Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx takes on the persona of the Chrysler Pacifica and Pacifica Hybrid as the voiceover for a new Chrysler brand campaign.
The first 30-second spot, "Are We a Van Family," from Austin-based GSD&M, debuted Monday. Three more spots will also feature Foxx and will air through the remainder of the year across television, digital and social channels. The media buy includes NHL games, NCAA regular season games and March Madness, acording to the automaker.
Chrysler partnered last year with actress Kathryn Hahn to launch a series of entertaining videos promoting its new Pacifica S hybrid minivan. The brand does not plan to use Hahn again at this time, according to the automaker.
Foxx's "bold and distinctive attitude" matches that of the minivan, said Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CMO Olivier Francois.
"The campaign offers a fun and engaging way to both challenge the perceptions of minivan ownership and communicate to consumers the unparalleled features of both vehicles," Francois stated.


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Ensuring employees feel valued remains one of the major challenges of leading a public accounting firm. Amid the tax deadlines and client demands, making time and space to show appreciation is no small feat. It is, however, a big deal. Nearly any employee-engagement study tells you employees are happier -- and more productive -- when they feel appreciated.
So, what's the best way to foster a culture of workplace appreciation?
I found myself contemplating this question just last year. Our firm had a longstanding tradition of employee appreciation, but sometimes it felt cookie-cutter. We recognized employee anniversaries in the same manner and celebrated everyone's tax season efforts with firmwide social events. While these practices are certainly positive, my colleagues and I felt we could do more. What if we weren't on the same page with some employees? For example, for those who aren't frozen dessert connoisseurs, does an invite to an ice cream social spark warm, fuzzy feelings of appreciation? Likely not.
The whole idea of not speaking the same language reminded me of a popular exercise my husband and I completed several years ago. Based on the early-'90s book, "The 5 Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate," by Gary Chapman, it helped us better understand how we, as individuals, expressed and understood emotional love. Curious, I turned to the internet. Lo and behold, Chapman had teamed up with Dr. Paul White to pen this intriguing title in 2011: "The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People."
The book follows the same premise as Chapman's previous bestseller -- that people express and understand appreciation in five distinct ways, or languages -- and includes an assessment that identifies your primary, secondary and lowest languages of appreciation. Here's a quick look at each.
Language No. 1: Words of affirmation
According to Chapman and White, these "words" could be spoken or in writing. Examples include sharing a handwritten note specifically calling out the recipient's actions and recognizing them at a team meeting. In terms of the latter, this might involve summoning the team member to the front of the room and verbally praising their performance.
Language No. 2: Tangible gifts
Of course, like any gift, the more closely aligned it is with the recipient's preferences, the more powerful it will be. It doesn't have to be extravagant. For instance, if your co-worker speaks this language and loves vanilla lattes, a meaningful show of appreciation might be to bring them one at the office. Or, if their favorite band is playing a show in town, giving them tickets might convey appreciation more strongly than anything else.
Language No. 3: Acts of service
People who speak this language likely feel frustrated if their boss says, "Hey, you're doing great!" and then walks away. To them, words are nothing; actions are everything. Showing appreciation to these team members might include an offer to take something off their plate or work alongside them on a demanding project.
Language No. 4: Quality time
In the workplace, quality time could include stopping by a co-worker's desk to ask how things are going or inviting them out to lunch. But quality time doesn't always have to be lengthy, personal chitchats. Asking for someone's professional opinion or feedback could also be perceived as appreciation.
Language No. 5: Physical touch
I'll share a spoiler from the book: In their assessments, Chapman and White never found "physical touch" to be anyone's primary language of appreciation in the workplace. For this reason, it doesn't even show up in the list of assessment results. But, the authors agree there are some who identify with this language, and that these individuals would likely perceive a high-five or pat on the shoulder as a gesture of appreciation.
Lessons from applying the languages
After reading the book and taking the assessment, I was encouraged by the idea of individualized appreciation and its power in the workplace. More importantly, I was confident it could be a valuable tool for strengthening our firm's employee appreciation efforts.
In the process of identifying my own language of appreciation (quality time), I gained new awareness of how I communicate to and receive appreciation from my team. My lowest language is acts of service, which didn't surprise me: I often feel stressed when someone offers to help. Knowing this -- and my team members' languages of appreciation -- helped me to understand that a co-worker's offer to help could in fact be motivated by genuine appreciation.
That's where I see the true value of this tool: It doesn't have to be a top-down approach. Exploring the five languages of appreciation is helpful not just for improving employee recognition, but also for enhancing teamwork and camaraderie. After all, creating opportunities for mutual understanding is always a worthy endeavor.
We decided to roll out the five-languages initiative across smaller department teams instead of as a firmwide effort. On my team, we each took the assessment and then held a group discussion around the results. I believe this is helpful, particularly for countering a concern that many managers may have when doling out recognition: fairness. Making sure all team members are aware of the initiative and its intentions can help to prevent hurt feelings.
Finally, I think it's also important to realize that we might not always hit the mark; our efforts to show appreciation might not be perfect. But the benefits of personalizing appreciation are worth the risk of a misstep.
Apply effective appreciation in your workplace
We all have a human need to feel loved and cared for. The five-languages initiative gives us an easy way to fulfill it that costs next to nothing. Letting our co-workers know they are valued could make a difference in their lives -- both within and beyond the office walls.
Note: This article was originally published in Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants September 2018 Footnote Magazine.

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Board meetings are on the third Tuesday of each month beginning at 9:am, and are open to the public.
Seven volunteers serve on the governing board of directors for alternating two-year terms. They are voted in by the general membership and meet a minimum of once each month, on the third Tuesday of the month at 9 a.m.
