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Magnolia Pictures' genre label Magnet has secured North American rights to European Film Market title, "Let The Right One In" from Bavaria Film International, the company announced Monday. Directed by Thomas Alfredson, the romantic horror is based on a best-selling novel by Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist about a lonely twelve year-old boy and his friendship with a young girl, who appears to be a vampire. The deal was brokered by Stefanie Zeitler with Thorsten Schaumann and Bianca Schartl (Head of Business & Legal Affairs) on behalf of Bavaria Film International and Tom Quinn, SVP, and Jason Janego, Head of Legal and Business Affairs on behalf of Magnolia Pictures. [Brian Brooks]
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This easy supper is a real health booster at just over 300kcal!! The best form of potato to use for this recipe is Maris Piper. This can be frozen once thoroughly cooled. Defrost before reheating.
Vegetable Tagine
- Total time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4
•600g potatoes, diced (eg Maris Piper
•1 tbsp vegetable oil
•1 onion, diced into large pieces (250g)
•2 carrots, thickly sliced (200g)
•1 red pepper, thickly sliced (180g)
•2 tsp Tagine Paste
•400g tin chopped tomatoes
•410g tin chick peas, drained and rinsed
- 1. Boil the potatoes for 5 minutes, then drain.
- 2. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the onion, carrot and potato for 5 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
- 3. Serve with a sprinkling of chopped parsley and a dollop of yogurt.

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1978 Ferrari 208 GT4 Black with yellow and black interior. 18,000 miles. See more at ebay Update 4/3/2012 Winning bid: US $11,211.11
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Kumarakom Taxies
Kumarakom is a beautiful village on Vembanad Lake situated 12 Kms away from Kottayam in the backwaters of Kerala. Kumarakom is a main attractive city in Kerala, where tourist is very interest to visit this place due to its wide variety of flora, exotic natural sightseeing etc. The live bird sanctuary that helps to give you an amazing thrilling natural experience. Kumarakom is also famous for backwater tourism which provides panoramic backwater stretches, lush green paddy fields, highlands and beaches.The backwater destination, Kumarakom offers Boating and fishing facilities available for customers.
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The National Pro Fastpitch League announced today an extension to the current relationship with Boombah Inc., that will extend the uniform companies exclusive supplier status through the 2018 season
Sports Events Magazine, one of the largest Sports tourism industry publications, has recently featured the Boombah Sports Complex as one of the top 9 ballparks in the Country.
Boombah's vast product offering and unbelievable customization capabilities, coupled with The Big House's state of the art facility leads to multi year partnership agreement.
Sports fans have come to expect more out of their equipment, apparel and footwear as well as their experience at the ballpark. Boombah and USSSA sign a multi-year merchandising and sponsorship agreement.


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Vermont 'Captives' Dog Dean Campaign
Some States Say Insurance Tax Shelter Pushed by Ex-Governor Is Often Abused
WASHINGTON -- Some states are complaining that they lose millions in tax revenue because of tax-avoidance schemes involving an insurance program that Howard Dean promoted when he was governor of Vermont.
Illinois and New Mexico are challenging tax benefits that U.S. companies are claiming from Vermont's so-called captive insurance companies. Some experts say captives have become increasingly fashionable as a corporate tax dodge, as other shelters are shut down....


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William Hogarth FRSA (; 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist. His work ranged from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects", perhaps best known being his moral series A Harlot's Progress, A Rake's Progress and Marriage A-la-Mode. Knowledge of his work is so pervasive that satirical political illustrations in this style are often referred to as "Hogarthian".
Hogarth was born in London to a lower middle-class family. In his youth he took up an apprenticeship where he specialised in engraving. His father underwent periods of mixed fortune, and was at one time imprisoned in lieu of outstanding debts; an event that is thought to have informed William's paintings and prints with a hard edge.
Influenced by French and Italian painting and engraving, Hogarth's works are mostly satirical caricatures, sometimes bawdily sexual, mostly of the first rank of realistic portraiture. They became widely popular and mass-produced via prints in his lifetime, and he was by far the most significant English artist of his generation.
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Update on the Australian National Licensing proposal: Online information resources for all Australians
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Post-print of: Wilson, K 2006, 'Update on the Australian National Licensing proposal: Online information resources for all Australians', Online Currents, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 5-7.
The Australian National Licensing Proposal (NLP) grew out of a recommendation of a 2003 Senate Inquiry into the Role of Libraries in the Online Environment to establish national licensing of selected online information resources. After the Federal Government declined to provide any additional funding to support the recommendation, in 2004, the National Library of Australia (given the responsibility by the Senate Inquiry of developing the recommendation) has moved ahead with developing the proposal. using its existing resources.
The first steps were to establish a community base representing the Australian library environment. The National Licensing Reference Group was established at the 2nd National Licensing Forum in 2005, to shepherd the development of the Australian National Licensing Proposal. The Reference Group is made up of representatives from library consortia and associations across Australia. The current convenor of the Group is Julie Rae from the Gulliver consortium in Victoria. The NLP Reference Group reported back to the 3rd National Licensing Forum on 3 July 2006.
Six major library sectors have been identified: academic, public, school, TAFE, special and Council of Australian State Libraries (CASL). The National Licensing Reference Group established four sub-committees to examine governance, products, pricing, and communications.


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Wow, a lot of time has passed since I've last updated this blog! Life after graduation has been awesome and I'm so grateful of all the opportunities I've had so far. Right out of college I had the opportunity to design for a Tumbler cup company, and had a lot of fun! Now I am working at Anagram International's Creative Studio called Studio Next and I love it! I had the opportunity to design graphics for Party City's booth at the Hello Kitty Convention in LA, California, which turned out better than I could imagine! I am working on tons of fun projects with a lot of great people.
I've also had the pleasure of freelancing for great companies this year in my free time, such as Superior Aquariums, Gypsy Flyers, and Farina Bakeshop. I am especially excited to be working with a bakeshop and designing new things for them! I always love working with clients to help them make their company to how they imagine it to be, and helping improve the company with design is the best feeling! I am also excited for a few of my friends' weddings coming up in the near future – which means save the dates, invites and designing tons of wedding decorations! Weddings are my favorite, and I can't wait to get started for their special days!
It seemed like this year flew by! One minute it's my senior year at UMD, and the next minute I'm a college graduate in the working world. I am grateful every day for all of the opportunities and experiences get and I can't wait to see what's in store for my future.
Hope everyone had an amazing year! Happy holidays to you all and hope you have an even better New Year for 2015!


