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Clouds over Lebanon's banking sector
Beirut - Lebanon's banks, which hold much of the government's debt and help keep the country's economy going, are starting to feel the brunt of political instability at home and the continued fallout from Syria's war. At least that is what Moody's warns, although the banks seem confident about their resilience.
"Despite signs of stabilisation in the economy, including a slight rebound in tourism and a net positive impact from low oil prices and the depreciation of the euro, the subdued operating environment will continue to weigh on Lebanese banks' performance over the next 12-18 months," Moody's Investors Service said in a report published on July 30th.
As a result, the rating agency's outlook on Lebanon's banking system remains negative.
"Despite signs of stabilisation in certain sectors of the economy, GDP [gross domestic product] growth will remain subdued, as political uncertainty will hinder private investment and impair the government's ability to enact structural reforms," according to the rating agency, which projects real GDP growth will pick up in 2015 to 2.5%, compared with 2% in 2014, but will remain at less than historical trends.
Moody's also expects Lebanon's government to continue to rely on the domestic banking sector for financing, while weakening in real estate and construction. Softening housing prices could lead to renewed asset-quality pressure.
In the meantime, Lebanon's banks seem confident. "Lebanon's banking system has proven to be resilient enough to fend off any trouble," a leading banking source told The Arab Weekly, recalling "harder times" during the 1975-90 civil war and rounds of war with Israel in the 1990s.
"We don't see in Moody's report anything too worrying but we're continuing to pressure the political elite to speed up the promulgation of much-needed legislative reforms," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The Association of Banks in Lebanon called on parliament to ratify three draft laws, approved by the cabinet three years ago, to combat money laundering. It also called for approving Lebanon's adherence to the UN 1999 International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism.
Legislative work is in practical paralysis due to political tug-of-war over how parliament and the cabinet should operate while the president's post remains vacant. Due to a lack of political agreement since former president Michel Suleiman's term ended in May 2014, parliament has failed to elect a successor.
"Moody's is a respectful rating agency. Their analysis of the situation in Lebanon is sound and acceptable," Thoukaa Khalidi, a Beirut-based business analyst, said. "Heavy reliance on the banking sector to finance government debt has been the subject of criticism for a long time because it crowds out lending to the private sector and encourages more government borrowing."
"Though their rating of the banking sector continues to be negative — they are usually very strict — due to the political pressure and the heavy reliance on bank deposits to finance government debt, they are admitting that the banks are applying internationally agreed rules and standards, such as Basel III," Khalidi said. Lebanon is planning to issue a US dollar-denominated bond in 2015 to raise up to $1.5 billion, the central bank governor said August 7th, welcoming a move that would avoid the government using foreign reserves to repay debt.
Bank of Lebanon Governor Riad Salameh said he expected Lebanon would issue an economic stimulus package in 2016 worth about $1 billion because the political and security situation in the region is hampering Lebanon's ability to generate growth.
Lebanon issued its largest US dollar-denominated Eurobond in February, raising $2.2 billion. The war in Syria has hurt Lebanon's exports, Salameh told Reuters, while conflict in the wider region as well as lower oil prices had driven down demand for consumption and investment.
Turmoil in Syria has hit Lebanon especially hard. The violence since 2011 has driven more than 1 million refugees into the country of only 4.5 million, increasing the burden on its already shaky infrastructure.
Credit was growing at a rate of 3-4% on an annualised basis while deposits were growing at 6-7% in 2015, according to Salameh, who said internal factors had also affected the economy, which he said would record 0-2% growth in 2015. Lebanon's GDP growth was about 2% in 2014, according to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report in June, which predicted a similar level for 2015.
Over the short term, authorities should look beyond the temporary effects of lower oil prices and deliver a credible policy mix with sustained adjustment and a falling public debt ratio, the IMF said.
The price of gasoline and fuel oil in Lebanon fell more than 40% in 2014, thanks to a sharp drop in oil prices on international markets. This decline significantly reduced allocations to state-owned Electricity of Lebanon, allowing the Finance Ministry to reduce the budget deficit in 2014.
Relying on data from the 2004- 11 period and supplemented with projections for more recent years, a World Bank report issued in July laments that Lebanon's political development since independence, which was influenced by its evolving confessional system, is impeding the rise of more effective governance mechanisms.
In the case of electricity, the cumulative cost of the company's transfers from 1992 to 2013 stood at a "staggering 55.4% of 2013 GDP", which placed "Lebanon's public debt-to-GDP ratio at 143.1%," the World Bank said. The country's debt-to-GDP ratio would have been 87.8%, instead of 143.1%, if this one problem was resolved, it said.

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I managed to get TT-RSS working through a Docker container, good! My container runs Ubuntu 16.04, and the data are stored in a MariaDB database on the host. Everything runs pretty fine, except some strange things regarding feeds refresh:
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Previously on The Real World: Lori said that it is great being a singer and working for a record company. She met up with Nicky, a music editor who works for Arista, and he might use her to do vocals for one of his songs. Adam and Devin were disappointed in the work being done by the roommates at Arista. You could tell they were disappointed because their turtlenecks drooped a little bit.
At Arista, Lori's low-rise jeans nearly reveal her butt crack. Devin and Adam enter with a new guy, Jeff, who is the Senior Director of Rock/Alternative Promotions for Arista. It must be spring, because Devin is wearing a V-neck instead of a turtleneck. Devin informs the roommates that they are going to be trying to convince K-ROCK ("the biggest rock station in the city") to add a song by a band named Adema to their play list. What the hell kind of name is Adema? I just looked up "edema" at Merriam Webster Online and the definition is "an abnormal infiltration and excess accumulation of serous fluid in connective tissue or in a serous cavity -- called also dropsy." I think the band should have named themselves Dropsy. Or Drahpsee, since they're into the alternative spelling thing.
Jeff explains that K-ROCK has special days where the programming directors meet with record company reps. Each rep has about fifteen minutes to convince the programming directors to add their label's songs. ["Is 'convince' just a fancy word for 'bribe,' here?" -- Wing Chun] In an interview, Kevin explains that "this is huge for Arista," and getting the station to play the song could break the band. Jeff plays the song for the group. I think Rachel is wearing the same pajama top I had when I was about five years old. The song ends, and Jeff asks what they liked about it. Mike has multiple suggestions. Nicole says that it's the exact opposite of the kinds of music that she likes. Jeff tells everyone that, regardless of whether they love the song, it's their job to convince the radio station that everyone will love the song, and that it should be played. Point blank, period. Heh. He didn't really say that last part, but he should have. In an interview, Mike says, "This is something that, like, you know, professionals do, and they're letting us do it?" I thought he was going to finish that off by saying, "What are they, insane?" That's what I was thinking. anyway. But of course, he gives his usual, "That's awesome!" speech and I black out until he finishes talking. Jeff nervously says that he thinks they can do it. Jeff seems like a decent guy, even if he is a sleazy music-industry person.


