Before they walk on broken glass, most people will have some idea in their head about what it will feel like. Some expect Glass Walking to feel like walking on razors while others think it will feel sore and are unable to elaborate beyond that. So, what does it feel like to Glass Walk?
It's not what you expect!
One of the most interesting things about Glass Walking is that it feels nothing like you will imagine. In fact, nothing about walking on broken glass is as you imagine, unless you have a very kind imagination. For most people, when they hear about Glass Walking, their mind will go to the worst possible scenarios, cut feet, pain, etc. That's what our brains do in their efforts to protect us.
The reality is much different though. When people can quiet the negative chatter and "what ifs", they are able to take that first step onto the Glass. We always tell people that like many things in life, the first step is often the hardest.
Of course, this can only be achieved with the correct training and teaching of the techniques required to walk on broken glass safely.
The vast majority of people say that it felt like walking on a stony beach, or gravel, or on crunchy acorns. Some will report that the glass felt cold while others say it felt a little bit warm. People will also say that it felt relaxing, that it was easy, and empowering.
For some people, the sound of the glass breaking can be difficult to hear, but that's just another fear that the participants get an opportunity to work with.
If you really want to know what it feels like to Glass Walk you are best to experience it yourself. You can do this by attending one of our Retreats, or by taking part in a Charity Glass Walk, or Corporate Glass Walk. Then you will have first hand experience, and you will get to see why Glass Walking is one of our favourite High Impact Empowerment Activities.
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There is a colorful Caribbean Art Gallery and gift boutique located downtown in Naples, Florida. The store is small and offers a large collection of beautiful Haitian paintings and other art that you cannot find anywhere else.
The store is named 'The Lady From Haiti.' Behind its funky name is a story of love.
Melody Bales owns the store. Bales took an interest in the Caribbean early in life, partly because of its art.
"It was the paintings originally that attracted me to Haiti. I had seen one in a studio in a gallery on St. John's Island, one of the American Virgin Islands. And I speak French. I was fascinated by the sound of the language and my parents had gotten me a book when I was a young kid called 'The Slave Who Freed Haiti.' And it was the story of Toussaint Louverture, the slave that led the revolt against Napoleon.
So, that is what she did. In the mid 1980s, Melody Bales moved to Haiti where she taught second grade students.
"I landed there and I was in shock that I couldn't use my French too much because the official language is French, but the people speak Creole. But I adjusted really well to my class. It was a second grade class.
I had wonderful children from diplomats from all over the world because Port au Prince is a capital city and I had the children of American businessmen before the embargo had ruined their businesses and the Haitian elite sent their children to our school. It was an American curriculum and that's what they wanted."
Bales also taught swimming after school and in the summertime. She fell in love with Haiti, especially its people.
"I think the people of Haiti are wonderful. They're very, very sweet. They're humble, they're accepting of their plight, a lot of times. They work very hard if they get a chance.
Bales says she wishes that Americans knew more about the Caribbean island's rich culture as well.
"I would love people in this country to understand that Haiti has so much more to offer, even though it's not an educated society, for the most part. They have so much more to offer creatively, musically, artistically. The poetry, the literature, they come from a rich background…"
Bales stayed in Haiti for six years, much longer than expected. She says each time she planned to return to the U.S., something held her back. And, then came the chance of a lifetime: a Haitian baby girl in need of a mother.
"I had wanted to have a child…I had done an unsuccessful in vitro and then I told a doctor friend of mine, a Haitian doctor friend of mine, that it didn't work. And he said, 'So, are you ready for a Haitian baby?' I said, 'I just want a baby.'"
Soon, Bales was connected with a pregnant woman who could not afford to care for the coming baby. But, there was little time left to act.
Melody Bales says it was a match made in heaven. She named her daughter Rachel.
Bales returned to the United States with her daughter Rachel to begin their lives together.
Rachel was the inspiration for "The Lady from Haiti" store. Bales says she wanted her daughter to grow up surrounded by the Haitian native culture with its beautiful colors, creativity and spirit.
"The art in Haiti is one of the strongest features about the Haitian culture. There are basically five schools. Different schools of art in Haiti. The ones that a lot of people think of [are] the market scenes or the peaceable kingdom scene, the jungle animals. And those are very charming.
Another popular Haitian art form found at "The Lady from Haiti" is made from recycled material.
Bales explains that a design is drawn on the metal before the artist begins to make the cuts.
Bales also loves the papier mache art made in Haiti.
Melody Bales is grateful for the wonderful things Haiti has given her, especially daughter Rachel. "The Lady From Haiti" gallery will continue to give back to the island as it shares Haitian art, color and spirit with the rest of the world.
gallery – n. a room or building in which people look at painting, sculptures, etc.
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We used to eat a lot of chicken. I always found roasting a chicken was easy, especially when I had days full of cookie baking. It is always hard to figure out what to make for dinner when I am baking the Christmas cookies. I have been reading a cookbook by David Tanis that said you could use rabbit in any chicken recipe. So I decided to do a roast rabbit with baked sweet potatoes. Easy. No stress if everything turned out like advertised.
David Tanis was right. Roasted rabbit was as easy as roast chicken. I want to try it again with forty cloves of garlic. It is a french recipe that is very good.
I did not get any pictures of the rabbit when it was done. Part of that was tired. Part of that was how fast it disappeared.
Here are the bones. The carcass became soup just like a chicken carcass. So good.
1 rabbit, skinned, cleaned out and washed.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Heat the bacon grease (or bacon) or the olive oil in an oven proof pan. Add the rabbit. Sprinkle about half the spices and salt on that side. Let brown for a few minutes. Turn the rabbit over and sprinkle with the remaining spices. Let brown for a few minutes.
Small sweet potatoes bake in this time or small potatoes. Add a salad. All done!


LIVERPOOL midfielder Jordan Rossiter has travelled to Glasgow to put the finishing touches on his move to Rangers.
The 19-year-old is out of contract at the end of the season and has rejected an offer to extend his deal.
Rossiter has grown frustrated at his lack of first-team action and Gers boss Mark Warburton recently opened talks with him on a switch across the border, according to Sky Sports.
STARSPORT bring you photos from Liverpool's end of season player awards last night.
He is set to sign a four-year deal with the Scottish Championship winners.
Liverpool are set to net just £250,000 from the transfer but would have received a far larger fee if he decided to join another English club.
He is in the Scottish capital finalising the switch after Warburton was given rave reviews by Gers head of recruitment Frank McParland.
Rossiter has featured just four times this season after missing the second half of the season with a hamstring injury.
He has made just one appearance since Jurgen Klopp to charge in October - the 0-0 draw with FC Sion in the Europa League group stages.


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Q: Problem trying to use spring security with my jsp aplication It's seems so easy to use spring security following a tutorial, but when I try to do the same with this app I can get it to work (I must admit that I haven't written ) .
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Now with the help of some great people, I finally got the application to ask the user to authenticate himself,but now I've run into a new problem: When I try to access the application using one of the users listed below(applicationContext-security.xml), I get this message :

Here's web.xml code:
<web-app version="2.5" xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_2_5.xsd">
    <servlet>
        <servlet-name>dispatcher</servlet-name>
        <servlet-class>org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet</servlet-class>
        <load-on-startup>2</load-on-startup>
    </servlet>
    <servlet-mapping>
        <servlet-name>dispatcher</servlet-name>
        <url-pattern>*.htm</url-pattern>
    </servlet-mapping>
    <session-config>
        <session-timeout>
            30
        </session-timeout>
    </session-config>
    <filter>
        <filter-name>springSecurityFilterChain</filter-name>
        <filter-class>org.springframework.web.filter.DelegatingFilterProxy</filter-class>
    </filter>
    <filter-mapping>
        <filter-name>springSecurityFilterChain</filter-name>
        <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
    </filter-mapping>
    <listener>
        <listener-class>org.springframework.web.context.ContextLoaderListener</listener-class>
    </listener>
    <context-param>
        <param-name>contextConfigLocation</param-name>
        <param-value>/WEB-INF/applicationContext-security.xml</param-value>
    </context-param>
    <welcome-file-list>
        <welcome-file>redirect.jsp</welcome-file>
    </welcome-file-list>
    <error-page>
        <error-code>403</error-code>
        <location>/sinacceso.jsp</location>
    </error-page>
</web-app>

context.xml :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Context antiJARLocking="true" path="/Test01"/>

dispatcher-servlet.xml:
<!DOCTYPE beans PUBLIC "-//SPRING//DTD BEAN//EN" "http://www.springframework.org/dtd/spring-beans.dtd">
<beans>
    <!-- GENERALES -->
    <bean id="viewResolver"
          class="org.springframework.web.servlet.view.UrlBasedViewResolver">
        <property name="viewClass"
                  value="org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles2.TilesView" />
    </bean>
    <bean id="tilesConfigurer"
          class="org.springframework.web.servlet.view.tiles2.TilesConfigurer">
        <property name="definitions">
            <list>
                <value>/WEB-INF/tiles.xml</value>
            </list>
        </property>
    </bean>

