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Villa Maria offers a full range of social events and VMA traditions throughout the school year. Some, like the traditional Daisy Chain and Senior Sing for graduating seniors, are events girls look forward to throughout their time at Villa Maria. Others, like dances and pep rallies, provide fun for everyone.
- Senior Portraits
- Welcome day activities
- Back to School Night
- Student Council Installation
- New Family Mass/Brunch
- Freshmen Retreat Day
- Pep Rally
- Open House for 8th Graders
- Visit Villa Day
- Malvern Play
- Presentation of Senior Song
- Visit Villa Day
- Carol and Ring
- Winter Formal
- Catholic Schools Week
- Father-Daughter Dance
- Malvern Play
- Foreign Language Week
- Sophomore/Freshman Dance
- Sophomore Retreat Day
- Junior Retreat Day
- FEST, the annual auction fundraiser
- Alumnae Luncheon
- Elinor Langton Assembly
- Junior/Senior Prom
- Fine Arts Festival
- May Procession
- Alumnae Induction
- Honors Convocation for Seniors
- Daisy Chain/Senior Sing
- Baccalaureate Mass and Graduation
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For the love of gaming, technology, and nerdom.
We at Zenspath.com and the Zenspath Podcast are involved in the nerdy world with a passion to share what we play, what we see, and what we do with as many people as possible! Be it gaming of all types, cosplay, creativity, and more...we want to connect with you about what you love!
Zenspath blog
Here you can read up on our thoughts, announcements, and other news from a number of contributors to the site. Talk with us in the comments and let us know what you think of the content.
Zenspath Podcast
The Zenspath Podcast is our way to directly talk to our fans and let them know what we think about many different subjects, as well as to see what you think in return. Message us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter with the links below and let us know what you think and what you want!

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Common Reasons Life Insurance Does Not Pay Out
People buy life insurance policies to ensure the wellbeing of their family once the person isn't around to provide. For others, it's a wellbeing plan rather than a safeguarding policy.
Life insurance is one of those investments that when done right with careful planning, can change the fortunes of entire families and the generations to follow.
Misunderstand the policy exemptions though and nobody is going to see a penny of what you thought was a wise investment.
For any policy, there's going to be exceptions to the rules of when the policy pays.
Life Insurance Policy Exemptions
We should probably point out that these aren't in place to diddle the customers out of what would otherwise be rightfully theirs. These exclusions apply to both life insurance policies and critical illness cover for fraud prevention purposes. That'll become clearer as you read on.
Get A Fast Life Insurance Quotation – No Obligation – 40 Sec Form
3 reasons for Finance Companies Declining Insurance Pay-outs
1. Suicide
This one may surprise you… not that it's unusual to find it excluded but the fact that some life insurance providers only apply this clause to the first 12 months of the policy.
Every company has safeguards against this type of claim, for obvious reasons. Take the case of David Carr – a City Executive from London – who meticulously planned and waited until the first-year suicide clause had past, before taking a shotgun to his head.
Another thing about the suicide clause is even if the stated period has passed, if a tragic suicide were to happen to a policyholder, it's likely to have some crossover into the next reason after the 12-month exclusion.
2. Non-disclosure
Otherwise called dishonesty and depending on the nature of the dishonesty on the policyholder's application, it could very well be downright lying.
It could cross over into the suicide clause of policies, if the person were to take out the insurance plan without disclosing a mental health condition.
A poll carried out by Zurich insurance found that 20% of UK life insurance policyholders had admitted to lying on their application. 10% state the reason is being frightened of the consequences of telling the truth. The consequences of not telling the truth are far, far worse.
Another interesting point that poll highlighted was that 32% of applicants are more comfortable lying on online applications, rather than over the phone. If you find yourself tempted to spin some words to camouflage the truth – think of your family and just don't do it.
3. You outlive the policy
This applies to term life insurance policies. It's important for anyone with a fixed-term policy to ensure they consistently have cover. Taking out a 20-year term life insurance policy at the age of forty, would mean it would only be valid if you die before you reach your 60th birthday. That's probably not a wise choice to invest in.
What happens after your term policy has expired is you're going to have to renew onto a brand-new policy under your new conditions. Age 60, plus whatever medical conditions you've developed will need disclosed. The only thing you can count on is the premiums being higher. That is if you go for a like-for-like product by renewing your term life insurance.
Usually, when a term life insurance policy expires, a more suitable option is the over 50s cover, as that doesn't require any medicals, and in most cases is suitable to people up to the age of 75.
You can always choose not to renew, but you'd be throwing away the previous payments made towards the previous policy. For that reason, you should consider wisely the fixed term period of a life insurance policy before you sign because outliving it is well – a bit like throwing it away.
Related Reading
Things You Must Know Before You Buying Affordable Life Insurance
Critical Illness Cover and Who it Applies To


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Nine days before the United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May has officially requested a postponement of Brexit until June 30.
The extension must be approved by the heads of the 27 nations remaining in the European Union, and is due for discussion when they meet on Thursday 21 March in Brussels.
Michel Barnier, the European Chief Negotiator for the UK leaving the EU, has said that the "EU Leaders will need a concrete plan from the UK" to fully consider the UK's request for an extension.
"The European Council will need to assess what is in the best interest of the EU" Mr. Barnier said in a statement. "It is for the British Government and Parliament to decide very quickly what the UK wants to do next."
Under the article 50 exit agreement, the UK is currently scheduled to leave the European Union on March 29- with or without a deal in place.
The postponement request comes after the Speaker of the House of Commons earlier in the week warned that the current Brexit agreement cannot be submitted for another 'meaningful vote' as it remains "substantially the same."
Citing a convention dating back to 1604, Speaker John Bercow stated that a defeated motion could not be brought back unchanged for reconsideration during the course of a parliamentary session, something he believed "in all likelihood" would require new terms agreed with the EU.
The Prime Minister has previously lost two Parliamentary votes on her Brexit agreement. The first was on January 15, with the 432-202 vote resulting in one of the largest government defeats in history. The second was held on March 12 and was lost by a vote of 391 to 242.


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At this time of the year, we often see higher levels of illness in the community, from common coughs and colds through to influenza and pneumonia. We can also see higher levels of illness caused by norovirus, the most common stomach bug in the UK, which can cause vomiting and diarrhoea in people of all ages.
To help us protect the vulnerable people in our care, please don't visit our locations if you have illnesses such as these. Please call our services if you have any queries about whether you should attend for an appointment or if you plan to visit a relative or friend in our care. From time to time we need to limit the visiting hours in a particular location to help contain the spread of an illness.


