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How can we proactively make a change to achieve equality and inclusion in tech? It's International Women's Day in March and Orbis are dedicating the entire month to celebrating the womxn of Tech and Design. If we want more womxn in tech, we have to do more than want. Our team felt we needed to share stories from the industry, told by voices with first-hand experience. All of the exposure International Women's Day kicks up is critical, not just for our own education as a business, but also to support the exposure of gender equality and inclusion in tech. These stories are not told by a company or PR, or any other bias perspective. These are the real womxn of tech shaking up the industry.

Hi Khulan, what has your personal career journey in tech been like so far?

My journey to tech can be described in three phases:

Firstly, I was not planning to work in tech at all. I studied politics, French, and history in high school and then international relations at university. However, after my first year at university, I quickly realised that this career path was not for me. Unfortunately, I could not choose to change my degree as my university specialised in issues of diplomacy and politics. Thus, I decided I would stick to it and focus on things I could change and develop, such as work experience.

I applied to numerous part-time jobs and internships in different industries until I found where my passion truly was. After countless rejections, I was finally invited to an interview for a Part-Time Marketing & Design assistant role. Bearing in mind that I was still a full-time student at this point, I was expected to design a flyer on the day of the interview using Adobe products.

I did not have the relevant qualifications in order to do this task, but I did not let it faze me. Instead, I took to the task and over a weekend profusely studied Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator by watching Youtube tutorials.

I went to the interview and to my surprise, I passed!

From this I learned that whilst you may not have all the qualifications needed for a role, you should still apply anyway. At the end of the day, everything can be figured out and the fun of it is learning as you go, all you really need is the right attitude and mindset.

The HBR Review found that women don’t apply for jobs unless they’re 100% qualified whereas men apply for a job when they meet only 60% of the qualifications.

As a result of this part-time job, I gained enough experience to be able to apply to larger companies and thankfully I landed a one-year internship at Adobe in Solution Consulting which exposed me to tech sales.

One of the biggest things I learned from my experience at Adobe, is that you really don’t need to have a degree in computer science or be technical in any shape or form to work in tech - and that non-technical jobs are equally as valuable.

After working for a year at Adobe, I came to the realisation that tech sales is the career path I wanted to pursue post-graduation so I worked hard to get a job in sales at Google.

What do you think tech leaders could do to help support gender equality within their teams?

For many companies and their leaders gender equality and diversity is considered to be a mere checkbox activity in order to meet a quota.

Rather than looking deeper into building systems for attracting and hiring diverse talent and most importantly, understanding the reasons why they wish to have more gender diverse teams. McKinsey found that gender-diverse teams outperform financially by 25% and ethnically diverse teams outperform financially by 36%. Additionally, it’s not just about gender or ethnic diversity, it’s also about the socio-economic background.

Hence, what I would recommend is to build systems for defining what diversity means to them and what type of diversity can benefit their companies. At the end of the day, having more diverse teams is not only beneficial for the company or the individuals but has a knock-on effect on society as a whole, thus producing a more accepting and open-minded society.

Widening that point, how can businesses adapt to ensure they are enhancing women with their careers?

We become what we see, so businesses should have more women from different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds in leadership positions. Kamala Harris is the perfect example of this, she has only been in her role for 2 months but already her legacy and achievement are looked upon by women from all over the world and of all ages.

Additionally, it’s important to set up mentorship programs within the company that are unconventional to the traditional mentorship schemes. Traditionally we band together with the same group of people because that’s easy and most comfortable, but really, we should be pushing to get out of our comfort zone and choose mentors that are different from us so that the learning experience is enriching on both sides as well as establishing new communication bridges… At least that was beneficial to me from my experience!

What are your top 3 tips for women looking to break into tech or progress from their current position into a tech role?

  1. If you are in a non-tech industry, reflect on what your transferable skills are and find yourself a role in tech where those skills are needed.
  2. If you are a fresh graduate, apply for as many internships as possible to get some experience as you do some online courses in the particular thing you are interested in. I applied to 70+ internships, got only 4 interviews and two offers. That is normal if you don’t come from a degree that’s relevant in tech and have little experience.
  3. Network as hell! Only by speaking to people in tech, you will understand whether that’s for you and what you need to do to get to specific roles and companies.

In tribute of IWD’s 2021 campaign, what do you choose to challenge?

I challenge companies to rethink and build a system for attracting and hiring diverse talent.

To have diverse teams that thrive, we need to look beyond just gender and race. What universities are we hiring from? Are we hiring people without degrees? Are we hiring people only from certain socio-economic backgrounds?

We need to ask ourselves those types of questions, alongside whether we are ticking the material aspects of diversity.

Thank you Khulan.

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Hello, I’m Governor Kate Brown.

I’m here to highlight the work funded by the Children’s Health Insurance Program, we know it as CHIP.

Thank you to:
The families that are here who are willing to share the difficult moments they have faced as parents, children, and patients.
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Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and the care providers

CHIP has a long history of providing federal funding so that children across America can visit doctors, get medications, receive vaccines, and undergo treatments.

Roughly one in ten children in Oregon get the care they need through CHIP.
Federal funding for CHIP expired almost two months ago due to Congressional inaction.

If Congress fails to reauthorize funding for CHIP, effects would be catastrophic for the most vulnerable Oregonians.

I came into public service because I believe that children deserve to get the resources they need to live happy and healthy lives.

Oregon will be one of the first states to lose CHIP funding.

That means over 80,000 children and pregnant women could lose access to the doctors and medicine they need.

Federal leaders have an opportunity to unite, to put aside political gamesmanship to protect this program and the families that rely on it.

Families deserve to know their child’s health care is beyond political wrangling.

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In Oregon, 98 percent of children have health care coverage.

Thanks to progress in a recent legislative session, 100 percent will have access to health care.

It is up to us—Oregonians—to stand up for our children.

In the meantime, I have directed the Oregon Health Authority to continue coverage through the end of April for children and families who are at risk of losing access to health care until Congress does the right thing and funds CHIP.

This allows us to continue to provide the care these kids and families rely on until Congress has time to make the right decision.

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Michaela worked full time, and went to school full time at Oregon State University as a single mom.

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The fruit of the Holy Spirit

The world prizes virtue in a human being. We would call a person “moral” or “ethical” if they display such qualities as goodness, honesty, loyalty, bravery, trustworthiness, truthfulness, integrity, etc. These are human qualities one can develop and possess to a varying degree with hard work. One need not be a Christian in order to be virtuous. For example we encounter fine examples of great virtue among the ancient Greeks, as with Socrates, Aristides, and many others. The virtues exhibited in the Saints of the Church, however, are not human achievements alone, but rather they are the result of the grace of God working in them–of course with human cooperation.

Once we have received Christ in us through holy Baptism and holy Chrismation (and in holy Communion and the other sacraments), as we pray and struggle in our life to know God, to do His will, to love Him and to serve Him, the grace of the Holy Spirit works our renewal and transformation to God’s image and likeness, that is, to render us like Christ, worthy members of His Body, the holy Church. We then exhibit the fruit, that is, we display the results of the synergy of the Holy Spirit and our personal effort.

In his Letter to the Galatians, St. Paul lists the fruit of the Holy Spirit. He says,

“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control” (Gal. 5:22).

St. Paul names nine virtues, that is good qualities and characteristics which we value in a person, yet he does not call them virtues, but fruit, and notice the singular, fruit, not fruits, of the Spirit. In contrast to the “works”, plural, “of the flesh,” used earlier, the single, fruit, indicates that they form a unity, that is, they are obtained all together. So although a person may be known by one rather than another of these virtues, either a person has them all or none at all!

Today,1 we’ll talk briefly about each one of these virtues/fruit of the Spirit, and provide an example from the lives of the Saints for a better understanding.

