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A treasure from 1927, Pois de Senteur is an example of the most exciting and rare of Caron perfumes. It was one of Ernest Daltroff's greatest challenges to recreate the bewitching, elusive and nostalgic scent of sweet peas, one of the most popular flowers of that era.
From a magnificent bouquet of blooms Daltroff artfully conjures an hypnotic golden fantasy fragrance of sweet peas as they entwine their tendrils around a garden trellis. The green leafy tang of the stems and foliage contrasts with the more delicate perfume of the mauve, pink and white blossoms. Intensely rich and powdery, Pois de Senteur is famously tenacious and clinging on the skin, trailing the most intoxicating sillage.
The Notes
TOP: Cyclamen, hyacinth
HEART: Jasmine, lilac, muguet
BASE: Vanilla, honey, musk
ALCOHOL DENAT.. FRAGRANCE/PARFUM. WATER/AQUA. CITRONELLOL. BENZYL BENZOATE. GERANIOL. COUMARIN. BENZYL ALCOHOL. CINNAMYL ALCOHOL. HYDROXYCITRONELLAL. EUGENOL. LINALOOL. BENZYL CINNAMATE. LIMONENE. BENZYL SALICYLATE. ALPHA-ISOMETHYL IONONE. CITRAL. EVERNIA PRUNASTRI (OAKMOSS) EXTRACT. CINNAMAL. FARNESOL. ISOEUGENOL. 74% Vol.
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I said I was going to involve you in my minimalist decisions as I decorate our tiny home. I haven't gotten as far as I wanted to before doing that, but I will show you some pictures and tell you the kind of challenges I'm having.
We have been pulling boxes out of the garage, one by one. On average, I have decided to find a place for about two-thirds of each box I've gone through. I already know what things I will be storing in the shed or barn, but I will keep them at a minimum. I do not want to have to go through the mountain of things that made the first and second cuts, a third or fourth time. I will store three categories.
- Christmas decorations…I only kept the tiny ones. I have my nutcrackers and a few other things with sentimental value. I feel good about the culling of the Christmas decorations.
- I will store my beasterhops, and everything that goes with them. I want to continue writing about Beastertown and I will use all my pieces as props for the photos. I already have them organized in plastic tubs, so I feel fine about keeping the source of much of my writing joy.
- Off season clothes…I will store our winter clothes, now. I have cut down considerably on the size of my wardrobe. For someone who still struggles with finding her "look," this has been tough. Keep in mind, I love to go to resale shops. If I have learned anything through this experience, it's that too much is too much, no matter what you paid for it. That has been a depressing discovery for me.
That's about all I will store. I know when I've completed purging and storing, and I sit back in my comfy chair on the porch, I will feel a sense of freedom. I'm sure I will miss a few things, but I will have everything I need. (I could still shop for others, but unless it's for a really good friend, or a family member who won't be offended, I can't get comfortable with doing that.)
I started my challenge with the ledge in the kitchen. All this time, I have thought I wanted to decorate it with beasterhops. For those of you who don't know, a beasterhop is a rabbit who rides on a bicycle. I want your opinion on this. I'm a little gun-shy because one year, I wanted to leave my nutcracker collection up all year, and my girls said, "absolutely not." I haven't asked them about the beasterhops.
The large egg on the left is an antique basket-weave egg that was given to me by a good friend. I like the way it looks, but I don't want it to get damaged or dirty sitting up there. She did tell me it has been in her attic for years, so at least people would enjoy it. She gave me another egg that is an antique made in Germany. It's much smaller and I could possibly find a little glass dome to put over it and display it, instead. It's really beautiful.
I found the large lady Beasterhop on the bicycle, when we were camping in Glen Rose with a group of friends. All the girls went shopping at these really fun places, so I associate Missy Beasterhop with an especially fun time with friends. I think she may be a bit too big to be up there. What do you think?
The ceramic boy and girl Beasterhops were given to me by another good friend. I love the way the boy bunny is looking back at the girl he must really adore. I think they look good. Maybe I should find another little bicycle to set beside or behind them. The Beasterhop on the bicycle is The Beasterhop. The day of the book signing for We Shall See what We Shall See, Kip found the bicycle and I took Mr. Beasterhop off of one of the thousands of decorations my friend, Pat had given me. He was on a ladder which is why his legs already looked like he was riding a bike. Kip took Mr. Beasterhop and the bicycle over to our friend, Scott's, and he shaped and sanded the wooden stand that holds him up. He will be displayed all year round. See how special all of these are to me?
I promised Kip I would not load the whole house down with beasterhops riding on bicycles. After all, I must have some room for crowns and hats.
We have eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, so there is not room for everyone's pictures on the walls, which is why two years ago, I asked for a nice looking board to tack pictures on. Heidi got me the neatest framed cork board. I love it and it's easy to take down the old pics and replace them with more current ones. That's it hanging on the wall in the hall. I haven't put the pictures back on it, yet.
Heidi also gave us the map above the buffet to chronicle our trips. We put little pins everyplace we have been on our motor home vacations. It looks a little high on the wall, but I've since put a couple of things on the buffet so it looks better, and it needs to be at eye level so you can see all of the pins.
We now have little red stools around the island, and big stools at the counter. The bar stools are pretty big, but Kip wanted them to be comfortable for big guys like him.
As you can see, the place is still a cluttered mess. Remember, we are still moving in and we can only visit until we have water. The sewer is in, but of course, it doesn't work without water….Sheesh! What an adventure this has been. Thanks for hanging in there with us. I'll take more and better pictures of our progress, tomorrow.
We're trying very hard to remain happy campers. Some days we succeed, and some days we struggle. Hey… at least the dogs and cat haven't run away…yet! They're just hoping the recliners still have their names on them.