Applications are now being accepted for the current Advisory Council.
Our Blue Barn thrift store, located directly behind the Golden Age Center, is open Mondays through Fridays. from 10:am to 4:pm, and Sat. 10:am to 2:pm In addition to our Manager, we have hard working and dedicated volunteers who help organize, sort and display all donations for sale as well as assist the manager with seasonal inventory changes. The thrift store revenue is extremely important to our Center, supplementing the limited Federal and State grant money we receive. We do not accept items that need to be cleaned or repaired, they go to Redding.
Volunteers come each morning to set up the tables for lunch.
Every day we have a different volunteer at the front desk greeting and assisting our clients as needed, answering the phone, accepting contributions and tracking clientele participation.
Volunteers run a very popular Bingo program on the first and third Thursday afternoon and "Marathon Bingo" on a quarterly basis.
GAC no longer picks up or delivers donated firewood. The Center also accepts donations for wood as another way to help in fundraising, so please contact Crissy at the Blue Barn Store or Kit to make arrangements before planning to donate fire wood.
Each day two or more volunteers help package the home delivered meals for our home-bound clients before they begin serving our congregate meal service. The Golden Age Center is the only senior center of which we are aware that offers "sit-down" meals (not Buffet Style). We could not do this if it weren't for the dedicated volunteers who give their time and energy to quickly and efficiently serve a minimum of 60 persons each day, after which they then clear the tables and help the kitchen crew clean up.
Our front desk is a vital position as it connects all positions by answering phones and keeps records.
Golden Age Center and directing visitors to the resources offered by this friendly organization.
Maintenance/Grounds/AtriumVolunteers help with plant care, flower and tree planting, weed eating, and minor upkeep of the building and grounds.
Monthly Newsletter, the "Bugle": Volunteers write, "publish," collate, fold, sort by zip code, and mail the monthly newsletter, the "Bugle", to over 200 persons county wide. This newsletter provides current information on a variety of subjects, including our current fundraisers, nutrition education, monthly menu, and articles of interest to seniors throughout Trinity County. Subscriptions to the Bugle are $12/year.
Volunteers developed the Center's website so that seniors and the general community could access our information via the internet and learn about the services we offer and how to contact the Center for further information. The website is updated on a monthly basis.
Fund Raising Events:Thanks to our many faithful and loyal volunteers and staff, we host numerous fundraisers for the Center. We have special dinners throughout the year: Corner Beef dinner in March, Cinco de Mayo dinner in May, and our Country Style Rib Dinner in September. In addition to our dinners, we have our popular annual Early Christmas Bazaar each November. Community members and volunteers donate hundreds of beautiful hand-made items for sale, as well as a huge assortment of delicious home-made goodies for sell in our Santa's Sweet Shop. Also participating in this event are various arts and crafts vendors making this a very special fundraiser. Our on-going Bingo fundraisers continue on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month on a quarterly basis and are a great way to socialize as well as a chance to win some money. In addition to all of this, we also have a couple of Bake Sales throughout the year and are currently working on a pie auction which promises to be a lot of fun.


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Plymouth Argyle are likely to take a decision later this month on whether to continue publishing The Pilgrim match programme next season.
A number of clubs had asked the EFL if the mandatory publication of a programme could be addressed as a result of an overall decline in sales.
They also felt the increase of digital and social media had the ability to deliver the same content in a more cost effective manner.
Mandatory publication of a programme was required due to a number of the EFL's partnership, sponsorship and opt-in agreements, but that regulation has now been changed.
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Do you know what he's doing good? Showing all his viewers how diverse art can be. Art is not only classical paintings or sculptures, art is an expression of the individual. Art is dance through ballet and interpretive dance equally, art is music through classical and jazz; in this case it is street art which is just as equal to works on canvas. Street art is a very valid form of artwork and I commend Rick for continuing on for many years doing his rant in Toronto's famous Graffiti Alley.
I understand that vandalism is not only frustrating for property owners but it's also wrong. Nobody here is going to encourage defacing anything that isn't approved or authorized to do so. However Toronto's Graffiti alleyway is completely sanctioned and legal, so why not have Rick's Rant encourage people to not only see what is being made there but also other artists to go there to apply their trade.
My favorite is his rant, they are witty, sharp, to the point and aewosme. He has the perfect topic for them… Harper If you go to his website, Rick Mercer Report, you can see all his rants, some of them are aewosme… His show is back on early October yay!


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Blog posted by Bright Horizons on August 1, 2021
The following post was written by Marc Bernica, Senior Vice President, Care Advantage & Product Support Services at Bright Horizons.
It's as dependable as the changing of the seasons: the kids go back to school and they come home with the cold du jour. A nasty cold yours, your spouse's can knock everyone off their feet. But when it's your child who's under the weather, it adds a whole new dimension. Not only is a child's illness worrisome, but it can also create significant challenges at work.
Whether it's a minor cold, an ear infection, or fever, the last thing you want employees worrying about is a) Will I make that big meeting? or b) Do I feel good about the person caring for my sick baby? The latter can undo a workday even when they do make it to that big meeting. So a good backup program has some tall orders to fill. It needs to get people over the "OMG" of wondering, "Who IS this person coming into my house?" and it has to be easy enough to use to leave the lasting impression of, "WOW! That was easy!"
Case Studies in Effective Back-Up Care
Scenario 1: Kyla's son is not feeling well. With a slight fever and a mild reaction from his chicken-pox vaccine, it's safe to say he's not a happy camper. Kyla calls our Bright Horizons backup care contact center and secures in-home care; it takes a few minutes and a caregiver is quickly confirmed. "Jennifer, the caregiver, came over and instantly made me feel comfortable," wrote Kyla later in her feedback. "She brought items over for my son to play with and he went to her immediately." Score one for backup care: it was easy, fast, and solved the problem. Equally important, the caregiver made Kyla feel comfortable; and with the confidence of a program she felt good about, Kyla was able to focus squarely on work.
