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After creating and distributing Managed Assessments, educators can evaluate student results with Assessment reports:
- Item-Level Results
- Overall Results
- Mastery Results
- Item-Level Results (via CSV Export)
AMP Assessment Reports Area
To open and review reports for Schoology Managed Assessments, click Tools at the top of Schoology and select Assessment Reports in the drop-down menu. This brings you to a tiled list of your assessments, in alphabetical order from left to right and top to bottom. Click an assessment's tile to open its Assessment Summary dashboard.
From the dashboard, you can review high-level item- and student-based information about the assessment, and select from the different options to drill into those reports.
Item Performance
The Item Performance chart displays the number of items in the assessment, and a circle graph shows your students' performance based on their average score, color-coded in three bands:
- High (Green): Greater than 75%.
- Medium (Yellow): Between 50-75%.
- Low (Red): Under 50%.
The total number of students in each band displays to the right of the labels in the report key.
Click the View Item Performance button to review a more granular breakdown of your students' item performance on the assessment.
View Item Performance
The View Item Performance table breaks down student performance for each item on the assessment. The table displays all items in the assessment, organized from lowest to highest average score, and includes three columns:
- Level: The column on the left of the table shows the level of student performance, as described on the Item Performance chart.
- Item: The middle column displays the item prompt. Click any prompt to open its Item Information report.
- Average Score: The right column shows the average score percentage of all students who took the assessment.
Item Information Report
Click any prompt in the View Item Performance table to open its Item Information report, which provides more details about the item and your students' performance on it.
Information provided in the report includes:
- Item Type
- Total Points available on the item
- Item prompt
- Learning Objectives aligned to the item
- Students average score percentage
- Number of students represented in the report
- Success Rate: The percentage of students who received full credit on the question.
In this example, 35.1 percent of students received 10/10 on the question, while the remaining 64.9% received less then full credit.
- Where the item falls in the item performance scale:
- High: Greater than 75%.
- Medium: Between 50-75%.
- Low: Under 50%.
- Item Discrimination: The ability of the item to effectively differentiate between students who do well on the overall test from those who don't, based on the Point-Biserial Correlation calculation.
The possible values for the Item Discrimination score are:
- Good: 0.3 - 1.0.
- Fair: 0.1 - 0.3.
- Poor: -1 - 0.1.
- A list of all students represented in the report and their score on the item, organized alphabetically by last name.
Click the arrows in the blue banner near the top of the page to go to the previous or next question's report.
Student Scores Report
The Student Scores table on the Assessment Summary page displays your students' assessment information, including:
- Average percentage score
- Number of students represented in the report
- The number of students in each scoring band:
- 0-59%
- 60-69%
- 70-79%
- 80-89%
- 90-100%
Click the View All Students button to open a student report table.
Additional Student Report Options
Click the remaining reports on the Assessment Summary page to generate a student results report aggregated by the following options:
- School: Aggregate student results by school.
- Instructor: Aggregate results by instructor.
- Section: Aggregate results by course section.
- Learning Objectives: Open a report measuring student mastery of aligned learning objectives.


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WASHINGTON — The Senate adopted an amendment 63 to 36 on Wednesday that would establish minimum mortgage underwriting standards, including banning yield spread premiums and no documentation loans.
The provision was authored by Democrat Sens. Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and offered as an alternative to beat out a competing amendment from Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker for adoption to the broader regulatory reform legislation.
The Corker amendment failed 57 to 42 and would have swapped out the bill's 5% risk retention requirement that is opposed by the banking industry and replaced it with a study. It also would have established minimum mortgage underwriting standards, including requiring at least a 5% down payment on all loans but those administered by the Veterans Administration.
The Merkley amendment is significant in that it specifically adds mortgage lending standards to the Senate regulatory reform bill, which left the issue up to a proposed consumer protection bureau. The regulatory reform bill that the House passed in December included mortgage underwriting standards based off separate legislation that it passed in 2007 but stalled in the Senate.
"This is critical to end no documentation liar loans — a big factor in the meltdown that occurred last year," said Merkley in support of his amendment on the Senate floor Wednesday. "Second of all, it establishes underwriting integrity so that underwriters will look at loan to value, look at credit history, look at current obligations…The Merkley-Klobuchar amendment ends steering payments. This is essential. The mortgage brokers and originators have been in a very awkward position where they have been paid bonuses for making a deal that it is not in their client's interest."
Corker said that Democrats were failing to acknowledge a chief problem that contributed to the housing crisis.
"It is a basic common sense amendment. I think everybody in this body knows that we as a country are going down a pretty slippery slope that we as politicians act as enablers," Corker said on the Senate floor Wednesday. "We don't tell people what they need to fear and instead we try to give them what they wish without any degree of discipline. And what this amendment does, it tries to restore within the housing market a focus on the core issue that took us into this crisis. Something that many people in this body do not want to discuss and that is the fact that there were a lot of loans written to people who had no ability whatsoever to pay them back and so this amendment does some very simple things, No. 1 it requires a very modest 5% down payment for new home mortgages."
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd spoke out against the Corker alternative on the Senate floor Tuesday evening, blasting it for swapping out the bill's risk retention provision and replacing it with a study. He said that requiring securitizers to keep some skin in the game is a backdoor way to ensure prudent underwriting.
"Our bill requires securitizers to retain an economic interest in the material portion of the credit risk for any asset that securitizers transfer, sell or convey to a third party," he said. "It's skin in the game. A skin in the game requirement creates incentives that encourage sound lending practices, restore investor confidence and permits securitzation markets to resume their important role as a source of credit for households and businesses…. A study is not a credible response."
He added in an interview later that the 5% down payment requirement would diminish homeownership opportunities and knock out the Federal Housing Administration loan programs that let borrowers put as little as 3.5% down.
"In some cases 5% down is maybe fine, but you don't require that for everybody, because there are other ways," he said. "Why not FICO scores? We can look at all sorts of specific things but having that you exclude an awful lot of people, FHA loans. Millions of Americans get loans through FHA. We are not going to cut that off. Eighteen percent of first-time homebuyers with good underwriting standards are putting down 5% or less. You put that requirement in you exclude an awful lot of people."
Dodd added that he supported the underwriting criteria.
"The other criteria that Merkley and Klobuchar are including establish good underwriting standards. We're all for that."
The Senate is also expected to adopt another mortgage-related amendment from Sens. Mary Landrieu, D-La., Kay Hagan, D-N.C., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., that is backed by the banking industry.
It would enable federal regulators to exempt mortgages they deem to be soundly underwritten from the bill's risk retention requirement. The underlying legislation would require securitizers to maintain 5% of a loan's credit risk, which the banking industry argues would tie up capital.

