jayde! I've been a pharmacist for over 50 years and in the last 5 years have begun formulating cosmetics. It was then that I "discovered" the wonderful effects that jojoba have on the skin and I regularly incorporate it into my formulations. You can actually do the same by adding just a couple of drops to your own moisturizer to try it out. The acne protocol is interesting because you have to dilute the jojoba 50/50 with aloe vera because it's so potent to use on disrupted skin! On normal skin, the usage rate is 1-100%!
I love jojoba oil.I use it on my skin and hair. I even make homemade skin care products with it. It's a great antioxidant. There are so many wonderful uses of jojoba oil. Your article is very informative and helpful. You have listed other ways to use jojoba oil that I wasn't aware off. I didn't know it can be used for cradle cap and diaper rash. That's good to know because I Have a nephew that gets diaper rash quite often. I love natural products so this seem to be the answer for his problem. Thank you so much for sharing. I've learned a lot from your post.Keep up with the amazing work. I will be back visiting your site soon.
Thank you Hong! I actually formulate cosmetics, and jojoba is one of my favs – your's as well I understand. It's an amazing oil that not a lot of people are familiar with using – probably due to access. Hope your nephew benefits from using the jojoba – diaper rashes can be so distressing! Love for you to let me know how it works out!
Very engaging article Sharon. I have of course hear of Jojoba Oil previously but was not aware that there were so many benefits of using it. It is particularly interesting to read about the benefits of using it for nappy rash and cradle cap as some of the more popular products that people buy for babies have recently come under scrutiny due to suspected adverse health risks.
I will certainly investigate the uses of this product (de-stressing in the bathtub sounds very appealing actually) and thanks for raising awareness via this article.
Thank you Paul! I've actually de-stressed with combining the jojoba with epsom salt in the bath….makes ya want to stay there! And, it's very moisturizing. I supposed lack of information and access probably have a lot to do with folks not using it for the cradle cap and diaper changes – but it works!
Interesting! I didn't know there are so many uses for Jojoba oil. My hair is thinning and it is gets oily quickly. I have only been trying different shampoos and never thought of using a separate product like this for a hair mask prior to washing. Seems like I can kill two birds with one stone. So thank you for this write up I'll definitely be giving it a try.
That's great Lev! Give it a try – you might try using a mild soap, such as a castille soap along with it. There's also a shaving protocol using 50/50 Aloe vera with jojoba as a preshave moisturizer, following with castille soap for lather (the jojoba heals small scrapes, cuts and eliminates burn/bumps), wash, and then use aloe/jojoba as a moisturizer afterwards, patting off the excess!
Hope this works for you! all the best!
I had never heard of Jojoba oil before. With all the usages from treating acne to improving hair growth, it seems like a magical oil. Also if it really helps with diseases like Psoriasis, it's pure gold. My friend has Psoriasis and he is regularly taking medicine for it. Knowing about natural treatments like Jojoba oil can help him a lot. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Albert! I appreciate your sharing this info with your friend. It doesn't have an "official" government approved use in psoriasis, but being the closest thing to natural skin sebum I would think It should provide him some relief. The Aztecs thought it was magical and I guess when we wake up and realize healing is all around us, maybe it really is magical!
Thank you for this article on Jojoba Oil. I am wondering if it would help with hair loss in a diabetic? I am getting thinner and thinner hair it seems on a daily basis. When I read your article about the Jojoba Oil, I felt a small glimmer of hope. Although I have no special attachment to my hair, I still like to have it!
We just recently began exploring essential oils and have used a few like lavender, tea tree and a few others. Is jojoba Oil one of the essential oils?
I never knew that there were so many uses for this oil. I am especially interested in the benefits for hair and skin.
Again, thank you and I look forward to your reply.
I know what you mean about the hair loss – even without diabetes as we age, our hair naturally becomes thinner, but we'd still like to keep some up there! Jojoba is NOT an essential oil. It is actually a natural liquid wax that is the closest thing to human sebum (waxy substance that protects our skin). You can actually put the essential oils you mentioned into the jojoba and get benefit from both! It's an excellent skin cleanser and moisturizer so I'd encourage to try some – just be sure it's 100% organic!
jojoba oil looks like an amazing product that can treat a number of needs.
I particularly like the organic oil as I can mix it with aloe Vera to my requirenents. The most appealing use for myself would be for the anti bacterial properties this oil has to offer.
I would like to try it as a mousterisure as well.
Hi Darren – I didn't include it in the article because of lengthiness, but you can use the Jojoba mixed with aloe vera as a pre-shave moisturizer, then use Dr. Brommers (or any other castille) soap on your face, wet, shave and rinse! It will heal any small cuts or scratches and prevent razor burn or bumps! Then followup with Aloe/jojoba in a 50/50 blend after shave, wiping off the excess. Excellent natural shaving protocol!
Thank goodness scientists discovered the benefits of jojoba oil and decided to leave those poor whales alone! I'm amazed it takes 3 years for the plant to grow. That seems like a long time!
I'm definitely looking into this more though. I've heard of jojoba oil, but I didn't realize how many benefits there are. I suffer from a couple of the conditions you mentioned in your article, and I'm always looking for natural ways to remedy them. Jojoba oil is definitely worth a try!
I also use essential oils. Do you know if I can mix the jojoba with some of my essential oils?
Hey Christina – you can ABSOLUTELY use the jojoba with your essential oils and gain benefits from both at the same time. I call the jojoba a "carrier" oil – which means I can use it to "carry" another oil (like an essential oil) or even a FDC approved colorant into a preparation that I'm formulating. Just be sure to use the 100% organic oil so that you get all the benefits and none of the negative pollutants.
Thank you for sharing a great article on Jojoba oil. I have learned so much information about the benefits and effects of Jojoba oil on our body. And I will gladly share this article to my friend who is experiencing some kind of skin disorder and that my friend might find some relief from using Jojoba oil.
That's wonderful, Glenda! There are so many natural oils that we can benefit from. Just be sure she uses the 100% organic oil!
Thanks for the review and for sharing the news!
I rarely post comments on the internet, but I couldn't go without thanking you for this amazing post which contains a lot of helpful information. I struggle quite a lot with dry scalp or dandruff (I still don't know which one is it).. I tried different oils, lemon juice, all kinds of shampoos and nothing helps. After reading your article, I can say that I learned quite a lot and will definitely give the Jojoba oil a try. However, I would like to ask a question – Usually, after I take a shower I use a few drops of argan oil (I heard it's good for the hair). So my question is: Can I use the two oils simultaneously?
This article is by far the most in-depth description I have ever read on Jojoba oil. I searched the internet for something to get rid of my dandruff and my search engine has brought me to your website. I believe that I have found the missing ingredient in my shampoo, which would be Jojoba. I will definitely take your advice and try some directly in my hair prior to shampooing. From what you are saying here, I should be able to get rid of those dandruff!
I see that you also recommend different brands of oils at the bottom of your article, but what about a shampoo rich in Jojoba, do you recommend a particular kind, and if so what would it be?
So glad to answer your question. The reason I did not suggest a particular shampoo is that the healing comes from using 100% pure jojoba oil. If it were in a shampoo, there would be a number of other diluents and dare I say (NOT 100% pure jojoba oil)…simple economics. I've been a pharmacist for over 50 years and am now formulating cosmetics. The best path is to use the 100% pure jojoba (because many of these oils are diluted with other oils for profit) and use it on your scalp straight and then follow with a castille soap (which is made from olive oil) as a liquid shampoo. You could even followup the shampoo with 1-2 drops of jojoba rubbed into the scalp. Alternatively, try massaging it into your scalp at night and follow with your shampoo in the morning.
So hope this is helpful to you. All the best!


