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National Statistics
Proven reoffending statistics: January to March 2017
Statistics on reoffending of offenders who were released from custody, received a non-custodial conviction, or a caution.
This publication provides key statistics relating to the reoffending of offenders who were released from custody, received a non-custodial conviction at court, or received a caution. Latest figures for the three months January 2017 to March 2017 and the annual average March 2016 to April 2017 are provided.
The bulletin is produced and handled by the ministry's analytical professionals and production staff.
Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons:
Ministry of Justice: Ministry of Justice Secretary of State; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Prisons, Probation, Rehabilitation and Sentencing; Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Victims, Youth and Family Justice; Permanent Secretary; Director General of Prisons, Offender and Youth Justice Policy; Director of Prisons, Probation and Youth Justice Policy; Director of Analytical Services; Director of Community Interventions; Policy Lead: Reducing re-offending; and relevant private secretaries (x12), special advisors (x2); analysts; policy officers (x2) and press officers (x6).
Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS): Director General of Her Majesty's Prison Probation Service; Head of PPAS; Head of Offender Management and Public Protection Group (OMPPG); Deputy Director of Offender Policy Team; Head of CRC Contract Management Group, Directorate of Contracted Services; Policy Official: Licence recalls; Head of Information; policy officer; analyst.
Youth Justice Board (YJB): YJB Senior Information Analyst & YJB Senior Data Analyst.
Parole Board: Business Manager.
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It's hard to believe it but Addy turned 10 this year!
On her birthday, June15th, we went to my friend Nikki's house & went swimming
and celebrated with pizza & cake.
Later that night, we celebrated again with cookie cake
and a special performance by The Amazing Mysterio!
And then on Saturday, June 18th, we had a pool party for Addy at the Sienna Resort Pool.
and ate cookie cake during the first safety break.
Shortly after the break was over, it started raining so everyone had to get out of the pool.
Addy made the most of it though by quickly setting up a game of musical chairs!
Because what's a party without party games!?!
Unfortunately the rain did not slack up. Matter of fact it got much heavier & turned into quite the thunderstorm! So parents were called, kids were picked up & home we went.
All in all though, it was a good time!
And now my baby girl is not a baby anymore.
She's DOUBLE DIGITS!

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How business can measure the impact - and ROI - of corporate sustainability
The latest tools, techniques and methodologies for placing a value on sustainability and safeguarding against future risk
21-22 June 2017, London
This two-day business conference will be held under the Chatham House Rule featuring board members, senior and middle managers, business school experts and others. The conference style will be of facilitated debate and discussion, with no PPT presentations.
We're aware that this is both a nascent and vitally important area for business, boardroom, shareholders, and stakeholders, and so we don't expect speakers and participants to come with all the answers. Our objective with this conference is to have an off-the-record discussion about what we know so far, and how companies can learn from each other on improving processes and practices.
Key discussion topics include:
- The value of sustainability strategy in 2017. How well understood is true value, true costs, natural capital calculations and other approaches in the boardroom today?
- Establishing corporate impact measurement systems: Best practices and lessons learnt
- Employee engagement and CSR ROI: How can companies calculate the value of employee engagement to recruitment, retention and innovation?
- Social impact assessments: Where are we today, and what counts as 'good'?
- Brand and supplier case study: How can larger companies help smaller suppliers to improve meaningful data flows
- Natural capital vs. Social license to operate: Is valuing your ENTIRE footpring possible?
- Data systems that deliver: data collection, frequency & metrics
- Internal and external communication: How to explain all this to stakeholders, consumers and customers
Speakers include
Sandy Stash
group VP - safety, sustainability and external affairs
Tullow Oil
Claire Whitely
senior sustainability manager, corporate sustainability
Simon Connell
director, sustainability
Standard Chartered
Ian Bowman
head of sustainability UK and NW Europe
Other speakers include:
Leon Kamhi, executive director, head of responsibility, Hermes Investment Management
Olivia Watson, head of environmental and social issues, Principles for Responsible Investment
Christian Heller, value-to-society project leader, BASF
Dr Shariman Alwani, head of strategy and innovation, Sime Darby Plantation
Chris Brown, group head of environment, Olam
Dylan McNeill, head of sustainability reporting, Philips
Gertjan Roseboom, environmental manager, Shell
See the full list of speakers here
New session formats for maximum engagement and learning
As part of Innovation Forum's commitment to bringing the best level of content and discussion to attendees we are introducing new session formats to increase engagement and learning for the audience.
There will be no death by PowerPoint, or death by panel! We ban PPT outright and make sure the discussions are structured and planned properly to get useful, insightful content quickly.
The new types of sessions formats at our upcoming conferences will include debates, 'question time', live feedback, value chain analysis, scenario- and dilemma-based workshops and senior executive Q+As.
Who is Innovation Forum?
Innovation Forum is an independent conference and publishing company based in London that focuses on engaging business on various different sustainability issues.
We have previously hosted a conference on "Measurement and Valuation" in London, in 2015. Our events have engaged international companies in an open and meaningful way, as to what they are doing to measure their impact and safeguard against future risk.
The upcoming June conference will provide an opportunity for international companies and organisations to come together and discuss how companies have progressed in measuring their social and environmental impact, to offer practical advise on what works - and what doesn't.
What's different about this forum?
- Engaging, interactive sessions – with a blanket ban on PowerPoint! One-on-one case studies, panel debates, interactive roundtables and workshops. The conference provides a range of formats, with an emphasis on audience interaction.
- Held under the Chatham House rule – this event is not intended as a PR platform, we hold the event under a covenant of confidentiality to promote open, honest exchange.
- Content is designed for action and practice – the agenda and event structure is designed to provide actionable tools and practical insights that can be applied. We will also be sharing post event notes from all sessions to all participants.
Please get in touch for more information around the event or if you would like to be involved as a speaker, sponsor, media partner or delegate.
Please contact:
Lea Vavrik
+ 44 (0) 203 780 7435


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Seen @ DW's pinterest collection
Am loving this vintage print of Christmas...
or could it be just that it uses all my fav. colours.
On the 3rd day of December let us send out an
SMS, or email or whatsapp or leave an FB message today
to your parents, or your siblings, or to an old friend
or someone you haven't spoke to in a long time
or perhaps to a friend you speak to every single day.
It doesn't matter. Just let them know they were in their mind.
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John Sutter
(February 15, 1803 – June 18, 1880)
John Sutter was a Swiss pioneer best known for his association with the California Gold Rush and for establishing Sutter's Fort in the area that would eventually become Sacramento, the state's capital.
Born in 1803 in Germany of Swiss parents, he served in the Swiss Army, and later went into the dry-goods business and also married. Neither of these ventures turned out as his marriage was unhappy and his business failed leaving him in debt.
In 1834 he emigrated to America and traveled first from New York to St. Louis, then to Santa Fe, and some other cities before arriving in San Francisco in 1839. At that time, northern California was the farthest piece of Mexican territory and Sutter offered his services to the Mexicans to establish a fort at the junction of the American and Sacramento rivers. He became a Mexican citizen and the Mexican Governor made him a land grant of 50,000 acres.
Sutter planted wheat, fruit trees, and vineyards, and built an impressive fort. He called the settlement New Helvetia (New Switzerland) and encouraged immigrants to join him. He also made a deal with the Governor's political enemy for future land grants and also bought up Russian holdings at Bodega and Fort Ross.
In the 1840's Sutters Fort was a key stopping point for wagon trains from the east. Sutters endorsements of American interests led to suspicion of him by the Mexicans. The bad times for Sutter were not from political side changing but from another source, GOLD!
His partner James Marshall found some bright stones while constructing a sawmill on the American river, Sutter tried to keep the word from leaking out, but it did spread and started a world-wide rush to the California Gold fields.
Sutters workmen left him for the promise of easy riches, and California became a U.S. Territory only nine days after gold was discovered. Sutter's title to the land was disputed and he could not protect the land that was now being overrun by prospectors. He petitioned in vain for redress for his stolen land to Congress but he was awarded a pension of $250 a month from 1862 to 1878 from the California State Legislature,. After the pension ended, Sutter died two years later.
Sutter died impoverished and mainly due to the greed of people who as this case shows, ran roughshod over white men and Indians alike when it was Gold to be had,. Of course the government looked the other way, and his fate not mentioned too much in history.


