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A Word from a Digital Professor: Five Factors Favor Native Advertising
According to Theo Lynn, a professor of Digital Business at Dublin City University Business School in Ireland, there are a few things that suggest native advertising is living up to its billing.
Native advertising, which is a kind of advertising that has an appearance that complements the material — editorial or otherwise — around it, is more integrated and a whole lot less disruptive.
A "form of contextual advertising," as Lynn puts it in a LinkedIn piece, native benefits from its relevance and integration into existing content.
So, why should a marketer consider native advertising? Lynn singles out five factors:
- 53 percent of users say they are more likely to look at a native than a banner ad.
- 85 percent of mobile users are "visually engaged" with native ads presented in the stream of content.
- 32 percent of viewers say they would share a native ad.
- Native mobile ads deliver 6 times the conversion rate for brands versus traditional banner ads.
- 18 percent more (52 percent vs. 34 percent) of native ad viewers indicate purchase intent.
It's true that some consumers view native advertising as somewhat surreptitious and sneaky.
"(Native advertising) may be perceived as stealth marketing or manipulative," notes Lynn. "As such, highly integrated (and effective) native advertising requires targeted placement, a high fit with publication style, point of view, and voice — balanced with disclosure, quality, and an ethical process."


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How to start download file from existing part of the file
- User Forums
- Offline Explorer Pro
- How to start download file from existing part of the file
|12/31/2005 10:19 am
|I already have a part of a big file. For example, 130mb of 700mb.
Now I need to continue download the file using OE.
How can I configure OE to start download from 130mb not from zero?
I`ve tried to suspend the project and replace .tmp file but OE ignore it.
|Oleg Chernavin
|01/01/2006 03:59 pm
|I am sorry, but there is no such feature in Offline Explorer - to load a part of a file. You can use Mass Downloader for this purpose - the partial file can be imported and the download will resume:
Best regards,
Oleg Chernavin
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of course, there's always something to fall in love with: asexual perspectives on pop culture and much more.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Self-Love for the Overly Literal
We're often told to "love yourself" (usually, after we have changed everything "wrong" about us, but that's beyond the scope of this post). Even when people are saying to "love yourself" with the best of intentions, it's always been unclear to me what is actually meant by this. Slightly more specific is "be your own best friend", but I feel like even this needs to be broken down further.
I've known about the concept "be your own best friend" for years now, and I've intermittently resolved to put it into practice. It sounds so appealing, but I can't say it's made any headway in changing my everyday life. What actual behaviors would fall under "being your own best friend" anyway? I take it to mean that, when you're feeling down, you'd think about what you might do for a friend in the same circumstances. For instance, you would probably not berate the person further. You'd probably listen to their concerns. Maybe you'd try to cheer them up by baking them cookies, taking them dancing, having them pet a llama, etc. If your best friend was bored or lonely, you'd probably try to make them laugh or tell them that you were there for them.
But for me, what's rewarding about many activities is the fact that I'm doing them with another person. When I'm with a friend, I'm often able to forget about my troubles for a while, because I'm focusing on interacting with the other person rather than on my own worries. Of course, "being your own best friend" isn't a substitute for having a best friend who's another person, but I can find myself comparing solitary activities to social ones. While I can enjoy some things done alone, I would usually enjoy them even more with good company.
It can be especially hard to be your own best friend in personal crisis situations, or times when you're stuck in repetitive behaviors. Your other-person friend, because they're not going through the same thing at the same time, may be better able to take decisive action or give objective feedback than you are. There's also the fact that not everyone has had the experience of a loving friend. A lot of people are socially isolated or are in dysfunctional relationships. Some people have few social needs, making it unclear how a "best friend" metaphor would even benefit them.
At least in my own experience, "being your own best friend" isn't just something that happens one day and then maintains itself over a lifetime. Instead, it seems to be a constant battle between my inner friend and my inner critic. Sometimes my friend wins and sometimes she doesn't. But if I criticize myself for being a bad self-friend, then that's a step even further back.
And the truth is, sometimes I don't know how to help a troubled friend, even as I feel empathy for them and deeply want to help. I want to be the kind of person who quickly jumps into action to help someone, be it myself or someone else. But too often, I find myself mired in analysis of the situation. How can my "inner friend" truly help me when she shares all of my limitations?
As usual, I'm ending on a question (meep!). I'd be interested to know what you all think about the "be your own best friend" concept. Has it been useful to you? Is there another way of conceptualizing it that I'm just missing?
7 comments:
- sui said...
Ahh, loving yourself. It's difficult to define, for sure. And I think all definitions fall short of the mark. In my humble opinion, loving yourself is not a feeling but a state of being, & it's manifested through action. The "be your own best friend" definition can definitely fail this at times, because it is indeed limited.
My own personal definition took a long time to pinpoint, but it looks something like this: http://s.rvxn.org/2011/04/25/what-loving-yourself-really-means/
And it took several hundred (or thousand!) words. Loving yourself is many things. A lot of things. To me, first & foremost, though, loving yourself is a commitment. Any love is.
- August 2, 2011 at 7:20 PM
- Ily said...
@sui: Yep yep...Self-love is very action-based, it's definitely not a program just "running in the background". I feel like many conceptions of self-love don't really touch on this, so I'm glad you brought up the concept of "commitment". That's really the #1 foundation of any long-term relationship, isn't it?
- August 2, 2011 at 7:46 PM
I think it was Anne Lamott who wrote that one could try to be kind to oneself. In other words, instead of being your own best friend, be kind to yourself, view yourself as you would view your eccentric, loving (imaginary) auntie, who may be a little embarrassing in public or sometimes a bit too needy and weird, but whom you adore anyway, just love her to pieces.
Something like that.
I guess it would simply be good to reframe the concept entirely, getting rid of the "best friend" aspect for me, and to try instead to let myself off the hook of my own grinding, unending judgment. Not to allow myself to do bad or wrong or mean or chronically selfish things, but to not whip myself bloody each time I make a mistake.
That would be cool.
I like and appreciate what the commenter above said, about self-love being an action. That reminds me of M. Scott Peck's own words in THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED, where he also states that love is an action, not just an emotion.
- August 3, 2011 at 9:04 AM
I find the concepts 'self love' and 'best friend' too nebulous to work with on a daily basis. I need something I can run constantly as a simple yes/no check without tying myself up in definitions like 'what is love.'
Instead, I go with the related goal of trying to be someone I can live with. The question I use is 'will I regret doing this / will I regret not doing this.' Then I try to act on the answer.
It mostly works. Hope this is some help.
- August 3, 2011 at 9:20 PM
- Carolyn said...
