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In advance of the Rukungiri By-Election in April 2018, the National Resistance Movement and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was giving away a lot of free stuff to the constituents. That was in favor of securing their candidate in the by-election that was held on the 31st May 2018 and the final verdict came on the 1st June 2018. That the Forum for Democratic Change MP Candidate won. Now we are in the midst of June, the date is 11th June 2018 and the state have addressed their concerns now.

Now in the midst of all this. The NRM and Museveni has now impounded the Boda Boda’s they gave to the public. They offered a 1000 boda boda’s to the Rukungiri District. We are surely soon seeing the lorries and the wood-machines also being pounded by the state. Because they didn’t deserve this stuff, when the ruling regime lost the battle in Rukungiri.

We are now seeing how belittling and how foolish these bribes are, they are only acceptable when the NRM wins. They will not touch it and the NRM are now revenging their loss. They are taking back their gifts. Who takes away gifts anyways? How the NRM defend this?

I am not in favor of these gifts. Instead of delivering service delivery and securing funds for government projects. This is one-time gifts which is not sustainable or for the goodness of the community. However, when they are already given to the district and the public. It is disgusting to take it back. Would you take away the roses your giving to your wife? Would you dare to take the candy given to a small child?

That is why this is disgusting and horrific. If the state cared about theses citizens they would keep the gifts and not impound it. Are they clearing the accounts of the SACCO’s and NAADs too? What else are they up to since the NRM is revenging the voters of Rukungiri.

The NRM are acting like an ex-girlfriend wanting their gifts back. They gave nice gifts to the boyfriend, but now demanding them back, because he wasn’t good enough. That is the truth. The NRM is acting like whiny little bitch. Not like a responsible party, the gifts and the bribes is not sustainable. However, it is such a charade when your impounding the gifts given a month ago. How little do you respect the rights of voting for who your favoring?

This is sour and bitter, weak and such a bitch move. Peace.

Museveni stop blaming everyone else!

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws” – Plato

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni cannot accept rejection, neither defeat, he never has. That is in his veins, he cannot accept being beaten, even when he used all the tricks in his book, paying out funds, using the police and military to intimidate. Still his party the National Resistance Movement (NRM) lost in the 31st May Rukungiri By-Election to the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) candidate for the Woman-MP seat.

What I have to say, is that Museveni always blames everyone else. If the taxes isn’t good enough or made with provision, which handle the reality of the day, it is either Uganda Revenue Authority fault of the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Economic Development (MoPFED). Because it couldn’t be his fault, it never is.

If the lack of organization between all security organizations is never his fault. It is not Museveni who has appointed and given the ISO, ESO, UPF and UPDF the mandates they have. No no, it is the generals who lacks their duty and the police officers whose not educated enough. Not that the state hasn’t sufficient protocol or budgets to actually do their jobs. That is another issue.

It is never Museveni’s fault when there is a new Cholera Outbreak or the health care system is failing. No no, that is the local government, who doesn’t have a dime to buy a cookie, but him in his private plane cannot be blamed. That the hospitals lacks equipment, medicine and even ability to pay their electricity bills. However, that is not to blame Museveni. No everything is fine and dandy, as long as his ministers in the Health Ministry can fly to India for treatment. Don’t blame Museveni, he hasn’t done anything wrong.

If the roads are full of potholes and you have to ride like a drunk on a straight road ahead. It isn’t Museveni’s fault. It is always Uganda National Roads Authority, Local Governments Councils and the developers whose tenders was given by the central government. The deals and arrangement is never Museveni’s fault, even when he allows the likes of Dott Services to continue their forgeries and mockery of road development.

It is never Museveni’s fault, when the education system is becoming a tragic stink. That he hasn’t invested in salaries, in the buildings or equipment to the students. Not able to secure lunch meals for the kids either. Teachers working to jobs, having gardens and boda-boda businesses on the side, as the teachers salaries are not paying enough on the low-level. But that is not your fault, because the State House, Office of Prime Minister and such is eating such a load of the yearly budget. Still, the Ministry of Education and lack of governance. Can only be the principals and others, but not you. No no.

So the list could go on. It is never Museveni’s fault, the Gods knows that. He is innocent, he is never guilty. Museveni is the Saint of Uganda, the greatest man ever to grace the hills and valleys of Uganda. No can ever be on the level of Museveni. He is the grandest king and his holiness, he is the one whose never done a fly anything. He cannot do mistakes.

Just like the pope in the Catholic Church has the teaching of Papal infallibility, where in general the pope cannot fail. It is a misconception, however, the idea is fitting. As Musveni are clearly never able to fall or do wrong. He got a gift like that, if it was so. Why isn’t the golden gates already popping by at the State House of Entebbe? Why isn’t Uganda industrialized and Modernized in the perfect vision of Museveni?

He has had 32 years to do it and still haven’t achieved it. Time to take the cross and carry it. Peace.

Rukungiri By-Election: Return Form for Transmission of Results (01.06.2018)

What have we learned today from the Rukungiri By-Election?

A historic day: Besigye could vote without being arrested afterwards!

There has been a contested Woman Member of Parliament Seat for the polls today in Rukungiri District. It has been like always in the recent years, massive sides of Military Police, Soldiers occuping the streets and also detaining plenty of Forum for Democratic Change leaders and activists. Because that is the Modus Operandi of Musevenism. The National Resistance Movement (NRM) lack of mission and tact comes to the forefront every time there is an election. Especially contested by elections like these.

That the FDC are under heavy weather is natural, as they are main opposition party and showing no remorse on the affect of that, as they have campaigned and camped in the district. Brought all the big-men and the ones that is significantly differs from the NRM. While the NRM has used over 10 billions and used loads of funds on SACCOs, NAADs and whatnot in the district. Not to talk about voter tourism and other ventures to gain popularity. The President also rallied behind their candidate. Therefore, the stakes are high, but is the payoff really worth all of this?

Is the assault on freedom, liberty and electioneering worth all of this for single Woman MP seat? Is that the message NRM is sending? They will come with an army like they were trying to both LRA and ADF-NALU, also coming with police whose job is to securing the polling stations, but instead arrests polling agents from FDC. Because what else could they be doing.

What is also significant about this election, is how there are little or no presence of media. The local media is clearly muffled with and silenced. NTV Uganda and NBS Television are sending other shows, that actually following the By-Election. Just think about that for minute… another minute and no someone ordered that. Just like they did on Age Limit. Silence and shut up. They are censoring themselves from being on the ground and pounding on the locals. To see what is really up.

We shouldn’t be surprised if the Electoral Commission and the rigging is in high gear. Since the Police and Military was there securing their efforts. They are afraid that the bribes and use of intimidation wasn’t enough to get the NRM Candidate into office. The NRM couldn’t win a fair fight, they have to rig to win. We have seen that since they had to use the state machinery and the handshakes to local community projects to ghosts.

All DR Forms have been delivered and the FDC has the copies. But the EC is awaiting to able to release the real numbers. Seemingly as they could be cooking. That is well-known, they have tried this before, even as the reasonable outcome would be slim victory of the FDC candidate. But the NRM doesn’t want to lose after bribing and usage of the army.

There also been reports of jamming of the phone-line and trouble with mobile data, meaning they are trying to make a black-out locally in Rukungiri District. That wouldn’t be new from the NRM, but the long delays of results and official numbers. Shows that the EC is cooking the books and trying to forge something, that with the media silence isn’t a strong suit. More weakness and intimidation.

All indications and the real numbers are swayed in for the FDC. But if the state rigs, than the NRM wins. They have used a fortune and put a lot into play. So it would be humiliating to lose. That means even the machinery isn’t enough to beat the supposed MP.

We have to wait for the official result. But be aware, they could be cooked. All provision results during the aftermath of the polls was in favor of the FDC candidate, so if it changes significantly, expect some ghosts and some polling stations now one knew existed before the election came into affect. Peace.

Opinion: Museveni doling out gifts in the West again, this time in Rukungiri!

If you we’re ever in doubt of favoritism from the President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, he has again proved how much love he has for the Western Parts of Uganda. He has an obsession, not only with hiring and appointing fellow cronies from the region, but also dole as much of the state funds into the area. That was proven today.