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New career fair tech receives mixed reviews
Anu Sekar on September 12, 2013 in Life
Photo by Michael James
Regardless of how scary the idea of Career Fair might have been just a week ago, the event has come and gone quickly for Tech students.
Students, or rather, aspiring young professionals, worked hard to make the best impression possible. They woke up early, did their research, meticulously ironed their suits and trekked all the way to the CRC to be greeted by lines reaching all the way to the Stamps Fields. This was a slight surprise for most attendees.
"I waited for an hour on the first day, but it was definitely worth the wait because the conversations I had with the companies were worthwhile and I made great connections that could help me in the future," said Kelly Kujawa, a 4th year IE major.
This year, the fair also brought a few innovative changes with it and attempted to improve the process for students and employers. There was a lot of effort put in to make the event technologically advanced, with the use of tools like RecPass and the Career Fair App.
RecPass was a an app created specifically for connecting students and recruiters in events like these. It typically works in three steps. First, students create an account by attaching their resume and expanding on their career goals and contact information. They are discovered by employers and recruiters and are presented with a QR code that recruiters can scan at the career fair to instantly access students' information in one intangible place.
The objective of using this app specifically for career fairs was to create a more streamlined process for employers to eliminate accumulating stashes of paper, and to make collecting resumes electronic instead. The app was also intended to create more time for discussing interests and qualifications rather than filling out forms or working with paper, according to Career Services.
"I never even used my RecPass," said Jamie Morsberger, a second-year IE student.
Chris Sandhage, a third-year ChBE continued, saying, "RecPasses would be great and all if every student hadn't broken their backs to print off nice resumes on nice paper."
All of the recruiters at Tech used the app by scanning students' QR codes on iPads. However, many employers still took paper copies of resumes for a back-up in case students had not registered.
The one main positive that came from using RecPass from the students' perspective was a speedy check-in process if they had registered online prior to the Career Fair.
By registering with the app, students were able to bypass the large lines and check into the fair much more quickly, allowing more time to mingle with recruiters.
However, the crowded lines still existed and were caused by the fact that students would eventually have to register with RecPass to get into the fair, regardless.
Another new tech initiative this year was the rollout of the Georgia Tech Career Fair Plus app for iOS and Android.
The app is loaded with valuable information for live-stream use while at the fair, and included information like company listing information, real-time updates and an interactive floor plan to efficiently maneuver through all of the company booths to find your favorites (and, of course, the ones with the best free swag to give away).
There is also a section for quick last-minute tips to prepare for talking to recruiters, which is always helpful for calming pre-fair jitters. Ultimately, this app lessened the need for paper maps and confusion, among students' other worries.
Career Services has made an active effort to include smartphone usage and electronic aspects into the event.
Although the reception by students has been mixed regarding the true efficiency of these technological advances, they are interested in seeing how the applications will be continued and used for future fairs.