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Your Food & Your Mood/
Have you ever noticed how you feel after a bowl of ice cream or a handful of cookies? Maybe a little guilty and regretful? It's not just your imagination. Certain foods can actually trigger certain responses in our bodies. Because what we put in our bodies fuels us, it can directly affect our brain, which in turn, determines our mood. We need a certain supply of vitamins and minerals to keep our bodies functioning optimally. When we feed ourselves food low in nutritional value, our risk of depression and other emotional issues can rise. So what should you limit to keep your body and brain on a positive path?
Refined sugar is one of the biggest culprits of a bad mood. At least in the long run. It may feel good for a few minutes, but leads to fluctuations in your blood sugar, which then causes fluctuations in your moods. It can also lead to insulin resistance, which plays a large role in mental health. Sugar has also been shown to create chronic inflammation in the long term, which can wreak havoc on our immune system and be linked to a greater risk of depression. Processed foods are another thing to avoid if you want to keep your mood steady and positive. They are filled with many chemicals that are connected to irritability and a bad mood.
So what should you be eating if you want to keep your brain happy? Eating healthy fats rich in omega-3 fatty acids can play a big role in decreasing inflammation, which promotes good moods. Fermented foods, such as yogurt or fermented veggies, are another great option, as they promote good gut health, which is directly related to our moods. Getting in your five a day of veggies and fruit helps ensure you're getting all the nutrients and fiber your body needs, which keeps our bodies physically and mentally healthy. Complex carbs such as root vegetables and whole grains can also help keep your mood stable, as they digest slowly and create a more balanced blood sugar level. Getting plenty of vitamin D, especially in the winter months, from some good old-fashioned sunshine can help keep depression at bay. Finally, keep up your water intake. Dehydration can cause tiredness and agitation, while staying hydrated can keep us energized.
For more tips on how better nutrition can improve your health and daily life, check out our upcoming workshop, The Art of Healthy Living Through Yoga & Ayurveda with Bhavna Mehta next Sunday, February 26th.


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Bruce Lotier
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Lessons to Learn From a Difficult CoworkerNovember 22nd, 2013
Working alongside a difficult coworker can completely destroy any positive feelings you have about your job and your workplace. Whether they sap your enthusiasm or rob you of creativity and confidence by being publicly hostile, dismissive of new ideas or badmouthing you behind your back, dysfunctional coworkers can turn your job into something you dread…. Read More


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Research networks
Working together to achieve outstanding results
Collaboration is essential to cutting-edge research. As a strong research university, FAU creates suitable structures for interdisciplinary collaboration and partnerships with industry which enable knowledge to be applied in practice.
In recent years, the region around Erlangen and Nuremberg has developed into a key location for sustainable energy technology. Energie Campus Nürnberg, ZAE Bayern, the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg, the Nuremberg Campus of Technology and the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology IISB are dedicated to working on sustainable energy production and methods of transporting, storing and saving energy.
The following pages provide information about the most important research networks that FAU is involved in.


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Triple-T's R&D staff is composed of a diverse team of industry experts, with a wide variety of experience in wastewater treatment including: process engineering, biotechnology, molecular biology, chemistry and other applied sciences. Our full service laboratory located in Kfar Giladi enables a broad range of R&D, pilot testing and other analysis to be conducted. Our continual focus on R&D ensures that our technology is constantly evolving to deliver the highest quality results for our clients.
R&D activities are ongoing in several principal fields, focusing primarily on the optimization of the TAYA process. These include:
- Definitions and acceptance tests for different types of media including: cation exchange capacity, dust measurement, aggregate sizing and strength measurement, etc.
- Recording protocols for the measurement and monitoring of the basins' hydraulic conductivity
- Measurement of the quantity of accumulated biomass on the surface of the inserted media
- Monitoring the type of microbial population developing in the basins
- Holding tests to define the pretreatment required (such as sedimentation tests, anaerobic reactors and similar)
- Remote monitoring of real-time project data including, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, hydraulic conductivity, etc.
- Enhancing denitrification capabilities through advanced methods of recirculation, dosing and other designs.
- Quick and affordable methods of unclogging various types of media
Our hand's on approach to R&D ensures that every TAYA system is optimized to meet the local and international standards required of the effluent. This process involves the modification of the system for the removal of total nitrogen (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and organic nitrogen) and phosphorous compounds, based the levels required for irrigation or stream releasing.
In addition to TAYA, our laboratory team has developed significant experience with a diverse range of wastewater treatment technologies including: sedimentation, coagulation & flocculation, filtration, anaerobic reactors and biogas. We apply this experience on daily basis, designing new systems, developing feasibility checks, solving complex process-related problems, and developing new solutions for water and wastewater treatment.


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Rebooting culture: a heady start to Saturday
On the "Rebooting Culture" panel at the Festival of Books on Saturday, L.A. Times Book Editor David Ulin opened the discussion by recognizing this moment in time as one of intense cultural shifts, affecting readers, writers and narrative itself.
The panel featured Ander Monson, Nicholas Carr and David Shields, three writers actively engaged in examining narrative form and how our current fragmentary, fully-wired lifestyle affects what and how we read.
Monson began by describing his latest project, "Vanishing Point: Not a Memoir," a memoir that is a collage of 150 fragments and a website; the two pieces pick up the narrative from each other. Monson began to see ways that memoir is actually more communal than individual -- yet while everyone's life story may be essentially the same, that doesn't diminish each person's need to tell their story.
Also experimental in form, David Shields' book "Reality Hunger: A Manifesto," calls for writers to stop being hamstrung by traditional ideas of appropriation, plagiarism and copyright law, all while obliterating the line between fiction and nonfiction. "Reality Hunger" is made up of 618 passages -- 45% of which he took from other sources, tweaking each like a remixer. While he didn't want to include citations, his publisher insisted; they appear in the back of the book, in tiny print, with a dotted line on the pages so they might be cut out and thrown away.
Nicholas Carr's "The Shallows" is a book-length exploration inspired by his 2008 Atlantic article, "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" In his introductory comments, he described how the Internet is feeding our natural cognitive tendency to "jump around," and how our thinking is being retrained at a deep cellular level. If the everyday tools of culture are changing our brains, are we losing the skills for extended concentration -- particularly, for reading?
Shields argues that fiction no longer fits Kafka's dictum that a book should be an axe to break the frozen sea within us. Only "the thinnest membrane between writer and reader" can do this. If fiction isn't this membrane, he argues, nonfiction can be.
Monson asked panelists whether they believed the novel as a form was on its way out or whether we're losing interest in narrative altogether. Shields strongly believes that the novel -- with its traditional ideas of setting, character and plot -- does not reflect the world. The books he has loved and taught include a multitude of stories, but not one overarching narrative. But Sheilds' was just one voice on the panel: Carr cautioned against extrapolating from personal preference and denigrating all traditional narrative -- he had recently read Thomas Hardy's "Return of the Native," published in 1878, and enjoyed it, finding it emotionally true. And Monson observed, "the book is [still] a useful technology."
The writers conceded that art by its very nature undermines what went before. Ulin observed that Monson's unconventional layout and linked style is now part of our familiar visual currency in a way it wasn't 10 years ago.
Ulin pointed out that despite all the speculation about what the fragmentation of culture means, the three writers on the panel had, after all, published books.
-- Chris Daley is a contributor to the LA Times Books section.
Photo, from left: David Shields, Nicholas Carr, David L. Ulin and Ander Monson disrupt the conventional narrative of a blog post by leaving before a decent photo could be taken. Credit: Carolyn Kellogg