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The German woman, herself an immigrant from Ghana, jerked forward with such force her hoop earrings swung like pendulums. "The whole thing is to have power over women," declared Mona Fofie, 24, speaking of the Muslim head covering called hijab.
The Syrian man, one of 900 asylum-seekers welcomed in Weimar, Germany, was no less upset. "Have you asked them?" demanded Anas Alkarri, 28. "I think you will find it is their choice to wear the hijab."
She pressed on: "I have heard that women can't worship in the mosque. Is this true?"
He scoffed: "Of course they can worship in the mosque. This is a misconception. There is a separate section in the back for them."
The German woman stifled a gasp. "A separate section? Oh my God."
So it went in a four-month cultural crash course pairing Weimar residents with refugees, and in informal interactions around the city and the rest of Germany, as roughly one million people arrived in galvanic waves from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. The rapid influx shook European social structures, accelerated a rise in right-wing nationalism and saddled social welfare systems with the complex challenge of absorbing so many desperate wanderers at once.
Germany led the way in numbers of refugees and in programs to support them, as Chancellor Angela Merkel called for constituents to open their communities and, not incidentally, provide work in a nation where 658,000 jobs went unfilled last year.
The German government spent 14.5 billion euros — about $15 billion — on refugees in 2016, and nearly as much is earmarked for this year. About $1.5 billion of 2016's expenditures paid for reception centers, registration and housing during the asylum application process; $2.2 billion went to integration efforts like the cultural crash course run by the European Youth Education Center in Weimar.
With the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party polling as the third-strongest ahead of federal elections in September, the nation's Interior Ministry released figures this week showing that the number of criminal suspects classified as immigrants had surged more than 50 percent. Nearly 175,000 newcomers to Germany were charged last year, according to the data, accounting for 8.6 percent of all crimes, up from 5.7 percent in 2015, increasing the pressure on Ms. Merkel's government to step up deportations of illegal or criminal immigrants.
"Those who commit serious offenses here forfeit their right to stay here," warned Thomas de Maizière, the interior minister.
In Weimar, a storied center of culture and politics that bridges the nation's old East-West divide, Ralf Kirsten, the police chief, said many of the crimes involving Muslim newcomers consisted of disputes among themselves and frustrations over living in communal housing, not attacks on Germans.
The city settled the migrants with classic German efficiency and astonishing speed by all measurable criteria: They were housed, clothed and fed, the children enrolled in local schools and the adults in government-paid classes to learn the basics of the language, laws and customs.
They had health care, first through a new refugee department in the city government and then, once they were granted official refugee status, through the social service channels used by all Germans. That status also meant their monthly stipends increased to €409 ($434) from €216 ($230) for single adults, with a young family of three receiving €605 ($643).
But on the person-to-person level where integration really happens, there are staggering cultural headwinds. On issues like gender, sexuality, religion in the public sphere and even the seemingly mundane matter of punctuality, the differences may take generations to overcome.
A city of 65,000, Weimar sits in a region of gentle hills and poor but picturesque villages, the narrow Ilm River flowing through the shadows of old palaces and sprawling parks.
Two of Germany's dominant literary figures, Goethe and Schiller, lived here. The Weimar Republic, which rose and fell between two world wars, was formed here, as was the influential 20th-century design movement Bauhaus. From September 2015 until February 2016, asylum-seekers like Anas arrived weekly by the busload. They crammed into a dormitory on Weimar's western edge and eventually fanned out to apartments of their own to start new chapters.
Besides the housing and government-provided food or stipends, Weimar's refugees found a plethora of student, religious and social service groups providing help navigating the German bureaucracy and offering activities and events to pull them into the life of the city.
Dozens of refugees we met said they had been largely welcomed — or ignored — though many recounted moments of public hostility and even physical aggression. As the months passed, we watched them wandering the cobbled streets of Weimar's old city, pushing bicycles, pausing at kebab shops, playing table soccer with shaggy university students.
"I think this process of integration is going to be more difficult than people realize," Anas said one day. "And I think it will come as a surprise to many of the Germans, but it is going to be just as hard for them as it is for us."
— In This Story —
ANAS ALKARRI, 27, his wife, AYA ALNABULSI, 19, and their son, ZAID, 16 months
MARGRET AURIN, 28, a German student who volunteered in the resettlement effort
BASHAR AL-SULAIMAN, 20, a student and soccer enthusiast from Syria
SARAH ZDUN, 26, a German social worker and her Syrian boyfriend, OMAR, 28
Stray a few blocks beyond Weimar's historic center and you are in a working-class sprawl of chipped pavement, weedy courtyards and occasional bursts of indecipherable graffiti. That is where Anas, his wife, Aya, and their young son, Zaid, settled — in a dim top-floor apartment in one of the better-maintained buildings among hundreds of white-walled housing blocks.
Like others, he hoped to take advantage of free language lessons and quickly land a job. But also like others, he found German difficult and was frustrated by the bureaucratic hurdles and internships most newcomers must clear to hold a job in Germany.
"They teach you the rules, and then they teach you the exceptions, and the exceptions are more than the rule," he said of the language classes he received from the city and local university students. "The dog is a he, but the table is a she. They have no logic."
Refugees are required to take roughly 700 hours of classes in German language and cultural orientation in exchange for benefits. At the end, if they pass a language test, they are eligible to hold a job and remain in the country permanently.
In the first six months of 2016 — the most recent available figures — 278,404 refugees were enrolled in integration courses across the country, 434 of them in and around Weimar. Nearly 64 percent nationwide passed the test needed to continue studying or pursue vocational training.
Anas was an accountant in Syria but gave up on that career in Weimar. "The training here is clearly superior," he said. "Given the choice, even I would hire a German over a Syrian."
— In This Story —
OMAR, 28, a Syrian who declined to give his last name to protect relatives, and his girlfriend, SARAH ZDUN, 26, a German social worker
MOHAMED KHANOM, 45, a Syrian man who separated from his wife after landing in Germany
BASHAR AL-SULAIMAN, 20, a student from Syria sharing an apartment with seven Germans
MOAAZZAZA ALMUSTAFA, 19, a Syrian living with her family — in one room
HINDRIN OMAR SHARIF, 34, a Syrian living with her husband and children
The refugees brought little with them: cellphones, of course; some clothes or toys; photos of Syria — of home. They spent weeks or months in a cramped dormitory that they considered a refugee camp on the edge of Weimar, then slowly fanned out to apartments across the city with relatives, other refugees they met along the way and, occasionally, Germans.
Inside these rooms, we glimpsed their new lives, still under construction. There were tiny kitchens and empty shelves, but also meticulously arranged mementos and neatly stacked blankets.
When do four walls become a home?
"You feel it inside your heart" is how Omar put it.
— In This Story —
INA SCHÖRNIG, 56, owner of I.Punkt, a fashionable boutique overlooking the Herderplatz, Weimar's oldest square
STEFAN KRANZ, 55, a social worker and friend of Ina's visiting her at the shop
CHRISTIANE PÖBEL, 55, another friend and an unemployed graphic designer
A FRIEND who spoke on the condition of anonymity because she did not want to be publicly connected with her comments about refugees.
— In This Story —
HAIFAA, 30, a widowed mother of two and now matriarch of the group
MAHDIYA, 28, who believes that Chancellor Angela Merkel invited her to come to Germany
SCHIREEN, 23, who hoped to continue her education in Germany, but struggles with the language
The Ibrahim sisters share a two-bedroom apartment and an unspoken understanding of the need to stick together. Unlike most of the roughly 95,000 refugee women who poured into Germany in 2015, these three came without husbands, fathers or brothers.
Haifaa, the oldest, had the idea first: After her husband was killed in Syria's civil war, she sought a safe future for her children. Schireen, the youngest, was game to go along in the hope of continuing an education that had been stunted by the fighting. Mahdiya, the middle sister, worried about the cost and length of the journey, but remarks made by Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany persuaded her to make the trek.
In the 17 months since they arrived in Weimar, the sisters have attended language classes and navigated their new city side by side. They and other refugee women spoke about an extra layer of challenges in adapting to German social customs, including how to organize playdates for their children and have platonic friendships with men, something unusual in the conservative Muslim society they came from.


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Transracial / Transnational Parents
Pact was founded by two mothers who adopted across racial lines, and addressing the special challenges of transracial adoption is central to much of our programming (including consultations, workshops, trainings, and Pact Family Camp). We know that transracial adoptive parents can benefit greatly from connecting with other families who share their experiences. We encourage you to join our:
Private Facebook Group for Families with Adopted Children of Color
This is a forum where adoptive parents can share their questions, concerns, and opinions about parenting, adoption, and race as well as information about events or resources that are relevant to adoptive families parenting children of color. Parents of all racial backgrounds are welcome. The majority of the participants on this group live in Northern California, with most residing in the Bay Area.
Register to join this group » (Pact membership while not required is encouraged to help keep Pact funded to provide services to adopted children of color, their families and friends.)
I'm part of an interracial couple: where do I fit in?
Pact works with quite a lot of couples in which one parent shares the same race or ethnicity as their adopted child (or at least shares the experience of being a person of color), while the other parent does not. These couples are welcome to participate in our support groups for Parents of Color, as well as all the other groups listed above.


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You could be getting more creativity and energy from your workforce. That's the argument Dani Monroe, founder of the diversity practice Center Focus International makes in her new book, Untapped Talent: Unleashing the Power of the Hidden Workforce.
"Many people show up and do their job but don't have a more extensive engagement," she says. For whatever reason, their skills aren't fully recognized or put to use by their employers. It's a shame, because that wasted talent makes up a lost resource for your company. But it doesn't have to be that way, she says. There are steps that you can take to access that resource and get more motivation, skills, and innovation from the people who work for you.
1. Do an assessment
Consider if you're getting everything you can from each of your team members. "Ask, yourself, 'Do I have a hunch this person could perform at a higher level?'" Monroe advises. Don't count on your employees themselves to suggest that they may be able to take on more responsibility--some may, but others won't. "There are people who don't ask, they just exist on the team," she says. "Or maybe they've always done one particular job, so everyone assumes that's what they'll always do." If you're seeing someone do their job with a high level of accuracy and performing well, consider that person may have the skills to take on something more challenging.
2. Mix it up
One bank Monroe worked with brought in a new CEO who set out to create a strategic plan for the company. But instead of just consulting with its top executives, the CEO went below the top management level to ask lower-level employees for their ideas and input. "All of a sudden he was getting all kinds of information he didn't have before, merely by inviting a different layer of employees to help with an important project," Monroe says. "And all these people are now engaged, and they keep coming in with new ideas."
You can create the same effect by putting people onto teams or task forces whom you normally wouldn't, Monroe says. Chances are you'll get more new ideas, and more motivated employees in the process.
3. Stretch their boundaries
Consider giving employees jobs for which they're not entirely prepared, Monroe says. "If we create businesses where people are stretched a little bit, and are constantly learning, we'll get a lot of innovation and creativity. That's because their brains will have the opportunity to form a little bit different wiring. If we have to do the same thing year after year, our creativity begins to slow because we move into automatic."
That may mean putting someone into a job who has only 40 percent of the needed skills, she says, especially if he or she has related skills that would transfer well. In that case, she says, "Your role is to help coach them through. Guide them, and be there when they need to run something by you. You understand it's a learning time for that person."
4. Find out what they like
Often, exploring what someone likes to do outside the workplace may help you tap an untapped talent. Monroe tells the story of one manager who asked a programmer working in his company what she liked to do after hours. She said she was a creative writer, so when a job came up in communications, he recommended her for it. It turned out to be a great fit.
5. Find out what they need
Sometimes, accommodating someone's needs, even if it means breaking the rules of your company, can lead to a highly productive--and very devoted--employee. "One woman was going to be let go because she couldn't keep to the company's schedule. She had to leave work at 4:30 to pick up her kids," Monroe says. But a manager, noting that he and his colleagues occasionally left early for golf, decided to accommodate her, and hired her to work with him. She's doing the job very well, Monroe says, "And she's back online working at 7 p.m. every evening."


