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Central Alabama (pictured right) shot a final round 289 (+1) for a two-day total of 869 to claim the ACCC Men's Golf Championship at Goose Pond Colony Resort in Scottsboro. Runner-up and first-year program Calhoun shot a final round 293 (+5) for a 875 with Wallace State firing a third-round 298 (+10) for a 886.
Sam Goldasich of Central Alabama claimed Medalist honors with a final round 70 (-2) for a total of 212 (-4). Jack Sims of Calhoun, Brandon Lacasse of Wallace State, and Reynolds Carl of Central Alabama finsihed tied for third at 215 (-1).
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The District IV Golf Championship will be held April 24-25 at Brewton Country Club in Brewton, AL, with teams from Region 8 (Florida), 10 (North/South Carolina, Virginia), 22 (Alabama), and 24 (Illinois).
2017 Men's Golf Runner-Up
Calhoun Community College
Men's Golf Championship Medalist
Sam Goldasich - Central Alabama Community College
Men's Golf Coach of the Year
Dave Jennings-Central Alabama Community College
Men's Golf Championship All-Tournament Team
Jack Sims (Calhoun), Brandon Lacasse (Wallace State), Sam Goldasich (Central Alabama), Chip Willoughby (Wallace State), and Reynolds Carl (Central Alabama)


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Veterinary Q&A: How much is too much exercise for my dog? Part 2
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An exhausted Maggie has played hard and is taking a breather in a cool, shady spot. Photo by Carol Ostrom
Dr. Kobi Johnson, executive administrator of Puget Sound Veterinary Referral Center in Tacoma, answers this week's questions about exercising your dog. (See part 1 on exercise.)
Question: What needs to be taken into account when trying to exercise my dog in hot or cold conditions? What are the signs of overheating, and if my dog has overheated, what do I do?
Answer: Be especially careful on hot days. Did you know Alaskan sled dogs have warm fur coats and retain so much heat that they perform best at 0 degrees Fahrenheit?
I use this example because dogs don't sweat like humans. They can't eliminate heat from their bodies efficiently. This is why dogs handle exercise in cold climates much more safely than even moderate heat.
Dogs cool themselves primarily by panting -- breathing in and out to move air over the moist surfaces of their tongue, oral cavity and airways. This is called evaporative cooling, and it works fairly well, but slowly.
Exercise produces heat, and when a dog can't eliminate that heat, their internal body temperature rises rapidly. The result is heat stroke, a dangerously high internal body temperature that damages organs and circulation. It is life threatening.
Although it can be treated with aggressive emergency care, the resources needed can devastate your pocket book, and a significant percentage of these dogs do not survive. It's especially difficult on owners, because this condition is preventable with diligent care and monitoring.
Heat stroke can occur on even mildly warm days. Direct sunlight with no available shade or shelter, high humidity and low airflow combined with heat, are climate conditions that contribute to your dog's risk of heat stroke.
ANY dog that exercises on a hot day -- even with frequent rest and water available -- can develop heat stroke, because their ability to dissipate heat simply becomes overwhelmed.
(Jack, right, takes a break on a summer day in his yard in Snohomish. Photo by Joan Deutsch)
Major individual risk factors for dogs include obesity, pre-existing heart or lung diseases, old age, conditions requiring the dog to be on medication, brachycephalic breeds (those with shortened nasal bones and compressed faces, such as English bulldogs) and thick hair coats.
The most common symptoms of heat stroke are weakness; collapse; severe panting or labored breathing; bright red gums; vomiting, seizures; coma. Without intervention, these signs can progress quickly to death.
What should you do immediately? The safest ways to cool your dog are to remove him from direct sunlight, cover him with wet, cool towels, or hose his body and feet with cool water.
The blood vessels of the feet cool by dilating. Applying cool compresses to the feet or soaking in cool water will also help dissipate heat.
Fanning cool air also can help. Understand, though, that these procedures should be performed immediately and only as initial treatment.
Your dog's best chances frequently depend on getting rapid emergency veterinary care. Veterinarians have the resources to safely support your dog's internal systems while attempting to minimize internal damage.
Question: My dog wants to run, run, run. I'm afraid he'll run until he collapses. What are the signs that my dog may be overexerting himself?
Answer: In general, I say let the dog run. The owner needs to be concerned about factors the dog can't control: is the location safe for off-leash running, is the area exposed to open, bright sun light, are there stimulating factors, such as other dogs playing, that may distract the dog and prevent it from recognizing its own fatigue?
The owner may need to force occasional rest for the dog to cool down, drink and allow the owner to assess if the dog has had enough.
With healthy dogs, overexercising and overheating generally go hand-in-hand. Signs of overexertion tend to be the same as heat-stroke symptoms, listed above.
Question: Is it appropriate for owners to run dogs next to them on bicycles?
Answer: I discourage this. Although many dogs can run faster than their human companions, the dog is likely to overexert quickly. The owner has less of an ability to appreciate the dog's level of fatigue while they are concentrating on riding, and the dog is behaviorally stimulated to run along, possibly from a feeling of being left behind, and is less likely to slow down or stop and rest.
I actually feel the same way about running with your dog, especially a small dog. The dog is stimulated to keep up and will ignore its own fatigue.
The safest is to stop and rest frequently, and preferably, allow your dog to exercise on its own to the limit it sets for itself.
Forced exercise will exacerbate any pre-existing medical condition and runs the risk of overheating or overexerting your dog to the point where joints, muscles, respiratory and heart function and even internal organs can be damaged.
Dr. Kobi Johnson
Johnson co-owns the Puget Sound Veterinary Referral Center, a 24-7 multi-specialty and critical-care center in Tacoma. Johnson originally is from Maryland and graduated from the Atlantic Veterinary College of the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada, in 1995. In addition to his emergency-care practice, Johnson has a passion for advanced diagnostic imaging and MRI, as well as performance sled-dog medicine. He has many years of experience as a volunteer veterinarian for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska, and most recently the Race to the Sky, in Montana. He enjoys boating and fishing with his two rescue dogs, Winnie and Doug.
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came back to Lisbon and I majored in Civil Engineering in one of
the most known Portuguese Universities (IST).
After university I waited 8 months until I was called to go to the
army and I spent 8 of the worst months of my life.
I started working some time after that but always in the computer
About 4 years later I decided to take another degree at the same
university this time in computer science.
In the meantime I had several part time jobs even in the late hours
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After finishing the degree I created my own computer science school
where I taught for 3 years. Back then, I also started teaching informatics
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Finally starting to settle into the new house. The move wasn't super taxing, but with three excited young kids around I haven't had much time to hobby.
The cave is set up now, though, and I've started warming up again by working on the garage dread.
Ah the trusty old Optivisor! Nice set up, I have still to re-build mine properly
Looks like a great place to spend many happy hours!
Justin credible!!!!!! More than we could ever hope for!!! Your s genius gorb.
Thanks for stopping by everyone!
I started on some chipping on the garage dread, and then added some chipped insignias.
The body chipping was done in the same way I did for the Fire Raptor: orange + dark brown + gun metal
The insignias are all freehand. It was pretty nerve wracking, but I started on the blood raven on the shoulder first, so after that the others didn't feel to bad.