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ISM/ISPS Certification
The International Safety Management (ISM) Code & International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code
Like safety, maritime security is of paramount importance to the operation of a vessel. The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code came into force on July 1, 2004 and is applicable to all vessels over 500 grt operating on international trades, as well as the ports that service them.
Class A.N.T offers a full range of statutory certification services to help you maintain compliance. We also offer ISPS training courses.
Our professional and experienced auditors are situated close to your premises and are available in all ports worldwide. We focus on safety and practical compliance.
International regulations require vessels to have in place a safety management system and a security plan that has been reviewed and approved by a Recognized Security Organization (RSO). Flag Administrations have fully approved ASCENT NAVALS THAILAND to conduct the following ship safety and security audits:
- International Ship Security Certificate (ISSC).
- Ship Security Plan Approvals (SSP)
- Safety Management Certificate (SMC).
- Document of Compliance (DOC)
CLASS- A.N.T. Could perform combined ISM & ISPS certification audits in order to save you time and money.
What is the ISPS Code?
The ISPS Code provides a framework through which ships and port facilities can co-operate to detect and deter acts which pose a threat to maritime security. The Code:
- Enables the detection and deterrence of security threats within an international framework
- Establishes roles and responsibilities
- Enables collection and exchange of security information
- Provides a methodology for assessing security
- Ensures that adequate security measures in place
It requires ship and port facility staff to:
- Gather and assess information
- Maintain communication protocols
- Restrict access, prevent the introduction of unauthorized weapons, etc.
- Provide the means to raise alarms
- Put in place vessel and port security plans and ensure training and drills are conducted.
The regulatory provisions do not extend to the actual response to security incidents or to any necessary clear-up activities after such an incident.
- We can provide you with expert security advice delivered at a level that suits your needs.
- You receive the assistance you need to develop and implement an effective security management system that meets the requirements of the Code.
We offer a full suite of services to help you comply with the ISPS Code in the most practical and cost-effective manner.
ISPS certification for ships
If the ISPS Code applies to your ship, it must have an International Ship Security Certificate (ISSC) in order to operate. As a Recognized Security Organization for the various flag state administrations, we can carry out security plan approvals and verification audits, leading to the issue of an ISSC for your ship.


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A few days before the babies turned two, I realised that I needed to start taking their last pics as one-year-olds.
See, I knew there was no way I could wait for the day before and quickly take a pic. Not with these two busybodies.
This was night one...notice all the blur
and this was night two.... less blur solely because there was milk involved
and out of those 30 pics, I got these that were acceptable and non-blurry.


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I wasn't raised Catholic, so I don't know for certain that all Catholic cemeteries are named Calvary, but in this neck of the woods, if you see a huge "Calvary Cemetery" sign, chances are it's Catholic. Which leads me to cemetery #2 on the blog tour of local cemeteries!
I tend not to creep myself out too much during the daylight hours, when it's easy to scoff at the movement in the shadows or the weird sound coming from across the way. It's just the birds, or the wind, or another damn bird. (I'm a total wimp when night falls, by the way. The Blair Witch Project still scares the crap out of me and I'm not even sure it was that scary of a film.)
Even with my daytime bravado, I was very thankful I'd read the news in the local paper that the cemetery was having badger problems. Especially when I came upon this sight:
(Um, you're seeing the hole, too, right?)
Badgers. Not anything trying to escape. Well, maybe trapped badgers, but that's all. That's all, right?
I wandered through the older graves and took a turn to the newer ones. I stopped to take this picture…
…and was instantly transported to days long gone when my parents would stop at "The Cemetery" to visit my grandfather's grave. (It was always referred to as "The Cemetery" when I was growing up. I didn't even know it had a name until I was leaving for college and thought to ask.) My grandmother traveled with empty plastic buckets and milk jugs, which we would carry to a spigot much like this one and then lug back. My dream was to be deemed strong enough to carry one of the full buckets. After my begging wore them down, I was then deemed too careless to carry the buckets after some water sloshed over the tops.
Tending my grandfather's grave was a solemn affair. The geraniums had to be deadheaded and then everyone would gather to appraise the shrubs and discuss whether or not they needed to be dug up and replaced. Then we'd water whatever needed to be watered and be on our way. At some point, everyone would peel away from the group for a moment or two and stand at my grandpa's grave with thoughts too private to share. Grief and loss were not communal property in my family, at least not between adults and children.
I almost never encounter other people when I visit cemeteries, and I've visited many in the past year. Yet at every cemetery I've visited, the signs of mourners are always present. There are wind chimes, flowers, neatly-clipped shrubs and empty water jugs waiting to be filled.
I'm not sure I'm working up to saying anything profound in this post, just that when I visit cemeteries know, I know to look for the signs of grieving, the work that continues – sometimes publicly, sometimes privately – even when it seems like no one's ever there.