I feel like the hardest and yet most useful idea of "being your own best friend" is that another person is able to see you from the outside. We often get too focused on doing our daily, habitual things that we don't look at the big picture and see if we can make improvements. One thing that helped me when I was a very shy, unhappy teen was to write myself letters that I would read a year later describing the person I would like to be when I read the letter. It helped me be honest and objective about my goals and make positive changes in myself.
But personally I don't think I have ever been good at doing the work of loving myself cause it just starts making me really confused. I sometimes don't like myself, but most of the time I think I'm ok, so I think it works out pretty well.
- August 3, 2011 at 9:41 PM
- Ily said...
@Jessica: It's funny how the self-criticism works...it's like I'm using it as a form of motivation, when I know full well that negative motivation is totally ineffective.
@Anon: Exactly! The yes/no check. That's what I was trying to get across, but I think the way you phrased it makes more sense. I try to ask myself, "Will this help me?". If I can remember to do it. Which isn't often. We probably all have our own questions that would work best. Like I know "Would I regret this?" wouldn't work as well for me.
@Carolyn: It's true. It confuses me, too. I feel like in some way, it's hard to be objective about anyone, because we all see things through the lens of our own experience. Intellectually (here we go again!) I know that I'm a good person, I do my best, and I'm worthy of love and respect. But I don't tend to treat myself like I know that. Talking about it helps, because it lets me access a place of further objectivity...when I write about these thought patterns, it's a lot clearer how useless they really are.
Good luck to all of us :)
@Carolina: I didn't post your comment because I wasn't sure if you wanted your e-mail address out there. I'll get back to you soon!
- August 4, 2011 at 11:12 AM
- Ryan said...
I think the key to your question is to being able to break out of your own thought pattern, so that you get a different perspective from yourself. It's just not necessarily something that is easy to do...or learn.
The way I've experienced trying to self-care is that I reach a point where I'm starting to get signs of fatigue or I start having random negative thoughts float by, that it actually disrupts me and then I would have a chance to stop myself, ask myself why am I berating myself so hard and go from there.
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Effects of Dual Cyclooxygenase-2 and Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibition
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00780325
Recruitment Status : Terminated (A total of three parts were planned for this study. The sponsor funded only Part 1, so that neither Part 2 nor Part 3 of this study has been conducted.)
First Posted : October 27, 2008
Last Update Posted : February 6, 2014
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Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors have become a common analgesic treatment option for patients with arthritis. However, long-term treatment has been associated with increased cardiovascular risk. With the past withdrawals and rejections of approval for COX-2 inhibitors the treatment options are now very limited.
This translates for example to about 10 million osteoarthritis patients in the US who cannot receive COX-2 inhibitors because of concomitant hypertension. And this exemplifies the unmet medical need to develop and offer safe treatment options for this particular patient population.
This trial investigates pharmacodynamic aspects of CG100649 which is being developed as a novel COX-2 inhibitor. Preclinical data show a dual mechanism of action, which consists of the inhibition of the two enzymes COX-2 and carbonic anhydrase-I/-II (CA-I/II) and through which the cardiovascular risk of COX-2 inhibition might be attenuated.
|Condition or disease
|Healthy Volunteers
|Drug: CG100649 (2 mg) Drug: Celecoxib Drug: Placebo capsules Drug: Naproxen Drug: Acetazolamide Drug: CG100649 (8 mg)
|Phase 1
Part 1 and 2 (staged analysis): Single dose of study drugs [celecoxib, placebo] followed by 3 days of blood draws as Period I; then after a wash-out phase, single dose of study drugs [CG100649 2mg and 8mg, celecoxib 200mg, placebo], followed by blood draws on 6 days and bi-weekly urine collections for 8 weeks.
Part 3: Five-way cross-over of single doses of study drugs with a CG100649 single dose level as determined by part 1 and 2, celecoxib 200mg, naproxen 500mg, acetazolamide 250mg and placebo.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|26 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Crossover Assignment
|Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Single Center, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase I Single-dose Cross-over Study in Healthy Subjects to Investigate the Inhibitory Effect of CG100649, Celecoxib, Naproxen, and Acetazolamide on the Activity of Cyclooxygenases (COX-1, COX-2) and Carbonic Anhydrases (CA-I, CA-II)
|Study Start Date :
|October 2008
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|July 2013
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|July 2013
Experimental: 1
CG100649, single oral dose of 2 mg
Drug: CG100649 (2 mg)
CG100649 capsules: 2 mg, single oral administration (Part 1); CG100649 capsules: dose to be determined, single oral administration (the single CG100649 dose level used in Part 3 will be determined by part 1 and 2).
Experimental: 2
CG100649, single oral dose of 8 mg
Drug: CG100649 (8 mg)
CG100649 capsules: 8 mg, single oral administration (Part 1); CG100649 capsules: dose to be determined, single oral administration (the single CG100649 dose level used in Part 3 will be determined by part 1 and 2).