It is happening as the certain parts of West Nile Region are asking for help, because of their dire needs. The state and with the meaning of state, Museveni decided that Rukungiri district deserved some favors. They deserved suddenly more 500 billions of shillings into the Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) and 193 millions of shillings on the Rukungiri Municipality Carpenters. This is a district with over 300,000 citizens, but it is big step giving this huge amount of money to significant projects.

He gave away trucks and dozens of boda-boda’s to the district. At least there was photo-ups of this and the wood machinery to the Carpenters of the town. Clearly, in a way of showing the use of government and spreading the message of his government. This is again, a proof of his mismanagement. Instead of letting the businesses grow naturally or letting people themselves make it possible. He has to come with gifts like any random NGO to Rukungiri. This isn’t sustainable practice, but a patching of the hurt.

To think that these millions of shillings and billions spent on the OWC will create a miracle, is very naive, it is very stupid to think so. It is in the best interest for Museveni took keep things cool and get the needs at low levels. So he can spare a few dimes here and there, but keep most of it for himself.

Nice that he gave boda-boda’s to the district. But why aren’t this happening in the Easter or Northern Districts for that matter? Why was it that Mbarara Urban Poor was getting rations of food during the last year, but the Isingiro, got breadcrumbs? When another region was starving… That is what doesn’t make sense, even if it partly does.

Because the Western Elite is gigantic, the men who has represented the district of Rukungiri, isn’t only Dr. Kizza Besigye, but Gen. Henry Tumukunde and the late Gen. Aronda Nyakairima, to mention a few of the gentlemen in the this area. Therefore, this district has significant factors and backers, still the Western shouldn’t overshadow the rest. Even if it does at this point.

That is what is so obvious, so vindictive, how the state and Museveni dole out this funds and gifts to this region. Just like it has done at others too. Dropping Tractors and needed agricultural gear, while other regions cannot even get the 2016 promised hoes. That is the level of impunity and lack of institutions, lack of governance and structure. Something the Museveni has created and is proud off. Since he is eating the biggest slice of the cake.

What was dropped on Rukungiri District today is pocket-change, small-fry and no big deal. It is for the ones getting a boda, a truck or even parts of the OWC grants. No doubt about it, but in the grand schemes of things, it is pocket change. Not significant and worth mentioning in the minds of the budget or the audit of it.

However, don’t tell me the West of Uganda, isn’t favored, the proof is the actions. That has been known for long. That is why the main roads there has been better the rest. Peace.

Hon. Nankabirwa continues her cult-like praise of Museveni!

I would like to assure you that Museveni is here to stay. He has the power, the money and other resources that are necessary to push this country to greatness,” Nankabirwa said” (…) “Those who opposed the move to amend the presidential age limit are now living cowardly. They feel ashamed of the fact that their efforts proved them wrong at the end of the day. For us in NRM we proudly say that our stand was the best for Uganda,” she said” (Namanya, 2018).

Ruth Nankabirwa, the government chief whip continues her praise and being a loyal subject of the President. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni must be giddy to have someone praising him in this manner. She is now a useful mouthpiece, she is praising him and heavier, than Beti Kamya, which in itself is special. In the championship of praising Museveni in the current day, Nankabirwa is in the pole position, even in front of Lewis Hamilton.

She is now praising him and allying herself with him, in a way, where her fate is bound by what happens with Museveni. There isn’t anything of policies or political belief. It is just bound by her alliance with Museveni.

This here is just an act to solidify her position and show that she is loyal to the President. That is why she is even proud of the abolishing the Age Limit in the Constitution. Just to give more time and ability for the President to continue to rule. When the NRM speaks for the best, it is the best for the President and then the Republic. Because the President always comes first. Last mentioned was Uganda. That is because, Uganda has been blessed with Museveni in their eyes. He can do nothing wrong and if he does it you too blame.

That is why the President is quick to blame his cronies and his own people, there is never his fault. But he expects that people like Nankabirwa praises him and gives him the fountain of honor. Not that a man of his stature do wrong or doesn’t listen to advice. Even fellow peers at the time of the makings of the Constitution, warned him about term limits. That he didn’t want to hear, but had to revise when he had spent that time in office and didn’t want leave. The same appeared again, as his age was closing in on him.

Now, the President needs his fellow MPs and Cronies to praise him, even if it is wrong. The people who was against abolishing the age limit isn’t cowards, but they have just seen the Republic and the Parliament, mostly sold to the President. They are not representatives anymore of the people, but of the President. There are few who are real and who try within the system to represent the people. However, there is very few and those who does, like even within the NRM would be fined and sanctioned by the Party. The NRM Rebel MPs was even talks of sanctioning them.

Nankabirwa, we know your loyal, but your words are still not true. Museveni isn’t a visionary anymore, and your just trying to catch your next paycheck. We understand, we do and we are not blind sheep following without thinking straight. It is hard to believe that Museveni will bring the republic to greatness now.

Museveni has had 32 years and there is still very little progress made and the achievements of the past is now getting tarnished with time. Also, the lack taxation, the added debt and the cronyism that is destroying the state. If that is greatness in Nankabirwa eyes, than I am sorry, but I beg to differ. It isn’t greatness, its self-inflicted destruction of the state in favor of one man and his cronies. That is not development, but using the state as a racket. It has been done now for over 30 years. However, that is just me. Peace.

Namanya, Job – ‘Museveni is unchallengeable, says Nankabirwa’ (07.04.2018) link:

Opinion: Government Whip Nankabirwa claims Museveni is God-Sent, I beg to differ!

Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch” (Matthew 15:14 (KJV).

Another day, another drama, and another praise that is out of bound with scripture. This was normal in the last years of the rule of Robert Mugabe. Now the National Resistance Movement (NRM) are turning to the scripts of ZANU-PF. It is sad to see it, because it show how cult like the party is. How they are spending narratives to build Museveni into almighty and transcendent spirit, that has all right to rule forever. I am waiting for the time, when they say he can run for President when he is already dead. Because that happen in the case of Mugabe and now the path of NRM is similar. Seriously, this has happen elsewhere and now the NRM is copying. Really really, sad state of Affairs, but lets judge it for a moment.

““He is a very devoted man. Like Jesus, he left the comforts of the world and decided to use his life to help Ugandans out of poverty and misery,” said the government whip” (Tugume, 2018).

I don’t know about you, but the Chief Government Whip Ruth Nankabirwa has another view of what it measns to leave the comforts of world, when rough estimates by several sources in 2016, estimated the net wealth of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to be about $4bn. Which by converting it to the Uganda shillings it is: UGX 14,627,996,745,075 or over 14 Trillion Uganda Shillings. The total of the 2017/2018 Yearly Budget for the whole Republic was 29 trillion Shillings. Meaning he has the estimated amount of cash, which is half of the State Budget. Your not leaving poorly or leaving beneath the level of office. When your having an amassed wealth that could be close to half of the State Budget. That isn’t the initial wealth, because what is hidden beyond the books, beyond knowledge and what is subsidiaries run by straw-men is hard to know the total liabilities and estates owned by the President. I doubt the estimates from 2016 is accurate, but it gives a feeling. Therefore the devotion is not really, it is get rich-scheme.

She told residents that now that Parliament had removed the only hurdle for people with stamina Museveni to run for President, She and other women around the country would ask him to run again in 2023. “Women in the country are set for war with President Museveni to ask him to stand again in 2023. It is the belief of Ugandan women that this man is God-sent. We know that he will not disobey God.” (Tugume, 2018).

We knew that this was coming, the Age Limit abolished from the 1995 Constitution, as the Article 102(b) was taken away, therefore, the National Resistance Movement and the ones around him. Are doing their best to make sure he can run again. If not they wouldn’t have acted as they did in 2017 and also now after in 2018.

If you ever wonder, the Musevenist are strong and they starting to use similar fashion and rhetoric, like they did in Zimbabwe. They are now starting to making the President Godly, just like the ZANU-PF and the G-40 did to Mugabe. The only difference is that the President is Ugandan and not Zimbabwean. It is the same kind of revolutionary party that is eating itself and becoming its own enemy. Now that the President is God sent.

