In several of my earlier post, I've suggested to use home made ghee in babies food, so this time, I thought to share with you all, the procedure of making ghee at home. I always used home made ghee in Nirvi's food specially in khichadi.
It contain lots of healthy nutrients like both Omega 3 and Omega 9 fatty acids including minerals, vitamins A, E, D and K, conjugated linoleic acid and lots of phenolic anti-oxidants.
It is good for heart. It lowers the bad blood cholesterol level and enhances the good blood cholesterol level thus helps the heart functioning well without overload.
It relieves constipation when taken one spoon in a warm milk before bed time.
Instead of adding any flavored energy in your kid's milk. Mix one spoon of home made ghee. It enhances their eye sight, immunity level, memory power, strong muscle and bones.
It promotes the learning and increase memory power in kids.
Consuming ghee during pregnancy prevents the infant from birth defects like spinal and bone disorders and malnutrition.
In the 9th month of my pregnancy, My mother in law prepared hot hot halwa for me in home made ghee, and said "have it beta it will help in normal delivery and will give strength to you". Really friends for normal delivery lots of strength is required and I got it through ghee.
Having milk with one spoon of pure ghee is good in the last month of pregnancy. It provides strength and ease normal delivery.
If anyone have snoring problem, just put a single drop in your nose and take a deep breath before sleep. It will solve the problem of snoring.
In migraine also home made ghee show its magic. Just take a drop through your nose, apply it in the navel and add some drops in warm milk.
Good for baby body massage also. I massaged my baby with home made ghee for the starting 2 months.
Massaging with ghee, cures the problem of dandruff.
Actually there are many more benefits, if I don't control myself here, the list can become endless.
Now I come to the point and write the procedure.
One big bowl of butter. I will tell you how to get butter.
After boiling the milk let it cools down. Put the milk in the refrigerator. After 3 to 4 hours take it out. A thick layer of malai/cream will appear at the upper surface of milk. Take out that with the help of a big spoon. Do this regularly until one big bowl is full with that and put that bowl in the refrigerator daily after storing the malai. After a week or two, add half spoon of curd to the malai. It will help keeping it fresh for a longer period of time.
If enough malai is not stored in 15 to 20 days, just place the malai bowl in the freezer just to maintain its quality.
Take the malai out from the freezer one day before you want to make ghee.
Beat it using beater for 1 minute.
Take a thick pan or kadhai, put it in high flame. Add all the malai to the pan and mix it well.
Now stir the butter in interval of half to one minute. You will see the changes as shown in the pictures.
I prepare it while preparing chapati so that, two of my work go simultaneously ghee doesn't require much attention.
When malai starts becoming brown and bubbles starts to form. This time you need to lower the flame other wise it will come out.
Switch off the flame when the color seems light brown.
Leave it for a few hours for cooling. Now strain the ghee with the help of kitchen net.
Wait wait, don't throw the leftover. Some ghee is still left in it.
Dip the brown left over(khoi) in one glass of water. Massage the khoi properly with the help of spoon or hand.
Now separate the water and the khoi with the help of kitchen net.
Now put the water in the freezer. On the other day, when you take out the water a thick layer of ghee can be seen in the upper surface.
Separate the ghee from water this ghee can be used in fulka or can be added in khichadi or milk.
You can put ghee in this smart glass jar for regular use.
The left over water can be used to make dough by adding some azwain and salt to the dough.
So all the things are used properly with no wastage.
For preparing ghee, i always prefer cow milk.
The ghee can be stored at room temperature in a tightly covered jar for up to six months. At room temperature, ghee is mainly solid(in winters) and opaque.
Hopefully , you understand the procedure. If you face any difficulty or doubt in preparing the ghee. Feel free to ask me in comments. But please try preparing it once, its not that tough as we girls think.
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Timber frame homes use a historically traditional building technique that joins large timbers to create a strong and beautiful structure. These homes are easily recognized by their exposed timbers that create a stunning and unforgettable visual effect.
Typically, timber frame homes are designed with open floor plans, as the need for interior low-bearing walls is eliminated due to the strength of the frame. These homes can incorporate a variety of external building materials, allowing a timber frame to match any style and fit any setting.
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Why Build a Timber Framed Home vs. a Conventional Home?
The combination of timber framing and Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) creates a highly energy-efficient home. SIPs are the most effective way to insulate a home; they prevent air leakage which keeps hot air out in the summer and the cold air out in the winter. Additionally, the use of passive solar techniques, such as strategically-placed overhangs, can shield the home from the summer sun or helps to heat the house during the colder months.
Timber framing is a uniquely durable building system. The combination of joinery, sturdy supports, and the structural integrity of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) make timber frame homes much better equipped than standard homes to survive extreme weather events such as hurricanes and earthquakes.
The carved joints in a traditional timber frame home allow the structure to breathe as the materials expand and contract with environmental changes. This extra tolerance prevents undue stress on the house, allowing it to last much longer. And the use of SIPs increases the durability of timber frames even more.
Naturally beautiful homes
The use of exposed wood mirrors the organic elements of the surrounding landscape, enabling timber frames to fit seamlessly in their natural and scenic locales.
Unlike log homes, which only utilize wood as a building material, timber frames use a variety of exterior and interior finishes, allowing you to customize your home to match your unique style.
Without the restrictions of load-bearing walls, there are countless opportunities for customizing your timber frame floor plan to meet your design goals. The upright supports of the heavy-frame construction allow for more open spaces and a flexible layout, hence why timber frame homes are known for their spacious floor plans and expansive rooms.
Open floor plans allow for better entertainment, as you can be part of the group while you cook and serve food at the same time when guests are over. Without the restrictions of load-bearing walls, there are tons of opportunities for customizing a timber frame floor plan to your design whims.
How much does a timber frame home cost?
A timber-framed home is of higher quality and expense.
Due to the customized nature of timber frame homes, the cost to build one varies as much as their owners. Because we know what a critical element budgeting is to the building process, we designed a Dream Home Budget Calculator. The calculator factors in a wide range of cost contributors to take the guesswork out of budgeting, so you can hone in on what, exactly, your dream home will cost.
What is the difference between heavy-frame vs light-frame building?
Timber framing is an example of heavy-frame construction, which has some mighty advantages over standard light-frame construction.
Heavy frame – Heavy-framed buildings draw their strength from the sturdy vertical columns spaced throughout the interior rather than load-bearing walls found in light-framed buildings. These interior support columns create more aesthetic opportunities than their load-bearing counterparts, such as grand cathedral ceilings, spacious great rooms, and interiors awash in natural light.
Light frame – Most contemporary homes use light-frame construction, which utilizes load-bearing walls and studs to hold the house together rather than the aforementioned vertical supports. These light "stick" frames became popular because they were cheap and easy to manufacture. With the development of hardware store nails and inexpensive dimensional lumber, it became possible to build a stick-frame house without being a skilled craftsperson, unlike heavy-framing a house, which requires specialized tools and expertise. Some building companies use both heavy-framing and light-framing techniques for aesthetic purposes. This typically adds time and cost without additional benefits.
Where does Timber Framing come from?
Timber framing was developed thousands of years ago as a technique for building exceptionally sustainable, long-lasting structures.
For ordinary people throughout the world, wood was the clear choice for a construction material. Wood is easier to shape than it is to forge metal, and stone is much harder to work with, requiring teams of people for quarrying and finishing. Wood, on the other hand, could be harvested and processed by relatively few people. It's lightweight and, unlike stone, it's a renewable resource. Generally, wood has always provided a unique combination of strength, workability, and sustainability that other materials lack.
Learn more about the history of timber framing.
What is timber frame joinery?
The art of timber framing with joinery was developed as a solution to the centuries-old problem of trying to join wooden members without metal fasteners. Specialty joints could be hand-carved into structural timbers to fit like puzzle pieces. In some cases, these joints were secured with wooden pegs but often the timbers were locked together by the joints themselves. The creative techniques for joining timbers of all sizes in various configurations were endless.
Many of these same techniques were also used in building the tall ships that crossed the oceans of the world during the Age of Sail. And not only was joinery an efficient way to unite heavy wooden timbers with fewer metal fasteners, but it also created frames that were extremely strong, flexible, and aesthetically beautiful.
What is the difference between a log home and a timber frame home?
Although they are often mistaken for timber frames, log homes are actually classified in a separate building category defined as mass wall construction. Like all mass-walled buildings, a log cabin depends on horizontal layers of stacked material (i.e. logs) for structure and support. This means that the layout of a true log cabin is limited by the configuration of its walls and how the horizontal layers of logs can be arranged.
Compared to log homes, timber framing provides many more design options. Using sturdy upright supports instead of mass walls allows for high ceilings and open floor plans that are not possible in a traditional log cabin. When people think of a "log cabin" with these architectural features, they're often not thinking of a log cabin at all but rather, a timber framed building with walls made of logs for aesthetic purposes. As a building material for walls, logs are costly and very poor insulators; this is why Woodhouse uses highly efficient Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs), as insulators in home construction.
How do modern timber frames use Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)?
Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) enhance the benefits of timber frames in a few ways. For one, they complement the strength of a timber frame by providing additional structural integrity to the building. Additionally, they provide better insulation and a better envelope than mainstream materials for increased energy efficiency. They dramatically improve indoor air quality by reducing air infiltration into the building envelope. All of which combines with timber framing sustainability to create a superior healthy home.
Timber framing is an ancient art that remains surprisingly modern. An elegant combination of beauty, flexibility, and strength, building a timber frame home is a unique opportunity to participate in the lasting legacy of hand-made homes.
Timber Frame Glossary
Timber frame home
A heavy-frame construction technique that uses heavy wooden timbers and interlocking joinery, often with wooden pegs instead of metal fasteners.
The interlocking system of puzzle-piece cuts at the joints of a timber frame that holds the structure together.
Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)
A high performance building system made from an insulating foam core sandwiched between two structural facings. Two common types of SIPs are EPS and Polyurethane.
Post and beam home
A heavy-frame construction method that uses timbers. Unlike timber framing, post and beam homes use metal fasteners instead of pegs and joinery to secure the frame.
A rustic building technique that uses logs to create the structure. Unlike timber framing, the walls in a log home are load-bearing and typically less sophisticated.
Timber Frame Cabin Home
A small, simple timber frame home plan, often designed for temporary or seasonal use.
A-frame home
Traditional A-frame homes have a steeply-angled roofline that begins near the home's foundation and ends at the top of the roof to form an A-shaped silhouette. The modern-day definition of an A-frame is any home with a prow roof.
Timber frame kits
This is a construction technique from the 1940s in which the major components are prefabricated in a factory then delivered and assembled on-site. Timber frame kits were the genesis of the modern-day building systems, which have evolved much further than simple kit homes.
Timber Frame Building System
An architecturally-designed, professionally-engineered building system designed to meet the modern-day code.
A short diagonal timber placed between the horizontal and vertical members of the frame to make them rigid.
A framework, typically a triangular structure consisting of rafters, posts, and struts, supporting a roof, bridge, or other structure.
Mortise and Tenon
Any joint consisting of a projection on the end of one timber and a corresponding slot on the other.
Half-lap
A joint having an L-shaped mortise and a corresponding L-shaped tenon.
A term describing boards which fit together, edge to edge. One board has a projection and the other has a slot.
Timber frame house plans
Home plans that were created by Woodhouse's in-house design team and often inspired by previous Woodhouse timber frame home designs. Our design team will modify the plans based on your ideas and inspirations.
Timber framing
A traditional building method using heavy timbers to create structures by carefully crafting timbers to fit together with joints secured by large wooden pegs.
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Everyone at Woodhouse® is committed to being exceptionally responsive to your needs and concerns. We are dedicated to providing the highest level of satisfaction through the delivery of the most skilled custom timber frame home package design service, the finest building materials and the most well-crafted timber frame homes available. Woodhouse® has always been the first to offer the best—and we are only improving upon this standard. We look forward to being at your service.
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Tropical Storm Andrea clouds up the ocean
By Sage Lichtenwalner on June 7, 2013 in Visualizations
This week, was the start of the 2013 Hurricane Season, and already forecasters have declared the first storm of the season. So with one week down, I'd say we're on track to meet NOAA's prediction of an active to extremely active season.
Tropical Storm Andrea started as a small storm system in the in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this week, and by Wednesday evening she had grown (barely) into a low level Tropical storm. Tropical Storm Andrea then made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida, causing some minor coastal flooding and wind damage in the Tampa area, before heading up the eastern seaboard. For the most part, Andrea was primarily a major rain event, dampening the spirits of many who are anxious for summer to finally arrive.
Large storm systems are also a nuisance to satellite oceanographers, who generally need a clear view of the ocean to measure physical variables like sea surface temperature, or the amount of chlorophyll and sediment in the water.
The image above was generated using data collected by the AVHRR instrument on NOAA-18 as it flew over the area at 4:36pm. AVHRR does not collect data in the visible light range, so this false-color representation was created by converting data from the red and infrared channels on the satellite into an image resembling a true-color photo.
What is clear from this image, is that the sky is not so clear over the ocean. In fact, the only clear areas over water are off the coast of South Carolina and over the Great Lakes, which show up as dark blue. To an oceanographer then, this image doesn't offer much to look at, but for a meteorologist, it's a different story.
For more on the aftermath of Tropical Storm Andrea's deluge, I encourage you to check out the New Jersey CoCoRaHS site tomorrow to see how much rain fell on the state.
A Colorful Winter Storm
By Sage Lichtenwalner on March 8, 2013 in Visualizations
A major winter storm made its way across the continental United States this week, dropping snow across the Dakotas, then the Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic before finally heading out to sea over the Northeast. While snowfall from the storm was difficult to forecast precisely, nonetheless it still caused major damage across many states.
The image above shows what the storm looked like at 9am EST on March 8, 2013, through the false-color eyes of the AVHRR instrument on board satellite NOAA-16. Unfortunately, AVHRR was not designed to measure visible light as many more modern satellites do. It's primarily used for measuring the surface temperature of land and the ocean. The colors in the above image were approximated with a computer algorithm that converted AVHRR's red, near-infrared and infrared channels into red, green and blue, creating this non-traditional colorful image of the Mid-Atlantic.
While the colors in this image can not be regarded as real, they are still useful. The white clouds are colder and generally higher in the atmosphere, while yellow clouds are slightly warmer and lower. Most of the clouds connected with the storm system are yellow. Storm bands are also visible as semi-circles pushing in towards Massachusetts and on down into New Jersey. This counterclockwise rotation is a common feature of a Nor'easter.
In advance of the storm, scientists at Rutgers deployed an underwater glider to measure how the storm will mix sediment in coastal waters. The glider certainly saw a lot of action, as wave heights reached 14 feet at the New York Harbor entrance, 24 feet off the coast of Virginia Beach, and 30 feet at the Hudson Canyon as the storm's center passed by late on March 6th.
Special thanks to Steve Miller at NRL-Monterey for the code used to create this image.


