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India's Green Visionary
Dr Prem C Jain, Chairman, Indian Green Building Council gives credit of his achievements to his mother who encouraged him to be an engineer. Talking to Shubhra Saini, he goes down the memory lane to recount the green buildings movement in India and the way forward.
Dr Jain is of the belief that sustainable living is in the DNA of every Indian. "Culturally, we have been taught to reuse & recycle but, with rising consumerism, we are forgetting the traditional way of living which promoted resource efficiency and eco-sensitivity." As a matter of fact, his aesthetically designed home in Delhi, is a representation of his belief and lifestyle. The greenery outside, the beautiful paintings and statues inside, the collector's edition 'Bhagwad Gita', all depict his deep interest in nature, philosophy and arts. And the creativity doesn't just end here. His wife Renu Jain is a painter, sculptor and a Kathak dancer; she majored in Interior Design from the University of Minnesota (USA) and is a renowned sitar player. Their daughter too pursued design interest albeit in the field of fashion. A well-known fashion designer Payal Jain has been involved in the revival and hence preservation of handicrafts that are on the verge of becoming extinct.
My house is like a temple for me because I built it for my mother who stayed here for ten years with me. I have always felt the place to be blessed. A lot of my new initiatives started here and became success. For instance, first steps towards creating IGBC were conceptualized here. Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) too started from this house.
Down the Memory Lane
Born on Jan 26, 1936 in the conservative Jain family of Old Delhi, Dr Jain's mother was a rebel in her own way. She was determined to give her son the highest of education against all odds. Fondly reminiscing Dr Jain said, "My mother encouraged me to enrol in Banaras Hindu University for engineering. She even mortgaged her jewellery to send me abroad for higher studies. I completed my Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from University of Minnesota, USA in 1965 and came back to India in 1970. I wouldn't have been what I am, if not for her determination. She has been my role model and inspiration throughout."
After returning to India, Dr Jain served as a visiting professor at IIT Kanpur, where he taught post-graduate studies and set up a laboratory for environmental engineering. He has also been on the visiting faculty for the School of Planning and Architecture at Delhi University since 1973. "After the two year teaching stint at IIT Kanpur, I joined the architectural firm of 'Stein, Doshi & Bhalla'. The way they infused nature with built-mass is an example of how one can combine simplicity of nature with complexity of design." It was in 1980, that Dr jain established Spectral Services Consultants Private Limited (now an AECOM company) with the mission of providing energy-efficient, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing (MEP) services. He believed that rather than blindly following the western design practices, adopting India's traditional architecture in a modern and scientific could help build eco-sensitive and cost-effective buildings.
Architect Joseph Allen Stein once told me that simplicity, honesty and passion is all that one requires for achieving success. I have been following that advice since then.
The Vision for Green Future
The turning point in Dr Jain life came about with the inception of Indian green Building Congress (IGBC). He elaborated, "I had been working for almost 20 years on making buildings that were in harmony with nature. Back then, there were no green ratings systems in India. In year 2000, Hyderabad started coming up as the silicon valley of India and lot of American companies started building their campuses here. But American steel and glass buildings could not be replicated here as these companies desired, though some architects did try. Given India's completely different topography, demography, culture and climate, it needs buildings that synergise with the natural elements. This was the start of Green Building Movement in the country. The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) was formed in the year 2001.
In 2003 Jamshyd Naoroji Godrej decided to build the greenest building in the world in Hyderabad and I was fortunate to be part of the project. CII – Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre (CII Godrej GBC), close to Shilparamam, is the first LEED Platinum rated green building in India. Completed in 2004, it is a perfect blend of India's rich architectural splendour and technological innovations. The building of 20,000 sq ft built-up area incorporates traditional concepts into modern and contemporary architecture."
The vision of IGBC was to enable a sustainable built environment for all and facilitate India to be one of the global leaders in the sustainable built environment. Dr. Jain chaired the International Green Building Congress in Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai from 2006 to 2011 and since 2007 he has been the Chairman of the Indian Green Building Council. Narrating the struggles of promoting Green rating systems among real-estate owners & developers, Dr Jain stated, "Initially handful of companies like Godrej, ITC, Wipro etc. showed interest. My aim was to reach one billion square feet of Green rated buildings by 2020. So, we approached developers like Hiranandani, Raheja and Lodha among others to encourage them to get green ratings for their projects as it will bring them at par with international standards without costing much. But still the target, which we had set for ourselves, was a huge challenge and we needed government's support in terms of subsidies or incentives. The first step came from UP Govt, which offered 5 per cent more FAR for IGBC Gold and Platinum rated buildings in the state. Later state governments of Rajasthan West Bengal Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Maharashtra followed suit and now offer various incentives for Green rated buildings."
My college years in Banaras highly influenced me with the ancient principals of Vedic architecture and the concept of Panch Bhootas (five elements of nature- earth, water, fire, air and space) that in fact form the basis of all kinds of ancient architecture.