    <bean name="/index.htm" class="paginas.index"/>
    <bean name="secure/villancicos.htm" class="paginas.villancicos"/>
    <bean name="secure/administracion.htm" class="paginas.administracion"/>
</beans>

applicationContext-security.xml:
<beans:beans xmlns="http://www.springframework.org/schema/security"
             xmlns:beans="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans"
             xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
             xmlns:p="http://www.springframework.org/schema/p"
             xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans/spring-beans-3.0.xsd
             http://www.springframework.org/schema/security http://www.springframework.org/schema/security/spring-security-3.1.xsd">

    <http>
        <intercept-url pattern="/index.htm" filters="none" />
        <intercept-url pattern="/secure/administracion.htm" access="ROLE_SUPERVISOR" />
        <intercept-url pattern="/secure/**" access="ROLE_USER" />
        <form-login />
        <anonymous />
        <http-basic />
        <logout logout-success-url="/index.htm" />
    </http>
    <authentication-manager alias="myAuthenticationManager">
        <authentication-provider>
            <password-encoder hash="md5"/>
            <user-service>
                <user name="rod" password="a564de63c2d0da68cf47586ee05984d7" authorities="ROLE_SUPERVISOR, ROLE_USER, ROLE_TELLER" />
                <user name="dianne" password="65d15fe9156f9c4bbffd98085992a44e" authorities="ROLE_USER,ROLE_TELLER" />
                <user name="scott" password="2b58af6dddbd072ed27ffc86725d7d3a" authorities="ROLE_USER" />
                <user name="peter" password="22b5c9accc6e1ba628cedc63a72d57f8" authorities="ROLE_USER" />
            </user-service>
        </authentication-provider>
    </authentication-manager>
</beans:beans>

This application is currently using spring 2.5 with spring-security-2.0.4 (the same version from the tutorial I've been following).

A: Have you tried what the error suggests and added an alias attribute to your authentication-manager? Something like:
<authentication-manager alias="myAuthenticationManager">
    <authentication-provider>
        ...