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Claire & David
You know those super crafty and creative types? That's Claire! We originally met via the blogging and Instagram world - she's pretty rad. Much to my surprise, she asked me to create her bridal flower crown for her special day with her special guy, David. Who by the way, has a mean beard, am I right?
Claire and David are Blue Mountain spirits so they had their wedding in their wonderland, and DIY-ing as much as they could including her own bouquet. I felt pretty lucky being asked to contribute, and created her perfect crown: dainty, minimalist and filled with Aussie native flowers. So Claire!
Wedding Location Evans Lookout, Blue Mountains
Dress Rachel Gilbert
Photography Willow & Co
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January 24, 2014 | Volume 3, Issue 4
You will find more—articles, photo galleries and videos—at
A Message from KentuckyOne President & CEO Ruth Brinkley
Click here to watch a video Q & A with Ruth Brinkley addressing the changes ahead for KentuckyOne and what to expect.
Becoming KentuckyOne Means Change for All of Us
It's been just two years since KentuckyOne was formed and 11 months since the partnership with University of Louisville Hospital. Since then, the recession has come to health care.
In coming together, KentuckyOne knew there would be challenges ahead because the health care industry is changing so much. For example, health care providers used to be paid for the services provided. More often now, the payment system rewards efficiency, providing high quality care and keeping people healthy and out of the hospital.
Inpatient volumes and revenue have fallen, especially in Kentucky and at KentuckyOne.
At KentuckyOne today, costs are greater than revenue. To date, the many efforts to reduce expenses, grow services and reverse financial losses have not been enough. KentuckyOne must improve its performance by $218 million by the end of fiscal 2015.
Senior leaders are developing a plan to quickly reduce this budget gap. The plan will balance access, quality and cost, addressing essential questions:
Click here to watch a video Q & A with Ruth Brinkley addressing the changes ahead for KentuckyOne and what to expect. Follow the most up-to-date news from Brinkley by reading KentuckyOne This Week and regularly checking KentuckyOneEmployees.org/BecomingKentuckyOne
"We have yet to become the system we need to be to achieve our Purpose," Brinkley said. "We must shift our focus to managing wellness and the people of Kentucky will enjoy wellness, healing and hope."
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The New KentuckyOne Health Brand
The KentuckyOne Health Board of Directors spent considerable time and discernment on the topic of KentuckyOne Health branding. With the engagement of physician and operational leadership and presentations by the marketing department on the critical nature of strategic branding, a clear plan for KentuckyOne Health's brand emerged.
KentuckyOne Health Transplant Care Clinic Now Open in Lexington
KentuckyOne Health Transplant Care is bringing the expertise of the Trager Transplant Center at Jewish Hospital in Louisville to central Kentucky through a new specialty clinic in Lexington. Located in Building C at Saint Joseph Office Park, the KentuckyOne Health Transplant Care specialty clinic is a multi-organ, multidisciplinary clinic where specialists will offer transplant evaluations to determine if a patient is a candidate for transplant surgery, as well as pre- and post- transplant care.
Good Catch: Transporter Goes Above and Beyond to Protect Patient
A transporter at Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital, Ellis Solomon, brought a patient to radiology on a full tank of O2 and alerted three techs the patient was on 15 LPM. Ellis returned 30 minutes later and noticed the patient was still in the hallway … Read More
Learn tips for a safe patient handoff.
New Policy Regarding Media Inquires
To guard against the unauthorized release of information and protect patient privacy, only individuals designated to speak on behalf of KentuckyOne Health should interact with the media, community organizations, government officials and the public. All media inquiries (review the updated policy), beyond one-word patient condition, must go through your local facility's Public Affairs or Marketing and Communications departments.
Benefits Update: Delay in Coverage for Contraceptive Services & Prescriptions
For KentuckyOne Health employees who are covered under the CHI medical and prescription drug benefit plan for 2014, a delay has occurred disrupting access to contraceptive prescription drug coverage. Prescription drug coverage for KentuckyOne employees is through Express Scripts Incorporated (ESI) and they have confirmed this free contraceptive coverage was effective Jan. 1, 2014, and that any cost incurred by employees or their dependents will be reimbursed in full.
YMCA's Black Achievers Program Nominations Sought
KentuckyOne Health is a proud sponsor of the Louisville YMCA's Black Achievers Program. Each year, the award is presented to adults who've demonstrated a willingness to serve as role models and who've provided assistance to youth in their career and personal development. Nominate an employee for this award by Feb. 3. Please click here for the nomination form and more details.
Leadership Commitments in Action: Eric Gilliam Talks about Encouragement
In health care, change is inevitable, particularly at present, said Eric Gilliam, president of Saint Joseph East and interim president of Saint Joseph Berea. "To be involved as a new model of health care is being developed – it's exciting to see the growth and the change." Eric frequently communicates this excitement in his discussions with employees. The third KentuckyOne Health Leadership Commitment is integral to his leadership approach.
Schedule Your Biometrics Screening
Through our free and confidential health screenings, employees can learn their health numbers and risks. These screenings are part of our 2014 Healthy Spirit wellness program, now run by our wellness partner Preventure. Employees and spouses who are covered by the CHI Medical Plan and participate in the CHI Healthy Spirit wellness program will each receive a premium discount of $50 each quarter (biometrics screenings = 25 points towards the required 50 for the first quarter).
Register for the screenings through the My Healthy Spirit website.
Check KentuckyOneEmployees.org/Wellness regularly for updates.
KentuckyOne Celebrated MLK through Music, Arts and More
The Martin Luther King Celebration at Jewish Hospital, "Civil Rights and the Arts," was a very artistic, entertaining and inspirational program filled with theatrical performances, music and a spirited reading from the civil rights era. The University of Louisville's African-American Theatre Arts Program gave a high-spirited performance on women that had an impact on the civil rights movement.
Employees from University of Louisville Hospital and the James Graham Brown Cancer Center celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr., Day by giving back to the community. For the past several weeks, employees collected household items, such as baby formula, diapers, wipes, rubber gloves and cleaning products, for the Louisville Central Community Centers child development centers.
Headlines from Across KentuckyOne
Flaget's Lab Passes Rigorous CAP Inspection
Flaget's Cardiopulmonary Department Passes CAP Survey with Flying Colors
HR Leadership Announced for KentuckyOne Health Medical Group, KentuckyOne Health Partners
Dr. John Olsofka to Discuss Weight Loss Surgery on Body Talk Radio (Louisville) Feb. 8
Peer Interview Training Available for Employees
More Volunteers Needed for Habitat Home Build in Louisville Feb. 6, 7 and 8
Read News from Your Facility
Upcoming Events
Walk With A Doc at Shawnee Park Jan. 25
Free Seminar on Treatment of Reflux Disease (London) Jan. 27
SJH HAZ/MAT Pharmaceutical Waste Training Jan. 29
Health Benefit Exchange Enrollment Event at SMEH Jan. 30
Affair of the Heart Masquerade Ball in London Feb. 1
Health Benefit Exchange Enrollment Event at SMEH Feb. 1
CEU Louisville: Balance in the Active Patient – Integration of Strength & Neuromuscular Training Feb. 1-2
Peer Interview Training (Louisville) Feb. 5
Free Peace for Parents Seminar: Tips for Encouraging Change in Adolescents and Teens Feb. 7
Body Talk Radio Show: Dr. John Olsofka (Louisville) Discusses Weight Loss Surgery Feb. 8
Free Peace for Parents Seminar on ADHD Feb. 13
Peer Interview Training (Lexington) Feb. 13
Free Peace for Parents Seminar on Encouraging Change in Adolescents and Teens Feb. 20
CEU Louisville: Bariatric Ergonomics – Transfers & Mobility of the Obese Patient Feb. 22
Free Cooper/Clayton Facilitator Training, Louisville, Feb. 27
See More Events
CHI News Update
KentuckyOne This Week will include the Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) publication e in each issue. CHI is a sponsor of KentuckyOne and will be sharing news of interest to all employees.
Click here to read the latest issue.
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Creating Divisions
There are two ways to create divisions in SportPAD. You can auto generate and populate them or manually create them and assign entrants.
Auto generation: Once you have added all your entrants in the step above you can auto generate your divisions. This will use the settings from your competition to generate the appropriate number of divisions and distribute your entrants between them (this can be amended after in needed).
Auto Generation can be done from the Competition Entrants page. Enter a prefix name and this will be incremented for each division created. E.g. if you use 'Division' as your prefix then they bill be created as Division 1, Division 2, Division 3, etc.
Manual Creation: To manually create a division follow the Add Division button on the competition page. Hear you can set the division properties, which are similar properties to the competition page but will override them if different.
- Founded: Set the date the competition was created.
- Division Start Date: Fixtures will start from this date.
- Venue Details: This works in the same way as the venues set in the competition. If they are set here they will override any set in the competition. E.g. if only one division is selected in the division setting but more are selected at competition level, only the one division set at division level will be used.
- Min & Max Entrants: The maximum and maximum number of entrants allowed to join the competition. This will override any set in the competition
- Rating: level of division (1 being top). This is used when promoting and demoting teams at the end of a season. E.g. If promotion and demotion is set to 'two' in the competition settings, two entrants from the division rated 1 will be demoted to the division rated 2, and two entrants from the division rated 2 will be promoted to the division rated 1. Divisions will also be displayed in this order.
Division Participants: If divisions have been created manually or if you would like to move entrants between divisions you can use this feature.
Adding entrants to a division: If a division has been added manually, entrants will need to be added. All competition entrants will be listed on the left hand side and can be dragged and dropped into the appropriate division.
Moving entrants between divisions: Before fixtures have been generated you can move entrants between divisions just by dragging and dropping into the desired league.


