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Meaghan Davis is the Founder of The BRAVE Institute. She first established BRAVE, formerly known as BRAVE Girls Leadership Inc., in the Spring of 2013 while working as a social studies teacher in Connecticut. Meaghan attended the University of Connecticut for both her undergraduate degrees in History and Education, as well as her graduate studies in Education, Feminist Studies, Nonprofit Management, Peace Studies and the Human Right to Education. Her experiences with teaching and learning have had a profound and rewarding impact on her life and has further developed her genuine belief in the transformative power of education and leadership for social justice. Meaghan truly believes in the positive power of humans and she is determined to help humans discover their best self and realize their own full potential. She continues to be inspired everyday by the words, actions and stories of courageous people from around the world. Meaghan is fiercely dedicated to living BRAVE and bringing the BRAVE mission to life.
Adam is an Instructional Designer at Dartmouth College. At Dartmouth, Adam works with faculty on projects and initiatives related to student learning. He has experience working in educational technology, instructional design and curriculum support, computer support, web design, and social media. Adam is a graduate from the Secondary Social Studies teaching program at the UConn Neag School of Education. Adam also serves on the Lebanon School Board in Lebanon, NH.
Mar is an intern with The BRAVE Institute. They have been involved with BRAVE for several years now, and continue to return due to the welcoming and loving sense of family BRAVE has given them. Mar hopes to provide all members an equal amount of love and support so that they may too find a home within BRAVE. Mar seeks to make the world a better place each day by speaking up for others and encouraging respect for all humans. They are currently studying Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Connecticut and hope to one day become a child advocate.
Areej Nitowski is Co-Advisor of the Sedgwick Middle School Program within BRAVE Girls Leadership Inc. Areej became more involved in the program in 2014. During this time, she has been amazed by the energy and positive influence BRAVE has given so many girls and young women. She has worked as a 7th grade science teacher at Sedgwick Middle School in West Hartford, CT since 2010. Prior to teaching, Areej spent 20 years as a life scientist in academia, biotech and pharma research. She received her BS in Biochemistry and MS in Toxicology at SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, NY. Areej is a proud SU Orange basketball fan, even while living in Connecticut. She is a strong believer that public education is the main way to influence young people. Areej is thrilled to see the enthusiasm that BRAVE has inspired within so many girls and young women, and is eagerly anticipating more success with the organization.
Andrea McDermott is excited to continue supporting the impactful work of BRAVE. In the past, she began working with BRAVE as the AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer in the 2017 fiscal year. Since then, she has served as a Board Director, Treasurer, and headed the Development and Advancement Committee. Andrea enjoys making music, being outside, and watching HGTV in her free time. She believes that if we all use our talents to help our communities, the world would be a better place.
Michelle is a graduate student at UConn working towards a Masters in Computer Science and Engineering. She joined the BRAVE team in Fall 2017. During this time, she has helped develop and rebrand the website as well as present at BRAVE's annual conference on Combating Human Trafficking with Artificial Intelligence. Michelle is interested in how technology can be used for social good and change. After graduation, she plans to pursue a career combining her computer science skills and desire to promote and protect human rights. In her free time, Michelle enjoys reading and riding her bike!


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I should have known something was up right then and there. We worked out with barbells, free weights, step, and some other things I can't remember right now. Oh yea, those elastic bands were there too. I kept burping and yawning, trying to get more oxygen. The instructor actually asked me if I was boring her in front of everyone. I quickly responded no. Just trying to breathe, my stomach was killing me.
Today I made it to a pilates class for the first time and it was wonderful. So soothing and after being sore from the day before, it was nice to stretch out. The instructor was so inviting that I stayed another hour for her yoga class. I think I can get with this. My goal is to go three times a week during the work week. But I'm trying to leave Fri. - Sun. free. I think it just may be possible with this instructor, she was the best.
**** Why Girls are Weird finally found its way back to the library and now I have it. I'm liking it so far, it's drawing me in. Plus, the author has a blog on www.pamie.com. Very cool.
Kendall - the book I found for straightening up is "The Clutter-Busting Handbook" by Rita Emmett. It is absolutely awesome and gives you permission to let things go. That person that gave you that jacket you never wear will not ask about it, just throw it away already.
More pics on flickr later. I need to go to bed. Goodnight.
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P.S. I am falling in love with my new lens. Now I know what all the fuss is about. hehe.

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Family Tree
January 20, 2018 @ 10:00 pm - 2:00 am
Family Tree Performing Live Music on the Outer Banks
With roots in just about every musical genre, Family Tree has evolved into a driving force of reassuring positivity as well as dissent. Formed in 1998, the members of the band have been working passionately since day one to keep these central ideas in mind along every step of the way. With the release of their first full-length album in November of 2003 and its critically acclaimed EP, Silver Lining in 2005, Family Tree is undoubtedly ready to expand its reach and gain the attention of new and unexpected listeners.
Family Tree consists of: Derek Smith-acoustic and electric guitars and vocals; Zach Klecka – electric violin; Kevin Johnson-bass; Alex Clark-drums and vocals and Kevin Turner-electric guitar and vocals. "The result is a virtually flawless ensemble with infinite possibilities"-David Todd of Portfolio Weekly Magazine.
At it's conception, Family Tree was an eight-piece group including guitarist Mike Johnston, flutist Jason Winters, percussionist Anthony Lomonaco and original drummer, Andy Smith (brother to Derek Smith and first cousin to Kevin Johnson.) Mike and Jason left the band, respectively, to pursue other musical avenues, but remain great friends to Family Tree. On December 16 of 2004, Andy tragically passed away at his home in Norfolk, VA. The band continued on, in honor of his memory and for all that they had worked for over the past seven years with Anthony Lomonaco behind the drum kit. Anthony has now moved on to pursue personal goals in life after helping to lift Family Tree to new heights and reach new audiences with their music.
Over the past twelve years, Family Tree has received a large amount of attention and has gathered an extremely diverse following in and around their home area of Hampton Roads, Virginia. The band has been featured on the area's public radio station-WHRV, the former progressive rock station-The Coast, modern-rock leader 96X and has been positively reviewed many times by Ninevolt Magazine, once the premier music magazine for the Hampton Roads and Richmond areas of Virginia.
Family Tree has received numerous honors including:
2001 – Ninevolt Magazine Award nomination
2003 – Ninevolt Magazine Award nomination
2004 – Winner: Ninevolt Magazine Battle of the Bands
Winner: Ninevolt Magazine Jam Band of the Year
Winner: Ninevolt Magazine Drummer of the Year
Portfolio Magazine Best Rock Band of the Year nomination
2005 – Winner: Portfolio Magazine Jam Band of the Year
Winner: Alpha Xi Delta Battle of the Bands
Portfolio Magazine Album of the Year nomination for Silver Lining
Family Tree has shared the stage with:
Steel Pulse
The Roots
Toots and the Maytals
The Temptations
Fighting Gravity
Family Tree has shown its staying power through consistent audience response at many venues and has performed once at the Virginia Beach Amphitheater and numerous times at the prestigious NorVA Theater in downtown Norfolk.
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Best friends turned band-mates, the lady and gentlemen of Branches are an independent, self-writing and self-producing collective. Birthed in a living room in the suburbs of Los Angeles in 2010, Tyler, Natalie, Jacob, Mitch, Tyler, and Mike have since spent their time together making friends, playing shows, and writing and recording songs.
Through both singalong celebration and solitary longing, Branches has an indie-folk-rock-family-fun style that has been compared to the likes of Arcade Fire, Mumford and Sons, and Freelance Whales. Their music has been featured on One Tree Hill, Teen Mom, The X Factor and Cougar Town, and they've just released their first full-length album, Thou Art the Dream.
Vinyl Refuge kicks things off, followed by Atlanta's own singer-songwriter Sierra Graham.
Branches Official Site
Branches' Thou Art the Dream on iTunes
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How to jail bankers
The parliamentary commission on banking standards believes that banks let us down so comprehensively in the boom years that led to the great crash that what's required is a complete cultural overhaul.
And that, in turn, needs one reform that is simple to understand but really hard to put into practice - bankers need to be clear about their responsibilities and held properly to account when things go wrong.
To to achieve that, it recommends:
1) a whole new regulatory system for licensing or approving bankers
2) financial incentives, bonuses, that are dished out over as long as ten years and are easy to cancel when things go wrong
And 3) a new criminal offence of managing a bank recklessly.
The commission is in a sense responding to public unease that no one responsible for the banking meltdown has gone to prison, and the failed, discredited bankers remain very wealthy.
But it is more than that. The Lords and MPs on the commission want banks and bankers that take a long term view and don't take dangerous risks in the pursuit of big rewards.
There is, of course, a danger in setting much higher standards of conduct for bankers than for other business people - which is that few in their right minds might choose banking as a career.