Scenario 2: One employee has been using in-home care for her children all week; then her 7-month-old suddenly comes down with a cold. The employee later wrote to let us know that while her son "had a rough time, Emma handled it like a champ." Handled it like a champ. That's the level of confidence a successful program needs to do the job. That commitment to doing whatever it takes to get the job done will serve your employees and your company -- not only during flu season but always, regardless of what surprises life brings. Because even though it's the children and elderly loved ones that our centers and providers are directly caring for, it's really the employees that we support.
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Do you know who founded Gujrat?
The city of Gujrat is situated about 120 km north of Lahore and 174 Kilometers from Islamabad. It is the 18th most populated city in Pakistan and is the capital of Gujrat District of Punjab province. Gujrat is also known as the place of King Porus of the past. It is bounded to the northeast by Azad Jammu and Kashmir, to the northwest by the Jhelum River, separating it from district Jhelum, to the east and southeast by the Chenab River, separating it from the districts of Gujranwala and Sialkot and to the west by Mandi Bahauddin District.
Gujrat is an ancient place, which was founded by Raja Bachhan Pal in 460 BC, according to General Cunningham, the British historian. Historical consensus is that it existed at the time of Alexander the Great, and that the Mong's Raja Porus put up a fierce challenge to Alexander's invasion at the bank of the Jehlum River.
The establishment of Gujrat City was realised by Moghul Emperor Akbar, King Jahangir in his memos records the following information on Gujrat; at the time when His Majesty Akbar went to Kashmir, a fort had been built on the bank of river Chenab. Having brought to this fort a body of Gujars who had passed their time in the neighbourhood, he established them here. As it had become the abode of Gujars, he made it a separate pargana, and gave it the name of Gujrat.
In 997 CE, Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi, took over the Ghaznavi dynasty empire established by his father, Sultan Sebuktegin. In 1005 he conquered the Shahis in Kabul and followed it by the conquests of Punjab region. The Delhi Sultanate and later Mughal Empire ruled the region. The Punjab region became predominantly Muslim due to missionary Sufi saints whose dargahs dot the landscape of Punjab region.
Gujrat became a part of the Muslim Sultanate of Delhi when the Persian noble Sultan Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Ghauri conquered Punjab in 1185. Gujrat slowly developed as medieval town and many Muslim Sufi missionaries converted the local Gujar population to Islam. During the Mughal period, Mughal royalty frequently travelled through the district en route to Kashmir. When King Jahangir died while he was returning from Kashmir, the news of his death was suppressed to avoid any chaos in the empire. His abdominal organs were taken out and buried in Gujrat. To this day, an annual festival is held commemorating this event, commonly known as the Festival of Jahangir.
Shah Daula is a Sufi saint of the city and he met Sikh's sixth Guru Har Gobind (1595–1644) when he was passing through Gujrat. After the decline of the Mughal Empire, the Sikh invaded and occupied Gujrat. The Muslims faced severe restrictions during the Sikh rule. Between 1765 and 1846 Gujrat was occupied by the Sikhs.
Two main battles between British and Sikh armies were fought in this district: the Battle of Chillianwala and the Battle of Gujrat. Only after winning the battle of Gujrat on 22 February 1849 did the British declare victory in Punjab.
After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India while the Muslim refugees from India settled in the Gujrat district. Muslim refugees from East Punjab, started arriving and crossed the border into Pakistan; many were given land in Gujrat District to settle.
Because of its proximity with the rivers, the land is good for cultivation, therefore Gujrat is mainly an agriculture based economy with some small industries. Gujrat is also known for its clay and produces low-temperature pottery and ceramic goods, hukkas, or water pipe, artistic handicrafts, flower pots, changairian (made from the leaves of palm and date trees), cotton mates and woolen shawls. The city also produces fine furniture.
Over the last few decades, Gujrat has also attained a name in the export of electric fans. There are about 1,059 cottage level and small/medium/large scale industrial units operating in the district. Jalalpur Jattan is a large town of Gujrat, where several small and large textile companies have been established. There are many other factories engaged in manufacturing of electrical goods, electric motors and shoes.
Several schools and colleges are located in Gujrat, including the University of Gujrat, a prominent university of the region.
Sohni Mahiwal is a famous folk tale of the Punjab region. The heroine of the story, named Sohni (a Punjabi word meaning beautiful), came from the Gujrat region. She used to meet her lover, Mahinwal, by crossing the river Chenab sitting on a pitcher. The tale is still told to this day and is an essential part of Punjabi culture.
The anniversary of Kanwan-Wali Sarkar near Gujrat is celebrated with a fair in August every year. He is known as one of the greatest saints that ever lived. A famous miracle was when water in a well turned to milk for a time. The well is still there. Some locals attach significance to the fact that it often rains heavily around the time of the fair (monsoon). Wengi Wali Sarkar's anniversary is on 5th January every year at village Haji Wala near Karianwala tehsil and district Gujrat. The shrine of Hazrat Shahdola (a famous saint in Punjab) is in Gujrat near Shahdola Choki. The anniversary of Hazrat Shahdola is celebrated in June every year.
There are many historical buildings and ruins in and around Gujrat. Gujrat's oldest mosque dates from the Mughal era, and resembles Lahore's Badshahi Mosque. The Grand Trunk Road, commonly abbreviated as G.T. Road, built by Emperor Sher Shah Suri, also passes through Gujrat. The road still exists today, along with its period stone wall. Historical buildings and ruins can be found in nearby towns throughout the area.
