text:
Jageshwar Dham
Jageshwar Dham is a scenic and quiet place in Almora district. The place is popular for an ancient large group of around 124 Hindu temples. It is 36 kilometers from "the cultural city" of Almora, in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. Perched at the height of 1870 meters, Jageshwar Dham is the 8th among the twelve Jyotirlingas and holds great religious value for Hindus.
History of Jageshwar Dham:
There is no definite dating history of the construction of Jageshwar group of temples. The early history of these ancient temples dates between the 7th and 12th century. According to the ASI, the temples belong to the post-Gupta and pre-medieval eras. Noticeably, these are one of the oldest temples in India.
The temples were renovated during the period of Katyuri King Shalivahandeva. There is an inscription of Malla Kings on the main temple premises, which indicates their devotion to Jageshwar. The Chand dynasty Kings of Kumaon were also patrons of the Jageshwar temple. Pilgrims used to pass through Jageshwar en-route to Kailash and Mansarovar before the construction of roads.
Jageshwar is popular among Hindu devotees, travel enthusiasts and more noticeably monks and they continue to make efforts to protect the site's sacredness. The Jageshwar temples are 124 in number, among these, 108 temples are dedicated to Lord Shiva.
It is a part of the Hindu sacred geography, particularly for the central Himalayan region. Many people complete a part of the post-cremation last rites after the death of a person at the Jageshwar temples. Pilgrims combine their pilgrimage to Jageshwar Temples with those at Lake Mansarovar or Badrinath and Kedarnath, or other places in the Himalayas such as Gangotri.
The temples have many stone Shiv Lingam, surrounded by stone sculptures of various deities. The architecture of Jageshwar belongs to the Nagara style, which is characterized by a tall curved spire surmounted by a capstone and a Kalasha crown. There is a huge old deodar tree inside the temple complex. The tree has great significance and which is worshiped by locals. There is a small pond filled with water with stone steps. Just behind the temple complex in a small stream flows known as Jata Ganga river.
Mythology of Jageshwar Dham:
It is also believed that Adi Guru Shankaracharya visited Jageshwar and renovated and re-established many. There is a cremation ground inside the entry. The cremation ground may belong to Chand kings. It is believed that Sati, the act of self-immolation, may have been performed here.
Festivals in Jageshwar Dham:
Two main festivals are celebrated at Jageshwar temple: "Shivratri" and "Shravan Maas" which falls between July to August.
Jageshwar Temple Aarti:
Aarti at Jageshwar Temple is done for 45 minutes at the time of sunset. During this time, the atmosphere of the temple becomes enchanted by the words of music and shlokas. Shivaling is bathed and anointed is done by the priest of the temple.
Temples in Jageshwar Dham:
Shri Jyotirling
Mahamritunjay Mahadev Temple
Pushti Devi Temple
Dakshinmukhi Hanuman Temple
Navgrah Temple
Kedarshwar Temple
Lakuleesh Temple
Taandeshwar Temple
Batuk Bhairav Temple
Kuber Temple
Dandeshwar Temple
Archaeological Museum Jageshwar:
Jageshwar Museum exhibits local craft. Most of the artisans displayed here have been brought from Jageshwar or nearby areas. There are frescoes on the rocks like Ganesh, Indra or Lord Vishnu, the goddess Ashta Vasu, the sun in the vertical posture, Uma Maheshwar and Vishnu. The graffiti of Shakti is in the form of Chamunda, Kaumaadi, Kanakdurga, Mahishasuramthini, Lakshmi, Durga etc. Here also some majestic mural can be seen which have also shown the majestic devotees and majestic riders. The pavilions of the museum's gates are made up of large plaques of inscriptions on which the records are covered. The best artwork of this museum is the life-size replica of the Poon King, which is made in the Astartha. It has been brought by road from Dandeshwar temple. This is a rare statue of the Kumaon area.
How to Reach Jageshwar:
This uniquely identified and popular pilgrimage and the scenic destination is only 36 kilometers away from Almora. The place is not just a pilgrimage site. A number of travelers from all around the country and even foreign countries visit this region to seek spirituality and peace, and to explore the architecture of ancient temples. They come to be a part of the evergreen natural beauty of the region. Reaching Jageshwar is not a difficult task. It is quite well connected via rail and road routes. One can also plan to reach Jageshwar by air.
Jageshwar is well connected to all cities of Uttarakhand by well-maintained roads. Regular transport is available from destinations like Haldwani, Pithoragarh, Almora and Bageshwar. Government undertaking buses and private taxis operate on a regular basis.
The closest railway station to reach Jageshwar is Kathgodam Railway Station. The railway station is at a distance of 125 kilometers from Jageshwar town. From Kathgodham it is easy to find a private or shared taxi to Jageshwar and Almora.
Nearest airport to the Jageshwar is Pantnagar airport, which is 150 kilometers away from Jageshwar. Buses, taxis are easily available to Almora and Jageshwar from Pantnagar airport or from Haldwani.
Hanuman Garhi Temple in Nainital
Holy Places in Uttarakhand
Badrinath Temple
Chitai Golu Devta Temple
Dehradun Places to Visit Famous Malls Famous Temples How to Reach…
Hanuman Garhi Temple in Nainital "Hanuman Mandir built by Baba Neem Karoli" Hanuman Garhi Temple…
Holy Places in Uttarakhand Uttarakhand garnered with the title of "The Land of Gods"…
Badrinath Temple Badrinath Temple or Badrinarayan temple, having a great religious significance…
Almora Almora district is nestled in Kumaon region, east of Uttarakhand.…
Chitai Golu Devta Temple Chitai Golu Devta temple is only about 10 kilometers from the…
Mukteshwar Mukteshwar is a small scenic town in Nainital district of…


