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Questions I received on egoism and its negative consequences:
Question: Sometimes you give simple interpretations of the source texts. For example, in one of the daily Kabbalah lessons you talked about the verse from the prophets, “One’s enemies are his family.” I have experienced this through the division of my family. My question is: when is it acceptable to interpret a text literally and when isn’t it?
My Answer: As time goes on, egoism develops and hence more hatred becomes revealed everywhere and in everything. As a result we are revealing that everyone hates everyone. Soon we will also reach the situation described in this verse.
Every verse has to be correct on every level. However, whether it has already been revealed in our world or not is a matter of time.
Question: Could the expansion of egoism lead to megalomania or delusions of grandeur, like when a tyrant sees himself so powerful that he may claim to be G-d, or to another mental condition known as “G-d complex,” which is a psychological state of mind where a person believes that he has supernatural powers or G-d-like abilities?
My Answer: Under the influence of Ohr Makif, the ego grows in parallel with its own negation or correction. Without correction, a person only has a minimal level of egoism (this is what is revealed in him), but as soon as he starts correcting himself, new layers of egoism appear (are revealed).
Question: How does Kabbalah explain the increase in the worldwide suicide rate?
My Answer: The emptiness of one’s desire forces one to kill the desire. People will do anything to avoid feeling empty. Things will only get worse, especially among the youth!
Question: Religious canons view suicide as the greatest sin. How does Kabbalah view it?
My Answer: Suicide is one’s reaction to the impossibility of finding fulfillment in our world, because a person senses life only in the fulfillment of his desire! Only Kabbalah can attract the Light of fulfillment, and hence it is the only means able to prevent suicide.
Here’s a recent news report I saw on this (translated from Newsru.com): In China, a quarter of a million people annually end their lives in suicide. The US Army broke a 28-year record on the number of suicides among its personnel. In Japan, the number of annual deaths due to suicide is around 30 thousand. Russia takes first place in the number of suicides among kids, and is second in the world in the number of suicides overall.
Laitman.com Post: In All Life Situations, Your Behavior Should Be Determined Only by the Spiritual Goal
Laitman.com Post: How Do You Explain Suicide?
Laitman.com Post: What Do a Healthy Mind and Body Have to Do With Kabbalah?
Kabbalah Today Article: “Kabbalah Chronicles”
Kabbalah Today Article: “What’s Happening to Our Youth?”
Kabbbalah, Science and the Meaning of Life: “The Essence of the Wisdom of Kabbalah”

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Koster's latest venture, in production at his recently founded studio Areae, hopes to, as he says, marry the MMO world with the philosophies and practices of Web 2.0. "There's a lot of things wrapped up in that," Koster told Gamasutra
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An explanation and elaboration of many of those principles can be found in his GDC lecture. As the official lecture description reads:
"We've all heard it, and probably even said it: games are kind of like movies. We have the blockbusters, the opening days, the big budgets and interdisciplinary teams... There are many lessons we can learn from the well-established content industries.
But games are also software, and the software world is undergoing a revolution. The web world is in ferment - some say a new bubble - and it's dragging content industries kicking and screaming into the 21st century. The underlying technological assumptions of the web regarding concepts such as IP, distribution, and user participation are very different from the Big Media way of doing things. Could 'release early, release often' possibly apply to the world of gamemaking?
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Gannel Rise sits at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in a residential area of Newquay, with views over the Gannel Estuary and farmland. This detached house has its own self-contained one bedroom apartment, with access from the main house and its own private entrance, providing accommodation for parents or teenagers. With its own chicken run and hydrotherapy spa in the garden, you can while away the hours soaking in the spa while the chickens provide you with free eggs for breakfast. The house is finished to a very good standard, and a timber log garden house, which doubles as a games room with spin bike, cinema projector and screen, caps it off.
If you can bring yourself to leave the house, the town and surrounding area will not disappoint, with many attractions, both man-made and natural, being only a short stroll from your front door. The Gannel Estuary, a tidal river and home to sea birds, is a walker’s delight, and the local riding stables regularly take rides through the waters and along the coast. Newquay Zoo, a tennis club and an indoor swimming pool are a short walk away, as are the many beaches of Newquay. There are seven beaches in the town so you are spoilt for choice as they all provide different activities. Surf schools, stand up paddle boarding, kayaking and jet skis are all bookable and lessons and hire are plentiful. Newquay also has a cinema for those inclement days and many great restaurants, pubs and bars, as well as great coffee shops and cafés.
Truro, the capital of Cornwall, is easily reached and is a must to explore the narrow streets and enjoy the restaurants, shopping, museum, cinema and theatre. Padstow, home to Rick Stein’s food empire, is a must visit for all the family. Wander around the streets that lead to the working harbour and enjoy the ambience provided by this traditional fishing village. A flat walking and cycling trail links the town to Wadebridge and hugs the shoreline of the beautiful Camel Estuary. Bike hire is available at both ends. A top tip is to ride from Wadebridge to Padstow and enjoy fish and chips from Steins Chippy on the harbour before the ride home. Other places to visit include the Lost Gardens of Heligan, the Eden Project and many National Trust gardens, parks and houses, including Lanhydrock House and Trerice Manor. St Ives, Falmouth, Fowey and Mevagissey can all be easily reached and provide an alternative day out. Beach 1 mile. Shop, pub and restaurant 200 yards.
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This fabulous house has a hydrotherapy spa and a log cabin with a cinema projector – perfect for a family holiday in Newquay.
Open plan living space: With wooden floor.
Living area: With 40″ Freeview Smart TV (BT sports package) and CD player.
Kitchen area: With gas range, microwave, American style fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing machine and French doors leading to garden.
Bathroom: With shower over bath, toilet and heated towel rail.
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DAVAO CITY -– Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Director General Ronald dela Rosa, slammed the communist New People’s Army (NPA) over Wednesday’s ambush that killed four policemen.
Dela Rosa said the attack was an attempt “to impress to the public that the NPA machinery and forces are still in place.”
The PNP chief on Thursday visited the wake of police officers killed during the ambush in Bansalan town on Wednesday.
“They are showing that they are a force to reckon with,” Dela Rosa pointed out, adding that the rebels are also trying to counter government reports that their number is now dwindling due to the series of surrenders of their members.
He expressed grief over the death of the four police officers, among them a non-combatant member of the Scene of the Crime Operation (SOCO).
“They (NPAs) should answer why they did it,” Dela Rosa said.
Four police officers were killed and another one was wounded in the ambush staged by suspected NPA members in Barangay Sibayan, Bansalan, Davao del Sur.
Killed were PO1 Rholly Benelayo, PO1 Saro Mangotara and PO1 Joey Narvasa, who were all members of the Bansalan Municipal Police Station, and PO3 Jeden Mei Rabor, a member of SOCO.
Wounded during the ambush was PO2 Allen Arnado, also a member of the Bansalan police.
The police officers were on the way to Barangay Sibayan to investigate a reported murder incident when waylaid by the gunmen.
Dela Rosa, during the visit on Thursday, personally talked to the families of the slain police officers and gave them financial assistance. Alexander Lopez/PNA-northboundasia.com

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Saturday, October 27, 2012
MANILA, October 27, 2012-Twenty distressed overseas Filipino workers from Dubai, United Arab Emirates are coming home Monday afternoon through the assistance extended by Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada.
