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- Servings Per Recipe: 6
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- Calories: 165.9
- Total Fat: 8.1 g
- Cholesterol: 23.6 mg
- Sodium: 823.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 19.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
- Protein: 5.0 g
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2 c chicken broth
2 c diced potatoes
1/2 c diced carrots
1/2 c diced celery
1/4 c chopped onion
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
White sauce
1/4 c butter
1/4 c flour
2 c milk
Combine broth. potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, salt and pepper in large kettle. Boil until tender, not mushy. Meanwhile in a small saucepan, make white sauce by melting the butter. Add flour and stir until smooth. Slowly add milk, cook until thinkened. Add the while sauce to the vegtables that have not been drained. Heat through.
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text: ReviewsTestosterone and cardiovascular disease controversy or wake-up call?Yuen, Kevin C.J.Author Information Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Clinical Nutrition, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA Correspondence to Kevin C.J. Yuen, MBChB, MD, FRCP (UK), Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Clinical Nutrition, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Mailcode: L607, Portland, OR 97239-3098, USA Tel: +1 503 494 0175; fax: +1 503 494 6990; e-mail: [email protected] Received March 1, 2014 Accepted June 3, 2014 Cardiovascular Endocrinology: December 2014 - Volume 3 - Issue 4 - p 117-122 doi: 10.1097/XCE.0000000000000038 Free Metrics Abstract In men with hypogonadism due to diseases of the hypothalamus, pituitary, or testis, testosterone therapy is generally safe and has been shown to induce beneficial effects. Conversely, in men with age-related low testosterone levels, the significance of this change and the effects of testosterone therapy are debatable. Studies have linked low testosterone levels with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, with testosterone therapy being reported to improve cardiovascular risk profiles. However, two recent retrospective studies have fueled the controversy on testosterone therapy by reporting increased cardiovascular events. Because placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trials on testosterone therapy in older men with age-related decline in testosterone levels are lacking, long-term cardiovascular health following testosterone therapy in this patient population remains unclear. Therefore, a careful approach should be adopted when considering therapy of hypogonadism and coexisting cardiovascular disease in older men. Adequately powered, long-term prospective randomized trials on testosterone in older men are urgently needed. Introduction Male hypogonadism is a frequent and potentially undertreated condition. Recent estimates indicate that hypogonadism affects ∼2.4 million men aged between 40 and 69 years in the USA, with almost 500 000 new cases of hypogonadism diagnosed annually within the same age group 1. Testosterone in men reaches a maximum level at ∼30 years of age, after which levels gradually decline by 1–2% annually 1. Controversy exists on whether the age-related decline in testosterone levels is a normal physiologic process or whether it is a functional process as a result of chronic comorbidities and lifestyle choices. Testosterone levels are known to be lower in patients with chronic diseases such as end‐stage renal disease, malignancy, AIDs, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus (DM), obesity, and several genetic conditions such as Klinefelter's and Kallman's syndromes 2,3. Trauma to the testis, castration, cranial or whole-body irradiation, chemotherapy, severe and prolonged illness, chronic opioid therapy, traumatic brain injury, hypothalamic–pituitary tumors, and medications such as cytotoxic agents, glucococorticoids, and ethanol are other well-known causes of male hypogonadism 2,4,5. The past two decades have witnessed a substantial increase in the number of prescriptions for testosterone therapy. Estimates suggest that since 1993, prescriptions for testosterone, regardless of the formulation, have increased by nearly five-fold 6, with primary care providers (family practice 36.0%, internal medicine 20.1%) being the most common prescribers, followed by endocrinologists (13.5%) and urologists (6.6%) 7. The possible reasons behind the increase in testosterone prescriptions include increased prevalence of physiologic testosterone deficiency secondary to the aging population, increased media coverage of testosterone therapy, and aggressive marketing by pharmaceutical companies of the new testosterone formulations. This recent flurry of direct consumer advertising and marketing of testosterone products on television, the internet, and in print is difficult to ignore. Another reason behind the increased prescription of testosterone is the inappropriate prescription of testosterone by healthcare providers themselves to patients with 'low T' symptoms 8. Interestingly, Baillargeon et al.9 recently analyzed 10 years of clinical data from about 10 million men aged 40 years or older who were in a large employer-based health plan and found that over 25% of those for whom testosterone was prescribed had not even undergone testosterone level assessments in the preceding year. In contrast, the relationship between circulating testosterone levels and various aspects of cardiovascular health is not clearly understood. The effects of testosterone therapy on risk factors of cardiovascular disease and major adverse cardiovascular outcomes remain controversial because of the lack of data from well-designed randomized trials that include sufficient numbers of men for an adequate length of time. In fact, there is no equivalent study involving men that is comparable to the scale of the Women's Health Initiative 10, nor is there likely to be a trial of such magnitude in the foreseeable future. Because testosterone therapy is readily available, several investigators have taken the initiative to perform observational studies on existing cohorts of men on testosterone therapy to assess its therapeutic risk for cardiovascular disease. To this end, two recent observational studies derived from large health databases have reported an increased risk for cardiovascular events following testosterone therapy 11,12, raising the question of whether testosterone therapy might be harmful from a cardiovascular standpoint in men. This has prompted the US Food and Drug Administration and the Endocrine Society to issue a call for more extensive and detailed assessments of the risks and benefits of testosterone therapy in older men with declining testosterone levels. Definitions of hypogonadism The expert panel of the Endocrine Society in 2010 defined hypogonadism as a clinical syndrome characterized by low serum testosterone levels, below the lower limit of the normal range for healthy young men (280–300 ng/dl), which results from failure of the testes to produce physiological levels of testosterone and a normal number of spermatozoa due to disruption of the hypothalamic–pituitary–testicular axis at one or more levels 13. They go on to further classify hypogonadism as abnormalities of the hypothalamic–pituitary–testicular axis at the testicular level caused by primary testicular failure, and central defects of the hypothalamus or pituitary, causing secondary testicular failure 13. Hypogonadism can also reflect combined defects that result in low testosterone levels, impairment of spermatogenesis, and variable gonadotropin levels, depending on whether primary or secondary testicular failure predominates 13. The debate over risks versus benefits of testosterone therapy is often confounded by the difficulty in distinguishing hypogonadism secondary to diseases of the hypothalamus, pituitary, or the testis from age-related decline in testosterone levels. However, it is well-accepted that testosterone therapy in young men (defined as age<50 years) with classic hypogonadism is generally safe and induces several beneficial effects, including the development