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Dierks Bentley Lands 17th No. 1 Single, Bobby & Amy List Favorite Songs
The first single from Dierks Bentley's new album The Mountain has topped both this week's Billboard Country Airplay and Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts. "Woman, Amen" is officially at No. 1.
The honor marks the country star's 17th career No. 1. With the news of another number one hit on his hands, Dierks celebrated at the iHeartCountry Album Release Party for his ninth full-length studio album.
To commemorate a huge feat for Dierks, Bobby and Amy shared their favorite songs - new and old.
Bobby's Top 3 Dierks Bentley Songs:
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- I Hold On
- Bourbon in Kentucky
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Speaking to God on behalf of others and speaking to others on behalf of God changes from duty to delight when we realise that we speak as those who live in the throne room of God. In this four part series Hugh Osgood looks at our partnership, our praying, our prophesying and worship in a way that will stir you afresh to live, share, speak and serve in the reality of God's presence.
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I just got through listening to your Grandpa funeral service. At the time Sandi sent it to me, I couldn't bring myself to listening to it. I guess I was just up tight, because I had almost died May 1, 2005. It is so weird being the last of 10 siblings alive. I really felt alone at first, I had always had so many brothers,sisters, and in-laws. Of course I have lots of nieces and nephews, all over the United States. A few here in Washington too. One especially comes to visit me often and takes me to lunch. She just returned from a trip to England,Ireland and Scotland. She came up to my house last week and brought me several presents that she bought for me over there. I especially liked a Sweater she bought me at Gretna Green, Scotland.
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Yordano Ventura starts for Royals as Indians series continues
The magic number for Kansas City is five with six games to play. Their victory on Monday proved crucial, as they maintained a two-game lead over Seattle in the Wild Card, while reducing Detroit's advantage in the division to one game.
Here are the lineups as RHP Yordano Ventura (13-10, 3.19 ERA) faces RHP Danny Salazar (6-7, 4.02 ERA):
1. Alcides Escobar, SS.
2. Nori Aoki, RF.
3. Lorenzo Cain, CF.
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5. Billy Butler, DH.
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There's been an increase in the number of murders in South Africa for a third consecutive year, according to the crime statistics released in Parliament.
Police Minister Nathi Nhleko and Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega today released the figures which raised concerns about general safety in the country.
702's Xolani Gwala this afternoon spoke to EWN parliamentary reporter Gaye Davis about the annual figures.
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Meanwhile, 702's Azania Mosaka earlier in the day spoke to the Institute for Security Studies' senior researcher, Dr Johan Burger, about the National Crime Prevention Strategy and the need to release crime statistics frequently. She also spoke to Africa Check's Nechama Brodie about the lack of trust in police statistics.
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Our Senior Advisors add an extra layer of experience and depth of knowledge to our firm. They are leaders in their respective industries' practices. They include our past and present investors, business partners and respected colleagues. They bring to the Symfonie Group substantial expertise, a wide ranging network of professional contact and their candid, unbiased views.
Our Advisory Board Members
Milan Sames
Symfonie Angel Ventures Investment Committee
Mr Sames has more than twenty years of professional experience as a senior business executive and entreprenuer. He was most recently CEO of Ness Technologies, responsible for European operations and business development. Ness Technologies is a global provider of IT systems solutions. Prior to working at Ness, Milan was Managing Director in the Czech Republic for Oracle, a global provider of database solutions. He led a team of business development professionals marketing Oracle products in Central and East Europe. Mr. Sames also held business development positions at Nokia and CMG Logica. Early in his career he founded TruconneXion, an IT systems consultancy that has been in business for more than twenty years. Mr. Sames holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Nottingham Trent University and is a graduate of the Czech High School of Technology, where he studiied electrical engineering.
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Mr. Pajr has more than ten years experience managing internet technology companies. He is a partner in CQK Holding, which invests in and advises startup and early stage technology companies. Mr. Pajr is also a partner in GEM System, a.s. A software development company specialising in data storage and system integrations. Mr. Pajr began his career as the Chief Information Officer, IZIP where he was responsible for designing database systems. Mr. Pajr holds a Masters Degree in Computer Science from the Czech High School of Technology (CVUT).
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Dr. Anthony Smith is a Chartered Engineer with a strong background in Engineering and Manufacturing. His technical experience includes managerial positions with Rolls Royce Aero Engines Ltd., Digital Equipment Corporation Ltd. and Schlumberger Wireline Services Ltd. His educational background includes a B.Sc., M.Sc.(equivalent) and Ph.D. in Engineering from Imperial College, London, with the focus on Mechanical Engineering, supported by economics and management training. In the USA, Dr. Smith, together with two colleagues, started his own business to develop 50 MWatt (c.a. $50 million) co-generation electrical power plants. Fuel used was either coal or natural gas. He has been an active Angel Investor since 2007.
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Dr. Forrest Nabors is a co-founder and partner of Alyeska Venture Management. AVM provides consulting and financing to new business ventures that demonstrate high growth potential. The firm is dedicated to developing the great economic potential of Alaska. In 2014 AVM formed the state's first venture fund for early stage companies, and targets scalable Alaska companies across industrial sectors. Dr. Nabors is a professor of political science, specializing in American government and politics at the University of Alaska as well as a seasoned entrepreneur in high technology. He was co-founder of a behavioral informatics company, co-founder of an online consumer information company, and the lead inventor for a patented online automotive bidding system. He served on the founding executive team of Learning.com in Portland, Oregon an innovative provider of internet based educational services. His management experience ranges from VP Sales and Marketing, VP Product Management and Director of Product Management. As a political analyst, he appears on American television news and has provided commentary for Fox News, Politico, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and New York Times. Recently, Dr. Nabors completed a book on Reconstruction after the American Civil War. A frequent visitor to Prague, Dr. Nabors is committed to contributing to the development of entrepreneurial business in the Czech Republic and Central Europe.


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The best beards of Game of Thrones
Winter is coming, and with it an array of the best medieval-style beards you'll find on television. From the full-bodied rugged bushiness of Robert Baratheon to the fiery red flows of Tormund Giantsbane, Game of Thrones offers more beard-spiration than just about any other television show. Here are three of the best, and what you […] More


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There is no single culprit in the battle against rising healthcare costs; rather, there are many drivers contributing to the increase. Soaring prices for medical services, new costly prescription drugs and medical technologies, paying for volume over value, unhealthy lifestyles, and a lack of transparency concerning prices and quality are all factors contributing to the spike in premiums.
Patients with diabetes require lifetime care to prevent or minimize potential complications- especially affecting the eyes, kidneys, nerves, and blood vessels. Most Type 1 persons with diabetes require insulin, and it's essential they monitor blood glucose with frequent "finger stick" testing (self-monitored blood glucose or SMBG) or with a continuous glucose monitor.
For decades however, daily SMBG testing has also been ordered for patients with the more common Type 2 diabetes who do not require insulin. Does SMBG benefit exceed cost for this group? Does SMBG improve glucose control? Does it improve lives? Prior clinical research studies suggested perhaps mild benefit, but questions remained.
In 2013 the Choosing Wisely program recommended against "routine" SMBG for those not requiring insulin. An exciting confirmation of this approach was presented at the American Diabetes Association 77th Annual Meeting (and published in the June 10, 2017 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association).
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The checks and balances system in place among the branches of the U. S. government acts to prevent one branch from having too much power. For example, Congress limits the president's power by its right to deny a presidential appointment to a federal court or other position. The president limits the power of Congress by his ability to veto legislation, and the Supreme Court limits the power of the other two branches by its ability to declare an action unconstitutional.
The nation's founders felt it so important to keep each branch in check that they wrote the system of checks and balances into the Constitution. Having lived under the rule of the British monarch, the founders did not want any person or group ever to have the opportunity of gaining too much power.
Very important among the checks and balances that the forefathers established is the right of Congress to impeach, try and remove from office a president who does his job in an illegal or improper manner. As of 2015, Congress has used this power only twice: first with Andrew Jackson, and later with Bill Clinton. These presidents were impeached but not removed from office.
The president's duty to appoint Supreme Court justices gives him a measure of authority over the Court and what type of decisions it is likely to render. As stated, however, Congress must approve the appointment. Only Congress may declare war. Also, when a president vetoes legislation, Congress may override the veto.