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Fund for Academic Renewal Provides Testimony on Donor Intent to Ohio House of Representatives
Press Releases | Donor Intent
December 14, 2021 by Fund for Academic Renewal
WASHINGTON, DC—On December 7, Emily Koons Jae, director of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni's (ACTA) Fund for Academic Renewal (FAR), provided testimony for a hearing of the Higher Education and Career Readiness Committee of the Ohio House of Representatives regarding Senate Bill 135. The bill, introduced by Senator Jerry Cirino in March 2021, reforms certain aspects of Ohio's higher education system, including a section on charitable giving. It was passed by the Senate in June and was referred to the House.
The provisions in Senate Bill 135, if passed, would give Ohio's public college and university donors the standing to sue in limited circumstances if institutions failed to uphold the terms of restricted gift agreements.
Unfortunately, universities too often agree to restricted gift agreements but later fail to meet the provisions. For example, Ohioan Jeffrey Moritz, son of the late Michael Moritz, testified before the Ohio Senate Workforce and Higher Education Committee in May 2021 about his late father's gift of $30.3 million to The Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law. Though Michael Moritz's gift agreement clearly stipulated that the university should award 30 full-tuition scholarships annually, the Moritz family discovered that the university had only been awarding 12–15 scholarships each year.
Currently, only the attorney general can restitute broken agreements. This bill would allow donors, or designated third parties, to file a complaint if the attorney general's office fails to obtain "full compliance with the restriction" within 180 days.
In her testimony, FAR Director Emily Koons Jae wrote, "Oversight of the charitable sector falls on the shoulders of the state attorneys general, but, given their extensive responsibilities, these offices often lack the funding and capacity to enforce restricted gift agreements. . . S.B. 135 modernizes Ohio's donor standing law and has the potential to make Ohio a leader for protecting donor intent."
ACTA's Fund for Academic Renewal guides higher education donors through the giving process to help them ensure that their gift fulfills their vision and values. FAR has advised on over $178 million in gifts to higher education.
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ACTA Applauds Rep. Greg Murphy for Introducing House Resolution 770 to Protect Free Speech On Campus
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DAVE CLEGG AHS HEAD CROSS COUNTRY & INDUCTED 1998
TRACK COACH 1974-1992
DAVE CLEGG AHS Head Cross Country & Track Coach 1974-1992
Dave Clegg served as AHS Head Cross County and Track coach from 1974 to 1992. He is now coaching in the North Canton School District.
Clegg was named Stark County Coach of the Year on eight occasions, six times in track and twice in cross country. He coached 16 Federal League Championship teams, eight in track and eight in cross country. He coached five individual state champions, a total of 36 All-Ohio runners and State Championship teams in 1976 and 1984. Coach Clegg was inducted into the Ohio Track Hall of Fame in 1985.
Dave Clegg coached both boys and girls swimming at AHS, for one year as he started in 1974 and finished his tenure at AHS coaching both swimming teams from 1990 to 1992.
Clegg's wife, Judith Hales, AHS Class of 1958, is a teacher at Parkway Elementary School. They have three children: Rob, 30; Heather, 27; and Katie, 19.