of secondary sexual characteristics, improved sexual function, mood, and well-being, increased skeletal muscle mass and strength, increased bone mineral density, and decreased fat mass 13. Conversely, in older men (defined as age>65 years) with age-related decline in testosterone levels, the clinical benefits and the long-term risks of testosterone therapy remain controversial, especially in frail elderly men with underlying comorbid conditions. Testosterone therapy should only be used in elderly men who have known pathologic conditions of the hypothalamus, pituitary, and testis, those on long-term opioid and/or glucocorticoid therapy, those with a previous history of cranial irradiation for brain tumors, those who have undergone pituitary tumor surgery, and those with a history of traumatic brain injury. For obese men with no history of obvious pathologic conditions, intensive lifestyle intervention, nutritional counseling, and physical activity to induce weight loss can consequently raise endogenous testosterone secretion, which may obviate the need for testosterone therapy 14. In men with clinical signs and symptoms of hypogonadism, testosterone therapy can be considered on an individualized basis if the potential benefits of treatment outweigh the potential risks after a thorough discussion with the patient. Controversy of testosterone and cardiovascular risks Previous studies have demonstrated the association of low testosterone levels with increased cardiovascular risks 15,16, raising the question of whether a low testosterone level is a cause or a consequence of cardiovascular disease. If hypogonadism were a consequence of cardiovascular disease, it is then tempting to infer that patients with more severe cardiovascular disease will have lower testosterone levels than those with milder disease, but this has yet to be proven. The prevalence of hypogonadism in men with an asymptomatic coronary plaque is similar to the prevalence in men with symptomatic cardiovascular disease, and both groups have lower levels of testosterone than men with normal coronary arteries, supporting a causative role more so than a symptomatic consequence 17. Although many cross-sectional cohort studies have reported an association of low testosterone levels with increased risk for DM 18, metabolic syndrome 19, dyslipidemia 20, and cardiovascular disease 17, the data from longitudinal studies have not found any association between testosterone levels and incident cardiovascular disease 21. Conversely, some studies have reported that testosterone therapy improves glycemic control, body composition, lipid profiles, and coronary perfusion 22,23. In fact, in an observational retrospective cohort study of 1031 men aged older than 40 years with a high degree of comorbidities (DM, sexual dysfunction, and coronary artery disease), Shores et al.24 reported that testosterone therapy (89% of men received testosterone injections) was associated with lower mortality compared with no testosterone therapy (10.3 vs. 20.7%, P<0.0001). These findings were recently substantiated by Muraleedharan et al.25 in a prospective 6-year follow-up study of 581 men with type 2 DM treated mainly with testosterone gel in a single center by experienced doctors who were aware of the importance of monitoring testosterone levels and the maintenance of these levels within the therapeutic range. This study demonstrated that low testosterone levels at baseline increases the risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in men with type 2 DM, and that subsequent testosterone therapy may reduce the mortality compared with that among those who were untreated (8.4 vs. 19.2%, P=0.002). Individuals with severe primary hypogonadism such as men with Klinefelter's syndrome are known to have increased insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and central obesity 26, all the constituents that define the metabolic syndrome 27. In contrast, accelerated coronary artery disease has been demonstrated in patients treated with testosterone-suppressive therapy. In a study of 73 196 men treated with androgen suppressive therapy for prostate cancer, there was a 44% increase in the risk of developing DM and a 16% increase in the risk for cardiovascular death or myocardial infarction, effects that were evident as early as 1–4 months 28. Similar conclusions were drawn from a study of men treated by orchidectomy, in which over a 10-year period there was a two-fold increase in cardiovascular mortality 29. However, one must add a note of caution and acknowledge the difference between the severely low testosterone levels associated with these conditions and moderately low testosterone levels associated with aging. Whether low testosterone is a cause or a consequence of cardiovascular disease remains debatable, but there appears to be some evidence supporting both sides of this controversy. Wake-up call Prospective randomized studies on the effects of testosterone therapy on cardiovascular-related events have been scarce 30,31. In 2010, the publication of the Testosterone in Older Men with Mobility Limitations trial 32 drew attention to the possibility that testosterone therapy might negatively impact cardiovascular health. This trial was stopped prematurely after 209 of the planned 252 men were enrolled because of the observation of higher rates of cardiovascular-related events among men assigned to testosterone compared with those assigned to placebo (23 vs. 5), raising concerns about the cardiovascular safety of testosterone therapy in frail elderly men 32. However, the participants in this trial had high rates of chronic comorbid conditions such as heart disease, DM, obesity, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, and men aged 75 years or older and men with higher on-treatment testosterone levels appear to be at the highest risk for cardiovascular-related events 32. Further, the lack of structured ascertainment of cardiovascular events and the utilization of higher testosterone dosages limit the generalizability of the study. Conversely, meta-analyses of randomized trials did not demonstrate any increased risk for cardiovascular-related events in men randomly allocated to receive testosterone compared with those receiving placebo 30,31,33. However, these meta-analyses were somewhat limited by the small sample size of most trials, heterogeneity of study populations, poor quality of adverse-event reporting, and short treatment duration. Further, many participants were healthy older men aged 65 years or older 34. The exposure of testosterone in the media has gathered further momentum recently following the publication of three studies within the past 12 months that have raised further concerns about the possible adverse cardiovascular outcomes associated with testosterone therapy. The first was a meta-analysis by Xu et al.35 of 27 small studies involving 2994 predominantly older men that demonstrated that testosterone therapy increased the risk for cardiovascular-related events, and that the effect of testosterone therapy was more dependent on the source of funding of the reported trials than on underlying baseline testosterone levels. The second was a study by Vigen et al.12, who presented a retrospective analyses from the Veteran's Administration healthcare system of 8709 men who had undergone coronary angiography with testosterone levels less than 300 ng/dl. Through linkage with pharmacy data, 1223 men aged 60.6 years who initiated testosterone therapy were compared with 7486 men aged 63.8 years who did not. The testosterone users were found to have an increased risk for the composite endpoints: 67 died, 23 had myocardial infarctions, and 33 had strokes, whereas among those who did not receive testosterone therapy 681 died, 420 had myocardial infarctions, and 482 had strokes, revealing an absolute 3-year event rate of 25.7 versus 19.9% (hazard ratio, 1.29; 95% confidence interval, 1.04–1.58). Notably, this estimate did not differ between the men with and those without coronary artery disease, which was ascertained in all men by coronary angiography, and was similar when revascularization was included in the outcome. The third and most recent study was by Finkle et al.11, who analyzed