For each insignia I basically just painted the entire thing, then chipped it by adding spots with the basecoat it was painted on.
The right shoulder got the blood raven:
The left shoulder got the close-support icon:
The shin guards got an aquilla and a heavily chipped skull:
(For me at least) the imperfections of the garage cast get pushed way into the background just with these effects:
I also chipped the test space marine in the same way, although I didn't bother chipping his insignia; I thought that would be a bit over the top.
For the dread there is one more chipped freehand to come: I plan to put a large Raven silhouette on the front of the body.
Then I plan to add some filters with oil to get some rain streaking and soot.
BTW If it isn't too obvious right now, I am basically using these guys as a test run for the Raptor, which will get a similar kind of treatment...
Me not ever knowing what i'm doing, I thought it would be good to at least practice first
Now you know why I weather so much- imperfections boom done gone!!! Great job on the damage inc.
I spent last night adding the freehand raven on the front of the chassis. I felt way more confident, given that I wasn't working on a hard-to-fix pale background.
The body is done in dark green + red, and the highlighting with medium gray. Then I chipped it a bit too, in keeping with the main theme.
I've coated the entire thing with gloss varnish, in preparation for some oil washes and streaking to round out the weathering and break up the flat panels.
Also I need to fix the purity seal + scroll on the left arm; the previous one broke off at some point. For that I've got some green stuff sculpts curing...
And the base needs some work, but I can see the light at the end of this specific tunnel now. Given that I started this guy last October, that is a year long tunnel. With some detours of course
[QUOTE=gorb;886301]Yep, can't see the details with my 43yr old eyes anymore /QUOTE]
Me neither, have the optivisor and a couple others. The BA stuff is all looking fantastic!
nice work. the weathering looks good. nice red shade to.
My WIP thread - where the painting and rambling happens http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/...ing-lark-again
Just saw your new workplace. Inviting for countless hours full of hobbyism :-)
Gorb I really want to get together somehow and take lesson on how you go about this stiff. I know your on the other coast but hey I'm waiting for publishers clearing house to knock on my door!!!!
Just enough to get some work done
But it would be super fun to meet up, do some smallish kind of project with a couple of different aspects (construction, sculpting and casting) of the stuff I do. And of course learning is a two way street, so I'd love to meet you (and maybe some other people from that side of the country). Would be great to have some beers together
All the freehand looks terrific, my man.
Lots to learn...
Did some more freehand work on the front chassis, with a larger blood raven:
Then coated it in gloss, ready for some oil weathering. You may notice that the purity seal on his shoulder is broken, this happened at some point during the year, so I made a new one from green stuff.
So now it looks like this:
I need some skulls, both for the dread's base and for the diorama I'm building, so I did this too.
Then I made some molds: one for the skull, and some more from various gears and tracks I ripped out of an old printer. These will be used to create features for the diorama
Your freehand looks great!! I'm loving the whole thing man. And your greenstuff skills blow me away every time I visit here... keep it coming!!
But it would be awesome to meet some of the people here on the forum, and if it turns out we all have a bit of a learning experience from each other then that will be awesome.
Gave the molds a good time to cure, then did some castings: I cast the gears with Perfect Cast (kinda like plaster, just stronger), and used the excess to cast up some Land Raider track sections from the mold I made a year ago.
Made 4 copies of the little skull in resin, and used the excess to cast a couple of space marine torsos, a dreadnought canon and some dreadnought claws.
(the space marine torso is from the mold I used for the Fire Raptor pilot and gunners, the dreadnought is from the same dreadnought mold I am currently painting).
Two of the space marines are only half-cast (ran out of excess resin!) but waste-not-want-not: I'll use them for dead space marines on bases.
For example, I need a flyer base for the Fire Raptor, and I have a miscast from the dreadnought chassis already, so adding the canon and claw to the base I could make it look like a destroyed dreadnought half-buried in the rubble of the base. Plus throw in a dead space marine, and some broken-off sections of Land Raider tracks and other pieces of rubble, that should paint a grim picture of a 41st millennium warzone.
The painted-up dreadnought seriously needs a skull on its base, so that's one down.
The other 3 skulls will be worked into the dreadnought diorama: servo skulls anyone?
Plus the gears will be used in a re-worked Cog Mechanicum. The current one is just... meh.
Did some oil weathering on the garage dread last night. It was an interesting first experience. I'm letting it dry overnight, then I'll apply some matte varnish and put some photos up.
Got busy on the servo skulls, these are super fun to make since there is no real right or wrong, and the more dissimilar they are the better.
Love this thread- it's like watching a co behind the scenes make one of their models from start to finish !!! Great brilliant stuff going on!!!
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Does Sport Reducing Work?
The article concerns the following question – Does Sport Reducing Work? Many claims have been made for the effectiveness of sport reducing. If you are not as fit as you should be or you have gained some weight, you may have problem areas that you want to work on. Losing weight also leaves us with some problem areas such as flabby arms, sagging skin, or love handles. There are many products in the marketplace that claim to get rid of these problems such as creams and gadgets that tone the arms, thighs, or abs.
If you want to tone the problem areas of your body, you need to make some changes in your lifestyle. Diet is an important element in getting rid of undesirable body fat. If you use the creams or gadgets on the market for spot reducing and do not change your eating habits, you will continue to accumulate stored fat in your problem areas.
You need to understand the physiology of your body before you can lose the fat in your problem areas. Using a machine that concentrates on one area of the body will not give you the results you are trying to achieve. Your entire body has specific needs to make it fit. Fat does not disappear from unwanted areas by spot reducing. It is eliminated by treating the whole body.
Before you can tone a particular area and eliminate the fat in that area, you will need to burn the fat store in all parts of your body. You will also have to gain body mass. To do this you need to eat healthy and perform cardio exercises. After you start an exercise program that benefits your entire body, you become fit and you can start to work on the problem areas.
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I haven't always loved red velvet cupcakes. I hate to say it, but sometimes they're just not that good. Kind of boring, sometimes dry, mostly just red. BUT I found an amazing red velvet recipe several years ago and have been in love ever since! The cake is rich and tangy, with subtle chocolate flavors, and it bakes up light and moist. You can find my favorite red velvet cupcake recipe, along with cute ideas for a whole red velvet-themed party, on my latest Design to Dish post for Julep.
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– Phrasal-Verbs & Verb Phrases – Letter P –
(to) Apply (some) Pressure – See: Phrasal Verbs, Letter "A", for "Apply"
(to) Get A Clear Picture (of something) – See: Phrasal Verbs – Letter "G", for "Get"
- (to) Go Public – This Idiomatic Phrasal-Verb is an Industry Term which is used to describe when a company becomes a publicly traded corporation where-in the stocks of the company are offered to the "Public" to purchase.
(to) Paint The Picture For (someone) – This is an idiomatic verb phrase which is used to mean: To describe and explain something so clearly and precisely that the other person can "see" the picture in his or her mind. This is usually done through the use of analogy and symbolism… "I know that some of these concepts may be a little difficult to understand right away, so let me *paint the picture for you*."
