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I hope everyone had a lovely summer. Mine was busy with the kids and now that they've gone back to school, I'd like to share some updates regarding my work.
1. My website got a makeover and soon I'll be blogging posts that will inspire and help writers tell their stories, whether to get published or simply to heal and transform. Take a look by visiting http://www.weamnamou.com and following my new blog. Here's a link to my first blog, called Abraham, The Storyteller: https://weamnamou.com/2017/09/08/abraham-lincoln-the-storyteller/
2. I've started a Meetup Group called "The Interactive Book Club" It starts Sept. 18 and in it, we'll 1) Read a Book 2) Journal how the ancient lessons in the book apply to your daily life. 3) Put these concepts into practice
Check it out and RSVP! http://meetu.ps/3cZp6k
3. I'm keeping CulturalGlimpse.com for future use as I transition some of my work into videos and film.
Thank you so much for having taken the time to read my posts and being part of my journey. I do hope you stay connected.
Yesterday was an exhausting and sad day as I interviewed families of the 100+ Iraqi-born people who were rounded up Sunday from their homes, churches, restaurants, and one elderly was even taken out of the hospital. Some of them have been here since 1978 with "crimes" that consisted of a brawl in a bar and possession of marijuana over 25 years ago (when it was considered a felony, now it's a misdemeanor).
Full story will be published by The Chaldean News.
The US Book Review of my book The Great American Family: A Story of Political Disenchantment
The true and gripping story of an all-American girl charged with illegally selling telecommunications equipment to Iraq. However, her co-conspirator turns out to be a CIA operative, possibly working on a project to bug Saddam Hussein and his top henchmen.
The author makes good use of firsthand accounts, skillfully weaving them together to show how the "War on Terror" has blurred or perhaps frayed our criminal justice system. As an Iraqi-American journalist the author has the prefect background to tell this story. Settings are well-depicted and characters come to life so that it's tempting to skip ahead to learn the resolution. This book takes a hard look at how terrorism, oppression, and sanctions invite hypocrisy, abuse of power and double-dealing. One hopes this isn't an example of the new normal for America but fears that it is.
They say that Baghdad means the "gift of God" in Persian. That definition reflects the memory I have of my birth country, not the news, which is saturated with accounts of prolific violence and a reign of terror. Instead, I visit that place, the past, which contains flavors of a happy childhood, of magic and mystery.
In the 1970s, children in Baghdad owned the streets during the hours when they were not in school. We were like the train gate in control of traffic. When a car drove by, we scattered left and right to make way, and once the car passed, we resumed to jump rope, hopscotch, tag, hide-and-go-seek, and play the all-time favorite game of marbles, where we drew a circle on the ground with a stick, placed all the marbles in the circle, then shot their smooth and brightly colored glass sphere to knock the other marbles out of the circle.
We did not worry about thieves or kidnappers because the majority of mothers stayed at home and watched the children, theirs and the whole neighborhoods', as if they had binoculars implanted on all sides of their heads.
We didn't have toys, board games, or electronic games. Television programming started at 6:00 pm, opening up with Quranic prayers, then children's shows, followed by regular family programming, and the news. By midnight, the screen would go dark and then the colored bars came on, followed by the pink noise and static-filled screen. In the summer, two additional hours were added in the morning to get the kids out of their mother's hair.
Our district was our amusement park.
We didn't need waterslides, merry-go-rounds, Ferris wheels, roller coasters, cotton candy, popcorn, or lemonade. We just had a simple desire to be together, and to be creative.
Once the early morning winter frosts had given way to spring, the wild flowers and fruit trees sprouted over the land the way in which brown and yellow grass turned green here in America. There are more than 3,300 plants and flowers in Iraq. The scent of palm trees, fig trees, citrus trees, berries, Jasmine, sunflowers, and roses – the national flower of Iraq and the United States – is enough to cure ailments and feed the soul before their parts are removed and used for food or traditional medicine.
In the summer, our bedrooms were dismantled and our pillows, bed sheets, and blankets were carried to the rooftop, where they were set up in rows so we could sleep under an open sky. The rooftop was a real entertainment.
During broad daylight, we would go to the rooftop and watch the man in a white tank top smoke, his arms resting over the roofless wall; a woman hang bed sheets, pajamas, nightgowns, and men's tank tops and pants on a clothesline; our neighbor's older sister hold up a mirror in a well-lit corner as she plucked her eyebrows; a young student across the street who liked to pace back and forth while reading his book.
In the falling twilight we would crawl out of our beds on the rooftops to chase after the moon that changed direction whenever we changed direction. We'd stand on top of the beds, raise our voice, and call out to our friends next door, asking them, "What are you doing?" Or we argued about who the moon was actually following, us or them, until our mothers would hush us up and scuttle us back to bed. Lovers had their own secret way of utilizing the rooftop, which we were then too young to learn the details of.
Every July 14, we watched the fireworks celebrating the 1958 revolution that took place in Iraq, marking the overthrow of the Hashemite monarchy established by King Faisal in 1932 under the support of the British. One July 14, as we competed with the neighbors across our roof, we screamed so loud and jumped so hard that the bed broke and we fell through to the ground. The neighbors laughed hysterically and we got up, all red-faced.
Long before that, Baghdad was the center of learning and commerce where the House of Wisdom was built. The House of Wisdom, was a key institution in the translation movement where Greek, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese, and Syriac works were translated into Arabic and the concept of the library catalog was introduced. When the Mongol invaded Iraq in 1258, they destroyed the House of Wisdom, along with all other libraries in Baghdad, and that has become the story of Iraq's life.
My family left Iraq when I was nine years old, and I didn't visit that land until 20 years later. I spent Easter of 2000 in Baghdad, church hopping and eating pacha with relatives. I visited my parents' and grandparents' village of Telkaif in Mosul, and slept on the rooftop under the star filled night. Iraq was not the same as I remembered it, but I still had a lovely time.
This article was originally published by Arab America http://www.arabamerica.com/baghdad-gift-god/#.WO5FxRMpPxw.facebook
Author Nicholas Belardes and the Aboutness in Our Stories
In 2012, I went on a four-day writer's retreat in Colorado, which was led by Random-House author and literary agent Cicily Janus. Cicily, a young mother of three children, brought many authors, editors, and publishers together through her retreats. She had a number of health complications and passed away last year, but those who formed friendships thanks to her visions and dreams have continued to inspire each other. One such person is Nicholas Belardes, whose career I've followed with admiration – especially when he posts Facebook pictures of the beautiful locations where he writes and takes walks.
NAMOU: When did you decide to become a writer?
BELARDES: There was a moment early in grade school where I was asked to write a story. It turned out to be one of the first moments I was confronted with the idea that actual, real people write stories, that someone has to imagine them, someone's mind has to be filled with words, and somehow those words have to spill onto the page.
I remember writing about hairy outer space creatures. It was kindergarten. Mrs. Robinson was the teacher. She always wore her brown hair in a bun. We'd visit her house, play with her dogs and cats. Her son lived in a converted barn behind a pond and he'd tell me stories, offer me food, tell me he was eating octopus. I'd run back by the pond imagining he was a real adventurer (because every adventurer must have octopus in jars to snack on). That time in the early 1970s in San Jose, California sparked something in me that never went away.
Actually deciding on becoming a writer was a slow process, something that haunted me on and off for many years. It flared up during episodes in my life where I took on writing jobs: creative writer for the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas, scene blogger, managing editor/journalist for an ABC News affiliate. It wasn't until a few years ago that I dedicated my entire being to writing fiction, essays and poetry. I'd just been sidetracked up until then.
NAMOU: Why do you write?
BELARDES: I really don't think there's anything I'm skilled at other than writing. I fail at everything else.
NAMOU: What have you written and what are you working on at the minute?
BELARDES: Novels, an essay collection, a book of oddities, books of poetry, a memoir, cheesy animated shows, news articles, and a small mountain of short stories and graphic narratives. Some of all that is published, including some short stories in journals. "St. Augustine the Starfighter" is in Carve Magazine. "Gaspar" is in Pithead Chapel. "A Different Kind of Boiling Point" is in the Acentos Review.
At the minute I'm revising a literary fantasy novel. Last week I finished ghostwriting a novel for an African client. I take on ghostwriting to pay the bills. My personal efforts are mostly with the literary fantasy, though I am slowly developing a Middle Grade novel, which is being overseen by a literary agent. It's all very weird, because the life of a writer is frustrating, exhilarating, annoying, depressing, challenging and fun!
NAMOU: What are your ambitions for your writing career?
BELARDES: For now it's a simple vision of finishing the literary fantasy and finding a literary agent who cares about it seeing the light of day as much as I do, and writing more publishable short stories.
NAMOU: Do you write full-time or part-time?
BELARDES: Full-time.
NAMOU: Where do the your ideas come from?
BELARDES: An idea can come from anywhere, a friend's story told over the phone, a news article, an experience, brainstorming interests, a political reaction, a social reaction. As a dual ethnic I try to find connections to both my Latin X side and my white side. Some stories blend the two. Some are one or the other. It also really depends on what I'm intending to write at the moment.
Even ghostwriting may include a pre-formed outline, or one I completely make up to expand from. Those ideas come from discussions with a client, from pure creativity, research, and from my experience of understanding story and character. Maybe we can think of the realm of ideas as cloud banks whispering around us. They can take any shape. A writer must find a way into them.
NAMOU: How do you think you've evolved creatively?
BELARDES: I've become more socially aware. Reinventing myself along those lines has been important. Caring about the plight of farm workers, or immigration reform, or socially and culturally oppressed areas like that of Bakersfield, California, where I spent much of my life. It helps me to understand that good writing doesn't just involve language, or charged language, but what Ezra Pound once wrote as "language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree."
