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Sustainability. It's not just a buzzword. It's increasingly becoming a way of life for many consumers, and that couldn't be any more evident than in grocery stores, where once ubiquitous petroleum-based plastic bags now share the limelight with more sustainable alternatives like reusable totes. The ornamental horticulture industry isn't immune to this fundamental shift in consumer behavior, either. Over the last several years, growers have been experimenting with compostable and biodegradable pots to cater to consumers' growing environmental consciousness.
What's The Verdict?
A lot of growers have questions about the efficacy of these earth-friendly pots, and now that several operations have grown in them for a couple years, they're able to share their experiences. While the pots can have their quirks, growers tend to agree there are more positives than negatives.
"I would say the benefits far outweigh the negatives," says Suzanne Baker, head grower and president at Rush Creek Growers, Inc. in Spring Valley, Wis.
Rush Creek began growing in sustainable pots three years ago through Ball's Circle Of Life program. The operation has since expanded its eco-friendly pot production, growing a substantial portion of its plants in rice-based pots. Baker says choosing a supplier for the pots was an arduous process.
"I actually spent one summer just getting all the different pots from all the different manufacturers and then getting all the trays from all the tray manufacturers, because one of the challenges was to find the right tray for the pot," she says. "Those two things hadn't been coordinated at that time."
Baker decided on Biopots from Bellan International and trays from Summit Plastic. She says the plants, as well as the consumers, love the pots.
"We've cut down our losses on them because they really dry out in a nice way," she says. "The top inch of soil will dry out really nicely, but the moisture stays in them."
What To Watch Out For
Like any new product a grower tries, it takes some time to get used to the idiosyncrasies of earth-friendly pots. John Casertano, vice president at N. Casertano Greenhouses and Farms Inc. in Cheshire, Conn., which is in its second year using Biopots for perennial production, says the pots have held up well. But he did learn early on that they are more delicate than their plastic counterparts.
The pots are rigid rather than malleable, so they can be used in the machinery the way traditional plastic pots are. According to Casertano, though, that means they can be somewhat brittle. "If you accidentally drop them or kick them, there's a chance they'll break," he says.
Casertano's had pots custom developed to fit the operation's needs, which has meant a smooth transition. The pot was designed to have slots in the lower sides so the plants' roots could grow through them. The program was targeted at Home Depot, and according to Casertano the sell-through percentage on the Biopots (at a higher price point) was higher than on the plastic pots of the same size. Casertano's has taken advantage of the fact that the product can be marketed as sustainable and has been able to command higher prices, too.
"I think part of the problem with plastic in the horticultural industry is that much of it is not recyclable, or recycling it is so confusing that I think consumers have gotten frustrated trying to figure out what they can recycle," Casertano says. "By providing the sustainable product, we've been able to promote it as such and have been able to get a little bit more money for it."
Kalamazoo Flower Group has been producing its Homegrown Fresh line of naturally grown vegetables and herbs in a rice hull pot for five seasons, and while general manager Chad Underwood says customers have responded well to the pots, there have been no widespread requests for the grower to produce other products in the rice-based pots.
"There is a perception that a non-plastic pot is more eco-friendly," Underwood says. "This has a certain amount of appeal for some of our customers. There is also no extra effort needed related to recycling these pots, as there is with plastic pots that are not accepted in neighborhood curbside recycling programs." But Underwood is quick to note that recycled, plastic pots can be sustainable, too. "We are working to educate our customers on plastic recycling efforts our company is involved with," he says. "They are learning that recycled plastic is also an environmentally conscious alternative to other production methods."
Before You Invest
For growers thinking about trying earth-friendly pots, there are some things to consider before diving in. "We have not changed our growing techniques as a result of using the rice pots. In our experience, plant performance in the greenhouse is unchanged," Underwood says. "But growers should learn what materials the pot they are considering is made from, and we would recommend a small-scale trial to determine how the pots will hold up throughout the growing process."
Baker agrees. "I would really suggest that people do a trial," she says. "They (Biopots) are heavier, and therefore the crop is heavier as it's growing in the tray, so the trays need to be well made in order to be able to handle them without them cracking."
Casertano says it's important to think even beyond the practical matters. "I actually think the most important consideration is, what's the value-added proposition that I'm trying to relay to the customer so that I can get paid for this investment?" he says. "If we're going to invest in biodegradable pots, we need to tell the story and provide the value to the customer in order to pay for the investment, and I think being thoughtful about that story before a grower jumps into using a biodegradable pot is very important."
Casertano adds that he's hopeful the industry continues in this direction. "We're in a sustainable industry–we create plant life," he says. "We want to be in a position where we're promoting our industry as a feel-good hobby that allows people to do something they can also feel has a positive environmental impact all the way around."


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Al Brown (left) Art Hagedorn (right) get off the bus after the parade to eat at the AMVETS
Our group eating lunch
Our group with their new friends at the AMVETS
Lancaster, OH, Retirement Communities
For Veterans Day this year, some of our Veterans rode in Lancaster's Veterans Day Parade. The Parade went all through town and then stopped at the town square for a special ceremony.
The ceremony consisted of local Veterans giving speeches, the honoring of all Veterans, and a bagpipe performance.
Our Veterans from Primrose were thrilled. Art Hagedorn, one of Primrose's many Veterans, came along and took pictures of our exciting adventure.
After the parade, the AMVETS of Lancaster invited our group over for a complimentary lunch. We ate hot dogs, chili, soup, and homemade pie along with making wonderful new friends.
The Veterans swapped stories, reminisced, and shared memories well into the afternoon before heading back to Primrose. When we arrived home, the Veterans were excited to tell staff members, friends, and family about their day. We cannot wait to do it again next year!
by Traci Giles
Life Enrichment Coordinator
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Dear Microsoft team,
I spent the whole day since suddenly my report stop refreshing automatically after I changed a query against postgres. Never ever faced such error earlier:
Now I understand that latest Desktop version creates a m language statement like:
= Value.NativeQuery(PostgreSQL.Database("stpgpsdev.memc.com:5433", "postgres", [CreateNavigationProperties=false]), "select * from gen_site", null, [EnableFolding=true])
while previous version was creting statement like:
= PostgreSQL.Database("scmprddb1.memc.com:5448", "scmprd", [Query="select *, #(lf)planned_gm_date-deliv_date days_delay,#(lf)doc_num||item||shipping_plant as docitemplant#(lf)from shipments#(lf)where matl_grp IN ('EPI','GR1','MMT','SOI','SUBSTRATE')", CreateNavigationProperties=false])
There is no problem running the new version from desktop but NOW REFRESH ON SERVER ALWAYS FAILS
Have you tried opening the .pbix file from PowerBi.com/GetData? I've found changes to connections when published via PBI Desktop don't always get updated in PBI Service. Opening the file via PowerBI.com seems to force the service's copy of the connection to be refreshed with any changes.
I tried to open the file from power bi service following this steps but data refresh still throwing same error. Is this what you meant "with open from Power.com/getData?
Yes, that's what I meant... Go to PowerBI.com, click on "Get Data", go to "File" and open your .pbix. Opening the file in this manner seems to fix similar issues for me. I was connecting to a Web API rather than Postgres. PBI wouldn't update the credentials via online "Data source credentials". Opening the .pbix file from within the online service seemed to do the trick.
Thank so much for your suuggestion.
This could be a valuable temporary workarond but I'm seraching for a stable a definitive solution ;-).
I'm going to open a ticket to Microsoft.
removing [EnableFolding=true] from edit queries>select the query>advanced editor worked for me
Same happening with me since recent update.This messes up the auto refrehses and every time
Same happening with me since the recent update. This messes up the auto-refreshes and every time I have to manually change in the Power Query.
yes this is the reccomandation from Microsoft too
@prguha wrote:removing [EnableFolding=true] from edit queries>select the query>advanced editor worked for me
Ok to remove manually [EnableFolding=true] from the advanced editor.
But without this option, in Power BI Desktop, the Direct Query is no longer working 😞
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In a frenzy of spring cleaning I decided to take down some 1980's knotty pine paneling and re-do the kitchen walls. I stuck the kiddo on the kitchen table to show off this just finished dress against the clean empty wall, something there isn't any of in our house normally.
I bought this fabric in Barcelona, before this girly was even a thought in my head, and stashed it away for a unknown project.
It is a lovely lightweight cotton that is top stitched with a lovely thick white embroidery and has a cotton lining that is a delicate backer to the embroidery.
The fabric was well suited to this little project, sweet little elastic puff sleeves and it is somewhat formal without being too crisp.
The pattern was super great, just enough fullness in just the right places. I made a big fat hem in case I might be able to let it out and get a few more months out of it later on.


