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English Feature film

4096x2160px – 61mins – Stereo

No spoken dialogues
Original versions available in English and Español

Film Festivals award winner

Film Festivals Official Selection

“Elulu is both emotional and cerebral, operating on a higher plane than most other films, but it still feels accessible and looks beautiful and strange. Soto’s meditation on consciousness and grief will have different meanings for each viewer, making it a unique film experience and a wondrous exploration of life’s mysteries and the nature of existence.
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Elulu is a feature film made by a single person since january 2012 to mid 2020, made in Chile by Gabriel Verdugo Soto, the following link is what’s left of a blog made during the production of the film, blog archive.


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Photojournalistic and documentary images by their very nature are taken under uncertain conditions. They are designed to tell a story, and not necessarily to be works of art. Every once in a while such a photo crosses this blood/brain barrier, if you will, and creates an image worthy of display in a gallery. “Gapstow Bridge in Central Park“; Manhattan, NYC (February 1944) is such an image. As luck would have it I actually have a similar image done as a painting in wintertime hanging in my home. Naturally, this photo caught my eye. Life during wartime no less. Based on Central Park weather records we can almost pin down the exact day of the month that this photo was taken. At the very least we can eliminate dates which do not fit the scene.


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Friday, September 18, 2009

PeopleTools 8.50 Released!

The PeopleTools team just announced the general availability of PeopleTools 8.50. I have had the fortunate opportunity to work with PeopleTools 8.50 for a couple of months and I am very pleased with the enhancements provided in this new release. For more information, please read the PeopleTools Team's blog post.


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With All Apologies

If there's something to be learned in the lessons of the current world it's how insignificant your plans or desires are in the face of everything possible. You cannot control the world, not even one little sliver of it, all you can hope to control is your own reactions. Getting to teach woodworking classes is one of the stepping stones I've planned along my path to becoming one of the 863, (read the book "The Intelligent Hand" by David Savage if you don't understand. Then thank me.) Along that path I had a fantastic spring lined up with big plans to teach a second combined craft class alongside Blacksmith Thomas Latane.

Woodworking and Blacksmithing. The PB&J of the craft world. Either one without the other is missing something important.

The class was scheduled to run at the Vesterheim Museum's Craft School. A fantastic looking school with some fantastic people running it. A place I've wanted to start teaching at for quite a while, I just didn't think I had the chops.

The project was a small chest from the collection. Iron straps and hinges and a nice domed top lid I thought would be a perfect exploration for the curved form glueing jig found in Roubo on Plate 102

The class was scheduled for April 18th - 22nd. The class had filled within a few days of the announcement.

You will notice my heavy use of past tense in the script so far.

Today I had to sit down and write a difficult email canceling this class, The Vesterheim had closed classes through 4/13 with the intentions of still running our class if the waters looked permissible. As some of you know, my day job is centered in healthcare and though I have a lot to say (evidence exhibit A: the 22 different times I've written this paragraph) The short story is that makes my life complicated and a little unpredictable.

We will be discussing rescheduling the class either late this fall or into 2021. I hope we can make it the success we planned for it to be this year.

Maybe some more thoughts forthcoming here soon, maybe not. I've been ruminating in my own sandbox a lot as of late. Shit to figure out you know. Be safe. Be well. Take care of each other.

Ratione et Passionis

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Punching its Weight — Cadillac Hits Back with 2013 ATS

Cadillac ATS

They say in some spheres that less is more.

This is certainly the case when it comes to compact cars, which are luxury brands’ biggest sellers.

Now, with the launch of the 2013 Cadillac ATS in the Middle East, Cadillac are hitting back at BMW, Mercedes and Audi with a compact car of their own.

People move up to luxury cars by entering the compact market: Cadillac want to strike while that iron is hot. How?

The Reassurance of Safety

Not only does the ATS hit hard: it can take the hits. In the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) crash tests, the ATS achieved five stars — the maximum — in each category it was tested in: frontal crash, side crash, rollover, and overall.

In places like the UAE, where the dangerous driving on the roads makes car insurance as essential as it is mandatory, it’s good to know the vehicle can handle a bump or two.
Continue reading Punching its Weight — Cadillac Hits Back with 2013 ATS

Invest in a stylish classic car for under £2,000

Invest in a stylish classic car for under £2,000

The classic car market in the UK is booming – and for thousands of Brits, seeking a stylish vintage alternative to modern motors is an increasingly affordable option.

Not only do many classics evoke feelings of nostalgia, but the realisation that owning a piece of historywon’t break the bank – especially if the annual mileage is kept down – is reason enough for many new enthusiasts to get involved.

However, taking those first steps into the classic car market can be intimidating if you don’t know what to look for.

Consequently, whether it’s a purchase made for investment purposes, or a motor simply for showing off in, it pays to get your choice right first time to avoid major maintenance headaches in the future.

Read on to discover the most top three most popular vintage vehicles for under £2,000…

Saab 900

One of the cheapest classic cars on the market, the Saab 900 really is a British favourite. Since its inception in 1978, this motor has gained a bigger following than the Pied Piper of Hamelin, thanks to its reliability and inimitable style. Available as a 2-door convertible or 4-door sedan, the Saab 900 comes complete with a juicy 2.0 L engine, which is more than adequate for cruising around your local village terrorising pensioners (I’m kidding, of course). Price-wise, you can pick one up for around £995 – and that really is an absolute bargain.

Mercedes 190

Still more exciting than finding a ten pound note in an old pair of jeans, the Mercedes 190 has stood the test of time to be considered a true classic in most enthusiasts’ minds. The car has oodles of personality and was one of the first compact models introduced by the German motoring giant. Importantly, prices nowadays are extremely reasonable, and a classic Mercedes for sale in good nick can be picked up for around £1000 – the same prices as a second-hand Mondeo…

Porsche 944

Most car nuts have likely dreamt of owning a Porsche at some point in their lives – and now they can, thanks to the affordability of the Porsche 944. Introduced in 1992, this car served two very important purposes for the discerning motorist: lots of speed and lots of style. It turned heads and made the driver feel invincible. Agreed, it’s not as sexy as the 911, but you can OWN A PORSCHE for as little as £1,500!