Anything else, when it comes to my own work, is a waste of time. I have to consistently create a body of work that reflects this socially aware version of myself. For instance, in the short stories I mentioned, "St. Augustine the Starfighter" tackles child cruelty, and how we can grow out of the cruelty we inflict on the world as children. "Gaspar" is about living within an oppressive system and taking on those same characteristics (and needing a way out). "A Different Kind of Boiling Point" is about a retired farm labor leader. She realizes her own imperfections and failures are part of a path of penance and revolution. If we don't find this aboutness in our stories, then why write them?
NAMOU: What is the hardest thing about writing?
BELARDES: Accepting more defeats than victories. There is an article I read recently that every writer should aim for a hundred rejections a year. That's really not bad advice!
NAMOU: What advice would you give to aspiring writers?
BELARDES: Aspiring writers really need to figure out what I meant by "language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree." Once they do, they will be on to something in their own lives, and in their own words. Oh, and take walks. Lots of walks. And connect to powerful writers. Be inspired by them. Say hello to them once in a while.
To learn more about Nicholas Belardes' work, visit his website: onhttp://www.nicholasbelardes.com/
3rd Publishers Weekly's Review of My Books
It's difficult to get one book reviewed by Publishers Weekly let alone 3 books! But it can happen – as it did in my case, 3 books in a row!
Much love to my teachers Lynn V. Andrews and Nancy who worked with me on this fourth and final year of Lynn's 4-year school.
Publishers Weekly review:
Accomplished spiritual coach and author Namou (The Flavor of Cultures) concludes her four-part memoir by describing her final year in Lynn Andrews's shamanic school, Storm Eagle. Her new mentor, for the fourth year of the school, is Nancy. Just as in the other three books of this series, this new spiritual teacher has a profound impact on Namou's journey. Nancy explains that the fourth year is about the apprentices working on themselves and that the year is designed to "help you come out into the world."
A major portion of the book focuses on the preparation for the graduation ritual, and the ritual itself, which Namou describes in detail that draws the reader in. Familiar names from the previous books in this series make appearances. By the conclusion of this fourth book, it is apparent how Namou has benefitted as a person and writer. The weaving of family life and spiritual life throughout the series helps forge Namou into the person she is today, and she uses what she has learned to help others on their spiritual paths.
Link to full review http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-945371-94-3
Meeting St. Pucchi, the Designer of my Wedding Dress
A few days ago I discovered that a Facebook friend, Rani Totman, was the award-winning designer of my wedding dress. We'd connected a year ago through a book marketing program we had both joined. Recently, when I saw pictures of her standing next to rows of beautiful wedding gowns, I realized she's the one who created the wedding dress which reflected my personal story, a story of a traditional woman with an ancient lineage who'd traveled the world and wrote books. Rani asked to see a picture of the dress and to share my story, so here I am, as my 12th wedding anniversary approaches, going down memory lane.
Years before I got married, I bought a wedding magazine as I was about to get engaged. There was only one dress that interested me, a ball gown with a tulle skirt. It wasn't exactly what I was looking for – I wanted something more couture and extravagant – but it was a good starting point in search of my perfect dress. I tore out the page and gave away the magazine. Too in love with books, I was not the type of girl who kept beauty or fashion magazines. That engagement did not work out, but I kept the picture of the dress in one of my drawers.
Years passed and my now-husband came into my life and asked for my hand in marriage. In our Chaldean culture, we go through many festivities before the wedding, one of the major ones being the engagement which, in our case, consisted of 150 guests (that was considered moderate in comparison to larger engagements).
One day, my brother's fiancée called me at work and said, "Weam, I ordered a beautiful wedding dress that is at Orosdi Beck Fashions. I want you to go try it. I know you'll love it."
She'd ordered it for a wedding that didn't happen, and she did not want to wear it now when she was marrying my brother. But because she'd put a deposit, it sat there waiting for someone to pick it up. And she thought it too special not to be worn.
"Okay," I said reluctantly. "But I haven't even gone shopping for my engagement dress yet."
"Just try it, please! It's so you."
I said I would but didn't make it a priority. At the time, I was a full-time student at the Motion Institute of Michigan, worked full-time, and was getting ready for the publication of my first book, The Feminine Art. I had a big to-do list – still do (guess some things never change). She called several times afterward to see if I'd gone yet, and each time, I had to give an excuse of why I hadn't. She persisted, and finally, to get her to stop pestering me, I took one of my sisters to Orosdi Beck Fashions, which was famous for its couture dresses.
I quickly tried on the dress and when I walked out of the dressing room, my sister's eyes and that of the owner widened. The moment I stood in front of the three-way mirror, the phone rang. It was my now-husband. He asked, "What are you doing?"
"Nothing," I said, taken aback by what I saw in the mirror. The dress resembled the picture I had saved, but this one was much more exquisite. It was lavish and luxurious, to meet my culture's tastes of an elaborate traditional wedding, yet clean and timeless, to meet my preference for elegance.
I told my then fiancé I'd call him later and the owner of Orosdi Beck came to take measurements. "This fits you so perfect, it doesn't even need any alterations," she said.
It was the first and last wedding dress I tried on, a dress with a story I often tell women to help them realize their dreams. Having connected with the designer that made my dream a reality, I'm now also inspired by her story as a businesswoman.
Rani's love of fine fashion started early, drawing on experience from her family's business as the largest purveyors of fine lace in Thailand. Having earned a degree in English literature during her college years, and much to the dismay of her parents who did not want her to follow them into the fashion business, the story of St. Pucchi is an against all odds tale as success came to Rani without any formal fashion training. She pulled only from her experience growing up around fabrics, her lifelong enthusiasm for style and design, and remarkable natural talents that invoked her true calling as a designer at a young age. This led to her world-renowned Bridal house St. Pucchi. And recently, she published her book "Your Body, Your Style: Simple Tips on Dressing to Flatter Your Body Type."
Sometimes, by making our dreams and fairytales come true, we illuminate the dreams of others.
Cleopatra's Dance of Darkness
Cleopatra and Caesar (1866). Painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme
An old friend, a Native American whom I call in my books the Red Indian, is the focus of my upcoming book, Conversations with My Native American Friend. Over the weekend, we continued a conversation we have been having for a while about Cleopatra. Here is some of what he said:
Cleopatra was a matriarch and that's why the war happened. There were big wars at that time which people didn't know about, and Cleopatra actually won a couple of big wars. She kind of took over the Roman guy, Caesar. It was like she married him, not he married her. Everything is negative toward that woman, and everything is Caesar, but it was Cleopatra that was the ruler at that time, in the Roman Empire. That's why Rome was burned.
They didn't write the history like that, that Cleopatra was the clan mother, that she won. They call her Caesar's wife and point to her femininity and promiscuity because she is female. They write all about that because it takes away from all the positive things she did. They focus on her negativity to make her a negative person, but she took care of thousands of families and she almost took over the Roman Empire.
Cleopatra was in the middle of the world, the middle of the clan system. When she married the guy from Rome, Caesar, she did that for a reason, but they took her power away. They thought in their mind that they suppressed the clan system to start what we know now as the judicial system. They'd rather not have the clan system. They'd rather have the judicial system.
The court system is the largest corporation in the United States. It's a form of tax and it's operated on billions and billions of dollars. If it's a clan system and you pass a red light, you say, 'Hey girl, give me the keys. You can't drive for two or three weeks. Your sister will drive you or you have to wait.'
With the judicial system, you pay a big fine. Making a mistake is monetary with the judicial system.
So back to Cleopatra… Ancient people, her people, did the dark dance, where it gets cloudy for so long that there's no crops. That's how she won a great battle by using the powers at hand. Her enemies had no food. People became sick and died from starvation with no sun coming from the cloud. The problem with the dark dance is not only did the enemies have nothing to eat but neither did you.
If you have a weapon and you decide to use it against someone else, then you have to be willing and able to take that medicine too. If you wish something on someone else, like your enemy, you really should be able to take that on yourself without harm – or you die.
The patriarch society was forced on the matriarch society but that does not mean that the matriarch society is still not there. It just means that it's not as prevalent. Everything that happened on the earth was because the Creator made it like this. There's a reason. It's not good or bad. If you look to the Creator, you will always find a reason why.
For more information and updates about this book, visit wwww.weamnamou.com
Iraqi Folklore Party
My husband and I attended a party the other day that was hosted by Beth Nahrain Community Club, a new club that I recently wrote about. It was lovely to see the people who are all connected through heritage and bloodline meet in one banquet hall, together celebrating their folklore dances and costumes that span from various villages in northern Iraq – something that, unfortunately, people who are still living in our ancestors' ancient land are not able to do.
Some of the people at the party ran into relatives they had not seen in decades. Beth Nahrain seeks to solidify the bond and spirit of friendship and fellowship among the shareholders, their families and friends. Its founders are working with various Iraqi Christians organizations and/or groups (Chaldeans, Assyrians, and Syriacs) in an effort to coordinate resources for the betterment of the community. The goal is to preserve customs, traditions, and social values.
"We wanted a club that would accommodate all families without discrimination or an attempt to dominate one group over another," said Sammer Tolla, senior loan officer at Security Mortgage in Sterling Heights. "The main goal is for our families to feel they have a place where our community could safely gather and get to know each other, and also for the new generation to meet and know each other. We want to start programs for the young people so they can take leadership roles."
Sammer says that there was a private club in Baghdad, with a pool and various social activities, where Christian Iraqis gathered called Al Mashriq. Many had their wedding receptions and other celebrations there.
"If we don't start now, I don't think our children would do it at all," said Shawki Bahri. "Once we establish it, they will do a better job carrying it forward because they are mostly open-minded and well-educated. They will be able to incorporate their professions, skills, and knowledge into this community."
Watch this short video of the party:
Here's an article I wrote about this club which was published by the Chaldean News: http://www.chaldeannews.com/efforts-to-add-eastside-club-gaining-steam/