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Oh, , this is good.
From the start it's good; the credits are quite styish. The fellow at the typewriter symbolizes the hero, a reporter whose eyewitness testimony puts away a guy who swears he didn't do it! The audience has its doubts, too; we're talking about cinema's most famous patsy, after all.
After he's put Elisha "My Goose Is" Cook, Jr. away, the reporter starts to have doubts about the fairness of the trial and the implications of his own testimony. He didn't see the kid croak the old man, after all. This calls for sittimg in a dim office, staring pensively at the telephone:
Well, he has to be guilty. It's not as if the neighborhood is full of strangely accented newly-arrived psychopaths.
Say, could this fellow be evil? Might he be a suspicious character? Well, ask the lighting director:
OF COURSE HE'S GUILTY. It's the lighting that sets this one apart, really - director Boris Ingster amps up the shadows and highlights to create a nightmare world. It's got noir by the bucket, including the obligatory stairway shadow-shot:
This fellow is a nosy neighbor who complains about the hero's late night typing, and when he's murdered - by someone, gosh, don't know who - suspicion naturally falls on the reporter. This leads the reporter to imagine that he might be sent to the chair for a crime he didn't commit, and this leads to the king-hell nightmare dream-sequence in all of noir. It begins with the hero grilled by the bowler brigade:
The headlines go for the soft-sell approach:
The girlfriend reads the news while walking down Vertigo Street:
As for the trial, well;
The jury is literally out: they're all asleep:
Watching the trial in the dream:
Scariest Blind Justice statue EVER:
Annnd it's the Big Chair. Hope they have a booster:
But it's just a dream, and eventually Peter Lorre blows it by trying to kill the girlfriend of the reporter. I don't know why she suspects him at all.
He's all swank Euro charm, this one.


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"Ever since they left Thies, the women had not stopped singing. As soon as one group allowed the refrain to die, another picked it up, and new verses were born at the hazard of chance or inspiration, one word leading to another and each finding, in its turn, its rhythm and its place. No one was very sure any longer where the song began, or if it had an ending. It rolled out over its own length, like the movement of a serpent. It was as long as a life." Sembene Ousmane [God's Bits of Wood]
Journalism often rewards those who are patient and excellent in their work. The rewards do not necessarily have to be monetary – but can be. In most cases, we look to either become journalism scholars or win an award[s] or even get a job with Reuters, Bloomberg, FT & the Beeb among others. Like staring at a barrel or as if on gun point, the pressure in the newsroom is immense especially in a country where we have a high turnover and limited retention. This month – mid this month to be specific – I made the decision to leave The CEO Magazine – a niche business publication -, Uganda has a few of these. My time at the Magazine has been rewarding – career-wise – but also one that has exposed me to the good, bad and ugly of journalism and all stakeholders involved. There was also the pressure to jump ship and leave journalism altogether, but then like Eva Chen said "Don't find a job, find your passion."


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Higher United States growth means more remittances, tourists – van Selm
Jamaica is expected to benefit from more remittances and higher tourist arrivals because of the higher growth expected in the United States this year, according to Dr Bert van Selm, Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The IMF official said lower oil prices on the international market, as well as lower inflation which is contributing to a narrowing of the current account deficit to under seven per cent of gross domestic product this fiscal year, have positive implications for Jamaica, in that it should lead to higher growth.
"Prospects are looking up. Everything points to higher economic growth in 2015 relative to earlier years," van Selm told participants of two-day workshop organised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica in Kingston on Friday.
Referring to Jamaica's four-year economic support programme with the IMF, the van Selm reiterated what other IMF officials have been saying that "Government needs to stay the course. They made an excellent start at reforming the Jamaican economy over the past two years, but we are nowhere near the finish line. This is a marathon not a sprint so we need to stay the course."
He added that the public as well as the international community need to support the Government in their quest to implement the reforms to which it has committed under the programme.
Noting that global growth was picking up, van Selm said higher growth was expected in the US this year. "Jamaica is an open economy which is very close to the United States and that depends to a large extent on tourism. Higher US growth means more remittances and more tourists," he said.
On the fiscal accounts, van Selm said "the picture is a little more ambiguous" in that, to the extent that prices are lower because of a decrease in the rate of inflation, it means government revenues from excise and ad valorem taxes will be lower.
"This also affect the expenditure side given that ministries, departments and agencies use fuel and electricity in one way or another so their bills will also be lower," he said.
Referring to various elements of tax reform being undertaken by the government as part of the economic support programme, van Selm noted that they were not meant to give the government an opportunity to collect more revenue. Rather, the tax reforms should be revenue neutral, allowing the government to receive the same amount of money despite changes in tax laws.
Speaking at the same function, ICAJ president Dennis Chung noted that an important part of van Selm's job as resident representative is to keep track of economic developments to ensure that the IMF programme is achieving its goals.
"And of course, the main goal of the programme is to create the conditions for sustained growth through significant improvements in Jamaica's fiscal and debt positions as well as in competitiveness," said Chung.
He said the use of international financial reporting standards, the focus of the two-day workshop, was "crucial to this process of fostering an environment for growth" and that high-quality financial information increases comparability, credibility, transparency and, as a result, stability.
"It enhances the effective management of public resources and fosters confidence in the markets of emerging nations," said Chung, who is also chief executive officer of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica.


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The Adrenaline Shell Glove is made from a lightweight, breathable, waterproof and windproof back hand fabric with stretch Lycra palm with cut away for under glove bar grip. Designed to be worn over a lightweight glove or mitt
- Lightweight, breathable, waterproof and windproof back hand fabric
- Stretch Lycra® palm with cut away for under glove bar grip
- Reflective trims
- Silicone finger prints for grip
- Tiny pack size
Endura is a Scottish brand with a no-nonsense commitment to advancing the performance and functional of cycle apparel across the industry.
Founded in 1993, Endura quickly gained a cult following with their range of novel and challenging products that have, in many cases, gone on to represent the gold standard in function and durability for the industry. And this unconventional approach to design and innovation has helped Endura to grow from a boutique Scottish brand into a global market leader.


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Bookish Firsts: C.J. Redwine
I've been a huge fan of C.J. Redwine since her amazing debut, Defiance. I'm so excited to have her on the blog to share her Bookish Firsts in celebration of her new series, The Shadow Queen!
Bookish Firsts
With author C.J. Redwine
What is the first book you ever read/remember reading?
The Pickle Street series, which is a series of children's books with a different animal protagonist for each letter of the alphabet. Though maybe my mom read that to me? The first series I remember reading independently was the Nancy Drew series.
What is the first book you wrote (can be published or unpublished)?
A monstrously long romantic suspense called Dying To Remember. It was 140k words. About 10k of those were good.
What is the first book character you loved? Anne of Green Gables!
What is the first book you recommend to anyone you meet? The 57 Lives of Alex Wayfare by M.G. Buehrlen
What is the first book you will pack on your upcoming holiday? The new Katie McGarry book!
What is the first book you would save if your house was burning? My Bible
What was your first signed book? Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Who is the first author you ever met? Rachel Hawkins
About The Shadow Queen
Lorelai Diederich, crown princess and fugitive at large, has one mission: kill the wicked queen who took both the Ravenspire throne and the life of her father. To do that, Lorelai needs to use the one weapon she and Queen Irina have in common—magic. She'll have to be stronger, faster, and more powerful than Irina, the most dangerous sorceress Ravenspire has ever seen.
In the neighboring kingdom of Eldr, when Prince Kol's father and older brother are killed by an invading army of magic-wielding ogres, the second-born prince is suddenly given the responsibility of saving his kingdom. To do that, Kol needs magic of his own—and the only way to get it is to make a deal with the queen of Ravenspire, promise to become her personal huntsman—and bring her Lorelai's heart.
But Lorelai is nothing like Kol expected—beautiful, fierce, and unstoppable—and despite dark magic, Lorelai is drawn in by the passionate and troubled king. Fighting to stay one step ahead of the dragon huntsman—who she likes far more than she should—Lorelai does everything in her power to ruin the wicked queen. But Irina isn't going down without a fight, and her final move may cost the princess the one thing she still has left to lose.
About C.J. Redwine
CJ Redwine is an author of speculative fiction and a creative writing teacher. She lives in Nashville with her family. Follow her on Twitter @cjredwine or check out her website at cjredwine.com