The Good & the Bad
Talking about the fraudulency Dr Jain sadly accepted that many developers falsely market their projects as IGBC Green rated developments. Some are not adopting green practices in spirit and use it only as marketing gimmick while many building owners do not maintain the green aspect of the project over the years. Consumer need to be made aware of the difference between 'Green Complaint' and a 'Green Certified' building.
On the positive side, he gave instance of companies like ITC – across their all asset classes' like- hotels, commercial, offices, Wipro, TCS and Infosys that have taken remarkable initiatives to build eco-friendly, energy efficient and healthy buildings that have also helped them control attrition and increase , workforce productivity by 10 per cent. "Real-estate developers such as Ravi Raheja, Niranjan Hiranandani and Abhishek Lodha were the early adopters of IGBC ratings, followed by Syed Mohamed Beary, CMD, Bearys group, Bangalore, Chetty Builders in Mysore and Sare and Sikka Group from Delhi-NCR to name a few. In reality, the additional cost of constructing a commercial green building would be about 3% to 4% that can be recovered in two or three years on account of reduced operational costs. The incremental cost for a residential project is pegged at about 1% and gets paid back in about one year. The need of the hour is to go the green way, for the good of ourselves and our future generations."
The Valuable Takeaway
Dr Jain has served as advisor to the President of India and to the Prime Minister of India. He strongly feels that by re-discovering India's rich heritage and built ethos, Indian architects and builders can help build Greener India. And to help along the way he feels as energetic as ever to guide and support anyone that believes in the building of greener and healthier world for the next generation. "Passive architecture that includes better orientation of the spaces, appropriate selection of envelope design, regionally sourced and eco-friendly civil construction materials along with energy-efficient HVAC and lighting equipment, systems & controls can give energy savings potential of about 40 to 50 %, " he explained.
Concluding the interview, one can only be in awe of Dr Jain who in spite of achieving success & recognition is till down to earth and humble. Philanthropy is a virtue that is imbibed in his family. While, Dr Jain relentless pursuit of green architecture even at this age is commendable, his wife performs at concerts for various charity causes and daughter has been organizing fashion shows to help the destitute. As Dr Jain proudly informed, his grandchildren too are following the same path and he wants his home also to be one day be used for a noble cause.


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I try to go for walks on most days and on Monday morning, I found myself at 10th and Madison over in Covington, Kentucky where I live.
I've said this before. There are a lot of stray cats where I live and around nine o'clock in the morning, there's still rush hour traffic. Approaching 10th & Madison, walking to the left of the street, I saw this cat—much like the one in the GIF—trying to cross the street.
There was a ton of traffic. I watched the cat walk, see a car and run back, then start again, dodge a car, then start again, dodge another car, start again and so on and so on.
I stood there in horror, maybe for 30 seconds, watching this cat. I was scared to death, afraid I was going to witness the cat getting creamed by a car. I know I said out loud, "Be careful!"
To my relief, the cat made it across the street. Once he got to the safety of the sidewalk, he turned and looked at me, sort of with the expression on his face like "I can't believe I just did that."
I do believe cats have nine lives and they need all of them here in Covington.
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Blair Hit Songwriter Series at Vanderbilt University is one of the longest-running songwriting classes in Nashville, having hosted hundreds of songwriting and music business legends, as well as cutting-edge up-and-comers. Massive hitmakers such as Natalie Hemby, Jon Nite, Chuck Harmony and Claude Kelley (aka Louis York), critically acclaimed artist/writers including Mary Gauthier and Don Henry, and scores of music industry insiders have spoken at this weekly class since spring of 1999.
Sit in the classroom with us as we engage in in-depth conversations about writing, creativity, business, artistry, and all things music-related. Because of the relaxed nature of our discussions, there is occasional profanity. You'll notice that we've cut out most song performances (for copyright purposes), but other than that, you're practically there!
The class is hosted by Deanna Walker, Vanderbilt artist teacher and songwriter, who has interviewed many of the world's greatest songwriters, including Randy Newman and Mark Knopfler, along with all the talented creators and biz geniuses who have been part of this classes since the beginning of the Blair Hit Songwriter Series.
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Deanna Walker and songwriters Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony, who perform as Louis York
7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning January 7
Tuition: $280 in person, $120 via Google Hangout
This class is available online via Google Hangout throughout most of the world. Not available in Arkansas, Minnesota, Texas, Wisconsin, and Tennessee. Critique is not available for online students at this time.
Learning songwriting and music business from industry legends, new and up and coming is the best way to learn this craft. Join instructor Deanna Walker and guests such as June James, Allison Moorer, Michael Pollack, Jimmy Robbins, Street Symphony, Thomas Daniel, Femke Weidema, Ernest Chapman, Mark Montgomery, Reid Shippen, Craig King and others for incredible, up-close and personal conversations about all aspects of songwriting, artistry, and the music business.
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The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), under the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) at the U.S. Department of Education, funded the design, development, and implementation of the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) grants to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, and use individual student data.
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Third degree atrioventricular nodal block
3rd degree atrioventricular nodal block is the most severe form of conduction blockage.