Nascar Betting

Motor sports have increased in popularity around the world while the Indy racing circuit has long has more of an international following; American stock car racing is also gaining an international foothold as well. Officially known as NASCAR, the sport offers three levels of competition: the Truck Series, the Nationwide Series and of course the highest level, Sprint Cup Racing. All provide opportunities for placing bets on them. However, the Sprint Cup is the series that hands down has the most wagers placed on it.
One benefit to placing wagers on NASCAR is that there are many ways in which to bet on a particular race. Betting on the race winner is a fairly simple kind of bet to understand. However, this type of bet is rather difficult due to the fact that the race begins with over 40 drivers on the track. The odds of picking a winner are tricky. Top three bets make it a little easier and give one a better chance of winning. Rather than selecting just one driver, three are picked that are believed to finish in the top three. Speed rows are another way in which wagers can be placed on a NASCAR race. The highest placing driver from among two to five drivers is selected.

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Comparing Vehicle Leasing Deals Online

The Problem

Trying to find the best car leasing deals online can be a real nightmare. With a dizzying array of cars and offers available, trawling through countless sites to get the best bang for your buck just doesn’t sound like any fun at all. Choosing a car or van can be hard enough, let alone where and how to lease it.
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• Mileage – How many miles will you need to be able to cover?
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Download and Install Windows 8 on a New Partition [Tutorial]

Some time back Microsoft had released the demo video for its upcoming OS Windows 8. Windows 8 is supposed to be single OS for all the devices – from touch screen based tablets to desktop computers. The final version of Windows 8 is expected to be released by some time next year only. However, Microsoft has released the Windows 8 developer preview which is intended for the developers and not end users. Its a pre-beta version of Windows 8 which is still being developed and tested. However, the developer community can have a glimpse at this new windows 8 interface and its functional features in this pre-beta version. It may not be an easy task to download and install Windows 8 developer preview as it may involve some technicalities. Hence, it should not be performed by the end users who don’t have the basic knowledge about the installation of Windows OS. I have, however, tried to make the process of installation quite simpler and step by step.

Challenges to Install Windows 8 on New Partition

Please keep the following points in mind before you perform the installation of Windows 8 developer preview.
  • Since, Windows 8 is not yet fully developed and tested, it should not be installed on any production machine. It should be installed only on some spare non-critical computer so as you don’t lose any of your data in case your system crashes.
  • It should be either installed on a separate hard drive altogether if one is available. Otherwise, on an existing running windows (Vista or Windows 7) computer, it should be preferably installed on a separate partition. However, installing Windows 8 on a separate partition of an existing running windows computer may not be that easy and should be done with utmost care. Objective of this post is to guide the users on step by step instructions to perform this windows 8 installation on a Windows 7 or Vista computer.
  • Please note, you will not be able to uninstall the Windows 8 developer preview once installed. To revert to earlier OS, you should have a restore or installation CDs/media.

Download Windows 8 Developer Preview (Pre-beta version)

Click here to download the Windows 8 Developer preview from Microsoft’s site.
Windows 8 developer preview is available for both – 32-bit and 64-bit PC. The size of 32-bit Windows 8 developer preview is around 2.8 GB whereas that of 64-bit is around 4.8 GB.

System Requirement to Install Windows 8

The system configuration requirement for Windows 8 is same as that of Windows 7 or Vista.
  • Processor speed should be 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster. It can be 32-bit or 64-bit.
  • RAM required is 1GB for 32-bit and 2 GB for 64-bit.
  • Minimum 16 GB of empty hard disk space for 32-bit and 20 GB for a 64-bit PC.
  • Screen resolution should be 1024 x 768 or higher.
  • Screen should support multi-touch.
  • DirectX 9 graphics card.
Below section describes about the step by step instructions on how to install windows 8 on a new partition.

Install Windows 8 on New Partition of Windows 7 or Vista

You can install the Windows 8 on a new partition of your existing Windows (Vista or Windows 7) computer as per below mentioned steps.
  • First of all, download the requires Windows 8 ISO file from the download link provided above. Burn it to a Disc (DVD) or a USB flash drive. If you are using Windows 7, then it can be done using Windows Disc Image burner software which is available on Microsoft site.
  • Within your Windows 7 or Vista computer, open the control panel.
  • Open the Administrative Tools screen.
  • Double-click Computer Management.
  • Click  Storage –> Disk Management on the left sidebar.
  • Now, you should be able to see your current hard drive which must already be split into two – System Reserved volume and primary c:\ volume.
  • Since, we need to create a separate new partition to install Windows 8, right-click C:\ volume and click “Shrink Volume” option. Reduce the size of the current volume by at least 16 GB (for 32-bit windows 8 installation) or 20 GB (for 64-bit windows 8 installation).
  • You will now be able to see a new unallocated volume next to C:\ volume. Right-click on this and select New Simple Volume option. Keep clicking Next until you reach the screen for assigning volume names or drive letters.
  • Assign a new drive letter to this newly created volume and click Next once again to give this a new name as well.
  • Click Next and then Finish to quick-format this and create an NTFS partition.
  • Now, Re-boot your PC.
  • While booting up, go to BIOS settings screen by clicking Delete or any other key specified for this.
  • Within BIOS setup menu, change the boot order so as PC should boot from the optical drive rather than the primary hard drive. Save, Exit and Restart the computer. Ensure the Windows 8 media (DVD) which we created initially above should be there in the drive.
  • Computer should start booting up from the Windows 8 DVD. Proceed with installing Windows 8 on to newly created partition which should be easily identifiable using the given drive letter.
Hope, above process of downloading and installing Windows 8 Developer preview will be quite helpful to you. Do share your feedback about this tutorial on installing windows 8 on a new partition of an existing Windows 7 or Vista.


