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I am 26 years old and I live with my beautiful partner in the Sydney suburb, Miranda (yes, very close to the Westfield’s hehe). I work in the wondrous field of Early Childhood Education in which anything and everything is possible on any given day. I absolutely adore my job and I’m always learning amazing things about the world from the perspectives of the children. I am constantly blown away by how perceptive and philosophical the kids can be,

but along with this comes a real vulnerability to the influences of society and media. I am a fierce advocate for protecting the rights and emotional well being of children all over the world, which is a big influence on my work everyday.

In my spare time, as I alluded to earlier, I LOVE shopping and can often be found trawling the shopping malls and markets across Sydney. I adore fashion and over the past couple of years have begun to dabble in the art of Jewellery design. I find inspiration for this from a variety of sources, mostly my natural environment, and I love to use a lot of raw materials in my pieces. Most of it is just for me at this stage, with some of it going to friends and family as gifts (who all have their surprised faces down to a fine art), however I would love to gradually fine tune my skills in this area and perhaps sell some stuff in the not so distant future.

Above all, the most important thing about me is the amazing people who I surround myself with everyday. My loving partner of six years, my amazing mum, step dad, dad and step mum (that’s right, I get four awesome parents) my step sister, best friends, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews that have all shaped me into the person I am today. I love them all dearly and I know they all love me, which is something pretty special about me!

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The Wife and I thought we would have ourselves a nice little Saturday this weekend, so we got up, made a delicious breakfast, and took the dog for a stroll.  Everything was going swimmingly as we decided to then dip our toe in the baby shopping waters and see what that world had in store for us.  We parked in the spots reserved for expectant mothers (a nice perk), stepped across the threshold, and our lives will never be the same.

I once attended a sales training course where the instructor taught us that all buyers can be broken down into four categories: Power, Fame, Safety, or Relationship.  Without infringing on copyright laws of the course it can be broken down as follows:

• Power buyers make purchases to strengthen their position in business or in the world at large.
• Fame buyers buy to make a splash and for ego driven purposes.
• Safety buyers will spend today to prevent a future wrong tomorrow.
• Relationship buyers purchase things because they trust the seller or to help the seller out.

Sure there are times where someone can be a combination of Power & Fame, or Safety & Relationship but the concept is that if you can figure out what box the buyer fits in, then you can target your presentation and sales pitch accordingly.  This is a little lesson that I come back to in a variety of ways in both business and life since.  The guy that taught the class also did not wash his hands after using the bathroom so take it for what it’s worth

This lesson smacked me in the face as the electric doors slid open to the baby warehouse dew jour Saturday morning.  The baby industry takes the idea that their market new and expecting parents are all Safety buyers to the Nth degree.

One way to argue this approach is that they are right in that a parent’s priority is first and foremost the protection of their offspring, and thus that is their purchasing focus as they consume goods.  The opposite argument would be that their approach is the equivalent to profiteering on the naiveté of the clientele.  As with most things I would think that the answer lies somewhere in the middle, but

The Year of the Paper Mache Dragon- Spines and a Face

As you can see on the left I added some little Fimo horns.   I also made some cool eyes for this dragon.  Well I re-made some eyes.  I took some glass taxidermy eyes and used a Drummel grinder to grind off the paint except for the lens.  Then I used white and shades of blue paint and swirled them together around the cat shaped lens.  They turned out very well.   It's hard to see in these photos.   I'll try to show a close-up of these eyes later on.      Then I added some tentacles to the chin.  On the right you'll notice the spines starting at the nose..

 

 I decided later that I wanted more Fimo spikes so I added a second layer above the eyes.    Then I added the usual details with cloth mache, the lips, eyelids, etc..     I think the face has a nice fierce look to it.  I'm pleased.  

  I could say there is a Zen quality to this kind of work but I'd be lying.   It's just tedious.   I watch Deadliest Catch while I do it and be happy that I'm not on the Bering Sea

  .On the left you see part of the pile.  On the right are the spines after I've added the cloth mache.  Much easier to do this in advance. 