the data from 55 593 men derived from a large healthcare database from 2006 to 2010 and compared the incidence rate of myocardial infarction in the 90 days after starting testosterone therapy with the rate in the 1 year before testosterone therapy. In this study, the investigators found a two-fold rise in the postprescription/preprescription testosterone rate ratio for men older than 65 years and a two-fold to three-fold increase for men younger than 65 years with a previous history of heart disease to nonfatal myocardial infarctions. Although the study by Finkle et al.11 provided the springboard that triggered the media to report its findings and raised public health concerns 9,36, several important questions remain. In the studies by Xu et al.35 and Vigen et al.12, combined cardiovascular disease endpoints were used, as individual outcomes, particularly severe events, were too few to evaluate. Perhaps because of this, or because of other factors, the point estimates of risks were also divergent among the studies, with hazard ratios ranging from less than 1.3 to greater than 5.0. All of these studies also recognized the importance of evaluating risk among men with and those without pre-existing cardiovascular disease; however, they did not have sufficient numbers of participants to adequately assess this issue. In the study by Vigen et al.12, the follow-up of patients on testosterone therapy was short (an average of 27.5 months), the patients were somewhat undertreated, with the majority of patients receiving testosterone patches (63.3 vs. 35.7% injections vs. 1.1% gel), and the factors of pretreatment testosterone levels and concomitant medications were not included in the analysis of covariates. In addition, the studies by Xu et al.35 and Vigen et al.12 predominantly evaluated older men, and the risks in younger men were not addressed, among whom the recent increases in prescriptions have been the most significant, and patient compliance was assumed once therapy was initiated until an outcome event occurred or until the end of follow-up. In contrast, in the study by Finkle et al.11, the investigators included some younger men (defined as age less than 65 years) and used the treated group as their own control, comparing risk before versus after starting testosterone therapy over a short-time frame. Importantly, and frustratingly perhaps, the studies by Vigen et al.12 and Finkle et al.11 do not report the testosterone doses used, nor do they report the timing and levels of testosterone achieved at the point at which the cardiovascular events occurred. In these studies 11,12,35, the method of testosterone administration (gel, injection, or patches) at the time at which the cardiovascular events occurred is also not known, which is clinically relevant. This is because of the following reasons: for gel, patient compliance has been reported to be only 35% after 6 months and 15% after 12 months 37; for patches, skin irritation was found to occur in more than 50% of patients 38; and for injections (for which the injection intervals were also unknown), fluctuations in testosterone levels can occur, resulting in levels being out of the therapeutic range 39. Obstacles and limitations to interpreting observational retrospective studies The secretion of testosterone is controlled by pituitary gonadotropins and shows a diurnal variation, with the highest levels being secreted early in the morning among younger men. Therefore, a source of variability in the interpretation of large observational studies might be the timing of blood sample collections – that is, morning versus evening collections and, in testosterone injection users, when the blood sample was collected in relation to the last testosterone injection, where peak and trough testosterone levels are often observed. Presentation of the data according to total, free, or bioavailable concentrations may also pose difficulties in interpreting the data. First, there may be questions on the accuracy and comparability of different assay techniques and calculations used to estimate free and bioavailable testosterone fractions 40. Second, there may be potential conceptual issues. For example, data presenting the relationship between total testosterone and incident DM may differ from data presenting the relationship between free testosterone and incident DM. Data with a statistically significant association between free testosterone and incident DM suggest a direct sex steroid effect 41, whereas data on total testosterone might reflect the relationship between sex hormone-binding globulin and DM, as a low sex hormone-binding globulin level is a predictor of DM 42. The rate of peripheral aromatization of testosterone to estradiol affects circulating testosterone levels through the negative feedback inhibition of gonadotropins exerted by estradiol 43, and may be enhanced in older men because of increased adiposity 44. Whether the differences in circulating estradiol levels resulting from variation in aromatization per se contribute to cardiovascular disease remains unknown. As with any observational retrospective study, unmeasured bias and error are unavoidable. Results of most observational studies of men in the general population might also be affected by other confounding factors, such as smoking, concurrent medications, alcohol, obstructive sleep apnea, and physical inactivity that may induce worsening body composition that predisposes these individuals to the development of metabolic syndrome, DM and cardiovascular disease. Whether the abnormal body composition is a cause or consequence of low testosterone is difficult to ascertain from these studies, as this may affect their responsiveness to testosterone therapy. Discussion The clinical question about which men, apart from those with severe hypogonadism such as those with hypothalamic–pituitary and genetic diseases, should receive testosterone therapy remains controversial, with data from short-term clinical trials suggesting benefits for improving sexual function, strength, energy, and well-being. What the current literature sorely lacks is adequately powered randomized studies to assess the long-term benefits and risks of testosterone therapy in relatively healthy middle-aged men, who, for example, have gained some weight, lack endurance, are experiencing daytime somnolence, and who have a low–normal or below-normal level of testosterone. The limited evidence from randomized trials documents only small improvements in lean body mass and body fat, libido, and sexual satisfaction, which may or may not be clinically meaningful, with no clear effect on weight, depression, or strength. Whether important cardiovascular risks exist remains unknown. Unfortunately, even the meta-analyses by Xu et al.35 and others 31 cannot provide a clear explanation because of questionable ascertainment of cardiovascular outcomes in so many of the individual trials. However, the two recent trials by Vigen et al.12 and Finkle et al.11 have certainly been a wake-up call in suggesting that testosterone therapy may be harmful in older men from a cardiovascular standpoint. It is also noteworthy that the men included in these studies represent a real-world population of men with a substantial burden of comorbidities, more than those in the typical men enrolled in most randomized clinical trials. Frustratingly little information is available in these two studies on the type of underlying comorbidities, whether testosterone was appropriately prescribed according to accepted guidelines 13, clinical problems that could be related to testosterone deficiency, and appropriate clinical monitoring of testosterone levels. In addition, the number of men using testosterone injections is unknown, and this is particularly important as testosterone injections have the disadvantage of inducing nonphysiologic testosterone peak and trough levels. Perhaps the most important question is the generalizability of the results of these studies to the broader population of men taking testosterone – that is, men of this age group who are taking testosterone for 'low testosterone symptoms' and for 'anti-aging' purposes, and younger men and athletes taking it for physical enhancement. Does the purported