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Q: Query to sort data based on another entity I'm writing a site of a hospital. This is an MVC application with database. Database contains data about patients, doctors etc.
I need to get List of doctors which should be sorted by patient count. I have already tried to do this with Comparator inside Java code like this example:
Page<Doctor> pageDoctor = doctorRepository.findAll(pageable);
List<Doctor> doctorList = pageDoctor.getContent();
doctorList.sort(Comparator.comparing(o -> patientRepository.findAllByDoctor(o).size()));

but I need the sorted list inside Page content. I don't really understand how to make the query equivalent to this example, because I'm new to SQL. Here are my entity and repository classes.
Doctor.java
@Entity
@Table(name = "doctors")
public class Doctor {
    @Id
    @Column(name = "id", nullable = false, unique = true)
    @SequenceGenerator(name="doctors_generator", sequenceName = "doctors_id_seq", allocationSize = 1)
    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO, generator = "doctors_generator")
    private Long id;
    @OneToOne(fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
    @JoinColumn(name = "user_id")
    private User user;
    @ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
    @JoinColumn(name = "doctors_type_id")
    private DoctorsType doctorsType;

    public Doctor(User user, DoctorsType doctorsType) {
        this.user = user;
        this.doctorsType = doctorsType;
    }

    public Doctor() {
    }

    public User getUser() {
        return user;
    }

    public void setUser(User user) {
        this.user = user;
    }

    public DoctorsType getDoctorsType() {
        return doctorsType;
    }

    public void setDoctorsType(DoctorsType doctorsType) {
        this.doctorsType = doctorsType;
    }

    public Long getId() {
        return id;
    }

    public void setId(Long id) {
        this.id = id;
    }
}

Patient.java
@Entity
@Table(name = "patients")
public class Patient {
    @Id
    @Column(name = "id", nullable = false, unique = true)
    @SequenceGenerator(name="patients_generator", sequenceName = "patients_id_seq", allocationSize = 1)
    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO, generator = "patients_generator")
    private Long id;

    @OneToOne(fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
    @JoinColumn(name = "user_id")
    private User user;
    @ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
    @JoinColumn(name = "doctor_id")
    private Doctor doctor;
    @ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
    @JoinColumn(name = "treatment_id")
    private Treatment treatment;

    public Patient(User user, Doctor doctor, Treatment treatment) {
        this.user = user;
        this.doctor = doctor;
        this.treatment = treatment;
    }

    public Patient() {
    }

    public User getUser() {
        return user;
    }

    public void setUser(User user) {
        this.user = user;
    }

    public Doctor getDoctor() {
        return doctor;
    }

    public void setDoctor(Doctor doctor) {
        this.doctor = doctor;
    }

    public Treatment getTreatment() {
        return treatment;
    }

    public void setTreatment(Treatment treatment) {
        this.treatment = treatment;
    }

    public Long getId() {
        return id;
    }

    public void setId(Long id) {
        this.id = id;
    }
}

PatientRepository.java
@Repository
public interface PatientRepository extends JpaRepository<Patient, Long> {
    Patient findPatientByUser(User user);

    List<Patient> findAllByDoctor(Doctor doctor);
    Patient findPatientById(long id);
    Page<Patient> findAllByOrderByIdAsc(Pageable pageable);
    List<Patient> findAllByOrderByIdAsc();
}

DoctorRepository.java
@Repository
public interface DoctorRepository extends JpaRepository<Doctor, Long> {
    Doctor findDoctorById(long id);
    Doctor findDoctorByUser(User user);

    @Query(
            //sql query there
    )
    Page<Doctor> findAllByPatientCountAsc(Pageable pageable);
    Page<Doctor> findAll(Pageable pageable);

    List<Doctor> findAllByOrderByIdAsc();
    List<Doctor> findAllByDoctorsTypeNot(DoctorsType doctorsType);
    List<Doctor> findAllByDoctorsType(DoctorsType doctorsType);
}

Thanks for your answers in advance.

A: Check this one:
SELECT d FROM Doctor d,
LEFT JOIN Patient p ON d.id = p.doctor.id
GROUP BY d
ORDER BY COUNT(p.id)

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FAQ 131 mentions the line Ability to receive notifications when the "I comment in someone's journal, on any entry*" option is selected (on the Notifications tab of the My Account Settings page); .
1) When I look on a test account that's Plus, I see only two options greyed: "Someone removes me from their Friends list" and "Someone votes in a poll I posted". The actual wording of "I comment in someone's journal, on any entry" doesn't actually appear on the Notifications page, for the Plus or Paid account.
2) The wording is really confusing: it implies that if you don't have a paid account you still can check the box (untrue) but don't get notifications, and moreover it doesn't specify what notification you get. Is it a copy of your comment? A reply to your comment? A comment to the post you commented on?
3) The asterisk doesn't have a corresponding explanation anywhere, unless I'm missing something?