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School Collapse in Haiti Kills 80, Hundreds Trapped
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Modified Nov 8, 2008
Dozens of children have died in Haiti after a school collapsed near Port-au-Prince, the nation's capital. The death toll is now reported to be over 80 and rapidly approaching 100 . The collapse took place around 10 a.m. yesterday morning in a school with more than 700 students of ages ranging from 10 to 20. A journalist with the Haiti Press Network reported that more than 200 students were still trapped in the rubble as of midnight last night and another 200 have been treated by medical staff in the area. However two of the three nearby hospitals have been shut down due to worker strikes.
The rescue effort is being overseen by Haitian President Rene Preval and Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis. Preval told the press he could hear children stuck inside calling for help as he visited the disaster site. One Red Cross official who was talking to rescuers on the scene said, "On the phone you can hear so many children, you know, crying, crying, and saying, "This one is dead. that one is dead.'"
Questions are already being raised about whether the school was overpopulated past what its capacity should have been. The school has been described as "poorly built" and is located in a very impoverished part of town.
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Feds Offer Greater Flexibility to Use ARPA Money for Housing
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By Daniela Altimari,
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By Daniela Altimari
| August 8, 2022
Counties welcomed the updated American Rescue Plan Act guidance. With rents and home prices high, the Biden administration is urging states and localities to put some of their federal pandemic aid towards housing programs.
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Big cities and counties have already allocated billions of federal Covid-19 relief dollars to housing.
Now, the Biden administration is taking new steps to spur the development of additional affordable housing units at a time of rapidly rising rents and home prices. The U.S. Treasury Department has released guidance giving state and local governments more flexibility to use American Rescue Plan Act funds to expand affordable housing.
"Increasing the nation's housing supply is essential to lowering shelter costs over the long-term," Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said. "Treasury continues to strongly encourage state and local governments to dedicate a portion of the historic funding available through President Biden's American Rescue Plan toward building and rehabilitating affordable housing in their communities and the actions being announced today will make it even easier for them to do so."
The updated guidance will make it easier for state and local leaders to use the funds to finance long-term affordable housing loans. It clarifies that American Rescue Plan funds can be used to finance the development, repair, or operation of any affordable rental housing unit that provides long-term affordability of 20 years or more to households at or below 65% of the local area's median income.
"Housing affordability is a major challenge,'' said Brian Namey, chief public affairs officer for the National Association of Counties. "We long advocated for additional flexibility through the American Rescue Plan for investments in addressing the affordable housing crisis so we welcome the new guidance that provides much-needed tools."
The pandemic exacerbated the housing affordability crisis: housing prices surged and, while they have shown signs of stabilizing in some markets, they remain well-above pre-pandemic levels. Rents also soared during that same period.
Congress approved the American Rescue Plan in March of 2021 and since then, Treasury has encouraged governments to use a slice of their $350 billion State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for addressing the affordable housing crisis. Data shows that many of them have: through March 31, more than 600 state and local governments had budgeted $12.9 billion in recovery funds on housing, including $4.2 billion for affordable housing development and preservation, according to the Treasury Department.
Late last year, the National Association of Counties reviewed American Rescue Plan proposals from 200 county governments with a population of 250,000 or more. Forty three percent of those plans included investments in addressing homelessness and housing. "I suspect there's an increased number…as counties have developed those plans even further,'' Namey said.
Initially, the funds were approved for use for eligible costs under just two federal housing programs, the National Housing Trust Fund and HOME Investment Partnerships. But the guidance updates, released July 27, expands the list to six additional programs: the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, administered by the Treasury Department; the Public Housing Capital Fund, the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program, the Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Program, and the Project-Based Rental Assistance program, all administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Multifamily Preservation & Revitalization program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The Treasury Department will be holding webinars for state, county, city and tribal government leaders as well as nonprofit and private housing developers to review the new guidance. It has also put together an affordable housing guide.
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All of these are mine except the last one. Its easy to take a gorgeous picture when you have a gorgeous model with some many beautiful angles and poses.
Today in Santa Cruz looking at the wharf from the other side of town.
Found an iOS app that takes photos and planetizes them for you.
This pano makes the river look way bigger than it is.