increased risk for myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, or mortality apply to these groups as well? If so, are the benefits, be it real or perceived for this group of men, worth the associated increase in cardiovascular risk? In light of the increasing number of prescriptions and aggressive marketing by testosterone manufacturers 9, prescribers and patients are urged to be wary. There is now emerging evidence of potentially a signal of adverse cardiovascular outcomes associated with testosterone therapy that cannot be ignored, and therefore warrant both cautious and responsible testosterone prescription, and vigilant testosterone monitoring for all patients being considered for this therapy. Given the ongoing controversy in this field, it is prudent for now to initiate testosterone therapy in men with symptomatic and biochemical evidence of hypogonadism with coexisting cardiovascular disease in the same way as initiation of levothyroxine therapy for patients with hypothyroidism, which is to start low and go slow with close monitoring to maintain testosterone levels within the therapeutic range, combined with concurrent lifestyle advice. Additional sufficiently powered long-term prospective randomized placebo-controlled studies on testosterone therapy in older men are more urgently needed now than ever before. 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Low-dose transdermal testosterone therapy improves angina threshold in men with chronic stable angina: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Circulation. 2000; 102:1906–1911. Cited Here 24. Shores MM, Smith NL, Forsberg CW, Anawalt BD, Matsumoto AM. Testosterone treatment and mortality in men with low testosterone levels. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012; 97:2050–2058. Cited Here 25. Muraleedharan V, Marsh H, Kapoor D, Channer KS, Jones TH. Testosterone deficiency is associated with increased risk of mortality and testosterone replacement improves survival in men with type 2 diabetes. Eur J Endocrinol. 2013; 169:725–733. Cited Here 26. Bojesen A, Kristensen K, Birkebaek NH, Fedder J, Mosekilde L, Bennett P, et al.. The metabolic syndrome is frequent in Klinefelter's syndrome and is associated with abdominal obesity and hypogonadism. Diabetes Care. 2006; 29:1591–1598. Cited Here 27. Alberti KG, Zimmet P, Shaw J. IDF Epidemiology Task Force Consensus Group. 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Nothing better than newborn chubby cheeks! Almost two years ago I photographed big brother as a newborn. It was such a pleasure to meet baby brother and work with this family again! What lucky parents to have a Christmas baby and an (almost) Halloween baby!
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Mayan Families Holiday Gift Appeal! Please Share, Tweet, Post, Like and send it to everyone you know! Thank you!
In Guatemala, Christmas is celebrated in humble fashion; a dinner of tamales with family and close friends. However, for a struggling Guatemalan family, even purchasing and preparing this traditional dinner can be outside of their reach.
The joy of receiving a gift is an even less realistic expectation for many of the wonderful people we work with-many of whom have never received an education and cannot depend on steady work.
Mayan Families would like to offer you the opportunity to provide the gift of feeling specialand loved to a person in great need. Please join us in helping boost the spirits of a person in need, and consider giving a gift from the following options:Traditional Tamale Basket to feed 10 peopleHoliday Food Bag for an elderly personWater Filter with a 10 year life spanBed & Mattress Onil Fuel Efficient StoveSoccer BallThe Gift of Education BlanketBig BearInstructions for Donations:
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We thank you for all of your support in ensuring that these impoverished families will be able to have a happy holiday season. We truly could not have done any of this without you. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
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Goodbye to Pat McGovern, Founder of IDG
I worked for Pat McGovern in the late 1980's, a sort of golden era for IDG, the International Data Group. I worked in the consumer division, located in Peterborough New Hampshire. Some of IDG's consumer publications had been launched by Wayne Green, a brilliant and colorful character in his own right; many others were launched in that Peterborough lab during those years of creativity and opportunity: magazines for the Apple, for the PC, for portable computing and family computing; some of the first "disk" magazines; and, from Patrick Ferrell in California, the first consumer gaming magazine, GamePro.
Many, maybe all, of those magazines are now dead—the tech world has always moved quickly. But the publishing universe is filled with IDG alums, people who learned their lessons from McGovern and the principles he established for success in his companies.
One of McGovern's principles we learned was the value of entrepreneurial business units. These competing units could learn from one another, could sometimes share resources, but would stand or fall independently of one another, based on their individual viability.
Another was to run the business according to the numbers. What graduate of the IDG school of publishing does not remember 30-60-90s, those projections that required monthly updating? Who can forget being in the hot seat when the numbers didn't meet earlier projections? Even if they overshot projections by too much there was explaining to do—excessive conservatism for the sake of making goals more achievable was frowned upon.
Every Christmas Pat would come around to every employee and personally hand them a bonus check. Every Christmas he would stand and chat for a few minutes. While like many busy and successful people he did have someone to prompt and remind him, what impressed me was how much he remembered. I would see him at parties and he would remember what I had told him a year, two years before about newsstand sales.
I learned a lot from McGovern and from the people he trained and mentored. I and my family owe him a very great deal.
Thank you, Pat McGovern, for many great years of business leadership.
Linda Ruth, as president of PSCS Consulting (www.PSCSConsulting.com), offers communication companies worldwide the keys to magazine launches, search engine optimization and audience development online and at retail. She is a pioneer in the fields of Online Audience Optimization (OAO) and gamification for content publishers. Her books, "Internet Marketing for Magazine Publishers" ; "How to Market your Newsstand Magazine"; and "Secrets of SEO for Publishers" can be found on Amazon. Find her online at Google Plus, Magazine Dojo, LinkedIn, and Twitter @Linda_Ruth.


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Continuing Students (Online Registration)
Parents are now required to update and sign all forms electronically through ParentConnect. Online tutorials are available on the ParentConnect website to assist.
The Online Registration window is open from March 4, 2019, through June 7, 2019.
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School sites availability schedule varies, please contact your school site for more information.
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During Stay-At-Home
Until further notice, all meetings will be held online at 7 PM on Mondays.
- September 21: The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde (296 pages)
- October 5: Bimbos of the Death Sun by Sharyn McCrumb (212 pages)
- October 19: The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle (284 pages)
- November 2: The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O'Meara (308 pages)
- November 16: Doorways in the Sand by Roger Zelazny (196 pages)
- December 7: Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett (414 pages)
- January 18: The Princess Bride by William Goldman (417 pages)
- February 1: A Minor Mage by T. Kingfisher (172 pages)
After Stay-At-Home
The following were on our reading schedule before the confinement started. We will reschedule meetings for these books once in-person meetings resume.