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In early 2016, DMN released The Luft Gangster: Memoirs of a Second Class Hero. This feature film production received several prestigious film festival accolades in international competition, including the 2014 Best Documentary Feature Award at the Los Angeles Int'l Underground Film Festival, the 2015 Audience Choice Award at the Albuquerque Film & Music Experience and a 2016 Best Documentary Feature Nomination at the San Diego Black Film Festival, among other Official Selection laurels at major festivals across the United States.
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The largest airline in the world, American Airlines, special featured 'The Luft Gangster: Memoirs of A Second Class Hero' on all equipped aircraft during the month of February 2016 for Black History Month. It was available as an Inflight Entertainment offering to millions of passengers worldwide on AA's domestic and international fleets globally.
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Tech Startup Company - ItFindsIt!
ItFindsIt! hired DMN to produce an animated short film that showcases the benefit of their new services in a simple and fun way. This production included character design, storyboarding, voiceover talent, music production and sound design.
The client was thrilled with the finished product and received regular compliments and shares of this fun and informative marketing piece that captured the essence of their brand.
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Non-profit Organization - Brain Injury Association of Michigan
When contacted by a veteran news anchor to shoot and edit a short film, DMN stepped up to collaborate on this beautiful project. The purpose of this film was to help pull on the heart strings of potential supporters . The film was presented at the Brain Injury Association of Michigan's annual fundraising dinner.
This short film articulated their mission as a non-profit and motivated donors to reach into their pocket books and further support this incredible organization. We were told that there wasn't a dry eye in the building.
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Walk for Israel contracted DMN to create this energetic short film. The goal was to convey the feel and the level of excitement at the walk, which is an annual summer event held in West Bloomfield, MI.
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If you are new to golf, you might have experienced some difficulty hitting your fairway woods and low irons — mainly the 2 through 4 irons, and, perhaps, your 5. More and more players have turned to rescue and hybrid golf clubs to remedy that problem. And if you're a beginner, it might be wise to start carrying one or two in your bag in place of those hard-to-hit lower irons.
Hybrids are just that — a mix between an iron and a fairway wood. They are designed to be easy to hit, featuring a club head similar to a wood, but with a face lie angle like an iron. Often referred to as utility clubs, the hybrid's purpose is to help get easy launch and extra distance, while providing maximum forgiveness — all aspects of the game most beginners need for consistency and confidence. You can use rescue clubs in the fairway or in deeper rough.
Browse a wider selection of rescue and hybrid golf clubs if list doesn't have what you're looking. But keep reading below to see some of the most popular and effective hybrids for beginners below:
1. Callaway Steelhead XR Hybrid
If you're a golfer — even a beginner — you've most likely heard of Callaway. And if not, they have a reputation for making some of the best clubs in the business, including hybrids. The Steelhead XR has everything you're looking for in a hybrid — a larger club head and face, a large sweet spot, and a deep-back center of gravity. All of these features encourage easy launch, high flight, and forgiveness on off-center hits. Callaway's innovative Next-Gen Hyper Speed Face Cup Technology and Speed Step Technology promote faster club speed and extra distance. A 2017 Golf Digest Hot List Gold selection, the Steelhead XR is a club you can use both on and off the fairway and expect consistent results.
One drawback might be the cost, but you'll be getting one of the easiest-hitting and consistent hybrids on the market today. It comes in a variety of lofts — 3H (19 degrees), 4H (22), 5H (25), and 6H (28) — for men, women and seniors. Check out our post of the best Callaway irons for beginners and high handicappers if you're in the market for new clubs.
Price: $169.99 (23 percent off MSRP)
Buy the Callaway Steelhead XR Hybrid here.
- Large face and Next-Gen Hyper Speed Face Cup Technology leads to more distance
- Increased forgiveness from re-engineered head shape
- Available in 4 lofts — 3H (19 degrees), 4H (22), 5H (25), 6H (28)
- Available for men, women, and seniors
- A little on the pricey side
- The 3H and 6H only available for right-handers
Find more Callaway Steelhead XR Hybrid information and reviews here.
2. TaylorMade 2017 M2 Men's Rescue Club
The 2017 M2 Rescue Club brings performance and consistency in a sleek design unique to TaylorMade. The rescue/hybrid features an improved Speed Pocket, which has been made longer and more flexible than the last model, and that helps you generate more club speed on each swing. The new two-tiered sole design improves turf interaction on any part of the course — on or off the fairway — for an extra smooth feel on impact. All of that will add up to easy launch, extra distance, and excellent forgiveness, even on off-center shots. Exactly what beginning golfers need to build on-course confidence.
Like the Callaway Steelhead XR, the M2 is roughly $200, but you're going to get a very unforgiving, high-quality club you can use for years. It comes in four lofts — 19 degrees (3), 22 degrees (4), 25 degrees (5), and 28 degrees (6). Browse a wider selection of TaylorMade golf clubs here if this model isn't what you're looking for.
Price: $197.99
Buy the TaylorMade 2017 M2 Men's Rescue Club here.
- Two-tiered sole design for better turf interaction
- Modified Speed Pocket for more ball speed and forgiveness
- Geocoustic technology for improved sound
- Available in 4 lofts — 19 degrees (3), 22 (4), 25 (5), 28 (6)
- On the pricey side
- Can't change the weight/loft in the club head
Find more TaylorMade 2017 M2 Men's Rescue Club information and reviews here.
3. Pinemeadow Golf Men's Excel EGI Hybrid Golf Club
Coming off of two clubs which will cost you $200, the Pinemeadow Golf Excel EGI Hybrid can be had for under $60. While some players have trouble hitting the low irons, Pinemeadow has taken into consideration that some players don't do so well with their high irons. So the Excel EGI Hybrid is available in 8 different lofts — 19 degrees (replaces 3-iron), 22 (4-iron), 25 (5-iron), 28 (6-iron), 32 (7-iron), 36 (8-iron), 39 (9-iron), and 45 (pitching wedge). Hybrids were designed to be very easy-to-hit clubs, while helping out with distance, launch, and forgiveness. If you have trouble hitting traditional irons, a hybrid could be the answer in giving you consistency and confidence on the course. And with Pinemeadow, you have the ability to switch out all of your irons — including your pitching wedge! — for utility clubs.
As for the clubs, the EGIs feature balanced weight throughout the club with a widened sweetspot. That means you'll get the benefit of the doubt when it comes to off-center hits. It features a low-torque Pinemeadow Hybrid graphite shaft, which will give you more flexibility than a standard iron. Each EGI Hybrid includes a headcover.
Price: Starting at $54.82; price varies depending on loft and availability
Buy the Pinemeadow Golf Men's Excel EGI Hybrid Golf Club here.
- Price
- Available in 8 different lofts, enabling you to switch out all your irons
- Comes with a headcover
- Features a low-torque graphite shaft
- Club will be heavier if you trade out your traditional iron
- Higher loft clubs — 7, 8, 9 — could take a while to get used to hitting if you previously played with high irons
Find more Pinemeadow Golf Men's Excel EGI Hybrid Golf Club information and reviews here.
4. Tour Edge Golf Men's Hot Launch 2 Series Individual Iron-Wood
Tour Edge's Hot Launch 2 Iron-Wood does just that — launch. The heavy sole design naturally promotes launch on the ball, something new golfers tend to have a hard time doing. A new, larger club head has a bigger sweetspot, which is more forgiving, and the thin club face and hollow construction creates faster ball speed, which leads to more distance.
And like the Pinemeadow's listed above, you can get the Hot Launch 2 Iron-Woods to replace all your irons and wedges. They are available in the following loft degrees (with iron/wedge it replaces) — 18 degrees (2), 20 degrees (3), 23 degrees (4), 26 degrees (5), 29 degrees (6), 33 degrees (7), 37 degrees (8), 41 degrees (9), 45 degrees (pitching wedge), 50 degrees (approach wedge), 54 degrees (sand wedge), and 59 degrees (lob wedge). The shaft, which is a UST Mamiya graphite, is available in regular, senior, and stiff.
Price: $79.99
Buy the Tour Edge Golf Men's Hot Launch 2 Series Individual Iron-Wood here.
- Price
- Thin, forged club face generates faster ball speeds
- Heavy sole helps with high launch
- Available in 12 different lofts
- Might sacrifice some distance on higher loft hybrids compared to traditional irons
- Some clubs might take getting used to hit compared to traditional irons
Find more Tour Edge Golf Men's Hot Launch 2 Series Individual Iron-Wood information and reviews here.
5. TaylorMade Men's AeroBurner Rescue Club
TaylorMade's second addition to the list is the AeriBurner Rescue Club. This club was released in 2015, but it has every a new golfer needs to have success. The Speed Pocket increases the size of the sweetspot and reduces spin, offering maximum forgiveness. The advanced aerodynamic shape has a shallow face and a raised crown, which helps promote extra club speed and distance. Another nice touch is the white matte finish on top of the club head and the black club face. That offers a great contrast with the green grass of the course, which will help with alignment and focus for a consistent stroke. The AeroBurner doesn't come with interchangeable weights or loft adjustments like more advanced hybrid clubs these days. That way you can just concentrate on your swing without overthinking.
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Molly Murphy—Molly Sullivan, now that she and Daniel are finally married—is bored. Having given up her detective agency when she married, she now finds that her life is much less exciting, her days an endless stretch of housekeeping and chores. But when Molly secretly attends a suffragist meeting with her friends Sid and Gus and meets a shy, distracted woman who claims to live in a haunted house, everything is about to change.
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Ciara Stuns In Music Video Dissing Ex Fiance Future — Watch 'I Bet'
Ciara rarely lets her guard down, but in her latest music video, 'I Bet', the songstress shows off her softer side. In this post-break up ballad, Ciara totally calls out her ex, Future, for being unfaithful. Click inside to WATCH!
As Ciara, 29, shows off her best moves, the singer makes a major point about her former fiancé, Future: you'll want me back when it's too late. CiCi may be singing about sensitive subjects like the end of their engagement –prompted by his alleged infidelity — but the singer also shows off her resilience and stunning post-baby body in "I Bet."
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We "bet" that everyone who watches this music video will swoon over Ciara.
Instead of sobbing into buckets of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream over the end of her relationship with the father of her child, Future, for the second time, Ciara released a major hit — with a hot new music video to match.
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Ciara's lyrics definitely make us think about Future's alleged cheating, which reportedly plagued the couple's initial engagement as well as their brief attempt at a reconciliation after their son was born. Poor Ciara!
The most heart wrenching moment to watch is at the end of the music video when Ciara sings, "I regret that I'm singing this song, because I love you."
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For the second time in November, a white powdery substance was found inside the Idaho Capitol Complex, initiating an emergency response.
The latest incident occurred at approximately 8 a.m. on Tuesday in a mail room in a parking structure located northeast of the statehouse. The Boise police said that a white powdery substance was found on a bundle of letters, according to KTVB.com.
A hazmat team was immediately called to investigate the powder, which was found to be a false alarm. A block of downtown Boise, however, was closed while emergency teams responded. The entire building was not closed, but the three mail room employees were quarantined while tests were carried out on the substance.
Two hours after the powder was discovered, investigators determined that it was harmless. It is thought to have been a residue left from rubber bands that were wrapped around the letters or possibly left by a mail sorting machine.
Mail services at Boise State University, the capitol and government agencies in Boise experienced mail delays because of the incident.
Earlier in the month, an employee in the Idaho Attorney General's Office opened an envelope that contained a white powder along with a note detailing a bomb threat. The note said the powder was anthrax, but it was later found to be only crushed aspirin.
White powder found in Idaho Capitol Complex
For the second time in November, a white powdery substance was found inside the Idaho Capitol Complex, initiating an emergency response.