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EDS Mission and Vision
We are a school of choice which welcomes all families who make an informed decision to attend. Priority will be given to families living within Easterbrook boundaries, and those currently attending EDS and their siblings. Enrollment will then be extended to the broader Moreland School District Community.
¨ We are a school that families decide to be a part of based on the program offered
¨ The program will be based on research which includes small groups, hands on learning, differentiated instruction, brain research findings, developmental education and active participation
¨ Our goal is 100% parent involvement
¨ To support the program, it is necessary for all parents to be involved in their child's education. Teachers will determine the amount and kind of involvement necessary to support the instructional program.
¨ All parents will be expected to be involved. There will be a wide range of involvement opportunities; no one will be excluded who chooses to attend
¨ A transition process will be established that will ensure that classroom support currently existing in many classrooms will not be compromised during the transition process.
We are a partnership of families and staff focused on meeting the unique needs of the whole child.
¨ We share the responsibility of helping each and every child in our community succeed
¨ We acknowledge that each child and family is an individual and should be respected and appreciated for where they are
¨ We teach, value and respect the growth of each unique individual and ensure that the child's physical, social, artistic, emotional and intellectual needs are nurtured
We are a community of learners who believe that parent involvement in children's learning is essential and each individual's gifts are valued
¨ We are a school where parents, teachers and students are continually learning
¨ Research shows that parent involvement enhances student learning and sends a powerful message to children about how important school is and that they value learning
¨ The purpose of parent involvement is to actively support the teachers and the educational program. There will be a variety of ways to enable every family to be involved. We believe everyone has something to contribute.
We provide a collaborative teaching and learning environment where instruction is differentiated based on students' developmental needs.
¨ We work in an environment where teachers, students and parents work together to plan and implement a program that meets student needs
¨ We will provide a program based on research which includes small groups, hands-on activity based learning, differentiated instruction, findings from brain research, and developmental education


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How Does A Family Business Survive?
Steven M. Altman
You cannot run your business like like a family business! All employees have to be treated as equals and you have to promote and hire only the best. Twenty years ago nepotism may have worked but many people pay for bad decisions in the workplace.
For me growing up in a family business, I thought I always had to be the hardest worker and put the most time in at work. I felt it was my name on the front door and this was taught to me from my grandfather and father. Today, I am the owner of a five-generation janitorial company that is 105 years old. My son is working for our company now, when he is not in college at Ohio State University. I strongly feel that one must work hard to earn the respect of your fellow coworkers. I can assure you that my children will have this same belief.
Steven M. Altman, president
Youngstown Cleaning Co.
Girard, Ohio
Scott Stevenson
Fifty-four years ago my father started the business that has evolved into KleenMark. In 2003, after a decade as the company's president, I became the sole proprietor. Our commitment to succession planning, open communications and consensus on long-term goals has allowed the company, and my family, to thrive.
We know that what is good for a family business isn't always good for a family member, so we developed a strong succession plan. This has helped us identify our personal business goals within the company goals, matching the right person to the right job.
Maintaining an open line of communication also has been critical to our success. As KleenMark's chairman, my father comes to the office every morning to meet for status updates and idea generation (i.e. where to go for lunch). Communication keeps the family and company's goals on track.
Scott Stevenson, president/CEO
Madison, Wis.
Tim Murch
Knowing the statistics on the declining success of second- and third-generation family businesses, they must work on and address all the family aspects as a very high priority.
Setting family members up to succeed with their best skill sets is critical as everyone has strengths and weaknesses. These must be understood for the individual and business's success.
Clearly understanding each family member's role, responsibility and authority is very important, not just for the family, but for everyone within the company.
Finally, utilizing a board of advisors and/or family business council resources is very helpful as they address shared experiences with common challenges and issues with other family business.
Tim Murch president
Mitch Murch's Maintenance Management Co.
St. Louis
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Slow Food is a global, grassroots organization, founded in 1989 to prevent the disappearance of local food cultures and traditions, counteract the rise of fast life and combat people's dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from and how our food choices affect the world around us.
Since its beginnings, Slow Food has grown into a global movement involving millions of people in over 160 countries, working to ensure everyone has access to good, clean and fair food.
Slow Food believes food is tied to many other aspects of life, including culture, politics, agriculture and the environment. Through our food choices we can collectively influence how food is cultivated, produced and distributed, and as a result bring about great change.
Slow Food envisions a world in which all people can access and enjoy food that is good for them, good for those who grow it and good for the planet.
Their approach is based on a concept of food that is defined by three interconnected principles:good, clean and fair.
- GOOD: quality, flavorsome and healthy food
- CLEAN: production that does not harm the environment
- FAIR: accessible prices for consumers and fair conditions and pay for producers
Twenty-three years after it began, Slow Food is holding its biennial international get-together in Turin, Italy. But what is the legacy of this movement, which was founded as the antithesis to fast food?
"Slow Food has given a dignity to the rural world," says Mario Gala, a co-ordinator for a group of sheep farmers in Atla Langa, in Cuneo province, Italy.
"But it has also made me feel part of a community."
There are fewer than 2,500 Langhe breed sheep left in the Langhe Cuneesi, and their milk is used to make tuma d'fé – a small round traditional cheese made with raw milk for centuries in the area.
The cheese is eaten after 10-15 days, but traditionally also preserved in glass jars to be eaten in winter. But with sheep farming dwindling, the cheese has been at risk of dying out.
The farmers are now a "presidium", their milk and cheese highlighted for protection and saving by Slow Food.
All over the world, in fields, orchards, on farms, in boats, kitchens, small breweries and in vineyards, small-scale food harvesters and producers have bought in to Slow Food's vision of good, clean and fair food for all.
It is now a highly-complex organisation, with many strands carrying out a lot of different functions.
But everything it does aims "to have restored cultural dignity to food and those that produce and cook it", says Serena Milano, general secretary of the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity, based in Florence, Italy.
Catherine Gazzoli, the chief executive of Slow Food UK, says Slow Food's greatest legacy has to be the development of "the idea that there is an alternative to fast food, and progress doesn't mean bigger, faster and global when it comes to food production and eating".
Slow Food began when its founder, Carlo Petrini, set it up to try and halt the opening of a McDonald's restaurant in one of Rome's Piazza di Spagna.
That particular quest was unsuccessful, but he came up with a manifesto and since then the non-profit member-supported association has spread to become a network of 100,000 members in 153 countries.
Slow Food has 1,300 local chapters in its members network which develop activities, projects and events at a local, regional and global level.
There are 10,000 small producers involved in 400 "presidia" projects in 50 countries – designed to protect food biodiversity and save products at risk of extinction in rural areas.
There is an "Ark of Taste" list, which catalogues 1,000 unique "forgotten foods" from these countries that are threatened by industrial standardisation and that it hopes to save.
It also has a separate network called Terra Madre which aims to preserve, encourage, and support sustainable food production methods around the world.


