10 Reasons Why Your Prayers May Not Be Answered.
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10 Reasons Why Your Prayers May Not Be Answered!!!
Take Care of These As We Pray!
1) Unforgiveness: if you don't forgive everyone that has hurt you, God will not forgive you and your prayers will not be answered.
"Jesus Christ of Nazareth have mercy on me" But Jesus asked him "what do you want me to do for you?" But he knew they were blind. Until they asked for their sight, nothing happenedin their life. They sat always on the road side begging alms. Be specific when praying. A lot of people use to send such request to me, and when I want to lift their request before God, I use to see they are asking for nothing actually.
3) Lack of Faith(Doubt): if you're doubting if God can do it or will do it, you can't receive any miracle.
Peter walked on the surface of water when Jesus told him to come, but he became to sink when he doubted in his heart. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
Even Jesus could not do much miracles in his city because of their unbelieve. And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
4) Sin!: If you are still living in sin, Your prayers is an abomination unto God. Except you ask for forgiveness and and. mercy, your prayers cannot be answered. Make peace with God first!
6) Satanic Attack: Be battle ready! We are not fighting flesh and blood but the agents of darkness withholding your possessions. Be in the spirit to fight. Put on the whole armour to fight!
Sometimes you may think you need money or finance and be praying for that, but in actual sense you may need a help. May be the prayer should be for help or sponsor. If you allow the Holy Spirit lead your prayers, you will ask correctly. You may need to ask God to connect you someone that can help you concerning your admission instead of praying for admission directly.
8) Discouragement: You have been fasting and praying for years going from one prayer mountains to another and nothing has been done. That does not mean nothing can be done. Delay does not mean denial. Don't be weak and weary, pray until you get your results.
Trouble God with your prayers too!
9) God's Timing: This is where a lot of people miss it. Because we are not old enough spiritualy, we can not hear him, he would have told us plainly sometimes that what we needed is not now. In our life is not the next. But the only thing he can do is not just releasing the Bluetooth us at that time. God's timing is the best. It may take God to cause you a particular delay for your safety. It took God to keep me in school when my mate is graduating to meet by hubby. Some miss fatal accident or death because they couldn't meet up with the NYSC service. God has timing for every thing that will happen in your life!
10)impatience: So many people thought they have waited enough. Any one that has that feeling is already impatient. The Christian journey can not be separated from patience. Every believer must be tested with patience! It may be your testing period. You may need to wait more. If you can't wait, you cant receive anything from God.
If you waiting on God you must not try any other means or short cut. you will not receive your desire again from God.
Move to correct all these!! And you will have a speedy and quick result in the mighty name of Jesus.


Etienne - French Music CDs and a French DVD with Teacher Manuals - French educational music designed to motivate and reach students. This French rock music is designed to reinforce specific grammatical and thematical structures at the grades K-12 school level --and is particularly effective with the harder to motivate intermediate level students-- promoting student comprehension and manipulation abilities. Étienne is Steven Langlois B.A. (French) B.Ed., - full-time French teacher.
This teacher's guide will help you get the most out of the Le Retour cd with lesson plans, websites and creative reproducible activities.
Teacher's manual to accompany the Étienne CD with lesson plans and reproducible activities.
Best value - buy the Étienne cd and teacher's manual together.
This French CD offers original songs for 2nd to 3rd year student to reinforce grammatical & thematical structures through current music.
Best value is to buy the CD and manual together.
French CD and guide for ALL ages and ALL levels!
This riveting dvd and uide features 5 live action music videos by award-winning singer 'Etienne' and 4 animated videos.
French music videos with the lyrics for 9 verb songs and a bonus 10th song - Canada's national anthem.
Français! Français! guide d'activités is a Smart Board ready program with MONTHS of activities.


OVERTURNED IN THE ICE: A car which left the C111 just south of Upwood on Monday morning. Picture: SUPPLIED.
ICY roads were blamed for a series of accidents across Cambridgeshire on Monday as many of the county's routes went untreated.
Cambridgeshire County Council said it was being forced by the Government to restrict the number of roads it grits because of a national shortage of rock salt.
The result was slippery roads and 25 car crashes reported to Cambridgeshire police by 8.30am on Monday - including NINE separate accidents on just one stretch of road.
The nine vehicles all ended up in a ditch off St Mary's Road in Ramsey.
A spokesman for the East of England Ambulance Service said one person had suffered a leg injury and was treated at the scene but did not require hospital treatment.
Pc Tony Barrios said: "There were icy conditions and we were noticing quite a high number of crashes being reported to us. Drivers should take more time over their journeys and drive to the conditions, being aware that some roads are slippery."
As reported by The Hunts Post last month, national grit shortages had prompted the Government to order all local authorities, including Cambridgeshire to cut back on gritting by 40 per cent.
Cambridgeshire opted to grit only A roads, a priority network of B routes, waterside roads and routes to hospitals.
That would have included St Mary's Road.
The county council said the road - and the other routes in its priority list - had been gritted on Sunday afternoon and St Mary's Road was treated again on Monday.
The Met Office has said the weather will be warmer for the majority of this week, but temperatures are expected to dip below freezing again on Friday night.
However, there is no sign that the gritting restrictions will have been lifted by then.
The Department of Transport told The Hunts Post it could not give any idea when the restrictions on gritting and rock salt would be lifted.
The county council started the winter with a supply of 9,000 tons of grit - an increase of about 50 per cent on previous years - but said on Monday that supplies were now down to about 900 tonnes, although a delivery was expected.
"We are not getting the replacement stocks of salt that we have ordered," a spokesman said. "This week we are getting 650 tonnes, but we use around 90 tonnes every time the gritters do a full run.
"We have a further 1,300 tonnes on order for next week, but it's up to the Government to decide how much of that we actually get."
INFORMATION: Anyone with information about any of the car accidents is asked to contact police on 0345 4564564.


I just discovered a nearly new T-shirt of mine in the garbage bin. It was barely twenty years old - or twenty-two, but let's not start nitpicking please - and it's still in perfect shape apart from the large grease stain and the building-foam drops that cling to it everywhere and are impossible to remove and some paint and various other patches of dirt and unidentifiable substances. Granted, it has some ruffles on the neck, but it's still a good T-shirt to do chores, or go to a wedding reception, you know as long as it's nothing too fancy.
I have a pretty good suspicion about who might have thrown it in the bin. I won't divulge any names now, but when she returns from work there will be a cross-examination followed by quick and efficient justice.
No-one throws items of clothing of mine in the bin without my consent, even if that means they have to wait thirty years for it!


