Tara Mata (born Laurie Virginia Pratt) (August 16, 1900–January 18, 1971) was a member of the Self-Realization Fellowship.
Pratt was born in San Francisco, California. She came from an intellectual family related to both Orson Pratt and Joseph Smith, Jr., leaders in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her family is also related to Mitt Romney.
Pratt met Paramhansa Yogananda in 1924 and was immediately drawn to him, joining his organization, Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF Inc). She took monastic vows and became known as Tara Mata, one of a group of women with Latter Day Saint backgrounds, headed by Daya Mata, the current SRF Inc. President.
In 1929, while handling SRF's New York operations, she became pregnant and had a daughter, Mona Pratt.
She was Yogananda's Chief Editor, notably edited during Yogananda's lifetime both Swami Sri Yukteswar's and Yogananda's .
Yogananda's Autobiography has been continuously in print since 1946 and translated into tens of languages. It was voted in 2000 one of the top 100 spiritual books of the last century.
However, later works were so heavily edited that originals were later produced without the edits. One draft was found to be pages and pages of nonsense, supposedly in Hindi.
She was very close to Edgar Cayce and almost joined his ARE group. Her life reading is on file with that organization. In her own right, she wrote Astrological World Cycles and A Forerunner of a New Race, the latter recounting her own spiritual experiences.
She died in Los Angeles, California.
Interest in her has resurged in recent years along with general interest in Dwapara Yuga and the predictions made by Swami Sri Yukteswar in 1894, repeated by Tara in 1933, Yogananda in 1946 and more recently in the book/DVD "The Great Year".
Pratt was born in San Francisco, California. She came from an intellectual family related to both Orson Pratt and Joseph Smith, Jr., leaders in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her family is also related to Mitt Romney.
Pratt met Paramhansa Yogananda in 1924 and was immediately drawn to him, joining his organization, Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF Inc). She took monastic vows and became known as Tara Mata, one of a group of women with Latter Day Saint backgrounds, headed by Daya Mata, the current SRF Inc. President.
In 1929, while handling SRF's New York operations, she became pregnant and had a daughter, Mona Pratt.
She was Yogananda's Chief Editor, notably edited during Yogananda's lifetime both Swami Sri Yukteswar's and Yogananda's .
Yogananda's Autobiography has been continuously in print since 1946 and translated into tens of languages. It was voted in 2000 one of the top 100 spiritual books of the last century.
However, later works were so heavily edited that originals were later produced without the edits. One draft was found to be pages and pages of nonsense, supposedly in Hindi.
She was very close to Edgar Cayce and almost joined his ARE group. Her life reading is on file with that organization. In her own right, she wrote Astrological World Cycles and A Forerunner of a New Race, the latter recounting her own spiritual experiences.
She died in Los Angeles, California.
Interest in her has resurged in recent years along with general interest in Dwapara Yuga and the predictions made by Swami Sri Yukteswar in 1894, repeated by Tara in 1933, Yogananda in 1946 and more recently in the book/DVD "The Great Year".
Konstakuten is an artist-run organisation in Södermalm district in Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in 1996 by four contemporary artists.
Its name meaning "The Art Emergency Room," Konstakuten is a melting pot for young cultural projects and exhibitions of contemporary art and created a platform for art alongside the established commercial galleries in Stockholm. Per Hüttner and Arni Gudmundsson, two of its founders, remained its artistic directors from the inauguration in 1996 to 2001.
The gallery was an important influence for creating a scene for artist-run spaces in Sweden in the late 1990's and early years of the 3rd millennium. The gallery gained international recognition in 1999 when it launched The First European Seminar for Artist Run Spaces (FESARS), which brought together over 70 representatives from 36 organisations from 18 countries. The speakers included David Wilson of The Museum of Jurassic Technology and Phil Collins of The Catalyst Gallery in Belfast. The gallery was also invited to participate in the 48 Venice Biennale and has shown a great deal of important contemporary artists early in their career, such as Brian Jungen, Annika von Hausswolff, Brian Griffiths and Fred Tomaselli.
Its name meaning "The Art Emergency Room," Konstakuten is a melting pot for young cultural projects and exhibitions of contemporary art and created a platform for art alongside the established commercial galleries in Stockholm. Per Hüttner and Arni Gudmundsson, two of its founders, remained its artistic directors from the inauguration in 1996 to 2001.
The gallery was an important influence for creating a scene for artist-run spaces in Sweden in the late 1990's and early years of the 3rd millennium. The gallery gained international recognition in 1999 when it launched The First European Seminar for Artist Run Spaces (FESARS), which brought together over 70 representatives from 36 organisations from 18 countries. The speakers included David Wilson of The Museum of Jurassic Technology and Phil Collins of The Catalyst Gallery in Belfast. The gallery was also invited to participate in the 48 Venice Biennale and has shown a great deal of important contemporary artists early in their career, such as Brian Jungen, Annika von Hausswolff, Brian Griffiths and Fred Tomaselli.
Overview
The “Kretzer” is a unit of measurement that measures severity of IT event. Much like the Richter scale, the Kretzer scale is base-10 logarithmic and measures the largest horizontal displacement. However, where the Richter measures geographic displacement, the Kretzer scale measures potential client displacement by an IT Event. The Kretzer unit can be abbreviated “Kzr”.
Requirements
The key to handling IT/hosting events is getting the right people involved at the right time. Larger events require notification, planning, or permission from more people farther in advance. The smallest events may only require notification afterwards or possibly even not at all. Below is a list of notification actions required by certain levels of events. Note that there are no events higher than 5 Kretzers because nothing we do should ever “cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions.” Also note that events higher than 3 Kzr require permission from senior staff before they can be performed.