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Thu, 08/20/2009
Phnom Penh - Police in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh scrambled to gather up hundreds of photocopied leaflets critical of Prime Minister Hun Sen that were scattered around the capital, local media reported Thursday.
The leaflets, which were left at a number of locations in the capital around 2 am on Wednesday, accuse the prime minister of being a dictator, of being politically subservient to Vietnam, and of "selling the nation."
Government spokesman Phay Siphan told the Phnom Penh Post newspaper that Cambodians would not be influenced by the leaflets.
"This has happened many times before, but the result is always the same at the elections [with victory for Hun Sen]," said Phay Siphan.
Police are investigating the origin of the leaflets. (dpa)


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Psst! Want Some Chicken Pot Pie?Posted: March 18th, 2010 | Author: JR | Filed under: Ken's Kicken' Chicken, Marketplace, Salem | Tags: Chicken Pot Pie, Ken Rothwell, Ken's Kickin' Chicken, Rothwell's Custom Catering | 7 Comments »
Put on your trench coat and fedora. Drive to Salem on Route 114. If you're sure you haven't been followed, turn in between the Hess station and HMA Car Care. Turn left on Franklin, go to the end, and park. Proceed to Ken's Kicken Chicken and score a large pie with stuffing…
Okay, so it's not as clandestine as all that, but we were intrigued by the mainly word-of-mouth business Ken Rothwell of Rothwell's Custom Catering has built up around his chicken pot pies.
Rothwell sold his Salem restaurant, A Taste of Thyme, four years ago and now runs the catering business out of a large industrial kitchen on Franklin Street. A few months ago, frustrated by the quality of available pre-packed chicken pies, his wife challenged him to come up with something better. Pretty soon, his friends were clamoring for them, and word spread from there.
Today, Rothwell is selling 1,000 pies per week out of the catering kitchen and has added a variety of high-quality prepared foods including 15 kinds of soup (the clam chowder is famous among those in the know), shepards's pie, macaroni and cheese, meatloaf, and chicken broccoli ziti. Cold offerings such as Waldorf chicken salad (delicious), horseradish cheese spread, and hummus are also available, along with several desserts.
But the pies are the stars of the show, or perhaps we should say the heavyweights—the large pie with stuffing weighs five pounds. And we're happy to report it lives up to the hype. The huge chunks of white-meat chicken are moist, the sauce is rich but not cloying, the vegetables are cooked perfectly (carrots and peas, tender but not mushy), and the stuffing is tasty with great texture. The crust puts it over the top—buttery and delicious.
We bought a large pie with stuffing, which is $16.95 and feeds four to six. Fresh pies take 35 minutes to bake and will keep for five days in the fridge. Frozen pies will keep for several months and take about an hour to bake. The pies are available in small ($8.95 with stuffing, feeds three), without veggies (chicken and stuffing only) and without stuffing (chicken and veggies only).
For now, the pies are not available in stores, and we recommend buying them during the week if you can. The lines are long on weekends, and they sometimes run out. Look for new offerings soon, including a chicken pie with cornbread topping and a buffalo chicken pie.
Ken's Kicken' Chicken
7 Franklin St, Salem
(978) 825-0200


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A new support group has been created in East Lothian for families.
Their aim is to support families/guardians with children who have Autism/Aspergers, ADHD, social, sensory and behavioural difficulties.
Diagnosed or not, the group want to welcome any families going through these challenges. They support one another through shared experience, advice and friendship, with an emphasis on developing regular meet-up/drop-ins and small interest groups for all members (parents, children and siblings) alike.
Founder Susan Dow says:
It can feel very isolating at times for any family with a child who has a different rule book to what is deemed normal. Being part of a community who can share their experience and appreciate these challenges and differences can only be a good thing.
I thought a lot about this and searched many times over the years to find something that would help us. I realised that East Lothian has a great need for this sort of community, to help bring our families together and that it had to fit with every member of each family if it was to be suitable in meeting these needs and benefit everyone as much as possible.
Struggling along alone can be a very lonely experience and Susan often thought that she would like somewhere to go, someone to talk to and a place where her son could share friendship. A place where the family could feel supported, accepted and cared for. She wanted these things and needed support but she also wanted to share experience, learn from others and an opportunity to find solutions.
Extra Needs Altogether East Lothian
Since she couldn't find such a group in East Lothian, Susan decided to create it herself, using Facebook as a means to reach out to others. The initial response was good and the group quickly gathered new members.
After some discussion with new members coming onto the page, we changed the name to reflect the holistic intentions of the group and the aims, thus, Altogether Better East Lothian – ABEL became Extra Needs Altogether Better East Lothian – ENABEL
We are simply families and care-givers who have children with Extra Needs and we are working Altogether to make things Better for us all.
Join ENABEL on Facebook or give Susan a call on 01875 870569 and leave your details – she'll get back in touch.
ENABEL are holding a Drop-In session on Friday 24th May between 10am and 12 Noon at Musselburgh East Community Learning Centre, Levenhall, Musselburgh. Pop along to find out more, join the group and meet lots of new people.
ENABEL on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/groups/323440201117948/


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Why FASTSIGNS is a Great Opportunity for Service Men and Women
Many service men and women joined the armed forces at a young age and spent much of their early adulthood as part of a tight knit group, banded together by a common belief in the process and procedures that they have come to live their life by. For many military personnel, although not a decision taken lightly, leaving the military to join civilian life can be an exciting prospect.
Like the armed forces, franchisees are a network of individuals with differing backgrounds joined together by a united purpose, following the franchisors processes to be successful in businesses. Definite parallels can be drawn between the two entities, which make franchising a sound option for service men and women to research as they enter life without the support of the military.
Service men and women will have collected a huge number of transferable skills which will be applicable when owning a franchise. Skills most franchised would probably look for include:
- Ambitiousness
- Hardworking
- Self-Motivated
- Team player
- Be a dependable colleague
- Professional
- Accountable
- A good communicator
All of the skills listed are embodied by service men and women and would be a real benefit to opening a FASTSIGNS franchise.
Ex-military personnel may worry that although they have many transferrable skills they may not have the business acumen to succeed, this is exactly why franchising could be the best option; a franchising model can effectively support in achieving business goals.
Specific to FASTSIGNS, our franchise model is used over 660 times in 8 countries and provides tailored business plans, robust marketing resources and state of the art training consistently to our network of franchisees, many of whom had no prior knowledge of the signage industry before purchasing their franchise.
The FASTSIGNS head office teams in the UK and US provide a dedicated support network and are on hand to deliver advice and support on a day to day basis.Military personnel can also explore new skills that they wouldn't have had the chance to engage with in their military career. As a signage brand FASTSIGNS can offer creative and technical outlets to its franchisees. Creativity can flourish as no two jobs are ever the same; customers have diverse needs from design to budget which dictates the technical production of the sign such as the materials used and the type of signage that can be created.


