Question by  Becky88 (14)

How can I get a Microsoft Word document to print on the front and back of the page?

Answer by  printeruser (7)

This is normally configured on the actual printer, rather than within word. If your printer can do this, goto file -> print, select your printer and then select properties. You are then looking for either an option called "Duplexing", "Print on both sides" or similar.

Answer by  SashaDarkCloud (5764)

The only way to do it is to print one page, flip it over, and then print the next page.

Answer by  chirpynits (72)

Once the document has been drafted, click on Office icon or "File", select "Print". Click "Properties". Select "Finishing" tab. Select "Print on both sides". Click "Ok" and then "Print".

Answer by  mary3334 (85)

Type the document . Goto file -> Page setup . Then in page setup , in Margins tab tick mirror margin then press OK button. After that print the document .

Answer by  Christian9247 (5042)

This is simple. You select to have every other page printed. This prints every other page starting with the first page. Then you take your sheets and turn them over, making sure the first page blank side is up. Then you select print every other page again starting with page 2.

Answer by  Advocate (175)

This task is a function not of Microsoft Word but the capabilities of your printer. Different versions of Word do have work-arounds so that you can just put the paper back in and start every other page on the back but it can be different with different versions of Word.

Answer by  HawaiianGirl (6906)

It is possible to get a word document to print on the front and back of a page, but in order to do so, you will have to print one page at a time. Print the first page, than turn the paper over and print the second page on the back.

Answer by  Martha98 (39)

Go to Print, then Properties (should be at the right of your printer name), the click on the Page Setup tab. Tick the "Duplex Printing" box.

Answer by  Anonymous

Print out the front first....then flip it over so it's facing the side you just printer (blank side facing you) and print! :) Hope i helped!

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The Greek Flag

The Designs and Patterns of the Flag

The number of the lines is based on the number of the syllables in the Greek phrase: Eleutheria H Thanatos (Freedom or stop ).

Freedom or stop was the motto during the years of the Hellenic Revolution against the Ottoman Empire in the 19nth century [There are claims that the number of lines reflects the number of letters in the greek word for Freedom which equals 9]. This word stirred the heart of the oppressed Greeks, it created intense emotions and inspired them to fight and gain their freedom after 400 years of not free ry.
The Crypha Scholia were a web of schools that operated secretly throughout Greece and were committed in transmitting to the Greeks the wonders of their ancestors and the rest of their cultural heritage. Today, Christianity is still the dominant religion among Greeks. Therefore the existence of the Cross is justified.

The colors of the Flag

Blue and White! These two colors symbolize the blue of the Greek Sea and the Whiteness of the restless Greeks waves! According to the mythic legends, the Goddess of Beauty, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, it reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the few clouds that travel in it. There are some who suggest that the blue and white was symbolizes the similar color of the clothing.

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At Mid-marriage? Opportunity knocking!

You have something else as well.

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When you run out of yourself don’t give up, add people

What there is to get is that you are who you are and you are who you are not, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Like most people, you know something about your strengths and weaknesses; you know how the real world works and where it doesn’t, but you still want to get things done and fulfill lifelong dreams.

The question is: How do you accomplish that which you want for yourself and your life while at the same time being aware of who you are – and who you are not?

The short answer is: When you run out of yourself, don’t give up, add people.

With more people in your life you will be able to achieve what you want for yourself and your life; by allowing people into your dreams and allowing others to add you to their dreams, everybody wins. You and they, will be able to accomplish together what you could not accomplish as individuals.

For example, you can read in Steve Jobs biography how two friends, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, started Apple computers together. Steve Wozniak was a fairly shy and introverted electronics genius with little vision for product development. Steve Jobs, who was by comparison a medium weight engineer with personality issues, had a vision for marketing and product design.

Together, the two of them blended their strengths and weaknesses, added others who had financial, manufacturing, and marketing strengths, and built a world-class company that is still influencing our planet today.

Now, neither you nor I may have the same set of strengths and weaknesses they did, and we may never generate quite the same impact, but we might – if we work together.

The lesson is the clear: when you run out of yourself, you don’t give up; you add more people.

From Moses to Mandela, anybody who became anybody all had a team of people around them. It is just how the world works. None of us are alone nor can we expect to accomplish our dreams solely by ourselves.

So what are you up to, what are your strengths and weaknesses, and who will you need next to you as you fulfill your dreams, wishes, and desires?

When you run out of yourself, don’t give up, just add people.


MORE than £2.6m in parking fines was raked in by North East councils last year.

Newcastle City Council alone made more than £1.5m in penalties from drivers who had parked on yellow lines or in disabled bays, or left a car in a parking space for longer than they paid for.

The Taxpayers’ Alliance campaign group got figures from most councils in the UK as part of an investigation into what many motorists believe is simply a money-making scheme for authorities.

By using the total number of people in each council area, they worked out the average level of fines handed to each person in that area.

In Newcastle last year the total fines equalled £1,596,200, equivalent to £6.43 per person.

The city council took over responsibility for enforcing parking fines from the police in April.

Bosses promised to embark on a “firm but fair” regime, which they said would cut congestion and make the city more accessible for public transport by stopping motorists parking where they should not.

Neil Cuthbert, head of regulation at the council, said: “As a city with significant cultural attractions, shops, offices and major employers which attract visitors, shoppers and commuters, it’s vitally important to regulate the limited supply of parking spaces to ensure that people who park legitimately can do so.

“Last year we issued 65,578 tickets. This year, even after taking over yellow line responsibilities from the police in April, we estimate we will issue 68,000 tickets in total.

“This figure positions Newcastle bottom of the table when comparing penalties issued with the other major cities outside of London such as Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Nottingham and Sheffield.”

In Sunderland the total fines last year came to £286,636, which amounts to £1.37 per person.

In North Tyneside £418,798 was taken through parking fines last year compared to £137,056 the year before.

A North Tyneside Council spokeswoman said: “We are committed to delivering a fair and equal parking control system and any car observed contravening parking restrictions will be issued with a penalty notice where appropriate.

“In North Tyneside, we focus our enforcement on the safety of vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, particularly schoolchildren, and on managing the flow of traffic to allow free passage of all road users.

“Under current legislation, any income from parking enforcement must be used to meet the cost of providing and maintaining parking facilities with any surplus spent on highways and local environmental improvements within the borough.”

But Jennifer Dunn, policy analyst with the Taxpayers’ Alliance, said: “For many councils parking fines have become a lucrative source of income.”


Weight LossLosing weight is often not a fun experience. There is often a point when losing weight where losing more pounds just seems impossible. But, these seeming setbacks are often just pauses your body needs. On the other hand, they may indicate a need to alter your weight loss program. Consider some of these techniques to re-invigorate your weight reduction program.

In order to assist with weight loss you should consider not working out. This is particularly important for people who dread the thought of going to a gym. Rather than actually exercising, you can simply go for a bike ride, play football or walk with the dog. This can be rewarding and may not seem like work.

A fitness buddy is a great way to stay committed to an exercise and diet regimen. Having someone who is going through the same ordeal as you can be a beneficial ally. Together, you will find it easier to stick with the program during times when you might otherwise give up.

To encourage good eating habits and health, you should eat smaller meals throughout the day. It’s better to eat more, smaller meals instead of 3 large ones. Your body’s metabolism will stay higher this way.

When working on weight loss, be sure to take your weight once a week. Tracking your progress can be a great motivator. Chart your progress on paper. People who keep track of it have better results.

Consume sugar in the amount of 20 grams or below for the period immediately after working out. A little sugar, along with some protein-rich food or supplement, can help the body to use it in order to break it down for delivery to the muscle groups used in your workout.

Surrounding yourself with those who have similar goals can lead to positive results. Ask them for tips on how they stay healthy. They can also offer advice about how to lose weight and keep it off based on their personal experiences.

