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It's hard to believe, but already the third decade of this century is around the corner. This certitude had me reflecting this week as I commuted to the optometrist.
Most adults have an annual ritual of going to an optometrist for an eye exam. They emerge with a prescription for new lenses or, in some cases, reasons for laser eye surgery. Stated another way, they benchmark their vision against an established standard and take corrective action when anomalous outcomes develop. They aspire to achieve 20/20 vision. They want a clear focus on the world around them.
This makes good sense. In this case, their eyes are changing relative to the established standard; however, in many change scenarios, it is the world, the benchmark, that is changing. It makes little difference which is changing as in either case change management is required to keep up.
Change is ever present. I have written about this in previous blogs but to save search time, the critical ideas are:
- Everything has been accelerating since the beginning of time
- If plotted as a graph with time as the "X" axis and rate of change on the Y, the curve accelerates upwards to the right. (see graph)
- If today it takes you some amount of time at point "A" to respond to a competitor's move, you must hustle some amount to get back on the curve at point "B"
- If a competitor makes a move at Point "C" and your way of working has not changed, your ability to hustle will not be enough to get back on the curve. Your response time must shorten significantly to let your hustle get you back on the curve at point "D" or you're done.
Many have felt this pain. According to the 2018 Corporate Longevity Forecast Executive Briefing by Innosight, the 33-year average tenure of companies on the S&P 500 in 1964 narrowed to 24 years by 2016 and is forecast to shrink to just 12 years by 2027. Further, the Small Business Administration reports that 30% of new businesses fail during the first two years, 50% during the first five years and 66% during the first 10. It's true that not all failures are a result of change readiness but look around at how disruptive innovative companies have been to the status quo.
Why did these companies not see what was coming and if they did, why did they fail to act? Clearly, they were resistant to change when change was the right medicine. Likely by the time they overcame the resistance it was too late. In the early 1900s, the ice industry got decimated by refrigeration. I guess the ice cutters spent too much time on the frozen lake, rather than visiting an appliance store and seeing what a refrigerator could do. (See The art of innovation | Guy Kawasaki | TEDxBerkeley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mtjatz9r-Vc).
Frighteningly, this parallels what is going on with our political leaders approaching climate change, water and other environmental issues.
The recent announcement from Texas Instruments about ending its Avnet relationship is another example of the shifting sands of change. Technology has made multi-customer order management practical and logistics have improved. Changes in design practices and outsourcing have shifted the locus of demand creation. All of these create new challenges for distributors.
Change can transform companies and industries. It can even shift the economy. Andy Kessler, in July of this year, reported in the Wall Street Journal about his belief that perfecting the Just-in-Time (JIT) supply chain (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-in-time_manufacturing) is responsible for the long period of expansion in the economy. He argues that JIT has taken the wild inventory cycle out of the equation thereby smoothing the troublesome expansion and recession cycle of the past.
The eye exam and JIT are two examples of things that shorten time to knowledge. Knowledge in this sense is gaining the perspective that allows appropriate corrective actions. Fast and meaningful corrective action is critical for staying on the rate of change curve. You and your company can be a driver of change or a fast adaptor when a change ready culture is required. Either way, to survive one must change. We see how companies like Amazon can adapt to transform an industry and set new customer expectations. Delivery in 7 to 10 business days used to be commonplace. Now it's next day or next hour delivery. Being slow puts everything at risk. Stagnation is death.
Frequent benchmarking – sampling what's going on around you in a controlled way with rapid access to meaningful knowledge – is now a cornerstone of competitive advantage. Managing without these puts one in jeopardy, particularly when it comes to electronics! In the words of Rick Page, a Senior Supply Chain executive, "Benchmarking is just good supply chain hygiene".
Whether its benchmarking purchases to real market prices through Lytica or some other key aspect of your business to a recognized standard is as important, if not more so, as the annual eye exam to provide clear insight and the knowledge you need to act. Don't let these disruptors pass you by.
Ken Bradley is the Chairman/CTO & founder of Lytica Inc., a provider of supply chain analytics tools and Silecta Inc., a SCM Operations consultancy.


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DIY Watercolor Mini Travel PaletteFriday, February 24, 2017
I've recently travelled to the US and so I had the chance to get my hands on some art materials that are hard to get and/or are too expensive to get in Brazil.
I've got some M. Graham watercolor paints, which I was very excited to try! I might show them in more detail on the blog later on.
But since I knew I was getting them, I planned to get also a few empty half pans and some metal tin cases to make a nice gift for an artist friend of mine.
I enjoyed the process of makinh these mini travel palettes so much that I decided to make the same with a small selection of my not-so-high-end Shinhan paints, and that's what I'm going to share today.
This is how my little cuties turned out:
- watercolor tubes of your choice
- empty half pans
- metal tin mini case (Altoids or other)
- magnets (I've used a magnet sheet with adhesive)
- utility knife or scissors
- sponge (I've used a kitchen sponge)
- painter's masking tape
- enamel spray paint (I'd recommend a glossy finish, as I've found the matte one I used stains too much)
I'll include a link for all the material I could find online, at the end of this post, in case you're interested.
So here are some pics of the process:
Prepare the pans with the adhesive magnets and name of the color (1 and 2) before pouring the paint, to avoid messing up. The magnet sheet is mild, but strong enough to prevent the pans from "dancing" inside the case or falling out. Pour the paints (4). Carefully cover the whole metal tin case in painter's masking tape, except for the lid, that will work as a mixing well later on (6 to 12). Use a plastic bag or old newspaper to protect the surface and spray the inside of the lid a few times, allowing a few minutes between each coat (13 and 14). Let it dry completely before removing the masking tape. Place the half pans and sponge (optional) and you're done!
There are so many advantages of having these small palettes. Not only they make a great gifts, they are also easy to carry any and everywhere and they are an excellent way for beginers, like me, to practice color mixing. It's amazing the range of colors a tiny 4-color-palette can give you!
I hope this post is helpful to you in some way. Have fun making your own mini travel palette! Feel free to leave a question or comment, if you feel like it. Happy paintings!

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AAFA has joined with four other nonprofit organizations that serve people with eczema to launch "More Than Skin Deep." This project will inform and shape the development of treatments for eczema.
A main part the project is a patient-focused drug development (PFDD) meeting on Sept. 23, 2019, in Washington, D.C. It will give the eczema community a chance to speak directly to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staff, researchers, drug manufacturers and other key stakeholders.
The PFDD series began in 2013 as a way for the FDA and researchers to better understand:
- The burden of living with a specific medical condition
- What patients value most from treatment benefits
- How patients feel about risks and side effects
The "More Than Skin Deep" initiative is the first of its kind for eczema. Help us make it as powerful as possible by sharing your perspective.
There are three ways to get involved:
- Take the "More Than Skin Deep" survey. Your input will shape the discussion and will be included in the report that follows the meeting.
- Tell us you'd like to attend the Sept. 23 meeting in person. Register and complete a brief questionnaire. You'll help us ensure that participants reflect the full range of diverse experiences in the eczema community. Travel support is available.
- RSVP to participate via live webcast on Sept. 23. You'll be part of the discussion via live polling and chat features.
This project is a landmark event for the community and for PFDD. There have been more than 50 PFDD meetings held so far, and we aim to make the "More Than Skin Deep" initiative the biggest and most impactful yet.
Please be part of this landmark effort by getting involved. Your voice and perspective are essential for us to demonstrate that eczema is "more than skin deep."


