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La maison rurale à Vojka (en serbe cyrillique :  ; en serbe latin : ) se trouve à Vojka, dans la province de Voïvodine et dans la municipalité de Stara Pazova, en Serbie. Elle est inscrite sur la liste des monuments culturels de grande importance de la République de Serbie (identifiant SK 1336).

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The human body is an amazing, complex, multi-faceted machine, and when that machine breaks down, it can hurt and/or make you feel not your best. When our bodies are not performing to their maximum potential, it's time to seek help and get to the bottom of the cause. But who do you see? How do you determine what the best course of treatment is?
One option would be to seek advice from your GP, which is a good place to start. Western medicine is very symptom orientated and often focuses on that before delving into the cause of the problem in the first place. This option is also great if you are looking for that quick fix, because let's face it we all have busy lives and don't have time to get properly "better", right? But what we don't realise is that pill will only numb the pain or mask the symptoms rather than treat the cause and often this approach means the issue returns or further issues present down the line.
Another option is you can seek advice from a Manual Medicine Practitioner such as a Chiropractor or a Professional Sports Practitioner. They will be able to look at your body as a whole and treat the cause of the pain and not just the symptoms. Instead of taking prescription drugs this option is an all-natural approach to treatment and recovery. Having massage and/or Chiropractic treatments will both help facilitate healing as both methods have a common goal: restore health and wellbeing, improve muscle and joint mechanics and get you back to your best.
Perhaps the choice is not between needing a Chiropractor or choosing a massage, but a balance of the two? Massage therapy complements Chiropractic care, acting like a "warm-up" for the body prior to the "adjustment". Adjustments last longer when muscle tension is released – tight muscles pull joints out of alignment, and massage therapy would address that issue directly. In turn, Chiropractic care addresses misalignments to the spine and musculature which gives immediate relief to the soft tissues, massage therapy focuses on. Soft tissues heal quicker once the joints have been restored to proper position.
Sports massage can be an integral part of Chiropractic care and can be incorporated together for many reasons. We all enjoy a relaxing massage, but there is a vast difference between a spa massage and a massage performed by sports practitioner which is both therapeutic in nature and also diagnostic, giving you the cause and the solution whether that's through exercises, stretching or just advice.
A sports massage performed along with the medical knowledge and guidance of a natural healthcare practitioner, like a Chiropractor, can change the course of your rehabilitation. If you have had a recent surgery/injury, a sports massage can make a great difference in your healing time.
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Facebook Censors Mammogram Stock Image
Don't fear the nipple
Facebook went on the rampage again. Did Miley flash her boobs for the zillionth time? Did a locker-room shot accidentally make it onto a public page? Nope. A stock image of a mammogram saw an entire team of editors banned from the site.
A mammogram. You know, that potentially life-saving medical procedure women have regularly to detect breast cancer. The image of a squished boob was so offensive it caused Facebook to block the admins of the parenting site, BluntMoms, and anyone else who had shared the post entitled "10 Do's And Don'ts While Getting A Mammogram." [1]
Facebook doesn't think you should see this photo. Someone reported this photo of a mammogram, a medical x-ray procedure...
Posted by BLUNTmoms [2] on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 [3]
Editor Anne Radcliffe was angry at the way she and her colleagues were treated. "We all got punished. It wasn't just that they took down the post, they removed us from facebook until we logged back in, reviewed our personal profiles and vouched that there was no nudity in it."
The shitstorm took place only 15 hours after the image was posted to BluntMom's [4] page, while - despite numerous complaints - images like this one (involving minors) remain in situ. [5]
When it comes to applying its own nudity guidelines, Facebook takes a selective approach. For a time, any mom who uploaded a breastfeeding image promptly saw her account suspended. Ditto for those with post-mastectomy scarring.
Yet just as the #FreetheNipple campaign seemed to be convincing Zuckerberg & Co to come to its senses and allow such images to stand, we have the mammogram. Under its current community guidelines, Facebook reserves the right to censor any nude images that may cause "potential cultural sensitivity."
But a mammogram? It's not a political statement. It's not sexy and it's not exploitive; it's a medical fact.
"Frankly I was shocked," said Jessica Hoefer Land, who wrote the mammogram post. "Utter bullshit to deny the education of women by censoring a procedure that could potentially save a life. Facebook Is proving itself to be hypocritical on what they will and won't allow."
Which is rather unfortunate and short-sighted because the value of such posts far outweighs any potential "sensitivity."
Facebook, congratulations, you've just hit a new low.
Update: Facebook has apologized and reinstated the image on BluntMoms page.
RELATED: Facebook Gets Button We've All Been Waiting For [6]
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Jason had another busy but rewarding weekend at home in his constituency.
Jason started off his Saturday in New Mill where he was invited to speak at the Christ Church community breakfast by Revd Sean Robertshaw. At lunchtime he was meeting residents in Netherton before hosting fantastic fundraising evening in Crosland Moor which saw more than 200 friends and supporters attend.
On Sunday Jason was in Holmbridge at the home of Richard and Judy Ford to see the amazing transformation thanks to the BBC DIY SOS team. The episode is due to air later this year.
Jason was at Waves Daycare in Slaithwaite for the grand opening of "Waves 2". Jason is a huge supporter of Sallyanne and her team at Waves. For more information please click here.


Current application management operating models are not designed for today's high-velocity, software-driven business world. Accordingly, application management as we know it—focused on tickets and transactions, rather than business priorities—is at a turning point. The fact is the ongoing maintenance, support, and enhancement of complex application landscapes—with a mix of legacy systems, digital, and SaaS—consumes too large a share of IT resources and restricts their ability to drive digital growth. For these reasons and more, application management models need to be re-imagined for the digital era—where speed and customer-orientation is paramount.
"Perfect" applications are ones built with higher quality and user centricity from the start. They are an outcome of today's era of liquid delivery, where IT responds to users rapidly through continuous software delivery and where lean engineering techniques limit application failures dramatically. The adoption of Agile and DevOps, in combination with more modular architectures, has allowed consolidation of traditional development and management processes—all but eliminating enhancements.
Automation and analytics are transforming application management from a passive IT role to an active business-enabling function. Armed with data and analytics, teams can spot trends and predict failures before they can inflict any negative consequences.
The ability to extensively monitor internal and external systems and data, including customer feedback on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media outlets, is incredibly powerful. It means being able to proactively and even automatically resolve issues before or just after they even occur. Instead of fixing things after a break is formally reported, application management becomes all about anticipating and satisfying the business needs of customers and suppliers—making IT a frontline, dynamic business function.
We're already seeing this evolution in the marketplace. Although high levels of automation are still a few years away, customers and suppliers are increasingly moving towards an automated, and predictive online environment. Automated, end-to-end service management across applications, content providers, hardware, network, social media—and practically every business function in between—are the keys to spotting and resolving problems before they reach the end user.
Increasingly, application manage-ment will be delivered by service providers to clients' on-demand or as-a-service basis, with a focus on consumption or business outcomes. Headcount- or FTE-based contracts will become obsolete over time. However, while outcome- or consumption-based models are gaining momentum, they are still more the exception than the rule.
As-a-service arrangements are challenging because they require business change, not just technology change. Commercial terms are based on business performance, rather than technology performance.
As-a-service represents a dramatic culture shift in how application management deals have been structured over the past decade or more when FTE-based models reigned supreme. Going forward, instead of clients and service providers working at odds (clients always want fewer FTEs and cost, while providers want more FTEs and revenue); as-a-service will bring them into closer alignment. The trick is defining common measures where both the client and provider can benefit. Service providers will need an intimate knowledge of business and industry to be successful in the looming as-a-service economy.
While application management isn't going away, it is getting a dramatic makeover. Going forward, application management will be more about engineering and automation and therefore smaller, more specialized and more business-savvy. With less tension between business and IT, client and provider, and development and maintenance, application management can become a means of competitive adaptation for the enterprise.
IT leaders have never been in a better position than they are today to be a positive catalyst in their organizations. The biggest challenge is getting "unstuck" from old mindsets and ways of working to seize the opportunity to disrupt, rather than to be disrupted.


