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KCCA ROTARY CLUB OF KAMPALA 7 HILLS TO PLANT 20,000 TREES IN CITY SCHOOLS
PUBLISHED — 1st, October 2022
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) together with the Rotary Club of Kampala 7 Hills are partnering to plant 20,000 trees in all public schools in Kampala.
The tree planting initiative known as Mission Green Project is aimed at bringing climate awareness and shade to the children who are the future occupants of this planet.
With the world facing the challenge of climate change, tree planting is key in combating global warming.
The tree planting exercise was launched at Bat Valley Primary School on Saturday October 1, 2022.
Kampala Central Division Mayor, Salim Uhuru officiated the event and commended Rotary Club, for supporting the tree planting initiatives in schools.
"We are on mission green and our aim is to plant fruit trees and other trees across schools in all the divisions of Kampala. This will promote environmental conservation and contribute to reversal of climate change," Uhuru said.
Past Rotary District Governor, Kenneth Mugisha, underscored the importance of planting trees, and revealed that the fruit trees will help beautify the schools but also provide fruits to the learners.
"The mission is to grow trees, we don't want to just plant and they are left to die. These trees are important for our survival as humans and for ensuring we curb climate change," Mugisha said.
Some of the fruit trees planted by the Rotarians include citrus and guavas.
Cynthia Makokha Mukiibi, the President of the Rotary Club of Kampala 7 Hills said Mission Green Project is one of the Rotary International activities assigned to each Rotary Club globally to plant trees generously in communities to replace the depleted green cover.
"We happy to be partnering with KCCA to plant these trees in our schools. Some of the trees in the city have gotten old and need to be replaced. It is our duty as citizens to plant trees and protect them," Mukiibi said.
George Odong, Officer Landscape at KCCA noted that planting trees in line with the Kampala Smart City initiative of making Kampala a livable, sustainable city.
Kampala Capital City was in 2020 recognized among the Tree Cities of the World, the first African city to be recognized under this program.
Odong says to maintain this position more trees need to be planted to increase on the green cover in the city.

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Hydrofusion, the UK-based company which has been given the rights by Leonardo Corporation to resell E-Cat products in Northern Europe has published a sales brochure marketing the 1 MW E-Cat plant. It provides an overview of the 1 MW plant and quotes from Swedish professors Essen and Kullander who have made public comments about E-Cat technology. The document also contains quotes from NASA Chief Scientist, Dennis Bushnell, about the potential of LENR power, but from the context of the quote it could appear that he has endorsed the E-Cat, which he has not.


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Social media has proven how successful campaigns can be in their platform and one great example that made history is Barrack Obama, winning the election in 2008. His social media campaign truly made a difference to think that he is not known during that time. But history also records that Barrack Obama has made significant changes during his time.
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I am posting this poll from this page.
Looks like a Grouch Marx response is appropriate!
" Although owning a Barth isn't necessary to join our community,"
Barthmobile is not a club or origination. It is an online forum to promote Barths. There are no Rallies, just GTG. Barth Rangers did have rallies. If the organizer of the GTG would like to have only members it can be promoted that way. Most GTG average less then 10 coaches. Any one is invited to our GTG.
I found out a long time ago that you can't say things on line and expect everyone to get the joke. People see what they want to see and not what you have actually written. I got this as soon as I first saw it, but many folks evidently didn't comprehend what the 2 answers were and crucified Kevin for it. Live and learn!
Bingo, Danny. I was the first one who voted and I should have said something but didn't think to. Subtle humor is lost sometimes, this is obviously a touchy subject!
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Please keep this poll open a bit longer. I'm leaning towards the latter but the former is attractive for some reason.


Felony Conviction Consequences. A Criminal Defense Lawyer | Attorney's Perspective.
Depending on how serious the legislature considers a crime, every Washington state felony conviction falls into one of three categories: Class A (most serious), Class B and Class C (least serious). It is important to understand these categories specify the "maximum" amount of time and fine each "class" of crime carries and are generally not what a likely sentence will be. However, which Class of Crime you fall into gives one a rough idea of how serious the police, courts and prosecuting attorney will take your case.
To get a better understanding of what an adult is likely to get as a sentence for felonies committed on or after July 1, 1984, one must look at the grid and tier system of the Sentencing Reform Act (SRA) which was implemented in 1981 and has been updated almost every year since then. This very formal grid and tier system is, in theory, designed to ensure that offenders who commit similar crimes and have similar criminal histories receive equivalent sentences. Obviously, the nuances of each felony conviction's case facts, prior criminal history, prosecutorial discretion in charging and how seriously a criminal defense lawyer | attorney takes their job can produce a wide variety of results. However, the sentencing sheet for each crime is a good starting place for considering what one might get as a potential felony sentence. To get a feel for what the exposure is, one can look at the offender scoring sheets for 2013 in the Washington State Adult Sentencing Manual between pages 221-464. Each crime is listed alphabetically.
Each of "Offender Scoring Sheets" contains guidelines and procedures used by courts to impose sentences that are applied equally to anyone convicted in Washington. The "Offender Scoring Sheets" do allow for some judicial discretion by providing presumptive sentencing ranges for the courts to follow. The ranges are structured so that offenses involving greater harm to a victim and/or to society result in greater punishment. Sentences that depart from the standard presumptive ranges must be based upon substantial and compelling reasons and may be appealed by either the prosecutor or the defendant. With this in mind, the vast majority of felony sentences stay within these standard presumptive ranges.
You will notice a simple mathematical table that calculates an "offender score". An offender score can range from 0-9+. In general, the number of points an offender receives depends on five factors: (1) the number of prior criminal convictions or juvenile dispositions; (2) the relationship between any prior offense(s) and the current offense of conviction; (3) the presence of other current convictions; (4) the offender's community custody status at the time the crime was committed; and (5) the length of the offender's crime-free behavior between offenses.
There are additional subtleties to calculating an offender score involving multiple charges, deadly weapon enhancements, firearm enhancements, first time offender waivers, DOSA, what possibility there is of vacating or removing a conviction in the future that you and your criminal defense lawyer | attorney should go over, but every felony conviction analysis starts with an "Offender Scoring Sheet". You should review one with your prospective attorney.
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You may need to take your baby to your side at weddings, churches or other parties and formal events, so look for clothes that do not get dirty quickly and that are easy to wash. Remember that, in case you leave your baby's toys on your dog, he probably tries to steal them. You should never forget that your child's body is extremely delicate and, therefore, must be handled with extreme care. Every time your baby arrives, things do not always go according to plan. When the baby arrives you will not have the same amount of excellent time to spend with your dog, but it is still important to buy time for your dog. After the baby arrives home, there will probably be many people visiting and he will want to be in his best behavior. A sleeping baby is not as likely to wake him up if he is not talking.
Avoid using accessories such as a belt because you do not want to continue to take your baby out of a wrap to pass the security check. If you are away from home, place your baby in a quiet place and put him to sleep. In addition, using your baby provides an excellent method to deal with the problem of reflux. If you know how your baby reacts while breastfeeding, you can get a clue quickly if there is a problem.


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Q: Concatenating JSON Response Objects in Worklight Adapters I've written a composite adapter which makes multiple webservice calls and returns JSON object as response which is stored in variables x & y respectively. Now I am supposed to concatenate x and y since they conform to the same JSON structure and return as a single object, say "z" to my client application which calls the adapter. But I'm getting an Error saying "cannot find function concat in object". Do you have some clue here ?
Ex. var z = x.concat(y);
return z;

A: JSON object doesn't have a concat function. You need to iterate object fields and add them to response. e.g. if you have answ1, answ2 and answ3 this might looks similar to
function extendObj(dstObj, srcObj){
    for (var key in srcObj){
          if(srcObj.hasOwnProperty(key)) dstObj[key] = srcObj[key];

    }
}

after that you can use this function to concat objects
var response = {};
extendObj(response, answ1);
extendObj(response, answ2);
extendObj(response, answ3);
return response;

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Gem Miner's Jubilee, Holiday and Spring Shows are yearly exhibitions and sales of some of the finest products & collectibles available to the fans of Earth's treasures. We exhibit a larger show in August; a Holiday Gift Show in November; and a Spring Show in June. Each year 100+ vendors from around the country and world converge on Lebanon, Pennsylvania and Howard County MD for a festival of gems, minerals, fossils, beads, jewelry, arts and crafts. This is an opportunity to meet source dealers; those in the trenches, scouring the Earth to bring you the finest in natural treasures.
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package org.sakaiproject.sitestats.tool.wicket.components;

import org.apache.wicket.AttributeModifier;
import org.apache.wicket.markup.ComponentTag;
import org.apache.wicket.markup.html.WebComponent;
import org.apache.wicket.model.Model;

public class ExternalImage extends WebComponent {
	private static final long	serialVersionUID	= 1L;

	public ExternalImage(String id, String imageUrl) {
	    super(id);
	    add(new AttributeModifier("src", true, new Model(imageUrl)));
	    setVisible(!(imageUrl==null || imageUrl.equals("")));
	}

	protected void onComponentTag(ComponentTag tag) {
		super.onComponentTag(tag);
		checkComponentTag(tag, "img");
		tag.addBehavior(new AttributeModifier("id", true, new Model(getMarkupId())));
	}