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I expect you have felt the curse of after-hours email. You're getting ready to sit down for a family dinner or for a quiet evening at home when you think, "Oh, I'll check my email one last time." You check it and there, crouching at the digital door, is an email from work that demands your immediate attention. As you begin to respond, you realize that your plans for your evening have been scuttled. Not only are you dealing with the expectations of the one who sent the email – perhaps your boss – but also you realize that you won't have peace of mind until you deal with that demanding email. Yes, you feel the sting of the email curse. And perhaps you return the favor with a few curses of your own.
Now, you just may have a solution to your endless email problem. . . at least if you live in New York City. A law proposed by City councilman Rafael Espinal Jr. would make it illegal for businesses with at least ten employees to require them to respond after hours to email or to any other form of digital communication, including texts and cell calls. (Here is a basic overview of the story. You can see the actual proposed law here.)
The "no after-hours email" law has various exceptions. All government agencies are exempt (which seems curiously hypocritical to me). "Cases of emergency" are also exempt. In case you're wondering, the proposed law defines an emergency this way: "The term 'emergency' means a sudden and serious event, or an unforeseen change in circumstances, that calls for immediate action to avert, control or remedy harm." (I wonder how the courts would handle this?) And the prohibition requires a definition of "usual work hours," which for many professionals are not obviously limited. It should also be stated that companies could still send emails after hours and employees could choose to read them if they wished. But a company could not require an employee to deal with digital correspondence outside of "usual work hours."
First, Scripture makes it clear that God intends for human beings to rest on a regular basis. Sabbath-keeping isn't just a requirement for Jews. It's a gift from God to all people. For many of us, however, digital communication and the expectation that we will be available to work at all times have destroyed any hope of regular, true rest from work. This worries me, not only because the failure to rest dishonors God, but also because it is killing us. (And I say this as someone who struggles to accept God's gift of regular rest. Sabbath has never been my strong suit.)
Second, the Bible calls us to treat others justly. This doesn't have to do only with legal or political matters. It has everything to do with our ordinary relationships, including those in our workplaces. If you have a position of authority at work, if you have people who have been entrusted to your care, then the Lord expects you to treat them justly. Though I can imagine situations in which it would be just for a boss to communicate digitally with a subordinate after hours, I can also envision many times when this would be unjust. Consider the obvious case of a person who is paid by the hour but is not compensated for dealing with after-hours email.
I'm not arguing here that biblical commitments to rest and justice require us to endorse Councilman Espinal's proposed law. But I am suggesting that the issues this law is meant to address should be matters of concern to people who seek to shape their lives and work according to biblical teaching. Leaving aside for the moment the question of whether laws should prohibit companies from expecting their employees to be electronically available after work, I'm quite interested in the question of how Christians might shape workplaces and workplace cultures that encourage regular rest and that treat employees justly, even in a digital, never unplugged age.
In an upcoming blog post, I offer some thoughts on how we might work and lead in ways that reflect the biblical commitments to rest and justice. Meanwhile, I'd be interested in your comments.


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Sometimes when I go to the grocery store, I buy things I have never cooked with, tasted, or planned on ever using. Exhibit A: Millet. Exhibit B: Turnip Greens.
When I get home and I am faced with the dilemma of what to actually make with these items, I turn to google. "Millet and Turnip Greens" turned up a surprisingly large selection of recipes to choose from. I decided to adapt a Turkish recipe I found here.
Turkish Millet with Turnip Greens
- 2 1/2 C water or broth (I used a 2-C bouillon cube in 2 1/2 C water)
- 1 C millet
- 1 t olive oil
- 1/2 large onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, diced
- sprinkle of red pepper flakes
- 1 giant bunch of turnip greens, rinsed and chopped roughly (don't worry, greens cook down a lot!)
- sprinkle of dill seeds
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 T molasses (blackstrap)
- salt and pepper to taste
Cook the millet in the broth/water (bring to a boil then reduce to low and cover until water is absorbed) then set aside. Sauté the onions in the olive oil over medium heat until translucent. Add the chopped greens and stir until they are cooked down. Top with the diced tomatoes, spices, garlic, and molasses and mix together, then add the millet. Simmer on low until the excess water is cooked off.
Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately.
I'll be totally honest–Fritz and I loved this hot off the stove, and I ate a generous second helping. That was great. But there's been leftovers in the fridge for a couple of days, and we are both somewhat reluctant to eat them. Weird, huh? I'm not sure why they just aren't appealing to me anymore. I think it might be the dill–it wasn't very obviously when it was freshly made, but subconsciously I'm afraid the taste is growing stronger and stronger as it sits in the fridge.
Hopefully not.
Here's a picture that is definitely not appropriate for a food blog, but I thought it was super funny and just had to share. Henry has found a new way to use his litter box:
I think he just likes to know what is going on outside of the litter box at all times.