(to) Pass The Buck – This is a phrase which comes from the "old" world of gambling. It was very common that the handles of knives in those days (and even today) were made of, or decorated with the antlers of male deer, often times referred to as "bucks" (even today there is a very popular and successful knife company called "Buck" knives.)… So in the game of poker, when people would take turns dealing (so-as to remain more "fair") the people would often *pass the buck* to the person who was the dealer. At least this is the common story. But now this phrase means to "pass" the responsibility for something to another person, and is done because a person lacks integrity… "Politicians are constantly *passing the buck* whenever something goes wrong, and because of this, nothing ever gets done."
(to) Pay Attention – This is a verb phrase which meant to put one's focus on something in order to obtain the most information about it… "When the children in school are laughing and playing games with each other while the teacher is speaking, they are not *paying attention*. When the students are listening attentively, taking notes on what the teacher says and asking questions about what they are learning, then they are definitely *paying attention*."
(to) Play It Safe – This is an idiomatic phrasal verb which is used to say: "to not take any unnecessary risks"… "Most people are so afraid of change and the possibility of a little hardship in their lives that they continually *play it safe*. And because of this, they never live the life of their dreams. Consequently, those that they look up to and admire, constantly say that one needs to take risks… People never listen."
(to) Play Favorites – This is an idiomatic phrasal verb which refers to the action of favoring one thing or person over another when it is not really appropriate to do so… "Even though the teachers and administrators at school are supposed to act as guides in the children's lives, it's clear that they almost always *play favorites* with the students who are act according to the rules of society – and they label the ones who actually show signs of creativity and genius as "trouble-makers" and treat them as if they have a learning disability… all because they ask the question "Why?""
(to) Pool (one's money / resources with others) – This is a one-word phrasal verb which means to put one's money and/or resources together with other – usually in equal proportions – in order to achieve something that is beneficial without that thing "costing" too much in time or money for each individual. This is also often done to get someone a rather expensive present instead of everyone getting that person many small ones… "None of us, individually, could afford to rent studio-space for our art on our own, so we *pooled* our money and rented a much larger space that any of us had even hoped for. Now, not only do we have enough space to create our art, but we even have enough space to do private art shows and parties as well."
(to) Pull (someone's) Leg – This is a phrase which means to try to fool someone, but in a fun and joking way – not in a way that could hurt or upset them; just for fun… "Bob told me that when he was on vacation in the Caribbean, he met Katie Perry at the bar and they spent the evening drinking margaritas together, but I think he was *pulling* my *leg* because he didn't have any pictures to prove it."
(to) Pull A Muscle – This phrasal verb is only slightly idiomatic. This is because it does not mean that a person grabs the muscle and pulls it, but it is the common phrase which is used to describe when a person somehow strains a muscle by over-exerting and causes the muscle to be pulled in a way that is almost tears from the muscle bone that it is attached to, thus the *muscle* and connective tissue gets *pulled*… And that really freakin' hurts a lot!
(to) Pull (one's) Own Weight – This is an idiomatic verb phrase which is used to mean: To do all of one's responsibilities and take care of one's necessities without asking for or needing the help of anyone else… "Lupe is a really nice girl and the customers like her but she just doesn't *pull her own weight* around here. She is constantly asking others to help her with the tasks that she should be doing on her own. This makes more work for the others and is starting to cause some real tension."
(something) Punches/Pushes/Hits All The Right Buttons – See: Phrasal Adjectives – Letter "H" for "Hits" -Or- Letter "P" for "Punches/Pushes"
(to) Push (someone's) Buttons – This is an idiomatic phrasal verb which is used to mean: To do something with the expressed intent of causing a specific and known (and usually "negative") response from someone. When one pushes a specif button or combination of buttons on a computer, a specific result happens. So to do or say a certain thing to a person, when it is known exactly what that person's response will be, is to *push* that person's *buttons*… "Many women think that men leave the toilet seat up just to *push their buttons*, but the fact is, most men are not even thinking about it. It just happens."
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The sun was beginning to set on the horizon. I could see the reddish tinge of the sun set against the powder blue-grey sky. The early dusk chill began to settle into my bones as I walked briskly across the native grasses towards Old Jim.
"Hi, could you tell me how to get to Old Jim", I asked briskly to a fellow commuter peddling on his bicycle.
"It's that way, but you . . . ", he quickly glanced at the slippers casually strapped to my feet. "There's a stream – you have to cross".
I nodded, thanked him, and plodded on.
The stream was actually a small creek, but my anxiousness to get across before the dark descended quietly onto the valley's undulating landscape made the creek appear more ominous. To my eyes, the river gushed rather than gently rolled downhill, and as I crossed, I was too careful in balancing on the moss covered stones, which formed a trail across the gurgling water. I almost fell into the chilly water.
Once across, it occurred to me suddenly that there might be poisonous, dangerous snakes laying in silence between the tall, native grasses. I prayed quietly, feeling vulnerable in my slippers. I hoped the shuffling of my feet wouldn't awaken any if they were indeed present.
The shortcut turned out to be winding, dirt trails that eventually took me back to the main road; the shortcut turned out to be unnecessary, after all, as I got to Mr Banda's house in more time than if I had used the proper route. Moreover, the roads after the turn off to get to his house all looked alike that I began to worry that I was lost – but then when I arrived at a small intersection, I looked to my left and saw the familiar hump and garden adjacent to his neighbor's house signifying that I was in exactly the right place.
When I arrived, he was just coming around his main house. Mr. Banda is building, using his meager monthly income to incrementally buy nails and bagged cement. He used the soil around his house to mold the bricks that would serve as the structure. He and his wife greeted me as a imposed on them.
"Oh, hello, Camille."
"Hi Mr. Banda", I greeted, using the formal way to address a stranger in Zambia. I handed him the plastic bag of vegetables I purchased from the market stalls on Lundazi Road. Tomatoes, kale, the usual items purchased by poor, Zambian households. "I wanted to make sure you got these. Sorry about not buying the cassava – I was sick the last few days and wasn't able to get back to the Saturday Market".
The real reason was that my memory wasn't functioning well; the flu had done me in and I was bedridden for a couple of days. Three days later, my mind was still fuzzy and I had trouble keeping track of my days.
We bade each other farewell, as I did my other colleagues at the Council, and promised to meet up if I ever returned to Zambia.
The walk back to Chipata Motel didn't feel as long. I returned to my room just as the last rays of sunlight sank into the red, dry soil of Chipata Valley and resumed packing, in preparation for my departure from Zambia. This day was my last in Chipata.
When I parted from Mr. Banda, I began to feel a little sad about leaving Zambia all together. It had been my home for a year, and even with all the aggravation that periodically migrated into my heart, I had discovered a home in Chipata and settled into the life there, somewhat, having developed friendships and acquaintances. Here I was again; having lived the full experience, I (as usual) recognized the familiar nostalgia that always hits me (to paraphrase an old cliché) like a ton of bricks as the end of the experience comes to a near.
As a volunteer funded by CUSO International, I cannot really judge my work at the Council by interpersonal relationships, alone. Because the funds supporting my service were partially paid for by Canadian taxes, I have to judge my work also by what I accomplished for the Council based on the targets that the planning department had issued to me.