text:
Brotherhood on the EHS O-Line
Billy Woods For the Intelligencer
The Edwardsville offensive line prepares for the next play during the Orange and Black Scrimmage on Friday inside the District 7 Sports Complex.
Billy Woods|For the Intelligencer
EDWARDSVILLE — There are few guarantees on a football field.
But the offensive linemen know that when the ball is snapped, they will be the first point of contact that determines the success and outcome of any given play.
"We're the anchors of the offense," Austin Wolfe said. "We put in all the work and make sure our boys in the backfield are okay."
Wolfe is the starting center for EHS. At 6-1, 225 pounds, the senior is looked at as a leader of the team, especially vocally.
"We're the ones up front and we talk a lot," Wolfe said. "We don't get a lot of credit and people get mad at us for putting in all the work, but the guys behind us are our brothers and we'll do anything for them."
Lane Kaburick, the 6-foot, 250-pound senior starting left guard for EHS doubled down on Wolfe's comments about the brotherhood and responsibility they feel about their teammates, specifically those in the backfield.
"It's definitely something special," Kaburick. "You get to play with a lot of good guys. It's something different, and there's no other sport where your job is to protect someone else. That's what makes offensive linemen the best."
The only statistics that can show the value of an offensive lineman are the advanced ones used in professional football.
At the high school and collegiate level, you might find a scorekeeper who keeps track of pancake blocks or sacks allowed, but even that is rare.
The best way to show their impact is through the statistics of the backfield behind them.
In six games last season, the top three rushers for EHS ran for 1,776 yards, 26 touchdowns and averaged just under seven yards a carry.
"It's a really good feeling when you block someone and then you see your back heading for the endzone," Wolfe said. "It's a special feeling to know your block led to him celebrating and you just feel good for your teammate."
Take away the statistics of Justin Johnson Jr. and Ryan Hampton, as both graduated, and look at just the rushing statistics of Jordan Bush. In his sophomore year last season, the now presumed primary ball carrier for the 2021 EHS offense, ran for 225 yards and two touchdowns on 5.5 yards per carry.
As a sophomore, Bush was guaranteed a first down every other carry running behind the offensive line, which features; Wolfe, Kaburick, left tackle Cliff Seaman (6-1, 215 pounds), right guard Ty Ragland (5-9, 225 pounds) and Nathan Chapman (6-4, 270 pounds) at right tackle.
"Up until the touchdown, it feels like you're doing all the grunt work," Kaburick said. "When they finally score, it feels like your success too."
The senior packed offensive line is joined by the tight ends, freshman Iose Epenesa and junior Evan Holderer.
"We all have to be on the same page," Wolfe said, "especially with the tight ends because they line up in different spots and that creates different blocking schemes."
The EHS offense that averaged over 38 points per game last season will see a number of changes this season at different positions, most notably at running back and quarterback.
The underclassmen who replace those graduates will have an offensive line in front of them that coach Matt Martin says "better stand out," because of their experience and leadership.
"Offensive linemen have to be the most selfless players on the field," Kaburick said. "There's no other sport where you're fighting for someone else."

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Gardena man who killed woman, raped several…
Gardena man who killed woman, raped several others in bondage sex encounters sentenced to 286 years to life
Kevon Takashi Ross listens to the reading of the jury verdict, declaring him guilty on all counts, in his murder/rape trial at the Inglewood Courthouse on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. (File photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer)
By Sean Emery | semery@scng.com | Orange County Register
A judge on Friday sentenced a Gardena man to 286 years to life in prison for murdering a woman and raping several others during videotaped, bondage-style sexual encounters in South Bay motel rooms and his one-time Riverside County bedroom.
Kevon Takashi Ross, 33, kept his face hidden behind a sheet of paper for much of an emotionally raw sentencing hearing, avoiding looking at his victims, their family members or a Los Angeles Superior Court judge. The judge described the proceedings as the most difficult trial he has ever witnessed.
In late May, an Inglewood jury spent fewer than four hours deliberating before finding Ross guilty of the murder of 27-year-old Kellie Marie Nolan and two dozen other felony charges. Nolan was found unresponsive in a Gardena motel room on Dec. 12, 2015, after Ross, during a sexual encounter, wrapped her in cellophane and duct tape from her abdomen to her hair, including over her mouth and nose.
In total, Ross was found guilty of 25 felony counts, including one count each of first-degree murder and sodomy of an unconscious victim, eight counts of rape of an unconscious person, seven countsof forcible rape, six counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object and two counts of injuring a girlfriend.
Detectives in the course of their investigation found graphic videos Ross recorded of his having sex with seemingly unconscious women. Some of the victims told police that they hadn't known how far Ross had taken their sexual encounter before they were shown videos he had recorded of them without their knowledge.
Ross described Nolan's death as a bondage sex-act gone wrong, and the other sexual encounters as consensual. Prosecutors argued they showed a consistent pattern of Ross introducing women to bondage, combining the sex acts with alcohol, then when his partners were inebriated taking their encounters to a dangerous level.
Prior to Friday's hearing, one of the women Ross was convicted of raping wrote a letter to the court describing him as an emotionally manipulative man who pushed her to place her trust in him in order to prove her love. A second victim spoke during the hearing, describing the pain of learning months later how Ross had raped her after police found a recording of the sexual assault.
"Something horrible happened to me, and I went almost a year without knowing," the woman said. The Southern California News Group is not naming the woman, in order to avoid identifying a sexual assault victim.
Nolan's parents recalled her as a "bright light" in the family, a kind, gentle, trusting woman who was devoted to her friends and who loved to dance.
"Her true self always shone through," said Ann Nolan, Kellie Nolan's mother. "She was never judgmental and always saw the best in those around her."
Greg Nolan, Kellie Nolan's father, said Ross – whom he described as "evil" – cared about no one but himself.
"Any man who would do what you did to those defenseless ladies – you are a coward," Greg Nolan told Ross.
Nolan's mother, Ann Nolan, thanked jurors, a handful of whom returned to court to watch the sentencing, as well as the other sexual assault victims who testified in the trial.
"You stood up to evil and you won," Ann Nolan told one of the victims, who was watching from the courtroom gallery. "Your testimony, along with all the others, has helped put a monster away for the rest of his life."
Sign up for our breaking news email newsletter: When major local news happens, you will be the first to know. Subscribe here.
Judge Scott Millington said that in his nearly 30-year career in the criminal justice system he had never seen anything as brutal and demeaning as the evidence in the Ross trial.
"Mr. Ross, what you took from those women can never be replaced," the judge said. "You took it in the most sadistic way imaginable, and you took it for your pleasure."
Ross, a former UC Riverside student, did not address the judge during the hearing. A small group of his family and friends, including a woman who began dating him during his incarceration, sat near him, one of whom sobbed loudly when the judge announced the sentence.
City News Service contributed to this report.
Sean Emery
Sean Emery is a crime and public safety reporter for the Register who covers state and federal courts and criminal justice issues. He has worked for the Register since 2006, previously covering breaking news, the city of Irvine, the Orange County Great Park, and the city of San Juan Capistrano.