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Do you feel like you're not fully happy?

You might not be at your happiest. You might feel that something is lacking. There are many ways to deal with this but for starters, read on below

  • Happy people don't tie their inner feelings to external influences: This means that they realise that they have no control over how other people behave. They accept it as it is and are okay with that. If you tie your self esteem to what others think of you, then it might not be the best strategy.
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ABSA Tanzania MD Speaks on the Banks Key Highlights

Following the successful launch of the Absa brand in Tanzania, our editor had the opportunity to catch up with Absa Tanzania Managing Director Abdi Mohamed. In a wide ranging exclusive interview he was able to share the key highlights of the journey to Absa and the turnaround in financial performance over the last 4 years.

Q: What is the status of the Absa brand transition so far?

A: Three years ago, we set out on a challenging and exciting journey to transition the Barclays brand to Absa in all our presence markets in Africa. In February we successfully launched the Absa brand in Tanzania. In the months since then we have fully concluded our separation programme and are now operating in Tanzania as Absa Bank Tanzania limited. We appreciate the support and guidance from the Bank of Tanzania under the leadership of the Governor, Professor Luoga. I would also like to mention the support of other government agencies in this process.

Q: How is the Absa brand performing in Tanzania

A: As Absa Bank Tanzania, we are well represented within the country. We maintain a network of 15 branches and 60 ATMs in which 49 are deposit accepting ATMs that are strategically placed within a number of cities that includes Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Mwanza, Arusha, Zanzibar, Moshi, Morogoro, Iringa and Mbeya.

As a Group, we have a presence in 12 African countries and an international representative office in London. We have almost 41,000 employees, more than 1,000 branches, and approximately 10,000 ATMs. We are one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services groups, offering an integrated set of products and services across personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management and insurance.

As an organisation, we believe in bringing possibility to life. We are here to fulfil the ambitions of our customers and communities, and we look forward to continuing to build strong partnerships in both private and public sectors to make this a reality.

In Tanzania Absa has performed well financially over the past three years supported by the growth in key economic sectors in the economy as well as an enabling regulatory environment. We have provided over 500 billion TZS in credit facilities to among others Manufacturing, Construction, Tourism, Trading and Agriculture since 2016. We have introduced a Bancassurance unit, enhanced our online and digital channels capabilities and improved our transactional and card prepositions in both acquiring and issuing.

As a result of these efforts and initiatives, we have grown revenues by a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.2% since 2016. Our total balance sheet has grown from 673bilion TZS to 1Trilion TZS as at the end of 2019. The bank continues to be well capitalized and has sufficient and growing levels of liquidity to continue serving our customers.

We have optimized and refreshed our branch network to be of the state of the art. We currently have six branches in Dar es Salaam namely Alpha house, Mikocheni, Pugu Road, Slip way, Dar City Mall, Ohio and nine branches in nine regions namely Arusha , Moshi, Mwanza, Tanga, Dodoma, Iringa, Mbeya, Morogoro, Zanzibar. We also have invested in top of the range ATMs with our ATM network now standing at 60 ATMs.

The feedback from our customers in the latest survey indicates satisfaction with the Absa brand and its services. We of course continue to research, innovate and improve our offerings to the market.

Q: How has the COVID19 crisis affected your business?

A: Covid 19 as you know is a global crisis that has affected the global as well as regional economies with global projections indicating a significant impact on key sectors such as travel, tourism and hospitality. The Tanzania economy has been more resilient and has performed better than regional peers during the Covid period, mainly as a result of early mitigating actions taken to ensure a balanced approach to the crisis.

In the financial services sector, the BoT and the TBA have taken a leading role in coordinating industry efforts to ensure the financial effects of the crisis are well managed. Some of the measures that were issued by BOT to mitigate the COVID-19 impact include:-

Lowering the SMR by 1%, Reduction of discount rate from 7% to 5%, Reduction of haircuts on government securities, increased daily transactions limits for mobile money operators as well as permitting regulatory flexibility in order for banks and financial institutions to discuss restructuring of loans with borrowers who are facing financial difficulty due to COVID-19

In Absa we have taken a number of actions to ensure our staff and customers remain safe in line with Ministry of Health guidelines. As part of our social responsibility agenda, we have donated a PPE material (Mask, Sanitizers and Gloves) which was received by the Minister for Health on behalf of the government of Tanzania.

Recognizing the impact of Covid19 on some of our customer’s businesses we have instituted a debt relief programme, in line with the guidelines of the BoT. This is done to alleviate the impact and after thorough discussion and agreement with the clients. It is also done strictly in accordance with the existing regulatory guidelines. Under this debt relief programme we have restructured to the tune of 125Bilions TZS to support the customer during this time.

We currently planning to partner with some of our clients to continue to support the Government with fight against the pandemic.

Q: You recorded positive business trend last year compared to 2018, registering a 6 per cent revenue growth. What prospects do you have for the coming year as far as Covid-19 economic crisis is concerned?

A: During this period the main focus of Absa has been to support our customers in the most affected sectors to manage and mitigate the business impact of Covid19. This has been done through not only the targeted debt rescheduling measures but also through our ongoing technical advice on managing their business through the effects of the global pandemic. The forward looking projections depend to a large extent on the success of the global measures taken to fight the pandemic. The broad consensus at present appears to support a gradual global recovery starting in 2021 as countries continue to reopen and as global trade and travel resumes. In Tanzania we have seen relatively less impact on our economy mainly as a result of the balanced approach adopted with regards to the issue of shut-downs, the diversified nature of the economy and the mitigating actions contained in the Bank of Tanzania statement dated 08 May 2020.