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The word "Boss" refers to a series of (usually) unique enemies in the Epic Battle Fantasy series. Often encountered at the end of an area or stage, they are powerful enemies with high HP and a variety of attacks and skills. Most bosses have a number of resistances and few weaknesses, as well as immunity to most status effects.
Although their forms vary, most bosses can be identified by a distinctive appearance, often being larger and more fearsome-looking than the other enemies in the area. Bosses also tend to have a unique theme that plays during their battle (final bosses distinguish themselves even further by having a theme that only plays in battle against them).
The bosses of the Epic Battle Fantasy series are rarely fought alone. Many can summon lesser enemies as backup, either normal enemies from the surrounding area or unique enemies exclusive to the boss battle. Some have individual parts that are considered separate enemies from the main boss - destroying these parts often weaken or strengthen the boss in some way. Finally, some bosses attack alongside other bosses - this type is usually seen near the end of their respective games.
The EBF series also features the "Miniboss" or "Mid-boss", a strong enemy encountered within an area. These enemies blur the line between bosses and standard foes, often being an entire species of enemy (such as Golems, Dragons, and Monoliths). Sometimes, a boss enemy in one EBF game is "downgraded" to a miniboss or elite enemy in a subsequent game.
Epic Battle Fantasy
- Forest Boss: King Slime
- Wasteland Boss: Beholder
- Seaside Boss: Defender
- Ocean Boss 1: Regice
- Ocean Boss 2: Regirock
- Ocean Boss 3: Regice and Regirock
- Urban Area Boss: Mecha
- Graveyard Boss: Zombie Goku
Epic Battle Fantasy 2
- Stage 5: Kitten Kart
- Stage 8: Guardian
- Stage 12: Giga Golem
- Stage 15: Sandworm and Sandworm Tail
- Stage 18: Zombie Hydra
- Stage 22: Valkyrie Tank/Lance
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
- Vegetable Forest: Jack
- Rock Lake: Giant Squid
- Glacier Valley: Tundra Mammoth
- Kitten Kingdom Ruins: Protector
- Volcano Peak: Pyrohydra (Abyss, Blaze, and Czars)
- The Rift: Akron
Epic Battle Fantasy 4
- Ashwood Forest: Mighty Oak
- Crystal Caverns: Crystal Golem
- Waste Disposal Plant: Praetorian
- Lankyroot Jungle: Rafflesia
- Lava Cave: Beholder (optional miniboss, unlocks summon)
- Waste Disposal Plant: The Glitch (secret boss; optional)
- Temple of Godcat: Godcat (The Creator/The Destroyer)
Post-Patch additions
These bosses and minibosses were introduced to EBF4 following the Battle Mountain update. Enemies present on the Battle Mountain are only accessible in Steam release of the game or via Premium Pack.
- Whitefall Town: Tundra Mammoth (optional, unlocks summon)
- Lankyroot Jungle: Jack (miniboss)
- Goldenbrick Resort: Sand Worm and Sand Tail
- Temple of Godcat: Protector (optional, unlocks summon)
- Graybone Cemetery: Zombie Hydra (optional, requires Winged Boots)
- Battle Mountain: Cosmic Monolith (miniboss)
- Battle Mountain: Armored Oak
- Battle Mountain: Diamond Golem
- Battle Mountain: Praetorian MKII
- Battle Mountain: Rainbow Rafflesia
- Battle Mountain: Dark Players