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Because of advancements in surgical tools and techniques, minimally invasive arthroscopic measures are often the preferred solution for most types of knee repairs. You can schedule an arthroscopic knee surgery evaluation with top-ranked board-certified orthopedic surgeons Brian Mehling, MD, and Pavel Yufit, MD, of Mehling Orthopedics to see if this type of procedure is right for you. With clinic locations in Hackensack, New Jersey, as well as West Islip, New York, you have a convenient state-of-the-art office nearby. Schedule an appointment online or call your nearest office for more information.
Arthroscopic knee surgery is a minimally invasive way to correct many types of knee ailments. You may be a candidate for arthroscopic knee surgery if you have any of the following conditions:
Sometimes, arthroscopic knee surgery is part of your diagnostic process. For instance, if you have chronic pain or limited range of motion and imaging tests aren't clearly showing the cause, you can undergo a diagnostic arthroscopic procedure to find the cause. In many cases, it's even possible to make repairs during your diagnostic knee arthroscopy.
During surgery, your orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Mehling or Dr. Yufit, makes a few small incisions, one for the arthroscope and others for the thin surgical tools. They can make all essential repairs by viewing a live feed on a monitor and maneuvering the surgical tools as needed. Performing knee surgeries arthroscopically is beneficial because it
Since you have fewer incisions with arthroscopic knee surgery, fewer connective tissues need to be moved around. This can result in less postoperative pain and discomfort.
In most cases, your arthroscopic knee surgery is performed on an outpatient basis. As soon as you recover from your anesthesia, you can return home.
You should follow Dr. Mehling or Dr. Yufit's instructions regarding postoperative care. It can take up to a week or more, depending on your surgery, until you're able to bear weight on the treated knee. You're probably going to be in a knee brace and on crutches until you're cleared to walk without assistance, which could take up to about three to four weeks.
To promote blood flow and restore range of motion, you could be in physical therapy for several months. But in most cases, you can return to many of your activities and job functions within about six to eight weeks. If you need a more complex repair, such as a tissue graft for an ACL rupture, your recovery time is likely going to be even longer.
In any case, at Mehling Orthopedics, Dr. Mehling and Dr. Yufit have you check in regularly to ensure you're progressing healthfully after your arthroscopic knee surgery. They design your rehabilitative care plan, so you can return to 100% as quickly as possible.
Book your arthroscopic knee surgery consultation at Mehling Orthopedics today. You can conveniently book an exam online or over the phone with your closest clinic location.


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I thought this New York magazine story was illustrative about how big business in general operates now: If you can manage to creative a narrative that simulates a loss, you can force lesser beings to eat those losses, even if they're only theoretical. Is this a great country, or what?
If you're wondering why the NBA is canceling preseason games and might very well cancel its season, you only have to head downtown. The Zuccotti Park protesters' motivations are diverse, but it's probably fair to say that what has really turned Occupy Wall Street from a meeting of the usual vegan anarchists into a larger cause is not the mere existence of banks, or even that they were bailed out, but the fact that they're crying about taxes and regulations so soon after being saved from self-inflicted bankruptcy.
In other words, they want the freedom to make whatever stupid decisions they please along with the guarantee that they will never have to suffer the consequences. Which is essentially what is happening in the NBA right now too.
Actually, what Commissioner David Stern (who represents the league's owners in their collective-bargaining dispute with the players) is up to might be even more audacious than what your Citigroups and AIGs got away with. Because at least we know that those companies did lose a ton of money. While the league asserts that its teams lost a collective $300 million last year, the NBA's finances are opaque. It's very much up for debate whether the league is losing money at all. Its self-reported revenues are rising faster than player salaries, and it's hard to see why other expenses would be so onerous—of the nearly $2.1 billion spent on stadium construction and renovation since 2000, a Holy Cross study found, $1.75 billion was financed by taxpayers rather than ownership. And every time someone sells an NBA team, he sells it for much more than he bought it for. (A guy named Chris Cohan bought the Golden State Warriors before the 1995 season for $119 million, guided the team to the playoffs exactly once over the next sixteen years, then sold the team for $450 million two summers ago.) It seems that what losses there are would have to be largely the result of individual owners' incompetence.
Despite all that, according to writer Tom Ziller, the league's most recent offer calls for a permanent yearly cut to player salaries of either $240 million or $280 million, depending on which beat reporter's version of the owners' offer you're using. The players, then, would be locked into essentially paying for 80-plus percent of the owners' losses, which may not actually exist and, if they do, owe at least partly to the awfulness of an economy that will eventually improve. (It will!) Meanwhile, bear in mind that owners do not have to give out big contracts to bad players if they don't want to. Any team losing money can cut payroll. And that won't necessarily affect on-court performance, because, as always in sports as in life, you don't have to spend the most to be the best: The Oklahoma City Thunder paid its players $58 million and won 55 games last year, while the Toronto Raptors paid $70 million and won 22 (financial data provided by ShamSports.com).
So here's what the owners are saying to the players: "We've made so many poor spending choices lately that we've lost money, even without having to pay for our own facilities and even as the NBA has grown more popular. And we'd like you to give up enough money to make it almost a certainty that we never lose money again, even if we make all these same mistakes for a second time and the economy never improves."


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Donkey Kong and original Pokemon join Video Game Hall of Fame
The World Video Game Hall of Fame has gained a number of new entries, with Donkey Kong and Pokemon Red and Green granted top gaming honours.
The two iconic titles joined Halo: Combat Evolved and Street Fighter II in being named 2017's entries into the permanent exhibition at The Strong Museum of Play in Rochester, New York.
Recognised for their popularity, longevity, and general influence on the wider gaming and cultural world, the four must-play games saw off competition from fellow prestigious nominees including Tomb Raider, Wii Sports and Final Fantasy VII.
Other unsuccessful nominees for this year's coveted accolades included Microsoft's boredom-busting Solitaire and the horror epic, Resident Evil.
Related: Best Nintendo Switch Games
New Hall of Fame inductee Donkey Kong was originally released in 1981, with more than 132,000 arcade cabinets shifted around the world. As well as gripping barrel-dodging gamers for years, it introduced the world to a little guy called Mario.
Fellow inductee, Pokemon Red and Green was nominated last year, but the originally Pokemon title, first released for the Nintendo Game Boy back in 1996, failed to make the cut at its first attempt.
"Without Donkey Kong there would be no Super Mario Bros," said Jon-Paul Dyson, director of The Strong's International Centre for the History of Electronic Games.
The Strong's associate curator, Shannon Symonds, added: "Two decades after its inception and with the introduction of Pokemon Go, 'Pokemania' shows little sign of fading."
Established in 2015, the World Video Game Hall of Fame was founded to honour all games played in arcades, on consoles, computers or on handheld devices, including smartphones.
Pong, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros, Tetris, Doom and World of Warcraft opened the hall of fame back in 2015, with a further six titles, including Space Invaders, Sonic the Hedgehog and The Sims joining the illustrious mix last year.
WATCH: Games of the Year
What game would you induct to the hall of fame? Let us know in the comments below.