- The Many-Colored Land by Julian May
- Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
- Irontown Blues by John Varley
- Picnic on Paradise by Joanna Russ
- Empress of Forever by Max Gladstone
We also have a list of Candidate Books that we are considering discussing in the future.


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Friday 31st January @Stretch London
WOMXNS CLUB – A homecoming for all our sisters, at last me and my yoga sister have found the right time to combine our forces and come together to hold potent space for you.
This immersive evening will include yoga, sound, circle time, embodied movement, ritual and vegan snacks all weaved with womanly magic.
Saturday February 8th
Powerful Play: A Journey Upside down -A deep and playful dive in to the world of inversions. Suitable for all levels
12:00 – 14:00 – Leo Yoga, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
March 14th – New Energy Yoga
Expand & Evolve: Connecting to The Wisdom of the Body
This workshop will be a deep dive into the intelligence that we each hold within us, the omnipotence held within each and every cell and how, when we allow our movement to come from this place, effortlessness occurs.
The workshop will start with a deep, slow, delicious and rhythmic flow, inviting us to awaken every sense and find a deep connection and continuity within, to enable an experience of ease as we delve deep, exploring the pelvis as our physical anchor and the spine as a fluid, buoyant and free structure.
Exploring how the fascial, connective tissue body and the nervous system plays a crucial role in all that we do and as we allow ourselves to drop in to a parasympathetic flow state, we will begin to explore the expansiveness that can be experienced in deeper backbends and hip openers.
This workshop will be part slow flow to open up and connect to the body and part technical breakdown and exploration of moving safely and expansively in to deeper backbends and hip 'openers'.
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Only by implementing my solutions and giving me 4 per cent of all sponsorship money will the FA begin to see a changeby Caspar Salmon / August 22, 2017 / Leave a comment
Let us turn to Britain's ever edifying Premier League, with the excitement that always attends a fresh spate of homophobia in the beautiful game. This weekend, kickball fans at Leicester saw fit to chant homophobic abuse at visiting soccer-heads from Brighton, famously the only city with gay people in the UK. Twenty to thirty fans apparently started chanting "vicious homophobic abuse and making homophobic gestures"—Leicester City stewards, we are told, ejected "the offending minority" and reported them to the police, before bosses at Leicester pronounced themselves "disappointed" at the scenes.
First things first: in the Guardian's blushing coverage of the scandal, the homophobic chant is effectively bowdlerised, as is the nature of the homophobic gestures in question. What exact words were the Leicester fans actually saying? Surely it's germane to the story to know what precise language a gay football fan or player could expect to hear in the year 2017 at a public event with a heavy security presence.
Secondly, note the hilariously tutting reaction from leaders in the football community: disappointment is a fun official response to undisguised homophobia, when horror, disgust, despair, shame and grim exhaustion were all available. You might plausibly argue that something might actually get done about rooting hatred out of football if the sport's gatekeepers could be induced to give something more than the merest public shit about it.
It's a depressing thought that we might have to wait for one of Wayne Rooney's kids to come out for something to be done about it, but there we are
There's an Onion article whose headline goes: "Vatican Reverses Stance On Gay Marriage After Meeting Tony And Craig." I think about the article every so often, because—to murder its central joke—it's a truism that people who care nothing about the rights of homos probably don't know any. The doofi in the upper echelons of football don't consider the eradication of hatred a priority for the game because they can't think of any gays. They haven't met the kid horrified into silence by adults screaming their bile; they don't personally know a homosexual player. It's a depressing thought that we might have to wait for…


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A DARLINGTON architects' practice is to take a significant step forward by teaming up with Teesside University to lead developments in the use of the latest tool for building design and construction.
Niven Architects in Darlington and Teesside University have joined forces in a two-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP).
Funded by government grants and sponsorship, KTP is a nationwide programme aimed at helping businesses improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology and skills that exist in the UK.
KTP has provided significant funding for the Niven-Teesside University collaboration which will focus on research and development in the use of building information modelling (BIM) software.
BIM is set to become the industry standard for architects, their clients and professional consultants they work with including surveyors, engineers and construction contractors.
It provides computer based, information-rich 3D model imagery of every aspect of a new building, allowing clients to 'walk into' each room and turn 360 degrees.
The programme also hosts all the documents and other information relevant to a new building, giving all those involved in the project access to what they need to build the project on site.
Johnathan Munkley, a graduate and architect with Niven, will lead the project, which will see him managing the introduction of BIM into the practice while sharing his knowledge and experience with Teesside University.
"BIM has been around for a while but the industry is only really now beginning to see the real benefits. It allows us to produce a higher quality of architecture and provide a more cost effective service and improved experience for clients," said Johnathan.
"When it comes to construction, instead of trying to interpret generic 2D drawings the contractor has access to all of the information they need about every part of the project from the BIM model.
"We want all our consultants to move forward with us in BIM and will help them with their BIM implementation strategies as part of the KTP, which will support design and construction in the region," he added.
Johnathan will split his time between sharing information and drawing on the experience and resources of the Construction Innovation Department at Teesside with applying his knowledge and training colleagues back at Niven's Coniscliffe Road practice.
In particular it is hoping to use Teesside University's 'Cave', a high quality, immersive virtual environment and gaming facility, which would allow clients to physically 'walk into' and experience their new building before it is built.
Professor Nashwan Dawood, director of Teesside University's Technology Futures research institute, said: "We can simulate the processes in advance on a computer screen in 3D, work out how things are going to be done and communicate this with the supply chain. It enables companies to virtually iron out problems before they happen."


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(Pocket-lint) - No sooner as Pentax released the Optio T20, the company has upgraded the camera to the Optio T30.
The new model still sports the large 3-inch touchscreen as before with a slight working to the design with the addition of more curves and a slimmer approach (down by 0.5mm to 19mm thick).
That touchscreen for those not familiar with the T20 dominates the back of the camera's design and gives enough room for big fingers to touch the on-screen menu.
In practice, it's so logical to use, we can see why Pentax has designed to keep the screen as the camera's main focus. As before press the screen and large clear buttons appear so you can change the scene mode, the megapixel count, the flash options and much more.
The touchscreen is also useful when it comes to scrolling through the images and simply pressing the screen to the left or right to move on to the next image.
The most notable improvement of the T30 over the T20 has been the speed at which the camera operates. One of our biggest annoyances with the T20 was the delay when we had pressed the scroll on button too many times to quickly. Here and that problem seems to have been resolved, and although the problem hasn't gone completely it's considerably better.