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She's from America, he's from India. This is how they built a forest sanctuary for trees and animal
An excerpt from 'From the Heart of Nature' by Pamela Gale Malhotra.
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A glimpse of the SAI Sanctuary created by Pamela Gale Malhotra and Anil Malhotra. | via LinkedIn
It was April of 1992 when Anil first saw the land that would become the very heart of our forest sanctuary. For months, he had searched high and low throughout the southern Indian peninsula for just the right piece that had all the natural elements needed to transform our dream to reality. From Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu, from Kerala and throughout Karnataka he searched, trekking through scores of properties for sale, but being disappointed with each one he found.
Something was always missing. Sometimes it was the lack of a perennial source of freshwater. At other times it was the lack of privacy with a piece hemmed in by other properties that were far too close, or properties on steep slopes where the lands on the opposite side were not for sale, being owned by someone else.
The different governments ruling the various states also came into play, as each state had its own sets of laws, rules and restrictions about how much land someone could buy, what could and could not be done with the lands, and how much non-agricultural income an individual could already have to still qualify to purchase agricultural lands.
Quite discouraged by what he had been able to find from his travels all over the south, Anil returned to our small house in Andhra Pradesh which we had purchased some years earlier. he happened to mention his disappointment to our neighbour there. This neighbour suggested Anil check the Coorg/Kodagu district of Karnataka to see what was available. The neighbour had relatives who lived in Mysore and, as a result, had been to Kodagu himself over the years.
So, Anil made one last attempt to find suitable land to buy in the south where we could hopefully make our dreams come true, this time visiting Coorg/Kodagu. He had not been there since our visit back in January of 1986, when the then-wildlife warden of Nagarhole National Park had requested us to set up our sanctuary in the district that was his own home. Perhaps his prophetic words then would be fulfilled after all.
Anil started his search in the north, near the district capital Madikeri (also known as Mercara), but again could not find suitable land. Finally, a broker he met there thought he might have the right piece in the south of the district and introduced Anil to a close friend of the seller. The bank was foreclosing on the property as the current owner was not able to make his loan payments, the seller being in danger of losing not only this property, but virtually all his assets to the bank. here then, was an opportunity for Anil to not only purchase land, but to aid someone who was in dire need of financial help as well.
Pamela Gale Malhotra receiving the Nari Shakti Puraskar in 2017 | Image courtesy Government of India
Thus began a process that would become the pattern of almost all lands that would eventually make up our sanctuary – helping sellers in financial need, with lands in turn becoming part of our sanctuary, this first piece indeed going on to become the very heart of our sanctuary.
It was a fifty-five-acre parcel that had been used as a coffee and cardamom plantation. where cardamom had been grown, there were still tall grandmother trees high overhead. But where coffee had been planted, the area had been quite denuded, with only a few native trees left to shade the growing coffee plants.
One of the land's borders was a flowing river that had its origin in the national Brahmagiri wildlife Sanctuary, the confluence of two freshwater streams that made up the river being within the property's boundaries on one side. This was critically important since a perennial water source was essential for living on the land full time and for reforestation and rewilding efforts, the confluence forming a small pond from which the larger river continued flowing.
Further downstream was a much larger, wider and deeper pond, stunning in its beauty, surrounded principally by bamboo as well as various water-loving native trees. This larger pond would become an absolute magnet for wildlife in the future, including Asian elephants and Bengal tigers.
Just upstream from this magnificent large pond was another extraordinary feature of this part of the land – a grove of huge "great-grandmother" trees towering overhead, reaching for the heavens. The exquisite trees were later identified as Lophopetalum Wightianum by an Oxford professor who also stated that they were over 700 years old. He went on to explain that each of these giants was a micro-ecosystem for at least fifty other species of both flora and fauna – from orchids, ferns and creepers, to birds, squirrels and civets, to snakes, frogs and other amphibians.
The professor also pointed out that the loss of just one of these magnificent trees would adversely affect numerous other species critical to the overall balance of life in the area. he dubbed our sanctuary "Noah's Ark" due to its very high level of biodiversity, which included many endemic species found only in the Western Ghats region, most if not all of which were highly threatened with extinction, as were these lofty giants themselves.
While this very special piece of land had virtually all the elements we needed to transform it into the living paradise of "life" as we had envisioned, it did not span both sides of the river. It also bordered some other lands that protruded into key areas along the banks of the river and various-sized ponds which the river formed on it journey. Additionally, except for one natural meadow, it lacked large areas of wetlands and grassy meadows so vital for grazers and grass-eaters like species of deer and gaur, whose presence would, in turn, attract larger predators.
So, Anil asked the owner of the fifty-five-acre parcel to put us in touch with the owners of the neighbouring lands we were interested in purchasing along with his. he agreed, and soon, Anil was negotiating with the two additional landowners who had also abandoned their lands in question, moving out of the area many years earlier to other lands they owned elsewhere in the district. Both owners were keen to sell what were to them their "useless" tracts of land, but which were to us vital to piece together the heart of our sanctuary.
Negotiations took several months, not only with the three landowners and their families, but also with the bank which had been in foreclosure proceedings with the original owner of the fifty-five acres. Drawing on all his negotiating skills, Anil travelled to Mangalore to meet the bank officials at their regional office on behalf of the owner. The result was that the outstanding interest owed on the loan was capped, and all outstanding liens on all properties at risk were removed, as our payment for the purchase of the fifty-five-acre parcel covered the entire loan amount plus interest due, with some cash left over for the original owner as well.
Hence, the new year of 1993 began with the promise that our dreams were about to be fulfilled. we became the new owners of the properties needed to create the heart of our forest sanctuary, while the previous owners received the cash they needed for their own personal plans in life.
We decided to name our sanctuary SAI Sanctuary, SAI being an acronym for Save Animals Initiative. But there is a deeper spiritual meaning behind that name as well – the roots of the word "sai" are "sa", meaning "all, universal, divine", and "ai", meaning "mother". hence, the sanctuary was dedicated to the Universal divine Mother – Mother nature – Mother of us all.
Excerpted with permission from From the Heart of Nature: The amazing story behind the creation of a private forest sanctuary in India, Pamela Gale Malhotra, ebury Press.
This book for children remembers Jhalkari Bai, leader of the women's wing of Rani Laxmibai's army