Hopefully I'll get another post up sooner than later this time.  Thanks for stopping by.

Fabulous Jewelicious Kundan Summer Jewellery Collection 2012

Jewelicious is a famous Pakistani jewellery brand that provides stylish jewelries to its customers. This brand creates jewellery designs according to the requirements of customers with high quality. Recently Jewelicious has launched their latest and exclusive summer jewellery collection 2012. .

 

In this jewellery collection Jewelicious has presented beautiful jewellery kundan sets, because kundan is considered to be the most favorite jewellery for every girl and woman. 

 Here we will showcase jewelicious kundan summer jewellery collection 2012 for women with creative and latest designs. Have a look at this beautiful and stylish kundan summer jewellery collection 2012 for women

ENNZ Jewellery Collection 2012 by Nosheen Aamir

Nosheen Aamir is a famous designer of Pakistan and ENNZ is her owned fashion brand. This brand was launched seven years ago. 

It offers a wide variety of exclusively designed pieces of jewellery that are sure to give you a stylish look and enhance the personality. This jewellery collection consists of necklaces, earrings, bracelets and rings with bold cut gems and designs. .

 The brand has held a number of exhibitions at Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Dubai, Jeddah, Canada, Abu Dhabi, Chicago and Houston for promotion of their jewelry designs. All the collection is expensive and stylish. Have a look at this stunning and fabulous jewellery collection 2012

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PHENOMENA OF THE CHILD AND THE CHILD

atmospheric oceanic phenomena that occur cyclically varying periods of 2-7 years. Have a higher incidence in the Pacific Ocean and around the latitude of Ecuador. Its effects are regional and global status as transforming the climate of almost the entire Earth. For example, during the 1997-1998 El Niño event in Mongolia temperature reached 42 ° C and precipitation in central Europe caused a major flood of the century. This phenomenon severely affects the social, economic and political status of countries, altering its production cycle and socio economic growth. 

In humid areas usually originate prolonged droughts in arid areas are produced torrential rains and waves of heat or cold in different parts of the world. Usually, this means heavy losses in economic activities, especially in primary activities, so much more to affect developing countries where they are the foundation of its economy. For example: drought, increase the mortality of livestock and forest fires that pollute the environment and cause loss of biodiversity. Torrential rains cause severe flooding and mudslides and rocks; increasing the temperature of the water away from some fishing grounds important fish species for their commercial value thus impeding fishing.

Sikkim Manipal University introduced MBA in Banking and Finance

Banking & Finance is a much sought after field in the industry today. It is perhaps the only field to have got a shot in the arm due to recession owing to shortfall in managerial talent. Close to 5lac banking professionals are going to retire in the next five years, which accounts for 50% of the total work force. Add to that the rapid expansion plans of Banks within the country to service a growing work-force and you have about 2 lacs vacancies in this year itself.
That is the reason why SMU-DE has introduced the MBA in Banking & Finance. The 4-semester course will cater to working professionals in banks who would want to position themselves at par with fresh MBAs who would typically join the banking sector as assistant mangers and above. The course syllabus has been created by industry based professionals and SMU-DE faculty, taking cues from market demands of the banking sector. The degree will provide flexibility to upgrade skills across space and time by embracing technology.
The Indian Banking sector has seen an exponential growth since 1991 primarily due to liberalisation, granting license to small private banks and the entry of big private banks into the market. The banking sector is growing at a pace of CAGR of 7% since the year 2000. Even with this robust growth rate, the penetration of banking services stands at a measly 35% in India, which is much lesser as compared to other countries. On the backdrop of such low penetration levels, the Indian Banking sector has a significant potential for growth.
SMU-DE is geared to create trained professionals who will stand up to this demand and meet the challenges going forward. With faculty boasting more than 15 years of industry experience and industry experts for interaction on a weekly basis, the course focuses on all aspects of Banking & Finance and has a high dependency on imbibing skill sets with emphasis on statistical techniques, risk management procedures, communication strategies and financial planning. 