Sen. Estrada shouldered the airfare of the 20 household workers who ran away from their employers after they were subjected to overwork, physical and verbal abuse, and other forms of maltreatment.
They are: Mary Chell Afable, Lariza Arceo, Janet Bentero, Jonnalyn Belmosao, Rowena Carao, Anabel Cortez, Maida Esmael, Sittie Mariam Gudal, Cherry Lyn Larosa, Mary Joy Mangad, Nerissa Molleda, Jelleny Morabe, Maria Malaya Padilla, Diana Lou Publico, Maria Leni Regino, Noraida Sambutuan, Bariya Lipai Sawaldi, Michelle Torio, Angelina Uyammi, and Clarence Viscarra.
All of them are expected to arrive in Manila on Monday, October 29, 4 o’clock pm via Emirates airlines, with Sen. Estrada.
Sen. Estrada learned of the cases of distressed migrant workers awaiting repatriation in Dubai from Ambassador Grace Princesa as he made a stopover to the Philippine Consulate-General in UAE, before heading to Vatican City to attend the canonization rites of the second Filipino saint, San Pedro Calungsod.
“As per Labor Attache Delmer Cruz, an estimated 1,000 Filipino migrant workers abscond from their visa sponsors (also employers) every year. And almost everyday there is a new case of maltreatment, especially of our household service workers,” Sen. Estrada, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development and Congressional Oversight Committee on Labor and Employment, laments.
Common complaints include overwork, physical abuse, lack of food and rest, and unpaid salary. 90% of the complaints received by the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) come from domestic workers.
The runaway OFWs seek temporary shelter in the facilities of the POLO, as the embassy and labor officials arrange their travel and employment documents and negotiate with their respective employers to allow them either to work elsewhere or to go back to the Philippines. The process could take up months depending on the cooperation of the employers and nature of their case.
For instance, Lariza Arceo, 29 years old from Parañaque City, was admitted to the Migrant Workers and other Filipinos Resource Center (MWOFWRC) last August 5.
Data from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) shows that UAE ranks second to Saudi Arabia in terms of number of land-based new hires and rehires. In 2010, there are 201,214 land-based workers deployed to UAE.
UAE, which ranks third next to Hong Kong and Kuwait in terms of number of deployed household service workers, is host to 13,184 Filipino household service workers.
“Domestic workers are really the most vulnerable sector of our labor force to abuse and exploitation, here or abroad. Many OFWs, about a hundred of them, are still waiting for repatriation there pending the release and approval of their papers. I urge the administration to further intensify its efforts to assist the OFWs in distress and ensure their safety and protection,” Sen. Estrada states.
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You can read the latest update on the HAZE here.
"How bad is the air in kuala lumpur, malaysia now?" This is a valid question if you are planning a trip to Malaysia. Seven people asked this question and landed here on this site.
Yeah, how bad is the air here in Kuala Lumpur today?
When I woke up this morning, the air though not clear, was devoid of the smell of barbecue unlike the air yesterday. So that is good news to start with. Not everyone was wearing a mask on the way to work this morning from my observation. On ground level, the air didn't smell or feel bad. In a highrise, it could be different though with the PSI in KL still at an unhealthy level.
The DOE website is able to be accessed today, so let's take a look at the PSI reading here in KL as well as in other parts Malaysia. In Malaysia, we refer to the index as API (Air Pollutant Index) as opposed to the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) used in Singapore.
Here's a comparison of two pie-charts. The chart on top is the API/PSI as at 7am this morning, June 25. The one below shows the index about a week ago on June 19 at 7am. Hilited are Muar, Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya and Shah Alam. If you are looking for a Singapore reading, the ones for Johore are a good indication as Singapore is in the same vicinity separated by just a narrow Straits of Johore. However, the haze has eased in the city-state with a moderate PSI reading of 51-100 today as reported by Straits Times. The wind has shifted the haze to further north beyond Muar and Malacca. More of that in a minute..
In Kuala Lumpur, the pollution index (PSI) neared the "very unhealthy" 200 level for the first time during the current outbreak - a KL PSI reading of 186 at 7am this morning.
Schools in Kuala Lumpur (and several states) were ordered to close if the PSI hits 300 and authorities advised parents to keep children indoors or make them wear face masks outside.
From both charts, you'd be able to tell that more areas in the country are now at unhealthy levels (yellow wedge) as compared to last week. Green would put us in a healthier position though the norm (for much of the year) here in Malaysia is the blue reading which unfortunately shows only 6% of the country being at this level this morning.
You may be interested in specific PSI levels for the different towns and cities in Malaysia, so here are the readings. All readings are for 7am this morning, June 15 - courtesy of DOE.
As of 7am, the API readings at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) hit 121, a major increase from 81 at 5pm the previous day. - The Star
|Penang: The Air Pollutant Index (API) readings surged Tuesday to unhealthy levels on the island.
In Port Klang, Ships still setting out to sea at the Pulau Ketam Jetty..
|Ships out to sea at the Pulau Ketam Jetty in Port Klang
The Department of Environment recorded the latest reading at 8am. Only an hour earlier, the reading was at 487, a spike from Monday's evening's already hazardous reading of 319. - The Star
Meanwhile in Muar, Johore, the state of emergency has been lifted and schools reopen..
Now is not the time for the blame game but in a goodwill gesture and in a bid to ease tensions after the haze triggered a war of words between Jakarta and its neighbours, with an Indonesian minister at one point accusing Singapore of acting "like a child", Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has apologised to Singapore and Malaysia after the two countries were cloaked in thick haze from raging forest fires on Sumatra island.
|Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says sorry - The Star
"We accept it is our responsibility to tackle the problem." - The Star
Indonesia is trying its utmost to extinguish the fires by using helicopters and planes for water-bombing and cloud-seeding, which chemically induces rain, but officials say the efforts have so far had little success.
Yesterday, Indonesian state news agency, Anatara, reported that two flights had to be turned back from the airport in the provincial capital, Pekanbaru, due to the thick haze shrouding Riau province where the blazes are centred. Riau province is the closest to and at the same latitude belt as Muar and Singapore explaining why these two places have suffered the most in this haze.
The smoky haze in the region from Sumatra is a recurring problem during the June-September dry season, when smallholders and plantations alike set fires to prepare land for cultivation despite a legal ban.
Cats and dogs are also not too keen on going out.
Veterinarian Dr M.Vijayndra suggests that pet owners to continue to walk their pets, although the time could be shortened, especially for those prone to problems.
Still planning that trip to Kuala Lumpur? Come on over!

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The Government is currently considering the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2011.
I have seen a copy, and I can tell you that there is plenty to be concerned about in terms of its inadequacy.
But in this column I’m going to concentrate on one particular aspect: an appalling oversight which involves a potentially valuable renewable resource going unused in huge quantities, while existing biodiesel is not as sustainable as it seems.
Up against the law
John Nicholson runs an international business turning waste products, including some from the paper industry and used vegetable oil, into diesel fuels which can be burnt both in generators to produce heat and power, and in diesel vehicles. He also deals in fuel line heat exchangers and related technology.
Recently, he was raided by representatives of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs who confiscated thousands of pounds worth of fuel, without compensation, and issued him with a tax bill for the fuel at the highest rate. It’s a wonder he is still in business.
