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- Traditions are changing due to circumstances, but family comes first. Discrimination in areas like housing, employment and accessing services is still an issue.
- Education is valued but discrimination caused some to leave school. The desire is for children to be proud of their culture and identity.
- Nomadism and freedom to travel is central to their way of life but
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This document profiles four individuals - Michael Helfman, Hannah Kam, Azmall Jamaluddin, and Vicki Treadell - and their personal connections to Malaysia as the country celebrates its 58th anniversary of independence. Each individual discusses their memories and experiences in Malaysia as well as their wishes for the country's future. Michael Helfman is an expatriate from the US who was drawn to Malaysia by its opportunities and has found a home there. Hannah Kam is Malaysian but spent time studying in the UK and appreciates Malaysia's diversity and relaxed lifestyle. Azmall Jamaluddin is an architect who spent years abroad but always intended to return to Malaysia to contribute to the country. Vicki Treadell was born in Malaysia but
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This document is an eulogy for Ding Cheung Yue, who passed away in September 2009. It summarizes his life struggles, working hard to provide for his family, and instilling strong values of integrity, ethics, and leadership in his three sons. Though he had little formal education, he demonstrated great resilience and kept his "wits" about him through difficult times. He is remembered as embodying qualities of purpose, hope, humility, courage and providing an example of overcoming life's challenges through his own hard work and leadership.
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These quotes discuss various topics related to life, relationships, ambition, beauty, and more. Some key themes that emerge are the importance of friendship, believing in yourself, making the most of life, and accepting both strengths and flaws in oneself. Several quotes also discuss the difficulties of fame and being a public figure.
This document contains voices from the Traveller, Roma, and Gypsy communities in the UK discussing their lives, traditions, discrimination they face, education, and desire for freedom and rights. Some key points:
- The voices want the settled community to "get to know us" rather than make assumptions about Travellers.
- Traditions are changing due to circumstances, but family comes first. Discrimination in areas like housing, employment and accessing services is still an issue.
- Education is valued but discrimination caused some to leave school. The desire is for children to be proud of their culture and identity.
- Nomadism and freedom to travel is central to their way of life but
Pila is celebrating his 52nd birthday. Several family members wrote messages wishing Pila a happy birthday and expressing their love for him as their father and step-father. They hope he has a wonderful birthday and that all his wishes come true. The family members signing the messages were Mahina, Umukoula, Vaiata, Chris, Clement, and Luke.
The document outlines Ayrealle Beavers' life list of 10 goals and dreams, which include pursuing her passion of opening her own sports training facility, becoming a collegiate coach, traveling the world, skydiving, appearing on a game show, visiting Las Vegas, having a family with children and dogs, giving back to her parents, and finding and marrying the love of her life.
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How can change your life a simple gesture
A story from real life:
- A boy dressed very well because it was very cold
outside and told his father:
OK, dad, I'm ready.
- His father, pastor, :
Ready for what?
- Dad, it's Ɵme to get out and share leaflets.
His father replied:
- Son, it's very cold outside and raining.
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2. Johnnie meets Scott Gibson at the local card house. Scott is wealthy and agrees to help renovate Johnnie's home.
3. Johnnie and Scott fall in love and get married in a quick concrete ceremony. Scott moves in and significantly improves their financial situation.
4. The chapter ends with Johnnie pregnant with her first child as she works towards her career goals with Scott's support.
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This document contains several short quotes and passages honoring fathers on Father's Day. The key ideas are:
1) Fathers guide their children through example rather than instruction, and sacrifice quietly to provide for their families.
2) A father's love and guidance shapes who their children become, from a young age through adulthood.
3) Being a father is about more than biology - it takes a special person to be a dad through support, humor, teaching life lessons, and serving as a role model and best friend.
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The document discusses the biblical story of Leah, who was the older, less attractive daughter of Laban. Jacob fell in love with Leah's younger sister Rachel and worked 7 years to marry her. However, on the wedding night, Laban deceived Jacob into marrying Leah instead in the dark. Leah spent her life facing rejection from her husband Jacob, who loved Rachel more, and trying unsuccessfully to gain his love through bearing him sons. The document draws parallels between Leah's rejection and hurt and how people still experience rejection today, emphasizing that only God can truly satisfy and fill the void in one's life.