Bring your photos, music, films, documents, and blogs to life. And share it with your family and friends.
Learn photo editing that matches your everyday needs. Get safe PC-habits. Kazabra has plenty of space for you and all the things you do!


text:
Tags: Army | Laser | Zaps | Artillery | Shell | Test
Army Laser Zaps Artillery Shell in Test
Tuesday, 05 November 2002 12:00 AM
The test could yield an important new capability for the Army, which has no means of defending soldiers from incoming enemy artillery. The defense against artillery is at present limited to destroying the weapons before or after they fire.
In a test at White Sands Missile Range, the Army's Mobile Tactical High-Energy Laser tracked and fired a burst of photons at an artillery projectile. Seconds later the projectile was destroyed.
The MTHEL has previously destroyed 25 Katyusha rockets, which are 10 feet long and give off a heat signature and are therefore easier targets.
The laser is a joint development project between the United States and Israel and is being developed by TRW Inc. It began in 1996 to help Israel defend its northern territory against short-range rocket attacks. The deuterium fluoride chemical laser is expected to cost only a few thousand dollars a kill or less and will have a "deep magazine" to counter multiple rockets or saturation attacks, TRW said.
The test could yield an important new capability for the Army, which has no means of defending soldiers from incoming enemy artillery. The defense against artillery is at present limited to destroying the weapons before or after they fire. In a test at White Sands Missile...
Army,Laser,Zaps,Artillery,Shell,Test


SEARCY, AR (Ben Caxton) — The human remains found on a high school campus in Searcy, Arkansas earlier this week have been identified. Police say they are those of a Louisiana man reported missing 20 years ago, Larry Don Madden. Madden was 26-years-old when he left Lake Charles, Louisiana, to stay with friends while working in the Searcy area. A student found the remains of Madden's body in a wooded area behind the school administration build. Searcy police say their investigation is continuing.
1 Comment on "Arkansas Remains Are from Missing Louisiana Man"


AREACYCLES gnarcotix garage session from Gnarcotixsf on Vimeo.
Wait, that's what you can do only after 11 1/2 hours of riding a fixed gear? That nose-pivot / g-turn at :36 is smooooooth. Quick little parking garage jam edit from Areacycles and Gnarcotix.


text:
Obituary: Saddam Hussein
A look back at the life of one of the Middle East's most notorious leaders.
Saddam Hussein became one of the iconic figures of the Middle East [AFP]
The notorious leader was executed on Saturday after losing his appeal against the death sentence handed down by an Iraqi tribunal for his role in the execution of 148 Shia villagers in 1982.
A panel of Iraqi judges upheld the tribunal's ruling that Saddam began a revenge campaign after an assassination attempt in the town of Dujail in 1982.
Revolutionary years
Saddam Hussein was the son of a shepherd, born in a village near Tikrit, north of Baghdad, in 1937.
The future Iraqi leader spent time on the run
in Egypt [AFP]
His name means "one who confronts" and by the age of 20 he had joined the revolutionary pan-Arab Baath party – hostile to conservative monarchists, wealthy merchants and the ruling classes of the Arab world.
Once on the run, then injured and imprisoned, he emerged 11 years later as a leading member of the party and deputy to the new revolutionary president, Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr.
Saddam's personal ruthlessness began to emerge as he demanded and received the rank of four-star general in the Iraqi army despite his lack of military training.
By 1979 he had elbowed the ailing al-Bakr aside and assumed the presidency for himself.
Ruthless leadership
In the Baath party he ordered his potential rivals imprisoned or executed for treason and set about constructing an all-pervading personality cult.
Lookalikes carried out a number of Saddam's
public duties
But he did see himself as a social revolutionary and a moderniser keen to lift Iraq from its peasant basis to a modern state, using the revenue from its rich oil fields to build, eradicate illiteracy and provide free education.
Nevertheless, too much exposure to the masses could be risky. His son Uday, notorious for his sadism, was badly injured in an attack in his car, and Saddam's personal appearances were carefully choreographed.
He was known to have left many of them to lookalikes, of whom there were plenty to be found in Iraq.
Gulf wars
In 1980, Saddam's longstanding unease with the Islamic state of Iran led him to launch a huge assault on it, backed by the West.
It resulted in one of the most destructive wars of attrition of the 20th century.
The US backed the Baathist leader in his war
against Iran [AFP]
More than 1.7 million died on both sides, including the poison gas attack on the northern village of Halabja to put down a Kurdish uprising against Saddam's regime.
It was first blamed on the Iranians, but is now attributed to Saddam's forces.
The Iran-Iraq war ended in statemate, and facing a war debt of billions of dollars, Saddam pushed for peace, but then turned his attention turned to Kuwait, which refused to write off its part of the debt.
His invasion of Kuwait ended with his forces being expelled by British and US forces, but over the next 10 years, the West began to say Iraq was assembling biological and chemical weapons.
US invasion
This was the beginning of the end for Saddam Hussein. UN weapons inspectors were allowed into Iraq, then expelled, then returned, as Britain and America prepared for war.
As coalition troops fought their way up from the south to Baghdad, Iraqi TV showed Saddam in his underground cabinet room.
But as Saddam's statue in Baghdad was pulled down by US troops, the real Saddam was on the run, his two sons having been killed by American troops.
There followed a long manhunt for him, until his capture was announced.
His ability to evade capture for so long was evidence of the profound influence he exerted over his people even after he was deposed, as many ordinary Iraqis shrank from co-operating with the US.
Others saw him as a strong leader who rained Scud rockets on Israel and at least briefly restored self-respect to the Arab nation.
Nevertheless, Saddam's reign ended in defeat, his ubiquitous portraits torn down and destroyed after the occupation of his capital.
Saddam had been discovered living in a hole in the ground in a farmhouse near his hometown of Tikrit.
His first words to his captors were "I am the president of Iraq."
Six months later, Saddam was brought to trial with others on charges of crimes against humanity before a special Iraqi tribunal.
That itself became a long wrangle, with judges resigning and defence lawyers kidnapped and killed.
Saddam remained defiant and contemptuous of the court throughout his trial and on November 5, 2006, he was found guilty and sentenced to death.
Source : Al Jazeera, News Agencies
Saddam hanged at dawn
Iraqi television has broadcast footage of the moments leading up to his execution.
Timeline: Saddam's life
Saddam Hussein was born in April 1937 in the village of Tikrit in central Iraq.