Gujrat has limited hotels and only a few can be booked online. The best way to visit Gujrat is to take excursion to Gujrat from Lahore or Islamabad.
Gujrat has a moderately warm climate in summer and chilly in winters. During the peak of summer, the daytime temperature shoots up to 45 °C (113 °F). During the winter, the minimum temperature may fall below 2 °C (36 °F). The average rainfall at Gujrat is 67 centimetres (26 in).
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Front Matter Spain Loses South America Heroes of Independence The Greek War Victoria, Queen of England The Great Boer Trek The Story of Natal The Story of Canada The Fur-Trader's Land Winning of the West An Arctic Expedition Discoveries in Australia The Last King of France Louis Kossuth and Hungary The Crimean War The Indian Mutiny The Awakening of Italy The King of United Italy Civil War in America The Mexican Revolution Founding the German Empire The Franco-German War The Dream of Cecil Rhodes Dutch Republics in Africa Livingstone's Discoveries China's Long Sleep The Land of the Rising Sun Japan—Britain's Ally Russia The Annexation of Burma The Story of Afghanistan The Empire of India Gordon—Hero of Khartum The Redemption of Egypt British West Africa The Story of Uganda The Founding of Rhodesia British South Africa The Dominion of Canada Australia—the New Nation Freedom for Cuba Reign of Queen Victoria Welding the Empire Citizenship
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The Story of Natal
"Snatched and bartered oft from hand to hand."
—KIPLING.
"In all the world there is not a fairer country than the pleasant land of Natal." It rises, in terraces, from the shores of the Indian Ocean to the heights of the Drakensberg. It is well watered by numerous streams, the soil is rich, and the climate healthy for Europeans. Some four hundred years before this time, the coast had been discovered by Vasco da Gama one Christmas Day, and this being the natal day of our Lord, he had called it Natal. It was inhabited entirely by natives. Now the solitary passes of the Drakensberg were speckled with the waggons of the hardy Dutch pioneers, who drove their flocks and herds into the green valleys of Natal. The story of their reception by the natives is not pleasant reading.
In the year 1783, a little brown baby had been born on the banks of the Umvolisi River. Chaka, for that was the name of this future Zulu chieftain, grew to manhood with a nature as cruel as Nero, ambitious as Napoleon. He had heard of Napoleon's conquests in Europe, and he now began a career of conquest, until he had made himself chief from the Limpopo or Crocodile river to the southern borders of Natal. Every tribe in his way, he exterminated. He devastated thousands of miles of country, and caused the death of one million human beings. At last he was slain by his brother Dingan, who made himself king over this now powerful and fierce tribe of Zulus.
It was into this depopulated country, that Retief led the Dutch settlers to make friends with Dingan. He went to Dingan's kraal to obtain from him a grant of land, and was received with every appearance of friendliness. He had sixty men with him; the rest were five days' march behind. But there seemed nothing to fear. Dingan made no trouble; the treaty should be signed next day, if they would return to him. The confiding Dutchmen and Retief returned, entered Dingan's kraal, and accepted his hospitality. They were warned to be on their guard; but "We are sure the king's heart is with us," they answered, "and there is no cause for fear."
Fearlessly the white men sat in the kraal, when suddenly Dingan called out: "Seize them; kill the wizards."
A band of Zulu warriors made for the strangers and killed every one of them, including Pieter Retief. The massacre over, the Zulus started off, at the king's orders, to attack the waggons containing the wives and children of the murdered farmers. These were peacefully sleeping, when the Zulus fell upon them. When morning dawned, 41 men, 56 women, 185 children, and as many servants lay dead at the foot of the Drakensberg mountains. And to-day stands a marble obelisk at Weenen—"the place of weeping"—in memory of the tragedy, which ended the first European emigration into Natal. These cruelties roused the rest of the colonists to action. For the last ten years there had been a little British colony at Port Natal. Now, in the face of a common danger, Boer and Briton joined hands. Tremendous fighting took place, but both Boers and Britons perished, overwhelmed by the superior numbers of Zulu warriors.
After these disasters, the emigrants left Natal alone. They crossed the Vaal and founded Potchefstroom, which was for many years the capital of Transvaal territory. Still it was evident to all that unless the cruel Zulu power was crushed in Natal, that fertile land could never be colonised by Europeans.
In 1838, a Dutchman, Pretorius, was chosen to lead an army against Dingan in Natal. With 400 men and 50 waggons, he crossed the Tugela river, and passing Rorke's Drift, reached a nameless stream, known to-day as Blood River. About Christmas time, they came in sight of Dingan's main army. It was so strongly posted, that to attack it would be madness. They could but entrench themselves and await results. The next day was Sunday. The weather was clear and bright. At early dawn, the great Zulu army approached, to the number of 10,000, and the battle began. For two long hours, the Zulu warriors endeavoured to storm the little Dutch camp; but they were armed with spears and assegais, while the Dutch had firearms, and at last the Zulus turned and fled. But over 3000 dead bodies lay on the ground, and the stream that flows through the battlefield, has ever since been called Blood River.
The victory of Blood River, on December 16, 1838, broke Dingan's power, and the Dutch colonists now began to settle on the land. They built the town of Pieter Maritzburg, naming it after their two dead leaders, Pieter Retief and Gerrit Maritz. The day known as "Dingan's Day" has always been kept by the Transvaal Boers as a public holiday, and will continue to be so under British rule. The deeds of the Dutch emigrants were watched with anxious eyes by England and the Governor of Cape Colony, and on the same day that the Battle of Blood River was raging, the British flag was hoisted over Port Natal. The Dutch, under Pretorius, proclaimed themselves a free and independent people in the Republic of Natalia, and set about forming a Government.