As part of the biopower network, his experience is not unique, but if you talk to anyone else in the mainstream biodiesel or biofuel network, say in the National Centre for Biorenewable Energy, Fuels and Materials, in DECC, or in the Department for Transport, they are completely unaware that this sort of thing goes on.
Now, you and I know that it is both common sense and environmentally sound to reduce both carbon emissions and waste by collecting used vegetable oils and chemically related liquids from cafes and other outlets and reusing it as biodiesel.
So why is it that what John Nicholson and those in his network do, is currently illegal in this country?
Current legislation requires that any conventional biodiesel:
- must contain biomass or waste cooking oil
- must not contain hydrocarbons
- must have a total ester content not less than 96.5% by weight
- and a sulphur content not exceeding 0.005% by weight.
It is the third point which John fell foul of.
Yet there is nothing about the chemistry of esters that makes them uniquely suited for the manufacture of biofuels.
There is, in fact, a wide range of non-fossil derived materials (much of which is currently regarded as waste) that could most beneficially be used to make biofuels, but at present these materials cannot be used in the UK because they are not esters.
In Ethiopia, China, Germany, Croatia, Italy, Spain, and many other nations these materials can be used without obstruction.
The EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED), (amendments to which are currently out to consultation), which is the ‘parent’ of the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation and other UK legislation specifying the use of biodiesel, makes no restriction on the proportion of esters which can be used in biodiesel.
The current draft defines it as “methyl-ester produced from vegetable or animal oil, of diesel quality, to be used as biofuel”, without specifying any proportion.
Why is Britain adopting this unsustainable position?
John has a sneaky feeling, which he cannot prove, that it is because of pressure from the UK petrochemical industry, which uses a petrochemical byproduct to make legal biodiesel.
In the UK, the only currently legal biodiesels involve in their manufacture the chemical process of transesterification, by which biodiesels are manufactured as a Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME), using these byproducts (and others, such as rape seed oil, which uses agricultural land).
This is an inefficient process, causing the production of waste glycerol.
By comparison, a more sustainable process is available, which does not create waste.
Instead, it recycles a waste, used vegetable oil, and creates a larger volume of fuel from the source material than is provided by transesterification.
Britain produces more used cooking oil waste than any other EU nation. Yet most of this is collected and then sold to the biofuels makers in France, Germany and Austria because they can afford to pay better prices for our UCO, because they have lower biofuel taxes.
Many sustainable biofuel resources are available but are currently discarded as waste, such as terpentine from the pulp and paper making industry, and terpenes (non-esters) from the essential oils of many types of plants and flowers.
Unless reused, such materials will otherwise biodegrade to form methane, a greenhouse gas far more damaging than carbon dioxide.
Although these materials can be refined and used for many applications, low grade material can be used in dilution with vegetable oil to make a biofuel that can be run in most vehicles at 100%.
It is a simple mixing process, in which used cooking oil is blended with a solvent. The solvent can be made from these essential oils, alcohol and water.
This lowers the viscosity of the fuel slightly, and raises its cetane value (an indicator of its ease of combustion). Further additives can also improve the power-to-heat output from engines, thereby improving tractive performance.
This wide range of non-fossil derived materials, that could be used in the manufacture of better biofuels, is not available in the UK because of the barrier created by the ester content requirement, and the unhelpful position being taken by HMRC on this issue that led to John Nicholson’s stock being confiscated and destroyed.
The non-renewable renewable fuel
There is a further problem with conventional and legal biodiesel: it can contain fossil fuels.
Surprised? This is because methanol is required to make traditional biodiesel as a Fatty Acid Methyl Ester, by the chemical process of transesterification with methanol, using caustic soda as a catalyst.
Commercially available methanol is made from the methane that exudes from oil and gas wells, and is a waste by-product from the petrochemical industry.
It therefore contains fossil derived carbon atoms, and burning methanol or a methyl ester continues to exacerbate climate change, turning what is supposed to be a renewable fuel into one that is less so.
The further incomprehensible and inconsistent fact is that while biofuels are taxed, methanol made from methane is not!
Taxing methanol, and removing the ester condition from biodiesel, would therefore help the UK to meet the Fuel Quality Directive, which requires suppliers to reduce the lifecycle greenhouse gas intensity of transport fuels.
In fact, from the sustainability angle, the whole format of the legal provision in the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 (HODA) is now so complicated and ambiguous that it is totally unfit for purpose.
HMRC is now interpreting this law in such a way that is putting many people off setting up biofuel projects that could operate as community businesses collecting local waste cooking oil and encouraging local farmers to grow energy crops which can be processed to make fuel to meet local needs.
My request to the Department for Transport
So, in summary, here are four things that need to be changed to make biofuels more sustainable in the UK:
- remove the criteria applied to biodiesel that it must be not less than 96.5% ester content by weight
- increase the present tax break on biofuel to at least 60p per litre, or remove tax completely
- remove tax from any biofuel used to produce electricity, or for off road purposes
- remove biofuels from the scope of the Tied Oils Act under HODA. HMRC claim that any non-fossil derived plant oil is subject to the Tied Oils Act, even though the act itself refers to mineral oil. This creates an ambiguous situation that is open to interpretation.
I have talked to people in WRAP, which I would have thought would be interested in the resource efficiency aspect of reusing used vegetable oil. They have not considered it, and it is not in their work programme.
I have talked to people in the Environment Agency, and while they are interested in the waste aspect, though not concerned with the taxation issue.
HMRC says it is a matter for government to decide.
Whenever John Nicholson has written to the Treasury or DECC, he has received no answer.
The new Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2011 makes no mention of this problem.
The Renewable Energy Association, which represents the biofuel and energy from waste lobby, does not comment on this specific issue, but does say that the new RTFO “gives no encouragement for the supply of biofuels that do more than reach the minimum sustainability requirements of the RED” and gives “no incentive to produce ‘better’ biofuels ( i.e. those that deliver high GHG savings)”.
The UK Carbon Plan is to increase biofuel use to 5% by energy to 2015 followed by further biofuels contribution to 2020 renewable targets with an assessment of road biofuel potential up to then and a decision taken on biofuel use by 2020.
The RED renewable transport target is 10% by 2020. But the RTFO specifies no route to achieve this.
If the Government seeks to meet this target, it really ought to urgently attend to this problem, and make it possible to produce more sustainable biodiesel without breaking the law.


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Kacey Musgraves announces special North American headlining tour dates in support of her new record and film star-crossed. The limited 15-city tour titled, “star-crossed: unveiled” is promoted by AEG Presents.
King Princess and MUNA are confirmed as support artists for these dates. The “star-crossed: unveiled” tour news follows the announcement of Kacey’s latest record star-crossed due out September 10, 2021. Watch the music video for the album’s lead single “justified” here. Fans can sign up for early access to tickets by going to http://www.starcrossedunveiled.com/.
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Itís time for Lucern and Kate to get married. They are the lovely couple we met in Lynsay Sandsí first vampire book Single White Vampire. As arrangements are made, everyone canít believe how smooth things are going. Until two weeks before the wedding and surprises start happening.