}

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Q: Killing Process after specific time(Java) I want to have mechanism by which expected process shouldn't run more than specific time. After specific time is over, status whether process is running or not should be displayed and process should no longer run.
For that I tried to make two classes Execute and Check, Execute object's run method will execute process. Check object will sleep for specific time, after which it checks whether object of Execute is still running. If it is running Check object is expected to kill that thread and print "yes". Else, Check object should print "no".
 class Execute extends Thread{
        public void run(){
            //Execute process
        }
        public static void main(String[] args){
            Execute ex = new Execute();
            ex.start();
            Check ch = new Check(ex);
            ch.start();
        }
    }
    class Check extends Thread{
        Execute ex;
        Check(Execute ex){
            this.ex = ex;
        }
        public void run(){
            try{Thread.sleep(5000);} //specific time given is 5 seconds.
            catch(Exception e){System.out.println(e);}
            if(ex.isAlive()){
            System.out.println("yes");
            //kill the thread ex.
            }
            else System.out.println("no");
        }
    }

My questions are:

*

*How can I kill ex thread?

*What is the best way to implement this mechanism?

A: There is no 100% safe way to do it in Java.
The recommend approach would be to interrupt the Execute thread
if(ex.isAlive()){
        System.out.println("yes");
        //kill the thread ex.
        ex.interrupt()
}

but for that to work, inside your Execute run() method logic you need to check if interrupted() returns true and if so, stop the computations (for example if your run method does something in a loop, first statements inside the loop could do that check.
Interrupt will also break all the "blocking" operations like wait(), sleep(), IO operations, so it affect both your "code" and let's call them "system" methods (that is why for example sleep throws InterruptedException).
Nevertheless you need to be in control of the run() method code to add the necessary checks and stops its execution.
The hardcore way of stoping a thread is calling
ex.stop()

as you can see in the JavaDoc it is deprecated and should not normally used as it can cause problems (read the doc).
But it is the only way of stoping thread that exectues a code that you don't have control over.
My approach would be, first to interrupt, wait to see if it worked and if not forcible stop the thread.
if(ex.isAlive()){
        System.out.println("yes");
        //kill the thread ex.
        ex.interrupt();
        ex.join(100); //give the ex thread chance to stop in a clean way
        if (ex.isAlive()) {
           ex.stop();
        }
}

A: First some background info, I came across the issue to have a timeout while running a command because the program that I tried to execute would never print any debug or error information incase of error and would just keep on retrying internally by itself resulting in process stuck because there was never an error or output stream when it was retrying.
So after process.exec() or process.start() ,
It would be stuck forever at this line,
BufferedReader input = new BufferedReader(newInputStreamReader(process.getInputStream()));
As per java 1.8 with public boolean waitFor(long timeout,TimeUnit unit) method it should have "ideally" timed out after the specified timeout but in my case for some reason it never timed out may be because I was running application as a windows service (I have checked the user permissions and everything on the account but it didn't help).
So I tried to implement it with the below logic, where we would keep checking the input stream with input.ready() and a timeout flag.This simple solution worked like a charm compared to all other that existed.
See the code below:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/33265110/1212036


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module Eclix
  class Publication
    attr_reader :name, :publisher, :password, :context
    def initialize(name,publisher='Escenic',password='admin',context=name)
      @name = name
      @publisher=publisher
      @password=password
      @context=context
      @context||=name
    end
    def template(path)
      path+"template"
    end
    def static(path)
      path+"static"
    end
  end
end


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Rob Summerfield is an American businessman and politician.

Born in Bloomer, Wisconsin, Summerfield helped run his family business the Two Acres Supper Club. He also co-owned the Chippewa Valley Land Title Company. Summerfield has served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican since 2017.

Notes

Living people
People from Bloomer, Wisconsin
Businesspeople from Wisconsin
Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
1980 births
21st-century American politicians

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I'm back! After a long hiatus from blogging, I am back at it. Long story short, I landed my dream job and have pouring myself into my work. But, I figured New Year equaled new blogging opportunities, and I just missed my readers! To kick off the New Year, I have rounded up some of my style resolutions for the new year; what are some of yours?
1. Stock up on statement necklaces: This is a great way to make a bland shirt more exciting and interesting.
2. Sparkle more: There is nothing that some sequins can't fix. When styled right, they are a great way to create a statement with your outfit.
3. DIY more: Affordable fashion was one of the main reasons I started this blog. Over the past few years, I have found myself DIY'ing less and less and would love to start creating affordable items again.
4. Wear booties: I find myself constantly putting my feet through the pain of wearing 4 inch platform heels. While they may be cute, they are extremely painful. Booties are great alternative, and I will be stopping around these more.
5. Wear watches: I love the look of a bold watch, but I don't even own one! I would love to start incorporating watches into my accessory collection.
6. Wear dresses more: Dresses are so simple; I don't know why I don't wear them more. In 2014, I would like to stock up on go-to dresses that I can slip on in a rush.