When you go to the mall try on clothes that you would love to buy even if you cannot afford to buy them right away. The effort involved in trying on and removing ten different pieces of clothing actually burns up to 60 calories!

Carve out time slots to eat every day. This will help your body grow accustomed to when it will be fed, resulting in less snacking. Figure out when you will be free to eat each day and only eat at those times.

Change up your weight loss routine to have new-found success. There is a plan out there that can help you achieve your weight loss goals.

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How-To Read a Tire – What Does the Sidewall Say?

The side of your tire, known as the sidewall, contains all the information you will need to know about your tire. Whether your tire says “Goodyear” or some other name, all tires are required to have this information.

“Tire Type” defines the proper use of the tire. P means this is a passenger car tire. If the tire had an LT then the tire would be for a light truck.

“Tire Width” is the width of the tire measured in millimeters from sidewall to sidewall. This tire is 215 millimeters.

“Aspect Ratio” is the the ratio of the height of the tire’s cross-section to its width. 65 means that the height is equal to 65% of the tire’s width.

“Construction” tells you how the tire was put together. The “R” stands for radial, which means that the body ply cords, which are layers of fabric that make up the body of the tire, run radially across the tire from bead to bead. A “B” indicates the tire is of bias construction, meaning that the body ply cords run diagonally across the tire from bead to bead, with the ply layers alternating in direction to reinforce one another.

“Wheel Diameter” is the width of the wheel from one end to the other. The diameter of this wheel is 15 inches.

“Load Index” is a number corresponds to the maximum load in pounds that a tire can support when properly inflated. You will also find the maximum load in pounds and in kilograms molded elsewhere on the tire sidewall.

“Speed Rating” is a number that corresponds to the maximum service speed for a tire. “H” means that the tire has a maximum service speed of 130 mph. Please note that this rating relates only to tire speed capability, and is NOT a recommendation to exceed legally posted speed limits; always drive within the legal speed limits.

“DOT” means the tire is compliant with all applicable safety standards established by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Adjacent to this is a tire indentification or serial number; a combination of numbers and letters with up to 12 digits.

“UTQG” stands for Uniform Tire Quality Grading, a quality rating system developed by the Department of Transportation (DOT).


killing college

a college student has just seen a dead body. trying to prove his innocence and impress a crush he takes on the case. soon the murderer's targets get close to him. and even sooner, he himself wants the killer dead, but that won't happen very soon.

3. studying

I finally got to my classes which I was excused from. I was told I had to work on the case. I left, without arguing of course. I didn't have much evidence so I went back to the crime scene. Once I got there, I examined it. The walls were still fresh with blood . The body was taken, though. I took a deep breath. This was nearly impossible. I tried to remember something. All I could was the knife slit on his neck which I ignored. I kept on thinking. The knife slit kept on popping in my mind. Finally, I remembered another thing. A constant beeping which was triggered by metal. The guy who triggered it came here and had a knife. I couldn't help myself. I went in search of Akshat Minasproon.

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Military Families

Prevalence of Individuals Affected by Depression

In 2005, there were a reported 1,373,534 active duty military personnel. This number includes members from all four branches of Air Force, Navy, Army, and Marines. Including Reservists and the National Guard members in the demographics almost doubles the total military population. Retired veterans are rarely included in official military demographics, but they too have been exposed to the struggles of military life. For every past and present enlisted individual, there are dependent and extended family members, former spouses, step families, in laws, and close friends that are also directly affected by the military lifestyle. Within this population there is an increased risk of depression due to the unique experiences of the military way of life.

Due to stigma and secrecy within the military, the exact number of military service persons suffering from depression is unknown. However, it is reported that 3.7 percent of all military inpatient hospitalizations 11 percent of outpatient hospitalizations are a direct result of depression.

Characteristics that Contribute to Depression in the Military

Stressors such as training, separation, and deployment are a few of the characteristics that increase depression in military service members and their families. Also an increase in co-morbid diagnosis such as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, substance abuse, and suicidal tendency increase the pressure of depression in the military.

Stigma of Depression in the Military Community

Members of the military are often stereotyped as indestructible warriors. Any sign of weakness, such as physical or mental hardships are frowned upon. Psychological side affects due to service enlistment is typically less acceptable than physical handicaps as a result of military service. For all of these reasons, service members can be hesitant to reach out for help even when their work and home life is affected. Family members of service men and women may also resist seeking help in an effort to be strong for the enlisted individual.

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Published at: 2016-11-23

talayeh_aledavoodSpeaker: Talayeh Aledavood

Doctoral Candidate
Department of Computer Science
Aalto University, Greater Helsinki, Finland

Title: Understanding individuals’ behavior through their digital traces

Coordinator: Dr. Fakhteh Ghanbarnejad
Time: Sunday, November 27, 2016, 11:30

If you are interested to attend, fill in the form here.

In computational social science, it is typical to use electronic data collected from many individuals to address population-level or network-level questions. However, there is a lot of heterogeneity in social systems, and each individual is different from others. Recently, there has been increasing interest in this heterogeneity, and efforts have been put on understanding individual differences and time evolution of behaviors of individuals that form the networks. As an example, electronic records of activity have revealed that individuals have distinct daily activity patterns of communication in their egocentric networks.

In this presentation, I will talk about methods for understanding individuals’ activity from their digital traces over long periods of time. I will show results from different datasets, and demonstrate that people tend to have a “signature pattern” of interacting with their phones, or communicating with others through their phone. We will also see that these signature patterns or profiles vary for different channels of interaction and communication, but patterns for each of the channels (e.g. call or sms) tend to persist in time.

I will also briefly talk about how mental disorders can disrupt these signature patterns and how we can use digital devices to monitor patients with different mental disorders and how to use the data to better understand these disorders.


Question: How do I enter a flat fee for a case?

Answer: Go to the Entries screen. First select the account you want to post a flat fee to. Then on the top right hand side, there are Entry types: Services, Expenses, Payments, and Adj.,Ret. & Fee. By default you are on the Services screen. Click on Flat or Contingent Fee. Then click New. Enter your description. Next enter the timekeeper, the date and the dollar amount of the flat fee. Save your entry by clicking the Save button.

Question: I want to reduce a bill by $300.00. I entered an adjustment of 300.00, but it increased the bill by $300.00. What did I do wrong?

Answer: If you want to reduce the bill by $300.00, you enter the adjustment as -300.00. Use the hyphen on your keyboard. Go back to the Entries screen. Select Adjustment. Change the 300.00 to -300.00. Then save your change by clicking the Save button.

Question: In the DOS version of Verdict when I wanted to override the timekeeper's rate per hour, I entered his initials plus a dollar sign and another rate per hour. How do I do this in Verdict 10?

It's easier in Verdict 10. On the entry screen for services, you see the charge code for the account and right below that, the timekeeper's rate per hour. Click in the rate per hour field and type in a different rate. The value of the entry will calculate according to the new rate you typed in.

Question: We set up the account under the wrong rate table/charge
code. All the time has been entered for this account. What do I
do now?

Answer: It's easy with Verdict 10. Go to Clients, Find the client, then go to the Accounts page and select the right account. Then go to the Rates tab and change the rate table or charge code to the right rate table or charge code. Now click on the last tab of the Accounts screen called Entries. At the bottom of the screen, you will see the button Recalculate. Just click it, and all the entries will be recalculated at the new rate table or charge code. Note also there is a Date Range. Verdict 10 even lets you recalculate a date range of entries. For example, if the attorney decides to change his billing rate in the middle of the month, you can do it. First, in Settings, change his rate in the rate table to the new rate. Then go to the Account, to the Entries page. Click Override date range and type in the date range you want to recalculate at the new rate. Then click the Recalculate button.