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Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse is one of the country's best-loved and most respected musicians; more than just a musician or an artist, he is a legend. The Beat sat down with Sipho to discuss his involvement with the rerecording of the Generations theme music, his opinion on his least favourite character in the soap, his remix CD and his thoughts on Mental Awareness Month.
Hey Sipho! How you doing? Very well thank you ,We just performed last week at the Macufe Festival in Bloemfontein so we have been busy with shows and studies and now in the next couple of weeks I need to get my UNISA assignments of so we can write my exams
You were recently involved with the recording of the SABC1 soap Generations' theme music. How did this came about? That is an amazing story ,I was approached by Trevor ,when he was in Johannesburg ,He and Mfundi go back many years as friends and I am also a family friend of Mfundi and when he came to the studio Trevor heard me saying Bra Mike and he had this confused look on his face and I remarked that Mfundi and I both went to school together too, as I call it the mighty Orlando West High school in Soweto ,so we were friends before Mfundi even dreamed up Generations. The recording took place over 4 hours in Johannesburg .It was and is a massive honour to work with Trevor. He had written and composed the entire piece of music and all I did was play the sax part which goes through the song. Trevor remarked to me that I have a distinctive way of playing the sax and this brought across the feel he wanted to portray for the new theme going forward. All I remember was blowing like mad take after to take to get the perfect take , but I did not realize was that Trevor has over 15 different takes for the producers to add into the show as each episode ends with a different mood ,Trevor has captured that already .
How did you met Trevor Jones? I have known about Trevor and his work and whited at a distance to extraordinary music he has produced for movie blockbusters , but never actually met ,until March this year at Music Exchange – in Cape Town at the City Hall. We hugged like long lost family members perhaps it is because we share a similar upbringing the District 6 kid and the Soweto Born and breed person . What brought us together was a music program that will change lives and teach the next generation music exchange. I must admit that I am in awe of Trevor's work .Bear in mind each film can have over 50 -60 pieces of music in them so Trevor's catalogue is over 6000 pieces of music strong . That is just remarkable!
What elements did you bring to the new theme music? I brought the sax parts to the theme music, which Trevor asked me to play.
Are you a fan of the soap? I know what is going on because friends tell me ,but I just can't watch the show regularly as i always seem to be busy early evening ,with my kids or family commitments or traveling to events .
If so, who are your favourite and most hated characters on the soap? Let's rather keep that too myself. It will open a can of worms
October is the International Mental Awareness Month. Firstly, what does this mean to you and what message would you like to convey to South Africans struggling with a mental illness? We need to educate people about these problems especially the youth so that we can learn to guide kids on how to overcome the difficulties and we as adults need to look out for symptoms ,i have a great friend who is bi polar and he blows hot and cold ,but when he takes his tablets he is 100% and sometimes when I see him he goes off on a tangent and then i know he has not taken his medication and we work through why he has not taken it for the day .
Coming back to your music. What is next in line for Sipho? Maybe a new CD? I have remix of Jive Soweto coming out end Oct and then next year we would really like to do a DVD talking about my music history .
What is the one thing that fans will find hard to believe about you? Next year will be 30 years since I recorded that song that has been so good to me "Burnout" – Can you believe that ?
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From California to Norway, twins have an unmistakable bond
Mia and her identical twin, Alexandra, love chocolate and can't stand olives. Both jump up and down when joyful. Neither find joy in the sight of an unmade bed.
"We are neat freaks," Mia said of both 11-year-olds, subjects of the documentary "Twin Sisters," airing at 10 p.m. Monday on PBS (KVIE Channel 6).
The sisters would not have known their shared traits, or each other's existences, had fate and red gingham not intervened.
Mia Hansen lives in Orangevale. She was adopted by Angela and Andy Hansen in 2004 in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. When the Hansens picked up baby Mia from the Changsha civil affairs office, they did not know she was a twin.
The next day, when they returned with Mia to the busy office to sign paperwork, a Chinese nanny who had accompanied some adoptees from country to city drew Andy's attention to a baby who was with her Norwegian adoptive mother. The babies, the nanny indicated, looked alike.
Making the resemblance more noticeable were the girls' nearly identical red gingham dresses. Hopeful, happy mothers from Orangevale and Norway had purchased these garments separately back home, and decided to put their daughters in them that day.
Andy Hansen alerted his wife to what the nanny had said. Angela Hansen approached the Norwegian woman, Wenche Hauglum. The two mothers discovered the lookalike girls shared a birthday. The Hansens asked their adoption-agency guides to inquire with the orphanage from which their daughter had come. The answer came back no, she was not a twin.
"I didn't know what to do," Andy said during an recent interview at his home with his wife and daughter. "I am in communist China. Who do you talk to? Who do you argue with?"
Added Angela: "And then you are thinking, 'I am just making something out of nothing, because they are telling me they are not twins.'"
But the Hansens spent more time with Wenche Hauglum and her husband, Sigmund, and baby Alexandra while still in China.
That the families had crossed paths at all was as oddly serendipitous as the matching dresses.
The Norwegian contingent of adoptive parents was scheduled to sign documents before the American group. Sigmund was sick, so he stayed at the hotel. The adoption officials informed Wenche she could not sign alone, so she waited behind for him after the other Norwegians left.
Had Sigmund not been sick, "she would have been gone" by the time the Hansens arrived, Andy said. There would have been no lookalike girls, in matching dresses, in the same room.
Angela gave Wenche her information, but the Norwegian mother, busy introducing Alexandra to a family that included Wenche's two girls from a previous relationship, waited a month to contact her. The Hansens had spent that time bonding with Mia, who has a much-older brother, Steven, from Andy's previous marriage.
The four parents decided on a DNA test. The girls were 6 months old when the results came back confirming they were identical twins.
The Hansens and Hauglums kept in touch but wanted to wait until the girls were older, and could remember, to bring them together. But Mia knew she has a twin "from day one," Andy said.
"Just like (with) her adoption," Angela added. "It was all part of the adoption story."
When Mia was little, Angela joined an online group devoted to separated twins. Through the group, she met Nancy Segal, a psychologist and researcher doing a twins study, which in turn led to the Hansens' and Hauglums' participation in a BBC documentary. Mia and Alexandra met for the first time, at 6, as part of filming.
When the pair came face to face, outside the Hansens' home, it was "complete awkwardness," Mia said. They mostly stared.
But soon the twins joined hands and "went in the house, went right upstairs, got in their swimsuits, and they were together the whole time" swimming or playing in the Hansens' backyard, Andy said.
Despite a language barrier, the girls show an ease together in "Sisters," most of which was shot, by Norwegian director Mona Friis Bertheussen, just before and then during a 2011 visit by the Hansens to the Hauglums' home in postcard-beautiful Fresvik, Norway.
As it shows the girls playing amid the mountains, fjord and fog, the film displays a naturalist bent unlikely to be duplicated when Alexandra comes to Orangevale in March. That visit, during which Alexandra can enjoy American conveniences, will involve Starbucks, a nail salon and a bowling alley, Mia said.
The girls now have seen each other several times. They talk every weekend via FaceTime, which connects the Hansens' spacious suburban home to the Hauglums' rambling Norwegian property in Fresnik, population about 230. They would talk more often, but the nine-hour time difference is prohibitive on weekdays.
The language barrier has lessened since "Sisters" was shot. Alexandra's English "is really good now," Mia said. And Mia has mastered important parts of the Norwegian tongue, like how to request chocolate.
A friendly, energetic girl, Mia responds to a reporter's questions while also practicing her tap-dancing (she's taking lessons) with sandal-clad feet.
Judging by the film, Mia is the more subdued twin. When the cameras caught Alexandra at 8, she was practically incandescent with excitement regarding her sister's visit, smoothing the Hello Kitty! bedspread on a bed in her room she had reserved for Mia well before Mia arrived in Norway.
A twin "can understand you when most people don't," Mia said. "Like in weird situations when you feel a certain way, most people are like, 'What?' But your twin is like, 'Oh, yeah. Yeah, I get that.' I am like, thank you, someone finally gets me."
"Sisters" – which Bertheussen decided to make after seeing the BBC documentary – contrasts Alexandra's make-your-own-fun lifestyle with Mia's more organized activities.
While Mia enjoys soccer, violin lessons and princess parties, Alexandra rescues an injured mouse, which she calls "Mussi" and keeps in a box in the garage. The mouse's subsequent escape saddens Alexandra. Her spirits rise when she receives a wind-up mouse for Christmas from her twin. Alexandra wonders, in the film, if her sister somehow knew Mussi went AWOL.
"The sisters share something very special, it's almost like there is an invisible connection, a sort of communication between the twin sisters that is hard to explain," Bertheussen wrote via email. That connection extends to the story surrounding the parents figuring out the girls are twins, the director said.
"One thing that never stops fascinating me is the story of the red dresses," she said. "You start to wonder about life, and how it all works."
Of the dresses, "I kind of think of it as Wenche and I having a connection," Angela said. "That not only the girls have a connection."
"The two moms are like sisters," Andy said.
When visiting Fresvik, Sigmund and Andy will talk cars in the garage while Wenche and Angela head to the balcony to sit and enjoy the view.
"And drink wine," added Mia wryly.
The U.S. airing of "Sisters" is more of a victory lap than an unveiling. The twins already are well known in Scandinavia. A big ratings success in Norway, "Sisters" won a Gullruten Award, or Norwegian Emmy. The girls appeared at the awards show and on the Swedish television talk show "Skavlan." Actor Joel Kinnaman ("The Killing") also was in the studio that day.
Being on TV "is kind of strange because there are mikes hooked up to you, and they can hear everything you are saying," Mia said. "But it is really fun." And less nerve-wracking with her sister involved.
"I think it gives me extra confidence" to have Alexandra there, Mia said.
Looking ahead, the Hansens have considered ways the girls can spend extended time together, such as foreign-exchange programs or bringing Alexandra here for a bit after she completes her secondary education (which ends with 10th grade in Norway).
"But it's really up to (the twins) at that point," Angela said.
In the meantime, Mia has the visits and the Internet chats.
"Sometimes I miss her, in some situations," Mia said. "But I just know that she is (always) there for me."
Call The Bee's Carla Meyer, (916) 321-1118. Follow her on Twitter @CarlaMeyerSB.