We're gearing up for the rainy season, and you should be, too. Having a roof that you know you can count on, before the rain starts falling, is your best chance for ensuring that your home is well-protected and that you won't have enormous repair costs for water damage down the road. That is why our Louisville roofing experts have compiled a list of the top signs you may need a new roof.
To know if your roof is holding up to the Kentucky weather, the first place you need to look is inside your home, particularly in your attic.
A sagging roof deck not only places serious stress on your home's supporting beams, threatening the very structure of your home, but it is also a sign that the integrity of your roof is at stake. Look for areas where your roof is sagging between the trusses, or where any beams seem to be bowed.
If you are standing in your attic and can see daylight through your roof, you have a leak. Water can penetrate anywhere light can get through.
Water damage can appear in a variety of ways, but you will most likely notice it on your ceiling, where little (or large) coffee-colored spots have begun to appear or grow. In addition to this, you may notice a musty or moldy smell in your attic, bowed beams, signs of rot such as dark spots, and any moisture.
These are just three of the ways you know you need to call our roofing experts at HCI Roofing & Construction. Stay tuned next time to learn the outside signs you may need a new roof.


San Diego, CA – (Date)– ATD Waste Systems Inc., (ATD) announced today it has been selected to be a presenter at the tenth annual WBT Innovation Marketplace presented by Northrup Grumman taking place October 24 – 26, 2012 at the San Diego Convention Center. ATD is among 130 companies and technology innovators from across the globe that was individually chosen by the WBT Selection Committee to present during WBT 2012. ATD's President, Victor Van Slyke will speak about its hog manure management breakthrough and discuss future plans for its proprietary system with some of the country's leading venture capital firms, Fortune 1000 corporate licensees, federal agency representatives and university technology transfer managers.
ATD is a privately owned company located in Vancouver, BC, Canada that was formed to design systems for the conversion of wastes to useful products. Hog manure is the world's largest waste disposal problem and it threatens the ability to increase production in a world of increasing demand. They have developed and tested a system that does not require nearby acreage for disposal and conserves the water resource.
County by linking inventors and entrepreneurs with the resources they need for success.
The WBT Innovation Marketplace is the world's premier showcase converging revolutionary new energy, life science, nanotech, material science and information technologies to seed limitless solutions for current market needs. Attendees will experience an unparalleled forum that is both deal-focused and unbiased with regard to geography, funding source or originating research institution.


Come and Check Out the Eco Tool Library out back!
The Eco Tool Library will promote a sharing economy, mutual reliance, and environmental stewardship in Fort Collins. Become a member today to save money, save the environment, and support community!
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Sportscaster, George Michael dies at age 70 due to cancer. According to the Los Angeles Times, longtime sportscaster, George Michael died early this morning after a long two-year battle with cancer. He was 70 years old,and was most noted for his nationally syndicated TV program entitled, " The George Michael Sports Machine." It was a syndicated TV show that ran nationwide for 27 years. He was on TV for more than 25 years in Washington,and he was a sports anchor on NBC's channel 4.
Natalie White convincingly wins "Survivor: Samoa" season 19. Tonight's 3 hour finale show started off with a brief recap of the entire season. They showed two regular shows. Then, they aired the live reunion show where the winner was announced.
In the first regular show, Russell was still wanting to get Brett out. In fact, everyone wanted Brett out. They immediately headed over to their next immunity challenge,which involved putting a puzzle together. Brett won it again to take immunity for a 3rd consecutive time. Russell decided he wanted to keep Natalie and get rid of Jaison,so he pitched the idea to Mick.
Movie Star, Brittany Murphy surprisingly died abruptly today. TMZ is sadly reporting that famous movie star, Brittany Murphy died earlier this morning after going into full cardiac arrest,and could not be revived. She was 32 years old.
James Cameron's 'Avatar' movie delivered high tech adventure & a great story. 20th Century Fox's most anticipated movie of the year, James Cameron's "Avatar" finally hit theaters this weekend,and I must say it certainly did not disappoint.It filled the full 2 hours and 40 minutes with an awesome story,coupled with great special effects,action, and adventure.
'Did You Here About The Morgans' movie gets awful reviews from top critics. Columbia Pictures new comedy flick, "Did You Here About The Morgans ?" got released in theaters today. However,it was apparently to the top movie critic's dismay as they really slammed this movie into the ground with ugly Cs,Ds, and one F ratings.
Top movie critics give James Cameron 'Avatar' movie rave reviews. 20th Century Fox's most anticipated film of the year, James Cameron's "Avatar" finally released in theaters today. The top movie critics in the biz are giving it rave reviews with As and Bs across the board. However, it's mostly As.
Cincinnati Bengals' Chris Henry died this morning due to car injuries. TMZ reported the sad news earlier this morning that Cincinnati Bengals' Chris Henry has died as a result of the car injuries he incurred after falling out of the back of a moving pickup truck yesterday evening.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg police says he died at around 6:36am this morning. he was 26 years old. The cops reported that they believed Chris Henry jumped into the back of the truck in an attempt to stop his fiancee,Loleini Tonga from leaving a "domestic situation" they were having at her parents' house in North Carolina. After that, Chris was rushed to the hospital,and then died this morning. They also say that the authorities are still investigating the situation.
'Invictus' movie gets excellent reviews from top critics. Warner Bros released its new drama filmed today, entitled, "Invictus." It stars: Morgan Freeman, and Matt Damon. Apparently, the top movie critics really like this film as they gave it excellent reviews. It got mostly As,Bs,and only two Cs.
HBO's 'Flight Of The Concords' TV show gets canceled. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the co-creators of HBO's "Flight of the Concords" TV show stated on their website today, that the show will not be returning for a third season.
Top movie critics give 'Princess And The Frog' movie great reviews. Walt Disney's new animated comedy, "The Princess and the Frog" hit theaters today,and the reviews from top movie critics in the biz are in.They apparently loved it, for the most part, as they gave it great reviews,with mostly As and Bs,and only one C.


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Тальчин-Кольонія () — село в Польщі, у гміні Коцьк Любартівського повіту Люблінського воєводства.

У 1975-1998 роках село належало до Люблінського воєводства.

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Села Любартівського повіту

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M. Lynn has a brain that won't seem to quiet down, forcing her into many different genres to suit her various sides. Under the name Michelle Lynn, she writes romance and dystopian as well as upcoming fantasies. Running on Diet Coke and toddler hugs, she sleeps little - not due to overworking or important tasks - but only because she refuses to come back from the worlds in the books she reads. Reading, writing, aunting ... repeat.


New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday raided former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's residences here and in Rohtak.
"Over 30 places in Delhi and the National Capital Region, including Hooda's Delhi residence, were raided in connection with alleged irregularities in land allotment between 2004 and 2007," a senior CBI official here told IANS.
Hooda was expected to address a rally in Haryana's Jind city later in the day.