The impact of the depressed global trading environment, the disruption in supply chains as well as the macro impact of global lockdowns and travel restrictions is expected to have sectoral impact in certain key sectors. The impact of this on banking sector performance remains to be seen and is dependent to a large extent on the pace of recovery and how the global situation unfolds in the coming months. Our focus at present is to work with all stakeholders and to support our customers through this period.

Q: Tanzania is focusing on industrial economy, which relies on agricultural produce. Do you have intentions of supporting agriculture in the country?

A: First and foremost, I would like to congratulate our 5th phase Government on the recent reclassification of the United Republic of Tanzania as a lower middle income country by the World Bank. This was achieved ahead of schedule and is a testament to the positive policies in key sectors of the economy such as manufacturing, agriculture and mining among others.

With regards to your specific question on Agriculture, the sector contributes 26% to the country’s GDP and provides livelihood to the majority of the population. Absa is committed to ensure we support the Government initiative and to date, we have supported customers in agriculture and the key value chains to expand their factories, buys from farmers, export, and local processing. Some of the cash crops that we have supported includes cotton, sugar, cashew nuts and sesame among others.

While we continue to provide this support, we constantly review any improvements we can make in our offering to this key sector and you will see more focus on this. In addition to agriculture, Absa has a wide range of products, services and solutions for all major sectors of the economy and we have clients in manufacturing, energy, tourism, construction, health-care, and trade among others.

Q: As you look forward what should your customers expect from Absa

A: Absa continues to play a pivotal role in the banking sector and the wider economy. We will continue in our great tradition to innovate and introduce new products and services to our customers. We have invested significant amounts of money to enhance the look and feel of our branches and invested in cash accepting ATMs. Additionally,

We have obtained a Bancassurance agency License and are in the course of rolling out to the market. We pride ourselves in expertise, excellent support as well as convenience.

We have rolled out the first new vertical Absa card that is contactless. On 24th July, and soon we will be launching a new card capability that is still speaking of bringing possibilities to lives of our customers and Tanzania in general.

We are currently upgrading our mobile banking platform to further improve client experience with new features including password recovery, improved navigation etc.

We are working on client engagement channels including WhatsApp banking as well as Interactive Voice Response (IVR) lines.

We have just introduced a Government Electronic Payment Gateway (GePG) platform where our customers can now easily make all their TRA Tax payments through our branches or our CIB Online portal.

Q: Finally, is there anything that hasn’t been touched upon this you would like to be mentioned?

A: I Just want to emphasize on Digitization and that with the future of banks being digital, we are geared to give our customers products and services that speak to that, and within the next six months, you can expect to see a lot of exciting innovations become part of our portfolio.

We will start commercializing our recently launched Virtual assist (Chatbot) that is available on our public website and WhatsApp, this will allow our customers to be able to talk to us 24/7

Before end of the year we will be rolling out of WhatsApp or social banking channel, this will give our customer ability to perform some banking transactions/services on WhatsApp platform on their smart phones. We will later extend this offering to other social media platform like Facebook and Twitter.

Our online banking platforms have been upgraded to latest cutting edge technologies including finger print authentication and facial Identification, we will continue to enhance these channels this year with additional features like real time bank to bank payments, International payments including standalone application with international inward remittance capabilities, ability to open a new and additional account remotely, remote loan top up capability etc.

In the back end of our operation we are looking continue with backend automation and digitization process that we embarked a couple of years ago e.g. Scanning and Imaging, Intelligent process automation and robotics, advanced analytics & data science, Process redesigning and new platform development to allow new innovations.

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A Question of God

I am delighted to welcome J. S. Watts as my latest guest blogger. J.S.Watts is a UK writer. She has written three books: two of poetry, “Cats and Other Myths” and the multi-award nominated “Songs of Steelyard Sue” (published by Lapwing Publications) and a novel, “A Darker Moon” (published by Vagabondage Press). She has had a long term interest in mental health issues because of family issues and her work in education. She has served on various Mental Health Act panels and been a Mental Health Trust governor. See her website for further details.

I’m actually a little hesitant about writing this guest post. I mean, what’s a poet and fiction writer doing writing for a science based blog? Do I have the scientific chops for this? Also, by choosing to share some thoughts on the tricky subject of religious delusion in the seriously mentally ill, I know I could be treading on thin ice and who knows what lies beneath?

Let me be upfront about a few things. I’m not a clinician, scientist or mental health professional. I’m just a writer who observes things, particularly people, and likes to know what makes them tick. I’m also someone who likes to ask questions – lots of questions. One of my earliest spoken phrases was, apparently, “wasat?”, closely followed by, “why?”. This post is just me pondering and asking questions about what I’ve observed during a close association with the UK’s mental health services through family connections, past professional work in the education sector and voluntary work I’ve chosen to undertake.

My principal question is why does religion seem to feature so significantly in the delusions of people with serious mental health problems? I’ve met people who believe they are God (Judaic/Christian/Islamic variety), a god (South American in this context, but other pantheons would probably serve as well), talk to God and angels, hear demons, have found the answer to eternal life and are being confounded by the Anti-Christ (me, on that occasion). What is it with religion that it finds its way into people’s psychoses on such a regular basis?

Is there a historical link? Once upon a time, people who heard voices might be lucky enough to be acclaimed seers, saints or prophets (unless they were unlucky enough to be deemed witches or possessed). These days, hearing voices is likely to earn you the label of schizophrenic or psychotic. Does the knowledge of past, positive, cultural interpretations of internally heard voices play to our need for illusory superiority and  colour our experiences today?