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Children in our Reception Classes follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework–2
This curriculum is play based, and involves children self-selecting activities, whole class activities and small adult led activities by the teachers and support staff. Adults very carefully observe the children and plan progress for each of them by intervening in play and also planning targeted teaching to move learning forward. A copy of the overview can be viewed by clicking here: Reception Long Term Overview 2017-2018
The foundations laid in Reception ensure that children are ready for the transition to Key Stage 1 in Years 1 and 2.
The new National Curriculum was launched in September 2014; we are designing a curriculum that is real, relevant and standards driven.
Along with all other maintained schools in England we will be required by government to teach the revised National Curriculum from September 2014.
The curriculum is 'what' will be taught. The Government has slimmed these requirements down to enable schools to add areas they feel children need for their development.
The curriculum does not dictate 'how' things are taught. That is down to us! We will mix a rich cross curricular approach to make learning fun, with discrete teaching of specialist subjects such as computing, foreign languages and physical education.
Years 1 and 2 Long Term Curriculum Overview 2017-2018
For more information regarding the curriculum please visit the Department for Education Site: https://www.gov.uk/national-curriculum
A copy of our Assessment Policy can be found here: Assessment Policy 2017-2018
End of Year Expectations for each Year Group are as follows:
End of the Early Years Foundation Stage (Reception)
We also follow the 'Feeling, Good, Feeling Safe' Personal Safety programme develop by Brighton and Hove City Council. The aim of this innovative 'Feeling Good, Feeling Safe' prevention programme is to support schools to effectively develop all children's skills to keep safe, to be resilient and to seek help if they need it. It also encourages staff, parents and carers to take responsibility for keeping children safe. You can view the Lesson Plans for Reception to Year 2 by clicking on the link below:


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Maternity Photo Tips/
Things are about to change big time around here. I'm currently 39 weeks pregnant which means our little guy could be joining us at any time! We've made a mad dash the past couple of weeks to finish ALL OF THE THINGS. (Which equals lots of projects to share soon! Including the nursery!) We actually had a little down time this past weekend and we really weren't sure what to do with ourselves.
I managed to do a pretty terrible job of documenting this pregnancy. I honestly think it's because I forgot I was pregnant half of the time. I was extremely lucky to have such an easy first pregnancy. (Let's hope that carries over into labor but I don't think it works that way.) It's crazy that all I did was eat a little more and my body just knew what to do otherwise. Biology is crazy stuff.
I did read quite a few places that many moms regretted not taking maternity photos. I get it. You feel large. There's a lot going on. I'm extremely happy Nate and I took 15 minutes to snap a few quick photos for the ol' memory books though. It's funny because I can barely remember what it's like to not have a big ol' beach ball belly and I've only had it for 9 months. I can imagine the memory of it will fade quickly.
The thing I like about these photos is that I look relaxed because my darling baby daddy was the one behind the camera. Also, I swear I went outside this Summer. I'm just a fan of sunscreen.
I wore a dress I was comfortable in and didn't worry so much about hair and makeup. The belly was the star of the show. We took these photos when I was 35 weeks pregnant. I think that was a good time frame. The belly was big enough to capture the pregnancy but I didn't feel as gigantically pregnant as I currently do. Like I've reached the T-Rex stage of pregnancy where my arms are not proportionally long enough compared to my torso. All of my pharmacy patients seem concerned that the baby will fall out of me at any moment. I've started answering "What? I'm not pregnant." or"3 months from now." to the "When are you due?" question that I get 1500 times per 8 hour shift.
Maternity photos are taken. The nursery is ready. Baby has cooked to full term. All that's left is the waiting game!
Any guesses on when he'll arrive and how much he'll weigh? Not a single entry in my work pool is less than 8 pounds. Yikes! ;)


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Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Flock again
I did the same as in last time, i.e. uninstalled it and install again the current version 0.4.10 I made a mistake.
This time I made a copy of the profiles folder and copied everything within the folder to the new installation. Flock didn't like it. Something in there must have caused the failure, process has to be repeated.
The 2nd time I copied across just the flock_favorites.rdf and prefs.js file which saved me setting up favorites and preferences such as content settings etc. The signons.txt file can't be reused, which is a good security feature, therefore you'll have to enter all the passwords again and let flock remembers it.
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- stanleyJanuary 25, 2006 at 12:03 PM
What can I say?ReplyDelete
Good recovery!ReplyDelete
My guess is that it is a result of the beta version of Firefox that Flock is based on. This has been updated to Firefox 1.5 in our for the release still under development.
he most recent continuous QA builds, http://tinderbox.flock.com are quite usable. Give it a try, if you want to contribute to making Flock better for this release. There is the opportunity for you to test, document, design, develop, and present your ideas to the community. http://wiki.flock.com/index.php?title=FAQ#Where_the_community_hangs_out
Look for Flock "Early Adopters" release in February with features including:
* Import Favorites
* Flickr uploader
* Online Favorite Collections at Shadows.com
* Better favorites navigation
* Faster feed viewing
* More blogging support
* Conversation and Mini Mapper Topbar
All the best to you,
Lloyd D Budd
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- Lloyd D BuddMarch 14, 2006 at 12:59 PM
Have you tried the new version?ReplyDelete
Thanks for the reminder, I'll do that real soon.ReplyDelete