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Research article 19 Mar 2014
Research article | 19 Mar 2014
Study of the unknown HONO daytime source at a European suburban site during the MEGAPOLI summer and winter field campaigns
V. Michoud1, A. Colomb2, A. Borbon1, K. Miet1, M. Beekmann1, M. Camredon1, B. Aumont1, S. Perrier1,3, P. Zapf1, G. Siour1, W. Ait-Helal1,4,5, C. Afif1,6, A. Kukui7,8, M. Furger9, J. C. Dupont10, M. Haeffelin10, and J. F. Doussin1 V. Michoud et al. V. Michoud1, A. Colomb2, A. Borbon1, K. Miet1, M. Beekmann1, M. Camredon1, B. Aumont1, S. Perrier1,3, P. Zapf1, G. Siour1, W. Ait-Helal1,4,5, C. Afif1,6, A. Kukui7,8, M. Furger9, J. C. Dupont10, M. Haeffelin10, and J. F. Doussin1
1LISA, UMR-CNRS 7583, Université Paris Est Créteil (UPEC), Université Paris Diderot (UPD), Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (IPSL), Créteil, France
2LaMP, UMR-CNRS 6016, Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, Aubière, France
3ISA, UMR-CNRS 5280, Université Lyon 1, ENS-Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
4Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
5Department of Chemistry and Environment, Ecole des Mines de Douai, Douai, France
6Centre d'Analyses et de Recherche, Faculty of sciences, Université Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
7LATMOS, UMR-CNRS 8190, Université de Versailles Saint Quentin, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Guyancourt, France
8LPC2E, UMR-CNRS 6115, Orléans, France
9Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland
10Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (IPSL), Palaiseau, France
Received: 12 Jul 2013 – Discussion started: 10 Sep 2013 – Revised: 21 Jan 2014 – Accepted: 10 Feb 2014 – Published: 19 Mar 2014
Abstract. Nitrous acid measurements were carried out during the MEGAPOLI summer and winter field campaigns at SIRTA observatory in Paris surroundings. Highly variable HONO levels were observed during the campaigns, ranging from 10 ppt to 500 ppt in summer and from 10 ppt to 1.7 ppb in winter. Significant HONO mixing ratios have also been measured during daytime hours, comprised between some tenth of ppt and 200 ppt for the summer campaign and between few ppt and 1 ppb for the winter campaign. Ancillary measurements, such as NOx, O3, photolysis frequencies, meteorological parameters (pressure, temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and wind direction), black carbon concentration, total aerosol surface area, boundary layer height and soil moisture, were conducted during both campaigns. In addition, for the summer period, OH radical measurements were made with a CIMS (Chemical Ionisation Mass Spectrometer). This large dataset has been used to investigate the HONO budget in a suburban environment. To do so, calculations of HONO concentrations using PhotoStationary State (PSS) approach have been performed, for daytime hours. The comparison of these calculations with measured HONO concentrations revealed an underestimation of the calculations making evident a missing source term for both campaigns. This unknown HONO source exhibits a bell-shaped like average diurnal profile with a maximum around noon of approximately 0.7 ppb h−1 and 0.25 ppb h−1, during summer and winter respectively. This source is the main HONO source during daytime hours for both campaigns. In both cases, this source shows a slight positive correlation with J(NO2) and the product between J(NO2) and soil moisture. This original approach had, thus, indicated that this missing source is photolytic and might be heterogeneous occurring at ground surface and involving water content available on the ground.
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How to cite: Michoud, V., Colomb, A., Borbon, A., Miet, K., Beekmann, M., Camredon, M., Aumont, B., Perrier, S., Zapf, P., Siour, G., Ait-Helal, W., Afif, C., Kukui, A., Furger, M., Dupont, J. C., Haeffelin, M., and Doussin, J. F.: Study of the unknown HONO daytime source at a European suburban site during the MEGAPOLI summer and winter field campaigns, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 2805–2822, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-2805-2014, 2014.
Megapoli-Paris 2009/2010 campaign


Career fairs can feel more like Carnaby Street market than an opportunity to introduce yourself to prospective employers. The truth is that whether or not they have vacancies many companies attend career fairs and other recruiting events. Shopping for talent is part of their development strategy. In many cases the CVs they collect will be perused almost immediately and either discarded or sent on for a second round of critique. With all the companies setting up stands, designed to entice talent, how do you discern which ones are worth your time and which ones are just there for show?
This first step is simple. Do your homework. Which industry do you want to work in? Do you have the minimum requirements for companies hiring in this industry? Which companies from that industry will be present? Check out their corporate website. Call reception or HR and ask general questions about the company (try not to be creepy about this). Is it a youthful progressive company with flexible work options or is it a long-established multinational with a strict corporate atmosphere? Do the employees look like hipsters or clean shaven mad men? Understanding a little about the companies and their corporate culture will help you weed out the places where you just won't fit, thus avoid wasting time.
We have all heard the saying "dress for the position that you want". This is especially true for career fairs and recruitment events in general. There is nothing wrong with funky ties, messenger bags and bright red dresses, unless you are trying to get a job with a dark suit and matching tie kind of company. Dress the part. Look the recruiter in the eye and make sure you exchange a firm handshake. Have with you copies of your CV on quality stock paper; try not to bend or fold. Ask a unique question. Make them remember you. Remember, this is as much of a hunt for them as it is for you.
Practice. Practice. Practice. This is the time to dust off your elevator pitch and practice it in the mirror, with friends and family. Ask them to listen to your pitch and give you honest feedback. Nothing is worse that meeting a recruiter, handing over your pucker CV, seeing the light go on in their eyes, and then you freezing as soon as you have to talk about yourself. Whether your CV gets passed on or thrown away has as much to do with what you say as with what is written in your CV. On the day of the fair, it is useful to give your pitch to a few companies that are further down on your list of preferred employers. Warm-up. Then march confidently over to the exhibition stand of your target employers and sell yourself.
There is nothing easy about finding the right career. The recruitment process can often feel arbitrary at best. It's therefore important to be flexible and open to alternative visions of what your future could look like. Career fairs are an invaluable resource for recent graduates and final year students. With a little preparation, you can fully take advantage of the opportunities they present. Remember, setting out on this journey without planning is likely to be a recipe for disaster, so let's start planning.


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Hermann Broch (Bécs, 1886. november 1. – New Haven, Connecticut, USA, 1951. május 30.) osztrák regényíró, novellista, lírikus és filozófus, a huszadik századi irodalom egyik legnagyobb alkotója.