1. LOVE (αγάπη)

Love is mentioned first, because it is the highest, but also because in it all the other gifts of the Holy Spirit are included: In it “the whole law is fulfilled” (Gal. 5:14). Love, “which binds everything together in perfect harmony” (Col. 3:14), is the root and cause of the other gifts. “Love bears all things” (1 Cor. 13:7)—and all kinds of people!

As an example of great love for the fellow human being, we bring the testimony of a woman who tells the following story about the blessed Elder (now Saint) Iakovos:

“He loved everyone intensely. I went to see him, and as soon as he saw me he began to cry so hard that he was shaking, and his tears were running to the floor. ‘Why?’ he kept saying, ‘why?’ addressing me by name. I was shaken. No one had ever cried like this for me before—especially someone who did not know me. But he knew me. He knew everything about me. Not only what I had done, but even the things that I was going to do, which I did not know myself at the time—but he knew!” This love and great concern of the Elder made her turn around, and change her life.

2. JOY (χαρά)

This is the joy of the spirit which a person experiences, despite all the adversities and physical suffering encountered, a joy which nothing and no one can take away from us (cf. John 16:22). It is a “joy inspired by the Holy Spirit” (1 Thes. 1:6), despite the affliction one experiences, the “unutterable and exalted joy” St. Peter talks about (1 Pet. 1:8), the joy born in the hearts of the redeemed.

I cannot think of any one exemplifying the joy of Christ more than Saint Seraphim of Sarov, whose greeting year-round was, “Christ is risen, dear heart!”

3. PEACE (ειρήνη)

Peace is a gift of God, who is “the God of peace” (1 Thes. 5:23). This peace of God surpasses all understanding (cf. Phil. 4:7).The love one has in his heart and the joy one feels in his spirit cause the interior peace of the soul, which cannot be disturbed, either from within, by thoughts and imaginations, or from without, by the world and the devil.

Here is a small example of interior peace, from the life of Fr. Dimitri Gagastathis: Whenever people would trouble him and actually persecute him because of his faith, he would invariably say: “My sins persecute me—not people.”

4. LONGSUFFERING (Μακροθυμία)

Longsuffering is the long and patient endurance of injuries, insults, adversities, etc. It too springs from love, as the Apostle says, “love is patient and kind” (1 Cor. 13:4), and as he also says, “forbearing one another in love” (Eph. 4:2).

Here is another small example from the life of Fr. Dimitri Gagastathis: He wanted one of his nine daughters to become a nun, but his presbytera would have nothing of it. This created a tension and a source of conflict. One time, he himself narrates, she was at it for hours, going on and on. He sat quietly, reading his Bible and praying the Jesus prayer without saying a word. He later said that he was not disturbed at all, but kept his inner peace throughout the ordeal.

5. KINDNESS (χρηστότητος)

Kindness here is not to be equated with being gracious, polite and courteous, it does not refer to a person of gentle manners. It is a quality that makes one God-like, “for He is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked” (Lk. 6:35). One who has this quality would suffer anything, rather than offend his brother.

This following story is about Elder Elpidios of the Holy Mountain who reposed in the Lord in 1983:

When he first went to Mount Athos he participated in a vigil, and when the time for holy communion came, as is customary, he entered the altar. A monk told him abruptly, ‘We don’t receive communion today. You won’t receive either. You must conform to our rules. You must do obedience to what we tell you.’ The Elder, without being disturbed, told him, ‘May be blessed, Father.’ He stood there for the duration of the vigil, which lasted for ten or eleven hours. Then, after it was over, he went to his hut, and with two brothers he celebrated the Liturgy in order to receive holy Communion. He did not say a word to the brother who attacked him, who was much younger than he was and who was not a priest, although he was an Archimandrite.

6. GOODNESS (αγαθωσύνη)

Goodness is a quality attributed uniquely to God: “No one is good (ἀγαθός) but God alone” (Lk. 18:19). Goodness is a quality to do good, to have a good resolve and disposition to do good no matter what. It is in imitation of God, who “makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous” (Mt. 4:45).

Someone told Abba Zosimas, “I love you very much.” “I believe you,” the Elder replied, “but if I do something you won’t like, you won’t love me anymore, whereas I will love you no matter what.” Some time passed and the Elder heard that this man was cursing him and speaking evil of him. The Elder thought: “God sent this man to heal my vain soul. He will benefit me greatly, whereas those who praise me cause me damage. Therefore he is my benefactor.” He prayed so much for him that eventually this man could not resist his goodness and repented before him in tears.

As St. Paul says, “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Rom. 12:21).

7. FAITHFULNESS (πίστις)

“God is faithful” (1 Cor. 1:9. cf. Rom. 3:3), not as having faith, but as being constant (cf. 1 Cor. 10:13), trustworthy (cf. 2 Cor. 1:18). It is a divine quality. The martyrs were “faithful unto death” (Rev. 2:10), not vacillating at the face of bodily harm and suffering, imitating thus their Lord “Jesus Christ the faithful martyr” (Rev. 1:5. cf. 3:14).

In lieu of an example from the life of a Saint, we quote the following lines from the Wisdom of Solomon, read in the Vespers service for Martyrs:

“The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them. In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died, and their departure was thought to be a disaster, and their going from us to be their destruction; but they are at peace. For though in the sight of others they were punished, their hope is full of immortality. Having been disciplined a little, they will receive great good, because God tested them and found them worthy of Himself; like gold in the furnace He tried them, and like a sacrificial burnt offering He accepted them. In the time of their visitation they will shine forth, and will run like sparks through the stubble. They will govern nations and rule over peoples, and the Lord will reign over them forever. Those who trust in Him will understand truth, and the faithful will abide with Him in love, because grace and mercy are upon His holy ones, and He watches over His elect” (Wis. of Sol. 3:1-9).

8. GENTLENESS (πραότης)

Gentleness makes us Christ-like, for, as the Lord attests about Himself, “Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls” (Mt. 11:29). St. Paul appeals to such qualities in Christ: “I appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ” (2 Cor. 10:1). Those who have the “spirit of gentleness” (Gal. 6:1) bear one another’s burdens (cf. v. 2). The Lord blessed the meek (cf. Mt. 5:5).

One time a beggar asked charity from St. John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria. He immediately gave him a sum of money, which, however, didn’t satisfy the beggar who began to curse the Hierarch to his face. Everyone was indignant at the offense, except the patriarch. With sweetness and calmness he looked at him, and very gently told the people who were with him, who had detained the insolent beggar: Leave him alone, my brothers. I offend Christ with my works for sixty years and He bears with me. Shall I not now endure so small of an offense? Give him some more money and let him go.

9. SELF-CONTROL (εγράτεια)

Self-control or “continence”, is applied not only to the desires of the flesh (cf. 1 Cor. 7:9) or to the cravings of the stomach, but it is used in the more general sense of an “athlete who exercises self-control in all things” (1 Cor. 9:25). Self-control is the avoidance of evil deeds and thoughts.

A small example from the life of Patriarch Pavle of Serbia (+2009) may suffice to illustrate self-control, when it comes to food:

A few years ago Patriarch Pavle was invited to dedicate a new cathedral in San Francisco. At the banquet they had, he was seen taking an apple out of his pocket, cutting it in half, eating one half of it and putting the other half back to his pocket. That was his supper.

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The Saints, my dear Christians, are the good soil on which the Holy Spirit produced abundant fruit (cf. Mk. 4:8). They are themselves the fruit of the Holy Spirit. They are the mirrors of Christ, “who has been raised from the dead in order that we may bear fruit for God” (Rom. 7:4). The Saints possess the virtues of Christ and share His deified human nature—thus they reveal Christ to us. Through the holy intercessions of the holy Theotokos and of all the Saints may we too, my dear brothers and sisters, obtain the holy virtues to our “measure of the full stature of Christ” (Eph. 4:13). Amen.