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Do exchange rates affect consumer prices? A comparative analysis for Australia, China and India
Document Type
Journal Article
Elsevier North-Holland
Faculty of Business and Law
School of Business / Finance, Economics, Markets and Accounting Research Centre
This article was originally published as: Saha, S., & Zhang, Z. (2013). Do exchange rates affect consumer prices? A comparative analysis for Australia, China and India. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 93, 128-138. Original article available here
An important issue for exchange rate pass-through (ERPT) is the extent to which exchange rate changes affect the prices of imported goods and the consumer prices. The objectives of this study are to make a comparative study by exploring the literature relating pass-through for import prices and domestic prices in Australia, China and India. In particular, we test whether the exchange rate pass-through to import prices is complete, estimate the pass-through to consumer price index (CPI) to investigate whether there is any association between the pass-through and the average inflation rate across these countries. A structural VAR model is used to examine the exchange rate pass-through over the period 1990-2011. The impulse responses indicate that exchange rates have less effect in the rising domestic prices in China and India. This will have important policy implication for the monetary authorities.


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Negative Memory
Or Cast Urban Interior As Library Of Refugee Diary
In recent years the incoming of the refugees to Europe is phenomenal. To physically write down this special history, a cast of urban interior is made. The exterior of the interior is then revealed while demolishing the original, linking the memory of a past to the memory of the future generation in the program of a library of diary. The diaries that document the tragedy feeling of the refugees will be archived and view in a location in Berlin where in the past were built by Nazi who separate the races. The detail of the past is preserved and displayed on public, holding the books as shelves. The shape of 'X' becomes an abstract urban annotation that defined boundary within while blurry disappear from the city.
Studio: Stefano Passeri. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Fall 2015, 5th year thesis
Individual work.
A Cast as Memory
Demolition as Creation
When a negative cast is made, it is a newly born object. But the inevitable trace of the original piece make it looks like it is aged already. The conflict between the two leads early case study of cast. From large to small, from monumental to ordinary, the input and outcome of the procedure is surprisingly unfamiliar but recognizable. Because the new is created by killing the old. New face is born, so is the new threshold, the new border. Both of which leads to the rethinking of national borders. What is that thick line physically mean?
Scale-less VS Biggness-less
Architecture as Physical Annotation
Scale is a measurement for the logic, but bigness is a measurement for the eye. Even when placed as same size, the scale of objects can be very distinct. Consequently the program types that it enables are very different. In this sense, the scale-less graphical annotation can be resized to any program as it is translated from a flat annotation to physical annotation. Clue-less refugee contractor takes advantage of this by physically build a urban annotation from a small X-shaped mark on the map based on its scale.
Rachael Whiteread, House & Urban Annotation
Phased Axo
Berlin Transforming into the Negative Memory
City Sick by the History.
The mayor of Berlin decides to finally give a piece of land to the refugee in the city, a land that historically is associated with Nazi immigration alienation. A reversed building becomes the seed of a urban illness and the affect expends to the larger context.
The invasion of the new library memory in the form of old negative.
Transforming Window Norm to Shelves.
The windows of the city is no longer used for looking out, but to be sprayed in concrete vessels that could hold books for the library. The annotation brutally cuts from city and makes a scar that blocks all traffic and breaks all understanding of the old Berlin, creating a sinking plaza that bridge the oblivion with nothing but reading space and social space, which is beneath the heavy memory above.
guide to the shell making
The oblivion of the Nazi building in Berlin would happen again to the new public library carve as time moves forward. At certain moment in the future, the creation of this long run demolition will blend in to the city fabric as if nothing had happened and the only disjunction between the old and new is the gaps between them, marking the evidence that a thick wall used to be there separating each space. Now the space would be free by its own by paralyzing itself into concrete form work.
The reading space below the heavy cast of library is much less heavy but equally intense. The multiple stairs in the plaza can be loosely programmed as reading space, but also auditorium and exhibition. The plaza reaches out to other part of the cross that further connects to the city via passageway, shops and subway station.
"Invisible Manipulation in X-shape."
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The #HearHerHarvard campaign has garnered strong support from National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) sororities and their partners.
The major issue affecting men's and women's groups at Harvard University is the university administration's policy to relegate students joining single-gender organizations to a sort of second class Harvard enrollment – one which bars such students from receiving certain scholarships or from being eligible for certain leadership positions.
It's a ludicrous policy, both for male and female students, and the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) can play the essential role in moving the fraternity/sorority community forward without compromising the single-gender nature of many of its organizations. Here's why:
1) The NIC & NPC Are The Only "Single-Gender" Umbrella Groups
Of all fraternity/sorority umbrella groups, only those founded by historically white organizations remain single-gender in terms of which organizations are members.
Men's & women's fraternities and women's sororities jointly make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC – historically black organizations), the National APIA Panhellenic Association (NAPA – Asian Greek-letter organizations), the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO), the National Multicultural Greek Council (NMGC) as well as other associations not specialized to social fraternities and sororities.
2) It's Clear That We Want To Protect Women's Organizations
In defense of the NPC remaining single-gender – that simply seems to be something the majority of fraternity/sorority professionals and higher education professionals can agree on. There's really no need to force change within the NPC unless its member groups decide to pursue such change.
We can expect; however, that we would support, if not expect, the NIC to make the move toward co-ed inclusion at some point. Even if such is not the case, it is a strategically important move, as it eliminates opportunities to target the NIC for its male-exclusivity.
We would simply be providing an additional outlet for women to be heard and to create something important to their social networks.
It would further serve to protect the rights of men's fraternities to have women's organizations rooting for them from within the NIC. I'm not certain how it could hurt, anyway.
3) Between The Two:The NIC Is Already Larger & More Diverse
Within the NIC are organizations from some of the aforementioned associations. Several historically black and culturally-based organizations are already members of the NIC, as are fraternities established as recently as the turn of the millennium.
There are 66 member organizations of the NIC compared to just 26 NPC sororities – all of which are historically white, all of which were founded prior to World War I, and none of which have joined the NPC since 1951. Between the two, the NIC is in a better position to broaden its membership because it is already balancing a larger number and wider variety of organizations.
4) The NIC Is Already Open To Co-Ed Organizations, Why Not Women's Groups?
Psi Upsilon is an example. The existence of Psi Upsilon does not challenge the fact that the vast majority of NIC groups are men's fraternities, and adding women's fraternities does nothing to challenge the NIC's stance on protecting single-gender organizations' right to exist. Rather, it opens up the NIC to represent more students.
Do we benefit from having several, "separate but equal," umbrella associations, divided primarily on gender, racial or ethnic lines? Is that how we make the case that fraternities & sororities are relevant in the 21st Century?
I've said before that I think that organizations rely too heavily on umbrella associations to speak for them. I still believe that, but a wide variety of organizations supporting one another as a part of the same team is better than what we have now.
5) The NIC offers flex to entrepreneurial college women
With the NIC's existing variety comes a more relaxed governing structure – it has been a long time since a new national sorority has joined the NPC, they operate with two unique sets of standards.
The result of that extensive reach is clear: It is nearly impossible for a group of women to build a new, modern, national sorority within the NPC. Could a group of mostly white women effectively start a sorority within any of the other organizations? Probably not without a specific cultural connection.
The NIC theoretically supports an open expansion model which would allow a women's group to easily proliferate. Fraternity life is in many ways a means to create opportunity for young adults. We could create new avenues of opportunity for college women.
6) Fraternities Hire Many Women/Sorority Women as is.
A woman was just named CEO/Executive Director of Phi Kappa Sigma and others serve as COO's, Directors and dozens of other positions at many men's fraternities. Women have a growing presence within NIC fraternity staffs.
That speaks to the openness of NIC organizations to welcome and seek out qualified women to join their ranks. Opening our arms to women's organizations may result in more NPHC, NAPA, NALFO, or NMGC organizations joining the NIC (in addition to their existing affiliations), and may even result in some NPC organizations seeking some level of membership. That would serve the interest of all Greek-letter organizations – we may even see more crossover between staff teams, which may lead to a better distribution of best practices.
There are clear signals from the public that the status quo cannot hold. I don't mean this post to rag on the NPC as I previously have, I mean to put to question the idea that the NIC is for the white men and the NPC is for the white women. Regardless of our organization's statements about diversity, that tends to be the perceived reality.
The NIC has a golden opportunity to lead. We can use the advantages of the NIC's flexible structure and oversight of its member groups to further broaden and diversify its membership.
College women should be free to create and build something for themselves just like their male counterparts, maybe even in the same umbrella group.
Updated 3/2018: I rewrote the first few lines and cleaned up commentary clutter from the numbered points. Some fluff or opinions can help make a point, others distract from it. The latter happened here. If you're reading this again – thanks, it's written differently!