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Lockheed Martin has partnered with Submergence Group to build, integrate and test three undersea transport vehicles for the U.S. Special Operations Command.
The companies will collaborate to produce Dry Combat Submersibles under a potential five-year, $166 million contract awarded by USSOCOM, Lockheed said Thursday.
Erika Marshall, general manager and program director at Lockheed's Palm Beach site, said the DCS vehicles will be built to "protect personnel, ensure they arrive ready to execute their mission and return them safely."
The more than 30-ton DCS platform is designed to be launched from surface ships, travel long distances underwater and surpass operational depth capacity of existing swimmer delivery vehicles, Lockheed noted.
Lockheed noted contract work will occur in Palm Beach County, Florida and in Plymouth, England.


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By Courtney Grogan | Catholic News Agency | Sep 10, 2018
I am reminded of the teachings of the great popes of our time who have pleaded that the voice of the Palestinian people be heard. Without hearing that voice, the dream of justice and peace for Israel, for Palestine and for the Middle East will remain impossible. Closing the Embassy is an attempt to silence that voice.
— Father David Neuhaus, a Jerusalem-based priest
The U.S. State Department announced Monday it will close the Palestinian Liberation Organization office in Washington because it says Palestine has failed to take "steps to advance the start of direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel."
The Palestinian Liberation Organization, or PLO, is recognized by the United Nations as "the representative of the Palestinian people" and has diplomatic relationship with over 100 states, including the Holy See. . . .
In 1948, Pope Pius XII wrote in an encyclical on Palestine, "Even before the armed conflict began . . . We manifested our lifelong solicitude for peace in Palestine, and, condemning any recourse to violence, We declared that peace could only be realized in truth and justice."
The Holy See has been in dialogue with both Palestine and Israel for decades. Pope John Paul II met with then-PLO chairman Yasser Arafat in 1987.
The Vatican signed an agreement with the State of Palestine in 2015, which recognized the importance of religious freedom in Palestine and backed a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A new Palestinian embassy to the Holy See opened in Rome in 2017.