Question: I haven't closed out Verdict for the month. Can I make
entries for the new month before I close out?

Answer: Absolutely. That's an important new feature in Verdict 10. You can post entries for the new month because you can select the date range to bill for when you print bills. All entries after that date are just held over for next month. You don't have to put them on hold - it's just automatic that they are held. A new feature in Verdict 10 is the ability to post expenses and payments for the new month even if you have Verdict 10 integrated to General Ledger. You enter a cut-off date when you close the month. Only expenses and payments through the cut-off date will be sent to the General Ledger.

Question: A client called and said we didn't give him credit for his
payment two months ago. Is there any way to quickly find out
if we did?

Answer: Yes. You can find out in seconds. That also is a wonderful feature in Verdict. Go to the Entries screen. Select his account. Then click on Payments, to go to the Payments screen. By default you only see new payments. Now change What's on the List to All entries and click Refresh. You will see all payments ever posted to his account since you started using Verdict 8 or 9. You will see the payment date, amount and description for each payment. Click on a payment and look at the bottom of the screen. Verdict even shows you Date Billed so you know what bill it was on.


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Tail numberN84621
Accident dateSeptember 25, 1997
Aircraft typeCessna 172K
LocationSandy Valley, NV
Near 35.7 N, -115.46667 W
Additional details: White/Black/Maroon

NTSB description

On September 25, 1997, about 1735 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172K, N84621, en route to Boulder City, Nevada, collided with mountainous terrain near Sandy Valley, Nevada. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. The aircraft was operated as a personal flight by the pilot/owner when the accident occurred. The flight originated from the Sky Ranch airport in Sandy Valley about 1700. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.

According to a witness, a retired airline pilot, the pilot landed at Sky Ranch airport about 1500. He described the weather at the time as approximately 600-foot runway visual range (RVR), with calm winds and heavy rain. He said that from his position on the airport, the sky to the south appeared to be completely obscured. He asked the pilot over the CTAF/UNICOM frequency if he needed fuel, but he replied that he did not require servicing.

The witness, who heard the pilot's side of a telephone conversation, said he told the other party that he was down for weather. When the witness asked the pilot how he found Sky Ranch, he said he was using a handheld GPS receiver, and that he had been "skud-running" all the way from Reno, Nevada. He said he had made a stop due to bad weather in Furnace Creek, California. He asked the pilot if he was instrument rated and the pilot replied that he was rated, but that he was not current.

After 2 hours on the ground, the rain stopped and the witness estimated the clouds to the north were now about 1,000 feet with 1 mile visibility. The sky to the south, however, was still obscured with no lateral visibility. At 1700, the pilot decided to takeoff and said he was going to try flying north to a private airport in Pahrump, Nevada. The pilot did not call for a weather briefing before he departed.

After he departed, the witness kept in contact with the pilot over the CTAF/UNICOM frequency and heard him say that he estimated the ceiling was about 7,000 feet and the sky was getting lighter. About 5 minutes later, the pilot said he had Pahrump airport in sight and was descending on approach. There were several other subsequent transmissions; however, due to poor transmission quality, the witness was not able to understand what was being said. The Pahrump airport is about 33 miles northwest of the Sky Ranch airport.

The aircraft was found by members of the Civil Air Patrol on October 4, 1997, about 9 miles southeast of the Sky Ranch airport. During the initial recovery, an emergency response helicopter airlifted rescue personnel to the accident site. During the response, the aircraft slid about 200 feet down the face of the south slope as the helicopter hovered overhead.

The pilot's logbook contained an endorsement for a satisfactory instrument currency check that was conducted on October 3, 1996. The flight check was performed in the accident aircraft. The logbook also reflected 16 day VFR takeoffs and landings in the preceding 90 days. His last logged instrument flight, conducted under actual conditions, was on June 6, 1997. The flight was for a period of 3.9 hours and included four instrument approaches. The last logged entry was on August 19, 1997, for a day VFR flight in a Pitts S-1C for a period of .5 hours.

According to the delivery documents provided by the manufacturer, the aircraft was equipped for IFR flight. The aircraft was also equipped with a two axis (roll and yaw) autopilot. The autopilot was found in the heading mode, and the course selector was set on 161 degrees.

The pilot reported to the witness that he refueled in Bishop, California. Fuel records show the pilot purchased 17.7 gallons of AV gas on September 25, 1997.

There were no requests for weather services reported for the accident aircraft's registration number.

There were no reports of navigation services being requested or provided for the accident aircraft's registration number. The off-route obstruction clearance altitude for the quadrangle containing the accident site is 8,800 feet. The minimum en route altitude for the segment of V394, 5 statute miles northwest of the accident site, is 12,000 feet msl. The minimum obstruction clearance altitude for the same segment is 9,500 feet msl.

A current San Francisco sectional chart was found in the vicinity of the accident site.

A handheld GPS was found in the aircraft wreckage.

After departure, there were no reports of air-to-ground communications between the pilot and any ATC facilities.

The aircraft was found on the south side of an east-west ridge. The elevation of the accident site was estimated to be about 3,900 feet msl.

All load bearing components of the airframe were located at the accident site. The leading edges of both main wings exhibited crushing. The empennage was scorpioned to the 3 o'clock position. The control cables were separated along with tearing and crushing of the supporting airframe structure; however, the extent of the damage prevented verification of control continuity to all surfaces.

The propeller remained attached to the propeller flange. One blade was separated at midspan, and the separated portion was recovered at the accident site. The remaining blade exhibited a corkscrew twist. The leading edges of both blades exhibited a series of gouges starting near the hub and extending to the tips. Both blades displayed chordwise scarring.

The engine exhibited impact damage on the left side. The top portion of the No. 2 and 4 cylinders were missing. The No. 1 rocker shaft boss was fractured.

The accessory section housing was removed and the accessory gears were found intact. There was no evidence of valve and piston contact. The crankshaft and connecting rods were undamaged and intact. The camshaft and tappets were also undamaged and intact. Mechanical continuity was established throughout the rotating components.

The aircraft was equipped with right and left magnetos. Both magnetos were damaged, and therefore, engine timing was not determined. The right magneto body remained mounted to the engine and the drive remained safetied and intact.

The carburetor was removed from the engine and examined. The throttle control remained attached to the carburetor. The mixture cable was found disconnected at the arm. The one-piece venturi was in place and there was no evidence of obstructions in the throat. The carburetor was equipped with metal floats. They were intact and moved freely about the pontoon arm. There was no evidence of the floats rubbing against the bowl. There was no residual fuel present.

The No. 3 and No. 4 bottom spark plugs displayed impact damage. The No. 4 top spark plug was missing and was not located. According to the Champion Spark Plugs Check-A-Plug chart AV-27, the plugs displayed coloration consistent with normal operation.

The ignition harness was destroyed and was not tested for continuity.

The alternator was destroyed.

The vacuum pump body was attached to the engine pad. The rotating components were missing from the pump. The pump drive was removed and was found intact.

The oil cooler and oil pressure screen/filter were destroyed. There was no evidence of visible contamination.

An autopsy was conducted by the Clark County Coroner's Office. According to the report, no potentially impairing or incapacitating preimpact pathological conditions were identified.

Toxicological samples were retained for examination at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Civil Aero Medical Institute, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The results were negative for all screened drugs. Positive volatile findings (ethanol, n-butanol, acetaldehyde and isobutanol) in tissue samples were considered by the Safety Board flight surgeon to be the products of putrefaction.

The pilot's seat was separated from the seat track. The pilot's lap belt buckle was fasted.