How can a man like the President be God sent? Did he come from the gates of Heaven with 27 Guns and reinvented salvation with the bullets and with the killings in Luweero? There are so many questionable actions and orders by Museveni, when did they become blessed by the Almighty? He has done vicious and vindictive things? There haven’t been much mercy or grace by him? Museveni if you turn against him, he destroys you. That is more of the devils work and out of Jobs Book, than out of any of the book of the Gospel’s. Since the forgiveness and mercy comes on those asking God, because of the acts of Jesus, that offer redemption to the human kind. Therefore, it is hard to see the significant similarities with Museveni. Who hasn’t saved any or if he has it has been done for his own goodwill, if anyone has ambition he will retribution and discipline them.

It is insulting to the intelligence, to the believers in the Republic to put this in order of God and Jesus. Putting Museveni in the same regard, when he hasn’t acted as a Noble man himself. He can be forgiven by God if he asks it and wants redemption. That is up to God to decide on the day of judgment, but as fellow human being. He has to answer for the violations, the thievery and the assault on the Republic as a President. Whose now serving for life and not planning to step down.

The Chief Government Whip Nankabirwa is wrong, he is not heaven sent, neither is he hell-bound. That is up to God to decide not me, but I can tell, that he is not choir-boy and an innocent Executive and Commander-in-Chief. President Museveni has enough dirt on his hand, to ever to be able to just wash it off. He has to answer those, people can try to deflect everything and try to alter the image, but that doesn’t make it true. Peace.

Tugume, Godfrey – ‘Museveni’s IQ Next to God’s, Says Ruth Nankabirwa’ (17.03.2018) link:

Opinion: The NRM need to send Snoop’s Gummy Bear Army to the next By-Election!

There is something seriously wrong the National Resistance Movement (NRM), it is so systemic, so rampant and self-destructive, even more than 50 Cent. It is as if the NRM needs to find itself out and understand what it is. Because right now, they are trying to blindfold the public, trying to subdue the masses and lie on a grand scale. They are trying to put all blame on the opposition that won, when they ordered the soldiers into the streets. When they put the police in-charge and detained over 50 Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) activists and Campaign Officials. It is time to look at it 20/20 and get a new perspective, because right now, it is dumb, dumb dumb and dumber.

Time for the NRM to use the Sour Patch Kids of Method Man to dance on the tables, even use the Gummy Bear Army of Snoop Dogg from the Katie Perry song back-in-the-day. Because this is not cool anymore. That the party using intimidation, the ones collectively pre-ticketing ballots are complaining about the FDC. After they lost, a fourth round in a row they lost in Jinja East Constituency.

It is vindictive and very rare moment, that the by-elections swings this way, most of them has gone in favour of NRM. The one most significant before this was Kyadondo East, where Bobi Wine won the election over a NRM candidate. Therefore, this is a blow to the supremacy, but it was a narrow escape, in Kyadondo, the numbers was with such a margin the NRM couldn’t rig it, even if they tried. They did, but the public wouldn’t have it, just like they didn’t in Jinja East.

If the NRM should complain about the narrative of the fraudulent affair from the FDC. Why did none of them end behind bars? Why did none of them have issues with the soldiers? Why did they do whatever? They even pre-ticket ballots to the staggering numbers of 8,000 for their candidate, while walking away like nothing. Therefore, it is hard to defend that the FDC did something wrong, other than contesting and actually proving that they have the public behind them.

It is hard to take the NRM serious in this matter, when they are attacking the FDC for the same reasons, everyone else could question the state. The misuse of the police, the soldiers should be evident enough, that the state was ready and spent massive fortunes to win it. While the FDC hold campaign rallies and had help from FDC Central Executive Committee, as they camped there the week ahead. That is natural, when the NRM shots off all cylinders to take it.

It is time for the NRM to send the Gummy Bears, if they want to cry foul, not send highly trained military personnel into a civilian area, unless they want to cease local government and annex it directly to the State House. It just don’t make sense, the amounts of mambas and soldiers. Therefore, the NRM Secretary General Lumumba, should just have delivered the petition to the court and get a fifth round in Jinja East. Which, they will also loose, because their man isn’t any good. That is why the President want him just to sleep in the parliament and send him to India if he get sick.

Send the Gummy Bears and stop the nonsense. Peace.

Jinja East By-Election: Gen. Mugisha Muntu Statement (16.03.2018)

Jinja East By-Election: NRM Press Statement (16.03.2018)


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September 14, 2020

Digital Vacation

Today I heard a new term, “Digital Diet”.  I don’t like diets, they are restrictive. I am not allowed to do something on a diet and the rebel in me kicks in saying, “You can’t tell me what to do!”

But I sure liked the concept of reducing my amount of digital connection.

Then it dawned on me, what if I took a vacation from the digital world?

Oh, that conjures up images of walking on the beach or sitting by the pool. Or hiking on a trail in the mountains. Or being at home reading a really good book.

So, I decided to take a digital vacation for 24-hours. I wanted to experiment what it would feel like to turn off my phone, yes, turn it off. Not just stop reading text messages, the news, and social media.

It would be like going on vacation, where I tell my close people, I will be out of cell service and who to call if there is an emergency.

With my phone off – I discovered a whole new world. I slowed down. I saw more, I heard more. I went outside and read my book and was not distracted by a “beep” from my phone.

Don’t get me wrong, I had so many urges to pick up the phone, to tell someone something, to take a picture of my cat being adorable. But I resisted.

What I learned was that the person I connected with most was me. I enjoyed my cat being adorable and I noticed how I gave the gift of awareness to me. At the end of the day, I felt the warmth of the sun rays lowering on the horizon. I didn’t capture them on a device, I captured them in my heart.

Take a digital vacation, try it. And see what you notice.

I would love to hear your experiences after taking a digital diet.  What did you discover?

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Burnout is a syndrome defined by the World Health Organization as a state of mental and physical exhaustion caused by chronic workplace stress, characterised by exhaustion, feelings of cynicism or resentment towards your job, and diminished professional productivity. As an increasingly prevalent health issue to Australia’s workforce, it is important to recognise when, and if, you are experiencing burnout.

Burnout occurs when you are exposed to prolonged stress experienced in the workplace, to the point where you feel you cannot cope with the daily demands of your profession. Feelings of being overwhelmed and mentally drained coincide with a decreased sense of motivation and interest in your profession, eventually leading to reduced professional efficacy. As such, burnout can cause serious detrimental consequences on job and life satisfaction, and burnout has been linked to deterioration in professional competency, and increase in absenteeism and job turnover rates in a 2010 study.

It is important to understand that burnout does not only concern work performance, as this condition has been found to lead negatively impact both physical and mental health. In a 2012 study, the syndrome was found to be positively correlated with insomnia, increase in use of alcohol or drugs, and has even been found to be a predictor of physical disease. It is commonly understood that stress induced conditions such as burnout have led to increased susceptibility to cardiovascular and musculoskeletal diseases, and mental health conditions.

In particular, burnout has been strongly linked to depression – at face value, they appear as similar conditions, sharing symptoms such as feelings of helplessness, social isolation, and increased fatigue. It has been found that high scores on the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), the most common tool used by mental health professionals to assess burnout, correlate strongly with symptoms of depression. Like with depression, burnout is a condition which affects all scopes of life – it was found in 2017 that those experiencing burnout experienced an increase in interpersonal relationship issues. Daily aspects of life such as taking care of your children, maintaining household chores, and socialising with friends during times of leisure can become challenging and draining tasks.

Considering all these far reaching consequences of burnout to your mental health and overall well being physically, emotionally, and socially, it is critical to recognise if you are affected by this syndrome. You may be experiencing burnout if you feel constantly physically and mentally exhausted because of work, dread the thought of handling work tasks, have little motivation towards a career that you once had a passion for, or if work constantly plagues mind even at times of rest. If you feel like you are impacted by burnout, seeking advice from a mental health professional is the first and foremost step you should take in the process of addressing and treating the condition. Your mental health professional will likely use the aforementioned MBI scale to assess the level of burnout you are experiencing, and recommend a variety of options for treatment, such as talking therapies.