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As of 1 January 2009, Fouad Khalil has been appointed Operations Manager at Easternpak, corrugated packaging plant in Saudi Arabia.
Fouad joined Unipak, corrugated plant in Lebanon as Plant Superintendent in 1989.
In 1994, he joined the production department at Easternpak in Saudi Arabia and was promoted to the position of Production Manager in 1999 where he focused on building a reliable dynamic production team.
He was appointed as Plant Manager in 2003 where he contributed in setting the work procedures in line with the management strategies for growth.
In April 2008, he was appointed as Plant and Administration Manager and participated in applying and supporting the management plans for product innovation, optimized manufacturing processes and productivity and quality-oriented production.
His dedication and his sense of responsibility were key to earning his new responsibilities as Operations Manager.
In his new position, Fouad will be responsible for operations at Easternpak in manufacturing, human resources as well as other departments.
Please join us in wishing Fouad success in his new leading role.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Fouad Khalil Named Easternpak Operations Manager
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It's Too Easy to Blame Facebook
Throughout this calendar year, Facebook has engaged in a number of platforms and partnerships aimed at combatting the spread of fake news: there is the Facebook Journalism Project, designed on partnerships with both the news media and the public on how digital storytelling can emerge in a thoughtful way while also combatting the spread of fake news; as well as the News Integrity Initiative, a partnership with, among others Mozilla and CUNY School of Journalism to tackle the rise of fake news. Within the last week the first pragmatic example of Facebook's efforts arrived: a platform-embedded tip sheet for helping consumers spot fake news.
This is not the approach needed to 'solve' 'fake news.' Mike Caulfield notes the regressiveness of these suggestions (suggestions built on decades of advice rather than evidence), and Kris Shaffer annotated his criticisms of the Top 10 list
My problems with Facebook's disingenuous attempt at information literacy. pic.twitter.com/xpuVk5gL3V
— Kris Shaffer (@krisshaffer) April 13, 2017
The obstacles existing in diffusive information literacy (and now media literacy, news literacy and digital literacy) have not changed in the 40+ years since information literacy became part of the academic lexicon. We teach __________ literacy, we bring attention to the trouble of information digestion in a society of rapid consumption, and we have a history of measures showing aptitude in students in controlled spaces with ____________ literacy yet today, like in the past, the problem is growing. Facebook's solution is to take the old and put it in their new platform. Facebook's embedded tip sheet is CRAAP.
Or RADCAB. Or whatever older simplistic and decontextualized rubric has been applied in earnest in the past to address ________ literacy in the confines of an academic context.
I do worry about the rush to cast Facebook as the great Evil, the Silicon Valley solutionism run amok, however. Not all response has been as thoughtfully critical as Caulfield and Shaffer, but instead has veered toward piling on a la Nelson from The Simpsons.
Yes, there is a cognitive dissonance in a platform bolstering efforts to be apolitical on topics that are at their heart political/ideological/evocative (and this is on the left as well as the right). But if we are going to argue there is nothing at all new about Facebook's solution to Fake News, we need to argue there is nothing at all new about Fake News, and note the long history of this hot topic. If we are quick to rush to blame Facebook, we need to put that same lens on ourselves and the biases and assumptions we operate through.
Three months ago I published a dissent on fake news and the __________ literacy solution at Real Life Magazine. It was, to quote Bryan Alexander, a "ferocious critique" of the structures historically aligned to combat forgery and quackery: universities, museums, historical/cultural/scientific societies, and libraries. In short, I noted how 'we' blame fake news for the bombastic problems in society today. The promised cultural solution, _______ literacy, seeks to apply critical thinking and 21st Century Skills to the problem, a modern twist on the historical promise of knowledge setting us free, happening through the historical institutions of knowledge diffusion. If we look at these institutions, however, we see not a history of emancipation but a history of conformity and dominant presumption. On the one hand we have people with earnest intentions working in these spaces to promote and provide upward mobility through knowledge (promises emerging in the late 19th Century and taking full force in the early to mid 20th Centuries), and on the other we have historical structures which longitudinally have existed to perpetuate the status quo (see the rise of neoliberalism in the late 20th Century, as well as Habermas' work on the historical relationship between knowledge institutions and cultural perpetuation). In today's landscape of rising tuition, student debt, erosion of blue-collar employment and the deprofessionalization of white-collar labor, the promises of mobility in concert with deference to the status quo have been broken. In this space, to take Walter Benjamin for a 21st Century spin, the emotivist allure of mass-produced content designed to manifest as individualism takes power. To quote the essay
Benjamin ends "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" by arguing that "fascism attempts to organize the newly created proletarian masses without affecting the property structure which the masses strive to eliminate. Fascism sees its salvation in giving these masses not their right, but instead a chance to express themselves." This recasts social media in a more sinister light. Fascism is on the rise not because students can't tell fake news from the slanted news promulgated by hegemonic interests. Rather, fascism is resurgent because freedom of expression has turned out to have little to do with what we can create and much more to do with how much we can consume.
The promise of social justice and upward mobility through education has largely gone unkept, and many citizens who believed in democratic progress have turned to different promises. Information literacy fails not only because it serves a broken system, but because it is affectively beside the point. Its cerebral pleasure pales in comparison with fascism's more direct, emotive appeals.
There's been a lot of writing recently blaming postmodernism for the rise of fake news and the 2017 condition, the idea being the rejection of Truth has created a landscape where False reigns supreme. This is a misread of postmodernism (which at its genesis is a rejection of modernism and not a theory to supplant modernism), which advocates for small, localized narratives in the place of large, global narratives. Fake news is not the manifestation of localized narratives, it is rather the allowance for individuals to create their own personalized grand narratives, buoyed by the social media technology of the day which delivers the multimedia that concerned Benjamin in a manner that evokes individualism from the viewer but was designed, packaged, delivered and traced in a disciplined and direct meaning.
Small, localized narratives and the spaces necessary to cultivate distributed knowledge take significant work. There are historical examples of these negotiated and resistance spaces. There are universities, libraries, museums and historical societies making strides to work in negotiation with the dominant paradigm. And there are recent efforts as directly related to the spread of fake news – I think of the Digital Polarization Initiative as well as Antigonish 2.0.
But we do not make those strides when we cast blame on others while not minding our own ladders of inference. The result of the last 1-2 years of sociopolitical movement in Western societies has upturned some assumptions and beliefs about our societies and cultural progress. This was a problem before Facebook's embedded fake news tips, it was a problem before Facebook's algorithm changes, and it was a problem before Facebook. Heck, it was a problem before the term Information Literacy. The easy part is looking at today's software giant and casting blame. The hard part is looking at ourselves to see the similarities between what we blame them for and what we do to support.
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I was a Gen 1 fan of 'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' but after a few years, I eventually stopped watching. That was mainly because I grew up, but I know a lot of fans who never outgrew the show and have stuck with it since then, or whenever they discovered it. Even though I stopped watching the newer iterations, I never stopped being a fan of the originals. I even have all the different colored tee shirts. Then with the release of the big screen movie, I, like many, have a renewed interest in the franchise as a whole, so when I was given the chance to review the DVDs of the newest season, 'Power Rangers: Dino Supercharge', I was game to give it a go.
These discs were previously released as two separate sets– subtitled 'Roar' and 'Extinction'. Now all 20 episodes are available in one package. I'm not sure if the discs themselves are in any way different or if this is just a repackaging.
The cover is fairly nondescript, with an emphasis on the Zords over the Rangers themselves. The actual discs are more vibrant and colorful.
There are zero bonus features, but since this set is clearly aimed at kids and not film aficionados, that's to be expected. After all, what could anyone possibly say about these episodes in a commentary?
I found it comforting in a cheesy way that even though this incarnation of 'Power Rangers' is a bit slicker and more sophisticated (with storylines that span several episodes and the season as a whole), it still follows the basic set up that goes back to 'Mighty Morphin': each episode is based on some throw-away McGuffin, usually something central to one of the Rangers… for one episode only. For example the second episode revolves around the town of Amber Beach's water supply becoming contaminated… just as one of the Rangers, Riley the Green Ranger (Michael Taber) agrees to participate in a marathon.
Another thing that's changed is that the theme to this season seems to be "the more the merrier." Originally there were five Rangers, until Tommy showed up and they became six. Most seasons have basically followed the same pattern. But there are TEN Rangers in 'Dino Supercharge'. As usual, the main team consists of a multi-ethnic mix of attractive teenagers.
The main character is Tyler (Brennan Mejia) the Red Ranger, who is on a quest to find his father. And most of the episodes center on five main characters. In addition to Tyler and Riley, the core team includes Shelby the Pink Ranger (Camille Hyde), Koda the Blue Ranger (Yoshi Sudarso) who happens to be an unfrozen caveman, and New Zealander Chase the Black Ranger (James Davies), who likes to skateboard.
In addition, they are joined by a mentor, Kendall Morgan (they refer to her as Miss Morgan, played by Claire Blackwelder), a scientist who is the Purple Ranger. There's also a Gold Ranger (Sir Ivan, apparently a knight from medieval times, played by Davi Santos), a Graphite Ranger (Prince Phillip, a descendant of Ivan, played by Jarred Blakiston) plus Aqua and Silver Rangers. The identities of those are part of the storyline, so I won't spoil them. Miss Morgan and a few others are (youthful) adults and if I interpreted it correctly, it appears Shelby in in college, so they are all older than the traditional high school-age Rangers. There's also a creepy puppet-like mentor named Keeper that thankfully doesn't show up very much.
As with every iteration, these Rangers dress in their signature colors in their civilian identities. And conveniently, they all work at the same dinosaur themed restaurant attached to the Amber Beach Dinosaur Museum, which Miss Morgan runs. (Shelby is also fascinated by dinosaurs.)
This is a continuation from 'Power Rangers: Dino Charge' which I have not seen, so I had to play catch-up a little to figure out all the characters' roles.
The main villain is a far cry from Rita Repulsa, Lord Zedd and Ivan Ooze. The normal human Heckyl (Campbell Cooley) is a play on Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde. When needed, Heckyl switches places with his alter ego Snide. He communicates with his monstrous half via an old-fashioned pocket watch.
Of course Heckyl and Snide have a roster of other monsters to call on to send on their quest to steal the Rangers' Energems, the crystals that grant them their powers.
The production values have certainly increased since Season One. This version is much sleeker and the cinematography and fight choreography are big screen-quality. In the original version, the Megazord could be reconfigured when combined with the Green Dragonzord and Titanus. In this season, the Zords are able to be combined into a seemingly infinite number of configurations, depending on which Rangers are present at the moment.
As usual, the footage switches back and forth from new American footage to that lifted from a Japanese series, in this case 'Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger'. But it seems that a lot more American footage is used in this iteration than in previous seasons.
The weakest link is the Zord footage, unfortunately. It looks as if they took the actual toys and filmed them.
So while there have been technical advancements, the show's structure still follows the same formula… which is okay. The show remains aimed at kids in order to sell toys and it should effectively do that, but it's mature enough that it's not unbearable for adults.
The four-disc set is priced at roughly the same price that the previously released half-seasons sets sold for, so it's a good value. If you're a fan, it's worth it.
You can order it from Amazon or find it at major retailers. (The episodes are also available to stream on Netflix.)