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text: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Linkedin Share on Tumblr This crunchy, rich curry is a great vegan accompaniment to another Indian mainstay. Karela is a common ingredient in Asian cooking, but due to its lack of availability and bitter taste, not an incredibly popular ingredient in America's Asian restaurants. "I'll have the bitter melon, the chicken's feet and the pig intestine," is probably not what you'd normally hear ordered at a restaurant in these fair states (although maybe it should). Karela is the Hindi word for bitter melon, which is believed to be good for diabetics and for the prevention of cancer. There are varieties grown throughout Asia that look and taste slightly different: the Chinese variety tends to be longer and look more like a wrinkly cucumber, while the Indian varieties look like a warty pickle. I've found that many Asian cultures find that bitter foods are supposed to be healthy; who am I to argue with 5 or 6,000 years of recorded history and wisdom (or the Journal of Cancer Research, which claims that bitter melon kills cancer cells or inhibits their growth)? But enough about health; bitter melon was submitted as a Twitter challenge! So we're taking that challenge and eating it! The Chinese and SE Asians tend to revel in the bitter melon's bitterness. They will generally core out the melon, sometimes heat it but generally fill it with some sort of meat-based filling. In the more southern regions of Asia, such as India and Malaysia, they have a different take: they make a stir fry or a curry out of it. Indian cooking seems a bit scary at first, but much like with any other cooking, it simply requires a basic assortment of appropriate spices (asafoetida, gram flour, dhal, turmeric, garam masala curry powder, black onion (kalongi) seeds, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, cardamom), some cookware (like a stove-top pressure cooker which cooks rice in 5 minutes) and a willingness to figure out what some of the Tamil, Hindi and other words mean (when I looked up a few recipes, I was like "What the hell is besan?"). Once you get over this, much of Indian cooking is fairly simple: it's generally oil, spices, stir frying things and sometimes braising things in coconut milk or cream. Not a lot of rocket science happening here. Finding the ingredients in America may be just as hard as figuring out what you want to cook and how, unless you live in an incredibly large city populated with Indians or Chinese. The Indian populations and stores are far west from here, so I found a decent selection of most of what I needed at my local high-end, organic-laden grocery. For the karela, I found Sing Gua and Ku Gua (bitter melon in Mandarin), more the Chinese and Vietnamese varieties. I couldn't find the Indian variety at all. But this is about adventure, is it not? So I'm setting out to make two batches: one of just kerala (Ku Gua), and one including the Sing Gua. The most difficult thing for me to find was fresh curry leaf—I finally found some at a Japanese market. Ingredients: 1 lbs bitter melon 1/2 bunch coriander (cilantro) leaves 2 tsp Coriander powder 1/2 bunch curry leaves 2 tsp ginger garlic paste (or make your own in a food processor or with a mortar and pestle) 1 onion, chopped 4 Serrano peppers (deseeded for mild, leave the seeds in if you want it hot; I deseeded mine) 2 Tbsp oil 2 tsp red chili powder Salt to taste 1 tsp sugar 2 tsp turmeric (I actually use fresh turmeric that I get from a co-op. To prepare, grind in a mortar and pestle and then scoop out with your teaspoon. Fresh turmeric has a nice, clean, slightly bitter flavor.) 1 tsp urad dal (black lentils) (I couldn't find these, so looked up a substitute: mung beans) Preparation: Cut the karela into slices about ¼" thick (the Chinese variety I had required me to slice lengthwise and core out the seeds first). Put the karela into the bowl and add turmeric and a pinch of salt; let this sit for 10 minutes and you can squeeze the juice out (and drink it if you like bitter). In the saucepan, put 1 Tbsp of oil and warm on high. Add the dal, onion, peppers, curry leaves and sauté with a pinch of turmeric and ½ tsp of ginger garlic paste for a couple of minutes. Add the kerala, lower heat to medium and sauté for 2 minutes. Add coriander powder and red chili powder. Cover and cook for 5-10 minutes. Remove the lid and cook until crispy and brown. Add 1 tsp of sugar and continue to cook. Once browned fully, add fresh cilantro to finish. Serve with rice or other Indian dishes—in my attempt, this came out as a very vegetal, slightly bitter dish. Interestingly enough, the Sing Gua/Ku Gua mix was more bitter than just the straight bitter melon version. Also, I forgot the sugar and couldn't seem to get the heat high enough to make it crispy like I wanted. Nevertheless, it was an excellent accompaniment to the shark curry that I made (next recipe for you guys), which was very mild and mellow. The heat on this was perfect for my sore throat, not too much, but noticeable. When I reheated it in a skillet, this time with sugar, it was even better.


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The Surface Book 3 is a dang fine machine, but it's pricey, and most people probably won't need or use all the versatility it offers.
The Surface Book 3 is a dang fine machine, but it's pricey, and most people probably won't need or use all the versatility it offers.
Peeking behind the curtains.
Unfortunately it won't be available until late 2020—a year from now.
Microsoft loses the element of surprise.
Rumour has it that the next Surface Laptops could be using AMD processors instead of the Intel CPUs found in every other Surface device.
The Surface Studio 2 is supposed to be perfect for people like me, and it mostly delivers - except in a few key ways.
Some of these claims about Microsoft's product roadmap reinforce things we've heard before, while others are entirely new.
We're getting the Surface Pro 6, Surface Laptop 2, and Surface Studio 2, all with nice upgrades inside.
According to a recent Twitter user's visit to the Microsoft offices in Redmond, the company may be planning to release new devices in its Surface line.
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Barahi Jungle Lodge has an excellent setting right by the Rapti River. The cottages are lightly constructed in the local style. They are comfortable. I quite liked their tea lounge and the swimming pool area. As you walk out of the pool area, you walk right up to the river bank!
In fact, the jeep safari starts after a short boat crossing over the river! We were lucky to go on a full day safari into the Chitwan National Park. It was a first for me. The weather was mild and it was an excellent experience.
I spotted Rhinos many times on the jeep safari. It was actually after a long time I was looking at a Rhino, the last being in 2013 in South Africa! We had no luck with the tigers though! Hornbills were there in plenty too! Wild boars, monkeys and spotted deer made their usual appearance! Crocodiles and Ghariyal were seen sunning by the river bank.
Other than the jeep safari the resort offers boat safaris too, both in the morning and the evening. I would highly recommend the morning boat ride, we had excellent sightings of Rhinos playing around in water. We spotted a mother and a baby which was pretty special. It was followed by an excellent bush breakfast by the river!
I also enjoyed the dinners by the pool and under lantern lights on two separate occasions. Every night there is a bonfire and a cultural program by it.
They also do a expert talk on the jungle. I have sat through so many jungle talks but most of the time I forget everything I hear. But not with Saki, his humor reminds me of the South African naturalists! He mentioned that the bar headed geese are supposed to fly over the high passes, including Everest, in Himalayas as they like to be famous! Indian Gaur likes football because they wear white socks (their legs indeed look like covered in white football stockings)! Now give me information in such a way and I will remember it forever!
And when you are tired of all things jungle, go the Spa of the Barahi Jungle Lodge for an excellent detox session! I had an excellent time exploring the Chitwan National Park with the Barahi Jungle Lodge.
Are you excited about your tiger safari in India? You want to go see tigers in the wild? While it is indeed thrilling to spot a tiger in the wild, you will enjoy your trip more if you understand the ground realities. Here are some tips, some do's and don'ts of going on a jungle safari in India. Some of the tips are for rank first timers too. So do read my thoughts on your "What to expect on a tiger safari in India" questions!
It is not a Zoo
You are going on a wildlife safari inside the jungle. There are no guarantees as to what you will see. There are no tigers waiting for the tourists at the gate of the national park! So do adjust your expectations accordingly.