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Ohio Wesleyan Announces Upcoming Virtual Music Performances
By Cole Hatcher
DELAWARE, Ohio – Ohio Wesleyan University's Department of Music will be posting performances online throughout fall semester, including both live-streamed and pre-recorded concerts.
Videos of all performances will be released on the Stream OWU Performing Arts Archive page at owu.edu/stream. Planned performances include:
Available now – Student recital featuring junior Kathryn Lawson on oboe and senior Hannah Treadway on clarinet, with instructor Youmee Kim on piano.
Week of Oct. 12 – Senior recital featuring Austin Wood, tenor (pre-recorded).
Week of Oct. 19 – Senior recital featuring Jasmine Spitzer, soprano (pre-recorded).
Week of Oct. 26 – Symphonic Wind Ensemble featuring professor Richard Edwards, conductor (pre-recorded).
Week of Nov. 2 – Jazz Band (pre-recorded).
Week of Nov. 9 – Opera Scenes (pre-recorded). Titled "Masquerade," the virtual performance will feature musical theatre scenes from Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera," Wildhorn and Bricusse's "Jekyll and Hyde," and Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods."
Week of Nov. 9 – Senior recital featuring Noah Green, composer. (Green recently earned honorable mention recognition for his work in the 2020 National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Student Composers Competition (pre-recorded).
8 p.m. Nov. 10 – Chamber Orchestra featuring instructor Antoine Clark, conductor (live-streamed).
Week of Nov. 16 – Choral Art Society and Chamber Choir featuring professor Jason Hiester, conductor (pre-recorded).
3 p.m. Nov. 22 – Senior recital featuring Luis Gonzales on double bass (live-streamed).
Date to be announced – Senior project featuring Hannah Treadway combining her interests in Modern Foreign Languages and Music to create "Medieval Ballads in Miniature" (pre-recorded).
Date to be announced – Composition recital featuring new works by students of instructor EunSeok Park (pre-recorded).
For the most up-to-date information, visit the Music Department's Concert Calendar at owu.edu/concertcalendar. The department offers an education with the rigor of a professional music degree program, with numerous performing and learning opportunities for both majors and non-majors alike. Learn more at owu.edu/music.
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As Buffet had expected, Botherington filed a story about the disastrous press event. 'Buffet Has Nothing To Go On', was the headline.
'VastTel's CEO Twistie Buffet is as short on ideas as he is in stature,' she wrote. 'At a presentation of their half-year results yesterday the nervous executive tried to deflect attention from the customary set of unimpressive financial results to trot out the well-worn vision of a future where all devices connect to the internet. Perhaps his hope was that, as customers flee the mediocrity of the country's largest telecommunications provider, their fridges and cookers will be less fussy. Yet he was dumbstruck when asked what possible use I could derive from an internet-capable lavatory, one of the many appliances Buffet says will benefit from a high-speed internet connection. This reporter, for one, sees little future in the Buffet vision, even though the little man himself was visibly excited by the prospect.'
Buffet had repeatedly urged Buchanan to step up the ante, emphasising that they should 'consider this whole broadband thing, just in case it takes off'.
The accompanying photograph showed Buffet with what appeared to be a prominent bulge in his trousers.
'Shit,' said Buffet, landing his fist onto his mahogany desk before noticing that just reading Botherington's name was enough to see his erection return. He switched his mind to accounting principles for a few moments hoping that would lessen the effect, but to no avail. So he checked a few share prices and, with still no change, he resorted to googling for more pictures of Madeleine Albright, but even that wasn't having the same impact lately. Where else could he go? Jocelyn Wildenstein?
Knowing he was going to have to respond to the article, Buffet had already called a meeting with Zac Buchanan, the head of product development. Buchanan suggested Buffet come down to his department, hoping some of his team would deflect any difficult questions he might get asked. He knew very little about product development and spent most of his day deliberating over when next to go and get a cup of coffee. But his team of 50 or more weren't much better. They had, on average over the last 10 years, developed a new product every, well, 10 years, although even that product failed to make it to market.
Buffet had repeatedly urged Buchanan to step up the ante, emphasising that they should 'consider this whole broadband thing, just in case it takes off'. Buchanan wasn't a big fan of the internet. He understood phones that you plugged into the wall and, because he couldn't manage to post a comment on the popular social networking site Headlook, he assumed the whole internet thing was a fad that hadn't been thought through.
'I won't be made a fool of,' Buffet demanded as he stood before Buchanan's product group. It was good to be out of his office. He had read a management handbook a year or two before, perhaps 10 years, that said he should occasionally get out and walk the floor and meet staff. He made a mental note of the date and vowed to do the same thing again, same time next year. Perhaps the year after. Unless he was busy.
The product team all turned from their desks to face him. One or two turned from their workstations.
'We're going to show Trisha Botherington what we're capable of,' he said, feeling a slight twinge in his trousers.
'Who?' asked Buchanan, mischievously aware of the impact the woman had on him.
'Trisha Botherington,' said Buffet, opting to sit behind a desk, just to be on the safe side. 'She doesn't see the point of an internet-enabled lavatory.'
'I'm with her on that,' said Buchanan, who saw little reason for connecting anything to the internet, including computers. He had expressed as much regularly at management meetings.
He wasn't quite sure why he held such a view, he just thought it was good to have an opinion, although he hated the work involved in it. Having an opinion, particularly an informed opinion, involved a lot of time researching; talking to knowledgeable people and gathering facts. Buchanan found it much easier just to randomly take sides on an argument and hold on to it. No one had ever asked him to account for his position on something before because, frankly, no one cared what he thought.
Fortunately, one of the product team was able to support Buchanan's attitude towards internet-enabled lavatories: 'There are some places where people just want to be alone.'
Buffet seemed shocked that any of Buchanan's people actually spoke. He had been to the product department several times and there had been little sign of life.
'Well I disagree,' he said back to the young man, who looked intimidated, turned bright red and wet his underpants.
'Everything can be internet enabled,' he continued, quoting the words in the first paragraph of a book he was reading, 'A Fully Wired World'. He wasn't totally sure why, but was certain arguments would emerge once he got beyond the first paragraph, but that would take some time because so far the book had been fairly heavy going.
'You are some of the greatest minds in this business,' he declared, aware that it wasn't a particularly grand statement, or an accurate one. 'Your focus now is demonstrating your expertise. In two weeks we're going to show Botherington and the world precisely what we can do here at VastTel. I want my internet toilet and you are going to give it to me.'
As guests arrived, out-of-work actors paraded round on roller skates dressed as toilet brushes.
The team was silent. They weren't stunned. They weren't deep in thought. They were just, as usual, very quiet. Who knows what was going on in their collective minds. Buffet often wondered if they were communicating with each other through telekinesis, and the moment he thought about it he was sure he heard in his head a barrage of people yelling, 'no we're not'.
After an uncomfortable pause, Buchanan was the first to speak.
'And what precisely will this toilet do?' he asked.
'You're the experts. You tell me!' came Buffet's reply. The CEO thought he'd leave the question with them and make an exit but, when he stood up, he realised the Botherington effect was still very active. He sat down again and, instead, asked them to leave. 'Off you go then,' he said.
The group looked slowly at each other, before Buchanan spoke.
'But this is our office,' he said.
'Quite right,' said Buffet, shuffling some papers on the desk in front of him.
'We need to get to work before Trisha Botherington writes something else unfortunate,' said Buchanan, mischievously.
Buffet was now finding the Botherington effect somewhat tedious, but could do little to stop it.
'Well, I'm going to stay here for a while,' he said, breaking into a slight sweat and struggling to find a way out of his situation.
'You, er ... you can all take an early mark. Have the rest of the day off. I'm sure your families will be pleased to see you home early for once.' It was a very generous gesture, particularly at 9.15 in the morning.
When they all eventually returned to work, a few days later, they embarked on a fortnight of feverish product development and soon had a new internet-enabled toilet ready to demonstrate. It had been an educational experience for all involved. For a start, they discovered that they could cut 119 months off the usual product development cycle if they didn't talk to anyone in the finance department, who always asked difficult questions and would often insist on a thing called profitability. They knew that none of VastTel's products was profitable, but finance insisted that the product team develop bogus forecasts just for the files. These usually involved dubious sets of assumptions about how many people would purchase a product — for example, everyone — and how much they would pay for it — for example, everything they earned.
'If this forecast is right,' Zorblestein had once said to Buchanan, 'this product's revenue will double the GDP of this country.'
'Yes, excellent news, isn't it?' came the reply.
'What?' said Zorblestein, before approving the forecast, fully aware that the product would never be developed in any case.
Now, though, the product team was on fire. With a mandate from the CEO, Buchanan could push ahead with the internet toilet regardless. They just had to decide what it was going to do and get the bloody thing built.
Impressed by what he saw, Buffet called for a launch event to showcase the next generation of lavatories to the world, or at least to a collection of largely disinterested technology journalists who went anywhere that offered a warm room, free booze and some hot food.
VastTel's PR department was charged with pulling it all together and soon was sending out invitations printed on perforated toilet paper. Recipients could rip off a reply and send it in the reply-paid envelope provided. Sadly, several soiled responses arrived back from journalists noted for their extreme dislike of the company.