* 5 Kzr - Formal planning required with senior IT staff.
* 4 Kzr - Formal permission required from senior IT staff.
* 3 Kzr - Permission required from senior group leader
* 2 Kzr - Notification of senior group leader required. Response received before action preferred.
* 1 Kzr - Notification of senior group leader preferred. Notification can be done after action.
* 0 Kzr - Go for it.
Defining the magnitude
* Is the action taking place in a production environment? +2 Kzr
* Will my actions affect a client? +1 Kzr
* Does the action affect more than one client? +1 Kzr
* Is the action taking place in staging? +1 Kzr
* Is the action something you do regularly without consequences? -1 Kzr
* Has it been tested in testing? -1 Kzr
* Have you received standing permission to perform this action whenever necessary? -2 Kzr
The “Kretzer” is a unit of measurement that measures severity of IT event. Much like the Richter scale, the Kretzer scale is base-10 logarithmic and measures the largest horizontal displacement. However, where the Richter measures geographic displacement, the Kretzer scale measures potential client displacement by an IT Event. The Kretzer unit can be abbreviated “Kzr”.
Requirements
The key to handling IT/hosting events is getting the right people involved at the right time. Larger events require notification, planning, or permission from more people farther in advance. The smallest events may only require notification afterwards or possibly even not at all. Below is a list of notification actions required by certain levels of events. Note that there are no events higher than 5 Kretzers because nothing we do should ever “cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions.” Also note that events higher than 3 Kzr require permission from senior staff before they can be performed.
* 5 Kzr - Formal planning required with senior IT staff.
* 4 Kzr - Formal permission required from senior IT staff.
* 3 Kzr - Permission required from senior group leader
* 2 Kzr - Notification of senior group leader required. Response received before action preferred.
* 1 Kzr - Notification of senior group leader preferred. Notification can be done after action.
* 0 Kzr - Go for it.
Defining the magnitude
* Is the action taking place in a production environment? +2 Kzr
* Will my actions affect a client? +1 Kzr
* Does the action affect more than one client? +1 Kzr
* Is the action taking place in staging? +1 Kzr
* Is the action something you do regularly without consequences? -1 Kzr
* Has it been tested in testing? -1 Kzr
* Have you received standing permission to perform this action whenever necessary? -2 Kzr
Julie Hrdlicka born in Thunder Bay, Ontario is the Southern Alberta Outreach and Promotion Coordinator for the Parkland Institute in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She is the candidate in the riding of Calgary Fort for the Alberta New Democratic Party in the 27th Alberta general election . She also works for Faith and the Common Good, a national multi-faith network, which encourages people and communities of faith to actively work to create a sustainable world.
During her youth, Hrdlicka spent her childhood in several parts of the world including; the UK, Iran, Colorado, Singapore and several parts of Alberta, due to her family working in the oil industry. Hrdlicka received a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Calgary. She settled in Calgary and has spent most of her adult life in Calgary.
As the Southern Alberta Outreach and Promotion Coordinator Hrdlicka is responsible for distribution of public policy research produced by the Parkland Institute. Hrdlicka’s work also includes creating relationships and networks with individuals and organizations working on issues of poverty, housing, health care, education, energy, environment and the growing gap between rich and poor.
Hrdlicka has been a community leader for a decade in Calgary. She has been an advocate for human rights and peace for people around the world. From 2000 to 2006 she was the Executive Director for CANDIL (formally CANESI) where she spent addressing the issue of Iraq. She visited Iraq twice since the war began as a human rights observer for Life for Relief and Development and the Christian Peacemaker Teams.
She has also done contract work for Project Ploughshares Calgary and Friends of Medicare. She sat on the boards of Irma M. Parhad Program at the University of Calgary, and the Consortium for Peace at the University of Calgary, and Project Ploughshares Calgary.
Hrdlicka has received the Alberta Centennial Medal in recognition of her advocacy work and commitment to human rights and social justice in Alberta. She has also received the YMCA Peace Award for her work in Iraq.
During her youth, Hrdlicka spent her childhood in several parts of the world including; the UK, Iran, Colorado, Singapore and several parts of Alberta, due to her family working in the oil industry. Hrdlicka received a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Calgary. She settled in Calgary and has spent most of her adult life in Calgary.
As the Southern Alberta Outreach and Promotion Coordinator Hrdlicka is responsible for distribution of public policy research produced by the Parkland Institute. Hrdlicka’s work also includes creating relationships and networks with individuals and organizations working on issues of poverty, housing, health care, education, energy, environment and the growing gap between rich and poor.
Hrdlicka has been a community leader for a decade in Calgary. She has been an advocate for human rights and peace for people around the world. From 2000 to 2006 she was the Executive Director for CANDIL (formally CANESI) where she spent addressing the issue of Iraq. She visited Iraq twice since the war began as a human rights observer for Life for Relief and Development and the Christian Peacemaker Teams.
She has also done contract work for Project Ploughshares Calgary and Friends of Medicare. She sat on the boards of Irma M. Parhad Program at the University of Calgary, and the Consortium for Peace at the University of Calgary, and Project Ploughshares Calgary.
Hrdlicka has received the Alberta Centennial Medal in recognition of her advocacy work and commitment to human rights and social justice in Alberta. She has also received the YMCA Peace Award for her work in Iraq.