If you look at the career of Patrick Reed to date – he's definitely produced his most memorable performances in the Ryder Cup.
From shushing the crowd at Gleneagles to out-pumping Rory McIlroy at Hazeltine, the American just loves the red, white and blue.
So not only has Reed been wearing those colours in each of his three opening rounds at Erin Hills – he's even wearing the same trousers from his last Ryder Cup outing.
"They felt good," Reed said about the Ralph Lauren slacks.
Reed has the red and white FootJoy Icon shoes, white belt, USA-themed golf bag and headcovers. It certainly seemed to work as he fired a superb 65 on Saturday to finally set up a proper major challenge.
What gear helped Justin Thomas play the best-ever US Open round?
When you hit the ball like Justin Thomas you can wear pink trousers without any problem at all.
The best shot of his stunning 63 was his approach to 18 where he had 310 yards to the hole.
He hit a high cut with a 15˚ Titleist 917F3 fairway wood which pitched on the apron and ran 12ft past the pin. The F3 is a more compact model to the F2.
It's also interesting to see Thomas play three different Titleist irons this week. He has the 716 TMB 2-iron, 716 CB 4-iron and the the 716 MB from 9-PW.
He plays Titleist equipment right through the bag including the 917 driver, SM6 Vokey wedges, Scotty Cameron Futura putter and Titleist Pro V1x ball.
I have to say I am a fan. Maybe more of the concept rather than the execution. But some people are just refusing to accept them at all.
I hate those new collar-less #Nike golf shirts. Golf is meant to be played in a collared shirt. Period.
Apparently, all golf shirts must have a collar otherwise it's 'just not golf'. Has anyone thought that point of view is the problem with golf?
Not a fan of the Nike golf collar. Can't wait for it to be relegated to the fashion dustbin of history.
People are actually being put off because they are told to wear certain things. What sort of sport turns people away for not wearing a collar on their shirt?
I'm going to have a word with the board at my country club about these new Nike golf shirts at the U.S. Open. Not a collar in my book.
Anyway, that's a debate for another day. I think they look good and fair play for Nike for trying to shake things up a bit.
It doesn't look like they'll get a winner but Ping must be delighted with how their latest driver has gone down among their tour players.
A total of 13 put the G400 into play this week which is a massive seal of approval for any new product.
It may yet win the top amateur prize thanks to a great week so far from Cameron Champ.
The 2015 Open champion has been very attached to his Titleist 913 driver. So much so he even had to colour the sole in with black felt tip after he signed a big money move to PXG.
But the American is now using the superb new PXG 0811 driver. I've hit it and think it's the real deal – regardless of the price tag.
Maybe Brandt Snedeker's caddie Scott Veil wishes he was at one of the Stone Roses gigs this weekend?
It's not been the easiest year on the course for Beef. Yes he's been a huge success off the course but many people will forget he's been struggling for invites on the PGA Tour and had to qualify for this year's US Open.
And he's performed admirably so far. Titleist are obviously pleased to have him playing their equipment.
Will the TaylorMade M2 go down as one of the best ever drivers?


Neil Simpson is back in the ring next month and could be on a collision course with old rival Tony Oakey.
The Coventry light-heavyweight was narrowly outpointed by Oakey when he challenged the Portsmouth scrapper for his WBU title in May, 2002 and they could be set to meet again before the end of the year.
Simpson boxes at the Ramada Jarvis Hotel in Leicester on February 26 and Oakey makes his return next month after being banned for a year following a failed drugs test.
They could be paired together again for the vacant WBU title after Matthew Barney was stripped of the belt.
Trainer Neil Tomlinson said: "Neil would love to fight Oakey again.
"He only lost to him last time because he hurt his hand and couldn't do much for the last two rounds.
"Neil needs to get another fight under his belt to sharpen his skills and then that's a match we will be looking for."
Simpson is assured of a warm welcome when he boxes in Leicester next month. The 34 year-old served his apprenticeship at the venue - winning all five of his fights there - before making the step up to championship level.


No longer does the average person who is accustomed to comfort need to shy away from the glory that is camping. With new practical and interesting camping supplies popping up seemingly all the time, camping can be as comfortable as sleeping at home.
This guide showcases some of the best and coolest camping gear for the comfy camper.
In this case, sleeping on the ground might even be better than your bed at home.
These cooking products for camping will make you excited to prepare your meals, and might even convince you to get up and out of your comfy bed to make breakfast!
A good air mattress can be an excellent addition to your camping trip. Not only can you find very comfortable blow-up beds, but they raise you above the ground, lessening the chances of critters crawling on you while you sleep!
Camping can be hard on your body. Take a load off in a chair that supports your back and lets you relax. The Caligata deck chair ($420, gallantandjones.com) and the teak folding stool ($310, dwr.com) will ease you into comfort with its simple sling back style.
Never let your fear of leaving the comforts and amenities at home hinder you from experiencing all that the great outdoors has to offer. Live free. Camp on.


Previous studies have suggested that face identification is more sensitive to variations in spatial frequency content than object recognition, but none have compared how sensitive the 2 processes are to variations in spatial frequency overlap (SFO). The authors tested face and object matching accuracy under varying SFO conditions. Their results showed that object recognition was more robust to SFO variations than face recognition and that the vulnerability of faces was not due to reliance on configural processing. They suggest that variations in sensitivity to SFO help explain the vulnerability of face recognition to changes in image format and the lack of a middle-frequency advantage in object recognition.
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Mustache Mike's is a roaming Italian Ice food truck based in Anaheim, California. While they have a roaming truck, you can find their products throughout the United States.
This family business has East Coast roots and uses a century-old secret recipe for their Italian Ice.
Portland had an Italian Ice cart until it closed up shop a couple years back. When I saw Mustache Mike's at Vidcon in late June, I knew I had to stop and give it a shot.
There are several flavors to choose from, but the "Big Daddy" stood out the most. Basically a beautiful swirl of cherry, orange, and pineapple. I also love the refreshing feel Italian Ice brings. All the flavors stood out, but for me, the pineapple was the star.
It was $5 for a double scoop at Mustache Mike's when they set up at Vidcon. For Portland comparison, it's along the lines of what a double scoop of ice cream at Salt & Straw will run these days. It's worth noting that Salt & Straw dishes out some fairly monstrous scoops.