In reviewing this past year, I would assert that the year was a success. The integrated development plan was written and I fit the format to the specifications of the Regional Urban Planning Act as well as the wants of the planning staff. It had become clear to me that the planners wanted an urban planning guide, so I fashioned the language and the format of the IDP according to the needs of the planners so as to make the planning process as painless and uncomplicated as possible.
Secondly, I completed the draft sectoral plan for unplanned settlements, which grew out of the local area plan written to upgrade the Magazine Squatter Compound. If everything was on my timeline and in my control, within a year, I would have signed the consent to legalize lands and started allocating land for community gardens, and worked with the social planners to develop a 3-year plan to saturate the houses with vegetable plots. As this was not my reality at the Council, I settled for a completed grant for building the market shelters, GPS coordinates of most features in the Compound to facilitate the mapping of the area, and the beginnings of a health outreach and food security program. It must also be pointed out that the work on the Compound had to bode well with the schedule of the other planners. Admittedly, I was a little selfish as far as pushing to get things done there.
In addition, I managed to include a few trainings into my otherwise mundane planning work load. The trainings helped to add spice to my professional life at the Council.
If I was unsuccessful in this placement, it was in failing to navigate through the politics of local government of Chipata District, which replicates the politics of governments everywhere. If you want to know what I mean by this, watch CNN or the local news coverage of your governments at all levels. Whatever you learn about in the news coverage also plays/played out in Chipata District.
The difficulty for me was the balancing of political interests with public ones. I'm not sure it this skill is one that I will ever perfect. I prefer simply planning and letting the more skilled people to politic, while I play the puppet master in the wings, pulling the strings.
Another year, another experience well spent. Thank you, CUSO International, VSO Zambia, and Chipata Municipal Council!
Another fundraising reminder –
I will continue to raise money for CUSO International until my $2,000 goal is met. Hence, I will keep this blog open until I'm told by CUSO that the goal has been reached. Please continue to send in your $10 donations through the link to the right of my blogs or by check/money order. The instructions are written on the fundraising page.
On that final request, I leave my readers with my favorite images of Chipata. These photos should explain to readers my sudden attachment to Africa. Thank you for staying tuned all year!
|Posing with Naomi's children
|Another photo with Naomi's children
|Fish from the day's catch in Nkhata Bay, Malawi
|Residents bathing in Lilongwe River not far from Mabuya Lodge
|Musungu fruit - native to the Eastern Province (i think) - sweet and succulent. In a word, delicious.
|A view of Lake Malawi from the Big Blue Start Backpackers
|The Cewa Village in Katete from one angle
|Children residing within the vicinity of Chipata center - eating a vsimbi fruit
|One of Marco's students studying at his school in Magazine
|Ngonis rehearsing for the Nc'wala Festival, which just passed
|A scene of grain vendors taken when road tripping through Malawi
|On the last leg of my return trip to Chipata from Nkhata Bay, Malawi


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Wisdom traditions encourage working from within for positive change. Morihei Ueshiba, founder of Aikido (a martial art intended to eliminate strife), is one of many who understood that fighting- with our surroundings, others, and ourselves- is the root destructive force in life. Instead, effective paths encourage us to first work on harmonizing ourselves through a peaceful practice, working with principles like forgiveness, cooperation, compassion, and flow.
In "The Art of Peace," Ueshiba says,"The Art of Peace begins with you. Work on yourself and your appointed task in the Art of Peace. Everyone has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a suitable path to follow...Foster peace in your own life and then apply the Art to all that you encounter..."
Imagine what would happen if the wisest taught, "The Art of Peace begins with forcing others to change." (Hmmm, how has that tendency been working throughout history?)True wisdom paths will never lead us to seek positive change in something or someone outside or smaller than ourselves, by fighting, or by running off to somewhere else.
Instead, the wise find that right here, right now, is the best place to start. With honest contemplation and acceptance, we can come to let go of our own thoughts, emotions, people, and things we've previously hung on to that are no longer helping us. As we patiently, thoughtfully, and courageously draw upon and develop our inner strength in sync with the energy of the universe, we can grow stronger and aligned in heart, mind, body, and spirit. In harmony with ourselves, we can then effortlessly blend with the world, letting our openness and care attract goodness, beauty, real friends, and whatever else we'd like to be surrounded with.
To create peace, instead of asking, "How can I change him?" and "Can't she see she's wrong?" try asking, "Why does this bother me?" and "How can I strengthen and create greater peace within myself?"


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Combining luxury and convenience, Rixos President Astana is in the heart of Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. Comfortable rooms, a relaxing SPA with various massage services, heated swimming pools offering an experience as enjoyable as swimming in the sea make Rixos President Astana an indispensable address for your business travels and holidays. The hotel is situated a stone's throw away from the Bayterek Tower and the main square of the city on the avenue where the Presidential Palace and Khan Shatyr are located. The distance to the Astana International Airport is only 12 km. Designed to meet all your desires and needs, the hotel is one of the most deluxe hotels in the region and you can also discover the most prominent sites in Kazakhstan during your stay at Rixos President Astana.
Nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, the Bayterek Tower inspired by a local legend is a 105 m high special monument from where you can observe the spectacular view of Astana. You can hear the national anthem of Kazakhstan whenever you place your hand on the right hand print of President Nazarbayev. The monument comprises an art gallery, an aquarium and a restaurant. The Presidential Palace situated on the other side of the Bayterek Tower is one of the significant architectural sites in Astana.
Designed in a futuristic style, the Khan Shatyr in Astana is the largest shopping and entertainment centre in Central Asia. Featuring luxurious stores and boutiques, Khan Shatyr promises a quality shopping experience. As the largest shatyr (marquée) in the world, Khan Shatyr catches the eye for its glass decoration on the exterior façade. Khan Shatyr is an indispensable address for entertainment and shopping enthusiasts in Kazakhstan.
The Pyramid of Peace is the symbol of world peace in the capital Astana and it was designed by the world-famous architect Lord Norman Foster. Also including a charming opera hall, the Pyramid of Peace can be visited on a daily excursion during your stay at Rixos President Astana. With an exterior covered with glass, this magnificent structure built as a symbol of world peace and religious tolerance is acclaimed as an architectural masterpiece. Do not miss the chance to discover this unique piece of architecture.
As one of the most significant religious structures recently constructed in Kazakhstan, the Hazrat Sultan mosque has a capacity to host eight thousand people on a 17 thousand sqm area. With 10 domes, the Hazrat Sultan Mosque also functions as a social facility incorporating a library, a wedding hall, an office and a dining hall. Another important religious structure that you need to see in Astana is the Nur Astana Mosque, which blends traditional and modern motifs in harmony. The mosque's 40m height symbolises the age when Prophet Mohammad received the revelation, while the 63m-long minarets symbolise the age of his passing.


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The cash machine for when you're running a bit short
Short of money? This could be just the ATM you need — it is 15 inches off the ground outside a Sainsbury's Local in Nottingham and people have to bend, squat or kneel to use it.