(e) any other matter the committee deems relevant to the wood fibre industry in the Limestone Coast.
A broader inquiry is needed into the Limestone Coast region's forestry sector taking into account what has happened in the past, the present and the future. It has been nearly nine years since the harvesting rights to the South-East forests were sold off by the previous Labor government, but this is still an incredibly contentious issue for my electorate.
Many questions remain about the finer details of this sale, including the value of the asset. Many questions remain about compliance with the conditions of this sale. Many questions remain about the harvest rates of the forests and many questions remain about the supply agreements with processors and the amount of wood fibre exported from the Port of Portland. This week, the state government announced an independent audit on the lease agreement with OneFortyOne Plantations, something I have been asking for for quite some time, and it is perhaps in response to part A of the inquiry, but it is interesting to note that the independent audit is only for the 2018 calendar year.
Many questions remain about the number of trees harvested from 2012, when the forward rotations were sold, up to the current year of 2019. In my opinion, a limited audit of just 12 months does not capture past practices that may have been in breach of the forward sales agreement. I would ask the government to expand that audit from a 12-month audit to one that includes the period of time from 2012 so that any breaches and fears of overharvesting can be allayed once and for all in my community.
It is interesting that the Marshall Liberal government came to the 2018 election with a stated policy of an independent audit. We are now 12 months past that time, and there is a concern in my community that, if there have been breaches in the past, the company has known about this for 12 months and has had at least 12 months to rectify any previous breaches. I am not saying that there have been breaches. All I am saying is that that is a concern in the community if the independent auditor is limited to just the previous 12 months. It is well past 12 months since the state election.
A genuine concern for many in my community, including processors, is that the company may have improved its practices and that it will not address the overharvesting. My community has called for this inquiry. They would like to get to the bottom of what is going on in terms of the amount of wood fibre being exported. I want to assure companies that this is not a witch-hunt and I am not targeting one particular grower. This inquiry would look at all companies exporting wood fibre, not limit it to just one company.
My community is requesting that the inquiry look into issues directly affecting the future of the Limestone Coast timber industry—that local processors are missing out when it comes to competing for log supply with the export market. In short, a large volume of our wood fibre is going offshore when processors are telling me that it can be utilised locally. There are hundreds of jobs that can be created in the Limestone Coast if exports of raw log was reduced or quotas introduced.
Over the last 24 months, I have been approached by three separate companies—established companies—wanting to invest or expand in Mount Gambier. These three companies have a potential investment of more than $300 million in the South-East, and around 600 jobs on offer. If you sit back and look at that from a government's point of view, we are exporting raw product out of the Port of Portland that could be invested or lead to investments in the South-East of $300 million and 600 new jobs. That is the basis for me and my community calling for this inquiry.
These companies that would love to invest and employ are hamstrung by the fact that they cannot access the additional wood fibre. It is a tragedy when you see truck after truck transporting that raw product over the Victorian border to be exported out through the Port of Portland. It does not even come up to a South Australian port where the benefit would be realised by the South Australian government and the people of South Australia. In my opinion, wood grown on the Limestone Coast should be available to the Limestone Coast businesses first. We need to have policy measures that incentivise these companies to look locally first.
Growing our economy should be our priority, not shipping off raw product and jobs overseas. In short, South Australia and our communities are missing out. Believe it or not, Australia has a $2 billion trade deficit when it comes to importing sawn wood products. That means that we are sending our raw product overseas and importing $2 billion more in value of processed wood product. Much of that product can be processed locally. It makes sense to me to look more closely at this for the benefit of not only those living in the South-East but those living in South Australia.
Countries across the world are beginning to put in place export tariffs to protect local jobs. I am not suggesting that we go that far, but it is interesting that other countries are looking at this to protect local jobs. In fact, Australia and New Zealand are the only countries that provide no protection for local manufacturers. Meanwhile, the shortage of timber is now affecting other industries. Vignerons, like Coonawarra's Doug Balnaves, are waiting up to 12 months for timber posts to grow and maintain their vineyards.
In a news story last year, Doug spoke about how ridiculous it is that the Coonawarra wine region is smack bang in the middle of a large and successful timber region but they cannot get access to these vital products. Primary producers, like Mingbool potato grower Terry Buckley, have also spoken out about having to use imported timber products for storage and transportation pallets because their local suppliers cannot access the raw product.
…makes no sense to sell our natural resources from under local jobs.
Australian domestic manufacturers need reasonable terms of contract in any supply agreement and a level playing field.
OneFortyOne Plantations recently announced that they will not export sawlog from their estates, with their executive general manager saying that it is the 'strongest domestic market they have seen for more than 15 years'. I applaud OneFortyOne for their decision. It is important to note that OneFortyOne is only one supplier, and this commitment is only until June 2020. So you have the problem that local processors, who are investing millions of dollars into their plant and equipment, only have that guarantee for another 12 months.
At a meeting of the City of Mount Gambier convened on 19 March 2019 Council resolved to express its full support for your proposed Notice of Motion to Parliament recommending 'That a Select Committee of the house be appointed to inquire into the Economic Impact Exports of wood fibre is having on processors of the South East of South Australia'.
The letter goes on to talk about the importance of that industry for our community. The future of our forests and our timber industry depends on better management, support and regulation, where it is needed, from this state government. There needs to be some greater scrutiny on what is going on from an independent regulator.
In closing, this inquiry is not trying to target one company. This inquiry will look at the lost economic opportunities for the South-East and for South Australia. If you saw the photos and the evidence of how much wood product is being exported out of the Port of Portland, they are missed opportunities for our state and lost jobs for our region.
What I am seeking, with this inquiry, is the facts. How much product is being exported? What is the economic loss to our state and to the community? It does not go as far as to seek tariffs or other mechanisms; all I am trying to establish is the facts, so that when policy is developed it can be done with the facts in mind to grow jobs in South Australia, jobs in the South-East and revenue for this state. With that, I commend this motion to the house.
Mr BELL (Mount Gambier) (11:46): I would like to thank all those who have made a contribution to this motion, and I would just like to reaffirm a couple of points. This inquiry is not a witch-hunt: it is about transparency and it is about allaying fears within the community. It does not go as far as putting any suggestions in there on what could be done, but it talks about the volume of wood fibre going over to the Port of Portland, which is a loss to South Australia and a loss to my community.
If that wood product was processed locally, what are the lost opportunities in terms of jobs? If it is 400, 500, 600 jobs, as I am led to believe, then that needs to be put forward. What is the lost economic impact of that wood fibre going over to the Port of Portland? That is all this inquiry is seeking to achieve, because once you have transparency you can then look at what steps a state government could take to encourage local processing and local jobs.
This is really just the first step. I agree with the member for Mawson that this type of transparency and this use of a parliamentary committee can actually provide great benefits to the forest growers of the South-East because it allays people's fears. Once things are put on the table—and, of course, there will be commercial-in-confidence matters that will not be able to be discussed—as a government we can look at how we attract 10 to 15 per cent of that export staying locally.
Are there issues around water that need to be addressed? Are there issues around plantation sizes and hectares needed to grow more product? Is it investment in smart technologies, like, Göran Roos, I think it was, identified with the inquiry that he did around 2013 looking at more advanced manufacturing for that supply?
The facts still remain that, over the last 24 months, three businesses have come to see me saying that they want to invest in our region to the tune of $300 million, providing up to 600 jobs, and that they cannot get the raw product because it is on trucks heading over to the Port of Portland. I have put in people's pigeonholes a few photos of the ships and the stacks of woodchip over at the Port of Portland, and I look at that as a lost opportunity.
I fully respect and agree that these are privately owned estates. They have the right to export. Nothing in this inquiry directs against their right to do that. All it is saying is let's get the figures on the table so that we can start having some discussions around that. With those words, I thank all those members who have contributed to the debate and I wish it a successful passing.