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New Delhi: Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg Thursday said the government is close to meeting fiscal deficit target of 3.4 per cent for 2018-19. The government in the interim Budget in February revised upward the fiscal deficit target to 3.4 per cent from 3.3 per cent of GDP estimated earlier for the financial year ended March 31.
"We are very close to meeting (fiscal deficit)," he said when asked whether the government has met fiscal deficit target for 2018-19. "Some numbers are still to come. So, we will wait for a couple of days. There will always be some shortfall but sum and substance of that is what is the net impact on the deficit," he said on the sidelines of the CII event here.
The government at many occasions had indicated that there might be some shortfall on indirect taxes collection side during 2018-19 but not on direct tax front.
Direct tax collection was revised upward to Rs 12 lakh crore. The government had originally budgeted to collect Rs 11.50 lakh crore in 2018-19 from direct taxes, which included corporate tax and personal income tax.
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The human rights field faces new opportunities and complex challenges. Geopolitical power is decentralizing, shifting the focus of human rights advocacy away from traditional state champions toward emerging powers in the Global South. Building on the standard-setting successes of recent decades, human rights organizations are finding new ways to implement and enforce rights, especially for the poorest and most marginalized people. Technology is leading to new forms of oppression while opening up frontiers for civic action, human rights monitoring, and advocacy.
These realities call for a new and diverse generation of human rights leaders. To seize this moment, in 2012 the Ford Foundation invited a first round of organizations in the Global South to build on their successful national, and often international, work by submitting proposals to forge expanded, more prominent roles at the regional and international level. In October 2012 the Ford Foundation disbursed major new grants to seven human rights organizations in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, based on the recommendations of an expert selection panel.
While the Foundation will continue to fund established global human rights organizations, this initiative will provide significant support to advocates in the Global South in order to:
- Strengthen the global human rights field by bringing in new voices and perspectives;
- Move the concerns and perspectives of Global South communities to the center of the human rights agenda; and
- Increase the capacity of civil society to influence governments, particularly emerging powers, to develop sound international human rights policy.
The initiative is also investing in strengthening the organizational capacity of grantees. Funded groups will be provided with funding and technical assistance to strengthen their internal capacities and to address the challenges that accompany growth, in areas such as leadership development and succession planning, identification of sustainable sources of revenue, and strengthening their organizational systems.


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It's summer again, and that means the summer boogies are in full swing. Big groups of jumpers are getting together at this and other boogies througout the world, jumping like crazy, trying new equipment and disciplines, and partying all night. While they can be a lot of fun, boogies also present some unique risks and dangers that we have to keep in mind if we want to make it through the summer without injury. Presented below are some tips to help keep you alive and jumping at the biggest skydiving boogie in the world.
1. Do only one new thing at a time. Many jumpers show up and are awed by the array of canopy demos, big ways, new planes (with new exits) and new styles of flying. Indeed, the WFFC is a great place to try new gear and jump new planes. But showing up, grabbing a demo rig with a tiny main, getting on a new type of airplane, and trying head down for the first time is not such a good idea. Want to try a new rig? Great! But first make a few jumps with your old rig. See if the canopy traffic near the landing area is OK with you. If it gets a little too intense, you're still in good shape, because you are familiar with your canopy, and are in a better position to handle lots of traffic. After your first few jumps on your current canopy, you can make a better decision whether a smaller canopy is a good idea, or if you want to land that smaller canopy in an alternate (i.e. larger, lower traffic) area.
2. Make small changes. If you do decide to jump that demo rig, talk to the folks at the canopy tent and get a canopy they recommend. I would hesitate to downsize more than one canopy size at a time at the WFFC, no matter how good you think you are. Put a few jumps on each size or style of canopy before going on to a more aggressive one, so you have some experience you can fall back on if the next landing doesn't go as well.
3. Know who you're jumping with. You're generally not going to know everyone on the dive, but at least make an effort to not to jump with all unknowns. Skydiving is still small enough that your friends probably know their friends, so ask around to determine their skill level. Ask them how many jumps they have, but be aware that this isn't always indicative of skills, and people sometimes lie about their number of jumps (which is really stupid.) The WFFC organizers are a good resource here, since they have a lot of experience matching people and planning safe dives. Even if you don't want to jump with them, you can ask them for recommendations on other people. Chances are one of the LO's knows them or has jumped with them at some point.
4. Jump with a clear head. The WFFC has some excellent parties. But if you were up all night, it might be a good idea to get a little sleep before jumping. Adrenalin can't always make up for a hangover or a lack of sleep, and you need all your wits about you when you're
in the air at the WFFC.
5. Plan your outs. The main landing area by manifest is popular, but a lot of people have gotten hurt trying to land there. If dense canopy traffic worries you, land somewhere else. Also, if you open and you think you may not make it back to the main landing areas, pick your outs at 2000 feet, not at 50 feet. You don't have too many options left at that altitude.
6. Learn to flat turn and flare turn. This is really important. You will be in big crowds of jumpers flying back. At some point, someone will cut you off. If it happens at 50 feet you have three choices: make a hard toggle turn (and plow into the ground at a painful speed) run into them or flat turn away. If it happens at ten feet, or after you have begun your flare, you have even fewer options. So be sure you can both flat turn (turn with minimal loss of altitude, using both brakes) and flare turn (turn right and left in the flare) before you get put in a position where you need those skills.
7. Plan your opening altitude and stick to it. At the WFFC, it can be dangerous to open high, since the next plane may be coming along on the same jump run just a few minutes later. There are some aircraft/loads that allow higher openings; check with manifest if you need a higher opening altitude to try out a new canopy (for example.)
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Kier Construction Ltd appointed for St John's development
Date 12.11.2015
Kier beat off fierce competition to win a competitive tender, after the University was granted planning permission in April to build a new Hall of Residence in Northampton town centre on the site of the St John's surface car park.
The new Hall of Residence, which is due to be completed by December 2013, will comprise 464 bedrooms and be available for a mix of University of Northampton students, including postgraduates and international students.
The University took ownership of the site on 19 June, and work on site has already started with Kier undertaking archaeological and ground investigative work. Site hoardings are also being erected in preparation for early construction work on site in the week commencing
9 July.
The University's Director of Infrastructure Services, Gill Winder, said: "We are delighted to announce the appointment of Kier Construction Ltd to build the St John's student residences. With an established office in Rushden, Kier is a local company, employing local people, and they understand Northampton and its needs. Our appointment of Kier, which is leading the industry when it comes to the Considerate Constructors Scheme, is just one way we are demonstrating that we are taking our commitment to local people seriously. The Code commits those sites and companies registered with the Scheme to be considerate neighbours, as well as respectful, environmentally conscious, responsible and accountable; they must also consider site appearance and safety."
We are really looking forward to working with the University of Northampton on this project, as well as local people and businesses, to give the whole community a development that it can be benefit from and be proud of.
David Coleman, Kier Construction Ltd
It is expected that the new development at St John's will generate an extra £2.9 million spending in the town each year. This is in addition to the £200 million to the University contributes to the regional economy every year.