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Subject: Fall Back - Daylight Savings
Message: As we approach the end of Daylight Savings Time it can be a difficult transition to make. Throughout the year, your body works to constantly coordinate it's "biologic clock" with the outside world. When the time changes, your body finds itself suddenly "out of sync" with the world around it. Here are a few tips to help re-synchronize your biologic clock:
See the light - try to get exposure to early morning natural light soon after awakening. Light is the most important signal to your brain that it is time to be alert and start your day. Early morning light exposure, particularly during this next week, will speed your adaptation to the new time.
Don't forget the basics. The time change is a great time to review some important sleep habits. Keep your bedroom cool, dark and quiet. Try to maintain regular bedtimes and awakening times.
Shift meal times toward the new time schedule. For example, if you normally eat dinner at 6 pm, consider shifting diner time on Friday and Saturday to 6:30. That way, once the time has switched you will only be 30 minutes off your usual schedule instead of one hour. Meal times are another important clue the body uses to "set" the biologic clock.
Try to avoid alcohol and caffeine as much as possible during this adaptation period. Both alcohol and caffeine interrupt sleep and further sleep deprive you at a time when you are trying to readjust your biologic clock.
Call To Action: Complete ProjectZ challenges for better sleep health
Subject: Turkey & Naps
Message: Ever fall asleep shortly after Thanksgiving dinner and attribute it to the sleep-inducing amino acid tryptophan, that is found in turkey? Did you know that turkey actually contains the same amount of tryptophan that is found in other types of poultry? In fact, for the non-meat eaters, tofu actually has twice the amount of tryptophan as turkey.
Why so sleepy?
Scientists say it could be a combination of things…overeating in general can make you tired and too many carbohydrate laden foods can lead to sleepiness. Also, you may have come to the table with some already established sleep debt.
So, how about that nap?
Napping is o.k. if you limit it to no longer than 30 minutes (the best window for napping is between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.). When you sleep for more than 30 minutes, you risk entering a state of deep sleep and you may wake up groggy, confused, and unable to fall asleep at your normal bed time.
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Understanding mechanisms underlying ricin toxin neutralization aids rational design of vaccines
X-ray Crystal Structures of Ricin Toxin in Complex with Neutralizing and Non-neutralizing antibodies
In collaboration with researchers at the Wadsworth Center, NYSBC crystallographers solved the crystal structures of the ricin enzymatic subunit in complex with the antigen binding domain of several single-chain monoclonal antibodies. Ricin is a well-known biothreat agent that has been the focus of an ongoing vaccine-development effort for use by military personnel and at-risk civilians.
X-ray crystal structures of neutralizing (G12) and non-neutralizing (A7) antibodies bound to the enzymatic subunit of ricin revealed key molecular details that influence ricin neutralization. A comparison of the binding modes of these two antibodies to the ricin catalytic subunit illustrates differences caused by the presence of a proline residue at position 106 in A7. This proline residue minimizes the interaction between A7 and the ricin catalytic subunit relative to G12 by removing three key hydrogen bonds. This difference likely contributes to A7's inability to neutralize ricin. This information can be utilized to design a more effective vaccine against the ricin toxin.
Research article:
Journal of Molecular Biology, June 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2014.05.026