Rarity: Rare
Top Symptoms: shortness of breath, racing heart beat, tight, heavy, squeezing chest pain, lightheadedness, deep chest pain, behind the breast bone
Symptoms that never occur with third degree atrioventricular nodal block: swelling of one leg, swelling of one foot, swollen ankle
Urgency: Primary care doctor
Right heart failure (cor pulmonale)
Acute cor pulmonale is also called acute right-sided heart failure and acute RHF. It is the sudden failure of the right ventricle of the heart.
The right ventricle pumps blood out of the heart, into the pulmonary artery, and into the lungs. If the pulmonary artery is blocked, the right ventricle will quickly become overworked and in danger of shutting down. A blood clot, called an embolism, or plaque lining this artery can suddenly cut off blood flow from the heart into the lungs.
Risk factors for acute cor pulmonale include surgery, obesity, smoking, and prolonged immobility. All of these leave the person prone to blood clots and/or plaque in the arteries.
Symptoms include sudden chest pain with rapid heartbeat, pale skin, cold sweat, shortness of breath, and coughing, sometimes with blood.
Acute cor pulmonale is a life-threatening medical emergency. Take the patient to the emergency room or call 9-1-1.
Diagnosis is made through physical examination, blood tests, echocardiogram, and chest x-ray.
Treatment involves oxygen, diuretics, blood-thinning and clot-dissolving medications, and sometimes surgery.
Rarity: Common
Top Symptoms: fatigue, chest pain, shortness of breath on exertion, wheezing, decreased exercise tolerance
Symptoms that never occur with right heart failure (cor pulmonale): severe chest pain
Urgency: Hospital emergency room
Allergic reaction (not life-threatening)
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Rarity: Common
Top Symptoms: swollen face, swollen lips, lip numbness, hives, red swollen bumps or patches with a pale center, lip redness
Symptoms that never occur with allergic reaction (not life-threatening): shortness of breath, throat itching
Urgency: Primary care doctor
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- 3% Muscle Aches
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- 28% Congestive Heart Failure
- 21% Cushing Syndrome
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- 22% Less than a day
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text: < ProjectsRevision as of 19:19, 8 August 2012 by Vishesh (talk | contribs) (→Basics: ResourceWatcher)(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Contents 1 About Nepomuk 2 Basics 3 Advanced Use Cases 4 Documentation 5 Subpages of Projects/Nepomuk About Nepomuk Nepomuk serves as a cross application semantic storage backend. It aims at collecting data from various sources - file indexing, the web, applications, etc, and linking them all together to form a cohesive map of data. This page is dedicated to 3rd party documentation for Nepomuk. To know more about Nepomuk from a user's point of view, head over to the Nepomuk page on UserBase. Or to know more about the Nepomuk community and getting involved in Nepomuk, head over to the Nepomuk Community Page. Basics Quick Start Nepomuk Repositories Nepomuk Architectural Overview Basic Ontology concepts Monitoring Changes Advanced Use Cases Bulk Changes Pushing large quantities of data into Nepomuk Graph handling Virtuoso Internals Custom Ontologies Documentation The following links provide good reads for getting used to the Nepomuk system and its APIs. Development Tutorials Nepomuk Tips and Tricks Nepomuk API Documentation Soprano (RDF storage) API Using the Nepomuk Resource Code generator and the Soprano Ontology class generator in cmake As Nepomuk is highly dependent on its data in the RDF store and the used ontologies, one might consider to read up on RDF and the Nepomuk ontogies: RDF Primer Nepomuk Ontologies Experimental Nepomuk Ontologies and Ideas for new ones Subpages of Projects/Nepomuk Projects/Nepomuk/BulkChanges Projects/Nepomuk/BulkChanges/en Projects/Nepomuk/ComponentOverview Projects/Nepomuk/ComponentOverview/en Projects/Nepomuk/DataFeeders Projects/Nepomuk/DataFeeders/en Projects/Nepomuk/GraphConcepts Projects/Nepomuk/GraphConcepts/en Projects/Nepomuk/Ideas Projects/Nepomuk/IndexingPlugin Projects/Nepomuk/IndexingPlugin/en Projects/Nepomuk/ManagingNepomukProcesses Projects/Nepomuk/ManagingNepomukProcesses/en Projects/Nepomuk/Nepomuk2Port Projects/Nepomuk/Nepomuk2Port/en Projects/Nepomuk/NepomukShow Projects/Nepomuk/NepomukShow/en Projects/Nepomuk/OntologyBasics Projects/Nepomuk/OntologyBasics/en Projects/Nepomuk/Qualified Relations Idea Projects/Nepomuk/QueryLibrary Projects/Nepomuk/QueryLibrary/en Projects/Nepomuk/QueryingMethods Projects/Nepomuk/QueryingMethods/en Projects/Nepomuk/QuickStart Projects/Nepomuk/QuickStart/en Projects/Nepomuk/Repositories Projects/Nepomuk/Repositories/en Projects/Nepomuk/ResourceWatcher Projects/Nepomuk/ResourceWatcher/en Projects/Nepomuk/ResourceWatcher/pt-br Projects/Nepomuk/Resources Projects/Nepomuk/Resources/en Projects/Nepomuk/ScenarioExamples Projects/Nepomuk/SparqlQueries Projects/Nepomuk/SparqlQueries/en Projects/Nepomuk/TestEnvironment Projects/Nepomuk/TestEnvironment/en Projects/Nepomuk/TestEnvironment/pt-br Projects/Nepomuk/Uris Projects/Nepomuk/Uris/en Projects/Nepomuk/Uris/pt-br Projects/Nepomuk/VirtuosoInternal Projects/Nepomuk/VirtuosoInternal/en Projects/Nepomuk/en Projects/Nepomuk/kioslaves Projects/Nepomuk/kioslaves/en Projects/Nepomuk/kioslaves/pt-br Retrieved from "https://techbase.kde.org/index.php?title=Projects/Nepomuk&oldid=74411" Content is available under Creative Commons License SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted.