text:
When it comes to fashion, there are far too many clichés. Those preconceptions appear to have persisted in fashion from the dawn of humanity. This period, on the other hand, ushers in something totally new – body positivity. This indicates that women are beginning to accept themselves for who they are, regardless of how they seem.
If you believe that natural beauty is always more beautiful than chemically generated beauty, you will be genuinely inspired by the journey of Stephanie Gonzalez. Stephanie is a well-known plus-size model. Her journey as a plus-size model and social media influencer is lovely. She is proud of herself that she doesn't fit into society's definition of a body type.
Stephanie started her modeling career after Fashion Nova noticed her beautiful red hair and confident appearance on Instagram and approached her for a plus-size modeling offer. Stephanie has several collaborations with various plus-size businesses. People get inspired by her modeling and feel better about themselves, consequently.
Stephanie's life has never been as simple as it seems. As the youngest of four children from a middle-class family, she grew up in Kerman, a small town west of Fresno. Her adolescence was marked by the effort to deal with her aesthetic issues. Stephanie became severely involved in drugs and spent most of her twenties attempting to kick the habit.
In 2013, she decided to transform her life entirely. She joined a rehabilitation center. After coming clean from drugs, she started creating content on Instagram in 2014. Since then, she has been spreading love, self-acceptance, and body positivity through her content. Her story is an inspiration to many as a mother of three, model, and influencer. She struggled her way to the top and eventually landed a happy and financially stable life.
Her 622,000 followers love her content because she displays her genuine self over social media instead of fake life. The fans can relate to her life and its struggles, and they feel acquainted with her. Through her content, Stephanie inspires the followers and displays a message of self-acceptance. She says that when you catch yourself criticizing your physique, ask yourself, "Would I say this to a friend?" The answer will almost always be "No." She encourages people to treat their bodies as if it was their closest friend!
Stephanie empowers women to accept positivity and compliments with pride and confidence. She believes that you are lowering yourself down by being unable to take praise. Avoid saying "Thank you, but…" in response to a compliment. You may also reply by reciprocating a compliment, but be careful not to undervalue yourself in the process.
By David Maher December 16, 2021
eight + seventeen =