Active Comparator: 3
Celecoxib, single oral dose of 200 mg
Drug: Celecoxib
Celecoxib (Celebrex®) capsules: 200 mg; single oral administration (Part 1 and 3)
Other Name: Celebrex®
Active Comparator: 4
Naproxen, single oral dose of 500 mg
Drug: Naproxen
Naproxen (Naprosyn®) tablets: 500 mg, single oral administration (Part 3)
Other Name: Naprosyn®)
Active Comparator: 5
Acetazolamide, single oral dose of 250 mg
Drug: Acetazolamide
Acetazolamide (generic, immediate release) tablets: 250 mg, single oral administration (Part 3)
Other Name: generic Acetazolamide
Placebo Comparator: 6
Placebo, single oral administration
Drug: Placebo capsules
Placebo capsules: 198 mg silicified microcrystalline cellulose + 2 mg talc, multiple oral administrations (Part 1 and 3)
Other Name: silicified microcrystalline cellulose
- Study compound-induced changes on the TxB2 formation in plasma and the formation of prostacyclin metabolite (PGI-M) in urine (Part 1) [ Time Frame: Hours and days ]
- Study compound-induced changes on urinary eicosanoid metabolites (Part 2) [ Time Frame: Hours and days. ]
- The study compound's biochemical selectivity for COX-2 (Part 3) [ Time Frame: Hours and days. ]
- Study compound-induced changes on the urinary metabolites PGE-M and TxB-M; on the cyclooxygenase-2 dependent PGE2 production in ex vivo LPS-stimulated monocytes and on the carbonic anhydrase-I and II function; Biochemical selectivity for COX-2 (Part 1) [ Time Frame: Hours and days ]
- Inhibition of carbonic anhydrase and relationship to drug concentrations; Study compound-induced changes on serum TxB2, on PGE2 formation in LPS-stimulated monocytes, on PGI-M, PGE-M, TxB-M and PGD-M levels and on platelet aggregation (Part 3) [ Time Frame: Hours and days ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18-60 years old, able and willing to provide written informed consent to participate in the study;
- Subjects must be in generally good health as determined by pre-study medical history, physical examination, clinical laboratory tests and 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG);
- Body mass index (BMI) 19-32 kg/m2;
- Normal blood pressure (BP) [systolic BP 90-140 mmHg, diastolic BP 50-90 mmHg] and heart rate (HR) [resting HR 45-90 bpm] without medication;
- Clinical chemistry profile including electrolytes, alkaline phosphatase (ALK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatine phosphokinase (CPK), creatinine, and urea must be within the normal range without medication; screening liver enzymes may be up to 1.5x normal range; screening CPK must be within 2x normal range without medication;
- Urinalysis including urinary creatinine must be within normal limits (trace findings and minor deviations are acceptable per the clinical decision of the Principal Investigator);
- Subjects must be non-smokers and non-drinkers or willing to abstain from smoking, alcohol, caffeine and high-fat foods for the duration of study;
- Subjects must be able to read, understand and follow the study instructions;
- Subjects and their sexual partners must agree to use double barrier contraception during the study period and for 2 months afterward or provide proof of surgical sterility. Double barrier contraception may include, but is not limited to, using a male condom with spermicide; having a female sexual partner who agrees to use an IUD with spermicide, a female condom with spermicide, a diaphragm with spermicide, a cervical cap with spermicide; or having a sterile sexual partner. Female subjects must be non-pregnant, non-lactating, and either postmenopausal for at least 1 year, surgically sterile for at least 3 months, or willing to use double barrier contraception from 28 days prior to study enrollment and/or their last confirmed menstrual period (whichever is longer) until 2 months after final clinic visit. For all females, the pregnancy test result must be negative at Screening;
- Subjects must tolerate the insertion of an intravenous line of the size ≥ 20 gauge for the drug administration study days.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Use of any non-study medication(s) including low dose aspirin for cardiovascular prophylaxis within 2 weeks prior and 2 weeks after receipt of each dose of study drug;
- Use of chemotherapy agents or history of cancer, other than non-metastatic skin cancer that has been completely excised, within five (5) years prior to the screening visit;
- History of bacterial or viral infection requiring treatment with antibiotics or antivirals within 3 months of study;
- Presence or history of peripheral edema within the past 5 years;
- History of congestive heart failure;
- Use of drugs which are P450 3A4 inducers or inhibitors within the past 30 days (e.g. alprazolam, chlorpheniramine, cimetidine, fluoxetine, haloperidol, ketoconazole, itraconazole, erythromycin, clarithromycin, sildenafil, simvastatin, St. John's Wort);
- Use of prescribed systemic or topical medications or any dietary aids or foods that are known to modulate drug metabolizing enzymes (e.g. grapefruit juice) within 14 days of dose administration;
- Difficulty in swallowing oral medications;
- History of seizure disorder;
- Serious psychosocial co-morbidities;
- Cognitive or psychiatric disorders, or any other condition that could interfere with compliance with study procedures and/or confinement in a clinical study unit for 2 days or longer;
- History of drug or alcohol abuse within one year prior to screening;
- Use of any other investigational drug within 1 month prior to enrollment;
- Use of any prescription drugs within 1 month prior to enrollment;
- Use of over the counter medication excluding routine vitamins, but including mega-dose vitamin therapy, within one week of enrollment;
- Donation and/or receipt of any blood or blood products within 3 months prior to enrollment;
- Active gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, or coagulant disorder within 1 month prior to enrollment;
- Esophageal or gastroduodenal ulceration within 1 month prior to enrollment;
- Hypersensitivity to NSAIDs, sulfonamides, COX-2 inhibitors, or carbonic anhydrase inhibitors;
- Known allergy or hypersensitivity to sulfa drugs;
- Family history of significant cardiac disease (i.e. sudden death in first degree relative; myocardial infarction prior to 50 years old);
- Occult blood in stool (fecal occult blood test).
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00780325
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT), University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
|Principal Investigator:
|Garret A FitzGerald, MD
|Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT), University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
|Principal Investigator:
|Carsten C Skarke, MD
|Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT), University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
|Study Director:
|William K Schmidt, PhD
|CrystalGenomics, Inc.
Publications of Results:
|Responsible Party:
|Carsten Skarke, MD, University of Pennsylvania
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00780325 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|October 27, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|February 6, 2014
|Last Verified:
|February 2014
Carbonic anhydrase
Healthy volunteers
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Gout Suppressants
Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
Natriuretic Agents


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of the Year
Like the ICC Test Team of the Year that was named when announcing the LG ICC Awards 2011 shortlisted nominees, the ICC today announced its ODI Team of the Year, as chosen by a specially appointed selection panel chaired by West Indian batting legend and former captain Clive Lloyd. The announcement was made at a special function ahead of the LG ICC Awards ceremony which is being held this evening at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London. Presented in association with FICA, the LG ICC Awards recognise the best international players and officials of the past 12 months.
ICC ODI Team of the Year (in batting order):
Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL)
Virender Sehwag (Ind)
Kumar Sangakkara (SL)
AB de Villiers (SA)
Shane Watson (Aus)
Yuvraj Singh (Ind)
MS Dhoni (Ind, wicketkeeper/captain)
Graeme Swann (Eng)
Umar Gul (Pak)
Dale Steyn (SA)
Zaheer Khan (Ind)
12th Man – Lasith Malinga (SL)
Six countries are represented in the 12-man line-up and just one player – Mahendra Singh Dhoni of India – four years in a row. The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 winning captain keeps wicket and leads the side and is joined by fellow ICC ODI Team of the Year 2009 members AB de Villiers of South Africa and Shane Watson of Australia. There are four Indians in the side, all of whom were involved in India's ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 victory over Sri Lanka in Mumbai in April of the year. Meanwhile Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara and Lasith Malinga, who were all part of the side that lost out to Dhoni's men in the final on 2 April 2011 at Wankhede Stadium, are selected for the team too.
Umar Gul finds himself as the lone Pakistan cricketer in the ICC ODI Team of the Year while Shane Watson is the only representation for Australian cricket on the prestigious list as decided by the panel. South Africa's spearhead, Dale Steyn, and new South African ODI captain, AB de Villiers, make the cut on the team as well. New Zealand find no players on their list, even though the team as a whole managed to beat South Africa to make the semi finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, suggesting individual improvements may be the need of the hour. Incidentally apart from England spinner, Graeme Swann, England also find themselves with a single person representation.
Interestingly or rather incidentally Mahendra Singh is the only Indian cricketer currently out on the tour of England with Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan all injured and back home nursing injuries. Amongst the four Indian names, Sachin Tendulkar is an obvious miss on the list which some die hard fans may well question the wisdom of.