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Paul Lu is a member of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Paul volunteers as the FaithNet Coordinator for NAMI Orange County, California. FaithNet is the faith-based arm of NAMI reaching out to faith communities of all faiths promoting mental health initiatives. He is also a certified trainer for the NAMI Family to Family, NAMI Mental Health 101, and NAMI Provider programs. In September 2017 Paul was voted in as a member of the NAMI California Board of Directors.
Paul and his family lived and worked in Hong Kong from 2011 to 2015. He has a daughter with a mental health diagnosis of schizophrenia. Paul and his family experienced first-hand how difficult it is to care for a loved one with a severe mental illness while living in Hong Kong. As a parent, Paul understands the family dynamics and stress a family is under when a loved one has a mental illness. He believes faith can play a significant role towards the wellbeing of those who are mentally ill, their families, and friends.
Paul holds a Doctor of Business Administration degree from Nova Southeastern University, a Master of Aeronautical Science degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and a Master of Theology degree from Fuller Theological Seminary. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree at Fuller and his research is focused on Faith and Mental Illness. Paul served as a local preacher at the Methodist International Church when he was in Hong Kong.
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I thought it'd be fun to put up a poll finding out what sort of monsters or creatures my blog readers like. Give your favorite a vote then state in the comments what it is about them that you love.
For me, which no one is surprised, I love vampires. They can be dark and brooding, flat out evil, or romantic. There's a lot you can do with vampires and so many ways to give a twist to the myth.


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I chose B3 Gym because of the camaraderie, teamwork and personal attention received from the trainers.
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VOORHEES, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued a drought warning for the following 14 counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren.
The drought warning designation is an exercise of the DEP's non-emergency authority and aims to reduce the likelihood or severity of an impending water shortage and/or water emergency. Under a warning, the DEP may direct actions to be taken by water suppliers that seek to preserve and balance water supplies in the affected regions.
During this period of diminished rainfall and lower reservoir storage levels, New Jersey American Water encourages its customers to use irrigation conservation measures and begin using an odd/even schedule for outdoor watering.
"With our customers' cooperation in conserving water, we can continue to effectively manage our supplies to meet our customers' needs," Kevin Kirwan, NJAW vice president of operations, said in a press release.
New Jersey American Water will continue to provide regular updates regarding any additional conservation measures, as well as the overall supply status.
More water conservation tips are available at the New Jersey American Water website under "Wise Water Use."


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"Hold on! Where do you think you're going with our club member?" said the boy in the middle of the crowd of students.
The boy started walking towards Ping, as he was trying to leave. All of the students stepped aside so that boy could pass through easily. "If you're going to borrow our club member, you should pay me first, so that I allow you to leave with her," he said in an extremely arrogant manner.
This boy had slick black hair, even now after the three days without power and hair gel. Just how rich and arrogant was he, to still have such glossy hair? And he was still thinking, that because his family was rich, he still had the power and control over the students here.
"I will give you three seconds to get out of my sight, and I will act like this had never happened and will be on my way out. But if you do not and still want me to pay you, then I will not care and simply chop your head off. Make your choice," said Ping in a normal voice, though giving off a violent and scary aura.
Ping's threat scared the arrogant boy enough to make him back off into the crowd, and allowed Ping to go on his merry way without paying the fee that he demanded. After walking out of the club room, Ping started talking to the girl about what they were going to do.
"So I want you to draw pictures of monsters and make it look as realistic as possible. Of course I'm going to catch them alive, so don't worry about that. Also don't worry about getting hurt as I have some friends that will protect you. Though they may be a little intimidating for the first time you see them," said Ping as he walked through the school towards the courtyard.
The girl didn't reply to Ping and just nodded with her head. Ping didn't mind it though and kept walking. When they arrived back in the courtyard, there was a small group of guards surrounding Melanthios, Floriana and Albus, making sure that they didn't attack anybody.