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Q: COM event handler in VBScript I want to catch the NewCivicAddressReport event which means I need to implement the event handler. Can anyone explain why the VBScript code embedded in html page works but the VBS file doesn't?
Here is the html page where NewCivicAddressReport events can be handled in the CivicFactory_NewCivicAddressReport() function. I suppose it is because of the event handler naming convention. Correct me if I'm wrong.

    <!-- Civic address Location report factory object -->
    <object id="CivicFactory"
        classid="clsid:2A11F42C-3E81-4ad4-9CBE-45579D89671A"
        type="application/x-oleobject">
    </object>

    <script language="vbscript">

    Function CivicFactory_NewCivicAddressReport(report)
        MsgBox "New civic address report!"
    End Function

    Sub OnLoadPage()
        CivicFactory.ListenForReports(1000)
    End Sub

    Sub DisplayStatus(status)
        MsgBox "status displayed"
    End Sub

    </script>

And below is the VBS file which doesn't work - the event handler function seems never gets called.
Dim CivicFactory
Set CivicFactory = WScript.CreateObject("LocationDisp.CivicAddressReportFactory")

Function CivicFactory_NewCivicAddressReport(report)
    MsgBox "Location changed!"
    keepSleeping=false
End Function

CivicFactory.ListenForReports(1000)

dim keepSleeping
keepSleeping=true
while keepSleeping
    WScript.Sleep 200
wend

By the way, can anyone tell me the difference between the two ways of creating an object:   and WScript.CreateObject()?
Thanks in advance!

A: The second argument for WScript.CreateObject is the prefix used in your event-handling Functions. For it to work, change your call to CreateObject to the following.
Set CivicFactory = _
    WScript.CreateObject("LocationDisp.CivicAddressReportFactory", _
        "CivicFactory_")

The difference between WScript.CreateObject and CreateObject is that WScript.CreateObject supports events.