However, as burnout is a relatively newly studied condition, you may feel at a loss of how to approach treatment, or as though your treatment options are limited. Dr. Aileen’s Mindfulness Retreat offers the perfect opportunity to kickstart your treatment plan, providing you with key strategies and personalised, one on one therapy sessions from board certified psychologist, Dr. Aileen herself. Unlike other ‘wellness retreats’, Mindfulness Retreat sets itself apart with its disciplined strong psychological basis, and a focus on real, results driven treatment plans formulated by clinical and positive psychology expert, Dr. Aileen.

Mindfulness Retreat aims to help address and overcome burnout through a holistic, multiscope approach which balances bettering not only your physical and mental wellbeing, but bettering your lifestyle to ensure you can be in your optimal environment to prosper. Under the guidance of Dr. Aileen, you will learn essential skills such as problem solving strategies to help identify lifestyle stressors, how to effectively and efficiently handle workloads without burning out, and how to best mitigate work stress by removing your additional lifestyle stressors.

These critical life skills and lessons are complemented by the optimum environment our mindfulness retreat gives for relaxation and deep reflection. Exercise, nutrition, and good quality sleep are the groundwork to excellent health, a philosophy which Mindfulness Retreat honors by ensuring your comfort by providing a personal chef to each client, meditative exercise sessions, and an environment of tranquility and peace. Don’t let burnout burn you out. Find a holistic piece of mind, at Mindfulness Retreat.

Most frequent questions and answers

Every person has a different journey through therapy. Each appointment is approximately 50–60 minutes long but the number of sessions required for every individual varies and is largely dependent on the nature of the goals and issues outlined in the initial consultation. On average, people attend between six and ten sessions for a short-term or brief intervention. We provide regular reviews and feedback to keep you involved in the treatment process.

Some people work with a psychologist to develop coping strategies to reduce or manage symptoms of mental illness. This type of work can be short to medium-term, but may also require less frequent check-ups over a longer period of time to deal with any setbacks and prevent relapse.

Others engage in therapy to understand long-standing patterns of behaviour or thinking that may stem from childhood experiences, or to receive ongoing support. While this type of work typically occurs over an extended period of time, again, this is dependent on client preferences.

For others however, therapy may simply be something they engage with on a one off basis or for a small handful of sessions to deal with a specific issue or chat through a particular concern. Although a specific problem or challenge is typically what brings people to a psychologist – at least initially – therapy can be a wonderful space for ongoing growth and self-development.

No. Most people will experience stress and struggle at some point in their life, simply due to the daily demands of living. Psychologists can help with supporting you and also build better coping mechanisms in order to deal with any stress or issues you’re faced with moving forward.

At Mindset Consulting, we believe therapy is an investment towards a better life. Most services are eligible for a rebate under major health funds or Medicare. If you do not have any health subsidy entitlements, please get in touch to discuss short-term therapy options. Our solutions-focused approach to treatment means that you can still benefit during times of crisis where we provide immediate support to help you better deal with any issues you may be facing.

Every practice is different but here is a brief overview of how we tend to work at Mindset Consulting:
At the beginning of your first session, your psychologist will run through any important paperwork with you, including a consent form that covers issues such as confidentiality and fees. If you have been referred by a GP or psychiatrist, we will also discuss the details of your Mental Health Treatment Plan at this stage. The remainder of the session is spent discussing the issues that have brought you to therapy. As well as developing a thorough understanding of your concerns, your psychologist will also explore relevant details in regards to your family history, social relationships, work situation and any past counselling you may have done. This information helps to form a better understanding of what may be triggering for you and allows for deeper, more collaborative work in future therapy sessions.

Psychologists are health professionals who work in a range of areas including clinical, health, neuropsychology, sports, forensic, organisational and community settings. To become a fully registered psychologist you must undertake an undergraduate degree, an Honours degree and complete at least two years of supervised training and further education in the field of psychology – either a Masters or Doctorate degree. Psychologists assist people with everyday concerns such as stress and relationship difficulties, as well as mental health issues. Psychologists use ‘talk therapies’ to support people and help them develop the necessary coping strategies they need to prevent ongoing issues. There are a large number of research studies supporting the effectiveness of psychological therapy.

Psychiatrists, on the other hand, have completed a medical degree and done further training and study related to the medical diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. Psychiatrists specialise in the medical treatment of mental illness and are able to prescribe medication. Some psychiatrists also combine therapy with medication.

Counsellors can come from a broad range of backgrounds with various levels of training. Currently in Australia, the term ‘counsellor’ is not protected. This means that anyone can refer to themselves as a counsellor. Having said this however, many counsellors have undertaken training and formal education – ranging from a Diploma to a Masters degree.

If you have a referral from a GP or psychiatrist for a Mental Health Treatment Plan, you will be eligible to receive a Medicare rebate of $124.50 when seeing a clinical psychologist, for up to 10 sessions per calendar year.

Some private health insurance plans include psychological counselling as an extra. To find out if you are eligible for a partial rebate, we recommend getting in touch with your insurance provider for more information.

You will need to make an appointment with your GP who will assess whether you are eligible for a Mental Health Treatment Plan. In order to claim the Medicare rebate, you will need to bring a copy of your Mental Health Treatment Plan to your first appointment.

No. While you do not need a referral to make an appointment, if you decide to go ahead without referral from your GP or a psychiatrist, you are required to pay the full fee for each session out of your own pocket.

All the information that you disclose within a session is confidential. There are only two exceptions to this rule: firstly, if you are at risk of harm to yourself or someone else; and secondly, if your sessions are subject to court orders. In either instance, your psychologist will discuss these scenarios with you.

Free resources

If you are in search of support, there are a number of free resources available in Australia where you can seek out additional help:


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album ‘passagens’

The album ‘passagens’, that brings a LauraL’s collaboration with the musician João Desmarques, was released today, May 25th.2021, by the label and collective Associação Terapêutica do Ruído (ATR), from Lisbon, Portugal.

“passagens” (or “passageways”) is the result of an improvisation session at Desmarques’s house on January 2021, taking advantage of another passage by Brazilian musician and artist Laura Leiner (aka LauraL) in Lisbon. The two guitarists met for the first time when their bands, dUASsEMIcOLCHEIASiNVERTIDAS (aka dSCi) and Músicas intermináveis para Viagem (Endless music for Tripping), aka MipV, shared the stage on May 1, 2012 in Berlin.

It was also the first time that they played together and all the themes are improvisations in the “Echtzeitmusik” style (composition in real time). Recorded with a digital stereo recorder, the tracks of “passagens” are in the sequence in which they were created and after being cut and mixed by Laura in Berlin, they are now edited by ATR with the cover by Raf Cruz, Portuguese designer and artist specialized in collages.

passagens, by Desmarques/Leiner _ live streaming and Digital format:

video ‘passagem 27’

cover passagens, by Desmarques/Leiner, released on May 25th, 2021, by Associação Terapêutica do Ruído (ATR), Lisbon, Portugal

keep doing in 2021!

Dear friends, we hope that this new year has found all you healthy and with energy to go through these times of uncertainty and new challenges. The cultural area is still without a good prospects for this year, but we will keep working and developing new sounds, new videos and maybe some new live streaming to make this times more enjoyable and exciting for you.

Stay safe and take care, soon we have more news!

LauraL playing @ Club Desterro, Lisbon, jan.2021

M.i.p.V online

live streaming

MorroLive M.i.p.V – Músicas intermináveis para Viagem online

(portuguese below)

MorroLive Project presents live streaming with the band M.i.p.V – aka Músicas intermináveis para Viagem (Endless music for Tripping)

Porto Alegre + Berlin

Oct. 24th .2020
4pm (Brazil) – 8pm (Berlin-Germany)

online event, live on Morrostock Festival channels (youtube, Twitch, Facebook – links below)

The musicians LauraL (guitar, Berlin) and Dudu Essarts (drums, Porto Alegre) play in different cities in live streaming of the band M.i.p.V, presented by producer and musician Paulo Zé Barcellos, also director of the Morrostock festival.