mini cottage vacation in june!
sometimes, a mini vacation is just what i need to re-charge my batteries, get my head in order and just relax with family.
we went up to the cottage with our dear bubba & patty. the kids had a fantastic time playing in the water, swinging on the new tire swing, collecting sticks n' things, making smores, sleeping in (wait, no that didn't happen), and just having a jolly fun time!
to our dismay, the cottage (or mansion worth $3 million) next door to us was purchased by a very wealthy person, who has now built an even bigger mansion worth at least $10, 000, 000!!! it's not so much the value of the new "cottage" that us disturbing, but it's the destruction they are doing on the natural environment that is heartbreaking. they have cut down massive swaths of trees on theIR property, which has in turn caused terrible erosion on their hillside land. everything about this mansion is custom and extreme to the max. the windows and doors are all bigger than anything you would find at home depot! they are creating a water feature about the same size in width as the cottage itself, with a waterfall, a river and a pool. this confuses me, BECAUSE THE PROPERTY IS ON A LAKE!
the new neighbours will not be moving in this summer, maybe not even next, as construction on such a massive scale takes years. all day, everyday the dirt road was busy with catering trucks feeding the workers, various pic-up trucks and vans driving back and forth… the dust was insane!
a huge digger being transferred onto a flatbed, to be taken away. yes, this was a five year old's dream, so we stood there and watched as the worker drove the digger on there, and then chained the huge piece of equipment on. but, it wasn't really what we had hoped as our lion was napping in the car!
but, that being said we did have a great time boozing, snoozing, playing games, canoeing and hooping! the cottage has decades and decades of family memories in it, and being up there is always so amazing!
eating outside is one of my favourite things to do at the cottage!
a dear friend and her darling daughter came for a visit, so we went out on the row boat.
the boys love the water up here.
went into rosseau. played on the bouncy castle and at the beach.
dear hubby and bubba put up a tire swing.
i got back into hooping! everyone had a turn!
us adults had many boozy nights with a lotta laughs and all sorts of shenanigans!
some of the pics are taken with my phone so that's why the quality looks different.
it looks like you had so much fun…our family needs to get away ..or maybe just me, but the scenery is beautiful!
You always take the most beautiful pictures. Looks like a lovely time!
That's too bad that you have all that construction going on next to you. It really is crazy up there. Our cottage has been in the family for 40 years and it is a true "cottage". I really don't understand why people feel the need for huge mansions when the landscape is so beautiful and being on one of the big lakes is so wonderful. Love your pictures!
I almost feel like I've been on vacation, just looking at your lovely photos. Makes me want to jump in the lake!


text:
Tiger Woods says he's 'nervous' about golfing again but 'I'm not dead'
By Cindy Boren
| The Washington Post |
Tiger Woods watches his shot on the 12th hole during the first round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament in Greensboro, N.C. (Chuck Burton / AP)
Tiger Woods has prepared for tournaments many, many times over the course of his nearly 41 years on the planet and, as he gets ready to play competitively again, he admits that he's just as anxious as ever.
"I'm nervous for every tournament I play in, whether it's after a layoff, or six in a row, or a major. I care. If I care, I'm nervous. And it's good to be that way," Woods told USA Today. "To have that nervous energy and channel it, into aggression, into focus, into concentration, that's good stuff.
"If I wasn't nervous, that would mean I didn't care. I don't want to be out there flat. I want to be out here so bad. And now I am."
Woods, who has not been seen in a tournament since the 2015 Wyndham, will play in the Hero World Challenge, a tournament that benefits his foundation and begins Thursday at Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas. His appearance will make an absence of 466 days from competitive golf and, although he has said that he's "ready to go," we've heard that before. This fall, we've watched him drop out of tournaments, but now he says his back, his game and his psyche are ready to go.
"I have way more shots now, because I've played way more golf. I only had a handful of shots back then," Woods, who has undergone two back surgeries, said, "and you just saw a session where I hit everything. And I had control of everything. I can hit all the shots now, on call. ...
"It was a smart decision in the end to pull out of the tournaments. The competitor inside me wanted to go so badly, I was itching to go, I had been playing at home, and I thought I could get it around. I had played feeling worse and won golf tournaments. But I finally decided why rush . . . I had waited more than a year, so let's wait a little more and get it right."
His return, as well as the new equipment he is using, is being minute scrutinized, but Woods, ranked 879th in the world, was able to joke with reporters about his first appearance in 15 months.
Latest Golf
With major returning to Northern Ireland, Rory McIlroy knows this is not just another British Open
Tiger Woods goes into British Open having played less, with hopes of playing more
European Tour could provide big boost for Baltimore-based company's golf instruction app
Dylan Frittelli wins John Deere Classic for first PGA Tour victory
John Daly can't use cart at British Open, withdraws from tournament
"I'm not dead."
Most Read • Golf