text: [JURIST] While in Rome for the funeral of Pope John Paul II, House Republican leader Tom DeLay [official website] has expressed his continued disappointment with federal judges, saying they have "run amok". Speaking by videotape Thursday to attendees at the Judeo-Christian Council for Constitutional Restoration's Confronting the Judical War on Faith [press release] conference, DeLay said that "unelected, and all too often, unaccountable courts have invented out of whole cloth previously invisible and unasserted constitutional rights to privacy, abortion on demand and same-sex marriage". Delay called for Congress to step in and limit federal judicial jurisdiction and impeach judges who overstep their power. Just last week New Jersey Democratic Senator Frank R. Lautenberg slammed DeLay {JURIST report] for making anti-judicial remarks in the aftermath of Terri Schiavo's death. AP has more.


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4. Recollect - Responding to Comprehension Questions
When readers become emotionally involved in a story, they will become intrigued by of its details. Retaining detailed story tidbits is not automatic, it is a skill that needs to be formally introduced and practiced. Writing an articulate, complex sentence is a building block of writing. The Acquire section of the Discovery Guide provides an opportunity for students to develop both skills over time. Students who dig into the task of building comprehension skills and to write exceptional sentences will bask in the pleasure of reading and writing.
Give your students comprehension strategies:
1. Know the Structure of Writingâ¨
2. Make Predictionsâ¨
3. Pay Attention to Detailsâ¨
4. Reviewâ¨â¨
Give your students sentence-writing strategies:
When responding to a question, reply with a complete sentence.
Example 1
Comprehension Question - Which girl thought up the hundred dresses game?
The temptation is to respond to a question with a single word. But the assignment requires that the response be a complete sentence. At first, students can be taught to mimic the verbiage of the question:
Peggy thought up the hundred dresses game.
As they become more confident, encourage students to write complex sentences:
In response to Wandaâs hundred dresses story, as a joke, Peggy thought up the game.
Example 2
Comprehension Question - Why do Peggy and Maddie often wait for Wanda Petronski?
Another temptation is to respond with a phrase:
because they want to tease her
This is not a complete sentence. Challenge your students to revise:
Peggy and Maddie often wait for Wanda because they want to tease her.
Because Peggy and Maddie want to tease Wanda, they often wait for her.
The Acquire section will help readers:
» Make predictions about a story using clues presented in the text
» Gain understanding through the sequence, context, or characters
» Reflect by considering the main message that unfolds through the plot
» Work to clarify confusing parts of the story
» Apply what they learn by connecting the events in the story to personal experience
The Acquire section will help writers:
» Practice vivid and concrete communication
» Gain understanding of the mechanics of the sentence
» Clarify communication with increasingly complex sentences
Comprehension questions are organized chronologically, teach your students to use the questions as a pre-reading exercise, training them to watch for story details as they read. Next, have them make note of page numbers where the answers are found, this will help them to build the strategy of slowing down to attend to details in a book. Lastly, encourage your students to respond to each comprehension question with a complete sentence. Formulating a complete written response is far superior than responding to multiple choice comprehension questions.
With this in mind, the Acquire section of Blackbird and Company literature guides should not be approached as a rote exercise. Practicing the art of crafting sentences is great skill, but learning to respond to a simple question with an interesting statement is an art, and this is the potential we have built into our guides, one that we hope will be utilized. We believe like Ernest Hemingway that, "All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know."


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As a business owner, you may have heard of the term "pay-per-click advertising," or "PPC," and wondered what it was all about. How do PPC ads work? And why do people pay to be in the search results when they can just rank in the organic (or free) results? I'm here to answer these questions for you and explain how PPC advertising can be a game changer and a money maker for your home service business.
What is PPC?
When you Google a term, the results page shows both paid results and organic (or unpaid) results. The paid results are the sponsored listings at that the top and bottom of the page (labeled "Ad"), and the organic results are in the middle. The image below shows 4 PPC ads that appear at the top of the page.
The paid results operate on a pay-per-click (PPC) advertising model. With this model, you only pay when your ad is actually clicked on, rather than just shown. This makes it so you only have to pay when someone actually engages with your ad.
Search engines such as Google and Bing give businesses the opportunities to run PPC ads in search results for specific keywords (such as "Denver drain cleaning"). If the business has a high enough bid and meets other criteria, its ad appears high up in the search results—such as in one of the top 4 results on Page 1).
Why Pay to Be in the Search Results? Can't You Get in the Results for Free?
If you know about search engine optimization (SEO), you know that you can get into the search results for free by properly optimizing your site for search engines. So why pay for search ads?
There are a few answers to this question…
First, it can be extremely challenging and take a long time to rank organically (or for free) for certain keywords—especially the most competitive ones. While you can improve your organic ranking over the long term with search engine optimization (SEO), PPC ads get your immediate exposure for the keywords you want to get found for.
Second, if you are ranking in some of the top organic results, a PPC ad helps to solidify your business' presence on the page. The online searcher sees your business name multiple times, which helps raise awareness and credibility.
Third, PPC comes with targeting options that gives you more control over who sees your ads. You can target your PPC ad based on various factors, such as keyword, geographic area, device, and even time of day.
What Can PPC Ads Do for My Business?
Potential customers in your area are looking for business like yours, but they may have trouble finding you because of the huge competition for keywords in search engines. PPC advertising puts your business front and center when your customer uses a specific keyword in a specific location. And the more your business gets seen, the more calls and new jobs you can get.
The key is to not think of your PPC advertising as an extra expense, but rather an opportunity to ramp up your web presence and outshine your competitors. While you will have to spend money, you'll be able to make it back and turn a profit by generating more website traffic, better leads, and more jobs.
Let a Google Premier Partner Handle Your PPC Ads
Whether you need help with plumber advertising, HVAC advertising, roofer advertising, or another type of home service advertising, Scorpion is here to help. As a Google Premier Partner that has been recognized as 2016 Google Platform Innovator of the Year, we are experts at managing business' AdWords campaigns. We are also a Bing Ads Elite SMB Partner, which make us the perfect choice for small and medium-sized businesses looking to advertise on the Bing/Yahoo ad platform.
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Well, I started posting @mycity4kids. I felt it has more well knit community for Indian parents. Link to my post from there.
by MoRS 7 Comments
Egg and sperm at 8 years old? I need to up my birds and bees game 🙂
🙂 We had that talk almost 2 years ago when he was just 6. I even blogged about it.
Oh yeah! I remember reading that post. I guess kids who are older siblings will, unless the younger one is adopted, figure out automatically that babies come from a mom's tummy. And then it becomes a natural progression to explain how the baby gets there in the first place. It's the kids who never encounter pregnant women that makes it hard.