Spicy red curry chickpeas with veggies is a healthy, protein loaded dish with a creamy cashew milk sauce that packs a spicy punch with every bite! Dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan.
I can't believe that January is almost over!
Don't stress out about the wedding – So far, I'm not doing so great with that. It's less than one month away and I'm freaking out about every little detail that's not done yet!
Add more healthy vegan meals into our monthly menu rotation – I'm doing great with this one! Last week I made roasted cauliflower and tofu tacos….yum!
Walk more – Travis and I both want to continue getting up early so we can get our exercise in for the day. To be honest, we haven't done so great with this one but we're working on it.
Overall, I'm doing okay so far but I want to do better across the board. In October, Travis and I started getting up early and walking around our neighborhood for about 30 minutes. It was great, it made me feel refreshed, energized and ready to kick start the day!
I also felt like I didn't get tired in the afternoon. You know, the dreaded afternoon slump! Ugh. I feel like I get it even worse now that I work from my computer and I'm not up and about moving around.
Start the day off with a walk around the neighborhood. Or if you don't like walking by yourself, jog a few laps inside your house. (I'm not joking, I really do this!) If you can't exercise in the morning, go in the afternoon when you start dragging. The vitamin d boost will wake you right up!
Turn on some upbeat music! I do this every day! Meghan Trainor is my go-to music when I need to put some pep in my step. I like to dance around the house and it really helps to increase my energy.
Take a power nap. Yes, I said go to sleep! According to Dr. Oz, if you drink a cup of coffee and then take a 20 minute nap, you'll wake up super energized! Coffee takes about 20 minutes to kick in so by napping while the coffee is taking effect, it's like you're giving your body a double whammy of energy!
Eat a healthy snack. If you're still feeling sleepy after exercising, coffee and a nap, you might just be hungry. Don't eat empty calories, make sure you eat something nutritious to give your body fuel. I love snacking on our favorite loaded granola bites or making avocado toast.
Start dinner early. When I have a big dinner planned, it sometimes feels like all the prep work is hanging over my head and weighing me down. In that case, I'll start dinner earlier than normal (start prepping the veggies or making the bread dough) so I can look forward to just relaxing at night. It might be mind over matter, but it seems to help me be less anxious about what I have to get done that day and I get more energized as I check things off my list.
Today, I followed step #5 and made dinner earlier in the day so I could get it out of the way and just relax with Travis tonight.
In an attempt to keep working on my second resolution, I added another vegan recipe to my recipe box last night! We had spicy Thai red curry chickpeas and vegetables over yellow rice. I'll share the secret to my yellow rice with you in just a bit!
If you like an extra thick sauce, add a teaspoon of cornstarch and mix it until you get the desired consistency. Or if you like the sauce to be thinner, add an additional 1/4 cup (or more) of vegetable broth until you're happy with the consistency.
Tip – For vegan meals, I like to add chickpeas to boost the protein in the dish. There's something about cooked chickpeas, they get a delicious buttery texture that I just love! If you're not vegan, you could easily replace the chickpeas with chicken.
I always keep a few jars of red curry paste in the pantry just in case one of my dishes needs a spicy kick. Just a few tablespoons of the paste goes such a long way, it's very flavorful! I use it in soups, sauces, and spread it on paninis.
For this red curry chickpeas and vegetable dish, I mixed the red curry paste with vegetable stock and creamy Silk cashew milk (or coconut milk) to make a super creamy spicy sauce! It's a family favorite and I make it at least once a month.
Why We Drink Nut Milk and Why You Should Too!
Travis and I have been exclusively drinking nut milk now for over two years. I don't miss dairy milk at all, and I honestly prefer nut milk because of how flavorful, creamy, and smooth it is. Did you know that the Silk Cashew milk I used to make the sauce for this recipe has fewer calories than regular dairy skim milk?! Shocking, I know!
I also use Silk almond milk creamer from Walmart for my coffee every morning and almond and coconut milk regularly for many of my recipes. It's so easy to swap out dairy milk for nut milks, you really can't tell the difference.
Almond milk – Is plant-based, it has a slightly nutty taste, no cholesterol, and no saturated fat.
Coconut milk – Also has a mild nutty taste, it's only 80 calories per cup, and it has 50% more calcium Han dairy milk.
Cashew milk – Is extra creamy and smooth, and has less calories than regular dairy skim milk!
I use nut milk in my cereal, to make oatmeal, sauces, soups, chicken dishes, smoothies, and baked goodies. I often use them interchangeably too. Like, with this red curry chickpeas and vegetables recipe, you could use any of the Silk nut milk and have delicious results.
If one of your goals (like me) for the new year is to eat healthier and live a better lifestyle by consuming less dairy and more wholesome plant-based products, you should definitely give Silk milk a try. Keep an eye open for the new packaging coming in late January. Let me know which variety is your favorite!
I love rice, I could eat a big bowl of plain white rice right now! When I was little, my mom would be making dinner and I would wait until she wasn't looking so I could sneak spoonfuls of yellow rice out of the pot on the stove.
Over the years, I've realized that brown rice is a much better healthier option so I switched to making that for most of my recipes. Plain brown rice is fine, it's delicious but it just looks boring.
Did you know that if you add 1/4 tsp of cumin, paprika, and turmeric plus a pinch of salt and pepper (for every 1 cup of rice) to the boiling water that the rice will absorb the color and turn the most beautiful shade of golden yellow once cooked?!
Of course, you could use a box mix or saffron to turn the rice yellow. However, I like to cook from scratch, so no box mixes for me and saffron is expensive! I almost always have turmeric, paprika, and cumin in my spice collection. It's easy, affordable and so much prettier to look at. You know you eat with your eyes first!
I served the red curry chickpeas and vegetables over the yellow rice for dinner last night, we both loved it!
Spicy red curry chickpeas and vegetables is a healthy, protein loaded dish with a creamy cashew milk sauce that packs a spicy punch with every bite! Dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan.
In a large pan, sauté onions, peppers, and mushrooms in olive oil over medium heat for 5-8 minutes. Add the garlic, curry powder, red curry paste, salt, and pepper. Cook for 1 minute to let the flavors meld.
Add the sweet potato, carrots, and chickpeas. Mix to coat the veggies in the paste. Add the vegetable broth, stir and cover. Bring it to a simmer then reduce the heat to low and cook for 10-15 minutes, or until sweet potatoes and carrots are tender and can easily be pierced with a fork.
Stir in the cashew or coconut milk. Cook for 5-10 minutes to let the flavors meld.
Serve over yellow rice and garnish with cilantro and a squeeze of fresh lime juice.
If you want it to be extra spicy, add 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper.
If you make this red curry chickpeas and vegetable dish for dinner and post a picture on Instagram, please tag me using the hashtag #StaceyHomemaker so I can see your delicious creation!