Another event now took place, which brought matters to a crisis. Panda, a half-brother of Dingan and son of the famous Chaka, tried to dethrone Dingan. With a large following, he crossed the Tugela into Natal, and sought the protection of the Dutch colonists against their old foe. Pretorius—still the hero of the Dutch settlers—marched with Panda against the king. Dingan was slain, and Panda acknowledged king of the Zulus. The emigrant farmers had now entirely freed Natal from the fierce power of the Zulus, and secured the friendship of their chief.
England now became anxious about their increasing strength and declaration of independence. She looked on them still as her subjects, for the British Government had decided, however far into the "hinterland" colonists might wander, they ever remained British subjects. So in 1842 she sent a small force to Port Natal, to emphasise her claim to the surrounding country. This step was resented by Pretorius, in the name of the Dutch colonists.
"Break up your camp and quit our territory," wrote Pretorius firmly.
Receiving no answer, he marched with 500 men against the English, and soon the little British camp at Durban was in a state of siege. It would have been forced to surrender, had it not been for the daring ride through ten days and ten nights of a young colonist, Dick King. While the English defended themselves as best they might, Dick King was making his way through darkness and danger to Grahamstown, a distance of 600 miles. There were unbridged rivers to be crossed, savage tribes of natives to be avoided; but young King had a stout heart, and on the tenth day of his perilous ride, he arrived exhausted at Grahamstown with his dismal tidings. In consequence of the news he carried, an English ship arrived off Port Natal with soldiers under Colonel Clœte, and the twenty-six days' siege was soon ended.
A year later the territory of Natal was formally declared to be a British colony. It was a turning-point in South African history. A great number of Dutch farmers settled down quietly under British rule, but the fiercer spirits recrossed the Drakensberg and joined their comrades in the Orange River Colony and Transvaal.
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Students pay a price when teachers aren't in school
By Corey Wells and Jarnard Smith
May 25, 2016 | 9:00am EDT
Teachers weren't the only people affected by a two-day sick out earlier this month to protest Detroit Public Schools' threat to stop paying teacher salaries over the summer.
Students paid a price, too.
"I understand the struggle that teachers are going through," says Douglass senior James Smith. "They come in every single day and put their work in trying to get us to find who we truly are and help sculpt out our future."
On May 2 and 3, teachers called in sick after learning that money wouldn't be available after June for days already worked. Most teachers have the district withhold part of their biweekly paycheck during the school year so they can continue to draw a salary in the summer.
DPS, which is over $500 million in debt, has been in state emergency manager control since 2009. The Michigan legislature has been debating funding proposals, but no solution is yet in place. Teachers argued that money for salaries should have been held in escrow. The sick out ended after the emergency manager, Steven Rhodes, agreed that teachers were owed their salaries.
Some students, of course, enjoy having a 2- or 3-day school week. I know I do. But after a while, you realize that losing school days means missed opportunities to learn. For seniors trying to navigate the graduation process, the missing school days are even more disruptive.
"It's more than just teaching. That's what people fail to realize. Teachers build friendships with students and try to build a trusting bond with them because every single student has a different life story or has their own problems they have to deal with. Teachers have to find a way to teach the student, while also making sure the student is OK. Which, that right there, should explain why teachers feel they should earn more money," says Smith.
Sophomore Edward Banks said he understands why the teachers protested.
"They're fighting for something they deserve," he said. "I am behind them completely because I know that if I wasn't getting much recognition for my hard work, I would also be highly upset."
Said junior Carlos Walker: "Some teachers feel like they are not appreciated. Which is sad because i know that I appreciate my teachers, even though they can get on my last nerve at times."
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Significant wins: In 2003 my dad and I fished our first tournament The Falcon Grand Challenge and we got 3rd place out of almost 500 boats. I fished in 2003-2004 as co angler in the Central pro am series. In 2005 fished Wal-Mart bfl as a boater and placed in the too 30 to fish at lake Ouachita Arkansas. In 2005-2018 fished local jack pots tournaments. In 2015 fished a team trail Anglers in action and got 10th place,14th in Nichol's team trail,6th in Anglers in action,In 2015 Wal-Mart bfl I placed 19th at grand lake. In 2016 we placed 7th in the Nichol's at grand lake.In 2015 I also got to go to Kentucky lake for the Wal-Mart Bfl championship and placed mid 100's. In 2018 we placed 10th in Nichol's Team trail at Grand lake. Did pretty good in Anglers in Action big Bass and KVD Table Rock lake BBB.
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As women, we always get asked why it takes us so long to shower. Well between two rounds of shampoo, then conditioner, shaving, and leaving the shower smelling like fresh rain, it takes time, doesn't it?
Well if you want to cut down your shower time, consider purchasing an epilator. Instead of shaving every other day, epilate once and keep that smooth finish for up to a month.
Epilating, similar to waxing, can be a painful process, but there are certainly ways to alleviate some discomfort. If you plan to epilate a spot with long hair, you may want to consider trimming before epilating.
Make sure you don't have any cream or lotion on the skin to be epilated and be sure you don't have any cuts, rashes, or broken skin. Also be careful with varicose veins.
There are also some epilators that simply go the extra mile in creating the least painful experience possible. The Panasonic ES-WD51-P has done a pretty good job.
There are a few things, across the board that make epilating a more pleasant experience.
One is that it is easier to epilate in wet conditions.
The second is that, if your skin is relaxed, the hairs will more easily release from the pores.
It should be no secret that the more tweezers an epilator head has the more efficient it will be. The more hairs an epilator can remove at once, the less time you will spend epilating. The Panasonic ES-WD51 has forty-eight tweezers that remove hair from the root, slowing their regrowth and effectively stopping their growth altogether with time.