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Ke$h Mula started his own record label, Strictly Business Entertainment.

Local rapper/artist/executive producer Ke$h Mula is making waves in the music industry. The Valrico resident just dropped his latest music video for his song “My Year,” which he filmed in Los Angeles.

The Bloomingdale High School graduate dedicated his song to his longtime friend and supporter Jessie Fuhs, who died of brain cancer earlier this year, as well as his friend Chris ‘Juxe.’ His late friends are an added motivation for him to succeed in his career.

“I just want Jessie to know that his legacy continues, no matter what happens,” Mula said. “I am going to make sure that his name lives on, and I want him to know that I love him very much. I just wanted to put their faces in the music video to show how much I care about them and how much I want them to be there with me on my journey.”

Mula started his own record label, Strictly Business Entertainment, and has an album out called 81305. He recorded his first song, “Applying Pressure,” in 2015, but admitted that he didn’t get serious about making music until about two and a half years ago. The album pays homage to the two cities where he is from. Mula, whose family is from Colombia, was born in Miami and grew up in Valrico. The album name is a combination of area codes from Tampa (813) and Miami (305). He is currently working on a new album that he plans on releasing before the end of the year called Hustleonomics.

“My career right now is really about being the best me possible,” said Mula. “When it comes to making music, I don’t lie about anything—everything is real to the core and every song that I make is a part of me, it comes from my soul.”

The rapper has been traveling around the country to cities such as Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami and New York, working with different artists and producers to gain exposure and grow his audience. He admitted that he has so much left to accomplish and he is hungry to do so. Right now, he isn’t focused on signing or making more money, his main goal is improving his craft.

He credits musicians Lil’ Wayne and Drake as influences on his style of music, word play, creativity and versatility. Every time he has writer’s block, he said, he turns on some Lil’ Wayne to help inspire him as a blueprint for success. He considers himself a student of the game, and understands that he has to study and learn from the best in order to be the best.

Mula is proud of where he came from and incorporates the city of Tampa in every project that he does. In his album 81305, every producer, photographer and videographer that he worked with was from Tampa. He prides himself on working with people from the city and he recognizes all the talent from his hometown. He never forgets where he came from.

“When you are trying to write your story for the world that’s outside looking in, you have to start from the beginning,” said Mula. “I named my album 81305 because those are the roots of where I was born and where I got my main influences from. I appreciate everybody that’s behind me, and I can’t wait to take this thing to the top.”

Ke$h Mula plans on finishing his album by the end of the year and going on tour next year.

His music is available on Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, YouTube and Tidal, to name a few.

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By Lily Belcher

The Regent, a wedding venue in Riverview, is now accepting nominations for its wedding dress giveaway for Brandon Regional Hospital health care workers until Wednesday, September 1.

Shannon Keil, the executive director of The Regent, originally planned a wedding dress scavenger hunt before the coronavirus hit and was forced to revise her plans to donate 25 wedding dresses to local brides. This revision produced the wedding dress giveaway to health care workers, who have dedicated their time and skills in helping patients during the coronavirus.

“Getting married is a dream event for everyone,” said President of MEFMedia Maureen Famiano. “Picking that perfect dress can be daunting and expensive.”

The 25 wedding dresses, ranging from $600-$1,200 each, were donated to The Regent by Satin & Lace Bridal Boutique in Riverview. The Regent’s wedding dress giveaway will alleviate the stress that may come with finding a wedding dress for engaged coronavirus first responders. The future brides can be nominated by their coworkers, families or community members who know of a bride at Brandon Regional Hospital looking for their dream dress.

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Winners for the giveaway will be selected in the middle of September and attend an event to pick their perfect dress. Keil hopes these dresses will go to deserving first responders to express the community’s appreciation for them and share hope with the future brides.

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On inclusion as a sacred value

By Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka

Rabbi Emeritus

Congregation Machzikei Hadas

Who is included? That is the question.

It is not a new question. It is a question that goes back thousands of years.

Ironically, it was a question posed by Pharaoh to Moses. When Moses demanded that he, Pharaoh, release the Children of Israel from bondage to freedom, Pharaoh asked, “Who exactly is going?” In other words, who is included (in your demand)?

Moses gave an answer that resonates for the ages. He responded: “With our young ones and our elders we will go; with our sons and our daughters.” (Exodus, 10:9)

Put bluntly, no one will be left behind. Everyone is included.

Why would Pharaoh have thought otherwise? Why would he have thought that Moses would leave anyone behind?

Perhaps this relates to the “intelligence” he had gathered, or the dirty tricks that Pharaoh engineered in Egypt, creating and supporting an anti-Moses group among the Israelites to undermine the effort to extricate the Israelites from bondage.

It is likely that Pharaoh was stunned by Moses’ response. Everyone, even those who opposed him, even undermined him, was part of the exit strategy. Whether they would want to leave was another matter, but as far as Moses was concerned, everyone counted, everyone mattered, everyone was welcome to join, be it Israelite friend or Israelite foe.

Pharaoh’s surprise related to how he would have reacted were he in Moses’ position. He would not have wanted adversaries coming along. If anything, he would have eliminated them. But that was not the way of Moses. Moses was an inclusivist.

And the bar of who exactly was included was very clear to him. Everyone who wanted to join, everyone in the community of Israel who wanted to align their destiny with the Children of Israel, was welcome.

Of course, inclusion then had a different connotation than it does now. Then it meant young and old, male and female, allies and adversaries.

Today, inclusion connotes all of the above, plus. It includes all those who in our incessant embrace of “progress” might be left behind, or given less attention, or not have needs addressed, among other reasons for neglect.

Think for a moment about the “inclusion” response of Moses. As a leader of a large community, he had to be concerned about elementary logistics. People in their most energetic years did not pose a problem. But the young who were not yet walking and the elderly who could no longer walk could be a problem.

One way or another, these groups were sure to slow down the movement of the group toward their destination. An argument could have been made at least regarding the elderly that it would be better for the totality if the elderly were left behind. There would be less health related worries, less concerns about the burdens of the extra care they would need.

Yet for Moses and the rest of the leadership, it was a no brainer. Nothing would stand in the way of taking everyone – not arguments about logistics, not arguments about practicality, not arguments about diversion of resources.

If the community leaving Egypt was not a caring community, it would by definition be a community of compromised values, less than a noble and deserving community.

In other words, by his response, Moses was telling Pharaoh, and all of us, then and now, that a community in which any segment is left out is a deficient community.

There is another significant difference between then and now. Then, it was a matter who was joining the Exodus. Now, it is a question who exactly do we care about, and for? We care about family, we care about friends, and we surely should care about those who need our care and concern. It is we who need to make sure that those who doubt if they are welcome are made to feel welcome. That process starts in the head and in the heart, and then branches out into real life, and tangible, meaningful action.

By caring for each other, by looking out for each other, by seriously addressing the needs of each other, we become truly whole, or wholly holy!


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Palin Taking Heat For Defense Of Dr. Laura

Sarah Palin's decision to jump to the defense of "Doctor" Laura Schlessinger has many Republicans confused as to what her plans for the future are.