Bastien Argeneau has been alive for four hundred plus years. Heís gone rather bored with life. Burying himself in the family business, heís managed to occupy his time. Heís the best man at his older brotherís wedding and is thrilled to see that Lucern has found his life mate. Yet all their happiness only serves to open Bastienís eyes to how lonely his own life is. Then Kateís cousin, Terri, flies in from England two weeks early and Bastien finds himself entertaining her in his penthouse.
Terri Simpson is looking forward to helping her cousin and best friend, Kate, with the final plans for her wedding. Little does she know that sheíll be spending most of her time with a drop-dead gorgeous businessman who makes her feel things she hasnít felt for years. When disaster strikes, she and Bastien will have to work together to straighten everything out before the wedding. All the while, she knows sheís falling in love with a man who is hiding something important from her.
Both Terri and Bastien are characters whom have had their hearts broken before. They have healed slowly, but are now ready to brave the world of love again. Itís a romp through New York City as they rush from problem to problem, risking their hearts and the wrath of the bride with their choices. The secondary characters are just as entertaining. C.K., Kateís editor friend, makes another appearance. This reviewer is hoping to see more of Vincent, Bastienís cousin. The story is fast paced with never a dull moment.
Tall, Dark & Hungry takes us on an heartwarming journey of healing hearts and sizzling attraction as Bastien and Terri race through New York and around the world in search of love.

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As an applicant, you will be competing with a number of other applicants for the position. Your chances will be improved if you do some research and planning before you apply.
Cracking the Code: This guide shows you how to apply for jobs in the Australian Public Service and provides you with tips and information to assist you in applying for a position with Defence and other Government agencies.
Getting a job in the Australian Public Service: This guide from the Australian Public Service Commission is to assist Indigenous applicants to apply for Defence and other Government agencies.
Your application must include:
A covering letter clearly stating the job reference number and title of the position.
A completed 'Personal Particulars of Applicant - AA312 form;
Statement of claims against the selection criteria; and
A résumé including contact details of at least two referees. Referees can be from paid, voluntary or from work experience, the referee should be able to comment on your work related attributes.
The Selection Criteria
Your statement addressing the selection criteria is the most important part of your application and is the primary basis on which a selection panel shortlists applicants for further consideration.
You need to address each selection criteria thoroughly and succinctly and only include information that is relevant to the position. Under each criterion you should outline your relevant skills and abilities and cite key examples of your work performance, qualifications and other relevant experience.
Focus on quality not quantity. It is generally recommended that your statement should be no longer than one (1) page per selection criterion. The job-specific Information Pack will advise of any variation to this recommendation.
Specific areas that selection panels consider in the short listng of applications include:
Skills and knowledge;
Qualifications, training and competencies;
Standard of work performance; and
Demonstrated potential for further development.
If any criterion is not addressed, or insufficiently addressed, your application may not receive further consideration.
For further advice on how to address selection criteria please refer to Cracking the Code: How to apply for jobs in the Australian Public Service, Fact sheet Five - Addressing Selection Criteria.
Please quote the Job Reference number on the front cover of your application and on the Personal Particulars of Applicant form provided to assist us to correctly identify the position you are applying for.
Your résumé, or curriculum vitae (CV), is a summary of your personal and work history. Essentially, it is a way of marketing yourself as its primary purpose is to help us assess your suitability for a position. It should provide all the relevant information about your education, employment experience, achievements, abilities and interests.
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The Care Navigator is a duel aspect role. Care Navigators will provide a coordinated approach of essential practical support, non-clinical advice and advocacy to individuals who are accessing or wishing to access the service. Care Navigators will also undertake administration for the service to ensure a consistent, empathetic and trans-affirmative approach throughout the service that is informed by the needs and experiences of trans and non-binary people
Indigo Gender Service, a new NHS adult gender service pilot, will be launching in Greater Manchester later this year. Indigo will provide the services offered by the seven existing gender identity clinics, but in a non-specialised and primary care setting. This service is a collaborative approach, setting the national standard for a pioneering, localised and person centred primary care led partnership that enables trans, non-binary and gender variant people to reach their full potential. For further information about Indigo, please see the announcement about the service here.
The Care Navigator is a duel aspect role. Care Navigators will provide a coordinated approach of essential practical support, non-clinical advice and advocacy to individuals who are accessing or wishing to access the service. Care Navigators will also undertake administration for the service to ensure a consistent, empathetic and trans-affirmative approach throughout the service that is informed by the needs and experiences of trans and non-binary people.
This is a pivotal role in providing support and signposting for trans and non-binary people accessing Indigo Gender Service. The post-holders will work across Greater Manchester (GM), and be based at and employed by LGBT Foundation but predominantly work in GM localities across the region. Main accountabilities will include:
- To manage a case load and deliver an effective navigation service.
- To provide administration for Indigo Gender Service.
- To support the development of the Trans Heath Service.
We particularly welcome applicants who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), trans and/or older (50+) as colleagues from these backgrounds are currently underrepresented in our organisation.
* Trans is an umbrella and inclusive term used to describe people whose gender identity differs in some way from that which they were assigned at birth; including non-binary people, people who cross dress, and those who partially or incompletely identify with their sex assigned at birth.
We are open to flexible home working if you are using gender identity services and therefore have regular appointments.
Salary: £23,823 (10% Pension)
Special Terms: 2 years fixed term (with potential to extend subject to contract)
Accountable to: Care Navigator Supervisor (LGBT Foundation)
Your responsibilities will include:
To manage a case load and deliver an effective navigation service
- To deliver a high quality service to provide seamless and accessible pathways of practical, emotional and social support for trans and non-binary people.
- To communicate with patients of Indigo Gender Service in person and by phone, including travelling within the 10 boroughs of GM to meet patients at a convenient and comfortable location for them.
- To manage a caseload of individuals, acting as their point of contact and ensuring that there are regular reviews, that progress is being made and that each individual’s goals are being met.
- To communicate with people accessing Indigo Gender Service with a high degree of empathy, understanding, diplomacy, honesty and integrity.
- To support self-management, by signposting patients to appropriate information and resources.
- To understand safeguarding principles and apply them to work undertaken with patients.
To provide administration for Indigo Gender Service
- To provide administrative support to the clinical team, ensuring information is up to date.
- To be responsible for appointment bookings, changes and cancellations.
- To ensure connectivity between the patient-facing aspects of Indigo Gender Service and the service’s back office functionality.
- To facilitate, coordinate and follow-up referrals to treatment and support services, including to voluntary and community organisations and other agencies.
- To support patients by answering calls to Indigo Gender Service’s patient helpline.
To support the development of the Trans Heath Service
- To work with other organisations including NHS and voluntary sector groups and providers to consider how people from marginalised groups and who may experience barriers (e.g. disabled people, those who do not speak English as a first language) can best be supported to access and navigate services.
- To build and maintain a good understanding of Indigo Gender Service and the support available to trans and non-binary people in Greater Manchester.
- To be an advocate for the service, participating in campaigns to publicise and raise awareness of the service.
- To build and maintain strong working relationships with both external and internal partners, participate in effective team work and develop good relationships with local organisations.
- To provide an exemplary standard of support, deliver practical solutions and improve quality of life.
- To regularly engage in co-production and to ensure that trans and non-binary people have continuous opportunities to give feedback and contribute to the development of the service
- To be committed to continuing professional development, to participate in reflective practice and continuous learning, and share good practice.