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The Law Office of Stephen Ross in Pottstown provides comprehensive and compassionate assistance for families seeking to adopt in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Tax Credit for Adoption Expenses
You may be able to get a tax credit for qualifying expenses paid to adopt an eligible child. The adoption credit is an amount subtracted from your tax liability and is not allowed for any reimbursed expense. Also, certain amounts reimbursed by your employer for qualifying adoption expenses may be excludable from your gross income.
These expenses include reasonable and necessary adoption fees, court costs, attorney fees, traveling expenses, including amounts spent for meals and lodging while away from home, and other expenses that are directly related to the legal adoption of a child. The adoption credit cannot be taken for a child who is not a U.S. citizen unless the adoption becomes final. These credits have dollar limits and income limits. For instance, the adoption tax credit is $12,170 for tax year 2010. Also, the beginning phase out based on adjusted gross income is $182, 520 in 2010 and is totally eliminated at modified AGI of $222,520. Modified AGI includes student loan interest, tuition and fees that were deducted from AGI, and payments from an employer's adoption assistance program.
This credit may not be claimed for stepparent adoptions. Also, you may not use expenses as a credit or deduction that were incurred as a result of an unsuccessful adoption attempt.
How to Take Advantage of Tax Benefits
In order to take advantage of the tax benefit, you must obtain from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) an adoption taxpayer identification number. This is necessary when the adopting parents do not have or are unable to obtain the child's Social Security number. This number is to be used by the adopting taxpayers on their federal income tax return to identify the child while the final adoption is pending.
You should apply for the adoption taxpayer identification number when the adoption is a domestic adoption, the child is legally placed in your home for adoption by an authorized agency, the adoption is not yet final, and you qualify to claim the child as a dependent.
As soon as the adoption becomes final, a person should obtain a new Social Security number for the child and inform the IRS so the adoption taxpayer identification number is no longer used and deactivated by the IRS.
Contact Our Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Adoption Lawyers
For more information about the tax aspects of adoption, Contact us to schedule a consultation with our Pottstown attorneys. We serve families in Montgomery County, Chester County, Berks County, Philadelphia County, Lancaster County and surrounding counties in Pennsylvania.


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10 a.m. State Insurance Department and the Attorney General's Office hold hearing on broker compensation; New York University, Eisner and Lubin auditorium, 4th floor, Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for University Life, 60 Washington Square South.
10:30 a.m. Betsy Gotbaum calls for playground warning signs to be in English and Spanish; Mil Brook Playground, 135th Street between St. Ann's and Cypress avenues, Bronx.
12:30 p.m. Autism United and State Senator Craig Johnson announce companies that are pulling their advertising off radio host Michael Savage's program over autism comments; in front of the Wall Street bull, between Broadway and Whitehall Street.
7 p.m. Black Veterans for Social Justice holds benefit gala; The Grand Prospect Hall, 263 Prospect Ave.


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Listen up people of Tunisia - The BlackBerry 10 Mini Jam is coming your way. Being held on November 28th in El Ghazala it is the perfect opportunity for developers to learn about getting set for the forthcoming BlackBerry 10 platform.
Beginner and master mobile application developers will be able to attend in-depth breakout sessions focused on Native C/C++ development for the BlackBerry 10 platform. Places are strictly limited and therefore registrations are subject to availability. The Event Organisers will consider registrations on a first-come, first-served basis. Any unsuccessful registrations will be notified with 48hrs.
The BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour has been a huge success at every location the developer relations team have been on their travels. I have virtually no knowledge of developing but even I enjoyed the BB10 Jam London event that I attended - there is a buzz about it and developers are excited. There is always a decent percentage of iOS and Android devs at the events so it isn't just for current BlackBerry devs. So if you are in Tunisia and fancy a slice of the BlackBerry 10 pie get in quick. Places are limited.
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Steve Davis on the signing of Newcastle midfielder Liam Smith.
Steve Davis says he was keen to sign young midfielder Liam Smith after 'liking what he saw' during his loan spell with Blackpool. The Alex boss has signed the Newcastle United youngster on loan until January and although he is not as experienced as he would have preferred in terms of competitive game time, the Alex staff have kept a close eye on the South Shields-born youngster following his impressive displays for Newcastle's Development Squad.
Steve told the club's official web-site: "Liam came up in the conversations we had about midfield players and he was one on the list. He has been out at Blackpool for a couple of months and he did well there.
"We have seen him play for Newcastle's Development Squad and he has impressed. We have liked what we have seen with him.
"He breaks up play and reads the game well. He is a left-footer and has a good range of passing. He can also deliver quality from free-kick and corners.
Steve added: "He is highly thought of at Newcastle and he has just signed a new contract there. I'm sure he has a bright future and he will benefit from the experience of going out for six months."


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Healthcare markets: economies of scale and scope
Applies to England
Consultation description
Monitor welcomes your comments on this report. In particular, readers are asked to consider the following questions:
- what do you think of the proposed framework for measuring economies of scale and scope?
- what are you views on the initial case study evidence identified?
- what are the key modelling improvements that should be made when gathering evidence on economies of scale and scope?
- do you have any ideas on how changes in clinical quality can be measured and accounted for in future work?
- do you think there are any other issues which should be considered?
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Kirsten did what many other Neue Schule Facebook fans did, she entered the USA Competition on the Neue Schule Facebook page and forgot all about it. Until one day when she was contacted by the Team to say Congratulations, you have won, when would you like to go to Wellington in Florida to soak up the Winter Equestrian Festival, the beautiful Florida sunshine and not forgetting the shopping?
Well she has been and had a wonderful time being shown around by Randi, staying in the West Palm Beach Marriott Hotel.
Kirsten said about the trip;
"It was amazing!! And Randi was so lovely I didn't want to come home ha!
Friday Randi and I went to watch the dressage but it was only lower levels due to it raining later on and the Grand Prix getting cancelled until the Saturday. Also went shopping on some of the stalls and went to the tackeria.
Saturday Randi showed me around Palm Beach and Wellington properly, and then we went to watch the dressage in the day and the Grand Prix jumping was at night. It was an amazing experience"
We are so pleased that Kirsten had such a lovely time in Palm Beach!


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Pavana dam backwaters @ Samadhan Restaurant01:28:00
One of my favorite places for a one day trip for all my guests is Pavana Dam and backwater area, this place is just 50 km away from Pimpri Chinchwad and around 70 Km away from Pune city. I visit this place almost every year after I heard about this place, the surrounding of the Pavana dam is so nourishing and refreshing in monsoon and it give best landscape view in summer. These place have best camping and boating area. I am sure you will love this place if you visit once.
I visit this place in the month of March 2016 with my cousin brother. This post is just as a photography post, for more information on Pavana Dam visit my first post on this travel blog.
Best time to visit Pawana Lake/Dam will be the end of summer which is in the month of April-May as the water level goes down and it form an island which is beauty of this lake or can be visiting in rainy season which is in the month of June-September to enjoy the beauty of surrounding expanse of the Lake.
|A view of Tikona Fort from Pavana Dam backwaters
|Duck at Pavana dam backwaters
|Myself at Pavana Dam backwaters
|Kingfisher bird!
|Samadhan Restaurant at Pavana dam backwaters
|Me and my brother at Pavana dam
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Well there's no doubt Johnny has that dreamy effect on ladies across the planet.
But even Paul McCartney's family get in a fluster when they hear his pal Johnny in making a visit.
The Beatles legend says his wife Nancy and his fashion designer daughter Stella McCartney act very unnaturally when the handsome actor stops by their house, and even he feels the need to smarten up.
Although Johnny is not the most prim and proper dresser himself, Paul told The Sun newspaper: "John - if I can just drop a name there - comes visiting quite a lot. It's cool. I had my daughter and her husband and the kids staying there recently, and my little one Beatrice.
"I said to them all, 'By the way, Johnny Depp is coming round'. They all perked up - 'Oh yeah?' I said, 'Yeah, he's coming round tomorrow'. That morning I come into breakfast and the first guy coming in is Mary's husband, and I say, 'You look very smart today'.
"Then Nancy comes in, she's all smartened up - make-up, you know. Normally, everyone bowls in bleary-eyed. Then suddenly they are all laughing at me because I'm in a waistcoat and I've done it too - subconsciously made a real effort. Everyone, Beatrice, all smartly dressed for our special guest."
The 70-year-old singer also revealed Johnny - who recently appeared in his music video for My Valentine - is a talented musician and when the Hollywood star comes around the pair like to chat about music and jam on their guitars together.
He added: "Johnny comes in like he's an old cowboy. He just hung out, it was really nice. He brought me this funky little guitar as a gift. He's a really decent player. Before he was an actor, when he was about 17, he was in a group."