Jesuit High School, founded in Tampa, Florida in 1899, moved to its current campus in 1956 to continue educating young men in the Jesuit tradition. The Chapel of the Holy Cross, to be dedicated in 2017, is a brick and limestone chapel inspired by the Jesuit tradition and by the centralized form of the existing Saint Anthony's Chapel. It is designed to seat 900 and will provide a transcendent space for the Holy Liturgy and for daily convocations of the student body. The facade is composed of a limestone Doric portico and niches to accommodate Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Saint Francis Xavier.
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DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION
November 28, 2022 by Matias Bessai 5.4K
36-Storey Office Tower Occupying at The Well as Finishings Continue
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Every day, the character of Toronto's skyline changes; a new floor is added to a building under construction, recently installed windows send reflected light in new directions, and the silhouette of thousands of co-existing buildings remains a dynamic and changing work of built art. But while most projects can only hope to be noticed among the masses, Toronto's largest private construction project demands more attention, and earns it in plenty. The Well has been under construction since 2018, and as the seven major component buildings encompassed in the project take form, the development's enormous presence is felt more every day.
Looking southwest at the 36-storey office building designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor ProjectEnd
To provide a comprehensive update on everything that is happening in the construction of The Well, UrbanToronto will be covering the project all week in a series that breaks down different areas of progress in detail. The series begins today, with an update on the building that has led the way in the construction of The Well, the 36-storey Hariri Pontarini Architects-designed office tower at 8 Spadina Avenue.
Looking north at the 7-building mixed-use development The Well, image from submission to City of Toronto
Developed collaboratively by RioCan REIT and Allied Properties REIT, the office tower delivers over 1,000,000 ft² of commercial office area to the future mixed-use community within a staircase-like mass that climbs from east to west with two step-backs, and is The Well's tallest building, at a height of 174m. While construction continues on the various residential buildings to the west, other than some current fixes on the "X-braces" on its exterior, the office tower has appeared complete from the outside since the early summer. Work continues on the fitting out of various office floors, the bulk of interior finishings of its public spaces are in place. Tenants began to occupy as early as July, and along with continuing fit-outs, provided an illuminated silhouette against the backdrop of the darkening late evening sky.
Looking northwest at the now occupied office building with lights on inside, image by UT Forum contributor AlbertC
The latest news in the progress of the office tower comes from ground level, where the building's Spadina Avenue entrance has now been opened to tenants. The doors provide the primary access point to the office lobby area, and are contained within a dark stone frame that provides a narrow canopy of protection from the elements while featuring the development's logo.
The recently opened Spadina Avenue entrance to the office lobby, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor generalcanada
The lobby enjoys a grand ceiling height equivalent to about three storeys, and is soaked in natural light through floor to ceiling windows on the west and south walls during the daytime, while lighting picks out design details at night. The space itself is clad with panels of marble around the front desk, while polished concrete columns and wood paneling around the staircase and on parts of the ceiling add plenty of warmth through texture and tone.
Looking into the office lobby from Spadina Avenue, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Red Mars
The completion of the tower's exterior has been an exciting story to follow, but hasn't provided much in terms of new developments lately, aside from tracking the progress of the X-brace fixes on the north and south elevations. At the end of August, the image below shows where several pieces of the purely ornamental "bracing" were removed from the top of the tower's north elevation so that those windows which were damaged during construction could be replaced. Those X-brace pieces have since been re-installed, while the fixes on the south elevation are still ongoing, delayed by supply chain issues.
Looking up at the cross bracing on the tower's north elevation, image by UT Forum contributor skycandy
Now late in November, we can see that the building is getting comfortable in its daily operations. Looking up from the southeast corner, we can see from its arm that the Building Maintenance Unit (BMU), has been installed on the roof. The BMU allows workers access to the various elevations to carry out tasks like window washing, but the platform it holds will also be used by workers to replace the last broken windows and missing X-braces.
Looking northwest at the office building with the BMU pictured on the roof, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Red Mars
UrbanToronto's coverage of The Well continues tomorrow, but in the meantime, you can learn more about the project from our Database file, linked below. If you'd like, you can join in on the conversation in the associated Project Forum thread or leave a comment in the space provided on this page.
UrbanToronto has a research service, UrbanToronto Pro, that provides comprehensive data on construction projects in the Greater Toronto Area—from proposal through to completion. We also offer Instant Reports, downloadable snapshots based on location, and a daily subscription newsletter, New Development Insider, that tracks projects from initial application.
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Upgrading from Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) 11i to Release 12 can be a bit tricky, but overall, is definitely worth the time investment. However, making this switch can still be difficult when it comes to your reporting strategy.
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Former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh dies at 46 from Connecticut house fire
November 28, 2020 Veronica Civantos Local
Tony Hsieh, the former CEO of online shoe retailer Zappos, died Friday from injuries sustained in a Connecticut house fire earlier this month.
"The world has lost a tremendous visionary and an incredible human being," Zappos CEO Kedar Deshpande wrote on the company's website. "We recognize that not only have we lost our inspiring former leader, but many of you have also lost a mentor and a friend.
"Tony's kindness and generosity touched the lives of everyone around him, as his mantra was of 'Delivering Happiness' to others," Deshpande continued. "His spirit will forever be a part of Zappos, and we will continue to honor his memory by dedicating ourselves to continuing the work he was so passionate about."
In this Sept. 30, 2013 photo, Tony Hsieh speaks during a Grand Rapids Economic Club luncheon in Grand Rapids, Mich. (Cory Morse/AP)
Hsieh was injured in a fire in New London, Conn. on Nov. 18, the Hartford Courant reported.
The Harvard graduate joined Zappos in 1999 when it was still called ShoeSite.com. The company was sold 10 years later for $1.2 billion to Amazon, and Hsieh remained as CEO until his recent retirement.
Hsieh opted to sell because of "the uniqueness of Zappos's culture and Amazon's duty to protect it," he said at the time. "We think of Amazon as a giant consulting company that we can hire if we want — for instance, if we need help redesigning our warehouse systems."
The tech visionary was also well-known for his efforts to revitalize downtown Las Vegas. In 2013, he pledged $350 million for redevelopment efforts, the same year he relocated Zappos' headquarters into the former Las Vegas City Hall building.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak remembered Hsieh for the "pivotal role" he played in transforming the downtown area.
"Kathy and I send our love and condolences to Tony's family and friends during this difficult time," Sisolak tweeted.
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang praised the fellow entrepreneur.
"I am stunned," Yang tweeted. "Tony Hsieh touched so many lives and inspired so many entrepreneurs. His impact and legacy will go on and on. I met his family in Las Vegas – and am thinking of them today. RIP Tony. You will be missed."
YouTuber Jake Paul who denied calling COVID a 'hoax' caught on audio calling virus a hoax
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JMK Assistant Director Blog – Kayleigh Hawkins
August 27, 2019 by Katherine Rigg
"In the assistant role it can be tempting to keep quiet in a desire to avoid overloading the space with too many voices at once. Whilst it is important in any role in a process to filter and recognise when it is or isn't time to contribute it is also important to be vigilant and remember the validity of your own voice."
Kayleigh Hawkins (JMK Leverhulme bursary recipient, HOME Manchester) describes her experiences as the Assistant Director on Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran, written by Javaad Alipoor and co-created by Javaad Alipoor and Kirsty Housley.
As an emerging artist it feels important to be immersed in new work which pushes boundaries, challenges traditional forms and opens theatre up to new audiences. Knowing their reputation as individuals and the success of Javaad and Kirsty's previous show together, The Believers Are But Brothers, I was thrilled by the chance to learn from and be a part of such innovative theatre making.
I also wanted to do more assistant directing. We can train and read and hone our craft in workshops but that is nothing compared to learning on the job. A director's focus must be on leading the room and creating a show so it can be difficult to have perspective on our own process in the middle of that. In assisting we can contribute to someone else's process, learn from them and also recognise more of who we are as theatre makers by watching how someone else does it differently.
What were your main tasks as the Assistant Director?
At the start of the process my main tasks included working with the rest of the creative team to interrogate the text. Whilst maintaining a clear idea of the show he wanted to make, Javaad's approach to developing the script was collaborative. I learnt an incredible amount about dramaturgy from watching Javaad working with different members of the team at different stages in the process to refine the script. I assisted by acting as another sounding board, scribing, researching and updating new drafts etc.
With AV being an integral part of the show I spent time assisting the very talented guys from Limbic Cinema with content sourcing to find just the right images to tell the story.
Another large part of my role included exploring the potential of Instagram. What we imagine a platform can do is not always the same as its actual capabilities. I spent a lot of time working with other members of the team to find creative and digital solutions to make Instagram an exciting and vital part of the production.
'The importance of uncertainty'. The rehearsal process began with an exciting draft of Javaad's script. It also began with lots of questions. Hearing Kirsty talk about the importance of uncertainty was surprising and incredibly useful. So often in a process the director or writer is expected to have all the answers before real experimentation, discussion and collaboration has occurred. Being a less experienced director I have sometimes caved in and made a decision before I was ready to, resulting in a half baked idea, or at times when I have stuck to my guns and kept elements undecided I have questioned myself on my indecisiveness. Kirsty and Javaad have such a wealth of experience it was fascinating to watch when an element of the show would be purposefully and confidently left with a pin in it, unanswered for now. It makes complete sense that as a team work together, getting to know the show, those questions will be answered and all the pieces come together.
To be kind to yourself when entering new rooms. Having just come off the back of directing a production of Hamlet with a large cast and team, I was initially surprised by how intimidating entering a new room can be. It truly was an open, collaborative and supportive environment so there was very little reason to feel that way. However, the assistant director role is a bizarre one and never more so than when there are already lots of exciting creatives in the room. In the assistant role it can be tempting to keep quiet in a desire to avoid overloading the space with too many voices at once. Whilst it is important in any role in a process to filter and recognise when it is or isn't time to contribute it is also important to be vigilant and remember the validity of your own voice.
What other projects are you working on, and how will they be influenced by this bursary?
I am in the early stages of developing a production called Outside Person : 外⼈ which combines live performance, digital art and gaming technology. Set in Manchester and Osaka, we are exploring what it is to feel like an outsider in your own country, find belonging in another culture and the dangers of 'living' entirely online. Working on Rich Kids has given me a great incite into the advantages and limitations of using digital technology when making theatre. I am excited about the transformative nature of AV and how it can create an immersive experience within a conventional space. I've always been interested in what an audience is participating in and what role they take on beyond spectator. Innovation doesn't need to shock or alienate. In Rich Kids the audience take on many roles including one of an Instagram follower. This known experience is thrilling in a theatre setting when we are not expecting it. I will continue to consider the audience and how technology can allow new and layered experiences.
What challenge would you like to take on next in your directing career?
I'd like to challenge myself to put real time into continuing my creative development. It can be tempting to put on show after show with a focus on the end product rather than devoting real time to developing your own practice. It has been fantastic watching Kirsty and Javaad collaborating. They bounce ideas off each other so quickly and you can tell how much they believe in each others' work. The nature of a rehearsal room is important to me and I want to continue exploring different collaborations and team structures within a creative process. I want bring what has solidified and opened up for me in this project back into a process with a published text. I am reading a lot of plays at the moment!
I also plan to continue assistant directing and move into associate roles. I want to continue being inspired by the varied and dynamic work being made and supported by NPOs and independent companies around me and learning from my peers and more established artists. I'm so excited by the bold work I have seen in the last couple of months in Manchester and Edinburgh.
Why is it important for theatre directors and makers to be supported through the JMK bursaries and National Programme?
Producing a piece of theatre can be expensive, complex and time consuming. Many established artists, venues and companies will have the desire to support emerging directors but may not have the funds, time or administrative capacity to organise an assistant in the role. The JMK enables a brilliant partnership: the production gets an extra pair of creative hands, the venue gets to support emerging artists in their area and the assistant gets to learn and contribute to a process that might otherwise have been inaccessible for them.
Rich Kids is a Javaad Alipoor and HOME co-production, which is also co-commissioned by The Bush and Theatre in the Mill. The production previewed at HOME, ran at the Traverse during the Edinburgh Fringe, and returns to HOME in October.
This JMK Assistant Director bursary was generously supported by the Leverhulme Trust. You can find out more about our National Programme here.