- To provide advocacy and liaison between Indigo Gender Service and patients GPs.
Please contact us for an informal chat about this post. We understand that working for an LGBT organisation could impact on your identity, community and/or culture. If you would like to discuss this or any aspect of the role further, please contact Simon Baker at: email@example.com
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In 2001, former Osceola County Republican Rick Johnson was elected by his party's caucus as the 68th Speaker of the House. Located northwest of Mt. Pleasant and the city of Clare, the move was the fist time in decades that a mid-Michigan representative held the speaker position.
Of the six lawmakers who held the state's Speaker of the House position from 1965 to 1992, three were from Wayne County, with one each from Genesee, Washtenaw and Saginaw counties. Of the nine speakers who followed, just three were from districts in southeast Michigan.
Sarbaugh-Thompson said the shift away from southeast Michigan didn't occur as quickly in the Senate, where influential House speakers from the area ran for Senate seats due to the newly imposed term limits. Rochester Republican Mike Bishop, now a member of the U.S. Congress, served as the Senate Majority Leader from 2007 to 2010, followed by fellow Republican Randy Richardville from Monroe. Today, the Senate Majority Leader, Arlan Meekof, hails from West Olive in Ottawa County, on the west side of the state.
"Now, I would say both chambers have moved from any leadership control from southeast Michigan," Sarbaugh-Thompson said.
That may not be completely accurate, though. In the Senate, Ottawa County Republican Arlan Meekhof (R-West Olive) is the only west Michigan senator in a top leadership position, with the Majority floor leader position held by Sen. Mike Kowall (R-White Lake); the Majority caucus chairman position held by Sen. Dave Robertson (R-Grand Blanc); and the Majority whip position held by Sen. Jack Brandenburg (R-Harrison Township).
The House is another story. Top leadership in the House is currently held by Speaker of House mid-Michigan Republican Tom Leonard (R-DeWitt Township), while East Lansing Democratic state Senator Sam Singh serves as the House Minority Leader. Northern Michigan Rep. Lee Chatfield (R-Levering) serves as Speaker pro-tempore; St. Clair County Republican Dan Lauwers (Brockway Township) holds the Majority Floor Leader position; and Kent County Majority Whip Rob VerHeulen represents leadership from west Michigan. Oakland County Democrats Christine Greig (D-Farmington) and Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) hold the minority floor leader and minority whip positions, respectively.
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"In the midst of chaos, mindfulness offers a sanctuary of peace, a refuge where even OCD has to knock before entering." - Bayu Prihandito
Table of Contents
- Mindfulness and OCD, when synergized, can lead to enhanced mental well-being and reduced compulsive behaviors.
- Through personal stories, we see the transformative power of mindfulness in providing relief and a fresh perspective on life.
- Traditional therapy has its merits, but mindfulness offers a holistic, introspective approach to managing and understanding OCD.
We live in a world where mental health challenges, especially Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), are often stigmatized.
But what if you could find a way to manage your symptoms through an age-old practice like mindfulness?
The union of Mindfulness and OCD Treatment presents a groundbreaking path towards healing and acceptance. This article aims to explore the power of mindfulness as a tool to navigate the tumultuous seas of OCD. We'll delve into what both mindfulness and OCD are, how mindfulness techniques can be a valuable asset in your OCD treatment toolkit, and more. So let's get started!
Why Mindfulness for OCD?
The battle with OCD often seems like an endless loop of obsessive intrusive thoughts and rituals. Many individuals find themselves ensnared in a cycle of obsessive thoughts and compulsive actions, unsure how to break free. Traditionally, treatments like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure Response Prevention (ERP) have been the go-to options. While effective, these treatments often come with their own challenges.
That's where mindfulness steps in, offering a different kind of solace and solution. It has proven results in reducing stress and therefore actively helps to break the OCD cycle. Imagine being able to acknowledge your thoughts without being enslaved by them? Mindfulness, simply put, trains you to do just that. It guides you in observing your thoughts and feelings without judgment, equipping you with the ability to choose your response rather than being dictated by OCD compulsions.
In doing so, mindfulness introduces a qualitative shift in how you perceive and interact with your internal and external environment. Plus, mindfulness exercises don't need to be complex; they can be as simple as breathing exercises or focusing on the present moment. So if you're seeking an alternative or supplementary treatment, mindfulness could be your answer.
What is OCD?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder characterized by persistent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors or mental acts (compulsions). It's a distressing condition affecting millions globally, often leaving people feeling trapped by their own minds. The typical OCD cycle involves an obsessive thought, followed by anxiety, leading to a compulsive action intended to neutralize the thought or anxiety. This often results in a loop, making it a disruptive force in daily life. Traditional treatments, including medication, CBT, and ERP, are commonly provided by a licensed therapist and often complemented with alternative methods like mindfulness for improved their outcomes.
What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is a mental practice that encourages you to focus your mind on the present moment. Contrary to popular belief, it's not about shutting down your thoughts or achieving a state of eternal bliss. Mindfulness training may not only help alleviate OCD symptoms but also enhance overall mental well-being.
It's about being present, fully engaging with the here and now. It's about being "mindful" of your thought pattern and feelings, allowing you to detach from automatic reactions, including those triggered by OCD. Mindfulness aims to cultivate a sense of awareness and acceptance of present-moment experiences, whether they are good or bad. Research shows that mindfulness practices have shown promise in treating a variety of mental conditions, including anxiety, depression, and yes, OCD.
How to Do Mindfulness Meditation for OCD?
Ever heard the phrase "Where the attention goes, energy flows?" When it comes to OCD, that attention often zips right to those nagging, intrusive thoughts. But what if we reroute that attention?
Mindfulness (guided) meditation serves as a gentle detour sign, redirecting your focus to something more soothing, like your breath or sensory experiences. It's not a one-time solution but a practice—a repetitive act of consciously placing your attention, ironically making it an antithesis to OCD's unconscious compulsions. Below, let's delve into the steps on how to effectively practice mindfulness meditation as a tool for managing OCD symptoms.
Steps to Practice Mindfulness Meditation
Find a Comfortable Space: Choose a quiet, comfortable place free from distractions. The aim is to create an environment where you can focus solely on the meditation process.
Assume a Relaxed Posture: Whether you're sitting on a chair or on the floor, ensure your back is straight. Place your hands on your lap, and let your feet rest flat on the ground.
Close Your Eyes and Breathe: Shut your eyes and take a deep breath in through your nose, hold for a few seconds, and breathe out through your mouth. Repeat this several times to relax your mind and body.
Observe Your Thoughts: As you breathe, thoughts will inevitably drift into your mind. That's okay. Don't try to suppress them or engage with them. Simply acknowledge their presence and let them pass like clouds in the sky.
Focus on Your Breath: Whenever your thoughts stray, gently guide your attention back to your breath. Feel the air move in and out, the rise and fall of your chest or belly.
Conclude Gently: After about 10-20 minutes, or a time period that suits you, slowly open your eyes and bring your awareness back to your surroundings.
Mindfulness meditation is like a mental gym, and each session strengthens your 'attention muscles'. The more you practice, the easier it becomes to detach from intrusive thoughts, thereby reducing the grip of OCD symptoms on your life. Several studies corroborate the efficacy of mindfulness meditation in improving mental well-being and, in particular, alleviating OCD symptoms.