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Argentolles és un municipi francès situat al departament de l'Alt Marne i a la regió del Gran Est. L'any 2007 tenia 662 habitants.

Demografia

Població
El 2007 la població de fet d'Argentolles era de 662 persones. Hi havia 262 famílies de les quals 62 eren unipersonals (23 homes vivint sols i 39 dones vivint soles), 78 parelles sense fills, 102 parelles amb fills i 20 famílies monoparentals amb fills.

La població ha evolucionat segons el següent gràfic:

Habitants censats

Habitatges
El 2007 hi havia 339 habitatges, 263 eren l'habitatge principal de la família, 42 eren segones residències i 34 estaven desocupats. 310 eren cases i 26 eren apartaments. Dels 263 habitatges principals, 196 estaven ocupats pels seus propietaris, 48 estaven llogats i ocupats pels llogaters i 19 estaven cedits a títol gratuït; 5 tenien una cambra, 8 en tenien dues, 39 en tenien tres, 54 en tenien quatre i 157 en tenien cinc o més. 226 habitatges disposaven pel capbaix d'una plaça de pàrquing. A 122 habitatges hi havia un automòbil i a 114 n'hi havia dos o més.

Piràmide de població
La piràmide de població per edats i sexe el 2009 era:

Economia
El 2007 la població en edat de treballar era de 387 persones, 319 eren actives i 68 eren inactives. De les 319 persones actives 297 estaven ocupades (159 homes i 138 dones) i 23 estaven aturades (9 homes i 14 dones). De les 68 persones inactives 28 estaven jubilades, 19 estaven estudiant i 21 estaven classificades com a «altres inactius».

Ingressos
El 2009 a Argentolles hi havia 266 unitats fiscals que integraven 685,5 persones, la mediana anual d'ingressos fiscals per persona era de 18.341 €.

Activitats econòmiques
Dels 51 establiments que hi havia el 2007, 2 eren d'empreses extractives, 1 d'una empresa alimentària, 5 d'empreses de fabricació d'altres productes industrials, 3 d'empreses de construcció, 12 d'empreses de comerç i reparació d'automòbils, 3 d'empreses de transport, 5 d'empreses d'hostatgeria i restauració, 1 d'una empresa d'informació i comunicació, 5 d'empreses financeres, 4 d'empreses immobiliàries, 6 d'empreses de serveis, 2 d'entitats de l'administració pública i 2 d'empreses classificades com a «altres activitats de serveis».

Dels 9 establiments de servei als particulars que hi havia el 2009, 1 era una gendarmeria, 1 oficina de correu, 1 taller de reparació d'automòbils i de material agrícola, 2 guixaires pintors, 1 perruqueria, 2 restaurants i 1 agència immobiliària.

Dels 3 establiments comercials que hi havia el 2009, 1 era una botiga de menys de 120 m², 1 una peixateria i 1 una botiga d'electrodomèstics.

L'any 2000 a Argentolles hi havia 34 explotacions agrícoles que ocupaven un total de 4.309 hectàrees.

Equipaments sanitaris i escolars
L'únic equipament sanitari que hi havia el 2009 era una farmàcia.

El 2009 hi havia una escola elemental. Argentolles disposava d'un col·legi d'educació secundària amb 144 alumnes.

Poblacions més properes
El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes.

Referències

 Résumé statistique Fitxa resum de dades estadístiques d'Argentolles a l'INSEE.
 Évolution et structure de la population Fitxa amb el detall de dades d'Argentolles a l'INSEE
 France par commune  Dades detallades de tots els municipis de França accessibles a partir del mapa.

Municipis de l'Alt Marne


Summary/Abstract: Morris Arnovitz was a navigator with the Army Air Corps and had completed 21 missions before being shot down over Germany. He was a prisoner of war in Germany for the remainder of the war. Of special interest are his flight log and a journal kept by him while a prisoner of war. His papers consist primarily documents relating to the military service of Morris Arnovitz during World War II.
Preferred Citation: Box #, Folder #, Mss 69, Morris Arnovitz Papers, The Cuba Family Archives for Southern Jewish History, The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, 1440 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30309.
Biographical/Historical Note: Morris Arnovitz was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1916. He was a graduate of Tech High school and the University of Virginia, class of 1937. He was in the real estate and insurance business before joining the service during World War II. He was a navigator with the Army Air Corps and his plane was shot down on October 7th, 1944 during a raid on Politz, Germany. He was taken to a POW camp near Nuremberg until he was able to escape in the final near the end of the war. He was a member of Ahavath Achim Congregation and the Progressive Club.
Scope and Content: Researchers studying the Morris Arnovitz Papers will gain insight into Jewish life in Atlanta and the life of a POW during World War II. All material is arranged in alphabetical order by subject and chronologically within each folder.


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Q: EF does not see manualy created migrations which came from merge I and my colleague are working on the same project, a small libruary that use EF 6 Code First aproach. To maintain database up to date we are using migrations. Yesterday I've merged my colleague's branch. That branch inculdes two new migrations which was created by Add-Migration [MigrationName] command.
Now when I try to run Update-Database command I am getting an error
Unable to update database to match the current model because there are pending changes and automatic migration is disabled. Either write the pending model changes to a code-based migration or enable automatic migration. Set DbMigrationsConfiguration.AutomaticMigrationsEnabled to true to enable automatic migration.

I tried to re-run Add-Migration command to see what's "new" in model. EF created one giant migration for all changes that was made in my colleague's migrations. It looks like EF does not see migrations that came from merge

A: I've found detailed answer for this problem here https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/dn481501.aspx

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There is nothing babyish about light weights. In fact forget the hype because with plenty of repetitions you can begin to see awe-inspiring results. In fact, with just 5 pound dumbbells and plenty of repetitions you can take your results to the next level. It is all about what you put into each move. So get ready to focus, perform and engage. You do not have to be lifting heavy like a crossfitter to see definition. Just 5 pounds, focus and proper muscle engagement can help you well on your way to see a major difference in your body. Lose weight, feel great and see amazing results with these moves and do not wait another moment. Start right now!
Stand tall with a 5 pound dumbbell in your hand and touch your weight to the floor while extending the opposite leg out. This will take balance so focus on your core and work your arms. I promise you will break a sweat and feel the burn!