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Mary Catherine and Kelly Yen
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Kelly and Mary Catherine Yen serve with Campus for Christ at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. They seek to WIN students to Christ through outreach activities, BUILD them in their faith through bible studies and discipleship, and SEND them into the marketplace and mission field to WIN, BUILD and SEND others. Kelly and Mary Catherine have two boys, Yonas and Samuel.
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Not a regular topic here on A Million Dresses I have to admit! I do love sharing my pastel kitchen though so any excuse to take a few more photos and add to the pastel cuteness works for me. I wanted to start 'recycling' our food waste back when we first moved in to our home but the food caddy I ordered from the council didn't ever arrive and to be honest I kind of forgot about it. We can put food waste in our green bin along with our garden waste and stickers have appeared on our bins recently reminding us of that.
I also went for some fab pink cutlery. We already have pastel cutlery but the quality isn't a patch on this set plus by the time the dishwasher is full we have long run out of knives. Annoying! I really need to add a blue set too, so pretty. Dotcomgiftshop have a massive sale on at the moment with up to 90% off! I really want a couple of these pretty shelves but Gray is having none of it, booooo!


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As I continue to learn and deepen my understanding for making a difference with Creative Problem Solving (CPS), I am impressed with what people are able to accomplish while using this method. Through observation, and even some of my own facilitation, I often hear people say they could not have gone as far as they did without using Creative Problem Solving (CPS).
This article highlights two of the most basic Creative Problem Solving (CPS) tools in action, Brainstorming and Selecting Hits. These vignettes come from my portfolio of experience with facilitating groups. My hope is that you, the reader, are able to take some of the insights shared here and use them to make a difference with Creative Problem Solving (CPS).
A small church was facing a financial crisis. To help overcome this challenge, the rector requested that a dinner be held for all congregation members to pledge their tithing (tithing is a percentage of income donated for congregation pledges) for the coming year. The planning committee also decided to use the dinner as a way to dedicate and celebrate the completion of the new church kitchen. (Resources for this kitchen were donated from the will of a recently deceased church member.)
A dedicated planning committee of three, with facilitation support, came together to develop an action plan to help ensure the dinner was a success. Brainstorming was used to generate the action steps needed to host a successful dinner. During the meeting, a synergy was discovered to help promote this fundraising event. In addition, a follow-up plan was developed to visit congregation members who were not able to attend the dinner.
If you were to have walked into this room during the meeting, you might expect to see the walls covered with flip chart paper filled with post-it® notes. Actually, this team used Brainstorming as it was used before Post-it® notes. They had a conversation. The facilitator recorded action steps, reinforced the guidelines for generating options, and made sure only one person spoke at a time.
When it came time to focus, the members of the group were more interested in deciding who would do what, rather then figuring out when "what" needed to be done by. The group members went through all the actions that they had generated and volunteered for the actions that they would be responsible to complete. Within 45 minutes, a plan of action, at an appropriate level of detail for the group's needs, was in place.
Having the actions listed, the group committee went to work to follow through on what they planned and, as a result, the dinner was a huge success. The congregation pledged more than what was expected. This dinner also helped to bring the church community closer. With the implementation of some additional programs, the Church's finances are now stable.
• Many times, Post-It® notes can enable a more productive application of Brainstorming. However, it's very important to always take into consideration the needs of the client(s), the people involved, and situational factors such as time available and climate when using tools. Each Creative Problem Solving (CPS) application is unique in it's own way. What worked in a similar application may not be the best approach for the upcoming application.
The Brand Development Manager of a publishing company was running out of new product concepts. All of the promising ideas were already in the development pipeline. The client brought together a cross functional resource-group of nine to come up with more new product concepts. In just over two hours, over 500 new concepts had been generated. This group had no previous experience using Creative Problem Solving (CPS). To focus and select from the most promising ideas, the Selecting Hits tool was used.
After being briefed on the guidelines for focusing options, the client and resource-group members each received ten red "dots" to identify which options were on target. The group narrowed down from 500 to roughly 100 new product concepts. All of the "Hit" options were separated from the other options and placed together on a large board.
Another round of Hits began, only this time each person received six blue "dots". The group focused down from 100 options to the top 20 new product concepts.
In the final round, each person received one orange "dot" to select the best from the top 20. At the end of this meeting, the client had six promising new product concepts for further exploration.
Using multiple rounds of Hits during this particular meeting helped to make focusing more productive. The group members had enough Hits in each round to take the guidelines for focusing options seriously.
After the meeting, the facilitator worked with the client to develop the six promising concepts (using the ALUo). As a result, one of these concepts is now under development. The others have been included in a reader survey to gauge interest.
• There's no one-for-all solution or formula for deciding how many Hits to distribute to a group. Through some observation and my own experience where people have too many Hits (i.e. 35 Hits for each person with a menu of 500 options), they tend to squander their Hits, in that they don't spend the time to really think about what they are selecting. If focusing stops here, there's often too many options left to think about and as result, very little happens. In the opposite situation where people do not have enough Hits (i.e. three Hits for each person with a menu of 500 options), they tend to get frustrated at the large amount of time they have to spend carefully reviewing each option. This also has implications for the amount of time scheduled for the meeting. Again, it all comes down to considering the needs, the people, and the situation to be in the position to take the most appropriate approach.
Source CPSB's Communiqué, Vol. 8, p.2-3, 1999, © 1999 CPSB, Reprinted with Permission