Similarly with breastfeeding, right? It was the most natural thing in the world to see growing up. So kids know that women's bodies are different from men's for a reason. Suddenly, I can't see breastfeeding moms anywhere. How will kids know what breasts are (functionally) for? They will only see them paraded in item songs.
I still remember when I was younger there was some sort of cultural program on. One lady happily sang a song from her seat while nursing her baby. No one gave it a second thought. With our need for feeding rooms we've started hushing up what was earlier normal. Maybe because saris are so much more convenient for breastfeeding than our western attire but still, I now regret not being more open about it. What do you think?
Yeah breastfeeding beneath your sari pallu was a pretty common sight 20 years back. I liked to have my privacy too when breastfeeding, but Venky was so little that he would just hang around jumping all over the room during the bf sessions of miss T 🙂 You are right about older siblings getting to know biology faster 🙂 esp. if the younger sibling is of opposite gender. My deliveries were normal so Venky knew that baby came out from "below". I overheard him correcting Tunmun who was under the impression that she burst out of my tummy 🙂
You are a cool mommy! you know that, right?
I am dreading the talk with MsA..I know I need to have it sooner rather than later..:O
Ha ha ☺ It's not that difficult Trish. You just have to state facts and keep a straight face 😉 Thanks for commenting Trish esp when I have been hibernating. Need to catch up on your blog too!☺
I'm the same.. Keep promising myself that I will be regular and promptly forget..need to catch up on all my favs 🙂


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TU to host lunch and learn with Cairo author
Cairo author William Harris Strickland will take center stage as he discusses his novel "Hemingway Lies and the Search for Sam" during a lunch and learn event at Thomas University on Thursday, April 23.
Strickland, who lives in Cairo, works as a travel guide and booking agent for safari travel, fishing expeditions, adventure travel and legal excursions to Cuba at the travel company he founded in 1985. "Hemingway Lies and the Search for Sam" is his first novel.
The book focuses on Hawken Turner, who is rumored to be the illegitimate son of legendary writer Ernest Hemingway. After a tragic event claims the life of a loved one, Turner uses reckless behavior to numb the pain. He travels abroad as a safari operator but cannot leave behind the haunting memories.
The lunch and learn will be held at 12:30 p.m. on April 23 on the Sue Rumble Terrace on TU's Main Campus. Participants are asked to bring their lunches and enjoy the conversation.
Books will be available for purchase at the event. Books are also available at the TU Bookstore and The Bookshelf. Strickland will be available to autograph books at the lunch and learn.
For more information, contact Melinda Fudge, Director of Development, at (229) 227-6903 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Part I. The dark days of Vietnam history, also called the "black April"
Ladies and gentlemen!
Ladies and gentlemen!
- At the time of April 1975, our Government seemed to have abandoned our Country for the North Communist occupied illegally. The abandon began in March, at Ban Me Thuot battlefield, and then from that led to the incident on April 30, 1975.
- At the time in Headquarters, the declaration of Interim President DUONG VAN MINH was betrayed the sacrifice of soldiers at the fronts.
- The image of six graves at Phung Duc Airport, I could not forget. They were my friendly comrade, seating at a table and sleep in a same room.
- All of them were staff officers of the artillery battalion 231st, they died in the early days of the battle, among them was Major Tran Dat Khai deputy battalion. The others were Lt. Tran Van Tiem, Lt. Luu Duc Thanh, Lt. Nguyen Dang Binh, Lt. Tan and 2nd Lt. An.
- In fact, our country was divided into two parts since 1954 by Geneva Agreement. The North belong "North Vietnam Communist" and the South belong "Republic of Vietnam".
- Under Geneva Agreement, 17th parallel was a border of two countries. But the North Communist, they did not comply with Agreement and they were secret intrusion into the South continuously.
- Therefore, after 1954 the war began in our country and lasted until the early in 1975. At the time, battlefields became extremely horrible.
Ladies and gentlemen!
- While all soldiers were fighting fiercely with the enemies all over battlefields, then in the capital, our President NGUYEN VAN THIEU, he had resigned, then out of the country with Prime Minister TRAN THIEN KHIEM and their families.
- President THIEU was empowered the leadership of country to Vice President TRAN VAN HUONG. But a week later President TRAN VAN HUONG resigned again and empowered to General DUONG VAN MINH.
- Just two days later, less than 48 hours, Interim President DUONG VAN MINH declared on the radio "All militaries of the South cease fighting, stay in place and handover the administration within the order " in the morning on April 30, 1975.
- Why so weird. Whether our government has arranged the handover heretofore?
- If so, the sacrifice of 300 thousand soldiers of the South, 58 thousand soldiers of the US and millions of people died in the war has become meaningless? No, could not, a hundred times no, a thousand times no. I did not believe that.
- But that was true, and the war ended brazenly, beyond the expectations of everyone, in the South at the time.
- DUONG VAN MINH was a rubbishy President.
- His heartless declaration had caused extreme resentment of all soldiers fighting on the battlefield. I was disgusting and deeply worried for my destiny that day.
- Therefrom, five Generals in the South they had committed suicide. In reality they did not defeat on any battle with VC at the time.
- Major General NGUYEN KHOA NAM, Commander of Corps IV.
- Brigadier General LE VAN HUNG, Deputy Commander of Corps IV.
- Major General PHAM VAN PHU, Commander of Corps II.
- Brigadier General LE NGUYEN VY, Commander of Infantry Division 5th.
- Brigadier General TRAN VAN HAI, Commander of Infantry Division 7th.
- All of 5 senior Generals of Armed Forces of the Republic of Vietnam, they killed themselves on April 30, 1975, after the traitor DUONG VAN MINH declared.
- Beside that Colonel Provincial Chief HO NGOC CAN he fought bravely alone, until the last moments. The VC arrested him and shot him dead, a few months later.
- Additionally, a list of 40 cases that I have found on the website, they also killed themselves in those days. There was dead of the whole family (all members in the family died). Really heartbroken!
- All they really were heroes. They had the mettle "Rather die in glory than live in disgrace". I really respected and admired them!
- And since that day, most people living in the South, they looking for the way, across the sea to escape the North Vietnam Communist. Among them many, many people were dead in Pacific Ocean.
- Our country fell into the Communist since then. That was really heartbreaking for Vietnamese. So we called those days the black April; right, the black April!
- Thank you.
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A fire gutted a McLean mansion Saturday morning, sending a plume of black smoke over the Northern Virginia suburb that was seen from parts of the District and Maryland.
Fairfax County fire officials said that six people escaped and firefighters rescued two dogs from the stately tan-brick home in the 800 block of Turkey Run Road. No one was injured.
The home is owned by the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, according to property records and two men who lived there.