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Bassetlaw District Council, Clumber Park National Trust and Bassetlaw PCT have joined up to promote the Department of Health Change4Life message to "Eat Well, Move More and Live Longer!"
- Chesterfield Canal Walking Festival - Starting on Saturday 15 September from Retford - Details of each stage of the walk.
- Walkabout Clumber Park - details of Walkabout, Pushabout, Cycleabout, Parkrun, Breeze Cycle Rides and much more.
- Walking The Way To Health is an initiative of the British Heart Foundation and Natural England. It aims to get more people walking in their own communities, especially those who take little exercise or live in areas of poor health.
- Step 2 It Retford meets at 10am every Tuesday at Retford Cricket Club and at 6.30pm every Wednesday (April - Sept) from Babworth Road Sports and Social Club. Please call 07768467548 for more information.
- Step 2 It Dukeries meets at 10am every Thursday at Kilton Forest Golf Club. Please call 07599340551 for further details.
- Wednesday Wanderers meets at 10am every Wednesday at Langold Lake (Andy's Cafe). Please call 07718279165 for further details.
- Smiley Milers meet at 10am every Wednesday at Harworth and Bircotes Pavillion. Please call 07599340551 for further details.
- Hardwick Strollers meet all year round at 7.30pm every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month at Hardwick Village (Park Inn Club), Clumber Park. The walks are around 3 miles in length and take between 60 and 80 minutes to complete. A shorter 10-30 minute walk is available on the first walk in each month if requested. Please bring torches during the winter months. Please call 01673 878785 for further details
Doorstep Walks
Doorstep Walks is an independent walking scheme, whereby one doorstep walking pack has been produced, containing a total of 16 different walks in and around Bassetlaw.
Please be mindful when you park in the villages that you are not blocking any private driveways or access roads.
- Blyth
- Bole
- Carlton In Lindrick
- Clayworth
- Creswell Crags
- Dyscarr Wood
- Everton
- Harworth
- Hayton
- Lady Lee
- Misterton
- Nether Langwith
- Rampton
- River Walk
- Tickhill
- West Markham
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(With apologies to Milan Kundera)
I was thinking yesterday if there ever is such a thing as glory in bonking, and the only incident I can think of is after one has broken away from the group, goes all out to win the race, and pass out as he crosses the finish line. Aside from that, the whole experience is probably one of the worst you'd ever feel in cycling.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, bonking in cycling means to hit the wall. Wikipedia defines it as "when the athlete suddenly loses energy and fatigue sets in, usually caused when glycogen stores in the liver and muscles are depleted, resulting in a major performance drop."
I think I may have bonked or was in the verge of bonking in yesterday's short ride to the Roxas trail in Maarat. I was climbing with King, Agu and Dandan on the stretch of cemented roads when I just couldn't follow. And it wasn't just getting dropped. It was as if I don't have that much in me to pedal.
I shifted to my granny gear and spun but it was no use. I was running out of gas fast and there was no shade in this part on the climb. White spots are starting to appear in my vision. Uh oh, I know what this is - I'm starting to bonk.
I think it may be heat exhaustion which caused this. Being used to riding in the shady trails of La Mesa and at night in the Ateneo campus with my wife, it was actually my first time in a long time to ride with the heat of the sun directed at me.
When I got to the top, I knew what I had to do. I told the boys that I'm bonking and looked for a shaded area where I can sit, rest, eat and hydrate. Luckily I was able to do this before the cold sweat and the goosebumps came in. After a few minutes, I was ready to roll once more.
I haven't bonked in such a long time, and I'm actually glad that I was able to prevent this one from being an all-out head-between-my-legs affair.
Some tips when you're bonking:
1. Stop cycling and look for a place where you can rest. Walk a while if you still can. Afterwards, sit on the ground so you won't feel lightheaded.
2. Eat and hydrate. Eat and hydrate. Eat and hydrate. Bring food and a hydration pack with cold water every time you do your trail rides.
3. Rest. You've probably gone to the red zone and need to lower down your heart rate to the lower it to normal levels.
4. Tell your riding buddies how you're feeling so they'll know what to do.


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MUMBAI: India is set to overtake the United States as the world's second-largest economy by 2050 according to a new report published by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
In a report titled "The long view: how will the global economic order change by 2050?" PwC ranked 32 countries by their projected global gross domestic product, which assesses the standard of living in each country and what people can buy on an average wage.
Economists at PwC believe emerging economies such as India, China, Brazil and Russia will boom at the expense of developed nations such as the United States, Britain, France and Germany.
In 2016, India held the third place in PwC's table with a PPP of $8.721 trillion, but by 2050 it is projected to grow to a huge $44.128 trillion compared to US's $34.102 trillion.
Largest GDP-PPP in 2050
- China
- India
- Indonesia
- Brazil
- Russia
- Mexico
- Japan
- Germany
John Hawksworth, PwC's chief economist and co-author of the report said: 'We will continue to see the shift in global economic power away from established advanced economies towards emerging economies in Asia and elsewhere.