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What is Wide Color Gamut and why is it evolving?
That's the main question we explore in the final installment of this series. Similar to frame rates, color gamut is a slow evolving standard – often taking decades to change. Yet, today, we are in the middle of the biggest transformation of color gamuts in a lifetime. The entire film chain, from acquisition through display and distribution, is confronted with an evolutionary change that makes promises about tomorrow it can't keep today.
Why is this happening? What's pushing this forward? That's what we're talking about in this Insight.
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Deadly Weapon Coke
Tahera Ahmad
Yesterday at 03:22 · Edited ·
I am sitting on a United airlines flight in the air 30,000ft above and I am in tears of humiliation from discrimination. The flight attendant asked me what I would like to drink and I requested a can of diet coke. She brought me a can that was open so I requested an unopened can due to hygienic reasons. She said no one has consumed from the drink, but I requested an unopened can. She responded, "Well I'm sorry I just can't give you an unopened can so no diet coke for you." She then brought the man sitting next to me a can of UNOPENED beer. So I asked her again why she refused to give me an UNOPENED can of diet coke. She said, "We are unauthorized to give unopened cans to people because they may use it as a WEAPON on the plane." So I told her that she was clearly discriminating against me because she gave the man next to me an unopened can of beer. She looked at his can, quickly grabbed it and opened it and said, "it's so you don't use it as a weapon." Apphauled at her behavior I asked people around me if they witnessed this discriminatory and disgusting behavior and the man sitting in an aisle across from me yelled out to me, "you Moslem, you need to shut the F** up." I said, "what?!" He then leaned over from his seat, looked me straight in the eyes and said, "yes you know you would use it as a WEAPON so shut the f**k up." I felt the hate in his voice and his raging eyes. I can't help but cry on this plane because I thought people would defend me and say something. Some people just shook their heads in dismay. #IslamophobiaISREAL
This IS Britain in the 21st Century?
from C4 News
In a letter – seen by Channel 4 News – members of the British Belz Hasidic sect in Stamford Hill were told by religious leaders that any children driven by their mothers should be turned away from school from June this year onwards.
The letter, originally in Hebrew, said that a growing number of "mothers of pupils who have started to drive" has led to "great resentment among parents of pupils of our institutions".
It read: "In particular, there is great consternation and resentment amongst our students studying in the holy establishments against this practice. A woman driving a vehicle cannot send her children for education within the Belz institutions.
"Therefore, we are to inform you that as of the beginning of June 2015, it will not be possible for a student to study within our establishment if his/her mother drives a car.
"Any mother who must drive due to a special reason (such as a medical condition) must forward a request to a special committee and that committee will consider her request."
After the reports first surfaced in the Jewish Chronicle, the Board of Deputies of British Jews distanced itself from the advice, saying that the "vast majority of the Jewish community has never had any problem with anyone driving".
A spokesman said: "This is an ultra-Orthodox sect and they have weird rules on what they think women should be doing. It's not a mainstream Jewish thing. It seems to be a marginal group. Across the strictly orthodox community, women drive as much as anyone else does and no one has ever questioned it."
Dina Brawer, the UK Ambassador of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, said that the directive had no basis in Jewish teachings. "It is a perversion of Jewish law and values. There is no foundation for banning women from driving within Jewish sources, it is not reflecting the tradition.
'False dichotomy'
"What these ultra-Orthodox movements sometimes do is create a dichotomy between what a person of faith and part of the modern world; it is a false dichotomy.
"Rabbis have always been pragmatic and have adapted to the changing world they are living in, while upholding our values. They are trying to react against change and modern society."
But, in a statement released on their behalf after the letter came to light, the women of the sect said they felt that driving a car was a "high-pressured activity".
The statement read: "As Orthodox Jewish women belonging to the Belz community in London, we feel extremely privileged and valued to be part of a community where the highest standards of refinement, morality and dignity are respected. We believe that driving a vehicle is a high-pressured activity where our values may be compromised by exposure to selfishness, road-rage, bad language and other inappropriate behaviour.
"We do, however, understand that there are many who conduct lifestyles that are different to ours, and we do not, in any way, disrespect them or the decisions they make."
Neither of the schools associated with the sect responded to requests from Channel 4 News to clarify their policies.
A Department for Education (DfE) spokesman said it was looking into allegations that the independent school standards have been breached after receiving a series of reports on Thursday. The department was not able to say how many schools were being looked at as part of the investigation, which is at an early stage, but it is understood that both of the Belz institutions are included.
The spokesman said: "If schools do not actively promote the principle of respect for other people they are breaching the independent school standards. Where we are made aware of such breaches we will investigate and take any necessary action to address the situation."
the Atheist and the little girl
An atheist was seated next to a little girl on an aeroplane and he turned to her and said, "Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger."
The little girl, who had just started to read her book, replied to the total stranger, "What would you want to talk about?"
"Oh, I don't know," said the atheist. "How about why there is no God, or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after death?" as he smiled smugly.
"Okay," she said. "Those could be interesting topics but let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff – grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, but a horse produces clumps. Why do you suppose that is?"
The atheist, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about it and says, "Hmmm, I have no idea." To which
the little girl replies, "Do you really feel qualified to discuss God, Heaven and Hell, or life after death, when you don't know shit?"
And then she went back to reading her book.
for Trinity Sunday
O Chíef o chíefs,
Lord o lords,
Kíng o kíngs;
Be wíe me lyin doon,
Be wíe me at the blink o day.
Withoot You nae delyte nor licht,
Nae licht withoot You.
O Son o Mary,
Son o Man,
Son o the Faither:
Be wíe me i the pit-mirk,
Be wíe me in braid day.
Withoot You nae day nor nicht,
Nae nicht without You.
Spírit o life,
Spírit o pooer,
Spírit o truith:
Be wíe me on the stey brae,
Be wíe me in the saft howe.
Withoot You nae deep nor hicht,
Nae hicht withoot You.
Don't try this on Trinity Sunday
One of the kirks where I was minister was used by a neighbouring vacant Charge to assess and then interview one the applicants for the post.
Poor guy got landed with taking the service on Trinity Sunday (which all clergy love – not).
His children's story was very inventive, using three drinking straws bound together with sellotape. He started by asking the kids what an equilateral triangle is. Silence. He then attempted to explain before the whole thing fell to pieces. Quickly, he reassembled it. Interruption from a surly teen (not part of the Sunday School contingent): "Isn't that now an Isosceles Triangle?"
Guest minister: "No, it's not! And my first Degree is in Maths, so I should know!"
He didn't get the job.
Monday, May 25, 2015 07:24PM
U.S. Marine Cpl. Caleb Earwood wanted a moment to pray with his bride-to-be Maggie before their wedding ceremony on Saturday. Now, a photo of the couple holding hands in prayer has gone viral.
The ceremony was about to start in Asheville, N.C., when Caleb was guided to a cabin where Maggie was preparing for the service. The couple then joined their hands around a corner to not break the tradition of the groom seeing his bride before the altar.
"They hid me in a room and he stepped up on the stairwell and he stuck his hand out and I grabbed his hand," Maggie Earwood told ABC News.
Caleb prayed for the couple's marriage, asking that their union be strong enough to serve as an example for young couples, as Maggie held back tears.
"It broke me down," Maggie said, "to know that we felt the same way about God. It just made me happy."
The incredible moment was captured by wedding photographer Dwayne Schmidt, who later uploaded it to his Facebook page where it received an overwhelming positive response.
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Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire
The words of this wonderful hymn are attributed to Rhabanus Maurus, 9th c.
(Veni Creator Spiritus, Mentes tuorum visita); It was paraphrased in English
by Bishop John Cosin in Collection of Private Devotions in the Practice of
the Ancient Church, 1627. Veni Creator Spiritus is a Gregorian chant normally
sung in Latin. This version is widely sung in the Anglican Church on the feast
of Pentecost as well as Ordinations and other celebrations of the Holy Spirit.
Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire,
and lighten with celestial fire.
Thou the anointing Spirit art,
who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart.
Thy blessed unction from above
is comfort, life, and fire of love.
Enable with perpetual light
the dullness of our blinded sight.
Anoint and cheer our soiled face
with the abundance of thy grace.
Keep far our foes, give peace at home:
where thou art guide, no ill can come.
Teach us to know the Father, Son,
and thee, of both, to be but One,
that through the ages all along,
this may be our endless song:
Praise to thy eternal merit,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
PADEREWSKI (an old illustration for Pentecost Sunday)
There is a delightful story about a mother who bought a ticket to a concert by Paderewski, the great Polish pianist. She took her five-year-old son with her hoping the experience would encourage him in his own young efforts at music.
She was delighted to see how close to the stage their seats were. Then she met an old friend & got so involved talking to her that she didn't notice that the wee laddie had slipped away to do some exploring.
When eight o' clock arrived – the time for the performance to begin – the lights dimmed, the audience hushed to a whisper, and the spotlight came on.
Only then did the woman see her five year old on the stage, sitting at the piano, innocently picking out 'Twinkle, twinkle little star'
She gasped in total disbelief. However, before she could retrieve her son, Paderewsski walked onto the stage. Walking over to the piano, he whispered to the boy 'Don't stop! Keep playing'
Then leaning over the youngster, Paderewski reached out his left hand and began to fill in the bass. A few seconds later, he reached around the other side of the boy, encircling him, and added a running obbligato
Together, the great maestro and the tiny five-year-old mesmerised the audience with their playing. When they finished, the audience broke into thunderous applause.
Years later almost all those present forgot the pieces Paderewski played that night, but no one forgot 'Twinkle Twinkle little star'
That image of the great maestro and the little boy at the piano makes a beautiful image of the Holy Spirit and the Church. It provides a lovely image of how the Holy Spirit unites the Church to make beautiful music.
Today we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples, just as Christ had promised when he said:
" I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth…he will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you… I have told you this before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe." (John 14, vv 16-17, 26, 29)
Going back to the image of Paderewski and the five-year-old, we see that – to some extent – the boy resembles the disciples.
When Christ departed from their midst, they were like children; their knowledge of God & how to spread God's kingdom was terribly deficient – like, if you like, the boy's knowledge of music.
And the great pianist – if we can use this image – resembles, if you like, the Holy Spirit coming upon the disciples, encircling them with love, whispering encouragement to them, and transforming their feeble human efforts into something beautiful.
There is a lesson here for us, I believe. We look at the world and see so many problems that need to be addressed. We look at our talents and see how inadequate they are in the face of these problems.
It's here that we need to recall the image of the little boy and Paderewski
Musically, the little boy's skill was minimal. Nevertheless, Paderewski built upon it and turned it into something beautiful – something that completely mesmerised the sophisticated audience that gathered in the hall that night.
In a similar way, the Holy Spirit can take whatever we have – no matter how small – build upon it, and transform it into something powerful and beautiful.
That is the good news of Scripture. This is the good news we celebrate on this day of Pentecost. It is the good news that Christ has sent upon his church the promised Holy Spirit.
We are not alone. The Holy Spirit is leaning over us, taking our small contribution, and transforming it into something that we never dreamed possible.