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Accepting Sponsors for 2017!
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The 2017 Food Allergy Bloggers Conference is taking place November 3, 4, 5; 2017 in Denver Colorado at the Denver Renaissance Hotel. We've included a few quick links to get you acquainted with why you should come see us in Denver this fall!
UPDATES for 2017 will be posted as available!
Greetings! We are getting ready to start planning the 5th annual Food Allergy Bloggers Conference, and wanted to share some details with you!
The Conference will be held November 3, 4, and 5, 2017 at the Renaissance Hotel in Denver again this year. The Expo will be open to attendees on Friday 1-5 pm and Saturday opening at 9am, and closing at 3pm. There will not be an Expo on Sunday, however, you are welcome and encouraged to stay to attend sessions and network more if you so desire.
LIMITED OFFER ~ 10% Discount for Early Sponsor Sign-ups!
We want to offer a 10% discount on ANY sponsorship level to anyone who registers and pays prior to March 15th, 2017. (10% will be discounted from the listed pricing shown in the media kit). If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please email us to request a media kit at firstname.lastname@example.com!
We look forward to seeing you this year!
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Academic Year – The normal academic year consists of a fall and spring semester and summer sessions. For example: August 2017 – July 2018.
Board of Governors Fee Waiver (BOGW) – The Board of Governors Enrollment Fee Waiver Program waives fees for qualified California residents and AB 540 individuals for the entire school year. The academic year consists for a fall, spring and summer. For example: August 2016 – July 2017. The fee waiver is for those who meet certain income standards and household size. Students may receive a waiver for any number of units, with no minimum. There is not cash value for the fee waiver.


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If you have been affected by the operational policies and procedures or conduct of a member of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, and wish to file a Public Complaint, please print the Complaint Form provided, complete it and return it to this office. The Procedures and Rights of A Person Making A Complaint Form provides additional information regarding the complaint's process. You may withdraw a complaint at any time by completing the Withdrawal Form and returning it to this office. At the conclusion of the investigation into your complaint, you will receive a determination of its outcome from the Chief of Police. If you are dissatisfied with the Chief's findings, you may appeal this decision by printing and completing the Appeal Form. In order to comply with legislative requirements, this form must be received by this office within fifteen days of your receipt of the Chief's Decision. All forms must bear original signatures.
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In order to keep this blog running at optimal performance, I dedicate my weekends to performing routine site maintenance. This includes checking whether or not Google properly indexes all of my blog's pages.
To my astonishment, 79% of my pages list in Google's supplemental index. Google stores either duplicate or less significant web pages in the supplemental index, instead of placing them in the normal index.
How Do I Check My Blog's Index Statistics?
Use the Supplemental index tool over at Seologs.com.
How Do I Get my pages back into Google's Index?
Download the WordPress SEO cure plugin.
Extra Safety: Upload a Good Robots.txt File
To insure Google crawls and blocks specific files within your website/blog, make sure to upload a good robots.txt file. Not so Boring Life wrote a good post on getting your blog out of the supplemental index.
How many pages did you have listed in Google's supplemental Index?
*Update: My new posts keep falling into Google's supplemental index. Does anyone have SEO experience out there?


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In an eminently sensible editorial, Daniel Halperin recently argued that the vast resources available for AIDS in the developing world, and especially in Africa, are threatening to crush other important priorities such as basic sanitation. This has prompted a prickly response from the Global AIDS Alliance. Somewhat predictably, the Global AIDS Alliance argues that we do indeed need more money for sanitation, child survival and basic poverty reduction programmes. But they suggest that this should go hand in hand with MORE money for AIDS programmes. In other words, funding for development should not be a zero sum game, where more for one disease or development priority means less for another.
Fair enough, in principle. But our world is not governed by principles, it is governed by politics, institutional self-interest and money. The Global AIDS Alliance has shown an admirable understanding of all three of these things in the past. By saying "We need more of everything (except defence spending)", the Alliance response does not address Halperin's central point: funding "development" according to fashions, whims and corporate interests of donor nations creates distortions which suck attention, effort and the most precious of all resources — intelligent, trained and committed human beings — away from the areas where they are needed and towards the areas where they get paid most. What we're not allowed to say is that in most countries, that means that people with HIV — people who have chosen to shoot up drugs with other people's needles, people who have chosen to have unprotected sex with people they know might have a fatal sexually transmitted disease — get first class services, where as people who just want to drink clean water or get treatment for respiratory infections brought on by the clouds of pollution in which they live get no services at all.


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Clemson professor, alumnus collaborate on product packaging that can power itself
CLEMSON — Smart technology deserves smart packaging and a Clemson professor and an alumnus are combining forces to develop packaging so smart it can energize itself.
Gregory Batt, an assistant professor in the food, nutrition and packaging sciences department and director of the Clemson Transport Package Testing Laboratory, and James Gibert, a Clemson alumnus and assistant professor at in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, have received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study triboelectric generators to understand the mechanisms behind contact electrification, the basis of triboelectric devices.
Triboelectric energy harvesters convert mechanical energy to electrical energy, which is collected and used to charge rechargeable energy cells to power small electronic devices.
The work will provide the foundation for technology for smart packaging and powering sensors to monitor products while they are transported. It focuses on developing smart packages that can harvest their own power.
"The packaging industry is transforming," Batt said. "The demand for and application of smart packaging devices used during the transport and storage of products continues to increase. Most of these devices require power. Development of an energy harvesting device that can harvest power from forces naturally occurring in the distribution environment while possibly mitigating those forces experienced by the product just makes sense."
"Smart" or "intelligent" packaging solutions include printed electronics, smart labels capable of illumination, time-temperature indicators and Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tags used for tracking and quick package identification.
"We will build on our previous work with modeling the vibration response of complex foam materials so that we can determine how to create a means to reduce the vibration transmitted to products while still generating adequate power," Batt said. "Triboelectric devices have received little study in published research, making for an ideal opportunity for impactful work."
Researchers have spent the last decades designing mechanisms that offer innovative, flexible and cost-effective means to replace or augment batteries and power devices by converting mechanical motion into electricity, Gibert said.
"This (study) has far-reaching implications in powering devices in the hyper-connected world known as the 'internet of things,'" Gibert said. "Here you will have devices that communicate with each other autonomously and will be able to sense both their environment as well as detect if they are operating properly."
The study also focuses on creating economical packaging designs that can protect instruments from potential hazards.
"Sensors and devices used in smart packaging need to be self-sustaining as it will be difficult to change the power source during transportation," Gibert said. "Triboelectricity offers a way to directly charge or power these devices."
Gibert became interested in the research while studying at Clemson. He earned all of his degrees from Clemson: a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 2002, a master's degree in mechanical engineering in 2004 and a doctorate in mechanical engineering in 2009.
"My Clemson education is invaluable to my duties as a teacher and researcher," he said. "My classes were rigorous in both undergraduate and graduate school. In addition, the engineering program, and Clemson in general, always stressed personal integrity and honesty when doing your work. I learned from my teachers and advisers how to tackle a problem, to think critically and to check my work."
This grant is the largest National Science Foundation grant awarded to a packaging science faculty member, said Jeffery Rhodehamel, department chair.
"This study is indicative of the type of research that is done by the faculty in the Food, Nutrition and Packaging Sciences Department," Rhodehamel said. "It is a testament to Dr. Batt's efforts, the quality of his work and his reputation in the field."
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award No. 2012159. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Science Foundation.