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UVA Men Tell Stories of Their Bodies Through Photographs
A word from the photographer, Kendall Siewert
This project began because I believe in the power of people's stories. When I first photographed women and their experiences with their bodies, I received an overwhelming response to do the same with men. I expected to find lots of differences between the projects. But in reality - at the heart of each person I meet and photograph - the same sentiments are there. Each person has insecurities and triumphs when it comes to their own bodies. Each story is a journey on its own. I am so immensely grateful to these men for sharing their stories with me, and I hope they touch you in the same way they touched me.
Growing up, you're told men and women need to appear a certain way. Women are supposed to be as thin as a rail with perky breasts and voluptuous curves. Men are supposed to be tall, muscular and big. As a child, I was always thin and very active, but never very muscular. By the age of 12 I started growing. I gained height, and then weight. My peers were behind me, so for a time they were jealous. I always found it to be peculiar to be jealous about another's insecurities. My pants never fit, hair sprouted on my chest and stomach, and acne developed on my face as well as my chest shoulders and back. The acne was cystic and would not go away. I have been on antibiotics to treat it as well as various creams for 8 years now. It's gotten better in college. However, I've gained weight within the past 3 years, 30 pounds to be precise. Coming to UVA and seeing how fit everyone is, there is this expectation of how you're supposed to look. I feel very insecure due to the acne, weight and hair on my body. I go to the gym to try to be healthy and I have gained some progress. Last semester I lost 10 pounds and felt great. However, I gained it back over winter break and put on another 5 pounds this semester. I know some of it is muscle, but I still feel like I need to lose more weight. I don't want to be one of those people that spends all of their time in the gym, nor worry over every calorie I put in my body. How do I feel good about how I look in a culture where beauty is all based on muscle and thinness without compromising who I am as a person? I am sure I am not the only person at UVA that feels this way and hope through this project that dialogue can be created between people of all body types to see how they feel as well.
Showing my body is something that's fairly new to me. When I was younger, I believed that I was chubby; maybe I was a little chubby, but that's alright. Myreaction to this belief was far from alright: I counted calories as if my life depended on it. My body became fragile and my immune system suffered; I was sleepy all the time and I was isolated both by my choice and by that of my peers. I started self-harming towards the end of middle school. During freshman year, I told one of the sophomore guys that he was cute. Next thing I knew, the whole school knew I was gay—except, I'm not gay. I tried to explain the lack of importance gender had on whom I liked, but nobody really heard me. The next three years were a whirlwind of excitement, lessons, and the angst that every high school student knows. I was lucky that so many of my peers were supportive; I never had any troubles because of my sexuality. Towards the end of high school, I started to notice old habits popping up and I began my second dealing with self- harm. I had no idea what was wrong with me, I just didn't feel right. The only time I felt good was when I was with my best friend or my mom, bopping queer and female rappers. When I figured out I was genderqueer, they were the first people I told. My mom cried, and smiled, and told me she loved me before thanking me for trusting her enough to share this part of my life with her. I think that's why I'm the most likely not to give a fuck what people think: my mom taught me that I don't have to.
There's a scene in the film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius where a little kid eats too much cotton candy. "We were going to see who could eat the most cotton candy," he moans. Just before breaking down completely, he chokes out a lamentful, "and I won!" The camera zooms out to reveal his almost spherical, computer-generated body, full to bursting with cotton candy.
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius was released in theaters in 2001. I saw it with my parents and sister soon after it opened. So here is the scene: I'm a five-year-old, sitting in a blood-red movie theater sharing a package of Skittles with my sister. I'm having a grand time, enjoying my G-rated entertainment to its full potential when the camera cuts to the cotton candy kid. The screen dissolves into loose shapes and gooey colors as my vision gets wet and salty and I can't hear anything but the polite laughter of the movie patrons as they harmlessly fat-shame this little boy. Suddenly, I feel the syrupy residue of the Skittles on my fingertips and realize that I'm a pig and a fatso and disgusting and that I'm the cotton candy kid and that I'm the one they're all laughing at. That was 15 years ago and it was still the first thing that jumped to mind when I sat down to write this.
In kindergarten, I started wearing a wetsuit whenever I went to the pool or the beach. By the third grade I was doing sit ups every day in the basement. In the fourth grade I became a vegetarian for "environmental reasons." In eighth grade I renounced vegetarianism for "health reasons." Now, I'm in my first year of college and I still feel panicky when my girlfriend hugs me around the waist. All this despite the fact that my whole life people have done nothing but tell me how cut I am, how healthily I eat and how diligently I exercise. And yet, at the end of the day I still lie in bed, staring at my stomach, wishing I weren't the cotton candy kid.
The trouble is, folks, I see myself through a twisted lens. I have tried to correct the problem by changing the view I look at. But that doesn't work; everything is warped through a warped lens.
It's time to accept that my perspective is trash and embrace the fact that I'm somewhat insane. I'm nuts and I'm damn proud of it. After all, how can I not be crazy? I've never even fucking tried cotton candy.
Recently, I've begun to embrace the fluidity of gender expression. In the past year, I've been misgendered consistently due to my hair and feminine characteristics. I used to hate that I had a small frame and more stereotypically 'girly' mannerisms; but now I think, there's a certain strength I have from being outside normalized expressions of gender. My hair greatly influences my personal expressions— whether I am feeling more feminine or masculine. I think these photos help represent the eye of society through which we are viewed as well as a sense of the privileged creativity I've found within this space of policed gender expectations.
The first time I heard the word 'gender dysphoria', I was already 20 years old. Before that, I didn't have the language to describe to others or myself how I felt about my own body, how I felt like my form wasn't masculine enough, and how only time I felt comfortable was when no one was looking at me and drawing incorrect conclusions about my gender. It's taken years to come to terms with being transgender, and occasionally it's still hard to look at myself or let myself be seen by others. But I've come to realize that this body is what I have to work with, and that when I stop worrying about how other people see me and let myself feel at home in my own skin, it's freeing. I started practicing Muay Thai kickboxing because physical activity is sometimes the only thing that can help me feel grounded in my body when the gender dysphoria gets real bad. Because when I'm fully present, it no longer matters how people perceive me. I'm just me. Some days I still have to struggle and fight to find that peace and self- acceptance, and it's hard, but it's absolutely worth it.
All my life, I've felt pressure to change my body. Growing up, I was the chubby kid, self conscious and uneasy about how others saw me. Fast forward to today where I'm short and thin. Instead of feeling pressure to lose weight, now there's a constant push to be more muscular, stronger, and taller. I've learned that no matter what I look like, there will always be this conflict. A pulling in all directions to embody someone else's definition of a man. Trying to satisfy that definition is a true Sisyphean task and results in a cycle of tension, resistance, and disappointment. Instead, I've learned to accept what I am. Only by letting go of and looking beyond all the negativity and urges to change can I find peace with what I look like at this very moment. And in the end, it's only my eyes that matter.
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The focus of technical analysis is on how the prices of assets develop as time progresses. This means that there are two basic elements in technical analysis: prices and time. Most of the theory that's been developed about technical analysis focuses on price, whereas time has received a lot less theoretical attention. In this article we will look at time and how it affects your trading.
It is a commonly held belief among many traders that analyzing time cycles can give the greatest insight into market developments available. The argument put forward by such so-called cyclic analysts is that it is every bit as important to know when the market will move as it is to know where it is going. This is obviously very important when trading in binary options, seeing as you will have to choose an expiry time for your options.
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As should be obvious to any trader, technical analysis looks at how markets move over time. All sorts of tools used in technical analysis – oscillators, trends, candlestick patterns, etc. – all relate to the relationship between time and price. None the less, the majority of traders overlook time as a factor and only focus on price movements. This is not advisable.
Time cycles have a significant effect on the general market sentiment. By utilizing cyclical analysis any trading instrument can achieve greater precision. You will be better able to identify genuine trend lines by using time cycles.
Cycles are made up of crests and troughs. This simply means tops and bottoms, respectively. The duration of one cycle equates to the time that elapses between each trough.
A cycle is defined by three characteristic features:
These three values are all that's needed in order to define a cycle.
Naturally, all markets experience several cycles simultaneously. For this reason, cyclic analysts state that every market movement is in fact an amalgam of every ongoing cycle. This conviction is frequently referred to as "summation." Cyclic analysts conclude that it is possible to extract and analyze all cycles that have a bearing on the market. Once you have come to understand every cycle in the current market, you should be able to foresee all future price developments.
This is by no means the only guiding principle for cyclic analysis. Other important principles include:
In order to become a cyclic analyst you will need to learn how all of these principles work.
Living up to a promise such as being able to predict all sorts of market developments by observing cycles, is obviously not easy. It is also true that market cycles will always show up more clearly after the event. They also occur on timescales that are too great to be relevant for binary options trading.
None the less, you can still learn important lessons here. Especially if you base your strategy on trends. Rather than focusing exclusively on the movement of the price, also keeping an eye on the element of time can enable you to make more exact predictions. The majority of trends move in periods. It would appear that there's a common period that elapses between each reversal. At times such a cycle can co-occur with a larges cycle, and push the market towards a continuation pattern.
Realizing when such events happen can improve your ability to foresee upcoming reversals, continuation patterns and different types of price formations with greater accuracy. Clearly we are not talking about a foolproof method here, and it is tricky to offer specific advice regarding what to be on the lookout for. All the same, just by knowing about this aspect of price movements and taking it into account, you can improve the level of your trading.
Having said that, the most prominent application of time cycles is in conjunction with oscillators and moving averages. According to cyclic analysts, moving averages and oscillators are most efficient when used with half as many time periods as the leading cycle in the market has. If the market is in a 16 period cycle, your moving average should function optimally with 8 periods. If you are looking to optimize your strategy, you might want to start by focusing on cycles.