Due to the way the guards were standing, they didn't notice Ping who was walking towards them, so when Ping arrived behind them and pushed two of them out of the way it surprised and scared them at the same time, so they didn't react very politely.
As soon as Ping pushed two of the guards out of the way, they quickly turned around and swung their swords at Ping without caring to look at who pushed them. Ping could have easily dodged the two incoming swords, but the girl behind him would not have been able to, so Ping was forced to catch both swords with his hands.
Both swords cut into Ping's palms easily. Blood flowed out of Ping's hand and there was a deep gash, but the swords did not cut into the bone so he was able to say that he blocked the swords successfully, although it was painful.
"You both are ext-," Before Ping could even finish his sentence, the guard to the left of him was sent flying across the courtyard right into the stone wall, while the guard to the right of him was eaten by Albus and Floriana.
The actions of the three of them naturally did not go well with the guards, instantly terrified screams sounded out across the courtyard, startling nearby students who were walking nearby or hanging out in classrooms.
Ping didn't care and instead of dealing with the guards that were about to chop him up, he simply grabbed the girl under her legs and put her up on top of Floriana's back. Then he jumped onto Melanthios's back and ordered him to jump over the school wall.
When Melanthios jumped over the wall, Floriana followed suit, but instead of jumping she trampled down the Iron Gate and walked into the forest, and with the gate being trampled, Albus could walk out easily, instead of trying to jump over the tall wall.
Ping was guiding Melanthios towards the imp cave, which was the first that he explored. While they were getting there, Ping looked at his wounded hands. As he saw the wounds slowly close up, Ping felt somewhat strange and amazed at the same time, because something like this was actually real.
With Melanthios's speed, they quickly arrived in the forest directly at the entrance of the imp cave. Ping jumped down off of Melanthios and took out his pitchforks. Quickly throwing them towards the ten guards and killing them all.
"Melanthios and Floriana stay out here, Albus come in with me but make sure to be quiet," said Ping before silently and slowly walking into the first level of the cave, where all the imps were sleeping. Ping had Albus quickly and quietly go around, killing imps while he silently grabbed a sleeping imp and brought it outside.
The imp was struggling fiercely trying to break out of his grasp and call for help, but Ping was holding its mouth shut with one hand, and its hands trapped behind its back with the other. "Girl, go ahead and slide down off Floriana, you have to start drawing this little guy," said Ping as he was looking down at the struggling imp in his hands.
The girl threw her drawing pad onto the ground then slid down Floriana's back, while holding her basket of coloring accessories in one hand, and using the other to make sure she won't fall trying to slide down.
"What I want you to do, is to draw a picture of this guy as realistic as possible. When we get back to school I want you to use your drawing as a reference to draw it in a book that I'm going to write," said Ping as he took his hand of the imps mouth and moved its arms out in front of it, letting the girl see what the imp looked like, not allowing the imp to call for help at the same time.
The girl very quickly started drawing the imp. While she was doing that, Ping told Albus to not let any imps out of the cave and he told Florina and Melanthios not to let any imps disturb them.
Fortunately no imps came flying out the cave. Instead, the only imps that were a slight bother were the ones flying towards the cave from the forest, but other than that, an hour passed by with the girl quickly and quietly drawing.
Another two hours have passed before the girl was finally done drawing so Ping could kill the imp. When the girl turned her drawing pad around, Ping was amazed by what he saw. She was able to make the picture look incredibly realistic. It looked as if it was taken with an old style black and white camera and not made by drawing.
Even though Ping was holding its arms out in an unnatural way, the girl was able to perfectly imagine how the imp looked when it was flying and holding its pitchfork. "Wow, it looks absolutely amazing," said Ping before snapping the imp's head in his hands. "We still have two more different imps for you to draw in this area, before we move to a different place." The girl just nodded to Ping and didn't say anything.
"Melanthios Floriana, make sure nothing gets in the cave ok? And Floriana you can go inside the first part of the cave and eat as many imps as you want" said Ping, before leading the girl into the first floor of the cave as they were going to the second one.
When they entered the second floor, Ping had Albus charge in first, while he stayed behind him and attacked imps that were going to attack Albus. Very quickly the second level was cleared out and some guards from the third level ran up.
"Albus kill them all, just leave one alive." Ping said as he started throwing pitchforks at the arriving imps. Even though they were the royal guards of the imp king, they still proved to be no threat to them, because they had much higher levels. So the imps were very quickly wiped out.
Ping quickly ran up to the last remaining imp and slapped him out of the sky, restrained it in his hands, then went over to the girl, who was standing at the wall of the cave, and sat down in front of her while holding the imp.
"This thing is a Royal Guard Imp, extremely loyal to the king and tougher than the regular imps. This is the second one to draw before the last." Ping said to the girl, but she didn't respond to him. She just sat in front of him and focused on drawing the imp, he was holding.
Two hours slowly passed by with Ping sitting in the same spot not moving whatsoever, as he was continuously restraining the imp and ignoring its loud and annoying cries for help. This time the girl was faster in drawing the imp and it looked even better than the first time.