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What is IPTV? Is this your question, then you are at the right place to know about it. Here in this article, we will tell about this digitalized system in detail and some of its interesting features that are becoming one of the emerging concepts. Internet protocol television or we can say IPTV is a system that has offered its users a new experience of watching television. Today, almost every person is making use of this internet protocol so that they can easily watch their favorite program or video anywhere, anytime without connecting any cable wire or satellite connection.
However, this internet protocol television involves various systems that connect different channels to your device. If you want to use this system, then you need to consult your subscriber where the subscriber will provide you an iptv subscription to choose your favorite channels. However, there are various interesting features attached to a system that will help you enjoy the best channels.
Features of iptv:
People who haven't use this system it seems new, hence for them, it is important to read this article that will help you know about its features in detail.
When you use this system, it allows you to watch different TV channels by just connecting the zgemma iptv box with the internet connection. Once you connect the setup box to your device, you can easily enjoy any channel of your choice. You can even ask your subscriber to add various packages or channels and enjoy different channels.
When you connect iptv box to your device, you will also get additional features such as telephone services, digital video recorder, and many more additions. People who have used the standard cables or set up box must know that you cannot record your favorite channel or program. But if you use it you can record any program or video that you have missed, and then you can watch them later on your mobile phones. Moreover, your time will be saved that is mostly taken for the buffering videos.


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Dear Experts,
We have the following requirements:
We have a smartform printed from customized program that will print product information (material number, batch number, and description). The requirement from the users is such that the printout should come from the Bypass Tray of the LOCL default printer.
So far, what we have tried unsuccesfully so far are:
1. Change the printer's preference (in the Windows setting) such that paper source is from the Bypass Tray.
2. Create a new page format (default printout from Bypass Tray) and use this new page format in the form.
I would greatly apprecieate it if anybody that has had this requirement before, would be willing to share your experience on how to solve this issue.
Thank you and Have a Nice Day.


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(once we got back into town after holiday traveling)
|i won't pretend every night is smooth sailing. there are plenty of distractions. (sadie no longer joins us on the bed. :)
|i won't pretend every night is smooth sailing. there are plenty of distractions. (sadie no longer joins us on the bed. :)
|june 2010
our house is dominated by pink. pink clothes, pink toys, and pink bedding - i think it will be nice to throw some blue into the mix. i just haven't been able to get excited about dinosaurs, trucks and trains, jungle animals, or any of the other boyish themes i've seen. after searching high and low i decided a couple months ago on THIS bedding from target. this set would be simple enough for a new baby and still look cute as toddler bedding down the road, plus allow some flexibility and versatility in decorating the rest of the room. perfect, right?
well i went to finally order it online yesterday so we can start getting things decorated and ready for when this little guys comes, only to find out it's "not available". bummer! after calling for more information i was informed there is a chance it will be stocked again. hmmm, now the waiting game begins.
for now i'll hunt for a back up. THIS is another option at target, same pattern but different colors, though i would probably choose something with more blue.
what are your thoughts? favorite (cheap) bedding lines? boy themes and decor you like? somewhere along the lines of simple, cheap, and easy.... we just have 11 weeks to go!
**pictures of our finished girl's room coming soon!!
my last post was over a month ago so we've been MIA for awhile. wow. no excuses or apologies for now. just a quick summary of the big things happening around here:
dan made it home (finally!) from the AAD conference in new orleans
we recovered from rsv/some sort of serious cold
celebrated valentines day
and our dad's birthday's
dan turned 30 with a "surprise" party
madison turned 4 and had a friend party
dan has immersed himself in studying for the mock board exam which is later this month
i helped plan a generations dinner and new beginnings for yw's (spoke at the later)
i also taught preschool and a combined yw's lesson
recently enjoyed a week long visit from aunt/sister/sister in-law lindsay
bought a piano
and started my third trimester!
i'm sure there are noteworthy events missing and many of these things even deserve a post of their own but this will do for now.
and since every post is better with a picture... or three...


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Product DetailsA virtual remake of its predecessor, Return of the Living Dead (1985), which itself was a tongue-in-cheek rip-off of director George Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968), this follow-up adheres strictly to a gore and gags formula. Jesse Wilson (Michael Kenworthy), is a young boy being bullied by thugs from the neighborhood when all of them discover a sealed drum containing a zombie corpse. The release of a gas from the container reanimates the dead in a nearby graveyard, thus releasing an army of the undead, which mindlessly crave living human brains. As Jesse tries to contact the military to put a lid on the situation, the zombies are dispatched through a variety of gruesome methods. Two stars of the first film, James Karen and Thom Mathews, return in essentially the same parts, but with different names, as their characters were previously slaughtered.
Store CommentsSpecial Features: Audio Commentary: Commentary by Director Ken Wiederhorn and co-star Thor Van Lingen
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Who said only women need to care about their beauty and men are a bit rough considering their beauty. No, it's not true men are also conscious about their face and it is required to stay conscious about their beauty. There are many issues that men have to face which disturb their beauty.
Dust – Every goes out for job, travel or just to play on the ground and that interacts with the dust. Depending upon the area where one is going out and what kind of skin quality one has to face respective issues. Dust causes blocking of pores which suck oxygen and happening of such issues lead to pimples and blackheads on the face. One has to use face wash regularly to keep his face clean.
Hair Loss – Hairs are nothing but the crown in the beauty of the man but due to some circumstances, one start losing hairs. There are many reasons behind hair loss, sometimes it is hereditary, and sometimes it's because of poor diet or just due to pollution. Hair loss requires proper attention otherwise one might lead to the stage of baldness. Medications like Finpecia works well when hair loss is concerned.
Dark Circles – Everyone is suffering from stress which a stage for every human being. But it depends on the individual whether to live with stress or just find some alternative. Stress is one main example developing dark circles under eyes. People suffering from stress have poor sleep quality and that increases stress on the eyes and veins surrounding that area. Taking proper sleep, living stress-free and drinking enough amount water could help your clear such dark circles.
Allergy – Everyone has different skin quality and sometimes skin gets allergic to external substances. One develops rashes on the face when allergic substances interact with skin and one must notice if there is such kind of thing is contacted with skin. Using new face wash, beauty cream, aftershave liquid or just polluted water are the commonly occurred allergic things we have around us.