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By Kari Hawkins, USAG RedstoneMay 7, 2014
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- A new Army requirement is giving resiliency a higher profile at Redstone Arsenal.
The Department of the Army requirement states that when a Soldier changes their duty station, they must participate in 16 hours of resiliency training as part of their in-processing procedure to better assist them in making the transition to a new duty station.
Their spouse is also encouraged to attend the training.
And at Redstone Arsenal, Army civilians, service members for other military branches at Redstone and retirees are also getting that encouragement.
"It is unique for Redstone to offer this training to DA civilians, and that's because of the predominance of DA civilians here," said Valerie Francis, a professional nurse who is the fitness and resiliency coordinator at the Army Materiel Command.
"Besides PCSing Soldiers, Redstone is also offering it to any Soldier, regardless of whether or not they are new to Redstone, and to any service member from the other branches who wants to take the course."
The first 16-hour resiliency readiness course at Redstone will be offered May 28-29 at the Army Community Service conference room at the Welcome Center. The course, which will be taught by master resilience trainers from the Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness Training Center at Fort Knox, Ky., will be offered on the last Wednesday and Thursday of each month. It is part of a broader program known as the Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness Program.
Soldiers will receive first priority in the course, with other service members, spouses, Army civilians and retirees registering on a first come, first serve basis. Within the next week, a registration tab will be located on the Team Redstone website under the One Stop page. To get to the One Stop page, go to www.garrison.redstone.army.mil, Support and Services, One Stop, Resiliency Readiness Training tab.
"The Army is emphasizing resiliency training because a healthy mind is as important to unit readiness as a healthy body," the Garrison's Command Sgt. Maj. Kyle Crump said.
"When a Soldier has strong mental and emotional skills they are better able to bounce back from adversity in their everyday work and training, on the battlefield and even in their personal lives. The Army can help Soldiers build that mental and emotional strength. And Soldiers who are mentally and emotionally strong make better team players, leaders and successful achievers."
All Soldiers are required to participate in annual resiliency training as part of the Army's Ready and Resilient Campaign, and Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness Program. When they move to a new installation, however, that requirement also includes the 16 hours of additional training.
"We all know that it is a challenging time when Soldiers and families in-process," Francis said. "This training is meant to be beneficial for them because it provides individuals with life skills needed when they face adversities and challenges in their lives. These life skills allow them to bounce back from those problems."
During the 16-hour course, participants will learn about six resilience skills and one performance enhancement skill. The resilience skills are:
• Hunt the Good Stuff -- Learn how to have a more optimistic outlook and how to build optimism.
• Avoid Thinking Traps -- Learn how to avoid negative thinking traps, such as jumping to conclusions and grabbing control of situations.
• Put It In Perspective -- Learn how to stop catastrophic thinking so that anxiety is reduced and problem solving is improved.
• Real-Time Resilience -- Learn how to shut down counterproductive thinking to result in greater concentration and better focus on the task at hand.
• Assertive Communication -- Learn how to communicate in a confident, clear and controlled manner.
• Active Constructive Responding -- Learn the positive ways to respond to others that leads to better relationships. Negative responding includes disinterest and criticism. Positive responding includes authenticity and constructive interest. "This isn't necessarily about the information you get from the response. It's more about the relationships," Francis said. "And fostering relationships builds a team and helps when working together to achieve success."
The performance enhancement skill taught during the 16-hour course is Energy Management and Tactical Breathing.
"When the master resilience trainers from Fort Knox are at Redstone in May, they will provide additional training support to Redstone's master resilience trainers," Francis said.
"This extra training will enhance MRTs teaching ability to provide resiliency training within their own organizations."
Although offering the training for incoming Soldiers is a requirement, Francis said the training will also benefit spouses, Army civilians and retirees who want to build their resilience.
"The whole idea behind resiliency training is that it's a proactive approach to giving individuals the tools so that they can better manage adversity in their personal and professional lives," she said.