"Good job, now there is only one more imp for you to draw, before we move to the spiders" said Ping, snapping the imp's neck and moving down to the third and final floor of the cave.
Just like at the first time, there were a lot of guards, waiting for them to come down. As soon as they saw Ping, coming with the wolf and girl, they all charged at him, without caring for their lives.
Ping started throwing pitchforks toward the imps that were charging at him, each of them hitting its mark, without a single miss. As he was doing that, Albus charged right in the middle of the group and was swiping and biting all the imps, that came close to him.
Under Ping's rain of pitchforks and Albus's rampage, the group of imp Royal Guards was quickly dealt with, and the only one left was the King, who could be a slight problem considering he can cast fire spells.
Before going to capture it, Ping asked a question, "Is it fine if I kill it? Because if I don't, it's going to chant fireballs at you over and over again while your draw, but don't worry I will only snap its neck"
The girl simply nodded with her head, letting Ping know that it was okay to kill it. So that was exactly what he did and he did it swiftly. Ping quickly ran up to the king, while dodging the fireballs that were sent towards him. Soon he was directly in front of the King Imp, and immediately sent a slap towards him, while King Imp used his staff trying to block it.
But Ping had already assumed that he would do this, and half a second later, he used his other hand to grab onto the neck of the King Imp and snapped it.
The gruesome sound of bones breaking, entered one's ears leaving behind a weird feeling. Ping quickly shook this feeling off, whilst the girl seemed to be unaffected by it. After that, Ping saw a small dagger with an orange hue around it. A small dagger was lying where the imp King used to sit before he died.
Ping picked up that orange dagger with his other hand, walked over to the girl and put the corpse of the imp king in front of her. Then he put the dagger in his inventory to inspect it.
|Imp King's Dagger:
|Description: This dagger was made personally by the fiftieth imp king and enchanted by the highly valued imp enchanter, who was very well-known at his time.
Attack: 6
Weight: 1 1/2 Pounds
Durability: 125/125
Enchantment: Burn(Lvl1)
Ping was pleasantly surprised with the dagger he found and decided to test it on himself. He made a small cut on his arm. Which, although he didn't go deep, it still hurt incredibly bad. When the dagger was cutting into his skin, it burned it at the same time, leaving behind a black scorch mark along with the cut.
"Wow! This is incredibly painful!" exclaimed Ping, before he put the dagger away in the inventory and silently waited for the girl to finish the drawing.
It took the girl another two hours to draw the imp king with his crown, jewelry and staff. The drawing looked just as amazing as before, and though it took a long time for her to make all three drawings, Ping was happy with the result.
"Because of how long it took, before going back I have to go grab some food, and by grabbing food I mean going deeper into the forest and hunting wolves, is that ok?" asked Ping and the girl simply nodded her head, showing that she was fine with it.
Ping took Albus and the girl out of the cave, back to where Melanthios and Floriana were waiting. Ping lifted the girl up onto Floriana's back again, then climbed up on top of Melanthios and told him to go deeper into the forest, since they were going to do some hunting.


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Tax Compliance
International Transactions
Tax Planning
Foreign Investment in US Real Estate
Shipping and Aviation
Art Law
Charities and Tax-Exempt Organizations
- American University, J.D.
- Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Master en Derecho de la Empresa
- University of California, Berkeley, B.A. (High Honors)
ADMISSIONSNew York
David M. Sahargun
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David counsels high-net-worth individuals, family offices and fiduciary companies in the areas of international tax and estate planning. His practice includes structuring foreign investment in U.S. real estate, developing wealth transfer structures for multinational families and assisting clients with voluntary disclosure and other tax regularization proceedings with the Internal Revenue Service. David also advises on pre-immigration and pre-departure tax planning, and counsels clients regarding their tax compliance obligations under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standard (CRS).
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Radish Chinese Half Long Green
Popular traditional Asian radish with deep green skin and a large white tip. Excellent to eat fresh and for pickling. The 20cm x 6cm cylindrical root has green flesh that is tender and sweet but maintains that radish bite. Easy to grow.
Matures 55 days from direct sowing.
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In Pictures / "Your Voice Matters" summit held in New Canaan
NEW CANAAN — "Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes," declared Sheri West, founder of the local nonprofit LiveGirl.
West's agency, in cooperation with the League of Women Voters, hosted a leadership summit Friday afternoon at the New Canaan Nature Center, offering middle school-age girls from around Fairfield County the chance to explore women's issues and give voice to their opinions.
"It's an opportunity for these young women to make a difference on key issues that affect women," said West, with the girls preparing letters to their state legislators on issues including equal pay, sexual harassment, and gun violence.
Along with some high school-age mentors, the girls were joined by several women activists, including Stamford State Rep. Caroline Simmons, D-144, Kate Farrar, executive director of Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund, Jane Eyes, League of Women Voters Connecticut vice president, and Beth Davies, campaign manager for gubernatorial candidate Guy Smith.