Are we looking at a social phenomenon? For years humanists such as Julian Huxley have seen religion as a prop or crutch some people are born needing. On the other side of the argument, the Christian Church offers itself up as a refuge and shelter for those in need. In the despair and chaos that can be experienced during extreme mental ill health, is it surprising that religion becomes involved in chaotic mental processes, both as a potential source of salvation and as evidence that life is truly hellish?

Does religious delusion have a physiological cause, running deep in our DNA and hard-wired into our brains? Here, I’m thinking of geneticist Gene Hamer whose hypothesis  proposes that a specific identifiable gene predisposes humans towards  spiritual or mystic experiences. Whilst this theory has had its gainsayers, more recent psychological research by Professor Bruce Hood suggests that magical and supernatural beliefs are hardwired into our brains from birth, whilst yet other researchers have found evidence linking religious feelings and experience to particular regions of the brain which can be stimulated to induce feelings of religious euphoria or the sense of a divine presence. Mental illness often has physiological roots and can be caused by the brain’s chemistry malfunctioning, so perhaps the repeated God delusion is just a sign of our mental wiring playing up?

Despite clinical advances in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and the phenomenal work of some truly committed and outstanding people, my own observations and the sea of fluctuating and misdiagnoses I have come across, lead me to believe that psychiatry today remains, in many cases, as much an art as a science. For this reason, I am sure, it has proved a source of endless fascination for creative writers from Charlotte Bronte to Sebastian Faulks, with his epic “Human Traces” and the fictionally more successful “Engleby”. Less exalted writers such as myself have also grazed the subject matter. In my dark fiction novel, “A Darker Moon”, one man’s search for himself has both psychological and mythic roots. Like this blog post, the novel raises questions about life, sanity and being human - which it does not claim to answer. The solution to what is delusion and what is true is not a clear one. Indeed, one reviewer who praised the book commented “Each of us will see some form of light at the end of this author's tunnel, but it won't be the same one, the same colour, or even the same destination.” and isn’t that a bit like life itself?

Indeed, I’d go so far as to suggest that this fundamental ambiguity may also have something to do with the frequency of religious delusions in psychotic episodes. In saying this, I do realise that some people are so ill that the implausibility of believing themselves to be the US President or their wife a hat is immaterial, but for those whose psychosis co-exists with the real world, how can they or their medical advisors prove that they are not God or that the voices they hear are not demonic? You can believe it to be nonsensical and a sign of mental illness, but can you actually prove it? Really? It may be worth remembering that one man’s strong religious belief is another’s ill-advised superstition, can be another’s evidence of mental illness. Surely past historical acceptance of people hearing voices and experiencing divine revelations, when compared with the Roman Catholic Church’s current day belief in miracles and the beatification of modern saints, teaches us that there is still a spectrum of perceptions ranging from religious experience to mental illusion. Boundaries between the two are not as clear cut in the 21st Century as those of us who emphasise the scientific and rational in life would like to believe.

Oh look, there’s that word again, “belief”: a concept that has been central to human existence for millennia, may be hardwired into our brains and our DNA, has extensive social, cultural and historical roots and for many people is as ambiguous as an imprecise psychiatric diagnosis. Even when allegedly well, we argue over it, fight over it and kill for it. Maybe it’s not that surprising, therefore, that such an integral part of the human condition is with us in illness as well as health?

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Movin’ Day

Last evening was moving day. The hens were herded and/or caught in a big fishing net or by hand and relocated to the Chicken Palace with food, water, scratch, 3 nesting boxes, and an old ladder that was cut in half and propped at angles against the roof beam to provide with with all their needs for the next week or so until they are comfortable in there and know it is “home” from now on. I expect today’s stress and the strange digs will reduce egg production this week, but that is the price I needed to pay to be able to clean up and repair the coop for the littles. The rain cooperated just long enough for me to get the move accomplished.

It was also moving day or actually transplant day for the young tomatoes. I wanted to wait a bit longer, but the second batch needed to go in the hydroponic garden, so the first dozen were transplanted into plantable 4 inch pots, placed in a plastic container that was the perfect size and they will begin outdoor days and indoor nights until danger of frost has passed and they can go in the ground. Once they were good sized sprouts, I used another dozen of the plugs to start 4 more tomatoes because daughter wanted 6 and I generally plant 8 or 10. Since the starter tray for the plugs holds a dozen, I started some Thai basil and some Cilantro to also share with daughter. Those had sprouted or at least germinated and needed to be under the light and fan, so they are in a position to be ready to put in the ground about the time of the last frost and a short period of hardening off.

Before putting the second set of starts in the 12 cell hydroponic garden, the water was dumped, the container cleaned out, and refilled with fresh water and plant food.

I’m looking for another one of the resin half barrels that I have used for raspberries and often for flowers and herbs. I will transplant some of the larger herbs from the smaller hydroponic garden that Son 2’s family gave me for Christmas and start a new batch of the ones I use regularly to grow in the house. I do like clipping them and using them in salads and for cooking.

I’m off shortly to my first event in a year. Founder’s Day at Wilderness Road Regional Museum, dressed in costume, set with wheel, spindles, wool, and some items to perhaps sell. It is outdoors and the rain chances during the 4 hours is 70% for two of the hours, zero for one, and 40% for the other. I will set up in the loom house or on a porch to demonstrate Revolutionary War period fiber preparation. My dark blue skirt will be paired with a dark blue mask which certainly wasn’t part of their garb, but will be part of mine today.

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Circular Economy is one of the pillars of our Sustainability Strategy. We promote an increasingly integrated approach so as to transform waste into new resources.

We are an innovative Group in the use of raw materials and alternative fuels derived from urban and industrial waste and by-products. Our circular approach pushes us more and more to find alternative solutions to give a new purpose or extend the life of a resource, extracting the maximum value also through partnerships with other industrial players and public administrations.

Reuse and recycling help reduce the ecological footprint by contributing to greater sustainability in the cement value chain.