As guests arrived, out-of-work actors paraded round on roller skates dressed as toilet brushes. One of them looked like Geoffrey Rush and another could have been Russell Crowe. It had been a slow year in the Australian film industry, it's fair to say.
Inside, a stage had been decked out entirely in pebble-effect ceramic tiles. Slap bang in the middle, looking rather lonely, was a conventional white lavatory and a cheap silver toilet roll holder. A temporary curtain rail surrounded the object, the curtain pulled open. Over the stage was a disproportionally large VastTel logo with the slogan 'the IP-Dunny', and the tagline 'connect and go' written underneath.
A larger-than-usual gathering of journalists had turned up to watch the spectacle, a reflection of a cold snap in the weather, recent increases in food prices and stringent dress codes that now precluded journalists from many inner-city bars. The journalists were supplemented by a throng of hangers-on, including a few from the finance department who were wondering why they hadn't been consulted on any of this.
'This toilet, the IP-Dunny.' announced Buffet, 'is the dawn of a new age in your bathroom.' He went on to explain how the toilet could analyse your stools and check an online database of possible medical disorders, whilst recommending dietary improvements and, having checked the contents of your fridge, would order the necessary ingredients to be delivered to your door from the online supermarket of your choice. The grocery bill, doctors fee and sewage charges would all be neatly combined into one easy payment to VastTel, with an appropriate undisclosed commission payment made to cover the convenience of it all.
'This toilet, the IP-Dunny.' announced Buffet, 'is the dawn of a new age in your bathroom.'
'Ha! Got it,' said one journalist as Buffet used the word 'convenience'. Any humour, as always with Buffet, however slight, had been entirely coincidental.
There was a polite round of applause as Buffet finished his talk, which he had given from the toilet seat. He quickly pulled his trousers back up, pulled back the curtain and returned to the podium.
He wasn't sure that performing his ablutions whilst giving his address had been a good idea, but the PR department had insisted on it.
'Now gentlemen, ladies, any questions?' Buffet asked the press.
The gathering seemed a little surprised. The chief executive clearly had rushed back to the podium.
An elderly gentleman from 'International Lavatory Week' asked the first question.
'Do you really think this invention will fly?' he said.
There was a mild ripple of laughter from the crowd.
'Of course,' said Buffet, pleased to see the audience were enjoying the event. He glanced knowingly at Buchanan beside him, who gave back a look of extreme surprise.
'Have we seen everything there is to see?' asked a youngish lady from 'Plumbing Month'.
There were a few more sniggers.
'I think we've seen more than we want to!' yelled someone from the back.
'I like what I see,' said an elderly gentleman in leather from 'Closet Handyman', who had muscled his way to the front of the crowd.
Buffet looked around the room as more and more journalists yelled out comments that made little sense to him.
'It looks like you're excited by it anyway,' said someone from 'What Cisterns'.
The CEO turned to Buchanan for an indication of what was amusing everyone so much. Normally journalists at a telecommunications press launch would look, at best, comatose.
'Your fly,' whispered Buchanan from the corner of his mouth. Buffet looked down and found that, in his rush back to the microphone he had forgotten to zip up. The slip was made all the more embarrassing by his tendency to travel 'commando style'. The full extent of his wardrobe malfunction might have gone unnoticed had he not seen Trisha Botherington part way through the session. He had fixed his gaze on her, she had licked her lips in a provocative fashion, and it had prompted the usual response from Buffet, this time for all to see.
Consequently, 15 journalists found themselves locked in, the doors refusing to open and no toilet paper issued from the IP-enabled loo-roll dispenser.
He turned red with embarrassment, even in his face, before zipping up his trousers, rather too quickly. There was a sympathetic gasp from the crowd as he lent forward in pain. Still, he didn't mind the agony at that moment; it at least deflected him from the deep sense of embarrassment. His penis shrank back inside his pants, down to a size it hadn't been since his preschool days.
Journalists, who had assumed it was going to be nothing more than a free lunch, were now frantically writing copy for the next morning's papers. Photographers had been busy, too, clicking away with images that were, in reality, far too racy for the mainstream press. The online news sites on the other hand, where smut was their bread and butter, would dine for months on the image of a CEO displaying his erection.
'Now,' said Buffet eventually, his voice slowly returning to its normal pitch, 'enjoy the evening and, when you feel the urge, visit the new IP-Dunny, fitted in the restrooms throughout this floor.'
The night had been a disaster, but it didn't end there. Opening up the new invention to the public or, worse still, to a gathering of sceptical journalists, when only two weeks had been spent developing the thing, was not a smart move. Buffet had insisted on testing the product himself, but as he regularly suffered from constipation it hadn't had a rigorous workout. In fact it had only been used once, just now.
He'd been lucky. Less fortunate were the scores of journalists who became trapped in cubicles with a software malfunction. Computer programs never work first time, particularly when they are written by a telecommunications company. Consequently, 15 journalists found themselves locked in, the doors refusing to open and no toilet paper issued from the IP-enabled loo-roll dispenser. A screen inset to the door stated 'Download error. Re-enter TCP/IP setting then reboot'. It was a familiar phrase for anyone used to computers and was usually remedied by calling out an expert at some exorbitant hourly charge, who would spend hours poring over manuals before randomly pressing a few buttons, then suggesting you get a new machine. Now the haphazard complexity of computing had spread to what had previously been a simple, organic function; having a shit in the peace and quiet of your own bathroom.
The problem was the toilets weren't designed for excessive use. 'Download limits apply,' Buchanan had urged Buffet to tell people, but the message clearly hadn't got through. The moment the speech had finished everyone raced to the toilets, having reacted badly to the undercooked and over-spiced Samosas handed out by waitresses dressed as toilet brushes. Desperate, they were confronted with a lid that wouldn't open and a door that had automatically locked behind them. For several hours they were trapped inside sound-proof cubicles where nobody could hear them scream. Only when the system rebooted itself did the doors eventually open and the journalists fled the venue, in their pungent soiled clothing.
The night's events, naturally, became front page headlines around the world. 'Buffet's Trunk Call' was the headline in the 'Sydney Mail', with a photograph of the man and his penis (the offending organ was pixelated, but a web address was provided where people could view the original photo, to see just how offended they were by it). 'Look at this dick!' ran the 'Illawarra Mercenary', with the subheading 'And look, there's his penis'. Another ran 'Is this the head of VastTel?' with an arrow pointing to the very end of the pixelation.
'This is so embarrassing,' said Woodburner, who had invited himself in to Buffet's office the next morning. 'You are making this company a laughing stock.'
Buffet kept quiet. He hoped time would eventually eradicate memories of the whole sordid affair but, of course, the internet itself would ensure that would never happen. Years later search engines would helpfully auto-add the word penis whenever you typed in Twistie Buffet's name. In fact, all you would need to do was type in the letter T and it would self-complete 'Twistie Buffet's penis'. Type in P and you'd get 'Penis, Twistie Buffet's'. There was no avoiding it.
For the next 45 minutes, through the paper thin walls, Buffet endured the strains and grunts of a man trying to defecate on an empty stomach.
There was also no avoiding the deluge of emails that filled Buffet's inbox, from angry shareholders, shocked parents, impressed homosexuals and a few Jewish societies suggesting it was never too late for a circumcision.
'It was so, so, so embarrassing,' said Woodburner, who was particularly upset that when he had done his customary vanity search that morning, his search engine added to his name 'Woodburner: Director, VastTel (of Twistie Buffet's penis fame)'.
'Well, your television network, magazines and newspapers got very good mileage out of it,' said a somewhat dismayed Buffet.
Woodburner's family did control a significant part of the media and their standards had dropped markedly over the last decade. The truth was, Woodburner's father, realising his son was far from clever, had vowed to use his empire to bring the country's collective intelligence down to the same level. He knew he could do it quite easily through a combination of tabloid newspapers and commercial television.
'Well, I must say, it is great for ratings,' said Woodburner, responding enthusiastically to that aspect of Buffet's misfortune. Then the young heir paused for a moment as he experienced the rare occasion of an original idea.
'I've just had a thought,' he said, fairly certain he'd never used those words before. 'The ratings will be even better with the follow-up story.'
Buffet could smell a rat. 'And what might that story be?" he inquired, assuming Woodburner would want him to resign. The media always loved to see one of their victims fall on their sword and the whole penis incident was the ammunition the young media heir had been waiting for. He could see the headline: 'knob gets the chop'.
But Woodburner decided a resignation could wait. Rather than going straight for the chop, perhaps he could orchestrate a more slow painful end to Buffet's career.
'Maybe we can get some more mileage out of this story,' he suggested.
'What, for you, your media outlets, or for VastTel?' asked Buffet glumly. At this stage he had little to lose. He assumed his career was over, so there was no harm in letting his true disdain for Woodburner shine through.
'Well, obviously for the media,' said Woodburner slyly. He sat upright and faced Buffet directly.
'And do I have any choice in this matter?'
'Certainly there's a choice,' said Woodburner. 'You can do as I say, or you can be sacked in disgrace, with immediate effect.'
He was enjoying Buffet's discomfort.
'Obviously the official line is that you chose to resign, but no one will believe it, not my newspapers anyway.'