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Цимбидиум (Cymbidium) са род вечнозелени растения от семейство Орхидеи.

Ареал и разпространение
Орхидеи от този род са разпространени в тропическите и субтропическите страни на Азия (например в Северна Индия, Китай, Япония, Малайзия, Филипините и Борнео) и Северна Австралия. Естествените видове цимбидиуми достигат голяма височина.

Кулинарно приложение
Видът Cymbidium hookerianum се счита за деликатес в Бутан, където традиционно се приготвя в пикантен сос от плодове, змиорка или къри яхния и се нарича "olatshe" или "olachoto". Понякога се бърка с Cyclanthera pedata, още един местен деликатес.

Описвани са от Конфуций и в миналото често са използвани за озеленяване на императорските дворци.

Растеж
Орхидеята цимбидиум е със симподиален растеж и расте до височина 60 cm, като листата достигат до 90 cm. В основата на растението се образуват нови псевдобулби. Всеки цвят може да има диаметър от 5 до 10 cm, в зависимост от вида. Те цъфтят през зимата, и всяко растение може да има до петнадесет или повече цвята. Фантастичната гама от цветове за този вид включват бяло, зелено, жълто-зелено, кремаво, жълто, кафяво, розово, червено и оранжево] и черен (може да има петна в комбинация на различни цветове), но не и синьо. Цъфтежа продължава около десет седмици. Те имат восъчна консистенция. Заоблените чашелистчета и венчелистчета имат приблизително еднакви размери.

Има ароматни сортове като китайския цимбидиум. Те са били отглеждани в продължение на хиляди години в Китай. Орхидеята цимбидиум е станала популярна в Европа през Викторианската епоха. Една особеност, която прави растението толкова популярно, е фактът, че то може да оцелее при ниски температури (под 7 °C).

Температура на отглеждане

Температурата на отглеждане е важен фактор за орхидеята Цимбидиум. През лятото дневните температури трябва да са 24 – 30 °C (или повече), но нощните температури в края на лятото до есента (от август до октомври) трябва да са 10 °C до 15 °C, за да се инициира образуването на съцветие. Оптималните температури през зимата са 7 °C до 13 °C през нощта и 18 °C до 24 °C през деня. Когато растението е с цветонос с пъпки, температурите трябва да са по-постоянни и в диапазон от 13 °C до 24 °C.

Естествени хибриди
 Цимбидиум × ballianum (= C. silybum × C. mastersii) (Мианмар)
 Цимбидиум × baoshanense (= C. lowianum × C. tigrinum) (Китай)
 Цимбидиум × chiu-lih(?) (= C. lancifolium × C. ensifolium) (Китай)
 Цимбидиум × nishiuchianum (= C. goeringii х C. kanran) (Тайван)
 Цимбидиум × nishiuchianum (= C. goeringii подвид. goeringii var. formosanum х C. kanran) (Тайван)
 Цимбидиум × florinda (= C. erythrostylum × C. iridioides. Cyperorchis × Florinda) (Виетнам)
 Цимбидиум × gammieanum (= C. elegans × C. erythraeum. Cyperorchis × gammieana) (Непал)
 Цимбидиум × glebelandensis (= C. insigne × C. schroederi) (Виетнам)
 Цимбидиум × jy-shiang(?) (= C. lancifolium × C. sinense) (Китай)
 Цимбидиум × rosefieldense (= C. hookerianum × C. tracyanum. Cyperorchis × rosefieldensis) (Виетнам)
 Цимбидиум × woodlandense (= C. mastersii × C. tracyanum. Cyperorchis × woodlandensis) (Мианмар)

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Външни препратки
 Отглеждане на орхидеи в дома

Cymbidieae


SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Richard A. Schwab of Manlius, the director of forest properties at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) has been named a member of International Who's Who of Professionals.
Schwab administers more than 25,000 acres of property across New York state that serve as research, teaching and demonstration sites for various ESF programs.
Schwab is a member of the Society of American Foresters, the New York Society of American Foresters and the National Institute of Parks and Grounds Maintenance. He obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees from ESF. He has been employed with the college since 1974.