As I noted earlier this week, Sarah Palin decided for some reason to step into the minor controversy surrounding “Doctor” Laura Schlessinger’s use of the n-word on her radio show via a few statements on her Twitter page. Palin followed those tweets up a day later with a somewhat odd rant on her Facebook page in which she used the occasion of this controversy to claim that, like “Doctor” Laura, she too has been “shackled” by critics:

Adversaries who have been trying to silence Dr. Laura for years seized on her recent use of the n-word on her show as she subsequently suggested that rap “artists” and other creative types like those producing HBO shows who regularly use the n-word could be questioned for doing so. Her intention in discussing the issue with a caller seeking advice was not to be hateful or bigoted. Though she did not mean to insult the caller, she did, and she apologized for it. Still, those who oppose her seized upon her mistake in using the word (though she didn’t call anyone the derogatory term) to paint her as something that she’s not. I can understand how she could feel “shackled” by those who would parse a single word out of decades of on-air commentary. I understand what she meant when she declared that she was “taking back my First Amendment rights” by turning to a new venue that will not allow others the ability to silence her by going after her stations, sponsors, and supporters.

I, and obviously many others, have been “shackled” too by people who play games with false accusations, threats, frivolous lawsuits, misreporting, etc., in an effort to silence those with whom they disagree. That’s why I tend to defend people who call it like they see it while others stop at nothing to shut them up. I learned this valuable lesson when the partisan obstructionists in my state tried to shackle, bankrupt, and destroy my family and supporters, and my record, with endless frivolous litigation when I returned from the Vice Presidential campaign trail. In order to shake off the shackles they wanted to paralyze us with, I handed the reins to another, much like Dr. Laura is doing, so that these obstructionists who hated a Commonsense Conservative agenda wouldn’t win. I didn’t retreat; I reloaded in order to fight for what is right on a fairer battlefield. So, more power to someone with good intentions who refuses to be shackled by their detractors when they are falsely accused of being racist.

As I said in my earlier post, Palin has a rather odd idea of what “free speech” actually is, since she seems to believe that it means that one ought to have a right to speak without being criticized by others. It’s not her Constitutional analysis that’s making news now, however, but the fact that some Republicans aren’t entirely thrilled with the idea of her jumping to the Schlessinger’s defense when she didn’t really have to:

The few black conservative candidates, columnists, and media figures—who represent the GOP’s only hope for reclaiming the legacy of Lincoln and, with it, long-term demographic relevance—are not amused. They’re now saying what many in the GOP increasingly believe: Sarah Palin is not fit to be a serious leader of the Republican Party.

I spoke to Michel Faulkner, the former NFL player and Harlem preacher challenging Charlie Rangel for a House seat, and he was unsparing in his criticism: “Why Sarah Palin feels she needs to join in to Dr. Laura’s personal meltdown is beyond me. She’s sounding like she just likes to hear her own voice—and the voice that she has is no longer credible. It says that a leading voice among conservatives has joined the ranks of the entertainers—trying to shock us each day with more and more outlandish commentary. And at that moment that person is no longer fit to lead.”

“The constitutional stuff she’s saying doesn’t even make any sense,” Faulkner said. “She doesn’t know what real shackles are… But ‘don’t retreat, reload?’ Lady, are you kidding me? That is scary language in anyone’s terminology. Sarah Palin scares me.”

Nationally syndicated conservative columnist Deroy Murdock took an even stronger line. “Sarah Palin’s tweets resemble something scribbled by a ninth-grade cheerleader. Is it asking too much for a reputed American political leader to communicate in complete sentences? Palin’s gravitas gap is growing into the Gravitas Canyon,” said the media fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University. “Even worse, she deploys her vacuity to defend an acerbic talk-show host who just detonated herself by tossing around the word ‘nigger’ on the air 11 times, as if it were a volleyball. The American right can do better than this. And it must.”

And, Joe Hicks at PJTV hit Palin even harder:

“When I first heard this stuff, what came across was an extremely lame white chick trying to school this other woman about the N-word. … So I’m certainly not one to try and defend Dr. Laura. She has a history of being a negative and nasty persona. But Sarah Palin’s comments? Well, this is confusing stuff coming out of a woman who would have been the vice president if McCain had won. … Palin seems to be as equally detached from the real world where people operate and where race is a really volatile topic.”

“First Amendment rights? Of course. But [Dr. Laura] wasn’t fired—she decided to drop her show. So I’m not exactly understanding what Sarah Palin’s understanding of the Constitution is here. And it isn’t completely out of character, which is very unfortunate. She keeps dropping this bizarre stuff,” Hicks said. “It says this woman really has no larger vision of what she is trying to do in a political sense—there’s a pretty narrow intellect at work here … Attempting to defend the indefensible is just kind of insulting.”

When Palin does stuff like this, the inevitable question is why ? If one were seriously considering a run for the Presidency at this point, it certainly does seem that doing things like calling attention to yourself by defending a woman who made stupid, demeaning remarks that she already apologized for isn’t the smartest thing to do, especially for a politician with reputation for saying odd things already. So, perhaps, this is a sign that Palin really isn’t interested in running for President. After all, relaxing in beautiful Alaska while sending out tweets and Facebook messages, and occasionally venturing south to collect huge speaking fees or go on book tours sounds like a pretty good life doesn’t it ? And, it doesn’t require that you, well, actually take responsibility for anything.

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Doug holds a B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University and J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. He joined the staff of OTB in May 2010 and contributed a staggering 16,483 posts before his retirement in January 2020.

  1. anjin-san says:

    Palin likes attention, which can be leveraged into cash. I don’t think she cares how she gets it.

  2. Eric Florack says:

    Let’s face it: There are those will will give Palin grief for simply existing.

  3. Herb says:

    “There are those will will give Palin grief for simply existing”

    Sure, and they’d be wrong. But to give her grief for doing stupid stuff…..wholly deserved.

  4. Rick says:

    This idea that people are out to get Sarah is just ridiculous, and the only people who would entertain such an idea are clearly incapable of thinking clearly, much like Sarah herself. She gets called out because she keeps coming forward with nothing but rants and meaningless slogans. If she would keep her opinions to herself until they were at least half baked, I am guessing she would gain more of the attention and even respect that she so desperately craves. Not all people on the political right are this shallow and ignorant. Maybe she should listen more, talk less. I, for one, would be greatly relieved.

  5. Michael Reynolds says:

    There’s no mystery here. Palin is an idiot. Yes, she’s capable of making a nice living, but that doesn’t mean she’s not an idiot. Paris Hilton, The Situation and Snookie make nice livings as idiots. In fact, the job of idiot seems to be recession-proof.

    Palin has no idea what she’s talking about. She has no understanding of the Constitution or history or policy or anything al all.

    She’s. An. Idiot.

    The bigger tragedy is what this says about John McCain who out of sheer ambition and lust for position might have ended up putting this idiot in the White House. Those of you who voted for McCain, think long and hard about that. What it says about this once-great man, what it says about the vacuity of your party, and what it says about your own judgment.

  6. DC Loser says:

    GOP slogan 2012 – Sarah Palin STFU.

  7. reid says:

    Joe Hicks seems to be suggesting that if “Dr.” Laura was fired, then it might be a first amendment rights issue. He’s right for the most part, but maybe he doesn’t quite get it either.

    The “9th grade cheerleader” bit is spot-on.

  8. Boyd says:

    Wow, lots of reasoned, thoughtful ad hominem here in the comments. Nothing new there, of course.

    And Doug, you don’t understand why Palin does these things because you’re not her target demographic. She’s targeting her “base,” and doing a damn fine job of it.

    Now, whether that’s going to accomplish whatever it is she wants to accomplish is a different question, one that we can’t answer since we don’t really know what that is.

  9. Betty Price says:

    Sarah Palin had rather be standing in front of a camera on TV than home being a grizzly mom taking care of her baby that needs her much more than the people of America does.

  10. reid says:

    Boyd, the fact that Palin’s “base” apparently likes to be fed blatantly-wrong idiocy like this is why I’m a democrat now. What intelligent person isn’t insulted by it? How do YOU feel about Palin?

  11. The mistake you’re making is trying to interpret the meaning of Palin’s words. There is no meaning to be found, as he speech is almost always entirely pre-symbolic in nature. The real message here is the same message as everything she says:

    1. I’m a member of your tribe
    2. Our tribe is under attack by the other tribe.
    3. Back me and I’ll make the other tribe suffer.