'And the other option?' asked Buffet.
'You become the name behind a product that is selling like crazy at the moment. It's a client of the TV network and you'd be the perfect figurehead for them.'
'And what, precisely, will I be putting my name to?'
Woodburner smiled. Buffet had never seen him smile. It was a wide, evil kind of smile.
'Penis enlargement!' he said, eventually. 'You've read the emails, now see the results.'
Advertisements promising to make you last longer in the bedroom had been running all the time across television and radio, adding handsomely to the financial standing of the Woodburner family. The commercials had been before the advertising tribunal on numerous occasions because of the conflicting promises of giving you the sexual appetite of a teenager and making you last longer in the bedroom. Teenagers rarely lasted more than a few seconds, how can it do both? They also had sex with other teenagers, whereas with this product, sadly, you'd still be having sex with someone your own age. Or older if your eyesight was also failing.
Woodburner went on to explain how Buffet would appear that night on A Sordid Affair, an alleged current affairs program shown nightly on his father's national TV network. Nobody voluntarily went on A Sordid Affair. It was unscrupulous tabloid TV, generally airing grievances against companies that hadn't advertised on the network. Yet, sadly, people watched it; mainly people who had missed out on a few essential stages in the evolutionary process — the sort of people Woodburner made money from.
'You will remove what little credibility I have left!' said Buffet.
'Well that is unfortunate isn't it?' Woodburner mocked. He rested his hands on the front of Buffet's desk and lent forward, his face just inches from the CEO's angry stare. Woodburner was trying to look intimidating but it wasn't working.
'So, will you do it?' he asked.
'No way,' Buffet replied. He turned away slightly. He wasn't used to seeing Woodburner so confrontational.
'I think you will,' said Woodburner, confidently.
This time it was Buffet's turn to lean across the desk, his face just an inch from Woodburner's.
'Why don't you just fuck off you little twat?' he said.
Woodburner was shocked. Nobody ever spoke to him like that, except his father, and his mother, and all his siblings. But not anyone outside the family. After all, they had a television network and newspapers. The Woodburners could destroy anyone they wanted.
'I beg your pardon!' he said.
'You heard me, fuck off.'
Woodburner stood up, ready to storm out. As far as he was concerned this was it. He would make sure Buffet was out of the building before the sun set. He stood up, adjusted his shirt and jacket and headed to the door, stopping to turn back to Buffet.
'I'll get you!' he screamed. 'You are dead Buffet!' then he walked through the door and slammed it shut. Unfortunately, he'd taken the wrong exit and found himself in the confines of Buffet's executive lavatory. He tried to open the door but it refused to unlock itself until the IP-enabled device behind him sensed that it had been used. For the next 45 minutes, through the paper thin walls, Buffet endured the strains and grunts of a man trying to defecate on an empty stomach.
Buffet couldn't listen any more. He headed out of the office thinking more about what Woodburner had been saying. The words 'you are dead Buffet!' didn't concern him. He knew not to take it literally. Woodburner would never commit murder. It just wasn't his style. No, far worse was the humiliation on a national TV show. Or losing his job.
'Where are you going?' said Woodburner, rather feebly, as Buffet turned off the office light. 'Can you buy me some laxatives?'
Buffet knew now more than ever, he had only one choice. He was the one who needed to have blood on his hands. He really did have to kill Woodburner, to save the integrity that he mistakenly believed he possessed. Now all he needed to do was figure out how to do it. Whatever technique he was to use, it was clear that Woodburner must die, should he ever escape from the toilet.
The Incumbent is Phil Dobbie's first novel and these excerpts have been used with his permission. All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. To purchase the entire novel in digital format, click here. It is also available in printed format ... for more details click here.
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7 Killer Approaches to Writing a Killer Opening Line
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As we know, a good first line of a book (and chapter) can do much more than just begin the story. It grabs our attention, sets the tone, reveals something to come, lets us taste the narrative & voice, gives the first impression, and can be locked into our memory for years to come IF it is done well.
Look at the 7 approaches below and study them. (FYI: Thanks to Lorie Langdon for sharing these with us!)
I've also added links to some of the most popular first lines in YA Literature. Compare, enjoy, and then mentally put them into their correct categories. Then look at your own first lines. Where does it fit? Practice rewriting your first sentence. And if you are so bold, share it in the comments!
A statement of eternal principle
– Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."
– Paper Towns by John Green: "The way I figure it, everyone gets a miracle."
A statement that conveys the narrative
– Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa: "I had a farm in Africa."
– Stardust by Neil Gaiman: "There once was a young man who wished to gain his Heart's Desire."
– Stephen King's 11/22/63: "I have never been what you'd call a crying man."
– The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway: "He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish.."
Start mid-action
– Lorie's current WIP:"A brisk gale whipped the sea into peaks that pitched the Skylark around like a leaf in a flooded stream."
– The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner: "Through the fence, between the curling flower spaces, I could see them hitting."
A statement of paired facts
– Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo:"Joost had two problems: the moon and his mustache."
– A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…"
6. Statement laced with significance and/or conflict
– Heather Webb's Becoming Josephine: "The missive arrived in the night."
DOON by Corp and Langdon:"I skidded to a halt in the crowded corridor, totally unprepared for a showdown with the evil witch of Bainbridge High."
7. Start with setting that evokes emotion, establishes mood, or raises questions
-A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas:"The forest had become a labyrinth of snow and ice."
-Maria V. Snyer's Poison Study: "Locked in darkness that surrounded me like a coffin, I had nothing to distract me from my memories."
https://www.bustle.com/articles/164702-20-ya-novels-that-will-hook-you-from-the-first-line
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/teen/15-of-the-best-opening-lines-in-ya/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/38-best-first-lines-in-no_b_8836484
Thanks Lorie, for sharing your tips with us! *Find Lorie's books on amazon here & her website.
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To Best The Boys by @maryweberauthor "The task is simple: Don a disguise. Survive the labyrinth . . . Best the boys. Every year for the past fifty-four years, the residents of Pinsbury Port have received a mysterious letter inviting all eligible-aged boys to compete for an esteemed scholarship to the all-male Stemwick University. The poorer residents look to see if their names are on the list. The wealthier look to see how likely their sons are to survive. And Rhen Tellur opens it to see if she can derive which substances the ink and parchment are created from, using her father's microscope. In the province of Caldon, where women train in wifely duties and men pursue collegiate education, sixteen-year-old Rhen Tellur wants nothing more than to become a scientist. As the poor of her seaside town fall prey to a deadly disease, she and her father work desperately to find a cure. But when her mum succumbs to it as well? Rhen decides to take the future into her own hands—through the annual all-male scholarship competition. With her cousin, Seleni, by her side, the girls don disguises and enter Mr. Holm's labyrinth, to best the boys and claim the scholarship prize. Except not everyone is ready for a girl who doesn't know her place. And not everyone survives the deadly maze. Welcome to the labyrinth." #yalit #yafantasy #bookalert #bookqueen #bookbeauty #yabooks #yareads
"She gets on my nerves…" A reviewer wrote this about the protagonist of my first novel, Occidis. Nice, huh? I've also received feedback from many readers who appreciate the very characteristics of the protagonist, Sophia, that seem to annoy others. Several writers that I know have experienced this same situation. It's hard to create a main character that everyone in your audience will fully appreciate. For every person who goes for the classic supernaturally athletic and brave protagonist with the aesthetic of an undiscovered model, there's going to be a person wishing for someone who wasn't quite so athletic or brave or ridiculously attractive. But does every protagonist need to be likable? Let's take a look at a modern protagonist who doesn't fit into the classic mold of, "likable." Katniss Everdeen, the ultimate dystopian heroine. She's a beautiful character; in possession of so many rough characteristics, but also of strength and determination. Readers everywhere went crazy for Katniss, and the heroine was endeared to millions of people. But even though The Hunger Games received millions of 4 and 5-star ratings on Goodreads, there's still a significant number of people who have rated it as low as… *Gasp* 1 STAR. Now, this isn't entirely dependent on the appeal of Katniss. After all, not everyone is going to like your book, likewise… Not everyone is going to like your protagonist…no matter what you do. And guess what? That's OK! Even typically "likable" people in real life are hardly ever liked by everyone. Different characteristics appeal to different people. Again, that's ok! Flip side: I'm not saying having an appealing protagonist isn't important. It is. Character likability is a huge draw for many readers. You need to make your character relatable and sympathetic. Readers should want to root for them. If the main character annoys your reader to no end, then there's a big chance they won't finish your story. If everyone absolutely hates your protagonist when that wasn't your intention, then you probably went wrong somewhere. But even if you like your character, your character doesn't have to be loved by everyone. Finish in the comments
Who's reading what in the new year???? 2019 ended with these amazing books. What should I read next? . . . . #yalovin #yareads #yalover #yabooks #yalit #bookrecommendations #tbrpost #newbooks #bookstagram #bookdragon #bookobsessed #bookgirl #readersofinsta #iread #booksaremyfriends #lovereading #librarylove