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Interview of Tenzin Kiyosaki
Ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist nun by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1985. Visiting teacher at Thubten Dhargye Ling in Long Beach, California.
Many Branches, One Root: Buddhist Traditions in the Los Angeles Area
Cline, Alex
Kiyosaki, Tenzin
Kiyosaki and Cline.
Kiyosaki's home in Gardena, California.
Records relating to the interview are located in the office of the UCLA Library's Center for Oral History Research.
The interview was conducted by Alex Cline, series coordinator, UCLA Library Center for Oral History Research; musician; member, Order of Interbeing, Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism, ordained 2009 by Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh.
The interviewer prepared a timed log of the audio recording of the interview. Kiyosaki was given the opportunity to review the log in order to supply missing or misspelled names and to verify the accuracy of the content but made no changes.
The Many Branches, One Root series traces the histories and practices of a range of Buddhist traditions and communities in the greater Los Angeles area. Beginning in the early twentieth century, a succession of Buddhist traditions have put down roots in Los Angeles, each one providing spiritual support and a sense of community for the tradition's immigrant population. By the late twentieth century many of those traditions had extended their reach beyond their original ethnic base to include an American-born, often largely Anglo, constituency. The series seeks to document the ethnic and immigrant roots of these traditions, as well as the changes that have resulted as traditions have accommodated to an American context. Series participants included monks, nuns, and lay people from Buddhist traditions from Japan, China, Tibet, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam and a mixture of immigrants and American-born practitioners.
Japanese American family background—Father runs for political office in Hawaii—Siblings—Growing up on the big island of Hawaii—Relationship with parents--Attends high school in Hilo—Considers joining the Peace Corps—College experience in Hawaii during the 1960s—Goes to see many renowned spiritual teachers while in college—Has a baby— Works to restore the future Tibetan Buddhist temple Nechung Dorje Drayang Ling—Discovers Tibetan Buddhism—Lives at the temple for a year—Attends Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado, with her daughter--Experiences challenges and confusion at Naropa with teacher Chogyam Trungpa—Goes to India in 1975 to stay in Dharamsala and study at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives—Ethnicity of fellow students in Tibetan Buddhism in Hawaii and in Boulder.
Goes on a West Coast road trip—Arrives in Dharamsala, attending classes there with Geshe Ngawang Dhargye—Goes on a pilgrimage to Buddhist holy sites in India-- Meets His Holiness the Dalai Lama while in Dharamsala—Begins regularly studying the monastic vows with other Buddhist nuns in the West beginning in the 1980s under Venerable Thubten Chodron—Returns to Hawaii in 1976 and helps establish a Tibetan Buddhist practice center in Manoa Valley on Oahu—Moves to Los Angeles and gets work as a bookkeeper for One Life Natural Foods in Santa Monica—Begins studying in L.A. with Geshe Gyeltsen—Attends teachings by Zong Rinpoche at the International Buddhist Meditation Center (IBMC)—IBMC teacher Dr. Havanpola Ratanasara—Ordains as a nun in Dharamsala—Ordained by the Dalai Lama with English translation provided by Thupten Jinpa--Conditions in Dharamsala at the time—Notable Tibetan teachers at the IBMC during the 1970s and 1980s—More on Dr. Ratanasara—Meets Rev. Kusala Kiyosaki's family.
Conditions at nunnery in Dharamsala—Returns to the U.S. to work at Geshe Gyeltsen's center in L.A., Thubten Dhargye Ling (Land of Buddhist Teachings)—Helps organize the Dalai Lama's visit to L.A., as well as a birthday celebration on property in Malibu owned by Fred Segal—Dalai Lama wins the Nobel Peace Prize—Significant growth in interest in Tibetan Buddhism in the 1990s—Gyeltsen hosts many important teachers at Thubten Dhargye Ling—Reaches out to monastics from Buddhist traditions all over Southern California in order to enable them to attend the Dalai Lama's teachings for free—A fundraising tour from 1992 to 1993 to raise funds for Gyeltsen's school—Has several important teachers rather than one primary guru—Treatment for cervical cancer—Health care for monastics—Meetings between various communities on behalf of Thubten Dhargye Ling and the Dalai Lama—The different degrees of luxury and austerity of spiritual practice centers.
SESSION 4 (3/4/2019)
Challenges regarding the conduct of some teachers—Changes in the way Western monastics have been treated—Attitudes toward the monastic sangha in the West—Lay Buddhist practice becomes an increasingly strong presence in the U.S.—Sees the current mindfulness movement as ultimately limited—Increase in diversity among American Buddhist teachers and practitioners and increased autonomy of American Buddhist practice centers—Quality of Tibetan-English translators has increased greatly, and many younger Tibetan teachers speak English fluently—Geshe Gyeltsen's background story—Gyeltsen's death in 2009—Kiyosaki returns her monastic vows to Thubten Chodron in 2012 after twenty-seven years as a nun—Draws on her years as a Buddhist and on her own health crises as she engages in her current vocation as a hospice chaplain—Withdraws from regular teaching and involvement at Thubten Dhargye Ling—Kiyosaki sees the bodhisattva vow to serve all beings as the core of her spiritual practice--Continues to find ways to keep her spiritual practice fresh.