You May or May not Spot a Tiger
I went to national parks for five years before I saw a tiger. My husband saw one on his very first safari. It is largely luck. I have heard of forest guides going without seeing a tiger for a month or so, even though they go to the forest frequently. As it is not a zoo, there is no certainty of a tiger sighting.
Carry an ID
Many national parks insist on seeing an ID once again at the forest gate. Ask your lodge and if they advise, do carry an ID with you on the safari. Not every park insists on the ID at the time of the safari but it is better to ask.
Jeeps are Given Routes to Follow
National parks in India mostly have zones and a jeep is supposed to keep to the zone and route assigned to it. This is done to scatter the jeeps throughout the forest so that the animals don't get affected.
There is More to the Jungle than Tiger
If you want to see only the tiger, you might come back disappointed. But there is much more to the jungle than the tiger, birds, deer, wild boar, jackals, wild dogs and the list goes on and on. There is also the leopard which I have not seen till date in the wild! Widen your interest and you will always feel happy to go to the jungle.
In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle Small Beautiful Things Live too
Next time you are in the jungle look for a bird that has nine colors called the India Pita, or try looking for the Paradise Flycatcher. Look for wild mushrooms or orchids, ask about the trees, ask about the animal behavior! Trust me, you will enjoy your safari more that way.
India is Different from Africa
Don't compare the Indian and African Safaris. In Africa they have a bush, it is easier to sight big game. On the other hand, the Indian forest is another story altogether.
In India we Have Forests with Thick Undergrowth
In India, we have dense forests, there is a thick undergrowth. And tigers are animals of stealth, they are masters of camouflage. Both combined, tiger sightings a become a matter of luck!
I have seen More Tigers in Summer Months
In the harsh Indian summers the undergrowth dries up. There are only a few watering holes in the forest, so chances of spotting a tiger increases, but that is strictly my opinion. I have seen more tigers in summer. I also like the summer season because there are less vehicles in the park. But you need to find a lodge with air conditioning because the days would be really hot.
Many National Parks in India Close During the Monsoon
Not all, but many national parks in India are closed to the tourists during the monsoon. So do check out before you go.
Listen to you Guide, Naturalist and Driver
You forest guide and driver go to the forest daily. Chances are they live in the nearby village in close proximity to the jungle since they were a baby! They know about the forest much more than you do. So when they ask you to keep quiet or make no sudden movements, pay close attention. They have your welfare in mind. Bigger lodges like Taj Safaris have dedicated naturalists for the guests if you chose to avail their services.
The Fun is in the Conversation
The safaris are long and there are periods when nothing much is happening. Talk to the driver and the naturalist, they have stories to tell! Ask them what is their best sighting and see what they have to share. A naturalist told me a tigress charged his jeep when he had two guests with him. He had a tigress running towards them and no space to back the jeep as there were other jeeps behind him! The tigress changed course at the last moment!
Park Rules are to be Followed
You are not allowed to walk in the jungle, you can't get down from the jeep, period. Smoking inside the jungle is an offence. You cannot play music inside the jungle. And why on earth would anyone want to do all of these inside a jungle? When your guide says no, it means no and there is a reason for it.
Your Lodge is Close to the Jungle, Pay Attention
The lodges are close to the jungle, in the buffer areas! Animals do not know the difference. When the lodge staff asks you not to go out at night, they are talking sense. If you wish to play loud music, the forest vacation is not for you.
Safaris mean Getting Up in the Mornings too
The animals move in the cooler hours. They still follow the sun. So if you wish to go on the morning safari you need to wake up at an insanely early hour and be at the park gate at 5.30 am!
Be Curious
There is so much to the forest that is new to us, if we care to look beyond the tigers. Just poke your nose around, while firmly seated in the jeep and ask questions. The forest may reveal a lot of secrets through your guides and naturalists!
Do Not Litter
This one is pretty obvious, I may not even state it but sometimes we need to, particularly in India.
You Can't Get Down from the Jeep
It is the rule of the park, you can't get down from the jeep, other than at the designated areas. It is for your own safety.
There is no Offroading in Indian Parks
The tiger might be hiding just off the road but the vehicles can't leave the designated path. That is a rule and the vehicles will follow it or they will get fined or worse impounded for the season.
Dress in Colors that Blend with the Jungle
This is another obvious one, though we may not have clothes like the people who work in the forest. But still, try to blend in. Strong perfumes are a no.
Arguing with Your Guide will Not Lead to Tiger Sighting
Have you been with a group in your jeep or canter which argued with the guides and the jeep driver because they didn't see a tiger? It leads to unhappiness all around. Go back to the start of the article, you are not visiting a zoo! There is no guarantee of a tiger sighting and arguing with your guide will not produce a tiger out of the thin air!
Jungles are Away from Supply Lines
If your favorite brand of cheese is not available at the fancy lodge you are staying, please remember the lodges are far away from the supply lines.
In the Jungle there are Bugs
In the jungle there are bugs and they try to enter the lodge rooms too. So be prepared to find a few at close quarters. It is possible you may sight a snake silently moving away. In other words, be careful of your surroundings.
Be Happy with What You Saw
So what if you didn't see a tiger, come back for another safari and your luck might change. And in the meanwhile enjoy the flora and fauna you actually saw!
Enjoy the Fresh Air
If you live in a big Indian city, just enjoy the fresh air, we can't get it for love or money in the polluted city!
I am aware that most of you already know what I am talking about. But this is on an off chance that someone who actually needs to read this will read it too! Go and enjoy your tiger/jungle safari. And don't stop at one, go back to the jungle. Be the guest that guides will love to have in their jeep.
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To those that don't know, the speed at which a Starcraft pro-gamer does their thing is unreal; (as an aside, I don't think I'll ever not hyphenate "pro-gamer". Whenever I see progamer, I read it as programmer). Check out the clip below:


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Remember the little 8 year old girl Zhang Huimin whose father made her run from Sanya, Hainan all the way to Beijing, wearing out 20 pairs of shoes and covering a staggering 3,560 km in 55 days? This time, another girl, Huang Li (黄澧), 10 years old, had her hands and feet bound by her father before being thrown to swim in the chilly waters of the Xiangjiang River (湘江) for 3 hours. Apparently, her father is training her to swim across the English Channel.
Deflecting widespread criticism, the 45 year old father Huang Daosheng (黄道升) said:
"It's not dangerous because, first, her swimming skills are really good and second, I was swimming with her, staying close to her. I had her when I was 35, so she is my heart. I would never play around with her life."
The girl herself had also told journalists that apart from the slightly chilly waters, her training was bearable. She also wasn't afraid of drowning but only of the "water demons" (水鬼).