    Looking for any meaning or principle beyond that is a complete waste of time as her arguments are purely situational. Last week she’s telling us we have to worry about whether or not we’re being sensitive and should not build a mosque if it could kinda sorta maybe vaguely imply and insult to people. This week we need to defend screaming racial slurs at people because we shouldn’t let our expression be hampered by the sensitive of others. Next week she’ll take a completely different view yet again depending on what her tribe needs at the momment.

  12. Boyd says:

    What, I’m too coy for you, reid? 🙂

    I don’t really feel my opinion is relevant. We’re commenting on what Mrs Palin is doing and why she’s doing it, and maybe whether she’ll succeed at…well, whatever it is she’s trying to achieve. Whether I want her to sit down and shut up or run for President in 2012 is hugely immaterial.

  13. Herb says:

    “And Doug, you don’t understand why Palin does these things because you’re not her target demographic. She’s targeting her “base,” and doing a damn fine job of it.”

    I take issue with the idea that understanding Palin is somehow impossible unless you’re part of her base.

    Indeed, I think it’s her base who doesn’t understand her at all. If they did, they’d run….

  14. ALP says:

    Are all terms used to describe persons derogatory? I believe in the context of the term, it can be.
    If you say to someone, “that was a stupid thing to do”, are you calling him Stupid? We seem today to be so ready to defame someone without looking at the context of what they say. I am not defending Dr. Laura, I think she could have framed her comments better. If you disagree with Ms. Palins’ political views, are you a Bigot? (look up the term). I think that today too many groups of peoples, both ethnic and political wish to separate themselves from being Americans first. This is not what this country was founded upon. It was the idea of our founders that all people should have the opportunity and freedom to individually rise to their greatest abilities. Sadly this is not the case today. There are some groups with great powers that wish only to force their ideas and concepts on the great majority of the American people against their will. Men are not defined by their color, race, religion, or ethnicity, but by their character. Your character is pretty poor if you only denigrate someone who disagrees with your ideas or perceptions.

  15. john personna says:

    I like the scare quotes on “artists.”

  16. Eric Florack says:

    Your honor, the defense rests….

  17. john personna says:

    You should get that tin ear checked, Eric.

  18. sam says:

    “Your honor, the defense rests….”

    Don’t you have a widely unread website to attend to?

  19. Zelsdorf Ragshaft III says:

    Sam, what are you going to do when Palin is elected President of the United States? Most all of you here think it is ok for Muslims to build a Mosque on a site 70% of us think in not the place to build it. Offends our senitivities. Somehow Dr. Laura using a word commonly used among African Americans but somehow forbidden to everyone else does not seem to equate. Freedom for those with whom you agree but none for those with whom you do not. Progressives? Is that indicative of progression toward tyranny? Surely that cannot be seen as freedom. All Dr. Laura did was point out the hypocracy of it being OK for blacks to use the term nigg** yet it is offesive if others use it. I get it. Freedom for thee but none for me. I know why I never see any of your comments anywhere else. The BS published here would be laughed off the blog.

  20. Michael Reynolds says:

    “Your honor, the defense rests. ”

    I don’t know, is that funny or sad?

    Delusional types always seem to dance right on the edge between tragedy and comedy. A couple of drinks from now and I’ll be feeling sorry for Eric and Zels and the others with their invincible stupidity. You can see why Ignatius J. Reilly is such a great character.

    I should write more adult character-driven stuff and stop writing for kids.

  21. John says:

    Never go full retard Sarah.

  22. G.A.Phillips says:

    **Paris Hilton, The Situation and Snooki make nice livings as idiots. In fact, the job of idiot seems to be recession-proof.***lol, to bad the stimulus package was so brilliant, hey?

  23. Tano says:

    “I get it. Freedom for thee but none for me.”

    You clearly do not get it. As has been stated many times by many people, “Dr.” Laura was not arrested. She did not forfeit her freedom or her property. She was not even fired from her private employment. She was criticized – y’know, that freedom of speech thingy being exercised by others… And then she chose to retire.

    Apparently your concept of freedom is that your allies can say whatever they want, and no one can respond critically. It don’t work that way….

  24. john personna says:

    It’s really interesting that the right wing has descended into the kind of post-modernism that its intellectual giants once despised. The right once defended the idea of an objective truth, and rejected moral relativism in all it guises.

    Now, any position is as valid as any other, if it comes from someone known to be a right-thinker.

    Schlessinger tried for a possibly good point (extrapolating where she might have been heading) but made it badly. Her post-modernist defense was that her argument was good, because she had a right to voice it. Palin apparently hopped on board because she is also wary of the careful parsing of arguments in a public forum.

    It’s post-modernist free speech!

  25. john personna says:

    Another word to describe “this argument is good, because it’s mine” would be “infantile.”

  26. An Interested Party says:

    “Sam, what are you going to do when Palin is elected President of the United States?”

    Speaking of BS that would be laughed off of blogs…

  27. anjin-san says:

    > the only people who would entertain such an idea are clearly incapable of thinking clearly

    I see you have met bithead

  28. sam says:

    @Zels (@his best)

    “Sam, what are you going to do when Palin is elected President of the United States?”

    I’m going to find the nearest fvcking white rabbit and ask him how I can get the hell out of this loonyverse.


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Huawei arrest: China demands Canada free Meng Wanzhou

Meng Wanzhou
China has demanded that Canada release the arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou or face consequences.

Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng separately summoned both the US and Canadian ambassadors and lodged a "strong protest" urging her release.

The ministry described Ms Meng's arrest as "extremely nasty".

Ms Meng, Huawei's chief financial officer and daughter of the firm's founder, is accused of breaking US sanctions on Iran.
She was held in Vancouver last Saturday and faces extradition to the US, where she could be jailed for up to 30 years if found guilty.

China insists that she has not violated any laws.

On Friday Ms Meng appeared before a Canadian court, which adjourned a decision on whether or not to allow bail until Monday.
What has China said?

Ms Meng's arrest while she was changing planes in Vancouver last Saturday was a serious breach of her rights, Reuters quoted the foreign ministry as saying.

It "ignored the law" and was "unreasonable", it said.

"China strongly urges the Canadian side to immediately release the detained person... otherwise Canada must accept full responsibility for the serious consequences caused," the statement added.
On Sunday, Le Yucheng made similar demands to the US, warning: "China will respond further depending on US actions."
What happened during Friday's court appearance?

The Supreme Court of British Columbia was told that Ms Meng had used a Huawei subsidiary called Skycom to evade sanctions on Iran between 2009 and 2014.

The court was told that she had publicly misrepresented Skycom as being a separate company.

It heard a Canadian prosecutor say that Ms Meng was accused of "conspiracy to defraud multiple financial institutions".
The prosecutor said she had denied to US bankers any direct connections between Huawei and SkyCom, when in fact "SkyCom is Huawei".

Ms Meng could be a flight risk and thus should be denied bail, he added.
Why was the arrest significant?

The arrest has put further strain on US-China relations. The two countries have been locked in trade disputes, although a 90-day truce had been agreed on Saturday - before news of the arrest came to light on Wednesday.
Huawei is one of the largest telecommunications equipment and services providers in the world, recently passing Apple to become the second-biggest smartphone maker after Samsung.

Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Friday that China had been assured that due process was being followed and Ms Meng would have consular access while her case was before the courts.

Ms Freeland reiterated Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's claim that Ms Meng's arrest had "no political involvement".
Who is Meng Wanzhou?

Meng Wanzhou, 46, joined Huawei as early as 1993, when she began a career at her father's company as a receptionist.
After she graduated with a master's degree in accountancy from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1999, she joined the finance department of Huawei.