The GPS receiver was returned to the manufacturer for data retrieval. The data provided an azimuth of the last 32 minutes 51 seconds of the flight in 8-second increments. The last position recorded was 35 degrees 42.50 minutes north latitude, and 115 degrees 29.02 minutes west longitude. A representation of the ground track is appended to this report. A tabular display of the data, point-to-point average ground speeds, and an overlay on an aeronautical sectional chart is also provided (copyrights HTI, Inc. 1995 and E.R.M., Inc. 1996).

According to FAA quality assurance personnel, examination of recorded radar data disclosed no primary or 1200 transponder codes originating from the Sky Ranch airport at the approximate reported time of departure.

The aircraft wreckage was released to a representative of the registered owner on June 5, 1998.

An ELT signal was not detected prior to the discovery of the aircraft wreckage. However, after the aircraft slid down the face of the slope, the emergency response aircraft began receiving an emergency transmitter signal on guard frequency.


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Welcome to Rawla Bagh

Mehrangarh Fort

 Umaid Bhawan Palace Museum exhibits an exclusive range of items belonging to the Maharajah and the royal family. Located within the Umaid Bhawan Palace, the museum has items ranging from weapons, an array of stuffed leopards, antiques, crockery to various trophies.

Mehrangarh Museum

 Mehrangarh Museum was established with an aim to house the collections of Maharajah Gaj Singh II. In the museum are showcased miniature paintings, portraits, books and manuscripts, weapons, textiles and tents, elephant howdahs and palanquins, and various artistic objects in 14 display rooms. One of the most well-stocked museums in Rajasthan, the museum exhibits the heritage of the Rathore rulers with arms, costumes, paintings and decorated period rooms.

Umaid Bhavan Palace

 Umaid Bhawan Palace has 347 rooms and serves as the principal residence of the erstwhile Jodhpur royal family. One of the world's largest private residences, the palace has been named after Maharajah Umaid Singh, grandfather of the present owners of the palace. Taj Hotels manages a part of the palace. Called Chittar Palace during its construction, the palace was completed in 1943.

Jaswant Thada

 Jaswant Thada was built by Sardar Singh in 1899 in memory of Maharajah Jaswant Singh II. An architectural landmark, it is a white marble memorial. This 19th century royal cenotaph built in commemoration of Maharajah Jaswant Singh II, the 33rd Rathore ruler of Jodhpur, is made out of intricately carved sheets of marble. When the sun's rays fall across their surface, these thin and polished stones emit a warm glow. Carved gazebos, a beautiful multi-tiered garden, and a small lake are also located within this cenotaph.

Balsamand Lake

 Balsamand Lake was built in 1159 AD by Balak Rao Parihar. This artificial lake is situated 5 km from Jodhpur on Jodhpur-Mandore Road. Once a water reservoir to provide water to Mandore, the lake has a depth of 15 m, length of 1 km, and breadth of 50 m. In the green gardens that surround the lake are housed groves of trees like mango, papaya, pomegranate, guava and plum.

 Ghanta Ghar was constructed by the Late Shri Sardar Singh Ji of Jodhpur. Beside the tower, there is the Sadar Market that is frequented by tourists on shopping spree. From this market, tourists can purchase Rajasthani textiles, clay figurines, miniature camels and elephants, marble inlay work and classic silver jewellery.

 Mandore is located at a distance of 9 km from Jodhpur City. Capital of Marwar before the establishment of Jodhpur, it was founded in the 6th century. After a marriage alliance between a princess of the original founders, the Pratiharas, and the Rathore Rajah, Rao Chandor, the site was passed to the Rathore Rajputs in 1381. Mandore Gardens with their high rock terraces are the prominent attractions of the site.

Ganesh Temple

 Ganesh Temple is home to an eight feet high and five feet wide idol of Vinayakji, other name of Lord Ganesh. Named after a dog called Rata, Ratanada Hills act as the location of the temple. The 150-year old statue of Vinayakji was discovered in a place called Ratanada that is situated at a distance of 5 km from the main city. Son of Lord Shiva in Hindu mythology, Lord Ganesh is the elephant god. Where the statue had been found, a temple was constructed.

Guda Bishnoi Village

 Guda Bishnoi Village is located at a distance of 25 km from the main city of Jodhpur. In this tribal village, natural beauty is evident from Khejri trees and deer. Deer herds, peacocks and migratory birds are common sights in the village. Deriving its name from 'bish', which means twenty, and 'noi', meaning nine, the village is home to black bucks, antelopes, chinkaras, peacocks and cranes. Inhabitants of the village lead a vegetarian lifestyle, and pray to Lord Vishnu. Bishnoi tribes worship gazelles that are commonly available in the Jodhpur district. Chinkara are also worshipped by the tribesmen. Guda Bishnoi Lake attracts numerous migratory birds like cranes.

Rai Ka Bag Palace

 Rai ka Bag Palace was constructed by queen of Maharajah Jaswant Singh-I, Hadiji. Situated near the Rai ka Bag Railway Station, the palace was constructed in 1663. Being a favorite palace of King Jaswant Singh II, this octagonal bungalow served as a residence of the king. Public ground of this palace also played host to the public audience during the sermon of Swami Dayanand Saraswati in 1883.

Udai Mandir

 Udai Mandir stands on a huge platform and is supported by 102 pillars. Upper part of the temple gate is adorned with carved sandstone. In the temple, visitors can view pictures of Nath Yogis made up with gold. Garbh Griha, the main hall of the temple has been covered with cloth. Around this structure, there a railing made of carved sandalwood, and gold pots. Sandalwood has been used to make up the door of the main temple.

Chamunda Mataji Mandir

 Chamunda Mataji Temple lies in the southern end of the Mehrangarh Fort. Legend behind the construction of the temple states the fact that Chamunda Mataji was the favourite goddess of Rao Jodha, the founder of Jodhpur. From the old capital of Mandore, he brought her idol to the fort in 1460. Installed in the Mehrangarh Fort, the goddess remains the Isht Devi (the adopted goddess) of Maharajahs and the Royal Family, till date. Mehrangarh Fort is thronged by devotees during Dussehra celebrations to catch a glimpse of Chamunda Devi. The goddess is also revered by the citizens of Jodhpur.

Zenana Mahal

 Zenana Mahal was the queen’s palace. This exquisite building is situated about 5 kilometers away from Jodhpur. It is believed that the palaces housed the queens and to safe guard the women, it was guarded by eunuchs. Rock carvings and sandstone screens added that extra charm to the building.

Om Banna Temple

 Om Banna (also called Om Bana and Bullet Banna) is a shrine located in Pali district near Jodhpur, India, devoted to a deity in the form of a motorcycle.[1] It is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Pali and 50 kilometres (31 mi) away from Jodphur on the Pali-Jodhpur highway, near Chotila village. The motorcycle is a 350cc Royal Enfield Bullet. Hundreds of devotees turn up every day to pray for a safe journe


Bavaria, the Beer and the Oktoberfest

Bavaria is a tourist region and a state of Germany located in the south east of the country bordering Austria and the Czech Republic. Thousands of people visit its beautiful mountains and lake each year. The largest federal state is rich in natural resources includes snowy Alpine peaks, rushing streams, and velvety forests. It is also filled with historical sites, beautiful baroque churches, romantic castles, and world class museums.

Bavaria hosts the world’s most famous festival where million of visitors come across the globe to celebrate Oktoberfest. It is a glorious beer celebration every autumn from late September until early October. You can explore the famous tourist destinations in Bavaria:

The famous castles like Neuschwanstein Castle, Herrenchiemsee Castle, Linderhof Castle, and Schleissheim Palace. Neuschwanstein Castle lies in Southern Bavaria, a fairy tale castle with a breathtaking setting.  Herrenchiemsee is second unfinished castle of Ludwig with an exquisite lake Chiemsee. Linderhof Castle is the smallest of the three castles built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria and the park was one of the most beautiful creations of historicist garden design. Schleissheim Palace is a baroque palace complex consisting of three palaces with a huge garden in North of Munich.