A great feature of the Panasonic ES-WD51 is that you can use it wet or dry. Using an epilator in the shower makes for a much more pleasant epilating experience. To take it one step further, you can use the Panasonic-WD51 with soap or gel as well.
Wet the head disc, add one drop of soap or gel, then turn on the epilator to activate the foaming action. When you slide the epilator along the skin, you will have a gentle, relaxed hair removal experience.
When the skin is warm, exfoliated, and relaxed, it does not hold so tightly to the roots of the hairs, which makes pulling them out easier.
This device is also cordless, of course. Water and electricity are not friends. So, in order to epilate in the shower or bath, you need a battery operated appliance. There is a potential downside to this, however.
The ES-WD51 takes about an hour to fully charge and gives you about forty minutes of use. If it takes you longer than forty minutes to epilate, you will have to stop for the hour to let it charge and pick it up again. But, realistically, forty minutes should be enough time to do what you need.
The Panasonic ES-WD51 has a skin guard on its head that holds the skin in place when epilating so that the tweezers do not pull the skin, only the hair. The tweezers are then better able to remove hairs from the roots for a longer-lasting result.
We have hair for protection, and the skin will hold on to those hairs because it knows that the hairs are there to protect it. In the current style, we like to remove that hair so we make the necessary strides to do what we can to make that process less painful.
Panasonic has done their best to bring you an efficient and less painful epilator.
The Panasonic ES-WD51 has two discs on the head that slide side-to-side, which relaxes the skin and gently coaxes the hairs out of the roots. The discs also ease stress on the skin because there is never direct contact with the tweezers. In conjunction with the skin guard, they hold the skin down and push short hairs up so that the skin remains safely untouched while the short, fine hairs are sure to be removed the first time.
Nickel is a very common allergen for people with sensitive skin. You will notice that jewelry labeled as "hypoallergenic" is normally nickel-free. Panasonic has recognized that epilating can be very irritating to the skin and, if you have sensitive skin, that can yield undesirable effects.
Including nickel-free blades shows Panasonic's care for its customers and that they want you to have the best experience possible. Without that irritant, rashes, redness, and bumps are less likely to occur on both normal and sensitive skin types.
Epilators in general come with a few detachable head attachments. The Panasonic ES-WD51 is no different.
With this epilator you will also get an electric shaver head and a bikini trimming head. This makes the ES-WD51 a full hair removal system. There is not one spot that it can't handle.
You will also get a travel bag for neat, safe, and clean storage or travel.
Even though this is considered one of the best epilators around, it does come with a few disadvantages.
While the Panasonic ES-WD51 is one of the most versatile, efficient, and pleasant epilators to use, it does not come with a spotlight or multiple speed settings.
On many other epilators, a spotlight is what consumers rave most about. It keeps you from needing to set up a secondary light source while you epilate and certainly makes shower epilating easier. Without a spotlight, you need to rely on whatever light source you have, which can often be quite an eye strain and an inefficient way to epilate.
Also, only having one speed setting is a bummer. There are many women that have an easier time at a higher speed, and still others that prefer a slower speed. Without the choice, you just have to stick with what you have been given.
If you take care to prepare your skill appropriately, epilating can become a mild annoyance rather than a painful experience you want to avoid. With this epilator you have the best chance at something much less painful, fast, and effective. However, if you need a spotlight or a second speed setting, you will want to consider another product.
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Total hypocrisy: Wikipedia sues NSA while censoring truth and promoting corporate propaganda
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 by: J. D. Heyes
Tags: Wikipedia, NSA, Jimmy Wales
https://www.naturalnews.com/049104_Wikipedia_NSA_Jimmy_Wales.html
(NaturalNews) In what many purveyors of truth see as blatant hypocrisy, the Wikimedia Foundation, which founded the Internet-based, user-edited Wikipedia encyclopedia site, among others, has filed suit against the National Security Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice, alleging mass electronic surveillance conducted by both in the name of fighting terrorism was illegal.
The suit, enjoined by eight others, further alleges that the NSA spying violated U.S. constitutional guarantees of free speech and protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.
As reported by the BBC:
The scale of the monitoring carried out by the NSA has been revealed in documents made public by whistleblower Edward Snowden over the last two years. Some of those papers show the NSA tapped the net's backbone network to siphon off data. The backbone is made up of high-speed cables that link big ISPs and key transit points on the net.
"By tapping the backbone of the internet, the NSA is straining the backbone of democracy," said Lila Tretikov, executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, in a blog post, BBC reported. "By violating our users' privacy, the NSA is threatening the intellectual freedom that is central to people's ability to create and understand knowledge."
Bias against politically incorrect subjects
Tretikov, along with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, further stated in an op-ed in that NSA spying "has a chilling effect" on knowledge exchange:
The harm to Wikimedia and the hundreds of millions of people who visit our websites is clear: Pervasive surveillance has a chilling effect. It stifles freedom of expression and the free exchange of knowledge that Wikimedia was designed to enable.
Critics of Wikipedia - which, by the way, is banned as a reference source by an increasing number of colleges and universities - say its founder's quest for truth and knowledge rings hollow, given the site's distinct bias against subjects like homeopathic medicine and any other "politically incorrect" subject.
In fact, the entry on the Wikipedia Homeopathy page is distinctly critical of the medical practice:
Homeopathy lacks biological plausibility, and its axioms are contradicted by scientific facts. The postulated mechanisms of action of homeopathic remedies are both scientifically implausible and not physically possible. Although some clinical trials produce positive results, systematic reviews reveal that this is because of chance, flawed research methods, and reporting bias. Continued homeopathic practice, despite the evidence that it does not work, has been criticized as unethical because it discourages the use of effective treatments...