She became the company's chief finance officer in 2011 and was promoted to vice-chair a few months before her arrest.

Ms Meng's links to her father, Ren Zhengfei, were not known to the public until a few years ago.

In a practice highly unusual in Chinese tradition, she adopted her family name not from her father but her mother, Meng Jun, who was Mr Ren's first wife.
Some Western governments fear Beijing will gain access to fifth-generation (5G) mobile and other communications networks through Huawei and expand its spying ability, although the firm insists there is no government control.

Japan is expected to ban government use of products made by Huawei and ZTE over cybersecurity concerns, local media reported on Friday. It would follow moves by New Zealand and Australia to block Huawei.

US National Security Adviser John Bolton said his country has had "enormous concerns for years" about the practice of Chinese firms "to use stolen American intellectual property, to engage in forced technology transfers, and to be used as arms of the Chinese government's objectives in terms of information technology in particular".

"Not respecting this particular arrest, but Huawei is one company we've been concerned about," he said.
What are the Iran sanctions?

US President Donald Trump last month reinstated all the US sanctions on Iran that had been removed under a 2015 nuclear deal.
Mr Trump had been fiercely opposed to the deal, which saw Iran limit its controversial nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief.

The re-imposed sanctions hit oil exports, shipping and banks - all core parts of Iran's economy.
Although there are some waivers, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said the US will "aggressively" target any firm or organisation "evading our sanctions".


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A big congratulations to the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (CAMFT) for working to grant eligible LMFTs employment at the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)!

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Getting Past the Threshold and Into the Classroom

Posted by Nikole Hollenitsch on Sep 9, 2016 1:48:48 PM

A guest post by Craig Chalquist, Ph.D.

You’ve investigated which schools offer what; you’ve found a suitable program; and you’re ready to apply. What holds you back?

You’ve applied but not completed the application. How come?

You’ve completed the application but not paid the fee. Why?

I’ve been there. Twice: when entering the master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy at CalLutheran University, and when enrolling at Pacifica Graduate Institute for my PhD in Depth Psychology. Why do we resist committing ourselves? Perhaps we can look at it psychologically.

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How Depth Psychology Found Me

Posted by Nikole Hollenitsch on Aug 17, 2016 4:18:05 PM

Dr. Joseph Cambray’s journey to becoming a depth psychologist finds its roots in a childhood affliction that prevented him from playing sports, prompting him to devour world mythology instead. After three years, the illness spontaneously and inexplicably remitted and never returned, launching him into his first depth psychological kind of experience, Cambray acknowledges.

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'Tending the soul' Pacifica celebrates its graduates

Posted by Erik Davis on Jun 1, 2016 10:50:31 AM

By Ted Mills, News-Press Correspondent. As published in the Santa Barbara News-Press on May 29, 2016.

Pacifica Graduate Institute celebrated the graduation of 250 students this weekend, with several small ceremonies in different fields spaced out over two days offering a more intimate event than larger schools.

It was also a time for the school to celebrate its 40th year in existence.

The school, which is based on the psychological teachings of Carl Jung, started in a two-story house in Isla Vista, where idealistic young men and women hoped to help returning veterans from Vietnam deal with mental health.

It now has two campuses near Summerland, and on Saturday was welcoming about 1,000 people who came to see their family members start a new phase in life.

Some students are young, continuing their education right after their undergrad life - "but they are old souls," noted professor emeritus Allen Koehn - and others are in their 60s and 70s, deciding to make a life change. In this case they are going on to become therapists and counselors, at least in the group that graduated in the morning.

The ceremony is also different for the time it gives each graduate on the podium to speak a little about their studies.

"I felt more inside and more closer to the students' experience," said Joe Cambray, the school's new provost. "What came out of their cohort experience, of being part of a group that met regularly over the 21/2 years - it really gave them a sense of community. They felt more able to be challenged by what has happened and to be more fluid and flexible."

"Having been with them and watching their process and watch them evolve, it's just incredible," said Dr. Koehn.
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Dezombifying Higher Education: A Depth Psychological Approach

Posted by Nikole Hollenitsch on Mar 2, 2016 12:27:58 PM

A guest post by Frank McMillan

Nature is always right.  By repeated experiment, nature is now proven to be non-local.  According to quantum physicist Henry Stapp, non-locality is the most profound discovery of science.  Read that again.  Not simply an interesting finding or significant advance, but the most profound discovery in the history of science.  The reigning materialist paradigm that has dominated Western culture for three centuries is empirically dethroned as a complete explanation of reality.  More than seventy-five years after reductionism’s funeral in the labs of Bohr and Planck, Nature magazine printed its obituary last fall in an article entitled, “Quantum physics: Death by experiment for local realism.”  Wow.  To quote rock godfather Chuck Berry, “Roll over Beethoven and tell Tchaikovsky the news.”

Somebody refuses to listen, however.  I’m looking at you, Academia.

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What is Human Vocation? Pacifica's International Lecture Series

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Dr. Alejandro: Bernardo, I'd like to ask you: what is human vocation? And what is the origin of the term and of the concept behind it?

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Packaging that stands out on the shelf, provides convenience and effectively communicates the benefits of a product is critical to building a successful brand. As a matter of fact, the latest Global Packaging Trends Report from PMMI identified increasing awareness of health and wellness as one of the key trends driving development and innovation in packaging.

What you see is what you get

Packaging that communicates wholesomeness and nutritional benefits is rising in popularity. A report on gluten-free foods in the U.S. released in January 2015 by Packaged Facts, for example, revealed that sales of gluten-free products reached $973 million in 2014. By 2019, the report cites a 140% increase to $2.34 billion. Brands that clearly communicate and emphasize benefits such as “organic”, “gluten-free” and “all-natural” on their packaging and labels inform shoppers of the product attributes they may be seeking.

However, sometimes seeing is believing. The use of transparent packaging is also increasing in popularity. By letting the product speak for itself, brands allow perceptive consumers to judge the contents and proceed confidently with their purchase decision.

Keep it fresh and flexible

Before a brand owner can consider transparent packaging, it is important to consider the necessary barrier properties to preserve freshness. The plastic substrates used in most flexible packaging offer that advantage as well as many resealable features to ensure consumers that the last serving will taste just like the first. In fact, younger shoppers prefer resealability features to preserve product freshness. Twenty-three percent of millennials – the largest generation in U.S. history – use resealability to decide the freshness of food they buy from the store.1 Brand owners in frozen and dried processed foods have picked up on this and use zip closures to combine perceptions of high product preservation and affordability while increasing pack size. As a result, zip and press closures are also expected to increase in these categories through 2019 – by 211 million and 207 million units, respectively.2 Thanks in part to these attributes, Mintel’s 2016 global packaging report showed that 32% of consumers associate flexible packaging with innovation.3

…or thin and rigid

Though popular, flexible packaging isn’t the only format known for innovation. Rapid growth in the demand for thin-wall plastic has made it the most prominent packaging format in dairy, with a three percent compound annual growth rate from 2014-2019.1 It can take the form of tubs, cups, pots, trays, clamshells and plastic jars with many applications – including margarine, yogurt, meat, bakery, fresh fruit, vegetables, microwave, freezer and oven-ready meals.4

Although it is a common format in the yogurt category, brand owners have taken a new direction by shaping thin-wall containers into two-compartment tubs (or split-pots). For example, many Greek yogurt manufacturers situate the yogurt apart from sweet “topping” ingredients so that consumers can customize their product experience by mixing them when they’re ready to snack.

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At this year’ PACK EXPO International 2016 (Nov. 6-9, 2016; McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois), brand owners will have the opportunity to connect with experts and discover solutions that can help their brands appeal to today’s on-the-go, health-conscious consumer.