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MONTPELIER, Vt. – At Riverwalk Records, the all-vinyl record store just down the street from the state Capitol, the black "US Out of Vt.!" T-Shirts are among the hottest sellers. But to some people in Vermont, the idea is bigger than a $20 novelty. They want Vermont to secede from the United States—peacefully, of course.
Disillusioned by what they call an empire about to fall, a small cadre of writers and academics is plotting political strategy and planting the seeds of separatism. They've published a "Green Mountain Manifesto" subtitled "Why and How Tiny Vermont Might Help Save America From Itself by Seceding from the Union." They hope to put the question before citizens at Town Meeting Day next March, eventually persuading the state Legislature to declare independence, returning Vermont to the status it held from 1777 to 1791.
Whether it's likely is another question.
But the idea has found plenty of sympathetic ears in Vermont, a left-leaning state that said yes to civil unions, no to slavery (before any other) and last year elected a socialist to the U.S. Senate.
About 300 people turned out for a 2005 secession convention in the Statehouse, and plans for a second one are in the works. A poll this year by the University of Vermont's Center for Rural Studies found that 13 percent of those surveyed support secession, up from 8 percent a year before.
"The argument for secession is that the U.S. has become an empire that is essentially ungovernable – it's too big, it's too corrupt and it no longer serves the needs of its citizens," said Rob Williams, editor of Vermont Commons, a quarterly newspaper dedicated to secession.
"Congress and the executive branch are being run by the multinationals. We have electoral fraud, rampant corporate corruption, a culture of militarism and war. If you care about democracy and self-governance and any kind of representative system, the only constitutional way to preserve what's left of the Republic is to peaceably take apart the empire."
Such movements have a long history. Key West, Fla., staged a mock secession from America in the 1980s. The Town of Killington, Vt., tried to break away and join New Hampshire in 2004, and Hawaii, Alaska, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Texas all have some form of secession organizations today.
The Vermont movement, which is being pushed by several different groups, has been bubbling up for years but has gained new traction in the wake of disenchantment over the Iraq war, rising oil prices and the formation of the pro-secession groups. Among its architects:
–Thomas Naylor, 70, a retired Duke University economics professor and author who wrote the manifesto and founded Second Vermont Republic, a group pressing for secession, in 2003.
–Author Kirkpatrrick Sale, 69, founder of the Middlebury Institute, a Cold Spring, N.Y., think tank that hosted a North American Separatist Convention that drew representatives from 16 organizations last fall in Burlington. The group is co-sponsoring another one Oct. 3-4 in Chattanooga, Tenn.
–Author Frank Bryan, 65, a professor at the University of Vermont who has championed the cause for years.
Naylor's 112-page manifesto contains precious little explanation of how Vermont would do without federal aid and programs when it comes to security, education and social programs. Some in the movement foresee a Vermont with its own currency and passports, for example, and some form of representative government formed once the secession has taken place.
The cachet of secession would make the new republic a magnet, Bryan said recently during a strategy session with organizers in Naylor's home. "People would obviously relish coming to the Republic of Vermont, the Switzerland of North America." He said. "Christ, you couldn't keep them away."
But there are plenty of skeptics.
"It doesn't make economic sense, it doesn't make political sense, it doesn't make historical sense. Other than that, it's a good idea," said Paul Gillies, a lawyer and Vermont historian.
While neither the Vermont Constitution nor the U.S. Constitution forbids secession per se, few think it's viable. "I always thought the Civil War settled that," said Russell Wheeler, a constitutional law expert at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.
"If Vermont had a powerful enough army and said, 'We're leaving the union,' and the national government said, 'No, you're not,' and they fought a war over it and Vermont won, then you could say Vermont proved the point. But that's not going to happen," he said.
For now, the would-be secessionists are hoping to draw enough support to get the question on Town Meeting Day agendas.
"We're normal human beings," said Williams, 39, a history professor at Champlain College. "But we're serious about this. We want people in Vermont to think about the options going forward. Do you want to stay in an empire that's in deep trouble?"