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Every intern is eager and wired up to set up his practice. They simply can't wait to visualize a flourishing clinic with a string of trusting patients who are far too ready to volunteer unsolicited testimonials to attest the infinite amount of relief the doctor has been able to render to their multiple maladies. As the needle of enthusiasm rises, innumerable questions and doubts begin to rev up like a noisy engine. 'How to begin from scratch? What would be the suitable set up like? How long will be the waiting period? What about unforeseen delays? How much would be the cost and what fee would be cost-effective? How would the potential patients know about the new clinic?' These are some of the questions that assail every budding homoeopath. The other song conceptualized and organized this seminar on the 14th September, 2014 on its premises, with a view to furnishing appropriate answers and solutions to a plethora of such questions and problems which beset the inexperienced beginner. The panel of expert speakers included Dr. Dinesh Chauhan, Dr. Munjal Thakar, Dr. Shachindra Joshi and Dr. Vinayak Patkar.
Dr. Dinesh Chauhan, set the ball rolling by throwing a shaft of light how he himself set up his practice against formidable odds and what strategies he adopted to sustain the practice and shore up its future viability. He emphasized how his apprenticeship under Dr. Rajan Sankaran and Dr. Farokh Master enriched his competence. Though he hailed from a business family, with a legitimate orientation to profitability, he assured the participants not to worry too much about the paucity of finance to begin with. He himself launched into practice on a very meager capital investment.
Sincerity, hard work and constant study paid rich dividends. Today, he has a busy practice in Vile Parle and is a popular speaker both locally and abroad. He has also authored 3 books which have been translated into several languages. His insights into the methodology of Homoeopathy have been widely acclaimed. Goal setting for the beginner, he said, is very important. You need to have a clear vision and a mission which can translate into reality. Every beginner has to build his foundation on this solid bedrock.
Further guiding the generation of young homoeopaths, he said that if their trust and sincerity towards profession is established, it does not matter where a person starts his clinic. Where one starts practice holds little relevance, it is all a play of homoeopath and his trust in his profession and himself. He quoted an example. Dr. Sankaran often exemplifies that despite 20,000 jeweler shops in Jhaveri bazaar (South Mumbai), each of the shops earns more than any other jeweler shop outside the locality. The key to success lies in infusing Homoeopathy with your dedication and depth. The practitioner should always remember that one should not sell oneself, but should sell Homoeopathy. Dr Sankaran asserts that if you are equipped with these values, if you practice Homoeopathy in the middle of Amazon forest, people would still approach you for disorders which afflict them.
Dr. Dinesh then started talking about the vital question of when to start one's practice. It is well said by a business tycoon (who is also the head of a management institute) that the difference between an MBA and homoeopath (though they both are consultants) is that an MBA will never compromise on his value and worth once he enters the market. Unfortunately the homoeopath is always willing to bargain and compromise to appease the opposite party. The homoeopath, on the other hand always bargains to satisfy the opposite person. Hence, it is important to first create one self and to start practice once one is totally ready.
To have a successful start, it is important to speak about what one knows loud and clear so as to demonstrate one's knowledge. Giving handouts of things written by one, so as to create awareness among the masses is one way of getting people to know about you. Here, it is important to talk and write about only what one knows and is confident about.
Dr. Dinesh then said that one's clinic should also reflect one's desire, taste and unique style. He then discussed some things every homoeopath should do at the start of his practice. He must explain his way of practicing Homoeopathy to his patients. The patient must also know what and why the doctor esquires about, even his dreams during the case-taking interview, and explain in detail the journey of and through the follow ups. It makes a lot of difference if a doctor calls up and asks the patient how he is feeling. This will instill a lot of faith and trust for you in the patient and will encourage him to refer his near and dear ones to you for treatment. The patients always want their doctor to be honest. True answers are always appreciated.
Besides, one should also write one article every 3-6 months on any topic which you feel will help the patients and which is also close to your heart. Conducting an awareness program for the patients where some intricacies of homoeopathic practice are discussed goes a long way in building rapport with the patients. Only if the patient is thoroughly convinced that you offer the best to him, will he be convinced to refer more people. A visual demonstration of the results is always more impressive and effective. Hence, it also helps if we are to keep the photographs of before and after treatment in the clinic where they are visible to the patient, of course taking care to see that the identity of the patient in the photographs is well masked.
It is important to have healthy discussions time and again with your colleagues, those practicing Homoeopathy as well as ones who do not. This will not only enhance our knowledge and keep us abreast of the latest developments in medical fields but will also help develop a healthy equation with our counterparts.
Dr. Munjal Thakar, an experienced and a senior homoeopath practicing at Ahmedabad and also a part of the team at the other song, took up the podium next. He started off by talking about his journey of practicing Homoeopathy and how sheer determination helped him set up a flourishing practice in a city where he was known to none. According to Dr Munjal building a homoeopathic practice is like "taking a bull by the horn". He says he addresses it as bull because of the fear that every fresh homoeopath goes through after his internship and setting out to set up his own practice. The only option is to face this bull; the bull either injures us or we are able to ride it successfully. Often it is just the fear of the bull which causes only a few to practice from amongst a batch of 100 students who pass out every year from each college. He says that every practitioner has to challenge his bull sooner or later. What helps us get through it is to perceive our strength and to capture it.
The first step along the journey is to define what one wants to accomplish, to define an objectively quantifiable goal and then to put in unifocal efforts to achieve it. It is important not to waiver along this journey and to keep trusting one's efforts and the universe. Once that is established, we have to keep pouring our heart and soul into it.
We should be available for our patients round the clock and assure them that we are completely for them. We should hone our communication skills. Do not ever hesitate to call up a patient and ask how he has been doing and especially to call up patients who have failed to follow up after a while and to ask them what has gone wrong.
Determinants that help the patient stay with us are relief in his suffering, satisfaction with the services provided from our end, and the trust in the physician. It is this trust and the communication which make the patient confident that his relatives will too be under good care if referred to us. On the other hand, it is equally vital for us to understand the chief reasons for the patients dropping out. The major reason for this often is the inability to alleviate the patient's suffering. Also, if the patient stays quite a distance away from the clinic, he may lose consistency in follow up and may drop after a while. It is also important that the patient does not have a false idea or perception about you or your ways of practice or about Homoeopathy. It too can be one of the reasons why patients drop out. Besides, it is important that we should never deny a patient's perception of a situation. After all it is a reality to him, it is his suffering. Do not contest a patient's perception. Care and pay detailed attention to every complaint that the patient puts forth.
The faith that a patient has in his doctor is the most crucial aspect for any doctor's practice. We should put in continued efforts and strengthen our communication to see that we never lose that. Patient's perception is vital to keep up this faith and trust. How the patient perceives us is very important. Sometimes to a patient, the facts are irrelevant, only his perception rules. And the perception of the patient is largely based on our interaction with him. Appearance plays a big role in the patient's perception about us. If the patient is able to respect you and trust you, only then will he be able to confide his suffering in you. So, it is important that we groom ourselves. It is as simple as a child who refuses the bar of the best chocolate when offered to him without the colourful wrapper with the brand thereon.
Similarly, it is important that we create a pleasant and compatible ambiance in our clinic. There should be a receptionist or two to make contact with the patient as soon as he steps through the clinic and make him feel welcome. This not only creates a good impression but makes a patient feel confident that he is in good hands right from the moment he steps into the clinic.
To build up one's practice, it is very important to devote some time to networking. For this, we have to discover our non-medical strengths and connect through people through those. We should also build meaningful relationships with people outside our fraternity and build genuine relationships with integrity. Giver's gain is the golden rule of networking, so we should give in every form to others, only then it will come back to you tenfold. It is also important to donate your good wishes, skills and services, love, compassion and money to the less fortunate. And also important, never envy your colleagues.
Create a logo – It is a memory hook that links you to people.
A website – create an artistic website detailing your approach and your work.
Create clinic ambiance as per your taste.
Train the staff and the assistants to reflect your work culture and ethics.
Put up a notice board with information that you want to convey to the patients when they are waiting for their turn at the clinic.
Dr. Munjal said that he has always idolized and practiced the 3B Model which helped him become successful – BELIEF, BEHAVIOR and BUSINESS. He firmly believes that till your belief system is not in alignment with your goal, you will not succeed. Your belief system is your support, hold on to it. If you have never failed you will never be successful as you will never be trained in how to tackle failures. Work on your belief system, know your intentions well and to strengthen them emulate successful people.
A strategic division of time is very important. Dr. Munjal said that he distributes his time and efforts as 50% towards clinic, 20% to belief and 50% to networking. He quoted Steve Jobs for this, 'You can't connect the dots looking forward, and you only can connect them looking backward. So you have to trust the dots that they will somehow connect in the future. You have to trust on something, your gut feeling, your destiny, your karma, or whatever because believing the dots will connect down the road, will give you the confidence to follow your heart even if it leads you off the well known roads.' Last but not least, he warned his young colleagues that this was not an easy path free from all obstacles. The secret of this journey is to be patient, confident. One should be able to turn adversities into opportunity.
Dr. Shachindra Joshi, a Consultant and Faculty at the other song fulfilled his childhood dream of flying through Homoeopathy, though not as a pilot as was his earlier ambition but as a very ambitious assistant pilot. It was his determination and passion to fly which helped him practice Homoeopathy successfully. Now he flies to every country where Homoeopathy is practiced, flying at his own time, according to his choice of airlines and lives absolutely close to the dream of dreams. He stated that every homoeopath can connect to his dream and apply it positively to add value to his career.
There is an old saying 'A rolling stone gathers no moss' which holds true here, so stay stable in a place which you feel is right. You must attend all possible lectures, sessions and work with people who give you a good opportunity to learn and gain as much knowledge as possible. Use your quality of being social by attracting people and strengthen your communication through any verbal, written or pictorial source. Punctuality and availability are the most important qualities for developing a good practice. It is also important to dispense medicines hygienically with correct labeling and instructions to be followed. Treating acutes will help patient develop the trust and faith in you. We should take time to explain to our patient our evaluation of their complaints and the scope and prognosis after every few months.
Any doctor should remember that while examining a minor or a patient of the opposite gender, you should always consult in the presence of a relative or an assistant. Your professional conduct should be such as to be not liable to any suspicion or indecent disposition. Never get up and console the patient while they get emotional and weep during case- taking. Give them their space and always maintain distance and professional objectivity.
Do not over treat or under treat the medico-legal cases and document everything. As your practice grows you can apply for a professional indemnity insurance, which takes care of your legal obligations in case a person sues you. All your original papers with correct and complete documentation are important for this.
Dr Vinayak Patkar, a renowned practitioner from Mumbai was the last of the speakers. He emphasized all point elaborated earlier with examples from his experience. Many homoeopaths are very anxious about the results at the start of the practice. But he said that we have to be patient. He enlightened the audience with an important note from Dr. Hahnemann's writings where he has shared his views on charging for the consultation and clearly states that first consultation should equal at least a month's medicine. He has said that, "As soon as you get reputation and confidence with the public and you demand fees in accordance with their financial positions, no one will refuse to pay his contribution and will always bring it to him." Homeopathy should be the choice of a patient not an option.
In the ultimate analysis, every enterprise is driven by a set of values which keep animating its progress through the trajectory of time. Slow and steady definitely wins the race. Beginners should always keep despair and dejection at bay. Sometimes, setbacks and problems outstare you to test how confident and persevering you are. If you don't buckle and sag, the same problems and setbacks morph into opportunities leading you to a steady career graph of success and pursuit of excellence.
Dr. Munjal Thakar is a top-ranking graduate from Mumbai University & a postgraduate from Sardar Patel University. In the year 2000 he established SIMILIA-THE CLASSICAL HOMEOPATHY CLINIC. His constant endeavour to create lasting healing results in life-style disorders like hypertension, diabetes & obesity led him to establish SIMILIA LIFE-STYLE DISORDER CLINIC in 2012. At the life-style disorder clinic, patients with life-style disorders are helped systematically to make shift to healthier lifestyle. He is an Asst. Prof & Guide for Post-graduate studies in Homeopathy at the Ahmedabad Homeopathic Medical College, Consultant and Visiting Faculty at 'the other song' -International Academy of Advanced Homeopathy, Mumbai.
Dr. Shachindra Joshi, M.D. (Hom) is a world class Homoeopath & speaker; he has been treating patients all over the word for the past 15 yrs. Being a Juvenile diabetic himself he has been closely associated with treatment and education in the field of diabetes. Through his medicines & advice he helps diabetics to strike the right balance to remain healthy, productive & complication free. His modus operandi is to consider the entire personality of the individual and create a stress free balanced & sound mind. He is a role model & and a living example for all his patients.
Dr. Vinayak Patkar is into classical homoeopathic practice since last 20 years after passing out from the prestigious CMPHMC college located in Vile Parle, Mumbai, in 1992. He has successfully treated all types of patients using classical homoeopathy. He has completed M.D from YMT medical college in Mumbai, specializing in INFERTILITY and RESPIRATORY DISEASES.
thank you sir for guiding us, thank you very much.