In a bowl, mix the potatoes, 1/4 cup flour, cheese, and ham with a large rubber spatula until combined. Season with salt and pepper, to taste and divide the mixture into 8 equal portions. Rub your hands with a small amount of flour and form the portions into small flat disks about 1/2-inch thick. Use just enough flour to keep the potatoes from sticking to your hands, but do not coat them completely.
Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Shallow-fry the croquettes, turning once, until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side. Remove from the oil and drain on a paper-towel lined plate. Let the croquettes cool for about 5 minutes before serving.
Cook's Note: This recipe doubles easily if you have enough leftover potatoes.


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150 Things to Do in Canada
No matter what you look for when you travel, Canada can deliver. Want outdoor adventure? We've got that. Food, art, culture? There's plenty of that, too. Plus, there's stunning nature, vibrant cities, and friendly locals to add to it all.
If you're looking for inspiration, here are 150 things to do across the country — everything from mountaintop hikes and wildlife viewing to culinary experiences. Time to start exploring!
Adventure outside
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Ride or walk the longest recreational trail in the world (over 21,500 kilometres!) and experience Canada's beautiful landscapes up close.
Follow the silver trail and drive to the top of Keno Hill. Here, you'll be rewarded with sweeping views overlooking valleys, mountains, and the quirky town of Keno with a population of about 20.
Swim the Grotto at Bruce Peninsula National Park. You'll feel like you've travelled to the Caribbean in the crystal blue waters.
Go hiking in Tombstone Territorial Park in late August to take in the breathtaking fall colours.
Cast a line for salmon in world-famous fishing rivers.
Take a dip in one of Canada's many lakes — it's said that there are more lakes in Canada than in every other country combined.
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Head for the hills across the country for some of the best hiking, biking, and skiing. Canada's known for its mountains.
Kayak among fjords and icebergs.
Experience cold water surfing on the east and west coasts.
Hike to "one of the four corners of the earth" at Brimstone Head on Fogo Island.
Plunge your paddle into Manitoba's 100,000+ lakes and waterways. Go on an urban canoe day trip or a multi-day wilderness adventure on a heritage waterway.
Walk on the earth's mantle at the Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park.
View humpback whales.
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Kayak with 10,000-year-old icebergs.
Cast a line — Manitoba is a fishing paradise for new or experienced anglers.
Visit the land of mountains, glaciers, and polar bears at Torngat Mountains National Park.
Visit Alberta's national parks. Hike, camp, paddle, cycle, or explore on horseback.
Check out hundreds of curious beluga whales in Manitoba's Arctic waters.
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Play and stay in some of Alberta's most popular provincial parks like Kananaskis Country, Canmore Nordic Centre, Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park, and Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park.
Fish the waters of the world's largest freshwater island, Manitoulin Island.
Get your adrenaline pumping at the EdgeWalk at the top of the CN Tower, Toronto's iconic landmark that rises over 457 metres above the city.
Cycle the Stanley Park Seawall in Vancouver, which offers spectacular views of the North Shore Mountains and the Vancouver skyline.
Witness the highest tides in the world or walk to the ocean floor at Burntcoat Head Park on Nova Scotia's Bay of Fundy.
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Paddle a cedar Dugout Canoe in Tofino to get a First Nations' perspective on the waters surrounding this surfer's paradise.
Tackle the high seas and wrestle a 450-kilogram bluefin tuna in the "Tuna Capital of the World," Prince Edward Island.
Jump for joy at Canada's highest bungee jump.
In the summer, explore mighty rivers or tee-off under the midnight sun.
Paddle the path of the voyageurs on the Churchill River and feel the rush of one of Saskatchewan's highest and most beautiful waterfall — Nistowiak Falls.
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Ride the highest tides in the world as you raft the tidal bores on the Shubenacadie River. It's nature's rollercoaster.
Zipline at one of the most scenic, seaside spots.
Watch the start of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race — the toughest dog sled race in the world. Or, give mushing a try yourself and cuddle some husky puppies while you're at it.
Go heli-skiing where it all began. Hop in a helicopter to access untouched, remote, alpine terrain and deep powder.
Hike the rolling hills, coulees, valleys, and badlands of Grasslands National Park.
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Glide along some of the best canoe-tripping rivers in the world.
Hook a big one in the Northern lakes — said to produce the largest sportfish on Earth.
Climb the Maritimes' highest peak in the Appalachian Mountains.
Roam the tundra and find the best spot to pitch your tent after a day of exploring.
Test your balance on a stand-up paddle board while exploring Ram Island's international migratory site off the coast of Prince Edward Island.
Take a drive along an ice road.
Discover vibrant culture
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Coast to coast, check out an amazing festival — whether you like comedy, rodeos, or just about anything else.
Join in the noise at "the loudest arena in the NHL" while watching a Winnipeg Jets game.
Dance under the prairie sunset at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, a top stop on North America's folk music circuit.
Saddle up at the Canadian Finals Rodeo in Edmonton.
Celebrate diversity in Canada's colourful cities at a Pride Parade.
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Explore urban vibes — from the zoo to the newest musical attraction — in Calgary.
Celebrate the sounds of the North with the Rockin' Walrus Arts Festival.
Have a laugh at one of Montreal's most famous festivals.
Visit the carving studio in Carcross to see Keith Wolfe Smarch in action. He's a talented carver specializing in the Tlingit First Nations style.
Celebrate joie de vivre Acadian-style at the Festival Acadien de Caraquet.
Shop for locally-grown, baked, or crafted goods at the Fireweed Community Market in Whitehorse, held weekly in the summer.
Be dazzled by Aboriginal music, dance, and dress at ManitoAhbee Festival.
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Indulge in culinary delights, local entertainment, and a true Island vibe on Victoria Row — Charlottetown's pedestrian street.
Watch an unforgettable Canadian Football League game with the most passionate fans in the country at the New Mosaic Stadium.
Spend a weekend listening to some of the top artists in the world at festivals like Le Festival d'été de Québec and Osheaga.
Attend "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth," the Calgary Stampede.
Tune in to the Regina Folk Festival or dance to the Woodstock-esque vibes of Ness Creek Music Festival.
See a dog-derby race in a place where winter always goes to the dogs (the dog sledding dogs, that is).
Enjoy the sights and sounds of Edmonton's Folk Music Fest.
Take in a festival in the Arctic Circle.
Delve into history
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Experience the rich culture of the country's Aboriginal people.
Uncover Canadian history at one of many art galleries and museums.
See the earliest evidence of life on the planet at Newfoundland & Labrador's newest UNESCO site, Mistaken Point.
Get inspired at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in an interactive journey from darkness to light.
Discover any of Alberta's 15 national historic sites.
Visit Ancient First Nation Village sites in Haida Gwaii amid the lush rainforest of Gwaii Haanas. Learn about the history of the Haida people while viewing carved poles, remnants of longhouses, and more.
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Discover the culture of the Inuit people through their communities and crafts.
Experience history at a festival inspired by the lives of the first European settlers in Quebec.
Travel back 1,000 years and visit the Vikings at L'Anse Aux Meadows National Historic Site.
Explore the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site, then check out the city surrounding it.
Spend Canada Day in the birthplace of Confederation — Charlottetown.
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Step back in time at Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, founded by the French in 1713.
Discover Dene culture in the Northwest Territories.
Visit U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's summer cottage at Roosevelt-Campobello International Park.
Discover the home of the RCMP: the training academy for new members of the force is located in Regina.
Experience natural wonders
Explore the longest coastline in the world — at over 200,000 kilometres! This, of course, means tons of beaches, like hidden ones on Vancouver Island, red sand ones on Prince Edward Island, and the longest freshwater one in the world in Ontario.
Experience the weather and activities of all four Canadian seasons.
Get up close and personal with some of the world's largest glaciers.
Go island hopping in British Columbia, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Quebec.
Experience a true natural wonder at one of the country's many national parks.
Follow migrating caribou along Nunavut's Heritage Rivers.
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See colors dance above you while taking in the Northern Lights in the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nunavut, and Newfoundland & Labrador.
Discover Canada's flora at one of many beautiful gardens across the country.
See the first sunrise in North America at Cape Spear National Historic Site.
Look a wild polar bear in the eye, whether viewing from a boat, a tundra vehicle, or trekking alongside them at a remote wilderness lodge.
Explore the Canadian Badlands and hunt for dinosaur fossils in Dinosaur Provincial Park.
Spot a narwhal (and several other Arctic critters) in the wild.
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Go whale watching along the Saint Lawrence River.
Discover Quebec's wildlife — from whales, to moose, to beavers.
Build sand castles on the world's longest freshwater beach, Wasaga Beach.
Go whale watching in Victoria and see orcas breaching amid the stunning waves.
In the spring or fall, stop by the Tachäl Dhäl Visitor Centre to spot Dall Sheep in their natural habitat on Sheep Mountain.
Take in two of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada-designated Dark Sky Preserves with fellow star gazers at the annual Summer Star Party in August.
Fly over the highest mountain in Canada in Kluane National Park.
Stand on a chunk of floating ice and witness one of the most unique ecosystems on earth.
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Watch humpback whales breach in the Bay of Fundy, an ample feeding ground and summer home for 12 species of whale.
Discover (and lounge on) over 1,100 kms of beach and shoreline on the East Coast.
Visit the aurora borealis capital of the world.
Explore the Great Bear Rainforest. Go wildlife viewing for grizzlies and more. This is the only place in the world where you can spot the elusive white Kermode (Spirit) bear.
Walk on the ocean floor at The Hopewell Rocks.
See Rudolph in the wild — the Northwest Territories are home of Canada's only reindeer herd.
Taste unique food and drink
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With the most donut shops per capita, be sure to indulge in one of our country's favourite sweet treats. Don't have a sweet tooth? Check out some top chefs instead.
Have a scoop or two of COW's Ice Cream — a local PEI favourite.
Visit a sugar shack in Quebec.
Learn how to make maple syrup.
Bundle up with a drink at the Hotel de Glace ice bar.
Grab a friend and go wine tasting through the pastoral Okanagan Valley, stopping at farm stands to pick up plump cherries, peaches, and more along the way.
Test out the local spirits made from top-notch local grains in Canada's breadbasket.
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Raise a glass on the Good Cheer Trail — Canada's only trail of its kind that includes wineries, cideries, craft breweries, and distilleries.
Drink locally made wine all across the country.
Try an authentic Montreal bagel.
Roll-up your sleeves with a Food Network Celebrity Chef at PEI's Fall Flavours Festival.
Indulge in Nunavut's famous pink coldwater shrimp.
Dig into the world's longest lobster roll at the Shediac Lobster Festival.
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Relax at amazing spas across the country, whether you're in the city or exploring the countryside.
Unwind at Thermëa, a Nordic-inspired spa, set in the midst of an urban forest.
Hit the lake — one of nearly 100,000 in Saskatchewan.
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Drive the Hot Springs Circle Route and luxuriate in eight of BC's most impressive hot springs.
Sleep in a dream dome under the stars at Ridgeback Lodge.
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Take a train to discover hidden mountains passes.
Paddle the French River, a waterway Aboriginal people used as a meeting place and trading route for thousands of years.
Go back in time at the newest dinosaur museum, the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum in Grande Prairie.
Climb the tower and overnight in Canada's first lighthouse inn in the West Point Lighthouse Inn.
Take a walking tour and immerse yourself in Quebec cuisine.
Walk the tip — the farthest point south on mainland Canada in Point Pelee National Park.
Surround yourself with the colour of Jellybean Row in St. John's, Newfoundland.
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Skate the world's largest outdoor skating rink on the Rideau Canal UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Cruise the Trent Severn Waterway and experience the engineering marvels of the world's highest hydraulic lift lock.
Buy an unlimited pass to all of Alberta's provincial museums and historic sites to really see it all.
Visit Greenwich in the Prince Edward Island National Park and walk the floating boardwalk to the towering parabolic dune system and pristine white sand beaches.
Ride the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola in Whistler for some top-notch views.
Soar above the Lake Superior shoreline aboard a legendary DeHavilland Beaver, the float plane that opened up the great Canadian wilderness in the 1950s.
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Step back in time and relive the Klondike gold fever by taking a tour of Dredge No. 4, located just outside Dawson City.
Set out on a back-country train tour through landscapes that inspired famous Canadian artists the Group of Seven — alongside pristine lakes, awesome granite rock formations, the vast forests of the Canadian Shield, and the great Agawa Canyon.
Grab your camera and explore the colourful Town of Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage site and home to the iconic Bluenose II Schooner.
Drive the Alaska Highway 1,345 kilometres through British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska.
Camp in a water droplet at Fundy National Park.
Explore a Nova Scotia beach – surf, kitesurf, swim, kayak, hike, cycle, or just relax along the pristine coastline.
Visit the most photographed lighthouse in North America and the beautiful, working fishing village that surrounds it in Peggy's Cove.
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Drive the world-famous Cabot Trail in Cape Breton and plan to stop for a guided hike of the stunning Skyline Trail at sunset.
Follow a road a little less travelled and discover panoramic coastal views and historic lighthouses on the PEI coast.
Experience the magic of the North with Arctic Watch.
Chase a storm or take in the most gorgeous sunrises and sunsets in the "Land of Living Skies."
Drive the Klondike-Kluane loop through pristine wilderness. Then take a ferry across the Yukon River and continue your journey on the Top of the World Highway into Alaska.
See Quebec on two wheels with BIXI bike.
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Get off the beaten path and explore these sandy and surprising hidden gems.
Check out the treasures of Nahanni National Park Reserve home to a historic portage trail, 300-million-year-old fossils, the Sluice Box Rapids, and the famed Virginia Falls.
Sleep in a lighthouse on Iceberg Alley.
Set out on North America's most adventurous road trip on the Arctic Highway.
Swim in Canada's warmest saltwater beaches in New Brunswick.
Discover the past at Fossil Creek Trail — home to the largest quantity of high-quality marine fossils.
And that's just the start of it. Canada is home to these 150 activities plus many, many more. Now all you have to do is book your holiday and discover it all.
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Here is a question from someone who is doing The Healing Codes and a great answer from E. Thomas Costello, head of The Healing Codes Coaching program.
Question – I have been doing the codes since Jan 1 of this year. I have seen slight improvement – no instant cures like a lot of people report. My question is, do people ever feel more depressed and unhappy after doing the Q Codes? Because we are supposed to think about the issue I am feeling more negative emotions than ever. Is this normal or am I doing something wrong?
Instead of just thinking about the issue, see if you can observe the thought, feeling, sound, or other sensation that you think is attached to the issue.
One definition of stress is 'the non-specific response to a demand placed upon the body.' Thinking sometimes doesn't provide for the specificity needed to let the energy move. By observing, without bothering to fight or flee, is actually an active response.
Don't let the thoughts or emotions scurry across the 'screen' of your mind. Instead hit the 'Pause' button and observe it until it changes. It will change because you are observing it from a place of far greater intention and wisdom than when it was created, which was probably long ago.
I encourage people to journal daily or at least document what comes up for them. Write down the emotions, what you are working on, what you want to accomplish, and this will serve as indicator of your progress.
What are the Healing Codes exactly? How are they different from the Healing Code, and where do you access them?
can I try to heal another person? Is it safe for me to heal others?
And here is an article written by one of The Healing Codes certified practitioners on doing the Healing Codes for others.
I have been doing healing codes and i am getting dry patches and itchy. why? but I feel relax these days.