Like before everyone we showed was impressed with the touchscreen and also found it incredibly easy to use.
Inside and the megapixel count is virtually the same; 7 megapixels compared to 7.1 and the T30 also throws Face Recognition AF and AE into the mix, as well as upping the ISO setting up to a noise fantastic 3200.
When it comes to image quality, it was great, the 7 megapixel sensor gave us no problem with noise apart from shooting at 3200 (something to be expected), and images where bright, crisp and colour balance good in either the snow or bar afterwards.
Aside from the delay in viewing images on the T20 our other biggest gripe was the time it look from pressing the button to the picture actually being taken. Like most other things on the camera, this too has been improved considerably.
We loved the T20, however we didn't love the fact that it took so long to take pictures that you miss the action.
Perhaps, we would like to think so, listening to our criticisms, Pentax has gone away and virtually fixed all our grumbles while keeping the image quality top notch.
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How do you place this within the easiest conditions to create many do it- yourself garage doors are homeowners realize that there are several items that their not likely to have the ability to handle on their own. No one is advised by me with plumbing, heat or architectural framework, when they do not have any thought what they're dealing with around to mess.
You will find nevertheless some do it-yourself garage door repairs as you are able to do in your own of course if you've any issues, you are able to usually consult a company and sometimes even employ at company to do the challenging duties that you simply cannot execute by yourself, or significantly simply do not have any thought steps to make the fix in garage door repair Danville.
Among the most significant items that I will inform a do it-your self garage door repair guy is the fact that energy is harmful. Plumbing pipes that anything else can not do more harm than leak water I will think about to some house, besides a ceiling leak. Heat and air conditioning garage door repairs may also be challenging and fumes and some air conditioning substances are far more harmful than energy.
Today as it pertains to architectural framework, should you choose not understand what you're performing, this may be probably the most harmful out-of any garage door repairs and the inexperienced garage door repair is not suggested by me guy, handle any repair tasks. I am not referring to harmful AC fumes or electrical shocks, I am referring to having a sizable portion of the house fall and eliminating a structural element.
I am creating this provide them a heads-up and to alert people. I'm the individual following the harm continues to be completed they contact. The do it- yourself garage door repairman attempted to repair it herself, invested since the harm they've completed is the initial harm to the house now and great cash needs to spend double. Before treating some projects else I am simply requesting to consider twice.


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Texas-based Republic Group provides personal and commercial property and casualty insurance products to individuals and small- to medium-sized businesses through its independent agents primarily in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, and New Mexico.
Republic Group has selected Guidewire InsuranceSuite™, DataHub, and InfoCenter as part of an organization-wide transformation initiative to support the company's long-term vision. The company wants to modernize and improve efficiency of its infrastructure, better manage and improve the quality of its business data, and consolidate multiple policy administration and data storage systems onto a single platform.
From the beginning, we were looking for a single platform with the same technology for all the products since we were replacing all our legacy systems. Implementation of the Guidewire suite of products will have a significant positive impact due to increased functionality, improved overall customer experience (internal and external), and enhanced efficiencies. Guidewire is the right long-term partner for our business transformation needs.
Joe Mattingly, President and CEO, Republic Group


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Chocolate-Covered Raisins are a classic candy that's easy to make at home. You'll never buy a box at the store again!
No bake Oreo cheesecake cups
This homemade no bake cheesecake is the perfect finish to any meal. Rich, creamy, cherry-topped this cheesecake is so delicious and very easy to make!


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Ilana and Abbi get creative when their Lil Wayne tickets turn out to be counterfeit, but the molly kicks in before they have a chance to fully solidify their plans.
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Agriculture is consistently ranked as one of the three most dangerous occupations in the United States.
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SAF staff, alumni, board, and program participants give a variety of participatory workshops on topics related to farmworkers that intend to move people to take action. Below is a list of our most common presentation themes.
- Introduction to Farmworkers (Living and Working Conditions/ Food Justice)
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To best use our limited resources we prioritize these services for colleges and universities in the Carolinas and for faith groups in NC where we have built long-term relationships and can see impact over time.
To request a speaker from SAF, please fill out our online Speaker Request Form or download the Word document on the right. Once the form is filled out, please expect to hear back from us within one week. We will confirm a speaker from our alumni-led speaker team, board, or staff member that will be conducting your presentation within two weeks of submitting your speaker request form.
We love hearing feedback about our presentations. If we do a presentation or workshop for your class or community group, please fill out this brief survey (http://tinyurl.com/safeval) to let us know how it went and how we can improve community presentations in the future.
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It must be nice to jog in the Royal Domain, as our King undoubtedly knows 😉 For the moment, we can't get in, so we'll just jog around it! Join our royal jogging event on March 25th.
Amateur-joggers are advised to take one tour (6 km), more advanced types may even try two (12 kilometers). We provide luch and drinks at the end. Participation is free, but please register via the (what kind of thing is it?) on the right. It starts from 11am at Place 21 julliet /21 juli plein next to the Church Notre Dame de Laeken/OLV Laken.
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Just like in the blockbuster series "The Lord of the Rings", the Eye of Mordor is always open. Until now, its focus has been on larger battles and more interesting things. Then a Hobbit found a golden ring and slipped it on his finger. And the Eye started paying attention to this little being that had avoided the Eye's gaze… until now.
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What myths do you believe about the negotiation process? Or what mistakes do you make that cost you deals and gross? I want to help you become a better negotiator by teaching you 5 rules of effective negotiating.
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Despite the many tools available and the best of intentions, many dealerships struggle with providing ongoing professional development for their staff.
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I was thinking this morning about how rockets and Fixed Operations Customer Management are related. With all the news about the different companies striving to become the next NASA, it reminded me that we are all in a "Space Race" even though I know that the two subjects seem completely unrelated and are not even in the same Encyclopedia volume.
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I've written many times about the value of training and professional development to employee retention.
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One of the many byproducts of training in so many dealerships is that you get to observe all the different ways people do things. Like how they answer the phone or talk to a customer in the service drive.
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National Food and Drink Training (NFDT) — the training arm of Scottish Bakers — is a specialist provider of apprenticeships and other skills and training programmes to the UK's food and drink manufacturing industry.
NFDT is the largest independent provider of Apprenticeships to the sector in Scotland and is growing its reach in food businesses across the rest of the UK. We work extensively with the bakery sector, and in confectionary, whisky, soft drinks, seafood and seafish, dairy and meat-processing.