Was there ever a follow-up post about the results of the TGC measurement survey?
Who has outgrown their devices?
Does bpfsl translate to Bpel?
Wouldn't measuring tape measurments give you more accurate BPEL?


Musical performance by the INC Kids of Main Anchorage, East Anchorage and North Anchorage at the INC Kids On Tour in Alaska.
Musical performance by the INC Kids of Oklahoma City at the Southern Midwest INC Kids On Tour.
Musical performance by the INC Kids of Sugarland and Kansas City at the Southern Midwest INC Kids On Tour.
Musical performance by the INC Kids of Alaska at the INC Kids On Tour.
Musical performance by the INC Kids of Milwaukee, Wisconson and Chesterton, Indiana at the Northern Midwest INC Kids On Tour.


When Americans think about nuclear weapons, they comfort themselves with the thought that these weapons' vast destruction of human life has not taken place since 1945—at least not yet. But, in reality, it has taken place, with shocking levels of US casualties.
Actually, workers in nuclear weapons plants constitute only a fraction of Americans whose lives have been ravaged by preparations for nuclear war. A 2002 report by the US Department of Health and Human Services maintained that, between 1951 and 1963 alone, the atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons—more than half of it done by the United States—killed 11,000 Americans through cancer. As this estimate does not include internal radiation exposure caused by inhaling or swallowing radioactive particles, the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research has maintained that the actual number of fatal cancers caused by nuclear testing could be 17,000. Of course, a larger number of people contracted cancer from nuclear testing than actually died of it. The government study estimated that those who contracted cancer numbered at least 80,000 Americans.
During subsequent decades, leukemia and other cancer rates soared in the counties adjoining the Nevada test site, as they did among the 250,000 US soldiers exposed to US nuclear weapons tests. From the standpoint of U.S. military commanders, it was vital to place American soldiers close to US nuclear explosions to get them ready to fight in a nuclear war. Subsequently, as many of these soldiers developed cancer, had children with birth defects, or died, they and their family members organized atomic veterans' groups to demand that the federal government provide medical care and financial compensation for their suffering. Today, atomic veterans receive both from the federal government.
Uranium miners comprise yet another group of Americans who have suffered and died from the US nuclear weapons program. To obtain the uranium ore necessary to build nuclear weapons, the US government operated thousands of uranium mines, often on the lands of Native Americans, many of whom worked as miners and died premature deaths. The US Public Health Service and the National Institute for Public Safety and Health conducted studies of uranium miners that discovered alarmingly high rates of deaths from lung cancer, other lung diseases, tuberculosis, emphysema, blood disease, and injuries. In addition, when the uranium mines were played out or abandoned for other reasons, they were often left as open pits, thereby polluting the air, land, and water of the surrounding communities with radiation and heavy metals.
This American nuclear catastrophe is not only a matter of the past, but seems likely to continue well into the future. The US government is now beginning a $1 trillion program to "modernize" its nuclear weapons complex. This involves building new nuclear weapons factories and labs, as well as churning out new nuclear weapons and warheads for firing from the air, land, and sea. Of course, if these weapons and their overseas counterparts are used, they will destroy the world. But, as we have seen, even when they are not used in war, they exact a dreadful toll—in the United States and, it should be noted, in other nations around the world.
I believe I am the sole survivor of the nuclear tests size of 20,000 kilo ton to 190,000 kilo ton in the Marshall Island area. We also did a number of Hydrogen bombs on a red stone rocket from Johnston Atoll. The largest of these bombs was 356,000,00 kilo tons. We had scientists from all over the world to watch the test's. We were aboard the USS Boxer CVS 21 aircraft carrier. The bomb continued to go off for 4 hours they could see the sun coming up in the south from Hawaii. They wanted us to detonate a Cobalt bomb which we could not survive . The Captain said he is going to be court marshalled when we got home. He had every one pack up there sea bags and draw all their money out of the ship bank…We headed to San Diego Radio silence .When we got into port he turned the ship over to the base. we had to leave port and starboard liberty, and we could not come for 9 days.


Elf Whisper can be obtained during the Dream of Black and White event.
A dangle earring in a droplet shape with a large, orange gem. A tinier chain and gem hangs from it.
Elf Whisper is part of the Princess Dawn suit.
The other parts of the suit are: Genial Sunshine, Princess Dawn, Twilight Steps, Waking Moment, Wings of Dawn, Daylight, Heart of Sun, and Flying Pigeon. Completing the suit will give you a Styling Gift Box containing Dream of Reality.
There is an alternate series for the suit. It contains Dream of Reality, which combines Princess Dawn and Twilight Steps and gives an alternate pose for the suit.


The day began in the most perfect way possible with temps in the low 60's heading toward the mid-70's, clear blue skies and gorgeous sunshine. Ten of us (Lois and John, Doug and Lindy, Bob Fitch, Angie, Tracie, Jackie, Glenn Bier, and Linda Pelkey) all arrived on time and in high spirits. Our put-in site was a bit muddy and slippery slick with caliche (clay) so most of us chose a small grassy area right next to the put-in and otter-launched from there. Lois chose to move her solo canoe out into the water and climb in while in the river. John and Glenn took some great pictures.
We hadn't gone very far before we encountered a downed tree and were forced to portage. It was at this time that I chose to put on my PFD. After all, a PFD doesn't do much good if one isn't wearing it. This section of the Betsie was running fast and we encountered a lot of river debris that had to be maneuvered around, skooched over, and/or otherwise avoided in any way possible. This, of course, made for some interesting "paddlebatics". And then, just before lunch,the powers that be decided that one paddler needed to learn a hard but necessary lesson.
Yours truly dumped. This was a first for me and many lessons were learned: the power of fast moving high volume water, the immense power of a group of people all suddenly coming together in rescue mode and all doing exactly what was needed to successfully perform the rescue, the life-saving reason for PFD's properly worn, the reason for high quality gear (dry bags, dry boxes, clothing that dries quickly, etc, etc.) all latched safely and securely to the kayak or canoe.
There is no way I can ever thank the rescue team enough. The main players were Glenn Bier, my hubby Doug Barnes, and a couple not part of our group - total strangers - who showed up at just the right moment. Glenn, an admirable rescue person, took expert charge and everyone else followed his lead. Other paddlers in our group took their places in eddies in case anything or anyone else was needed. Many thanks to all those who grabbed hold of what wasn't latched down (paddle, water bottle, chapstick, etc.). Chapstick :D!! I couldn't believe that tiny little bright orange tube of chapstick was caught.
My little 10' Tribute made it through the adventure unscathed. The rescue turned out well with many people soaked to the skin,scratched and bruised but very relieved and happy that it was successfully over. We continued on to join the first half of our group at lunch (a few were way ahead of us and didn't know what had happened), got some medical care from nurse Linda for those scratches and abrasions, and changed into dry clothes (the reason for a change of clothes in dry bags plus thanks to Angie for the fleece shirt she loaned me).
Speaking of the fleece shirt – another lesson learned - I'm completely redoing my change of clothes dry bag to include clothing that is lightweight, warm, quick drying - NO cotton). John and Lois drive it into our heads - no cotton! NO COTTON! I had completely forgotten I had a useless cotton shirt and sweatshirt in my dry bag. Some lessons need to be beaten in with a baseball bat.
Oh, yes! One more lesson learned - do not follow too close to the paddler in front of you. If the front paddler suddenly decides to make a big change, the paddler too close behind might be in for a very BIG SURPRISE!!! Safety also means remaining at a safe distance from other paddlers.
The remainder of the trip did not go without a hitch as we encountered more woody debris. Mother Nature really did a number on this section of the Betsie over the winter/spring. At one point we all had to hold up in eddies while those in the group with saws cut away the branches of a downed tree so we could get our boats through.
Our access at lunch proved to be the muddiest, muckiest yet. Jackie found herself ankle deep in thick, oozy, rich, jet black mud which she hates, but being the good sport that she is, gifted us with a huge smile as she sunk deep into the muck. BTW - today, July 4, 2017, is not only the 4th of July but is also Glenn Bier's birthday. Happy, happy birthday, Glenn.
Doug's form could use a little work, however his brace was effective and he stayed upright.
The first tree to block our path.
The lunch spot was great, but the access to the lunch spot was a "little" muddy.
You could keep your shoes clean by going barefoot, but then you had to clean your feet!
This large turtle was sunning himself.
That is Doug in the water doing the rescue.