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Symbol of love, this ring supports the union of two hearts. The strong color of the 1,28 fancy deep pink and 1.25 fancy deep blue is perfectly enhanced by the 6,89 carats rows of pink and colorless diamonds. Almost a hundred pieces of diamonds are handset on this exceptional jewel platinum mounting.
Main Stones: 1,28 heart shape fancy deep pink VS1 GIA certified
1,25 heart shape fancy deep blue IF Gia certified
Side Stones: 26 colorless pear shape diamonds (6,29 carats)
20 round brilliant colorless diamonds (0,39 carats)
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I've had this idea to write my definitive london brunch guide for a while now. To write one post and keep updating it with new finds. For those moments where you've been trusted with the location decision and your mind has a blank. This will be the post to save you (me). The only criteria for this list is that all the places must be amazing enough to keep coming back to again and again and again.
L to R : Ottolenghi, The Good Egg, Esters, Friends of Ours, Sunday, Caravan,
Ottolenghi N1 (also East and West)
The shakshuka is the best dish here but I'm always drawn in by the assortment of breads, pastries and spreads (homemade nutella, raspberry & morello cherry jam, apricot & passionfruit).
The Good Egg N16
The menu changes seasonally but I think the aubergine & egg pitta and dak dak salad are mainstays. I heartily recommend both of those but everything else I've had here is always superb. This is hardly a secret so your best bet is to come on a weekday or get here 15 minutes before it opens on a weekend.
Friends of Ours N1
Great little cafe near Old Street. The beetroot and carrot fritters with kasundi, avocado and egg are my top recommendation.
Esters N16
This place is so unassuming, tucked away in a corner of Stoke Newington. Everything I've tried is fantastic, the flavours and textures are well thought out and balanced and the dish is always beautifully presented. They have a small but perfectly formed menu which changes with seasonal availability.
Sunday N1
Just behind Cally Rd, this place receives absolutely zero footfall yet I'll often see a queue waiting outside at 10am on a weekday. Arrive early and nab yourself a table before the rush. Cannot recommend the cornbread (with maple chipotle butter!) enough.
Caravan N1C
Head here for something new. Not just your standard avo & eggs situation but a dishes like a buckwheat bowl with rose harissa, pickles & avocado. They also have some sweet outside tables overlooking Granary Square
Tina, We Salute You N1
A banging avocado on toast and very reasonable prices. A great spot for doing some work for a couple of hours
Pophams Bakery N1
Huge selection of pastries - lots of interesting flavours and superb texture
Le Péché Mignon N5
A neighbourhood favourite - filled with delicious pastries baked on site, Monmouth Coffee and all sorts of interesting deli delights
L to R : Honey & Co, 26 Grains, Fabrique
Honey & Co. W1
I mean you should get yourself here for the breakfast, lunch AND dinner but let's start with brunch. Choose the mezze followed by one of their middle eastern egg dishes. You may need rolling out the door, but it will be worth it.
26 Grains WC2
Situated in the beautiful Neals Yard, head here for a killer turmeric latte and try one of their seasonal savoury porridge bowls
Fabrique WC2 and W1T (also East and West)
I will happily travel across town for these buns. The cardamom ones especially. Nice chilled spot for a pit-stop or take away breakfast.
L to R: Pavilion, The Modern Pantry, E5 Bakehouse, Ottolenghi
Pavilion Bakery E9 (Also takeaway at E2 and E8)
This place is an absolute dream in summer. The tables overlooking Victoria Park's lake fill up fast. The Sri Lankan curry & sambal is the star dish here but they also offer all the classics. The chai masala is one of the more authentic drinks I've tried in London. Don't leave without a loaf of white sourdough.
The Modern Pantry (Finsbury Sq and Clerkenwell) EC1V
Finsbury Square is fairly corporate, I would head to Clerkenwell for a more relaxed vibe. Dreamy outdoor table situation in summer plus the menu features fusion flavours like garam masala banana, grapefruit & pink peppercorn and passionfruit & chilli
Fabrique E2 (see Central London entry)
Ottolenghi E1 (see North London entry)
Fabrique W11 (see East London entry)
Ottolenghi W11 (see North London entry)
Salon Brixton SW9
On my list for SO long and well worth a visit. Seasonal food, beautifully presented and lots of plantbased options. Book ahead
I don't often venture West or South so I cannot give many recommendations. I'm sure I'm missing out on some great ones so do let me know
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Xingxu Vang, 53, of Planada has been identified as the man killed Tuesday morning when his car was struck by a big rig on Highway 99 at Plainsburg Road.
Officer Shane Ferriera, spokesman for the Merced Area California Highway Patrol office, said Vang died at the scene of the 7:16 a.m. accident on the fog-shrouded highway where visibility was 150 to 200 feet. His 1997 Acura Integra was crossing northbound lanes of Highway 99 to turn south on the highway when it pulled in to the path of a 2004 Peterbilt tractor-trailer driven by Fortunado Silva, 38, of Livingston.
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Most of my work in social comes in the B2B world, which you've probably already figured out. Even after working directly in B2B social for about two years, it's still an area that's trying to find its place in this world. I know of several organizations looking to leverage Facebook as a main B2B driver, which I think is a bad idea. Where do you start though?
In the B2B world, LinkedIn is definitely a sleeping giant in social media for B2B. You aren't really trying to drive impulse decisions but nurturing relationships over the long term. LinkedIn is a great networking tool for that and has been one network I've tapped into to nurture and develop relationships with mentors, friends and even a few freelance gigs.
There are two valuable assets connected to LinkedIn: Company profile pages and the LinkedIn plugins for websites.
Company Profile Page
I've been working for a company whose products/services are really hard to define clearly in a 30-second elevator speech. Anyone who has worked in the incentives business knows this. Some would see this as a barrier, though I see it as a blessing in forced creativity.
One of the great features of company profile pages in LinkedIn is the "Servies" tab. This is huge for us. The page allows us to share some of our business services through a text explanation and even accompany that with a YouTube video giving a more in-depth look at that particular service.
For example, Hinda does a Warehouse Dash. In that, we have a full description of what the Warehouse Dash is in addition a YouTube video dedicated to a Dash. Along with the service description, users are allowed to recommend those products and services to their peers - recommendations that also appear on the profile page.
LinkedIn Buttons
Taking a page out of Facebook's book (along with other social networks) LinkedIn finally has a plugin option for external websites. Click here to see that page. Users can grab a bit of code out of the page to allow content sharing via LinkedIn.
When the button came out, I had already been incorporating the Twitter button on Hinda's blog for quite some time. I immediately added the LinkedIn share button on their blog posts too. Over time, I noticed that the share count (more often than not) for LinkedIn actually outperformed the number of Twitter shares.
Tells you something about where my audience hangs out doesn't it.
So Why LinkedIn for B2B?
Honestly, it's because that's one social network that most B2B peeps hang out. I know several people in the B2B world that won't have anything to do with Twitter or "the Facebook" but do tap into LinkedIn to make connections. If you know your audience - and know that your audience hangs out in a certain spot - wouldn't you make it easy for them to share things in that space?
How else do you all use LinkedIn for B2B marketing?
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E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore Gallery, 2017
The Poiesis Project is an exhibit of 33 "political posters" that arose in the wake of white supremacist resurgence in Charlottesville, NC and Berkeley, CA during the summer of 2017. The posters seek to challenge the reductive slogans and narratives of internet news and social media storytelling, in an attempt to create space for earnest inquiry and communication. The project features words, ideas, and quotations submitted by Oakland artists, writers, and activists. It was curated and designed by Hannah Rubin and Tara Marsden, with the support of BAMPFA. One thousand six hundred fifty posters were printed, all were given away.
California Institute of the Arts Main Gallery, 2017
Data Display Site #1 is a sound art piece that began in July 2017 while at residency at Dusklit at the Seligman Performing Art Center in upstate New York. It is a work-in-progress that mutates during each iteration — and is a continuing, and evolving, investigation of the relationship between surveillance, consent, and power through the staging of variousanachronistic (& private) interactions in public spaces.The piece, in its first iteration (in upstate NY), consisted of ademarcated tent space inwhich participants where invited to enter, solong as they followed the contractual rules posted at the entrance:agree to be recorded, agree to remain in the tent for the entireduration of the length of a cassette tape, agree to read the Data Love Notes that were scattered around the tent out loud at some point while in the tent.In this iteration, as Data Display Site #1, I presented the collected datarecordings for gallery listening as physical objects of vulnerable accumulation — a series of marked cassette tapes. The audio shrine stands next to a framed Data Love Note and the Terms and Conditions that dictated the legal collecting of the presented data.
is a community sound experience where people gather in the dark to listen. It has happened on:
April 27, 2017: INTIMACY
December 6, 2016: RESISTANCE
October 12, 2016: SPACE//language as sound, listening. a flickeringly sonic experience of fantasy and imagination. of slowness. a language to live in together with the lights turned off: feeling its weight with skin, lips, tongue. no need, for eyes.//
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February 20, 2017 marked our first president's day with Donald Trump as president. Trump's rise to power, during the 2016 election, relied upon a crafty manipulation of language that caused his sensationalized & overtly false narrative of reality to be the only one many people could trust. As much as we deride him, he now owns license to what is "real" in America.
"Deluge of the real" was a durational performance that took place over the twelve "daylight" hours of President's Day, 2017. It consisted of twelve consecutive hours of publicly screened documentary footage, all of which analyzed the nuances of technology, ignorance and psychology in global politics. This "occupation of president's day" was curated in an attempt to chart the erosions of "truth" and "trust" in politics that led to Trump's election. Best of all: they offered a window into how Donald Trump makes sense.
The event doubled as a fundraiser for the Arab Resource and Organizing Center and was produced in conjunction with 100daysaction.