The cash machine also appears to be even too low for wheelchair users. A spokesman for the nearby World of Mobility said: "It would need to be at least 30 inches up, plus 10 inches for someone to be able to reach the keys."
Steve Drury, 27, a musician, posted a photo of it on Facebook.
Sainsbury's said: "The ATM is on a hill which caused it to be built so low. We have never had any complaints."


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About Me
Most guests ask me if I miss Italy, since I now live in Berlin most of the year. I often answer that there is no way to enjoy Italy more than missing it for months and then coming back to the landscapes, the mountains, the food, the sun, every single detail of this astonishing territory.
And, of course, that's why I am so sincerely happy to lead our guests through the lovely streets of Italy again!
I am the youngest of the group, and my colleagues are jealous of my physique and energy, which is a benefit to the guests who go on tour with me.
Honestly, it is my hope to share with you all that Siciclando and Italy have to offer. I am really proud of being a part of the favorite photos and fond memories framed and pinned on the walls of so many different homes in the world.
I look forward to meeting you soon…in Italy!


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Stamford residents ready to fight amended Kier plans for Kettering Road
Stamford residents are gearing up again to protect a greenfield site after a housing developer changed its plans again.
Kier has amended its application for land to the south of Kettering Road, Stamford, asking to build 29 homes on the site.
Kier originally submitted a planning application for 48 homes on the site in 2014 and The Stamford! Protect Our Green Open Space group was formed to fight the proposals.
The plans were refused by South Kesteven District Council's planning committee in a majority vote in 2014 - a decision which was upheld by the Planning Inspector in June 2015.
But Kier had already submitted a new plan for 39 homes and has now amended this down to 29 - with changes to the house designs and layout of the site.
Because the application has been amended so many times - rather than re-submitted - the application features 121 documents on the district council's website.
The council's planning committee has never considered the plans for 39 homes, even though they were originally submitted in October 2014.
But it's understood by the campaign group that the council's planning officers issued an "interim position statement" to Kier in July this year, advising that the proposed development would be "demonstrably harmful to the setting and significance of Stamford Conservation Area, Burghley House registered park and garden and Burghley House" - and inviting the developer to amend the plans.
The council said these interim statements are issued at the discretion of the planning officers in long-running applications to keep all parties informed of what stage the process is at.
Chairman of the Stamford! Protect Our Green Space group Ian Campbell said: "Whether 48, 39 or 29 houses is irrelevant. Once they are built and they all fit solar panels on their south-facing roofs imagine the eyesore it will create, and the visual impact on the Bottle Lodges, Fryer's Callis and other ancient historic buildings.
"We will also suffer from further increases in traffic – already grid-locked in Stamford on many mornings and evenings, as residents of the extra four- and five-bedroomed houses with 2 or 3 cars apiece try to get into town or onto the A1."
More than 2,000 people have signed a series of petitions against the applications.
A Kier spokesman said: "We have worked closely with South Kesteven District Council, Historic England, and the council's independently appointed conservation architect to design a scheme suited to the area. The new design sees a significant reduction in the number of homes, with 29 dwellings planned. The undeveloped parts of the site will now be landscaped and a number of new trees will also be planted, softening its impact from surrounding viewpoints."
The land is allocated for housing in the local plan.
The campaign group has also called on Kier to hold a public meeting on the plans. The only consultation held was in November 2013 before the first application was submitted in early 2014.
The campaign group is urging concerned residents to write to the council's planning department, quoting application S14/3078.


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Before we get into the rest of Angi & Ryan's wedding, I wanted to share our second round of screen printed wood invitations [click here to see the first]. Again we teamed up with the fantastic Shannon LaBare from In The Now who designed these lovely invitations.
Christie and Seth wanted to make an impact on their guests, giving them a taste of what their wedding would be like, which was fun to say the least. They had trumpeters, trolleys and an ice-cream truck just to give you an idea.
We used white screen printing on wood to offset their color palette of Yellow, Olive and Burnt Orange.
This couple loved their invitations so much that they framed them and hung then on the wall of their home!
Many thanks to Shannon for doing such great design work. It made the finished product look effortless and classy.
[All photos courtesy of Two Auer Photo]


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National Presbyterian School strongly believes reading skills should be built to last and to enrich for a lifetime. This belief is the foundation of the curriculum and directs the instructional program in the five essential components of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
The School provides explicit instruction in phonemic awareness and phonics in Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade. Word Study begins in First Grade and continues through Sixth Grade as students learn strategies to decode and understand vocabulary encountered in increasingly complex texts. At all levels, students learn that reading is an active process, and that they must use various strategies to integrate information from the text into their present knowledge base. In addition, Reading Workshop is utilized in Kindergarten - Sixth Grade as part of a balanced literacy program.
Children enjoy many opportunities to discuss and evaluate the information they gain as they read and are read to. Students are exposed to rich, engaging literature through a variety of reading experiences. You will find Kindergartners reading big books together, Second Graders in a guided reading group, Third Graders dramatizing a favorite scene in Reader's Theater, and Sixth Graders conducting their own discussion in literature circles. Students in all classes and at all levels enjoy read-aloud books and participate in a weekly Library class to select books for personal enjoyment.
This multi-faceted approach to reading instruction develops strong comprehension skills and nurtures a life-long love of reading and literature. NPS draws from a wide range of resources to best support students in our balanced literacy model including: Zoo Phonics (N-K), Wilson Fundations, Orton-Gillingham, Fountas and Pinnell, and Columbia University Teacher's College Reading Workshop.
Language Arts
Our language arts program is rooted in the belief that oral and written communication skills are essential to helping students develop a sense of themselves and to share their diverse experiences and perspectives with others. Nursery and Pre-K students begin their journey as natural oral storytellers. Homeroom and drama teachers nurture this talent and build upon it with opportunities to reenact events or dictate ideas into a journal. As the children move from Kindergarten through Sixth Grade, teachers introduce them to the Writing Workshop model from Columbia University's Teachers College. Writing Workshop focuses on select units of study including narrative, opinion/argument, and information writing with the goal of increasing the complexity and sophistication of student work. The School uses Handwriting Without Tears for both print (PK–2) and cursive (3–4) instruction.