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Pyrotechnic Articles
What are Pyrotechnic Articles?
A pyrotechnic article is any article containing explosive substances or an explosive mixture of substances designed to produce heat, light, sound, gas or smoke or a combination of such effects through self-sustained exothermic chemical reactions. Fireworks are examples of pyrotechnic articles.
The EU Directive 2013/29/EU covers a variety of categories of pyrotechnic articles and is concerned with the free movement of such articles whilst ensuring high level of protection of human health and public security as well as consumer safety and environmental protection. The directive details essential safety requirements that these articles must fulfil before being placed on the market.
To learn more about the Safety Requirements on Pyrotechnic Articles, take a look at Schedule I in S.L. 427.70, which transposes the EU directive to the laws of Malta.
Are Fireworks intended for Village Feasts Recognized under this Regulation?
By firework, we mean a pyrotechnic article intended for entertainment purposes. Although a firework is a pyrotechnic article, the Directive makes several exemptions from its provisions, including:
Pyrotechnic articles intended for non-commercial use by the Armed Forces of Malta, the Malta Police Force or the Civil Protection Department;
Equipment falling within the scope of L. 234.40 (Conformity Assessment of Marine Equipment Regulations), which transposes Directive 2014/90/EU;
Pyrotechnic articles intended for use in the aerospace industry;
Percussion caps intended specifically for toys falling within the scope of L. 427.40 (Safety of Toys Regulations), which transposes Directive 2009/48/EC;
Explosives falling within the scope of L. 33.07 (Civil Explosives Regulations), which transposes Directive 2014/28/EU;
Ammunition as defined under the Arms Act and its regulations;
Fireworks which are built by a Maltese manufacturer and let-off in Malta by the licensee of, or by a license A holder registered with, the same fireworks factory, in accordance with the provisions of the Ordinance and its regulations
Fireworks used during village feasts fall under Exemption 7; and therefore, are exempted from this directive and its provisions. Nevertheless, they are to be built and let-off by those who possess a License issued in accordance with the Explosives Ordinance and its regulations.
What Categories exist for Pyrotechnic Articles?
Pyrotechnic articles falling within the scope of this directive shall be categorised by the manufacturer according to the categorisation method described below. Notified bodies as referenced in Article 21 of the Directive shall confirm their categorisation as part of the conformity assessment procedures.
There are 3 main categories under this Directive:
Theatrical Pyrotechnic Articles
Other Pyrotechnic Articles
Each category is further divided into sub-categories as explained below:
Fireworks which present a very low hazard and negligible noise level, and which are intended for use in confined areas, including fireworks which are intended for use inside domestic buildings
Fireworks which present a low hazard and low noise level, and which are intended for outdoor use in confined areas
Fireworks which present a medium hazard, which are intended for outdoor use in large open areas and whose noise level is not harmful to human health
Fireworks which present a high hazard, which are intended for use only by persons with specialist knowledge (commonly known as fireworks for professional use) and whose noise level is not harmful to human health
Pyrotechnic articles for stage use which present a low hazard
Pyrotechnic articles for stage use which are intended for use only by persons with specialist knowledge
Pyrotechnic articles, other than fireworks and theatrical pyrotechnic articles, which present a low hazard
Pyrotechnic articles, other than fireworks and theatrical pyrotechnic articles, which are intended for handling or use only by persons with specialist knowledge.
The Commissioner of Police shall inform the Technical Regulations Division of the procedures whereby persons with specialist knowledge are identified and authorised.
With the exception of Category F1 fireworks, pyrotechnic articles shall be made available only to persons with specialist knowledge and are not to be made available to persons below 18 years of age. F1 fireworks shall not be available to persons below 12 years of age.
For more information, refer to Articles 6 and 7 of S.L. 427.70.
What are my obligations as a Manufacturer?
When placing their pyrotechnic articles on the market, you must ensure that they have been designed and manufactured in accordance with the essential safety requirements set out in Schedule I of S.L. 427.70.
You must also draw up the technical documentation referred to in Schedule II of the same Subsidiary Legislation and have the relevant conformity assessment procedure carried out.
Where compliance of a pyrotechnic article with the applicable requirements has been demonstrated by that procedure, you must draw up an EU declaration of conformity and affix the CE marking as appropriate in accordance with EC 765/2008. Technical documentation and the Declaration of Conformity must be kept until 10 years after the article has been placed on the market.
It is your responsibility to ensure that you have procedures in place that ensure conformity with these regulations.
In the interest of safety in cases of risk, the TRD or the Malta Police Force may request that you carry out sample testing of pyrotechnic articles that you have made available on the market so that they may investigate, as required. It is your responsibility to ensure that the articles you place on the market are labelled in accordance with relevant regulations and to cooperate with the authorities during investigations.
For more information, kindly refer to regulations 8, 9, 10 and 11 of S.L. 420.70. If you would like to know more information on the Traceability of Pyrotechnic Articles, refer to S.L. 427.91 of the Laws of Malta, which transposes Directive 2014/58/EU
What about Pyrotechnic Articles for Vehicles?
Pyrotechnic articles for vehicles are components of safety devices in vehicles which contain pyrotechnic substances used to activate these or other devices. Their labelling shall include the information about the manufacturer, the name and type of the pyrotechnic article, its registration number and its product, batch or serial number and, where necessary, the safety instructions. In cases where there is no space for appropriate labelling, this information shall be provided on the packaging.
In addition to the above, a safety data sheet for the pyrotechnic article for vehicles must be compiled in accordance with Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH regulation), and is to be supplied to professional users in the language requested by them.
What are my obligations as an Importer?
If you are an importer, then you are a person established within the Union who places a pyrotechnic article from a third country on the market. As an importer, you may only place compliant articles on the market.
You must make sure that those articles you place on the market have had the appropriate conformity assessment carried out in accordance with regulation 10 of S.L. 427.70 by their manufacturer and must be supplied with the appropriate technical documentation. In addition, the article must bear the CE mark and is accompanied with the Declaration of Conformity. This documentation must be kept by yourself for a period of 10 years and must be provided to the authorities on the basis of a reasoned request.
For a full list of responsibilities under this Directive, refer to regulation 12 of S.L. 427.70.
What are my obligations as a Distributor?
If you are a distributor, then you are a person in the supply chain, other than the manufacturer or the importer, who makes a pyrotechnic article available on the market. Similar to an importer, you must ensure that you only place compliant articles on the market.
When is an Importer and/or a Distributor considered a Manufacturer?
An importer or distributor shall be considered a manufacturer when they place a pyrotechnic article on the market under their name or trademark or modifies a pyrotechnic article already placed on the market in such a way that compliance with the requirements of these Regulations may be affected.
What conformity Assessment procedures must be followed?
Depending on the pyrotechnic article, a manufacturer must follow different conformity assessment modules as detailed in Schedule II of S.L. 427.70. The procedures to be followed are one of the following:
Module B of Schedule II and a choice of either Module C2, Module D or Module E
Module G of Schedule II
Module H of Schedule II
Upon completion, a manufacturer must then draw up a declaration of conformity, as described in Schedule III of S.L. 427.70. If your article is linked to additional legislation other than this Directive, then the declaration of conformity must be updated to reflect this, and must be drawn up in conformity to all legislation it is linked to.
For more information, refer to regulations 9 and 17 of S.L. 427.70.
What rules apply for the affixing of the CE mark?
Information on CE Marking can be found by following this link.
Who is responsible for Market Surveillance of Pyrotechnic Articles in Malta?
The Technical Regulations Division and the Commissioner of Police are tasked with ensuring that pyrotechnic articles are placed on the Maltese market without posing risks or danger to persons.
For more information on handling of risks and market surveillance, refer to regulation 23 of S.L. 427.70.
Need further information or assistance?
Feel free to send us an email - rad@mccaa.org.mt or give us a call at +356 23952000.