Almost three hours after arriving at the blaze, firefighters on ladder trucks were still spraying down what had become a brick shell, as steam and smoke wafted out the top. The five-bedroom, six-bathroom house, assessed in 2016 at $2.7 million, appeared destroyed.
Two men who lived in the home said they thought the fire started in the kitchen.
Paul Ruwe, a deputy chief with Fairfax County Fire and Rescue, said investigators had not determined a cause. They couldn't enter the remains of the home until the fire was fully extinguished, he said, and the free-standing brick walls and two chimneys also posed a hazard.
"Without walls and a roof and a floor," Ruwe said, "it could become a stability problem with a danger of collapse."
Ruwe said firetrucks arrived at the neighborhood off Georgetown Pike about eight minutes after receiving a 911 call at 7:58 a.m. A man in the home and a neighbor who did not want to be named said it seemed to take at least 30 minutes for firefighters to spray any water on the house. The closest hydrant, which is the only one in the neighborhood, is up a hill and around a bend, a five-minute walk away.
"In the beginning, it was a small fire," said Mohammed Almansouri, 42, who added that he was staying in the home on a visit from the United Arab Emirates.
In fact, he said, the fire seemed so contained that he and others who had gotten out had time to move several cars to the other side of the driveway to leave room for firetrucks to get in.
Although the firefighters arrived quickly, he said, it took time for them to hook up the hoses to the far-off hydrant.
"They were all waiting for a water supply," Almansouri said. "It was a small fire in the beginning, but after time, the fire went up, up, up" until flames were shooting out the roof.
Almansouri said five men were living in the home, in addition to three employees — a chef, a driver and a cleaning person — who also worked and lived there. He said one of the men works for the embassy but is not the ambassador.
Ruwe, the deputy fire chief, said firefighters don't log into the computer system the time they begin spraying water. However, he said, a 30-minute delay due to a distant hydrant "is way outside the realm of possibility."
He said it's not unusual for some areas of the county to have "not as robust a hydrant system." As firefighters usually do when hydrants are far away, he said, one engine headed straight to the house while others set up a relay operation of trucks and hoses stretching from the hydrant to the house. Such a system, which utilizes pumps on the trucks, keeps up the water volume and maintains pressure for the hoses, he said.
While the relay system was being set up, he said, the first firefighters who arrived at the house sprayed water from an engine onto outside propane tanks to prevent them from exploding. They also were able to stave off flames to allow a crew to get into the garage to save the two dogs, whom Almansouri identified as a Rottweiler named Rihanna and a Great Dane puppy called Scooby.
A far-off hydrant "adds a complexity to the event, but it doesn't prevent us from doing our job," Ruwe said.
Other residents on the street said they have shared with county officials their concerns about a lack of hydrants in a neighborhood full of multimillion-dollar homes. Many of the homes are on wells because water pipes haven't been extended to them.
"Our firefighters are the most professional in the world," said neighbor Becky Kilbourne, "but they can't do anything without water."


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THE ROUNDHOUSE Glamping Somerset near Bath
CostFrom £43 per night
Accommodation sleeps
Helen, The Roundhouse
The Old Redhouse Farm
Stratton on the Fosse, Nr. Radstock,
Somerset BA3 4QE
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Glamping Somerset near Bath
For a completely different glamping holiday experience in Somerset, come and stay in this amazing hand-crafted wooden roundhouse. Set in the grounds of the owner's 40-acre organic farm, this unique yurt-style Somerset cottage is near the village of Stratton-on-the-Fosse at the eastern end of the Mendip Hills, only 8 miles from Wells, which is the smallest city in England, just 12 miles south of historic Bath and 12 miles north east of mystical Glastonbury.
This unusual Somerset holiday cottage, set in its own gardens and overlooking the fields, is 26′ in diameter, offers a perfect romantic retreat for couples or a small family who would like to sample a different way of living. The light and airy open plan interior of this Somerset holiday accommodation boasts a romantic handmade four poster bed, created from ash coppiced from the farm's own woodland, a roll top bath and original Rayburn.
Outside, stroll straight from the door into the countryside and discover the nearby woodlands and valley, or just simply relax, sip a refreshing drink and take in the views across the fields.
Brock and Helen moved to Helen's family farm in 2010 and became involved in farming the land using Biodynamic principles. Starting off with just 2 cockerels (named PlinkPlank and Plonk! now long-gone), there is now a small herd of Saddleback pigs, flock of Jacob sheep, herd of Jersey and Hereford cows, hens, ducks, and our latest edition, twin nanny goats. They live on site with their two children and Mason, their very hansom and extremely friendly rescue dog!
A sincere, warm welcome awaits you where there is plenty to explore near and far.
THE ROUNDHOUSE – Sleeps 4
The Roundhouse has been built using mainly recycled and reclaimed materials – from the marble and granite floor, the roof tiles, the rayburn and many other features. They completed most of the work themselves and based the design on a traditional yurt which Brock had built a few years previously. The Roundhouse aims to have a low impact on the environment but provide an enjoyable and glamourous-camping holiday space!
The interior includes;
- Open plan yurt-style accommodation
- Four Poster Double Bed
- 2 Folding Beds on request
- Bed linen and towels
- Simple fitted kitchen area with Rayburn for cooking and heating
- Fridge with small freezer compartment
- Dining area with seating for four
- En-suite bathroom with roll top bath (not full size), hand held shower attachment and basin
- Boot room with compost WC
Fuel, power and generous starter pack for Rayburn included. Further logs can be purchased from owner.
Private patio area with garden furniture
BBQ available
Off road parking for 2 car
Shop 1 mile
Pub 10 mins walk
The Somerset village of Stratton-on-the-Fosse straddles the Fosse Way, an ancient Roman road which linked the cities of Lincoln and Exeter. The village is about 12 miles from the centre of Bath, and offers a village pub, with the nearest shop located 1 mile away. Located on the eastern edge of the Mendip Hills, the area around the village provides great walks, as well as cycle trails along the old Somerset and Dorset railway. Near Stratton-on-the-Fosse there are many attractions including the Glastonbury Tor, Nunney Castle, Wells Cathedral and Priddy Nine Barrows. Twelve miles away is the beautiful city of Bath and no matter what time of year you visit, there is something for everyone including the stunning architecture of its Georgian terraces, music festivals galore, the Christmas markets, the Roman Baths, plenty of specialist shops and of course the Thermal Bath Spa, Britain's only natural spa where you can indulge yourself under a starlit sky.