Catherine shares her journey of discovering her passion for media and entertainment inspired by her father. She lost her way in her teenage years but was encouraged by her father to follow her dreams. After high school she felt lost until watching a documentary that revealed how the media misleads youth. This motivated her to change her life by going to college to study media. She is now pursuing her dreams in honor of her father who always believed in her.
The document tells the story of Nick Vujicic, who was born without limbs. Despite facing many challenges, he completed his education and became a motivational speaker. The story emphasizes focusing on one's availability and relying on God's capabilities rather than one's own limits. It includes other inspirational stories and messages about qualities like honesty, courage, and perseverance.
This presentation consists of memories from the presenter's time at MPC with their best friends SheNeRy Mae and Manding & Barbo. It includes photos and references happy times they shared, from their first photo together to dance practices and exams. The presenter expresses how meeting their friends changed their fearful perception of the outside world and gave them a blessed first semester. They are thankful for the friendship and say it will remain for life, hoping the friends will keep and treasure this presentation as a reminder of their bond even after they graduate.
How can change your life a simple gesture
A story from real life:
- A boy dressed very well because it was very cold
outside and told his father:
OK, dad, I'm ready.
- His father, pastor, :
Ready for what?
- Dad, it's Ɵme to get out and share leaflets.
His father replied:
- Son, it's very cold outside and raining.
The document is a love poem expressing longing and devotion for a pretty boy. The speaker lies awake thinking of their love and praying they will look their way. They feel blind with love and need for their pretty boy, begging to stay by their side. The document also contains messages in other languages wishing someone named Han a happy birthday and God's blessings.
The document is a love poem expressing strong romantic feelings for a pretty boy, with the speaker lying awake longing for his love and praying he will return their affection. It repeats refrains of calling him "my pretty pretty boy" and expressing their love and need for him. The ending wishes the beloved a happy birthday and says they will always be by their side with God's blessing.
This document summarizes Sandy's week in the Sims game. It describes her interactions with other characters like Gage, Kiera, and her daughters Nooboo and Bella. Sandy goes on several dates to achieve her goal of having 20 lovers. Her daughter Nooboo excels in school and loves learning. Bella ages up at the end of the week.
Donna Sheppard had a vivid dream about understanding and communicating the principles of John Maxwell in a way that connects with people's hearts, not just their heads. In the dream, she saw people's untapped potential and gifts being unlocked as she encouraged them. This gave her a renewed sense of belief that she could make a positive difference in people's lives, just as her mother had done through her work helping others. She wants to use her skills to help victims of abuse and domestic violence, and inspire others to go out and make a positive impact in their communities through their talents.
Kaylynn opens a general store called The Trading Post in the new town of New Youngdale. She stocks it with groceries, clothes, electronics, and other goods. The store is successful and grows to the highest level. Kaylynn adds a personal electronics machine at her husband Joshua's suggestion to expand her offerings beyond the original Western frontier theme. The Trading Post provides important services and goods for the growing town.
Catherine's father greatly influenced her to pursue her dreams of becoming an entertainer like him. Though she lost her way in her teenage years due to outside pressures, her father continued encouraging her to follow her passions. After his death, Catherine was inspired to honor his memory by graduating from film school. She is now pursuing her dreams of becoming a positive influence for young people through media.
A man in Ahmedabad, India named Govind Patel emails a suicide note to author Chetan Bhagat before attempting to take his own life. Chetan contacts his alma mater IIM Ahmedabad for help locating Govind, and a professor and students find Govind alive but unresponsive in the hospital. Chetan becomes compelled to visit Govind in the hospital to understand what happened.
This summary provides an overview of the key events in the first chapter of Johnnie Herangel's story:
1. Johnnie Herangel is introduced as the founder created by the player. She has no money and lives in a home with only two walls.
2. Johnnie meets Scott Gibson at the local card house. Scott is wealthy and agrees to help renovate Johnnie's home.
3. Johnnie and Scott fall in love and get married in a quick concrete ceremony. Scott moves in and significantly improves their financial situation.
4. The chapter ends with Johnnie pregnant with her first child as she works towards her career goals with Scott's support.
This document provides an overview of Generation 2 of the Bawse legacy in The Sims 4. It introduces Hailey's daughter Kristen, who is born shiny for unknown reasons. Hailey's father Adam and husband Zack compete to be the first to feed and hold Kristen. The family dotes on the new baby and ensures she knows she is loved, shiny skin and all.