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Supply Creates Its Own Demon: Marc Andreessen and "Textbook Luddism"
Marc Andreessen has a column in the Financial Times with the headline, "Robots will not eat the jobs but will unleash our creativity." Here are the first two paragraphs:
A growing number of people seem to fear that robots will eat all the jobs. Their worry boils down to this: computers can increasingly replace human labour thus displacing jobs and creating unemployment. Your job, and every job, will go to a machine.
It is textbook Luddism, relying on a "lump of labour" fallacy – the idea that there is a fixed amount of work to be done in the world by humans. The counterargument comes from economists such as Milton Friedman, who believe that human wants and needs are infinite, which means there is always more to do.
Mr. Andreessen knows as much about Luddites and the lump-of-labour fallacy as I do about programming browsers. Ordinarily, it might suffice to cite the ONLY published scholarly articles on the history of the phony fallacy: "Why economists dislike a lump of labor" and "The'lump of labor'case against work-sharing: Populist fallacy or marginalist throwback?" both by a fellow named Tom Walker. But Andreessen's timing has caught me in the midst of a research/writing project that attempts to make sense of what Joan Robinson identified as "mumpsimus": the persistence of discredited arguments in the face of overwhelming evidence.
I'm about 20 pages along in my new piece, Supply Creates Its Own Demon. The demon in the title refers to Maxwell's demon and, by association, the chess-playing automaton (an elaborate hoax) built in the late 18th century by Baron Ludwig von Kempelen. I've just gotten to the section where I discuss Andrew Ure's 1835 The Philosophy of Manufactures. Ure's book contains a discussion of automatons, which includes the chess-player but doesn't mention its imposture.
The third section of Philosophy of Manufactures, "Moral Economy of the Factory System," relies heavily on Edward Carleton Tufnell's supplementary report for the Royal Commission on the Employment of Children in Factories, which is one of the most sustained anti-union diatribes in English literature. Tufnell went on to write Character, Object and Effects of Trades' Unions. I have credited Tufnell's diatribe with "putting legs" on the bogus fallacy claim -- I could amend that to say Ure's appropriation of Tufnell's claim put wheels on it.
An article by Steve Edwards, "Factory and Fantasy in Andrew Ure," makes a convincing case for the influence of Ure's Utopian analysis of the factory on Marx's analysis of "real subsumption of labor" in the originally unpublished "chapter six" of Capital, "The Results of the Immediate Process of Production." Marx's analysis is, in a sense, an "immanent critique" in that it uses insights from Ure's text to highlight incongruities and contradictions in his argument.
Briefly, Ure argued both that workers delayed technological progress that would have benefited them through collective action and that collective action by workers accelerates technological advance, to the detriment of the workers. Or more simply: strikes delay and accelerate technological progress that helps and hurts workers. This is a "nice knock-down argument" to be sure but it couldn't be more arbitrary.
Coming back to Marc Andreessen's column, his argument is a pale shadow of Ure's. For all its overt hostility to workers and unions, I prefer the original Philosophy of Manufactures because in its fantastic exposition it laid bare the essential incoherence of its premises.
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Space is empty, yet it lacks nothing.
Make a little space in your mind.
We think that we are our thoughts, crystallised by the words of Descartes, "I think, therefore I am". Yet if it was not for the space in your mind, where would your thoughts live? They could not be because there would be no place for them to exist.
It's tricky when you think that you are your thoughts, to then know yourself only as space. This space is who you are, not the thought that lavishly takes up residence. A thought, any thought is your servant. If it does not serve you, then it has no place in your beautiful mind.
Make a little space in your mind and come to know who you are before and beyond thought.
How many thoughts do you need to think to make the most out of your day?
On an average day, roughly what percentage of your thinking is redundant, unhelpful, unhealthy and repetitive? In other words, thoughts that are not necessary for you to make the most out of your day.
And on an average day, roughly what percentage of your thinking is productive and helpful, so that you can achieve the most from your day?
Don't get caught up working out these percentages, a rough estimate is enough.
Is your redundant, unhelpful, unhealthy and repetitive thinking greater than your productive and helpful thinking? If so, this is time better spent having space in your mind, rather than thought in your mind. Instead of giving these negative thoughts your time and energy, just be present with what is. Whatever you are doing, stay with it. Be with the activity, people, place, food, drink, fresh air etc. whatever it is be present with it. This will create space in your mind, allowing any unproductive thinking to fall away.
After all, you don't need to think anymore because you already know how much thinking is necessary to help you achieve the maximum from your day. Any more thinking is literally a waste of space, but worse still, these unhelpful thoughts get in the way of your productive thoughts, slowing down your daily progress.
So stop gorging on those thoughts that are standing in the way of you making the most of your day. Remember the percentage of productive thoughts you said you needed to think, in order to make the most out of your day? Well that's all you need, most probably even less than that.
Be more, think less. Make the most of your day.
When your mind gets too noisy (and you will know when this is because you will feel anxious, depressed or stressed by the unhelpful and unhealthy thoughts buzzing around in your head); then choose a day to do a mental declutter.
Don't change what you are doing that day, simply choose to create space in your mind as much as you possibly can and for as long as you can all throughout the day. This will weaken those unhealthy and unhelpful thoughts, so that they have less power to influence you. It's a mental spring clean.
Create space in your mind whilst you lie in bed, take a shower, eat, drink, work, play etc. Whatever your day entails, consciously choose to let there be space in your mind as much as you can and for as long as you can. That's all you have to do and your mind will feel less noisy by the end of your mental declutter day.
Your mind can get noisy, in the same way your home can get messy, your body can get sweaty and your clothes can get dirty. Have a mental declutter day when your mind is getting too noisy. It will feel like a breath of fresh and your mind will become more clearer, focused and intuitive.
"Art, after all, is traditionally displayed against vacancies: paintings on dun walls, sculptures in empty spaces, music in quiet halls".
Let the space in your mind hold thoughts that create beauty, not thoughts that destroy it. Empty space will hold whatever you choose. It will not judge or say no, it will simply let it be; in its' perfect embrace, whether it is a work of art or destruction.
In your mind all thought will be given the space to flourish, space does not judge, it is true freedom, that is why it is so important to choose your thoughts wisely.
The thoughts that are standing in your way, the ones that are unhelpful to your life and unhealthy for your wellbeing, need space (awareness) so that they wither and fall to the wayside of your mind. The space that holds these thoughts, is also the same space that can show them up for what they are, i.e. false and not you. The space in your mind has the power to weaken them until they are powerless to influence you.
Let us stop letting go of negative thoughts because this can be a tricky business. You let them go and they just waltz right back in, a few minutes, hours or days later. Instead drain these thoughts of their energy, weaken them, by creating space in your mind. That is all you need to do, the awareness will do the rest.
Let the the space in your mind and the space in your life be reserved only for beauty.