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The various systems of information exchange in America have been corrupted by leftist ideologies. Schools, entertainment, news media, social media - all are doing their part in indoctrinating as many Americans as possible through lies, propaganda, and collectivist machinations.
This, more than anything else, is why NOQ Report exists. We are an independent news outlet with the sole purpose of highlighting conservatism, limited-government federalism, and Judeo-Christian philosophies. We do this by publishing News, Opinions, and Quotes (NOQ) that give our readers a better understanding that goes beyond the mainstream media talking heads.
We take the truth very seriously. Yes, there is "fake news" in the world. There always has been. The difference is now it's being spread more quickly and doing more widespread damage. Part of our mission is to stand strong against the onslaught of fake news.
On the other hand, we do not take ourselves too seriously. Some of our writers like movies. Others like cars. One even enjoys testing out recipes. We do not restrict our writers' muses. If they feel it, they can write it, as long as it doesn't do harm to America or the faith.
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This is the easiest recipe for a great brunch. The original recipe comes from Williams-Sonoma but I simplified it…because why not make something easy, even easier! These pies transfer well, so they'd be great to take to a friends house, or a picnic.
Cut rounds of store bought pastry and place in a muffin tin, ramekins, or if you're lucky like me, a pie maker!
Precook the pastry in a hot oven until they look light brown… around 5 minutes.
Crack an egg into each. Add some sliced proscuitto, thyme, truffle salt and cracked pepper. Cook until the whites of the egg are solid but the yolk is still runny. This took me approximately another 5 minutes.
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Chapter 205: What A Great Sect!
Bai Xiaochun's eyes were bright red. He had already dealt with people who wanted to kill him back when he was being chased by the Luochen Clan. That was when he came to realize that the only option in such a situation was to be more vicious than his opponents. Furthermore, he had to kill them before they killed him!
That was the only way to stay alive!
He transformed into a beam of light, causing heaven-shaking, earth-shattering rumbling to fill the area as he appeared next to another of the Foundation Establishment Dharma protectors who had attacked him moments ago, and directly bashed into him.
A boom echoed out, and the Dharma protector screamed miserably as his body shattered into pieces. Bai Xiaochun shot through the blood and gore, then suddenly sped backward and grabbed ahold of the neck off another cultivator who had been preparing to launch a sneak attack. The man screamed as he was subsequently ripped to shreds.
Bai Xiaochun was already soaked in blood, his breath coming in ragged pants, and his eyes bright red.
"Come on!" he bellowed. "What are you running for? Didn't you want to kill me?! Bring it on!"
He blurred into motion, appearing behind a terrified, fleeing Foundation Establishment cultivator. In the blink of an eye, Bai Xiaochun's hand clasped onto the man's shoulder. Howling, the man tried to perform an incantation gesture, but before he could, Bai Xiaochun's other hand grabbed his neck and squeezed down hard!
A cracking sound echoed out, and the man was dead.
As Bai Xiaochun turned back around, the other Foundation Establishment cultivators fled like mad, faces filled with terror. Some dove into their immortal's caves and activated the defensive spell formations, others simply tried to get as far away as possible.
Some of them had banded together and were erecting a giant defensive spell formation to prevent Bai Xiaochun from getting to them. Song Que and Master God-Diviner were in that group.
"You're not even human!!"
"I've never seen a fiendish devil like this before!!"
"Heavens! Nightcrypt is terrifying!!"
Bai Xiaochun's explosive burst of violence left them completely shaken. To them, he seemed like a fiend, a monster, his clothes soaked in blood, his expression vicious and filled with murder.
Such brutality, such madness, left the minds of all cultivators present completely reeling. Even Song Que was gasping, and as for Master God-Diviner, he was completely scared out of his mind.
These were all Blood Stream Sect disciples, people who disciples from the other sects viewed as wildly brutal. However, as of this moment, those very disciples were looking at Bai Xiaochun and thinking that his brutality was beyond description.
Surprisingly, whoever had just spoken out to stop Bai Xiaochun didn't say anything further.
Even the prime elders and the others were simply watching, clearly moved, and yet doing nothing to intervene. In fact, some of them even approached in person to watch the slaughter unfold.
Breathing heavily, Bai Xiaochun looked over at the group in the spell formation, then grinned coldly as he shot toward a nearby immortal's cave. In the time it takes an incense stick to burn, he used his fleshly body power alone to batter to cave open. Moments later, he emerged from the cave dragging the corpse of the Foundation Establishment cultivator who had been hiding within. He tossed the corpse out in front of the spell formation, then sat down off to the side, exhausted. Wiping the blood off of his face, he looked up at the onlookers hovering in midair.
Suddenly, he blinked. Waves of exhaustion spread out through him, wrapping around his muscles and causing them to go slack. At the same time, he felt fear and regret. Although his outburst had allowed him to give vent to his anger, he was now getting nervous.
"I didn't use any Spirit Stream Sect techniques," he thought, trembling inwardly, "only stuff from the Blood Stream Sect. Technically speaking, my body refinement magic is connected to the Blood Stream Sect. Maybe they'll punish me, but they won't kill me. Will they?" Although he thought calling out to the giant hand to try to destroy the Blood Stream Sect, he wasn't confident at all in being able to succeed.
Middle Peak was completely silent….
Even in the Blood Stream Sect, slaughter like this was a rarity. To see such a fight left everyone completely shocked, and at the same time, changed their understanding of Nightcrypt.
The silence was broken by the ancient voice. "Finished killing people?!"
At the same time, a blurry figure slowly materialized in front of Bai Xiaochun.
It was a middle-aged man wearing a long, blood-colored robe. He had his hands clasped behind his back as he hovered there, looking coldly at Bai Xiaochun. He radiated a sensation of terrifying blood qi, something that seemed to resonate with heaven and earth, to connect with Middle Peak itself!
That blood qi became a mighty pressure that caused even Bai Xiaochun's spiritual seas to vibrate.
When the man looked at Bai Xiaochun, it felt like he could see right through him, peer into his very depths, see past all illusions. Bai Xiaochun shivered.
Thankfully, the mask he was wearing was a precious treasure from the mysterious sect, and still managed to conceal him. After a moment, the man muttered to himself and retracted his vision. With that, he waved his right hand, sending a small bottle flying toward Bai Xiaochun.
"Exceptional innate talent. Inverse Blood Ancestral Awakening. Even better than that, a devilish personality. Sadly, you're only at Mortal-Dao Foundation Establishment….
"There are three Spirit Blood Pills in that bottle. They should heal your injuries and also make you more sensitive toward blood qi." With that, the man sighed, turned, and took a step forward. A wind blew past, and he was gone.
"Huh?" Bai Xiaochun looked around in shock. He had been fully prepared to be punished, but instead, the man had gifted him with a bottle of medicinal pills.
Up in midair, the grand elders of the mountain peaks looked down with shining eyes. The reason none of them had spoken up earlier was because of the arrival of the patriarch. Nightcrypt's transformation had been so monumental that the patriarch had personally come to inspect the situation. Considering he had found no problems, the grand elders' passions now burned even hotter than before.
Not only did Nightcrypt have incredible natural talent, he had killed several people in very rare fashion. Even the patriarch said he had a devilish personality. All of the grand elders were impressed by Nightcrypt's genius. Then they thought back to how domineering he had been in the fight over the Foundation Establishment Pills, and their admiration grew stronger.
Although killing was against sect rules, they didn't really care. In the Blood Stream Sect, the law of the jungle prevailed. Not a single one of them could claim to have hands free of blood. When people didn't know what was best for them, and provoked powerful experts, then the fault for their deaths lay at their own hands. When it came to low-level cultivators, the sect rules were more strictly enforced, but that was for their own protection. Foundation Establishment cultivators and the powerful experts above them respected strength and strength alone!
Furthermore, Bai Xiaochun's ability to piss people off was quite moving. There was a big difference between making everyone like you, and making everyone hate you, but in the end, the result was the same as far as the leaders of the sect were concerned.
When it came to success in those matters, the former would be champions of justice, the latter, devils.
Considering he had such a devilish personality, if Nightcrypt could stay alive, then once his cultivation base improved, he would be a champion of the ages. Either he would conquer everything under the heavens, or the heavens would conquer him.
The grand elder from Lesser Marsh Peak, the tall, burly cultivator, flew out with a smile on his face.
"Junior Brother Nightcrypt, come with me to Lesser Marsh Peak! With that body refinement technique of yours, it would be a huge waste for you to not come to Lesser Marsh Peak! If you agree, I'll let you reside on the upper finger! Come! I guarantee you'll make incredible, unheard-of achievements in body refinement!!"
Bai Xiaochun was a bit stunned by the sudden outpouring of words from the grand elder of Lesser Marsh Peak. Before he could even react, though, the grand elder from Corpse Peak stepped forward. "Ignore him, Nightcrypt. Join us on Corpse Peak. Corpse Peak will be your home for all eternity! Come! You can have your pick of all the colorful corpses we have!"
"Junior Brother Nightcrypt, they're not being sincere," cried the dwarf from Nameless Peak, who was ready to go all out to win over Bai Xiaochun with his Inverse Blood Ancestral Awakening. "Come to Nameless Peak. I'll let you join the Circle of Bloodstreak Elders. With the power of Nameless Peak behind you, no one will ever dare to provoke you again!"
Bai Xiaochun was at a loss for words. He had caused a huge disaster, killed seven or eight Foundation Establishment cultivators in a row, caused chaos to Middle Peak's blood qi, and had completely ignored that middle-aged man. Although he didn't know who that man was, he assumed he was a prime elder, or maybe even a patriarch.
If he had defied someone like that back in the Spirit Stream Sect, and also been responsible for such a disaster, according to the sect rules, he would have been sent to the Hall of Justice to be skinned alive, bereft of his cultivation base, and then destroyed in body and soul.
However, in the Blood Stream Sect, everything was the opposite.
As he stood there stupefied, a flirtatious laugh echoed out as the bewitchingly beautiful Song Junwan appeared. A fragrant breeze accompanied her arrival, and a gleam of deep praise could be seen in her eyes as she looked at Bai Xiaochun as though he were a priceless gem. She came to a stop right in front of him, then turned to face everyone else.
"This is Middle Peak! Are you people here to openly undermine me?"
Bai Xiaochun blinked at the sight of Song Junwan standing in front of him. She was dressed as audaciously as usual; her skirt had a long slit up the side, revealing her milky white legs, a sight which caused Bai Xiaochun's eyes to go wide. Before he realized what was happening, he was staring.
The other three grand elders could see exactly what Song Junwan was doing, and they also noticed how Bai Xiaochun was staring at her. They sighed at Song Junwan's trickery, but could do nothing about it. Sighing longingly at Bai Xiaochun, they turned and left.
After they were gone, Song Junwan's smile vanished, and her face became very grim as she looked around at the Foundation Establishment cultivators of Middle Peak. As her gaze passed over them, they trembled and bowed their heads silently.
Song Que seemed more scared than anyone, and didn't even dare to look up. From a young age, he had always feared his aunt….
"You're all dismissed," Song Junwan said coolly. "Don't forget to come back later and clean this place up." Everyone breathed sighs of relief, and then left respectfully. Soon, the area was silent once again.
Song Junwan turned her attention back toward Bai Xiaochun, an enigmatic smile on her face as she leaned forward and lifted his chin with her fair, jade-like hand, forcing him to look her in the eye. "Seen enough, Little Bro Nightcrypt?"
Blushing, Bai Xiaochun cleared his throat and stood up straight, then clasped hands and bowed.
"Greetings, Big Sis Song."
"You need to be a bit more careful in the future. The Blood Stream Sect is a chaotic place, and it always has been. Maybe if things were different, we would be stronger in some ways, but there is nothing that can be done about it. All you can do is continue to find powerful enemies to defeat to impress people. As long as the patriarchs are around, the sect will remain whole. They can suppress the chaos when necessary.
"For now, stay on Middle Peak. You'll be safe here, and the stronger you get, the more respect you will be shown." She smiled, and it was a smile like a blooming rose, making her somehow more indescribably beautiful than ever.
After a moment of hesitation, Bai Xiaochun asked, "Big Sis Song, was that a patriarch just now?"
"That was Patriarch Limitless!" she replied softly. Seeing Bai Xiaochun's shocked reaction, she covered her smile with her hand and then left in a gust of fragrant wind.
Bai Xiaochun stood there for a long moment before taking a deep breath.
"So, that was the consummate Chosen from 800 years ago, Master Limitless!" Bai Xiaochun looked around again, shaken. The more time that passed, the more he marveled at how well the Blood Stream Sect treated him. Back in the Spirit Stream Sect, he was always punished for causing disasters. Here, they not only withheld punishment, they actually rewarded him.
All of the mountain peaks were fighting over him, and to top it off, Grand Elder Song Junwan was a smoking hot babe.
This place was the perfect location to cultivate the Undying Live Forever Technique. It was his own personal Holy Land, filled with blood qi.
"What a great sect!" Shaking his head, he realized he had to adjust his way of thinking. He was from the Spirit Stream Sect, an enemy of the Blood Stream Sect!
And yet, he couldn't shake the feeling that the Blood Stream Sect was really great.
Chapter 205: What A Great Sect!
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MONDAY, June 18, 2012 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that the number of prescriptions written for children has dropped by 7 percent in recent years.
Between 2002 and 2010, notable decreases occurred in antibiotic, cough/cold, allergy, pain and depression prescriptions, according to the study, which was conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. At the same time, there was a rise in the number of asthma, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and contraceptive prescriptions.
"Approximately 263 million prescriptions were dispensed to the pediatric population in 2010 -- 7 percent lower than the number of prescriptions dispensed in 2002," the study authors said, adding that the number of prescriptions written for children dropped by 2.4 million each year between 2002 and 2010.
During that time, however, the number of prescriptions written for adults increased by 22 percent, according to the study.
The findings were released online June 18 and are scheduled to appear in the July print edition of the journal Pediatrics.
The top 10 prescribed drugs for children 17 and under in 2010 included antibiotics, asthma medications and the pain reliever ibuprofen. Antibiotics accounted for approximately one-quarter of all prescriptions written between 2002 and 2010, according to the study.
By 2010, however, the number of antibiotic prescriptions had decreased by 14 percent.
"This could potentially be good news. The antibiotic numbers are consistent with the efforts to decrease the use of antibiotics for upper respiratory infections," said Dr. Kenneth Bromberg, chairman of pediatrics at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York City.
He noted, however, that this particular study wasn't designed to tease out the reasons behind a change in medication use, only to determine whether a change occurred.
Still, he said, "It's likely that this represents some of the efforts to cut down on antibiotic use, and this will help to decrease the risk of antibiotic resistance."
The volume of allergy-medication prescriptions also decreased significantly (61 percent), but much of that decrease may be because many allergy medications went from prescription-only to being available over the counter during the study period.
The number of prescriptions written for cough and cold medication dropped by 42 percent during the study. The authors suggest that this may be due to a public-health advisory in 2008 that warned against using such medications in children under 2.
Prescriptions for pain medications declined by 14 percent, and the number of prescriptions for depression drugs dropped by 5 percent.
Dr. Victor Fornari, director of the division of child and adolescent psychiatry at North Shore-LIJ Health System in New Hyde Park, N.Y., said the decrease in depression-medication prescriptions may have something to do with the black box warnings that were added to the drugs, which described an increased risk of suicide.
Not all classes of medications were prescribed less often. The number of prescriptions for ADHD medications increased by 46 percent, according to the study. Part of that increase likely is due to an increase in the number of children being diagnosed with ADHD. In 2002, 4.4 million children were estimated to have the disorder. By 2010, that number was 5 million, according to the study.
Even with the increase in prescriptions, Fornari said ADHD still is being underdiagnosed and undertreated.
"With medication, the outcomes can be dramatic improvement in school performance and behavior," he said.
Another class of medications for which prescriptions increased dramatically was contraceptives. The number of prescriptions written increased by 93 percent, according to the study. The authors pointed out, however, that other research, done by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hasn't shown an increase in the use of birth control pills.
Bromberg said one possible explanation for this disparity stems from the study itself. The researchers looked for the number of prescriptions written, not how many individuals received a prescription. So it may be that females on birth control are staying on the drug for longer periods of time, which would increase the number of prescriptions written.
The study also found that the number of prescriptions for asthma medications increased by 14 percent. The authors didn't theorize as to what might be behind this increase.
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Hey girls, today's post is a tutorial for sunset themed ombre nails. Ombre and dip-dye are huge trend this summer and I think nails are a great alternative to those who don't want to go as "out there" with their fashion or hair. I really think the yellow and orange complement each other well but I have seen ombre nails with contrasting colours before and they looked just as great. Of course you can use whatever colours you want, this is just a suggestion.
You'll Need:
A base coat
A darker colour(I used Avon's orange creamsicle)
A lighter colour(I used Avon's sunshine)
A top coat
Some sponge(tip: cut a smaller bit of sponge out of a larger sponge, it makes it so much easier to handle)
Step 1
Paint on your base coat and then two coats of your darker polish.
Step 2
Pour some of the lighter polish onto a sticky note(or any piece of paper) and then dab the sponge onto the end of your nails, pressing more lightly as you go up the nail to create a faded effect.
Step 3
Wait until the lighter polish is mostly dry and then apply your top coat. This helps smudge the polishes together a little and makes everything smooth out.
Wah-la! Your ombre nails are complete, pretty easy huh? I want to try this out with a few more colour combinations, I think pink and purple would look really cool. If you try these then let me know, also if you have any ombre nail posts already on your blog then let me know as I'd love to read them.