The great natural scenery in Bavaria includes Zugspitze, and Konigsee. Zugspitze is Germany’s highest mountain with amazing views from the top. Konigsee is the deepest and cleanest lake in the Alps near Berchtesgaden.

The famous churches and monasteries Bavaria features are Andechs Monastery, Benedictine Monastery, St. John Baptist Church in Steingaden, and Wieskirche Church. Andechs Monastery is famous for its beer. Wieskirche Church is a UNESCO world heritage site and the most charming rococo church in the state of Bavaria.

There are great deals and quality vacation rentals in Bavaria (Ferienwohnungen) including homes, villas, condos, apartments, cottages, cabins, and bed and breakfast that you can rent for a couple of days. There are numerous Bavaria vacation rentals that present a candid photo, detailed description, availability, location, and price rate. There are sites which allows you to connect directly to home owners where you can negotiate good deal. Just make a quick search on Google for “Ferienwohnungen in Deutschland” and you will find wonderful accommodations like the Pension Hegger, Haus Berggruß or Ferienpark-Frye.


Locate Backup or Export CSV through phpMyAdmin

Locating The Backup CSV File

Every time you upload a CSV file to ProductMatrix (v16.11 or greater), Premium MatrixRate (v4.7 or greater) or ShippingOverride (v3.9 or greater) a backup of that file is saved to your file system. This can be found under <Magento Folder>\var\export\your_csv_file_name.csv

Exporting The CSV

Alternatively, if the solution above is not appropriate, you can export your CSV file using phpMyAdmin.
Note: This example is using Product Matrix.

You need to find the table called shipping_productmatrix and click on it. You then need to find the export tab at the top of the page and select the export as CSV option. Please see the attached screen shot for the correct settings.

You should expect your exported CSV to look like the screenshot below:

When you export the file you will need to remove the columns: "pk", "website" and "cost" from the CSV file.

You will also need to change the region codes back to region names. If there is a "0" in the region column you need to delete this as Magento will see it as an invalid code when uploading.

You should end up with a CSV file similar in layout to the screenshot below:


android cupcakeWe’ve been hearing buzz that T-Mobile UK has released another firmware update that addresses a security hole found in the recently released Android 1.5 “Cupcake” update for the T-Mobile G1. has posted a list of user reports that appear to back that up.

We have no other information at this time, but this certainly would help explain why T-Mobile USA chose to delay its own Cupcake update.


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Jiangsu Province - China

Jiangsu Province, China.Jiangsu Province (江苏省), located on China's eastern coastline, spans approximately 102,600 square kilometers (39,600 square miles) with a population of 78,659,903 million (2010). Jiangsu borders Shandong province to the north, Anhui to the west, East China Sea to the east, Zhejiang and Shanghai Municipality to the south, with Nanjing as its capital city.

Jiangsu Province, historically far removed from the center of Chinese civilization and a relative backwater, is currently the home to many of the world’s leading exporters of electronic equipment, chemicals, and textiles. As China's largest recipient of foreign direct investment since 2006, it boasts the the highest GDP per capita of all Chinese provinces.

Jiangsu, birthplace of Wu Culture, has been increasingly exposed to Western influence starting with the Western incursion of the rich and mercantile southern regions during the 1840s. In fact, Shanghai, originally an unremarkable little town of Jiangsu, quickly developed into a metropolis of trade, banking, and cosmopolitanism, and was split out later as an independent municipality.

Known as the land of water With low-lying plains covering 68 percent of Jiangsu Province and water covering 18 percent, most of the province stands not more than 50 metres (160 feet) above sea level. China's longest river, The Yangtze, cuts through the province in the south and reaches the East China Sea.

Jiangsu cuisine (江苏菜: Jiāngsū cài), one the Eight Culinary Traditions of Chinese cuisine, is characterised as soft, but not to the point of mushy or falling apart. Consisting of three main styles (Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuxi), Jiangsu cuisine is considered to be amongst one of the four most influential regional schools (四大菜系) that dominate the culinary heritage of China, along with Cantonese cuisine, Shandong cuisine and Sichuan cuisine. Popular dishes include: Braised spare ribs (红烧排骨hóngshāo páigǔ) - known for its melt-in-mouth texture and sweet taste, Wuxi-style xiaolongbao (无锡小笼包 Wúxī xiǎolóngbāo) - a much sweeter version as compared to the Shanghai xiaolongbao, Ji-yu soup (鲫鱼 jìyú) - Ji-yu is a type of freshwater fish. The soup is milky white.

Major Cities:
Nanjing (南京) — the capital of Jiangsu Province and capital to 6 Chinese Dynasties as well as the Republic of China.
Changshu (常熟)
Changzhou (常州)
Huai'an (淮安)
Lianyungang (连云港)
Nantong (南通) — major river port near Shanghai.
Suqian (宿迁)
Suzhou (苏州) — famous for its classic gardens, a major tourist destination.
Taizhou (泰州)
Wuxi (无锡) — industrial city near Suzhou.
Xuzhou (徐州) — Jiangsu's largest city and home of the Terracotta warriors.
Yancheng (盐城)
Yangzhou (扬州)
Zhenjiang (镇江) — a major tourist attraction for its temples and museums.

Popular Destinations:
Yangtze River (长江)
Grand Canal (大运河)
Gardens of Suzhou

Nanjing Lukou International Airport (IATA: NKG, ICAO: ZSNJ) is located 35 km south of the city center in the suburban Jiangning District. Xuzhou Airport, Yancheng Airport, and Lianyungang Airport serve as hubs in northern Jiangsu province.  Trains run from most major cities. For more information on train schedules please refer to China’s National Railway Website: http://www.12306.cn.


In recent years, American perceptions of the Middle East and the Arab world have suffered as a result of political events, lack of communication and interaction, and media portrayal, among other things. Likewise, Arabs’ and Muslims’ views of the United States have grown increasingly negative, particularly among youth. Such a situation  has resulted in less productive international relations and the growth in popularity of theories like the “clash of civilizations.” Despite these frequently negative perceptions of one another, Americans and Middle Easterners share many values. Recent surveys of Arabs’ attitudes towards Americans show that:

  • Although they generally have negative opinions about US policies in the Middle East, Arabs still share values with Americans including freedom, democracy and justice, and they have positive opinions of American people and products.
  • Most Arabs have only indirect or received knowledge about America. The principle source of that knowledge comes from the media. Arabs who have learned about America by visiting the US or by knowing American individuals have more favorable views of the US.

These examples underline the importance of cultivating personal relationships with the peoples of the Middle East. The Egyptian-American Dialogue is HANDS’ answer to the misperceptions afflicting both sides of the Middle Eastern-Western divide. This program brings together Egyptians and Americans who are active in the media, academia, civil society and religious leadership to discuss areas of mutual concern and to advocate for cross-cultural understanding within their spheres of influence. The topics include politics, religion, civil society strengthening, intercultural relations, diversity and tolerance. Through the dialogue conferences, lasting personal and professional ties are being built and joint projects are being created to encourage intercultural understanding between Americans and Egyptians.

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Here is how you can help to encourage the American-Egyptian Dialogue:

Make a donation.

Host the next dialogue in your community.

Invite one of American-Egyptian Dialogue participants to give a talk in your community.

Apply to become a participant.  We are looking specifically for the representatives of religious communities, civil society groups and organizations, media professionals and members of academia.

If you wish to support American-Egyptian Dialogue in any way, or if you would like to become a participant, please contact us.