Learning in Action
Literacy Overview
- Nursery
- Pre-Kindergarten
- Kindergarten
- Grade 1
- Grade 2
- Grade 3
- Grade 4
- Grade 5
- Grade 6
- NPS Students Excel at
- Literacy Program Highlights
- Actively engage in read-aloud activities
- Nursery rhymes to develop phonemic awareness
- Reading readiness through manipulation of sounds and association of sounds to letters
- Select books and read independently
- Dictate ideas and use drawings to share stories
- Develop fine motor skills for pre-writing foundation
- Tell stories through dramatic play
- Handle books appropriately and respectfully
- Identify the beginning, middle and end of stories
- Explore literature through read-alouds and parent reading
- Reading readiness through manipulation of sounds and association of sounds to letters
- Use symbols and drawings to represent ideas
- Dictate stories and captions for pictures in journals
- Identify upper and lower case letters
- Fine motor skill development
- Reinforce letter sound recognition
- Introduce decoding skills
- Read books with predictable patterns and vocabulary
- Teacher-directed reading instruction
- Learn to print: Handwriting Without Tears
- Use letters to represent sounds in writing
- Write words and sentences
- Journal writing, class books
- Word Wall for sight words
Grade 1
- Letter-to-sound correspondence
- Basic and advanced phonetic code
- Decode one-syllable words
- Expand sight word recognition and story elements
- Teacher-directed guided reading instruction based on reading level
- Introduction to a variety of texts
- Learn to print: Handwriting Without Tears
- Word families and word study
- End punctuation and capital letters
- Writer's Workshop
- Thanksgiving book
- Martin Luther King, Jr. book
Grade 2
- Introduction to chapter books and story structure
- Non-fiction reading and research
- Independent reading
- Multicultural Cinderella stories
- Year-long study of different literary genres
- Author Study: Munsch, Mo Willems
- Writer's Workshop, creative writing and journal writing
- Poetry journal
- Sentence structure
- Paragraph introduction
- Snazzy Snack handwriting project
Grade 3
- Plot elements and character analysis
- Realistic fiction and poetry
- Reader's theater
- Book reports
- Charlotte's Web, Roald Dahl's plays
- Author study: William Steig
- Genre study: biography and mystery
- Mastery of the sentence: punctuation and capitalization, fragments and run-ons, types of sentences
- Word study, vocabulary, and grammar
- Introduction to cursive handwriting
- Personal letters, personal narratives, journal writing
Grade 4
- Reader's Workshop
- Inferences, questioning and summarizing
- Character development
- Novel studies
- Author study: Kate DiCamillo
- Genre study: tall tales and historical fiction
- Mastery of the paragraph: topic sentence, supporting details, closing sentence
- Weekly spelling, vocabulary, grammar and handwriting assignments
- Writer's Workshop: research report, biographies, personal narratives, perspective pieces, poetry
Grade 5
- Prediction, inferences, and summarization
- Independent reading
- Reader's Workshop and Book Clubs
- Maroo of the Winter Caves, The Bronze Bow, Holes, Favorite Greek Myths, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
- Author study: Avi
- Genre study: Greek myth
- Mastery of the 3-paragraph essay
- Weekly spelling, vocabulary, grammar and handwriting assignments
- Culminating research projects: Ancient civilization travel brochures, Ancient Greek alphabet books,
- Roman newspaper, culminating book projects
Grade 6
- Genre, figurative language, point of view, tone, theme
- Esperanza Rising, The Giver, Love That Dog, March Trilogy
- Nonfiction texts and note taking skills
- Literature Circles
- Genre study: poetry and short stories
- Mastery of the 5-paragraph essay
- Word study, vocabulary, grammar and handwriting assignments
- Poetry and short stories
- Biography journal and monologue project
- Oral presentations and public speaking
NPS Students Excel at
- Sharing their thinking about literature through discussion, writing, art, and drama
- Visualizing, making connections, asking questions, and determining important information
- Literary analysis and critical thinkingUnderstanding the connection between reading and writing
- Thoughtfully planning, composing, revising, and publishing their writing
- Incorporating sophisticated vocabulary and proper writing mechanics into their writing
- Confidently and eloquently expressing themselves, both orally and in writing
Literacy Program Highlights
- A diverse selection of fiction and non-fiction texts that allow each NPS student opportunities to identify with characters and experiences
- Average student-to-teacher reading instruction ratios of 10:1 in Kindergarten through Sixth Grade
- Two reading specialists and one learning specialist to offer individual and small group instructional support.
- Annual Author-in-Residence Program
- Cross-curricular reading projects and presentations
- Book Week
- Literature Dress-Up Day
- Authors' teas and publishing parties
- Student publishing opportunities in the Creative Cardinal (student literary journal), Nebraska Avenue Times (student newspaper), and articles in the local Northwest Current newspaper
Beatriz Liles, Reading Specialist
MEd, Lesley University
Maureen Gannon, Reading Specialist
BA, Villanova University
MEd, George Washington University
Graduate School, College of Notre Dame


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2018-19 Bronco Men's Basketball News
Broncos down Westerners in last game at the 'old' armory gymFebruary 28, 2019It was the last game of the season for the NMMI Bronco basketball team, and also likely the last official game in the Cahoon Armory gym before the entire building undergoes a complete renovation - with both of those as motivating factors, NMMI downed conference foe Western Texas College, 69-58.
Broncos win on road vs. PlainsmenFebruary 18, 2019NMMI Sports Press Borger, Texas - The New Mexico Military Institute Bronco basketball team came back to win their third conference game of the season, downing Frank Phillips College last Monday, 96-89. NMMI trailed by nine at the half, 44-35, but the offense caught fire in the second, shooting almost 65% from the field (22-for-34) and over 73% from the free throw line (11-for-15), en route to a 61-point period.
Francis and George combine for 40 in loss to ChapsFebruary 14, 2019Timely threes by the New Mexico Military Bronco basketball team weren't quite enough to get the win over conference opponent Midland College, as inside scoring and outstanding rebounding by Chap center Elijah Lufile helped his team finish with a seven-point win, 64-57.
Broncos fall to Odessa in conference playFebruary 07, 2019NMMI Sports Press The New Mexico Military Institute Bronco basketball team fell to conference foe Odessa College 82-71 in Cahoon Armory Gym on Thursday night.
Late three-pointer gives Broncos road win in SnyderJanuary 28, 2019In a game that featured both a big first-half comeback and late game heroics, the New Mexico Military Institute basketball team rose victorious, earning a 78-75 win over conference foe Western Texas College in Snyder, TX.
Broncos lose foul-fest at home to HawksJanuary 21, 201959 fouls were called and five players fouled out – two for the visiting Hawks and three for the home Broncos – as the New Mexico Military Institute dropped a conference basketball match-up at home on Monday to Howard College, 79-59.
Broncos fall to PlainsmenJanuary 17, 2019NMMI Sports Press The New Mexico Military Institute Broncos fell to conference foe Frank Phillips College 93-79 in Cahoon Armory Gym on Thursday.
Broncs scare No. 2 Texans with stellar first halfJanuary 11, 2019It was a classic 'tale of two halves' again for New Mexico Military Institute's juco basketball team, as the Broncos fell to South Plains College, 84-61.
Hicks double-double effort not enough to clip OdessaJanuary 07, 2019NMMI Sports Press The New Mexico Military Institute Bronco basketball team fell to Odessa College 71-58 in Odessa, TX on Monday.
Despite tragedy, Douglas leads NMMI to winJanuary 04, 2019Tragedy struck just hours before the first game of the new year for one of the members of the New Mexico Military Institute Bronco basketball team. Freshman forward GWarren Douglas, NMMI's current season-leader in points, learned just hours before tip-off that his father had passed away in an auto accident.
Broncos win big against Strength N MotionDecember 03, 2018The New Mexico Military Institute Bronco basketball team picked up their first home win of the season, downing Strength N Motion International, 93-74.
Broncos drop first contest at home to NMJCDecember 02, 2018Three Broncos with double figures in points couldn't match the scoring output of New Mexico Junior College, with NMMI dropping their first home game of the season, 80-54.