This document contains messages between members of a college fraternity celebrating their time together over the past years. It includes messages between bigs and littles, reflections on bonding and memories made, thanks for support received, and wishes for continued closeness even as some members graduate. The overall tone is one of gratitude for the friendships and experiences shared.
The document discusses racial identity and relationships between people of color and white people. It describes a woman of color who secretly wants to be white and loves a white man in order to join the white world, losing her own identity. It also describes a man of color who wants to be recognized as white and believes a white woman's love will prove he is worthy of white love and allow him to be seen as a white man. Both examples show people of color desiring whiteness and white acceptance.
This document contains several short quotes and passages honoring fathers on Father's Day. The key ideas are:
1) Fathers guide their children through example rather than instruction, and sacrifice quietly to provide for their families.
2) A father's love and guidance shapes who their children become, from a young age through adulthood.
3) Being a father is about more than biology - it takes a special person to be a dad through support, humor, teaching life lessons, and serving as a role model and best friend.
The song tells the story of a little girl who asks her mother what her future will hold and whether she will be pretty or rich. Her mother responds with the phrase "Que sera, sera, whatever will be, will be." As an adult, the girl falls in love and asks her sweetheart the same questions, receiving the same response. Now as a mother herself, her own children ask similar questions which she answers with the same phrase, passing on the lesson that the future is unknown and out of our control.
The document discusses the biblical story of Leah, who was the older, less attractive daughter of Laban. Jacob fell in love with Leah's younger sister Rachel and worked 7 years to marry her. However, on the wedding night, Laban deceived Jacob into marrying Leah instead in the dark. Leah spent her life facing rejection from her husband Jacob, who loved Rachel more, and trying unsuccessfully to gain his love through bearing him sons. The document draws parallels between Leah's rejection and hurt and how people still experience rejection today, emphasizing that only God can truly satisfy and fill the void in one's life.
Catherine shares her journey of discovering her passion for media and entertainment inspired by her father. She lost her way in her teenage years but was encouraged by her father to follow her dreams. After high school she felt lost until watching a documentary that revealed how the media misleads youth. This motivated her to change her life by going to college to study media. She is now pursuing her dreams in honor of her father who always believed in her.
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A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
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আমাদের সবার জন্য খুব খুব গুরুত্বপূর্ণ একটি বই ..বিসিএস, ব্যাংক, ইউনিভার্সিটি ভর্তি ও যে কোন প্রতিযোগিতা মূলক পরীক্ষার জন্য এর খুব ইম্পরট্যান্ট একটি বিষয় ...তাছাড়া বাংলাদেশের সাম্প্রতিক যে কোন ডাটা বা তথ্য এই বইতে পাবেন ...
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ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 42001, and GDPR: Best Practices for Implementation and...PECB
Denis is a dynamic and results-driven Chief Information Officer (CIO) with a distinguished career spanning information systems analysis and technical project management. With a proven track record of spearheading the design and delivery of cutting-edge Information Management solutions, he has consistently elevated business operations, streamlined reporting functions, and maximized process efficiency.
Certified as an ISO/IEC 27001: Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) Lead Implementer, Data Protection Officer, and Cyber Risks Analyst, Denis brings a heightened focus on data security, privacy, and cyber resilience to every endeavor.
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Principle 2 if you do not see it then you can not have it - decide what you want
1. Principle 2
If you do not see it then you can not have it!
Decide what you want.
[v51] "What do you want me to do for you?" Jesus asked him. The blind man said, "Rabbi, I want to
see."
My Thought
It is not the lack of money—banks are full of money. It is not the lack of opportunity—Kenya,
and much of the Free World, continues to offer the most unprecedented and abundant
opportunities in the last couple of years of recorded history. It is not the lack of books—
libraries are full of books—and they are free! It is not the schools—the classrooms are full of
good teachers. We have plenty of ministers, leaders, counselors and advisors.
Everything we would ever need to achieve our goals is within our reach. The major reason
that so few take advantage of all that we have is simply neglect- inability to demand what we
want from life.
There is only one person with the power to demand what you want from life for you –
YOU. If you do not know what you want out of life then you ask a miss!
My son the Blind man – son of Timaeus - knew exactly what he wanted.
He did not beat about the bush on what he wanted from the Master, his answer was direct –
“Rabbi, I want to see”.
He could have asked for a few coins or food or sympathy .He believed after the encounter with
the master he wouldn't walk away the same. He believed that though he was blind against all
odds he'd be DIFFERENT as soon as he had the encounter.