Our aim is to support growth in the food and drink industry through effective workforce training and development. In most cases this can be delivered at no additional cost to employers.
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Well the RBA has done it again, we are now at the lowest interest rate levels since the establishment of the RBA, and with the (predicted) change I am yet to hear a cry of, "Great news this will work, just watch everything change."
We are continually being advised by learned experts that we are in new territory when it comes to the economy. There are things happening now that have not occurred in the past. So why is it that we insist on forcing old fashioned fixes onto problems when they are clearly not producing the desired outcome? Interest rates have been at zero or below in many countries for some time, Japan being a clear example where they have been in this space for the better part of 20 years and it is yet to have any significant impact on that economy.
I know I've said it before but I am confident that there is a valuable lesson to be learnt from those early pioneers that sought to break the sound barrier. In a dive it is apparently normal to pull back on the stick to pull the aircraft out of the dive. In the process of attempting to reach the speed of sound in a near vertical dive, a number of test pilots died attempting to do just that. It was not until a pilot, who followed an intuition and actually pushed the stick forward that he was able to recover from the otherwise terminal dive. He did not follow convention.
As we cut back interest rates we push up land prices and increase fear in those trying to live off savings ie those in retirement. In turn more is borrowed to buy houses and less is spent on the economy. It is a slow process of grinding to a halt.
It's time to have a serious rethink about what we are doing, because the only confident statement that I heard this time round was "This isn't going to work and it will be necessary for the RBA to do at least one more rate reduction, if not two." If that's the answer then why was it not done now?; simply because they are pretty confident that it's not the answer, but are unwilling to think of anything new.


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The varying thicknesses of glass act like a lens, magnificently magnifying and distorting the light to create spectacular visual effects. The rich pink colour spectacularly radiates throughout the tall, sleek form, reflecting with an electric glow off the stylish curves and thick lobes of glass. This stunning piece looks amazing with light passing through the glass, magnificently intensifying the radiant colour and casting vibrant reflections. This piece is presented in excellent vintage condition with no big chips, cracks or repairs.
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Industry Executives Discuss Arctic Safety at PSA Conference
On Friday 1 November, senior executives from the petroleum industry from Norway and abroad are meeting for a conference at the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) on risk management and safe petroleum activities in the High North.
The aim of the Arctic Safety – managing risk in the High North conference is to establish an arena in which the key players and authorities, both national and international, meet to exchange experience concerning the safety of petroleum activities in the high latitudes. The conference is intended for invited senior executives from the industry.
High-level programme
The opening talk of the conference will be given by Helge Lund, CEO of Statoil. Other senior executives on the operator side will include Tor Arnesen from A/S Norske Shell and Meg O'Neill from ExxonMobil Norge. The rig industry will be represented by Transocean's Director of Operations, Asbjørn Olsen.
The employees' perspective on safety in the High North will be presented by Frode Alvheim, deputy leader of IndustriEnergi, while Jim Fox from Canada's National Energy Board will put forward the views of the Canadian authorities.
The PSA will be represented by Director General Anne Myhrvold and head of section Svein Anders Eriksson. They will discuss the authorities' requirements and expectations, and standardisation as a tool for collaboration on safety, respectively.
The industry must collaborate
For the PSA, the conference is an opportunity to put the spotlight on collaboration as the key to safety in the High North. The PSA's foremost authority on the High North, the Arctic and the Barents Sea, Sigurd Robert Jacobsen, explains:
"We're now starting to move really far north and a very long way from land. That means the oil companies and rig contractors must collaborate.
"Developing a positive level of safety in the far north is a common responsibility which rests with the industry", Jacobsen emphasises.
"Without collaboration and agreements between the players, we're unlikely to succeed with the planned activities in the Barents Sea. That applies to both exploration and development.
"Specifically, the companies must work together on conducting exploration drilling simultaneously in the same areas in order to comply with regulatory requirements."
Press Release, October 22, 2013
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In turbulent times, strong and consistent leadership is more critical than ever…and developing your internal leadership talent pool is one of the most important strategies to drive the success of your business.
In this webcast, researchers and practitioners Barbara Galli and Eliska Meyers will discuss some of the highlights of The Conference Board's recent report "Growing Talent for Succession," with a special emphasis on the relevance of their findings for mid-market firms.
We will also benefit by hearing an anecdotal case study from Murray Ray, EVP and Chief People Officer & Laura Shirley, Manager of Organization Development of QAD Inc. They bring their experience in goal & competency- based development in a global, engineering based product company where development is in their DNA. Some questions to be addressed in the webcast include:
- Does your growing talent culture support the business strategy?
- Is your talent management centralized or decentralized? Can you be both?
- Transparency: To tell or not to tell?
Like all Conference Board webcasts, this will be an interactive event, with time to field questions from the listening audience.
Audience: Mid- and Senior-level managers responsible for Talent Management and Succession Planning strategies in Mid-Market and larger companies.
Barbara Galli
Barbara Galli has consulted with organizations since 1980 on topics of talent and team development, hiring right-fit candidates and improving team and individual performance. Her clients range from agribusiness...Full Bio
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Eliska Meyers is a business consultant & facilitator whose focus is raising capability in complex organization systems. She has more than 25...Full Bio
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Joy. What does that word mean to you? Not happiness; joy. There is a book and a Netflix series on tidying up your home and the key to removing things is to ask; "Does this bring me joy?" If it does, you keep it.
When I meditate I feel joy in being still. When I see babies laughing I feel joy. Hugs from my 6' tall sons brings me joy and loving looks from my beloved man. Being with the grandchildren brings me no end of joy.
When I was a recess supervisor watching kids play brought me smiles, hugs and joy.
The definition of joy is: a feeling or state of well-being and contentment.
For myself, joy is not a fleeting emotion. Every single thing I look at in my home brings me joy. If it doesn't it is removed to make someone else happy.
When sadness comes over me all I need do is to recognize it, express gratitude and move it along!
With Aromatic Kinesiology we use an aromatic emotional barometer (™). Feeling joyful is in the emotional quadrant and it is moving away from destress. The essential oil is Juniper. The affirmation is "Joy cascades through me." Ask yourself where joy lives in your body. Where do you need it in your life?


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The Czech Republic is considering linking its rail freight transport operator ČD Cargo with the Slovak state-operated joint-stock company Železničná Spoločnosť Cargo Slovakia. Czech Transport Minister Pavel Dobeš voiced interested in cooperation in the selection of a strategic partner for Cargo Slovakia after talks with his Slovak partner Minister Ján Figeľ (Christian Democratic Movement (KDH)), held on Tuesday, September 13, in Bratislava.