"We need more smart young women like you," Simmons told the group.
"I can't emphasize enough how important it is to make your voices heard," she said.


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though i can't really consider myself flamboyant and outright, it had never flew out of my sane head my being gay. you see, we are nothing but as ordinary as anyone else—we walk on the streets, ride on the bus (or ride on our boys!), we eat, pray and love and fart as everybody does. yet, as each is unique to his own we also are distinctive from everyone who were categorizing us out. and we carry with us unique responsibilities only those in affinity with the rainbow flag can have.
so what are the advantages? let us see...i got 30.
so what are the advantages? let us see...i got 30.
1. gay men can sing a mariah carey & whitney houston song at a pitch without becoming so awkward.
2. you're everyone's friend, even to people others can't stand...including Krizzy.
3. a gay man can speak to a woman he loves her swimsuit and really mean, her swimsuit.
4. he can tell a woman she has lipstick on her teeth without shaming her.
5. he's the only guy who gets to do the Cosmo quizzes.
6. he is undoubtedly, his nieces' and nephews' favorite uncle.
7. he is the only one at the class reunion who looks more fabulous than he did in high school.
9. he's generous enough not to buy someone a mug for their birthday.
10. for gay men, losing their virginity is not losing anything worthwhile, it's actually gaining a sex life..!
10. for gay men, losing their virginity is not losing anything worthwhile, it's actually gaining a sex life..!
11. he knows the way to a man's heart is not necessarily through his stomach, it could be down lower.. wink!
12. a gay man chooses the most fabulous greeting cards.
13. a gay man chooses the most fabulous friends.
14. he knows every film ever made with male frontal nudity.
15. he gets to wear women's accessories with class and ease.
16. they can be friends with women and be really "just" friends.
17. they know more about a girl than their boyfriends.
19. tighter.
20. gay men have a far more extensive repertoire of outfits and general knowledge of clothing and fashion than the average straight man.
21. men in general are a hell of a lot more open to sex without commitment. add to that the forwardness and focus guys put into the hunt and one have way more opportunity for said promiscuity. if only straight guys had that with women..sigh
22. he doesn't get to marry and have less stuff to worry about kids, mortgages and, the school principal.
23. party and lots of sex. (okay, this isn't true in my case? LOL :D)
24. a gay man can easily spot another gay man.
25. gays got the best of both worlds in having a mental trait of a woman & a man which means, they got better understanding towards things concerning both sexes. (ok, a bit egotistical!)
26. they always got an opinion and don't mind sharing it. generally they have a congenial character and take insults better than straight men.
27. God makes no mistake, definitely not a work of the devil!
28. they are generally very creative and can gain a lot of wealth with their imagination.
28. most of them are hardworking and are successful in their careers.
29. men would always think you're a walking atm.
29. you are one in affinity with the popular rainbow flag.
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Thursday, October 22, 2015
SU Small Jump on Holiday Cards
I was working with SU vellum today and got quite a few cards made, one bunch using the Jingle All the Way Dies, and the other the Star Framelits by SU. PLUS the Winter Wonderland Vellum, and older vellums I had for projects like these were really fun for a change. Love the effects of heat embossing beautiful Christmas sentiments, and while I have a LOT of different company's embossing powder, I got the best results today with SU's. Holographic glitter and gold tickers on the Jingle all the way diecut cards and the holographic border are from PopUps Etc
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Broadband capacity, social media, and mobility have changed the way we communicate as well as broadening the communities that we interact with. In addition, big data, advanced analytical tools, and the cloud have forced us to think differently about how we run our businesses. Nowadays managing a business means trying to align changes in peoples' behaviours with your business drivers, processes and ever-changing, technology.
The new technologies have changed the way your customers want to do business. How does this affect the technology you use? If you adopt new technologies to keep in touch with your customers how does that change your processes? And how do changing processes affect your business drivers and your use of technology?
Balancing and aligning business drivers, processes and technology are not fixed activities. They need to be constantly reviewed and refined as you get to learn the real impact of change on your business. Being efficient, being effective and keeping your eyes open for opportunities and waste are also not once-off and discrete activities. They need to be a part of the ethos of organisations. The great balancing act is a dynamic process and for some, it is embedded into their organisations' culture.
Why even bother?
Aligning business drivers with processes requires awareness of your customers, what they value and how to sell to them profitably. When we add technology to that mix we get not only another dimension but a direct challenge to how we think about business drivers and processes themselves.
By aligning digital and your data as a technical platform with your business strategy, business drivers, and sales and marketing activities you will improve the revenue, market share and achieve operational efficiency simultaneously.
The question is what does it take to gain a competitive advantage when operating in a market where technology is readily available to everyone? The answer is alignment; as without it, you increase your operating cost to just stay in business.
Causes of misalignment
The execution of successful organisations heavily relies on the alignment of the business drivers, technology and processes. However, in the new digitally driven market place where the technology constantly opens new opportunities maintaining this alignment is a challenge. This is especially the case for organisations that were not raised in the digital era. The tension between the fear of uncertainty and pressures to change which comes from more dynamic competitors eventually persuade such organisations to change. However, in their half-hearted attempt, they often create misalignment which will result in waste and disappointment.