In fact, there are a number of homeopathic physicians - and their patients - who would disagree with this "finding." In addition, as this web site notes, a meta-analysis of 25 studies in 1991 by three professors of medicine from the Netherlands, none of them homeopaths, reported in the British Medical Journal that "the amount of positive results" via homeopathic treatments "came as a surprise to us."
And there are countless examples of Wikipedia bias, as well as outright fabrication:
-- Dean Esmay, managing editor of A Voice For Men, a men's rights web site, published this essay in April 2014, decrying Wikipedia's many publishing issues:
It used to be that with Wikipedia, all you had to worry about were errors written by people who didn't know what they were talking about. Nowadays you don't just have to contend with mistakes on Wikipedia, though. You also have to contend with overt censorship, bullying, and ideological thuggery-all of it invisible on the front pages of Wikipedia, but which can be seen on Talk, Revision, and Blacklist pages all over Wikipedia, by the people who control what the general public sees on the front pages.
Esmay further noted that Wikipedia editors routinely "blacklist, censor, block, and vandalize" his organization's web page, which he sees as being ideologically driven.
-- In a 2008 National Review Online piece reprinted by CBSNews.com, Lawrence Solomon, executive director of Energy Probe and author of "The Deniers," decried Wikipedia's pro-climate change bias.
Ever wonder how Al Gore, the United Nations, and company continue to get away with their claim of a "scientific consensus" confirming their doomsday view of global warming? Look no farther than Wikipedia for a stunning example of how the global-warming propaganda machine works. ...
In theory Wikipedia is a "people's encyclopedia" written and edited by the people who read it - anyone with an Internet connection. So on controversial topics, one might expect to see a broad range of opinion.
Not on global warming. On global warming we get consensus, Gore-style: a consensus forged by censorship, intimidation, and deceit.
-- Here at Natural News, our editor, Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, has exposed how Jon Entine, a pro-GMO front man and shill for the biotech industry, has also served as a Wikipedia vandal, who used the site to smear research scientist Gilles-Eric Saralini. The French scientist found that GM maize and Roundup at very low doses caused organ damage, tumors and premature death in rats over the long term, but Entine abused Wikipedia to delete "balancing information, for example, about the scientific support for Seralini's study and the conflicts of interest among critics of the study," Adams wrote.
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Where have all Russia's citizens gone?
Russian political observers have been titillated by Medvedev's announcement that he will not be running for president. But what were they expecting? Andrei Konchalovsky was under no illusions: plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
Watching the recent United Russia party congress on television recently was interesting. You got a kind of familiar feeling, exactly like you were watching a Soviet Communist party congress. When you see all That, you understand it's not a question of lies or the truth, but simply the degree of untruth: is it total deception or are there some grains of truth left behind?
On the other hand, what could you have hoped for from such a congress? What did you want? Debate? Who could be the debators? Just consider a bit – what kind of a party is this?
Our admirable former Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin once said that whatever kind of party you try to establish in Russia, it will always turn out like the Soviet Communist Party. A profound comment, because 'United Russia', like the Communist Party, is a mirror of the Russian people. Whereas the Communist Party was a mirror of the Soviet people, 'United Russia' mirrors the Russian people of today, a people who are just-getting-ready to modernise. United Russia is the mirror of the nation.
And what of the people who actually join the party? In the first instance, we are talking about active Russian citizens who know that in Russia business without proximity to power is an impossibility. Undeniably, that power is to be found in United Russia. I've seen it with my own eyes: people sitting and writing on their knee, filling out application forms to join the party because they've been told that membership will help to advance their business. In my youth I thought the same: as soon as I was 25 I would join the party so as to be able to travel abroad. At that time this was only possible with 'support'. Luckily, I was spared. By the time I was 24 I had realised you actually had to dodge the party and I somehow managed to do that.
Former Russian PM Chernomyrdin once said: whatever party you try to create, it will always turn out like the Communist Party. In an entirely predicable way, the United Russia party has come to serve as a mirror of the Russian nation. Photo (c) United Russia
Other active Russian citizens – by which I mean those who do not want to get closer to Power – try and do business on their own. And then there is a third group of active citizens who are bitter that that UR is a 'party of thieves and crooks'. For them, it is as if we had another party in Russia united by a serious and profound idea that was worth dying for.
That's the active party of society. But what do we actually mean by that? And just how many Russians are active citizens?
If you remember back to August 1991, the time of the putsch. Out of a population of 140 million, how many were enthused by the idea of this 'revolution'? Petersburg and Moscow – that's all.
And 1993, when Parliament was being shot at, how many people were defending it? I remember standing on the bridge in front of the White House. There was a crowd of gawpers enthusiastically watching the cannons puffing and people running. But a bit further away from the bridge there was another crowd of people, grumbling and asking when would it be over — because the trolleybuses had stopped running.
Can you imagine something like this happening in Paris or in England? If tanks were firing on the English Parliament the whole nation would come to a stop! In Moscow with its population of 12 million – just like a sovereign country – there were perhaps 40-50,000 people swept up by revolutionary fervour. Out of a country of 140 million!
So any idea that we might have a party with politically active members building a state is both naïve and futile.