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Hermann Broch 1886-ban született Bécsben, zsidó nagypolgári családban. Textilmérnöki képesítést szerzett és átvette apja textilgyárának igazgatását. De közben, meglett férfiként matematikai, filozófiai és pszichológiai tanulmányokat is folytatott a Bécsi Egyetemen 1925-től 1928-ig. Írói körökben forgott, vonzotta a szellemi pálya. Megismerkedett többek között a Bécsben tartózkodó Lukács Györggyel, Mannheim Károllyal, Balázs Bélával.

1927-ben nagy családi vihart okozva eladta a teesdorfi gyárat, és ettől fogva az írói munkásságnak élt.

1931-32-ben jelent meg első regénye Az slvajárók (regénytrilógia).
Ismerősei közé tartozott Robert Musil, Rainer Maria Rilke, Elias Canetti, Franz Blei és James Joyce.

Ausztria náci megszállása (1938) idején letartóztatták, de barátai – többek közt James Joyce – közbenjárására szabadon bocsátották. Ezt követően emigrációba vonult. Először Angliában, majd az Amerikai Egyesült Államokban telepedett le, ahol a Yale Egyetem német irodalom professzora volt haláláig. Amerikában fejezte be fő művét, Vergilius halálát (1945). Ekkoriban Broch katolikus hitre tért. Halála előtt Nobel-díjra jelölték. 1951. május 30-án halt meg New Havenben.

Fő műve, Vergilius halála, egy 1936-ban keletkezett elbeszélésből született. A regényt Broch 1938-ban kezdte el írni és 1945-ben jelent meg a könyv. A haldokló Vergilius utolsó 18 óráját elbeszélő alkotás a halál pillanatának megvilágítására törekszik. A haldokló Vergilius újra átéli költészetének és emberi létének állomásait, miközben megnyílnak előtte az időn és léten túli távlatok. Miközben az elbeszélés a létezés tapasztalaton túli eredetét és értelmét érzékelteti, lehetetlennek mutatja annak megragadhatóságát és elbeszélhetőségét. Vergilius azzal a rémképpel viaskodik, hogy a nyelvi jelekbe vetett hite tarthatatlan, a nyelvi közeg közvetítőképességének túlbecsülése folytán a szépség esztéticista kultuszába tévedt, az életet ábrázolta, és azt hitte, tökéletest alkotott, holott a halált kellett volna megismernie, arra viszont a nyelvművészet nem alkalmas. Gyötrő kétségei támadnak a művészet létjogosultsága iránt, áldozatként meg akarja semmisíteni az Aeneist.
Vergilius, fejlődésében eljut addig, hogy másokért hoz áldozatot: barátai, de elsősorban Augustus kedvéért lemond az önmegsemmisítés üres gesztusáról.

Broch tehát a másokért végzett cselekvő szolgálatnak mint legfőbb etikai értéknek a szuggesztív művészi kifejezésével világosan a keresztény szellemiség és a humanizmus mellett foglal állást.

Munkássága, filozófiája

Abból az egzisztencialista megfontolásból indul ki Broch, hogy mihelyt tudatára ébred az ember önmagának és a világnak, feltámad benne a "metafizikai félelem" a haláltól. A halál válik ezáltal abszolút "nem-értékké", és az ember minden igyekezete arra irányul, hogy megszabaduljon ettől a félelemtől, és az abszolút nem-értékkel szemben abszolút értéket szegezzen szembe. Az ember értékalkotásra törekszik, metafizikai félelmének okát, a lét ismeretlenségét, az irracionalitást megpróbálja racionálisan átvilágítani, megformálatlanságából megformáltságot teremteni.

A formáló aktust Broch "jónak" nevezi, az eredményt "szépnek". A "szép", az esztétikai eredmény azonban sohasem lehet végcél, a formáló aktusnak mindig a végső és általános célt kell szem előtt tartania, a "szép" átmeneti eredményén túlit, a racionális aktusnak az irracionális célt. A világ végtelen irracionalitását racionális formáló-rendszerek próbálják értékrendszerekké alakítani. Ilyen értékrendszer pl. a tudomány, művészet, politika stb.

A legnagyobb értékrendszert Broch felfogása szerint mindenkor a vallás jelentette, amelynek lényege, hogy abszolút értéket tűz ki az irracionalitásban az abszolút nem-értékkel szemben. Broch értékelméletének lényege, hogy a középkorban a katolikus vallás és egyház olyan abszolút és transzcendens értéket képviselt, amely minden értékalkotó emberi tevékenység végcélja, legfőbb erkölcsi fóruma, értékközpontja volt. A reformációval és a reneszánsszal megkezdődött ennek az értékközpontnak a felbomlása, és az egységes értékrend helyén rivalizáló részrendszerek (pl. politika, hadviselés, ideológia, művészet stb.) jöttek létre, amelyeknek megvolt, és mindmáig megvan a maguk külön működési logikája, értékrendje. Ezért összeegyeztethetetlenek és előbb-utóbb össze is ütköznek, mind az egyes ember életében, mind társadalmi mértékben.

Broch üzenete, hogy ha nincs transzcendens, metafizikai támpont, amire mindent egységesen lehet vonatkoztatni, az ember vagy gyarló földi dolgokat fetisizál, vagy reménytelenül eltéved az anarchiában, vagy végképp alámerül a teljes nihilben és magányban. Ez az üzenet leginkább Az alvajárók című regényében mutatkozik meg.
A művészi értékalkotásnak az irracionalitásból a racionalitáson át az irracionalitásba visszavezető utat kell bejárnia. Broch szerint az igazi művészet racionális eszközökkel elhódít valamit az irracionalitás világából, s teszi ezt a végcél szem előtt tartásával, annak a vallásnak a szolgálatában, amelynek elkötelezettje. Az igazi művészet tehát egyfelől megismerés, másfelől utópia, jelen-megragadás és jövőbe-mutatás, a magasabb rendű célok diktálta elvek szerint. Ezzel szemben a giccs nem a "jóra", hanem a "szépre" törekszik, beéri a puszta esztétikai eredménnyel, nem formál értéket a megformálatlanságból, hanem a már megformált valóságból hoz létre tetszetős új alakot, de ez csak látszatra új, valójában utánzat. Broch hitvallása szerint fontosabb a megismerni akarás és az etikai értékek, mint az esztétikai értékek. Azt vallotta, hogy a regénynek a tudományt és a költészetet kell összeolvasztania.

Az alvajárók című regénytrilógiájának kötetei: Pasenow avagy a romantika, Esch avagy az anarchia, Huguenau avagy a tárgyiasság. Az alvajárók 1931-ben és 1932-ben jelent meg a müncheni és zürichi székhelyű Rhein-Verlagnál. Broch negyvenöt éves korában ezzel a nagyszabású művel mutatkozott be mint író.
Az egyes részek cselekménye között alig van összefüggés. A Pasenow 1888-ban, a gründolások korában játszódik Berlinben, és az egykori Poroszországnak olyan táján, amely ma Lengyelországhoz tartozik. Főszereplői porosz junkerek. Az Esch cselekményének ideje 1903, és a színtér a Rajna-vidékre, Kölnbe és Mannheimbe helyeződik át. A szereplők itt kispolgárok és munkások. Ahogy 15 év telik el az első két rész között, ugyanennyi idő választja el a második és a harmadik részt is. Az 1918-ban, az első világháború végén játszódó Huguenau helyszíne egy kisváros a német-francia határon.

Míg az első rész szereplői közül a másodikban csak Eduard von Bertrand bukkan fel, vagyis inkább lebeg mindvégig a háttérben, a harmadikban az első rész Pasenow-ja és a második rész Esch-e is szerephez jut. Szerepeltetésük nem a történetük "folytatása", hanem olyan motívum, amely funkcióját tekintve megegyezik a trilógián végigvonuló más jelképes és motivikus kapcsolatokkal. A trilógia egységét ezek a sokrétű, rejtett és az értékvesztés központi gondolatának alárendelt összefüggések és vezérmotívumok teremtik meg. Broch, eltérően realista elődjeitől, nem bírálja hőseit, nem is érez velük együtt, még csak nem is a pszichológiájukra kíváncsi elsősorban, hanem tünetértékű, jelképes motívumok rendszerébe állítva őket, társadalomtörténeti helyzetüket elemzi. Az alvajárók párját ritkítóan egyensúlyoz a realista társadalomábrázoló regény és a modern szimbolikus eszmeregény között.