I would bet my life that he had not seen any other blind man whose sight had been restored
either medically or miraculously, but it did not matter to him! Because he knew beyond any
shadow of doubt what he wanted from the Master!
He did not ask for temporal gratification; he asked for what he wanted for his success in life –
he was tired of being blind and begging at the roadside.
2. You must get tired of what the world offers you and demand of life what you want. Not asking
what you really want is not humility as taught by the world and will serve no purpose
The average human being prays...
"God, if you'll just change my employer,
if you'll just change my husband or my wife
if you'll just change my children or my Friend,
if you'll just change my boss, or co-worker, or relative”
Playing small in this world does not serve you in anyway my son, except preventing you
achieve your goal in life.
The process of Achieving your dreams and goals depends among others, the following factors:
a) How specific your goals are.
b) How passionate you really are to achieve your goal.
c) Mental clarity of the image of your goal.
d) Your ability to disregard and reject doubts and thoughts about failure.
e) The confidence and faith and perseverance until you gain succeed.
I would like to let you know that just a few people fulfill these factors in the world! Hence
statistics show that the 90 % of the world’s wealth is in the hands of about 5% of the population.
My life
A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between
he does what he wants to do.” —Bob Dylan
My Brother and I grew up in Nkama Village of the Loitokitok Division, Kajiado District. I give
those details because this was a god forsaken place on the map of Kenya at the time- though it
was famous for the production of Beans and Maize and the “Magendo” business along the
Tanzanian Border.
Just to give you the idea of how remote the place was – It was 240 km south of Nairobi, The
capital City of the Kenyan Nation But used to take a minimum of 12 hours on the road to get
there because of the roads conditions.
During the rainy season, which was at least 6 months of the year during those days, you were
lucky to arrive in 24 hours – the Cattle tracks that were Roads then became impassable.
As we went through Primary school, our role models were the Teachers and the few policemen
we saw; especially the Tanzanian ones who begged you to allow them arrest you when you
committed a crime. Every Child desired to become a teacher or a policeman.
3. My Elder brother decided that he was going to become an Engineer – a Mechanical engineer to
be precise so that he could build the Safari Rally cars; during those days we waited for the
Easter Holiday to watch what was then known as East African Safari Rally with abated breath.
And an engineer he became after coming top of the class at Class 7, Form 4 and Joining
Dagoretti High School in Nairobi. Since he knew he wanted to become an engineer, he
graduated from the Nairobi University with Bsc Mechanical Engineering.
That was no mean feat for a boy who grew up in Loitokitok! It required a great resolve and
closing of the ears to the various voices that spoke to him on the impossibility of such a feat. To
many it was just a pipe dream –as a matter of fact my father always jokes about how he
received my brothers CPE results from a neighbor that we all considered rich “I cannot
understand how this world has changed,” the neighbor told our father,” it seems that it is only
the children of the poor who pass the examination this days, can you imagine that your son
Nganga has come top of his class, and my son at the bottom of the class!”
But my brother faithfully asked life to grant him the desire and life did!
With a similar resolve and determination I graduated with a first Class Honours Bachelors
Degree in Textile Technology.
Way forward
It is so easy and simple to daydream and then say, "Well it is just a daydream. It will never
come true".
It is so easy to give up due to lack of faith.
Achieving your desires shouldn't be a tough ordeal, son. In fact, it can be fun and pleasure, if
you go in the right way. It is not hard physical work that brings success.
Great success does not require hard physical labor. In fact, you need to do more mental work.
By thinking in a positive manner on your desire, and not letting any doubts enter your mind,
your intuition starts working, you see opportunities, and you have energy at your disposal to
follow your goals and dreams.
Success appears in various ways, sometimes in a miraculous way, sometimes in an ordinary
way, and sometimes through an opportunity that appears. A door opens, but you have to get in
and take advantage of the opportunity.
God never promises that he will change your situation. God does promise that he will change
YOU. He'll change your attitude... your perspective... Your outlook... Then you can change
your attitude toward your situation.
To illustrate this allow me to share the following story that is often quoted:
4. The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we
didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.
I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me
with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said, "Hi handsome. My
name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?"
I laughed and enthusiastically responded, "Of course you may!" and she
gave me a giant squeeze." Why are you in college at such a young,
innocent age?" I asked.
She jokingly replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married,
have a couple of children, and then retire and travel."