Alternative fuels and raw materials

The thermal energy produced in our plants is generated by the combustion of fossil fuels (fuel oil, petcoke, coal and natural gas) and in part, by alternative fuels, such as waste oils, tires, rubber and plastics.

Our goal is to increase the use of alternative fuels to 55% and 8% of total thermal needs of grey and white cement production, respectively. The percentage of white cement is lower because market specifications impose strict chromatic consistency standards, which could be compromised by the use of alternative fuels.

2021 Achievements

Alternative fuels used for thermal energy production in place of non-renewable fossil fuels

Alternative raw materials used in cement production

Refused Derived Fule (RDF) and Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) generated by Group waste treatment facilities

In addition to the fuels necessary to carry out the process, cement production requires large quantities of raw materials of natural origin such as limestone, clay and gypsum, extracted from natural quarries that have different characteristics.
Since these are natural ecosystems with a precise natural balance, we calculate the impact of our activities to limit the effects on the areas concerned and pursue the objective of reducing the use of non-renewable raw materials, promoting the use of alternatives raw materials.
In fact, we target a clinker ratio reduction from 81% to 63% for grey cement and from 83% to 79% for white cement, by replacing clinker with alternative raw materials, such as fly ash and blast furnace slag.
Of the 16 million tons of materials used in 2021 to produce cement in our plants, almost 11% was recycled, including fly ash, blast furnace slag and other additives deriving from the extraction activities of the quarry inside CCB plant in Belgium.

In summary: our 2030 objectives

  Grey cement White cement
  2021 2030 2021 2030
Use of alternatives fuels 30% of total 55% of total 3% of total 8% of total
Clinker ratio 81% 63% 83% 79%

Waste as a secondary raw material

Waste is a source not only of recyclable materials, but also of alternative fuels with a high calorific value. The use of alternative fuel derived from solid urban waste and industrial waste brings high environmental benefits, because it reduces the use of fossil fuels and offers a solution to storage and disposal problems.

We are present in the renewable energy sector, treatment and management of industrial and urban waste since 2009. In Turkey and England, in addition to the waste treatment plant, we manage a landfill that allows the production of renewable energy thanks to the transformation of food waste in biogas.

In 2021 Cementir waste treatment plants produced over 72,000 tons of waste fuel.

We use the most advanced biological technologies, minimizing landfilling and contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Furthermore, unlike what happens in waste-to-energy plants, the use of waste as an alternative fuel in cement factories does not produce residual waste as the ash resulting from combustion is recycled in the production of the cement itself.

In 2021, the Group’s plants collected and processed more than 217,000 tons of waste: 28% solid urban waste and 72% industrial waste.

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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Searching for a Key Employee - The 7 No No's - by Hildy Gottlieb

The search for a key employee is the single most critical decision your organization can make. And if you are like most nonprofit organizations, your board and/or Executive Director will probably decide to take on this task themselves. Most people figure that because they've been in business (or been an executive in a nonprofit) that they know how to hire. But if you ask, they'll tell you war stories - bad hires, bad interviews, horrible candidates.

With the success of your organization hinging on this decision, there are steps you can take (and, more importantly, steps to avoid) to increase the chances of getting the very best candidate for the job.

1 - Don't start with the job description; start with your organization's long-term goals

2 - Don't look for qualifications; look for qualities

3 - Don't place a boring ad; advertise to sell

4 - Don't rank resumes; sort by Yes or No

5 - Don't go straight from Resume to Interview; get more information

6 - Don't interview if you don't know how; Get outside help and know what you're looking for

7 - Don't settle for references that can't verify facts; get the
information you need

>>Read the full article.

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I agree with going beyond just the job description and using the organization's long term goals. I advocate putting thought into developing a job success factors document for each open position so that, in addition to the essential duties, the candidate has a reference that illustrates what it will look like for the candidate to be thriving...for example, six months into the job. Also, utilizing applicant tracking software technology in the hiring process can easily automate the employer's ability to collect more objective information about applicants earlier in the process - as mentioned in point number five about not going straight from the resume to the interview.


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Lebanon December 2014

We’re super excited to return to work in Lebanon!

Clowns Without Borders-USA will be going back to Lebanon in December 2014 for some serious fun!

After our last trip in June 2014 where we performed for over 3,800 Syrian refugees, we were asked by MAG http://www.maginternational.org and LMAC http://www.lebmac.org/ to join their mine risk education team in their tour for two weeks.

Lebanon is a country that endured a long war and it is estimated that one in five of the population is affected by mines and cluster munitions in Lebanon. On top of the cluster bombs contamination dating from the Israeli-Lebanese 2006 war, there is also the presence of land mines and unexploded ordnance caused by the 15 years of civil conflict that ended in 1990.

In the last year MAG has cleared  868,189m² of land, removed and destroyed 673 unexploded ordnances, 761 cluster bombs, and directly helped 80,579 men, women and children.

We are thrilled to have been invited to join their efforts.

Clowns and mine education?

What a challenging theme!
A group of international clowns – Samantha Holdsworth from CWB-UK, Sabine Choucair from Lebanon, Jan Damm and Clay Letson from the US – are preparing themselves to hit the road by December 1rst and tour 20 different Lebanese villages and schools around the country.

We will be in Batroun, Nabatiyeh, Jezzine, Rashaya, Hasbaya, West Bekaa, Merjeyoun, Tyre and Bint Jbeil.

Look for red noses in red cars!

Lebanon 2014
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The FLAX Project

Objective : to automate the production and delivery of practice exercises for overseas students who are learning English. The exercises will involve students in a virtually endless supply of collaborative and competitive language activities that are interesting, compelling, and rewarding.

Strategy :to deploy digital library software to allow teachers and students to capitalise on top-quality prose and multimedia resources already present in the world's libraries. This yields an unprecedented supply of linguistic material for students to practise on.