From £43 per night for 7 night break
From £72 per night for a 4 night midweek break
From £84 per night for a 3 night weekend break
Minimum stay 3 nights, price based on up to 5 people sharing (1 x double bed, 2 x single beds available, 1 x travel cot available)
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Factors Affecting Consumer Behavior
Consumer behavior refers to the selection, purchase and consumption of goods and services for the satisfaction of their wants. There are different processes involved in the consumer behavior. Initially the consumer tries to find what commodities he would like to consume, then he selects only those commodities that promise greater utility. After selecting the commodities, the consumer makes an estimate of the available money which he can spend. Lastly, the consumer analyzes the prevailing prices of commodities and takes the decision about the commodities he should consume. Meanwhile, there are various other factors influencing the purchases of consumer such as social, cultural, personal and psychological. The explanation of these factors is given below. 1. Cultural Factors Consumer behavior is deeply influenced by cultural factors such as: buyer culture, subculture, and social class. • Culture Basically, culture is the part of every society and is the important cause of person wants


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BRAINSTORM CHAMPIONS is a division of Idea Champions, an innovation consulting and training company founded in 1987. We have created Brainstorm Champions to call your attention to a groundbreaking new service of ours - a powerfully engaging way we can teach change agents how to facilitate breakthrough brainstorming sessions and significantly upgrade their organization's "meeting culture."
The mission of Brainstorm Champions is to spark a renaissance of innovation in organizations worldwide.
Towards this end, we teach forward thinking change agents and facilitators how to lead brainstorm sessions that get breakthrough results – in a way that is engaging, empowering, and optimally creative.


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You already know the most emblematic monuments of Paris and wish to explore the lesser known parts of the Capital? Paris Balade will take you for a drive aboard our vintage cars. Start a discovery trip of the Marais district with its magnificent mansion houses and follow the tracks of Vidocq, the legendary police chief of theearly 19th century, and his secret army. Drive then by the Lutece arenas, vestiges of Roman Gaule, to the Tower Albert, the first high rise building ever built in Paris. Then head for a journey back in time along the narrow streets and alleys of the Butte-aux-Cailles ending with a visit of the François Mitterrand national library and the Bercy stadium. A perfect journey to highlight a romantic escapade or an original birthday gift.
The monuments visited
Place of departure
In front of place de l'Hôtel de ville, at the level of avenue Victoria, 75004 Paris
Subway: Hôtel de ville lines 1 and11, Châtelet lines 1, 4, 7, 11 and 14, RER A, B and D (REGIONAL EXPRESS NETWORK) Châtelet – Les Halles
Bus: 58, 70, 72 et 74
The possibility to pick you up at the place of your choice (optional)
Departure times
Weekly: from monday to friday
11h – 12h – 13h – 14h / by night: 21h – 22h – 23h
On weekends
8h – 9h – 10h – 11h – 12h – 13h – 14h – 15h / by night: 21h – 22h – 23h – midnight
|Peugeot 404 / Lada 1300S
|Mercedes 280SE
|1h Tour
– for 1 person, 89€ p/pers for a visit in the Peugeot 404 and 119€ p/pers in the Mercedes 280.
– for 2 people, 44,5€ p/pers for a visit in the Peugeot 404 and 59,5€ p/pers in the Mercedes 280.
– for 3 people, 29,7€ p/pers for a visit in the Peugeot 404 and 39,6€ p/pers in the Mercedes 280.
– for 4 people, 29,7€ p/pers in the Mercedes 280.
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The Thomas Fire ripped through Ventura County, destroying over 1,000 structures in the process. Of those structures lost, over 500 homes in the city of Ventura, from single-family homes to apartments, were lost, displacing hundreds. Now, as recovery begins, officials are working overtime to give assistance to those in need, and to educate residents on their rights going forward.
On Wednesday, Dec. 27, the County of Ventura, in partnership with the city of Ventura, hosted an informational workshop on renter's rights following a disaster.
"I think people don't think too much about it until there's a disaster or problem; then it becomes of primary importance," said Tracy McAulay, management analyst with the community development branch of the County of Ventura. McAulay says that this particular workshop was filled to capacity, with questions coming from those who lost their homes to the fire, and from those who were temporarily displaced due to damage or air quality.
McAulay says that there has been a lot of concern from renters regarding the possibility of being evicted, or having their rent increased. To make matters worse, housing supply was already low prior to the fire.
"There have been reports of people going to an open house and it'd get bid up right then and there," said McAulay. "The search for replacement housing and concerns related to finding something affordable that people can actually afford to pay for is a big concern. We already had a constricted supply and now it's significantly more so, and we have a large number of people competing. There was a lot of anxiety and uncertainty in the room."
For all of the reports of rent hikes, however, renters do have rights. Rate increase restrictions have been extended in the county through June of 2018. Landlords cannot increase rents by more than 10 percent of the pre-disaster cost. As for who is responsible for damage, and in particular, damage caused by smoke and ash, McAulay says that the county is working to determine responsibility.
"Our recommendation at this point without further direction I,s give your landlord a chance to resolve the situation, bring it up with a non-threatening kind of way and see if you can work together," said McAulay.
The Red Cross says that the landlord is responsible for making necessary repairs to keep your home safe and livable, including providing hot and cold water, electricity and plumbing.
Meanwhile, the Thomas Fire's damage extends beyond the physical as well, as employment is no longer a guarantee for those whose places of employment may have been damaged or destroyed.
Vista Del Mar, the 87-bed psychiatric hospital on Ventura Avenue, was razed by the Thomas Fire in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Dec. 5. The destruction of the facility not only put patients out of care, but employees out of a job.
The nonprofit Ventura County Community Development Corporation assisted one such employee, Maria, a mother of four, to claim mortgage funding through the Keep Your Home California program, a federally funded program designed to assist low- and moderate-income homeowners in keeping their homes after a disaster. Through the program, Unemployment Mortgage Assistance provides $54,000 to eligible unemployed homeowners, which can help homeowners make their payments for up to 18 months.
Ana Chavez, homeownership program coordinator with the corporation, says that five such former employees of Vista Del Mar are in the process of applying for mortgage assistance, and she says that at least five other families who lost a source of income due to the fires are working toward acquiring the funds as well.
Chavez says that getting the word out on these assistance programs is key.
"There are these people who really don't know about the assistance programs, so that's what we're trying to do at the moment," said Chavez, adding that she expects, in the next few weeks, more applications to be submitted due to closures of businesses and loss of income during the time period when much of Ventura and Ojai shut down due to air quality.
The issue of a lack of housing is of utmost concern, however, as prior to the Thomas Fire, the vacancy rate hovered between 2 percent and 3 percent, making it one of the lowest in the country.
The Ventura County Area Agency on Aging's Homeshare Program has been in the process of matching homeowners with those in need of housing, at least short-term, until housing is available.
Homeowners with vacant bedrooms or homes to rent under short-term agreements are asked to contact the agency and to apply. Special consideration for families with pets is encouraged. Homeowners must go through a background check and application process, but the process is being fast-tracked in order to secure short-term housing options for affected families.