Főbb művei

Das Weltbild des Romans, 1930. Esszé
 Az alvajárók (Die Schlafwandler), 1931-1932. Regény
Die Unbekannte Grösse, 1933. Regény
Das Böse im Wertsystem der Kunst, 1933. Esszé
James Joyce und die Gegenwart, 1935. Esszé
Völkerbund-Resolution, 1937. Esszé
 Vergilius halála (Der Tod des Vergil), 1945. Regény
Hofmannsthal és kora (Hofmannsthal und seine Zeit), 1947. Esszé
 A bűntelenek (Die Schuldlosen), 1950. Regény
 A kísértő (Der Versucher), 1953, posztumusz. Regény

Magyarul
A kísértő. Regény; ford. Vajda Endre, bev. Pók Lajos; Magvető, Bp., 1968 (Világkönyvtár)
Vergilius halála; ford., előszó Györffy Miklós; Európa, Bp., 1976
Néhány megjegyzés a giccs problémájáról / Giccs és irányművészet; ford. Györffy Miklós; inː A giccs. A rossz ízlés antológiája; Gondolat, Bp., 1986
Hofmannsthal és kora. Szecesszió vagy értékvesztés?; ford. Györffy Miklós; Helikon, Bp., 1988
Az alvajárók, 1-3.; ford. Györffy Miklós; Jelenkor, Pécs, 1998–1999

Jegyzetek

Források

További információk
Széll Zsuzsa: Válság és regény. Kísérlet Rilke, Kafka, Musil és Broch epikájának értelmezéséhez; Akadémiai, Bp., 1970 (Modern filológiai füzetek)
  Kiss Endre: Hermann Broch elmélete a polihisztorikus regényről; Akadémiai, Bp., 1981 (Opus)
Kiss Endre: A negatív univerzalizmus filozófiája és irodalma Intellektuális monográfia Hermann Brochról; Veszprémi Humán Tudományokért Alapítvány, Veszprém, 1999 (Carmen saeculare)

Osztrák költők, írók
Katolikus vallásra tért személyek
Zsidó származású osztrákok
1886-ban született személyek
1951-ben elhunyt személyek
Osztrák filozófusok
Osztrák esszéírók
Bécsiek

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Welcome to our Close to My Heart ShinHan Marker Blog Hop!
We will be featuring Close to My Heart's New Alcohol Markers from the ShinHan Company.
If you came here from Jean McNulty's Blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around. If you get lost along the way, you'll find the complete list of participating consultants here on Melinda Everitt's Blog.
For this Blog Hop we have 41 Close to My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the ShinHan Alcohol Markers and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one. Here we go!
I used Close to My Heart's Scaredy Cat Paper Packet with CTMH's Black and Pear cardstocks and Copic White paper.
To embellish the card, I used CTMH's Scaredy Cat Assortment (stars), CTMH's Scalloped Border Punch and the zig zag stitch on my sewing machine with black thread from FabricLand.
I used CTMH's Trick or Treat Sweets (witch), A Budding Friendship (flowers), Perfect Fit - Halloween (Happy Halloween & Trick or Treat), Creepy Creatures (bats) and Choose Happy - March Stamp of the Month (frame) stamp sets with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and CTMH's Black ink.
I used the following CTMH's ShinHan Touch Alcohol Markers: GY234 - Leaf Green, YR24 - Marigold, P83 - Lavender, 120 - Black, Y222 - Golden Yellow and WG4 - Warm Grey.
Now "Hop" on over to Lela Norris' Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting ideas.
Your card is gorgeous....love the bright colors!!
Great job....very bright and it really pops.
Wow! You really mixed up the stamp sets and turned them into ONE beautiful card! Great job!
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В Кубке вызова АФК 2008 получили право участвовать 20 худших по рейтингу ФИФА сборных региона. Четыре места автоматически получили лучшие по рейтингу сборные: КНДР, Туркмения, Индия и Мьянма. Оставшиеся четыре путёвки разыгрывались в отборочном турнире.

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В турнире участвовало 16 сборных, разбитых на 4 группы, победители получали место в финальном турнире. Была проведена жеребьёвка, перед которой команды были разделены на 4 корзины. В каждую группу попадала 1 команда из каждой корзины.

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Группа A
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Лаос отказался от участия в турнире.

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Bitcoin jumps 13% as Russia-Ukraine conflict continues and U.S. imposes further sanctions
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Bitcoin jumped 13% on Tuesday continuing its sharp rebound as the Russian assault on Ukraine continues and the U.S. ratchets up sanctions.
The cryptocurrency was up more than 13% at $43,500.16 as of 3:03 a.m. ET after hitting a high in the past 24 hours of $44,165.90, according to CoinDesk data. That rally comes after cryptocurrency prices plunged last week as risk assets such as stocks sold off following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Ether was up nearly 11% at $2,922.86.
Over the years, bitcoin proponents have touted the cryptocurrency as "digital gold," an asset that provides a safe haven for investors during times of turmoil or even as a potential hedge against inflation. But bitcoin has not performed that way. Instead, it has been more correlated to the movement of stock prices, even as inflation continues to hit multi-year highs and a military conflict plays out. That case for bitcoin as digital gold has unraveled in recent weeks.
Vijay Ayyar, vice president of corporate development and international at crypto exchange Luno, said that could be changing.
"Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are arguably having their watershed moment against backdrop of global uncertainty and tension related to the Russia-Ukraine crisis," Ayyar told CNBC.
"Crypto is decoupling from traditional markets and can be clearly seen in the performance."
People have been donating cryptocurrency to the Ukrainian army too, "proving that crypto is fundamentally a technology that cannot be ignored," Ayyar added.
He also said that a bottom for bitcoin was already forming as the war was getting underway.
Michael Rinko, venture associate at AscendEx, told CNBC on Monday that $38,000 was a key level for bitcoin.
"More people bought at $38,000 than at any other level above or below for a good margin," he said.
Further sanctions
Bitcoin's rally comes as the U.S. imposed further sanctions on Russia. Washington targeted Russia's central bank, effectively prohibiting Americans from doing any business with the bank as well as freezing its assets within the U.S.
That comes on top of sanctions that have targeted oligarchs and Russia's sovereign debt as well as moves aimed at cutting the country off from the global financial system.
Debate has been raging over whether bitcoin, which is not owned or issued by a single authority like a central bank, could be used by Russia to evade sanctions. But the amount of money that Russia would need to convert to and from bitcoin might be too much, according to Ari Redbord, head of legal and government affairs at TRM Labs.
"You're going to see Russia attempt to circumvent the U.S. financial system by turning to crypto. I think the issue is … the liquidity just simply isn't there," Redbord told CNBC's "Squawk Box Asia."
On Sunday, Mykhailo Fedorov, vice prime minister of Ukraine, asked major cryptocurrency exchanges to block the addresses of Russian users.
Binance, the world's largest exchange, said it would freeze accounts for any Russians on the sanctions list, but would not "unilaterally" block accounts of all Russian users.
Other cryptocurrency exchanges took a similar stance.
— CNBC's Tanaya Macheel contributed to this report.
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NUJ launches two books to mark Gani Adams' first anniversary as Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland
The Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has completed work on two books to mark the first year anniversary of the installation of Iba Gani Ige Abiodun Adams as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland.
The Chairman of the union, Dr. Qasim Akinreti, who disclosed this on Tuesday, said the idea behind the books, "Aare Gani Abiodun Adams: 15th Aare Onakakanfo" and "Gani Adams: Voice of the Media, Voice of the people," is to put history in perspective for the present and coming generations.
Akinreti said the country is fast losing its cultural identity, hence the need to have publications that will chronicle events for the upcoming generations.
He said in a statement: "Expectedly, the book mirrors the transformation of Aare Abiodun Adams from a freedom fighter to a cultural icon.
"The main motivation behind this is simply to tell the story of the humble beginning of a young man from the backwoods of Nigeria who rose to become a notable figure across the world.
"He has been able to achieve this feat through a dint of hard work, focus, perseverance and courage.
"We are of the view that one of the most important ways of instilling patriotism and inculcating the belief of the possibilities in our youths is through immortalising our past heroes and those still living.
"It is important we regularly cull from the life of such heroes lessons of living effective life at this time when cross-over syndrome has turned many that are hitherto regarded as conscience of the masses into lackeys of clueless and autocratic leaders."
The two books will be launched on Thursday, January 9, 2019 at Sheraton Hotel in Lagos at 11:00 a.m. Immediate past Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, and the governors of the South-West states have confirmed attendance.
Other activities lined up for the anniversary include the final of the Aare Ona Kakanfo football competition on January 10 and the launch of another book, "1,000 Yoruba proverbs", on January 11.
One of the high points of the event will be the January 12, 2019 installation of the Aare Ona Kakanfo Council of Chiefs at 10 Degrees Event Centre in Oregun, Lagos.
The Council is made up of Yoruba sons and daughters across the six South-West states and Kwara State, who have contributed to the development of Yorubaland and its culture.
On January 13 will be the grand finale that will include the public presentation of a documentary on the Aare Ona Kakanfo.
The Chairman of the anniversary planning committee, Dr. Adebiyi Phillips, said as a follow up to the upcoming events, Iba Adams will in the coming months also set up the Aare Ona Kakanfo Advisory Committee.
Phillips said the committee will be made up of wise men and women who are to provide quality advices to guide the Aare Ona Kakanfo.