In addition to the online concert, there will be a chat with the artists and special downloads promotions for the band’s complete discography. _ _ @Morrostock _

MorroLive M.i.p.V – Músicas intermináveis para Viagem online

Projeto MorroLive apresenta live streaming com a banda Músicas intermináveis para Viagem (aka M.i.p.V)

Porto Alegre + Berlim

às 16h (Brasil) – 20h (Berlim-Alemanha) ( Berlin UTC+2)

evento online, ao vivo nos canais do festival Morrostock

Os músicos LauraL (guitar, Berlin) e Dudu Essarts (drums, Porto Alegre) tocam em diferentes cidades em live streaming da banda M.i.p.V, apresentada pelo produtor e músico Paulo Zé Barcellos, também diretor do festival.

Além do show online, acontecerá um bate-papo com os artistas e promoções especiais de downloads da discografia completa da banda. _ @Morrostock _

Supported by / Projeto apoiado pela Secretaria da Cultura do RS em parceria com a Universidade Feevale e Feevale Techpark. (Edital Fac-Digital)
@RS.sedac @feevale @feevaletechpark
@Feevale @sedac_rs
@feevale @feevaletechpark

Dudu Essarts and LauraL

2020: a challenge for all artists

This year would be a great year for us, with a planed M.i.p.V‘s tour in Europe with LauraL and the Brazilian drummer Pitchu Ferraz, supported also by the drummer Dudu Essarts, but all of us know the cultural shutdown in the world due the corona pandemic.

We will inform you about new possible concerts in the second half of 2020 and we hope to see you all again soon!

And we also hope all you are healthy and strong. And if you can, stay at home and have patience to wait for a right moment to keep on your way.

Visit our platforms on bandcamp, facebook, youtube or soundcloud, like our posts and subscribe our pages, for sure it will contribute with our work! Thanks.

LauraL @ Gig Bar 3

M.i.p.V _  with LauraL (guitar) @ Gig Bar, São Carlos-SP, Brazil, 2016, pic by Paulo Henrique

M.i.p.V 15 anos _ concerts in Brazil – 2019

Músicas intermináveis para Viagem (M.i.p.V) @ Casa Obscura

+ Bramir  (experimental/noise)

Porto Alegre-RS-Brazil

more infos:

flyer obscura 13.12

LauraL solo set (experimental/ambient) @ Morrostock Festival

Santa Maria-RS-BR

LauraL solo set (experimental/ambient) @ Casa Obscura, Porto Alegre-BR

+ EX + Subespectro

more infos:

M.i.p.V 15 anos / M.i.p.V 15 years

dias 6, 7 e 8 de setembro de 2019

@ Sala Álvaro Moreyra, Centro Municipal de Cultura, Porto Alegre-RS

A Músicas intermináveis para Viagem (aka M.i.p.V) completa 15 anos em 2019 e faz uma temporada dias 6, 7 e 8 de setembro, na Sala Álvaro Moreyra, em Porto Alegre, cidade onde a banda iniciou em 2004.

Serão três dias de instalações, shows, projeção de vídeo, música experimental, instrumental e trip rock.
E de resistencia artística contra o desmonte da cultura e do país!!

Nos shows na Sala Alvaro Moreyra, a M.i.p.V fará uma retrospectiva de seus três álbuns, dedicando uma noite para cada trabalho, com participação de músicos experimentais locais (Tizana Scur, Isabel Nogueira, Al Sand & Abneg), projeções de vídeos da artista, VJ e cineasta biAh werRTher, dirct painting com o artsita plástico, cartunista e ilustrador Fabio Zimbres e performance experimental da guitarrista LauraL.

more infos and program:

Músicas intermináveis para Viagem (Endless music for Tripping), aka M.i.p.V, turns 15 in 2019 and makes concerts on September 6, 7 and 8 at Sala Álvaro Moreyra in Porto Alegre, the city where the band started in 2004.

There will be three days of installations, concerts, video projections, instrumental and experimental music, psychedelic, post-punk and trip rock.

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2019 _ news _ M.i.p.V turns 15!

new music video is now online!

flyer loophole foto 2c web

* new stuffs coming out this year!

In 2019 M.i.p.V turns 15!

In 2019 we will release a “lost tape” called “3 Variations”, with tracks recorded in 2015 in Berlin, but only now this material is edited and in a process of mixing and mastering.

This forgotten album, with dark ambient and doom jazz influences, with only three long tracks, will be released in Digital, Tape (K7) and CD formats. The K7 will bring the new tracks on side A, and side B with a M.i.p.V’s compilation of our three albums.

And the release concert will take place in Berlin. More infos soon!

** new video releases (23.04.2019)

Bring me your sea that I give you my ocean, music released as a single in 2014 and later in 2016 as a track of the album Modus Continuous, will be the first music video of this third album. With the sea in the ‘lead role’, the video is ready and just waiting for a release concert in Berlin, on April.23.2019.

Also the track After the Earthquake and some video of concerts are in the line.

And we hope to see all you in the next concerts, soon we have some dates to be announced.

* * next concerts

M.i.p.V turns 15! , Yellow Castle Nacht #2

23.April.2019 @ Loophole, Berlin

The celebrations of the 15 years of Músicas intermináveis para Viagem (aka M.i.p.V) start on April.23.2019, in the project Yellow Castle Nacht#2, with LauraL (guitar) and guests @ Loophole, Berlin.

Featuring Ignatz bee (M.i.p.V Pocket, Rudolf), Scheng Fou (Guts Pie Earshot) and Marie Leão (Rainhas do Norte)

+ release video “Bring me your sea that I give you my ocean”

+ Unicorn Partisans (punk disco/ techno crust, Leipzig), premiere in Berlin

+ Klang#030 DJ set

online event:

M.i.p.V solo set                                                                                LauraL, guitar                                                                                trip rock, post-punk

April.30 @ Neon Kunst Galerie

Herrfurthstrasse 23, Berlin-Neukölln

more infos:

flyer loophole foto 2c web

2018 _ news

18.10, Donnerstag / October 18th, Thursday

M.i.p.V and guests @ Loophole, Berlin-DE

15.10, Montag / October 15th, Monday

LauraL @ El Perril, Barcelona-ES

noise-experimental set

12.10, Freitag / October 12th, Friday

work in progress / presentation of the performance with Laura Leiner and Joca Vergo, result of a three weeks artistic residence @ Espacio Fractal, Alicante-ES

05.10, Freitag / October 5th, Friday

LauraL @ Jam Session – Espacio Fractal, Alicante-ES

04.10, Donnerstag / October 4th, Thursday

LauraL @ Ocho Y Medio, Alicante-ES

noise experimental solo set + M.i.p.V solo set

15.09, Samstag / September 15th, Saturday,

LauraL @ Blind Signal, Berlin

special performance, ‘No noise, no gods’

02.09, Sonntag / 2nd Sept., Sunday

Agitnoise im Tommyhaus @ Tommy-Weisbecker-Haus

LauraL + lea_n + Shis unusual

30.08, Donnerstag / 30th Aug., Thursday

Ale Hop & LauraL #486 @ Spektrum Berlin

20.06, Mittwoch / June 20th, Wednesday

@ Eschschloraque, Berlin

noise-experimental solo set

(guitar + processed sounds + experimental videos)

+ DJs MissVergnügen & Jri

(MissVergnügen project)

14.05, Montag / May 14th, Monday

M.i.p.V solo set

@ Petersburg Art Space, Berlin

LauraL, guitar (trip rock, minimal, experimental)

opening the concert of Matt Elliott (The Third Eye Foundation)

more infos:

02.05, Mittwoch  / May 2th, Wednesday

M.i.p.V solo set

@ Loophole, Berlin

LauraL, guitar (trip rock, minimal, experimental)

opening the concert of EnOb (spacey/shoegazery guitars+industrial), band from Paris-FR

+ Lolita Terrorist Sounds solo set (experimental-drone)

flyer loophole 02.05

27.04, Freitag  /  April 27th, Friday

LauraL noise-experimental set

@ Studio Aliens Fest, Tommyhaus, Berlin

with Necrobiotic (death metal, Brasil)

Agonized (death metal, Berlin)

Ventil (metal, punk, Berlin)

cartaz 27.04 bx

April 12th.2018

premiere of the project “akademisches Noise, hoch qualifiziertes Poetry”, with LauraL and Elsye Suquilanda.