HARARE - The debate continues to rage furiously among analysts and within warring Zanu PF about the wisdom of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa granting a controversial interview to British publication, the New Statesman, last week.
Although Mnangagwa did not admit, as usual, that he wants to succeed President Robert Mugabe in the interview, former Cabinet minister and war veterans leader, Christopher Mutsvangwa — who is also one of the Midlands godfather's most vociferous supporters — was emphatic in the same New Statesman story that the VP would "100 percent" be Zimbabwe's next president.
But perhaps even more problematic for Mnangagwa, a secret Zanu PF document which was passed on to the New Statesman at the time of the VP's interview suggested, damningly, that Mugabe himself created the ruling party's Generation 40 (G40) faction as the nonagenarian had allegedly "always felt threatened by VP Mnangagwa and the prospect of his presidency being outshined by that of his protégé".
In addition, Mnangagwa also appeared to create more problems for himself in the interview. As he absolved himself of any culpability in the Gukurahundi massacres of the early 1980s, in which an estimated 20 000 innocent civilians were killed by the army, he unwittingly and simultaneously shined the spotlight on Mugabe with regards to the killings.
Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday yesterday, political analyst Shakespeare Hamauswa said despite all the recent controversies that had dogged Mnangagwa, including the News Statesman interview, the VP was "a survivor" who had managed to weather the storm in many previous such situations.
"Mnangagwa has survived many times, not necessarily because he is a strategist par excellence, but because he enjoys the support of the security sector.
"The donors, who are increasingly becoming dissatisfied with the opposition are also preparing for a 'second best option', which is a reformed Zanu PF, and they also think that Ngwena (Mnangagwa) can lead that reformation," he said.
"So, the New Statesman interview is for me okay in that the succession battle is being fought through the media and the best way for the protagonists is to fight back through the same media.
"There might be weaknesses in the way he handled the coffee mug storm but that will not guarantee his downfall in the absence of a strong counter strategy, one that is based on tactics and not just the mudslinging of aspiring candidates," Hamauswa added.
"I think the bigger picture is how Ngwena has conducted government business so far. Yes he can deny involvement in Gukurahundi, but he can not explain such things as his foolish statement when he said US dollars are not meant for buying mazhanje.
"He also can't deny that he is the first high-level official to start abrogating the Constitution. What it also means is that he could now spend 99 percent of his time defending himself, without showing his capability of taking over," Hamauswa concluded.
Another analyst, Maxwell Saungweme said "Cupgate" — the controversy related to the VP's "I am the boss" coffee mug — as well as Mnangagwa's interview with the New Statesman "betrayed him as an unsophisticated politician who is overrated".
"His recent moves seem to betray, somewhat, a lack of grasp of how the Zanu PF patronage and factional system works. He seems to have exposed himself, his surrogates and political running dogs.
"If one looks at his liberation history and his tenure in government in senior roles, the guy has never portrayed political shrewdness. He is mostly famed for being consistent in carrying out missions in the liberation struggle or for being brutal in government.
"He is not known for being an orator, a diplomatic politician or a shrewd tactician. His latest actions betray the real person in him, an unsophisticated politician. To me, this is the real Ngwena for you and his actions are definitely suicidal given the factionalism and patronage system in Zanu PF," Saungweme said.
Within Zanu PF itself, Mnangagwa's G40 enemies have gone to town to use the events of the past few days to portray him as "completely unfit" to ascend to the highest office in the land.
"We told you a long time ago that Lacoste is not just unelectable, he would be a disaster if he succeeded Gushungo (Mugabe)," a G40-linked senior ruling party official told the Daily News on Sunday yesterday.
I dont think Mnangagwa is to be trusted with any meaningful change, let alone a clean break from Mugabe style policies and politics. He is just old wine in a new bottle.
If yu culdnt remove an oldman Mugabe ,a 92 yr old ,how do yu dare stop 70 yr old ,able bodied leader .Besides yo leader is struggling healthwise.Opposition is dead.Thats why yu have to hire our Mujuru for missionary services .Yu need to spruce up yo image and enhence yo reputation as a political party.Our Mujuru will be yo head or deputy.Isnt that insane.Why try to make yo party a replica of zanu.?Zanu will never hire Khupe nor Ncube nor Tsvangirai to be deputy in Zanu ,not even a position,nada.Yu start from bottom.But at Mdc yu can be hired and be boss,bring in yo cup n cheers ,im in.So until yu develop good opposition leaders in mdc,its zanu till then.Sorry.Truth hurts .Truth is Ngwena will be president next ,after Mugabe.Unless if he declines.Still there is plenty in Zanu who can lead.Simon Khaya Moyo ,Gen Chiwenga, many others.
@ Viola your arrogance and stupidity is increasingly day in day out. If elections were fair pls dare put your gugurahundi Mnangagwa and c the true colours of mat and midlands votes. U will be shocked . We hate Mnangagwa with a passion dear. Make that stupid mistake and field him in 2018 and u will get a surprise for life and probable die of bp wena chambers.
Thats wishfull thinking.Yu culdnt do that in 1980,1985 wth uMdala at the helm ofZapu.Yo votes were not good enuf.Now its even worse In Matebeleland.Khaya Moyo is loved there, plus many cadirs from the region.Yu seem to forget Zanu and Zapu merged.Thats why we have the forma Zapu caders in Zanu.Thats why uMdala was vp,John Nkomo,Msika.Which party from Matebeleland is stronger than Zanu pf? Shame.
@ stupid Viola we gonna mobilise and vote MDC and not stupid Gugurahundi Mnangagwa. Dare us and c. We hate this gugurahundi perpetrator. I don't care about Kudala or whoever , this nincompoop gugurahundi Mnangagwa killed my people period . l will personally campaign for MDC so as to fix this satanists.
@Viola , let me respect your opinion once more ,definitely we need somebody to lead our country , at this time Mnangagwa who is linked to the Gugrahundu killings is your choice , that is your choice and it is fine , other people have got their choices as well , all that is fine . Zimbabweans we came back from the bush and soon celebrated our indepedence , there after we implemented our goals and among those goals which were really on top was send everybody back to school , education was on top and the goal was highly achieved . Now , the question to you Viola is , why did you as the parents spend so much money and time sending your children to school ? Didn't you tell them that they are the future leaders of this country ? Have you given such educated individuals an opportunity , if not why ? Viola , if it is all about awarding or electing leaders through war credentials , better award such positions to the educated warvets children than to continue fooling the nation about this leadership of 1980s , 36 years down on the line what have they done , Viola we need to resolve issues instead of perpertuating this sickiness from ZANU PF to a new generation or from one stage to the other . Mnangagwa is part of culprits who have caused more harm to our nation and i wonder why you see him as your choice , i am sorry may be you are disabled and blind , may God assist you.
@khaba ,I dont need any assistance for that ,neither do yu.All yu need is knowledge on hoe elections are won.Its majority rule.Thats the reason why pple like Johnathan Moyo ,y intelligent prof is full time in Zanu.Many more .They know if yu cant beat them join them.Emotions dnt drive yo party into power.Corrupted emotions anyway.If mdc showed depth in struttegy and planning I wuld be in mdc,but nope.They are not seriouse.The day Tsvangirai chased out intelligent guys like Welshman,Biti,Mangoma ,Paul Nyati an excellent diplomat,thats the day mdc disintegrated.Why shuld I just support them for the sake of it.And loosing every election wth no plan.whether stolen or not.
If Munangagwa losses which is obvious one big idiot who always sign and praise Munangagwa here will have to go into exile , It is a pit that we still have pple who support politicians on tribal bases not reputation . Munangagwa a fully fledged Gukurahundi can not be forced onto pple he knows nothing about clean leadership apart from killings and ubumenemene and corruption . That is wishful thinking that this dander head is going to be president of this country even pple in his home town Kwekwe do not like him either how can he win national election then .


Use a vegetable peeler or mandoline to thinly shave the zucchini lengthwise. In a large bowl, toss together the zucchini, basil, pecorino Romano, fennel, lemon juice and olive oil. Season with salt and black pepper. Add more lemon juice or olive oil to taste.