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It appears that William Preucil, esteemed concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra, is having a trying year.
In February, we detailed how Preucil had been accused of propositioning a Cleveland Institute of Music student — and how the school covered up the incident by paying for the girl to transfer ["Sour Notes," February 14]. Orchestra members also complained that he was running the joint like a musical monarchy. Since the concertmaster's 1995 arrival, his sister, brother-in-law, and daughter have all secured coveted spots.
Then, in September, the orchestra finally changed its audition practices for the first time in 85 years, deciding against allowing relatives to judge auditions. Without her father, uncle, or aunt judging, Preucil's daughter Lexi didn't make the cut.
It's the kind of year that would drive most men to drink, which is exactly what Preucil did en route to England for the orchestra's international tour. On the flight overseas, members say, he got completely wasted and started screaming at the airline attendant. He was also overheard mumbling those laments of violinists everywhere: "Fuck the orchestra" and "fuck all this shit."
For drunken poetry, the judges gave him an 8.7.
Then, on the bus ride to the hotel, Preucil apparently started yelling at the driver that he "had to pee." When the driver told him he couldn't exactly pull over on the highway, Preucil opened the door himself, forcing the driver to slam on the brakes. Embarrassed, the head of the touring committee apologized to the driver. Apparently, Preucil didn't take kindly to apologies on his behalf. "You're an asshole," he told the driver.
In most corners of Cleveland, the episode would be dismissed as Things You See on a Normal Tuesday Night. But orchestra members were aghast. "We always joke that unless you come onstage drunk and pee on the floor, you're pretty much guaranteed job security," says one member. "But this is the kind of thing that gets you fired."
Tour manager Jonathan Martin fumbled for words to describe the escapade, before telling Punch to get in touch with PR — which, of course, never called us back.
Troy Smith does juvie
When Heisman winner and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Troy Smith stopped off for an inspirational speech at the county juvenile detention center last week, his odds of success weren't good. Row upon row of teenagers in blue jumpsuits slumped in cold metal chairs in the center's dismal gym, conducting silent warfare with their eyes. A guard noted that not all the kids could attend, since the center is overcrowded and authorities worry about gang problems.
But then something incredible happened. Smith attacked his audience with an unusual weapon: kindness.
"We miss you, man!" he began. "We need you guys to be future doctors. We need you guys to be future lawyers . . . We don't need you to be here your whole lives."
His voice rose and tears stained his cheeks as he defined Cleveland's deepest need: "We are starving for men."
The audience was hooked. Heads nodded, eyes were glued to the podium. "It's incredible to me how many beautiful young men we have in this building right now," Smith said. "I come here today as a humble servant to you guys."
One by one, he listened as the teenagers stood up to introduce themselves and ask polite questions. There were no jokes, no snide remarks. When Smith asked for their help in defending his hometown, most hands rose in the air.
"My long-term goal is making Cleveland a better place," he told them. "You can call me a hypocrite if it doesn't happen, but I guarantee you it will."
Superman's Propaganda
If you see a mushroom cloud in the days leading up to November 6, don't call 911. That's just the fallout from two overeager politicians blowing each other to smithereens as they vie for the support of Seven Hills.
David Bentkowski — creatively known as "Get Bent-kowski" by those who hate him — is a 35-year-old mayor, up for re-election, who fetishizes Superman memorabilia and still lived with his parents until two years ago. Matt Trafis, his Lex Luthor, is a 27-year-old city council hopeful and the son of former mayor Gerry Trafis, though he presumably has his own apartment.
Throughout his reign, Bentkowski has published the Seven Hills News, which runs compelling stories comparing the mayor to Grady Sizemore and Brady Quinn, as well as photos of his bachelor's pad, which includes a Superman room, which explains why he's still single.
But with election day approaching, the paper's taken a more aggressive tone, reading like a combination jihadist manifesto/12-year-old's diary. The mayor unearths an old Halloween photo of young Matt Trafis posing in an Uncle Sam hat, while his father wears a fireman costume. "The big joke," writes the mayor, "was to dress up like two people they hate: me and firemen." Behold the fury of the mayor's cunning pen!
Yet Trafis has been inoculated against levity as well. He refused to answer questions on the record, then called Punch back five minutes later with a prepared statement, calling Bentkowski's manifesto "outrageous and offensive."
Somebody needs to remind these guys that they're vying for part-time jobs that pay less than Taco Bell.
Denny's Garage Sale
Dennis Kucinich is known for preaching protection for the constitution. And what better way to protect that holy document than to sell copies at an enormous markup?
For the low, low price of just $25, you can now own a pocket copy of the U.S. Constitution, the same one Dennis made famous by carrying it around in his pocket. The offer is an attempt to capitalize on Kucinich's recent appearance on The Colbert Report, in which host Stephen Colbert made fun of Kucinich for carrying around more crap than a Central Park bag lady.
But wait! If you act now, you can receive a copy signed by the congressman himself for just $50! Collectors believe it will someday be worth more than a Corey Feldman-autographed copy of Meatballs 4.
"What better gift," reads Denny's website, "than to remember the foundation of our great nation and now, more than ever, why we need to protect it!" (Staffers reportedly edited out the next line, which read: "Please, America, I've only got $3.68 in federal matching funds left, and Elizabeth wants me to campaign down the slopes of Aspen!")
Lucky for Dennis, his supporters are too high on ginger root to realize that anyone can get a free pocket constitution from constitutionfacts.com. Campaign finance director Marcus Brandon says he's sold 1,000 copies. "We were baffled," says Brandon. "It keeps going up and up."
Next on Kucinich's auction block: a collector DVD featuring a reenactment of the time he saw a UFO at Shirley MacLaine's house!