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Connecting the SmartCable™ Keyboard with its built-in keyboard wedge to a computer will allow the Chatillon DFGS, DFE II, DFS or DFIS 500 Digital Force Gauge to be identified as a keyboard device that can send data to any Microsoft Windows application - no software wedge required.
The SmartCable™ Keyboard interface cable will make the Chatillon Digital Force Gauge readings appear as if they were typed in using a standard keyboard - eliminates data collection errors. If you want to collect data into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet or Explorer based SPC programs, simply select the cell where you want the data to appear.
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The Long Winding Road of Professional A & A Standards
By Pat Patterson
Professionals will need to stay current on the fast developing standards and issues from new FASB Pronouncements for 2014 and 2015. The changes will come from the FASB and the Private Companies Council as well. Revenue Recognition (ASU 2014-9) is currently being considered for a delayed effective date; however, early implementation may be allowed. Are you ready? Leases and Financial Instruments are on the verge of being issued which will have an instant impact. Revenue Recognition, Leases, and Financial Instruments will change the way every professional has to handle the related issues.
The AICPA's Clarity Project is essentially complete and has totally revised all AICPA Auditing Standards. Some have very little change, but there are many new requirements that include:
- A new audit report
- Issues with legal and regulatory agencies
- Communicating Internal Control Related Matters Identified in an Audit
- Forming an Opinion and Reporting on Financial Statements
- Modifications to the Opinion in the Independent Auditor's Report
- Emphasis of Matter Paragraphs and Other matter Paragraphs in the Independent Auditor's Report
- Special Considerations-Audits of Group Financial Statements
- Special Considerations-Audits of Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance with Special Purpose Frameworks
- Overall Objectives of the Independent Auditor and the Conduct of an Audit in Accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
- Terms of Engagement
- Quality Control for an Engagement Conducted
- Opening Balances-Initial Audit Engagements, Including Re-audit Engagements
- Written Representations
- Special Considerations-Audits of Single Financial Statements and Specific Elements, Accounts or Items of a Financial Statement
But whether there is some, little, or even no change, you still need to go through all of the new clarified AU-C sections because with clarity . . .You may find that you need to change or tweak how you do things!
For Compilation and Review Engagements, professionals are entering into new territory with Section 70 of SSARS 21, Preparation of Financial Statements. This new standard will change the way many professionals look at a set of financials. There are new standards for the engagement letters and signatures, the reporting (or no reporting), legends on financial statements, and the new Compilation report. Additionally, there are some changes to the documentation issues with Compilation and Review engagements.
Are you familiar with the "RED Zone" for Comp and Review? In this case, RED stands for Reporting, Engagement Letters, and Documentation. While standards in SSARS 19 are still in play until periods ending after December 15, 2015, the provisions of SSARS 21 may be early implemented; and even both standards may be used until December 15, 2015.
Other matters that involve professional standards also are affected by the new FASB, Clarified Auditing Standards, and revisions to Preparation, Compilation, and Review engagements. These include:
- Personal Financial Statements
- Special Purpose Formats
- Disclosures like "going concern"
- Quality Control
- International Standards from the IASB
- Other standards and issues


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As verb (used with object), split, splitting
to divide or separate from end to end or into layers:to split a log in two
to separate by cutting, chopping, etc
, usually lengthwise:to split a piece from a block
to tear or break apart; rend or burst:The wind split the sail
to divide into distinct parts or portions (often followed by up):We split up our rations
to separate (a part) by such division
to divide (persons) into different groups, factions, parties, etc
, as by discord:to split a political party
to separate (a group, family, etc
) by such division
to cast (a ballot or vote) for candidates of more than one political party
to divide between two or more persons, groups, etc
; share:We split a bottle of wine
to separate into parts by interposing something:to split an infinitive
Physics, Chemistry
to divide (molecules or atoms) by cleavage into smaller parts
to issue additional shares of (stock) without charge to existing stockholders, thereby dividing their interest into a larger number of shares and reducing the price per share
leave; depart from:Let's split this scene
As verb (used without object), split, splitting
to divide, break, or part lengthwise:The board split in half
to part, divide, or separate in any way (often followed by up):The group of children split up into two teams
We'll split up here and meet later
to break asunder, as a ship by striking on a rock
to become separated, as a piece or part from a whole
to part or separate, as through disagreement; sever relations:They split up after a year of marriage
He split with the company after a policy dispute
to divide or share something with another or others; apportion
to leave; depart
As noun
the act of splitting
a crack, tear, or fissure caused by splitting
a piece or part separated by or as by splitting
a breach or rupture, as between persons, in a party or organization, etc
a faction, party, etc
, formed by a rupture or schism
an ice-cream dish made from sliced fruit, usually a banana, and ice cream, and covered with syrup and nuts
Also called, especially British, nip
a bottle for wine or, sometimes, another beverage, containing from to ½ ounces ( to grams)
a bottle, as of soda, liquor, etc
, which is half the usual size
a strip split from an osier, used in basketmaking
a brick of normal length and breadth but of half normal thickness, used to give level support to a course of bricks laid over one not level
Often, splits
the feat of separating the legs while sinking to the floor, until they extend at right angles to the body, as in stage performances or gymnastics
an arrangement of the pins remaining after the first bowl in two separated groups, so that a spare is difficult
bisect (def )
one of the layers of leather into which a skin is cut
the act of splitting a stock
As adjective
that has undergone splitting; parted lengthwise; cleft
disunited; divided:a split opinion
(of a stock quotation) given in sixteenths instead of eighths of a point
(of a stock) having undergone a split
As Idioms
split hairs
hair (def )
split the difference
difference (def )
As adjective
having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface
being in a plane parallel to the plane of the horizon; horizontal
equal, as one thing with another or two or more things with one another
even, equable, or uniform
filled to a height even with the rim of a container:a level teaspoon of salt
mentally well-balanced; sensible; rational:to keep a level head in a crisis
As noun
a device used for determining or adjusting something to a horizontal surface
Also called surveyor's level
an instrument for observing levels, having a sighting device, usually telescopic, and capable of being made precisely horizontal
an observation made with this instrument
spirit level
an imaginary line or surface everywhere at right angles to the plumb line
the horizontal line or plane in which anything is situated, with regard to its elevation
a horizontal position or condition
an extent of land approximately horizontal and unbroken by irregularities
a level or flat surface
a position with respect to a given or specified height:The water rose to a level of feet
a position or plane in a graded scale of values; status; rank:His acting was on the level of an amateur
They associated only with those on their own economic level
an extent, measure, or degree of intensity, achievement, etc
:a high level of sound; an average level of writing skill
a major subdivision of linguistic structure, as phonology, morphology, or syntax, often viewed as hierarchically ordered
Compare component (def a), stratum (def )
the interconnected horizontal mine workings at a particular elevation or depth:There had been a cave-in on the -foot level
As verb (used with object), leveled, leveling or (especially British) levelled, levelling
to make (a surface) level, even, or flat:to level ground before building
to raise or lower to a particular level or position; to make horizontal
to bring (something) to the level of the ground:They leveled the trees to make way for the new highway
to knock down (a person):He leveled his opponent with one blow
to make equal, as in status or condition
to make even or uniform, as coloring
Historical Linguistics
(of the alternative forms of a paradigm) to reduce in number or regularize: Old English "him" (dative) and "hine" (accusative) have been leveled to Modern English "him
to aim or point (a weapon, criticism, etc
) at a mark or objective:He leveled his criticism at the college as a whole
to find the relative elevation of different points in (land), as with a level
As verb (used without object), leveled, leveling or (especially British) levelled, levelling
to bring things or persons to a common level
to aim a weapon, criticism, etc
, at a mark or objective
to take a level
to use a leveling instrument
to speak truthfully and openly (often followed by with):You're not leveling with me about your trip to Chicago
to direct the mind, purpose, etc
, at something
As adverb
in a level, direct, or even way or line
As Verb phrases
level off, Aeronautics
to maintain a constant altitude after a climb or descent
to become stable; reach a constant or limit
to make even or smooth
As Idioms
find one's (own) level, to attain the place or position merited by one's abilities or achievements:He finally found his level as one of the directors of the firm
one's level best, one's very best; one's utmost:We tried our level best to get here on time
on the level, Informal
honest; sincere; reliable:Is this information on the level?
As noun
a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household
the place in which one's domestic affections are centered
an institution for the homeless, sick, etc
:a nursing home
the dwelling place or retreat of an animal
the place or region where something is native or most common
any place of residence or refuge:a heavenly home
a person's native place or own country
(in games) the destination or goal
a principal base of operations or activities:The new stadium will be the home of the local football team
home plate
one of three attack positions nearest the opposing goal
As adjective
of, relating to, or connected with one's home or country; domestic:home products
principal or main:the corporation's home office
reaching the mark aimed at:a home thrust
played in a ball park, arena, or the like, that is or is assumed to be the center of operations of a team:The pitcher didn't lose a single home game all season
Compare away (def )
As adverb
to, toward, or at home:to go home
deep; to the heart:The truth of the accusation struck home
to the mark or point aimed at:He drove the point home
into the position desired; perfectly or to the greatest possible extent: sails sheeted home
in the proper, stowed position: The anchor is home
toward its vessel: to bring the anchor home
As verb (used without object), homed, homing
to go or return home
(of guided missiles, aircraft, etc
) to proceed, especially under control of an automatic aiming mechanism, toward a specified target, as a plane, missile, or location (often followed by in on):The missile homed in on the target
to navigate toward a point by means of coordinates other than those given by altitudes
to have a home where specified; reside
As verb (used with object), homed, homing
to bring or send home
to provide with a home
to direct, especially under control of an automatic aiming device, toward an airport, target, etc
As Idioms
at home, in one's own house or place of residence
in one's own town or country
prepared or willing to receive social visits: Tell him I'm not at home
We are always at home to her
in a situation familiar to one; at ease: She has a way of making everyone feel at home
well-informed; proficient: to be at home in the classics
played in one's hometown or on one's own grounds: The Yankees played two games at home and one away
bring home to, to make evident to; clarify or emphasize for:The irrevocability of her decision was brought home to her
home and dry, British Informal
having safely achieved one's goal
home free, assured of finishing, accomplishing, succeeding, etc
: If we can finish more than half the work today, we'll be home free
certain to be successfully finished, accomplished, secured, etc
: With most of the voters supporting it, the new law is home free
write home about, to comment especially on; remark on:The town was nothing to write home about
His cooking is really something to write home about
As verb (used with object), remodeled, remodeling or (especially British) remodelled, remodelling
to model again
to reconstruct; make over
As noun
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity
a thought, conception, or notion:That is an excellent idea
an impression:He gave me a general idea of how he plans to run the department
an opinion, view, or belief:His ideas on raising children are certainly strange
a plan of action; an intention:the idea of becoming an engineer
a groundless supposition; fantasy
a concept developed by the mind
a conception of what is desirable or ought to be; ideal
(initial capital letter) Platonism
Also called form
an archetype or pattern of which the individual objects in any natural class are imperfect copies and from which they derive their being
idea of pure reason
a theme, phrase, or figure
a likeness
a mental image
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There's a nice article here about tai chi combating stress in Beirut. Tai chi seems very suitable for conflict ridden regions as people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds can come together, participate and relax. And I like the T.T.Liang quote a lot, the book about him (Steal My Art) being one of the most entertaining reads about a tai chi master:
Of all the exercises, I should say that T'ai Chi is the best. It can ward off disease, banish worry and tension, bring improved physical health and prolong life. It is a good hobby for your whole life, the older you are, the better. It is suitable for everyone – the weak, the sick, the aged, children, the disabled and blind. It is also an economical exercise. As long as one has three square feet of space, one can take a trip to paradise and stay there to enjoy life for thirty minutes without spending a single cent.