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Courtney & Kaylin – Love, Chronic Illness and One Heck of a Party
Growing up queer, I never really imagined getting married. Being stubbornly in the closet for so long meant I couldn't allow myself to indulge in the fantasy of "falling in love", let alone choosing to spend the rest of my life with somebody. When I (accidentally) became a full-time wedding photographer I felt like an imposter. I was trying to capture the beauty of a lifelong commitment without wanting one for myself. That all changed for me in 2017.
Prior to the legislation of marriage equality, every wedding I had photographed in my career was the nuclear couple; cis-hetero. In that time I saw all the traditions and all heard tropes, and I thought I knew what marriage meant. It has only been since the legislation of same-sex marriage that I have seen the way our queer community have embraced a deep, sacred meaning of marriage: breaking the status quo, persevering, and holding space for vulnerable people. And doing it all without the need to appease to centuries-old traditions.
Break Norms, Make it Meaningful
Hetero weddings are rife with outdated traditions: brides are treated as exchangeable objects; parents bear the cost of the event, white is a symbol of purity etc. Things have changed dramatically for women's rights in the last 100 years. While there is still a lot of work to be done, a bride escorted down the aisle by her father and being "given away" to another man is no longer representative of her agency and the rights she has.
When it comes to traditions, nothing is assumed when you are planning a queer wedding. LGBTIA+ couples get to start with a blank canvas, and can spend the time choosing to cultivate a wedding that represents their values and identity without pandering to what society expects of them. Put simply, queer weddings break norms and are imbued with meaning.
Like the wedding itself, queer marriages do away with "tradition for tradition's sake". By their very nature, they write a new narrative that gender, and gender norms, do not play a role in the success of any relationship. Rather, it is a bespoke, vulnerable love between two people that makes marriage meaningful.
Loving with vulnerability is almost considered a default when you are identify as queer. Every LGBTIA+ person has had to reckon with their identity and, for some, it is a seismic shift in the way they are seen in the world. When it comes to relationships, we have to put our entire identity on the line in order to love and be loved.
It is especially telling when bold sacrifice is required when choosing to be joined in marriage. Queer people have a shared experience of trauma and ostracisation, and there is no better example of this than the long fight for marriage equality. After years of perseverance, the rights of queer people took a massive step forward the day Australia voted 'yes'.
I am learning that this is also what marriage looks like: despite the odds, choosing to stick it out together and forge a pathway forward as lovers and teammates. It's a strong bond, not easily broken.
The mainstream acceptance of gay marriage has struck a nerve throughout Australia and shown people that love is inherently rooted in the value of inclusion. And furthermore, queer relationships are intrinsically inclusive.
To even be discussing the right to marry spotlights the discrimination that LGBTIA+ people have experienced. It is incumbent on queer people, especially those who now live with the privileges of being afforded the right to marry, to stand up and advocate for all forms of discrimination. Whether it is colonialism, ableism, racism or sexism, queer relationships should be a refuge for people living on the margins. As the late John Lewis said, "If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it."
Society still has a long way to go in achieving its moral obligations of providing free and fair opportunities to all. But I think, just for a moment, I'd like to relish in the fact that same-sex marriage is helping move the needle in the right direction. Queer weddings construct a new narrative of what it looks like to love beyond societal expectations, persist despite exclusion, and to be a refuge for people who have less privilege.
Hank Paul is a Sydney Wedding Photographer who specialises in sustainable and inclusive weddings. For more information, or to read more of his writing, head to his website www.henrypaul.com.au.
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Hello I've been very curious as of if I'm being haunted or something paranormal is going on.
I'll tell you a little background information on me, I'm the last 6 of my siblings as my mom all had us 6 years apart and that leads to 666, I'm the only one that came out with curly hair. I am the only problem child of all, as I am very depressed. I've been feeling depressed for a few years now, but a couple of weeks ago I've been feeling really sick, I've been losing a lot of weight as I use to be at 110 pounds a month or two ago, and I am now currently 94 pounds, I'll tell you the physical symptoms and then get into my mental symptoms.
I recently went to the doctors to get this all checked out, they did bloodwork and my results came back healthy nothing discomforting in my blood; they just said I had anxiety. I don't know how I've been feeling all these symptoms without anything wrong with me.
Now I am getting into the more theories that lead me into "Paranormal" as I've been doing some research.
Now all these experiences I've also encounter feeling like a little polish lady when I am high, as if I'm being haunted by a polish lady( Not exactly sure) but as I'm like this I feel as if being high brings me into a more spiritually connected world and I can process things more in depth.
-I started experiencing flickering lights when I walked under them.
-One time in my kitchen with my friend I was telling her how I felt haunted and all of a sudden the kitchen lights flickered twice as if I shouldn't of spoke about it.
And I have this theory that I'm being haunted because maybe my mom got cursed and she is not telling me, because a few years ago I went to get my tero cards read and the lady handed me 3 cards, A girl with 3 swords in her crying on her bed, and the other two I don't really remember but I also got a joker and a angel. She said the girl crying in the bed was depressed and sad, and it reflected on me. And she told me about this angel called raffaello that is in my presence, apparently he watches over me. She also said if I ever wanted to feel his presence I could ask him to touch my hand and I could feel his presence.
I've also been feeling bad energy from this house and I recently came back to stay with her for awhile because I've been feeling sick and I feel as if I'm getting pulled towards here.
Note all these experiences happened in this house.
First and foremost go back to your doctor and tell them about the suicidal thoughts. If you aren't on medication you may need to be, and if you are you may need it changed. A paranormal forum isn't the type place you need as it will only give you more ideas for your mind to create.
Next if you feel suicidal tell your parents and if they do not seek help for you call some of these numbers.
You need to see a medical doctor for a complete medical and mental evaluation. You may need meds of If you're on meds they may need to be adjusted.
I have to agree with Ugly n Rude on this one. Definitely get some help for your problems as it is dangerous to try and handle it all on your own. As for the possibility of paranormal problems ill say this, you should try you hardest to rule out any possibility that it could be paranormal. If you absolutely can't rule everything out that's when you should be at the point to seek help for it. Have you considered that the lights could be pure coincidence? Or that you are having some sort of negative reaction to the weed medically? As for the dreams, it sounds like you are very distressed by them, do you know any connection to this shadowy person, or the field you were in with your cat? Did something traumatic happen in that place? I think you should take a little time, ask yourself these sorts of questions, then move forward with what you believe is really going on. Best of luck to you, I believe you can make past this time if you put in enough effort.
As with so many this poster hasn't been back since posting this.
(02-25-2017, 07:18 PM)UglyNRude Wrote: As with so many this poster hasn't been back since posting this.
lol, you would think they were asking for a reason right, you know like to get some sort of answer??
You can never tell, she might come back someday. Or maybe she just needed to share some thoughts.
Maybe she's already locked up in a sanitarium for life long and she's blood became already a soup of drugs, or maybe she managed to kill herself after all, or met a new boyfriend and forgot about all this stuff, who knows?
(02-25-2017, 11:26 PM)nawal Wrote: Maybe she's already locked up in a sanitarium for life long and she's blood became already a soup of drugs, or maybe she managed to kill herself after all, or met a new boyfriend and forgot about all this stuff, who knows?
I have been on "other" boards, and lot of times someone comes once and tells a story and never comes back.


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Fast Joint Care+ is a dietary supplement that taunts itself to promote the health and functioning of joints. The producers claim that it is works in case where we need to fight inflammation. It has been recommended for any one suffering from dry and inflamed joints. Amongst the many users, it has been received well by top athletes and people suffering from joint degradation and arthritis.
The producers of this product are known as Genuine Health. They are known to produce natural supplements that can be readily bought over the counter. A spot check by us revealed that Fast Joint Care+ ships to most parts of the world.
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Q: Notation Question. How to approach case where n = 1 if pattern starts at 2? For purposes of induction, I'm given to prove
$1 + 2(2+3+...+n) + (n+1) = (n+1)^2 - 1$, for all $n$ in natural numbers (defined to start from 1).
I want to do the base case of induction using the natural number 1 for $n$, but I'm unsure how to approach the portion $(2+3+...+n)$ when $n = 1$.
Thank you for the help!

A: Perhaps
$$1 + 2(2+3+\cdots+n) + (n+1) = (n+1)^2 - 1$$
is intended to be equivalent to
$$1 + \left(2\sum_{i=2}^ni\right) + (n+1) = (n+1)^2 -1$$
You can simplify this further, but by the property of an empty sum, if $n=1$ then $\sum_{i=2}^1i=0$.