Alas, she may not fulfill her (father's) dreams of swimming across the English Channel because current regulations require swimmers to be at least 16 years old for a solo Channel attempt, and it is unlikely that the rules will be bent for her sake.
Alison Streeter, "Queen of the Channel" with 43 crossings below her belt, known as the Queen of the Channel says:
"I shudder to think about the old days, making kids do stuff like that. Some swimmers were being pushed into it. Some parents had been on the beach actually throwing stones on the kids to keep them in the water. A Channel swim is hard enough. When a child is involved, it's just unnecessary. The Channel will still be there when they're 16. The biggest problem is how cold it is. As you hit the six or seven-hour mark, that's when it starts to take its toll. If you're a young kid, you haven't got the extra fat and resistance."
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Eight months on from the Place-Based Health Commission's final report, Lord Victor Adebowale talks to NHE about the impact of STPs on bespoke health and the leftover challenges in achieving integrated care.
Back in March, the Place-Based Health Commission, chaired by Lord Victor Adebowale and co-hosted by independent CIC Collaborate and the New Local Government Network, launched the much-anticipated 'Get Well Soon' report.
The document, which addressed the need for integration between the NHS and councils, made its case for place-based health through a simple scenario: if you were to ask someone what health services they wanted, their answer might be clinical, or perhaps focused on efficiency; if you asked what would help them enjoy life more, their answer would likely focus on everyday lived experiences.
Place-based care means the health and wellbeing system must focus on answering the latter question first, the report said. This would require the NHS to build stronger bridges to people, primarily by drafting the expertise of local government, community pharmacy, housing providers and the voluntary and community sector.
Speaking to NHE almost eight months after the report launch, Lord Adebowale emphasised that the key to ensuring these organisations play an equal part in establishing place-based health is orientating all parts of the system to the situation at hand, as well as "to what they are there for, what the current status of the health and social care system is and the impacts on the population it serves".
"The NHS can take a lead in pulling together that data alongside the local authorities, because, in a sense, they're on the frontline," he said. "But they're not the only people that contribute to health and social care – so the question is: how do you design intervention that brings all the players together to agree to orientate themselves around the challenge that's facing them?
"Once people are orientated to that, it's very difficult for them to say 'it's not to do with me'. You're either leading, following, or you need to get out of the way – and once you've done that, you can then set objectives collectively that are actually meaningful to all the players in the room."
Learning from all STPs
The report identified three major challenges that are holding back today's system from rolling out reform. The first was the 'evidence paradox', which argued that operational and financial pressures mean NHS organisations are often reluctant to invest in prevention because there isn't enough evidence that it will save money in the long term.
The other challenges included poorly aligned incentives – the fact that health providers and councils work to different sets of incentives which often drive them to work in isolation – and excessively heavy and inflexible forms of national regulation, which restrain "too many parts" of the public sector.
The emerging STP programme could act as a springboard to overcome some of these challenges and achieve more effective collaboration, Lord Adebowale argued, and is the right way forward – but it is not a panacea.
"I see them [STPs] as part of a systems leadership intervention," he added. "We need to learn from them, we need to reiterate their importance, invest in the learning and the leadership, and press on.
"I think some will fail, some will be challenged by the sheer speed at which we're going – some would say necessarily so – and, of course, not having time to form the relationships necessary to set credible objectives means that the strategy is weakened.
"But that doesn't mean to say that we can't learn from every one of the STPs, and use that learning to strengthen the relationships and develop the plans."
As well as committing to learning from the triumphs and downfalls of STPs – which are now being published by a handful of footprints – Lord Adebowale also stressed the importance of honesty.
"It's dishonest to say that with one leap we'll be there," he continued. "This is a complex system in a highly complex political and financial context, and it's going to need us all to show some humility to the need for us all to learn.
"In other words, let's try and understand what a big investment STPs are in the future of NHS and social care, and not make the mistake of doing what we usually do – which is layering another intervention on them because they haven't worked instantly, so we don't learn anything from them."
Relationships trump objectives
Expanding on the current level of collaboration happening across the NHS and councils, the commission's chair explained that it's happening, but just not fast enough: "There are some notable exceptions where it's happening, but I think these exceptions are always there, regardless of STPs, because they have the relationships in place."
He later emphasised the importance of these relationships, arguing that "at the end of the day, relationships trump objectives every time – if you don't have the right relationships, then you're done".
Lord Adebowale, who also recently helped write the FYFV for Mental Health as part of his role in the mental health taskforce, acknowledged that the overall planning process of orientating all players and building strong relationships does take time – particularly in the current financial climate. "But it's worth doing," he added.
Fifteen years into the future
One of the headline recommendations in the Place-Based Health Commission's report was the need to engage in long-term health planning; specifically, this means creating a Fifteen Year Forward View rather than the current five-year plan. Lord Adebowale and his team wrote that this approach would "galvanise everyone within the system to work towards the same goals", acting as a blueprint to create an agreed vision on place-based health – whilst also building on the FYFV, the STPs and the emerging devolution framework.
In terms of parliamentary planning, Lord Adebowale noted that "there is nothing wrong" with a 15-year view that has five-year break clauses. "Actually, if you do it in that way, you can measure more clearly the impact that government policy – not just in health and social care, but government policy generally – is having on health and social care," he added.
"My personal view is that any policy in any government, local or national, that doesn't contribute to the health and wellbeing of the population is taking us backwards as a nation, and is costing us more in terms of the narrow expenditure, which people perceive as the NHS. We need to be thinking about a 15-year view: I think that's perfectly appropriate, and I think it's perfectly appropriate to do that in a way that's politically acceptable."
Asked whether it's possible to have a 15-year plan while still adapting to unexpected issues along the way, the commission chair pointed to the fact that some companies, like BMW, already have 100-year plans in place – because strategic plans and visions are merely that, "and not predictions of the future that are bound to always come true".
"What they provide you with is a path; they provide you with guidance. It's like setting sail in a ship: to use the analogy, there's never a direct route between point A and point B, but you know where you're going. And giving the public that sense of 'this is where we are going' is quite important," he said.
"If you give that to the public in a very clear way, then it gives them the sense that you have a vision for health and social care which is inclusive, and looks not just at the needs now, but the needs in the future. And I think the public deserve that. They got it when the NHS was established, and I think they deserve it now."
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Second Entertainer Announced for the 66th Annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo, Aug. 8-11
SIKESTON, Mo.: At a press conference on March 23, 2018, a video announced the upcoming entertainers for the 2018 Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo. Following five rounds of bullfighting on Thursday night Aug. 9 is country music artist Brett Young.