The Management of U Bank: specialists in personal banking, professionals in investments

Avi Basson, VP, Manager of the Capital Market Division The division is responsible for managing the Israeli and foreign securities trade departments, a back office for Israeli and foreign securities, mutual fund operations, and a banking team providing services to the division's clientele.

Dr. Udi Dahan, Manager of the Personal Banking Division

The division is responsible for managing the bank’s branches and, includes the investment advisory unit, business teams, operations department, and current accounts department.

Ya'akov Garten, VP, Manager of the Headquarters Division

The division is responsible for managing the following departments: human resources and administration, credit and risk management, organization, methods and compliance, legal, planning and marketing and IT. 

Shimon Vaknin,  Manager of the Financial DivisionThe division is responsible for managing the following departments: assets and liabilities management, liquidity unit and dealing room.

Orit Itzkovich, Manager of the Chief Accountant's Division

The division is responsible for managing the following departments: accountancy, international and correspondent banking, bookkeeping and payments.

Are You Falling for These Food Label Lies

How food label savvy are you? Although food labels are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), cutting through the fat (ha!) to understand the fine print can be difficult for even the sharpest of grocery shoppers. Here are 10 sneaky ways food manufacturers cash in on your healthy intentions: 

1. If the label says "100 percent natural" or "all natural"

You may think buying an "all natural" chicken is better than buying its unlabeled counterpart, but the truth is that "natural" has no legal definition, meaning that companies can stick the phrase on anything they want. Avoid it: Check the ingredients list and label for what you're most concerned about. "USDA certified organic" means the food has met certain guidelines. You can also check for genetically modified ingredients (if it doesn't specifically say it's non GMO and it's corn or soy, then it likely is), artificial colorings and flavors, or preservatives.

      

 2. If the label says "reduced fat" or "fat free" 

While fats aren't the dietary demon they were made out to be in the past, many health conscious consumers still seek out lower fat or fat free options. But since removing fat also removes flavor, many companies replace fat with sugar. This label is often used as a smoke screen to give an otherwise unhealthy food, like gummy bears, an aura of health. Of course gummy bears have never been made with fat; they're pure sugar. Avoid it: Don't be afraid to eat healthy fats in your diet. Even some saturate fats like those found in coconut oil and grass fed dairy have significant health benefits. Plus, fat is satiating so in the end, you'll eat less and enjoy it more.  

   

3. If the label says "0 Grams of trans fat"

A mad scientist project gone wrong, trans fats are created in a lab by partially hydrogenating healthier oils. This process destroys the many good benefits of the original fats. What's worse, consuming trans fats ups your risk for heart disease and metabolic syndrome. Most nutritionists recommend avoiding them altogether, which doesn't sound so hard except current labeling guidelines allow manufacturers to round anything less than 0.5g/serving down to zero. Eat more than a few servings, and you've consumed a significant amount of the Frankenfood.

Avoid it: Anything that says "partially hydrogenated oil," "hydrogenated vegetable oil," or "shortening" on the ingredients list contains trans fats, no matter what the label says.

4. If the label says "made with real fruit"

Everyone knows that fresh fruits and veggies are healthy. Sadly, manufacturers take advantage of that trust by slapping this label on anything with a fruit product in it. This may include fruit concentrates, which are essentially just sugar and things like beet juice for coloring. Many popular fruit roll ups are mostly high-fructose corn syrup and food coloring. Sure, some "real" fruit might be in there, but it certainly doesn't have the benefits of an actual piece of fruit.

5. If the label says "packed with antioxidants"

Antioxidants, the latest health wunderkind, are amazing little nutrients and enzymes that inhibit the potentially harmful (but inevitable) process of cellular oxidation. You don't have to understand all the science to know they're incredibly good for you, with everything from anti cancer to anti aging benefits. The problem is that this label does not have a formal definition. When you see "packed with antioxidants," it usually means that the food was either made with something that once had antioxidants in it like fruit juice used for coloring cereal or that the food was fortified with some vitamins. Unfortunately nutrients extracted from food don't have all the health benefits of nutrients eaten in their natural state.