This is an extension of my sincere gratitude to my migration agent, no other than Felix Carao lll and the staff of Allskills Recruitment & Migration Services.
13 years ago when I first boarded my overseas flight bound to Taiwan for work, I considered it as an achievement for my career as an OFW. As time goes fast for 2 employment contracts finished in six years, I saw that there's something missing for my effort and quality of life. So I keep on dreaming of a better future with my family in it..
I found an opportunity to work as a skilled worker for an oil and gas company in Dubai, UAE. I gave my full dedication to my job and happy with what I earned for a monthly income. Everything in Dubai is affordable if you work hard. Gadgets, appliances, food, drinks, clothing and many more can be easily purchased there. But most of all: l never forgot my obligations to send money for my family and sometimes to my parents. Almost a year of being away from my wife and children, I feel loneliness every time I have a day off. That's one reason why I opened my dream again to be with them during my free time or after work. I know it's impossible unless I can migrate to western countries like Canada, USA, NZ, UK or Australia.
Having a little confidence, I opened my laptop computer and began searching on how I can get an employment in those western countries. With my prayers and the google search engine, I found job vacancies in Australia related to my skill and experience. With no time wasted, I applied for job vacancies every day after work. Sending resumes for different agencies and employers throughout Australia, New Zealand and Canada and checking my email whenever I have spare time.
It wasn't easy for me until I received my first email from Mr. Felix Carao lll of Allskills Recruitment & Migration Services in mid September of 2012, I had doubts at that time if I can make it due to heaps of requirements needed, but because of my determination, prayers and most of all the expertise of my agent Mr. Felix Carao lll, we made the process as smooth as cotton balls and got my 457 visa within 2 and half months while I was still working in the Middle East. WOW! I couldn't believe it when I first stepped on the soil of Australia to begin working, but I know it's my dream come true.
It wasn't the end of my connection with Mr. Felix Carao lll, after 4 months from my arrival here in Australia, he again helped me in processing my wife and children's visa so that they can live with me here. A couple of years past and again he helped us to settle our permanent residency status which is the most vital stage to gain citizenship.
More than 5 years already here in Australia, we moved from Darwin, Northern Territory to a wonderful city of Brisbane in Queensland. Enjoying the benefits of children's education, health care, equality and most of all having what they called QUALITY of LIFE.
As long as I live, I will never ever forget the bridge that I used to cross to Australia which is the Allskills Recruitment and Migration Services and the person behind my success, no other than my agent, advisor and friend Mr. FELIX CARAO lll.
For those who want to work and live here in Australia, my advice is just follow your dreams and don't stop believing.
I would like to submit my testimonial for Allskills Recruitment and Migration Services Pty Ltd. Prior to engagement with Felix Carao we had tried another immigration specialist. Our first application we were charged upfront for both applications and lodgement fees, for the nomination and 457 as these were processed at the same time. The nomination was not successful and our money was blown for the application fees for the 457 because of the process. After an unsuccessful nomination with the first migration specialist a client referred Allskills to our company.
I found a complete contrast in support and recommendations from the first company I had dealt with. We were given checklists and examples of supportive evidence required for both applications and clear objectives as to what and why certain documentation may be required.
Felix and his team were very quick and professional to deal with. At times, the process was slower than initially anticipated because of my slackness to provide requested documentation. However, Allskills kept persevering and their attention to detail and fine tuning resulted in a successful application both the Nomination and 457.
We would certainly use their services again if required and are very happy to provide a professional testimonial of our experience.
Thank you to Felix and his outstanding staff for their professional, courteous, and personal handling of our two 457 visa applicants. Daniel and Anthony are now permanent residents of Australia. Our journey with Allskills began in 2013 and ended last week when both the boys received a phone call from Felix to congratulate them on obtaining their permanent residency. There were tears. We would not hesitate to recommend Allskills to any business requiring skilled workers from overseas.
When I went to your agency I was amazed with the professional way you have done this. We had a great help to have all the documents done. This was remarkable, they say it takes 4 to 8 weeks, the Tourist Visa was approved in one day.
Thanks for your great help and I know we will contact you soon.
Dear Mr Felix and Miya!
I'm so happy with your service and all of the things you both did to help me! On 24 August 2016, the Migration Agent from Adelaide where I signed a contract for a Partner Visa application, did not lodge my application. They told me that my holiday visa was expired 15 days prior. I asked them why they let my visa expire but they just told me that I should leave Australia as soon as possible because they didn't lodge my partner visa application. I was really disappointed and surprised why I had signed the contracts, fill up the forms, deposit half the money for Adelaide Agents and they let my visa expire and didn't inform me. At that time I was staying at my sister's house in Darwin.
It was then when my sister's husband recommended Allskills to me.. Mr. Felix explained to me about my visa expiration conditions. He explained to us step-by-step that Allskills can help and guide us to get my money back from previous agent. We signed a contract with Allskills and we had only 7 days to finish all the forms and evidence for my Visa application. With their professionalism and hardwork, in 7 days they lodged my application (on 01 September 2016 and I had my bridging visa on 02 September 2016) which allowed me to stay in Australia with my partner. I can see that they are professional as they taught us how to provide more evidence and information about our relationship for the DIBP. For example, why we weren't married, why my visa expired and why we are in de-facto etc.
They made my case so strong. Today me and my partner are so happy and excited to hear from Mr Felix that my Permanent Visa was approved!. I'm surprised because normally we have to wait 12 -18 months to get a visa. We didn't wait long at all. I don't know how to express my feelings. I'm so thankful Mr. Felix and his staff Miya as they helped me a lot! I feel so lucky that I found Allskills because they helped me achieve my dreams! I really don't know what would've happened if we didn't find your office. Maybe I would still be in Vietnam, away from my partner. With all my honour, I want to say thank you to Mr Felix and his Staff Miya.
I will tell everyone if they ask me where I applied for my visa – it's ALLSKILLS. Hope your business will grow in the future so you can help many people like me.
Allskills has helped me so much in the process of getting my student visa. The result was satisfying and I was granted the visa in less time than what I had expected. The help with the paper works that was required for the visa application was incredible and the staffs were approachable, friendly and very helpful.
Overall, the service was great and the result was satisfying. I would like to thank Allskills staff for the great service.
It's a great pleasure to express my personal feeling and a brief testimony about Allskills.
Allskills has helped me so much to get me through RSMS 187 Visa and finally was granted to me successfully within less time frame. Took a lot of paperwork but the staff are well too good and smart, friendly, quick and work around the clock to organized everything and the job was done satisfactorily in timely manner.
I personally here would like to thank Allskills staffs and recommend Allskills for any Visa related queries in near future.
We got married on the 28th of May 2010. We were looking how can we lodge a Partner Visa for my wife in Australia we had no idea how to start and what to do, a work colleague gave us a card of Felix Carao. We were very doubtful whether we could trust an agent or rather do it by ourselves, as we have no idea what would be involved in processing the application.
We decided to call Felix and arrange a meeting with him to discuss our options. At the meeting we were very surprised of his knowledge and professionalism of handling with all the processing and dealing with all immigration issues. He told us what we need to do for the start, the documentations that we need.
We thought that his service and professional fees are very reasonable and affordable so we got Felix to be our agent and represent us in dealing with Immigration matters.
Felix lodged my wife's Partner Visa on the 07th of November 2014 and we received the Bridging Visa by the 11th of Nov. 2014. It was amazing how fast he worked.
Always keeping us updated on the progress and the requirements on my wife's visa. On the 07th of September 2016 which was my 50th Birthday we have a call from Felix that my wife's Partner Visa was granted and it was a big surprise for us and a great Birthday present for me.