@ The Poetic Groove, Barbiche, Berlin

M.i.p.V solo set

trip rock / minimal

LauraL, guitar

28.03.2018 @ Geyger Art Gallery, Berlin

+ Ghetto Raga + Confindustrial Sinfonietta

LauraL will play new versions of tracks from the three albums of the band.

more infos:

new LauraL‘s release

online split album Guitar Solos, with Laura Leiner and Sean Derrick Cooper Marquardt, by the label Ton Doigt Dans Mon Cul Netlabel
(Sacré Coeur, Québec)

in March we’ll play in one of our favorites places:

M.i.p.V @ Hirscheneck, Basel (CH)

flyer hirschi

Modus Continuous_concert series 2017

// Next concert //

_ 16.09.2017 _

M.i.p.V @ XB-Liebig, Berlin

+ Musgos (Portugal/DE) + Klang#030 DJ set + surprise acts

doors: 9 pm

LauraL and Gil Delindro will play in XB-Liebig with the usual guitar + drums formation. This will be the  first concert in Berlin with the artists, after the M.i.p.V’s album release last year in SO36.

more infos here:

M.i.p.V _ record release concert @ SO36


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It is done. Finished. My life as a part time server at the Oregon Electric Station is done.

Finished strong and held it mostly together. I walked into to look at our dry erase board one more time for soup special and someone wrote 86 rules. Fitting- I suppose everyone could have been wreck less and done whatever because who was going to fire us? Of course everyone did what we did everyday.

It helped that most everyone was working tonight so we could be ready and then say our proper good byes.

It helped to have guests the last night that were regulars. Sentimental, wanting to share their thoughts and memories. There are so many for every person who walked through the doors.

The seating board used to show which tables were taken. I have written on that board with wax pencil so many times. Busy crazy nights-when it looked like a black and red smudge. >

So as I was picking up my last guest check some tears rolled down my face.

I will have some time on my hands now. Start getting ready for my fly fishing trips.

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6 Responses to FINI

  1. Lillie says:

    Hugs…I think you honored yourself and carried yourself with dignity. Many people would have done their worse when in that situation.

    I am looking forward to planning my fishing trips. Fishing is good self-care.

  2. aFrankAngle says:

    When something is part of a person, the fact that the last time isn’t easy shows much about their character and commitment. Well done!

  3. M. Cisneros says:

    Oh my gosh Maryam! I am just catching up on my reading and see the OES closed 😦 I am so sorry. I am sure all that must have been such challenging time for you. I was able to experience a moment of time there with you and it was awesome. Thank you for sharing that with me and introducing me to a few of the “family” members. Thinking of you. If you have any free time I would be happy to have you here in Michigan for a fishing visit. It would be fun and help take your mind off things.

    • Maryam says:

      Marci, I am so glad you got a chance to come as well. Thank you for your kind comment. I hope life is treating you well in Michigan.

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logo_grandeEUROSENTIMENT ( provides a shared language pool for sentiment and emotion analysis from different SMEs, following a linked data approach. In addition, EUROSENTIMENT provides a semantic pipeline for entity-level sentiment lexicon generation, following a linked data approach for lexical resources (vocabulary lemon), Sentiment expressions (vocabulary Marl) and emotion analysis (vocabulary Onyx compatible with EmotionML). In addition, EUROSENTIMENT defines NIF REST services so that it can be combined with other NLP services. The project is lead by Paradigma with participation of NUIG, SindiceTech and UPM.

JUNIPER ( is a FP7 big-data project (BUT participates) that provides a platform supporting a range of high-performance application domains that seek real-time processing of streaming data or real-time access to stored data. MixedEmotions will particularly benefit from the combinations linking standard map-reduce frameworks (such as Hadoop) with stream-based processing (such as Apache Storm).

Interactive Knowledge Stack (IKS) ( is a recently finished EU Integrated Project with a focus on providing an open source technology platform for semantically enhanced content management systems and resulted in an open source community and projects e.g., Apache Stanbol (modular software stack and reusable set of components for semantic content management) (, VIE (Vienna IKS Editables: semantic web applications and user interaction development platform) (, where relevant staff at Attensity cooperated in


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12 Deaths, Over 500 New Coronavirus Cases Day After Georgia Reopening

According to the Georgia Dept. Of Health, as of this past weekend, there have been twelve additional deaths and more than 500 new cases of COVID-19 since the reopening of non-essential businesses such as barbershops, hair salons, and gyms, an unpopular decision made by Ga. Governor Brian Kemp.

The total shows an increase of cases since Friday, bringing the total amount of cases in Georgia to over 23,000, with a total of 904 death statewide. Of that total, 4,326 are hospitalized. The total number of deaths from coronavirus recorded is about 4 percent of the total number of cases reported.

62% of Georgia’s Coronavirus cases are between the ages of 18 and 59. People 60 and older make up 34% of the total cases, while people up to 17 years of age make up 2%.

These stats come right after the staunch opposition faced by Governor Kemp, who ordered the none essential businesses open last week. Atlanta Keisha Bottoms was a vocal opposer, warning her constituents not to follow the Governor’s orders because of the possibilities of still spreading the deadly virus.


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PUBG 2nd Anniversary Adds Horizon Zero Dawn Skins

PUBG 2nd Anniversary Adds Horizon Zero Dawn Skins

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PUBG Corporation and Guerilla Games are teaming up to bring skins from the award-winning Horizon Zero Dawn to the PlayStation 4 version of PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG). From March 5 through April 5, all PlayStation 4 PUBG players can receive free Horizon Zero Dawn content just for logging in, with additional content available by completing in-game challenges or purchasing directly. The full list of new PUBGHorizon Zero Dawn items include:

Horizon Zero Dawn Eclipse Mask
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Horizon Zero Dawn Eclipse Top

●   Every player who logs into the game during event period will receive the item

Horizon Zero Dawn Eclipse Kar98k
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Images of the content can be downloaded here and a trailer can be viewed and/or embedded here. More detailed information on the unlock procedures available here.

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  • Create an AWS account or use an existing AWS account.

  • Setup an administrator.

  • Provision a cloud-based development environment and install helpful tools.

Let’s start off by creating an AWS account. If you already have an AWS account you would like to use, sign into it now.

Next, we’ll need a development environment for making use of tools to accomplish the migration. We’re going to be using AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) to create our AWS infrastructure. CDK allows us to write an application in TypeScript, Python, Java, and other languages to generate AWS infrastructure.

The infrastructure we deploy in this workshop matches up AWS services to our Firebase application resources so that our application can simultaneously leverage AWS or Firebase, and allow us to gracefully deprecate the Firebase environment.


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ELAINE KEOGH The book of evidence prepared by the State against a man and woman who face charges connected to the death of model Katy French will be ready next month, Navan district court heard today.Both Kieran Ducie (40) of Lambertstown Manor


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Modular, in a nutshell

Modular was created in 2014 and issued its first invoice in June of the same year to its first and only customer at that time.

Adding more than 15 years of executive experience in the cleaning services industry to over ten years of experience cleaning business, the Thomaz DaCosta family started Modular based on their values and culture, and also created the company’s most prominent feature; the PERFORMANCE-BASED COMMITMENT.

“We believe that our longevity as your service provider should depend on the quality of our services, not on a contract.”

With hard work and dedication, and with no marketing other than mouth-to-mouth referrals, Modular now has a large number of recurring customers of various sizes and frequencies, from Every-Other-Week (EOW) to 7x per week.
Although none of those customers are tied to us by a contract, we can count on one hand the number of cancellations received since we started.
The ones we lost are a constant reminder that nothing is so well done that cannot be improved, and that we are as good as our help. That’s why we are very serious about who we hire and how they work.
Our attrition rate is extremely low, which validates our NO CONTRACTS philosophy.