With three chart-topping Platinum singles, Brett Young made a name for himself as a breakout star in 2016. He's nominated for the 2018 Academy of Country Music New Male Vocalist of the Year award, and he received two Association of Independent Music Publishers award nods: Writer of the Year and Song of the Year for "Sleep Without You."
"Brett Young's outstanding musical ability made him an easy choice for Thursday night entertainment," said Ross Merideth, 2018 Rodeo chairman. "He is new to the country music scene compared to other entertainers we've hosted, but his quick rise in the charts shows he possesses talent you don't want to miss."
Young grew up in California and played baseball in high school before receiving a scholarship for his skill on the field to Ole Miss. After an injury ended his interest in a professional baseball career, Young turned to music, which eventually inspired him to move to Nashville. His first album was released in February 2017.
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I don't remember exactly when I discovered Gary Vee, as he is commonly known, but I've been following him for a while now. Gary Vee is known as a 'celebrity entrepreneur' and is one of the most well known in that group. Other examples include Tai Lopez, Sam Ovens, and Alex Becker. The main reason Gary is my favorite entrepreneur, and the favorite of many others, is his message and authenticity.
Celebrity entrepreneurs became popular because of the rise of social media and the very real possibility of starting an online business with little investment. All celebrity entrepreneurs give out free advice and motivate people to pursue their dreams through entrepreneurship, but most of them try to sell you things like online courses and memberships. This is a large part of their revenue and the thought behind this is to teach you how they made their money. Unfortunately, this has caused thousands of copycats who followed their system to try and sell very similar courses or memberships to others with the false narrative that they made millions of dollars themselves. But that is a discussion for another day.
Gary Vee doesn't try to sell you anything. He is the CEO of Vayner Media and owns a couple smaller companies such as Empathy Wines. He mentions these companies occasionally on his social media feeds, but he doesn't spam you with advertisements. Unlike other celebrity entrepreneurs his main focus isn't you buying his course or program, because he doesn't have one. People know who his is and how much value he has to offer to entrepreneurs, digital marketers, and business owners. This alone get him business from large companies who want Vayner Media to do their advertising and social media campaigns.
Gary Vee is all about delivering free content. His philosophy is that if you offer massive value to people, they will want to do business with you. If you follow him on Snapchat, Instagram, or YouTube, his videos are all about motivating people and giving advice on how to start a business.
Gary has a certain charm and charisma to him. He is a proud New Yorker and a big fan of the New York Jets. In fact, his goal is to one day own the Jets. Gary talks about how as a kid, and to this day, the Jets were his favorite thing. He loved watching the games and that was his first real connection with American culture.
You see, Gary is a Russian immigrant who came over with his parents in 1978 when he was just 3 years old. Gary's family owned a wine business, which he later took over and made very profitable, but Gary had the entrepreneur spirit from a young age. As a kid he operated a lemonade stand on the weekends and made money trading and selling baseball cards. When he graduated college in 1998, he formally took over his parent's wine store. He renamed it to 'Wine Library', created a web page where you could purchase the wine online, and renovated the website. He made the online presence of the store his main focus during a time when few others were doing so. Through his marketing efforts, he took his family's business and grew it from a net worth of $3 million to $60 million by 2003. In 2006 he started 'Wine Library TV', a daily webcast where he sampled different wines from his family's store and talked about wine culture. He also spent a lot of time on social media, during a time when it was in its infancy and had much lower competition, to really skyrocket the business. In 2011 he sold the business to focus entirely on Vayner Media, which he started with his brother in 2009. Hustle is in Gary Vee's DNA.
Now we know Gary Vee's story and his message. The main reason I like him, however, is his authenticity. Besides having an inspirational story and business philosophy, Gary tells it like it is. Other celebrity entrepreneurs and online marketers will tell you that it is easy to make money online and that if you follow their 'system' you can make $100 per day in passive income or other nonsense. They always sugar-coat everything so you will give them money. Gary doesn't bullshit you like that. Gary talks about how he worked 15 hours a day, 7 days a week, throughout his 20's to build up his family's wine store. He talks about how you need to sacrifice your weekends and less important things in your life if you want success. Gary talks about how he spent 8 hours a day on Instagram talking to people about wine, showing his expertise and referring them to his family's business. He talks about how hustle, dedication, and sacrifice are the only path to success.
Gary is humble but has this aura of authority, you can tell by the way he talks and his body language that helping people is his passion. He is like that friend we all have who is always working late and coming up with new ideas. The friend that will give you advice and be genuine with you. Gary is just himself on camera, he isn't sophisticated and swears a lot. He offers practical solutions and gives honest advice. He gives it to you straight, there isn't any of that 'you can easily scale this business to $10,000 per month' nonsense with the goal of tricking you into buying a $500 course from him. Gary is just a guy who works hard, has big dreams, and wants to help others get to where he is today.


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1. Introduction
The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) is the regulatory body for the social care workforce in Northern Ireland. Its role is to register social workers, social care workers and those studying for the Degree in Social Work; to set standards for their training and practice and to support professional development across the workforce.
NISCC is a non-departmental body sponsored by the Department of Health (NI) and was established under the Health and Personal Social Services Act (NI) 2001. As a regulator of the social care workforce, NISCC must act in the public interest and maintain public trust and confidence in its system of regulation. More detailed information about different aspects of our work can be found on our website. http://www.niscc.info
NISCC recognises the importance of protecting personal and confidential information in all that we do, all we direct or commission, and takes care to meet its legal duties. Key legislation includes:
· the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 (GDPR),
· the Access to Health Records (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (AHR)
· the Freedom of Information Act (2000) (FOI),
· the Environmental Information Regulations (2004) (EIR),
· the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA),
· relevant health service legislation, and the
· common law duty of confidentiality
2. Your Information
NISCC uses personal information for a number of purposes. This Privacy Notice provides a summary of how we use your information. To ensure that we process your personal data fairly and lawfully we are required to inform you of:
· What personal information we collect
· Why we need your data
· How it will be used
· Who it will be shared with
· How long it will be kept for
2.1 What types of personal data do we handle?
NISCC process personal information in its regulatory function to register the workforce which includes:
· registration application details for example, names, addresses, any declarations made, email addresses, contact phone numbers (including mobile numbers);
· details of registrants' employers including employment history;
· registration fee payments;
· qualifications and awards;
· allegations against a registrant, including decisions made.
NISCC also holds a Public Facing Register online. The Register discloses the following information on the website in relation to registrants –
· First name and surname;
· Town of employment;
· Registration number;
· Part of Register;
· Status of Registration;
· Information regarding sanctions imposed.