"No seriously," I asked. I was curious what may have motivated her to
be taking on this challenge at her age. "I always dreamed of having a
college education and now I'm getting one!" she told me. After class
we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate
milkshake. We became instant friends.
Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and
talk nonstop. I was always mesmerized listening to this "time machine"
as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. Over the course of
the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends
wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the
attention bestowed upon her from
the other students. She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football
banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us. She was introduced and
stepped up to the podium. As she began to deliver her prepared speech,
she dropped her three by five cards on the floor. Frustrated and a
little embarrassed she leaned into the microphone and simply said "I'm
sorry I'm so jittery. I gave up beer for Lent and this whiskey is
killing me! I'll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell
you what I know."
As we laughed she cleared her throat and began: "We do not stop
playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There
are only four secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving
success.
5. "You have to laugh and find humor every day."
"You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We
have so many people walking around who are dead and don't even know
it!"
"There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If
you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't
do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am
eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do
anything I will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. That
doesn't take any talent or ability.
The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change."
"Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we
did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear
death are those with regrets."
She concluded her speech by courageously singing "The Rose." She
challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our
daily lives.
At the years end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all
those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her
sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in
tribute to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it's never
too late to be all you can possibly be.
Nuggets to live by:
1. The truth is …………………….when you specific about what you want to
achieve it is granted to you.
Most people don't know what they want to do with their life, and even after
thinking hard, they often don't come with something they really want to do. As a
matter of fact researchers have continuously established that only 2% of the
Human race really has written goals of where they would want to go! No
wonder 80% of the wealth of the world is held by this 2% population!
6. This is one of the main reasons that in spite of so many books on success, most
people live an average life, not achieving some major success.
2. The truth is………….. You will achieve what you draw up in a plan of action.
There is power in the written word – since it is a real commitment then it
challenges us to take action. Devote as much time as you need to find a goal or
goals, even minor goals are okay. Not everyone really desires great success and
is willing to completely change his life. Not everyone desires to be a millionaire,
or possesses the talent to make money.
After finding a goal that you really desire to achieve, draw up a plan or even
several plans, and be as practical as possible.
3. The truth is………….the more specific the steps the clearer the goal, the easier
it is to achieve it, therefore make a list of steps you will need to take
This could include signing up for a course, studying, reading, developing the
required skills, looking for a job, etc, and other steps you need to implement that
will take you closer to achieving your goal.
If you do not have a list my son, forget about achieving anything in life. There is
great power in the written word that pushes us to the edge.
4. The truth is…………. You will need to Act now! do not be passive
Take action and follow the steps on your list. Don't just wait for things to
happen. Nothing comes to us when we are sleeping! Procrastination is the
greatest killer of our dreams.
Action is the fuel that moves us forward. Any item that stays stationery dies –
and dead things are buried. You can dream as much as you want but until you
get up and do something nothing will change in your life. Hence the African
saying which is often misinterpreted: “God helps those who help themselves”!
5. The truth is………….. Knowledge comes when we read and listen to advice
You must read books and articles about what you want to achieve. Meet people
who can help you and listen to their advice, but use your common sense and
reason before accepting anything.
I have made a personal commitment to read one book a month, and it has been
magical how this has changed my perspective of life in every way.
7. 6. The truth is …………… you will need alternative plans if things do not work
as estimated.
If a certain plan doesn't work, look for an alternative one. Do not listen to the
multitude for the sign to change your plan. Always remember that no great thing
succeeds the first time.
Colonel Sanders Chicken recipe was rejected over 1900 times before he got the
first break and created the multi Billion dollar business under the name of
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
7. The truth is…………. You will need to examine your goals periodically
Some goals aren't worth achieving. Circumstances and people change. Some
goals lose their importance. It is a good idea to re-examine your goals regularly
and weed out the worthless ones.
As we set out on the journey to our goals , our Visions are guided by what we
know and our imagination of what we could achieve. But as we achieve each
step our minds opens up to new frontiers that are yet to be conquered. If we do
not then change the goal posts we will become self conceited and proud. Our
goals must grow with us!
8. The truth is…………Continuous Visualization of your goal will ensure you
stay the course required to achieve it.
Visualization will also affect your subconscious mind, which will keep you
motivated, focused on your goal, and more aware of ideas and opportunities. I
cannot over emphasize the importance of seeing yourself achieving what you
desire. Athletes who perform well and break world records see themselves
winning before getting out of the starting blocks.
If you can not see it you cannot get it is a maxim that must rule your life.