The well established and successful organisations that have their business drivers fully aligned with processes but are only using technology as a supporting tool are most at risk. While the approach makes sense unless the business drivers are shaped by the opportunities and threats that are introduced by changes in technology the organisation would find itself losing their market share. There were fantastic companies that lost touch with their market and their customers by not giving much heed to a disrupted market. When the company's reaction comes it tends to be in the form of a big business transformation which is borne out of a necessity to stay alive e.g. the impact of self-service booking on travel agencies.
There are cases in which new technology is brought into a business as a reaction to market trends but the process and cultural changes have not been considered e.g. implementing a new digital channel. While such actions may not overtly impact the overall business performance they will generate waste and create lost opportunities.
Standing back = Getting closer
There are a few ways to look at business drivers, processes and technology alignment to benefit your organisation. All show benefits – some quick wins, some slow burners. But in all cases the starting point is standing back from the detail, seeing things for what they are and looking for the current alignments from a high level. Too much detail is overwhelming. Look for what is currently working well. Form a view for yourself. Then get into the detail for specific reasons, be it discovery, analysis or to make a change.
Balanced and aligned organisations are acutely aware of the market changes, customer expectations, and potential disrupters. They establish business drivers accordingly with courage and foresight while implementing efficient processes supported by the most appropriate technology. Importantly these organisations cultivate cultures that welcome innovation and change at all levels.
What I should be doing?
Start by considering what "being aligned" looks like for your organisation. Plan for structures that you need to put in place to ensure change happens dynamically. When establishing these structures educate and share the rationale and alignment goals with your teams. Challenge why you do things and why you do not do things. Spend time with your team detailing and challenging your business drivers, processes and technology from a high level in relation to your corporate strategy and goals. Recognise that this is an ongoing process. There is no finishing line, just an enjoyable and challenging journey.
Saiid Ordibehesht is Managing Partner of Pathfinder, a management consultancy company with offices in Ireland and the UK. (www.pathfinder.ie)


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Five-month-old bub Rafferty Kendon is one of the happiest babies you'll ever meet. He has a sweet loving nature, and he was born with a gorgeous grin, his smile just looks a bit different to other babies.
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Thanks to Sydney Children's Hospital cleft and Cranio Facial team, Rafferty and other babies like him, will benefit from the clever concept of modifying a doll to show parents what to expect and how to care for their baby. Many babies who are born with a cleft lip need to have their lip taped before corrective surgery at around four months. This helps prevent muscles pulling the cleft further apart and the bone in the gum line projecting further forward.
Rafferty Kendon was born with a cleft lip and palate. Source: Supplied
A little nip and tuck and a cleft lip baby doll is born
After meeting Rafferty, Cleft and Craniofacial Clinical Nurse Consultant Danielle Gardner was inspired to come up with a solution to assist and support parents of children born with a cleft lip and palate. Danielle approached her colleague, Paediatric Plastic Surgeon Dr Kevin Ho, who carefully adapted a baby doll, so it too has a cleft lip. Rafferty's mum Mel says the baby doll concept is definitely a winner. Rafferty thinks the doll is pretty cool too! When he saw it, Mel said he gave it one of his big happy smiles, reached out and tried to cuddle it.
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A newborn's skin is so delicate, we'd try to put the tape on Rafferty but it wouldn't stick properly; his skin would bleed, or he'd get a rash. The doll allows parents to practice applying the specially made medical tape. It's a stretchy clear tape that allows full movement. On Rafferty, sometimes the tape would last a day, but when he got older and everything was going into his mouth, it might only last an hour and a half!
Rafferty and his mum Mel, who says the doll will help many parents in a similar situation. Image: Supplied
We do miss his old smile, but we love his new smile too!
Rafferty has just had his first corrective surgery, and the team did an amazing job, repairing his lip and nose and his anterior palate. It was three hours including recovery time after the operation, and it was definitely nerve-wracking. It had been an intense week, but we'd been waiting for the surgery for 10 months and gearing up for it. It was a real relief to get the surgery done. My husband Jevon and I miss his smile, and the way he used to look. It's emotional knowing that your baby will change, but of course now he has a beautiful new smile.
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"It's emotional knowing that your baby will change." Image: Supplied
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New York, Syria's permanent representative to the UN, Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari said on Thursday that the silence of Security council on the Israeli occupation of Syrian Golan has encouraged Washington to try to disavow obligations of UN resolution No.497 which considered the occupation procedures as null and void.
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The UN has failed to activate any alarm system to protect the Syrians and Iraqis from terrorism of Daesh, al-Qaeda, Jabhat al-Nusra and other terrorist organizations, al-Jaafari said.
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Al-Jaafari underlined that Syria is committed to resorting to the convention and rejects politicizing or distorting the millennium declaration of 2005.
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