In relation to Freedom of Information Requests (FOIs), Subject Access Requests (SARs) and Complaints. The information NISCC may hold includes:
· names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses;
· details of a complaint made and related correspondence;
· details held in personnel files and on the ICT HR system.
2.2 Why we need your data
NISCC has a legal obligation to hold your personal data in order to ensure your registration with NISCC and has a legal obligation to investigate and respond to complaints it receives in relation to a registrant. The Health and Personal Social Services Act (NI) provides the legal framework that allows NISCC to establish Rules to aid the processing of dealing with allegations of impaired fitness to practise.
NISCC also has a duty to investigate and provide a response to any complaint it receives about any of its functions.
Information processed for the above purposes is therefore lawful under Article 6(1)(c) of GDPR:
· 6(1)(c) – Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation
In keeping with legislative obligations requiring NISCC to ensure on-going high standards of conduct, practice and training, NISCC will periodically process the data of existing registrants to communicate and promote information regarding these topics.
Information processed for the above purposes is therefore lawful under Article 6(1)(e) of GDPR:
· 6(1)(e) – Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in exercise of official authority
In keeping with our need to achieve the lawful business objectives of our organisation, NISCC will periodically process the data of existing registrants to communicate information related to NISCC operational objectives and activities, as-well-as important Social Care sector information.
Information processed for the above purposes is therefore lawful under Article 6(1)(f) of GDPR:
· 6(1)(f) – Processing is necessary under the Legitimate Interests of the Controller
For more information please refer to our 'Legitimate Interest Statement'.
2.3 How will we use information about you?
NISCC will use your information to ensure a registrants ability to be fit to practice and be held on the register (and in turn the Public Facing Register). We will also use your information to keep you and your employer informed about the status of your registration (and renewal fee) and your education and development. We will use anonymous data to review our performance and business trends.
2.4 Sharing your information
NISCC may also be obliged to provide personal information to another statutory organisation (such as a Police Force, Health Regulator or Investigatory Body), or via a Court Order. Information processed for this purpose is therefore lawful under Articles 6(1)(c) and 6(1)(e) of GDPR:
· 6(1)(e) – Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.
We may also share your personal information with appointed Committee panel members in the event of an allegation proceeding to that stage. Details on what we disclose (and with whom) about registrants where an allegation has been made, or where such an allegation proceeds to a Fitness to Practise hearing is set out in our Disclosure Policy which can be found on our website.
2.5 Retaining Information
NISCC will only retain information for as long as necessary, in line with the Department of Health (DoH) Good Management, Good Records (GMGR).
For further information, please refer to the following DoH link:
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Individuals have certain rights under GDPR, namely:
· The right to obtain confirmation that their personal information is being processed, and access to personal information
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· The right to have personal information erased and to prevent processing, in specific circumstances
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· The right to portability, in specific circumstances
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· The rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling
4. Security of your information
NISCC is committed to taking all reasonable measures to ensure the security of all personal information it holds. The following arrangements are in place:
a. All NISCC staff have contractual obligations of confidentiality, enforceable through disciplinary procedures;
b. Everyone working for NISCC is subject to the common law duty of confidentiality;
c. Staff are granted access to personal data on a need-to-know basis only;
d. NISCC has appointed a Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) who is accountable for the management of all information assets and any associated risks and incidents. Local Information Asset officers (IAOs) have been appointed as part of its Information Governance arrangements. NISCC has also appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO);
e. All staff are required to undertake information governance training every 2 years. The training provided ensures that staff are aware of their information governance responsibilities and follow best practice guidelines to ensure the necessary safeguards and appropriate use of personal information;
f. A range of policies and procedures are in place
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GDPR gives you the right to access information that NISCC holds about you. SARs must be made in writing. You will need to provide:
· adequate information (for example full name, address, date of birth) so that your identity can be verified and your information located
· an indication of what information you are requesting to enable us to locate this in an efficient manner
NISCC aims to comply with requests for access to personal data as quickly as possible, and normally within a calendar month of receipt unless there is a reason for delay that is justifiable under GDPR.
We want to make sure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. If you think any information is inaccurate or incorrect then please let us know.
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The Freedom of Information Act 2000 provides any person with the right to obtain information held by NISCC, subject to a number of exemptions.
5.3 Complaints about how we process your personal information
If you are dissatisfied with how NISCC is, or has been, processing your personal information, you have the right to advise NISCC of this in writing.
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Any request for information should be submitted in writing. Contact details are as follows:
· Subject Access Requests: email@example.com
· Freedom of Information Requests: firstname.lastname@example.com
You may also submit requests or complaints to:
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Major escalation of tensions in the Middle East after two rockets were fired at Tel Aviv from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. FOX's Jerusalem Correspondent Trey Yingst discusses the ongoing situation at the Israel-Gaza border.
'History may have its reasons for 'daylight saving time' but two members of congress want to make it a practice of the past. Republican Congressman Greg Steube of Florida is a co-sponsor of a bill that will never have you turning the clocks back or forward again.
Don't miss the good news with FOX's Tonya J. Powers.
Plus, commentary by FOX News Sunday host, Chris Wallace.


text: As I was reading Madhu Dubey's "Octavia Butler's Novels of Enslavement" article I started to think about our own society. The article discusses chattel slavery in comparison to Butler's plot in her Pattern series. I looked back at the cover of novel and saw Seed to Harvest. I wonder about America's slavery as a seed to foster or harvest the historical remnants that exist today. The wordplay got me to think further about Doro planting the seed of slavery, which later developed a world where one group dominates. The group that dominates would obviously be the Patternists, and the Pattern Master as the leader. The Pattern Master being the only one who controls everyone reminds me of a dictatorship, which further places emphasizes on slavery. There's a further emphasize on slavery because the Pattern Master is similar to a slave owner. To expand on this notion the Pattern Master is on a hypothetical throne like the slave master. Like most dictators and slaves masters they are overthrown, and or power is passed down. We see this conversion twice in Mind of My Mind and Patternmaster where potent political positions change. In Mind of My Mind Doro is killed by Mary and power dynamics are changed. Similarly, Teray is handed control by the Pattern Master. The changing of dominance can be related to abolishing slavery and the change in authority that occurs within. The South loses the driving economic force of slavery, but it has already left its lasting impact on the U.S. Fast forward to today slavery is still a painful reminder of America's unsettled past. I mean just two years ago Mississppi officially ratified the 13th Amendment. On similar note we can see the remains of slavery in other countries such as Dominican Republic, which shows the extent of slavery's affects on a global scale. Here are two articles on both matters. http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/02/mississippi-officially-abolishes-slavery-ratifies-13th-amendment/


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Well, it is the end of my third day in Taibei and I have been having a wonderful time. There are no lack of adventures to report on and no lack of pictures, either. Look forward to hearing about:
- climbing YanMingShan
- eating snake meat, drinking snake blood, and more . . .