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British Colour Standard - an historical 1930's colour matching system dating back to the times when dyed strips of ribbon and wool were used to specify uniforms to flags and products such as post-boxes to battleships - across the then British Empire.
Modernised for a softer approach in our digital world.
Mug Set includes 1 of each:
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Light, white bone china mug with dishwasher-safe gilt lettering.
Swing tag tied on each mug.
340ml/12 oz
97 mm H x 85 mm D
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A Day trip to Eze and Monaco
More posts in the same country… France When researching for my trip to South of France, I scrolled through thousands of images of Pinterest trying to narrow down my itinerary. And the most striking images are from the town of Eze not far from Nice. Therefore, when planning my itinerary I left a whole day…View More


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For the love of horses
A facebook post by the wonderful Redwings Horse Sanctuary in my newsfeed today instantly grabbed my attention. It was commenting on an excellent blog by Fran Jurga for Equus Magazine: Does your Horse Need a Roomate?
Now I'm certainly no expert when it comes to these things but it did make me reflect on the horses and ponies I have known, the countless conversations I have had with them (yes I talk to horses – what's your problem with that?) and the photos of them I have taken. And in doing so, it made me smile, for I do know a few things for sure:
So do all animals we call "ours". Indeed, so do all animals generally.
So is your horse in need of a little social home makeover?
Should you, as Fran Jurga asks, rip the stall walls out of your barn? Read the article, reflect and come to your own conclusion.
I'd imagine that, very much like us humans, there are some horses which prefer the blissful solitude of their own company sometimes and those who prefer the company of others 24/7.
Seeing when a creature is in distress, unhappy, hungry, or lonely is not rocket science though.
Look at them. See and hear what they try to tell you.
Feel their joy. Feel their pain. Then Act.
Do whatever you can to improve their daily lives and do everything in your power to repay them for the joy they give you by their very existence in yours. As Redwing's Chief Executive Lynn Cutress says: "Even a small change can make a big difference to your horse's mental health and wellbeing."
And if you can no longer afford the time or the money to care for them please do not just leave them to suffer or worse – there have been so many heartbreaking stories in recent times of fly-grazing, or horses left to die and rot in the most hideous manner. There is no excuse for this at all and it's good to finally see some legislative progress on this front.
There is no shame in finding yourself suddenly unable to care for your horse. The shame can only come in not finding them a new home instead.
If you can't do that, then please, please, please get in touch with the wonderful folk at Redwings or any other animal rescue organisation.
It's the very least your horse or pony deserves afterall.
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Top receiver Darius Slayton's return to spring practice was welcome sight for Auburn football
AUBURN, Ala. — No one on Auburn football's 2017 roster had more receiving yards last season than sophomore Darius Slayton. But the Tigers spent the first two weeks of spring practice without their young leader at wideout.
Slayton participated in his first full spring practice for Auburn on Tuesday — the first session following spring break — after offseason hernia surgery.
"Darius Slayton came back and had his first practice today," Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said. "We didn't just throw him in and let him go. We tried to be strategic and smart about it. But he got quite a few reps, and each practice we'll bring him a little more along."
SPRING PRACTICE: Auburn football shifts focus to first Saturday scrimmage
Slayton had 15 catches for 292 yards and 1 touchdown last season as a redshirt freshman. Only Tony Stevens, who graduated, had more receiving yards in 2016 for the Tigers.
A Norcross, Ga., native, Slayton was arguably Auburn's most consistent receiver last fall. According to Football Study Hall, Slayton led all Auburn receivers with a success rate of 62.5 percent, and he caught 54.2 percent of his targets.
While Slayton wasn't full speed in his return to action Tuesday, fellow receiver Ryan Davis spoke highly of how the sophomore performed.
"He looked pretty good, just knocking some rust off," Davis said. "You know, it's his first day back. He's been sitting for a while trying to rehab … he looked just as fast as he always did, just knocking some rust off and getting back into the field of play and getting back into the groove of everything."
For Slayton, Tuesday represented the first time to work under new offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey, who spoke highly of him earlier this month.
"I'm excited to see him on the field," Lindsey said March 7. "Obviously I've seen him on film, but I haven't had the chance to work with him yet. Looking forward to getting him back sometime."
With Kyle Davis out indefinitely because of "personal business" and John Franklin III moving to the position from quarterback, Auburn's receivers have gone through a lot in the first six spring practices.
That made Slayton's return even more important Tuesday, as the coaching staff believes he could be a top player during the 2017 season.
"He's got the ability to kind of be one of the leaders of that group," Malzahn said. "It was good to have him back out there."