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Thursday Movie Review- Sometimes You Need Some Weirdness
I was surprised to find I hadn't seen the movie Punch-Drunk Love starring Adam Sandler.
I love Adam Sandler. Love! I seriously love him. I am sick, I know.
I was a little disappointed not to find any punch or any spiked punch for that matter, but the cute story of this strange guy and the "new love in his life that makes him strong" is pretty interesting.
Sandler plays Barry Egan, a small business owner, who has seven sisters. They are constantly hounding him and mistreating him. They show him no respect. They seem to trigger his sudden but quick violent acts. Egen is a shy dude with a great deal of repressed anger who is just terribly lonely. He tries at a family gathering to be congenial and friendly, but we can see the tension in his smiling lips and darting eyes, and suddenly he explodes, kicking out the glass patio doors.
One odd morning a harmonium first appears in the street then a striking young lady asks for his help with her car. She re-appears a few days later and there seems to be a spark between them. However, when ever his sister is around he can't seem to make a move for this girl.
So after one night of being so lonely, he calls a sex line looking for someone to talk to. He then is extorted by the sex line owner who sends some guys to his home to beat him up and get money.
Despite these problems, he takes a chance with this new girl and they end up falling in love.
In voice and mannerisms he is the same childlike, love-starved Adam Sandlerwe've seen in his regular comedic movies, but this film, by seeing him in a new light, encourages us to look again at those films. In this movie, his mannerisms are more of a disguise to the suffering and pain the character is in. Sandler does an excellent job reveling different depths and tones that we may have never known existed.
The director, Paul Thomas Anderson, is a big fan of Adam Sandler's movies. He saw that in all Sandler's past movies, the Sandler characters are almost oppressively nice, like needy puppies, and yet they conceal a masked hostility to society, a passive-aggressive need to go against the flow, a gift for offending others while in the very process of being ingratiating.
In Punch-Drunk Love, the character does not understand himself and why he gets frustrated. He is unsure of himself, always on guard.
Despite his awkwardness, the story is very liberating because you honestly don't know what will happen next. This romantic comedy feels always that its on a verge of nervous breakdown. In the end, you are cheering for Barry. His character in the movie not only moves you but its exhilarates you. It transports you and it surprises you.
It's a nice reminder why we watch movies.


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HCL Infosystems Ltd which was facing uncertainties in India regarding its contract expiry of Nokia mobile phones distribution, has come up with a surprise move of acquiring 20% stake in Dubai headquartered Techmart Telecom which distributes Nokia smartphones across Middle East and Africa.
The share sale agreement leaves space for HCL Infosystems to hike its stake to 51% in the future, which will, of course, amount to a takeover. Also, HCL Info which has built up one of the world's most extensive Nokia distributions - in India - is expected to deliver certain services to Techmart Telecom.
The move comes at a critical time for HCL Infosystems' (BSE: 500179, NSE: HCL-INSYS) investors and potential investors, as the scrip has been recovering from an almost 11-month slide, with the reprieve coming only within the month-to-date. Even now, the recovery is not full with HCL Infosystems down over 23% year-to-date.
The Nokia business continues to be critical for HCL - as critical as it was in 2006 - when the scrip was hammered when Nokia took over 50% of the India distribution from HCL, but extended the contract with the Indian company for another five years. This extension is the one which is going to expire by February-March 2011.
Though HCL doesn't provide the exact break-up of the Nokia business, it is estimated to be a major chunk of its 70% revenue segment of Telecom & Office Automation, and as such, any adverse move from Nokia can significantly impact HCL Infosystems.
20% of Techmart's $540 million annual sales works out to only Rs. 486 crore in topline for HCL - which is only 6% of its annual Nokia India sales - but the margin profiles might be much better in Middle East, whereas growth prospects might be much better in Africa. Nokia is also facing much heat in India, with market shares slipping from around 60% to 50% over the last year.
In fact, the almost free-fall that the scrip witnessed in the year-to-date was a kind of gradual discounting the market was doing in anticipation of the contract expiry. But the recent significant recovery from its 52-Week Low of Rs. 83.50 recorded on 26th November, signals that at least a section of the market had started anticipating that HCL Infosystems would come up with some kind of a breather regarding Nokia, which has now happened, however, in an unanticipated way.
More importantly, the move shows that HCL Info is keen to prolong and extend its partnership with the handset major, even though many of Nokia's recent India strategies had affected HCL's fortunes adversely. A case in point is Nokia's long reluctance to come up with dual-sim phones, which was corrected only recently. However, the current Middle East deal has all of Nokia's blessings.
HCL Infosystems which took birth as a computer manufacturer has been beleaguered in its original business too, even though it still leads in the desktop segment of the country. But this status can increasingly become irrelevant, as India is rapidly moving to laptops and netbooks, if not the new segment of mobile Pads, and HCL Info's mobile computing brands haven't been able to break into the Top-3 league of Acer, HP, & Dell. The lackluster performance on this front is very disappointing, as HCL Infosystems almost has double the PBIT margins from this business as compared with the Nokia distribution.
Perhaps foreseeing all these, HCL Info had from long back started to strengthen its services business, especially its system integration (SI) segment. Though the order book in SI is quite good now, the actual numbers for the service segment in the year ended June 2010 shows that it is hovering around 6% only. But there is hope on this front as the services segment has been growing at above 10% annually for the company, with the profits from services growing even faster.
Coming to the valuation front, HCL Infosystems is attractively available compared to peers like CMC, Redington, or even a not-so-fully comparable Spice Mobility. Both by price-earnings and price-to-book-value, HCL Info is available at a steep discount to such peers. With a P/E of just over 10 and a P/BV of just 1.36, HCL Info looks definitely safer than peers who trade above P/E of 25, and P/BV of 4, 8, or more.
One reason might be that CMC and Spice have much better margin profiles, but still, there is no reason why HCL Infosystems can't trade near Redington's valuations, in the coming years, if not quarters. But for that to happen, the Nokia overhang should clear out favourably. That can present a significant upside, of almost 100% price appreciation from current levels.
It would be also worthwhile to watch the company quarter-to-quarter to ascertain whether their long-term vision of using the distribution channels for multiple products, their focus on system integration, and their overseas expansions both in the distribution and services space are growing as intended.
HCL Infosystems which got a new CEO in October, is also a signal of the transformations planned by the IT major. Though it would be premature to compare Harsh Chitale with a team-builder like HCL Technologies' Vineet Nayar, the new CEO's specific track-record in creating inorganic growth in Honeywell and cracking developed markets like US should help. The recent acquisition might be a reflection of these newfound traits in the organization.
Already it is using the distribution channels to push products from Apple, Nintendo, & former partner HP, but significant momentum is still to build up. Earlier, HCL Info had bought 60% stake in another Dubai based company, NTS Group, which is into IT Services & Solutions.
Though the company had announced the Techmart deal during trading hours, markets didn't respond very enthusiastically. However, this can change in the coming trading sessions, and it looks like HCL Infosystems can scale a short-term target of Rs. 130, if nothing very adverse happens on the Nokia India front or the capital markets in general. However, both the short-term and long-term downsides seem capped at only Rs. 80 levels, and investors should be willing to apply stop-loss if the stock breaches immediate support levels of Rs. 112 or Rs. 105, or average deep down at Rs. 80 levels.