Thanks to all who came out and experienced The Bridge. These past 2 months have been amazing. But we have only started building these Bridges. As part of The Shoals, we know that it took 2 years for just the repairs on O'Neal Bridge and it is going to take longer to build the Bridges that were started this Summer. We invite you to become a part of this "crew" as we continue to build those Bridges between us and God, each other, and into our Communities. The Bridge Building has not stopped even though our Sunday morning schedule will change.
On August 6, 2017 we resume our usual schedule of extraordinary worship services beginning at 9:00 a.m. with The Edge Service. This high energy service led by our Worship Leader Shane Baker and the rest of The Edge Band offers the opportunity not only for a casual dress code, but an open freedom to worship in a way that speaks to so many hearts. If you have not been our guest, or it has been a while since you were our Guest, please come and see what God is offering you.
Our Life Group time begins at 10:00 a.m. We offer a variety of groups for all ages. We believe that these groups are key to building solid relationships that create environments where relationships are free to grow and flourish. These groups are becoming like families. We are committed in the coming months to offer even more of these groups not only here, but scattered throughout the area. Some groups may choose to meet in homes, or a local coffee shop, or who knows, maybe at the running track or local bike shop. The foundation of these groups is the relationship with God and the strength of these groups are in the human bonds they will nurture.
We have a well-trained and staffed Nursery for all gatherings on Sunday from 8:45 a.m. until the last service is over. We also offer the Nursery on our Wednesday Night gatherings. Our Nursery Staff are more than baby-sitters; they provide a spiritual environment where your children are loved and protected.
Then at 11:00 a.m. we begin our Traditional Service. We recognize and value the rich heritage of this style of worship. Our Choir is led by Dr. Terrance Brown and the quality and spirit of their music is truly inspiring. The roots of Traditional Worship, from The Apostles Creed, The Lord's Prayer, Doxology and more are incorporated into a time of worshipping God and celebrating the incredible grace offered to all through the life, death and Resurrection of Jesus.
Join us in this incredible journey as we take our Next Steps in following Jesus. There must be a Next Step because you cannot follow Jesus and stay where you are! Grace, Mercy and Love to you!


I Am Creative. I Am An Author. From Affirmation To Reality.
Back in 2007, I was very unhappy in my day job.
In fact, I've never been happy in my day job but it paid the bills, enabled me to travel and I met a lot of great people. It was a mixed blessing. I fell into it to repay my student loan and just never escaped. I worked for big companies on computer systems and the work killed any creativity I had in me.
In 2000, I resigned, left London for the Australian outback and swore never to do it again. My adventures were fantastic but eventually I ran out of money and went back. This cycle repeated itself a number of times… then in 2007, I was really, seriously over it. So I began investigating what else I could do with my life that would be helpful to other people and also enable me to escape the day job.
At the time, I read two books that made a huge impact on me. The Success Principles by Jack Canfield and The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. They talked about following your dreams and also using affirmations to set your intentions. The problem with changing your life is often knowing what you want instead of the status quo. When I looked at what I had always wanted, it was only ever to be a writer.
So I came up with my affirmation "I am creative. I am an author".
At the time, I was not creative and I was not an author. Sure, I wrote diaries and letters but I couldn't ever associate the word creative with me. I couldn't even say this phrase out loud at first. I wrote it down and then started whispering it on the commute home (when no one was around!) I also moved to four days a week at the day job to give myself head-space to write my first book.
In April 2008, I self-published How To Enjoy Your Job…Or Find A New One. I was so happy and proud of myself. I thought I was going to change the world and free millions of IT consultants from their miserable lives. I spent money on printing physical books and did some old-style PR with press releases, radio and even national TV.
But I only sold a few books. Literally, a few. Even with national TV. I was devastated, but wasn't intending to give up (as the affirmations were really kicking in now!) I also discovered that the book you write will change your life. It really did change mine as I understood what writing a book was like and I had found my purpose.
But I realized that I didn't actually have a clue about marketing online. I had focused on traditional PR but what about the internet? So I started researching and buying online programs to learn about blogging and podcasting and other things.
After a couple of other attempts at blogging, I started this site in December 2008 in order to share what I had learned with the failure of my first book. For example, I had spent thousands of dollars on printing books and then discovered print on demand and selling on Amazon. I was determined that no one else would pay the price I did and I wanted to save people time, money and emotional energy on their own journey. I had also started feeling and becoming creative and the name 'The Creative Penn' came to me on the commute one day. I claimed the word for myself and have grown into it over time!
Since then, this site has grown and I have personally grown as a writer. Many of you have been here to see the changes over time. Thank you for sharing the journey with me so far. I have also continued to invest in my education as an online marketer and I absolutely love our online author community. In February this year, I published Pentecost, my first novel, which has now sold over 11,000 copies and remains an Amazon bestseller. The sequel, Prophecy is on its way.
So in August 2011, I decided that my affirmation has been fulfilled. I am creative and I am an author. I wanted to share this with you as encouragement as I know the fears that come with writing and the doubts that plague us. I'm an introvert too and have been crushed and hurt along the way. But I am also truly excited about the years to come as we are part of an incredible change in the industry.
So, all this background is to prepare you for my big news.
I have resigned my day job as an IT consultant in order to focus on my fiction writing and also on The Creative Penn community of writers and authors.
This is not a decision taken lightly (and yes, I have been saving for a while so there is a cushion). This has been coming since that day in 2007 when I just couldn't take any more but it has taken this long to make a change that my risk-averse nature can bear. There have also been some inspirational people who have helped along the way, including Jonathan Fields with his new book, Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance which kicked me over the final line.
This is an uncertain time but I can see the way forward as an indie author and also as someone who can contribute to the creative community. I'm ready to make the leap!
This blog makes me happy 🙂 I don't mean to sound cheesy but I love to be useful and sharing what works (and what doesn't), as well as lessons learned, is very satisfying. I love getting emails from you and I love the comments. I hope you continue to find the site useful.
So you will still be getting the same quality of free information in terms of articles, audios and videos – nothing changes with the baseline of what you already get on this site. I love sharing and interviewing people and this is a great community, so stick around.
More fiction. If you enjoyed Pentecost, you will love Prophecy and now I will have more time to write! I'm going to be spending every morning writing fiction and every afternoon on this business, so expect the fiction back-list to be growing. Yes, I still want to be a Kindle millionaire 🙂 Also, I will be starting a new blog for my fiction readers who are a different audience to this one.
Webinars – I will be doing 1 free tele-seminar a month on a specific topic. It will relate to my Author 2.0 mini-courses and there will be offers at the end but the webinar itself will be free so you'll get 60 mins quality info and get to ask your questions. Recordings will be available to those who sign up. The first one is on Blogging for Authors but it is now full-up so if you missed this one, be ready for next month which I notify to my email list first.
There will also be Paid webinars. 90 mins of outstanding content with the recording and material available afterwards as well as Q&A and writing critiques. These will be paid for events that you can attend live or receive the recordings later. The first one will be on Writing A Fight Scene with awesome martial artist and author Alan Baxter – You can listen to a 40 min audio & video with Alan here as a taster of what's to come but the webinar will be so much more. Click here to register your interest and we'll let you know when it is scheduled. The cost will be US$20 and places are limited.
Multi-media courses. You can already buy Blogging for Authors and Writers and Ebook Publishing as multi-media courses and I will be developing other offerings in this space. I will be bringing out How to launch your book online and also a product on writing your first book. I will also be revamping and re-releasing my full Author 2.0 program. (Anyone who has already bought it at the existing price will continue to get all the revamped modules and extra bonus material – it's a lifetime membership but the price will be going up).
Services. Every day I am asked to recommend people for ebook formatting, cover design, editing, blog building or marketing. In order to expand The Creative Penn, I will be partnering with special people to offer packages that give you value with people I can personally vouch for. To kick-start this, you can now get Kindle formatting for your book packages – click here for more information.
1:1 Consulting. I am really looking forward to helping more people with their journey and I will be offering a restricted number of targeted consulting sessions on reviewing and improving author platforms. So if you are interested, click here for more information.
I hope you can see The Creative Penn becoming a resource hub for writers and authors, a community where we can help each other and learn together.
I'm looking forward to the next step (which is just slightly outside my comfort zone!).
Please let me know your thoughts about these changes. Are there any other ways I can help you?
You are such an inspiration!!! I first came across your blog a few years ago and kind of fell out of touch with it, but I'm now getting back into it in a big way. I'm working my way through the podcasts! Your spirit is so beautiful! Thank you for all you do!!!
Thanks so much Elizabeth 🙂 Glad you came back!