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Damian Bester
Former Councillor | Derwent Valley Council | 2009-18
I can tell you this much...
IT took two and a half hours but we finally developed an appropriate process for the proposed sale of the Willow Court oval and adjacent buildings during our closed council meeting on Monday night. And, in a first, I was able to convince fellow councillors to legally reveal at least a little of what went on. My motion "That the council make public the decision of this closed meeting" was apparently too much to take and failed for want of a seconder, but kudos to Councillor Jim Elliott who successfully moved a watered-down motion "that the council put out to the public the decision to put the oval precinct out to tender". This was seconded by Cr Craig Farrell, and was supported by all councillors but me (I abstained because the motion did not reveal as much as I wanted to).
Anyhow, what this means is that an earlier, secret, decision to sell the oval to a supermarket developer has now been withdrawn. Next month the council will call for tenders for the sale of the oval and the building complex known as Derwent, Esperance, Glenora and Franklin Houses. Personally I am not in favour of selling any part of Willow Court, but it is clear that the funds raised from any sale will help to preserve and promote the real gem of that site, our barrack square. This is a convict site second to none in Tasmania, and yet it is neglected by both the council and the state government, both of which stand condemned for their neglect.
I could be charged with breaching the Local Government Act if I told you too much of what went on at the meeting. However, I said something along these lines:
The shoddy process followed so far by the council in the proposed sale of the council showed that nothing had been learned since the council's original (botched) subdivision of the Willow Court site
Once again the council had rushed to sell property without having a long-term, strategic and holistic plan for the whole site
Once again a sale had been proposed without an appropriate property title or even a clear picture of what the council was selling
Inappropriate buildlings had been sold in past and the council will most likely have to buy them back once Willow Court gets going as a tourist attraction
The council's ill-considered sale of other parts of the site (including roads and footpaths) had left only one possible car parking area, and now this area could be lost
I successfully gained agreement that the car park on The Avenue not be offered for sale
The Willow Court conservation management plan says the buildings known as Derwent, Esperance, Glenora and Franklin Houses cannot be demolished (some councillors thought they could be pulled down).
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Questions remain over Willow Court oval sale
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Secret squirrel
Sorry, Maydena
Dipping a toe into the water at Bushy Park
The Gordon Dam at the furthest corner of the municipality is one of the jewels of our area
Mt Field
We are very fortunate to have Tasmania's equal oldest national park in our municipality. Its centenary will be celebrated in 2016.
Dick Adams MHR has been kind enough to launch both volumes of the recent Derwent Valley history books we have produced locally.
In 2001 I travelled to England at my own expense to bid for the right to host the 2008 World Gathering of Norfolk and Norwich here in the Derwent Valley. During this interview on BBC Radio Norwich, it was announced that our bid had been successful
Official welcome
During my visit to Norwich, the chief city in the county of Norfolk, I was officially welcomed by the chairman of the County Council who probably didn't think signing the official visitors book was as funny as I seem to have done


Where is My Mother was written and illustrated by 5th grade students at Tallulah Elementary in Tallulah, La. in Madison Parish. This is a very sweet story about a little turtle that sets out in a search to find her long lost mother. Can she find her mother?