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June 11, 2012
Advisory Flash - When Johnny Comes Marching Home
By Michael Molder, Consultant, Advisory Services
Recent Equitable Distribution Ruling Affirmed
In a recent ruling on equitable distribution, the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the trial court's ruling that the increase in value of non-marital assets are distributable as part of the marital estate. While that decision may seem positively unremarkable, the assets involved were funds from veterans disability payments which are subject to special provisions. With the ending of the dual wars in the Middle East, there will be more veterans returning home and a, likely, greater incidence of divorce among them. Accordingly, the court's ruling in Goodemote v Goodemote, 2012 PA Super 94 (May 1, 2012) will prove helpful in the analysis of equitable distribution.
In Goodemote, Husband was a veteran of Viet Nam. He was injured in battle and received monthly disability benefits following his discharge in 1969. From 1971 through 1978, he deposited his disability checks into an "Investment Account." After 1978, he deposited the disability checks into a personal checking account and used the funds, along with other income sources for regular living expenses. From that point in time, he never added to or deducted from the Investment Account, but did reinvest all of the earnings in that account. By the time of his marriage in 1991, the value of the Investment Account was approximately $74 thousand. During the marriage, the value of the account more than doubled, and at separation, the value was approximately $159 thousand.
The court appointed Master prepared a report excluding the Investment Account from equitable distribution based on language in Section 3501 of the Pennsylvania Divorce Code which exempts "Veterans' benefits exempt from attachment, levy or seizure pursuant to the act of September 2, 1958 (Public Law 85-857, 72 Stat. 1229), as amended." The trial court ruled in favor of Wife's exceptions to the Master's report and determined that Husband had converted the benefits into permanent investments, the gain on which is a marital asset.
The Superior Court analyzed the situation in the context of Porter v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., 370 U.S. 159 (1962) which, it said, established a three part test to evaluate the protected status of veterans' benefits: (1) the funds are readily available, as needed, for support and maintenance, (2) they actually retain the quality of money (as opposed to being converted into tangible assets) and (3) they have not been converted into permanent investments. In Goodemote's case, the purchase of stocks, mutual funds and other investments, subject to wide value fluctuation in the form of capital gains and losses, converted the veterans' disability benefits into investments, and they lost the statutory protection. Had Husband left the funds in a simple savings account, they would have likely retained exempt status, albeit they would have likely not gained as much in value either.


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McCownGordon Construction is the second largest construction firm in the Kansas City region. They recently expanded the firm to a second location in Manhattan, KS and have taken their capabilities and technology to a new level. With some of the industry's most talented individuals and innovative capabilities, they needed a way to help articulate their unique position in the market.
McCownGordon called on MBB+ to create a site that demonstrated their key differentiator – their personal approach to projects. In their words, they don't build buildings, their people do. Our challenge was to show the advantage their people bring to the process every day.
We created a responsive site that helped blend the approachability of their people with the innovative technologies that help power their projects. The site allowed them to tell their story in a quick and convincing way. Now, current and prospective customers are able to fully understand the degree of technology, sophistication and innovation McCownGordon associates bring to their clients and their projects.
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On A Knife Edge – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking.
- 10 Useful Idioms for the IELTS Speaking Test
- Common Idioms to Boost Your IELTS Score – Topic: Authority and control
- Common Idioms to Boost Your IELTS Score – Topic : Fear and Frustration
- Common Idioms to Boost Your IELTS Score – Topic: Health, illness, and death
- Common Idioms to Boost Your IELTS Score – Topic : Deception
In a very difficult situation and there are worries about the future.
"I've put myself on a knife edge when I forgot the calculator in the business management qualification test, which involved a lot of calculations."
"These underprivileged families have to live on a knife edge because their houses are demolished by the storm."
"At that time, she stood on a knife edge when the bank declared her that her own company was bankrupt."
- The sentence given below contains an idiom. From the given alternatives, choose the one that best expresses the meaning of this idiom.
"When Ben sold his house for his investment, he obviously put himself on a knife edge."
A. He needed a knife.
B. He wanted to go somewhere.
C. He was satisfied with his decision.
D. He put himself at risk.
- Describe the time when you was in the dangerous situation. Try to use this idiom in your speech. You should say:
– When did it happen ?
– What did you do during this time ?
– How did you escape from the situation ?
– And do you learn any lesson from this ?
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Spelunky Side Project: Minis! (Figures, Not A PSP Game)
August 22, 2011 11:00 AM | Eric Caoili
DId you like that cute Spelunker clay model from Derek Yu's Spelunky x Super Meat Boy comic enough to want one of your own? You'll be able to buy a toy for the adventurer soon, along with figures of Tunnel Men, Damsels, Yeti Kings, Shopkeepers and others.
"I enlisted my dad, who's in China, to help me produce some real toys based on the characters in Spelunky," says Yu. "We started working on this side project a few months ago and now they're finally finished!"
It looks like the two-inch tall figures will come packaged (randomly perhaps?) in neat little cubes, and there will be ten in all you'll be able to collect. We'll let you know when they go on sale (as well as when the Spelunky remake releases for XBLA, of course). More photos after the break!:


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How Not To Write A Persuasive Essay: 5 Examples Of Bad Writing
This short article reflects on poor persuasive writing. While highlighting a few elements that typically lead to bad, argumentative writing, the article also acts as a guide on how to correctly approach and apply oneself to the effective, persuasive writing of essays.
What is a persuasive essay?
One easy and useful tip is to observe editorial columns of local newspapers. On these pages, the editor makes a definitive selection of written letters and what is known as op-eds, reflecting issues of the day, to be published. Usually, the writer has put forward a persuasive argument or two that he would like readers to consider.
Five bad examples:
- Emotive writing – Invariably writers are either upset or feel quite strongly about an event.
- Subjectivity – The emotional argument is understandable, but ultimately leads to unqualified, subjective statements being made.
- Veering off point – The emotive essay loses focus, and subjective arguments become vague and weak.
- Lack of insight – The essay writer does not research the topic well enough and also expresses ignorance of the subject being handled.
- Poor grammar and sentence construction – Emotiveness, subjectivity and lack of focus leads to poor writing. In these circumstances, the naked eye may miss even the most basic errors.
The best way to approach a persuasive essay
Again, to simplify the explanation, the newsroom can be used as a perfect case study. Earlier, it was mentioned that the editor makes the decision as to what goes into his paper. He also decides what not to publish. The most persuasive arguments never fail to be missed because the writer has put a lot of thought into his writing beforehand.
The writer will have researched well beforehand and is sometimes an expert on the subject. A useful and relevant example to consider is merely a construction here in order to provide guidance. A retired police officer with years of experience behind him may be well qualified to make objective (not subjective) remarks on the spate of police brutality taking place across the country. He may be in a good position to make persuasive suggestions on how to tackle these problems.
Newsroom's sub-editors are tasked with fact-checking the persuasive writer's piece. If it has been well-researched and arguments clearly constructed, there is little left for the sub to do. Similar principles apply to effective essay writing.