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The VibeDrum is classed as a Hank or Steel Tongue Drum. This melodious percussion instrument is offered in two forms: The Single VibeDrum and the Double VibeDrum. Within these two forms we offer various colors and Pentatonic or Custom scales to choose from. We believe that our drums are one of the best Hank Drums around in terms of sound quality, portability, note layout, durability and value for your and money. Before I get into the differences between the two drums let's look at what they have in common.
The shells are formed by spinning and sculpting the steel not pressing it into a mold. The notes have a hexagonal shape which brings focus to the "sweet spot" of each note. The drums are 100% zinc plated inside and out to protect them from the elements. Then our drums are "Powder Coat" painted which is more environmentally friendly than spray paints. We don't cut corners with the Powder Coat we use a unique, exotic super high quality 2 part system which offers superb durability and scratch resistance to the beautiful high gloss finish. In addition all our drums come with a Travel Bag, Mallets and Instructional CD with Free Shipping to all EU countries.
The Single VibeDrum has 9 tuned notes in pentatonic scales ranging from F-Minor all the way down to D-Major. The notes are laid out in a double clockwise circle with the middle note also being the middle note of the scale. The bottom of the drum does not have a large hole in it so it forms a perfect parabolic dish. The drum is lightweight and has a slim design so it easily fits into a Daypack or in your Carry-On. For more detailed information including product specifications click here: Single VibeDrum
The Double VibeDrum is unique as it is the only drum in it's class that has 18 notes on two playing heads. We were the first to create the "double" concept (patent pending) and we are the only Steel Tongue Drum manufacturer to offer it.
This drum has a total of 18 notes, 9 on each side, in two completely different contrasting scales. A high pitch scale on one side such as F-Minor and a lower pitch scale on the other such as D-Major. So in essence the Double VibeDrum is like 2 Single VibeDrums in one.
However in order to maintain the sound quality the Double is slightly larger ( ½" in diameter and 1" higher) than the Single. It is also one pound heavier. In spite of it's larger size it is still compact enough to fit in your Carry-On or Daypack. However because it does not have a smooth bottom like the single we don"t recommend that it be used for Massage Therapy although it could. For more information including product specifications please click here: Double VibeDrum
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Music: Because of it"s beautiful sound and the ease in which it can be played it is very popular as a personal musical instrument, to facilitate a meditative or trance state. It is being used in bands ranging from Folk to New Age to Ost bands and even in a German Heavy Metal band.
Massage: Because of it's light weight, slim design and smooth bottom it is being used extensively in Europe for Massage Therapy. In fact we were the first ones that invented and developed the "VibeDrum Massage" to help everything from back and shoulder pain to muscle cramps and more.
Other Uses: We know that it is being used in Alternative Medicine for energy work, Chakra clearing and energizing as well as meridian clearing and energizing. We have also seen it used in combination with Reike treatments. Because of it's calming effect it is also being used by some psychologists to treat nervousness and anxiety disorders. For more details on the different uses of our VibeDrum including links to some of our customers websites click here: VibeDrum Uses
These drums are relatively new as far as musical instruments go. Because of this there seems to be some confusion as to exactly what they are called which makes it difficult and confusing when doing an internet search. Thus we have seen a number of terms being used, including; Hang (drum), handpan drum, steel pan drum, slit drum, tank drum, steel drum, steel tongue drum and hank drum. So let's demystify this by exploring the differences.
The VibeDrum is a Hank Drum also known as a Steel Tongue Drum which originated out of the Tank Drum. The first tank drums were made out of old propane or butane cylinders…they sound okay but they always have a hollow hard steel aspect to them. Our VibeDrum evolved out of this concept into it's current form, which is far superior, and is a Hank Drum which is a combination of the words Hang drum and Tank drum. Because of the way that the notes are cut it is also known as a Steel Tongue Drum.
The Panart Company located in Switzerland is the innovator of the handpan drum they call it a 'Hang". It became very popular in Europe but some people feel that due to it's price and availability it brought about a host of other Handpan or Steelpan drum manufacturers. These drums borrow upon the Steel Drum concept but everything is basically turned inside out.
Steel Drums are the ones you see in the Caribbean, traditionally made from an old 55 gallon steel drum. The notes are created by indenting the steel with a hammer although much more modern methods are used today. Handpan drums are based upon this principle its just that they inverted the drum and made it convex instead of concave and added a bottom shell to it to bring out the notes when played by hand instead of hard mallets.
Although you may want to class a VibeDrum as a Slit Drum it really isn't. A Slit Drum is traditionally made of wood in the shape of a rectangular box. The notes are cut into the top of the box usually in long rectangles.
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$2.5 Million RV Has Its Own Helicopter, But That's Not Even The Best Part.
Most of us wouldn't mind having an RV so we could tool around the country and go wherever you want, whenever you want. That wouldn't be a bad thing at all. The reason that most of us don't have them is, first and foremost, they are very expensive. Well, you used to think they were expensive. When you take a look at the beautiful Elysium RV you'll not only be amazed, but you'll want one too! However, you'll find out what a truly expensive RV actually is.
This baby is worth around $2.5 million and by the looks of it, it's worth every penny. It comes with its own helicopter! How's that for a package deal? The two seat Robison R22 not only comes with the eight foot wide RV, it can be parked right on the roof!
Furrion created this beautiful 45- foot-long vehicle and they left nothing out. It has beautiful couches, large screen televisions, a shower that doubles as a steam room, and it has a complete kitchen including a sink, top notch stove and fridge.
Before you start looking online to find an order form for it though, you should know that it's not for sale. Furrion says that it's a concept vehicle that will not be for sale. Now that's a tease!
The Elysium RV is nothing like you've ever seen. It is 45 feet long and is the most amazing RV ever made.
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Most commercial granola preparations have more than 12.5 grams of sugar per 100 gram serving, placing them a highly sugary category of foods, reports the Daily Mail. Most granolas are also very high in fat and calories per serving. Fox News agrees, reporting that granola can be very fattening because it is laden with fats, sugar and calories.
According to the Free Dictionary, granola is mixture of rolled oats and other ingredients, such as brown sugar, dried fruits, and nuts. It is commonly eaten as a breakfast food.
Jillian Michaels' Live Well defends the healthy properties of granola. Granola is a whole-grain food with oats in it. Whole-grains have beneficial health effects, and granola also contains fiber, which has beneficial health effects. The fiber content of granola can be increased by buying high-fiber versions or by adding extra fiber. Granola can also provide essential nutrients to the diet, especially if fortified versions are ingested. Granola can contribute to health by encouraging the consumption of breakfast, which is thought to improve the overall diet as well as the ability to function optimally throughout the morning. However, Live Well suggests looking for low-sugar versions of granola and being careful to limit portion size, because granola is often higher in calories per portion than other breakfast foods.