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  1. Mintel, Food Packaging Trends – Spotlight on Food Labeling, August 2015
  2. Karine Dussimon, Euromonitor, Zip Closures Secure Further Growth Potential in Food to 2019, April 13, 2015

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27% of Tenants Wouldn’t Tell Their Landlord About Any Damages to Their Rental Property

27% of Tenants Wouldn't Tell Their Landlord About Any Damages to Their Rental Property

A YouGov survey has been carried out in regards to the way a tenant deals with any damage that occurs within a property. The survey shows that 27% of tenants wouldn’t tell their landlord about any significant damage to their rental property. The study has also shown that 15% of tenants would secretly hire a professional to repair the damage, with 11% relying on their own DIY skills in order to fix the problems themselves.

The Survey asked a sample size of 2088 adults to pick a course of action they were likely to use should any significant damage were to occur to their rented property. It was specified that the significant damage applied to the permanent fixings of a house such as windows, or showers. The survey was carried out for TheHouseShop.com and showed that 58% would tell their landlord and 27% said they wouldn’t.

As a further breakdown of the results, over one in ten said they would attempt to fix the damage themselves, and 1% said they would hide the damage and hope that the landlord won’t notice the damage at the end of the tenancy. As a breakdown of the figure that would report the damage it is thought that 24% would offer to pay for the repair, 7% would offer for a contribution, and 27% would wait until asked for financial contributions for the damage.

As a response to the results if the study, Nick Marr, the co-founder of TheHouseShop.com has suggested that landlords should encourage an open relationship with their tenant, as even the most reliable tenant could damage a property significantly. It has also been suggested that landlords must make sure that thorough checks are carried out to the property and to any references before any tenants move in.

Tenants are also warned against trying to fix damage, as it could lead to worse damage being caused and they could see a bigger bill than they would have if they had reported the problem in the first place.

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Dr. Zuckerberg  Teaches Social Media Skills to Help Grow Your Practice

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Dr. Edward J. Zuckerberg has been a pioneer in the integration of technology in the dental office and development of techniques for delivering Painless Dentistry for over 30 years. He continues the advancement of newer dental technologies through lecturing at dental conferences and conventions.

He uses his vast experience to instruct other dental practices in the most effective use of social media to promote their offices. Through speaking engagementspublished works and private consultations, he connects with dentists around the world.

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Dr. Zuckerberg lectures nationally and internationally to teach dental professionals how to fully take advantage of the reach of social media and digital marketing.

His work has helped countless practices generate new patients and improve the relationships they have with existing ones

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As an early adopter of technology in his dental practice, Dr. Zuckerberg knows the importance of staying current with business trends.

Today, the most important marketing opportunities for all offices are on the internet. Mastering online marketing is critical for dental practices with unprecedented access to greater audiences than ever before.

Dr. Zuckerberg’s expertise can prove invaluable to any practice in expanding their market access and focusing on new and emerging dental technologies and techniques.

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Dr. Zuckerberg assists dental and medical entrepreneurs who have developed new techniques and technologies with bringing their ideas to market.

He participates on several advisory boards for startups and brings the combination of technological insight along with 35 years of practice experience to these companies.

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His work has been featured in dental magazines, newspapers, and textbooks. Dr. Zuckerberg has also been referenced in industry podcasts and quoted in articles related to reputation management and social media marketing.

He continues to be a well-respected leader and peer in the dental and marketing communities.

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Snap shot of page on websiteDr. Zuckerberg opened his dental practice in Dobbs Ferry, NY, in 1981, where he worked to develop painless techniques that would allow dental phobic patients to receive the care that they needed. He continued his practice until 2013, when he and his wife moved to California to be closer to their grandchildren. Dr. Kevin Jong took over the practice from Dr. Zuckerberg, and patients can find more information at dobbsferrydental.com.

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At Panda Security, we are pleased to announce that we are joining the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA), a nonprofit organization working to improve the cybersecurity of the global digital ecosystem, already made up of 22 large global companies.

Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA) , today announced the joining of three new member companies in addition to the election of three directors to the 2019 CTA Board of Directors  It also welcomes industry veterans NTT Security Americas CEO John Petrie, Rapid7 CEO Corey Thomas and Sophos CTO Joe Levy to the 2019 Board of Directors to advance information sharing throughout the private sector.

Panda Security, leading Spanish multinational in advanced cybersecurity solutions and system and computer management and control tools; Arbor Networks, the security division of NETSCOUT and SecureBrain Corporation, a Hitachi Systems company, have all joined CTA, bringing CTA’s membership to 23 companies from across the cybersecurity industry.    These companies have joined together to share timely, actionable and contextualized threat information and enable improved defenses against advanced cyber adversaries.

“At Panda Security, our mission is to protect our customers against malware and non-malware attacks, and we believe that participating in this alliance and sharing information with all of these members will help us continue in our efforts to develop and leverage insights and actionable intelligence to be able to offer that protection,” said Juan Santamaria Uriarte, CEO, Panda Security. “With this Alliance, we are sure to establish productive relationships that will allow us to improve our products and services. The United States is a hugely important country in our expansion strategy, and we are building on the presence we already enjoy through our offices there.”

Panda Security actively participates in many IT security organizations to establish productive relationships that allow us to improve our products and services. By joining the CTA, we become part of the global digital ecosystem, which allows high quality information about cyberthreats to be shared in real time between companies and organizations in the cybersecurity field.

“Our Board of Directors has been instrumental in growing CTA from the six founding members at incorporation to now 23 members, and counting. The board has been vital in helping us expand our geographic footprint and the breadth and diversity of the data sharing and collaboration among our members,” said Michael Daniel, President and CEO of the CTA.

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Over the last 12 months, at Panda Security we have emerged as the leading European manufacturer of EDR systems, with 100% European technology, solutions, cloud platform, shareholders, and headquarters.

What’s more, in 2018, Panda has received market recognition, thanks to our regular participation in awards in the areas of protection and performance. Our company’s 28 years of work and innovation have paid off: in June, Panda Adaptive Defense received recognition as the only EDR solution to have achieved the EAL2+ certification in its evaluation for the Common Criteria standard, recognized by all members world wide.

In the last few months, OPSWAT has also awarded us the Silver Certification in the OPSWAT Program. Panda Adaptive Defense 360 was certified as a compatible advanced cybersecurity solution that incorporates Endpoint Protection and Endpoint Detection and response (EDR), along with 100% Attestation and Threat Hunting & Investigation services.

We kick off 2019 by joining the CTA, with the mission of sharing information in order to continue to build a safer digital environment and protect our customers.

About the Cyber Threat Alliance

The Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA), founded by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Cisco, Fortinet, McAfee, Palo Alto Networks, and Symantec, is an independent, not-for-profit organization that also includes AlienVault, Arbor Networks, Dragos, IntSights, Juniper Networks, Lastline, NEC Corporation, NTT Security, Panda Security, Radware, Rapid7, ReversingLabs, Saint Security, SecureBrain, SK Infosec, Sophos, and Telefónica’s ElevenPaths. CTA is the industry’s first formally organized group of cybersecurity practitioners that work together in good faith to share threat information and improve global defenses against advanced cyber adversaries. CTA’s mission is to facilitate the sharing of actionable intelligence and situational awareness about sophisticated cyber threats to improve its members’ cyber defenses, more effectively disrupt malicious cyber actors around the world and raise the level of cybersecurity throughout the Internet and cyberspace. The alliance is continuing to grow on a global basis, enriching both the quantity and quality of the information that is being shared across the platform. CTA is actively recruiting additional regional players to enhance information sharing to enable a more secure future for all.


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Beast Quest: Bloodboar the Buried Doom

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Battle fearsome beasts and fight evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up.