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The Northwest Bronx Resource Center is a collaborative effort with six established nonprofits to provide a range of free financial and affordable housing services. All services are offered in the Refuge House, located at 2715 Bainbridge Avenue off of East 196th Street. The NWBRC is an NYC Financial Empowerment site and UNHP is an HPD Housing Ambassador.
No Walk-ins. All services are provided by trained professionals and by appointment only.
The UNHP Free Tax Preparation Program is supervised by trained professionals and taxes are prepared by IRS trained volunteers. Tax appointments can be made starting in January each year. All services are free. Click here for a list of upcoming events, including financial education workshops.
1-on-1 Financial Coaching is just one of the services offered at the Northwest Bronx Resource Center.
UNHP has long been active in preserving and creating affordable housing in the neighborhood and providing assistance to local residents. This year working with our partners, we helped over 1,400 low-income Bronx residents file their taxes for free and access other free financial and affordable housing.
Ariva is a leader in free tax preparation services in New York City, and works to empower low-wealth New Yorkers with effective tools and resources so they can make informed financial choices and achieve economic stability.
Legal Aid Society works with UNHP by providing a trained legal expert at our office once a month who can work with homeowners and assist them to address their mortgage, lien and foreclosure issues, and remain in their homes. Assistance with STAR program enrollment is also available to senior and low-income homeowners to reduce property taxes.
In partnership with Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners, the UNHP Northwest Bronx Resource Center became an NYC Financial Empowerment Center in 2017. The Center offers free 1:1 financial counseling 3 days a week by appointment.
UNHP is also working the Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners, an established financial education non-profit with a full-service credit union arm, to provide group financial workshops that consist of a five-class series alternating in English and Spanish.
Part of the Solution (POTS) started out as a soup kitchen and now offers a "single stop" to people in need, offering a wide range of assistance from meals to social services. POTS provides SNAP and healthcare insurance services to UNHP via a TEN tracker system. UNHP refers clients through this system and POTS follows up with an appointment. POTS is walking distance from the Northwest Bronx Resource Center and has been a community partner with UNHP for many years.
NYC Tenant Support Unit, is the Center's newest partner. Created by Mayor DiBlasio to provide assistance to tenants at risk of harassment or displacement, the Unit provides assistance and referrals to tenants facing eviction, landlord harassment, poor housing conditions and seeking affordable housing. In addition to legal referrals, TSU helps tenants by connecting them to other vital City services, such as HomeBase and HRA Job Centers.
"Community work is a team effort." -Jim Buckley, UNHP Executive Director.
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The cyber ecosystem is under relentless attack.
The cyber ecosystem is under relentless attack with increasing intensity, volume, severity and sophistication. Corporations have sophisticated firewalls and other countermeasures; individuals are largely helpless. Some think they have a plan against this threat, but the reality is that security is never 100 percent and attackers, the one percent, always have the advantage. But there is a path forward – by unifying security, political, social, and economic measures.
Cybersecurity provider NTT Security reports that five countries are the most common sources to 50 percent of global cyberattacks (Figure 1).
Akamai states that two-thirds of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyberattacks originate in ten countries. Symantec, another provider, adds 13 more countries for a total of 23 countries, which are homes to the worst cyber offenders and who are responsible for two-thirds of all malicious internet activity.
The FBI states the odds of a criminal getting caught in the United States are approximately 1 in 5. Applied to the 0.7 percent incarceration rate in the US, 693 per 100,000 people, the second highest global incarceration rate, the criminal population may be five times higher, up to 3.5 percent of the US population. Since FBI crime statistics are credible, represent crime in ethnically and racially diverse geographical areas, and every country has a criminal element (either incarcerated or inclined to commit crimes), it is not a stretch to say that up to 3.5 percent of the global population are either criminals or have criminal tendencies.
Since malicious/criminal behavior is no less prevalent online, up to 3.5 percent of internet users may be engaged in cyber-enabled crime such as malicious hacking, fraud, the purchasing of illegal drugs and child sexual exploitation. Britain's National Crime Agency states that the average hacker age is now 17. This age falls in the 15-24 age group, which represents 26.5 percent of internet users. By extrapolation, malicious hackers may account up to 0.9 percent of internet users.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), the definitive diagnostic reference for mental health practitioners, states that Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) is:
"a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others…as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure…lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another."
Malicious or criminal behavior fits the DSM-5 ASPD and may run as high as 5.8% in men and 1.9% in women. With men and women representing 53 percent and 47 percent respectively of global internet users, it is estimated that up to 4 percent of internet users have ASPD. Considering the average hacker age (15-24 age group), it is estimated that up to one percent of internet users may be malicious hackers, a finding which approximates the previous 0.9 percent. The DSM insight suggests that there are more male than female hackers, by a ratio of 3 to 1. Based on internet demographics, a global cybercriminal population of 46 million is not beyond the pale.
A Framework for Social Change
Criminal activity is typically a country problem. What sets cybercrime apart from usual criminal activity is that hacking knows no borders. Security measures alone will not work – this approach requires the willingness to apply extreme measures, a solution society would view repressive on a 17-year old hacker. A better approach and one grounded in history, aims to marginalize and ultimately co-opt hackers through unified security, political, social, and economic measures.
Legitimacy, the right and acceptance of authority and of exercising power, is critical to achieving change. Politicians and civil leadership must collectively reinforce that the judicial system and law enforcement actions against malicious hackers are appropriate uses of power vested by legally established governments. On a cautionary note, history has shown that excessive use of power can undermine legitimacy.
For this reason civil institutions must be part of the solution. For a model consider Sweden's drug policy, which includes preventive measures involving schools, clubs and associations, social services, psychiatric services, etc. Measures are supplemented by targeted interventions aimed at individuals and groups in risk zones. Outreach and support programs under umbrella organization such as Health and Human Services can intervene; so can community anchors such as churches, synagogues and mosques. Surveillance raises privacy issues, but these are manageable by effective governance and compliance.
Capabilities Not Met
More than 1-in-5 businesses have no confidence in responding to a cyberattack. Lack of confidence points to shortcomings in people, process and technology to deal with cyber events. Budgets for cybersecurity vary, but large organizations should target 0.4 percent of revenue. Some spend more. Microsoft is estimated to spend twice that. With global GDP at US$ 86 trillion, this would suggest global cybersecurity spending should be US$ 344 billion. Businesses spend a third of this amount – research firm Gartner estimates 2019 cybersecurity spending amounted to US$124 billion. With cyberattacks costing US$1 trillion annually, cybersecurity spending should increase.
Insurers have a role to play in protecting client businesses from risks. Cyber policy coverage provides services against attacks and immediate access to legal and technical resources, often coaching businesses through an attack. Insurers can assess the insured to a cybersecurity maturity framework. Assessments benefit multiple parties. The insurer benefits by setting rates based on risk. The insured can remediate identified cyber gaps, and once resolved, should qualify for a lower premium. Assessments are also important to governance and compliance, providing assurance to company stakeholders and shareholders.
Insurgents and malicious hackers share some characteristics – first mover advantage, often control of the narrative with news headlines, the weak against the strong, and control through subversion. Given the similarities, we may be able to draw on counterinsurgency lessons learned.
One counterinsurgent per 357 in a population in a peaceful situation and one per 40 in hostile environments is generally accepted as the minimum. The most recent US lesson in Iraq provides guidance, particularly what not to do. Despite quickly defeating Iraqi military forces, the US never adequately planned for the occupation of Iraq and its presence was never large enough to maintain civil order. Decisions to disband the Iraqi Army and the de-Baathification of the government were incredibly misguided and contributed to subsequent chaos. US forces never approached a 40 to 1 counterinsurgent to population ratio (Figure 2).
With loyalties divided along ethnic lines and despite sizeable numbers, Iraqi Security Forces were never a competent or cohesive force under the divisive leadership of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (2006-2014). Since then, even under Adnan al-Zurfi, these issues, as well as lack of governance and nepotism, continue to negate the effectiveness of Iraqi Security Forces.
In direct contrast, Winston Churchill was quick to grasp the counterinsurgency challenges Britain faced during the Malayan Emergency (1948-1960). In one of his first actions as Prime Minister
(1951-1955, his second time), he appointed General Sir Gerald Templer with greatly expanded command and control authority to defeat the Chinese Communist guerrillas. Templer deployed "clear and hold" operations and population-centric ("winning the hearts and minds") tactics, the basis which remains a successful counterinsurgency strategy. In contrast to the US involvement in Iraq, security forces were very visible during the Malayan
Emergency amounting to one member for every 16 civilians (Figure 3). It also helped that Chinese guerrillas had limited support among the Malay population (55 percent Malay, 35 percent Chinese, 10 percent Indian in 1957) and Malays firmly supported the government including heavily enlisting in the security forces.
By any assessment, the fabric of society is under siege. Malicious hackers are threatening society by subverting a critical means of communication. While the role of government can be debated, unequivocal is its responsibility as a protector, to provide the safety of law and order, protecting citizens from each other and against foreign enemies. Its obligation extends to essential economic infrastructure including cyber space. The fight against hackers requires marshaling society's resources into a coalition front. And for that we need, foremost, political leadership.
Jeffery Mayger is an information Security Consultant at Concord. His background includes Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for global mining company Sibelco. In addition to his B.S in Mechanical Engineering, Mr. Mayger also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Texas, is a Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP), Certified SCADA Security Architect (CSSA), and a designated Payment Card Industry Professional (PCIP). He can be contacted at jeffery.mayger@concordusa.com.
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Nine tough months are behind us. 2017 was an exciting but also troublesome year for EYCE. We started it welcoming two new ExCo members in Belfast and reestablishing the relationship with our member organisation and Churches in Northern Ireland. However the vacancy in the office, rejected grant applications and a change of the accountant company were just a few of the obstacles the ExCo had to overcome.
We are even more satisfied that two very successful events were carried out and a fruitful General Meeting came to an end recently. It was a great pleasure to meet so many member organisations and make plans with them for a bright future of EYCE.
It fills us with joy and satisfaction to see that so many new young people ran in the elections and are ready to be servants of EYCE and the Ecumenical Movement for the coming two years. May our Lord Jesus Christ bless them and strengthen them in what they do.
EYCE is for us a visible sign for God's work. Young people have built it up over generations and it keeps running no matter how hard the circumstances are. EYCE has shaped personalities and so many people have countless memories of their time with EYCE.
For the two of us our active time in EYCE has come to an end. We would like to thank everyone of you who has made this time so special. And of course we hope to meet many of you in 2019 at the EYCE alumni meeting for the 50th anniversary. More details about it can be found below.
The 41st General Meeting of EYCE, which was held in Malaga, Spain 14th-17th September 2017, was a again a great example how youth participation and ecumenical movement can change lives. It was also an important occasion to plan the activities and strategic approach of EYCE further towards it's 50th anniversary and beyond that.
This EYCE training course took place from 6th -13th August 2017 in Palermo, Italy. The week was full of inspriring discussions, enriching ecumenical and cultural experiences and fun. As outcomes of the event the participants created also a video and a vision statement on the role of churches in modern society.
The Ecumenical Youth Council in Europe is turning 50 in 2019. We want to celebrate that at the General Meeting and also invite all our Alumnis for the weekend: celebrations, old and new friends, ecumenical service, stories and pictures from 5 decades of EYCE, food and drinks, memories, and so much more… We organised a large reservation for the lovely guesthouse. You may stay there with us for the weekend for a cheap price.