And now we are looking to get Michael (her son) visa which once again Felix will be doing all the processing as we TRUST HIM to do all of these for us.
We highly recommend Felix Carao if anyone looking a trustworthy agent or looking to lodge a visa in Australia or in Philippines.
Felix and his team from ALLSKILLS MIGRATION has been beyond helpful in assisting us with our recent worker sponsorship. Their clear and direct communication meant we were able to stay on top of all paperwork and submit applications in a timely manner. He was also patient and always available for any questions or concerns we had.
As it is often difficult to secure long term workers in our location of business, ALLSKILLS MIGRATION is exemplary to how skilled migration can solve workplace shortages. Overall it was a great pleasure to work with Felix.
– Alexandra Ly on Behalf of Quinn Trading Pty Ltd.
I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to you and your team on the arrival of the grant notice of mine and my newborn daughter's permanent visa to Australia. My husband and I are happy to share this with you. Let me add a piece of note thanking you. Your suggestions were a guide to us when we were in a dilemma how my personal circumstances would affect my awaiting visa during my pregnancy and about the visa of our newborn daughter.
We greatly admire your humble advice for suggesting appropriate visas when I had to travel to and fro to my home country and your patience when we could not submit the necessary documents on scheduled dates. We highly appreciate your efforts and dedication towards your responsibility in meeting the visa requirements. We are extremely contented with the services provided by your ALLSKILLS RECRUITMENT AND MIGRATION SERVICES. We will recommend my family and friends to seek your organization with confidence.
All the best to you and your team to attain success in your future endeavors.
Good morning. Thank you so much for patiently accommodating my permanent residence application just recently and was approved in short period of time. With your assistance I am happy now that I can live permanently in Australia and the opportunity to bring my kids over to australia. My words were not enough to thank you.
Once again…. thank you Allskills Migration especially to Felix Carao for the superb help and guidance as we go through the very tedious process of obtaining a Permanent visa for our son Lorenzo Gabriel Tuason.
He is now a proud Permanent resident visa holder of Australia as Skilled Nominated Subclass 190 in 6 months,!!!!!! Lorenzo will join my daughter in Adelaide who works as Theatre nurse since 2012.
Allskills has also been instrumental in bringing her there with flying colors.!
More power to Allskills Migration !!! . God bless.
Yesterday, 11th March 2016, words cannot express how grateful I am after receiving the notice of approval of my graduate visa in just a short span of time after application which the said visa gives me and my immediate family the opportunity to live and work here.
All these good things would not have been possible without your help. You have been a huge help in my application. It was truly a right decision to acquire your services as you have been so much effective and efficient in performing the same. Your degree of discipline in your profession is highly and truly remarkable not to mention the usable advices and information you have provided me and my family.
I am truly grateful for your above the line services. Thus, I am and will be recommending your services to my friends, acquaintances and others in the near future.
I would like to commend ALLSKILLS RECRUITMENT & MIGRATION SERVICES PTY LTD for the fast, efficient and personalized services extended to my family. Our immigrant visa was approved in just 9 months. Thank you very much Lord, Thank you ALLSKILLS.
Me (Yuri) and my family, I would like to say "thank you" to Mr. Felix Carao for all the best and effort you've done to bring back my Permanent Visa. I can considered this is my big challenge in my life, but I include this as well as a blessing. I received a cancellation Letter from DIBP, emotionally stress, hard to explain of mix emotion but through help of Mr. Carao I got my visa back and now I'm Holding again Permanent visa as remaining relative and enjoying to stay with my family.
I salute on you Mr. Felix carao, experience that i can never forget how you keep me calm and relax before to deal with the Tribunal member. THank you so much and God bless you.
I would like to thank you and your team for processing my new 457 visa. I would like to give a testimonial so that other people will know how good you are.
Unlike any other agents or services that are present in the market, the All skills Select Team are the ones that are highly transparent and the payment policy according to me is by far the most fair in terms of what you get.
I don't believe that there is any competition out there that can provide bang for buck for that kind of service . If Australia is your destination then Allskills is the "best" option. And soon I'll get their service again for my Permanent residency.
Hi, I am Rochelle Santiago. I wanted to share my experience of gaining my permanent residency just recently in a very short span of time with the assistance of my trusted, efficient and accommodating migration service, in the name of ALLSKILLS RECRUITRMENT AND MIGRATION SERVICES here in Darwin Australia under the supervision of the well-known and respected agent Atty. Felix Carao.
Allskills gave us the opportunity to continue to live and work here in Australia permanently, by advising us the right pathways to achieve our goal. Sir Felix gave us the option towards our dream of gaining our permanent residency in this abundant country. He's dedication to his work gave us hope and faith that we shall achieve the dream we are all been waiting for. It is really hard to find a good and efficient migration agent that serve their client honesty and transparency. We are grateful and blessed that all the hard works and pains that we had gone thru in my family for the past years in Australia was all just trials, it made me realize that all things shall be put into places in the right time with the right people at your side.
And that ALLSKILLS stands for, not only for me but to those people who needs the right people at your side even when you think hope is fading, This Migration Agent and his agency will surely be the best people to trust.
OUR SINCERE THANKS TO SIR FELIX CARAO..MORE POWER AND GOD BLESS!
Ronard and I wish to send you a sincere "thank you" for all of your assistance to process Ronard Tourist Visa to Australia and granted it for just a short time.It was invaluable to both of us and we appreciate it greatly for getting the visa without the stamp of "No Further Stay".
Your professionalism and efficiency was comforting and reassuring .
You will come highly recommended to others and deservingly so!
Good day at Hi po sa lahat!
Kami po si Glenn at Rezel na naninirahan dito sa Darwin, Australia, kasama ng tatlo naming anak, nais maibahagi ang aming taos dpusong pasasalamat sa ALLSKILLS RECRUITMENT & MIGRATION SERVICES PTY LTD sa pamumuno ni Felix Carao III. Ito ay sa dahilan ang nabigyan pa po kami ng mas magandang future dito sa Australia dahil granted na ang PERMANENT RESIDENCY VISA naming boung pamilya.
Noon pa man ay nangangarap na rin talaga kami ng mapaganda ang kinabukasan namin kaya nagsusumikap kaming magtrabaho sa bansang Taiwan at UAE. Ngunit sa loob ng pitong taon naming pag-aabroad ay napapansin naming medyo kulang pa rin at nasabi naming na "It's time to build a DREAM again". Kaya di na kami nag-aksaya ng panahon na planuhin ang aming panaginip at ang bansang Australia ang aming sinubukan.
Hindi nagigingmadali ang lahat…..hanggang sa nakilala naming ang tao na nagging tulay sapag-abot ng aming mga pangarap at siya'y walang iba kundi si Felix Carao III. Very systematic and professional the way he process our papers from the very start of our 457 Visa up to the last point of lodging our Permanent Residency Visa. He knows every step in immigration proceedings and he is very supportive in giving advice to us whenever there is an issue. For that, he is not just an immigration agent to us but he is also a good friend and an effective adviser as well.
Sa ngayon, unti untina naming nakakamit ang aming nais abutin at alam naming nasa magandang kalagayan na ang aming mga anak para sakanilang kinabukasan. Nararamdaman na rin naming ang kasaganahan at kalidad ng buhay dito sa Australia. Itong lahat ay bunga ng aming mga pangarap na sinamahan ng sipag,tiyaga at pananalangin sa Diyos. Hanggang kami ay nabubuhay hindi naming maaaring makakalimutan ang taong nagpabago sa takbo ng aming buhay na si Felix Carao III. Maraming maraming salamat po sayo at sa ALLSKILLS RECRUITMENT & MIGRATION SERVICES PTY LTD. God bless and more power. Sana marami pang mga pangarap ang matutupad in the future.
My wife and I have been married for five years and she has only been visiting me on a Holiday Visa. We were lost and stressed as we don't know how she can apply a Permanent Residency especially because her multiple entry visa has nearly finished. I've lived in Katherine Northern Territory for over 5 years and it's difficult to find assistance here. One day we went shopping at Happy Corner (Filipino Shop) and we found a business card of Felix Carao so we called him and started a conversation about Immigration matters and we found that Mr Felix has a lot of knowledge in dealing with Immigration so we made an appointment to see him and he was kind enough to fly to Darwin to come and see us.