text: From firstname.lastname@example.com Tue Dec 23 06:47:41 2008 Return-Path: <firstname.lastname@example.com> Received: from mail.netbsd.org (mail.netbsd.org [220.127.116.11]) by narn.NetBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 036D963B121 for <email@example.com>; Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:47:40 +0000 (UTC) Message-Id: <email@example.com> Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:47:32 -0700 (MST) From: firstname.lastname@example.com Reply-To: firstname.lastname@example.com To: firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: sysutils/grub does not work with ffs file systems with blocksize > 8K X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.95 >Number: 40258 >Category: pkg >Synopsis: sysutils/grub does not work with ffs file systems with blocksize > 8K >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: gdt >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: net >Arrival-Date: Tue Dec 23 06:50:00 +0000 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: Sun Dec 19 02:05:01 +0000 2021 >Originator: Michael L. Hitch >Release: NetBSD 5.0_BETA >Organization: Montana State University >Environment: System: NetBSD Pavilion 5.0_BETA NetBSD 5.0_BETA (GENERIC) #0: Fri Dec 19 23:17:57 MST 2008 mhitch@Pavilion:/home/mhitch/netbsd-5/OBJ/amd64/home/mhitch/netbsd-5/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC amd64 Architecture: x86_64 Machine: amd64 >Description: Sysutils/grub has a well-known problem of not working with ffs file systems with a blocksize > 8K. Since NetBSD typically defaults to 16K, that results in a file system that grub fails to work with. It's sometimes a pain to rebuild the filesystem, so it would be nice if grub would work with larger block sizes. >How-To-Repeat: Install grub on a file system with 16K blocksize and watch it (usually) fail. >Fix: Not wanting to rebuild a root file system I had, I looked at how grub handles ffs file systems. After puzzling over it for a while, I finally figured out there was a rather minor bug in how fsys_ffs.c handles the indirect blocks. The following patch fixes that bug. It also changes the layout of the file system buffer area to put the superblock at the end of that buffer to reduce the likelyhood of it getting overwritten when the directory is read into the file system buffer. Most root directories are likely to be less than 24K in size and shouldn't cause any problems. I've been able to boot from file systems with blocksizes of 64K, as well as with larger partitions beyond the limit noted in the ffs restrictions I've seen documented. diff -u work.xxx/grub-0.97/stage2/fsys_ffs.c work/grub-0.97/stage2/fsys_ffs.c --- work.xxx/grub-0.97/stage2/fsys_ffs.c 2008-07-22 11:06:41.000000000 -0600 +++ work/grub-0.97/stage2/fsys_ffs.c 2008-07-22 11:07:37.000000000 -0600 @@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ static int mapblock_bsize; /* pointer to superblock */ -#define SUPERBLOCK ((struct fs *) ( FSYS_BUF + 8192 )) +#define SUPERBLOCK ((struct fs *) ( FSYS_BUF + 24576 )) #define INODE ((struct icommon *) ( FSYS_BUF + 16384 )) -#define MAPBUF ( FSYS_BUF + 24576 ) +#define MAPBUF ( FSYS_BUF + 8192 ) #define MAPBUF_LEN 8192 @@ -106,15 +106,16 @@ /* If the blockmap loaded does not include FILE_BLOCK, load a new blockmap. */ + offset = ((file_block - NDADDR) % NINDIR (SUPERBLOCK)); if ((bnum = fsbtodb (SUPERBLOCK, INODE->i_ib[0])) != mapblock - || (mapblock_offset <= bnum && bnum <= mapblock_offset + mapblock_bsize)) + || ( offset < mapblock_offset || offset >= mapblock_offset + (MAPBUF_LEN / sizeof(int)))) { if (MAPBUF_LEN < SUPERBLOCK->fs_bsize) { offset = ((file_block - NDADDR) % NINDIR (SUPERBLOCK)); bsize = MAPBUF_LEN; - if (offset + MAPBUF_LEN > SUPERBLOCK->fs_bsize) + if (offset * sizeof (int) + MAPBUF_LEN > SUPERBLOCK->fs_bsize) offset = (SUPERBLOCK->fs_bsize - MAPBUF_LEN) / sizeof (int); } else >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: Responsible-Changed-From-To: pkg-manager->gdt Responsible-Changed-By: firstname.lastname@example.com Responsible-Changed-When: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:20:28 +0000 Responsible-Changed-Why: I am volunteering to close this if it's appropriate to do so. State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback State-Changed-By: email@example.com State-Changed-When: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:20:28 +0000 State-Changed-Why: should be filed upstream, vs pkgsrc. probably fixed; is 3 years old. 30 day timer to close if not addressed upstream and confirmed still an issue From: "Michael L. Hitch" <firstname.lastname@example.com> To: email@example.com Cc: firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: Re: pkg/40258 (sysutils/grub does not work with ffs file systems with blocksize > 8K) Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:58:46 -0700 (MST) On Wed, 14 Dec 2011, email@example.com wrote: > Synopsis: sysutils/grub does not work with ffs file systems with blocksize > 8K > > Responsible-Changed-From-To: pkg-manager->gdt > Responsible-Changed-By: firstname.lastname@example.com > Responsible-Changed-When: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:20:28 +0000 > Responsible-Changed-Why: > I am volunteering to close this if it's appropriate to do so. > > > State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback > State-Changed-By: email@example.com > State-Changed-When: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:20:28 +0000 > State-Changed-Why: > should be filed upstream, vs pkgsrc. > probably fixed; is 3 years old. > 30 day timer to close if not addressed upstream > and confirmed still an issue As best I can tell, the pkgsrc version will still have the same issue. The pkgsrc version is 0.97, the "Legacy Grub", which is not being developed. I don't know if Grub2 has addressed this issue. This hasn't been an issue for me, since I have local patches if I ever want to use grub again (since NetBSD can now boot xen with the native bootloader, I don't have much use for grub anymore). -- Michael L. Hitch email@example.com Computer Consultant Information Technology Center Montana State University Bozeman, MT USA State-Changed-From-To: feedback->open State-Changed-By: email@example.com State-Changed-When: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:52:34 +0000 State-Changed-Why: feedback received From: David Holland <firstname.lastname@example.com> To: email@example.com Cc: Subject: Re: pkg/40258: sysutils/grub does not work with ffs file systems with blocksize > 8K Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2021 02:00:30 +0000 > Sysutils/grub has a well-known problem of not working with ffs file systems > with a blocksize > 8K. Since NetBSD typically defaults to 16K, that results > in a file system that grub fails to work with. It's sometimes a pain to > rebuild the filesystem, so it would be nice if grub would work with larger > block sizes. Since we still have grub 0.97 in pkgsrc and this patch isn't in it, we should commit the patch already. It's only been sitting in gnats 13 years. I'd do it but with something like grub the results really ought to be tested and I'm not in a position to do that. Can someone who is attend to it? (Alternatively, can someone point me at something I can use to generate a qemu-bootable disk image with a pkgsrc grub in it and something to boot from grub where one can tell if it worked?) -- David A. Holland email@example.com >Unformatted: 1) This seems like a grub bug, not a pkgsrc bug. Please address it upstream. After there's a bug open and a patch upstream, it's reasonable for pkgsrc to add a patch. 2) This PR is from 2008. Is this still an issue?