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Birding gear reviews
For many years Bird Watching has been testing and reviewing all the new birdwatching gear – optics, clothing, tripods, accessories and books – to come on to the market. This archive contains reviews from past issues of the magazine, and all of the equipment featured is still available. Keep coming back, as we'll be adding new reviews regularly.


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The Learning Center at the MCC-Business and Technology provides students opportunities to achieve their educational goals through one-on-one or group tutoring*, study groups, handouts, workshops, and computer tutorials. This tutoring is free for MCC students. The Learning Center is located in Room 176G, inside the MCC-Business and Technology Library. In most cases, no appointment is necessary. Organizing a group of students for tutoring is also encouraged. Tutoring is available during regular class sessions according to the schedule below.
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Our home is always a welcome place to return, and I love that we have a 'base' that we can go on little holidays and then return to creature comforts. Work was incredibly busy over December, and it's the first break I've had since I started in August.
First up is Copenhagen. We are going for three days and I can't wait! Whenever I've mentioned Copenhagen, people have drawn breath and said 'Ooh it's pricey there' but I'm hoping we can see Copenhagen and have fun on a budget. Heard hot dogs are pretty plentiful! Don't worry, I'm sure I'll share ALL the details with you on Instagram, and with a blog post when I get back.


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Charting the future of data centers and cloud computing.
Increasingly, enterprises are opening their data and applications to partners, developers, mobile apps and cloud services. APIs provide a standardized way to open up information assets across the web, mobile devices, serviceoriented architecture (SOA) and the cloud. However, to make API information sharing safe, reliable and cost-effective, enterprises must deal with critical security, performance management and data adaptation challenges. CA API Management combines advanced functionality for back-end integration, mobile optimization, cloud orchestration and developer management. It is unique in its ability to address the full breadth of enterprise API management challenges.