While having a conversation with him we feel that he will be able to help us what we need as we don't know how my wife can stay with me in Australia permanently, at the same time we discuss about the cost of lodging the Visa and his professional fee service which we found that it is reasonable, he started working on our Spouse Visa application as time was running out as my wife had to go back to exit her visa within a month. We provided all the details he required from us, then he lodged our visa within 3 days. My wife granted a Bridging Visa allowing her to work and study in Australia while waiting for the processing of our Spouse Visa application.
We strongly recommend for someone seeking Immigration assistance to contact Mr. Felix Carao as he has knowledge and more experience in dealing with Immigration matters. We feel that Felix is not only our agent but he is a good friend, helpful and keeping us up to date at all times.
Hi good day everyone. I am Celerina Amedo currently holding a newly grant family visa subclass 572 with the help of Mr. Felix Carao at all skills recruitment & migration services. My problem before was, how to apply for a new subclass family visa and what are the requirements? Mr. Carao answered all my questions. But before I knew Mr. Felix Carao at Allskills Recruitment & Migration Services, I was talked to the other agent who was referred to me by my employer. My boss told me that it is easier to talk to the professionals because they know everything. I followed my boss' advice and talked to this agent whom she referred to me. But at the end of our conversation, I am not convinced of what she is talking about. I am confused. There are so much questions on my mind and she only given me only one option of what I need to do. Talking to her in a half hour session is not enough as I am only booked with her office for half hour only because it was also very expensive. She also told me that every time I want to talk to her, all I need is to book with her again or to her sister and come to her office if I have questions with regards of my visa.
Until I found Allskills Recruitment & Migration Services. Mr. Felix Carao was very great and genius. He gave me so many options on what I need to do step by step or even given me a worst case scenarios to be solved. Allskills helped me by responding all my inquiries straight away in all forms of communication like email, text, or telephone calls anytime, anywhere in less than 24 hours. If I want to ask something and needed an immediate reply, I will text or call Mr. Felix Carao on his mobile and he was answering me right away without a doubt.
One thing I like at Allskills was their willingness to help people like me who had no idea about visa procedures. They are unique because they are helping people all the way in all forms of communication, no need to book or come to their office because they are very easy to reach. I knew straight away what the status of my paper was. As well, the fee is very reasonable compared to the first agent that I was asking for advice.
I found the experience at Allskills very satisfying and fulfilling. The result of my new family visa was granted after two weeks of lodging all my documents that are necessary for the processing. Our work with Allskills exceeded my expectations for service and flexibility. I am pleased to work with them again in the future. I would also recommend Allskills to my friends and the people I know who needed help in terms of their visa.
To Mr. Felix Carao of Allskills, from the bottom of my heart, thank you very much for all the help. God bless you and your company. I am looking forward working with you again after I will finish my studies here in Sydney.
God bless and more power in your company!
As you are aware I was very apprehensive about the attitude of the Philippines emigration officers at point of departure. Personally I earlier had some bad experiences in Manila, which caused me being taken off the scheduled flight, due to a legislative change made to the Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) cards. My old ACR did not mention an expiry date, whereas the new ones have one printed on them. From my friends in the Philippines I heard several horror stories about the graft and corruption at Clark international airport.
Flor found the CFO "interrogations" (CFO calls them counselling session) very intimidating. Only when she told the interviewer that she was a College graduate, their attitude changed instantly. Flor found Carmel's advice invaluable, as most of the requirements were not listed, neither on the CFO website nor in the paperwork provided. Thanks Carmel.
From there on it was smooth sailing. I gave Flor $3000 in case the emigration officer would request to see the travel allowance.
To my surprise Flor cleared the Philippines emigration well before me, as I had to clear emigration through a different channel. The emigration officer only inspected the CFO and counselling stickers and not a single question was asked.
We arrived in Australia on 16 October and on the 17th Flor received her Medicare card, was added as a joint account holder for my savings and visa card accounts, and received an appointment with Vic Roads (the local LTO) for her Learner driver exam. Likely tomorrow (20th October) she will do her English exam as a requirement for her Allied Health Services Certificate, which course starts in November.
Both Flor and I wish to thank you for so much good support. Given the complexity of the Australian and Philippines immigration laws we found your service invaluable and believe that the money spent on hiring All Skills was money well spent. We allow you to use us as a reference for your future clients, in case such a reference is required.
Greetings! I want to express my sincere gratitude to you, Mr.Felix Carao for the work you have done for us with my husband especially my visa during the past 6 months or more. I enthusiastically recommend you as an effective Consultant Agent for everyone. You're a good communicator and always keep your clients informed as the work progresses. Again, Thank You for the result!
I am very impressed with his work and Felix Carao did his very best not to fail, but still he managed to succeed in bringing my wife here. Ladies and Gentlemen, Felix Carao is the only person can be trusted. I know myself, cause without my wife i will be lost. He also patiently helped me with the entire process of filling out all the necessary paperwork. Ladies and Gentlemen, I am telling you the truth. It is clear that Felix Carao is the only person can be trusted with migration to Australia. Thank You Mr. Felix Carao you're the best!
Allskills has helped me achieve my dream of becoming a nurse in Australia. I have always thought of coming to Australia and work as a nurse since it was really hard to practice my profession in the Philippines. However, I had no idea of how to apply and what process I have to undergo to reach my dream. When I met Mr. Carao through one of the seminars he conducted in the Philippines, everything became clear and he even showed the return of investment and positive outcomes we would achieve at the end despite the cost. I didn't have any second thoughts and I instantly registered with his agency.
I must admit that it was a very overwhelming process due to the paperwork and documents that we have to prepare, however, Mr. Carao was very supportive and assisted me every step of the way; from AHPRA registration, to finding a school for my bridging course, up to my visa application. When I arrived in Australia, I never felt anxious stepping into this foreign country because Mr. Carao and his family welcomed me and treated me like a part of their family. They were always there ready to help at anytime of the day.
After finishing the bridging course, they constantly helped me look for an employer and never failed to follow up on my situation which made me feel very secured. I have now been granted a 457 visa and am working as an Operating Theatre Nurse at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital here in Sydney. I am truly grateful for Mr. Carao and his family because I know for sure that without them, I would not have come to this point in my life where I can say that I am starting to live the dream I've always had.
Thank you very much Allskills! All the best! God bless.
Sa Allskills, saludo ako sa performace nyo! Especially to Mr. Felix Carao III, ang bilis ng pag-process mo sa permanent visa ko kaya nagpapasalamat ako ng taos puso at alam ko hindi pa ito ang huli na kakailanganin ko ang tulong mo. Thanks.
Translation : Allskills, I salute your performance. Especially to Mr. Felix Carao III, my permanent visa was processed quickly that's why I am very grateful from the bottom of my heart and I know that this is not the last time that I will come to you for assistance.
I came to know Felix through one of my patients, Mrs. N. Veloso. It was only in the course of our conversation that the name of Felix Carao came out because she was also sending her daughter in law and son to Australia through his services. Her daughter in law being a nurse was due to have her Bridging Course for Nurses last year in 2011. Me and my husband have never thought about getting the services of Migration Agents because we always have doubts in our minds. We have never entertained the idea of getting one because there is this question of honesty in our minds every time. So we gave it a try and we contacted Mr. Felix Carao III through email. So the story started. He guided us all the way from application to follow up of papers in Australia to expedite everything since we were planning to get enrolled in the course September of 2011.
Paperworks and applications started March of the same year and we hoped to be able to get to Australia at least a week before classes start. I don't think you can ever accomplish so much in so short a time without Mr. Carao's efficiency and dedication to his work.