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Foresight Scenario Testing - Part 1
Logo of my Fictional Disaster Relief Agency
This is a report that I use to help me imagine the dynamics of the fictionalized organization, the Parousia International Relief Agency (PIRA), that appears in my novel. It analyzes six separate strategies currently pursued by PIRA, a private, non-profit international disaster relief agency dedicated to delivering emergency shelter to nearly inaccessible locations throughout the world. The six strategies will be stress-tested against four plausible alternative futures in a professionally prepared scenario report produced by the Center for the Implementation of Public Policies for Equity and Growth (CIPPEC), a non-profit organization dedicated to anticipating future dilemmas. This scenario report is an excellent backdrop against which to gauge the potential effects of PIRA's strategic objectives because disasters recognize no artificial boundaries, yet the political structures and climate of the affected nation will directly impact any efforts to provide humanitarian relief. Two of PIRA's strategies represent their core competencies and position PIRA for success in any alternate future. The second two strategies represent PIRA's major structural weaknesses and constraints to growth. The last two strategies represent the best path forward to exploit the opportunities available to them and to overcome the constraints inherent in their organizational model.
PIRA Organizational Strategies
Parousia International Relief Agency (PIRA) specializes in providing temporary housing to victims of disaster or conflict worldwide. When life-saving resources are scarce, PIRA's commitment to prioritize families first is a crucial element of their response criteria to enable them to make informed decisions about which communities to help.
The aid PIRA provides comes in a sturdy green plastic box that contains a family-sized tent designed to withstand extremes of heat and cold, sheltering disaster victims from inclement weather with temporary shelter until they can rebuild their homes. In addition to tents, PIRA also provides numerous items necessary for survival, including; kitchen sets, solar lights, mosquito nets, water filters, and blankets. The compact nature of their disaster relief supplies allows PIRA to deliver aid to hard-to-reach places, with teams traveling by boat, helicopter, truck, or walking; whatever it takes.
Each disaster is different, and PIRA works with local communities to ensure the support they provide goes to where it will make the most positive impact. PIRA relies on the strength and commitment of its staff and volunteers known as PIRA Response Teams (RTs) to enable the logistics of transporting disaster relief supplies internationally, overcoming language and cultural barriers and helping families at risk to set up their own life-saving shelter.
PIRA maintains an essential global partnership with an international network of Christian churches composed of over 1.2 million members. A missionary created the idea of PIRA, and the Christian church network remains their most important supporter, currently contributing approximately 42% of PIRA's donations. During disaster or conflict events, Christians from any of the 5,000 churches worldwide will assist PIRA RTs with access to local information, transportation coordination, and logistical support. In addition to the Christian nrtwork, PIRA also collaborates with an extensive global network of affiliates and partners for fundraising activities, raising awareness of critical issues, and as an outreach for new volunteers.
Client Strategies
Since their inception, PIRA enjoyed tremendous growth, nearly doubling the size of their staff as well as their sustainable income since 2016. This growth enabled them to respond to 18 different disasters in 17 countries in 2018, provide life-giving shelter to over 210,000 families in need. Now they are focusing and reconsolidating their efforts to reach an even more ambitious goal; to provide shelter to one million people every year by 2025. To achieve this vision, PIRA has developed the following six strategies:
Increase Capacity: Increase the number of new operational staff and response team members, and provide enhanced training opportunities for them. Pre-position aid at strategic locations throughout the world to reduce logistics costs. Improve information management to ensure response reporting is detailed, relevant, and accessible.
Adapt Operations: Each disaster response is unique; The Philippines prefers aid organizations with an in-country office, Kenya has a country-wide ban on single-use plastics, PIRA had to partner with the Indonesian disaster management agency (BNPB) for helicopter support to reach remote areas impacted by earthquakes. These examples highlight the need to adopt an organizational culture that adapts PIRA operations to suit mission global mission requirements.
Sustained Fundraising: Continue to invest in fundraising activities that will support long-term, sustainable growth. PIRA will focus on improving outreach to the donor base, promoting charitable events, and developing new and innovative fundraising ideas such as the "Give a tent for Lent" to engage new audiences in meaningful ways.
Growing Volunteers: Volunteers are a crucial aspect of PIRA operations. In addition to the RTs who enter disaster areas to provide aid, volunteers across the world raise awareness and funds by speaking to tens of thousands of people annually through speaking engagements, festivals, community events and fundraisers. PIRA formed a Volunteer Liaison Group dedicated to overseeing volunteer activity, contributing ideas, and providing feedback regarding the volunteer network.
Media Awareness: Use social media to focus on the digital potential of individual giving campaigns, and create more engaging content for digital channels focusing on compelling stories of families affected by disaster. Photographs, stories, and other persuasive content are also available for use in traditional media venues such as radio and television, as well as art galleries to demonstrate the power people have to endure hardships and rebuild their lives after disaster.
Developing Partnerships: PIRA's primary strategic partnership is with the Christian Church network. In addition, they participate in a robust international community with affiliates in 17 countries. In 2018, funding from the affiliates accounted for 42% of PIRA's total income. As the scale of operations increases, PIRA will seek to maintain and strengthen its current partnerships, while expanding its affiliate network.
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Education is set to benefit from the re-election of the Berejiklian Government in NSW, with the Coalition committing to continue improving services and facilities for students across the state.
Both government and non-government schools can expect significant benefits based on promises during the election campaign. Private schools will receive a record $500 million over the next four years to help them build more classrooms and cater to increasing enrolments, while public schools will get $6 billion in funding commitments.
While the education sector will not reap the benefits of Labor's "schools before stadiums" policy, the Coalition has promised to fund 4,600 new teachers in the next four years and $120 million to dramatically expand before and after school care for every public primary school student. Labor had promised if it won the election to divert funds required for rebuilding Allianz Stadium to replace more than 1,000 demountable classrooms and putting air conditioning in every classroom.
Other benefits to the education sector include an additional 2,300 preschool places in areas of high demand and an extra 100,000 free TAFE courses. There is also an allocation for clearing the school maintenance backlog, building new schools, improving the school infrastructure, as well as providing additional support for the Catholic and Independent school sectors.
Families will also get up to $200 in vouchers per child per year to spend on sports related activities under the revised "Active Kids" initiative. The Berejiklian Government had pitched this as a way to help households cope with increasing cost of living pressures and rising fees at both public and private schools.
Recent analysis in our School Fees Report found that the average increase in private school fees in NSW was 3.66%, outpacing both inflation and wage growth.
The strong focus on education by both major parties during the election campaign highlights this as a priority area for the voting public.
Whether funded publicly or privately, education is widely regarded as a powerful investment which delivers significant economic and social returns to both the state and the individual. It is pleasing to see education continuing to be prioritised by all sides of politics.