We currently perform cleaning services at daycare facilities, private schools, special education institutions, non-profits, dentist offices, medical offices, industries, commercial buildings, office spaces, office hubs, martial arts studios, churches, water treatment facilities, banks, law offices, pharmaceutical companies, technology companies, and more. For many of our customers we are also responsible for small repairs, with our handyman services, and supply management, which goes hand-in-hand with our cleaning service.

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To provide professional cleaning to businesses, on a Performance Based Commitment, with no contracts, sustained only by the quality of our services.

Our Vision

To become the reference for quality and integrity in the service business.
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Gifts That Show Really Like

Gift items are normally widely used, as persons would like to demonstrate their love and affection to the family and friends. Whether or not intend a wedding event, wedding, or maybe diamond get together, persons generally will need different gift items that may imply to them that they care and attention.

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Are You Living Paycheck to Paycheck? You’re Not Alone!

According to a recent survey conducted early this summer by CareerBuilder, 42% of workers are having trouble making their ends meet and are living paycheck to paycheck. From this group, 14% of them are workers earning six figures, showing that every almost every demographic is having trouble saving money during since the recession. So if you are worried about your finances and savings, you’re not the only one!

CareerBuilder found that many are dipping into their savings accounts to make ends meet as well as reducing their retirement savings amounts. This may fix this short term problem, but it will cause a larger problem in the future!

With all the trouble everyone seems to be having with the economy, here are a few tips from on how to survive the economic downturn.

  • Look at your expenses carefully – Place all of your expenses into a spreadsheet and analyze what you spend each month. From your restaurant dining, bills, and shopping, you will be able to see more clearly where you can cut back.
  • Put money away no matter the amount – Set aside money each month for your savings even if it is a small amount. If you have trouble remembering, you can set up an automatic deposit from your checking account into your savings account through your bank online.
  • Take full advantage of your company benefits – Talk to your HR department and see if there are other ways to save with help from your organization. Become familiar with your benefits plan, sometimes they offer discounts to stores and services.

Click here for more tips on how you can stop living paycheck to paycheck! Do you have any other ideas on how to ride out the economic downturn? We would love to hear from you! Please comment below.

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  1. I have been in that 42% more then I like to admit. I have previously dipped into my savings account in order to make ends meet. Though I would have to say that I never thought to ask an HR department, and I had never expected to hear that they would give discounts toward stores and services.
    I do have a minor difference of opinion about the “no matter the amount.” I find for someone like myself a particular ‘required’ amount tends to help finding space for it in the budget, and as such the automatic deposit via bank fund transfers works wonderfully.

  2. I can certainly attest to having lived through times when I literally used every penny I had to make ends meet, even after cutting every possible expense out and to the bare naked bone, which I’m sure is the case with many people. But there are others who are living paycheck to paycheck who are just not aware of clever ways to save money. Apart from the suggestions already listed, I’ve used a few others:
    a) Every time you break a dollar, take the change and put it in savings.
    b) Put all found money in savings. A penny here, a dime there, in the parking lot or on the street, wherever. It may not add up to much, maybe $20 a year, but that’s $20 more that was easy to come by. Once you start, it gets to where you can’t go anywhere without looking for dropped change. Great places to find it: drive-thru lanes and carwash vacuum areas.
    c) After all the bills are paid, round the ending balance down to the nearest $5 or $10 then put the difference in savings.
    d) Find the very best deals on things you buy then put the difference between what you paid for it and what you would have otherwise spent in savings.
    e) Pay yourself for staying in shape…a nickel for every sit-up, a dollar for every mile ran.
    f) Match your interest payments. Each month, put into savings the same amount of money the credit card interest fee came to.
    And while these measures won’t make you rich, they get you in the habit of saving and make it fun.

    1. These are all great ideas! We especially like the idea bout rounding the end balance and placing the difference in a savings account. I think we will have to do a blog post that follows up with your ideas! Everyone deserves to hear about these saving tools!

  3. It is frightening to think that so many people are leaving on a short budget. I could not agree more with the article and strongly believe the number one way to avoid living under duress is to save, save, save. Even a few dollars adds up over time. Make a goal and work towards it, and avoid pulling from your savings account at all costs. With the current condition of the economy it is important for young professionals to start saving for retirement now. Doing so will eliminate stress and potential hardship in the future.

  4. A good suggestion to manage money is to not rely on your credit cards to pay your bills. If you do not have the money to pay the amount billed to the credit card, you will accumulate debt each month with interest alone. This will lead to spending more money than you would if living paycheck to paycheck.

  5. I agree. The number one thing I have learned in my financial management class this semester is to pay yourself first. Saving money is important in every chapter of life. From you first part-time job to your first full-time job, it is important to put your savings first and save a small amount of money each paycheck. This will ensure that you have an emergency fund if you ever need to fall back on it.

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Student Loans- Paying as go, paying off, how to handle

*sigh* Student loans. Nobody wants to deal with them, but without them, some would not be able to further their education. We have all heard at least one story that involved a ridiculous amount of student loan debt that would be enough to scare some away from getting a student loan in the first place. It is not at all bad to fear student loan debt, because, after all, who wants a heap of debt to pay off? However, fears about student loans can be minimized by knowing how to responsibly handle them from the beginning, and the options that are available in the case that a payment cannot be made.

First and foremost, when applying for or accepting loan amounts, only borrow what is needed! Be sure to know the amount of money you need to borrow. Also, keep in mind what your student loans are for: educational expenses. In the case that there is money left over, the student will be refunded the unused amount, in the form of check or direct deposit.

Sadly, there are cases of students using extra, unused loan money to fund trips, shopping sprees, and other expenditures unrelated to education. Spend your money how you’d like, because it is yours once it is disbursed, but remember that all loan amounts MUST be paid back, most them with interest, so use it wisely.

Grace Periods

Most federal student loans are not required to be repaid immediately upon graduation, dropping to half-time status, or withdrawing from school completely, which is very accommodating. The grace period gives individuals a chance to get their finances in order and choose a repayment plan. Direct Subsidized Loans, Direct Unsubsidized Loans, Subsidized Federal Stafford Loans, and Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans have a six-month grace period before payments are due. Although federal, PLUS loans do not have a grace period. Grace periods for private student loans, like those from Sallie Mae, may vary and possibly accrue interest during that time. Before accepting a loan, be sure that you have an understanding of their grace period policy.

Repaying Loans

You can’t make a payment. You aren’t the first person in this position, and you most certainly won’t be the last. Working with your loan provider is a good start for anyone who may find themselves in this position. Ignoring the collection calls is not the way to go! Three ways to help keep track of your payments are:

  • Change Your Payment Due Date. Communication with your loan servicer is key. Let them know of any changes you may have in finances as soon as possible to avoid a past due payment.
  • Change Your Repayment Plan. When beginning to pay back Federal Student loans, you may choose or be assigned to a specific repayment plan, but you can change your plan at any time for free. Review the different repayment plans here along with which loans are eligible, monthly payments, time frames, and more. Take advantage of the Repayment Estimator to get an early look at eligible plans and overall monthly payments.
  • Consolidate Your Loans. For those with multiple student loans, loan consolidation could help simplify the repayment process since it allows you to combine all federal student loans into one, for one monthly payment. Learn more about Direct Consolidation loans here.

Taking out student loans doesn’t mean that you’ll be trapped by them for the rest of your life. Make a budget, choose a repayment plan that is best for you, and always communicate if you’re unable to make a bill. Things happen, but things will also be just fine!

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"Death of a Favorite"
by J.F. Powers
Originally published in the July 1, 1950 issue of The New Yorker.

J.F. Powers is one author who frequently is called “criminally neglected.” I am definitely guilty of that neglect, but here is the beginning of my repentance process — and what a bizarre story to repent with! I didn’t know this, but J.F. Powers wrote many stories about priests. It was when I was looking in the archives of The New Yorker, where he published just over a dozen, that I saw this fact in the stories’ abstracts. I decided to start with his first New Yorker story, “Death of a Favorite,” published July 1, 1950.