The pound could soon be heading towards parity with the dollar, unless British politicians can offer a credible "Plan B" to deal with the outcome of the Brexit vote, Allianz economist Mohamed El-Erian said on Thursday (7 July).

The pound hit two 31-year lows in as many days against the greenback earlier this week and El-Erian, the former chief executive of Allianz-owned investment manager Pimco from 2007 to 2014, warned the slump could continue unless the UK government got its act together.

He stressed Britain needed a "Plan B", which would have to include a free trade agreement with the EU. "After the Brexit referendum, the UK has to urgently get its political act together," El-Erian was quoted as saying by Reuters.

Doubts over future investments and trading relations, coupled with the Bank of England's inability to rise interest rates due to the falling pound, made the outlook for the British currency even more complicated. "Think of sterling as facing a double whammy with no strong anchor," El-Erian said.

The last time the pound neared parity was in February 1985, when international permutations sent the dollar soaring to $1.0438 versus the sterling.


Spiritual Formation at JupiterFIRST Church

Great writer, Robert Mulholland once wrote: “Spiritual formation in the Christian tradition is the process of being conformed to the image of Christ for the sake of others.”

Here, at JupiterFIRST Church, we understand that the process of transformation as a lifelong journey of abiding in Christ and being embraced by Him. We provide opportunities for the spiritual formation process through regular classes, seminars, and retreats. Each offering combines the study of the Word of God, personal reflection, alongside spiritual practices to empower Christians as they seek to live and grow as disciples of Jesus Christ.


Store Your Files Securely in The Vault

We all have some information in our Computer that we want to keep protected so that no other can access it. If you are looking for a way to Encrypt your files, The Vault is a good program. The Vault is a freeware using which you can store all your files and folders in a protected an Encrypted database so that it is safe from others.

You can create as many vault as you like and can store any number of files inside them. The program uses secure Encryption algorithms like Blowfish, Rijndael, Serpent and Twofish. You can quickly add any files to the Vault by just drag and drop. Files can easily be decrypted and extracted to the Disk. You can also open any file from the vault, modify it and save it back into the vault. Each vault can easily be deleted along with the contents. If you want to carry the vault with you, you can easily transfer the program and the vault contents to the USB drive.

The program is currently a freeware and in in beta stage. The program runs on all the version of Windows.


Injection Molding

INJECTION MOLDING: Most of our products are made with a process called injection molding. Injection molding is a manufacturing process for producing parts by injecting material into a mold. Material for the part is fed into a heated barrel, mixed, and forced into a mold cavity, where it cools and hardens to the configuration of the cavity. Injection molding is widely used for manufacturing a variety of parts, from the smallest components to entire body panels of cars.

COLOR INJECTED: This is the least expensive treatment. The color is added to the plastic before injecting it into the mold.

Color Injected
Matte Finish

MATTE TREATMENT: In order to get a true matte appearance the final matte color is sprayed onto the container. A matte treatment may also be achieved by not adding any gloss to the initial color injected pigment but it does not have the same luxurious matte look to it. This extra step of taken to matte spray and dry the component also adds to the cost of the container.

UV TREATED: This extra, added step adds a higher price to the product but also adds value to your product. The principle of UV curing is based on initiating a chemical polymerization inside a liquid coating using direct UV irradiation to create a cross-linked, dry, solid coating. There are two elements to a successful UV-curing system—the UV-curable coating and the UV-curing lamps with their support systems. Overall, UV coatings play an important role in protecting our products so that they look better, feel better and maintain structural integrity. Many of the plastic materials used in molding cosmetic components are susceptible to scratching, abrasion and product.

UV Treated
Metalized Lacquer Coating

METALIZED LACQUER COATING: The most expensive coating that will affect the price of the container. Metalized parts have a lacquer coating with metallic colored pigments. UV coatings are also important for protecting metalized plastic parts. So we have them overspray the metalized parts with a UV coating, making them more resistant to chemical abrasion, as well as scratching.


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I am stuck on this question and would appreciate some guidance. The question states " The value of Kw decreases as the temperature decreases. Is the auto-ionization of water an exothermic or endothermic reaction in the forward direction?"
I feel like the answer should be exothermic as I know from studying Le Chatelier's principle that a decrease in temperature favours the reaction to occur in the forward direction. Is that a correct assumption?

  • Chemistry -

    ionization decreases as temp decreases so..
    ionization increases as temp increases

  • Chemistry -

    ionization decreases as temp decreases so..
    ionization increases as temp increases

    endothermic, so decrease in temp favors reverse.

    check my logic

  • Chemistry -

    when temp decreases, water will decrease in solubility or in ionization and the reaction will favour the backward reaction;

    H+ + OH- --> H2O

    so we know that the backward reaction is endothermic and the forward is exothermic.

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In today’s economy, this can be an especially critical aspect with the financial strain and effects this can have on a married couple and the prospects of them staying together. When both spouses work it relieves financial tension. In an interesting sub note that speaks directly to the ego of man, it was has been shown that marriages or relationships in which women make more money than her male counter-part often has a less likely chance of being successful and staying together. In the opposite end, women who don’t work often end up feeling trapped and unhappy in the long run, while the male counterpart may end up resenting them.


Date of Completion

January 1986

Biology, Ecology

Effects of temperature, salinity and photoperiod on respiration during early development of three cottids were studied. Eggs of grubbies, Myoxocephalus aenaeus, longhorn sculpins, M. octodecemspinosus, and sea ravens, Hemitripterus americanus, were fertilized and developed in salinities ranging from 12.5-35 ppt (grubbies), 15-35 ppt (longhorns), and 20-35 ppt (sea ravens), in temperature-controlled baths at 2C, 5C, 8C (Myoxocephalus) and 8C, 11C, 14C (Hemitripterus). Oxygen consumption of individual grubby, longhorn sculpin and sea raven eggs increased with age and temperature. Oxygen consumption during embryogenesis was independent of salinity. Endogenous rhythms of oxygen consumption were not apparent.^ Multiple regression models were developed, and indicated that metabolism during embryogenesis of the two genera differed markedly. Myoxocephalus embryos increased oxygen consumption due to age and interaction of temperature and age. Grubby embryos exhibited metabolic cold adaptation, compared to longhorn sculpins. Respiration in sea raven embryos increased with age and varied in a linear and curvilinear manner with temperature. Embryonic overwintering may represent a response to temperature and age. Residuals from the regression models demonstrated that oxygen consumption of gastrulae can be highly variable, development of blood is important in both genera and embryonic oxygen consumption is affected by activity and duration of the prehatch stage. An hypothesis suggesting that incubation in cold conditions should be favorable for demersal embryos is presented.^ Oxygen consumption by prolarvae of Myoxocephalus declined during yolk absorption. The species exhibited different respiratory responses to salinity and alterations of temperature. Individual variation masked temperature and salinity effects on oxygen consumption by sea raven prolarvae, but decline of oxygen consumption during yolk absorption was significant.^ Separation of grubbies and longhorn sculpins into estuarine and coastal spawning habitats, respectively, is promoted by low salinity tolerance of eggs, metabolic adaptation of embryos and temperature-salinity responses of larvae.^ Variation in oxygen consumption by eggs and larvae was large and increased with rates of uptake. Variation in reproductive success of fishes may reflect the influences of abiotic factors on the metabolism of embryos and prolarvae, by affecting size at hatching or duration of yolk absorption. ^


Freitag, 4. Januar 2013

Plant of the Day (January 4th, 2013) - Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. s. str.

Happy New Year, everybody.