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Starting November 2016, Antwerp Space will be using its new clean room for the production and integration of components for key prestigious space programmes for the European Space Agency (ESA).
ExoMars, a collaboration between ESA and the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, consists of two missions to Mars. The first – an orbiter and a lander – was launched on 14 March 2016 and has just arrived at the Red Planet. Part two of the mission – a surface platform which will land on Mars and a rover that will explore the planet's surface – is planned for 2020 and it will be flown to Mars on board a carrier module. Antwerp Space is responsible for the communication subsystem of the carrier module.
One of the scientific instruments on board the surface platform is LaRa (Lander Radioscience). The LaRa mission was designed by a scientific team from the Royal Observatory of Belgium and will be engineered and delivered by Antwerp Space. It consists of a sophisticated communication equipment transmitting from Mars to Earth. The analysis of the radio signals characteristics received on Earth will enable the scientists to improve our knowledge of the Red Planet's orientation and rotation, and ultimately understand better its internal structure. LaRa will be the first Belgian instrument to ever land on the Red Planet.
Antwerp Space is also responsible for designing, assembling and testing the communication subsystem on the JUICE spacecraft. JUICE (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) is planned for launch in 2022 and arrival at Jupiter in 2029. It will spend at least three years conducting detailed observations of the giant gaseous planet Jupiter and three of its largest moons, Ganymede, Callisto and Europa. It will be the first spacecraft ever to orbit a moon (Ganymede) of a giant planet.
Finally, Antwerp Space is also developing ARGO, a highly innovative modem. The first instance of this modem will be used in a new Ka band data relay terminal communication terminal to be attached to the ESA Columbus module of the International Space Station (ISS) in 2018.
The equipment developed by Antwerp Space consists of an advanced modem that uses a high-performing encoding technology for the very first time in Europe. This modem will enable faster communication from the ISS to the Earth via the new European Data Relay Satellite System (EDRS).
"The inauguration of this clean room means a milestone in the history of Antwerp Space. Our facilities are now meeting all standards to integrate and test all kinds of satellite subsystems and components. This investment allows us to continue our ambitious plans for the future" confirms Oliver Salisch, Managing Director of Antwerp Space.
"The investment made by Antwerp Space for this new clean room is a tangible sign of the company's ambition for future space programmes. I look forward to the role Antwerp Space will play in current and future key ESA missions", said Secretary of State Elke Sleurs.
"As mayor of the city of Antwerp, I take great pride in knowing that a local company is providing its expertise and know-how for European missions to Mars and Jupiter. Hopefully someday people will associate our city not only with its port and the diamond trade, but also with its role in space exploration", also said Mayor of Antwerp Bart De Wever.
About Antwerp Space:
Antwerp Space, a subsidiary of listed technology group OHB SE (ISIN DE0005936124), is part of OHBs Business Unit Space Systems and provides expertise as well as system solutions for European space programs and commercial space applications worldwide. Antwerp Space develops systems and satellite equipment, satellite ground control stations for the reception of data from observation satellites and for the control of spacecrafts, as well as test systems used during the integration of satellites.
Contact Antwerp Space:
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E-Mail: vanessa.peeters@antwerpspace.be
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Harriet J. Fisk
10:30 AM, January 6, 2020, at Locke Funeral Home, 1519 West 4th St., Waterloo
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Harriet J. Fisk, 97, of Waterloo, IA, died Monday, December 23, 2019, at Friendship Village Pavilion.
She was born on February 4, 1922, in Greene, IA, daughter of Ernest Claude and Zazel Annetta (Moss) Jung and graduated from West Waterloo High School in 1940. When a student at West High, Harriet's friends used to say she looked like Judy Garland, who was the same age.
She married Robert W. Fisk on June 1, 1947, in Waterloo. He died January 11, 2008.
Harriet worked at Associated Manufacturers Co. in Waterloo for several years and then became a full-time homemaker.
Harriet was a lifelong member and deacon at Bethel Presbyterian Church (now Unity Presbyterian Church) where she was involved in Women of the Church and Circle. She also volunteered with Meals on Wheels. Harriet stayed active most of her life and residents of her neighborhood remember seeing her doing yard work and riding her 3-wheeled bicycle to get groceries, into her '80's. She was also a big fan of "The Golden Girls" television show both during its original run and in much later years.
She is survived by two sons, Clayton (Linda) Fisk' Buckingham and Brian (Karen) Fisk' Tampa' FL; three grandchildren, Elizabeth Boldon' Ryan (Leah) Fisk' and Marielle Fisk; three great-grandchildren, Aletha Boldon, Robert Boldon, and Alonzo Boldon; a sister, Phyllis Kirschman' Waterloo; and several nephews and a niece.
Harriet is preceded in death by her husband; a brother and sister-in-law, Dale and Donna Jung, and a brother-in-law, Dale Kirschman.


New Delhi: Known as much for his swag off the field as his batting skills on it, India opener KL Rahul attended Karnataka teammate Mayank Agarwal's wedding on Monday. And as always, he was spot on with his dressing as he wore a waist coat and matched it up with a turban to up the style quotient. Mayank got hitched to his long-time girlfriend Aashita Sood.
"Celebrating @mayankcricket 's and @aashitasood09 's big day!Friends like family, blessed with the best! #AshKaroMayank"
Having spent some quality time away from the game after the end of this edition of the Indian Premier League, Rahul will now start preparing for India's historic Test against Afghanistan. For the one-off Test, The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced a spin-heavy 16-member squad.
Rashid and Mujeeb also had fruitful campaigns in the IPL playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab respectively. Commenting on his strategy, the right-hand batsman said: "Apart from IPL sensations Rashid and young Mujeeb ur Rahman, the other two spinners are chinaman Zahir Khan and left-arm orthodox Amir Hamza Hotak are the ones to watch out for.
"Rashid and Mujeeb have made the entire world sit up and take notice of their talent in the shortest format, but I feel the duo is set to face a different battle in the test format. Strategy will be to work on our strengths as a team and give our best."


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In addition, a player`s contract may be compromised if a player does not complete his end of the game contract (i.e. refuses to report while his contract is in force). [The agreement] provides for the statute of limitations for a period of three months from the date [the defendant] is named after a plaintiff. If necessary, this period may be extended with the agreement of the parties. With a toll contract, a company is clearly attentive to the claim for damages. Notification of an application creates certain evidentement requirements to avoid a plundering argument in the event of a failure of litigation resolution efforts and legal action. Spoliation is defined as "intentional destruction, mutilation, tampering or concealment of evidence… Keyes v. Lerman, 191 Md. App.
533, 537, 992 A.2d 519 (2010) (quote from Black`s Law Dictionary, 8th ed. (2004) at 1437). Spoliation is a doctrine in Maryland that protects against a situation where a party to the dispute "supports its claims or defenses with physical evidence that it destroyed at the expense of its opponent." Cumberland Ins. Grp. v. Delmarva Power, 226 Md. App. 691, 698, 130 A.3d 1183 (2016). Id. to 2 (by adding). The text highlighted at the end will be important because counsel for the complainants executed the toll agreement on August 9, 2013, but did not pass on the complainant`s name (and therefore the toll) until February 3, 2014, more than two years after the applicant`s proceedings.
Id. at 2. For example, where one of the remedies is pursued, the statute of limitations of unsur pursued remedies is to the extent that the applicant is able to prove that a fair toll applies primarily where the applicant is actively misled by the defendant on the means or is exceptionally prevented from asserting his rights. It is also important that the fair toll doctrine does not require fault on the part of the defendant, such as fraud or misrepresentation. [5] The Arizona courts have recognized and applied the fair toll doctrine. [10] For example, state courts have allowed a fair toll: some non-federal courts in the United States have different approaches to fair tolls, with some courts accepting a fair toll and others firmly restricting the practice or denying the statute of limitations without legal authority. A toll agreement should not be a complex document, but it has a significant impact if it is not properly developed. Therefore, toll agreements should not be developed without the assistance of a lawyer. Among many issues, the lawyer developing the toll agreement can examine important aspects of the litigation in order to preserve claims, defences, physical evidence and testimony. While a toll agreement seems to benefit a plaintiff in the first place, there are also some good reasons why a defendant wants to enter into a toll agreement.
One reason is to give an applicant additional time to assess the feasibility of their application; Without a statute of limitations, an applicant may be forced to take legal action only to meet a deadline. Where litigation can be avoided, it may be advantageous for a defendant to agree on the term limit for a specified period of time or until certain conditions are imposed. A defendant can also benefit from the procedure by being better informed of the applicant`s rights and positions. Thus, toll agreements can help inform parties about disputes and avoid certain costs. This mutual fear helps to bring the parties together and formally resolve the issue. Since an agreement is more likely under the toll agreement, the parties enjoy the benefits of litigation (threat of a possible money decision against the defendant) without initiating litigation or incurring costs.
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The accounting firm of Cook and Co. released the results of the TWHBEA election for National Directors today. The Tennessee ballot indicated that there were to be three directors elected, however due to an inadvertent error regarding the expiration of Charles Gleghorn's term as well as another director who moved out of the state of Tennessee, there were actually five seats to be filled in Tennessee.
The top five vote getters in Tennessee were Tracy Boyd (443 votes), Chris Bobo (369 votes), Dee Dee Sale (319 votes), Jerrold Pedigo (224 votes), and Walter Chism (222 votes). Current National Director and Executive Committee member Larry Lowman was not elected to another term in Tennessee.
Sid Baucom, current Vice President Bylaws, indicated in an earlier interview with The Report, that the bylaws required that the national election be completed by November 1, which prevented another election from taking place.
In other races across the country, Jamie Hankins was reelected in Kentucky. Joining him in Kentucky are Kim Bennett, Earl Rogers, Jr., and Ronnie Vincent.
In all, 23% of the 17,049 ballots were returned, or 3,940 votes cast nationwide.
For complete details and vote counts, see the TWHBEA release on this site for a link to the full accountant's report.