Attracting, hiring and retaining the best hospitality talent is more of an art. It is this very art that we aim to elaborate on in this post.
The hospitality industry has suffered from a horrendous staff turnover rate leading to millions in losses to the industry.
Plus, this also brings down the morale of the team and leads to a drop in productivity.
Staff turnover is actually one of the major management issues in the hospitality industry.
The staff turnover rate for the hospitality industry, based on multiple research, is double the average across industries.
Thus hiring the best talent is crucial, but even more important is retaining them in the longer run.
Employees should be treated as long-term investments. More in the duration, higher would be the profit.
So, let's get into discussing this art while we suggest various action steps to hire and retain the best hospitality industry professionals.
We have divided this post into 3 sections.
The first one discusses ways to attract the best job applicants from the hospitality industry while the second section covers the hiring process.
The third and final section discusses the key action steps required for retaining the best hospitality talent.
Let's get started with the first point.
As a hospitality recruiter, it is crucial to get more qualified hospitality candidates apt for the respective roles.
The Hospitality industry is quite stacked with a lot of overlap.
Tight salaries for lower and middle job roles make matter worse in terms of attracting the best hotel industry professionals.
So, it is extremely important for any hospitality business to ensure that the creme de la creme of the hospitality industry apply to the job positions.
Here we have outlined a few strategies that might help the cause of attracting the best hospitality talent.
The post by Atrivity explains more on crucial steps towards effective company branding for attracting the best hospitality talent.
When every other hotel business out there is fighting for the right hospitality talent, it is crucial to place your brand in a way that helps the cause automatically.
Techfunnel through the below image suggests that it's not only the hiring but the overall success that is impacted by the company branding.
The guest experience is changing. The old school methods don't work anymore.
The expectations have changed with millennials ready with the backpack looking for a better experience and a more interactive environment.
It is thus important to target the millennials to apply for hospitality jobs. It is these people who are built for technology.
Also, as per conducted research, it is expected that 75% of the workforce would be constituted of the millennials by 2025.
Targeting the millennials is for sure an investment for a better future.
The below chart by Deloitte gives the key stats on the changing guest experience. The expectations are charing continuously and millennials of today are driven by change.
It is important to be visible on multiple platforms and formats in order to attract the best hospitality professionals to apply for jobs.
There are a lot of Hospitality Job Portals around the globe and posting jobs here helps in better visibility within the hospitality niche.
Social media is overcrowded these days and thus it gets difficult to be visible properly.
Opting to invest time and money effectively on professional networking channels like LinkedIn can help in getting quality applications.
Most of the people especially the millennials look at social media for getting hired. It is always good to have the right mix by using certain portals and focusing on 1-2 social media channels.
Turn to innovative ways to attract the best talent from the hospitality industry.
Sharing videos and images which speaks a volume are a key to create a connection with potential job seekers.
Not only does it help potential hospitality job seekers in knowing the brand, but it also creates anticipation of the culture in the minds of the job aspirants.
Now moving on to the next and probably the most important stage.
Now that your hospitality business has a great reputation and amazing hospitality professionals, all professionals from the hospitality industry would be pushing to join the firm.
So, its extremely important to have a well rounded and fair recruitment process.
Listed below are a few tips to help hospitality businesses hire the best hospitality talent.
There are a lot of automation tools out there to help hospitality recruiters automate a few of the hiring steps.
From CV screening bots to automated interviews and skill tests. And, there are a lot more automated tools to help out the recruiters in the tedious process.
This Global Hospitality Portal has an innovative hospitality filter question which can automatically weed out unrelated applications.
While few of these steps are useful to remove spam and unrelated applications, too much reliance on automation might weed out better applicants who are not adept in technology.
Too much of automation can be risky in hospitality recruitment. The Hospitality industry is still people oriented and thus bots can't reject humans based on random CVs.
Artificial intelligence aims to provide a better understanding of human nature in the future but the travel industry could possibly be one of the last few industries to embrace it completely.
So, as of now sticking to the old school auto mailers, skill tests and basic machine learning filters could be more than handy.
Normally the job recruitment process in the hospitality industry would fall somewhere between 30-90 days.
It is important to stay connected with the candidates during this process.
Effective feedback and quick recruiting cycle are key needs of the Hospitality Jobseekers of today.
Artificial intelligence can be of some support. As discussed in the previous point, ideally a good mix of human and technology can do wonders to the efficiency of the hospitality recruitment process.
The below image by Jobvite elaborates on how an efficient recruitment process can have a good mix of AI and human intelligence.
The Subtle Art of Recruiting the best hospitality job applicants include understanding the pain points of the industry.
The art of hospitality recruitment would also include understanding the key gaps between the expectations of recruiters and that of job seekers.
The below image by Intraworlds shows key gaps between expectations of job seekers and recruiters.
The art of hospitality recruitment is about being compassionate to job applicants and treating them as internal customers.
The interview process in the hospitality industry can include anything between 1-7 rounds.
It is always good to respect the time of job applicants.
Candidates should be supplied with the agenda, duty description and other information well before the interview.
And most importantly, it is important to keep it simple.
Simplifying the whole process would do wonders for the whole hospitality talent search.
Now moving on to the retainment of the best hospitality professionals after the hire.
The relationship with the hospitality job applicant starts with the first interaction. That is even before the interview.
However, it is the orientation that plays a key role in establishing the relationship between the employee and the organisation.
When the relationship starts on a strong and sweet note, it's set to last longer. Wouldn't you agree?
Yes, this is so crucial that it demands a separate heading.
This is a key step in the art of retaining the best hospitality talent.
It is of paramount importance to ensure that employees are given ample opportunities to learn and upgrade their skills.
Some of the largest hospitality chains like Hilton provide free opportunities to take up further education or get career enhancing hospitality industry certifications.
Employees appreciate organisations that enhance skill building.
Did we forget to mention that investing in training can have an immediate impact on employee productivity and the organisation's profitability?
The Hospitality industry is probably the most diverse industry.
According to HRMonline, managing culture holds the key to better retention of employees.
This is even more important for retaining hospitality employees as even small teams in this industry has people of multiple nationalities.
The hospitality industry is one of the few industries which can boast of a balanced men-women ratio.
The hospitality industry can be extremely demanding in terms of work hours and shift times.
Working on holidays is another issue that lots of hospitality professionals complain about.
One of our earliest posts covers this issue in a very positive manner by presenting funny images about the hospitality industry.
Even the long and daunting work hours in the hotel industry give minimum leverage for the display of creativity.
A lot of Top hospitality companies have started to push for creativity workshops and team building exercises.
Efforts are being made to make all hospitality organisations safer and happier. A sense of purpose even helps hospitality employees to stay longer with the organisation.
A meaningful work environment as displayed in the image below can do wonders in attracting the best hospitality talent and then retaining them for a longer duration.
Addressing the Employee Turnover issue through compassionate leadership is the key to reducing turnover.
Retaining the best hospitality talent requires more than the traditional set of human resource practices.
Hospitality industry is all about service.
When most of the other industries are forcing automation to most of their work processes, the hospitality industry still needs more human.
Thus, it gets even more important to be compassionate to the workforce.
Skill development, purpose and workplace environment would hold the key to retention of best hospitality talent in the future.
Now, that most of us know the science behind the importance of attracting, hiring and retaining best hospitality talent, it's time the hoteliers consider this as an art that's worth working upon.