Presentation :to provide a web-based social setting, matching in real time students in different locations who opt for a particular type of exercise, allowing them to discuss and negotiate its parameters using chat, and undertake activities that are competitive or collaborative.

License :All software produced by this project is open source, issued under the GNU General Public License.

Language :The interface to the system will be capable of being easily translated into any language.

Funding :Foundational research is supported by a grant from the Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund entitled Interlingual digital libraries for language learning. Applied research is supported by a grant from the New Zealand Foundation For Research Science & Technology entitled Enhancing competitiveness of NZ's TESOL industry in Asia.

Award :FLAX was awarded 1st prize for the LinkedUp Vici Challenge for the development of mature open data-driven applications in education. This award was funded by the European Commission.

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SM Adam volume 31/108

[41] Finished drawing for a gateway, unexecuted, c1761-3

Plan and elevation of a triumphal-arch ornamented with lion masks and swags on the pedestals, paired rusticated half Roman Doric columns, a mask in the keystone, and a central ox skull in the entablature, flanked by picket fences, and with trees behind

bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 foot

For Willm Drake Esqr Buckinghamshire and some dimensions given

Signed and dated

  • 1761-63
    date range: 1761-63

Medium and dimensions

Pen and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (467 x 352)

Robert Adam, title inscription in the hand of William Adam

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 28
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk

Sir John Soane's collection includes some 30,000 architectural, design and topographical drawings which is a very important resource for scholars worldwide. His was the first architect’s collection to attempt to preserve the best in design for the architectural profession in the future, and it did so by assembling as exemplars surviving drawings by great Renaissance masters and by the leading architects in Britain in the 17th and 18th centuries and his near contemporaries such as Sir William Chambers, Robert Adam and George Dance the Younger. These drawings sit side by side with 9,000 drawings in Soane’s own hand or those of the pupils in his office, covering his early work as a student, his time in Italy and the drawings produced in the course of his architectural practice from 1780 until the 1830s.

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A Drive Through The City

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Dawn sat back her the leather seat of the black limousine letting the cool fall air hit her skin. The champagne chilled nearby as Matt gave her the boyish smile that meant that he was up to something.

It has been more than a month since Dawn met her younger beau online and their romance had been whirlwind. She was nearly 30 years his senior, but her sex drive matched his virility step for step.

She stared at his chiseled face in amazement. His body was long, but hard like a 9-inch cock he sported in his pants.

“Do you like your surprise,” Matt said. “I know how much you like the city, so I thought a moonlit drive before we head to dinner might be appropriate.”

Matt pressed a button the moon roof above them buzzed open to reveal a full moon lighting the sky. The tall buildings of Chicago passed by as the limo sped to the destination. It had been years since Dawn had been in a limo and she wanted to make it night to remember.

Once again her eyes darted to the cock lying limp in his pants. An image of it standing tall with her lips wrapped around it filled her mind. She could feel her sex becoming hotter and the familiar ache to be filled consumed her.

“You have been so good to me,” Dawn said. The subtle lines that crossed her face only added to her allure. She had the body of a woman 20 year younger and she knew how to use it.

She inched her way towards him and placed a gentle kiss on his lips. His hand immediately pulled her closer and their tongues began to dance inside each other’s mouth. The smell of his cologne filled her nostrils as he kissed bahis firmaları her deeper.

Her pussy was so hot for him and she knew they had gone to far to stop know. His hand reached under her blouse and cupped her breasts. The nipples hardening as he masterfully massaged her tits. His touch was causing an explosion inside her.

His cock rises to attention as her hand massages the instrument inside his pants. Soon a moan of pleasure escapes her lips and he pulls the skirt from her. Matt hits the button to raise the bar between them and the driver and moves to pull down her skirt.

She knows her panties are soaked and the smell of her wantonness fills the cabin. Matt begins to forcefully lick the outside of her drenched underwear. He can feel the folds of her pussy underneath the thin fabric.

“Stand up,” he says. “Put your upper half of your body out of the roof.”

Dawn hair blows in the wind as she stares at all the people walking the Michigan Avenue. For a moment, the beauty of the city catches her breath.

Matt pulls down her underwear making Dawn naked from the waste down. He pulls her pussy lips apart and begins to lick the sweet nectar from inside her. His tongue darts between the lips and sensitive bundle of nerves that begins to protrude from the top.

“Ohhh,” Dawn moans caught off guard by the sudden tongue-lashing her pussy receives. Her hands grip the roof as he plays her pussy like a violin.

All around the people watch as the woman in the limousine writhe on the hood not knowing what is going on. The idea of being watched only intensifies kaçak iddaa the oncoming orgasm.

The car stops at a red light and everyone passing by and waiting at the light sees her explosion of pleasure. Matt tongue whips back and forth on her clit and soon her body explodes from the force.

“OHHHH God yeah. Fuck me.” Dawn screams as the light turns green and the limo juts forward leaving behind a group of shocked faces.

Dawn re-enters the cab of the limo not believing what she just did. She kisses Matt hard licking her juices from his face as prepares to return the favor.

She unzips and unleashes his 9-inch anaconda and puts gently begins to lick the tip. Her mouth engulfs his hard cock bringing a shudder to his body. Matt’s hand roams to her ass and he begins to play with her tender ass hole. The pleasure melts her as she attacks his cock.

She wants his cum so bad. She wants it to fill her mouth and stomach. Faster and faster her mouth rides his cock until she begins to feel the telltale tensing that precedes his orgasm.

“I’m so close, baby,” Matt says almost out of breath.

Suddenly Dawn’s mouth is filled with her hot cum and she drinks it all down. She loves the taste of his cum a mix of salty and sweet.

Dawn immediately climbs up his chest and kisses him on the lips. Their tongues intertwine mixing their juices. Dawn takes off her top and Matt’s mouth begins sucking on her pert nipples.