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The summer before my senior year of high school I went to The (former) Soviet Union.
I was a Student Ambassador and traveled with a delegation of ~30 other high school students. It was a brilliant summer. I was 17 years old.
We traveled to 5 Republics: Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Sochi, Minsk, Kiev, Kharkov, Moscow. Our trip took place in July 1989; 4 months later, The Berlin Wall came down, and the official collapse of the Soviet Union followed in 1991.
We were young enough that our emotions and experiences did not interfere with our openness to meeting new people. The purpose of the trip was for delegations of youth from our country to meet with groups from their republics with the goal of better understanding one another even though our lives were very different. The program was established by President Eisenhower in 1956. We learned so much about them, about us, about overall humanity.
As an adult looking back, I have such an appreciation for the leaders of our trip. They did a fantastic job of keeping a group of teenagers cohesive through a myriad of events that were intense and provoked deep thought and emotion.
One thing they did from the beginning was to unify us with a group song: Lean On Me.
That month, whenever we had scheduled meetings, unexpected meetings, serious or silly moments we would end our discussions with a group hug and sing Lean On Me. We used to talk about the meaning of the lyrics to that song. We talked about how important it is to be there for one another because sometimes life is too hard for one person to do alone.
I hit that place last week. I hit it hard and even though the diagnosis was pneumonia and not gratefully not pulmonary embolism, my spirit was crushed in the ER.
It is not easy to discuss serious illness(es), treatment options, possible death. It is not easy to go through painful illnesses and hospitalizations.
I have been doing this since 2001 and can usually dig deep and keep going.
However, after 4 months of isolation and illness at home, discussions of bone marrow transplant, horrific bone pain, and difficulty with new chemotherapy, last week's ER trip followed by the news that my immune system has been wiped out was just too much for me.
God saw me crumble last week. And even more precious, He held me close to Him while I broke. I did not even have to ask, He let me lean on Him while He pulled together a series of pep talks and emails for me that stem from relationships that started decades ago between people I have never met.
One thing that has been consistent over the past 14 years and the battle for my health: He always comes through for me in magnificent ways.
I fully understand that there are a gazillion things happening right now that are much worse than my personal little crisis but He has never dropped me. He has been with me through the hills and valleys of the past 14 years and not once has He left me hurting without sending some really phenomenal rescues.
Right now, I cannot be around other people because my immune system is suppressed, but God made a way for community to rescue me when I was drowning without breaking my doctor's isolation orders.
Over the weekend, I had email exchanges with other people who have walked such similar paths that I have been walking the past 14 years. Those people helped me to feel much less alone.
I also received phone calls from 2 people who have survived stem cell/bone marrow transplants. They were both honest with me about the brutality of the procedure but they also gave me inspiration and words that I can hold onto right now. One of them helped me understand that this is the time that I must get my support system into place. They both understand how it feels to be isolated due to suppressed immunity so they were able to appreciate where I am right now.
The woman who called offered great insight into why this has been especially tough on my emotions: in addition to leukemia and chemo and talks about bone marrow transplants, my husband and I moved here last April and bought our house in November, then I got sick…
…even though I have lived in parts of this large city off and on throughout my life, we had just moved back and I had not had the chance to get a well established routine and pattern with friends in place before the leukemia came back.
She encouraged me to start finding as much of a routine and community as I possibly can right now.
For the past 6 weeks, I have been sitting on our front porch for ~15-30 minutes every afternoon, taking in the healing sunlight. I told her that I would add walking our dog 3 doors down and back.
She was great, she did not let me get away with just telling her, she said she wanted me to text her the picture afterward.
She gave me a call to action and it worked. Our dog and I made it 7 houses down and back. It felt good to move, my heart rate was definitely up. Trying to take a selfie with our dog was like a second cardio workout.
Her challenge did so many things for me: got me moving, took my mind off of being sick, gave me a sense of accomplishment, gave me this ridiculous photo (see above).
I have some friends from different stages in my life who have been in contact with me over the weekend and we are planning forward for reunions.
I also got 3 care baskets from a women's Bible Study in our neighborhood. Last fall, I attended the study for a short period but then got sick and have not been since November. However, these women have continued to pray for me. They put a lot of thought into the care baskets they made for me because I cannot eat very much right now due to chemo side effects. The baskets are filled with non-food gifts and even a hand-crocheted blanket.
And my heart is better.
Even though I have not been able to get out and find community, God created it and literally brought it to me. He gave me people to lean on when I could no longer keep going.