'In 1993, when Parliament was being shot at, how many people were defending it? I remember ... a crowd of gawpers enthusiastically watching the cannons puffing and people running. A bit further away from the bridge there was another crowd of people, grumbling and asking when would it be over — because the trolleybuses had stopped running'
Then you hear: 'We don't want Putin!' 'We want someone else!' But who could that be? Some say 'We don't want Putin, we have to get away somewhere else' and I am overcome by despair. Dear friends, exclaiming that you don't want Putin, who do you want? A goodie or a baddie? Or someone to do what? Deal with corruption? Do you really and sincerely believe that Putin is to blame for the corruption that has corroded the whole country? Who is it that is up to the neck in corruption? Have they emerged out of nowhere? It's those same Russians. By the same score you also have to ask yourself why the Russians in government organisations are so successfully engaged in gangsterism and protection rackets while everyone else wants to get the hell out of Russia.
The point is there are no citizens in Russia. What we have is a population. I wrote about this recently in my article on openDemocracy 'Russia: land of the Mob.' Victor Loshak, the editor-in-chief of the political magazine Ogonyok recently wrote 'the authorities behave in this way because society itself has abdicated responsibility'.
When did society do this? Tell me, when exactly?
Let me answer my own question: in the 10th century. The philosopher Vladimir Kantor has written very eloquently on this subject: Russian culture has the habit of voluntarily delegating all power to one person, then expecting this person to do everything right. This has been going on since the 10th century, and still is.
I'm trying to get my head round where Russian citizens are. Take Kushchevskaya – where were those people? There just wasn't anyone to stop the Mob from raping and murdering people. The screams could be heard in the street, but no one came out, no one got involved. Now no one will give evidence because they are still afraid – the investigators will go back to Moscow, but the horror will remain there.
In that sense, a governor visited by the mob with machine guns can't run out into the street and shout for help because he's being pressurised and corrupted. No one would come to his help, because they're the population, not citizens.
We have no idea how long this will continue, or I don't at any rate. So it's no good thinking that some other politician should to come to power, neither Putin nor Medvedev, but someone else who will do everything right. He won't do anything either. One could, of course, sack everyone in office at the moment and appoint new people – but they will just be the same kind of people.
Who is to blame? Anton Chekhov said 'We are all guilty, you and me, which means NO ONE ….'
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St. John's Community Services acquires Harlan Morris in Trenton
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Representatives from St. John's Community Services were in Trenton May 1 to sign the agreement to acquire Harlan Morris Retirement Home in Trenton.
The agreement was made at the invitation and in partnership with the existing Harlan Morris board.
"St. John's is committed to ensuring the continued existence of this important resources for the Trenton community, while providing the highest quality care for the residents," a company spokesperson said.
St. John's began the transition by taking over day-to-day management of Harlan Morris in early March. According to a press release, "The organization brings 150 years of experience and expertise in supporting individuals and helping people to become independent members of the community. St. John's has long prioritized person-centered care and will work with all Harlan Morris residents to assure high-quality, individualized care."
Previously, St. John's posted a story on its website, with CEO Alan Thornton saying that St. John's "has every intention of maintaining staff, residents and keeping residential rates the same for current residents for at least the first year."
St. John's Community Services has been active in Tennessee for the past 20 years, providing support for individuals of all abilities. St. John's was founded in 1868 and provides support to individuals in an additional four states and the District of Columbia.
"This acquisition marks the expansion of the mission to advance inclusive communities where every person, regardless of circumstances


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California is home to around 270 species of ants. Most of these ants don't enter homes or become serious household pests. However, the Argentine ant has spread throughout coastal and urban areas of California, and Argentine ants will enter homes.
The 1/8-inch long, dull brown Argentine ants can easily slip into cracks and crevices around your home. You may find trails and swarms of the pests in your kitchen, near pet-food bowls, and around trash storage areas. Here are four reasons why Argentine ants may be entering your home.
Argentine ants are ranked as one of the world's top 100 invasive animals. The ants continually expand their range. Argentine ants displace native ants and disrupt local wildlife-based food chains with the same relentless vigor they use to invade human structures.
Because Argentine ants form cooperative arrangements with other colonies of the same species, the ants can rapidly take over a backyard or garden patch. Once the ants come inside your home, the colonies can rapidly spread throughout the structure.
Argentine ants need warmth and moisture to feel cozy. The species are native to northern Argentina, southern Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. In their search for warm places to colonize, Argentine ants have now invaded most of the areas in the world that have mild winters and Mediterranean climates.
In California, virtually all of the Argentine ants along the state's coast are thought to be part of one massive super-colony of insects. While the ants appreciate the warm coastal temperatures, they also need lots of humidity to keep their mega-colonies going.
When California dries out along the coastal and urban areas, Argentine ants slip inside buildings to quench their thirst. If you have any leaks, drips, heavy condensation, or puddles full of water around your place, the ants will move in and take advantage of the free hydration.
If Argentine ants have taken over your home, you've somehow provided them with easy access to your domain. Since the Argentine ant adores wet soil, rotting wood, and potted or wild plants, remove these temptations from around your foundation.
Install pea gravel, river rock, or a cement barrier next to your crawl space or foundation. The barrier will deter Argentine ants from burrowing under soil to reach your home's interior. Caulk all cracks and crevices where the ants could make their way inside. Your pest-control professional can show you where your home's vulnerable spots are located.
You won't have much luck spraying the inside of your home yourself with pesticides. Argentine ants can live under soil where the sprays don't reach. You may kill part of the colony, but more foragers will return to raid your pantry.
Spraying pesticides outdoors to control Argentine ants is not advised, either. The insecticides lose their potency after being exposed to the outdoors for a short time.
Bait stations are one of the most effective control methods used to eliminate Argentine ants from human structures. However, bait stations must be maintained to control Argentine ants. If the bait stations are allowed to dry up, the ants won't be attracted to them.
Your pest-control company will monitor and adjust bait stations to eliminate and control Argentine ants, so you don't have to maintain or touch the pesticides. Your pest-control technician can offer additional proven methods to control Argentine ants and other invasive ant species.
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