Dobeš said that his country was interested in future cooperation and joint steps, but he stated, as quoted by the SITA newswire: "At present, the steps that will be taken in this area are completely under the jurisdiction of the Slovak government. Of course, we will happily cooperate in this matter."
He said a common solution was vital due to potential competitors like Germany or Russia. Chairman of the ČD Cargo Directors' Board, Czech former transport minister Gustav Slamečka, confirmed the company's interest in partnership with the Slovak rail freight transport provider. Figeľ has hailed the interest in Cargo Slovakia and highlighted the planned selection of a strategic partner which is part of the revitalisation scheme drafted for the company. The Transport Ministry has already opened a tender to seek a consultant that will help pick a partner for Cargo Slovakia. Bids will be opened on October 10.
Source: SITA
Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská from press reports
The Slovak Spectator cannot vouch for the accuracy of the information presented in its Flash News postings.
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These conditions are undoubtedly difficult but there is also much opportunity for potential and growth. In Mirri Bara, as in many other rural, less developed villages, the women carry out the majority of agricultural work yet their role is often not recognized or appreciated. Ru'ya decided to harness the agricultural experience many of the village's women had already acquired through experience and improve it through education.
The resulting project was innovative and pioneering, yet ground-breakingly simple; four illiterate women, in their 40s and 50s, were sent to the Barefoot College in India to train in solar technology, with a view to returning and teaching their skills to others, who would then also pass on their knowledge. Thus the knowledge would spread and enlighten many villages in the region. The plan was not without opposition however; the men of the village held a meeting, expressing a certain degree of outrage and concerns such as 'Who will take care of the house and children while they are away?' It was a real challenge for Ru'yas Executive Director, Zeinab Blandia and the women of Mirri Bara to overcome the men's objections but they persevered and relentlessly pursued their objective until eventually the village Elders agreed and the women embarked on a six month training period.
The Barefoot College is a non-governmental organization which aims to provide basic services and solutions to problems in rural communities, with the objective of making them self sufficient and sustainable. Based in Rajasthan, it is an amazing initiative which trains exclusively illiterate or semi literate rural women in simple but effective technologies that can better their lives and the lives of their communities (www.barefootcollege.org) Here the women, Khadiga Omen, Asha Rhma, Um Hagain and Mona Morsal embarked on an astonishing journey. Though illiterate, through observation and practical work they acquired knowledge, skills and experience in solar technology. The teaching was tailored specifically to their needs and was aimed at using solar energy to supply rural electrification.
When the women returned to Mirri Bara they installed solar electricity in an astounding ninety nine homes; the previously dark village was enlightened, not just superficially but by the knowledge and expertise these women had provided for their community. The men's suspicions had been overcome and the chance they took in agreeing to the scheme was rewarded. As a consequence, gender relations in the village were substantially reformed. Women were afforded a new respect and the potential of their abilities recognized.
The framework and objective of this training was derived from Ru'yas core policy of utilizing grassroots methods to effect positive change and promote gender equality and justice. We believe a strong network of women and women's organizations is important in order to improve gender relations; the men of Mirri Bara would never have agreed to the scheme if all the villages women had not represented such a united front and tirelessly argued their case. This unity and solidarity stemmed from the previous establishment of a Women's Solidarity Funds Group. This simple initiative consists of a group of women meeting weekly, to establish a support network and strengthen their position in society by demonstrating the power the hold when they make group decisions and resolutely support each other. The campaign to send these four women to India to train was a perfect example of this strength in a group decision. Ru'ya may have provided the framework and funds, but ultimately it was the determination and resilience of the women themselves that led to their success.


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Hi, I am performing a percentage calculation between two columns.
My business requirements is that each number should also have a '%' sign besides it. for example: (1.2%, 21.34%...)
current percent column:
Desired outcome:
Can someone please guide me to how I can get from current percent column: to Desired outcome: ?
Thank you,
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Go to Solution.
You could add a formula tool and use the following:
ToString([Current Percent Column], 2) + "%"
Hope this helps!
Are you using a Table Tool for reporting at any time in your workflow? If so, in the column settings, you can add a Suffix to your column. Specifying % in the text box would also accomplish this while allowing your data to behave as a number.
Thank you, both the solutions are very helpful, really appreciate your time and help 🙂
If I would like to see Percentage in my Chart using Charting Tool, how can I do it?
I cannot change the number to string format. if so, I will not be able to generate the chart.
Hi Gurpreet,
you can also try the function PadRight(ToString([Number]), Length(ToString([Number]))+1, "%") and it should take care of any number of decimals
Hi @Amy18 ,
You can use the Suffix option in the Vertical Axis section of the Configuration window. I have attached the solution. Does this help?
No, I would like to see % added to each number label.
Like on your example, can I see 1.2%, 21.3% and 33.3 on the chart?
Hi Amy,
Yes you will. I have slightly altered the chart property to make sure it does. Please refer to the properties for the axis and the series (1 in this case). I have attached the output which i printed as a pdf for you.
That helps.


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Unilever has another freebie for foodservice operators today – five free Knorr Intense flavors! These are vegan, gluten-free bursts of flavor to use in cooking. I wonder how they'll taste with my signature dish – peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Again, these are intended for foodservice operators, so who knows if they'll actually come. But it can't hurt to request them!


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AN experienced marathon runner from Esher has been chosen to carry the Olympic flame in the torch relay as it passes through Westcott on Friday, July 20.
Former councillor and charity fundraiser, Debi Oliver, has raised more than £20,000 for Shooting Star CHASE by running the London Marathon six times.
Speaking about being chosen to carry the torch as it goes through Surrey, the 46-year-old said: "I am still in shock about it all really. I found out a few months ago but after I had done all the checks I got an email to say I had been accepted.
"I was totally shocked about it all. It's so lovely. I am overwhelmed by it all.
"Shooting Star CHASE said they had nominated me. I have done a lot of things in the last 14 years and my husband is involved too, so we have been involved for a long time.
"We have done lots of fundraising. It's the most amazing charity. The work that they do is tremendous."
Mrs Oliver, whose husband Councillor Tim Oliver was recently re-elected to his Esher seat in a by-election, opened her boutique, Lily & Bow, in Esher High Street in March 2011.


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