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In September, Ancient Aliens will be debunked. Here's the trailer:
http://conspiracyclothes.com/nowheretorun/video-only-ancient-aliens-debunked-trailer/
And here's some details to one of the claims that will be looked at.
Bill Birnes Ph.D claims:
During the crusades, over Jerusalem over Turkey, at certain places in battles. There are images captured in texts about a strange cloud in the sky that glowed red.
To start with, Dr. Birnes doesn't give us much to go on here. He probably does have a specific case and situation in mind, but due to the editing that History Channel is notorious for we don't get to know what he's talking about.
The most likely scenario being suggest is one recorded by Ekkehard of Aura, the abbot of a monastery. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05371a.htm Ekkehard recorded many events in his life, and one of them was an event of red clouds in the sky.
From "Jerusalem Journey" Ekkehard Aura
"After the sign in the sun that had been foretold was seen, many portents appeared in the sky as well as on the earth and excited not a few who were previously indifferent to the Crusade. We thought that some of these signs could be usefully inserted here: to give all of them would be very tedious. About the fifth of October we saw a comet in the south, its tail extending sideways like a sword. In the third year after these events, on February 24, we saw another star in the east changing its position by leaps and bounds after a long interval.
We and many witnesses attest to have seen blood-red clouds rising from the west as well as the east and rushing together in the center of the sky, as well as brilliant fires from the north in the middle of the night, and frequently even sparks flying through the air.
Not many years before, a priest of venerable life by the name of Siger one day at about three in the afternoon saw two knights charging against each other in the sky and fighting for a long time. The one who was carrying a good-sized cross with which he struck the other turned out the victor.
At the same time the priest G. (now a monk with us, paying the humble service of a proud man to Christ for the sins of our first parents) was walking in the woods with two companions about noon. He saw a sword of marvelous length, arising from an unknown source, borne off into the heavens in a whirlwind. Until the distance hid it, he heard its din and saw its steel. Others who kept watch feeding horses reported that they saw the likeness of a city in the air and that they beheld various crowds hurrying to it from different places both on horseback and on foot.
Some showed the sign of the cross stamped by divine influence on their foreheads or clothes or on some part of their body, and by that mark they believed themselves to be ordained for the army of God. Others who were converted by a sudden change of heart or instructed by a vision in the night sold their manors and household possessions and sewed the sign of mortification on their clothes. In the midst of all of this, more people than can be believed ran to the churches in crowds, and the priests blessed and handed out swords, clubs, and pilgrim wallets in a new ritual.
Why should I report that at that time a woman, pregnant for two years, gave birth to a son already speaking when her womb finally opened? Why should I speak of the infant born with two members in all parts, or of another with two heads, or of the lambs with two heads, or of the foals who at birth put forth the large teeth which are commonly called "equine," and which nature grants only to three-year-olds?"
http://www.futurerevealed.com/christian/catholic/ekkehard-aura.htm
Same text as above
http://http-server.carleton.ca/~jopp/3850/3-1.htm
And here's a new translation of the above, with commentary by Matthew King the author.
In addition to the sign in the sun that has previously been discussed148 and the many other signs that appeared in the sky and on land, exciting many previously sluggish bodies to this army, I have set forth here a most useful compilation of these omens, since truly explaining all the omens would take a very long time.149 I saw around October 7th a comet standing fixed in the southern sky, its brilliance stretching out like the broad side of a sword.150 Truly after 3 years I saw another star on February 24th, changing its location a great distance with a long leap to the East. I also confirmed red clouds, surging from the West and East, and running together mutually towards the center of the sky. Furthermore, in the middle of the night dazzling fires surged from the North,151 and I saw a little star falling across the sky, along with many other witnesses. Not long before these years a certain priest of a venerable life, by the name of Siggerius, at nearly the 3rd hour of the day, saw two horsemen charging in the sky, who were striving eagerly to fight for a long time. The one who bore the cross was not ordinary. He seemed to cut down the other and emerged victorious over the other horseman. During this same time, the priest Gaius, who now is under the monastic profession with us and has paid in full to Christ a debt of a sheep in exchange for the first born of an ass, while strolling in the forest during a certain midday hour with two companions, saw that a sword of miraculous length was being brought down from on high by an approaching whirlwind. It was lifted from there up to an unknown place, and was hidden from sight because of its altitude. Then, he discerned a crashing sound with his ears as if he saw the
(148 Ekkehard mentioned this sign in his Chronicon Universale during the year 1096. Geoergius Heinricus Pertz, eds. Monumenta Germaniae Historica: SS (Hanover: University of Neudruck Press, 1925), 208.
149 More than any other crusade writer of the early 12th century, Ekkehard is entrenched in eschatological omens. Since he is writing after the success of the First Crusade, he likely sees the capture of Jerusalem as a prerequisite for the commencement of the End of Days. These omens also confirm to Ekkehard that the crusade is indeed a divine endeavor supported by God.
150 The presence of this comet was also confirmed by the anonymous author of the Annalista Saxo, who saw it on October 7th, 1096. MGH, SS, VI, 367.
151 This could be a description of the Aurora Borealis.)
metal with his eyes. Others, who were keeping watch over a pasture of horses, reported that they saw a spectacle in the sky of a city, where they saw diverse mobs of horsemen and foot soldiers hastening in different directions. Some of them even showed the sign of the cross imprinted on their foreheads, garments, or another location on the body. Because of this brand itself, they believed that they were ordained to the same army of the Lord. Likewise, it pleased others, who were either stimulated by a sudden change of mind or instructed by a nocturnal vision, to dissolve their lands and familial property, and to sew the sign of mortification onto their clothing. And in all of these places, beyond what could be believed, when the people were running to the churches in crowds, the priestly blessing, given in accordance with the new rite, dispersed the sword with sticks and reliquaries. Why should I tell you about a certain woman at that time who was pregnant for two full years and finally when her uterus was ripped open, gave birth to a son who could speak, a little infant who was two-limbed throughout, and another one with two heads, and also some lambs who were born with two heads, and even the young of female horses, who brought forth in the midst of birth, larger teeth that they commonly call equine teeth, which nature gives only to three year old pack horses."