The sensation ripples through her body like an ocean wave as it crashes into the reef. His hand reaches between her legs and his fingers enter kaçak bahis easily. Dawn is conscious of her wetness as it makes its way down her leg. His fingers fuck her softly at first like a new lover, but soon his excitements builds and he becomes faster. Her body began to rock back and forth on his fingers wanting the explosion of pleasure to come faster.

“Don’t stop,” she begs. “Fuck me, fuck me hard.”

The ripple of pleasure erupts in her body as all of her muscles tense simultaneously. She tries to cry out, but the pleasure washes over body drowning out the sounds.

Dawn lies down on the seat spent from their foreplay, but Matt’s cock has other plans. Matt moves like a blur and is on top of her. Dawn didn’t know if she could take another round, but once his cockhead plunged into her pussy, she knew there was no going back.

Oh God, Dawn thought as Matt’s cock enveloped her pussy to the hilt. Her pussy throbbed with desire for him and it milked his cock as he thrust inside her.

There was no love; there was no reason only the raw animal passion as he pounded her pussy like a jackhammer.

Faster and faster, he went until once again the ripples began to encompass her body. Dawn knew Matt couldn’t keep going like this for long and soon he would shoot his load into her pussy.

The thought made her hotter and when he began to explode inside her she too felt the rush of pleasure as her pussy was filled with his cum.

He pulled out of her leaving a trail of cum and pussy juice on the leather seat. Sweat beaded on their naked bodies and they were unprepared when the car stopped.

“Where here, sir,” the driver said over the intercom.

They looked at their naked bodies and laughed.

“Can you gives us a couple more times around the block please,” Matt said.

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Sunday, February 01, 2009

Trickster Pedagogy and Clowns

Trickster pedagogy is also about clowns. And to honour this belated point i am belatedly adding Culture Collective to my list of favoured resources (see the right hand column). I met Jacob ad Elizabeth of Living Folklore many years ago and despite the miles between us their work has inspired me (and my funny bone) ever since. For i do believe that clowning represents an ancient pedagogy (and if "pedagogy" seems an odd word to use when talking about clowns then it's also a silly word, comical even and thus perhaps, circuitously, appropriate). As i have pondered what trickster pedagogy has to offer to popular education and the many struggles for social and environmental justice i have always valued the role of clowning as carrying a profound form of teaching. Exactly what that teaching is, is something that i am exploring. Not that i am interested in dissecting it. But rather journeying into it, exploring the terrain, even getting lost within it. It feels like one of those journeys from which people return with wondrous gifts. I'm not sure if the gifts i will return with will be wondrous to any but me, but i hope that they might be worth sharing with others.

I highly recommend The History of Clowns for Beginners by Joe Lee. (here's an excerpt).

So here are two videos from Culture Collective that i offer as brilliant examples of trickster pedagogy. The first is about a mural project which you'll see also included a journal-writing component (something of which i am very fond). Murals and mural-making have a long history of being involved in popular education (here's an article from muralist/educator Alex Goss about a Mexican project in which he was involved). The second is a description of Living Folklore's beadwork, angry water and post-Katrina New Orleans. Coincidentally, i am surrounded by beads like never before (i.e. on the floor, scattered across various house surfaces, even in bed - as J'net does a lot of beadwork (i'll share some images sometime but meanwhile you can check out J'net's blog and see some of her fashion design work).

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As usual interesting videos!


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First Class Murder
Date Published18 February 2016
Price£ 6.99

First Class Murder

by Robin Stevens

Young detectives Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells take a trip on the Orient Express and soon have another case to solve.

A year after the publication of The Murder on the Orient Express in 1934, the young members of the Detective Society follow in the illustrious footsteps of Hercule Poirot by taking the same trip in the company of Hazel’s father, Mr Wong. He makes it absolutely clear to both girls that there is to be no unladylike behaviour, by which he means definitely no detecting.

But when one of the passengers in the first class accommodation is found with her throat slit in a classic locked-room mystery, there’s no way the girls are going to be left out. After all, as Daisy is fond of pointing out, they have already solved two murders, and been given detective badges!

In the third of Robin Steven’s entertaining Murder Most Unladylike series, her young detectives face their hardest case yet. There are plenty of suspects to choose from. The victim, Mrs Georgiana Daunt, was wearing an expensive diamond necklace that the eccentric Russian Countess Demidovskoy had very publically laid claim to as a family heirloom and, naturally, the necklace was not found on the murder victim.

To add to the list of suspects, there’s also the famous magician, the flamboyant Il Mysterioso, who would be more than capable of pulling off a locked-room trick, plus Madame Melinda, who claims to be able to talk to spirits, something Mrs Daunt’s overbearing husband William thoroughly disapproved of.  He also disapproves of his wife’s brother, a writer who claims that the notes found in his bunkroom were just the plot of his next book. And as if a murder wasn’t enough to contend with, it also seems that there’s a spy hidden amongst the passengers.

Stevens’ young detectives make an engaging pair. Daisy is headstrong and determined not to let anything stand in her way. Hazel is the quiet one, thinking things through carefully, but appearances can be deceptive, and even though Hazel hates disobeying her strict father’s instructions, she’s not prepared to stand by and let the adults mess things up. After all, she’s a detective, too.

First Class Murder perfectly evokes the feel of Agatha Christie’s classic crime mysteries and builds into a very clever whodunit, complete with the obligatory crop of cunningly disguised red herrings that did a good job of keeping me guessing all the way through. There’s also a slightly darker feel in places, as the unfolding political situation in Europe starts to cast a long shadow.

This is a series that’s very definitely found its feet. I liked Hazel and Daisy when I first met them in Murder Most Unladylike, and Robin Stevens is doing a great job of deepening their characters and showing how their experiences are shaping the two girls, and even changing the perceptions of those around them.

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