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Hello July!
The summer is flying by and Houston has no mercy with its heat, leaving us with oily skin in a slight panic, lol. I have very oily skin and each summer, it's a different foundation routine. So far, Milk of Magnesia has been my go-to choice of primer and I won't even look at makeup foundation if it doesn't have the magic word….
Matte 🙂
Out of all the Matte Foundations that I've tried thus far, L'oreal Infallible Pro-Matte has been a winner. It was neck and neck with Becca ever matte foundation, but after weighing the pro's and con's, L'oreal Infallible won hands down. (Click on the picture below for more information on this foundation)
- Easy to use bottle
- No mess
- Full Coverage
- Compact
- Light weight
- SUPER Matte
- Little to no transfers
- Good for sensitive skin
- Lasts all day
- When used with L'oreal Pro-Mattte Powder, it is heaven sent
- Limited Shades (I often have to mix 2 shades together to match my exact skin tone, Soft Sable and Cocoa)
- Dries fast, so you have to blend fast when applying on your face!
In my case, the pro's outweighs the cons!
(Disclaimer: This review is from my personal experience. This is not a paid review)
What is your favorite go-to foundation?


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I realize it's much harder letting go than holding on. It's hard letting go of people who never held on, it's hard letting go of people who've held on for so long till their bodies disagreed with their decisions. I've learned it's more difficult letting go of anything good because good itself doesn't come around too often, and neither do people or opportunities. Some things you try your best holding onto and at times you tend to lose sight of the character you've established. Letting go could possibly free decisions, possibly close chapters, but even letting go requires the mindset of the will to live.
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Master's Thesis
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Women's and Gender Studies
Committee Chair
Christopher, Karen Lyn
Author's Keywords
Refugee women; Refugee narratives; Refugee resettlement; Women's narratives; Gender and refugees
Women refugees--Kentucky--Louisville--Social conditions; Women refugees--Kentucky--Louisville--Personal narratives; Women refugees--Services for--Kentucky--Louisville
This work explores the personal narratives of a group refugee women recently resettled in Louisville, Kentucky, participating in the Family Center program at Kentucky Refugee Ministries. This research shows that both local and national refugee resettlement policies are complicit in the marginalization of refugee women. These policies falsely construct refugee women as a universalized "other," silencing the diverse experiences and needs of women resettled in the United States. In turn scholarship and an aid discourse that positions refugee women's employment as "supplementary" to male income is based on assumed social constructions of gender inconsistent with many refugee women's experiences both before and after resettlement. Yet, many of the discriminatory practices in refugee resettlement can be diminished by an incorporation of women's voices into the refugee aid discourse.
Recommended Citation
Herbert, Erin Elizabeth, "They are in silence : refugee women's narratives." (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 609.


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I was a little amused seeing the above description of connection and how it differed in meaning with North America ! gun problem? …….never!
I observed something really interesting (to me!) last week.
Whilst travelling into central London on the train last week, the Thameslink train was totally, 100% rammed! Standing room only, hot and stuffy.
At this more difficult of travelling times, I found it really interesting that:
- A man was sitting on the aisle seat, marking his territory basically telling anyone to go away and not to ask him to move
- On a group of 6 seats, the middle seats on both sides was left empty between a mix of men & women
Neither of these situations is unusual. I am as guilty as the next person of doing these same things, well more 2) than 1) to be honest, but nevertheless, these societal norms are so common now, but today I question why?
Is this a London thing? A city thing? Or just a 'new' learnt human behaviour thing?
I ask if this is 'new' as although many of us are talking about rehumanising the world of work, bringing it up to date from the often now out of date command and control model, where for me human connection and the ability to be who we truly are will unlock latent potential, there was a time when employers used to build whole towns to ensure the welfare and safety of their employees i.e. think Cadburys.
So how have we gone from employers actively looking to build safety and security into the fabric of their business less than 150 years ago to people building virtual walls between them and the person standing next to them on the train in 2018?
We can hypothesise in many different ways but I personally feel that the reduction in connection between humans at work and the employer-employee relationship-dynamic are major factors. Do we know we truly are? Do we know how we impact others? Do we care?
I have observed a lot of discussion on social media during the last week in particular around psychological safety, or indeed the lack of it is many instances, so I question if this is a key contributing factor to the relative disconnect between who we are at home and who we show up to be at work?
Positively moving forward, the advent of technology is starting to help reverse that trend.
There, rightly, is a lot of challenge to using tech too much, being 'always on' etc, but for me personally, I truly sense, and I am experiencing personally, a rapid re connection and clarification as to who I am as a person, who I am at work and indeed who I am outside of work. The alignment around all 3 areas has never been so strong for which I am grateful, but why do I share this?
The title of this blog is connection.
Without the advent of technology, especially social media which for me is mainly Twitter, LinkedIn and a little Facebook, it would taken me months longer, if indeed I ever found them, to connect with so many influences in my life including Perry Timms, Helen Amery, Katy Snell, Juan Castillo, Kelly Swingler, Rob Baker, Catherine Beater, Georgie Pinder, Jo Kandola, Luke O Mahoney, Han Szurek, Jayne Harrison, Rav Billan, Karen Bevan, Piers Thurston, Matt O Neill and just so, so many more.
For every one of these connections technology has been THE or a majority enabler of me meeting, sharing, learning and growing with this awesome set of people.
So if connection is set to be as important as I feel it is going to be, and according to Joshua Cooper Ramos book The Seventh Sense (HT Perry) it will be as EVERYTHING is about networks digitally and personally, is now the time that we start to re-look at establishing the more humane, inclusive, but modern model of business that Cadburys once led with?
I do not have the answers of course on this, but I do have deep seated belief that there is so much more of our 'self' that everyone wants to give.
Benefit Corporations are now becoming a more common discussion at just the right time I feel which do build in more humanity & sustainability into their business models:
I truly believe that we all want to be so much more connected (not in an extrovert-centric way – just in basic humanity way) than we are today, but our organisational design in many instances, the fear & the short-termism, reduces psychological safety such that it dampens down our ability to connect.
I just cannot help feel that with the positive momentum behind changing our org design to more freedom based structures and the focus on increasing meaning in the work we do, that we may just get to a state during the next generation where people are happy to share their train seat or be comfortable to sit in the middle of those 6 seaters with someone that they don't know on that train journey home.
Who knows, they may even talk to each other 🙂
Connection for me is everything and I am grateful to all of those, in every area of my life, that I am connected to today. Thank you.