Winter is a good time to write and post some Articles about Lichen and Mosses, because these plants are not affected directly by the harsh climate outside and can also be found them during the cold months abundantly. So, after my Article about Tortula ruralis and Grimmia pulvinata it's time for another article about a moss. This species is Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. s. str. from the Hypnaceae family. In German, this species is known as “Zypressen-Schlafmoos” while common English names are “cypress-leafed moss” or simply “Hypnum”

H. cupressiforme  - on a bark

The branches of the Gametophyte are about 10 centimeters long with about 1 centimeter long sub-branches Apart from this, the Gametophyte is very rich in forms. Sometimes, it grows in lush and dense branched turfs, sometimes the branches are growing parallel to each other. The habitus also depends on the growing place. Plants on rocks or bollards normally grow in dense turfs, while on barks, H. cupressiforme grows in parallel hanging filaments. It's also possible, than one plant grows in different forms at the same time (e. g. while hanging at a bark and growing on a branch of a tree at the same time).

H. cupressiforme - sporophyte

The leaflets are between one and two millimeters long. They are curved and folded at their apex, what results in a sharp, narrow tip. All leaflets have two leaf-veins but in contrast to other mosses, these leaf veins are very short. Their margin is smooth throughout.

Leaves and branches of H. cupressiforme can also vary greatly in color, what makes an determination for beginners even more difficult. The spectrum ranges from a yellowish green to a grass green or a dark green. The color depends on humidity, environment and substrate.

H. cupressiforme  - on a wall

The Seta of the Sporophyte is between 1 and 3 centimeters long. The capsules with the spores have a brown to reddish brown colour. They are often nodding and have a short but distinct beak. The ripening of the spores is between Winter and Spring.

H. cupressiforme  - a closer look on the sporophyte, where
you can see more details: C = Capsule; B = Beak; S = Seta

H. cupressiforme is a cosmopolitan and one of the worlds most common mosses. It grows on barks, cobblestones, snags, walls and even on the pure soil between sea level and nearly 3.500 meters. It's also indifferent towards the soil and grows on acid and basic soils equally.

In former times, some people believe, that the branches of the Gametophyte have a soporific effect and so, H. cupressiforme was used to cure insomnia. For this purpose, plants were dried and stuffed into pillows instead of downs, what is also the reason for the name of the genus (“Hypnum” is Latin for “Sleep”).

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Magical Potential in May

Flowers are in bIMG_0629loom and the energy of the sun returns. All of nature in unveiling its beauty.
There is an open invitation for growth.

May has magical potential!

There are spikes in motivation, energy and a desire to create or do more. A more positive outlook is noticeable for most as we come into the warmer and brighter months. So what are you going to do with it?

If you want to feel on purpose and successful, bring an increased awareness to your priorities and how you’re going to manage them. It’s easy to be attracted to all the exciting opportunities to spend this energy, but sometimes that can distract us from creating what we want most.

To bring awareness to your priorities, instead of using your analytical mind, practice bringing a deeper attention to what your intuition tells you. To solidify this, write it down and allow the feeling to resonate with you.

You have a certain amount of energetic currency to spend. What is going to bring you most into alignment with what you want?


Our Founder

Founder of the New Kadampa Tradition-International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU)

Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism. Geshe-la, as he is affectionately called by his students, is primarily responsible for the worldwide revival of Kadampa Buddhism in our time.

Study and Retreat

From the age of eight Geshe-la studied extensively in the great monastic universities of Tibet and earned the title ‘Geshe’, which literally means ‘spiritual friend’. Under the guidance of his Spiritual Guide, Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche, he then spent the next eighteen years in meditation retreats in the Himalayas. In 1977 he accepted an invitation to teach at Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre in England, where he lived and taught for many years, giving teachings and guidance to an ever-growing group of disciples.

Teaching in the West

Geshe-la has given many teachings and empowerments at the International Kadampa Festivals, which are attended by thousands of people from all over the world. He has published a series of remarkable books on Buddhism and meditation, from basic introductory books to advanced philosophical texts and meditation manuals. Geshe-la has established three unique study programs and 1100 centers and groups around the world, trained hundreds of qualified Teachers and a flourishing ordained community, and created a project to build Buddhist Temples in every major city in the world.

Teaching from Example

In his teachings Geshe Kelsang emphasizes the importance of meditation and how to apply it in daily life, the need to be truly happy, and how to cultivate a good heart to help others — and he demonstrates these qualities perfectly in his own life. This remarkable Teacher inspires so many people from so many different countries because he teaches from example. He is a humble Buddhist monk dedicated to helping people throughout the world find true happiness in their hearts.


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Summary: In this fast-paced western, a mysterious gunman is hired by a villainous rancher to do his dirty work for him. Clint Eastwood stars as the hired gun who lives by his own code. Robert Duvall is the New Mexico land baron paying him to track down a Mexican-American peasant (John Saxon) who is fighting for his people's ancestral lands. Co-starring Don Stroud, Stella Garcia and James Wainwright. Directed by John Sturges; written by Elmore Leonard. (PG) (AL,V)

PRODUCER : Sidney Beckerman,Robert Daley

CAST : Clint Eastwood,Robert Duvall,John Saxon,Don Stroud,Stella Garcia,James Wainwright

WRITER : Elmore Leonard

DIRECTOR : John Sturges

Genre : Action


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Knowledge management
Realization of knowledge management projects
The field of knowledge management (KM) probably ranks among the large challenges and holds immense potential. Enterprises are challenged to secure knowledge, to prepare and to transfer it in suitable form. Thereby also the cyclic actualization and clearing of data, information and knowledge experiences a high value.
We understand KM as process, which is to be provided with suitable attending measures. It generally applies to find the correct balance between the knowledge balance (strategic level) and the knowledge management (operational level). Most substantial element are all persons involved. Know-how is often difficult to seize and requires generation-spreading communication and integration.
Collection of the strategic adjustment
Analysis and production of a knowledge map
Workshops to identify the needs and to assign priorities
Elaboration of individual measures
Process company and evaluation
For us KM is not a piece of software, which is feeded with data in order to generate results by mouse-clicks, but rather a bundle of individual measures. Naturally the support by suitable IT-instruments often assists during the realization.
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Knowledege blocks
Knowledege blocks
Knowledge and experience
There is considerable readiness to embrace topics in relation to "knowledge" and "employees". The enterprise specific situation has a substantial influence on knowledge management. The more specialised products are, the greater identification is and the integration of the employees into knowledge transfer will function better.
Altogether naturally the basic conditions play a large role: in order to be able to develop further, necessary resources must be available and time for further training and reflection must be given. A lot of competence often remains in the background: a great deal of talent and knowledge are seen as such matter of course, that they are not noticed at all by those concerned. If however there is awareness, then ample readiness exists to transfer knowledge to others e.g. as well documented procedures.
Knowledege transfer means communication
Often the final result is noticeable, i.e. "the knowledge of the employees" in general. Little attention is given to the clarification of which knowledge is of concrete interest to the enterprise and how employees can make it available without impacting too heavily on their working time. Knowledge transfer costs time!
In order to approach the project "knowledge management and transfer of know-how" systematically, it is initially necessary to determine suitable communication structures: in order to transfer individual knowledge and experience and to make advancement and usage possible on an operational level.


There is a bipartisan consensus that U.S. infrastructure needs fixing. Rather than spending money on another one-time stimulus package, Congress should instead embark on a series of microeconomic reforms that would set the stage for decades of growth while strengthening and invigorating U.S. infrastructure.

There is clear historical precedent. The rapid growth of the 1980s and 1990s is often attributed to the 1981 Reagan tax cuts. Less appreciated is a series of deregulatory reforms that freed huge swaths of the U.S. economy from smothering regulations. The foundations of that “deregulation wave” were laid in the mid- to late 1970s during the Carter administration and continued into the Reagan years. It included deregulation of airlines, trucking, railroads, telecommunications, cable television and natural gas, among other major industries. Those reforms still generate economic vast benefits today.