Mindfulness Vs. Traditional Therapies (CBT, ERP)
When it comes to tackling OCD, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) often steal the limelight. But how does mindfulness measure up against these established therapies? At first glance, they might seem worlds apart—one steeped in clinical practice and the other rooted in ancient philosophy. But on closer inspection, you'll find they're like cousins who approach the same problem from different angles.
What is CBT?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a widely used treatment in psychology for a variety of disorders, including OCD. It focuses on identifying negative thought patterns and beliefs, challenging them, and replacing them with more realistic and positive thoughts. The behavioral component comes into play as patients learn to change their actions or reactions based on the new cognitive processes.
What is ERP?
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is a form of CBT but with a specific focus on OCD. It involves exposing patients to the thoughts, images, and situations that make them anxious, then preventing the resultant compulsion. For example, if someone is obsessively afraid of germs, they might be asked to touch a "contaminated" object but refrain from washing their hands afterward. A study proved that ERP helps decrease anxiety by proving that the feared outcome generally doesn't occur.
Mindfulness: Enhancing CBT and ERP in OCD Treatment
Mindfulness, on the other hand, brings a different toolkit to the table. While CBT and ERP aim to change your thought patterns or confront your anxieties head-on, mindfulness teaches you to change your relationship with your thoughts. Moreover, mindfulness strengthens ERP by encouraging acceptance of one's uncomfortable reactions to exposures. It’s not so much about fighting the obsessions as it is about co-existing with them. Mindfulness helps you observe your obsessive thoughts without judgment or the need to act on them compulsively.
Here's the kicker: Being mindful is often seamlessly integrated into modern therapies like Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), which blends the best of both worlds. It's like taking the edge off your CBT or adding a layer of serenity to your ERP sessions.
So, when considering treatment options for OCD, you don't necessarily have to choose one over the other. These therapies can often be complementary, each filling gaps that the other might leave, creating a comprehensive and holistic approach to managing OCD.
Mindfulness Techniques for OCD
So you're intrigued by the potential of mindfulness for managing OCD symptoms, but where do you start?
While the essence of mindfulness is the experience of the present-moment awareness. And no, you don't have to be a monk or meditate for hours. There are several accessible mindfulness techniques geared specifically toward those grappling with OCD. Let's look at some effective ones, including breathing exercises and becoming aware of those pesky intrusive thoughts.
Breathing Exercises and Yoga
Incorporating breathing exercises and yoga into your daily routine can go a long way in managing OCD.
Breathing exercises involve intentional and focused breathing, often done in patterns like 4-7-8 (inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 7, exhale for 8). These breathing patterns act as an anchor, helping you steer away from obsessive thoughts.
- Yoga combines physical postures, breathing exercises, and meditation to promote mental and physical well-being. Specific yoga poses like the 'Downward Dog' or 'Tree Pose' also encourage focus and balance, redirecting your mind from compulsive thoughts. Both breathing exercises and yoga have shown promise in reducing anxiety and stress, which are common triggers for OCD symptoms.
Being Aware of Intrusive Thoughts
One of the cornerstones of mindfulness is awareness—of your body, your breath, and yes, even those unwelcome intrusive thoughts. Unlike traditional treatments that may push you to replace or challenge your obsessive thoughts, being mindful means doing something a bit unconventional: just notice them. Instead of viewing these thoughts as something to be squashed or solved, consider them as mere events—no different from hearing a bird chirp or feeling a breeze. Observing without judging or engaging saps these thoughts of their power. This awareness becomes your first line of defense, allowing you to recognize the onset of an OCD episode and choose your response.
Incorporating these techniques doesn't mean you have to forego traditional treatments. For example, exercise helps individuals briefly interrupt escalating OCD symptoms during difficult moments. Mindfulness and regular physical activity can both serve as valuable complements. In fact, mindfulness practices often work best as an adjunct to therapies like CBT or ERP.
In the vast sea of mental health practices, mindfulness emerges as a beacon of hope for many. Its ability to ground us in the present moment, allowing us to witness our thoughts without being entangled in them, makes it an invaluable asset in managing OCD.
Life Architekture, with its profound expertise in mindfulness, is here to guide those traversing this journey. Their specialized knowledge and dedication to the craft ensure that individuals battling OCD have a steady hand to rely on. This symbiotic relationship between mindfulness and OCD treatment brings not just relief but a renewed zest for life.

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the early 1970's by Arthur Boyd
This is an exhibition about the artistic journey from observation to imagination. It aims to show that the best expressive and imaginative art is not born fully formed but rather requires the artist to dig deep into the subconscious, and have the ability to transpose these imaginary apparitions directly into paint.
Arthur Boyd and the Exile of Imagination follows this journey through Boyd's paintings and drawings completed during his travels and expatriate life, between 1971 and 1973. They show us the artists struggle as he moves from the sufficiency of the natural world (the untrammelled Australian landscape) to the power of the isolated poetic imagination, those things not seen but arising from inwardness. These paintings and drawings are reflections on what feeds the artists imagination, in effect what makes his work art rather than reportage.
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I’m currently doing basics at Northeast Lakeview but plan to transfer to Texas State to peruse a music education degree. With my degree I plan to become a music teacher for elementary or an orchestra teacher for high school.
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One of my favorite pastimes is perusing old newspapers; besides enjoying their quaint jargon, I love the fascinating and realistic views they offer to history. I certainly find them more entertaining than today’s newspapers, anyway. Below are a few snippets from The Centinel, a paper in Gettysburg, Pa that ran from 1805 to 1813 (so far, my favorite era of newspaper).
GREAT NAVAL ACTION. London, Nov, 10.
We ftop the prefs to ftate that it is this afternoon very generally reported, that Admiral Lord Collingwood has taken 12 fail of the line, as they were coming out of Cadiz!
[The above comes as a rumor from Lord William Stewart, to the Lords of the Admiralty.]
(This is Lord Cuthbert Collingwood. via…)
Besides the delightful use of ‘f’ for ‘s’, this little snippet held a lot of value, from what I’ve been able to find out. (Do correct me if my research is wrong; I enjoy history, but find it rather confusing at times). Apparently Lord Collingwood had a small fleet off the coast of Cadiz, Spain and successfully maintained a blockade there. Lord Nelson met him there to combine their forces and from Cadiz they sailed to the Battle of Trafalgar. November 9th, the day before the newspaper notice, Lord Collingwood was promoted to Vice Admiral and given a barony.
Gettysburg Sentimental Society
The Society met pursuant to adjournment, when the following question was discussed:
“Are Theatrical Performances injurious to Society?”
After much debate, the question was negatived by one vote.
The question for discussion next evening-“Is duelling a mark of courage?”
By order of the Society,
A. McIlhenny, Scc’y.
Jan. 5, 1808
This was my favorite little bit of news. Isn’t it so cute? The Gettysburg Sentimental Society was the first of several debate societies in that region and concerned themselves with questions of political and social importance. I was quite excited to discover an online history that mentioned the Society where I was able to find that the last question was also answered negatively. It’s kind of a shame debate societies have died down.