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Issabella Orlando is a Toronto-born, London-based Ancient History student. She has always been an avid writer, fascinated by antiquity, travel and world issues. Inspired by the ancient past, she hopes to use her background in classical studies as a foundation of insight from which she can better understand social, cultural and political issues within the modern world, develop a greater appreciation for the destinations of her adventures around the globe, and write her own works addressing the interconnectivity of her three loves.
I think one of the most remarkable things about classics is its tendency to lead those who study it to more attentively analyse the current world; as we compare the society in which we live to the ancient one, known to us only through fragmentary evidence, we grow to better understand them both by way of their similarities and differences. In some cases, the ancient world leads by example; in others, it illuminates valuable lessons that may help guide us to avoid repeating ancient mistakes.
One of the most profound faults I have noticed in my own studies of classics has been the misrepresentation of women in the ancient narrative. The study of gender in antiquity is its own kettle of fish; the place of women in the ancient world has been an ongoing topic of discussion in the field of classics for generations, and for good reason. It can be puzzling to try to understand where women fit into the jigsaw of ancient society when the only points of reference available are biased or fragmentary. I found a recent lecture especially thought-provoking; the talk focused mainly on Roman women, and the difficulty faced in reconstructing an image of them based solely on ancient texts written by, and for, men. While I won't get into the particulars, I feel that there is great value in transcribing some of the key themes in a way that is accessible to readers unlike myself, who don't study classics full time. I am adamant, in this piece and in future, to utilise and present the classical world as an eternally relevant lens through which our own society can, and should, be viewed and corrected.
With that said, I can now turn to the ancient Roman texts that sparked the inspiration for this feature in the first place. First and foremost, when reading written works from the Roman period in search of female figures, it is instantly apparent that they are incredibly outnumbered. Those who made their way into written sources were women of a rare kind: those who managed to somehow enter the sphere of public life. However even in the circumstances in which female figures come up in Roman writings, it is crucial to remember that these texts were usually political in nature, authored by men intending to aid their male associates; and so the female characters in these stories serve the same purpose. They are seldom given individualistic identities or attributed to their own exceptional words or actions; instead, they hold up a mirror to the men with whom they were associated. This can be seen time and time again, from the female characters of Livy's foundation myths to the funerary inscriptions ruling class men erected for their wives; in either case, authors use female figures as literary pawns as they praise them according to a generalised, predetermined criteria of ideals and traditional values. While presenting a woman as eternally loyal, virtuous and respectable may seem a glorious way to honour her, the literary tradition rarely leaves space to address the particular qualities that distinctly made her who she was, because the texts are seldom intended to preserve her own identity. Rather, women in ancient writings are merely placeholders, hollow shells of the women they are meant to represent; they are figures who do little more than reflect the proper breeding accomplished by their fathers and husbands. With this in mind, we face a great challenge in investigating whether or not an accurate depiction of 'she' can be found in ancient Roman texts, whomever 'she' may be. So many questions about the perspectives of Roman women and their truthful place in society or in the family have yet to be answered. In this ongoing search for authenticity lies the problem of reconstructing a history of women based on male dominated narratives; here, they are used strictly for ulterior motives, and the simple fact remains that it is methodologically dangerous to rely on ancient texts for an accurate depiction of women.
Essentially, it is hard work to construct an accurate image of women in antiquity — but despite requiring a little more digging, it is vital that in the field of classics, we don't shy away from this undertaking. We absolutely must be up to the task of reading between the lines, trying to search for an element of 'she' that we cannot construct history without. This notion of excavating and continuing to add to an ongoing female story is doubtlessly still relevant; regardless of how invested we are in the ancient past, we are all undeniably connected to the narrative of women that has accumulated over the centuries. In recent decades, we have become its main characters as well as its authors; and for this reason, we each have a responsibility, for the sake of the women before us and for those who will read about us in the years to come, to contribute to the crafting of a story we are proud to tell. So aptly put by Professor Mary Beard, an icon as both a classicist and a feminist: 'You cannot easily fit women into a structure that is already codes as male; you have to change the structure'.
Read More: In her recent work, Women and Power, classicist Mary Beard discusses the voice of women in modern society and the ancient roots of the tactics that silence them, some of which still underly our contemporary world. Easily understood yet strikingly profound, and truly reflective of the connection between past and present, this manifesto is for every kind of woman, and for all those concerned with hearing the female voice ring loud and clear.


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However, the catch is that to receive disability and retirement benefits, a US citizen should have worked in one of the countries that have an established agreement with the U.S. government. For more information on the list of countries that maintain an agreement with the US, speak to one of our attorneys today.
Income limits to qualify for benefits
There are several exceptions to the income limit depending upon the case and circumstances. Here is a gist of the income limits:
If you make more money than the above-listed figures, the SSA no longer qualifies you as disabled and stops its disability payments to you. Call us to know more about SGA and how it can affect your benefits.
Qualifying conditions for SSI
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a benefit offered to people with low incomes. The SSA qualifies adults and children for this scheme based on their financial status and medical records.
The most important determining factors include the listing of your medical condition in the SSA's Blue Book and providing the SSA with appropriate medical evidence to prove your disability. For more queries on SSI benefits, reach out to us today.
What are my options if I don't meet a Blue Book listing?
The SSA maintains a Blue Book that contains a list of medical conditions that is used as a reference to qualify for disability benefits. If the blue book does not have mention of your medical condition, there are still other ways you can prove your disability to the SSA. Schedule routine visits with a specialist for your medical condition. Make sure you maintain all the intricate details of your medical history to show the SSA the severity of your condition
Residual Functional Capacity or RFC assessment allows the SSA to determine the kind of works that you can perform with your medical condition and the types of physical and emotional tasks your condition prohibits you from doing. You can either ask the SSA to conduct the assessment or file an RFC assessment with the help of your doctor. Keeping a record of all activities that you cannot do and having your family, friends, or co-workers submit a testimony are other ways to prove your disability to the SSA.
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Mastry's Seafood and Tackle in St Petersburg, since 1975. Inside, huge coolers with fillets, whole fish, and pink Gulf shrimp. If you buy 10 pounds, the mullet is only $1.19 a pound, baby!
We bought a dozen pink Gulf shrimp, cooked up some short grain rice with garlic, onion, green onion, red pepper, parsley, yellow tomatoes, veg broth, water and white wine, boiled the shrimp lickety split, and indulged. For greens? Baby bok choy. Plus, a decent rose wine!


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On October 11, 2018, the entire CCAI Colorado office attended a half-day training to help better understand how to provide trauma-informed care for our families, our children, and ourselves! The event was presented by Dr. Gizane Indart , Executive Director of Denver Child Advocacy Center (DCAC), and Jessica Gershwin, LCSW, Med., a bilingual child & family therapist at DCAC. Dr. Gizane Indart is a bilingual and bicultural professional who has worked with traumatized children and their families since the early 1990s and is a ChildTrauma fellow at the ChildTrauma Academy under the direction of Dr. Bruce Perry. Jessica is also a registered yoga teacher for children and adults, and she regularly incorporates mindfulness, breath-work, and movement in her therapy with clients.
CCAI staff enjoyed spending the morning learning more about trauma, resiliency, mindfulness, and self-care strategies. Through learning how to better support ourselves, we hope to continue to provide the best and most meaningful service and support for our families and children.