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Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Wednesday Hodgepodge
1. What's something you're looking forward to in the month of June?
I actually have nothing important planned other than of crocheting projects planned that I would love to start.
2. In what way have you come full circle?
Well, this is nothing big (or serious for that matter) but often when I make a mistake in the crochet world, I go back to unravel it, start over and realize I just made the same mistake again.
3. Lonely Planet lists 10 spots in America you should see in 2015 and the reasons why. How many on the list have you seen? Which one on the list would you most like to see?
Queens NY, Western South Dakota, New Orleans, Colorado River Region, North Conway NH, Indianapolis IN, Greenville SC, Oakland CA, Duluth MN, and the Mount Shasta Region CA
Hmm, I don't think I have ever seen any of those places, but would love to if ever I get the opportunity.
4. A song that describes your mood right now?
5. Strawberry ice cream, strawberry short cake, strawberry pie, or strawberries right off the vine...your favorite?
OOH, I think strawberry pie has to be my favorite!
6. Aesop's birthday is celebrated on June 4th, although there is some disagreement as to whether or not that's accurate, or if he was even a real person. Regardless, the name Aesop is associated to this day with many well known fables. Which of the following best applies to something in your life right now? The Tortoise and the Hare (Slow and Steady wins the race), The Ant and the Grasshopper (Be prepared), The Fox and the Goat (Look before you leap) or The Crow and the Pitcher (Necessity is the mother of invention)?
Probably the Fox and the Goat, I think I always tend to act impulsively and forget to consider the consequences, try try again, right?
7. The answer is yes...what's the question?
The question is do I love rainy days?
They seem so serene and restful, like the earth is singing to all who listens.
8. Insert your own random thought here.
We are "almost" to summer on the calendars and I couldn't believe it when the longest cold snap sprung upon us, but at least rain is serene, and our house does not lack blankets.
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I love rainy days too, as long as they're interspersed with bright, sunny days! I love the sound of the rain on the rain dripping off the porch roof and the sound of the thunder rolling. Beautiful!ReplyDelete
I chose the fox and the goat, also. Listening to the rain is peaceful, isn't it? Have a great day.ReplyDelete
I look forward to June for the official beginning of summer if there's nothing else! Hahaha...ReplyDelete
I only played a snippet of the music but sounds easy and cheerful to listen to. I don't mind rain if it's not stopping me from doing anything.ReplyDelete
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I have a question , i was producin for a while , last month i produced at least 4 of my top 10 beats of all time ... after a week of Not producin ( or at least trying not to produce ) and just resting , i produced the melody of 1 of my top 5 beats of all time without a doubt , but after that ( which was about 3 weeks ago ) i cant write Anythin anymore :/ my producing is kinda frozen ... i cant even complete my last beat !
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MONTREAL October 4, 2006 - Eye Health Month is off to an exciting start, with the recent announcement by MUHC researcher Dr. Robert Koenekoop and his colleagues of a breakthrough discovery in the genetics of childhood blindness. The new study identified the gene most often responsible for LCA (Leber Congenital Amaurosis), the commonest form of congenital blindness. "This discovery represents a significant advance in the fight against this debilitating condition." says Dr. Koenekoop, Director of the McGill Ocular Genetics Centre at the MUHC and Associate Professor in Ophthalmology, Human Genetics at McGill University. He is also principal co-investigator of this study with Dr. Anneke den Hollander, and Dr. Frans Cremers from The University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands.
LCA causes blindness from birth or during the first few months of life. About 600 patients with LCA are currently being diagnosed and managed at the McGill Ocular Genetics Center of the MUHC, directed by Dr. Koenekoop. The disorder affects 1 in 30,000 newborns, and is currently incurable. "This is about to change, however," says Dr. Koenekoop. "Our discovery has major implications for improved screening. It also opens avenues for treatment of LCA."
Discovery of the CEP290 gene and a single mutation found in 20 percent of LCA patients will significantly speed up the genetic testing process for blind children. From a therapeutic viewpoint, this discovery adds another pathway for possible therapeutic manipulation and paves the way for a human gene replacement trial of a related LCA gene (RPE65) in early 2007. If this trial is successful, gene replacement therapy may not be far off.
Prior to Dr. Koenekoop's discovery, LCA had been linked to mutations in eight genes. Together, these mutations account for about 45 percent of cases. By studying members of a Quebec family affected by LCA, Dr. Koenekoop's team, which includes research associate and molecular biologist Dr. Irma Lopez, was able to identify a mutation in a gene known as CEP290. This mutation was detected in 21 percent of unrelated cases - making it one of the most common causes of LCA yet identified. The team's research, which was funded by the Foundation Fighting Blindness Canada, was published in the September 2006 issue of The American Journal of Human Genetics.
"The Foundation Fighting Blindness is dedicated to funding the best research in Canada and Dr. Koenekoop's new gene discovery proves that," says Sharon Colle, National Executive Director. "We believe that childhood blindness is intolerable and that cures really are in sight." The MUHC, in collaboration with Dr. Anneke den Hollander and Dr. Frans Cremers from the University of Nijmegen, will continue research into LCA, conducting functional studies of the CEP290 gene and screening more patients for CEP290 mutations.
Quebec is the perfect place to study genetic diseases like LCA. Quebec's population of approximately 6 million is known as a "founder population" because it can be traced back to a small number (approximately 250) of forefathers. This small gene pool provides the ideal population for the study of genetic disease. "Genetic diseases like LCA are more common in founder populations," says Dr. Koenekoop. "Our patients are enthusiastic about participating in these studies. They realize this research may ultimately lead to improved diagnosis, treatments and cures."
A complete text of this scientific paper can be viewed on the AJHG website (subscription only):
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Hello Community member! Here's an early holiday present for you! I hope you like it.
With IBM Case Manager 5.1 and its enhanced widget events, this is now possible without having to write a bunch of custom widgets. Let's have a look how.
Let's say we have a set of responses for a particular step of a task.
When the user clicks the Complete Survey response we will just do the normal thing and complete and return to the in-basket.
If they click the Need More Details response, the requirements say that we must capture a case comment that explains the user's decision.
The first thing we need to do is disable the standard broadcast events that are fired when you click the buttons in the work item toolbar. These broadcasted events are "shouted out" for all to hear with the Command widget being the ICM one that is listening for it. In ICM, we use broadcast events as a way to make the standard widgets work together without requiring any manual wiring. In ICM 5.1, you can now disable the broadcast and then wire the widgets up manually, allowing you to potentially alter the default behavior.
- Go into edit mode on your Work Details page and show the widget settings for the Work Item Toolbar.
- Click the checkbox to disable the broadcasting of the Complete Work Item event
The Complete Work Item event will get called for both the standard Complete button if your work item has no responses as well as for any response button that replaces it. The event payload tells you which button was clicked.
- Display the Hidden Widgets area by clicking the item below the orange Edit Page link
- Drag a new Script Adapter widget into the Hidden Widgets area
- You may want to the use the Script Adapter's menu to Rename it to something unique. This is helpful when your page contains multiple Script Adapters
- Choose the Widget Wiring command from the Script Adapter's settings menu
- Wiring the incoming event to the Work Item Toolbar's Complete Work Item event
- Wire the outgoing event to the Command widget's Complete Work Item event
The payload passed into the Script Adapter from the Work Item Toolbar's Complete Work Item event looks like this:
{"getNext":false,"responseName":"Need More Details","stepName":"Initial Site Survey","workObjectNumber":"A63C4FB737D763439C689E5FEB4341CB","caseFolderId":"{0B496E4F-99C6-44E6-89E9-EBCBB5E6520E}"}
- Display the Script Adapter's Setting dialog
- Paste in the following javascript text. The code uses the environment variables described in this tip so it is completely portable with the exception of the Response name
var caseID = payload.caseFolderId; // The case ID in the payload has curly quotes around it that we need to remove caseID = caseID.substr(1,caseID.length-2); var note = ""; if (payload.responseName != "Need More Details") return payload; else if (note = prompt("Please enter a reason for this response:")) { var serverBase = window.location.protocol + "\/\/" + window.location.host; var feedURL = this.iContext.io.rewriteURI(serverBase + "/CaseManager/CASEREST/v1/case/" + caseID+ "/comments?TargetObjectStore="+ecmwdgt.getBean("spaceConfig").getTargetOS()+ "&CommentType=case"); var comment= {"CommentType":"Case","CommentContext":102,"CommentText": note}; var xhrArgs = { url: feedURL, postData: dojo.toJson(comment), handleAs: "json", headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json"}, load: function(data){ } , error: function(error) { alert ("Oops..." + error); } }; dojo.xhrPost(xhrArgs); return payload; }
- Now when the user clicks the Need More Details button, they will see the following:
- If they click cancel on the prompt dialog, the event is not passed on and they will remain on the page
- If they enter a reason and click OK, the step will complete and a new comment will be added to the case


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I started the recording two years ago but gave up on it after two episodes because frankly, doing a good job was too difficult / time-consuming for me at the time. However, I recently came upon the old recordings I'd done and listened to them. I was surprised by how good they were, and gave myself a hearty head-slap for not finishing the story off earlier. Then, once I resumed the project, I remembered why I'd abandoned it: Zadok Allen. What a nightmare that guy was to do: a huge monologue in a regional dialect (that, being from England, I've no idea about, but anyway ...)
Zadok Allen "... the half-crazed, liquorish nonagenarian whose tales of old Innsmouth and its shadow were so hideous and incredible."
It was a total b*stard to do, but I kept at it, and at it, and it, and finally after about seven days of work, at about 01.00 a.m. last night, I finished it.
Then I woke up this morning and realised I had to do a load of re-takes. But generally speaking, it's finished, and I'll be uploading to Podiobooks later today.
Jon Cape has done a series of images based on the story, and the images on this page are just a few of them. A glimpse of the horrors to come in H.P. Lovecraft's, The Shadow Over Innsmouth.
"... lanterns bobbing in the darkness, and horrible croaking voices exchanging low cries in what was certainly not English."
"... the morbid and horror-infested fabric of the Gilman House"
Zadok: "They'd ruther not start risin' an' wipin' aout human-kind, but ef they was gave away an' forced to, they cud do a lot toward jest that."


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Sarah Emsley
Sarah Emsley writes primarily about Jane Austen's life and works, women writers who were influenced by Austen, and Canadian - especially Nova Scotian - history. She grew up in Halifax and received her PhD from Dalhousie University before spending time in Oxford, England, as a postdoctoral fellow at the Rothermere American Institute, and then in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she taught classes on Jane Austen in the Writing Program at Harvard University. In 2008, she returned home to Halifax to focus on writing. She is currently working on a novel.Publications
The Custom of the Country. by Edith Wharton (editor). Peterborough, ON: Broadview, 2008. ISBN 1-55111-673-1.
Jane Austen and the North Atlantic: Essays from the 2005 Jane Austen Society Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. (editor). Alton, Hampshire: Jane Austen Society, 2006. ISBN 0-9538174-7-4.
Jane Austen's Philosophy of the Virtues. New York: Palgrave, 2005. ISBN 1-4039-69-66-3.
St. Paul's in the Grand Parade, 1749-1999. Halifax, NS: Formac, 1999. ISBN 0-88780-487-X.