How time flies, because now my daughter is currently employed as Theatre Nurse in one of the hospitals in Adelaide, which is something she always wanted and dreamed about from the very start. We were so lucky to have known you Felix of Allskills. Thank you so very much. God bless you and more power to you. Keep the good work of helping people realize their dreams!
When I was thinking about moving and working in Australia, I didn't know where to start and what to do. That was when a friend referred us to Mr. Felix Carao of AllSkills Recruitment & Migration Agency. I thought the whole thing was going to be daunting but Sir Felix really helped in making the whole process of migrating to Australia easier and quicker. Not only did he help us with the migration process, he also helped me land a great job in a hospital. I'm very grateful to Sir Felix because he never failed to follow up on my status and he was there to help every step of the way. Thank you Sir Felix and to AllSkills!
Wondering if it's possible for you to migrate here in Australia? Allskills is the key for you to achieve the Australian dream in just a few months. I may sound very promising but honestly, at first I was doubtful that I'd make it here since we would need to come up with heaps of money to be able to study and migrate here with my family but Allskills made it more convenient for us by gradually paying in a rightful amount for every progress in our application in exchange for their excellent service. With the support of our loving families and especially all the sincere efforts that Mr. Felix Carao III rendered, we were able to get a student visa in NO TIME!
We are very grateful how he undoubtedly took a chance on our case since we are travelling as a family under a student visa. Allskills is not the kind of migration agency that would make you wait for a long time to get your visa application processed and definitely not the milking out money type either, it's an agency that would help you step by step in a detailed manner to avoid unnecessary delays and an agency that makes sure they keep a good client relationship all throughout. I'm not really doing this for ads' sake, but I just want to share the real experience I've had with Allskills, more pertaining to Mr. Carao who's exceptionally ready to lend a hand from getting your application settle in and even assist you with your job applications even though it's not part of the contract anymore.
We have recently been granted a 457 visa that would let us stay here for another 4 years and I am fortunate enough to get a position as an ICU nurse at the Lyell Mcewin Hospital, a few days after I graduated from the University of Ballarat associated with the William Light Institute. I am proud to say that without Allskills'' assistance, I wouldn't even know how it's like to migrate to another country and I would probably be still working at a BPO company just like any other unemployed nurses in the Philippines. So why risk your time, effort and money when you have Allskills to give you the kind of assistance that you deserve. Good luck and God bless!
After graduating from my 3 month course, I waited for some time to get my AHPRA registration for Nurses. The waiting did not take long with Sir Felix's help due to his perseverance in updating my case officer regarding my registration. After that it was off to finding a job and AllSkills have been very kind and supportive in assisting me with my resume and finding me potential employers. My search for a job even brought me to Melbourne for an interview where Sir Felix was so kind to take me under his wing and drive me around town and also to my appointment even for a very short notice from me. My papers are currently being processed for a job in Canberra and Sir Felix still assists me in other ways he can, like finding an apartment for my move. A good relationship is based on trust and signing a contract with AllSkills is the best choice I've made so far with regards to my future. With AllSkills, you don't only get what you pay for, you get even more.
Being a nurse in the Philippines is like being a needle in a haystack, there are just so many nurses right now and not enough positions to accommodate the nursing graduates and board passers each year. With the volume of Filipino nurses graduating plus the current status of the US and Europe economy, it is nearly impossible to have an opportunity to go abroad.That is why I am very thankful to AllSkills for helping me reach my dream of going abroad. AllSkills has helped me each step of the way from day 1 to the day I arrived Australia. Although there were doubts and uncertainty in my part, living in a place I had no connections, the wait was all worth it when I finally reached Australia. It's everything I ever thought a good city should be. People are very friendly and the environment is very laid back, just the way I like it. I am currently still on the bridging course AllSkills helped me get, and I can't wait to work because Australia is a perfect place to earn a lot and meet new people. Thanks to the support of AllSkills, my amazing family, friends and of course God Almighty.
ALLSKILLS delivers their best to guide and support Filipino registered nurses who would like to pursue the Australian dream. I am now working here in Australia as a registered nurse after finishing a bridging course with the assistance of this reputable agency. At first I was anxious to pursue my nursing career in the "Land Down Under" since it involved considerable amount of money and I had no relatives to lend me a hand. Luckily, ALLSKILLS has vast connections and provided me assistance with the accommodation and support system to make my stay in Australia easier. What is more encouraging in Australia is that you truly have equal opportunity. It is what you know and not who you know matters in job applications. In addition, one month salary in the Philippines is equivalent to one day shift in Australia. Just imagine how much you could earn in a month! Lastly, if you want to go a step further in your career and have a better future, Australia is the best place for you. With the support of ALLSKILLS coupled with your determination and faith in God, you could go through as well to live the Australian dream.
It is a great struggle to become a nurse in the Philippines. I would know. I was one of the millions of nurses who couldn't get a job back home. It is near to impossible to get a decent job as a nurse in the Philippines. With the economy in the US and most European countries going into recession, the chances of working abroad for hopeful nurses like myself gets even bleaker. It is very frustrating to be unemployed after I graduated and got my license as an RN. The psychological and emotional stress that being unemployed has is really depressing. And despite all my best efforts to land a job in the hospitals, there just isn't an opportunity. I had to turn my life around and look into another direction for a brighter future.
Then Allskills came into the picture of my seemingly hopeless career as a nurse in the Philippines. Allskills made me look Down Under for a promising future. The scheme to work as a Registered Nurse in Australia that Allskills offered is really clear, and best of all, it makes a whole lot of sense. I get to do just a 12 week bridging program that will lead me directly into the Australian workforce as a registered nurse. It's that simple. Talking my parents through to supporting my Australian dream was a little bit of a struggle. The imposing costs of pursuing the Australian dream can look discouraging at first glance, especially to average income earners like my parents. But with Allskills' career pathway that's so clear, the return of financial investment can be quick. I believed in the scheme and so did my parents, and despite the financial costs, we saw the promising rewards at the end of the tunnel.
Allskills was very instrumental with helping me realise my Australian dream. They helped me process all my papers into getting to an educational institution that offers a bridging program for overseas nurses. They guided me through to my student visa application and to finding me a warm accommodation with a Filipino family here in Australia. They were also very helpful with the speedy processing of my Australian license as a registered nurse. They assisted me with finding a job as well. Allskills went beyond their responsibilities as stated in the contract that I've signed. They went out of their way to support me all the way. The best thing with being with Allskills is that, I felt like they've become my family here in Australia. Their duties go beyond the company-clientele relationship.
Their services have become 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I felt comfortable contacting them anytime that I have a problem and they do their very best to help me. With Allskills, I've never felt alone here in Australia. After just barely five months of being in Australia, I am now a registered nurse here and I am now working with the renal unit at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Working as a registered nurse here is fun. I am enjoying every minute of it, and I am learning a lot through this whole experience. The working conditions are great, and I am now able to slowly reap the rewards of my investment.
Australia is a wonderful place to live. Thank you Allskills for helping realise my dreams. Pleasure is mine Sir Felix. It wasn't difficult to make that testimonial because it comes from my heart. Allskills has delivered what it is has promised and I am forever grateful for the opportunity given me by Allskills. I am glad to be an example for Filipino nurses like me back home who are struggling to make it. Thank you very much with all the help. I hope our friendship continues on. I will be in touch and I won't hesitate to approach you or Doc Joey whenever I have any problems. Thank you again for everything. All the best for Allskills!