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Local news has never come out and admitted it, but one of their key objectives when covering a story is to find the most eccentric person on the scene to interview. Every now and then the universe sprinkles a little magic on the scene and rare unicorn like Antoine Dodson or crazy car crash guy comes along.
That rare unicorn of 2015 has been discovered and it's green-haired, Burger King-loving, unibrow-sporting Courtney Barnes.
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The demo for Reckoning will arrive on January 17th. It lets players try out the tutorial and a chunk of the open world. After they've created a custom hero and learned the ropes, players will get to explore Amalur for 45 minutes.
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blue Asymmetrical Skirt: 2 Ways
Blouse / Ross Dress For Less
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A great way to transition your look into the fall, without loosing summer silhouettes, is by changing up the color scheme; for example, pair this dark blue skirt with a top that has many colors, such as burgundy and plum. In addition, add on gunmetal accessories to edge the look up a bit.
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Be bold and standout with your entire look starting with this blue skirt. Then, pile on cool-girl pieces, such as a sheer shirt dress, leather shirt, major jewelry, and strappy heels. Don't be afraid to make your look your own and to play with different materials and proportions.
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Someone Told Rick Scott that Voters Care about Education
Today, in his latest reelection campaign stunt, Rick Scott announced his education budget for 2014.
When Rick Scott took office, his leadership was tested by the Great Recession. Scott chose to protect corporate tax giveaways and wealthy special interests, and wanted to cut nearly $3.3 billion from education. The next year, he cut $300 million from Florida universities. He failed the test. Rick Scott didn't help Florida's kids when they needed his help most.
Today, Rick Scott is trying to hide his real record, but Floridians aren't buying it. His new education budget doesn't restore his massive cuts to Bright Futures scholarships, and it still sends millions of public tax dollars to for-profit charter schools. Under Rick Scott, our schools just aren't good enough. Rick Scott's Department of Education is in chaos, with four education commissioners in four years. Our kids deserve better.
Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant said, "Rick Scott thinks he needs to begin this election year by rewriting his record. But Floridians remember Rick Scott's record. Scott has consistently put corporate tax giveaways first and put the needs of Florida's kids last. When they go to the polls this November, Floridians won't remember this Governor's politically motivated education budget. They'll remember that when they needed this Governor's help most, he ignored them."


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We learned that Sammy currently hangs out in the breech position which explains why most of the movement I feels is very low. Her little legs are just kicking away down there most of the time. But the surprising part is that her head is already much above my belly button! I had no idea she was so big. We got a few photos and a video that I wanted to share.
|3d shot of her sucking her thumb! So cute <3 <3 <3
|Looks like she's peeking through a curtain! Well hello there, Miss Sammy Snowflake!
|This made all of us giggle. She really likes to keep her ankles crossed. She's quite a lady!
|Bottom shot of her little feet in the crossed position shown above. I just want to kiss those toes!
We also registered at the hospital today. Can you believe it? I certainly can't.


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There's something odd about the alleged rocket attack during Obama's visit to Israel
There's the obvious:
A nine minute commentary on steroids
Pres Obama was 40 miles away
The insanely stupid speculation on the Palestinian intention in respect to Obama's visit (reporters' speculations are not news).
Plus the additional footage of explosions, that had nothing to do with the incident.
Then there's the obvious:
The explosion was enough to almost entirely disintegrate a steel rocket casing, yet the chair is completely unscathed. The damage to the wall is quite minor and;
the steel shutter shows no signs of damage and;
there's no mention of Iron Dome
… wasn't it turned on?
Tue 5th Jan 2015 – Now the video has been removed …
The cease fire had already been broken BTW. Within days of signing it, Israel was killing Palestinian civilians and militants on the Gaza side of the Armistice Demarcation Line


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To the dismay of safety advocates already worried about driver distraction, automakers and high-tech companies have found a new place to put sophisticated Internet-connected computers: the front seat.
Technology giants like Intel and Google are turning their attention from the desktop to the dashboard, hoping to bring the power of the PC to the car. They see vast opportunity for profit in working with automakers to create the next generation of irresistible devices.
This week at the Consumer Electronics Show, the neon-drenched annual trade show here, these companies are demonstrating the breadth of their ambitions, like 10-inch screens above the gearshift showing high-definition videos, 3-D maps and Web pages.


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We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and can set you up for a successful (and controllable) day of eating with great mental focus, alertness and energy.
One of the common struggles I come across with athletes/fitness enthusiasts is how to fuel in the morning with early morning workouts.
Common concerns:-Will I gain weight if I eat before my workout?
-I feel like I'm always snacking in the morning and never feel full?
-I have GI upset if I eat before my workout.
-I can't seem to recover from my workout.
-I do well until mid afternoon and then I can't stop eating!
-I'm always rushing to get my workout in in the morning and then get to work (take care of family).
Here are a few of my recommendations for timing your nutrition with your workouts for the early morning workouts (remember - tweak for your own individual needs and goals - log your lifestyle to reflect on what's working/not working):
-I recommend to have a breakfast meal after your workout if you are working out within 90 min of waking.-I recommend a small snack (if tolerated) before your workout, around 20-60 min before. Water is recommended to help with digestion (8-12 ounces) and coffee/tea is fine as well.
-During your workout, if around 60-90 minutes, water should meet your fluid needs, electrolytes may be needed if you are working out vigorously. There's nothing wrong with 20-25g of carbohydrates if you feel it will help your workout.-I recommend a small snack post workout, primarily protein (ex. milk, yogurt, egg, protein powder) of around 10-15g before your "real meal".
By prioritizing your nutrition around your workout in the morning you may find that you are more satisfied throughout the morning until your lunch. I recommend to plan a mid afternoon snack. Typically, most people go more than 5 hours between lunch and dinner meals and thus, will benefit from a planned "mini meal" snack mid afternoon to help with overeating at dinner or late-night snacking/cravings.
Here's a sample of my morning eats on Wednesday morning:
-5:30am - Wake-up, walk Campy, drink Coffee and glass of water.
-5:50am - 4 ounce organic skim milk w/ 1/2 cup cheerios and 1 spoonful chia seeds (or my other staple pre workout snack is 1-2 WASA cracker w/ 2 tsp natural PB w/ 4 ounce milk for shorter workouts)
6:45am - 3000 yard swim (1000 warm-up. MS: 6 x 300's. Odd swim Desc. Even paddles/buoy recovery. Rest 45 sec in between. 200 cool down). Water during workout.
7:45-8:15am - strength training. Water during workout.
8:15am - 8:45am - get ready for work.
8:45am - Driving to hospital - 4 ounce skim milk + 8 ounce water + 10g whey protein powder + 1 WASA cracker + smear of nut butter (prepared in morning)
9:30am - At hospital, working. Oatmeal creation which satisfied me until 12:45pm (lunch). I am not one to watch the clock so when I feel like my body is biologically hungry (whether 11:30am or 1pm) I eat.
This may look like a lot of eating (not complaining :) but Karel and I both make fueling around our workouts (and during) a priority and then once that's checked off, it's time to focus on nourishing our body for immune system protection. We really emphasize making balanced meals and enjoying those meals.Some of the other benefits of nutrient timing (that we experience and are common for the athletes I work with)
- We are not late night snackers
-We don't experience any type of uncontrollable cravings later in the day or in the evening
-We recover well post workouts
-We don't struggle with energy during workouts (or rapid fatigue)
-We don't experience GI upset during training/racing because of teaching the gut how to tolerate nutrition before/during workouts
FYI: This routine was not developed overnight. It took a lot of tweaking, reflecting, research and trial and error to find what works for me, my goals and my lifestyle. As an athlete and health conscious individual, my goal is to adapt to training and keep my immune system healthy as I live a busy life helping others. When I work with other athletes/fitness enthusiasts, I always focus on the "lifestyle" first and the individual goals. Also, I'm a real food enthusiast as you know but "sport nutrition" has its place. My body recovers best with whey protein and as a high biological protein, it offers more to my body and health than just 'recovery'. Also, for workouts over 90 minutes, I always have a sport drink with me providing at least 25g of carbs and during my IM prep I train with around 250-300 calories per hour during cycling and always run with some type of liquid fuel off the bike (as you may know, I only use fluids/gels with my IM training and racing - no solids).
To reap the benefits of training and to keep myself healthy, I really enjoy seeing food for fuel and for health.
1/2 cup dy oats
Handful chopped strawberries and blackberries (local)
1 tbsp unsweet coconut shredded
1 tbsp ground flax
1 spoonful chopped almonds
1 tbsp raisins
10g protein powder (the other half of the scoop of protein from the morning recovery)
(I typically measure my pre-training snacks to perfect it for race day as to what works/doesn't work but the rest of my meals I just eye ball portions. I provided measurements for you to help you create a good fueling template and then tweak with your individual needs)
This wasn't my lunch today but a delicious creation I made the other night and I thought you'd enjoy it.
1 can tomato basil soup
Additions: A few handfuls kale, 1/2 container firm tofu (cubed) and 1 small package mushrooms. Add 1 can water and your choice of starch or grain (I used basmati rice 1 cup cooked) and cook on low heat for 20 minutes in large pot, covered.
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Hike up Capulin Volcano in New Mexico
Moderate hike along the rim and into the crater of Capulin Volcano National Monument.
Free Campsite – Thunder Basin National Grassland
Free dispersed camping in the Thunder Basin National Grassland near Bill, Wyoming.
Road Trip to view Flooding on the Turkey River in Northeast Iowa.
Road trip along the Turkey River in the Driftless Region.
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SUPPLIES: Cardstock: (Vintage Cream) Papertrey Ink Patterned paper: (Front Porch from Bayberry Cottage collection) Pink Paislee; (Whimsy from Watercolor Rainbow collection) Prima; (pink floral from Pretty Pastels collection) Papertrey Ink Clear stamps: (happy birthday from Delightful Dahlia set) Papertrey Ink; (flourish from Stencil Art set) Hero Arts Dye ink: (Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko Accent: (ivory faceted brad) Pink Paislee Fibers: (pink ribbon) Papertrey Ink Die: (flower) Papertrey Ink Other: (sheet music) Finished size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
1 Make card from cardstock. Cover with patterned paper.
2 Stamp flourish and sentiment on patterned paper panel. Trim sheet music strip; zigzag-stitch to panel. Adhere panel to card.
3 Die-cut five flowers from patterned paper; crumple. Stack flowers and attach brad. Adhere to card.
4 Tie on ribbon.
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Easter– a bizarre combination of superstition, astronomy, and astrology. It is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox.
The vernal equinox is a legitimate astronomical marker, important to primitive hunter gatherers and early farmers. I can understand celebrating and remembering that.
The "first full moon" is less important, other than astrologically. That particular full moon is no more or less important than any other, but I suppose the additional light at night was more important at one time than it is today.
The significance of Sunday is strictly superstitious.
The whole holiday is a mix of ancient pagan religions and stories sewn together into a Frankenstein's Monster of a holiday by Christianity to celebrate their Jewish zombie. Scary.
You could just celebrate the arrival of spring without making up lies about it, couldn't you? Celebrate it on time, though, instead of over a month late.
Either way, watch out for the mythical Jewish zombie. He can't hurt you but his followers are hungry for your brain!