Demand for nonprovisioning ecosystem services as a driver of change in the Canadian boreal zone. 2018. Lamothe, K.A.; Dong, R.; Senar, O.; Teichert, S.; Creed, I.F.; Kreutzweiser, D.P.; Schmiegelow, F.K.A.; Venier, L.A. Environmental Reviews: https://dx.doi.org/10.1139/er-2018-0065.
Cross‐scale effects of spruce budworm outbreaks on boreal warblers in eastern Canada. 2018. Drever, M.C.; Smith, A.C.; Venier, L.A.; Sleep, D.J.H.; MacLean, D.A. Ecology and Evolution 8(15): 7334-7345.
Assessing the ecological sustainability of a forest management system using the ISO Bowtie Risk Management Assessment Tool. 2018. Kishchuk, B.E.; Creed, I.F.; Laurent, K.L.; Nebel, S.; Kreutzweiser, D.P.; Venier, L.A.; Webster, K.L. Forestry Chronicle 94(1): 25-34.
Forest floor mesofauna communities respond to a gradient of biomass removal and soil disturbance in a boreal jack pine stand of northeastern Ontario (Canada). 2017. Rousseau, L.; Venier,L.; Hazlett, P.; Fleming, R.L.; Morris, D.; Handa. T. Forest Ecology and Management 407: 155-165.
Wood ash as a soil amendment in Canadian forests: what are the barriers to utilization? 2018. Hannam,K.D.; Venier, L.:Allen, D.; Deschamps,C.; Hope, E.; Jull, M.;Kwiaton, W.; McKenney,D.; Rutherford, M.;Hazlett, P.W. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 48: 1-9.
Chapter 2.2. Rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) as bioindicators of change in boreal forests and their biological control services in agroecosystems: Canadian case studies. 2017. Klimaszewski, J.; Brunke, A.; Work, T.; Venier, L. Biology of Rove Beetles – Life History, Evolution, Ecology and Distribution, Springer. pp. 161-181.
Riparian partial harvesting and upland clearcutting alter bird communities in a boreal mixedwood forest. 2017. Holmes, S.; McIlwrick, K.; Kreutizweiser, D.; Venier, L. Forests 8:1-16.
DNA metabarcoding and morphological macroinvertebrate metrics reveal the same changes in boreal watersheds across an environmental gradient. 2017. Emilson, C.E.; Thompson, D.G.; Venier, L.A.; Porter, T.M.; Swystun, T.; Chartrand, D.; Capell, S.; Hajibabaei, M. Scientific Reports 7:12777.
Ground-dwelling arthropod response to fire and clearcutting in jack pine: implications for ecosystem management. 2017. Venier, L. A.; Work, T.T., Klimaszewski, J.; Morris, D.M.; Bowden, J.; Kwiaton, M.M.; Webster, K., Hazlett, P. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 47(12): 1614-1631.
AshNet: facilitating the use of wood ash as a forest soil amendment in Canada. 2017. Hannam, K.D.; Venier, L.; Hope, E.; McKenney, D.W.: Allen, D.; Hazlett, P.W. The Forestry Chronicle 93(1):17-20.
Comparison of semiautomated bird song recognition with manual detection of recorded bird song samples. 2017. Venier, L.A.; Mazerolle, M. J.; Rodgers, A.; McIlwrick, K.A.; Holmes, S.;Thompson, D. Avian Conservation and Ecology 12(2): article 2.
The Island Lake biomass harvest experiment: early results/ ᐊᔾᓚᐣᐟ ᓓᐠ ᐊᐢᑭᔾ ᑲ ᑭ ᐅᑎᓂᑲᑌᐠ ᑲᑭᓇᓇᑕᐧᐃ ᑭᐢᑫᓂᒋᑲᑌᐠ: ᑲ ᑭ ᑭᐢᑫᓂᒋᑲᑌᐠᐧᐃᐸᐨ 2016. Boisvert-March, L.; Aubin, I.; Fleming, R.; Hazlett, P.; Morris, D.; Venier, L.; Webster, K.; Wilson, S. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forestry Service. Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research, Thunder Bay, Ontario. Information Report GLC-X-16Rc 10p.
The Island Lake biomass harvest experiment: early results. (Minisi-Zaaga'igan Gaa-maawadoonigaadegin Biiwiga'iganan Izhichigewin: Wiiba Gaa-mikigaadeg). 2016. Boisvert-Marsh, L.; Aubin, I.; Fleming, R.; Hazlett, P.; Morris, D.; Venier, L.; Webster, K.; Wilson, S. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service. Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Information Report GLC-X-16Roj 10p.
Réglementation et directives sur l'utilisation de la cendre de bois comme amendement de sol dans les forêts canadiennes. 2016. Hannam, K.D.; Deschamps, C.; Kwiaton, M.; Venier, L.; Hazlett, P.W. Ressources naturelles Canada, Service canadien des forêts. Rapport d'information GLC-X-17F. 62p.
Regulations and guidelines for the use of wood ash as a soil amendment in Canadian forests. 2016. Hannam, K.D.; Deschamps, C.; Kwiaton, M.; Venier, L.; Hazlett, P.W. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service Information Report GLC-X-17. 53p.
The Island Lake biomass harvest experiment: early results. 2016. Boisvert-March, L.; Aubin, I.; Fleming, R.; Hazlett, P.; Morris, D.; Venier, L.; Webster, K.; Wilson, S. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forestry Service. Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Centre for Northern Forest Ecosystem Research, Thunder Bay, Ontario.Information Report GLC-X-16 10p.
Fungal community composition in the gut of rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in the Canadian boreal forest reveals possible endosymbiotic interactions for dietary needs. 2016. Stefani, F.O.P.; Klimaszewski, J.; Morency, M.-J.; Bourdon, C.; Labrie, P.; Blais, M.; Venier, L.; Séguin, A. Fungal Ecology 23: 164-171.
Modelling deadwood supply for biodiversity conservation: considerations, challenges and recommendations. 2015. Venier, L.A.; Hébert, C.; De Grandpre, L. Arsenault, A.; Walton, R.; Morris, D.M. The Forestry Chronicle 91(4):407-416.
Site de recherche et de démonstration sure la récolte de biomasse d'Island Lake: rapport d'implantation du projet. 2014 Kwiaton, M.; Hazlett, P.; Morris, D.; Fleming, R.; Webster, K.; Venier, L.; Aubin, I. Rapport d'information GLC-X- 11F. 96 p.
Island Lake biomass harvest research and demonstration area: establishment report. 2014. Kwiaton, M.; Hazlett, P.; Morris, D.; Fleming, R.; Webster, K.; Venier, L.; Aubin,I. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Information Report GLC-X-11. 82p.
Élaborer des approches de recherche afin de comprendre la réaction de la biodiversité à l'enlèvement de biomasse. 2014. Venier, L.A.; Aubin, I.; Webster, K.L.; Rive, A.; Morris, D.M.; Rice, J.A.; Hazlett, P. L'atelier sur la biomasse forestière et la biodiversité. 22-23 février 2012. Sault Ste. Marie. Ressource naturelles Canada, Service canadien des forêts, Centre de foresterie des Grands Lacs. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Rapport d'information GLC-X-12F. 78 p.
Developing research approaches to understand biodiversity response to biomass removal. 2014. Venier, L.A.; Aubin, I.; Webster, K.; Rive, A.; Morris, D.M.; Rice, J.A.; Hazlett, P. Biomass/Biodiversity Workshop held February 22-23, 2012, Sault Ste. Marie, ON. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre. Information Report GLC-X-12 78 p.
Effects of natural resource development on the terrestrial biodiversity of Canadian boreal forests. 2014. Venier, L.A.; Thompson, I.D.; Fleming, R.; Malcolm, J.; Aubin, I.; Trofymow, J.A.; Langor, D.; Sturrock, R.; Patry, C.; Outerbridge, R.O,; Holmes, S.B.; Haeussler, S.; De Grandpré, L.; Chen, H.Y.H.; Bayne, A.; Arsenault, A.; Brant, J.P. Environmental Reviews 22(4):457-490.
Using automated sound recording and analysis to detect bird species at risk in southwestern Ontario woodlands. 2014. Holmes, S.; McIlwrick, K.; Venier, L. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 38:591-598.
Anticipating the consequences of climate change for Canada's boreal forest ecosystems. 2013. Price, D.T.; Alfaro, R.I.; Brown, K.J.; Flannigan, M.D.; Fleming, R.A.; Hogg, E.H.; Girardin, M.P.; Lakusta, T.; Johnston, M.; McKenney, D.W.; Pedlar, J.H.; Stratton, T.; Sturrock, R.N.; Thompson, I.D.; Trofymow, J.A.; Venier, L.A. Environmental Reviews 21(4):322-365.
Populations d'oiseau forestiers et épidémies de tordeuses des bourgeons de l'epinette.2013. Venier, L.; Holmes, S. Ressources naturelles Canada, Service canadien des forêts, Centre de forestierie des Grands Lacs, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Nouvelles Express 74. 2p.
Forest bird populations and spruce budworm outbreaks. 2013. Venier,L.; Holmes, S. Natural Resources Canada. Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre,Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Frontline Express 74.
Initial responses of rove and ground beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Carabidae) to removal of logging residues following clearcut harvesting in the boreal forest of Quebec, Canada. 2013. Work, T.T.; Klimaszewski, J.; Thiffault, E.; Bourdon, C.; Paré, D.; Bousquet, Y.; Venier, L.; Titus, B. ZooKeys 258:31-52.