Sitting Bull College Library is a digital only Federal Depository Library. Find Collections in our library catalog above and through the website links on the left.
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In the late 19th Century, Sitting Bull, became one of the most photographed people of the age. Some of these photographs are iconic and readily recognizable to people around the world. While most are less well known and have received little attention. These photographs, combined with his historic leadership role, have made Sitting Bull one of the most recognizable American Indian leaders of all time.
The collection at Sitting Bull College Library comprises the largest permanent display of Sitting Bull photographs anywhere in the world. The collection continues to grow and will eventually feature each of the known unique photographs of Sitting Bull along with information about the history of each. Gathered together from archives, libraries and private individuals, the collection seeks to honor the memory of the great American Indian leader by creating a permanent display that will continue to inspire future generations.
Sitting Bull College Library has several other unique special collections that are available.
The Standing Rock Collection is a growing comprehensive collection of historical primary source materials in various formats including microfilm, print, audio and video. These include historic government, military, church, newspaper, musical and oral history sources collected from around the world that record Standing Rock history back to the distant past . The library has a computer based microfilm reader-scanner which allows microfilm to be conveniently searched, saved and printed from a computer screen.


Proving your parents wrong and that you totally can make money doing cool stuff with friends, Dude Perfect recently released its latest archery trick-shot video.
The video, which quickly racked up nearly 14 million views, shows the group shattering clay pigeons, busting balloons from a moving vehicle and making the world's longest archery shot.
If you haven't heard of Dude Perfect, it's a group of five guys — twins Coby and Cory Cotton, Cody Jones, Garrett Hilbert and Tyler Toney — who gained internet fame after posting a video of themselves making impressive basketball trick shots. They've since expanded into other sports and worked with celebrities like Drew Brees, Luke Bryan, Aaron Rodgers and Dale Earnhardt Jr. They've also set world records in such highly competitive categories as longest barefoot LEGO walk and longest one-breath pea blow.
The group's YouTube channel ranks No. 6 on the video platform. In fact, you might want to clear some time before checking them out. You can easily fall down a Dude Perfect rabbit hole on YouTube.
Sea-Doos and archery go together like … well, Cody Jones makes it work. While riding on the back of a moving Sea-Doo, he shoots an arrow from a recurve bow to slice a bottle in half.
"We've shot some small targets in the past — flying skeets, swinging eggs," Toney said. "But it's time to get just about as tiny as you guys can still see on camera." What is this ultra-small target? A red Life Saver candy. It would have been impressive enough had Toney shot a stationary Life Saver, but he ramps up the intensity by shooting it out of the air.
In previous videos, Dude Perfect made shots from 301 and 345 yards. In this video, Toney tries hitting a balloon from 465 yards. That's longer than 4½ football fields! It takes nearly 10 seconds after he releases the arrow to learn whether he hits it. (Spoiler alert: He does!) It's one very cool archery shot.
Want to try some trick archery shots of your own? To get started (or build on what you know), visit an archery shop for equipment and shooting tips. While you're out, you might as well pick up some Life Savers. You'll probably need a lot.


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Summer has arrived and many of you may be planning time away.
In planning a trip, others have said that most of their time is invested in thinking about a fun place to visit, clothing and equipment to take, how they will spend their time when they arrive, and arranging transportation.
Little time seems to be invested in considering the potential RiskNThreats that may affect them during their journey.
Whether your trip is for business or pleasure, Charles Wilson, a San Francisco Bay Area Risk Manager, has created a list of suggestions to make your trip more enjoyable.
I believe you will find this short read thoughtful and helpful to better assure you have an enjoyable time. Here's the link for you to read it: Planning Business or Vacation Travel.
You might also wish to take advantage of his free monthly newsletter.
What about those of you who love the outdoors and wish to spend it camping?
Risk management colleagues to the North have interesting ideas for you outdoor buffs to make your time more enjoyable while in nature and after your return.
EWI Works International shares ways to prevent injuries to you and others who will join in the camping experience.
EWI Works International provides ergonomic resources and tools to employers to prevent workplace injuries and to enhance productivity. They offer practical insight to efficiencies and ways to keep employees healthy through the proper application of ergonomics.
You will also find their newsletter to be a valuable resource for future use.
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MP TG Venkatesh Pays Last Tribute to Harikrishna..
TDP MP TG Venkatesh has condoled the death of actor and politician Nandamuri Harikrishna who died on August 29 in a road accident and his funeral rights journey started heading towards the final destination. TDP MP TG Venkatesh has reminded the association of Nandamuri Harikrishna since the time of party foundation and his various roles in the party. Kurnool MP has reminded the road journey of Nandamuri Harikrishna to various places and his meeting with on number of times. He is a very cordial and affectionate man, TG Venkatesh added.