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Das Dorf Abruka (Abruka küla) liegt auf der gleichnamigen Insel Abruka. Es gehört verwaltungsmäßig zur Landgemeinde Saaremaa (bis 2017: Landgemeinde Lääne-Saare) im Kreis Saare.

Einwohnerschaft und Lage
Das Dorf hat 33 Einwohner (Stand 1. Januar 2016). Seine Fläche beträgt 10,66 km². Die Entfernung nach Kuressaare beträgt etwa dreizehn Kilometer Luftlinie.

Zum Verwaltungsgebiet des Dorfes gehören auch die Inseln Vahase, Kasselaid, Linnusitamaa und Kirjurahu sowie zwölf weitere kleine Eilande.

Geschichte
Die Insel war wahrscheinlich bereits im Mittelalter besiedelt. Seit dem 16. Jahrhundert ist eine Hoflage urkundlich nachgewiesen. Sie gehörte anfangs dem örtlichen Bischof, der auf der Insel eine Pferdezucht betrieb. Im 18. Jahrhundert siedelten sich Bauern auf der Insel an.

Von 1881 bis 1972 gab es auf der Insel eine Grundschule.

Persönlichkeiten
In Abruka wurden die beiden Zwillingsbrüder Jüri (1940–2014) und Ülo Tuulik (1940– ) geboren. Sie haben sich beide als Schriftsteller einen Namen gemacht.

Literatur

Weblinks

 Beschreibung (eestigiid.ee)

Einzelnachweise

Ort in Estland
Geographie (Saaremaa, Landgemeinde)


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Frog Lacrosse offers year-round training in Minnesota for boys and girls in kindergarten through 12th grade. We have programs geared towards beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Frog Lacrosse is based in the south metro of the Twin Cities, and resides in Burnsville- feel free to stop by and visit us!
Lacrosse Monkey provides a comprehensive system for lacrosse development which ensures that each player is taught the fundamentals of lacrosse with accuracy and confidence until it becomes second nature. Lacrosse Monkey believes that the younger a players begins to work with our methodology, the greater the advantage the player will have to develop to her fullest potential. We strongly believe we can develop a competitive lacrosse program starting with world class coaches who build an athlete's desire to compete and give each player an extensive lacrosse IQ.
Minnesota Elite is a girls lacrosse program dedicated to growing the game of lacrosse in Minnesota through development and play. MN Elite began in 2011 to fill the void of a competitive high school lacrosse program that could compete on the national level. We have since grown to include youth and middle school programs. We currently offer training to all area girls lacrosse players in K-12th grades In addition to our MN Elite teams, we provide clinics, camps, and coaching for all area girls lacrosse players and coaches. Our goal is to continue growing the sport by developing players, coaches, and supportive staff in Minnesota and the Midwest.
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The Lakers Select program provides female players with premier training to advance their lacrosse skills, to foster positive leadership and to grow through service learning.
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We're delighted to have H. A. Swain join us to chat about her latest novel, SUPERMOON.
Heather, what was your inspiration for writing SUPERMOON?
When I discovered that NASA will send you a text every time the International Space Station flies over your location, I completed nerded out! (You can sign up here.) My kids and I would run outside, jump up and down and wave like maniacs (as if they could see us?) whenever the ISS zoomed by. I became fascinated with the idea of life beyond Earth. I started reading about colonizing the Moon and thinking about what that will mean for the humans who stay on Earth.
The scene in which Uma (the Moonling runaway) gets scooped up by security drones and carried away from Talitha (her Earthling friend) was particularly challenging and rewarding. I wanted the reader to connect to the physicality of being lifted into the air and struggling to get free but also understand that getting free would mean plummeting to her death. I researched the logistics of how Uma could be picked up, what the landscape below her would look like, and whether she could free herself without dying. That scene took many, many rewrites, but in the end, I think it's one of the most exciting and emotionally heart-wrenching scenes in the book.
For a chilling take on a dystopian futuristic Earth and the girl who might be about to save it, check out Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler.
For what might happen if the Earth and the Moon collide, read the Susan Beth Pfeffer series Life As We Knew It.
How long did you work on SUPERMOON?
I wrote for about 18 months. I had several false starts because it took me a long time to understand what I was trying to say about AlphaZonia—the post-tsunami, privatized version of Los Angeles inhabited by the most privileged Earthlings. I wanted that world to be a commentary on vapid on-line culture and a look at what could happen if corporate power goes unchecked. At the same time, I wanted AlphaZonia to be fantastic and enticing so that it was fun to read about. Once I hit upon the character of RayNay DeShoppingCart (my favorite portmanteau of all time) I understood how I could make that all happen and the book clicked into place.
I spent more time plotting this book than I have with other manuscripts. I had an entire wall of color-coded post-it notes with scenes that I would constantly rearrange until I felt I had wrenched the most drama and excitement out of the story as I could.
What do you hope readers will take away from SUPERMOON?
The message of SUPERMOON is the same message as my other two futuristic thrillers, HUNGRY and GIFTED. If we are going to survive as a species on this planet we have to do a better job at taking care of the Earth and of one another. The division between haves and have-nots is too great and we are plundering resources at an alarming rate—all in the name of greed and profit. I'm a fundamentally optimistic person, but I worry about the long-term future if we don't consider how political, economic, and environmental choices will affect our survival as a species.
I am incredibly grateful to have a relationship with my editor (Liz Szabla) at Feiwel & Friends. SUPERMOON is the third young adult novel we've done together (and the tenth book I've had published), so in that sense, the publishing road for this book was smooth. However, like most authors, the path to this point has been long, circuitous, full of rejection, and sometimes heart-breaking. I STILL have book ideas rejected * sigh * but that's just part of publishing. All writers who want to publish will be rejected. The trick is picking yourself up after the heart break of rejection and writing something else.
I have to admit, this question made me laugh out loud! As if I knew?!? Every single time I start working on a new book, I panic and feel certain that I have no idea what I'm doing. Once I'm done with a book, I marvel at it and wonder how on Earth I did it. Then I am 100% convinced that I will never, ever write another book. But somehow, I do. I guess the answer to the question then is this: The key to writing a novel is persevering through the panic of not knowing what you're doing and writing until you get it done.
I am an anytime-anywhere writer. I'm not remotely precious about it. My writing life has always been a balancing act with working and raising children. I didn't start writing until I was in my late twenties when I was already out of grad school, married, and teaching full time, then soon after that I had two kids, so I've never had the experience (er, um luxury) of writing being my sole focus.
When I taught full-time, I would get up at 5am and write for 90 minutes before I had to be at school. Once I had kids, I'd peck out scenes with one hand on my lap top while nursing a baby or I'd grab fifteen minutes to write while my kids napped. I've always shoe-horned writing time into my day. Because of that, I've trained myself to block out all distraction and get straight to work.
One trick I use—I always finish writing in the middle of a scene that way my brain keeps working while I'm away from my computer and the next time I sit down to work, I have a lot of material to spill.
Write because writing makes you happy. I think we tend to get caught up in pedigree and publication. Wonderful writers who create beautiful work feel unqualified to call themselves writers if they don't have an MFA or a big book deal. Publishing is a business over which you have very little control. Writing and publishing are different things. You are a writer if you write. End of story.
I have a project I'm very excited about, but it's in the early stages and I'm superstitious so I won't talk about it yet.
Heather Swain lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband, two children, a dog, and two cats. She is the author of five novels for young adults, two kids craft books, two illustrated children's books, two novels for grown ups, and numerous short stories, personal essays, and non-fiction articles.
Have you had a chance to read SUPERMOON yet? Are you able to pick yourself up after the heart break of rejection and write something else? Do you write because it makes you happy? Share your thoughts about the interview in the comments!


The news that Centre Street in West Roxbury is getting not one, but two ice-cream shops ends a two-year ice cream drought on the street. But even before iScream and Champs open, West Roxbury is already the nexus of an ice-cream/frappe constellation. Here's what's available just a short ride from Centre Street:JP Licks, 651 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury. Same great ice cream as the original JP Licks, but in a fraction of the space – not the place you want to go with a crowd.Emack and Bolio's, 2 Belgrade Ave., Roslindale. Ice cream plus sandwiches, free WiFi and a couple of comfy couches.Friendly's, Dedham Plaza, Rte. 1 (or whatever they call it these days), Dedham. Good ice cream and the same slow service that was probably a big part of the reason the Centre Street Friendly's closed back in 2005.Ron's Gourmet Ice Cream and 20th Century Bowling, 1231 Hyde Park Ave., Hyde Park. Combines both things Centre Street now lacks: ice cream and bowling. What more could you ask? Possibly the smallest bowling alley in the state – maybe 10 lanes.Ron's Gourmet Ice Cream, 559 High St., Dedham Center. Same ice cream, but in a more traditional parlour setting. Closed in the winter.
A La Carte Ice Cream and Bakery, 1231 River St., Hyde Park. OK, I admit it, I've never been here (I think "ice cream in Hyde Park," I think Ron's). Has anybody tried it? And any places I missed?