The use of dynamic landscape metapopulation models for forest management: a case study of the red-backed salamander. 2012. Gordon, A.; Wintle, B.A.; Bekessy, S.A.; Pearce, J.L.; Venier, L.A.; Wilson, J.N. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 42:1091-1106.
Misleading correlations: the case of the Canada warbler and spruce budworm. 2012. Venier, L.A.; Holmes, S.B.; Pearce, J.L.; Fournier, R. E. The Journal of Wildlife Management 76(2):294-298.
Evaluation of an automated recording device for monitoring forest birds. 2012. Venier, L.A.; Holmes, S.B.; Holborn, G.W.; McIlwrick, K.A.; Brown, G. Wildlife Society Bulletin 36:30-39.
Why we disagree about assisted migration: ethical implications of a key debate regarding the future of Canada's forest. 2011. Aubin, I.; Garbe, C.M.; Colombo, S.; Drever, C.R.; McKenney, D. W.; Messier, C.; Pedlar, J.; Saner, M.A.; Venier, L.; Wellstead, A.M.; Winder, R.; Witten, E.; Ste-Marie, C. The Forestry Chronicle, 87:755-765.
A review of the interaction between forest birds and eastern spruce budworm. 2010. Venier, L.A.; Holmes,S.B. Environmental Reviews 18:191-207.
Population trend status of Ontario's forest birds. 2009. Blancher, P.J.; Phoenix, R.D.; Badzinski, D.S.; Cadman, M.D.; Crewe, T.L.; Downes, C.M.; Filman, D.; Francis, C.M; Hughes, J.; Hussell, D.J.T.; Lepage, D.; McCracken, J.D.; McNicol, D.K.; Pond, B.A.; Ross, R.K.; Russell, R.; Venier, L.A.; Weeber, R.C. The Forestry Chronicle 85: 184 - 201.
Effects of Spruce Budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.)) outbreaks on boreal mixed-wood bird communities. 2009. Venier, L.A.; Pearce, J.L.; Fillman, D.R.; McNicol, D.K.; Welsh, D.A. Avian Conservation and Ecology Online: .
Implementation of enhanced forest productivity: a pilot project on the Romeo Malette Forest. Partners Report - 2007 Field Season (FRP Project 6251) 2007. Pitt, D.G.; Hoepting, M.; Thompson, D.; Venier, L.; Leach, J.; Morandin, L.; Hall, M.; Isaac, R.; Pickering, S.; McPherson,S.; Kilgour, M.; Millson, S.; Joron, M.; Morris, J.; Stinson, A.; Yurick, C. 46p.
Boreal forest landbirds in relation to forest composition, structure, and landscape: implications for forest management. 2007. Venier, L.A.; Pearce, J.L. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 37: 1214 - 1226.
A test of Ontario's Habitat Suitability Matrix as a forest management planning tool for forest birds. 2007. Holmes, S.B.; Venier, L.A.; Naylor, B.J.; Zimmering, J.R. The Forestry Chronicle 83: 570 - 579.
The use of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and spiders (Araneae) as bioindicators of sustainable forest management: A review. 2006. Pearce, J.L.; Venier, L.A. Ecological Indicators 6: 780 - 793.
The incidence of Botfly parasitism in small mammals near White River, Ontario, Canada. 2005. Pearce, J.L.; Venier, L.A. Mammalia 69: 97–101.
Small mammals as bioindicators of sustainable boreal forest management. 2005. Pearce, J.L.; Venier, L.A. Forest Ecology and Management 208: 153 - 175.
Habitat Islands, Forest Edge and Spring-active Invertebrate Assemblages. 2005. Pearce, J.L.; Venier, L.A.; Eccles, G.; Pedlar, J.H.; McKenney, D.W. Biodiversity and Conservation 14: 2949 - 2969.
Pitfall trap designs to maximize invertebrate captures and minimize captures of nontarget vertebrates. 2005. Pearce, J.L.; Schuurman, D.; Barber, K.N.; Larrivée, M.; Venier, L.A.; McKee, J.E.; McKenney, D.W. The Canadian Entomologist 137: 233 - 250.
Utility of Dynamic-Landscape Metapopulation Models for Sustainable Forest Management. 2005. Wintle, B.A.; Bekessy, S.A.; Venier, L.A.; Pearce, J.L.; Chisholm, R.A. Conservation Biology 19: 1930 - 1943.
A "GAP" analysis of bird distributions in southern Ontario using simulated annealing. 2004. McKenney, D.W.; Venier, L.A.; Ball, I.; McKee, J.E.; Possingham, H.; Mackey, B.G. Pages 1 - 13 in Proceedings: Proceedings on Systems Analysis in Forest Resources. Traverse City, Michigan USDA Forest Service. Natural Resources Canada, Great Lakes Forestry Centre.
Climate and satellite-derived land cover for predicting breeding bird distribution in the Great Lakes Basin. 2004. Venier, L.A.; Pearce, J.L.; McKee, J.E.; McKenney, D.W.; Niemi, G.J. Journal of Biogeography 31: 315 - 331.
Influence of habitat and microhabitat on epigeal spider (Araneae) assemblages in four stand types. 2004. Pearce, J.L.; Venier, L.A.; Eccles, G.; Pedlar, J.H.; McKenney, D.W. Biodiversity and Conservation 13: 1304 - 1334.
Influence of habitat and microhabitat on carabid (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages in four stand types. 2003. Pearce, J.L.; Venier, L.A.; McKee, J.E.; Pedlar, J.H.; McKenney, D.W. The Canadian Entomologist 135: 337-357.
Measuring prediction uncertainty in models of species distribution. 2002. Pearce, J.L.; Venier, L.A.; Ferrier, S.; McKenney, D.W. Pages 383 - 390 (Vol. Chapter 32) in M. Scott, P.J. Heglund, and M.L. Morrison, editors. Predicting Species Occurences: Issues of Accuracy and Scale. Island Press, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
A Monte Carlo Experiment for Species Mapping Problems. 2002. McKenney, D.W.; Venier, L.A.; Herrdegen, A.; McCarthy, M.A. Pages 377 - 381 (Chapter 31) in J.M. Scott, M. Heglund, M. Morrison, J.B. Haufler, and W.A. Wall, editors. Predicting Species Occurences: issues of accuracy and scale. Island Press, [ United States ].
Canada's plant hardiness zones revisited using modern climate interpolation techniques. 2001. McKenney, D.W.; Hutchinson, M.F.; Kesteven, J.L.; Venier, L.A. Canadian Journal of Plant Sciences 81: 129-143.
Models of large-scale breeding-bird distribution as a function of macro-climate in Ontario, Canada. 1999. Venier, L.A.; McKenney, D.W.; Wang, Y.; McKee, J.E. Journal of Biogeography 26: 315-328.
Intra-specific abundance-distribution relationships. 1998. Venier, L.A.; Fahrig, L. OIKOS 82: 483 - 490.
Ecological Sustainability of Birds in Boreal Forests. 1998. Niemi, G.J.; Hanowski, J.; Helle, R.; Howe, R.; Monkkonen, M.; Venier, L.A.; Welsh, D. Conservation Ecology 2: 1 - 28.
Development and application of a spatially explicit moose population model. 1998. McKenney, D.W.; Rempel, R.S.; Venier, L.A.; Wang, Y.; Bisset, A.R. Canadian Journal of Zoology 76(10): 1922-1931.
A spatial, climate-determined risk rating for Scleroderris disease of pines in Ontario. 1998. Venier, L.A.; Hopkin, A.A.; McKenney, D.W.; Wang, Y. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 28(9): 1398-1404.
A method for rapid, spatially explicit habitat assessment for forest songbirds. 1997. Venier, L.A.; Mackey, B.G. Journal of Sustainable Forestry 4: 99 - 118.
Habitat availability causes the species abundance-distribution relationship. 1996. Venier, L.A.; Fahrig, L. OIKOS 76: 564 - 570.
Binoculars and satellites: developing a conservation framework for boreal forest wildlife at varying scales. 1996. Welsh, D.A.; Venier, L.A. Forest Ecology and Management 85: 53 - 65.
Behavioural patterns of extra-pair copulation in tree swallows. 1993. Venier, L.A.; Dunn, P.O.; Lifjeld, J.T.; Robertson, R.J. Animal Behaviour 45: 412 - 415.
Copulation behaviour of the tree swallow, Tachycineta bicolor : Paternity assurance in the presence of sperm competition. 1991. Venier, L.A.; Robertson, R.J. Animal Behaviour 42: 939 - 948.


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Why Corporate Jargon Never Seems To Go Away
Corporate gobbledygook is widely ridiculed. But it's pervasive in the American workplace and never goes away. There's new research into who uses jargon and why.
Jobs In The Pandemic: More Are Freelance And May Stay That Way Forever
Before the coronavirus hit, many workers chose freelance or contract jobs because they preferred the flexibility and variety it offered. But now millions are turning to freelancing out of necessity.
Freelance Economy Expands During The Coronavirus Pandemic
The pandemic has put some workplace trends into overdrive. Some employers are converting full-time jobs into freelance positions. In some white-collar occupations, freelancing may become the norm.
'Nothing Feels Tangible': Virtual Is New Reality For Grads Starting New Jobs
Postings for entry-level positions popular with new college grads fell by 73%, compared with before COVID-19 hit. And for those in the class of 2020 who have landed jobs, it's been a strange journey.
Members Of The Class Of 2020 Face A Brutal Job Market
New college graduates fortunate enough to land jobs during the pandemic begin their careers under bizarre circumstances — they often haven't met their bosses and coworkers in person.