Reforms that would support commerce, expand markets and improve access to jobs in key industries have been carefully considered and are ready for implementation. Together they would boost long-term economic growth while bringing U.S. infrastructure into the 21st century. Here are four examples:

America’s intercity passenger rail service — provided by Amtrak under a government monopoly structure — lags by international standards. Amtrak is really two railroads in one. One is the Northeast Corridor between Washington and Boston. The Northeast Corridor is potentially profitable, with the distances between stops, population densities, and concentrated central business districts necessary for successful passenger rail. This contrasts with the rest of Amtrak’s service, called the National Network, which features longer-distance, lower-density, unprofitable service running on freight-train tracks.

Amtrak’s problems stem from poor policy. The two main elements of train service — tracks and trains — are economically quite different. Tracks and signals are inherently monopolistic, while train operation, ticketing and advertising are potentially highly competitive. Current policy treats both as monopolistic. Competition could be introduced by granting two (or more) companies operating rights on Northeast Corridor tracks, or via short-term, exclusive concession contracts. Many other countries have successfully adopted that approach.

The U.S. Postal Service is an underappreciated network infrastructure asset. As the only delivery service stopping at every address six days a week, its importance is rising in the internet shopping age. Sadly, U.S. postal policy is wildly outdated. Letter delivery is protected by a 19th-century monopoly, with the associated panoply of stifling regulations. Letter mail volume has, however, shrunk by more than one-third as new, cheap electronic communications have become widespread. The monopoly is thus protecting a smaller and smaller market while constraining postal management’s decisions when it desperately needs the flexibility to compete.

Two basic reforms are de-monopolization (and thus deregulation), and corporatization (not privatization). Deregulation would free the Postal Service to become more customer-focused, to develop innovative products, and to form new business partnerships. Corporatization would subject it to a standard corporate legal and organizational structure, with a true expert board of directors.

Other countries have long adopted similar reforms. For example, all 27 European Union countries repealed their postal monopolies decades ago. As a result, many European posts have become successful players in the global logistics marketplace. The time has come for serious U.S. postal reform.

While America’s postal services are antiquated, its air traffic control system is downright scary. Much of the system’s technology is ancient. Your personal electronic device contains more computing power than that used to track an in-flight 747.

U.S. air traffic control does not use GPS. Flights are instead tracked via a patchwork of ground-based radar stations, some dating from the Kennedy era. Most planes are guided to their destinations in a series of zig-zags, flying from one control point to the next, wasting time and fuel. A piece of paper called a “flight progress strip” helps track flights.

The system desperately needs modernizing. Step one is to remove air traffic control from Federal Aviation Administration control. As a safety regulator, the FAA’s bureaucratic, risk-averse culture conflicts with operating a commercial service, particularly one requiring cutting-edge technology. Air traffic control should instead be housed within a new, independent self-governing body dedicated to upgrading and improving operations. Nav Canada, a non-profit corporation created in 1996, offers a successful organizational model.

The next step is to end air traffic control’s dependence on congressional appropriations and instead pay for it via user fees. Aviation customers, including large commercial airlines, would then pay directly for the services they require. This is the commercialization of air traffic control (again, not privatization). Over the past few decades more than 50 countries, including Australia, Britain, Canada and New Zealand, have adopted this approach.

Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., introduced a bill last February that would implement critical air traffic control reforms. Rather than delaying reform until there is a horrific crash, that bill should be passed now.

There is bipartisan agreement that greater private participation in infrastructure through public-private partnerships, or PPPs, can improve infrastructure delivery. PPPs help ensure on-time and on-cost project delivery, innovation in project design and construction, incorporation of global expertise, and access to new sources of capital, among other advantages.

America is decades behind virtually every other developed country in PPP utilization. One factor is the lack of financial instruments that help reduce cost differentials between government-issued debt and the privately issued debt associated with a PPP. Government-issued debt is federally tax-exempt, which lowers the interest rate needed to make it competitive with other investments.

The Obama administration proposed various instruments that would help address the issue. One is Qualified Public Infrastructure Bonds, or QPIBs. Unlike private activity bonds — the main current tool for reducing the rate differential — QPIBs would not be subject to state borrowing caps, and would be exempt from the alternative minimum tax.

There are other innovative financial policies to facilitate the public-private cooperation in infrastructure delivery heavily utilized by other developed countries. These reforms could be incorporated in a bill focused exclusively on PPP facilitation. Greater private participation in infrastructure financing and delivery would go a long way in improving U.S. infrastructure.

Rather than simply spending money, the new Congress should show it has the political will to implement landmark improvements in U.S. infrastructure policy that will create economic benefits for decades to some. These and other such improvements are on the shelf, and ready to be dusted off.


Public Enemy

During an attack on the mayor's office, Ray is critically injured. Felicity is pleasantly surprised when her mother, Donna Smoak, shows up at the hospital to offer her support. With the SCPD out in full force looking for the assailant, Oliver and his team work hard to stay one step ahead of the police to find the man responsible. However, things come to a head when Ra's al Ghul kidnaps Captain Lance.


Wyatt's Rebellion 1554

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4 main causes of the rebellion
Anti-Spanish feeling, religion, economics and faction
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Who was Mary planning to marry in 1554?
Philip of Spain
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People thought England would become the '....' in Spanish Interests
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People thought that Spain would involve England in what?
European conflicts
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What would this drain and lead to?
Resources, increased tax
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What stance did the English church have in 1554?
Catholic (Conservative)
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Who was the man ordered by the government to say the main cause was purely religion?
John Proctor
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Where did the Rebellion originate?
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What happened economically in Kent?
Decline in the Cloth Trade + rise in unemployment
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Solely the Cloth Trade?
No, list of rebels suggests over 30 trades
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Who would not like to see Spanish power over patronage?
Gentry (especially young Gentry in Kent)
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Where were the 4 simultaneous rebellions supposed to be held?
Kent, Devon, Leicestershire, Welsh Borders
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Who did they supposedly have support from?
The French
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What happened to the plot?
It was leaked - forced a premature rebellion
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Who led the rebellions of 1554?
Thomas Wyatt
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Who was he and how did this help the rebellion?
Large landowner in Kent with a strong local standing, able to rally up support quickly
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How many rebels did he rally up?
Over 3,000
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Who couldn't he get support from and what problems did this pose?
Gentry members and Nobles, lack of support as they got closer to London
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Who did Mary send to meet the rebels and where?
Duke of Norfolk (aged), at Rochester
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What did Mary's forces do and what did they chant?
They abandoned Mary's cause and chanted 'We are all Englishmen!"
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What 2 things did Mary do that strengthened her position?
Remained in London, and appealed to the people
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Quote from her speech:
'I do earnestly and tenderly love and favour you'
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What did Wyatt do that was fatal for the rebellion?
Delayed marching on London
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What did this give Mary, and what did she do?
Time, she fortified London, including London Bridge
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Where were the rebels defeated?
At Ludgate (doors didnt open)
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How many rebels executed?
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4 reasons for failure
Mary's skill, Wyatt's leadership, lack of support, location
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The contemporary view of the main cause was what?
Came solely from Religion (John Proctor)
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Revised Historian View (David Loades)
Came from Political reasons, the Anglo-Spanish marriage
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Evidence for religion being cause
14 lay leaders, 8 protestant and 3 probable
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What was Kent at the time, supporting this religious view?
Religiously Radical County
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However, religion was what to each and every rebel..
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Why do you have to be careful of Wyatt's supposed motivation of the marriage?
The country was religiously divided - Patriotism would have gained much more support
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What impact did the rebellion potentially have on Philip?
May have been the reason he rarely visited England
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Impact on the succession?
Mary didn't change the succession away from Elizabeth
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Monastic lands?
Mary abandoned restoration of monastic lands
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