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Lastly, an advertisement. Nothing exactly special, just one of those little things that sets the imagination running. Who was the girl who answered the ad? What was the family like? And, an even larger stretch, I like to think it had something to do with a New Year’s resolution :)
And there you have it, a brief look at one of my side hobbies! There are quite a few online newspaper archive sites; I found this particular newspaper through the Google News Archive. Whew, this was a rather random post, wasn’t it? But I think that’s part of the appeal of old news for me; you never know what you’ll find!

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Kristine Kilanski is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research. Her previous work examined how gender inequality is embedded into 21st century work organizations, the effectiveness of corporate diversity programs for increasing the inclusion of women and racial/ethnic minorities, and how poor people respond to violence in their communities. Kristine’s dissertation drew on interviews and ethnography to examine the work experiences of women in a contemporary oil boomtown. Currently, Kristine is exploring how gender and race become entrenched in algorithms and machine-learning. Kristine earned her MA and PhD in Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin, where she co-authored the book, Invisible in Austin: Life and Labor in an American City (University of Texas Press). Find more information at: kristinekilanski.com

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< Gouverneur Stories — Riverside Cemetery Origins
Early in August 1808 a shadow came over the settlement of Cambray in the sudden death of Emily Porter, a sprightly little girl of 2 years, and daughter of Isreal Porter. She had been out during the day with some other children gathering peas; and it is believed ate a quantity of the half-ripened kernels, which swelled in the stomach causing her death. This occasion led to the selection of the first burying ground, which was in the area of the present Presbyterian Church in a hemlock grove. Here Emily Porter was laid to rest in a pine coffin.
This first cemetery was ceded to the inhabitants of Cambray by Gouverneur Morris and consisted of two acres bounded by the Oswegatchie River and roughly by what are now John, William, and Church streets. In 1857 it became apparent a new and larger cemetery was necessary.
After looking over the various lots offered for sale, a committee settled upon the former Pardon Babcock farm, which had become the property of Harvey D. Smith. It lay southwest of the village on the banks of the Oswegatchie.
Thirty acres of this farm were purchased at a cost of $1500.00 and "one burying plot" from Mr. and Mrs. Smith by the Gouverneur Cemetery Association, which had been organized on June 23, 1857 B.F. Hathaway of Brookline, N Y. was employed to layout and grade the new ground. More than 600 lots were prepared for use with miles of walks and avenues - trees were planted and everything to make the cemetery attractive was done. The first burial was that of Joseph B. Smith August 25, 1857 (19 B31) By 1860 records indicate 11 acres had been added and in 1866 there is an entry in the minutes of the annual meeting noting $800 spent that year for land.
By 1860 the public mind became reconciled to transferring the dead from the old burying ground. The most picturesque portion of the new cemetery was selected for this purpose, boxes were provided, and the whole accomplished in two weeks at the expense of the corporation. In all, 637 removals were made under the direction of Thomas Thayer. Emily Porter was relocated to her family plot. (9 H75) Many of the removals were from unmarked graves.
The new cemetery adopted the name Riverside at a meeting of the association held April 14, 1858, and the dedication ceremonies took place Sunday, June 23 that year.
In the year 1954 it became apparent to the officers and trustees that more ground was a necessity. All 1676 saleable lots in Riverside had been purchased, and using a figure of 3 burials per lot (actually probably more) it can be said that the population of Riverside is greater than that of the village.
A site on the east bank of the Oswegatchie was finally selected which consisted of 10 acres purchased for $3500 and a perpetual option was granted for up to 30 more acres. This addition is designated as East Riverside and should serve the area for many years.

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Nikon unveiled the new AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/4G ED VR lens this morning. The lens, which Nikon says is the company’s first with up to five stops of image stabilization, goes on sale in November for $1,399.95.
The new AF-S 70-200mm f/4G is the first NIKKOR lens to feature the third generation of Nikon’s Vibration Reduction (VR) technology.
Nikon is hoping the lens will appeal to photographers who may have purchased the new Nikon D600, a lower priced full-frame digital SLR aimed at photo enthusiasts.
“It’s perfect for that user,” Steve Heiner, Nikon’s Senior Technical Manager, said during a pre-release press briefing with PDN. “It’s at almost half the price of the F/2.8 version (of the same focal length lens) but has similar weatherproofing and the build quality is on same level.”
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Eighteen photographers from around the world have been awarded the 2016 Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund, a grant that helps independent photographers produce in-depth and creative stories on underreported issues. Grantees were selected by an independent editorial committee from a pool of 140 photographers nominated by 26 international editors, curators, and educators. The grantees are: Poulomi Basu,... More ›
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On Wednesday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti joined Councilmember Joe Buscaino and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to announce the completion of a 1.2 MW rooftop solar generation project at the Port of Los Angeles.
The project is part of the city’s rooftop solar feed-in tariff (FIT) program, which enables building owners to host large-scale rooftop solar projects and sell the power they generate to LADWP for distribution on the city’s power grid.
Hosted by Crafted at the Port of Los Angeles, a local handmade-crafts market, the project brings the city closer to meeting several goals outlined in Garcetti’s Sustainable City pLAn, including the expansion of local solar resources. It also moves the Port of Los Angeles significantly closer to its owngoal to provide 10 MW of solar power on port property by 2020.
The project is the result of a partnership led by the Los Angeles Business Council, which worked closely with the developer and the panel design company to facilitate the public-private collaboration and bring the project online. Constellation, a retail energy supplier, will own and operate the solar power system, and LADWP will buy the project’s output through a 20-year power purchase agreement. PermaCity, a Los Angeles-based commercial solar design and construction company, led the development of the project.
“Feed-in tariff programs like this one maximize the value of existing property by converting unused rooftops into commercial solar projects that feed the city’s grid,” explained LADWP General Manager Marcie Edwards. “And what’s more, FIT projects create a financial incentive for developers to begin pursuing green energy solutions for their construction projects.
“At a pay rate of 14 cents per kilowatt-hour, this is the most competitively priced feed-in tariff system built to date, providing nearly $300,000 in revenue per year to the project’s developers,” added Edwards.

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Even after going on an incredible run after his headband got knocked off his head in Game 6, Miami Heat forward LeBron James still wants it on him.
Dwyane Wade says his left knee is "swollen" and "stiff" but expects to be ready to go for Game 7.
The oddsmakers have spoken and all of the gambling odds and props are out for Game 7 of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs.
Kelly Oubre says Louisville is coming at him the hardest; Reid Travis plans visit to Gonzaga and possibly Vanderbilt; JaQuan Newton taking his time.
Zach Harper and Matt Moore discuss the incredible Game 6 we witnessed, LeBron James' aggressiveness, and Ray Allen's clutch shooting.
San Antonio Spurs forward Tracy McGrady has fallen so far in his playing career that now Arby's is making fun of him on Twitter.
For those who want to classify LeBron James' career before it ends, hold it. Ken Berger says James' rollercoaster, but ultimately epic, performance in Game 6 shows how foolish it is to rush to judgment.
Normally stoic Spurs visibly shaken after Game 6 loss to Miami in the NBA Finals Tuesday night.
Heat and Spurs wage an epic Game 6, with the Heat winning 103-100 in Overtime. How do you make sense of that of performance?
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I have an interest in photography.