Asperger Sindromea duten pertsonek arazoak dituzte gizarte elkarreraginean eta gizartean komunikatzeko orduan, eta ez dute pentsamendu-mailako malgutasunik gerta daiteke irudimen pobrea izatea, interesak oso biziak edo mugatuak, eta ohiturekiko atxikipen izugarria. Diagnostiko bat landu ahal izateko, arlo bakoitzean (oinarrizko hiru zailtasunak izenez ezagutzen ditugunak), minusbaliotasun-mota eta minusbaliotasun-maila desberdinak bereizi behar dira. Hori esan ondoren, argi eta garbi ulertu behar da gaixoek bizi ditzaketen zailtasunen larritasuna, eta zailtasunek duten agerpena desberdina izan daitekeela. Horrez gain, gogoan izan behar dugu, Asperger Sindromea duten gizabanakoek, bakoitzak izandako banakako bizi-esperientziek moldatutako berariazko nortasuna dutela (síndrome hori ez duen jendearekin gertatzen den bezalaxe).
Asperger Syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder on the higher-functioning end of the autism spectrum. An individual's symptoms can range from mild to severe. While sharing many of the same characteristics as other Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD's) including Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) and High-Functioning Autism (HFA), AS has been recognized as a distinct medical diagnosis in Europe for almost 60 years, but has only been included in the U.S. medical diagnostic manual since 1994 ("Asperger Disorder" in the DSM-IV).
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City boss Guardiola hailed his players' mental strength, tipping them to "go like a machine" in the chase for an unprecedented clean sweep of Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup this term.
His side coasted past hapless Fulham 2-0 at Craven Cottage on Saturday, with Bernardo Silva and Sergio Aguero on target and Guardiola predicting only seven wins from their remaining seven matches will allow them to retain the league title.
City will face Tottenham in the Champions League quarter-finals and Brighton in the FA Cup's last four, with Guardiola relishing the clogged schedule and the pressure.
"So that's why sometimes to play with that pressure is nice, it's necessary to get the best out of ourselves.
"There's no complaints about our mentality, what happened last season and this season again.
"The players are not stupid, about the fact we're trying something so difficult to achieve.
Kevin De Bruyne's return to fitness on Saturday handed Guardiola another boost as City inch closer to a completely clean bill of health.
Fernandinho was back on the bench at Fulham, and Guardiola even admitted young star Phil Foden could feature at some stage against Cardiff on Wednesday.
"It's really important, but he is still a little bit far away from his best condition," said Guardiola, of Fernandinho.
"We know how well (Ilkay) Gundogan has played in his absence.
"But we need Kevin, we need of course people like Vincent (Kompany), Phil (Foden), so the next game we're going to make a few changes.


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Growing up in the Army, my family placed a high regard on discipline, integrity, and selflessness. I witnessed this through my father, now a retired pilot, and my mother, a supportive spouse. As a child, my life centered around the military, and to this day I can still identify values in my every day routine which were first instilled in me as a consequence of my upbringing. After years of listening to stories of happenings overseas and witnessing the wear of a military career on my Dad's bones and joints, I knew that I wanted to pursue medicine and, in particular, the uncommon combination of Global Health and Sports Medicine.
With help from the Pat Tillman Foundation, I was able to pursue my medical degree at the Penn State College of Medicine. Upon medical school graduation, I was accepted into family medicine residency at UPMC St. Margaret in Pittsburgh, PA, where I completed concentrations in Global Health and Sports Medicine. I was elected to serve as a Chief Resident during my final year of residency training, which remains one of my most humbling experiences. I then signed on for an additional year of fellowship training in Sports Medicine, which I am scheduled to complete June 2017. My ultimate goal is to practice medicine with compassion, integrity, and dedication to the assurance of health for my patients. I hope to exercise selflessness in my pursuit of serving others in this capacity, and in doing so attempt to reflect those principles which we hold in such high esteem.
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Brookings Institution study finds AI could affect higher-paying jobs that require higher education.
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According to a recent report from the Brookings Institution, the people most in danger of losing their jobs to artificial intelligence are those with the most to offer—higher education—and the most to lose—higher pay.
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A council has defied the findings of an ombudsman investigation by refusing to fund care for a man with a brain injury who was assessed as having critical needs.
The man was injured in a road traffic accident and received a personal injury award of £3m. The council said his care should be funded by the personal injury award but a Local Government Ombudsman investigation published in July rejected this and found the council at fault.
The ombudsman found the council had failed to act in line with case law and government guidance in place at the time, which stated that councils could only take into account the income generated from a personal injury claim, but not the capital itself.
The watchdog recommended the council should carry out a financial assessment for the man, calculate the funding required to meet his eligible needs and pay any money due to him from January 2012.
St Helens council has rejected those recommendations. The local authority said it disagrees with the ombudsman's interpretation of case law and has argued that the case should be considered by the High Court as it could set a precedent for similar cases.
The council maintains that funding the man's care would amount to a "double recovery", whereby a person receives council funding and personal injury damages for their care costs.
The council's refusal to accept the ombudsman's recommendations triggered a second complaint to the watchdog and subsequent investigation. A report published today concluded the man should not have to use his personal injury award to fight a legal battle with the council.
Dr Jane Martin, Local Government Ombudsman, said: "My report in July stated the legal position in this case was clear, and my position has not changed since then. I would not expect this vulnerable man to have to use his personal injury award to take legal proceedings against St Helens Council.
A St Helens council spokesman said: "The council has previously given serious consideration to the points made by the Local Government Ombudsman in this sensitive matter.
"In particular, the council has considered the relevant case law, but has found itself in disagreement with the conclusions which the ombudsman has reached in applying relevant case law to the facts of the complaint.
"The council has a duty to use increasingly scarce resources as effectively as possible and is of the view that Mr A's personal injury award of £2,850,000 is sufficient to fund his care.
During the initial investigation, the council told the ombudsman that comments made in the case of Peters v East Midlands SHA about the need to avoid breaching the principle of double recovery were relevant to this complaint.
In the Peters case, the Court of Appeal ruled that because the court had awarded future care costs, there was no duty on the deputy to seek public funding from a local authority, because this would be double recovery.
However, no such restriction had been placed on the man's deputy and no amount for his future care costs had been set out in the court order. Also, the Peters judgment came after the man's personal injury claim was settled and, in a separate case also involving St Helens, it was decided that Peters could not be applied retrospectively. So the ombudsman concluded there was no legal authority for St Helens to apply Peters retrospectively.
Im not aware of the clients 'critical' care needs but I wonder if the Council had complied with the Care Act, the CHC National Framework, legislation and case law and assessed if this mans care needs were beyond being what the LA could lawfully fund ( as per the Coughlan case) ? If they had then this client should be legally eligible for CHC funding.
They might have avoided this dispute with the LGO in the first place. I now work as a CHC advocate after 20 years in Adult Social Care. I am aware that many frontline Social care staff have no idea of their statutory duties when it comes to CHC funding or of how low the threshold between what is a social care need and a health need. Mrs Coughlan's needs were stable and not overly complex, if this client with ABI was assessed as having a 'critical' then it begs the question as to wether the council have fully considered if his needs are actually social care.
If a Council is not answerable to the Ombudsman who are they answerable to ?
This person has the money to pay for himself to be looked after then he should do this there isn't enough money in the system for everyone without money to be looked after.
He could help himself and stop expecting the tax payer to pay he has the means just pay for what he needs. This way he is in control of his life.
Wish I had this amount of money for my dad who is in care i would happily pay myself for his care and the extras his care doesn't provide for.
Clearly this is a sad and tragic case for the individual concerned who has suffered severe injuries. However, frankly the mind boggles. If you have £3million from any other source it will certainly be taken into account. If you receive £3million payout for an injury why is the expectation that you can leave that amount intact and have the rest of us pay for your care (and to reduce the funding available) for other people? I always wonder in these cases what the payment is meant to be for – beer and skittles?
I agree with Dave, why should the tax payer (and it is always the taxpayer) fund someone's care when they have £3m in the bank regardless of where it came from and what. I still boggle at DWP rules changing so people can have up to £16k in savings before certain benefits stop. I do not know of any friends/colleagues/family who work and have £16k lying around. I recall the days when it was £3k, moved to £6k and is now a sliding scale up to £16k before some benefits top. I had a client on pension credit getting benefits of £250 pw in their hand and getting housing benefit when they had £50k in the Bank (lifetime aware of P.C. – which has been amended now). Madness !
Surely a measure of a civilised society is how it treats its most vulnerable citizens? The decision not to fund this man's care, and hand that responsibility over to him is deeply troubling. The comments posted on this page that support that decision , from people who ostensibly work on behalf of the vulnerable, also provide cause for anxiety. Should the chronically sick and disabled pay for their care? This man – who has lost the life that he might have led, Job, children, family life, financial security – has been awarded some compensation so that he may enjoy some quality of life. There will be expensive equipment to buy, adequate property, large utility bills, extra medical and care needs which we all know will not be funded by the state. The state however has decided to subject him to what is essentially a care tax on that compensation, and thus drive him into grinding poverty where he will not be able to afford any of those things. His compensation will not last long. So much for a civilised society. Chronically ill and disabled people are expensive to look after: the German T4 programme of the early 1930s recognised that argument and used it to promote hostility towards the vulnerable from the general population. The programme started rather informally with the withdrawing of care from those needed it before it became institutionalised euthanasia.