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New clinical trial policy by National Institute of Health (NIH) raises concerns from basic behavioural researchers
Scientists who conduct basic behavioural research are bracing for a policy kicking that will impose new rules on their federally funded studies, many of which the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, will now consider clinical trials. Although many researchers maintain that the policy makes no sense and will hinder their work, recent revisions by NIH officials have eased some fears.
"There's still a problem, but the problem is less dire than the original set of concerns that we had," says cognitive psychologist Jeremy Wolfe of the Harvard University–affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, who is also the immediate past president of the Federation of Associations in Behavioural & Brain Sciences (FABBS) in Washington, D.C.
The changes, which take effect for proposals with due dates of 25 January 2018, or later, are part of a new clinical trials definition that NIH released in 2014 but only began implementing in 2017. That was when scientists who use tools such as MRI scans to explore how the normal brain works realized that their studies, which they never thought of as clinical trials because they don't test drugs or other treatments, fell under the new definition. The change imposed several new requirements on researchers, such as submitting proposals in response to a formal funding opportunity for clinical trials and registering the studies in clinicaltrials.gov, the federal trials database.
Researchers and university groups have since flooded NIH with emails and comments, especially after NIH published a set of case studies confirming that basic studies would be included. More than 3500 scientists signed an open letter last September asking NIH to delay the policy.
Source: Sciencemag


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MC Mobility Consultants has its main premises in Vienna, Austria. All members of the core team in Vienna are well-seasoned experts with consulting careers all over the world.
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... from my vacation,and ready for some exciting new developments in the SAS world!
As those of you who regularly attend regional user group meetings can attest, SAS Canada has been quickly joining the social media frenzy. You will have heard myself - or one of my colleagues - talk at length about what we hope to achieve through online communities: strengthening SAS knowledge and connectivity not only locally, but globally as well.
I had the opportunity to take some 'baby steps' into this arena with last month's trip to Ottawa as well as with the Toronto Area SAS Society in my home town. I'll be very happy to share my experiences - and soon enough, the edited videos - with all of you. Some early learnings:
1) Videography can be tricky. I was lucky enough to have a couple of assistants in Toronto who were able to manage and adjust the camera as required: not so lucky a couple of days earlier in Ottawa! Let's see what the difference might be in quality and content over the next few weeks as we post the content online.
2) SAS has it's own YouTube channel! Will this be the home of our user group videos? Quite possibly... in the meantime, excellent content is being posted daily: I highly recommend having a look-see.
3) There is a LOT of content to get through, and I mean a lot! So much, in fact, that I've had to purchase an external hard drive to hold it all in its un-edited state. As we get more and more practiced with the 'fun stuff' - determining appropriate sound bites, the right enticing and valuable bits of info that you just can't do without - I expect this will change... but you'll still be receiving high value. Maybe it's an unbelievable demo. Maybe it's a presentation which had the room on it's feet. Whatever comes down the pipe, rest assured that it will be dissected with the utmost care and re-purposed to give you the best of the bits!!!
Well, that's all for the moment. Stayed tuned for my next installment: I'll be talking about the Fall user group schedule and the highlights as they currently stand, as well as pointing you towards some new, high quality SAS video.
And now, a PowerPoint slide-deck of my vacation to San Diego. Only 1,432 pictures to get through! What do you mean it's lunch? A hair appointment? Your dog's at the vet? You're late for your WEDDING? I get the point....
Monday, July 5, 2010
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Arrests after vandalism and verbal abuse incident
Police in Ponteland have made arrests, issued dispersal notices and stepped up patrols as part of efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour across the area.
This follows several calls from residents in Ponteland Village and Darras Hall about young people causing criminal damage.
Two teenage boys have been arrested by officers – one on suspicion of causing damage and the other for public order offences.
This follows an incident on Saturday when the Post Office window on Merton Way was smashed and youths verbally abused other people in the area.
Neighbourhood Inspector Pam Bridges said: "We're aware of the effect of anti-social behaviour on communities and we're working to address these issues with the local authority, local schools, fire service, youth service, and the county council.
"Police patrols are continuing in the Ponteland area to engage with and reassure local residents, as this type of criminal and anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated."
"We want to advise parents to make sure they know where their children are and what they are doing. We believe that some parents are dropping off young people in the Ponteland area, which is contributing to the problems.
"When young people engage in this type of risk-taking behaviour they make themselves vulnerable to crime and as a result, they may become victims or offenders."
Officers will continue to issue dispersal notices to young people where necessary to try to prevent further incidents occurring.
Anyone with concerns about crime or anti-social behaviour where they live should call their local neighbourhood policing team on 101.


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4 Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat the Rainbow
Just like extra-dark chocolate drizzled over strawberries, the news about how often kids eat fruits and veggies is bittersweet. On the one hand, the under-18 set are eating more whole fruits. Unfortunately, 6 out of 10 kids still aren't eating enough fruit, and 9 out of 10 still aren't eating enough vegetables, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
From decreasing the risk of serious diseases to fighting inflammation and controlling weight, dining on a wide variety of fruits and vegetables has tremendous health benefits for us all—but particularly for kids. "Because dietary habits are set largely at a young age and last a lifetime, we're very much interested in increasing fruit and vegetable intake in children as a health priority," says Diane Harris, PhD, MPH, a health scientist in the division of nutrition, physical activity and obesity at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
At the Partnership for a Healthier America's 2017 Summit, several thought leaders came together to discuss ways to get kids to eat the rainbow—and they provided several suggestions for parents.
1. Make It Interactive.
Forget coloring on a placemat when you're out. Drawing kids into eating more healthfully is about making it a hands-on experience. "One of our top-selling items on the kids' menu is a chopped salad," explains John O'Connell, corporate director of food of beverage Americas operations for Hyatt Hotels Corporation. "It comes to the table somewhat deconstructed. You add the ingredients together, it goes into a large thermos and they get to shake the dressing themselves at the table. Little things like that can be interactive and more fun for kids."
2. Get Out of Their Way.
Quit thinking, "Oh, my kid won't eat that" and let them try it. Adult sensibilities may be getting in their way, says Nona Evans, president and executive director of the Whole Kids Foundation, a nonprofit founded by Whole Foods. "Our kids are so capable and willing to eat great food if we give them the choice." She shared a story about a child who took a bite out of an eggplant like it was an apple—but was almost stopped by her mom. And yes, a second bite followed.
3. Plant Something.
Grow some tomatoes, summer squash or sugar snap peas in a home or community garden. When kids nurture a plant, they're invested in eating it. "We've seen that they'll share what they've learned about vegetables with their parents and start requesting carrots at dinner," says Emily Swartzlander, senior program manager of community relations at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, which has built community gardens as part of their Nourishing North Carolina initiative to help families eat more healthfully.
4. Don't Give Up.
"Our taste buds regenerate every seven days. I have a 13-year-old and I'm seeing it," says Evans, whose kid used to pick cilantro out of rice and now can't get enough of it. "All of the sudden he's discovered that things he used to not like taste different now." So just because you've tried (unsuccessfully) to give your kid something before, don't cross it off the list forever. Keep trying again. And again. They just might surprise you.


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Beginning work on new music.
I started the recording process last night for a new track... This time around - I'm going to fix some issues I had the last time out - mainly proper drums instead of just a constant loop. The reason I had avoided this in the past is that drum programming takes time, and I wanted to practice and not spend that valuable time programming drums... well, now I have to take the time and do it right..
So, here is a first track - with chopped up and arranged drums. I think it does add a lot to the track, and I can see where people were coming from. It is loops still, but instead of one loop, it is several, chopped and spliced... and then I added individual cymbal / bass drum hits in appropriate places. No name for the track yet - its just a rhythm that I tend to play quite often when I practice and am warming up. No lead yet as the ones I have recorded are not good enough to post.... but that will be coming in the near future.
Here is the Bed track with drums and rhythm guitar.9-11-11-bed