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For all those who say, so what if the Dadri meat was beef, please get a reality check. We live in an india maddened by manufactured Hindutva hatred against Muslims. This is election season. The political gains from claiming it was beef are enormous.
In ancient India's laboratories, an elephant head could be transplanted onto a human body. In Modi's modern India laboratory certified mutton can become certified beef in 8 months, just in the nick of time for the UP elections
Incidentally even the Mathura lab report (if indeed it is an authentic document with a proper seal) says that this meat was not what was confiscated from Akhlaq's fridge but was found in the trijunction near his house. Who put it there remains to be investigated. Is this the same meat that was certified 8 months ago as mutton? Why was a new test required at all? What exactly took the new lab 8 months?
If we ask similar questions about Malegaon blasts we will get similar answers. What happened to the confessional statements of several Hindutva accused who admitted before a magistrate under section 164 that they were involved in bomb blasts for which Muslim accused had been earlier arrested?
These confessions "vanished" last month. New section 164 statements were then recorded (an unheard of practice anywhere in the world) in which the Hindutva accused completely reversed their statements so that Sadhvi Pragya can now walk free. Soon to be followed by Colonel Purohit who is accused of distributing RDX for bomb blasts carried out across the country.
Yes Acche Din. For all those who dream of economic prosperity for the super rich even as our country descends into becoming another failed state like Pakistan.


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SAN FRANCISCO, September 4, 2013 – To build upon its success, and maintain its designation by the Florida Department of Education as an academically high-performing school district, Sumter County School District (SCSD) in Bushnell, FL has chosen Teachscape to help them drive teacher effectiveness and promote a culture of continuous professional improvement. SCSD will implement the Teachscape Effectiveness Platform based on Charlotte Danielson's 2011 Framework for Teaching Evaluation Instrument (FFT), with plans of implementing the 2013 Edition of the FFT in the 2014-15 school year.
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Upstairs is a large master bedroom with very large walk-in closet. A second guest room or office is adjacent to the master bedroom. A full bathroom and floor-to-ceiling cabinets in the hallway complete the upstairs.
In the carport are 2 storage rooms and a room set up with washer and dryer fittings and a half-bath.
Whether you are looking for a home with room for an office, guests, or family, you'll want to see this home.
This property is currently in the Real Property Tax program 'Affordable Rental Housing', which expires on June 30, 2020 and will revert to normal residential tax classification.
See all the images, virtual tour and current pricing here: 637185.KellyMoran.com