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I have been covering the Covid-19 pandemic since its onset in China. During my recent stay in Beijing for a month-long language intensive program, I was caught in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak and started reporting on the latest developments in January. I presented daily updates on my blog, Off the Silk Road, which garnered national and local media attention, including interviews with NPR, The Boston Globe, USA Today and WCAX Channel 3 (the CBS affiliate in Vermont). I launched Off the Silk Road in 2015 to catalogue my tours around China, but have since adapted it to include my observations and study of the evolution of Covid-19.
In mid-March, I created a spreadsheet to help keep track of American colleges suspending in-person instruction for the spring semester. While this project was relatively short-lived, it gained recognition and support from leaders in the national higher education landscape.
Throughout the spring, I organized a series of webinar discussions for over 60 student journalists at colleges nationwide, where we discussed how our newspapers' operations would change over the spring and developed story ideas and tips for covering colleges in a pandemic. The project was featured in an Inside Higher Ed article.
Since mid-April, I have continuously published a weekly newsletter, Where We Stand with Covid-19, delving into the latest national updates on the pandemic and its effects on higher education. Each week, I read up to 500 articles and pieces of information on the virus, including the most recent scientific studies and news reports. The newsletter currently has over 700 regular subscribers and is also read widely through the website and social media. I post the analysis throughout the week on Twitter, with a high proportion of the content and graphics created by me. I see data journalism as critical to enhancing our understanding of this rapidly changing pandemic and aim to provide the latest in facts and figures for my readers.
I am also a trained contact tracer certified by Johns Hopkins University.
In August, I co-authored a scientific paper with researchers at Caltech and Johns Hopkins University comparing Covid-19 testing plans at hundreds of universities nationwide. This paper was published on the preprint server MedRxiv and has been cited in The Atlantic, The Washington Post and The New York Times.
Additionally, in the last few months, my insights and reporting on the pandemic and higher education have been quoted in publications such as Bloomberg, Inside Higher Ed, The Chronicle of Higher Education and Axios. My research has been lauded by some of the nation's top scientists, higher education scholars and political strategists.
I have also partnered with Inside Higher Ed to create a map detailing changes to colleges' fall plans. This data collection effort is done in collaboration with their editorial team.
Every day, I aim to provide the highest quality data and information on the pandemic and higher education to my over 13,000 followers on Twitter. Going into the fall, I am continuing my collaboration with student journalists across the country to help track college outbreaks and latest developments. My newest project is a map that monitors rising case counts at over 80 colleges nationwide.
As the pandemic continued into the fall, my latest dashboard tracked rising case counts in counties with a large proportion of college students.
After learning about the White House outbreak, I created a tracker that aims to source public reports and trace contacts of the President over the week prior to his diagnosis. Teaming up with colleagues Peter Walker and Dr. Jesse O'Shea, the dashboard has garnered over 700,000 views and has been featured in Forbes and New York Magazine. Since we have launched the tracker, I have appeared on Democracy Now and Vermont's NBC5, in addition to being profiled in Seven Days.
As vaccines being rolled out, I have created a national tracker which aggregates the allocated doses in all 64 distribution jurisdictions. It also maps the hospitals which will store the initial doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
In mid-January I published a vaccination plan on Twitter, which uses a geographic analysis to best advise on where to place mass vaccination sites. At the invitation of editors, I adapted the piece for publication in Elemental, Medium's health and wellness site.
This pandemic is far from over, and I plan to continue my work in the months to come.


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