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Card Captor Sakura is a magical girl manga by CLAMP.
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Learn about India's Risk Landscape in 2016, including strikes, closures & unrest.
According to the 2016 India Risk Survey, 'Strikes Closures & Unrest' has emerged as the No. 1 risk, moving up from No. 6 in 2015. 'Corruption, bribery and corporate frauds, ' the No. 1 risk last year and the year before, has fallen to No. 5.
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Just in time for late summer recreation, the newly released US Topo maps for Wisconsin feature the Ice Age National Scenic Trail.
The Ice Age Trail, one of 11 National Scenic Trails in the U.S. and Wisconsin's only State Scenic Trail, follows the edge of the most recent continental glacier as it traveled south through the upper Midwest. These parts of the state's landscape are world-renowned as one of the best places to see the variety of landforms that resulted from glaciation. Several of the 1,109 new US Topo quadrangles display parts of the 640 miles of established Ice Age Trail segments, which are all contained within the state borders.
"Wisconsin's US Topo maps display the relief of the state's glacial features that the Trail then interprets on the ground," says Tim Malzhan, director of trail operations for the Ice Age Trail Alliance, the nonprofit arm in a partnership that manages and supports the Trail. "When people use these maps, seeing the ribbon of the Ice Age Trail as it crosses the state will allow them to learn about and explore Wisconsin's glacial history."
The Ice Age Trail will one day be a continuous 1,200-mile footpath spanning the state from the Minnesota border on the west to Lake Michigan on the east. The Ice Age Trail was designated a National Scenic Trail on Oct. 3, 1980, when Congress amended the National Trails System Act to authorize and establish the Ice Age National Scenic Trail as part of the National Trails System.
The USGS partnered with the National Park Service, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Ice Age Trail Alliance to incorporate the Ice Age Trail onto Wisconsin's maps. These three agencies worked cooperatively to shape the IAT into one of the premier hiking trails in the country. The USGS has future plans to include all National Scenic Trails in The National Map products, including updates to the US Topo map series.
These new maps replace the first edition US Topo maps for Wisconsin and are available for free download from The National Map and the USGS Map Locator & Downloader website.
As with all US Topo map updates, the replaced maps will be added to the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection and are also available for download.
To download US Topo maps: http://nationalmap.gov/ustopo/
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Garbage it would seem just gets more and more complicated as time goes on. Being
a retired senior gives me the past life experiences of living in a time where everything
was not disposable. Back then glass was the product of choice used in most food
packaging applications and reused by just being properly sanitized or being recycled
to make other glass products. The main advantages of glass were that if you didn't
break it, it would last forever, and it wouldn't leach into or pollute anything that was
in the glass. The main disadvantages are still weight, could get broken, and that
over time the costs for producing glass have gone up when compared to plastic. And
yes there was a time when everything at your local grocery store was either in a
cardboard, metal, or a glass container, and was put into paper bags to take away,
all more eco-friendly products than plastic.
I also grew up in a time when reusable cloth diapers was the norm for growing infants,
just something that got started several generations before my time, and a practice
that is still used by a very small percentage of the most eco-friendly parents.
Disposable diapers are the biggest waste problem that the new generation must deal
with and the majority of soiled diapers go into growing landfill sites. If you have any doubts
about that take a drive past your local landfill site, open your window, sorry you
don't have to open your window, the stench will seep into your car no matter what.
Because of growing landfill sites, more waste = more stench which covers more distance
and it's just a matter of time when that stench could be available where you live.
It's like that never ending story that I keep hearing about.
Solutions to our waste problems are few, and with our current lifestyles pointing
in a direction that indicate waste production will continue to rise. Waiting for
someone else or science to fix this problem is something that will likely not happen
in our generation, so any method of slowing the growth of that landfill site is
a step in the right direction. Supporting any initiative that reduces the amount
of waste going into a landfill site by diverting more organic waste to a treatment
facility is a step in the right direction and is worth any extra money it may cost.
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Wearing: Thrifted Mustard Blazer; Thrifted bustier; grandma's hand-me-down belt; Cross shorts I found on ebay!! haha (excuse the wrinkles); and Marc Fisher boots (favorite so far)
Soooo here's an outfit I wore probably a week or two ago...not really sure haha but I must say when I found these cross shorts from ebay I just had to, had to buy them!! The boots and sunglasses were from ebay too ahaha seriously I had an ebay haul that week...as of right now I am temporarily haulting my shopping temptations because Christmas is almost here once again and that means saving money for gifts!!! weeeeee!! hahaha well anyways besides my love for ebay, I have to say I still am in love with this over-sized blazer, the color just adds so much to an outfit gahhh! I'm so happy I found this with my twin while thrifting in Murrieta and Temec haha
Oh! and I was thinking of making videos of my outfits if taking pictures isn't possible...what do you guys think? Video or no video? Video or no video?? haha let me know!
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Gym Review: Midwest Center for Movement (Hudson, WI)
|Some of the guys at Midwest Center for Movement in Hudson, Wi.
Bottom left (the serious yet cuddly looking fellow) is head instructor Mike Ellefson. Bottom right is instructor Tim Mahedy
Three things ran through my mind as I drove over the bridge into Wisconsin.
1. What is Wisconsin's statute of limitations on indecent exposure?
2. What is that smell?
3. What the hell am I doing in Wisconsin?
The first two were lesser points that I won't concern myself with, they really are more the business of local law enforcement and Board of Health (possibly the Department of Transportation). However, the third point was valid. After all, this is my MINNESOTA BJJ Gym Tour.
Well, earlier this year I wrote up an article reporting the promotion of the Midwest Center forMovement's Mike Ellefson to the rank of BJJ Black Belt under Chris McCune and Rigan Machado. I felt that if I am going to report on someone's rank promotion, I might as well check out their gym.
Besides being a BJJ Black Belt, Mike is also a 4th Degree Black Belt in Aikido, making him just about the last person that I want start standing against in open roll. Couple that with the 50 or so pounds he has on me and I will just sit my little tushy on the mat, thank you very much.
Yes, I said tushy. The sooner we get past that the sooner I can get on with my sad little life.
So, what's the point of training in Hudson, Wisconsin? There are a lot of gyms in Woodbury that someone could train at. What possible benefit could there be to going over the river to the land of cheese and farmers that swear they were just "helping the sheep over the fence"?
I suppose the first thing would be the thought that kept going through my mind as I rolled with Mike.
"Why would God let a guy so big move like that?"
There is a lot of evidence that God doesn't like me. Besides my looks, dead-end job and wherever that smell is coming from, for some reason I am constantly finding myself rolling against people that are not only well above my level, but perhaps at a level I will never attain.
What has set certain gyms and instructors apart in my mind while doing this tour is when I come across an innovator. Someone that has been doing the game for a long time, but instead of becoming complacent and comfortable in the way things are done, they play with the old concepts. They find a new way to pass or sweep, then find a new way to defeat that pass or sweep.
Only by innovating do we grow. Which is why those email ads never work for me...
Mike innovates. I learned this first hand as I had what I once thought a decent turtle position turned over with what appeared to be my own decision.
What sets me apart from many, besides that ****ing smell and my ability to make almost any situation awkward, is that I can get the **** out of stuff. I run like a frightened little girl just about any time I find myself in a less than likeable situation. However, this time, Mike always seemed to be right there, looking at me, smiling.
He really is a nice guy, which probably pissed me off even more. I don't mind it when ***holes beat me. Then at least I can focus on their being assholes, but when they are nice and tell jokes I don't have much to blame.
Rolling with his students was a good time too. They have a mix of several backgrounds and I had to adjust a lot to positions I rarely, if ever, see, especially from the white belts that I can definitely see promotions for in the near future.
Downsides? Normally I would say **** you, I'm not here to slam anyone. However…
What's with all the nipple talk? Size, shape, texture. What the hell?
Sure, there is the chance that I might have been the one to start the nipple talk.
Perhaps I am the one that started talking about nipple size, shape, preference.
Perhaps I am the one that starting talking about the best way to avoid bleeding from the nipples and if I should go to the doctor about all this lactating.
But that is just me being awkward. You don't have to placate me! Just let me tire myself out and I will find a nice corner to curl up in and take a nap. Is that so hard?
All in all I had a great time rolling at MWCFM
Shameless plug:
Fall Grappling Games at The Midwest Center For Movement!!! Tentatively scheduled for 10/22/11
If you've read this before, you know I am a huge fan of this comp (and the sexy refs). The competition size is growing every time and is about to get even bigger. Not just is this event double elimination, but for the first time Mike is offering BOTH GI AND NO GI divisions! That's right, for all you out there with necks too sensitive for gi (and the correlating chokes) you still get to party in Hudson. Mike is renting out an additional 1000 square feet for even more room. As usual, the price is dirt cheap $25 for one (1) division or $35for TWO DOUBLE ELIMINATION DIVISIONS! (add $5 to both prices at the door) Are you ****ing kidding me?! How can you pass this one up?
And, my favorite part, after the kids compete, we are going Grappler's Quest-style. No Gi first and ADVANCED DIVISIONS got first. No longer will all your hard work mean that you have to wait around. Front and center, show us what you've got!
Next Up: 10K MMA (Forest Lake, MN)


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Sex bomb Namitha has emerged the most searched South Indian actress in Google's list of India's Top searches on Mobile for 2008.
The buxom beauty has beaten strong competition from the likes of Nayantara , Shriya Saran and Trisha to make it to the top ten list. The only other Indian who has made it to the list is Katrina Kaif .
Katrina is on sixth spot while Namitha is on ninth.
The survey also reveals that Namitha's photos have been downloaded by more than 3.2 crore internet users.
Namitha says when she first heard the news she did not believe it. But later when she saw the list herself, she was thrilled to see her name on it.
The busty belle presently has a lot of projects in her kitty –including four Tamil films and a Telugu flick. She is also in talks for a Kannada film.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
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What is it that makes Christmas so special? Among all the different holidays people celebrate across many different cultures, why does Christmas stand out as "the most wonderful time of the year?" Despite the added stress of shopping, decorating, and potential family drama most of us become a happier, better version of ourselves during this season.
Over the next three weeks we will see that you and I have been created for Christmas and that many of the holiday traditions we observe bring the best out of us because of how God has created us to be like him.
Blessed to be a blessing
Gen 3:15; Gen 12:1-3; Isa 9:6-7; Eph 5:2; Mk 15:23; Lk 11:27-28
Discussion Questions
- There are so many things that make Christmas such an enjoyable time of year. What aspects of this holiday season really make Christmas a special time for you? What holiday traditions do you and your family look forward to?
- One of the statements made this Sunday was that God is the ultimate gift giver. What gifts from God are you most thankful for?(In your list think of things such as important relationships, God's physical provision, life experiences, and how God has made you unique.)
- The magi gave gifts from their treasures (gold, frankincense, and myrrh). How can you give of yourself to the people closest to you during this holiday season?
- The magi re-gifted their treasure to Jesus. Everything that they gave to Jesus already belonged to him (PS 24:1). How can you give back to God out of the time, talents, and treasure that he has given you?
- What do you think that Jesus meant when he said, "it is more blessed to give than to receive?" (Acts 20:35) We have heard it said many times that generosity is something that God wants FOR us, not FROM us. What are the benefits of being generous towards others?
- What was the most significant statement or truth that you heard during this message or the discussion time that followed?