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"The number of students with suspended status, who weren't able to pay, is decreasing, on the contrary."
On 26 July, the Parliament of Georgia discussed the issue of declaring trust towards the renewed...
"As of today, the number of students with suspended status is more than 33,000, including 11,000 suspended for non-payment. This amount was 11,000 as of 1 October 2012. [This year] it increased three times. In October 2013, [the number of students with suspended status] was 28,000 and 8,000 of them were suspended due to non-payment."
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On 26 July, the Parliament of Georgia discussed the issue of declaring trust towards the renewed composition of the Government. Member of the Parliamentary Minority, Sergo Ratiani, whilst asking a question to the Prime Minister, paid attention to the issue of students with suspended status and noted that their number is increasing. According to him: "As of today, the number of students with suspended status is more than 33,000, including 11,000 suspended for non-payment. This amount was 11,000 as of 1 October 2012. [This year] it increased three times. In October 2013, [the number of students with suspended status] was 28,000 and 8,000 of them were suspended due to non-payment." According to the Prime Minister, however, the situation is different. He stated: "The number of students with suspended status, who weren't able to pay, is decreasing, on the contrary."
FactCheck took interest in the statements of the Deputy and the Prime Minister and verified their accuracy.
To find out upon which data Sergo Ratiani was relying whilst making his statement, FactCheck contacted the Deputy himself. Mr Ratiani stated that these data were retrieved from an official institution, the National Centre for Educational Quality Enhancement. Based upon the Centre's data, as of January 2014: "The number of students enrolled in authorised higher educational institutions (Bachelor's, Master's, Single-stage Medical, Doctorate, Preparation in Georgian Language, Professional Higher and 4-5 Step Professional Education Institutions) with suspended status amounted to 33,575. Among them, 11,685 were suspended due to non-payment." Also according to the Centre's data, as of 1 October 2013 the number of students with suspended status was 28,055. From these, 8,304 were suspended due to non-payment.
As can be seen, the numbers as mentioned by the Deputy correctly depict the quantitative data about students with suspended status. If the number of students with suspended status was 28,055 as of 1 October 2013, it increased by 5,520 students as of 21 January 2014. The number of students whose status was suspended because of non-payment has also increased. Therefore, the Prime Minister's statement that the number of students with suspended status who were unable to pay for their studies is, on the contrary, decreasing is incorrect.
Sergo Ratiani also stated that as of 1 October 2012, the number of students with suspended status was 11,000. The Deputy explained to us that the former administration of the Ministry of Education approved this information although Mr Ratiani himself did not receive a letter from the National Centre for Educational Quality Enhancement in attesting to the accuracy of the abovementioned. According to Mr Ratiani, the Centre referred to the errors in out-of-date databases as the reason for its non-reply.
To specify the number of students with suspended status, FactCheck contacted the National Centre for Educational Quality Enhancement as well. Our first letter was sent on 31 July of this year and we received an answer on 27 August. The National Centre for Educational Quality Enhancement requested a specification of technical details in its letter. FactCheck sent a second letter with the requested specification on 29 August and we received an answer on 29 September in which the Centre once again asked for additional specification of our questions. More precisely, the following paragraph was unclear for the Centre:
"Please provide us with information about both Bachelor's and Master's, Single-stage Medical, Doctorate, Preparation in Georgian Language, Professional Higher and 4-5 Step Professional Education Institution students." The Centre requested a specification of the meaning of 4-5 Step Professional Education Institutions. (Note: In the letter sent to the Deputy, the Centre itself defined that students with suspended status include Bachelor's, Master's, Single-stage Medical, Doctorate, Preparation in Georgian Language, Professional Higher and 4-5 Step Professional Education Institution students).
We still have not received exact data from the National Centre for Educational Quality Enhancement (including data from 2012) about students with suspended status. In order to further specify the information requested, FactCheck sent one more letter to the Centre. Should an answer be received, relevant updates will be made to this article.
As of 1 October 2013, the number of students with suspended status was 28,055 with 8,304 suspended due to non-payment. As of 1 January 2014, the number of students with suspended status equalled 33,575 with 11,685 students suspended due to non-payment. FactCheck does not have written information about students with suspended status as of 1 October 2012. According to Sergo Ratiani, their number was 11,000.
FactCheck concludes that Sergo Ratiani's statement, "As of today, the number of students with suspended status is more than 33,000, including 11,000 suspended for non-payment. This amount was 11,000 as of 1 October 2012. [This year] it increased three times. In October 2013, [the number of students with suspended status] was 28,000 and 8,000 of them were suspended due to non-payment," is TRUE.
FactCheck also verified the Prime Minister's statement. Comparing the data of 1 January 2014 and 1 October 2013, it is clear that the number of students with suspended status increased by 5,520 as compared to the previous year. In addition, the number of students whose status has been suspended due to non-payment has increased by 3,376.
Thus, FactCheck concludes that Irakli Gharibashvili's statement, "The number of students with suspended status, who weren't able to pay, is decreasing, on the contrary," is aLIE.
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In the present time, every person who is using technology is involved in digital farming. Some people have big farms some have small and many of us have taken digital farms on the contract basis. In digital farming, we can grow digital plants or anything which is not possible in real life. Obviously, its growth depends on the favorable environment. I did try to think to be a digital farmer that how digital farming can impact on us and how one can increase its productivity?
In a straight way, many of us are spiritually involved in digital sources; like a social, e-commerce, technical or any other informative website. We spent our time religiously there to like, dislike, comments, review or read and write the contents and comments. What is digital farming in digital India and what is its relevance?
Every person tries to keep a smart mobile phone along with internet connectivity. As we know that mobile phone is a device primarily for the use of oral communications. Also, second best use of it is to share the digital contents and to take the information in terms of text, picture, and videos. No doubt the device is solving other than problems also and an important part of every life.
Now the question comes, how we are doing digital farming? Yes! you know for the seasonal crop we need physical fields, seed, plants, fertilizer, and obviously water. Water may be from natural sources or by tube wells, rivers, etc.
In social media (like Facebook, Twitter, youtube, linked in, Instagram, etc) we create a platform for ourselves. We define our social identity to get and share the contents through a big social platform. Means a small field with our digital identity and start to plant or put seeds on that. We remain very curious and serious to put the contents which can attract the digital customer's so-called friends. The taste of digital fruit by an individual member of friends list decide the output of digital crop's. This remains in terms of like, dislike and comments.
Here, you have taken the field on a contract basis with some terms and conditions. It means this is not your field but you are using some one's field to grow the plants. As you know the permanent trees are not your property in the field but you can feed them water etc for shadow purpose.
The big tree is space for the advertisement of the owner and you may like, dislike, comment or share it with others, so it grows. You can grow your digital plants i.e. your contents which you want to grow with their terms and conditions. But here you can't grow permanent trees for physical output.
When you do digital farming on contract basis its not always a profitable. You are managing your farm, personally taking care of, growing and extended to that. Yes! it is good for the owner. You spending your time to create the contents and other activities for the owner. The owner is always thankful to this digital farmer to enhance the business, to extends its reach, to know more about another small farmer. This digital information that is called data is helpful to manipulate other seasonable crops.
So, here I just told about the field, plants, and seed and now I will share with you one more important parameter that is water. Like in real life we observe the rainy season the same happens in digital farming. As I have shared here the duration of the crop depends on how you are taking the productions output. It may be for some seconds, minutes, hour or for some days. In the same way here water flows 24 hours but rainwater timing is fixed.
Now it is not necessary to tell that who is the in charge or master of the rainy season in digital farming. Maybe you have an idea now, like in real life GOD Indra is in charge and a season is a fix for it. Similarly, the big digital farmer knows that at what time most of the farmers are in the field and what type of rainwater they have to spread on fields. It is an open exercise to check that at what time you receive most of the messages in terms of rain. Is that time of morning or evening? So just check and help to grow the big and permanent trees.
You buy a piece of land and starts farming on that, irrespective involved the size of land whatever you grows on to that, it's your crop. You can plant small size tree or big it is your choice. How you will extend the land size obviously you will decide. What type of crop you want to take from it it is your choice. What type of water sources you have select for plants you will decide.
Everything is related to you and your choices, your interests. You can ask someone to do farming on your land. Either you can share equal parts or as you decide. You can give some space for advertisement i.e. permanent trees for this land. You can distribute the production of the digital crop at free of cost to the people. Or you can take charges from that to take the products of your land.
Like in real farming we use pesticides, fertilizers to grow the plants and to take more output in terms of the products from that crop. Big digital farmers use Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques to grow the website and more reach to the small or contractual digital farmers.
But everyone prefers to the organic fruits and vegetables, means pure soil and its nutrients for the plants.
The very interesting situation when you ask a contractual farmer to put your crop for a moment means you tag him/her with your digital content. Have you observed, how many times your post appear on his/her timeline? A person in your friend list is associated with the big number of contractual digital farmers. You ask or tag to him to put your contents digital products on his/her timeline means in the digital field. How easily he/she allows you to do that?
Is this tagging or sharing an information on any person's social media timelines, seems like a real-life load? Maybe yes for most of the people, it is a kind of load that people observe when they think about to it. Many of them have a kind of fear like they are allowing some illegal items in-house. Yes, it should be because we are connected to each other socially with a reputation.
Then what other processes are available to carry the products/digital content of my fields/website in the market/society for the sell an advertisement?
One thing is very clear the contractual field's digital farmer feel and face most load of the advertisement. Which they are there suppose to do this kind of work. Also, spending enough time on such platforms they don't get anything permanently and works on under the terms and condition always.
While on the other hand those who have their own websites play a role like a big farmer and always try to buy space or by force to put their contents on contractual fields. This happens because they know about the output of their field(s).
So, in conclusion, we all are digital farmers who are farming digitally. Many more are working on contractual fields while some on their own fields. The owner of digital lands is using effectively the contractual fields farmers for their products. In this digital farming, we have to be very sensitive about tur social life and behavior. This should not be affected by digital farming and its products.
These are personal thoughts of the author on his experience in the digital world, if anywhere any sentence raises a question or relevant to someone's thought it will be just a coincidence. This article is just to make aware about the social activity and its impact on our behavior. No any intention to harm anyone related or associated with the post. Please message in the comment box for any point or email to me.
World Digital Farming Technology: Contractual Vs Owner Race of Digital Fields by Dr Sushil Kumar is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at www.apniphysics.com.