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This is a signed and numbered limited edition print by the late Mick Cawston. It's from an edition of 850, printed 1993 in England.
Mick Cawston was one of the world's finest dog painters. He was also a master of anthropomorphic pictures and and humorous country scenes. He had a most amazing relationship with the countryside and its people and they had a great love and admiration for him. His work is comparable to that of John Emms or Maude Earl and he worked equally well in oils, water colours or pastels. No matter what breed of dog he portrayed, the character and likeness of the dog were always superb.
Image measures 6.5" x 8.5", is printed on heavy paper, with a substantial border on all four sides.
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Cardamom powder 1/2 tsp
Ghee/oil 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Water as needed
FOR THE SYRUP:Sugar 1 cup
Water 1/2 cup
Oil for deep frying
Method :
1. Mix together flour, cardamom powder, salt, ghee and water. Knead into a soft dough.Cover and leave for 10 minutes.
2. After 10 minutes divide the dough into small portions and make balls out of the dough.
3. Roll the dough balls into small puris/chapatis.
4. Keep them covered.
5. SUGAR SYRUP :Mix 1 cup of sugar to 1/2 cup of water. Add 1-2 cardamom pods, slightly crushed. Mix with a spoon and then heat at medium heat for 5-10 minutes until sugar is dissolved in water. Do not overheat, that will caramelize the sugar.
6. Heat oil in a pan. Keep the flame between medium and low.Deep fry the sweet puris until golden color.
7. Drain excess oil on a tissue and dip the hot puris immediately into the sugar syrup.
8. Leave it inside the syrup for 1/2 minute.
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Oh my gosh, these are amazing! Crazy how costumes change as we grow up, right?ReplyDelete
I love the spider/web costume and the popcorn one is HILARIOUS!
These costumes are all so cute, but I know Andi is going to be the cutest little bunny! Can't wait to see your photos next to each other! I totally laughed when you said you used to love hooker boots hahah.ReplyDelete
Cheers to another link up!
I can't wait to see her in her bunny costume - it will be so adorable!!! I'm glad I was able to dress up in college because I have 0 desire for it now lol! xo, Biana -BlovedBostonReplyDelete
Awww..... I love all of those! The spider web one is a really neat and unique idea for sure. I can't wait to see your daughter's pictures from Halloween - I know she will be an adorable bunny! :)ReplyDelete
These are so fun! Love that spider web... so cute!ReplyDelete
That spider web one is too funny! We have a wedding on Halloween this year, so we're trying to figure out how we can celebrate Halloween too. :( Can't wait to see Miss A in her little bunny costume!! xoReplyDelete
The taco and spider, too cute.ReplyDelete
Awe, so many cute costume options!ReplyDelete
So many fun costumes! Can't wait to see the side-by-side bunnies <3ReplyDelete
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Love the mommy and me costumes!! Miss A is going to look so adorable in her bunny costume - can't wait to see it!! Your throwback pictures are pretty funny - how things have changed! lolReplyDelete
I absolutely adore that costume of the movie theater employee with a bag of popcorn... one of my friends actually just sent that one to me the other day because we used to work there when we were younger. :o) I wish I had thought of that when I had tiny babies!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness! You as spiderman is awesome! So funny! Can't wait to see Miss Andi in her costume!ReplyDelete
Love the mom & baby costumes, the taco & siracha sauce is my fave!!ReplyDelete
These are DARLING! I seriously love the taco one!ReplyDelete
Muahaha I love the popcorn costume! These are all such cute ideas! Trish - tales from trishReplyDelete


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A daily quest searching for the lost Ark of the Covenant—at least for a bottle of something one can tibble in the room. Beer in a bar—usually located by the noise—male—with a meter square of empty bottles on the table—also smoking dens…sometimes the local brothel..not the best for women…but a second room, called a restaurant is usually available, which can offer some distance from the massed gathering of testosterone cacophony. What do they talk about with such gusto? Intimidating if you let it—but if you walk in and own the room what are they going to do> They certainly can't quote the Koran verses. We are a novelty.
Alcohol can be found at tourist hotels and tourist restaurants, but this would be imbibed with your meal. Tunisian wine is to be drunk with food. This will be clear after the first swallow. Fig brandy is not worth a fig. The pastisis (anise) is passable and the cheap beer, actually good.
A third option is some of the large supermarkets sell alcohol, but it is in the back. It is difficult to find and you have to ask several people until you can locate "the hole in the wall".