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Emma Watson Set to Premiere New ‘Harry Potter’ Clip at MTV Movie Awards
AOL TV reported that the 21-year-old actress will make her way to the west coast in order to premiere the clip at Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards ceremony.
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“Wizard-loving fans will be treated to a never-before-seen clip from the conclusion of the two-part motion picture event. From Warner Bros. Pictures, the last installment of the epic ‘Harry Potter’ film series comes to theatres on July 15, 2011, marking the end of the most successful film franchise in movie history.”
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Defining the Toronto skyline is the CN Tower. At a height of 553.33 metres (1,815 ft 5 in) it was the world's tallest freestanding structure until 2007 when it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa, but it is still the tallest tower in the western hemisphere surpassing Chicago's Willis Tower (formerly known as Sears Tower) by 110 metres in height. It is an important telecommunications hub, and a centre of tourism in Toronto.


Croatia could not get the better of Craig Brown's Scots - but they did show how mean their defence can be.
Kevin Gallagher's goal in Zagreb was one of only two scored against Croatia in eight games, the other managed by lowly Latvia.
Wins over Latvia and San Marino, home and away, brought Croatia to a winner-takes-all showdown with Belgium in Zagreb.
And it was veteran Boksic who scored the goal that confirmed the presence of Croatia in Japan.
That win meant that Mirko Jozik's side avoided a potentially tricky two-legged play-off with the much-fancied Czech Republic.
Belgium instead were forced to take on that task, but came through it unscathed to also take their place at the World Cup.


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RNA were contracted to design and manufacture an automated press loading system for a range of copper plumbing fittings.
The system incorporated a bowl feeder, vision guided robot and control system to accumulate and load fittings into a hydro-form press. The project was for a global leader in the plumbing fittings industry that manufactured a diverse wide range of fittings often with short batch runs and short lead times.
1. Provide a flexible system that can load various fittings (3sizes and 21 types) into a hydro-form press.
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The components were presented to the robot by an RNA bowlfeeder that fed parts onto a pick conveyor mounted below a Robot Vision System.The robot utilized two elements of tooling: Part one included a single vacuumcup that picked single parts from the pick conveyor and placed them into amulti cavity nest.
The 2nd part of the tooling was a multi cavity nest fittedwith an umbilical tool changer designed for quick changeover. The unit was alsodesigned for multiple configurations of nests and different component sizes andshapes.
The part nest design was mirrored on both sides and fittedwith vacuum cups to hold the product in place. During the robots 1st pass intothe cell formed fittings are picked from the press tooling and dropped onto anoutfeed conveyor out of the cell. The robot rotates the nest 180 degrees reenters the press and places the raw parts into the empty tooling cavities. Thecycle repeats.
The system was supplied with ASI network control system,full perimeter guarding, CE marked, integrated and commissioned onsite with thehydro-forming system.


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A Dead Man's SecretBook - 2010
Henry, the English king, orders the former crusader knight to southern Wales in the fall of 1103 to deliver letters to local dignitaries and assess rival church leaders. Henry, whom Sir Geoffrey considers devious and dangerous, also charges him with discovering the secret held by a Norman knight who died seven years earlier in the Welsh port of Kermerdyn. Before the start of the journey, someone fatally stabs the scribe who wrote the letters. Sir Geoffrey, an honorable man, must put up with disagreeable traveling companions, whose duplicity and self-interest he finds difficult to stomach - and whose machinations leave men wounded, ill, and poisoned.
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Edition: 1st world ed
Branch Call Number: MYSTERY Beaufort
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A veteran gallery of New York’s Lower East Side is joining the exodus to Tribeca.
James Fuentes Gallery will soon open at 52 White Street, in a column-free, ground-floor space that measures around 3,000 square feet. It’s an upgrade from the nearly-2,000-square-foot space the gallery currently has on Delancey Street.
Additionally, next year, Fuentes will open an L.A. location in the Melrose Hill section of Hollywood, near Lisson’s forthcoming branch in the city. All this physical growth will come alongside an expansion of the gallery’s roster.
“I see this as a massive opportunity,” Fuentes told ARTnews. “I feel the way that I did the day I signed the lease for my first gallery. I’m full of hopes and dreams.”
Fuentes still has around a year left on his Delancey space and will continue to program it during that time.
Renovations to the Tribeca space will be underway through the end of the year, though the gallery has already mounted its first show there: an exhibition for Juanita McNeely. Momentum surrounding McNeely is growing—the Whitney Museum recently acquired her 1969 nine-panel painting McNeely’s 1969 Is it Real? Yes it is!, in which the artist is seen receiving an abortion, and Fuentes is set to take her work this week to the new Independent fair focused on 20th-century art.
Fuentes said he felt like the history of Tribeca as a neighborhood that once hosted DIY projects by artists in disused buildings fit into the gallery’s mission of working with under-recognized artists. “The space has great bones, so to speak,” he said.
He first opened his gallery in 2007, near the borders of Chinatown and the Lower East Side, becoming one of the dealers that aided in building up a mass of galleries there. In 2016, once Alexander and Bonin departed Chelsea for Tribeca, he pondered a move to the latter neighborhood. But he found Tribeca “desolate,” and wanted to wait for an ecosystem to grow. Now, however, “there’s this vibrant community there, and it just felt like an exciting evolution or next step for the gallery.”
Although he is leaving behind the Lower East Side, “I feel rooted in that neighborhood in a way that extends beyond my gallery history because I grew up there,” he continued.
After much searching over the past six or so years, Fuentes said he finally found the right space for what he wanted to do with the program. (A member of the building’s co-op board includes sculptor Arlene Shechet.)
What attracted him most to it was its historic architecture and high tin ceilings, and that it is column-free. “Having that openness is exciting to me,” he said. “The space has a tremendous amount of soul. The moment we walked in we realized there was just like an incredible amount of history there.”
A space that had the right vibe was also of importance to Fuentes when selecting the L.A. location, which he had begun seriously considering last year. “I found a space that blew my mind—I’m inspired by it,” he said.
Fuentes sees L.A. as a city where “the next generation of collectors are blossoming in an amazing way. To develop those relationships with that next generation,” he said, “it feels almost necessary to have a presence there.”
And, with the physical growth of the gallery, which will allow his artists to be ever more ambitious, Fuentes said he feels like he just getting started, 15 years on. “I felt like some of my artists needed more elbow room,” he said. “It also provides another exhibition opportunity for my artists and allows us to evolve with the artists too.”
He added, “It’s exciting and overwhelming. Objectively, it’s a lot to take on but it doesn’t feel like a lot.”


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Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.
Many elements of the Spock character were improvised by Leonard Nimoy during production. For instance, the "Vulcan neck pinch" was his suggestion during filming of Star Trek: The Enemy Within (1966) for how Spock could subdue an opponent. The "Vulcan salute" was created during the production of Star Trek: Amok Time (1967)... ...
Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its 5-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.
In several episodes, the positions of people being beamed up/down change. For example, in Star Trek: Mirror, Mirror when the landing party is being beamed up, Kirk's arm is positioned down, then up as he starts to materialize the first time, then down again as he finally materializes.
Robert Lansing is the only guest star on this series to be billed at the top of the program - just after the episode's title - rather than in the end credits. After the words, "Assignment: Earth", came, "Guest Star Robert Lansing as Mister Seven."
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