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|Semester 2, 2021 Toowoomba On-campus
|Short Description:
|Edctng Lrnrs W/Sp Need X Cntxt
|Units :
|Faculty or Section :
|Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts
|School or Department :
|School of Education
|Student contribution band :
|Band 1
|ASCED code :
|070113 - Teacher Education: Special Edu
|Grading basis :
Examiner: Karen Glasby
Other Requisites
BEDU (Secondary) only: It is highly recommended this course be completed alongside or after undertaking EDS2401 Junior Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy.
Students enrolling in courses which do not follow the recommended enrolment pattern cannot be assured of a developmental learning experience or program completion within their preferred timeframe.
Educating learners with additional needs is a challenge that is faced by educators across all educational contexts. With many of these learners participating in regular classrooms, educators must strive to meet the wide variety of abilities that are present. A clear understanding of the legal and professional responsibilities associated with supporting these diverse learners is imperative for all educators working in both general and special education, across early childhood, primary and secondary contexts, to ensure they are prepared to meet these responsibilities. This course will provide an awareness of learner differences and how these differences interact with contextual factors to influence educational outcomes. Pre-service educators should develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to create inclusive learning environments that maximize outcomes for all learners.
This foundational course will provide an overview of inclusive education with a specific focus on how special education is integral to the everyday professional practice of all educators across all educational contexts. Pre-service educators will become familiar with current legislation, policy and practice, from international, national and state perspectives. They will be provided with an overview of the characteristics of learners with additional needs including: low and high incidence disabilities, gifts and talents, mental health considerations and behavioural challenges, and will consider the impact of these for participation and access to learning. A variety of instructional approaches will be explored, to support learners with additional needs in the areas of curriculum, pedagogy, classroom and behaviour management, and social and emotional learning. Upon successful completion of this course pre-service educators have been introduced to the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours needed to support a diverse range of learners within inclusive learning environments.
The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course in accordance with the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership's (AITSL) Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST). On successful completion of this course pre-service educators should be able to:
- identify relevant legislation, administrative and organisational policy and resources regarding learners with additional needs, and apply these guidelines and practices across educational contexts (APST 1.6, 7.2);
- describe the range of characteristics of learners with additional needs, and explain how these characteristics impact on learning and teaching across educational contexts (APST 1.1, 1.6);
- analyse personal and societal attitudes and beliefs, legislation and administrative and organisational policy and critically reflect on how these impact the access and participation of learners with additional needs across educational contexts (APST 1.6, 4.1, 7.2);
- describe the importance of engaging with parents/carers, the broader community, and external professional teaching networks to broaden knowledge and practice to support the inclusion of learners with additional needs across educational contexts (APST 3.7, 7.4);
- analyse and discuss the effectiveness of specific teaching strategies used to support participation and improve learning for learners with additional needs in inclusive educational contexts (APST 1.5, 1.6, 3.1, 4.1);
- apply knowledge and understanding of assessment and planning practices to develop challenging learning goals and inclusive educational programs for learners with varying abilities, characteristics and needs (APST 1.5, 3.1, 4.1).
Legislation, administrative and organisational policies, practices and resources to broaden knowledge and practice to support learners with additional needs in inclusive educational environments:
Learners with additional needs: implications for learning and teaching:
Data collection and assessment for decision-making and instruction:
Creating inclusive environments for all learners and develop challenging learning goals, based on levels of support:
Text and Materials
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from USQ's Online Bookshop (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2021&sem=02&subject1=EDC2400)
Please contact us for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference Materials
Student Workload Expectations
|Directed Study
|Private Study
Assessment Details
|Marks out of
|Wtg (%)
|Due Date
|06 Aug 2021
|30 Aug 2021
|08 Oct 2021
|21 Oct 2021
|22 Oct 2021
Important assessment information
Attendance requirements:
It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them, to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks.
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure http://policy.usq.edu.au/documents.php?id=14749PL (point 4.2.4)
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.
Examination information:
There is no examination in this course.
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
Deferred and Supplementary examinations will be held in accordance with the Assessment Procedure https://policy.usq.edu.au/documents/14749PL.
University Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at http://policy.usq.edu.au.
Assessment Notes
Referencing in assignments must comply with the APA referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA style to be used is defined by the USQ library's referencing guide. This guide can be found at http://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing.
Students are required to demonstrate competence in and appropriate use of academic language and literacy, including spelling, grammar, punctuation, and referencing in all assessment responses. Marks allocated to the aforementioned criteria will be specified in the criteria for assessment of all assessment items.
Students are required to submit ALL assignments to evidence meeting or exceeding the mandatory requirements of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APSTs).
Evaluation and Benchmarking
In meeting the University's aims to establish quality learning and teaching for all programs, this course monitors and ensures quality assurance and improvements in at least two ways. This course:
1. conforms to the USQ Policy on Evaluation of Teaching, Courses and Programs to ensure ongoing monitoring and systematic improvement
2. forms part of the Bachelor of Education and is benchmarked against the:
- internal USQ accreditation/reaccreditation processes which include (i) stringent standards in the independent accreditation of its academic programs, (ii) close integration between business and academic planning, and (iii) regular and rigorous review
- Queensland College of Teachers
- Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL).
Other Requirements
Participation: Students can expect it will be necessary to participate in and contribute to a range of learning opportunities in this course including online study activities, lectures, tutorials, seminar presentations, group discussions and self-directed study activities in order to apply the coursework that will enable quality assessment tasks to be submitted as evidence of professional development.


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"For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved." - John 3:17, NKJV
When I accepted employment at the Garden Grove Community Church (now the Crystal Cathedral) in 1975, I was a 25-year-old party boy. Dr. Schuller had hired me for my graphic arts skills and talents alone.
Soon after I was hired, he received a phone call from the production secretary at the advertising agency I was leaving. "You don't want to hire Jim Coleman," she said. "He's a party animal and doesn't even attend church." (I later found out that her real motive and concern was that my leaving was going to cause her staffing problems at the agency.)
Without hesitation Dr. Schuller responded, "Good! Then our church is the perfect place for Jim. For, you see, our church is a hospital for sinners...NOT a museum for saints!"
What a great statement.
Just as Dr. Schuller did in my life, I try to reach out to those in need of God's redeeming grace. You, too, can trust God to guide you to someone today and every day - someone whose life can take a positive, dramatic turn because of Christ living his example through you. More reading
It's been a while-:) - It's hard to believe it took me 2 years to update my blog! My life has been so busy at work and don't have time to post. Just dropping by and say Hi to eve...
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West End Music Academy
West End Music Academy, also known as WEMA Perth's school of rock, is a music school in Perth, Western Australia formed in 1987. They teach and inspire their students in the world and art of music in a fun and relaxed environment. They have worked with artists from the likes of Adrian Tranchita, Felix The Band and Gyroscope.
Address: 3/235 Main St, Osborne Park WA 6017, Australia
Phone: 08 9345 1539
Email: [email protected]


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What Keeps You Up At Night?
Maybe you have nightmares about accidentally posting AWS console credentials on Github?
Some CISOs undoubtedly have dreams where they must explain to the board that the company has just set the record for the world's largest data breach. As a developer of security products, I spend many early mornings thinking about how hacking and data breaches continue to increase despite the significant advances that we are making to harden and secure facilities. Clearly, something rather fundamental is escaping our attention. I think that I have a good idea of what is going wrong.
If you think of hackers as unshaven 20-year-old guys attempting to amuse themselves in their parents' basement, it's difficult to explain the growing tsunami of breaches. Let's face it: if amateur hacking were profitable, would people choose to live life as basement freeloaders? Probably not. So, we can discard the subterranean sect as the source of our problem.
But consider organized crime as an alternative source. Imagine businesses as a flock of sheep and organized crime hackers as the proverbial wolves. Obviously, the security community is doing an excellent job of giving the sheep armored overcoats. But fundamentally, this doesn't change the paradigm. The wolves have to be more creative. But because sheep are inherently non-confrontational, wolves are safe in continuing their lupine ways.
Looking at hacking as if it were a business model, the problem becomes increasingly clear. For a modest investment in ransomware or penetration automation, it is possible to secure impressive returns with very little risk. What organized crime boss or petty despot could resist? By adopting a purely defensive approach to security, we have issued an engraved invitation to attackers.
To change the "hacking market" dynamics, the security community needs to inject risk into hackers' business model and to reduce their return on investment. Fundamentally, we need to devalue their business model so that it is no longer an attractive investment. Here is the germ of an idea that could potentially achieve this goal.
The concept has two parts. First, make police forces around the world more efficient. For offenders who are in countries where there is a reliable rule of law, deliver enough information to the police so that they can make major cases without major investments:
- Set up honeypots that can only be accessed illegally and with obvious intent.
- Use dye packs that place coded identifiers into the intruder's file system. This code can be tied to the case file that documents the illegal activity If police are able to find the machine, they can tie it to fully documented violations.
- Fingerprint computers to tie illegal activity together across a volume of events/companies. This makes it possible to identify groups attacking multiple banks or businesses.
- Cross-correlate device signatures with email addresses to identify low-grade offenders. Send these people a notice saying, "We know who you are. Stop it."
- For high-grade offenders, provide detailed evidence to police forces.
Second, when hackers are operating beyond the reach of law enforcement, use offensive methods to attack their machines. Specifically, contaminate their machines with non-replicating malware.
Where hackers are known to be beyond the reach of law enforcement, contaminate their machines with non-replicating malware that makes machines unreliable. Every minute which hackers use to diagnose problems or clean their machines to remove malware is a minute that their machine is not conducting an attack. Every dollar spent on malware detection is a dollar removed from a hacker's bottom line.
What keeps me up at night is the knowledge that we have set up hacking to be a business model with returns that rival any Silicon Valley startup.
We are treating the symptoms without ever coming to grips with the underlying causation.