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SOSU by Suzanne Jackson - Highlighter Kit
The Details
Ever since the launch of her contour kit, all the beauty guru's had the SOSU palette on their list. The blogger-turned-entrepreneur has turned her attention to creating her own range of beauty products and dominating the Irish Market with her upcoming new products. About 3 months ago, Suzanne Jackson brought us the news all of us make up addicts have been waiting for – The launch of her Highlighter kit with "6 Iridescent Shimmers"
SOSU has really found a gap in the market for her highlighter palette, although we have amazing highlighters on the market such as MAC – Soft and Gentle, or Global glow. There is no palette made up of highlighters of different shades for us to trial and test on the Irish Market, until now! The palette has a fabulous exterior aesthetic. It's slim and light. Perfect to fit into a bag to keep yourself topped up. The palette which contains six shades will appeal to all skin tones, from pale complexions to more sallow skin.
With a sleeve on the exterior to protect the palette, it's the same style as her contour palette. She is sticking to the same style across her collection – therefore creating her signature style on her products.
From the dark contour palette, the white highlighter exterior is a gorgeous contrast. See the colour swatches of the palette below!
The Swatches
From left to right – Melted Gold, Moon Sparkle, Shooting Star, Unicorn Dust, Peach Smoothie, Candy Crush
The top three shades are all pressed powders and the bottom three are all baked. For those who don't know the difference between Baked eyeshadows and Pressed;
Baked cosmetics begin as creams, and are baked for a period of time to dry them down to a solid as a result make them finer and more adhesive, This process creates powders with a creamy, velvety texture. It also means fewer filler ingredients are needed, therefore the resulting colors are more concentrated and pigmented, as a result they might last longer and they are less likely to crease.
The pressed powders;
- Melted Gold is a bronze highlighter which can be doubled up as a base of an eyeshadow. More of an evening look for eyeshadow, or for those make up junkies who aren't afraid for a bold eye look throughout the day.
- Moon Sparkle is a pink pearlescent shade to really make your highlight pop! I have also used this on the brow bone and in the crease of the tear-duct. It really made a glow and the shimmer really took up in photos.
- Shooting Star is a yellow pigmented shade which is lovely for those of you who are slightly more sallow skinned.
The baked powders;
- Unicorn Dust is a baked white highlighter which is slightly more intense than Moon Sparkle. It matches up perfectly with brown and gold shades for the eyes.
- Peach Smoothie – The shade is an orange/peach shade which can be used as blusher. A little goes a long way with this shade and you only need to apply the smallest amount to the cheeks and rub upwards, towards the ear.
- Candy Crush – This is a pink mauve shade which also looks really good for an eyeshadow. It has a tint of bronze in it, so again – more is less!
This is something I wouldn't use on the daily, but I don't think I'd be without it for a night out. It is nice for work with a subtle shade such as Moon Sparkle or Melted Gold.
There is no difference with quality of this and the highlighter kit. The price point is €29.95 which I think is extremely accessible for the quality of the product. It is perfect to give as a gift or even better to keep for yourself! (I have two!)
It is launched in pharmacies all across Ireland and can be purchased on "SOSUbySJ."
Have any of you guys used it? Let me know what you think in the comments below.
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We all know that women go through their life changes, menopause, at some point. Menopause begins as something called peri-menopause. Peri-menopause is the start of these changes in womens bodies. They may begin with extra heavy flow during that time of the month, an extra long period or they may miss their periods all together for months at a time. A simple blood test can determine if these symptoms are in fact the start of menopause. During peri-menopause, many things may occur throughout a womens body that may seem strange and even annoying. Such as hot flashes, lack of interest in sex, sleepiness, weight gain and mood swings just to name a few. Many women look to hormone replacement drugs for help in dealing with these natural bodily occurrences. Before beginning any type of "drug" therapy one should consider risk factors associated with those drugs. There is an alternative skin patch for hormone replacement that has fewer side effects then other commonly prescribed medications. The skin patch has a lower risk of blood clotting then taking a more traditional hormone replacement pill. If you are high risk for cardiovascular problems, then do yourself a favor and ask about the skin patch for hormone replacement therapy.
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Indias silent tragedy: Maternal mortality finds a voiceOctober 7th, 2008 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.7 (ANI): The stories of women who die in India during pregnancy, delivery or from post-partum complications have largely remained untold until now.A powerful new tool that analyses the underlying medical and social reasons behind maternal death is being used by health experts, policymakers and communities to save womens lives.
The Maternal and Perinatal Death Inquiry and Response (MAPEDIR) innovation extends across select districts in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh (MP), West Bengal, Jharkhand, Orissa and Bihar providing an ongoing, systematic collection of data to reconstruct and analyse the cases of 1,600 women — the highest number of audited maternal deaths in the world.
MAPEDIR empowers communities by demystifying maternal mortality. The accumulated evidence can help communities understand the root causes behind these deaths so they can take effective, local action and advocate for improved services to prevent future deaths. In addition, MAPEDIR informs health officials about the challenges local women face in accessing reproductive health care.
The tragic reality is that too often maternal deaths are not visible. They dont leave any trace behind, and their deaths are not accounted for, Chris Hirabayashi, UNICEF India Deputy Director of Programmes, said today at a meeting bringing together health officials from all six states. UNICEF is committed to continue working with the National Rural Health Mission to promote surveillance as a key strategy to lower maternal and child mortality.
The Indian Government estimates that 301 women die annually for every 100,000 live births. In some states the maternal mortality ratio is even higher — 358 in Orissa, 371 in Bihar and 379 in MP. Since many deaths happen in the anonymity of womens homes or on the way to seek help at a medical facility, they often go unrecorded. An estimated 80,000 pregnant women or new mothers die each year in India often from preventable causes including hemorrhage, eclampsia, sepsis and anemia.
For India to achieve the Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal mortality by three quarters by 2015, social and economic factors like the low status of women in communities, the poor understanding of families on when to seek care, a lack of transport, poor roads, the cost of seeking care, multiple referrals to different health facilities and a delay in life-saving measures in rural areas need to be addressed.
Medical records only capture part of the story, documenting the biological causes of death. This new knowledge identifies the other crucial factors that contribute to mothers dying so that solutions can be identified by communities and health systems.
Unless we know the main reasons for maternal deaths we cannot take effective measures to tackle them. The traditional system did not deal with the issues adequately, said Dr S.P. Yadav, Director of Medical and Health Services in Rajasthan. Now using MAPEDIR, we can know if the deaths are due to delays in decision making at household level or lack of transport or delay at the facility or a cumulative of all three. A team made up of state government health and nutrition officials and NGO members, headed by a member of the local village council or Panchayati Raj Institution, conducts interviews with surviving family members at community-level. Technical support is being provided by UNICEF with funding from the United Kingdoms Department of International Development (DFID).
The MAPEDIR data is an empowering tool that builds community awareness on rights and participation in womens health issues, said Dr. Henry Kalter, an associate at John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, who helped guide the process. It builds awareness to take local action and generate demand for health services that will save womens lives and ultimately their newborns.
By raising awareness of the tragedy of maternal mortality, communities and policy makers are motivated to take action to improve health services, such as a referral transport scheme in West Bengal and a community-based obstetric helpline in Rajasthan that were put in place following the findings. These are major innovations to increase the value of womens lives, said Marzio Babille, chief of UNICEF Indias Health section.
MAPEDIR follows a six step process:
Sensitizing communities on maternal and perinatal health issues, including birth preparedness and complication readiness
Reporting and investigating maternal deaths
Interviewing all families with a maternal death to determine the biological and social causes
Analyzing and interpreting the data
Sharing the finding with communities to develop appropriate, high-impact, local interventions
Monitoring the interventions with ongoing maternal death inquires and developing new evidence-based interventions as needed.(ANI)
- A white ribbon flutters towards safe motherhood in Rajasthan (With Images) - Apr 29, 2012
- Ban to meet business leaders for UN health agenda - Apr 28, 2012
- Janani Express at service of more women in Madhya Pradesh - May 13, 2010
- Odisha's health workers fight maternal deaths (Feature) - Mar 12, 2012
- Pregnant women beaten, abused in Madhya Pradesh district - Feb 22, 2011
- Strategies to cut maternal mortality in India - Apr 21, 2010
- Azad announces audit of maternal deaths - Aug 30, 2010
- Indian under-fives the most vulnerable in the world (Second Lead) - Sep 13, 2012
- Asking women what they want: A step to improve maternal health - Aug 22, 2012
- Asia's maternal mortality rate declines 52 percent: Report - Sep 15, 2010
- 90,000 Bihar kids die in first month of birth - Dec 05, 2010
- "Bengal needs to check children's deaths, malnutrition" - Feb 29, 2012
- Women Deliver 2010: Invest in women, it pays - Jun 05, 2010
- Haryana to spend Rs.15 bn on health infrastructure - Apr 06, 2010
- New programme for pregnant women to be launched - May 27, 2011
Tags: child mortality, government estimates, hirabayashi, improved services, live births, maternal death, maternal deaths, maternal mortality ratio, national rural health, national rural health mission, new mothers, perinatal death, post partum complications, pregnancy delivery, preventable causes, reproductive health care, silent tragedy, systematic collection, tragic reality, west bengal


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Channing Tatum showed off his singing skills by performing with rapper/singer Biz Markie during his surprise show at Comic-Con in California on Friday (25Jul14).
The actor was taking part in a panel discussion at the convention in San Diego to promote his new movie Book Of Life when Markie took the stage for an unannounced appearance.
The star performed his track Just A Friend, and Tatum joined in.
Tatum posted a video of his impromptu karaoke session to his Twitter.com page, adding, "Biz Markie brought down the house at 20th Century Fox's #BookofLifeSDCC panel! Yooooooouuuuu got what I neeeeeeeed (sic)..."