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In a judgement handed down today in the case brought by promoter and manager Frank Warren against Ricky Burns for wrongful termination of his promotional contract and unpaid management fees, The Court upheld both agreements, ordering Burns to pay substantial outstanding management fees.
Burns, whose career completely crashed after joining Eddie Hearn and Matchroom, badly losing two contests and his world title in the process, was also found in the Judgement to have wrongfully terminated his promotional contract with Frank Warren.
Ricky Burns lost or abandoned 17 out of the 20 issues the Judge had to determine and the Judge found his explanation and arguments about management commission were 'untenable in the context of this case'. The Judge also ruled that Burns was wrong to claim that his purse for the Kevin Mitchell contest was £200,000 but that it was £160,000 as Mr Warren had stated. It transpired during trial that Ricky Burns is earning far less than £160,000 now he is being promoted by Matchroom Sport.
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This is not the first time that Eddie Hearn has been shown to be a liar and on this occasion it cost Ricky Burns dearly.
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Legendary Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson visited the Bits & Pretzels 2016 startup festival and he lived to tell about the Oktoberfest.
I saw Sir Richard Branson for the first time up close and in real life at the Bits & Pretzels startup festival. Surprisingly witty and entertaining US journalist Kara Swisher interviewed Branson on stage. As most speakers, he was wearing the traditional Bavarian lederhosen outfit. In a just published blog post, Branson praised how comfortable the lederhosen is to wear.
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66-year-old Branson continues with his family and others the grueling Virgin Strive Challenge. I don't think I will ever be as fit as Branson when I'm hitting 66. His fitness and will to suffer is extremely impressive.
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MA psychology II year.
Damn the result is out. got 2 backs..
anyways.. will clear them out.. have read them all in jiffy, even if it got passing marks i am considering myself lucky. I just took one day to open the books in some of the subject, but attended the classes. There are not very much helpful to the questions asked in the exam…
But helped me in learning the various aspects and scenarios from lecturers, as they shared the experience.
i have my targets on II year, from the first day, when i have enrolled myself into the course.
Accomplishing the organization targets, that is big deal… infact there are so many folks with MBA and HR degrees to accomplish this task.
I am just being a artist and somewhat technical person, but i think i can related more closer to developers and project managers. I have noticed the HR people are somewhat lost creatures :- D
what good thing, if i tell you about.. in the organizational level meeting, the Vice president HR of the company, said "Talk to me"
On the question of whether you are open for internship in the organization of 3 months. I am hoping for best, that this way, i will be able to touch some portion of the life of people, affecting them desirably… sometimes a problem need creative way of solving.. which excel sheet guys can't always able to do… will write more blah here!
Because they do not understand the technology, for a sound HR professional you should have good ass burning technical exposure and also the HR degree you can boast on the same anyway. But remember, never boast.. it just do not work.
By aligning myself to HR viewpoints i should be able to know worst and best of both of the world.
This above note had been written on 9th august 2013.
Recently in december i had given the 2 exams, hoping to clear them out.
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Epic remake of the adventure classic from acclaimed director Peter Jackson. In Depression-era New York, unscrupulous filmmaker Carl Denham (Jack Black) is desperate to find a leading lady for his new picture. After a chance encounter, naive actress Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) takes the role, and travels with Denham and sensitive scriptwriter Jack Driscoll (Adrien Brody) to the mysterious Skull Island, deep in the Indian Ocean. There the filmmakers discover a secret, savage civilisation that time forgot, and that worships a terrifying, gigantic ape called Kong (a motion-capture performance from Andy Serkis). When Ann is captured to be sacrificed to Kong, the ape becomes obsessed with her. Denham uses this obsession to help capture Kong and transport him back to New York, where he hopes he can make a fortune from exhibiting the creature. But after Kong escapes, the ape unleashes his awesome power against the city in an attempt to find Ann, the woman he truly loves, leading to a tragic conclusion atop the Empire State Building.
|Michelle Pfeiffer, Thomas Kretschmann, Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Paul Shenar, Harris Yulin, Colin Hanks, Jamie Bell, Craig Hall, Evan Dexter Parke, Lobo Chan, John Sumner, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Miriam Colon, Steven Bauer, Andy Serkis, Robert Loggia, F. Murray Abraham, Angel Salazar, Al Pacino
|Brian De Palma
|James Newton Howard, James Newton Howard, Giorgio Moroder
|Based on
|The 1933 feature
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|Universal Pictures
|Region B
|Running Time (mins)
|1 disc(s)
|Produced (year)
|Language(s): English|Interactive Menu
The Festive Season is upon us once again! How did that happen so quickly?! We know how important gifts for loved ones (or yourself!) can be, so we always endeavour to get them to you in time for when you need them! At this time of year, delivery services provided to us by Royal Mail, TNT and Whistl can get very busy - meaning there can be slight delays sometimes. Please see below for our suggested order/delivery dates. We don't want anyone empty-handed when the time comes!
Please note; for Toys, Games & Merchandise charges vary. Our Whistl 3-5 Day Service starts at £3.95 for UK Delivery, and if you spend over £30 you'll be upgraded to FREE UK Delivery. EU Delivery is £8.95.
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Your delivery options vary, depending on what you're ordering. Standard UK delivery is always FREE over £30. Delivery costs are calculated at basket. Your options are:
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We ship almost our entire range of products to all countries in the European Union. The only exception to this is our hardware bundles. If you place an order for a hardware bundle for delivery outside of the UK your order will be cancelled. We're not being grouches, as they're such high value items we want to make sure that they're delivered in the most safest and most efficient way. We're working on a tracked postage solution for you and hope to resolve this as soon as possible, stay tuned!
For European Delivery, we can offer you a standard 3-6 day delivery window, starting from the very moment that the goods are despatched.
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CHICAGO -- First-round prospect La'el Collins left the NFL Draft on Wednesday to return to Baton Rouge to meet with authorities regarding what he might know about the shooting death of Brittany Mills on Friday. He may also have left his chances of getting drafted.
Collins is not considered a suspect in the incident at this time, but, NFL Network draft expert Mike Mayock said on Wednesday afternoon, it's hard to imagine an NFL team selecting Collins until he is officially cleared in the investigation.
"If this kid gets officially cleared as a suspect prior to tomorrow night, he probably goes in the first round," Mayock said at an NFL Network pre-draft event. "If this kid is not officially cleared, how can you draft him? If he's not officially cleared by [Thursday] night, then you go and you hope he's cleared by the next night."
At some point, Mayock said, a team might take a chance on him without an official declaration of his non-involvement. But that might not be until deep in the draft.
Collins appeared briefly at an NFL event on Wednesday morning in Chicago before departing without addressing the media.
On Tuesday, according to reports, NFL general managers were informed about Collins' situation. Mills was pregnant at the time of her death and the baby survived, they were told, although police have not determined the paternity of the newborn. General managers were told that Collins had not contacted Mills since September.
"I don't think there is a general manager in the league that will sit there and say, 'Hey, no problem,' and then a month later have him be more than a person of interest in a murder report," Mayock said. "It's horrible timing for the kid . . . But the bottom line is if it's not wrapped up before [Thursday] night, he won't go in the first round. It's a critical time frame for this kid."
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Whenever the door of my heart begins to open
Something closes it with fear.
Whenever I try to fly free and high
Something covers my wings before I can try.
Whenever it is time to speak up
Something seizes my words.
Whenever the past is about to be forgotten
Something reminds me of it over and over.
Whenever I can take a step forward
Something pulls me in reverse.
Whenever I can try a new endeavor
Something draws me back to the old.
Whenever I have a new idea
Something destroys it to the marrow.
Whenever my accomplishments blossom
Something keeps them captured.
Whenever more can be written
Something prevents me to continue.
Whenever I say enough is enough
Something says it will never be enough.
When will I find out what this
Something is?
photo by James Lee