Sanpao the Pirate King has sent Bloodboar the Buried Doom to tear Avantia's capital city apart! Tom must destroy the Beast, find the Tree of Being and defeat Sanpao. If he fails he will never see his mother again.
Has Tom finally met his match?

There are SIX thrilling adventures to collect in the Beast Quest: The Pirate King series: Balisk the Water Snake; Koron the Jaws of Death; Hecton the Body Snatcher; Tomo the Hurricane Dragon; Kronus the Clawed Menace; Bloodboar the Buried Doom.

If you like Beast Quest, check out Adam Blade's other series: Team Hero, Sea Quest and Beast Quest: New Blood!


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The very best Vegas Remove Helicopters Which Go to the Great Canyon

The very best Vegas Remove Helicopters Which Go to the Great CanyonThe helicopter visit from the Great Canyon, which you’ll remove associated with Vegas, may be the the majority of enjoyable as well as thorough method to go through the substantial milestone. Here are some ideas you need to learn about before you decide to strategy your own visit. Not really all the Vegas excursions raise removed from the town by itself, a number of them remove from the nearby town for example Henderson, Boulder Town, or even Northern Vegas. Individuals leaving factors tend to be alright, however, you may conserve a few travel period through reserving the trip which leaves in the Remove within Las vegas.

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1 enjoyable cause in order to guide the helicopter visit which leaves in the Remove is actually that you will get to determine Fluorescents Boulevard as well as just about all it’s vibrant lighting in your come back trip in the canyon. The actual initial provides you with the bird’s attention look at from the Remove as well as significant attractions such as the Luxor Pyramid and also the Stratosphere Structure. Not just that you will see the actual New york skyline from the Brand new York-New You are able to, the actual Bellagio fountains, the actual London Eiffel Structure, and also the MGM Emerald green Town.

In addition, this particular visit provides transport in order to as well as out of your Las vegas resort through limousine. In the event that you will be within Las vegas to have an wedding anniversary, birthday celebration, or even vacation special event, this particular visit can make this much more unique. The actual plane tickets which go away in the Remove within Las vegas make use of state-of-the-art EcoStar 130 sightseeing choppers as well.

The actual EcoStar 130 provides the greatest trip encounter whenever you visit the actual Great Canyon. The actual log cabin is all about 25 % larger than a fundamental helicopter which means you convey more space, which enables much more comfortable with capacity of, in addition you’ll trip within environment managed comfort and ease. The actual plane includes a 180-degree breathtaking car windows for top sights beneath a person, as well as the chopper is made to provide you with a good, sleek trip. The actual older-style helicopters utilized in he or she fundamental excursions are not almost because comfy or even because good.

Choices Within Atmosphere Excursions

To begin with, choose if you wish to property in the canyon as well as add-on a few activities, or even in the event that you want to travel within the area as well as group to Las vegas. Each excursions provide you with a good aerial summary of the actual Co Water, the actual Western Edge from the Great Canyon, River Mead, and also the Haier Dam, however the just excursions which arranged lower in the canyon would be the getting excursions. The actual air-only excursions consider a person total the primary attractions as well as panoramic higher factors in the area and also the travel upon to Las vegas without having getting. You will see exactly the same places on the getting visit however you will also reach property on top or even base from the edge and obtain away and revel in enjoyable actions by walking. The actual bubbly have a picnic visit is specially enjoyable since it posseses an exciting ancestry towards the canyon ground and also a bubbly toasted bread when you make it happen. Nevertheless, that is simply the beginning of your own enjoyable simply because you may also add-on the pontoon boat vessel trip across the Co Water as well as seats in order to go out about the world-famous cup Skywalk.

When you choose the visit, it is necessary a person guide this on the internet once you may. Chairs upon Great Canyon helicopter excursions fill quick. Reserving earlier guarantees you receive the chair about the visit which is additionally a terrific way to obtain a great low cost about the cost. To become about the secure aspect, you might want to go on and guide your own visit simultaneously a person help to make your own resort bookings therefore every thing is actually secured in position. Should you wait around till forty eight several hours ahead of time, the actual visit will likely be complete and when it’s not, it is most likely you will need to spend much more for that exact same chairs.

As soon as visit day time occurs, make sure to gown for that climate in the canyon. Summer is actually warm in the canyon as well as 100 level temps are typical. Put on comfy clothing which inhale you to help you remain because awesome as you possibly can. Have additional drinking water along with you as well as safeguard your self in the sunlight through putting on shades, the loath, as well as sunscreen. Be sure to put on durable footwear as well should you intend on travelling the actual canyon. Salty treats could keep food cravings away and provide a person power with regard to discovering the actual canyon within the warm sunlight.

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The actual chopper excursions which go away in the Las vegas Remove tend to be handy and gives the most within comfort and ease as well as choices. You will get a good aerial look at associated with Las vegas in addition to free of charge limo transport. Luckily, these types of excursions make use of the EcoStar 130 chopper, therefore wherever a person sit down, you will get an excellent look at. Each one of these benefits help to make these types of excursions extremely popular, therefore you need to guide your own as soon as you are able to. Should you hold off, the actual visit might be out of stock, as well as should you choose obtain a chair, you’ll likely need to spend much more for this.

Cruise ships You are able to Remove associated with Sarasota for any Day time

Presently there most likely is not any condition within the Ough. Utes. exactly where drinking water is actually this essential the main way of life. Which condition obviously is actually Sarasota, that as being a Peninsula which where ever you’re within the condition you’re in no way a lot more than an hour or two through possibly the actual Ocean Sea or even the actual Gulf. Consistent with the numerous things you can do with regard to entertainment within Sarasota, an additional exercise that will not have a excellent chew from your holiday may be the numerous day cruise ships in the Sarasota provides hiding for.

Listed here are just a couple choices to obtain a person began:

1. On line casino cruise ships. There are lots of plug-ins all through Sarasota, as well as several plug-ins provide a on line casino luxury cruise. When you are within one of these simple seaside metropolitan areas, examine all of them away as frequently free of charge transport is actually supplied. Just a few the superb choices would be the on line casino Princesa, that has 10, 000 sq . ft associated with video gaming as well as sails from Miami’s Bayside Industry. An additional option may be the on line casino luxury cruise cruising from Fortification Myers Seaside, Sarasota. This really is setup as being a Vegas on line casino, as well as bookings tend to be advised.

two. Daytrip towards the Bahamas. You are able to have a one-day luxury cruise towards the Bahamas, that begins having a breakfast every day throughout the 4 hr jaunt through Ohio in order to Great Bahama. Following investing an additional 4 several hours about the island destinations, about the come back journey you will be offered supper. Through the luxury cruise you should use the actual pools as well as warm tubs, there’s a film testing space along with exhibits during the day, as well as their own on line casino can also be obtainable. This particular all-inclusive journey creates an extended day time, however it is one method to escape towards the Bahamas as well as back again and never have to alter your own accommodation.

3. Sailboat excursions. The majority of the seaside metropolitan areas associated with Sarasota provide cruising catamaran yachts. They may be chartered between 4 several hours in order to 12 several hours, and also have an array of choices so far as meals (you may bring your personal or even contain it catered). There’s genuinely a multitude of locations that you could go to with one of these cruising boats, plus they give a calming, sun-drenched as well as attractive day time about the seas close to Sarasota.

four. Cruise ships in order to discover character. Through California These types of you are able to sign up for the sea biologist for any two-hour luxury cruise to understand the life-style as well as actions associated with bottlenose dolphins which reside in the region. The character luxury cruise from Tarpon These types of, Sanibel Isle explores the mangrove estuary exactly where dolphins, manatees as well as parrots tend to be energetic. This can be a half-day luxury cruise just, that is out each morning, because that’s the greatest time for you to notice these types of creatures once they tend to be their own the majority of energetic.