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Last long term update here was made 03.05.2018
We will update this schedule with all changes that will appear in life, so keep this
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The link above is the quickest, most efficient update but it is also good to
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Depending on location, you may join an info evening (which very often happens
before the weekend), a whole retreat, a course, or a year.
Each level have about 45 hours.
1st Level – Aspects of Tantra – Aspects of Life course
2nd Level – Essence for Couples course (also for singles who are ready to work
with someone else )
3rd Level – Tantra Massage Course (when people are ready for it)
4th Level – All Dimensions Tantra (only for students who we decide are ready
for it)
We share the program only with students who are ready for it but you may see
the invite for the first module here:
5th Level – Sacred Love
We share the program only with students who are ready for it
Online Teachings
This material is complementary for students within our program and is also
available separately for those that are interested to learn at home and have not
yet participated in our workshops. A one year membership costs only 70 Euro
and includes access to our all videos, our newest updated version of the book
and access to our online library. We also offer private 1 hour skype sessions.
Learning from our book:
Tantra Teachers and Students Guide: All Aspect of Life – All Aspects of
160 pages, descriptions of our 2 courses, exercises, many videos, advice and
reflections will give you good support on your tantra path whether you have
participated in our workshops yet or not.
Tantra Year Training
… gives you extra opportunities to participate in all workshops in the country: I
also guide you 1 hour before and after every weekend towards being an
assistant, masseur, therapist and/or teacher. By travelling with us around the
country (world) you may experience deeper connection not only with me but
with other students as well. You may join in at any time of the year and you may
join for a shorter or longer period than a year.
The proposed price includes all weekends on the early bird price + costs of the
small workshops.
Some commitment to support the team is welcome as well. This idea is a follow
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Deep Teacher Training
If your passionate about tantra and your dream is to become a tantra teacher…
If you can commit yourself to a lot of travel, assisting teaching sometimes every
day for long time, you may apply for position of assisting us. This may support
you in the future to become an independent TMS teacher.
If you already teach something, that may support our program, we may give you
the space for this.
the price depends on your commitment, individual discussion and many more
aspects. To give you estimation it may costs 6000 per year ( you may take it for
a shorter period ) but if you do not have so much, believe in yourself and
remember that in TMS we treat money as tool not as barrier.
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I feel at home in Koh Phangan, Sri Thanu – the most energizing, most spiritual
and tantric place that I could imagine. This is our base for at least 7 months in a
from the beginning of October 2018 until the end of April 2019
All levels are formatted into retreats that are two weeks long and interconnect
with each other, with integration time between. It is possible to become teacher,
masseur, assistant. Keep your eyes open for updates.
For details in Romania you may ask: Ada Bianca 0(040)747751035 (speaks
English and Romanian)
And for the rest you may ask me ( check the contacts <
At every visit there are different introduction evenings in Cluj Napoca and
sometimes in other cities
1st visit
27-29.04.2018 1st module, 2nd level – Massage Course – Busteni,Mountains
04-06.05.2018 1st module, 1 level – All Aspects Of Tantra Course – Apuseni
11-13.05.2018 1st module, 4th level – All Dimensions Tantra – Apuseni
2nd visit
8-10.06.2018 2nd module, 1 level – All Aspects Of Tantra Course – Apuseni
15-17.06.2018 2nd module, 3rd level – Massage Course – Busteni,Mountains
22-24.06.2018 2nd module, 4th level – All Dimensions Tantra – Apuseni
01-10.07.2018 1st level combined with Aqua Tantra. Costinesti and beach in
Tuzla – Summer Camp Retreat
3rd visit
14-16.09.2018 3rd module, 1 level – All Aspects Of Tantra Course – Apuseni
21-23.09.2018 3rd module, 2nd level – Massage Course – Busteni,Mountains
28-30.09.2018 3rd module, 4th level – All Dimensions Tantra – Apuseni
Nature near Wroclaw
1st visit:
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2nd visit:
29.06 – 1.07.2018 1st module 1st level
3rd visit:
6-8.09.2018 2nd module 1st level
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Whenever I am free from workshops in Europe, I am in Spain, Andalusia in
nature community Badulina, my lovely home ( http://
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Letters: Pearce over-estimates state water supply
Pearce over-estimates state water supply
A recent New York Times Magazine article documented the history of bringing global climate change into scientific and public awareness, concluding that the time for full remediation has likely passed. The Las Cruces Sun-News also ran its lead story on the ongoing drought in New Mexico. Both shed light on the worsening dangers we face due to our reliance on fossil fuels.
The Albuquerque Journal featured a story on Steve Pearce, including his background and position on various issues. He foresees a vast wealth of oil and gas in Southern New Mexico, turning Lea and Eddy counties into "the new Saudi Arabia." Astonishingly, he stated "New Mexico has a lot of water" and more affordable reclaimed water can be provided by oil extraction.
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Why would Representative Pearce consider increasing the use of fossil fuels in the face of unprecedented global climate change? The USDA just designated Lea, Eddy, and Chavez counties Federal Disaster Areas due to crop losses from drought. Given his ties to the oil industry and irrational belief that New Mexico has surplus water, he is a poor choice for governor. Voters should review Michelle Lujan Grisham's policies on establishing and expanding renewable energy sources. Unlike water, we have plenty of sun and wind in New Mexico to harness. We must move beyond old standards and harmful practices to ensure a sustainable environment.
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Las Cruces
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The article about the visit of Nancy Pelosi saddens me because it made mention of the chairman of the Republican Party, Adolfo Telles, and others there to protest Pelosi's pro-choice stance.
Pelosi and the protesters were there to support life. Does Telles think immigrant children do not qualify for a better life? Their parents are fleeing persecution in their country to the USA for freedom. Do they deserve to be taken away from their parents and incarcerated?
Telles needs to see the film "Harvest of Empire" about the USA causing this immigration from Central America. The immigrants have presented themselves at the border, and they are being arrested instead of welcomed. They are human beings.
The sadness for me is that I was a classmate of Adolfo's in elementary and high school in Alamogordo. I knew his family well. Did he forget the values that were taught to him?
Instead of causing more confusion, Republicans need to gather with Democrats and find a solution for the administration, which does not want to address this problem. Regardless of how this got started, stop pointing fingers and get to work on this together.
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The Zhu Zhu pets are quite entertaining, and they are a great little pet for kids. You don't have to "care" for your Zhu Zhu pet as you would a live pet, so they make great little pets for your kids if you don't want the responsibility and work that a live pet can bring.
Zhu Zhu pets cam out with a new line of friends called the KUNG ZHU. Our family loves the Kung Zhu's! These are warriors: ninjas and special forces. These Zhu Zhu's have shields, armor and special vehicles. To kick off the new Kun Zhu pets, the Zhu Zhu's are visiting 20 cities this summer and fall with the Zhu-niverse Tour, and welcomes all fans to come live for a day like the Zhu's. Our family had a great time checking out the Zhu-niverse Tour at the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN on June 5th, 2010. I think that visiting the Tour is a great way to introduce your children to the Zhu Zhu's and get in on all the fun!
I think the set up at the Mall of America was great...it was a rainy day, the Zhu-niverse was indoors, and people were everywhere! There were a few other events at the Mall of America that day, so it was great for even more people to check out the Zhu-niverse! There was a life size hamster habitat trail and wheel. My kids loved that!
There were four large tables of Zhu Zhu pets, accessories and habitats for kids to play with. The sets included the original Zhu Zhu sets as well as the new Kung Zhu pets/habitats/accessories.
Geoffrey, the Toys R Us giraffe, was there to greet all the children. Toys R Us is one of the main stores that sell the Zhu Zhu pets. My kids had a great time saying, "Hi" to Geoffrey and giving him a hug.
The Zhu-niverse had so much activity available for the kids! The staff and volunteers led kids in games, like pick the correct Zhu Zhu pet, land on the Zhu Zhu's birth mark, and more. There were prizes awarded like stickers, postcards, and tie string bags.
The live hamster habitat was such a blast! The kids had a great time pretending they were Zhu Zhu pets. Check out this cute video my oldest son took of the younger kids:
Here is a picture of Madelyn near the end of the habitat, next to Mr. Squiggles.
The kids had a great time playing the Zhu Zhu pets game on the Nintendo DSi gaming station.
It was great that there were several gaming systems so several children can play at the same time. The kids all loved the game...traveling with their Zhu Zhu pets.
Even my husband and our 17 month old had a great time playing the game.
Cole was so excited to play with the Zhu Zhu pets. He was just amazed at how they moved around. I like the little police car that is in front of him.
This is a very colorful set up for the Zhu Zhu pets!
There was a station set up where kids could play, "Which Zhu are YOU?" With answering questions about what they like, activities they enjoy, etc. the computer matches up the child to a Zhu Zhu pet they are most like based on their answers. After it picks the Zhu Zhu you are most like, the computer will take your picture and fit it in the body of a Zhu Zhu pet. With a plastic card, you have a special number and instruction to go online and view/order your photos.
Kung Zhu Training Grounds were a big hit for my kids. I think they spend most of the time training for Kung Zhu wars. The Training grounds started off with a race through the matted tunnel
....you can see Cole's legs in this photo.
Then the kids run through another tunnel and climb up on a stool to reach the monkey bars.
They quickly reach across to go through the monkey bars (Madelyn is getting some help from bigger brother).
Almost to the finish line, the kids need to run through the fierce ninjas and special forces (large mats that were standing upright).
At the end of the race, the kids got to hit the big cymbal for a big "DONG." Cole loved hitting the mallet on the cymbal. Once they hit the bell, they got a sticker for their achievement.
Here is a couple pictures of the Kung Zhu Zhu pets, home, and accessories. The kids really like the new additions.
Be sure to check out the Zhu-niverse if they are coming near you!~
Upcoming events for the rest of the summer for the Zhu-niverse Tour!
Belleville National Strawberry Festival, Detroit, MI (Belleville, MI)
Friday - Sunday, June 18-20
Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI
Saturday - Monday, June 26-28
Naperville Ribfest, Chicago, IL (Naperville, IL)
Thursday - Sunday, July 1-4
Taste of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Saturday - Sunday, July 10-11
New England Sand Sculpting Festival, Boston, MA (Revere, MA)
Friday - Sunday, July 16-18
QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning, Trenton, NJ (Readington, NJ)
Friday - Sunday, July 23-25
Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Friday - Sunday, July 30-August 1
Also, at the Zhu-niverse you could get up on the platform and dance to the new Zhu Zhu Flo song. I had a party gathering before attending the Zhu-niverse and we tried the song out. I think the song is a bit easier for older kids (like ages 5 and up). The kids we had at the party were under 6. So, it was harder for them, but they still had a blast. We had some Pizza Hut pizza to kick off the Zhu Zhu flo party, and then got to work learning the dance. Here are some photos and a video from learning the Zhu Zhu flo.
The Zhu Zhu flo is on a DVD and we had instructions, video with music, and a fun Zhu Zhu pet video after the song.
The kids had fun dancing to the music and learning it, however I don't think they were too anxious to learn a new song.
My daughter loves the Zhu Zhu flo song, and really gets into the dance. Sometimes she makes up her own little dance, too. If we had wanted to, our group could have performed the Zhu Zhu flo dance at the Zhu-niverse tour, but I think the kids were just not quite ready for that yet.
It is a fun dance to learn, and I think it is fun that the Zhu Zhu's have their own dance song.
Thanks to Mom Select and Zhu Zhu pets I was able to host a Zhu Zhu flo party. I was sent a gift card to pizza hut to purchase snacks for our party. I was given information on the Zhu-niverse Tour from Mom Select, and given information to share with my readers. I was not compensated for my time or written review. The Zhu-niverse Tour is a free event and open to the public.


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The ban is aimed at making miners process minerals in Indonesia, a major exporter of nickel ore. There was talk in the metals market on Monday that the ban might be brought forward, sending nickel prices to a four-year high on the Shanghai Futures Exchange and to a two-week high at $14,930 a ton on the London Metal Exchange.
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