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Pencil pleat curtains are a popular hanging style and a common type of curtain. The pleats are deep, and the end result should be neat and even. The best pencil pleat curtains for each room and window depends on the weight of the fabric used, as well as the style of furnishings in the room. The tighter the pleat at the top of curtain, the more folds there are and the fuller the drape.
There are many types of curtains nowadays, ranging from the more traditional box pleat and pencil pleat curtains to the more modern tab tops and eyelet styles. The latter examples result in a simpler window dressing that uses less material than the more traditional styles, and they are easier to hang in that the curtain rod or pole slips through the tabs. There is no need for hooks.
The pencil pleats are made with the use of a curtain tape that is sewn on the back of the fabric. There are thinner tapes with two pockets of loops and thicker ones with three in the top, middle and bottom position. The cords running through the tape are pulled tight in the back of the curtain and so the pleats are formed. This type of curtain cannot be hung straight from the pole but needs plastic, nylon or zinc metal hooks, depending on the weight of the fabric. One hook for every forth pocket if using a track and every sixth or eighth pocket if using a rod is usual for a standard pencil pleat curtain.
The best way to measure for a pencil pleat curtain is to double the width of the track or rod or even go to double and half, which is two and a half times the width. This is to ensure there is plenty of fullness in the curtain after the pleats have formed. There should also be a hem allowance. There are no rules for how long the curtain should be, and personal taste dictates whether the curtain should be floor length or should end halfway between the window sill and the floor.
Choosing the right material is important, as this will affect the final appearance of pencil pleat curtains. A lighter fabric results in a softer fold while a heavier fabric looks stiffer and more formal. Should there be any patterns, these can be brought to the outside of the fold by running the hand along the fold and dictating how the curtain falls. Lining a pencil pleat curtain is a good idea, as it offers protection from the sunlight as well as insulation during the winter months.
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The Jakarta Post
Singapore saw tourist arrivals grow by a modest 6.2 percent to 17.4 million visitors in 2017, with Indonesia ranking second after China as the largest contributor of tourists, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said Tuesday.
The number of visitors from Indonesia rose to 2.95 million, up 2 percent from 2016.
"Jakarta continues to be the largest source of visitors, although most other cities like Surabaya experienced greater growth rates," STB area director for Indonesia Raymond Lim told a press briefing in Jakarta.
China topped the list with 3 million tourists and India came third with 1.3 million. Other countries with notable increases include Vietnam, the Philippines, the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Visitors, however, spent proportionally less, with total spending recorded at S$26.8 billion (US$20.31 billion) last year, 3.9 percent higher than in 2016, according to the board.
The Singapore Tourism Board hopes tourist arrivals to reach 18.1 million this year and spending to reach between S$27.1 billion and $27.6 billion, based on a greater emphasis in developing new attractions and opening access and connectivity by adding more flights and cruise routes.
Singapore has sustained its growth in tourism by adding more attractions to popular sites such as Marina Bay Sands, the Botanic Gardens, China Town and Orchard Road, which is lined with shopping malls. Its latest additions include the Top Skyline ION Sky at Orchard Road, the Digital Light Canvas at Marina Bay Sands and the Dover Street Market.
Events such as the Singapore Fintech Festival, Anime Festival Asia and the Singapore Festival of Fun have also helped to boost tourism. (roi/bbn)


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France's president Emmanuel Macron has promised to make the restitution of French-owned African heritage a priority over the next five years. In a speech delivered on a visit to the West African republic of Burkina Faso as part of his African tour today, he said that he wants "the conditions to be met for the temporary or permanent restitution of African heritage to Africa."
The speech was delivered in the country's capital city in front of around 800 students at the University of Ouagadougou. In the address, Macron spoke about the links between France and Africa and his hope to promote cultural exchange and the mobility of talented people between Europe and Africa.
Notably, Macron also spoke strongly and directly about restitution of African objects in French national collections. He said:
I cannot accept that a large part of cultural heritage from several African countries is in France. There are historical explanations for that, but there are no valid justifications that are durable and unconditional. African heritage can't just be in European private collections and museums. African heritage must be highlighted in Paris, but also in Dakar, in Lagos, in Cotonou. In the next five years, I want the conditions to be met for the temporary or permanent restitution of African heritage to Africa. This will be one of my priorities.
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text: 30.10.13 KanexPro releases 4x4 HDMI to HDBaseT Matrix AUTHOR: Inavate SYSTEMS PRODUCTS KanexPro has unveiled its HDBaseT 4x4 matrix switcher which features an audio extractor. The matrix has been devised for rapidly routing HD video, audio and control signals from four sources to four independent displays over cat5e cables at distances up to 200 feet (60 meters).The HDBASE4X4 consists of two local HDMI outputs and 4 x RJ-45 outputs paired with 4-receivers. The four receivers are powered over Ethernet (PoE) from the matrix and are controllable via bi-directional IR & RS-232.It supports computer-video to 1920x1200, including 3D, HDTV 1080p/60 and allows cross-point switching rapidly. The matrix provisions with full HDCP management for continuous encryption and authentication to maintain quick and reliable switching. SYSTEMS PRODUCTS


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As well as our mainstay business of climbing and mountaineering courses, trekking and adventure holidays ROXCOOL also offers a number of services which may be useful to a number of organisations:
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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
In addition to the electronic theses found in the ASU Digital Repository, ASU Theses and Dissertations can be found in the ASU Library Catalog.
Dissertations and Theses granted by Arizona State University are archived and made available through a joint effort of the ASU Graduate College and the ASU Libraries. For more information or questions about this collection contact or visit the Digital Repository ETD Library Guide or contact the ASU Graduate College at email@example.com.
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- Dwarf Galaxies as Laboratories of Protogalaxy Physics: Canonical Star Formation Laws at Low Metallicity
- Evolutionary Genetics of CORL Proteins
- Social Skills and Executive Functioning in Children with PCDH-19
- Deep Domain Fusion for Adaptive Image Classification
- Software Defined Pulse-Doppler Radar for Over-The-Air Applications: The Joint Radar-Communications Experiment
Intracellular voltage recordings from single neurons in vitro and in vivo have been fundamental to our understanding of neuronal function. Conventional electrodes and associated positioning systems for intracellular recording in vivo are large and bulky, which has largely restricted their use to single-channel recording from anesthetized animals. Further, intracellular recordings are very cumbersome, requiring a high degree of skill not readily achieved in a typical laboratory. This dissertation presents a robotic, head-mountable, MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) based intracellular recording system to overcome the above limitations associated with form-factor, scalability and highly skilled and tedious manual operations required for intracellular recordings. This …
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A successful book presentation was held at Soc. Dante Alighieri of Hong Kong for my latest book: 'Leonardo da Vinci: A Chinese Scholar Lost in Renaissance Italy' Lascar, 2015.
Please see it at http://www.lascarpublishing.com/leonardo/
The presentation was then ended with a Q&A section and book signing.
(Here I am with the famous bass opera singer Dr. Derek Anthony)


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The REC is a professional body for the UK's recruitment industry and the Good Recruitment Campaign helps organisations work more effectively with their recruitment partners to create a better candidate experience.
It also provides an opportunity to collaborate with a wide range of HR/In-house recruitment leaders from some of the most successful businesses in the world. The REC have more than 200 businesses already committed to good recruitment practice including; Santander, Royal Mail and Kelloggs.
The Good Recruitment Charter has been devised and developed by the REC as the centrepiece to their Good Recruitment Campaign. The charter defines good recruitment practice through nine key principles which organisations who sign up to will aspire to. polkadotfrog is proud to have been a member of the REC for 14 years and adheres to the Good Recruitment Charter. All REC members abide by a Code of Professional Practice and take a compliance test to enter and stay in membership.
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Principle 1: We are fair, legal and ethical in our resource planning and recruitment procedures, with specific regard to actively promoting diversity and inclusion within the workplace.
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Principle 4: We offer flexible working arrangements and adaptive working practices, wherever possible, as a way of boosting inclusion and attracting talent.
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Principle 6: We ask that our external recruitment providers are signed up to industry codes of practice and demonstrate a commitment to good recruitment practice.
Principle 7: Our supply chain delivers good recruitment practice throughout, including where different resourcing models, such as recruitment process outsourcing or vendor arrangements, are in place.
Principle 8: We help to address youth employment through our recruitment procedures; for example, through the provision of apprenticeships and traineeships, and by working with recruitment organisations who have signed up to the REC's Youth Employment Charter.
Principle 9: We regularly review our recruitment procedures with feedback from candidates (those appointed and not appointed) and keep up-to-date with new recruitment/resourcing approaches.