As you are being quoted stronger for your sport build your standard new england patriots depth chart wikipedia espanol disyuntor termomagnetico strength with the traditional exercises and then improve your ability to apply new england patriots game stream reddit nhl hut 16 forum that strength is true sport situations. The question may be you are asking yourself is, Do I apply that vital energy? If you have read any of my other articles you may know that new england patriots 2018 draft rumors nfl 2017 playoffs wild I have challenged the term strength up to now. True Training keeps in mind the function you are trying to improve and develops strength building exercises around those functions/movements.well, transfer the selfies. Too numerous scream loneliness. You said you're posting. Take a photo of you creating. Take at least one photo showing you from the main to your waist. Take a photo with great. You must be the spotlight in the second. Ask someone to help you to take a photo. If you don have one to do it, Ask anyone on street. People at sightseeing spots and parks don even blink at the following request. you should use the camera timer.
In a notably new england patriots game today 9 /16 sparkles car striking use of white in 1913, Labor lawyer Inez Milholland Boissevain wore a white cape and rode a white horse to lead a suffrage parade down Pennsylvania Avenue in the nation's new england patriots starting roster 2019 nba mvp candidates 2020 capital. even more than 5,000 marchers contributing to two dozen floats followed her until angry crowds blocked the marchers, in line with the.


text:
Angelica Lee Sin-Jie (chino: 李心潔, hakka pinyin: Lee Sin Chet, pinyin: Lǐ Xīnjié, 23 de enero de 1976, Kedah) es una cantante pop y actriz malaya de ascendencia china.

Biografía
Está casada con el director Oxide Pang con el que tienen dos hijos.

Carrera
Su carrera artística empezó cuando ella residía en Taiwán y Hong Kong, además participó para los filmes como The Eye, un hit producida por Asian horror film y en by the Pang Brothers, además obtuvo los premios conocida como mejor actriz Golden Horse Award.

Fue la invitada especial en 2006 para participar en el Festival de Cannes. Habla los siguientes idiomas como chino, malayo e inglés.

Filmografía

Películas
 Murmur of the Hearts (2015)
 Out of Inferno (2013)
 The Thieves (2012)
 Melody (2012)
 Sleepwalker (2011)
 Ice Kacang Puppy Love (2010)
 Missing (2008)
 The Drummer (2007)
 Road to Dawn (2007)
 Re-cycle (Gwai wik) (2006)
 Mini (2006)
 Love's Lone Flower (2005)
 Divergence (2005)
 A-1 Headline (2004)
 Koma (2004)
 20 30 40 (2004)
 Golden Chicken 2 (2003)
 The Eye (2002)
 Princess D (2002)
 Robinson's Crusoe (2002)
 Betelnut Beauty (2001)
 The Sunshine Cops (1999)

Series de televisión
 The Election (2014)

Programas de variedades

Discografía
 1996: 同一個星空下
 1998: Bye Bye 童年
 1999: 第三代李心潔 裙擺搖搖
 2000: 愛像大海
 2003: Man & Woman

Enlaces externos

Actrices de Malasia
Cantantes femeninas de Malasia

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Are you seeking job as a professional psychic? Do you have a psychic, tarot card, or astrology reading business? Have we got an exciting opportunity for you!
PsychicOz Readings is looking for talented psychics to join our team. At PsychicOz Readings, we perform professional online readings for clients who are looking for gifted and legitimate psychics. Expand your professional horizon and embark on a rewarding career path that will help you grow your psychic, tarot or astrology reading talents!
PsychicOz Readings offers the most straightforward, successful way to perform online readings for clients all around the world. And all this at literally no cost to you. Apply now to join the PsychicOz Readings team. Get more clients and get paid more!
Joining our team is absolutely free. We don't charge any membership fees. We never have, and we never will. We offer a competitive base salary, as well as generous performance-based bonuses.
As part of the PsychicOz Readings team, you can set your own schedule, as flexible as you need it to be. Setting your own schedule means you'll be working your own hours. You can work as many or few hours as you want, and at any time you want. Heck, you can even schedule your own vacation time!
When you join PsychicOz Readings, you're affiliated with the most respected professional online psychic service there is. Your name will always be online. You'll always be part of the PsychicOz Readings listing, which consistently appears at the top of major search engine results.
We strive to make it easy to start working with us. Just register on our network online and fill out the registration form. You will not be charged to do this.
Next, you'll be directed to choose your login information and fill out your profile. We'll contact you to set up a brief interview via Skype to complete your registration. Once your interview has been completed, we'll forward your sign-in credentials within 48 hours. After that, you can begin to perform live readings!
PsychicOz Readings strives to hire the best psychics for our team. Our community is a supportive and professional one. As part of our team, you'll quickly be on your way to making your mark in the psychic industry and attracting more clients. You'll be able to work from home, with clients from around the world, during whatever hours work best for you.
No worries if you work for another psychic network. This gives you a history of working with somebody else, which allows us to gain clearer insight into your existing talents and quickly approve you to work with us! Just let us know, and we'll help you to get even more clients and business. We'll be glad to have you!
Working with PsychicOz Readings can help you increase your business and practice your psychic gifts from the comfort of your own home. If you're interested in working with us, register today to get started on your psychic journey.


text:
Data Privacy and Security Threat Concerns in the Age of COVID-19
Jul 02 2020, 4:00pm UTC
Etay Maor, Chief Security Officer, IntSights & Chris Strand, Chief Compliance Officer, IntSights
Businesses are facing escalating security threats in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which raises questions about the security of everyone's private and personal data. Many companies are struggling with resource strains, operating in a remote environment, and disrupted supply chains. The pressure of compliance with data protection regulations only adds fuel to the fire. Join IntSights for a webinar on July 2nd as their data privacy experts will break down: • Key findings from IntSights' report on data security in the healthcare sector • Steps businesses can take to help accelerate their efforts to enhance data protection • How the application of cyber threat intelligence can enhance the visibility and understanding of organizational data security policies
Cloud Security Alliance: CloudBytes
CSA CloudBytes was launched as a webinar series to help us educate the industry on all matters related to the cloud. Our channel is designed to inform our audience about trending topics, new technologies, and latest research. Learn more at cloudsecurityalliance.org. Join the Cloud Security Alliance on LinkedIn and follow us on twitter: @cloudsa…