If you’ve read this story, you will understand my confusion upon reading the first line of this story about Catholic priests. If you haven’t read the story, here it is:

I had spent most of the afternoon mousing — a matter of sport with me and certainly not of diet — in the sunburnt fields that begin at our back door and continue hundreds of miles into the Dakotas.

I was thrilled. Not only is the writing great, but realizing that this story was going to be told by a cat . . .

That cat is Fritz. For years he has been the favorite of Father Malt, a leading priest in the parish. “Favorite” is not limited to “favorite cat.” It is apparent to all that Fritz is Father Malt’s favorite companion, and Fritz enjoys certain benefits for this.

At least I was late late coming to dinner, and so my introduction to the two missionaries took place at table. They were surprised, as most visitors are, to see me take the chair at Father Malt’s right.

This story was delightful. Fritz is an exceptional narrator (this story alone suggests to me that Powers really is criminally neglected). While showing us the petty struggles of these priests, Fritz gives us great descriptions of the parish and of its inhabitants.

As Father Malt was the heart, they were the substance of a parish that remained rural while becoming increasingly suburban. They dressed up occasionally and dropped into St. Paul and Minneapolis, “the Cities,” as visiting firemen into Hell, though it would be difficult to imagine any other place as graceless and far-gone as our own hard little highway town — called Sherwood but about as Sylvan as a tennis court.

Of course, given the title, not all is going well for Fritz. At that table where Fritz sits proudly next to his master, eating from the table, also sits Father Burner, a jealous priest.

My observations of humanity incline me to believe that one of us — Burner or I — must ultimately prevail over the other. For myself, I should not fear if this were a battle to be won on the solid ground of Father Malt’s affections. But the old man grows older, the grave beckons to him ahead, and with Burner pushing him from behind, how long can he last?  Which is to say: How long can I last?

Unfortunately for Fritz, Father Malt will be absent for three days, a Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, returning again on Tuesday morning (religious imagery or references are used throughout, though this is not your typical religious story). In this time, Fritz discovers another enemy in the form of Father Philbert. The two priests conspire to rid themselves of this cat. Their plan is startlingly brutal: they will beat Fritz while holding a crucifix up to him. When Father Malt returns, they will tell him the cat is possessed, proving their point when Fritz flees at the sight of the crucifx.

I had no appetite for the sparrows hopping from tree to tree above me, but there seemed no way to convince them of that.  Each one, so great is his vanity, thinks himself eminently edible. Peace, peace, they cry, and there is no peace.

Definitely a classic story from a nearly forgotten author. Fortunately, there is a limited but fruitful body of work awaiting.

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The Furies
d. Anthony Mann (1950)
The Criterion Collection

In Greek mythology, the Furies — three sisters named Alecto, Magaera, and Tisiphone — are the goddesses of revenge and retribution; rarely satisfied, they instead open up cycles of pain and suffering. Famously, these women hound Orestes after he has murdered his mother, Clytemnestra because she killed his father, Agamemnon. Agamemnon had his own issues that required retribution. Anthony Mann’s The Furies doesn’t take place in Ancient Greece; instead, we go to a New Mexico ranch — called The Furies — in the 1870s, but clearly the three sisters are still at work.

I had not seen The Furies until recently when The Criterion Collection released it on Blu-ray, upgrading their lavish DVD box set from 2008. I didn’t know what to expect — after all, in the same year Mann directed Winchester ’73, a much more famous western starring James Stewart — but I was excited because The Furies stars the always wonderful Barbara Stanwyck and Walter Huston in his last film role. When I finished I wondered why the film isn’t better known and talked about more often. Have you seen it? If not, get to it!

Before any action happens, T.C. Jeffords is introduced in overlaid script. He is the lord of The Furies, a man who “created kingdoms out of land and cattle . . . and ruled [his] empire like feudal lords.” A young man rides his horse up to the home at The Furies, sees a light on upstairs, and goes up to investigate. The camera takes us to the room before the man gets there. This is when we see Barbara Stanwyck, in a dead woman’s room wearing the dead woman’s dress. The dead woman is T.C. Jeffords’ wife, and Stanwyck is clearly moving into her place.

The young man enters the room, sees Stanwyck’s character, and says, “I might have known that no one but you would have bone enough to come into her room here.” The man, we find out, is Clay Jeffords, the son. Clay is about to marry, and Stanwyck is looking for the right gown. There is only a slight indication that she is the daughter, Vance Jeffords. The scene is so sinister — she goes and fondles a sharp set of sheers while she talks to her brother about his awful relationship with T.C. She is clearly the strong one, the one whom T.C. respects because he cannot beat her. Clearly he has tried.

Brother and sister talk about their father as if he were their boss as well as someone to take down. Yet when the man himself arrives, Vance shouts T.C. with affection and rushes to the stairs to greet the legend. There are some ambiguous emotions playing out on Vance’s face as she presents herself to T.C. wearing his wife’s gown.

The nature of their relationship gets stranger when T.C. asks Vance to scratch his sixth lumbar vertebrae, where he was once injured. Even though we know Vance and Clay are brothers, it’s still a bit of a shock when Vance calls T.C. father. Yes, we are dealing in the realm of the Furies of old.

Vance takes after her father. She is power hungry and yearns to run The Furies herself. She has no ill will toward her brother, even if she considers him a bit weak, but it’s probably because he has no desire to stand in her way. She’s not even interested in letting potential lovers in her life unless they can be a part of The Furies itself. There are notable problems with the two most likely candidates: Juan Herrera, one of Vance’s oldest friends, is a squatter. T.C. allows him to stay on The Furies only because of Vance’s friendship. Otherwise Juan would have been evicted or, more likely, murdered.

The other man, Rip Darrow, looks like a more suitable match on paper, but he’s got his own interests. His family once owned the Darrow Strip, a lovely bit of land that is now part of T.C. Jefford’s The Furies. He wants it back. While Vance thinks maybe it could work out, she doesn’t appreciate the violence in Rip’s cold, blatant desire to reclaim what he considers to be his own land.

But, in all honesty, neither Juan nor Rip are a match to Vance’s real nemesis, her real soulmate: T.C. himself. Their relationship is built on solid respect that comes from distrust and a mixture of affection and hatred. There will be plenty of reasons for those three old sisters to drive T.C. and Vance to destruction, much as they did centuries before, in an older land, when they attended ruin in the house of Agamemnon.

The Criterion Collection edition is a lovely release inside and out. It comes in a lovely cardboard slipcase that also includes the 1948 novel by Niven Busch (I love it when they can include the book too). In the Blu-ray sleeve there is another nice booklet that has an essay, “Mann of the Westerns,” by Robin Wood, and an interview with Anthony Mann by Charles Bitsch and Claude Chabrol. Wood’s essay is very nice and looks at Mann’s other westerns as well as his — related here — interest in King Lear.

On the disc we get the 2008 audio commentary by film historian Jim Kitses. We also get:

-A 17-minute clip from a 1967 episode of The Movies where Mann is interviewed by critic Paul Mayersberg. At the time Mann was planning to adapt King Lear, but he died in April at 60. It’s great to hear some of his plans and consider, as I’m sure we’re meant to do, T.C. as a bit of a Lear character.

-A 17-minute interview with Nina Mann, filmed in 2008 when the DVD was released. This is her personal reflection of coming to know her father as an artist as well as a director. For some time she thought of her father’s directing as just his career, something he did to earn money, so it’s nice to hear a bit of her perspective as she talks about seeing his art.

-A 9-minute 1931 interview with Walter Huston. This pieces comes from the 1930s series Intimate Interviews, and it’s kind of a fun look not just at Huston but at the way this kind of press was handled then. The interview, Dorothy West, shows up at Huston’s home, and, after mistaking the proud housekeeper for his mother, goes on to interview the “reluctant” star.

-A new 30-minute interview with Imogen Sara Smith called “Radical Classicism.” While I liked each of the other supplements, this was my favorite. Smith goes into the topics I was most interested in; namely, the film’s relationship to Greek tragedy and to Shakespeare. She also looks at the visual conception of the film. This is a great feature, so if you have time for just one . . .

It goes without saying that I recommend this fantastic release, but I’ll reiterate anyway: this release is a great example of why I love The Criterion Collection so much.

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