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Unilever beauty unit reveals it has a ten-to-one ratio on the M&A deals it closes
Unilever's beauty and personal care unit only closes on one-tenth of the M&A deals it looks at, the unit's boss said on Wednesday, illustrating how many upstart brands have flooded the market vying for attention.
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Alan Jope, Unilever's president of beauty and personal care, told a conference hosted by Barclays that he has approved over 130 "licenses to hunt," which have resulted in just 13 acquisitions over the past four years, including Dollar Shave Club, Murad and Hourglass.
"We're on a ten-to-one ratio of frogs we have to kiss to find the occasional prince or princess," Jope said.
Overall, Unilever has completed 24 acquisitions since the start of 2015 as it seeks an accelerated overhaul of its portfolio.
Its 21 billion euro beauty and personal care business also launched seven new home-grown brands over the last 18 months, including Love Beauty and Planet, which is on track to reach $60 million (46.9 million pounds) in sales and turn a profit in its first year.
The unit also has over a dozen more ready to go, Jope said.
"We completely changed how we do market research," he added, noting that brands are now engaging directly with consumers in the early stages of development, rather than developing products and testing them later.
This was also the case with a new laundry care spray Unilever launched last week.
When it comes to marketing, Jope said new brands make more of a showing in stores and on social media, rather than relying on big-budget television ads, which are emblematic of a 120-year-old model of mass marketing that Jope said is "entering its twilight years".
After a slow first half hurt by a truckers' strike in Brazil and low pricing growth, Jope said his unit is expected to return to growth in second half of the year.


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Today, #DamienTalks with a bunch of people who claim that they have witnessed paranormal activity in the Foothill Transit executive offices.
That's right, we're reporting that the major sponsor of this podcast is haunted.
And thanks to Felicia Friesema for all her work on this podcast as well as our interviewees for being such good sports : Sabrina Muhne, Roland Cordero, Roberto Estrella, Ruben Cevantes, Miguel Rodriguez, Chris Pieper and London Lee.
#DamienTalks is supported by Foothill Transit, offering car-free travel throughout the San Gabriel Valley with connections to the new Gold Line Stations across the Foothills and Commuter Express lines traveling into the heart of downtown L.A. To plan your trip, visit foothilltransit.org. "Foothill Transit. Going Good Places."
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I know it seems as though this election has been going on forever, but the end is in site. A week from Tuesday, America will vote on a new president, California will vote on a new Senator and Los Angeles County will decide the fate of Measure M.
But today, #DamienTalks with South Pasadena Mayor Diana Mahmud about the proposal. South Pasadena, its newspapers and many of its loudest activists either opposed or stayed neutral on Metro sales tax proposals in 2008 and 2012. But this time, the newspapers and City Council are unanimous in their support for Measure M.
I'll be honest with you, the conversation took a turn I didn't expect. Mahmud talked openly about the privilege South Pasadena has with being one of Southern California's first cities to have a rail station. She then pivoted to the need for the city to "pay it forward" by supporting a tax to help other cities in Los Angeles County experience the benefits of having a rail station at the center of town.
Maybe I've been covering the ugly fight over development in Santa Monica for too long, but to hear someone argue that it was their duty to help everyone achieve the privilege that they have was refreshing.
#DamienTalksSGV 19: Foothill Transit Executive Director 0
This week, #DamienTalks with Doran Barnes, the executive director of Foothill Transit and the Chair of the Board of Directors for the American Public Transportation Association (APTA).
Our conversation touches on a wide-range of subjects including integrating Foothill Transit with the new Gold Line Extension, Measure M and Foothill Transit's ground-breaking electric bus program.
We also talk about both APTA and Barnes' agenda as chair of this national advocacy organization for transit providers. Barnes lists three things he would like APTA to accomplish in the next year, one of which is assuring that the infrastructure needs of the country remain a priority for the incoming administration in the White House once it takes office.
If you want to hear the other two, you're going to have to listen in.
#DamienTalks the Regional Connector with Olga Arroyo and Jean Marie Hance 0
Today, #DamienTalks with Olga Arroyo and Jean Marie Hance with Community and Construction Relations for the Regional Connector Project in Downtown Los Angeles. With the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) going in the ground next week, it seemed the perfect time to connect with the Regional Connector.
The conversation is wide ranging and goes on for over twenty minutes, a rarity for this podcast. We cover a lot of ground, including:
Where are we in the construction timeframe?
The naming project for the Tunnel Boring Machine (to be announced next week)
Outreach projects such as Go Little Tokyo
The station naming contest
Despite my best efforts, they would not tell me the names of the stations or the TBM. Even more disappointingly, no matter how many twitter accounts I create and spam them, I will not be able to get a station named after me.
But there is other exciting new. The TBM will be lowered into the ground next week at a special ceremony at the station at 1st and Central. Because it is an active construction zone, attendance is limited. You can get more details for the event in the podcast and can RSVP (if there's space) by emailing regionalconnector@metro.net.