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APRIL 28, 2014 – Plant hormones, which have been shown to potentially inhibit growth of breast cancer cells and stem cells, may also work on other types of cancer cells, according to new research out of the School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS).
The findings were reported in the article, "Strigolactone Analogues Induce Apoptosis Through Activation of p38 and the Stress Response Pathway in Cancer Cell Lines and in Conditionally Reprogrammed Primary Prostate Cancer Cells," which appeared in the journal Oncotarget.
Ronit I. Yarden (G'96), PhD, assistant professor of human science at NHS, is corresponding author, and Claire B. Pollock, PhD, a member of Yarden's research team, is lead author.
Targeting Cancer Cells
"Strigolactones are a novel class of plant hormones produced in roots and regulate shoot and root development," the authors say. "We have previously shown that synthetic strigolactone analogues potently inhibit growth of breast cancer cells and breast cancer stem cells."
The new study reveals that these analogues may inhibit growth and survival of "an array of cancer-derived cell lines representing solid and non-solid cancer cells." They represent prostate, colon, lung, melanoma, osteosarcoma, and leukemic cell lines.
Meanwhile, normal cells were minimally affected during the experiments, the authors note.
"Strigolactone analogues are promising candidates for anticancer therapy by their ability to specifically induce cell cycle arrest, cellular stress, and apoptosis in tumor cells with minimal effects on growth and survival of normal cells," the say.
Reprogrammed Cells
Yarden says that an exciting part of the experiment involved the use of conditionally reprogrammed cells, a technology developed by Richard Schlegel, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Pathology at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
"The technique enables researchers to take tumor cells and normal cells of the same tissue from the same patient and grow them indefinitely," says Yarden, who mentored the undergraduate students during the research study. "We used prostate tumor and normal cells from the same patient to test our potential drug. Only the prostate tumor cells of the patient were killed by the strigolactone analogues, but the normal prostate cells of the same patient were not affected by strigolactones."
Authors and Support
Other authors represent Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, the University of Turin in Italy, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and the Agricultural Research Organization in Israel.
They are Schlegel, Sara McDonough (NHS'12), Victor S. Wang (NHS'15), Hyojoung Lee (NHS'11, G'12), Lymor Ringer (G'12), PhD, Xin Li, PhD, Christina Prandi, PhD, Richard J. Lee, MD, PhD, Adam S. Feldman, MD, MPH, Hinanit Koltai, PhD, Yoram Kapulnik, PhD, Olga Rodriguez, MD, and Christopher Albanese, PhD.
This work was supported by the Department of Defense (DOD) Breast Program (W81XWH-11-1-0190), the BioBits Project in Italy, the University of Turin in Italy, a DOD pre-doctoral grant (PC101946), a National Cancer Institute grant (R01 CA129003), a DOD Prostate Cancer Research Program Synergistic Idea Development Award (W81XWH-13-1-0327), and a CTSA pilot award through the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science.
Patent Applications
Georgetown and the Agricultural Research Organization have submitted patent applications for the strigolactone technology described, on which Yarden, Koltai, Kapulnik, and Prandi are inventors.
Georgetown University has filed a patent application for the cell reprogramming technology described, on which Schlegel is an inventor. In addition, Georgetown has licensed the technology to an outside entity for commercialization.
By Bill Cessato


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Compassion begins in awareness. The first step on the path of compassion is to be aware that the One Life flows in all.
The second step of compassion is the acknowledgment that all Creation is One family.
Compassion should be expressed in action, in deeds of daily life, in little acts of kindness and love.
Selective compassion is selfish compassion.
True compassion knows no barriers of caste, creed, race or faith. It falls like the gentle rain on all humanity, all of creation.
True compassion is giving your love, giving yourself in an endless stream of sympathy that flows out to all.
Compassion is a divine attribute and takes you closer to God.
Dada J P Vaswani
Dada J P Vaswani


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Early 18th century and older pocket watches
These are our early 18th century and older watches, many of which are London watches from the golden age of English watchmaking. Typically with gold or silver champleve dials, and presented in gold or silver pair cases, often with wonderful repousse decoration. These early pocket watches usually feature verge movements but towards the end of this period the important London maker's started to introduce cylinder movements.
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How to Tell your Friends about Jesus: Wollongong
Geneva Push
Monday, 9 October 2017 from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm (AEDT)
Event Details
Session 1: How to tell your friends about Jesus. Sam Chan will help us think through some of the key steps to telling your friends about Jesus.
Light supper
Session 2: Telling your story as story. How do you talk with your friends about following Jesus? Sam Chan will help us tell our story in an interesting way to others.
When & Where
Salt Church Wollongong
275 Keira St
Monday, 9 October 2017 from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm (AEDT)
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Geneva Push
Geneva Push is an Australian church planting network.
We aim to equip a new generation of church planters dedicated to evangelising churches into existence across Australia.
Click here to visit the Geneva Push website