The scrip should be watched closely for news flow and analysis, as much upside is possible on fundamental improvements, especially so since, then even its 52-Week High won't look terribly expensive. The key factor for now remains how the Nokia India deal pans out.
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SCOTLAND: On 29 May 2011 while the UK was watching the Royal Wedding Mark
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"We are delighted to support the excellent work that CHAS does my efforts on the cycle pale into insignificance when you see the work and commitment that the volunteers and staff at CHAS do on a daily basis," Mr Northway said.


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As a Washington native and graduate of Washington State University (WSU), Katie's passion for wine began while working in the tasting room at Ruby Hill Winery in Pleasanton, Calif. After a stint in the Golden State, Katie moved home to Seattle to work with the Washington Wine Commission. Immersing herself into all things Washington Wine she quickly developed a network of industry contacts, honed her skills in wine marketing, events and public relations and took this experience to Tamarack Cellars, which moved her to the Walla Walla Valley. While at Tamarack she managed all wholesale and distributor communications, traveled to support the brand nationally and took an active role in the promotions of the Walla Walla Valley.
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Six of 11 people arrested Fanshawe College students Police turn to Facebook, Twitter as they hunt rioters
Eight students have been suspended by a London, Ont. school after St. Patrick's Day revelry morphed into the city's worst-ever case of civil unrest.
In five chaotic hours centered around a student district at Fanshawe College, violent crowds of as many as 1000 people tore apart fences, showered police and firefighters with bricks and bottles and set fire to a CTV news vehicle, which later exploded.
Much like in the aftermath of the 2011 Stanley Cup riots in Vancouver, the London Police say they have already received tips identifying rioters spotted on video or seen bragging about the riot on social media.
Fanshawe College president Howard Rundle said Monday six of the 11 people arrested Saturday were Fanshawe students and were immediately handed "interim suspensions." Rundle added that an additional two students were given the same punishment, which is open to appeal, that morning.
Mr Rundle claimed the only way to prevent such violence in the long term is to break up student housing in the area. He said the area where the rioting took place has previously been a problem — though, not to the degree seen Saturday — but that the college would seek ways to lower the concentration of students.
"The real long-term solution is breaking up that enclave. Because then, it just can't happen," Rundle said of the violence.
The college president also said that students found to have taken part in the rioting could be expelled from Fanshawe, a large Ontario college that has campuses in the communities of London, Simcoe, St. Thomas and Woodstock, as well as smaller centre in Tillsonburg.
"Someone who would throw a brick at someone else, someone who would start a fire," Rundle said. "That kind of person is dangerous on our campus, and we don't want them here."
He said the college opened up a secure email account Monday to allow students to provide school officials with any video or other information they had from Saturday's violence. He acknowledged a Facebook page set up by students to help track down and identify riot participants, but cautioned that the investigation should be left to the professionals.
Police have already begun sifting through social media sites as they attempt to identify more of the rioters. Twitter and Facebook were inundated with messages about the riot Saturday night, prompting police to believe many people involved may have incriminated themselves.
"While all of these efforts are to be commended, it is very important that those of us not trained to investigate do not do so," Rundle said. "That information must be used by people like the police for their ongoing investigation and by trained Fanshawe staff, beginning with our campus security services."
In 2007, Fanshawe College attempted to crack down on student parties with a revised code of conduct that imposed fines and suspensions on students for off-campus rowdiness. In February, 2011, the college spent $11 million purchasing a notorious Fleming Drive townhouse complex partly in an attempt to clamp down on rowdy partying.
The Mayor of London, Ont., is vowing to hold rioters accountable for their crimes after St. Patrick's Day revelry morphed into the city's worst-ever case of civil unrest.
Mayor Joe Fontana urged rioters to turn themselves in to police on Sunday, but warned that regardless, "You will pay in one way, shape or form."
London Police Chief Brad Duncan said it was lucky nobody was killed: "Never, in my 32 years as a police officer, have I observed behaviours that escalated to the point that there was risk that individuals could seriously be hurt, or quite frankly, killed."
The riot took place on and around Fleming Drive, a residential street packed with student housing in the northeast end of the city. Directly adjacent to the community college, the 82-house street has long been a hub for rowdy student parties and alcohol-fuelled violence.
Police had the street "under surveillance" throughout the day, Chief Duncan said.
Rumblings of the riot first began at 10 p.m., when fire trucks were called to put out a small brush fire. When the trucks arrived, their path was blocked by the crowds, who attacked firefighters with projectiles.
In response, more than a dozen police vehicles poured into the area with sirens blaring. Donning helmets, officers emerged to face a crowd of approximately 1,000, who pelted them with bricks, bottles, pieces of fencing and car tire rims. One rioter attempted to blind the officers with a high-powered green laser.
After about an hour, police made a "tactical" decision to pull out of the area and work on establishing a perimeter, said Chief Duncan. Cheers erupted as the vehicles sped away. "Welcome to London," a male rioter screams in a video of the incident, as the retreating cars were pelted anew with bottles.
CTV news cameraman Chuck Dickson recorded the action, and then watched as the crowd turned their attention to his own CTV news vehicle, tipping it over, setting it alight and fuelling the flames with branches, fencing and mattresses. Before midnight, the vehicle's fuel tank exploded, illuminating surrounding homes with a massive fireball.
In both 2007 and 2009, Fleming Drive was subject to riots when student house parties spilled onto the street. In both cases, crowds as large as 500 lit fires, smashed windows and pelted London Police with projectiles.
Fleming Drive residents "are under the illusion … that they can reject the lawful authority of police and emergency services personnel," said Chief Duncan on Sunday.
"The day of thinking that Fleming Drive is a place where you can come to cause damage — those days are over," said Mr. Fontana. "We will make sure this never happens again."
With files from Tristin Hopper and Postmedia News


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Has Rihanna come in between Meek Mill, Chris Brown and Drake? Rumors have swirled recently that Meek and Chris' famous ex-girlfriend, were an item. On Twitter this weekend, Meek tweeted a cryptic message "U took me off ya song cause she let me watch da throne! #dreamsandnightmares" to which Brown seemed to respond on (May 28), writing, "She's a dream chaser! There are alot of dreamers so she'll be running forever!" a play on Meek's mixtape name.
Many are speculating that Brown removed Meek from a song after finding out about his fling with Rihanna.
The situation got even murkier when Drake, who is on the Club Paradise tour with Meek, chimed in with another tweet that seemed to reference Meek and Brown's previous comments. "Oh that's your ho? That's our ho too. Lol" and "We get gyal eeeeaasy." Drizzy had a brief fling with Rihanna a few years back and was spotted cozying up to the singer at Club LIV in Miami over the weekend.
Rih Rih has added her own ambiguous tweets into the mix. She tweeted things like "Typical," "A rat is a rat" and "It's not your fault homie! U got caught" all weekend and posted an Instagram photo showing herself flipping the bird with the caption "F— what you think" this morning.


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