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FA to investigate allegation of racist abuse by a supporter during Chesterfield's friendly with Bradford
The pre-season fixture at Chesterfield was halted in the first half after alleged racist abuse by a supporter toward Bradford substitutes, with Mark Hughes describing the comments as "an absolute disgrace".
Sunday 24 July 2022 17:18, UK
Image: Chesterfield's friendly against Bradford was halted in the first half
The FA will investigate an allegation of racist abuse by a supporter during Chesterfield's pre-season friendly with Bradford on Saturday.
There was a break in play in the first half of the pre-season fixture at the Technique Stadium, with reports suggesting a supporter in the home end had made a comment to Bradford substitutes.
Chesterfield say the supporter denied accusations of racism and left the stadium voluntarily after stewards and police officers spoke to the fan.
Bradford boss Mark Hughes said the alleged comments were "an absolute disgrace".
He told the Telegraph and Argus: "I wouldn't call the guy a supporter if I'm honest. What the players were saying he said was an absolute disgrace.
"You can't have that whether it's a pre-season game or a kickabout on a school field. You've got to get rid of any kind of racism and questioning people's skin colour is just unacceptable."
Striker Vadaine Oliver said: "In this day and age, we should be past this. It's not Chesterfield as a club or the fanbase. You get idiots in every group and it's sad to see."
A Chesterfield club spokesperson said: "After being made aware of the alleged comment, stewards and police officers spoke to the fan in question, who denied the accusation and left voluntarily.
"Witness statements have been taken as part of an investigation and, if necessary, appropriate action will be taken.
"Our club and Community Trust does a lot of work around anti-racism and racist comments at our stadium will not be tolerated."
Image: Bradford boss Mark Hughes condemned the incident during the pre-season friendly
Bradford issued a statement on Sunday which read: "Bradford City AFC is working alongside Chesterfield FC and The FA - and will assist with police enquiries - after racist abuse was directed towards City players during yesterday's match at the Technique Stadium.
"In the first half of the pre-season contest, City substitutes were subjected to discriminatory remarks, and a spectator in the home stand subsequently left the stadium after play was suspended for a period.
"Following the game, the incident was formally reported to the match officials, with all parties involved now taking the matter further to ensure the individual concerned faces the strongest-possible action."
City's chief executive officer, Ryan Sparks, said: "I spoke at length last night with the players subjected to the disgusting slurs from a spectator in the home stand. We understand Derbyshire Police are investigating the situation, and we will assist accordingly.
"I would like to thank Chesterfield's chief executive, John Croot, who has been extremely supportive since the incident. I am confident the individual will face the strongest-possible consequences, as a result of his repulsive actions.
"These events are a reminder of the amount of work that still needs to be done, in order to remove this kind of behaviour from society. There is absolutely no place for it, and we will continue to do everything in our power to protect any member of our staff from discrimination.
"Our players have our full support, and we stand shoulder to shoulder with them in collective attempts to eradicate all forms of discrimination."
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Locked down Brits top up their groceries to the tune of £15.2 billion over the past year
Restrictions on the hospitality sector mean that we've eaten an extra seven billion meals at home since spring 2020.
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Our latest figures show take-home grocery sales in the UK rose by 12.5% during the 12 weeks to 21 February 2021. Sales were even stronger over the past month, increasing by 15.1%, the fastest rate of growth since June 2020, as the latest national restrictions curtailed spending in cafés, restaurants and pubs.
The pandemic has now been making its mark on our lives and completely changing the way we shop for a full year. Various hospitality restrictions mean that we've eaten an extra seven billion meals at home since spring 2020. Office tea rounds, meanwhile, were replaced by brews in our own kitchens... and we drank an additional two billion cups of tea in the house this year.
Overall, shoppers have spent £15.2 billion more on groceries during the pandemic – that's around £4,800 per household on average, an increase of £500 compared with normal times.
But we weren't buying more of everything. With fewer social occasions in the diary, personal care has fallen down the agenda, and spending on toiletries dropped by 1%. Liquid soap and hand sanitisers proved to be an understandable exception, and sales grew by 127% over the past year.
Moving online
Looking more closely at the latest month, online grocery sales reached a new record share in the four weeks to 21 February, accounting for 15.4% of sales, up from 8.7% last year. Nearly a quarter of households bought groceries online during the past month, making the most of home deliveries especially to get hold of bulkier goods like canned foods, breakfast cereals and soft drinks. It's been an extraordinary twelve months for online and three million tonnes of food alone have been delivered to people's homes over the past year.
It's a habit that seems to be sticking among British consumers, and internet orders now make up an average of 65% of grocery spending each month for people who do shop online. Grocers should take note of the customer satisfaction gap between online and in store – people that buy on the internet are typically 7 percentage points happier with their shopping trip than shoppers at bricks and mortar stores.
Online specialist Ocado boosted its sales by 35.3% over the latest 12 weeks with its market share nudging up 0.3% percentage points to 1.7%. The grocer is increasing in popularity outside of its London heartland and is experiencing the greatest sales growth in the south and midlands of England.
Still finding reasons to celebrate
People made the most of what festivities they could enjoy at home this February. Despite everything, or because of it, love was in the air: 3.8 million housebound shoppers bought boxes of chocolates in the week running up to Valentine's day, a jump of 18% on last year. Shrove Tuesday, which fell over half term this year, provided a much-needed way for parents to keep children entertained over the holiday, and sales of flour and chocolate spreads went up by 50% while syrups soared by 86%.
Supermarket performance
Tesco had a strong month and grew its market share by 0.2 percentage points to 27.4%, marking the retailer's first market share gain since December 2016 as its sales rose by 13.2%. The grocer's success was felt across the business, with online sales, larger supermarkets and smaller convenience outlets all contributing to its strong performance.
Iceland's market share increased by 0.3 percentage points to 2.5% and its sales rose by 23.9%. The size of the average Iceland basket grew by more than half to £19.93 compared with the same time last year, the fastest rate of increase among all the retailers. Iceland's fresh and chilled aisles put in a standout performance, supporting the core frozen food lines that make up 39% of its total sales.
Morrisons also won market share, taking an extra 0.1 percentage points to reach 10.3% of the market, with sales up by 13.9%. Sainsbury's increased sales by 12.1% to hold its market share of 15.6%. Returning to double-digit growth, Asda sales were 10.3% higher compared with a year ago while convenience retailer Co-op grew sales by 12.6% to maintain a 6.0% share of the market. Waitrose sales rose by 11.5% while Lidl's and Aldi's were up by 10.9% and 5.6% respectively.
With the vaccine rollout underway and a roadmap out of lockdown on the table, the year ahead is set to bring a significant shift away from the nation's current routine and shopping habits. Many families will be looking to life post-pandemic and, with the Chancellor set to announce his Budget on Wednesday, the 15%* of households that they say are financially struggling will be particularly keen to hear how that may impact their household accounts.
In terms of the grocery market itself, we'll start to see year-on-year decline following the anniversary of the first national lockdown next month. Sales will be measured against last year's record spending and comparisons will be tough against the heights of 2020. Demand for groceries is also likely to subside as the hospitality sector re-opens. The more typical sales patterns of 2019 will come to the fore as the most important metric to gauge retailer performance as we emerge from lockdown over the coming months.
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*Based on a Kantar (Worldpanel division) survey of 11,634 British households undertaken in October 2020
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Verbal Commitment: Stephane Ayangma
On Sunday evening, both Donyell Marshall and assistant coach Mike Witcoskie hit Twitter with some enthusiasm:
Now we know why.
On Monday, Verbal Commits reported that Stephane Ayangma committed to Central Connecticut St. Ayangma, who has two years of eligibility remaining, is the second member of the 2019 recruiting class, joining Trey Tennnyson, who committed about a year ago and signed a Letter of Intent during the early signing period.
The 6'6" 212 lb. Ayangma was the leading scorer and rebounder for Hinds Community College (located in SW Mississippi) this past season, scoring 15.1 ppg and grabbing 9.2 boards per game. Hinds wasn't very successful in the MACJAC, finishing 11-12 overall (4-10 in the league), but Ayangma was a double-double machine, finishing the season with 11 such games. He scored in double-figures in all but three contests, including a 26 point outburst on November 26th against the William Carey JV (11 for 14 from the field). In all, he topped 20 points four times.
Ayangma, who is originally from Cameroon, started playing organized basketball in 9th grade, and came to the U.S. as a high school junior, joining a basketball academy in Kansas before transferring to Picayune (MS) Memorial High School, where his older brother, Eric, was an assistant coach. As a senior, Ayangma was named to the All-South Mississippi Boys Basketball team after averaging 20.4 ppg and 11.1 rpg.
After high school, he attended Iowa Western Community College, one of the premier JUCO teams in the nation. However, after playing sparingly as a freshman, he transferred to Hinds where he put up big numbers as a sophomore despite not receiving a D1 scholarship offer until CCSU came calling.
While there is not a ton of video of Ayangma out there, he profiles as an athletic 4 or undersized 5 at the NEC level; he's big and strong with an ability to be a grab-and-go forward, finish around the rim, and rebound. He did not take a ton of three-pointers this past season, a little more than one per game, but did make them at a high clip (43.8%). He also shot 70.4% from the free throw line on ~ 4 attempts per game. He should be able to step in and rebound at a high level while also being an offensive option, but the big question mark for me; at 6'6", can he protect the rim enough to play extensive minutes at the 5? He did have 38 blocks in 23 games last season, but he'll likely face bigger, more athletic players in the NEC next season than he did in the MACJAC. Plus fouling was an issue on occasion, as he fouled out of one game and finished with four fouls in eight others.
But here's the thing; Marshall does not recruit Junior College players to come in and ride the pine. Previous JUCO guys- Tyler Kohl, Deion Bute, Joe Hugley, and Jamir Coleman- all came in and earned heavy minutes immediately. And by the way, all those guys have been well above-average players in this league. It's safe to say there's been some struggles with the CCSU staff's high school recruits, but the JUCO guys they've brought in have been very good.
So where will he play? Without knowing the make-up of the final roster, my early thinking is that Ayangma will be the backup at both forward positions. He'll see minutes at the 4 in "big" lineups (with Jamir Coleman moving to the wing), and at the 5 in "small" lineups, while also allowing Coleman a breather. Marshall likes versatility, and Ayangma certainly provides that.
With five scholarships remaining, I fully expect Marshall to bring in at least one point guard (Thai Segwai is the only PG remaining), as well as more size (perhaps a true 5). I would not count out at least one or two JUCO players, as well. Keep your eyes peeled.
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