https://digital.lib.washington.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/1773/16588/Matt%20King%20Research%20Project.pdf?sequence=1
Well, what's going on here? Ekkehard is clearly describing natural occurrences and even admits as much when describing the comet. Where it gets colorful is when he sees fire from the north. That on the surface could be sold as a UFO by the ancient aliens crowd, but King postulated that it was merely the northern lights. What of the red clouds then?
It very well could have been a meteorite.
"I saw another star on February 24th, changing its location a great distance with a long leap to the East. I also confirmed red clouds, surging from the West and East"
A long leap to the east could be suggesting that the object had come from the west, then streaked across the sky to the west. If this were the case, the red clouds in the west could be from the object burning up upon entry. The clouds in the east, from its impact with earth. This would also easily explain why the clouds appeared to be joining together as they were both from the same event. Alternately, the object could have broken up on entry with part landing in the east and a smaller part burning up completely on a westbound trajectory.
The city in the sky is indeed a little harder to explain. One key thing to consider though is that in the city that was seen, the witnesses reported that they saw horsemen. If these were aliens or a UFO, why would there be men on horses? Furthermore, there are no details insinuating that the city might be an ET craft. All descriptions of this event sound like a mdieval city, not a space craft. Many UFOs reported now are easily reported as discs, spheres, rectangles, triangles and so on, there have been no cases of a UFO looking like a city, even when they are exceptionally large.
This vision of an army and city in the sky can be seen in one of two ways. Firstly, the real astronomical phenomena were embellished and mixed with religious propaganda to recruit soldiers for the crusades. Secondly, they really did see something but it was neither God nor alien, but perhaps a lying spirit.
Regarding the vision as propaganda. What better way would there be to recruit siege fodder than with a "divine revelation"? Unfortunately, many people have been misled into disaster by following an alleged vision from God. To be sure, the use of alleged spiritual visions was not unheard of in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. It happened as far back as Biblical times, and it happens now.
In Miri Rubin's "Gentile Tales" numerous examples of impressive and sometimes outlandish visions from the middle ages are presented. They have an obvious feeling of propaganda and were used for the purpose of enforcing Church doctrine and converting Jews. In short, anti-semitism was reinforced with "heavenly visions." Here are a few examples.
On page 9 of Gentile Tales, there is a story from the twelfth-century range (Ekkehard was eleventh century) which tells of a Jewish boy receiving a vision of the virgin Mary while attending service and receiving the Communion Host. Another tale on the same page tells the story of a Jewish boy who went to a Catholic service and received Communion. As a result, his Jewish father threw him into a fire. Miraculously, of course, Mary saved him from being burnt and the story ends with the wicked father's death. The story of the Jewish boy, his wicked father and Mary's timely rescue took on many variations and spread widely.
Later on in Gentile Tales, on page 36, another strange tale is told. Some Jews allegedly wanted a Communion host wafer so badly that they held up a priest for one. The priest claimed that he no longer had one, but that it was instead in his soul and heart. They then killed him and ripped his heart out, but immediately a boy was said to have appeared from his heart. A boy that claimed to be Jesus Christ. After a brief sermon, the boy went back into the priest's heart and raised him from the dead.
Those are just two examples of divine encounters used by the Church of its day to turn average people against Jews and into the arms of the Church. If they did this for such a small thing as excluding Jews and strengthening their hold on people, it should at least be considered that the same was done for recruiting soldiers.
The second possibility is that the city in the sky (and the other stories presented) did indeed really happen, but as mentioned before were not UFOs. Remember they saw horses and a city. Rather than aliens, any beings seen by these crusaders would likely have been demonic imposters. They have a motive to mislead and destroy humanity, and what better way than to enlist them in a religious war? This is highly possible, as we are not told that anyone tested the spirits.
1 John 4 gives Christians the key to discerning if a spiritual encounter is truly from God or not.
1Jo 4:1 KJV - Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
1Jo 4:2 KJV - Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
1Jo 4:3 KJV - And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that [spirit] of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.
http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=1Jo&c=4&v=1&t=KJV#1
Furthermore, 1 Timothy 4:1 warns us that seducing spirits would lead people astray and 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 reinforces that. While 2 Thessalonians definitely speaks of the end days, it could be applied to many other situations as well.
1Ti 4:1 KJV - Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
1Ti 4:2 KJV - Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=1Ti&c=4&v=1&t=KJV#1
2Th 2:9 KJV - [Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
2Th 2:10 KJV - And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
2Th 2:11 KJV - And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
2Th 2:12 KJV - That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=2Th&c=2&v=1&t=KJV
The red clouds in the sky can be easily attributed to a crashing meteorite, comets and the Northern Lights, some of which Ekkehard clearly identified. These were given a greater spiritual significance and possible embellishment, potentially for recruiting purposes.
The city in the sky was clearly described as a city and was filled with horsemen. This is nowhere near close to any modern UFO sighting. Even extremely large UFOs (sometimes up to 1 mile in size) are never described as a city but as a large object, usually a disc. This city in the sky was either 1) made up, again to recruit troops for the crusades or 2) was a spiritual vision provided by demonic spirits.
In either situation, there are more plausible explanations that do not necessitate alien visitors, and involve a more likely candidate, human deception for personal gain.
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