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Workers in the entertainment industry have been particularly hard hit as production sets and performance venues find themselves completely shut down as a precaution against the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
According to IATSE who spoke to The Wrap, 120,000 below-the-line production people are out of work in Hollywood.
Tobin Neis is the Director of Marketing at the lighting and electric supply company Barbizon who, like other businesses, has been impacted here in Chicago and across America. Neis sees this situation as an opportunity to utilize the skill set of displaced lighting and electric technicians in this time of crisis.
Tobin Neis, Barbizon Lighting
Barbizon's business practices are quickly adjusting in the face of pandemic. "What we're doing is a lot of pickups. If people have to come in, we're not letting them past showroom areas," Tobin said.
He went on to explain how the company has continued to utilize its employees who are at home caring for children. "The phones are all networked, so anyone can pick up a call and process an order."
While Barbizon has managed to keep their employees busy with shipments and general company maintenance, Tobin acknowledges that many other workers in the industry have not been so lucky. He thinks there's a way for our country to repurpose the lighting and electrical crews' unique set of skills.
"These crews know how to quickly set up and mobilize, and get things done. In our industry we understand shelter, we understand power, and we understand getting stuff done quickly."
Tobin pointed me towards a Facebook post in a group for IATSE: the International Alliance for Theatrical Stage Employees union.
The post suggests that these crews would be ideal candidates to employ in building and helping to run field hospitals and drive through testing areas. It's not the only suggestion that now is the time to get a little creative in mobilizing and repurposing the entertainment industry.
Angie Gaffney, local Producer and Executive Director at Independent Film Alliance Chicago, took to twitter in an effort to get the attention of Gov. Pritzker. She suggested that fabrication shops such as Hero Solutions now be utilized in building hospital beds and face shields and "anything else" we may fall short of in the coming days.
The Chicago-based fabrication shop, Hero Solutions is housed in a 25,000-square-foot former west side bookbindery on Grand Ave. Partners Ira Amyx and Jay Neander are known for their uncanny ability to fabricate whatever your imagination can conjure up.
"If it's something that doesn't exist and you can't buy or rent it, that's generally when we get the call," says Neander. "We're pretty resourceful, if you asked us to build a spaceship, we could probably have you something by tomorrow morning."
When necessary, they call on the community of artists.
"There are a lot of other film guys, a lot of other clever builders and fabricators and welders and sculptors," says Amyx.
There are ways in which the film community has already contributed to those professionals who are battling against the coronavirus.
TV medical dramas including Fox's The Resident and ABC's The Good Doctor and Station 19 are donating their medical supply props, specifically face masks, to hospitals and fire stations left ravaged by the virus.
To quote Tobin Neis once again; "we just don't know how long all this will last," and in the face of uncertainty, it's time for our cities to call upon anyone willing to help, especially when doing so can help provide relief in a time of financial hardship.


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I have said it before: is there anything more worthless than March Madness? Thank you, smelly guy who walked up to me at the water cooler to talk about your broken bracket. Sorry, you lost your five dollar buy-in because Western Pensacola Community College lost to the National Liberal Arts College of Southeast Virginia in the first round. That is a national tragedy on par with nuclear war. Pardon? Neither of those schools exist... Sorry, I stopped listening to you midway through the word, March.
Seriously, I would pay for any explanation for why I should care that my alma maters (yes, I have multiple) are playing in a tournament that contains sixty percent of all division I college basketball teams. I do not see why people get worked up to watch college forward pass it to college point guard, who goes for the easy layup. I mean, thankfully, the activity of bracketing has not permeated all areas of American life. After all, it is not like people are spending business hours on perfecting the pointing act of picking teams to win. After all, there is more important things that need to be addressed.
At least the President steered clear of the seduction of the Devil's tournament known as March Madness unlike last year. Wait... Wait, he did a bracket this year? Are you kidding me (flings chair across room)! When did he find time to do this? I thought he was busy with dealing the nuclear armed despot pissing his pants in anger or the continuous financial difficulties of the United States. How about tackling the intellectual and cultural decline of the United States? I guess some various under-secretary of (insert department name here) will handle it, you had some bracketing to do. Well, good luck... I hope Louisville takes the triple crown net or whatever they win in this tournament of peasants and kings. Strike that.
Rant over.
... Drops microphone and walks off stage.


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We are just over a week away from the official September 12th launch date and Arabpcworld.com has shed more light on the upcoming GTX 660 (non-TI) graphics card based on the GK106 GPU.
Spec wise, the upcoming GTX 660 graphics card packs 960 CUDA cores, 24 ROPs and should end up clocked at 980MHz and 1033MHz for GPU base and boost clock, feature up to 2GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 6GHz and paired up with a 192-bit memory interface. The GTX 660 apparently scored P6917 and X2364 in 3DMark 11 performance and extreme presets but, since these are done with beta drivers they should be taken with a grain of salt.
The die of the GK106 is pretty much the same size as the previous mid-range GF116 GPU and the card ends up with a 140W TDP, suitable for a single 6-pin PCI-Express power connector. Of course, we are sure that some partners will come up with their own custom version that might end up with two 6-pin power connectors.
The GTX 660 was previously scheduled to launch on 6th of September but, according to our info, has been pushed back to September 12. The good side of the story is that the new GTX 660 is expected to be widely available from day one, at least if all goes well for Nvidia.
More here. (via Techpowerup.com)


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Although filled with amazing artists DeviantArt isn't one of my favorite websites to look for inspiration. Sure, there's great talent to be found on the network, yet it's hidden between piles of mediocre work. Fortunately one of those DeviantArt pearls found its way to me a while ago, the stunning illustrations of comics & illustration …


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My dear, dear friend Ashley was married (!!) in December and the fine folks of Imprint Cinema were there to document the entire day. Just last week, they debuted her wedding video trailer and I could not have been more excited to watch it. On repeat. With tears. Watch for yours truly, as I doubled as both planner and bridesmaid!
Ashley & Sean's Wedding Trailer from Imprint Cinema on Vimeo.


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Fort Collins St Patrick's Day Parade [PICTURES]
Over 80 floats and Irish themed entries paraded through the streets of Downtown Fort Collins on Saturday for Lucky Joe's St. Patrick's Day Parade, including the Town Square Media Float. I got to ride on the float with my fellow employees. Susan Moore and D Dennis on walked the route though Old Town Fort Collins. D's son and his band the Zachariah Dean Band performed during the parade.
A big thank you to Carl Maxey from Maxey Trailers, who pulled the float on one of his beautiful flatbed trailers.
Congratulations to the Winners
- 1st Place/Best Overall: The Cheer and Dance Connection
- 2nd Place: KRFC Community Radio
- 3rd Place: Fort Collins Optimist Club: Breakfast
Honorable Mention:
- Longs Peak Scottish/Irish Highland Festival
- Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Union
- Poudre Pet & Feed Supply
- Rocky Mountain Beard & Mustache Club


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Kerry Picks Former Sen. Russ Feingold for Key Africa Post
Secretary of State John Kerry announced Tuesday he is appointing former Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin to be the new special envoy to the African Great Lakes region.
Feingold, a progressive Democrat who lost his seat in the wave election of 2010, once served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as the chairman of the Africa subcommittee. The region includes Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and the embattled Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Associated Press first broke the news, citing Kerry's desire to have Feingold focus on resolving the strife in Congo. Since losing his re-election bid, Feingold's public focus largely has been on his Progressives United PAC, launched in the wake of a Supreme Court decision rolling back part of his landmark campaign finance bill.
Feingold's departure from the Hill in 2011, at the same time as former Africa subcommittee ranking member Sam Brownback of Kansas, created a significant void in leadership on human rights issues on Africa policy. The two senators had a list of legislative successes in the 111th Congress on the issue.
From CQ colleague Emily Cadei, in a 2011 piece:
Humanitarian groups scored several major successes on Capitol Hill in the 111th Congress, and Feingold and Brownback — both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee — had their fingerprints all over them.
Among their most prominent victories was the passage of a bill, sponsored by Feingold and cosponsored by Brownback, to aid victims of the atrocities committed by the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda. It passed with more cosponsors than any sub-Saharan Africa bill in the last three decades, its backers say.
Another was a provision, based on a bill sponsored by Brownback and cosponsored by Feingold and folded into the large financial regulatory overhaul measure, to require companies to disclose whether they obtained certain types of minerals used to manufacture consumer electronics from war-torn Congo, one of the main sources for these minerals.
"For all of our issues, they've been amazing. That's how we've been able to get things done," says Darren Fenwick, the senior manager of government affairs at the Enough Project, an arm of the liberal Center for American Progress that calls for intervention to stop crimes against humanity in Africa. "We've been having conversations now to try and figure out who will fill the void."