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- Wedding: September 2013
I was debating how much I should worry about this bit of weird bulging where the dress meets my back. It seems more pronounced in some pictures than others, that gives me SOME hope that it's my posture but it might just be the angle of the photo. My wedding is September 14th and I'm unsure ofhow much I should worry about this bulge.
Is it doing that because of my bad posture?
Or would losing weight fix that?
Or would toning my back fix that?
Or is that normal?
I actually can't let the dress out anymore at the bust, so that's really not an option for me. So if letting out the dress is the only real solution I'll have to try my best to compensate in other ways.
If it doesn't seem like there is anything I can do about it I may just wear my shawl strategically.


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7 Crucial Batman V Superman Questions, Answered
Regardless of how you felt about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, it's safe to say that you probably had a few questions.
After all, director Zack Snyder is already putting together a R-rated, three-hour "Ultimate Cut" of Batman v Superman that will include plenty of footage cut from the film, which suggests that several key plot points were truncated in the theatrical release. So, it's OK to feel a little confused by Bats and Supes' big-screen brawl. Understandably, laying that groundwork for the entire DC Expanded Universe means introducing a lot of questions to be answered farther down the road.
Given all of the press Snyder has been doing these past few weeks to promote the divisive film, however, many of these questions have already been answered. With that in mind, here are the biggest questions from Batman v Superman, finally answered. (Spoiler warning, obviously.)
1. Did Michael Shannon Show Up to Set or Nah?
Hell no. Michael Shannon ain't got time for that. In fact, when asked who he thought would win in a fight, Batman or Superman, the actor wryly said, "I'm so utterly unconcerned with the outcome of that fight. So profoundly, utterly unconcerned. I can't even come up with a fake answer." However, Shannon was there in spirit… in the form of a naked dummy.
According to Jesse Eisenberg, whose character Lex Luther spent intimate one-on-one time with General Zod's stoic corpse in Batman v Superman, production made a life-size model of Shannon's naked body. "They reproduced this actor in his entirety—in its entirety—and somebody else's genitals because I guess [Shannon] didn't sign off on that final page," he said. #TheMoreYouKnow
2. So Is the Joker Really Jason Todd?
At one point during the film's 2.5-hour run, a haggard Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) walks past a Robin costume that's been encased in glass and in his Batcave. Fans have suggested that photographs of a topless, tattooed Jared Leto in character as the Joker for the forthcoming film Suicide Squad show scars on his left and right shoulders in the same position as the holes in the Robin costume here.
But Snyder told IGN he has a more orthodox explanation for the scene, one that recalls the 1988 graphic novel A Death in the Family. "In my mind, it was that Robin had died 10 years earlier, during some run-in with a young Joker," he said. "To me, it was a fun backstory… to play with. The whole idea was that there had been loss and sacrifice."
Snyder added: "[Batman] doesn't really have a life outside of the cave. I thought by including Robin—a dead Robin—it would help us understand he's been on quite a little journey."
3. Why Did Superman Have to Die?
Spoiler alert: The Man of Steel doesn't make it out of Batman v Superman alive. He dies, rather senselessly, plunging a Kryptonite spear into Doomsday. "I felt like we had to kill Superman in this movie in order for us to have been serious with the entire premise of the film," Snyder told EW. "And that's not to say that he clearly is gone forever."
Another reason Snyder chose to kill off Superman (Henry Cavill) was to give The Dark Knight the sole responsibility of finding and assembling the Justice League. "I wanted Bruce Wayne to build the Justice League," he said. "I felt like with Superman around, it's a different conversation when you create the Justice League, right? It's like, 'Me and Superman, we want to make a Justice League.' [Other heroes would be] like, 'Okay, yeah, I'll join!' I just feel like Bruce Wayne having to go out and find these seven samurai by himself, that's a lot more interesting of a premise." Because Bats has so much team spirit.
4. What Did the Flash Tell Bruce Wayne?
One of the more kinetic and exciting scenes in Batman v Superman, Ezra Miller's battle-ready Barry Allen appears to Bruce through a breach in space and time (he's awesome like that) to deliver a cryptic message that goes a little something like this: "Bruce! Listen to me right now! It's Lois! Lois Lane! She's the key! Am I too soon!? I'm too soon! You were right about him! You were always right about him! Fear him! Fear him and find us. You have to come find us, Bruce!"
Batman just brushes off this whole scene, and it's never revisited again, but it's clearly foreshadowing the main showdown in The Justice League: Part One in which the Justice League goes head to head with Darkseid, one of the most powerful characters in the DC Universe.
5. How Did Lex Know About Darkseid
At the end of the film, Lex Luther magically alluded to Darkseid's imminent arrival. So how did the unhinged tech mogul learn that this dark and foreboding threat was on his way? In a deleted scene, Steppenwolf, uncle to supervillain Darkseid, appears in General Zod's spaceship holding three Mother Boxes, or objects of mysterious power that also have a Darkseid connection. Given all the hints toward Darkseid (a horde of Parademons and multiple mother boxes) in the film, it's clear that the ruthless New God is investigating Earth and has already corrupted Lex. Of course, a Mother Box also appeared during another crucial scene.
Ray Fisher made his first appearance as Vic Stone, a young athlete who's transformed into a cyborg with technopathy, the ability to mind-meld and manipulate various forms of technology. Vic's mind is now a computer, one that can process data and encrypt files—and his body is made up of advanced parts that grant Vic superpowers like strength, speed, and the ability to fly. Vic was transformed after a floating black box merged with his severely maimed body in S.T.A.R. Labs. Snyder later confirmed to EW that this was in fact a Mother Box. "That's the first glimpse of the Mother Box there," he said. "It was an agonizing birth."
6. Why Did We Have to Watch Poor Thomas and Martha Wayne Die… Again?
I'm not exaggerating when I say that I've seen Thomas and Martha Wayne get shot in a back alley in Gotham City at least a dozen times. We get it: Bruce's parents were brutally murdered in front of him, and as a result, he turned to a life of vigilantism. So why did we have to see it play out again, in particularly violent detail, in Batman v Superman?
The decision to include the Waynes's murder again onscreen was met with outcry by fans, because, again, it's not like it's not been covered in previous adaptations. However, according to Snyder, that opening sequence was vital to set up the moment Batman shows Superman mercy upon realizing he, too, has a mother named Martha.
"When we were shooting the title sequence, that whole idea about, 'Do we really need to see the death of the Waynes again,' is a big thing to take a shot at again," Snyder said. "But you realize you need it, because it actually pays off. And I really wanted to do it all the way." (Did it really pay off, though? Be honest.)
7. So Batman's Just Cool with Killing People Now?
The Batfleck version of Batman is significantly different than other onscreen interpretations of The Dark Knight. He's a veteran. He's been fighting crime in Gotham City for two decades and he's tired. Also, he doesn't have a problem with killing people—or branding them with a death sentence. The "no killing" rule has been one of Batman's cardinal tenets since 1940's Batman #4, in which he reminds Robin that "we never kill with weapons of any kind." That's always been Batman's M.O. He doesn't use guns, and he doesn't kill. But Snyder's Dark Knight doesn't have the same moral compass.
"A little more like manslaughter than murder, although I would say that in the Frank Miller comic book that I reference, he kills all the time,"Snyder clarified, before revealing that he does in fact have somerestraint. "There's a scene from the graphic novel where he busts through a wall, takes the guy's machine gun… I took that little vignette from a scene in The Dark Knight Returns, and at the end of that, he shoots the guy right between the eyes with the machine gun. One shot. Of course, I went to the gas tank, and all of the guys I work with were like, 'You've gotta shoot him in the head' because they're all comic book dorks, and I was like, 'I'm not gonna be the guy that does that!'"
Batman's entire perception of what it means to break the rules set down by society, of committing a crime, descends from his parents's murder. The fact that Batman doesn't use the very weapon that killed his parents has always been one of the Bat's deeply admirable qualities. However, Snyder's version flips this version notion on its head. If Batman is willing to kill, then what kind of example does that set for Snyder's Justice League?