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The Fish Processing Licensing Board (FPLB) is an arms-length government entity that provides an open and transparent decision-making process for fish processing licensing that is accountable to the public. The mandate of the FPLB is to make public recommendations on all fish processing licence proposals or requests made to the Provincial Government. Only the routine renewal of fish processing licences is exempt from this process. The FPLB's main objectives are to assess and make recommendations to the Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agrifoods (the Minister) regarding:
The FPLB is also subject to other objectives which the Minister may determine. The FPLB makes recommendations to the Minister, and the Minister makes the final decision on all licensing matters. Its recommendations to the Minister are made public, as are the final decisions of the Minister. To ensure equity and impartially, all FPLB members are appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. For additional information on the role of the Fish Processing Licensing Board, please visit http://www.fishaq.gov.nl.ca/licensing/board/index.html.
As specified in the Fish Processing Licensing Board Act (the Act), the membership of the FPLB consists of five members appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. One member of the FPLB is designated as the Chairperson by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, and one member is elected Vice-Chairperson by an internal vote of FPLB members. FPLB members are appointed for a period of four years.
A board member who, during the course of his or her term, acquires holdings or interests or changes his or her holdings or interests in the fish processing sector, the fish harvesting sector or a related sector shall report that acquisition or change to the minister.
Members of the Board should collectively possess the following core competencies:
Members of the Board should possess the following qualifications:
Members of the FPLB should be available to meet at various times throughout the year, both in person and via teleconference and, according to the Act, there shall be no fewer than two meetings in a calendar year. The number of meetings varies from year to year depending on the number of applications received. FPLB members may also be expected to spend additional time to review materials and prepare for meetings.
FPLB members are appointed for a period of four years, are eligible for re-appointment, and can continue to serve until reappointed or replaced.
The period of appointment for one member of the FPLB expired on July 7, 2019. Expressions of interest are being sought from individuals who possess the background, experience, and skill-sets identified in the above profile to fill the vacancy.