For more information, or to apply to become a Homeshare Provider, call 477-7324 or visit www.vcaaa.org. For more information on renters' rights and more, visit www.housingrightscenter.org. More information on Keep Your Home California can be found by visiting www.vccdc.org.


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Over the past few years, thousands of unaccompanied children have fled Central America seeking safety and refuge. Over 11,000 have come to Maryland. Learn how you can help these vulnerable children. This training will cover filing for guardianship or custody, obtaining special finding for chilren from the family court, recent changes in case law, and guidance from USCIS.
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Stornoway RNLI are inviting everyone to come and enjoy the Lifeboat Station's annual Open Day and Family 5K fundraiser on July 16th.
Great fun was had by all in what proved to be a record-breaking Open Day last summer, with over 1,000 visiting the local Station and Lifeboat, and raising nearly £5,000 for Stornoway RNLI.
Open Day Saturday 2016 kicks off with the Stornoway RNLI Family 5K Fundraiser, organised by Steven Munro from Lewis Sports Centre, and sponsored by Stornoway Round Table.
This year it is the turn of local families who can take part in this great event, with first prize being awarded to the 'Family with the Most Members' to complete the 5K course.
The Family 5K will start from the Lifeboat Station at 11am, with registration open from 10am.
Participants can run, jog or walk, push a pram, or perhaps you would like to take the family dog round the 5K route.
The route will run along the pier and Bayhead, before turning off into the Castle Grounds across the YM Bridge, along towards Lews Castle and Cuddy Point, out to Sober Island and then back again.
Entry for the Family 5K Fundraiser is £5 for adults, £2 for secondary pupils and £1 for primary pupils. Please note, all primary kids must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.
You can simply register on the day, or for more information or an entry form, please contact Steven Munro at Ionad Spors Leodhais on 01851 822785 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Then at 12noon it's time for the annual Stornoway RNLI Open Day, with teas and baking; live music from Rock Island Line; Stormy Stan; Stalls; Raffle; Bouncy Castle; a tour of Stornoway's 'Tom Sanderson' RNLI Lifeboat and the town Station, as well as the hotly anticipated Stornoway Lifeboat vs. Emergency Services Tug of War.
Last year the Tug of War trophy was taken, for the first time, from the RNLI lifesavers by the Stornoway Coastguard team.
We hope that the Coastguards have kept the trophy safe and polished in their watch-room as the RNLI boys are readying themselves to ensure its return to the lifeboat shed!
And remember – what better way to take your Stornoway RNLI Selfie-Writing selfie photograph than at the Stornoway Lifeboat Open Day!
We look forward to seeing everyone there on Saturday, July 16th!


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Fall is everyone's favorite fashion season for good reason. The bold colors, great patterns and crisp air mean layering the most interest combinations! Summer can get too hot and humid for anything more than a little sundress and it's hard to be stylish under that big winter parka. Autumn is that glorious sweet spot when no plaid is left behind!
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A lot of denim, leopard print and olive green has made its way into my fall wardrobe. What about yours?


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|Long-term effectiveness of operations for ascending aortic dissections.
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|PMID: 10788816 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|OBJECTIVE: To evaluate long-term effectiveness of a strategy for managing the aortic root and distal aorta according to the pathology in ascending aortic dissection. METHODS: From 1978 to 1995, 208 patients underwent operations for acute (n = 135) and chronic (n = 73) ascending aortic dissection. Surgical strategies included valve resuspension with supracoronary aortic root repair and ascending aortic graft for normal sinuses and valve (n = 135), composite valve and ascending aortic graft for abnormal sinuses and valve (n = 47), and valve replacement and supracoronary ascending aortic graft for normal sinuses and abnormal valve (n = 26). Resection extended into the arch only if the intimal tear originated in or extended to the aortic arch (n = 31). RESULTS: Hospital mortality was 14%. Cardiogenic shock (P =.002) and concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting (P =.001) were associated with increased risk; use of circulatory arrest (P =.0003) decreased risk. Survival was 87%, 68%, and 52% at 30 days, 5 years, and 10 years, respectively. Advanced age, earlier date of operation, composite graft, and arch resection were associated with decreased survival; residual distal dissected aorta was not. Reoperation was required for 5 proximal and 8 distal problems. CONCLUSIONS: In both acute and chronic ascending aortic dissections, (1) circulatory arrest is associated with low early mortality; (2) with normal sinuses and valve, supracoronary repair of the dissected aortic root and valve resuspension is effective long term; and (3) residual distal dissected aorta does not decrease late survival and has a low risk of aneurysmal change and reoperation for at least 10 years.
|J F Sabik; B W Lytle; E H Blackstone; P M McCarthy; F D Loop; D M Cosgrove
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|Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article
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|Title: The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Volume: 119 ISSN: 0022-5223 ISO Abbreviation: J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. Publication Date: 2000 May
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|Created Date: 2000-06-16 Completed Date: 2000-06-16 Revised Date: 2006-11-15
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|Nlm Unique ID: 0376343 Medline TA: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Country: UNITED STATES
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|Languages: eng Pagination: 946-62 Citation Subset: AIM; IM
|Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. sabikj2ccf.org
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Long time readers will know that I love anything French. The Reiss French sweaters are my faves <3
I was in town the other day and noticed:
1. my local Gap Outlet was holding a sale event
2. this navy blue loveliness in the window
I tried it on and it was like the jumper was made for me. In a I-can't-believe-it-fits-so-perfectly kind of way. Thanks to the Gap sale, I paid less than £20 which is amazing value considering that Gap knitwear is such good quality and always lasts the test of time.
Silent Night Hotel Luxe bedding
The boring one! I was after a spare duvet for when friends come to stay but when I spotted that this duvet was 50% off, I selfishly decided to keep for myself! Straight from Silent Night's Hotel Collection, it does what it says on the tin. It's luxurious, cosy and like sleeping in a super fluffy cloud. I also bought the matching pillows which are extremely satisfying sinking into. It has made such a difference to my sleeping patterns and quality of sleep. There are some things in life worth investing in, and bedding is definitely up there!
Christmas cards
Yawn, Christmas cards. But hear me out. How about a box of cards for... 24p? No joke, I went to my local Card Factory and they had some amazing deals on boxes of cards that were only 99p in the first place. I bought two boxes (the second was a box of 30!) for the grand price of 48p and look how cute they are:
Remember last year when I got super spendy in Anthropologie? I must admit, I did get lured in the other day by an extra 20% off all sale fashion. That old chestnut. But this in itself warrants it's own post. I could literally spend all day browsing the Anthropologie website! <3
Did you pick up anything nice in the sales this year?