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Pabkin's One Liner: And we were trekking through the woods one day…
Maya Delaney's paw-print birthmark is the mark of what she truly is -a skin-walker. She can run faster, climb higher, and see better than nearly everyone else. Experiencing intense connections with the animals that roam the woods outside her home, Maya knows it's only a matter of time before she's able to Shift and become one of them. And she believes there may be others in her small town with surprising talents.
Now Maya and her friends have been forced to flee from their homes during a forest fire they suspect was deliberately set. Then they're kidnapped, and after a chilling helicopter crash, they find themselves in the Vancouver Island wilderness with nothing but their extraordinary abilities to help them get back home.
In THE CALLING, the sizzling second book in the Darkness Rising trilogy, New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong pumps up the romance, danger, and suspense that left readers of THE GATHERING clamoring for more.
True to form Kelley Armstrong had a slow start with The Gathering but things were definitely moving right along in The Calling. The pace was great such that I didn't want to put it down and was able to get through it in about a day.
We start with a tense and dramatic scene in the helicopter picking up right where The Gathering left off. I was so shocked how this scene turned out. It was a heart wrencher but I don't want to do a spoiler. I must say once they are back on land Maya has a lot to think about. And when there is a repeat of the "almost drowning" incident from the year before it has Maya very suspicious concerning her friends.
I had a few moments of severe aggravation with Maya where I wanted to facepalm her because she keeps making excuses to herself as to why she is keeping information from Daniel. It started to get really old and annoying. I was also I we didn't see as much of her snarky personality I'd come to love in The Gathering. But I guess that's understandable since they are on the run the entire book.
Maya is in her element surrounded by the woods she loves, but the rest of the teens are at a disadvantage. It's great to see them stick together and some of the self sacrificing acts that are pulled are very touching. Even though they spend most of the time in the woods I wasn't bored at all, but I did wonder when they were finally going to get out of them.
I was in for a surprise near the end, and my suspicions about the possible love triangle were spot on I think. Though thankfully I think this one is being really well done. Now I have got to get my hands on the final book in the trilogy!
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Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Fifteen states have joined California to sue President Donald Trump over his declaration of a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to court documents filed Monday.
On Friday, Trump announced a national emergency so he would bypass Congress to fund a physical barrier on the United States' southern border. This would give him special powers to redirect federal money dedicated for other projects.
Congress refused to provide Trump with the full funds he requested for a barrier as part of a spending bill passed last week. Instead, the latest offer from Congress allows $1.7 billion in border security improvements.
Trump has asked for $5.7 billion with the understanding that part of a permanent wall, covering about 128 miles, will be constructed with the funding.
According to the court filing, the states allege the Trump administration's declaring of a national emergency due to a manufactured crisis at the border is unlawful and unconstitutional. The declaration also exceeds the power of the executive office and violates the Constitution and federal statutes.
The suit seeks to block the emergency declaration, the construction of the wall and the diverting of state funds, it said.
"Today, on Presidents Day, we take President Trump to court to block his misuse of presidential power," California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a statement Monday. "We're suing President Trump to stop him from unilaterally robbing taxpayer funds lawfully set aside by Congress for the people of our states."
California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the emergency declaration "a national disgrace" in a statement Monday. He said the president in calling unlawful immigration a national emergency he was using the country's highest office "to fan the flames of natives and xenophobia."
"Our message to the White House is clear: California will not be part of this political theatre. We will see you in court," he said.
The attorneys general from Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Main, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Virginia have joined California in its suit.
On Sunday, Lawrence Pacheco of the Colorado Attorney General's Office announced that Colorado will be included in the multistate lawsuit.
Advocacy groups are challenging the declaration as well. A joint lawsuit was submitted over the weekend by the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife and the Animal Legal Defense Fund. It cited the constitutional separation of powers, by which only Congress can address budgetary matters, as well as an alleged environmental threat at the border.
"Many species of animals, including endangered species, are put at risk by this project, and all alternatives that protect wildlife and the environment must be considered by law. We will continue to pursue all legal avenues to assure the law is upheld," said the Animal Legal Defense Fund's Stephen Wells in a statement.
Human rights advocacy organizations have also announced lawsuits against the declaration, including the American Civil Liberties Union, Public Citizen and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics.
The Public Citizen suit, filed Friday, said "plaintiffs include three landowners in South Texas who were informed that the federal government would seek to build a wall on their properties if money were available in 2019 for construction of a border wall. The construction of a wall pursuant to the declaration threatens an imminent invasion of their privacy and the quiet enjoyment of their land, both during construction and after. Plaintiffs also include a non-profit environmental organization in Texas, whose members' ability to observe wildlife will be impaired by the construction of a border wall and the resulting destruction of critical habitat."
On Monday, protesters gathered in cities across the country -- including New York City, Washington, D.C., Newark, N.J., and Fort Worth, Texas -- demonstrated against the declaration.
Many held up signs with hashtag "#FakeTrumpEmergency."
"There are plenty of real emergencies to invest our tax dollars in," Kelly Quirk, a member of the progressive group Soma Action, told WPIX-TV in New York,


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Bayfield County has a wide variety of avenues to increase or promote community health and wellness. Throughout the year there are a variety of health fairs offered locally for residents to learn about how to improve their health and wellbeing. Classes are also offered in Bayfield County on how to live well with chronic illness or disability. In addition, there are many opportunities for recreation and physical activity in Bayfield County, including kayaking, swimming, sailing, and more on Lake Superior, and hiking, biking, or skiing on many of the fine trails in this region. Read below to find out more.
Every year in spring, Bayfield County holds a community health fair called Superior Wellness. At this health fair, attendees are offered free screenings such as blood pressure, bone density, vision, hearing, or memory screenings. This fair brings together a variety of vendors--both public and private--in order to provide education to the community about the various health programs and services available to Bayfield County residents. Check out the Bayfield County calendar to stay updated on when the next health fair is being held.
Passport to Wellness is a wellness initiative brought to you by the Healthy CHANGE Coalition, a group of area organizations working together with the goal of helping motivate individuals and their families living in the Chequamegon Bay Area to increase physical activity in order to promote health and wellbeing.
We live in a unique and beautiful part of the world and want to highlight the geography and history of it. The Passport to Wellness highlights just a few of our local nature trails and encourages you and your families to walk and enjoy while on your path to wellness. Find out more about the Passport to Wellness project here.