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One problem with theory in a game like League of Legends is the complication of technical terms. And to be fair, this is largely arbitrary. Why does ADC mean (Jinx/Sivir/Lucian), and not Tryndamere? Why is Tryndamere instead a Melee Carry? Are mages spellcasters? Or are they spellcasters who do primarilyl magic damage? And if so, what is Pantheon? Is Karthus' ultimate AoE? It doesn't really affect an area so much as 5 targets, but then again, maybe it's an AoE, champions-only spell that affects the whole map! Obviously, it may not be programmed like an AoE spell, but it has effects like one, and isn't that what matters?
One of the longest running arguments is over what constitutes 'a tank'.
Anybody who played LoL before the end of Season One has probably had something like this happen:
Player 1 – We need a tank to fill out our composition
Player 2 – Mordekaiser! Huehuehuehuehuehuehue.
Of course, the immediate argument follows that Mordekaiser is not a tank, but merely has the potential to be tanky. To one side of the argument, this is laughable. What could 'tank' mean but 'tanky'? To be fair, since we have a class of champions called 'bruiser' – or is it 'fighter'? – we probably should exclude some tanky champions from tank. This is not for any ideological reasons, it's simply that a champion like Mundo operates much differently than a champion like Amumu.
In my time, I've heard almost every champion decried as 'not a tank', except perhaps Galio/Rammus/Shen.
The historical drive behind this is simple: in WoW, aggro is determined mechanistically, and so any champion can cause a mob (or boss) to aggro into them. As a result, all you need to be a successful tank is tankiness (and some way to draw aggro). In League of Legends, our champions can attack whomever we please. As such, some will argue that to be a tank requires having a taunt.
This is, of course, ridiculous. Why? Because a taunt is not unique in drawing aggro. Let's analyze what a taunt does. It aggros the target to the taunting champion, dumping all of their damage on him. If the taunting champion is out of range, the taunted champion will attempt to get in range. This is typically paired with some ability which mitigates damage. What is the overall effect?
So then, does Ahri's charm make her a tank? A charm, afterall, behaves much like a taunt. Ahri will charm at range, and the target will walk towards her. However, even more compellingly, the target cannot attack. While taunts mitigate some of the damage of the taunted champion, charm effectively mitigates all of that damage. So if we allow taunts as 'tank' abilities, what reason do we have for not allowing the better version: charm. And charm isn't the only ability which does so. Skarner's ultimate behaves much like Ahri's charm, except that he can change the movement of the taunted champion post-grab (this means he can be stopped from doing so, as well). Blitzcrank's grab/hook combo surely shares similarities to the taunt/charm/Skarner category, as does Thresh's hook; all of those abilities temporarily reduce or entirely stop the champion's ability to deal damage to a specific target (namely the carries you are protecting), either by directing it to another target and reducing it, or stopping it entirely.
But let's go deeper. What about stuns? Isn't a stun simply a taunt with 100% damage reduction but no movement component? Imagine Shen suddenly got a multi-target stun, instead of a multi-target taunt. He is now strictly better at his job. It would be silly to call him 'not a tank', right? Unfortunately, this logic opens us up to all sorts of CC: silences, blinds, and even Sona's W Power Chord.
If we aren't careful, we'll end up with every champion but Mordekaiser being a tank!
Let's look at what every champion with a taunt has in common, but not necessarily every champion with a stun. Rammus, Galio, and Shen all have an ability that make them tankier – Galio's and Shen's are partially included in their taunt! – Why is this? Well, at face value, it appears to be because they are going to be attacked. And that is certainly part of it. But as well, they have to CC the right target, not just any target, and that means that their positioning will leave them open to damage. Taunting the ADC puts you in a position to be focused – hard – and so you need to be able to handle that sort of punishment.
Of course, it's not just taunts. Amumu's stun literally pulls him into the enemy team!
So we've moved on from just taunts. So why can't we call, say, Mordekaiser a tank? Surely he reduces incoming damage. With a little bit of armor and MR, he can walk into the enemy team and "force" them to target him. Since they're targeting the tanky target, their damage is reduced, ergo, tanking, right?
Not so fast.
First, there's a rather fine line between 'tanky enough to walk into the enemy team' and 'has so little damage as to not matter'. This is one of the things that really distinguishes a tank from a bruiser. A tank needs to items to do his job. Amumu can have literally 0 items, and at least be able to bandage toss into the fight and lock down the whole enemy team. Scared of a Mordekaiser with no items? I thought not.
Second, a tank needs to be able to heavily reduce incoming damage, not just to himself, but also for his team. This is why Mordekaiser is not a tank. Yes, he is really hard to kill, but his role depends on the enemy team attacking him, and then on his damage to enemy champions.
So if he's not a tank, what is Mordekaiser? Well, let's back up and define some terms.
We've got bruisers – think Jason Voorhees – who run at the enemy team, unstoppable and unkillable, but only able to kill one person per scene – sorry, teamfight – and typically only when they're alone.
We've got tanks – think Secret Service – whose job is to protect other champions. Now, they can protect those champions in multiple ways. Sometimes, they see a shooter, and dive tackle him so that his team has time to respond: Malphite is a great example. Other times, they simply stand near the president, keeping him alive by bodyblocking, distracting, and grappling the president's ninja assailants. Nautilus is a pretty good example: he can CC any number of targets in a short period of time with just his auto attacks.
Finally, we've got assassins, those dudes trying to kill the president. Now, they have to watch out for bruisers (who might just take them out before they can reach the president) and assassins (who might just bodyhug them so they can't reach their weapon to kill the president).
Now, this whole set of terminology gets confused often because of a few champions who like to straddle those lines. Yes, I'm talking about my least favorite (from a design perspective) champions, Vi, Jarvan, Irelia, and the like.
On the one hand, Jarvan and Vi are clearly tanks. Vi has 2 hard CCs that can't be mitigated, while Jarvan has an AoE knockup and a terrain modifier.
On the other hand, because of their double gap closers, they can dive past bruisers and assassins to kill carries. Finally, because of their good consistent damage (especially Vi's W), they can be built as bruisers, and run constantly at the enemy team, punching first, punching later, punching some more and then when everybody's dead trying to ask a question. With this flexibility, no wonder they're such strong picks, and have been for a long time.
So let's sum things up.
If your job is to run at the enemy team screaming 'lalalalala you can't hurt me' while having enough damage over time to kill a carry eventually, you're probably a bruiser.
If your job is to stick onto key targets (defensively or offensively) screaming 'lalalala you can't hurt my teammates', you're probably a tank.
If your job is to jump on a carry and immediately kill them, screaming 'lalalalala you can't hurt anybody because you're dead', you're an assassin.
Now, plenty of champions can be built any way. Amumu can build more like a bruiser (with tanky AP items), more like a tank (CDR tank items), or more like an assassin/mage (straight AP).
Jarvan and Vi can do whatever they want with their builds.
But no amount of items can turn Mordekaiser into a tank, because he simply doesn't have the tools to prevent damage or disrupt the enemy team. He can be a bruiser or an assassin, but there's not much he can do to be a tank. Just the same, you'll probably never turn Nautilus into an assassin.
Mattias "Gentleman Gustaf" Lehman is a big time nerd-gamer who has been involved in both SC2 and LoL. He has ranked as high as Diamond 1 in solo queue and Diamond 3 in arranged 5s.
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