- exploring the famous night markets of Taibei
- the Chiang Kai-Shek and Sun Yat-Sen memorials
Of course, this will all be accompanied by my deep thoughts on Taiwan and China.
We have another day of touring tomorrow with some friends of a friend here in Taibei, including the National Palace Museum. If today was any indication, it should be wonderful! Monday we leave Taibei for an as-yet-undetermined location.


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Reincarnation — The Whole Truth — Part 2
@ = The Eternal Now
OOO = The physical dimension (Real-Time, here and now)
The above diagram shows the ascending and descending layers of the ONE consciousness, splitting into more and more parts as it descends into the real time universe (the here and now)…
Each part of the layers directly above the physical dimension can be more easily related to, if you consider each as being an Overself or Oversoul, or Higher Self (pick one?).
In our dimension, each of these split into many separate parts (hundreds or even thousands of people; how many is unknown). And if you take into account this flow of multiple consciousness units from above, from the eternal NOW, it is also likely this spreads throughout all of time and space: possibly with each Oversoul splitting into countless people; all who have ever lived in the past, all those living in the present, and all those that will live in the future.
The bottom line is that these are all living simultaneously in the shadow of The Eternal NOW. And if you also take into account the countless worlds in our universe that probably contain many other race, not to mention a plethora of parallel universes, the mind simply boggles. And yes, I think I am definitely getting a headache at this point:)
Now, if you take the above as read, you will see that the linear concept of reincarnation is just a little off the mark in explaining the higher nature of reality. It leaves too many questions unanswered and has too many holes in it's logic. Its way too simplistic an explanation to fit the enormity underlying the reality of incarnation.
In my opinion, what is really happening is this:
We are all essentially a part of the ONE at the very highest level of consciousness. There is NO time at the top (or you could say there is ALL time at the top) so everything happens in the eternal NOW.
Therefore, logically, a single person would incarnate throughout time: past present and future, living and experiencing multiple lives. But these are lived all at the same time, all at once, all in the eternal NOW. And therefore, if all lives are lived at once, then it is also likely each 'person' incarnates many times in the same timeframe, i.e., that you are incarnated many times in the present, and are living many different lives simultaneously in this present time, in the present NOW. This also applies to the past, present and future; meaning you are now currently living throughout all time. Scary concept maybe, and definitely headache material, but its also extremely logical.
I believe the above, with a healthy application of like-attracts-like and opposites-repel, also accounts for what are commonly called Soul Mates. Individual incarnating spirits would logically attract like-minded spirits to them from among their own spectrum of incarnating brethren, i.e., from among those incarnating from their own shared Oversoul.
The Buddhist concept of the Overself is fairly accurate in describing what is happening at a higher level of consciousness. This is a step up from the simpler concept of linear incarnation, living life after life, as taken for granted by most NewAge people today. Although the Buddhist theory also includes linear reincarnation, you will find there are many gray areas between fact, theory and experience.
Past life memories…or past life associations?
In my opinion these may be caused by closely related links (call it a soul family clan) between some spirits contained within a single Oversoul unit. These links are not limited nor divided by our primitive concept of linear time, but are all connected through the higher soul clan in the eternal NOW. They are all existing simultaneously at the higher level where they connect.
Therefore, when a person remembers or feels connected with, or affected by, dramatic events from what is considered a past life filtering through into their present reality; these events are actually happening right now, in the eternal NOW. This may account for why these links can be so keenly felt. Even though the actual events that are affecting or being felt as stemming from a past life that may have happened thousands of years ago, it is actually happening right now, in the eternal NOW. And this goes a long way toward explaining why past life memories can have such a profound effect on us.
I think past life experiences can also be felt and experienced (shared) in varying degrees, by all the individual members of a closely related soul clan. They are not remembering events that happened a very long ago, they are being 'felt' and experienced by all parts as if they were actually a part of that other time, as if these events were happening NOW.
The above hopefully sheds some new light on the ancient but little-realized belief that we are all brothers and sisters in spirit, all God's children; regardless of sex or race; or even of species for that matter. Ultimately we are all ONE at the highest level, all ONE in the eternal NOW.
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- 開催日時
- 2018年3月5日(月)10:00 - 12:00
- 場 所
- 総合地球環境学研究所 講演室(⇒アクセス)
- 講 演 者
- Parviz Koohafkan(招聘外国人研究員、世界農業遺産基金 代表)
- 要 旨
Water, energy and food are essential for human well-being, poverty reduction, food security and sustainable development.
The decisions regarding the allocation and use of these resources are often made without cross-sectoral coordination, targeting sector-specific optimization and, thereby, resulting in risks, wastes and uncertainties across sectors and scales.
A Nexus approach in resource poor countries and particularly in drylands is a design and structured way to address cross- cutting issues related to the water, energy and food particularly in the context of climate change starting with the identification of the inter-linkages of these resources in a given context.
A baseline scenario can be established, considering the current state of natural resources and livelihood assets as well as different Nexus-relevant goals and interests. Based on this, specific interventions can then be assessed and compared for their impacts, using a set of key indicators, all of which should be done in close collaboration with key stakeholders.
A concrete case of nexus approach proposed in North African countries to face the increasing threats of climate change and to adopt and mitigate the effects of climate change funded by Green Climate fund will be presented along with innovative approaches in Climate Smart Agriculture.
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By Bill Wright
Does your business use a contractor to provide in-home services to your customers? If so, you probably want the contractor to conduct background checks on its employees. You want the contractor to screen out people who pose high risk to your customers. But, if you get a summary of the background reports, just to make sure the contractor is complying with your requirements, you might have to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. In a recent case, a business designed the background check it wanted its contractors to use and designated what kind of criminal and driving violations would disqualify the employees from assignment to the business' customers. The consumer reporting agency also sent the business a summary of the background checks, indicating that the check had been done, who had been the subject of the check, and whether the person was high risk. That was enough to make the business a recipient of a credit report for employment purposes and subject to the FCRA. Ernst v. Dish Network, LLC, 12-Civ-8794 (LGS) (S.D.N.Y. September 22, 2014).
If you use contractors, think about how you are using credit check information.